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8 the Down Excepted & Confirmed the by way to Washa comb which way is of followoch Viz: a by way laid out letomal the: 28: 5731/2: Begining at Joney Chainbanky Land by the " ige above the fawill & it Rung through &o Pomba, By Land by the millpont to the High way that goes through f? Fri pons: then it Rung to Ebenezer Wilden land near to -- Holamyes Homeplace: then through to wilders fand; and kan of Fame, Wilders; one halfe in Each: 84 roof: & then to lit You VOOR: then 50 roos in fr Ebenezer wilders hand to Doge ph more Lanci then through & more, Cand to Joseph lawyer Land : & then through & Lawyers Land. 220 Rory I way is four Rod wie fre accuse way way Enbred this: 6 day Samuel Parter
on January: 1132/3: 2 do. blandauchtor pown look dechezer Heller Fre Pour Granted a Rate of $100-0-0 to be Thomas Carter
9 wrought out in mending of Highway & byways.
10 (in the four presaded & rheit vianimolly: that where divous Inaute diants of his own of lancaster for several years pagt; have have it view machine to take into their care & cultor Great nums of next Sale Of Honey to Run at large on the formmon of for (Town in the Summer frajon to feed there on; the owner af ferenthe & Horse, Having no Right of Commonage fait Down; which hath imoved very Retirementle to the Inhabitants of to Town in Divers Respect: that henceforward cien from the Day of the Date of His meeting: & untill five years be Expired. Hat 20- freholder or other Inhabitants of the town Shall Became to take into his or their care or Custody any neat faible or Horykind what river to Run at Large on the common of the pe your; others then fach whoge money have a Right of propertie any Irun: & it any person or nevyone Shall be. be to vill not withstanding this action to take in to his Care ciny fuch fretury: her they to for thank for litt of may the fun of ten willing per he. for Every fuch freatury year; of that the foun? in his of their care or Custody, to be improved for the use of the non of the fit your to be hint For buy any of the Inhabitants as if Bonn we are a Iv he aley verse or and as His majesty
and upon the Recovery of any fuch forfuture by any person or persons: upon his paying in the fame" the Town Freafurer; he that beinbibules to half to much of he or they that there pry in & that accordingly te praw out of the Town (Greapey Puck fumar fertigt money from time to time
and for y more profitable Railing of theep in the Goon it was also agreat a votat in the formeeting that no person or perfory what you farver any of his or Her Ram or Rany whatpower to him at Large on the Commony of faid Gown from the first of surgunt to the Last of September anualy for the train of five years of ifany person or persons Shall notwithstanding resume for tove he that forfitt the "Ram or Ramy to the use of the poor of the Bown: if that the Law bull for any person or perform to take upany Auch Remor Rang and Secure & Reffrom the fame to the End of jentembe yearly & ther to Deliver him or them to the From Treasurer for the use of y poor; he or they Kals Receive out of the Town Treat vinto the grit vores
12 the Brown voted that Joseph i devid Re Defineit to present these ording or by Laws to the Ground of general legions of the peace next to be houten at vorce ber on the second heyday of may next · and may for the Confirmation.
13 the Down vote of those Form Benytt Grand Junior - -
for the year Enturn, -
- 14 the Bown voted & Orge Hillsam hicanyon to fove on the walt to at the next Court
the avere an meeting former JAdon thoughton for to
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To Benjamin Houghton Jon Constable of Lancaster Greeting Perquant to hig majesties precept to un directed: these are in hy name to Require you to ware the freeholders of other > habitants of Lancaster within your porel inch) that have Such an Ever of the Law Directs to quali them to the Einen of a Representative; to meet at the meeting House in 1 From an the third monday of may Currant at nine His Cock in the morning: then & there to Elenco Delle one or more person, Que lines of alorejano to serve for and represent them in a great & General Court to be ho den in the Last madre way of may Currant of fo on; -.
you are also like Required to wame the freehowers & other inhabitants Quality according to Law to afjemble at the fame time & place to grant a Rate", the Support of the School; & to comeinto force better way of method that to Each part of the Town may know when It will to keep their part :- I make the Return ofwarant before the time aboutfait - Joseph Wili,
Thomas Carter Select men dar cyber may 9: 5: 1732 Vienever Weller
More to, is : may the 15-1732; Buverdens the nament & have waren the treino for & then malavitany. is in my megine fre vel of the is direct; to meet at the time of place within Direche " for the Sie meridienes - -
the arter warrants are the fame Benjamin Houghton hin
at this Excent the Cry tables names 1 Conitalie of Lancaster It's abougan warrant Ent .. 7) JonathanHoughton Town Clerk data it) may the 5: 1732 the prechowder, & other inhal - vifanty of the Town qualified according to now beingmicas according to the a bowland warranty; & the maninte - and Returns toing read gethe Letters of them offen giri automotive He so norrt& Chose ajak write moderator to face misting fie question was put sobres the Down now in front a Rate of fixty. prin for the port & maintenance of a ferver vit paset ini
3 The Bown ister that the exit men Fare Care & provide a school 1
master in the Found that one tekort ma ies fiant ree, mentor in Pack part ofi Fax: & that the Relect mon Ice to jail
4 The felet man Called for vody for the Change of Representatives the moth being brought inim JonathanHoughton way Choff- then the meeting was abjones to the first thejoy of lugast next to Eight of the Clock in the fore noon: "o" if atty meating Hours after interes + Dort Houghton down (Tork Jojeak White movertry
Lancaster July the 20: 1732 .. To the free holder, & other Intanto of fail Four of Lancaster qualeful to vote in (Four affairs of the Lara atirecta
Chefenvin high spectief name to ware you to meet at the marking theys En fait Down on the first day of August next at right of the Clock in the morning to which time & place your marchousting and Proprietors meeting y avjones) to make form Dition to the Few mit Johnment: fallery of hath i'm acceptance for- years past; also to fear is what may be nesgary to be done in onity to Get fome abatement of the Province Fax for the present year ... Joseph Hier 7
famuel certo, EbenezerMilder 172:12
August the fint: 1732 the wreck men & other Inhabitants of fall (Down being meet according to waning given: byly feuer men Quijo by the Contains for the Choice of one grand Jury mam &fore petit Cany man. trots was Called for for the Choice of fail Grand Jury man; & accordingly brought in I Honay Houghton was Chosen for san ferry. then voly was Called for for the Choyer of agratis Jury man . If accordingly brought in I Dorph Ong foi way Choyer for fai fervis -
Then the Town vara) that the Commity that are on Call the. pourin
Trustees of the £50000 tone money to an account: to pay thirty poury of the intrest of fo £ 50000 pounds unto the Red" in tom Sentice: to be able to his fallery for this present year - The Town allo votes that the leleet men present a petition to the General Court in the Dowry behalfe) to Get the Province Fax abatic for the present your
then the marting way ali med to the Hurtonthe day at fenster be next:& being mest on to day they Chose dore ch Hilde no more =valor for s' mating: If then the meeting was adjourned to the Last wednesday ad October next: Entre patent Houghton frontierk Lancaster Tentember fre: 15-1732 Me Down meet according to warming given by the Constabe & fint Cione Nathaniel lawyer to leve on the Grand than of records they Erje Ecconagiah White to leave on the pettit here at the happening Court to be holden at ware tes in tentembet Currant
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we One day the 25 of October-1732- the Town being mat .7 according to the adjonment of the meeting from the Hurtenth Day of Jestember Last part: the Comptable then warmed them to Choose one man to Leve on the pettit fury at the next Court to be holden at worcester: & voley was called for for the Choice of a Jury man. If being in Joseph Lawyer way chogen brought & then the meeting was Dijit; Joseph Wilder moderator the alone fais Entre & Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk Lancaster february; the fifth 5732/3: the freeholders of atter rihabitant at &t Town being meet according to Que warming: first they Fotoist Grope Jonathan Thor moderator for fo meeting - Second ly the jour Grandi fourty right Chilling to Jonathan Houghton for fering low Clerk. 4 for Recording of High + beyways in the year-1732 - thirty the For Granted a Down Rate of twelve pound, & ten thillings for the Depraying of Four Charges for the year 1732: gond More moderator the above and Entre A Jonathan Houghton Down Clerk -- the abourjois fifth iny of february the Town Chose Navon Willing to jeve on the publit Jung at the next Court, to be holden at worst :- they Being warmed there to by the Contable of Lancaster --
Luxcyber monday of march 1730,3-the crechallenges ofrer Inhabitar
Four that we're qualified to vote in Town afairy being meet agreable to the warming given; it being our annual meeting for choice of Four oficer 1 they Go, Can't Dames Winter moderator for law meeting. If then the law which are to be Read way react- & tiver the felect men formy year :32 faire in their account for 4 year port which is af followerh 302- we have taken an account of the fifthon & fin that they have mad a ministers Rule of one thun pound If they have Commites) Lifts roy terytables with warrants to collect the fame. Requiring the Constable, to wy th one halboftheir Respective firmy which they that Je levy & Court unto the River John Prentice eur por Ent münter ab on or before the first day of forward Last part of the other hate at on or before the first day city next: If to put up their accounty with tony Boughton Town Breajurer of their Collections Comptable " Benjamin Houantony part of the miny ter Kake is-F36-2-3 Constance Rabianie ( Rapport part 3. nemm & Rabe is- 13-10-10 Contable Javez fair banks part of the minister, Robey- 26-00-3 Can youvis Edward Phases part of the minister Rate ig # 23-10-6 we also find that the agression have made a fehora Rabe of Fixty por oben taeltwo pence that they have Com
Commited Libs to the Constable with warrants Requiring them to door Collect the fame & to pay it unto Jon Houghton Gown Greatner af on before the twentieth day of february (innt - Benjamin Houghton part of to School Rate is # 22.03.01 nathaniel Hasgoods part ofit fehool Rate is : 2.08-06-11 Jabez fairbanks part of felval Rabe y. £ 17-04-03 Edward Phe per part of Je Jehoal Rate is # 13-05-11
?cause find that y agressory nave made a your Rate , fiften pounds fiften Chilkings of five pence . If that they have Commiter Lyty to y Contables with warrants to Collect the fame Requiring them to pay their Respective fung which they that to levey & Collect in unto Jerry Houghton Down Treasurer or to big fuckjeg for in fair office of that at on or before the first day of eliprie next -7-2-2-1
Comptable Benjamin Houghtons part of fait Rate y-£ 5-13- 5 Contables nathaniel Hap good) part of fu Rate is. Contable Jaber Fairbank, part of far habe is- £-4-7-10 Contable Edward Phelpers part of je Rate is £-3-12-1
we have also given Jonay Houghton Down (Berliner order to Revive ar School of Town Rates with and cry to pay out a part of the may colliurethe Viz of the school kater in myaber ( For the form of - £6-2-2 tom Jo jian Swan the form of . <13-15-0 to me Hojenh Barbican the firm of £13-15.0 for what he kept jehoot at that part of town Called shoppers hill
also to faut Barbican when he that have kept on sucher £13-15-0 of a year for the Rest of the Town of the neck y like firm of
also to me Promay Prentice the him of £ 2-0.0
for his keeping school of fille tiver the Last year twenty two thrilling. of je fourty to be taken out of that feroce money Called the (for Currygrant of Eighton thislings being a part of the nineround sight thethings four pence here after mentioned when of law Jonay Houghton is to Reciever John Benitt Town (Sreagerer for of year-1731: We have also Recover with fait John Bemult our former Down (Treasurer and find that he hath Payer y whole of yorders Frawn uponhim. Viz the whole of the School Rate Except two Shillings - algo two artery drawn upon him by the Select men the first of ten pounds hirten Shilling & Eight pence for saying the last years elysefors Down Clerk & Sweeping the meeting House. & Thoma, Carter for getting a by low payper payser at the arterferions- I to Ebenezer wilder four thilings
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the other; fix pounds thinken Shillings to pay for y meeting House glass and Cast Jamy Wilder for getting an order to Rate Harvard. It to Josen Willer for a petition of a by Law; the whole of fait orders amountin to Leventen pounds fix Shillings & Eight pence, we also find that the fair John Bernitt hath Received of Cap+ James Willer the twen pourvy advance to him when he way Chogen Representative- we alsofing that he the fail John Bennitt hath Delivered to Jonathan Houghton - twenty pounds ordres him in advance upon his being Chofen Representation So that what Remains in fait John Benwith Hands is forty five pounds light hillings of four pence of which money the fair John Benmitt i ordered to pay unto John (Blecher thirty fix pound, for five Grown would & fixten. Grown wild laty that have been killed in I near to fail town of Lancaster & the cary Cut off by the Contables in the presence of forme of the select men of the Law Directs - So that there still Remains of the Foury money in Jo Benitts Hand, the fun of nine pounds Eight Shillings of four pence which money the go John Benmitt is ordered to pay to Jonay Houghton Sown Treasurer. Of the fair Jonas Houghton is accordingly onved to Recieve the fame of well of the aforejaut thirty fix pounds of the Province Treasurer. If to keep the fourty five pounds Eight thillings of four pence till further order: we have also Reconed with y Reverand in John Prentice for y year part; but finding that Samuel Warner Consta is near four pounds behind of his Collection we could oftam no aqui = tance forty Down: we have also Proportioner y School Rate
I find that that the money Due to thepher kill School
for y present year is fixten pounds thirten Shillings & one peney and the Remainder of the Downy part is forty three pounds Joseph Wilder fix Shillings & Eleven pence Ebenezer Wilder ( Select men Samuel Carter ) for Lancaster on the afarejant 5 of march after the moderator was Chosen of afeyan 2 votes that the Gown would Chose five telest men for the year injung 3 votes was Called for for the Choice of five Select men & accordingly brought in & Josiah White Jonathan Houghton Joseph Wilder you Samuel Carter & Ebenezer Wilder was Chosen
Then the Constable warned the Down to Choose two men to ferve on the Grand Jury for the year injuring. If one man on the pettit Jury the next Court vity way Caler for for the Choice of a Down Clerk & brought
4 in I Jonathan Houghton was Chosen forty year infing
5 The Down vote that there be three Comptables in the Town this present year 6 votes that the flysefor proportion y Raty to Each Corytable of near to aniquality af they Shall think proper & Convenient
7 vols way called for for the Choice of a Comptable on the East file of the River & brought in I Daniel Houghton way Chogen 1
- voby way called for for the Choice of a Corybable on the wep file of the River & brought in & Joshua Ofgood way Chogen - - votes way Caled for for the Choyce of a Contable on the neck and 9 brought in and Haron Willand was Chosen .- - 10 votes way called for for the Choice of a Down Freafurer and brought in I Jonay Houghton way Chogen
Is votet to Choose fix farvairs of Highway of accordingly Chose Jeremiah Holman William Pollan Jonas Rambank Ebenezer Polley Chomay Houghton I vrah Holt for to farvairs 12 votes & Chope James Houghton & Eligy Lawyer Sything memory year Enjung
13 volevo Chose Davi Whenomb & Joseph Bermitt fenceveivon fory year infring 14 volo (hoje oliver more Daniel Knight Vyona Whitcomb fieberrivery or haywar 15 votes i Chose John Bearnan Jum Jealer of Leather
16 the Comptable Called for voff for the Choice of two Grand Jury men of accordingly Hey was brought in & William Richardson & Hooker ofgoo Jun way Chojen for faut ferry
the Comptable Called for vots for the Choice of a petit Jury man
17 & they was brought in I James Keys way Chojen for fai ferny Then the aforejaw James Houghton who way Chojen Puthing man defined the Gown would dimis him from Serving futhing man, tive If the question being whether the Town would ymy him it paying negal Then the fo James Houghton Refused to Serve a Bytning man; of- The Clown proceeded to the Choice of another & Choje Ebenezer Beaman for a Rything man in jail James Houghtons Rhome then the Down voted & Chose Joseph Wilder Eg? Jojiah White & Jonathan Houghton Assessors for the year injuring --- then the aboujan (Town meetings was av jones to the third wanyday of may next to right of the Clock in the fore room Jamy Wilder moderator The aboujan intres Jonathan Houghton Gown Clerk
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Copy of a what followthe is a warrant for the Calling of a Down meeting- viz .. Worcester fs:
To the free holders and other Inhabitants of the Town of Lancaster qualifier. to vote in Town affairy &C: In fig majestics name you are here by required and warned to meet at the meeting House in fait Lancaster on wany day the- fixtenth day of may Currant at right of the Clock in the forenoon (to whichtin "and place our annual Down meeting for Choice of Town officers: & our other Gown meeting which way on the fifth way of february Last are both adjoner then there to Consider. Conclude act to what the Town Shall think proper and Convenient to be Done. Refering to the feveral things here after- mentioned in this warrant: Viz: Choose a farvair of Highways in the. Rhome of Thomay Houghton who hath neglected to take his oath to fail offic. also to Choje one field Driver in the Khome of Daniel Knights who hath neglected to take fry oath to jail office- also to let the prime you at Large if the Brown fee lange - also to Choose two blognews as the Law directly .. also to Except of fick Highway & byways of that be brought in to the Gown & to make Resolution to fuch of Shall have any of their Lands taken into fait ways also to make a Resonable addition to the Rev? no m& John Prentice fallery. or to make a yearly addition there to or of the Town hall think fitt and Convenant (in gryfice) to 800 Referring to Jan fallery- also to act & doo what the Town hall think proper to be done- nord to prevent the Church Land in Lancaster being infringed upon by any me also to act & doo what the Four thall think proper to be done in order to their Granting a Highway Rate &C.
also to Grant a jehoole Rate of the Town hall think fitt- also to Grant a Town Rate for the paying for woolve, & wild Cats. and for other Town Changes that may brige in fai Down- also to acte to what may be necesary to be done in directing the (fyreffort; to order the Contables to pay the Rev in John Prentices fallery in unto the Brown Preajver
also to Consider Conchide act of do what the Town hall think proper to be done Refering to a petition to the Letect men fignes Gamaliel- Beaman & othery: which petition is of followers Vez: march y.20:1732/3 is the feest men of the town of Lancaster Gentmen, whereas we the fut. = fcribery Inhabitants of the Westorly & fourthwesterly party of y & Sown of Lancaster have by the providence of God our Habitations fixed at Such a Remote Distance from the place of publick worship that it is- with great vifaculty at some jeapory of the year Especialy) that we attend on the fame. It is always attended with more labour of we Conceive) than is proper for a day of holy Rest if it Could Conveniently be avoided- and there being alvery fetter a Considerable number of famelyy. within Such a Distance of Each other, o algo with others that are felling among us that we hope in a little time by the Blyn of providence we Shall be able to get up & Lopi& publick-
worship among our felvy which we hope will prove much for our Eage and Comfort & benefit: that which we therefore humbly move is that the following petition may be infected in your next warrant for the Calling of a Down meet =ing: that the fourtherly part of the additional Grant to Lancaster & a part of fais al Bowny Ris (in fuch a Convenant time of the General Court Shall fee meet) mightnowby a vote of the Gown fett off for a seperate Poury hin Viz: that an angle be made at four miles Distance from the northwesterly Corner of Lancaster of Foury hij & a fine be run over the fouthermost wee- = Cancheett Hill: It to over the Rockey Hill till it meet with the Town line- and to Extend East according to this line in to the old Township one mile. and from there to run a line foucherly to the path that tury out to goo to John Prescott; wift of Jonay Fairbanky House, and from thence. to where the path formerly went over fouth medlow at the Lower in) of Bezalel Lawyers medlow. & from theme to the fear in the River at the lower End of Joseph Lawyery fence & fo to the Gown Line: If that you will improve your Interest in the Gown for wy that they will Show their Compajonate.
Regard (whose offspring many afry are) in freely Granting our Request and To we Rest yours in duty &C: Gamaliel Beaman, Ebenezer, Prescott. Benjamin Houghton, Samuel Lawyer, Jonathan Ofgood. (Fairbank More, Jonathan Bealey Promay Rose, Joseph more, Thubael Bealey, John fnow
also to Corywer Conclude act of do what the Gown Shall think fitt to be Done Refering to a petition figner Peter Joplin & others which is as followstk Viz: Lancaster April y 30: 1933: (To the felect men of the Town of Lancaster Gentel: Greeting; we the fubycriter Defire that you would put into your next warrant for a Town meeting; to fee whether the Gown will Build a meeting House on the west five of the River, on the old meeting Hlouge = place upon the Hill by m Hooker Ofgoods; or upon the Jehood House Hill near where the school House now grands; Peter Joplin, Samuel Willant. Hooker, ofgood Jabez, Fairbank, John Prescott, Ephraim Wilder Phamay Carter, John Buss, John Bermitt. Hooker Ofgood Jun, John (Flacher, hoy Lawyer, Joshua Ofgood, Hezekiah Gaby,
also to Consider Consude acti Do what the Down Shall think fit to be Done Refering to a petition Signed Jojiah Wheeler & other]; which is of followed Viz; Lancaster April y 30; 1733; To the felet men of Lancaster. Gjenta Greeting; the petition of Several of the Inhabitants of the Town whose namy are under written; felting forth the many Handgripy & Dificultycy which we for this many years have undergon in Getting to the publick workers of God. I in a peculiar manner in the winter fejon; these are therefore to Request of you that you put it into your next warrant for warming a Down meeting; then to be layit Before the Town to Je whether the Town will felt of all the Inhabitants on the East fife the River, to be a generate Down or prejincto begining at the webery Line, and to Down fall River till you Come to
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Harvard Line; Excepting the Interval Late of Land on the East five of Jail River: Viz: Daniel Ruggs. Thomas Forters, Samuell Willandy, Jamy Houghton Je, Robert Pheliya, & Edward Phelps Inn, Joseph- Wheelocky. Decon Jo jiah Whitey, If the Heiry of Can't John White Deceased and for the Better accumulating of both files of the River; Josiahwhe William Pollan, Joshua moore, Jabez Fawbank Jonathan moore, Willi Keyes, John Whitney; Jeremiah Holman, Nathaniel Halman, Thomas Whitney, & William Lawyer -
and in as much of the aforejai Petitions have affixed and Confinedto the place of the getting of the meeting House, to the Hill by m" Hooker ofgoods or on the School House Hill: it is her farther added that the Down have their full Liberty not with flanding (and you are alike warned, to- Conjuler. Conclude, act of Do what you that think fitt & Convenient to be done) to fett faut meeting House. Some where to the Eastward of m Benjamin Wiljory House, or in any other place within the Town of Lan - Capfer that the Town hall Judge proper & Convenant - Dat Lancaster may y: 3: 1733: by order of y select men Jona" Houghton Town (fert The above, warrant intres by the Jonathan Houghton Down Clock -- the may y: 16: 1733: The free howery if other inhabitants being meet aconting to the aboury! warrant & upon the acjomement of march meeting for choyee of town they proceder to Know by a vote whether they would lett the prime goo at Large and it progres in the affirmative £ - 2 they voted that they would Phooge three Hogreany - 3 - valy way Pales for for the house of three Hogreway. If accordingly brough in: If Jonathan Beley, Joseph & Jaber Beaman way Chogen - - 4. vory way Called for for the Choice of a farvais for Highway: & according - Ly brought in: & Phomay Houghton way Choysen farvann HE ---- 5 - vots was Called for: for the Choyes of a fielddriver of accordingly brought and Daniel Knight way Chosen fulltive,
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