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·the abovejait Recorded this 8th day of June. 173' D Jonathan Houghton. Down Clerk-
Joseph Osgood Samuel Willand Samuel Carter
Select men
(The warant for Calling a Town meeting if af followerh viz millyex fs; to famuel Warner Conjtalie of y Town of Lancaster Greeting There are in hy majaties name to Require you fourthwith to ware all the freholder, & other inhab bank as to your within your president. that are qualified to vote in Town affaires. If that have afree und in Land with = in thy Province or tevibory to the value of fourty shillings peronuncat Least or other Estable to the valew of fifty pounds sterling to meet at the meeting House in f Lancaster on more Day the evententh Day of may Currant at nine of the Clock in the fore noon then there to. Computer Conclude & act what the Town hall fee lauge to to Regering to the feveral things hereafter mentioned, Viz; to know what the Down will Grant towards the Carrying of the widow Lydiah aly out of Town up to the place Caler new Hlavley, also to act of to what the Town hall think fitt in ower to making a bey Law for the Regning of nonresidents or nonpropritory Cattle & House, out of Town by Rating or otherwise- also to Computer Concludet act & do what y necesary to be done Reheving to the Highway or Country Rhode in fwanyway night payture & on the neck; which way infringed upon by Cap" fame"Willar & which at the Request of go Willard; the Down Refered the Determination of to the Judgment of award of three men vir Benjamin Prybott William Hard and Frances (Fullum Egges to be given up to the agents of fail Lancaster at on or before the Last tuesday of January past: Vizmbaber Fairbank & Joyera Willer Ege; who was appointed by the to Town to manage the affair. I where the for Gentlemen Vi make & give in upon awant to the aforejaw agents of y Brown only 28 Day of Jama Anno Domini. 1730, of hath been formerly Read before (y Gown. and for a much of the jo award way not given in unto the agents of the Down before nov at y Day & time appointed: If the award both fett forth the Exchaing of the Towny Land or Highway, with Cat Samuel willant: & the agents of the Town alleging that they fub mit = tev no such thing to their determination; and al Saly that Can jam Willaw Rath Refuser: & Oooh , bill neglect to Conform this fence to je aware; whethery Down be any ways obliged to abide by forward and then to Determine whether they will abide by f award or not. also to do what y Down thall think proper to be done in order to y mak -ing of all Bown Rabes that can Conveniently bemade in one litt to be pain in to y Brown Freaprver to that & Brown Treasurer may pay ty minister. Lehoolit to fuch of the Fownay there is money Due to, of he shall have orvery
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Also to do what the Town hall think proper to be done in order to Granting of Some money out of y Down Pressurey to him or them that shall be Chosen & ferve Representative for y Boun also there Is there to Elect & Depuse one or more person or perfory being freeholdon & Rejuvent into Town) to farve for thepresent them in a Great & General Court or Hysembley appointed to be omen & hel & kept for his majesties ferry at the Court House in Boston upon wednesday the twenty fixth Day of may Currant. Tab Lanca, ter may y : 11: 1731 - at you Houghton Thomas Carter Ebenezer Silver
the warrant of the other Comptable if the fame of this Except the name of (y Comptable -
Select men
Hooker Ofgood)
Lancaster may(y: 17: 1731: the frecho liter) & other Inhabitants th being according togy a forepais warrant; I they Chose Capt Extrum meet Wilder moderator for fais meeting. 2 the question was put it · the Gown would grant y felet power to Convey y wishw Lyviah Pealcy up to y place Called mewhat toy: I to take to much money out of the Down Freafurey of they Shall fine near full to defron)
the Charge of fo Conveyance : If it proffer in the affirmative -
39 the question way putt whether the Town would make a by Law af fet fourth in the warrant; & it prospecting y affirmative. 4 the question way putt whether the penalty to be paid by law nonpropritor for Each Horse & more & for Each Horned Beast Shall be ten Shillings - of it popped in the affirmative - and whereas wary of the inhabitants of go Down. have ma if their practice to take into of Gown Great number of neat Cattle I'Horses to Rinn at large on the Commony of go Down in the fumer Leajon whose owners have no Right of property in the je Towns Commony, which hath by several years Ex= = Sperince proved very detrimental to the Inhabitants of to your if i agreed of Conclucited upon by a vote of the Down on the Levententh day of may: 1931 agreable to go warrant) that hence forward no inhabitant or proprietor of a Down upo what pretence jouer shall take into Jo Bown to Run al Large on the Commons any neat Cable or Atory kind- what power (whose owners have not a Right of property
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within fair Down and if any of the inhabitants of fo Gown of lancaster Shall notwith banding this act take into their care or Cytotie to Run at large on y Commons or unimproved Laning of je Gown any neat Cable or Horses whose owners have not a Right of property within go Down or that thall hereafter have any fuck found within their bytofie or under their Care. they they shall pay to the Town of a fine or forfuture the firm of ben Shillings per year for every Cretor fo forme with them or that Shall be found in their Cytobe or care to be improved for the uc of the poor of yo sown - and of select men were according Ly Directed to present the fame to the next Court of General fessions of y peace for their allowance & approbation .- 8 the thequestion way putt whether the Gown wo! "W order that the Bown Raty for minister school of for the Defraying of other Gown Charges be made in one hit, of the warrants to y Contables to pay the money into the Town Treasurer, that y (Freqquer- may pay it outyhe shall have orders from time to time and it passed in the negative -
grant of the question way put whether the Down would unto him what shall be Chosen Representative the fur of twenty poury out of the Down Creapurey to be paint into the Sown Preaj ney to fone of forRepresentative Shall Receive hij wages for forfervis. If it passed in the affirmative To the felect men Read the Laws Relating to y Choyce of a Representative & vous way Caled for & brought in & mlogia White was chosen: but he Retrying to ferve: the select men alle for votes for the Choyer of another & they way brought in & m Jamy Wilder way Chosen
Ephriam Wilder moderator the above Entre o Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk Hay boy reference between the Town + (ant farm Wellant; in og much of y awan) Gy (France) Fullinn William Hurt & Benjamin Prescott Egg) were not givenin Before nor at the time the Down vote it should be given m unto the agency of fe Town; If the award roth fet fourth the Excluding of y (Foury Land or
23 Highways with (a)i fam Willan & the agents of ji Down alleging that they Julimited no such thing to their determination & also that Can't fame Willard Rath Refused & roth negle of to Conforme his fence to fo award the question was put whether the Gown would Except of fair lawand & it passed in the negative- note the abouge parigraft should have been Entres in the abovegs work of ly meeting but it was over locke & Vis Entreche Jonathan Houghton Fown Cerk
Lancaster. August the 3:1731; the Town meet according to Having Given by y Constable. If then Chose Ebenezer Wilder to jeve on the Grand Jury. and Oliver Wilder to ferve ony pettit Jury-
Lancaster September the Second- 1731: the Town meet according to Que warming given by the Contable. I first they Chojem Jabez Fairbank moderator for fai meeting
voly way Cale for: for the choice of a man to ferve only Grami. Jury at the funenour Court to be holder of Worcester in the County of vonefter on the fourth weingway of September Currant & Jonathan Houghton way Chojen
y3 votes way Caler for, forty Choyce of a man to ferve only pettit Jury at Je Juneriour Court. If Jonag Houghton was Chosen- y voby way called for; for the Choice of a Regerior of feeds for y County of Worcester: If they was brought in untory Comptable Ey 5 votes was Cole for; for the Choyer of a County Pressurer & Brought in unto the Conjtable -
Gy 6 the question way put whether the Town would Grant the Review 'in John Prentice Some more money then hij yearly Gallery. If it passes in the affirmative.
ly ) the question way put whether the Gown would Grant thirty pounds to y Re m John Prentice: I A possetingly affirmative.
yo the question way put whether the Gown would give the ation fai thirty pouris out of the Towns Intrest money of y£ 50000 Lone money ; It is passed in the affirmative-
9 the question way putt whether the Foury Commitie that are to Call the brytes of ~ 50000 tone money to an account: that pay they $30. unto the Rex m John Prentice. If it passe: in the affirmative -
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To the Gown volio that in fame, wilder their present Representant be directed to pay frich a Regard to his majechies your mour of becom the Representative of a Ladyall People: If that he also use his utmost vis gelence that no infringments be made on the Royall pre-
= Rogative; nor on any of the privile ogy ofy People; Granted- them by the Royal Charter ( by their Labe Majesties King William and Queen Mary of blessed memory) and Especialy by- furling the Preajurey with out appropriation unles of tome Small Quantities that may be necessary to defray unforseen hang that may Require prompt payment
Then the aforejand meeting way acjomes to thirdday the ninth. of this month september; It then the Town meet of the meeting way Simies: Jabez Fairbank moderator; Entre Jona stoughton Clerk Lancaster october y 25: 1731: the Town meet being waren there to by the Constable: It then Chose Baraleel Lawyer petit Jury man for the next Court
Lancyter January the. 19 5731/2 the Down being met: being warme there by the Contabel; & then Chose. Thomas Carter & Jon Houghton gim to Serve of pettit Jury men for the next court
Lancaster february y 21:5731/2: the Four being meet acording to Que warming given, 9: the Down chope Can Eybrian Wilde, moderator En they Granted a Brown Rate of nineten poling the fullings Eight pence to pay what the Fown way in I cot to fundry persory for - viz -- to the assessors for their making thy Rate of the others £ 5-9-8 to Thomas Carter for getting a by law payed at Court 5-0-0 to y wow time Roys for trening the meeting iny year. 731-2-5-0 to Glage for y meeting House 3-0-0 to Jonathan Houghton for fervy Son of Four (Perkiny years731:2-0 -0. to Ebenezer Whiter 0-4-0
to Thomas Carter
0.15-0
to weights & measure
5-00
13 the Four voler to make a by law for five year for the preventing the of any persons Bringing of Cattle of Horses into Town to Summer; that dottnot belong to not owne any of the propribie of or in fi Fownicy penalty or line on Each Creator of about" Shall be ten shillings hear one halle of it to be for ty use as the poor of the Town & the other half to him or them that thall the for & Recover the fame. and also that our of Government of theey agreed that all Rang be Confines & not fullered to Run as large from the first day of Flugut to the first day of October anualy for live years next Coming from the date of thy meeting on the pain and peralty that Every Ram found to runing at Large to be for iten to him or them that thall take up & contine IN Ram or Rany af atorigi- -
4 they Granted a Rate of twenty two pounds to provide one Gamil of power with bullity of flints proportionally to make up the Town flock of amunition of the Law ( weeks; which Rate if to be made with the other Town Rube; Ephriam Wieder moderator Entier Jonathan Houghton. Brown Clerk
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Lancaster marin y. 2. 1731/2. then Recover with melienary famuel Carter Ebenezer Willer & Hooker ofgoodyun- felet men; & I have Reciever the whole of my gallery for that year that Ended July-8- 1731; as a tet She abou" is a Copy of a Receipt given John Prentice by the aforejante John Prentice and
Entrei I Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk
Hore ter is to the freehowers & offer Inhabitants of y Pown at. Lancaster qualities of the Law Directs. these are to notifie & ware you in his Maje for name to meet at y meeting House on y first moning af march next at Eight of the Clock iny forenson fit being the ormal meet. -ing for choyer of (Down officers) to Except of fuch beyways of the Select men's others whome they have inployed to lay out the favore Shall then Return to the Brown for their approbation; & to makefaty - = faction to fuck persony af shall have any of their family takeninto fair wayy -- Dat Lanciper february (y: 24 1731/2- Samuel Carter Hooker Ofgood select Ebenezer Wilder
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Lancaster monday the 6 of march 1731/2 the Town tering meet acorvin to there isall Custome for choice of Down officers; & agreable toy aboujait warrant: first they Chose Decon Josiah White maierato for It meeting: I then the felect men gave in an account of their maniageing of y prudential affairs of the Town in y year-1731 -. which is of followern Viz: Beside the warning of Town meetings they have made a Highway Rabe of Eighty pourvs: It algo the time Given tits to the fawary of men they are to call out to work out Fai fifty: they have also given order to Bezalel Lawyer Town Incajurer to pay out of the Down Clock the Jabez Fairbank and other for managing the Contention with Can't fam Willan the fum of £14-2-3. they have also given order to go Bezabel Lawyer to way to him or them that have or thalt keeps jehool at 1 till river & Farehill the fun of £ 1-4-0 they have aljo given foiBazaled Lawyer ono to pay unto myaber For the fun of £ 10-00-00 - & they have also- given for Lawyer orders to pay to Daniel Houghton £5-15- for Carrying the widow Lydia Caly up to y nice Called new hai? Theskyeyou have made a ministers Rate of £100-50-6 and they have Committed to the Constable with warrants to collect of fame. Requiring them to pay in the one
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one half of Je Rate unto y Rev m John Prentice at or before the first Day of January last past; & the other half at on or before the first day of July next infring ComptablesHolm fleches part of je ministers Rate i £ 74-5-11 Carytables Samuel Workers part of tominister Rabis £25-14-1 They have also made a County Rate of £62-16-8 and Commited Lifts to the Contables with warranty to Colect the fame Requiring go Constables to pay the go Rate unto Jonathan Houghton County Freajuver: If that at on or before the last Day of march. 5732 Contavel flechers part of fo County Rabe if the firm of £ 45-4-5 Contable Warners part of go County Rate ig the funds # 17-12-3 They have also made a fehool Rate of £60-15-1 and Commited Listy to the Corytables with warrants to Collect the fame Requiring J'Constables to pay the fame unto John Bevitt Down Treasurer for the year. 1731: & that at on or before the first day of february: 1731/2 Comptable fleches part of it Rate of the firm of £ 43-18-8 Con tabell Women part of fail Rabe is the form of £-16-16-5 They have also made a Down Rate of £ 42-2-0 and Commiti Lists to y Contables; with warranty to Collect the fame Requiring Je Constable, to paying fame unto go John Benitt Sown Treasurer or to his fuck lessor in 10 office & that at on or before the intway of fun Comptable flechers part of what is the firm of - 2-30-0 - 0 Contable Warners part of fu Rate is the form of E-12 - 2 -0 The School Rate of $ 60-15-1 ay aboury we haw given orders to John Benitt Freauwer for the year- 1731: to pay it out of folos Viz to m Saber For the fun of £27-2- 3. I to him or them that Shall keep school at I filleriver & barchill or that hath Rept if the form of £11-10-5- and to him or them that hath or thall keep school at watto quarock the form of £10-18-4 and we have also feen pain out of fot Jehool Rabe into the Brown ytook the fum of £11-4- 0-which was here tofore pain out of the Down , book. before this years Rate way to bepant in to the Town Freaprer's Handy which firmy are the whole of (y school Rabe forty years that indeth only Last day of seine- 25 =ary. 1731/2. They have also taken the Down flock out of Berated (Lawyer) Hands which frock way nine pounds & five shillings I put it into John Bewith Hands also Eleven pound + four filingout of the school Rate of about of put that into Jo Benning land
There is also twenty pounds of IN Down Track in the Hans of me James Wilder our present Representative which money we have ordered & John Bermitt to Demand & Recieve of James Wilder Jojone of the thall Recieve his wages forfering of Representative to the Down that we find thaty Down Stock y now. but £ 40-9-0 - They have also Recone with Bezacces Lawyer Down Creatures for the year. 1730 & find that he hath elecved agreable tohis ove They have also Reconed with Ebenezer Beaman James Willand of Jonathan Wheller Contables for the year 1730 ~ and find that they have Cleared with the Rev in John Prentice forty year that inveth July first- 1731- ·
They have also Reconed with the Revenant in Form Prentice I have taken a Receipt & Delivered it to y ( fark to Recon which thewith that he hath Received the whole of his - fallery forty y care that inveth the first of July 1731 -9 Dabei Lancaster march 2- 1731 2 Blocker argood. Chomay Carter fam Carter Select Ebenezerwinter Jon Houghton
(the Brown being meet on the t of march 1731/ 2:a) along th they voted to have five felest me for to marmage the 2 prudentialy of the Down for the year Enswing 3 votes was called for & brought in for y Choye of 10 five Selectmen & Joseph Lawyer Samuel Carter Joseph Willder Eg & Ebenezer Wilder & Phomay Carter way Phogen ~ vides way called for for the Choycc of a Down Clerk & brought in & Jonathan Houghton way Chogen- 5 the Town voler to Change two Con tabel, on y welt fidely Rwe 6 votes way Called for, for the Choyer of a contable on the " neck & they was brought in & Edwant They Jim way Chose 7-votes was called for for the choyer of a contable on the west five of the River & accordingly brought in and Benjamin Houghton Jun was Chosen-
8 votes way caler for; for the Choyer of a Contable on the East five the River of on the youth five the khood: If they way brought in & Jaber Pairbank Jim was chosen I vores way called for; for the choyes of a Contable on the East five of the Rivers on the north five of the khoa & they was brought in & nathaniel Hapgood way Chosen -- so voler way called for; for the choyes of two Subling men, & accordingly brought in; & Henry Houghton & Owerwieder way Chogen - L Is the Town voted that they would Choose three agress effort- - 12 votes way Called for; for the Choice of three assessors, & accordingly brought in I Joseph lawyer form (ander and Joseph Wilder Egg way Chosen to Law office
13 votes for four farvais of highways was Called for & trought. in & John Whitney, Havon Willan, Shubal Baley & Jonathan Crouch way Chosen to gotablice- - -
14 the Brown voted & Chose Jonathan Houghton Jim; & Jojenkeltherton fence ververs 1
15 the Down voler& Chose Jonay Houghton Town Preafurer 16 - the Town valed & Chose Limon Willand Erva Lawyer John more fun & Joseph Wilson for field Drivery ... 17 - the Gown vole & Chose Amof Lawyer fealer of Leather then the meeting way adjomen to the Last monday of march Curent to this place; Even to the meeting House af right ofy Clock ing forenoon monday the twenty seventh day of march; 1732: the Town being meet according to the anjomement al for meeting. from the fixth of march Currant --
the Town Excented & Confirmed a bey way from the Rhode that goeth from Lancaster to marlborough which way goeth to the fand on which Jeremiah Wilson Jim now Liveth. gity of followeth Viz.
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Lancaster June the frabench. 1731, fait out a by way of four Rois wive it beging at the kiove that goodth from Lanca ver to marlberg a lible Eafterward of where. William Houghton now Sweeth & Runeth through the Land of gamy Wilder to the Land of William- Stoughton a fare jar I way tyet along on the Easterly jis of 10 Williamstoughton, Fandt ..
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and go along on the Easterly five of William Ruchansons Land. If then through the land of James Houghton Jim & along through the land of James Butter; (though it is to be but three Roos wide through to James Houghton & Jame, Buttery Land) then saw by law from games Butter Land on which he now I weletona long up the hill to the Land on which Jonathan Beaman now Oweleth on & fo allong on the Experty five a fait Beamany Land fill it goeth beyond his House: It then it goeth in Common Law bill it comes to the land on which fever ich WillonJun now Iwely: I men it was law no farther --
&way if market on the weltery five the "For Houghton whole of the way I in fair Bulles Land Bocale owner Conmuty his fence is the found on the westerly five James Iloughfor funtify feletme appointe Entret this: 5 Day of January 17323 ; ngon Houghton Down Clerk the Town Excepter & Confirmed a flyway or highway from flera youry Eine through feveral persony Land vir: through dom nia dicuentacon hand. 44 Rody; through Jona Cutting can't; 125; Rody & through Dania Hebert, Kant: 38: Rody; & Through Thomas Wilders Rand 15 GRods: & through Elias Lawyers Canil: 47 Rod; - 1-
the above fant way interest ) Jonathan Houghton Town Clerk: the 5: Day of January: 17323- - the Four Excepted & Confirmed the way on bare till: which y a follow - Ein viz: Lancaster february the 24: 17312 fait out a by way or Bare il we began at a vernut free on the north file of the former Root that Runeth over tail Hill: & from thence on Emmon Land to Exijah Whitneys Land: & to betwen that it wwlow Warmers Land & to in Common Land to the khoa that from Caleb Lawyers to John nicholls: & & it is law outthree Rody wie; the a bougain way way intel this 5: Day of January: 1732 3: Jonathan Houghton sown Perk the sown Ex center of Confirmed the way that was laid out to lunending which way is as followsth Vir Lancaster floracery the: 25: 17312: then laut out a vy way; from the khoai that weth to the mill on the north River; to Lunen burgh; we began on the top of the hill ony welt we Corsolook at a black oak tree & to uno theni'll beyond where the way is now improvet & from thena to y nex of a Hollow; & go to another Hallow: If to across a piece of Joj ph What Carros Land: & from there along the west, we of tant fait out to Er Samt Willand: I then betwen Justice Houghtony Cam I Can'- John Bonnit's: & fo along on the Easterly five of fun Phillipsfes hari: & fo to the front pond of from theme to Lunenburgh line; this way if we Rody wide: If it is intres this 5: day of January: 1732 Ajonathan Houghton Sown Work --
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the Brown Excepted of and Confirmed a Byway to the Crown line ou Polley
6 the Brown Excepted of Confirmed a by way that good to the down time beyond Extwarm fewyers: which way of of pollo webh voz Kanca ber march the: 2:1731/2 Laid out a by way from Jonay fair banky; to the west line of the old Town - this: 38 Rolf through the land of Ebenezer Wilders then on Common to the Land of Benjamin Houghconsumen & then Ran through it: 56 Rody then on Ephriam Lawyers Land: 22: Rov, to the fall down line the go way if three Rody wide of it is marked & forces : & its Entred this Day of January: 173230 Jonathan Houghton Town Clerk the
7 the Town Excepted & Confirmes aby way from Cometook to Pongan Hall which way is as followsth Vir: Lancaster february +c: 24:5731/2; then Law out by is the fuogenes a ou way: three Rod, wie from Carmoo = Brook to Quaisanonckan hills to that way that goes from the sown rer i jain the near by House of Joshua Phelps, we acean at a red oak tree marked a tible foutherty of fait Comoo book. Youning upon the Rhow that south from the Giron to Joseph hetcomby mill or to kimon - Burgh: then from y Recoak we law to way near an Easterly point Eighty Eight hourupon the land of Ebener, Beamany to a pine tree marie, then making It angle & firming near four his te , ty point we fail fa's way Eighty one Roof in fi Beamary Land, there upon Common Land twenty fix Rody to a white oak tree market no the new bridge by i Comer of Rainh Kendoy new field; then mining over to bring Eighter rors half in Common & half in Edward Phelyet Land: then we Can't ten kov in Rainn Kentot land: then in Jail Everezer Teamany Land one Hundred & forty seven Roi Runing it along betwist In Beamany Howe & Bsam to a Great pine tree marie for the way: If it ja comer of Jo hua The peres Cand next to the Beamany House: then making an Ellow Running Southerly in Sophia Thelper Land one Hundred & thirty two Rois By a line of marked trees inding at a Red oak cruyff markes at a piece of Common Land where Is way turn Easterlyupon Common Can fourteen Rody, then it turneth more contenty. twelve ros, partly upon Common & partly on to , helpers kan to the brow of the Hill in the Rain betwist Dance Knights & Joshua Phelps: then it tury to the Right at a trump in Dance King's fence about his House of to acrise a corner of fo Knights Cant to a flake which doyneth to the way above mer joner Joseph ofgood the abought way way Ent, If this: 5. Day of January: 1732,3 Jonathan Houghton Town Clark-
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