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[0503] The Examination of Anne Waters the 8th day of Agust i687
Jt being demanded of Anne Waters how shee Came out of England shee answered that M' Bonner brought her out of England a servant
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Jt being demanded of her who she served her time with all shee answered with Mr Rugles she served 4 yeares & a halfe with him in Boston; Jt being then demanded of her where she lived all ye Rest of her time since she was out of her time; she answered at Boston, untill she went to Greenewitch ;
Jt being demanded of her how long, shee was at Greene- witch, she answrd about 3 weekes, & then went to Boston againe & there Remained untill she came to Providence,
Jt being demanded of her how long it was since shee was out of her time she Answered about 9 or 10 yeares
The day & yeare abovesd Taken before me
Arthur ffenner Justice of peace
[0504 is the clerk's memorandum of the proceedings of the town meeting printed in Early Records of the town of Provi- dence, Vol. 8, page 172.]
[0505] Jnº Usher Esq' Treasuro' & receiver Gen" of his Majestys revenu within his Territory & dominion
L. S. in New England, to ye Constabls & Select men in ye Town of providence in ye County of Rode Jsland : Greeting, By Virtue of an act made by his Excellency the Governor & Councill, Jntituled an act for Continuing & Establishing of Severall rates dutys & Jmposts, you the Constabls of ye sd Town are hereby Required forth- with upon Receipt hereof, to call together the Inhabitants of sd Town, whoe are to choose one of them to be a Comis- sion' for ye sd Town & y' the Com' soe chosen with you the Select men doth some time in the Month of Augt next ensue- ing make a list of all the male persons in the same Town
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from Sixten years old & upwards, & a true Estimation of all reall & personall Estates, in such man' & forme, as perticulerly in ye sd act is directed, All which persons & Estates, are by ye sd Com' & ye sd Select men, to be assesed & rated as fol- loweth vizt (Every person aforesd (except the members of his Majestys Councill) One shill & Eight pence by the head, & all Estates reall & personall att one penny for every twenty shill, According to ye rates of Cattell in ye sd act mentioned, & ye sd Com' is hereby likewise required upon the first wensday in the month of Septemb' then next following to meett & assemble to the other Com's of ye County att there shire or County Town, & bring with him fairely writte ye just numbr of Males listed as a fore sd & ye assesmts of Estates made in ye sd Town, where ye Com's being soe assembled, shall duely & carefully examin ye sª lists & assesments, & correct & perfect yem according to ye true Intent of ye sd act & ye same soe perfected ye sd Com's are spedily to transmitt unto me und' there hands or the hands of ye Major part of yem, together wth ye Names of ye Con- stables in each respectiue town, thatt ord's may be given for Collecting & Levying ye same accordingly Given und' my hand & Seale att Boston ye 20th day of July & in the third year of his Majestys Reigne Annoqr Dom 1687
Jnº Usher Treasuro"
This warrant came to my hand this 12th of August (neer night) 1687: who ye 15th of this jnstant Assembled ye jnhabi- tants, & chose a Comision' to joyne with ye Selectmen of or Towne, to Answer ye requirmt | of the Tresuor to ye consta- bles | in ye warrant
As attest Daniell Abb: Constable
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[0506] The account of Tho: wallings Estate: as ffollo- weth
₱ 3 Cows 9-00
? one 4 yeare & vantage steer 3-00
৳ 3 yearling steers 3-0 0
? one Maire three yeare old 3-00
₹ abovte 2 acars of Tillable Land I -0 0
F ye 3rd part of a share of Meddow
I-0 0
And ye 3rd part of ye farme; containeing abovte 40 2 -0 0 acars of Land
I claime also ye Right by allottment, due to me from ye Towne, abovte 28 acars :
Memorand : Jo" walling, hath also to be noted, (if he hath - ommitted ye Same in his acct to you) the Like propotion of interest of Land, Equall to h his Bro: Thomas : -
The other 3rd part of theire fairm, is yet in ye custody of Daniell Abbott: But pray sett ye assessm' thereof by it selfe :
Š
Tho : walling's Right beyond ye 7. mile Line, was wil'd - vnto his Son Cornealous walling : But place ye assessm' thereof, to Andrew Edmuns, who has ye Ladd : -
Memorand: James walling (it seem's) hath, 30 acars :
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More over. I ye sd Abbott, doe claime ye Right by allott- ment, due to me from this Towne vpon Divissions of Land agreed, vpon my father's Right, & ye inteerest wch I Bought of others: Yet to be Layd out to me for my propotion, (the wch I omitted in ye other acct given in) aboute ye Sum of 227 acars, on ye East side of ye 7 mile Line.
I alsoe claime as my Right from this Towne, Two Rights beyond ye 7 Seaven mile Line: Not thinking needfull more to be Esterted : I Remaine yor ffriend in what I may August 29th. 1687: Daniell Abbott
(Verso)
Tho: walling's acct, and others of his Breathen: with an additionall account of Daniel Abbot's, y' was omitted in ye other given in :
To Edward Smith Comission', and ye Select men of this Towne of providence: These greeting /
[0507] Att a Towne meetting ye 15th of August 1687 : Cap' Arthur ffen' Chosen Moderat! of ye Assembly; The wch was called by virtue of ye Gen"" Treasur's warrant to ye Con- stables of this Towne of providence, that they vpon receipt thereof, should proceed to a choyce of a Commission' (being one of or inhabitants) to joyne wth ye Selectmen of o' Towne for ye mannageing ye bissnesse of his Majesties Rate in ye sd war- rant expressed : The wch accordingly was done & # formed ye day abovesd, Edward Smith being ye man chosen ye Com- ission', & at Length accepted ye place.
As attest Dan : Abbott Clerke protempory.
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[0508] August 29th: 1687;
The account of Dan : Abbott's Estate As ffolloweth
My house & Land at home, & yt in ye neck | that seem to be fenc't, |
And ye 3ª part of a share of meddow in my Custody, wth ye demolished orchard, of Tho: walling
P 2 Cows, one of them farrow
P a ₱ of 3 yeare & vantage Steers
₹ one horse, & one Maire
₱ 5 poor swine
And as for o' | small | houshold-things, you may be pleased to vew them yor selves
we have but one poor bed of or owne :
Saith Daniell Abbott.
M[ ]orand : A yoak of oxen yet :
(Verso)
₱ for ye Land Layd out to me; is, five 50 Acree Divis- sion's. between ye 4, & 7 mile Line. 12 Acars by Balie's-cove
P a Pcell of | Land | Lieing by ye heather-most Bailies- cove it being in Esteemation, 4 acars & a halfe
-
₱ 24 Acars Layd out by Tho : Clemence. Daniell Abbot's acct.
[0509] August 29: 1687 : An account of Jo" Walling's Estate
H 2 Cows
{ a tu yecre old hefer and a yerland and a 3 yeere old mare
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And about an aker & hafe of land with in fence planted & ₱ the thurd pat of a share of med | dow |
(Verso)
* These are to Giue | notice | to ye Townes people, that there is a warrant Come for the Callinge of a Towne meet- ing, The which is to be on muday next Ensveng, by nine of the Clock in ye forenoune at ye hovse of Jo" Whipple, in order to the leavimg of a rate upon ye Jnhabetance, for ye support of his majestys Goverment
₱' Danell Abbott, Constable,
Providence August the 13th : 1687
[0510] two oxen thre Cows one 3 yer old hifer foure tow yer olds Cattle thre yerlings one horr. one mare one two yer old hors fiue small swine
Eighttene shepe A yere old.
one hous lott one hows lot more :
Eightty seuen Acors of land in the wilderness A share beyond the seuen mile line vnlaid out A swamp Called Joshuas swampe 5 or 6 Acors halfe A share of medow Called sheperds med About thirty Acors At my hous
thre plowed About 5 or 6 rough pastor of the said thirty : this is the best Account that I Can giue the It of september Samuel Winsor
one horr more belonging to resoluid | waterman | whoe is with me vpon wages
more A leuen Acors of land in the neck that was for gott
S W. yt was shepords
* This paragraph is crossed out in the original.
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2 oxen. 8 Cows A 3 yer old hifer and A bull 3 two yer olds 5 yerlings And a horr 6 swine) 2 lots belongin to the hows A share of medow 32 Acors of Land this is the Acount of : James Angill
the it of September 1687
A pies of medow yelding a load of hay
[0511] A List of Names of those Rated in Providence And their parts to pay of their proprietys
Silas Carpenter & Benjamin Carpenter
I - 3-0
Stephen Arnold
I -I - IO
Joanna Reape
0-7 -0
James Blackmare
0- 6-0
John Sheldon
0- 4-0
Timothy Sheldon
0- 1-3
Timothy Carpenter
0- 9-0
Widdow Mary Harris
Cap' : ffenner & his wife
William Randall & fowl",
0-05-II
William Vinsent
0-06 - I 0-02 -6 0 - 08 - 0
Jo" Thornton sen' :
Jo": Thornton jun' :
0-02 - I
Mary Burden
0-05-5 0 -02 -0
Solomon Thornton
Thomas Harris
0-14-5
Richard Clemence
0-05-0
William Haukins & Jo": Haukins his son Jo": Steere
0-05-0
0 -05 -0
0 - 9-0 0-15-4
The Estate of | the deceased | Joseph wise
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Edward Haukins Peter Playce Alexander Balkom
Nathaniell Mawry
Edw: Jnman sen' :
Edw: Jnman jun' :
John Mawry Joseph Hearnton John Jnman
Ben : Hearnton jun' :
James Belloo
Tho: Hopkins
Ephraim Prey
Jo": Prey
Eliezer Whipple
Will : Whipple
Vall : Whittman
Sam : Wilkenson
Edward Smith
Eliezer Arnold
Lawr. Wilkenson
Jonathan Sprauge
Ephraim Pierce
0-06-3
Jo": Wilkenson
Thomas ffenner The Estate of ye deceased Jo": Scott John Malavery
Joseph Jinkes & his two sons Joseph & Nathaniell David Whipple Jo": Angell
0 - 06 -0 0 -02 -0 0-02 -3 0 - 06 -0 0-03-6 0-03-6 0 -06 -0 0-02 -0 0- 04 -4 0-03-0 0-03-2 0-04 - I 0 -02 -0 0-03 -0 0-05-3 0-02-3 0 - 08 - 9 0-04-I 0 -07 -0 0 - 06 - 6 0-05-6 0-05-3
0 -04 -0 0- 08 - 2 0 -02 -0 0 - 03 -0 0-12 -0 0 -03 -0 0 - 06 - 0
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Tho: Walling
Jonathan Whipple Benjamin Whipple
Will: Haukins jun': Joseph Williams
John Walling Jo". Sayles
Richard Waterman
Zachariah ffield
The Estate of Anthony Evernden
Widdow Mathuson
Thomas Clemence
Estance | Thomas | & his two sons Thomas & Henry
0 -02 - 08 0 -02 - 06 0 - 07 -00 0-07 -10 0-01 -10 0 - 08 -07 0-03-07 0 - 06 - 00 0 - 08 -00 0-03-02 0-05-00
mas & } 0 -06 -OI Stephen Hardin 0-05-00 Abraham Hardin 0-04-02 Gregory Dexter & John his son 0- 12-07 Samuell Comstock
0-03-00
The Estate of ye deceased Benjamin Hearnton
Joseph Woodward Samuell Whipple
0-04-02 0 - 02 -OI 0-09 -OI
The Estate of ye deceased Jo": Smith (mason) & ) Ison) &10-0
Joseph Smith his son 1
(Verso)
John Arnold
Widdow Arnold
Widdow Belloo
Tho: Arnold
Tho: Olney
The widdow Sarah Smith & John her son
00 - 02 - 06 00 - 00 - 06 00 - 00 - 06
00-03-04 00 - 12 -07 00-11-00
0-01 -10
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John Browne & John his son Epe : Olney The Orphans of James Dexter or Estate to them belonging Gidion Cruffurd Shadrach Manton
00 - 09 - 00 00 - 08 - 00
- 00 - 01 - 00
Edward Manton
Joseph Whipple
The Estate of ye deceased John throckmorton
The Estate of ye deceased Richard Scot
Richard Prey Tho: Angell & James his son
Nathaniell Waterman
Daniell Abbott
Tho: ffield
John Keyes, & Anne his wife ;
The widdow Elizabeth Harris
Abraham Man with ye Estate of Jo": Lappham 00 - 02 - 00
00 - 07 - 09 00-01 -01 00- 07 - II 00 - 05 -07 00 - 03-00 00 - 02 - 02 00 - 00 - 09 00 - 05 - 08 00 - 19 - 09 00-05 -1I 00-13-07 00 - 00 - 06 00 -01 -00
0-13- 6
Daniell Williams with the Estate of ye deceased Nicolas Power James Clarke Anne Harris James Ashton
Pardon Tillinghast
Samuell Winsor with ye Estate of George Shepard Thomas Patey Daniell Browne Henry Browne Andrew Edmunds
00-01 -09 00 - 01 - 08 00-01 -OI 00 - 14- 00 00 - 07 - 00 00- 03-09 00 - 03-00 00 - 08-00 00-01-03
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The Estate formerly, & still Reputed to belong to Ephraim Carpenter
-
00-03-10
Rowland Joanes
Tho: Coopper
William Hopkins
William Hearnton
Richard Bates
John Sheldon jun' :
Nicolas Sheldon
George Keetch
Resolved Waterman
Tho: Baker
Joseph Aldridg
James Walling
The Estate of William Austin
Arthur ffenner jun' :
Jeremiah Rhodes
Henry Browne jun'
Will; Prey
Alexander Balkcom jun'
Joshua Clarke
Richard Phillipps
Jo": Belloo
Peter Belloo
Sam: Wright
Jo": Whipple
John Hearnton
Ephraim Carpenter jun' :
The Estate of ye deceased Roger Williams
The Estate of ye deceased Providence Williams
00-01 -00 00-01 -00 00 - 07 - 07 00-01-03 00-01 -02 00 - 00 - 04 00- 00 -02 00 - 02 - 04 00- 00 -05 00-01 -07 00 - 00 - 06 00 - 00 - 06 00- 00- 03 00-05-04 00 - 00 - 09 00- 02 - 06 00-01 - 06 00-01 -00 00-01 - 06 00 - 00 - OS 00-01 -00 00-01 -OI 00 - 02 -00 00 - 07 - 06 00 - 00 - 06 00 -00 - 09 00 -01 -06
00 - 02 - 09
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Will : Burton
0 -04 -0
Roger Burlingham
0 - 06 - 0
Edward Searle
Jo": Burlingham
Tho: Burlingham
Abell Potter,
Tho: Relph
Sam: Relph
Tho: Hopkins
Tho Stafford
Joseph Stafford
Peter Roberts
0 - 04 -0 0-03-0 0 -02 -0 0 - 04-0 0 - 04 -0 0-01 -O 0-03 -0 0-03-0 0-03 -0 0-00 - 6
Totall 33-09-06
Errors Excepted
Made & proportioned by ye Comissioner & select men of Providence at theire meeting for that purpose September ye Ist, 1687 in order to a warrant from Jo": Vsher | es o' | Treas- urer dated July ye 20th : 1687
(Verso)
A List of Country Rate proportioned upon the Jnhabetants of Providence by their Comissioner & Select Men September ye ist 1687: the sum totall 33 -9 - 6, Erors Excepted. /
[0512]
By His Excellency. /
Whereas I have received Information That in the Towne of Providence within his Maties Territory and Dominion of New England There is a Small cell of Land and goods | valued att about nine pounds. | wch: were belonging to one Thomas Waters Late of the said Towne; who was Comdemned for
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ffelony And Therevpon In favour of Life transported And that hee hath Left a wife and one Child in the said Towne in a very poore Condition These are Therefore to Authorize and Impower ye Justices of the Peace and Select men of the said Towne to take an Inventary Or account of the said Lands and goods and to dispose of the same towards the Releife and maintenance[ ] of the said Woman and Child Or for their Trans- portacon to her said Husband if shee Desires the Same And for soe doeing this shall be their Warrant Dated att Boston the 20th Day of October 1687.
By his Excellency's Comand &c. / John West. D. Seiry
E Andros
(Verso)
His Exellency his Grant of Tho: Waters land & goods
[0513] To Capt Arthur Fenner & Capt Randall Holdon ; & the other Justices of the peace within Rhode Jsland Kings Province or Providence Plantations or either of them. p'sent
Boston October 20th 1687
Gentl
His exelency has bin given to vnderstand that John Whipple & William Turpin both of Providence Haue bin thought fit & recommended By Richª Arnold Esq' one of his Maties Coun- cill to keepe ordinary or houses of Entertainement within the said Towne; & that they haue the allowance of a Justice of the peace | Likewise | for the same; the doeing of wch after that manner appeares to bee disliked; by some of you; Hee hath therefore for yor further directory in that matter; Ordered mee; to send you the inclosed; Order in Councill; & to Let
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you know; It is his pleasure ; that the persons keepe Ordinary as now allowed untill the next sessions, And that all proceed- ings made or intended; to bee made against them on that account Doe cease at wch Cort they may apply for renewall of their seuerall Lycences; pursuant to the within order; where new security is Likewise to bee given I remaine
Sirs yor freind & servt
John West secry
[0514] Be it knowne unto all people by these presents that I Joseph Woodward of Providence in ye County of Rhode Jsland | Kings Province | & Providence plantations doe owne that I have Received of ye Majestrate & select men of Provi- dence aforesd the full & just sum of foure pounds | Eleven | shillings & seven pence in Part of Pay of a bill of tenn pounds signed by Daniell Abbott & William Haukins unto me the sd Joseph woodward; who, were & are the Cunstables of sayd Providence the wch bill bares date in the month of September] last I say Received as aforesaid as wittnes my hand November ye 21 : 1687
Joseph Woodward
(Verso)
A Receit from woodward
[0515] Newport ye 22th october 1687 Major. Richard Smith and Capt. John Fones
Srs This order of the Governor and Councill inclosed is a Copy of what Came to our hands this day and Considering it requires hast, Wee Recommend it to yo! selves to press for- ward wth Expidition the performance thereof in the severall Townes on ye Maine, and to signifie to the severall Justices the
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Contents thereof, who ought to be Assisting herein, and wee will take care for this Jsland James Towne and Block Jsland ; wee thinke fitt to send our order to ye Commisioner and select- men of Each Towne to proportion it, and levy it wth thir rate Jt amounts to twenty two shillings and two pence to Each Towne. Wee bid you farewell and Remaine
Yor. ffriend & servtts. Francis Brinley Peleg Sanford Caleb Carr
Copia Vera
Cap' Randall Holden
S' here is a Copy of what is Comunicated and sent to Major. Smith & myselfe together wth ye Gov'. and Councills order pray be pleased to Comunicate the same to Capt Arthur ffenner that so the Commissioners & Selelect men both of ye Townes of warwick & Providence may have Knowledge thereof and to proportion the assessment accordingly
Sr. wee are yo'. freinds & serytts
Richd. Smith Jnº. Fones
(V'erso)
These To Randall Holden Esq' one of his Majests Justices, of ye Peace in his majests County of Rhode Island Kings Province and Providence Plantations for his majests servis
[0516] Here followeth ye list of a Rate made & Propor- tioned upon the inhabetants of ye towne of Providence for ye payeing of Joseph woodward for takeing & bringing up ye Child of Thomas Waters & to pay for ye pound & other things.
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Silas Carpenter & Benjamin Carpenter Stephen Arnold Joanna Reape James Blackmare John Sheldon Timothy Sheldon Timothy Carpenter
Widdow Mary Harris
Capt" : ffenner & his wife
Will : Randall & Hen : ffowl".
William Vinsent
The Estate of Joseph wise
00 -OI - 03+
John Thornton sen'
John Thornton jun':
Mary Burden
Solomon Thornton
00 -00 - 09
Thomas Harris
00-05 -06+
Richard Clemence
00 - 02 - 00+
00 -- 02 - 00++
00 - 02 - 00+
Edward Haukins
00 - 02 - 00
Peter Place
00 - OI - 00
Alexander Balkcom
Nathaniell Mawry
Edward Jnman sen' :
00-01 - 04+
00 -OI - 04+
00-02 -03
Joseph Hearnton
00 - OI - 00
John Jnman
Ben : Hearnton
00- 8 - 10+ 00 - 08+- 03+ 00-02 -07+ 00-02 -03 00-01 - 06 00-00 - 08+ 00-03 -04 00-03+-04+ 00-05 -07+ 00-02 -03 00- 02 -03
00 - 03 - 00 00-00 - 09 00- 02+- 00+
Will: Haukins & Jo": Haukins his son John Steere
00 - OI - 00 00-02+-03
Edward Jnman jun' : John Mawry
00 - OI - 08
00-01 -02
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James Belloo Thomas Hopkins Ephraim Prey John Prey Eliezer Whipple
Will: Whipple;
Vall: Whittman
Sam: Wilkenson
Edward Smith Eliezer Arnold
Lawr: Wilkerson
Jonathan Sprauge
Ephraim Pierce
Jo": Wilkenson
Tho : ffenner
The Estate of ye deceased Jon : Scott
John Malavery
Joseph Jenckes & his two sons Joseph & Nathaniell
00-04 -00
David Whipple
00-01+-02
Jon: Angell
00- 02+-03 00-00 - 09
Tho Walling
Jonathan Whipple
00-01 -00 00 - OI - 00
Ben : Whipple
Will : Haukins jun' :
00 - 02 - 06
Joseph Williams
00 - 02 - IO
John Walling
00 - 00 - 09
Jon: Sayles
00- 02 - 09
Rich : Waterman
00-01 -04+
00- 02+-03
Zachariah ffield
00-01 -07+
00-01 -08 00 - 00 - 09 00 -OI - 02 00- 03 - 00 00 - 01 -00+ 00- 03+-03 00-01 -06 00 -02 - 08 00-02 - 06+ 00 - 02+ - 06- 00 - 02+-00 00-03 -04 00-01 -06 00-03 -00
00-00 - 09 00-01 -00
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The Estate of Anthony Evernden The Widdow Mathuson Thomas Clemence
00- 03 - 00
00- 01 - 04 00 - 02 - 06+
Estance Thomas & his two sons Tho: & Henry 00- 03 - 00 Stephen Hardin
Abraham Hardin Gregory Dexter & Jo" : his son
Sam : Comstock
The Estate of ye deceasª Benjamin Hearnton Joseph Woodward Samuell Whipple
The Estate of ye deceased John Smith (Mason) \ & Joseph Smith his son
00-01 -02+
(Verso)
John Arnold
00-01 -03
Widdow Arnold
00-00 - 03
Widdow Belloo Tho: Arnold
00 - 00 - 03+ 00 - OI - 08
Tho: Olney
00 - 04 - 06
The Widdow Sarah Smith & John her son
Jon: Browne & Jo": his son
Epenetus Olney The Estate of ye deceased James Dexter Gidion Cruffard Shadrach Manton
00-04 -02+ 00-03+-04 00-02 -03 00 - 00 - 06+ 00 - 03 - 04 00 - OI - 00+
Edward Manton
00 - 03 - 00
Joseph Whipple
00- 02 - 00+
The Estate of ye deceasd John Throckmorton The Estate of ye deceased Richard Scott Richard Prey
00 - OI - 02
00 -01 - 02
00-00 - 04+
00 - 02 - 06+ 00-01 -06 00 - 04+-06 00-01 - 06+ 00-01 -06 00-01 -00 00-03 - 04
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Thomas Angell & James his son Nathaniell Waterman Daniell Abbott Thomas ffield
John Keyes & Anne his wife
The Estate of ye Widdow Elizabeth Harris
Abraham Man with ye Estate of John Lapham
Daniell Williams with ye Estate of ye deceased ! Nicolas Power
James Clarke
The Estate of Anne Harris
James Ashton
Pardon Tillinghast
00-00 - 10+ 00 - 00 - 10+ 00-00 - 06+ 00 - 04 - 08
Samuell Winsor with ye Estate of George Shepard Thomas Patey
00-01 - 10+
Daniell Browne
Henry Browne
Andrew Edmunds
The Estate formerly & still Reputed to belong
to Ephraim Carpenter Rowland Joanes
00- 00 - 06
Tho : Cooper
Will : Hopkins
Will: Hearnton
Richard Bates
00-00 - 06+ 00- 03+-06 00-00 - 07+ 00 - 00 - 06
John Sheldon jun' :
00 - 00 - 02
Nicolas Sheldon
00 - 00 - 02
George Keetch
00 - OI
- 00
00-00 -02+
Resolved Waterman
00-02 - 02+ 00 - 06+- 08 00-02 - 00+ 00 - 04 - 06+ 00-00 - 03 00 -00 - 06+ 00-01 - 06
00 - 04+ - 06+
eorge } 00-02 -06
00 - OI - 00+ 00-03 -00 00 - 00 - 06
00-01 -05+
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Tho: Baker
00-00 - 09+
James Walling
The Estate of Will: Austin
Arthur ffen' : jun':
Jeremiah Rhodes
00 - 00 - 04+
Henry Browne jun':
Will : Prey
Alexander Balkcom jun' :
Joshua Clarke
00 - OI - 00+ 00 - 00 - 09+ 00 - 00 - 06+ 00 - 00 - 09+
Richard Phillips
00 - 00 - 04
John Belloo
00 - 00
- 06+
Peter Belloo :
00 - 00
- 06+
Sam: Wright
00 - OI
- 00
John Whipple
- 09+ 00- 03
John Hearnton
00-00 - 03
Ephraim Carpenter jun' :
00- 00 - 04+
The Estate of ye Deceased Roger Williams
00 - 00 - 09+
The Estate of ye deceased Providence Williams. 00 - 01 - 00
*William Burton
00 - 02 -00
Roger Burlingham
00- 03 - 00
Edward Searle
00-02 -00
John Burlingham
00 - oi+ - 06
Tho: Burlingham
00-01 -00
Abell Potter
00-02 - 00
Tho: Relph
00- 02 - 00
Samuell Relph
00- 00 - 06+
Tho Hopkins
00 - OI - 06
Tho: Stafford
00 -OI - 06+
Joseph Stafford
00-01 -06
Peter Roberts
00-00 - 03
The sum totall
16-12 - 02
00-00 -03+ 00 - 00 - 02 00 - 02 - 00+
* The names inclosed in these two lines are crossed out in original.
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[ II2
Errors Excepted
proportioned upon levie October the 31 : 1687 according to towne order
By us Tho : Olney ; John Whipple, William hawkings
Jf no mistake| in suming up amounts to
12-03-03 1b - s - d
(Recto)
The aforesd Rate is to be payd in Indian Corne at 28 ₽ bush" :
Rye at 28 - Sd ₱ Bush" :
Biefe at 3 halfed { pound
Porke 2ª 2 pound
Butter 6ª ₺ pound
(Verso)
A list of a towne Rate for ye Tinkers child, Pound &c' :
[0517 in the clerk's memorandum of the proceedings of the town meeting printed in Early Records of the town of Provi- dence, Vol. 8, page 174.]
[0518] You are in his Majestyes Name desired & Required with all Convenient speede to summons the freemen of ye said Towne of Providence to meete together then & there to make choyce of ; Authorize & impower so many of ye said freeman as you shall judge Requissitt, or Needefull to Runn a direct
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Line from ye head of Wanasquatuckett athwart to Pautuxett River, & then to Runn a line Equally betweene said Rivers of Pautuxett & Wanasquatuckett till they Meete with ye aforesd thwart line according to ye verdicts of Jury & judgment of Court thereon granted ; & for yo' so doeing this shall be yo' sufficient warrant, Given under our hands ye 24th of Novem- ber 1677.
Simon Line
Thomas Hinkely, President
D: Hinchman James Cudworth
George Denison
Peleg Sanford
Daniell Wetherill
John Coggeshall
This is a Coppye of ye Origenall Compared & Examined By Peleg Sanford
Coppied out of Providence Records October ye 5th : 1687 : Atteste Thomas Olney Towne Clarke. /
[0519] Whereas the Law J [ ] that none shall keepe ] But those who shalbee
PL ] houses of Entertainemen [
Lyc[ 7 therevnto And you John Whipple of Providence
in the ] of Rhode Island Kings Province & Providence Plant[ ] in his Maties; Territory & Dominion of New Englan[ ] Being Deemed capable thereof; & haueing mani- feste [ 7 freedom therevnto; Therefore wee Randall Holdon ] Arthur ffenner Esqrs; two of his Maties Justices of the peace; Both belonging to the County of Rhode Island Jn his Maties Territory & Dominion aforesaid ; Doe appoint; you the said John Whipple; to keepe a Publicke house of Entertaine- ment ; in the aforesaid; Towne; At the house where you now dwell ; & not elsewhere; For victualling Lodging & Enter- [
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taineing of straingers & travilers ; Both for people & horses ; & for what other people the Law allowes entertainement for; The which shalbee for the space of one yeare next ensueing the date hereof & noe longer Jn order wherevnto; wee Doe by these presents grant vnto the said John Whipple of the afore- said Towne of Providence Lycence & Liberty to victuall Lodge & sell out drinke b[ ] retaile Either beere ale wine or Rum Or any other sor[ ] of strong drinke whatsoever Jn Witnes whereof wee [ ] herevnto put our handes & seales this thirteenth day [ ] December; Annoqr Domini 1687 & in the third yeare o[ ] his Maties Reigne James the seacond King of England &[ ]
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