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Item-the Town Choose Thomas Johnson to keep Ordinary Chosen. an Ordinary in the Town for the Entertainment of Strangers ; and Prohibited all others from Selling any Strong Liquors by Retail under a Gallon, unless in Case of Neces- sity, and that by Licence from the Magistrate.
Mr. Leete.
Item-the Town Agreed to Allow Mr. Leete, to- wards his Disbursments on his place the Sum of Three Pounds, besides what his fence shall Be Apprised At.
A Rate for Highways. Item-it was Agreed upon, that the Charge of the Highways and the Surveying the Land shall be Levied by a Rate, According to Lands only.
Item-the Town Agreed with Thos. Johnson About Meeting House Floar his Floaring Half the Meeting House for Four Pounds, of Good Chesnut or Oak, of 2 Inches and a Half Plank, and they are to find and do all, to Edge and Lay down the floar on Seven Good Sleepers ; and in like Manner they Have Bargain'd with Jno. Brown, Mr. Burwell, Jno. Baldwin, and Jos. Riggs to do the other Half.
TOWN MEETING, 20th March, 1670. Mr. Abr'm Mr. Peirson. Peirson hath the Liberty Granted Him, to Take up the Remainder of His First division of Land, in the Little Neck that Jonathan Sergant Laid down Lying on the other side of the Highway, Against His Pasture, According as the Sizars shall Determine.
Item-it was Agreed that Henry Lyon and Thos. Johnson shall Goe to our Governor, in Behalf of the Town make a Tender
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to Him in Good Wheat for the Payment of their Half Penny pr Acre to Him for the Lords Proprietors, in Like Manner as they did the Last Year at the Day Appointed ; in Case that he will Accept of the Same, That then they are fully Impowered to Give Notice by the Warners of the Town, for every Half Penny. one to Bring in his Proportion of Corn to the Consta- ble's House, the Morning of the day appointed, by 7 or 8 O'Clk, that they may send it to their Governor, and take a Discharge of Him for the same ; and they are at Least to Bring as Much as they did the Last Year, and More if they see Cause.
Item-its Agreed that the fence in the Common Line shall be again Proportioned and Laid out a New to every in his Just Share, According to the Number of his Acres within Dividing Common fence. the same ; Beginning at or near the First Common Gate Next the Fence, and so to run on Successively According to the Order of Men's Lotts in their First division of fence, untill they Come to the fence at Bound Creek, and thence to Come to the side of Seaman's Lott, Runing up by the side thereof untill they Come to the River at or Near the Middle Landing Place : and for the Whole Enter Thereof, to be Order'd, Appris'd, and set out to Each Man his Just Proportion, it's Wholly Left to the Judgment of Robert Denison, Mr. Stephen Davis, Jno. Catling, Jno. Curtis, and Jno. Brown Junior, to regu- late, Value and Lay out every Man his Just Proportion of fence.
And every Man hath Engaged to set down, According to Their Determination.
Item-its Agreed that a rate of £30 shall be made Mill Rate. for the Mill Forthwith; to be raised According to Estates and Lands, in like Manner as the Rate for Mr. Abr'm Peirson the Last Year.
At a TOWN MEETING, 20th Feb'y, 1670, it was Agreed by Vote, that Thos. Johnson and Nath'l Wheeler shall Give Notice when to Burn About the Fences, by the Beating of a Drum Early in the Morning, from His House as far as Serj't Jno. Wards.
Item-that Henry Lyon and Thos. Johnson shall in Commissions. the Town's Name, request the Governor to Confirm Mr. Jasper Crane and Mr. Robt. Treat Magistrates or Jus- tices of the Peace, Which Were Again Chosen the 2nd Jan'y, 1670.
Jno. Brown's Meadow.
Item-that Jno. Brown, Jun'r, shall Have first Divis- ion of Meadow, or as Much of it as the Place will Afford as it shall Be Sized, Lying on Both sides of the 2 Mile Brook.
Item-that the Middle of the Town shall have the
Boggie Meadow. Bogs or Boggie Meadow, to divide among Themselves without Charge to the Town, from the Widow Ward's Meadow to Jno. Curtes's Creek Meadow.
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Item-those whose Names are under Written, Shall Have Liberty to Take up their divisions of Bogs, from Hugh Roberts stakes to the Widow Wards Meadow ; and Agree among them- selves to Lay them out, and Make their Highways without any Charge to the Town.
Hugh Roberts,
Jno. Brown, Jun'r,
Wm. Camp,
Widow Rigs,
Ephraim Burwell,
Deacon Thompkens,
Nath'l Wheeler,
Thomas Staples,
Ephraim Pennington,
Eliafaph Preston,
Stephen Bond, Robt. Denison, Mr. Canfield,
Item-Those Whose Names are Here under Written, shall Have Liberty to take their division of Bogs, Each one Against His Lott the Breadth of his Lott, and Agree Among Themselves, without any Charge of their Highways or to Lay them out to the Town. Beginning at Joseph Walters and Ending at John Cur tes's Lott, and the Names are as followeth-
Joseph Walters,
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John Brown, Sen'r,
Edw'd Ball,
Josiah Ward,
Stephen Freeman,
John Baldwin, Jun'r,
Wid. Ward,
Benj'm Baldwin,
Thos. Johnson,
John Harrison,
Thos. Huntington,
John Ward, Turner, Serj't John Ward,
Mr. Peck,
Rich'd Harrison, John Crane.
Sargenta Grant.
TOWN MEETING, 21st Feb'y, 1670, it was Agreed, That Jonathan Sargent shall have Liberty to Take up his first division of Land, in the Neck, Where he Can
find It.
Fence to the River.
Item-that the fence Next the River, shall Be made upon the Top of the hill Till it Comes Near the Land- ing Place ; and then down to the River in the most Convenient Place, as far into the River as Low Water Mark.
Item-that Mr. Abr'm Peirson shall Have his first division of Meadow, in that which was Mr. Webster's Lott.
Item-Mr. Abr'm Peirson, Sen'r, Hath the Grant, to have his Second division of Meadow at the rear of his own Lott, the East Side of the Creek.
Item-that a Division of Salt Meadow shall be Laid out, three Acres to a Hundred Pound.
Item-that the Layers out of this Meadow shall begin at the Bound Creek for their Front, and flank upon the rear of Mr. Kitchell, Jno. Catling, and Mr. Morris's Lotts, and end where the Small Hay Cocks Where When the Viewers Viewed ; and so to
Jonathan Thompkens, Abr'm Peirson, Sen'r.
Robt. Dalglish,
George Day, Ths. Johnson, Zachariah Burwell,
John Catling, John Brooks,
Mr. Morris, Martin Tichenor, Thos. Richards, John Rogers,
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return by Maple Island Creek Till they Come at Mr. Canfields Lott ; and so over the Creek at Mr. Canfields Lott; and so Goe down the Creek Till they Come round to Mr. Person's Lott ; and so Take; in Mr. Leete's Lott with a Little which Lyeth by it; and So over the Creek Betwixt the Creek and the Pond, till the Pond Comes to the Creek or the Creek to It ; and so by Sam'l Rose's Lott, and By the rear of the Lotts ; and so round by the Bay to the other Creek. And this Second division of Meadow is to be Be Ordered according to Mens Lotts, or the place where they shall Lyc.
The order, Number, and Places of Mens Lotts, for the Second division of Salt Meadow, are as followeth-
Jasper Crane.
49||Rich'd Harrison. 45
Robt. Treat.
42 |Sam'l Swain 48
* Obadiah Bruen
37, Jno. Brown, Sen'r 16
Jno. Rogers. 50
Robt. Kitchel.
57|
Zachar. Burwell. 15
Stephen Freeman
66
Ephraim Burwell 63
Jno. Curtice.
41
Thos. Luddington 25
Mr. Peck .. 34
Jno. Brooks. 23
John Baldwin, Sen'r.
47
Hugh Roberts 5
Thos. Staples.
65
Henry Lyon
35
Jno. Baldwin, Jun'r. 40
Joseph Walters
28
Micah Tompkins .. 18
Jonathan Tompkins
44 Robert Dalglish
43
Ephraim Pennington
20
Mr. Camfield.
55
Martin Tichenor 13
Sam'l Camfield. 22
Wm. Camp.
9
Thos. Person. 62
Widow Rigs
12
Jno. Ward, Jun'r 64
Nath'l Wheeler 53
Alex'r Munrow 19
George Day . 21
Rich'd Lawrence 4
Thos. Johnson
54
Hauns Albers 10
Robt. Denison
33
Deliverence Crane 36
Widow Ward
27
Robt. Lymon 29
Jno. Catling.
51
John Crane 3
Sam'l Kitchell
39
Sam'l Plum.
38
Josiah Ward.
6
Stephen Davis.
52
Jno. Ward.
46
Aaron Blatchly
59
Mr. Morris
58
Jno. Harrison.
Edw'd Ball. 8
Jonathan Sergant 2
Thos Richards.
31
Ab'm Pierson, Jun'r. 60
Benj'm Baldwin
32
Eliafaph Preston
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Thos. Huntington
14
Dan'l Dod . 5
Sam'l Rose,.
24
John Bostick.
3
Jno. Brown, Sen'r.
26
Change Lotte Item-it was Agreed, that any Man may have Lib-
of Med'w. erty to Change Ilis Meadow Lott with his Neighbour, Before it Be Laid out; Provided they Exchange not Above £30 in Estate, one More than the other.
Stephen Bond 11
Fran. Linle.
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Item-its Agreed that Serj't Jno. Ward, Henry Lyon, Ths. Johnson, Stephen Davis, Jno. Catling, Jno. Curtes, Jno. Brown, Jun'r and Wm. Camp, are Chosen to Lay out this Second divis- ion of Salt Meadows. Any Two of these, with one of the Old Ones shall have Power to act.
TOWN MEETING, 2d April, 1671, the return of the Men Ap- pointed for the Laying out of the Fence in the Common Line, was Published and declared to the Meeting ; and notwithstand- ing some Difficulties and Intricacies Alledged, they saw Cause to pass a full Vote, ordering every Man to make up his share of Fence, According as it is Given In and Awarded by the Men for- merly Chosen and Recorded for that Work; only Stephen Free- man was Promist Full Consideration Afterwards, if he would do up his in the 2 Mile Brook, of Abat'mt; and Agreed that it should be done by the 10th April Next, under the Penalty of 4d. the Rod for every Days Defect, in Not Sufficiently Making, or Maintaining the Same Afterwards, and All the damages that may Come Thereby.
TOWN MEETING, 23rd May, 1671, it was fully agreed and Order'd, that Twenty Four Hours Time of Notice to the Warn. ers or frecholders in Our Town, to Them or the People Warning of Houses Where they dwell, shall be accounted upon any Ordinary Occasion of a Town Meeting Legal Warning ; not with standing, they do Leave as formerly, full
Legall
for Town Power in the Magistrates to Call a Town Meeting at any Shorter Time of Warning, upon Extraodinary Busi-
Meetings. ness when the Case Requires it and Cannot admit of a further Delay Therein.
Item, at a Meeting of About 40 freeholders being Legally Warn. ed, it was by their Vote fully Ordered and Agreed, that from Henceforth or Untill further Order, any Twenty of the freeholders, the Clerk and one the Magistrates being Present ; Provided the said Twenty having Legall Notice Given them ; which said Twenty Freeholders of our Town shall have full power, to Order, Act and doe, or Cause to be done, all or any business belonging to the Whole Town or any particular Therein, as fully and Legally as if they were all Present, Might, or Could doe : excepting the admission of Inhabitants, and the Alteration of our Fundamental Agreement ; Whereupon we all Came Hither and have subscribed unto and all shall Be obliged to Submit to what shall Be in such wise Agreed upon.
Item-its Agreed upon, that the 5th June Next shall Be forth. with Published, for every Soldier that day to appear at the beat of the drum, to shew his Arms and Ammuni- tion, and to spend that day in the Exercising their
Training.
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Arms, as they shall Agree among Themselves ; under the Penal- ty of 2s. 6d. for Absence, and all former Penalty's Agreed upon for being defective in their Arms-and they so met shall have full power to Appoint an other day of Meet- Carrying Arms on the Sab- bath. ing-and to order the Matter of the Squadrons for the Carrying of Arms to Meeting, and Warding on the Lords days During the Time of Publick exercise ; which is the Town's mind and order, that it should be Strikly Observ'd and Attended.
Item-it's ageeed, that every Man that's Land in Clearing of Highways. any fields Butting on any Highway, wherein he Hath Laid or Cause to be fell or Laid any Wood or Trees, he or they shall remove the same again, between this and the Sixteenth of June Next, and Clear the said way or ways, under the penalty of Is. for every Days Neglect after the Day afore- said; and under the same Penalty, to keep Clear the and Wind Falls. One Half of the Highways that Butts upon his Land. And also it's ordered, that every Man shall Clear away the wind falls and wood, that he found in the one Half of the Highway next his Land, and so keep it Clear; under the same penalty for Neglect, upon Complaint : and for his Clearing the under falls, he shall be paid for his Pains out of the Treasury.
Item-it's Agreed that the 2nd day of the week and the 6th day of the same week and the Next Days if the Town Need, and the Work Cannot be well done on those days that
Grinding Days. are appointed and agreed upon by The Town Meeting and the Owners of the Mill to be their Grinding days, upon which days the Miller is to attend his Grinding, and the Town are to bring their Grists, and the Miller Promiseth to do his . . . . . as for Himself secure the same untill it Be en- closed, and under Lock and Key.
Richard . . . . is admitted a freeholder, upon Condition of his setting his Name to our Agreements, and Hath the
Freeholder. Priviledge of Commonage for Fifty Pound Estate, without Deduction ; and He Hath Promised to set About Learning to read-Which was an Encouragement unto Them Herein.
Ths. Huntington hath Granted to him and them, their Shares of the Highway formerly taken out of their Lotts which Hath ' Been laid down Again; and the remainder undisposed of the Land Lying At his and their Rears of their Home Lotts, which was formerly Appointed to Them in lieu of the Land Taken out of their Lotts for the said Highway, is Confirmed upon them.
Aaron Blacthly, Promising to uphold his Common Fence with. out Charge to the Town, untill they Can Dispose of the Land and fence without Loss in the Neck; they Granted Exchange. him liberty to Lay down some Part of his said division
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of Land, viz : that Part lying by Mr. Crane's Flank; and to Take up so much Sized Land for it in the Woods, as upon a Due View of Sizure it Being not prejudiciall to the Town; which so Appearing, they are willing to Accommodate him With.
· Ephraim Burwell, with his Neighbours having their Lands Lying Together, desiring liberty to have a Highway Exchanged
or removed, that leads to their lands in the Little Neck
Highway Exchanged. by Deacon Tompkens's, from the outside of his Lott one way that Now is, to Almost the out side of his Own Lott, on the other side of his Lott ; and he would Be Con- tent to take up some Amens for his Land and Charges in Sub duing it, at the End of his own land ; as also the Remainder of His Amens due to him for his Home Lott, which was Granted to him for Amens, if it be there to Be had : and free and full Liber- ty was Granted Them to place the Highways anew for their Best Convenience Among Themselves, as they shall Agree, they Not annoying any other Mans Land by their alterations : and Like- wise liberty was Granted to all them that have their lands on that side of the Highway, to have their Lotts run to the Lotts run out to the Swamp Swamp for their Preservation of the Corn by Fencing or otherwise ; the additions of Land Being Inconsid- erable as it's presented to the Town which is Given to them, and they have sustained Great loss for want of such Liberty of Fenc- ing, as they say-which moved the Town to Comply with Them.
TOWN MEETING, 29th Sept'r, 1671. Mr. Jasper Crane and Robt. Treat are Again Chosen Deputies in our Town, for the Service of the Assembly in 3d Oct'r Insuing the date, According to the Governors Warrant.
Item-free Liberty was by a full Vote Given to any Amongst us, of Freeholders of our Town, to enter on Treaty of Sale. and to Buy the Neck of Capt. Wm. Sandford, or his Uncle, or Both if they Could Agree for it, and pay what they shall engage; and the sd Town wou'd expect Nothing of them, But to pay their Shares to the Minister in New ark, unless they would freely of Themselves Give and Grant some further Priviledge to About Bay- The Town, where to they May Not be Compelled. ing the And it's Agreed that None shall be exempted from
Neck. liberty of Purchasing, that doe Now Desire It; and that he shall have and Enjoy his Share and Proportion of what he Purchaseth, according to his adventures and Monies Expended About the same : and there presently appeared so many Volun- teers, as to make Tender to Capt. Sandford or such as had the Right of Dispose, the sum of Eight Hundred Pounds In Cattle and Provision, pay hear, with some Pipe Staves, within Four Year Next Insueing : and they refered the Matter to Mr. Pier. son, Sen'r, to draw up the Letter, with the Names and Shares
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that they Propounded to Expend for the Procuring of the same ; and to keep a Copy of Mens Names and Shares Adventuring, and what is Committed to the sd Sandford under their hands, for the Buying the sd Neck Aforesaid.
TOWN MEETING, 14th Nov'r, 1671, which Meeting adjourned to the 26th Inst. to finish what they Cou'd Not due this day ; and Concerning rates it was agreed that all rates that shall be levied this Present Year, (Except the Lord rent and Surveying of Land,) should be made and Levied by Persons Valued Rates. at 1s. 4d. pr Head, by Lands the Home Lotts rateable at three half Pence pr Acre, and for the First division of Upland and Meadow to Goe at 1d pr Acre, and for the Second of land Not to be rated this Year ; also Cattle to be rated as they were last Year: and Concerning the Lords rent and Surveying of Land, the Charges thereof to be levied by Lands only, which rates was Ordered as follows, viz : a Rate of £50 was Granted to be Levied forthwith, to answer the Occasions of the Town . . . . and where to any unto whom they are Indebted. Item, a rate of £20 was ordered to be made, to pay the Charges of Survey- ing Lands; which Monies are to be paid into the Treasurer's Hand.
Item, its agreed, that a List of every Mans 'Estate Shall be Brought in to the men apointed, Between this and the 2nd Decem'r Next, and Every one that dwells in the North End of the Town to Serj't Jno. Ward, and those of the South End to Thos. Johnson, under the Penalty of 6d., to be charged to the rates of any that are defective, having Had Notice of Rates. this order ; which 6d. Shall be Taken out of the Rates of Those Men that are put upon The Trouble to Get it : and the Men Appointed to make the rates are, Mr. Obadiah Bruen, Serj't Jno. Ward, Thos. Johnson, Jno. Curtes, and Jno. Brown, Jun'r, who are desired to attend the work and Issue It as soon as they Can : the Prizes of Corn, and flesh, are the same as it's Expressed in the Country Laws.
Item, the Motion of Mr. Abr'm Pierson's to the Abr'm Pier- son. Town, that he might have his first division of upland According to the Proportion of his Estate, laid out in the Hither side Next the Lott reserv'd for the Elders Lott in the Neck ; which was Granted him on Condition that he settles and Abides with us a Considerable Time, Carrying on the work of the Ministry : which if he should not do, but in a few years remove away, then he is to leave the land to the Grants of Landa and adding £10 a Year More. Town for the end Afs'd ; he Shall be paid for Layings out About it, if the Improvements of the land hath Not done it before. Item, on the same Conditions afs'd, they are willing to and agree to add Ten Pounds 6
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Yearly More for his Maintenance, for the Time to Come-he shall Also be free from all Rates, Except the Charge of Purchasing and Setling the Place, as others have done.
Item, the Town again Choose Robt. Treat to Record all their Lands and Meadows which are Laid out in our Town, for For Record'g Lands.
2d. a parcell ; and every Man is to bring in his parcells of Land to him-with The Number of Acres ; and if any Allowance for Sizure they was to make It known how much, and how its Bounded on Each side Thereof: and this they Agreed to do, as soon as they could.
TOWN MEETING, Ist Jan'y, 1671-Mr. J. Crane and Mr. Robt. Treatt, are again Chosen to the place of Magistrates for the Year Insewing.
Item-they are Chosen Deputies for the General Assembly, for the Year, and Sam'l Swain is Chose the Third Man.
Viewers of Fences. Mr. Treat is chosen Secretary for Next Year. Henry Lyon, Treasurer. Ths. Johnson, Constable. Jno. Har- rison and Wm. Camp are to Warn the Town Meetings in their part of the Town ; the old Surveyors to Stand Again. Wm. Camp and Jabez Rogers, Haywards for this Year ; George Day and Zachariah Burwell Viewers of Fences, who are to Attend it once a Month : they are to Mark the defective Places Penalty's on defec- tive Fences. and Give the Owners Notice Thereof, and allow them 16 Hours to amend it ; and then they are again to view
it, and for every defect after, He or they shall pay to the Viewers Is. a Day for every day it lies defective, Besides all damages in the Mean Time ; and in Case the owners of The De- fective Fences will not pay their penalties, the said Viewers sball have full Power, by Warrant to Distraint.
Serj't Rich'd Harrison and Stephen Davis are Chosen, to range the Middle Highway in the Neck, Ag't Francis Linle's and Jno. Catlings Lott.
Item, Mr. Pierson hath the Consent of the Town Given Him, to Buy the House, and any Part of the Lott that Belongs to Widow Elizabeth Ward.
The Rates made for the Town were read and Published, and its agreed that every Man should pay in his proportion to the Treasurer, between this and the 10th Feb'y Next, or else the Constable by order Must destrain for it.
Item, it's Order'd, that No Goats at any Time of the Year shall be kept any where in the Neck, or Common Fence.
Item, Wm. Camp hath Granted him, upon Acc't of That Acre of Land, that the Townsmen in the Time that
Camp's Grant. Home Lott he now dwells on was Vacant in a Com mon, disposed of to Edw'd Riggs, Deac'd, a Point of Up Land Beyond Martin Tichenor's Land Towards the Point, on
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the left Hand of the Highway as they Goe to Maple Island- deemed About 3 Acres.
Item, it was declar'd by Many, that in Case those Colours. that Would have their right in the Colours to Them. selves, they should have It, rather than to make any Trouble About It.
TOWN MEETING 22d Jan'y, 1671. Mr. Treat and Lieut. Swain are deputed, to Take the first oportunity to Advise with Mr. Ogden, or any other they see Cause, what may be the Safest and Best Course to be taken for the Town, about our Lands and Set- tlements here.
Item-it's ordered and Agreed, that every Man Shall bring in his or their Half Bush'l. to Henry Lyon and Joseph
Sealers of Measures. Waters to have them Tryed, and sealed when made fit with Mr. Crane's ; which for the present is the Stand- ard-they shall have 2d. pr. piece for Sealing with the small Town Brand, or N.
TOWN MEETING, 4th March, 1671, it's Order'd for Mr. Ab'm Pier- son, Jun'r. the Church to Call Mr. Abr'm Pierson, Jun'r, to be Joined with his Father in Time Convenient for the orderly efecting It ; and they have Agreed upon his Taking Office he shall have and enjoy his Accommodations Granted him, upon the same Tenor and Terms that other Men In our Town Generally hold the Same.
Item, its agreed, that after the 10th Inst. March,
10th March. every Man shall secure his Wood, Timber, Corne, and Hay, which is Abroad, or Beare the loss of them with his fences also.
Burning Woods.
Item, its Order'd that Mr. Crane, Good'n Davis, and Nath'l Wheeler, shall Take Care for to Burn the Woods this present Year.
TOWN MEETING, 22 March, 1671-2. John Brown, Jun'r, is Chosen Recorder for the Town, and to have in Custody all the Town's Writings After Mr. Treats leaving the Town, 'Till Jan'y, 1772.
Widow Denison hath Granted to her, 1 Acre of land and Meadow Adjoining her other land and Meadow-for her stay. ing on the place so Long when the Town was first settled.
Wm. Camp had Granted to him, of his piece of Land in the Point Lately Given him of Four Acres and Half, he shall have 2 Acres of it free from all Charges, in lieu of what was wanting in his Home Lott; the rest on account of his Division.
Martin Tichenor hath 1} Acre of Land Granted Him, Adjoin- ing his own division in the point, partly for the accommodations
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of the highway that he made of his Land, and for his Staying so much on his place when the Town was first Settled.
Jonathan Tompkens hath Granted him, a piece of land Lying before the front of his Home Lott, on Consideration of his Home Lotts Being so poor and Scanty.
John Curtis Also hath a Grant of an Acre of Land, for His Staying on the place at the first settling Thereof.
Survey's Chosen.
Item, Sam'l Plum and Stephen Davis are Added to the rest, to Finish the Laying out of Lands in that Division Already Begun.
TOWN MEETING, 10th April, 1672, Francis Linly is Chosen to Sweep the Meeting House this year, for doing which he is to Have 20s.
Item, it's order'd that No Cows, Calves, Goats, or Sheep, shall Be kept within the Com'on fence, under the penalty of 6d. pr. head ; Working Oxen and Horses hath Liberty, with a sufficient keeper.
Order'd, that the Treasurer shall pay Mrs. Kitchel 27s. upon Mr. Leet's Acc't-she Giveing a Rec't for the same.
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