7. Item y^t in case hee shall depart this lyfe in y^t countrey, y^e said Company shall take care for his widdow during her widdowhood & aboade in y^t country and plantac̅o̅n: & y^e like for his children whilst y^y remayne vpon y^e said plantac̅o̅n. 8. Item y^t y^e milke of 2 kyne shall bee appointed towards y^e chardges of diett for him & his familye as aforesaid, & halfe y^e increase of calves during y^e said 3 yeares: but y^e said 2 kyne, and y^e other halfe of y^e increase to returne to y^e Company at y^e end of y^e said 3 yeares. 9. Item y^t he shall haue liberty of carrying ouer bedding, linnen, brasse, iron, pewter, of his owne for his necessary vse during y^e said tyme. 10 Item y^t if he continue 7 yeares upon y^e said plantac̅o̅n, y^t 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 8^{th} of Aprill, 1629. M^r Francis Higgeson and M^r Samuel Skelton intended ministers of this plantac̅o̅n, and it being thought meete to consider of their intertaynement, who expressing their willingnesse, together, also with M^r 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 proposic̅o̅ns concluded on w^{th} M^r Francis Bright, the 2 of February last, were reciprocally accepted of by M^r Francis Higgison and M^r Samuel Skelton, who are in every respect to have the like condic̅o̅ns as M^r Bright hath, onely whereas M^r Higgeson hath 8 children it is intended that 10^{li} 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 M^r 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 relac̅o̅n of y^e last voyage to _new England_, declaring all circu̅stances w^{th} y^e man̅er of y^e passage wee had by sea, and what man̅er of countrey & inhabitants we found when we came to land: & what is y^e present state & condic̅o̅n of y^e _English_ people y^t are there already. _Faithfully recorded according to y^e very truth for y^e satisfaction of very many of my loving friends, who haue earnestly requested to be truly certifyed in these thinges._ _Written from_ new England _July 24, 1629_.