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It is ordered that Thomas Ford shall have six acres of the fresh marsh ucerest the towne in liev of 2 acres he was to have from Mr. Newbery over the Watter and more that he was to have there.
It is ordered that Mr. Stoughton according to a veiu made by men appoynted for setting out his 150 acres of fresh marsh that from above a stake set up by him about the vpper end of the Marsh, he is to take that p'te above to the Cedar swamp, except on[e] acre all above for Thirty acres and so to measure out the Rest of his hundred and fifty acres downe wards of both sides the water the 30 acres also be taken of both sides the River : --
It is ordered that Mr. Newbery shall measure out his hundred acres of the same marsh following on this side of the river, if so much their or elce to take it over the Water. -
The 4% of January. 1635. It is ordered that the p'tyes here vuder written shall have great lotts at the bounds betwixt Roxbury and Dorchester at the great hill betwixt the sayd bounds and above the marsh as foll. not to inclose medowe.
Henry Fookes
20 acres
Widdow Purchase
16
Mathias Sension
20
Thomas Thornton
16
Thomas Samfford
16
Henery Wright .
20
William Hannam
16
Thomas Swift .
20
Robert Deeble and his sonne [19.] William Sommer
20
6 6
Aron Cooke
16
John Pope
20
66
mr. Pinny
20
Mr. Demicke
20
66
John Eales
20 ..
George Proctor .
20
Richard Wade .
20
66
Robert Winchill
16
66
30
Barnard Gapin and his sonne
30
Roger Clap
16
The ISth January 1635. It is ordered that all the hoame lots within Dorchester Plantation which have bene granted before this p'sent day shall have right to the Commons and no other lotts that are graunted hereafter to be commoners : Also that Two men shall not Common for one hoame lott.
It is ordered that Thomas Marshfeild shall have 12 acres of
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Planting ground on Squantum Necke which was formerly graunted him for his great lott.
It is ordered that John Moore shall have Tenn acres for his great lott in the same place : -
It is ordered that Edmond Munnings, Joseph Flood, Thomas Joanes, shall have each of them 8 acres on Squantum Necke as an addition to their great lotts on Roxbury bounds bought of William Hulbert, John Haydon and George Phillips.
It is ordered that Elias Parkeman shall have a great lott of Tenn acres at Sqantum necke.
It is ordered that M' Gilbert M' makepeace. M' Joanes, Richard Collicott, George Dyar, and Walther Filler shall make a rate for fifteene pounds for Captine.
The 1st of February 1635. William Gaylar shall have about 2 acres of medowe next
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[20.]- It is ordered that Will : Sumner is to have 3 acres of the fresh marsh next Goodman Ford.
It is ordered that John Phillips shall have for Edward Hart Three quarters of an acre medowe at Squantum necke. -
It is ordered that whereas their was graunted to Mr. Williams 8 acres next to John Moores lott for his great lott that now the Rest that is there shall be added to the value of 6 acres more.
The names of those which have medow graunted them the 18th ffebru : 1635. In the fresh marsh neerest the Towne. -
First Marsh
Second Marsh.
Oliuer Purchase
2 acres
Mr. Joanes
5 acres
Thom : Thorneton 2 acres
Jos : Flood 3 acres
Goodman Sampford 2 "
Will. Preston
3 "
Henry Wright 2 4
Roger Clap
2
66
Saunder Miller 2 66
Mr. Makepeace 2
66
Austin Clement 2
Mr. Bates 2 1 acre
John Binham
j acre
William Hannam
Thom Swift
j acres
George Proctor
2 acres
Mr. Democke
2 acres
John Miller
Richard Callecott
4 "
Barnebe Foeer John Smith 4
George Minot
6
Thom : Stilestone 2 66
George Hull
2
66
Kemmerly 2 66
John Phillips
6
60
Joshua Tuchill 2
66
Nathaniell Duncan 2
David Price 2
66
John Pearce
2
60
Mr. Holman 4
66
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[21.] Giles Gibbs 10 acres Richard Rocket 6 acres.
It is ordered that all the feilds for Corne shall be inclosed p' the fourteenth of March and whosoever is defective in so doing it shall pay five shillings to be levyed p' distresse and after that day any hoggs found in corne feilds shall be impounded and pay damadge according to order of Generall Court.
Christopher Gibson 2 66
Good : Hill
2
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The first of March. 1635. It is ordered that the ground that was left betwixt William Gaylard and Eltwid Pommery, which was left for a high way shall now remayne to the vse of William Gay- lard. till the Towne shall agayne require it.
It is ordered that whereas Walther Filler was by vert[u] of his Baylife office to levy all rates, fynes and amercements, p' pounding the offenders goods and so to sell the goods and returne the over- plus as in the order made in November, 1635, he hath now further power given him not only to recover such rates and fines by pound- ing of cattle or piggs but also to distrayne any other goods and thereof to make sale to pay such rats or fynes and to Returne the overplus to the offenders.
The 27 June 1636. A meeteing of 12. men formerly chosen by the Plantation for ordering the affayres thereof whose names are vnder written.
Mr. Ludlow.
Mr. Stoughton
Richard Callicot Austin Clement.
Mr. Duncan
Mr. Demicke
Mr. Hull
George Dyar.
Goo : Gaylard
John Phillips
George Minot
Mr. Williams
Thomas Ford
It is ordered that John Gapin shall have on acre to build an house in, next to Goodman Swifts, with the Consent of Goodman Dyar in lue of an acre formerly p'mised vnto him.
It is ordered that o' brother Minot, [and] Goodman Ford do vewe the ground or brother Wright desires and reports the resonableness of it the next meeteing
It is ordered that Nicholas Vpsall shall keepe an house of enter- taynement for strangers.
It is ordered that Mrs. Johnson that was shall have on acre of medowe next Goodman Eales Pale confirmed vnto her.
It is ordered that Richard Callecott shall have 4 acres of medowe in the higher Marish ground at the Southerne Corner of the great marsh, relinquishing his former graunt of 4 acres in the same great Marsh.
[22.] The names of such as are to have medow in the Marsh by Goodman Grenwayes.
Mr. Wareham, 2 4 John Hulls. 2 acres 1
Will : Gaylard, 2 "
John Grenway j acre one more if so fall out
George Minot 4 acres and six acres more in the fresh Marsh next Richard : Callicott
Mr. Mather. 2 acres Thomas Lumbert. 2 acres
Mr. Duncan. 3 acres Mr. Hill 2 acres Walther filer 2 acres Anc : Stoughton 2 "
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Jellets. 2 acres
Good. fford-2 "
Good. Dyar-3 "
John Eales 2 acres betweene that medow he hath of Mrs John- son and the Creeke.
It is ordered that Mr. Ludlow may have strayte downe to the sea the marsh that lyes next the 4 acres to his hoame lott. -
And that all that are of Mr. Duncans side shall have the ground to themselves before their doores makeing and maynetayneing a sufficient high way so far as Mr. Stoughtons reserveing as much as may set a meeteing house betweene Good. Johns. and where Good- man Rockewell now dwells.
It is ordered that George Hull shall have the medow that lyes before his doore where he now dwells to Henry wayes downe to the sea makeing a sufficient way for passidge that way. -
It is ordered that the highway from Mr. Stoughtons to Mr. Lud- lowes shall be 3 Lugg broad all along and so downe to Nicholas Vpsall, 4 Lugg.1
It is ordered that Elias Parkeman should have the marsh before his doore.
It is ordered that John Phillips shall have six acres next to 'Goodman Minot, and Richard Collicot in the fresh marsh. C It is ordered that Barnard and John Gapin shall have 2 acres in Lhe marsh next Goodman Grenwayes.
a It is ordered that Goodman Bates, shall have 2 acres in the I Marish next Goodman Grenwayes.
It is ordered that Nicholas Vpsall and Will. Rockewell shall have all that marsh next the Rocky hill, and M. Rossiters fish house equally devided. -
It is ordered that Mr. Demicke shall have 2 acres in the marsh next to Good-man Grenwayes.
[23.] It is ordered that Mr. Israel Stoughton shall have halfe an acre [near] William Rockewells house and the salt Marsh in a long slip
It is ordered that Goodman Minot be next Mr. Ludlowes Lott. .
July 5th 1636
Mr. Ludlow.
Thomas fford.
Mr. Stoughton.
Richard Collicot.
Mr. Hull.
Austin Clement.
Natha : Duncan.
Mr. Willigms.
Mr. Democke.
John Phillips.
George Minot
George Dyar.
It is ordered that George Minot, Mr. Duncan, John Phillips and Austin Clement relinquishin there former great lotts in the fresh marsh shall [in] lew of them have the sayd p'portions in a lesser medowe lying neerer Naponset. South and by East from the
1 A lug is sixteen and a half feet square. - W. H. W.
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Markt tree, George Minot 6 acres Duncan . 2 acres John Phillips 6 acres, Austin Clement 2 acres.
It is ordered that Aron. Cooke relinquishing a former graunt of 4 acres of medow in the second Marsh, hath 4 acres now graunted in the hither great marsh adjoyning to Goodman Collicot.
It is ordered that Mr. Duncan shall have 108 payd him by the Towne for to transcribe all these orders into a new booke in a fayre legible hand.
It is ordered that Aron Cooke shall have halfe an acre of ground over agaynst his lott by the brooke neere the dead swamp to build his house upon.
It is graunted that these men whose names ensue shall have lotts at Squantum necke according to the p'portion here expressed Mr. John Tilly as the great lott to his brothers hoame lott 12 acres, and Mr. Holland 12 acres Mr. Richards 10 acres, Good : White 12 acres, John Whitcomb 12 acres to plasters lott and John Hull 8 acres.
It is graunted vnto Nicholas Vpsall, 8 acres of upland upon the Indian hill by Thomas Tilestone, also William Rockewell hath 8 acres to his former, as inlardgements to there former lotts.
It is graunted to Christopher Gibson halfe an acre of marsh lying at the end of John Moores lott by the shipp.
It is graunted to Mr. Hill that his 9 acres free graunted at Squantum necke shall have 7 more added to it, soit be sixteene acres.
It is graunted to Richard Collicott as an additon to his greate lott six acres of land in Narraganset way beyond Naponset upon" the bounds betw [een] us and Mount Wolleston.
It is graunted to M'. Duncan a slip of upland lying to his marsh by John Phillips, about 2 acres.
[24.] It is graunted vnto M' Dimocke that he shall have all the ground betweene his pale and Goodman Denslow and Bartholo- mew by the side of the high way, p'vided he prjudice not the way for Carts, Cattle and passengers, but maynetayne a Cart Gate, etc., both the upland and the marsh not formerly graunted.
It is ordered that the common to be devided betweene the in- habitants on that row on Mr. Duncans side graunted in a former order shalbe devided amongst them by acre according to the Aun- cient lotts that lye there that is to say that he that was to have 8 acres 6 or 4 shall [ have] his p'portion of the common according thereto it being all first measured.
It is graunted that the ground about Rocky hill shall belong to Mr. Endlow, M. Johnsons house, George Minot, Mr. Hill, John Eales and Elias Parkeman, in community amongst them, p'vided they do nothing to p'judice the common passidge of people. C'arts or cattle, both to the sea or any other as there may be oc- casion, this graunt being not to hinder any fortification, if the Countery at any tyme see canse, the bounds being (togeather with the wayes) from Jonathan Gillets pale and so round to their severall grounds.
It is granted to Mr. Ludlow, Mr. Hill and the neighbours that haue lotts with them that they may run a pale downe into the sea at
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the Corner by Mr Ludlowes, and an other betweene M" Hill and John Eales for the securing there Corne, and saving of much fensing, p'vided they leave stiles and gates for p'sons and cattle, when p'sons are disposed to travell or drive Cattle or swine that way to Clamming.
It is granted to Nicholas Vpsall, to the quantity of 5 good . square of ground adjoyning to Goodman Rockewells lott on the comon for a garden.
The former graunt of Nine goad to Good. Ford in the Common by M' Mavericks house being yeilded up by him to the Towne, he was graunted in lew thereof nine goad in length of the sayd comon by the pound.
The 2ª of October 1636. It is ordered, that Brey Wil- keines shall have six acres of Vpland in p'te of his great lott being a little necke lying by Mr. Makepeaces and Mr. Brankers meddowe.
The names of such as were chosen for the ordering of the affares of the plantation to begin from the second of January, being the first Moone day of the month and so to continue the monethly meeteings for six monethes or till new be chosen, 8 of which num- ber being prsent, they may act and order any thing in the Planta- tion according to the scope of former orders to that effect. If any of these shall be absent without good cause, allowed by the rest, [he] shall pay for his so fayleing 5 shillings, any that shall come after the houre of 8 of the clock to pay 12 pence, and after 9 to pay 2 shillings : if any stay longer to pay the full fine of 5 shil- lings, when 3 of these are come together they shall Judge of the tyme this act to continue for a firme order from Time to tyme.
Mr Stoughton
John Hollman
mr Glouer
mr Hill
Henry Withington
Will. Gaylard
Nathaniell Duncan
Cristofer Gibson
George Minot
John Pierce
Richard Collicott
M' Joanes
[25.] It is ordered that 4 Barrells of powder in the meeteing house of the Countryes store shall be disposed of and sould for the bringing in new powder in the place p' the p'tyes vnder men- tioned.
By Nathaniell Duncan, one barrell
By Richard Collicot, one barrell
By Nicolas Vpsall, one barrell
By John Gapin one barrell
Joseph Flood is chosen Baylife during the tyme of the 12 men, now Chosen and till new be Chosen to that office, and it is ordered that he shall levie all fynes, rates or amercements for the Planta- tion p' impounding the offenders goods ; and there to detayne them till satisfaction [be] made, and if the owner of the goods shall not make satisfaction within 4 dayes it shall be lawfull for him to sell the goods and to returne the ouerplus to the p'ty offending, and to [be] alowed 12ª for euery distresse, and 2ª for euery im-
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ponding of Cow, horse or hogg and for every gote a penny, and if the sayd Baylif shall be necligent in dischardgeing his office and delay the taking distresse he shall be loyable to a fyne as shall be thought fit by the 12 men.
It shall be lawfull for the sayd Baylife to recouer any rates or amercements p' way of distresse [on] any goods.
It is ordered that whereas there was half an acre of Marsh formerly graunted to Christou [er] Gibson lying at the end of John Moores lott next the ship, the sayd halfe an acre is given ouer to the sayd JohnMoore p' the said Christo : Gibson.
It is ordered that euery p'ticular inhabitant shall take a veiwe of his house and garden and hoame lotts how they lye bounded (towardes other mens, or towardes the commons) according to the poynts of the compasse, and so of their great lotts and medow ground as they lay bounded euery way, and the number of acres of all such lands.
A note of which to be brought into the 12 men to be Judged of an amongst them 4 to be chosen according to order of Court with the Advise of an Assistant to see it recorded one a booke p'te
It is ordered that William Gaylar, George Dyar, and Mr. Hathorne shall make a rate for 251. for publicke use.
January 16 1636. It is ordered that there shall be a way paled out from the Creeke joyning to M'. Williams great lott to the Corner of Mr. Newberyes great lott and euery man to pale the end of his lott : and also from the corner of Mr Richards lott to the sayd Creeke to be paled by John Moore and Edmond Mun- nings, p'portionabely to their lotts.
It is ordered that there shall be one intire sufficient ffence from the Lower Corner of Mr. Newberyes great Lott and so round the great lotts towards the Commons to the pale of the six acre loots and from those lotts to the river of Naponsett which pale from the farther Corner of the great lotts to the six acre lotts and from the six acre lotts to the river to be paled and maynetayned by those which possesse the six acre lotts, and by those that haue formerly paled the farther side of the great lotts. and for those which haue paled the hither side formerly to doc that still, all this to be done very sufficiently by the 20th of March next.
It is farther ordered that George Meinot and John Philips, shall see to the farther side that their be sufficient pale, and Mr. Glover, and M' Hohnand to looke to the hither side and where they shall find any defect to p'sent it to the 12 men.
It is farther ordered that what Tresspasses shall hereafter be done the Tressepasser shall pay the one halfe of the dammadge, and he that is defective in his pale the other halfe ; [26.] and this order to be generall thorough the whole Plantation. Provided that if any cattle be knowen to be common pale-breakers ; they shall pay the whole Trespasse.
It is ordered that Henry Withington shall see the makeing of the gate to the great lotts at the chearge of those which haue their
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lotts according to a former order, and the sayd gate to be mayne- tayned p' all the sayd great lotts and also by the six acre lotts.
It is ordered That John Philips, and Christouer Gibson, shall stake out a Cart way through the great lotts.
It is ordered that Brey Wilkeines shall have one acre on the necke of the 3 acre Lott which was formerly graunted to Jo : Knell, the other two acres to remayne to M' Holland in whose possession it is, which acre the sayd Bray is to haue upon Condi- tion he remayne in the Plantation, elce to leave it to the Planta- tion, and not to alienate it without app'bation of the Twelue men.
It is ordered that whosoeuer breaketh open any pale shall pay fiue shillings.
It is ordered that all the hoame lotts shall be sufficiently paled by the first of March.
Zachariah Whiteman, Henry Withington to vew the pale in the feild next to their houses.
Edmond Munnings and George Dyer to vew the feild next to their houses.
M' Makepeace, John Moore to vew the feild next their houses.
Joseph ffarneworth and Goodman Read to veiw the feild where they dwell.
William Summer, Goodman Hawes to vew the feild where they dwell.
John Poape and Edward Clap to vew their feild.
All those which are appoynted to vew those feilds are to pesent any defect of bad paling or not paling at the Time appoynted to the Twelve men.
It is ordered that Mr. Israel Stoughton shall haue a hundered and fifty acres of vpland ground ouer the riuer of Naponset next the mill, of which fourty acres to be that which is in possession of the Indeans, and this in lue of so much p'mised him, and for all his deuision of any land beyound the Riuer, except the Change of the end of his great lott, and this graunted him one condition he sub- mitt to any order that shall be here after made for not alienateing this portion or any other land from the Plantation.
It is ordered that Tenn men shall be chosen to order all the affayres of the Plantation on this manner. They shall continue a monethly meeteing dureing their tyme that they are Chosen, which shall be six months after election. At which meeteings they shall consult of and act what may be for the good of the Plantation, and after they haue made such acts and that by the major p'te of as many of them as are pesent which should be seauen at least they shall upon the next Lecture Day after Lecture read them to the Company of free men who are to be warned at prent to stay. And then all acts and conclusions as shall not be contradicted by the major p'te of the free men prsent, shall stand for orders and bind the Plantation and euery inhabitant thereof.
It is ordered that all the land both of the great necke and about the Towne and of both sides the Riuer of Naponsett which is not allredy allotted out shall be deuided into p'priety to each hoame lott according to p'portion agreed vpon so far in the Countery one both sydes the Riuer the place called mother brooks.
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[27.] It is ordered that M' Glouer shall haue 30 acres of vpland medow beyond Naponsett about a mile from the mill in lieu of a Twenty acre lott amongst the great lotts beyound the fresh marsh which he leaues to the Plantation.
It is ordered that Mr. Holland shall haue all that rest of ground, marsh inclosed, or vpland joyneing vnto the Two acres on M". Ludlowes necke graunted formerly to Thomas fford leaueing a suf- ficient high way also he shall haue a little plott of marsh which is without the inclosure, payeing Thomas fford the charges he hath beene at in ditching.
It is ordered that Mr. Joanes shall haue an acre and halfe of land joyneing to the end of his swamp next the Towne with a round hill in it.
It is ordered for the better payment of heardsmen that whoso- cuer shall put any cattle to keepe, and neglect to bring in his mony to the say heardsman for such cattle at such tymes as shall be agreed, for after some Generall warneing one a lecture day it shall be lawfull for the Baylife to impound any cattle of such p'sons and their to deteyne them for a day in which tyme if the p'ty hauing noteice thereof doe not bring in his money the sayd Baylife with 2 freemen shall price and make sale of such Cattle and take satisfaction for what is due to the heardsmen 3 shill. for himself p'ty for levying the distresse, and then to return the ouer- plus to the p'ty delinquent.
It is ordered that Mr Stoughton and Mr. Holman shall furneish 3 Bulls for the heard of cowes of that side the Towne and to be payd 12ª for each Cow and the mony to be payd into the heards men.
It is ordered that Mathias Sension and Thomas Sampford shall keepe the Cowes this yeere to begin the 17th day of Aprill and to continue the keepeing them till the 15th of Nouember to haue for their pay in keepeing 5 shill' the head for as many as are brought in ; The sayd five shill. p' head to be payd } in hand } at halfe the tyme the other at the end of the tyme.
It is also ordered that all that hane Cowes shall put them to the Keepers to be kept in the ordinary Cow pasture, and none to be put away at the Necke of land or keepe them otherwise about the Towne or from the heard, one payne of 10 for [such] offending. Also that all that line Northwards from the meeting house shall [ . . . ] their Cows into the open place befor the meeteing house within an hower of [sunne] riseing and their the Keepers to be ready to drive them away and so to blow their horne along the Towne and whosoever bring not their cowes before Mr Stough- tons house within an hower of sunnerising. the Keepers shall stay no longer [but] drive away those which are redy to the Pas- ture and those which through their [owne] neglect haue their Cowes behind shall not make that any Barre of payment to the Keepers.
It is ordered that Mr Holman shall haue 20 acres of vpland beyound the next to M' Hutchissons.
It is ordered that Mr. Joanes shall have 20 acres of vpland for a great Lott [which] he had p'missed him for that that was Silvis- ters, for which he is to haue, the lott of 20 acres which was
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formerly graunted to Mr. Glouer, which one some [conside]ration he left vnto the Plantation according to a former order.
It is ordered that Mr. Holman shall haue 10 acres of playne mowing ground ad [ded] to his former graunt of 20 acres next Mr. Hutchissons, in lieu of p'te of [ his] devision beyound the Watter.
The 2ª of May. Whereas by a former order it was concluded the great and little necke [should be ] forthwith diuided amongst the inhabitants it is thought meete and agreed [. . . ] shall challeng after diuision and posession any portion there as his [&] [Portion of leaf gone. ] [28.] giuen and graunted to him and his for euer upon these Termes videlicett That if some shall desire to plant and others to keepe Cattle The Minor p'te shall fence agaynst the Major, that is if the Minor p'te will imp've their p'priey to Corne or the like, and the Major pte to Cattle, the Minor shall then fence agaynst the Major at his own p'ill, and so the like if the Minor will keepe Cattle and the Major plant they must secure the Majors Corne and be lya[ble] to pay dammage if they doe not; Pro- vided that the Count be according to the most voyses and not ac- cording to the greatest number of acres. For p'venting of ouer burthening the same land it is mutually agreed that after October next six score Cowes shall be Counted the full stock for the whole necke being in Count 480 acres and so each man to haue commons according to his Number of acres and no man to exceed, other Cattle being alowed as followith, fiue goates to one cow, male and female Counted alike, and goates of a yeere old all vnder that age : 10 Kids to one Cow ; two yearlings to one Cow ; 3 Two yeerelings 2 Cowes, one workeing oxe to a Cow, one Mare and a Colt to Two Cowes, 4 Calues for one Cow ; a yeereling Colt for a Cow, and a Two yearling so likewise untill 3 yeere old. This order to Con- tinue vntill it be altered by the major p'te of voyces.
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