Chapter I: N. N. serv^t of &c. haveinge heard and vnderstoode that

our—soveraigne Lord Kinge Charles hath by his łres patents vnder
the great seale of England graunted power and aucthoryty vnto a
Governo^r a Deputy Governo^r &. 18. Assistants to rule governe &
Judge all ꝑsones wch doe or shall inhabyte =in or=
betweene =the= Charles ryver &. 3. myles southward &
merimack ryver &. 3. myles northwards in new England & soe
westwards to the south sea, =beinge= wthin wch
=compa= lymitts I doe nowe—inhabyt

Doe promise =to be= at all tymes hereafter Dureinge my
abode in America +to be+ obedyent to all lawes orders
constitutions & comaunds wch by the =s b= said Governo^r
Deputy Governo^r and assistants +for the tyme being+ or
the greater ꝑte of them shall be +lawfully+ made or
given—forth & shall come to my =k= heareinge, And to be
true and faith full to them & their governemt, And I likewise
promise that if I shall know +heare of =or heare of=
or suspect+ =of= any hurt or losse intended against
any of them I will reveale the same to one or more of them wth all
convenyent—speede, And to bind my selfe to the faithfull ꝑformance
of this promise, I sweare by the name of the onely true God the
lover of truth & the avenger of falshood]

The oath of a man +free or+ to be made free.

I. N. N. vt supra. and +=being=+ =having
likewise heard and vnderstoode= said. N.N. =of=
being now by the said Governo^r & assistants to be made a free man
of the said plantac̄on & +thereby enabled+ to have a
voice in the choise of the said. 20. Deputed ꝑsones soe
aucthorised as aforesaid as =the sai= any of their places
are or shalbe voide =and I shalbe therevnto called in a
lawfull assembly, doe hereby promise vt supra= I doe promise
that =when I s= at all tymes when I shalbe there vnto
lawfully called by the said Governem^t, to give my voice for the
electing of such ꝑsone =therevnto= & ꝑsones vnto such
voide places as I =the= shall =und= thinke to be
=the wisest godliest & ablest for the discharg= men of
wisedome & courage—feareinge God & hateing covetousnes all
ꝑtyalyty =& by= sett aside, and to bind &c vt supra.]

The Oath of ffreemen: