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By Geo: Williams Mofes Vowdens & Jnº Baldwins 00:09: 07
By the County Treafurer pd him
08: 08: 05
By Caleb More his rated being abated
00: 07: 11
By a Stand for the Ell & y'd & a 2 foote rule 00: 11: 00
By : Thomas Webbers rate it being abated 00: 06: 03
131: 14: 01
[154] Conftable Groues: is Debito™
11 d
ffor his pt of the Country & County Rate 17: 02: 06 ffor his pt of the Mineft's Rate 76: 09: 00
ffor his pt of Towne Rate 38: 05: 04
131: 16: 10
Conftables Groues : is Credito"
By mª Higginson pd him as p his receipt 65: 00: 00
By mª Ashby pd him for Expenses about highways 03: 00: 00
By Jnº Clifford pd him
04: 08: 06
By Tho : Oliuer pd him 01: 00: 00
By Jnº Mariton, Jun" pd him
00: 05: 00
SALEM TOWN RECORDS. 135
By John Pickering pd him
00: 16: 00
By mª Batter pd him 07: 00: 00
By Nath Pickman Sen' pd him 00: 14: 00
By himfelfe for the burying place
18: 00: 00
By the Country Treafurer pd him
10: 14: 03
By m" Gedny for the Comifsion's Expences at his houfe wch the Country Treafurer is to pay 02: 10: 00
By his owne Rate wch is allow'd him for Gathering in the Rates wch come to 00: 19: 04
By Benjamin Agers Rate 00: 10: 00
By m" Emerys Rates 00: 08: 00
By Seu all mens Rates wch were Gone before he had the Rates comitted to him al come to 02: 03: 10
By mr Wm Browne Sen" pd him 05: 01: 00
By the County Treafurer pd him 08: 00: 00
By Skales & waights, 13/4ª in mony wth ye allowance is 00: 16: 08
131: 06: 07
[155] Conftable Robt Prince is Debito" li . d
ffor his pt of the Country & County Rate 13: 04: 11
ffor his pt of the Minefter's Rate 37: 06: 06
ffor his pt of the Towne Rate 21: 07: 10
Conftable Prince is Credito" 71:19: 03
By his p of the Country & County Rate wch Conftable Haikett is to pay 13: 04: 11
By m Higginfon pd him as p his receipt 30: 00: 00
By Henery Weft pd him 05: 00: 00
By Capt Corwin pd him 07: 00: 00
By m" Gedny Sen" pd him 09: 09: 09
By John Phelps Rate 00: 05: 00
By ffr Euered Jnº Procters mans rate 00: 03: 00
By Joseph Woodrows rate
00: 03: 00
By John Wilkins rate
00: 02: 00
By his owne Rate 16/1ª wch he is allowed for Gathering in the rates & 1 q" pay 8ª 00: 16: 09 By Leff Putnam pd him 05: 14: 10 Balla 71:19: 03
136
SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
Robt Prince is difcharg'd from the Rates Comitted to him the year that he was Conftable in :
[156] Att A meeting of the Select men the 16th January 1671. being prsent Maj Hathorne ffarm' Porter
mr Bartholmew
mª Grafton
WmBrowne Jun"
Bills Graunted to pay the Towne Debts
pd To Capt Corwine, in pt for Charges about 11
8 d Andouer High Ways. 1411 11$ 3d 14:11:03
pd To Left Putnam for Charges About An- dou' High Way. two bills. 51 : 14fs : 10ª & 71 4$ 8d 12 : 19: 06
pd To m' Wm Browne Sent 02:13 : 02
pd To m' Henrey Bartholmew 05:02:00
pd To William Browne Jun™ 02:05: 08
pd To m' Grafton for Expences about Wm Lyde 00:06: 01
pd To Willm Seagraue ringing the bell 05:00: 00
pd To m' Edward Norice 10:00:00
pd To Jnº Clifford : for Keeping Sarah Lam- bert 07:00:00
pd To m' Gedny for the Comifion's Expences 02:15: 05
pd To Sergt ffelton for worke at the highways p mª Gardn" 04:15:06
pd To Willm fflint for worke done about the highways 06: 15 : 06
pd To Anthony Buxfton for worke about ye highways 01:14:08
pd To John Marfton Jun' 00: 05:06
pd To Wm Curtis : a bill to the Conftable for 34/2ª & pd him by Wm Browne Jun" 5/10d all is 02: 00 : 00
pd To Jnº Marfy for difburfmts on the high- ways 06:01:06
137
SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
pd To Capt Corwin: for the ballance of his account 14:03:00
To Sergt Browne, for mending Glafs for ye meeting houfe 00:17: 00 pd To Daniel Andrew for Keeping Skoole in his houfe
pd and for mending the Schoole houfe that now is 01:18: 00
pd To m' W" Browne Sen' for Soe much paid m' Higginfon: on the Townes behalfe 05 : 01: 00
pd To m' Gedny Sen' for the Select mens Expences 47s 02:07:00
To m' Daniel Epps. 3 bills for 20" for Keeping s |c | hoole 20:00:00
pd To Capt Price 9/6ª wch was due to him in the year 1668. wch was not paid 00:09:06
pd To Nath Pickman : Sent for a Coffin for Wm Lyde 00:10:00
pd To Jnº Pickering for mending the Southfeild gate & for wood for Wm Lyde, a bill of 6sh 00:06: 00
pd To Josiah Southwick: for brush for the high ways | in 1669 | 00:05:00 pd To m' Batter for Expences at ye Gen'all Court 03:00:00
pd To Jeremy Neal for ditburfm's by his fath" on high ways 03:00:00
136: 02:03
[157] Att A meeting of the Select men the 30th January : 1671 being prsent
138
SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
Accounted with m' Higginson this Majr Hathorne mr Wm Browne mr Bartholmew mr Brafton Wm Browne Junr; prsent day aboue written and ther was due to him on the ballance of account for his yearly maintainance, for the years 1668 : 1669 fiue pownds one shilling which m' Wm Browne Sent did Ingadge to pay him the Sª Summ in the behalfe of the Towne of Salem : Vpon the Same m' Higginson did giue a receipt or accquittance weh is Sett on the Latter End of this booke, for the full of his maintainance from the Towne. Vntill the laft of December one thoufand Six Hundred |&|| Seauenty, he being fully payd by the Conftables for the year one thoufand Six hundred Seauenty :
Reckoned with Wm Browne Jun' this p'sent day and on the paymt of fiue shillings ten pence pd to Willm Curtis which was the ballance of account wch the Sª Browne ow'd the Towne, the Select men doe fully accquitt and difcharge the Sd Browne from the Rates Which were Comitted to him in the year 1668: the year that he was Conftable in:
Thomas Rix: is difcharg'd by the Select men for the Rates Committed to him by the Select men in the year 1666
Reckoned with Capt Corwin and ther is due to him on the ballance of all accounts to this day from the Towne the Just Sume of fourteen pownds three shillings wherof 4" 13s of it was the remaind' of a bill granted to him to the Conftable in the year 1669: & 911 10s wch was for a bill Giuen him to the Conftable in the year: 1670 : wych were not paid Granted him a bill to the Conftable for the paym' of this debt wch is fourteen pownds three shillings.
Adam Weftgate & Paule Manfeild are fin'd twenty shil- lings a pece for falling of trees on the towne Common :
[158] At A meeting of the Select men this 1' m'ch 1671/72 Being p'sent
Majr Hathorne Henery Rennolds is difcharg'd from the mr Wm Browne Rates Comitted to him by the Select mr Bartholmew men the year that he was Conftable in mr Joseph Grafton The Select |men|| haueing some Wm Browne Jnnr difcourfe wth John Clifford about Six weeks Agoe to See whether he would Abate anything of
139
SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
the Seauen pownds p year for the Keeping of Sarah Lam- bert (they thinking it too much for the Towne to Giue) he Anfwered that he would not Abate anything and that for the time to come he would have more of the towne or elce he would not Keep her any longer, vppon which the Select men tould him that they would Indeauer to put her Some Where Elce if they could get her Kept for Lefs, he made Anfwer that he should be very Gladd of it, and that he would Giue the towne the Keeping of her if it were for three months if they would take her of from his hands, vppon wch they tooke care to put her to some other body, And this p'sent day wee Agreed wth ffrancis Skery to Keep her for one year, and the Select men Agreed with him on the townes behalfe to Give him fiue pownds for this next year, and he is to maintaine her with meat drinke and Cloathing and what Elce is needfull for her, and at the End of the year he is to Agree with the Select men then in being for the time to Come if he shall see Caufe to Keep her Any longer.
Its Ord'd that A Generall Towne Meeting be warn'd vppon the Next Lecture day to meet on thurfday the fourteenth of this p'sent month of mich at Eight of the Clock in the morning for the Choice of Select men, and for the Choice of Conftabls, And to Giue an Anfwer to the farm's Confering | ther|| Request of haueing a mineft" Among themfelues and what other Buifsiness may fall in wherin the Towne is Confern'd.
Its ord'd that the next lecture day the Conftabls shall warne the ffreeman of this Towne to meet on Wenfday the 13th of mich for the Nomination of Majestrates And Choice of A County Treafurer & for choice of Deputyes for the Generall Court.
[159] Att A Meeting of the ffreemen the 13th mich : 1671 : 72
Capt Geo: Corwin & m' Henery Bartholmew are Chofsen Deputyes for the Generall Court for the year Enfueing
mª Jnº Corwin : is Chofen Comifioner to Carry in the Voats for the nomination of Majestrates at the meeting of the Comifsion" of other townes vppon the day Appointed by Law :
140
SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
Att A Generall Towne meeting held the 14th mich: 1671/72
Chofsen ffor Select men for the year Enfuing
Vitzt Major Hathorne Capt Walter Price
m' Wm Browne Sent Corporall Jnº Puttnam
Capt Geo : Corwin William Browne Jun" mª Edmº Batter Chofen for Conftables for the year Enfueing
John Williams Coop : Nicholas Maning and John Southwicke.
Voated that ther shall be A Generall Towne Meeting held on ffryday the 22th mich this p'sent month to begin at 9 of the Clock in the morning to Ifsue Such things as were p'sented at this meeting & could not be Ended, and what elce may fall in wherin the Towne is Confern'd :
[160] Att A meeting of the Select men the 18th mich : 1671 : 72 being prsent as in the margent
Majr Hathorne
mr Wm Browne
Capt Geo: Corwine
mr Edmo Batter Capt Walter Price
Corporall Putnam Wm Browne Junt
Wm Browne Jun' is Chofsen to Keepe the Towne Booke for this year Enfue- ing : m' Edmº Batter & mª Philip Cromwell are Chofsen Surueyors of the ffences belonging to the Southfeild.
mª Samuel Gardner & Thomas Rootes are Appointted Suruey's of the ffences belonging to the Towne from the meeting houfe to the Lower End of the Towne.
Willm Lake & Edward fflint are Chofsen Suruey's of the ffences belonging to the Towne from the meeting houfe to Strong watter Brooke.
Serg* Nathaniel ffelton & Hugh Jones are Appointed Suruey's of the ffences belonging to the Northfeild and of all the ffences from strong watter brooke to Sam" Eb- bornes Sen" & soe vppwards.
Its order'd that all fences About the Towne shall be Suffisiently repaired, and all feilds enclofed by the Laft of this Instant month, on the penalty of fiue shillings for Euery weekes defect
Its Ord'd that all Swine aboue two months old shall be Suffisiently Ring'd that Goe vppon the Townes Commons
141
SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
at or before the twenty fift day of this prsent month vppon the penalty of twelue pence p day for neglect, and to be Suffisiently yoak'd by the firft of may next on the Same penalty And Willm Curtis & John Marfton Jun" are Chof- sen to See to the Execution of this order
M' Philip Cromwell is Chofsen Clarke of the markett for the year Enfueing, for the Sealing of weights and meafures, and Conftable Jnº Williams is Appointed to Giue him notice of it :
[161] At A Gen'all Towne Meeting held the 22th mich 1671:/72
Voated That all ffarm" s (That now are, or heerafter shall be willing to Joyne Together for quiding a minefter Among themfelves, whofe habitations are Aboue Ipswich high way from the horfe Bridge to the wooden Bridge at the hether End of m" Endecotts plaine, and from thence vppon A weft Line) shall haue Liberty to haue A mineft" by them- felues, and when they shall haue pcured one, and pay him mainetenance, that then they shall be Difcharged from their pt of Salem mineft's maintenance and this to Continue soe Long as the mineft" abides with them, and is mainetayned by them; quided allwayes that they shall bear all other Charges Whatsoeuer, amongst themfelues, both with refpect to ther meeting houfe & mineft's houfe or otherwayes Whatfoeuer, in Carrying on this worke, and alfoe bear ther pportion of all other publike Charges in the Towne:
Its Left to the Select men to Sell houfe Lotts in the Swampy Land in the Comon, from Daniel Rumballs ffence to the Land Layd out for Lt Georg Gardner to Such psons as shall need them, quided they Build | houfes | on them, in two years Time, after Granted to them, but if not then to Returne to the Towne Agen: Voated.
Its Left to the Select men to Giue Sattiffaction ac- cording to Law vnto Jacob Barny Senr for A highway which the Towne has Layd out through his Land, to ffroft fish Brooke, And Soe Likewise to all others whoe haue had high ways Layd out through ther Land & haue not had Satiffaction for it : this was Voated.
vppon A motion made by Hennery Skery Sent to the
142
SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
Towne for About three foote of Land into the highway for the In Largmt of his houfe it was Left to the Select- men to View it and to doe as they should see caufe in it.
[162] The 22th mich : 1671-72
vppon A Request of Jnº Bacheld' Sent to the Towne for A Small psell of vpland & Swampe Containing About three or fower Acres, Lying betwixt the Land of the Sd Jnº Bacheldr & the Land of Robert Leech, wch form'ly was Left out for a way for Cattle, the Towne Doth Grant to him all that waft land quided that ther be a high way of two Rodd wyde Left, & together with it a Smal Elbow of Land neer his houfe, quided ther may be noe hindrance to the high way & Sergt Leech and Jacob Barny Jun" are Appointed to Lay out both psells.
vppon A Request of John Phelpes that the Towne would Guie him a Small psell of land that Lyeth at the vtmoft of Salem Bownds, Adjoyning to his owne Land, The Towne did Grant to him his Request quided it Exceed not fiue Acres, & that it is wth in Salem Bownds
The Instructions Giuen to the Select men in the year 1668, are Giuen to the Select men for this year :-
Voated that Nichº Haward shall haue Sattiffaction for his Land Lying over Against Thomas Wattfons
[163] Att A meeting of the Select men the 5t of Aprill 1672 being prsent as in the Margent,
Majr Hathorne, Its ord'd that Major Hathorne, m" Hen Bartholmew m' Joseph Gardner mr Wm Browne, Capt Geo. Corwine, Mr Edmo Batter, Corporall Putnam & Corporall Jnº Putnam are Apointed and heerby Impowred to meet our neighbors of Beurly to Goe in pambu- Wm Browne Junr lacion in the bounds between them and us, and alfoe to Settle the bownds according to An Agreemt made with them the 14th of ye 10mo 1659.
Its Ord'd by the Select men that Anthony Needham and Wm Trafke are Appointed to See to the Order or Law made about Stone horfes that Goe vppon the Towne Com- mon, And what horfes they shall Judge not to be fitt, that they shall bring or Caufe them to be brought before the
143
SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
Sª Select men or at Leaft two of them And if they Judge them to be Suffisient that then they shall haue liberty to Goe on Sª Common, and if not then they are to be taken of on the penalty which the Law Lays on them & Sª Need- ham & Trafke shall take the fine which the law quides and shall returne one qt" pt of it to the Towne if the Select men See Caufe
Agreed wth Jnº Milke to keep the Cowes this Sum" at 4/3ª p head and he is to quide a Suffisient boy to helpe to keepe them, and Suffisient bulls for ye heard, and to haue the benifit of 12ª p head for Cows that feed on the Towne Common wth out a Keep according to the ord' of ye Towne and he is to begin to keep them the 10th of this prsent month and to End the 20th of October next
Jnº Launder Nichº Maning for his Sone in law Joseph Grey, James Symonds, Nath Selfby & Petter Cheeuers haue Each of them a houfe Lott Granted them, according to the Same pportion wch Manafses Marfton had, and they are Each of them to pay fiue pownds for Each lott, in Some Good pay to the Select mens Content, and wth in one year after this Grant and they are Each of them Injoyned to Build a houfe on ther lotts wthin two years time after this Grante or the Sª lotts to returne to the Towne Againe, and Each man is Injoyn'd to Carry the watter through his land towIds ye Sea John Launder is to haue the next lott tow'd Manafses Marftons Nichº Maning the 2ª James Symonds the third Nath Selfby the fowerth & Petter Cheeuers the fift
[164] The 15th of Aprill : 1672
Lay'd out by the Select men, to SeuFall psons A houfe lott a pece in the Swampy Grownd in the Common, for wch they are to pay fiue pownds a pece Each man for his lott, in Some Good pay to the Select mens Content, wthin one year after the date heerof and they are Each of them Injoyn'd to Build a houfe on ther Lotts wthin two, years after this date.
Imp To John Launder a houfe Lott next
to that weh was Lay'd out for Manafses Marf- li s đ
05:00: 00 ton
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
To. Nichº Maning, the Next 05:00:00 To : James Symonds, ye Next to Nichº
Manings given him by ye towne 00: 00: 00
To. Nath : Selfby: ye Next 05: 00: 00 *To : Thomas Beadle, ye Next to Selfbys 05 : 00: 00 To : Petter Cheuers, ye next wch Lyes be- tween Thomas Beadls, and that weh was Grant- ed to m' Richard Prince 05: 00: 00
Joseph grey hath paid for his Lott to m"
Batter 05: 00: 00
186mo 1673 Thomas Beadle hath paid for Lott to m' Batter 05: 00: 00 12 : 7 1673 Jnº Launder hath paid to m' Bat- ter for his Lott 05:00:00
ditto Peeter Chevers hath paid to m'
Batter for his Lott 05:00:00 Nath Silsby hath paid to m' Bat-
ters for his Lott 05:00:00 Joseph Prince hat paid for his Lot to m' batter 05:00:00 John Robinfon taylor hath paid for his lott to m' B. Gedney 05:00:00
Att A meeting of the Select men the 18th Aprill 1672 being prsent Agreed wth Thomas Maule majr Hathorne mr Browne to ring the Bell and and Sweep the Capt Corwin meeting houfe, for this year and he is to haue Six pownds for his pains
mr Battr mr Price
Corporall Putnam Wm Browne Junt [165] Att A meeting of the Select- men the 30th Aprill: 1672 being present
Majr Hathorne Its Ord'd by the Select men that notice be Giuen on the Lecture day that the
Capt Corwine mr Batter ffreemen meet on Munday next, ||the Capt Price 6ª may ||about 9 of the Clock in the Wm Browne Jun morning for the Election of Majestrates & other Gen'all offifsers.
*In the margin, " pd to mr Battr"
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
And that warning be Giuen to the Inhabitants of the Towne, to meet on the Same day about one of the Clock to Confid' of m' Higginsons Motion Conferning m" Nicholletts Continuing Amongst us for A year or two :
Its ord'd by ye Select men that forty Shillings be disburfed on the Townes account for the Cloathing of Sarah Lambert, and m" Batter is defir'd to doe it
Granted to m' Keafer, Liberty to fall twenty trees & noe more for barke: and he is Injoyn'd to Cut up the Tops of them into Cord wood.
Att A Generall Towne meeting held the 6 may : 1672 The Towne being mett together to Confider of mr Hig- ginfons motion About m" Nichollatts Staying heer doe Earnestly defire that m" Nichollat would be pleafed to Stay with us one year for Tryall and to Exerfife his Guifts amongft us and that wee may haue a lecture once Euery weeke, and for his mayntenance to haue it by a free Volluntary Contribution Every lords day :
[166] Att A Meeting of the Select men the 8th may 1672 being prsent as in the m'gent
Majr Hathorne mr Wm Browne Capt Corwin Wheras form'ly ther was a high way laid out begining about James Had- locks And soe to the Riuer that Runeth mr Edmo Batter Corporall Putnam Wm Browne Junr to Ipswich, and noe Returne made to the Select men, wee doe now Impower Thomas ffuller Sen" John Pickering and Joshua Ray Speedily to lay outa high way ther or near as they can about the Same place, with as little damadge to any pprieter as may be, and make a returne to the Select men :
The Select men doe ordr that thefe twelue pfons Name- ly mª Emery, mathew price, ffrancis Collins Math : Nixfon Willm Smith, John Best Eleaz" Eaton: Nathanel Hun Georg Waitt, Georg Crofs, John Petherick & Mathew Woodwell doe not frequent the Ordinaryes, nor Spend ther tyme and Eftates in Tipling, on the penalty the law lays on Such as shall soe doe and a lift of ther names was Giuen to m' Gedny & m" Joseph Gardner, to forbidd them and a warrant Giuen to the Conftabls to Giue notice to thofe 12 pfons aboue named of it :
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
Att A Generall Towne meeting held the 20th June 1672: ther was Chofsen to Serue on the Jury of Tryalls, for this next Court
mª Jnº Gardner William Curtis
mr Jnº Ruck Abraham Coale
mª Philip Cromwell
Nathanel Beadle
mª James Browne
[167] Att A meeting of the Select men the 7th August 1672 being prsent as in the margent Its Ordrd that all Rams be remou'd from Goeing
Majr Hathorne
with any flocks of Sheep vppon the mr Wm Browne Capt Corwine Towne Comons by the 15th of this In- mr Edmo Batter stant month of August: and soe to be Capt Price kept of till the middle of october next : Corporal Putnam Wm Browne Junr and if any rams be found to be Amongst any flocks of Sheep on the Towne Comons aforesaid between the middle of this prsent month and the middle of october next it shall be lawfull for any man to Kill them, and he shall haue the one halfe of them for his paynes and the other halfe shall be Giuen to the poore of This Towne:
Its Ord'd that ther be a Generall Towne meeting warn'd the next Lecture day for the Inhabitants of this Towne to meet on Satturday next come Senett, wch will be the 17th day of this p'sent month, at 9 of the Clock in the morning, to Confider whether the old meeting houfe shall be taken downe or Sould as it now stands ; 21y to Chufe the Grand Jury : 3ly to Chufe an 8th man or Comitioner to Joyne wth the Select men to make the Country Rate. 41y that the Conftable Giue notice to the Inhabitants of the Towne that they bring in an acco of ther Estates to the Selectmen for the makeing the Country Rate by the 20th of this prsent month of August, and what elce may fall in wherin the Towne is Confern'd.
* Wm Curtis & Jnº Marfton Jun", are fin'd fiue pownds between them that is 50sh a pece for ther neglect in Seeing to the Execution of that order about ringing & yoaking of Swine, and the Conftable are required to diftraine it of them
*In the margin "9th June 73 Remited by ye towne."
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
Jnº Robbinfon : the Taylor, hath liberty Granted him to haue a houfe lott in the Comon on the Same tearmes as other men haue theirs:
m' Homan is Admitted to be an Inhabitant in this Towne
[168] Att A GenTall Towne meeting held the 17th August : 1672
mª Joseph Gardner, was Chofsen for an Eight man or Comifsion™, to Joyne with the Select men to make the Country Rate.
Ther was Chofsen to Serue on the Grand Jury
Capt Walter Price mª Edward Groue
Left Tho : Putnam m' Jos. Phipeny Sen™
mr Jnº Corwine Daniel Andrew
Its voated that the old meeting houfe be referu'd for The Towne ufe, to build a skoole houfe & watch houfe
Its voated that the old meeting houfe shall be taken downe and that euery family in the Towne, and which be- long to the Towne, shall send one man of a family to helpe to take it downe, and to Cary it into Some conuenient place wher it may be referu'd for the Townes ufe, and that for tyme when to begin to doe it and the number of men to worke each day it is left to the Select men to Appoint.
The old pulpitt and the Deacons Seat is Giuen to the ffarmers. Voated.
The ftones of the vnd pining of the old meeting houfe and the Clay of the old meeting houfe is Giuen to Jnº ffifke
Att A meeting of the Select men the 17th August : 1672
. being prsent as in the margent
Majr Hathorne
Its ord'd the old meeting houfe be
mr Wm Browne begun to be taken downe the 19th of Capt Geo: Corwine
this prsent month, and the Conftables Capt Walter Price
Corporall Puttman are Appointed to warne 30 men a day, Wm Browne Junr to appear to helpe to take it downe, and they are to begin to warne them at Strong watter brooke, and soe downwards to the lower End of the Towne.
Its Ord'd that the Select men meet on munday next
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
come Senett the 26th of this prsent month for the makeing of the country rate.
[169] the 26t of Auguft: 1672:
s d John Williams : Conftable his pt of the li
Country Rate is 22: 18: 06
Nicholas Maning Conftable his pt is 28: 14: 10
John Southwick : Conftable his pt is 16: 09: 10
The whole of the Country Rate is 68: 03: 02
the 23th September: 1672
Jnº Williams : Conftable his pt of the minefters Rate is 71: 14: 06
Nicholas Maning his pt is 75: 09: 00
Jnº Southwick his pt is 40: 14: 00
The whole of the mineft's rate is 187: 17: 06
the 6 January 1672
Jnº Williams Conftable his pt of the Towne Rate come to 25: 06: 01
Nicholas Manings pt is 31: 12: 11
ffrancis Nurfe Conftable in the roome of Jnº
Southwick his pt is 18: 06: 03
The whole of the Towne Rate is 75: 05: 03 Att A meeting of the Selectmen the 14th octobr 1672 Being pr sent as in the m'gent
Majr Hathorne Capt Walter Price, was Chofen to
mr Wm Browne Appear at the Gen all Court to Anfwer
Capt Geo: Corwine to the peticion of Richard Hutchifon mr Edmo Batter & Tho: ffuller, Conferning the mainte-
Capt Waltr Price
Wm Browne Junr nance of the mineftry Amongst them :
[169 1/2] Att A meeting of the Select men the 13th nouembr 1672 being prsent as in the m'gent
Majr Hathorne Wi fflint Joshua Buffum and Josiah
mr Wm Browne Southwicke are Chofsen Survey's of the mr Edmo Batter high ways belonging to the Towne and Capt Walter Price they ord'd to take care Speedily that the Wm Browne Junr high ways be mended Espetially the Grt
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