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to prosecute ye Case to ye uttermost to bring to light and allsoe to tri all the afforesayd person either in Towne or at ye - as shall bee needffall: & ye Town will satisffy ye afforesayd William Foster what Lawffull & necessary charges hee shall expend about ye businesse:
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January ye 30th 1662: A Town Meeting called & by order off ye Worshipffull Governor ffour men chosen by the Town to be presented ffor Magistrates, namely Mr. Robert Coe: John Baylie and Benjamin Coe & Daniell Denton: The Town doe give Abraham Smith 3- ffor beating ye drum a year:
March ye 6th 62: It is ordered by ye Town yt ye Rates ffor ye minester shall be Leavied upon medowes ffor ye minester: It is ffurther voted by ye Town yt ye whole purchase off ye Lands off ye Town wt ye indeans yt hath already been payd & yt shall now bee payd shall bee leavied upon ye whole Town jointly together according to ye quantity off medow every man doth possesse & what any man hath already payd shall be set off: Ffurther it is voted yt ye indeans shall have a Troopers Coat & a Ketle ffor what is behind off ye pay provided ye give a ffull discharge ffrom claiming any right or interest in any part off ye Land yt has been fformerly purchased: It is voted by ye Town yt John Baylie, Nathaneell Den- ton & Thomas Ffoster shall act & order all matters off publik concernment ffor ye Town unlesse dis- posing off Lands & taking in off inhabitants during ye tearm off one year: It is ordered yt Daniell Denton shall have 30- a year ffor being clark. It is ffurther Page 15
ordered & agreed by ye Town yt ye Town shall look affter ye procuring off a minester: It is voted by ye Town yt William Brinkly shall have a - Lott wch was fform- erly given to Thomas Sadler provided hee satisiffy ffor what Labour hath been done upon it to those to whom it doth belong:
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March ye 13th 1662: It is ordered & concluded by ye Town yt Richard Britnell, Samuel Mills, William Brinkly, John Heins & George Cumins shall have ten acres a peece off medowes liing beyond ye east necke. It is ordered by ye Town yt Richard Darling having bought Benjamins Hubards Lott shall have ten acres off medowes to it liing at ye fureast necke:
April ye 3d 1662: It is ordered yt those wch doe not appear at ye beating off ye Drum ys day & goe to burn ye Woods, shall pay 2b-6% to those wch goe:
It is ordered & agreed by ye Town yt John Baylie shall keep an ordinary in ys Town off Rustdorp ffor ye entertaining off strangers & allsoe to sell drink and that no man shall have Liberty to sell drink whether bear or Likers or any sorts off wine wt in this Town onely ye ordinary keeper afforesayd & yt hee shall fforthwith set upon ye work to provide ffor strangers & to give enter- tainment to such strangers as shall come at present:
It is ffurther voted & agreed by ye Town that Richard Brutnell shall bee marshall ffor ys year :.
It is ffurther ordered by ye Town to build a house ffor ye minester off 36 ffoot long:
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April ye 11th 1662: It is ys day ordered by ye Town yt A minesters house shall bee built 26 ffoot long & 17 ffoot wide according as is agreed by Covenant betwixt ye Town & Andrew Messenger & his Son Richard Darling who have taken ye building off ye house off ye Town & are to pay twentie three pounds in bever pay yt is to say wheat at Sixe shillings & indian Corn at three shillings sixe pence ye bushell: to bee payd affter ye work is done as soon as ye Corn Merchantable & ye Town doe ingage every man to pay & bring in what shall come to their shares at such time & to such a place as ye shall bee appointed within y' Town off Rustdorp:
Goodman Messenger hath promised to take Sam Mills his Rate ffor ye Minesters house in indian Corn:
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Aprill ye 11th 1662: Richard Britnell being fformerly chosen Marshall & desiring to bee ffreed ffrom ye office wch was accordingly perfformed Richard Darling was chosen Marshall ffor this ensuing year wch hee did accept off & took an oath ffor thee true & ffaithffull perfformance off his place or office during ye sayd year:
The use ffor yt twentie pounds yt Luke Watson hired off ye Town was partly payd viz to: William Ffoster one pound ffiveteen shillings ffor killing Wolves ye rest was besstowed upon a line to measure Land with all:
Rustdorp this 18th off March 1661: Bee it known unto all men by these presents yt I Samuell Andrews of Rustdorp in ye province of ye New Netherlands doe hereby acknoaledge to have ffully sold all my right title & interest of house & Lands in ye sayd Town for satisffaction already received unto Luke Watson off ye sayd Town & provence above mentioned & for ye due & true perfor- mance hereoff I give present possession & doe alsoe promise quiet & peaceable possession & injoyment for- eever off ye premises wtout molestation off mee or any. from mee unto ye Luke Watson his heirs or assighnes as witnesse my hand the day & year above written:
In presens off
NAT: DENTON ANDREW X MESSENGER his mark
SAMUELL ANDREWS
A true Coppy per me DANIELLM DENTONNE
Notarium:
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Aprill ye 11th 1662: Articles off agreement concluded and agreed upon betwixt the Town off Rustdorp on ye one party & Andrew Messenger & his son Richard Darling on ye other. The Town have hired ye Afforesayd Andrew Messenger & Richard Darling to build a house ffor ye Minester off twentie six ffeet long & seaventeen
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ffoot broad, to bee ten ffoot high in ye stood betwixt joint & joint ye house to bee well claboarded ye sides & ends ye rooff to be well & ssufficiently shingled wt three ffoot shingle two chimnies to bee made in ye house one belowe ffor a lower room & another ffor ye Chamber. Two ffloores off joice & boards to be layd one above in ye chamber thoroughout ye house & another under ffoot: To bee well jointed & sufficiently layd above & below a partition to be made handsomely & well smoothd & Alsoe a payre off stears well & stronglie made to goe into ye Chamber wt an outward door and inward door & a door into ye Chamber. The chimnies alsoe to be well slatted Three windowes large and handsome 2 below & one above the timber all to bee such as may bee judged sufficient by workmen wt groundsills & good girts off ye house to lay on joice ye house thorout to bee well & sufficiently braced: This house is to bee done by ye midle off August next ensuing: The Town are to pro- vide ym wt nailes & hinges & alsoe claboard & shingles & sawn boards ffor ye inward work: Likewise ye Town shall Cart all ye timber or other stuff needful for ye sayd house. In Consideration off ye premises ye Town are to give ye sayd Andrew Messenger & Ri: Darling ye ffull sum off Twentie Three pounds affter ye english account to bee payd in wheat & indian Corn wheat at six shillings ye bushell & indian corn at three shillings six pence to bee payd at cristmas next or as soon as it is merchantable: To bee payd in as many bushells off wheat as indian Corn: Yt ys our act wee testifie by subscribing our hands ys day & date above written:
Subscribed before DANIELL DENTON:
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ANDREW X MESSENGER his mark RICHARD DARLING
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May ye Eleaventh 1662: A Town Meeting called: Agreed upon with Goodman Bailie & Samuell Smith to get stones ffor ye minesters house enough to make a
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back ffor the Chimnies & harths & ovens good & sufficient stones ffor ye work as ye place will afford to bee got and brought in place by this time six weeks: They are to have - fforty shillings for ye sayd work: Goodman Messenger & his Son Richard Darling are to get the shingles ffor the Minesters house & to have halff a crown a hundred ffor ye shingles. The shingles to bee 3 ffoot long & not above ffive inches broad w ye sap hewd out: All ye mony above written to bee payd in ye same yt ye Carpenters have or at ye same prices:
August ye 9th Henry Whitney & Ric: Everet de- puted to lay out some off ye Towns mony in Mr. Coes hands & alsoe some in ye sayd Everets hands to buy boards ffor ye Minesters house & lime & to hire a Mason iff need require:
November ye 15th 1662: It is voted concluded & agreed upon by ye Town yt ye Neck on ye west side off ye - trees with ye upland liing to ye hills above it shall bee bought off ye indeans:
The Towne have deputed Mr. Coe & Daniell Denton to buy sayd Land off ye indeans as soon as may bee:
The Town have voted & concluded yt whereas Mr. Waters have given ym intelligence off a man yt is a tanner yt would have a lot amongst us and such accomoda- tions as may sute his Calling ffor to ffollow his trade the Town are willing to accomodate him as well as they can:
The Town have voted & concluded yt John Skidmore shall have ye ffirst Lot next ye highway on Richard Darlings Lot off those lots wch are to bee layd out the upon Condition yt hee shall doe ye Towns Work ffor smithery.
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November ye 30th 1662: It is voted & concluded upon yt Mr. Coe & Richard Everet shall lay out ye home lots yt are to bee layd out & allsoe the ten acre Lots:
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December ye 12th 1662: A Town Meeting called voted & agreed upon yt Rates shall bee made & leavied at present upon medows & improved Land & thereffore all Medows shall bee layd out particularly to every inhabitant according to ye fformer orders now extant in ye Town booke & that indefferent persons shall bee chosen to lay out ye Medows equally according to ye afforesayd orders & yt every Man shall be enjoyned to sit down satisfied therewithall without any disturbance or appealle all ffenced Lands shall pay ffor improved Lands:
It is voted & agreed upon yt ye Town will stand one by another in maintaining their Rights against any yt shall goe about to abridge it.
It is voted & concluded upon by ye Town yt Goodman Benedick, Goodman Whitny & Daniell Denton shall lay out ye South Medows as soon as ye can & to have 3d an acre ffor their Labour:
The Town have given Thomas Ffoster a piece off Land liing by his home Lott to bee in stead off his ten acre Lott soe ffar as it will hold out & ye layers out are to order it in laying off it out yt it may not bee
Memorandum ye Town have given Goodman Smith & Daniell Denton liberty to dig a well in ye street:
The Town have given John Baylie & Zachariah Mills & Thomas Benedick & Alexander Smith each off ym a home Lotte:
December ye 20th 1662: A Town Meeting called. The Towne have given Joseph Thurstone a home Lotte:
The Town have given Abraham Smith, Daniell Denton, Henry Whitney & Luke Watson each off ym an acre off Land at ye rear off their home Lotts:
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The Town have voted & concluded & agreed upon that these ffive, namely, Mr. Coe, Goodman Benedick, Goodman Smith, Goodman Baylie & Daniell Denton shall make ye Rate ffor ye Minesters house & transporting ye Minester. Goodman Baylie reffusing ye Town have chosen Luke Watson:
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January ye 12th 62: A Town Meeting called voted & agreed upon by ye Town yt ye rate ffor ye Minesters house shall bee leavied upon medows & home lotts:
January ye 24th 1663: Whereas there was fformerly thirty pounds lefft by Nicolas Tanner ffor ye use off ye Town till his Son should either ffetch it or ye executors send it to him, the Town having received this mony & layd it out ffor ye generall good & use off ye whole Town the Town by thesse presents doe jointly conclude & agree & injoyne themselves to pay the sayd mony when it shall bee lawffully demanded. Voted & agreed upon by ye Town ye day & date above written
Voted by ye Town yt Benjamin Coe shall have 5 acres off medow upon ye ffur east neck:
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DANIELLEM DENTON Notarium.
January ye 29th 1663: It is voted by ye Town yt John Heins shall bee Marshall ffor this ensuing year & to have the ffees belonging to ye place ffor his labour And if any Man shall deride him in respect off his place or cast any aspersion upon him hee shall bee - to ye censure off ye Court:
It is voted by ye Town yt Abraham Smith shall have thirty shillings a year ffor beating ye Drum upon Sabbath day or other publike Meetings daies & to have his pay in tobacco pay or wheat at 6 & 8 & indean at 4-
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February the 6th 1663: The Towne gave to Mr. Robert Coe ten acres of medowe in the easte neck that was last bought of the indeans:
It is likewise voted and agreede upon by the Towne that whosoever will take the pains for to destroy the wolves either by diging of pits to catche them in or by shooteing shall for every wolfe soe kilde theire heds being
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brought to the Towne and nailed upon a tre shall have for every wolfe 7 bushells of indean corne.
February ye 14th 1663: A Town Meeting called. Voted & agreed upon by ye Town yt Goodman Benedick and Nathaneell Denton shall bee overseers in behalff off ye Town to supply Mr. Walkers wants wt what hee shall stand in need off according as ye Town shall agree to make a supply. & to appoint men as their turns come to bring in what shall bee needffull in ye premises as need shall require:
Voted by ye Town at what rate or Price Mr. Walkers maintenance shall bee payd in: Concluded yt hee shall have threescore pounds per annum & yt it shall bee payd by rate ye rates to bee leavied upon Lands & estates: that is to bee payd in Corn ye wheat to bee payd at six shillings a bushell & indean at three shillings six pence bushell.
These are to give notice unto whom it may concern yt Mr. Edward Bishop off Midlburough did in the presence off us subscribe assighne & set over & ffor himselff his heirs executors & assighnes sell & make over unto Rodger Linas off Rustdorp his heirs executors or Assighnes all his right title & interest off housing & lands upland & Medowings wt all ffencing building privelledges or appurtenances thereunto belonging. The sayd housing & lands was fformerly John Townsends off Rustdorp ffor him & his heirs or assighnes to hold and possesse ffor ever. Witnesse our hands this ffourteenth off Feb- ruary 1663.
Stylo Novo Subscribed beffore ROBERT COE DANIELL DENTON ANDREW X MESSENGER his mark
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February 14th 1663: It is voted by ye Town yt Mr. Coe & Goodman Benedick & Daniell Denton shall make a rate ffor Mr. Walkers maintenance:
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It is voted by ye Town yt all Catle Colts or hoggs yt are not a year old shall not pay in yt Rate:
It is ffurther ordered by ye Town yt iff any person or persons shall not give in truly all ye Catle that they have in possession weh are rateable shall fforffeit ym to ye Town:
Luke Watson & Joseph Smith deputed to take an ac- count off those mens estates yt will not give ym in to bee rated.
March ye 2nd 1663: Voted by the Town yt Daniell Denton shall bee Clark to write & enrole all acts & orders off publike concernment ffor ye Town & to have 30sh per annum to bee payd in tobacco pay & allsoe yt is due ffor ye last year to bee payd in ye same pay :
Memorandum: Daniell Denton & William Ffoster being deputed agents ffor ye Town have sold & made over all ye lands housing yt was Richard Chasmores in ye Town off Jemaico to Ralp Keeler:
Memorandum. The men belonging to ye hither East neck have layd out their medowes according to a Town order. The first Lotte being 20 Acres liing next ye Long neck being John Rodeses ye 2nd Lott belonging to Rodger Linas and Thomas Smith being 10 acres apeece: fformerly belonging to John Townsend ye 3d Lot being Joseph Smiths being 20 acres fformerly belonging to Richard Harker: ye 4th belonging to Joseph Thurstone being 15 Acres: ye 5th being Mr. Haulets which is twentie Acres. ye 6th being John Carpenters: ye 7th Henry Townsends :
March ye 2nd 1663: Wee whose names are under- written doe by these presents give unto Mr. Walker his heirs or Assighnes ye house & home Lot yt hee lives in wt ye accomodations belonging to it upon ys previso yt iff hee goe away & leave ye Town wt out any just grounds or Cause given by ye Town yt y" ye Town shall have ye reffusall off it paying ffor such Labours as hee hath or shall or shall expend upon it. & it shall return again to ye Town. But iff ye Town shall act soe yt they bee ye Cause off his going away y" ye Lot to remain as his or his heirs
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onely ye Town to have ye reffusall off it to buy it ffor what it shall bee worth. & iff it happen yt ye sayd Mr. Walker should die y" his wiffe shall let ye Town have ye reffusall off it iff shee shall sell it:
ROBERT COE
WILLIAM SMITH
JOHN X STICLAN
NATHANIELL DENTON
THOMAS BENEDICK
JOSEPH THURSTON
ANDREW X MESSENGER
SAMUELL X SMITH
DANIELL DENTON
WILLIAM M B BRINKLY :
JOHN X BAYLIES
JOHN X RODES
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THOMAS X FFOSTER
WILLIAM X FFOSTER
RICHARD EVERETT
GEORGE CUMMINS
EDWARD ROUSE
JOHN SKIDMORE
HENRY X WHITNEY
ABRAHAM SMITH
SAMUELL MATHEWS
RODGER X LINAS
JOHN HINDS BENJAMIN COE
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March ye 2nd 1663: A Town Meeting called. Voted & agreed upon by ye Town yt William Ffoster & Daniell Denton shall bee the two men to order & dispose yt which is given to ye poor by fIenry Townsend according to ye gifft ffor this ensving year - say as is exprest in ye gifft & to have reasonable consideration ffor their Labour:
It is voted by ye Town y' William Brinkly shall bee ye Towns Smith to doe ye Towns worke as well as hee can: & William Brin! ly doth engage to doe the work off ye Town all yt hee can doe as well as hee can:
March ye 2nd 1663: It is ordered by ye Town yt those yt have taken in Land either home Lots or ten acre Lots or have agreed together ffor to take in Land to- gether that they shall have their ffence up & sufficient in
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seasonable time yt their neighbours may not suffer damage & allsoe ffell or hide such trees as may bee preju- diciall to yeir neighbours wt in there own Land:
Memorandum: Alexander Smith hath a Home lott given by ye Town & layd out next to Henry Towsens ten acre lot liing on ye east side off ye spring & northward off Henries Lot afforesayd.
Memorandum: Wheras by a former order inacted by the Town every man that had taken up a ten acre lot & not improved it might change it & Henry Town- send & Richard Townsend & Daniell Denton have ten acre lots liing together & Henries befforesayd by liberty from ye aforesayd order changing his Lot Daniell Denton doth take up Henries Lot aforesayd & Joseph Smith enjoying Richard Harkers accomodations doth take up ye ten acre lot which Daniell Denton fformerly upon being ye next to yt wch was Henrie Townsends:
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August ye 18th 1663: Stylo Novo.
Know all men by these presents yt I Rodger Linas off Rustdorp planter have sold & by these presents doe sell & make over ffrom my selff my heirs executors or Assighnes unto Thomas Smith off Hemstead his heirs executors Administratours or Assighnes a house & home Lotte yt was fformerly Mr. Edward Bishops wt all priveledges & Appurtenances thereunto belonging off ffencing building medowing & comanago onely excepted ten acres off medowes & the Ten Acre Lotte belonging to ye sayd accomadations, I say excepting onely Ten Acres off Medows & ye ten Acre Lotte belonging to ye sayd house. That is my Act & deed I testiffie by subscribing my hand ye day & date above written:
Subscribed beffore DANIELL DENTON
his mark RODGER X LINAS
his mark WILLIAM X FFOSTER
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August ye 30th 1663: A Town Meeting called. Voted and agreed upon by ye Town yt a meeting house shall bee built twentie six ffoot square & yt Mr. Coe & Ralph Keeler shall agree wt George Norton ffor ye building off it:
September ye 1st 63: A Town Meeting called: Voted & concluded by ye Town yt all such hogs as doe dammage by coming into ye Corn ffields shall bee suffi- ciently yoked & yt such hoggs as lie about ye Town though ye have done no dammage at present shall bee kept up every night & yt all ye ffences shall bee viewed about ye Town & repayred sufficiently to keep out lawffully Catle or Swine: by ye next seconday at night:
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September ye 1st 1663 Stylo Novo. A Town Meeting called. Voted & agreed upon yt John Holeffield a Tanner shall have possesse & enjoy a home Lot as con- venient as may bee ffor his trade soe yt it may bee no dammage to ye Town & alsoe twentie Acres off medows at ye neck beyond ye - trees to cast Lots ffor it wt other Men yt shall have Medows there & alsoe other Accomodations proportionable to other Men upon ye Conditions yt hee ffolow his Trade off Tanning.
This entred.
Ffurther voted & Agreed upon yt every hog shall pay ffive shillings yt shall bee Catcht in ye ffield wt out a yoke whether hog or sow or ghoat affter ye fence is re- paird: & ffor every horse or oxe yt shall bee ffound in ye Town Streets they shall pay Ten Shillings: & ffor every Rod off Fence yt is not repaird sufficiently by ye time afforesayd to pay Twelve pence a Rod: & ye ffines Afforesayd shall bee ffor those yt are damniffied:
December ye 1st 1663 old style:
It is voted ordered & agreed upon by ye Town yt ye Town shall unanimously make choise off 2 men ffor Magistrates ffor ye present ffor ye ending off difference
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betwixt Man & Man & alsoe a Constable & such Men being chosen they shall proceed according to ye Laws of England as near as they can: Anacted ye day & date above written:
Ffurther voted yt Ffrancis Ffinch & Abraham Smith shall bring in an account off mens Estates as soon as may bee, yt a rate may bee made ffor ye Minester: Ffurther voted yt John Baylies & Daniell Denton shall at present have power ffor ye ending off differences be- twixt Man & Man in ye place off Magistracy:
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December ye 3d 63: A Town Meeting called: Voted & agreed upon yt Goodman Benedick shall bee Liue- tenant off ye Town:
Ffurther voted & concluded upon yt all ye inhabitants off this our Town shall pay towards ye Maintenance off ye Minestry according to what ye possesse:
Ffurther voted & concluded yt John Baylies lieutenant Benedick & Daniell Denton shall meet ye deputies off ye severall Towns to Agitate wt ym or act about such things as may bee ffor ye Generall good off ye Towns:
Ffrancis Ffinch chosen ffor Constable:
December ye 22nd-63: It is Agreed upon by ye Town yt Mr. Watson, William Ffoster, Luke Watson Abraham Smith & Joseph Smith shall bee Townsmen to manage & order ye affaires off ye Town during one year exceping onely giving off Lands & takeing in off inhabitants:
Ffurther it is voted yt Benjamin Davies shall have a home Lot in as Convenient a place as May bee wt out prejudice to ye Town & such medows as the Town can Conveniently spare: It is alsoe ordered yt Mr. Coe and Goodman Benedick shall lay out ye Medows upon ye fur east Neck to ym yt they doe belong:
January ye 11th 1663: A Town Meeting called. Agreed upon yt Andrew Messenger & Daniell Denton
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shall buy a peece off Land off ye indeans over ye hill liing on ye north side off ye hills about a mile in bredth or thereabouts:
Memorandum: Rodger Linas hath a home lot granted him on ye west side ye bever pond.
Memorandum: Ye Town have given & granted unto Thomas Benedick junior a home Lotte next adjoyning to Nehemiah Smith liing upon ye east quarter off ye Town & 10 Acres off medows:
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Memorandum : The Town have given William Smith & his Son Nehemiah Smith each off ym a home Lot lying upon ye east side off ye Town. & to William Smith 15 Acres off Medow & to Nehemiah Ten:
Memorandum, Feb. 5th: A Town Meeting called. All ye Town - - present have given John Skidmore their share off ye Smiths tools:
John Ffoster, John Baylies & Benjamin Davies have Ten Acres A peece off Medow given ym & Richard Darling, Zachary Mills & Alexander Smith Ffive Acres A peece:
A rate must bee fforthwith Made Ffor to pay ye pur- chasse to Mr. Coe payd to ye indeans by him voted yt lieutenant Benedick Mr. Watens & Daniell Denton shall make ye rate:
The Town have chosen Mr. Coe & Henry Whitny to lay out ye Medows in ye Town yt are not layd out:
January ye 17th-63: Voted & Agreed upon by ye Town yt those yt will help to make ye highwaies to ye fardermost east neck shall have A share in ye Common Medows yt shall be there. After ye Lots are Layd out to those appointed to ye neck. & those yt will not help about ye highwaies aforesayd shall loose their shares in any such Medows: Ffurther yt A time shall bee ap- pointed when Men shall goe to Mowe in ye sayd Com- mon Medows yt one May not deprive another off yeir share: Likewise those yt have their share off medows layd
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out there shall do their share off ye highwaies as other Men over & above what ye doe ffor Common Medows:
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January ye 16th 1663: Orders made by ye Townsmen voted & Confirmed by ye Town as ffoloweth: Ffirst it is ordered yt every Dwelling house shall have sufficient Lather to reach within 2 ffoot off ye - off ye house upon ye fforfeiture off 2 & 6 pence a day after ye first off Febr
2ndly That every inhabitant shall sweep his Chimney once a Month till May next & affter once a quarter till ye 15 off January & ffor every deffect to pay 2 shillings
3dly It is ordered that all ye ffences about ye Town shall bee Made Sufficient & to bee in height a foot & a halff by ye 10th off March next ensuing. It is Likewise ordered yt the ffences shall be shall bee kept up all ye year & Swine kept out Constantly & Catle off all sorts unlesse every particular person off each quarter shall agree to put in their Catle after harvest. & upon not observance off this order ffor every deffective rod to pay six pence & ffor every day after four pence:
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