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Then Wee began at the first heape of stones and ran towards the south east (still keping six milles from Salam meeting house) Wee rune ouer the northeast end of Maior Haitherns hill about sixty pole by estema- tion from his medow from thence ruining by a marked tree ouer part of Mr Currins farme Crose by the sid of a Sponge of medow Which Lyeth Vpon Ipswich riuer neare thurty pole from the ruier, and from thence the Line runs be Low the side of the steepe hill by the side of the medow Vnto a marked pine and from that a Longe in that narrow Sponge of medow Vnto an other pine marked With S T standing in a Litell pine swampe on the east sid of the Litell brooke about two pole from it, from thence it ran through Henry ffelps feeld on the east sid of his house Vnto agreat red oake marked with S T standing a bout ten pole Westward of Andeuer road to Salam and from thence to a pine forward in the Line and so to a duble Whiat oake marked as before Which stands on the south of a Littell medow fenced in and from thence to redding Line soe that this South West Line is a bout four milles from the heape of stones, all Which markes was faithfully and exactly wrought acording to the rulles of art and the Whole bounds of Salam as now wee haue rune it is full six miles from Salam meeting hous
Thomas Noyes Jonathan Danforth this was entred by Voate & order of ye Seclectmen of Topsfeild in to there Towne booke
This is a true Copey Compared With the orignall as atested by mee John Gould recorder for Topsfeild
at a Lawfull meeting of ye Town of Topsfeild the 2 day of Nouember 1683 the men that ye Towne did impower to sue and petition for the Lands that ware by Salam granted in or bounds haue don it and Come to ye
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Towne for there waiges and their being but a small aperance the Towne sees good to a Jorne there Towne meeting tell ten aClcke in ye morn ye twenty of this Instant
At a Lawfull Towne meeting hild apon a Jorment ye 20 Noumber 1683
The Towne did manifest by Voate that the three men namely Lliut Thomas Baker Corpr Jacob Townes and John How shall haue ye one halfe of ye Land that thay doe recouer for ye Towne as fast as thay doe recouer it Leaueing one halfe to ye Towne all wayes as fast as thay doe recouer it and thay are impowered to goe one With perticklers sutes as fast as thay can tell thay haue recouered all as is ye Townes a Cord- ing to Generell Court order and ye Land that shall be recouered by this aboue named men shall be eaquely defied betwene ye Towne and ye aboue named men Eaquelly both for quanty & qualety and there halfe shall be for there sattisfaxtion for all there disbursments a Cording to Towne order Voated
Wee Whose names are Vnder Wrighteen doe fully Consent to & With ye Towne that ye Towne shall haue ye forst profer of bying our parts of Land and if Wee doe sell it the True meing is to any inhabitanes of or Towne this is a full agrement with the three men and ye Towne Lliut Thomas Baker Corpr Jacob Townes John How This is a true Copey Compared with ye three aboue named men Consent there hands being set to it as it tis now in ye Towne Booke as atested P mee John Gould recorder for Topsfeild
Recd June 12th 1683 from Daniell Redington of Topsfeild in full of said Townes proportion to fiue Rates ye some of thurty ffiue pounds fouer shilings in Contry pay & twenty pounds two shilings in money
P Jame Rusell Tresuer
This is a true Copey Compared with ye Tresuer reseate as atested John Gould Recorder for Topsfeild Thomas Baker
This 22th of desember 1683
Receued of Daniell Redington of Topsfeild in full of his County rate in ye year 82 ye some of ffiue pounds one shilings I say Resued P mee Robart Payne Tresuer 82
This is a true Copey Compared with ye Tresuer Reseate as atested P mee John Gould recorder for Topsfeild Samuel Howlett
At a Lawfull Towne meeting ye 25 desember 1683 John Gould senr and John Wilds are Chosen to deuide the Land by Whenham Line with Lliut Baker & Corpr Townes and John How that peice of Land as ye aboued named men did git of whenham men forder then or Line did rune before Voated
At a Lawfull Towne meeting ye 25 desember 1683 The Towne did giue mr Capen Liberty to set Vp a seeate at ye Vpper end of ye pulpit Voated
Wee doe hereby declare yt wee are Vtterly Vnwilling to yeeld ether to a Rasignation of the Charter or to anything yt shall be equeualent there Vnto Whereby ye foundation there of should be raced.
This Was Voated by or Towne and ye Inhabatiance about Vs yt dos
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Vesaly Come to or meetings
Voated
Wee Whoes Names are Vnder Wrighteen doe hereby declare that Wee are desierous yt all humbell applecation be made to his Maiesty yt Wee may still inioy or priuiliges acording to charter
John How John Robinson John Townes
William perkins John Wilds
Wee being Chosen by ye Towne to deuide aparcell of Lland that Was obtained by Lliut Baker Corpr Townes & John How by ye settlement of a Line With Whenham as will apeere in ye Towne Booke Vnder there hands that is a Commitey Chosen by Topsfeild to settell ye Lines betweene Whenham & Topsfeild and ye Towne of Topsfeild did grant to Liut Baker Corpr Townes & Jhn How ye one halfe of ye Land for there paynes & Cost thay haue bin out about it and chose John Gould senr & John Wilds to goe and deuide the Land With ye three aboue named men Which Wee haue done as foleth, the fforst Line begines at Joseph porters medoe and ye bounds settled by Whenham and Topsfeild next Whenham Caesway to a bunch of mapels at ye brooke shall remaine to ye Towne & ye brooke the bounds ye next marked bunch of maples at a Litell Iland at ye end of Sargt Townes medow and the swamp one ye East side of the brooke the swamp and medow and Hucklebuerey Iland a Cording to agreement With Whenham shall Remaine to Lliut Baker Corpr Townes and John How this is a deuistion a greed apon and settled by Vs :
Dated ye 28 desember 1683 John Gould senr Thomas Baker John Willd John How
Lliut Baker & John How signe in ye behalfe of Corp Townes as atested John Gould recorder for Topsfeild
Daniell Redington Constabel Came to mee ye the 4th march 83-4 and brought mee Reseates of ye pertickler somes as he was ordered by the seclectmen to pay out of a rate made and Delivered to him to gather Vp of twenty fouer pounds and ffiuteene shilings and a peney and ye reseates Vnder the pertickler persons hands as it did apeere so that ye Constabell is fuly discharged of that rate of 241b 15s : 01 d
I say this is true as atested by mee John Gould Recorder for Topsfeild at a meting of the salactmen the 18 of september 1677 :
in Relation to the Law Concorning tithing men : we haue maed Chois : of mr Willyem Perkins Saner and Daken Thomus Perkins and Sargent Edman Town and Willyem Niquells as tithing men for Topsffeld : mr Willyem Perkins is to in spact thos ffolowing ffamelis, Left ffrancis Pa- body : mr Thomus Baker Thomus Dorman willyem Averell Daniell Borman Ephrim Dorman John Houye John Pretchet : Isack Comins :
Daken Perkins is to in spact thos folowing ffamelis sargt: John Radington John Willd John franch Samuell Howlet Micall Donell John Comins Willyem Howlet: mr John Brodstreet Sargt Edman Town is to in spact thos ffolowing ffamelys Ensign John Gould John Curtis Mathow stanly James Watters Joseph Town
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Isack Easty Jacob Town John Robison Daniell Clark John How Lak wakliin willyem Perkins Willyem Niquells is to inspact thos ffolowing ffamelys John Niquells Thomus Kaney willyem Hobb Philip Knight
John Gould frances pabody
Seuerall Rates made and deliured to Corpr Smith Constabell bareing date 14th Jenewary 1683
to one Rate for ye County at 08-15-00 to one Singell Countrate at 08-15-00 to one rate & a halfe for ye Contry in money & depytes wages which 22-01-06
all dos Come to
one ministerys rate which Comes to 65£ one thurd of it money 65-00-00 all thes rates are to bee payed in yt yeare 1683
At a Generall Court of Election held at Boston 10th day of third month 1643
Whereas the Court holden at Boston the 4th 7m 1639 there Was Certaine Lands Lying neere Ipswich Riuer granted for a Village Either to sume of the Inhabitants of Salam or Sume of the Inhabitants of Ipswich Whoe haue farmes neere Vnto the said Land to be inioyed by those Whoe first Setled a Village theere thay boath prepounding for it to gether : how euer the order mentioneth, only Salam inhabitants, and for as much as the inhabitants of Ipswich haue for neere this two yeare procured & main- tained one to dispence the Word of God Vnto them, Which thay intend to Continue : It is therefore ordered & granted that Mr John Endecott, & the said Inhabitants of Ipswich Viz Mr Bradstreet, Mr Symonds Mr Whittingam Mr William paine Mr Robert payne & Such other of Ipswich, or Salam as thay shall assosiate to themselues, shall haue Liberty to setle a Viladge neere the said Riuer of Ipswich, as it may bee most Convenient for them, to Which the afore said Land shall beLong Vizt all that Which Lyeth neere the said Riuer not formerly granted to any Towne or pson prouided that any of the Inhabitants of Salam, Whoe haue farmes neere Vnto the said Land now granted shall haue Liberty for one yeare next Coming to Joyne With the said Vilage, & to haue theire equeall & proportionable priuiledg in the same. And Wheareas Mr Bradstreet hath Liberty granted him to take his farme of fiue hundred acrs in the next Convenient place, that is fitt for a farme. to that Which is granted to Mr John Endecott Which may proue preiudiciall to the said Village, It is therefore ordered that the said Mr Bradstreete shall haue Liberty to take. his said farme of five hundred acres in any other place not yett granted to any Towne or pson not prejudiciall to any plantation made or to be made Which When hee hath so done & manefested the same to this Court his aforesd grant shall forth With be Voyd & the sd Lands shall be Long to the Village before mentioned to be disposed of by the Inhabitants there of for the good of the Whole and if Salam & Ipswich shall not agree before the next Court about a pcell of meddow, now desired by Salam, to be to Whenham, then the Court shall determin it
That this is a true Coppy taken out of the Courts Book of Records is atested by Edward Rawson Sectary
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Vera Copia of yt Coppy taken by mee Hilliard Veren Clerk This is a true Coppy taken of yt Coppy by mee John Gould recorder for Topsfeild.
At a Generall Court held at Boston the 19 october 1658
In answer to the petition of the Inhabitants of Topffeild It being put to the question Whether, the Lands of Salam shal be accoumpted to Run from the meeting house six miles into the woods & noe more, Alwaies prouided that the pticular psons to Whome Lands haue beene granted by Salem Within Topsfeild Line shall be Long to the proprietors The Court resolues this question in the affirmatiue.
This a True Coppy taken out of the Courts booke of Records as atest- ed Edward Rawson Secterey
Copia Vera of that Coppy atested Hilliard Vrin Clerk
This is a true Coppy of that Coppy taken P mee John Gould Recorder for Topsfeild.
At A Generall Court hild at Boston 10th of october 1683
In Answer to ye petition of Thomas Baker Jacobe Townes and John How of Topsfeild for explanation of an order of Court made 19th of october 1658 reffering to Lands granted by Salem With in Topsfeild bounds Vpon A full hearing of the Case and What hath bine alleadged both by Salem and Topsfeild the Court doe Judge that the aforesaid order referrs only to such Lands as were granted by Salem before the tenth of may 1643.
That What is aboue Written is A true Copie taken out of the Courts Records Atested Edward Rawson Sectrey
a Verie Copia of that Coppy as a tested John Gould Recorder for Topsfeild.
At A Lawfull Meeting of ye Towne of Topsfeild the 4th of March 1683 or 84
John Gould Senr is Chosen to kepe the Towne Bookes of reckords for this yeare in sueing Voated
Corpr William Smith is Chosen Constabell for this yeare insueing for Topsfeild
William Auery Senr is Chosen to Sarue one the Jeuerey of trialls the next County Court to beholden at Ipswich the Last tusday of this Instant March
ssargt Redington Corpr Jacob Townes John Houey Thomas Dorman John Gould Senr is Chosen Seclectmen to order the prudanciall afares of the Towne for this ensueing yeare prouied thay shall not disspose of any of ye Townes Land
at A Lawfull Towne meeting of the Towne of Topsfeild the 4th march 1683-84 Mr Tobigah perkins & Joseph Estey are Chosen seruayers for hie wayes for this insueing yeare Daniell Redington & Samuel Standley are Chosen fence Veueres for this Insueing yeare
Whareas the Towne had formerly giuen Lliberty to Liut pebody to set Vp a mell and to floe so much of the Townes Common as Was needfull for a mille (this Towne act not being found in ye Towne Booke) the Towne dos now by Voat declare that thay doe againe grant Lliberty to ye said pebody to float soe much of the
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Townes Common as is for ye good and Vese of ye mille so Long as ye mill doth stand and grind for ye Towne Voated
The Towne has Chosen Lliut Pebody & Lliut Baker and John Wilds & Sargt Dorman to rune and Settell a Line With Ipswich men betwene or Towne & Ipswich only the Towne dos prohabet the aboue named men from Consenting to any thing that may be to or Townes damige in Relation to making or Towne tresspasers in or Cattell Coming into the bounds of Ipswich Voated
John Houey Thomas Dorman & John Gould Senr are Chosen a Com- mitey to Lay out a Countrey hie way from Rowely to Topsfeild Voated
The Towne meeting is a Jorned to ye 18 of this instant march.
Mr Capen
Wheare as yu are pleased to moue something ConCorning the prodouce of the parsoning which the Towne Jenerally say thay did not expect but seauerall say that yor selfe said yu would haue nothing to doe with it apon which the seclectmen haue Leet it for twenty shillings a yeare. The Towne desiers to know yor mind sartin in that thing and if yu doe wholy renownce the parsonige the Towne will then answer yor Request in add- ing six pounds to yor Salery for prouiding yu ffier wood by the yeare Leauing our frinds of the Vilige and ffarmers to doe what thay will in that respect Voated
William Auerey Sener enters his Contrey desent to ye Voat aboue wrighteen
I do hereby declare my rediness & Willingness to accept of ye aboue mentioned proposall of ye addition of six pounds to my salery for ye precuring of my fierwood and do also hereby renounce ye use of ye per- sonage Which I Vnderstand is by yor selues Concluded that I did expect Your Saruant Joseph Capen
This is a true Copey of What Mr Capen did send to ye Towne the 18 of March 1683 or 84 as atested by mee John Gould recorder for Topsfeild Wetnesis
John How Ephraim Dorman
At A Lawfull Towne Meeting of the Towne of Topsfeild the 22 Apriell 1684
The Towne made Chose of Lliut pebody Lliut Baker Corpr Townes John Wilds Sargt Dorman John Houey & John How to settell a Line With Ipswich betwene Ipswich & Topsfeild and any fouer or fiue of them agreeing With those men that Ipswich shall Chose for yt end shall stand and thay haue full power to agree With Ipswich for thare settelment of a Line Which hath neuer bin don sence Wee ware a Towne Voated
The Towne has agreed that a deputy yt goes to ye Generall Court shall haue but ffiuteene shilings pr weeake in Countrey pay also thay haue a greeed yt a deputy shall goe to ye Generall Court apon ye Condi- tions aboue said Voated
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Apon Ipswich or Rowly Refuesing to agree With or men to Lay out a Country roade from Rowly to Topsfeild thay haue power in ye Name of or Towne to moue ye Honerable Court for helpe in this Case. Voated At A Lawfull Meeting of ye Towne of Topsfeild the 16 of may 1684. The Towne did mainfest by Voat that thay ware Willing to proseed to ordanation With Mr Joseph Capen.
The Towne has manifested by Voate to answer Mr Joseph Capen desier in sending to fiue Churchis for mesengers to Mr Capen. Voated
Lliut Pebody Deacken Perkins Lliut Baker Ensigne Pebody John Houey Corpr Townes Isacke Estey Senr & John Gould Senr are Chosen to prouide for Mr Capen ordanation and the Towne and Church to pay for ye Charges thay bee out about it in such as thay Lay out Ether in Kind or eles in that as ye Law dos say is equeliant to it. Voated
The Commitey that was Chosen to Lay out to Mr Capen twelue Eackers of Land & medow & swamp is impowered to goe and recttifie there Line alredy rune and if that dos not reach the Coues of medow but by adding then thay haue power to Lay ye Coue or Coues of medow to Mr Capen. Voated
Wee whose names are Vnderwritting being appioynted som for Ips- wich and P Ipswich Towne and som for Topsfeild and P Topsfeild Towne to settell the Line betwext said Townes haue agreed as followeth that the Line shall Rune: and is setled from a planted Tree in a stomp in Thomas perely his ffeild to a black oak Tree marked with a heape of stones at it : soe to a whiat oak Tree marked with a heap of stones at it and soe on a streight Line to a pond Called Mr Bakers pond : and then the pond to be the bounds till it Comes to the soe east end of the pond : till it Comes to a White oak Tree marked & a peice of medow : and then to run on a streight Line to another White oak Tree marked with a: T : on the south sid an : I: on the north sid With a heape of stones at it, neer the farme formerly Mr Symonds his farme : still Running one a streight Line to that farme, and soe on a Line to the brooke, and then as the brooke Runeth till it Comes into Ipswich Riuer : Mr Symonds farme being included in Topsfeild bounds : Topsfeild men subscribing haue a greed to all aboue Written apon the acount that the prouiso in Ipswich Towne Grant to Topsfeild with Respect to theire Catle Trespassing be noe more Liable to pay then other Townes for their Catle Trespassing in Witness where of The perties appoynted by their seuerall Townes haue sett to their hands this 28th 2 month 1684 ssigned & In prsence of Wittnesses P the perties sent P Ipswich to the perties Concerned for Topsfeild.
John Wilds
Daniell Epps
John How
Thomas Wade
Jacob Townes
Simon Stace
Ephrom Dorman
Nehemiah Jewet
Wittnesses
John Houey
John Appleton Joseph Goodhou
Thomas Burman Senr John Whipple
This is a true Copey Compared with ye orignell Vnder there hands
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of both partyes by both Townes as thay ware apionted by there Townes as atested P me John Gould Recorder for Topsfeild
Witnes to ye truth of the Copey John How Epherim dorman
At a meeting of the Towne of Ipswich the 17th of Apriell 1684 Called about Runing the Line betweene Topsfeild and Ipswich appon a motion made by the selectmen of Topsfeild to the selectmen of Ipswich for that end: it was at this Towne meeting Voted that Capt John Appleton Capt Daniell Epps Lliut Thomas Burnum and Mr Nehemiah Jewett should be adJoyned With Mr Thomas Wade and Ensigne Stace Who weare formerly appointed by the Towne to Rune Lines as there should be occasion To Rune this Line betwene ye Towne of Ipswich and Topsfeild and to settell the Bounds according to former agree- ment betwene the fore said Townes as may appeare Vpon Records : and if there appears no agreement Vpon Record : then the Towne by there Vote haue giuen to ye gentlemen a boue named full power to make a full agreement and settle the Bounds Betweene the said Townes as thay in there Wisdom shall thinke best to be done.
At a Generall Towne meeting ffebuary ye 9th 1651 Vppon the peti- tion of Topsfeild the Towne haue Reffered the dispossing of the Common ground neere the new medowes to the seauen men.
At ye same Towne meeting Granted to Ensigne Thomas Howlett six acres of Vpland to be Joyned to the farme which hee bought of Mr Roggers Wheare the said Ensigne haue built his house.
Granted and Sold Vnto Ensigne Howlett a littell stripe of Land Lying Betwene him and Daniell Clarke
At a Towne meeting ffebeuary 19th 1660 Granted Ensigne Howlett to exchang a small percell of Land according as Richard Jacob Mosis Pengry and Robart Lord in the behalfe of the Towne Viewing of the same shall Judge meete to Lay it out to him.
At ye Towne meeting hild the 18th ffebwary 1661 Granted to Ensigne Howlett to Exchange a percell of medow wth the Towne Vppon Equall Teirmes as shall be Judged meet by Deacon Goodhue and Richard Jacob prouided that if the said Ensigne Howlett doe not make good the titell of the medow he doth Exchange that then this grant to be Voide.
Thes six perticelers aboue written are True Coppies taken out of the Towne Booke of Ipswich as thay are there Recorded.
P John Brewer Clarke of ye Towne of Ipswich.
Apriell 23 1684
Thes are True Copies of those Copies as atested P mee John Gould Recorder for Topsfeild.
Witness to the Copyes as thay be prsented to Vs Vnder ye Clarke of Ipswich hands besides or Clarke hand : John How William Smith Jur
At A Lawfull Towne meeting of the Towne of Topsfeild the 19 agust 1684.
William Aueriell senr is Chosen Commisenor for the Towne of Tops-
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feild for this yeare to goe to the Sheere Towne to Joyne with ye Commisioners there.
At A Llawfull Towne Meeting the 26 of Noumber 1684 : our Towne of Topsfeild Considring the great Euell that may Come by so Contending Eache Towne one with ye other and especly in this Time when we haue Case to feare an enemie may Come and breake or pease and take or prilidges from Vs Wee doe propound to ye Towne of Salam to Chose a Commite to Sttell the six miles extent Line from there meeting house toward or Towne and to giue there Commitee ffull power to Settell a Lline with a Commite Chosen by or Towne for that end and for both Townes to Chose men to bee of the Commites to bee such as are not preposesed or any wayes Consarned in ye Case and this Wee doe desier ye Gentellmen selectmen of Salam to propound to there Towne and to send Vs there Townes mind : Lliut Baker is Chosen to Carey this to ye seclect- men of Salam and to prsent it to them as the Towne of Topsfeild desier to bee prsented to ye Towne of Salam as aboue said. Voated
Seuerall Rates made and delivered to ye Constabell of Topsfeild this 20 of Jenewary 1684.
To two singell Contrey rates one to be paid in money the other in Corne ye Countrey demand is 151b the rate as it is made is £15-13-02 one Towne Rate amounting to 071b 16s 04.
one Rate for ye ministrey in ye yeere 1684 the same is 751b whereof twenty pounds of it is to be paid in siluer 75-00-00
one Rate for ye ordanation of mr Capen Comeing to 081b 06s 02d
Topsfield feb 24th 85.
This may signify to whom it may concern that I haue reseued of Con- stabell Ridingtun that is Daniell Ridington that half Rate which was made for me upon ye acount of ye menestry in Topsfield & commited to ye said Redington to gather for me which was for part of ye yere 82 & part of ye yere 83 I say reseued by me ye full of that rate or that of ye constable which was to my full satisfaction as witnes my hand ye day and dat a boue written. Joseph Capen
This is a true Coppy of that reseight taken and entered by me Ephraim Dorman. Recorder for Topsfield
Topsfield the 22 fabruary 1686 or 87.
a single Country rat mad by order of his Exselencye & Consell & com- mited to Constable Comings to gather ye totall amounting to seauen pounds thirtene shillings and two pence
Boston the 25th may 1687.
Reseiued of Isaac Comings Constable in the Towne of Topsfield seauen pounds thirtene shilings being the Cuntry rate for said Towne and is in full for the same. John Vsher Treasurer
this is a true Coppy of the Treasurers reseight entered by me Ephram Dorman recorder for Topsfield. witnes
John How Isaac Pabody
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We Whose Names are Vnder Wrighteen being apionted by ye Towne at a towne meeting ye 16 of may 1684 to ade to mr Capen Line ye Coues or Couess of medow, haue don it wee marked ablake ocke stand- ing about one rode from ye medow side and so ruining apon a straight Line from that tree to both Corner of ye fence as it now stands this 2 : march 1684 or 85. witnes or hands
frances pabody John Redington John Gould
jjohn Wiles Jacob towne
At a Lawfull Meeting of ye Town of Topsfeild ye 16 of May 1684.
the Town did manifest by vot that they were willing to proceed to ordination with Mr Joseph Capen.
Voted
The Town has manfested by vote to answer to Mr Joseph Capens desier in sending to five Churches for MesenJers to Mr Capens Ordaina- tion. Voted
Llievet Peabody Deacon Perkins Llievet Baker Ensigne Peabody John Hovey Corpll Townes Isaac Estey senr. and John Gould are Chosen to provide for Mr. Capens Ordaination, and ye Town and Church to pay for the charges thay be out about it; such as thay lay out; Ether in Kinde or in that as ye Law doth say is Equivolent to it. Voted
The Comitie that are chosen to lay out to Mr. Capen Twelve acres of Land and Medow & Swamp, is Impowered to go and Rectifie there Lines alredy rune and if that do not reach the Coves of Medow, then they have power to Lay out the Coves of Medow to Mr. Capen.
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