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[65.] Att a Towne meeting held att the house of Mistris Bradford att Plymouth the twenty sixt of January Anno 1663.
It was ordered by the Towne that the sume of sixty pounds shalbee levied by Rate for the Inlargement and finishing of the 1 minnesters house provided that in case som few that may seruple the way of gathering or levying the said sume by Rate ; that if they shall volentarily pay according to theire proportions to the satisfaction of them that shall undertake for the accomplishing of the worke ; it shall be accepted ; the said sume of sixty pound is to bee payed the one halfe therof by the first day of May next ensueing the date beerof : either in Tarr or any kind of corn : provided the Tarr bee marchantable and to bee delivered att twelve pence in a barrell cheaper then it shall att that time goe at Boston and the corn att prise then eurrent : the other halfe of the above said sume of sixty pound is to be paid by the * of September next ensueing the date heerof : in wheat barly pease butter or money in any of the aforsaid pticulares ; alsoe to be Remembered that in case any one shalbee able and willing to pay his whole Rate att the time of the first payment in Tarr it shalbee att libertie of the undertakers for the worke : whether they will Receive it or noe and accordingly to doe therein as providence shall offer opportuni- ties the Improvement thereof towards the accomplishment of the said work :
The psons appointed to make the above said Rate were John Dunham seni ; Joseph Warren William harlow and William Crow and these or any three of them to make the said Rate and deliver a transcript therof to the Constable with all convenient speed :
1 The minister's house often referred to was situated south of the Unitarian church nearly on the site now occupied by the house of Charles B. Harlow,
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The undertakers for the said worke in the behalfe of the Towne are Capt : Southworth Gyles Rickard seni : Robert ffinney Eph- riam Morton Nathaniel Warren Edward Gray and Nathaniel Mor- ton ; The adition agreed on is to bee 14 or 15 foot in unto the building alreddy erected to bee in equall breath and heigth unto the same and * chimneyes and that the whole house bee covered with shingle upon boards
Wheras there is forty or fifty shillings over plusse of the Countreys of this yeare The Towne aloweth that (bee it more or lesse) it shalbee aded and put into the stocke for the accomplishing of the aforesaid house : and that Nathaniel Warren and Epbrain Morton Require it and cause it to bee aded to the aforsaid stocke ;
A quarter of a mile in length was by the Towne alowed and Confeirmed unto each of the naighbours that have land on the * of the Eeleriver viz ; Nathaniel Warren Robert Bartlett Joseph Warren and Ephraim Morton and the Rest this to goe from the heads of theire lotts towards the pyne hills a quarter of a mile in length and of equall breadth to the lotts of land they are now pos- sessed of ; the said addition with all and singulare the appurte- nances to have and to hold to them and theire heirs for ever ; Na- thaniel Warren hath libertie from the Towne and is deputed in theire behalfe to purchaise a certaine peell of land
Nathaniel Warren and Joseph Warren are appointed by the Towne to goe with the Measurers of land att some convenient time to settle a difference about lands betwixt Robert Bartlett and and hugh Cole This day month is appointed by the Towne on which to have
about the herrings and
[66.] January the 26 1663.
It was ordered by the Towne that for as much as Capt : Southworth having formerly bought about ten acrees of meddow of Mr. Rayner and it being found to bee but five or six Acrees ; Rather than to Remove the bounds upon the naighbours the towne have graunted four Acrees of meddow unto the said Captaine Southworth where hee can find it in any undesposed of ; and hee hath pitched upon foure acrees of meddow in a hole mowed by * was Captaine Bradford neare Munponsettt Pond ;
* nted
* yeares
* but forgotten
The Towne have graunted unto Samuell Dun- ham and Gyles Rickard Juni ; a pcell of meddow ground Comonly Called and known by the Name of Southers Marsh to each of them a like propor-
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by order entered
Recorded tion therof the whole being estimated att about twelve acrees : to them and theire heires and as- signes for ever ;
[67.] Att the Towne meeting held att Plymouth the 21 of ffebruary Anno dom 1663.
George Watson Nathaniel Warren and Willam Clarke were appointed by the Towne in their behalfe to manage the business about an exchange of land desired by Acanootus which was then mentioned to the Towne by the said Nathaniel Warren :
It was then ordered by the Towne that if any of the Towne shall make wares unto any of the Remote Rivers of the Towne to take herrings that in case any shall come afterwards to take herrings att the said Rivers and soe come to have benifit of the said wares and likewise of the wares made before they come to take herrings as aforsaid in such Remote Rivers Thatt all such psons shall beare a proportionable charge both of the said wares and wayes made unto them :
It was then ordered by the Towne that whereas att a for- mer Town meeting held att Plymouth the 30 of May 1659 Sundry Inlargments of land onely for the wood therof was graunted un- to the Elder Cushman and divers others : Thatt att this meeting the Towne graunted unto all such psons thit not onely the wood of such lands shalbee theires but the propriety of the land alsoe more- over that this graunt is generall to all such as have great lotes on both sides of the Towne viz : That to each they shall have an ad- dition of a quarter of a mile from the heads of theire lotes in length : and in breadth to bee in equall proportion with theire said lotes by the great lotts is understood the lotes that were layed out att the first : on the north side of the Towne soe farr as to the south side of the widdow Doties lott and on the south side of the Towne from holmans Rocke to the Eeleriver : this graunt is both of land and wood : provided that this doth not prejudice any for- mer graunts :
Att this meeting ten acrees of land was graunted unto Thomas Savory att the 1 foure mile brook lying next unto his other land there
John Att this meeting a smale peece of wood land viz : Jordan that peece of wood land lying betwixt the feild of
Four Mile Brook crosses the Carver Road,
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Gyles Richard Seni ; and the ' little town is granted unto John Jourdaine :
Att this meeting a little peece of upland ground about an acree was graunted unto Benajah Pratt lying eastward from his barn To bee layed forth by John Dunham seni ; and Gorge Watson the bounds wherof is to the eastward or northeast corner of a wall att John Dunham seni ; his feild and soe eastward of a Round hole to a smale Rocke :
Att this meeting the Towne granted unto Samuell Dunham Joseph Dunham Abraham Jackson and Jonathan Pratt to each of them six acrees of meddow ; lying in a meddow neare the lower south meddow.
2 Wheras a certaine pcell of meddow hath bin for sometime challenged by Robert Bartlett lying neare unto the bounds of Ply- mouth towards Sandwich it being graunted him by the court which yett notwithstanding hee could not prove by the Record and that since it doth apeer to bee within the liberties of our towne The Towne have graunted unto the said Robert Bartlett eight acrees of the said meddow to him and heires for ever :
[68.] ffebruary 1663.
Att this meeting twenty acrees of meddow was graunted unto Robert ffinney lying att Sampsons Countrey if it be there to bee had
The Remainder of the meddow formerly graunted to Gyles Rickard seni ; lying between Doties meddow and a place called Colchester is graunted unto his sonnes John Rickard and Gyles Rickard juni ;
Thirty acrees of land was graunted unto Robert Ransome lying on the south side of Lakenham pond next adjoyning unto the land hee hath there ;
fforty acrees of land is graunted unto Jonathan Shaw lying att Lakenham next adjoyning unto that land hee hath there alreddy
Ten acrees of land was graunted unto every of those that have meddow in the uper south meddow and ten acrees of land is graunted unto every of those that have meddow in the lower south meddow ;
1 The little town was on the road leading from the Sandwich road at Hobs Hole Brook.
2 These seven lines have marks drawn through them in the records.
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Ten acrees of land is graunted unto Robert Bartlett lying adjoyning to his meddow that Thomas Butler mowed
A little peece of swamp was graunted unto Andrew Ringe lying between the 1 pond on the backside the fort hill and Gabriell ffallowells ffence
Ten acrees of land grannted unto Stephen Bryant adjoyn- ing to his meddow formerly graunted by the towne ;
Thirty acrees of land was graunted unto Gorg Bonum lying southerly to that land which hee bought of Edward Gray ;
Thirty acrees of land was graunted to Gyles Richard Juni ; lying next adjoyning to his fathers meddow before mentioned
Thirty acrees of land is graunted unto Willam Nelson lying on the North side of Jonses River meddow on both sides of the brooke that goes from Mr. JJoseph Bradfords ; soe as it bee not prejudiciall to the naighbours ;
In case it soe fall out that there is more meddow in the place where Robert Bartlett hath meddow above expressed that then the towne have graunted that which Remaines unto Joseph Bartlett soe it exceed not six acrees ;
[69.] March the 22 cond 1663
The owners names
2 The severall lotes on Puncateesett Necke are as followeth
Impri Mr howland Mr Cushman
I
Lott is ffoggland bounded with a well or springe and a Cedar bush on the north beach therof; and one share lying on the east side of the South point of the necke ; bounded att the South end with the highway ; and goeth downe to the creekes mouth ; the west side bounded with the highway ; the north end bound- ed with a pyne stake at the west side and on the east with a stake standing by a stone in the marshy ground ;
Thomas Clarke William
2 Lott lyeth on the southend of the south point and west side therof ; the north end is bounded with a walnutt
1 The pond here referred to is Murdock's Pond and Fort Hill was the Burial Hill and extended across Russell Street.
2 Puncateesett Necke was on Seconnet River and is now in Rhode Island.
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Shirtliffe
stake standing by the highway the said highway is three pole in breadth and goeth betwixt this lott and the share of the first lott to the creekes mouth south fourteen degrees westerly ; and goeth from this lott and share to a springe att the head of the Cove the south end and west side of this lott is bounded with the sea.
Memorandum that on the 12th day of June 1672 that Elizabeth sometimes the wife of Willam Shurtleffe deceased came before the Govr and freely surrendered up all her right and Interest shee had in the land att Punckateesett which was the land of her former husband Willam Shurtliffe forenamed ; unto Thomas Clarke above named and acknowlidged her selfe to be satisfyed for the same ; and the Gov' gave orders it should be soe recorded.
Samuell Eedy Thomas Savory
3
Lott is on the west side of the south point bounded on the south end with a walnutt stake standing att the highway side betwixt the 2cond lott and this att the north end buteth to the highway att the cove as farr as a white thorne bush ; att the East side bounded with the high- way at the west side with the sea and ffogland beach ;
Joshua Pratt Gyles Rickard Juni :
4
Lott lyeth on the south end and west side of the body of the necke and is on the east side of the highway that goeth to the Cove bounded with a Pyne stake and a Rid oake stake att the south end therof and att the north end it butts to the east and west highwayes and is bounded with a walnutt stake and a dry pyne stake.
64 Ephraim Tinkhamn John Smith Juni :
PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
5
Lott lyeth on the easterly side of the fourth lott and att the south end bounded with a Rid oake stake and a walnutt stake and att the North end with a dry pyne stake and a stone sett up att the highway.
Nathaniell Warren John Smith Seni :
6
Lott lyeth on the East side of the first lott bounded on the south end with two walnutt stakes and on the north end next the highway with a stone sett up and a Rid oake stake
Gyles Rickard Seni : John Rickard
7
Lott lyeth on the east side of the first lott bounded on the south end with two walnutt stakes ; and the north end with two Rid oake stakes next the high- way.
[70.] Gabriell fallowell Andrew Ringe
8 lyeth on the east side of the seaventh lott and att the south end is boun ed with a walnutt stake and the waare and att the north end is bounded with a Rid oake stake
Mistris hickes Sam : hickes
9
lott lyeth on the east side of the body of the necke and on the north side of the east and west highway att the east end butteth on and bounded att the said end with a stake and a little walnutt tree in swampy ground ; and att the head being the west end and next the highway that goeth through the body of the necke and soe to the maine it is bounded with a smale Rid oake and a pyne tree :
Thomas Lettice Rich : Wright
IO
Lott lyeth on the north side of the 9 th lott and buteth home to the waar bounded att the east end with a little walnutt tree in swampy ground and a Rid oake stake and att the west end with a pyne tree and a walnutt stake,
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Mistris Jenney Joseph Ramsden
I I
Lott lyeth on the north side of the 10th lott and is bounded att the east end with a Rid oake stake and a burchi tree and goeth to the waare and att the west end on the south side it is bounded with a walnutt stake and the north side bounds at the head to bee Regulated att the head in the swamp according to this walnutt stake
Mistris Warren Joseph Warren
1 2
Lott is on the North side of the eleventh lott : att the east end it buteth to the waare and is bounded with a burch tree and and an alder stake: and att the west end it is butted to the high- way ; and the bounds to bee Regulated' according to the south head bounds of the 11th lott which is now a walnutt stake and the north head bounds of the thirteenth lott which is a burch tree in the swamp
Willam Browne Edmund Tilson
I3
Lott is on the north side of the 12th lott goeth to the waare att the east end and is bounded with an alder stake and a white oake stake standing by the end of an alder tree and att the west end and north side it is bounded with a burch tree standing in the swamp the south head bounds of this lott to bee Regulat- ed according to this burch tree ; and the north head bounds of the 10th lott which is a walnutt stake ;
John Wood Thomas Pope
I4
Lot lyeth on the north side of the 13th lott on the east side is bounded with a white oake stake and a beach tree butet h to the water and att the west end is bounded with a burch tree in the swamp and a white oake stake ;
5
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[7].] Robert Lee Edward Doutey
I 5 Lot lyeth on the north side of the 14th lott and on the east end is bounded with a Beach tree and a great dry white oake and goeth to the water ; and att the head next the highway with two white oake stakes ;
Francis Billington James Shaw
16
Lott lyeth on the north side of the 15th lott att the east end bounded with a great dry white oake tree and a great white wood tree ; and goeth to the water ; and the west end bounded with a white oake stake and a Rid oake stake ;
John Dunham seni : Jonathan Dunham
I7
Lott lyeth on the north side of the 16th lott and att the east end is bounded with a white wood tree and a flatt blake stumpe that stands by the water side ; and att the head and west end therof ; with a Rid oake stake; and a walnutt stake ;
Francis Cooke John Cooke
18
lott is on the north side of the 17th lott and att the east end is bounded with a blacke flatt stump by the water side and a great white-wood tree and att the west end with a walnutt stake and a Rid oake stake
Samuell Sturtivant Edward Gray
19
Lott is on the north side of the 18th lott and att the east end is bounded with a great whitewood tree and a Rid oake tree and att the head and west end therof it is bounded with a Rid oake stake and a walnutt stake. The 17: 18 and 19 : lotts are 96 pole in length which is to be measured from the west end and then what land falleth att the foot betwixt the water and them is to be equally de- vided to them in Respect of theire Infe- rior quallitie to other lots ;
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: Winslow Gorge Bonum
20
lott lyeth on the west side of the body of the necke and is bounded with a Rid oake bushi att the west end therof att the east and west highway side and on the north side and west end it is bounded with a willow stake by a smale Rocke stone it extends from the Cove highway to the way in the body of the necke and lyeth on the north side of the east and west highway ;
Robert ffinney \ Samuell Kinge
2I
Lott is on the north side of the 20th lott ; and extends from the Cove to the highway in the body of the necke and on the south side at the west end is bounded with a willow stake ; and on the north side of the south end with a Rid oake stake :
Gorrge Watson John Shaw senier
22
Lott is on the north side of the 21 lott bounded at the west end with a Rid oake stake and a pyne tree and extends from the water to the highway in the middle of the necke ;
Willam harlow henery Attkins
23
Lott lyeth on the north side of the 22 lott bounded att the west end with a pyne tree and a walnutt stake and ex- tends from the water to the highway in the middle of the necke ;
James Cole seni : Robert Bartlett
24
Lott lyetli on the north side of the 23 lott; and att the west end is bounded with a walnutt stake and a walnutt bush and extends from the water side up to the highway in the middle of the necke ;
[72.] Samuell Dunham James Cole Juni :
25
Lott on the north side of the 24th lott and att the west end is bounded with a walnutt stake and a walnutt Bush and extends from the water side to the highway in the middle of the necke ;
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Arther Hatheway John Howard
26 lott is on the north side of the 25 lott and att the west end is bounded with a walnutt stake and a smale Rid oake bush and extends from the water side to the highway in the middle of the necke ;
John ffaunce Thomas Whitney
27
lott lyeth on the north side of the 26 lott and at the west end is bounded with a smale Rid oake bush and a Rid oake tree by the bank and extends from the water side to the highway in the middle of the neck.
John Barnes John Morton
28
lott lyeth on the north side of the 27th lott and att the west end is bounded with a Rid oake tree on the banke and a white oake tree on the banke and extends from the waterside up to the highway in the middle of the necke ;
John Dunham Jun Willam Spooner
29
lott is on the north side of the 28th lott and att the west end is bounded with a white oake tree on the banke and a white oake tree a smale distance of ; and extends from the water side to the highway in the middle of the necke ;
Mistris Bradford Mistris Attwood
30
lott is on the north side of the 29th lott and att the west end is bounded with a white oake tree a smale distance of from the bank and a Ride oake bush on the line on the north side of this lott it extends from the waterside east southerly 14 degrees eighty six pole to a walnutt stake that stands by the highway ;
Jacob Cooke John Jordaine
31
lott is on the north side of the 30th lett and on the south and west end is bounded with a Rid oake bush and on the east end and south side with a wal-
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nutt stake and from this walnutt stake the line to Run betwixt this lott and the highway north 14 degrees westerly for a highway to the 32 lott and to the meddow the north bounds to bee ordered by the owner therof and the owner of the 32 cond lott
Captaine Willett Mr Paddy
32
lott lyeth on the north side of the one and thirtyeth lott and is bounded with the said 31 lott to bee equall in quantitie with the 31 lott: and the bounds betwixt to bee sett as the owner shall agree ; and this lott is to have a highway to the marsh on the east side it being the north point
Ephraim Morton John Churchill
33
lott lyeth on the east side of the North point and highway that is in the body of the necke att the south end is bounded att the highway with a white stone and a walnutt stake and from the said stake extends notherly to the meddow to a white oake tree
Mannasses Kemton Nathaniell Morton
34
lott lyeth on the east side of the 33 lott and is bounded att the south end att the highway with a walnutt stake and a walnutt bush and from the said bush the line extends north 14 degrees easter- ly :
Thomas Morton Richard ffoster
35 lott lyeth on the east side of the 34 lott and is bounded att the sout hend of the highway with a walnutt bush and a smale walnutt tree and from the said walnutt tree extends north 14 degrees east to a younge Rid oak sapline : taking all upland :
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James hurst Willam Nelson
36 lott lyeth att the goeing unto the necke on the mane upon the east side of the thirty fift lott and is bounded att the south end with a smale walnutt tree and a smale white oake tree; and att the north end with a young Rid vake sap- line and a smale walnut bush ; his breadth 45 pole : and in length seaventy eight ;
[73.] Memorandum That against the east side of the eight lott and against the cast end of the 9th lott there is a peece of meddow estimated att about three acrees that doth not appertaine unto those lotts but Remaines undevided as the measurers doe testi- fy and declare ; furthermore the said measurers have declared that conserning a certain hill on the southwest point of the 2 cond lott that wheras it is badd they allowed for itt in the measure ; and therfore wheras there are stones on it that may bee usefull for the generall ; that it is left comon ; and wheras there is certaine vaines of stones lying about the first lott ; called ffogland ; that they are left comon for the good of the whole in consideration that they may prove usefull for the generall ;
Wheras the measurers of the said land att Punckateesett etc layed out but thirty and six lotts ; and that it doth appear by the list of the Names of the Purchasers that have enterest in the said lands ; that there should have bine thirty seaven lotts layed out ; and one single share more ; Captaine Southworth expressed himselfe to bee willing to bee left out for the present in taking his pte with the other ptenors ; and to take a share for himselfe and one for Mr. Rayner (which two shares make one lott) in the lands adjoyning as yett not layed out ; provided the rest of the ptenors would cleare it from the Indians in point of purchas or such troble as might arise from them or others in that behalfe which they joyntly engaged to doe; and likewise for the odd single share not layed out henery Wood expressed himselfe willing to accept of it and to take it when layed out for his share on the tearmes and conditions that was engaged to Captaine Southworth for his ;
Att a Towne meeting held at the meeting house att Ply- mouth the 17th of May 1664
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Wheras much prejudice acreweth unto the towne by the non appearance of the townsmen att Town meetings when lawfully warned therunto and that this abuse ariseth by the neglect of the execution of former orders made by the towne for the Redresse heerof ;
It was att this meeting further ordered that whosoever shall absent himself from any towne meeting being orderly warned therunto shall pay twelve pence for every default according to the aforsaid orders ; unlesse hee can make a Just defence approved of by the towne and that the cunstable of the Towne shall carfully levy the same for the townes use ;
Wheras the Towne hath formerly ordered in Reference unto horses or horse kind belonging to other places and townships Runing within our Townes bounds that the owners of such horses or horse kind should pay for every one they have Runing in our townes liberties ; the some of two shillings and six pence p anum ; and that in case any of our Towne or others shall att any time take up and carry away any such out of the towne to bee Respon- sable to pay the said sume for every horse kind they shall soe carry out ; and that by the neglect of the Improvement of the said order the towne is much damnified ; it was nowe ordered by the towne that whosoever of other Townships or places that have any horse kind goeing within the liberties of our Towne shall pay the sume of 2 shillings and six pence for every of them for every yeare which according to their age or otherwise they shall apeer to have bine in the Township or towns liberties ; and this for the time past ; and for the Time to come that the above said order to bee strictly observed in the ptes of it ; and that whosoever shall carry out of the Township any such horse kind as have bine for some time therein shall pay
[74.] Att a Towne meeting h ld att the meeting house att Plymouth the 8th of July 1664
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