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It is orderd that mathew Price or any other thatt haue entertayned the Curryer aboue sayed : Contrarie to the towne order shall paye the som of twenty shillings p week :
It is orderd yt John Bartram haue Leaue to soiorne heare vntell the weather Break vpp: quided it exeed not two months
An accot of the feverall bills leuied vppon thofe psons that doe nott contribut to the mniftrie
Constable Williams his bill 41: 15: 00
Constable Sam : Eburne befids John Pickerin 37: 15: 00 Constable Rinolls 21: 07:00
Constable Jnº : Pach : his accot : Renderd : to m' Ed : Batt: & lift Tho: Puttnam for the yeare 1664: as ffolloweth :
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Deb to his pt of contrey Cred p Contra : Rate is 27: 02: 06 To payed the trefurer : in barly and Wheat 11: 04: 074
to 13 troops 03:05:00
to Goods payed him is 03: 19: 08
to : Chargis for houfe Room & shiping 01: 08: 07
to : 4 : dayes going to
Charlestowne
00: 10:00
to payed Capt : Lawthrop
01: 01: 00
to : pd : Capt. lawthrop more
00: 07: 06
to : pd : mī Batters in corne & boords 02: 16: 09
to: Wa : Price p : Will Hore 00: 04: 00
to : Capt Corwin p : Tho: Tuck 00:07: 06
to : m' Browne p: Will Woodbery 00: 08: 00
to : psons Remitted & chargis 00:17:10
to : ffra : masters Remitted 00:03:04
26: 13: 9}
[77] Constable Ropes his accot Renderd to m' Bat- ters and liftenant Tho : Puttnam apoynted : to Audit p the select men : Constable Ropes Deb : Constable Ropes p Contra : Cred his Contrey Rate 45:06:06
To : pd mayor Hawthorne 25: 06:00
To pd Capt Corwin 08: 04: 06
To pd by troops 04: 15: 00
To pd by m' Endecott 01: 01:09
To pd p Goods of m' Batter 01:07:03
To pd Jacob Green p order 08:10: 04 To pd lift : Puttnam : p order 01: 10: 00 To : pd on ball towne Rate: 03: 09: 08
44: 04:06
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Constable Ropes Deb
to his pt of towne Rate: 23:11: 04
to what is alowed as pd to the Contrey Rate aboue owt of the towne Rate
03:09:08
72 : 06:06
Constable Ropes is Deb
01 : 01:00 d to the towne on ye ballance of both Rates
Constable Ropes p Cont : Cred
To Capt : Corwin p bill
05: 00:00
To mrs Sharp p bill 16:00:00
To Henry West p bill 05:00:00
To Remitted for men : Gon 00 : 13: 00
To Alowd him to Collecting
00:08: 00
27:01:00
71:05:06
Constable Nath : Pickman Deb
to his pt of Contrey and County Rate : 78 :18: 08
Constable Pickman: Contra : Cred
To pd Mayor Hawthorn
11:07:01
To pd Capt Davenport
10:00:00
To pd mº Croad
04:10:00
To pd 14 troops
03 :10: 00
To pd Capt Corwin
09:12: 06
To pd m" Browne a bill
02:10:00
To pd Wa : Price
10:00:00
To pd m" Bartholmew
04:00:00
To : pd Jacob Green p the Trefurers order .
03:07:06
To pd County Treafurer 17:17:03
To: ye Comistioners of ye County
02:04: 04
78 :18:08
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Constable Pickman Deb
to his pt of Towne Rate
40: 02 : 08:
Constable Pickman
Remaynes deb vpon his .00:02: 03 :
accot and is dew to him
Constable Pickman Cred :
To pd Capt Corwin his bill . 15:00:00
To pd m" Batter p bill ·
04:10:00
To pd m" Browne p bill 09:02: 04
To pd mª Joseph Grafton 02: 04:00
To pd m" Gidney p Wests bill 03: 00: 00
To pd p ye Contrey Rat below 02 : 08 : 11
To Remitted by severall men 02 : 15: 02
for Gathering ye towne Rate 00:07: 00
for chargis & loss about Corne 00:17: 00
40: 04:05
[78] Att: A Generall Towne meetting this 15th : of mich 1665/1666 Chosen ffor felect men for this yeare en- fuing to manadg the towne affayers vz : Mayor William Hawthorne: m' Edmund Batter capt : Lawthrop : mª Wil- liam Browne senior : Wa : Price : m Barklemew : Nath : Puttnam
Voated : that William fflint and ffrancis skery are Apoynted to vew a peece of land wch is requested for by Tho : West: and to make report to the towne :
Voated that : m' William Browne |seniory and Capt : Geo: Corwin are Chosen Deputis to Attend the Generall Court for ye yeare enfuing
Voated : that : m' William Browne Junior is Chofen Comitioner to Carie In the voates for ye nominatio of magistrats : to meet wth the Commitioners of other towns vppon ye Day apoynted by law
Voated yt Walter Price is to keep the towne Book this yeare Enfuing
Att a meeting of the select men this 23th of mich 65-66 whear was prefent: mayor Hawthorne : Capt : Tho : Law- thro : m" Henry Barklemew : Nath : Puttnam : and Walter Price :
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It is ordered that Josya Roots shall haue a bill for : two yeares : servife wch is allredy paft : as wee doe find by all former accots : to be dew vnto him
It is ordered that ther shall be an order drawen and putt vp nayled vppon the meeting howfe: yt all hoggs shall be yeoked and Ringd according to: the order last yeare :
Att a meeting of the felect men the 6th : of mch 1666: being prsent as In the margent :
It is orderd yt Zebulon Hill shall take
mayor Hawthorn: Care to see that all swyne shall be
mr Will Browne
mr Batters Ringed and Yeoked according to order
mr Baklemew wthin the towne of salem : to the bridg Walter Price the select men find that wth the abat- ment of m" Emerys Rate yt ther is dew
to constable Pickman feventeen shills 3d : & therfore its agreed yt hee shall haue a bill for tixteen shills to cleere all accots betwixt the towne & him
[79] It is orderd yt : all the ffencis wthin this towne and the tenn acre lotts farmes ad Cape An fyde : shall be fuffishently mendid and Repayred by the 20th of this month of aprill according to law :
Ordered : To : vew: the fouth ffeeld ffencis for this yeare: William fflint and Daniell Rumble
Ordered To vew all the ffencis in this to the bridg : John Massy: and Henry skery Junior :
Ordered To vew the North ffield ffencis : Nath : ffel- ton: and : Sam Ebern Senior
orderd To : vew the ffencis one Cape An fyde Robert Hibburd and John Lovett Junior
Orderd To: vew the ffencis at the ffarms : Richard Leech
Chosen ffor furvayers of the hie wayes for this yeare Enfuing ffor Cape Ann fide : Edwa: Bushop: and William Dodg Junior :
ffor the hie wayes : beyond strong water Brook : Rich- ard Leech and Anthony Buckston
ffor all hie wayes : this syde: strong water Brook : John Neale and John Pickerin
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Orderd that : ffarmer Porter Liftenant: Puttnam: and Nath : Puttnam : are apoynted : to vew the bounds betwixt this towne and Topsffeeld :
It is orderd yt all ffencis about this towne Cape Ann- fide and the ffarmes: shall not be Counted fuffishent vnles they be ffower ffoot in heith
It is orderd that m' Henry Barklemew : shall take Care to see that the bridg be ffinished according to agreement: wth William fflint and John Neale :
It is orderd that Capt : Corwin and Walter Price shall take Care to see the smale ffeeld Gunn be mounted fitt for fervife
[80] Att a meeting of the felect men this 21th of Aprill 1666 being prefent
Mayor Hawthorne:
mr William Browne It is orderd that the wach shall be- mr Edmund Batters mr Henry Barklemew: Walter Price gin ye firft of the 3th moth : that ther shall be fower fuffishent wachmen everie night: that the wach shall begin at eight of the clock in the evening : and that the meeting houfe is to be the wach houfe vntill another be built : and that this be fignifyd to the Constables
It is ordered and Agreed: betwixt vs and marblhed men : that a Contrey highe waye betwixt vs and marblhed shall be layed owt the 24th daye of this Instant: the felect men of salem haue apoynted Richard Rowland and : Sam- uell Ward to laye owt the sayed way within or towne to oure bounds : and marblhed haue chofen mayor William Hawthorne and m' Hendry Barklemew to laye owt the sayed Waye wthin the bounds of marblhed : and to make thire returns : to each towne :
It is orderd that alle wells betwixt m' Tho : Cromwell Richard Gardner : to the head of m' Browns Coue Comon- ly soe caled : are to be fuffishently Repayred : and made fecure: from danger : by Rayfing of it betwixt: two ffoot & halfe & three ffoot aboue ground wth a fuffishent Curb betwixt this and the firft of : maye next or elce to be fild vpp : if noe curb then a hoghsed soe high
It is ordered that m' Edmund Batters is to dif burfe Eighteen pence p Week for the Releeff of William Leete : vntill the felect men doo sce Cawfe to the Contrary
It is orderd that m' Henry Barklemew: and Walter
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Price are apoynted to Rec what powder and Lead or shott : ther is in Capt Corwins hands : and to take Care to fecure it for the vfe of the towne : it being the towns stock : and what is in m' Browns hands : (Rec only about : 30" lead :)
This 23th of Aprill 1666
At a generall Towne meeting : It is Agreed yt the felect men shall haue power to hier a Cow keep : for this yeare:
Att a meeting of the felect men : the same daye it or- derd that m' Batter and Walter Price are to hier a Cow keep as Cheape as thy Can
Agreed wth John milk: the 24th Instant that hee shall keep the Cowes: for fower shillings fower pence p head: the towne to fynd bulls: and ffor any drie Cattle that is putt before him hee is to gett of the owners what hee Cann: and is to begin the 25th Instant: his paye In'kind as formerly: and to keep the Cow herd vntill the midl of octob
[81] The Returne: of thofe that weare Apoynted: tolaye owt the Common hie waye: betwixt salem towne and mar- blhed: is vydz : that the waye: shall : lye : owt of the towne of marblhed: as : the Common Cart waye now lyeth : fower Rodds wyde : and soe to Runn : fower Rodds broade : as wee haue m ked trees : neere the way as It is Commonly vfed: only vppon the midle of the playne wee Leaue the common waye : and goe: somwhat one the Left hand of the ould waye according as thee trees are marked and soe to Runn : fower Rodd wyde: vntill wee com to : the bridg: and then to goe fower Rodd wyde: vntill wee Com to the litle gate: that standeth In the south feeld ffence: and then we have determined that the waye shall Runn : [ throgh | at that gate vppon a strayght lyne vnto an ould tree that lyeth neere that common hye waye : in the south ffeeld and soe to goe along the waye: as it is now vfed: thro | u |gh the the south ffeeld vnto the mill dam : and the breath of the whole waye through the south ffeeld to be one Rodd wyde And that this is owre Joynt agreement : wee haue heare vnto sett oure hands this 24 of Aprill: 1666 William Hawthorne Henry Bartholmew
Richard
Rowland T his
mark :
Samuell Ward:
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At a meeting of the felect men the 16th : of may 1666 It is orderd that m' Henry Bartholmew : Mayor Hawthorne mr Will Brown sr : Samuell Gardner and William fflint are capt: Lawthrop: apoynted to meet wth Lin men the mr Batters: next fecond daye of the next week to mr Barklemew Walter Price runn the lyne and to fettle the bounds betwixt vs and Lin and to make returne to each towne in writing vnder thire hands : and to record it :
At a meeting of the felect men the 18th : 3th mº: 1666 It is ordered : that mr Edmund Mayor Hawthorne mr Batters Batters : Liftenant Dixe or enfigne mr Hendry Bartholmew Corning together wth Capt: Law- Walter Price: throp shall take Care to see that John
Luff : be releved according as they see in thire wifdom needfull : and what they shall dif burfe shalbe allowed them by the towne : befide what the towne alredy alowed him
Itt is alfoe orderd that that m' Batters and m" Barthol- mew together wth the decons shall dif burce twenty shills for the releefe of Goodman Downton for the prefent
It is orderd that the souldyors that atend Capt Trask to his graue : shall haue som alowance to make them drink at m' Gidney & is Left to the diferetion of Wa : Price nott exceeding the som of twenty shills & cloth to Cover ye drum
[82] Att a generall Towne meeting this 18th of the 4th moth 1666
Chosen : ffor the Jury of tryalls to serue for the Court : Lift : Tho : Puttnam : in' Joseph Gardner m' Elyuzar Hawthorne Isak Williams
mª John Corwin Lott Connant : m' Jonathan Browne :
Voated that the felect men that was Chofen for this Yeare haue ffull power: to act in all the prudenshall affayers that concearns | ye towne || only they are to difpofe of noe land.
Voated that the work to be don at the ffort according to the order of the Generall Court : be Caryed On by a dayes work of every man through the towne aboue 16
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yeares Ould : and soe Round the towne ffrom on daye to another vntill the whole work be don : and ffinished :
Voated that Capt : Geo: Corwin is Apoynted and Impowered to giue notis ffrom tyme to tyme: when everie man is to work: and how many everie daye by order from him ffarther it is Agreed by the towne wth refpect to the Afor fayed Labor®: that som be nott burthened and others eafed that Capt Corwin wth the felect | men | shall proportion evry man according to thire | Judgment | vnto whome the towne doth wholy Leaue the determination of it :
Voated that whoe ever haue or shall kill any woolues this yeare shall haue fforttie shills p woolfe: and this order is to Contynew for this yeare: and to be owt of the towne Rate
At A generall towne meeting held this 14th of August 1666 voated yt John Puttnum shall be the 8th man to Joyne wth the felect men for Making the contrey Rates
Voated that : m' Eliezar Hawthorne Edward Humber and Richard Leech are Choffen Constabls for the towne for this yeare and Nicholas Woodbery for Cape An syd vnles there be som legull barr: if soe then John Hill is voated to be Constable for this yeare : and that they shall begin thire yeare from this tyme
[83] Chosen ffor to fearue for Grand Jury for this Yeare
ffarmer John Porter Humphrey Woodbery ffarmer Will Dodg senior Christopher Babadg Beniamine ffelton :
Joseph Gardner: Antho: Buckston
At a meeting of the felect men the 28th of the 6th moth 1666 Mayor: William Hawthorne m' Willam Browne senior: m' Henry Barklemew: Walter Price: Nathaniell Putnam m' Elyazar Hawthorne Being Chosen constable by the towne: hee maketh Request that : Tho : Rex m[a]y searue in his steed for ye yeare enfuing: wch is Concented vnto by the felect men :
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Constable Edward Humber single Contrey li S d Rate is 25: 03: 06 The adition to his pt of Contrey Rate is 23: 18: 06
49: 02: 00
His pt of the towne Rate is 17" 125 2ª
17: 12: 02
to be adid for psons formerly omited 31 5: 6: In all: 69: 19: 04:
66: 14: 02
li
S d
Constable Tho: Rex his singell Contrey Rate is 24: 10: 10
The adition to his pt of Contrey Rate is 24: 12: 00
49: 02: 10
His pt of the towne Rate is 17: 11: 6: for ye towne
17: 11: 6
66 : 14: 4
Constable Rex adid p persons omittd 135 4d I say & adid by towne Rate on ye same 08: 0 more adid 118 8d: wch maks: in all : 67: 13: 04
Constable Richard leech his pt of sengl li S d contrey Rate: 19: 00: 02
The Adition to: his Contrey Rate is 18: 15: 01
his pt of the towne Rate 12: 14 : 5
50: 09: 08
Constable John Hill his pt of ye sengle li S d Contrey Rato 13: 14: 10
The adishion to his Contrey Rate 14: 7: 9ª 14: 07: 9:
28: 02: 07
At A Generall Towne meeting this 17th of Novemb 1666: Chofen for the Jury of tryalls : for the next Court m' Edmund Batters : Joshua Rey :
m' William Hollingwood Nath : ffelton
Lift Dixee :
Nicho : maning
John Rayment :
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Voated : that m' Edmund Batters m' Hendry Barklemew & Wa : Price should treat wth m's sharp and Her son : and prefent or p pound to the court for Administration for her releef: by sale of her land :
[84] Voted: ffor the Rayfing of a Towne Rate : this yeare for the payment of thef psons vnder written: vz To : Josia Roots Drum major 02: 00: 00
To : Henry Weft for Ringing the bell 05: 00: 00
To : William fflint for the bridg at foreft Ryver
05: 00:00
T[o] ffarmer Porter for West wch should have bin payed ye laft yeare about Woolfes 40s
02: 00: 00
To m' Gidney for expendid on Capt Trask :
20s and for expendid by the felect: men
making the Rates : and other expencis in all 02: 14: 00 To the Repairing of the meeting houfe 05: 00: 00 To: Sara: Lamberts Releeff
To : m' Will Browne for lamberts dafter and for his expencis at Gerall Court : to the 11th of 10th 66 : tenn pounds I say 10: 00: 00
It is orderd that the felect men shall treat and Agree wth Rob Hibburd ffor the Releeff of John Luff
Layed owt to manaffes marston : the 3th of August 1666 next to Daniell Rumbls ffence in the pen : in length according to his on both syds : Running north and south : of about feven Roads & fower foot : and in the breadth fower Rods & A halfe and one ffoot : and is debt : to the towne the som of fiue pounds: wch will be dew betwixt this and the 7th of the 8th month next:
This 11th of the 10th: 1666: the Select men mett It is Agreed that: there being Mayor Will Hawthorne mr Will Browne Remayning dew to the trefurer Capt: Lawthrop mr Barklemew Nath: Puttnam
mr Edmund Batters vppon : Constables Pickman Geo : Ropes and Jno Pach thir accots : that the constables now In being Walter Price: shall paye owt of this | yeares | Contrey Rate the som off fower pounds one shills 5ª} : to the trefurer :
It is agreed that Geo : Ropes shall haue a bill to the
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. conftables for Eight shills : to be payed owt of the towne Rate : for soe much dew to him that hee payed to the trefurer
It is agreed that William Curtis shall haue ten shills aloud him for Accomodating Will leet with roome to Work in his shop : p Annum: whylst hee work yr :
[85] This 11th : 10 : 66 Bills Granted :
Granted to : Josya : Roots : a bill for his yeares service 02: 00: 00
Granted to: Hendry Weast a bill for his yeares service 05: 00: 00 Granted to : Will fflint a bill: for forest Ryver
bridg 05: 00: 00
Granted : to: ffarmer Porter Afidgnes to Weaft of the Creek: for killing of Woolues formerly a bill 02: 00: 00
Granted to m' Jnº Gidney senior : for expencis on Capt Trask buriall 205 & Select mens chargis making Rates thirtie fower shills: in all : a bill off for ye : yeare 65 02: 14: 00
Granted to: Georg Ropes a bill for what hee hath difburfed for the towns vfe Eight shills to ye trefur 00: 08: 00
Granted to m' William Browne for Sara : Lambert and his expencis at the Generall Court in full of all accots 10: 00: 00
Granted: to: Antho: Buckston a bill to samuell Aburne for the som of three pounds 88 1ª : for mending hie wayes: and is in his hands dew from sayed Aburne it being soe much pd short of his Rate: 03: 08: 01
Granted to : sargant leech a bill owt of ye towne Rate : for hie wayes 03: 04: 05
Granted to : William fflint a bill for dif burfmt on ye hyewayes 02: 16: 03 Granted ffra: skery A bill ffor hie wayes 02: 07 : 09 Granted m' Zerabubell Endecott a bill for ye vfe of two bulls 02: 00: 00
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Granted m' Batters a bill: for Good: Dountens
neffefyty 6$ and for suplying of John Luff : in all : 388 6ª p him fealfe & left: Gard: 01: 18: 06
Granted to m' Gidney senior: a bill for ex- pencis at ye Rate making 01: 14 : 8
Graunted to: Geo : Rops a bill: to remitt
Ben skarletts: Rate : 00: 06: 08
Graunted to : Wa : Price : a bill for soe much
payed the glafier : 66 : 01: 04: 09
Graunted Will Trask: Jnº : Hill: Daniell Suthreck : a bill for a Woolf : 02: 00: 00
Graunted to : Sam : eburne a bill for Gather-
ing ye minifters Rate : 00: 15: 00
Graunted to : John Maston : Junior a bill for
the pound & the gates at the new mill the som off 01: 15: 00
Graunted Good: Rumbles Bill for Iron Woork for the gates : 00: 06 06
Granted Will Curtis a bill for accomodating
Will Leet wth shop rom 00: 10: 00 Graunted to William fflint a bill for the gate at the further end of the south ffeeld 00: 09: 00
M' Henry Barklemew: and Nath Puttnam are apoynted to Auditt the Constabls: accots: and to make Returne to the felect men
*Copied from the original by Martha O. Howes and verified by Sidney Perley, Esq.
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It is Agreed that Capt Tho: Lawthrop: in Confideration of Eight or tenn acrs of medow fformerly Graunted him : there being non pd him : hee is to haue: the swampie medow : Joyning to that comonly Called Cromwells medow : Runing towards Wills hill :
mª Will Browne & m' Batters are apoynted to goe wth Mayor Hawthorne to : treate wth the widdow harwood about her Releeff
mª Henry Barklemew and Walter Price are apoynted : to Inform mrs : Sharp: of the Court order about her estate : & to Aduife her : for ye beft wth Refpect to her psent Releeff
[86] At a meeting of the fcelect men : the 25th 10th 1666 :
Mayor Hawthorne : mª Will Browne
mª Batters m' Henry Barklemew
Capt: Lawthrop : Nath Puttnam
Walter Price :
There : Being A motion made by the Inhabytants: about Wills hill making Request for a waye to this towne |to bell layed owt: it is agreed that they shall make quifion this winter for a waye : & that Tho : Puttnam and sargant : ffuller are apoynted to : speake and treate wth the fcellect men of Andyver whoe as wee are Informed : by the sayed Inhabytants defires the same : and : the fcelect men vppon returne from thofe apoynted haue Ingaged thire healp in an orderly & legall waye for the accomplif hment theroff:
Sam : Aburnne Constable Renderd his accot : the fcelect men aproving of it and hee Remaynd A deb to the towne vppon both Rates three pounds Eight shills 1ª: wch hee is orderd to paye vnto Anthony Buckston : for mending the hie wayes :
At a meeting of the felect men : this 15th of the 11th 1666 : prefent : whearas mr Zerubabell 1 mayor Wm Hathorne mr William Browne Endecott lett two bulls for the vfe of Capt: Geo: Corwin mr Bdmund Eatters Lift: Tho: Puttnam Walter Price:
the towne heard ye last yeare: and yt yd hyere of sayd bulls was nott Rated vppon ye sayed heard it is therfor ordered yt hee is to be payed owt of
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this yeares towns Rate: the som of ffortie shills: and the sayed som to be Rayfed vppon ye same heard the next yeare :
It is ordered yt Beniamyne scarlett be Remited his Rate in Constable Ropes his constablship: it apering to vs : yt by refon of his defishenfy : to be ffreed by law : and that a bill is to be granted him for fix shills 8ª:
Granted vnto: Joseph Huchifon ffortie akers of land on the north syde of the Ryver Comonly caled vpswich Ryver : neer Wilkeens waye over sayed Ryver wthin or bounds wheare noe land is layed owt: vppon former grants Liftenant Geo : Gardner and Nath : Puttnam Jeffrey maffy or any two : of them is orderd to lay it owt :
[87] Att: a meeting ef the Celect men this 12th: of the 12th mº: 66 bing prefent: Mayor Hawthorne mr Batters : m" Barklemew : Nath : Puttnam and Walter Price :
It is orderd yt vppon Complaynt made By William King of som Iniurious delings hee Rec ffrom som of his Relation and others : therfore : Mayor Hawthorne: m" Henry Barklemew and Nath : Puttnam : | are defired | to nquier Into the matter: and to settle all things in peace betwixt them offoone as Conveniently they cann :
It is Alfoe agreed yt In regard John Norman hath Refeued greate lossis at sea being taken by the duch : therfore his Rates are Remitted for this yeare : both towne and contrey
Att: a meeting of the Celect men the 19th of ffeb 1666 Being prefent:
Mayor William Hawthorne mª Henry Barklemew
mª William Browne senior and Walter Price
mª Edmund Batters :
It is agreed wth John West at the Creek : yt whylst hee shall Mayntayne the Cafeway over the marsh at the ffarme wch was m" Blakleech in Salem bounds a fuffishent hie waye to the towne off gloster and the manchefter mens vfe : hee shall enioy the vfe and benefitt of: all fuch grownd as lyeth in Comon : between the sayed ffarme and the ffarme of Nicho : Woodbery wthe pond and Beach : and
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hath Libertie to sett : vp a gate : theron ffor his vfe: any fformer Record Nulld :
It is: Agreed that vppon the next: Lecture daye com ffortnight that the Constable shall warne a towne meeting: wch will be one ye 6th day of march : to meet together one the 11th daye of mich : next : to confcider of a mor cleere and Certayne | way | of raysing m' Higgeffons mayntenance and ffor the Choyfe of Celect men: & other occations yt may psent :
I haue geven a warrant: to: Constable Humber: to Warne a meeting vppon the day aforsayed : Wa : Price :
Itt is agreed yt uppon the lecture daye next com fort- night as afforsayed : the constable shall warne the free- men of this towne to meet vppon the twelfth daye of mich : ffor the nomination off magistrats : and ffor the Choyfe of deputis for ye generall court: I haue geven a warrant : to constable Humber : to warne a meeting accord- ing to this ord : W : Price
It is agreed yt m' Batters m' Hendry Barklemew : [ and Wa : Price | are apoynted to Awdict All accots betwixt the towne and Capt Geo : Corwin : and to make a Returne to the Celect men :
[88] m' Edmund Batters m' Henry Barklemew : and Walter Price bing Apoynted to AuDict All accts depend- ing betwixt Capt Geo : Corwin and the towne wee find vppon fformer accots : that ther is dew to the towne the som of twentie ffiue shills |4ª | wch is a finall end of all accots to this daye : being 20th of ffeb : 1666 :
I say there is dew to the Towne as afforsayed 01" : 05 : 04 : wch som is orderd to be payed to m's sharp:
M's Sharp is Deb to the towne for a bill to Capt Geo: Corwin ffor the som as aboue wch hee is orderd to paye her twenty fiue shillings and ffower pence.
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