. [Provincial and state papers]. c of thePlantation according to the Conditions of ye Grant.— In Council Read & Concur d— Consented to J Belcher. [Mass. House Journal, June 21, 1733.] A Plat containing the contents of six Miles square laid out byorder of this Court for a Township in April last, in answer to aPetition of Col. Josiah Willard for himself and others, lying on WINCHESTER, 351 the East side of Connecticut River adjoining • on the Northernbounds of Nortlifield Surveyed and laid out by yoscfth BlanchardSurveyor and two Chain-men on Oath, was presented for allow-ance. Read and accepted
. [Provincial and state papers]. c of thePlantation according to the Conditions of ye Grant.— In Council Read & Concur d— Consented to J Belcher. [Mass. House Journal, June 21, 1733.] A Plat containing the contents of six Miles square laid out byorder of this Court for a Township in April last, in answer to aPetition of Col. Josiah Willard for himself and others, lying on WINCHESTER, 351 the East side of Connecticut River adjoining • on the Northernbounds of Nortlifield Surveyed and laid out by yoscfth BlanchardSurveyor and two Chain-men on Oath, was presented for allow-ance. Read and accepted, and Voted, That the Lands within de-lineated and described be and are hereby confirmed unto the saidJosiah Willard, Esq; and the other Petitioners their Heirsand Assigns respectively for ever, provided it exceeds not thequantity of six Miles square, and does not interfere with anyformer Grant, and that the Petitioners comply with the Conditionsof the Grant Sent up for Concurrence [Mass. Maps and Plans, Vol. 8, p. 5.]. 352 CHARTER RECORDS. May ye 10th 1733 Then finished the Laying out a tract of Landat Connecticut River Above Northfield Granted By the Great &General Court held at Boston April ye 4th—1733—of the contentsof six miles squair for a Plantation or Township in answer to thePetition of Col° Josiah Willard & others and is Bounded thus—Be-ginning at ye River att a Maple tree the Southwesterly corner ofHis Excellencys Governour Belchers Farm—Said to be theNorthern Bounds of Northfield from thence runing up the saidConnecticut River fours miles and an half and twenty perches—taking in two Small Hands at the uper end from thence Easttwelve degrees to the south eight miles and a half and twentyperches to an heap of stones then south six miles one Quarter andfifty-two rods to an heap of stones—Then west two miles and anhalf to a white pine tree marked—from thence North eighteen andan half degrees west three miles one quarter and sixty perches, toa black
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