Sentence:  The order stated that, 'the Sufferings of the Petitioner are most apparent and his resoluteness to abide his plantation ag't all attempts and consipiracies or our Indian enemies for many years hath (as may well be supposed) maintained us in the <WSD>seatment</WSD> of the upper parts of Rappahannock for many miles'. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  (obsolete) The location where a person, facility, or community is established; settlement.