“Wherefore voted that it is the mind of the town that all the said petitioners with their estates, that are of that mind and all such other inhabitants of this town with their estates as shall join with them living and lying within the bounds and limits following, viz.: four miles upon the Charles river from the North end of the line between Wrentham and Bellingham, and at the end of the said four miles to run a straight line to the middle of the length of the line between Wrentham and Attleboro for their East bounds, and half the length of the line between Wrentham and Attleboro to be their South bounds; the line between Wrentham and Bellingham to be their West bounds; and Charles river to be their North bounds; be a separate Parish by themselves, and that they have leave to call and settle a minister among themselves and be discharged from paying any ministerial charges to the support of the ministry in the other part of the town so long as they maintain preaching among themselves.

Secondly, Or that all the petitioners within the bounds petitioned for by the said petitioners be a separate parish, etc., provided their Easterly bounds mentioned in their petition be set half a mile and 40 rods further westward nearer the line between Wrentham and Bellingham.

The petitioners thus set off were —

John Adams,
David Pond,
John Failes,
Saml. Morse,
Daniel Thurston,
Michael Wilson,
Ezra Pond,
Saml. Metcalf,
Ebenr. Sheckelworth,
Ebenr. Partridge,
Thomas Man, Sen.,
John Smith,
Robert Pond,
Eleazer Metcalf,
Josiah Haws,
Joseph VVhitng,
Total, 48.

Eleazer Fisher,
Simon Slocum,
James New,
Uriah Wilson,
Edward Hall,
Nathl. Fisher,
Saml. Partridge,
Daniel Maccano,
Baruch Pond,
Nathl. Fairbanks,
Jonathan Wright,
Benjamin Rockwood,
John Richardson,
Job Partridge,
Thomas Rockwood,
Robert Blake,