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vouby way caler for for y Choice of a contable: on y west five ofy River and accordingly brought in & Oliver Wilder way Chojen Constable for y year injuring the fait oliver Wilder being present at fai choyer Refused to serve of Comptable then'y moveraber of Jai meeting asked jai oliver Wilder if he Refused to pay the five pounds of y law directs - you oliver wilder jaw he did Replye. 8 voals was Caler for for y Choyce of a contable ony East file of y River ony north file y Rhode & accordingly brought in- & Phomay Houghton Im way Chogen Comptable for of year Enping - -
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voals was called for for y choyer of a comptable any cast five ofy River If any youth five of of Rhode . If accordingly broughtin. & John Whitney way Chogen Constable for y year Enjung -
yo voaby was called for fory Choyce of a Contable only welt five of of River and accordingly brought in. & John Goff was chosen Contable for y year Enying -
by vorab! was called for for y choyse of a Jervaier of Highwayes &accordingly broughtin I Caps samuel Welland was chosen a fervaier fory year Enjung .- (12 your, was to les for for a jervarer of Highways of accordingly brought in I Benjamin Houghton Ji E was chosen fervair forty year Ensuing - 13 voaly was called for fory Choyce of another servair Haccordingly brought in I to yiah formy on way chojen Servair for y year Enying y,4 voats was Gale for forty Choice of another Servair & dedaringly brought in & Jabez fair bank Jun was chosen Servair for y year injung ya goats was Caler for for y choice of a Rything man I accordingly brought in If Samuel Warner way Chogen Fything man forty year Enying- -
Cy 16 vonly way Called for for @ Choyce of another Bything man & accordingly brought in & John Wilder was Chosen Sythingman fory year Enyning 17 coats way Cale for forty Choyce of two fence vewery & accordingly brought in & Jonathan Lawyer & Robert Phelps way Shopen fenceverwen fory year Enying If & voats way cales for forty Choyes of a Down Treasurer & accordingly trong ht in & Can't Samuel Willand was chosen Gown Greafurer forty year Enying - the Gown voates to lett fwine Run at large y year Ensuing -
Eg ovoals way caled for forty Chance of four Hogreaves I accordingly brought in and Ebenezer Beaman Ephriam Lawyer Jonathan Houghton Jun & Phomay Booker way Chosen Hogreavy for of year Ensuring - -
21 coats was called for forty Choyer of a Leader of Leather Racconingly brought in I John Beaman Jun was chosen fealer of Leather for y year Enying- --
Jacob Houghton moderator. Entrei @ Jonathan Houghton Brown Clerk
marchy. 6. 1726%, John Whitney & John Goff way from to office of Conytabels and Jo jiah For you to office of Jervair of Highways marchy.2.1726/, Ebenezer Beaman & Jonathan Houghton Jun were from to@ office of Blogg reaves, and Robert Phelps to y ofice of fence vewer & John Beaman to & office of Lealler of Leather, and Jonathan Houghton to y office of Town Clerk-
march y-20-1726/, Cap Samuel Willand way from to office of Down treamer march y. 28-1927 Gabriel Preit was from to y office of Contable ny Room of Thomay Houghton Jun being allowed of by y Down - - may y.10.1727 Jabez fair bank Jim- Of Benjamin Houghton Jun. were. Juan to y office of Serving of Highways: Entrei Jonathan Houghton Sown Clerk-
Lancaster march y. 28-1727 the free holden, & other Inhabitants algo (Four meet according to due warning given. Ify warrant for fais meeting being Red .. and i return thereon- signed by i Contable - the Select men Cales for voal, fory Choyee of a moderater.If they way brought in I Jabez Hairbank was chosen lub Jai Jabez fairbank Refused to jeve. - Thenvy elect men Cales again for voaby for Choice of a moderater. If they way brought in & Joseph Wilder way Choojen - but jai Joseph Wilder Refused to jeve- therey Select men Galer again for voals forty those of a moderater. If they was brought in I Dojeg harlaching way Choogen - but jai Joseph Hutchin, Refer to jeve. thery select men- Caleagain for voaby forty choyes of a moderater If they was brought in & Ebenezer Wilder was Choogen. but jaut Ebenezer Wilder Refer to ferve Then y select men Cale again for coats fory Choyes of a moderater. If they was brought in I James Wilder way Choogen moderater -- and after Considerable Debate whether those persory that is not pay twenty pense. to a Jingle Rate- Should voat in Law meeting. the question was put to finored whether they should be allowed to vo at &t it payper iny afirmative - - theny question was put to know whethery Gown would Grant a Rake of fifty pounds to be Expended in y maintenance of a school( or chool) forty year injung. If it property afirmitive
(Theny question way put to know if Down would Device you fifty pounds Rabe to Each part of Town according to y pay of their perticoler parts. to be spent in feboling of money way y last year & it pogled inty affirmative then y question way put to know if y Down give leave for men to inligt to Jehoal at still River & Bare Hill . It that school at wataguadock. I to bring in their Fifty to ( select men at or before (y meeting that y to be in may next= If it payfet in y affirmative.
sherry question was put to know if y above fifty pounds Rabe be made by next August invoice. If it payed in y a finitive
Theny question way put to know if y Down would Except of Gabriel Preist Contable iny Room of Thomay Houghton Jun . It it paysed in afirme tive Theny question way put to know if y Down would Grant a Rate of fourty pounds to be wrought out in High ways & byways It it pay feiring affirmative then'y question way put to know if i fait fourty pounds Rate be made by j lagt years invoice. If it popped iny affirmative -
theny question way put to know if Down would Grant a Rabe of fourby pounds to be made by next invoice which ourby power is to be aded tocy one Hundred pornis Rate to pay for y addition granted to meeting House & it popped ny affirmative then'y question was put to know if ty Gown would build a new meeting House . and it payper iny negative.
Thony que tion was put to know if G Down would make an addition on y Backfire of meeting House. If it papper in y negative - - - - then y question was put to know if Down would allow there phithings man a Day for working at High ways . If one chilling & fix pence for a youk of oxen . If twelve pence for a Horse. I nine pence for a cart if it payet in y affirmative-James Wilder moderater Entre Jonathan Houghton Town Clerk
Lancaster may -10-1727 at a meeting of ( y free holder, & other Inhabitants Qualified according to Charter meet at y meeting House forty Choge of a Representative I after y Reading y present & warranty of Returns Edward Broughton Qualified firm felle by taking Hly oath that fre had an istate of free flow within the Province. Hoy valen of fourty Chilling , peranum & then voaby wa, caled for forty Choice of a Repen - Tentative. It accordingly trought in I Can't famuel Willand way Choogen Representative for jail Town of Lancaster- - -. Entret 2 Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk
Vancouver Augusty-22:1727 at a meeting of i Inhabitants of fail Down voats way call or forty choice of the good lawful mento five only petter Jury at Concert one of fast the way of August Currant & m'sHooker Ofgood Lei James Wilder I'm Jonas Houghton were. Choopen for. Jail Jevy - - Entred # Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk
Lancaster november (y-10-1727 at a meeting of i free holvery and other Inhabitants Qualified according to Charter meet at y meeting Hlou,- for y Choice of a Representative. It after Reading of i precept: I warranty and Returny of Corytabely thereon. voats way taler for forty Choyer of a Representative. & accordingly brought in I Can- formel Willant way Choogen Representative" Entre pont Houghton Down Clerk-
Lancaster December y. 20.1429. the free nowany & other Inhabitants~ of fais Down being meet according to Que warning given og approved by by y warrants & Returny upon them being brought in & Skeel- - I the Town voaten & Choose in John Wright moderater-
29 the question was put to know if y Town would grant a Rate of Leven = teen pornis ten chilling It right pence. to pay select men for taking the valiation . If for making of Rare !. It to pay y wivon Anna Roff for weeping meeting House. If it payper iny affirmative the question was put to know why Down would grant to m'+ Prentice the new att y foot or next to y pulpit frans it it passer my affirmative. the question was put to know ify Down would grant a Rareaf- twelve pounds forty Down, age. If it prayed in ( u negative- Yo the question way put to know if y Down would grant a Rate Liten pound forty Lowry use. If it payedviny affirmative --
4/6 the question way put to know ify Down would grant Jonathan Houghton twenty Shillings for Serving Down Clerk for 4 year, 1727 and it paysen iny afirmetive. -
7 the question was put to know if & Gown would fect & meetinghouse by ali jecting. It ailing y minister yearly fallery Ity pay for y new addition to y faw meeting House. If it payper iny afirmative -
48 the question was put to know if y Down would Choose nie men for a Comittie to feet-fail meeting House. If it payer my affirmative .~~ the Down voated of Choose Facol Houghton.Joseph Ofgood Jonathan more. Hezekiah Willard. James Keys Saber fairbank. Caleb Lawyer. Cant Samuel Willand. It Leite James Wilder forty Comittie to feet Cy fait meeting House. . . . the Down coated that & fait Commitie. Shall signifie & Lects my meeting
VO the Brown voated that thinken men be seated in a fost iny body of feats -- 912 the Pour voated that ben men be feater ina feet in i front gallery and 0 twelve men in a feet in five gallery
413 the Down voated that it be left to y foi Commitie to feet agent persons of they shall think Convenant & Decent- Johan wright moderator. Entrei 7 Jonathan Houghton Down Clark
Lancaster february 21-1727/8 then Recones with Joseph Willen. Egg and m2 Jonas Houghton. Select men and I have received of y sown of Lancaster. the whole of my gallery till July the first one Thousand Leven Hundred twenty Seven - witing my Hand: John Prentice. The abougan y a Copie at a Receipt Entre Jonathan Houghton Town Clerk
monday 9.4 of march 1728/8 the free ho wers & other Inhabitants of y Down of Lancaster qualified according to Law (being Quely wamed) met at a meeting house I voted & chose. Jonathan Lawyer Grandjuror for y year injuring . - monday y. 4 of march 1727/% the freeholder of other Inhabitants of y Crown of Lancaster qualifier according to Law meet at @ meeting house according to Que warmin giving it being the annual meeting for choice of Town oficiney-
, the Town vores & Chose Jaber fairbank moderator for fair meeting then y select men brought in their accounts of their management of y prevential affaires of go Down for of year 1727 which are of followeth- viz- April y 23 they gave order te William Lawyer Town Creapurer to pay out y school Rate of followeth - to Henry Houghton y Jum of - L -
15-16-3 to Jonathan more the form of - 13-19-6 to Samuel Carter the firm of 23-02-6 they then also gave orders to Oliver Wilder to pay to John Kendall - 3 - 3 - 6 and to Hannah Goowegberg
it being money Left in hy Having forty use of y pore of may be jean try ffelects meny account for y last year - -
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They also took a valuation of y poly & Ratable Estate within " Gown both Reall & Personal It delivered it to the Commithonderd - - They also made a Rate of one Hundred pounds for y minister - I Commuted Lists to y Corytabel with power to Collect fame. If orders to pay it in to the ( Reveran " John Prentice at two Entire . payments - Viz . one the first of January of the other the first of July - the funny to Each Conytable are of followeth alternants - They also made a Rate of fourty pourles for finishing y meeting House. I orderedty Gorytable, to pay it in to y Gown Treasurer & first of December - They also made a Rate of fifty pounds & ordered it to be paid byg Cony tables in toy Gown Freaynen of je Town by y first of february They also made a Gown Rabe of twenty Eight pounds ben jhillings of Eight pence- I orderedty Comptables to pay it in to y Down Greatmen & first of march John Goff hij miniser Rake 41- 8-4
hip School Rate y 20 - 13-4 hij Down Rabe if 11-11 -4 hij meeting house Rabe ig - 16 - 3 - 4
John Whitney hij minister Rate y hij School Rate ig hij meeting House. Rate y
l_s-a. 25-14-4 12-16-7 2-18-4 7-8-5
hij Gown Rate y - - -
Gabriel Preist hij ministers Rate if -32 - 17-4 hij school Rate ig 16-10-1 hij meeting House Rate y 13-18-4 by Town Rate is - 9-10-15 They also made a Highway Rate. It a County Rate. I a Rate for Province They also then Recover with Revercow m John Prentice & took his Recept for y whole of hy Gallery till of first of July 1727
Capt Samuel Willard Sown Treasurer way ordered to Recieve y meeting House Rate any Town Rate & the School Rate. & to pay it out of followeth . Viz - - - the meeting House Rate to y Com+ forty meeting House, Can't Joylin -40-0-0- The Town Rate. to Henry Houghton 2-16 - 0
To Famuel Garter
2-14-0 2-16-0
Jo Joyeah White To Jonas Houghton
-3-4-0 3-17-6 To Joseph Wilder
-0 - 8 - 0 Som Broughton -
1-15-0 Jo Anna Ross - -
1-0-0 To Jonathan Houghton
and ten pounds to Remaininhis Hand, till further order The School Rate- to Jonathan more -
-12 -19-4
-13-4-1 Som Prentice -
To them that Keepy school in y Gown - 23-0-7 Go William Lawyer 0-15-9 They also Reconed with Hooker Osgood Jun-Town Treasurer for the year 1725 I find by hij Recept that he hath pail according to hy order #36 - 6- 3 being y whole of what way Commuter to him -
( They have also Reconed with Oliver Wilder Town Preapurer for 1 year. 1724. & are. fully fabified that he hath pail& Remainder of y Down Rate left in Hy Handy being # 6-6-6- og ordered only other file Joseph Wilder Lancaster march y-4-17278 - - Samuel barber" Select men Josiah White Jonay Houghton Henry Houghton (The aboveg intrest Jo Jonathan Houghton Town Werk of Tomater
th at afor jar meeting ony + of march- 1727/8: 2 the question way put to know if (Town would Choose five Select men If it passed in y affirmative --- 3 voy way called for for y choyce of five select men. Gut it being tryed by a lot of (Town it way caner to bring in volt but for one man at once. & after Conjulerable tryal & no choyer made the Gown Reconsidered fait vol. I voter to bring in vote for five Select men at once.
6 volf way Caled for for of choice of five felet men of brought in & Jamuel Cartext Bezalel Lawyer Jonathan Houghton Jacob Houghton & Phomay Carter were chosen y voly was called is, for y Choyce of a Down Clerk & brought in & Jonathan Houghton way chose & vous was Caled for for of Choice of a Contable on y welt five of y River & brought in & oliver Wilder was Chosen Contable -
I voly way Caled for for y Choyce of a Contable ony East file of y River & only north Love of y Rhode. I brought in I James Atherton way chose Contable - -- 10- voly was Called for for Choice of a Constable any Cast give of River & only. South Side of Rhode & brought in & Jeremiah Wiljon Jun- way chogen Corytable 1) the Brown voted to chose the other Gown officer by voting by Bland- & accordingly Chose. Joshua Ofgood James Houghton Joseph Willand Jabez Beaman & John Lawyer Servairy of Highways for y year injuring Theny Gown Chose Hooker Ofgood &2 Town Preajurer forty years Enguing -. Phen Hezekiah Willard & Daniel Rugg was Chosen Bything men fory yearingin. Then John Divol & Benjamin Houghton wer Chogen fence vewery for year injuring - - Thenemoj Lawyer way Chozen Jealer of Leather for & year injung- -- Then Edward Broughton David Ofgood John Mcoly & Joseph Whelock Jim wa Chojen Hogy reaves for year injuring - - Then y Gown voler to Lett Jwine Run at large for y year Enjung Jabez fairbank moderater Entre Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk for Lancaster __ march .4-1727/8 the account of Town officers forty year injuring that have taken their cathy to y Respective offices are of followeth Hooker osgood JE. Oliver Wilder Jeremiah Wilson Jun- James. Atherton- James Houghton. Joseph Willard . John Lawyers ?. Joshua Osgood. Jabez Beaman. Hezekiah Willan, Daniel Ruga- John Divol Benjamin Houghtony, Edward Broughton. Savil Ofgood. Joseph Whelock. Samuel Carter. Bezalel Lawyer. Jonathan Houghton. Jacob Hought Phoney Carter Hemos Lawyer were all from to their Respective oficy- before Joseph Wilder Justice of y peace. Entreop Jona Houghton Ciler
Heave , collowith the Copy of the warrant for Calling a Town meeting Lancaster march the 18"1727, 8 Do oliver wilder Comptable of the town of Lancaster Greeting
These are in his majesties name to Require you to ware the free holders and other Inhabitants (qualified according to Law) which are in your profinet to meet at the meeting House in for Lancaster on wednesday the third of april next at Eight of the Clock in the fore noon then If there to Consider Conclude and act what may be necesary to be done in order to: I in making an addition to? gallery of the Revenant in John prentice our present Payoure & teacher
and also to conclude& act of the Down That fee Cause in taking out ofy Bowing part of y € 60000 pounds billy of Credit . in Choosing trytec to fetch fail part of jo billy of Credit: andin Deguojing of the game of the Down fhal fer. Care agreable to the act in that Case proi ??
also to Computer. Conclude & act what may be thought property Convenant'in granting a Jehoole Rab for the foport of a jehoole in fair Grown - also to 000 what may be necesary to be donem granting a Rare for Highway &
you are hereby Required to make Return of your songs on they warrant to fome one of us the fulgenbers full ben days before y time of the meeting Samuel Carter Bezalel Lawyer
> Select men Thomas Carter Donot- Houghton
The abougain Entre Jonas Houghton Gown Clerk of Lancaster Here follow eth the Copy of the Return of the afore warrant
Lancaster march 21: 1727/8 In obedience to the within written warrant I have warned all the persony ( qualified to vote &C:) within my project to meet at time and place of directet &C :-- Oliver wilder contable -
The other warrants & Returny are the fame of this Except the Contables namy HC:
The aboujait Entre Jonat Houghton Sown Clerk of Lancaster
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Lancaster April y 3-1728 the free holders & other In habitants qualified according to Law being meet according to Que warning given, they proceded toy Choye of a moderater. I Chose Jacob Houghton moderater for fait meeting 2. the Brown voted to all fifteen pounds move to the Reven Prentices fallery So as to make hy yearly fallery one Hundred powinny
3 . the question way out to know if the last year Invoice Should behy Rule. to try who Shall be voters in y meeting to know if y Down would bring in their part of y Sixty Thousand pounds of Billy of Credit : which was four Hundred & Seventy one pounds Of five chilling Hit pages in afirmative
4- The question was put to know whether & Gown would bring into Town their part of fail fixty thousand pounds and It postering afirmative. - 5- (The question way put to know if Gown would Chose threetruffey to fetchup the money belonging to y Down. If it passer iny afirmitive - 6- voly way called for for & Choice of there truites and acording ly broughtin & Jonathan Houghton Thomay Garber & Gast Samuel Willard way chogen trustees for & town -
> The Town voted that i butter, Shall not lett fail money out under ten - pounds nor about twenty pound , to any person . - - - 8. the question was put to know if y Gown would grant a Highway Rate of fifty pounds. If it payper iny negative -
2 . the question was put to know if y Gown would grant a High= = way Rate of fifty pounds Of it pofferingy negative ...
They meeting way adjourned by a vot of @ Gown unto the third wednesday of may next to ben of y block ny fore noon-
Jacob Houghton moderator. Entred Jonathan Houghton Town Clerk of Lancaster Lancaster may y. 5-1728. the free holder & other Inhabitants of Law . Down meet at & meeting House upon acomment from y 3. Day of April Last the question way put to know if Gown would Grant a Highway Rate of fourty pounds. If it paysed in the afirmitive
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2 the question was put to know ify Down would Grant liberty of power to y select men to all what way behind in y ol Highway Rate on toy fait fourty pound Rate. I also those that had over paint to be intred on fait Rate. If it payjer in y afinmitive
3 the question way put to know if y Gown would Grant a fifty pounds School Rate . & it payper iny affirmative- Jacob Houghton moderater Entre Jonathan Houghton Town Clerk
Lancaster may y. 15-1728. the recholiday of other Inhabitants. qualified according to law meet at y meeting Houge in order to change a. Representative. I after meeting way owned by Lawy Relating to y Choyce as a Representative way Read fy warranty for j' meeting &fy Returny upon them byly bony tabel were Red voty for a Representative way Called for & accordingly brought in Im Josiah White way Gono son Representative Entred & Jonathan Houghton Town Clerk
Lancaster August y. 21-1928. the free holikers & other Inhabitants of fais Gown meet at meeting house according to Que warming given of the Town proceded boy Choyer of four men to serve ony Jury of Anjal to be.
holder at Concord ony Last tuesday of August Currant. & Chose. Joseph Haching Hooker Ofgood Jim- Janul Warner & William Lawyer.
and any abougain. 21. Day of August the Town being meet acording to warning I Jonathan more choosen moderater given by y select men. after a conjuterable dieource. Refering to a petition of Capt. William Generjon ( for a new County) being Served with a Copy of (I Jame the Down voter that their Representative be Directed . that in Case y Superior Court be holden at marlborough . If two Inferiour Courts be holden at Lancaster annualy , that then he farther the proposal - but in Case & Courts Cannot be go States . then to ofer fuch objections of y select men hall furnish him with .. 1 theny meeting way adjomen to y annual meeting in march next for y Choyer of Gown officers-Jonathan more moderater. Entrei Jonathan Houghton. Gown Clark
Lancaster wednesday the 27 of theguyt. 1728 the freeholders & other. Inhabitants of fail Gown of Lancaster berny meet acorvin to due warning given . and after the warrant for Calling fair meeting was Reed. If the Potum there on They Choje Lev- Jany Wilder moderator for fait meeting.
2. the question way put to know if y Gown would give. y Select men onder to Rekon with & Commitie that tett out y'allition to y meeting House. It to pay them a part of all the ten pounds that is now Lovget in y Town ( Preagency, of the fait Select men Chall find it Expended towards the fing hing y meeting House and it project in the affirmative - -
3. the question way put to know if ( Gown would Grant m Hooker Ofgood & James. Wilder & Jonay Houghton. thirty three hillings for what they did for Ty Gown in Exchanging of Land with Justice whiting & it papper in the affermitive .. 4 the question was my put to know if @ Gown would Grant fourty five Chilling . to pay the willow Arma Roff for fiering of meeting House: If it passed in y affermitive
5 the question way put to know if Gown would Grant four points and Eighten Shillings to pay the Ayegyors for making Rates for this present year. and it passed in y affermitive -
6 the question was put to know if & Gown would Grant twenty Shillings to Jonathan Houghton for Jervy Jone of Gown Clerk for they present year and it payper iny affermitive
7 the question was put to know if the Town would Grant one Hundred pounds to be paid in to Gown Preasurey, and to be pain out to y Representative by order of Select meny they Shall fee it necalgary till they have further over from the Town, and that the Rate For all y money Granted of above and be Ge made by this years invoice and it passed in y affirmative. James silver moderater Entre O Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk. ..
Kancapter february -3: 1728/ at a meeting of freeholders & other Inhabitants of fait Town qualified according to Law. being meet at the meeting House. according- to warming given in Reference to ofring a petition to y General Court for Execting a new County ny westerly part of Country of mildlyex .. first the Gown voted and Choge Logiak Wheller moderater for fais meeting. and after a Considerable descource upon y matter. Considering how the westerly part of a Country of Millejex will be broken to pieces in Case the Downy that are petitioned for by Can William Genyou Should be Joiner with Jufolk County (with Several other Refory) the question being put to know if the Down would Reconsider their former vot .. Refering to fail religion of Capt William Genejon. If it passed iny affirmative .. -- 2 the question way put to know it Down would Ghooge fome men to act in behalfe of y Gown in Reference to prefering a petition to y General Court in order to their Erecting a new Country in y westerly part of y County of middlesex & it payer in afinitive 3 the Town voted of Choje Jamy Wilder & Jonathan Houghton agents to act for the Grown in that affaire .. Josiah Wheller moderater . Entrei y Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk
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