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fprings of mtny confiderablc Rivers i Sha-^ 
, Jhin one of the moft confiderablc bntichcs 
of Mmimach Kwu^ md alfoat the rife of 
Mipci^ River, and ponds full of pleafant * 
fprings, is fituisited Wooburn an inland- 
Town four nnilcs fquare beginning at the 
cnd of Cbarles-torvn bounds. 
Six miles from Ipfmcb North-eafl is 
KowUyy moft of the Inhabitants have been 
Clothiers. 
Nine miles from Salem to the North is 
Agotpaminiy the beft and fpacioufeft place 
for a plantation, being twenty leagues to 
the Northward of NetP-Plimoutb. 
Beyond Agomamin is (ituated Hampton 
near the Sca-coafts not far from Merrimach^ 
River, this Town is like a flov^er-dduce^ 
having two fireets of houfcs wheeling off 
from the main body thereof, they have 
great ftore of fait Marihes and Cattle, the 
land is feitil, but full of Swamps and 
Rocks. 
Eight miles beyond Agot^amin runneth 
the delightful River Menimach or Mom* 
mach^ it is navigable for twenty miles, and 
well ftored with fi(h, upon the banks grow 
ftately Oik?, excellent Ship timber, not in- 
feriour to our Englijh^ 
On the South-fide of Merrimach-Kwct 
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