The early records of Groton, Massachusetts. 1662-1707, Part 14

Author: Groton (Mass.); Green, Samuel A. (Samuel Abbott), 1830-1918 ed
Publication date: 1880
Publisher: Groton
Number of Pages: 216


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JOHN MORSSE, NO. 11, 1671.


THE LANDS OF WILLIAM MARTIN.


I. His Vplands. First, to his hous lot adjoyning, sixty acres, more or lesse, bounded north by the land of Serge. William Lakin, east with the common land, and south with comon land neare the pond, and also westerly turning by his owne medow till it com to the hyeway that goe down to Halfe Moon Medow, and west and pt northerly with the hye way that goe to Ser. William Lakin's from the meeting house.


I. Medowes. Eleauen acres, more or lesse, lyeing Halfe Moone Medow, bounded south with the town's land neare the pond,


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westerly with the towne's land, and on all other poynts with his own lands.


gly ffiue acres, more or lesse, in Half Moon Medow, bounded on the east with the medow of Nathaniell Blood, west with Ser. Lakin, north and south with the towne's vplands.


3'? ffour acres, more or lesse, in Plain Medow, bounded west with the medow of Ser. James Parker, east with Joseph Gilson, north and south with the town's vpland.


[This section is erased, and the following is interlined.] This rec- ord is defaced with the consent of both partyes.


4ły ffiue acres, more or lesse, in Sledg Medow, bounded on a corner towards the west with the medow of Timothy Allen, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.


Wheiras his vpland is sayd to be sixty, it is seuventy two.


Revissed, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the towne.


JOHN MORSS, NO. 11, 1671.


I. In Quasoponagone Medow, on the other sid of the riuer, sixe acres, more or lesse, bounded south with Joshua Whitney, and on all other poynts with the towne's swamp and vplands.


2. In Accident Medow, one acre, more or lesse, bounded north with Thomas Tarball, Junior, south with Joshua Whitney, and on all other poynts with the towne's vplands.


3. One acre, lyeing in a spong of medow, caled Lodge Medow, bounded round with the towne's commons, which foure acres in Playne Medow is alienated to Sergent James Parker, for foure acres of this, which was somtime sd Serg. James Parker's, on the other side of the riuer, which foure acres is specified in the town book and in his transcript.


Revissed, compared, and conffirmed by the Sellect men, according to the order of the town.


JOHN MORSSE, Febr. 26, 1672.


THE LANDS OF THOMAS TARBALL, JUNI.


I. His houselot, twenty foure acres, more or lesse (the first diuision), bounded south with the town's hye way, north with


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the lands of Jonathan Morsse, east with Lanchester hye way. In the second division he taking in the hye way betwixt Joseph Blood and himself, he doe alow a hye way for the towne of the same bredth in the most convenient place thorow his owne land.


2. Eleauen acres, more or lesse, bounded west Lanchester hye way, south with the hye way to Broad Medow, east and north with the lands of Joseph Parker.


I. Medows. In Burnt Medow, ten acres, mor or lesse, bounded west, north west, and north with the brook and the pond, and with the medowes of Richard Sawtell, east and northerly with the medowes of James ffisk, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.


2. In Quosoponagon Medow, on the other side of the riuer, three quarters of an acre, more or lesse, bounded north with James ffisk, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.


3. In Accident Medow, halfe an acre, more or lesse, bounded northwest with the medow of Zachary Sawtell, south with Captaine Parker, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.


Reuised, compared, and confirmed by the Sellect men, according to the order of the towne, Decem. 3, 73.


JOHN MORSSE, Clarke.


THE LANDS OF JOSEPH MORSSE.


Medow. In fflaggy Medow, two acres of medow, more or lesse, bounded southwest with the town's common, and southeast and northeast with the medow of the sd Joseph Morsse, and north west with the medow of Christopher Hall, which psell of medow is alienated by Christopher Hall for one acre in fferney Medow, and one acre in Spot Medow, which was somtimes the medow of the sd Joseph Morsse, as is specified in the record of the sd Christopher Hall's, vnto the which alienation the wiues of them both giue their consent to the giuing vp their thirds.


I. Neare the fordway. Vpon the Pine Plaine, twenty seauen acres, more or lesse, bounded southeast by Jerimy Morsse, west- erly by Richard Blood and Joseph Parker, northeast with the town's comon.


2. Nine acres, more or lesse, bounded by Joseph Parker westerly, and south west by Jonathan Morsse, northeast a hye way


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running thorow it by Jerimy Morsse's of two polle wide, and on all other poynts by the town's comon.


Reuised, compared, and confirmed by the Sellect men, according to the order of the towne, Decem. 9, 73.


JOHN MORSSE.


THE LANDS OF JACOB ONGE, BOTH VPLANI) AND MEADOW.


Thirty acres of vpland, more or lesse, envoluing his owne medow next to Nicolas Cady within it, bounded eastsouthwardly with the lands of Joshua Whitney, westerly with the lands of Nicolas Cady and pond, south with the countrey hyeway, and northerly with the hye way that goe to Brownloafe Playne.


Reuissed, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the towne.


JOHN MORSSE, Clark, December 11, 1674.


A small persell of land, measured out to Jacob Ong, of about 24 polle, by a commitee chusen by the town, to wit, Corporall Cady, Ensigne Lawrance, and Joshua Whitney; which land is bounded southerly by Joshua Whitney and Samuell Woods, and on all other poynts by the town's hye way.


THE LANDS OF MATTHIAS FARNSWORTH.


I. Vplands. His houselot, ninty acres, more or lesse, lyeing on both sids the mill hye way, bounded on the north with the sidhill by James his brook, westerly partly with Justin Holden and partly with comon land, south east with the mill hye way.


The other part of his land, on the east sid of the mill hyeway, bounded with lands of Simon Stone on the north and east, and on all other poynts with the towne's comon.


2. Sixe acres and a halfe, more or lesse, lyeing on Indian Hill, bounded west with the lands of Jonathan Morsse, and with the lands of John Cooper partly on the east and common land, the coun- trey hyeway runing thorow, north with Thomas Boyden, south with the ends of the other lots.


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3. Eighteene acres, more or lesse, bounded west with the mill roade, southeasterly with the lands of Daniell Pearsse, and on all other poynts with the towne's comon.


4. Seauenty one acre, more or lesse, lyeing on the other side of the mill road, bounded east with the mill road, west and south- erly with the medowes of the mill brook, and on all other poynts with the towne's comon.


I. His Mcdowes. In South Medow, fourteen acres, more or lesse, bounded southeast with the medow of William Longley, Sen., southeast with the medow of Daniell Pearse, and on all other poynts with the town's comion.


2. Sixe acres, more or lesse, neare the mille, bounded southeast with the medow of Simon Stone, southwest with Jonas Prescot, buting on the southeast with theire owne vpland, and on the north east with the medow of William Longley, Sen., and on all other poynts with the town's comnon.


3. Fiue acres and a halfe, more or lesse, neare the mille, bounded south east with their owne vpland, south west with Jonas Prescot, east with the medow of Richard Blood, and on all other poynts with the town's comon.


4. At Half Moone Medow, two acres and a halfe, more or lesse, runing vp to John Barron, butting vp on the pond, bounded south- east with the land of Benjamin Crispe, and on all other poynts with the town's comon.


Reuised, compared, and confirmed by the Sellect men, according to the order of the towne.


JOHN MORSSE, Clark, Decem. 13, 1674.


The record of ye landes granted to M: Gershom Hubard, at a ginrall town meeting, June 29, 1678, viz. : All the common land that lye neare the place wheir the old meeting house stood, Dunstable hye way runing thorow it, and the hye way runing into the captain's land, wheir it may be judged most convenient by them that are to lay it out.


2ły That peice of swamp and vpland that lye betwene Timothy Allen, Joseph Gilson, the hy way leading to the hawtree, and Leift. Lakin's, and John Parish.


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31y Three hundred acres taken out of the comon land in one or two places, wheir it is most convenient for him.


4ly Fifteene acres of medow, scaven acres giuen by particuler men, the other to be made vp by the rest of the towne according to their proportion.


5ły That he is to haue out of the comon, equall priuiledg of wood, timber, and comonage, with the rest of the inhabitants of the town according as he haue mad.


Morouer he is to haue the house that he now liueth in, with all the fornamed priuiledges, performing the conditions as followeth, viz. : If he accept of ye call and come to settle among us, to be ye towne's minister, & the churche's officer, then y" aboue mentioned pticulars to be his, and his forever.


This condition was consented to be written by ye major part of ye Select men, evidenced by severall witnesses, to be ye voat of ye towne at ye time aboue mentioned.


THE LANDS OF MR. SAMUELL WILLARD, WHICH IS LAYD OUT TO HIM IN THE TOWNE OF GROTTEN.


I. His houslot, fourteene acres, more or lesse, lyeing on both sids the hyeway, leading from the meeting house to the bay, sixe acres of it on the west sid of the hye way, and bounded on the north with the lands of Cap. Parker, on the west ptly with the medow of Mr. Samuell Willard, and ptly with the medow of Jnº. Cooper, on the south with a hye way that leadeth down to Broad Medow, and on the east with the hye way leading to ye bay.


2. On the other sid of the same hye way, eight acres, mor or lesse, beeing bounded north and east with the lands of Josiah Parker, south with a hye way that lead downe to Ensigne Lawrance's, west with the hye way goeing to the bay.


3. One hundred and twenty acres lyeing in a place comonly called Vnquetenorset Woods, beeing bounded north westerly with a hyeway that goe to Dunstable, east-northerly with the land of Capt. James Parker, southeasterly with the towne cofñon and of Zachry Sawtell's medow, south westerly by the lands of Timothy Allen, west northerly with the lands of Capt. James Parker.


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4. At the south east end of Brownloaf Hill, seaven acres, more or lesse, bounded west northerly with the lands of Capt. James Parker, and on all other poynts with the town's comon lands.


5. At Indian Hill, sixe acres, more or lesse, bounded on the north with the lands of Nicolas Cady, easterly with the lands of Justin Holden, on the south with a hye way coming by Jnº. Barron, goeing toward the bay, westerly by the lands of Joseph Parker, Sen.


6. On the other sid Nashawag Riuer, one hundred and twenty acres, lyeing on both sids a litle brok, runing out of it into Nasha- wag Riuer between two ford wayes, the one called Jnº. Page's, and the other Thomas Tarbull, Jun''s ford way, this lyeing about a quarter of a mille from the riuer. The first corner tre is a double black oak at the north east corner sufficiently marked and double marked with a great S. and W., inward to his owne land, bounded round with the town's comnon, marked at the corners with S. W., and at seuerall trees with a great W., and sufficiently marked with runing markes.


7. Twelue acres of entervaill, more or lesse, on the other sid of Nashawag Riuer, bounded north with the lands of Capt. James Parker, east with the riuer, south with the lands of William Eluee, west with town's comon.


I. His Medoros. In Broad Medow, fiue acres, more or lesse, bounded north with the medow of Cap1. Parker, on the east by his owne house lot, on the south with the medow of Jnº. Cooper, on the west with the medow of Jnº. Page.


2. In Brown Loafe Medow, eight acres, more or lesse, beeing bounded south westerly by the brook that run thorow the medow, his medow lyeing all on that sid the brok, bounded on all other poynts by the town's vpland.


3. On the same brok, downe the brok, three acres, mor or lesse, lyeing on both sids the brok, lyeing in two or three persels, bounded easterly by the lands of Nicolas Cady, and on all other poynts by the town's vplands.


4. In Litle Flagy Mcdow, foure acres, mor or lesse, beeing bounded south with the medow of Capt. Parker and Samuell Dauis, and on all other poynts with the town's comon.


5. On the south sid of a hill, called Horse Hill, neare Masabeg Pond, two acres, mor or lesse, bounded round with the town's comon,


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with the head of a litle brok that run out of it into Masabog Pond.


6. In Hawtree Medow, four acres, more or lesse, beeing bounded west northerly with the medow of Jnº. Nuting, on the east southerly with the medow of Robert Blood, and on all other poynts with the town's vplands.


In Mapell Medow, two acres, mor or less, bounded westerly with the medow of Joseph Parker, Seni., easterly with the town's vpland.


Reuised, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the town, September 29, 16So.


JOHN MORSSE, Clark.


THE LANDS OF JOHN FARNWORTH,


I. Uplands. Four acres of Justin Holden, bounded northward with the lands of Mathias ffarnworth, eastward with the Mill Road, and on all other poynts with the town's hyeway and conion.


2. Two acres of swamp, bounded westward with the medow of Matthias ffarnworth, on the south sid of Halfe Moon Swamp, and on all other poynts with the town's comon.


3. Foure acres, more or less, lying in two persells, two acres, a pece of swamp land, lyeing betwixt the pond at John Page's saw- mill and the bridg that goe to Nonicoyacus, bounded round by the town's coinon land.


Reuissed, compared, and confirmed by the Select men, according to the order of the town.


JOHN MORSS, Clark, Decem. 9th, 1680.


THE LANDS OF CORNELIUS CHURCHI.


Tplands. Ten acres, more or lesse, adioyning to Spedtecle Pond, neare the pond of Pelleg Lawrance's, on the cast of a ridge parting them, which land containing two holle or three of swampy medow, as is described by the markes, as they are marked by the sides of the ridges, which ridges are comon land, Spedteckle Pond being on the south, and the ridges the bounds on all other sids.


[In the handwriting of John Morse, Town Clerk, 1670-1676, 1680, 1681.]


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THE LANDS OF SAMUELL CHURCH.


Vpland that lye bounded by the highway that goe to Jonathan Morsse, and bye the hye way that goe into Pine Woods, and by the buriall place.


[In the handwriting of John Morse, Town Clerk, 1670-1676, 1680, 1681,1


THE LANDS OF JOHN COLLES.


Vpland. Ten acres of vpland, more or lesse, bounded with the lands of Jonathan Crispe and Zachery Sawtell on the east, with the lands of Zachery Sawtell and Joseph Morsse on the north, south with comon land, and west with the riuer, hauing a priuat hyeway runing thorow it to the ford way.


[In the handwriting of John Morse, Town Clerk, 1670-1676, 1680, 1681.]


A persell of land, of ten acres, mor or less, granted by the town to Nicolos Hutchin.


. One acre, mor or lesse, lyeing betwixt South Medow and South Brook, bounded round by the town's comon.


2. Two acres, mor or lesse, lyeing on the northeast sid of the hyeway, lyeing vpon a swamp that runs to South Brook, bounded round by the town's comon.


3. . Sixe acres, mor or lesse, lyeing southeast of Sandy Pond, bounded round with the town's comon.


[In the handwriting of John Morse, Town Clerk, 1670-1676, 1680, 1681.]


THE LANDS OF PELLEG LAWRANCE.


I. Ten acres, more or lesse, lyeing on the north side of Sped- teckle Pond, bounded on all poynts by the towne's comon.


2. Ten acres, more or lesse, lyeing by the Cowpond Medow, bounded east by the lands of Nathaniell Lawrance, and on all other poynts by the town's comon.


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3. Foure acres and 3 quarters, more or lesse, vpon which his house stoode, formerly layd to Thomas Boyden, bounded southward by the countrey hyeway, westward by the lands of Matthias ffarn- warth, Sen., northard by Ferney Medow, eastward by the hyeway.


4. Sixe acres, more or lesse, vpon the Cowpond place, bounded on all poynts by the town's comñon.


5. Thre acres, more or lesse, by the Cowpond Medow, bound- ed westerly by the lands of Samuell Holden, partly by the lands of Ensign Lawrance, and on all other poynts by the town's comon.


[In the handwriting of John Morse, Town Clerk, 1670-1676, 1680, 16SI.]


THE LANDS OF ALEXANDER ROUSSE.


I. Vpland. Eight acres, more or lesse, lyeing betweene the path that goe to Sergent Field Medow, and the path that goe to Richard Blood's, bounded round by the towne's comon.


2. A swamp, containing two acres, more or lesse, bounded round by the town's common, lyeing betweene the uper end of the gift, John Lakin's Sledge and Reedy Medow.


[ In the handwriting of John Morse, Town Clerk. 1670-1676, 1680, 1681.]


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THE following entries, found on a loose leaf, were omitted, by an oversight, in their proper places :-


THE LANDS OF SAM WOOD.


Fefteen acres, lyeing vpon this sid the riuer, bound west with the river, på northerly with Jams Nuten, and on all other poynts with towns comon.


WILLIM GREEN


WILLIAM LAKIN JAMES KNAP


29 acres, mor or less, in the pin woods, bounded easterly with Cap® Parker, northerly with James blod and ptly with the comon, westerly with comon land, southerly with the land of Samuell Ceaver, and other land


WILLIAM LAKIN JAMES KNAP


[In the handwriting of John Morse, Town Clerk, 1670-1676, 16So, 1681.]


THE LANDS OF JOHN BARRON.


27 acres, mor or lese, bouded north with ye Indian Hill medow.


Six acres lye, bound west with Simon Stone, on the other sid the riuer, 40 acres medow one acre d half, more [unfinished].


[In the handwriting of John Morse, Town Clerk, 1670-76, 1680, 16SI.]


Dabts Due from the Porsons folowing


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James Parker II = 10 = 00 [Josia]h Parker 15 : 00 = 00


Laken 05 = 00 = 00


Willard


05 = 00 = 00


Peleg Lawranc [Jo]nas Prescot


[WVi]llam Longly


[In]sin Lawranc


[Ste]ven holding


Prescot 05 = 00 - 00 05 : 00 - 00 02 - 01 - 00 00 11 - 02 01 = 17 - 06 00 - 06 - 00 00 - 03 00


[Joshua Whit]ny


[In the handwriting of Josiah Parker, Town Clerk, 1686-1691.]


. APPENDIX.


THE following papers, with one exception, are now printed for the first time from the original documents. They are closely connected with the early history of the town, and fur- nish some interesting facts in regard to it. The first docu- ment is found among the Shattuck Manuscripts in the pos- session of the New England Historic, Genealogical Society, and was originally published in the Register of that Society for April, 1879 (XXXIII. 209). All the signatures to the peti- tion are in the same handwriting as the body of the docu- ment ; but those of the committee signing the Report on the back of the petition are autographs. The report itself is in the handwriting of Joseph Hills.


GROTON'S PETITION.


Bost : 16 : 3mº : 1656


To the Right wo'll the Gou,'no' the worl Deput Go,'no' and Mag- istrates with the Worthy Deputies of this Honord Court


The humble Peticon of Certain the intended Inhabitants of Groten,


IIumbly Sheweth


That yo' Peticon's haueing obteined theire Request of a Plan- tacon from this honored Court, they haue made Entranc there- vppon, and do Resolue by the Gracious Assistants of the Lord to proceed in the same (though the greatest Number of Peticon's for the Grant, haue declyned the work) yet because of the Remoteness of the place, & Considering how heavy and slowe it is like to be Carried an end and with what Charge and difficultie it willbe Attended yo' Peticon's humble Requests are


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I That they be not nominated or included in the Country taxes vntill the full end of three years from these p,'nts : (in which time they Account theire expenc will be great to the building a house, procureing and maintaining of a minester &c. with all other nesses- sary Town Charges : they being but few at present left to Carry on the whole worke) and at the end of the term, shall be redy by gods help to yeald their Rates according to their Number & abillitie & what shall be imposed, vppon them


13 That they may have libertie to make Choyce of an other then M' Danford for the Laying out their town bounds because of his desire to be excused by reason of his vrgent ocations otherwise, and that they be not strictly tyed to a square forme in theire Line Lay- ing out.


So shall yo' Peticon's, be incoridged in this great work, and shall as duty bindes pray for yo' happiness and thankfully Rest


yo' humble Servants


DEAN WINTHROP RICHARD SMITH


DOLOR DAVIS ROBERT BLOOD


WILL, MARTIN JNO. LAKIN


JNº. TINKER AMOSE RICHENSON


The following Answer is on the reverse of the Petition : -


In Ans, to this Peticon wee Conceiue it needfull that the town of Groton be freed from Rates for three years from the time of their Grant as is desired.


24 That they may Imploy any other known Artist in the room of M' Danforth as need shall be.


3ª That the forme of the Town may A little varie from A due Square According to the discrecon of the Comitte.


21. 3ª m°.(56)


DANIEL GOOKIN JOSEPH HILLS JOHN WISWALL


The Deputyes approue of the returne of the Comittee in answer to this petitio & desire the Consent of or honerd magists. hereto. WILLIAM TORREY Clerke


Consented to by the magists EDWARD RAWSON Secret"


[Endorsed for filing :] Groten's Peticon | Entrd & x5 secured pª 8 | 1656


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The following paper is taken from a book of records kept by the Reverend John Fisk, of Chelmsford, and now in the possession of Mr. David Pulsifer, of Boston. The original manuscript is written with many abbreviations and nonde- script characters, which it is impossible to represent in type. The extract now printed gives the proceedings of a Council held at Groton in order to consider certain dissensions which probably grew out of the settlement of Mr. Willard as the minister of the town. The members of the Council were Major Simon Willard, of Lancaster, the Reverend Joseph Rowlandson, of Lancaster, John Webb, sometimes called John Everett, of Chelmsford, and the Reverend John Fisk, of Chelmsford.


II Of 12 63 Whereas o' Brethren of Groton who re- moued hence had desired or Advise, in r [respect ?] of thos straits they were driven vnto, by reason of ye difference there. So as they could not see how to goe on with them there in ye way they ppounded about Ch work nor to desert ye worke without sin Counsel to o' Br at Groto" on this day (ye 3 brethren being with us, & joyning in a sollemne day of seeking God, ptely upon this cause) ptely bec. of ye gññl sicknes & cold, scarce a family or pso" y' had not ben visited, & ptely upo" other occasions, after we had concluded the day


ye Ch p'sent (for ye gññality) consulted together apte [apart] & agreed to this following advise, wch they being called in & declared it to them, viz


I. (after som manifestation's of o' sympathy & compas. wth them.) That tho ye Ch would be tender to them as to ye Judging about ye cause of ye Remoue from us yet yt we would so far remembr them of y" same as to wish them to examine themselves about it, & to looke over the same again betweene God & their owne souls least there should be any thing therein, whereby God might be offended with them


2. y considing at such a time as this, a time of Temptation & a time wherein the Advers : would watch for them halting they would be exceeding watchful least in word or in action they should lay any just scandal or offence before any of them there: for if they should, we should not be so able to hold up o' heads consistently


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on their behalues, in case we should never so desire to yeeld them o' Assistance


3. y' seing o' Savio' pnounces them plessed who are peacemakers & we are exhorted as much as may be to haue peace with all Men, t. [that?] we advise them to endeavor to appve themselves men seeking peace & endevo'g to keep peace with them they had there to doe with, yt were of a contrary app'hension so much as possibly they might with ye Truth & a good Conscience


4 y seing Conscience is a Tender thing, & to doc ought esp. in & about ye wo'p of God contrary to of psuasio", & when not of faith is sin : that t. [then ?] They doe take diligent care, not to conde- scend to ye doeng in ye matter amongst them, in complyance with them of a contrary psuasio", to the breaking of the peace of their owne Consciences.


5. yt In case they cannot comply in ought with them (this or that, or whatever it is,) as concerne the worke of Gods house or wo'p. of God that then they rather doe sit & waite upo" God observ- ing & attending such his pvidences as may open to them in the en- joymt of their desires, with libty of their consciences.


this is the substance of that counsell was dd [delivered ?] to them, or som other variety of exp'ns, by word of mouth, as gathered up to be the mind of the Ch. & the same we had discoursed of & agreed to give them for the p'sent, manifsting o' willingness to afford them further advise afterward, as occasion did reqre.


10 of 3. 64 A Counsel being called to attend at Groton about the differences there




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