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Joseph Bayly Re'.
It was ordered and agreed the same day that Thomas Brush shall take up six or eight acres of land upon the hill at the rear of Sam' Titus lot or neare thereabout provided the layers out see it convenient.
Joseph Bayly Re".
[Copied in the Revision in the year 1873 from the original in Old Book 2 back p. 30 or 42.] (Town Meetings Vol. 1, p. 39.)
[DEED. THOMAS SKIDMORE TO EPENETUS PLATT.]
[1672, Jan. 22.]
Bee it known unto all men by these p'sents yt I Thomas Skidmore of Huntington ye east Riding of yorke share Blacksmith have bargoned & sold alinated & made over unto Epenetus Platt of Huntington one Long Iland in the east Riding of yorke share husbandman I say I have sold from mee & mine my heires, executors adminstrs & assigncs unto ye afore sd. Epenetus Platt to him & his heires execu- tors administrs & assignes I say I have sold all my Right and intrust, yt I have to houseing land & all othere my accomodations in huntington yt is to say my house and shop my home lott Consisting of six accors bee it more or lees seittuate in huntington bounded on the south by the street one the west by the home lott of Epenetus Platt one
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the north by old mile Pond one the east by Jno. wickes his swamp as allsoe all fruite trees & fences as they now are together with 8 accars of meadow bee it more or less lie- ing and beenig one a neck Comonly called and known by ye name of Santepaug bounded one ye south by ye Sound one ye east by ye lott of Thomas wickes & one west by ye lott of Jnº ffinch one the north by wood land alsoe, all othere lands that doe or at any may here after appertaine or any way belong to a two hundred pound allottment, as alsoe all and every percell or p'ticuler peece or peeces of land yt have been att any time - given to mee by the towne of huntington as disstinte from my p'ticular Right by allottment with all and singuelar appertunances previlidges Rights and Emunities that either hath or at prsent doe or hereafter shall belong thereto To have and to hold to him the said Epenetus Platt and to his for ever, always except- ing and reserveing to my selfe and to my owne p'per use and behoufe my Right of my farme with all the previlidge there unto belonging as at large is exprest in the generall covenant and agreement made by the Inhabitants of Hun- tington the said farme lieng and being in that land east from Cow harbour alsoe it is to be understood that 3 accars of land in ye east feild which I formerly sold and ye two accars of meadow lieing att the harbour sold by mee to Tho: scudder is not in this saile intended alsoe I doe by these p'ents Covenant p·mise and engage to deliver unto Epenetus Platt or his assignes free, quiett and peaceable possission free from all Clames or disturbance by any per- son or persons whomsoe ever the first day of may next ensueing the datt hereof onely reserving the use of the shop to my selfe till the first of octobr next ensueing the date hereof and alsoe the fruite of one apple tree this next ensueing yeare and noe longer, and I doe here by promise and engage my selfe to discharge all Ratts yt are or will bee due eithere to ye towne or County att the foremen- tioned time yt I doe engage to deliver possission unto the
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trueth of wt is here inscribed I doe sett to my hand & seale this 22th day of Jan : & in ye yeare of our lord 1672
sealed signed & THOMAS SKIDMORE
delivered in p'sents of JONAS WOOD, Jno" THOMAS LAWRANCE
This is a truc Coppy of the origenall extracted by mee. Thomas Powell. Rec
(Court Rec , p. 308.)
[DEED OF THE OLD MILL FROM MARK MEGGS TO THE TOWN.]
[1672, Jan. 23.]
Know all men by these p'sents that I Marke Megs of huntington upon Long Island in yorkshire, miller, have Barganed sould and made over unto the Constable and townsmen of the towne of huntington all my Rite, title and intrest in and to my mill, mil hous, mil pond, mildam, and all and singular the sd. nessesaryes that properly Belongs to the mill, lying and Being in huntington, aforesaid for- merly in the tonor & occupation of Willam Leverich, Clerk, thene alinated unto wille Ludlam, thene to Mark Meggs with milpecks crow or crows of Iron, or any other nesessary, what soever Belonging thereunto as alsoe a high waye of too Rood wide from the gate that is att the north west end of the hom Lott of Marke Meggs, unto the brinke of the water in the mill pond, unto A Crooked white oake, thence to the mill Dam, with the same Alowance. Derecktly provided they stur not an apple tree *
said marke Megs have excepted who shall
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and Remaine in its place as it grows, although * * * * * * the fence Runeth Crooked, and alsoe a foote waye to com from the waye of henry sopers hous unto the mil- dam that now is, Reserveing the swampe Below the mildam, the hassekei meadow, and my proporcon in the mil pon, according to my alottment, unto my proper use and Behofe, wch swamp and hassehei meddow was given mee by the towne of huntington, these and alsoe my house, Barne, home Lot, Land in Comonadge, Meddow at the south, and all and singular the Appurtinances thereto belonging, I Reserve unto the desposing of my selfe, my heires and assigns for ever, But the mil with the Dam and pond with other usfull nessesarieyes, I have sould and made over unto the Constable and townsmen, as aforesaid, for the vallue of five pounds yearly for eleven years, to bee paid in man- ner and formie following, that is to say : 20 Bushels of Indian Corrne, fower bushells of wheate, the Remainder in pease, Dureing yearely the said tearme as aforesaid, yt Mark Megs and Avis, his wife, chance soe Long to live, yt Booth of them chance to Dye within the said terme of yeares then what is unpaid to Remaine to the use of the towne of huntington forever, and further I Doe ingadge my selfe and my assignes to save the Constable and over sears of the towne of huntington ; free from the Claime of Any person or persons what soever ; as witnes my hand this 23th of January in the 23 year of his magistis Raine and in the year of our Lord 1672.
Memoranddm the yearely payment of five pounds by the yeare, as is within specified, to Begin at or Before the 20th of february next ensuing, at which tender of payment in Corne as is within specified, I promis and Ingadge to sur- render and Deliver up unto the Constable and overseers, the mil, mildam, with the nessaryes as within specified, as
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we the p.ties within named have interchaingably set our hands the Day and yeare within spesified. signed sealed and the mark of Delivered in the pr. MARKX MEGS [Seal.] JACOB WALKER the mark of JONATHAN SMYTH AVISX MEGS [Seal.]
THO: FLEET
JONAS WOOD
THOMAS POWELL [Seal.]
ISAAC PLATT
JONATHAN ROGERS.
(File No. 48.)
[MARK MEGGSS TAXES.]
[1672, Jan. 25.]
January ye 25th 1673
it is Agreed by the townesmen of huntington that Marke Megses yearely paie shall bee Rated for this yeere 1671 by the hundred that is to saye thirteene pence halfe peny the hundred gc hundreds and it is to bee paide in to Jonathan Rogers and hee to paie it into Marke Megs and to take an Aquitance of Mark Megs and if any over plush of paye Remaine Jonathan Rogers to bee Responsable unto the townesmen this paie to bee made forth with and not to Remaine but this yeare to paie by the hundred except the towne in Jenerall see cause and consent thereunto and if Any person or persons Refuse to paie thaye Loose thaire intrest of Land in the milpon furthermore it is Agreed that noe person or persons shall Claime Any Intrest in the pond Land by the payment of this Rate this p'sent yeare 1673 Joseph Bayly Rec"
(Court Rec. p. 182.)
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[COURT RECORDS. MARK MEGGS VS. SARAH SOPER-FIFTEEN STRIPES TO BE INFLICTED.]
[1672, March 13.]
At a Court held in huntington on the 13th Daie off march in the twentie fowerth of the Raine of our souvr. Lord Charls the second King of great Briton france, and Ireland etc. Anno : Dom. 1673. By Capt" John Maning Justice of the pease and high Sheirfe off York sheare and Mr. Jonas wood Justice of the peace and the oversears of the sd. towne Whereas Marke Megs and Avis his wife p'sented A Complaint against Sarah sooper wife off henry sooper for her veyarious carradges towards the com plainants and for formor miscarradges and abuse of Aughthoritie whereby the said Sarah sooper Laye under the sentance off a towne Coort for Corparall punishment and it was not inflicted. This Coort have therefore ordered that is the sd. sarah sooper wife of henry sooper parsist in turbelence of sperit without Reformacon that for the first offence whether con- tempt of Aughthoritie or abuse of her Naighbours for the first offence committed by her the sd. Sarah to Receve fifteene strips forthwith after Complaint Bee made to Aughthoritic at the Most public place in the towne.
Alsoe Whereas henry sooper Complained Against Marke Meges for provokeing him the Coort see cause to Lay a fine of six shillings and eaight pence uppon him the sd. megs for his Breach of the peace.
Alsoe that henry sooper for his abuesfull carradge and provocacons against Mark megs in his hous and against the said megs this Court hath ordred that him the sooper shall
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paye all Charges herein that it may for the future time take warning that hee Commit noe more such ffolly.
( Court Rec. p. 329.)
[THE OLD TOWN PARSONAGE.]
[1672, April 15.]
Aprill the 15, 1672
The day and yeare abovesaid the Constable and towns- men meeting at Mr Woods sent for Martha nabor, Dahter and executrix to James nabor Deceased to know what shee would allow unto the reparatcion off the ruings of the towne hous or parsonadge hous and land and fence the townsmen asked £50 and som labour that was Bestowed by the sd. James nabor on a hous lot that the towne gave the sd. nabor towards his Incouridgment to supply the towne nessessittie hee being a Cooper the sd. Martha nabor being silent touching the townsmen demands then the over- seers spake to Thomas Scudder and too Joseph Bayly to walk forth with Martha nabor and considder together what damage was don to sd. hous land fence and what shee would willingly give thomas scuder Joseph Bayly and Martha naibor came in to Mr woods hous with our consent and freely offered 40% and the labor that was bestowed on the aforesaid lott the Constable and overseers excepted their offer and demand was mad what the 408 should bee paid in Martha nabor Replied shee would paid it in salt which was excepted with a full Resignation of labour land and all priviledges that did or might belong thereunto Consider- ing the towne and could not bee answered by Reason the aforesaid nabor did ingadg to keep an ordinary.
Joseph Bayley Rer
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 41.)
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[THE TEN FARMS.]
[1672, April 16-17.]
The Account off what was Doun by James Chi- chester, Samuell Tytus Jonathan Rogers and Joseph Bayly, Conscerneing Laying out those ten farmes from the head of nesaquage River unto Crab med- ow Littell necke. By the appoyntment off the towne and was Don and parformed by us aforesaid the IGth and 17th Dayes of Aprell 1672 p'sented unto the towne in Jennorall and exsepted and the farmes Devided by Lot with a joynt consent and therefore Recorded by mee.
Joseph Bayly Rer
Impī the River head farme from the Littell Run of water on the left hand of the parth 56 Rood by the side of the River the north side 60 Rod the west 56 the south side 60 : that parporcon 40 acars the owners Joseph whitman John Samwayes, Samuell Ketcham, Richard Williams and Timothy Conkloyne.
H 2 farme on the east sid of the littell necke against Mr Smiths 60 Rod in Length and 56 Rod in breadth, the owners thereof by lot is Thomas Scudder John Budd, Stephen Jarvis, Robart Crandfeild.
H 3 farme by the side of the scompe on the sd littell necke in Length 60 Rod and breadth 56 the owners Jonathan Rogers and Samuell titus.
H 4 farme by the side of a Run of watter on the west side off sunken Meddow 60 Rod in length and 52 in breadth the owners epenetus platt Jonas wood John weekes thomas whitson :
H the 5 farme on the west sid of the fresh pond the Length by the sound 52 Rod the bredth 24 Rod the owners thomas skidmore Mr wood James Chiches-
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ter and thomas powell whoe have given thaire Rite and intrest unto thomas skidmore.
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the 6 Lot of the same Length and breadth adjoyne- ing to that the Remainding part of those farmes of the fresh pon Lyeth south and west of the hous Lots the onnor of this farme Samuell wood Joseph bayly nathaniell fostar, John Ted, Jonathon harnett :
H the 7. farme on Crabmedoe littell necke which is cald the first on that neck which is next to the gut the Length 80 Rod the bred 24 Rod the oners there- of J. green and Is. plat, Mr bryan, tho : weeks Rich. brush.
H the 8 farme adjoyneing to that of the same breadth oners Captn fleet John finch Mark Megs.
H the 9 farme of the same breadth adjoyneing to that, the owners Abiall titus Content titus John Cory John mathews
H the 10 farme of the same breadth bounded with the other on on sid and the Round swampe on the other the oners, widoe Jones thomas Brush John Jones. every of the sd. farmes to have 40 acars of upland and the benifitt of what medow there was neareast to them.
(Court Records, p. 305.)
[CONTENT TITUS'S LANDS.]
[1672.]
The Records of the Lands and Medow of Content Titus, Rece in 1672.
Impr, hous orchard gardens sittuate Lying and Beeing in huntington aforesaid Bounded as Discribed the frunt to the streate faceing Richard Williams the east side with the Lot that was formerly in the tenner occupacon of Captn
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seely the Reare with the Lot of John Teed the west side with the streete or high waye alsoe six acars of Land in the west feild Lying in too severall places 3 acars Bound- ed with the Land of samuell Titus on the east side and the Land of thomas Brush on the west the other 3 acars Bounded with the Land of Richard williams on the east side and the Land of Jonathan Scudder on the west as alsoe a certaine parcell of Meddow Lying and being on the south side of the eiland on too severall necks that is to say fower acars Bee it more or les Lying and being on a necke called by the name of the great neck in the severall parsels on pt which was called the Comon meddow bound with samuell Ketchams on the east sid and Richard Williams on the west the other parsell Bounded as aforesaid the other p,cell Lying on A neck called by the name of the Littell necke Bounded with the Medow of those as aforesaid.
p. mee Joseph Baylye.
(Deeds Vol. 1, p. 25.)
[DEED. JOHN RICHBELL TO NICHOLAS AND JOHN FINCH.]
[1672, April 28.]
Know all men by these p'sents yt I John Richball for- merly liveing in Oyster Bay and now at momerinock have formerly made over unto sd. Nickolls and John finch of huntington A. certain parcell of beach which formerly I did purchase and had possession from Tackapousha sa- chem and ye Rest of your Indians of masepege the beach lying between huntington gutt eastwards : And masepague gut westwards : I doe confirme and grant ye afore sd. premises unto ye afore sd. Isack Nickolls And John finch as witnesse hand this 28 of Aprill 1672.
JOHN RICHBELL.
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witnes. ROBART CUTT X WALTER NOCKES
The above sd. are true copies of ye originall by me John Corey Rec™
Agoust ye first 1682. ( Court Record p. 395.)
[DEED. SAMUEL MESSENGER TO JOHN GREEN.]
[1672, May 18.]
Bargoned, sould and Made over ffrom mee my heires and assignes unto John greene of huntington uppon Long Eiland, husbandman his heires and assignes all my Rite title and intrest in my Accomindacon sittuate and Lying in huntington afore said both housing barne orchard medow and upland that doth or ever heare after shall be- long there unto which was halfe medow and upland and halfe the Comonadge formerly in the tener of An Rogers widoe for the some of twentie pounds to bee paid by Mr Richard Bryan of milford as is more at large exprest in a bill of Debt bareing date with thes presents I saye all my Rite title and intrest in and to the same I have estranged from mee my heires and assignes unto John greene his herres and assignes To have and to hould for ever in wit- nes whereof I have heare unto set my hand this 18th Daye of maye in the yeare of our Lord 1672.
signed and Deld.
SAMUELL MESSENGER
in the presents off
JOHN FFINCH
Joseph Bayly Rec" (Court Record p. 309.)
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[ABIAL TITUS TO BEAT THE DRUM SABBATH DAYS.]
[1672, June 3.]
Monday, June 3rd, 1672.
Being a training day it was then agreed by the consent of the whole company that Abiell Titus should beat the drum Sabbath days in the fore and afternoon ; and for his pains therein the company consented to buy a new drum which drum the said Abiall is to keep in repair and beat at all needful times, as training days and times aforesaid, for which the said Abiall is to remain rate-free as long as the town see cause .*
Joseph Bayly, Rer
[Copied in the Revision in the year 1873, from the orig- inal in No. 2, p. 5.]
(Town Meetings, Vol. 1, p. 43 and Court Rec. p. 179.)
[DEED, EDWARD BUNCE TO CONTENT TITUS.]
[1672, Sept. 2.]
Know all whome it may conserne yt I Edward bunce of eatons neck one Long Island doe by these presents Ingage to deliver to content tittus of Huntington a cow fowr ycers old past. ye cow being now in ye custitie of Edward bunce called & known by ye name of Cherey this fowr sd. cow to bee delivered to content titus or his assigenes at or before ye last of octobar and for and in consideration of ye afore sd. cow the fore sd. content tittus doth Resigne all his Right in that farme hee belonged to in crabmedow
[*This practice of calling the people together for public worship was common to the period. I incline to the opinion that there was no church bell in Huntington until the erection of the church on the site of the present First Presbyterian Church in Huntington village, about the year 1711, perhaps later .- C. R. S.]
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neck soe far as belongeth to a five hundred pound alott- ment as it is agreed one by ye town I say I doe fully make over from mee my heairs to ye sd- Edward bunce his heairs with out any nolestation for ever: the sd. Edward bunce cleering all charge as hath been exspended as witt- nes our hands this second of September 1672.
The Mark of EDWARD X BUNCE CONTENT TITTUS
Witnes
THOMAS SCIDMORE The mark of MARK X MEGS
A true Coppy by mee John core Clerk. may ye 27th 1684.
Taken out of an old booke by order from Edward bunce ye 25th of october 1686. p mee Isaac Platt. Recr (Deeds, Vol. 1, p. 205, and Court Rec., p. 266.)
[DEED. HENRY SOPER TO JONATHAN ROGERS.]
[1672, Sept. 17.]
this writing testifieth that I henry sooper of huntington uppon Long Eiland have Bargoned and sould from me my heirs and assignes unto Jonathan Rogers of huntington * and his heires and assignes all my Right title and intrest that I have in that farme and between Cowharbor and nisaquage River that I had of my mother in law the widdoe wattles to have and too hould for ever as witnes my hand this 17th of september 1672 the marke of
HENRY X SOOPER
Joseph Bayly. Rc. These Two above Entered Book A 71. (File, No. 69.)
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[LAYING OUT A HIGHWAY.]
[1671, Sept. 18.]
Septembr ye 18th 1671. it is agreed by marke meggs & ye towne of Huntington that ye towne should have their first high way bettween the pond & his lott & soo through over the Dam the towne taking ye dam for their owne.
(Court Rec. p. 187.)
[THE SETTLEMENT OF THE TEN FARMS, WITH- IN THE DISPUTED TERRITORY.]
[1672, Sept. 23.]
This Writing Witnesseth to every on Before whome these Presents may at any time come that whereas the town of huntington have Bine by Richard Smith, of Nese- puage Molested in their Right of Land Betwixt Cow- harbour & Nesaquage river & have bine by him the sd : Smith forced to Defend our rights from court to Court, both at Southampton and also at high Court of assises, & at Both the said Courts we have Reseaved Both verditt & Judgment for us, and Being by the high Court of assisses & their Judgment there Injoyned to settle Families one yt Land in the space of three years after that Judgment or else to have no Benefit by that verdit, & in order to the fullfilling of that Decree, we the Inhabitants of huntington have thus far Proceeded, first we have Laid out tenn farms, consisting of forty acres of upland to each farm, together with meadow & commonage for Cattle : we have Divided the town into ten parts as they consist of hundreds, accor- ding to our manner of Division of Lands & a ptucular men
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of each Company of hundreds to Drawe Lotts for which farm each Company should have, Begining with the first at the head of Nesequage River and so going north to the mouth of the river, from thence westward by the sound to Crabmeadow Neck, the particular men to whome these Particular farms are by Lott fallen to are as follow- eth the first farme next the river head Belongeth to Joseph Whitmen, John Sammis Sam. Ketcham, Richard williams, Timothy Conklin ; the second farme, by the river side, Be- longeth by Lott to Stephen Jarvis, Tho : Scudder, Robert Cranfield, John Budd henry soper: The third farme Lying on the west side of the little Neck, Belongeth by Lott to Samuel Titus, Jonathan Rogers ; the fourth farm Lying at the sunken meadow Belongeth by Lott to John wickes, Epenetus Platt, Jonas wood Juner, Tho : Whitson ; the fift farm Lying on the fresh pond Neck Belongs by Lott to Tho. Skidmore, Jonas wood sen" James Chichester, Thom- as powell; sixt farm Lying on the fresh pond Neck Be- longeth by Lott to Sam wood Nath. foster, Joseph Baylee,. Ben Jones, John teed ; ye 7th farme one Crab Neck Belong- eth By Lott to widdow Matthes, Jacob Platt; Tho : wickes John green, M' Briant, Richard Brush; ye 8th on Crab Neck Belongeth to widow Jones, Tho: Brush, John Jones; ye gth Lyeth on Crab Neck, Belongeth to Capt. fleet, Mark Megges, John ffinch; ye tenthfarm Lyeth on Crab Neck Belongeth by Lott to Abiel Titus, Content Titus, John Cory, John Matthias ; now to the end we may fully & ab- solutly Performe all that Judgment of the high Court have injoyned, according to the true intent & meaning thereof we the inhabitants of Huntington and every one of the fore mentioned Compeny es Partaining to every par- ticular do joyntly and severally By these Prsents Bind our selves each to other our heires, executors and assigns, in the sum of five hundred pounds in currant Pay that we will, our selves, or by some other by & from us, settle every one of the afore said farmes By Building fencing & plant-
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ing soo many Portons in each farm as may Propperly be a family according to the Courts Judgment, Betwixt this & the 15th of September 1673: and if any of the afore men- tioned companyes fail of the true Performance of what is aforementioned so that we come to losse the Benefit of the Courts verditt, they shall pay or cause to be paid to the rest of the Companyes afore mentioned ye full sum above, request upon demand : and to the full & true performance hereof we jointly and severally subscribe our hands.
CONTENT TITUS JONATHAN ROGERS JOHN FFINCH
SAM. WOOD JOHN TEED
ROBERT CRANFIELD
RICHª BRUSH
JOHN MATTHEWS
NATHANIEL FOSTER
THOMAS BRUSHI
HENRY SOOPER
EPENETUS PLATT
JOHN GREEN
ABIEL TITUS
STEPHEN JARVIS
THO : WICKES
THO : POWELL
JOHN JONES
JOHN SCUDDER
THO : SKIDMORE
JONAS WOOD
JAMES CHICHESTER
JOSEPH BAILY
SAM. TITUS
ISAAC PLATT
JONAS WOOD
THO : WHITSON
THO : WHITSON
MARK X MEGGS
THO. SCUDDER.
These also further Witnesseth yt we ye Inhabitance of hun- tington have given and granted to any Person of our town not Been atteched nor suspected upon fellonious accounts, to go & settle all or any of these farms, they paying to the rest of the Proprietors Intrusted in such farms, all such charges as have Been expended in or about our Defending of our right to that Land viz Betwixt Cowharbor and Nesequage river, and so Doing, every such Person shall be the true Propriator of such farms to have and to hold to them their heirs and successors forever, they paying all rates and Dutys as men in the town that is or shall be By Law required, and all such Propriators or owners of all and every`such farms do hereby engage them selves their
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heirs & successors to the town of Huntington, first: that they & every one of them shall make and maintain suffi- cient fences about all such grounds as any of them shall take in from the Commons, to mannure that so their fruits may be Preserved : 21y that none of those farmers shall at any time Directly or indirectly, by themselves children, servants or Dogs hurt or chase or Disturb any Beast, either cattle, horses or hoggs, Belonging to any men of the town of huntington, from any place where it may be for the Cattles safty or the owners Profit : 31y that all such own- ers shall for all such Land as they shall take in by fenc to till for their Profit, wc say they shall satesfie the Indians just Demands and so free the Town from all such Demands and Indians Complaints ; 41y that all & every such farmer shall not at any time sell or Lett any part or parcell of any of these farms to any person of a vitious Life or truly of an evil reporte, and if at any time any of the Farmers shall alienate or Dispose of any of those farms to any other it shall in all Particular be according to what is here exprest in the afore mentioned tearms : 5ly that all and every of these Particular farmers shall have a Distinct ear mark for them selves with which ear mark they shall mark all their cattle and Beasts Markable, and that every farm- ers ear mark shall be recorded in the Town Book : 61y that all and every of these farmers shall from time to time Duly mark all their calves, Lambs and Piggs within the space of 14 or 20 Daysafter they be fallen : 7ly and that all those afore mentioned farmers shall not at any time marke any horse kind that runeth wild in the woods untill they have first Brought them into the Town and made appeare to the Constable & overseers that they are there own, or that they have orders from some other so to Do. September ye 23. 1672
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