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Thomas Olney sen', Zacariah Roades, & Thomas Harris sen', to make up the Towne Counsell
ffor surveiors Thomas Robertes, John Whiple jun':
Ordred that Henry Browne shall pay in 20s to the Towne Treasurey imediatly for his fine for his not serving Cunstable this yeare he being Chosen by the Towne
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John Sheldon being chosen by this Towne to serve for Cun- stable this yeare, hee not being presant, Jt is ordred that hee shall come unto the Towne Clarke, & hee shall give him his ingagement
As also Zacariah Roades being chosen Treasurer shall also come unto the Clarke who shall give him his ingagement.
George Way hath this day by order of the Towne received IO.5 : out of the Treasurey for part of his Wages for his yeares service of Serjant shipp.
Att A Towne Meetting June the 19th i665 m' Carpenter Modderat':
Those who have this day taken the ingagement of allegance are Roger Williams, & Thomas Arnold sen' :
Att A Quarter Court Jully the 27th : 1665 Thomas Olney senior Moderator
Vpon a bill of John Smith masons for a little peece of swampie land lieing neere Thomas Wallinges ground contain- ing about one akre of ground, the Towne hath granted unto the said John Smith that peece of ground, provided that the said John Smith doe speedely take one of o' laiers out of ground to bound the said Land, and that the boundes be re- turned to be recorded in o' Towne Booke: /
Att A Towne Meetting September the 27th i665 m' William Carpenter Modderator
Chosen for Deputies to attend the Court of Deputies to be held at Newport the 25th of october next Ensueing are Thomas
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Olney sen': John Throckmorton senior, Thomas Hopkins, Edward Smith:
for Grand jurie men to attend the Court of Trialls to be held at Newport the i8th of october next Ensueing Thomas Hopkins, Edward Smith /
for pettie Jurie men Nathaniell Watterman, Shadrach Manton
Jt is granted unto Edward Smith that hee may Change io akers of upland which lieth by his Meaddow south west ward from Wanskuck fieldes, and take it up in some other place of the Comon, provided hee take it not up upon som prohibbet- ted place or som other mans land already laid out : /
[21] ffor as much as Edward Jnman, & Thomas Walling hath desired by bill to the Towne that the 50 akers of vpland to Each purchaser may be laid out on the East side of the Seaven Mile line; Jt is ordred that the bill be referred unto the next quarter day, and then to be the first bill that is adje- tated /
ffor as much as Thomas Hopkins hath desired a small peece of upland which runneth into his meadow, by reason it may save him much fencing, and also to sett his hay upon, his de- sire is upon this Condition to lay downe so much of his owne in another place, The Towne hath granted his request for to have about one akre or there about according to the descression of the laiers out
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Att A Towne quarter Court October the 27th i665) Tho: Olney sen' : Modderat" :
Jt is ordred that Thomas Arnold sen': shall have a small peece of land lieing at the End, or by that which he bought of Stephen Northup, to runn upon a straight line from the Cornner of that which was Steephens ground unto the gapp which Chris- tophar Smith cometh out from his Meaddow; hee hath it (on this Condition) in lue to End the Controvercye about the high- way by his howse which goeth to the river: /
Edward Jnman hath this day the graunt to change seaven Acors of land which was laide out about pautuckett ;
Thomas Arnold hath put in a bill to change his six Acrs Ich he bought of Stephen Northup lieing in the Neck, for 16 Acres which was his due from the Towne, & so the 16 Acres to returne to the first senture, The Towne hath granted it, pro- vided that the saide Thomas Arnold takes the i6 acres up in A place not prohibitted : /
Jt is ordred that those Lime Rockes about Hackletons lime Killne shal be Ppetually Common, and that no land shall be laide out on the north East, & south East of the saide Kilne within 6 poles, nor upon the other sides, or partes of the saide Kilne within 60 poles
This saide Kilne being att, or neere a place Called Scoaké- quánocsett ;
Jt is ordred that all accountes concerning the monie which is paid and to be paidle about our land towards the 20 miles shall
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be reffered unto the 27th of Janawarey next, & then to be con- cluded about the Land and those which will not pay, nor joyne in the devision shall losse theire partes, which Elce they might Enjoy, & theire partes which they might have hadd shalbe de- vided amongst the rest paieing thereunto, to make up the monie which hath benn Expended about the saide securitye of the land, & this is to be the first worke the next Court : /
Jt is ordred that Steven Harden shall have 25 Acres of Land laid out to him, & shall pay for the same Ios: into the Towne Treasurey this being no president for the future: /
Thomas Burden hath a graunt to lay out his Land (which he had of Edward Manton) in another figure provided he spoyle not the high wayes : /
[22] Att A quarter Meetting Januarey the 27 : 1665 Capt : Arthur ffenner Modderat" :
Jt is ordred that, that Clause in A law made at A quarter meetting October the 27th i665 (viz) and those which will not pay nor joyne in the devision shall losse theire partes which Elce they might Enjoy and theire partes which the might have had shalbe devided amongst the rest) Jt is by this presant assembly repealed: And for that law which was made at a quarter meetting Aprill the 27th: 1664: (viz) ffor those which pay not in theire monies about the land cleared) only to be refferred unto and to stand still in fforce ;
Jt is ordred that the Towne meete againe the next munday com ffortnight and then to take order about the drawing of
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papers for the deviding of the 50 acres of land on the East side of the Seaven mile line, and for those who have not yett payde all theire monies towardes the Confirmatio: to bring it in on that day : /
Att a Towne meetting ffeburarey the 12 i665 Tho : Olney Sen' : Modderat' :
Jt is ordred by the voate of this Towne that the devision or laieing out of the ffiftye acres of land to Each purchaser and the ffive and Twentye acre men theire partes, shall beginn at the bound which was sett seaven miles west from ffoxes Hill ; and so to goe northward on the East side of the North line, according to the order made upon the 27 day of Aprill in the yeare i664: / and what may apeare to be the Townes Right Southward from the saide 7 mile bound to lett it lie still in Comon untill the Towne see Cause otherwayes to dessposse of it;
Jt is ordred that the pine Swampe lieing by Swassacutt pond south west wardly : and also the Cedar Swampe neere Wyun- keake shall not be laide out to any person, but to lie Comon, and also lime Rockes which are of any Considerable quantetye according to the judgment of the Surveiors shall lie Com- mon :
Jt is ordred that in drawing of the papers for the ffiftye acres of land on the East side of the aforsaide line that the mead- dow that belongeth to Every mans part shall be drawne for in draweing of the papers for the upland, and also the ffive and twentye acre men in the same manner ;
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Jt is also ordred that William Haukins & John Steere | shall have | theire Choyce of theire partes of meaddow before any other Townes man; provided that they pay in all theire parts of Monies before they have any laid out, and also So not as to hinder any other man in stayeing for them, to have his land laide out : / according to former order,
Ordred that the Towne meete againe the next Munday : /
Att A Towne Meetting ffeburarey the 19th i665 : Tho : Harris Sen': Modderat' :
Jt is ordred that Roger Williams shall have his first Choyce after William Haukins, and John Steere, of the devission of the ffiftie acres of land, on the East side of the North line, which beginneth 7 miles from ffoxes Hill west
Arthur ffenner, and Thomas Harris senior are Chosen sur- veours to runn the north line, begining at the bound sett seaven miles [23] from ffoxes hill west, and so to runn North to pau- tuckett River, or at least to the, Easterne, or Northerne part of that land which woottattiation was cleared of from ; & also to runn a line three miles Eastwardly from the said 7 mile line from north to south And also to lay out Every mans part of land which is to be laid out unto them on the East side of the saide | 7 mile | line
John Whiple senior is added unto Arthur ffenner, and Thomas Harris sen' : to runn the aforsaide north lines,
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Jt is ordred that the purchassers shall pay the surveiours for running the lines which are and shalbe runn, within 7 miles from foxes Hill, west and the five and Twentie acre men to goe ffree ;
Jt is ordred that the Surveiours shall have Each of them ffoure shillinges a day for runing of the saide lines
Jt is ordred that the said lines shall be runn by the last day of March next Ensueing ;
Jt is ordred that the surveiors Jmediatly after they have runn the said lines shall make returne unto the Towne how many dayes they were about the worke; and then theire wages to be levied Equally upon Every purchasse Right;
Jt is ordred that the Deede which Thomas Olney junior received of this Towne, for an asurance of his purchase Right of land and Commoning which beareth date the Twentye and seaventh day of Aprill in the year i659: signed by Richard Waterman, and John Sailes Towne Deputies and seales; shall be enroled in our Towne Recordes ;
Ordred that Edward Jnmans land and meaddow lieing about a mile and a halfe beyond Loquasqussuck be recorded, it lieing upon the first brooke which runneth into pautuckett River : / which land & meaddow he received of the Towne in lue of other land which he laid downe to Comon : /
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Att a Towne Meetting March the 6th : 1665 : 66: m' Arthur ffenner Modderat' :
Att a Towne Meetting March the 17th i665 : 66 Tho : Olney sen': Modderator :
Chosen for Deputies to serve at a Court of Deputies to be held at newport the 27th of this instant month are Richard Scott Thomas Burden, John Smith (Miller) Thomas Clement
Jt is ordred that all the fences about the Comon ffieldes of this Towne shalbe sufficiently made up by the last day of this instant month ;
Thomas Harris sen' surveiour for this Towne hath this day given in account unto the Towne that upon the 7th day of this instant month he laid out one acre of land or there about unto Joseph Williams, it being part upland, and part, low land, it lie- ing upon the north side of the wanasquatuckett River, about a mile up the streame from the place Comonly Called Venter ; it bounding on the south part with the said River, and on the west part with the river, on the north with the Comon, on the East with the meadow of Shadrach Manton ; on the norwest- ern a white oake Tree marked on ffowre sides, and from that Tree to range Eastward unto the norwesterne corner of the aforsaid Shadrach Manton his Meaddow, The said land being part of the said Joseph Williams his home share or howse Lott : /
[24] The Names of Those who drew pa ₱s and theire places in order as it fell unto them at a Towne meetting ffeb-
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urarey the igth i665: it being for the devision of land on the East Side of the Seven mile line : (as ffolloweth)
Roger Williams
3
William Man 30
Robert Coles
4
Edward Manton 31
John ffield
5 John Greene jun' : 32
Beniamin Smith
6 Ezekiell Holleman 33
Thomas Harris Sen"
7
John Joanes 34
John Browne
8 Arthur ffenner
35
Daniell Browne
9
Joshua Winsor 36
George Way
IO
William Harris
37
Daniell Williams
II
James Ashton
38
George Shepard
I2
Valentine Whittman
39
John ffenner
13
Daniell Comstock
40
John Warner
I4
Thomas Olney jun' :
41
Grigorey Dexter
15
John Smith (Mason)
42
Mathew Waller
16
Joseph Williams
43
William ffield
I7
Thomas Burden
44
Robert west
18
John Whiple sen' :
45
William White
19
Thomas James
46
Daniell Abbott
20
William Carpenter
47
John Smith sent (miller
2I
Shadrach Manton 48
Edward Smith
22
Thomas Harris jun' 49
Thomas Olney sen'
23
Lawrance Wilkinson
50
John Sayles
24
Edward Cope
51
Christophar Smith
25 Robert pike
52
Robert Williams
26
John Lippett
53
Richard prey
27
John Greene sent :
54
Edward Hart
28 George palmer 55
Christophar Vnthank
29 William ffenner
56
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John Clauson
57
Joane Tilar
58
Henry Naile
59
pardon Tillinghast
60
Henry Browne
6i
Henry Redock
Thomas Suckling
62
drue not a
Chad Browne
63
paper ; by
Benedict Arnold
64
reason that
ffrances Wickes
65
the Comitte
William Wickenden
66
declared that
Robert Colwell
67
he had not
Jane Seare
68 payde in his
Henry ffowler
69
monie : but
William Burrowes
70
about the latter
Samuell Bennett
7i
end of septemb" :
Thomas Walling
72 in the yeare 1661
Edward Jnman 73
he made it
Roger Mawrey
74
apeare that
William Arnold
75 he had paid it
Stuckley Westcott
76
and desired that
Adam Goodwin
77 his name might
John Smith Jun' (Miller)
78 be Entred into
Richard Waterman
79 the list : Roger
ffraunces Weston
80
Williams also
Stephen Northup
8i
being one of ye
Thomas Angell
82 Comite declared
Thomas Arnold
83 that his monie
John Throckmorton
84 was paid; signi
Nicolas power
85 fieing therefore
Benjamin Hearnton
86 that his name
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Epenetus Olney
87 ought to be
Richard Scott
88 Entred.
Thomas Robertes
89 Where upon
Thomas Clemence
90
on the 7th of No
Mattureene Belloo
91
vember in the
James Mathuson
92 yeare 1666 his
Thomas Hopkins
93
name was
Henry Redock
94
Entred
[25] Att A Towne Meetting March the 23 : i665 : 66 : Thomas Olney Sen': Modderatr: /
Jnroled
March the Here ffolloweth An inrolement of A Deed which
23 : j665 Thomas Olney junior Received of this Towne of
66 providence for an asurance of his purchase Right of Land and Comoning : /
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Memorandum
Wee the ffree Jnhabetantes of the Towne of providence in the Náaheggansuck Bay in providence Collonie in new-Eng- land; haveing att our Towne Court being orderly mett granted unto Thomas Olney Jnhabetant of the Towne and Collonie abovesaide (junior) a full Right of Land and Comoning accord- ing unto o' order of a purchasser; as also having in hand already received the full sume of his purchasse Monie; Doe at this our Towne Court being orderly mett upon lawfull warning Conffirme the same unto the said Thomas Olney to be his owne true and proper Right both to him and his Heirs, and Assignes for Ever ; the said Land being already | part thereof | orderly laid out unto the said Thomas Olney according unto
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o' Towne order in severall devisions as ffolloweth (viz) one share of Meaddow lieing and being in that Meaddow Comonly Called Observation Meaddow bounding on the East with a Share of Meaddow belonging unto Epenetus Olney ; on the west partly with the upland and partly with a swampe; on the north with a hill; and on the south with a ffresh streame; the which streame runeth Through some part of the aforsaid observation Meaddow; Also one percell of land lieing on both sides of the small streame Commonly Called the Third Laake, the which land being in steede of one share of Meaddow being bounded on the North East Cornner with a white oake Tree, on the south East Cornner with a Blake oake Tree, on the Norwest Cornner with a Black Oake Tree; on the South West Corner with a White Oake Tree: Also one percell of Land lieing and being in the place Commonly called the Stampers Bottom, the which land being laid out for a howse Lott, or home share, Jt lieing in Two #cells by reason of a high way; one part of this Land bounding on the East with the Common; on the west partly with Mosshossick River, and partly with a percell of Meaddow belonging unto Christophar Smith on the North with the Topp of the Banke on the North side of the Brooke; which runneth Through some part of Stephen Northup his home Lott; on the south with a high way; The South East cornner of this part of Land being bounded with a white oake Tree, and so to Range upon a straight line from this white oake Tree downe unto the afor- said Moshossuck River, taking another white Oake into the Range which standeth not farr from the aforsaid River ; The other #t of this home share of Land bounding on the East with the Comnon, on the west with Mosshossuck River, on the
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North with the highway on the south partly with the Comon and partly with the aforsaid River, also Bounding on the North East Cornner with a white Oake Tree; and so to Range upon a straight line unto an Elme Bush which standeth just by the aforesaide river side; The south East corner with another oake Tree, and so to range upon a straight line west ward unto the aforsaide river taking of a Beech Tree in the range Also ffive acres of Land beeing on the west side of Mosshossick River lieing on the North side of the Spruise Swampe Bound- ing on the north west with the Common; on the South East with the Common; on the North East with the Common; on the south west with the aforsaide Spruice Swampe ; the North East Cornner being bounded with a black Oake Tree; the southwest Cornner with a white oake Tree; The North west Corner with a stake; The South East Cornner with a Maple stumpe; Also six acres of Land lieing upon the small fresh streame which runneth into the Coave which is Called Bailies Coave, neere unto the Two litle hills called Bailyes Buttes, Bounding on the East with the Common, on the North with the Land of Thomas Olney senior; on the west with the Land of Epenetus olney ; on the south with the Common; the south East Cornner being bounded with a maple Tree; and so to range upon a straight line North [26] with an | Maple | Tree which standeth at the North East Corner of Thomas Olney senior his Land; bounding on the South west Cornner with a walnutt Tree, and so to range north with a Tree at the Norwest Cornner of Thomas Olney senior his Land: Also Eighty Acres of Land lieing neere unto the place Commonly Called Wanskuck Bounded on the South with the Land of Thomas Olney sen': the other Three sides Bounded with the
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Common ; bounded on the North East Cornner ; with a Redd Oake Tree, on the Southwest Cornner with a walnutt Tree, on the Norwest Cornner with a walnutt Tree; on the South East Corner with A stake: All which aforementioned Land in forme and Manner, according unto the Boundes prescribed : wee the aforsaide ffree inhabetantes doe owne and acknowl- edge to be the true and proper Right of the saide Thomas Olney to have and to hold, with all the appurtenances vsses, Benneffittes, and proffittes thereof both to himselfe, and his Heirs for Ever; and doe owne the saide Thomas Olney to be at this present day of the sealling hereof in true possession of all, and Every part of the aforementioned Land ; And doe by these presentes ffirmely Bind ourselves, and our Successors at all tymes to save and keepe harmelesse the said Thomas Olney his Heirs, and Assignes from all molestations, Rightes Titles, or any Claime whatsoEver which shalbe laid unto the said Land, or any part there of by any person or persons whatso- Ever; and as a Testamonie of this our act and Deede and, These our ffirme ingagementes wee doe here sett to our handes and seale this 27th of Aprill in this presant yeare i659
The marke of Richard X Waterman
deputye
Jo" : Sayles deputye
in the behalfe of the Towne
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Here ffolloweth the inrolement of A Deede belonging unto Thomas Olney junior, which was signed and sealed, by George way and Elizabeth, his wife; Jt being ordred by the Towne, to be inroled in the Towne Booke :
The Thirtye one day of Agust in the yeare one Thousand, six hundred, sixty fowre
Be it knowne unto all people by these p'sentes That I George way of providence, in the Collonie of Roade Jland, and provi- dence plantations, in the Narraganssett Bay in new-England (husbandman) ffor a valuable Consideration in hand already received of Thomas Olney junior; Jnhabetant of the Towne and Collonie aforsaide (Tanner) the recept of which I doe owne and acknowledge, and doe hereby aquitt and discharge him, his heirs Exsecutors and Assignes of the same, haue with the ffree will and vollentarey Consent of Elizabeth my wife, Bargained, Sold, made over and Confirmed, and by these presentes doe Bargaine, Sell, make Over and Confirme unto the aforsaide Thomas Olney a percell of Land Containing of Thirtye Acres (be it more or Lesse) according to the measure of the Eighteene ffoote pole; Jt being part upland, and part Low Swampie Land, and lieing all in one percell : The which Land is scituate Lieing, and being norwest ward from the afor- saide Towne of providence, and about Three miles distant from the saide Towne; Jt bounding on the North East Corner with an Elme Tree marked on ffowre sides [27] and so to
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range westward unto a great Rock haveing a black oake Tree standing neere unto the East side of it marked on ffowre sides ; the saide Rock being the Norwest boundes of the saide Land upon the Cornner: Bounding on the south west Cornner with a white oake Tree marked on ffowre sides, and so to range from the saide white oake Tree south East ward unto a Chesse- nutt Tree marked on ffowre sides, the which Chessenutt Tree is a south Cornner Boundes of the said Land; and so to Range from the saide Chessenut Tree Eastward unto a pretty high Rock which standeth upon a broade Rock which Rock is the boundes of an Easterne Cornner of the said land The said Land lieing on the westerne, and Southwesterne partes of the aforsaid Thomas Olney his Meaddow; the which Mead- dow is part of that which is Commonly Called by the Name of observation meaddow; Jt bordring upon, and adjoyning unto the westerne, and southwesterne partes of the said Meaddow : And bounding on the the north, the west, the south, and south Easterne partes with the Common ; and on the East, and North Easterne partes wi+1. the meaddow aforenamed, of the aforsaid Thomas Olney ;un' : ; All which afoementioned percell of Land, with all my Right, Jntrest, and Title therein, in forme and manner according unto those Boundes prescribed; with all the appurtenances; Benneffittes, privilidges, proffittes and Com- modityes thereof, and thereunto belonging, I say for full satis- ffaction in hand already received, I haue Truely sold, made over, and passed away both from my selfe and from my heirs unto the Thomas Olney afornamed, both for himselfe and his heirs, To haue and to hold, as his or Either of theire True proper, and Lawfull Right and Jnhiritance for Ever ; And that the said Thomas Olney, doet/ at this presant day of
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the signing, and sealing hereof, stand Truely and lawfully seized, and possessed with the said land, and Every part and percell of the same as the True, and most Rightfull Jnhiriter thereof of a good, sure, lawfull, Absolute, and indefeazable Estate of Jnhiritance, in ffee simple ; without any Condittions, Limitations, vse, or other thing to alter, or change the same ; And that the said Thomas Olney his heirs, Exsecutors, Admin- istrators, and Assignes shall at all tymes quietly, and peacably, possesse Enjoy and vse all the said Land, with the appurte- nances all; and all privilidges belonging to the same ; unto his or Either of theire owne proper and singular use Benneffitt, and behoofe without the Lett, Trouble, Molestation, hindrance, Expulssion, or Contradiction of me the said George Way, my heirs Exsecutors, Administrators, or Assignes; And doe also by these presentes ffirmely bind my self, my heirs, my Exsec- utors, and Administrators, at all tymes to save, Keepe harme- lesse and defend the saide Thomas Olney his heirs Exsec- utors, Administrators and Assignes from all molestations, hindrances, Letts Jncumbrances Troubles, Rightes, Jntrestes, Claimes, Titles, or any Trouble, or Claime of what sort so Ever which shall [28] or may arise, or be laid to the prem- isses, or any part, or percell there of, by any person Claimeing, or to Claime, by vertue of any other bargaine, sale, Jmbazel- ment, or Morgage, at any tyme Made, done, or Comitted by me the said George Way, or of any person Either ffor, By, Through or under me; As, also to secure the said Thomas Olney his heirs, and Assignes, from all Dowries, Joynters Thirdes, and Jntailes; This being (with the free Consent of Elizabeth my wife, as abovesaide,) my True, and absolute act
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of sale; Jn wittnesse there of wee both here unto sett our handes and seales, Even the day and yeare first above written :
Signed sealed and Elizabeth Way; The marke of delivered in the presence
George Way
of us John Browne Stephen Northup
Enroled, March the 28th j666: / ₱ me
Thomas Olney junior Clarke of the Towne of providence
Att A Towne Meetting Aprill the 20th : 1666 m' William Carpenter Modderat".
Chosen for Deputies to serve at a Court of Deputies to be held at Newport may the first i666 : are John Throckmorton sen': william Harris : Thomas Harris sen': Edward Jnman ;
ffor Grand jurie men to serve at a Court of Trialls to be held at Newport the 9th day of May in this presant yeare j666 are Thomas Harris Senior ; Edward Jnman :
ffor pettye jurie men Thomas Robertes; Resolved Water- man ;
Att A quarter Meetting April the 27th i666 Thomas Olney Sen': Modderator: /
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