Providence in colonial times . ngland, each man had his rights as a towns-man to pasture and firewood from the common may well believe that the Streete alreadyspoken of was little more than a partially clearedpathway, along the line of which were marked at as-signed intervals the bounds of the home lots. Soon,however, rude yet substantial dwellings were put upat different points along the line of the shore, and by1640 life on the Towne Street had developed to suchan extent that civic and religious centres of commoninterest began to appear. It was in that year that,in view of the many
Providence in colonial times . ngland, each man had his rights as a towns-man to pasture and firewood from the common may well believe that the Streete alreadyspoken of was little more than a partially clearedpathway, along the line of which were marked at as-signed intervals the bounds of the home lots. Soon,however, rude yet substantial dwellings were put upat different points along the line of the shore, and by1640 life on the Towne Street had developed to suchan extent that civic and religious centres of commoninterest began to appear. It was in that year that,in view of the many differences amongst us, fourworthy townsmen were selected by their lovingfriends and neighbors to weigh & consider all thesedifferences, being desirous to bring [them] to unityand peace, and after due deliberation they reportedthat they apprehended no way so suitable to ourCondition as government by way of adjustment of differing opinions, as well as ofland dividends, was to be in the hands of five arbitra-. Tlanter and Plantation 2 5 tors, or disposers. These were to meete everymonth-day uppon General things, and to hold of-fice for three months. Town-meetings were to beheld every quarter, but should a case arise admit-ting no delay, a special meeting might be party delinquent was to be apprehended bythe combined efforts of his fellow-townsmen, whowere bound to assist the cause of justice with theirbest endeavours to attack him. Toleration in re-ligious matters was reaffirmed: wee agree, as for-merly hath bin the liberties of the town, so still, tohould forth liberty of Conscience. These funda-mental points, and certain details of the town admin-istration, were presented by the committee, as ourabsolute determination, laying ourselves down assubjects to it, and a list of thirty-nine signatures,accepting this determination, follows the closingwords. The only common religious interest held by thefirst comers was, it is hardly necessary to say, the ob-l
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