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for said Negroes and Indians to sett in sd meeting house Elsewhere than they have liberty to make yt Rome into three pews
Town Meeting
At A Town meeting held at Plymouth
May 9th 1715 August Twenty ninth 1715 at sd meeting
Jurors chosen The Town voated to raise ye sums of
Town Meeting money by rate on ye Inhabitants The ac-
August 29th count in the particulars are as followeth 1715
Imprimis for Jones River bredg
80
00 00
Item for ye scoole
10
00 00
Item for ye Representative
12 00 00
Item for the laying out ye way between Jonathan Moreys and Sandwedg
04 00 00
Item for Reparation of meeting house broke by Thunder
06
00 00
Item for windows frame and glass
16
00
00
Item for ye Poore
10
00 00
Item for the bredg at John Bradfords
00
19 06
Item to making rates
06
00
00
Item to the Saxton ringing the bell
03
00
00
Item to ye Saxton for ringing ye 9 o'clock bell
03 00
00
voated to allow three pounds for the ringing ye 9 o'clock bell the year Ensuing
Stephen
Churchil's
Eight acres
Churchill
[149.] At A Town meeting held at plimouth on ye 21 st of March 1741 for and in Consideration of ye sum of four pounds and five shillings by Steven Churchill of the Town of plimonth well and truly paid unto John Watson Town Treasurer of sd plimouth for ye use of sd Town the Town hath given granted bar- gained sold made over and confirmed unto the above named Stephen Churchill and unto his heirs and assignes for Ever Eight acres of land more or less on ye Easterly side of loud Pond and Bounded as ffolloweth (viz) Beginning at a Red oake Bush wth stones about it by ye path side being the North East Corner bound of ye land lately laid out to Jonathan Barnes Junior and from Thence to Extend
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soutwest and by west : 66 : pole by sd Barnes's land to a stake by loud Pond and Thence South Easterly by sd Pond to a Red oake marked on 4 sides which was ye westerly corner bound of ye land laid out ye same Day to Mer Ephraim Little and Thence by sd Littles land North East and by East half a point Northerly till it coms to a Red oake bush marked on 4 sides in ye Rainge of ye land lately laid out to Nathaniel Holmes which is also ye Northwest cor- ner bound of said Littles land and thence to Extend about Northwest and by West about Ten pole to ye sd barnss corner bounds first mentioned allowing waies where they may be wanted
Nathaniel Thomas surve Isaac Lathrop
land belong ing to Stephen Churchill
At a Town meting held at plimouth March 21 st 1710 for and in Consideration of Three pounds and Ten Shillings by Stephen Churchill unto John Wat- son Town Treasurer of plimouth for ye use of ye sd Town paid ye sd Town hath given granted Bar- gained sold made over and Confirmed unto ye above named Stephen Churchill and unto his heires and assignes for Ever a sertaine peice of land laid out september 17 th 1714 September ye 17 th laid out by us The subscribers unto Stephen Churchill of plimouth a peice of land lying betwen ye lane which leads from ye highway by Eliasar Mortons To Barnses creak 1 and The Town pond and is bounded as follows (viz) with A stone sett into ye ground about : 48 : foot from ye Corner of John fosters land and about 24 foot from Mer Watsons fence and from sd stone Northerly to an other stone by ye sedgey ground and Thence Easterly by ye sedgey ground untill it coms neere to ye mouth of sd creak and Thence southerly to a stone sett into ye ground about : 47: foot from ye Northerly Corner of the sd Churchills shopp and Thence to an other stone
1 Barnes Creek ran across what is now Water street into the Ropewalk Pond and drained the low land in the vicinity of Bradford street.
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sett into ye ground about : 23 : foot from sd Watsons fence and thence by ye sd lane to the stone first mentioned leaving the lane not less than 23 foot wid in the narrowest place
Nath Thomas Isaac Lathrop
Mer Thomas Grant
At A Town Meeting held at plimouth May 9 th 1715 The Town mad Choyce of Capt James Warren Esquire to be Their Representative At This meeting The Town granted unto Nathaniel Thomas Esqu Junior six acres of the highest part of ye flatt in plimouth bay lying Eastward of howlands fishing Rocks yt is to say : 6 : acres of yt part of the sd flatt that lyeth against Caleb Cooks land upon Con- dition That ye sd Thomas or his heires or assignes shall plant out some of it with sedg Turf soe that it Doth grow and spread in ye space of seaven yeares from ye Date hereof then to belong to him ye sd Thomas and unto his heires and assignes for Ever but if not Then to Return ye Town againe.
At this meeting Capt John Dyer was chosen to take care yt ye meeting house glas be Repared and bring in his account to ye Town to be Reimbursed
[150.] At A Town Meeting held at plimouth on ye 7th of June 1715 Major John Bradford was Chosen Representative in ye Rome of Capt James Warren Deceased At This meeting The Town Treasurer brought in his account of what money was Due to the Town in his hand and To Ballance the account There Re- maines Due to the Town
Town Meeting May 7 th 1716
At a Town meeting held at plimouth May 7th 1716 Mer Nathaniel Thomas was Chosen Repre- sentative
At This meeting it was voated yt with Reference to Mer John Stirtevants Request yt The Return of his land laid out by Left Shurtlef and Capt Warren now Deceased mite be comited To Record though only signed by sd Left Shurtlef which was
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Some Reserve of Training green Coles hill etc
granted At This meeting it was voated by ye Town That ye Training Green Coles hill A spot of land about ye grat gutter with all the Comon lands to Each parcel Adjoyning shal not be Des- posed to aney person with out special license from ye Town Notwithstanding former grants
May 8 th 1716 Then a high Way was laid out by us ye subscribers ye selectmen of The Town of plimouth on ye south side of Welensle brook begining at ye Kings high way and begining at ye north corner at a heape of stones up yt way yt leads to little Town 20 foot Wide Till it coms to ye land sold to George Morton Then ye way to be 30 foot wide and bounded by severall heaps of stones on ye south side ye way as ye Cart way now goeth Till it coms past sd Mortons land Then to be 40 foot wide up though Samuel Dunhams land to a stone sett into ye ground on ye north side of the way and another on ye south side of way oposite and so to hold 40 fot wid to a stone sett into ye ground on ye northward side a little to the southard of sd Dunhams house and through his fence to A stone sett into ye ground on ye Northward side the way 20 foot to ye Norward of John Drews corner bounds and then the way to be 30 foot wide betwen Drew land and Dumhams land and soe along ye way as it now goeth till it coms Through Dunhams land to a stone sett into ye ground on ye south side ye way and soe along ye way to a Rock being on ye side of a hill betwen Cedar swompe way and Rocks pond way to a stone sett into ye ground on the Top of a hill on ye West side ye way and soe along ye way as it now goeth to a Red oake tree marked on ye northard side ye way and thence through Dunhams land till Comes To Sergant harlows westerly Corner bound which is on the Easterly side ye way and from thence ye way still to be 30 foot wide and soe along ye way as it now goeth by the north side of Cooks pond and soe along way as it now goeth to the Cedar swompe till it Coms to plimton bounds
Ways
per us Benjamin Warren Jolın Dyer Abiall Shurtlef
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[151.] Whereas The Inhabitants of ye Town of plimouth Did at a Town meeting held at sd plimouth on ye 31 of August 1702 make a grant of Little medow swompe unto the persons herein men- tioned (viz) Deacon Thomas Clarke Left Jonathan Morey Jona- than Morey Junior William Harlow Samuel Cornish James Clark Junior John Clarke Joseph Silvester humphrey Turner Joseph Bartlet Junior Elnathan Bartlet Benjamin Bartlet and John May All these proprietors Being mett at The house of Thomas Witherel in sd plimouth on ye 12 th Day of October 1713 Then made Choyce of Thomas ffaunce to be their Clerk and was sworn to that office for them by Capt James Warren Esquire and Wheras Elish holmes. being Intended to have his name Entered in ye Town grant with those above named but his name being slipt in ye Record of ye grant and whereas The sd Elisha Holmes hath ben at The labour and Charge as to his full part with the Rest of sd proprietors of sd swompe in Drowning sd swompe and since in Dividing sd swompe into perticular allotments The proprietor of sd swompe Did at This meeting Eunanemosly Agree and voted that the sd Elisha holmes shall have a full share with them in ye whole of sd swompe above granted as fully and amply to all Intents and purposes as if his name had been Entered in ye first grant And wheras the sd proprietors have proceded to lay out sd swompe into perticular allotments as apears on Town Record but those allotments not being made soe Intelejable as was needfull The proprietors Did at this meeting make choice of Ensign Benjamine Warren Joseph Silvester and Samuel Cornish to new survey sd allotments and give a more Clere Returne of the boundery ye points of Compas sd allotments Rainge and voted that the allotments shold Remane to Each proprietor according to their former Draught of sd lots at sd meeting the proprietors made Choyce of Samuel Cornish Joseph Silvester and James Clarke to make up The grat Dam at sd swompe as sone as may be upon ye proprietors Charge and when they have Dun sd work They are hereby Impowed To warne in the proprietors To meete at tim and place as they shall apoint
Wheras The proprietors of ye swompe called Littles meadow swompe at A meeting of them held at plimouth on ye 12 Day of october 1713. at the house of Thomas Witherly in sd plimouth Mad Choyce of us The subscribers to new Run The severall lots lately laid out by Ichabod Tuper in sd Littles meadow to settle
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and Demonstrate The point of Compas Every lot bore Togetherwith the number of Rods belonging to Each lot which was omitted in sd Tupers Retern in laying out sd lots and wee The subscribers having Taken sd worke upon us have proceeded Therein as ffol- loweth The point of Compas betwen The head of their lots and the additions is South 15 Degrees Westerly as farr as the Rainges goeth sd Rainge begins at a stake and a heape of stones at the North East End of the Swompe about : 4: pole To yo Eastward of a neck of upland that Runs into the swompe
The first Lot
[152.] The first lot Belongs to Elnathan Bartlet and is bounded as followeth (viz) beginning at the North west corner of the grat Dam and from thence southierly by the uplands 22 pole To a stake standing by ye side of ye upland and numbered 1. 2. with stones about it Thence North 29 Degrees Easterly across the meadow about a seaven Rod To a Red oake marked and num- bered 1. 2. Thence Northerly by the upland till it Coms to ye grate Dam and Then by ye sd Grat Dam To ye bounds first mentioned
The 2 lot The second lot belongs To Samuel Cornish and is Bounded as ffoloweth (viz) begining at ye south cor- ner bounds of the first lot and from Thence the line Extends southeast 31 Degrees Easterly across The meadow and swompe till it coms To the upland on ye other side to a stake marked and numbered 2. 3. Thence Northwesterly by the upland Till it coms To a Red oake and numbered 1. 2. Thence South 29 Degrees Westerly To ye bounds first mentioned
The 3d lot The 3ª lot Belongeth to Jonathan Morey and bounded by the second lot Throughout the whole length beging at a stake marked and numbered 1. 2. with stones about it Thence southerly by the upland : 8 : Rod to a stake marked and numbered 3. 4. with stones about it by the upland and Thence southeast 26 Degrees Easterly across The swompe and meadow till - it coms to ye upland on ye other side to a stake marked and numbered 3. 4. Thence northierly by the upland till it comes to the bounds of ye 2ª lot
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The 4 lot The forth lot Belongeth to Elisha Holmes and Bounded as ffoloweth The fourth lot bounded by ye third lot Throughout ye whole length and Rainges in breadth from it southerly by the upland Eight Rod and a half to a stake marked and numbered 4. 5. with stones about it standing by ye upland Thence across ye meadow and swomp Southeast 26 Degres Easterly Till it Coms to ye line between the Aditions and ye lots 38 Rod to a stake marked Three and numbered 4. 5. and thence north to ye upland and then by ye up- land to ye bounds of ye third lot
The 5th lot The fifth lot Belongeth To James Clarke Junior and is bounded by the fourth lot throughout The whole length and Rainges in breadth from it south by The upland : 8 : Rod lacking 3 foot To a stake marked and and numberd 5. 6. with stones about it Thence South East 26 Degrees Easterly across ye meadow and swomp Till it Coms to a stake marked and numbered 5. 6. standing in ye line betwen the aditions and lots Thence North : 15 : Degrees Easterly to ye bounds of the 4th lot.
The 6th lot The sixth lot Belongeth To ye heires of John Clarke and is Bounded by ye fifth lot Throughout the whole length and Rainges in breadth from it southerly by ye upland 8 Rod lacking two fott to a stake marked and numbered 6. 7. standing by ye upland with stons about it Thence South East 24 Degrees Easterly across the meadow and swomp till it Coms to a stake marked and numbered 6. 7. standing in ye Rainge betwen ye Ad- ditions and ye lots Thence north 15 Degrees Easterly to the bounds of the fifth lot
The 7th lot The seventh lot Belongeth To John May and is Bounded by the sixth lot Throught The whole length and Rainges in breadth from it southerly by the up- lands 8 Rod and 9 ffott Till it Coms To a stake marked and numbered 7. 8. standing by the upland with stons
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about it Thence South East 25 Degrees across the meadow and swompe tiil it Coms to a stake marked and numbered 7. 8. standing in the Rainge of the Adition Thence North 15 Degree Easterly To the bounds of the Sixth lot
The 8th lot The Eight lot Belongeth To Jonathan Morey and is Bounded by ye 7th lot Throughout The whole length and Rainges in breadth from it southerly by ye upland 8 Rods Till it Coms to a stake marked numbered 8. 9. With stones about it Thence south East 24 Degrees Easterly across ye meadow and swompe till It Coms To a stake marked and numbered 8. 9. standing in ye line betwen ye additions and ye lots Thence North : 15 : Degrees Easterly To the bounds of the seaventh lot.
[153.] The 9th lot The ninth lot belongs To ye heires of William Har- low and is Bounded by the 8 th lot Till it Comes To a stake marked and numbered 8. 9. standing in ye line betwen ye additions and ye lots and Rainges in breadth from it southeast by ye upland 8 Rod Till it Coms to a Stake marked and numbered 9. 10. with stone about it by ye upland and from thence ye line Extends southeast 23 Degrees Easterly across the meadow and swompe Till it Coms to a stake Marked and numbered 9. 10. standing next ye upland side Thence Easterly by the upland Till it Coms To a pine tree Marcked : 4 : Noches on ye North side and is the bound ye most southermost Additions and the : 9 : lot And from sd Tree The line Extends Northwest Till it Coms to ye head of ye lots Then South 15 Degrees Westerly till it Coms to The southeast corner bounds of ye 8 th lot which is a stake marked and numbered 8. 9.
The 10th lot The Tenth lot Belongs To humphrey Turner And is Bounded by ye 9th lot Throuout The whole length and Rainges in breadth from it southerly by the up- land Tenn Rod and 3 foot Till it Coms to a stake
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marked and numbered. 10. 11. with stones about it Thence South East 25 Degrees Easterly across ye meadow and swompe Till it Coms to ye upland on ye other side To a stake Marked and numbered 10. 11. and Then By the upland to the bounds of the ninth lot.
The 11th lot
The Eleventh Lot Belongeth To Joseph Silvester and is bounded by ye 10th lot Throuout The whole length and Rainges in breadth from it southerly by the upland 10 Rod to a stake marked and numbered. 11. 12. with stones about it Thence South East 29 Degrees Easterly across ye meadow and swompe till it Coms to the upland on ye other side and a stake marked there and numbered 11. 12. and then North- westerly by the upland till it Coms to ye bounds of the tenth lot
The 12 th lot The Twelveth lot Belongeth To Samuel Rider and Bounded by ye 11 th lot throughout The whole lengthi and Rainges in breadth from it southerly by the up- land 9 Rods lacking 4 foot To a stake marked and numbered. 12. 13. with stones about it Thence south- east 28 Degrees Easterly across ve meadow and swompe to the upland on ye other side To a stake marked there and numbered. 12. 13. and Then North- erly by The upland To ye bounds of the Eleventh lot
The 13th lot
The Thirteenth lot Belongenth To the heires of Joseph Bartlett Junior Deceased and is Boundled by the 12 lot Throughout ye whole length and Rainges in breadth from it Southerly by the upland 8 Rod and a half To a stake marked and numbered : 13 : 14 : with stones about it thence South East 31 De- grees Easterly across the meadow and swompe Till it Coms to the upland on the other side to a stake marked and numberd: 13: 14: Then Northerly by ye upland to ye bounds of the 12th lot
The 14th lot The fortenth lot Belongeth To Benjamin Bartlet and is Bounded by ye 13 th lot Throughout ye whole
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length and Rainges in breadth from it Southerly by ye upland 8 Rod to a stake marked and numbered : 14 : 15 : with stones about it Thence Southeast 30 De- grees Easterly across the meadow and swompe Till it Coms To ye upland on ye other side to a stake marked and numbered: 14: 15: thence Northerly by The upland Till it Coms To ye bounds of the thirteenth lot
The 15th lot The ffiftenth lot is Deacon Thomas Clarks and Bounded by ye 14 th lot Throughout ye whole length and Rainges in breadth from it Southwest 5 Degrees Southerly 18 Rods to a white oake bush marked and numbered 15 on ye one side and one on ye other side Thence South East Two Degrees Southerly 9 Rods to a pine tree marked and numbered 15 Thence North Easterly by ye upland Till it Coms to the bounds of the ffortenth lot
The first Addition
[154.] The Additions to the foure first lots are as ffolloweth (viz) lyeth on ye East side of the swompe The first addition is Elnathan Bartlets bounded as ffolows Begin- ing at the northeast end of ye long Dam Thence North Westerly by the upland till it Coms to a stake num- bered : 1 : with stones about it by ye upland and from Thence Southwest one Degree Westerly till it Coms to ye upland on ye other side and thence by The upland to the long Dam and then by ye long Dam to the bounds first mentioned
The 2ª Addition
The second addition is Samuel Cornishs and bounded as ffoloweth Beging at Elnathan Bartlets Northwest corner bounds which is a stake and a heape of stones by the upland Thence South West one Degree Westerly 16 Rods lacking 4 foot to a stake standing in the meadow ground with stons about it Thence North 29 Degrees Westerly Till it Coms to Left Moreys corner bounds that is his southwest corner Thence North 15 Degrees 8
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Easterly till it Coms To The upland and then Easterly by the upland Till it coms To ye Bounds first men- tioned
The 3rd Addition
The Third Addition Belongs to ye heires of Left Jonathan Morey Deceased and Bounded as ffoloweth (viz) by the second addition Throughout ye whole length Rainging in breadth from it southwest one De- gree Westerly 8 Rods and a half Till it coms to a pine Tree marked numbered : 3 : 4: by The Edge of the swompe Thence North 29 Degrees Westerly Till it Coms to the heads of the lots
The 4th Addition
The fourth addition To Elisha Holmes and Bounded as ffolloweth (viz) by The 3rd Division on ye north side and from it south 24 Degrees Westerly 8 Rod and 6 foot Till it coms To a pine tree marked : 4 : nochies on the north side and from Thence The line Extends Northwest Till it coms to the head of the lots and Thence north 15 Degrees Easterly Till it coms to ye third addition
The second alotments The first lot
The second Allotments Belonging To Littles meadow and lyeth above The first alotment up streame Above The : 15 : lot The ffirst lot belongs To Elisha Holines and Bounded as ffoloweth Be- gining at a White oake Bush on The southerly side of the Brook which is ye southwest corner Bounds of Deacon Clarks first Allotment marked and numbered : 15 : on one side and one on the other side and from thence the line Extends as the swomp goes neere northwest : 16 : Rod and a half To a stake marked and numbered: 1: 2: with stones about it standing by ye upland Thence across ye swompe and meadow northwest to a stake on ye other side marked and numbered : 1 : 2: by ye upland with stones about it Thence North Easterly by ye upland Till it Coms to ye Raing of Deacon Clarks fiftenth lot Thence by his lot to ye bonds first mentioned :
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The 2ª lot
The second lot Belongs To ye heaires of John Clark Deceased and is bounded by ye first lot at ye North End There and from a stake marked 1: 2: with stones about it which is ye southwest corner bounds of ye first lot and from thence ye line Extends southerly by ye upland 28 Rod Till it Coms to a stake marked and numbered: 2: 3: with stones about it by ye Edg of ye upland on ye westerly side of the brok Thence East : 16: Degrees Northerly Till it Coms to a stake in ye Edg of ye upland on ye other side and numbered: 2: 3: with stons about it Thence North Easterly by The upland to ye bounds of the first lot
The 3rd lot The Third lot Belongs To Joseph Silvester and bounded by The second lot at ye north End or side and from The southwest corner of ye 2ª lot southerly by ye upland 24 Rod to a stake marked and num- bered : 3 : standing by a Grat Rock by the upland Thence across A Tongue of swompe East : 9 : De- grees southerly : 6 : Rod to a stake marked on : 3 : sides and numbered : 4: 5: with stones about it Thence The line Extends East: 23: Degrees northerly across ye meadow and swompe To Two White oaks marked and numbered : 3: 4: with stones about them Thence Northerly by ye upland To The Bounds of the second lot
The 4th lot
[155.] The fourth lot Belongeth to Samuel Rider and is bounded as ffolloweth (viz) By the : 3 : lot Through- out the whole length Rainging at A stake markt and numbered: 3: 4: 5: with stons about it standing on a knowle of upland in ye swompe Being ye southerly corner bounds of the 3º lot Thence East 28 Degrees southerly across ye meadow Till it coms to a pine tree marked and numbered : 4: 5: stand- ing by ye upland Thence Northerly by the upland 18 Rods and a half Till it coms to the bounds of the third lot
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The 5th lot
The ffifth lot belongeth To Humphrey Turner and Bounded by the 4th lot and Rainges from it southerly by ye upland seaven Rod and a half To a stake markt and numbered: 5: 6: with stones about it and from thence ye line Extends southerly A Eleven Degrees southerly Across ye meadow and swompe to a pine tree markt and numbered : 5: 6: Thence northerly by the upland To ye bounds of the : 4 : lot
The 6th lot The sixth lot Belongeth To James Clarke Juni and Bounded by the fifth lot on ye north side and Rainges from it westerly by the upland : 18 : Rods to a stake marked and numbered: 6: 7: with stons about it by the upland Thence southerly by the upland Till it Coms to ye bounds of the fifth lot
The 7thth lot The seventh lot Belongeth To Benjamin Bartlett and Bounded by ye 6th lot Throughout the whole length and Rainges in breadth from it westerly by ye upland Eleven Rod and almost half To a stake marked and numbered: 7: 8: with stones about it by ye upland Thence south East 2 Degrees southerly across ye meadow and swompe Till it coms to a stake marked and numbered: 7: 8: with stons about it Thence Northerly by The upland Till it Coms To the bounds of the sixth lot
The 8 th lot The Eight lot Belongeth To the heires of Joseph Bartlet Junior Deceased Bounded by the 7th lot throughout the whole length and Rainges in breadth from it Southwesterly by ye upland : 5: Rod to a stake marked and numbred : 8 : 9 : with stones about it Thence Southeast 3 Degree Easterly across ye meadow and swompe till it coms to a stake marked and numbred : 8 : 9: 15 standing in ye swompe be- low ye Dam with stons about it Thence North East 5 Degrees Easterly To the bounds of the seaventh lot
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The 9 th lot
The ninth lot Belongeth To The heires of Left Jonathan Morey Deceased and Bounded by ye 8 th lot throughout ye whole length and Raingeth in breadth from it southwest a little southerly by ye upland : 7 : Rods To a stake marked and numbered : 9 : 10: With stones about it by the upland Thence South East : 9 : Degrees Easterly across ye meadow and swompe to a stake marked and numbered: 9: 10 : standing by the upland Thence Easterly To the bounds of the Eight lot
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