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It is ffurther ordered yt ffor ye Clearing off ye high- wais every one is to clear beffore ye front off his own Lot 3 rods from their fence all ye Trees that are down. Must bee wholy taken away & ye brush stubd up by ye roots & cleared away. But in case any have cleared any trees ffor their use before ye front off any Mans Lot or in any streets or lanes ye parties yt feld yem Must Clear ym away & this to bee done by ye 15 off May next insueing & if any person bee deffective in ye fulfilling ys order by ye time prefixed hee shall pay five shillings & ffor every week affter five shillings more a week:
These entered
January ye 20th-64: A Town Meeting called. Voted & Agreed by the Town yt no Land upon ye hills or wt in ye last purchase upon ye hills shall bee given or granted to any persons or improved by them till ffurther order ffrom ye Town.
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The Town have chosen Daniell Denton to write to our Honorable Governor to declare ye reason off our pro- ceedings in ye North purchase to his honour:
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Ffebr ye 27th-63: Voted by ye Town yt Nathaneell & Daniell Denton shall agree wt Captain Scot to Confirm our deeds off purchase from ye indeans:
Ffurther voted yt Mr. Coe & Thomas Benedick shall take an account off William Ffoster & Daniell Denton off their last years actions ffor ye poor: & Luke Watson & John Rodes to succeed ym this next year:
Ffurther voted yt Samuell Mathews & Joseph Smith shall succeed Thomas Benedick & Nath: Denton in gathering up & looking affter to supply Mr. Walker in such things as hee shall stand in need off:
December ye 13th 1664: Memorandum. Wheras Daniell Denton & Joseph Smith have this Last year joined together in ye Clearing ffencing & improving off one part off Daniell Dentons ten acre lot liing & being at ye east end off ye Northeast quarter & Joseph Smiths ten acre lot liing next adjoyning to it, they doe jointly agree by these presents to joing together in ye ffencing clearing & improving off both Lots & then after some Considerable time off improvement ffor their equall profit each to enjoy his own Ten Acre lot:
Voted by The Town yt Thomas Benedick Junior & Edward Rowse shall gather ye rate made for ye purchase off ye hills: December ye 13th 1664:
Joseph Thurstone & John Heins apointed to gather up an acount off mens estates for Mr. Walkers rate:
Thomas Benedick senior & Daniell Denton shall make a Rate ffor ye Minester.
The Town have chosen Henry Whitny, Benjamin Coe Thomas Smith, Joseph Thurstone & Samuell Mathews to be Townsmen for ye year ensuing & to order & Cary on ye affaires off ye Town of publike Concernment during this year except giving off lands & taking in off habitants:
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Page 33 Whereas The Town have given unto John Owlfield Tanner a home lot wt twentie acres off Medows upon Condition to ffolow his Trade, these presents testiffie yt I John Owlfield aforesayd doe by these presents engage to ffolow my Trac as afforesayd and to make such lether as will passe under ye Seal. Witnesse my hand this Seixteenth off Decembr 1664.
Subscribed before
DANIELL DENTON This entered. JOHN X OWLFFIELD his mark
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January ye 10th 64: Voted by ye Town yt Mr. Robert Coe shall stand as Magistrate in ye Assisting in ye execution off justice according to ye tennor off his oath given at Coneticut till further order ffrom ye Gener- all: This was occasioned by Mr. Baylies reffusing to exercise his office:
.Voted ffurther yt William Ffoster, Thomas Benedick & Samuell Mills shall have each off ym a Ten acre Lot beyond ye Rocky Hollow under ye hills to ye eastward off ye Ten acre Lots already Layd out:
January ye 31st 1664: Having received order from our Honored Governor for ye deputing off men to Answer to ye Complaint off wee have accordingly Consti- tuted & ordained & by these presents doe ordain & Con- stitute Daniell Denton and Anthony Waters off our Town to defend our Cause & Answer to their accusations & to act in our lawfull defence as fully & effectually as iff wee were personally present: And alsoe to request off our honored governor ffor ye recording off all & every off our severall Deeds off purchase wee have Made off ye natives:
This entered.
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January ye 31st 64: Voted & agreed upon by ye Town yt no inhabitant wt in ys Town off Jemaico shall
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sell or let his lands or accomodations to any person what- soever till ye Town bee acquainted wt ye persons they shall sell or let unto. & if ye Town doe not -
Aprill the 18th Anno 1673.
These men here .. er mentioned are to hewe the fences aboute the Towne viz: Joseph Smith and John Everit. to hewe the south and the southeast quarters. Nehemiah Smith and Samuell Davis to hewe the North and North- easte quarters. And William Foster & Thomas Well in the southwest quarters. Samuell Mathewse and Henery Foster to hewe the northwest quarter and the Ten Acre Lots Westward.
Aprill the 4th, Stylo Novo, Anno 1674. These Nine Men hereafter mentioned are to hewe the fences aboute the Towne as followeth viz Anthony Waters and Samuell Smith to hewe the south quarter and the southeast quarters. Joseph Thurston and Waite Smith to hewe the North quarter and the southwest quarters: Abell Gale and Thomas Smith to hewe the northwest quarter and the Ten Acre Lots westwarde: Samuell Deine and Zachariah Mils to hewe the Northeast quarter and the ten acre lots eastewards.
Ffebruary ye 15th 1664: Know all men by these presents yt I John Baylies Junior have sold & by these presents doe sell & make over unto Mr. George Woolly all my right title and interest off Land & Medows in ye Town off Jemaico, viz: My house lott liing on ye west side off ye bever pond wt Ten acres off Medows wt all other lands priveledges & appurtenances thereat belonging ffor ye full valew received. Witnesse my hand ye day & year above written. With all improvements upon ye sayd Lott:
Subscribed befor DANIELL DENTON THOMAS BENEDICK
JOHN BAYLIES
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Ffebr. 17th 1664: A Town Meeting called. The Town have chosen & deputed Mr. Waters To bee their atturny iff need require to Answer unto any yt shall implead against us about ye bounds off our Town & to deffend our Cause against any whomsoever yt shall molest us c .mplead against us as aforesayd at ye Generall Court held at Hemstead ye last off this Month or else- where:
Ffurther voted by ye Town yt Richard Everet shall goe to ye Sachem Waunitumpak to get him to come to ye Generall Court held at Hemstead to Maintain those severall purchases yt hee hath made to this Town & in recompense off his pains in the performance off ye prem- ises the Town are willing to give him a Coat:
Memorandum. March ye 16th 1664: A Town Meet- ing. Voted & Agreed upon by ye Town yt Mr. Waters shall have ye great hollow at ye Southwest Corner off ye plains, viz, ye little plains in recompense off some Trouble hee hath had about ye Towns businesse. Ffor him & his heirs to hold possesse & enjoy fforever:
At a Meeting of the Constable and Overseers, April ye 18th Anno 1673, it was agreede upon that Thomas Smith and John Skidmore shall be Way Wardings for this present yeare to call soe many Men as they shall se cause or need require for repayreing and cleareing the hyghe Wayes:
Ben Coe to begin at ye corner of Land. Land Eastward & to forward ye half of yt Raing. And the others to doe ye rest. By order of ye Constable and Overseers. Mayd the - By me SAM. RUSCOE Clarke.
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The Constable & overseers have viewed over Mr. Messengers rate ffor ye hills & find ye acount off what is
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payd ffor ye Land to amount to 291bs 189 And ye rate ffor ye payment off it to amount to 291bs 98 9-
The 18th Day of October 1665: At a meeting it was voted and agreed yt John Ffoster should have yt lote yt was granted him before.
The same Meeting it was voted yt Abell Gale shuld have - of ground to such house upon about 3 or 4 rods from the front of his Lote.
May the 7th 1666: For this prasant yere.
A meting of the Constabell and oversers it is ordered that John Ffoster and Joseph Smith shall have full power to despos of the pores stok as shall be convaniant and shall be payd for there Labour out of the abovesayd stocke.
May ye Ist 1677. It is ordered by ye Constable & overseers about ye fence belonging to Sam Barker & Ben Coe that Ben Coe shall Make & Maintain beginning at Goodman - Rod of his Home Lot half the quantyty of fence belonging to his Rod & the side betwixt them. And Sam Barker ye other half.
SAM RUSCOE, Clarke.
Ye fence belonging to Benjamin Coe & Wm Coe & - it be ordered that Ben Coe shall make & maintain the half of ye Raing of fence yt parts & their Land & Daneill and - - hallf rod shall make & maintain ys other hallf of ye fence in ye same Rainge.
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May the ffirst 1665:
Loving ffreinds the Inhabitants of Jamaica wee kindly sallute you. Whareas there was A request made by your Representatives Mr. Coe and Samuell Smith of the Leetoll Plains and soo derect to the Swampe that gooes intoo the great Bay that is too say all the meadows that
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lies one the west side ye great Swampe which you have formarly posesed - Wee the Inhabitants of Hemp- steade Condesend that you shall have all the Litell Plaines which our Line dodh Comprehend with all the Medow that lies beelowe the Leetell Plaines that is to saye the Medow that lies one the west side of the great River which comes out of the great Swampe.
By order of the Town of Hempstead:
By mee The Towns Clarke:
This is a true Copie of the originall Letter yt cum from the Clarke of Hempstead too the Inhabetants of the Town of Jamaica.
This coppy entered in the new booke.
At a Town Meeting The 2th day of Aprill 1666, it was voted and Concluded that in case any men shall com to survay lay out or messure our Meadows, That Mr. Daniell Denton, John Ffoster, William Ffoster Mr. Robert Coe, Abraham Smith And Anthony Waters shall treat with them and make protestation against Their goeing to Laying out of our meadows they being Layd out allredy. And Likewise it is agreed that no person off our Towne shall goo About to help them in any such act of medleing with our meadows wether by instructing them with the lins of any of our bounds or goe along with them.
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Memorandum. At a Town Meeting it was voted & agreed that Mr. Daniell Denton and John Baylies snr shuld Lay out & Mr. Walker, John Oldffields Gorges Wodyes Meadows y' Lott of Medow which was formerly Henery Whitneys.
Att a Town Meeting held the 8th of November 16- it was votted & concluded that Samuell Coles - Road and Richard Everit and . -- shall have five Acres of Upland a peece laid out to them to make -- of and
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enjoy for their own proper use: Provided they shall not sell their Land befor thay make Improvement of it by fenceinge and Clering of it. By order of the Town. SAMUELL RUSCOE Clarke.
Jemaica.
At a Towne Meeting called by the Comstable the 27 of June 1683 it was there and then voted and concluded that Edward Higlee and William Foster should be the two men to looke after the mending and repaireing of the highwayes for this present yeare and such persons as shall at any time be called out by them for that work are to atend it and soe to be freed from cutting of brush for soe much time as they are aboute that work. Written by order of the Towne, per me,
NATHANIELL DENTON, Clerck.
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Att A Towne Meeting the 4th of September 1665, itt was Agreed that Mr. Walkers shall have Threescore ponds A yeare well and truly payd in Corn at price Corant or othere pay Equivlent. And this to be Care- fully gathered and payd in to Mr. Zacharah Walker yearly within the month of December evary yeare During the time of Mr. Walkers abode and excarcising his givefts amongst us as before as Likewise for his further incuridgement the Town doth Agree to cut & drawe all the wood hee spends to till his ground and harvest his Corn besides the Three score ponds Above mentionedXX It is ffurther to bee understood that Mr. Walker is to take his whete at 5 shillings pr bushells and other pay Equifolent as Likewise for the tilable of his ground it is to be understood that ground only y Mr. Walker hath now broke up.
March ye 12th 1665/6. At a Town Meeting ffully agreed upon yt Mr. Walker shall have in liew off what
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is above written sixtie ffive pounds per Annum to bee payd as is above written in wheat at five shillings per bushell provided Mr. Walker doe engage to Continue wt us ffrom year to year & Likewise procure an ordination Answerable to ye Law whereby hee does not onely Capaci- tate himselff ffor ye preaching off ye word but ffor ye baptizing off infants & so ye above written order ffor tilling off Land & ye like to bee rendred null:
At a Town Meeting off ye Constable & overseers agreed upon yt Mr. Coe shall have ye five pounds mentioned in ye next above written agreement & in liew thereoff shall doe ye work mentioned in ye agreement wt Mr. Walker uppermost written according as is there exprest.
DANIELL DENTON
JOHN FFOSTER JOHN X ROADS
BENJAMIN COE
ANDREW X MESSENGER his mark
WILLIAM RESCOE
GEO: WOLSAY
SAMUELL SMITH
JOSEPH SMITH
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This 17- 1666. It is ordered at this Court that Sam shall make to William
and a half of and five and five pounds
to Thomas - for damage that has done to his fence and all Cort
4th December 1666. It is ordered at this Cort that John Rowlifse shall within three dayes markt Williams as a good of Goods with five shil- ling as damage -- - and Cort charges.
It is likewise ordered at this Cort that John Rowlifse shall alow John - three in liew of
of six in merchatabell.
It is further ordered that John Rowlifse shall alow Abraham Smith
of the pris of the
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4 1667. It is ordered at this Cort that Williams shall pay fine and the cort charges for having up an ax and conseling of it.
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At a Town meiting februaire the 23 Anno 1666. It is agreid that Mr. Andrew Waters has full power to fill brookland and to be ther - Towne to git ther mony for there medow purchased from the natives. This written by order of the Towne. By me GEO. WOLSEY.
Februaire 23 Anno 1666. It was agreid that Abraham Smith shall haufe thirtie schelinges a year for beting of the drum of the Sabath day this to be paid by the Towne in generall. His time to begin from the date heir of. This was agreid upon by a full Town meiting.
March ye 5th 1666. Samuell Mathews, plentive. Samuel Smith, deffendant.
In an action of Trespasse ffor mowing his Medow.
April the 3d 1678. For Constable
Meer Woolsey
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Joseph Smith
Samuell Smith 1
Thomas Smith
John Baylis senior
Nathaniel Denton .
1 For overseers
Samuell Smith chosen Constable.
William . .
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Thomas Baylis.
These votes all acounted as nothing in respect that the persons voteing was such as was prohibeted by a late order from the court of asises.
Scriptum per Me
NATHANIEL DENTON, Overseor.
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March ye 5th 1666. Sam. Mathews, plaintiff.
The dutch Shoomeker, John Rowlifse, deffendant.
In action off ye Case
Ye plent: pleads dammage ffor ye deffendants spoyling his lether. Johh Rowlifse pleads yt hee promisd Samuell Mathews to doe his as hee did his own brings testimony to ye proffe off it. No testimony off ye plentives part appears to ye Contrary. The Court doth determine yt Samuell Mathews shall pay John Rowlifss ffor Curriing his lether according to their agreement. & Samuell Mathews shall pay Cost off ye Court.
2 Aprill 1667. Thomas - plaintif in an action of Detsohn Bale defendent.
The - of George Cummins is that hee loaned John Bales that he and Thomas made an - - about rates and that he was to giefe
to bout if her husband was weling and at the leving of it so - but would not tell what he said but
husband had
The Cort has forcibly the bisnes about the in - betwixt Thomas and John Bale and finding that John Bale -- the and did not return Thomas hath a gain. The Cort dos order that John Bale shall pay Thomas - tean sheling for the hat and what he owes him besides and Cort charges.
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Wheras yt - Jamaica haveing made a purchase off - Necke and paid fore itt to ye - proprietors were content for your better Conveniance to lett you have A Third part therein. Provided thay might be sattesfied for the same. But finde you have been possest thereof. Thay Complaine you X refuse to pay for it. These are therefore to X require you to make speedy payment unto yem of your proportion of ye purchase mony which being
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so resonable you ought not to deny. Otherwise you must expect to Answer - at Law at the next Cort of sessions to be held in your very town. Riding X. giveen under my hand at ffort fames in X New Yorke, The 7th of - 66,
RICHARD NICOLLS.
To the Constable and overseeors of New Towne to be - to ye Rest of the inhabetants.
27 Jun 1667. Voted and agreed upon the Town that Nathaniell Denton, Goodman Ouldfield and Joseph Thurstone shall have an acre of the -- has
of all former Rates and an acre to the Town what thay - for - - the
Samuell Smiths Meadow being ye Acre Lott by devision lying att the ould Towns stock. Layd outt in ye Lying joyningd upon Abraham Smith
bounded att ye upland with a Lott and from
- by a and soe further att ye baye bye Crick putting ye sd Abraham and him
bye west bounded by Moras Smith ye sd Abraham being his east boundary: This Layd out by Robert Coe Tho. Benedick:
Entered - pl.
SAM RUSCOE, Clark
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20 Jan. 1667. Thomas - plaintif in an action of the - of of
- Ruf Warner defendant. The cort has consedird the bisnes betwixt the plaintiff and the defendant conserning a cow - found
to which cow is ingaged to Thomas Ockly and the above-said Rat protesting against the wetneses of Ockly thay not being perfect. The verdit the cort is that the plaintif shall pay all cort charges and the charge of his -a- - and out to feid.
The 7th of agust 1668. At a Town Meeting, the Town have chosen John Foster, Nathaniell Denton, mister
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Waters and John Oulfeeld and given them full power to agre with mister Walker consarning the price that the Town shall give mister Walker for the Land that he has now in posetion or the price only for the Labors that he has bestowed upon the Land which thay shall judg just and equall. And if these men above mentioned and mister Walker can not agre thay have Liberty to chouse 2 men of another Town mister Walker on and thay an- other to judg the price of the Land and Labors or only the Labors as mister Walker and thes four men shall agre.
By me, JOHN SKIDMORE, Clark.
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The 14th of September 1668.
At a Town Meeting, the Town have voted and con- cluded to take the Best and prudents Corse as may be for the procuring of a minister as sone as convenient time will permit.
By me, JOHN SKIDMORE, Clark.
The 5 of November 1668.
At a Town meting it was voted and concluded that William - and shall take up sum Land this present year to plant tobaco on as much as thay can clear this winter and mister Walkers and Wiliam Foster shall Lay it out to them. And for what thay clear this winter thay may take it out any where in the Town Lands so it is not prejidice to highways nor home Lots and thay have Liberty to take it - next year that thay are injoined to take it up nearer the Town and what Land thay do make use of thay are to throw it up to the Town at the end of A yeare and sow it wt inglish plug
Novem. the 5 - 1668.
At a Town meeting, the Town did agre wt John Wascot to fens the burring plas wt good sufitient 5 Rail fens be
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the midell. of March next insuing he is to fens it 10 rods square and he is to have 4 pound in corent pay for his pains and Labor.
November the 7 - 1668.
At a Town meting, it voted and concluded that Heniry Howard should have half a acre of Land by the spring on the east side by Abell Gails to set a hous on and John Foster and John Roads shall Lay it whar thay shall judg it to be left prigidish to the Town in respect of watering catell and a hight way.
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At a Towne Meeteing called the 4th of June 1675, it was there and then voted and concluded upon by the Towne that Nathaniell Denton, Samuell Smith and Will- iam Creed should in the behalfe of the Towne act as they shall judge to be left for the knoweing whoe shall make good the covenant that was made by Benjamin Coe with the Towne for the makeing and mainetaineing of a good sufficient Mill either by petitioning to the court of sesions or otherwise.
A Town metting Called this 8th day of December 1678. John Foster and John Ouldfelld was chosen for the poor stocke and to such Account of the ould ones. Thay are Chosen for the year inseueing- By me, SAM RUSCOE, Clarke.
At the same metting it was Concluded that John Old- felld and Samuell Smith shall lay out All the uplands and meadowes as shall be to be laid out in land belonging to the Town of Jaimaica.
Att the same metting it was agreed that John Haines, Samuell Mesenger and Samuell Cooly shall advance Roads forwards to the street only Sam Cooly not to fence or hinder John Haines for Cuming to his well to draw watter so long as this well will Last. Allso the Town doe
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grant unto John Hines five Acres of Land Liying in the Woods not yett taken up.
By me, SAMUELL RUSCOE.
It is Also votted that thee Boggy medows belonging to the Town of Jaimaica shall be Laid out Acording to A former order.
It is Concluded that the Common meadow shall be Laid out Acording to former - in the Town. This 8th of December 1676.
By SAM: RUSCOE, Clarke.
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The 8 of Juni 1669.
At a Town meting it was voted and concluded that every man in Town shall take up 2 acres of planting Land for a acre of medow and not to exceed - the Town com to - devision of Land, hom Lots excepted.
Farder at the sam Town meting it was voted and con- cluded that every man that is a inhabitant in Town shall keep -- and a - to a acre of medow besides - and not exceede.
These two entered.
At the sam Town meting it was voted and concluded that the all the bogy medow that - from the bever pond west side of the Letell neck and the Bogy medow by the east side of the neck called the bogy medow neck and the bogy medow by the ould Town and so much upland as the layed out shall
by mister Coe and and Nathaniell Denton and every inhabitant shall have his proportion acording to his medow that he does injoy. Only he that fells farthest of from the Town shall have more then he that fells nearer, and when it Laid out the inhabitants of the Town shall cast Lots for it.
The 29 of March 69.
It was voted and agreed upon that mister Walkers
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should go to grenwiche to give mister Jones an invitation to give us a visit that the Town might have opertunyty to make an agreement with him consarning the work of the ministry.
The 4 of Aprill 69.
At a Town meting it was voted that Mr. Coe mister Wooley, Ne Denton shall take an acount of the Constabell and overseers consarning the Rats of the year past. Whether there be any over - mony or no.
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November 7, 1668.
At a Town meting it was voted and concluded that Mills should have 4 acres of Land by the South side of Hary Fosters Lot by the Bever pond to get a hous on and to improve for his own use.
By me, JOHN SKIDMORE, Clark.
The 30 day of December 1668.
At a Town meting it is voted and concluded that thos that have - not yet taken up ten Acre Lots acording to the former Town order, that thay shall the privilege to take up every one a ten acre Lot before another that has a ten acre Lot allredy. Provided he ask the Town for it and that no man that has taken up a ten acre Lot allredy shall take up no more devision of Land before he ask the Town provided thay - that hous had no Ten acre Lot yet take it up speedy - order rendered null.
The 30 of December 1668.
At a Town meting it was voted that Samuell Smith and John Ouldfield shall lay out such Land as the Town shall grant from time to time to any of the inhabitans of the Town and the men afore said shall
The 30 of December 1668.
At a Town meting the Town did grant to Joseph
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Smith a peece of Land above the Letell plain - in the holow to make up the pice of Land he has taken up allredy ten acres.
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The 3 of February 1668.
At a Town meting it was voted and concluded that John Foster should meat the men that are apointed by other naiboring Towns to help to draw up a petition to our honered governor consarning the price of corn and other things as thay shall se convenient. And allso to go to the other men apointed by our naighboring Towns to our honered governor.
The 23 of September 1669.
At a Town meting it was voted and concluded that Nathaniell Denton shall be a depity - our boundary to meet with the men chosen by other Towns to help to draw up a petition to our honered governor to make these a greivanenses of the contry known at the next asises. And also to go along with the men chosen by our neighbor- ing Towns to our honered governor
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