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Dated the 10 (1) 166}
The 5 (3) 1662 at a generall towne meeting it was voted whether Athony Fisher should have foure pounds alowed out of the towne rate for killing of six wolues the vote was affirmatiue ;
The 24 (3) 62 ther was a warent giuen vnto the Bailife to take by distresse or otherwise the fines of those that had defectiue fence in the great Lotts.
[142.] At a meeting of the select men the 9 (4) 1662 : Mr Minott request for a way to the meddow that lies by the peny ferry.
Memod to take order for the repairing of the heighway betwene naponsett mill and Dedham :
Vpon a motion made by leiutenant Joshua Fisher of Dedham to rent the meddows which are in Dorchester neare Dedham bounds aboue Dedham :
It is ordered by the select men the 9 (4) 1662; that William Sumner and Ensigne Capen or either of them haue by this order power and are desired to bargaine with afore sayd Leiutenant Fisher for as many parsells of meddow and for what prise and pay they shall iudg meet; and if the afore sayd Fisher will not giue what in reason they iudg meet : then they to take ther best Chap- man only they are to agree or bargaine from yeare to yeare and they shall be payd for ther paines out of towne rate.
Att the meeting of the select [men] the eighth day of Septem- ber 1662 : they intreated and appointed Captaine Clapp and Mr Patten to speake with Mris Stoughton about the laying out of her ffarme that it might be effected forthwith.
The same day ther was a warent giuen vnto Thomas Tolman and Enoch wiswall constables for the yeare 1661 that they should bring in ther accounts of the Rates that were deliuerd vnto them the 19 (7) 62 vnto the selectmen.
The same day the select men did admitt Robert Searle to be an inhabitant in the towne of Dorchester :
The same day ensigne Capen and Wm Blake senir were apointed to speake to leift william Clarke and demand a barrell of powder of him or pay for that barell which he sold out of the townes stock and make returne the 19 day of this Instant to the select men.
The same day the select men did appoint the Captaine and the leintenant and the Ensigne to take Care and charge of the Amu- nation that is the house of intis Atherton and to remoue it to some conenient place for the use of the towne.
Memo to p'pound vilto the generall towne Meeting whether they would hane the 400 acres of land giuen for the maintenance of ministry of Dorchester and Vuquetie denided :
I' whether the towne will giue Beniamin Tuchiel . 51 .0.0
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It some order to be taken to gett the Rates that are due from Mris Stoughtons farmers :
Wheras ther was an order giuen to Thomas Tolman and Enoch Wiswall Constables for the yeare 1661 that they should bring in ther accounts of the Rates they received : vnto the selectmen the 9 (7) 62 : Thomas Tolman cames vnto the select men the 10 (9) 62 : and by reason Enoch Wiswall did not appear therfore ther could noe account be giuen therfore the select men doth lay the penaltie of 138 4ª vpon Enoch Wiswall for his neglect and [143.] And doe further order the afore sayd Thomas Tolman and Enoch Wiswall to bring in ther accounts vnto the select men the 25 day of this present moneth by nine of the clocke in the morning at the house of Captaine Claps vpon the penaltie of 208 a peice if they neglect : dated the 10 (9) 62 :
10 (9) 62 : the select men did appoint Enoch Wiswall to gett the glasier to repaire the wi[n]ddows of the meeting house before the 25 day of the 9m 62 and pay the glasier and to be payd againe the next towne Rate, which if he doe the former penalty of 133 4ª shall be remitted. '
At the meeting of the select men the 25 (9) 1662 the Constables Thomas Tolman and Enoch Wiswall gaue ther accounts of the Rates they received the yeare 1661 : li d
The towne Rate was 25. 0. 3
Imp'mis payd Mr Poole - 10. 0. 0
It to Robert Pond for killing a Wolfe 1. 0. 0
It to Georg Badcocke for killing a Wolfe 1. 0. 0
It to Robert Redman for alowance of land taken away by his house for a heighway 0. 17. 6
It to John Gill for the like
0. 8. 6
It to Nicolas George for exspenses of the Raters when they made the Rates
0. 8. 0
It to John Capen for worke aboute the meeting house
0. 16. 8
It to the glasier 0. 13. 0
It to David Joans . 0. 1. 6
It to William Blake for Recording .
1. 0. 0)
It to Liutenant Hutson .
0. 18. 0
2. 3. 10
It to Nicolas Clap and Joseph Leeds for runig the line 0. 15. 0
It to Robert Sanders for wood 0. 9. 11
It to Deacon Wiswall in parte for laying out the 0. 7. 11 land on both sides the riuer S
It to Enoch Wiswall for glasiers diet 0. 5. 0
It for Carring of Corne to Leuitenant Hutson and )
0. 5. 0 to the glasier
It to Thomas Swift
1. 0. 0
25. 9. 5
At the generall towne meeting the 1 (10) 1662 : the officers that were Chosen for the yeare ensuing were
3. 0. 2
It to Captaine Clap
It to Leiutenant Foster as due from the towne
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Selectmen Captaine Clap
Leiutenant Foster William Sumner
MI Joans John Minott
Raters
Seriant Hall
Seriant James Blake
William Pond
Bailiffe John Blackman
Supervisors of the heighways William Robenson
Thomas Bird
It was voted that if any doe neglect the making of ther way at the necke of land vpon dew warning he shall pay one shilling to be leuied by distresse : for euery foots defect
The same day it was voted that the would giue M' Mather 951 for the yeare past and vntill Januari next and vnto Mr Stoughton 251 vntill Januari next both suins to be rated vpon the towne by p'portion.
[144.] At the generall towne meeting the 1 (10) 1662 Nicolas Clap Constable was appointed to se the windows of the meeting house mended, and to p'vide lids or window leanes for the win- dows and to pay the glasier and for making of the lidds or window leaues and he to be payd againe out of the next towne Rate and it was further ordered and voted that the Constables from time to time to Doe that worke from time to time and to bringe it vpon account from time to time,
The same day it was Voted that the towne would giue Beniamine Tuchel fiue pounds : to be payd out of the next towne Rate :
The same day Ensigne Capen did testifie that Henry Merifeild and his sonne did fell ten trees in the 500 acres that was layd out for the non Commoners : and alsoe the same day Thomas Bird did testifie that John Plumb did confesse to him that he did fell eight trees in the 500 acres layd out for the non-commoners : and that the select men should take order for the getting of the fines of these aboue sayd.
The same day it was voted that noc man should take offe or Cary away any wood from the 500 acres laid out for the non-Com- moners vpon the penaltie of three shillings foure pence for cuery load without order from the select men.
The same day Captaine Clap Leuitenant Foster and William Sumner were ordered appointed and intreated to seeke out a place or places for a Farme that was given by the generall Court in leine of Tomsons Iland
The same day it was voted, ordered and appointed that William Sumner and John Capen and they are to acquaint Mr Stoughton and lay out his Farme and make ther returne and if Mr Stoughton please he may chuse an other man to ioine with them.
The same day it was voted that the 400 acres giuen for the main- tenance of the ministry for Dorchester and Unquety should with the Common swamp to be deuided and Captaine Clap and Ensigne Capen are ordered and appointed to doc that worke and make ther returne.
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The same day it was voted and ordered that John Minott should be in the place of Maior Atherton to ioine with Captaine Clap Leuitenant Foster and William Sumner to lay out the Farme giuen by the towne for the scoole in Dorchester.
[145.] The same day it was voted that those that doe neg- lect to come to the repairing of the heigh wayes being lawfully warned if a teame vpon the penaltie of six shillings and eight pence, if a man neglect and come not being lawfully warned vpon the penalty of two shillings for euery day and if any send any vnder sixteene yeares of age he is not to be accepted but he that sent him to be liable to pay 28 for his neglect.
The same day it was voted and ordered that seriant Hall was appointed and impowered to p'secute those that are or haue heil Mris Stoughtons Farmers that haue not pay ther p'portions as they wer Rated for the vse of the ministry in Dorchester.
At the meeting of the selectmen the 8 (10) 1662: they ap- pointed the Raters to make a Rate of 1201 for the maintenance of the ministry and alsoe a Rate of 501 : for the vse of the towne :
The same day ther' was a warent giuen vnto the Raters to make these Rates aboue sayd :
The same day ther was a warent vnto the Bailiffe to gather those fines of those p'sons that felled those trees in the 500 acres that was reserued for the non Commoners :
The Country Rate that the Constable is to gather for the year 1662 was 63-17-9. paid the treasur" 62-9-4 rest dew to the towne to ballce 1-8-5
The towne Rate Committed to the Constable M' James Minott is 501 148
The aboue twenty eight shillings 5ª the balance of the acount of Nicolas clap constable was allowed him for what hee had paid the glasier and other worke done to the meeting house when he was constable :
At the meeting of the select men the 12 (11) 1662: Phillip Edwards was admitted to be an inhabitant in the towne of Dor- chester :
The same day ther was a warnt giuen unto the Constable Nico- las Clap to take by distresse or other wise fiue shillings of John Willcocke for felling of a tree in the Commons :
It Mr Stoughton alowed for the p'sent timber for ground sells of his house in the 500 acres layd out for the non-comoners
The towne of Milton is to pay for the laying out of the 200 acres of land that was giuen for the vse of the ministry ther: 179 4ª and for the heigh way that doth run through Robert Redmans land 9$ and 168 to Anthony Fisher for wolnes all which suis the select men doth appoint Robert Redman to receive.
At the meeting of the select men the 9 (12) 1662 : and they did order that John Fenno should haue 168 for land that was taken away of his by reason of the heigh way that runs to the blew hills to be payd out of the next towne Rate.
The same day Daniel Eliers came to the select men and in- treated to be an inhabitant in Dorchester ; the selectmen would not accept of him to be an inhabitant vnless he did bring a sufficiant
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man or men to be bound to secure the towne of him, or to be in couenant for one yeare with some honest man :
John Plumbs fine for felling of trees in the 500 acres is respited vntil the meeting of the towne.
[146.] at the meeting of the select men the 9 (12) 1662 the fence viewers appointed were
for the necke of Land
James Blake Samuel Clap
behind Mris Stoughton
Richard Baker
Richard Withington
Enoch Wiswall
behind Enoch Wiswall
Isaac Joans
Timothy Mather
behind M' Mather - Israel Mead
William Weekes
behind William Blake Joseph Homes
- James White
behind Tho : Bird 5 Obadiah Haws
James Humphrey Henry Merifeild
great lot from Daniel Prestons ) Steven Minott
vnto Thomas Tolmans house " Samuel Rigbey
from Thomas Tolmans } Thomas Tolman
vnto the Riuer - Thomas Tilstone
The 13 (12) 62 : ther was a warent giuen the Constable to take the penaltie of Robert Stiles that is in the order conserning, in- mates and soiourners that are intertained into any mans house without lisence from the select men.
At the meetinge of the select men the 9 (1) 1662 or 63 : they did apoint and intreat and impower William Sumner, William Blake Ju" and Richard Hall to veiw and lay out a highway to the great fresh marsh from the Country heigh way ; and to make returne by or befor the first of the third moneth next :
The same day William Blake Jur and Amiel Weekes did desire that the select men to p'pound vnto to the towne whther they will have the way continued from Clement Topley vnto Country heigh way.
memor. whether the towne would grant Mr Poole to take 200 of Railes in the 500 acres : layd out for the non-commoners :
The same day the select men did order intreat and impower willit Sumner John Capen and nicolas Clap to lay out a way from the beginning of the lane that Runs through that land that was Mr Ludlows to Run to the Contrary high way as way soe to goodman goads : the way to be two Rod broad and to make ther Returne by the 1 (3) next :
Memord. that M' Stoughtons Request to haue his p'portion in the 500 acres that is laid out for the non commoners.
I' William Blake Jur his request for satisfaction for land that is taken from him by reason of the Country heigh way.
[147.] At the meeting of the towne the 11 (1) 1662 or 1663 : Richard Baker and James IIumfrey were Chosen Constables for the yeare ensuinge. .
20 acre lott -
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DORCHESTER TOWN RECORDS.
It the same day Captaine Clape Leuitenant foster and william Sumner were Chousen Commissioners to end smale Causes in Dor- chester :
The same day Captaine Clap and Liuitenant Foster were chosen Deputies for the yeare Insuinge :
The same day at the request of Mr Poole the towne did giue him libertie to haue two hundered of Railes in the 500 acres layd out for the non-Commoners :
It it was voted that Joseph long had libertie to take ten trees for the building of a house : in the 500 acres layd out for the non- commoners :
It the towne did remit the fines of Henry merifeild John Plumb and John Wilcocke for felling of trees in that parsell of land.
At the meeting of the select men the 11 (3) 1663 : John Phillips of Boston came to the selectmen and desired of them that the late devissions drawne by William Robenson of Dorchester might be recorded In the towne booke vpon the sayd Phillips name and as his right but the select men vnderstanding of some difference betweene him and william Robenson about the sayd lands the select men saw no reason to record the same as was desired vntill the sayd difference were Issued.
William Sumner was Chosen Clarke of the trained Company the 15th (4) 1663 :
The 10 (6) 63 ther was a warent giuen to the Baliffe for the leuiing of 19$ 6ª of Steven minott for defectiue fence against the feild on the south side of Mris Athertons house and 38 9ª of Ursula Baten.
Edmund Bowker debter to the ministers Rate for severall yeares Imp'mis for the year 1658 · 0-2-0
It for the yeare 1659 1-5-0 .
It for the yeare 1660 1-5-0
It for the yeare 1661 . 0-10-0
I' for the yeare 1662
for his owne estate and for the mill . . 1-13-2
A warentie giuen to the Constable Richard Baker the 24 (6) 1663 : for the leuiing and taking of the aboue sayd sumes by dis- tresse or otherwise :
Ther were three warents giuen to the Bayliffe the 15 (7) 63 to take by Distresse or otherwise the fines that were due for defective fence vidz. in the great lotts the necke of land and in the feild be- hinde Mr Stoughtons house.
[148.] An account of the towne Rate made in the yeare 1662 gathered by M' James minott constable the rate
li. 8. d.
is
50-14-00
And the said Rate disposed of as followeth Imps paid Mr pole in parte of his scoole wages 15-00- 0 Itm to the deacons for Edmund brownes child . 03-10-00
It to Anthony Fisher for wolues killing 01-00-00
It to M' Blake for Recording . 01-00-00
It to beniamin Twitchill as giuen by the towne. 05-00-00
It to Capt. clap & leift. Foster as deputyes
03-06-00
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01-00-00
It to goodman mead for the meeting house, (.61.(.62.)
06-00-00 02-00-00
It to leift Fisher for towne plott ·
04-00-00
It to Deacon wiswall for soe much paid for the towne for measuring towne land . It samuell procter for chardges about the pound It to william turner for labor for the towne w" baylife It to nicolas clap to pay the glasier and other chardges about the meetting house
00-12-00 00-02-08
It to nicolas Georg for Rates expenses
00-07-00 01-00-00
It to goodman swift part of select mens exspenses
It to John Capen senior for Redman dew from the
towne Renewing ffor land taken of Redmans for a highway
00-02-08
This account taken the 9th of 9th mo : 1663 : .
The selectmen allowed the constable fiue shillings and two pence for losses by some men not paying
00-05-02
Rent due to towne .
Reconed with good wife swift this 9 (9) 1663 and dew to her for expenses this yeare the sum of. 41b-07-04 At a meeting of the select men &c. 30: 9: 1663 exspended . 0-07-09
paid by James minot of this some 0-8-6
4-15-01
rest due .
4-07-01
[149.] At a ginerall Towne meeting the 7th of the 10th mo. 1663 It was put to Vote whether Mr William Poole should be Chosen for to be Clarke of the wrights and Recorder for the Towne : The vote was affirmatiue.
The day aboue said the Commite appointed for to lay out or deuid the 400 ackers of land giuen to the vse of the minestry of Dorchester and Melton made ther returne and the vote was whether Milton should have that end next to the parallell-line and Dorches- ter the end next the riuer. The vote was afermatiu.
The Day abouesaid It was voted that M' Mather shall haue fower score pounds paid to him for his worke in the minestry this last yeer which end the last of this p'sent month and Rate free to the ininesters Rate. Alsoe that M' Stoughton shall haue fifty pounds and Rate free for his owne Estate vnto the Minesters Rate.
The day abone said it was Voted that JJnº Capen and William Sumner shall have full power for to lett and set the land appointed for the Scoole and alsoe the two hundred aers laid out for the main- tenance of the minestry on Milton sid: at ther best descretion.
The same day it was voted and granted that william Trescot should have an addition of eight foote of land to be taken in at the end of what he haue already taken in before the hous or land of George Dyer Viz at the east end next to the Calues pasture.
It to willyam sumner seni" for a wolf killing .
.
03-00-00
50-00-04
50-05-06 00-08-06
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Selectmen. Captin Clapp Liftenat Foster Mr. Joanes Willian Sumner John Minot.
Raters Jnº Capen Daniell preston Lawrence Smith.
Supuisers of highways for the Towne. Will" Robenson, Tho. Bird. Sup'uisor for the way to the neck James White.
The day abouesaid M' Samuell Tory of Milton had granted vpon a petition of his six acrs of Fresh meddow on the south sid of Naponsett riuer aboue or about the blew hills vnto him and his heires or Asignes for euer : being granted by each p'ticuler p'prieter only two excepted.
[150.] mo : 10 : 14: 1663.
At the meeting of the select men the 14 of the 10 month, 1663, this returne was made.
We whose names are heere vnder written, being appointed to lay out a highway, from the Country highway, leading to the fresh marsh, we mett the 15 of the 1 mo : 1663, and layd out two rods wide from the Cuntry high way, in breadth, by Vrsilla Battens pasture fence, to the brow of a hill, by a rock lying on the East side of the way, of the hill, and from thence crossing ouer to the way that now is.
WILLIAM SUMNER. RICHARD HALL WILLIAM BLAKE.
The same day there was a warrant granted for the making of three Rates one for the Ministery, one for the County, and one for the Towne.
A second meeting of the select men. mo : 11. the 11. day. 1663. This day the Raters doe make returne to us of the 3 seuerall Rates aboue sayd
1 8
namely a Rate for the ministry 130 - 5 -
one Rate for the County . 21-3-4 40-3-1
one Rate for the Towne .
A 3 meeting of the Selectmen the 8 of the 12 month. 1663.
The 6 : of the 5 : mo : 1663 vpon a meeting of the select men of Dorchester, and sundry of the Inhabitants of Dedham and Rocksbery, together with the Committee chosen by the Honrd County Court to consider of the difference betweene Dedham and Dorches- ter, about a Cartway betwixt the said Dedham and Dorchester ; for a finall issue, and according vnto further clayms by Dedham about the sayd way.
It is proposed by the select men of Dorchester that there shall be layd out a Towneway through the lands of Dorchester, from the house of Edward Pason vnto the way that leads from Dedham to Naponsett mill ; in which sayd way now intended the Inhabi- tants of Dedham shall haue free liberty to pass to and from Ded- ham to Dorchester, in the sayd way, as Dorchester Inhabitants
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may doe at any time, and this liberty to be, and is granted to Dedham and the Inhabitants thereof foreuer.
This Bill presented to the Selectmen of Dedham December 31. 1663, by Peeter Woodward; the Select men concurre with what is proposed, provided that it be expressed that the Inhabitants of Dedham haue liberty of a way by the house of Edward Pason, from the way that leads to Dorchester Mill, and that there may be a Record heereof in both Town books.
By order of the selectmen
JOSHUA FISHER.
This Returne of Dedham is consented to, by the Selectmen of Dorchester at thier Meeting this 8. day of the 12 month. 1663.
[151.] The Country Rate, with the addition of an half Rate this yeare 1663. comes to . 65 - 00 - 07
which is to be payd, as foloweth, vnto the Treasurer,
as by his Bill . 56 - 19 - 10
vnto Lieftenant Hudson . 02 - 11 - 02
vnto Captaine Clap
.
: 3 - 6 -: :
vito Lieftenant Foster
: 2 - 2 - 6
64 -19 - 6
The 14th of the 9 mo : 1664. Richard Baker and James Hum- phreys brought in their Account for the aboue Rate, and are dis- charged for the same.
At a gineral Towne meeting being orderly assembled the 7th of the (1)62 it was put to the vote whether Quarter Master John Smith and William Robenson should be appointed to Joyn with some men of Boston a bout laying out of a high-way from Boston vnto the marsh Cros-ouer the pastuers.
The Vote was affirmatiue.
The day aboue said It was p'posed to the towne viz to the p'prietors whether Mr Stoughton should have his hundered acres to be laid out on the north sid of the river namly beginning at the line of his hundred and fifty acres and soe to come downeward vnto the line soe fare forth as that land will extend, and what is wanting to take it next to his owne land on the South sid : And for the marsh on this Sid of the line viz in the old grant Mr Stough- ton granting to accept of it for his deuissions and if his deuissions doe not take it all vp, then to abate soe much on the South Sid and if it fall short of his deuissions then to have it next his other land on the South sid
The Vote was affermetiue.
The same day ther was Chosen for a Committy William Sumner John Capen John Minot for to Ripen and p'pare matters for the laying out of the Common meddow in the fresh Marsh about the blew hils to apoint high ways and wheere to begin and other mat- ters that may Concerne that Bussines And also it was Voted the same time that the Committy abovesaid agreeing with the suruayer
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for matter of pay whether the p'prietors should not pay each man for his lot according to the Charges that shall be requiset being p'portioned to each man by the Committy aboue said this being put to the Vote the vote was affermatiue.
This last order aboue said is by a uote repealled
[152.] This Agreement made the. 1. day of the 2ª month. 1661.
betweene William Blake, and Thomas Davenport.
These men having land lying together on the Hill, west on thier houses, the sayd Thomas Davenport is to sett vp a sufficient fence betweene William Blake his land, and his owne, and to maintaine it for the space of 3 yeares after it is sett vp, and then William is to pay Thomas for one halfe, as two men shall iudge it worth ; and to maintaine the same foreuer ; and for performance heereof, we doe binde the severall lands, vnto the which the fence belongeth : Witness our hands, 1 the day and yeare aboue said. - The fence heere meant, is the middle fence which runneth East and West.
Witnesses
SAMUEL JONES JOHN KINGSLEY.
WILLIAM BLAKE THOMAS DAVENPORT
Recorded at a meeting of the Select men the 14 of the i mo : 1662 : p me WILLIAM POLE Recorder.
At a Towne meeting the 11 of the (1 mo :) The Free men chose to serue as thier Deputies, for the year ensuing Captaine Roger Clap, and Lieftenant Hopestill Foster.
It was voted the same day, that Thomas Bird Senior should be exempted from being chosen as Constable for Dorchester, for the space of seuen years ensuing, in regard of much trouble and losses he sustained in the yeare when he was Bailiff, which he was con- tented to remit to the Towne.
The same day Captaine Roger Clap, Lieftenant Hopestill Foster and William Sumner Se : were chosen Commissioners to end small cases in Dorchester the year ensuing.
Also the same day were chosen to serue as Constables for the Towne of Dorchester Laurence Smith and Clement Maxfild.
[153.] At a generall Town meeting the 7th of the (1. mo : 1662) it was put to the vote whether Quarter master John Smith, and William Robenson should be appointed to ioyne with some men of Boston, about laying out of a high way from Boston unto the marsh cross ouer the pastures.
The vote was affirmatiue.
The same day, William Sumner, Richard Leeds, and John Capen are desired and appointed to view a piece of land about the Clay pitts, desired by Enoch Wizall, and Frances Ball, and to make thier Returne to the Select men, at thier next meeting of the conveniency of the motion.
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