These p^resents testifie, That Mashalisk (the
old woman, Mother of Wuttawwaluncksin) doth hereby Bargaine sell
& allienate a Tract of Land on y^e southerly side of Pacomtuck Ri=
ver & so lying all along by Quinetticot River side downe to y^e Lower
Point of y^e Hill called Wequomps & by y^e English Sugarloafe hill all y^e
Tract of Land betweene y^e greate River Quinetticot on y^e east & y^e ledge of
Mountaines on y^e west, & on y^e Northward fro Pacomtuck River
Mouth, Mantehelant downe southward to Wequomps to y^e very Point of
Land where y^e hills come to y^e greate River called Tawwat or Tawwat
Togither w^th all y^e Islands in y^e greate River, called Mattampash,
Allinnack, or Allinnackcooke, Taukkanackcoss, or by whatever other names
they may be called, all y^e whole s^d Tract of Land Mantehelek Mat=
tampash downe to Tawwat or Tawwattuck & so by y^e ledge of Mountaines lie fro
greate River westward, The s^d Mashalisk Doth sell all to
John Pynchon of Springfeild to him his heires & assignes for
ever, ffor & in Consideration of a debt of Ten large Bevers
& other debts of Wuttawoluncksin her sons w^ch shee acknowledges
her selfe ingaged for y^e Payment off to John Pynchon afores^d:
ffor the said Just & due Debts & moreover for & in consideration of sixty fada
of wampum. 2. cotes some cotton & severall other small things all w^ch y^e s^d
Mashalisk acknowledge to have Recd & to be therew^th fully satisfied &
contented, Doe fully clearly & absolutely give Grant Bargaine & sell unto John
Pynchon of Springfeild afores^d, hereby giving granting & resigning up to him
all my right Title & interest in y^e afores^d land: To HAVE & to HOLD all
the s^d land to y^e only proper use & Behoofe of him y^e s^d John Pynchon his heires &
assignes for ever, w^th all y^e profits advantages & comoditys thereoff & thereunto
belonging whatsoever, & that for ever: And y^e s^d Meshalisk doth hereby covenant
& promise too & w^th y^e s^d John Pynchon, that shee will y^e s^d Pynchon save harmless
of & from all manner of claimes right Title & interest of any other p^erson whatsoever
unto y^e s^d Land hereby sold & will Defend y^e same from all or any Molestation or In=
cumbrance of Indians right to all or any p^t thereoff: & as having full right & Lawfull
Power thus to doe, Doth in witness thereoff, here unto affix her hand & seale
this 26th day of August 1672
Mash X shalisk
her marke
This being done & also dlrd (Seal)
In the Presence off
John holtum
Isaac morgan
the marke of
Ackki X[unbariet?] an Indian witness
her kinsman