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our subjects as shall effectually settle
and cultivate the same.
II. That all white or other pine trees
within the said township, fit for masting
our royal navy, he carefully preserved
for that use, and none to be cut or feled
without our special license. for so doing
first had and obtained, upon the penalty
of the forfeiture of the right of such
grantee, his heirs and assigns, to us our
heirs and successors, as well as being
subject to the penalty of any act or acts
of Parliament that now are, or hereafter
shall be enacted.
III. That before any division of land
be made to and among the grantees,
tract of land as near the centre of the
said township as the land will admit of,
shall be reserved and marked out for
town lots, one of which shall he allotted
to each grantee of the contents of one
acre.
". Yielding and paying therefor to
us, our heirs and successors, for the
space of ten years. to be computed from
the date thereof, the rent of one ear of
Indian corn only, on the twenty fifth day
of December annually, If lawfully de-
manded, the first payment to be made on
the twenty. fifth day of December 1862.
V. Every proprietor, settler or inhab- |
liant, shall yield and pay unto us, our
heirs and successors yearly, and every
year forever, from and after the expira-
ton of ten years from the abovesaid |
twentytifth day of December, namely, |
on the twenty.tifth day of December,
which will be the year of our Lord 1772, |
one shilling, Proclamation money for
every hundred acres he so owns, settles
or possesses, and so in proportion for
greater or lesser tract of the said land:
which money shall be paid by the respec
tive persons abovesaid, their heirs or as
signs, in our Council Chamber in Ports
mouth, or to such officer or officers as
shall be appointed to receive the same;
and this to be in lieu of all other rents
and services whatsoever.
In Testimony whereof, We have caused
the seal of our said Province to be here
unto affixed.
Witness Benning Wentworth, Esq, our
Governor and Commander in Chief of
our said Province the 2Sth day of July in
the year of our Lord Christ, one thou
sand seven hundred and sixty-one, and
N the first year of our reign.
b. WENTWORTH.
BY His Excellency's command with adj
vice of Council
THEODORE ATKINSON, Sec'y
Province of New Hamp. July 18th, 1861.
from the original under the
Province seal
THEODORE ATKINSON, Sec'y.
State of New Hampshire. ,
Secretary's Office Aug. IS, 1915.
| certify the above and preceding three =,
Olio pages to be true copy of the Rec
I'd of the Charter of Arlington.
ALBA CADY, Secretary of the State.
The names of the Grantees of Airing
on, viz. John Scarf Ebenezer Hunt,
loses Kingsley, Doct. Samuel Mather, d
'oah Parsons Ebenez. Clark, James Ly.
ian, Medad Edwards, Ephraim Parsons, "
hsha Scarf, John ParzOns, Samuel O
ames, Nathan Lyman, iona. Basco NIB.
benez. Pomry, Hezzekiah Wright, Ma y
laniel Scarf, Caleb Strong, Ebenez y
trong, Abraham Hollenbeck, Jonathan !
trong, Increes Clark, Timothy Wright, n
'aac Scarf, James Scarf, Daniel HOsford,
braham Dibble, jeremiah Hosford, Hez
tiah Jones, David Beebe, John Landon, = r,
ezzekiah Jones, Nehemiah Smedley,
lillian Warner, Samuel Curtis, John Bee. =
&c, Esq, Jedediah Smedley, William :,
oSford, Israel Rust, James Beebee, =,
ohm Dean, Jonathan Kilburne, Jonathan :,
iburne, jun, BENJAMIN Culver, m
aniel Cole, Daniel HOsford Daniel 4
Osford. jun, Theodore Atkinson, ESQ,
rk Hunh j. Wentworth, Esq, Maj. Ia
)hn Wentworth, Samuel Wentworth. =,
ostOn, Benning Wentworth, Wiseman n
agget, John George Gregger, Sam'l 20
Orns, Peter Lampson, Henry Young, NJ
mn AiNoAOlui Juh'S OOSCpu AllGll, ASdGl G.
eebee.
One tract of land to contain five hun 81
ed acres for His Excellency Benning -,
entworth, Esq, as marked "B. W." in ~ ="
e plan, which is TO be accounted two w ",
the within shares. One whole share ="
L the incorporated Society for propa- ~ "
ting the gospel in foreign parts-one ":
hole share for Glebe for the Church 20,
England as by law established-one ri
are for the first settled Minister of the OF
Dspel, and one share for the benefit of IN
school in said town.
'oyince of New Hamp. July 2Sth, 1861.
Recorded from the back of the Original
larter of Arlington under the Province
al. THEODORE ATKINSON, Sec'y.
State of New Hampshire,
Secretarys office, Aug IS, 1915.
certify the preceding to be a true !
Ply of the names of the Original Gran |
es of Arlington as recorded in Book, 1
0. (page S3), remaining in this office. L
Abe CADY, Secretary OF the State.
The plan mentioned above consists