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Quart'm' Colton & Henry Chapin are Chosen a Comittee to examine the Accounts of ye Select men of the yeer past, & to bring to ballance al accounts.
John Holyoke Quart'm' Colton Benjamin Parson Jnº Dumbleton Henry Chapin are chosen Select men for the yeer ensuing to order the prudential affaires of this Town, and to act according to Instructions given pa. 5th of this booke.
John Holyoke is Chosen Recorder for the Town for ye fol- lowing yeer.
Samll Marshfeild is chosen measurer for Lands that are to be measured.
Joseph Bodurtha is Chosen Constable for the Town for this yeer, & took the oath for the faithful performance of his office.
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Samuel Terry Edward Foster & James Dorchester are chosen surveio's of the high ways of this Town on their re- spective sides for this yeer.
Also Haywards for the comon feilds were chosen: viz: John Clark for the Town plat: for al the feilds over the River James Taylor & Samll Jones, & for Long Medow Samll Stebbin.
At this meeting It was voted to make some addition to of Reverend Teacher Mr Glover his stipend of eighty pounds for the yeere following, unles some extraordinary providence do make us uncapable or unable so to doe. And it was voted and agreed that this addition should be twenty pounds. It was also voted & agreed that m' Glovers house, or the house that m' Glover or Reverend Teacher is in, should be fortifyed, as the [III-99.] New meeting house is fortifyed, & that the worke should be paid for by a rate, & that Jonathan Burt Sen', Miles Morgan & Tho: Stebbin Junt should be over- seers for this worke.
It was also voted & agreed to allow Leiut Stebbin 20 shil- lings for his giveing entertainment to m' Glover for that tyme w'in he so entertained him:
It was further voted & Concluded that m' Dan1 Denton shal have the profits of the Towns Lands at Chickuppi & ten pound p annum, besides the allowance that the schoolmaster according to Town order or agreement is to have of al Such as Send their children or Servants. It was further voted & Concluded that there should be two meet persons appointed to oversee that such persons as burn for Tar, or buy any Tar, Transport no Tar that is not marchantable: & if they shall at any tyme find that any Tar that is for Transportation to be not marchantable by reason of filth durt water or any other wayes, The owners of al such Tar shal forfeit five shillings p barrel, whereof halfe shalbe to ye Informer & halfe to ye Town: And Henry Chapin & Luke Hitchcocke are appoint- ed to se to the performance of this order.
It is henceforth ordered that no persons shal have any grants of Lands given to them on the Same day they first move for the same; but that as they would have their grants
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valid, they shal at one Town meeting propound their desires for such Lands as the Town hath to give, that the Town may consider thereof, & at any after Town meeting such grants as they shal have made ym shalbe accounted regular & valid:
At this Town meeting sevral p'sons had grants of lands given to them; for wch se p. 186.
At a Town Meeting, being a legal meeting: May 7th 1679: It was voted & concluded Ist: that there should be an house erected for that noble designe & use of Learning the youth in those so necessary peices or parts of Learning Videl: reading & writing. & 2ly. That this house should be twenty & two foot in Length & eighteen foot in breadth. & 3ly. That the Select men should be appointed or be trusted to agree with any meet Person or persons to frame this said building, & when ye Town shal have deliberated & determined where to sit it viz: ye School house ye same appointed persons are like- wise to finish it or fit it for school use:
It was further voted, that an old Question, viz: whether or no the making a boat for the conveighance of the Inhabitants on the West side of the River over to the publike worship of God, & to other publike meetings is not rationally Chargable to the whole Town, should be referred To Leiut: Wm Clarke of N:Hampton, & m" Peter Tilton & Philip Smith of Hadley to be decided by them: & That Quart"m" Geo. Colton & Samll Marshfeild should propound this Question to them.
[III-100.]
At a Town meeting Aug: 4th: 1679:
At this meeting It was voted & concluded that the school house shal be set somewhere in the lane going to the upper wharfe, the select men to agree about & determine the par- ticular place.
Samuel Marshfeild is chosen a Comissioner to Joyne wth the Selectmen for the taking a list of al male persons ratable, tth an Estimation of al Estates, & to convey the same to the shire meeting, to comunicate there wth, wth the other Comis- sioners of other Towne appointed to the like worke.
Samuel Terry is Chosen Constable for the yeer ensuing. & jurat :
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Whereas the Towne did formerly in their troublesome times breake their Towne Stock of powder, & part there with to various persons, as by account fro the Select men & offi- cers appointed for that worke appeares It is therefore now voted & Concluded that Leiut. Stebbin shal have ful power to cal for this powder of the several particular persons, who had of the Townes stocke, who according to this vote are to pay either the same Quantities back againe to the Towne or else half a Crowne for each pound of powder, And it is likewise voted that they shal pay this money or pay in either in wheat, or Else in Indian Corne at two shilling p bushel; And in case any person refuse or neglect to pay their dues as to the prom- ises to the Towne, Then the said Leiut Stebbin shal have ful power to distreine for ye same.
Whereas there are divers persons of this Township, that have already Land granted them at or about Freshwater Brooke, who hold their grants, & have payed Rates for the same, tho some have deserted & Relinquished their grants, yet for as much as many others have not given up, but hold their Rights there in Continuing to defray al Charges, to this Town, that hath a Right to that Land: And many others al- so are desirous of & moveing for grants of land there; This Towne being willing to accomodate them in Such a way as that the place may become a Township of it selfe in Time, Do in order thereunto order & Appoint the Worshipful Major Pynchon Samuel Marshfeild Leiut. Stebbin, Benjamin Par- sons Jonath. Burt, or any Three of them. a Comittee, wth ful power to admit inhabitants, to Grant free & undisposed Lands there, to such as are capacitated to go thither & dwel & im- prove the same, & this said Comittee are fully impowered to order and act al matters to al Intents & purposes for the set- tling it a Towne of it selfe, wch This Town doth hereby intend, And wil release it fro paying Rates here, when, they shal be- come sixteen Families there settled in an orderly way, & tak- ing care for the getting & maintaining of an able & orthodox minister among ym, & until they are to pay rates for the Land onely as it is now wthout Consideration of Improvemt of it: &
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al along in this whole act It is intended that this [III-101.] Comittee doe cheifely principally firstly suite or accomodate the Inhabitants of this Town, before any such as shal come from any other Townes.
At a Gen1 Town Meeting: Febr: 3ª 1679:
The Worshipful Major Pynchon is chosen Moderator for this meeting, & al the meetings of the prsent yeer.
Samuel Marshfeild & Saml Ely are chosen Comittee to Ex- amine the Debts & credites of the Town p'sented by the Se- lect men for the yeer past.
Ensigne Benjamin Cooley Samuel Marshfeild Deacon Jon- athan Burt Japhet Chapin & Jnº Hitchcocke are chosen Se- lect men for the following yeer, to order the prudential af- faires of this Towne &c:
Samll Marshfeild is chosen measurer for the Lands that are to be measured.
Isaac Coulton is chosen constable for the ensuing year & sworne.
Obadiah Cooley, & Joseph Stebbin are chosen surveioTh for the Country high way of this Town for the year ensuing.
Haywards also were chosen: for the Homelots Thomas Mirricke, & his yard is allowed to be a pound for the Lower end of the Towne; for the feild over the River James War- rener, & Samuel Tailor: & for the Long medow, Eliakim Cooley :
Further, It was voted & concluded. That the Company that is set out, for the ordering of the high wayes, up the great Hil over the mil River, to wit, those from In° Nortons downward shal have Liberty to meet together to chuse a Surveio' for the ordering of the high wayes toward the New bridge over the Mil River, & about the Saw mil:
Thomas Mirricke Saml Bal, Tho: Stebbin, Junt, Victory Sikes, Jose: Stebbin have made a motion at this Meeting, That the Town would give ym Liberty to set up a Saw mil. See forward page 187.
At this meeting It was earnestly Comended, & given In careful charge to the Select men that they take an effectual
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Course that the high wayes Comons (& other places as may be judged meet) be cleared of al manner of Rubbish Brush under woods, according as the Law directs to fit for & en- courage in that good designe of keeping of sheep:
Further for the advancing of the comon good of the Town It is ordered that each householder shal himselfe keep Three sheep, or else [III-102.] procure ym to the Towne, by ye end of the next May, & in case of neglect herein, that each such housmeholder shalbe liable to pay towardes ye maintainance of a sheepherd, as if he had Three sheep.
Whereas the New high way on the West side of the great River is laid out Two Rods Broader then the high way the Town have by an ancient order Reserved for themselves there; And o' Neighbors there desire satisfaction for the said Two Rods thus improved into an high way there; It was voted and agreed to give them satisfaction for two Rods thus by order of Court laid out to the first highway; If so be that the next County Court wil not yeild that they fling up that two Rods added to their own reserved high way. And that Deacon Jonathan Burt Rep'sent this case or their de- sires herein to the said Court .: Se page 193.
May 21st: 1680: At a Town meeting called to order or conclude something wth reference to making a bridge over Long medow Brooke:
At this meeting It was voted & Concluded, that was the bridge over long medow Brooke was carried away or spoiled by the late flood, that a new bridge should be built in the old Place:
August IIth: 1680. At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town of Springfld :
John Holyoke was chosen Commissioner to Joine wth the Select men for the taking a List of the Ratable Estate of this Towne both personal & real, & to convey the same to the shire meeting, to Communicate therewith, wth other Com- mision's Appointed to the like worke:
Samuel Ely was chosen Constable for the yeer ensuing. [III-103.]
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[III-46.]
At A General Towne Meeting Febr Ist 1680
Major Pynchon is chosen Moderator:
Mr Daniel Denton & Samll Ely are chosen ye Committee to examine ye Select mens acco's of the year Past. P
M' Dan Denton: Mr John Holyoke: Geo: Colton Deacon Benja Parsons & John Dumbleton are chosen select men for ye yeare ensueing to order ye Prudentiall affaires of ye Towne, & act in what ever they Judge conduceing to ye welfare of ye Towne, according to theire Instructions & Power as in pa. 5th of this Booke.
Mª Daniel Denton is chosen clarke or recorder for ye yeare ensueing.
Luke Hitchcock is chosen Constable ffor ye year ensuing & Sworne:
Rowland Thomas & Samll Bliss Sen: Are chosen Surveiors for the Country high way ffor the ensuing year Also Edward ffoster is chosen Surveior ffor the Country high way ffor ye other side the River ffor this ensuing year:
Samuel Marshfeild is Chosen Mesurer for the lands that are to bee measured:
It is ordered ffor ye prevention of damage yt may Come by Catles going into ye field & poching ye Corn that no Catle or Swine shall bee allowed in any Corn fields after ye Ioth of march next ensuing Vnder ye penalty off Such owners off Catle or Swine paying 12d per head for every time any Catle or Swine shall bee found there And Such owners of ye Catle shall recover ye sayd penalty of such fences as shall appear de- fective & ye Select men are to hear & determin all Cases of this nature.
It is further ordered yt iff any persons appear yt will Re- move ye Schoole house without any charge to ye Town & bring it into ye Middle off ye town & set it in such place as ye Select men appoint Without damnifying ye house by ye ist of March next ensuing they shall have liberty to doe it. But if no such persons appear the house shall bee finished & Con- tinue where it is now by ye Select men:
Haywards chosen: for ye homelots John Clark for [III-
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104.] ye other side of ye River Joseph Stebbins & Henry Rog- ers; for long Meadow Nath: Burt: & Joseph Derby ffor ye West Chickabee.
Voted & Aggreed upon by ye Town that four men (viz) Deacon Burt Quarter master Coulton Samll Marshfeild & John Dumbleton shall at ye next Court held at Northampton manage plead & defend ye Cause depending about ye County High way on ye other side ye River:
May ye 6th 1681
At a Legall town Meeting of the inhabitants of this Towne of Springfeild.
Voted and agreed upon by ye Town that these three men (viz) Deacon Burt Samll Marshfeild & Cornet Parsons shall wyth any three of we townsmen make inquisition and search Af- ter ye overplus off all ye severall Country rates in ye severall yeares past since ye vnhappy Indean war & to endevour ye recovery of it out of ye hands of ye severall Constables or any other person or persons in whose hands they shall find ye sayd Monies: And the aforesayd Select men together wth ye Com- mittee as aforesayd shall have power to take any legall Course by Sute of law or otherwise for ye recovery of the sayd over- plus for ye vse of ye Town or to Compound with any such persons or Constables where ye Money is found as they shall see Cause:
At a meeting off ye inhabitants of ye town of Springfield le- gally Called, August ye 12th 1681.
Samll Marshfeild chosen Comissioner to ioyn wt ye Select men ffor ye taking a list off ye Ratable estate of this town both personal & reall & to Convey ye same to ye Shire meeting to Comunicate therewith wt ye other Comissioners appointed ye like work.
Joseph Stebbins Chosen Constable ffor ye year ensuing: & tooke ye oath belonging to ye sayd office August ye 24th 1681 [III-105.]
At a Legall town Meeting of ye inhabitants off this town of Springfield: August ye 24th 16SI
At ye Meeting MF Pelatiah Glover did present to ye town in
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writing his desires Relating to ye house & land purchased by ye town ffor ye Ministry as ffolloweth (vizt) that ye town would Conioynt wt him in an adress to ye next Generall Court for ye ffull & ffinall determination of this point whether ye do- nation of ye house & land (purchased for ye Ministry) to him & his heirs ffor ever bee legall & Consistant wt right. 2ly That it may bee Aughtoritatively setled to him & his if ffound Consistant with Right. 3ly That two meet persons may bee Chosen to Conioyn with him in formalizing & ordering this address:
The town seriously Considering ye premises propounded by Mr Glover did Assent to ye ffirst and last particulars pro- [In the handwriting of Daniel Denton.]
pounded by Mr Glover And Made Choice off three men (viz) Mr Holyoke Deacon Burt & Samll Marshfeild to fformalize the Address to be p'sented to ye Generall Court.
Voted & ffully agreed upon by ye town that ye Mouth off ye Long Meadow brooke shall bee ye bounds betwixt this town & ffresh water River the line to run ffrom ye mouth off ye brooke a due east Line:
It was ffurther voted & Agreed upon that when ye affore- sayd 3 men (viz) M' Holyoke Deacon Burt & Samll Marsh- field have drawn out & ffound their Address to bee prsented to ye Generall Cort Relating to ye Land purchased ffor ye Ministry yt they shall deliver it to ye townsmen in order to their approbation before it bee sent to ye Generall Court: [III-106.]
A legall Town meeting Called January ye 6th 1681
Voted by ye Town to ffree David ffrow ffrom a pouder Rate & all other Town Rates.
The Constable propounding to ye town yt ye treasurer re- quiring by his warrant Mony ffor a Country Rate & ye town for want of mony having made an addition thereunto to make it as Mony & therefore desires yt ye Town would secure him from any damage might happen to him Relating to ye sayd Rate which ye town did engage to doe.
Voted & Concluded by ye Town yt ye Select men shall take
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Care for ye setting out or providing ffor ye Maintenance off John Mathews his child according as they shall Judge most fit And ye town do agree & Conclude to defray such neces- sary charges & disburse so much mony as shall by ye Select Men bee ordered or ingaged ffor ye putting out or maintain- ing ye said child:
ffurther it is voted & Agreed upon by ye town yt ye Select men shall take Care of John Mathews & have an inspection over him yt hee follow his employment & make improvement of his time: & to setle him in a way yt hee may doe it:
At the Genll Town meeting: Febr: 7th: 1681 :
Whereas there is due to the Country Treasurer Three pounds for transportting the Country Corne, fro Hartford to Boston, & at a meeting of the Committee for Examining the Constables (Aug: 29, 1681:) concerning Troopers money In the extraordinary Country rates, David Morgan did engage to pay to the Town 40s & to be free of being further called to account for that overplus money paid in the Country rates: at this meeting febr: 7, 1681: The Town do forgive David Morgan this 40$ he engaged to the Town, to enable him to defray for that Three pounds.
[III-107.]
[In the handwriting of John Holyoke.]
At a Genl Town Meeting: Febr: 7th: 1681 :
The worshipful Major Jnº Pynchon Esq was chosen moder- ator for this meeting & al other Town meetings this follow- ing yeer.
Cornet Joseph Parsons & Deacon Jontha Burt were chosen a Comittee to examine the accounts of the Select men of al the yeers past, & to bring to ballance al yr accounts.
Cornet Parsons Deacon Jonathan Burt Thomas Day, Jnº Hitchcock & Jno Holyoke were chosen Select men, to order the prudential affaires of the Town the yeare ensuing, & to act in what ever they Judge convenient or conduceing to the welfare of the Towne according to their instructions & power in the 5th page of this booke.
Samuel Marshfeild chosen Mesurer for the Towns Lands.
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Jnº Holyoke was chosen Clerk or Recorder for the Town for this yeer.
Charles Ferry was chosen Constable for the yeer ensuing & sworne.
Surveio's for high wayes were chosen: Jnº Lamb James Dorchester for the Towns side.
Haywards for Genll feilds were chosen: viz: for Long medow, Samll Stebbein; for the Homelots Thomas Mirricke; for the West side the River, Jonathan Ball & James Warren- er: & for Chickuppi feild, Thomas Taylor; & Thomas Mir- ricke is granted to have or Improve his yard as a pound:
Deacon Jonath Burt Cornet Parsons & Jnº Holyoke were chosen to joyne wth the Comittee for m' Glover his house to examine & ballance the Townes debts & credits.
The Worshipful Major Pynchon Deacon Burt & Jnº Hol- yoke and Jnº Dumbleton & Cornet Parsons were chosen a comittee to treat with mr Glover how to suite & accomodate him respecting the Generall Cortes answer to M' Glover or Reverend Teacher and the Towns petition concerning m' Glover of Reverend Teacher his Land viz: how m' Glover might have that wch may be just & satisfactory to him by oth- er land instead of that Land the Town did formerly give him, & ye sd Corte did determine not givable: & so to make report yrof to the Town.
It was voted & concluded that Leiut: Stebbein should take care to get in the Towns powder that is yet in several mens hands, or els have liberty to take a bushel of Indian Corne for each pound of powder, that is not yet Returned:
Also It was voted & concluded that their should be a Com- ittee of five Men chosen to make a just equal Impartial valua- tion of the Townes Lands, & this to last for seven yeeres. Also that Benjamin Parsons Sent, Jnº Dumbleton, Rolland Thomas Nathaneel Burt & Samuel Ball be this Comittee ::
It was voted to give Samuel Ely one pound seventeene shillings or the over plus of seven pounds in his hands of the Towns money, upon the Account of ye Troopers pay in ye Country Rates Ano. 80: he paying the seven pounds to the
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Towne The Townesmen or Select men have agreed wth Sam1 Ely: Feb: 13: 81 : that he should be accountable to ye Coun- try Treasurer: 5£ IIs ogd & so to remitt him or discount wth him the abovesaid seven pounds & to pay him Ten shilings in Corne. The abovesaid 5£ IIS 09d was a quarter rate that was to be paid in money to ye Country Treasurer. Se on the left hand.
[III-108.]
At a Town Meeting called by the Select Men, March 13, 1681-82.
At this Meeting It was voted, & unanimously consented that the worshipful Major Pynchon Esq & Deacon Burt should have ful power to purchase m' Dentons house & house Lot & Isaac Glesons Lot for o' Reverend Teacher m' Pelatiah Glover, in Case of Reverend Teacher will accept thereof in Leit of the former lot, or part yrof that this town hath al- ready grannted to him, for his setling wth us in the worke of the ministry amongst us, as also to bargain wth Jonathan Ash- ley by way of Exchange of the Townes Muxy Medow for Jonathan Ashley medow in the same medow, for or Reverend Teacher, as also to se further what Lands may be Equivalent,. or may be purchased to make an Alotment, or Alotments equivalent to the former Lot or Lots this Town have given to o' Reverend Teacher m' Glover.
It was further voted & Concluded that Leiut Stebbin should be measurer to measure Towne Lands, as wel as Samll Marsh- feild for such as would Improve him so to measure.
It was voted, & granted to Increase Sikes to sell his boate out of the Towne, onely the Inhabitants of This Towne to have first the refusal.
It was further voted & concluded that the Select men in being should have powr to get in of ye Several Inhabitants their arreares of their Rates to m' Glover, for sundry yeeres past not repealing a former vote of the Towne that the Se- lect men of every yeer get in the Rates of the Inhabitants, or else yt they the said Select men make good such Rates or ar- reares of such Rates to m' Glover of Reverend Teacher: as
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also that they have the same power to gather in al other Ar- reares of al other Rates of the Towne.
And whereas Sundry Persons after written were absent fro this meeting, & there is a Town order that al Inhabitants (that may vote in Town Meeetings) as shal be absent fro such Meetings or depart there fro ivth out leave, or wthout good ground of such absence allowed of by the Select men wthin one weeke, shal be find six pence p peice. It was voted & Concluded that the six pence fine fro those persons underwrit should be gathered by the Select men & Improved to pay Widow Beamons Rate or rates that are unpaid so far as those fines wil reach: The persons so absenting were as folows. Abel wright, Henry Chapin, Jnº Bag, Jnº Riley Sam: Marsh- feild, Joseph Leonard Samll Terry, Serjt morgan, Leiut Steb- bein, Tho: Stebbein, Jnº Clarke, Deacon Parsons, John Har- mon, Antho: Dorchester, Ensign Cooley, Quart'm' Colton, Tho: Colton, Samll Ely, Luke Hitchcocke, Jnº Warner, David Morgan Jose: Stebbein.
March 1682: Rolland Thomas & Thomas Miller were ap- pointed perambulation work between Springfeild westfeild & suffeild, & did wth their men attend this worke.
At a Town Meeting: August 16: 1682: Samuel Marsh- feild was chosen Comissioner to joine with these Select men to take a list of the estate of this Towne that is ratable wheth- er Personal or real & to convey ye same to the shire meeting to comunicate ye same wth the other Comission's for ye like worke.
Samuel Bal was chosen Constable for ye yeer ensuing & sworne:
At a Town Meeting: Jan: 5th: 1682: At this meeting it was voted concluded that the Towne would allow & con- firme the Select men their apprizem's of the Towns Lands for the makeing the Towns rate, thoº the Town did at the pre- ceding genll Meeting [III-109.] chuse a comittee for such apprizemts of their Lands:
Further It was voted & concluded, that the order made: Febr: 3ª: 1679 that those house holders who have no sheep,
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should pay the sheepherd as for the keeping of Three sheep, should be repealed.
At this meeting the grant of Land that the Town granted to m' Danll Denton Feb: 4, 1678: Se p. 186, was declared to be forfeited, he not fulfilling the Termes:
Also the Grantts to Quart'm' Coulton & Ensign Cooley in the first book of the Plantations or Towns records: Jan': 9: 1662: were declared to be forfeited.
[III-IIO.]
A copy of an Indenture, between the Select men of Spring- feild Ano: SI: & 82: & Samuel Terry Sent respecting Jnº Matthews his child.
This Indenture made February the Seventeenth day, Ano Dom: 1681. Witnesseth That the Select men of the Town of Springfeild, whose Names are here subscribed (according to the Law of this Colony, that the Select men shal take care for & maintaine & dispose of such poor children whose Par- ents are either dead or so poor that they Cant nuse or provide for & maintaine such yr children) Do by these p'sents set forth & put to & agree wt Samll Terry Sent his wife, his heires & assignes, to take Into his family under his Care tuition & Edu- cation, & for his servant Jnº Matthews his Son Named Jnº Matthews (of about Ten months old) until the said Child shal attaine the age of One & Twenty yeeres, ich sd Servant or apprentice is with the sd Samll Terry Sent his wife & his heires & assignes faithfully to serve from the day of the date of these p'sents until the said Apprentice shall attain the age of One & Twenty yeeres, accounting his birth to have beene upon the Eighteenth Day of April: Anno Dom. 1680. By al wch Time that is to Say, until the said Apprentice shall attaine the age abovesd, his said Master Dame heires or Assignes he shal faithfully serve not absenting from his or their service Day nor Night the Secrets of the family he shal keep close, Matri- mony he shal not Contract, He shal not play at Cards or Dice or any other un Lawful Games, the goods of his master he shal not embezel or to any body Lend, with his own proper Goods or any other, wthout Special Licence he shal not trade, but in
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