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It is ordered that Mr. Clement Chaplin shall take into his Custody the goodes of Mr. Oldam deceased, according to an Inventory in Corte & in the Custody of Daniell Finch & he the saide Mr. Chaplin is to be responsiue for them as the Corte shall thinke meete, & if the saide Mr. Chaplin thinke meete he may sell them or any of them.
It is ordered yt Jo : Reeues is to retorne to his Mr, Mr. Stiles whoe hath his Indenture & the saide Mr Stiles is to pay Willm Quicke 15s. for his passage, if not the C[orte] will take order in the same as they shall see meete.
A CORTE AT NEW TOWNE 27 DECr. 1636.
Mr. Ludlowe, Mr. Westwoode,
Mr. Swaine, Mr. Phelps,
Mr. Steele, Mr. Warde.
It is ordered yt Daniell Finch shall haue for sixe dayes im- ploymt about Mr. Oldames estate & a Corte 13s .- 6.
It is ordered yt Mr. Clement Chaplin shall diligentlie inquire after any the goodes of Mr. Oldam deceased & if there bee any prson or prsons yt he can finde yt hath or hadd any of the saide goodes in his handes & will not deliur the same nor an Inventory of them he may sumon him or them to appr the next Corte to answere the same.
It is ordered yt all the Creditors of Mr. Olda in the River of Conectecott bringe in their debts before the next Corte or
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e[Is] he shall not be deemed as a Crediter in th' estate that is now extant.
21 FEBR. 1636.
Mr. Ludlowe, Mr Phelps,
Mr. Steele,
Mr. Westwoode.
Mr. Swaine,
Whereas it was ordered yt Samuel Wakeman, Geo : Hub- bert, & Anncient Stoughton were to consider of the boundes of Dorchester towarde the Falls & of Watertowne towards the mouth of the River ; The saide Samuell Wakeman & [Geo :] Hubberd thinkes meete yt the plantacon of Dorchester shall extend towards the Falls, on the same side the plantacon standes, to a Brooke called Kittle Brooke & soe over the greate River vppon the same line that Newe Towne & Dorchester doth betweene them. And soe it is ordered by the Corte.
It is ordered that the plantacon nowe called Newtowne shal be called & named by the name of Harteford Towne, likewise the plantacon now called Watertowne shalbe called & named Wythersfeild.
Samuell Wakeman & Ancient Stoughton doe thinke meete that the boundes of Wythersfeild shalbe extended toward the Rivers mouth in the same side it standes in to a Tree sixe miles downeward from the boundes between them & Harteford [marked wth] N : F : & to [runn in an east] & west line, [& over] the great River, the saide Wythersfeild to begin att [4] the mouth of Pewter pott Brooke & there to runn due east into the Countrey 3 miles & downeward sixe miles in breadth, wch is ordered accordingly .*
It is ordered yt the plantacon called Dorchester shalbee called Windsor.
The boundes betweene Weathersfeild & Harteford are agreed on the side wherein they stand to be att a Tree mrked N : F : & to wch the Pale of the saide Harteford is fixed, to goe into the
* The words in brackets, (now illegible in the original Record) are here supplied from a cer- tified copy of this and the next preceding order, made in 1708. Towns & Lands, Vol. iv. Doc. No. 1.
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Countrey due east & on the other side of the greate River from Pewter pott Brook att the lower side of Hocann due east into the Countrey, wch is nowe ordered accordingly.
The boundes betweene Harteford & Windsor is agreed to be att the vpper end of the greate meadowe of the saide Harteford toward Windsor att the Pale that is nowe there sett vpp by the saide Hartefond wch is abuttinge vppon the great River vppon a due east line & into the Countrey from the saide Pale vppon a due west line as paralell to the saide east line as farr as they have now paled & afterward the boundes to goe into the Coun- trey vppon the same west line. But it is to be soe much shorter towards Windsor as the place where the Girte that comes alonge att th' end of the saide meadowe & falls into the saide greate River is shorter then their Pale & over the saide greate *Riuer the saide Plantacon of Windsor is to come to the River- etts mouth that falls into the saide greate River of Conectecott and there the saide Harteford is to runn due east into the Coun- trey, wch is ordered accordingly.
It is ordered yt noe yonge man yt is neither maried nor hath any servaunte, & be noe publicke officer, shall keepe howse by himself, wthout consent of the Towne where he liues first. had, vnder paine of 20s. pr weeke.
It is ordered yt noe Mr of a Family shall giue habitacon or interteinment to any yonge man to soiourne in his family, but by the allowance of the inhabitants of the saide Towne where he dwelles vnder the like penalty of 20s. pr weeke. These 2 last orders to take effect the first of Aprill next.
ATT A CORT ATT HARTEFORD, MICH 28th, 1637.
Mr. Ludlowe, Mr. Steele,
Mr. Welles, Mr. Phelps,
Mr. Swaine, Mr. Warde.
It is ordered yt Mr. Frances Stiles shall teach Geo. Chapple, Tho : Coopr & Tho: Barber his servaunts in the trade of a Carpenter accordinge to his prmise for there srvice of their
* [In margin] The Riuerett on the other side by the Indians is called Podanke.
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terme behinde 4 dayes in a weeke onelie to sawe & slitt their owne worke that they are to frame themselves wth their owne hands togeather wth himself or some other Mr workmen, the tyme to begin for the prformance of this order 14 dayes hence wthout faile.
It is ordered yt every Juryman shall haue sixe pence for every accon that is given to them vppon evidence, to bee paide by him the Accon goes against.
THE FIRST DAY OF MAY, 1637, GENFALL CORTE ATT HARTEFORD.
Mr. Ludlowe, Mr. Wells, Mr. Swaine, Mr. Steele, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Warde.
Comittees .- Mr. Whytinge, Mr. Webster, Mr. Willms,
Mr. Hull, Mr. Chaplin, Mr. Talcott, Mr. Hosford, Mr. Mychell, Mr. Sherman.
It is ordered that there shalbe an offensiue warr agt the Pequoitt, and that there shalbe 90 men levied out of the 3 Plan- tacons, Harteford, Weathersfeild & Windsor (vizt) out of Harteford 42, Windsor 30, Weathersfeild 18: vnder the Com- ande of Captaine Jo : Mason & in Case of death or sicknes vnder the Comand of Rob'te Seely Leift, & the'ldest Srieant or military officer survivinge, if both these miscary.
It is ordered that Harteford shall send 14 Armour in this de- signe, Windsor 6.
It is ordered that there shalbe 1hh of good beare for the Cap- taine & Mr & sick men, if there be only 3 or 4 gallons of stronge water, 2 gallons of sacke.
It is ordered that Windsor shall pruide 60 bushells of Corne, Harteford 84 bushells, Weathersfeild 36 bushells, of this each plantacon to bake in biskett the on half if by any meanes they cann, the rest in grounde meale. Weathersfeild tenn bushells to bee allowed vppon Accompt.
Harteford is to pruide 3 firkins of suett, 2 firkins of Butter, wth yt att Rivers mouth, 4 bushells of Oatemeale, 2 bushells of Pease, 500 of fish, 2 bushells of salt ; Weathersfeild 1 bushell of Indian Beanes ; Windsor 50 peeces of Porke, 301b of Rice, 4 Cheeses.
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It is ordered that every souldier shall cary wth him 11b pouder, 41b of shott, 20 bulletts ; 1 barell of Powder from the Riuers mouth, [a light] Gunn if they cann.
[It is ordered] yt Mr. Pincheons shallopp shalbe taken to be imployed [in this desi]gne.
[5] JUNE 2d, 1637. A GENERALL CORTE ATT HARTEFORD.
It is ordered yt there shalbe sent forth 30 men out of the seurall plantacons in this River of Conectecott to sett downe in the Pequoitt Countrey & River in place convenient to mayn- teine or right yt God by Conquest hath given to vs, & Leiftennt Seely shall haue the Comande of them. The men are to be raised 14 out of Harteford, tenn out of Windsor, 6 out of Wyth- eresfeild.
It is ordered yt 60 bushells of Corne shal be pruided for the designe abouesd, Windsor 20, Harteford 28, Wythersfeild 12, 1hh of Pease, 2 bushells of Oatemeale, 150 pounde of Beefe, 801h of Butter, (vizt) Windsor 30, Wythersfeild 30, Harteford 20, fish.
26 JUNE, 1637, HARTEFORD GENTALL CORTE.
It is ordered that 10 men more shalbe levied out of the plan- tacons aforesaide to goe in the designe agt the Pequoitts as an adition to the formr 30, (vizt) 5 out of Harteford, Windsor 3, Weathersfeild 2.
It is ordered yt Mr. Haine & Mr. Ludlowe shall goe to the mouth of the River to treate & Conclude wth or frendes of the Bay either to joine wth their forces in prsecutinge or designe against or enemies or if they see cause by aduise to interprise any Accon accordinge to the force we haue. And to parle wth the bay aboute or settinge downe in the Pequoitt Countrey.
It is ordered yt there shalbe 1 hogg prvided att Wythers- feild for the designe in hande, wch is conceiued to be Nathan- iell Footes, 201b of Butter, half C of Cheese; Harteford 201b of Butter, half hundred of Cheese ; Windsor 1 Ram goate, 201b of Butter, half C of Cheese, 1 gallon of stronge Water; Harteford 1 C of beefe from Mr. Whittinge, Windsor 3 bushells of mault, 2 from Wythersfeild, Mr. Wells 2.
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HARTEFORD. GENERALL CORT, TUESDAY, NOV: 14th, 1637.
Mr. Haines, Mr. Ludlowe, Mr. Wells, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Swaine, Mr. Mychell, Mr. Hull, Mr. Whytinge, Capt : Mason, Mr. Warde, Goodman Smith, Goodmā Bacon.
It is ordered that every common souldier that went in the late designe against or enemies the Pequoites shall have 1s. 3d. pr day for theire service at sixe dayes to the weeke, the Sergants 20d. pr day, the Leiftenant 20s. pr weeke, the Captn 40s. pr weeke, any man that was publiquely imployed in the said service and dyet themselves shall have 2s. pr day ; and that the saide pay- ment shalbe for a moneth although in strictnes there was but three weekes and 3 dayes due; such as did returne from the Forte and never went in the seruice to bee allowed but for 12 dayes.
It is ordered that the pay in the second designe shalbe the same with the former, and the tyme a month as abouesayde.
HARTEFORD. 9º FEBR. 1637.
Mr. Haynes, Mr. Ludlowe, Mr. Wells, Mr. Plum, Mr. Mychell, Capt : Mason, prsent.
Whereas vppon serious Consideracon wee conceiue that the plantacons in this River wilbe in some want of Indian Corne, And on the same Consideracon wee conceiue if every man may be at liberty to trucke with the Indians vppon the River where the supply of Corne in all likeliwood is to bee had to furnish or necessities, the market of Corne amonge the Indians may be greatly advanced to the preiudice of these plantacons, wee therefore thinke meete and doe soe order that noe man in this River nor Agawam shall goe vpp River amonge the Indians or at home at theire houses to trade for Corne or make any Con- tract or bargaine amonge them for corne either privately or publiquely vppon the paine of 5s. for every bushell that hee or they shall soe tr[ade] or contract for; this order to endure vntill the next Generall Courte and v@[till] the Courte take other order to the contrary, and at the saide generall Courte there wilbe a setled order in the thing.
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It is ordered that there shalbe a prticular Courte on the first Tuesday of M[ay] at Harteford, and that then Mr. Oldā busi- nesses and John Jesopps are to be handled, therefore the sev- erall Creditors are then to come and make their claime.
It is ordered that Mr. Clement Chaplin shalbe Treasurer for this next yeare to Collect and gather such Rates as are now to [6] be levied in the seve[rall] || plantacons, and that there shalbe vnder Collectors to whom the said Mr. Treasurer may direct his Warrants in every plantacon, and that the said Treasurer may giue order to the said Collectors to pay the severall bills of theire plantacons and give it in Accompte to the said Mr. Treas- urer, and after the bills be paide to returne in the rest to the said Mr. Treasurer : the collectors are, for Harteford Willm Wadsworth, Windsor Henry Wolcott the elder, and Andrew Warde for Wethersfeild and John Bur for Agawam.
It is ordered there shalbe forthwith a levey of sixe hundred and twenty poundes to be levied for to defray the charges of the late designes of warr that is already past, Aggawam 86l. 16s, Windsor 158l. 2s, Harteford 251l. 2s, Wethersfeild 124l. The payment to be made either in monney, in Wampum at fower a penny, or in good and marchantable beaver at 9s. pr pounde.
It is ordered that there shalbe generall notice giuen in all the plantacons that if there be any Armr, gones, swordes, belts, Bandilers, kittles, pottes, tooles, or any thinges els that belonges to the commonwealth, that were lost, landed or leafte in any plantacons, they are to be delivered into the handes of the saide Constables of the said townes, and the said Constables to bring them to the next Courte at Harteford, and if after the said no- tice there be any thinges found in any mans house or custody, it concerning the said Commonwealth, they shalbe subiect to the sensure of the Courte for their* tenure or con- cealing.
It is ordered yt the generall Courte now in being shalbe dis- solved and there is noe more attendance of the members thereof to be expected except they be newly chosen in the next gen- erall Courte.
*This blank in the original.
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Sto die Mrții, 1637.
A GENFALL Cort HOULDEN ATT HARTEFORD.
Mr. Haines, Mr. Ludlowe, Mr. Pincheon, Mr. Welles, Mr. Plum, Mr. Phelpes, Mr. Mychell, Mr. Smith.
Committees : Capt: Mason, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Steele, Mr. Talkott, Mr. Webster, Mr. Hull, Mr. Ford, Tho: Mar- shall, Adr: Warde, Geo: Hubberd, Jo: Gibbes. Thurston Raynr absent.
Thurston Raynor being chosen a Committee for the Towne of Wethersfeild being now absent is fined 1s, to be forthwith paide.
Whereas Mr. Pincheon was questioned aboute imprisoning an Indian at Aggawam, whipping an Indian and freeing of him, the Courte is willing to passe over Mr. Plumms failings against an Indian.
It is ordered with the consent of Mr. Pincheon that the saide Mr. Pyncheon will deliver att Harteford goods Marchantable Indian Corne att 5s. pr bushell as farr as 500 bushells will goe at, if hee can save by that, for the residue hee is to have 5s. 2d. pr bushell, provided also that that proporcon that Windsor is to have shalbe landed there at Mr. Ludlowes, for that proporcon that Wethersfeild is to have they are to fetch it att Harteford. In consideracon whereof the is a restrainte of any to goe vpp the River to trade with the Indians for Corne ; as alsoe if any Indians bring downe any Corne to vs wee are not to exceede 4s. pr bushell ; as alsoe in case of necessity that any family or fam- ilyes doe complaine of present necessities they are to repaire to 3 magistrates which may advise them for the supply, although it be to the dispensing with this order ; prouided alsoe that if the said Mr. Pincheon bee inforced to raise the price with the Indians of sixe sixes of Wampom a pecke then the plantacons are to increase the pay of 5s. pr bushell, if he can abate any thing hee will sett of soe much of 5s. pr bushell. The payment to be made in wampom at 3 a penny or marchantable beaver at Xs. pounde.
9º die. It is ordered that whosoever doth diseorderly speake privately during the sittinge of Courte with his Neibour or twoe
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or 3 togeather, shall presently pay Is, if the Courte soe thinke meete.
[7] It is ordered that Captaine Mason, Mr. Allen, Mr. Warde, shall go to Agawam and treate with the Indians of Waronocke concerning the tribute towards the charges of or warres, to the value of one Fatham of Wampom a man. Nawattocke a fatham and a quarter, Pacomtuckett one fatham and a quarter.
It is ordered yt Mr. Ludlowe, Mr. Hopkins, Mr. Michaell shall have power to deale with Elias Parkman aboute his ves- sell to goe to the Narragansett to trade for Corne and they are likewise to take vpp such commodities as may freight the saide vessell to the end aforesaide, and doe therein what they shall see meete that may tend for the publique good in that way, and that the plantacons shall beare the chardge of the saide Freight and have the proceede of the Corne and trade accordinge to the proporcon of the last publique rate to the warrs, as alsoe of what comes from Agawam.
It is ordered that noe Commissioners or other person shall binde, imprison or restraine, correct or whipp any Indian or Indians whatsoever in his owne case or in the case of any other, nor giue them any menacing or threatning speeches, exc[ept] it be in case any Indian or Indians shall assault or affront theire person or persons, or shall finde them either wast- ing, killing or spoiling any of theire goodes or estate, and he or they shall finde them soe doeing, and in that case if they refuse to come before a magistrate they may force them to goe and binde them if they refuse. But if any iniurie or trespasse be offered or done by any Indian or indians or their dogges, he or they are to complaine to some magistrate or magistrates, pro- vided alwaies that any twoe magistrats together may vppon any speciall occasion send for any Indian or Indians to come before them and if they see cause to restraine or imprison him or them and in case of refusall or contumacy or other extraor- dinary misdemeanor or occasion, to send force to apprehend or take him or them if they see cause.
It is ordered that there shalbe fiftie Costlets provided in the plantacons, vid. Harteford 21 Costlets, Windsor 12, Weathers- feild 10, Agawam 7, which are to bee provided within 6 monthes at farthrest. And the saide Costlets are to be veiwed by the
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military officer that is provided for that purpose, and if he dis- allowe them as insufficient they are to pruide better. And alsoe yt the saide Townes are to giue in the names of such as are to finde the saide Cosletts, att the next generall Courte, and then such as shall faile to provide by the day aforsaide shall forthwith pay 10s. and five shillings a moneth vntill he hath sup- plied them ; and it shall alsoe be lawfull for the saide military officer to call for the saide costeletts to viewe whether they [be] in repaire or noe.
{ It is ordered that Captaine Mason shalbe a publique military officer of the plantacons of Conecticot, and shall traine the mil- itary men thereof in each plantacons according to the dayes ap- pointed, and shall have 40l. pr annum, to be paid oute of the Treasury quarterly, the pay to begine from the day of the date hereof. This order to stand in force for a yeere and vntill the generall Courte take other order to the contrary.
It is alsoe ordered that the saide Captaine Mason shall have liberty to traine the saide military men in every plantacon tenn dayes in every yeere, soe as it be not in June or July, giving a weekes warning before hand and whosoever yt is allowed a souldier and faile to come at the time appointed by the saide publique officer to pay for his defaulte 3s. for yt time, and if it be vsuall for the second offence 5s, and if not amended the saide delinquent is to bee bounde to answere it att the next Courte.
Itm, it is ordered that all prsons shall beare Armes that are aboue the age of sixteene yeeres except they doe tender a suffi- cient excuse [to] the Corte & the Cort allowe the same. The Comrs & Church officers for the present to bee exempted, as [8] alsoe for the tymell to come after they have beene a Com- issioner or Comrs or Church officer to bee likewise for all tymes afterward exempted for bearing Armes, Watchinges & Wardinges.
It is ordered that there shalbe a magacen of powder and shott in every plantacon that the supply of or military men if occasion serve, videlicet, Hartefd twoe barrels, Windsor 1 barrell of powder, 300 weighte of leade, Weathersfeild I barrell of pow- der, 300 of leade, Aggawam halfe a barrell of powder, 150 of leade ; and every military man is to have continually in his house in a readines halfe a pounde of goode powder, 21b of bul-
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lets sutable to his peece, one pounde of match if his peece be a match locke, and whosoever failes of his halfe pounde of pow- der and 21b of [bulletts] and match to pay Vs. for every tyme yt is wanting ; the plantacons or plantacon for not providing the saide magacen of powder and lead within this 3 monethes to pay 21b forty shillings, and tenn shillings for every moneth vntill it bee prvided.
It is ordered that there shalbe a measure of each plantacon brought to Harteford on the next perticular Courte and then there wilbe a setled Course for an measure in each plantacon.
The generall Courte is appointed on the 22th of this instant moneth, the prticular the day after it.
It is ordered that all orders formerly made concerning mili- tary discipline vntill the orders of this Courte shalbe voide.
* Whereas, It was ordered octo die [Martii] last that there should be a restrainte of tradinge for Corne in regarde of some t with Mr. Pincheon to supply the plantacons, vppon consideracon of Mr. Pincheons that hee is somwhat fearefull of supplying the plantacons, and whereas there is a Clause in case of necessitie 3 magistrates may dispence with the order, It is therefore ordered that Mr. Ludlowe and Cap- taine Mason or either of them, taking likewise such with them as shalbe meete, shall trade to supply theire owne necessities and the necessities of some other that are in wante.
It is ordered that in the setting forth Elias, that Mr. Phelps, Mr. Whiting and Mr. Mychell is to agitate that busines for the Comonwealth.
Vppon the complainte of Aramamett and the Indians cohab- iting with him, aboute Leiftenant Holmes denying the planting of the old grounde planted the last yeere aboute Plymouth house, It was ordered that they should plante the old ground they planted the last yeer for this yeere onely, and they are to sett theire wigwams in the olde grounde and not withoute.
* The date or caption of this Session of the Court is omitted in the original Record. No break occurs, (except a slight one between the line commencing "Whereas," &c. and the pre- ceding paragraph,) from the commencement of the proceedings of the March Session, on page [6.]
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5to Apr, 1638. A GENTALL CORT AT HARTEFORD.
Mr. Haines, Mr. Ludlowe, Mr. Pincheon, Mr. Wells, Mr. Plum, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Smith, Mr. Michell,
Comittees ; Mr. Hull, Mr. Webster, Mr. Talkott, Mr. Moxā, Mr. Burr, Mr. Steele, Mr. Hopkins, [Capt :] Mason, [Mr.] Ward, [Thurston] Rayner, [Tho : ] Ford, [ Tho : Mars]hall, [Geo : Hubberd.]
Captaine Mason, Thomas Ford, Thomas Marshall, Thurston Rayner, George Hubberte, are fined Is. a peece for failing att the hower appointed which 7 of the Clocke.
It is ordered that there shalbe sixe sent to Warranocke In- dians to declare unto them that wee have a desire to speake with them, to knowe the reasons why they saide they are affraide of vs, and if they will not come to vs willingly then to compell them to come by violence, and they may leave 2 of the English as pleadges in the meane time and to trade with them for Corne if they can.
[9] It is ordered that Captaine Mason, Thomas Stanton, Jere- my Adams, John Gibbes, Searieante Stares and Thomas Mer- ricke, and if Thomas Merricke be gone to Aggawam then Cap- taine Mason to take another whom he please, shall goe in the saide service ; and if hee see cause to leave hostages hee may ; if hee see cause to goe to Aggawam he may.
It is thought meete that the Costlets that were in the last service shalbe made good to the Commonwealth and made as serviceable as before, and that Richard Lord shall take such Costlets into his Custody as are in the meeting house of Harte- ford and make them vpp, and when they bee fitted vpp the saide Lord is to bring in his noate and the Courte to appointe one to veiw ye same, and when they are certified to bee in good kelter there must be speedy course taken by ye Courte for the speedy payment of the said Lord.
It is ordered that there shalbe a warant directed to ye sever- all Collectors of each plantacons to make theire retornes to the Treasurer within these 25 dayes or els to answere theire con- tempte att the next particular Courte.
Whereas there is a desire of or neibours of Harteford that there may be a publique highway for Carte and horse vppon the 3*
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vpland betweene the said Harteford and Windsor as may be convenient, it is therefore thought meete that Henry Wolcott the younger and Mr. Stephen Terr[e] and Willm Westwood and Nathaniell Warde shall consider of a fitting and conven- ient high way to bee marked and sett oute, and bridges made over the swampes, and then itt being confirmed by the Courte, the inhabitants of Harteford may with making a comely and decent Stile for foote and fence vpp ye vpper end of the mead- ow; this to be done by Mun[day] seavennights vppon penalty of 10s. every defaulte.
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