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signed sealed and
Thomas ffaunce 0
Declared to be our
Benjamin Warren 0
Joynt agreemen in presence of
Samuel Drew Joseph Morton
[173.] Rochester September ye 26th 1695
Memorandom That the Agents of plimonth Midlebery & Roch- ester haveing unanimosly seen and determined the East line be- twene the Towns of Midlebery and Rochester and Marked the East Boundarey of Midlebery and corner betwen all 3 townes with M P R and biger pine trees on each side a small pine being betwen it is Accorded & declared betwen the agents of plimouth and Rochester yt the bounds betwen plimouth & Rochester begin at the mouth of Agawam River and soe up sd River to a small Run or Rivolett ysuing thereunto by which Run stands A pine tree marked from which pine ye line Runs streight to the Mouth of Samsons brooke where it falls into south Meadow River and soe up the sd River till it Come against A white oake marked P R
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standing at the North End of John Bensons field aud from sd oake on a Course N : W 3 of a point Northerly unto a pine Marked on three sides with P R two other pines standing on either side marked and Thence Turning southward along the line Agreed on betwen plimouth and Midlebery untill it Come to the eastermost boundery of Midlebery being a Comon corner boundary between the three sd Townes and marked as in the agrement Appeares & Run dated Sept : 26 : 1695
The above sd Agrement was
made owned and Confirmed
by us under written
Agents of plimouth John Bradford John Waterman John Mordo
Agents of Rochester Ichabod Wisewalls Joseph dotey Araon Barlow
Rochester June ye 30th 1698
Memorandom of an agrement betwen ye agents of plinouth & ye agents of Rochester haveing Run the line betwen ye towne of plimouth and Rochester As ffolloweth that ye Line Rangeth from the mouth of samson's brook that Comes into south meadow River from thence Ranging S. S. East 2 degres Easterly to a Red oak marked P R from thence Ranging to a pine tre standing by the meadow side and so over the meadow to 2 pine trees standing to- gether Marked P R & so Ranging to 2 other pine trees marked P R & so Ranging over the abovesd River to a pine tree marked P R thence Ranging to other 2 pine trees marked P R standing by Sepecan old path to wawoantiek River thence Ranging as we have marked tres some with P R and other trees marked on 2 sides till wee Come to a pine tree old marked & now new marked with P R and standing by the Midle Creeck yt Lieth betwen Wonkenco Rever and agawam Rever
Joseph dotey John Bradford
peter blackmore James Warren Samuell Lucas
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[174.] At the quarter sesions of the peace at plimouth ye 3rd tusday of September 1693
The Court ordered that a Certain Aincient manuscript Called Joshua Prats book now in ye Costody of the Towne Clerk of Pli- mouth Relating to the laying out & bounding of sundery lands and Meadows within this County That said book after the same is en- tered or Transemitted in to sd plimouth Townes Book by sd Clerk shall be delivered by him to the Clerk of this County to be kept and preserved by him for the benefitt of such as are therein Con- cerned and that aney Towne in this County May have the same Recorded in Towne Book if they se cause veria copia as appears of Record August 2ª 1695
Samuel Sprague Clerk
In pursuance of the order above said here is Recorded several parcels of meadow which are as ffolloweth vis Meadow Grounds determined and disposed of by Mer prince Capt Standish & the Rest appointed thereunto Att the Eale River To Thomas Clarke marked and staked and adjoyning to his own Ground 3 acrees 2 Roodes To sarah Morton adjoyning to his lot one acree staked ; To Jolin ffaunce two acrees two Rods Adjoyning to his Ground & half an acree to a Rock upwards towards the bridge ; To Widow Warren 4 acrees adjoyning to his Ground at the beach head and adjoyning to the sea To Thomas Little one acre neere his owne Ground at the Eale River and an other persell at the second Mon- oment poynte To Wiliam Wright and Thomas Southworth against theire own Ground to a bound marke there Eastward one acre two Roods
Aprill ninth 1701 Then we John Bradford & William Shurtlif Too of the select men of the Town of plimouth & James Warren Agent Appinted by the Town of plimouth & We William Basset & daniel allen Too of the selectmen of the town of sandwich being all Mett together to Run the line & sett to the bounds betwen the Town of plimouth & the Town of Sandwich Aforesd Have accord- ingly Run the line & settled the 1 bounds betwen sd town as ffol- 1 The little pond here mentioned, more recently called Gibbs Pond, has been filled up and is now a cranberry meadow, belonging at this date to Hiram Crowell. The monuments on the Plymouth line are at Peaked Cliff, about six rods from the bank; on the easterly side of the Plymouth and Sandwich road; on the east side of Hunter's Brook road; on the easterly side of the Cedarville and Bournedale road ; on the westerly side of Herring Pond about three rods from its outlet (a rock) ; on the southierly side of Sandy Pond road; on the sontherly side of Crowell's cranberry meadow above mentioned; on the west- erly side of the Bourne & Wareham road, on land of Packard, about 1,500 feet from Red Brook bridge, and on the easterly side of said road on land of Theodore Lyman. about twenty rods from Red Brook.
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loweth (viz) begining At the pecked Cleft by the sea side and thence Runing southwest A little more Westerly by Marked Raing Trees to a Rock on the Westerly side of the herring pond About two Roods from the mouth of the pond & thence Runing on A straite line to A Marked pine tree standing neere the southerly End of the little pond below the New dweling house of John Gibbs Junior & and thence on A straite line to A Marked pine tree stand- ing by the ffence of the meadow of Benjamin Gibbs or meadow in liis occupation or Improvement by the Red brook & soe Runs Rounding as the fence of sd meadow Runs to sd Red Brook & soe is bounded by sd brook unto the bay or salt water as Witnes our hands hereunto sett the day & date Above Ritten
John Bradford William Shurtlef James Warren William Basset daniel allen
[175.] We The subscribers selectmen of the The Town of pli- mouth being sensible There being ocasion To settle & Renew The bounds betwist phimouth and Duxborough Wee Doe Therefore authorise and appoint Major John Bradford Capt James Warren Mer Nathaniel Thomas JJunior To Run and settle the line betwixt Plimouth and Duxborough and Doe Give them as ffull power to act therein as We our selves have
Plimouth April 2 1714
Benjamin Warren John Dyer Abial Shurtlef John Watson J Selectmen
Wheras Wee John Bradford James Warren & Na- thaniel Thomas Appointed Agents by ye selectmen of ye Town of Plimouth And we John Wadsworth John Alden & Thomas Loring selectmen for the Town of Duxborough Being Meet Together To settle The bounds and Deviding line betwixt ye said Towns of Plymouth & Duxborough Have mutually agreed and Determined That the sd Bounds or Deviding line shall for Ever hereafter be as ffolloweth (viz) Begining at a stake and stones on the Beach or high land Neere
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Bounds
the sea Thirty Roods Distant and Northerly from The Middle of the fence that stands on ye most Northerly part of the land now fenced in on ye Gurned soe Caled and thence Due East to ye sea and Westerly To Run on a strait line to a Rock that stands in ye water on ye Northerly End or part of Clarks Island and Thence into Clarks Island Channel Which Comes from powder point and thence Down untill it Meets with the Chan- nel yt Comes Down from Jones River and thence up That Chanel to ye sd River & soe up ye sd River to ye Mouth of stoney brook and soe up sd brook untill it comes to a creke yt leads to ye place Caled The Tussocks and thence up sd brook to the head of it or the head of ye Westerly branch therof and thence Northerly to a marked Tree with stones about it stand- ing on The West side of the old Bay path Where the mile 1 Brook Crosseth sd path which sd brook Runs into black Water and from that Tree Northerly to an other tree marked with stones about it standing on ye West side of the sd old path standing about thirty Rods dis- tant from the other tree Tand Thence West soe farr Northerly as on a straigh line will Extend to ye mouth of Jonesses River pond Where the brook Issueth out of sd pond Which last mentioned line Devids Betwen pli- mouth and Duxborough soe farr up as Duxborough Town Extends In Witness That this is our Mutuall agrement and settlement of said Deviding line Wee have heerunto sett our hands this Thirtith Day of Aprill in the thirtenth yeare of his Mats Raign Anno Domini 1714
In presence of
John Barker
Stephen Clap
John Bradford James Warren Nathaniel Thomas John Wadsworth John Alden Thomas Loring
1 This boundary fixes the route of the Massachusetts Path. The path must have crossed Mile Brook on the Boston road near the old Nathaniel Faunce estate.
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[176.]
Plimth March 1702
Ways
The Way yt The Selectt Men of The Town Have Laid outt for Lakenham people To Come To Metting Lies Thus from The Metting house att The New Sociatty To a Round Rock with a heap of stones upon Itt Which Is on The South side of ye old Way yt Was formerly Made use of To Cartt hay and sd Way Lyes on The East side of ye Rock as Wide as the Law Directs a Town Way To Bee itt is also free for all persons and att all Times To Make use of : and from sd Rock To The Raing Bettwen The Minesters Lott and a 100 Acres Lott yt Belongs To Benjamin Soule & Adam Rightt and so along yt Raing To a Croked White oake Tree which is The North Cor- ner bounds of Edmund Westons Land: And alsoe ye West or North West Corner bounds of a Lott of Land Which was formerly Jolm Coles Butt Now is Adam Wrights and from sd Crooked Tree along The Raing of sd Wrights and Westons Lots to Westons Est Corner bound mark Tree Which stands by a River side called Winnatuxett River And so over sd River att This place and from Thenc as straight A Way as Can Conveniently be Made passable Through a Lott of Land of Adam Right To a White oak Tree Marked upon sd Land on Low ground and from Thence to A Round Rock Which is upon Ilenery Rickard's Land and from sd Rock To a heap of stones Which Lyes Before sd Rickards dore and from Thence The Nerest Way upon ye Dryest Ground to the bridg yt Lakenham men Have already Made to Come To Metting and from sd bridg along ye Beatten Way Thatt Now is To ye Kings Rood yt Lies Through- out Lakenbam
Sammel Stirtevant Nathaniel Morton Seleckt Men
These are to Give Publick notice unto all persons That there is in my possession a stray mare of about Three Years old Nigh a chesnut Cullor her maine & Taile of a filaxen Cullor a little Dif- fering from ye Cullor of her Body she is a little sway Backt and is Branded With ye letter H on her left sholder sd mare Was taken up and Brought to my house about ye 28th of August Instant by
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Jolin Doty of plimpton and has ben in ye Woods about Thre or foure months and aney person who hath lost and Can lay sufficient Clame to sd Mare is Desired To Repare to my house in plimouthi Where sd Mare now is sd Mare has Noe Eare Marks
Dated at plimouth
August 30th 1717
Thomas Witherel
Ways
[177.] The Bounds of yo High Way Which is Laid outt To ye Metting house in ye new sociaty bounded att Bridg- water path With a Wallnut Tree and a black oake tree both marked and so To David Bosworthis house and from Thence To John Curtisses horse and from Thence To Joseph Kings house and from Thence as ye path now Goeth To ye bridge and from The bridge as nere as Is Convenient To David bosworths meadow To a White oak Tree Marked and from Thence To fouer pine Trees Marked Coming Towards ye path some on oue side and some on ye other and from sd pine Trees To a popler Tree standing in Jolin Curtises Meadowish Ground and from Thence To Two pine Trees Marked standing nere ye fence in Ebenezar Standishes Land and from Thence Betwen 2 pine trees both marked To a dry pine Tree nere ye stone and from Thence To a swamp whie oak Tree Marked Laid outt by us June 9th 1703
John Bradford Sam1 Stirtevant Seleckt Men
Memorandom Itt is Intended Also yt if aney of ye propriators of ye Lands Through which ye abovesd Way runs have ocation To fence across ye sd Way Thay shall Mak and Mainetaine good and sufficient Gates itt is allso Intended yt the abovesd high way shall be such a Way as yt all persons whatsoever shall have liberty to Improve it by Driveing of Teames & Carts & the like through it & all other ocasions when they shall seé Cause
Ways
A High Way Laid outt by ye Sellectt Men of ye Town of plimouth for ye Neibourhood To Come To Metting att Winnatuxett Through ye Land of Isaac Cushman senor begining att ye Northerly End of ye Land formerly Laid outt To ye Elder Thomas Cushman Deseased att a couple of Sapling Trees one Red oake and one White oake
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standing on ye Westerly side of ye Way Thence Runing along in ye side of ye Land of ye abovsd Isac Cushman To a White oake Tree Marked on 4 sides and Thence to Turn a Little down ye Brooke and so over ye brook below sd Rock and Thence to Run along without side ye fence of ye sd Isaac Cushmans Field and so Through a Little pasture and so straight up ye hill Till It Coms To an old Cartt Way and Thence Running allong ye way To a Lit- tle valley and so up ye valey Till you Come To ye bury- ing place & so upon ye Common Land betwen ye Land of benj" Soule and ye Land of Isaac Sampson up to ye Metting house and sd way To be a sufishant breadth for Cart and hors and an open Rhoad and in Case aney part of sd way should goe through ye land of Tho Cushman sen ye sd Isaac Cushman To Make him Resonable sates- faction for his dammage so yt ye Town bee nott Charged with Itt.
Jolın Bradford Samll Stirtevant Selleckt Men
[178.] Know all men by these presents that I John pratt of the Town of plimouth in the province of the Massachussets in New England yeamon Am Holden and firmly bound unto William Shurtlef John Rickard and John Mordo sellect men & in behalf of the Towne of Plimouth aforesd theire heirs and assignes In the summ & penalty of one hundred and forty pounds currant silver Money of New England aforesd unto which payment Well and truly to be made I bind myself my heires Executors and assignes formly by these psts sealled with my seale Datted twentyeth day of May one Thousand six hundred Ninty Eight 1698
The Condition of This Obligation Is such that I the above bound John praatt His heirs Executors or assignes shall & Doe keep his father in Law Charls Cimball whome he has brought into the Towne of plimouth abovesd from being aney wayes a Towne Charge or Chargable unto the said town of plimouth Dureing The terme or Time of his the sd Charles Kimballs life but shall Main- tane or Cause to be Mainetained Hlis sd father in Law so yt he
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shall Not Come to be a Charge to the Towne of plimouth aforesd Then This obligation to be Void and of None Effect or else to Remaine in full force & vertue Signed sealled and
delevered in presence of Uss Frances Lebarone John Holmes
Jolın Pratt O
[179.] Received of the Select Men of the Town of plimouth ffifty & 5 pounds in money being in full wt ye sd town were pleased to Grattifye me withall by their voat At my first settle- ment Towards building my house I say Received by mee Ephraim Little
plimouth March 6th 1703
May The 21th 1718 Then We The subscribers ye Select of The Town of plimouth and Sandwich being mett Together on That ocasion have now Marked and Renewed the Bounds formerly sett & agreed upon acording to ye Within Mentioned Record as Wit- nes our hands hereunto sett
Se in the 153ª pag ye agrement on 174
John Bradford Benjamin Warren Abial Shurtlef John ffoster Israel Tupper Jno Chipman Eliakim Tupper
Plymou Plimton renew the
bounds
Know all men by These presents That Wheras by ye laws of this provence The bounds betwen Town and Town are to be Renewed once in three years and Wee Whose names are herunto subscribed being select men of plimouth & plimton have Renewed the Bounds betwen sd Towns Which are as ffolows (viz) Begining at Two pine Trees Marked P L standing neere to- gether in a peece of swompy Ground about five pole North of a broad spring hole at the head of Wankagah River and from sd Trees We find the corse to be North Twenty foor Degrees Westerly about five miles and a
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half & fifty pole To a Black oake Tree Markt P L standing by ye southerly side of the southermost Road from plimouth to Middlebery And ffrom Thence the line Extends North seaven Degres Westerly four miles to a black oake Markt P L standing on ye south side of ye Road from plimouth to bridgwater and from thence North Twenty Two Degrees Westerly a mile and a half and sixty two pole to ye place Where the River Runs out of Jons River pond in the ancient line betwixt plimouth and Duxbury Now the aforsd or abovesd bounds being Thus Renewed We the sub- scribers in the behalf of the sd Towns Doe mutualy agree That they shall be and Remaine The perpetuall Bounds betwen sd Towns and That When Ever sd trees shall be Down There shall be heaps of stones made in the places Where they stand In Witnes Wherof We have herunto sett our hands the 22 Day of June one Thousand seaven hundred and Twenty
John Bradford
Benjamin Warren John Dyer
Abiall Shurtlef
Selectmen of plimouth
Benoney Lucas
Selectmen
David Bozworth
of
Isaac Cushman
plimton
[180.] Know all inen by these presents that I Joseph Bartlet of plimouth in the Colony of plimouth in New England for and in consideration of A certain youth Named Nedd and three pounds in money Received and alredy paid unto me by Ephraim Morton Jun of plimouth aforesd as is hereby acknowledged and myself therewith fully sattisfyed Have Exchanged Granted made over & assigned unto the said Ephraim Morton and his heires Executors Administrators and assignes A Certain Negroe youth being A per- petnall slave whose name is Toney To have and to hold the said Negroe servant from the day of the date hereof unto him the said Ephraim Morton his heires Execators Administrators and assignes for Ever hereby Avouching my self at the time of the said Ex- chainge to be the very true and proper owner of sd Negroe and
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Warranteth to maintaine the Exchange Abovesd In testemony Whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seale on the Twentith day of february Anno domini one thousand six hundred Eighty and seaven 1683
Signed sealed and
Joseph Bartlet ()
delivered in the
presence of Rowland Cotton Eliazar Cushman Nathaniel Morton
Plimouth To Samuel Stirtevant Constable of plimouth Greeting you are in her Maties Name hereby Required on sight hereof to give Notice & Warne William hunter & his famely now Resident in our sd Town & likly in time to be Chargeable to sd Town that he forthwith Depart sd Town hereof you may not faile Given un- der our hands at plimouth this 13th Day of August in ye 5th yeare her Maties Reign Anno Dominy 1706
Caleb Loring Selectmen of
John Watson plimouth
On September 3ª 1706 I went to the place of ye Residence of William hunter and his famely and I Warned them to Depart our Town
Samuel Stirtevant Constabl
plimouth ffebruary 16th 17018 Then laid out by us The subscribers Town Wayes (viz) as ffolloweth A street Called first streete begining att a stone sett into ye Ground att ye Corner of Ephraim Coles smiths shop from Thence To Rainge East : 21 : De- grees Northerly To John Rickards Corner bounds at The brow of The hill & from Thence To a stone att ye foot of the hill on the same Rainge The sd street is : 40 : ffoots in Weadth att The bounds first men- tioned and to carrey its Width till it Coms to The Northerly Corner of Capt Dyers house There being a stone sett into ye Ground & from Thence To Rainge East Two Degrees Northerly To a stone sett into the Ground att The foot of The hill a little above Ephraim Kempton's house being The West-
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Town Ways
First street laid out
erly corner bounds of the Way That leads over ye Brook and from Thence Northeast : 16: Degrees Easterly : 40 : foots to A stone sett into The Ground a little above John Rickards nper Waree house and from Thence To Extend Northeast : 6: Degrees Northerly one hundred and Three foots To a stone sett into ye Ground being 16 Degrees Southeasterly 30 foots from a stone sett into ye Ground at ye foot of the hill Neere or upon The Southerly Corner of John Wards land ou ye Westerly side of The Way That leads To ye New street Thence from sd stone To Extend Northeast 5 Degrees Northerly 29 foots To an other stone sett in ye Ground in John Wards land & from Thence To Extend North 20 Degrees Easterly To a stone sett into ye Ground att ye North East Corner of Mr John Watsons Coopers shop and from Thence to Extend North 7 Degrees Easterly To A stone and poast sett into the Ground above Thomas Dotyes Coopers shop and from Thence To Extend North : 21 : Degrees Westerly to a stone
[181.]
and poast sett in ye Ground above Thomas Dotens Coopers shop and from Thence To Extend North 21 Degrees Westerly to a stone and stake sett into ye Ground Within The Easterly Corner bound of New street sd stake & stones being West a Eleven De- grees Northerly 36 foots from The Northerly part of A Grat Rock yt lyeth below ye Way The sd Way from ye stone att ye foot of The hill Neere the Southerly Corner of John Wards land is : 30 : foot in Width Till it Coms to ye stake and stones at ye Easterly Corner of ye New streete and the sd Way lyeth on ye Northeasterly side of sd Rainges and from sd stake & stones at ye Easterly Corner of New streete The Rainge To Extend West 20 De- grees sontherly till it Coms To the Kings Roade The Way is : 50 : foots in Weadth at ye uper End by ye
New street bounds
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Lower way over the Brook
Kings Roade and is an hundred and six foots at ye lower End by the seaside Which is The Wedth of sd New streete And That Way yt leadeth To The south over The brook To begin att a stone sett into ye Ground a little above John Rickards uper War- house To Run upon a strait cours Till it Coms To Timothy Mortons Westerly corner bounds and from The Westerly corner bounds a little above Ephraim Kemtons house The Way To Run on a straight Rainge Till it coms to sd Kemptons land and all The land lying between The aforesd bounds and The land of Timothy Mortons and Ephraim Kemptons Till it coms To ye south Easterly corner bounds of sd Kemptons land To be contained in sd Way and from Thence to Extend south East over the brook being : 60: in width on ye North East side said Rainge on ye Southerly side of The brook The Way to Extend The most Directest course allong the beach & soe over Barnses creek allias little creek carring : 60 : foot in Wedth Till it coms to ye land of John Barns and Jonathan Barns and Thenee sd Way To Extend up the lane Till it coms To ye Kings Roade sd Way Including all the comon land in sd lane, And also laid out a Way Down Spring hill With a conveniance to Water Creturs at ye Town Brook sd Way to begin at a stone sett in ye Ground at the southerly corner of Jacksons Buildings by Eliazar Dunhams house from sd stone To Extend south 13 Degrees Easterly To land of Joshua Bram- hall which he latly purchased of Left Shurtleff and soe along by sd Bramhals land in the same Rainge Till it Coms to ye brook at ye Corner of sd Bram- hals land and from Thence To Extend over the brook to Two flatt stones or Rocks in ye Edg of The brook in ye same Rainge and from sd Rocks to the land of John ffoster on ye southerly side sd brook and by sd ffosters land till it Coms to The Kings Road and by sd Roade till it Coms to ye Cart bredg and by sd Cart bredg till it Coms to ye foot bredg and then by sd foot bredg & by Robert Bartlets land
Spring Hill Way
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Coles IIill Way bounds
Till it Coms To ye spring hill at the Easterly End of the stone wall on ye Topp of ye sd hill ye sd Way is 43 foot in Wedth from sd Wall to The land of Joshua Bramhall Also laid out a Way on Coles hill said Way To Begin att a stone in ye Ground which is John Ricards southerly corner bounds and from sd stone to Extend North : 2 : Degrees East- erly along sd Rickards land to a stone sett in ye Ground at the Northerly Corner Thereof and from sd stone to Extend North 5 Degrees Easterly till it Coms into New street sd Way is on the Easterly side of sd Rainge and is : 10: foot in Weadth Benjamin Warren John Dyer John Watson Abiall Shurtlef Select Men
[182.] Know all Men by These pressents That I Nathaniell Warren of The Town of plimouth in The province of The Massa- chussets in New England Merchant Am held & firmly bound unto John Rickard John Mordo & William Shirtlef now Selectmen of plimonth aforesd in The penalty or summe of two hundred pounds of Curant silver Money of New England aforesd Them Theire heirs Exseeators Adm's or Assignes unto Which payment Well & truely to be made I bind my self my heirs Execators Adm's firmly by These pressents sealled With my seale Datted This fourtenth day of January One Thousand six hundred ninety Eight 1698
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