th Aug 28. At a meeting of all the Selectmen of this towne wth. Mr. Anthony Checklie Comission'. chosen as above to take a valuation of estate & nomb' of heads of the inhabitants an assesment was accordinglie perfected and comited to the said Chicklie as the law directs which at 1 penny for every pound amounts to the sume of And for 698 heads at 20a. P head is 56. 8. 7 58. 3. 4 114. 11. 11 Aug 31th. At meetinge of the freemen of Bostone upon lawfull warninge for the election of 7 Comission". for ye. towne for the yeare ensueinge were chosen Mr Isack Addington, Mr Addam Winthrop, Mr Edward Willis, John Joyliffe, Mr John Saffine, Mr Tym° Prout, and Capt John Faireweather. [169.] 1685 Sept 28. Thomas Baker Jun' is aproved of by the Selectmen to sell wine & stronge waters out of dore by retayle if the Hond. Countie Court shall be pleased to grant him licence to doe it. Jeremiah Bumsteed haueinge obtained libertie from ye Honrd General Court to sell beere & Cyder by retayle, in consideration of the wounds & lamnesse he receaued in ye time of the Indian warr, if the selectmen of this towne did aproue thereof; he is now aproued of by the s Selectmen to keepe a publique house and accordinglie to retayle beere and cyder. m Ordered that warrants be given to the Constables by the Recorder to leavie by distresse upon the estates of W Hawkings sen'. Butch'. Thomas Baker sen & Thomas Plat Butch' the sume twentie shillings to be taken of each of them for theire anoyance of the streete & theire Neighbourhood, with the blood & Filth of theire slater houses and to dd the severall fines to the towne treasurer. Dec 9th. At a meetinge of Selectmen of this towne it was ordered at the request of Mr. John Saffine & Comp. that the two following papers or articles between the subscribers should be recorded in this booke Whereas wee who haue here unto subscribed, being in company and haueinge been at the charge each owne according to his proposition for the makeinge digginge and laying Downe of a Generall maine Draine from the corner of Mrs Rabacca Taylors house at the head of Hudsons lane up the streete as farr as Mr. Ja. Allenes house now in the tenor of Edw. Creeke Tayl'. and from thence (as formerlie) extends up as farr as Mr John Foyes Well which Draine by purchase & agreemt wth the Vicinity of Hudsons Lane aforesa runs in to yt maine Draine Downe into ye towne Docke or Cove, Do therfor oblige ourselves and either of us the heires executor and administo". of us-and either of them each to other to keepe and mainetaine the p'mises in good order and repaire and to act in like maner therein accordinge to the tenor and true meaineinge of the Artickles made and signed by and with the vicinity that are interested in that maine draine that runes downe the laine afores". and in perticular it is hereby mutually agreed and by us concluded that all and evrey person or persons whatsoeuer that shall hereafter dissire and are by all the major part of the Compa. permitted to joyne and let in thes pertickular draines into our said maine draine shall pay or cause to be paid unto us the said Compa. a full and valuable sum of money towards the charge which shall be equaly devided amoungst us. In Witness whereof we have hereunto set o'. hands this 9th. day of Decemb1. 1685. JAMES ALLEN, JOHN SAFFIN, JOHN FOYE, JARUIS BALLARD. [170.] Articles of Agrement, made concluded by and betweene Decon Henery Allen of Bostone of the owne pte. and the vicinity or neighbourhood who have hereunto subscribed of the other parte in maner and forme followinge this 9th, daye of May 1685. Whereas it is very needfull that a good substantiall generall Maine Draine should be with all Conveniant speede made and layed downe from the upper pte. of Mrs. Rebecca Taylors now dewellinge house in Bostone downe through the laine or streete into the towne dock or cove in Bostone aforesaa. for ye. generall use and benifet of all the vicenity or neighbourhood as aforesaa. whose petickular Draines from the respective cellors shall or may be lett into and have recource through the said Maine Draine to convey the superfluous waters into the Dock afores"., the saide Decon Henery Allen doth for his pte. Covenant grant and agree to and with all and every owne of the vicenity of neighbourhood who have hereunto subscribed there heires executors administors, and assignes that the said Henery Allen shall and will fourthwith make of good planck of a Convenient concavity for bigness in forme of a square and lay it downe in the ground of a suteable depth to convey the water into the docke as aforesaa. from the uper pte. of the s. Mrs. Rebecca Taylors dwelling house downe to ye. s. docke for the generall and pertickular use and benifit of all the neighbourhood aforesaa. and that he the said Henery Allen shall also bare the charge of the said Draine accordinge to his proportion wth the rest of the proprietors. which is to be accounted by the numb'. of houses that have Cellors to be drained in by and through the generall maine Draine accordinge to the price agreed on by all the proprieto, or neighbourhood afores". for and in consideration of all and singular the premisses, the said vicenity and proprietors hereunto subcribinge doe each one for himselfe and his perticular pt. and proportion to be respective each for himselfe accounted equaly acordinge to the numb' of houses and sellers and proprietoTM. aforesaa. doe by thes presents covenant grant and agree to and with the s. Henery Allen and one with another of the sa. proprietor. subcribinge there hieirs executor. administo". according to the tenor of these enseuinge articles to be done performed and keept inviolable without faile fraud or covene. First. That each and every proprietor shall forthwith bringe in his pte. of the money to defraye the charges of the said maine Draine and put it into the hands of Decon Allen at [171.] least so much as shall from time to time become due to the workemen as are imployed aboute ye. Draine afores". Secondly. That every person or persons who shall have a draine from his or her Celler layd into the Maine Draine shall and will place before the mouth of ther s. branch or draine a close Iron Grate suffisient to keepe dirt or other trash from goeing into the Maine Draine. Thirdly. That in case any obstrucktion or stopage shall at any time hapen to be in the said Maine Draine it shall be with all conveniant speed after discovery be cleared at the only cost and charges of those of the proprietors. whose branches or pertickuler draines are laide into the said Maine Draine above the place where the stopag shall appeare to be. Fourthly. That in case any person or persons of the said vicenity or proprieto". shall at any time or times permett or suffer any other draine or draines to be joyned or layed into any there pticuler draines to have pasage in to the Maine Draine with out the approbation and the concent of major pte. at least of the proprieto". first had and obteined or shall refuse or neglect to pay his or there part and proportion of the charge of the makeinge or cleareing of the Maine Draine when at any time obstructed as afores. such person or persons so permiting any draine to be joyned or refusing or neglectinge paymt. as afores. shall forfit unto the rest of the said proprieto". all his or there right title or intrest of in or to the Maine Draine aforesa. and from thenceforth it shall and may be lawfull for the other proprietor. or any one of them to cut of or cause to be cutt of or seperated his or there pertickuler Draine branch or branches so affendinge from the Maine Draine as aforesaide. Fifthly and lastly. What mony or moneyes worth shall at any time be received by any of the said proprieto". for any privat or perticuler dreaine branch or brancs that shall be laide in to the Maine Draine shall be equally divided between or amounge the sa. proprieto❜ and every owne shall have his sheare thereof. To and for the true performance of all and singular the articles covent. agrm. and premisses respectively each owne of the sa. proprieto". for himselfe and perticuler parte doth bind himselfe his heires executors and administo". unto the sa. Henry Allen in his capasitie and each to other of the rest of the proprietors in his or there respective stationes and capasityes firmly by these presents In Witness whereof they have hereunto sett ther hands and seales the daye and yeare above written. JOHN COTTA, THO: MATSON, JOHN HILL, WM BRATTLE, JARUIS BALLARD, JEREMIAH FITCH, JOHN WILDGLASE, ED: ALLEN, REBEKAH TAYLOR, TO BAKER, JEURY ALLEN. BOZUNE ALLEN, SIMON LUYND, ISAKE WALKER, MOSES BRADFORD. JOHN SAFFIN, JAMES ALLEN, [172.] 1685. Jan 11th At a meetinge of all the Selectmen of Bostone a rate was made & comited to the seuerall Constables belonginge to this towne to collect of the seuerall inhabitants rated therein accordinge to a warrant annexed to each sheete of paper the sume of £58. 15. 6d. in money and £117. 113. in rate pay by virtue of a warrant receaved from Samuell Nowell Esq'. Treasurer of this Collony dated the 23th. of October 1685 (but not receaved till the 25th. of December followinge) to be paid to the said Samuell Nowell Esq'. or his order £57. 5. 11a. in mony and £114. 11. 11a. in Countrie pay of weh. Countrie pay if any pay any pte. in mony they are to be abated one third pte. The remainder beinge 1. 9. 7a. mony and 21b. 19s. 1a. Countrie pay is to be paid to Mr. Edward Willis Treasurer of this towne by Constable Ja. Greene in mony rate pay and by Constable James Barnes in mony 1lb. 4. and 2lb. 8°. 5. 6. and 11. 1. 9.6-2. 19. rate pay toward abatem that may happen, all to be paid to the respective Treasurers before the last of February next. Feb. 22. 1685/6. At a meetinge of Elisha Cooke Esq, Elisha Huchinson Esq, John Joyliffe, Capt Daniell Tarell, Capt Theophilus Frarie, Deacon Henery Allen, Capt Tymothy Prout, L'. Edward Willis & Mr. John Faireweather. Ordered that the Record'. give a Certificate to the Selectmen of Salem that this towne will save and keepe harmlesse and indemnified the towne of Salem from any charge that shall or may accrue to that towne by reason of any charge that William Cunnell shall occasion by beinge an inhabitant amonge them haueing had one of his armes cut of. Jeremiah Belchard of Rumny Marsh desires abatem of his last towne rate beinge 123. vpon consideration that he hath maintained Eliza Warren, Daughter of his wife & her Child some considerable time, & he promiseinge that ye Mother or Child should not be any future charge to ye towne; weh was granted & agreed on. Francis Hudson beinge indebted to the towne for the rent of the ferry to Winesemet hath this day given 2 bills payable to the Treasurer of the towne, one to pay £10 in mony the 1st. day of October next ensueinge and £10 the 1st. of Octob' in the yeare 1687 which is in full for rent of said ferrie untill the 1st. of August next ensueinge the date hereof. Then let to said Hudson the aforesaid ferry from said 1st. of August next for 7 years, he payinge to the Treasurer of this towne or his success'. yearely the sume of £5 in mony p. an. as p. Lease. March 1st. At a Meetinge of the Select men, the highway betweene the wharfe of Sam" Nowell Esq & ye land of Tho: Clarke which he purchased of Mr Jonathan Tyng is to run vpon a straight line from ye North East corner of the sd Clarkes brick house and the north east corner of Experience Willes shop, from wch line Mr Nowell is to make the streete 20 foote. [173.] March 8th 1685/6. At a publique meetinge of the inhabitants of Bostone upon lawfull warninge for the election of officers of the towne for the yeare ensueinge were chosen as followeth Moderator. Capt Wm Geerish. 9 Selectmen Elisha Huchinson Esq Elisha Cooke Esqre. Capt Tymothy Prout, Capt Theo. Frarie, Capt John Faireweath". Mr. Edward Willis, Deacon Henery Allen, John Joyliffe, Capt Daniell Turill. 8 Constables for Bostone. Wm Sumner, Jabesh Negus, Wm Rawson, Isayah Toy, Thomas Atkins, Henery Emes, Joshua Winsor, Sam11 Marshall. Muddy Riuer Constable. Benjamine White. Rumny Marsh Constable- John Center. 4 Clarkes of y Market. — John Cony sen'. Elisha Audlie, John Barnard, John Davis. 4 Surveyors for Bostone. Miriam sen', Nath" Olliuer. Obediah Gill, Wm Robie, John 2 Surveys for Muddy riuer-Andrew Gardner, Roger Addams. 1 Survey' for Rumny Marsh Jeremiah Belchard. 4 Sealers of Leather Gibson, John Goffe. John Miriam sen". James Maxwell, W 2 Water Bayliffes. - John Skarlet, Wm Holoway. 2 Packers of Fish & Flesh John Dinsdall, Adam Dinsdall, Mesurer of Salt - Francis Hudson 4 Scauengers. Joseph Gridlie, Robert Noakes, Gabriell Wardner, and David Cumins. 6 Hogg Reeues. Sam". Pearce, John Squire, John Baker Tobacconist, Samell Wakefeild, James Howard, Wm Clough. 4 Crys. John Tucker, Robert Withall, John Crosse, Rich". Drewe, Inspectors of Bricke makers. Joseph Gridley, James Townsend. Treasurer - Mr. Edward Willis Record'. - John Joyliffe John Peirce sen'. Sam". Bridge, Voted Selectmens Instruction refered to a Comittee and chosen for said Comittee; Major John Richards, Sam" Nowell Esq. Mr Isack Addington. Selectmens powre and order voted to make rates for the townes occasions in the affirmative. Way at Muddy Riuer - Upon the motion of John Harris referd to a Comittee viz. to Deacon Jacob Eliott deacon Frary Tho. Gardner Sen". Muddy Rivers Motion for a Schoole referd to the Selectmen to consider of and to make theire report of it to the inhabitants at the next towne meetinge At a meeting of the Selectmen of Bostone the same day Culls of Staves Sam'. Mattocks George Burrell Measurers of Corne - John Marshall, John Tucker Measurers of Bords - John Tempell, James Packer, Daniell Travis, Jno Barnard. Overseers of Wood. Corders. Jeremiah Fitch, John Goffe, John More, John Lowell, John Bull, Thomas Shepcott. Corders of Wood. Samuell Davis, William Midleton, Peircie Clarke, William Parham, Thomas Narramore, Daniell Fairefeild, John Fairefield, John Crosse, David Cumins Lawrence Willis, |