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6. One acre, more or less, lyeing on the east side of the swamp of Thomas Tarball, Seni., bounded southeasterly with Ellis Bar- ron, north westerly with Richard Sawtell, south with the swamp of Thomas Tarball, the line running from the bound tree that stand by the line of Ellis Barron that stand close by the swamp to the corner tree that stand by the line of Richard Sawtell next the swamp, also east with his owne medow ; which acer of land he had of the sd
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Thomas Tarball by way of exchange for three acres of land in the last diuision. Which acre of land, I, the sd Thomas Tarball, do alienate and bequeath to the aboue sd James Fisk, Seni., to his heires. and assigns foreuer. In witness wheirof I haue set to my hand.
[These last two sections have been crossed out.]
THE LANDS OF JAMES KNAPP.
I. Upland. ffirst, to his house adioning, 10 acres, more or lesse, bounded east with ye hy way, west with the end of Broad Meadow, south with Ellis Barron, and north with Thomas Tarball, Senior.
[2.] Thirty acres and one, more or less, bounded [with] the hyway, south with Ellis, north east with John Clary & Ellis Barron, & againe noth westerly with Ellis & Thomas Tarball, Seni.
3. ffiue acres, more or lesse, bounded with John Mosse west, north, & north west with towne land, north east & east with the hy way, south with Ellis Barron.
4. ffiue acres, more or lesse, in the Generall Feild, being the thirteenth lot, bounded north with the high way, east with Joseph Parker, south with John Mosse, west with Richard Blood.
Meadow. ffirst, in Litle Halfe Moone, two acres & a halfe, . more or lesse, bounded north with the a hy way, east with Richard Sawtill, south with the swampe & pond, west with Daniell Pearse.
[2.] Three acres & a halfe, more or lesse, lying in Pine Meadow, bounded west with Samuell Dauis, & on all other points with the town's vplands.
3. ffour acres, more or lesse, in Brooke Meadow, bounded on both sides the brooke to Sandy Pond, & on all other pointes with the towne vpland and swampe.
4. In Long Meadow, two acres, more or lesse, bounded east with Thomas Tarball, Senior, & on all other points with the town's vpland.
5. Three acres, more or lesse, lying in Cow Pond Meadow, bounded south with the pond, and on all other points with common land.
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6. Three acres, more or lesse, lying in Plaine Meadow, bounded east with William Martin, west with James Parker, north & south with the vplands.
Alow a priuate way to Ellis Barron, or his [heirs] euer, to drive cart or cattell to his swamp [in t]he convenientest place ouer the brooke by [his] house ; and Ellis & his heires is to make and main[tain] . .. wne bars or gates to that way for their owne.
Revised, alowed, & confirmed by the Select men, according [to the] order of the towne, 6th 5m, 1666.
THE LANDS OF JAMES KNOP.
Medow. I. Two acres, mor or lesse, lyeing vpon both sids of Swane Brok, bounded south with Stony Brook Pond, and north with James Parker and comon medow, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands, swamp, and medow.
2. Near to Round Medow, lyeing in the spungs, three acres, mor or lesse, bounded south with William Greene, and on all other poynts with the town's vpland; which three acres I received of James Parker by way of exchang, for which he had of mee in Plaine Medow, and this Plain Medow here exprest is that exprest in page 20.
Revised, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the towne.
JOHN MORSE, Clark, June 3, 1669.
THE LANDS OF ELLIS BARRON.
Vplands. ffirst, his house lott ordoying to his house . . . acres, more or lesse, bounded east with the high way, south with lands of Daniell Pearse, west Broad Meadow end & the high way, north with James Knapp.
2. Tenne acres of swamp land, more or lesse, bounded west southwardly with the lands of James Knapp, south eastwardly with the lands of James Knapp, northeast with the lands of John Clary, northwest vpon the meadow of James ffisk, and vpon the swampe of Thomas Tarball, Seni.
3. Twenty acres, more or lesse, bounded west with the hyway
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vpon James Brook, south with the lands of Daniell Pearse, and on both sides of the hyway that runs along to John Barrons his house, part east & pt south west with the lands of John Barron, north east with the lands of John Clary, & north with the lands of James Knapp.
4. ffiue acres, more or lesse, bounded with the lands of John Mosse, north with the lands of James Knapp, east with the hyway, & south with the lands of Samuell Dauis.
I. Meadow. ffirst, two acres in Litle Halfe Moone, more or lesse, bounded east with the meadow of Thomas Tarball, Seni, south with Daniell Pearse, and on all other points with the vp- land.
2. Six acres of meadow, more or lesse, lying in Rock Meadow, bounded north with the meadow of Thomas Boyden, south with the meadow of John Barron, east and west with the vpland.
3. Spruce Meadow, one acre, more or lesse, bounded south with Sandy Brooke, and on all other points with the vpland.
4. One acre, more or less, lying in South Meadow, bounded east with the meadow of Richard Holdin, and on all other points with the vpland.
5. Two acres, more or lesse, lying in Long Meadow, bounded east with the meadow of Richard Holdin, & west with the meadow of William Longley, and north and south with the vplands.
6. One halfe acre, more or lesse, lying in two pcells, bounded eastwardly with the meadow of Thomas Tarball, Senior, westwardly toward the swamp, and on all other points with vplands.
THE LANDS OF [ELLIS BARRON].
I. Three acres, m[ore or less] . .. meadow, bounded south . . . James Parker, east with . . . of John Nutting, west with . . . Brooke, and north with the mea[dow of Timothy] Allen, roth gm, 1665.
The towne granted to Ellis Barron three psells of meadow, con- taining two acres, more or lesse, lying on the south of the Indian Hills, bounded on all points with the town's vpland or common.
Reuised, compared, alowed, confirmed, and that by the Select- men, according to the order of the towne, 6th 5th, 1666.
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[THE LANDS OF] DANIELL PEARSE.
[I.] ... with the addition of ffifteene [acres, more or le ]ss, bounded eastwardly with the hy[eway, north ]wardly with the lands of Ellis Barron, west[wardly] with the lands of James Knapp & Ellis Barron, [and] on both sides the hy way that leads to Thomas Boyden & southwardly with the lands of Samuell Dauis.
2. Eleauen acres, more or lesse, bounded westwardly with the hyway, south with the lands of Samuell Dauis, north with the lands of Ellis Barron, and east with the town's common.
3. ffiue acres, more or lesse, bounded west with the lands of Samuell Dauis, east & south with the lands of Samuell Dauis, & north with Ellis Barron.
4. The iland lying within the meadow called Litle Halfe Moone Meadow, bounded east with the pond, and on all other points with the sd meadow.
Meadows. ffirst, foure acres, more or less, lying in Broad Mead- ow, bounded southward with the lands of William Longley, north- ward with the meadow of Samuell Dauis, east & west with the vplands.
2. Two acres and a halfe, more or lesse, lying in Halfe Moone Meadow, bounded east with the meadow of James Knapp, west with the meadow of Tho. Tarball, Seni., north with the hyway, south with his owne iland.
3. Three acres and a halfe, more or lesse, lying in South Mead- ow, bounded south east with Just. Holdin, northwest with the meadow of Matthias ffarnworth, & on all other points with the town's vplands.
4. Two acres, more or lesse, lying vpon Cowpond Brooke, bounded south with Samuell Dauis his meadow, north with the meadow of Thomas Williams, east and west with the vplands.
Reuised, approued, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the towne.
WIES LONGLEY, 6th 5", 1666.
THE LANDS OF SAMUELL WOODS.
His Vplands. ffirst, his hous lott, nine acres, more or lesse, bounded southerly with the lands of James ffisk, northerly with
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the lands of Will Greene, & easterly & westerly with the town's and country high wayes.
2ły Eight acres, more or lesse, bounded easterly with the high way, westerly with Broad Meadow, notherly with the lands of Will Greene, southerly east with the town's common.
3ły Thirteene acres & a halfe, more or lesse, bounded with the lands of Will Greene, east with the highway, southwardly with the vpland of James Parker & with the meadow of John Lawrence, notherly with the town's common.
4ły Vpon Barralock Hill, thirteen acres, more or lesse, bounded easterly with the land of Will Greene, southwardly with Litle fflaggy Meadow, & on all other points with the town's common.
His Meadows. ffirst, in Broad Meadow, three acres, more or lesse, bounded north with With Greene lands, and southerly with the meadow of Richard Holdin, westerly with the meadow of James Blood, Nathaniell Lawrence, & John Morsse, or one of them, easterly with the vpland [and the] woods.
[Here follows a third of a page, much torn.]
[In the handwriting of William Longley, Town Clerk, 1666-1667.]
THE LANDS OF NICOLAS CADY.
I. His Vplands. About his house, fifty one acre, more or lesse, lyeing on both sids the countrey high way, the one parsell on the . northeast of the highway, bounded north with James ffiske, and east with James Parker, and on all other poynts with the highway ; the other part, on the other sid of the high way, bounded west with swamp of James ffiske, and south west with Ellis Barron, James Knop and John Barron, and on all other poynts with the town's comon.
I. His Medows. Fiue acres, mor or lesse, adjoyning with his lot at hom, westerly and south easterly with Jacob Onge, and on all other poynts with the town's comnon.
2. Fiue acres at Badacock, mor or lesse, lyeing on both sids the brok, bounded southwest with James fisk, and on all other poynts with the town's comon.
3. At the Cow Pond, fiue acres, mor or less, bounded south west with James ffisk, south east with the Cow Pond Brook, north-
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east with John Page, and on all other poynts with the town's vp- lands.
4. Two acres, mor or lesse, lyeing on both sids Litle Massapog Brook, south with the litle pond and Richard Holden, northeast with Boston farmes, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.
5. One acre, mor or lesse, vpon the town's line joyning with Cowell's farme, east with the towne line, north with Ellis Barron, and on all other poynts with the town's comon.
Revised, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the towne.
JOHN MORSSE, 3 of the 11th month, 1669.
THE MEDOW OF NICOLAS CADY.
Fiue acres, more or less, bounded by the town's vpland on both sides of the brok from the falls to the foord way, and aboue the foord way vpward on the east sid of the brook to the pond, and on the west sid of the broke a litle parsell of madow lying by it self vn- devided, about an acre in quantity, half of it to Nicolus Cady's. This record is entred with the consent of both the proprietors, Aprill 26, 1672.
THE LANDS OF WILLIAM ELLUEE.
I. His Vplands. Twenty fiue acres, mor or lesse, to his house at home, bounded south with Jonathan Sawtell, west with Richd Holden, east with the highway, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.
I. His Medows. In Plaine Medow, three acres, mor or lesse, bounded west and northerly with James Parker, and on'all other poynts with the town's vplands.
2. In Reedy Medow, two acres, mor or lesse, lyeing in two psells, bounded on the west sid with the swamp at Reedy Medow, and bounded round with the town swamp and vplands.
3. In old Angle Medow, one acre, mor or lesse, bounded south west with Samvel Kempe, and north east with Samvell Dauis, and on all other poynts with the town's comon.
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4. One acre, mor or lesse, in the. northermost spung of Buck Medow cooue [cove ?], west with Nathaniell Blood, east with the town's lin, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.
Reuised, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the town.
JOHN MORSSE, Clark, Janev. 10, 1669.
THE LANDS OF JONATHAN MORSE.
I. His Vplands. His house lot, twenty foure acres, more or lesse, bounded north with the lands of Joseph Morse, east with the countrey high way, south with Thomas Tarball, west with the town's vplands.
2. Sixteene acres, more or lesse, bounded east southerly with Christopher Hall, north westerly with Joseph Parker, and on all other poynts with the town's comons.
I. His Medows. In Broad Medow, two acres, mor or lesse, bounded northerly with Joseph Morse, Walter Skiner, and John Barron, easterly with James Parker, southerly with Joseph Parker and westerly with the town's vplands.
2. In Pine Medow, foure acres, mor or lesse, bounded north with Joseph Morse, south with Christopher Hall, west and east with the town's common.
3. In Plaine Medow, foure acres, mor or lesse, bounded 'east with Thomas Williams, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.
4. In Pretty Medow, two acres, mor or lesse, bounded southerly with Joseph Parker, and north west with the smithe's medow, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.
5. In Cowpond Medow, two acres, mor or lesse, bounded north with John Page, north west with the brook, and on all other poynts with the town's common.
Revised, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the towne, Janev. 10, 1669.
JOHN MORSSE, Clarke.
Vpland. Twenty sixe acres three quarters, mor or lesse, vpon the Pine Playne, bounded northerly with his owne lands, eastward
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with the lands of Christopher Hall, west with the lands of Jerimy Morsse, south with the town's comon.
2. Vpon Indian Hill, three acres and a quarter, more or lesse, bounded west with John Page, north with Thomas Boydon, easterly with the land of Matthias ffarnworth, and southerly with the ends of the other lotes, the countrey hye way runing thorow.
Reuised, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the towne, Decem. 3, 1673.
JOHN MORSE.
THE LANDS OF ZACHERY SAWTELL.
His Vplands. His houslot, with the additions, fifty acres, more or lesse, bounded south with the lands of Jonathan Crispe, partly west with the lands of Joseph Morsse, and on all other poynts with the towne's hieway and common.
I. His Medows. In Rock Medow, foure acres, more or lesse, bounded south with the medow of Nathaniell Lawrance, north with John Barron, east and west the towne's vplands.
2. In Halfe Moon Medow, two acre and a halfe, more or lesse, bounded westerly with the medow of Enosh Lawrance, easterly with the hye way that goe ouer to the iland, southerly by the iland, and northerly by the towne's vplands.
3. Neare the hawtrees, two acres, more or less, bounded round with the swamp and town vplands.
4. In Pretty Medow, two acres and a halfe, more or lesse, bounded east by the medow of Jonathan Morsse, and on all other poynts by the towne's vplands.
Reuised, compared, and confirmed by the Sellect men, according to the order of the towne.
JOHN MORSSE, NO. 18, 1670.
THE LANDS OF ABRAHAM PARKER, LIVING NOW AT CHELMSFORD.
I. Vplands, sold to William Sanderson. Twenty acres, more or lesse, bounded south westerly by the land of Joseph Gilson, north easterly by the land of John Lakin, west northerly by the land of James Blood, and easterly by the towne high way.
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2. Medow. Seaven acres, more or lesse, in Preety Medow, bounded west northerly by the land of John Lakin, east south- erly by the land of Joseph Parker, and on all other poynts by the town's vplands.
Revised, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the towne.
JOHN MORSE, Clark, Novem. 25, 1670.
[This entry has been crossed out.]
THE LANDS OF JOSEPH LAWRANCE.
His Vplands. First, twenty one acre, mor or lesse, bounded south west with the land of James Parker, and on all other poynts on the town's common.
In Medow. Three acres, mor or lesse, lyeing in Halfe Moone Medow, bounded south by the medow of James Parker, west by the medow of Timothy Allen, east by the smith's medow, north by the vpland.
2ły In Hawtree Brook, fiue acres, more or lesse, lyeing on both sides the brook, bounded south by the medow of James Parker and the high way, east by the medow of John Nutten, north by the town's vpland, and on all other poynts by the brook, and the town's . common.
Reuised, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the towne.
JOHN MORSSE, Clark, 26 of Nouem. 1670.
THE LANDS OF JOHN MORSSE.
I. His Vplands. Twelue acres, more or lesse, tohis ho[use ] lot, bounded north with with [sic] William Longley, east and south with James Knop and the higeweay, south with Samvell Davis, and west with the countrey high way.
2. Twenty acres, more or lesse, bounded south and west with Samvell Davis, and north with William Longley, and east with the countrey high way.
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3. Ten acres, mor or lesse, lyeing at James Brook, bounded southeast with the way that goe to James Brook, north with the high way that goe to the Generall Feild, and Samvell Davis and James Knop, west with Richd Holden, and on all other poynts withe the town's comon.
I. His Medows. In Pine Medow, nine acres, mor or lesse, bounded east with John Barron, and on all other poynts with the town's common.
2. At Massabog, two acres and a half, mor or less, bounded east with Christopher Hall and Jackob Onge, west with Joseph Morsse, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.
3. In Broad Medow, one acre and a quarter, bounded northerly with James Blood, east with Samvell Woods and Richard Holden, south with John Page, and on all other poynts with the town's vpland.
Reuissed, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the town's order.
JOHN MORSSE, Clark, No. 26, 1670.
THE LANDS OF JUSTINIAN HOLDEN, PURCHASE OF JOHN LONGLEY, LYING IN TWO PEICES.
I. Vplands. Ten acres, mor or lesse, lying vp on the west side of the bieway, bounded north with James his brook, and eastward with the hye way, and on all other poynts with the town's comon.
2. Two acres and a halfe, mor or lesse, lyeing vpon the east sid of the hye way, bounded west with the hye way, and east with Matthias ffarnworth, and on all other poynts with the town's common.
I. His Medoros. Fiue acres, mor or lesse, lyeing in South Medow, bounded southeast with John Prestcode, northwest with Daniell Pearse, south west with William Longley, north east with the vpland.
Revised, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the towne.
JOHN MORSSE, Clark, Febr. 17, 1670.
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THE LANDS OF SIMON STONE.
I. Vplands. Fifty acres, more or lesse, bounded north east with Ralph Reed, part westerly with Matthias ffarnworth, and on all other poynts with the town's common.
2. Sixe acres, mor or less, bounded northwest with Matthias ffarnworth, and southeast with Rock Medow, and on all other poynts with the town's common.
3. In the Generall Field, sixe acres and a halfe, more or less, bounded west with the riuer, north with the high way, south with James his brook, east with Jonathan Morsse.
[ The following is interlined.] This aboue six acors and 12 alnated to Captin Parke for other land.
I. His Medows. Eight acres, mor or lesse, at Long Pond, bounded south with Long Pond, and on all other poynts with the town's common.
2. Six acres, mor or lesse, lyeing neare Halfe Pinehill, bounded on all poynts with the town's common.
3. Foure acres, mor or lesse, lyeing of both sids the mill brook, . . bounded east with Joseph Blood, west with Matthias Farnworth, north and south with vpland.
Three acres and a halfe, mor or lesse, lyeing in two spungs near 4. to Vnquetenorset Medow, bounded east with William Longley, and on all other poynts with the towne's common.
5. Three acres and a halfe, lyeing in Litle Buck Medow, bound- · ed east with the towne's line, southwest with James Parker, and on all other poynts with the towne's common.
Reuised, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the towne.
JOHN MORSSE, Clark, Febr. 17, 1670.
THE LANDS OF TIMOTHY ALLEN.
I. Vplands. First, to his houslot, with an addition, forty acres, more or lesse, bounded south with the lands of Walter Skinner, west with ye land of Timothy Cooper, north with the land of Joseph Gilson, and east with the town's comon, swamp, and hye way.
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2. Thirty eight acres, more or lesse, vpon Chestnut Hill, bound- ed north with the lands of Mr. Samuell Willard, easterly with the hye way neare to Christopher Hall's medow and common, south and west with the lands of Serg. James Parker.
I. Medows. At Vnquetenorset, ten acres, mor or lesse, bound- ed north with the medow of Joseph Parker, southeast with the medow of Joseph Gilson, and on all other poynts with the towne's vplands.
2ły Three acres, more or lesse, at Skull Holl, on both sides the riuer, bounded round with the town's vpland.
3ly In Sledge Medow, two acres and a half, mor or lesse, bound- ed north with the medow of William Martin, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.
4ły 'At Massabog, four acres, mor or lesse, bounded on the east with the medow of William Greene, and on all other poynts with the town's vpland.
5ly Two acres and a halfe, at Halfe Moone Medow, mor or lesse, bounded north with the medow of Joseph Gilson, east with Sergent James Parker, south with the medow that was Mr. Samvell Willard's, north west with the town's vplands.
6by Two acres and a halfe, more or lesse, in Broad Medow, bounded north with the medow of Mr. Samvell Willard, west with John Pag, south with Richard Blood, east with ye town's vplands.
Reuissed, compared, and confirmed by the Sellect men, according to the order of the towne.
JOHN MORSSE, NO. 11, 1671.
THE LANDS OF WILLIAM MARTIN.
I. His Vplands. First, to his hous lot adjoyning, sixty acres, more or lesse, bounded north by the land of Serge. William Lakin, east with the common land, and south with comon land neare the pond, and also westerly turning by his owne medow till it com to the hyeway that goe down to Halfe Moon Medow, and west and pt northerly with the hye way that goe to Ser. William Lakin's from the meeting house.
I. Medowes. Eleauen acres, more or lesse, lyeing Halfe Moone Medow, bounded south with the town's land neare the pond,
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westerly with the towne's land, and on all other poynts with his own lands.
2ły ffiue acres, more or lesse, in Half Moon Medow, bounded on the east with the medow of Nathaniell Blood, west with Ser. Lakin, north and south with the towne's vplands.
3'y ffour acres, more or lesse, in Plain Medow, bounded west with the medow of Ser. James Parker, east with Joseph Gilson, north and south with the town's vpland.
[This section is erased, and the following is interlined.] This rec- ord is defaced with the consent of both partyes.
4ly ffiue acres, more or lesse, in Sledg Medow, bounded on a corner towards the west with the medow of Timothy Allen, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.
Wheiras his vpland is sayd to be sixty, it is seuventy two.
Revissed, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the towne.
JOHN MORSS, NO. 11, 1671.
I. In Quasoponagone Medow, on the other sid of the riuer, sixe acres, more or lesse, bounded south with Joshua Whitney, and on all other poynts with the towne's swamp and vplands.
2. In Accident Medow, one acre, more or lesse, bounded north with Thomas Tarball, Junior, south with Joshua Whitney, and on all other poynts with the towne's vplands.
3. One acre, lyeing in a spong of medow, caled Lodge Medow, bounded round with the towne's commons, which foure acres in Playne Medow is alienated to Sergent James Parker, for foure acres of this, which was somtime sd Serg. James Parker's, on the other side of the river, which foure acres is specified in the town book and in his transcript.
Revissed, compared, and conffirmed by the Sellect men, according to the order of the town.
JOHN MORSSE, Febr. 26, 1672.
THE LANDS OF THOMAS TARBALL, JUNI. 1. His houselot, twenty foure acres, more or lesse (the first diuision), bounded south with the town's hye way, north with
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the lands of Jonathan Morsse, east with Lanchester hye way. In the second division he taking in the hye way betwixt Joseph Blood and himself, he doe alow a hye way for the towne of the same bredth in the most convenient place thorow his owne land.
2. Eleauen acres, more or lesse, bounded west Lanchester hye way, south with the hye way to Broad Medow, east and north with . the lands of Joseph Parker.
I. Medows. In Burnt Medow, ten acres, mor or lesse, bounded west, north west, and north with the brook and the pond, and with the medowes of Richard Sawtell, east and northerly with the medowes of James ffisk, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.
2. In Quosoponagon Medow, on the other side of the riuer, three quarters of an acre, more or lesse, bounded north with James ffisk, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.
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