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Att a Meeting of the Select men 1:10:81 being present m" Edmº Batter Capt Jo Corwin Capt Wm Browne m" Sam1 Gardner & Jo Hathorne
Chosen ffor Tything men
In Const Jos Horns deuision mª Rob Kitching m' Sam1 Shadock jun" In Const Jonathan Walcotts deuision
mr Dan1 Andrew
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mª Dan1 Rea
In Const R. Prithritchs deuision
m™ Tho: flint old m" Boyden
In Const Jo Rogers denision
m" Benj" Gerrishı
Benj" Small
In Const Vzaee Wardells deuision
m" Rob: ffuller
IVm Osburne
In Const Gilb Taplys deuision
Jo Mascoll sen"
Geo. Hodges
[46] Const Joseph Hardy is Dr. Anno 1680 منتـ
To ve minesters rate ye proportion is 43:18:06
To ye Country & county rate with ouerpluss 75:09:06
119:08:00 Crd ? payd m" Tymº Lindoll for the minesters rate 391: 108: 001
12 : 9 : 81 ₺ a Rect from m" James Russell treasur" 24" 4 money 241 48 other pay 48:08:00
87:18:00
৳ payd Hent Skery Marshall for the County rate 5: 10: 00
pa vpon ye townes accº 93:08:00
21: 11: 80 pd John Cromwell pr bill 03:14:10
24:12: 80 pd Capt Wm Browne 04:10:00
29: 1:81 pd Daniell King pb m' Edw. Norrice 00:09:00
02:00:00
1.2. 81 pd John Rogers
02:05:00
106:06:10
severall abatements & pay as { his acco 13:01: 2
119:08:00
M' Hardy Reckoned the 28th 6120 82 & all accº Ballanced betweene him & the Towne
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Const Thomas fflints Dr
To: his proportion of the minesters rate 40:07:00 To: his proportion of Country & County rate &c 75: 08: 00 .
115:15:00
Crd " a Rect from m' Ja: Russell Treasur"
ffor 241 money 24" rate pay : 48:00:00
₹ pd mª Tymº Lindoll for minestrs rate 37:00:00
pb Cap Jo: Corwin 05:00:08
payd Jo: Hathorne 02:15:08
abatements of his owne & other mens rates S:04:00
101:00:04
₹? pª John Hathorne { bill as the rates ware pª 17:11:81 14:00
pª Marshall Skery 05:16:00
severall pd yt worked vpon the
Highway Tho. Maul Ouerseer 27:11:81
2:12:00
110:02:04
7 pd mª Edw Norrice pª
000:07:00
110:09:04 Reckoned with Const Tho flint the 28th August 1682 & hee is D' to ye towne + Ballee of all accº as aboue Ex- pressed the just sum of five pounds fiue shillings & Sª Wittness Thomas flint John: Hathorne
Crd + abated Jnº Peach & James Denis theire minesters rate
0:4:0
₹ Wm Obriant 38
[47] Const Thomas Gardner D' Anno 1680 1. s. d To: his proportion of ye minesters rate 40:07:00
To: his proportion of ye Country & County rate with overplus 76:02:06
116:09:06
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Cred ? pd Capt Jo Price for his proportion of the minesters rate 37:00:00
Cred' pd m" James Russell Treas" in money 251
& Country pay 251 50:00:00 Crd & pª Hent Skery Marshall for ye County rate 05:10:00
92: 10:00
₹ pd Jo: Milk 00:11:00
į? abated m" Batter 10$ Rob Kitching 68
00:16:00
abated Tho Maul 158 Mrs Veren 58
01:00:00
pb m" Jonat Corwin # bill 03:15:06
Edmº Ashbee 5$ andrew auger 28 00: 07: 00
Morgan Jones 58 Jo Leach 38 00:07:00
old Liscomb 10*6ª Capt Maning 12ª
01:02:06
Geo Booth 14º Geo Deans sonne 786ª
01:01:06
James Rix 4º Geo. Peale 10$6ª 00:14:06
Rob Wilson 228 01:02:00
transportation & charges 01:15:00
105:02:00
105:02:00
Reckoned with Const Tho Gardner the 10 gmo 81 & hee is Dr # ball 11:07:00
{ pd Walter Skiner 41 francs Nurce 31 07:00:00
?? pd Jo Milk 21 Ss goody Tree 205 3:08 10:08:00
Rest 19$
Const Tho: Ives is D' Annº 1680 To his proportion of ye minesters rate 43:10:06
To his proportion of Country & County rate 76:02:00
119:12:06
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Crd # p4 Capt Jo Price for his proportion of the Minesters rate 391:108: 00ª Crd & Hent Skery Marsh for the County rate 5:10:00 cd ₱ M' James Russell treasurer one halfe money other 1/2 other pay 50:
95:00:00
1:14:06
4 : 12 : 80 pª ME Ph. Cromwell # bills 4:15:04
21 : 11 pª M' Sam1 Gardner jun' 4: 15: 04 pd abated Christr Babidge 0:04:06
abated Marshall Skery 0:05:00
abated Elen Holingsworth 0:07:00 ? Impresing a man to goe to wenham ord" 0:02:06
payed M' Edw. Norrice jun" 1:11:06
Carying ye waites & measures to Boston 0:10:00 24 : 11 : 81 : { abatements as + accº 10:04:00
114:14:04 # Pd Capt Wm Browne + bills he allowed Je entry of 3:07:06
soe much to bee pd Mª Edw. Norrice 1:10:08
119:12:06 [48] Const John : Batchelder Dr.
To his proportion of ye minesters rate
27:18:00
To his proportion of Country County & c rates 61:19:03
89: 17:03 Credr & payd M" James Russell
Treasur" 1/2 money 1/2 other pay 351:00:00
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11:9:81 Crd payd MI Lindoll toward ye Minesters rate 11:00:00 ₱ ud Capt Jnº Price towards the min- esters rate 1 pd Marshall Skery for the County Rate 05:10:00
payed the towne
{ pd ffrancs Nurce 02:00:00 ( pd Jnº King oversere of the Highways & ve rest ye worked 02:15:06 ₱ pª Lt Tho Putnam
Const John Buxton is Dr
To his proportion of the Min's rate
061:129:00ª
To his proportion of Country County &c rates
62:02:10
68:14:10
Crd pª M' Lindoll for M's Rate 2:13:0
pª Capt Price for Mrs rate 2: 7:0
5:00:00 5:00:00
pd the treasur"
In 2 Reseipts in money 181 108 & in pay 161 & it being 208 in money more y" ve halfe answers 305 pay
35:00:00
40:00:00
pª the towne
₱ Lt Tho Putnam Overseere of ye High-
41:118064
pd Lt John Putnam in pay
3:09:09
pd Lt Jnº Putnam in money
2:01:00
₹ pd Tho Greene 1:18:00
dd Sarj. Tho ffuller overseer & c Highways 1:08:00
{d Lt Tho Putnam # bill
1:17:06
{ abated Lt Tho Putnam
0:15:00
{ a woolfes head as # Certyficate from Con® Haynes
1:10:00
¿ abatements of his owne & others rates
5:13:06
63:04:03
ways &c as ? his Rest for ye same
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[49] Novembr 18th 1681 The Constables of Salem are Dr to two
Country rates & one halfe to the treasurer
to ye towne
Constable
Joseph Horne 111 money 16 : 10 overphuis 17: 01:06
Country pay
Jonat Walcott
11
16:10
15:03:6
Gilbert Tapley
11
16:10
20:10:00
Rich Prithritch
11
16:10 20:
John Rogers
111: 168: 8ª
17:15 21:13:10
Vzall Wardell 11
16:10 10:18
66:16:08 100:05:00 105:06:10 By Vertue of a warrant from the Treasurer of ye Country to make one single Country rate to bee payd in money web is 661 16 : 08 and one rate & a halfe to bee pd in Coun- try paye which amounts to 1001 05: 00 the rates are made & Committed to the Severall Constables to gather Every one his proportion thereof as is above Expressed & the re- minder which is 105: 06: 10 to bee payed the towne
At a Meeting of the Selectmen 6th 10 : 81 being all present except Capt Jo Corwin The Selectmen grant
Liberty to Tho flint Jo Pickering Jo Roopes W" Stacey & Richard Ingersall to build a Seate vpon the East Syde of the Meeting house behinde all ye other Seates from the staires that goes up to ye terrett vnto ye Window thay tak- ing in soe many more as may Convenyently fitt there & such as the Select men shall aprove of
M' Israell Porter Jo: Leach & Joseph Herrick overseers for Makeing the Bridge at frost fish Brooke thay brought. in theire acco of work Donne : aboute ye Bridge 51: 168: 064 which is to bee payed by the towne to the particuler per- sons according to the accº pª by Bills drawne vpon Const Vzall Wardell 41: 168: 06 & vpon Const Jonat Walcott 1
5:16:06.
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The Select! men || Consent vnto M' George Kewzer that his wife shall Sitt in the first seate of the Womens next to ye meeting house
The Select men have Layed out vnto John Hathorne aboute || twenty foure foote of land in length & | |aboute foureteene foote in bredth att the North ward end of M' Batters his ware house, & soe downwards from thence to ye run of water for the conveinensy of a wharfe thurtey ffoote in lenth alonge the || brooke || or run of water wheare hee is to wharfe according to a grant of the towne 29th 6mo 1681.
[50] L' Nath1 ffelton Overseere of the Highwayes brought in aeco of work donne att Rom bridge 39$6ª due to ve severall &sons according to accº a warrant drawne vpon Const vzall Wardell 275 & Const Jont Walcott 128 6d
Att a Meeting of the Select men 17:11:81 being all present butt Capt Jo : Corwin
L' John Puttnam Overseere of the highewayes brought in accº of work donne att ye Bridge att crane river 2110s due to the Severall #sons according to acco for weh was a bill drawne Cons Swinerton 508 2:10:00 M' Edmº Batter Crd # acco brought in Currant pay & 17 days attendance at ye gena Courte as
depy 1681
7:05:00 2:02:06
wch was pd 9:07:06
9:07:00
John Hathorne money 02:02:06
₱ Wm Curtice 03:07:10
ye 2 R M' Norice ? 4 B Indian Corne
fisk 00:12:00
₱ a bill vpon Con8 Jos Horne
03:05:02
M' Batters acco with the towne soe Balanced 9.07:06 Capt Wm Browne Cred" accº |disburstments || given in for ye yeare 81
381:098:07ª
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C Browne Debt to 3 bills drawne vpon ye Const viz Rich Prithritch 10 Jo Rogers 401:00:00
15 ... gilbert Tapley 151
wch 3 bills capt Browne was to allow more vpon them for 2/5 in money being 161 wt Is Equal therein
C Browne Dr To money payd him # John Hathorne which was the Ball of Sd Hathornes acco of money 2: 6: 0
John Hathorne Brought in his accompts of money Recd for Rents & c which was allowed of & the whole accompt was Ballanced and hee is heare by aquitted
John Hathorne is Crd # acco brought in of disburst- ments for the towne 71: 02: 00 and had bills given him drawne vpon Const Jnº Norman 3:00:00 not money 2/5 money Rich Prithritch 1:18:00
as ye rates ware pd Tho flint 0:14:00
not money Josh Horne 1:10:00
7:02:00
vpon Jo Norman more
0:11:03
M' Sam1 Gardner is Cred # acco brought in of disburst- ments for the towne 6:12:00 And had bills given him drawne vpon Const
John Rogers
2:00:00
vpon Const James Poland 4:12
6:12:00
[51] Jer. Rogers Cred' # work donne vpon the high- way neere M' Verens as # his accº 30$ in rate paye not money
The Select men have abated Zeb Hill jun" his rates this yeare vpon Consideration of his help fulnes to his father Abated Wido Hill all her rates this yeare
Att a Meeting of the Select men being present all butt Capt Browne 24:11 :81
M' Ph. Cromwell is Cred ₱ accº of disbustments for the towne as money 3': 118: 09 Cleered
D' money pd by Mr Jo Cromwell for rent burying poynt 21ª
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{ money pd for rent of Land Lett Mr Boudich S$-1:9:0 to a bill charged vpon Const Prithritch 538 2/5 money reduced 2 : 2:9 L' John Puttnam Crd # attendance att ye Generall Courte as Deputy the yeare 1680 togather with aboute a weeke attendance vpon ye Gen1 Courte in Wenham case formerly, all being 80 days att ?
D' a bill given to Const Walcott for 30$ & wt soever more is due to ye town from him for overplus of rates likewise a bill Drawne vpon Const Jo Buxton for wt soever is in his hands due for overplus of rates to ye towne, all to bee pd as the rates are pª 13: 12: 81
Lt Thomas Puttnam Overseere of the highwayes is Cred for work donne att ye Caseway over the meadow called Hathornes Meadow 228 6ª to bee payed to the Severall sons according to acco drawne a bill to Const Jont Walcott to paye the 228 6ª
L' John Puttnam is desired & heare by Impowered to take care yt that Law Relating to the Catachis(ing) of Children & youth Bee duely attended att ye Village
M' Edw. Norrice is Dr
To : pª by Thomas Ives
1:10:08
accº
ffor prevention of the profanation of the Sabbath by Boyes playing in & aboute the meeting house & disorderly runing downe the staires before the blessing is pronounced the select men doe heareby call vpon & require the Con- stables & tithing men to attend there duty therein, like- wise have Chosen & heareby Impowre M' Thomas & wm Downton Henery West Hen" Skery Jun" & Jo. Mascoll jun" to Inspect the same & to returne ye names of such |as are || profane & disorderly to authoryty yt thay may be punished according to there crimes
Walter Skiner Belman Dr
To : a bill charged vpon Const Tho Gardner 04:00:00
To : 3 p" of the shoues of ym Ez Nedham pd 00:15:00
To : his rates to John Rogers const 00:03:06
To : James Poland Const ₱ bill 03:11:06
08:10:00
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Crd ₱ Being Belman from (Octº 81) vnto
the i May 82}
by agreement 81 & # alowance in goods of Tho } 8: 10: 00 Gardner 10°J
[52] 27th January 81
Resd M' Ezekiell Nedham 12 pr mens plaine shoues & 2 pr french fall shoes vpon the accº of a bill given the towne of Salem of seaven pound three shillings & is the second payment.
the 1 pr french falls dd Jer. Neale 3 pr plaine dd Wal- ter Skiner 9 pr plaine shoues & 1 pr french falls dd Capt browne all by ye select mens order
L' John Puttnam Is desired to have a deligent care that all the famylyes in the precincts & quarters of the Village Doe carefully & Constantly attend the due Education & Instruction of theere Children & youth according to law
Att a Meeting of the Select men Januy 31 : 81 being present M' Edmº Batter Capt Wm Browne ME Sam1 Gard- ner John Hathorne
Abated John Ingersall jun" 58 out of his Country rate to John Rogers Const & Samuell Ingersall his soun is rated 5% to make itt vp
Allowed John Glover his Country rate this year for worke doune vpon the highwayes
Abated John Mecarter 198 wch was due to Edw fflint Const for rates
Granted Libertye to John Roopes to Build a seate over the staires of ye galery |in ye meet" house for Tho feild Tho Mason John Ward Sam1 Woodwell Wm Murrell & Nath1 Horne to sett in
Ordered that M' Dan1 Epes shall have foure pound five shillings payd him out of ye rent money for loose vpon severall persons hee formerly rendered an acco to ye towne of Like wise 131 58 remaining of his thurtey pounds due for this halfe yeare from August to february all 171 108 to bee payd by John Hathorne out of the rents recd by him which was pª the same day
The 1th february 1681
Rec" Mrs Elizabeth Turner 31 in money for the rent of Bakers Island for the yeare 1681
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Capt Wm Browne Dr
To 9 pr plaine shoues yt Ez Nedham brought in & I sent them to his house # Be[torn] Bly 1 pr french fall shoues 78 6ª
John Milk Crd > whiping for Annº 79 remained due 8% for Annº 80:81:20$ $48$
2 feb 81 for which hee had a bill Charged vpon Const Tho. Gardner : 489
[53] Att a Meeting of the Select men ffeb 7th 81 pr sent M' Edmº Batter Cap Wm Browne M' Sam1 Gardner & Jo Hathorne
The Select men have agreed to meete some of the In- habitants of Wenham to Settle Bounds Between them & vs the twentyeth day of this Instant Mº of faire weather if not the next faire day Except Wensday itt being our Lecture || weeke | |& have for yt end Chosen & doe heareby fulley Improwre Capt John Corwin Capt Wm Browne M" Sam1 Gardner jun" M" John Puttnam & M' Israell Porter or the maj" pt of them to make a full & finall determina- tion of the Same and the Place apoynted to meete at is M' Joseph Porters || his | |house aboute nine of the clock in the forenoone: and wheare wee doe Expect M' Nath1 Puttnam M' Joseph Hutcheson & M' Daniell andrew (who wee vnderstand are chosen by the village & whome we doe |wel || Aprove |of and desire them |to Joyne with the Selectmen |in ye Case || abovesayd.
# Recª Capt George Corwin money 31 for the Rent of the Missery Island for ye yeare 1681
Recd M" John Cromwell 218 in money for the rent of ye Burying poynt Annº 1681 wch money hee pd his father in pt of the fencing of the Same
Recª M" Ph. Cromwell 88 in money for the rent of ye land M' Boudich Hired of ye Towne att ye Burying poynt || due anno || 1681 : wch was againe payd him towards his Incloasing the Burying poynt
11 : feb : 81
M' Hilliard Veren Credr # wrightings for the Towne 15$ payd by a bill drawn vpon Const Rich Prithritch to bee payd as the Country rate is pa viz : 2/5 money
13 : feb : 81
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Marshall Skery is Cred" { worke donne for the towne 118 6ª wch was payd by a bill charged vpon Const Gilbert Taply to bee pa out of ye over plus of the | country |rates 2/5 money
13 feb : 81
₱ Recd Richard Stackhouse 39$ in money for the vse of the gramer Schoole
Att a Meeting of the freemen March 14th 81 Chose2 for a Commison" to cary in the voates of Nomination for Majestrates M' Sam1 Gardner sen"
[54] Salem Aprill 1th The Select men doe acknowl- edge that the Towne hath Recd in full of all
Salem Aprill 1th 1681 Present M' Edmº Batter Capt Jo Corwin Capt Wm Browne M' Sam1 Gardner Jnº Hathorne
The Select men doe acknowledge that the Towne hath Recª from Const John Hathorne in full of all Rates Com- mitted vnto him to Collect & yt the rights of Whatt hee hath Seized for Capt Nicholas Maning, Rates Belongeth to himself the Towne Being fully Sattisfied by him.
57:10:00 191 - 38. 4
19: 3: 4 19 -3.4
38: 6:08 38:6:8
19.3.4
57 :10
38 :6 :8
12:15:7
25:11:1 23
2:11:1 D Andrew pd les than his pt in money 15:7
12:15:07
2:11:05 Jos Hutcheson pd more y" his pt in money
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
Capt Wm Browne jun" haveing a grant from the Townc for there Interest in the Coue downe against his fathers house with soe much land vp from ye Coue as might bee Conveniently spared without dammage to the towne And itt being left to the Select men to vew & lay itt out to him according as they shall Judge Sutable
The Select men haveing Vewed the Coue have layd out *(according to theire Best Information the townes right is aboute) seaventy six ffoote in the front wheare wee have staked itt out for the wharfe & one Hundred thurtey Six foote vpward & to a spring wheare is also a stake driven downe | all which | wee have layd out || the above sayd land || to Capt Wm Browne noe wayes heareby disposing of the townes right above this land vp to ye streete nor any right ye towne may have of a highway along the Same land layd out next to Nath Pickmans wch formerly was the way to ye buriall poynt Capt Browne performing ye Condit- tions In the townes grant
95: 5 :02 5:18:09 14:06: 6
115. 10:05
154 :3 :0 Dan1 and Dr
20:11:0
115 : 10:5 Crd pª Treasur" 19: 5:6
38:12:7
39 :16:6
26:11:
his 2/3 overplus
12:01:7
remanes
13: 5:6
52:19
1:05:6
13: 5:6
26: 4
13:07:1
26:11:0
79:03
13: 5:6
Jos. Hutcheson
79:03:06
39 :16:6
pd Treas"
58:15:07
20:07:11
* Crossed out.
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1/3 overplus
13:05: 6
7: 2: 5
1: 5: 6 the difference in money Dan1 is to pay
5:16:11
[55] M' Joseph Phipeny sen"
Mª Jona Corwin
John : Rogers Joshua Rea
John Marston jun"
M" Rob Kitching
M' Willard
Tho. Ives
M' Josh Grafton Sen" Edw : flint Tho flint
Nichols, James, a Jersy (some phonetic characters)
M' Joseph Phipeny
Tho Beadle Ch
(Jury of Trayals)
Ben' Pickman Ch
M" Tymº Lindoll Ch
Mª Rob Kitching Ch
M' Willard
Tho ffint Carpenter Ch
Rich Prithritch Ch
Edw. flint Ch
Voated yt Nicholas Noyce The words of the voate 23: 8th: 82
Soe many as are for M' Nicholas Noyce to bee caled || to this place || to be helpfull heare in ye work of ye Min- estry amongsth vs & yt in ord" to his further Settlement manifest it &c
Clearely Voated, & not one hand in the Negative : yt negative Voate being put
Capt Jonº Corwin, Capt Jonº Price Docter Weld M" Timº Lendoll & Jnº Hathorne are Chosen
voated that the Select men doe forth with Call all the Constables to accott that are in Arreares & those that doe not make payment forth with Impowred to prosecut them at law
Voted that || towards || discharging the townes Engadg- ments Relief of the pore & the selectmen are empowred to raise by Rate || Some of Sixty & five pounds & to Give
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an accott att the next towne meeting of the State of things both of the Townes debt & credit
[56] Att a Towne Meeting March 20th 1681
82
Chosen for Moderator Capt Geo. Corwin
Chosen for Select men for the yeare Ensuing & vntil new bee Chosen
Capt John Corwin
Capt Wm Browne
Capt Jo : Price
M' Sam1 Gardner sen"
M' Israell Porter
Lt John Pickering
John Hathorne
Chosen for Constables for the yeare Ensueing & vntill New bee chosen & sworne in there places
Ezekiell Watters Jonathan Ager
Jeremiah Rogers Serjt Jo : Leach
John : Horne Thomas Haynes
Voated that the Select men of the towne have libertye & power to make a rate for the payment of Mr Higginsons Maintenance for a yeare & a quarter; that whereas form- erly his yeare began January 1th soe now this money being payed him of one rate & a quarter his yeare for the future may begin Aprill 1th And MT Higginson May have his Mayntenane payed him quarterlye according to the townes Engagements
Voated that geese shall not be Kept, or suffered to goe vpon the Common Lands in or aboute the towne after the last day of June next Ensueing the date heareof and that itt shall be att the libertye of any man to Kill them if found vpon the Common after the abovesayd tyme
Voated that fiveteene pounds shall bee allowed to Mr Edward Norrice this yeare Ensueing : as formerly
Voated that the Request of those Inhabiting aboute the glasshouse &c concerning the Ineloaseing of the Burying place neere Wm Trasks. Is left to the Seleet men to deter- mine & Settle as thay shall Judge nessessary :
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[57] Att a Meeting of the Selectmen March 27. 82 being present Capt Wm Browne M' Sam1 Gardner sen' Israell Porter John Hathorne
Chosen for Survayers of the fences
L' John Pickering For the South feild
M' Joseph Hardy sent Thomas Maule
Those Chosen by the proprietors viz Wm Trask for the North feild
Christº Babidge for the towne from the bridge to the John Marston poynt of rocks
William Osburne for the glass house & all without
John Blevin the bridge
Itt is ordered that all fences shall bee made vp forth- with & none vnfineshed by the first day of aprill next en- sueing the date heareof
Chosen for Survayers of the Highwayes
John Cromwell for the towne from the bridge to ye
James Poland poynt of rocks
Samuell Gaskin for the towne above or wthout ye Joseph Boyce bridge
Itt is ordered & heareby enacted yt the Same order con- cerning swine which was made the last yeare shall againe bee published & stand for this yeare also
And for the full & effectuall prosecuting the above sayd order wee have chosen for hog Constables Benjamin Ash- bey Richard Palmer John Collier William Godsoe Tym- othy Laskin & Mathew Barton : And doe heare in his Majestyes name require the above named persons them & Every one of them to see this order fulley prosecuted
M' Samuell Gardner || sent | Lt John Higginson M" Nath1 Puttnam Serjent Tho : ffuller & M' Joseph Hutche- son are chosen to goe in perambulation vpon the line of the Bounds betweene Salem & Reding townes, and to vew the Bound marks which ware formerly agreed vpon and to make as many New Bounds Between [torn] aforesayd Bounds in the sayd line ; as may [torn] Nessessary and soe fulley to settle & finis [torn] Also to give notice to reding
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
select men [torn] of some of there inhabitants to Joyne [torn] and to meete att Jo Phelps his house [torn] aprill next being the 24th day [torn] the same
[58] M' Thomas Puttnan M' Nath Puttnam M Jo- seph Porter M' Joseph Hutcheson & M" Dan1 andrew are Chosen to goe in perambulation vpon the line of the Bounds betweene Salem & Topsfield townes. And to re- new the Bound Marks which ware formerly agreed vpon ; which Gen11 above sayd are also desired to give Notice to topsfield Selectmen to make Choyce of some of theire Inhabitants to Joyne with them there in and to meete to- gather att M' Joseph Porters house the seaventeenth day of Aprill next Ensueing the date hereof Being Monday then to attend the Same.
To the Select men of Salem Worth Gent this is to Signyfy vnto you that the Select men of Redding haveing Receaved a few lines from you ; have answered your de- sires & have appoynted Capt Jeremiah Swaine M' John Browne & John Batcheller & Nathaniell Goodwin to goe in perambulation vpon the line of Bounds betweene Salem & Redding Towne & to renew the Bound marks formerly agreed vpon & to make new Bounds as many betweene the afore sayd Bounds in Sayd lines as may bee nessesary ; who are to meete with your men according to tyme & place apoynted Aprill 20th 1682 + John Batcheller # ord" of the Select men
Att a Meeting of the Select men aprill 3th 1682 being present all butt Capt Jo Corwin
Nath1 Silsbey is Chosen for Sealer of waytes & measures for this present yeare in presence of Const Jo Horne and the Sayd Const to give him Notice thereof and call him before a Majestrate to take his respective Oath.
{ order of ye Towne March 20th a Rate & a quarter was raysed to pay the Minester for one yeare & a quarter vpon the Reason before propownded also halfe a Country rate for the supply of the agent r $? warrant from the Country Treasurer & is as ffalloweth-
The Constables D' theire proportions to abovesd || min- esters || rate being 2381 19: 00
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SALEM TOWN RECORDS
Ezekiell Watters to pay ye Deacons 10 coard wood 41 : over plus
money rate pay
281 wch in pay is 421 : 91:00:00
Jer. Rogers 26 weh in pay is 39 : 10 coard wood 41 : overpls 6:03:06 Jona Auger 27 : or pay is - 40 : 109 : & 10 coard wood 41 : overp18 John Horne 7:16:06 26: rat p is - 39 & 8 coard wood 31 48 overpls 4:03:06 Serj' Jo Leach 15 : rate p is - 22: 10 & 8 coard wood 31 48 overp18 Tho Haynes 2:13:00 3 rate P is - 4: 10 1:12:06
& 4 coard wood 11 128 overp18
Money : 1251 or pay 187 : 10$ 50 coard 201
ovrpts
31:09:00
money 125 wch in pay is 187:10:00
wood 50 coard 20 :
over pluss to ye towne 31:09:00
238:19:00
The 1/2 Country rate of 451 148 in money proportioned wth ye overpluss there being due to ye treasurer 33:08:4 Ezek1 Watters to pay ye treasur" 61 overpluss 21:09:00
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