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James Warren
Nathaniel Thomas surveiors
[121.] At A Town meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of plimouth on ye 2ª Day of March 17010 Then for and in con- sideration of eleven pounds paid to sd Town by Return Weight of plimouth aforsd The Town have graunted to him the sd Return Weight and to his heires and assignes for ever eleven acres of land
March 14 17012
Then the acrees of land granted to Return Weight at a Town meeting on the 2ª Day of this Instant March for eleven pounds was laid out to him by us the subscribers and bounded as ffolloweth (viz) on the Southerly corner with a pine tree marked on 4 sids by owles swompe and from sd tree the line to ex-
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Saml Nelson
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Returne Weights land
tend Northwest about 27 pole to a pine marked in ye Rainge of ye Common land laid out to ye Town and then bounded by sd line or Rainge Northeast 50 pole to a pine marked on 4 sids in sd Rainge and then ye line to extend southeast about 37 pole to a small Red oake marked and a heape of stones by the path yt goeth from ye walk way to sd owles swompe and then bounded by sd way till it Comes neere the tree first mentioned and then Crossing ye way to sd Tree allowing the way where ye line Croseth for Cartingg from ye other wood lots
James Warren, Nathaniel Thomas, surveiors
Town Meeting
At A Town meeting held at plimouth on the 10th of September 1711 Samuel Lucas and Ignatius Cushing were chosen to serve on a jury of tryals at sd September Court
At sd meeting there was this bill of Town Charges voted to be Raised by rate upon the Inhabitants of sd Town for the De- fraying Town Charges which is as followethi
Imprimis for the laying out of the high
beyond ye shingle brook4 and ye charges thereof
08
10 09
Item for the Schoolmaster
20
00
00
Item for the Representative
14
00 00
Item for Major Bradford
00
18 00
Item for Capt Jolin Dyer
01
10 00
Item to Insign Benjamin Warren
01
10 00
Item to the poore
05
00
00
Item for charges relating to ye Watch hous
01
00
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Item to Eliasar Dunham for ringing ye bell and keeping ye meeting hous
01
10 00
Item for the Reperation of ye meeting hous glass
03
00
00
Mile and half
Land
Att sd meeting it was voted that all those persons that have aney lands granted and sold by ye Town shall be Tacken up by sd persons by the first Day of December next Ensuing this Date or it shall be counted fare for aney other
4 Shingle Brook is the stream in Chiltonville on which the factory of N Wood & Co. stands.
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persons to by it of the Town and it was further voted by the Town that thos yt have lands set out to ym by grants of the Town or sold to them by ye Town and the moneys paid by ye last of august last past to ye Town Treasurer for the Towns use shall pay ye Interes from the last of august abovesd for sd moneys that should then have ben paid by Town order formerly made at this meeting The Town made Choice of Left Lathrop Insign Warren and Abiall Shirtlif as surveiors to lay out the severall grants of land that have ben lately granted by ye Town to perticular persons.
Surveiors
The Town made Choice of John ffoster and Abiall Shirtlef to vew ye Damage yt hath ben Don by the x x x seting up of new seats in the meeting hous by Incroch- ing upon other persons Rite and to make Report to ye Town at the next town meeting.
Town Meeting December 13 1711
At a Town meeting held at plimouth December 13th 1711 John Bradford Ephraim Bradford and John Cook were Chosen to serve on ye Jury of Trials on ye 3ª Tusday in sd Desember at sd meeting it was agreed on and voated by the Town that the 2ª Monday in January shold be a Town meeting and if sd Day be storme and uncomfortable then to meet ye next faire Day to Consider of what may be thought needful Relating to ye meeting house and to Trance- act aney other Town busines yt may be though needful
Mer Lathrops 9 acres of land bought of ye Town
1 [122.] At a Town meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of plimouth on ye 2 of March 1711 Then for in and Consideration of 17 shillings ye price paid by Isaac Lathrop unto ye Town of plimouth aforsd the Town have granted unto him the sd Isaac Lathrop and to his heires and assignes for Ever nine acres of land May 24 1711 laid out by us ye
1 The land here described has been known as Lothrops pasture through which Stafford street partially runs.
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subscribers about nine acres of land to Isaac Lathrop at the Eastward side of his other land and the land belonging to the children of Joshua Pratt Deceased and is bounded with a stone sett into ye ground at ye southerly End of sd Lathrops stone fence by ve Clay pitt and Then East 20 pole to a stone sett into ye ground nere ye Path and then North North East : 60 : pole to a heape of stones nere the sd Path and Northwest half a point Northerly : 29 : pole and a half to land lately laid out to Mer Ephraim Little and then by sd Littles land to the land of William Barnes and then by sd barnes his land and by sd Lathrops land and The land belonging to sd Joshua pratts Children to ye stone first mentioned Reserving liberty of a way through Gates or barrs for the owners of the sd lands belonging to sd pratts Children from a white oak bush standing within the fence southeast and by East to the Path first mentioned James Warren Nathanel Thomas S surveiors
The land above mentioned was valued at Eight ponuds and Two shillings byĻus
Nathaniel Thomas John Mordock
Richard Holmes his land
At A Town meeting held at plimouth March 21 1711 Then for and in Consideration of the sum of nine pounds five shillings and six pence paid by Richard holmes unto John Watson Town Treasurer for ye use of the Town of plimouth aforsd The Town have granted to sd Richard holmes his heires and assignes for Ever 26 acres and half and 20 pole of land in sd plimouth And is bounded with a stake sett into the ground on the side of a hill being ye southerly Corner bound of land lately laid out to Nathaniel Howland and thence southeast : 30 : pole in ye Rainge that Divideth ye pro- prietors land from ye land belonging to sd Town to a stake sett into ye ground on the other side the sd hill and thence North East 142 pole to a stake sett
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into ye ground in the Rainge of land lately laid out to Mer John Mordo and then by sd Mordos Rainge to ye land of Nathaniel Howland and then by sd howlands lands to ye bounds first mentioned Reserving liberty of a way through gates or bars wher they may be needful
Nathaniel Thomas Isaac Lathrop
Jurors Chosen
Samuel Dotys Grant continued
Mer Littles Grant
John barns his grant
At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 14 Day of January 17041 the Inhabitants Then made choice of Deacon Thomas Clarke Mer John Stirtevant and Ephram Cole To serve on the Grand Inquest for the year ensuing and Capt Charles Church Abiall Shurtlef and Jonathan Barnes to serve on a jury of Tryals on the first Tuesday of March next Ensuing At this meeting it was voated to Repare the meeting house and to make such Inlarge- ments within sd house as may be Judged needful and convenent and for that end made choice of the Selectmen of sd Town together with Left Lathrop and Jolin foster to vew sd house and to make Re- port to sd Town at ye next Town meeting what they Judg may be needfull in order to Raiseing money to Defray the charge thereof At this meet- ing it was voated that Samuel Doty shall have liberty for three yers longer from this Date to build on ye lot of land that hath ben formerly granted him by the Town on consideration of the grate loss he hath lately sustained at sea At this meeting Mer Ephram Little applied him self to the town that they would give him liberty to Take up soe much of the Comon land belonging to ye Town as to make up what was wanting of ye forty acres sd Little hath lately bought of Josialı Cooks heires and the town granted his request At sd meeting The Town granted liberty to John Barnes to take a Deed of morgadg of Nathan & Robbin hood of their land at Monoment Ponds they being sick and stood in nede of Releef and sd barns had suplid them with wt was nedfull in theer sicnes
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Oysters
[123.] At A Town meeting held at plimouth December 13th 1711 it being moved to the Town by sundrey of the Inhabitants to make a Triall on som of the flatts in plimouth hay for the making of some beds of oysters it was voated and granted That aney of the In- habitants of the Town who shall betwixt this and the next town meeting subscribe their names To the Instrument shall have liberty to plant oysters in aney such place or places within sd bay as they shall Judg most likely for the groath and Increase of oysters and yt they have the benefit of such oysters as by their menes shall be produced in sd bay for ever and yt they have liberty from time to time to meete together and make such Rules and orders for the management of sd oysters and oyster beds as they or the major part of them shall Judge proper and neces- sary and power is hereby granted to ye subscribers to Prossecut aney person or persons except such sub- scribers or such as are allowed and admitted by the major part of them who shall by aney means Designedly molest or prejudice the groath and In- crease of sd oysters or to take aney of them without liberty first had and obtained of the subscribers
The Persons subscribing are as followeth (viz)
James Warren Nathaniel Holmes
Ephraim Little
the son of John holmes
Isaac Lathrop George Morton Juni
Isaac Dotey Thomas Morton
Joshua Mors JJunor
Thomas Witherell Eliasar holmes
Charles Little Ebenasar Eaton
Ephram Coles land
At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 21st of March 17049 Then for and in consideration of ye sum of fifteen pounds sixteen shillings paid by Ephraim Cole of sd plimouth unto John Watson Treasurer of sd Town for the Towns use aforesd The Town have granted unto the sd Ephraim Cole and unto his heires and assignes for ever 22 acres of land which was laid out and bounded by the sub- scribers on the 24th of March and is bounded as fol-
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loweth (viz) A white oak sappling in Samuel Ring Raing being ye northwest corner bounds of lands laid out the same Day to ffrances Adams and then by sd Rings Raing 23 pole to a Red oake sapling with stones about it it being ye Westerly corner bounds of sd Rings land and then northwest 32 pole to a small Walnut bush with stones about it in the Rainge of lands formerly laid out to ye use of the ministrey and Then 60 pole southwest to a pine Tree marked by little pond and then by sd little pond to a walnut bush being ye southwest corner bounds of land laid out ye same Day to ffrances Adams and then by sd Adamses Rainge To the white oake sapling first mentioned allowing convenient wayes through sd lands
James Warren Nathaniel Thomas surveiors
here is Recorded The Rest of the proprietors of the oyster bed
Nathaniel Holmes Junior
John Mordo
Thomas Holmes
Mer Nathaniel Clarke
Ebenazar Jobb
Samuel Bartlett
John Churchell The son of Joseph Churchell
John Holmes ye son of Nathaniel Holmes
Richard Holmes
Thomas Howland
Stephen Churchill John Harlow
Capt Charles Church
Haverland Torey
Eliasar Churchell Junior
William Harlow Ju :
John Watson
John Gray
Jonathan Barnes Junior
John Rickard
Jolın Wood
John Barnes
Samuel Dunham Junior
John ffoster
Deacon George Morton
John Barnes Jr.
Samuel Harlow
Josiah ffinney
Ebenasar Spooner
[124.] At A Town Meeting held at plimouth on the 12th of february 17011 At this Meeting sundrey of the Inhabitants Petitioned the town to have lib- erty to make an addition on ye back sid of the
oysters
William Barnes
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A grant to Sundry persons to make an Enlargement to ye Meeting House
meeting behind the pulpit Extending 18 fot back and soe the length of the meeting house and ye wals to be of the sam heigth of ye old meeting house and the Roofe to be of a proporshonable height with the old meting house that therby they mite have Convenincy to build seats for y"selves and families and others that shall Com in upon Reasonable Termes. The Town granted the petitioners That are hereafter named their Request upon the Conditions ffollowing (viz) provided That the persons subscribing to ye pe- tition shall build ye addition of good sound oak timber and good stuff and Dig away ve arth on ye back side a Convenient Distance from the sill and not build the front pews higher then ye pews in the old part and that they shall admitt others to the priviledg of having pews with them upon Reasonable Terms and to build a good stone wall against the banck where it is nedfull to prevent the Earth from washing Down and they are to have the planck and glass on the backside toward sd addition, not to move the main posts nor Enterdice on which the gallery hath Dependance nor aney way Incomoad or weaken the old meeting house or aney seats in it and that sd addition be fild with pews and when they are filled and finished : 2 : men to be Chosen by ye Town and ye petitioners to Take an acompt of the Charge and Cost of the whole building and set such a vallue on them as may amount to ye Charg they are at The petitioners to have their first Choice and then the Rest of the pews to be Disposed of to ye Inhabitants of the Town acording as they shall be vallued by the Town and petitioners and when the house is finnished and seated as aforsd then the sd house to belong to sd Town as the Rest of the meeting hous Doth The petitioners for the privileg of building sd house are as followeth (viz)
John ffoster
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John Watson Abiall Shurtlef James Barnebe Charles Church Nathaniel Jacson Ignatious Cushing Haverland Torey John Barnes
The Town also agreed and voated That the select men should make a Rate of f40 $00 ª00 for the Reparation of the meet- ing house That is to say yt sid next the stret and the south End to be new Claborded the Northend scraped and Tarred the Roof and side and End Tared and John Watson is Chosen by the Town to procure this worke Don with Convenient sped
At this meeting The Town granted to Samuel Ring senior a small slipe of land lying adjoining to his land on which he now liveth about half an acree to be sett out to him by the surveiors
Charles
Church
At this meetin The Town Granted to Capt Charles Church a Thirty acre lot to be laid out in the Comons belonging to the Town on Consideration of his haveing
30 acre a part of the Mill unto which ther hathi not ben a 30 lott granted ace lot granted before
Mer Nathaniel Thomas gaant at Wellenslee
[125.] At A Town Meeting held at plimouth on the 21 of March 17012 The Town granted to Mer Nathan- iel Thomas and to his heires and assignes for Ever about an acree and three quarters of land at Welensley and is bounded by a stone sett into the ground at ye uper End of a gutter opposite to the Eastermost Corner of the Widdow Hannah Rickards feild and from thence to a straite line Down to ye place wher the Creack which Comes from ye land of Robert bartletts and ye Creack yt Cometh from ye land of ye said Hannah Rickard meet together and thence by the Creek last mentioned to ye land of Hannah Rickard and then by sd Hannah Rickards land to the highway and by the highway on ye Edg of the banck to the stone first mentioned
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lands belonging to Capt James Warren
2 parcels of land
At A Town meeting held at plimouth on the 3nd of March 17010 for and in Consideration of the sum of seaven pounds three shilling and six pence paid by Capt James Warren Esq unto John Watson Town Treasurer for the use of the Town The Town have granted unto ye sd Capt James Warren his heires and assignes for Ever six acree and A half of land buting upon his other land at atwoods swompe and is bounded with a white oak bush marked standing at ye uper End of sd swompe and from thence : 12 : pole west and by south to 3 small Red oake bushes Marked neere the top of the hill and thence south and by East : 55 : pole to A white oake bush with stones about it by ye path- side and thence about : 15 : pole to a heape of stones a little northward of Ephraim Coles Corner bound and thence by sd Coles land to ye northeast Corner therof leaving a way of 20 foot wide by sd Coles land and thence to a stone by the side of ye swompe being the Eastermost Corner bound of land ye said Warren lately bought of the Town and Then by the sd Warrens land to the bounds first mentioned And also by vertue of a grant to ye sd Warren A small Goore of land neere princes bottom 1 we measured ye said gore which Con- tained an acree and one quarter and is bounded south- erly with the land of Samuel Ring and Westerly with ye land Belonging to ye ministrey and Easterly with the land belonging to the sd Warren Reserving liberty of a way through Gates or barrs wher it may be need- full March ye 10th 17010. James Warren Nathaniel Thomas
Mer John Mordos 38 acres of land bought of ye Town
At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 2nd of March 17012 for and in Consideration of the sum of 27 pounds 16 shillings paid by Mer John Mordo unto Mer John Watson Town Treasurer for the use of ye Town The Town have granted unto the sd Mer Jolin Mordo and unto his heires and assignes for Ever 38 acres of land which was laid out to him on ye : 5 ; of April 1711
1 " Princess Bottom " is the valley owned and occupied by B. M. Watson. where in 1638 the Colony Court granted to Thomas Prince " ten acres of land in some convenient place about the town."
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April 6th 1711 laid out by us the subscribers 38 acres of land to Mer John Mordo on ye southward side of Walkway and is bounded as ffolloweth (viz) with a stake with stones abont it being ye southered Corner bound of Nathaniel holmes land and from thence south southwest 3 Degres Westerly 106 pole to 3 small Red oak bushes marked standing together and thence Northwest 76 pole to a pine bush standing in ye Rainge of land lately laid out to Nathaniel Howland and thence Northwest by sd howlands land about 37 pole to a pine tree standing by the Edg of owles swomp marked on 4 sides and thence to the path and soe by the path 79 pole Northeast to a stake by ye path sid being ye Westerly Corner bounds of ye sd Nathiel Howlands land and then by sd Nathaniel howlands south southeast 37 pole to ye bounds first mentioned.
James Warren Nathaniel Thomas survors
Mordos land
Mer John At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 21 of March 17042 for and in Consideration of the sum of Ten pounds and 5 shillings paid by Mer John Mordo unto Mer John Watson Town Treasurer for the use of the Town The Town have granted unto the sd Mer John Mordo and unto his heirs for Ever three acres and thre quarters of land which was laid out to him as ffolloweth laid out by us ye subscribers to Mer Jolin Mordo About thre acres and thre quarters of land by ye Northerly side of Rings pond? begining at the old Ditch by the fence of sd Mordo and thence by sd fence 13 pole Down to ye pond and then by ye sd pond Round on the
[126.] Northward side thereof untill it coms to ye land of Joseph Ring and then by sd Rings land to ye northeast Corner therof and thence northwest half a point Northerly 20 pol to a stak sett into ye ground and from thence West northwest 32 pole to ye northeast corner of sd Mordos land and thence by sd Mordows land to ye bounds first mentioned And also by vertue of a latter grant from ye Town of plimouth we laid out to ye sd Mer Mordo on the 10th Day of March 17010 îï About 7 acres of land ad- joining partly on ye land abovesd and partly upon Mer Mordows
2 Rings Pond is Murdocks Pond, named after John Mordo (Murdock) here mentioned.
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other land and is bounded from ye stake abovesd standing 20 pole Northwest & half a point Northerly from the Northeast Corner of Joseph Rings land 44 pole to a heape of stones neere the South East Corner of atwoods swomps and from thence westerly by ye Way 33 pole to ye Northeast Corner of Ephraim Coles land leav- ing ye way 20 fot wide in ye narrowest place and then by sd Coles land to ye land of ye sd Mordo also all the Common land betwen ye sd Mordos land and the land of Thomas Howland unto sd how- lands Easterly corner bounds and from thence Easterly to a Rock on ye brow of a hill neere sd Mordows Southeast Corner and from thence on the same Rainge Down to Rings pond above mentioned
James Warren Nathaniel Thomas surveors
Robert Bartlets land at Wellensle
At A Town Meeting held at plimouth february 11th 17019 for and in Consideration of Six Pounds To ye sd Town Well and Truly paid by Robert Bartlett of plimonth aforsd have Granted bargained and sold unto him ye sd Robert Bartlett A Certaine persell of upland and Meadowish Ground lying in plimouth aforsd at a place Called Wellensly on the southwest side of sd Robert Bartletts land bounded as followeth (viz) Beginning at a stake stuck into ye ground where two Creaks Meete in ye meadow at ye northwest Corner and from thence neere south on a straite line to a stak stuck in ye ground by or neere A spring and from sd stake neer south and by East on a strait line to a stone sett in ye ground A topp of the banck by ye highway and by sd way to sd bartlets old lot All The upland and meadowish land lying betwen the bounds above mentioned and sd Bartlets old lot With all the proffitts priviledges and appurtenances unto ye same belonging To have and to hold to him the sd Robert Bartlet his heirs and assignes for Ever without aney lett hendrance or molestation of any person whatsoever
land belonging to John Watson
february 22 17013 The lot of land granted to Mer George Watson deceased Containing five Acres laid out to Mer John Watson his Grandson by us ye subscribers bounded from ye Westerly Corner of John faunces land west and by south
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32 Rods to a Rock and from thence west 7 Degrees southerly 10 Rods to an other Rock from thence West southwest 3 Degrees southerly 25 Rod to a heape of stones and from thence straite upon a line 8 Rod to ye corner of Joseph ffaunces land and soe by sd Joseph fiaunces land North east- erly and from Joseph ffaunces by ye land of John ffaunce To ye bounds first mentioned
James Warren John Dyer
land sold to John ffaunce Junior
At A Town meeting held at plimouth ffebruary 11th 17011 for and in consideration of ffoure pounds well and Truly paid by John ffaunce Junior of ye Town of plimouth unto John Watson Treasurer to ye towu of sd plimouth for ye towns use The Town have granted bargained and sold unto ye sd John ffaunce and to his leires for ever Ten acres of land which was laid out to him neere ye little Town 1 feb- ruary 22ª 1711 by ye subscribers and bounded as followeth on ye south corner with a marked Tree and a heape of stones which was ye corner bounds of land laid out ye same day to Samuel Dunham and from sd bounds ye line to extend Northeast by sd Dunhams land 42 pole to a heape of stones and Then ye line to extend Northwest by ye path yt lyeth by ye head of sd Dunhams old lot of land to a heape of stones by ye path and then ye line to extend south- west 52 pole to a heape of stones and then to ex- tend east southerly to ye bounds first mentioned 39 pole. James Warren John Dyer
[127.] At] A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 17th of March 17011 for ye choice of officers to serve the Town ye yeare insuing which are as followeth (viz) Imprimis Major Brad- ford Capt John Dyer and Insign Benjamin Warren are chosen select men ; Job Cushman and John ffaunce sen : Cunstables
1 Little Town was a small settlement on the road leading from the Sandwich Road at Hobshole brook to the South Pond road.
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Tithing men are Eliazar Cushman Elisha Bradford and John Morton Nathaniel Jacson Joseph Silvester and Joseph Holmes senor Chosen ffence vewers Leften Lathrop sealer of leather Mer John Watson Town Treasuror, surveiors for ye high wayes Elkena Cushman Junior Joshua Morrs Nath holmes Ju Thomas Clarke senior and James Clarke hog Cunstables are Nathaniel Jacson ffrancis Adams and Thomas Howland feild Drivers Nathaniel Jacson Capt Church Charles Little Thomas ffaunce Chosen Town Clerk
Grand Jurors To serve at ye nex Superior Court are Major Bradford Insign Warren John ffoster and Abiall Shurtleff Jurors for Trials are Josiah ffinney John Barnes James Barnebe Thomas Howland and Ignatious Cushing Leften Lathrop is Chosen to Represent ye Town when the Jury layes out the high way throw plimouth township or aney part of it Towards Little Comfort
A Penalty upon any person that shall take aney alewives for trans- portation
At sd meeting The Inhabitants Then mett con- sidering wt a grate Damage it may be to ye Town Especially to ye fishing Designe if some prudent care be not Taken to prevent yt yt will be Discoring to the allwives going up The Town brook and Therefore passed a voate That whosoever shall presume to saine aney of the sd alwive in or neere the Town brook shall pay Ten shillings per barrel for aney barrel of sd fish soe caught for the Towns use to be Receved by ye Town Treasuror as aney other of ye Towns Dets Nor Shall aney of sd allwives that come up on sd Towns shore be taken aney other way to be tranceported abroad to a markett under the penalty above said and Capt Dyer John foster ffrancis Adams and Eliasar Dunham Are Requested and Impowered by the Town to have the inspection of this afar concern- ing the fish that the wayes in sd brook by ye Dams be made pasable for sd fish to get up and to use utmost Endeavour that sd fish may not be so Des- troid by ye boys beating and killing them as be- fore time in sd brook and that ye above named persons yt are Desired and Impowered by sd Town to have Inspection over this afare shall Informe ye Treasuror of any breach of this act if aney be
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