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f car, and is a quarter of a mile over. The 
Kiver Mijikk^tms through the right fide of 
ihe Town, and by its near approach to 
Charla-'Kiver in one place mskes a very 
narrow neck^ where tiands moll part of 
the Town, the marHet place not far from 
the waterfide is furrounded with houfcj^ 
forth of which ilFue two ftreets orderly 
built and beaudficd with Orchards and 
Garden*^ their meeting-houfe liands on the 
Nojrthr-fidc of the" market, having a little 
hill behind it ^ there belongs to this- Town 
one thoufand and two hundred Acres of 
arable , four hundred head of Cattle, and 
as many Sheep, theft alfb provide them- 
felves Farms in the Country. 
Up high^rin Charhs Rivet weft-ward is 
a broad Biy two miles over, into which 
runs Stony River and M(4ddy-River. 
Towards the South- well in the middle 
of the Bay is a gieat Oyftcr bank, towards 
the North«.weft is a Creek h upon the fhorc is 
fituated the village of Medford^ it is a mile 
. and half from CW/e/-/w«. 
At the bottom of the Bay the River be- 
gins to be narrower, halt a quaiterof a 
mile broad j by the North-fide or the River 
IS NeW'towHy three miles from Cbarlej''totPHf 
a Icagut and halt by water, it was tirft in- 
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