8. Item yt ye milke of 2 kyne shall bee appointed towards ye chardges of diett for him & his familye as aforesaid, & halfe ye increase of calves during ye said 3 yeares: but ye said 2 kyne, and ye other halfe of ye increase to returne to ye Company at ye end of ye said 3 yeares.
9. Item yt he shall haue liberty of carrying ouer bedding, linnen, brasse, iron, pewter, of his owne for his necessary vse during ye said tyme.
10 Item yt if he continue 7 yeares upon ye said plantacon, yt then 100 acres of land more shall be allotted him for him and his for ever.
Messrs. Higginson’s and Skelton’s Contract.[A]
The 8th of Aprill, 1629. Mr Francis Higgeson and Mr Samuel Skelton intended ministers of this plantacon, and it being thought meete to consider of their intertaynement, who expressing their willingnesse, together, also with Mr Francis Bright, being now present to doe their endevour in their places of the ministery as well in preaching, catechizing, as also in teaching, or causing to be taught, the Companyes servants & their children, as also the salvages and their children, whereby to their uttermost to further the maine end of this plantation, being, by the assistance of Allmighty God, the conversion of the salvages, the proposicons concluded on wth Mr Francis Bright, the 2 of February last, were reciprocally accepted of by Mr Francis Higgison and Mr Samuel Skelton, who are in every respect to have the like condicons as Mr Bright hath, onely whereas Mr Higgeson hath 8 children it is intended that 10li more yearely shall be allowed him towards their chardge. And it is agreed that the increase of the improvement of all their grounds during the first 3 yeares shall be at the Companies disposing, who are to fynde them dyett during that time, and tenne pounds more to Mr Higgeson towards his present fitting him and his for the voyage.
Francis Higgison.
Samuel Skelton.
A TRUE RELATION OF THE
LAST VOYAGE TO
NEW ENGLAND
A trve relacon of ye last voyage to new England, declaring all circustances wth ye maner of ye passage wee had by sea, and what maner of countrey & inhabitants we found when we came to land: & what is ye present state & condicon of ye English people yt are there already.