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CITY DOCUMENT No. 137.
Voted. That Deacon John' Marrion be the Moderator for this Meeting.
Voted. " That Assessors be chosen distinct from the Select-
mcn.
Voted. That the Town will procecd to the Choyce of Seven Select men.
Mesues Isaiah Tay, Joseph Wadsworth, Thomas Cushing, Daniel Oliver, Edward Hutchinson, Richard Draper arc chosen to Serve as Select men for the year cnsuing.
In the Roome of one Sel man not brt in at the first Choyce and mr. Thomas Cushing who declared his refusall.
Mesues Francis Clark & Samuel Marshall are Chosen to Serve as Select men for the year eusuing.
Mr. Richª Draper declareing his refusall to Serve as Sel man. Collo Adam Winthrop is chosen to Serve in his Room.
Voted An Adjourment of this meeting untill three of the Clock this day after noon. at web time accordingly they did againe assem- ble at the Same place.
Voted. That Joseph Belcher be the Constable for the District of Rumny Marsh for the year Ensuiug.
Voted. That John Floyd & Thoms Prat be ye Fence Veiwers for the Same. -
Voted. That Elisha Tuttle and Hugh Floyd be the Tything men for the Sd district of Rumuy Marsh for ye ensuing year.
Voted. That Deacon John Marion, Silence Allem, Willm Jep- son, and William Clear, be ye Sealors of Leather for ye ensuing year.
Votcd. That Samuel Bridg, Peter Wyer, Capt Thoms Barnard, & John Eustice be the Fence Vciwers for ye year Ensuing.
Voted. That Andrew Cunningham, Job Ingram, Richd Hune- wel and Josue Marriner be ye Hogreeves for ye ensuing year.
Voted. That Collo Johu Balleutyu, Mesues Stephen Minot, Benja Emmons, James Lablond, Heury Bridgham, Thoms Smith, Adina Bulfinch, & William Shepreeve be the Scavingers for the year ensuing.
Voted. That Mesues Francis Thrasher, John Bennet, William Shepreeve & Joseph Malam be ye Weighers of Hay for ye ensuing year.
Voted. That Mesues Samucl Bridg, James Gooch, Allex" Seers, Jabez Negus, & Capt Thom" Barnerd be the Veiwers of Shingle & Measurers of Boards &c. for the ensuing year.
Voted. That Collectors be chosen, to Collect the Rates for this year and that those who Shall undertake that Service, Shall give Security for the Sumes to them Committed.
Voted. That two Collectors be Chosen.
[335.] Voted. That three pence on the pound be allowed to the Collectors for Collecting the Rates.
Voted. That it be left to the Select.men aud Assessors for the ensuing ycar, to agree wth Collectors according to the aforcsaid votes.
Voted. That Samuell Barrat, James Tileston, Ezekiel Walker, Henry Bridgham, Caleb Lyman, Samuel Banister, John Staniford
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and John Green Cooper are chosen to Serve as Constables for the Ensuing year.
note that the first five above uamed being present took the Con- stables oath at the Same meeting.
Voted. That the Select meu for the year ensuing be also the Surveyors of the High waves.
Voted. That one of the Assessors be chosen out of ye Inhab- it" of Rumuy Marsh.
Voted. That the Town will chuse Seven Assessors.
Mesues Daniel Powning, Jonas Clark, Capt Elisha Bennet, Timo- thy Thornton, Anthony Stoddard, Capt Edward Martyu & Henry Bidgham Tanner are Chosen to Serve as Assessors for the year en- suing.
Voted. That Ephraim Fenno, Samuell Haugh, John Hunt, Shopk' James Thornbery & Benja Emmons be the Clarks of the market for the year ensuing.
Voted. That Samuel Burnell Sen'. James Grant, Thomas God- frey, Joshua Gee Sen', Jonath" Waldo, Benjamen Walker Sen", Joseph Briscow. Thomas Salter, John Langdou Sen', Rob' How- ard, Francis Burroughs. Nicholas Bowes, Israel Walker, Sam1 Marshall jun', Joseph Hubbert, John Edwards Goldsmith be the Tything men for the year ensuing.
Voted. An Adjournment of this meeting untill tomorrow the 11th of March Cur at nine of the Clock iu the forenoon.
At web time the Sd Inhabit's being Aeeordinly Assembled they proceeded as followeth vizt.
In the room of Collo Adam Winthrop & m' Sam" Marshall who have declared their refusall to Serve as Select men for the ensuing year.
Paul Dudley Esq" & Collo Thomas Savage are Chosen to Serve as Select men for ve year ensuing.
Edward Bromfield Esq', Mesues John Ruek, Grove Hirst, Capt Habijah Savage, Timothy Lyndall, Cap' Edwd Winslow & John Frizzell are Chosen to Serve as Overseers of ye Poor.
Joseph Prout is Chosen to Serve as Towu Clerk. 1 for ye ensu- Joseph Prout is Chosen to Serve as Town Treasury ing year. Votes for County Treasur wr given in & deliverd to Consta Bridgham.
Voted. An Allowance of Thirty pounds unto Jos: Prout for his Last two year Service as Town Treasu'.
[336.] Voted. That the Assessors for the year 1711 are Impowered according to their diseretion to make reasonable abatemts of the Rates in that year, provided the Same be done within three moneths next following.
Voted. That to prevent future Inconveniency Arriseing by Abatem' of Rates That no Abatemt of Rates Shall be made by the Assessors after a New choyce of Assessors be made.
In answere to the Petition of Several persons who Suffered Loss at the Late Fire.
Voted. That the Assessors for the year 1711 are Impowered to make Such Abatements of the Town Rates to those who were Sufferers by the Late Fire as they in their discretion Shall See meet.
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Voted. Thanks to Capt Thom® Hutchinson for as much as he · hath Offered at his own Charge to build a School House at the North end of ye Town.
Voted. That there be a Free Grammar School at the North end of this 'Town.
Voted. That a Comittee be Chosen to Enquire after a Peice of Land at the North Sutable to Sett a School Ilouse on, and to prepare for and Oversee the building therof.
Voted. The Select men be desired to Consider of a proper person for a School master there, and to Treat about Terms.
Voted. That Capt Thomas Hutchinson, Collo Adam Winthrop, m' John Ruck, Capt Edward Martyn and m' Samuell Greenwood or any three of them be the Said Committee relating to the afore said School House.
. Voted. That the Select men for the year 1711. who are Ap- pointed as A Comittee to Lay ont the fifteen hundred pounds of the Townes Money, being the Produce of the Blue-Hill Lands, in Some Real Estate; be impowered with the Advice of the Seleet- men for the time being, to Vest the Sª 1500"b or any part of it in Some Real Estate without farther Adviseing with the Town.
Voted. An Adjonrnment of this meeting untill two of the Clock this day after noon & Accordingly were then Assembled.
Voted. That the Townes Wharfe, Doek and Flatts at the North Battree, be Appropriated towards the Support of the Free Grammar School at the North end of Boston, And that the im- provement of ye Sª Wharfe, Doek and Flatts be recommended to the Select men and the Committee afore Appointed referring to the Sª School.
[337.] Voted. The Snme of one hundred ninety two pounds eight Shill & Six pence money reed for the Land at Brooklyn Sold to John Winchester and Compa be paid in to and lodged in Mr. Daniel Olivers hand as he is Treasur to the united Committee for the Town and proprietors. And the money be Applyed to the Same use that the five hundred pounds for the Land at Brantree is Appropriated to.
Voted. That the Select men for the time being are impowerd to Lett out the Land weh Lately was John Mathewss in School Street, for a Term of years as they can agree to the advantage of the Town.
Voted. That a Comittee be chosen to Consider of what Shall be needfull to be done for Seeuring the Highway on the Neek and to compute the Charge weh the Same is likely to be, and make report thereof at the next meeting.
Voted. That m" Stephen Minot, m' William Payn merct & Collo John Ballentine be the Sª Comittee for that Servicc.
Agreed That the Consideration of Selling the Small Quit Rents be continued.
Voted. That Sutable places to Lodg powder for the blowing up of Houses be left to the discretion of ye Sel: men to provide.
Voted. That the Veiwers of wood within the Town of Boston be Allowed one peny p'. Cord for So much wood as they Shall Veiw, and the Said peny p Cord to be paid by the buyer.
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Voted. That the Sel: men of the Town of Boston be impowered & Ordered, with all Convenient Speed, to make the Draw bridge (So called) a Fast Firm Bridge the width of the Street, And in case Cap® Ballentine or any other person, Sue or bring an Action in the Law, the Select men for the time being are hereby impowercd and Ordered to defend all Such Actions, and that the Charge of makeing the Sª Bridge and Defending it in the Law be defrayed by ve Town.
And that a Committee be Appointed to Examine the Right or pre ention of any perticular person or persons, as to ye Said Bridge, and the just damage that any perticular person or Proprietor may Sustaine by reason of the Said Bridge being made a Fast Bridge, and Report it to the Town, that So due recopence & Satisfaction may be made to Such persons by the Sª Town. Voted. That the Town will Chuse five persons to be of the Sª Committee. Voted. that John Clark Esq", Cap' Thoms Hutchinson, Maj' Thoms Fitch, m' Grove Hirst & Cap' Edwd Martyn be the Sª Committee.
Voted. That m' Watts® proposall abt recovering the Marsh at the bottom of the Common be left to ye Sel men to Consider & make report at je next meeting.
Voted. A grant of three Thousand pounds to be raised on the Inhabitts & Estates in this Town, and to be Applyed to the uses mentioned in the Computation Offered by ye Treasu' & now Read.
Voted. A grant of three hundred pounds to be raised for the Support of the Watch for ye year ensuing.
[33S.] At a meeting of the Free-holders and other Inhabit's of the Town of Boston, duly qualified & warned according to Law, being Convened at the South Meeting-House in Boston the 14th day of May 1712.
Isaac Addington Esq' is chosen ye Moderator for this Meeting.
Voted. That ye Town will proceed to chuse four Representi- tives.
John Clarke Esq", Addington Davenport Esq', Maj" Thom3 Fith and Cap' Thomas Hutchinson are by ye Majority of Voters present at this Meeting Chosen to Serve as the Representitives of This Town according to a warr from the Sheriff of the County of Suffolke.
Whereas the Committee Appointed the 11th of March Last to Consider Ab' Securing the Higway on the neck have now made Report to the Town. That that part of the neck neer the Long Causway they have Computed the Charge, and are of Opinion that the best way to repair and Secure it is by Laying down a Narrow Wharfe on the West'y Side, the whole Length of the Causway which is Thirty-Six Rodd, and haveing by direction of the Select men made an Experim' of the Charge by Laying down abont two Rodd & an halfe, they Compute the whole will Amount to about one hundred and ten pounds.
Voted. an Acceptance of the above Report, and that the Town will Support the Charge of Such a Wharfe to be there inade, in order to Secure the Highway. And that the aforesaid Comittee are Desired to take the Care of Effecting the Same.
Whereas the Comittee appointed the 11th of March Last to
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enquire after a piece of Land at the North end of this Town Suta- ble to Sett a Seliool House on. Have now Signified to this meet- ing that they have made Dilligent Enquiry in that matter, and have at length pitehed on a peiee of Land belonging to m'6 Susanna Love of abt fifty one foot in breadth & abt one hundred feet in length abutting one end thereof. On Bennet Street, and the other end on Love Street, and that the Same may be purchased for Abt one hundred fifty three pounds, that Land being more then enough for the Setting a School-house on the wch they Recommend to the Town as the most Sutable place weh they Can proeure for that use.
Voted. That the Sd Comittee be impowered to purehaee the afore said pareell of Land, to be paid for out of the Town Treas- ury : And that the Seleet men to gether with the Said Comittee be impowered to Allot So much of ye Sª Land for the Sª School House as they shall judg meet and Convenient.
[339.] At a Meeting of the Free holders and other Inhabitts of ye Town of Boston, duly qualified and warned According to Law, being Convened at the South Meeting House iu Boston the 9th of March 1712 / 13.
Voted. That Paul Dudley Esq' be the Moderator for this meeting. Voted. That the Town will ehuse Assessors distinet from ye Sel men.
Voted. That the Town will choose Seven Seleet men.
Voted. That Paul Dudley Esqr, Mesues John George, Joseph Wadsworth, Edward Hutchinson, Franeis Clark, John Ruck, John Colman be ye Sel: men of this Town for ye year ensuing.
Voted. That Joseph Prout be the Town Clerk for ye year ensuing.
Voted. That Joseph Prout be ye Town Treasur for ye year ensuing.
Voted. That ye Sel men be impowered to Sink So many of ye bad debts now Standing in the Townes Aeeots as they Shall Se meet.
Voted. That Colleetors be chosen to Colleet the Rates and Taxes for the ensuing year, at Least two in Number, Such as the Seleet men Shall Nominate and Appoint, and that Shall uudertake that Serviee, giveing good Seeurity to pay in such Sumes as Shall be Committed to them, and yt three penee on the pound be allowed to ge Sª Collectors for that Serviee.
Voted. That Mesucs John Charnoek fined, John Walker fined, Sworn Ephraim Fenno, Sworn Dauiel Goff, Sworn Sam" Rand, Sworn Rob' Guttridge, jun", Sworn Johu Hunt, Sworn Allex" Seers Serve as Constables for ye year ensuing.
Voted. an Adjournmt of this Meeting to three of ye Clock (this day) after noon. And being againe then Assembled.
Voted. Offieers for ye Distriet of Rumny Marsh, vizt.
Joseph Beleher to Serve as Constable.
Edward Tuttle to Serve as Tything man.
John Brentnell & John Center to Serve as Fence Veiwers.
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All for ye vear ensuing.
Voted. That the Select men for ye year ensuing be also Sur- veyors of the Highwayes.
M' John Charnock haveing pd his fine for not Serving Consta- ble, in his room was
Voted. That John Broccus do Serve as Constable for ye year ensueing. & he refuseth.
Voted. That the Town will proceed to Chuse Seven Assessors.
Voted. That mesues Timº Thornton, Daniel Powning, Anthony Stoddard, Cap Edwd. Martyn, Henry Bridgham, Jonas Clark & Capt Elisha Bennet be the Assessors of the Rates & Taxes on ye Inhabits of this Town for ye year Ensuing.
Voted. That ve Assessors for ye year 1712 be impowered to make Such further abatements of ye Rates in that year as they Shall think Just & reasonable provided ye Same be done within three moneths next following.
[340.] Voted. That Edward Bromfield, Esq' Mesues Grovc Hirst. Habijah Savage. Timothy Lyndall. Edward Winslow, John Frizzel and William Welsteed be the Overseers of ye Poor for the year ensuing.
Voted. That the Committee formerly Appointed Vizt.
Addington Davenport Esq', Mesues Isaiah Tay, Daniel Oliver, Thomas Cushing, Oliver Noyes, Joseph Wadsworth and Edward Hutchinson, together with the Select men for the time being, are Impowered to Lett at Intrest the fifteen hundred pounds being the produce of ye Blue-Hill Lands, or any part thereof upon good Security, untill they have Opportunity to Lay out the Same in Some Real Estate.
Voted. That it be Left with the Select men, and they are Impowered to Introduce m' Recompence Wadsworth as a School- master at the North, And to allow him Sixty pounds for one year.
Whereas the Select men have proposed to ye Town to Raise a Comittee to Consider of Some Expedient for the more Effectuall preventing of Poor belonging to Other places, from Obtruding themselves on this Town.
And whereas m' John George hath proposed to ye Consideration of the Town Whether the Alms House ought not to be restored to its Primitive & Pious design, even for ye reliefe of the necessitous, that they might Lead a quiet Peacable & Godly life there, . whereas 'tis now made a Bridewell & House of Correction, weh Obstructs many Honest Poor Peoples going there for the designcd Reliefe & Support, If therefore the Town would Lay out Some moneys. to the building a House of Correction in Some Other place, and re-fitt the Alms House for the Comfortable reception of the distressed it will be a great Act of Charity.
Voted. That the two foregoing proposals be referred to the Consideration of Addington Davenport Esq', Mcsues John George, Oliver Noyes, John Marion, & William Payn, who are appointed as a Comittee to Consider thereof, and to make Report to ye Town of what they Shall think proper to be donc relating there to.
Publick Notice was given to the Inhabit's now Assembled, by the Moderator with the Advise of ye Sclect men, that the sever11
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Inhabitts are with all Convenient Speed to provide themselves with Ladders and Tubbs of water as mentioned in the Town order or By-Law otherwise they may expeet to be prosecuted for the penalty of the breach of the sd By Law.
Voted. That the Consideration of what is proper for the Town to do Abt a Light-Hous, be referred to the Seleet men and Com- ittee afore appointed to Improve the fifteen hundred pounds, and to make report to ye Town of what they Shall think advisable threin.
Voted. That the Seleet men be desired to Veiw the House & ground on Fort Hill or Else where, at the Request of ye Gentle- men that are about to Ereet a Charity School, or Hospitall for Poor Children [341.] And that they Lay out what ground may be thought Convenient for the Sª Intention, and make Report at the Next Gen" Town meeting for the Townes confirmation of the Same, to be continued and Appropriated for that use So long as Such School Shall be upheld there.
Voted. That it be Left with the Select men to receive proposalls, and to Treat with persons about Erecting a Dam and Mills next to Dorchester Neek, and to make report to the Town at their next meeting of what they shall think proper relating thereto.
Voted. That a Comittee Shall be raised to Inspect the Free writing Schools which are Supported at the Townes Charge, And Also to Treat wth Mesues Hutchinsons relating to what they have proposed towards ye Encouragemt of a writing School at the North, and to make report to ye Town at their next meeting of what they Shall think proper relating thereto.
Voted. That John Clark Esq', Collo Adam Winthrop & Major Thomas Fiteh be the Sd Comittee.
Voted. That it be left to the Sel: men to appoint Veiwers of Cord-wood and that a peny p Cord be allowed them to be paid by ye buyer as was voted the last year.
Voted. A grant of one Thousand pounds to be raysed, and applyed towards ye Finishing ye Line of Defence on the neek.
Voted. An Adjournment of this meeting untill tomorrow being the tenth of march Curt at nine of ye eloek in ye fore noon.
At wych time the Inhabits were then againe assembled.
Justice Dudley ye former Moderater being absent upon Publiek business Collo Sam" Cheekley is chosen Moderater for this meeting.
Voted. That the Town will re-assume the Consideration of their former Vote Relating to a grant of a Thousand pound for ye Line of Defence on ye neek.
Voted. That the aforementioned grant of One thousand pounds towards finishing the Sd Line of Defence be Confirmed.
Voted. A grant of Two hundred pounds to be raised, and Layd out for paveing in the High ways, in Such places as is most needfull at ye discretion of the select men.
Voted. A grant of Three hundred pounds to be raised and applyed for ye support of the Watch for one year ensuing.
Voted. A grand of Three thousand two hundred and Thirty pounds to be raised, and Applyed to ye uses mentioned in the Computation reported by ye Treasurer at this meeting.
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Whereas Paul Dudley Esq' hath Sinified his refusall to Serve as Sel: man.
Voted. That m' William Payn Serve as Sel: man for ye year ensuing.
Whereas Mesues John Walker & John Broeeus have refused to Serve as Constables.
Mesu" Anthony Blunt & John Jackson are Chosen to Serve . Coustables for ye year ensuing.
Votes were given in for a County Treasur & delivered to ye Con- stable.
Mesues John Marion. John Atwood, Savill Simson and Silenee Allen are Chosen to Serve as Sealers of Leather for ye year en- suing.
Mesues Samuel Bridg. Peter Wear, Thoms Barnerd, and John Eustiee are chosen to serve as Fenee Veiwers for ye year ensuing.
Sam" Kenny, Seth Dwight, William Marshall & David Norton are chosen to Serve as Hogreeves for ye year Esuing.
[342.] Voted. That Collo John Ballentine, Capt Nathan11 Oliver, Capt James Pitts, Mesut Stephen Minot, Sam" Wentworth, Will Shepreeve. Eneas Salter and Benjamen Emmons, do Serve as Scavingers for the year ensuing.
Voted. That the Seleet men be desired to draw up what they Shall think proper to be voted abt the Office & power of Seavin- gers and to make report thereof at ye next Town meeting.
Mesu Samuel Bridge, James Gooeh, John Barnerd, Capt David Mason and Capt James Pitts are Chosen to Serve as Veiwers of Shingle & measurers of Board plank & Timber for the year en- suing.
Voted. That the Seleet men be the Surveyors of ye High wayes for ye year ensuing.
Voted. That Mesues Edward Okes, Soloman Townsend, Sam11 Plumer, Robert Buteher, Samuel Gardener & Joseph Webb do Serve as Clarks of the market for ye year ensuing.
Voted. That Nathaniel Aires, Edward Proetor, Samuel Turel, Samson Dewer, Epaphras Shrimpton, Joseph Malam, Isaae Marion, John Barrel, John Baker, John Pym, Joseph Dowding, John Pitts, Jusue Marriner. Benja Bird, Samuel Haugh, Joshua Hensha, do Serve as Tything men for the year ensuing.
Voted. That the Honble Wait Winthrop Esq', Elisha Cook Esq', Samuel Sewall Esq', Isaae Addington Esq' & Thom® Brattle Esq' are desired to be the Inspectors of ye Gammar Sehools for the year ensuing.
Voted. That the Seleet men be desired at as moderate a Charge as they Can to proeure money to Supply the Treasury, Sufficient to Discharge the debts of ye Last year, and to defray ye growing charge of the Town, untill a Suffieieney of the Town Rates now granted. are Collected and paid in.
Voted. a grant of fifteen pounds unto Joseph Prout for his Service the Last year as Treasurer, being ye Sume Usually allowed.
Voted. That Thom' Brattle Esq", Capt Thomas Hutchinson, Capt Edward Martyn, Mesues John Mico & William Harrise, or
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any three of them be a Comittee to Audit the Treasure aeeots for ye year ensuing.
And whereas the Sª Treasurer hath Signified to ye Town that the business of the Treasury of this Town for three years Last past, hatlı by far execeded what it was formerly when the Sume of fifteen pounds p annum for ye Serviee thereof was first allowed and that . he thinks it reasonable that the Town Should grant him some further reeompenee for his Sª Serviee, over and above the fifteen pounds for each of those years already granted.
Voted. That the aforenamed Gentlemen who are appointed to Audit his aeeots for the year ensuing, be desired to consider of the Sª Treasurers Motion, and make report to ye Town of what they Shall think reasonable relating thereto, at their next meeting for ehoyee of Representitives.
[343.] At a Meeting of the Free-holders and other Inhabitts of the Town of Boston duly qualified, being Regularly Assembled in a Publiek Town Meeting at the Town-House the 13th of May.
Voted. That Pen Townsend Esq' be ye Moderator for this meeting.
Voted. That ye Town will proceed to ehuse four Representi- tives.
John Clark Esq", Addington Davenport Esq", Capt Thomas Hutchinson & Major Thomas Fiteh by the majority of Voters present at this meeting, are chosen to Serve as Representitives of this Town at the next Gen" Court of Eleetion and during their Session and Sessions, as Exprest in ye warrt under ye hand and Seal of Gyles Dyer Esq" Sheriff for ye County of Suffolke.
Henry Howel is by vote chosen to serve as one of the Consta- bles for ye year ensuing in the room of m" John Broeeus who was Chosen in Mareh Last & refuseth to Serve.
Whereas the Comittee appointed at the Gen11 Town Meeting in in Mareh Last to Consider of the State of the Almes House, And also of Some Expedient for the more Effeetual preventing of Poor belonging to other Places from obtruding themselves on this Town, and to make report to the Town of what they Shall think proper to be done relating thereto.
1. Have Signified to this meeting their Opinion, That pursuant to ye T Votes Anno 1682 not only Sueli persons as thro' Age or other Infirmities are rendered uncapable of Labour, but others who are Capable but not willing to worke may be entertained at the Alines House or worke House and properly imployed, provided they be the Inhabitants of this Town (at whose charge the Sª House was built) and no other, and that they be kept in Seperate Apartmts from those poor honest people who are Sent there Only as Objeets of Charity, And that they think it necessary that ye Sel: man Earnistly Solieit the Justiees of the Peace in Court of Gen11 Sessions, That there be forthwith Provided an House of eor- reetion as the Law direets, that So the persons mentioned therein may be Sent thither, and not Supported at the Townes Charge, and in their House which was never Intended for the entertainmt of persons So Seandalous, and that therefore The Town if they
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