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[II-123] [In the handwriting of Jonathan Burt. ]
October 2th: 1676
The Select men have let out to John Pety that parsell of
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land in Chicopy plaine 35 to 40 acors more or les for the terme of five years this land lyeth on the west side of the great ryver and the said John Petty doth promis and ingage to pay into the Select men five pounds for the first yeare and make up the fenses and yearely afterwards he is to pay six pound ten shillings yearely and for the maner of payment if in case the land shall produce sutable Crops of wheat then the saide John Petty is to pay three pound ten shillings in wheateat a curent prise yearly but if god in his providens shal blast his Crope of wheat then he shal pay the full sume in indyan Corne pease and rye at the Curant prise as it paseth from man to man in the Town and the said John Petty is to secure the ffense from year to yeare al the tyme of sixe years and to leave the fense in good repare at the end of his terme of sixe years.
To this agreement the said John Petty hath set to his hand.
The mark of John
pety.
[In the handwriting of John Holyoke.]
April 1: 81.
Anna Petty the Relict of Jnº Petty abovesd deceased doth Covent & pmise to & wth the prsent Select men, that she wil fulfill the Conditions above mentioned with her husband to the end of ye abovesd terme of vers. & accordingly doth here set to her hand.
Anna Petty
her marke
Feb: 13, 1681.
Samuell Owen doth Covenant with ve prsent Select men to fulfill ye conditions above mentoned about payment for The Towns Land at Chickuppi, & in Special that he engages the crop for security for ye ful satisfaction of ye rent, but as he shal need for ye family bread, the Select men to allow hin what they Judge meet for necessary bread.
Samuel owen his Mark.
[II-125] [In the handwriting of Henry Chapin.]
ffebruary 12: 1676
Attameet of the Seleck men, Gorg Coulton John Dumble-
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ton, Ben Parsons, John Dorchester, Henry Chapin, Surva- iors of fences for the longmedo Nathanel Burt and Samuel Stebin. for the homlots Samuel Bliss Senior Thomas Steb- ing Juner. for the feldes ofer the great rifer and agawam Jams Tayler and Thomas Miller. for chipapy feild on the west side of the great rifer Sarjent morgin and John Bag. wher of wee find that fences are much demolished and cannot be so spedily Sutup therfor it is ordered that Swin Shall be run by the 10 of march and to be kept run until the 10 of no- vember. for this Present yer [II-125] and there is chosen Samuel ball to ring the swin on this side of the rifer and Sam- uel Taylor on the west side of the rifer and to have 8 pens p swin for Ringing of them in cas the oners ring them not them selfs.
it is ordered that all comen fences be made up by the 10 of march next in case the frost henders not and that everi man Sut up Staks with his nam apon it and in caus any man negleck suting up his stak wit his nam apon it he shall pay 6 penc for his defeck.
At a meeting of the Seleck men Aprel the 23: 1677, they being all present ther was an acount taken of defecks of sef- eral mens fenses:
At a meeting of the Seleck men the desember 21, 1677 ther war chosen for Prisors Jafet Chapin Jams warener Sam- uel ely.
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the toun detor Juneri the 7: 1677.
by on woolf to Samuel harman. 00 IO 00
to John Dorchester for caring doun the
meeting hous bel. 00 02 00
by the toun deter in Junary the 31 1675 .. 06
19 00
& more for one wolfe ye Majors black man killed 00 IO 00
by the toun debtor in ffebuary the 5, 1676. 04
IO 00
by ringing the bel and sweping the meeting hous 1677 02
IO 00
to quartermaster Coulton being debity ... 04
00 00
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to on bushel Indian Corn to Gorg coulton 00 02 06 to inckrs Sicks for building the toun hous 70 00 00
for building the chimlis. IO 00 00
by glass to the toun hous 00 00 00
II5 02
03
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to insin cooly for 1-2 bushel of wheat meal 00 02
00
to 3 days work to Insin Cooly about the town hous. 00
06
00
to Josep Croofut for mending the pound .. 00 03 OI to Sam ely intertaining the tounsmen in 75 00 IO 00
mor to intertainment in 76. 00
04 00
mor to the charg of taking doun the bel. 00 02 06 by chargis about mr Younglif 00 04 00 by entertainment of tounsmen desember the 24: 00 04 06
to making a drum cord and mending the drum 00
02 06
to intertainment of Seleck men Junari the 7: 77
00
04
00
to making the rates.
OI
00 00
To the Major ffor nailes and other thing for and about Mr Glovars house. OI
to m' Glovers rate.
80
00
00
to thomas day for carting of clay OI 02 00
to John Lam one day raisng at the toun hous 00
02 00
to John Dorchester to too days raisin. 00
04 00
to nayls by quarter master coulton and in- sin Cooly: 5 thousand of 8. 02
02
02
03
mor to 8 thousand of 4. OI I6 06
to Gorg Coulton and ben Cooly for bring- ing up the nayls. 00 08 00
ffor the Select mens and Commitionars
dinar in August 27: 77 00 03 04
OI
02
IO 00
mor to 5 thousand and of 6is and 5 hunder
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[II-128] [In the handwriting of John Holyoke.]
Feb'. 5th: 1677:
The Town is Creditor by a rate of £122 Ios as also some- thing for ye Rent of ye Towns land at Chickuppi:
The Account of ye Townes debts. 119 7 3
& the account of ye Towns Credits . 122 IO 0
£ S d
Examined by us Samuel Marshfeild & John Holyoke & we find ye Town Cred-
itor by £3 25 9d. 03 02 09
ffebry IIth: 1677:
At a meeting of the Select men: viz: Samuel Marshfeild, Japhet Chapin John Hitchcocke. Nathaneel Burt. Jnº Holy- oke:
At this meeting of ye Select men Veiwers of fenses for Genll feilds were chosen Charles Ferry:
for ye long medow Charles Ferry Nathll Bliss. for Chikuppi feild Jos Bodurtha Jonath Ashley
For the feilds on west side ve River: Samll Tailor Abel Leonard
For ye house Lots, Samll Ely Jam: Dorchester
Whereas not wthstanding al Laws or orders to p'vent Damages by Swine, much Damag & trouble is done, It is now ordered [II-129] That al Swine above 3 months old Shalbe both ringed & yoked from ye 20th of march: & so Continued to ye 20th of october, And in case that any mans swine from ye ist of April shal be found in ye streets or com- mons in or about the Towne unringed or unyoked, for al such defects ye owners of such swine shal pay 6d P swine. & in case that such swine shal be found in ye Hom lots med- dows orchars Gardens Comon feilds unringed or unyok- ed. ye own's shal pay 8d P swine, whereof halfe shal go to ye Informer, & the other halfe to ye Town & shal be added by
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ye Select men to such persons next rate .... And Luke Hitchcocke & Henry Gilbert are appointed to se to ye per- formance of this order.
And it is further ordered that these persons so appointed shal have power both to yoke & ring such swine. & for ye encouragemt they shal have paid ym Iod P swine by ye own- ers of the swine ..
And for the west side of ye River Jonath Tailor Jun' & Eb- enezer Jones are appointed for to se to ye performance of this order And seing this order waches not for swine under 3 months old, It is now ordered yt for al swine above one month & under three months age that shal be found trespassing as aforementioned ye owners of those swine shal be to ye same penalty above mentioned. It is also further ordered that ye fences of common feilds be set up by ye 10th of march ensuing. & that every person set up a stake wth ye first let- ters of his name thereon, at one end of his portion of fence, those letters facing to ye other end of his proportion of fence.
The names of such persons were absent at ye General Town meeting feb. 5th, 1677, & p'sent noe reason for vr absence viz: Robert Ashley & Jonathan Ashley: whose pen- alty is two shillings apeice according to town order:
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The names of such persons as did afterwards absent ym- selves in ye town meting without Leave fro: ye moderator or ye major part of ye Inhabitants. & present no reason for yt absenting themselves, vizt: Henry Chapin, John Riley, Ob- adiah Miller, Edward Foster Joseph Leonard, Jnº Clarke, Jnº Bliss, Jnº Matthews, Quart'm' Colton, Ephraim Colton, Samll Bliss Jun': Samll Stebbins whose Penalty is two shil- lings according to Towne order. The Towne abated Is Pvirtu of these fines: the next general meeting febr: 4, 1678.
April 26, 1678
At a meeting of ye proprietors of ye Genll feild on the west side of ye River, at this meeting for the Doing of the water fence at Widow Millers. Jonathan Ball Engaging to make
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THE FIRST CENTURY OF SPRINGFIELD.
& maintaine the same a sufficient fence It was voted & Con- cluded by ye proprietors to whom that water fence belongs to give the same Jonathan: twenty five shillings for this yeer Ich 25s the Worshipful Major Pynchon promises to se him paid, The select men taking care that a Rate be made for the Collecting of the said sum: now ye proprietors yt are to pay this 25s are those on ye East side of the River, the propri- etors on ye west side being to make & maintain ye water fence on ye Agawam River.
It was further voted & concluded yt the Genll fence of ye said feild shal be kept up in sufficient repair thorowout the yeer, as also that al Cattle that shalbe found in the feild from the beginning of februry (next ensuing) shalbe Accounted as trespassing & be empounded.
At the same time, It was by the Select men agreed that Goodman Dumbletons yard be accounted & made use of as a pound for the loest side of the Great River til such time as a new pound be made.
May 3: 78:
It is agreed that Samll Ely's yard shalbe esteemed & made use of as a pound until such as ye Towne's Pound be re- payred.
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may 8th: 78:
At a meeting of ye proprietors of ye Genll feild on the west side of ye great River, the proprietors being warned to ap- peare by the veiwers of ye same feild to answer their Com- plaints wth reference to defects in ye fences, & of stakes: ye underwritten proprietors did meet according to warning af- ter Lecture: viz: Samll Marshfeild: Tho: Mirricke Jnº Barb" Sen': John Holyoke: James Sikes Jonathan Burt: Widow Blisse:
June 3d: 1678:
At a meeting of the Select men at wch Meeting Samll Marshfeild Japhet Chapin Jnº Holyoke were prsent 11pon the desire of ye Worshipful Major Pynchon to have the Lib-
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erty to set up a flanker into the street at the east end of his new house yt is now building on the North side of his own homelot the which flanker he desires he may have liberty to set into ye street five foot broad & ten foot in length: the wch his desire they do hereby grannt unto him soe long time as yr may be need of a flanker: as also they do admitt his build- ing there to the priviledges of the comonage of this Town:
Sept: 2d: 1678. At a meeting of the Select men being presen Samll Marshfeild: Japhet Chapin Jnº Hitchcocke Jnº Holyoke: The fence veiwers Complaining agt severall per- sons for ye Defectivenes of their fences belonging to ye Genll feild on ye west side of ye grt River: viz Jnº Scott: Ebenezer Jones 4 rod, Joseph Stebbin Edward Stebbin 8 rod. The case being heard Joseph Stebbin alleged he had not partic- ular notice & was accepted promising forthwith to make his fence good: Edward Stebbin was found culpable, & having agreed wth fence veiwers for yr parts, was fined 5s to ye Town, soe was Ebenezer Jones, who agreed wth ye fence veiwers for yr parts, and was fined [II-132] 25 6d to ye Towne: & Jnº Scott for Defaults was fined Ios to ye veiwers & 5s to ye Town:
Dec: 26th 78:
At a meeting of the Select men, yr were al prsent. At this meeting Samuel Ely Samuel Terry, Luke Hitchcocke were chosen apprizers of Town stocke.
Luke Hitchcocke desiring Liberty to entertain Thomas Brissenton untill the next may, its accepted herein:
Rolland Thomas Japhet Chapin Abel Wright Charles Ferry Tho: Cooper Jonathan Bush, have yr buildings al- lowed off, as also al those persons who have builded up ye ruines, have yr buildings allowed off.
Janury: 1678.
The Towne is debter
To the ministry or minister 80 00 00 To the Comittee for ye new meeting house 50 00 00
To the Comittee for m' Glovers house. . .. 06 00 00
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THE FIRST CENTURY OF SPRINGFIELD.
To the schoolm' £6 fro: ye Town: & £6 IOS fro: Chickupi . 12 IO 00
To ye sweeping the meeting. 02 IO 00
To Sam: Ely for expences at his house & I qu: Rum for Perambulators OI I3 06
To G: Parsons for his team I day for ye Flanker 0 05
00
To make a pound: & .... must be money . . 2 00
00
To make ve rates 20s to Incr Sikes for a plank I OI
06
To Sam: Marshfeild for making ye stockes. 0 05 O
I56
00
The Town is creditor by a rate made for mr Glover, 80
00
00
by a rate made for ye new meeting house. .
50 00
00
by a Town rate
20 00
00
It by a sale of the old meeting house. 05
00
00
It by boards of ye same house
OI
00
00
It. by ye Town Land at Chickuppi £6 IOS. . 06
IO
00
162 IO 00
[II-133]
The Account of the Townes Credits on ye
£
S
other page
162 IO 00
& The accounts of the Townes debts in ye same page. 156 05 00
006 05 00
being examined by us Quarter m' Colton & Henry Chapin we find that there remaines to ye Town, 06 05 0 giving yetlib- erty to such persons as have ought due to ym fro: ye Town, to bring in an account of what is yet remaining due to ym.
Six pound above mentioned was set off with Leifftenant Stibings for sweeping the meeting house the year 79 and 80. Feb. 10th 1678
At a meeting of the Select men when were prsent Jnº Dumbleton Benj: Parsons: Henry Chapin Jn° Holyoke.
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THE TOWN RECORDS.
At this meeting veiwers of fences to ye genll feilds were chosen
For the Homelots Tho: Mirick: Increase Sikes.
For Chickuppi Jnº Bag Joseph Ashley
For ye west side of the Rive: Jam: Warrener Jnº Dorches- ter.
For Longmed. Obad. Cooley Sa. Bliss Junt.
The Inhabitants are desired to take notice that the former order for making or repayring of all the fences to al the gen- eral feilds remaine still valid, viz: al be substantially done by ye Ioth of march next & that each person set up a stake wth the first letters of their names to their portion of fence.
For the preventing of Damages & troubles to & between neighbo's that is wont to be by reason of swine, It is ordered that al swine above 3 months old be ringed by the first week in march & so to continue til the latter end of october & In case that any such swine shalbe found fro: ye first weeke in march in the streets or comons in or about the Towne un- ringed for al such defects the owners of such swine shall pay 3d p swine: & In case such swine shalbe found in comon feilds on lands medows gardens homelots unringed the own- ers shal pay 8d p swine: & In case any Persons swine shalbe found in homelots on lands gardens medows or comon feilds unyoked after due notice is given to ye owners of such Swine so breaking into inclosures, the owners to pay 6d p swine for such defects; w.ch money shalbe granted to ye Informers. And Joseph Stebbin & Benja Knoolton are ordered to se to the performance of this order, & they shal fro: ye 10th of march have power to ring such swine as they shal find unringed in ye Comons or streets, as also to yoke such swine as shalbe found breaking into inclosures after notice given to ye own- ers & these persons so appointed shal for satisfaction for yr paines have 3d p ring. & 3d p yoke paid him by ye owners of such swine.
Rolland Thomas is by the constable & ye forenamed Se- lect men chosen sealer for the weights & measures of this Towne.
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THE FIRST CENTURY OF SPRINGFIELD.
It is further ordered that no persons henceforth wthout lib- erty fro: ye Towne doe clog up cumber ye highway or street fro: ye upper wharfe to ye bridge by Obadiah Cooleys wth firewood, Clay timber unles it be for building of fencing & that such as have filled the streets or Lanes wth clay Timber & remove not the same by the middle of June next shal be Lyable to forfeit the same, as also that no persons dig holes or pits in the streets wthout leave, upon the penalty of 5s, & that such as have already digged pits in the streets & do not fil ym up by ye Ioth of April shal be lyable to ye penalty of five shillings: & the surveio's of the highways to see to the performance hereof:
Feb: 16: 78:
At a meeting of ye proprietors of ye Genll feild on the west side of ye River It was voted & agreed by ye proprietors of ye said feild, for good agreemt sake & ye security of the feild, that each proprietor thereof shall (according to his number of acres) fence the west side of the new high way, provided, that the proprietors make no alteration in their portion of ye Comon fence of the feild. yet understanding or it is to be observed that we are not so wel satisfyed that ye proprietors of ye East the River should ([II-135] be brought to ye fencing of this highway, or that we do not hereby engage to maintain the fence or any pt of it alwayes [ ] to come but doe refer ourselves to ye Judgint of ye County Court next at Springfeild or else of Indifferent men.
It was further voted that Samll Marshfeild & Jnº Barber Sent: & Edward Foster should attend to the Laying out or measuring of this new highway.
may: 28: 1679:
Att a meeting of the proprietors of the long medow, to- gather wth the Select men, Prsent: Benja: Parsons Jnº Dum- bleton: Henry Chapin & Jnº Holyoke.
1. At this meeting it was voted & concluded that each particular mans fence, or portion of fence on the brooke be- low the sd medow should ly al at one playne.
2. That if so be in this ordering of the brooke fence. any
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of the ppriete's portions of brook fence there which form'ly was in two places, being now laid together, should happen to be where there is no fence, yt then such persons as happen to have such fence on the brook, shal make an equal proportion of new fence for them.
3. It was voted & agreed, that Ensigne Cooley, Jnº Blisse & Ephraim Colton be the persons to lay out this fence on the brooke.
4. It was voted & agreed that in this new model of fence yr that they should lay out or begin to Lay out mens partic- ular porton at & fro: the lower end of the brooke. onely with respect to Ephraim Colton & Danll Cooley, because they have engaged to do the water fence at the lower end of the medow, fro: the top of the bank into the River, for [II- 136] the security of the feild for ever, the proprietors did re- engage to them that this fence this water fence should be acount- ed to ym as thirty rod of fence on the brooke yt is fifteen rod apeice, As also that if they prove to have any more portion of fence on the brooke, the Proprietors promise that it shal ly next to the water fence there.
5. It was further agreed to Lay out or order each partic- ular mans portion of fence upon this brooke by the way of casting of Lotts: The lot being cast the disposition thereof fel 1. To Jnº Clarke. 2. To Samll Blisse Jun': 3. To Ensigne Cooley. 4. To Samll Blisse Sen': 5. To Samll Stebbin. 6. To Quart' m' Colton: 7. To Benja. Parsons. 8. To Jon- athan Burt Sent & Widow Burt: 9. To Thomas Merrick. IO. To Harmon. II. To Obadiah Cooley. 12. To Jnº Blisse. 13. To Nathanll Burt. 14. To Nathanll Pritchard. 15. To Jnº Keeps Land. 16. To Isaac Colton. 17. To James Osborne. 18. To Charles Ferry.
6. It was also voted & Agreed & consented to on both parts yt Ensigne Cooley would & should doe, make. & main- taine the gate & the water fence at the upper end of the Long medow for ever, & that this worke should be accounted to him as the doing of twenty rod of the upland fence belonging to the long medow feild. As also that he shal have liberty, if
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THE FIRST CENTURY OF SPRINGFIELD.
he sees meet to translate that gate & ye water fence & whole cross fence to the lower side of his Son Eliakim Cooley's Lot there pvided it be no prjudice to the feild.
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7. It was further voted & concluded that ye Vpland fence belonging to the sd long medow should be a new measured & laid out to each proprietor, as neer as may be, in the par- ticular places, where they have al along made & maintained ye portions of fence there, And that Isaac Colton Samll Bliss Jun': & Samll Stebbin shal be to measure this upland Fence Aug: 4th 79:
At a meeting of the Proprietors of ye feild on the west side of the River.
It was voted & agreed by ye Proprietors of that feild wych sit down on the East of the River to allow fifteen shillings for satisfaction for the damage the feilds portion of ye water fence blow Thomas millers pasture.
It was further voted & agreed that Samll Marshfeild, Miles Morgan, & James Taylor, should do their proportion of theire fence that they used to doe out between the feild & Tho: millers pasture:
November: 3 d. 1679
At a meeting of the Select men This 3d of Novembr. Rol- land Thomas his bul was hired for the use of the upper end or part of the Town, for which they engage him by the In- habitants of the sd unner part of the Towne & that they wil see him paid. his cowes being exempted fro: the rate that shalbe made to levy this 20s hire.
Dec: 18th: 79. At a meeting of the Select men Thomas Stebbin Jun': Charles Ferry Jnº Harmon were chosen for to be the apprizers of the Towns stock:
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Dec: 29, 1679: The Town is Dr: £ S d
To Goodm: mirrick for his house for ye
schooling 00 IO 00
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To Goodman Pasons for Settin nailes for ye school house 29s 6d & Is 8d for ferriage of his horse, & his own time & horse 2 dayes 2s pr day 4s. I 15 02
Ite. to Goodm: Parsons for worke about the pound 9s 6d & for worke about the school house, viz: carting stone 7s .... Ite. to Benja. Knowlton for helping about the pound & a gate.
0 I6 6
To Jnº Steward for making an eye for the gate
0 OI O
To David Lumbard for killing I wolf. O IO O
To Sam: Ely for Select men Feb. 1, 78, Aug. 79, Dec: 79 & for entertaining the schoole house raisers. I 05 O
To m' Denton for his Labors in schoole work IO O O
To Tho: Stebbin Jun': for his worke about ye school house
IO O O
To m' Glovers stipend .
O
To Samıll Ely paying to Goodm: messen-
ger Is & entertaining Quar colton I night: 14d & by eighteen pence forgot: Anno 1678 O
3 8
To Goodm: Marshfeild by mending the stockes & staple 0
I O
To major Pynchon for flints IOS.
0 IO O To making rates.
I 00 O
To Recorder for recording 4 Deeds fro: the Indians O IO O
To the Worshipful major Pynchon for 4 lbs of pouder for the use of the Guard. .. . . by 2s 6d allowed to Jnº Holyoke for his making of severall rates Ano 1678. 1-ch should have been made divers yeers before
O 14 0
0 02 6
To Goodman Lamb carting I day Clay for ye school house 0 05 0
0 06 O
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THE FIRST CENTURY OF SPRINGFIELD.
[II-139] Jan: 14th: 79 Town Cr
£
d S
by our ministers rate
IO0
00
00
by the Town Rate
029
12 00
Feb: 3, 1679.
We whose names are underwritten being appointed to Examine ye last Select mens accounts of the Townes debts £ S d
& credits & we find ye Townes credit is. ..... .OI 04 2
Samuel Marshfeild Samll Ely
Feb: 7th 1679:
The Towne is debter to major Pynchon for the freight of 3 barrells of powder fro: Boston to Hartford the last sum" Ich was not brought to account 6s: & by Paymt to Tho: Mil- ler 3s gd for bringing those 3 barlls of powder fro: Hartford
E s d
00 9 9
The foo gs od above specified was payed out of ye 1 04 02 above mentioned.
[II-140] [In the handwriting of Jonathan Burt.]
ffebruary 9th 1679
at a meeting of the Select men whear were present Beni- amin Cooly Samuell marshfeild John hitchcock Jonathan Burt Japhet Chapen. at this meetin veiwers of ffence weare chosen.
for the hom lots David Lumbard John norton
for Chicopy Jonathan morgan Samuel Bothorda
Long meadow Thomas Coulton Obadyall Cooly.
The Select men doe order that al generall feilds be in- closed & fensed by the 25 of march next unles the seson be such that the ffence vewers shal give notis for sooner mend- ing of the same fence
it is also ordered that al swine shall be ringed & yoked that are about 3 months old from the 20th of march to the
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THE TOWN RECORDS.
20th of october next and in case any swine shal be found in the streets Comons or Corne feild in or about the Town un- ringed and unyoked they shall pay six pens per hog or swine and in case such swine be found in the home lots meadows orchards gardens Cornefeilds unyoked and unrunged the owners shal pay 8 pence for each such swine whare of half shal goe to the informer and halfe to the Town Beniamin Knowlton and Richard waight to se to the performans of this order and the persons have power to yoke and ring such swine and for incouragment they shall have paid them by the owners ten pens per swine.
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at a meetin of the Select men ffebruary the 9th it is order- ed that all male persons that are above fourteen years of age and under seventy years of age shal and are required to atend the work of Clearing the brush or what may anoye the High- ways and Comons about this Town to acomadate the keep- ing of sheep as the Country Lawe prescribs al such persons are injoyned atend this work ether personaly or by a sefysent hand in ther roome on day inJune and another in agust next when they shal be Called by the Select men and he that shal not atend when he is warned shal pay as followeth from 16 years of age to 60 years shal pay 3s a day and under 16 and above 60 shal pay 2s and this to be improved to Cleare the Comon: and heare are only exemted the worshipful maior Pinchon and our Reverent Teacher m' Peltyah glover.
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