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[*Graunted*] | confirmed | to Obadiah Holmes the land wch was added to his former ground layd out by Mr Hathorne, wch is about a dozen pole or thereabouts : wch hee hath sold to Philemon Dikerson & was formerly graunted to him.
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It is agreed that the rates & other pticular occasions wch were presented to the generall towne meetinge, shall be ordered by the 7 men & they will stand to their order.
29th of the 8th moneth. At a meetinge of the Elders & Townsemen
They considered that the poorest man or at least hee that most was in want was John Batchelor & therefore they haue disposed of the second Cow vnto him wch was giuen by Mr Andrewes of London.
At a Towne meetinge of the Seauen men
the 3. day of the 9th moneth 1645.
Mr Endecott Jeffry Massy
Mr Bartholomew William Lord
Mr Gardner
ordered that William fflint & Alice shall be appointed to come before the Townesmen the next second day to take course for the tenne pownds in Mr ffoules his hand for securing of the towne ffrom the || chardges of]] keeping of the Child. And Goodman Bullock to be paid out of it for the Chardges hee hath layd out for the woe- man & child.
Ordered that the Ordenance shall be all mounted, & paid for out of the last rate.
Ordered that a bill of 4º to be paid to Mr Henry Bar- tholomew, for the drumnes Mr Endecott bought for the towne.
Granted to John Lovet 2 acres of marsh ground lying neere to the Old Planters medow | neere wenham comon|| prouided it be not formerly granted to any other.
At a meeting of the 7 men the tenth of the
9th moneth 1645.
John Endecott There is a bill of 4º 58 to be paid to Sam- Jeffry Massy. uell Eborne directed to the Cunstables to Tho : Gardner. Peter Palfry. pay him in Indean Corne or other graine.
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At a generall towne meeting, held the 16 day of the 9mo.
Voted that the Chardges of halfe a dozen or 4 braches or hounds shall be brought out of England & the chardges borne by the towne.
Voted that the bridge be sufficientlie mended wthin tenne dayes otherwise that hee appeare at the next Court to be held at Salem.
Agreed that ||Joseph|| the Drumer shall haue 10s a day for the trayning dayes.
Ordered that there shall be layd out 4 bushells of wheate for 8 bushells of coales to good : ffranklin, & the Towne ingageth themselues to pay it to Capt. Hathorne if hee shall laye it out.
At a Towne meetinge the 18th of 9mo 1645.
Mr Endecott
Wm Lord
Mr Hathorne
Jeffry Massy
Mr Bartholomew Peter Palfry
Granted a Bill of 7º to Joseph Rootes, to be paid by the Cunstables out of the rate.
& A Bill of 3º-15s to good Burcham
& to Wm Lord 0-48-6ª
& to Captaine Hathorne a bill of
& a bill of 4€ to goodman Cole
& a Bill of 20s to the Deacons
& a Bill of 5% to good : Plaise.
At a generall towne meetinge, held the 15th of the 10th moneth 1645.
Chosen for the Grand Jury.
Richard Prince
Ensigne Dixy
Daniel Ray
Wm Dodge
Thomas Edwards
moses Mauerick
Walter Price Laurance Leech
Chosen for the Jury of tryalls
Jeffry Massy
John Jackson
Jacob Barney
John Alderman
Wm Lord
Sam Archer
Peter Palfry
Hen : Bartholomew
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Agreed that if Brother Browning doe accept of 50$ for Margaret Page to keepe her at worke this yeare, then shee shall not be sent to the Prison & the towne is wil- ling to giue it : otherwise it is agreed shee shall be sent to prison.
Ordered & agreed that the nonemembers of this con- gregation shall be rated for the [*publ*] helping & ye supporting of some of the publique ordinances in the Church : as namely the preaching of the word.
23 of the 11th mo 1645, at a meeting of the 7 men
John Endecott Jeffry Massy
Capt Hathorne Peter Palfry
Wm Lord Henry Bartholomew
Granted to William Ager, a bill to receaue 3s of the Cunstable, for warning the towne to meete.
Granted to Samuell Eborne & Henry Skerry the some of xxVs for sawing of 240 foote of 2 inch plank for the bridge & carying them to the water side.
Inioyned John Pickering forthwth to repayre the bridge.
At a generall Towne meetinge held the 26th of the 11 mo. 1645.
Ordered | & agreed | that all the Townes men & free- men of the towne shall meete euery [*mo*] second day for 4 weeks together, now following after this to consider of the publique good of the Towne.
Michaell Shaflin chosen Cunstable & sworne.
md to consider of the bridge a Towne Stock of Cotton woll
an agent at Barbados.
to sow hemp & flax
to haue an howse of correction.
a bridewell.
The 7 men to survay all the fences & to fine such as are defectiue according to order.
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Thomas Auery & [*Edward Harnett*] desire a little medow before [*their*] his dore
At a generall towne meeting 16. 12mº 1645
It is generally agreed by the ffreemen & townesmen of Salem, That the Timber bridge at the Townesend shalbe pulled downe, or so much of it as shall be needfull when the Causeway is begun to be made wch is vpon the last second day of the 3 moneth & that the Timber of the said bridge shall serue to pile & plank as farre as it will goe the Causeway next to the sea. And it is further agreed that for the better expediting of the worke, That all the hands of the towne that are fitt to worke in that kinde shalbe imployed as they are called forth by the overseeres. And therefore power is heereby giuen to such as are heereafter named, to appoint the said psons that are to worke & to proportion their wages, according to their worke. And it is further agreed that the chardges of all shalbe borne by a rate of one hundred pownds wch is to be rated equallie according to mens estates by the raters chosen for the ratinge of the Countrie rates.
The men chosen overseeres are Emanuel Downinge Esq", Capt William Hawthorne, Capt Trask, Mr Sharpe, Mr Henry Bartholomew, Wm Lord, Mr Garford, who also haue power to distreyne by the Cunstables, 3s, vpon the head of euery one that shall faile to come forth at his worke after due warninge & likewise 3s for euery beast. And the said distresses shalbe gathred wthin tenne dayes after the seuerall neglects.
At a generall towne meeting the 16. 12. 1645 Jeffry Massy is chosen Cunstable.
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At a meeting of the 7 men
Mr Jo : Endecott
Wm Lord
Cap. Wm Hathorne
Henry Bartholomew
Mr Gardner Jeffry Massy
Peter Palfry
Granted to Daniell Baxter a little pcell of Salt marsh lying at the end of his ten acre lott lying in the South field.
Granted to Robert Gutch a little pcell of salt marsh lying to the end of his ten acre lott lying in the South- field.
Granted to Daniell Baxter a little salt marsh lying before Mr Gott & Mr Buttons land neere the mouth of the fforrest riuer.
Granted to John Robinson, 3 q'ters of an acre or there- abouts, of salt marsh lying at the head of the clay brooke.
It is agreed & ordered that there shalbe a rate forthwth of tenne pounds to be added to the last rate of 22º for the Towne for the Dischardge of seuerall ingagemts & other necessarie works for the Towne.
Granted to [*William*] Thomas Browninge a bill of ffiftie shillings weh is for the keeping of Margarett Page for twelue monethes.
At a towne meeting of the ffreemen the 8th day of the 2ª moneth 1646.
Capt. Hathorne & Henry Bartholomew are chosen Dep- uties for the next generall Court.
Also ordered that the way wch was formerly vsed to be gon through neere the end of [*the*] Mr Reades ffarme, that the gate shall be sett there & the way run as it did before.
|| 15th 2mo At a generall Towne meeting Magestrates chosen & Jeffry Massy Sworne Cunstable.
John Borne was leaue graunted to sell beare. |
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At a meeting of the 7 men 20. 2mº 1646.
Mr Endecott
Mr Gardner
Capt Hathorne Mr Bartholomew
Goodman Lord
Peter Palfry.
Job Swinnerton desires some meadow.
Ordered That the little strip of ground that is betweene Ryalls Side, & the 10 acre lotts of John Batchelor & John Marston & before the lot of John Scudder wher he dwell- eth, shall be giuen to the said 3 men John Batchelor & John Marston & John Scudder to be divided amongst them as they shall agree.
Mr Bartholomew & Peter Palfry are to prise the goods of William Plaise.
Ordered that the towne is to beare 29% of the chardges towards William Plais his keeping in his sickness & his buriall, & the rest is to be paid by Richard Waters. The whole amounting to 2º-19$-6ª
Ordered that all swine |laboue 8 weeks old | that goe at libertie neere about the towne shall be all | sufficientliel ringed before the ffirst of the third moneth, vpon the penaltie of 12ª for euery tyme they shall be so taken the one halfe to be paid to the Towne & the other halfe to him that shall impound them. And it shall be lawfull for any man to impound the said swine that shall be taken vnringed : And the 7 men desire Robert Adams that hee will execute this law to the best of his skill.
Granted to William Dodge that ground that lyeth be- tweene Hugh Laskins lott & his, being about an acre to be layd out by Henry Bartholomew.
Buriall.
At a generall Towne meeting the 29th of the 4th moneth 1646. Chosen for the Jurie of trialls
1. Henrie Bartholomew.
6. Peter Palfry.
2. [*Joseph Grafton*] Kitchen
7. Jarvais Garford.
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3. Liuetennt. Lothrop.
4. Roger Conant.
5. Jacob Barney.
8. John Porter. John Kitchen
Ordered that there shall be no buriall wthin the towne but that there shall be [*notice*] | word | giuen to the keep of the meeting howse to ring the bell whereby notice may be giuen to the towne thereof, a little before the buriall. And the said keep to haue three pence for [*their*] his paynes.
Ordered that euery one shall bring in their waights & measures to the Marshall [*before*] the 15th day of the 5th moneth next to be sealed according to the order of the generall Court vpon the paine or penaltie of 58 for neg- lect.
It is ordered that Capt Trask shall bring in the barrell of powder wch hee owes vnto the Towne wthin 15 dayes, vpon the payne or penaltie [*that*] | of such damage as | shall fall vpon the Towne for the default of the said pow- der.
At a generall towne meeting held the 26th day of the 8th moneth
It is ordered by the Towne that the eight pound & fowre shillings due from John Pickering in regard of his defect in building the old bridge & his agreemt vnder his hand to pay it to the building of the last bridge for wch hee hath giuen securitie A bull & a Cow, The Towne doeth agree that the said Bull & Cow shall be sould forth- with | unless hee giue other satisfaction | to be prized by 3 indifferent men. The one to be chosen by the said Jo : Pickering & an other by the Towne & the third to be the marshall | to prize them. | & if the said Jo : Pickering refuseth to choose any, the Marshall is to choose one for him, & the Cattle to be delivered into the hands of Mr Garford & Mr ffogge.
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It is agreed that Thomas Wheeler shall worke at the bridge worke wch hee is contented to doe. & hee is to haue 2: 6ª a day till the bridge worke be ended if hee work so long. But the said Tho : Wheeler doeth binde himselfe to worke there 10 dayes together if wether will pmit & to begin vpon the sixth day of this weeke: & is to be paid in corne or cattle at the M'chants price.
Grandiury men
Mr Henry Bartholomew.
John Gedney.
Mr Roger Conant.
Wm Lord.
Liuetennt Lothrop.
Win Allyn.
Jarvais Garford.
Mr Moses Mauerick.
Mr Keniston.
Ordered that William Woodburie & Richard Bracken- burie Ensigne Dixy Mr Conant & Liuetennt Lothrop |& Laurance Leech| shall forthwth lay out a way betweene the fferry at Salem & the head of Jeffryes Creeke & that it be such a way as men may trauell on horse back & driue cattle. & if such a way may not be found then to take speedy Course to sett vp a footebridge at Mackrell Coue.
Ordered that Roger Haskall & William Dodge doe call vpon the neighbors about Basse riuer head to mend the twoe bridges wch are decayed being the country way. & the way wch was formerly made leading from Jo : Porters ffarme to Wenham.
Whereas Mr Clarke Mr ffogge & Jeffry Massy were appointed to take accounts of the old Cunstables, The Towne doeth order that they shall also take the accompts of those [*also*] that are indebted to the Towne.
Walter Price is chosen & sworne Cunstable, for the yeare ensuinge.
At a generall Towne meeting the second day of the 9th moneth 1646
It is agreed by the towne that there shall be rate of ESSEX INST. HIST. COLLECTIONS, SER. 2, VOL. I. 19 May, 1868.
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tenne pounds to be gathered by the Cunstables for the procuring of wood for the Elders for this yeare.
Ordered that if Mr Endecott doe agree wth Mr Allen & Mr Dunster for the morter peece wch is mounted vpon the Cariadge that the Towne will see the same satisfyed.
There is granted to Zacheus Curtis about an acre of Land neere vnto the howse hee bought of Joshua Verin neere brooksby to be layd out by the Layers of land.
At a meeting of the 7 men, 28th of the 10th mo. 1646.
Mr John Endecott
Wm Lord
Capt. Hathorne
Peter Palfry
Mr Henry Bartholomew
Jeffry Massy
for Jury of tryalls were chosen
Rich : Prince
Jacob Barney
Tho : Edwards
Tho : Gardner Senr
Peter Palfry
Edmond Batter
Jo : Alderman
ffrancis Skerry.
Richard Bishop
Granted to Edward Bishop fortie acres of land lying neere to the ffarmes at Basse riuer head near to Nicholas Howards lott, to be layed out by such as are appointed to laye out lotts.
Granted to Humfrie Woodburie halfe an acre of meadow, adioyning to his meadow wch is granted vnto him alreadie lying beyond Mackrell Coue.
At a towne meeting of ye : 8 men : 23-12 : 1646 being present,
Capt Hawthrone
Serg. Porter
Wm Lord
Sam. Archer
Jno Hardey Mr Corwine
Ed : Batter t
Its agreed yt : Capt Hawthron & Mr Corwine & Wm Lord shall take Care for fitting vp of the Cariags for the great Gunns, & to speak wth ffran : Pery & Tho : Tuck about finishing of it :
t The record of this meeting is written by Edmond Batter.
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Its agreed for the gathering in of the townes Powder being Dispersed in Some pticular mens hands, Serg. Porter & Jnº Harde to goe to Mr ffogge for halfe a Bar- rell of Powder & Samu1 Archer to goe to Mr Jnºson : & Edm : Batter to Capt. Trask for a Barrell of Powder : & Capt. Hawthron is to Prouide a Barrell of powder for Capt. Tho : Read.
Capt. Hawthron & Mr Corwine being appointed to make an agreement wth Goodwife Oliur : for ye : enter- tayning of Marg. Page haue mad this agreement vidz : the said G. Oliur is to giue margaret Page : house roome & to keep her to work for vid p week : & hath sold a bed & boulster for vis vid & 2 blankets of Cotton cloath to cour her at 3s p yard : & this to be pd in Indian Corne at ijs : viijd p bushell & in Case Mar : Page be remoued from thence the beding to be remoued as being the townes. Capt. Hawthrone & Mr Corwine haue Ingaged ymselues for ye : payment of [it] & the towne is to pay ym againe.
Capt. [*Trask*] Hawthrone & Mr Corwine hauing pmised to pvid nailes for the couering of ye meeting house the first optunity are to be paid in Corne at money price.
Its agreed yt : two blackstaues of sixe foot long or therabout be pvided for ye : Constables, & Ed : Batter to speak to ffran : Perry to haue them made.
[Att a generall Towne meeting held in Salem. prim. 3mº 47
John Jackson is Chose Constable t
+ Written by Ralph Fogg. The rest of the record of this meeting and that of the next is written by a different hand, perhaps by William Clerke (Clarke).
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Capt Hawthorn mr Clarke mr Corwin haue power giuen them to agree wth mr Emry about curinge Goody Lam- berte & for dyett & what they shall doe the Towne pm- iseth to repay them by the first of the 9th month next.
Att A meeteing of the 7 men the 17th day of May 1647. beeinge p'sente
Capt. Hawthorn
George Corwinn
William Lord
John Porter
John Hardy
Samuell Archard
Edmund Batter
William Clerke
Granted vnto Robt Cotta that pte of Land & salt water thatch that lyeth beefore his lott that nowe hee hath in possession : hee hath nothinge to doe wth that pt of his Lott hee hath sould to Jeffery Eastye nor the salt water thatch beefore the same :
A Request of Jnº Baly for a pcell of Land Lyinge in the South ffield neare Wm Giggles his Lott : wch [*Sam- uell Archard*] & Peeter Palfry are appoynted to vewe : & to make retorne to the Towne.
That William Auger shall take notice of Births & deaths & mardges accordinge to an agreement of Court conferrd vppon Raph Fogge of Salem who nowe wee conceaue [*vncapable*] |vnfitt|| for that place.
That Samuell Archard shall bee Marshall of the Court of Salem.
That Jeffery Massey is chosen Clerke of the writts
The Decons as mr Peet's Agents beeing demanded an accompt of such moneyes as is due to the Towne thay haue giuen an acknowledgment of Eight Pownds [*twelue*] |ffifteene|| shillings due to the Towne, in there hands : wch thay Recd of Robt Coddman for offitts of a pt of his Barke due to the Towne.
John Balch & William Dodge are Chosen to see the Two Bridges beeinge neare theire howses made sufficient :
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wch are to be finished wthin on month : Theise bridges are presented :
Sergeant Porter & Mr : Kennyston are Chosen to see the fin [ishing] of the Strong Wat" Bridge & the Butts Bridge and on Brid[ge] att the Great Pond all to bee compleated wthin [on moneth] & such defectiue hygh wayes about the Towne.
At a Towne meeting, of the 7 men, the 29th of the 4th moneth 1647 +
present Capt Hathorne Wm Lord
Mr Curwin Samuell Archer
Jury of Tryalls
Jeffry Massy
Samuell Archer
Thomas Scruggs
ffrancis Skery
William Dodg
Joseph Pope
Jurymen for Tryalls.
John Balch
George Gardner
Robert molton
7 38-11-[4] 37-15 - 0
16 - 4 1-11-0
2-07 - 4
At a Towne meeting of the : seauen men : the 30th of 7th mo. 1647 :
[*where*] p'sent
Capt. Hawthrone
Wm : Lord :
Jno. Hardey
Serg Porter Georg Corwine Edmo : Batter #
mr Georg Corwine & Will Lord haue vndertaken to puide stones & Clay for the repaire of the meeting house & to bring it or Cause it to be brought in place the next week.
mr Corwine hath pmised to quide speedyly for the Couringe of the meeting : fiue hundred nailes : & is pm- ised to be payd for ym to his Content.
" The record of this meeting is in a different handwriting.
# The record of this meeting is by Edmond Batter.
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Wee doe agree yt: for the transporting of margaret Page into England the towne is to pay by Rate : 5€ : & mr Corwine hath pmised to Endeau' to pcure her pas- sage either by mr : Willoughbys ship or the next after yt : goes & the towne doth pmise to see mr Corwine payd again.
Its Ordered yt Samuell Archer shall take out an atachmt vpon the goods of mr Hugh Peters to the value of : 9f : 10: : for a debt due to the towne concerning pt of a Barque yt : Robt Codman hath.
Its ordered yt : Capt Hawthrone & mr Corwine shall haue power to sell the pt of yt : Barque yt : Robt Cod- man goes in to ye : townes aduantage (or either of ym :)
Vpon ye : request of Sergeant Porter for pasture for his Cattell : wee haue graunted to him two hundred acres of : feeding ground lying : neare vnto ye : farm yt : was mr Bishops : to be layd : out by the layers out of land :
A towne mee[ting in] Gen'all to be vpon the 2 day fortnight [warning by the Constable] Sam Archer vpon the next lecture day.
At a generall Towne meeting holden the 18th 8 mo. 1647.
It was agreed that there should be a Towne Rate of sixt [ie] pounds levyed for the pticulars then expressed
John Robinson is chosen Cunstable in mr Prices place for a yeare, & till a new be chosen & sworne.
Chosen for GranJurymen this yeare
Mr Price [*Jeffry Massy*] Peter Palfry Jno Kitchin
mr Scrugs Wm Woodbury John Porter.
¡ In a different handwriting.
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At a meeting of ye : Seauen men : moneth : 12 day : 3 : 1647 where p'sent :
Capt Hawthrone mr : Corwine Sergeant Porter Wm Lord
Jno Harde
Sam : Archard
Ed Batter t
Boards : lent out to seurall men yt : belong to ye : towne
Capt Hawthron 4 boards. extant
Jnº : Horne haue some of ym :
Phillip Cromwell som of ym :
Rich Stilman some of ym
Will Jigles some of ym
vlt : at mr H : mr Barto : Backh[ ] Nath Pitman
Its ordered : that : the : two : eldest Children of Ru- ben Guppey are to be placed out according to order : vidz : the [*Girle*] Daughter to [*Phill Verin*] |John Porter | & the son to [*Serg Porter*] Robert Lemmon |. The boy till the age of : 21 : yeares & the maid till the age of : 18 : yeares.
Its ordered that : Ed : Batter shall haue power to gather vp for the townes vse all the plancks & timb[er] yt [*was*] did belong to the new bridge to be sold to him & measured & priced by Sam. [Archer]
Bill payd out of ye towne Rate
£ d
1. Bill : to Capt Hawthron
01-16-09
2. to mr Corwine
06-02-00
3. to Will Lord
00-12-00
4. to Ed : Batter
10-06-00
5. to mr Emory
05-00-00
6. to the Treasurer
05-00-00
7. to mr Clearke
02-14-06
8.
to Good Birdshall
03-17-00
9. to Joshua Roots
04-10-00
10. to Jno Payne
01-00-00
11.
to [*ye*] mr Price & Jeffry Massie 04-08-00
45- 6-00
t The record of this meeting is by Edmond Batter.
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12.
to Sam. Archard
00-12-00
13.
to the Constables
00-10-00
1.
to Tho: Tuck
01-10-00
2.
to Sam. Archard
00-09-00
3.
to Jno Hart
02-00-00
4.
to mr Norice
01-00-00
5.
to Rich Adams
01-04-00
6.
to Wm Woodbury
& Rich Brackenbury
00-12-0
7.
to Jno Bridgman
00-02-00
8.
to mr Sharpe
02-00-00
9.
to S. Vale
00-08-06
10.
to P. C[romwell]
00-13-06
11.
to R. Guppy
01-08-00
12.
to C. Hawthrone
00-03-06
13.
for foxes
01-12-00
14.
to N. Pikman
00-06-06
13-09-00
Ed : Wilson mad a request for a 4 of acre of land in the neck near his house : left to Capt. Hawthron & to mr Corwine to view it.
Mr Corwine & Sam. Archard & Will Lord ar Deputed to tak the townes Iron from Good : Rumboll & the townes Bords for ye meeting house & to call to accompt (& to transact the whole busines about : the Cariages about the Great Gunns) v ffran : Pery & Tuck.
Its Ordered yt Capt Hawthron & Will Lord be deputed to agree wth Ben : Pauly about ye keeping of ye : towne heard of cowes this next yeare :
Ite : its agreed yt all swine shall be ringed by the first day of the first moneth & so to be kept ringed all. the sumer till the last day of ninth moneth & if any swine shalbe found not so ringed | the owners of the swine| shall forfiete one shillinge to any man yt : shall so take them : for eury tyme.
[The next date in the Book of Records is March 8, 1654-5, and the only record for the intervening time is that to be found in the Book of Grants. As the record in the Book of Grants for this period seems to relate to other matters besides grants of land, and as the record for the subsequent period, viz., after March 8, 1655, is, except a few min-
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utes, only found in the Book of Records, it may be that the Book of Grants contains all the record that there was for this period of time, viz., from March 3, 1647-8, to March 8, 1654-5. The following extract from the Book of Grants is therefore inserted here to complete the record. The first part of it is in the handwriting of Emanuel Downing.]
Extract from the Book of Grants.
The 28th of the 12th moneth 1647
At a towne meeting the day & yeare above written yt was fullie agreed and voted that henceforward there should be but one Deputye chosen for the Generall Court.
Its alsoe odred that whosoever shalbe warned to the mending of any bridge or high way & make default shall allow the Surveyors 3s a day to poure an other in his place & take the 3s by distresse.
Its ordered that mr Corwyn and Jeffry Massy shall take the account of the rate given to build the towne bridge, that the towne may know what remaynes vnspent.
Granted to Thomas Wheeler too pcells of meadow lying nere the great hill by mr Humphryes fearme the one called noe mans meadow 8 acres or thereabout pvided it be in noe mans ppriety.
Granted to John Hathorne one pcell of meadow ad- joyning to Jacob Barney & one pcell of meadow adjoyn- ing to mr Bartholomews & one other pcell lying on the great River all 3 conteyning 5 acres or thereabouts
The 20th of the first moneth 1647
At a meeting of the townsmen there being p'sent
Captaine Hathorne Henry Bartholmew
George Corwyn Jeffry Massy
Edmond Batter Emanuell Downynge
Its ordered that Captane Hathorne and mr Batter shall veiw and consider the ground demanded by Philemon
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Diccenson and make relation thereof at our next meeting that order may be taken therein accordinglie
Item that mr Bartholmew and Jeffry Massy shall veiw the land desired by Willm Towne and ffrancis Nurse and make relation thereof at our next meeting
Item mr Downyng and mr Corwyn shall see and con- sider the request of Thom' Wheeler of a pcell of meadow between mr Humphryes and Robt Moultons farms to In- forme the townsmen at there next meeting what is fitt to be done therein
Item that Robt Cole shall haue lib'tye to mow the grasse yearly vppon the high way between Henery Her- ricks Rock and the west end of Lawrence Leeches lott, pvided he hinders noe passadge through the said way
Item that mr Connunght Job Swynerton & Richard Adams give an account of the monie they received of Sam : Archer recorded in the towne booke the 3ª of the first moneth 1637
Daniell Ray Constable for the yeare 1639 paid foure pounds eleaven shillings & 2ª in full of his account & is Discharged
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