withstanding this, Massasoit as we have seen, sold and conveyed the whole of the eight mile square, containing the principal part of Bridgewater, and a part of Abington and Pembroke, all with the above limits, to Duxbury; which corroborates a remark of Prince in his chronology, that "these Massachusetts Sachems were not completely independent, but acknowledged a degree of subjection to Massasoit."   This Indian testimony favors the plea of Massachusetts, in the case pending between us and Rhode Island with regard to the line of jurisdiction, in which the great Wrentham Pond is claimed to be the southernmost part of Charles River, which claim is contested by Rhode Island.   All the land on the north side of Titicut River was within the six miles, and Bridgewater were allowed afterwards to purchase it, and Nicholas Byram, Samuel Edson, and William Brett were appointed by the court for that purpose; and the deed they procured is as follows: —

   "This deed, made November 20th, AD. 1672, witnesseth, that I, Pomponoho, alias Peter, an Indian, living at Titicut, in the colony of New Plymouth, in new England, have sold for the full sum of sixteen pounds, viz., six pounds of current money of New England, and ten pounds in good merchantable corn, as by bill appeareth, all the lands lying on the north side of Titicut River within the bounds of Bridgewater, what lands were mine, or were either my father's or grandfather's, or any otherwise conferred on me, excepting those lands expressed as follows, viz: — one hundred acres of land lying up the river to the eastward of small brook, given to an Indian called Charles, my brother-in-law, and a certain parcel of land lying against the wear, and bounded by the landing place, running to the head of my field, containing about ten acres at the utmost, I say, I, the abovesaid Pomponoho, alias Peter, have bargained, sold, and by these presents do bargain, and sell for myself, my heirs and assigns forever, unto Nicholas Byram, sen., Samuel Edson, sen., and William Brett, sen., in and for the use of the townsmen of Bridgewater, joint purchasers with them, which persons abovementioned were ordered by the court to make purchase of those lands, as by court record appears, I say I have sold all these lands, with every part thereof, and all the immunities and privileges belonging thereunto to them, their