146 HISTORY OF COHASSET. 



sary, and the idea of keeping so many hundreds of acres 

 in common could not long satisfy the young households 

 that were being started. 



Three years after they had voted not to divide Cohasset 

 they partly reversed the order. 



The timber and cord wood in the region of the west side 

 of Town Hill was to be divided among the inhabitants, 

 though the land upon which it grew was to remain com- 

 mon. But the rest of Cohasset was ordered to be divided 

 on March 19, 1668, according to some fair method. But 

 there was the rub ! What was an equitable division .? At 

 first they thought that each man should have such a pro- 

 portion of the common acres as he had already of the 

 divided acres. But some good citizens would fare badly 



promise and grant the p'misses above demised with all the libertys previledges and 

 app'tenences thereto or in any wise belonging or appertaineing unto the sayd 

 Joshua Hubberd John Tha.xter and the rest of the sayd inhabitants of Hingham 

 who are the present owners and proprietors of the present house lotts their heires 

 and assignes to warrant acquitt and defend forever against all and all maner of 

 right title and Interrest claime or demand of all and every person or persons 

 whatsoever. And that it shall and maybe lawfull to and for the sayd Joshua 

 Hubberd and John Thaxter their heires and assignes to record and enroll or cause 

 to be recorded and enrolled the title and tenour of these psents accoiding to the 

 usuall order and maner of recording and enrolling deeds and evedences in such 

 case made and p'vided in witness whereof we the aforesayd Wompatuck called by 

 the English Josiah sachem : and Squmuck called by the English Daniell and 

 Ahahdun Indians : have heere unto set our hands and scales the fourth day of July 

 in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundred sixty and five and in the 

 seavenleenth yeare of the raigne of our soveraigne Lord Charles the second by the 

 grace of God of Great Brittanie France and Ireland King defender of the faith &c 

 1665 



Signed sealled and delivered 



In the presence of us : 



JOB NOESHTEANS Indian ^ j- 



the marke of W WILLIAM 



MANANANIANUT Indian 



the marke of 8 ROBERT 



MAMUNTAHGLX Indian 



JOHN HUES 



MATTIAS Q BRIGGS 



the marke of r JOB JUDKINS J 



the marke of J O WOMPATUCK 



(L. S.) called by the English Josiah 



cheif sachem 



the marke J of SQUMUCK (L. S.) 



called by the English Daniell sonne 



of Chickatabut 



the marke of IIII Ahahden ( L. S.) 



Josiah Wompatuck Squmuck Ahahden Indians apeared p'sonally the 19th of 

 may 1668 and acknowledged this instrum't of writing to be theyr act and deed 

 freely and voluntary without compulsion, acknowledged before 



JNO. LEVERETT, Asf. 



