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30th January 1665.
By the Select men, John Pynchon: Benj Cooly: Geo Col- ton Sam Marshfeild & Laurence Bliss:
ffor as much as order is beautyfull & especially in ye howse of God, & ye want thereoff is displeasing to God & breeds disturbance among men: And whereas it doth appeare yt Di-
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vers young psons & sometimes others notwithstanding there being called upon' Doe yet neglect to attend unto such order as is prescribed them, either for theire sitting in ye meeting howse, or for their reforming of disorders in & about ye meeting howse in tyme of Gods Publike worship: It is Therefore hereby ordered That whosoever of This Towneship shall not fro: tyme to tyme in respect of their Sit- ting in ye meeting howse submit ymselves to the ordering of ve Select men & Deacons, or such as are Impowered to Seate & order psons in the meeting howse: All such Persons as shall refuse or neglect to attend unto order as aforesd Shall forfeit as is hereafter exp'ssed viz Hee or shee that shall not take his or her Seate ordered ym fro: Tyme to tyme, But shall on ye days or tymes of Gods Publike worship Goe into & abide in any other seate appointed for some other: Such disorderly pson or psons for ye first offence shall forfeite Three shillings four pence to ye Towne Treasury, wch shall be exacted by warant fro: ye Selectmen directed to the Consta- ble to Levy the same: And if afterwards Hee or shee shall psist in such disorder, they shall pay Sixe shillings eight pence as a fine to ye Towne, to be exacted as aforesd, & if a 3d tyme they shall still psist in such obstinacy, such pson to pay Ten shillings to ye Towne: to be exacted as aforesd: And if afterwards they shall still psist in such obstinacy, ye Select men are hereby ordered to complaine of such psons to Je magistrate or County Court to deale wth them as they shall Judge meete.
And whereas the Seate wch was made by ye Towne as a Common Towne Charge (formerly called the Guard Seate) is now appointed by the Selectmen [II-21] who pply have ye disposing of that Seate for Boys to sit in: & ye Selectmen having declared that the smaler Boys should sit there, that they may be more in sight of the Congregation & having warned all men out of ye sd Seate both maryed & other Growne psons, some whereoff doe still continue to sit there, & seeme as if they did it wth a high hand: It is therefore hereby ordered That noe Person of this Township above Je
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age of 14 or 15 yeares shall sit in ye Seate aforesd formerly called the Guard Seate, unless he be ordered to sit there to looke to ye Boys And if any pson hence forward shall prsume there to sit Contrary to this order he shal for ye first offence therein (after Publication hereoff) forfeite & pay to the Towne Treasury Sixe shiling eight pence & if afterward ye same pson shall offend therein' Hee shall for ye 2d offence pay to ye Towne Thirteene shiling foure pence. & for ye 3d offence Twenty shillings: All the aforesd penaltys by warrant under the hands of the Select men to be Levyed by ye Con- stable for the Townes use: And if after this any shall still psist in obstinacy or contemptuous neglect of attending this or- der: The Select men are ordered to complaine of such Con- temptuous pson to ye Magistrate or County [II-22] Court : And it is further ordered That if such young men shall offend agt this order as have noe estate, or are under theire Parents or Governours Charge: If theire Parents or Governours shall refuse to pay ye aforesd Penaltys' the Select men shall Prsent such psons to ye Magistrate to deale with y-m as he shall Judge meete.
This order was Published on a lecture day ye 31th of Jan- uary 1665:
ffebr Ist 1665.
At a meeting of ye Comittee for Granting out of ye Lands belonging to the Plantation: Publike notice having bin given of this meeting: Also Geo: Colton: Benja Cooly & Lawrence Bliss who belong to this Comittee all of ym had notice of it: & though absent, yet having had notice of ye Towne order Impowers foure to act in such case. Present John Pynchon. Nathan: Ely Rowland Thomas Sam: Marshfeild.
Robert Ashly desiring yt ye foure acre woodlot wch was Granted him, next beyond Sam: Terrys woodlot last febr 1664 may have an addition to it So as that he may have eiglit or Ten acres there in all: his desire is Granted viz That his woodlot there. shall be in al Eight acres to run in length 80 rod as ye other woodlots doe, & so to be ye more in breath: only there is first to be Three rod broad left Common for a
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highway, to be disposed for Passadge to ye woods either there, or Lower as shal be most convenient.
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Benja Parsons hath ye Pond agt his land in ye Long med- dow Granted him pvided it wrong not the Indians nor hin- der theire taking of theire Pease:
John Bliss hath ye Pond agt his land in Long medow granted him pvided ye Indians be not wronged of theire Pease:
There is Granted to Benja Parsons & Tho Powel, between ym forty acres of upland at Chikkuppy River side, below Schonunganick .- Resigned up.
There is Granted to John Horton eight acres of land on ye backside of his Homlot at Skeepnuck-resigned to ye Town before R Thomas & Jeremy Horton.
There is Granted to John Dumbleton Thirty acres of up- land & swamp at Pacatuck on ye North side of Tho Millers: adjoining to it & to Mr Pynchons land wch he ye sd Mr Pynchon bought of John Dumbleton formerly:
Also there is granted him over ye grt River Ten acrs of Land under the hills wthout the Common fence by Sam Marshfeild & Tho Copleys Land there.
There is Granted to Sam Marshfeild an Addition of sixe acres of land to ye Ten acrs Granted him last meeting under ye hills at the Reare of howse lotts wth out the Common fence: in all he is to have Sixteene acrs there togither (by Tho Copley) this is on Condition, he resigne up his sixe acre lot wch he bought of Wm Warinar wthout ye Common ffence, which Sixe acrs he doth hereby resigne up to the Towne to ly Common, & it hereby [II-24] ordered to ly Comon: wch ixe acrs being 12 Rod togither wth ye 8 rod formerly appro- priated for ye high way there, makes in all 20 Rod: wch 20 rod broad wthout ye Common fence is to ly Comon for a Highway & for feed of Cattle: And so to Run thorow along by ye fence side to & over ye Muxy medow or further to be continued all ye way 20 Rod broad:
And it is ordered & Granted yt there shal be 20 rod broad
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ly Comon at ye Reare of those howse lots wthout ye fence: Agt ym all: 20 rod wide to be left for a highway & for feed of Cattle:
Ther are certaine smale psells of meddow lying upon a Dingle on ye South side of ye Bay path agt the foure mile Pond, in al about Three acres wch are Granted to him yt keepes ye ordinary in This Towne fro: tyme to tyme & at prsent Nathanell Ely who now keepes ye ordinary hath Lib- erty to Mow & make use of it till [II-25] ye Select men shall appoint it to any other yt may keepe ye ordinary it being to belong to such as shall be by the Towne or Select men allowed & chosen to yt worke.
There is a certaine psell of meddow beyond ye swan Pond on a Gutter wch ye Bay Path goes over, wch runs into ye swamp we go by: The which medow being narrow & So run- ning up ye Gutter & to ye Northward of the Bay path & runs Compassing about: may Possibly be one acre & halfe or Two acres All wch is Granted to belong to ye Howse of Correction & to be Impved by ye Master of the sd howse from tyme to tyme:
There is also Granted Ten acres of medow to belong to ye howse of Correction upon a Gutter or swampweh runs into the mill River about 7 Miles of a little beyond where ye Tar kilne was by Bay path, to ye eastward of yt Tar Kill This 10 acrs to ly at ye Lower end of it & to belong to the howse of cor- rection, & be Impved by him yt shall be master of ye [II- 26] sd howse: for wch in after tyme there shal be allowed to ye Towne by the County or Master of ye sd howse as the Se- lect men of this Town shall condition for:
There is Granted Tho Noble a little beyond Skeepnuck 4 or 5 acres of medow where Symon Beamon hath medow, if so much there to be had.
There is also Granted to Tho Powell sixe acres of medow thereabouts if he can find it on this side of stony Brooke. Provided he continue five yeeres in Towne:
There is Granted to Joseph Crowfoote below Agawam River four acres of meddow in lew of a former grant (wch he hath not) where Joseph Leanord shal have some:
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Joseph Leanord hath eight acrs of meddow granted him pvided it be there to be had besides Joseph Crowfoots afore- sd Also forty acrs of upland adjoyning to it.
There is granted to Joseph Crowfoote upon ye Brooke yt Runs by Reice Bedorthas celar about ye head of y' Brooke Two acrs of Low ground or meddow.
There is granted to Sam Terry Thirty acres of upland all along by his meddow (beyond Chickkuppy Plaine on ye west side of ye grt River) only a Highway is reserved all along thorow this Peice of Land wch this Grant is noe ways to prju- dice:
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There is Granted Reice Bedortha & Edw ffoster each of yin 30 acrs of Land in ye next hollow beyond Block bridge to ly a little on this side of ye Timber swamp below ye swamp to the Southward of it pvided noe highway be prjudiced by this Grant:
Serjant Stebbins hath ye swamp betwixt his meddow over Agawa: & ye hill, granted to him:
Nathanell Pritchard hath Granted him ye spangs or strap- pets of upland betwixt & about his medow at Pacowsick, to ye quantity of 10 or 12 acres.
Tim Cooper & Japhet Chapin have Granted ym over Aga- wam River to ye Norwest of the meddow a peice to take it togither at ye Lower end of the meddow.
There is granted to Rowland Thomas by his howse at Chickkupy adjoining to his land, about Three acrs of Land to ye Northeast of his howse & so to Joine to his Broth Hen- ry Chapins land :
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Here follows ye Returne of Nath Ely & Rowld Thomas appointed to Lay out a Highway to Chikkuppy river.
We underwrit being apointed & ordered By the Select men in October 1665 to consider of a Common way to & over chickkuppy River, neer Rowland Thomas & to lay it out doe make a returne of what we have done as followeth:
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Wee doe Conceive That ye Common way over Chikkup River should goe above the Islands about 20 rod, where the Indians Common wading place was formerly or a little high- er, & so fro: thence to run up ye River on this side of ye River about 20 rod or more, And then to turne off in ye vacant ground betwixt Rowland Thomas & Nathanell Elys land, into ye Pine Plain & so to ye Towne. This Highway to be in breadth fro: chikkupy river to ye brow of the Hill, wch is about 7 or 8 rod: And where it turnes off fro: ye River there is to be 20 Rod Broad, Given under our hands this Ist of ffebr 1665.
Nathanell Ely: Rowland Thomas R. T. his marke. ffebr ye 5th 1665
The Select men doe accept of this return & order the Highway above sd to be as is there described, & appointed. [[I-29]
[In the handwriting of Elizur Holyoke.] ffebruary 12th 1665
Att a meeting of the Select men vizt Ens: Cooper Robert Ashley John Dumbleton Benjamin Parsons & Elizur Holy- oke.
The said Select men not finding any entry made of ye high way that leades from the Hay place by the great River to Agawam ffalls by John Leonards, They doe order that the said high way shalbe two rod wide from ye said hay place to Agawam ffalls before mentioned & that it shall lye as now it lyes & is used: Only Capt Pynchon is to remove part of his pasture fence to make it range equall wth the front of ye 3d division as it was at first layd out.
And further they doe order that there shalbe another com- mon pound made in this Township vizt on ye West side of the great River. Towards wch John Dumbleton is to gett the posts & railes vizt 19 posts & 110 rayles: for wch he is to be allowed 30s And that ye old pound shalbe repayred: [II-30]
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Att this meeting of the Select men there was chosen for veiwers of fences Nathaneel Pritchard & David Ashley for the homelotts from the Meeting house downwards & the Meddow Lotts below ye Causey & the Long Meddow.
John Scott & Richard Exell for ye ffeild on ye West side of the River & Chickuppe playne on the west side the River.
And Miles Morgan & Japhet Chapin for the house Lotts from ye Meeting house upwards & the 3 corner Meddow & the playn above ye Town from the Causey upwards:
And whereas upon the desires of the Inhabitants on ye west side of the great River the Towne did Order & deter- mine that Lotts fro: Thomas Millers to ye Comon fence shal- be accounted house lotts:
It is now ordered that those lotts shal have a good suffi- cient fence in ye front of them made by the Proprietors there- of wch fence is to be sett up by the tyme limitted in ye Towne Order for other fences.
John Matthews Jeremy Horton John Bagg being absent from ye Genrll Town meeting in this month are according to Order to pay 2s a peece: to be added to y' next Town rate.
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March 5th 1656.
At a Meeting of the Select Men vizt Ensign Cooper Robt Ashley Benjamin Parsons John Dumbleton & Elizur Holy- oke.
Complaint being made that ye ffeild on ye West side of the great River hath not yet been fenced as to Some places & that others are burthened wth more fence then their share: It is concluded yt the Proprietors be called together on ye 8th of this Instant to consider wt is to be done in such cases:
It is also ordered yt there shalbe a highway of 8 or 10 rod broad between Henry Chapins lott on this side Chikuppe River & the hill yt is a little Southerly from ye lott. This to run from the high way that leades to Rowland Thomas his house to ye highway that lyeth betweene Nathaneell Elys land & Rowland Thomas his land.
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March 5th 1665-6.
At a Meeting of the Comittee impowered for the grannt- ing of lands: vizt Ens: Cooper Robert Ashley Benjamin Par- sons John Dumbleton Rowland Thomas: Thomas Miller & Eli: Holyoke.
There is grannted to John Bliss & Samuell Bliss Senior Six acres a peece in a Meddow on a brook that runs into fresh water brook (about a mile & halfe beyond Nathaneell Elyes Meddow) if there be soe much there: Samll Bliss his share to begin at ye higher end next ye swamp yt the brook ruins out of
Also to Samll Bliss Junior is granted three acres in ye same meddow if there be soe much beside the form" grants there
These grannts are on condition that the Land be undis- posed of & yt it be in ye liberty of ye Town to grant ym:
Granted to Thomas Cooper Junior Twenty acres of the high land Southward of ye Meddowes over Agawam River: between Samll Marshfeilds land & Thomas Merricks land: It is to lye in a Square peece & not to prjudice any high way yt may be laid out thereabout:
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Grannted to Griffith Jones ten acres of land Northerly from ye Comon fence yt runs from ye great River to Agawam River, wch is to lye between John Dumbletons Land & the high way & the hill: Provided soe much be there besides for- mier grannts:
Also theres granted to Tho: Cooper Junior ffive or Six acres of Meddow on ye most Easterly branch of Stony River where he can it most convenient being 3 or 4 miles from his fathers house ovr Agawam River:
Grannted to Joseph Leonard Twenty acres of land above the 2d brooke yt is above his fathers house below Tho: Mil- lers land: Provided he leave 20 rod in breadth between this grannt & the bank of Agawam River:
Grannted to Rowld Thomas Six or Seaven acres of land at the Easterly end of Henry Chapins Land on this side
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Chickkupe River: being to Joyne to the said Rowlands owne land Northerly & to ye high way Southerly:
Grannted to John Dorchester a little pond contayning 2 or 3 acres more or less by ye way to watchuet Meddowes about 3 mile beyond the Mill River: Provided it prjudice noe highi way thereabout:
Grannted to Widd Bliss soe innich of the pond as is at ye end of her lott in ye Long medow: Provided the Indians be not wronged of their pease:
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ffebr: 6th 65.
This Day being the Gene'll Towne Meeting: It was con- sidered yt there is great necessity that a thorough be taken for the settlement of a Corne Mill that shalbe serviceable for a more comfortable supply for this town then of late there has been: This Town doth Order & appoynt Capt Pynchon George Colton Benjamin Cooley Ens: Cooper Nathaneell Ely Rowland Thomas & Samuell Marshfeild a Comittee to consider what course they judge best to be taken for ye sup- ply of the Towne: They are to consider whether they judge it best to keepe up this Mill that is in prsent being for con- tinuance or whether they judge best to lay this Mill aside & that preparation be made for another Mill in some other place: And the said persons are desired & earnestly intreated by the Town to consider seriously & speedily what they judge behoofefull in ye case: who also have power to call the Towne together as need shall require to declare wt they ap- prehend requisite in the case:
ffebr 26th 1665. A towne Meeting being called by ye Comittee above mentioned, they declare their apprehensions yt they judged it best for the Towne yt a Mill be built on ye old Mill Streame & not that the Town should have depend- ance on this Mill yt is in present being.
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Whereupon the case being long debated Capt Pynchon did promise to the Towne yt Hee will be at £200 charge for y"building of a new mill upon ye old Mill streame neere where
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ye Old Mill stood: Provided the Towne will disburse wt es- tate more must be laid out wch £200 will not discharge for the effecting such a worke.
But the Plantation being not cheerfull to engage therein tryall was made what would be disbursed by particular per- sons: And divers psons did thereupon promise to allow Capt Pynchon towards ye worke as followeth
Shillings
Ens: 'Cooper .
20
Elizur Holyoke. 40
Benjamin Parsons IO
Joseph Crowfoote 2 days work
Serjant Stebbins
Willm Branch
20
Jonath Burt
IO
Thomas Day
5
Samll Bliss IO
Samll Terry
6
Rowland Thomas
20
John Matthews
20
John Lamb
IO
Willm Hunter 3 d, work.
Nath Burt
IO
Abell Wright 3 d. work
Jonath Taylor
6
Thomas Bancroft
6
Miles Morgan. IO
George Colton
30
Willm Warriner
IO
Charles Ferry 3 day work.
Timothy Cooper 4 day work.
Richard Sikes .
IO
David Ashley 4 day work
Encrease Sikes 5
Anthony Dorchester . 12
John Dorchester 2 day work
James Dorchester 2 day work.
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John Lumbard 3 day work John Leanord 12
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And further the Towne did vote conclude & agree (neminee contradicente) that the said Capt Pynchon shall have the twelfth part of the bushell of all such corne or grayne as shall ground at his said Mill.
March 8th 1665.
The Proprietors of the ffeild ov' the great River meeting together to consider about the fencing it, & it being said that some have more fence than their share, Thomas Miller Sam- uell Marshfeild & Jonathan Taylor are chosen to proportion every mans share of fence warning every proprietors to goe & See their shares giving them notice of the tyme:
Also ye said Proprietors of the said ffeild doe judge & de- termine yt the Pond about ye Middle meddow y' the Swamp beyond Ens: Coopers barne under the hill shalbe accounted a sufficient fence, except it be needfull to fence a little by the Swampat the end next Ens Coopers barne: And if the said Persons fynd any place a naturall fence in their apprehen- sions or well neere a good fence, they shall proportion how much any persons shall doe in such places.
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At the Town Meeting abovesd ffebr 26, 1665. It was by the Plantation voted & granted that Capt Pynchon shall have 50 acres of Vpland & 30 acres of Meddow where he can fynd soe much undisposed of, Provided that he build a Saw Mill eyther on fresh water brook or on the Old Mill Streame wthin three yeeres from this tyme & that it be ready to be Sett a work wthin yt tyme: Otherwise this grannt is to be voyd:
At a Meeting of the Select men March 5, 65, being the day that the Comittee mett for grannting of lands the said Select Men did consider of the absence of diverse Persons for ye Town Meeting in ffebr 26, 65 vizt William Brookes, John Bagg, Thomas Miller, Robert Ashley, Samuell Marshfeild, Griffith Jones, Edward ffoster, John Leonard, & Benjamin
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Munn, All wch Said Persons are to pay 6d apeece to ye Town Ich is to be added to y' next Town rate:
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At a Towne Meeting August 1th 1666. whereas Capt. Pynchon hath had & still hath intentions to sett up a Saw Mill within this Township eyther on ye Old Mill Streame or at fresh water brook: ffor his encouragmt in the said work & upon condition that the Saw Mill be built on ye Old Mill Streame: To all other former grannts made to ye Said Capt Pynchon in reference to such work, There is further granted unto him by the Plantation the free use of ye said Streame for ye Said work as also free liberty for felling & Sawing what treees he shal please that are upon the Comons belonging to yePlantation except such trees as are between the Bay path & Chickuppe River Also the Plantation doth grant unto him & his heires & assignes thirty acres of land in the Southerly side of ye Said Old Mill Streame & neere his Said Saw Mill in the most Convenent place yt he shall chuse reserving lib- erty for high wayes where the Select men of this Towne shall See meet to lay them:
Absent from a Town meeting August 29, 1666. William Brookes John Bagg Obadiah Miller Jonathan Taylor Joseph Crowfoote, Miles Morgan William Branch Wm Warrent Benjamin Mun Thomas Mirack John Bliss: to be added to yr next Town rate.
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Sept. 7, 1666.
The Select Men haveing agreed wth ye Measurer of lands to meet in the house Meddow this day to lay out Mr Glovers 9 acres in ye Said Meddow. The Select Men mett all of them: but Nath Ely the Measurer not being able to attend yt work, the Select Men proceeded in ye business & laid out 9 acres there for Mr. Glover, wch land is in length on the South- rly lyne 53 road that is to say fro: a great tree marked that Stands by the Creek at or neere ye lower end of ye Meddow upon a Straight lyne to m' Holyokes meddow: & from ye said tree the Southerly bound runs up into the said Meddow
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(keeping about 2 or 3 rod from ye Swamp) to a round gutter cut in ye ground by a small oake yt is marked & from there the lyne wich is the bound is drawn South'ly to ye Swamp yt is under ye great hill by a range of 2 other trees marked even in a row wth ye said little Oake, Soe taking in that little peece of meddow over the gutter being about an acr: the Westerly bound is Mr Holyokes meddow, & ye North'ly bound is ptly the Creek for ye lower part of the Meddow, & partly a range of weedy land wch hath not been used to be Mowed, for ye upper part of that Northerly side of the Meddow. The whole being Nine acrs lying mostly tryangular wise:
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At a Meeting of ye Select Men Dec: 26 1666, vizt Ens: Cooper Robert Ashley John Dumbleton Benj: Parsons & Eli: Holyoke
John Sackett & Ambrose ffowler veiwers of the fences of the feild at Worronoco have this Summer past prsented di- verse defects in the fences of ye feild there vizt Henry Glov- ers fence defective 12 rod John Williams fence defective 24 rod & Walter Lee his fence defective 10 rod for wch tho the fynes according to Order would rise high, the Select Men (loe assess the Said psons as followeth vizt Henry Glover at 20s, John Williams at 3s, Walt: Lee at 18s, these fynes ye Townes share & to be added to yr rates to the Town this win- ter: And for ye veiwers share It is left to them to moderate as they See cause:
Rice Bedortha David Ashley & Nath: Burt are chosen Prizers of the Stock of ye Plantation for making rates. this Winter.
The Day above said the Said Select Men together with Rowland Thomas & Thomas Miller being the Comittee for grannting of lands did grannt To Obadiah Miller a little peece of meddow contayning 2 or 3 acres about 3-4 of a Mile fro: Non-Such meddowe upon a brook yt runs into the great River at the higher end of Chickuppe playne neere the head of the brooke.
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Also theres grannted to John Clark 4 acres of Wett med- dow on ye South side of ye Bay path about 4 miles from Town & neer the path: provided it be not already disposed of to Some other.
John Stewart requesting yt his land in the third division may abutt on ye meddow lotts: yt is to Say yt if there be any Comon land between this land & ye meddow lotts he might have it: It is granted to him, provided he leave a rod broad from ye meddow lotts to ye high way yt goes thorow the 3d division on that side of his land next James Warreners land: This rod broad being for a highway:
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[In the handwriting of Samuel Marshfield.] ffebruary the II: 1666
at a meeting of the Select men viz George Colton benja- min Cooly nathanell ely roland Thomas and Samuell Marsh- feild There was choise made off veuars off fences ffor the sev- arall ffeilds.
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