Ditto next the sconce for the publique use of the sconce &
Church who owes the ground adjoininge

Cap'. Thomas Sauage & Cap'. Benjamine Gillam.
John Joyliffe

Joseph Gillam

30

William Helewell

30

This act of the Selectmen on the other side beinge read to the Councell it was acceptable to them and they aproued thereof.

Attests

9 March 1673-4.

EDWARD RAWSON Secretary

At a meetinge of the freemen of this towne upon lawful warninge Mr Anthony Stoddar & L Thomas Clarke were chosen Deputies for the Generall Court for the yeare ensue

inge Alsoe Mr. John Richards was chosen Comissioner to carry in the votes for nomination of Magistrates & a Countie Treasurer then comited to him.

[84.] 16 March 1673-4. At a publique meetinge of the inhabitants of this towne upon lawful warninge seuerall officers were chosen for the yeare ensueinge viz1.

Selectmen John Joyliffe, Mr. Thomas Bratle, Capt. James Olliuer, M'. Hezechiah Vsher, M1. John Lake, Capt. Thomas Lake & Capt William Dauis.

Constables for Bostone Mr Thomas Kellond, Mr Eliachim Huchinson, Mr Peter Serjeant, Mr Humphrey Warren, Mr John Vsher, & Mr Edward Sheppen all which desired to be excused the seruice vpon the paym' of £10. each man for a fine to ye vse of the towne which was acccepted for as full & ample satisfaction, as if they had serued the whole yeare & the seuerall psons followinge were chosen who were sworne to execute that office Nath' Greenwood, Mr Nicho Paige, Jacob Jesson, Mr John Poole, Samuell Walker, Thomas Bingley.

Constable for Muddy Riuer. James Pemberton.

Constable for Rumney Marsh. Thomas Brentn'.

Clarkes of ye Market. John Miriam, John Mosse, Nath' Addames sen'. Survey for Bostone - Arthur Mason, Thomas Blith, Richard Bennet. Surveyor for Muddy Riuer. Thomas Bolstone. Surveyor for Rumney Marsh. William Ireland.

Sealers of Leather. — Francis Douce. Wm Gilbert, Theophilus Frarey.

Water Bayliffs. John Anderson & Benj Gillam.

Packers of flesh & Fish - WTM Densdall & John Densdall.

Measurer of Salt. Francis Hudson.

Scauengers with Carts. John Buttolph, John Howard, Joseph Rocke.

with a wheele barrowe. Wm Pickeram.

Hog Reeves to put in execution the orders concerninge swine — Paul Batt, Thaddeus Macartie, Jos: Nash. Butch'. John Hunt, Butch', Ezechiell Gardner, John Brooken, James Bolstone, John Tayl.

Paveinge yo. streetes and Cart wheeles Agreed with the Cartrs. that those yt. went with 1 horse in theire Carts should giue 1 days worke with his cart for mendinge the streetes, y'. those that went with 2 horses 2 dayes worke, and those y'. went with 3, 3 dayes to the ord'. & satisfaction of the survey". of the highwayes.

Selectmen - Instructions - Ordered y1. yo. old stand in force till new be given.

At a meetinge of y°. Selectmen the same day were chosen for Record'. — John Joyliffe. For Treasurer. Mr Thomas Brattle. Sealer of waights & measures - Capt. James Olliuer.

Cull of pipe staues.
Cordr" of wood

- Sam'. Mattocks, James Greene. Gawdy James, Wm Browne, Rich. Smith, Sam Dauis, Anthony Harker, Robert Pegg, Abraham Busby & Mackline Knight.

30 March 1674. At a meetinge of John Joyliffe, Mr. Thomas Brattle, Capt. James Olliuer, Mr. Hezechiah Vsher, M. John Lake, Capt. Thomas Lake & Capt. William Dauis

Vpon the petition of Ann the wife of Israell Howen to helpe them in Finishing of a house wch they are buildinge (haueinge by themselues & Friends purchased a peece of land & a Frame thereon, but not able to Finish it. It is ordered that if the sd Israell will make ouer the deed of the sd land to ye treasurer of this towne, for the vse of the sd Ann & her Children then the said treasurer shall let them haue tenn or [blank] for yo vse aforesaid, wch the present treasurer Mr Thomas Brattle & Mr John Lake are to see effected.

[85.] 1674 April 6th. At a meetinge of ye. hond. Gouern. John Leueret Esq. Eldr. Edward Raynsford, Capt. Edward Huchinson & all the Selectmen of this towne being a Comittie apoynted by the propriet". of the wast lands for regulateinge the Comons &c. of this

towne.

It is ordered that ye. ord". made by the Selectmen the 5th of Aug. 1672 concerninge horses &c. trespassinge on the streetes or Comons be observed for ye. yeare ensueinge & that Deacon Jacob Eliott be desired & impowred in an espetiall manner to take care that ye. sd. ord". be duely obserued

It is ord. that Edward Dauis be continued Keeper of the Cowes & yt. he take care the Comons be not anoyed by horses or otherwise for the yeare ensueinge, that he take charge of noe Cowes without an ord'. und'. the hand of Capt. Edward Huchinson or Capt Lake & that from time to time he give an accompt to them of the number of Cowes yt. are upon ye. Comon & whose they are that shall be putt into the Comon without theire ord'. and Eld'. Raynsford & Deacon Eliot are desired to apoynt the time when he shall begin & how longe he shall continue to keepe the s. Cowes, whose ord'. he is to observe & followe.

Ordrd. yt. Capt Edward Huchinson & Capt Thomas Lake continue to giue ord. to those yt. put any Cowes into yo. Comon and receave of yo. Own'. of each cowe 12 pence towards the charge of buildinge a house at Roxbury gate which is now ready to be erected, and Deacon Eliott & Thomas Brattle are desired to take care yt. the said house be erected & built with a bricke chimny and otherwise as they shall judge most convenient.

That Capt. Edward Huchinson & Deacon Eliott may lett the Marsh belonginge to the Comon where y°. Cowes canot Convenientlie goe to feede, for 1 yeare.

April 6th. At a meetinge of the Selectmen.

Cap Edward Hutchinson, Mr Elisha Huchinson, & Cornt Wm Hasey are apoynted and desired to be perambulat". for the bounds betweene Rumny Marsh and Lin, and Rumny Marsh and Malden, & to meete those of Lin at Goodman Edmonds his house vpon Fryday the 24th. day of this instant Aprill at 8 of the clocke in the morninge alsoe betweene Rumny Marsh and Malden and to meete those of Malden at the same place and upon the same day at 1 of the clocke in the afternoone for the ends aforesaid.

Cap Huchinson & his sonn with Mr. Tho: Brattle were ready to proceed on ye pambulation aboue, but ye winde was soe high they could not goe ouer the water soe nothinge was done about it.

Aprill 1674 At a meetinge of M'. Thomas Brattle, Capt James Olliuer, M. Hezechiah Vsher, Mr. John Lake, Capt Thomas Lake, Capt. William Dauis & John Joyliffe.

Ordered that the Constables watch shall begin the 1st. of May & that the instructions folio 10 & ye addition folio 38 be giuen them to be observed.

The seuerell persons vnderwritten are aproued of to keepe houses for publique entertament & are ordered to be returned to ye. Countic Court for theire confirmation to sell by retayle

Capt William Hudson & L. John Smith to sell beere wine & stronge water & syd".

John Vyall, John Turn'. Capt William Write & Samuell Nordon to sell beere & wine, William Kent to keepe a Cookes shop & sell stronge beere & wine.

Dorothy Jones to sell Coffy, Chucullatto, sid'. & wine.

William Pollard, Rob'. Cox, Clemt. Grosse, Widdowe Upshall, Widdow Courcer, Widdow Wardall, Nathaniell Bishop, Edmond Jackson, Benja. Phippany, William Norton, Nich". Wilmot Thomas Sexton, all to sell beere & giue entertainem'.

[86.] Thomas Matson to sell stronge beere in ye. prison house. Francis Hudson to sell beere & brandy. John Keene, Mr. Conygraue, Rebecca Winsor, John Frankes, to keepe a cooke shop & sell strong beere, alsoe Samuel Mattocke Capt James Johnson sid'. Coffee & chuculetto & Mr. Bartholmew Barnard Syder, Coffee, Chuculettoe & stronge beere.

Ann Puglace stronge water. Ann Hollyday widdow to sell stronge beere out of dore.

Persons ordrd to be returned to ye Court, are Sam' Smith, Malden, Hannah Leech widdow, Hannah Luddon, sister to ye wife of Dan' Fairefeild, Mary Tayl' sometimes seru' to Mr Morgan Jones, John Tud'.

May 2. Ordered The Constable of Muddy Riuer to erect a new pound within theire precincts, for wch he may cutt timber on ye Comon ground belonginge thereto and prouide workmen to doe it whome the treasurer of the towne is to satisfie out of the rates and d'd to Alexander Becke a warrant to ye Constable for ye end aforesaid.

Libertie is granted to Thomas Pecke to wharfe vpon the Flats before his owne land neere Richard Gridlies 45 foote in breadth accordinge to his upland, and is now staked out.

Alsoe to Rob Caruar to wharfe 60 foote inbread the according to his land above the flatts adjoyninge to Tho: Pecke, now above staked out.

And Whereas upon the 31st. of March 1673 libertie was granted to Richard Gridlie to wharfe before his land and upon the 2nd, of March 1673-74 a prohibition thereof was ordered for stakeing it out beyond his bounds It is now ordered that John Gill of Dor

chester (to whom the said Gridlie hath sould the priviledge of the said flatts) shall have libertie to wharfe 40 foote in breadth before the said Gridlie's land next to Robert Carvars as it is now staked out and is 28 foote nortward from a great rocke lyinge upon the flatts before the highway.

Whereas there is a well diged in the pasture of Wm Hawkings soe neere the fence that the earth on the Comon side is fallen into the sd well soe lies open and dangerous vpon the Comon side & hasserdous for Children on the other side It is Ordered that the sa Hawkins fill vp the ground on the Comon side & secure the sa well within from danger of Children, or otherwise within 8 dayes after the date hereof upon the penaltie of 10 shillings a day afterward.

May 25, 1674. At a meetinge of Capt. James Olliuer, Mr. Hezechiah Vsher, Mr. John Lake, Capt Thomas Lake, John Joyliffe, Mr. Tho. Brattle

John Bull hath libertie to wharfe before his owne land in proportion with his neighbors. Ordered The Treasurer to satisfie Thomas Matson for Keeping Boatswaine Russells wife 6 months, expired the 1st of June.

Libertie is granted to James Meeres to make out shops before the house yt was lately Capt James Johnson, to front wth Amos Richardsons house.

2 June 1674. At a meetinge of Capt. James Olliuer, Mr. John Lake, Capt. Thomas Lake, John Joyliffe, & Mr. Thomas Bratle, Vpon the complaint of James Bolstone, John Tayl1 & Ezechiell Gard, Hog Reeues, that Joseph Cowell hath taken 3 swine from them which were lawfully seased & in their custodie accordinge to a towne order. It is hereby ordered that the sa Cowell return the three swine to the said officers forthwith, vpon the penaltie of payinge 20o. p. day.

June 29th. 1674. At a meetinge of Mr. Hezechiah Vsher, Mr. John Lake, Capt. Thomas Lake, John Joyliffe, M'. Thomas Brattle, Capt. James Olliuer [Blank.]

July 27. 1674. [87.] At a meetinge of Mr. John Lake, Capt. Thomas Lake, Capt. William Dauis, John Joyliffe, M'. Thomas Brattle, Capt. James Olliuer & Mr. Hezechiah Vsher.

John Noyse is prohibited to imploy his brother William Noyse as a Cooper vpon the penaltie of 10. a weeke haueinge serued but 4 yeares to the trade and not 21 yeares of age.

Peter Gouldinge is prohibited to keepe a sadlers shop vpon the penaltie of 10 p. weeke.

Ordered the seuerall psons to followinge to be returned to ye Court. Thomas Hawes at Jos: Nashes or Mr Atkins Tobaccomet, James Phillips Shoomaker, at James Robinsons, Henery Dirke Tayl' at Tarletons or Isack Woodies, Daniell Clarke at Theodore Atkisons Sen. Richard Hall Taylo' at Mathew Grosse, Edward Poole & his wife at Samuell Brownes.