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At a Lawfull meeting of ye Towne of Topsfeild the 1 day march 1691-92 it bein theiare Genirall Towne meeting Ensigne Dorman was Chosen Clerke for ye yeare insueing.
Leiut Thomas Baker sargt Houey Corpll Tobiiah Pirkins Corpll Rid- ington Ephraim Dorman are Chosen selectmen to order the prudentiall afaires of our Towne for this yeare ensewing the allionnation of land only exsepted. uoted
Ephraim Wilds is Chosen Constable for the yeare ensewing. uoted
Corpll french and John Robison senr and Joseph Towne iunr the wid- dows son and Isaac Easty iunr are Chosen serueyers of highways for the yeare ensewing uoted.
also Corpll Standly is Chosen serueyer for the yeare ensewing. uoted Capt How and John Auerill is Chosen fence uewers for the yeare en- sewing. uoted
at the request of Capt How to the Towne to setell his bounds of his land acording to his deed and that for the conuenyancey of the seting of his fence he desires som rods of land may be changed in answer to his desire the Towne haue Chosen Leiut gould and Isaac Peabody to settel his bounds and to chang a few rods of land prouided the said How lays doune as good and as conuenient euery ways with quantyty and quallity. uoted
and at the request of Corpll french to ye towne for the ex- chang of a small peece of land only for the straightiening of his fence in answer thare unto the Towne haue chosen Sargt Houlet and old father wilds to change as aboue said prouided the
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said french lays doune that which is as conuenient and for quantyty and quality. uoted.
in answer to sargt Houeys desire for the renewing and settelling his bounds Joyneing to the Common in answer thare unto ye Towne haue Chosen Capt How and sargt Thomas Dorman and Isaac Peabody to renew and setell bound with sargt Houey acording to his grant orderd Joyne- ing to the common. uoted.
Isaac Peabody is Chosen to sarue on the Jury of trialls at the next Courte houlden at Ipswich. uoted.
at the desire of william smith in the behalfe of his mother and his brother Joseph The Towne doth a quit and discharge them of the par- senag a quiting them from all ingagments in the leace and takes it in to thare poseation as it is now in being only the widdow smith hath the lib- borty of the hous and orchard till mickelmas nex for sweping the meeting house if she seese cause to stay so long but in case the Towne sees cause to improue one end of the house then the said widdow is to haue the leborty of but one end of the hous as aboue said. uoted.
At the request of mr Capen ye 7 march 91-2 ye selectmen renewed mr Capens bounds of land : a stake westward nere Capt Hows: from thence to a blacke oake northwardly: from thence to another oak about the middle of the line and from thence to an elme eastwardly from thence to an ash nere mr Pirkins his land : and from thence to the stake aboue said.
Thomas Baker Tobiiah Pirkins
Ephraim Dorman Daniell Ridington Selectmen.
At a lawfull Towne meeting the 14th march 1691 or 2 it was pro- pounded to the Towne whether the Towne would Chuse men to meet with Ipswich men at thare desire about a line as thay spake of from ye mouth of william Houlets Brooke to the southermost parte of Mr Bakers pond ye Towne Consedering that it was other wise settled and that the Towne haue gon on perambulation twice and no longer than the last yeare [and also that your select mens owne grants of Topsfield Towne ship saith nothing of the mouth of william Houlets brook neither of the southermost parte of the pond-the foregoing is crossed out in the original] tharefor the ye Towne uoted the neggitiue that thay will not send men.
uoted.
Corpll John French is Chosen Commitioner to cary ye nominations to the sheare Towne: by the freemen. uoted.
At a lawfull meeting of ye freemen ye 16th of may 1692.
Leiut Thomas Baker is Chosen Deabuty for ye next seations of ye Gen- narall Court to be houlden at Boston.
At a lawfull Towne meeting ye 26th iuly 1692.
The Towne haue Chosen sargt Thomas Dorman a Commitioner to Joyne with ye selectmen to take an acount of the Towns estate person- all and reall and proseed as ye gennarall Courtes act directs. uoted. At a lawfull Towne meeting ye 20th sept 1692.
Capt John Gould was Chosen to serue on the Jury of trialls at ye next
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County Court to be houlden at Ipswich. uoted.
the Towne haue Chosen Corpll John French to sarue on the grand Jury at ye next County Court to be houlden at Ipswich. uoted.
At a lawfull Towne meeting ye 14th of december 1692.
the Towne did agree to alow John Toune Constable in a Towne rate what the selectmen do Judg conueniant for what Josiah wood and mr Zarobabell Endicut was rated in the twenty rates as was Commited to him to gather it being doubtfull whether it is recouerable or not. uoted.
and firther the Towne did mannifes that the selectmen should order pay to the men that bult the pound a cording to bargen, in a Towne rate. uoted.
We whose names are under writen being apointed by the Towne of Topsfield at a genarall Towne meeting the first day of march 1691-92 to setell bounds betwene Capt John How and the Towne Common : haue done it as foloweth : uiz : first we did run about fiue rod from goodman Clarks corner bounds to a stake at the east corner : and from that stake upon a straight line ranging with an elme up to a forked whight oake tree on the northerly corner of that land : and from that white oake tree upon a straight line to the fence as it now stands and then as the fence runs downe to a stake and heape of stones which is a bounds betwene sd Capt How and daniell Clarke by the old carte way as witnes our hands this 4 day march 1691-2. John Gould senr Isaac Peabody
At a lawfull Towne meeting by order of athoryty on the 30th of december 1692, Ens Jacob Toune is Chosen to serue on the grand Jury at Salem and John Prichet and Corpll John Curtious are Chosen to serue on the Jury of tryalls at the Courte of assises to be houlden at Salem ye 3d day of Jeanuary 1692 or 93.
At a Lawfull Towne meeting of the Towne of Topsfield the 7: day march 1692-3.
Ensigne Ephrom Dorman was chosen Toune Clarke for ye yeare in- sueing.
mr William Pirkins is Chosen Constable for the yeare ensewing. uoted.
Capt John Gould sargt Thomas Dorman and sargt Samuell Houlet Ens Jacob Towne and Corpll John Gould are Chosen selectmen for the yeare ensewing. uoted.
Corpll Tobiiah Pirkins is Chosen Commisioner for asesment for this yeare.
uoted.
Corpll John French is Chosen Graniury man for this yeare. uoted.
mr Timmothy Pirkins is Chosen to serue on the Jury of tryalls for the next Court to be houlden at Ipswich. uoted.
Sargt Eastye and Thomas Pirkins are Chosen tithing men for this yeare.
uoted. Jacob Toune iunr and Beniamen Bigsbee and John Auerill are chosen serueyars for hye ways for this yeare. uoted.
Corpll Daniell Ridington and Elisha Pirkins are Chosen fence uewers for this yeare. uoted.
Sargt John Houey and Daniell Ridington are Chosen to uew the old
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highway from John wilds his hous to mile brook and state it as it may answer the end acording as it was at first laid out and firther to lay it out from Samuell Houllets to William Houlets. uoted.
Sargt John Houey and Corpll Daniell Ridington are Chosen to lay out seauen akers of upland to Ephraim Dorman as was formerly grant- ed to his father Dorman on the southwest of pye brook as it doth apere by Ipswich Reckords. uoted.
Sargt Houey and Corpll Daniell Ridington are Chosen to lay out a high way for John Androus from his upland on the north of Ephraim Dormans land ouer the Brook to the upland on the west. uoted.
Sargt Samuell Houlet and Isaac Peabody are Chosen to straighten mr Timmothy Pirkins his line on the southwest side of his land by the meeting house which is betwene his land and the parsonage land and to leue out as much land as thay take in to the said Pirkins. uoted.
the 11th march 1692-3 mr William Pirkins was sworne Cunstable and Sargt Isaac Easty was sworne tithing man and Ephraim Dorman was sworne Towne Clarke by Capt Thomas Wade Justis of the peace and here entered by his order.
In answer to an apointment by the Selectmen of Ipswich to ye Select- men of Topsfield to Chuse men to meete ye gentlemen apointed by them to renew the bounds betwene Ipswich and Topsfield as we did apprehend might be thare meening : acordingly ye Selectmen apointed Leiut Thomas Baker and Capt John How and Ephraim Dorman and acordingly we here named on ye 20th day of fabruary 1692 or 3 meet with ye gentlemen of Ipswich at ye house of Jacob Fosters and we agreed and renewed ye bounds from mr Bakers pond so caled to mr Simonds his farme so called : and then we aboue named demanded of ye Gentlemen of Ipswich to renew the bounds round ye northeast end of mr Simonds his farme so caled to the brook whare it runs out of ye farme acording to agreement : but thay refused but presumed to run the line cross the said farme : though we forewarned them and protested against thare so doeing : so we aboue named went and uewed and renewed the antient bounds about the northeast end of ye said farme to ye brook as aboue said whare we meet with the Gentlemen of Ipswich as went cross the farme: and then we uewed the brook from the farme to the riuer which was confirmed to be the bounds betwene said towns by the Commities of both Townes when thay settleed the line that is the brook from the farme to the reuer. as witnes our hands.
Thomas Baker John How Ephraim Dorman
we whose names are under writen being apointed by the Towne to lay out a high way for John andrew for his use and bennifit : acordingly we haue dun it: from the west corner of John Andrew his upland called the Plump ouer the Brook in the old way and so through the meadow which Sargent John Houey Senr Claimes to be his and so to the nereist place of upland to wards the northwest :
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dat 21 march 1692 or 3.
John Houey, Senr Daniell Ridington
varya Copia atest Ephraim Dorman Clark.
Sargt John Houey and Daniell Ridington being apointed to lay out a high way from Sargt Samuell Houlets by John Wilds his house so to William Houlets brook acordingly thay haue dun it begining at the cun- try roode and along on the south side of Samuell Houlets land and betwene mr Capens land and the said houlets land and so on the south side of muddy spring : so along the old carte way to John Wilds his land : and so betwene Corpll French his house and barne : so along the old way to the north side of Daniell Ridingtons bounds by John Wilds his gate and so as the way now lyeth by ye said Wilds his house and so along the old way to mile Brook bridg and still along the old way to William Houlets brook : trees being marked in sartin places the most of the way this was taken from thare owne mouths.
dat 21 march 1692 or 3. atest Ephraim Dorman Town Clark.
we whose names are under writen being apointed to lay out seauen akers of upland to Ephraim Dorman as was granted to Thomas Dorman now desesed as aperes by Ipswich reccords acordingly we haue dun it on the south west side of Pye brook and is bounded as foloweth begining at a stake with a heape of stones at it nere the said dormans house by his dam : and so bounded by the brook and low land or meadow all along up to John Andrews his meadow which is the northeast bounds: and then along by John Andreus his meadow to a black oake tree marked with a heape of stones at it which is the north west bounds and so on a straight line from the said black oake to a stake with a heape of stones at it nere the parsonage meadow being bounded on the common on the south west : and so on a straight line from the said stake to the stake by the said dam being bounded on the common on the southeast.
dat 21 march 1692 or 3. John Houey Sener Daniell Ridington
Wee whos names are under writen being Chosen by the Towne to straighten a line for mr Timmothy Pirkins: on the south side of ye meeting hous lot and acordingly we haue dun it: begining at the north west corner next Pine swamp from a stake with a heape of stones : runing southeast upon a straight line to a little whight oake marked with a heape of stones at the bottum : and from thence upon a straight line to a grate whight oake bending inward to mr Pirkins land and a heape of stones at the bottum : and from thence upon a straight line to a stake with a heape of stones at it: and so upon a straight line to the corner stake with a heape of stones at it the southeast corner.
dat ye 20 march 1692 or 3. Samuell Houlet Isaac Peabody
this is a true Coppy taken and entered by me Ephraim [Dorman] Recorder for Topsfield.
At a lawfull Towne meeting of ye Towne of Topsfield ye 1 of may 1693, the Towne haue manifested that thay will stand by all thare Consta-
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bles in all thare lawfull proseedings in gathering of rates of Edward Nearland as was commited to them to gather of him: ye Constables names are John Towne and Daniell Clarke and Ephraim Wilds and mr William Pirkins: unanimusly uoted.
Leiut Thomas Baker and Capt John How are Chosen by the Towne to assist ye Constables in the Townes behalfe as aboue writen by implead- ing Edward Nearland and defending the Townes Right. uoted.
At a lawfull Towne meeting ye 8 of may 1693 Sargt Thomas Dorman is Chosen Gran Jury man and Sargt John Houey and John Robison is Chosen to serue on the Jury of trialls all to serue at ye Grat Court of asize to be houlden at Ipswich ye 9 of this instant may. uoted.
At the generell Court Oct 1 1645 an order conserning Topsfeild for as much as this court has formerly granted that ther should be a uilidge upon Ipswich riuer at or nere a place called the new medowes and for as much as certaine of the Inhabitants of Ipswich who haue farmes emprou- ed nere there unto and doe desire that a minester might be setled there to despence the word to the present Inhabitants and to such others as shall place them selues at the said uillidge whome yet not withstanding they are noe wayes able in any comfortable maner to maintane a min- ester and to defray other nessasary charges of the place if with all thay should be Liable to all other rates and publique Charges of the Towne of Ipswich this Court doth therefore herby order that either the whole Towne of Ipswich shall equily contribute with such other Inhabitants as haue Lands In or nere the said uillidge to the maintinance of a min- ester and all other publique Charges Incident to such a uillidge or elce the fore said Inhabitants that haue Lands nere the said uillidge and shall contribute to the maintenance of a minester there and other nes- sasary charges shall be ffreed from all maner of rates charges or contri- butions to the Town of Ipswich for thir Land or stock In or belonging to the said uillidge
A true Copie of the Records Ex. Isace Addington Secritary.
Copia uare examined P. P. Stephen Suell clark.
A True Copy taken and entered P. me Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke.
At a lawfull Towne meting ye 24th of may 1693 the inhabitence of Topsfield did unanimusly agree that who euer of them was chosen deab- uty or representatiue for the Gennarall Court should haue but twelue shillings pir week continnewing the whole time of the seation or seations as thay are chosen for that is two shillings a day in siluer. uoted.
At a lawfull meeting of ye free houlders and inhabitance of Tops- field ye 24 of may 1693 a Cording to worrent Capt John Gould was Chos- en representatiue to serue at ye next Gennarall Courte to be houlden at Boston part of ye time. uoted.
and Leiut Thomas Baker was Chosen representatiue as aboue said to serue the other parte of ye time taking turns one at a time as thay agree. uoted.
Ensigne Dorman Capt John How and Corpl Tobigaah Perkins is Chos-
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en to drae vp with or nebiors of Ipswich fairmes a petitition or request as thay see Good to ye Generell Court for ye [Line to be setteled betwene Ipswich and Topsfield-crossed out in the original] satellment of Tops- field with thos preuilidges granted by the Genarall Court. uoted.
Capt John How is Chosen to prefer the petesion to the honered Gen- arall Court as shall be drawen up and prefered to ye honered Genarall Court in the behalfe of Topsfield relating to Genarall Courte Grants of Topsfields preuelidgis relating to our Towneship and minnistry. uoted.
At a lawfull meeting of ye freehoulders of Topsfield ye 11 of Sep- tember 1693.
Capt John Gould is Chosen to sarue on ye Jury of trialls at the next county Courte to be houlden at Newbury. uoted.
the Towne hath manifested by uote that goodwife Nearland should be Complained of for slandering the wholl Towne of Topsfield and that what the selectmen haue ordered to that end should be prosocuted to efect. uoted.
The Towne by uote doe declare that complaint be made at the Court against Capt Thomas Wade Justis of ye peace for discorridging of our Constables and threating of them for the exsecution of thare ofice in gath- ering thare rates as aperes both by his warrents and atachments and ye selectmen are apointed to doe it them selues or Chuse men for that end.
uoted.
At a lawfull meeting of the freehoulders and ye inhabitence of Tops- field ye 19 of Sept 1693 Leiut Thomas Baker is Chosen Deabuty to serue at ye next Gennarall Court to be houlden at Boston. uoted.
and it was uoted that he should goe for twelue shillings per weeke. uoted.
At a lawfull meting of ye freehoulders of Topsfield ye 24th october 1693 thay did manifest by uote that ye deabuty should sarue for two shilings a day at ye seations of ye Genarell asembly. uoted.
Leiut Thomas Baker was chosen Deabuty to serue at the next Gen- arell asembly to be houlden at Boston. uoted.
At a lawfull meeting of the selectmen of Topsfield ye 28th march 1693.
Corpll Samuell Standly is Chosen to be a seler of waits and measures for our Towne till thare is another Chosen to that office entered by order of the selectmen. uoted.
Charles Towne 12th iune 1693.
then reseued of Mr Daniell Clarke Constable of Topsfield ye sum of two hundred and one pound one shiling and eight pence in full of said Townes proportion of ye twenty four Thousen Pound Rate.
I say Reseued by me John Phillips Treasurer.
At a Genarall Towne meting the 6th of march 1693 or 4. Ensine Dor- man is Chosen Clark for the yere in sueing. uoted.
Corpll Tobiiah Pirkins and Isaac Peabody and Elisha Pirkins and Joseph Towne iunr and Ephraim Dorman are Chosen Selectmen for ye yeare ensewing. uoted.
Isaac Easty iunr is Chosen Constable for ye yere ensewing. uoted.
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Mr Timothy Pirkins senr is chosen a serueyer for highwayes for this yeare and Jacob Towne iunr and John Auerill are likewise chosen seruayers for ye yeare ensewing. uoted.
Corpll John Curtious and Sargent Thomas Dorman and Sargent Dan- iell Ridington are Chosen fence uewers for ye yeare ensewing. uoted.
Sargt Houey and Daniell Clarke and Thomas Towne are Chosen uoted. pounders for ye yere ensewing.
Sargt Samuell Houlet is Chosen to kepe the pound. uoted.
Corpll John Gould is Chosen to serue on ye Jury of trialls at ye next Court to be houlden at Ipswich. uoted.
Thomas Pirkins is Chosen Grand Jury man for this yere. uoted.
Corpll John Gould and Joseph Easty are Chosen to se that horsis doth not goe on ye Common contrary to law. uoted.
Sargt Thomas Dorman and John Robison senr are Chosen tithingmen for this yere ensewing. uoted.
Lieut Baker and Capt John How and Ensigne Jacob Towne and Corpll Tobiiah Pirkins and Isaac Peabody are Chosen to run out ye line betwene Salem and Topsfield acording to agrement from ye rock caled Crum- wills Rock and so on to settle ye bounds as hath not bine settled and what thay agree upon ye Towne will stand by. uoted.
Lieut Thomas Baker and Capt John How and Ens Jacob Towne are Chosen and Impowered to settle and run out ye line betwene Wen- ham and Topsfield and what thay doe ye Towne will stand by. uoted.
upon ye request of Corpll Tobiiah Pirkins Capt Gould and Liut Baker are Chosen to renew ye bounds of ye lots on ye south sid of ye reuer next ye Cow Common betwene ye Cow Common and Mr Porters land. uoted.
The Town haue agreed that Goodman Louewell School Master shall liue in ye Parsonage house this yeare ensewing to kepe schole and swepe ye meeting house. uoted.
ye Towne haue agreed that upon the request of sauerall young men that thay shall haue libberty to set up seates upon ye beames of ye meeting house on thare owne cost and charg. uoted.
ye Towne haue agreed that If any of our Towne see cause to set up a galliry at ye east end of ye meeting hous for wimmin and maids at thare owne cost and charg and not to darken the windows thay may and haue liberty to build it. uoted.
the towne haue agreed that if any maids doe agree to raise the backe seat at ye east end of ye meeting hous and the backe seate at ye west end of ye meeting hous at thare owne cost and charg thay haue leborty. uoted.
ye Selectmen haueing a worrent for a county rate and thare being sum scruples about it : thay desires the Towns aduice whare upon the Towne doe aduise to sospend it for the preasent and thay will bare them harmeles. uoted.
Know all men by thes preasence and to whom it my conserne that whare as Ephraim Dorman of Topsfield and John Andrus of Boxford in
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ye County of Essix in Newingland haue upland and meadow a Joyneing together within ye bounds of Topsfield ye upland upon ye Pine Plaine ye meadow lying in a meadow commonly called Theofilus Swachills meadow on both sids of Pye brook and by a mutuall agreement together for settlement of bounds betwene us to remaine to us and our heirs and asigns for euer : haue agreed as foloweth : ye east diuisionall bounds betwene ye aboue said parties of ye upland is a heape of stones nere the path leading to Ipswich farmes a Joyneing to ye Common : and then runing westwardly on a straight line to a stump with a heape of stones lying to it nere ye meadow : and then ye line runing norwestward to a stake standing in ye meadow nere ye upland in ye corner of ye fence as it now standeth : and then from that stake southwestwardly on a straight line to another stake nere the upland which is Topsfield common : the said Andrusis land lying on ye north : and the said Dormans land lying on ye south all along : and also four akers of meadow which was sould formerly by Thomas Dorman desesed : and now in ye posesion of John Andreus lying in the southwardly corner of ye said theofilus swachills meadow so called : we ye aboue said Dorman and Andrus haue settled the bounds of it as followeth : to remaine for euer : which are as foloweth : begining at a stake next ye upland a Joyneing to Topsfield Common and then runing northeastwardly to a stake in ye meadow about seauen rods from a row of springs : and from that stake south- east twenty rods and a halfe to another stake standing in a row of springs : and then as ye row of springs run to a stake standing at ye nereist corner of ye upland southwestwardly : and then bounded by ye upland to ye first stake spoken of in ye four akers of meadow and then ye said Dormans meadow a Joyneing to ye four akers aboue said on euery side till it comes to ye upland : dated ye seacond day of January one thousend six hundred ninety three foure : and in ye fift yeare of thare Maiasties Reigne : in confermation hereof we haue set to our hands and seales signed sealed in ye preasents of us witnessis.
John How senr John Houey senr Ephraim Dorman John Andrus
John Peabody senr
Copia Vare atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke.
we conserned in conformasion to all aboue writen haue set two our Ephraim Dorman senr John Andrew hands.
to the truth of all aboue righten I doe testify as witnes.
John How John Pebody senr
Topsfield ye 17 march 1693-4 : we whose names are under subscribed being Chosen by ye Toune to measure ye breadth of Mr William Pirkins senr lot it being ten rods broad : and Daniell Clarks two lots twenty rods broade Decn Thomas Houlets lot twenty two rods broad : Isaac Com- ings senr one lot fiuetene rods broad : bounded norwest on ye Cow Com- mon northeaste on ye Reuer meadows south east upon ye land ondi- uided as ye lotlayers left it and on ye southwest by ye land of mr
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Joseph Porters. John Gould senr Thomas Baker
Copia Vare atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke.
At a lawfull meeting of ye Towne of Topsfield ye 23 day of march 1693 or 4.
Corpll Samuell Standly is Chosen Gran Juryman for ye next seations at Ipswich on ye last tuseday of this instant. uoted.
John Prichit is Chosen to sarue on ye Jury of trialls at ye next Seations to be houlden at Ipswich on ye last tuseday of this instant march. uoted.
The Selectmen of Topsfield being desired to renew and state a horse way from ye roode as lyeth by old father Wilds his house to goe along by ye mill : acordingly we met on ye 26th day of march 1694 : and agreed and renewed and stated ye old way from ye Rode aboue said with ye consent of old father Wilds and mr Timothy Pirkins: from thare diuis- ionall bounds by ye said rode alowing two rods in breadth ye one halfe on old father Wilds his land and ye other halfe on ye said Pirkins his land as thare line runeth towards the north west alowing ye same breadth on both sids ye line till it coms to an apple tree by ye line eight rods short of ye bound tree as is that tree as is ye bounds betwene Leiut Baker and mr Timothy Pirkins and Widdow Auerills lands : and then on a straight line northwardly through ye west corner of said Pir- kins his land : and so through ye eastwardly corner of ye said Auerills feild a Joyneing ; that ye east side of ye way whare it leues ye said auerill improued land being two rods from ye said Pirkins his line whare a gat now standeth : and so as ye beaten path is along by the south side of ye mill to ye common houlding ye same breadth that carts may pass if need bee. Tobiiah Pirkins Isaac Peabody
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