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Sargt Daniell Ridington and Corpll John Curtious and Corpll Samuell Standly are Chosen tithing men for ye yeare insewing. uoted
Joseph Borman and John Kenney and John french iunr are Chosen serueyers for highways for ye yeare ensewing. uoted
Jacob Towne iunr and John Comings Elisha Pirkins and John Towne are Chosen fence uewers for this yeare ensewing. uoted Thomas Towne and Joseph Easty is Chose to see that ye horsis doth not goe on ye Common contrary to law. uoted
Elisha Pirkins and Nathaniell Auerill are Chosen to serue on ye Jury of trialls at ye next County Court to be houlden at Ipswich. uoted
John Robison senr is Chosen Gran Juryman for ye yere ensewing. uoted
it was put to ye Towne to giue goodman Louewell liberty to liue in ye Parsonage hous as before this yeare and a considerable company uoted for it and ye neagitiue was uoted and few or non apered by houlding up thare hands.
At ye request Capt How ye Towne granted a small track of land to set a barne on by ye rode nere his hous prouided ye said How lays downe as much of his owne land to ye common. uoted
Capt Gould and Isaac Pabody are apointed by ye Towne to lay out ye land aboue said. uoted
These after named tooke thare oathes to ye faithfull discharge of thare sauerall places as thay ware chosen two before ye Hon- ered Coll Appleton Esquire on ye 5th of march 1695 or 6. Sargt Thomas Dorman Cunstable Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke Corpll Samuel Standly and Corpll John Curtious tithingmen
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Joseph Borman and John Kenney senr and John french iunr serueyers of highways John Comings and Elisha Pirkins fence vewers by order of Collonall Appleton entered by me Ephraim Dorman Toune Clarke for Topsfield.
Boston aprill 30th 1695.
Reseiued of mr Isaac Easty Cunstable of Topsfield by ye hands of mr John Gould fifty eight pounds eleuen shilings and three pence in full of a worrent for fifty eight pounds eleauen shillings and three pence I say Reseued for Mr James Tailer Treasurer P Jar Allin. £58-11-3.
Boston desember 26th 1694.
Reseiued of mr Isaac Easty Cunstable of Topsfield six pounds three shillings and nine pence in full of a worrent dated ye 13th September 1694 amounting to twenty two pounds thre shillings and nine pence I say Reseued for Mr Jams Tailer Treasurer P Jar Allin. £06-03-09.
At a lawfull meeting of ye freehoulders and others alowed by law Corpll Tobiiah Pirkins was Chosen representitiue to atend ye next Gen- arall Court to be houlden at Boston on ye 27th of this instant may. uoted At a lawfull Towne meeting ye 22 of July 1696.
acording to ye act of ye Honered Genarall Court houlden at Boston 27 may 1696 begun and hild : as requires asesers in obediance thare unto for ye leauiing an asesment : our Towne of Topsfield haue Chosen Sargent Samuell Houlet and Corpporall Tobiiah Pirkins and William Towne asesers for yt worke as is in ye said act required. uoted
At a lawfull Towne meeting ye 12th of January 1696 or 7.
it was put to ye Towne whether thay would alow of a bill of Charge as Capt Gould gaue in to ye Selectmen about druming and drums and cullers : and ye Towne uoted on ye neagitiue. uoted ye Towne did agree to alow The Towne Treasurer six pence pir pound uoted for recouering and paying Towne debts.
At a Genarall Towne meting the 2th of march 1696-7.
Ensine Dorman is chosen clark for the yere insuing.
Sargt Redington and Sargt Howlet and Corpll Pirkins and Corpll Stand- ly and Elisha Pirkins are chosen selectmen for ye yeare ensewing to order ye prudentiall afaires of ye Towne. uoted
Joseph Towne iunr is Chosen Constable for ye yeare ensewing. uoted Daniell Clarke and Corpll Curtious are Chosen to serue on ye Jury of trialls at ye next Court to be houlden at Ipswich if sent for. uoted Sargt Isaac Easty is Chosen Grand Juryman for ye yeare ensewing. uoted The Selectmen are Chosen asesers as ye law directs. uoted
John Comings and Thomas Howlet and Beniamen Bigsbee are chosen serueyers for highways for ye yere ensewing. uoted
William Towne and sargt John Auerill are Chosen fence uewers for the yere ensewing. uoted
and William Towne is Chosen serueyer with ye other aboue said. uoted
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Sargt Howlet is Chosen to kepe ye pound this yere. uoted
Sargt Thomas Dorman and Phillip Knite and John french Clarke are Chosen tithing men for ye yere ensewing. uoted
upon ye petistion of Clarke french for ye exchang of four or fiue akers of land he request yt land : part of ye land as was Sargt Houlets land and to lay downe land as is on ye hill called mr Pimbletons hill as hath bene im- proued : prouided quantity and quallity be consedered and alowance answerable with straight lines in ye exchang of both ye Towne grants his request prouided Clarke french be at all charg. uoted
and Sargt Howlet and Capt How are Chosen to lay out ye exchang of land as aboue said prouided that the said french lay down land for ye Toune next ye common. uoted
Leiut Baker and Ens Jacob Towne and William Towne are apointed by ye Towne to renew ye bounds betwene ye first division of lots and ye cow common next ye reuer. uoted
At a lawfull meeting of ye propriotors of ye Towne of Topsfield ye 10th of march 1696 or 7. it was uoted that ye preasent selectmen shall call all ye Cunstables to an acount of all ye rats commited to them to gather belonging to ye minester or Towne and also giue ye Constables full power to proseed with all as are behind in ye rats comited to them to gather : to recouer by sute or destres as ye law prouids and to stand by ye said Constables in all thare lawfull proseed- ing. uoted
At a lawfull meeting of ye propriotors and Commoners of ye Towne of Topsfield ye 10th march 1696 or 7. it was ordered that no wood shall be fallen on ye south side of ye Riuer on ye common for fire wood and no trees shall be fallen on ye north side of ye Riuer in Topsfield common for fire wood under a foot and halfe ouer exsepting birch maple and popler on both sids of ye Riuer : and no timber to be fallen on either sids of ye Riuer with out leaue from ye maior parte of ye selectmen : and who so euer shall fall wood or timber contrary to ye orders aboue said shall pay ye some of ten shilings per tree to be recouered by ye selectmen : and euery one are to take notis if any fells trees contrary to the order aboue said : and thay are to informe ye selectmen : and ye informers shall haue halfe ye fine for thare paines ye other halfe of ye fines as aboue said to be desposed of as ye Towne shall giue order : and firther who euer haue liborty as aboue said for felling timber shall be inioyned to take ye whole top away in two months on ye pennallty for felling trees as aboue said to be recouered as aboue said : and these orders shall continew in force till ye propriorters shall pass firther orders on ye same acount. uoted
We whose names are under writen being Chosen by ye Towne to renew ye bounds of ye Common on ye south side of ye reuer : haueing marked a yeallow oake by John Curtiousis and layd stones at it: and from thence to ye place whare ye wallnut tree was: we erected a heape of stones by a rock : and from thence to a read oake tree which we marked
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and layd stones at it by Dwonills : and from thence to a whight oake tree by ye Riuer which we marked and layd stones at it.
dat 11 of march 1696 or 7.
Thomas Baker Jacob Towne senr William Towne
At a lawfull Towne meeting 2 march 1696-7.
ye names of those as weare chosen and sumensed to Salem to be sworne to ye discharg of thare dutis respecttiuely in ye plases as thay ware Chosen to : Joseph Towne iunr Cunstable: Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke : John Comings Thomas Houlet beniamen Bigsbee seirueyers for high ways : sargt Thomas Dorman Phillip Knight and John french senr tithingmen : and William Towne and sargt John Auerill fencevewers.
atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clark.
The persons within named parsonally apered before me : Salem march ye 8th 1696 and took ye oath to ye faithfull discharg of thare respectiue duty acording to ye laws exsept John french.
John Hathron Justis of ye pece.
Corpll Pirkins sargt Howlet and sargt Ridington and Corpll standly and Elisha Pirkins being chosen asesers took ye oath to ye faithfull discharg of thare duty tharein acording to law by me Ephraim Dorman Clarke this 7th aprill 1697.
At a lawfull meeting of ye Towne of Topsfield ye 9th of aprill 1697 whare as ye Commity uiz Leiut Baker and Capt How and sargt Howlet and Isaac Pabody and Ephraim Wilds apointed to settle ye bounds betwene Ipswich land and mr Simonds farme so called so farr as it Joynes with Ipswich land: ye commity apprehending thay haue not full power: ye Towne doth giue them full power to agree with Ips- wich for ye settleing as aboue said : and also to straighten ye line by Thomas Perlies: and also to exchang with Ipswich for conueniency Ed- ward Nerlands house and som land as thay see cause and ye Towne will stand by it. uoted
At a lawfull meeting of ye free houlders and others alowed by law of ye Towne of Topsfield ye 11th of may 1697: Corpll Tobiiah Pirkins was chosen Representatiue to atend at ye next Genarall Court of Election to be houlden at Boston as ye worrent directs. uoted
At a lawfull Towne meeting ye 24 of nouember 1697 Capt Gould and Leiut Baker were Chosen to Joyne with ye selectmen to returne answer to Boxford conserning thare proposesions as thay sent to us about run- ing a line. uoted
Know all men by these preasents that whare as thare hath bene sau- aral deferences betwene ye Towne of Ipswich and Topsfield conserning thare bounds betwene etch Towne: for and in considerasion of a finall Issue of all said differansis wee ye subscribers being ye Commityes of etch respectiue Towne aboue mentioned being legally chosen and impowred to make an end of all deferences betwene said Townes: doe tharefore mutually agree and deter-
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men as foloweth-Impr- viz-that ye easterly line betwene said Ips- wich and Topsfield : shall begin at a stake nere ye spring that diuids or parts ye meadow of samuell Porter and Daniell ffoster, said meadow lying nere ye dwelling house of deacon Isaac Comings ye said stake being about six rod from winthrops corner westerly : said line runing south easterly to ye westward end of a hill called Pains hill : leaueing Ed- ward Neallands Dwelling house about two Rods and a halfe in Ipswich.
Seacondly that ye notherly line betwene said Townes of Ipswich and Topsfield : upon runing thareof ye dwelling house of Abigell Pabody alias Parly : let said house fall either in Ipswich or in Topsfield on ye run- ing of said line, she ye said Abigell Pearly and her said dwelling house she is now in posesion of shall be and remaine for euer included in Topsfield bounds in witness whareof each Commity haue here unto Inter- changably sett to our hands Topsfield this 31sth of may 1697.
John Wainwright Thomas Baker Witnessis to said agreement.
John Whipple John How William Gidney
Phillip ffowler
Sammuell Howlet Jacob ffoster iuner
John Deane Ephraim Wilds Daniell ffoster
ffrances Wainwright Commity for Topsfield.
Commity for Ipswich.
Copia Vera Compared atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke for Tops- field.
At a lawfull Towne meeting ye 7th of September 1697 ye Towne did agree to make a new Bridg ouer ye Riuer. voted
The Towne did agree that ye Selectmen should apoint ye place whare ye Bridg ouer ye Riuer should be made. uoted
Capt John How and Sargt Samuell Houlet are chose to sarue on ye Jury of trialls at ye next County Court to be houlden at Newbary after ye dat hereof. uoted
Vpon considerasion yt our grat Bridg ouer ye Riuer is so out of Repaire yt it is agreed upon to be made all new and in considerasyon yt ye Bridg and Causway is so exseeding Chargable and of grate Bennifit to ye County: ye Towne haue agreed upon and haue chose Capt How and Sargt Sam- uell Houlet to petesion to ye Honered County Court at Newbary : next after ye dat hereof yt ye said Bridg may be a County Bridg. voted
At a lawfull meeting of ye Towne of Topsfield ye 27 of nouember 1697 Leiut Thomas Baker and Capt John How are Chosen and impowered to petesion to Salem Court next insewing for alowence towards ye grat Charge as our Towne is at in making a bridg ouer ye Riuer. uoted
This may sartifye whom it may consern: that where as Leiut Thomas Baker John How and Jacob Towne weare in pertenorship : by order from ye Towne of Topsfield to seeck after incrochments upon Topsfields rights: and haueing had contreuersey with Capt John Putman about som land claimed by ye said
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Putman in Topsfield bounds : and haueing recouered it by law : and ye said Towne of Topsfield haueing laid out part of ye said lands for our owne proper right : I Jacob Towne aboue said haue and hereby doe resigne all my right in ye aboue said land : to ye aboue said Thomas Baker and John How equilly ye considerasion is such that ye said Baker and How shall secure me from ye Town of Topsfield from what ye Towne claimes of me as a debt whilest I was in pertenorship with ye said Baker and How : and I doe hereby upon ye considerasion aboue said freely fully and absolute- ly giue grant Resigne and set ouer for euer to ye said Baker and How all ye rights yt I haue or might haue had in ye aboue said land : for them equilly to haue hould and inioy for euer without any let hinderence or deniall of me my heirs or asigns for euer; and yt it shall remaine to ye aboue said Baker and How as aboue said and thare heires or asignes for euer in witnes hereof I haue set to my hand this 27th of January 1697-8 and in ye ninth yere of his Maiasties Reigne. Jacob Towne
Signed in ye preasents of us witnessis.
William Smith
her Mary X Crocker marke
Copia Vera Compared atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke for Tops- field.
At a Ganarall Towne meting the 1 of march 1697 or 8.
Ephraim Dorman was Chosen Towne Clarke for this yere.
Jacob Towne iunr and Daniell Clark and Capt How and Elisha Pirkins and Ephraim Wilds are Chosen selectmen to order ye prudentiall afairs of the Towne for this yeare insewing. uoted
Joseph Borman is Chosen Cunstable for this yeare ensewing. uoted
Ebineser Auerill and Thomas Dorman inur and Thomas Robison and Wil- iam Smith are Chosen sirueyers for highways for ye yere ensewing. uoted Leiut Thomas Baker and sargt Thomas Dorman are Chosen to serue on ye Jury of trialls at ye next county Court to be houlden at Ipswich. uoted Thomas Pirkins is Chosen gran Jury man for ye yeare insewing. uoted Sargt Samuell Howlet and Sargt daniell Redington and Isaac Burton are chosen tithing men for ye yeare ensewing. uoted
in answer to ye desire of mr Capen for ye exehang of a litell land as he formerly propounded for in answer thare onto ye Towne hath granted his desire to haue ye said land prouided he layes downe so much land to ye common on this side of ye reuer and Joyneing to ye common. uoted
Leiut Baker and Corpll Tobiiah Pirkins are chosen and impowred to call all ye Constables of Topsfield to an acount forth with as are behind with mr Capen in those rates as ware commited to ym to gather and in case they neglect to giue an acount to them and to clere with mr Capen thay haue full power to sew ye Constables as are negligent in thare duty on that acount and recouer it of them that mr Capen may haue his due and ye
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said Collecters shall doe it without puting ye Towne to firther charge and make reporte of thare so doeing to ye Towne and all so to use menes yt Boxford and Ipswich farmes pay what may in resen be exspected from them. uoted
The persons after named apered before Leiut Collonall Appleton and took ye oath belonging to thare respectiue offices as thay weare chosen too on ye 7th day of march 1697-8 uiz-Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke : Joseph Borman Cunstable : Ebineser Auerill and William Smith and Thomas Dorman serueyers of high ways: Sargt Samuel Howlet and Sargt Daniell Ridington tithing men entered by order of ye said Collonall. Ephraim Dorman Clarke.
At a lawfull meeting of ye proprietors of Topsfield ye 8th of march 1697-8. whareas it was agreed upon in ye yeare 1661 that all ye Common on ye south side of ye Riuer should be diuided exsept fiue hundred akers to lye for Common to perpetuity : and thare being a small track of land as then was ordered to be divided and was not: The propriators now haue agreed yt it should be diuided acording to yt same rule as thay deuided ye other Common as is divided : that all yt are heirs or haue obtained ye right of those as it was granted in ye yeare 1661 may inioy thare owne : onely whareas thay is a body of clay found in ye said land : thay doe agree yt it shall lye Common to ye said proprieters. uoted
Leiut Thomas Baker and Corpll Tobiiah Pirkins and mr Zarobabell Endicut are chosen to diuid ye said track of land acording to ye rule aboue said. uoted
and whareas som haue made brick of ye clay in yt track of land as doth belong to ye proprietors of Topsfield as is ondiuided Ephraim Wilds is Chosen by ye proprietors to sease ye said Bricks exsept ye owner will comply with ye said Wilds and giue sattisfacktion : and ye said Wilds haue power to agree with him or them as made ye said Bricks: and if he or thay will not comply with ye said Wilds : aboute ye said Bricks ye said Wilds hath power to sew for sattisfaction in ye behalf of ye propri- etors and thay will stand by him tharein. uoted
We whose names are under writen being chosen by ye Towne to lay out som land upon exchang by Clark John ffrench with ye Towne haue accord- ingly dun as foloweth : we haue laide out to Clarke ffrench four akers of land upon ye hill : which land was formerly Samuell Houlets land bounded at ye east end with a small walnut tree marked and stones at it : at ye west end with a heape of stones at ye brow of ye hill : allso a small bit of land of about fifty rods : at ye east end of said Houlets orchard ffor ye which four akers and fifty poules : we haue laid out of ye said frenchis land four akers and fifty poles : as foloweth begining at ye corner of frenchis pas- ture fence : to ye corner of ye widdow Pirkinsis feild : we find it three score and twelue rods : and so we layd of from ye said ffrench next ye corner from ye highway to ye Widdow Pirkinsis field : nine rods broade and about two foot whare we set up a stake with stones at it close by ye said Pirkinsis fence : and at ye highway we did ye like : and marked a raile and layd
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stones at ye place and so we layd out Just aker for aker and rod for rod. dat ye 11th of december 1697. John How Samuell Howlet Copia Vera compared atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke for Topsfield.
We whose names are under writene being apointed by ye Towne to settle a line and to exchang land with Capt John How to set a barne upon acordingly we haue dun it and perfected what we did before which was not well settled as foloweth : begining at Daniell Clarks corner post three rods east ward wanting fiue foot : to a stake and a heape of stones at it : whare ye said Hows fence now stands and from thence ranging north- erdly six rods as his fence now stands : leaueing roome of aboute three foot betwene his leanto and ye fence to another stake and a heape of stones at it : it stands about twelue foot of ye said barne as it now stands : ranging upon a straight line westwardly to two whight oakes growing out of one stump : that tree of these two as stands next to ye fence is marked and is ye bound tree : and from that tree upon a straight line up to ye whight oacke formerly marked by us : and from that whight oacke tree last named is a corner tree ranging southwardly upon a straight line to a heape of stones and a stake standing by daniell Clarkes fence as witnes our hands this 2 day of aprill 1698.
John Gould senr Isaac Paybody
Copia Vera compared atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke for Topsfield.
At a lawfull meeting of those as weare quallified acording to law in Topsfield on ye 14th day of may 1698.
Leiut Thomas Baker is Chosen Representatiue to sarve his Maiesty at ye next Genarall Court of election as ye law directs. uoted
Boston may 31th 1697.
Reseseued of mr Joseph Towne Constable of Topsfield thirty nine pounds in part of a worrent for seauenty eight pounds Rec-ed for Mr Jams Tailer Treasurer P. Jer : Allene.
£39. Copia Vera atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke for Topsfield. Boston october 15th 1697.
Reseued of mr Joseph Towne Cunstable of Topsfield by ye hand of mr Tobiiah Pirkins thirty nine pounds in full of a worrent for seauenty eight pounds Reseued for Mr James Tailer Treasurer P Jer Allene.
£39. Copia Vera atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke for Topsfield. Boston decemr 8th 1697.
Reseued of Mr Joseph Towne Constable of Topsfield by ye hand of Mr Daniell Clarke twenty nine pound in part of a worrent for thirty six pound Reseued for Mr Jams Tayler Treasurer P Jer Allene.
£29. Copia Vera atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke for Topsfield. Boston January 7th 1697.
Reseued of mr Joseph Towne Constable of Topsfield seauen pound by ye hand of mr John Gould and is in full of a worrent for thirty six pound Reseued for mr Jams Tayler Treasurer P Jar Allene.
£7. Copia Vera atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke for Topsfield.
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Boston aprill 18th 1698.
Reseued of Mr Joseph Towne Constable of Topsfield by ye hand of mr Daniell Clarke forty eight pounds in full of a worrent for forty eight pounds : Reseued for Mr Jams Tayler Treasurer P Jer Allene.
£48. Copia Vera atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke for Topsfield.
Reseued of Joseph Towne Constable of Topsfield for ye yeare 1697 three pounds two shilings for ye County Rate which were in full thare proportion for ye County Rate-P me John Appleton County Treasurer.
March 7: 97-8 Copia vera atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke for Topsfield.
To Joseph Toune Constable we doe order you to pay out of ye cuntry rate to mr Tobiiah Pirkins two pounds two: in siluer as soone as you can conueniently.
Samuell Howlet
dat 7 aprill 1697. Daniell Redington
Samuell Standley Elisha Pirkins Selectmen of Topsfield.
Reseued in full ye contents of this order I say reseued by me Tobiiah Pirkins this 25th of october 1697.
these are true Copies of the order and reseight atest Eph- raim Dorman Towne Clarke for Topsfield.
At a lawfull meting of ye free houlders this 16 of Sep- tember 1698 and others alowed by law of Topsfield in obedience to a worrent : Quortermaster Tobiiah Pirkins and Corpll Samuell Standly are Chosen to sarue on ye Jury of trialls at ye next County Court to be houlden at Newbary.
At a lawfull meeting of ye Towne of Topsfield ye 21 of october 1698 by uertue of an order of ye Genarall Court to this Towne directed to send resons why a commity may not com to settle a line betwene Salem farmes and Topsfield : the Towne haue agreeed to send resons acordingly. uoted
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The Towne haue chosen Lieut Thomas Baker and Capt. John How and quartermaster Tobijah Pirkins and Ephraim Dorman to draw up ye Towns resens why a commity may not be sent from ye Honered Generall Court to settle a line betwene our Towne and Salem farmes. uoted
The Towne haue chosen our Representative Leiut Thomas Baker in ye behalfe of our Towne to prefer Resons to ye Honered Genarall Court why a commity may not be apointed to settle a line betwene Salem ffarmes and our Towne as ye Towne is ordered by ye Honered Generall Court. and also to manage ye cause in ye behalfe of our Towne against Salem farms Voted
Boston August 29th 1698
Reisued of Mr Joseph Borman Constable of Topsfield by discount with three wolues. Receued ye 18th of aprill last past by ye hand Mr Daniell Clarke and is in parte of a Worrt for twenty six pounds fiue shilings Receud for Mª James Tailor Treasurer. £3
Jer Allen Esq.
Copia Vera compared atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clark for Topsfield
Boston december 6th 1698. Receud of Mr Joseph Borman Constable of Topsfield by ye hand of Mr Thomas Baker twenty three pounds fiue shilings in full of a warront for twenty six pounds fiue shilings Receued for Mr James Tailor Treasurer
£23: 5: Jer Allen Esq.
Copia Vera atest Ephraim Dorman Towne Clarke ffor Topsfield
At a lawfull meeting of ye Towne of Topsfield ye 7th of fabruary 1698-9 it was put to ye Towne whether or not they
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would alow Capt Goulds bill of charge for Drums, Druming and colers and ye Towne Voted on ye neagative Voted
notwithstanding ye Towne Voted a negetive to Capt Goulds bill yit what doth justly apere to be due to Capt Gould for his sons Druming sence ye law made in 95 ye Towne doth alow to be paid in a Towne Rate a true acount being given of ye fines Voted
at a Lawfull Towne meeting the 7th of March 1698, ensign Dorman was chose Towne Clark uoted :
Corp11 John Curtious is chosen Cunstable for ye yeare ensewing uoted
Quartermaster Pirkins and Jacob Towne iun' and Sargt Samuell Houlet and Elisha Pirkins and Isaac Pabody are chosen selectmen to order ye prudensiall afairs for ye yeare insewing uoted
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