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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS
Page 73, Volume XII. Dated November 7, 1639.
In an agreement between the inhabitants of Duxburrow and George Pollard and William Hiller as to the erection of a mill at Stony Brook, the inhabitants “So promise to do our best endeavors to procure the lands of John Irish and Henry Wallis and to procure them lands elsewhere in exchange or otherwise, but if the said parties will not so exchange, that then the said George Pollard and William Hiller may if they can procure the said lands either by purchase or otherwise of the owners thereof etc. etc.”
Page 72, #125. BRADFORD, Governor, 1641.
At the general Townes meeting holden by the inhabitants of the Towne of Duxburrow upon the seventh day of November in the year of our Lord 1639, for the making of such lands and orders as should be thought good and beneficial for the said Towne of Duxburrow. It was agreed as followeth:
IMPRIMIS:
It is covenanted and agreed of between George Pollard late inhabitant of the Towne of Stone-clerc in the realme of England, yoeman, and William Hiller of ye Towne of New Plymouth, Carpenter of the one party to be and the inhabitants of the Towne of Duxburrow of the other parte in manner following: Towit the said George Pollard and William Hiller is at their own ppr-cort and charges to build frame and set up one sufficient water milne to grind corne on both English and Indian with the terme of one whole year next after the date hereof. As also stampers to beate Indian Corne at; as speedily as possible they cann, and that the parties aforesaid are to build the said Milne and Stampers upon a certain brooke lying by the house of Phillip DeLaney. In consideration whereof, we the inhabitants of Duxburrow do bynde ourselves to the above said ppties as followeth:
First Condition:
That no other Milne shal be set up or erected within our Towne limmitts always provided that the aforesaid parties at theire Milne be able well and suffiently to grind all of the corne of the aforesaid inhabitants of the towne of Duxburrow in tyme convenient.
Second Condition:
Wee the inhabitants of the towne of Duxburrow do promise to use all our best endeavors to procure all the common lands that lyeth on the north side of said brooke undisposed of next to the place where the said Millne shall stand, as also that meddow land lyeth next to yt.
Third Condition:
Wee the inhabitants aforesaid do promise to do our best endeavors to procure the lands of John Irish and Henry Wallis and to procure theire lands elsewhere in exchange or otherwise, that when the said George Pollard and William Hiller may if they cann procure the said lands either by purchase or otherwise of the owners thereof; that wee the said inhabitants of Duxburrow do promise to give unto the said ppties the sum of Six Pounds towards the purchase of the same.
Fourth Condition:
Wee promise to help the said George Pollard and William Hiller to find (?) both meddow and arrable in some place further off from the towne of Duxburrow for use when stocks of cattell shal require the same, as we shal allow no other townesmen and neighbors; and also that the same parties are to take a pottle of Corne for grinding every bushel that shall be brought unto them and no more.