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Selectmen &c chosen
John Ruddocke Record"
Solomon Johnson
yeare ensueing
ta -:
2d Squadron
Richard Barnes John How Jonn Rediat Tho Smith
Acres
3d Squadron
The Meadows de vided into four Squadrons : .
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Contract to build A fframe for ye Ministers House of this Towne : .
build a fframe for A Ministers house, every way like to ye fframe yt Jnº Ruddocke hath built for himselfe in the afforesd Towne of Marlborough : the house or fframe is to bee A Girt house Thirty sixe ffoote Long, eighteene foote wide, & twelve floote (bettweene Joyntes) & A halfe; the studs standing & such A distance that A foure foote & A halfe Claboard may reach three studs : & two ffloores of juice, & foure windows, on the foreside, & two windowes at the west end & two Gables on the foreside of ten foote wide : & eight ffoote Sparr, with two small windows on the fforeside of the Gables & they are to ffell all the timber & bring it in place, & do all yt belongs to the fframe, only the Towne is to helpe raise the afforest fframe, & all this worke is to bee done, & ye fframe raised within A ffortnight after Mich11 tyde : . And this being done the Towne of Marlbor- ough doth promise & engage to pay unto them the sd obadias Ward, Christopher Banyster & Richd Barnes, the sume of flifteene Pounds in Corne-within fourteene daies after the house is raised the one half of it, & the oth" halfe some time in March, the whole pay is to bee one third in wheat, & one third in Rie, & the oth" third in Indian Corne, the halfe in wheat & Rie is to bee paid fourteene daies aft" the house is up in wheat & Rie, & the oth' halfe in Rie & Indian some time in march : wheat at foure shillings & sixe pence A bushell, Rie at foure shillings A bushell, & Indian at three shillings A bushell, & to be pe at Sud- burry bettweene Petter Kings & Serient Woods hou[se] in the streete
Edmond Rice John Rudocke obadiah Ward
Thomas King John Maynard Christopher Banyste [r]
William Ward Sam" Rice Richard Barnes
John How Senior Joseph Rice
Thos Goodenow
John Johnson
William Kerly
Richard newton
Henry Kerly
Peter Bent
Thomas Rice
At A meeting of ye Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Towne the 31 : of the iijd month 1661
A Rate for 6 mo : for the Minis- ter : .
It is ordrd yt A Rate bee made ffor the minister for sixe months to bee Collected off the Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Towne at the rate of threepence halfepenny pr Acre on all House Lotts, & three pence halfe penny pr pound on Cattle John Ruddocke Record"
Marlborough 1661
14 66 At A meeting of the Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Towne the 14 : of ye vi : month 1661
Proprietors must It is ordered that all such as have any Interest in this Plan- pay all Rates due upon demand or tation shall pay all Rates yt are due (upon demand ) ffrom Loose all theire ye Towne or els to loose all theire interest in this Plantation Interest : .
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next 2 Rates must bee pd by the House Lotts
It is ffarth" ordrd yt the next two Rates (vizt) ffor the Towne and ye Minister shall bee assessed upon, & paid by the House Lotts : John Ruddocke Record"
Ben : Rice's is granted his 24 devission of up- land
At A meeting of the Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Towne the 26 : of 8ber 1661
It is ordil yt Beniamin Rice shall have sixe Acres of upland -added to his houselott (wch containeth xxiiij Acres yt was granted him the 26 : of 9ber 1660) for A second de- vission web is to bee Rate free : and is to bee his, his heires, & Assignes forever
Vnto every one is-A second de- vision of upland granted to bee one fourth pt as much as his houselott, and Rate ffree : .
It is also ordrd yt every one y hath A house Lott now in possession in this Towne, shall have A proportionable par- cell of upland added thereunto, as neare as may bee con- venient to every one's respective House Lott: wch said parcells, or addition, called A second devision of up Land, shall bee one fourth part as much as each mans House Lott granted him containeth, & is also to bee Rate free, & is to bee theires, there heires & Assigues fforever
see ordr for house Lotts fo : 10 :.
It is also ordri yt all the HouseLotts yt are already laid out & grantd to bee Laid out shall bee perfected before the
out : .
4 Acres of upland grantd & added
House Lott, he to pay all rates &c due for the same is if it had beene granted him with his house lott : . * see the 10 : page : .
to Richd Barnes's Given & Granted (at the s' meeteing ) unto Richard Barnes, & to his heires, Assignes forever foure Acres of upland & accontodacons to it, to make his Houselott of 16 Acres (*granted him ye 26 : 9ber 1660) twenty Acres, and heo is to pay all arreares for y" same
All Houselotts granted, must bee Laid out be- fore the last of march next on penalty of paying to the Towne 124 pr Acre : .
It is also ordrd yt all House Lotts yt are granted shall bec laid out before the last of March next ensueing, or els ye Proprietor to pay twelve pence for every Acre (unlaid out) to y" use of this Towne
Edmo : Rice, Jno: It is also ordrd yt Edmod Rice, & John Ruddocke have Ruddocke ordrd power to call out men to lay out all the Lotts yt are to bee laid out within this Towne
see all honslotts (granted, ) laid out : .
10 Acres of Mea- Given and Granted (at ve sd meeting) unto John Rutter, dow (of 15) & to his heires & Assignes fforever tenne Acres of Meadow grantd to Jno Rutter : . in ptt of (fifteene Aeres weh is) his pportion due for his see pri of this al- first devision of Meadows : lowed folio 25 : .
John Ruddocke Record"
All House Lotts must bee per- fected, before ye second devisions of upland be laid affores" Additions, or second Devisions of upland bee laid out : .
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Marlborough 15 1661
15 67 At a meeting of ye Inhabitants and Proprietors of this Towne ye 26 : of 9.ber
1661
A Rate at 73d pr Acre on house Lotts, to build ye Ministers House : .
It is ordrd that A Rate bee made for the building of A house for the Minister. & other Town charges to bee Collected upon ye Inhabitnts & Proprietors above sd at the rate of sevenpence halfepenny ye Acre upon all house-Lotts already taken up; & upon such as shall heereafter bee taken up within this Towne
John Ruddocke Record
At A meeting of the Inhabitants & Propriet [o] [$] of this Towne the 13 : of Xber 1661
It is Agreed & concluided by & bettweene ye Inhabitants and Proprietors of the Towne of Marlborough on the one Bent to build ye Contract wth Petr party, and Peter Bent of ye Towne of Sudbury on the Bridge over Sud- other party : to witt. yt the &d Peter Bent shall well & bury Rivr by the sufficiently build & ffinish A Bridge over Sudbury River ffarms bettweene John Stones, & Laneham, for horse, & man, & Laden carts to passe & repas[se] & this hee ye s' Bent is to finish at or before the xxiiij : of June next ensueing : wch sd Bridge shall bee well & sufficiently maintained as afforesd by the sd Bent the ffull spare & Term of three yeares afft" the sd 24 : of June: ffor & in consideraco[n] whereof, the sd Inhabients & Proprietors of the sd Towne doth Coveunt promise, & Graunt. that ye sd Peter Bent shalbee wholly ffreed, fully acquitted, & released from all claimes & payments to all Rates past whatsoever due from him t[o] this Towne, and yt shall likewise grow due for him to pay to this Towne for three years to come after the * see 14 page for ordr datd the 14 of ye vj : month 1661 : for the reason of this Claus : . date first above menconed : . And also the aforesd Peter Bent shall enioy his Lott within this Towne* with all ye Accomodacous thereunto belonging, & to come himselfe to dwell in towne at any time within y" s" three years, or to sell, or Lett the same to any oth' man whome this Towne shall thincke meete to accept unto wth both parties have put to theire hands the day and yeare abovesaid
Signed by the Selectmen, in the Signed by
name & by the appointmt of ye rest
of ye Inhabitus & Proprietors of this Towne
Peter Bent : .
Edmod Rice Tho : King
Wm Ward Solom : Johnson
Jnº : Ruddocke Tho : Goodenow : . Jnº : Ilow
Marlborough 1661 68 of this Towne the 3d of ye xi month 1661
16 At a meeting of the Inhabitants & Propricto[rs]
88
16
Granted to Jnº How sent all the Land within his fence & bounds tch is 30 Acres his first Grant, abont 20 Acres more heereby given him, & 6 Acres granted to his wife, In all 56 Acres more or lesse : see folio 29 & fo -: 314 : .
Given & Granted unto John How Senior & to his heires & Assigns fforever, all the Land that is within his ffence, & all the Land within ye Bounds, as it was marked by Ed- mond Rice
Pound for 24 shillings : .
It is also ordrd yt Richard Barnes of this Towne doe make a Pound for the Towns use of Thirty ffoote Square, each side containing three Pannells of Railes in A Post of white Richd Barnes oake of tenne ffoote Long, & teune Inches Square, all to hired to build ye bee by him brought into such place as the Towne shall ap- point, by the first of March next ensueing, & there hee shall sett it up, & finish ye same assoone as the weather shall give him leave, for all wch being well & sufficiently performed the s' Richard shall receive of this Towne out of ye Towne Rate foure & twenty shillings
John Ruddocke Record"
The 1st ordr to lay out Chancy, Cold harbor &
At A meeting of the Inhabitn's & Proprietors of this Towne the 6 : of ye xj : month 1661
It is ordrd That the second devission of Meadow shallbee laid out in Chauncey Meadow, Cold Harbor Meadow, & the Middle meadow, & every man to have A part in every of
Middle Meadows called ye 2d de- vision of Mea- dow : . $ 20 : pages :. these Meadows, according to his pportion, & to take it as it
see 2 30 ffalls whether good or bad, only such whose Lotts or per- see ye lat devis- sion of Meadow cells app' to bee bad they shall receive of the Towne reason- on folo : 11 : & 12 able allowance for the same
John Ruddocke Record"
Every man is to : pay 20s for every Tree fell'd wtli. out Leave, uppon the Comon : . if the Trespassr bee not found its forfeited by ordr folio 24 : .
At A meeting of ye Inhabitnts & Proprietors of this Towne ye 21 : of ye xj : month 1661
It is ordrd That no Trees bee felled upon any Common Land within this Towne without leave first had from Win Ward Tho: King, or John Ruddocke ( who are appointed by the Towne for yt end) or any one of them, upon ye pen- alty of paying Twenty shillings for every Tree felled :
Samll Ward ad- mitted an In- habi : & to have the house Lott & interest in the Towne granted to Richard ward : sce List of
At A meeting of ye Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Towne the 24 of ye xj: month 1661
Samuell Ward was admitted an Inhabitant of this Towne in the roome & steed of Richard Ward, & there is Given & Granted to the said Samuell ward & to his heires & As- signs forever the same property & interest (that had beene Grannts 26: 9ber Granted by the Towne unto ye sd Richard Ward) (who 1660 on fo : 10 : . hath resigned ye same into the Townes hands :) John Ruddocke Recorde
Marlborough 1661
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At A meeting of ye Inhabitnts & Proprietors of this Towne the 27: of ye xj month 1661
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Controversy bet- ffor the putting to A ffinall end of all controversy & differ- tweene the
Towne & the 4: ance bettweene the Towne & the fourth Squadron : 1
It Squadron in the is ordered & concluded that the fifteene Acres of Meadow first devission of meadows ended that lies next the third Squadron (vizt) ten Acres in mill- ham, & five Acres on Assibath riv' shalbee taken out of ye see ye 12 page Squadron, & that Sam" Ward shall have his part of Meadow Saml Wards part in that fifteene Acres affore mencond weh hee should have ham Hows prt is 6 Acres : . is 9 Acres : Abra- had in ye fourth Squadron, & Abra : How shall have the rest, weh shall bee theires respectively & theire respective see folio : 24 : . heires & Assignes forever, but Sam" Ward is to have noe right within the fourth & last Squadron, of the first devis- sion of Meadows
A House Lott of
15 Acres grantd Given & Granted unto Henry Axtell, & to his heires & to Hen : Axtell : Assignes forev' fifteene Acres of upland for A House Lott
sec more 18 page
A Comtter Chosen It is also ordrd That Wm Ward. Jnº Ruddocke, Wm Kerly, Thos King, & IIen : Kerly doe state & lay out all High- waies within this Towne
out folio 19 : 23 : .
John Ruddocde Record"
1662
At a meeting of the Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Towne the 31: of the 1st month 1662
Tho8 King-Constable
Select men &c chosen : .
Edmond Rice William Ward John Ruddocke
were chosen Selectmen to order ye prudentiall
affaires of the Towne for ye yeare ensueing
Tho8 King Thos Goodenow John How John Ruddocke Record" for the year ensueing./
Solomon Johnson J
At a meeting of the Selectmen of this Towne ye 29 : of ye uj" month 1662 Swine are ordrd to be Rung & It is ordrd That all the Swine of this Towne shall bee well & sufficiently Rung & youked : and if any Swine bee found yoakt on penalty within this Towne wanting eithr Ring or yoake as afforesd &c : . It shall bee taken up: & the owner shall pay three pence ye Ring & three pence ye yoake (wanting at any time) : . John Ruddocke Record"
3 Rods of upland is to lye Round all Meadows, to sett Hay stacks on : .
At a meeting of the Inhabitnts & Proprietors of this Towne the 21 : of 8ber 1662
It is ordrd That there shall bee three Rodds of sonnd up- land Ground lying round about all Meadows for men to make and sett theire Haystaks on
Timber forfeited It is also ordrd That any man yt finds any timber yt hath yt hath lien & A yearo ffelled : .
laine on ye common halfe a yeare after it hath been fell'd, hee may take it for his owne use
John Raddocke Record"
to lay out all Highwaies : . see Highwaies laid
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Marlborough 1662 The Ministers House & Lott granted to mr
18 70 At a meeting of ye Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Towne the 3d of 9ber 1662
It is Granted that mr William Brimsmead Minister shall Wm Brimsmead have the frame & the *Lott yt it stands upon, wch was ap- * See list for ministrs Lott dated 26: 9ber 1660 on fo : 10 : . pointed for A minister in this Towne with all the accomo- dacons thereunto belonging to bee his & his heires & As- signes forever
& see rate made for his house
follo : 15 : datd
26 : 9ber 1661 : .
It is also ordrd That a Rate bee made for the building of A Meeteinghouse (or Publicke place for Worship) within this Towne, & for oth" publieke charges : to bee collected of the Inhabitnts & Proprietors abovesd at the Rate of twelvepence ye Acre upon all House Lotts already taken up, & upon such as shall hereafter bee taken up
A Rate ordrd for building A
Meeteing house at 12d ye Acre on house Lotts : .
Jolin Ruddocke Record"
At a meeting of the Inhabitnts & Proprietors of this Towne ye 17 : of 9ber 1662
granted Hen :
Axtell a Towne
Right, & one
Acre of Land to bee added to his
house Lott
X see wt it is ve 26:9ber (60) ii : fo : .
* see 17 : page
: . -
It is also ordrd That Samuell Rice have five acres of np- land aded to his house Lott of one & Twenty *formerly granted him to make it up twenty sixe acres with all accomo- dacons to it in proportion with oth" men, wch is given & granted to him, his heires & assignes forever John Ruddocke Record" :
: .
ordryt non Resi- It is also ordrd That all such as have Lotts within this dents & such as Towne & are not resident upon ye place with theire families, pay not theire full pportions to all & doe not pay rates according to their full pportion with ye Rates shall have rest of ye Inhabithts shall have ye Lotts they lay claime to theire Lotts seized &c: seized, & distrained for the use of ye Towne
Memo : Win Brimsmead Edmond Rice John Ruddocke
This was the Wm Ward John Woods Richard Newton
foundacon of ye
County Courts John How senior Jonath : Johnson Abra : How
determination ye Tho : Goodenow John Bellows Wm Kerly
Solomon Johnson Jolin Johnson Hen : Kerly
5: Aprill 1661 upon the differ- ances yt arose in this Towne heere ffrom : . see folio . 26 : .
Marlborough 1662
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71 At A meeting of the Inhabithts & Proprietors of this Towne: ye 24 : of 9ber 1662
Vpon A question made It is ordrd That Henry Axtell shall have A Town &Right granted unto him, & to his heires & Assignes forevr as all oth" Inhabitnts of this Towne hath ; There is also giveu & granted unto ye sd Henry Axtell one Acre of upland to make up his house Lott (of 15 acres for- m'ly* granted him) sixteen acres & is also to bee his, & his heires & Assignes fforever
5 Acres upland added to Sam" Rice's house Lott * see 10 : page
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A Rate for 6
mo for the Minis-
ter : .
It is ordrd That A Rate bee made for the Minister for sixe months to bee Collected of the Inhabitnts & Proprietors of this Towne ; at the Rate of sixe pence ye Acre upon House Lotts
John Ruddocke Record" :
At A meeting of the Inhabitnts & Proprietor3 of
this Towne the 5 : of ye xi: month 1662
A Highway to bee bettweene Richd Barnes,
& Jolin How : .
It is ordrd That there shall bee a Highway of two Rodds wide bettweene the IIome Lands of Richard Barnes & John How Junior
A Grant touch- ing the breadth of John Rediats house Lott : .
: . -. :
Granted unto John Rediatt & to his heires & Assigns for- ever to take, & enioy the full breadth of his house Lott downe into ye meadow that is to [ ] all the meadow there that Joynes to his houselott (lying to the westward of the Two Acres [of] meadow of Richard Barnes) quite through to the upland that lies to the southerly side of the sd meadow
At A meeting of the Inhabitnts & Proprietors of this Towne the 14 : of ye xj : month 1662 Cedar Swamp ordrd to bee laid out, & A Comittee It is ordrd That the Cedar Swamp shall bee Allotted out to every Proprietor A due proportion according to his Interest appointed to Sur- in this Towne to bee enioved by him, his heires, & Assignes vey the same &c forever; And that John Ruddocke, John Woods, & William see folio 26 : . Kerly take an exact Survey of the s" Swamp & make theire report thereof to this Towne
Wm Ward John Ruldokce Tho : Goodenow senior
John Johnson John Rutter Tho : Goodenow Junior
Solo : Johnson Sam" Ward John Rediatt
Nath" Johnson Abra : How obadiah Ward
John Woods Win Kerly Andre : Belchar
John Bellowes
Cedar Swamp prportion'd An Acre to cight Acres of every mans House Lotts :
At A meeting of the Inhabitnts & Proprietors of this Towne the 31 of ye xij : month 1662
It is ordr! That ye Cedar Swamp shallbee allotted & laid ont to every man an Acre for every eight Acres of his Little Cedar House Lott: with su proportion is given & granted to every Swamp grantd to Edmo: Rice & such person, & to his respective heures & Assignes for- Jnº: Ruddocke: ever : . It is farth' ordre That Edmond Rice & John Rud- This was laid out docke shall have the little Cedar Swamp beyond Crane meadow. (and yt rest are to take theire Lotts as they are already drawne) & to lay out the swamps-till all the Lotts are laid out y' are Granted : .
accordingly 7 March 1663-4: see folio 26 : . then concluded to bee laid out by breadth in Roddy : . :
:
3 Acres Meadow It is also ordrd That William Ward shall have Three Acres Given to Wm Ward upon Stony brooke : . sec folio 303 : .
of Mead[ow ] upon Stony Brooke in p' of his second devis- sion of Meadow, woh is hereby Given & Granted to him bis heires & Assigues forever :
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looke [ ]
Marlborough 1662
Tho Barnes grated him 8 Acres & all ae- comoda : suitea- ble &c :
20 72 At ye foresd Towne Meeting ye 34 of ye xij : 1662
It is also ordrd That Thomas Barnes shall have eight Acres of upland for a HouseLott, & two* Acres for and Addition with A proportion of meadows suiteable & all othr accomno- the addition was dacons & Priviledges Auswble thereunto to the only & 1 yett it was con- firmed by Town propper use of him his heires & Assignes forever
Liste given in to ye Comttee of
ffor ye preventing ye Spoyle of Timber
Genll Court & by It is ordid at the sd meeting that every one that hath A sd Comttee al- lowed 6 Aprill 1665 : .
House Lott already laid out, shall have of ye Comon; for every Two Acres of his HouseLott, only one Tree for [O]ne tree al- fencing Timber, either to make use of p'sently, or marke Towed (for ffenee- them & lett them stand And Edmº Rice, Solo : Johnson, ing timber) of ye Comon for every Jnº Woods senior & Jnº Ruddocke are hereby appointed to 2 Acres of House heare & determine any differance that may arise about this Lott devission John Ruddocke Record"
The 2d devission of Meadows in Cold Harbor, Midle, & Chancy Meadows, pro- portioned S Acres to each mans 10 Acres in his first devission of Mea- dows
At A meeting of the Inhabitnts & Proprietors of this Towne the 10: of ye xij month 1662 It is ordrd That Could Harbour Meadow, Midle Meadow, & Chawncy-Meadow shall bee laid out about ye Midle of May next, & the Lotts to beginn at the north end of each Meadow, And this to bee done according to A fformt agree- mut That is to say for every Tenn Acres each man hath in his first devission of Meadows, hee shall have eight Acres see [ 16 pages :. in his second devission of Meadowes, & so proportionable to theire first devission bee the same more or lesse ... wch s" pportions, of s" Meadows, is so given & Granted to each Inhabitnt & proprietors as afforesd & to his respective heires and Assignes forever : .
more 30 :
sec first devis- sion fo : 11 : & 12 :.
The Perpetuall Cow-Common of this Towne stated : .
excepting 80 Acres of upland &c : .
It is also ordid That all ye Lands Scituate & lying within this Towne that are not already granted: from m' Jnº Alcocks Line downe to Stony brooke: & from thence up the Brooke to Crane-Meadow, & so along to Stirrup Meadow Brooke, & to bee extended as the brooke runs to Assibath River, & downe the s' river till it comes to the Indian Line ; & all ye Lands that was last taken in on the South side of ye Indian Line towards Sudbury; Is, & shall remaine A perpetuall Cow Comon, for the use of this Towne. never to bee altered without the Consent of all ye Inhabithis & Proprietors thereof at A fall meeting : Excepting fourscore Acres of upland this Towne hath reserved within the affores" Tract of Land, to accommodate some such desireable persons with all, as need may req", oppertunity p'sent, & this Towne accept of John Ruddocke Record"
Looke over
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Marlborough 1662
21 73 At ye [
1662
10 Acres of un- land given to Wm Kerly sent &c
Given & Granted unto Wm Kerly senior & to his heires & Assig[nes] forever Ten Acres of upland with all accomo- dacons of Me[adow] & Comonage according as oth" men have for so much upland, th[at] hath beene lately granted : wch is his, his heires & Assignes forever
A 10 Acre Lott of Given & Granted vnto Thomas Barrett, & to his heires & upland Granted Assignes forever A Lott of tenne Acres of Upland : . to Thos : Bar- rett : .
Abra : How hath It is also ordrd & granted That Abraham How shall have Liberty to ex- change 2 Acres of Land Liberty to exchange Two Acres of Land in his House Lott to the propper use of him, his heires, & Assignes for ever : . John Ruddocke Record[']
1663
At A meeting of ye Inhabitnts & Proprietors of this Towne the 29 : of March 1663
Edmº Rice Wm Ward
Solo : Johnson-Cunst[able]
Selectmen &c chosen : ·
Jnº Woods
Tho : King
John How
Solº : Johnson
Wm Kerly ye Ilighwafies ] John Ruddocke Recorder for ye yeare ensucin[g]
Jona : Johnson is allowed the Smiths Lott & Accomodacons &c &c
* See Liste on fo : 10 :
It is ordrd That Jonathan Johnson shall have the Thirty A[cres ] of upland formerly* granted to A Smith with all ac- comodaco[ns ] Answrble & suiteable thereunto, on Condition yt the sd Jonath[an ] doe dwell in this Towne seven yeares, & doe ye Townes worke as A Smith, & also if hee at ye seven yeares end leav[e] the Towne doe his endeavor to settle anoth" Smith in his Roome, both weh if hee doe the sd Land & accomodacons sha[I] bee his, & his heires & As- signes forever : .
John Ruddocke Record[er]
By ye Selectmen of this Towne the 3ª of ye ijd month 1663
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Swine to be yoakt & rung &c : .
It is ordrd That ye ordr of ye 29 : of May 1662 about Swine shall stan[d] & remaine in full force in this Towne for ye yeare ensneing : And [yt] all Swine shall bee well & sufli- ciently yoaked & Rung by the firs[t] of May next : & that every setled Inhabit" & houshould of this Towne doe take the penalty & summe allowed upon every Swine yt shal[1] bee found within this Towne contrary to this ordr
no Cow Cattle It is also ordrd That all the Cow Cattle of this Towne shall (except working goe und' the hands of Keepers : & if any Cattle (except oxen) are to goe without a · workeing oxen) shall [be] found without A Keeper the owner shall pay sixepence p" head to any such Inhabitut &
Keeper : .
Jnº Ruddocke
were Chosen, Selectmen to ord" the Prudentiall Affaires of this Towne for ye yeare Ensueing Tho Goodenow ) Surveyors [of]
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household' of this Towne, yt shall take them : .
Marlborough 1€63
22 74 At ye afforesd Menteing of ye [Sel]octmen [ye] 3º day of the ijd month 1663
fences to bee made & finished in ve daies : .
[Jn]. Ruddocke ordrd to [kee]pe the standards, to weights & measures : .
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