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Reckoned : the 18th December 1682 & all accº. Ballanced Const Peter Chevers is Credd
# Geo Booth # bill payd 2:14:05
₹ 32 B lime for ye towne house 12ª B money accº 3:04:00
money payd 308 ye 11th November 81 accº 3:
08:18:05 Reckoned with Peter Chevers Const 11 Novembre 81 & hee is D' to the towne # ye Ballance of his rate accº
161:08:06
֏ a bill pd Capt Wm Browne 101 which was pª in money 55 10:00:00
¿ abatements & goeing to boston 01:10:00
3: 2:82 ₱ money Recª 31 158 web is in full 11:10:
for wt Remaines being 4:18: 6
16:08: 6
*3: 2:82 55º mony pd m" gedney 41 accº 20$ money pª Jer Peale
[14] There being a returne made by m' Edmº Batter & ffrancs Nurce Concerning the laying out a parcell of Land granted ||Rob ffollett || by the Towne, the Select- men agree to Record the same upon Robrt folletts request which Returne is as followeth
ffor : Rob : ffollett
Layd out by ffrancs Nurse & Edmº Batter aboute 14 Akre of land neere Thomas James farme beginning at ye two South Bounds of m' Wm Browns ffarme Southward to the Country road neare Jerh Meachums fulling mill, and from m" Browns S. E. Corner Bounds straight up to a Corner Bound in ye swamp which is sayd to bee Jnº Smalls & Tho. James Bound N. E. & soe back to John Smalls bound On the west if free from former grants Dated 22 Aprill 1675
this was signed # ffrancs Nurse Edmº Batter
* Marginal note.
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The Select men haveing vewed the land whear Rob fol- let now dwells which is neare adjoyning to m' ffrance Jonsons farme and doe allow of wt the former layers out did: judging m' Jonson is noe ways injured thereby ; butt hath a sufficient accomodation & way to his orchard, not with standing there hath benne Complaynts to the Contrary, and thereupon doe Confirme unto him yt land both on the right hand and left of the highway; By his house According to the returne of those Apoynted for the layeing itt out butt with all order that Rob: follet allow betweene his fences 4 poles for the Country road According to order & Custome in ye case
Att a meeting of the Selectmen October 16:1680 Itt is ordered & heareby declared that not any person pre- sume to Cutt any young growing trees upon the towne Common, upon the penalty of 20$ for Every tree, And the Selectmen doe Impower & also heareby in his majet name require all & Every one of the Constables in the Towne Likewise wee doe heareby apoynt & impowre m" Ph Cromwell L' John Pickering m' Edw. fflint ||& Jnº Mascoll Jun"|| all or any one of the above sª Const or others Expressed Carefully & dilligently to see to the full & Effectuall Execution of this order and doe also heareby fulley Impower them or any of them to Seize all such young wood they finde Either in the woods or upon any Cart or Sleed, for which two thurds thereof shall bee for themselves & the Other thurd for the poore of the towne
[15] Att a meeting of the select men Octº 28th 1680 Ordered that a warrant shall bee given to the Constble ||next lecture day|| to warne a towne meeting; to bee held on ye 6th day of Novembr being Satterday for the choyce of a grand Jury & Jury of Tryalls
Agreed with Walter Skiner to bee belman from this tyme & to continue his charge untill the first of may w" the Consts watche ||ordinaryly|| begins wch place hee is faithfully & truly to discharge & for weh hee is to have seven pounds & Carsy sufficient to make him a good coat
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Cap John Corwin is Chosen and heareby fulley Im- powred to Answer a presentment of the Towne (for unsuf- ficientsy of the highway att frost fish River for want of a bridge;) att the next County Courte
Ordered yt there shall bee a horse bridge made over the brooke neere Tho Golthrites and m" Jo. King is Chosen overseere of ye work.
Itt is agreed that yt order made septt ye 8: 1677 and that order ||also || concerning *lathers made 13:6:79 shall bee againe published upon ye meeting house and the Constables are in his majstys name|| required every one in his division to see yt | |those | |orders || are now || fully attended, or upon neglect to take the penalty then agreed upon if Every house or famyly bee not provided att or before the fiffteenth of November next Ensuing the date heareof
Itt is Ordered that The Const whose names are fol- low's viz: Jos. Rea Jnº Green Jnº Norman Ja. Symonds Job Swinerton Ja Poland Nehemiah Willowbey Tho Sear'le and Jo. Clifford | |& Wm Curtice|| shall all bee Summonsed by warrant to Appeare | before the select the first of November next being Monday at M' Daniell Kings house aboute tenn of the Clock in ye forenoone to Settle & discharge there severall Accº to ye towne
Chosen for Tything men
In Const Thomas Gardners ward
Geo: Hacker
Edw: Gaskin
Geo: Booth
In Const Thomas fflints devision
Eph : Kempthorne
Jonat Piekering
Jnº Lambert sen™
In Const Joseph Hardys ward
Samuell Phipeney
Christr Phelps Rich™ Prince
* Ladders.
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In Const Thomas Ives Ward
Rich. fflender
Walt. Whittford Joseph Williams
In Const Jnº Buxtons ward
Nath1 Puttnam
Josh Houlton
Benj™ Wilkins
In Const John Batchelders ward
Jnº Tomkins sen"
Sam1 Verry
Goodm" Tyley
[16] payª Capt Wm Browne 128 in money out of the fiffty shillings Recd of Con8 Tho Searle wch was for 2 books hee bought for the Towne
Att a Towne Meeting the 6: Novembr 1680 Chosen to Searve upon the Jury of Tryalls
M' Sam1 Gardner Jun"
M' Edw. fflint
M' Rob. Kitching
M' Nath. Ingersoll
M' John Marston
Mª Vrall Wardell
Mª John Williams
Chosen to Searve upon the grand Jury for ye veare Mª John Ruck
Mª Rob fuller
Mr Sam1 Eburne
M' Anto Buxton
M' Elias Mason
Mª Joshua Rea
M' John Homes
The Returne made of the nine Akers of land layd out to M' Sam" Gardner sen" According to an order May 14 1680 which is as follows.
Novembr 1th 1680
By Vertue of an order from the selectmen May 14th 1680 is layd out to Sam" Gardner sen' nine Akers of land. haveing the land of Zacariah Marsh on the Northerly syde fourty fowre pole and the land of Robert
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Moulton on the westerly syde sixtey pole, and on the southerly syde the land of Sam1 frayle seaventy two pole, and on the Easterly syde a small strip of Common Twenty fowre pole, and is bounded on the Esterly end to the common with a small white Ash and a small White Oake and on the Westerly end with the Corner bound of Zacariah Marsh and Rob: Moulton, and with the corner bound of Sam" frayle and Rob: Moulton is layd out as above sayd.
The Towne Voated the aprobation and Acceptance of this returne of the land layd out to M' Sam1 Gardner sen"
Voated that L' John Pickering shall have the land hee petitioned for in Consideration of the thurty akers of land formerly granted him &e according to his peti- tion which is as follows Viz: a Rocky hill to ye west- ward of Geo: Darlings lyeing on ye Southward or the left hand of the road goeing from Marblehead to linn, begining or bounded by a steepe rock neere ye foote of the hill wheare also now stands a warnutt tree marked as a former bound tree and is on ye Estward part of the Hill, soe running along the southward syde of the Hill untill itt comes to lin line then runing as lin line runs upon the westward syde of the hill untill itt Comes to ye roade way, from thence as the road runs, alonge the Northward syde of the Hill untill itt Comes opposite to the great steepe rock and soe to run from the road to ye steepe rock.
[17] Att a metting of the select men 3th: 10: 1680 being present Capt Jnº Corwin Capt Wm Browne M' Jonathan Corwin & Jnº Hathorne
Chosen to Joyne with ye deacons for the distribution of the money given in ye Contribution for the poore ; M' Jon : Corwin & John Hathorne
Wee doe Chose & heareby fulley Impowre M' Nath1 Puttnam L' Jnº Puttnam M' Dan1 Andrews and M Joseph Hutcheson to meete with some apoynted by wen- ham towne to Settle the bounds between them & us the second Monday of this Instant mº of Devember att M' Joseph Porters house aboute tenn of the clock in the morning
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Att a meeting of the Select men 21: 10: 80 being pres- ent all Butt M' Jon Corwin Hen" Keny is Crd for his sonns killing a woolfe 30$
The Constbls Dr 4 Country rates & 1/2 a County rate & the over pluss to paye the towne viz:
Const Tho Gardner to pay ye Country 501
Cons Tho Ives to pay ye Country 50
Con8 Jos Hardy to pay ye Country 481. 8ª
Cons Tho flint to pay ye Country 48:
Cons Jnº Buxton to pay ye Country 35
Cons Jo Batchelder to pay ye Country 35
4 rates Country 266:8:0
County 51: 10ª
towne 201: 12:00
County 5 : 10°
towne 20 :12:00
County 5 : 108
towne 21 :11:06
County 5 : 168
towne 21 :12:10
County 5 : 10
towne 21 : 12:10
County 5: 10
towne 21 : 9: 3 ¿ rate to ye County 33: 6: 0 Overplus 127 : 09: 7
Att a Meeting of the Select men all present butt C: Wm Brown : January 21th: 1680 Abated Josia Sutherick 78 6ª out of his rates abated John : Greene 8ª out of his Coun- try rate abated M' Rob: Kitching 68 out of his country rate abated Ens ffelton 108 out of his rates
Mr Israell Porter Serjt Jo. Leach & Joseph Herrick are desired & heareby Impowred to Impress whatt hand" may bee nessesary to make a horse bridge Over frost fish river of foure Loggs broad.
ffrancs Nurce Credr for the hire of 2 bulls this Last Summer 40s wch was promised him to bee allowed out of his rates this yeare which hee had a bill to Const Jo. Batchelder to pay
[18] Resd of John Green Jnº Leach Jnº Batchelder and John Tomkins Jun" the Summe of Twenty pounds in money for theire thurd years rent for Royall syde being for the yeare Accords to Leese bearing date 29th 11:77
Likewise then Recª of George Jacobs sent and the rest of the eleven, who Hired fourty fowre acres of Land on
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Roy1 Syde (viz. fowre acres # man the Summe of five shillings & six pence which is for the second years rent of a Leece bear" Date 29 : 11:78/9
Abraham reads rates are abated to Const Jnº Batchel- dor upon Consideration of his house being Improved to putt a sick man in viz the man yt had the small pox
M' Jo: Cromwell Cred
₹ : payd Mª Edw Norrice pr the towns order 2:00:00 ¿ : Jo. Marston allowed him in a Gen1 towne
mett" 27 : Agust for wido Allen money 35' 1:15:00
deduct 10ª out of ye 28 6ª for to answer to ye 3:15: 0
rates being } money 10
which was pd by Con" Jos Hardy 3:14: 2 M' Jo: Gedney is DE
40° in money pª out of ye money Resed of Jo: Green Resª of Mrs Elizabeth Turner widow & relict of M' Jnº Turner Lately deceased three pounds in money which is for the rent of Bakers Isl in ye yeare 1680 According to a Leece thereof Dated 19:12:77
Resd of : Ensign Nath1 felton francs Nurce Jo. Crom- well Isaac Cook Sam11 Aburne &c thurtey five shillings in money which is in full for the rent of the Land which Cont aboute sixtey Akers Lett to Leace to them 24: 11mº: 1677 I say in full for the rent of the abovesayd Land for the yeare 1680:
3: 12: 80 John Milk Cred' p' whiping for the Towne in .ve yeare 1679 (20$) for which hee had a bill to Con" Tho Gardner of 128 to be pd out of ye overplus of ye Country rate only 38 9ª thereof as money
[19] November 3th 1680
Then agreed with Elnor Bath to Keepe Sarah Lambert & her child ; for and dureing the whole terme of one yeare from this present day; which will bee untill the 3 No- vembr 1681 and to provide for her & her child meate drink & aparrell washing & lodging Convenient for them dureing the sayd tyme and iff shee then returne her to the towne to deliver her & her child in as good Condittion for cloathing as shee tooke her att first; In consideration
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of which wee doe Engage & promise her in the behalfe of the towne Eight pounds in some good paye The mark of
Elinor { Bath
To all Whomesoever this may Concerne this may certify that wheareas Elnor Bath hath agreed with ye select men of the towne of Salem to Keepe Sarah Lambert & her child for one yeare more After which tyme wee doc Engage as formerly | |in behalfe of ye towne|| that when the tyme is Expired | |then | to Reseave her & her child againe unless there bee any further agreement made, And doe heareby fulley Cleare Beverly or any other place from any charge or troble y' may arise from her haveing taken her
Att a meeting of the Select men feb"y 14th 1680 being present Capt Jo Corwin m' Ph Cromwell M' Jonat Cor- win & Jo Hathorne
Serjt Thomas ffuller is Credr # a woolfe Killed by his sonne Jacob ffuller 308 as pr Certificate from Const J. Buxton 14: 10mo: 80 pd by bill to Const James Poland 30% the 3 May 82 Lt. Tho: Puttnam ||one of ye|| Over- seere of the Highwayes, att ye Village Brought in his Acco of work donne upon the highwayes amount"" to 41 11º 06 wch is to bee payd by the Towne unto the par- ticuler persons yt worked Accords to the Accº bills drawne upon Const Jonat Walcott 208 & Const Jo Buxton 28" 11: feb 81
[20] Lett to Leace to Thomas Maul soe much of ye towns Land as is taken in upon which part of his old house and part of his New house now stands togather with the priviledge of his seller dore According as itt is now placed with soe much of the townes Land to the westward of his new dwelling house as may range with the land hee bought of George Dean; for eight shillings in money # Anum to bee payd Every Yeare suckessively for ye full terme of Nine Hundred ninety nine yeares from ve nineteenth day of this instant mº of february 1680 And upon which sayd nineteenth day of febru" yearely or before the money shall bee payd unto the Towne of Salem or there order and the land to bee se-
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curyty to ye towne for the payment of ye same both for tyme & spetia unto ye tru performane of which Tho Maul doth bind himself, his heires Executrs Adminestrs or As- signes as wittness his hand
Recd of Capt George Corwin Three Pounds in Money which is in full for the rent of moultons Missery Islands for the yeare 1679 According to a Leace thereof Dated 19:12 mº 1677
Abated m' Ch: Babidge fowre shillings & 6ª out of his rates this yeare
Att : a meeting of the Selectmen 21th 12m0 80 present Capt Jo Corwin
M' Ph Cromwell M' Jonathan Corwin Cred' M' Jonat Corwin pr pª Walter Skiner for Anno 79. Is. Porter
1:08:00 Jo. Hathorne p" 1032 ffoote boarde 5" p" as p" bill upon fille 2:11:00
D' to a bill charged upon Const Jno Gardner 3:15: 6 allowª 3: 6
¿ money. upon consideration of ve boards 3:19:00
abated marshall Hen' Skery 58 out of his rates Granted Libertye to wido Lake to draw beere & Syder for this yeare, as formerly, if the County Courte aprove thereof
Abated wido Veren 58 out of the Country rate
*Ordered that m' Daniell Epts shall have tenn pounds in money dd him toward his next halfe yeare
[21] Walter Skiner Belman is D' pª by John Hathorne 0:6:0
1 q'ter beefe M' Cromwell 1:5:0
8 Bush1 Corn Capt Geo. Corwins of ye towns yt
Jnº fisk brought in 1:4:0
a bill to m' Willowby ve 24: 11:80 1:0:0
To M' Jonat Corwin more y" ve 288 formerly 0:9:0
To ye country rate to Con8 Jos Hardy 7" 6ª * Crossed out.
4:4:00
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¿ being money 0:9:04
To rye of Jos Hardy Const 1 B & indian 1 Bush 5: 00: 04 ye Belman Cred" p" watching the towne from 1 nowbr to 1 May foll" as belman 7:0:0 besyds 278 given him for a la. Coate
Dr a bill charged upon Const James Poland 405 wch is in full for his watch" or belmans place for 1-
Att a metting of the Selectmen : 24: 12: 1680
M' Edward Norrice his acco which was allowed by the towne: viz pd by Edw flint 128 1 S
Math Woodwell 88 1: 0:00
Imp pª him by Capt Jo: Corwin
5:15:00
pd by m' Jo: Cromwell 2:
pª by Jo: Hathorne 0:16:00
pd by Tho. Ives 1:11:06
pª by Capt Wm Browne 0:09:00
pª by Sam" Gardner Jun'
0:06:00
pª by 1 hogg & 1/4 beefe of Jo fiske the beef 132 1: 2ª the hogg aboute 1201: 3ª 2:17:06
pd by Tho. fflint for wood 0:07:00
pª by Tho. Rix 48 0:04:00
15:06:00
Abated Mrs Elenor Hollingsworth seaven shillings out of her Country rate
Abated L' Thomas Puttnam 158 out of his Country rate Lett to Leace in behalfe of the Towne unto M' Jo: Crom- well | the Herbadg of |the Townes Land att the Burying poynt for seaven yeares from the date heareof Improve- ing itt for graseing to his best advantage except swine which wee allow not of : payeing to ye towne Anualy One and Twenty shillings in money. Every yeare Suckesively yeare by yeare att or before the 19 day of ffebru".
Unto the Select men or their order for the use of a grammer schoole; and the towne to make or cause to bee made up a fence to Incloase the Same and ye sayd Cromwell to maintaine the fence dureing the full Terme as abovesayd & M' Phillip Cromwell is desired & heareby fully Impowred to see a sufficient fence made to Incloase
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the Same upon the townes Acco always provided that ye Towne hath ye same Liberty for buryalls as before this agreement
[22] L' Thomas Puttnam D' to a bill charged upon Const Jo: Buxton 378 6ª out of ye overpluss of the Coun- try rate not as money.
Capt Wm Browne Dr
To a bill charged upon Const Jos Hardy 4:10:00
To a bill charged upon Const Tho Ives 3: 7: 6
7:17: 6
D' To allowance itt being pd as above out of ye overplus of ye Country rate 1:02: 6
Capt John Corwin Dr to a bill 9:00: 0
charged upon Const Tho flint 5:00:08
Dr more # Allowanc being pd out of ye over- plus of ye Country rates 14:04
5:15:00
Cred # pd mª Edw Norrice 51: 158: 0 John Hathorne D' to a bill charged upon Tho flint 21: 15: 8ª wch was taken for accº brought in & accepted of disburstmnts 03:01:00 for ye town which hee was a Cred' for 31: 18: 0ª
Jnº Hathorne Cred" { disburst for the towne as pr his Accº 31: 018: 00 pd him by a bill Tho flint as above li ss d
Mª Ph Cromwell Cred" disburst for the towne 1:19: 6 for which hee had a bill drawn upon Const Tho. Ives 11: 14: 6ª to bee pd out of ye allowne 58.
Abated Tho: Maule out of his rates 158 M' Nath1 Puttnam one of the overseers of the highewayes att ye Village brought in his Acco of work donne upon the highwayes amounting to 31: 8: 6ª which is to bee pd by the towne to the p[ar]ticular persons vt worked Accord- ing to the Accº for which thay had a bill charged upon Const Jonathan Walcott for the 31 8 6ª-25:11:81 Mª John: Kinge overseere of the highways att the brooke and aboute itt, Neare Tho Golthrites and brought in his
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Accº of work donne amount" to 21: 15: 6 which is to bee payd by the towne to the pticuler persons yt worked according to ye Acco pd by a bill Charged upon Const Jo Batchelder
Abated M' Edmº Batter out of his Country rates 10$
[23] M' Tho: Maule Overseere of the highwayes in the towne brought in his Acco of work donne amount" unto Eight pound tenn shillings which is to bee payd by the towne to the pticuler #sons yt worked According to the Accº
Capt Wm Brown is Dr 1/4 beefe of Jo ffisks 11715 tt To: 1 p" hand screws a p'cell collers & belly pcs & a spilte & gutter 35°
M' John: Gedney 4 qters Beefe of Jo fisks
& 113 att 2ª pr 41: 028: 00
1311: 1311: 1171
Benjm felton & wid Alen a quarter ||beefe|| given be- tweene them 1211
Capt* Geo Corwin 1 qter of Jo fisks beefe
To Elias Masons rates to Const Henry Skery
To 1 hogg 2011 att 2ª 1% {1 money 418 10ª
Walter Skiner 1 q'ter | |beefe|| Cont 1321 of Jo fisks Mª Edwd Norrice 1/4 beefe of Jo fisks 132
Posted to his Acco
Att a meeting of the Select men 7:1:80/S1 present Bar: Gedny Esq' M' Ph Cromwell M' Jon Corwin Jo: Hathorne
Abated George Wiett tenn pounds out of the twenty pound bill ||MT|| Ezekiell Nedham gave to the towne for him Dated the 6: 10 mº 80 upon Condittion M' Nedham paye the Select men or there order in ye behalfe of the towne seaven pounds three shillings in shoes att or before the first of may next Ensuing the date heareof ac- cording to a bill by him given which is filed with y paper records which togather with 578 before pd by yº sd Ez Nedham makes up the Summe of Tenn pounds
[24] Att a meeting of the Select men 11:1:80/81 M' Jonathan Corwin is D' Jnº Cromwells To 3 Bush1s indian Corne of yt brought in by Jo fisk which is pª to Walter Skiner belman
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Abated Thomas Golthrite his rate to ye Country & minesters this yeare being 128
Wm Lord Belringer is Dr To M' White for ringing ye bell 68 which is to bee pd ye sª White this was when Wm Lords famyly was viseted with ye small pox Capt Jo: Price Cred
₹ an Accº Brought in of disburstments for the towne 1:9:11
M' Jo: Gedney is Crd
p" Expences of the Selectmen in 2 yeares 121: 18: 04ª viz 1679: 1680.
Dr To money pª 1680 2:00:00 To 4 quarters beefe Cont 4921 att 2ª 4:02:00
6:02:00
To a former bill charged upon Con" Jos Rea payª 26:12: 79-80
To: ye french || fall|| shoues 78 & 4 trayes 30ª which ware
formerly left with them 0:09:06 10:11:06
more due to M' Gedney 2:06:10
next yeares accº 0:12: 0
2:18:10
Lionerd Boekwith being sent for & brought before the select men, who had benne in the towne for some tyme without attending the ordrs of the Country & towne for his admission wee doe agree & determine yt hee depart the town within tenn for twelve | dayes and that noe inhabitant of the towne doe afterwards Entertaine him upon the uttermost penalty: in yt case: who did also personally promise & engage to depart within the Tyme above expressed
[25] Att a meeting of the Towne in Gen' March 21 1680/81 Chosen for moderator maj" W" Hathorne Voated that all such as Voate for select men shall voate # lists all togather, & if any mans name bee twice in ye lists or there bee more voates then seven that or those Lists shall bee rejected
Chosen for Select men
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Capt Jnº Corwin 30
Capt Wm Browne 47
L' Jo. Puttnam 32
M' Edmº Batter 29
Mª Sam1 Gardner sen' 30 Mª Israell Porter 55 Jo: Hathorne 55
Chosen ffor Const for the towne # voate Jo: Rogers: Tho: Maul: Gilbert Tapley Richrd Prithritch
Const for the farmes
Uzall Wardell: Jona. Walcott
Voated that the select men shall have the same power they had last yeare
Att a meeting of the select men March 22th 80/81 being present Capt Jo. Corwin Capt Wm Browne MT Sam1 Gardner sen' & Jo Hathorne
Chosen for Surveyors of the fences ffor the Southfeild L' Jo: Pickering Manases Marston & Ben" Gerrish
Chosen for Surveyors of the fences
ffor the Southfeild L' Jo: Pickering Manases Marston & Ben" Gerrish
ffor the Northfeild Robrt ffuller & Wm Trask
ffor the towne ffrom the Bridge to the lower end of the Towne to ye point of rocks, Jo Williams Cooper & Jo: Cooke
ffor the glass house & without ye bridge Sam1 Eburne JunT & Goodm" Tyley
It is Ordered that all fences bee made up forthwith & none unfineshed by the 28th day of this Inst mº
Chosen for |survayers &|| Oerseere of ye Highwayes from the bridge to ye lower end of the towne to the point of rocks L' Jo Pickering & m' Edw. Grove
Above or without ye bridge Jo: Trask & Isaac Cooke
Chosen for the fineshing the Cutt at Taplys M Ph Cromwell
[26] Recª of M' francs Skery 58 in money for the first payment for the rent of potters Lane According to an agreement made May 11: 80
Whearas by Long Experienc Itt is found very unsut- able & inconvenvent for swine to goe att libertye in the towne & exceedingly hazerdous for the lives & limbes of young children to have them goe up & downe in the streets & lanes therof
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We doe therefore order that there shall not any swine bee suffered to goe in any streetes or lanes of the towne from the bridge to the poynt of rocks, and iff any swine shall bee found contrary to this order within the limetts as abovesayd after the fiveteenth day of Aprill next en- suing the date heareof, itt shall then bee in the liberty of any person or persons to take them up or kill them whearesoever thay finde them Contrary to this order and shall have one halfe part of any Swine soe taken or killed by them (for there paines) and the other halfe to the poore of the towne
Likewise wee doe heareby further order that all swine shall be sufficiently ringed & yoaked, that goe upon the commons of the towne whether within the bridge or in the more remote parts, att or before the tenth day of Aprill next ensuing the date heareof upon the penaltye of !|five shillings for|| every swine soe found contrary to this order to bee allowed to any one that shall take them up and for the full & Effectuall prosecuting the above sd order Wee doe apoynt & Impowre francs Collins Jeremiah Rogers Jo. Wilkinson Thomas Vealey Joseph Gray ||& John Sympson || and doe heareby in his maj"ty name require the above named persons them and every one of them to see this order fulley prosecuted
Att a meeting of the select men 29: 1: 81 being present Capt Jo. Corwin Capt Wm Browne M' Sam1 Gardner & Jo Hathorne
The Select men doe aprove of Jo Bulloek to continnue the keeping of an Ordinary in the Towne, for this yeare . as formerly
MF Daniell King Crd ^ expences at his house for the Select men Anno 1679 & 1680 408 for which hee had a bill to Const Jos Hardy as the Country rates run being halfe money
[27] March 31th 1681
Recd of Mª Ezekiell Nedham 14 p' of mens plaine shoues upon the Accº of a bill given the towne of Salem of seaven pound three shillinges & is towards the first payment : or in full off the first payment if the towne will soe accept of itt Considering ve greatest part ware mens
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