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and we whose names are under writen being Chose as aboue mentioned ded ingage : If wee see cause to proseed in a corse of law with Doctr fisk we doe ingage to bare one quorter parte of what charge may arise. Thomas Baker John Gould Jacob Towne
This is a true Coppy taken and entred P me Ephraim Dorman Re- corder for Topsfield. Witnes William Howlett John Smith At a lawfull meting of the Select me[n] the 15th fabruary 1687-8.
Capt John How is Chosen to prefer a petesyon to the County Courte next insewing in the behalf of our Toune to have our grate bridg main- tained by the County.
At a lawfull Toune metting the 3d of June 1689.
Leiut Thomas baker was chosen the Tounes representiue to goe to the preasent Counsell for safty of the people and Conseruation of the peace. To act for the publick good and welfare and safty of this Col- lony prohibbiti[ng] any act or thing that may haue any tendency to the infringment of any of our Charter priuilidgis what so euer. uoted July 2 1689 at a lawfull yearly toune meeting for the Choice of Toune offisers Ensigne dorman is chosen toune clarke. uoted
Leiut Baker and Leiut gould and sergt John Houey mr Tobiiah pirkins
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and Ephraim Dorman are Chosen selectmen for this yere to order the prudentialls for the good of the Toune for this yere ensewing the alionation of land exsepted. uoted
Mr Timmothy Pirkins is Chosen Cunstable for the yere insewing. uoted uoted
Ens Jacob Toune and Jacob Peabody is Chosen serueiers for this yere.
the Toune haue mannifested by uote that the serueiers shall take the Care of all the bridgis in the Toune.
uoted Corpll danniell Ridington and Ephraim Wilds are Chosen fence uewers for this yere. uoted
At a lawfull Toune meting the 21t of sept 1689, by uertue of a worrant from maior appleton for Jurymen to sarue at the next County Court to be houlden at Ipswich on the last tusday of this instant september, Capt John How is Chosen to sarue on the Jury of trialls. uoted
and John prichet is Chosen grand Juryman. uoted
at a lawfull Toune meeting the 30th of october 1689.
Sargt Isaac Easty senr is Chosen Commissioner to Joyne with the selectmen to take an acount of the Tounes estat and to conuey it to mr John Phillips Treusurer. uoted
Reseuied of mr William Pirkins an acount of seauentene shilings in worke which he did for the Toune I say reseiued by us selectmen of Topsfield dat ye 20th march 1688-9.
Samuell Houlet in the name of the rest of ye selectmen of Topsfield.
This is a true coppy taken and entered P Ephraim Dorman Recorder for Topsfield. Creadit
an aCount of what is due to the Toune from Leiut Thomas Baker and Capt John How and Ens Jacob Toune for what thay recouered of men by setelling of thare bounds by agreement or other ways in the be- half of the Toune as thay weare impowered.
due to the Toune for what thay reseiued of Corpll Thomas perly twelue shilling half mony. due to the Toune for what thay reseued of John prichet two pound fifteene shillings. Leiut baker reseued the whole.
due to the Toune for what they reseiued of mr Timmothy pirkins, one pound fiue shillings and six pence, ten shilling and six pence siluer. due to the Tou[n]e for what Leiut Thomas Baker and Capt How and Ens Jacob Toune reseiued of the parters which is due to the Toune in siluer for thar conferming the bounds of thar lands. 10-00-00
10 : fabru : 87-8. rec with with all as are here conserned and all acounts . clerd with all exsept Ens Jacob Toune.
15 : fabru : 87-8. Rec with Ens Jacob Toune and due to the Toune in siluer one pound four shillings and eight pence. 01-04-08
00-05-00 and in pay fiue shillings
15 : fabru : 87-8. upon a recconing betwene Ens Jacob Toune and Leiut Baker the said Leiut baker ownes himselfe indebted to the Toune in pay eightene pence. 00-01-06 and in siluer three shillings 00-03-00
22 March 94-5. Rec with ye Leiut Baker upon ye acount of his goeing Representitiue from ye beging of ye world to this day and ye said Baker
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set of twenty shilings of what he owed ye Towne for what he and Capt How and Ens Towne reseued of Joseph putman for confirming his grants of land and yit there remaines due to him one pound two shiling and six pence. 01-02-06
and Leiut Baker ows ye Towne yit upon ye confirmasion of said put- mans land for what he reseued of said putman in pay as siluer one pound ten shilings. 01-10-00
and ye aboue said How and Towne doth yit owe there proportion to ye Towne upon ye aboue said acount.
Rec ye 14th of october 1695 with Leiut Baker and all acounts clerd upon all acounts betwene ye Towne and mr Baker exsept the charge at nubary Court ye last september: and thare remaines due to ye Towne one pound ten shilings as siluer upon ye acount of what he reseued for mr Joseph putman.
The Touns debts paid as foloweth.
payd to Leiut Thomas baker for haueing the rates confermed by the Justisis four shillings two in mony and two in pay. 00-04-00
payd to Leiuetenent Thomas Baker for goeing deabutye in pay 02-00-00 payd to Leiut Thomas Baker by Capt How on the Tounes acount for haueing the aboue mentioned rates confermed by the Justisis in mony. 00-02-00 payd to Corpll smith by the hand of the selectmen to pay the Justisis exspence by Leiut Thomas Baker in siluer. 00-03-06
paid to Lieut Thomas Baker and Capt How and John prichet for per- ambuliting with Ipswich men on the a gremen line nine shilling in pay and leiut Thomas baker doth ingage to pay John pricet thre shillings it was for the loss of two days apece. 00-09-00
payd to Capt How ten shillings seauen in siluer and three in pay for goe- ing to boston to procure the honered Gouerner Brodstrets Testimony two shillings of this siluer was payd to said How by Ens Jacob Toune. 00-10-00
10: fab : 87-8 paid to the Selectmen and thare orders in the behalfe of the Toune by Capt How two pound fourtene shillings and eight pence in siluer. 02-14-08
10: fab: 87-8. Rec in the behalfe of the Toune with Capt How upon mony acount and all acounts Clerd from the begining of the world to this day fiften shillings of the aboue mentioned siluer as the selectmen reseued of Capt How seauen shillings of it was paid Leiut gould. 00-07-00 and fiue penc (shillings) to Corpll smith and three to sargt Thomas Dorman to pay Cort Charg about widdow fisk. 00-10-06
Leiut baker paid Corpll smith two and six pence as it is figered of the aboue mentioned.
10: fab: 87-8. Leiut Thomas Baker payd ninetene s and two pence of Cort Charg a bout widdow fisk in siluer. 00-19-02
10: fab : 87-8. Leiut Thomas Baker paid to the Selectmen in siluer two pound seauen shilling and six pence.
10 : fab : 87-8. Rec with Leiut Thomas Baker in the behalfe of the Toune and all acounts clerd upon mony acount from the begining of the world to this day.
10: fab: 87-8. paid to leuetent: Thomas baker and sargt Thomas
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dorman and Capt John How for laying out sargt samuell Houlets land and mr William pirkins his land eightene pence a pece. 00-04-06
10: fab : 87-8. Rec with Capt How in the Tounes be half on pay acount and due in pay to him. 00-04-06 10 : fab: 87-8 Recconed with Leiut Thomas baker in the Touns behalf and all acounts clerd and due to the Toune in pay nine shillings 00-09-00 and he paid it as foloweth.
to mr Tobiiah pirkins for going to salem in pay. 00-03-00
10: fab: 87-8. Leiut Baker was ordered to pay mr Tobiiah pirkins 3s and sargt Thomas dorman eightene pence and Capt How four and six pence and Ephraim dorman two shillings for goeing to bradford. 00-02-00 and all acounts clerd with all aboue mentioned exsept Ens Jacob Toune and mr william pirkins, and we find Ens Jacob Toune paid in Cort charg and siluer. 02-02-00
Capt How was alowed for Cort charg and for prefering the Tounes petesion to the gouerner in siluer and pay and he was payed. 00-14-06 Leiut Thomas baker Constable was alowed by the selectmen in the yere 89 three shilling in siluer as the rates fell short. 00-03-00
5th Janu : 96-7. Leiut Baker paid to Ephraim Dorman thirty shilings siluer. 01-10-00
it was dun by order of ye Toune treasurer 24 shiling was of what ye Toune owed to capt How and he owed it to Ephraim Dorman and ye other six shilings was owing to Ephraim Dorman in a towne rate all which was ordered by ye Towne treasurer and Capt How.
Reseiued of Thomas Pirkins Constable of Topsfield in graine and transportation and fiue pounds paid ye selectmen of Topsfield which weare alowed them by seations of the peace ye 14th of march 1688 I say in the whole nine pounds foure shills six pence happenny and is the Toune of Topsfields proportion to the County rate for essix. I say reseiued by me John Higgison treasurer for Essix.
Salem date 17th aprill 1688.
Boston may the 13th 1686 Reseiued of Elisha pirkins Constable of Topsfield the som of three pounds and fiftene shillings in mony which with seauen pounds rate pay : payd to Capt Clap by order or mony to his satisfaction and other discounts for troppers etc : is in full for all rates due to the Cuntry from that Toune for the yere 1685 I say re- seued in full by Samuell Nowell Treasurer.
21 of may 1688 at a lawfull Toune meeting by order of the gouerner and Counsell Leiut Thomas Baker is Chosen Constable for this yere till an other be sworne in the roome. uoted
sargent Easty and sargent Thomas Dorman and Sargent samuell Houlet and William Auerill senr and Mr William pirkins and Corpll Daniell Ridingtun are Chosen select men for this yere. uoted
and Mr Tobiiah pirkins is Chosen Commisyoner for this yere. uoted
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Boston 27 Nouember 1688 Reseued of mr John Harris on a count of Thomas Baker Constable of the Toune of Topsfield ninetene pounds four shilings and three pence in full for the Cuntry rate of that Toune for John Vsher esqr, Treasurer P Mickell Perry. £19-4-3
This is a true coppy taken and entred by me Ephraim Dorman Re- corder for Topsfield.
At a lawfull Toune meeting the 14 of gennuary 1689 : 90.
Capt John How and father John Wilds are chosen and impowered to gather up all the a reares of mens proportions to mr Capens saliry ex- septing those as weare Commited to Corll William smith and if any man refuse to pay we giue them full power to prosicute such delinckyents a cording to law at Courte and from Courte to Courte till thay recouer them exsept the Toune sees Just cause to the Contrary. uoted
Whareas thare was a Toune rate made and delivered to Lieut Thomas Baker when he was Constable in sir Edmon Andreus his time : and his power as Constable seased before he had gathered up the Rate and the said Baker desired power from the Toune to finish his work in gather- ing up the rate: The Tou[n]e doth thare fore giue the said Baker pour to goe on with his worke as the law doth direct him.
ye Toune haue agreed that our yearely Toune meeting shall be on the first tuseday in march as formerly. uoted
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At a lawfull Toune meeting the 7 may 1689 the Toune hath manifested by uote that thay are willing to Chuse a man a cording to order from the Honered Counsell. [the above vote was blotted out with ink and in the margin the following words written] thes three lines weare mended by uote.
At a lawfull meeting of the free men and free houlders and souldiers of Topsfield the 7 may 89 thay haue by uote vnanimosly declared that thay are wiling to Chuse a man to goe to boston to Joyne aduise and Consult with the Counsell of safty about reasumeing the former gouer- ment and act acording to Charter preuelidgis the gouerment set up by the Choyce of the free men in 86.
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Leiut Thomas Baker is Chosen as a boue mentioned. uoted
At a lawfull Toune meeting ye 14th of gennuary 1689 or 90 upon information of some discontent among some of our neighbours and frinds of Boxford about seates in the meeting house. The Toune haue agreed to chuse a commity to treete with Boxford or a commity in thare Touns behalfe: to understand thare agreuences : and also we giue our Commity full power to seate people of our Toune and of thare Toune to content a cording to agreement as nere as may be that peace and loue may be continnued betwene the Touns. uoted
Leiut John Gould and Leiut Thomas Baker and Ens Jacob Toune and sargt Isaac Easty and sargt John Houey are Chosen a Commity as aboue speasified.
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At a lawfull Toune meeting the 4th of february 1689-90.
the Toune haue agreed to Chuse a man to Joyne with the Constable to gather the rates as is due to the Toune from Edward Nearland. uoted
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Leiuet Thomas Baker is Chosen to Joyne with the Constable as aboue speasified. uoted
At a generall Towne meeting hild ye 4 of march 1689 or 90.
Ensigne Ephram Dorman is Chosen Towne Clarke for ye yeare insueing.
Ens Jacob Toune is Chosen Cunstable for this yere. uoted
Corpll Danniell Ridington and Thomas Pirkins sargt Thomas Dorman and sargt sammuell Houlet and Corpll samuell standly are Chosen Select men for this yere. uoted
Leiut Thomas Daker [Baker] is Chosen to serue on the Jury of triall at the next Court houlden at Ipswich. uoted
sargt John Houey is Chosen grand Jury man for this yere ensewing. uoted Isaac Eastye iunr and Timmothy Pirkins iunr and Isaac peabody are Chosen seruaiers of high ways for this yere. uoted
Elisha pirkins and William Toune are Chosen fence uewers for this yere ensewing. uoted
Leiut Thomas Baker Ephraim Dorman and sargt Houey and Leiut John gould are Chosen a commity to reuew the line formerly setteled with Rowly and now to reuiue it with Boxford it being the bounds betwene Topsfield and Boxford. uoted
Daniell Borman and sargt John Houey and William Auerill senr and Isaac peabody are Chosen a commity to treet with Ens Jacob Toune and Leiut Thomas Baker and Capt John How about what thay haue dun a bout lands and what they haue procured for the Toune a cording to toune order and make returne to the Toune. uoted
Corpll John Curtious and Joseph Toune iunr are Chosen to lay out a way from the Toune Bridge ouer the reuer through the woods to the farmes at blind hole namely the Nickallsis and thare neighbors. uoted
The Toune hath manifested by uote that the rates or proportions that was proportioned by the selectmen (in sir Edmon Andrews his time of gouerment) here for mr Capen for his worke in the minnistry and is not paide to mr Capen the Toune doe giue power to the selectmen to make rates for mr Capen for that time Crosing all that hath all ready paid thare proportions to mr Capen. uoted
At a lawfull Toune meeting the 2 day of aprill 1690.
John Toune is Chosen Constable for the yere insewing. uoted
Leiut Thomas Baker and Capt John How are Chosen Collectors to gather up all the areres of what is due to mr Capen exsepting only those rates as weare Commited to mr Timmothy pirkins that is the areres of mens proportions as thay weare proportioned to the fullfilling the Touns ingagment to mr Capens yearly saliry. uoted
To prevent damage by rams the selectmen haue ordered that who soe euer finds any rams upon the Common or on ground without fence from the eighttenth day of august to the first of nouember any man of our Toune shall haue power and leberty to take such rams as a boue said exsept thay be sofesiently peched : and cry them and if no owner apers in twelue days thay are to prise the ram and alow the Toune
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the one halfe of the uallew of the said ram and deliver it to the select- men for the Touns use in good marchantable pay and then the ram to be his owne: but if the owner apers the owner to haue what was to be alowed to the Toune and the ram to remaine the finders: and this order to stand in force in Topsfield for this yere 12 august 1690. Thom- as dorman in the name and with the consent of the rest of the selectmen of Topsfield.
At a lawfull Toune meeting the fifth of septem 1690.
Capt John How is Chosen Commistioner to Joyne with the select- men to take an acount of the Tounes estat as the law directs. uoted Mr Zarobabell Endicut is Chosen to serue on the Jury of trialls at next County Courte houlden at Ipswich after the date hereof dat : 5th sept 1690. uoted
at a lawfull meeting of the freemen of Topsfield on the 3d day of nouember 1690 Leiut John Gould was Chosen deabuty to atend this preusent seations at the Gennarall Courte at boston. uoted by papers this meeting was wornd by the selectmen.
Charls Toune ye 20th fabruary 1689-90.
Then Recd of mr Timmothy pirkins Cunstable of Topsfield twenty three pounds nine shilings and two pence in full of the two mony Rates and halfe of said Toune P John phillips treaser.
this is a true Coppy taken and entred by mee Ephraim Dorman Clark witnes samuel Howlett Elisha perkins.
Charles Towne ye 7th may 1690.
Then Recd of mr Timmothy pirkins Constable of Topsfield thirty one pounds as mony and is in full of the fiue Rates of said Towne that was to be paide in graine P John Phillips Treasser. This is a true Coppy taken and entred by me Ephraim Dorman Re- corder for Topsfield. witnes John Towne Elisha perkins
At a lawfull Toune meeting the 3d of december 1690.
Daniell Ridingtun is Chosen Clarke of the writs.
uoted
the Toune haue manifested by uote that thay will pay Leiut Thomas Ba- ker for goeing representatiue eight weekes acording to Toune order. uoted
Topsfield Aprill: 11th : 82 reckened with and reseued of Sammuell Houlet Cunstable for Topsfield on 1678: the full som of 601b for my rate for ye yere 78 I say reseued P me Jaremiah Hobart.
this is a true Coppy taken and entred P me Ephraim Dorman Recorder for Topsfield. witnes Daniell Redington Ephraim dorman iunr At a lawfull meeting of the freemen of Topsfield the 8th of december 1690. Leiut John Gould is Chosen deabuty for this preasent seations. at A Lawfull Toune Meeting ye 3 March 1690 or 91.
Ensigne Dorman was Chosen Recorder for ye yeare insueing. Voted
Capt John How and mr Tobiiah Pirkins and Phillip Knight and Jacob Toune iunr and Ephraim Dorman are Chosen selectmen for this yere to order the prudensiall afaires of our Toune the alionation of land ex- septed. uoted
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Danniell Clarke is Chosen Constable for this yere ensewing. uoted Ephraim Wilds and John Eastye are chosen seruayers for highways for this yeare ensewing. uoted
Mr Capen requesting a peece of land of the Toune the Toune uoted that a commity should be chosen to uew the said land and make reporte to the Toune whether the towne can conueniently parte with land to mr capen or not. uoted
Leiut Baker and sargt Houey are Chosen a commity to uew the land a boue said : uoted
Corpll Daniell Ridington is Chose to serue on the Jury of trialls at the next County Courte to be houlden at Ipswich. uoted
sargt Houey and Isaac Peabody and Ephraim Dorman are Chosen a commity to diuid the land recouered of som of salem farmes by Leiut Baker and Capt How and Ens Jacob Toune the commity are to deuid with said Baker How and Toune in the Tounes behalfe and make return of what land befalls to our Toune. uoted
at a lawfull meeting of ye selectmen of Topsfield the 24th march 1690: or 91.
in answer to an apointment of the selectmen of salem to goe on peram- bulation on the line betwene salem and Topsfield the 30 day of this instant march: 90: 91 we have Chosen Capt John How and Ensigne Toune and Phillip Knight and William Toune to goe as a boue said. uoted
In Answer to a desire of the gentellmen who are the Selectmen of Ipswich to meet with som of our Toune at Leiut Thomas Perlys on the 25th if faire if not the 27th of this instant march : 1690: or 91 : as we think to goe on perambulation on the line setteled from the said Perlies to Ipswich riueer and whare as they desire som settelment further we know the water by the reuer is so high it cannot be dun thare fore for perambulation on the line setteled we have chosen Capt How : and Leiut Thomas Baker Corpll Tobiiah Pirkins and ephraim dorman as aboue said. uoted
The 25th march 90: or 91: Leiut Baker Capt How and mr Tobiiah Pirkins and Ephraim Dorman did goe on perambulation with Ipswich men and straitened the line from the pond to mr simons his farm with markes as foloweth : a whight oake at the east end of mr Bakers Pond : and from thence to a walnut tree marked with a T on the south side : and an I on the north side: next a little whight oake marked with a T on the south side and an: I: on the north side: next a whight oake marked with a T on the south side and : an: I : on the north side : next a walnut tree marked with a T on the south side and an I on the north side : nextly two oakes standing to gether a read oake and a blake oake and the read oake marked with a T on the south side and an: I: on the north side: nextly a little read oake marked with a T on the south side and an I on the north side : and so on to the dore post of Jacob foster iuner his house: and so on to a whight oake in the said fosters feild : and so on to mr Simons his farme.
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At a lawfull Towne meeting ye 30th of march 1691.
whare as thare is a case comminsed and to be tried at this next Court at Ipswich betwene ye Towne and Edward Neland Leiut Thomas Baker and mr Timmothy Pirkins being in the behalfe of the Towne: and if we loose the case now we doe agree they shall proseed from Court to Court till they doe recouer the case though it com to ye Gennarall Courte and the Toune will bare them out in all lawfull suites uoted
We whose names are under writen being apointed to reuew the line formerly setled with Rowly and now to reuiew it with Boxford: acord- ingly we apointed a time and gaue them notis and Boxford men acord- ingly meet with us at Leiut Thomas pearlyes on the 22 day of aprill 1691 but thay refused to goe on perambulation with us as we profered them by order from our Towne of Topsfield. dat 22 of aprill 1691.
Thomas Baker John Houey Ephraim Dorman
At a Court held at Ipswich march 31st 1691. Daniel Ridington being Chosen Clark of ye writs for ye Towne of Topsfield is allowed by ye Court and confirmed in his office. Copia vera as in Ipswich Court Book of Reacords as atteste Thomas Wade Cler[ k ].
This is a true Coppy taken and entred p me Ephraim Dorman Re- corder for Topsfield.
at a lawfull Towne meeting the 22 of may 1691 Sargt Isaac Easty senr. is chosen grand Juryman for This yeare. uoted
it is ordered that Leiut Gould and Capt How be Chosen to and fully impowered to gather up all that is behinde of Mr Capens rates or what is his due for the despencing of the word of god in Topsfield acording to Towne agreement with Mr Capen for two yeares in sir Edman Andreus his time of gouerment selectmen being forbiden in that time to make rates for minnisters whareby selectmen then didnot sine them as rates but only as mens preportions of thare due to the minnisters which was dun by the selectmen acording to Towne agrement as will apere by Topsfield Towne Book of records:
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Ens Jacob Towne doth enter his contrary desent to this uote.
It is ordered that the selectmen be impower to Chuse a commity to settle a line betwene any of our frinds that hath land in boxford Joyneing or bordering upon our Common as hath bene formerly dun, and to git what testimonys thare is to be had to proue the former settle- ment of a line with Rowly and Topsfield. uoted
At a lawfull meeting of the selectmen of Topsfield ye 29 of may 1691. by order from ye Towne we have Chosen Leiuet John Gould and Leiut Thomas Baker Capt John How and Ens Jacob Towne and Corpll Tobiiah Pirkins and Ephraim Dorman to git what testimony thare is to be had to proue the former settlement of a line betwene Rowly and Topsfield and also to renew and establish the bounds formerly settleed betwene Topsfield Common and Robbart Smiths land : and the Commity aboue named exsepting Lieut Thomas Baker are impowered to renew and establish the bounds formerly settleed
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betwene Topsfield Common and the said Leiut Bakers land as he bought of Dockr Crosbey and the maior part of the Commity agreeing in any act befor mentioned shall be counted ualued. Jacob Towne iunr in the name and by the order of the selectmen of Topsfield.
At a lawfull towne meeting the 25th of august 1691. Leiut Thomas Baker was Chosen Commitioner to Joyne with the selectmen to take an acount of the Towne estat as the law direct. uoted
at a lawfull towne meeting the 21 Sept 1691. Corpll John french is Chos- en to serue on the Jury of trialls at the next seations at Ipswich. uoted
At a lawfull Towne meeting the 22 of december 1691. Leiut Thomas Baker and Capt John How are Chosen aturnies in the Towne behalf to defend and asist the Constables John Towne and Daniell Clarke being both conserned in troble relating to Edward Nearlande contending with the Towne as to Towneship and on refuseing paying of his rates due to our Towne. uoted
At a lawfull Towne meeting the 22 of dec 1691. Capt John How and Corll Tobiiah Pirkins and Ephraim Dorman are Chosen Collecters to gather up the areares of mr Capens rates or mens proportions due to mr Capens salliry as was proportioned in sir Edmon Andreues his time as weare not commited to Constables to gather and see them paid to mr Capen and the Towne will bare them out in all thare leagall pre- seeding in the gathering of them till thay are gathered. uoted
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