Another mill seems to have become necessary at this time, for in November 1701, "the town by a maigor vote doth agree that their corn mill shall be set upon beucr dam Riuerat the first conueniant place below davids broock: and that there shall be thirty acres of land laved out to the mill and to lye to it foreuer that the lawful oners of the mill shall enjoy the said thirty acres of land foreuer, not else." And very stringent "artickells of agreement" were entered into with John Dibell to build the mill, he is in the former case to "fmde the town with good sofisiant meall, they finding good sofisiant come" and he to have both mill and "thirty acres of land" foreuer. This was on the site where Cox's mill now stands.

There is some reason for believing that this was the old mill removed to the new site. In October 1703, a little special legislation for the miller became necessary. "The town by maigor vote agreeth and ordereth that every numday shall be the day for the miller to attend to grind for the town and what come or grain is brought to the mill to be ground within the 24 hours what is not ground within ye time aforesaid the miller is to attend to grind it next day."*

At a court of election holden in Hartford, May nth, 1682, the following license was granted to the people of the Hop ground :

" Upon the petition of the people of the Hop ground, this court doth grant them the privilege of a plantation and do order that the name of the town be henceforth called Bedford, and this court doe appoint Joseph Theall to be the present chief military officer for the train band of Bedford, and Abraham Ambler is also empowered by this court to grant warrants, to swear officers and witnesses, and to joyne persons in marriage according to law, and they doe free the sayd towne of Bedford from county rates, for the space of three years next ensuing. 6