The early records of the town of Rowley, Massachusetts, 1639-1672 : being volume 1 of the printed records of the town, Part 20

Author: Rowley (Mass.); Mighill, Benjamin P; Blodgette, George B. (George Brainard), 1845-1918
Publication date: 1894
Publisher: Rowley, Mass. : [s.n.]
Number of Pages: 288


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To Joseph Killborne as the right of George Killborne, there was laide out eight acres liinge a crosse at the head of the four for- mer lots, bounded by Jonathan Remington, Deacon Jewett, James Dickinson and John Eastman, Jonathan Hopkinson all on the north, and by John Hazeltine east : by the pond west. beinge fiftene pole wide through out the whole lot. bounded by James Barker south.


To James Cannida and James Barker iunior there was laide fiftene Acres, bounded by John Hazeltine on the south east fortie and thre poles. and by leaftenant Brocklebanke on the south. by George Killborne on the North, by the pond on the south west : allso his side lines are parralels.


To Captaine Brocklebanke there was laide out eight acres of land, being the last and most southerly lot in that angle of land, liinge sixtie pole in length. beinge bounded on the south east by John Hazeltine : and on the south by the uillage line. and on the west by the pond. and on the north by iames Barker.


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ROWLEY TOWN RECORDS.


At the same time by the ioint consent of the foresaide persons proprieters then present, there was laide out fortie acres of land, ioyning to the north end of the former par- To Ministry cells of land. liinge twentie and eight pole wide at the east end, and twentie and six at the west end, bounded by John Hazeltine on the east. by land formerly belonginge to John Griffinge on the west. and by Jonathan Remington Deacon Jewett, James Dickinson John Eastman. Jonathan Hopkinson Hugh Smith. John Simmons Thomas Pallmer. Abraham Fauster Joseph Chaplin, all of them on the south. and by land claimed by Beniamin Kimball on the north. and it was granted by the proprietors aforesaide, that the foresaide fortie Acres should from time, and at all times for euer here after be for the use of the ministrie in that towne of merrimacke. and that it should neuer be the proper and peculier right of any person or or persons, any longer or further than while he or they were the orderly ministers of the aforesaide towne of merimacke.


At a towne meeting held the ffift of Aprill 1671 it was Agreed and voated that John Pickard and Ezekiell Northend were chosen by the towne to joyne with some of the villagers to lay out a high way betweene the towne and the village


At the same towne meeting it was Agreed by vote that what Right the towne might expect to haue in an Iland that lieth in mearrimacke Riuer against the neeke of land mr Jewett had of the towne : they did giue all there Right to sarjant John Gage


Receaued the 17th of may 1671 of Jeremiah Elsworth Constable of Rowley for the Townes proportion of the halfe Rate for the yeare 1670 the some of sixteene pounds two pence : and for the Colledge proportion two pounds eightteene shillings eight pence I say Receaued in full - 18-18-10


By me Richard Russell Treasurer


At a towne meeting held the 24th of nouember 1671 it was Agreed and voted that John Pickard Ezekiell Northend Richard Swan Thomas Leauer and Samuell Brocklebanke should be as a commite in the behalfe of the towne to Treate with a commite chosen by the towne of Topsfeild about our villagers joyneing with them for a certaine time for the mantinance of ther minestry


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At the same towne meeting ther was chosen by the towne as survayers of the meeting house John Pickard John Pearson and Daniell Wickam to see if it were sound and firme soe as to incurage the towne to make an addision vnto it


At a Leagall Towne meeting held the fift of december 1671 it was granted by vote that Caleb Boynton shall hane the benifit of two gates on the commons for eatage and firing and two acres of fresh meadow wher it maybe most conuenient and commodious for his use. and that he haue both the gates and medow : the use and benifit of both dureing such time as he is serviceable vnto the towne in his calling of a smith


and also the towne doe further grant that if any of his son or sons if he have any doe suckseed him in the said traide of a smith that then the same priuelige of the benifit of the two gates and two acres of meadow shalbe continued vnto them dureing such time as he or they remaine to be seruicable vnto the towne in the said trade of a smith


Desenter from The aboue said act Tho: Leauer John dreser Junior


At a Leagall Towne meeting helld the 27th of december 1671 it was Agreed and votted that Mr Samuell Phillips should haue allowed for the said prsent yeare (which Isueth according to our ordenary account at the next may after the date of this :) for incur- agment for his great worke of being allone that he shall haue after the some of ninty pounds by the yeare. for soe much of the yeare as he hath or doth the wholle worke of the minestry alone


John Pearley makeing a proposision vnto the towne for The exchange of some Land and it being attended acording vnto order at three seuerall Towne meetings at the third in January 1671 it was granted to be considered of and men chosen for that end (viz) John Pickard Ezekiell Northend and Samuell Brockelbanke that at the charge of the said Pearley they should vew the same and acording vnto ther descresion if they found it for the good of the towne to agree with him and exchange it and what they should doe in the townes be halfe to be a vallid act


a bill of fines for defects of fence giuen since into Constables hand dated 7 of September 1671 amounting to. -1- 15- 4


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S 11 71 Reconed with the Constable and ther remains due in his hand .. .4-4 - 0


1 - 2 - 10 he is to pay to the treasuer for the defraying of an ould debt of 3 - 6 - 0 John Pickard promised to pay haueing alredy paid out of the Rate he had in his hand 1 - 10 - S the Rest of 4 - 4 he Remaines debtor to the towne to pay in the next towne Rate for the yeare 1671 which is ·· 3 - 1 - 8


one pound fiftene shillings and foure pence he returned in a bill of fines that he had ingaged the partyes conserned in it to pay in at the next towne Rate the same Constable Jeremiah Elsworth being chosen for the ensueing yeare had the bill returned againe be- sides in a bill of more fines put into his hand to defray publicke charges o - 9 - 4 and for grase let o - 13 - o besides one from John Tod vpon consideration of money Lent o - 8 - o and of gorge Kil- borne o - 1 - 6 besides a Rate Laid on the seuerall inhabitants of the said towne for the defraying of the Charge of the publicke con- sernment of the towne amounting to. -IOf - 35 - 4d : the wholle put in to his hand amounting vnto. ... 14€-15- 10 The bill for publicke chaige that is to be defrayed out of amounting vnto. 14£ - 95 - 3d


The bill of the Country Rate put into the Constable Jeremiah Elsworths hand for the yeare 1671 is 34 - 148 - 9d out of which the Treasurer warrant of Twenty foure pounds is to be satisfied the Remander of the abouesaid bill of Rate is to be disbursed for the procureing of pouder to an addission of the Towne stocke accord- ing vnto Law


at a Leagall Towne Meeting Held the 16th of January 1671 for the year ensueing


for Constable Jeremiah Elseworth


Sellectmen Samuell Brocklebanke John Pickard Jonathan Plats Samuell Plats John Grant


Querseers at the west end of the towne John Burbanke Daniell Wickam


at the east end James Bayley Thomas Tenney


Pinders for the northeast feild John Watson Timothy Pallmer John Wood


for that part of fleld toward oxe pasture gate Joseph Boynton


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ROWLEY TOWN RECORDS.


80


at a Legall Towne meeting This 15 1 mth : 81 : This order below was declared by the Towne not to be in force


At a Leagall Towne meeting held the 30th of January 1671 it was agreed by the towne that what orders are in the booke and The interlining between the 3 and 4 line was agreed vpon in a legall towne meeting 29 of Read by the Sellect men from yeare to yeare shalbe be of force till the time of publishing orders by the select men of next yeare and all other orders that tho they be writen in the March 1678 by a vote booke shalbe of noe force if not Read and those that are Read to be of force to be date according to the date of the Select men of that yeare : Voated


Daniel Wakam doth desent from this order 75 76


at a leagall meeting held the fifteenth day of march this order aboue written was declared to be null and of no efect


At a Leagall Towne meeting held the 13th of february 1671 it Agreed and voated that deacon maxemillion Jewett should be mod- erator for the yeare ensueing Chossen again 1672


At a Leagall Towne meeting held the 13th of february it was agreed and by a voate declared that what gates any in the Towne or other. that haue them Recorded in the entry of gates they are accounted and owned that those gates that any one claimes in either end oxe pasture are part of those gates that are Recorded and claimed vpon noe other account but as those gates that are Recorded and euery one in the said meeting voated the affirmetive


Those who haue noe oxe gates and desire to haue Conueinent accomadation for the pastareing of them as well may be the towne grants to John Tod 2 voated


The act was pased by the maior part of the towne in february 1671


At a Leagall Towne meeting held the 20th of february 1671 it was agreed and voated that the towne would accept of one one quarter part of ther Rates vnto the minestry of our neighbours liveing vpon the Land commonly called the village land being Rated according vnto ther estates as they in the towne are by the select men of the towne and that it shalbe in the liberty of the Select men to chuse one two three or more of them of the village whose Rates may amount vnto the one quarter part to bringe ther Rates vnto the towne such as they shall thinke meet provided that none of them that are chosen to bringe that quarter part to the towne for the minestry shalbe by the select men be apointed two yeares together


1


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that soe they be not twice burthened together to bringe to the towne And also that ther shall be apointed from time to time one that shall have powre to destrane for the said Rate that is not dully paid according to appointment that soe the minestry where they orde- naryly heare may have the other thre parts and this agreement to continue vntill the towne and our neighbours of the village do other wayes agree


To the towne of Rowley or the freemen Therof or whom it may concerne meet to gether about publicke ocations this 13 of march 1671 or 72


Margery fflint excequtorix to the Last will of Mr Samuell Shepard craueth the Liberty of the Law page 50 Tituled Libertyes common to moue a mottion to whom of you it may concerne humbly craueing your Answer either in a joynt concurrance or else by a pertickuler signement of your Names here vnto either in con- senting or dissenting to the said motion as your wisdome shall see meet that soe I may make Returne therof to this next County Court and therin discharge the duty incombant vppon me both from the Lord and the honnored County Court Trust commited to my care and Trust


The motion is that the farme Granted by your sellues to the abouesaid Mr Samuell Shepard and by some considerable persons amonge you put into the inventory of the said Mr Shepards Estate and Returned into the Records of this County Court for the benifit of the proper heire thereof - maybe Speedyly Laid out according to the grant or an order granted from you to me soe to doe - I shall waite for your answer desireing it may be in writing accord- ing as is premised and Rest as euer affectionate of all your good and welfare according to my power


Margery flint


At a Legall Towne meeting held march the 13th 1671 or 72 In Answer to Mrs fflintt conserneing a farme said to be Granted to the Late Reuerend pastor of this place Mr Samuell Shepard yet not soe cleare to many some saying it was granted and yet many douting of the Legallety thereof yet for composeing the differance there about in the towne and for satisfaction to those who are concerned it was Agreed and voated that a farme of one hundred acres should be vnto the Child of the said Mr Samuell Shepard if it Live and attaine vnto twenty one yeares of Age and to that end conuenient Care shalbe had that it be Laid out and bounded that soe it may be Recorded


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Some ther was that when this was voated intended to enter ther dissent and not haueing then open twnety entered the next meeting 'vpon the 19th of the above said march at the same meeting disclamed ther desent and are not entered in thes booke


Whereas it is aparent by experience that diuers persons haue fenced of there gates from the Common with a fiue Raille fence in- tending to preserue them from swine and other small cattell and yet they haue considerable Numbers of swine and sheepe and such small creatures goeing vpon the Commons where Read March ' other mens wholle share lieth in Common vn- fenced it is therfor ordered that the owners of 71 07 72 all such pastures shall only be secured by ther fence and shall Recouer noe dammage nor poundage by swine nor other small cattell except the owner of such swine or other small cattell be knowne to put them in or any by there order and if any be knowne soe to doe they shall pay for euery such swine or other small beast sixe pence a head besides just dammage


According vnto an agreement made with John Ellathrope as he was an atturney vnto his mother brother and sisters for Land be- longing vnto the Right of Thomas Sumner his acre and halfe lot for devissionall lands alredy laid out at the village mearimacke or elsewhere and for Charges of Court as full satisfaction vnto the judgement of the Court held march 26th 1672


Ther is Laid out by John Pickard and Samuell Brocklebanke acording vnto the said agreement: vnto the said John Ellathrope foure score and sixteene acres of Land be it more or lese as it lyeth bounded on the north by land of widdow mighill John watson Robert Heseltine and part against John Heseltines land being the head of ther merrimacke devission of land the east end buting against Johnsons pond the south side and west end lying against land vndevided the bound by the pond at the south east corner being a white oake tree marked with I E the south west corner being also a great white oake Tree marked with I E Runing at the west end by a Reed oake Tree neere about the midle bredth marked on the south and north sides to the end of John Heseltines land


Work done for Samuel person in ye war Jo Hares oxen I day plowing betwene ye corne James Tenny I day Thomas Hasen and Edward each a day


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Nathaniel browne a day William Tenny & Samuel Tenny each a day


Josepth Horsley in ye war work done for him


William Tenny I day mr phi plowing & Richard lattens boy


There being some differance betwixt the towne and Thomas Lambert conserneing the Right of the Creeke & Thach banke at at the end of Thomas Barkers planting lot the Select men or the maior part of them in the name of the towne haue Agreed with the said Thomas Lambert for the Rest of this yeare from the fifth of September vntill the feild be broken that vpon his disclaimeing of any Right to it by vertue of the said lot as his owne : That he shall hane the vse and benefit of the said Thach banke for the afforesaid time he paying vnto the towne three shillings for the said time and and the Select men Thus agreeing doe ingage for themsellues and in the behalfe of the towne that the said fence that at prsent inclos- eth it shall not any way be remoued for the afforesaid time by them or any other by ther appointment and they further ' mutually agree that after this prsent yeare the said Thomas Lambert or whom it may conserne shall and will Remoue the said fence that at prsent seemes to impropriate it to the afforesaid lot that was formerly Thomas Barkers vnto the place wher the said lot is butted by Record except the towne doe otherwise Agree vnto this as a mutuall Agrement of the partyes aboue mentioned they haue set ther hands this 5th of September 1672


wittnes Abraham Jewett Jane Pickard


Samuell Brocklebanke Thomas Lambert John Pickard Jonathan Plats


At a Leagall Towne meeting held the 15th of January 1672 weere chosen for the yeare ensuing


for Constable John Jonson


for Select men Ezekiell Northend James Bayley Gorge Kilborne John Dresser Leaonard Harriman


for ouerseers at east end of the towne Thomas Tenney John Pallmer


for ouerseers at The west end of the Towne Samuell Pallmer John Hobkinson


for ouerseers for Newbery fence M' Phillip Nelson Henory Royley


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ROWLEY TOWN RECORDS.


for pinders for the northeast feild and farme Joseph Boynton Timothy Pallmer Andrew Hidden John Wood


At a Generall and ,Legall Towne meetinge held January the fiftenth one Thousand six hundred seauenty and two, in refference to a grant made march the thirtenth, seuenty one or two, of a parcell of Land and meddow, of about an Hundred Acres liinge neere unto Craine medow, which was granted unto the child of Mr Sammuell Shepard upon condition, that it did liue to the age of twenty and one years, the Towne doth hereby take away the saide Condition, and grant it absolutely, and freely to be at present the saide Childs his heirs, and Assigns for euer.


Att a leagall towne meeting held the 22 of January 1672 Richard Swan Mr Phillip Nelson and John Pickard and leiuetenant brucklebanke was chosen by the towne to deuide and proportion newbery fence .


att a leagall towne meeting held the 11 day of March 1673 itt was agreed and voated that the upland and marsh should bear an eaquall prorortion of fence


Att a leagall towne meeting held the 21 of febbruary 1672 John person sen John pickard thomas wood and daniell wickam was chossen by the towne to Join with the Select men to considder which might the best way to Repair the meeting house


Att a leagall towne meeting held the 21 of febbruary 1672 itt was agreed and uoated that newbury fence should be deuided and proportioned acording to the land and meadow in the farm that is not fenced by creeks


at a leagall towne meeting held the 21 of febbruary 1672 leiuetenant brucklebanke Richard Swan and Ezekiell northen was chossen to lay out the farm that was granted to Mr Samuell Shepherds child


at a leagall towne meeting held the 21 day of febbruary 1672 itt was agreed and uoated thatt Joseph bointan should haue a peice of land lying on the north side of his hous nott exceeding forty Rod and Leiuetenant brucklebanke thomas tene and John Jonson was chosen to lay itt out


att the same towne meeting itt was agreed and uoated that daued benit should haue a parcell of land nott exceeding thre acres on the north side of Richard Swans pasture on the west end of the


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ROWLEY TOWN RECORDS.


aboue said land granted to Joseph bointan and to be laid out by thos men chosen to lay out Joseph bointans land upon condition that if the aboue said doctor benitt leaue the towne before he die the said land shall Return to the towne the towne paying him all nessesary charges of fenceing and building on the said land


The land laid out to doctor benit be accounted of as being fully satisfied therwith in liew of that which was granted him by the Towne


According vnto a grant of the towne in the yeare 1672 made vnto dauid Bennet of three acres of land to build vpon vppon the condissions in that grant expresed it was laid out by the men then appointed for to lay it out and it lyeth on the north side of the pas- ture land of Richard Swan the east end and North side of it lyeth against the common the west end of it buteth against land laid out to William Scalles William Stickney and James Barker and John Jarrats pollipod lots only ther is resserued a high way through the said land at the west end of it to goe crose it for John Scalles Sam- uell Plats or others that have necessety of a carting way into the said pollipod lots


Vppon The Devission of Nubery fence The Agreement made by Those men appointed by the Towne with John Poore Junior ; was, that the abouesaid John Poore his heires and sucksesers for euer should have that peece of vpland on our side against his house he takeing of all and maintaineing sufficiently betwixt the towne and it the fence vnto the Corner of the meadow that cometh to the fence vpon Condission that the Townes land and meadow and William Tenney and all others that lyeth on the north side of the Cowbridge Creeke haue free libertie to haue A'way for Carting theire hay to the towne oner the said land by the inside of the fence or Line that parts Nubery land and ours in case that they or any of them be prohibited from cominge through Newberry Common about the aboue said Poores land into the highway with in the gate. mem- orandum it is heereby vnderstood that the way that the abone said men are to haue is from The place where it was formerly Agreed with John Poore Senior that they should come to the fence to goe into Nubery common to the corner of meadow where the towne fence and his joyne Together and that those that haue need to use it are to make it and maintaine it for there owne Conueniency he being at noe other charge but allowing the land to goe vppon : vnto this as


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a mutuall agreement of the partyes concerned : The set to ther hands the 14th of march 1672 or 73


John Poore Junior Samuell Brocklebanke Richard Swan John Pickard


Truly Copyed out of the originall paper to stand vpon Record here as a wittnes


According vnto the appoyntment of the Towne for the devis- sion of Nebery fence by Richard Swan John Pickard and Samuell Brocklebanke They according vnto the best light and Instruction that they could get for the equall proportioning of it devided it vpon the 14th of march 1672 or 73 as followeth begining at the creeke and euery one ending at ther seuerall markes


In primis begineth


Rods foots inches


Markes


Samuell Mighill .


1 - 4 - 6


I


Richard Hollmes I -II - 6 II


John Grant.


1 - 7 - 3 III


John Harris


John Pallmer


2- 15 - 0


John Tod 0 - 9- 4


VI


Sam & Abell Plats I 2 - 8 VII


James Barker Ju. 0 - 4 - 8 VIII


Simon Chapman O 14 - VIIII


Edward Sawyer .. 0 - 4 - 8


X


Abram Hezeltine and his


1- 2 - S XI sisters Longhornes


James and John Bayley 0- 14 - 0 XII


William Tenney . - 0 - 0 XIII


Marke Prime. 0- 4- 8 XIIII


Abell Langley I - 0 - 0 XV


Charles Browne


0- 7 - 0 XVI


John Lamberts.


I - 12 - 6 XVII Childeren


2 - 5 - XVIII


John Jonson 2- 12 - 6


XVIIII ffaith Law. I 0- 0 XX


mrs Crosbie.


- 14 - 0


I


Thomas Burkbie


0 4 - 8 II


Richard Swan


- 7- 4 III


Tho Remington and Parrats


0 - 9- 4 IIII V


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ROWLEY TOWN RECORDS.


IIII


Thomas Leauer 0-12 - 0.


Thomas Tenney I - 2 - 0 V


John Scalles. 1 - 12 - O VI


I - 2 - 8 VII


m' Phillips I - 3 - 0


VIII


Edward Hazen. - 4 - 8 VIIII


Henory Royley. - 14 - 6 X


XI


Thomas Wood. I - 15 - O


XII


Ezekiell Northend 3 - 8 - 0


XIII


mr Phillip Nelson


9- 0- 2


Thomas Nelson r - 6 XIIII 2


XV


mrs Rogers 13- 11 - S


XVI


Thomas Lambert. 7- 4- 4


XVII


Ann Hobson. 5- 10 - 0


XVIII


hir Capt farme 4 - 8 -


XVIIII Ezekiell Mighill 2 - II - O


Daniel Wickam 0


7- 0


I


John Sam dreser 0- 7 -


3 - 2- 4


II


William Boynton.


Sam Brocklebanke I - 6- 10 III


- 6- 10


IIII


John Pickard


I


0- 4 - 8


VI


John Stickney


13- 4 VII


James Barker Se


Birzilla Barker


I


- 6- 10


VIII


VIIII


Gorge Kilborne


0


- 7 - 0


X


XI


John Wickam


2 - 6 - 4 XII


Deacon Jewett.


James Dickinson I 6- 10 XIII


John & Joseph Boynton


0-14 - 0 XIIII


John & Jonathan Hobkinson 1 - 14 - O XV


Jeremiah Elsworth. I - 0- 0 . XVI


XVII William Jacksom 0- 14 - 0.


Joseph Chaplin betwixt the tree & gate


Samuell Pallmer from from the gate post


To the marke .


I


- 2 - 6 . XVIII


John Burbanke


9- 4 XVIIII


Samuell Cooper -II - 6 XX


Richard Clarke 0- 14 - 0. I Ezekiell Jewett. 0- 19 - 2 II


2 - 8 - 8


Leonard Harriman I -II - 6


V


William Scalles. 0- 4- 8


XX


Will & John Acie


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Abraham Jewett 2 - 0 - 0 . III John Trumble. 0 - 4- 8 IIII


Jonathan Plats.


0 - II - O .


V


John Pearson Seni.


0- 14 - 0.


VI


Nehemiah Jewett. 1 - 6 - o ending against


John Poors fence


A List of the fence of the Common feild that lieth betwixt the oxpasture and it as it begineth at the Rocke by the Riuer and soe to the oxepasture part homeward and soe begining againe against the Comon on this side next to the towne


In primis Rods foots


Ending at


John Tod begineth at the rock and


Number


is in proportion. .34 - 8


I


widdow hobson 23 - 8 II


Thomas Lambert 21 - 15 III


mrs Rogers 2


I IIII


Thomas Nelson 12 -IO


V


Towns land Tho Wood .23- 13


VI


mr Phillip Nelson. 7- 13 VII


John Pearson Senior 6-13


VIII


Edward Hazen 8 - 5


VIIII Ezekiell Northend. 15 - 5


X


mr Phillips. 0- 14


XI


Henry Royley 3- 9


XII


John Acie. 14- 14


XIII


John Scalles


XIIII


Thomas Tenney. 9-14


6 - 9 XV


Thomas Leauer.


8 - 3 XVI


Richard Swan


6- 12 XVII Thomas Burkbie 6- 12 XVIII mrs Crosbie. 7 - 6 XIX


francis Parrats Land. 9- 7 XX


ffaith Law 13 - I


XXI John Jonson . two Lengthes


XXII


and the street and gate at his house


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ROWLEY TOWN RECORDS.


At the oxe pasture gate begineth Richard Swan and hath the bredth of his land ending at Number I


Rods foots


Thomas Remington 6 - 5


II


John Lamberts land. 13 - 4 III


Charles Browne.


I - I


IIII


Abell Langley S - 2 V


Marke Prime 7 - 3




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