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should have their Home Lotts to settle upon; and after the Lotts prepared, and how they should begin and Succeed, the matter was solemnly submitted to the Lord for his guidance: and the first Lott next to the Captain's fell to . . . Gregory, upon Considerations that he come with his Family to build, and inhabit the same about two Years, which was the Condition of his Entertainment with us in our Town; the Second Lott to the Wife of Robert Denison, the Third to Thomas Johnson, the fourth to George Day, the Fifth to Nath Wheeler, the Sixth to Edward Rigs, the Seventh to John Phun, now William Camps, the Eighth to Stephen Freeman, the Ninth to John Curtis, the Tenth to Senior Baldwin, the Eleventh to Mr. Jeremiah Peck, the Twelfth to John Bauldwin,
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CITY OF NEWARK.
Junr., The Thirteenth to Michael Tompkins .- Item, Jonathan Tompkins had the Grant of his Lott, next beyond his Father's; and Martin Tichenor had the Grant of his Lott, next beyond that was John Plum's. -Item, it was agreed that those of Branford that were present, should agree upon their own places and Way of dividing their Home Lotts, provided they took them together.
Item-it is fully consented unto and agreed upon that the Range of Home Lotts butting and rearing upon the Wet Swamp, called the Cedar Swamp, be- tween the Neck and the Town ; that all and every of those Home Lotts butting upon the Neck or Common Line, that they shall make and maintain lotta feuce their own Hears. from Time to Time, at their own proper Charge, the whole fence or Fences at the Rears of their Lotts, and not Expert any Easment, from the Neck Lands being but a Common Burden with all Home Lotts, and the con- dition upon which those Lotts were given out .- Item, it is agreed that all Home Lotts lying in a Quarter together, shall bear equal Burden in Fencing. fencing, both inside and outside Lotts, and Lines thereof, provided they be of like Quantity, and the whole Quarter have not uni- versally and voluntarily agreed otherwise.
Item-it is ordered that any Man that Builling aud dw+Hing two Your before Sale of Lands. takes up Allotment and Accommoda- tions of Lands in our Town upon Passaic River, he or they shall come with the greatest Part of their family to Build upon the Same, and possess it for the space of Two Years at Least, before they shall have any Liberty or Power to dis- pose or Sell his Accommodations; and then he or they Shall first Make a Tender of his Sale to the town in General, and upon Their Refusal he may Sell it to any whom the Town shall Approve of; and that all such sales or Allienations Whatsoever, either to Non- residents or such as the Town Allow not of, all such Sales shall be Void and not accounted Legal and the same to Return into the Town's Hands, they Paying the owner or possessor of it Valuable Considerations as In- different Men shall apprize it at ; provided that this Order Reach Not to Widows, or the Reliet of Persons, or Inheritance to Heirs remote upon the Deceasing of their friends and relations by the Over Ruling pro- vidence of God; provided that in all such Sules the Town may have the Tender of it. Note-the Intent of this Order is Not to Hinder Sule of a Small purcell, Before that Time.
Item-the Town agreed that any Man Wolves. that would take Pains to kill Wolves, he or they for their Encouragement should have 158. for every grown Wolf that they kill, and this to be paid by the Town Treasury.
Thomas Jichunis.
Item-Thomas Richards hud granted him, that his Lott by the Landing place should be made up Fix Arres, If It may be there had without Prejudice to the Town.
Item-it was is agreed upon, that Michael Tompkins should have an Aere of Land in his Division of Land, upon the Consideration of the Remoteness . . . and Amends for his Home Lott.
Michael Tompkins.
Item-it is ordered and agreed, that according to the Town's Order for the Fenang. present about fencing, that Every Man shall set up and make a sufficient Fence in the Com- mon Line, both at the Rears of the Lotts and else- where, between this and the last of March 1667-1668, and maintain the same untill it shall be otherwise disposed of; and is to be set up by the Time, under the Penalty of Two Shillings and Six Pence, for every Rod that is Defective by the Day, and Twelve Pence by the Rod Every Day after till it be sufficiently made; besides all Damages that it may be liable to be charged with ; which for the present the Town, by way of Order, sees cause to de- clare, that where the Fence is insufficient and ap- parently defective, all Damages shall ly upon the defective Fenee or Fences, unless the Cattle be Known or can be proved to be unruly, and then the Damage is to lye on the Catthe.
Item-the Town agreed that the Way and Rule of proportioning Men's Fence or Fences should be ac- vording to their Lands.
Item-the Town agreed that a rate should be made for Payment of every Man's Share of the Purchase, and that they would referr the Matter to Seven Men, that should have full Power to hear, examine, and judge of every Man's Estate and Persons, as their Rule, by which they will proceed in Time Convenient to pay for their Land- bought of the Natives, with the necessary Charges of setling the Place, and Mr. Peirson's Transport, and the Divi-sions and Sub- divi-sions of all their Lands and Meadows belonging to the same-And the Men so Chosen were Mr. Robert Treatt, Deacon Ward, Samuel Swaine, Mr. Camfield. Michael Tompkins, Richard Laurance and Joseph Walters, any five of whom shall have full Power to act herein : and for their Direction herein, the Town saw cause to allow and pass upon every Hend of a Family, or that takes up Allotment in the Town, to be valued at £50, and for every Child or Servant in the Family besides, Ten Pounds by the Hend, which shall be allowed as good Estate ; and for all other kinds of Goods and Estates, Real and visible, that Men intend, God willing, to transport on the P'Ince, the Town wholly referrs themselves and the sole Determination into their Hands, according to whose Judgment it shall stand-Which being done, the Town saw Cause that One Third Part of every Man's Estate in generall thorough the whole Town should be deducted, and necording to the Remainder both the Charges and Divisions of Land should be proportionated und borne for this year.
(Note here-the first common Gate next the Great I River is disposed of to make and maintain as their
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HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
Division of Fences, to Aaron Blacthly and John Harrison ; the Second to Mr. Bruen in like Manner,
and the Third Gate in like manner to
Gafer
John . . . . , John Banldwin, Junior,
disposal
of. for their Fence, and the first Divi- sion of Fences.)
And the Same, with a Sure List of Every Man's Estate approved by the Sale Men, are Here set down with their Deductions- as Followeth :
John Brown. .
205
Mr. Matthew Chintick
333
Stephen Duvie's
192
Nathamel Wheeler
1×6
124
Thomas Liuldington .
122
Thomas Richards
110
Thomas Lyon .
570
380
William Camp
Robert Denison
300
Thomas Johnson
420
Martin Tichenor
315
205
John Bustick
100
120
John Ward, Jun
250
16"
Deliverance C'rane
100 150
1 %
John Curtis ..
127
John Bablwin, Sel
1.37
Juneph Walters.
1×0
120
Micah Tompkins
173
Jonathan Tompkins
111
Ephraim Pennington
150
104
John Crane .
167
Edward Ball
140)
104
Ser Richard Harriso
267
Edward Riggs.
390
213
Zachariah Burwell
104
Ephraim Burwell
150
100
George Day .
120
John Brooks
53
John Harrison
John Rogers
Mr. Jeremiah Prck
134
Mr. Robert Kitchell
750
500
Richard Inwrence
273
IX2
John C'urtes 58
Joseph Walter
7
John Baldwin, Son
Robert Dalglish
43
Benjamin Fon . 24
Francis Linle
44
John Baldwin, Juin
៛
Mr. Jasper Crane
49
Benjamin Baldwin 47
Mr. Leet. .
48
Samuel C'umfeld
174
11G
Samuel Rose
2.50
167
Mr. Obadiah Bruch
133
Mr. Morrish
257
Nathaniel Wheeler 26
Elders Lot
4
Thomas Johnson
2
John Ward, Turner . 51
Robert Denison
17
Rich'd Iwrence
25
Mr. Abraham Peirson 50
Hanns Albers
24
Lieut. Sammel Swain
550
367
John Catling 52
Samuel Ross
46
Mr. Samuel Kitchel
Thomas Huntingtu
32
Josiah Ward .
3
John Crane .
62
Sergt. John Ward
2%
Rockwell
27
Mr. Morrish
31
Stephen Davin
53
Edward Ball .
37
Aaron Bluethly
IF
Sergt. Richard Harris
4.7
John Harrison
14
Thomas Peirson
200
133
Mr. Robert Trent!
660
410
Robert Limon
500
333
Thomas Huntington
350
233
Stephen Bond 140
94
Benjamin Baldwin 120
Alexander Munrows 100
67
John Browne, Juur 250
150
Mr. Abraham Pierson, Junr. 380
250
Daniel Ihnl
100)
Jonathan Sarga
150
100
Samuel Lyon
150
Item-it was again Declared and Agreed upon that all Lands should Be disposed of with the Consent of all the frecholders of the Town, or the Major part of them that were the purchasers there-Until it Be orderly Agreed upon Otherwise.
Item-it was by the General Vote and Consent of the Town agreed that they would lay out and Divide the Land in Our Town by Persons. Estates and other Condign Qualifications, if any such should appear in any, With The Before Mentioned Allowance to every
Child and Head of a Family. And Concerning the Divisions of their upland in the Neck, the Town Agreed to divide or Lay a Division of three Acres of Sized Land to Every Hundred Pound Estate; which atter the High ways Agreed upon, Viz. : One by the Great River Side and along by the Meadow at Beef Point ; and another highway in the Middle of the Little Neck ; and another Highway Between The two furthermost Share of Lots in the Little Neck, and from thence to Whelers Point ; and So Another down between the Middle Share of Lots down the Great Neck; and another to the Great Swamp; and the Land fixed, the Town by their most General Vote agreed to divide it by Lot, and To begin at Mr. Bruen's Ilome Lot in the River Spot ; only Mr. Robert Treatt had his division Granted to him according to his desire, Unanimously, to Lye in the first spot of Lots Next the River, Adjoining to the Little Cove of Meadow, which he Motion'd To the Town that he Might have all that Lay on this Side the Creek, Against his Land Near Home, which was Granted fully unto Him.
TOWN MEETING the 6th of February 1667-after due preparation and Solemnization for it, the Town Agreed to draw their Lots, which fell with their Num- hers & places as Follows :
Mr. Obadiah Bruch 21
Thomas Luddington
Eleazer Rogers
03
Mr. Robert Kitchel. 12
John Bostick
19
Mr. Jer. Peck .
John Gregury 41
Stephen Freeman 39
Henry Lyon
1
John Ward
360
240
50
John Baldwin, Jur
145
Hauns Albers
100
67
Martin Tichenor
20
Mr. Mathew Canfeild 59
Thomas Peireun 10
Samnel Phim 30
Robert Inglesh
167
11]
Aaron Blatchly
440
203
Thunnis Staples
150
Lawrence Ward
370
247
Francis Linle .
210
140
Mr. Jasper t'rane,
570
3.50
Mr. Abraham Peirson,
644
429
Hugh Roberts
446
207
Kwish Want
210
140
Lient. Samuel Swaine
5à
Thouuwe Richards 13
John Browne, Senr
54
SrAMAIN Lot
36
Stephen Bond .
Taylors Lot . 57
Thomas Harrison, Mr. Webster, Goodman Cole and Joseph Horton having deserted their Lots Before the Recording of them, so they were not Entered in this Table.
Note Here-that Micah Tompkins, Jonathan Tomp- kins, Ephram Penington, Zachariah Burwell, Ephraim Burwell, John Brooks and George Day desired and had Liberty to Take up their first Division of upland, if it be there to be had, in the Little Neck by Good- man Tompkins; and Hugh Roberts his division at the Rear of his Home Lot; and Mr. Person and Mr. Camfield a part of their Divisions in the Neck on this side Goodman Roberts; Viz., Mr. Person for One Hundred, and Mr. Camfeild for Two Hundred pound.
These ipay Ceretify and Declare that we Whose Namex are hereunto Subcribed, being Chown and Commisionated with full power from
Mr. Samuel
120
3:0
2233
John Rogers . .
William Camp
Flward Riggs
Lnurance Ward 42 INliverance Crane
41)
Samuel Planı
120
Stephen Freeman
134
113
John Catting .
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CITY OF NEWARK. :
Elizabeth Town, and Newark plantation uposs Pummir River, to agree upor and fully bene the Divident Line and Bounds Between the Fire natued Elizabeth Town and Newark Town which in as followeth, Viz. . That it is Consented unin that the Center, or place agreed upon by the xajel Agents of the Towns for to Begin the Dividing bonnds, in from uf the Top of a Little round hill, named Divident hill . and from Theure to run upon a North West Line, Into the Country. And for the Ratifica tion of our Agreements, the said Agents of Elizabeth Town have marked un Oak Tree with an E, Next themn ; And the Sald Agents of Newark Town have marked the wuIne Tree with N, ou that aide Next them and! Their Town ; and to the sid Agreement we have this Twentieth day of May in the year Hits, set to our hands Enterchangally.
Truly Copied out of the Original agre.
Boldt. Treatt
Agents of New. ark Town.
Jasper ('rane Robt. Troatt Mathew fandfeild
Satml Swain Richd, Harrison Thos. Jotson
Elizabeth John Ogden Luke Watson Ruht, Boml Jeffery JUAnes Agente. 1
TOWN MEETING, 10 Sept. MR .- The Town freely Consented, by their Jointly Voteing, to Give freely to Mr. Parson the Charges off diging and Finishing his well Hitherto; with the Rest of his Transpor- tation Charges. Item-the Town Consented to pay Mr. Parson righty pounds for the First Year, Which is to Be Laid out in Building his House at Moderate prises for their Labour ; which Year began the first of Oct'br. Last in the Year 1667, and To the Last of October 1668, and so to Stand from Year to Year.
And it is Further agreed unanimously Provision für the Ministry. that Mr. Parson shall have allowed Eighty pounds by the Year, for his Carrying on of the Work of the Minis- try, which is to Be paid Yearly at Two Several Times, Viz. : at October and March, in all several kinds of paym'ts to be made at price Current ; and they do agree to pay Ilim Yearly a pound of Butter for every milk's Cow in the Town, in part of his pay.
Item-it is Agreed that Mr. Parson shall be Free From all Com'on Rates, during the Time of his Carrying on the Work of the Ministry in this Place. (Note-his heirs) and Lands After him, The Lords Half Penny, and the Charges of Ways and Drain- ings in the Meadows is exempted in this Vote.
Item-it is ordered and Agreed to build a Meeting House as soon as May be; of Four or Six and Twenty Foot wide, and thirty four Foot Long, and Ten Foot Between Joints: which for the Better Carrying it an end, the Town hath made Choice of ' Johnson to Collect and Gather up the
Five Men, Viz .: Deacon Ward, Sarg. Harrison and his Son John, Sarg. Obdh. [Edw'd] Rigs and Mi- chael Thompkins, Into whose hands the Town Hath referred Full power for the Managing of the Building; and declared Themselves by their Joint Vote to Be Willing to Lend their Best help as they shall be Call'd for, upon any Seasonable Warning, According to Proportions: and no Man If Call'd out But must Worke Two days' Value. . . . he Satisfies Them with his or Their Grounds otherwise. And For the Bet- ter Regulating the Same, the Town Hath Agreed to Leviee a Rate of Thirty Pounds for the Carying on of the same; which Meeting House is 26 Feet wide and a Lenter to It, and Thirty Six Feet Long, and 13 foot Between Joints.
Item-the Town Agreed That Thomas Johnson shall have Eight shillings for his Son's beating the drum this Year, and Repairing the remainder of the Year ; And in Case his Son's shall Be Appointed to Beat it any time Morning and Evening, after This Time; they shall be allowed after the rate of Five Shillings the Month.
It was agreed that Henry Lyon, Sargaent John Ward, and Jno. Brown shall have the sole Power to hear every man's reason of his or Their Absence, Late Coming, or disorderly departing or withdraw- ing, from any of our Town Meetings, having Legall Warning thereto; and Thereupon to Acquit them, or Return the names of them that they release not, but are by the order Signed unto the Constable or such other Officer as the Town shall appoint to receive them, for the use of said Town.
Item-the Town hath soll to Henry Lyon that Home Lott that was Formerly Henry John Gregory's by exchange, that Lyeth next his own, Consisting of Seven Acres, for Ten Pounds ; Seven Pounds whereof he is to pay by discharging the Town of their Country Rate, und three pound he is to procure shingle Nails for as soon as he can, or to do his True Endeavour to get them.
1.volan Litt Bit of the Town
Rute. Item-the Town Agreed for the pres- sent that Mr. Pearson's rate and the Town rate should be made according to Mr. the Estates Men Gave in for their Lands; and that a Rate of Eso should be made for the Minister Forthwith, for the Year T .un Rate. past, by Deaeon Ward and Mr. Sam'l Kitchel ; And for the Town, a Rate of One Hundred and Sixty Pounds they are to prepare as soon as they Can ; and for every Home Lott that is tiranted to the Young Men, they are to pay to the Town Rate Twelve Shillings, and for any Stock of Cattle, they are to pay to the Town rate for them besides; and to the Minister's Rate, the Men appointed to make it are to speak with the Young Men in our Town that are for Themselves, and to Ser what they will Volun- tarily pay to the Minister.
Item-the Town hath made choice of Thomas
Town Rate: the One Half of it that is { ollector.
to Be paid between this and the first of January next, and the other Half Between this and the Last of March Next, in any Current pay that will pass and is Accepted Between Man and Man upon the place : and the Town hath made choice of Henry Lyon to Be their Town Treanimer. Treasurer for the Year Insueing, or until the first of Next January Come Twelve Months.
Item-the Town hath Granted to Seth Thompkins Liberty to Lay downe his Own Home Lott, and take up that which was formerly tiranted to Benjamin Bakl- win.
Mr. x4th Thompkins' Exchange.
Item-the Town hath Chosen Deaeon Laurance
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HISTORY OF ESSEX COUNTY, NEW JERSEY.
Ward and Mr. Samuel Kitchell to Take Accounts of purchased Lands. and Keep, and account what the Charges of Our Land Comes to by the hundred, or the acre; and Likewise, what the Charges is about the Building of the Meeting House ; and to bring it to the Town, that it may be entered on the Records of sd Town.
Item-the Town hath voted and Purchase money brought In with other agreed, that the charges about the pur- chasing of our Lands of the Indians, Town Rules. setling the Place, with Mr Pearson's Transportation, shall Be all Brought to the rest of our Town Charges and made up, and . . . by the Town Treasurer with other disbursements of our Town.
Item-the Town hath made Choice of Surveyors. Sarjeant Ward and John Curtes, for to be their Surveyors of their Highways, for the Year Insueing or until New be chosen; And full power is put into their hands to Call forth Men to work, when and Where they, in their best discretion, shall Think most Needful.
Item-the town hath Bargained with Agre ments tu Build a Meeting Deacon Ward, Sarj. Richard Harrison, and Sarj. Edwd Rigs, for the sum of seventeen Pounds to Build the Same Meeting House, according to the Dementions agreed upon, with a Lenter to it all the Length which will make it Thirty Six foot Square, with the doors, and Windows, and Fine Boards at the Gable ends; only the Town is to lIew and Bring all the rest of the Timber upon the place, which is Agreed upon to be done as soon as they Conveniently Can: With whom the Town Con- fided in to have it well done, and Some Abatement in the price if they can afford It.
Towx MEETING. Jan. 1668, Mr. Crane and Mr. Treatt are Chosen Magistrates for the Year Insueing' for our Town of Newark.
Officers
Item-Mr. Crane and Mr. Treatt are Chosen deputies or Burgesses for the Gon- Item-the Town hath Chosen Mr. Cam- eral Assembly, for the Year Insueing; and ' field and Thomas Johnson to be a Com- Committee for
chosen.
Lieut. Sam'l Swain is Chosen a Third man, in Case of either the other Failing.
Item-Lieut. Sam'l Swain and Mr. Camfield are Chosen deputies, to assist the Magistrates in the Town Courts.
Item-Henry Lyon is Chosen Treasurer for the Year Insuring, as above said.
Item-the Town hath Chosen the sd Ordinary keep- Henry Lyon to keep an Ordinary for the er chusen. Entertainment of Travelers and Stran- gers, and desired him to prepare for it as soon as he C'an.
l'onstable.
Item-the Town hath Chosen Thomas Johnson to Beare the Office of a Constable in our Town for the Year Insucing.
Recorder chướch; hàn Malary.
Item-Mr. Robert Treatt is Chosen Re- vorder or Town Clark in our Town, for this Year Insucing; and he is to have Forty Shillings for his Salary.
Item-Stephen Bond is Chosen Common Stephen Brander in our Town for all llorses, ac- Buna cording to our Law for Branding Settled Poundler.
in our Province; and also to keep the Records of the Same for this Year Insucing.
Item-John Ward is Chosen the Com- mon Brander, and Recorder, of all Neat Pounding of Cattle in our Town, for this Year Insueing, C'attle. according to our Country Law.
Item-The Town agreed with Henry Lyon, to Make a Sufficient pound for four Shillings the Rod, unless any will within a Week undertake it of him for Less Money by the Rod; and it is to be Made with Six Good Rails, Six foot Iligh, the Rails Not above Ten foot Long, and the upper Rails to be all Pin'd To- gether: and for the Bigness of it, it's to be four Lengths in a Side for Two Sides, and Three Lengths and a Gateway of Six foot Long, for Each of the other Two Sides; and the Gate is to Be well Hanged with Iron Hooks and Hinges Below, at the Town Charge: which Pound is to be Set up at the First Opportunity that the Weather will permit; and for the place where it Shall be Set up that is most Convenient by the Frog pond side, is to be as Serj. Rigs, Thomas John- son, with Henry Lyon shall Judge Best; and the said Edw'd Rigs and Thomas Johnson are to See that it be Sufficiently done.
Michael Tompkins and Serj. Ed'd Rigs are Chosen to be Viewers of Fences in Our Town for this Year Insueing.
Viewers of Fences.
Nathaniel Wheeler and Aaron Blatchley are Chosen to Warn the Town Meetings Warners of the Town Mertings. for this Year, as oft as occasion shall Re- quire them Thereto: and it is order' that every man shall provide a Good Ladder, between this and the First of March next Insteing the date, under the Penalty of Five Shillings, and so maintain the same under the Penalty of 18. by the Month.
mittee Adjoined to the Treasurer, to heare Accounts.
and determine what and how Much shall pass, upon account of Mens demands for this Year past; and its agreed that all accounts before that hath not been allowed allready, shall not be admitted to account from hence Forth.
Item-The Town hath Agreed, that there Shall be Two Courts in our Town Yearly, to hear and try all Causes and actions that ('ourts. shall be Necessary and desired within our Compass and according to Our Articles; and that the same shall pass by the Verdict of a Jury of Six men; And one of the Times is to be the Last Fourth day of the week, Commonly Called Wednesday, in the Month of February ; and the other, is the Second Wednesday of the Next Following Month of September.
COURT [TOWN-MEETING ] the 5th of March, 1668-9, of all the Freeholders of Newark:
John Brown, Junior, was by a full vote of the Town
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CITY OF NEWARK.
admitted and received a planter, and hath the Grant of an Accommodations, Both of uplands and Mead- ows, According to his Estate that he does Give in, and is truly possessed of; he paying his proportion of the Charges Laid out for it, and do Seasonably Come to possess the Same Some Time this Spring.
Eleazer Rogers also, hath his Former Accomoda- tion Confer'd and Renewed upon him ; provided that he do defray all the Charges and Come upon the place to Inhabit, some time Between this and the Last of May Next; and Transplant his Family Ilither, as soon as he Can be prepared and accom- plish the same.
Item-The Court fully Agreed, that Young Meus Lots the Young Mens Lotts should pay, for cach one of them Twelve Shillings, for Rated.
their Rate this Year to the Towne and for the Ministry.
The motion of Jonathan Sargant and Danl. Dod, to have an Acre or two of Land a piece of them Ex- changed or Given them to Build on, at the end of the Town, near Hauns's, or the Milner's [Millers] Lott, was left to Consideration : and Serg't Ward and ste- phen Davis are Chosen by the Town to Take a View of the Land and Make a True Report of the Nature, Quality, and how much may be spared without prej- udice to the Highways or Milners Lott, if any be found there . upon such an Account.
MEETING adjourned to the 9th of March 68-69.
Mr. Obadiah Bruen's Motion in the John Bruen. Behalf of his Son Jno. Bruen, was taken into C'onsideration and Granted, that he should have Six Acres of Upland, Somewhere in the Neck adjoining to his Fathers second division ; he Taking of his share of Fence, and paying in to The Treasury Sixteen Shillings, for all Charges past To This day.
Item-The Town for the Better Satis- Viewers and Nizcars of the Meadow. faction of themselves in tieneral, abont the sizeing and Equalizing of Mens first division of Meadow already Laid out. with the due care of Making Drains, and Highways into their Meadows; they have again renewed the Choice of Four of the Former Committee, viz: Lieut. Saml. Swain, Mr. Samuel Kitchel, Serj. Edw'd Rigs, and Thomas Johnson, and Added Four more to Them, viz: Serj. Rich'd Harrison, Henry Lyon, John t'atling, and Mr. Robt. Treatt as their Co'mitte: fully Im- powered by them To finish and perfect the first divi- sion of Meadow, in the most Just and Equal way they Can in their Best Skill and ability attain unto, as njay Tend to the most hopeful Satisfaction of all it may be, and to Relieve and Supply any that want Meadow for their Inheritance; and To do their Indcavour to Supply any with Grass for the present, that Have their proportion of Good Meadow, and for the want of drains, or highways, Cannot for the present Come at it; and also, to Take a Thorough and Effectual View of the several places in the sº Meadow, where
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