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 TOWN AND COLONIAL LEGISLATION. 173 unto them for the promoting of a way of trade in this collonie," which was granted. It was further ordered by the Court " that all such lands as the Indians can well spare shalbe purchased by Captain Willett or Mr. Nathaniel Paine, alwaies provided that the Gou. be acquainted with such lands before any purchase be made of them." November 4, 1670, persons neglecting to attend town meet- ings were to be fined 4s. by the town. 1670. In the controversy between Swansea and Rehoboth the Court ordered "that the Meadows Commonly Known by the name of The Hundred Acre Meadow though they Ly within Swansea Lyne, yet to be and to belong to the Town- ship of Rehoboth, and there to be Rated as they have bin used to bee and not unto Swansea." "That the Meadows belonging to Sowamset, Called the five ten Acre Lots Lying within the Lyne of Rehoboth shall be and belong to the Township of Swansea and there to be Rated and not unto Rehoboth." SWANSEA FREEMEN IN 167O. Captain Thomas Willett, John Allin, Mr. James Brown, Mr. Nicholas Tanner, Nathaniel Peck, Hugh Cole, Sacarayah Eddy, Samuel Luther, Thos. Read, Mr. John Myles, Jr. 1672. A petition was ordered to be presented to the Gen- eral Court "for the obtaining of those lands within our bounds that were lately bought by the inhabitants of Taun- ton " and Mr. Constant Southworth. John Allen, James Brown, and Hugh Cole were the agents. " It is ordered that Nathaniel Lewes & Caleb Eddy, do view the fence between the Indians and ye Town & return the defects thereof to ye Town by the sixth day come seven- night. " Ordered that every man shall fetch his cattle out of ye