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[4.] Item : Whereas the greatest part of the ground at Mount Woollistone intended to have beene given from the Inhabitants to our Pastor, Mr. Jolin Wilson, in leiwe or exchange for his farme at Mistieke, have prooved to belong unto the Indyans and others, whose interest therein he hath beene forced to purchase. The Inhabitants doe therefore relinquish all claime unto his said land at Mistieke, and doe further eonfirme unto him his interest in his said land att Mount Wollistone, with further allowance to have by way of purchase from the Indyans and others or other- wise, soe much of the upland ground within or about his said grounds there as may make him up a Convenient farme there.
The 14th of the 10th moneth, 1635.
Att a generall meeting uppon publique notice.
Imprymis : It is agreed. by generall eonsent that Mr. William Coleborne, Mr. Willliam Aspynwall, Mr. John Sampford, William Balstone and Richard Wright, shall, in the behalfe of the towne, goe and take viewe at Mount Woollistone, and bound out there what may bee sufficient for M'. William Coddington and Edmund Quinsey to have for their partieular farmes there, and accordingly as they five or foure of them shall agree upon to stand, and the same to be entered in this booke.
Item : It is agreed that the said five men, or foure of them, shall lay out at Muddy Ryver a sufficient allotment for a farme for our Teacher, Mr. John Cotton.
Item : It is agreed that Mr. William Colborne shall have his proportion of ground for a farme unto him laid outt at Muddy River, neare unto and about his house which he hath there built, by the other foure before mentioned, viz., William Aspynwall, John Samp- ford, William Balstone and Richard Wright, or three of them.
Item : That the two Elders, Mr. Thomas Ollyver and Thomas Leveritt, shall have their proportion of allotments for theire farming layd out at Muddy River, by the before named five persons, viz., William Colborne, William Aspynwall, John Sampford, William Balstone and Richard Wright, or foure of them.
Item : That the poorer sort of the Inhabitants such as are mem- bers or likely so to be, and have noe Cattell, shall have their pro- portion of allotments for planting ground, and other assigned unto them by the Allotters, and layd out at Muddy River by the afore- named five persons, or foure of them ; those that fall betweene the foote of the hill and the Water to have but 4 acres upon a head, and those that are farther of to have five acres for every head, the plott to begin next Muddy Ryver side.
[ *A part of the leaf is lost now, but the blanks are filled from the copy made in 1855.]
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Item : That M. William Hutchinson, Mr. Edmund Quinsey, M. Samuell Wilbore, M. William Cheesborowe and John Ollyver. or foure of them. shall. by the assignments of the Allotters, lay out their proportion of allottments for farmes att Rumley Marsh, whoe there are to have the same.
[5.] The 4th of the 11th moneth, called January, 1635.
Att a generall meeting upon publique notiee.
Imprymis : It is agreed by generall consent that Mr. Atherton Haulgh shall have six hundred aeres layd him out beyond Mount Woollystone, betweene Monottycott Ryver and the bounds that part our bounds from Wamoth; and if there be not convenient meadowe there for his said farme then he is to bee aecomodated with meete meadowe for it in the little meaddow at the upper end of the fresh brooke called the stande, and to bee layd out by the former fyve mentioned persons. namely William Colborne, William Aspinall, John Sampford, William Balstone aud Richard Wright, or foure of them.
Item : It is agreed that hereafter from this day none shall fell any Wood or timber at Muddy Ryver, or any other place of private allottments. but upon their owne allottments.
Item : That all such as have felled any trees in any the ap- pointed place for private allotments, shall eyther eart away the same within this six monthes, or else the owners of the ground shall have it.
Item : It is agreed that every one shall have a sufficient way unto his allotment of ground, wherever it be, and that the Inhabitants of the towne shall have libertie to appoint men for the setting of them out. as need shall require, and the same course to be taken for all comon high ways, both for the towne and countrie.
Iteni : It is agreed* that all the alottments att Mount Woollyston shalbe set out by Mr. Coddington, William Colbourne, William Aspinall. Edmund Quinsey. and Richard Wright, or some foure of them : and that every allotment shall have a convenient proportion of meaddowe therefore, according to their number of cattell that have the same.
Item : That Mr. William Hutchinson shall have a sufficient farme lavd him out att Mount Woollystone beyond Mr. Codding- ton's farme, and Mr. Wilson's into the countrie adioyning to Dor- chester bounds by the afforesaid five persons, or foure of them, and at their discretions.
The 23d of the 11th moneth, 1635.
Att a generall meeting upon publique notice.
Imprymis at this meeting, Thomas Marshall is, by generall con- sent. choosen for the keeping of a ferry from the mylne point unto Charltowne. an to Wynnyseemitt, and to take for his ferrying unto Charltowne, as the ferryman there hath, and unto Wynny-
* [The following words are stricken out : " that Ollyver Mellows, William Balston, Thomas E-, Jacob Ellyot, James Everill, James Pennyman, John (Baffer ?), Wil- liam Chesborowe, Richard Truesdale, Edward Hutchinson, and Richard Wright shall. have."]
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scmitt for a single person, 6d. ; for two, 6d. ; and for every one above the number of two, 2d. a peece.
Item : That such of the poorer Inhabitants, whose allotments were other where, should have libertic for 3 yeare to plant at Muddy Ryver, where the rest doe plant, upon such part of their Allotments as themselves are not able for the present to plant : they, in regard thereof, making their part of the fence, and leaving such fence as they doe make in due reparation, and not taking away any of the Wood or timber upon those allottments.
[6.] Item : It was likewise agreed that for the raysing of a new Worke of fortification upon the Forthill, about that which is there alreddy begune, the whole towne would bestowe fourteene dayes worke, by equall proportion, and for this end Mr. Deputie, Mr. Henry Vane, Mr. John Winthrop, Senr., Mr. William Coddington, Mr. John Winthrop, Junr., Captaine John Underhill, and Mr. Wil- liam Brenton were authorised as Commissioners ; that they, or the greater part of them, should sett downe how many dayes worke would be equall for each man to doe, and what money such should contribute beside their worke as were of greater abilities, and had fewer servants, that there with provision of tooles and other necessaryes might bee made, and some recompence given to such of the poorer sort as should be found to bee overburdened with their foureteene daycs worke ; and Mr. John Cogan is Chosen treasurer, and Mr. William Dyer, clarke, for the furtherance of this workc. The Worke also is to be gon in hand with soe soone as Weather will permitt in regard that the Ingineere, Mr. Lyon Garner, who doth soe freely offer his help thereunto hath but a short time of stay.
Money lent to this worke : By the Deputy, £5 ; by Mr. Vane, £5 ; by Mr. Winthrop, £5 ; Mr. Coddington, £5 ; Mr. Winthrop, Junr,, ¿5; Mr. Kayne, £5; Mr. Hutchinson, £5; Mr. Cogan, £5; Mr. Ollyver, and Tho. Leveritt, £5 ; Mr. Cogeshall, and Mr. Harding, £5 ..
The 19th of the 12th moneth, called February, 1635.
At a generall meeting upon publique notice.
Imprymis : Mr. William Hutchinson, Mr. William Colborne and Mr. William Brenton are chosen to serve for Comittyes ; MT. John Cogan and Mr. William Aspinell to serve on the grand Jury, and Richard Fairebancke, Wm. Hudson and James Pennyman to serve of the pettie Jury.
The 27th of the last moneth, called February, 1635.
Att a meeting upon pryvate Warning it was agreed that there shalbe a Watch taken up and gone arround with from the 1 of 2d month next, for the summertime, from sunne sett an houre after the beating of the drumbe, upon penaltie for every one wanting therein 12d. for every night.
The 14 of the 1 moneth, called March, 1636
Att a generall meeting upon private warning.
At this meeting it was agreed that Mr. Thomas Oliver, Thomas
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Leveritt. Mr. William Hutchinson, William Colborne, John Gog- geshall. John Sampford. Richard Tuttell, William Aspenall, William Brenton. William Balston, Jacob Ellyott and James Penne shall from this day oversee, looke unto and sett order for all the Allottments within us. and for all Comers in unto us, as also for . all other the occasions and businesses of this Towne, exeepting matters of Election for the Generall eourte - and so from time to time to bee agreed upon and ordered by them, or the greater parte of them. for these next six monethes.
And, whereas. att a Generall meeting the 14th of the 10th moneth last it was ordered that Mr. William Colborne, Mr. William Aspinall, John Sampford, William Balstone, and Richard Wright should bound out Mr. William Coddingtons and Edmund Quinseys farmes att Mount Woollystone, and the same accordingly to bee entred in this booke ; now the said five persons have thus given in the bounds thereof, vizt., that Mr. Wilson's lott shallbe the Northerly bound and the Sea on the east part, with so much of the neek of land toward Nutt Iland unto the marked trees of the neek, and so to be compassed about on the south and west part as wee have marked it out by trees from place to place unto the dead swamp next M. Wilson's, Exeluding a pareell of marsh land in which there stands 3 homoeks, with pyne trees upon the south side of the marsh neare the water.
[%.] The 21st of the 1st moneth, 1636.
At a meeting of Thomas Ollyver, Thomas Leveritt, William Hutchinson. William Coulborne, John Coggeshall, John Sampford, William Brenton, William Balston, and James Penne.
Imprymis : At this day upon our viewe these former graunted Al- lotments were not built upon according to a former order made the 30th of the 9th moneth last, and therefore that they are free to be otherwise disposed of. vizt., Mr. Atherton Haulghes, Zackie Bos- worth, Richard Truesdayles, Richard Oakes, Nathaniell Wood- warde. Thomas Meakins the elder. and Thomas Meakins the younger, M'. Greene's, Mr. Mullyn's, Richard Walker's, John Palmer's, James Johnson's. Richard Brackett's, Thomas Blott's, Richard Tuttell's, Barnabie Dorryfall's, Thomas Savage's, Bush- nall's, Mr. Woodwarde, Mr. Stanley's, Roberte Houlton's, Anthony Harker's, - - Grigges. the Carpenters, and Richard Wrighte.
Item : At this meeting it is ordered that all the fences belong- ing to the Corne feilde shall bee made sufficient before the 14th day of the next second moneth upon payne of 5s. for every rodd defective. and they to bee overseene and looked unto thus, namely, the feild towards Rocksberry by Jacob Ellyott and Jonathan Negoose, the fort feild by James Penn and Richard Gridley, the mylne feild by John Button and Edward Bendall, and the new feild by John Audley and Thomas Fairewether.
Item : it is agreed that the Cowes shall bee kept from the 1st of the 3d moneth next unto the last of the eight moneth.
Item : It is ordered that none of the Inhabitants amongst us that have any milch cow shall keepe any goate upon the necke, nor that they that have onely goats shall keepe any but their milch
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goats upon the necke, nor to keepe above fyve of them for any one houshold, and all the rest to be sent away by the 1 of the 3d monetli next.
Item : That all gelt beast but those that are in present use for draughts, shall bee put of from of the necke before the said 1st day of the third moneth.
Item : That noe Inhabitant amongst us shall keepe above twoe milehe cowes on the necke ; and those that are more, to bee had a way before the said 1st day of the 3 moneth.
Item : That all hoggs shall bee putt of the necke or kept up from goeing abroad before the 2d day of the 2d moneth next, upon payne of the forfeyture of them to bee seized upon by John Sampford and William Balstone, halfe to the owner, and one quarter to the takers, and the other quarter for publique uses.
The 9th of the 3d moneth, called May, 1636.
Att a meeting on the day by Thomas Olyvar, Thomas Leveritt, William Hutchinson, William Coulborne, John Coggeshall, William Aspinall, William Brenton, William Balstone, James Penne.
It was ordered that noe Townsmen shall entertaine any stran- gers into theire houses for above 14 dayes, without leave from those that are appointed to order the townes businesses.
Item : It is ordered that William Aspinnall, William Brenton, William Balston, John Sampford, and James Penne, or some foure of them shall lay out our Pastor Mr. John Wilsons bounds and Mr. William Hutchinsons att Mount Woollystone.
Item : It is ordered that none shall keepe any vietualling houses for the selling of wine, beare, eakes or any other kinde of vietualls within this towne, but onely such as are allowed thereunto as Inkeepers.
[8.] The 13th of the 3d moneth, May, 1636.
Att a generall meetinge upon publique notice.
Att this Assembly Mr. William Hutchinson, Mr. John Cogge- shall and Mr. William Brenton are chosen for Deputyes or Com- mittees for the service of this next generall Court.
The 6th of the 4th moneth, June, 1636.
Att a meeting this day before Thomas Olyver, Thomas Leveritt, Willyam Hutchinson, Willyam Coulborne, John Coggeshall, William Aspenall, Richard Tuttell, John Sampford and James Penne,
It was agreed that there shalbe a sufficient foote way made from William Colbornes feilde end unto Samuell Wylebores feilde end next Roxburie, by the Surveyors of the high wayes before the last of the next 5th month.
Item : Wee finde that Richard Fairebanke hath sold unto twoe straingers the twoe houses in Sudbury end that were William Balstones, contrary to a former order, and therefore the sayle to bee voyd, and the said Richard Fairbaneke to forfeite for his breaking thereof, xls.
Item : Wee finde that Isaacke Cullymore Carpenter hath sould
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his house unto a strainger. contrary to the same order, and therefore the savle thereof to bee voyd. and the said Isaacke Cully- more to forfeite for his breaking thereof, xls.
The 20th of the 4th moneth. 1636.
Att a meeting this day before Thomas Olyver, Thomas Leveritt, William Hutchinson. William Coulborne, John Coggeshall, William Aspenall. William Brenton. John Sampford, William Balston and James Penne. it was agreed that Mr. Owyn Roe, of London, having a house and townes lott amongst us and certaine eattell, shall have lad out for him 200 aeres of ground att Mount Woollystone for the present releife of his eattell, and for him to inioy whenas he shalbecome an Inhabitant amongst ns. and not otherwise to bee sett out by William Aspenall. William Brenton, William Balston, John Sampford and James Penne. or some fonre of them.
The 15th of the Gth moneth. 1636.
Att a meeting this day before Thomas Olyvar. Thomas Leveritt, William Hutchinson. William Conlborne, John Coggeshall, John Sampford. Richard Tuttell, William Balstone and James Penne, It was ordered that John Sampford and William Hudson shalbe Water baylies to see that noe annoying things eyther by fish, Wood or stone or other such like things, be left or layd about the sea shore. upon the forfeyture sett downe in former orders made the 1st of the 7th moneth. 1634.
[9.] The 22d of the 6th moneth. Angust 1636.
Att a generall meeting upon this day.
Att this Assembly Mr. Willyam Hutchinson, Mr. John Cogge- shall and Mr. William Brenton are choseu for Deputyes or Comittves for the service of the next generall Court.
Att this Assembly M'. John Newgate is ehosen for one of the Constables within this towne for one whole yeare, and hath taken his oath accordingly.
The 16 of the 7th moneth, September. 1636.
Att a generall meeting upon this day.
Att this Assembly M'. Thomas Olyvar, Thomas Leveritt, Mr. William Hutchinson. Mr. Robte Keayne, M. John Newgate, M. William Coulborne, Mr. John Coggeshall. M. John Sampford, M'. William Brenton and Mr. William Balstone are, with generall con- sent, chosen for these next sixe monthes to oversee and sett order for all allottments belonging to this towne, and for all other oeea- sions and businesses of the same (excepting matters of Eleetion for the Generall Corte) from time to time, to bee agreed upon and ordered by them or the greater part of them.
Item : At this Assembly it was agreed upon by common vote and by lifting up of hands that the 565 acrs as they are described in a mapp and which were formerly purchased at Mount Woollystone by our Pastor. Mr. John Wilson. with the consent of this towne, partly of M. Pincheon, partly of MIT. Woolcott, partly of M. Smyth (or at least his Tytle utterly silenced) and partly of the Indyans
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should bee, and is the Allotment of the said John Wilson there, together with the lands there in Controversie betwixt Dorchester and Boston, if the Court adiudge them to Boston.
The 26th of the 7th moneth, 1636.
Att a meeting this day before Thomas Olyver, Thomas Leveritt, William Hutchinson, Robte Keayne, John Newgate, William Coul- borne. John Coggeshall, John Sampford and William Balstone, it was founde that William Hudson hath sould an housplott and garden unto one William Mawer, a strainger, without the consent of the appointed Allotters, contrarie to a former order. XX s.
Also that William Aspewall hath sould a housplott and a garden unto one M". Tinge, contrarie to the same order 2 lb.
Item : That in like sort Mr. Samuell Cole hath sold an Allotment unto one Mr. Greenefield, and is to forfett for the breaking of the order iii lb.
The 4th of the 8th moneth, October, 1636.
Att a meeting this day before Thomas Olyvar, Thomas Leveritt, William Hutchinson, Robte Keayne, John Newgate, John Cogges- hall William Brenton and William Balston, it was agreed and ordered that from this day there shall noe house at all be built in this towne neere unto any of the streets or laynes therein, but with the advise and consent of the overseers of the townes oeeasions for the avoyding of disorderly building to the inconvenience of streets and laynes, and for the more comely and Commodious ordering of them upon the forfeyture for every house built Contrarie to this order, of such some as the ouerseers shall see fitting, under the sume of x lb.
[10.] The 17 of the 8th moneth, 1636.
Att a meeting this day before Thomas Olyvar, Thomas Leveritt, William Huteliinson, Robert Keayne, John Newgate, William Coulborne, John Coggeshall, William Brenton and John Samp- ford, it was ordered by them that all the timber in the markett plaee shalbe taken away before the next meeting day, which is to be on the 1 day of the next moneth, upon the forfeyture of such timber as shalbe there then found, and that noe more timber shalbe thither brought upon the forfeyture thereof, and the markett place to be gotten eleane and eleare dressed by that time by William Brenton and Jolin Sampford, upon theire forfeyture of x s. in default thereof, and the sawe pitte gotten filled.
Item : It is ordered that John Gallop shall remove his payles at his yarde ende within 14 dayes, and to rainge them even with the cor- ner of his house for the preserving of the way upon the Sea Baneke.
Item : That William Wilkes, Isaaek Cullimore, Henry Lynne, and Mr. Greensmyth shall raynge theire payle upon each of their grounds streight from the corner of William Wilkes his house, or from the upper poast of his garding gap, and to preserve a path way, of a Rod breadth, betweene payle and payle, betweene this and the 1 of the next 2d moneth, and soe to goe all along unto John Pemberton's house in the same raynge.
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Also that there shalbe a streete way betweene Henry Lynn and Mr. Samuell Coles' ground. to runne up from the water syde to the next great erosse streete 1 Rod and halfe broad.
Also another layne to goe up from the water side by John Gallop's. a pole breadth. unto the same erosse way.
Also another layne to be left to goe from the water side up the balke or meare that goes up from the end of John Mylam's house, next William Aspenall's ground, and to goe along to the Mylne Core a Rod and a halfe broade.
Item : That the streete way from the gates next James Everill's towards ve mylne is to runne streight along in an even lyne to John Pemberton's house. and to raynge betweene Thomas Marshall's house and Sergyant Savage's house. and to be within the streete, betweene payle and payle. on eyther syde 2 pole bredth.
Also that there shalbe a layne to goe from Cove to Cove, betweene Thomas Paynter and Thomas Marshall, 1 pole and a halfe betweene payle and payle in bredth.
The 1st of the 9th moneth. 1636.
Att a meeting this day before Thomas Olyvar, Thomas Leveritt, William Hutchinson. Robert Keayne. William Coulborne, John Coggeshall, William Brenton, John Sampford, and William Bal- stone. it is ordered that all the feild fenee shalbe made sufficient with duble rayle and payle before the first of the next second moneth, upon the forfeyture of those planting grounds that are not soe fenced, or else to pay for every rodd then undone, x s.
The 15th of the same.
Att a meeting this day before Thomas Olyvar, Thomas Leavitt, William Hutchinson. Robert Keayne, John Newgate, William Coulborne. John Coggeshall, John Samford, William Brenton, and William Balstone. William Hudson hath payd into the hands of Mr. Robert Keavne. v s. ; William Aspenall. xxv s. ; and Samuell Cole. Xx s .. for theire forfeyture upon their houses selling contrary to a former Order.
Also at this meeting Richard Fairebanek is chosen for our Hog Reeve. according to order of Court.
Also it was agreed that our Teacher, Mr. John Cotton, shall have unto his lott. at Muddy Ryvar. all the ground lying betweenc the twoe brooks next to William Colborne's allottment there, and soe to the other end unto the shortest overeut beyond the hill towards the north west.
[11.] The 28th of the 9th moneth, 1636.
Att a meeting this day before Thomas Olyvar, Thomas Leveritt. William Hutchinson. Robert Keayne, John Newgate, William Coulborne. John Coggeshall, William Brenton, John Sampford, and William Balstone, it is ordered and agreed that Robte Harding shall remove the little house in his yard, and take it away from thence before the 1 of the next 3d moneth.
Also it is agreed that the Inhabitants whoe doe want wood shall have liberty to gett for their use at Deare Island, soe as that
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they presently take and carrye away what they doe gett, and what- soever they leave felled there to be at liberty for others to take away.
'The 3d day of the 10th monetli, 1636, December.
Att a generall meeting upon publique notice, Mr. John Cogge- shall, Mr. William Coulborne, and Mr. William Brenton are chosen for Deputyes or Comittees for the service of this next Generall Court.
Also these 8 are chosen to Consider of Mount Wolistone busi- nesse, and for the ripening thereof how there may bee a Towne and Church there, with the consent of this Towne's Inhabitants, viz. : The Governor, the Deputy Governor, Mr. Ollyvar, Mr. Keayne, Mr. Newgate, Mr. Coulborne, Mr. Coggeshall, and Mr. Brenton.
The 12th of the same 10th moneth.
Att a meeting this day of Thomas Olyvar, Thomas Leveritt, Willyam Hutchinson, Robert Keayne, Jolin Newgate, William Coulborne, John Coggeshall, William Brenton, John Sanford, and William Balstone, it is agreed that Edward Belchar, William Tal- mage, Thomas Snowe, and William Deninge, and John Arratt, the servants of William Brenton, shall have their great Allottments at Muddy Ryver, and also our brother Robert Hull and Thomas Wheelar.
Also it is agreed that not above one dwelling house shalbe built upon any one lott without the consent of the Townes overseers.
The 26th of the same 10th monetlı.
Att a meeting this day, of Thomas Olyvar, Thomas Leveritt, William Hutchinson, Robert Keayne, John Newgate, William Coulborne, John Coggeshall, William Brenton, John Sanford and William Balstone, it is agreed Thomas Mount shall have leave to fenee in a pecee of the marsh before his house, for the makeing of briek in, at the pleasure of the overseers of the towne, and at theire appointment to lay it open againe.
The 9th of 11th monethi, ealled January, 1636.
Att a meeting this day of Thomas Olyvar, Thomas Leveritt, William Hutchinson, Robert Keayne, John Newgate, William Coulborne, John Coggeshall, William Brenton, John Sanford and William Balstone, it is agreed, that the Captaine Underhill shall have a great Allottment of 80 aers of Upland, and 20 aers of marsh ground in the most convenient place, after the laying out of the former graunted Allotments att Muddy Ryvar.
Also, that our brother. John Ollyvar, shall have his greate Allotment of forty aers att Pullen Poynt.
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