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Granted to Rice Bedortha 30 acres of land on ye West side ye great River betwen ye great pond & Samll Terreyes land above Chickuppe And hereuppon he resignes into ye Townes hand his grannt of ye like quantity of land at ffresh- water brook.
Granted to Joseph Bedortha twenty acres of land about 3-4 of a mile beyond his fathers house westward or a little to ye Northward of ye West:
Granted to Joseph Leonard the swampe between Agawam River & his fathers land over that River if it were not his fathers by form' grants: or by purchase fro: Goodm: Mirack highwayes not to be prjudiced.
John Lamb hath granted unto him a high way of 3 or 4 rod wide fro: his land towards the Towne vizt his land by the great hill towards Chickuppye River beyond End Brooke.
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August 20th 1672. At a meeting of ye Select men, being all present.
Granted to Ob: Miller 7 acrs of upland on the west side of his lott at Achcanunksitt to lye all along the side of his land there vizt the land he had of R: Bedortha, & 8 acrs at ye ffront of his land there not to prjudice laying out high wayes in most convenient place.
Granted Nath Pritchard 8 acres of upland at Cowseek.
Granted Anth Dorchester 20 acrs of land of & about ye dingle agt his land at Cowseek brook:
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Granted to Nathaneell & victory Sikes 30 acrs of land by the Northerly side of their fathers land at Cowseek brook yet not to prjudice passage that way over yt brook in tymes of floods in ye great River: for yt the floods in ye great River setts up soe as to hinder passage in ye River way ovr ye bridge.
Grannted to Ob: Cooley for conveniency of cellar roome liberty of setting his fence 5 or 6 foot into ye way agt his house vizt soe far along ye way (as the cellar may extend) if he shall see cause to make a cellar there by his house also liberty to run his fence from ye west'ly corn' of such cellar 2 rod askew to met wth his other fence by ye way to ye wharfe
John Stewart haveing form'ly a grannt of 3 acres of wett meddow in yt medd where Corneli: Williams had a grannt it being not there to be had theres grannted him his 3 acres in a little stripe or stripes between ye medow granted to Cor- nelius & Skeepmuck vizt westerly fro yt Meddow grannted to Cornelius: on a gutter yt runs into Chickuppe River above Skeepmuck.
Granted to John Dorchester the rest of Meddow where Cornel: W had some granted him:
Grannted Tho: Day 4 acr of ye garden brook valley agt his woodlott yt is over ye brooke.
Granted to Anth Dorchester what land is yet undisposed of in ye further meddow over Agawam to ye quantity of 2 or
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3 acres lying at ye South end of his own land & betwen the land John Leonard bought of S: Marshfeild & the upland.
Granted Peter Swink 6 acres of land adjoyning to his other land at Block bridge.
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There is grannted to Benjamin Mun Junior 6 acars of land by his brother Balls at the old brick killn to ly all along his brothers land there not prjudicing high wayes in most con- venient places.
Grannted Samll Holyoke that peece of land wch lyes be- twen his formt grannt by the round hill & the fence or new ditch End brook to be ye bounds fro: ye ditch to the brook yt runs out of ye Meddowes.
Dec: ye 30th 1672. Town is Dr.
To Serj Stebbin for help & tymeber about ye Meeting house Staires & pound
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Jan 3 72 At a meeting of ye Select men all prsent except Ens: Cooley :
Grannted to Nathaneell Burt ten acres of upland to lye joyning to ye East end of his other 10 acres on ye hill (where he lives) formerly grannted unto him to run fro: brook to brook pvided it prjudice noe high way yt may be had there:
Vppon this grannt he allowes of a high way of I rod & I-2 wide fro: ye river to ye pond through his upper lott in the long Meddow vizt on ye side of ye lott.
Also yrs grannted him a little Strappet of land vizt Low- land being betwen a quarter of an acr & half an acr lying on ve west side of his wett Meddow wch is on ye west side of his swampe land behind ye long meddow on condition yt there be roome for a high way Sixe rod wr ye small lotts in ye long meddow have their full pportion:
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Jan 1 72 At a meeting of ye Select Men all prsent.
Theres grannted to ye Neighbors on ye West side of the great River yt ingage to set up a Saw mill neere block bridge IO acr of land on that brook in ye most convenient place for yt work: provided it prjudice noe mans ppriety of land there-
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about & that they doe within two yeere fro: this tyme carry on such a work there to effect.
Granted to Tho Miller about half an acr of land neere his cellar at Ashcanunksett to make his rang for fencing a little straiter provided it be noe hinderance for laying out a high way in most convenient place.
Grannted to Charles fferry for conveniency of fencing 4 acres of land by his Meddow on ye Mill River bought of Nath Ely.
Grannted to Jo: Keep 4 aci of wet meddow at ffresh water brook by his own meddow there:
Grannted Samll Holyoke 10 acres of land between Robert Ashleyes wood lott & the wood lot of Tho: Stebbin Jun" wych is by ye old brick kilne.
At a Meeting of ye Select Men all prsent, Jan 31, 72.
There is grannted to Nath Burt that his first grannt of land vizt of 10 acr not yet measured wr he dwells shall run fro: brook to brook.
Theres grannted to Rich Exell + acres of land lying all along the South end of his lott at Block bridge.
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Jan 31 72
There is grannted John Bag 10 acr of land by his own land above Chickuppe playn not to prjudice laying out high wayes in most convenient place.
Nathaneell Burt hath grannted unto him Six acres of wett Meddow in the great meddow above Pequitt path provided it belong to this Township & that it be free for this Town to dispose of & that he pay ye Indian purchase if not already pd & that yr be soe much undisposed already.
Serjant Stebbin hath grannted unto him Six acres of land lying between Major Pynchons Longer wood lotts & John Stewarts wood lott & at ye reere of ye Major shorter wood lotts.
Major Pynchon hath grannted unto him ffoure acres at Paucatuck towards Westfeild to lye by Tho: Millers land
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there, not p'judicing the laying out high wayes in most con- venient place :
Also yrs grannted to Major yt little peece of land at the Southeast end of the round hill of farr as ye North'ly side of ye causey vizt John Stewart Rayle fence on his ditch: pro- vided a high way be left of a rod & half wide soe through toward Goodm: Branch his land & ye like for passage to ye playne gate & that the way be not encumbered wth gates or bars:
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Jonath Burt hath Six acres of land grannted him vizt wett medd: in ye great Meddow above Pequitt path: on like con- ditions as his Brother Nathaneell grant of Meddow there:
Theres grannted to John Keepe 4 acres of wett meddow on ffresh water brook below Pequitt path to joyne to his owne meddow on the hither branch.
[In the handwriting of Samuel Marshfield.]
January 9th 1673 Att a meeting off the Selecktt men (viz) George Coulton John Dumbleton Henry Chapin Sam- uell Marshfeild and Thomas Cooper The ffarmers off The Townsland att cheeckapee making complaintt off The mean- ness off There cropp The Selecktt men abated Them off This yeares rentt £3
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[In the handwriting of Elizur Holyoke.]
At a meeting of ye Selectmen All p'sent Jan 31 1672
Theres grannted to ye Neighbors on the West side of ve great River about ffifty acres of land upon ye most Southerly Branch of ye 3 mile brook below Leut Coopers, they desir- ing to Set up a saw mill there: This grannt is on condition yt they give up there interest in yr former grannt of land at block bridge brook w-ch was for ye like designe: And pvided it be not prjudiciall to ye high way, nor to any mans ppriety by ponding up of water without reasonable satisfaction & pvided it fall wthin the bounds of this town wn our bounds are stratened & settled: & that they pay their reasonable share for ye purchase of lands in these quarters: And it is to be un-
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d'stood yt this grannt is only to such as shall cary on yr work to effect that a saw mill there be sett on work wthin 2 yeeres fro: this tyme.
The Veiwers of ye fences of Chickuppe ffeild complayning of the deficiency of the fences of Robt Ashley & Jnº Scott 9 or Io rod a peece & Jonath: Ashleyes: about 16 rod: All defective 4 dayes & they warned to appeare before ye Select Men Robt Ashley & Jonathan Ashley appeared: The case be- ing heard they were all found culpable & were fyned 6s a peece vizt 3 shillings a peece to ye veiwers & 3s a peece to ye Towne.
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feeb: 9th 1673. At a Meeting of ye Select Men there be- ing 4 p'sent vizt E: Holyoke N: Ely Ens Cooley & John Keepe
The Select according to Town order considering how to seate Such Persons in ye Meeting house yt have not been seated there doe reckon that there being not neere enough to seate all yt want seates they judge it not convenient to doe any thing in it till more roome be made there:
Veiwers of ye fences of ye gen'll feilds these new chosen for Long Medd: Ephraim Colton & Sa Stebbins.
ffor ye feild on ye W side of the Rivr: John Leonard & Thomas Miller.
ffor Chickuppe ffeild Sergant Morgan & John Bagg:
ffor house lotts fro: ye upper wharf to ye gate yt goes to the Lowest wharfe Serjant Stebbins & John Matthews.
At a meeting of ye Select Men March 9th 74 p'sent N Ely Ens Cooley Ben Parsons & Eli: Holyoke. It is Ordered yt the Gen'll termes of the gen'll feild above Samll Terryes pas- ture shalbe closed by ye 12th day of this Month & yet the fences of all other ve gen'll feilds of this town shalbe closed by the 20th of this Month And in refence to ye fences of the comon or gen'll feilds It is ordered that the fences thereof shalbe sufficiently made up & repayred by ye tymes above limited & that the veiwers of ye fences shall wthin a Day or two after veiw the fences of ye Gen'll feilds. And where they
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fynd defects therein they are to give ye owners of such fences pticular notice to amend them wthin 2 or 3 dayes: And such fences as are not amended according to such warning given The [II-107] Owners thereof shal pay as a fyne 12d a peece for each defect under a rod & 12d p rod for every rod de- fective wch fynes shal encrease 12d p day for every day thay shall lye wthout being sufficiently made or repayred vizt for 3 or 4 dayes after the tyme they are soe warned to repayer them: the veiwers being to se that the defcts run noe longer: however 5 dayes is to terminate the increase of 12d p day unless upon the veiwers reveiwing such fences & giving new notice to ye pprietor he shall continue to neglect to amend such defects after yt notice: And all fynes incurred by this Order shalbe One half to ye Townes use & the other halfe to ye veiwers of the fences And in all cases about such fynes It is left to the Select Men to mitigate them; both ye veiwers pt & ye Townes pt where they shall judge they may ration- ally soe doe:
Whereas there is noe record extant of the grant of any high way to Mr Holyokes 3 corner Meddow only the Se- lect Men fynd yt in ye record of the lott wch was ffra: Peppers It is said ye sd lott is bounded by the highway to m' Holy- okes 3 corner Meddow North, by Symon Bemons lott bought of mr Pynchon & Serjant Stebbins affirming that he many yeeres synce laid out the highway there: & ffrancis Pep- per affirming that he was wth Serj: Stebbin wn he both layd out that high way 2 rod wide & m' Pynchon 15 acr grannted for a sheep pasture at ye Round Hil upon those considera- tions the Select Men doe order that in' Holyoke shall have his way 2 rod wide in ye Said place & doe Order him at least give him liberty to enter ye same accordingly:
The Select men doe also order that a former order con- cerning swine made by ye Select Men ffebr 12 1668 written before in this book shall stand good & be ye Towne Order for ye yeere ensueing concerning swine Only ye tyme for re- straynt of swine is not to take place till March 25th now at hand.
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Aprill 15 1674 Att a meeting of the Select Men: yr were prsent E: Holyoke Ens Cooley N. Ely & John Keepe:
Complt being made form'ly vizt on ye 8th instant by Tho Miller & Tho: Cooper Jun' veiwers of ye fences of ve [ ] ye feild on ye West side of the River opposite the Town, agt diverse psons for deficiences in their fences of ye feild the Select men issuing out warrants the persons prsented should appr this day at 7 o'clock in ye Morning the Select wayted at least till 10 o'clock & neyther ve veiwers apped to prsent their complt nor any supposed delinquent to answer any complt : only Jnº Matthews who was to mend some of ye Ma- jo's fences appd who sayth he had no warning to amend the fence & the Major also saith yt he had noe warning of any place of his fences yt needed repaire till the said 8th day of this Instant wras by ord' ye owner of any deficient fences ought to have 3 or 4 dayes warning to amend them before they are p'sentable for such deficiencyes: & soe they were dismist: yet also It is now said that the fences were repaired 4 or 5 dayes agoe: others also were prsented by ye veiwers for deficiencyes of fences vizt John Scott Edw: ffoster Jnº Petty Eli: Holyoke & Tho: Merick who could have nothing said to ym for ye reasons above exp"sed:
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Aprill 29th 1674: Att a meeting of ye Select Men of wm were prsent E: Holyoke N: Ely: B: Parsons: J: Keep:
There being complt made by Miles Morgan & Jo: Bagg: veiwers of ye fences of ye ffeild called Chickuppe on the West side of ye River agt Jonathan Ashley for deficiency of his fence belonging to that feild: the said Veiwers testifying that he hath 30 rod of fenceing there It is bad & insufficient to this day: but 3 places in ye said fence they specially com- playne of concerning wch they testify they have given him warning severall tymes to amend them wayting severall dayes between each warning yt soe they might if possible avoyd prsenting him but they testify those extreme bad places are yet not sufficiently repayred : The Select Men upon
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hearing the case on both sides judged yt the said Jonathan Ashley shall pay as a fyne 18s vizt gs to ye Veiwers & gs to ye Towne.
June 30th 74. Att a meeting of ye Select Men being all prsent. Samuell Ely complaynes agt ye veiwers of ye fences of ye long meddow feild for that they have eyther neglected the work of yr place or at least they have not taken an effect- tall course for the amending of the fence vizt the lower water fence wch being as he reckons insufficient was the occasion of cattell comingintoa ffeild last Sab: & doing him much dam- age in his corn & grass, wch he have gott judged by N: Burt & Nath Harman the judge it at Ios wch G: Ely demands satisfaction for: the Select Men upon hearing ye case doe not fynd a way how to pcure him satisfaction for ye damage done him: Ptly bec: It is not prsented to us whos cattle did ye (lamage: & ptly because one of ye vewers vizt Ephr Colton very lately with diverse others of Long Meddow did make up ve said water fence & did then reckon it sufficient for the end for wch twas made & ptly also for yt it is in some measure uncertayn whether they came in through ye water fence or no: But for asmuch as ye sd water fence is held up in a kind of un- certayne way w'by yrs grounds to suspect it is not [II-110] very well done the Select have aggreed wth Ephraim Colton & Samll Ely to make up the said fence well & sufficient if it be not soe already & well to maynteyne it this summ" till Je ffeild open & that then they give an acount of wt labor they have bestowed about it & they shalbe paid next winter by ye pprietors of land in ye feild:
[In the handwriting of John Holyoke.] Dec. 29. 1674: The Town is Dr.
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To Rowland Thomas for killing I wolf .... 0
IO 00 To Samll Holyoke & Charles fferry for I wolf O IO 00
To Anth Dorchester for 4 wolves 2 00 00 To Ens Cooley for I wolf. 0 IO 00 To Jno Stewart for irony for ye pound. O 05 03
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To David Morgan for ye pound gate .... 0 05 00 To Benj: Mun for ringing ye bell &c .. . .. 3 00 00
To Nath Ely for use of his house at ye Gen'11 Town Meeting in ffebr the 3d 1673 3s 6d & for another Town Meeting at his house ffebr 16 last the like summe of 3s 6d: & ye Townesmen dinner August 18th 1674 5s. O 12 00
To Capt Holyoke for his 2d & 3d journey to Genll Corte as deputy 1673. 5 00 00 And for making ye rates this December 1674 I 00 00 And for writing in the Town book this yeere past O 05 00
To Jonath Ashleyes pambulation between us & Westf. 3 yeeres agoe O 03 00
To Robt Ashly scouring ye trench of ye Town Medd: in 1673 O 03 00
It £4 for ye Depty for ye Gen'll Corte next Spring 4 00 00
To Goodm: Ely for 2 dayes roome & dyn- ners for ye Select Men meeting to prize ye lands of ye Town wrby to make rates in Jan: 74. O IO 00
To Eliz: Holyoke for writing a deed for ye land bought of Wequagam & Wecombo. 0 IO 00 for entering a list of the Voters & ye ffree- mens confirmation of grannts in ye Town booke O 03 00
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Dec: 74. The Towne is Cr.
By rent of ye land at Chick: summer 1674, their crops being veiwed by ye Select Men all the Select judge yt they shalbe abated one halfe of ye rent Soe yt now they are to pay 3 15 00 By Jonath Ashley for deficient fence at
Chickuppe this last Summer O
09 00
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By a rate on the Town Jan. 74. ... . . IO 00 00 May ye Ist 75
Received of Goodm: Bagg 15 bush of Ind: corn & 3 bush of wheat wch is in part of paymt for his 2 last yeeres rent: the whole was to be. 55s. 2 08 00
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Att a Meeting of ye Select Men they being all prsent
The Comittee yt are chosen for ordering matters con- cerning building a new meeting house declaring to ye Select Men that there is need of raysing £150 on ye Inhabitants of this Town for that Work, the Select Men have Ordered that such a rate be made towards ye carrying on of ye work:
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[In the handwriting of Samuel Marshfield. ]
at a meeting off the Select men ffebuary the 8, 74 namely Quarter Colton John Dumbleton Henry Chapin Jeremi horten and Samuell Marshfeild.
Choise was made off vewars of fenses ffor the severall ffeilds also The Constabell being present choise was made off a sealer for weights and mesurs and John Lamb was chosen and the Constabell apointed to present him to the Court to be present.
ffor Long Medo feild nathaniell burt and Samuell Ely
ffor the house lots in the Towne nathaniell prichard and ffor the ffeilds over the rivar right ovar mils morgan John dorchister richard Exell.
ffor Chicabe ffeild one the west sid the rivar John bagg and Joseph badartha.
agreed with Samuell Marshfeild to mak a Good paire of Stockes of eight ffoot in length with ffive holes in them ffor which worke he is to have ten shillings payd by the towne.
The Select having Consideration about swine & ordar in the towne book page 15 and with the abatement of the penalty in this book made ffebruary 12: 1668 do ordar the sad ordar
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to stand in fforce in all respects as it is in this book ffor this yeare.
The select mien apoint John dumbleton and Samuell Marshfeild to take care that some things be done to the re- pairing of the pound one the west side of the rivar
Complaint being made ffor want off vewars off fences about the feild at Skipmuck The Select men have chosen John Clark and Charles ffery to vew the ffences off the ffeilds both at Skipmuck and Chicabe.
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Having Consideration off the Great damage which is done in the severall ffeilds belonging to the towne in Cattels being suffared in the ffeilds lat in the springe which is a great wronge to wintar Corne The Select men doe ordar that all Cattell and swine shall be cleared out off the genarall ffeilds by the tenth of march next: and it is expected that all ffences be made up by the 10 of march if the season of the year will pemit and at ffarthest by the 25 of March.
ffinding an ordar in the Town book that doth require the Select men to Consider off seating parsons in the meeting house yearly: The Select men meting this 8 of ffebruary 74 and ffinding no rome or not sufitient to seat all we Conclud- ed to mak no alteration till more rome be found.
The Select men Taking it into Consideration of the Causey at thomasdayes how that often Complaints have been made for want of its due breadth we have set out 2 rod ffinding that Goodman miricks ffence is within the 2 rod at both ends and we apoint him to set his ffence in to the stakes set up and so the Casey will have its due.
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The towne detor January the 31 1675 To Sweeping the Meting house and ringing the bell . 2 IO O
by one wolf to Samuelll Jones and Jonathan
Taylor O IO 0 by one woolf to Major Pinchon which william
brookes killed
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by one wolf to nathaniel bliss O IO 0
by the Select mens expences . O I7 O to Samuell Marshfeild 3 shiling 0
03 O by laying out the bounds betwene South ffeild and Springfeild O 03
o roland thomas. O
03 0
the quarter mastar O
03 0
to encine cooly O
03 O
To Samuell Holyoke for a woolf O
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by making of the rates. I 00 O
The holl is. . . 6 I9 0 The Towne dettor ffebruary 5: 1676 To ringing The bell and sweping the meting hous
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To making The rates.
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To enter tain ment of the Select Men 5 dayes, nothing alowed. I IO O
4 IO O
The Select men this yare are encine Cooly Jonathan burt Anthony dorchister John Hitchcock Samuell Marshfeild. [II-118]
The Towne Credit is
by rent of Chicabe land. 05 06 00
ffebruary 5: 76 the Select men Grant phillip matone lib- erty to abide in the towne: also Isack Gleason and Isack Cakebread are admitted inhabitants off This towne This Samuell Marshfeild had
Received off wido pringridays one bushel off ry 00 03 0 [I]-119]
[In the handwriting of Jonathan Burt.]
this was concluded on by us the Select men Beniamin Coo- ly John Keepe John highcock Jonathan Burt. [In the handwriting of John Holyoke.] June: 2d: 1679.
At a meeting of the Select men, being prsent: Deacon
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Benja: Parsons Jnº Dumbleton Henry Chapin Jnº Holyoke.
It haveing been formerly at a Town meeting propounded to ye Town, that they would set up a school house for the Town, they concluded that such a house should be erected, & appointed the Select men to bargain with any meet person to build such an house for such use: accordingly they have bargained wth Tho: Stebbin Jun' to get timber for such a building & frame it, whose length is to be 22 foot; & breadth 17 foot: & stud 8 foot & halfe & he the said Thomas Stebbin is to carry the frame to place & to naile the clap boards close on both sides & ends, & to Lath & shingle the roofe, & to make three light spaces on one side & two lights on one end, & to set up a mantletree, & set up a rung Chimney, & to daub it, & the said Thomas is to have for his work so done fourteen pounds paid him by the Towne, & in case it so prove that the said Thomas Stebbin have an hard bargaine, it is hereby agreed that he shal have Ios more of the Town. Thomas Stebbins
[II-120] [In the handwriting of Jonathan Burt.] At a meetin of the Select men ffebuary the 7th 1675.
Theyr was made of vewers of ffences for the feilds for the Longe meadow Isaack Coulton Samuell bliss Junyr: For over the great ryver Jonathan Ball Joseph Leanerd. for Chic- opy feild Rees Bothorda John Scot.
for the home lots Thomas Day John hermon.
the Select men doe order that al thos fenses be made up by the tenth of march next.
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[In the handwriting of John Pynchon.]
At a Towne Meeting: ffebr. 23th 1675:
This meeting being called to make Supply of a Select man & also of one to enter things: God having taken away Capt Holyoke: Sam Marshfeild was by a cleare vote chosen a Se- lect man, to make up ye Number for the yeare ensuing.
Jonathan Burt is chosen Towne Clarke to enter all writ- ings, & to take care for ye Recording Towne affaires & keep- ing ye Records of ye Towne:
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Samll Holyoke is made choice of for Clarke of ye writts to be ppounded to ye County Court for confirmation in sd office:
[In the handwriting of Jonathan Burt.]
nathanyell ffoot was voated an inhabitant of the Towne Also m' Denton voated an inhabytant.
also it was voated that the Town would fortyfy and gary- son the mill a long with the gayrson solders.
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At a Town June 8th 1676. god in his providence hav- ing taken away John Keep by death Anthony Dorchester was Chosen by a Cleare voat of the plantation a Select man to supply that want for the yeere ensuing.
At a Town meetin June 21 1676 John Dumbleton was Chosen by a voate of the Town a comysyner to Joyne with the Select men for to make the Country rats both for the present an allso for the yeare ensuing.
[In the handwriting of John Holyoke.] march 1681-82
At a meeting of the select men. vizt: Joseph Parsons, Jon- athan Burt Tho: Day Jnº Hitchcock Jnº Holyoke The said Select men did bargaine or Indent wth Jnº Miller & Tho: Tailor to set up a pound on the West side of the River, & to do at the Carpenters workes fro: the beginning worke to the Compleat finishing thereof. That is to say they are to set up four Lengths of railes on the four sides, six good substan- tial railes in a length, & ten foot Long between the Postes, being white oke. Posts mortized, & a braced Gate wel hung with a Cross peice on the top of the gate postes, They also to pin the upper raile of Each Length, by the Tenth of April next in such place as the said Select men shal appointe, & the said Select men do covenante to give the said Miller & Tailor fifty & five shillings, which is to be paid by the next Town Rate.
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