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Voated by the Towne | that | nicholas power son unto nich- olas power Deceased, be Entred into our Towne Booke a pur- chaser as by his ffather purchase Right which is by will mad ouer unto the sayd nicholas his son, and being in posseson of the same
This Day Was Read the Generall Courts Acts made the : 29 day of June 1670
The meetting is Desalued :
Att a Towne meetting october the: 1 : 1670: m' William Carpenter : Chosen moderater: Chosen Deputyes to sitt in the Generall : Assembly to be Holden at newport at the Howse of Capt: Richard moris, on the: 13: day of october: 1670: are as ffolloweth, m' John Sayles, m' Thomas Harris Senior, m' Shadrach manton, & m' Tho : Burden
Chosen to serue upon a Grand jury at a Generall Court of Trialls to be Holden at newport, at the Howse of Capt: Rich- ard moris on Wedensday the : 19: of october : 1670: are as ffol- loweth, m' John Sayles, & m' Andrew Harris
Chosen to serue upon the jury of Trialls in the Gene": Court of Trialls to be Holden at newport at Capt: Richard moris his Howse: on Wedensday the : 19: of october : 1670: are as ffolloweth, John Whipple: Senior: & John Whipple : junior,
Chosen Deputyes to sitt in the Gener": Assembly to be Holden at newport at Capt: Richard morris his Howse: the last wedensday in october : 1670 : viz" : Jo": Sayles : Tho: Har- ris sen': Shadrach manton, and Tho: Burden :
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[73] Voated by the Towne that the returne of ffiue acres of Land Laid out by Thomas olney junior: sirueior unto Thomas olney senior : upon the eight day of Agust : 1670 : it bordring upon and Adjoyneing to the Easterne side of sixty acres of Land belonging to John Whipple junior : neere unto Loquasqussuck be Recorded in oure Towne Records.
Voated and ordered that John Whipple jun'. & Thomas Harris junior doe goe from this Towne to Thomas Walling and debate the matter with him, about his obstruckting Thomas olney jun : and hindring him hauing Recourse to his mead- dow, and make returne of his answere to the Towne, they de- liuering him a noate from the Towne upon that acount,
Thomas Walling
Thomas olney jun': hath made Complaynt to the Towne that you debarr him from goeing ouer the Land you Claime unto his meadow, by by wich meanes he Cannott gitt home his hay; by reason of yo' blocking up the Way which he hath us- ually gone in; & our law prouides that no mans Land shall hinder Conueniencies of high wayes ; upon which Complaint the Towne hath imployed John Whiple jun': & Tho: Harris jun' to debate the matter with you & make Returne to the Towne; for a Course must be taken that men must haue wayes to theire Lands without obstruckion ;
Att a Towne meetting october the : 1 : 1670,
By order & Apoyntment of the Towne & in theire behalfe. William Carpenter: Modera' :
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Vpon the eight day of August in the Yeare 1670, Laid out unto Thomas olney senior fiue acrs of Land with allowance for badnesse of the same, it bordring upon, & adjoyneing to the Easterne part of sixty acres of Land belonging to John Whipple jun' : lieing neere to Loquasqussuck & betweene the said John Whipple Land, & pautuckett Riuer, Bounding on the norwesterne Corner with a chesnutt Tree, which is the northeasterne Corner bound of John Whipples Land aforsaid Bounding on the north easterne Corner with a black oake tree marked on two sides & so to Range South eastward to a white oake tree marked on two sides the which is an easterne Corner of the said Land, & from thence to range south westward to a black oake tree which is the south Easterne Corner boundes of the aforsaid Land of John Whipple jun': The which fiue acres of Land was layd out upon the accounte of Exchange for fiue of the Twenty fiue acres of Land which formerly be- longed unto John Clawson Laid out the said fiue acres the day & Yeare abouesayd by me Thomas olney junior sirueior & acording to order make this my Returne thereof to the Towne this: I : day of october : 1670
Recorded by order of the Towne of providence this: 10: day of october, 1670 By me John Whipple jun': Towne Clerke :
[74] Att a Towne metting october : 27th: 1670 : it being the Townes quarter Day : Thomas olney junior: Chosen mod- derator :
ordered by the Towne, that Thomas Harris jun': and Na- thaniell Waterman, doe goe to Thomas Walling, to Confere
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with him aboute a High way which Thomas olney jun' : desir- eth to his meadow at obseruation, and to see whether a Con- uenient high way Can be ffound not passing through the said wallings Land, and if not, then to see what sattisfaction Thomas Walling demandeth if the said High way goeth through his Land, and to make returne: to the Towne the next quarter Day : ,
Jt is Granted unto John Joanes that he may Change three Acres of Land lieing in the neck, and take it up any where upon the Comon belonging to this Towne, on the Eastward side of the foure mile Line sett by order of the Towne of prouidence,
Voated that the Bills put in to the Towne october: 27th: 1670: for Land, be refered to the first munday in December next, and then a meeting to be called and the Bills to be ad- jetaed
The meeting is Desolued : ,
Att a Towne meeting December the : 5: 1670: m' William Carpenter Chosen modderater :
These where too Courts Acts
This day was Read the Gener11: Assembly Acts made october 13th: 1670
This day was Read the Gener": Assembly Acts made october 19th: 1670
The meetting is Desolued :
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Att a Towne meeting Januarey 27th 1670 it being the Townes quarter day Thomas Olney jun" Chosen modderater : ,
Voated that the Acounts Delivered into the Towne Jan- uarey 27th : 1670 : by m' William Harris as concerning the six hundreth pound Rate, or other Rates leuied upon this Towne from time to time by the Coloney, be by the Towne Received, to be Examined in a fortnights time,
Voated that Thomas Olney jun': and John whipple jun'; are Apoynted to Examine the accounts which William Harris gaue into the Towne this day Concerning the Rates and to make returne unto the Towne the next meeting how they find them to bee,
Voated that Richard Arnold his deed which he had of Rob- art Collwell of a 25 Acre Right be Recorded in our Towne Booke the said deed haueing bene this day Read in the Towne meeting,
Voated that the two deeds signed and sealed by william Car- penter to his son Ephraim and his Daughter priscilla, be re- corded in our Towne Booke the said deeds hauing bene read this day
Voated that the seuerall returns Land made by Tho : Olney jun' this day be Recorded in our Towne Booke, which seuerall Returns of land are laid out to Tho: Olney sen', John Browne Richard waterman Joseph williams and John Joanes.
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[75] Voated that ye returne of Land made by John Whipple: sen' which he laid out to Thomas Clemence be re- corded in our Towne Booke
Voated that the Land Laid out to Joseph Williams by Thomas Harris sen' then serueior, as hee has made Returne this day to the Towne be recorded in our Towne Book,
Voated fforasmuch as there is an order of the Generall Assembly for an Auditt to Auditt the Coloney accounts march ye 21 : 1670: or 71 the Towne has made Choyce of m' William Harris to atend the said Auditt with m' John Sayles as to plead ye Townes Cause in ye sª Auditt
Voated by ye Towne that Thomas | Harris | sen' Thomas Olney jun' & John Whipple junior are Chosen & Apoynted to make a strickt inquiree & to Call all to accounte that haue bene impowred as Receiuers of any part or parts of all the Rates that haue bene leueied on this Towne from time to time by the Coloney, that so it may be knowne who haue paid theyer parts and who haue not that so the rest may be gathered to de- fray the Townes debts
Voated that ye returne of three fiftey Acre Deuitions of land laid out to William Carpenter betwixte ye seauen mile line, & ye fower mile line set by order of the Towne, which said Land was laid out by Thomas Harris sen' serueior, in the yeare 1667: haueing this day made his returne therof to the Towne, be Recorded in oure Towne Book
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Voated that ye Towne meete againe on munday Com fort- night which will be ye 13 day of febuarey i670:
Voated that ye bills put in to the Towne for land, be refered to the next meeting to be first adjetated. The meeting is De- soalued.
Att a Towne meeting ffeburarey the: 13th: 1670: 71 : Tho : Olney jun' moderat" :
Jt is granted unto Thomas Arnold sen" : that he may change sixteen acres of Land, which hee tooke upon the account of his owne : 25 : acre Right, it lieing about the Cramberey pond, neere pautuckett Riuer by the ualley called Reighnold his ualley
John Whipple : sen: hath this day Received 12ª: of this Towne towards his howse Rent:
Voated that the seuerall returns of ffifty Acres deuitions of land laid out by Thomas Harris sen': (then) serveior, to sev- erall persons of this Towne, which of Right it did belong two, which said ffifty Acre devitions of Land were laid out betwene the seaven mile line & the fwore mile line, sett by order of ye Towne which said ffifty Acre devitions were laid out accord- ingly, they being laid out in may: 1667: to to John Whipple sen': John Sayles, Thomas Harris sen', Roger Williams, John Browne Thomas ffeild, Thomas Robarts, Jane power, William Harris, Zechariah Rhoads and William Vinsent, be recorded in the Towne Book,
The meetting is desolved ;
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Att a Towne meetting febuarey : 28th: 1670: or 71 : m' William Carpenter Modderator :
Thomas olney jun' serveior, hath this day made returne of sixty Acres of Land laid out to Thomas Burden, upon the acount of William field, laid out upon the northward part of neotaconkenitt Hill : it being sixty acres more or less
Thomas olney jun', hath this day made returne of twelue Acres of Land which he hath laid out unto Thomas field, in the Right of Hugh Bewett lieing in the Great Swampe layd out upon the Twenty of this Instant ffeburarey
Thomas Harris sent hath this day made returne of five Acres of Land which hee hath layd out unto Samuell Whipple upon the account of John whipple sen' in leu of so much which hee hath layd downe by way of Exchang with the Towne
John Whipple sen' serveior, hath this day made returne of two Acres of Land and also of one acre which hee hath layd out unto Samuell Whipple, the which sayd three Acres are to make up what is wanting of Three howse lotts which hee ye sayd Samuell Whipple Bought,
[76] fforas much | as | upon the 27th of Januarey last past the Towne tooke into Consideration matters concerning mak- ing preparation for the Generall auditt to be held at newport for this Colloney the 21 of March next Ensueing; for which purpose they appoynted Tho: Harris sen': Tho : Olney jun' : & John Whipple jun': to take an account of all persons who
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haue benn receiuers, or as haue had any thing to doe concern- ing severall Rates that haue of late ben levied upon the inhab- etants of this Towne to see how matters stand Concerning ye sayd Rates and how our monies haue benn from time to time desposed of; as also to proue & scann the accounts which William Harris presented to the Towne; the which accounts lie in the Townes hands yett; but Thomas Olne junior haue- ing received som discouragements: The Towne doe order & appoynt Thomas Harris sen', Shadrach manton, Thomas ffield, & John Whipple jun' or any three of them, & doe impowre them to take an account of all persons as aforesayd, & the same to Examine, and sett matters in order, that it may be knowne upon all acounts how they haue benn discharged according to Colloney order, & as for the Townes part of Each Rate to be Examined and sought out how it doth lye, & make report to the Towne, & that this worke be done with all speede as pos- sible may bee before the Auditt as also to Examine the ac- counts of William Harris aforsayd
The meetting is Disolved :
At a Towne meeting March the : 17th: 1670: 71 : Thomas Harris sen': Chosen Modderater :
At a Towne meeting, Aprill the: 18th : 1671: m' William Carpenter, Chosen Modderater,
Chosen Deputys to serue in the Generall Assembly, to be Holden for this Colloney at newport, vpon Tuesday, the second day of may now next insueing, As also to Attend, (and serve in) the Generall Assembly, or Court of Election to be held at
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Newport upon the first Wednesday of may, now next insue- ing, it bein the Third day of May are as ffolloweth, zilt : Tho : Olney sen': m' John Sayles, Shadrach Manton, & Ephraim Carpenter,
Chosen Grand jury men to serve upon the Grand inquest at a Gener" : Court of Trialls to be Holden for this Colloney at newport the second munday in may, now next insueing : are as ffolloweth, zilt : m' Anthony Evernden, & m' John Angell
Chosen jury men, to serve in the jury of Trials at a Gen- erall Court of Trials to be Held for this Colloney at newport the second munday in may now next insueing, are as ffollow- eth, Ephraim Carpenter Leanord Smith
Jt is Granted unto Thomas ffield; that he may haue Thirty Six Acres of Land, which Lieth at what Cheere, which sayd Land is in the hand of Tho: ffied and Arisseth by the Right of William ffield of providence Deceased, be Record in the Record of this Towne
Wheras the Towne hath this day been Jinformeed that there is a percell of the Townes Common Attached in the Suite of m' Joseph Torry Gene": Recorder: Jt is therfore Ordered that the Horse which was formerly Thomas Harris jun': and now the Townes be forth with taken up by m' william Harris, & De- livered to Epenetus Olney, and tendered to m' Torry, or his order for payment of the Townes Debt due to him, and that a Letter be sent to him, and a Coppie of this order from this Towne, And subscribed by the Clerk in the name and behalfe of the whole Towne,
A Coppie wherof is as ffolloweth, one the other page :
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[77] M' Torry sallutasions premised, this is to signifie to you that wee haue in order to youre sattisfaction Requested and Appoynted m' William Harris to deliver a Horse into the Custodie of Epenetus Olney, to the end hee the sayd Horse may be in Readines so soone as you shall take order for his Receit which wee desire may be as speedie as you may with conueinience, in Consideration wherof wee exspect & doubt not but you will forth with, with draw youre action lately Comenced against us, and that to signifie to us under youre hand. Youre Louieing ffriends the inhabetants of the Towne
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Dated at providence Signed by order of the Towne;
Aprill the 18th: 1671 : and in theire behalfe }' mee John Whipple ju' : Clerk of ye Towne
The Meeinting is Desolved :
Vpon the fiveteene day of ffeburarey in the Yeare one Thou- sand six | hundred | seaventy & one Layd out unto Thomas Burdin sixty Acres of Land; which Land was laid out upon the acount of William ffield (now deceased,) Jt lieing up on the northerne, or norwesterne part of neotaconkenett hill : the sayd sixty acres being layd out in fowre parts; Yett adjoyneing Each part unto the other; The sayd sixty acres Bounding on the northerne, & northeasterne parts, partly with the sayd Thomas Bordin his Land which hee bought of Edward man- ton; & partly with the sayd Thomas Burdin his Land which he bought of Shadrach manton and partly with Common; on ye westerne part with ye Comon ; one percell lieing in maner of a tryangle being aboute one Acre and a quarter & nineteene poles Bounded on the Westerne Corner with a white oake
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Tree, & on the north Easterne Corner a white oake Tree, & on the South Easterne a white oake Tree,
Another percell adjoyning unto the southerne side of the aforsayd percell, Jt lieing also in forme of a tryangle, only longer one ways then ye other; & also the north side of it is not streight but goeth Compase wise like a bow, into ye land : Jt being in quantety aboute Twenty one Acres, & a quarter & Twelve poles, Bounding on ye north Easterne with a white oake Tree, on ye south Easterne Corner a black oake tree, & on ye north westerne a white oake Tree which is a Corner bound of Joseph Wise his farme ;
Another percell being aboute Twenty and Three acres, & teenn poles ; the length of it lieing northward and southward or something more north Eastward, & southwestward; The northward End of it being upon an angle, & the southward End of it being upon an angle & all the middle part of it being wide & bulkey; Jt Bounding on the northward End with a Wallnut Tree; & on the southward End with a Redd oake Tree stand- ing by a swampe side : one place on ye Eastward side of this sayd peece of Land being bounded with ye aforenamed white | oake | tree, which is ye Corner bound of Joseph wise his farme; Jt also being Bounded at one place of ye westerne side with a black oake Tree which is a Corner tree of Land which ye sd Thomas Burdin bought of Shadrach Manton : the aforsayd twenty & one acres & aquarter and Twelve poles ; the north- westerne angle of it adjoyning to ye Easter side of this Twenty & three Acres & tenn poles at the place where ye Corner tree of Joseph wise his farme aforsd doth stand ;
Another percell being aboute forteene Acres, & lieing partly on ye westerne side of ye aforsayd Twenty Three acres and tenn
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poles ; The southerne part of ye Easterne side of sayd forteene Acres adjoyneing unto part of Westerne or southwesterne side of ye aforsayd Twenty Tree Acres and tenn poles; Jt being Bounded on ye north Easterne with a black oake Tree which is a westerne Corner bound of ye sayd Tho: Burden his Land which hee bought of Shadrach Manton, bounding on ye north western Corner with a Chessnutt Tree; on ye south Easterne Corner a white oake Tree, and on the south westerne corner a Chessnut Tree; The Bound Trees afoermetioned are all marked ; This Land bearing measure by the Eighteene foate pole : This sixty Acres of Land was layd out by Thomas Olney junior serveior :,
Recorded by and with the Townes Consent, Recorded by mee John Whipple jun' Clerk of ye Towne of providence
This Land was Record Aprill the Nineteene : 167i
[78] The inrolment of a Deed signed & sealed by william Carpenter as ffolloweth
Bee it knowne unto all people by these, that I William Car- penter of pautuxett within the Towneshipp of providence in the Colloney of Roade Jsland & providence plantations in New England : upon good Consideration, have freely given granted, made over and confirmed; And by these presents doe ffreely give, grant, make ouer & confirme unto my sonne Ephraim Carpen- ter that house hee now dwelleth in standing upon my farme at Rockey hill as also two thirds of the field which is now inclosed lieing neere the sayd howse ; As also two thirds both for quan- tety and quallety of all the land which | doeth | belong unto
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mee within the fence which now is an inclosure at & about the place Comonly called by the name of Rockey hill : saveing only the swampe which lieth at the south End of the sayd Rockey hill, of which swampe: the one halfe shall belong unto my sayd sonne : As also I doe freely give unto my aforsd sonn all that swampe lieing betwene the howse he now dwelleth in and pauchasett Riuer; I doe also give unto my sayd sonn Ephraim Carpenter all my Right of meadow and low land lieing upon both sides of pauchasett Riuer; As also I doe give unto my sayd sonn Ephraim halfe that neck of Land or meadow which lieth on the north side of pautuxett Riuer; & westward of pau- chasett River; where the sayd pauchasett River falleth into pautuxett River. Also I doe give unto my sayd sonn one Right of Comoning within the libertye of the Towne of provi- dence both on the East & west side of the seaven mile line, The which Right of Comoning formerly belonged unto m' John Greene Sen' : formerly Jnhabetant of the Towne of providence, and was by me purchased of m' John Greene his sonn, The which howse, with all the aformentioned Lands, meadows, & Comoning in manner as is afore Exprest ; I say I have, & by this Instrument doe ffreely give grant make ouer and passe away, both from myselfe; & all others unto my aforsayd sonn Ephraim Carpenter; with all the apurtanances; Both for him selfe, his heirs, Executors, Administrators & Assignes to Have & to Hold as his or Either of theire true, proper & lawfull Right & Jnheretance for ever : at all times quiet peacebly to Enjoy use & possess the same & euery : part & percell therof, without the hindrance Lett or Trouble of or by me the sayd William Carpenter, or of any other person Either for By Through or under me, And | that | my sayd sonn Ephraim Carpenter ;
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doth at this present day of the signeing and sealling hereof stand truly & lawfully seized & possessed with the aforsd howse & Lands of a good, sure, Lawfull, Absolute & undefezable Estate of Jnheretance in fee simple with out any Conditions, Limmetations, use, or any other thing to pass alter or change the same, as his owne proper to possess, vse, Bargaine, sell, Giue, Mortgagge Rent out or any wayes to desposse of the same, according as hee himselfe shall see cause; Jn Wittnese wherof I doe hereunto sett my hand and seale; This Eight day of December in this present yeare, one Thousand Sixe hun- dred and Seaventy
Memorandum before these presents were signed & sealled these words, both for quantety & quallety were interlined be- twene the sixt and seauenth line: so also were these wordes, Lieing betwene, which are interlined betwene the tenth & the eleavunth lines
Memorandum, two thirds of the land within fence as afor- sayd, I giue unto my sonn Ephraim, saueing | only | twenty acres (which I mentioned not before to Except) which I re- serue to my selfe, Jt lieing on the west side of of Specticle pond & adjoynining to the sayd pond, & betwene the widdow mans meadow southward and so to ye fence
Signed, sealed & Delivered in the presents of vs John Sayles Henrie 3F ffowler his marke John Shelden
William Carpenter Enroled Aprill the Twenty : 1671 by and with the Towne Consent + mee John Whipple jun' Clerk of the Towne of prouidence
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[79] The inrolment of a Deed Signed and Sealed by : Willam Carpent as ffolloweth,
Bee it knowne vnto all peole by these presents, that I William Carpenter of: pautuxett within the Towneshipp of providence ; in the Colloney of Roade Jsland and providence plantations, in new England, vpon good Consideration Have ffreely Granted given made over & Confirmed, & by these pre- sents doe ffreely Give, Grant make over and Confirme unto my Daughter prescilla vinsent one Third part of the ffield which is inclossed within my farme, which is at & about the place Comonly called Rockey hill the sayd ffield also lieing about the howse which my sonn Ephraim Carpenter now dwelleth in my sayd Daughters husband, William Vinsent also haueing Built a howse upon the sayd ffield; I doe also give unto my sayd Daughter one third part both for quantety, & quallety of all the Land which is within the fence which at this time is an in- clossure about certaine of my Lands about the place Comonly called Rockey Hill (aforenamed) A third part of the sayd Lands, I say; saueing only the swampe which lieth betwene the dwelling howse of my sonn Ephraim Carpenter & pauchas- sett River, The which swampe shall no part of it belong unto my sayd Daughter. I doe also Give unto my sayd Daughter the one halfe of the | swampe | lieing at the south End of Rockey Hill that is to say tenn acres of the best of the sayd swampe; I doe also give unto my sayd Daughter prescilla halfe of that neck of Land ; or Meadow that lieth on the north side of pautuxett River, and West a little from pauchassett River. I doe also give unto my sayd Daughter one purchase Right on the west side of the seaven mile line sett by the Towne of
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providence; the which purChase Right I bought of Amos Westcott ; the which purchasse Right formerly belonged to his ffather Stukley Westcott, formerly inhabetant of the Towne of providence; A third part of the sayd land I say within the feence aforsayd I Give unto my | sayd | Daughter saveing only the swampe afornamed lieing betwene the dwelling Howse of my sonn Ephraim, & pauchassett River, and also twenty acres of Land which before I named not the Exception of the which I Re- serve to my selfe ; Jt lieing on the west side of Specticle pond, adjoyneing to the sayd pond, and betweene the widdow Mans meadow south ward & so to the ffence. All which aforemen- tioned Lands (only what I have Excepted) with the appurte- nances there unto belonging, in maner according as is Ex- prest, with the sayd Right of Comoning in manner as is afore mentioned I say I have; and by this Instrumente doe ffreely Giue, make over, & passe away with all my Right, Jntrest & Title therein both from my selfe & from all other persons unto my sayd Daughter prescilla Vinsent, both for her selfe, & whome so ever shee shall make her heirs, Exsecutors, Admin- istrators, or Assignes to Have and to Hold as her, or Ether of theire true proper, & Lawfull Right & Jnhiretance for Euer; quiet & pecably to injoy vse & possesse the same, & Every part there of, without at any tyme the hindrance, Lett Trouble, or molestation of, or by me the sayd William Carpenter or of any other person Either for by Through, or under mee, And that my sayd Daughter prescilla vinsent doth at this present day of the signeing & sealling here of stand truly and Lawfully seized & possessed with the same of a good, sure, Lawfull, Absolute & undefeazable Estate of inhiritance in fee simple without any Condition, limetation, vse or any other thing to passe alter, or
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