of general concern to the purchasers, in their new book, namely, the preface, table, list of their names, court grants, several divisions of lands granted to be laid out by them, their general deeds of the Indians, and confirmations from the court, and lists of the names of the proprietors of all their land within their township, and to page said book.   Chose also Lieut. Hayward and John Field to have some oversight of the recording of lands for the purchasers and proprietors."   Hence it is that the same records sometimes appear on different books, having been transcribed agreeably to the aforesaid orders.

   The outermost mile of the "old original four mile grant," that is, one mile in width all round on the outside of the purchase, was laid out in 1683 into four great divisions, one on each side of the town, and the shares in each were drawn by lot, by the original fifty-six proprietors, namely seventeen on the north, fifteen on the east, fourteen on the west, and ten on the south; and the proprietors in each division were authorised to lay out their lands among themselves in such manner as they saw fit.   The following extract with regard to this proceeding are taken from the town records: —

   "The purchasers being generally met together upon this 24th of December, 1683, it was then proposed to them the laying out of great divisions of land to every purchaser round the outside of the town in the four miles, or fourth mile from the centre; and it was to be done by casting of lots for them.   After some agitation about it silence was desired, and this proposition was publicly and openly there propounded twice, and after proposal they were desired to declare their assent to it by their usual way of holding up their hands, which was done, and the major part by many, did declare their assent to it.   The order of this division of land is, that it should be laid out a mile inward in breadth from the four miles square from the centre, and whatsoever purchaser in Bridgewater having any former lots of land laid out within this fourth mile should not be molested by this great division.   Further, the order of this great division is, that there should be ten on the south side of the town, and fourteen on the west, and seventeen on the north, and fifteen on the east side; and every purchaser was to have his division of land as it