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Item-it is also agreed that the Weavers Thomas Pierson and Benjamin Baldwin, shall be considered by the Surveyors, (Mr. Crane, Capt. Swain, and Robert Dalglesh being joined with them) to make their out lotts on the Hill shorter.
TOWN MEETING, June 29, 1674-It is voted, that there shall be a Petition sent to the Governor (and Council) for the obtaining a Confirmation of our bought and paid for Lands, according to the General's promise.
Item-Mr. Crane and Mr. Pierson Jun'. is chosen to carry this Petition, and present it to the Governor and Council at N. Orange, in order to the obtaining a Confirmation as above said.
TOWN MEETING, July the 3, 1674-John Brown Jun'r. is chosen, to present this Petition to the Court again at New Orange.
TOWN MEETING August 10, 1674-Mr. Crane, Mr. Ward, Mr. Bond, Captain Swain, Stephen Freeman, and Mr. Mitchell, are als nominated for Magistrates.
Item-it is voted, that there shall be a Treaty with the Indians, u ... in refference to the purchasing of That Tract of Land as lieth ... above our Town, by the River.
Item-Sarjant Harrison, Stephen Freeman, Stephen Davis, Thomas Johnson, Thomas Richards, Samuel Harrison, and Hance Albers, are chosen to treat with the Indians about it, and if they find them reasonable in their Price to buy it, and make Return of their Answer to the Town.
TOWN MEETING, October 31, 1674-Mr. Ward, Mr. Kitchell, Mr. Freeman, Mr. Pierson, Deacon Tompkins, Deacon Lawrence, Sarjeant Harrison, Stephen Davis, and Thomas Richards, are chosen a Committee to consider of such Things as may tend for the Good of the Town ; also they have Liberty to debate of such Things with any they shall see Occasion so to do, without calling a Town Meeting.
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TOWN MEETING, December 11, 1674-Mr. Ward, Mr. Kitchell, Mr. Freeman, Captain Swain, Serj't. Harrison, Thomas Richards, Deacon Lawrence, and Thomas Johnson, are chosen to go down to Elizabeth Town to treat with the Governor upon the particu- lars written, and if they can agree without, not to deliver that writing ; but in Case he will not hear them, then they are to pre. sent this Writing to him and leave it with him. Item-John Brown Junior is chosen, to subscribe this Writing in the Inhabi- tants' Name.
TOWN MEETING, November 7, 1674-Mr. Ward and Mr. Kitchell, is chosen as Deputies to go over to Bergen, to hear what the Gov- ernor hath to read, according to his Warrant.
TOWN MEETING, January 16, 1674-That the way of rating shall be as it was last Year, only some abatement of Heads, Oxen, and Cows.
Item-Heads shall be voted at 14 c a Piece, and Oxen at 5 c a Piece, and Cows at 3 ca Piece ; all other Cattle and Lands as they were before.
Item-It is voted, that the Estates shall again be brought in to make the Rates by, as is now living.
Item-the Estates is to be brought in, between this and the fourth Day at Night.
Warnera Chosen.
Item-John Crane for that End of the Town, and Ephraim Burwell for the other End of the Town, are chosen to warn Town Meetings for the Year ensuing.
TOWN MEETING, February 20, 1674 .- It is voted,
The Farmer's
Bill of Sale. that Edward Ball and his Associates shall have the Bill of Sale which is prepared-drawn out and deliv. ered to them.
Item-John Brown, Jun'r, is chosen to transcribe this Bill and sign it in the Town's Name, and deliver it to theni.
Item-it is voted, that the Town will be obliged to buy Salt of Mr. Windor from Time to Time ; provided he be also obliged to supply them at all times from Time to Time, for half a Crown a Bushel.
Item-Thomas Johnson and Thomas Richards are chosen, to go to the Governor to declare the Minds of the Town about pattenting ; that they see it not their way for the present, to pattent upon the Terms proposed.
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TOWN MEETING, February 28, 1674-Mr. Ward is chosen to carry on Town Meetings, till a new one be chosen.
Item-the Town is Agreed, to take some effectual Course to
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free Mr. Crane from that £5, which was due to Domine Luke, at New York.
Item-Mr. Wilson is admitted to be a Planter with us if Mr. Peck and he Agree ; in Case he subscribe as others have done.
Item-Stephen Freeman, John Ward, and John Catlin, are chosen to go over to New York; and the Town doth impower these Men, upon good Advice to lay an Arrest upon Person and Estate of Nicholas Bayard.
CONDITIONS AND ARTICLES of the Bargain between the Town of Newark, and John Catlin and Edward Ball (with whom by the Town's Consent were joined Nathaniel Wheeler and John Baldwin, Senior,) about Part of the Neck that formerly belonged to Major Kingsland, Agreed upon and consented to the Twenty fourth Day of February, One Thousand Six Hundred Seventy and Three.
That in Case their Part shall be lost by any Claim of Kingsland or any in his Right, within the space of Two Years, the Town shall be liable to return them so much of the Money as shall by that Time be paid by them; they themselves bearing their Part together with the Town, unless those who receive it shall repay it them.
That their Part shall be appertaining to this Town of Newark, as a part of it ; and that they shall be liable to bear their Part of the Rates to the Ministry and Country according to Proportion, together with the rest of the Town; paying for their Heads, Stocks, and improved Lands such as they till and mow.
That there shall be a sufficient and free Passage, from the wading place by the Mouth of the Second River to the Town's Land.
That there shall be a sufficient and free Passage, from the Town's Land to the Meadow and the Great Creek which is before the Buildings.
That they shall neither for the present or hereafter, they or their Heirs or Assigns, admit of any to be Inhabitants in their Part of the Neck, but such as this Town shall aprove and allow of.
That they shall have no Right to put any of their Creatures into the Town's Land.
That for and in Consideration of their Part of the Neck, they shall pay Three Hundred and Ten Pounds, in such Pay and such Kind, and at such Time and such Prices, to the Vendue Master at York or to whom the Town shall appoint, as the Town was ingaged, free from all Charge, viz : at three equal Payments- And that they shall be liable to bear whatsoever Damage may fall out, by their failing in the Condition of Payment.
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obliged to make half of the Fence cross the Neck, upon the upland.
That they and their Associates, Heirs and Assigns, or any that shall come to have any thing to do in that Part of the Neck by any Right from them, shall be bound to the true and real Per- formance of the Conditions before expressed, according to the true Intent of them, in each Particular thereof.
That their further Bound or Line on the Upland should be by the Fence, beginning near the Meadow on the further Side of the broken upland, and so to run in the directest Line, from thence unto the old Fence which crosseth the s'd Neck.
Item-Their Line in the Meadow, begining at the upland, rangeth with the Fence on the further side of the broken upland, and runneth to the Midst of a smaller Clump of Cedars-there being two greater Swamps or Clumps of Cedars, one on each side of it, and so is bounded by the first Cedar Swamp, and then by a Point of Brushy Ground unto a Tall Tree standing alone on the said Point, and from thence upon a Square Line to the Creek that buts against the Buildings; only in Case that it prove so as that they have not a Sufficiency of Meadow for their use to mow within their Bounds, they then are to extend their Line on the further side of the Creek unto the Midst, between the aforemen- tioned brushy Point and Tree, and the next Parallel Point that also buts near the Creek, which Creek is their Bound through from thence unto Hackinsack River.
It is also further Agreed upon, that there shall be a Highway from the Town's Land for the Town's Use, by the Meadow Side, of Eight Rods wide, on firm Land unto the Head of the Creek, with Room convenient for the Town's Cattle; which said High- way they have Liberty to improve, so long as their Land and the Town's lieth in Common : but whensoever they with the Town shall agree to fence so as to part their Cattle, they are then forth- with to remove their Fence, and lay open the Highway for the Town's use as above said.
JOHN CATLIN.
Hereto hath John Catlin sub- scribed in the Presence of us
JOHN WARD, JOSEPH HARRISON.
TOWN MEETING, March 8, 1674-5 .- It is voted that, that writing which is prepared to desire Mr. Jacob Melyne to produce the Bill of Sale, or any other Writing that may be helpfull to John Catlin and Edward Ball, shall be signed and delivered to them by John Brown, Junior.
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Item-Being it is thought fit we should send in Debate with the Governor about Pattenting. Writing our Minds about pattenting to the Governor -Mr. Ward, Deacon Lawrence, and Thomas Johnson are chosen, to go down to Elizabeth Town and present it, and also to debate with him about that Matter. Both Mr. Pierson's are desired, together with Mr. Kitchell, to draw up Matters in Short for that End.
TOWN MEETING, March the 19, 1674-5 .- It is agreed, that is done in Referrence to the arresting of Mr. Bayard, the Town doth consent to.
Item-Thomas Richards and Edward Ball are chosen to go over to York, to carry some writings upon that account.
Fence View- TOWN MEETING, March 30, 1674-5 .- Samuel Plum, ers chosen. Sen'r, and John Baldwin, Junior, are chosen for Fence Viewers, for the Year ensuing.
TOWN MEETING, April 28, 1675 .- Thomas Johnson, Stephen Freeman, John Curtis, Mr. Samuel Kitchell, Thomas Town's Men Chosen. Huntington, John Ward, Turner, and Samuel Plum, are chosen Town's Men, for the Year ensuing.
Item-These Town's Men have committed to them the same Power as the Town's Men had the last year.
TOWN MEETING, May the 10, 1675-It was voted, that those as have not yet taken up their Second Division of Land, shall have Liberty to go out of the Range, and take it up on the other Side of the Two Mile Brook. .
Item-John Brown, Junior, hath Liberty to Lay John Brown his Graut. down his first Division of Upland in the Great Neck, by the Great Swamp, and take it up with his Second Division.
TOWN MEETING, May the 18, 1675-The Town, after much Debate about the Third Division of Land, thought it Order abont laying out the Third not fit to lay out an Hundred Acres to the Highest Estate, have now agreed by Vote that the highest Division. Estate shall not exceed above forty Acres, and the lowest not above Twenty, and the others not to exceed above thirty ; and that this Land shall all lie common, for Pasture, Tim- ber, and Stone, till it be inclosed by Fence.
Item-It is voted, that all shall procced in laying out the Divis- ion as they have drawn Lotts ; and if any shall neglect his Place by not attending the Surveyor, the next Lott shall have his Place.
Item-William Camp is appointed to speak to Mr. Bond, about
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his taking up more Land than his Proportion for his Second Division, before the Second Division be perfected, contrary to a Town Order ; and also to declare to him, that if it fall out that any Man shall take it up for his Proportion, he hath Liberty from the Town (he paying the Surveyor) so to do.
TOWN MEETING, June 7, 1675-Thomas Johnson and Richard Harrison are appointed, to go down to Elizabeth Town's Men, to desire that our Bounds may be enlarged towards them.
Item-It is also agreed, that a Petition should be drawn up, and presented to the Governor and Council (by our Town's Men) about that Matter ; and John Brown, Junior, is appointed to sign it.
The Meeting TOWN MEETING, August 28, 1675-It is agreed, that
House Work. the Meeting House shall be lathed, and filled up with thin Stone and Mortar below the Girts, and the Charge hereof shall be levied as the Town shall Agree.
Item-It is also agreed, for the better Security of the Town, all the Men above Sixteen Years of Age, shall from Day to Day as their Turns come, attend this Work about the Meeting House till it be finished, and bring their Arms with them. Twelve Men is appointed to appear in a Day.
Item-It is agreed, that two Flanckers shall be made at two Corners of the Meeting House with Palisades or Stockades ; and the charge of all this Work to be borne by the Persons and Estates as belongs to the Town.
Item-it is agreed, that all the Home Lotts as be- Order about Watching. longs to this Town, shall watch according to their Turn, as well those as are not Inhabited as those that are.
TOWN MEETING, September 10, 1675-It is agreed, that two Men of these Twelve which are to come according to their Turns, are chosen to be Overseers to appoint the Work, and to take Notice who is wanting.
The Town's Men agreed, October 9, 1675, That the Necks where any Corn is, shall be cleared from all Cattle on the 11th Day of this Instant October, and the former Town Order to stand in force again.
Item-Two Men shall be sent down to Elizabeth Town, accord- ing as is expressed in the Writing now come from the Governor.
Item-Mr. Bond, Deacon Lawrence, and Thomas Richards are chosen, and any two of them to go down.
TOWN MEETING, October 26, 1675-Lieut. Ward and Sarjent
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Johnson are chosen Deputies, to go down to Elizabeth Town to meet the Governor and Council.
TOWN MEETING, November the 22, 1675-Mr. Samuel Kitchell, Sam'l Plum, John Curtis, and John Brown, Junior, are chosen by Vote, to go from House to House, to take an account how much Land and Meadow every Man hath already, or will take up in this Tract of Land already purchased : as also how much every Man will take of that Land which lieth up the River, which is yet unpurchased.
Item-John Baldwin, Junior, and Ephraim Peninton, may change a Piece of Land in the Neck if they please, each with other.
Item-It is voted, that Thomas Staples' Home Lott Shall be cleared, between this and next Spring.
TOWN MEETING, January the first, 1675-It is voted, that the Deputies for the General Assembly in April, shall be chosen by Vote with Hands.
Item-Lieut. Ward and Thomas Johnson are chosen, to attend that Business. Capt. Samuel Swain is chosen for the Third Man, in case any of those fail.
Item-Mr. Samuel Kitchell, John Baldwin, Junior, and Stephen Davis are chosen Grand Jury Men for the Year ensuing.
It being ordered by the General Assembly, that a Officers chosen Monthly Court shall be, to decide small Matters; it is Ist of Jan'y. voted, that the Members of this Monthly Court shall be chosen by Papers.
Item-Mr. Bond, Lieut. Ward, and Thomas Johnson are chosen Members thereof, for the Year ensuing.
Item-John Brown, Junior, is chosen Clerk -- and Edward Ball is chosen to be Messenger for this Court, for the Year Ensuing.
Item-John Curtis is chosen Constable, for the Year ensuing.
Item-John Brown, Junior, is chosen, to be Clerk for the Town, for the Year ensuing.
Item-Thomas Johnson is chosen, to be Treasurer for the Town, for the Year ensuing.
Item-John Brown, Sen'r, is chosen, to warn Town Meetings for that end of the Town where he lives, for the Year ensuing.
Item-John Ward, Turner, is chosen to Warn Town Meetings for that End where he lives, for this Year.
TOWN MEETING, January 10th, 1675-Captain Swain, Sarjent Johnson, and Sarj't. Huntinton are chosen by Vote, to join with the Commission'd Military officers, to consider about and contrive for the Fortifications belonging to our Town.
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TOWN MEETING, January 21, 1675 .- The Town did Voluntarily by Vote, oblige themselves to pay that money demanded upon account ofthe Neck, in a Rate made according to Proportion, as they put in their Estates at the first to take up Land by.
TOWN MEETING, February the 7th, 1675-The Town Order to Sne
Bayard. by Vote hath agreed, that Mr. Bayard should be sued in Respect of recovering the Money which was paid upon Account of ye Neck-Sarjant Thomas Johnson and John Ward, Turner, are chosen to prosecute this Suit upon Mr. Bay- ard.
Item-In case of Thomas Johnson's absence, Sam'l. Kitchell is chosen in his stead.
Item-Thomas Johnson is chosen to go to Woodbridge, to de- sire Mr. Moore to come to treat about this matter.
The Way of rating for the Ministers the last Second Day of Sep- tember every Year.
Item-It is agreed by Vote, that the way of Rating for the Ministers this Year, shall be upon that rateable Estate which is now visible, as it was the last Year, (to wit,) on Heads, Lands, and Cattle, the Prices as they was before, only the Swine as be now fatting shall not
be rated-but for the Time to come the Town hath agreed, that the List of Estate to rate by shall be given in the last Second day of September, in every Year.
TOWN MEETING, February 25, 1675-6-It is voted, that the vote which was past the 10th of August 1672 and recorded in fol. 36, [see page .... ] concerning the Government, shall be obliterated - by the Clerk.
Item-Michael Tompkins is chosen, to present the Names of the Members of the Town Court to the Governor, to Establish and impower them to that Work.
TOWN MEETING, March the 21st, 1675-6-Having had much trouble about disorderly coming to Town Meetings-the Town doth now agree, that Twenty four Hours shall be accorded legal Warning, and if any Man doth not come to the Place of Meeting to answer to his Name at the Second Beat of the Drum, shall be fined 6c. The Drum is to be beaten twice, in fair weather the first Drum is to be beat as far as Sarj't. Harrison's Gate, and the Second at the Meeting House about half an Hour after, at which Time every Planter shall be at the Place of Meeting to answer to his Name, or else to be under the Penalty afr'd., if he give not a satisfying Reason to the Town of his late coming, And for a whole Day's Absence he is to be fined half a Crown, and for half a Day's Absence fifteen Pence, and for going away before the Meeting is dismissed without leave two Shillings, except he give a satisfying reason as afr'd. Also, if any Man be absent Part of the Day, he
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shall besides his fine loose his Vote, and stand to what the Town hath done or shall do in his Absence.
Item-Lieut. Sam'l Swain is chosen, to assist the Justice of Peace in our Town Courts.
Item-It is also agreed, that the Clerk shall take Notice of these fines, and demand them of those as are defective, and keep them on the file to be disposed of as the Town shall see cause.
Item-Mr. Ward gives Notice to all that are Planters that they have their Names listed, and attend Town Meetings.
Item-John Ward, Turner, is chosen to procure a A Rate to be made for Powder. Barrel of Powder, and Lead answerable to it, as reason. ably as he can, for the Town's use ; provided that the Town pay him once within this week in Corn, Fowls, and Eggs, or any Way to satisfy him.
Item-This Money to be raised by the Ordinary Way of rating, by Heads, Flocks, and Lands ; Mr. Pierson's Estate paying to this Rate also. Item-the Rate of this Ammunition is to be the sum of Ten Pounds.
Item-John Brown, Junior, is chosen to make this Rate.
Item-It is agreed by Vote that those Estates which are not yet brought in, shall be brought to the Deacons or the Clerks, within Two Days from this Meeting.
Fence View- ers Choseil.
TOWN MEETING, April 17, 1676-Seth Tompkins and Daniel Dod are chosen Fence Viewers, for the Year en- suing, or till new ones are chosen.
Item-It is Voted, that John Catlin and Edward Ball shall have the Rate as is made to pay for the Money as was borrowed upon the Neck Account, provided that the Widow Freeman may have the Benefit of it, according to her Proportion. Item-John Brown Jun'r is chosen by Vote, to deliver this Rate to John Cat. lin and Edward Ball.
A Committee to lay out the Highways & Landing Place.
Item-It is voted that a Committee be chosen, to lay out the Highway and the Landing Place by the River, near Thomas Richards.
Item-Lieut. Sam'l Swaine, Sarj't Thomas Johnson, Sarj't Richard Harrison, and Mr. Samuel Kitchel are chosen a Committee for this purpose, or any three of them.
Packer Chosen.
TOWN MEETING, June the 5, 1676-Joseph Walters is chosen the Packer of Meat for the Town, according to the order of the Gen'l Assembly.
Sesler of Leather Chosen.
Item-Deacon Lawrence is chosen to be the Sealer of Leather for this Town, according to the order of the General Assembly.
Item-John Brown Senior, and Joseph Walters are
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chosen, to Seal all Measures of all Sorts for the Year ensuing, ac- cording to the Order of the General Assembly.
Item-The Grand Jury Men are chosen, to take care that the Governors Arrears of those that have not subscribed be gathered up, according to the Order of the General Assembly.
Item-upon the Request of Richard Fletcher to lay Richard Fletcher's his Land together, and lay the Highway on the South Grant. Side of it, it is granted to him ; provided that he make and maintain a good sufficient Highway, for Carts or other use, over the Swamp.
Thomas Lud- dington's Graut.
Item-Thomas Ludington hath granted for amends of his Second Division of Meadow, that sunken Meadow (together with Part of the Pond) between the Home-
ward Stake of John Brown's black Stake Meadow, and so streight to the Homeward End of the Pond; also, John Brown is to have half the Pond, and from thence to His further Stake by Maple Island Creek.
Item-John Brown Junior, hath Granted to him, a John Brown Junr'a Grant. small Parcell of Land to set his House on, over the Way, partly against his own Lott and partly against the next Lott, not exceeding above half an Acre.
TOWN MEETING, June 12, 1676-It is Voted, that Town's Men established. those Men last chosen for Town's Men shall be in that Place till the first of January, namely : Sam'l Kitchel, John Ward, Turner, Samuel Plum, Thomas Huntington, Joseph Walters, Azariah Crane, and William Camp.
Item .- It is voted that every Male Inhabitant in the Order Con- Town, aged above fourteen Years of Age, hath Liber- cerning pounding Cattie and ty to pound any Cattle being found in trespassing, and giving in if the Matter prove actionable afterwards in our Town Testimony .
Courts, his Oath shall be counted legal Testimony. But if any Persons under fourteen Years of Age find any Cattle so trespassing, and bring them to pound, he or they shall produce Testimony where he or they found the Cattle, before it be ac- counted legal Testimony. But for unruly Cattle, and such Cat- tle as are voluntarily left in the Neck, as the Law and Town Or- der provides.
Item-John Brown Sen'r is chosen Pound Keeper, his Fees as specified.
Item-For Cows, Oxen, Horses, and Swine, six pence by the Head Poundage ; besides all Damages.
TOWN MEETING, September 25, 1676-Mr. Bruen hath a Grant, to be rate free.
Item-It is voted, that those as are behind of their Third Divi-
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sion which should have been laid out before this time, shall now have Liberty of a Week's Time to perfect the same, (provided they take not up any Land as is sequestered in the Town Book,) before any shall proceed to take up according to Concession.
Sealers of Leather chosen.
Item-John Curtis and John Baldwin Sen'r are chosen Sealers of Leather, for this Year.
TOWN MEETING, November 21, 1676-William Meeker's Peti- tion to the Governor, Council, and Assembly, was publickly read and upon this Condition following the Inhabitants of Newark have voluntarily contributed to answer his desire therein, (Viz) : That he, nor none of his, nor any Person or Persons in his name, nor in his Behalf, shall at any Time or Times, Place or Places, now or hereafter, attempt to trouble or molest any person or per- sons belonging to our Town of Newark, upon the Account of his Loss sustained by Reason of the Change of Government : unto this Condition, as the Terms upon which I the said William Meeker do accept this Contribution, and hereunto, I have set to my Hand this 19th Day of January 1676-
In the presence of us WILLIAM MEEKER $ his Mark.
THOMAS JOHNSON JOHN BROWN JUN'R
At the same MEETING, November 21, Thomas Johnson and Deacon Tompkins are chosen to acquaint those as are absent what is done for William Meeker, and to compleat the Business with them and with William Meeker, according to the Town's Act ..
Item-every Man shall reckon with the Treasurer between this and the last Day of this week; otherwise he shall not be paid this Year.
Item-Thomas Richards is to make, and maintain, a sufficient Cart Gate to the Landing Place.
Item-Edward Ball hath Liberty to take the Elder's Lott, be- yond Mr. Ward's Pasture on the Hill, in Lieu of Part of his Land beyond the Second River, Acre for Acre.
Concerning a School Master.
Item-the Town's Men have Liberty to see if they can find a competent Number of Schollars, and accom- odations for a School Master, within this Town.
TOWN MEETING, January 1st, 1676 .- Thomas Johnson and Thomas Richards are chosen Deputies for the General Assembly, for the Year ensuing. John Curtis the Third Man, in Case either of these fail.
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