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Eproam dorman
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samuell simanes
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Jonathan looke
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william howlat
01 04 0 John lamson
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danell wood
00 06 0 John fisk
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beniman bigesbe
00 05 0 mathew perce
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thomas andros
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danel andros
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Cor william smith
01 11 4 samuell Cornish
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Isack borten
00 16 0 Joseph hearick
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John hunckens
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samuell stanlle
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John poland
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leftenet thomas putnum
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2 Wedoe herick
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mr Joseph porter beniman porter
00 11 0 James frend
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mr John hale
00 01 6 Joshua Ray
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Jonathan walcot
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Edman bishup
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william dodge senr
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nikoles woodberi
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Cor william Rament John Rament
00 01 6 Ephroom hearick
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thomas Rament william dodge iuner 00 01 6 Joseph Andreus 00 03 00
Topsfield Aprell 11th: 1682 Reckned with mr William perkins Junr Constabell for an 79 he hath payd mee the full rate of 60 pounds due for ye yeare 79 I say reseiued pr mee Jeremiah Hobart this is a true Copy of mr Hubbort receat as atested Dated ye 12 Apriell 1682. pr mee John Gould Clarke.
At a Lawfull Towne meeting ye 12 Apriell 1682 Mr Tho: Baker & Corpr Jacob Townes & John How are Chosen to goe & rune ye peram- bulation Line with Salam men the seuenteene day of this Instant Apr- iell.
The Towne has manifesd by Voate that they will giue Zacheus Curties senr Clabords & shingels for to Clabor[d] & shingell his house pro- uided et dos not amount to aboue fiuteene hundred of Clabbords & shingell. Voated
Voated
The Towne has agreed to giue ffull power to mr Tho : Baker & Corprel Jacob Towne & John How to sue for a meseuer or for a true & exact a Count of all ye Land any man or mene doe Clame within our bounds and ye a for said men are impowered to sue or other wise at any Court or Courts and to prosiCate from Court to Court tell they haue ended ye Case: this is to Confarme any former order relating to some of Salom men that haue Land in our bounds and whenham men or any that dos go apon our Commons.
Voated
At A Lawfull meeting of ye Seclectmen of Topsfeild the 4 day of May 1682.
Mr Thomas Baker & Corpr Jacob Townes & John How are Chosen and apionted & haue full power giuene granted to them to settell a Line betwene Wenham and Topsfeild Ether by agreement Vnder both parties hands or by a Commitey Chosen by both parties or elese to
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00 01 6 John Andreus
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bringe Whenham men by Law to settell a Line or any other way as the three aboue named men shall see beast for ye good of our Towne.
At A Lawfull meeting of ye seclectmen the 4 day of May 1682 wee doe hereby giue full power to Mr. Thomas Baker Corpr Jacob Townes & John How to demand of aney or all the men of Salam or Whenham that Clame Land or Medoe in our Townes bounds, to show there rightes and titels to those Lands Clamed by them and allso there seuerall bounds to those Land Clamed by them and if any or all of them shall refuse or doe not make et Legally apere how thay Came by those Lands thay Clame to ye sattisfaction of ye aboue said Baker Townes & how : wee doe heareby giue them full power in ye Name of ye Towne to make trespas on those Land or sue the Clamers thereof and procekeut the Law against them or any of them or to Compound and a gree with any of them as thay shall see meete and what so euer thay shall doe there in wee will owne and stand by and conferme as witnes our hands.
John Gould senr frances pabody
Thomas Perkins John Redington
Wee Tho : Baker & Jacob Townes & John How not with standing what ye seclect have ingaged to Vs in there order bareing date ye 4 May 1682 to bare Vs out in sueing or running a line with Whenham men doe intend noe other pay but what ye Towne hase ingaged in there former order or any other that ye seclectmen order dos giue Vs power to sue for as witness our hands
Thomas Baker Jacob towne John How
the 4 May 1682 there was a Rate made and Commited to Daniell Red- ington Constabell of Topsfeild a mounting to fiue pounds in silver for agants goeing to his Maiestey.
Recd June 9th from William Smith seuerall paminents Amounting to twenty Three pounds fiue shillings & nine pence in money & twenty foure pounds fouearteen shilings in Contrey pay being in ffull of Tops- feild proportion to fouer country Rate & A quarter I say reced
pr Jame Rusell Tresuer.
This is a true Copey of ye Tresuer Resate this 20 day of June 1682 as atested by Ephraim dorman John Gould Senr
recorder for Topsfeild.
Will : Smith was Constabell for ye yeare 1680 for ye Dates as he has paid to ye Tresuer as ye Tresuer Resect dos make apere abou dated.
at A Lawfull Towne meeting the 20 June 1682 the Towne granted to mr Joseph Capen twelue eachers of vpland & medoe or swampe that will make medo : if mr Capen dos settell a mongst vs and except of ye minis- terall ofeicese a mongst vs and if God by his prouedances dos take a way mr Capen from vs: then the Towne dos desier to haue the refusall of bying the Land paying mr Capen for what hee has Laid out one ye Land as aney othher man or men shall doe. Voated The Towne dos Vnderstand by ye selectmen that Mr Capen will except
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of aparcell of Land that was shone Mr Capen by ye seclectmen neere to John How and if Mr Capen dos not Like that percell of Land thin ye Towne has Chosen a Commitey to goe & Looke one some other plase and make returne to ye Towne whare it is which hee shall haue and if it be not greetly to ye Townes damig but if Mr Capen dos except of ye plase showne him by ye seclectmen then ye Commity are impowered to Lay it out whe. Mr Capen dos desier it to be don Voated
Leiut pebody Sargt Redington Corpr Jacob Townes & John Wilds & John Gould Senr. are Chosen a Commitey to goe & lay out twelue eachers of Land & swampe or medoe to Mr Capen when Mr Capen dos desier it & if Mr Capen dos Like ye plase that was shone him by ye seclect- men : and if Mr Capen dos not Like that plase then thay are to goe with Mr Capen to Looke one some other plase and make returne to ye Towne of ye plase then desiered by Mr Capen acording to Towne order. Voated 20 2mo 1682
At a Towne meetting Walter ffaierfieeld & Deacon ffiske are Ap- pointed to Joyne with the selectmen to meett with Topsfield men : on fry- daye Come fortnite and haue full power to setle the Lyne betwene Topsfeild & or Towne
that is a true Coppey taken out of the Towne booke of Wenham Attest- ed Thos : ffiske recorder to the Towne.
this is a true Coppey of Wenham men order as apered Vnder there recorder hand : as atested John Gould recorder for Topsfeild this 24 June 1682.
Wee whose Names are Vnder Wrighteen being impowered by our Respectife Townes fidelicet Topsfeild and Wenham meet to gather this fifth day of the thurd month 1682 to settell a deuitionall Line beetwixt our Townes: haue agreeed that from a Littell tree neere Joseph Porters me- dow marked with T and W: and set about with a heape of stones and from thence to a plump of mapels marked which standeth northward from the fore sd tree and standeth by Charles Gots medow and from thence towards the Reuere a Cording as the brooke runes Vntill it Cometh to an Iland by the Edge of a swamp Joineing to a peece of medow Called Peg- dons medow and from the weast point of ye sd Iland by the edge of ye medow tell it Cometh to ye West side of Pegdens medow a foresaid said and so in Cludinge ye said medow to Wenham to an Iland Caled hocellbarey Iland and from thence to the est end of ye sd Iland in Cluding all Walter ffarefeeild medow to Whenham by a straight Line and this agreement to bee a full settlement of a diuetionall Line betwene our Townes and in Confermation thereof wee haue set too our hands.
Tho : Baker Tho : ffiske Tho: Patch
Jacob Townes Walter ffarefeild
John How Charles Gott
William ffiske
This is a true Coppey of ye orignell Vnder there hands as thay bee now set downe as atessted by me John Gould recorder for Topsfeild.
this is Compared with ye oregionall atested by me John How.
At a Lawfull meeting of ye seclectmen the 12 of September 1682
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the seclectmen haue agreed to forewarne ye Widdoe Bridges out of Topsfeild with her Children and thay haue ordered the Constabell to goe and forwarne her from staying here in Topsfeild.
at A Lawfull meeting of the Towne of Topsfeild & the neaibors of ye Vilege Ipswich farme ye 25 september 1682 being meete togather to heare Mr Capen Answer did reseufe his Answer and Voated et to be entred in ye Towne book Voted
Corpr Will Smith is Chosen to sarue on ye Juerey of Trialls this Court now to be hild at Ipswich the Last tuesday of this Instant month Voated
at a Lawfull meeting of ye freemen of Apriell 1682 Thomas Dorman is Chosen to sarue on the Grand Juerey for this yeare Voated
it was Voated that ye seclectmen should goe and aduise with Mr Capen about his settelment here with Vs and what way Mr Capen would haue it don and so make returne to ye Towne Voted
25 September 1682
it Was Voated that ye seclectmen shall goe and aduise with mr Capen which way mr Capen will haue the money Laid out that is subCribed to be giuene to mr Capen.
In Answer to ye motion of ye Church & Towne of Topsfeild and ye Neighbors of Rowly Village & Ipswich : Sept. 18: An Do 1682 : Hauing taken into serious Consideration ye motion which hath been made by your selues to mee in order to ye worke of ye ministery among you, hauing also to ye Vtmost of my Vnderstanding & abillity Eyed & obsurved both ye word & ye prouidences of God in order thereunto : and Although I am greatly sensible of my inabillity and Insufficiency to so great a worke, yet seeing it is God who hath by his prouidence brought mee into ye same & not seeing my way Clear to break of from that Worke, Considering also ye Continuance of yor Loue & good Affecttion to mee hauing also been Earnest with that God (Wich direct- eth his in all their Wayes setteth bounds to ye habitations of all men) for guidance Counsell & Direction in this great Affair : Waighing all these things together I do Intend if God shall Continue me in this Worke by Assitting & inabling mee there Vnto to Continue With you in the Worke of ye Gospell in order to a farther settlement in God own tim VnLese anything shall Interuene Which shall bee accounted by Indiffarant & Im- partiall Judgments to bee Just ground & sufficient Reason to obstruct any proceedings of that Nature.
This is a true Copey of mr Capen Answer to ye Church & Towne of Topsfeild & ye Neighbours of Rowly Village & Ipswich as atested
Joseph Capen
John Gould Recorder for Topsfeild.
I Thomas perkins senr see it Compared and I doe aferme this aboue to bee a true Copey of mr Capen answer as witnes my hand Thomas Perkins. Topsfeild, July 5, 1682
Received of Ensign Jno Gould & John How Constable of Topsfeild the Complement of a Rate of sixty pound for my Labours in ye ministry there in the yeare 77 I say Received
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Per mee Jere Hobart.
This is atrue Copey of mr Hubbord Reseate at atested by mee John Gould recorder for Topsfeild. Witnes willam smyth Thomas Dorman [the above 2 lines were afterwards interlined in the record with a blacker ink]
This a true Copey of mr Hobart Reseate as atested John Gould Re- corder for ye Towne of Topsfeild : 60: 00: 00
Reseued June 9th 1682 from Daniell Redington in full of Topsfeild Rate for our agents : fiue pound in money.
Jame Russell Treasuer 05: 00: 00
this is a true Copey of ye Tresuer Reseate as atested John Gould Re- corder for Topsfeild this 21 of Nouember 1682. witnes Ephrin Dorman.
at a Lawfull Towne meeting the 21 nouember 1682 John How is Chosen to answer at ye Court at Salom for Topsfeild for ther being Complaind of about a defected bridges Voated
Topsfd July 5th 82.
Received of William Smith senr Constabel the Complement of a rate of Twenty pounds, made for my Labour part of the yeare, 80 at Topsfeild.
I say received Per mee Jere Hobart.
This is a true Copey Compared with ye orignall Vuder mr Hobart hand as atested by mee John Gould recorder for Topsfeild this 21 Nou- ember 1682. this is truly compared and ye oregenall actualy don by mr Hobead atasted by me John How.
At a Lawfull Towne meeting the 21 Nouember 1682.
The Towne has for ye full sattisfieing of Mr Capen in respect of his good Answer to ye Church and Towne of Topsfeild and Neaighobers of ye Vilig & Ipswich farmes of his settlement amongst Vs in God one time in order to ye Worke of ye gospiell. The Towne dos ffuly Con- furme ye Land granted to Mr Capen to bee his owne and if Mr Capen dos Lay out any Charge a bout ye Land ye Towne dos Looke at them- selues, bound to pay Mr Capen for it as any man or men shall doe aCord- ing to former Towne order if any thing by God prouedance shall hinder Mr Capen ordenation a mongst Vs. Voated.
The Towne Confarmed the bounds Laid out by John How & John Gould Senr to Mr Hobart of a pond & three eackers of Vpland to stand good to Samuel Howlett & his assignes for euer.
John Houey entred his Contrey desent to ye Voat aboue Whighteen Voated.
Wee Whose Names are Vnder Wrighteen being apointed by ye Towne to Lay out three eackers of Land that ye Towne granted to Mr Jere Hobart Wee accordingly haue don it. beginning at ye pond by a stompe with a heape of stones at it being one ye North sid of ye Land and soe Rueing Esterly to a stake with a heap of stones at it and from thence sowertly to a Littell blake oacke marked with a heape of stones at it and from that Westerly to fouer Littell whiat oackes marked with a heape of stones at it a Joning to ye pond and ye bounds of ye pond
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from ye whiat oackes marked as before said all a Long as ye trees bee marked to ye stompe with a heape of stones as before said the Land Joy- ing to ye pond ye whiate oackes and ye stompe with ye stones at them doe Jone to ye pond being the two fouer bounds of ye three eackers of Land dated ye eight day of march 1677 or 78 John Gould, John How.
At a Lawfull Towne meeting ye 21 Noumber 1682 The Towne has giuen power to ye select men to Let ye parsoniage house & barne & land belonging to it so as it may repare it selfe and not come to a Towne Charged to be repared. Voated.
The Towne has Lefte it to ye selectmen adding Will: Auerey & Isacke Estay & John Wilds to ye selectmen for ye seateing of pepall in our meeting house. Voated.
A Rate delivered to Daniell Redington Constable for ye Contry a mounting to twenty fiue pounds for ye yeare 1681 and a rate for ye County treseary of fiue pounds in ye yeare 1682 and a rate for ye Contrey amounting to thurty pounds for ye yeare 1682.
There is a Towne Rate deliured to Daniell Redington Constabell a mounting to twenty fouer pounds fiueteene shiling & apeney bareing date 26 desembr 1682.
the Towne detes that ye Constabell is to pay out of this rate is twenty fouer pounds fiiuteene shilings & apeney.
At a Lawfull Meeting of ye Selectmen ye 16 of Jenewary 1682.
The Selectmen haue agreeed with Samuel Symons to set Vp a galerey at ye West end of ye meeting hous of Topsfeild and ye said Symons Symons is to take pay of those that site in ye galerey for his Worke: & if any dos die or remoue and those that dos siruiee them dos not Contineu Constant herers and Contributers to ye Word of God here at Topsfeild then it tis Left to ye maior part of ye Constant herers and Contributers to ye Word of God here at Topsfeild Whether thay Will by ye seats or giue them Liberty to sell to home thay see Good : also Samuel Symons has Liberty to alter ye stares that goes Vp into ye galerey now and to make one other pare of stares that shall goe into the galerey that ye sd Symons is to set Vp: and into ye galery that is already set Vp & if thay that sit in ye galery now will not bee at ye Charge of ye remoue- ing of ye stares With those yt dos sit in ye galerey that ye sd Symons dos set Vp then it tis to be put one a Towne a Count : also ye said Symons has Liberty to remoue ye Windoe that is ouer ye dore Wheare he is to set Vp ye galerey Leueing one Lite be Low
Thomas perkins firancies pebody John Gould Jacob Townes John Redington
At a Lawfull meeting of ye seclectmen ye 16 of Jenewr 1682
et was Voated by ye Seclectmen and Conclued by them that John Gould should send worants for Will : Auerey senr & Mr Will : perkins & John Houey & Will: Nickles which wee haue Chosen for Tieningmen for this yeare to Come to ye said Gould house and take there oathes a Cording to
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Law for wee haue apionted ye sd Gould to giue them there oathes as ye Law derects Voated.
At A Lawfull meeting of ye seclectmen ye 30 Jenewr 1682 or 83.
Wee haue Chosen Corpr Will: Smith to kepe ornorey at Topsfeild which wee doe desier this honered Court to point him a tirm for yt end also wee haueing our prinerall Town meeting in cold wether wee doe a Low Corpr Smith to sell beer to ye Townsmen that day and to kepe a fier in ye hous that day for The Towne to remoue there meeting and if thay see Case demand
At A Lawfull meeting of ye Towne of Topsfeild the : 6: march 1682 or 83.
John Gould was chosen to kepe ye Towne booke for ye yeare insueing
Corpr William Smith is Chosen Constabell for ye yeare insueing for Topsfeild
Sergt Isack Comings is Chosen to serue one ye Jeruey of triall the next Court hild at Ipswich the Last tusday of this Instant march
Mr Thomas Baker Isacke Estey Clarke Sargt Ephrom Dorman Sam- uel Howlett & John Gould Senr : are chosen seclectmen for to order ye predenchall afaiers of ye Towne for this yeare insueing : only wee pro- hibbit them from giueing or selling or exchaing any of ye Townes Land -
Daniell Clarke Coming into ye Towne meeting the 6 of march 1682 or 83 and saing that hee had noe wright in ye Coming
The Towne has Voated Goodman Clarke a Comminer Voated
The Towne has a greed that Samuel Symons shall set Vp a galerey at ye Este end of ye meeting house apon ye same Conditione that hee has a greed with ye seclectmen to set Vp one galerey at ye West end of ye meeting house
Voated
The Towne has manisfected by Voate that thay doe desier Abraham Redington Senr to Come and site in ye fore seeate and old Goodman Nicklos in ye seckond seeate Voated
The Towne has a greed by Voate to pepition ye Generall Courte for an axplanation of there grants of Topsfeild bounds Voated
The Towne does by Voat declare that there shall bee appetion pre- fered to ye Honered Generall Court for there axplaning of two grants vpon Court reckons one baring date 1643 the other in ye yeare 1658: this petition shall be prefered by Mr Tho Baker Jacob Townes and John How or whom thay shall desier to Joyne with them.
The Towne has granted to Daniell Clarke that Littell silipe of Land that hee has fenced in betweene his house and that house as peter Shamway did Liue in but ye sd Clarke is not to remoue his fence any forder apon ye Towne Common then it dos now stand Voated
John Wilds & Elisha perkins are Chosen to be seueruoyes for hie Wayes & ffences for this yeare Voated
Wee Whose Names are Vnder Wrighteen Beeing Apionted by the Towne of Topsfeild to Lay out to Mr Capen tweuele Eackers of Land it being Vpland and Swampe & medoe as is in ye Towne booke expresed
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Wee accordingly haue don it : begining at astake standing apon the plaine next to Goodman How so Ruing norerly two and thurty rod to a Littell red oacke marked with a heape of stones at it : and from thence roining Esterly apon a straight Line to anelme marked With a heape of stones at it this Line is sixty rod Longe: and from the Elme apone a straight Line to a nash marked in the swampe neere Mr William perkins and this Line is thurty eaight rod Longe and from ye ashe tree apon a straight Line to the stake before named as Witnes our hands this 28th of ffebewary 1682 or 83 ffrances Pebody John Wilds
Jacob Townes senr John Gould senr
At a Lawfull meeting of ye seclectmen ye 13 March 1682 or 83
John Wilds is Chosen a tieingman and his presinkes is from Samuel How- lett & all ye ffaimelies there about by Deckon perkins & all about Daniell Clarke & Tobigha perkins is Chosen a tieingman & his presinkes is all ye ffaimeles ffrom Sargt Comings to John prichats to Mr Baker & to William Auerey John Robinson is Chosen a tieingman and his pre- sinkes is all a Longe from Corpr Townes Vp to John Gould John Nicklas is Chosen a tieingman of all ye ffaimeles one that sid ye riuer hee Liues one.
At a Lawfull meeting of ye seclectmen the 23 of Apriell 1683 Lliut Pebody & Mr Thomas Baker & John How are Chosen to meete With ye Gentellmen that Come from Ipswich at William Howlett one the twenty forth of this Instant month to settell a Line betwene Ipswich and Tops- feild.
I John How doe acknolig that I haue Reseued of Lliut pebody the ffouer pounds ninee shilings and two pence that ye Towne did a gree by Voat to pay mee for so much as they had rated ye Gounr Symon Brad- street Esqr for and ye Gounr not paying of it ye Towne did pas a Voat the forth of Noumber 1681 that I should haue it in a Towne rate : a Towne rate being made for that end and delivered to Lleut pebody I doe acknolig that I haue Reseued the hole some as is aboue expresed as Witnes my hand this 23 of Apriell 1683 John How.
Witnes John Gould Recorder for Topsfeild.
At a Lawfull meeting of ye Towne of Topsfeild the 4 May 1683
Sargt John Redington is Chosen Ganieuery man for this yeare for Topsfeild.
At A Lawfull Towne meeting the 4: May 1683 the Towne has giuene power to Lliut pebody & Mr Thomas Baker & John Wilds & Sargt Dor- man to git Ipswich men to take of the Conditions that is in there grant to us and then to settell a Line With Ipswich for our Towne Voated
there Was a rate made by Vartey of a Worant from ye Contrey Tres- erur of two pound seuenteene shilings & aLeuene pence to be paid in mon- ey for Vnimproued Land his worrant did bare date Boston 27th March 1683 & it was made ye 9 March 1683 and delivered to ye Consarbell of Topsfeild
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there Was a rate made by Vartey of a Warrant from ye Contrey Tres- erur of ten pounds two shilings to be paid in money for our agants and other neseray Charges for ye Contrey and delieured to ye Constabel the 9 May 1683 : the Treseuer Worrant did bare date Boston March 27th 1683.
At a Lawfull meeting of ye Seclectmen of Topsfeild ye 23 of July 1683
Whareas Wee did Reseue a Wrighteen from ye Seclectmen of Salam to apoint two men to meete som men thay Chose at Liut Thomas putnam one frieday next to Ley out a Contrey hie Way : betwene Salam & Andeuer
Wee haue Carefuly Looked into ye Law and Wee find that Wee haue noe power to Chose men for that end for ye Law dos Say ye Townes shall doe it : in Loue Wee have Chosen two men to Come to meete yu to tell yu ye reson Whie Wee Could doe noe more at this time and ye two men that are Chosen is Lliut Tho : Baker & John Gould
At a Lawfull Towne meeting ye 22 of agust 1683
John ffranch Was Chosen a Commissioner to Joyne with ye seclectmen to take a List of all male persons and other estates as ye Law drects and to Carey it to ye shere Towne and to Joyne With ye Commissioner there as ye Law derects. Voted
At a Lawfull meeting of ye seclectmen of Topsfeild the 28 agust 1683
There being great Complaints Coming to Vs about many pepell Lett- ing there rames rune apon ye Common to ye great damige of the breed of sheepe in or Towne and ye owners of the rames Will take noe Care to prvent ye damige that Comes by rames ruing one ye Common at Lib- erty Therefore to prvent forder damige by rames : ruing one ye Common it tis hereby declared by ye seclectmen that that man or men yt dos not fforth with take Vp his ram or rames from ruing at Liberty one ye Com- mon or one any open ground yt is not inclosed shall forfite ye one halfe of ye said ram to him yt take ye sd ram Vp and ye man yt take Vp ye ram is to Crie ye ram a Cording to Law and if noe owner apere Within ten dayes then he yt take up ye ram has Liberty to kille ye ram or to se- kuere him from doeing damige as before expresed and if ye owner dos apeere Within one fortnight ye one halfe of ye ram so taken Vp to ye owner and ye other halfe to ye man yt tooke him Vp and if noe owner apeere within ye time before expresed then one halfe of ye ram so taken Vp to ye Ves of ye Towne and there is noe Liberty for rames to rune one ye ground Vninclosed from ye tenth of July to ye twelth of Nouember and any man has Liberty to take Vp any ram so ruing within this time and this order to stand in force tell ye Towne see Case to make some other order about rames or ye seclectmen see good to repeall it. Voated
Apriell 22 1664.
Acording to the order of the Honoured Generall Court May the Seuenth 1662 Wee Whos names are hereunto subscribed ruinge the deuiding Line between Salam and Topsfeild. Wee rune from Salem meeting house six miles apon playne ground
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(by trauis) somthing more Westerly then the north and by West poynt Wheare wee set a stake and erected a heape of stones, there standing a White oak a bout two or three pole more southerly of it marked with S T and from that heape of stones Wee first rune Eastward Circularly and marked a Whitoake with S T and so continuinge the Line With marked trees Vntill Wee Came at Bishops medow to a red oake marked at the north end of Bishops greater part of medow and so runinge betwene the two medows ouer Bishops brooke to a White oake and from thence to Long Sponge almost all the way through it by maples and one wallnut tree marked in the Sponge from thence crose Thomas putnams medow to a red oake marked on the east side of it and so ouer the hill Through ffarmer porters medow Vnto a Littell Whit oake marked with T S which stands on the east side of the high way by the forde ouer the brooke Which is Commonly Called stoney brooke from thence in runes cross on other parcel of ffarmer porters medow on the north end of the Long hill which Lyeth on the south east of the said medow by a marked Wallnut tree and from thence to Wennum Line Which Line from the heape of stones is about two mille and one halfe.
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