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108-09-06 1 d
[372.] An account of the Rates that were Comited to Nathaneel Glouer and Joseph Leeds 1 d
Constables for the yeare 1683 : A schoole Rate 26-18-11 payed by Joseph Leeds to M' Deneson money 12-00 -. 00
payed by Mr Glouer to M' Deneson 09- 00-00 · and to himselfe for Mr Denesons diet · 05 - 00-00
abatements for Rates that Can not be gotten
8 d
John Browne 0-8 )
Waching Atherton 1-6
John Sanders 1-6
Thomas plum 0-6 Walter Eueringden 1-4
Totall of what is payed 26-06-00
payd to Widow Georg 0-6
The Constables aboue mentioned debter to the 00 - 12 - 11 towne vpon the account of this schoole Rate 9 : 9: 85 : Received of Mr Glouer : in money 00-08-00
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 9.
A Rate for building Comitted to the same Con- 1
110 - 16 - 10 d stables to Collect which is to be payed in money Constable Leeds his part is . 44-04-04
payed to the Comittee and the select men ·
48-06-08
Abatements for Rates that can not be gotten S
John Weekes 5-0
Widow Farington 1-0
John Browne 2-6
Nathaneel Lyon 2-6
Richard Mather ouer Rated 5 - 0
hudsones farme 9-6
Rate short of the sum 8-2
the whole sum of these abatments
01-13-08
8 d
to Ensigne Clap 6 6
00 - 06 - 06
to the select men .
01- 00 -00 00- 02- 06
abated the Widow Battens Rate .
and so Constable Leeds hath payed the whole of his part of this Rate and hee is discharged by the select men : 9: 12: 84: -
[373.] Nathaneel Glouers part of the Rate payed
51-00-04
to Isaake Ryall or the Comittee payed to the select men to Isaak Ryall .
S
d
abated to widow George : 2-6
Joseph hoppen . 2-6
henery merefeild 2- 6
Robert stanton . 2-6
Item payed to the Comitee . 01-00-00
to the select men .
02- 08-00
abated John Browns Rate . 00-02- 06
and payed to the select men Mr Glouer hath payed the whole of his part which and the Constable is discharged by the select men 9: 12: 84:
59-17-03
Account of a towne rate in the yeare : 83 Co- mitted to the same Constables to Colect : payed by Constable Leeds to Widow Boulton
to Ensigne Clap for intertainement
to Nathan Bradley for Ringing the bell
to William Sumner as deputy formerly due to Capt Capen
to M' Deneson for his last quarter teaching : money
to John Trescote money
to Ensigne Clap for wood : & Corn to John Pelton
00- 12-06
00-10-00 to Richard Baker money
to Deacon Blake as part of what is due to him as deputy in the yeare : 82 and 83 . 07- 11-09 00-03 - 11
abated for Rates that Can not be gotten
Thomas hoppen 1 - 3 willlam Trescote 8 d
which is
60-04-10 02 - 13 -00 00-05-00 01-05-01 01 - 15- 06 00 - 11 - 03
04 - 00 - 00 01-01 - 01
00 - 04 - 03
01 - 02 - 00
02-18-03
00-17-06
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DORCHESTER TOWN RECORDS.
Joseph hopen 1 - 4 to John Pelton 00-03-00
John Weekes 1 - 4
to widow Clap for Joshua Sanders 01 - 00 - 00
to Deacon Blake as deputy . ·
to Nathan Bradley
[374.] to Deacon Blake
01 - 11 - 06 00 - 02 - 11 00 - 17 - 03
- to Thomas Modsley for fencing at the burieng place 00 - 05 - 09 to William Trescote 04 - 05
the whole sum payed by Joseph Leeds is 24 - 13 - 09
of this sum payed in money 06- 09 - 10 03 - 14 - 04
Joseph Leeds Debter to the town
8 : 12 : 1685 : Joseph Leeds gave an account to the select men of the Rates that were Comitted to him to Collect : and he is Debter vpon the account of the towne Rate
-
02- 00 - 07
and vpon the account of the building Rate, money 00 - 09 - 06 but as for that part of the minesters Rate that is Comitted to him he hath giuen no account; of it; 14: 12: 1687 Joseph Leeds payª the full of his towne rate, being 02 - 00 - 07 and likewise is discharged his ministry hows rate
An account of what Constable Nathaneel Glouer hath payed of this towne Rate :
to William Sumner as deputy 05 - 11 - 05
to John Lewes for a woolfes head 00 - 10 - 00 01 - 14 - 00
to James Bird
02 - 06 - 01
to Nathan Bradley
to leiut. hall for wood to John Pelton and for which he layed out for glase for the Meeting house
00 - 08 - 06
to Timothy Foster 00 - 05 - 00
to John Brecke
Sergt Tilstone 00 - 02 - 00 ·
William Nahaton for wouelues
. 01 - 00 - 00
to Nathaneel Glouer for schoole masters diet to Deacon Blake .
. 06 - 10 - 10 01 - 10 - 02 .
to M' Deneson money .
to Nathaneel Glouer money
to John Minott for a woolfe .
abatement for Rates that can not be gotten .
to Deacon Blake .
to lift. hall .
[375.] Nathanel Glouer payed of this Rate . 1
of which sum 5 payed in money 05 - 00 - 00
Mr Glouer debter to the towne 05 - 09 - 00 of which sum 1 is to be payed money . 1 01 - 00 - 00
which Constable Glouer payed to Joseph Leeds this account made by the Constables with the select men : December the 15th : 1684 the 9th of Nouember Mr Glouer payed by order of the select men to
. . 00 - 03 - 00 03 - 10 - 00 01 - 00 - 00 00 - 10 - 00
00 - 11 - 02
·
00 - 16 - 04 00- 02 - 00 26 -16 - 06
John Trescote money .
00 - 06 - 00
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 9.
8 8
Timothy Foster money : 5 : to Nathan Bradley money : 8 to Dan- 8 CO iel Eldars money : 6 : and money : 1 to the select men to Capt. 8 8 1 Capen : 2 2 in Country pay : which is 1 - 12 - 2 in Country pay : to left hall money 5.
these may Satisfie any whome it may Consarne that the present Selectmen of Dorchester att the Requeste of henry Straight of Greenwich in the Colony of Rhode Island who married with mary Long Daughter of mary Long Formerly widow But Since Called mary Litchfield Latly dececed Doe giue Free Consent vnto the said Henry Straight and mary his wife that the Land that was Giuen to the widdow Long her mother as in page 267 may be sould by them to Ephraim Howard of Dorchester or anny other whom the Select men shall approue of 7 June 1703
By order of the Select men ROBERTT SEARLE towne Clark
[376.] An account of the Rates that were Comitted to the Constabes to Colect in the yeare : 1684 : Ebenezar Williames and Bernard Capen :
A Rate for the schoole 35- 04 -06 8
1
d
Bernard Capen his part 18 - 17-02
16 - 00 - 00 payed to M' John Williames schoole master
to Thomas Barret 02- 00 - 00 to John Brecke 00 - 03 - 00 .
to the select men
00 - 14 - 00
payed of the same Rate by Ebenezar Williams to M' Danforth for M' Williams board . 10 - 10 - 00
to Thomas Barret for sanders 01 - 05 - 00 to Mr. Williams . 04 - 00 - 00
abatements for that which can not be had 00 - 00 - 10
widow Laurence .
John Weekes
00 - 01 - 00 00 - 04 - 05
Obediah hawes being Rated twice in this Rate to the select men
00 - 06 - 00
35- 04- 04
A towne Rate Comitted to the same Consta- bles to Collect .
Constable Capen payed to leiut. hall
to Nathan Bradley 04 - 00 - 00 .
to Timothy Tilstone for Entertainement 00 - 12 - 00
to Isaake Ryall for the barne
. 04 - 00 - 00
to John Brecke for the Raters to samuel hix
. 00 - 06 - 00
to John Minot
.
00- 07 - 04 02- 07 - 11
to William Sumner
00 - 07 - 10
13- 02 - 2
24 - 10 -00 00 - 06 - 01
. 00 -15 -00
to William Sumner
275
DORCHESTER TOWN RECORDS.
Constable Williams payed of the same Rate to Ensigne Clapp for Entertainement 00-11 - 00 to Enoch Wiswell for the same 00 - 12 - 00
to William Trescote 00-06 - 06 to Isaake Joanes 00- 04 - 00
to James Blake Sen" 04-04- 02 to James Bird 00- 05 - 00 to William Sumner 04-08 - 04
to mathias puffer for an woulfes head . 00- 04 - 06
to henery White . 00-02 - 03
abated : Thomas Williams : 7ª : John Weekes : 7ª : 00- 01 - 02 for a woulues head in part of what is due 00- 08 - 02
11 - 07 - 1
the Constables haue payed of this towne Rate 1s
24-09- 03 8 d and they are discharged : by the Select men : 4 : 10 : 85 :
[377.] At a generall Towne meeting the first day of the 10th : mo : 1684 it was put to the vote whether there should be a Rate made for to pay the Charge of tryeing our title to the land which is taken vp in farmes by seuerall men : within the towne- shipe of Dorchester :
the vote was in the afirmatiue.
The same day it was passed by a vote that henery White (because of his Remote liueing from the meeting) should be free from payeing to the minestry by way of Rate for the yeare insueng and vntill the towne see Cause to allter it :
The same day Capt. Capen William Sumner Timothy Tilstone and John Brecke were Chosen a Comittee to setle the boundes betweene the minestry land and Thomas Vose his farme.
The same day towne officeres Chosen.
Ensigne Clap Leiut Hall
Recorder Deacon Blake Sergt Wiswel
William Sumner ( these Select men
the same day there was chosen for Raters William Pond Samuel Paul these Raters
John Brecke
The same day Deacon Blake was Chosen Colecter for the yeare 1684 :
The same day it was put to the vote whether purgatory swampe should be deuided to the ancient p'prietors and there sucsessors : the vote was in the affimatiue
The same day an account was giuen by the Colector of the Rate that was made for M' Danforths salery in the yeare 1682 : and Mr 1 1 1 Danforth is payed the Exact sum of 100 : 50 : in money and 50 : in Country pay as doth apeare by his Receipt bearing date the 26 : nouemb : 1684 :
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 9.
The Colector is discharged.
[378.] the :26 : 11 : 84 : at the meeting of the ancient p'prietois and there successors
John Minott were Chosen for a Committee to take a
Samuel Robinson veiw of purgatory swamp and get an artice
and John Withington to take
a plote of it in order to the diuiding of it; the same day it was passed by a vote that all the p'prietors should pay theire p'portion for the layeng of it out ;
At a meeting of the select men : 10 : 12 : 84 : men appointed to Run the lines betweene the townes as followeth : betweene milton and Dorchester from the outside of the last six deuissions towards the blue hills : Timothy Tilsto Increase Sumner and allso the line betweene brantre and Dorches- ter from milton boundes to the sea
for the line betweene Dorchester and Dedham
for the line between brantree and Dorchester from the top of the blue hills towards the pa- tent line
John Brecke James Foster Robert Spurr iun" Ezra Clap
John Tolman Thomas Trott iun"
Obediah hawes
for the line betweene Roxbury and Dorchester John Capen iun'
- Jolın Blakeman
the same day the select men agreed with John Minott to pay vnto him : 30 : for woulues heads which is to bee payed annualy in his S towne Rates ;
payed of the abouesayed summe in the yeare : 84: by Bernard S d Capen Constable ; 7 : 4 :
for the lines aboute the Indian plantation Ebenezar Withington Samuel hall.
At a meeting of the select men the : 9 : 1 : 85 : men appointed for to veiw fences
for Capt necke
for the feild behind Thomas Modsleys
lift hall John Brecke Thomas Modsley John Capen iur Isaack Joanes hopestill humfrey John Bird
for the hill feild
for the feild behinde John Birds
for the feild behind Rich. Leeds
John Blackman Joseph Leeds
John Baker for the feild behind M' Mathes William Trescote Joseph Math for that part of the great lotes from Timothy Tilstons to Thomas Tolman sen" . Timothy Tilstone Jolın Tolman [379.] from Thomas Tolmans to the Riuer Thomas Tilstone and Israell How : And all fences to be made sufficient by the 25 day of march :
277
DORCHESTER TOWN RECORDS.
The same day there was appointed for tithing men : for the yeare 1685 : Jacob huen
Joseph Weekes
William Trescot
John Wales
Joseph Leedes
Nathaneel Glouer
Timothy Tilstone
Rodger Billinge
Samuel Capen
Thomas Trot sen"
Edward Pason
Clement Maxfeild
John Garnesey
James Blake iun"
super visors for ) Nathaneel Clap
the necke way S James Bird the men apointed to Cleare the necke
Thomas Modsley
John Blackeman
and the necke to be Cleared by the 16 day of Aprill :
The same day there was liberty granted to Daniel Ellen to get 1400 : of Clouebord in the Cedar swamps.
At a generall towne meeting the 10th : of the first moneth 1685 - William Sumner was Chosen Deputy for the yeare ensueng - for Constables hopstill humfrey and Ebenezar Withington the same day there was men Chosen to act by ( Capt Capen themselues or by an aturney in the behalfe of | henery Leadbetter the towne to try our title to the land that is { Timothy Tilstone taken vp in farmes ; the men Chosen are
John Brecke John Minott Joseph Leedes charles Dauenport
super visers for the highwayes
The same day there was men Chosen to take notice where there is or may be a nesessity of high wayes for the vse and benefite of the towne and to make report thereof to the towne -
the men Chosen : are the select men ; Capt Capen ; Timothy Tilstone ; Samuel Paul ; John Brecke ; accordingly they had a meeting on the : 6 : 2 : 85 : and haueing veiwed and taken notice of what they were betrusted with : doe make our Returne : that for the suply of high wayes wee think nessesary that the parelel line betweene the first and second Range be left open throughout and allso that the paralell line betweene the second and third [380.] Range be left open : Except those that haue fenced in any part therof Can satisfy the towne for it : Wee allso iudge it nessesary that there should be a high way layed out ; from the Country high way by Widow Wiets : to the twenty acre lotes : and a high way from Robert Searles his house ; by Elder humfrey his land vnto the Country high way that lyeth betweene Roxbury and Dorchester ;
William Sumner, lift. Hall, and James Blake being appointed a
278
CITY DOCUMENT NO. 9.
Comittee to lay out a high way to the fresh marsh : Doe make their Returne as followeth : on the : 6 : day of aprill : 1685 : we layed out a way : we begane at the northeast Corner of Richard Withing- tons marsh and there marked a white oake tree ; and from thence marked seuerall trees ; vntill we came to a stake in the parelell line ; with a heape of stones aboute it ; and from thence alonge by the old way through Isaak Joanes his lote vntill wee Come to a brooke ; and so through Daniel Prestons lote in the old way vn- till we Come to the corner of Richard Withingtons fence : by Robert searles the way is to be two Rods wide to ly on the west and north west side of those trees that are marked :
Anno : 1684 Deacon Blake Collector ; Received of the Rate made for the vse of the minestry of Dorchester for the yeare one thousand six hundred eighty and foure the full summe of fourty nine pounds three shillinges and a penny in new English money or other wise to my content. As allso forty and nine pounds three shillings and a penny in Country pay or the value thereof to Content: as allso foure and thirty Shillings worth of Iron of Elder Withingtons gift to the minestry of Dorchester ; which Came from Taunton in the yeare one thousand six hundred eighty and fiue : so that the Totall summe delliuered to me and Received by me is an hundred pounds Received by mee John Danforth
Dated this 15th : of february : 1685.
Entered and Examined and Compared with the originall which is on file ; by mee James Blake Recorder
[381.] 7 : 10 : 1685 : At a generall towne meeting the towne oficers then Chosen were as foloweth :
Select men
Ensigne Clap James Blake Enoch Wiswel lift hall
Raters William Pond Samuel Paul Samuel Topliffe
Capt Capen : Colector
James Blake Recorder
John Brecke
11 : 11 : 1685 : At a meeting of the select men at the house of samuel hix : Timothy Foster was apointed by the select men to get what is due to the towne vpon account of the Rates that were Committed to Nelemah Clap to collect ;
the same day there was liberty granted John Trescote to take some Cedar trees in the Common swamps for his owne use p'uided he take none but what is all Ready fallen ;
the same day John Brecke and Timothy Foster were apointed by the select men to ioyne ishues with hudsons farmer : in a Course of law ; in the behalfe of the towne for the Recovery of Rates ;
the same day henery Leadbetter samuel paul and samuel Top- liffe were appointed (by the select men) a Comittee to lay out a high way of two Rods wide from the house of Joshua henshaw to the highway that leadeth from Naponset mill towards Dedham ; And Obediah Hawes John Tolman and John Withington to lay out a high way from the Country Rode by Widow Wyets house and so from thence so far as the twenty acre lotes ;
8 : 1ª : 1686 : at a meeting of the select men it was then agreed
279
DORCHESTER TOWN RECORDS.
that the order made aboute high wayes and super visers should be Recorded
the same day there were fence Veiwers appointed by the select men
for the feild behind Thomas Modsleyes
Isaak Joanes Joseph Weekes
for the feild vpon the hill
Ensigne Clap hopstill humfrey
for the feild behind John Birds
James Bird Thomas Andrewes
[382.] for the feild behind Richard Leedes Ammiel Weekes James Baker
for the feild behind M' Mathers
William Pond Ebenezar Williames
for that part of the greate lotes from Timothy ( Samuel Paul Tilstones to Thomas Tolmans . Timothy Foster
from Thomas Tolmans to the Riuer
Thomas Trott sen" Samuel Robenson
all fences to be made sufficient according to the towne order by by the : 25 : day of march ; and all Common feildes to be Cleared by the : 16th : day of aprill ;
the men apointed to Cleare the necke
Isaake Joanes Richard Mather
super visers for the necke way
S hopestill Clap James Foster
all swine are to be Ringed according to law, and to be yoked ac- cording to the towne order ; from the 15th : day of aprill vntill the 15th : day of october next Ensueng ;
the same day were men apointed to Run the line betweene ded- ham and Dorchester ; and betweene Wrentham and Dorchester ;
the men apointed for that worke is their Returne is vpon file ;
John Bird Roger Billing Standfast Foster
Whereas wee see by long Experience that those persones that doe at any tyme keepe sheepe on the Commons they have Received great loss and damag by Reason of the Rames goeing at liberty amongest the flocke all the yeare ; for the preuenting whereof ;
[383.] At a generall towne meeting the 9th 1st : mo : 1685 Daniel Preston iur Preserued Capen were Chosen Constables
280
CITY DOCUMENT NO. 9.
Clement Maxfeild ) John Capen iur
were Chosen supervisers of the highwayes John Tolman
The same day it put to the vote whether they would apoint a Committee to lay out for M' Stoughton 50 acres of land in some Convenient place in the : 500 : acres vpon Condission M' Stoughton giue and asure to the towne his Right in the : 400 : acres that was layed out for the minestry ; and allso all his Right in the fiue hun- dred acres ;
The vote was in the afermatiue :
the Committee Chosen to lay out this land
Lieut hall Obediah hawes John Withington
the same day William Sumner was chosen deputy for the year Ensueng.
the same day it was passed by a vote that all the Common land on this side punquepaug should be layed out in lotes by proportion to Each man according to what Right they have theire.
The same day : John Capen in' : John Bird and Joseph Weekes were Chosen a Committee to lay out a little land to Ebenezar Wil- liams not Exeding two or three foote p'uided it be not preiudiciall to the towne.
the same day
Ebenezar Billing were Chosen a Committee to agree with an Thomas Holman artist1 to take a plot of the Common land in Henery Leadbetter order vnto the deuiding of it;
12 : 2: 86 : at a meeting of the select men their was liberty granted to henery leadbetter to get : 3: or : 4 : hundred of Cedar cloueboards in the Common swampes : the same day liberty granted to Ammiel Weekes to get: 300: railes : and: 2800: of Cedar Cloueboard : the same day liberty granted to leit Hall to get : 400 : of Cedar Railes and : 100 of postes in the Common swampes
the same day a warrant given to the Constable to take by dis- tress or otherwise the penalty due (to Nathan Bradley according to the towne order :) from those that have been defectiue in yokeng and Ringeng there swine.
the same day there was liberty granted to Ezra Clap to get 4000 : of Cloueboards in the Common swamps.
[384.] the 13. 7: 1686 : at a meeting of the selectt men, warrant was granted to the ratters, to make a ratte for the use of the schoole of 171 mony.
the same day it was also agreed, that obediali haws, John witli- ington and John tolman, should go thorow, with the highway (to the euntry rods leading to dedham, from twenty acore lots, by samuel Sumners
the 6 : 10: 1686 chosen for selecttien :
1 survaior in margin.
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DORCHESTER TOWN RECORDS.
Samuel Clap Lift" hall William Sumner Sargnt wiswall John breck
Sargnt pond for ratters 3 Sargt tilstone Samuel topliff
for superuisers, it was then passed by a uote, that the selectt- men, for future time, should appoint men for that work : Sargt wis- wall recorder : (but Sargt wiswall refusing to serf in othar place) their was chosen in his steed,
John withington : selecttman
and Samuel Clap : recorder :
18th of feburary : 168} : then a rate made by the selecttmen and committed to the constabls, daniel preston and preserued capin, li S d
of : 31 - 2 -7: for the contrys use.
this 19th feburary 1683 then reseued forty nine shilings in full, of all my dues, for the minestry howse, bult by me in this towne, for which i was to Receue. 200, pounds I Say receued the full, the towne discharginge me of all other work to bee dun about sayd howse as witness my hand wittnes JOHN BRECK ISAAC RIALL X his mark NOAH BEEMAN
this is a true coppy of that which is in the day book undar his mark and wittnes : as attest SAMUEL CLAP recorder
the : 13: 4: 87 Liftnt Thomas vose of miltowne appeared, to agree with the select men of dorchester, on the account of land taken in by said uose and for timber that he fell, for to fence his medow ; it was then agreed that said uose for the time past, shall paye fiue shilings in mony, and for the time to come, the sd uose, to paye to the selecttmen or their order fiue shillings a year, yearly in money, so long as he continews his fence on dorchester land, and the year to end the 29 day of Septembar yearly, and in cause sd. uose, shall make strip or wast, of wood or timber, more then of nessesity, to repair the fence wheir now it stands it shall be in the selectt mens liborty, to disposes him of it, o_ at any time, the se- lectt men giung timly notis, to said Vose
THOMAS VOSE
this is a trew copy of the agreement in the daye book recorded, and compared by samuell clap
The day aboue written, Samuel Clap recorder reseued the first fiue shillings of liftt thomas uorse, for the use of the towne.
The 21 : 12 : 88 receued of lift thomas uose 58 for the rent of the year which ended the 29 : September : 87 : reseued by me Samuel Clap recorder for the use of the towne : the : 19 : march : 8g re- seued of lift thomas vose fiue shillings, for the rent of the year, 88 by samuel Clap, recorder.
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CITY DOCUMENT NO. 9.
the 6th of aprell : 1692 : received of capt thomas vose, sixe shil- lings mony : toward the aboue sd. rent of land, by Samuel Clap, recorder, for the use of the towne :
The mony received by Samuel Clap of thomas vose before : aprell : 92 : was recond for as appears : page 443 and the 68 re- ceuid this 6th. aprell : 92 : payd to the glasier Mr Coningham.
[385.] 1638 The Booke of accº : for the Country and towne rates taken from the Constables and the treasurers appoynted for that purpose
Ip accº. taken p. Nathaniell Duncan and Humphrey Atherton treasurers fro seuall Constables, and Colectors fro the 14th Nouem- ber 1638 to the 16th of January 1642.
first wee audited 2 accoumpts of Country rates and one about the neck with John Eales for the tyme of his Constable shipp wherin hee hath Cleered all.
Christopher Gibson oweth for Rest
d
of all his acco 4 - 1
Joseph Long was owing on his acc
109 - 6ª which hee alloweth not
Good : Denslows Rate also not pd
we whose Nams are underwritten being sent upon Daniell Elders request to uew the land formerly giuen him, and to setell his bonds, that it might be recorded, did attend it, according to order by the Select men, the 7th of july 87, which is as Followeth.
Wee began at a roke befor Jolin triscots door unto which he hatlı sett his fenc the rock bearinge N. W. N and From thenc through the swamp to an ash tree, which was formerly markt and from thens as the Fenc stands to a small blake oke stump, with a stone upon it, on the brow of the hill, and so forward, the fence beinge the bounds to a white oke stump, with a stone on the top of it, and from this stump, as the fenc stands roundinge to the high way, which highway is leadinge to Dedham, which highway bounds him Southerly till his bounds runs to the rok wher wee began which bounds is bounded with a highway layd up into the woods betwixt Elders land and John triscotts, the pees of land on which his house stands is bounded with dedham highway on the north, the river on the South, on the est a hedge fence of robert stantons, on the west with a blacke oke tree by the river side, the pees linge triangll the quantyty on both sids Dedham highway wee Judge to be 6 ackers
This is a true coppy, of the origenall which remains on fille.
as attest, SAMUEL CLAP, recorder :
RICHARD HALL ENOCH WISWELL
memorandom ; this aboue bounded land is granted to Daniel Eldars and his heirs for euer, upon condisen that said Eldars or his heairs, shall not haue liberty to sell, or exchang or hire out the same, or any way alinat the same, without the consent of the se- leetmen of Dorchester from time to time first obtained.
thes terms agreed on by the Selectmien acording to what the
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