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TOWN MEETING, 13th May, 1672. Jno. Catlin and Edw'd Ball have undertaken to Make the Common fence by Thos. Richards's, to keep out all Cattle and Sheep this Year, for 12s.
Mr. Crane and Lieut. Swain that were Chosen representatives for the Town, are desir'd by the Town to Consult with the rest of the representatives of the Country, to order Matters for the safety of the Country.
Jno. Curtes and Jno. Brown, Jun'r, are to have 4s. ap's, for Making the rates the Year Past.
Stephen Freeman is Chosen in Thos. Johnson's room, to lay out the Second Division of Meadow, Till Thos. Johnson is fit to Goe.
It's order'd, that those which want of their first division of Meadow, shall have it made up in their Second.
Henry Lyon hath the Grant, to lay down his first
Henry Lyon's division of Meadow, only that as was for his amends;
Grant. and to Take up as much as his amends wants of his first division where he Can find It, when the Second division is Lay'd out.
The Tailor's Lott is to be Lay'd out by a Hundred and fifty Pound Estate.
Dan'l Dod is to have his Meadow Lay'd out, by a £100 Estate. . Martin Tichenor and Thos. Ludinton hath Each allow'd them, 1+ Acre in their Second division, for Staying on their place the first Summer.
TOWN MEETING, 17th June, 1672. Mr. Crane, Mr. Canfield,
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and Lieut. Swain, are Chosen Magistrates for the Year Insueing. Thos. Johnson, Constable.
Quarterly
Courts.
Item-there is to be a Quarterly Court held in this Town, Beginning the First Tuesday in September Next.
Item-Mr. Crane is Chosen President of said Court.
Jno. Browne, Jun'r, is Chosen Recorder of said Court.
Item-the Court is to have for Every Action 1s. 6d. Recorder, entering for do. 6d.
Court Fees. Constable, for Serving every Warrant 6d. Serving an Attachment 8d.
Jury Men 6d Every Action. Serj't Ward, Sam'l Kitchel, Henry Lyon, and Thos. Johnson, are Chosen to end the Difference Betwixt Deacon Lawrence and Robt. Dalglish, About their Second Division.
Sam'l Plum and Aaron Blachly are Chosen, to Goe over to Mr. Sandfords about Swine, the Town to Pay Them.
There was a full vote Past Aug. 10th, 1672, that is Not Here Recorded-But is Recorded Folio 36 .- [Ordered obliterated, Feb. 25, 1675-6.]
TOWN MEETING, 14th Nov'r, 1672, it was Agreed to have a Rate made, for Defraying the Ministry, and other Publick Charge.
All Lands
It's Agreed that all lands shall be a Like Rated Now
Alike rated. and Hereafter, upon Condition there be no more dis- turbance in Town about the way of Rateing ; Lands at 1d pr Acre, Cattle of all kinds as formerly.
Item, all Swine and Cattle that are Rateable which are now a Live, or hath been killed since August, shall Be Rated.
Item, it's Agreed that every Man shall Bring in a List of their Estates, to Jno. Curtis, and Jno. Brown Jun'r, Next day Every Man to Bring in bis List. after this Meeting ; and if it's known they Leave out any of their Estates, they shall forfeit 5s. in the pound ; and if any Do not Bring in their Estates Timely, the said John's shall have Is. for every one they Fetch.
Jno. Curtes and Jno. Browne are to have 5s. each, for Making the rates this Year.
Sam'l Lyon.
Sam'l Lyon is admitted a Planter in our Town, and hath the Taylor's Allotment Granted him.
Order About Town Meet- ings.
TOWN MEETING, 28 NoU'r, 1672, it was agreed, that the former order that Twenty men should carry on Town Business shall now be repealed ; and if any Man doth not Come Timely (After 24 Hours Warning) he shall be fined 6d, Half a day's Absence 15d, and Whole day's Absence 2s 6d, Except he Give a Sufficient Reason of his Absence; if
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any Goe away Before the Meeting Brake up, without leave, 2s : these fine shall be carried into Treasurer and Pay'd as a Due Debt. If the Defect be in the Warner's, they Shall pay these fines.
TOWN MEETING, 9th Dec'r, 1672. Mr. Treat, Deacon Tomp- kins, Serj't Ward, and Henry Lyon, are Desired to return an answer to Mr. Peck's Letter, Either in Writing or By Word of Mouth.
Item, Mr. Kitchel and Jno. Brown, Jun'r, is to Dictate the Acc'ts of the Town.
Item, the Town agreed to have a Rate of £20 made, for the Town.
Its agreed, that the fence upon the Hill, by the River, shall Be Removed to Stephen Freeman's Corner, and so to the Brow of the Hill at the Towns Charge : the owners of the Fence is to Maintain it there, and Thos. Huntington is to Make the fence from the Hill to Low Water Mark, to secure the Neck; and he is to have No other fence In the Common fence, and for Main- taining that fence, He Hath Granted to Him that Marsh under the Hill.
Stephen Davis and Jos. Walters are Chosen, to look after Clearing of our Highways within the Common Fence, as in folio 26 [39] : and every Man is to have that as Lieth by his Land Cleared by the 12th of this Month ; and they Two are to set a Prise upon the Windfalls ; and if it be not done by the Time appointed they are To Hire Men to do It, and those that shou'd have done it shall pay them for it.
Item, Mr. Kitchel and Josiah Ward are Impowred, to Call out Men to Work at the Highways.
Magistrate TOWN MEETING, Ist Jan'y, 1672-Mr. Jasper Crane
sud Assist- ants choseu. is Magistrate for the Year Insewing. Mr. Bond and
Mr. Canfield, is Chosen Assistants. Lieut. Swain is Chosen the Third Man.
Item, Mr. Crane and Mr. Bond are chosen Deputies for the General Assembly, for the Year ensuing, and Lieut. Swain the Third Man.
Coustable chosen. Thomas Johnson is chosen Constable, for the Year ensuing.
Henry Lyon is chosen Treasurer, for the Year ensuing.
Item, John Brown, Jun'r, is chosen Recorder, for the Year ensuing.
Warners of Town Meetings.
Item, Stephen Davis and Martin Tichenor are chosen, in their Parts of the Town to warn our Town Meet. ings, for the Year ensuing.
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Item, John Brown, Sen'r, and Stephen Davis, are chosen fence viewers for the Year ensuing. Item, Joseph Walters hath Lib- erty to make a Bridge over Maple Island Creek, provided he . wrong not his Neighbours by it.
TOWN MEETING, the 31st of January, 1672. It was agreed and voted, that the Rate for the half penny an Acre, The Half penny Rate. shall be brought into the Constable's House by the Third day of February next; and in Case it be not brought in by or on that Day, the Constable shall have Liberty to distrain for it ; and those that are the occasion of it shall bear all the Charges about it.
Item, it is voted, that Mr. Peck shall have his Rates that are behind upon the Town's Account, given him.
Mr. Peck and
Francis Lindsly have their Town 1 Item, Francis Lindly hath his Rate that is behind on Rates given them.
the Town's account, given him.
TOWN MEETING, February 15th, 1672. Stephen Freeman and Stephen Davis are chosen, to measure the fence upon the Hill by Thomas Richards's, and after the Convenientest Place from Stephen Freeman's Corner to the Hill; also Sarj't Ward and Henry Lyon are joined with them, and they were to bring the Report of it to the Town ; and they were also appointed to settle the Places for the Gates-which accordingly they did.
The Price of removing the Fence.
Item, it was agreed by Vote, that those that set up their Fence in the Swamp shall have Six Pence for each Rod; and those that set it upon Dry Ground, should have five Pence for each Rod.
Penalty of not Stak- ing the
Fence.
Item, it is agreed by Vote, that every Man shall have at both Ends of his Fence one Stake, with the Two first Letters of his Name upon them, by the Twelfth Day of this Instant February, upon the Penalty of Two Shillings for every such Defect; the one half thereof the View- ers are to have, and the other half is to be carried in to the Treasurer.
TOWN MEETING, February 28th, 1672. Sarj't Ward Burning Woods. and Stephen Davis for their end of the Town-Lieut. Swain and Stephen Freeman for the Middle of the Town-Henry Lyon and Thomas Johnson for their End of the Town, are chosen to appoint a fit Season to burn the Woods. Also it is agreed, that every Male from Sixty Years to Sixteen, shall go out one Day to burn Woods. Also it is agreed, that whosoever doth not attend that day (which is to be in May) if they do not go before, he or they shall forteit his or their Day's work upon the Proof thereof, and pay it to the Treasurer.
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Penalty for setting the Meadows on Fire.
Item, if any Man shall 'set fire on the Meadow be- fore the Tenth of March, by Gunning or any other ways, he shall be fined Ten Shillings ; Half to the In- former and Half to the Town.
Item, Mr. Crane hath Granted to him upon his Request, that Piece of Meadow containing about 3 or 4 acres, be-
Mr. Crane's Grant. tween his first division of Meadow and the Pond, which was laid for a Highway-and he doth promise to drain it, and to let the Highway go through his Meadow any where as they can.
Item, the Town hath left the Matter in Controversy Altering the Highways. about the Highway at the front of Goodman Johnson's Lott in the Range, to the Judgment of the Men that are appointed to lay out Land ; to lay out that, in the conve- nientest place for the Good of the Town.
Item, Mr. Crane, having Liquors for Six Shillings a Mr. Crane's Grant. Gallon, and One Shilling and Six Pence a Quart, they paying Wheat for it, hath Liberty to sell Liquors in the Town, till the Country Order alter it.
John Harri- son's Release.
Item, John Harrison and Edward Ball hath all their Fine about the Resque released, only they are to pay the Court Charges.
TOWN MEETING, April the 18th, 1673. Mr. Swain and Good- man Freeman have promised to find Iron for the Stakes.
Item, it is agreed, that the Dry Cattle shall be kept beyond the Mountain this . . . and every one that hath dry Cattle shall put them to that Herd.
TOWN MEETING, May the 26th, 1673. It was agreed upon, that the Young Men which have Home Lotts in the
The Young Town, shall have Liberty to take up Land in this
Men's Grant
of Lande. Division that is now to be laid out, according to an Hundred Pounds Estate ; provided they pay to the Purchase as other Planters have Done, according to their Pro- portions.
Item, that the Young Men shall have Liberty to take half their Division, next after those as have their Second Division (in Part or in whole) yet to lay out.
Item, it is agreed, that the Highest Estate in our Town is to patten but one Hundred Acres, within that
How much land shall be patented. Compass as is already purchased ; and so every one accordingly, proportionable to his Estate. And if any desire, he may have his Lott in two Parts.
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Item, it is agreed that we should all draw a Lott, and that the
The Maner of first Lott shall chuse, and so to proceed successively
taking this according to the Number of their Lotts; and those as
Division of will have half or Part of their Proportion but in one Land.
Place, they shall stay for the other Part till all the Lotts are out, and then to begin again and proceed as formerly.
Item, it is agreed that the Want of a Lott, or if any Mistake happen about drawing of the Lotts any way, that it shall not breed any Confusion nor alter any Thing.
Item-after due Preparation and Solemnization for it, the Town agreed to draw their Lotts, which fell with their Numbers and Places as followeth-
Jasper Crane.
10|Zachariah Burwell. 69
Abraham Pierson, Sen'r.
46 Ephraim Burwell 66
Matthew Candfield.
18 Thomas Luddington. 12
Robert Bond
43 John Brown, Jun'r 52
Lieut. Sam'l Swain.
55 Henry Lyon .. 36
+ Obadiah Bruen
57 Joseph Walters 47
Jabez Rogers
4 Robert Dalglish. 42
Stephen Freeman
13 Francis Lindly. 68
John Curtice ..
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Thomas Pierson, Sen'r. 67
John Baldwin, Sen'r.
14 Benj'n Baldwin. 41
Jno. Baldwin, Jun'r.
9 Thomas Huntinton 45
Deacon Tompkins.
50 Alexander Munrow 15
Jonathan Tompkins
64: John Ward, Turner. 3
Ephraim Peninton
38 Richard Lawrence. 27
Martin Tichenor
35| Hauns Albers
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William Camp.
19 Delivered Crane 32
Joseph Riggs.
53: Sam'l Rose.
17
Nath'l Wheeler
56 Jonathan Sargent 59
George Day .
48 John Crane. 61
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Robt. Denison
58, Stephen Davis
Mr. Robt. Treat.
63 Aaron Blachly. 11
Mr. Abraham Pierson, Jun'r.
20' John Harrison 40
John Catlen.
39 Thomas Richards 24
Sam'l Kitchell 33
Azariah Crane 21
Mrs. Kitchell
23 Robert Limen. 31
Mr. Peck.
30. John Treat. 44
Josiah Ward
7 Sam'l Lyon.
Sarj't John Ward
49, Dan'l Dodd 29
John Morris.
26 Thom's Pierson, Jun'r 25
Edward Ball.
6 Edward Riggs 37
Sarj. Rich'd Harrison
34! Sam'l Harrison 2
Jno. Brown, Sen'r
60 Barth'w Goodrich 2.2
Stephen Bond
8 Seth Tompkins 54
Thom's Staples 5
Thos. Johnson .
16 Sam'l Plum 28
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At a TOWN MEETING, July 1st 1673, It was Voted, and agreed
Agreement to by the General and universal Consent and Vote of send a Pe- all our People, that there should be an Address by
tition to our Lords Pro- way of Petition, sent to the Lords Proprietors of
prietors. this Province, for the removing of the Greriances incumbent, and obtaining of what may be necessary for the Good of the Province, and of this Plantation-in testimony of our Con- sent hereto, and of our agreement ; what necessary Charge shall arise hereupon we will defray by way of rate, proportionably to the number of those who join in the sd. Petition.
Mr. Crane, Mr. Bond, Mr. Swain, Mr. Kitchell, and Henry Lyon, are Chosen a Committee, to consider with the messengers from the other Towns, about sending a Petition to England.
TOWN MEETING, July the 5th, 1673 .- Mr. Crane, Mr. Bond, Mr. Kitchell, Henry Lyon, and John Ward, Turner, are chosen to agree with Mr. Delevall about Money to send a Messenger to England ; and as they did agree with him, it should be paid by the Town.
TOWN MEETING, August 4th, 1673 .- It was agreed that we should join with the rest of the Province, to agree with the Gene-
A Priviledged rals at N. Orange, to have a priviledged County between Desired.
County is the Two Rivers Passaick and Araritine, or with as many as will join with us ; and if none will join with us upon that account, then to desire what may be necessary for us in our Town. Mr. Ciane, Mr. Bond, Lieut. Swain, and Sarjent John Ward, are Chosen Deputies to treat with the Generals about this Business.
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Nominated.
TOWN MEETING, August 12, 1673 .- Mr. Crane, Mr. Bond, Sarj't. John Ward, Mr. Bruen, Stephen Freeman, & John Curtis, are nominated for Magistrates.
Item-Deacon Lawrence, and Sarj't. Harrison, are chosen Dep. uties to go to Woodbridge.
Military Of- fcers nomi- nated.
TOWN MEETING, August 30, 1673 .- Lient. Samnel Swain and Thomas Johnson, are nominated for Captains, Sarj't. John Ward and Josiah Ward are nominated for Lieu- tenants, Sarj't. Richard Harrison and Mr. Samuel Harri- son are nominated for Ensigns.
A Petition sent to Orange.
TOWN MEETING, September 6, 1673 .- It was thought fit and agreed upon, that a Petition should be sent to the Generals at Orange, that if it might be, We might have the Neck.
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Item, Mr. Crane and Mr. Johnson are chosen to carry this Pe. tition, and treat with the Generals about the Neck.
TOWN MEETING, September 16, 1673 .- It was agreed by Vote, that what necessary change is laid out at Orarge by the Town's Messengers in the Town's Business, shall be discharged by the Town.
Item, Mr. Crane, Mr. Bond, and Mr. Ward, are chosen to treat with the Generals about Terms for the Neck, and if they can to buy it.
TOWN MEETING, September 24, 1673 .- It is Voted, that if we are desired to join with other Towns to send Men to the Indians to demand the Robbers, that we should send Men with them.
Item .- It was also by the Magistrate's order publish- ed, that in consideration of the present Danger, and
Shewing of Arnis published. fear of what may further ensue, We do therefore re- quire that every Man in our Town under Sixty and above Sixteen Years of age, shall meet together with their arms well fixed, upon Eight of the Clock on the first day of October which is this day }- Senight, upon the Penalty of five Shillings. The Ammunition for each Man to bring with him being half a Pound of Powder, and Twelve Bullets fit for his gun, or Two Pounds of Pistol Bullets, and upon that Day the Soldiers shall chuse the rest of their Officers.
TOWN MEETING, October the 1st, 1673 .-- It was agreed that a
Rate of Thirty Pounds should be levied, to defray pub.
Orders about lick Charges ; and the way of rating should be as for-
Rating. merly, and as it was last year, as fol. 15 and 31, [sce pages 41 and 45.]
Item, if any Man loose any ofhis Cattle betwixt this and Win- ter, they have Liberty to deduct or keep so much Estate the next Year from being rated.
Item, John Curtis and John Brown Junior, are chosen to make the Rates this year ; and every Man is to bring a List of his Estate to them, by the next fourth day.
Treasurer chosen.
Item, Thomas Johnson is chosen Treasurer, for the Year ensuing.
TOWN MEETING, October 13, 1673 .- Stephen Davis and Martin Tichenor, are chosen Heywards in our Town, for this Year.
Item-John Ward, Turner, and John Catlin, are chosen to go to New Orange to buy Kingsland's Part of the Neck, as Cheap as they can.
TOWN MEETING, October 25, 1673 .- It is unanimously voted and agreed by the Town, that every Individual Man or Planter
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in the Town, shall by Way of Proportion in a Rate be engaged for the Purchase of that Part of the Neck, which formerly belonged to Major Kingsland.
Item-Mr. Crane, Mr. Molyns, and Mr. Hopkins, are chosen to see after Confirmation of the Neck, and to sue for further Easment in Respect of Pay.
Item-Mr. John Ogden, Mr. Jasper Crane, Mr. Jacob Molynes, Mr. Samuel Hopkins, Mr. John Ward, Mr. Abraham Pierson, Senior, and Stephen Freeman, are chosen to take the Pattent in their Names in the Town's Behalf, and to give Security for the Payment of the Purchase.
Item-Stephen Freeman, Thomas Johnson, Stephen Davis, John Ward, Turner, and John Catlin, are impowered to Order every Thing to the best Advantage they can, as belongs to our Part of the Neck as is purchased.
TOWN MEETING, November 17th, 1673 .- It is voted and agreed, that this Day Fortnight every Man shall bring a List of their Estate to the Meeting as is then appointed for that End, and there be read.
Item-Captain Swain is chosen to be joined with Mr. Crane, to sue for Easment in Respect of Payment for the Neck, and what is else needful concerning that Matter.
TOWN MEETING, December 1, 1673 .- John Curtis is chosen, to gather up and carry in to the Treasurer all the fines about being defective in not attending Town Meetings, according as it is writ- ten in Folio 31 [see page 45]-and for his Pains he is to have half the Fines.
TOWN MEETING, January 7th, 1673 .- Thomas Lud. Town Meetings
Warners of inton is chosen to warn the Town Meetings for this and Fence Year, at his End of the Town-Item, Samuel Plum is Viewers chosen.
chosen to warn the Town Meetings for this Year, at his End of the Town. Item, Joseph Walters and Jonathan Sargeant are chosen for Fence Viewers, for the Year ensuing.
TOWN MEETING, January 8 .- It is Voted, that the Highways to be niade by next October. Highways that stand upon Record to the Upland, shall be carried on as men are most concerned ; and they shall be called out by the Surveyors to do this Work ; and according to the Judgment of the Surveyors it shall be let out by the great, or done by Day's Works ; and the Surveyors shall keep an exact account of every Man's Work and bring it to a Rate, which rate is to be made according to the Proportion of Lands as Men possess : those ways are to be done by next October, or sooner if the Surveyors shall see cause.
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Item-the Surveyors for these Highways shall have Surveyors Power. power to call out Men when they see occasion; and every Man is to attend their Call at two days Warning, upon the Penalty of Two Shillings a Day for neglecting coming to attend the Work.
Item-Richard Lawrence and Stephen Davis are cho- Surveyors chosen. sen for the River Highway ; Mr. Kitchell and Edward Ball for the Great Swamp; these four are to join to- gether, to see after the mending of the Middle Highway that goes down the Great Neck.
Item-Thomas Johnson and George Day are chosen, to be Surveyors of the Highways as belong to that End of the Town as they live at.
Item-all particular Ways in the Meadow any where. Ways on the Meadow to be made by those they most cou- cern. every Man as is concerned shall be compelled to bear his Proportion according to the Benefit or Use he makes of it ; and to agree amongst themselves for the doing of it without Trouble to the Town.
Item-it is voted that two Days Work is to be be. Stubbing the stowed in stubbing the Highways in the Town; one of Highways. the Two is to be bestowed about the Frog Pond, and thereabouts.
Item .- Stephen Davis and Jobn Catlin for their End of the Town, and John Brown Sen'r, and John Baldwin Jun'r., for their End of the Town, are to call out Men to do this Work ; and all are to do this Work from Sixteen Years of age to Sixty, upon the Forfeit of two Shillings and six Pence a Day for neglecting.
Item .- Ebenezer Dod hath granted to him the Sea. man's Lot, lying over the way against Thomas Rich-
Ebenezer Dod. ards.
Item .- It is voted, that every Man is to fall all the Old Trees to be fallen & When. Old Trees that stand on his Land within forty Rods of any House or Barn, within Two Years Time, upon the Penalty of five Shillings a Tree.
Robert Dalg- lish's Grant.
Item .- Robert Dalglish hath Liberty to lay down his Second Division of Meadow, and take up that Piece of Meadow, which was formerly John Crane's first Divi-
sion.
John Bruen's Grant.
Item .- John Bruen hath Granted to him, that Piece of Meadow which was formerly Robert Dalglish's Sec- ond Division.
Item .- Stephen Davis hath Granted to him, a little Piece of Land lying between the Mill Brook and the Mill Lot.
TOWN MEETING, January 31, 1673 .- It is voted, that by this day Senight every man shall recon with the Treasurer.
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The Rate to buy the Neck.
Item .- It is voted, that according to the list as Men took up Land by at the first, shall this Rate be made by, to pay for the purchasing of the Neck.
Item .- The Magistrates appoint this pay to be made, within three weeks from this meeting.
Item .- Mr. Crane, Mr. Ward, Captain Swain, Stephen Davis, and Thomas Richards, are chosen to compleat this Business about the Neck, with John Catlin and Edw'd Ball.
Item .- Mr. Ward, Stephen Davis, and John Treat, are chosen to go over with these Men to see the Neck, and bring Informa- tion about the same.
TOWN MEETING, February 4, 1673 .- It is ordered by
The Magia- trate's Order. the Magistrates, that every Man shall recon with the
Treasurer by or before the Seventh Day of this Instant Month, and bring in their pay by or before that Day, upon the For. feiture of five Shillings.
The Neck soll to John Catlin and Edward Ball.
TOWN MEETING, February 24, 1663-74 .- It is voted, that the Bargain is confirmed between the Town and John Catlin and Edward . ... according as is express ed in the Writing of Agreement made between them.
Item .- It is voted, that the Town is willing that Nathaniel Wheeler and John Baldwin shall be their associates.
Item-John Catlin and Edward Ball have also accepted the Bargain from the Town, according as is expressed in the writing of agreements made between them (to this all of them set to their Hands) Viz. John Catlin, Edward Ball, Nathaniel Wheeler, and John Baldwin.
Item-It is voted that John Catlin and Edward Ball shall pay at three equal Payments.
Town Men chosen and
their Power.
TOWN MEETING, March 19, 1673-74 .- It is voted and agreed that there shall be Towns Men chosen, to carry on such work for the Good of the Town as the Town shall think fit to betrust them with, for the Year ensu.
ing.
Item-the Men that are chosen by vote to be Towns Men, are Capt. Swain, Sarj't. Harrison, Stephen Freeman, Stephen Davis, Thomas Johnson, John Brown Sen'r. and John Curtis.
Item-It is voted, that these seven Towns Men are to carry all Town Business, according to the best of their Judgments for the Good of the Town, for the Year ensuing ; except disposing of Land, admitting Inhabitants, and the way of levying Rates.
Item-Ebenezer Dod hath liberty by vote, to buy
Ebenezer Dod. Edward Balls accommodations, provided he subscribe his Grant. to the fundamental agreements as other Inhabitants have done-
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Item-Upon a motion of Richard Fletcher to .. . . his Land
laid together-it is voted that Mr. Ward, Joseph Wal-
Richard Fletcher- ters, and Thomas Ludenton, shall view whether it bo
his Grant. convenient or not, and according as they find it is left to them to lay out if not prejudicial to the Town; provided he make a way over the Swamp, where they appoint him.
Item-it is voted, that upon the View of Stephen Davis and Samuel Rose, Sarjant Harrison shall have liberty to change two acres of land in the Mill Home Lott (by Samuel Rose's Flanck) for two acres of his own Land on the other side of the Mill Brook, near the Mill.
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