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16 (11) 59 : At a generall meeting of the p'prietors at Maior Athertons house to consider and giue in their votes about Deuiding or not Deuiding of Commons, the question was how votes must be understood in Case one man haue by Contract seuerall interest it was agreed that euery p'prietor putinge in his vote with exspression and Nomination of whose interest they Claime and then in Case of need of Determination the booke shalbe examined and euery mans vote p' or Con shalbe valued according to his Contracted interest : WILLIAM BLAKE.
At the meeting of the select men the : 13: (12) 1659: they ordered that the Constables should giue out of the towne Rate vnto Beniamine Tuchel fiue pounds for his p'sent necessitie for Clothing of himselfe and his children.
The same day the select men ordered the Constables to pay the Recorder William Blake 1.0.0 .
At the meeting of the select men the 12 (1) 1659 or 1660 : Vrsula Batten desired to haue a plot of land to sett a Barne.
The names of such as are apointed to veiw the fence in the common Corne feilds for this yeare 1660.
Imprimis for the neck of land - James Blake Enoch Wiswell
The feild behinde Mris Stoughton Elder Withington
Richard Baker
The feild behinde Enoch Wiswall Enoch Wiswall
Thomas Swift
Thomas Lake The feild behinde Mr Joans 1 William Weekes
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behinde Mr Mather William Trescott
William Pond
behinde Thomas Bird Thomas Andrews
James Whit.
The twentie acre lotts Edmund Bowker
Henry Merifeild
The great lotts from Daniel Prestons soe round ( John Smith
westward soe far as the widdow Popes Lott : Henry Leadbetter
The rest of the great lotts S John Minot
Thomas Tilestone
[132.] at the Meeting of the selectmen the 9 (11) 59
Wheras ther were Diuers fences defectiue at or about the 20ti acre lotts [ ] as
Imprmus Robert Stills fined . 198 6 :
It Henry Merifeild
:48 6ª :
It James Humphrey :3.0
The select men did then apoint the Baliffe Clement Maxfeild to take of Robert Stills 0.10.0.
It of henry Merifeild :1.6
0.2.0. It of Edmund Bowke
It of James Humphrey . 0.1.0.
of these fines Clement Maxfeild is to haue for his paines for the gathering of them, and for the driuing of the necke of land and for his paines about the fence about the necke of land . 0.6.6
At the meeting of the selectmen the 14:(3) : 1660 :
for the explanation of a towne order respecting viewers of fence and the necessitie of ther twise veiwing of fence before they p'sent it to the select men :
It is declared that what fence they finde defectiue at any time of veiwing fence they shall p'sently giue the owners of the fence notice either by themselues or others that are of age or discresion to witnes the same that the sayd owners shall repaire ther defec- tiue fence within six dayes, and then p'sently after the sayd six dayes are exspired the veiwers are to veiw the sayd defectiue fence againe, and what fence they then finde defectiuc they shall forthwith p'sent the same to the select men : with this addition vnto the p'sentiment that they have giuen the owners notice therof before the last veiwing.
The same day Ensigne Foster and seriant Clarke are desired and impowered to lay out the Common Meddow from the fish house vnto Henry Wayes Creeke.
The same day older Kingsley requested that the bounds of Mr Hurhensons farme may be determined.
At the meeting of the select men the 17 (7) 1660 William Robenson and Thomas Mekins were apointed to veiw a place for a heigh way that may be Convenient wher John Gill and Robert Redman shall shew you and to make ther returne vnto the select- men the 24 of this moneth.
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At the meeting of the select men the 12 (9) 1660 Mem'dom Laurence Smith Complaint
John Capen request for the exchange of land in the second deuision with the land that was David prises in the second deuision.
Edward Brecks request that hence forth that the way from the beach to the Crecke or whether it shall runn : first that the towne make a sufficient heigh way ther and alsoe to take Care and Charg of the gate that ther be noe Damage by the gate : It. that he may be payd for the land that is taken away from him which is owne p'priety and by reason of the highway.
[133.] An account of the Country rate and towne rate taken of William Robenson and William Pond for the yeare 1659 : giuen the 12 (9) 1670 :
The Country Rate is with addition
more to be added for persons omitted . 1- 0-0 40 - 0-0
The towne Rate 40li
118 - 19 - 5
The Constables Creditor by paying to the
tresurer .
The Constables Creditor to the towne
Imp'mis payd to M' Pole.
It to Thomas Swift for exspenses
It to Ensigne Foster
I' to Leiutenant Clapp
It to William Blake for Recording
I' for a Wolfe to Joseph Long and Israel Mead It to Beniamin Tuchel.
It to Richard Euans
In the Country rate twise Charged vpon the occupiers of John Wiswalls land 0-10 - 3 00- 2- 6
John Scriuen gon out of towne
The occupiers of Tomsons Iland - 88 7ª the towne rate that they may require
It for Roome to lay Corne in
.
The day aboue sayd the sayd Constables were dis- charged by the select me[n] and ther accounts accepted .
77-13- 0
118 - 17 - 3 00 - 2- 2
118 - 19 - 5
To Determine about M' Pole at the generall towne meetinge.
Ensigne Fosters request for alowance of land that is taken away from him by reason of the Country way
The Country Rate delivered to the Constables 1660 the sum is
25 - 00 - 00 4-00-00 2-00-00 2-00-00. 1-00 - 6 1-00 -00 5-00-09 0- 1-00
00 - 8- 7 0 - 10-00
41 - 4- 3
Dew to ballance .
77 -19-5
77 -13-00
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631 88 2ª besids Brantry mens rate and two shillings ten pence which is Dauid Joans his rate.
At the meeting of the select men the 26 (9) 1660 John Smith, Thomas Mekens and Richard Hall are apointed to lay out the way from the Country heigh way by the meeting house at Vnquetie through John Gills land and Robert Redmans land that is to Run to the way that Runs to the blue hills : Alsoe John Smith, Thomas Mekens and Richard Hall are appointed to lay out the way from the landing place by the mill through Robert Voses Farme.
[134.] At the generall towne meeting the 3 (10) 1669 : the officers that were chosen for the yeare ensuing
Selectmen Major Atherton
Leiutenant Clapp
Ensigne Foster Mr Patten Mr Joans : Raters William Sumner
John Capen William Robenson
Baliffe Thomas Andrews Sent
Steven Minott
Supervisors of the heigh wayes - John Blackman Anthony Gulliford :
The same day it was voted that Mr Pole is to keepe the scoole vntill his ycare be ended which will be about the 20 (4) 166i
Alsoc it was voted the same Day that the select [men] are to labour to p'vide a scoolmaister by that time that Mr Poles yeare be ended :
Alsoe the same day it was agreed and voted by the inhabitance of the towne that they would giue M' Mather one hundered pounds for the yeare 1660 : to be rated by p'portion ; as the last yeare.
The same day William Sumner and John Smith are appointed to veiw John Capens second devision and the second devision of that which was David Prise and alsoe to veiw the Country heigh way and the land that is to be alowed for the sayd heigh way and make returne to the select men.
At the meeting of the select men the 10 (10) 1660 ther was a warent giuen to the Raters to leuie a Rate of 351 vpon the inhabi- tance of the towne for the vse of the towne ; and also to make a Rate of 1001 for the payment of Mr Mather.
At the meeting of the select men the 14: (11) 1660 Thomas Wisall had a bill giuen him to receive of the Constable eighteene shillings and six pence in satisfaction for lost he sustained by rea- son of the lost of the prise of Indean Corne which he received for that which was due to the scoolmaister :
The same day the returne of William Sumner and John Smith being appointed to veiw the second devision that was Dauid Prises and second devision of Jolin Capens vpon John Capens request for the excange of the sayd Prises lott with Capens lott they doe not see it Convenient for the towne to exchange it :
Ensigne Foster did withdraw his hand from seting it to the towne Rate.
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At the meeting of the select men the 14 (12) 1660 Richard Evans request
The same day a warent giuen to the Constable to gather that which is due vnto M' Mather for the year 58 4-9-9
and for the yeare 59
5-0-3
[135.] The same day the Constable is ordered that he should p'vide all those waigts and measures that are required by the law that are not yet p'vided out of the towne Rate and to bring them vnto the select men :
The towne Rate delivered vnto Constable for the yeare 1660 was 361 88 6ª.
At the meeting of the select men the 11 (1) 1660 or 166i: Nic- olas Lawrence requested a plott of land to build a house near the Crecke :
The same day the select men appointed to rune the line betwixt Dorchester and Roxburie and the line betweene Dorchester and Deddam the men appointed for this worke were Richard Leads or one of his sonne William Robenson and Nicolas Clap and Laurence Smith : and to Run the line betweene Dorchester and Brantrey they appointed : Robert Badcocke Anthony Gulliford and Thomas Swift iur to doe that worke
The names of such as are appointed to view the fence in the common Corne feilds for this yeare 1661 :
Impri for the Neck of land § Richard Baker
Nicolas Clapp
The feild at the North side of Samuel Wadsworth
William Daniels
William Daniel
Richard Leads
The feild behind Mris Stoughton Praiseuer Turner
George Dier
The feild behind Mr. Mather
Timothy Mather
behind Enoch Wiswall Isaac Joans
John Wilcocke
behind M' Joans - Joseph Holmes
§ James Humphry
behind Thomas Bird Obadiah Haws
twentie acre lotts - Richard Withinton
James White
The great lotts from Daniel Prestons soe round } Edward Brecke westward soe farr as the widdow Pope's lott , Richard Hall Thomas Tolman
The rest of the great lotts Thomas Trot
At the meeting of the select men the 13 (3) 1661 Thomas Mekings John Smith and Richard Hall are appointed vpon the penaltie of fiue shillings of each man to lay out and marke or stake out the way from the Country heigh way by the meeting- house at Vnquetie through John Gills land and Robert Redmans land that is to Run to the blue Hills : and to make Returne vnto the select men by the one and twentieth day of this p'sent moneth.
The same day ther was giuen warent vnto the Bailiffe to take by distresse or other wise 339 of Steven Minott for 22 Rod of de-
Clement Maxfeild
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fectiue fence of his in the feild behind Mris Stoughtons : p'vided he doe not make it sufficient 21 day of this p'sent moneth.
The same day Isaac Joans was appointed to pay Lawrence Smith seaven shillings and six pence out of the towne Rate for his Runing of the Line.
The same day the select men ordered that the veiwers of the Necke of land shall keepe the gate in sufficient Repaire from time to time vntill all the corne be Caried away and they are to be payd for it out of the towne Rate.
[136.] The returne of John Smith, Thomas Mekings and Richard Hall the 21 (3) 1661 : we haue layd out and staked the way two rodd and halfe broad from the meeting house at vnquetie from John Gills land and Robert Redmans land to John Fennos house leading to the way to the Blue Hills :
At the meeting of the select men the tenth day of Jun 1661 : William Robenson Thomas Trott and the rest of the neighbours ther desired that the way from the riuer vnto the Country heigh way might be layd out.
The same day Edwarde Wyatt and Robert Spurr came to the select men and demaunded satisfaction for land that is taken away from them by meanes of the Country heighway.
The same day the select men did appoint William Robenson and Roger Billinge to veiw and stake or marke the wayes that are in Squantoms Necke and to make returne vnto the select men by the tenth day of the first moneth next.
At a meeting of the select me [n] the 28 (4) 1661 : ordered that Richard Leeds and Richard Hall shall doe within seauen dayes stake a sufficient Cart way by the northeast end of the great lotts from the beach by Edward Breckes to the smelt riuer which sayd way is to be one rod and halfe broad and make returne of the same (to the select men) vnder their hands vpon penalty of six shillings eight pence to be taken by distresse in default and neglect thereof.
We haue layd out a high way from the beach through Edward Brecke his meddow following the Railes and the stone wall a Rod and halfe wide and soe along the end of the great lotts vnto smelt brooke Crecke according to warent: June 29: 1661.
RICHARD LEEDS his marke |-) RICHARD HALL
[137.] Wheras the Inhabitants of Dorchester haue formerly ordered Consented and agreed that a Rate of Twentie pound p' anni shall issue and be payd by the sayd Inhabitants and there heires from and out of a Certaine porcon of land in Dorchester Called Tomsons Iland for and towards the maintenance of a schoole in Dorchester aforsayd. And that vppon experience it is found to be a matter of great labour and difficultie to collect the sayd rent from soe many severall p'sones as ought to paye the same accord- inge there seuerall p'portions the p'sones that haue title to land in the sayd Iland and who therfore ought to pay the sayd rent, beinge noe lesse in number than six score or theraboute, And inasmuch as the sayd rent of Twentie pound when it is duly Collected and payd is not of it selfe suffitient maintenance, for a schoole without some addicon therunto For the augmentinge therfor of the sayd
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rent and to the intent that the same may hencforth be more readily collected and payd It is heerby ordered and all the p'sent Inhabitants of dorchester aforsayd Whose names are heervnto sub- scribed doe for themselues and there heires heerby Covenant con- sent and agree that from henceforth the said Iland and all the ben- efitt and p'fitts therof and all there right and Intrest in the same shallbe wholy and for euer bequeathed and given away from them- selues and their heires vnto the Town of Dorchester aforesayd for and Towards the maintenance of a free schoole in Dorchester afor- sayd for the instructinge and Teachinge of Children and youth in good literature and Learninge. And to the intent that the better maintenance for a free schoole as is heerby intended may arise from and out of the sayd Iland It is therefore the mynd of the p'sent donoures that the sayd Iland shall from tyme to tyme be lett, assigned and set over by the Inhabitants of Dorchester for the time beinge or theire agents for such yearlie rent or rents as shall in Comon Estimation amount to the full value of the sayd Iland.
And to the intent that the godly intentions of the p'sent donoures may not be frustrated or disapoynted nor the free schoole heerby intended suffer any pruidice or damage by insuffitient tenante or Tenants to the sayd Iland, or through none payment of the rent that ought to be payd for the same It is heerby ordered and the p'sent donoures doe hearby declare that it is there mynd that the sayd Iland shalbe lett assigned and sett Quer only to such Tenant or Tenants as shall by land or otherwise suffitiently secure the payment of the rent therof for the vse and behoofe of the schoole as aforesayd in such manner and forme and at such time and tymes of payment as shalbe agreed vppon by and betweene the inhabi- tants of Dorchester or there agents one the one p'tie and the sayd Tenant or Tenannts on the other prtye.
And for avoydinge the Trouble that myght arise in collectings and gatheringe the same Rent by to great a Multitude of Tennante that ought to pay the same, and to the intent that [138.] that the rents which shalbecome due for the sayd Iland may be the better and the more redylic Collected and payd it is heerby ordered and declared that the sayd Iland shall neuer be lett out to soe many tenannts as shalbe aboue tenn in number at once.
In witness whereof the p'sent Inhabitants have heervnto sub- scribed ther names the Seaventh day of the Twelfth moneth in the yeare 1641.
Memorand. that before the subscribinge of these p'sents the donours aforsayd did further agree and declare that it was and is there mynd and true intencons that if at any tyme ther shall happen and fall out a vacancie and want of a schoolmaster by meanes of death or otherwis, yet the rents and p'fitts ishuinge and arisinge of the sayd Iland slialbe converted and applied only to and for the' maintenance and vse of the schoole either by augmentinge the stipend for a schoolmaster or otherwise but not for any other vse.
Israel Stoughton Richard Mather
George Proctor Richard Hawes
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George Minott
Augustene Clement
Henry Withington
Henrie Waye
John Glouer
John Smith
Natha : Duncan
David Sellecke
Thomas Hawkins
Bray Wilkins
Tho : Clarke
Geo. Weekes
John Holman
Jeffrey Turner
Nathaniell Patten
John Pearce
Humfrey Atherton
Mª Warham
Thomas Makepeace
Andrew Pitcher
Henry Wright
William X Lane
Christopher Gibson
mark
John Phillips
Thomas Jones
John Wiswall
Jonas Humffrey his
Joane Capen Weddow
Edmunde W Munings mark
William Blake
James Bate
Nicho : Butler
George Dyer
Nicholas Vpsall
Robt Howard
Thomas Swift
John Grenaway
Thomas Dickerman
Richard Collacott
Roger Clap
Jeremy Howchin
Hopestill Foster
John Holland
William Clarke
Thomas Millit
Michael Wiles
Allice the wyfe of Richard Jones
Nicholas Clapp
Nathanael Wales
John P Pope
John Rigbye
John Farnham
Robert Decble
Barnabas Fawer
Edward Clap
Thomas H Andrews
Willi Sumner The sign of
Richard Baker
John O Hill
John Maudelsy
Clement Toplif
[139.] At the meeting of the select men the 9 (7) 1661 they did order and appoint George Procter to repaire the Defects of the pound and to p'vide a locke for the doore and to keepe the pound repaired from time to time and what charge and Cost he is at about the pound he shall be payd out of the towne Rate and they doe appoint him to keepe the key of the pound doore and that he shall haue for it one penny the head not exceeding six and if aboue six at a time halfe a penny the head ; and not to lett out any Catell or swine vnlesse the parties be agreed :
Memo when the twone Rate is to [be] made they must remember to make the Rate so great that they may pay foure pounds for the laying out of the land that was given for the vse of the ministry which was 400 acres : and for the fiue hundered acres to the non- commoners : and for forty shillings that Leintenant Fisher had for new drawing of the map.
Thomas Wiswall
Edward Brecke
Joseph Farnworth
Thomas Tilstone
John Pears
his
John Capen
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The same day they ordered that Leiutenant Clap and Ensigne Foster should se the shingling of the meeting house repayred and what other timber worke that doth want repairing about the house :
Alsoe William Blake is appointed to warne Thomas Andrews to daube the meeting house or else to take the fines that is due for not traininge of him.
At the meeting of the select men the 11 (9) 1661 : Mris Stoughton came to the select men to have to be p'pounded vnto the towne that shee might haue her Deuision layd out in the 500 acres that was giuen vnto noncommoners : Mo that the town chuse Commissioners for the towne to end smale causes :
The Constables account for Rates 1660 taken the 11: (9) 1661 : The Country Rate was 63.11. 0 The towne was . 36. 8. 6
for 45 law bookes
5.12. 6
105. 12. 0
Creditor as followeth
payd the treasurer for rates and bookes 65. 2.2
I' to M' Pole for scoole . 25. 0.0
It to Leuitenant Clap and Eusigne Foster as deputies It to William Blake Record 1. 0.0 It to Lawrence Smith for three days runing of the line 00. 7. 6 It for one bushell and halfe a pecke . 0. 4.6 It for carring of pay for law bookes . 0. 4.0 0. 3.0 0. 1.6
1.16.0
It for warning the towne
It a ioirny to Dedham It to Thomas Wiswall as remainder for his sonnes scoolinge 0.18. 6 1. 0.0 0.18.0 0.12.0
It to Leiutenant Clap as deputie
It to Ensigne Foster the same
It to Thomas Swift for exspenses
It to Thomas Swift Jur for killing a woolfe It two law bookes to the towne and Constable . I' : 15 bookes returned
97. 7.2 1. 0.0 0. 5.0 1.17. 6
100. 9. 8 0. 5.0
It payd to Decon Capen for the towne It payd to Robert Badcocke Anthony Gulliford and Thomas Swift for running the linne betweene Brantrey and Dorchester 0. 7.6
It alowance for wares land 6ª and for Daniel Fisher 9ª in consideration of lost by fire and soe to Steven Minot 28 in regard of his lost by fire 0. 3.3 0. 1.0
It 1º which was to be alowed for M' Joans rate Soe ther is due from Constable Isaac Joans to ballace his account the 11 (9) 1661 the sum of .
4. 4.1
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for the Country and towne Rates Isaac Joans dis- charged the aboue sayd 4 . 4 . 1 . the 9 (12) 1662
[140.] At the generall towne meeting the 2 (10) 1661: the officers the officers that were Chosen for the yeare ensuinge
Selectmen Leiutenant Clap Ensigne Foster.
Mr Patten
MI Joans
William Sumner
Raters
Richard Baker
William Robeson
John Minott
Bailiffe
William Turner
Supervisors of the high wayes aboue the mill and on the north side of the mill
Thomas Swift Jur
Thomas Trot
Clement Maxfeild
Samuel Clap :
The Commissioners then chosen to end smale causes in the towne of Dorchester were Leiutenant Clap Ensigne Foster and M Joans.
The same day it was voted that William Sumner and William Robenson were apointed to lay out away betweene Dedham and Naponsett mill and they are to bring ther returne to the selectmen by the tenth day of the next moneth they are to give warning to Dedham and apoint a day and to ioine with them.
It was voted the same day that they would haue a scoole maister in the towne.
It was voted the same day by the inhabitants of the towne that they would haue Mr Poole to be the scoolemaister for the yeare ensuinge :
The same day it was voted that the towne would giue M' Mather 1001 to be Rated by equall p'portions vpon the inhabitants with Mris fenns farme and Mris Glouers farme the inhabitants of vnquatie excepted.
At the meeting of the select men the 9 (10) 1661 : the select men did Couenant with Mr Poole to keepe scoole for the ensuinge yeare to begine the 23th day of this 10th moneth and the selectmen hath p'mised him for his worke 251 for this yeare.
The same day the select men did appoint that the Raters should make a Rate of 1001 for M' Mather and a Rate of 201 for the towne ; by the
At a towne meeting the 16 (1661 :) the vote was that the select men of Dorchester should veiw the heigh way from the landing place by Thomas Tilstones and the new brige or Contrey heigh way leading to the mill and to determine the breadth and Course of it : and it was voted affirmatiuely.
The same day the question was whether all the land in p'priety in Dorchester shall be Rated to the towne Rate and ministrey for the future ; It voted affirmatiue that it should.
The same day it was voted that noe person should fell any tree
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in the 500 acres giuen vnto the non-commoners vpon the penaltie of 5$ for euery tree ther felled :
[141.] The Rate for the ministry the yeare 1661 : was 1001 58 1ª the towne Rate for the yeare 1661 was 251 00 3 :
7 (11) 1661 Vpon the request of seuerall of the inhabitance of Dorchester for to erect a vilage at Pole plaine or ther abouts It was voted that the towne of Dorchester was willing to grant . sufficient land at the place afore sayd (if it be ther) to accommodate twentie or thirtie families if soe many appeare sufficient to Cary on Church and Commonwealth worke and that the p'pound ther tearmes and agree with such as the towne shall appoint for that end :
Voted the same day that the parties desiringe the village afore sayd repaire to the select men in Conuenient time and p'pound ther termes and the selectmen are desired to attend the same and p'pose it to the towne for full Confirmation.
10: 1: 166} wheras there is three pounds dew to goodman mead for the bell ringing and cleansing the meetting house, and not sufficient in the towne rate to pay him at present Mr patten did promise to pay goodman mead twenty sixe shillings and eight pence, and ensigne foster to pay the rest and both to bee allowed out of the next towne rate : which said three pound was paid goodman mead and by his order in the rate gathered in 1662 by Jams minott constable.
The same day William Pond was Chosen to seale waights and measures in Dorchester and the Constable to p'sent him to a maiestrate to take his oth
Alsoe fence viewers :
for the necke of Land
Richard Withington John Willcocke William Daniels Thomas Swift Samuel Picher
Mris Stoughtons
Amiel Weekes Steven Minott Thomas Modesley
Enoch Wiswall Joseph Holmes
Timothy Mather
Mr Mather
William Pond Thomas Lake
Wm Blake William Blake
Thomas Bird ( John Blackman
Thomas Bird
20 acre lotts Richard Baker
Thomas Dauenport
great lotts from Daniel Prestons vnto popes lott Richard Leads
John Smith
the rest to the River
Abraham How
William Robenson
The three commissioners appointed to end smale Causes in Dor-
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chester haue agreed and appointed to meet for the hearing of Causes if any appeare on these dayes following viz : the first sixt day in the Second moneth the first sixt day in the fifth moneth the first sixt day of the eight moneth the first sixt day of the eleventh moneth, and the place of meetinge to be at Thomas Swifts sen" :
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