[58] Also, the Church doth agree that although the land be, by grant of the General Court, peculiar to the Church only, yet the whole town, viz., such as are owners of house and land in the town, shall come into the division thereof. Also, it is agreed, that every man shall have a proportion of land, more or less, according to the proportion now allotted him. Also, that every man shall have a part of the meadow in proportion with his upland, to be laid out after the same rule that the upland is, both by lot and quantity. Also, it is agreed, that, after the farms formerly granted are laid out, the remainder of the land shall be divided into three breadths, viz., two of the said breadths to lie between the rivers, and the third on this side Shawshine River. The first lot to begin upon a line continued over Shawshine River, the same that is between Woburn and us, running towards Concord until it meet with Mr. Wintrop's farm: and so the said first lot to butt south upon that line, and on Shawshine River, and Mr. Wintrop's farm; and so each lot to proceed one after another, by due parallels, until they come clear of the farms already laid out, and then to extend in two divisions between the Rivers, and a third division on the east side Shawshine River, and so every man's lot to follow one another, taking all the three breadths at once, the nearest land to the first centre being still always the next lot in order. The number of every man's lot and quantity of acres is as followeth on the other side.
Lot. Acres. 1. Daniell Cheaver 20 2. William Clemmance, senr. 30 3. Daniell Kempster 80 4. William Bull 15 5. Roger Bucke 10 6. Thomas ffox 80 7. Humphery Bradshew 15 8. Mr. Boman 20 9. William Clemmance 30 10. Richard Cutter 80 11. Thomas Longhorne 60 12. Daniell Blogget 40 13. Robert Holmes 150 14. Th. Hall 20 15. Widow Banbricke 40 16. John Jacson 50 17. Wm. Homan 50 18. Nath. Greene and Mother 80 19. Richard ffrench 20 20. John Watson 80 21. Richard Woodes 10 22. John Taylor 60 23. Wid: Wilkerson 60 24. Lieft. William ffrench 150 25. Joseph Miller 15 26. Jonath. Hide 20 27. David ffiske 60 28. Wid: Hancocke 10 29. And. Stevenson 60 30. Mr. Elijath Corlet 100 31. David Stone 50 32. Tho. Danforth 220
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