A34660:67
An abstract or the laws of New England as they are now establishedAn abstract or the lawes of New England as they are novv established
London: printed for F. Coules and W. Ley, 1641
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
8 As God in old time, in the Common-wealth of Israel, forbade the alienation of Lands from one Tribe to another, so to prevent the like inconvenience in the alienation of Lands, from one Town to another it were requisite to be ordered.
8 As God in old time, in the Common-wealth of Israell, forbad the alienation of Lands from one Tribe to another, so to prevent the like inconvenience in the alienation of Lands, from one Towne to another it were requisite to be ordered.
1 First, that no free Burgess, or free Inhabitant of any Town shall sell the Land allotted to him in the Town, (unless the free Burgess of the Town give consent unto such sale, or refuse to give due price answerable to what other offer without fraud) but to some one or other of the free Burgesses, or free Inhabitants of the same Town.
1 First, that no free Burgesse, or free Inhabitant of any Town shall sell the Land allotted to him in the Towne, (unlesse the free Burgesse of the Towne give consent unto such sale, or refuse to give due price answerable to what other offer without fraud) but to some one or other of the free Burgesses, or free Inhabitants of the same Towne.
2 That if such Lands be sold to any others, the sale shall be made with reservation of such a rent charge to be paid to the Town Stock, or Treasury of the Town, as either the former occupiers of the Land were wont to pay towards all the public charges thereof; whether in Church or Town, or at least after the rate of three shillings the acre or some such like proportion, more or less, as shall be thought fit.
2 That if such Lands be sould to any others, the sale shall be made with reservation of such a rent charge to be paid to the Town Stock, or Treasury of the Towne, as either the former occupiers of the Land were wont to pay towards all the publike charges thereof; whether in Church or Town, or at least after the rate of three shillings the acre or some such like proportion, more or lesse, as shall be thought fit.