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and Towne occations was deliuered to the Counstables to be leeued according to law.

This day a raite for Rumny Marsh, for £34.2.—and a raite for Muddy Ruer. for £20 to be deliered to the Counstable of each place signed by the Selectmen.

24: 12: 67. Att a metting of Mr. Petter Oliuer, Hezekiah Usher, Capt. James Oliuer, Capt. Th. Lake, Joshua Scottow, Edward Ranceford, & John Hull.

Vpon complaint, by the Coopers that John Farnum Senior, doth Imploy his sonne in order to the setting vp the trade of a Cooper without serueing 7 yeares aprentize to the said trade, contrary to a Towne order The Select men haue forbidden John Farnum Senior, to permitt his sonne to sett vp the trade of a Cooper, Vnles, he serue the prentiship of 7 yeares one penalty of 10. p. month.

Where as James Hull hath sett vp the trade of Cooper, haueing not serued aprentiship according to Towne order, is forbidden to occupye the said trade, as to keping open shop, one the forfeiture of 10. p. month.

9:1: 67-68. Att a metting of the freemen upon publique notis from house to house.

Capt Thomas Clarke, Mr Anthony Stadder where chosen deputyes for the General Courtes the yeare ensueing. Att the same metting Hezekiah Vsher senior was chosen Commissioner to carry in the votes for the nomination of Magistrates and votes for the County Treasuer to the Sheer metting.

[34.] March 16. 1667-8. Att a publique mettinge of the inhabitants of the Towne of Boston. being warned from house to house were chosen for ye yeare ensueing.

Moderatour Capt Thomas Sauage.

Select men

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- Petter Oliuer, Thomas Lake, John Richards, James Oliuer, Edward Ranceford, Hez. Vsher, John Jollife. Constables Anthony Checkly, Jonathan Bolstone, Benj Gibs, John Woodmancy, for Boston, James Bill for Rumny

Marsh. Petter Aspinall, Muddy Riuer.

Clarkes, Markitt. Rich Knight, John Tappine, Joh: Sweett. Surueigho. for high wayes. Richard Bennitt, Isack Goose for Boston, Thomas Brentner for Rumny Marsh, James Pemmerton for Muddy Ryuer.

Sealers of Leather John Cleere, Will Courser.

Watter Bailiffes - Joseph Gridly, Mathew Barnard.
Scauengers.

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Arthur Masson, Rich Bennitt, Isack Goose. Cullo' for Fishe― Francis Hudson, Ralph Sammon. Cullor for staues - Edward Belcher sen', John Blowers. Packers of meat & fish Wm Densdall & his Sonne.

Measuerers for Salt. Francis Hudsonne.

Selectmen orders. Voted again to continue still in force.

A proposeall made, whether the Counstables of Muddy Ryuer & Rumny Marsh shall be hereafter chosen by lifting vp of handes or

puting in of paprs left to future consideration, as in the order fol (15.)

Recorder John Jollife, Tresurer, John Richards.

Sealer wts & Mesuers - Petter Oliuer.

[35.] 30: 1: 1668. Att a meetinge of Peter Olliuer, John Richards, Edward Raynsford, Hezeckiah Usher & John Joyliffe.

For a perambulation for Muddy River, Cambridge, & Roxberry are chosen Mr John Hull, Mr Jacob Eliott & Edward Cowell. For perambulation at Rumley Marsh, Cap' Edward Huchinson, Lt John Smith & Mr John Tuttle.

John White sen' & Ralph Mason are apoynted to be Surveyours for the Fence of yo Comon feild at Muddy Riuer.

Whereas there was a barrell of powder spent by the Foure Capts of Bostone by order of Major Aderton at a generall traininge charged by the towne treasurer to Capt Olliuers acc', the sd powder is to be repaid to Capt Olliuer or allowed him.

It is ordered that Noe Cooper shall Fire any caske in any shop or warehouse without a sufficient chimney, for that purpose upon the penaltie of 20o. for euery default.

Whereas Richard Knight & Wm Dawes Bricklayers were (on complaint of seuerall defective chimneys in this towne) were apoynted by the select men to inquire after & survey the same, and upon theire returne under their hands, the followeinge psons are found faultic, viz. Widdow Purchase, Edward Barker, John Scates, chimney'. Henery Vanes chimny & ouen. Thomas More.

S. West chimney.

Widdow Hunter, Joseph Basters chimny & Coop" shop chimney, Widdow Garrett, George Nowell, Richard Bradley, Peter Gay, Edward Wood, George Burrell Coops shop. John Sweete, Edward Blake, noe chimny in their Coops shops.

It is this day ordered that the seuerall persons haue notice giuen them sufficiently to repaire & make theire respective, chimneys before the 26th day of Aprill next vpon penaltie of 20. for euery defect, and John Marshall is apoynted to giue notice to each of them of this order

Edward Dauis is chosen Cowe keeper & pownder from the 20th. of Aprill to the 15th. of October, and to cleere the Streetes of any dead dogs, catts and other carrion for the whole yeare, and he is hearby ordered to have 20 shillings for his paines.

Itt is ordered concerning swine the order in folio 8. to stand in force, onely John Dawes is apoynted to be ye person apoynted for the execution of the office, and to take the whole fine to his

owne use.

It is ordered that the Constables watch shall begin the 27th day of Aprill & instructions given them as in folio 10 was apoynted.

9:268. Att a meetinge of all the Selectmen It is Ordered that the East side of the way betweene Mr Joshua Atwaters & Wm Ingrams house shall runn from the Souther most corner of Wm Ingrams yard vpon a line to the southermost corner of John Marshall house as now staked out. [36.] At a meetinge of all the Selectmen

Libertie is giuen to Mrs Richards & Ensigne Henery Phillips & the inhabitants there about to set vp posts at each end of the lane betweene them to preuent carts comeinge there, prouided they make them with Falls to admit them as the occasions of the inhabitants shall require.

27:2: 1668. Att a meetinge of Capt Thomas Lake, John Richards, Capt James Olliuer, Edward Raynsford, Hezekiah Usher, John Joyliffe, Peter Olliuer.

Libertie is granted to Capt Benj" Gillam to wharfe before his owne ground adjoyninge to his dwellinge house.

John Marshall hath libertie to wharfe before his ground, &c. Capt Wm Hudson is aproued of to draw Wine and Beere for the yeare Ensucinge, John Vyall & John Turner haue like libertie.

Widdow Vpshall, Thomas Hawkins, Wm Courser, Wm Wardall, Rob Cox, are aproued of to keepe houses of publique entertainment. Wm Pollard alsoe accordinge to his & Arth'. Masons obligacon. Clement Grosse is approued of for halfe a yeare.

Wm Kent hath the libertie to keepe a Cooke shop prouided he sell neither stronge beere, wine or stronge liquor. Tho Snowe is aproued of to keep a house of publique entertainm for the yeare ensueing.

[37.] An acct. of the Bounds line betweene Cambridge and Bostone at Muddy riuer, viz. the south west line as it was agreed unto by messengrs. from both townes A. D. 1658 and hath beene since continued, was now also veiwed and aproued by the subscribers, runinge along. from the sea by a Brooke called Smelt Brooke.

The first tree we found in yo. said Smelt Brooke is marked with B for Bostone and C for Cambridge & is

1 A white swamp wood by some called a plumb tree

2 Beyond the meadow a little
walnut

3 A Red oake marked B. C.
4 Red oake beyond yo. next pee.
of meadowe

5 A white oake B. C.

6 A walnutt

7 A white oake B. C.

8 A red oake, a greate one

9 A white oake by a heape of stones then a little water

cource.

10 A little walnutt

11 A wallnutt

12 A red oake upon a rocke.

13 A white oake upon a rocke 14 A white oake.

15 A white oake neere yo. way towds. towne

16 A heape of stones from the rockey Hill & forward above halfe a mile we were not very clare of yo. line & left it as we found it.

17 A dead walnutt.

18 A white oake.

19 A walnutt neere a runinge water.

20 A swamp tree in the runn. 21 A greate white oake.

22 A greate white oake B. C. 23 Lt. Turn's. corner post.

24 A white oake wth. B. C. but is since

25 cut donne, alsoe anothe1.B.C. then a riuelet.

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61 A bĺk oake.

62 A heape of stones by yo. meadowe, in wch. meadowe is the Corn'. stake.

The head line wch. is neere a

nor west & south east line we now found as sett.

63 A small wte, oake.

64 A small blk oake. 65 A small walnutt.

66 A walnutt & heape of stones. 67 A small walnutt.

68 A small walnutt & heape of stones.

69 A black oake.

70 A maple, a small meadow & a swamp. 71 A bĺk oake.

72 A bĺk oake.

73 An Elme & a Stony Swamp. 74 A walnut

75 A bĺk oake.

76 A heape of stones.

77 A greate wte. oake B. C.
78 A great Cedar Swampe.
79 A small wte, oake.
80 A wte. oake.

81 A greate rocke upon a rocke, noe bound marke but about the line.

82 A wte. oake.

83 A wte. oake.

84 A walnutt.

85 bĺk oake dead at top.

86 A wte. oake.

87 wte. oake.

88 A white oake. 89 bĺk oake.

90 A small bik oake.

91 A great walnutt.

92 A walnutt.

93 A maple swamp, a birch tree wth. a dry top

94 A birch with B. C. R.

The marked trees in yo. first line some of us took formerly in the yeare 1658 and we found the same now, onely some few trees are cut donne wch, makes us to thinke it will be good yo. next pambulation to apoynt more psons from each towne y'. they may lay more heapes of stones weh, the law alsoe enjoyneth.

Roxberry men could not attend it, we had the comp. of our hond. Major Gen'. Leveret to whome ourselves & ye. towne owe thankefull acknowledgmt.

We subscribe ourselves, Y. Serut.

JOHN HULL
JACOB ELIOTT
EDWARD COWELL

[38.] 25:3: 68. At a meetinge of Mr. John Richards, Capt. James Olliuer, Edward Raynsford, Hezechiah Usher, John Joyliffe, Peter Olliuer, Tho. Lake. Agreed with John Grouer of Rumney Marsh to pay for the dyet & lodginge of Eliachim Mashall 5o. p. weeke one halfe to be paid by the Towne Treasurer of Boston beginninge the 30th. of March last.

29:468. Att a metting of Capt. James Oliuer, John Richards, Thomas Lak, Hezekiah Usher, Petter Oliuer, Edward Ranceford. Whereas in the charge to the counstables for ordering the watch they are to haue halfe of the watch househoulders and

There being in this towne not soe many housholders as others that are to watch according to law Therefor the Counstables haue liberty to accept of the number of men mentioned in the charge, though not the one halfe householders, prouideing they be such as the Counstables shall iudge sufficient men.

29: 5: 68. Att a metting of Edward Ranceford, Capt. James Oliuer, John Richards, Petter Oliuer, Hezekiah Usher

Capt James Oliuer, Mr John Richards, ordered by y Select men to p'sent Mackline Knight to the County Court.

17: 6: 68-9. Capt Thomas Sauage is chosen Comissioner to joyne wth. the selectmen in estimateinge & assessinge the persons & estates of the seuerall inhabitants of this towne in order to a rate, at a publique towne meeting

31:6:68. Att a meetinge of Mr. Hezechiah Usher, Peter Olliuer, Thomas Lake, John Richards, James Olliuer, Edward Raynsford & John Joyliffe

Wm Hableton is fined 20. for openinge of a shop before he was admited an Inhabitant and orderd not to open it any more vnder the penaltie of 20°. p. weeke, without licence.

Widdow Harden beinge blinde is allowed 3o p. weeke out of the towne treasury. Mr Robt Canon is licenced keepe schoole.

Where as Edward Grenleefe released a peice of ground formerly rented of the Towne, butting vpon the end of Mr Batt Tann house, paying 2. 6a. p añnu as apears foli 119 in the ould Book of Records Itt is leased to Mr John Jolliffe for 70 yeares paying yearely 2. 6a. p Annu to the Treasuer or his successors in siluer ye rent to begine the 1st. of March the sa ground being measured by the Selectmen is 27 foote long fronting vpon the high way westerly, 26 foote fronting vpon the highway northerly, 25 foote Easterly, and 32 foot Southerly, being 4 foote from Mr Joliffes house wch Mr Joanes dwells in.

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