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Jt is ordred that the Bond, signed, and sealed by Joshua Winsor, and James Ashton; And also the award signed and
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sealed by Joshua Winsor; James Ashton; John Wickes, and Edmund Calverley, shall be inroled in or Towne Recordes: /
Jt is Graunted unto John Browne that he may change ffive acres of Land lieing in the great Swampe; and take it up about moshosick River neere the Third Laake provided, that no high wayes be damniffied : /
ffor as much as Lawrance Wilkenson hath desired to have a Share of Meadow Recorded, which he hath taken Up, Jt lieing up be yond Loquasqussuck [29] (northward)
Jt is Granted that it shall be Recorded; when it is Knowne wheither it be not within the Land to be laid out on the East sid of the seaven Mile line, but within the Landes which were to be Laid out in the first devision : /
Jt is Graunted unto Robert Collwell that hee may have his Land, and meaddow Recorded in or Towne Booke
Jt is Graunted that Shadrach Manton may have the deede which hee Received of Joseph Williams (bearing date the second| day of Aprill in the yeare i666 : ) inroled by the Clarke in o' Towne Booke : /
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Att A Towne Meetting of Election upon June the 4th : in the yeare i666 : Jt being the 2nd day of the Weeke and the ffirst Munday of the said Month m' Roger Williams Modderat" :
Tho: Olney jun': Chosen Towne Clarke Tho : Harris Jun' : Counstable
John Smith Mason, Serjant
Tho: Harris sen': Treasurer Edward Jnman and Thomas Hopkins Sirveior for Looking to the high wayes this yeare : /
Chosen to make up the Towne Counssell
Tho : Olney Sen": Richard Waterman Tho : Harris Sen' :
ffor as much as there Was a Law made the 27th: day of Aprill, in the yeare i666 : Concerning the repaireing of the high wayes belonging to this Towne, the which Law hath a Clause in it to this purpose : [that those who Cannott ffind theire oxen, or are hindred by sickenesse, an Exscuse sufficient to sattisffie the as- sisstant that they shall goe ffree] Jt is ordred if any make such Exscuses yett they shall not be ffreed, but shall when they are in a Cappacittie to worke; and Cann find theire Oxen ; performe theire service Equall with theire Neighbours : /
Jt is granted unto Roger Williams that he May Change 3 Acres of Land lieing in the Neck, and take it up some where about the third Laake if it may be with Conveniencie without
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Damage to high wayes, or other mens Landes which are already Laid out
Jt is ordred by the Towne, that Richard Arnold shall be paid for the hire of his horse, which was prest about A yeare agone for the Kinges Service; And that he shall be paid by the Treasurer out of the Monie which is due to the Towne from Stephen Hardin
[30] Jt is ordred by this Towne, that from this day for- ward; if any Man desire a deede of this Towne of providence of his purchase Right of Land, and Commoning, or of his ffive and Twenty acre Right which he hath hadd a grant of from this Towne and his Land hath benn laid out unto him by the Towne Sirveiors; that the Towne Clarke shall write him a deede thereof, the partye sattissffieing the Clarke for Writteing of it,) and it shall be signed and sealed at A Towne Meetting, (mett upon Lawfull warning; ) in the presence of the Towne by one of the assistants and the Towne Clarke in the behalfe of the Towne; The which deede being soe signed, and sealed as aforsaid by the Gennerall Assistant, and the Clarke, Jt shall be as authentick to all intentes, and purposses. Unto the partye receiveing of the deede, as if Every man of this Towne did perticularly sett unto his hand and seale: /
vpon the Quarter day Jully the 27th i666 no thing was acted : /
Att A Towne Meetting Agust the 28th i666 : Thomas Olney senior Modderato":
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Nathaniell Mawrey hath this day declared his intention of Marriage with Johannah Jnman, it being the first tyme of pub- lishing :
Thomas : Harris Sen': John Throckmorton, John Whiple senior and Edward Jnman are Chosen to serve as Deputyes at the Gennerall Assembly holden at Newport the 4th day of sep- tember next Ensueing :
Att A Towne meetting september the 19th 1666 : m' William Carpenter Modderat' :
This day was read the orders which were made about the gathering of a rate, at a Gennerall Assembly held at newport September the 4th i666:
Jt is granted unto John Smyth (Mason) that he may change a peece of land which he hath taken up neere observation Meaddow containing of one acre; and take it up in some other place of the Common, provided that no mans Land, nor high wayes be damniffied thereby :
Att A Towne meetting october the 3th i666 Tho : Olney sen' : Moderat".
Chosen for Grand jurie men to serve at the Court of Trialls to be held at new-port the last Wedensday save one in this Jn- stant october are are Thomas Arnold senior Tollaration Harris : for pettie jurie men Epenetus Olney Nathaniell Waterman
[31] Chosen for deputies to serve at A Gennerall Assem- bly to be houlden at New-port the last Weddnsday of this Jn-
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stant October are Thomas Arnold senior, William Wickenden, Grigorey Dexter : Epenetus Olney : /
Att A Towne meetting upon or quarter day october the 27th i666 m' Roger Williams Modderato' :
Jt is granted unto all those of o' Towne who Contributed towardes the repaireing of The Towne Bridge, that they may have libertie to meete together as they see occotion to order maters concerning the same : /
Jt is granted unto John Whipple Junior; that hee shall have a Right of Comoning within the Commons of this Towne of providence, That is to say for Comonage for Cattle, privelidges for fire Wood; for Building timber, for timber for ffenceing cttr : But no Clayme to be Laid to any landes thereby : /
Jt is granted unto John Angell that hee may Chang the Sixty Acres of Land which his ffather gave him which lieth | upon | the plaine betweene John ffields meaddow | upon | smallbrooke, and Wanasquatuckett River, and take it up Elce Where upon the Common in some other place, alwayes consid- red that high wayes, and other privelidges of the Towne be not damniffied :
his monie for Exchange is already paide : /
ffor as much as there is a former order that all the Landes betweene the uper End of John ffield his Meaddow upon smal- brooke; and Wanasquatuckett River which was in Comon when the said order was Made should constantly lie in Comon
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and noe man to take it up; but Thomas Angell haveing sixty Acres within this tract, the which now is laid downe againe into Common; Jt is therefore ordred by the Towne that said Sixty Acres be also prohibetted for any person takeing itt up; but that it still remaine in Comon according as the rest of the said plaine is prohibbitted : /
[32] The Enrolement of a Bill signed by John Scott; as ffolloweth
providence this Eighteenth of October i666. Brother Joseph Scott I have subscribed unto five bills of Exchange being all won and the same the sum of Twenty three pound tenn shillinges sterling the which pay, or Cause to be paid unto Captaine Richard Deane of London or his Order within tenn dayes after this my fift bill comes to your hands, my first second third nor fourth not being paid pay this prey faile not of ponc- tiall payment hereof which is the request of your Loveing brother
John Scott
To Joseph Scott these Deliver in great S' Bartholomews. Close Neare Smithfield in London
The ord-
er for
the This above written was Enroled the third day of
adjorn-
ment November in the yeare i666 # me Tho: Olney
of the
meeting Jun' Towne Clarke: /
strooke
[NOTE. At the bottom of page 32 several lines are written and afterwards obliterated; which is ap- parently referred to by the above side-note.]
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Att A Towne meetting November the
1 3th 1666 Tho : Olney sen': Modderat' :
Jt is granted unto Thomas Olney senior that he may Change his sixty Acors of Land which lieth in the neck
Jt is granted unto John Whiple sen': that hee may change his sixty Acres of Land which lieth upon Tare breech playne ;
Jt is granted unto John Browne that he may change his Thirteene acres of Land which lieth behind the Hurtleberrey hill : /
Jt is ordred that A paire of stockes and a pound shall be made for this Towne and sett upp in some Convenient place; and they that make them shall be paide ou of that monie levied in the last Rate :
Jt is ordred that the 60 acres of Land which John Whiple sen': hath laid downe on Tarebreech plaine shalbe ₱petuated Common :
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The Towne is againe Com to gether the 27th of november i666: according to the adjornement Tho: Olney sen' Continues Moderator : /
Jt is granted unto Samuell Bennett that he may change his 5 Acre Lott which Lieth on the west side of Mooshoaúsick
out below being unper- fect is here inserted, The meete. ing is adjorn- -ed untill the 27th of this instant novem- ber, and then againe to meete. /
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river, and on the south side of the spruise swamp and also 3 Acres which lieth in the Neck, and to take up 8 Acres for those 2 cells; upon that ground which Grigorey Dexter laid Downe on the south side of Wanassquatuckett River ; And it is Voated that the Rest of the 80 Acres which Grigorey Dexter laid downe on the south side of Wanassquatuckett River, on Poore mans plaine saveing only what was granted unto Samuell Bennett | which is 8 Acres | shall be ₱petuated Com- mon : /
Jt is ordred that the ffive Acres of Land which Samuell Ben- nett Laid downe on the south side of the Spruice Swampe shall be ppetually Common : /
Jt is granted unto Shadrach Manton that he may change his 5 acres of Land which he bought of Henry Reddock Lieing on the south side of Wanasquatuckett River
This meeting is Adjorned untill the ji day of December nextt
The Towne is againe Come together the ijth day of December; i666: Tho : Olney sen' : Continues Modderat™ :
Jt is ordred that 4 of our Neighbours shall be chosen to goe unto those of the Jnhabetantes who are oppossitt to the fencing in of the neck to know theire mindes, and reasons ; And also, to desire them to be at the Towne meetting upon the 25 of this Instant; mr Roger Williams, John Whipple sen", Thomas Hopkins and James Ashton are the men chosen for the pur- pose aforsaid : /
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An or- der about Timber
Jt is ordred by this Towne that if any person, or persons shall from this day forward sell, give, or any wayes make away out of this Towne, any Timber for Coopers vse, for Clabboardes, for shingles, for pales; ffor postes or Railes for fenceing or Boltes; being gotten upon the Com- mon; shall fforfitt Tenn shillinges for Each Tree or any part of a Tree: The which forffiture shall the one halfe goe unto the finder, and the other halfe unto the Towne : /
The Meeting is adjorned untill the 25 day of this Instant
[34] The Enrolement of A Wrighting Signed by Roger Williams, as ffolloweth Providence 8 of ye : 8th mon : i638 (so called)
Memorandum yt I Roger Williams haveing formerly pur- chassed | of | Caunounicus, & Miantenomue this our scituation, or plantation of New providence, viz the Two ffresh Rivers Wanasquatuckett & Mooshausick, and ye ground & Meadowes thereupon ; Jn Consideration of Thirtie poundes received from the Jnhabetantes of the saide place, doe freely, & ffully passe grant & make over Equall Right and power of Enjoyeing & dispossing the same groundes & Landes unto my Lo: ffriends & neighbors Stukley Westcoot; W" Arnold; Thomas James ; Robert Cole : John Greene; John Throckmorton : Wm Harris : . Wm Carpenter : Tho: Olney, ffrancis Weston, Rich: Water- man : Ezechiell Holliman: and such others as the Major part of us shall admitt into the same ffelloshipp of Voate with us,
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As also I doe ffreely make & passe over equall Right and power of Enjoyeing and despossing of the Lands & grounds Reaching from the aforsaid Rivers unto the great River pau- tuxett with the grasse and meadowes there upon wch was so lately given & granted by the aforsaid Sachims to me wittnesse my hand :
Providence 22 : 10, 1666 (so called) Roger Williams
This paper & writing is a true
Coppie of a wrighteing given by me about Twenty Eight yeares since, & differs not a tittle only so is dated as neere as wee Could guesse about the time and the names of men (written in a straight
of time & hast) are here Explained by me
in the presence of us Roger Williams
John Browne Jo" Sayles Thomas Harris Assisstant
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The Towne is againe come together December the 25: 1666: Tho: Olney sen' : continues Moderator
This day was read the Gennerall Courts actes made the 31 of october i666 :
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Att A Towne Metting on o' quarter day Januarey the 27th i666 Thomas Olney sen' : Modderator: / m' Roger Williams is chosen to make up the Towne Coun- ssell
Jt is granted unto Roger williams that the Engagement to the Towne by him for Clabordes & Nailes for the building of a Towne howse by the Towne it is remitted :
Jt is ordred that all the Common ffieldes of or belonging to this Towne (the field in the neck called the new field, which belongeth to perticular persons only Excepted) the fences thereof shall be sufficiently made up by the first day of Aprill nex Ensueing; And if any mans fence be defective after the day prefixed : then what damage comes to any person ; by the deficiencye of any mans fence. The partie receiveing the wrong may have his action against the partie whose fence the Catle came in at : and of him recover his damage And that the said fences be sufficiently kept up, and the fieldes not to be broken up untill the seaventh day of october next Ensuing : /
Jt is ordred that the letter which m' Williams hath drawne up for the Towne to send to m' patent of Dorchester concern- ing Robert pike, and his wife, shall be Transcribed by the Towne Clarke, & by him subscribed on the Towns behalfe, the which Transcription shall be sent downe to dorchester to the said m' pattent, & the said Draught which was drawne by Roger Williams; to be kept upon file amongst the Town Records : /
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ffor as much as Thomas Arnold complaineth that he hath not his full right from the Towne of meadow ground belong- ing unto Two five and Twentye acre rightes; one of which rightes he bought of Benjamin Smith ; The other right is that which he received of the Towne
And also wanteth of his howse Lott
The Towne doe order that what is wanting of these Landes speceffied, the sirveyors shall make it up to what the Law allowes : /
Jt is ordred that the Landes which were formerly agreed upon to be laid out to Each person betweene the seaven mile line & the ffowre mile line; The Time for the begining to lay out the said Landes it shall be as soone as the first day of May Next Ensueing is past : And that Arthur ffenner who was Chosen to lay out the said land with Thomas | Harris | sent as a sirveior ; if the said Arthur ffenner shall refuse, then shall the said Thomas Harris senior be sirveyor himselfe to lay out the said land to Every man his part: And that the price for laieing out of Each purchase share shall be 5 shillinges, & for Each ffive and Twenty acre share proportianable there- unto; And that Eight pence upon Each 50 acre right more at peauge 8 ₱ pennie shall be given in into the handes of Tho: Harris sen': or Arthur ffenner: the which 8 pences shall be delivered by them into the handes of Roger Williams : And that the said sirveiors, or sirveior shall bring in a True forme to the Towne in a draught of what landes they lay out, and also Time place, and boundes The which Landes being laid out and brought in to the Towne by the sirveiors
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or sirveior : it shall by the clarke be Recorded in o' Towne Recordes
The parties who owne the Land to satisfie the clarke for recording it : /
Jt is also ordred that one shilling more to Every, or Each 50 acre right besides the aforsaid 5$ & 8ª be delivered into the handes of Thomas, Harris sen': the which shall goe to discharge for running of the lines which have benn already done: And that the said Tho: Harris sennior give in to the Towne an account of what monie he so receiveth : /
[36] Att A Towne Meetting April the 10th i667 Thomas Olney sen' : Modderat" :
Chosen for Deputies to serve at a Gennerall Assembly to be held at Newport | at | the Court of Election the first Wedensday in May next Ensueing are mr Roger Williams, Thomas Olney senior John Throckmorton, senior, & Stephen Arnold
ffor Grand jurie men to attend the Court of trialls to be held the next munday Ensueing the aforsaid Wedensday, are Anthony Evernden Valentine Whittman
ffor petty jury men, Henry Browne, James Mathuson : 1
Jt is granted unto Epenetus Olney that he may change his 60 acres of land lieing betweene observation Meadow, & a peece of Meadow of John Brownes : And also that he may change his 20 acres of land lieing at the place called Wanskuck
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Jt is graunted unto William Harris that he may change his 60 Acrs of land lieing at, & about the Cold Spring, Neere Reighnolds his Valley And also his 20 acres of land lieing on Waybossett plaine :
Jt is granted unto Thomas Arnold sen': that he may change a peece of land which he tooke up for a share of Meaddow lie- ing on the west side of Moosshaussuck River, & on the south- ward Side of the West River upon New Bridge plaine ; & take it up againe at the cold spring, where William Harris laid | downe | he also takeing the Towne sirveior or sirveiors, to lay it out ;
Jt is Ordred that the 20 acres of land which William Harris laid downe upon waybossett plaine shall continually remaine in Common and that no person shall be allowed to take it up : /
Jt is Ordred that the land which Thomas Arnold laid downe upon New bridg plaine shall henceforward remaine in Com- on; And no person shall be admitted to take it up:
Att A Towne Meetting upon or quarter day Aprill the 27th : i667 William Harris Moderat":
Jt is granted unto Vallentine Whittman, that his Land & Meaddow lieing at, or about Loquassqussuck shall by the Clarke be recorded in o' Towne Booke
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Jt is granted unto John Whiple sen' that the 80 acres of Land which Thomas Harris senior laid out unto him at or about Loquasqussuck; upon the 13th of this Instant Aprill, i667 which was laid out unto him in lue of so much land which he laid downe into common in another place; shall by the Clarke be recorded in o' Towne booke : /
Jt is granted unto Epenetus Olney that the Eighty acres of land which Thomas Harris senior laid out unto him upon the Eleventh day of March last, past, about the place called Caú- caunjáwatchuck shall be by the Clarke Recorded in o' Towne Booke, The which land was Laid out unto him in Lew of sixty acrs, & Twenty Acrs which he laid downe to comon in an other place
Jt is granted unto Thomas Olney sen' : that the sixty Acres of land which Thomas Harris senior laid out unto him upon the 28th day of March last past, at or about the place Called Caucaunjáwatchuck, shall by the Clarke be Recorded [37] Recorded in o' Towne Booke, The which Land was laid out unto him in lew of sixty acres of land which he laid downe to comon in another place : /
Jt is granted unto William Harris, that the land which Thomas Harris senior laid out unto him upon the Eleventh day of this Instant Aprill, about the place called Ascocanox- suck shall by the Clarke be recorded in our Towne Booke: / The which land was laid out unto him in lew of so much which he laid downe in another place to comon ; /
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Jt is granted unto John Whiple junior, that the deede of Gift which he hadd of his ffather, John Whiple senior bearing date the Twenty Third day of November in the yeare one Thousand, six hundred, sixty Three shall be recorded, or En- roled by the clarke in our Towne Booke: /
Jt is granted unto Thomas Arnold Senior; that he may change the Land which he formerly Tooke up for a share of Meaddow lieing on the west side of Moshossick river, over against his land which he Tooke up for his home share :
Ordred yt the aforsaid land which Thomas Arnold laid downe shall constantly remaine in Comon and no man be admitted to take it up : /
The Enrolement of A deede, signed and sealed by John Whiple senior
As ffolloweth :
Know all men by these presentes, That I John Whiple Jnhabetant of the Towne of providence, in the Nanhiggansick Bay in New England (senior). Have ffreely given, granted, and conffirmed; and by these presentes doe ffreely give grant make over, and conffirme unto my sone John Whiple a howse lott, or home share of land which fformerly belonged unto William Arnold (Now inhabetant of Pautuxett) with all the howsing ffencing, ffruite Trees standing upon the said land or
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appertaineing thereunto: only Excepting so much of the East part of the said lott which belongeth unto Thomas Olney in- habetant of the aforsaid Towne of providence (senior) which is about Two acrs: The which said Lott, or share of land is scit- uate lieing and being in the Row of howse lotts in the aforsaid Towne of providence; Bounding on the East End with the aformentioned land of the aforsaid Thomas Olney ; saving only a small quantetye yett undevided from the said Thomas Olneys land: bounding on the west End with the streete, or comon highway; on the North side with a home share of land wch formerly belonged unto ffrances Wickes; but now in the pos- session of me the said John Whiple; bounding on the south side with a home share of land formerly belonging unto Thomas James (formerly inhabetant of the aforsaid Towne of providence) but now in the possession, of John Throckmorton ): Also the aforsaid Lott, or share of land containeth in breadth Eight poles acording unto sixteene ffoote & a halfe to the pole : Also Two shares of Meaddow lieing in one percell, they being in Es- teemation six Acrs (more or lesse) the which shares of mead- dow are scituate lieing and being at the south End of the Meadow comonly called the great Meaddow; and on the East side of the fresh river called Moshosick River; The which shares of Meadow bound on the East part, and south part with the up- land (being comon on the west part with the aforsaid mossho- sick River: And on the North part with the aforsaid Thomas Olney senior his Meaddow: The which aforsaid Two shares of Meaddow I the said John whiple bought of m' Benedict Arnold Now of Newport on Roade Jland : Also [38] six acres of up- land lieing and being within the Tract of land called the Neck, and neere unto the Now dwelling howse of Arthur ffenner of
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one thousand six hundred sixty and Three :
November the Twenty, Third in the yeare
the aforsaid Towne of providence, the said land bearing measure by the Eighteene ffoote poale ; Jt bounding on the northward side with the land of the afornamed Arthur ffenner and on the south- ward side with the land of the aforsaid Arthur ffenner on the East End with the comon, or a meere banke, on the west End with a high way : Also sixty acrs of land lieing and being neere unto, or about the place comonly called by the Name of Loquasqussuck and lieing a crosse the north East End of a percell of land or ffarme which I the said John Whiple doe possesse as my owne proper Right Jt being part of the said land or farme : Jt bounding on the southwest side with the remainder of the aforsaid farme, on the North East side with the comon; on the norwest End, and south East End with the Comon; the which sixty acrs of land is to beare Measure by the Eighteene ffoote pole: All which aformentioned percells of land in forme and manner according to those boundes prescribed, with all the ap pte- nances, privelidges, Benneffittes, and proffittes thereof and there unto belonging I say I have with all my right, Jntrest and Title therein (good consideration me mooveing hereunto) given granted and passed away from my selfe and from my heirs my Exsecutors, my Admin- istrators, and Assignes, unto my aforsaid son John Whiple, both for himselfe, his heirs, Exsecutors Administrators and Assignes to have and to hold
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in the presence of us
Thomas Olney junior
Signed sealed and delivered, Gregory Dexter
as his or Either of theire true, proper, and law- full Right and Jnhiritance for Ever, quietly, and pecably to Enjoy use and possesse all the prem- isses and Every part and percell there of with out at any tyme the hindrance, lett, or molesta- tion of me the said John Whiple my heirs Ex- secutors, or Assignes, and doe also bind my selfe, my Heirs, Exsecutors, and Administrators, at all tymes to secure my aforsaid | sone | John Whiple his heirs, Exsecutors, Administrators, and As- signes from all claimes which shall be laid unto the said land, or any part thereof, since the first grant thereof from the Towne was granted forth : also from all dowries Joynters Thirdes, and Jn- tailes; Jn wittnesse of the premisses I doe here unto putt my hand and seale,
John Whipple
Enroled, May the 14th: 1667: ₱ me Tho: Olney jun' : Clarke of the Towne of providence ; by, & with the Townes order: /
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[39] Recorded the 31 of may i666
The Names of those who have Engaged Alegance to his Majestye King Charles the second (as ffolloweth)
mr Roger Williams Thomas Arnold sen' : William Arnold Thomas Olney sen' : John Throckmorton sen': William Harris William Carpenter
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