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Thomas Patch Josiah Dodge Nathaneal Waldern
* Dec. 22th: 1691
There being an objection by the persons who have hired the land which Tho: Hobs did improve that their im- provement was interrupted by Richard Dodg; the Select men doe owne that Tho: Patch & Josia Dodg had onely the pasture for which they were to pay twentie shillings & there is in Richard Dodges hands & Nathaniell Wal- derns hand thirtie shillings more for the first yers rent-
Josia Dodge have paid by the Coffen for Tho8 Hobbs & one B: of Indian Corne 108-
Tho: Patch Credit" for Hobbses: winding sheet five shillings-
Nath : Walderne is allowed 58 for his Demand for win- tering Hobbses: mare-
(*page 72) Land laid out to Mr. Gerrish
* December 23th: 1691
The Comitte Appointed have laid out to Mr. Gerrish two acres of Swamp lying betwine Robert Claflins Bounds & Mr. Smiths medow begining at a litle maple marked
(*page 76)
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on four sids which is Claflins bound next the medow & from thenc Easterly 30 pole by the edg of the medow to a litle ash with the top cutt of being also marked on foure sydes & from thenc squareing Southerly 19 pole to a stake standing at the edg of the upland 29 pole from the litle maple first mentioned.
At a towne meetting March 1: 1692
Tho: Fiske Seni": Chosen moderat" Richard Huttn John Porter James Friend M' Newman & Thos: Fiske Sen" Chosen for Select men for the yere Insueing-
William Fairefield Chosen Constable for the yere In- sueing-
William Knowlton Chosen Sealear of Lether.
Upon a motion made by the Inhabitants of the Towne Westerly of the Straights to take all the highwayes alridy laid & stated together with such as shall be laid out at that end of ye Towne into theire Care to make & repaire from time to time; the Towne agree to it: & free them from any further duty in repairing of highwayes els where-
Sam1 Kemball & John Bare are Chosen for Sirveyres for the high wayes in the rest of the towne for the yere Insueing-
Sam11 Killim John Gott & Theophelas Rix accepted as inhabitants & to have towne priviledg-
* Voted that John Deñise shall have libertie to take in 60 poles of land lying before his Dore & to keep it three yers & then lay it open to the Comon againe plaine or smooth land provided he provid a bell rope forth & 1 1b of Cut tobaco yerely duering the sd : terme as an acknowl- edgment
In Referance to a more efectuall waye for Mr. Ger- rishes wood Rate to be paid in Tho: Kemball, Charles Gott Juni" & John Edwards Sent are appointed a Comitte with full power to pros[ecute] the towne order Dated March 4th: 1689/90.
Voted that John Coye shall have & hold in fee simple that 25 Acres of land which his house is built upon to-
(*page 76) An. Town Meets
Moderator Selectmen Constable
Sealer of Leather Highways west part of
the Town
Surveyors
S. Killim &c. admitted
(*page 77) Lease to John Denise
Wood Rate
Grant to John Coy
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gether with a strip of upland lying betwin his fence & the path which goeth to the swamp & that strip to be made up six acres in said swamp to him & his heires forever upon Condition that he paye the towne thirteen pound Curant Silver money forth with & twelve pounds more in the same Specia at or before the first daye of March next Insueing-
Voted that the Constable shall rec: the first payment & laye it out in bills of publike Credit to the best advan- tag not exceeding 168 for a 208 bill & there with make payment to the Country Treasur" upon the account of the rate which is in his hands to gather
* At a meetting of the Select men March 7th: 1692
Its ordered that all Generall & pertikular fences for Corne fields & Inglish Gras pasturs shall be made five Rayles or equivolent & shall be made up by the first daye of Aprill next Insueing upon the peanalty of five shillings for every Gap that doe not exceed two poles & so propor- tionably for greater quantities-
Item that all medow fences Generall & pertickular shall be made up by the said first daye of Aprill & so kept & maintained a good three rayle fence or equivolent from time to time upon the penalty of five shillings for every gap that doe not exceed two poles & so proportionably for greater quantities
Surveyors of fences
James Moulton Senir John Bare Joseph Fowler & Sam- uell Moulton are Appointed for Sirveyors of fences for the yere Insueing-
Rams
Item it shall not be Lawefull for any person to let theire Ram or Rams goe at libertie from the first daye of August next untill the last daye of October next Insue- ing upon the forfiture of such Ram or Rams goeing at libertie to any person that shall take up such Ram or Rams
(*page 79)
* At a towne meetting Aprill 12th: 1692 Walter Fairefield Tho: Patch & Tho: Fiske are Chosen
(*page 78) Fences
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& fully impowered as Attourneys for the towne in theire name & for theire use to Appeare in any of theire Majes- ties Courts to sue & prosecute against Jonathan Hobbs for that said Hobbs have Takn into his improvement a parcill of Towne Comon in that place Caled the Neck said land being about 24 Acres be it more or less and to defend in any Court as abovesd: as Also to use any other Lawefull meanes to Recover the towns right in said land out of said Hobbs improvement as fully & Amply as the towne in Generall any waye can doe Ratifieing & Confirming what the afore sd: Attourneys shall lawefully doe or cause to be don in & about the premisies-
At a towne meetting October 5th: 1692
The question being put whither our towne would send but one to the Gen" Court next sitting twas voted on the Afirmative-
Twas also voted that Ensigne Walter Fairefield shall Attend the remainder of this Sessions of the Generall Court & no other-
Twas also voted that (in Answer to Ensigne Faire- fields proposall that two shillings per days should be Satisfaction for his Attendance at Court) that he should have three pound of that money which is in John Coyes hands parte of it for his service alridy don & the rest of it for his service which he is Appointed for-
* At a Lawfull| Towne meetting March 7th: 1692-3
Leuet: William Fiske James Freind John Porter Mr Newman Tho: Fiske Seni": are Chosen for Select men for the yere Insueing-
Tho: Fiske Seni": for Towne Clarke-
Nathaniell Waldern & Charles Gott Junir: Chosen Con- stables-
Benjamin Edwards Chosen for Sealer of Leather
Ensign Walter Fairefield Clarke of the market for sealeing of weights & measurs-
Suit against Jonª Hobbs
Gen1 Court
Representative
(*page 92) An. Town Meetg
Selectmen
Town Clerk Constables
Sealer of Leather
Clerk of the Market
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Commissioner
Richard Huttn Chosn Comissioner-
Ensign John, Batchilder John Killim & Epherim Kem ball Chosen Titheing men for the yere Insueing
Tithingmen Surveyors
Sam11: Fiske Sen": Thomas Fiske Juni": & Robert Hib- birt are Chosen Sirvey's for high wayes.
(*page 93) Fence-viewers
* William Fairefield & Thomas Kemball for the west end of the towne & John Peirkings & Joseph Fowler for the midle parte of the towne & Thomas Patch & John Bare for the Neck are Respectively Chosen for veiwers of fences for the yere Insueing
Geni Courts doom
Voted that Ensigne Fairefield shall goe to Generall Court forthwith to prosecute an Address which was put into the Court by the Select men to Remove the Generall Courts Doome upon our Towne which they layd in the yere 1689 of 12£
Trespass on the Common
Twas voted that ye Select men for the time being| are impowered & Appointed to be Attoourneys for & in be- half of the towne in theire name & to theire use to prose- cute against all & every person that hath or shall con- terary to the Laws of this Province or conterary to the orders of this Towne Comitted or shall Comit any Tres- pas against said Towne by doeing Damag thereunto by fencing in any of the towns Comon land & in pertickulare Johnathan Hobbs thereby to hinder the Comoners from the benefit thereof or by felling wood or Timber on said Towns Comon land or Causeing the same to be don where- by the propriet's: of said Comons are damnified or by doeing said Comon Damag any other waye; we doe fully impower our said Select men or the maj": part of them to prosecute such offenders by acction at Lawe before Lawfull Authoritie & also to Remove any ston wall fenc or any other fenc whatsoever the Select men shall find standing upon our Comon & in pertickular to remove Jonathan Hobbs his fenc, & we also appointe & impower the said Select men to defend in the towne Right in any of their Majesties Courts in this Provinc Rattifieing alloweing & Confirming wt soever they shall Lawfully doe or Cause to be don in & about the premisies-
(*page 94)
* Also tis voted that the Select men for this present yere are impowered to make such prudentiall orders about
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fences for Corne feilds & other Inclousers as shall be nessesary according to theire Judgments for the benefit of the Inhabitants & for the well ordering of swine to prevent them from doeing of Dañag: & also for the well ordering of sheep & the sheep pastur; & also to make orders for the preserveing of timber upon the Comon from being wasted & misimproved & that what libertie shall be granted by the Select men or the maj": part of them to any of the Inhabitants of the towne to Cut tim- ber on the Comon be enterd in the Towne booke
The Towne meetting is Adjournd to the next mondaye Com Senite at twelve of the Clock at the meetting house-
At Town Meetting March 20th: 1692-3
Voted that that percill of upland which lyeth Joyning to Ipswich lyne betwine Tho: Patch his land & Richard Dodges land which land was formerly improved by Tho: Hobbs late deceased
shall be sold to procure money to paye the Towns debts as also a percill of swamp land which is the Towns lyeing betwine Turnup bridg & John Coyes Dam as also a Slip of upland lyeing Westerly from Longham medow betwin said medow & Richard Dodges land which he bought of Wm Dicksey :
Voted also that ye Select men or the maj": parte of them are impowered to make sale of the abovesaid lands or eyther of said percills for the procureing of money to paye Constable Sam11: Fiske &c. & wt shall be found over- plus if any of said sales & wth wt is in John Coyes hands shall be for the townes use towards the payment of this great rate
Also James Freind mr Newman & Sam11: Kemball are appointed a Comittee to Adjust accompts betwin the towne & pertickular persons-
Also twas voted that the Select men shall take Care that Jonathan Hobbs his Just bill of Cost against Thomas Patch & the rest be paid
* Mr Gerrish propounding libertie to the town to pur-
Fences
Adjournment
Land to be Sold
Accounts
Jonª Hobbs Bill of Cost
(*page 95)
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Mr. Gerrish's proposal as to house
J. Friend and J. Dodg ad- mitted
chase that house & land which Tho: Fiske Juni": liveth in: The towns Answer is that they doe not se meet to purchas it-
Also James Freind & Josiah Dodg are accepted as Towne Inhabitants & to have towne privilidges
(*page 85)
Manchester perambulation
* This is to Certifye all whom it may Concerne that L': John Sibley & m": Thos: West: & Robert Leach : are chosen and Impowered to Joyne in perambulation with Wenham men upon ye 17th: day of Aprill 1693 or the next fair day-
Thomas Tewpbery per order Select men of Manchester
Wee the subscribers being Appointed by the Select men of our Townes of Wenham & Manchester to meett to- gether to run the lyne of perambulation betweene our Townes & to sett rang bounds upon the lyne betwene the great white oake tree with a heap of stones about it & marked with W & M & the pine stump standing near Ipswich lyne we have accordingley this sevententh day of Aprill Anno Dom: 1693. being mett together marked a small black oak tree standing upon a small knowle & a clump of four maples standing in the swamp whereof we marked two of said maples & then we marked a small Hemlock tree standing on the brow of a hill & from thence to goe along to the pine stump near Ipswich lyne & these severall bounds we have settled to be rang bounds between our Townes of Wenham & Manchester, & have hear unto sett our hands :
John Sibley Thomas West Robart Leach for Manchester
John Newman John Porter
Richª Dodge Sent
John Edwards Sen™
for Wenham
Benja : Edwards Nathaniel Walderne
* Charles Towne May 19th: 1693 Then Receivd of M' Sam" Fiske Constable of Wen-
(*page 55)
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ham one hundred & two pound as money in full of the Receipts twentie Corne Rates for said towne
I saye Received; by John Phillips Treasur".
Charles Towne May 19th: 1693
Then Recd: of M' Sam11 Fiske Constable of Wenham the sum of twentie foure pound one shilling & ten pence in parte of the last two mony Rates & halfe & sixtie foure pound five shillings as money in part of the ten Rates of said Towne
I saye Recª : per John Phillips
Treasur" :
That what is above Enterd are true Coppies of the abovesaid Treasur's Receipts
+Attests Tho: Fiske Seni": Town Clarke
¿ On the 80th page of the original is entered a copy of a receipt the same as this, except it is dated May 9th instead of May 19th.
At a meetting of the Select men (*page 95) Jun : 5th: 1693-
Leuett Fiske paid the Glaser 138: 6ª for the Townes use & one shilling paid to the Select mens use when Ser- jent Patch paid his mony
Item then paid 18 mony by Tho: Fiske Seni" to the Select men for theire Expences-|wch was towns mony in their hands.
Account
* At a towne meetting Jun: 19: 1693- (*page 80)
Benjamin Edwards & Thomas Fiske Juni" : are Chosen to serve at the next Quarter Sessions of the Peace & Comon Pleas on the Jury of Tryals
Voted that Ensign Fairefield shall have seaven pound one shilling for his service at Generall Court as Repre- sentitive the two first Sessions of the Generall Court in the yere 1692: besids that three pound mony Recd: in October last past in full of all accounts according to the Comitteys returne-Also voted that the Select men shall
Jurymen
Representative
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paye him foure shillings for Cost as also the afforesd: sume of seaven pound one shilling; five & twentie shill- ings alridy orderd upon our last list being there allowed to him as parte of the seaven pound five shillings to be substracted the remainder now due being six pound- |which the Select men paid him|-
* At a Towne meetting July 30th: 1694
Leivett: Wm Fiske Walter Fairfield & Thomas Fiske Seni": are Chosen assossors for the yere Insueing-
* At a Towne Meetting October 17th: 1693-
Severall of the Inhabitants of Topsfield having pro- pounded for an alteration of that part of the Devissionall lyne betwin Topsfield & our Towne as twas formerly stated viz that parte from the brooke at James Moultons Illand towards Mr. Saltonstalls medow: the towne have nowe by theire vote impowered Mr Jnº Newman John Peirkings & Tho: Kemball to make an alteration of said parte of lyne they meetting with a Comitte which Tops- field shall appointe with full power who together shall make & compleat the abovesd: alteration
(*page 81) Rates
* Delivered to Constable Fairefield a Towne Rate Dated December 19th: 1693 amounting to the full sum of 51£: 198: 10 paye & 18£: 98: 7ª money for the payment of 50£ in paye & 10 pound in or as mony to M' Gerrish for this Instant yers Salery as also 10$ for Richard Kem- balls former Rates & 68: 10ª in Sam11 Fiske Rate which was directed to him wherein Capt Dodg was over Charged which 168: 10ª M' Gerrish is to Receive in paye-
It twentie Shillings ordered to Constable Fairefield mony for collecting said Rate-also ordered to Constable Fairefield five pound nine shillings & six penc mony for so much paid & ingeagd to be paid Jonathan Hobbs in the towns behalfe-
Also ordered to Goodman Woodward ten shillings mony the rest of the mony being one pound ten shillings to be paid to the Select men for the towns use ---
(*page 95) Assessors
(*page 80) Topsfield Bounds
WENHAM TOWN RECORDS
Also to Leivt: Fiske & M' Newman Eight shillings in paye for service don for the town
Also 158: pay to Josia Dodg for Damages that he sus- tained in his Constablship & service don for the towne-
Also delivered a wood Rate of 32 Coard Dated Dec. 25: 1693.
Wood Rate
* At a towne meetting Janauary 9th: 1693
(*page 78)
Thomas Fiske Seni": Chosen for moderat":
& the Towne meetting is Adjourned to the 23th daye of this Instant month at 12 of the Clock at the meetting house.
Moderator
Adjournment
* At a Towne meetting March 6th 1693/4 Ann. Town Meetg
Ensign Walter Fairefield Chosen for moderat" :
Levetant William Fiske M' Newman Ensign Batchel- der San11 Kemball & William Fairefield Chosen for Select men for the yere Insueing. William Fiske desent from his chors
Joseph Fowler Chosen Constable for the yere Insue- ing-
Joseph Batchelder & John Bare Chosen for Sirvey's of the high wayes for the yere Insueing-
James Friend John Dodg Juni": Charles Gott Juni": & Thomas Killim Chosen for vewers of fences for the yere Insueing-
Ensign Walter Fairefield Chosen for Comissioner for Assesments for the yere Insueing-
John Peirkins Nathanill Walderne & Samuell Fiske Senir: Chosen for Tithing men for the yere Insueing-
Granted to Moses Steevens the use of the lower percill of |Comon land which Jonathan Hobbs layeth claime to for the full terme of two yers & the upper percill for the terme of his owne & his wives life & at the end of the abovesd: Terme of time to returne to the townes use againe-
(*page 82)
Moderator
Selectmen
Constable
Surveyors
Fence Viewers
Commission for Assessmt
Tithingmen
Lease to Moses Stevens
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Committee to inquire as to land claimed
(*page 83)
There is Chosen as a Comitte Samuell Kemball Cor- porall James Friend & William Fairefield to inquire into & make report to the towne at the Adjournment or Ad- journments of this meetting & give theire opinion to the towne in all the Cases of Deifferance that is betwine the said towne & perticular persons about lands that are Claimed *by said pertickular persons & Denied by the said Towne as namely the Swamp laid out to Deacon Fiske & also to Consider as afforesaid of the layeing out the Swamp in the neck & nere the pond cald Pleasant pond & allso the Swamp Claimed by John Leech & all other Incroachments knone in the towne; and also to Con- sider of John Bares Complainte against the towne
(*page 7) Liberty to cut trees on the Common
* March 16th: 1693
At a meetting of the Select men Libertie Granted to Wm Fisk Juni" to Cutt two hundred of Rayles & Posts for them-& to Levtt: Fiske to Cut the lik quantitie & to Benjamin Edwards two hundred of rayles & posts for them-
to James Freind the like quantitie and Ezeikle Woodward the like quantitie-
(*page 83)
* At a Towne meetting March 20th: 1693/4
Field-drivers or Haywards Horses
John Moultn & John Batcheldr Juni": Chosen for field Drivers or Haywards for the yere Insueing
Shepherd
Samuell Moultn & John Bare Chosn to se to the orderly goeing of Horses upon the Comon for the yere Insueing Also voted that the Select men take Care & provide Shephearde for the sheep that goe upon the Comon
(*page 95)
* Att a meeting of the Select men of Wenham March 28th 1694:
Beverly perambulation
Then a noate was drawn upon the Select men of Bev- erly to Choose men to perambulate the line & renew the
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bounds between our Towne and said Beverly: & to meet at the hous of Benja: Edwards in said Wenham on the 10th Day of Aprill next: Att about nine of the Clock in the fore noone. Which note was on the 29th Day of said March Delivered to Deacon Peter Woodberrey one of the Select men of said Beverly: for the end aforesaid :
* At a towne meetting Aprill 3rd: 1694
Voted that the one third part of Mr Gerrishes Salery shall be paid in mony & the other two thirds according to a former agreement which is the one halfe of it in porke & Inglish graine oats Excepted & the other halfe in Butter & Indian Corne viz two pound of Butter for every milsh cowe.
* Aprill 3ª: 1694
Delivered to Constable Joseph Fowler a Countie Rate of Eight pound fifteen Shillings to be paid according to the Select mens order
Also a Towne Rate of 5€: 48: 1ª to be paid to the Select men for the Towns use to procure Amunittion ; said rate to be paid in at or before the 21th of this Instant Aprill-
* Wee whose names are underwritten being appointed by the Select men of Ipswich to meet with those Gentle- men of Wenham that should appear to perambulate; on the lyne between Ipswich and Wenham & to renew the bounds wee did accordingly meet together on the seventh of this Instant May and began att a Stump standing in M' Fairefields pasture which stump was sett about with four stones and is said to be the stump of the Center tree & we found two small trees standing near said stump the one a small white oak & the other a black or red oake which ware both marked with two stroakes with a mark- ing Iyron which wee renewed & so went along & renewed the bounds on the lyne till we came to a pine Stump with a stake standing in the middle of it which stake is marked
(*page 83)
Mr. Gerrish's Salary
(*page 84) Rates
(*page 87)
Ipswich perambulation
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with I. W and M. where we met with Manchester men- Dated May: 7th: 1694
Robart Kinsman John Burnam Jun"
Isaac Ring Joseph Whipple Tersha
(*page 86) Salem perambulation
* Salem March 23: Ann°: 1693/4
M' Joseph Porter M' Jona Putnam M' Benja Gerrish & Jos. Walcott or any three of them as Appointed and De- seired to perambulate on the bounds betwixt Salem & Wenham and for that end are Appointed to meet with Wenham men att Mr. Joseph Porters the third Tuesday in Aprill next att ten of the Clock in the morning to per- forme that worke
Per order of the Select men of Salem
Robt Kitchen - -
Wee whose names are under written, being mett together this 17th Day of Aprill Anno 1694
According to the Appointment of our townes of Salem & Wenham to perambulate on the lyne between our townes wee have accordingley renewed the bounds which ware formerly owned by our townes which are as followeth begining att a white oake tree marked with S. and W. and sett about with stones which tree standeth neare the Northwardley end of Wenham Causway & from thence to a heap of stones at the Eastwardley end of Wenham Causway aforesaid & so to a black oake tree marked with S. & W. being M' Andrews Corner bound and so to a white oake marked with S. & W. standing neare the head of the lyne between Wenham & Beverley-as witness our hands :
Joseph Porter John Newman Jonathan Putnam William Fairefield for Wenham Select men
Sam11 Kemball
The above is truly compared with the origanell
Attest William Kogon Town Clerk
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* At a Towne meetting Maye 11th: 1694
Tho8: Fiske Senir Chosen for Representitive for the towne at the Gen11: Court next Insueing.
Benjamin Edwards & Robert Hibbirt are Chosen for to serve on the Gran Jury at the next Superir: Court at Ipswich & Ensign Walter Fairefield & Tho: Fiske Juni" : to serve on the Jury of Tryalls
At a Towne meetting July 30th: 1694
(*page 95)
Leivet: Wm Fiske Walter Fairefield & Thomas Fiske Assessors Seni": are Chosen Assessors for the yere Insueing-
* A Towne Rate Comitted to Constable Joseph Fowler to bee paid in money amounting to twelve pounds six shillings 6ª 12£: 68: 6ª:
Dated Octobr: 26 1694 S
for the making up of the Townes Stocke of Amunition & paying the Representative: and other nessisary Towne Charges
Gave the Constable order to pay out of the above said Rate to Carpenter Samuel Fiske one shilling 7ª: for rates which he could not Gather when Constable-and to Robart Hebbart one shilling he being over rated in a former Rate & the Remainder being twelve pounds three shillings 11ª said Constable was ordered to pay in to the Select men for the Townes use. and said Constable was ordered to Collect & Gather the same & make payment of it by the first day of December next Ensueing said Constable was allowed upon said Rate six shillings for Collecting.
A Towne Rate Dated Novem": 21th 1694 Rate
made & comitted to Constable Joseph Fowler amounting to fourtey two pounds nineteen shillings In pay and 42£.19.0
twenty pounds four shillings & 9ª in money - - 20£.4.9.
(*page 84) Representatives
Jurymen
(*page 96) Rate
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To pay to the Reverend M' Joseph Gerrish
for his Sallerery : in pay fourtey pounds- S 40£.0.0.
and in money twentey pounds. 20£.0.0.
in the whole sixtey pounds according
to the Townes Agrement - 60£.0.0.
and to pay to Robart Symonds for Ringing the bell & swepeing the meeting hous for this yeare 1£.10.0. 1694 In pay thirtey shillings
and to farmer Jnº Porter for a bell Rope for the meeting hous In pay four shillings 0.4.0.
to Sam11 Fiske Carpenter for Rates he could not gather when Constable In pay nine shill- ings 8ª -
0.9.8.
to Wm Fairfield eight shillings in pay that was short cast in last years Town rate Comitted to him
0.8.0
and eight shillings more in pay for to make a Cossett in the meeting hous for the Amunition
0.8.0
and to Goodman Woodward In money four shillings & 9ª for the Select mens Expences about the Townes buisness : also deliverd to him a wood Rate of thirtey Cords -
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