. The history of the county of Worcester, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ... . THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER. ?? g*-»»»»»®^^^:Q@g>€^^«^^<-g*-* THE COUNTY. N giving a hiflory of this county, it ^?^ is fitting to begin with a recital of ^ the AQ: of the General Court for ^ forming the fame, which is as fol- ^ lows: * An 2i6t for ere6ling, granting, and making acounty in the inland parts of this province, to becalled The County of Worcefler, and for eftabiifh-itig Courts of Juflice within the lo THE COUNTY. Be it enabled by his Excellency the Gover-nor, Council, and Re
. The history of the county of Worcester, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ... . THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WORCESTER. ?? g*-»»»»»®^^^:Q@g>€^^«^^<-g*-* THE COUNTY. N giving a hiflory of this county, it ^?^ is fitting to begin with a recital of ^ the AQ: of the General Court for ^ forming the fame, which is as fol- ^ lows: * An 2i6t for ere6ling, granting, and making acounty in the inland parts of this province, to becalled The County of Worcefler, and for eftabiifh-itig Courts of Juflice within the lo THE COUNTY. Be it enabled by his Excellency the Gover-nor, Council, and Reprefentatives, in GeneralCourt alTembled, and by the authority of the the towns and places hereafter named andexpreffed, that is to fay, Worcefter, Lancafter,Weftborough, Shrewfbury, Southborough, Leicef-ter, Rutland, and Lunenburgh, all in the county ofMiddlefex ; Mendon, Woodflock, Oxford, Sutton,including Haffanamifco, Uxbridge, and the landlately granled to feveral petitioners of Medfield,all in the county of Suffolk ; Brookfield in thecounty of Kampihire, and the fouth town laid outto the Narragranfet foldiers : and all other landslying within the faid townfhips, with the inhabit-ants thereon, ihall, from and after the tenth day ofJuly, which will be in the year of our Lord onethoufand feven hundred and thirty one, be andremain onq entire and diftinft county, by thename of Worceller, of which Worceiler to be thecounty, or fhire tovvn : And the faid county tohave, ufe and enjoy, all fuch powers,
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