East Boston Co. v. Commonwealth

This is a petition for registration of a title to lands, consisting of flats lying easterly and southerly of the upland that was formerly called Noddle’s Island, and is now East Boston. The petitioner has succeeded to the title of Samuel Maverick, which was created by colonial orders, the first of which was by the Court of Assistants, under date of April 1, 1633, as follows: “ Noddle’s Island is granted to Mr. Samuel Maverick to enjoy to him and his heirs forever, yielding and paying yearly at the General Court, to the Governor for the time being, either a fat wether, a fat hog, or forty…