TO
all
Persons
whom
these
may
CONCERN
,
in
the
Several
Townes
,
and
Plantations
of
the
VNITED
COLONIES
in
New-England
.
IT
is
hereby
declared
,
That
his
Highness
the
Lord
Protectour
of
the
Common
wealth
of
England
&c
:
hath
Commissioned
and
Impowered
Daniel
Gookin
dwelling
at
Cambridg
in
the
Massachusets
,
to
make
agreement
with
any
convenient
number
of
the
English
in
the
Colonies
of
New-England
,
who
shall
desire
to
remove
themselves
or
families
into
Jamaica
in
the
West-Indies
,
now
in
possession
of
the
State
of
England
;
And
for
their
better
Incouragement
,
His
Highness
(
bearing
a
special
affection
to
the
people
of
New
England
,
and
being
very
desirous
to
have
the
said
place
inhabited
by
a
stock
of
such
as
know
the
LORD
,
and
walk
in
his
Fear
,
)
will
graunt
them
,
Ships
for
transportation
;
a
sufficient
proportion
of
Land
to
them
and
their
heires
for
ever
near
some
good
harbour
in
the
said
Island
;
Protection
(
by
Gods
blessing
)
from
all
enemies
;
a
share
of
all
the
Horses
,
Cattle
and
other
beasts
,
wild
and
tame
upon
the
place
freely
,
Together
with
other
Priviledges
and
Immunities
,
the
particulars
wherof
may
be
known
by
those
who
shall
see
cause
to
address
themselves
to
the
said
Daniel
Gookin
(
or
such
as
he
shall
desire
to
be
helpfull
herein
,
whose
names
are
underneath
expressed
in
writing
)
who
will
be
ready
to
make
full
agreement
with
them
according
to
his
Highness
Instructions
,
and
take
their
reciprocall
Ingagements
and
Subscriptions
to
remove
accordingly
.
Farther
it
is
desired
that
such
as
incline
to
the
Design
aforesaid
,
do
make
known
themselves
without
delay
,
it
being
his
Highness
Pleasure
that
the
work
of
Transporting
should
be
begun
before
the
end
of
September
next
.
Dated
this
25
of
March
1656.