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Recd by his payin Deacon Ch: wch ye Town
owed him. .02 00 00
Recd by his paying E: Holyoke wch ye Town owed him for writtinge .. 00 16 00
Recd by his paying Ja: Chapin wich ye Towne owed for 2 foxes. . 00 02 00
Recd by his paying Sam: Bliss for wt the Town owed him for 2 voyadges wth his horse .... 02 02 00
Recd by his paying Ens: Cooper for the Town . . 00 OI 08 [I-248]
May ye 5th 1664. At a meeting of ye Comitttee chosen for ye granting out of lands vizt Deacon Chapin, Nathaneell Ely, George Coulton, Benjamin Coooley. Rowland Thomas, Thomas Miller & Elizur Holyoke
There was granted to Richard Sikes Richard Exell John Scott & John Riley ffoure acres of meddow to each of them lying neere the great pond on ye back side Chickuppe playne
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on ye West side of ye Great River. this grant is on Condi- tion that they cleare ye purchase suitable to such proportion of land: the Measurer is to begin at the head of ye Meddow by the Pond & Soe to take it as it comes:
Theres granted to Samuell Marshfeild twenty acres of land on ye South Side of Agawam River joyning to South- side of Ensigne Coopers Land on the hill by ye Meddow & to run equall in length Eastward & Westward wth Ens: Coopers land Provided it doe not Hinder Ens: Cooper of a conven- ient way to his meddow that lyes Windsor ward:
Theres grannted to Griffith Jones ffoure acres of meddow about halfe a mile neerer Agawam River then the grannts above sd to Rich Sikes Rich Exell & ye west & on like Con- dition he is to choose wch end of ye parcell to begin at :
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Also theres grannted to Obadiah Miller ffoure acres of low lands Northwest'ly from the logg bridge as it is called in ye way to Worronoco about halfe a mile above ye bridge; where he shall chuse it being to be in one peece:
Whereas Abell Wright had a grant of 17 acres of land at Chickuppe playne: wch was measured & recorded to him yet upon 2d measuring he was cutt off fro: having any there Therefore there is granted to him ye like quantity in any place where he can fynd it within ye bounds of the Town provided it be not in a place yt may much hindr ye pasturing of ye Townes Cattell
There was granted to Joseph Crowfoote foure acres of Medd neere ye great pond on ye back side of Chickuppe playn on the west Side of the great Rivr if there be so much to be found after form' grants:
June 1664 At a meeting of ye Comittee chosen by the Towne for distribution of lands vizt George Colton Benja- min Cooley Nathaneell Ely Rowland Thomas Thomas Miller & Eliz Holyoke
There is granted to Abell Wright & Thomas Noble a cer- tayne peece of low land on the North side of Chickuppe River about 1-2 a mile or 3 qrs of a mile below Schonunga-
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nuck also a little Strappett of land neere it up the River: to each of them [I-250] a like quantity: Provided their high way to it, be where the Select men shal apppoynt. This grant to Abell he requested & accepts in lein of a former grant of 17 acres of land at Chickuppe playne on ye West side of ye great River, mentioned in ye former page. And it is with his consent yt Thomas Noble is sharer with him in this peece of land :
Theres granted to Charles fferry 3 acrs of land joyning to his Six acres in the swampe called Thomsons Dingle. Also theres granted to Charles fferry Six acres of meddow if he can fynd Soe much undisposed of on ye East'ly branch of ye Mill River above ye Sixteene acres.
Also theres grannted to Nathaneell Ely five acres of up- land at Skipmuck wch is to lye next to Jeremy Hortons house lott not p'judicing high wayes to be laid out by ye Select men This lott thus granted is to be twelve rodd in breadth from East'ly to West'ly:
There is also granted to Thomas Miller five acres of Vp- land at the Meddows called Non Such on ye West Side of ye great River.
Also theres granted to Ensigne Cooper Eight or ten acres of land upon ye hill Norwest'ly from his cellar over Agawam River not prjudicing any high way that the Select men at any tyme shal See cause to lay out through ye Said land:
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June 1664. Att a meeting of ye Select men: vizt Nathan- eell Ely Benjamin Cooley George Colton Rowland Thomas & Elizur Holyoke:
It beinge observed & complayned of that Persons doe fre- quently take liberty to ride very swiftly wth y' horses in ye Streetes to ye endangering of children & others: It is Therefore Ordered that if any pson be observed to Run his horse or to ride faster than an ordinary galloping in ye Streetes of this Towne except upon such urgent occasions as shall by ye Select men be Judged warrentable soe to doe, he shall be liable to a fyne of 35 4d to be paid one shilling to
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the Inform' & the Rest to ye Towne: This Order not to ex- tend to Troopers in ye Tymes of their exercise.
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Decembr ye 8th 1664
At a Meeting of the Comittee for grannting of lands wth in this Township: vizt George Colton Benj Cooley, Nathaneell Ely, Rowland Thomas, and Thomas Miller & Elizur Holy- oke:
The said Comittee considering that there are diverse Per- sons in this Town who have but little land for their im- proovmt who desire some land below the brook called ffresh water brook, & that there are div'se young Persons in the Town for whom their Parents doe desire some land there also, And weighing this that the Gen'll Corte hath apoynted & Ordered yt the bounds of this Towne on the East side of ye great River towards Windsor shall extend as farr as the place where m' Pynchon had a warehouse and Twenty poles lower: The said Comitttee also considering that fro the said brook to ye foot of ye falls in ye Great River doth conteyne such a portion of land as may be by good improovmt suffice for a small village. The said Comittee thought meet to declare And therefore doe now declare that the said lands vizt the said brook to ye foote of ye falls & 20 poles lower (according to ye Gen'll Cortes grannt) shall be & is by them now grannt- ed partly for lotts & partly for comonage for ye use & be- hoofe of such as shal transplant themselves thither & there (well. Also the said Comittee doe further declare & Order that the said lands shalbe accounted as a part of the [I-253] Towne of Springfeild, & that such as shal remove thither & there Inhabit shalbe Ordered by the Towne of Springfeild except the Gen'll Corte shall other wise dispose or till this Town shall see cause to sett them at liberty to order their own affaires, it being the desire of this Towne & of this Com- ittee to further Plantation work wt may be:
And in reference to what is above specifyed the said Com- ittee have proceeded to ye grannting of sundry parcells of land for allottmts to sundry psons that desire land there for
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their use: Which grannts of land there are on condition & on ye tearmes hereafter mentioned, that is to say, That noe Proprietor of land there shall sell or pass away such land or any part thereof to any stranger except a Comittee yt shalbe chosen by this Towne to Order their affairs shall first ap- proove of such stranger that shall appeare to purchase such portion of land: Nor shal any Proprietor of land there, sell his land there or any part thereof, to any person that hatlı land now granted there, that soe noe person may ingross more then One share of land there: Also All those Persons to whom lands are now grannted as are hereafter mentioned shall gett their lotts measured by the last of March next. Their lotts are to run two hundred rod Eastward from the high way, & Soe to lye Side by Side downward towards ye next brooke: The grantees being to cast Lotts for the Or- der how their lotts shall lye:
The Grannts follow:
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Decemb' 64. Vpon the request of Anthony Dorchester there is granted to his own & to his Wives Sons:
To John Dorchester thirty acres.
To James Dorchester thirty acres.
To John Harman thirty acres.
To Samuell Harman thirty acres.
To Joseph Harman thirty acres.
[Note .- On the margin against the above is] "These 5 psons doe relinquish their right in this land resigning it up again into ye hands of ye Towne Jan' 1665."
To Charles fferry five & twenty acres.
To Jonathan Burt five & twenty acres.
To John Lumbard flve & twenty acres.
[Note .- On the margin against Burt and Lumbard is]
"These 2 psons resigne up their grants Jan' 1665." To Thomas Bancroft thirty acres.
To Benjamin Parsons, fforty acres .- resigned for land at Skeepmuck.
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To Richard Sikes twenty acres-This he hath resigned up again Jan' 1665.
. To John Stewart ffive & twenty acres.
To Samuell Bliss Sen' ffive & thirty acres.
To Reice Bedortha thirty acres. resigned into ye Townes hand May 1672.
To Samuell Bliss Junor twenty acres on condition that his Mother or Some other satisfy all mann" of charges yt may come on the land before he or any other improve it.
To Obadiah Cooley ffive & thirty acres his ffather en- gaging to Satisfy charges yt shall come on the land before it be improoved :
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To Isaak Colton ffive & thirty acres his father engaging to satisfy charges yt shal come on ye land til it be improoved:
To Samuell Stebbins thirty acres his father engaging to Satisfy such charges as shall come on the Land till it be im- prooved.
To Joseph Warrener thirty acres his father engaged to satisfy such charges as shall come on the land til it be im- prooved.
To Samuell Terry twenty five acres on condition he re- sign into ye Townes hand his grant at Worronoco:
To Nathaneell Ely thirty acres: Resigned into ye Townes hand Jan 67:
All these are grants of land at ffresh water brooke.
There is granted to. Miles Morgan five or Six acres upon hog pen dingle of ye low lands there if he like to take it: being to lye above Rowland Thomas his land there:
Also theres grannted unto him ffour acres of land at the head of ye playn above End brook if there be Soe much there undisposed off.
There is grannted unto Ens: Cooper the North'ly & West- terly Sides of the hill at his farme over Agawam River vizt wt land is between his own land & John Leonards.
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There is also grannted to Richard Exell twelve acres of
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land on the brook called block brook on ye way to Worronoco to lye above the bridge on both sides the brook or how & he & the Measurer shall determine.
Also there's grannted to Abell Wright Nine acres of land at Chickuppe River on ye South side thereof in the lower part of the neck of land below Schenunganuck.
Theres also grannted unto Symon Bemon ffourteene acres of land joyning to his 6 acr lott at Skipmuck: Provided this 6 acr lott be ordered to lye as the Measurer & Thomas Miller (Appoynted by the Comittee) shall determine who are to lay it Soe as yt other lotts that may be given them be not hindred of conveniences of water: And the said two men are also to determine how & where his 14 acrs shall lye:
Also theres grannted to John Horton 8 acres of land at Skipmuck, on the back side or South'ly side of Jeremy Hor- tons & James Warreners land there, & to extend from Nath: Eleyes land on ye West to ye brooke on ye East. Also 12 acres of land by chickuppe Riv' at Skipmuck on the South side of the River above the Vpper Wading place: beginning at ye lower end of that little playne there:
Rowland Thomas haveing had sundry grannts of land wych are not measured & recorded according [I-257] the Ordr of ye Towne whereby he is lyable to a fyne of the forfeiture of his land whether he shall chuse, he chusing rather the latter desires that the said lands vizt 14 acr at Skipmuck 6 acr at hog pen dingle & 24 acr at ye higher falls in the great Rivr may be confirmed to him: It is grannted to him yt he shall have full & cleare right to all ye sd lands.
George Colton haveing had sundry grannts of land wch are not yett measured whereby he is lyable to a fyne or the forfeiture of his land he chusing ye latter & desiring that the right & title to ye Said lands may be continued to him: It is grannted to him yt he shall have ye full & cleare interest of ye said lands.
Benjamin Cooley having had sundry grannts of land in the Town wch are not Measured whereby he is lyable to a fyne or fynes for the forfeiture of his lands as he shall chuse,
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he chusing the latter desires that the right in ye lands may be continued to him: This Comittee doth grannt him the full right & title to all such lands yt were his by grant.
Thomas Miller had sundry grannts of land wch are not yet measured whereby he Is lyable to a fyne or fynes of the for- feiture of such lands whether he shall chuse, & he chusing the latter desires the said lands may be confirmed to him: This Comittee doth grannt him the full right & title to all such lands yt were his.
There's granted to Henry Chapin about 16 acres of land on ye West side of ye great Rivr, above Sam: Terrys land above Chickuppe playne, Provided he pay the Indian pur- chase:
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There is Grannted unto Samuell Marshfeild Thomas No- ble Thomas Miller Elizur Holyoke upon their desires liberty for ye Setting up of a Saw Mill on a brook below Ensigne Coopers farme over Agawam River: also theres grannted them about fforty acres of Land where they shal chuse it neere the place where the Mill shall stand not prjudicing any of ye Inhabitants Propriety or the high way: Also theres grannted them thirty acres of Meddow wthin 2 or 3 mile of ye place where they shall find it most convenient for their use, beginning at one end of the Meddow and Soe proceed- ing till 30 acres be made up: These grannts are on condition that they cause a saw mill to be sett up in the place above mentioned & sett to work in Sawing by the first day of Aprill Ich shalbe in ye yeere: 1666. And in case the said Vnder- takers when they have sett up such work shall see cause to desert the work wthin three yeeres from the said tyme, they shal yeeld up the place & lands hereby grannted into the hands of ye Towne or such in the Town as shall carry on ye work, Provided these und'takers be paid wt charge they shal be at about the Work: Also they are not to be restrayned of the liberty of the Comons for all sorts of tymber for their use for Sawing or otherwise:
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At a Towne Meeting warned by the Select men: Decembr 30 1664
It was voted concluded & Ordered that seeing this book Ich from the foundation of this Plantation hath been the Towne booke is filled wth writing, And there beinge neces- sity of another booke for the Entering of Ord's & grannts of land & other things of Publike concernmt to this Towne & Township: That therefore a certayne Booke wch Capt Pynchon exhibited & p'sented to the Towne for that use (& freely gave) Should hereafter be the Towne booke for ye ends aforesaid:
And Elizur Holyoke is chosen & appoynted to transcribe all the Orders yt shalbe accounted of force into ye New booke: for wch his paynes he is to be allowed 6d p Order for every Order that he shall therein transcribe.
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ffebr Ist 1664. At a Meeting of ye Comitte chosen for the disposing of or grannting out of lands wthin this Township: vizt Deacon Chapin Benjamin Cooley Nathaneell Ely Row- land Thomas, Thomas Miller & Elizur Holyoke
Theres grannted to Jeremy Horton a pcell of meddow on ye head of a Small brooke that is beyond ye head of Skip- mick brook: Eight acres is grannted him if it be there:
There's grannted to William Warren' yt pcell of Meddow wch is agt his own wett meddow at ye Worlds end provided he come not wthin Ten rod of ye turn of the Riv". Also he is to allow a high way thorough it as need shal require: This meddow thus granted lyes by ye River.
Theres grannted to Benjamin Cooley Soe mitch of the Pond as lyeth agt his own land at the higher end of the long meddow: wch grannt is to be bounded by ye brow of the hill over ye Pond.
There's grannted to Elizur Holyoke that pt of the pond yt lyes agt his own Meddow in the middle Meddow over Ag- awam River: vizt the whole breadth of ye pond:
Theres granted to Thomas Miller Six acres of land on ye South East'ly side of that little brooke yt is on this side Plant-
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ation brook in ye way to Worronoco: this grannt of land is to lye by ye brook & the River: & The Measurer is to lay it out Soe as not to hinder convenient passage to other land thereabout:
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Theres grannted further to Thomas Miller 40 acres of land at Ashkanunksuck in ye upper pt of yt neck of land: This on Condition that he surrender his form' grannts of 30 acr & 10 in yt neck into ye Townes hands: wch he doth now acknowl- edge a surrender of to ye Towne.
Theres granted to Samuel Terry ffoure acres of wood land next to ye upper wood lotts over ye Wett meddow:
Theres also granted to Samuell Terry ffoure acres at ye Worlds end by Abell Wrights meddow but opposite thereto vizt on ye South East'ly Side of the North'ly branch of ye Mill River: this being grannted him he was willing to sur- render his grannt at Ashcanunksuck: And he did surrender it, wch was accepted:
Theres granted to Wilm Brookes 3 or 4 acres of meddow at ye North'ly end of ye great pond on ye backside of Chick- uppe playne: if Soe much be there after form' grannts there about are laid out :
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ffebr 6th 1664. At another Meeting of ye Comittee chosen by ye Towne for disposing & grannting of lands vizt George Colton Deacon Chapin Benjamin Cooley Nathaneell Ely Rowland Thomas. Thomas Miller and Elizur Holyoke
Whereas Diverse of ye Inhabitants had grannts of land in ye neck of land called Achkanunksuck towards Worronoco, The Grantees concerninge the conditions to those grannts to be Something hard: This Comittee doe now determine yt those Conditions shal be voyd: And yt Thomas Noble Thomas Day John Lamb Abell Wright & John Bagg who first p'sented their desires for land there shalbe first served who for ye Order of the lying of their lotts are to agree amongst themselves who also are to take their lotts together: & the rest are to fall in after ym, in case there be soe much
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land there for them who are to cast lotts for Ordr how their lands shall lye: After them Obadiah Miller is to have 20 acres & Japhett Chapin 40 acres if there be sufficient for them: & James Taylor 40 acres by Tho: Millers land there:
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There's also grannted to Robert Ashley ffoure acres for a wood lot next beyond Samuell Terreyes wood lott men- tioned on ye former leafe:
Theres grannted to Jonathan Burt & to John Keepe ffoure acres a peece at ye grape swamp by the Long meddow, only the small lotts agt that Swamp are to run thorow the Swampe then the remaynder to ffoure acres a peece is granted to them, if Soe much be there:
There's grannted to Nathaneell Burt ten acr of Wood land at the East end of his meddow yt is on back side ye Long meddow provided this wood land be soe laid out as not to p'judice any high way yt may be laid out there: & George Colton & Benjamin Cooley are to goe wth ye Measurer to order in gen'll where this wood land shal lye. Also theres grannted to Nathaneel Burt a long narrow strappett of Wett meddow yt lyes along the West side of yt Swamp wch is by the side or end of his meddow: vizt Soe much of that strap- pett as lyes over agt his own meddow behind it, & between ye Swamp & ye high way: Also theres grannted him soe much of that Swampe as lyes between this starppet of med- dow & his other meddow:
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Febr. 6, 1664. Theres grannted to John Keep what land lyes at the east end of his own land below George Coltons house pvided he leave a high way by re pond of 4 rod on firme land at the reere of all his land there.
There's grannted to Elizur Holyoke Sent thirty acres of upland agt the house Meddow to joyne to ye South East'ly side of his form' grannt of twenty acres of upland there. Se a meeting march 13th 1660 61
There's grannted to James Warrener the Iland in Chick-
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uppe River at Skipmuck agt ye neck of land yt is his & Jer- emy Hortons.
Theres granted to ye Towne lott at Chickuppe playne on ye West side of the great River what land is agt ye said Town lott for Sixty rod to ye woodesward from ye said lott. As also what land is between those two brookes there or the same length of Sixty: Provided this grant is not to be to ye prjudice of former grannts there:
Theres granted to Samuell Ely a little nooke of land about half an acre lying agt his own land at long meddow bridge: this nook lyeth ovr ye brook a little above the bridge. Pro- vided it prjudice not ye high way:
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Theres grannted to Rice Bedortha Ten acres of land joyning to his ten acres bought of Anthony Dorchester ly- ing at Chickuppe playne on ye West side of ye great River: And it is to be bounded by the little brook that is a little Northward from his former ten acres, & wt falls short there of ten acres it is to be made up on ye West'ly side of the 10 acres yt he bought as above sd & to run equall in length wth the said ten acres:
Whereas George Colton hath paid many yeeres rates as is paid for meddow between ye hil & the pond at ye Long Med- dow to about Eleven acres: & noe grannt can be found, The said Meddow is now confirmed to him:
Theres grannted to Rowland Thomas twenty acres more of land joyning to the upper side of his ffoure & twenty acres at the foot of the fals in ye great River on the West side of ye River:
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Here follows an account of Diverse charges made by the Comittee for m' Glovers house.
£ S d
Feb: 1681.
To Tho: miricke for Carting clay 00 4 6
To Jonathan Bal for raising. 00 6
To Henry Rogers & Jose. Bodurtha raising.00 + O
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To Jnº Dorchester 2 dayes & Oba: Cooley I day at raising .00 6 0
To Hen: Chapin & Eliakim Cooley at rais- ing 00 4 0
To Henry Chapin for mending ye cellar .... 00 2
To Jnº Dorchester for worke about the Cellar & Laths .. 00 II O
To James Stevenson for work about the Cel- lar 00 6
To David Morgan 00 8 O
To Victory Sikes. 7I 00 O
To Samll Bal for building the chimneys
IO IO O
To Tho. Day for carting Clay. OI
02 O To Jn° Lamb for raising 00 2 O To 5000 of 8d nails . 02 IO O
To 5000 of 6d nails . .02 2 3
To 8000 of 4d nails . 01 16
6
To bringing up the nails & Glass O 12 O
To I bu: of Indian Corne. 00
02 O
To Glass for the house fro: Ensigne Cooley . . 02 15 0
To Ens: Cooley for 1-2 bush: wh. meale .... 00
2 O
To 3 day worke of Ensigne Cooley .. .00 6 0
To Fran: Pepper for Cleansing ye Cellar. .. 00 5 O
To Ben. Knowlton & Edwd ffoster for rais- ing .00 4 0 To Tho Miller Jose. Leonard & Geo: Norton for raising. .00 6 O
To Incre: Sike for boards. .00
14 7
To Jose: Leonard for a Cellar window 00
OI 0
To Haw hes for raising 00
02 O
To boardes about the cellar. 00
OI 6
To serving two attachments. 00 06 O To John Holyoke for hinges & I dayes work.00 03 To Deacon Burt fetching corne fro: Dav :- Morgan 00 03 0
6
To Glasse & lead & nailes .04 06 8
O
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To Victory Sikes for fetching corne fro: the Major .00 04 0 To Sam. Bal for Brickes £5 16s. To Jn° Lamb for Carting & lime 5s mantletree 6s To. . .
Is to Dan: Beamon is 6d . 06 09 6
. Total is. ... 108 15 0 [1-267]
Here followes an account of Divers Comon Charges for Towne. & paid by ye Comittee £ S
To the major for paymt to Lieut. Smith as
messengr to Boston
00
IO
O
To the major for purchase of Coes Medow. 02 00 O To Sam Harman for killing a wolfe. . ... 00 IO O To Jnº Dorchester for Carving Down ye bel oo 02 O
To form' Debts of the Town 06
19 O
To the Major for killing a wolfe. 00 IO
To the Town Debt Febr: 1676: .OI
IO O
To the Sexton 1677. 02 IO 0
To Quuart'm' Colton as Deputy. 0.4
00 O
To Jose: Crowfoot for the mending the
3 pound 00 OI
To Samll Ely entertaining ye Select men. 1675 00 IO
O
To Samll Ely Entertaining 1676. 00
04
O
To charges in taking down ye bel. 00
02 6
To charges about m' Younglove. .00
04 O
To entertainmt of the Select men: Dec: 24th 00
04 6
To making a drum cord & mending the
drum 00
02 6
To entertainmt of Select men Jan: 1677 .00 04 O
To making the Rates OI
00 O
To Selectmen & Comission's dinner Aug. 1677 00
03 O
24 07 OI
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more to ye major for powdr pd by the Comittee .OI 07 IO
26 04 IT
An acount of what is still remaining to ballance the Pay- ings out of the Comittee for m' Glovers house & other Town Charges that the Comitte chosen to ballance those accounts do find
The layings out for the house & other Towne det are £135 00s & is received to satisfy those layings out.
£ S
by a rate of Anno: 1677: 122 IO 0 & by a rate Anº 1678 06 00 O
I30 IO & by David Morgan: 02 00 0
So yt yr remaines to ballance the Comitte Charges as neer as they can find ...... £4 IOS ood [I-268 and 269 Blank-I-270]
[In the handwriting of Thomas Cooper.]
The order which parsons were Seated in the meeting house by the Select men and Deacon Chapin in December 23 1659. The Selectmen then was as followeth
Robertt Ashley Ben: Cooley Will: Warinar Jonathan Burtt Thomas Cooper
Henry Burtt in the little Seate by the Deacons Seate.
Ist Seate-Robb: Ashley: Tho: Cooper: Rowld Stebbins: George Coultton: Benjamin Cooley.
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