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STORY
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RECORDS
of ye Towne Meetings of Lyn
1730 - 1742
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NORTH SAUGUS MILESTONE Newburyport Turnpike, at Hawkes' Corner
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RECORDS
of ye Towne Meetings of Lyn 1730 - 1742
Published by LYNN HISTORICAL SOCIETY 125 Green Street, Lynn, Massachusetts
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PART FOUR
The Society has in manuscript the records of the Town Meetings for several decades following 1742, and expects to publish them in this format in several volumes at a later date.
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Ref Local History 914.44 (1730-1742) 71- 2870 1.2 (main)
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1. Lynn, Mass. - History
Foreword
Our Society has already published Volumes One, Two and Three of the records of the Town Meetings of Lynn, covering the period 1691 to 1730. These publications had a gratifying reception from State and University Libraries and Historical Societies all over the United States. Genealogists have found it very valuable, since the descendants of the early Lynners are now in every state in the Union. Scholars in the subject of American History found it to be important original source material.
Lynn in those days comprised a territory which is now divided into five municipalities : Saugus, Swampscott, Lynnfield, Nahant and the present City of Lynn. Residents of all these communities will, of course, wish to read about life in the little farming village within whose borders now live over one hundred and thirty thousand people.
We are pleased to be able to present with this volume an index. The index will be of great assistance to scholars and genealogists. The general reader who gives the index careful scrutiny will find it an ad- venture, for therein are the references that will lead him to the people and the life of those olden days.
Publications Committee Lynn Historical Society Charles F. Haywood Chairman
199.
At a Generall Townmeeting Held in Lynn March ye 2d 1729/30 Corll Theofilou Burrill was Chose moderator of sd meeting
at the same Meeting
Richard Johnson was Chose Town Clerk for the year Insewing at the same Meeting
Leftn Ebenezer Burrill Captn. James Person Mr Thomas Chever Elisha Newhall Daniel Mansfeild Zaccheus Collins and Richard Johnson was Chose selectmen to order the prudensiall affairs for ye year Insewing
at the same Meeting
Samuel Graves was Chose Constable and Desired the Town to Except of Wm Collins for him which the Town Did by voat sd Collins being present did axcept: Robert Edmonds allso was Chose Con- stable and Samuel Potter was Chose and Desired the Town to Except of Samuel Newhall in his Roome which ye Town did by Voat sd Newhall Being Present axcepted of
at the same Meeting
Thomas Goold Joseph Baits and Aaron Hart was Chose tithinmen at the same Meeting
Jacob Newhall Jonathan Hudson Joseph Collins ye 3d Samuel New- hall ye 3d was Chose fence vewers the above sd Jacob Newhall and Jonathan Hudson was Chose for Rumney Marsh or Else where If need Be
at the same Meeting
William Collins Samuel Stocker Daniel Newhall and Daniel Town- send
and the said survayers to advise with the selectmen about
was Chose survayers of Highways for ye year
mending sd ways
Insewing
[The fine writing is written between the two lines in the original]
at the same Meeting
Voted the Swine to goe at Large for ye year Insewing and John Newhall ye 3d Allen Breed Junr Ezekel Gowing and John Bancraft ye 3d was Chose Hog Reaves
at the same Meeting
Benjamin ffuller and Jacob Newhall was Chose Leathor sealors at the same Meeting
Voted that Jabez Breed shall have the Nahant Beachis Both to
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Clams and shels for the year Insewing he paying to the selectmen for the use of the Town Eight pounds which the said Breed promised Being present : and the sd Breed is not to hinder any of the Inhabi- tants of our sd Town of Cuting out the meat of sd Clams for their own familys Eating and no person is to Sell any of the Clams to any person or persons not Being Inhabitants of our Town under the penalty of twenty shillings for Every such offence and so [torn]s often as any shall so trespas : Except the sd Breed and he not to Dig any to sell under the same penalty and the sd Breed is not to sell any Shells out of Town provided that any of our own Town will give as much as others will give for them the said Breed is not to meddle with any shels Lying upon ye Beachis that hath Bin gath- ered up said Breed Being present consented to all above written
200.
At A Town Meeting Held in Lynn octobr ye first 1730 Richard Johnson was Chose moderator of sd Meeting
at the same Meeting
Voted that there shall be a tax of one hundered and Eighty pounds to Defray ye nessesary Charge within sd Town
at the same Meeting
Voted that the North Precinct shall have their proportion of the scoole cept amongs them selves
at the same Meeting
the question was put wheither the Town would Renew that act that prohibits gees going uppon the common and it pased in the Negative Essex se To William Collins Constable in Lynn -
Greeting
Whereas the selectmen of the Town of Lynn are Informed that John Pitman and Ruth his wife with their children Came into this Town and came from the Town of Marblehead where they properly belong and is there place of abode and had their Last Residence: therefore In His Majesties name you are Required to warn the sd John pitmon and Ruth his wife to Depart out of the Town of Lynn with their children or they shall be proceeded with as the Law Directs and you are alick Required to Inquire of sd John pitmon when he came into this Town and from whence he came and where he had his Last Residence fail not and make Retorn of your Doings hereon Dated at Lynn January ye 8th 1730 By order of the selectmen Richard Johnson Clerk
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Essex se Lynn January ye 11th 1730/31 By Vertue of this Warrant I have by Reading the same to the above named John Pitman and his Wife warned them to Depart with their children out of sd Town of Lynn the sd Pitman Informed me that they came Into the Town of Lynn about the fourteenth Day of December Last past and came from the and had their Last Residence in the Town of Marblehead William Collins Constable
the above named is Entored at Salem Coart
Essex se To William Collins constable in Lynn -
Greeting
Whereas the selectmen of Lynn are Informed that Jane the wife of Samuel Rhoads with her child came into the Town of Lynn and came from the Town of Marblehead sum time in the Month of December Last 1730 Where she properly belongs and had her Last Residence -
therefore In His Majesties name you are Required to Warn the sd Jane Rhoads to Depart out of the Town of Lynn withith her child or shee shall be proceeded with as the Law Directs: you are alick Required to Inquire of sd person when she came Into the Town of Lynn and from whence she came and where she had her Last Residence fail not and make Retorn of your Doings hereon Dated at Lynn January ye 8th 1730/31
By order of the selectmen - Richard Johnson Town Clerk
Essex se January ye 11th . 1730/31 By Vertue of this Warrant I have by Reading the same to the above named Jane the wife of Samuel Rhoads warned her to Depart out of the Town of Lynn with her child the sd Jane Informed me that she came into the Town of Lynn sum time in the month of December Last past and came from the Town of Marblehead where she properly Belongs
William Collins Constable
the above named in Entored at Salem Coart
201.
Essex se To William Collins Constable in Lynn -
Greeting - Whereas the selectmen of Lynn are Informed that sum time in the Month of November Last past John Marick came Into the Town of Lynn and Came from the Town of Boston Where he properly bellongs and had his Last Residence
Wherefore you are In His Majesties name Required to Warn ye sd John Marick to Depart ouut of sd Town of Lynn or he shall be pro-
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ceeded with as the Law Directs : you are alick Required to Inquire of sd Marick when he came into sd Town of Lynn and from whence & where he had Last Resadence fail not and make Retorn of your Doings hereon : Dated at Lynn January ye 5th 1730/31 By order of the selectmen of Lynn - Richard Johnson Town Clerk
Essex se Lynn January ye 6th 1730/31 By Vertue of this warrant I have by Reading the same to the above John Marick warned him to Depart out of sd Town of Lynn sd Marick Informed me that the Town of Boston (where he properly belongs) sum time in the month of January Last past and since that time he hath bin at woork at his Caling sum time in Marblehead and sum time in Salem and sum time in Lynn altho not so Long in Either of sd Towns as to Become an Inhabitant the above is Entored at Salem Coart -
William Collins Constable
Essex se To William Collins Constable in Lynn -
Greeting
Whereas the selectmen of the Town of Lynn are Informd that Sarah Tucker came into the Town of Lynn with her childrn sum time in the Month of December Last 1730 and came from the Town of Marblehead where her proper place of abode is and where she had her Last Residence Therefore In His Majesties name you are Re- quired to warn the sd Sarah Tucker to Depart out of the Town of Lynn with her children or she shall be proceeded with as the Law Directs -
and you are alick Required to Inquire of the sd person when she Came into the Town of Lynn and from whence she came and where she had her Last Resadence fail not and mak Retorn of your Doings hereon
Dated at Lynn January ye 8th 1730/31
By order of the selectmen
Richard Johnson Town Clerk
Essex se Lynn January ye 11th 1730/31 By Vertue of this Warrant I have by Reading the same to the within named Elizabeth Tucker warned her to Depart out of the Town of Lynn with her Children the sd Tucker Informed me that she came into the Town of Lynn about the Eighth Day of December Last past and that shee came from the Town of Marblehead where she properly belongs and had her Last Residence
William Collins Constable
the above named is Entored at Salem Coart
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Essex se To William Collins Constable in Lynn -
Greetin Whereas the selectmen of the Town of Lynn are Informed that John Clipson and Elizabeth his wife with their children came into the Town of Lynn sum time in the month of December Last 1730 and came from the Town of Marblehead where their proper place of abode is and where they had their Last Residence Therefor you are in His Majesties Name Required to warn the sd John Clipson to Depart out of the Town of Lynn with his wife and children or they shall be proceeded with as the Law Directs and you are alick Required to Inquire of the sd John Clipson when he Came into the Town of Lynn and from whence he came and where he had his Last Residence - fail not and make of your Doings hereon Dated at Lynn January ye 8th 1730/31 By order of ye selectmen
Richard Johnson Town Clerk
Essex se Lynn January ye 12th 1730/31 By Vertue of this warrant I have by Reading the same to the above named John Clipson and Wife warned them to Depart out of ye sd Town of Lynn with their children
William Collins Constable
202.
At A Town Meeting Held in Lynn January ye 29th 1730/31
Captn Ebenezer Burrill was Chose Representative for to serve at the Generall Coart according to precept
at the same Meeting
Richard Johnson was chose moderator of sd meeting
Whereas there was a Commity Chose to order the Keeping of Bulls and proportion the money that was paid for Keeping sd Bulls according to a Town Act or by Law bareing Date October ye 17th 1715 : and the sd Commity Refusing to serve any Longer -
Wherefore voted that David Johnson Daniel Mansfeild Zaccheus Collins Jacob Newhall and Ens Samuel Stocker be a Commity to apoint persons to Keep Bulls in this part of the Town that payeth for Keeping Bulls and to proportion the money to Each of them that shall Keep Bulls
March ye 5th 1730/31 the severall persons here aftor named had the oath administered unto them to be faithfull in there severall officis they were Chose unto
Robert Edmons and Timothy Poole Constables and Richard Hood
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promised under ye penalty of purgery
Thomas Goold Jonathan Johnson and Thomas Hudson tithing men Jonathan Hudson Jonathan Ramsdil ju Ebenezer Burrill ju ffrancis Hu Hutchinson Samuel Hart Joseph Collins ye 3d and Samuel New- hall all ye 3d promised upon ye penalty of purgery fencevewers William Basset jr promised upon ye penalty of purgery survayer of Highways
James Person jr Samuel Walton jr Thomas Burriage and Aaron Hart Hogreaves
Benjamin ffuller Leather sealors
at a meeting of the selectmen May ye 3d 1731 :
then agreed By all the selectmen that the north precinct shall have the scoole Kept there three months Beginning the Eight day of this month: and the scoole hath bin Kept from ye Eighth day of January Last untill the Eighth day of this May in ye west End of the Town and therefore When the north precinct hath had their three months the scoole is to be Kept in ye Easterly End of the Town four months and then to be Kept in the north precinct untill they have had their proportion of the scoole
203.
At A Town Meeting Held in Lynn March ye first 1730/31
Captn Ebenezer Burrill was Chose Moderator of sd Meeting at the same Meeting
Richard Johnson was Chose Town Clerk for to Keep the Towns Books and Records for ye year Insewing at the same Meeting
Captn Ebenezer Burrill Leut Richard Mower Mr. Thomas Chever Elisha Newhall Daniel Mansfeild Zaccheus Collins and Richard Johnson was Chose selectmen to manage the Prudenshall affairs of the Town for the year Insewing
at the same Meeting
Richard Hood Robert Edmonds in the Roome and steed of Jonathan Wait sd Edmonds Being present and axcepted and Timothy Pool was Chose Constables for the year Insewing
at the same Meeting
Jonathan Johnson Thomas Hudson and Thomas Goold was Chose tithingmen for ye year Insewing
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at the same meeting
Voted that the Highways shall be mended by way of Rate this year Except ye North Precinct
at the same Meeting
Samuel Stocker William Basset Junr Samuel Starns and Samuel Gowing was Chose survayers of the Highways
at the same Meeting
Voted that the swine shall go at Larg this year and Thomas Burriage Aaron Hart James Person jr and Samuel Walton jr was Chose Hogreaves to see that swine are yoaked and Rung as the Law in that Case Directs
at the same Meeting
Benjamin ffuller and Jacob Newhall was Chose Leather sealors
at the same Meeting
Whereas John Williams Requested about six poole of Land at the Easterly End of his Land at the Black Marsh the matter being Debated the further Consideration was Defered untill the next Town Meeting
at the same Meeting
Voted that Godfree Tarbox and Joseph Alley shall have the Nahant Beachis Both to clams and shells for the year Insewing they paying to the selectmen for the Use of the Town nine pounds for the same which the sd Tarbox and Alley promised being present: and the said Tarbox and Alley is not to hinder any of the Inhabitants of our sd Town of cuting out the meat of sd Clams for their own famalys Eating as is suposed Reasonable according to their famalyes : and no person is to sell any of the Clams to any person or persons not Being Inhabitants of our sd Town under the penualty of twenty shillings for Every such offence and so as often as any person shall so tres- pass Excepting sd Tarbox and Alley and they not to Dig any to sell under the same penualty
the said Tarbox and Alley Being present Consented to all above Written
204.
At A Legall Town Meeting Held in Lynn Aprill ye 9th 1731
the Town considering the great Dammage they sustain by Reason of Dogs and Bitchis which of Late have killed many sheep and Lambs and it being generally Don in the night so that it cannot be found what Dogs or Bitchis Doth Kill them
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therefore Voted that no person or persons shall Keep any Dog or Bitch for the futer Except it be such as shall be alowed of by the selectm of sd Town they Making application to them for the same : and they that are allowed to Keep Either Dog or Bitch the owner of them to Keep them within hold in a Chain or shut up: and if the owner shall se caus to go out with them at any time then such owner of Every such Dog or Bitch not to suffer them to go out of their sight and Every person Doing Contrary to sd vote and any Dog or Bitch being found Without his Mastor or owner the owner there- of shall forfit and pay the sum of five shillings and so as often as any Dog or Bitch shall be taken or be Let Loose and also any person or persons have free Liberty to Kill any Dog or Bitch that is from his sd Mastor or owner that is at Libarty
and Every person or persons not haveing the appabation of the selectmen as above said shall presume to Keep Either Dog or Bitch shall forfit and pay as a fine to the Town the sum of twenty shillings for Every such offence and so as often as they shall be found Guilty of so doing and any person or persons May have free Libarty to Kill Either Dog or Bitch so found or taken: all procecutions and fines arrising by this Act to be proceeded with and the fines Dispozed of as the Law Directs in page : 272 Voted that this act shall take place and be in full force aftor ye twelfth of this Instant voted by all present at sd Meeting Except two or three
the persons here aftor Named are such as have obtained Libarty of the selectmen for the Keeping of Each of them a dog or Bitch which are as followeth
Captn Benja Potter Joseph Collins ye 3d Isaac Larrabe Junr Edmond Lewis + Mr. Preast + Jonathan Ramsdill Junr + William Collins Samuel Breed senr + Samuel Breed Junr + Thomas Burriage Joseph Newhall Isaac Langdon + Edmon Clerk + John Riddan + Ebenezer Williams + Thomas Huchason + Widdow Dispaw Nathaniel Ballard + Nathaniel Collins + Daniel Brown Junr + David Johnson Isaac Ramsdil + Isaac Ramsdil Junr Benjamin Alley + Ralph Lindsey + Abraham Burrill Samuel Laughton + Joseph ffarr + Richard Jackson + Joseph Ingols + Jacob Newhall + Edward Howard + Samuel Newhall ye 3d
205.
At A Legall Town Meeting Held in Lynn May ye 17th 1731
Captn Ebenezer Burrill was Chose Representitive to serve at the
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Great and Generall Coart according to Precept
at the same Meeting
Richard Johnson was Chose Moderator of sd Meeting
at the same Meeting
Voted that Joseph alley shall have four or five Poole of Coman Land according to his Request as it shall be set out by William Basset David Johnson and Zaccheus Collins
Voted that Samuel Alley sall have about four Poll of Land to set a Barn on against his own Land where it may be Least predishal to the neighbours as it shall be set out by William Bassett David Johnson and Zaccheus Collins : John Hawks jr Entored his desent against the above vote
Voted that Thomas Chever Junr shall have five Pooles of Land on ye westerly side of his barn as it shall be set out by Leut Mower Ens Samll Stocker and Jacob Newhall he paying to the Town four shillings pr. poole for the same : at the same time Mr Thomas Chever his father paid twenty shillings for the same
Whereas crispus Graves Requested of the Town to sell him that corner of Land at the norwest End of his own Land betwixt John Curtins Land and the highway that Leads to Samuel Graves hous and in answer to sd Request William Collins Zaccheus Collins and Jacob Collins are Chose and appointed to Vew the same and make Report at the next Town Meeting
We the subscribers Being appointed by the Town to Lay out to Joseph Alley that Corner of Land at the westerly End of his Barn accordingly we have Laid out ye same and Bounded on ye highway with a streight Line and other ways Bounded one Land and find it by measure to be about : 8: pooles which in our Judgment is worth- 1 = 6 = 0: the money pd-William Basset Zaccheus Collins comity We have allso Laid out to Samuel Alley : 4 : pooles and a half of Land Lying at ye Easterly End of his own Land next to his hous being one poole and a half wide at ye Northerly End & so in a goar to Nothing at the southerly End and we thinck is worth -0 = 16 =0 Lynn May ye 24th 1731
William Basset Zaccheus Collins
at the same Meeting
Whereas the Revernt Mr Nathaniel Henchman Desired Liberty to set up a tumb over the grave of his wife Voted that the sd Mr Hinchman have Liberty
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at the same Meeting
Voted that the Nahant beachis shall be Let as they are now Let to Godfree Tarbox and Joseph Alley for ye year Ensewing for the nine pounds they have Idented for
Lynn June ye 14th 1731 to the selectmen of the Town of Roxbury Gentlemen
Whereas Elizabeth Sibuns an Inhabitant of this Town is now in the Town of Roxbery in order for a Cure under the Blessing of God according to agreement for one year with Doctr Samuel Wheat and we have agred to suport her and at the Expiration of one year we shall Receive her again as an Inhabitant of our Town to the performance of the above we Bind our selves and our sucsessors By order of ye selectmen
Richard Johnson Town Clerk
206.
At A Legall Town Meeting Held in Lynn June ye 4th 1731
Richard Johnson was Chose Representitive to serve at the Generall Coart accordin to Precept
at the same Meeting
Richard Johnson Was Chose Moderator of sd meeting at the same Meeting
the Question was askt wheither the Town would grant any allowanc to the Jury of trialls that shall be sent to ye Coart and it pased in the Negative
at the same Meeting
Voted that one of the scoole houses shall be Removed to the Mill Hill allso Voted that the Easterly scoolehous shall be Removed to the sd Mill Hill Voted allso that the selectmen shall take care and geet the said scoolehous Removed and fitted conveniant for to Keep the scoole in
At A Town Meeting Held in Lynn September ye 20th - 1731 Captn Ebenezer Burrill was Chose Moderator of sd meeting
at the same Meeting
Voted that there shall be a tax of one hundred and ninty pounds Raised upon pooles and Estates to defray the necessary charge arise- ing within sd Town
at the same Meeting
Crispus Gravesis Request for a peace of Common Land was De-
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bated and the further consideration Refered to the next Town Meeting
To Mr Elsha Newhall Deacon William Eaton Mr. Ebenezer Newhall these are to Inform you that you are appointed to meet such gentlmen as the selectmen of Readin shall se caus to appoint to Renew the bounds Uppon the Line Betwixt this Town and the Town of Readin : the Day appointed for sd servis is the twenty fifth Day of this month at nine of the Clock in the forenoone on said Day and to meet at tobaccohill so Called and if that Day prove foul weather then to attend sd servis the next fair Day: and two of you three performing said servis will answer: fail not and make Retorn of your Doings hereon when performed By order of the selectmen
Richard Johnson Town Clerk
Lynn Aprill ye 11th 1732
We the subscribers met at time and Place appointed and Renewed the Bounds from stasion to stacion
for Readin
John Poole Thomas Burnap Ebenezer Parker
for Lynn William Eaton
Ebenezer Newhall
207.
At A Town Meeting Held in Lynn March the : 6th 1731/2
Captn Ebenezer Burrill was Chose Moderator of sd Meeting at the same Meeting Richard Johnson was Chose Town Clerk to Keep the Town Books for ye year Ensewing
at the same Meeting
Captn Ebenezer Burrill Leut Richard Mower Ens Elisha Newhall Ens William Collins Daniel Mansfeild Zaccheus Collins and Richard Johnson was Chose selectmen to mannag the prudenshol affairs of ye Town for ye year Ensewing
at the same Meeting
Zaccheus Collins was Chose Constable and then Requeste the Town to axcept of Richard Hood to serve in his Roome and sted which was Don by a voat of ye Town: also John Breed was Chose Constable and then he Requested the Town to axcept of Nathan Breed to serve in his Roome and steed which was Don by a voat of sd Town : Daniel Newhall was Chose Constable
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at the same Meeting
Jonathan Johnson Samuel Harthon and Thomas Goold was Chose tithenmen for ye year Ensewing
at the same Meeting
William Basset Samuel Stocker Nathaniel Sherman and Ebenezer Person was Chose survayers of the Highways for ye year Ensewing
at the same Meeting
Voted that the swine shall go at Large for ye year Ensewing and Benjamin Eaton John Welman Thomas Burriage and Aaron Hart was Chose hogreaves
at the same Meeting
Jacob Newhall Joseph Collins ye sd and Benjamin Newhall was Chose Leather sealors
at the same Meeting
Jonathan Wait Thomas Baker Edmond Lewis Nathaniel Ingols jr Jonathan Ramsdil Junr and Ebenezer Burrill Junr. was Chose fence vewers for ye year Ensewing
Samuel Hart & Daniel Gowing
at the same Meeting
Godfree Tarbox paid nine pounds in Bills of Creddit for ye hire of ye Nahant Beachis Last year
at the same Meeting
Jacob Collins Richard Hood Samuel Breed Junr. and Samuel New- hall ye 3d Entor their Desent against the above voat in Leting the Nahant Beachis
at the same Meeting
Voated that Benjamin Alley shall have Nahant Beachis Both to Clams and shels for the year Ensewing he paying ten pounds to ye selectmen for ye use of the Town and the sd Alley is not to Dig nor alow any to be Dug to sell of sd Clams
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