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Mr Jno Corwine wheither Inhabitant or stranger from tranfportinge either by fea or land any Jno Pickeringe timber or wood out of or towne Comons Ed Batter to any other towne or place out of the towne vpon the penalty of fiue shillings | to eury cord of wood | & for eury load of wood foure shillings & for eury
*In the margin " pd the ballance of this acco."
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load of wood foure shillings & for eury timber tree foe tranfported as aboue faid ten shillings; and further if any strang's livinge out of town shall cutt any wood or fall any trees without liberty firft hade from the Select [men] in beeinge: shall forfeit the fame penalty as for wood & trees aboue : and wee doe Impower Will fflint m' Barth Gidney & Jnº Pickeringe to execut this order & they or any other that shall Informe the one halfe to the Inform" & the other for the towne
A gen'all towne meetinge to be warned vpon the next Lecture day to be the fecond day of the weeke followinge at 9 of the weeke [clock] in the morninge. 1 for the raifinge of a towne Rate 2 for to heare the buffins of bafe riu" & of o" neibours the farm"8 : & the buffins of m" Elezr Hauthorn Highway about a skool for the town
Ed Batter is apoynted to giue notic to will Trafke that he is to fend Joshua Turland out of Town or to put in fecuritie that the town be not Chardged with
Its agreed that the Attendinge of that ord" Referring to the lookinge after Children &c vz page 16 Title Children that the Select men doe fpeedyly & throughly pfecut the ord : m' Will Brown Capt Corwin & Leift Gardn' from Rich Princs houfe & fo downwards, M' Jnº Corwine & Ed Batter from Tho Cromwells & fo to ftrong watter brooke & m" Barth Gidney & Jnº Pickegs all vpwards the North Neck & all ther abouts & fo all the farmes
Corp1 Jnº Putname beinge Indebted 68
Henry Trafke Rate beinge abatd 58: & for whiping a man & foe he is fully acquited
[121] Att a gen'all Towne Meetinge 20: 10: 1669 for the Raifinge of a Towne Rate :
Nath Putname & Joshua Rea for worke about Highwayes 04:01:06 for killinge wolfe M' Endecot 2 :
Joseph Huchenfon 1: Jno Hill 1 08 - 00 - 00
Jnº Cliford for Will Adams about 08 - 00 - 00
Jnº Pickering for expenfe about meeting houfe & other things 00 - 16 - 00 Mr Jnº Gidney fen 03 - 19 - 05
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Will Traske Chardges about highways 08 - 12 - 06
To Ed : Grouer for land for buring place 20 - 00 -00
Mr Will Browne [Jun] Bill of 01 - 06: 02
· M' Bartholmew & M' Eliz Hauthorn Bill of Chardges about Highways alowed 10 - 08 -00
65:03:05
The Ord' about Wood & Timber made 6-10 : 69 aproued of by the Towne & by them Ratified & Confirmed
Mr Eleaz Hauthorne haue graunted vnto him two Acres of fwampe land lyinge Neare vnto Jnº keyney to be laid out to him by left Gardner & Jnº Pickering for & in Con- lideracon of the land wh now maketh the highway from the faid hauthorns houfe to the Buringe place
graunted to Samll Ebourne Jun about ten Rods of. ground lyinge neare to the now dwellinge houfe of the faid Ebourns
Its Ordred that furueurs of Highways are to agree with Carters & other workemen they Imploy as to that Im- ploymt, as Cheape as they can
[122] Att a meeting of felect men 7th: 11: 1669 beinge pfent. [Jno Beft is alowed to be in the towne to make vfe of his trade of
Mr Will Browne
Capt Corwine
Lieft Gardner Burring, foe long as he doth liue Buifly
Mr Jno Corwine And the faid Beft Ifache Williams & Mr Barth Gidney Nathaniell Beadle doe hearby oblige Jno Pickeringe them felues Joyntly and feurally in the Edmond Batter
bond of twenty pounds to free the Towne of him when he shall behaue himfelue difordrly : vpon notice giue to them or either of them by the Select men,
Ifack Williams and & Nath Beedle ar difcharged of there bonds about Beft*]
for the raiting further of the towne Rate
To m' Will Browne fen
07 :11: 5}
To Capt Corwine for w he fell short the last yeare 15 - 00 - 00
To Capt Corwine for his Chardges beinge Deputy 05 - 05 - 00
To m' Hen Bartholmew Deputys Chardgs 05 - 05 - 00
* Words within these brackets are crossed out in the original.
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To m' Jno Corwine
01 - 00 - 00
To Edm Batter 10 - 00 - 00
To Will Traske for killing of wolfe 02 - 00 - 00
To : be pd to Nath Pickman 01 - 00 - 00
To Capt Corwine & m" Bartholomew for their horfes 21 : each 02 - 02 - 00
Constable Phippeny pt of Towne Rate
36 - 03 - 05
Constable Porter pt 27 - 10 - 03
Constable Georg Keifour pt
54 - 15 - 09
fuma
118: 09: 05
To Capt. Corwine 01 - 00 - 00
[123] Bills dd out to feufall men
pd To Nath Putnam & Josha Rea 04 - 01 - 06
pd To M' Z Endecut 04 - 00 - 00
pd To Joseph Huchenfon 02 - 00 - 00
pd To Jnº Hill & Joseph Boyce Jun' for A wolfe 02 - 00 - 00
To M' Barthlomew & M' Hauthorne
10 - 08 - 00
pd To Will Traske & Company for High- way work
08 - 12 - 06
pd To Nath Pickman 01 - 00 - 00
pd To m' Jno Gidney fen 04 - 17 - 06
*pd To Edw Grouer 18 - 00 - 00
pd To Henry Reinolds 01 - 10 - 00
To Jno Cliford
08:05:06
pd To m' Jnº Corwine
01 - 00 - 00
pd To Jnº Pickeringe
00 - 16 - 00
pd To Will Traske for wolfe
02 - 00 - 00
pd To Capt Corwine Bill of Twenty Shllgs 01 - 00 - 00 To Edm Batter 2 bills 11 - 01 - 09
06 - 06 - 00
pd To m' Will Browne fen 2 Bills
08-08: 01}
pd To m' Henry Bartholmew 06 - 06 - 00
pd To m' Will Browne Jun 01 - 06 - 02
pd To Henry Weft
005 - 00 - 00
pd To M' Jnº Gardner
001 - 00 - 00
pd To M' Gidney fen
001 - 12 - 06
pd To Rueben Guppy a bill of
000 - 03 - 04
In the margin, "pd 3 li in filur p R Prince"
110 - 19 - 00₺
pd To Capt Corwine To Capt Corwine
15 - 00 - 00
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Mr Will Browne Capt Corwine L. Gardnr
Mr Jno: Corwine Mr Bar: Gidney Jno Pickeringe Ed Batter
[124] Att a meetinge of Select men 21: 12: 1669 be- inge p'fent. wee : apoynte that that the Constable vppon the next Lecture Day giue notice : that vpon the fecond day of the weeke wh wilbe the 7th of March next for the Choife of Select men & for to Confid to build a new Meet-
inge houfe : as alfo to Confid' of a Gramm" fcoole maifter & Chiofe of a packer of beafe &c
Will fflinte m" Bartholmew | Gidney | & Jnº Pickeringe or any two of them ar fpeedyly to feize the wood & tim- ber that is Cutt | betweene | or Lyne & Marbheade ditch for the Towns vfe, if cutt by strangers
Its ordered that Jno Grafton & Joshua Ward hauing fuffered lately ship wrecke all their last years Rats are Remited from beinge gathered by the Constable.
Mª Jnº Gardn' beinge feurall tymes Implyed in Runige the line & Attendinge the buffines of the towne at Ip- fwich Court we : alowe him 209 :
[125] Att a Gentall Towne Meetinge held the 7th : 1mo : 16%%
Choffen ffor Select men for the yeare enfuinge
Vidz : Capt George Corwine Mr Jnº Corwine
Edmond Batter Mª Willm Browne Jun
Mª Barth : Gidney Jno Pickeringe Corp1 Jno Putname
Their Inst[r]ucons as in the yeare 68: with the Adicon of takinge care of all the townes highwayes
Its Orded that if any man beinge choffen for a felect men & shall Refufe it shalbe fined twenty shillings to the towne, quided he were not a felect man the yeare before
Its left to the felect men to Contid" : and ppare their thoughts in ord" to the buildinge of a New meetinge houfe or to fitt vp the old, and all thinge in Reference to the buflines and to prfent it to the Towne vppon the firft Tufeday in Aprill next, and the meane tyme the felect men to Repaire the meetinge houfe, for wt is of neffefity
The takinge for a Gramar scoole maifter is reffered to felect men
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Zebulon Hill is Choffen to be packer & Gager for the yeare enfuing
The felect men are defired to gett a man to helpe Con stable Keifur about his Country Rats, and the Towne to pay the Chardges
Nath Beadle & Jnº Beft ar Chofen ferchers & fealers of Leather
Graunted that Rich Prince Jun shall purchafe a || houfe || lott of the fame quantity in the Range of land next to Daniell Rumbuls
M' Daniell Epps his Requeft in behalfe of Colonell Reade Referred to felect men
[126] Att a meetinge of Select men 9th 1mo: 1698 being prfent we : haue agreed with Constable Phippeny for to pay him four-
Capt Corwine Mr Jno Corwine Corpl Jno Putnam Jno Pickeringe Ed Batter
ty shillings : in pay: for to Colect Constable Keifers pt of Country | Rate|| to pay it to the Treafurer
Att a meetinge of Select men 14th : 1 m : 1648 beinge přfent
Capt Corwine Mr Jno Corwine Mr Will Browne Capt Jno Putname Mr Barth Gidney Jno Pickeringe Edmond Batter
Edmond Batter is Choffen Record" to the felect men the yeare enfueinge
Its ord'ed that all fwine aboue two Moneths old shalbe fufficiently Ringed that goe vppon the Towns Comons at or before the 19 day of this Inftant moneth vppon the penalty of 12ª p day for neg- lect, and to be fufficiently yoked p the first of third moneth followinge in the fame penalty & Rueben Guppy is apoynted to fee the execucon of this order & to haue the benifit of the fines, & this ord' to Continue thro out the whole yeare
Att the next Towne meeting of Breathren at Beurly defired to fpeake with the Towne as alfo or Breatheren & Neibours at the farmes defire the fame : & to phibt felling of fmale trees
An ord' giuen to Nath Putnam & Thomas ffuller to Rec of the County Treafurer 6" 135 4ª accordinge to ord' of Court
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[127] Att a meetinge of the felect men 18 1. $3 being p'fent
Capt Corwine Mr Will Browne Mr Jno Corwine Jno Putname Jno Pickeringe Ed Batter
Jnº Reeus and Edward fflinte are Chof- fen furueiors of of the fences aboute South field and alfo from the meetinge houfe all the fences vpward pt of the Towne to the Caufway neare Jnº Nor- tons,
Samuell Gaskell & Hughe Joans are apoynted furueiors of fences about North necke and alfo from the Caufway from thence to the glaffe houfe & ten
Thomas Roots & Jnº Mafcey ar apoynted from the meeting houfe the Lower pt of the towne to Mordechais
Ed fflint & Anthony Afhby are Choffen to Repaire the highways beging at the Caufway and foe to winter Iland
Anthony Buxston & Jacob Barney Jun to mend the highways from the Caufway or Bridge to the farmes or any other ways or ftronge water brooke Butts brooke & fo to Jnº Procters, & wt elfe is needfull in thofe pts as leadeth vp into any of the towns ways
Edward fflint & will Traske are Impowred to fee the execucon of the ord' about Rams: and to |hauell the fines for their payns
Att a GenTall Towne Meetinge held Aprill 5 : 1670
Its Ordred that there shall be a new meetinge houfe built for the worship and holy feruice of God in publicke, and that it be about 60 foote longe 50 foote wide and about 20 foote high in the ftude and to be fett vp at the west end of the old meetinge houfe towards the prifon, and that Mr Will Brow ne fen Capt George Corwine Edmond Batter & Mª Barthol mew are impowred to agree with Carpenters & other work men for to build the fd houfe and finish it, not to exceeding the fume |of || one thoufand pounds price
.
[128] 5 Aprill 70
Its ord'ed that all thofe that haue Cowes feedinge at lib- erty vppon the Cowe Comon without a keeper that laie in that pt of the Towne from the Bridge near Jnº Nortons Richard Adams and foe to the lower end of the towne to winter Iland, shall pay 12ª : p Cowe to the towne p Anum
112
SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
Its Ord'ed that if any houfekeep" shall Intertayne any ftrang : | to dwell as an Inmate | from any other pts, aboue one weeke and not giue notice to the felect men in beinge he shall forfeit twenty shillinge p weeke for the tyme afterwards
Thomas Oliver is Choffen to goe from houfe to houfe aboute the towne once a moneth to Inquire what ftrang's doe come or haue priuly thrust themfelues into the towne, & to giue notice to the felect men in beinge from tyme to tyme, and he shall haue the fines for his paynes : or fuch reafonable fatiffacon as is meet,
Thomas Oliver is Choffen Cordd": of | the|| wood that is fold in the Towne and to haue three pence p Corde for his paynes to be paid by the buier
vpon a motion of of Breathren & Neibours of Cape An fide, Confernige fome Inlardgmt of Comons it was Anfwered in the Negatiue
Item the felectmen in beinge shall take care to quide a Gramer fcoolmaifter, and agree with him for his maynten- ance
Jnº Milke is agreed with to keep the Cowes this fumer at 45: p head to quide two fufficient buls & to haue the benefit of that ord' of 12d p Cowe that feed on towne Comons without keep's : & to begin vppon the 18 of this Instant Aprill 1670 and to end the vfuall tyme about 20th: 8mo following
[129] Att a meetinge of the freemen 25th : 2: 70 Choffen for Deputys for the Gen'all Court the yeare en- furing
Capt George Corwine & Edmond Batter & he doth acept
Att a meetinge of Selectmen 4th 3 mo : 1670 beinge pfent
Capt G Corwine Mr Jno Corwine Mr Will Browne Corpli Jno Putname Mr Barth Gidney Jno Pickeringe Edm Batter
Its ord'ed that ther shall be foure men to watch eu'y night [ while || the watch doth Continue accordinge to law both for tyme & pfons
Rember to Rate Rich Rowland
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At A Generall Towne meeting held the 13th June: 1670. chofen for the Jury of Tryalls.
M' Joseph Gardner M' James Browne, Jun'
Anthony Ashby
Thomas Gardner Jun" John Williams Coop Joseph Holton
Att a meetinge of Selectmen beinge prfent 5-5-70
Capt Corwine Mr Jnº Corwine Mr Wm Browne Jun Corp Jno Putname Edm Batter
Anthony Ashby is alowed to keep a houfe of entertaynmt to fell beare & Ale Cider for one yeare vppon Tryall
Jnº Powen is alowed to be an Inhabi- tant at the pleafure of the Towne & his
good behauer
Mr Jnº Corwine & Edmond Batter are Impowrd to agree with M' Daniell Epfe Jun for of fcoolmaifter not exeding 20" for one yeare for The Triall from the Town, 1/2 pay from the Inhabitants befide & whole pay from ftrang's
Thomas Howard is Admited an Inhabitant
[130] Att a Gen'all Towne meetinge held 18-5-70
Its ordred that the paymt for the building of the meet- inge houfe shalbe raifed by a Rate
The felect men are Impowred to Raife & make the Rate for the paymt of fum for buildg of New meeti[n]g houfe
The buffines about M' Daniell Epps Jun for a fcool- maifter was p'fented to the towne & wt agreemt was made was alowed : vidz for one yeare to haue twenty pounds in fuch pay as may be fuetable for him & Mª Jno Corwine did omife to fee him pd in the behalfe of the Towne & the Towne to raife it in a Rate for his repaymt & the fd fcoolmaifter to haue betide halfe pay for all scollers of the Towne : & whole pay from ftrangers.
114
SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
Att a Gen'all Towne meetinge held 26-6-70 m' Elez Hauthorne is choffen for ye 8 : man or Comif tion' to Joyne with felect men to make the Country Rate
Att a meetinge of Select men 26-6-70 beinge pfent,
Its ord'ed that the Constabls shall in Mr Will Browne Jun. their feu'all wards goe from houfe to Corpll Jno Putname
Jno Pickeringe houfe and take a lift of ye males & eftats
Edm Batter and bringe to the felect men, vpon the next fecond day of the weeke the fame who then are to meat to make the Country Rate
Att a meetinge of the felect men 29: 6: 70 beinge pfent Togeather with the Comifion's
Its Ordred that Gen'all Towne meet- Capt George Corwine inge be warned vpon the next Lectur Mr Will Browne
mr Jno Corwine day : to meet vpon the fixt day of the Corpll Jno Putname weeke followinge at 9 of the clocke in mr Barth Gidney the moringe : for the Choife of a grand Jno Pickeringe iury as alfo Constabls : & to fetle the Edm Batter buflines about the new meetinge houfe :
[131] Att a Gen'all Towne Meetinge held the 12th of 7 mo 1670
There was Choffen for Constables vidz : Edward Grouer
Robert Prince Steven Hasket
There was Choffen for the Grand Quest
M' Henry Bartholmew ffranc Skery Jacob Barney Jun
X Babbidge Jno Marston Jun
Its Ordered that Capt Georg Corwine M' Jno Cor- wine M' Will Browne Jun & Edmund Batter are apoynt- ed and Impowerd to finifh the agreemt with Jno ffiske, and Colect Receiue with the helpe of the Constabls if need be to: and to make paymt for the caringe on the buildinge of a new meetinge houfe according to a form" voat of the towne
In ord' to Andover way : Capt Corwine M' H Barthol- mew Lief Thomas Putname and m' will Hollingwood or any three of them are apoynted to meet with fome of Andover men to fee wheather a better way will be found :
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& to view the way already layd and to make a returne to the Towne, wh wilbe beft for o' Town
There was likewife notice taken that fome of Marble- head or others that haue Incroched on or Comons in Cuttinge of wood & Timber or at Bakers Iland &c the felect men are to Inquire after it & to act in it accordinge to law & order : of the Towne or Select men accordinge to wt quiffion is already made
Att a meetinge of the felect men 23: 7: 70 beinge prfent
Capt Corwine
M' will Brown Jun Robt Prince his pt of Country Rate is
M' B Gidney
17 - 13 - 3}
Jnº Pickering Steven Haskets pt 21 - 15 - 4
Ed Batter Ed Grovers pt 34 - 05 -0
73 : 13 : 7}
Robt Prince his minfters Rate 37 - 06 -6
M' Grouer pt minfter Rate 76 - 09 - 0
Steven Hafkets pt minfter Rate 76 - 01 - 0
189 : 16 : 6
[132] 23-7-1670
Constable Grouer is to pay the minfter
65 - 00 - 00
Constable Hasket 65 - 00 - 00.
Constable Prince
30 - 00 - 00
Att a Meetinge of the felect men 11th : 9 :
70 beinge pfent
Mr Jno Corwine Its Ord'ed that that ord' about falling
Corp! Jno Putnam of trees made in 28-9-1636 : that Nath &. mr Barth Gidney Jnº Putname & Joshua Rea are further.
Jno Pickeringe Impowerd to fee the execucon of the: Ed Batter forefd ord' and to haue the fame benifit
Att a meetinge of the felect men 15:9.70 beinge: přfent,
Capt Corwine MI Will Browne Corpll Putname mª Barth Gidney Jno Pickeringe Ed Batter
Its Ord' that ther shallbe a meetinge: of the felect men vpon 23 of this Inftant; & the Conftabls of the laft yeer are then. to rend' their feu all Accounts
Its Ord'ed that Thomas Oliver is to. haue twenty shilligs in good pay for his.
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paynes for goinge aboute the towne to Inquire after Inmats for wt is paft
ffranc Skery for entertaynige of a stranger as an Inmate three weeks Contrary to a towne ord' : is to pay twenty shillings to Thomas Oliver: & ten shillings to m' |Jnº|| Gidney fen : to their Content: | within a fornight|| or in default & none paymt to them or either of them to pay 3" : for three weeks
The next is Will Lake for entertaynige a stranger without ordrs: is to pay twenty shillings to M' Jno Gidney fen within one month tyme as a fine.
Jnº Porter Jun for fellinge of twenty trees without ordrs : Confeffed twenty or thirty trees find twenty pounds, for each tree 20s :
[133] Att a gen'all Towne meetinge held 17th : 9-70 Choffen for Jury of Trialls mª Eliez Hauthorne Nath Putname m' Rich More Tho Jigles
Jnº Rucke Eliez: Gidney
Voated that thofe two Ordrs made in the years 1636 & 1642 Refpectinge : the Cuttinge of trees are Renewed : & Confermed vntill the towne take further ords, and that the Select men in beinge are Impowred to apoynte pfons to fee thofe Ords efectually put into execucon for the pferuacon of timber: & efpecially yonge trees in all pts of the town Commons.
Att a meetinge of the felect men held '23-9-70 beinge prfent
mr Jno Corwine Corpli Putnum Jno Pickering
Edm Batter
Its ordered that what timber trees that haue been felled & haue lyen vnocupied aboue a moneth vpon the Towns Comons it shalbe lawfull for Jnº fiske to take them for the vfe of the meetinge houfe
Its ord'ed that Will fflinte Jno Pickering & will Traske are apoynted to fee the ordrs executed about trees on the Towne Cowe Common & Rich Leech & Nath Howard & Jno Bachelore on Rial fide | & Jno watters | & Jno Put- name & Joshua Rea : Anthony Needham about the farms and thefe pfons for their fafull difchardge of this ord" shal- be paid for their paynes, & its to be vndritood that any one
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of thefe pfons thus apoynted hauig pticular ordrs from the felect | men as impowerd to fett out|| eury tree or trees or any other green wood, & thofe pfons that haue liberty to fall trees to Cut vp or Caufe to be cutt vp the tops of the faid trees and fet vp or cary it away and without ordrs as abou faid not to fett out any to any pfons, and likewife to Informe the felect men from tyme to tyme the breach of this ord" & the felect men are to meet vpon that acc" : the firft fecond day of eury moneth vntill they take further ordrs & to begine to meat the firft munday of december about 5 of the cloak in the euening
Rich Sibly granted liberty to fall 6 trees for his vfe for shingling |& 2 tres to make trees ||
Jno Bleuin hath liberty to fall 4 or 6 trees for building & thefe men do promife to pay w" Traske, who is apoynt- ed to dd ther trees to them
will Lord Jun is apoynted Corder of wood & to haue 3ª p to be paid by the buyer
[134] Att a meetinge of Select men 5 : 10 - 70 beinge pfent
Capt Corwine Mr Jno Corwine Corpl Jno Putnam Mr Barth Gidney Edm Batter Mr Wm Brown
The shoremen of this Towne that make or dry fish vpon o" fish Iland haue liberty to Cutt flake stuffe vpon or Com- ons quided they cutt noe oacke nor wal- nut tree, & only for that vfe
Jnº Bachelore haue liberty to cutt 6 trees to make fencinge stuffe vpon the Comons
Jnº Giles haue liberty to fall fiueteen trees for buildinge of a Barne : &
Will Downton haue liberty to fell 16 : or 17 trees to build him a houfe.
ffranc Collince haue liberty to fall twenty trees for to build his fon Jno Brown to build him a houfe & himfelv a houfe, vpon Bakers Iland & ther to take wt he wanteth & is apoynted to take care that not any Cutt timber or wood without leaue of felect men
Jno Pickering haue liberty graunted to fell ten pine & other trees : & Jno Putnam three trees & Elez Gidney 10 trees
Edw Grour is apoynted to make a fuplement of waites
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& meafures & he is to be paid again by the town laying out money to be alowed again in valew 20$ : for 153 ||in money || out of the town rate
ffranc Skery hath liberty to Cutt 12 trees for fencing Jnº Southwicke hath liberty to fall & Cary awy 3 pine trees
Ifacke Cooke liberty for 6 trees
Jno Pudney liberty for 6 trees
Jno Glouer hath liberty for 2 trees
Jeremah Neale has liberty for 3 trees
Edw Beacham has liberty for 6 trees for fencig Josiah Southwicke has liberty to fell 6 trees for building Thom Weft 6 trees
[135] Att a meeting of felect men 30:10-70 : being pīfent
Capt Corwine Its ordred that for the layinge owt of a highway near frost fish Riu : Capt Cor- Mr Will Browne Mr Barth Gidney Corpll Putname wine Jnº Pickeringe & Edmond Batter are apoynted & impowred to lay it out or Jno Pickeringe any two of them : & m' Barth Gidney & Edm Batter this to be don vppon the 4th: of next weeke,
There is a towne meetinge to be warned the next lectur day for a meetinge the fecond day of the weeke follow- inge at 9 of the Clocke for to make a towe Rate & for all pfons to acquint the town wt their feuFall difburburfmts haue been for the town that ordrs may be taken for paymt
Att a meetinge of the felect men 16:11-70 beinge prfent
Jno Cliford hauing bought a houfe &
Capt Corwine
mr Will Browne land that form'ly was form"ly m™ mr Jno Corwine Goofes for thirty two pounds : as p bill
mr Bartho Gidney of fale doth apeare wh account of paym Jno Pickering Ed Batter is as followeth vidz :
Imprims for keepinge of mrs Goofe 05 - 00 - 00 Its for keeping : of Sarah Lambert & Child 1667 11 - 00 - 00 Its for 3 years afterwards at 7" p Anum 21 - 00 - 00 the other 511 pd by the towne:
37 - 00 - 00
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS.
Jnº Cliford tyme of keepinge of farah Lambert begn 5.10.1670
The Deacons prfented their Acctts to the felect men & wee find in Deacon Hornes hand 13:00: 05ª₫
& in Deacon prince hand 4-01 - 7 ₺
17 - 2- 10
There is liberty graunted for the Cuttinge of fire wood at the prfent fnow lying deepe vppon the ground : in fwamps quided w they Cutt downe day by day : | it | be cutt into wood to be caried away the fame day vppon the penalty of 108 : p: || tree|| the one halfe to the Informer & the other to the poore of the Towne
Mr Willm Browne Jun & Edmond Batter are Impowred to fetle Rebeca to fome good plac
Mr Will Browne & m" Jno Corwine & m" Barth Gid- ney, are apoynted to call the Constables of the last yeare to an acctt or any two of them
[136] Att a GenTall Towne meetinge held 16:11:70 Voated then for the raifinge of a Towne Rate To Capt Corwine 06 - 00:00
pd To M' John Gidney fen 09 - 09 - 09
pd To Jno Cliford 04 - 08 - 06
pd To fcoolmaifter 20" : & m" Jno Corwin 24 - 00 - 00
pd To Mr Will Browne Jun 01 - 16 - 05
pd To the Bellringer 05 - 00 - 00
pd To Corp11 Jno Pickering 00 - 16 - 00
pd The whipp" 02 - 00 - 00
pd To m' Ashby for expences about highways 05 - 04 - 00
pd To Jno Marston Jun for mendinge gates 00 - 05 - 00
pd To Tho Oliver for goinge about Towne to Inquire after Inmats &c 01 - 00 - 00
pd To the deputys Chardges each 71 14 - 00 - 00
To the Coledge money 06 - 00 - 00
To Capt Corwine wt is due to him for
aboute the fort not pd by Samll williams 03 - 10 - 00 Marshall Skery hath liberty to Cutt wood on Rial fide for wood 10 : or 12: | trees || & fwmpe wood wt he needeth
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