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Item-George Day hath the Grant, to have his Proportion of Meadow which is wanting in his Second Division, lay out to him at Wheeler's Point in that Meadow which was Henry Lyon's.
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Mrs. Morris's Grant.
TOWN MEETING, October 13, 1679-Mrs. Morris hath Granted Twenty Shillings in the Town Rate, upon ac- count of what she did for Mr. Bruen.
Orders ahout Wolves.
Item-It is voted that if any Person shall kill any Wolves, and bring the Heads to the Constable, shall have allowed by the Town Ten Shillings per Head.
:¿ [ '77 Order about Carrying Mr. Pierson's Wood.
TOWN MEETING, November 24, 1679-It is agreed that two in each Quarter shall be appointed, to look after the carrying in Mr. Pierson's Wood for this Year, and take Care that it be done seasonably. And also to see that every one as is yet behind for the last Year, do first 'carry their Load; and for their Pains and Care shall be exempted from their Load of Wood. Mr. Johnson and George Day for their Quarter, Mr. Kitchel and David Ogden for their Quarter, Deacon Lawrence and John Ward, Turner, for their Quarter, and Joseph Walters and Thomas Pierson, Junior, for their Quar- ter are chosen-every Quarter to go out when the Men see Cause to call.
Item-There being Complaint that many as are grown Persons,
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berorde: lo as well as Boys, do misbehave themselves on the Lord's Day in the time of Public Service, both in the Meeting House and with- out by the House Sides; also by sleeping, Whispering, or the like. Wherefore, the Town hath chosen Thomas Pierson, Junior, and Samuel Potter, to use their best Care and Endeavors to re- strain like Disorder in Time of public Worship, by rebuking such Persons as behave themselves irreverently, within or without the House ; and if they are such grown Persons as will not be re. strained by their Rebukes, then they are to present them to the Authority.
TOWN MEETING, January 1, 1679-Mr. Johnson and John Curtis, are chosen Deputies for the Year ensuing. Mr. Ward the Third Man.
John Ward, Turner, Constable.
Mr. Ward as President. Mr. Johnson and Lieut. Swain, for Town Courts. John Brown, Junior, Clerk for this Court. Joseph Harrison, Messenger for this Court. Joseph Johnson, Edward Ball, Stephen Davis, David Ogden, and Thomas. Ludington, are chosen Town's Men for this Year, having the same Power as others formerly.
John Curtis, Treasurer. John Brown, Junior, Town Clerk. Jonathan Sargeant and Thomas Pierson, Jun'r, Warners of Town Meetings. Thomas Huntington and Benjamin Baldwin, fence Viewers.
William Camp and Edward Riggs are chosen to see if Elizabeth Town will Agree to meet with us in making a Fence in Order to secure our Field ; being the Bound Creek is thought to be no sufficient Fence.
Item-The Town saw Cause to choose a Committee to survey the Highways belonging to the Town tending to the Meadow, both for Quantity and Quality; and also to divide the same equally to several Persons, according to their Proportions of land and Meadow within the Neck. Sarj't Richard Harrison, Thomas Huntington, John Curtis, Samuel Plum, and William Camp, are chosen a Committee for this purpose.
Thomas Pierson, Sen'r, Thomas Pierson, Jun'r, and Stephen Bond, are chosen Grand Jury Men. John Curtis and Jobn Bald- win, Sen'r, Sealers of Leather. Joseph Walters, Packer of Meat. Richard Fletcher, Grave Digger-and is to have 3s. for a Man's . Grave, 2s. for a Middle Person, and 1s. 6d. for a Child. Edward Ball, Town Attorney.
TOWN MEETING, February 18th, 1679-Concerning seating Persons in the Meeting House, it was agreed that Persons should be placed according to Office, Age, Estate, Infirmity and Desent
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or Parentage : by Estate is meant that Estate as Persons pur- chased and took up Land by, together with the present Estate- comparing all these together. Mr. Ward, Mr. JJohnson, Deacon Tompkins, Richard Harrison, Stephen Davis, Thomas Hunting. ton, and John Brown, Jun'r, are chosen a Committee to this Work. .
Drum to TOWN MEETING, March 22, 1670-80-It is agreed, that the Drum being begun to be beaten at Joseph Rigg's Gate,
Order for
an Alarmı. and so all the Way up the Street as far as Sam'l Harri-
son's Gate, and at the Ceasing of the beating of the Drum three Guns being distinctly fired of-it shall be sufficient Warning for all as are in the Military List, forthwith to meet at the Meeting House in their Arms.
× The Towy being met together the 29th of March, 1679-80, and give their positive Answer to the Governor of York's Writ, (viz) : That they have taken the Oath of Allegiance to the King and Fidelity to the present Government, and untill they have sufficient Order from his Majesty we will stand by the same.
TOWN MEETING, May 3, 1680-It is agreed that there shall be a Committee chosen, to petition the Deputy Governor and Council to enlarge and settle our Town Bounds. And by Reason we have been hindred and deprived of the Neck, and Hockqueka- nung also ; we desire to have it made up in that Land and Meadow called Poquanuck. and to have a Charter for the whole.
Item-the Committee chosen for this purpose are John Ward, Thomas Johnson, Richard Harrison, Thomas Richards, and John Catlin.
Item-it is agreed, that if any Man shall put out any of Land Order ahont or Swamp to pasture, within the Comon Fence ; the Pasture fence. Fence about any such Land or Swamp so made Use of
with the afs'd Fence shall be liable to a Survey by two Men chosen for that Purpose, and none but such Fence shall be allowed to be sufficient : and if any Man shall put any of his Cattle into such Pasture and the Cattle break out, the Owner shall pay Double Damage, and Poundage also. And if any such Fence or Fences need Surveying, the Owner of such Fence or Fences shall pay for the Surveying.
Joseph Walters and Robert Dalglish are chosen Surveyors for such Fences
John Catlin, Ephraim Burwell, and John Brown, Jun'r, are chosen to do what they can to see who is behind about the Neck Money, and also to gess as near as they can how it will rise in another Rate.
Neck Money.
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Highways to be mended.
TOWN MEETING, June 23, 1680-It is agreed, that one Man in every House shall go out one Day to mend the Highways in the Neck.
Item-it is agreed that Surveyors shall be chosen to appoint when Men shall go out, and have Power to call a Team or Teams if need require. Richard Harrison and Samuel Plum are chosen Surveyors.
TOWN MEETING, June 30th, 1680-Mr. Ward, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Swain, are chosen to carry on Town Courts. Item-It is Agreed to petition to have another Justice-it is also desired that Mr. Johnson should be the Man for this Year.
Item-It is agreed that we should desire the Governor and Council to grant, that our Town Courts may have Liberty to try Actions of Five Pounds, without Appeal ; and if need require to have a Jury.
Item-It is Agreed, that the Town is willing Samuel White- head should come and Inhabit among us, provided he will supply the Town with Shoes, tho' for the Present we know not of any Place of Land convenient.
Meeting House Beated.
TOWN MEETING, July 24, 1680-It is agreed by Vote, that that Middle part of the Meeting House which is yet to be seated, shall have Three Seats of a Side.
Item-It is voted that Henry Lyon hath a Right to, and Shall have a Seat in the Meeting House-paying proportionably with his Neighbours.
TOWN MEETING, September 3d, 1680 .- The Town hath engaged by Vote, to stand by Goodman Porter [Potter] and keep him harmless from what shall come to him from Peter Jacobs, by Reason of Stephen Freeman's Bond of forty Pounds.
Item-John Curtis, Thomas Richards, and John Brown, Jun'r, are chosen, to do what they can to see what is paid to Peter Jacobs, on acco't of this Bond of Stephen Freeman's.
TOWN MEETING, September 27, 1680-It is agreed by Vote, that those Persons as have been admitted Planters in the Town, and have according to a Town Grant taken up Land, and have not paid the Purchase at all, or only to the Home Lotts; shall pay the Purchase for what Land and Meadow they have legally taken up, to the Town Treasurer, some Time between this Day and the Twenty. fifth Day of March next ensuing.
Item-The Town's Men, John Curtis and John Brown, Jun'r, are chosen, to find as near as they can what of Right doth be-
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long to each Person to pay, according to his Land taken up as afs'd.
Item-It is agreed that all improved Lands, that is, such Land as is plowed and used for Pasture in particular by fencing, shall pay One Penny p. Acre. And all other Lands, as Out Lands and other Lands in the Neck not plowed, nor used for Pasture and Meadow, one-half Penny p. Acre. All Lands is to be brought in to Rate by, as they was the last Year: that is, the first and Second Division as the Town laid it out, and all other Land and Meadow as Mr. Deleplary laid them ont. Note, all Lands and Meadow as afs'd, together with Heads, and Cattle, to be as they were the last Year.
Item-John Curtis and John Brown, Jun'r, are chosen to make Rates for this Year.
At the same Meeting, 27th of September, 1680. It is voted, . that those as will set themselves to kill Wolves and Bears, shall have for every grown Wolf's Head Twenty Shillings, and for every grown Bear Ten Shillings, and for Bear Cub five Shillings.
Item-John Curtis, Thomas Richards and John Catlin are chosen to go to New York; to make up all Accounts about the Neck, and do what they can to satisfy Peter
To make up
the Neck Account. Jacobs by borrowing Money to pay him, if they judge it the prudentist Way for the Town-and the Town doth engage to stand by them, and repay it again between this and the Twenty-fifth Day of March Next.
Item-Nathaniel Wheeler, Edward Riggs, and Joseph Riggs, have a Grant to take up Land upon the upper Chesnut hill by Raway River near the Stone House ; provided they exceed not above fifty Acres a piece.
TOWN MEETING, the 29th of November, 1680-It is agreed upon by Vote, that a Man should be chosen to look A Man chosen to look after the Boys. after and see that the Boys and Youth do carry them- selves reverently in the time of public Worship upon the Lord's Day, and other Days and Times of Worship. And if any grown Persons shall carry themselves irreverently, he is to make Complaint to the Authority and present their Names ; and his Word shall be accounted Evidence against him or them offending, whether the offence be committed within or without the House. Joseph Walters is chosen to be the Man for the pur- pose above said.
Planters ad. Item-John Johnson, Thomas Lyon, Matthew Wil-
mitted. liams and John Mekeny are admitted Planters ; pro- vided they pay the Purchase for what land they have, as other Planters have done.
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Item-It is voted, that those as have not now given To bring in & List of their Estate. in a List of their Estate, shall have one Week's time allowed them to bring them to the Clerk; and if any Person do neglect, the Constable is to fetch it and have six Pence a piece for his pains.
Item-There having been a Town Meeting legally warned this 29th of November, 1680, and many being absent-It Order abont coming to is agreed by those Planters present to remit all those Town Meet- Fines that are already past, and for Time to Come if ings. any Person or Persons that are Planters shall be remiss in coming, according to the Act made the 21st of March, 1675-6, then those Fines then exprest (according to the offence) are strictly to be gathered up by the Constable, for the Town's Use : or if any come not, being warned by the Constable by special Warrant, at a shorter Time, then the Penalty to be exacted as before said.
TOWN MEETING, January 4th, 1680-Whereas, there was a vote past the 29th of November, 1680, concerning the How to dis- pose of Fines. Constables gathering up the Fines for remissness in attending Town Meetings ; the Town doth now think it more convenient that the Clerk give their Names to the Treas . urer, and the Fine be placed to their Rate.
The way to raise Money to pay Peter
Jacobs.
Item-It is voted, that this Money due to Peter Jacobs upon account of Goodman Porter, [Potter] shall be raised by the Estate as is now given in to make Rates by this Year.
Azariah Crane is chosen Constable for the Year ensuing. John Curtis, Treasurer.
Stephen Davis, David Ogden, Jasper Crane, William Camp and John Catlin, Town's Men.
Joseph Brown for that end of Town, and Daniel Dod for that End of the Town where they live, Warners of Town Meetings.
Nathaniel Wheeler and Thomas Lyon, fence Viewers.
Item-It is agreed that these fence Viewers shall view the fence as often as there is Occasion for it, and having viewed them, if they find any Defects, they are to give Notice thereof to the Owners of it, who is to repair the Defects within Twenty-four Hours or sooner if they can, upon the Penalty of One Shilling for each Defect ; which fine is to be given in to the Treasurer and plac'd to their Rates ; half of it is for the viewers, the other half to the Town.
It is also agreed, that every man shall from Time to Time set up and keep up two stakes, at each end of his Fence one, with the two first Letters of his Name on them ; upon the Penalty of One Shilling for every Stake's
Penalty of defective Fence.
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Want or Defect, which is to be given in to the Treas- urer, half for the Viewers and half to the Town. It is also agreed, that the Heighth of the Fence is to be four feet four Inches.
Item-It is agreed that the Common Fence shall be again pro. portioned, to every Man his just Proportion according to the Number of Acres of Land and Meadow within the same ; be- ginning at the River, and so to go successively as the Lotts . lie now as near as they can, untill they come to the Bound Creek. It is also agreed, that each Man shall agree with his Neighbour concerning making his fence as before, or if they cannot agree, then they have Liberty to take it away if he please.
Item-The Town hath chosen George Day and William Camp to take a view of that Land Daniel Tichenor asked for; and if they consent, and it be not prejudicial to the Town, then he is to have it.
Item-At the said Town Meeting, January 4th,
Town's Men 1680-The Town's Men and John Brown, Junior, are
to proportion
the Fence. chosen, to Proportion to each Man his Proportion of Fence, according to his Number of Acres of Land and Meadow in the same.
Bound Creek
MIIl.
Item-The Town doth give their free Consent to any Person or Persons among us, to set up a Corn Mill upon the Bound Creek, near the Two Mile Brook.
Item-The Clerk is chosen, to send to Elizabeth Town in the Town's Name, to desire of them the like Liberty also.
Item-It is voted, the Minister's Rate and the Town Minister's Rate.
Rate shall be made in one this Year.
TOWN MEETING, January 21, 1680-It is voted that this Busi- ness of Difference about the Land and Swamp, shall be
Sizing the Swamp. ended by the Committee already Chosen to lay out the Fence, who are to size such Land and Swamp as hath been taken up in the Neck, since the fence was laid out.
Item-John Ward, Turner, and Thomas Ludington are chosen, to join with the Committee for the sizing of the Land and Swamp. Item-Jabez Rogers hath granted to him, that he may have the Town's Right of so much of the Swamp at the Rear of his Second Division of Land in the Neck as was surveyed to him, to make his Lott square, and he accepts it for the amends of his first Division.
Jabez Roz- ers' Grant.
Item-it is agreed, that there shall be Two Town's Men to the other five.
Item-John Treat and Thomas Ludington are chosen to be Town's Men to join with the other.
It is agreed by the Committee chosen by the Town for that
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Purpose, that any Person or Persons which hath taken To pay for the Purchase of House Lotts & other Lands, up Land within the Town for a House Lott, and hath not yet paid the Purchase, shall by the Time the Town appointed pay Two Shillings for each Acre, be it more or less; and for other Lands lying more remote Three Pence for each Acre, and for Meadow four Pence for each Acre, or else let it lie to the Town's Dispose.
TOWN MEETING, February 25, 1680-To prevent sundry In- conveniencies which may grow to this Town of Newark, by the inconsiderate receiving and entertaining of Strangers amongst us-It is Voted, That henceforward, no Planter belonging to us or within our Bounds or Limits, receive or entertain any Man or Woman of what Age or Quality soever, coming or resorting to us, to settle upon their Land : nor shall any person that hath been or shall be received as a Planter among us, by Right of Inheritance or otherwise, sell, give, nor any way alienate, or pass over, Lease or Lett, any House or House Lott, or any Part or Parcell of any of them, or any Land of what Kind or Quality soever, to any such Person : nor shall any Planter or Inheritor permit any such Person or Persons so coming and resorting, to stay or abide above one Month, without Licence from those the Town shall appoint for that Purpose, under the Penalty of Five Pounds for every such Defect; besides all Damages that may grow by such Entertainments.
TOWN MEETING, June 8, 1681-It is agreed by vote in a full Town Meeting, that what the Major part of the Town shall con- ceive and act upon any Account for the Good and Safety of the Town, shall stand good and valid to bind every Individual Planter and Inhabitant to the attendance thereof; upon such Penalty as the Town, or a Committee chosen by the Town, shall see Cause to inflict.
Item-it is voted, that forthwith a Watch in the Night, and a, Ward on Sabbath Days be observed. Item-Stephen Davis and Joseph Rigs is appointed, to give a Charge to the Watch every Night. Item-it is agreed that every Soldier do bring his Arms every Day of Public Worship, well fixed, and also Am'unition. Captain Swain and Lieut. Curtis are chosen, to give the Charge for the Watch and Warders.
TOWN MEETING, July 18, 1681-Thomas Johnson and John · Curtis are chosen Deputies, according to the Writ. John Ward the Third Man.
TOWN MEETING, October 19th, 1681-It is agreed by vote,
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that the way for rating this Year shall be, that all The Way of rating in the Year 1681. Home Lotts and all improved Lands lying within the Common fence shall pay a Penny p. Acre. All Lands that are unimproved lying within the Com'on fence, be it first, Second or Third Divisions, Meadow, and the Second Di- vision without the Common fence, a half penny p. Acre, and all other out Lands one farthing p. Acre. All Heads, and Cattle, to be rated as they were the Last Year.
This was voted the 25th Feb'y in 1680. though omitted being recorded till
To prevent disorderly Meeting of Young People at unseasona- ble Times, it is voted as a Town Act, that no House. keeper or Master of a Family, shall harbour or enter- tain any Person or Persons in the Night after Nine o'clock, or at other unseasonable Times, (extraordinary now.
occasions excepted) ; nor shall they suffer them disor- derly to meet at any Place within their Power, to spend their Time, Money, or Provisions inordinately, in drinking, gaming, or such like; nor shall they suffer any Carriage, Conferrence, or Council, which tends to corrupt one another. All such Persons so transgressing, shall be liable to such fines the Authority shall think fit.
The Town having agreed the 4th January 1680, that the Com'n Fence should be again divided, and for that Purpose ap- pointed the Town's Men and John Brown, Jun'r, to proportion the same, which according to the best of their Judgments they have performed ; and do find that four Acres of Land and Meadow requireth one Rod of Fence, and have accordingly proceeded, as near as they can to the laying it out as the Lotts was drawn at first, leaving out the Gates and Barrs which are disposed of as followeth, (viz) : The first Gate next the River to Aaron Blachly and Samuel Harrison, to be sufficiently made and maintained from Time to Time, instead of Seven Rods of fence. The Second Gate is disposed of to David Ogden, in Stead of his Proportion of fence in the Common Line, to be sufficiently made and maintained from Time to Time. The Third Gate to John Curtis and John Baldwin, Senior, to be sufficiently made and maintained from Time to Time, in Stead of Seven Rods of Fence. The fourth Gate together with the Fence on both sides, the Breadth of the Highway, to Deacon Michael Tompkins for his Proportion of fence, to be sufficiently made & maintained from Time to Time. The fifth Gate to William Camp, to be sufficiently made and maintained from Time to Time, instead of Seven Rods of fence.
The Sixth Gate to John Ward, Jun'r, and Matthew Canfield, to be made and maintained sufficiently from Time to Time, in- stead of Six Rods of Fence : the Mile Brook hath One Rod of Fence allowed for it.
The Barrs called Wheeler's Barrs to Joseph Riggs, to be suf-
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ficiently made and maintained, handily to be put up and down from Time to Time, instead of Three Rods of Fence-there is two Rods of Fence allowed for the Two Mile Brook. The Seventh Gate to Mr. Thomas Johnson, to be sufficiently made and maintained from Time to Time, instead of Seven Rods of Fence. It is always to be understood, that the Rod Pole this Fence was laid out by, was 16 feet and 9 inches in Length. Thomas Huntington hath his Proportion of Fence, according to his Agreement with the Town-beginning at Low Water Mark, and reacheth untill it meets with Jabez Rogers's fence, which is the first Lott in Order.
LOTTS.
RODS.
LOTTS.
RODS.
Jabez Rogers
1
71
Capt. Sam'l Swain.
28
114
Being divided by Aaron
Joseph Walters.
29
33
Blachly and Samuel Harri-
Nathaniel Wheeler. 30
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son's Gate and Fence.
John Crane. 31
34
Mr. Samuel Kitchel.
2
153
Hance Albers.
32
43
Joseph Johnson.
3
21
John Denison.
33
64
Jonathan Tompkins.
4
31
John Catlin. 34
Francis Lindly 35
Ebenezer and Jonathan Can- field
5 41
Samuel Freeman-being di-
Martin Tichenor.
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vided by Joseph Rigg's Barrs and fence
Thomas Staples.
8
3}
Joseph Brown. 36
Thomas Brown.
Mr. John Ward
37
10
in the Swamp against Mr.
Edward Ball
38
71
+ Bruen's, the other Part next Daniel Dod's.
Thomas Pierson, Sen'r.
40 43
Thomas Ludington.
10
31
Mrs. Eliz'th Morris.
41|
10
William Camp.
11
Robert Dalglish
42
3
John Baldwin, Jun'r 12
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George Day ..
43
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John Treat ..
13
12
Edward Riggs.
Richard Fletcher
00
23
John Brown, Jun'r.
Azariah Crane.
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Mr. Abr'm Pierson.
John Brown, Sen'
14
Jonathan Sarjant.
Mrs. Mary Bond
15
63
Benj'n Baldwin ..
Zachariah Burwell.
16
23
Joseph Riggs-he hath the
33
Mr. Jasper Crane.
17
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Barrs and } Rod by them. John Curtis.
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Ephraim Burwell.
19
23
John Meckeny.
Stephen Bond ..
20
3 John Burwell.
Thomas Richards
21
John Tichenor.
2
Richard Harrison 22
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John Baldwin, Sen'r.
Ephraim Penninton. 23
44 John Curtis and John Bald-
John Ward, Sen'r, Turner .. 24
8ª win, Sen'r, have 3rd Gate and
Richard Lawrence 25
6 the fence the Breadth of the
Stephen Davis 26
6 Highway, and the remainder
Henry Lyon
27
of their Proportion of fence
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Thomas Pierson, Jun'r.
9 113
Being in two Places, one
Mr. Sam'l Wilson
39
33
44 41 41 7} 4} 2}
Samuel Rose ..
18
41
2 2
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Jasper Crane.
4
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LOTTS.
| RODS.
LOTTN.
RODE.
lies next to Thos. Pierson,
They have both their fence
Jun'r, in Tichenor's Lane.
by their Gate.
Aaron Blachly
John Gardner
33
Sam'l Harrison.
51
Anth'y Oliff.
Mr. Thos. Johnson.
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Their Gate and fence lie together.
His fence lies next his own
- John Bruen.
63
Gate.
Sam'l Plum.
19 Thos. Lyon 3
Seth Tompkins.
13 Daniel Dod.
John Ward, Jun'r, Turner
2.
Sam'l Lyon.
21
Sam'l Ward ..
2
Matthew Williams.
35
John Johnson
21 Sam'l Potter
1
Matthew Canfield.
4 John Davis
13
John Ward, Jun'r 3毫 - Sam'l Dod 21
Item-it is ordered by the Town's Men, that if any Person or Persons shall (at any Time) open any Gate, or pull down any approved or allowed Barrs leading into the Common Fields, and leave them so, shall forfeit the sum of 5s. for every Time he or they so transgress; to be paid into the Town Treasurer, half for the Informer and half for the Town's Use, besides all Damages that may be done upon such Neglects; excepting in sliding Times at the Appointment of Two or Three Town's Men, when Frost and Snow lieth upon the Ground. Also it is ordered as afs'd, that any Person or Persons that have their Lands lying adjacent to the Com'on Fence, and do see Cause to make Barrs or Gates, (though not allowed to be such by the Town) yet the same Penalty shall be to them as to the other, in Case they are left down or open and not carefully shut or put up again.
TOWN MEETING, December 12, 1681-It is voted, that there shall be Surveyors chosen to lay out Highways as far
Surveyors
for High- as the Mountain if need be, and to lay out the Third ways
chosen. . Division to all who have a Desire to have it laid out, and Passages to all Lands.
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