While at Piscataqua (now Portsmouth, New Hampshire), in care of the fishery and fishing fleet, he was appointed on November 27, 1629, Attorney of the President and Council to take possession and deliver to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Captain John Mason the patented grant of Laconia.
Nicholas Shapleigh built the first house in the area, and Edward Godfrey established a trading post in 1632.
Godfrey visited England during 1637 and 1638, during which he made a successful plea during a quo warranto trial against surrendering the Massachusetts charter.
He returned with the charters for the general territory and those for the creation of Agamenticus into a municipal corporation and metropolitan of the province.
In December 1651, the charter of Massachusetts, which had been defended by Godfrey when her own representatives could not during the trial of the quo warranto writ, was interpreted to claim the heritage of Sir Ferdinando Gorges and force was used.