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ROWLEY TOWN RECORDS.
Received of the Constable for the yere 66 in full the Countrey rate with adisions according to Court order the sum of sixty nine pounds fiffteene shillings and eleaven pence I say received as by my warrant this 10 of June 1667 69-15-11
Received by discompt for John pickard 42s for deputies diet 4 or 5 yeres past
by me Richard Rusel treasurer
The Country and County charges with the Colidy propor-
tion comes too in all in the year 1667. . . . . ..... 57-14- 9 to Richard Swan deputy for his diet horse meet & ferage 3 - 4 - 6 for the five men worke. 2 -10 - 0
63- 9-3
The Contry rate for ye yere 1667 comes too in al 64-13-4
remaining over to ye towne I- 4- 1
A Bill of the Charges of the Towne of Rowley for the yeare 1667 :
Richard Swan for Deputyship. 3- 9-6
for lainge out land and goinge to Salem & house hire 0 -13 - 0 John Poore senior for the gate keepinge in repaire. ..... 0 - 5-0 Leutenant Brocklebanke for lainge out land and other worke. 0-15 - 6
Ezekiell Northen for lainge out land and other worke ... more for his fiueman ship and other worke. 0-16 - 6
0-17 - 6
James Barker sen : for Juriman
0- 3 -0
Robert Hazeltine for Juriman .. - 3-0
William Tenny for fiueman ship and other worke - 2 - 6 John Tod for fiue manship and other worke. -18 -0 James Dickinson for ouerseinge fences 0-13 - 0 John Spofford for the same worke. 0-13 - 0
2 -10 - 0 John Spofford for a wolfe.
John Johnson for ouerseinge fences and chimnyes -12 -0
Vxor Lambert for the same worke. 0-11 - 8
John Dreser senior for nails to the metinge house. 0-0-4
John Bointon for burninge hog Iland and other worke .. . 0- 3-6
Leonard Heriman for the same worke. - 2- 6 John Scales for ueiwinge fences. 0- 5-0 Edward Hazon for the same worke. 0- 3 -0
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James Baly for seruinge of the Jury at Ipsw: 0 -10 - 0 Sammuell Plats for the same worke. 0 - 6 - 0 James Baly and Henry Riley for uewing fences. 0 - 4 -0 John Pickard for helpinge about cuntry rate and goinge to Salem 0- 7-6
John Pearson for fine manship and other worke 0-14- 6 Richard Clarke for fiue manship. 0 -10 - 0 John Tenny for takinge in estates and other worke 0 - 6 - 0 Richard Longhorne. 0-15-6
Beniamin Gage for uewinge fences 0- 2 -0
William Tenny for nails and paper 0- 2 -6
Daniell Wicom for worke at metinge house and other things. 0 - 9 -0 John Person for worke to the Towne. 0 - 8 - o John Person.
Henry Riley for 4 Boults to the meetinge house 0-12 - 6 0- 3-4 Andrew Hidden.
- 4- 8
John Spoford.
- I -0
Abraham Jewet for four dayes Juriman at Ipswitch. 0 - 4-0
The Totall somme is . 20 -II - O
Debts due to the Towne, for medow
Inprimis John Gage for medow 0 -12 - 0
Joseph Pike .. 0 - 6 - 0 Robert Hezeltine 0 - 4 -0
John Tenny 0- 3-0
Thomas Hardee Junior - 3 +
John Hardee. 0-3-+
John Dreser senior hay I loade - I-+
John Trumble I loade. 0- 1-+
I -13-+
William Jackson I loade. 0 - I -O John Burbanke and uxor Cooper 3 loads - 3 -0 John Bointon I loade .. 0- 0 - 8 Jonathan Hopkinson 2 loade. 0- 1 -4 John Tod two loade. 0 - 2-0 James Baly 3 loade .. 0- 3 - 0 Edward Sawyer . 1 . loade. 0 - I -O Thomas Burkbee . I . loade. 0- I -O
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Peter Cooper .2. loade. 0- 1 -4 Thomas Pallmor 3 loade 0 - 2 - S
Samuell Plats I loade 0- I -O
0 -18 - 0 1 -13 - O 2 - 1 - O
for fines and other things
Inprimis Richard Holms 0- 1 -6
Thomas Wood 0 - 0 - 8
Samuell Plats 0 - 2-0
John Tod . 0 - 2 -9
Vxor Hobsen. I - 6
Thomas Leuer the last of his purchas money. I -10 - O
More due to the Towne by the two oalde constables. 0 -13 - 0
Item charles Broune for hay 0 - I - O
John Harris for I loade of hay. 0 - I - O
John Scales for I loade of hay. 0- I -O
2 -14 - 5
Defectiue fence comeinge to the Towne
Mr Crosbee 0 - 5 -0
Richard Holms - I -4
John Spoforth. 0- 1 - 4 Samuell Mighill I - O Joh Harris John Tod John Pallmor and Richard Holms o - 0 - 8 Richard Holms
John Asee.
2 - 0 0 - 0 - S
Simon Chapman 0- 2 - 0
Edward Sawyer.
0- 0-4
Sammuell Mighill
0-1-4 I - S Marke Prime
Thomas Tenny . - 0 -S
John Harris.
0- 8
John Scales.' 0 - 0 - S Richard Holms 0 - 0 - S
Jeremiah Elsworth. 1 - 4
Jeremiah Elsworth 0 - 0 - 8 Peter Cooper 0 - 0 -S Daniell Wicom 0- 1 -O
Barzilla Barker
0 - 4 0 - 0-4
Thomas Pallmor
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Nicholas Jackson . 0- 1 -4
Daniell Wicom 0 - 0 - 8
Peter Cooper. - 0 - 8
William Scales 0 - 4
John Scales.
1 - 4
John Simmons
2 - 8
Ezekiell Mighill
1 - 8
William Bointon
0 -
I - O
Richard Holms
0 - 8
Sammuell Sticknee
0 - 8
William Law
0- 0 - 8
Thomas Tenny
0- 4
Charles Browne
0 - 0 - 4
Simon Chapman 0- 0 - 8
Richard Holms
0 - 0 - 8
John Harris.
I - 4
Thomas Tenny
0- 0-4
Deacon Jewett.
0 - 4 Jeremiah Elsworth
0-3-4
Peter Cooper and John burbanke
0 - 0-4
Jeremiah Elsworth. 0 - I - O
John Scales. 0- 1 - 4
Robert Shillito 0 - 0 - S
William Bointon
0- 1 - 4 O 0 - 4
Thomas Leauer 0 - 0 - 8 John Asee. 0- 0 - 4
Charles Browne.
0 - 4
Sammuell Mighill 0 - 0 - 4
Richard Holms 0 - 8 0 - John Spofforth I - 4
Thomas Leaver
0 - 4
John Harris. - 0 - 8
John Harris John Tod John Pallmor Richard Holms 0 - 0 - 8
0-16 - 0
I -17 - 4
2-13 - 4
2-14 - 5
5-7-9
1 -17 - 4
Leonard Herriman
- 0 - 4
Richard Longhorne
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ROWLEY TOWN RECORDS.
It is agreed by the select men that the pay that was dewe to those that layed out hog Iland marsh shall be added to euery mans Towne rate and to pay 4ยช a gate for the lainge out of it and the recordinge of it.
John Pickard for his time of laynge out of it. I - 0 -0
Ezekiell Northend. I - 2 - 0
Leonard Heriman I - 2 - 0
Thomas Leauer I
and to him for recording of it. 0 -10 - 0
The rest of the gate money to Leftenant Brocklebanks for his time and recording of it
The Cuntry Rate for the yeare 1667 is the somme of
At a generall and a legall towne meetinge held the 28 day of february : 1667 : it was agreed and uoted that there should be a small farme laide out upon the thre thousand Acers of Land that was exchanged for the land at the necke and the rent of the saide farme it is agreed that it shall for euer for the use of the ministry or the townes use.
of The Negetive vote Samuell Brocklebanke that in time con- uenient will giue Reason
At the same Towne meetinge the Towne did make choice of John Pickard John Pearson, and Ezekiell Northen to be added to the select men to make a bargon with any who should appeare to take the saide farme. prouided that they let not aboue thirty Acers of meddow, or halfe of the meddow belonginge to the thre Thou- sand Acers, provided allso that they put the towne to no charges, prouided allso that they lay not out aboue thre score Acers of upland to the saide farme.
At the same towne meetinge John Pickard John Pearson and Ezekiell Northen were chosen for to lay out the saide farme.
April 16th : 1668 :
Where as the Towne of Rowley hath not that common good and benefit and good that it might have by the brook and water courses that doe run through the said towne or any part of the Towne, and it hath not bene so beneficiall as other wayes it might be to the propriators of the Towne, it is therefore ordered that all the brooks about the Towne shall after the publication hereof some- time, at or before the twentyth day of June next followinge be kept
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cleare of all wood or any other incumbrances whatsoever, that may hinder the passage of water, and the saide brooks or water courses shall be made thre foot wide, and two foot in depth and continn- ually soe kept, from time to time, In Bradforth streete begininge at Jonathan Jacksons land, and downward and soe from Jachin Ranors Downeward untill the brooks doe meete, and soe from thence downeward untill the brooke doth enter into Satchwells meddow, and from Edward Hazons bridge in his swampe downe- ward untill that runlet or water course doe enter into the brooke that passeth through the towne, and this water course is to be made two foot wide, and two foot deepe, and continually so kept, and where brooks doe crosse the streets they are to be made cleare and kept cleare by common day works according to this order, and whosoever shall faile for to make cleare and keepe cleare the brooke that passeth through there or his land accordinge to this order he shall pay twelue pence a rod for each Rod not done accordinge to the saide order and the saide fiue to be imposed for euery month untill it be done, neither shall any make stopage of the saide brooke beinge thus done. for the ratinge of hempe or flax under the penalty of fiue shillings. Red 73. 74 78 79 81 82 83 88 90 91 92 93 97 99 700 1701
According vnto A grant of the towne for the deviding of a certaine Tract of land intended for a village and to be proportioned according vnto purchase by such men as the Towne chose for that end or the maior part of them and is now commonly called Rowley Village land after the grant and before the devission seuerall selling ther Rights therin it was laid out vnto the purchasers and therfor now entered in ther Names as it was giuen in by the surviuers of those that were apointed to devide (viz) John Pickard Ezekiell Northend
Inprimis Laid out vnto Zakeious Gould three Thoussand and Two hundred acres three hundred Acres of it was a farme that mr William Paine had of the towne of Rowley the Rest we laid it out as village land and it is bounded as followeth on the south by Ipswich Riuer on the west by Rowley line that Runeth from Ipswich River to the eight mille tree one the east and north side bounded by a brooke comonly called the fishing brooke and by abell Langleys land John Lamberts land Leift John Remingtons land and by land belonging to Topsfeild all this Land with in these bounds
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ROWLEY TOWN RECORDS.
aboue named is Goodman Goulds excepting fiue hundred and fifty Acres Granted to mr John Endicoate: The land Gould had as village land was 1000 Acres that he bought of mr Rogers and 200 that he saith he bought of Mathew Boys the Rest was laid out to him by mr Jewetts order
Laid out vnto the Towne of Rowley that was sould vnto mr Joseph Jewet by the said Zacheous Gould three Thousand Acres of land which the said m' Jewett bought for them who Imployed him for which he paid fourscore and ten pounds and Receaued of the towne by argeement for full satisfaction Nine hundred and Sixty Acres of land in the Necke of land by merrimacke and forty acres of meadow that lieth within m' Nelsons village land this three Thousand Acres which is laid out for the Towne is bounded on the west by mrs Rogers village land and by land laid out to John Pickard the north end bounded by a line that parts the village land and mearrimacke land the east side bounded by a line that parts the Townes land and village Land the south end bounded by a pond called the Elders pond or baldpat pond and by seuerall small lots belonging to sertaine men of the towne that lie in generall at prsent not devided
Laid out vnto Leiftennant John Remington fourscore acres bounded on the east by Topsfield Line on the west by Goodman Goulds Land vpon the North by Samuell Brocklebankes Land and the other end vpon John Lamberts Land of the meadow that is within this lot he is to have but eight Acres whereof that meadow close by topsfeild Line is part of the eight the Remainder of the eight is parted from Samuell Brocklebankes meadow by bounds at the southeast and northwest ends as it lieth in that meadow called Craine meadow the Rest of his two hundred acres Being sixescore Lyeth northerly from the northmost corner of the afforesaid four score haueing a way in to it at that north most corner and soe haue- ing a certaine bredth against the Northerly side of John Lamberts Land against which it butteth as also bounded by the said Lamberts Land on the north west bounded on the south east by Samuell Brocklebanks Land the North end butting against Backers meadow by Pye Brooke only in this sixescore ther Lyeth a percell of meadow Laid out vnto Abell Langley
Laid out vnto John Lambert fourscore Acres of Land be it more or lese Bounded on the west by Goodman Goulds land on the south by Leiftenant Remingtons Land on the north by Abell Lang- leys land the Remainder of his two hundred being sixscore lieth
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against part of the easterly side of this fourscore and against part of the easterly side of Abell Langleys fourscore together with which sixescore Acres ther is aded sixty seauen acres that was the Right of William Boyntons acre and halfe lot the which Robert Andrewes bought as well as John Lamberts and soe had it all Laid together and the whole is bounded by the Land of Leiftennant John Rem- ingtons that Robert Smith hath in posesion : on the southeast the Northwest side bounded by abell Langleys sixscore acres the north end buting against Backers meadow by pye Brooke haueing one quarter part of the bredth ther betwixt Ezekiell Northends land and topsfield Line all the meadow that belongeth to the said andrews that he purchased of Lambert and Boynton Lyeth within these bounds : excepting a Litle percell of about three acres that lieth ta the turne of the fishing Brooke thats compased with land that is commonly called Wades Necke of Land
Laid out vnto Abell Langley fourscore Acres of Land be it more or lese Bounded on the south east by John Lamberts land and goodman goulds land and on the south west by a Brooke commonly called the fishing brooke the Rest of his two hundred being sixscore lieth from the north east of this land and is bounded on the south east by John Lamberts and William Boyntons Land the northwest side bounded by land laid out vnto dorman and the Rest of Tops- feild men. and by land laid out vnto Ezekiell Northend the north end buteth against Backers meadow by pie Brooke haueing in bredth ther one quarter part betweene ezekiell northends Land and Topsfeild line The meadow belonging vnto Abell Langley Lyeth part in Leiftennant Remingtons sixscore acres of land and part in ezekiell Northends land at the Northeast end of the ceder swampe
Laid out vnto Samuell Brocklebanke two hundred acres be it more or lese bounded on the south east by Topsfeild Line on the south west and north west by Leiftennant . John Remingtons land now in the possesion of Robert Smith the northerly end buting against Backers meadow by pie Brooke being at that end one quarter part of the Bredth betwene the said topsfeild line and Ezekiell Northend land all this land is his excepting a percell of meadow by the said topsfeild Line that was formerly Laid out vnto m' Backer the meadow belonging vnto this land Lieth within the bounds of the said land
Laid out vnto Ezekiell Northend three hundred Acres be it more or lese as it lieth in two parcells that on the plaine commonly called the village plaine is bounded by the line that devideth the
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ROWLEY TOWN RECORDS.
towne land from the village land from the highway that goeth ouer the swampe on to the plaine downe southerly to pie brooke and then the brooke to be its bounds till it come to abell Langleys land bounded on the south by abell Langleys Land to the pine swampe the south- west part of it is bounded by the Land of Thomas Dorman William ffoster and the Rest that were together the Northwest part of it is bounded by Thomas Dickinsons Land : and the highway allong the plaine is its northeast bounds only in this land ther is fiue acres of meadow three at the east end of the meadow belonging vnto this three hundred acres being devided from the said meadow of northends by bounds on both sides of the brooke the other two acres at the west end being divided where the vpland cometh Neere the Brooke the Rest of the land of Ezekiell Northend Lieth in a three square peece bounded on the northeast by the line betwene the towne and the village land the north west end butting against a pond commonly called Elders pond and against some meadow laid out vnto elder Rainer the north west corner being a white oake, that is grained neere the pond the south west side bounded by land laid out to John Pickard to a Read oake tree that is in the line betwene the towne Land and the village land ouer against the village plaine this was the halfe Right of the two acre lots (viz) Joseph Jewett John harris Thomas harris
Laid out vnto Thomas Dickinson two hundred acres of Land be it more or lese vpon the northeast abuting on Ezekiell Northends land the northeast corner being a marked tree which is neere a litle Rocky hill by the high way to Andeuer that lyeth ouer the great plaine which high way bounds the said Land on the North vpon the west and North west its bounded by John pickards vpland and meadow the south side buting vpon Topsfeild mens land thats not devided in prticuler vntill it meete with Ezekiell Northends Land this was the Right of his owne two acre lot
Laid out vnto John Pickard foure hundred acres be it more or lese bounded vpon the North side by Rowley line and by Ezekiell Northends land and the pond commonly called the Elders pond bounded on the west with a high way sixe Rod wide Runing from the head of the Elders pond to Andever high way vntill it come to a Run of water nigh vnto pye Brooke meadow also ther is vpland and meadow that is on the other side of the path the vpland Runing from the highway allonge by Thomas Dickinsons Land to the brooke all the meadow is John pickards that is on both sides of the brooke also a small percell of meadow northwest from the pine
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ROWLEY TOWN RECORDS.
swampe Runing allong by the minesters farme: also more four hundred acres, Joyneing vpon the east and northest of the foresaid four hundred acres and vpon a pond vpon the north west Joyneing vpon Thomas dickinsons land and land the said John pickard bought of William Law and vpon Topsfeild mens Land the south part bounded by a litle peece of meadow belonging vnto Robert Andrewes and by the fishing brooke the south east side bounded by land laid out vnto Topsfeild men and also by land laid out to Thomas dickinson also more to the said John pickard one hundred acres bought of William Law the south east joyneing on the foresaid foure hundred acres the Southwest and the Northwest on land laid out to the foresaid Topsfeild men bounded on the North by Thomas Dickinsons Land also more Laid out vnto the said John pickard Neere vnto Jonsons pond two hundred and fifty acres be it more or lese Bounded on the North by the Line deviding betweene the village Land and the Land called Mear- rimacke Land bounded on the cast by The Line that devideth betweene the three Thousand acres that belongeth to the towne of Rowley and the other village Land the south bounded by Robert Hezeltines and Gorge Hadleys meadow the west side is bounded by common land against the midle part and at the southerly end by land Laid out as the Right of micaell Hobkinsons lot and some others and at the Northerly end by Land Laid out vnto Thomas Leauer the Right of all this afforesaid Land laid out to John pickard was to Richard Swans two acre lot two hundred acres Thomas Lilforth acre and halfe lot sixty seauen acres Thomas Millers Lot sixty seauen acres John Pallmers acre and halfe lot sixty seauen acres John Scalles : (allias) John Jarrats two acre lot and his owne acre and halfe lot two hundred and sixty seauen acres Isaac Coussins acre and halfe lot sixty seauen acres Constance Crosbie two acre lot two hundred acres the halfe Right of a two acre lot of mr Joseph Jewett one hundred acres and the halfe Right of a two acre lot bought of William Law one hundred acres
Laid out vnto Thomas Dickinson more one hundred acres be it more or lese bounded on the east by John pickards Land on the south by the land of John pickard bought of William Law bounded one the west by William Stickneys and seuerall others vndenied lands bounded vpon the North by the minestryes farme Runing from a tree that is at the side of the highway that goeth to Andever to a tree that is on the North of a litle Round meadow commonly called the Sedgy meadow and from thence to a tree that Standeth at the southwest corner of the great pond
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Laid out vnto the Topsfeild men Goodman Dorman Goodman Pebody and the Rest beinge sixe in all Twellue hundred acres of Land be it more or lese bounded one the south by the fishing Brooke vpon the east by Abell Langleys Land vpon the North by Ezekiell Northends Land Thomas Dickinsons Land and John pickards Land bounded vpon the west by John pickards Land
Ther was also laid out vnto Thomas Leauer as his Right of village Land sixty seauen acres of land be it more or lesse as it lyeth bounded by Jonsons pond on the North by John pickards Land on the east the south and west buting against common land the North west part of it is bounded by a litle Brooke vntill the said litle Brooke Isue into the pond
Laid out in the said village Land ynto m' John Sandys as the Right of his father m' Henory Sandys deceased two hundred Acres be it more or lese as it Iveth bounded on the westerly side by land laid out as the Right of m' Nelsons lot the southerly end butting against land laid ont to the Right of Micaell Hobkinsons lot and some others the Northerly end butting against a pond and the line that parts the village land and mearimacke land the easterly side lieing against land that Now is in common not yet laid out to any in pertickuler
Laid out vnto William Stickney William Tenney Thomas Pallmer John Burbanke Petter Cowper William Scalles to all these Sixty Seanen acres a peece and to Richard Longhorne one hundred acres of Land all these Seauen haue ther Land laid out together vndevided in pertickuler and it lyeth bounded on both sides of the high way that goeth from Ipswich to Andeuer that on the north side of the way Runeth from the high way at the head of the Elders pond takeing in that meadow that hath the litle pond in it and soe till it come to the ould high way that went from Andeuer to Newbery on the south side of the bald hills and then that path being its bounds on the north vnto a white oake tree that parts it and mrs mary Rogers village Land that was the Right of Thomas Barker then the west side of it is bounded by the said mrs mary Rogers land vntill it come to the high way that goeth betwixt Ipswich and Andener the east side is bounded by
that part of ther land that lyeth on the south side of the way is bounded on the east by Thomas Dickinsons land Runing from a tree that is Neere the fine mille pond to a great pine tree in a swampe and from that pine tree to the north side of humphrays pond soe commonly called, about the midle of the pond to a plumpe of
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trees that is besides a Runell of watter that falls into the pond and from that plumpe of trees it is bounded on the west by the land of Thomas dorman John Commins and Robert Stilles the high way being the North bounds of it
Laid out for Thomas Dorman John Commins Robert Stilles foure hundred acres of Land on the east bounding on the land of William Stickney and the Rest the high way on the north that parts it and mrs mary Rogers land and from against the south west corner of hir land it is bounded by the south ends of John Jonson Charles Browne and others lands till it come to a tree marked in the Line betwene Andeuer and Rowley and soe allonge by the line southerly the south side is bounded by a streight line from the plumpe of trees on the north side of humphrays pond that bounds William Stickney land and the Rest to a Tree marked in the line betwene this village land and Andeuer about fifty Rod from the great hill end all this land included in thes bounds was laid out to mr Nellsons medow thes men, excepting a percell of meadow called fryes meadow that was laid out and that meadow wholly belongeth vnto mr Nelsons village Land
Laid out vnto ffrancis Pebody Joseph Bexbie Abraham Red- ington and William ffoster Eight hundred acres of Land be it more or lesse Bounded by the land of dorman Commins and Stilles on the northwest on the south west by the Line betwixt Andever and us the south east bounded by Wades Brooke and by John pickards land the north east bounded by the small lots William Stickney William Tenney and the Rest all this vpland (the meadow excepted) within these bounds belongeth to the foresaid men ; the meadow that lyeth in This Tract of Land is Laid out one part of it to mr Nelson the other part belongeth vnto the sixe Topsfeild men dorman pebody and the Rest (excepting a litle percell by Wads Brooke that is Laid out vnto Robert Andrews
That part that belongeth to m' Nelson is one part of it in a meadow called Long meadow being estemated to be about eight acres be it more or lesse the other part of the said m' Nelsons meadow lyeth on the south side of the high way betwixt topsfeild and andeuer called the maple meadow and all the Rest of the meadow on that south side of the way is his excepting the small percell that is before excepted belonging vnto Robert Andrewes
The other part of the meadow that lyeth in the above said Tract of Land was laid out vnto and belongeth vnto the aboue said
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sixe Topsfeild men Dorman pebody and the Rest to whom the first Twellue hundred acres of Land was laid out vnto
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