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At a meeting of the select men the 22th 7 mº 57
mr Corwin John Porter mr Price Jefferie Massey
It is ordered that maior Hathorne mr Corwin & Jacob Barney are entreated to meete wth some of the inhab- itants of Topsfild to treate wth them about the bounding of theire seuerall townes & soe ffar as in theire wisdomes they | see meete | are to Issue the same.
At a meeting of the select men the 12th of the 8th mº : 57
mr Browne mr Corwin Richard Prince
mr Price
John Porter Jefferie Massey
A bill came to hand to make a rate for the Coledg for 5€ 6s bearing date the 19th 7 mº 57 :
alsoe a bill for the Countie 07 15 00
alsoe a bill from maior hathorne 02:09 : [ ]
a bill from Tho : Barnes [10] 17 [ ]
4 pt of a single Country Rate 13 - 5 [ ] the Deputys Chardges 03
At a meeting of the select men the 9th of the 9th mº: 57 mr Browne Jacob Barney John Porter Jefferie Massey
Ordered that the difference betwixt John Porter &
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John Puttnam about a high way ouer mr Sharpes hill shall be determined by Captaine Traske sometyme be- twixt this and the last day of this month.
Ordered a towne meeting to be the last day come- seavenight to be warned by goodman Oliuer.
¡ agreed with Joseph Miles for keepinge of [*90*] Cowes for [*18€*] |48 6ª p Cow| to take them in the lane by the Gou'nors house in the morninge at one houre by sun & to deliur ym in the same place ¿ houre bef. sun goe down for paymt. in kind as the Custom before tyms
Ordered that Samuell Archard shall take out an atachmt against John Stone Sen". in action of debt of 7€ 78 9ª being the balance of an acount due to the towne since the tyme of his Constableship at the Complaint of the select men on the behalfe of the towne. mr Browne mr Corwin & mr Price or any one of them to prosecute the said Stone.
Ordered that ffrances Skerie doe forthwth remoue his ffence that is neare John Luffes to the enlargmt. of the Countrie way one pole into his ground as he the said Skerie will answere all damages that may Come to the towne through his neglect.
At a generall towne meeting the 18 9th mº 57
Chosen for Jurie of trialls
mr Conant
Robert Lemon
mr Price John Putman
Samuel Gardner William Dodge
Voted that ould goodie Neves shall haue releafe from the towne & the sume & ordering of it refferd to the select men wch by the agremt of the select men is 5º ffor this ensuing yeare.
¡ Agreed with Joseph Miles to keep the towne Cowes
+ These paragraphs are both in the handwriting of Edmond Batter, and are entered on pages that had been left blank.
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this sumer 1659 vidz. to keepe them to the 20th of Octo- ber next at 4$ 6ª p head only for Cowes, to be payd in butter & wheat & Indian Corne as in former yeares : to quide helpe himself to begin , of may & to be chardged vppon the psons that haue Cowes to be kept,
Jeffery Mascy Cowes 4 Rich Raymt 2
H. Skery
3
Robt. Gray
1
Rich. Bishop
1
X. Waller 1
Jno. Symons 2
Tho. Cole & mr Price 4
Samll Archard 1 Job Helyard
1
George Roops
2
Rumbull 2
Nath Pickman
3
Tho Barnes
2
H. Veren 2
ffr. Nurce
At a meeting of the select men the 20th of the 9th mº: 57
mr Browne Jacob Barney
mr Corwine
Richard Prince
John Porter
Jefferie Massey
It is ordered that that way from the meeting house on Cape an syde to Lawrence Leach his mill shall be directlie in the Countrie way to Edmund grovers and from thence to the way lying betwixt the said grouers land & the land of Osman Traske & Soe forward through the Land of henerie hericke.
Itm, it is further ordered that wheras some of the neighbors on Cape an syde doe desyre a way from the said meeting house to the mill through the proprieties of Roger A & others that thayre desyres are graunted pro- vided that before they shall make any Claym thervnto there shall be paid vnto the said Rodger Haskells & the rest of the proprieters full satisfaction as 2 men Chosen by the select men shall apoint the said way not exceeding 4 [*poale*] ffoote in any pt of it and to be made and mentayned by those that make vse therof.
[Blank page.] The 24th 9th mº: 57
John Stone seni". debtor to the towne vpon the ballance of acount 7£ 7$ 9d besyds the Charges of an atchmt. doe
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hereby promis to pay the foresaid some betwixt this and the 24th day of the 10th mº next prouided that what he said John Stone hath alreadie paid be deducted and what is vnpaid by pticuler psons being tendred shall be like- wise taken of if acepted either by mr Corwin mr Browne or mr Price
JOHN STONE
witness JEFFERIE MASSEY
RICHARD PRINCE
Reced by mr Corwin 06 10 00
Remitted to John Stone 01 00 00
At a meeting of the select 11 11 57
mr Browne Jacob Barney
mr Corwin Richard Prince
John Porter
Jefferie Massey
mr Price
Nathaneel Putnam acounting wth the towne in reffer ence to his Constableship the towne was debitor vpon the ballance [*one pound sixteene shillings for wch*] 16s there was deliu'ed him a bill he engaging to pay to these psons herafter exprest for work they did at the bridg viz.
to Edward Beacham 0 10 0
to Thomas Brockett 0 20
to John Small 0 2 0
to Hen: Traske 0 2 0
to Edward Gaskell 0 60
to Captaine Traske 0 2 0
to John Pease 0 8 0
John ffostor 0 8 0
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It is agreed with Henery Hereck that he is to keep Richard Lambarts Daughter from ye first of ye 10th mº 1657 to the first of the 2ª mº 1658 and he is to haue allowed him in Clothes & othes waies the Just Sume of fiue pownd A year : : pd him 5º : 16 : 3ª : rest to him this 4th 2 mo : 1659 178-1ª. acounted with Hen. Herik for keepinge of Lamberts daughter pd him the foll. p Roger Haskel-2-3-1ª & remayn" p Ed. Batter the whole is : 2º-10$ [ ]
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Wheras William Sergeant hath latelie remoued him- selfe and famillie to this towne vnder p'tence of some worke he hath taken to doe and by the select men not aproued of to be an inhabitant amongst vs therefore the said Sergeant being required either to dept or secure the towne by some sufficient man, he the said Sergent did produce henerie herick whoe doth promis that he the said Sargent his wife and children shall not any of them by any meanes be Chargable to the said towne. [*Vpon acount wth henerie hericke we find him dettor to the Countrie 16$ 3ª .* ]
Henerie Skerie being debter 6$ 6ª he the said Skerie brought a note from mr Batter of whome the towne is to receiue of
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At A meeting of ye Selecte men 8th : 12 mº. 1657
mr Corwin
Jacob Barney
Sert Porter
Richard Prince
mr Price
William Browne f
mr Massey
Granted vnto Robart Lemon in Consideration of A Contrie way laid oute through his 5 akre lott & a fott path through it thear is granted vnto him 30 akers of land to be laid oute to him at Cape ann Side next the sea near that which was william Balies Lott :
Maior hathorne & mr Price are desyred to view a dif- ference betwixt Robert Leman and mathew nickson in reference to a Certayne ffence wch is betwixt them & haue power to determine the said difference acording to lawe. mr Corwin Creditor from the towne
Vpon all acounts the sume of 07 10 00
paid by John Stone latelie Constable the sume of 06 10 00
Rest due to mr Corwin 01 00 00
t The first part of the record of this meeting is written by William Browne.
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¡ At a Generall Towne Meeting of the Inhabitants of Salem the 17 : 12 mº 1657
Voted that there should be but fiue Select men for the ordering of Towne affaires for the yeare ensuing :
Chosen ffor the select men
Maior Wm : Hathorne
mr : Edm : Batter
mr Rogr : Conant
Jos : Boice
Left : Tho : Lothropp
Its agreed that the Elders mayntenance shalbe Indeau- oured to be raised by subscribcon. voted.
Its agreed yt mr Norice shall haue eighty pounds & mr Whitinge seauenty pounds the yeare ensuing & ther wood from the towne besides. voted.
Maior Hathorne & Edmond Batter for the pt of the towne from the bridge downewards to Mordechai Creuet, Serg. Porter & Thomas Putname for the ffarmes, Tho : Antrum & Serg. Stileman for the ten Acre lots & from the bridge to michell Shafiins house are apoynted to take care for the subscribcon | for ministers mayntenance | & to pfect it between this & the next towne meeting & then to bring it to the meeting. voted.
Its ordered that Mrs Sharpe shall haue ten pounds giuen her for her Releafe out of the towne rate : for the yeare ensuing. voted.
Maior Hauthron Leift : Lawthrope & Edmond Batter are Authorized to [*take*] Audite the acompts of the Selecte men the last yeare : & what elce is to be acompted for the towne use. voted.
Att a meetinge of the Select men 24 : 12: 1657 being p'sent
Maior Hauthorne Joseph Boyse
Leut Lawthope Ed : Batter
mr Connant
¿ The rest of the Book of Records is written by Edmond Batter.
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Its Ordered that all fences within the towne of Salem & the Limits of the same (except those farmes excepted by law) be sufficiently repayred accordinge as shall be thought sufficient by the surueiors : therunto to be apoynted for securinge of all such fields against great Cattell : and that all swine aboue the age of three moneths be all well and sufficiently Ringed by the latter end of the first [*moneth*] weeke the next moneth : as also to be all yoked by the first day of third moneth next ensuinge vpon the penalty of twelue pence p weeke for eu'y swine not Ringed and Yoked accordinge to this Ordr : & thus to Continue till ther be further Order taken.
Salem Dr 1657
To what was agreed by the towne to be raised ffor ? seu'all paymts
177 00 00
To what is the towne part for the Coledge
005 06 00
To the County
007 15 00
To the Deputyes expences
005 09 00
To a part of Country Rate to be aded
013 05 00
208 15 00
rest to Ball :
35 11 07
Dr.
To Mr Gidney
001 08 00
To mr Browne
003 03 00
To seu'all Bills graunted
189 13 04
To what is added as abouesd
031 15 00
225 19 04
Rest to Ball is
029 13 - 6
To wt was Charged vpon Constable Feltons Rate & also vpon James Vnd'woods
00 12 08
To wt was Charged twice vpon James vnd'woods & John Marshs Rate
00 16 00
To a [*Bill of [Turners] of Boston forgot*]
To James vnd'woods ou'charged
03 18 07
To seu'all disbursmts by Ed. Batter
23 12 00
[*To wt mr Corwin has pd per bills
05 02 00*]
28 19 03
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Salem p Contra Cr : 1657
Per the Towne Rate
244 06 07
Rest to Ball
035 11 07
Per Mr Corwine what he oweth
Tho : Gouldthaight for his fine
Isaac Easty
001 10 00
Jno. Williams and Samll Williams
000 18 00
Henry Herick
000 16 03
46 17 10
Jno Putname &c
p Contra Credit
244 06 07
other debts as abouesd
011 06 03
255 12 10
Rest to Ball is 29£ 13s 6d
Per wt is Rec. per Tho Gouldthaight Rich Sibly
03 00 00
Jno Williams & Samll 00 18 00
I ffinde in the townes Leager page 76: that Maior Will Hauthorne haue in his hands 4£ dd to him for the townes vse Anno 20th of march 1647
04 00 00
Ther is moreov' due to the towne from Ralph Elwood
03 00 00
Att a Generall Towne meetinge the 8th of 1m 1657-8
vpon a Request of Topsfield men about setling of the Line betweene them and vs, Its Ordered that Maior Will Hauthorn [*shall*] is apoynted to [*treat of the with*] | moue | the Gen'all Court to giue the sence of the seu'all Grants of the Bounds of the seu'all townes of Salem & Topsfield. voted.
Maior Will Hauthorn & | mr| Will Browne & Edmo : Batter are Chosen Comissioners for small Causes the yeare ensuinge. voted.
Edmo : Batter Chosen & apoynted to meet with the County Comission's for the Caring of the voats. voted.
Its agreed that the select men in beeinge shall haue full power to act in all prudentiall Matters of the towne of
005 02 00
003 00 00
Rich Sibly
Per towne Rate
00 15 00
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Salem as form'ly vntill the towne take further order. voted.
Its agreed that Jnº Gidney shall haue the Lane that is between his fields in , neck as you , downe to Ipswich- ward : payinge to the towne forty shillings quided there be a foot way thro those fieldes. voted.
Its Ordered vpon a Request of James Patch about the [exchange] of some land [on] Cape Ann Side is refered to mr Connant & Saml Corninge to view it & to make re- port to the towne the next Gen'all towne meetinge. voted.
Its Ordered yt Mr Connant & Samll Corninge are apoynted to Lay out Ensigne Dixies land in Cape Ann Side according to his graunt
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Att a meetinge of the Select men beeinge p'sent Maior Will Hauthorne Leift Lawthrop and Edmo : Batter, Joseph Boyes : Mr : Roger Conant
Serg : Tho : Hale is apoynted to be Clark of the Mar- ket for the ensuinge yeare :
Agreed with Beniamin Pauly to keep the Cowes for the Towne of Salem the yeare ensuinge accordinge to the last years agreement : beegining vpon the 12th of the second moneth : and to end accordinge to the last yeare.
Agreed that Mr. Jnº : Gardner Will fflint and Henry Skery : shall be disiered to Joyne with Lin men to goe a pambulacon begining at the sea & soe to the great Pond by the Road towards Lin [*together*] as also Thomas Putname and Joseph Pope and Jnº Putname : from the pond to the seauen mens bounds & so on : : vpon the 15 day of second Moneth next ensuinge which will be the 5 day of the weeke.
Suruerors apoynted to to : suruey the seu'all fences accordinge to Law aboute the Lymits of the same
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Impr : for Cape Ann Side for the Gen'all field from the base Riu' to Mackrell Coue : Roger : Hoscall & Jnº. Ray- ment : & Joseph Harris together with all other fences one Riols Side or elce were belonging to Cape Ann Side : that are to be viewed according to Law : by the 17: day of April next.
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Surueio's from mr Will Brownes to the bridge Rich Bishop & Jnº Neale : from mr Will Brownes to Mor- dechai Creuats Jeffery : Massey & Daniell Rumbull
for the Southfield Sam" Archard & Rich Adams for the Northneck and the glassehouse fences and the Lotts from Tho Gouldthaites to Michell Shafflins Mr Tho. Gardner & Sam" Ebourne. Its agreed that the fore seat in the South Gallery shall be set apt, for these persons to be seated in, vidz :
Alex : Seeres
[*Joseph Grafton Jur*]
Tho : Barncs
Samll Porter
Job : Heliard
Tho : Sallowes
Rich Leech
Andrew Woodbury
Rich Adams
Arthur Kippen
Mordechai Crauat
Tho : Robbins
Will Trask
Helliard Veren being form'ly Chossen Clerke of the writs is now to be p'sented to the Court next houlden at Ipswich to be conformed.
At a Gen'all towne meetinge of the inhabitants of Salem 26-2-1658.
Its Ordered that accordinge to the desire of Topsfield men that two men should be apoynted with full power to agitate and agree : of orselues : with them in the Matter in difference between vs & them : and haue therfor made Choise of Maior Will Hauthorne & mr Henry Barthol- omew : accordingly to haue full power to agitate & agree with them : & to Conclude. voted
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Its Ordered that all those psons that will not subscribe nor Contribut towards the Mayntenance of the ministry shalbe rated & the select men to rate ym. voted.
Its Ordered that the Select men shall take Care of [*Sister Chister*] will Chichesters family till the next Gen'all Towne meeting. voted.
Lawr : Southwickes bussines about paymt for Jnº. Tal- bey is refered to the Select men to make paymt to him according to what they shall find in equity to be due to him. voted.
Surueio's apoynted for highe wayes Cape An Side. Will Dixe & Jeames Patch. voted.
Surueiors apoynted for the towne highewayes Jnº Neale will fflint & to Strong water brooke and at Tho Jamess & at Mr Gardners for the yeare ensuing. voted.
Suruei'rs for the bridges about the Gou'nors farm are Jacob Barne and Tho. Putnam
Its agred that two Deputys shall be chosen for the next Gen'all Court & if Maj. Hauthorne should be sent as one & chossen afterwards Magestr[ate] then the other to serue alone :
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Chosen for Deputys Mair : Will Hauthorne & mr Hen. Bartholomew
Mr Bartholmew Chosen Deputy doth acept of it for the first Sessions.
Mr Corwine haue Ingaged to satisfie the Treasurer the Remaynd" : of the Rate that is behind of 56 : & Mair : Hauthrone & Edmond Batter in the behalfe of the towne haue pmised to satisfie Mr Corwine the same value againe.
Lawrence Southwicke by an agreemt of Maior Hau- throne Joseph Boyse & Ed. Batter is to haue twenty shil-
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lings for keepinge of Jn. Talbey & 17s : for other things layd out about him.
At a Gen'all towne meetinge held 20th : 4: 58 Chossen for Jury for Tryalls
Mr Rich More
Dauid Corwithen
Jno : Gardner
Robt Gray
Jacob Barney
Hen : Skery
Tho : Gardner senr.
Vppon Information of seu'all Incroachments by Wm Lord sen" & seu'all other men vppon the townes Comons : by the Remouing of ther fences : Its ordered that the select men shall Inquire into all the defaults of that kind & reforme it by pullinge downe the fence or otherwise as they shall see meet, voted.
Att a meetinge of the Select men 30th 5mo 1658
beeinge p'sent : Mair : Will Hauthorne Joseph Boyse & Edmond Batter : Its Ordered that the Constables shall pay the Rates for ye Mayntenance of the Msty to : Edmo : Batter : & he to be accomptable to the towne for it.
Its ordered that ther shalbe a towne meetinge warned vpon the next lecture day for the towne to meet vpon the fourth day following for the chusinge of a man to Joyne with the Select men to make the Country rate & for the towne to bringe in their estates in order to the rate : & wt elce shall p'sent : as the makinge of a towne rate & to consider about the sending away of Alice Chichester.
Its ordered that Mair : Will Hauthorne mr Connant & Edmond Batter are desired to end the diference between Jno. Bachelor & Abraham Warren about the way in diference : vpon the second day of the weeke beinge the 10th : of August next.
Accordingly the psons abouenamed did attend the bussynes & brought it to this Isue : that the way for drift of Cattell for the vse of Abraham Warren from his house
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&c : to the Comon through the ground of Jnº Bachelour to the Comon shall be about two Roads wide accordinge as it is now bounded the great Rocke on the North to be the vper side of the way & the breadth downewards towards the house of Jnº Bachelour : & Abraham Warren to make crosse fence from the broock to the field fence & a gate in it for passage of the sd Bachelours Cattell from one pt of the ground to the other, & furthermore wee the abouesaid apoynted by the towne : for the setlinge of the boundes between the abouesd ptys Order as followeth that after three yeares tyme after the day of the date hearof Abraham Warren is to remoue his field fence which standeth now bowinge into the ground of Jno. Bachelour & set it straight from a post marked with a W neare the well & from thence to run straight to the ashe tree that standeth without the fence in a litle peec of Meadow, aboue the way now layd out by vs for the vse of Abraham Warren.
Att A Gen'all Towne meetinge held 18th 6mº 1658 Chosen for the Graniury
Ser : Porter
Nich : Potter
Tho : Putname
Jno : Kitchin
Will : Dodge
Edmo : Batter voted.
mr : Henry Bartholmew Chosen to ioyne with the Se- lect men to make Countrye Rates & towne Rates & Jacob Barney to ioyne to make the towne Rats. voted.
Phill Cromwell
Rich Huchenson Samll : Corninge
Constables. voted.
Its ordered that the wife of William : Chichesters shall haue { Bush11 of Indian Corne p weeke for releafe of her & family till towne take further order : voted.
Its ordered that pt of the house that Mr : whittinge dwelleth in shall be made [tight] either by shingling or ESSEX INST. HIST. COLLECTIONS, SER. 2, VOL. I. 28 May, 1868.
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wt : elce may be thought meet with wt : speed it may be. voted.
Its orderd that the select men shall dispose of Alice Chichester accordinge to their discretion in poynt of chardge. voted.
Att a meetinge of the Select men 23 : 6-58 : beinge p'sent
Mair Will Hauthorne : Joseph Boyse & Ed : Batter
Accordinge to a law made p the towne of Salem 2 : 3 : 42 wee find that ffrancis Nurce & Rich Sibly haue without leaue of the Select men taken two trees out of the towne Common : for the wch they are fined 20s p tree. remited.
Att a meetinge of Select men 31th : 6th : 58 being p'sent Mair Willam Hauthorne Mr Roger Con- nant Leift Lawthrope Edmond Batter & Joseph Boyse
Together with mr Moses Mau'ick in the behalfe of the towne of Marblhead.
Wheras at the same p'sent before the psons as abouesd Eddward Harnet Taylor beeinge now to remoue out of the towne, for in the Consideracon that he the sd Harnet haueing been at Chardge of keepinge of Alice Chichester | & her child | since o" Court at Salem last [Jun] 30: 58 & for the securinge of Salem & Marblhead for eu' from any further Chardge of the sd child wee doe hear by giue eight pounds sterlinge to the said Harnet, and for the further securing of the townes he the said Harnet doth bind himselue heires executors Admistrators firmly by these p'sents [*as witnes his hand*] in a bond of six- teene pounds for the true pformance of the same.
EDWARD HARNETT
Its Ordered and agreed by the Select men of Salem together with the Select men of marblhead that Jere-
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miah, the son of Alice Chichester shalbe and is hearby bound to Edward Harnet Taylor as an aprentice vntill the age of twenty one years beeing. now about 3 moneths old :
Att a Gen'all Towne meetinge 21 : 9-58 Chossen for Jury of Tryalls
Mr Price
Georg Gardner
Rich Prince
Ed : Woolen
Serg Tho : Hale
Nath : Putname
[*Sam]]*] Nath : Pickman
Jno Gardner
The seu'all pticulars for a towne Rate for ye year ensuing.
ffor mr Whitings house
13-00-00
ffor Repayering of high ways
17-10-00
ffor Elders wood
20-00-00
x ffor mrs : Sharpe
07-10-00
ffor Alice Chichester's sending away
07-00-00
ffor the Drumer
02-00-00
ffor the mending of meeting house
00-12-00
ffor the bel ringer
05-00-00
Wid. Dense
08-00-00
80-12-00
x To Dauid Thomas
05-00-00
To The Chardges of Deputys
11-00-00
voted
96-12-00
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To be paid in kind & price according to ordr of Country Rate.
Its Ordered that the house & ground that mr Whittinge liueth in be now giuen to him & his heires for eu' pvided he liue in towne three yeares | more|! after this. voted.
ffrancis Nurce fined twenty shillings for his abusiue Cariage in the towne meeting. voted.
21-9-58
Its ordered that were wood is cutt vpon the towne Common for the townes use | for firing| that those that cutt wood should cutt all trees as they goe except timber trees vpon payne & penalty of ten shillings for eu'y offence the one halfe to the Informer & the other to the towne. voted.
Its Ordered that Mair Will Hauthorn haue Graunted to
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him : the townes Right & priueleges in the Planters Marsh. voted
Graunted to Mair Will Hauthorne a pcell of ground near ffish brook to straytne his fence to ye valew of fiuetene or 20 acres of land & mr Walter Price & Ed- mond Batter are apoynted to lay it out. voted.
Its Ordered that that Comon | ground| lyinge between Tho : James & Rob Moultons farmes shalbe layed out to those of or neibours that haue land form'ly Graunted. voted.
Jnº Patch Chossen Surveiour Cape Ann Sid in the Room of his Brother.
Att a meetinge of Select men 27th 9 mo. 1658
beeinge p'sent mair willam Hauthorne Edmond Batter and Joseph Boyse.
Its ordered that the layers out of land shall with the first optunity lay out the seu'all pcons of land form'ly Graunted to Phillip Veren Henry Cooke & Jnº Hill vidz : fourty Acres to each of them : in that Comon land aboue Thomas James House & togeather with it to lay out to each of them foure Acres of that meadow layd out to Jnº : Hill before for vpland : Jnº : Hill to haue the first of it.
Item yt Richard Bishop, Elias mason, Thomas Robins for West, [*John Bachiler*] |Joseph Boysel John Kichin, & Henry Renalls, shall haue the Remainder of the meadow abouesd, to the sum of fower Acres apeece if it hold out, or else to be devided equally btwixt them, & if they take som pte in the swampe then to haue so much the more (as make vp the value of those that haue 4 Acres apeece aboue granted) if it be there to be had.
This wee doe declare as or minds that the nine psons aboue specified shall haue that meadow abouesd : to be
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equally deuided amongst them [*togeather with the swampe that runeth vp neare to Nicholas Phelps farme. ]
Memorandum Mr Jnº Gidney haue pd vpon accº : forty shillings for the lane between his two fields.
At a meetinge of the Select men
7 10 mo. 1658 beeinge p'sent
mr Willam Hauthorne Ed : Batter.
Leuit. Lowthrop mr Connant
Joseph Boise
Graunted to Jn. Bachelour & Thomas Pickden a swampy brushy meadow in the great swampe near Wenham to the value of eight acres not exceeding, to be equally deuided between them quided it be not formerly Graunted, & if any pt of it be graunted the Remaydr to them equally deuided, quided if any form" graunte of any pt be of that meadow : the pty doe apear & lay clayme to it within the tearme of two years.
Graunted to Anth Buxston 4 acres of meadow next to that Graunted to Rich Bishop & Company.
Anth Buxston request for vpland not hauing any yet giuen him.
Ordered that whereas ther is graunted to the Widow felton 30 acres of land, That Nath. ffelton shall haue the two spotts of land lying neare the great swampe : ad- ioyning to Nath. Putnames not exceedinge 12 acres in pt of the 30 acres : & the remayn' that X toper Waller shall haue layd out in the Dividend abou Tho : James farme.
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