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JOURNAL OF THE PLYMOUTH INSTITUTION. 
paeon ... of John Sparke . . . and ... of Humfrey Specott 
esquire being in thoccupacon and possessione of some parsone and 
psones . . . and ... of the Maio r and Coialtie of Plimouthe 
. . . and . . . thinheritaunce of Peter Edgcombe esquire . . . 
Willm Hixton beinge Tennte . . . and ... of George Baron 
gent. 
Theise Indentures nowe witness that the said Justices of the 
Assise hauing considered of the said Statute and of the quantitie 
qualifcie nature and goodenes of the grounde ouer and throughe 
w c h the same is broughte to the Towne of Plimouthe ptelie by 
theire owne vewe and by the credible informacon of Christofer 
Harris Thorns Wise Willm Crimes John Coplestone and Willm 
Strode esquires inhabyting neere to the said water course and most 
of them Justices of the peace in the said Countie of Deuon whom 
the said Justices of Assise required to vewe and meashre euerie 
parte of the Land and to Consider of the vale we and goodenes of 
the same throughe w c h the said water course is browght to the said 
Towne of Plimouthe as by the informacon of diverse gentlemen 
and others of goode accompte dwelling neere the said Towne of 
Plimouthe and water course doe adiudge and determine that the 
said Maio r and Coialtie shall paie to eurie parsone hereafter recyted 
or menconed in recompence and satisfaccone of and for all the 
Lands and grounds digged mined, or torned or anie Waie delt w*h 
according to the said Statute for the absolute purchase thereof to 
the said Maio r and Coialtie and to theire Successors for euer suche 
some and somes of monie and in suche manner and sorte as herafter 
shalbe specifyed. That is to saye to the said Walter Elford iiij d 
and to the said w m Stockenan and his Colessees eyther joynctlie or 
by the waie of Eemainder if there be anie iiii d being after the Rate 
of sixteene yeres purchase, according to the value, and for other the 
Lands and grounds of the said Walter Elford and the said Thorns 
Elford being in the possessione of the said Walter Elford digged 
mined or torned or anie Waie delt w fc h for the convayeng or bring- 
ing of the said water course, (to weete) to the said Walter Elford 
iiij s viij d , and to the said Thorns Elford iiij 8 viiij d and to the said 
Walter Elford and to his Colessees eyther joynctlie or by the waie 
of Remainder if there be anie ix 8 iiij d being after the Rate of six- 
teene yeres purchase according to the verie valewe and for the 
Lands ... of the said Nicholas Slanning in pte possessione of the 
said John Shellowbere ... to the said Nicholas Slanning iiij d to 
the said John Shellowbere iiij d . . . and to the said Nicholas 
Slanning for his Lands ... in the possessione of the said Walter 
Elford xvj s iiij d and to the said Walter Elford . . . xvj s iiij d . . . 
and the said Nicholas Slanning for his Lands ... in the possess- 
ione of the said John Andrew v 8 iiij d . And to the said John 
Andrew . . . v 8 iiij d . And to the said Nicholas Slanning for 
his Lands ... in the possessione of the said Wm Poleslande vj 8 
viij d and to the said Wm Poleslande . . . sixe shillings viij d . And 
