1673-03-13[March 13, 1673]
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At a general town meeting the 13 of March 1673 there were chosen to settle the bounds
between our town & Manchester, Lieut. Dixsy, Wm. Dodge sen. Nicholas Woodberry & Paul
Thorndike which they are to do and make return by the last of this instant March.
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At the same town meeting of the 13 of March it was agreed by general vote that Joseph
Harris shall have that small tract of land lying near Bald Hill, being enclosed with the land of George
Standley’s & Thomas Patch’s, Paul Thorndike’s & the highway that lyeth along by the side of the hill
called Bald Hill, the said Joseph Harris being to allow a sufficient cart way to the meadows there on
his land that he bought of Thomas Patch & is not to damnify the highway lying by the side of this
land, and this land to be laid out to him by John Dodge sen. & John Lovett jun.
At the same meeting William Rayment, John Lovett jun. and William Dodge of Brimble Hill
were chosen to stoned horses that none be suffered to go upon the Commons contrary to law but that
these men shall have power to take them up & are to have the penalty provided by law for their pains.
It was voted that Osmund Trask & Peter Woodberry should have 30S. between them with
what they formerly had to each team 15 S. made up for carrying of Mr. Hubbard’s goods to Lynn.
At a general town meeting legally warned it was agreed and enacted as an order of this town
that from henceforward no rams shall be suffered to go upon the Commons or be at liberty to come
amongst the ewes at any time from year to year between the first of July & the last of November upon
the penalty of loosing all or any such rams to be forfeited to any man that shall find him at liberty to
come among the ewes.
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At this said meeting of the 13 of March upon a motion of John Dodge sen. to exchange a
small parcel of land with the town it was agreed that those men formerly deputed to rectify bounds
shall have powers to pleasure him in that particular by laying it out for him when they have taken a
view of it & do not think that it be not prejudicial to the town.