Part of the collection of Israel H. Hatch in the possession of the Mayflower Descendant and reprinted in 1981 by Priscilla Waldron Gladwin, a great granddaughter.

I, Walter Hatch and my brother William Hatch, did divide part of my father's goods, mother and brother Torrey being present.

I Walter Hatch have two cows "cari" and "paci" and one heifer that's called Gentle and one steer calf, and a sword and belt and in consideration of this William Hatch had one pair of oxen called spark and golden and all the instruments thereto belonging that is; one cart and one dung cart, two yokes and two pair of wheels and a "cheape" and one plowshare, and one coulter and a bolt for the plow.

I Walter Hatch have one black coat two black doublets, one red waistcoat, one broad axe and one hatchet, in consideration thereof William Hatch has one (stuff) suit one pair of breeches, one ______ three tables two axes and the hoe.

I Walter Hatch am to have all the land that was my father's at long marsh upland and marsh land, the upland fifty or sixty acres more or less the marsh land nine acres and odd measure more or less; and in consideration thereof William Hatch is to have all the housing that was my father's that is the house my father lived in; the one half of that house he is to receive presently, the other half at my mother's death; and the barn and the cow-house and the hog sty he is to receive presently, and one quarter of the archar (orchard?) At my mother's death.

I Walter Hatch have the iron mortar and pestle and the wheat sieve and the spade and dungfork and instead thereof, William Hatch has one pail, one spit, one pair of shears, and a rake and a hayfork and a shufell (shovel).

(Signed) Walter Hatch, William Hatch.

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