Hezekiah Swaine of hampton in y^e County of [Norfolke lately]¹ Deses [&] having mad no will, & levinge an [estate and also] some [debts] to bee payd: His Brother william [Swaine] mad administrator to y^e estate may y^e 6^th 1670 & and 3 sisters Hanath, bethia and prudence Swaine [being heires to] the estat left for y^e Devidinge of y^e estate they agre [as followeth] if y^e Court see Cause to Confirme it

y^t y^e land & Chatils as it is prised in y^e inventory presented [to y^e Court] shall bee Devided in five parts y^e brother william [Swaine to have two] parts & y^e sisters ech: of them one part wilam Swaine [to have] his two parts out of y^e land & what remaine [y^e s^d william to] have & to bee acounteble to y^e [three parts to bee] equily Devided amonge y^e sisters, also what [debts is due to y^e] estat to [bee] devided acordinge to thayer proportion [y^e said william] two [parts & y^e three] sisters an equill part one as much [as y^e other] & also [all debts] Due to eney from y^e estat to pay [according to that rule] & to this wee y^e sd william Hanah bethia & pru[dence Swaine] doe freely & willingly agree to if y^e Court see m[eet] & with y^e Consent of our mother prudence Cox: as wittnes our

[William Swaine]
y^e marke of [ffrancis Jenis]
y^e marke of [Hana Swaine]
y^e marke of [Bethia Swaine]

Nathan^ll weare
William [ffifeild]
this 4^th of october 1670

[Approved Oct. 11, 1670.]
[Essex County, Mass., Probate Files, and Norfolk County, Mass., Deeds, vol. 2, p. 190.]