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[1177 Salem the 24th October 1687 Israell Porter D' To John Trask Constable For his Note drwn for 3:18: 6 Ordered thatt Wm Hirst deliuer the Constables there Rates if Soe be when he speaks wth the Tresurer & Sª Tresurer Sayes he should
January 19th 168-
Recd of m" Eleazer Giles In mony wch hel 1.
Sayes is in pt for Land he bought of ye town 1:00:0
Att a Meeteing of the Seleckt men this 30th day of January 1687 Being present as # Margent
Capt Jnº Price m' Sam1 Gardner m" John Leach Lt Tho: Gardner William Hirst & m" Tymº Lindall Recd of m' John Greene In Mony for Rent of Ryall Syde 51:01:00
Sundry Accots Dr To John Leach
Town for 1 Bull & bringing
2: 2:00
Cash for Soe much Recd of him being for 2:19:00
Rent of Ryall Side
5:01:00
Cash Received of Zachariah Herrick for John Batchellers Esstate for Rent of Ryall Side
5: 1: 0
Cash Received of John Tompkins for Rent of Ryall Side 5: 2: 6
agreed yt Goodman Greene should be abated his minis- ters Rate wth Constable ffellton on Consideration of his Mothers Mayntenance
agreed yt mrs Gedny Should be paid In Mony for ye Selects Mens Expence
ordered paid mrs Gedny In mony 41 108 0 being In full of our Expence this Yeare pª by Wm Hirst
[118] Salem the 30th January 1687
Att a meeteing of the Seleckt Men Prsent viz Capt John Price mr Sam" Gardner m' Tymothy Lindall & Lt Thomas Gardner William Hirst
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Cash Reed of Isaack Cookes for Rent In Ut of Land In the thick Swamp by Nath PuttnamS 8800 M' Daniell Epps Dr To Sundry Accots To Capt Charles Redford for 1 yeares Rent of Backers Island pd mr Epps 3.00.0 To m' Jonathan Corwin for Note drawn on him to pay mr Epps for 1 Yeares Rent of 3.00.0 ye Missery 6: 0: 0 agreed yt Wm Hirst should Settle Accot wth mr Daniell Epps & pay the Ballance out of the Towns Mony m" Daniell Epps Dr To Cash
For Soe much Paid him 7 :5:6
pd ₽ Wm Hirst
Att a meeteing of the Select men this 24th ffebruary 1687 Being present as { margent
m' John Ruck Capt Jnº Price m' Samuell Gardner Sent Lt Thomas Gardner Wm Hirst Tymº Lindall
Ordered m' John Higginson minister Dr To James Poland For 398 mony & 398 In pay pd mr Jnº) Higginson wch amots to in pay wth Aduance on 4:17:0 39
For Soe much pd { Widdow Skerry In pay 1: 3:0
Gaue Mr Gedny Lads & Mayds in mony for 6:00:0 Tending on us this Yeare 1 pc$8/8 00: 6:0
[119] Salem the 24th ffebruary 1687/8
Att a meteing of the Select Menn Present viz.
Capt John Price: mr Samuell Gardner Sent mr John Ruck m' Tymo: Lindall Lt Tho: Gardner & Wm Hirst Ordered that Walter Skinner Should have a note on Wm Downten for 2:15:00
Walter Skinner Dr To Wm Hirst A Note on Wm Downten late Constable for 2: 15:0
Att a meeteing of the Select men this 24th day ffebry Anno Domini 1687/8 Being present as # margent Capt Jnº Price m' Sam1 Gardner mr Jnº Ruck Lt Tho Gardner Wm Hirst
Ordered
Sundry Accots Dr To Elizur Keysar Constable Viz
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
7mo __ 7th mr Benja Gerrish In Mony 4:17:0 on Accot is 7: 5:6
6- 1 Capt John Higginson In Shoos as Cash 1:09 :4 on Accot is 2: 4:0
12-20 pd sd Higginson Da Phippen
In pay 16:0
pª Ditto ₱ Jnº Lambert Sen™ In may 15:0
pd Ditt { Jnº Pickrin 12:0
12m0-20 pd Ditto & Nath Beedle In pay 1:00:0
12mo-20 pd Ditto In Bootes & Shoos sª Keyzar 2:10:0
5:13:0
gmo-29 mr Noyse for wood pd him # Rich Comer 10 foote 0:10:0 7mo_26 mr Higginson Sent pd him ₱ Ben : Ganson 68 8ª mony 0:10:0
Wm Hirst pd pd Da Bacon 14:0
Ditto pd { Jnº Hill & Brother 17:0 1:11:0
17 :13:6
[120] Salem the 24 ffebruary 1687
Abatments made m" Elizar Keyzer being poore people & persons Absent vizt:
John Andrew Glasier Was not belonging to 8 d
town then 10:00
Thomas Darby went from Town before he had ye List 15:00
ffrancis Elliott was gone out of town 10:00
Edward Nicholls 14:00
mª Packer Docter
10:00
Jnº Richards
10:00
Dockter Randoll
12:00
Benja Woodroe 10:00
4:11:00
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
Sundry Accots D' To Capt John Higginson m' Noyse Soe much pd him as Mony 438 41/2 In pay is 3: 5:03/4
Walter Skinner for Soe much pd Sd Skinner on Accot 2:10:0 The Town for Soe much pd Dauid an Indian 2:01:6
as mony
For Soe much pd Dauid Bro: John as mony 0:11:6 By Aduance on 3: 168 0 wch he hath pd more
In mony then he hath Received In mony ad- uance is 1:18:0
10: 6:0 m' John Higginson ministers D' To John Chaplin on accot For his Receipt dated 24th 12m0 for 148 as mony is 1: 1:0
12m.24.87 m" Noyse for his Receipt as mony 0:15:9 10$ 6
1:16:9 mª Nicholas Noyse D' To James Poland Constable For his Receipts for 91 148 0d & 158 8ª mony wch amounts to In pay
8: 4:6
abatements made to m' James Poland Constable
Thomas Darby 1: 14: 0 Ould Accot
abatements made James Poland Costable on his New Accot Knights the Rope maker 108 0
Jo8 Swasy Jun' Deceased 18:0
Rich Croad Sent 15:0
Wm Swettland Sent 18:0
3:1:0
[121] Salem the 23th Aprill 1688
Att a Meeteing of the Select men wth the Constables Be- ing present as ffolloweth
mª Samuell Gardner Sent m' John Ruck Lt Thomas Gardner William Hirst mr Tvmothy Lindall Select Men
mª Daniell Lambert mr Jnº Mascoll m' Deliverance Park- man Constables
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
Chosen by Consent of all persons John Ropes for Sealer of Weights & Meassures for this Town Vntill another be Chosen
Att a Meeteing of the Sd Select Men Same day as aboue Agreed wth Walter Skinner to Keepe the Town heard this Yeare from the Ninetenth day of Aprill unto the Tenth day of Nouember the said Walter Skinner is to Call for them & driue them out Euery morning and bring them home at Night & he is to haue three Shill- ings & Nine pence for Each Cow one third In mony & the Rest In pay & hee is to take his mony & pay of the persons Owner of the said Cow or Cows & he is to be Allowed a man on Sabbath dayes once in the Yeare for him that hath two Cows & Soe proportionably for him or them that keepes more or Less or Six pence a Cow in mony for Each Cow
mr Isaack Foote mª Caleb Buffome
Lt John Pickrin Samuell Archer
for the North ffield
for ye South ffield
Ensign John Clyford 1 for the Town wthin Bridge
mr John Crumwell
mr John Traske 1
m" Samuell Gaskin 5
for ye Glass house & wthout ye Bridge
[122] Salem the 23th Aprill 1688
Agreed by the Select men that the pound by Isaac Cookes Made by the proprieters of the North ffield be a Leagall pound prouided the Said proprieters Make itt Suffitient & Keepe itt Soe at there Own Cost and Like- wise agreed that the pound in the Town by Samuell Williams be Repayred and Made Suffitient and that m" Tymo: Lindall & Sergeant John Lech ar Appoynted to See Said Pound made Serviceable
Agreed by Said Select Men that Isaac Williams Jun" & John Woodall Daniell Keton & Wm Reeues doe See that Swine be Ringed Yoaked & According as the law Direckts
May the 6th day 1688
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
Att a meeteing of the Select men Being Present Viz mr Samuell Garder Sen' m' John Ruek Lt Thomas Gard- ner William Hirst Tymothy Lindall
Ordered and agreed that m' Deliverance Parkeman Costable Shall ye Next Leekture day giue Notice to the Inhabitants of This Town to Meete together on the Third Monday in May being the one & Twentyeth day of this Instant May at the Vsuall place at Nine of the Clock in ye morning for the Choyse of Seleckt Men Towns men or Overseers, and for the Choyse of a Com- missoner and Constables as the Law direckts, as by an act bareing date the seauenteenth day of March 1687 in ye fourth Yeare of the Reigne of our Soueraigne Lord King James the Second &c Entituled an Act for Regn- lateing ye Choyice of Select men Constables & other Officers in the Respecktiuc Towns wthin this Dominion
Ordered that Wm Hirst Should Pay m' Daniell Epps the Ballance of Sd Epps his Accompt
[123] Salem the 16th day of May 1688
Att A Meeteing of the Select men of Salem his day Be- ing present m" Samuell Gardner Sen" m" Tymothy Lin- dall Lt Thomas Garner William Hirst & Capt John Price m" John Ruck mr John Leech
Sundry Accots { ordr
The Town D' To Samuell Gardner Sent for work don on ye High Wayes by John Robbinsons house neere ould m" Gardners house formerly : on ye Hill Neere the Riuer &e viz
To Caleb Buffome 2 day worke 4
Samuell Gaskin 1 day Ditto 2
Joseph Sibly 2 days 4
Daniell Southwick & Son 1 day
3:6
Robt Willson 1 day
2:
Sam11 Golthrite & son 1 day 4 :
1:6
W“ King 1 day
Robt Peese 2 sons 1 day 3:6
Caryed Ouer 1:4:6
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
Sam King 2 dayes 4:00
Samuel Eborn man 2 days 3:06
Joshª Buffom 2 men 1 day 4:00
John Robbinson & 2 Sons 1 day & 1 Son 1 day 7:00
Sam1 Gardner 2 men 2 days & 1 Boy 1 day 12:00
1 qrt Rum Brush & stones
4:00
1:14:06
Brought Ouer
1:04:06
2:19:00
As ₱ his Accot putt up In A Bundle amongst other paprs In the Bagg
Agreed that ye Pound at Ryall side Neere John Greens house be a Legall pound prouided the proprieter att Ryall side make itt Suffitient and Keepe itt Soe at ther Own Cost
Sundry acctts Dr to m' Wm Hirst
to the Towne for disburstment to the pore 2- 6-1
Goody Thorne for soe much payd her 1- 5-0
as # his Accot In a Bundle of papers 3-11-1
Sundry Accompts D' To M' Tymothy Lindall
The Town for disburstments on ye poore 16.2
Goody Winter for Wood as # his Accot bundled
up In the Bagg of Books & papers 10.3
1:6:5
m™ Daniell Epps D' To Sundry Accompts To Capt Charles Redford for Note on him 3:00:0
To Roger Hoskins for Note on him Acepted & pª 1: 10: 0 To John Marcy for Note on him Accepted for 1:10:0 ordered that mr Daniell Epps Should haue a Note on m' Jonathan Corwn for three pounds mony for ve Rent of ye Misserry Island
Note Giuen m' Daniell Epps on mr Jonath Corwn for 3:0:0
[124] Salem the 16th day of May 1688 Salem Town D' To Samuell Gardner Sen" In pay for his Keepeing of John Homan One Yeare 8:00:00 wth Clothes & dyctt &c
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
Whearas Samuell Gardner Sent hath for the preserua- tion of the High Waye Neere the place whare his ffathers house stood, Turned the Water Course, (and as we Judge to great Aduantadge In Repayration) throw his Own land about ffourty pole by weh his Land is Much Damni- fied, for which the Select Men doe think itt Just that the said Gardner Should be Satisfied In pay or by En- joying the value of his land damnified out of the Com- mon land Joyning to his Own land by Strong Water Brook and lying Ouer against Jo8 Boyse his house to the Value of ffifteene or twenty pole in all & to bee One and halfe pole In Breadth he Continuing to the Town the libberty of the said Water Course
The Town Dr to Isaack Sterns
For Repayring glass of the Meeteing house as @ his Accot 15 :6
Whearas by a Vote passed at a Town Meeteing on the 11th Aprill 1687 itt was left to the Select Men To Settle the Bounds of Isaac Sterns land, the Seleckt Men haue Vewed ye Said Bounds and finde ye Said Sternes his land to Run betweene the North & North East point ||sixteene foote & halfe & to the South ward takeing in his porch in his Own land & thence to the Range of his land as itt now Lyes
Agreed that when m" John Crumwell pay unto Wm Hirst ffourty shillings In Mony weh he hath promised out of hand that then m' Crumwell is Cleare of his lease of the Burying point
Ordered that Wm Hirst Should pay Mrs Gedny In mony 209
Paid Mr Gedny by Wm Hirst In Mony for the Select men Expence to this day In full 208: 0ª
Agreed by the Seleekt men that m' Tymothy Lindall & William Should haue Roome In the Meeteing house to make | A Seate for there Wifes from Capt John Corwins dore & Soe thence to take in One Pew or Seate Eastward wch stands against Sd Corwins & his ffather deceased seate & they are to make itt Rounding from ye Piller soe yt the Corner may not hinder Passage
197
SALEM TOWN RECORDS
[125] Salem the 21th May 1688
Accompted this day wth mr Daniell Epps &
Dew to him Vnto the 10th ffebry 1688
51:00:0 m' Daniell Enps Dr
For Soe much pd him @ Wm Hirst 3:10:0
Att A generall Town Meeteing of the Inhabitants of Salem this 21th day of May 1688
Capt John Price Being Chosen Moderator
Voted that there Should be Six Select men | Towns- men or QuerSeers for the Yeare Ensuing
Chosen for Select Men
Capt John Price
mr John Ruck Wm Hirst
of the Ould Select Men
Capt John Higginson
Lt Sam Gardner
New Select men Chosen
mr Robt Ketching
Mr Benja Brown is Chosen Commissioner for this Town of Salem
Chosen for Constables John King mr Thomas Maule m" Robt Stone Sent m' Joseph Porter m' Josiah Woolcott mr Edward Bush
m' Daniell Epps Dr To Roger Haskins for my Note on him Accepted for the Ballance of mr Epps Accot
[126] Salem the 22th May 1688
Att a Meeteing of the Select Men & Commissioner Being Present m' Jonathan Corwin Commission" last Yeare Capt John Price Capt John Higginson m" John Ruck Lt Samuell Gardner mr Robt Kitching Wm Hirst Select Men
mr Benjamin Brown being on the 21th of this Instant at a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town Chosen a Commissioner for this Town to Serue One Yeare Ensu- ing, he being desired by the Select men to Meete them at m' John Gednys did Accordingly meete there and doth Accept of Sª Office
Likewise the Select Men Chosen at Said Town Meeteing hath Accepted of there Office
Att A Meeteing of the Select men this 12th day of
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
June 1688 Being Present as » Margent Capt Jnº Price Capt Jnº Higginson mr Jnº Ruek m' Robt Ketching Will: Hirst
William Hirst Chosen by Vote to Keepe the Town books for ye Yeare Ensuing
The Select Men of Salem haneing Considered of the Necessary Charge or Charge of Necessity for ye Mayn- tenance of ye Poore Repayr of Bridges, High wayes, Re- payring of Meeteing House Church, Town House Schoole house Cage & Stocks, doe Judge itt Necessary for ye defraying the aforesª Charge that there be One hundred Seauenty & fower pounds In Currt Pay Raysed by the Inhabitants, & that Capt John Price & Capt John Higgin- son are desired to present this abone agreemt to two Jus- tices of ye Peece, one of ym of ye Quoram for Appbroba- tion of the Same According to Law &c And Whearas there is not Care Taken for a Watch In the Town wch Vsually has beene done by the Constable Consisting of Six men the Neglect of which may prooue Verry much to the damage
[127] of the Said Town by ffyre or otherwise itt is There desired by the sd Select men that Capt Price & Capt Higginson moone the Case to the Justices desire- ing the Assistance & Allowance thereof
Agreed that m" Robt Kitehing shall take Care & prouid a Bull for the Town herd
Att a Meeteing of the Select Men this 14th day of June 1688 Capt John Higginson Capt Jnº Price m' John Ruck mr Kitching L' Gardner Wm Hirst
By | |direction || from the Judge & Justices of ye Court of Sessions held In Salem the 14th June 1688 the Select Men doe ordr that there be a Constables watch In Town, to Begin this Night Consisting of Eight Men and to Con- tinue untill farther ordr & m" Constable Necle to Begin sª Watch & to Continue Vntill his ward hath Taken there Turnes & then to give Notice to the Next Constable Soe that the watch may be duly Kept According to Law
July the 30th 1688
Att a Meeteing of the Select Men Being Present viz
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
Being Prsent Capt John Price m' John Ruck & m" Robt Kitchen & William Hirst
Chosen for Quer Seeres of High ways
M' Benja Marston m' Manasses Marston John Rogers Wm Curtice Sent
[128] Salem the 6th August 1688
Agreed that Capt Price & Wm Hirst shall gine Notice to the Inhabitants In the Ward of Israell Porter to bring in An Accompt of there Estates by thursday next being the 23th day of this Instant
And Lt Samuell Gardner & m" John Ruck to give Notice to the Inhabitants of ve Ward of John King
And Capt Higginson & m" Robt Kitching to giue Notice to the Rest of the Inhabitants of the Town itt Being In order to the Makeing of ye Rate for ye Cuntry by War- rent from ye Tressuror & to take a Constable wth them to help them
This Being done at A meeteing of ye Select Men this day bein Prsent as ₱ Margent
Capt Price Capt Higginson Lt Sam Gardner m" John Ruck & Wm Hirst
m" John Higginson Sen" D" for Soe much pd him for Vsuall Wardall 12™ 16th 85 1:13:0
₱ Eleazer Giles
August 25th 1688
Att A Meeteing of The Select Men Being Prsent as margent
Capt Higginson Lt Sam Gardner mr Jnº Ruck m' Robt Kitching Willia Hirst
Agreed that mr Benja Brown Should pay out of the Mony Left to ye Poore of this Town by his Honrd ffather thirty Shillings Viz to Peter Twiss 208 & to Goody Tar- uis 108 In Such things as they Want
Att a Meeteing of the Select men Being prsent as Margt Capt Price Capt Higginson Lt S: Gardner m" John Ruck Wm Hirst & mr Kitching
September the 18th 1688
Agreed that m" John Marston Shall agree wth Jeremiah Neele for ye Rent of ye House wch Glasier Brown formerly
200
SALEM TOWN RECORDS
Liued in & likewise to agree wth him for ye Repayring of said House to be paid out of The Rent for the Enter- taynment of ye Poore of the Town &c
[129] Salem the 18th September 1688
Att a Meeteing of the Select Men being Present Capt Jnº Price: Capt Jnº Higginson Lt Sam: Gardner mr John Ruck m' Robert Kitching & Will: Hirst
Agreed & ordered that Wm Hirst Shall giue Ann Sall- man a Note on m' Benja Brown for twenty shillings 11.0.0 and a Note to Widdow Smith on sd Brown for tenn shillings 0.10.0
and a Note to Goody Goodale on said Brown
for Twenty Shillings 1:00:0
and a Note to Member Clyford on sª Brown for Ten shillings 0:10:0 & itt is Left to sd Hirst yt if sª #sons should want a small matter more for ye Compleating of a garment or ve like he hath power to giue ym or any of them a Note for itt on sd Brown
7mo 21th The poore of The Town D' To m' Benja Brown
for Note on him to pay An Salmon
11:0:0
for a Note to pay Goody Tarvis 1:5:0
for a Note to pay mayber for Goody goodll 1:0:0
Att a meeteing of the Seleckt men this 21th Nouember 1688 being Present Capt John Price Capt John Higgin- son Lt Sam: Gardner m' John Ruck m' Robt Kitching Willa Hirst
Agreed to present unto John Hathorne Esq" & Some other Justice of ye peace these Seauerall Summs of Mony wch is Needfull for the Towns vse in order to gett a Rate Made for ye Raysing sª Sums following
ffor ye building a gallery 3 pillers & two seates & two girths in the Meeteing house 701:008:00ª
ffor Shingleing ye Meeteing House 46:00:00
ffor Glass underping &c for sª House 10:00:00
50:00:00
ffor ye poore
High Wayes Mending 40:00:00
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
[130] Sum Brought Ouer 216:00:00
ffor ye Bell man for Ringing ye Bell
05:00:00
ffor Bulls for ye Herd
03:00:00
ffor Repayring ye Schoole House & watch & Candles 03:10:00
John King Constable Dr To A List 42: 3: 9
Robt Stone Constable Dr To A List
31: 9: 6
Joseph Porter Wm Downten
54:19: 4
29:05:10
32:16: 8
Edward Bush Tho Maule
35: 10: 4
226:05: 5
[131] Salem Nouember the 29th day 1688
Att a Meeting of the Select Men they being all Present by Name Capt John Price Capt John Higginson m" Jnº Ruek Sam: Gardner mr Kitching & Wm Hirst Agreed wth m" John Marston and mr Jeremiah Neele to build a Gallery the whole lenth of the North side of the Meeteing House wth ffower Seats and a bench from the side of the House & soe forward into ye boddy of ye Meeteing house and seats to be of a Convenient length from ye East part of sª House to ye West & to make two payr of Convenient stayrs to goe unto sd Gallery & to frame in Two Girths throughout the Meeteing house into the South and North mayn posts before ye East and West Gallerys & to build on the said Girths two seats from ye North Gallery to ye South side of the Meeteing house wth Ballesters &c and to putt under each Girt three Suitable pillers ye Middle Piller of the Three to be placed under ye East and West pendant & to be Substantiall & strong & to Sett up one Large piller under the Middle pendant of the Meeteing House Substantiall & strong and to finde & prouide all Timber Bords planck Iron Woorke and Workmanship & what Euer Elce Either for strength or Ornament workman like all Suteable for the said Woorke
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
at there Own Cost and Charge & to take the Select Mens aduice about the premisses and further the said Marston and Neele shall Shingle the whole Roofe of the Meeteing house with good Short Seader Shingle of halfe an Inch Thick on ye butt End and Joynted or Edged & to finde and prouide all shingle Nayles Stageing & Workmanship & doe itt well & suffitiently in all Respeckts at there Own Cost and Charge & doe the Woorke as Soone as possible may be & the Season of the Yeare will admitt of soe as to ffinish the whole Woorke at or before the last day of August Next Ensuing the date hearof
And for and in Consideration of the premisses & the Worrke soe done as is aboue Exprest, the Town is to pay unto the said John Marston & Jeremiah Neele the Sum of One hundred & Eleauen pounds in and as Mony & in Case Collonell Gedny shall Judge the Worrke aboue- said (Except the Shingleing of the Meeteing house & what Concerns that) to be worth fiue pounds more then Sixty fiue pounds wch is the Sum agreed for yt part, then they are to haue fiue pounds more then then ye One hun- dred & Eleauen pounds aboue Exprest all weh is to be paid out of the Town Rates in and as Mony & to be paid them as they haue ocation for the Carrying on the Said Woorke
[132] Salem January 31th 1688
Att A meeteing of the Seleckt Men this day Being prsent as # Margent m' Jnº Ruck Lt Sam: Gardner m' Robt Kitching W" Hirst
Itt is agreed that they doe Approue of Dan": Webbs Keepeing a publiuque House of Entertainmt prouided he Procures a Lincesse & ffollows the Law therein
John Bly D' To Sundry Accots
To L' Sam Gardner for Soe much pª his wife 2:10:0
To m' John Ruck for Soe much pd his wife 2:10:0
To Wm Hirst for Soe much pd his wife 2:10:0
Ordered that Constable John King Constable Shall pay unto Ellinor Bath the Sum of ffower pounds as Mony out of his Rates Committed to him for the Towns Vse in Pt for Keepeing Sarah Lambert & her Childe
Goody Bath DE to John King
₱ Coppy of ord' for sd King to pay her 4:0:0
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
Received of mr Zachariah Herrick in mony for John Batchellers Estate for Rent of Ryall Side his #t for this Yeare 5:1:0
Received of mr Jnº Greene In Mony for his dt
of Rent for Ryall Side for this Yeare 5:1:00
Received of m" John Leech in Mony for his it of Rent for Ryall Side this Yeare 5:1:0
Recd of mr John Tompkins in Mony for his #t of Rent for Ryall Side this Yeare 5 :2:6
[133] Salem the 6th ffebry 1688
Att a Meeting of the Seleckt Men being Prsent as Margent Capt Jnº Higginson m" Jnº Ruck m" Robt Ketching Wm Hirst
Agreed that m" John Marston Should haue Notes on the Seauerall Constables following for ffowrty & fiue pounds in mony viz
on Constable Woolcott for 151:0:0
on Constable Maule for 10:0:0
on Constable Bush for 10:0:0
on Constable King for 10:0:0
And agreed that Wm Hirst Clarke shall Signe the Notes 45:0:0
John Marston Dr To Sundry Accots
To Constable Woolcott for Note on him 15:00:00
To Constable Maule for Ditto on him 10:00:00
To Constable Bush for Ditto on him 10:00:00
To Constable King for Ditto on him 10:00:00
In Mony 45:00:00
John Bly D' To Capt Jnº Higginson for his Receipt for pay
21: 0:0
posted into ye book of accº March 25th 1689
Att a meete of the Select Men Being Present as ₱ Mar- gent Capt Higginson L' Sam Gardner m" John Ruck mr Ro: Kitching Capt Jnº Price Wm Hirst
Chosen for Surueyors of ffences for the North & South ffields ye #sons Chosen by ye proprieters Viz
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
For ye So: Field - Thomas Flint John Homes
For yº North ffield
Caleb Buffome
For ye Town wthin the Bridge - John Adams Wm Pinson
Eleazer Giles
George Lockter( for ye Glass house ffield & all there abouts
Agred & ordered yt all ffences be made up forth wth
[134] Salem the 25th March 1689
John Bly D' To Capt John Price for goods pª him 21:28: 0ª Ditto Bly D' To m' Rob Kitching for Soe much m' Kitching is ord'ed to pay 2:10:0
John Bly Cr
for digging of Graues for Goodman ffelton
Richard Clyford Goody Goodall & Jnº Salmons 1:1:0 Childe in pay (31/2 years out 25 : 2° 89)
Town D' To Richa Mayber
for Soe much Allowed Goody Maber y" Named Winter for Keepeing of Goody Goodall 13/4 years for wch wee agree Shee should haue 111: ye sª Goodall being Sickly & dyed in her house: in pay 111: 0:0
Chosen for Surueyors of High wayes viz
For ye Town wthin ye Bridge ( m" Henry Bartholomew Jun" & the Bridge SLt John Pickrin
Isaack Cooke Wm Ossborne from ye bridge wthin Ipswitch Rode
m' Sam Gardner
Edward Puttman
Jonª Puttman
For ye Villedge
Thomas Rayment
& Ipswitch Rode
& Daniell Reay
Samuell Gardner D' To Constable
for Soe much pd him # sª Constable ye Value of his Town Rate
Agreed yt Wm Hirst Shall Giue Notice to ye Inhabi- tants ye Names of those | who are ye Surueyors of ffences & Higwayes by Sett on ye Meeteing house a List of ye {sons Chosen
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
Agreed that mr Robt Kitching Wife Shall & May Sett in ye Pew wth Mrs Epps, Mrs Sewall &c
[135] March 25 1689
Richard Mayber D' To John Higginson
For Soe much pd him # sd Higginson
5:5:0
Salem the 12th day Aprill 1689
Att a Meeteing of the Selectmen this Day Being present as # margent Capt Jnº Price Capt Jnº Higginson m' Jnº Ruck Lt Sam: Gardner mr Robt Ketching Wm Hirst
The Select men by the Aduice of Collonell Gedny Major Brown John Hathorne & Benja Brown Esqrs being present at sd Meeting of ye Select Men, doe order that the Constables Watch be Continued in this Town to con- sist of Eleauen men the maj" part of sd watchmen to be Housholders, of wch one of the Ablest to order the watch, Two of wch Constantly to Walke on the Neck by Wm Cooks & to be Relieved once in two howers & two to walke to the West End of the Town & to bee Releeued as afore- said & yt the Constables Se to it to doe there duty hearin according to Law & this to Continue till further order
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