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John Kep & Samuell bliss veiwers ffor the long medo and the Home Lots of as ffar as the meeting house and down- ward.
ffor the Hiar end of the towne which is to say ffrom the meeting house and upward and three Cornar medow and the playne John Lamb and thomas day.
and for the ffeild over the west side of the rivar and chic- abe playne Edward ffoster and Jonathan Taylor
in reffarance to the Caring on the work off long medo bridge the select men doe conclude that George Colton and roland Thomas shall as sone as the snow is offe the Ground shall Go down and se which ar the Stones may be had esiest and whether they must cart them or ffetch them by boat and that benjamin Coly and roland Thomas shall se to the Carri- ing on the work.
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The Select men Considering the ill Conveniant pasage out off the meeting house ffor want off a dore for such as sit in the Gallari: thay do tharffor apoint nathaniell Ely to se that
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adore be made that so thay that sit in the Gallari may have passage out off the house without passinge out of the dore leading out off the ally but that adore be made ffor them to Go in and out by as also nathaniell Ely is to se to the new hanging off the bell.
The Select men with decon Chapin off seating off persons in the meeting house and taking a vew off the acts off the Select men the yeare before and ffinding no Cause to mak alteration nor ffinding rome ffor plasing off more persons do conclude that persons shall sit as thar ware plased the last year.
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Springffeild ffebruary th II: 1666.
At a meeting off the Comity: the Granting ye Lands of ye Plantation undisposed off viz
Georg Colton benjamin Cooly nathaniell Ely
roland Thomas Thomas Stebbins
Thomas millar and Samuell marshfeild
[In the handwriting of Elizur Holyoke.]
There is Granted to Jolin bliss ffour acars off medo som what beyond his six acars formarly Granted provided it be there to be had after that Gorg Colton and benjamin Colyes be measured out.
Theres granted to Peter Swink 20 Acres of land neere block bridge above Obadiah Millers land:
Also to John Baker 5 acres of land for a house lott by James Taylors or Thomas Copleys on the playne towards Willm Hunters.
Als yrs grannted to Jonathan Ball yt peece of land yt lyeth between his land in ye 3d division & ye meddow lotts, yet not to p'judice any high way: this in reference to one acre & I-2 yt is Said to be due to his mother on Some Old account
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this grant being in leiw yr of & to Satisfy for it & no other- wise & soe accounted.
And theres granted to John Lamb two acres of meddow lying on a dingle or between ye hills or on a gutter yt runs in- to ye easterly branch of the Mill River beyond the bridge called Goodm: Warriners bridge.
Also theres grannted to Rich Sikes a peece of land lying by his former grant of Swamp at ye lower end of Chickuppe playn on ye west side of the great River & for the convenent lying of it & the quantity thereof It is left to ye discretion of the Measurer & Thomas Miller.
Thomas Stebbins his desires for liberty to build on his lott neere Robert Ashleyes house, is granted.
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There being certayne persons chosen & appoynted to con- sider of the necessitous Condition of some familyes in ye Plantation. The Said Persons did at this prsent meeting make report how they apprehended things & did declare that they fynd need for the raising of 4 or 5£ to help a little agt the want of some familyes: And the Town did mutually ag- gree yt there shalbe a contribution called for the next Lords day to endeavor to rayse such a summe for ye end aforesd: And for the distribution of what shalbe Soe gathered It is left to ye discretion of Deacon Chapin George Colton & Ben- jamin Cooley to doe therein as they See cause:
At the said Town Meeting it is further mutually aggreed by the Inhabitants yt whereas It is found yt James Osborne doth prjudice him self & his family by disadvantageous bar- gaynes It is therefore voted & concluded yt none of ye In- habitants of this Town shall or will make any bargayne with Je said James Osborne without consent of 2 or 3 of ye Select men yt shall amount to above Jos vallue: And that all such bargaynes with him shalbe voyd:
Att this Town Meeting Joseph Crowfoote John Clark & James Osborne were absent wn yr names were called: & Soe are to pay 6d a pson to ye Towne.
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In reference to high wayes the Inhabitants that live on the West side of ye great River declaring that there is great ne- cessity of making & amending their high wayes: It was by the Inhabitants in gen'll concluded & aggreed y' those of ye Inhabitants yt dwell on yt side of ye River shall make & re- paire their own highwayes for this yeere ensuing: In refer- ence whereunto: There is remitted to them a dayes work (of each of those Inhabitants) of their working at ye County way on ye East side of the River. Provided their dayes works of each man be bestowed & spent in working at their own high wayes:
And in reference to such high wayes as are now private & not reckoned as the County wayes, but are to be repayred or made by particular Companyes The Town now doth appoynt certayne psons of ye said company as Overseers of ye works of such pticular wayes. Each one of wch psons shall have power to call the Severall psons yt belong to y' own company to the workes of their own high wayes
And it is further declared yt if any pson shall have made such alteration exchanges or sales of land: that they have noe land to wch such pticular wayes doe lead yt then such psons shall not be called to such wayes to work but such psons as are ye prsent owners of such lands upon weh such al- terations have been made from tyme to tyme
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The Persons yt are for this yeere chosen & appoynted Overseers of the Severaall companyes of workers at high- wayes as aforesaid as are ffollows:
Benjamin Parsons for ye way up the Long hill over the Mill River:
John Clark for ye way to ye 16 acres.
Rober Ashley for the way to the woods over the new bridge.
Japhett Chapin for ye playne bridge:
Rice Bedortha for ye way to Chickkuppe playne on the West side of ye great River: And
John Leonard for the way to Agawam falls from the great River.
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And the said psons are to call their severall companyes together when their yeere is expired to chuse other overseers in yr roomes.
Liberty is granted to John Riley to build on his lott by Willm Hunters:
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[In the handwriting of John Pynchon.]
ffebr 14 1666.
Robert Ashly (as p contra) was chosen overseer for yc Highway worke at upp end of ye Towne over the New Bridge into ye woods.
ffebr. 1667.
WVm Branch was chosen overseer to call ye Company to sd Highways for repairing thereoff.
ffebr 25th 1668.
I'm Branch called ye Company togither to choose a new overseer for ye Highways: & accordingly the Company pro- ceeded to choose & made choise of Jonath Ashly as over- seer to take care for ye repairing of ye Highways & calling men to sd worke as need shall be this yeare ensueing:
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[In the handwriting of Samuel Marshfield.]
The account that the Select men Gave off the townes dets -the holl Charges off Long medo bridg . . 17 9 6 To m' holyok. 4 IO 0
To benjamin mun. .2
IO O
To Carnelius williams 00 6 3
to nathaniell Ely ffor nails & a hasp. . 00 00 06
To John hitchcock and Joseph harmon and thomas millar John Scot Jona- than morGan and Samuell holyok and Goeorge Colten and John Bagg all is 8 wolfs. .04
all is. ... 28 16
00
3
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The Towne yeilding to pay Joseph Le- nard 10 shillings ffor a wolf that he killed at worinok it maketh the dets of the towne 29 6 3
.
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The Towne Creditor in the year 1667: by a rate off . 26
5 2
by rent off Thomas nobell. 4
0 0
by severall small fynes II O 6
by credit that the fformer Selectmen Gave the towne .00 17 8
the holl is. . .. 32 3 4
29 6 3
rests 2 I7 I
32 03 4
[In the handwriting of Elizur Holyoke.] May 5th 1669.
The acot abovesd, being overlooked by ye prsent Select men: together wth ye acot the next yeare, 3 leaves on & also in 4th leafe forward: we find yt this acot above was not med- led wth nor brought to acot by ye next yeare select men, viz in ye yeare 1668: So yt the £2 17s oid above remaines due to ye Towne: only ye Towne at the Generall meeting abated Joseph Crowfoote what he was fyned for defective in his fence, viz fo 6s 6d, So ye due to ye Towne is £2 IOS 07.
This caryed to ye long book or Pap. of acots where ye Towne is Set Dr & Cr.
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[In the handwriting of Elizur Holyoke.] ffebr Iotlı 1667.
At a meeting of the Select men viz Leut Cooper John Dumbleton Miles Morgan Benj. Parsons & Elizur Holyoke.
For veiwers of fences of the comon feilds & house lotts of this Township Are chosen as followeth.
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John Leonard & Edmund Pingridayes for the ffeild on ye West side of ye great River opposite to the Town & for ye playn called Chickuppe
And John Lumbard & Nathaneel Burt for ye house lotts from ye Meeting house & downwards & for the Long med- dow.
And Willm Warren' & Timothy Cooper for ye house lotts from the meeting house & upwards & 3 Corn' Meddow & playn above End brook.
John Matthews for his absence at the last Genll Towne meeting is to pay 2s to be added to the next Town rate.
There was granted to Abell Wright ten acrs of medow in that medow beyond Skipmuck where R Thomas had 10 acres granted him by the last Selectmen this medow is, upon a brook yt runs down to ye Stony brook on ye way to Hadley beyond haying well provided it free from former grants & yt it be free for this Town to dispose of it & yt if it be not pur- chased of ye Indians he cleare the purchases thereof.
Also Two acres more is granted to Rowland on ye same termes to be added to his former 10 acres.
Also grannted to Abell Wright about 2 acres at the South westerly side of R: Thomas his house lott [II-56] at Skip- muck pvided it prjudice not form' Grannts on high wayes.
Granted to John Petty an addition of Six acres of meddow to his former 8 acres granted by ye Select of ye last yeere & on the Same termes & conditions & yt it prjudice not former grannts.
Granted to Wm Hunter 20 acres of upland & 10 acres of meddow on or neere Stony river towards Windsor neere where John Petty hath land grannted & on the like tearines & conditions
Granted to Thomas Day 4 or 5 acres above his meddow at Worlds end on both sides the brooke.
Also six acres for a wood lott or neere at ye reere of Capt. Pynchons wood lott lying from ye brow of the hill on the Northerly side of ye Garden Brooke & from thence the bound is bye Northerly or Norwesterly:
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John Lamb hath granted him the land y' is between his lotts in ye playne above End brook & the hills & ye land yt is between the hills yt was Griffith Jones & the hills there East- ward.
It is Ordered yt every Proprietor of land in the comon ffeilds of this Towne Shall Sett up a stake at the ptition of his fence in ye comon fence vizt between himself & his neigh- bor &that they mark ye stake with the first Ires [letters] of their names this to be done before the veiwers goe to veiw fences in ye Springe under ye penalty of 12d fyne on each pson yt shalbe defective herein wch fyne to goe half to the veiwers & the other Half to ye Towne:
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mr. J: Pynchon Jun' & Jos: Hunwick killed a wolfe ffeb- ruary 24 1667.
June 29 1668.
Att a Meeting of ye Select Men they being all prsent, for judging of diverse defects of fences in the Town feilds on ye West side of ye great River p'sented & complayned of to ye Select Men:
Rober Ashley prsented for 2d defects in his
fence at Chick: for wch by ye Select Men
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fyned at 6 O
Goodm: Terry I defect fyned at. 3 O
Tho: Mirack 2 defects fyned at. 6 O
Rich Exell I defect fyned at.
O
James Warriner I defect fyned at.
.3 0
Lawrence Bliss I defect fyned at. 3
O
Miles Morgan 3 defects fyned at
9 O John Bagg 2 defects fyned at. 6 0
these fynes the half of wych belongs to ye Towne the other to ye vewers of he fences vizt: J: Leon: & Edm: Prin:
John Dumbleton I defect fyned at 3s od wch he is to pay to ye Veiwers who mended it:
Obadiah Miller I defect fyned at 4s od wch he is to pay to the veiwers who mended it.
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Att a Meeting of ye Select men Jan: 11th 1668. Who mett to consider of ye Townes debts & Creditts And to make rates vizt a rate of £So for Mr Glover & a rate of £ 15 00s ood to pay ye Townes debts as follow:
The Towne is Dr
To Samll & Joseph Harman for killing 6
wolves this Summt past. 3 00 00 To Charles fferry for killing I wolfe. 0 IO 00
To Timothy Cooper for his horse into ye Bay 20s & his pasturing there Ios 6d this for ye Dept . I IO 06
for ye Deputyes Diet at the Corte May: 68. . 3 IO 00 for his tyme at Corte & travellinge .. I IO 00
to Elizur Holyoke for writings in ye Town book IO 00
for making rates this yeere I 00 00
To Cornelius for worke about ye meeting house mending ye bell & hinges for the doore Y 00 00
To Capt Pynchon for nailes about ye Meet- ing house doore & windowes. .00 02 06
To Jnº Dumbleton for remaynder of pay for his work about ye pound over ye River. . 01 05 To Capt Pynchon for hire of his bull this
06
Summer past to be raysed annually by ye neighbors on ye East side of the River except ye Long Meddow (& Capt him- self because he had another bull) accord- ing to ye number of the Cowes yt every one had I 02 00
To Ens Cooley for maynteyning ye water fence at long meddow gate to be raysed on ye land there yt is wthin ye fence vizt 3 forth: on the £ as yt land is prized he mayntayned yt fence ye yeere at 5s p an- umn & mending ye gates [ yeere 2s in all. . 1 02 00
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To Tho: Miller for making & mayntening ye water fence by his house this yeere £30 raysed on ye land wthin yt feild at half pen- ny half farthing on ye £ as yt land is prized I IO 00
To Benjamin Mun for ringing ye Bell &c .. 2 IO 00 To Mr J Pynchon & J Hunwick for killing a wolfe. 0 IO 00
16
I8 06
To John Stewart for a branding iron O
4 00
17 02 06
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Jan. II, 1668.
Att a meeting of ye Select Men vizt Eli: Holyoke T: Cooper Miles Morgan & J: Dumbleton & Benjamin Par- sons:
Granted to Samuell Ely ten acres of land below ye bridge at N: Burts land adjoyning to ye lowe end of John Harmons land there & the reere of long Meddow lotts by ye brook: only there is to be left a sufficient high way for drift of cattell to ye Comons below ye Meddowes.
Grannted to Lieut Cooper yt if John Skinner doe not come to inhabitt in this Township wth in two yeere fro: this tyme yn ye Said Leut Cooper shall have yt 20 acres grannted to ye sd John Skinner.
Granted to John Dumbleton a peece of land about 6 acres more or less next to the lott yt was grannted to James Tay- lor above ye comon fence on ye west side of the River if Soe much be there undisposed off:
Granted to Miles Morgan yt peece of land yt lyes above his land on ye North side of ye Round hill between his land & the 3 Corner Meddow brooke: only he is to leave 16 rod wide between this land for grannted & Goodm: Branch his ditch & soe forward 16rod wide between this land thus granted & the brow of ye hill yt is on ye South Easterly side of the said brook & this grantt is to extend Northerly to the brow or
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top of ye next raising of land a little from ye brooke yt runs out of the wett meddow vizt a little over ye Said brooke
Grannted to Edmund Pringridayes & ffrancis Pepper to keepe their fence by Chickkupe playne on the place where it now stands provided they doe the former themselves except Soe much as any of ye Proprietors fall short of doing their share of fence there
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Jan IIth 1668.
The Towne Cr
£sd By a Rate of £14 raysed on ye Town. . .. . 14 00 00 By Thomas Nobles rent due March next .. 4 00
debt 17 2 6 rest 00 17 6 ·
18 00 00
[In the handwriting of Samuel Marshfield.]
This account being examined by a Commiti Chosen by the towne namly nathanyell Ely and Samuell marshfeild find that thar remaineth du to towne. O 17 6 [In the handwriting of John Pynchon.] the £17 2s 6d of ye Townes debt on ye for- mer leafe being sattisfied & discounted:
But in ye acot in ye former leafe there is charged £1 5s 6d as remaining due to Jo Dumbleton for worke about ye Pound, wher as ye whole £3 yt he was to have was allowed & acoted by ye Select men in the yeare 1666: So yt it is an error in charging this 25s 6d on ye Towne now & is to be allowed ye Towne. . OI 05 06 In all ye due to ye Towne fro: the select men, now goeing off is 43S . 02 03 00 feb 2d 1668: By ts
Nathanell ely Samuell Marshfeild
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This caryed to ye long booke or Pap. of accots where ye Towne is Dr & Cr
May 5th 1669.
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Springfeild ffebr. 8th 1668. At a meeting of the Selectmen for ye yeare ensueing: vizt John Pynchon: George Colton Nath Ely: Sam Marshfeild & Laur Bliss
At this meeting of ye Select men: They chose & appointed veiwers of fences for the severall feilds for ye yeare ensueing viz:
John Clarke & John Bliss ffor Long meddow & ye Hom- lots up to the meeting house
Thomas Miller & Edw: ffoster for ye feild on the west side of ve River.
James Warinar & Tho: Day for the homlots fro: the meet- ing howse upward.
John Riley & John Bagg for Chickkuppe plaine.
The Select men considering the excuses of men absent fro: ye Generall Towne meeting last weeke, doe allow of ye Reson for most mens absence: only 4 psons who were prsent most of ye day yet not attending to theire call, & being also ab- sent some tyme after, we doe for theire neglect Judge ym to pay 6d a peice to be added to theire next Towne Rate viz
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Abell Wright 6
John Bliss 6 2
John Matthews. .6 John Harmon . .6
forward Three leaves are more dues to ye Towne by some psons fines for Galloping in ye Streetes contrary to order, To the Sum of IIS 8d.
The Publishing of who are chosen fence veiwers as above & wt else is of publike concernint contained in ye 3 next leaves was all publikely made known to ye Towne on a Lecture day, all being read & declared to ye Inhabitants after Lecture of ye 24th day of ffeb' 1668: all of publik to yt date 3 leaves forward was then read to ye Inhabitants. J. P.
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Febr. 8th 1668.
Lett out to John Bagg: Edm. Pringridays & W Brooke the 35 or 40 acres of Towne Land in chickkupy plaine on ye west side of ye greate River, for the Tearme & space of Seven yeares fro: this prsent 8th day of ffebr 1668: upon ye Tearmes hereafter mentioned, viz John Bagg: Edm Pringridays & IVm Brooke have free Liberty for Impvement of ye aforesd land to theire best advantage by plowing planting sowing & Mowing or breaking up any of ye New ground pvided they do not breake up any of ye meddow or Mowing Ground, wch they are noe ways to deface, but carefully to prserve all ye Mowing land for Hay: They are likewise to take care of ye fences belonging to this land, & carefully to repaire it, All ye fence wch from or for this land aforesd belongs to ye Com- mon ffeilds, wch they are sufficiently to repaire fro. tyme to tyme for ye Security of ye ffeild fro: all or any damadge; And are likewise to leave the whole fence in good & sufficient re- paire at ye end of theire aforesd Seven yeares: And for Rent the sd John Bagg Edm Pringridays & Wm Brooke, all as one party, are to allow or pay yearly the Rent or Sum of Seven Pounds Ten shillings p annum, they are yearly to pay in to ye Select Townsmen fro: tyme to tyme: And that upon or before ye first day of January yearly, one halfe in good mer- chantable wheate & the other halfe in Pease & Indian Corne, all good & merchantable: only for this prsent yeare 110w Coming in regard the fence is out of repaire & one acre & halfe of ye afore let land being Sowne wth winter wheate wych is reserved, they are to allow but seven pounds, for this yeare, And in case by the mere hand of Gods pvidence Inevitably blasting theire crop the land afore let Shall yeild but little wheate, in such case if they doe pcure 2 or 3 of ye Select men Sometime in July, or ye beginning of August at furtherest to veiw & take notice of such Blast, they shal then be abated of theire Rent such yeare, as ye sd select men shall Judge meete, always pvided they have Planted or sowne a consid- erable pt of ye land at least halfe wth other granine then
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wheate, otherwise they shall suffer for theire owne Impru- dence in putting more to wheate, these uncertaine yeares, AndthisIngagemt & agreement the sd ptys all as one pty have heretoe set theire hands this prsent 8th of ffebr 1668.
William Brookes John Bagg
Edmund Pringridays
the marke of EP
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ffeb 8, 68
By ye Select men all being prsent
Anthony Dorchester having a psell of Land granted him in Chikkuppy Plaine on ye west side of ye grt River at the back end or reer end of ye land Somt called Miles Murwins lot, wch grant was many yeares since, & he hath Posessed it & Impved it severall yeares, & yet the Record of it thorough some neglect is not to be found, The sd land is now con- firmed to him viz sixe or seven acres, Robert Ashly his land lying on ye Northside of it, & Miles Morgans land on ye South.
Obadiah Miller having 20 acrs of land Granted him at Ashkanuncksit in ffebr 6, 1664, wch was never laid out, & he desiring ye place may be altered, and it may ly at block bridge brooke: His desire is granted, And ye sd Twenty acrs of land he is to have it on ye west side of his other land there: & hereby yt grant at Ashkanunksit is void.
Edmund Pringridays desiring one or two acrs of meane land to be granted to him wch lyes at ye Reere of his land in chikkupy plaine, & was taken in wth his land only for con- veniency of fencing: The aforesd acre or 2 of Land is Granted to him. f
Likewise there is Granted to ffraunces Pepper ye land at the end of his Lot there:
The Proprietors of ye 3 corner meddow plaine on this side ye Round hill & plaine above the 3 Corner meddow, agreeing to ly togither in one feild & intending to keepe it intire Pro- pounding theire desires that they may have liberty as to or-
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der theire owne pprietys according to Law. So in pticular, to choose theire owne Hayward & veiwers of fences & to make orders for Regulating of theire owne fences & Im- provemt of theire land there from tyme to tyme, & that the Select men would not Impose upon them, as to yt ffeild, from ye upp end of Reice Bedorthas John Lams & That wch was Tho Days Homlots to ye Head of the Plaine: Theire desire is accordingly Granted & yt they take in Wm Branch wth ym: Provided they doe agree among themselves, yt is to say ye Major pt of ye pprietors according to law, & yt they doe choose theire fence veiwers & fro: tyme to tyme or else be ly- able to ye same penalty yt ye Select men are for neglect, And so they have Power & Liberty & have hereby appointed fro: tyme to tyme to make orders about theire fencing & repairing thereoff & may Impose Penaltys according to Law, wch shall be to ye use & behoofe of theire owne Company & they are to have ye whole advantage of theire feild intire to ymselves only it is ordered yt in case complaint be made Justly agt ye fence veiwers of this feild aforesd, That they allow of fences sufficient then other veiwers in such ye Select men shal recti- fie as is most Just & right to ym.
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At a meeting of ye Select men: ffebr 12th 1668.
Present viz John Pynchon Nath Ely Geo: Colton Sam Marshfeild Laur Bliss
A Bay Stone horse of Mr Pynchons, foure yeare old in ye Spring, being veiwed and measured by ye Select men & found according to law, is allowed to goe at Liberty for a Stonehorse:
Also a whiteish Stonehorse of Laurence Bliss: 3 y old & fill ye height reqred is allowed to goe at liberty for a Stone- horse:
Likewise Capt Pynchons white lock horse is allowed off to goe at liberty but tis only for this yeare Coming in regard of his age:
The order about Swine in pa. 15 (of ye Towne book) That all Swine runing at Liberty & keeping ordinarily wthin 2
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mile of ye Towne shal be rung, & if found on medow Pas- tures or gardens unrung to pay 2s 6d. This Penalty being thought a little to high & yt ye neglect if psecuting ye sd or- (ler is occasioned by ye grtnes of ye Penalty: It is Therefore ordered yt the Penalty for Swine above 3 Mo. old in med- (lows Pastures orchards & gardens or Inclosed ffeilds shall henceforth be but 8d a peice for being unrung one halfe to ye Informer & ye other halfe to the Towne & in case swine yt Doe ordinarily keepe in ye woods shall by accident get into Inclosed ffeilds in such cases to pay but 3d a pce as those are to doe yt goe on ye Comons, unless it be knowne yt they have got a haunt of lying about ye Towne or about inclosed feilds: & in all other respects the former order about swine to stand good, only whereas by sd order Swine may goe at Liberty till ye 25th of March: It is now ordered That it shall be left to ye Select men fro yeare to yeare to shorten the tyme if ye earlyness of ye Spring req it:
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