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George Robinson
John Lillie
assessors
Kichard Kidder for said
Manasseh Horsmor
Dudley
Benjamin Newell
Worcester ss to Joseph Scott and Samuell Corbin of the a warent for a Town of Dudley in the Countey of Worcester Constabels of sd Town Greeting these are in his majesties name to will and Require you forthwith to warn all the free holders and other inhabetence qualefied according to Law to vote in Town meetings in each of your wards to meet at our meeting house in sd Town on monday the 3ª day of march next enseuing at nine of the clock in the morning then and their to act upon the following artickels if thay see cause
Ī to chuse Town officers as the Law directs
2 to see whether the Town will accept of the several high-
Town meeting
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wayes that have been Layed out by the select men this present year
3 to see whether the Town will come into sum other methood consering mending of our highwayes
4 to see whether the Town will agree with som fit pearson to take care of the meeting hous doors and key and to swep the meeting house and to bring water so ofen as it is needed to baptize the children and make due return of these warents with your doings thereon to us the subcribers at time and plase above sd as you will answer your default at the pains and peanalty of the Law in that case mad and provided at Dudley this 25 day of February annadom 1739-40
John Lillie Select men Richard Kidder for sd Benjamin Newell Dudley
by vertue of these warrents wee have warned the several inhabetence of the Town of Dudley in each of our wards to meet at time and place within mentioned
Joseph Scoot Samuell Corbin Constabels
anuel Town meeting at a meeting of the inhabetence of the Town of Dudley Regularly asembled at our meeting hous in sd Town on mon- day the 3ª day of march annodom 1739-40
I Chosen Capt Ebnezer Edmunds modrator for sd meeting
2 voted to have five select men this yeare
3 voted John Lillie Town Clerk
4 voted John Lillie the first select man
voted Richard Kidder the second select man
5 6 voted Benjamin Newell the third select man
7 voted manasseh Horsmore the forth select man
S voted Clement Corbin the fifth select man
9 voted the select men to be asesors
10 voted Richard Kidder Town Treasuerer
II voted Thomas Cheaney Constabel for the west end of the Town
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12 voted Thomas Newell Constabel for the east end of the Town
13 voted Willam Carter and Benjamin Putney Surveiers for the east end of the Town
14 voted Joshua Healy and Elisha Saben Surveiors for the west end of the Town
15 voted philip Newell and Philip Corbin tything men
16 voted Ebenezer Coburn and Jacob bradbury fens vewers
17 voted that the swine should go at Large being youked and ringed
IS voted Daniel Coburn jun and Frances Carter Hog Reves
19 voted Joseph Saben and Samuel Child a informers or complaners of any pearsons that kill Deear Conterary to the Lat act
20 voted that the select men should agree with som parson to tak care of the meeting house
21 voted by the Town to accept of all the highwayes that ware Layed out by the select men this yeare excepting that throu Joseph Davis without pertickuler men do give him ten pounds in money by the first of may and if thay do then it is exepted and if thay do not then it is to be void and of none efect all these before menteoned officers have taken the aire their oaths as the Law directs
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Dudley Apriel ye 3ª 1739 a highway Layed out by the select men of sd Town and Exepted by the Town at the anual meeting march 3ª 1740 and is as follows begining at a stack and heap of stons on the west side of quinebouge River which stake and heap of stons staning on the south side of sd river near the foot bridge which is over sd river and from thense runing near northwest by a Line of heap of stons to another stack and heap of stons near Capt Edmunds dwelling house the sd road to be four rods wide and all the sd markes are on the southwest side of sd rood and then runing west from sd stak and stons to another stak and heap of stons and from thense to
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Woodstock Line to a Lettel red oak stak with a heap of stons about it which rood from the stak and heap of stons that is near Capt Edmunds is eight rods wide to Woodstock Line and all these markes are on the south side of sd rood and the whole of sd rood is Layed out on judg Dudleys Land
Dudley November ye 26 1739 a highway Layed out by the select men of sd Town and Exepted by sd Town at our annual meeting on march the 3ª 1740 : and is as follows begin- ing at Philip Corbins hous and from thense near west to the Rd mr Hows southeast corner which is a stak and heap of stons and so upon Philip Corbins south Line on the south sid of it to a Lettel white oak tree with a heap of stons about it which is sd Corbins northwes corner of his Lot and from thense near southwest to a black oak tree markt on three sids of it on the Indians Land and from thense to a grate Chusnut tree markt on thre sids and from thense to a walnut tree markt on the east sid on a Lettel Run and from thense to a small read oak and from thens to a small white oak tree and from thense to read oak tree near the rood that comes from mr Robesons mill and goes to the meeting hous and all the sd markes are on the northerly side of sd road and said road to be two rods wide
Dudley February ye 27th 1739-40 a highway Layed out by the select men of sd Town and exepted by sd Town at the annual meeting on march the 3d 17.10 and is as it follows be- gining at Richard Kidders west Line at a black oak tree markt standing in the rood that coms from Oxford to Dudley and so runing near west on the Land belonging the heirs of governer Dudley to a white oak tree markt on the east side of a Letel run and so a Long as the path now goes betwen a Lettel medow and swamp and from thense to a Larg white
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oak tree markt and so a long as the path now goes to the pond brook and then up the brook to the pond and over sd brook clost to the pond and so west to to Thomas Newells Land and throu sd Newells Land to a white oak tree markt near sd Newells twentey acere Lot and so up Rocke hill as the path . now goes to the top of the hill and then in the foot path on the north side of a Letel swamp and so into the rood that comes from James Corbins and so along in sd rood as it was formarly Layed out to Nathan Ramsdels barn yard and thrugh his barn yard west through his Lot to a pich pine tree markt on the north sid of the rood and from thens to his west Line and from his west Line near southwes through mr Ebenezer Goers Land to a chasnut tree markt on the southeast side of the rood near Ebenezer Davisons north Line and from thense straight to a white oak tree markt on the east sid of the rood and from thense through Ebenezer Davisons Land betwen his hous and barn and as the path now goes down to the rood that comes from Jonathan Hobbs and goes to Deacon Conants and the whole of said rood is to be two rods wide and the most of sd markes are on the northerly sid of sd rood
Dudley February the 2Sth 1739-40 a highway Layed out by the select men of sd Town and exepted by the Town at our anual meeting on march the 3d 1740 and is as follows be- gining at white oak teee markt a Lettel northeas of Joseph Vintons hous and from thense near northeast down to the river over sd river to a smal white oak tree markt and so throu Esq Vintons Entervail to his Lane to the Lettel bridge on the west side of the bridge and so through sd Vintons Land under ratelsnake rock as the path now goes to the top of the hill to a heap of stons and from thense near north in James Taylors Land to a white oak tree with a heap of stons about it and from thense to a to a walnut tree in sd Taylors Land with a heap of stons about it and from thense through sd Taylors Land to Joseph Jewells Jun norwest corner and so through sd
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Jewells Land on his north Line on the south sid of it tow rods wide to Joseph Jewells sen Land and along on his north line on the south side of it two rods wide unto the rood that comes from John Taylors and from a heap of stons in sd Taylors Land runing near southeast through Joseph Jewells sen nor- east corner of his Land straight to a grat chasnut tree in the midel of sd rood and from thense to a wallnut tree markt in the Line betwen sd Jewell and Samuell Newell and from thens straight to a white oak tree markt in Samuell Newells Land on the side of the hill and from thense runing near east on the Line betwen Samuell Newell and Jonathan Newell one rod on Samuel Newell and one rod on Jonathan Newell to a heap of stons and from sd Line near south- east to a white oak tree in Jonathan Newells Land and from thense to a white oak tree markt and from thens straight to a white oak tree markt and from thense sraight throu Samuel Newells pastuer and mooing Land to his brook in his Lane near his house and throu his Lane to the end of it and from thense a long by sd Newells Land and by William Carters south Line in the Indians Land to a popel stump with a heap of stons about it and from thense to a straight to a pith pine tree which is the northwest corner of the four acers that was given to the Town and all the sd markes are on the northerly side of sd rood and the whole of sd rood is to be two rods wide the old highway fomorly Layed out by the Select men in the year 1734 where it is Recorded from Joseph Jewells seners Land to his north east corner and from thence baring east and benoth accros Benjamin Newell and Jonathan Newells Land pritey straight to the northwest corner of Samuell Newells Hundred acer Lot is void and of none efect by Reason of alltering of it from the above sd Jewells north Line for the more convenence of sd rood
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Worcester ss
To the Constabels Thomas Newell and Thomas Cheney of the Town of Dudley in the Countey of Worcester Greeting SEAL for as much as sundrey Parsons being freeholders and other inhabetence of the sd Town of Dudley qualefied by Law to vote in Town affaires have Latly as well at divers times hear- Town meeting a warrent for a tofore made application to us the select men of sd Town that a Town meeting might be called to Reconsider those Divers votes formaly Pased Relating to the Granting of places or spases in the Publick meeting hous erected for the worship of god in sd Town desined for the placing or building Pews or at the charge of the Grantees and it being aledged or suggested that sd votes ware not Regularly mad and pased and that the rule which ought to have Governed that affaier ware not at- tended or Regarded and for as much as the Grantees have not as yet Expended aney Cost or Charge in Erecting or building aney of sd Pews or the plases or the spases asigned for them to be built as aforesaid to the intent thearefore that justice and Right theirein may now be don and the peace of the Town be presarved and promoted these are to direct and Require you seasonabley to notefie all the Freeholders and other inhabetence of sd Town of Dudley qualefied as aforesaid in each of your wards to assembel and meet at our meeting hous on tusday the fiftenth day of April at teen of the clock in the fore noon then and theire in a publick and Laful Town meeting to take the Premeses into theire searas wise and just considration that if thay shall see cause and good Reason thay may then and theire Reconsider those former votes and com into aney other or further methods ways or means for the just due peasebel dis- position Granting or determing the said places or spaces as to them shall seme most just meet and convenent IIcareof fail not and make due Return of these warrents with your doings thearcon to us the subscribers at the time and place within mentioned as you will answer your default at the penealtey of
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the Law in that case dated at Dudley aforesaid the thirtey first day of march annodom 1740
John Lillie
Richard Kidder
Select
Clement Corbin
menasseh Horsmore men
Benjamin Newell
by virtue of these warents we have warned the several in- habetence of the Town of Dudley in each of our wards to meet at the time and place within mentioned
Thomas Newell Thomas Cheney Constabels
Town meeting at a meeting of the Inhabetence of the town of Dudley Regularly asembled at our meeting hous in sd Town on tusday ye 15th day of April 1740
I voted and chose Capt Edmunds modrater for sd meeting
2 voted and Reconsidered all those former votes Relating to the Granting of plases for the building of pews in our meeting house and to com into the method in disposing of them as folowes
I voted that those meen that have payed most to the charges in Town ever sence that we ware incorprated into a Town with one head to an estate
. 2 to have a regard to thos men that ware the first setlers in Town
3 that those that have an estate of frechold in Town shall have the pews
3 voted to have five men to be a Cometce to search the Lists and to see who the pews do belong to
4 voted deacon Conant and Esq Vinton and John Lillie and Benjamin Newell and Menasseh Horsmore be the Comitee to see who is to have the Pews and to mak return to the Town
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Town meeting
Worcester ss to Thomas Cheney and to Thomas Newell a warnt for a of Dudley in the Countey of Worcester Constabels for sd Dudley and to each of them Greeting these are in his majesties name to Require you forthwith to warn the free- holders and other Inhabetence of sd Town in each of your SEAL wards that have an estate so that thay are qualefied according to Law to meet at the meeting house of sd Dudley on thursday the twentey second day of may instant at one of the clock afternoon to make choyes of a man qualefied according to Law to sare and Represent the said Town in a grate and General Cort or assembley appointed to be holden and Convened and kept for his majesties sarvics at the Cort hous in Boston upon wensday the twentey eight day of may and to act upon the following artecls if thay 'see cause
to chuse a select man in the room of mr Hosmore Late I Removed out of Town
2 to see if the Town will continue mir Hosmore a Commite man Consearning the pews or to Chuse another in his room and make due Return of these warents with your dooings theire on to us the subcribers at the time and plase above sd as you will answer your default at the paine and penealtey of the Law in that case mad and provided given under our hands and seal at Dudley above sd this nintenth day of may anno Dom 1740
Clement Corbin - Select men Richard Kidder for sd Benjamin Newell Dudley
by vertue of these warrents we have warned the sevaral inhabetence of the Town of Dudley in each of our wards to meet at the time and plase above sd
Thomas Cheney Thomas Newell Constabels
at a meeting of the inhabetence of the Town of Dudley Town meeting
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Regulary assembled at our meeting hous in sd Town on thursday the twentey second day of may 1740
I voted and chose Esq' Vinton moderater for sd meeting
2 voted and chose Esq' Vinton select man in the room of mr Hosmore Lat removed out of Town 3 voted to Continue m' Hosmore a Comitte man Consern- ing the pews
Town meeting
a warent for a Worcester ss to Thomas Cheney and Thomas Newell of the Town of Dudley in the Countey of Worcester Constabels of sd Town Greeting : these are in his majesties name to will and Require you forthwith to warn all the freeholders and other inhabetence Qualefied according to Law to vote in SEAL Town meetings in each of your wards to meet at our meeting hous in sd Town on monday the 29th day of September instant at nine of the clock in the morning then and their to act on the folling artkels if thay see cause
I to see whether the Town will add aney thing more to the Revd mr Hows Sallerey
2 to see what method thay will com into to provide him his fire wood
3 to see whether the Town will do aney thing to provide schooling for their children and if thay do then to grant money to be raised to defrey the charges thearof
4 for all the inhabetence to bring in an invoice of their Ratebel Estates to the select men on sd day in order for mak- ing of the Cuntrey Tax
5 to see whether the Town will accept of the Commites Report Relating to the pues and if thay do then to vote them to those pearsons to hom thay do belong and allso to set a time for biulding of them and make due Return of these warents with your doings thearon to us at the time and place above mentioned as you will answer your default at the pains and penalty of the Law in that case mad and provided at
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Dudley the 22 day of September Ad ome mi 1740 by order of the select men
John Lillie Town Clerk
by vertue of these warents we have warned the several in- habetence of the Town of dudley in each of our wards to meet at the time and place within mentioned
Thomas Newell and Thomas Cheney Constabels
at a meeting of the inhabetence of the Town of dudley Regularly assembeled at our meeting hous in sd Town on monday the 29th day of September 1740
I Voted and chose Esq" Vinton modrater for sd meeting
voted to give to the Rd mr Howe fortey pounds in money 2 this present year in considration of his building
3 Voted fortey cord of fire wood to the Red mr Howe this present year cut and carted to his door fit for his fire
4 Voted that the fire wood for m' How should be set at 12 shillings acord and to be Raised upon the inhabetence by a Rate
5 Voted to raise 30 pounds of money to defrey the charges of schooling the Town to be devided into three parts and each part to draw their proportion of the money and to Lay it out in schooling of their children
6 Voted Joshua Healy for the senter of the Town and Benjamin Putney for the east end and Benjamin Newell for the west end of the Town to be a Commitey to devide the Town into three parts as thay shall subcribe and each part is to pay whear thay subcribe
7 Voted to accept of the Commites Report Relating to the Pues
I Voted to Dacon Joseph Edmunds that Pue in the north- west corner of the meeting house joyning to mr Howes
2 Voted to Willam Carter that pue on east sid of the front doors
the Town meeting
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3 Voted to Joshua Healy that Pewe on the west sid of the
front doors
4 Voted to Samuel Newell that midel pue on the east side of the pulpit
5 Voted to Ebenezer Edmunds that pue on the east side of the pulpit
6 Voted to John Vinton Esq' that pue on the Right hand of the east doors
7 Voted to George Robenson that pue on the south side of the cast doors
8 Voted to Clement Corbin that pue joyning Joshua Healeys on the west side of the front doors
9 Voted to Dacon Benjamin Conant that peue on the north- east corner of the meeting house
IO Voted to Thomas Cheney thet midel pue on the east side of the front doors joyning to mr Carters
II Voted to James Corbin that pue on the south side of the west doors
I2 Voted to Jonathan Newell that pue on the north side of the west doors
13 Voted to Benjamin Newell the midel pue on the north side of the east doors betwen Esq Vintons ad Dacon Conants
14 Voted to Ebenezer Bacon the midel pue on the north side of the west doors
15 Voted to Samuel Corbin that pue on the south side of the cast doors joyning to the womens stairs
16 Voted to Joseph Putney that pue on the south side of the west doors betwen James Corbins and the stairs
17 Voted that those pearsons that have the pues shall build them in the spase of one year from this time or els thay shall Return to the Town again
IS voted and chose Esqr Vinton to go down to adrees Great and General Court to see whether their Honours will abate som thing of our provinc Tax and fine
Daniel Coburn sener did hear at this present meeting enter
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his desent against that vote of the Towns accepting of the Commites Report Relating to the Pues
The sum total of the ministers Rates for the west end : 73-12-II
The sum total of the provence Tax for the west end 35-19-4
The sum total of the school Rates for the west end 15-16-3
The sum total of the minicsters Rates for the east end 72-15-0
The sum total of the provnce Tax for the east end 35-18-6
The sum total of the school Rats for the east end 14-II-IO
these above sd Rates ware mad and Delivered into the Constabels hands with a warent to each for colecting of the same namly to Constabel Thomas Cheney for the west end and Constabel Thomas Newell for the east end of the Town
Dudley October ye 13th 1740
Worsester ss to Thomas Cheney and Thomas Newell of the Town of Dudley in the Countey of Worcester Constabels SEAL for the said Town of Dudley.and to each of them Greeting Whearas our Revd Pastor hath again been Left to fall into the sin of intemprance to our Great Greife and sorow and under Town meeting a warrent for a a humbel sence theirof earnestly desirs an opportunity to convears with the Church and Congregation of his Charge in a publick manner in order to act the part of a Christain towards them and see what methoods to come in to for the healing of the breach his sin hath mad between him and his pepole so that Gods name and the Religon of Christ may not sufer and
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the peace and tranquilety of this Town may yet be continued thearfore
These are in his majesties name to will and Require you and each of you forthwith to warn all the freeholders and other inhabetence of sd Town of Dudley in each of your wards to meet at our meeting house in sd Town on fryday the 7th of November at one of the clock after noon then and theire to act on the following articls if thay see cause
I To see if the Town will accept of the satesfaction which
the Revd Mr Howe shall then offer unto them and Restore him to their Love and chearety both as a christain and as thayer minister and if not then
2 To consider what steps the Town shall take in order to Redress the above sd Greviances and mak due Return of these warrents with your doing theiron to us the select men at the Time and place above sd hearof fail not as you will answer your default at the pains and penealty of the Law in that case mad and provided at Dudley the 31 day of
October A D 1740 by order of the select men
John Lillie Town Clerk
by vertue of these warrents we have warned all the free- holders and other inhabetence in the Town of Dudley in each of our wards to meet at the time and place within mentioned : Thomas Cheney Thomas Newell Constabels
Town meeting at a meeting of the inhabetence of the Town of Dudley Regulerly assembled at our meeting hous in sd Town on fryday the 7 of November 1740
I voted and chose Esqr Vinton modrater for sd meeting
2 voted to forgive the Revd Mr Howe and to Restore him again to our Love and Charety both as a Christan and as our pastor and teacher
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Bretheren & frinds
In as much as I have been Left again to fall into the Heinas sin of intemprence & have been sundrey times too much un- garded & have too much indulged my self in the free use of spiritous Lyquors to the Dishonour of God Discredit of Re- ligion to the wounding of my one soul & the Great Greife & sorow of you & all the pepole of God who are apprized thearof I hope God hath been pleased Graciasly to open my eyes to see my sine in its true colurs I have Reason to hope that he hath touched my hart with true Remors & Godley sorow for my sine and as I have in a humbel sence of my Guilt earnestly sought unto him for his pardaing mercy and sence of his Love & favour so to the Glory of the Riches of his Grace I must acknoledge that by the sweet whispers of his spirit he hath caused the bons which he hath broken to Rejoyce and as I now ask forgiveness of all Gods peapol in Genearal so in as much as my sin & fall very peculiarly & awfully affects you in pearticular so I humbly ask of you all your forgiveness of these my trespasses against you intreeting you to Restore me to your love & charety asuring you I have an uter abhorrence of those things I have practiced and humbly Relying upon the allsufficent Grace of God I promise to Lead a new & Regular Life determining not only to abstain from the abuse but even from the use of all inebriateing & spiritous Lyquors unles in a time when sixness or my circumstances may evedently call for it Endeavoring to sett before others an Exampele of sobriety & temprance in all things to adorn the Doctrin of God my savour by a holy & blamelesse Conversation Laboring so to behave my selfe for the futere as that the joy & satisfaction you may have in mee may infinitly exced the Greife & sorow of hart I have brought upon you striveing to approve my selfe faithfull unto Jesus Christ & faithfull unto all your souls & to walk before God & before you to all well pleasing thus earnest- ly intreeting you to strive togather with me in your prayers to the God of all Grace that I may have Grace to perform these my Resolutions & to walk worthy of that high & holy vocation wherewith I am called & asuring you that as I have allwayes
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