This is a page-by-page transcription of Sudbury Town Records, Volume One, December 20, 1639 – November 8, 1695, as transcribed and edited by Sumner Chilton Powell, Ph.D. (History Department, The Choate School, Wallingford, Connecticut), typed and collated in January 1965 by students of the Business Department of Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School. Page numbers here refer to pages of Powell's typescript, not to the original seventeenth-century manuscript volume. This is a transcription of a transcription — it is not to be confused with the original record.
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Sudbury Town Records Volume One December 20, 1639 to November 8, 1695 Transcribed and Edited by Sumner Chilton Powell, Ph. D. History Department The Choate School Wallingford, Connecticut This copy was made November 2002, on a Ricoh Aficio 1013F On Perma/ Dur Buffered Bond Paper
This booklet was typed, mimeographed, and collated
by the students of the Business Department of the Lincoln-
Sudbury Regional High School.
We especially acknowledge and appreciate the time
and effort of the following students:
Barbara Napoli
Gail Giannetti
Carol D'Amato
Roberta Boyer
Elizabeth Flynn
Phyllis Houghton
Ann Fry
Marguerite Foster
Audrey Hammer
Patricia Bomengen
Barbara Caso
Linda Gallafaro
Mary Ellen Moniz
Guadalupe Moreno
David Dumas
Patricia Ericson
Sharon Forsythe
Dorothy Hall
Beverly Klee
Patricia Martin
Kathleen McQuade
Linda Norton
Nancy Ryther
Suzanne Thurlow
Donna Burke
Marlene Conroy
Linda Cox
Carrel Hilton
January, 1965
1
It is ordered and agreed that every man within the towne that hath any land ly in
any generall field that they shall make all such fences that apertayne to the field
and sufficient; by the 4th of Aprill in this yeare and if any man shall fayle herein
after the warninge given by the surveyors apoynted for that purpose or such time that
they shall apoynt the persons so offending shall forfeit for every default 5 shillings.
Edmund Rice and Robert Darnell for the north field
Thomas Goodenow and Andrew Belcher for the south field
We give these men power to levy for all such fines after 7 dayes after every default.
(5-6) Brian Pendleton Peter Noyse
Walter Hayme Edmund Rice
1639
Given to Thomas Cakebread for an in consideration of building a mill forty acres
of upland or there aboute neere adioyninge to his mill and a little speere of meadow
downwarde and a speere of meadow upward which may be sixteene or twenty acres or there
aboute.
Also there is given for his accomodations for his estate thirty acres of meadow and
forty acres of upland.
(17)
Wee underwritten according to the power graunted us by Commission have ordered and
agreedthat the meadows of the Towne of Sudbery shall be layed out and given to the
present Inhabitants as much as shall be thought meet according to the rule followinge:
Imprimis:
To every Mr. of a Famylie 06 akers
To every wife 06 akers and 1/2
To every childe 01 akers and 1/2
To every mare, cow, ox or any other cattle that may amount to twenty pound, or
soe much money:
Brian Pendleton Edmund Rice
Peter Noyse John Parmenter
George Munning Walter Hayme
2
(5)
It is ordered that all the Inhabitants of this Towne shall have two thirds of
theyre totall meddows layed out this present year to witt the first divident ac-
cording to discretion and the second by lott, and the quantity of every man's
particular sume amounts to the sumes followinge.
The 20th day of the last month 1639
It is ordered and agreed by the commissioners of the towne that every Inhabitant
in this towne shall come forth to the mendinge of the hyway repair such times as they
shall have lawful summons thereunto by the surveyors and if a man shall fayle thereof
it is agreed that the same shall forfeit for every default five sh.
Mr. Peter Noyse
John Parminter
Surveyors for the year.
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The 22th day of the last month 1639
It is ordered and agreed that whereas we the commissioners of Sudbury have a levy
for to gather some money to pay for the purchasing oure plantation and also other rates
for divers occasions we do order that all our rates shall be gathered according to
such quantity of meddowes as are granted to the inhabitants of the towne according
to the rate or size of the first proportion (which wee have annexed for future
evidence) according to the pages following, the severall quantitys were to be layd out
and whereas divers men had some allowance of the quantity to supply for the defect in
quality of the goodness we doe agree that the sayd owners shall not be rated for the
acres allowed, be they more or less, and for more cleerenesse in the rating we have
annexed by the 1st rate following the quantity of the allowed acres to every mans
proportion as allowed in generall to all, provided further that if there be or shall
be found 2 or 3 more quantity of acres more than the quantities allowed in the sayd
rate or rates of divisions to be layd out with their allowances affixed, that then
such quantity of acres shall bee at the townes discretion: Edm. Brown, B. Pendleton,
W. Hayme, G. Muning
3 Here followeth a record of the particular quantity of the acres of meddowe which were layd out in the first division of them unto the inhabitants as they lye successively upon the great river, with the allowance of such acres which were ordered to supply for the badnesse to be a proportionate rate unto the inhabitants of raysing theyre rates as following: Imprimis: to Henry Prentisse was layd out one acre and one half being his just quantity as to be rated for and lyeth on the north side of the River adioyning to the brook, the end bounded by marked stakes. John Parmenter, junior was layd out two acres and one half Richard Newton two acres Andrew Belcher four acres Thomas Goodenow two acres Peter Noyes sixteene acres William Parker one acre and a halfe Anthony White three acres Thomas Browne seven acres John Parmenter, senior, five acres and a halfe and two acres for allowance Henry Loker one acre and a halfe John Goodenow four acres and a halfe Robert Hunt one acre John Wood three acres and a halfe John Bent seven acres Widdow Rice two acres William Browne one acre The ministers meadow Edmund Goodenow five acres and a halfe Thomas Hayme two acres and a halfe Thomas Tlyn one acre John Loker one acre Robert Beast three and a halfe
4 Robert Darnell eyght acres and a halfe Thomas Noyse four and a halfe John Maynard one acre and a halfe and one acre for allowance Edmund Ryce nine acres and a halfe and five acres and a halfe for allowance John How two acres and an acre and halfe for allowance Hugh Griffyn two acres and an acre and halfe for allowance Thomas Whyte five acres and three for allowance Joseph Taynter two acres and halfe an acre for allowance John Blanford one acre and a halfe and one quarter or an acre for allowance Bryan Pendleton twelve acres and a halfe and one acre for allowance Edmund Browne sixteene acres and a halfe and two and a halfe for allowance George Munnings three acres and a halfe and three acres and a halfe for allowance Walter Hayme thirteen acres and a halfe Thomas Buckmaster three acres John Freeman four acres Goodman Witherill two acres Solomon Johnson three acres Richard Whyte two acres John Knight sixteen acres and a halfe Nathaniell Treadway five acres Henry Curtiss one acre John Reddicke two acres and a halfe John Stone two acres William Pellam sixteen acres and a halfe Here followeth a record of the particular quantity of the acres of meadowe which were layd out in the second division of them unto the inhabitants as they fall to them by lott: 1. Imprimis: John Howe hath four acres 2. Bryan Pendleton thirty acres and a halfe 3. The Ministers Meddow
5. 4. Nathaniell Treadway four acres 5. Thomas Bickmaster seaven 6. John Parmenter senior twelve acres 7. John Reddicke five acres 8. John Blanforde four acres 9. John Wood seaven acres 10. Thomas Hayme five acres and a halfe 11. William Browne three acres 12. Richard Whyte five acres 13. Thomas Goodenow foure acres 14. Andrew Blecher eighyt acres and a halfe 15. Widdow Roce four acres 16. Mr. William Pellam thirty three acres and a halfe 17. Thomas Browne sixteene acres 18. John Stone foure acres and a halfe 19. Henry Loker three acres and a halfe 20. Goodman Witherill foure acres 21. Robert Hunt three acres 22. Hugh Griffyn five acres 23. Richard Newton foure acres 24. Thomas Flyn three acres 25. Robert Darnell seaven acres 26. Henry Curtys three acres 27. John Goodenow nyne acres and a halfe 28. Robert Beast seaven and a halfe 29. Edmund Goodenow eleven and a halfe (eyght for allowance) 30. George Munninge seaven acres and four acres for allowance 31. Anthony Whyte six acres and a halfe 32. Henry Prentiss four acres
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33. John Parmenter junior five axres and a halfe
34. William Parker foure acres
35. Edmund Ryce eighteen acres and a halfe
36. Solomon Johnson seaven acres
(7-13)
Peter Noyse hath the moity of his 2nd addition of meddow viz: 16 acres
layd out below, next to Concord bounds. And he hath layd out 16 acres more
next adioyning unto 20 acres layd out unto Edmund Browne, about and against
the Bridle Poynt: Now in case the sayd Peter shall be inhibited from the enioying
of the sayd 16 acres last specified it shall be lawfull for the sayd Peter to
have it, layd out upon or in any meddow not layd out to any.
(13)
Edmund Browne is to have 15 acres for the 2nd addition in part, lying about
the timber neck on the south side if he accepteth it and 20 acres layd out next
over bridle poynt which 20 acres if he shall not enioy or if Mr. Pellam cometh
not up he is then to chose where he will have it layd out upon any meddow that
shall be assigned by and of Mr. Herbert Pellam.
(13) Edmund Browne Walter Haynes
Peter Noyse Edmund Rice
Brian Pendleton George Munnings
The 2nd month the 1st day 1640
It is ordered & agreed that all such hogges and pigges as shall be kept in
this towne of Sudbury from the 24th of this present month shall not goe about the
towne without yokes and Tinges in their noses, for every hogge that shall in time
be found without Ringes and yoakes his owner of the same hogge or pigge shall
forfeit for every default ten shillings and it shall be lawful for every man that
doth see any hogg or pigge without Ringes or yoke the same person shall pound
the same hogge or pigge and shall have halfe the money for himselfe and the other
halfe for the towne
(27)
Brian Pendleton Edmund Rice
Walter Hayme George Munning
April the 3rd 1640
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It is ordered by the towne that if the Treasurer shall send up a distraynt for
all or any part of the Country rate that the goodes or cattle distrayned shall be
replenished and the towne will beare all the charges that may any way arise by
standinge suite with the Treasurer & the charge to be paid in a towne rate:
Wm Pelham William Kerley Peter Noyes
John Moore John Goodnow John Maynard
Walter Hayme John Parminter John Blanford
John How Edmund Goodnow Henry Loker
William Ward* Robert Darnell* John Ruddocke
William Browne Solomon Johnson
(* "his mark")
Granted to Edmond Rice formerly twenty acres of upland lying betweene the land of
Edmond Rice and Mr. Dunstar's farme. Allsoe granted to John Ruddocke ten acres of
upland.
(80) Peter Noyes William Warde Edmond Goodenow
Walter Hayme Hugh Griffyn
John Toll is hereby appointed by the freemen of the towne to have five acres of
Meddow before the third addition of Meddow is layd out and these acres of meddow wer
in the third addition of meddow by lot with the right of the towne.
Peter Noyse Edmond Rice
Brian Pendleton Walter Hayme
It is agreed by the towne that John Toll shall have five acres of meddow in the
great medowe if part of the aforesaid meadow hath five acres not formerly graunted
to Hugh Griffyn for his second addition.
John Toll is to have his acre and a halfe of upland behinde his house ioyninge to
that which he bought of Wm. Browne.
(14,80)
At a Generall Court of election held at Boston the 13th of May 1640:
The petition of the inhabitants of Sudbury for the addition of a mile in length
upon
the southeast and southwest sides of their plantation is granted provided that it
may not hinder a new plantation if there may be convenient place & accomodation for
one nor may not hinder Mrs. Glovers farme of six hundred acres formerly granted and
apoynted to be sett out by Mr. Thomas Mayhew & Mr. Thomas Flynt wich now they are
anew Authorized to doe and they are desired to consider of this Adition and sett
out the same except before excepted, that it maye be found fitt for a new plantation.
This is a true coppy of the Court order taken out of the Court Records by Edw.
Rawson, Secy.
(14)
18th, 4th Month, 1640
It is ordered and agreed by the inhabitants of the towne that whereas there are
certayne lands grauhted out unto them under the name of their third addition, that
Brian Pendleton and Edmund Goodenow shall for layinge out of the same lande and
allow of it accordinge to their discretion and that all such lande being layd out
and by them allowed shall for ever stand firme without contradiction be the same
more or less.
Peter Noyse Walter Hayme
Brian Pendleton Edmund Goodenowe
Nere followeth the lyne of new grants with the marks: 1 a black oak 2 a white
oak 3 a black oak (ded), 4 a black oak dead, 5 a walnut tree 6 a white oak neare
Jethros feild 7 a bonny read oake in a swamp 8 a dead read oake 9 a white ash tree
in a run of water 10 a naked pine tree on a roky hill 11 a chestnut 12 a white oak
13 a white oak 14 a white oake 15 is a dead black stump att the westerly Corner with
a heape of stones att the roote of the tree.
John Goodenow in the name of those who went last on perambulation. Joseph
Goodenow and John Grene of Soaming ... went perambulation ... satisfaction.
(64)
It is ordered and Agreed ... (with the) consent of the towne ... (that the) land
between the street that Good(man) ... (and) the street where John ... Johnson now
dwelleth to ... the new dwelling house ... dwelling house of Good(man) ... shall
from this present 2nd day ... (be a Cow) common for the use of ... working cattell
and (cattle) new weaned...
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Allsoe it is further agreed....men doe lay down....Pine Plaine, shall have the
....of the 2nd addition upon the...that goeth from Sudburie.
It is ordered by the consent of the (towne)...upon the common by any of the
town (smen)...made use of whithin two monethes or...if any man...(after) this day
shall fall tymber upon...default for every tree soe fallen.....
Peter Noyes Walter Hayme
John Parmenter Brian Pendleton
We whose names are under written being chosen by the towne of Sudbury and putt
in commission for to assign to the inhabitants such upland as by order was given
them which was called the third addition have assigned unto them as followeth the
eyghteeneth day of the nynth moneth 1640.
Granted unto John Knight fifty five acres these lands lye
to Hugh Griffyn twenty acres at gravell pitte
to Joseph Parmenter seven acres & a halfe
To John Stone nyne acres
Nathaniell Treadaway sixteene acres and a halfe these lands lye on
John Reddocke eight acres and a halfe the south end of longe
Henry Curtis foure acres hill
Edmund Rice nyne acres
Edmond Goodenough seven acres & a halfe
John Wood foure acres
To William Ward eight acres these lands lye on the
John Freeman thirteene acres farther north brooke to
Solomon Johnson eleven acres Concord ward running to
the river
To John Knyght six acres: upon the south side of the land last above
written
10
To Bryan Pendleton thrirty eight acres
to Walter Hayme & these begin at the north
fifty seven acres
to John Hayme side of Brian Pendleton's
Edmond Goodenough eleven acres twenty acres of upland on
John Goodenough eleven acres the other side of the
William Kerly ten acres River & soe in order
Robert Best eight acres
To Thomas Noyes seventeen acres & a halfe these lye at the northeast
John Waterman twelve acres brooke on the other side
To Walter Hayme twenty two acres at the southwest side of those
next above written
To Bryan Pendleton: eighteen acres upon the south side of the hill.
To John Blanford seventeen acres lying upon the west side of
Brian Pendleton's twenty acres.
To Edmond Rice twenty five acres these lye on the wouth side of
John Waterman thirteen acres B. Pendleton's fourteen acres of
John How eight acres upland meadow on the other side
of the river
To Robert Darnill eighteen acres
Henry Prentiss twelve acres
John Parmenter Hr. nyne acres
Richard Newton six acres & a halfe This great feilde lyeth on the
Andrew Belcher fourteen acres south side of the southwest meadowe
Thomas Goodenough eight acres & a halfe on the further side of the River
Mr. Noyse fifty three acres and to this feilde we have given
William Browne eighteen acres for the allowance of the pine
Thomas Browne twenty five acres lande twelve acres
Anthony Whyte ten acres & a halfe
Thomas Cakebread forty foure acres
John Parmenter Jr. nynteene acres & 1/2
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Henry Loker eight acres
John Goodenough eight acres
Widdow Hunt foure acres & a halfe
John Bent twenty acres
Widdow Rice eight acres & a halfe
Thomas Flyn foure acres & a halfe
The 9th month the 14th day
All the land Formerly given to Antyient Cakebread is confirmed to him by the
Freemen of the towne in the behalfe of the towne, we have set oure hands
Peter Noyes Walter Hayme
Brian Pendleton Edm Rice
The first day of the last month 1640
It is agreed by the towne that Robert Davis shall have a lott of four acres
of upland where it may be most convenient for him and least prejudice to the
towne, ordered the first day of the last month 1640
It is agreedby the town to give unto Robert Darnell five acres of meadow
and five acres of upland which is to lye in his second division of upland which
is on the other side of the River ordered the first day of the last month 1640
It is agreed by the towne that Goodman Knight is to have the piece of meadow
that Robert Beast and Edmund Goodnough had which lyeth neere unto Mr. William
Pelham's fifty acres which is in satisfaction for what hee wanted in his first
and second division of meadow, ordered the first day of the last month 1640
It is Agreed by the towne that Goodman Hayme shall have the remaynder of
the meadow which Mr. Browne the Pastor yielded up except one Acre that is to
be divided between Goodman Knight and Goodman Hayme if it be there, ordered the
first day of the last month 1640
(28) Peter Noyes Edmund Rice
Walter Hayme Edmund Goodnowe
John Bent John Reddocke
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It is agreed by the joynt consent of the town for to give unto Widdow Hunt ten
Acres of meadow and ten Acres of upland After the second division of meadow is layd
out and After the second division of upland is layd out and before any of the third
division shall be layd out unto any of the towne, ordered the first day of the last
month 1640
It is Agreed by the towne that Henry Prentiss and John Maynard are to have three
Acres a peece of meadow to bee layd out unto them after the two divisions of meadow
are layd out and before any of the third bee layd out which meadow is in satisfaction
for what they wanted in being accommodated for their full estate, ordered the first
day of the last month 1640
It is Agreed by the town that Andrew Belcher shall have five acres of upland in
the first where he is to have his second division of upland which is on the other
side of the River which land is to joyne to the above granted fourteen acres, ordered
the first day of the last month, 1640
It is Agreed by the towne to give unto Goodman Bent three acres of upland next
adjoyning to the six Acres that Edmond Goodenough hath (been) given on the other
side of the River at the first division of meadow, and ordered the first day of the
last month 1640
Peter Noyes Walter Hayme
Edmund Rice Edmund Goodenow
John Bent John Reddock
(29)
It is Agreed by the towne that John Bent and Edmund Goodenough shall Assigne all
timber to be fallen to any mans necessity and shall make it knowne unto them, this
order made the first day of the last month 1640
It is Agreed by the towne that Henry Rice is to have eight Acres of meadow or
that twelve acres of meadow which was formerly granted to him in the present piece
of meadow that lieth upon the greate River, ordered the first of the last month 1640
Peter Noyes John Goodenough
Walter Hayme John Bent
(31) Edmund Rice John Reddock
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1640
Granted to William Warde seaven acres three quarters meadow lyinge in the gulfe
betweene the meadows of John Wood & John Parminter Senior.
Allsoe sixteene acres of meadow lyinge in Ridge Meadow on the south and west of
the meadowe of Walter Hayme which said meadowe six acres of it was granted to John
Rediat and bye him sold to the said William Warde with commonage thereunto belonginge.
Alsoe two acres of meadowe lyinge towards Concord line between the meadowe of the said
William Ward and a parcell of meadow that the said William Ward bought of Mr. William
Pelham, which two acres was Thomas Plymptons third division of meadow and by him given
to the said John Rediat and he sold it to William Warde with the commonage thereunto
belonging.
(133)
1640
Granted to Edmond Goodenow siz acres of upland foure acres whereof lyes on the
northeast side of the long hill ioyninge to the common swanp and the other two acres
lying in the south parte of the towne bounde ioyninge to the 40 acres of upland of the
Widdow Cakebread having the Widdow Cakebreads land on the south side of it and on the
North side of it ioyninge to nyne acres of upland of John Ruddocke which parcell of
land the said John Ruddocke sold unto the said Edmund Goodenow and now is in the
possession of the said Edmund Goodenow.
Allsoe granted to Edmund Goodenow five acres of meadowe lyinge in the great River
meadowe next adioyning to the meadow formerly granted to Joseph Tayntor which was
his second division which said parcell of Joseph Tayntor the said Edmond Goodenow
bought of William Kerley and is now in the possession of Edmond Goodenowe.
Allsoe eight acres and halfe of meadowe lyinge on the west side of the River in
Pine Meadowe and lyes betweene the meadowe of Walter Hayme and the meadowe of John
Freeman which John Freeman bought of Mrs. Bassingewayght.
Allsoe five acres for allowance to his third division of meadowe which parcell of
meadow lyes on the Northwest brooke in a meadow commonly called Hopp Meadowe and lyes
betweene the meadowe of Henry Prentiss and the meadow of Thomas White.
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(133)
(1640)
The towne hath given unto Edmond Goodenow six acres of upland lyinge at the
end of the first addition of meadow and on the other side of the river.
The towne hath given unto William Ward twelve acres of upland neere to his
third addition of upland.
Peter Noyes Brian Pendleton
(16-17) John Hayme John Parmenter
A Record of such lande as were given to gratulate some persons for some
service done by them with meddow and arable.
Imprimis: To Bryan Pendleton fourteen acres of meadow and twenty acres of
upland. The meadow lyinge in a sponge; upon the next side of the
great meadow against Munnings his poynt the upland ioyninge to it
on the north side.
To George Munnings ten acres of meadow and ten acres of upland.
Walter Hayme ten acres of meadow and ten acres of upland. John
Parmenter senior ten acres of meadowe
To Edmond Growne twenty acres of upland and fifteen acres of
meadow
To Peter Noyse twenty acres of upland that is to say foure acres
of it adioyninge to his house lott and sixteene acres of upland
Whereas Walter Hayme was to have twenty nyne acres of meadow
being the 45 lott in the second addition it being not to be had
downe the river the townes-men have given him twenty nyne acres
on the west side of the river
Buttinge unto the meadow of George Munnings on the south side and
to the meadow of Thomas Noyes on the north side
Peter Noyes Brian Pendleton
Walter Hayme John Parmenter
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Ordered and agreed upon the 29th day of the first month, 1641
Imprimis: It is agreed that every cart with four sufficient oxen and a man shall
have for a dayes worke five shillings
It is ordered that men shall take for mowing by the acre fourteen pence
for every acre of one and twenty pence a day
It is ordered that all carpenters, bricklayers and thatchers shall have
one and twenty pency for a days worke and common laborers eighteen pence
a day.
It is ordered that all sawyers shall take for sawing up boards three
shillings four pence the hundred and for slitt worke they shall take
foure shillings and eight pence the hundred.
It is ordered that A yearly couvenaunte servant the best of them shall
take but five pound for a years service. and mayd servaunts the best
shall take but fifty shillings for a yeares service.
It is ordered that all ffarmes that are in generall feylds in this towne
of Sudburie shall be shutt up by the 10th day of the second month or
else to forfeit for every Rodd suffered five shillings.
It is ordered that none shall take above five pence per bushell for the
bringing up of corne from Watertowne to Sudburie and twenty shillings
a tunne for any other goods.
Peter Noyse Edmond Goodenowe
Brian Pendleton John Bent
Walter Hayme John Parmenter
33 John Ruddocke
It is ordered that Robert Darnell and Robert Slate shall have six or eight acres of
land by the cranberry swamp to be equally divided between them.
It is ordered that Hugh Griffyn shall lay downe his second addition of meadow being
five acres lyinge in the great meadow and shall have as much in the inland meadowe
next adioyning to his third addition of upland and gravel pitt.
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It is ordered that Henry Prentiss and Hugh Drury shall have four acres each of
them lyinge upon the feilde unto Pyne Brook if soe much be there more than what
is formerly granted.
Peter Noyes Edmund Goodnow
Edmund Rice John Reddock
(34) John Parmenter
Ordered and agreed upon the 4th day of the third month, 1641
It is ordered that every hogg taken in any planted field without a yoake the
owner of every such hogg soe found shall pay for every default so made halfe a
bushell of corne besides all the damages the one halfe to him that taketh the
hogge and the other halfe to the towne.
It is ordered that every one that keepeth any hogge more than his owne within
one fortnight after this day shall ridd them out of the towne and for every hogg
that shall be kept by any man more than his owne: shall for every hogg that he
doth keepe more than his owne for every weeke he shall pay five shillings
It is ordered that those men that are deputed to look to the fences shall have
power to distrayne for every rod of fence not lawfull halfe a bushell of corne
the one halfe to him that looke to the fence, the other halfe to the towne.
Peter Noyes John Parmenter
(35) Edm. Rice Edmund Goodnow
We the inhabitants of Sudbury granted at the request of Mr. Henry Dunstar for
the accomodatinge of the Farme a parcell of upland conteyninge by estimation
foure score acres or there about be the same more or less lyinge upon the north
side of Mrs. Dunstar's farme granted by the Country and buttinge upon a parcell
of meadowe that the inhabitants of Sudbury gave to Mrs. Dunstar which meadow
leyeth in the northwest side of it and lyes on the south side of cirtayne lande
which the said Henry Dunstar bought of severall of the inhabitants of Sudbury and
the east of it extendinge to the fence that is made.
(64)
The inhabitants of Sudbury granted to Mr. Henry Dunstare a parcel of upland
conteyninge
17. by estimation four score acres or thereabout be the same more or lesse lyinge in the south part of the towne bounds and lynes ioyninge to the North side of Mrs. Dunstars farme granted to her by the Country buttinge upon a parcell of meadow that the inhabitants of Sudbury gave to Mrs. Dunstar (which meadoe lyeth on the northwest of it) & ioynes to the south side of certayne landes which Mr. Dunstar bought of severall of the inhabitants of Sudbury & the east side of it extendinge to the fence that is now made. 137 Layd out to Mr. Edmund Browne being formerly granted to him for his third div- ision of meadow & upland fifty five acres of meadowe lyinge in the southwest parte of the boundes of Sudbury which upland & Meadow ioynes together toward the west side of the upland; the upland is parted from the meadowes commonly called the west meadowes by the highway, And from thence they run southward havinge a little gulfe of meadowe in it neere to the east side of it & westward ioyned to the said upland lyes ioyninge to the said twenty five acres of meadowe onely foure acres of the said upland lyes ioyninge to the Northeast of the twenty five acres of meadowe between the meadowe & the highway And with three white oakes marked one answeringe the other. Layd out to Walter Hayme two acres of meadowe being part of his third division of meadow bee the same more or lesse lyinge on the west side of the River neere to the meadowe of the said Walter Hayme call Fligh Meadowe & lyes neere to the high- way that leades to Walter Haymes pantree meadowe. Allsoe six acres of meadowe laid out to Walter Hayme be the same more or lesse lyinge in Hopp meadowe next adioyning to the meadowe of John Moores be the same More or lesse which was granted to him for allowance to his third division of meadowe. The two acres of meadowe last above specified the said Walter Hayme gave to Sollomon Johnson & the said Solomon Johnson gave unto Hugh Griffyn and now it is in the possession of the said Hugh Griffyn. Layd out to Robert Darnill beinge his third division of meadowe, due to have lyinge in the pantree meadowe twelve acres and three quarters which when it came to be layd out lyinge on the west of of the meadowe of William Browne and by him granted to
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Solomon Johnson it fell short of his due for that all the meadowe was granted to
the said Robert Darnell and for further satissfaction he had three acres more
given him in a meadow in the north parte of the towne bounde in a meadowe that
lyes westward from the pantree And allsoe foure acres of meadowe lyinge in the
north end of the Strawberry Hill meadowe.
Granted to Robert Darnill eighteen acres and a halfe of upland upon pyne playne
neere to Groutes ... lying betweene the land of Edmund Rice & the land granted
to John Freeman.
Alsoe granted to Robert Darnill fyve acres of meadowe lyinge at pyne brooke
southward from the meadowe of Edmund Goodenow and northward the highway betweene
Sudbury and Watertowne.
(138)
1641
A rule agreed by a joynt consent of the towne for the working on the highway,
the poorest man shall worke a day and for...(shall) work according to the quantity
of meadow...they have owe...to him in which the...(rule shall be) six Acres for a
day, till every mans quantity of meadow be expired and allsoe the number...(of men)
possessinge such meadows shall worke till...(they have) performed so many dayes
worke and shall...(follow) this order who are to be called our to w(orke) accord-
ing to the discretion of the Sur(veyors) appointed by the towne.
(57)
The Town hath given to Jno. Rutter....(four acres) of upland for a house lot and
the...ioyninge to the mill brook buttinge.. lott side; Allsoe 2 sponges of meadow
....(adioyninge) his meadowes and his lott.
It is ordered by the towne that Solomon...(Johnson) shall have 10 acres of up-
land upon...of the river where he can find it, without prejudice to any other man
Brian Pendleton Edmond Goodenow
Walter Hayme John Goodenow
(57) Thomas...
1641
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Whereas John Goodenough doth resign up 2..acres of meddow at the point belong
Mr. Pelham's...the towne hath given him 4 acres of meddow upon the other side of
the river.
(57)
The 7th month, 1641.
It is ordered by the consent of the freemen of the town that any hoge or hogges
that shall bee found within the meadowes without a ringe or a yoake after the
22nd of this present month shall forfeit for every hogge found twelbe pence and
Edmund Goodenow is appoynted to looke to this business and is allowed for his
persson the one halfe of the penalty and the other halfe of it to be accountable
to the towne.
Brian Pendleton Walter Hayme
Peter Noyes Edm. Goodenough
(35)
It is ordered by the freemen the eleventh day of eleven month 1641 that every
inhabitant that hath any land layd out shall bringe in a coppy of it that it may
be recorded by the twentieth day of this present month every man that shall make
default shall forfeit twenty shillings for his default
Peter Noyes Edmond Goodenow
Walter Hayme Brian Pendleton
John Bent
(36)
It was intended from the beginning of the plantation and is now confirmed that
there shall be two rodd wide left in the meadow from the bridge at Munnings poynt
to the hard upland at the end of Edmond Rices meadowe.
Allsoe it is concluded that there shall be a highway betweene the great river
meadowe and the house lotts from the bridge at John Blanfords to Bridel poynt
which shall be foure rodd wide.
Also it is consluded that there shall be a highway between the upland and the
meadowe from the house lott of Walter Hayme to the meadow of John Goodenow which
shall be four rodd wide where it is not precisely bounded allready and from the
meadow of
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John Goodnow to the end of the townes bounde foure rod wide and allsoe that
there shall be a highway between the upland and the meadow on the right side
of the river from the one end of the meadow to the other which way shall be
five rodd wide And these highways are to be layd out by
Peter Noyes Edmond Goodnowe
Brian Pendleton William Browne
(36) Walter Hayme
Memorandum: granted to Hugh Griffyn for some service six acres of upland to
be layd out with his third addition of upland.
Memorandum: the towne hath given unto Robert Darnell an acre lott next
adioyninge to his house lott & one in ... of Thomas Noyes.
Memorandum: the towne hath granted to Henry Rice ... acres of meadow for his
estate and six acres of upland.
Brian Pendleton Walter Hayme
(37) John Parmenter Edmund Rice
May the 2, 1642
It is ordered by the freemen of this towne that all the cattle within the
towne shall this summer not be turned abroad without a keeper and the keeper
shall not keepe any of the herd in any of the Great River meddows from Bridle
poynt downwards toward Concord the intent of the order to preserve the River
meddowes for every default of the herdes men foure shillinges to be payd to the
townes use and for every default of the owner sixe pence a hed. This order
takes effect the second day of Maye untill further order bee taken.
Peter Noyes Brian Pendleton
Walter Hayme John Parmenter
(63) Edmond Goodnow
1642
It is agreed between the inhabitants of the town of Sudbury and Ambrose Leech:
That the towne will give unto the said Ambrose six acres (in) Mr. Pendleton's
second addition of meadow which shall run on the north side his meadow lyinge on
the west side of the river and shall run from the river to the upland, Allsoe
foure acres of meadow more which shall be with as ... convenient as may be.
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Allsoe twenty acres of upland lyinge on the west side of the river on the north
side of the land of Walter Hayme if he approve of it also soe much upland where it
may be convenient.
For and in consideration whereof the said Ambrose doth promise to build a
sufficient Cart bridge over the River three feet above high water mark twelve feet
wyde from the one side of the river to the other provided that the towne doth fell
and cross cutt the tymber and saw all the plank and carry it to place and when it is
ready framed the towne doth promise to help him to raise it so that he and one man
be at the charge of the sayd Ambrose and he doth promise to accomplish the worke by
the last day of August next.
Allsoe the towne doth admitt of him as a townsman with right to commomage and
upland as more shall be layd out and alsoe ten acres of meadow to be layd out which
other meadow is in the third addition of meadow.
Ambrose Beech Brian Pendleton
(39) Walter Hayme
1642
... that Thomas Kinge bought of Mr. Noyes ... house and houselott that was
George Munning's ... thereabout lying between the houselotts of ... (Curtis) and
Walter Hayme.
... seaven acres of upland formerly George Munnings lyinge (adioyninge) the lande
of Brian Pendleton and Walter Hayme. Allsoe four acres of meadow lyinge on the
west side ot the river meadow ... between the meadow of Mr. Edmond Browne and
Walter Hayme. Allsoe four acres of meadow lyinge on the west side of the river ...
the great river meadowe betweene the meadowes of Walter Hayme ... both sides of it.
in the year 1642
... (John) Parmenter junior bought of Henry Prentiss the houselot of the said
Henry Prentiss conteyninge by estimation foure acres or thereabout with a parcell of
meadow ioyninge to the south end of the said houselott which end of it runs to mill
brooke and which lott lyeth betweene the land of Mr. Herbet Pelham and the
houselott of said John Parmenter.
Granted to Thomas Goodnow ten acres of upland be the said more or less lyinge upon the extremity of the towne southward...(abutting) upon a meadow the north end buttinge upon a hill called hogge hill ioyning to the land of Robert Darnell on the west side. Granted to Robert Darnell nyne acres and a halfe of upland be the same more or lesse lying upon the outflank of the towne, south end lying upon a meadow, the north end butting upon a hill called hogge hill ioyninge unto the land of Thomas Goodnow on the east side. Granted unto John Goodnow thirteen acres of upland be the same more or lesse lying on the south part of the towne's bounds ioyninge to a great necke on the west of it and to the land of William Kerly on the north of it. Granted to Thomas White twenty seven acres of upland be the same more or less lyinge in the north parte of the towne and is parted from a parcell of ... formerly granted to John Knight and now in the possession of ... (John) Smith by the highway that leads to the meadow. Granted to John Goodnow six acres of meadow lying in the...lying on the west side of the river lying between the meadow of ... John Maynard and... Edmund (Ri)ce. (40) September the first, 1642: John Moore bought of Edmund (Rice) of Sudbury the house of the said Edmund Rice with his houselott contayning by estimation four acres or thereabout be the same more or less lyinge between the house lot of John How and of Henry Rice and now in the possession of the said John How with one acre and halfe of upland parted from the house by the highway and lyeth between the highway leading to the common swanp and the lande of Henry Rice now in the possession of the said John Moore. Allsoe ten acres of upland lyinge upon pine plane. Allsoe twenty five acres of upland lyinge on the west side of the river and lyes on the south side of the meadow of Bryan Pendleton be the same more or less ioyninge to the land of ... (john) How. Allsoe nyne acres of meadowe and a halfe be the same more or less lyinge on the great river meadow between the meadow of John Maynard and John How
23 Allsoe three acres of meadow be the same more or lesse lying in the great river meadow between the meadow of ... Hayme and John Freeman. Allsoe the said John Moore bought all towne right and privi(leges) ... belonging or in any wise apertayninge to the said house ... and the severall parcels of land with all further divisions of land to be laid out according to that proportion of land before mentioned. Allsoe the said John Moore bought of Henry Rice his h(ouse)with the cowhouse ... adioyning to it & the houselott conteyning by estimation four acres or thereabout be the same more or less lyinge between the houselott of John Maynard and the houselott of Edmund Rice and now in the possession of said John Moore. Allsoe one and one halfe acre of upland lyinge between the land of John Maynard and the land of Edmund Rice now in the possession of the said John Moore and is parted from the houselott by the highway. 41 Made the 7th month, 1642 ... their part an agreement between William Swift of ...ndwiche (Sandwich) and Hugh Drury of Sudbury that for and in consideration of three pounds lent by the said Hugh Drury to the said William Swift which the said William Swift by convenant bound himselfe to pay the said Hugh Drury in and upon the 29th day of the 7th month 1643 and in default of payment the said William Swift bound over a sertayne house and land in Sudbury which was sometyme the lande & possession of Witherlyes and after in the possession of John Knight, which payment being not performed according to the covenant by William Swift nor he appeareth on the day appoynted, the said Hugh Drury hath entered upon the said house and land in the presence of Thomas Hoyte and John Freeman upon the second say of the 10th month, 1643. 44 December the 26th, 1642: It is agreed by a generall consent of the townesmen that all the inhabitnats that have any land granted before this have from this tyme six moneth liberty to lay it out and if any within the said tyme of six moneth shall neglect the
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layinge out of any such lande it shall then be lawfull for the towne to dispose
of any land which shall be not layd out at such a tyme as ocasion shall serve
notwithstanding all former grants.
The towne hath given to John Rutter the side hill lyinge betweene the houselott
and the brooke conteyninge by estimateion one and a halfe or there about.
(65) Peter Noyes Walter Hayme
Edmond Goodnow
The 13th day of the 11th month 1642
Memorandum: it is provided by the towne that all those lands with every parcel
thereof thus described and bounded shall be for a cow common for ever, that is to
say all the land from the house lott of Robert Darnell unto the common cartbridge
going to Edmund Goodenowes meadow and so upon a strayght lyne to Watertowne
boundes, which land so granted for a cow common shall never be reserved or layd
downe without the consent of every inhabitant that hath rights in commonage. All
the lands we say that are contained within these tearms: that is between the two
townes, that is between the saw mill brook and the sayd neck southward down unto
the great river and bounded on the side by the extremity of our line dividing
Watertowne and Sudbury, all our land contained within these terms except all such
lands as have been granted unto in particulars that is to say a neck of upland
lying between mill brooke and pine brooke, allsoe an outher neck of land with the
flat belonging to it lying between the aforesayd neck and the great river on the
other side also another flatte of land that lyeth westward from there and contain-
ing some 3 or 4 more acres and granted out unto particular men. Memorandum: that
the inhabitants of the sayd towne are to be limited and sized in the putting in
of cattle upon the sayd commonage according to the rate of the quantity of acres
of meadowe the sayd inhabitants are instated in upon the division of the meadowes
or shall be instated in by purchase thereafter, provided that they buy with the one
meadowe the liberty of commonage alloted to such a quantity of acres as shall be
purchased.
Furthermore because that the sayd inhabitants are not soe full of cattle as to
feede down the sayd commonage it is permitted unto the sayd inhabitants to put
their
25 cattle without size untill that the herd or herds shall decrease the feede, at such time they shall come to size. Memorandum: that what so ever upland meadowes that is to say inclosed within upland and not yet granted or given out to any person or persons, that the sayd meddows shall be left open to be fed by the common herd in the spring until the first day of the 3rd month provided that if any person that shall be possessed of any such meddow shall withstand ingresse and egresse of the herd or herds or shall forfeit for every acre confined within the meadow five pounds. (19) the 13th day of the 12th month, 1642 It is ordered that everie goat that is taken in any mans garden orchard or green corn shall be impounded and the owner shall pay for every such goat so taken-3-and this order to begin and take place the 20th day of the present month. (66) 12th month It is ordered by the inhabitants of the towne that from this time the day and yeare above writeyne: no great cattle shall be found in the plantinge feilds and that all the four as shall be suficiently made ready by the first day of the first month and upon payment of 12d a rod, for every defect whereof the sirvaiers of the first feilde is Walter Hayme, for the next field is Goodman Ryce and John Maynard, and for the north is Robert Darnill and Henry Lokar and for the south and fourth feild is Mr. P. Noyes and Mr. William Browne. (66) February the 17th, 1642 It is agreed between the townsmen of the towne on the...(one) part and John Rutter on the other part that the said John....(Rutter) for his parte shall fell, saw, hew and frame a house for a meeting house thirty foote longe twenty foote wide eight foote be(tween) joynte three foote between studde two crosse dorments in (the) house six clearstory windowes two with four lyghts a peece and foure with three lyghts a peece
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and to ententise between the studde which frame is to be made ready to raise the
fourth weeke in May next.
John Rutter
And the towne for their parte do covenant to draw all tymber to place and to helpe
rayse the house being (framed) and allsoe to pay tothe said John Rutter for the
said...(house) six pound that is to say three pound to be paid in corne at three
shillings a bushell or in money in and upon the (twenty)... seventh day of this
present month and the other three pounds to be payd in money, corne and cattle, the
corne and cattle to be prized by two men of the towne, one to be chosen by the towne
and the other to be chosen by John Rutter and to be paid at the time that the frame
shall be by the sid John Rutter finished.
Peter Noyes William Ward
Walter Hayme John How
Brian Pendleton Thomas Whyte
the 24th day of the last month 1642
It is apoynted by the towne that John How shall be marshall for the towne from
this tyme for one year for which servise he is to have twenty shillinges and
twelve pence for every distrainte.
Thomas Noyes is apoynted to keepe a ferry for one yeare for which hee is to have
two pence for every single passenger and if there be more to taken a pence apeece.
Hugh Griffyn is apoynted to attend the towne meetinges to write towne orders
for one year from the day above written for which he is to have ten shillings for his
labor.
It is ordered the day and yeare above written that the rate for the meeting house
shall be gathered in the same way that the county rate was.
Peter Noyes Edmond Goodnow
Bryan Pendleton John Reddocke
(67) Walter Hayme
the 7th day of the first month 1643
It is ordered by the towne that whosoever after this day shall take away any mans
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canoo without the leave of the owner shall forfeit for every default so made two
shillings.
(67)
March the 25th, 1642
It is granted by the freeman that all fences belonginge to any feilde wherein
any English corne is sowen shall be made up by the 30th of the present month upon
payne of sex pence for every rod that shall be defective.
Peter Noyes Walter Hayme
John Parmenter Edmund Goodnow
(63)
The first day of the second month, 1643
Granted to John Parmenter, a parcell of upland...by estimate seven acres or
thereabout be the same more or less lying on the north side of the highway that
that runs into the great river meadow which parts the lande of Walter Hayme and
John Freeman adioyninge to the lande...of John Parmenter houselott which said land
was formerly granted to Thomas Noyes
Robert Darnell of Sudbury beinge apoynted the true and lawful Attorney unto
Robert Fordham by virtue of a letter of Attorney bearing date the 9th of June 1642
hath sold, alienated demised and confirmed unto William Kerley of Sudbury the elder
all the lande of the said Robert Fordham which the said Robert Fardham bought of
Joseph Tayntor lyinge in the towne of Sudbury and the rights and priviledges thereto
belonging or in any wise appertayning and allsoe thirty acres of meadow and sixteen
acres of upland granted by the towne to the said Robert Fordham lying within the
towne of Sudbury this alienation being made and the land delivered unto the said
Robert Darnill hath sold alsoe all right and priviledge in commanage belonginge to
the said thirty acres of meadow and sixteen acres of upland.
Granted to William Kerley the yonger eleven acres of upland be the same more
or less lyinge in the wouthward of the town bounde ioyninge to the northern...(end)
of the land of John Goodnow and southward to the cow common.
28 (45) The first day of the second month 1643 It is agreed upon by the towne that the pastor shall have for this yeare begin- ninge the first day of the first month thirty pounds to be gathered by rate and to be payd unto him at two generall payments the first payment to bee made one month after midsomer the other payment to be made one month after michaelmas for the gatheringe of which the towne hath desired Mr. Pendleton and Walter Hayme to under- take it and allsoe the towne hath discharged the pastor from all rates for this yearc and the rate to bee levyed according to the rate which was for the meeting house the invoyce being taken by John Freeman. (68)
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Immediately after page 28.
Nothing has been left out.
Betsey M. Powers
Sudbury Town Clerk
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Further agreed upon the 13 day of the 2nd moneth 1643
It is concluded that these three swamps, viz; the swampe that
lyeth upon the backs of the house land of Walter Haynes and upon a fresh
pond excepting such ground of the sayd swamp as is layd out to some in-
habitants, allsoe a swamp lying under the north side of an hill called
long hill lying towards Concord and an other swampe that butteth upon
Concord line all these swamps are reserved in common for the use of the
inhabitants according unto order agreed upon by the inhabitants.
It is further concluded that all those inhabitants whichare
before written shall have for their 3rd addition of upland in acres
according to their first and 2nd division of meddows granted unto them
by the rate of their estates which sayd land shall be layd out unto
them according to rule concluded.
Edm. Browne Walter Hayme
Brian Penleton Edm Rice
(20) George Munnings
It is agreed by the freemen of this towne that Mr. Noyes,
Mr. Pendleton, Edmund Rice, George Munnings and Edmund Goodenough shall
have power to dispose and lay out according to their discression the
third addition of upland according to the proportion above written when
they shall see convenient
Thomas Whyte John Bente
(20) John Hayme
It is ordered the 8th day of the third month of 1643 that Hugh
Griffyn shall take records of all births, marriages and deaths and record
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them into the records and to pay the records out of it and for his labor
he is to have three pence for every record.
Peter Noyes Brian Pendleton
Edmond Goodnow John Parmenter
(67) Walter Hayme John How
It is ordered the 8th day of the 3rd month, 1643
That whereas there was an order made the 4th day of the third
month 1642 that noe inhabitant shall take any strange hoggs to keepe
within the towne, upon forfeit of five shillings for every hogge that
shall be taken in contrary to that order, it is now againe reminded and
further agreed that if any hoggs shall be lodged within the towne within
one weeke after this day the party that lodges any such hogges shall
forfeitt for every hogg soe lodged within the towne five shillings or
pound under the charge or custody of any inhabitant in the towne then
every hogg soe found he hath charge of them shall pay for every
hogg five shillings.
It is ordered that every inhabitant in the towne shall drive
out his hoggs every morninge into the woods and when they come home at
night to see them shutt up fast or else if they be about the street
to ringe and yoake them and for default thereof every default for every
hogg shall forfitt foure pence. This order is to take effect within a
weeke after this tyme.
Brian Pendleton Peter Noyes
Walter Hayme John How
(69) Edmund Goodnow
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The 8th day of May, 1643
The cranbery swamp formerly graunted to Antient Cakebread
is further confirmed to John Grout the 8th day of May 1643.
Allsoe granted to Sergt. John Grout the swamp lying by the
new dwelling house of Philem. Whale to pen watter for the use of the
Mill and the propriety of it to remaine for the use of the towne.
(17)
The 16th of this present May, 1643
Allsoe ordered that every inhabitant that hath a houselott
shall attend the meeting house or send a sufficient man that day to
help to raise the meeting-house and for every one that shall make default
the forfeit for this default two shillings and sixpence. the day appoyn-
ted the 16th of the present month, 1643.
Peter Noyse Brian Pendleton
John How Walter Hayme
(42) Edmund Goodnow
It is ordered the 20th of the 3rd month that all great cattle
shall goe with a keeper except it be working cattle in the tyme of theyre
labor and for all cattle that shall be taken without a heardsman or
keeper unless it be workinge cattle in the tyme of theyre labor shall
forfeit foure pence for every head. This order to stand for one yeare.
(In different ink the following addition: It is further agreed the
22nd of January 1645 that this order shall stand in force till some other
order be taken.)
The 7th of June 1643
It is ordered by the freemen of this town that if any man shall
make default in not sending sufficient workmen upon lawful ordering of
all for everie daies work not done forfit three shillinge to the use of
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the town the work is to be for highswaies or other towne work as the
surveior of high waies shall apoint.
Edmond Rice Walter Hayme
Peter Noyes John Parmenter
It is ordered by the towne the 4th day of the 6th month that
there shall be a rate gathered of ten pound for the finishinge of the
meetinghouse to be rated upon meddowes, improved lands and all manner
of cattle above a quarter old to be prized so they were formerly prized
the Invoyce to be taken by the marshall, calves to be prized at 15s a
peece, shootes at 6s 8d a peece, kidds at 4d a peece.
(68)
sixth month 1643
... hath sold unto Edmond Goodnow a parcell of meadow ... therein
to belonging to it lying on the west side of ... (the river) the same more
or less and being a part of a grant ... formerly reserved for a minister
for which he is to pay ... eleven shillings to pay it at next in Indyan
corne.
Peter Noyes John Parmenter
Brian Pendleton Edmund Goodnow
26 day 7th month 1643
It is agreed between the inhabitants of Sudbury on the one
part and Timothy Hawkins of Watertowne on the other part that the ...
(said) Timonthy shall build a sufficient cart bridge over the river begin-
ning ... the west side of the river running crosst the river five rod
longe and twelve feet wide one foote above high water marke the arches
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to be 12 foot wide all but the middle arch which is to be 14 foot wide,
the stilts ... inches square 26 foote longe the posts 16 inches square
the cups ... and 16, the braces 8 inches square the bridge must have a
rail on each side, and the rayle must be braced at every post the planke
must be ... 2 inches thick sawn, there must be 5 braces for the planke
... and the bridge, the braces 12 inches square, the bridge is by him
to be ready to use by the last day of May next.
... which worke the inhabitants doe covenant to pay unto the
said Timothy ... his worke soe done the sum of 13 pounds to be payd
in corne ... (& cattle) The corne at the generall price of the countrey
and the cattle as two men shall judge them worth.
The said Timothy is to fell all his tymber and saw it and then
the towne is to carry it to place and when the said Timothy hath framed
it the towne is to afford help to rayse provided that Timothy with as
many as generally worke with him upon the frame are to helpe at raysinge.
And in behalf of the towne John How hath covenant to pay the
said Tymothy for the said worke. In witness whereof, the parties have
set their hande the day and yeare above written:
Timothy Hawkins The sworne men:
Brian Pendleton Peter Noyse
Walter Haynes John How
Edmund Goodnow
It is ordered by the towne the day and the yeare above written
that John How the marshall shall have power to call the towne in the
middle of March to levy a rate to pay for the buildinge of the bridge.
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and in case the towne be defective he hath liberty to take 2 or 3 men
to him to levy the rate and to gather it and he is to be paid for his
labor one shillinge and six pence a day for his tyme spend herein:
(60) Brian Pendleton Peter Noyes
Walter Hayme Edmund Goodenow
Granted to Edmond Rice ten acres of upland lyinge in the south
parte of the towne bound northward ioyning to the land of Thomas Axdell
eastward to the land of John Bent and westward toward the land granted
to the said Edmond Rice.
Allsoe twenty acres of upland now lyinge in the south part of
the town bound northward to the land of Mr. Henry Dunstar and northward
toward the land of Henry Rice.
Allsoe thirty five acres of upland lyinge upon pyne plane
buttinge eastward upon the lande of Robert Darnell and on the west to
the lande of Edmond Goodenow.
Allsoe nyne acres of upland lyinge upon a parcell of land
neere to the southward of the long hill in the north part of the town
bound neere to the lande of Thomas Goodenow and Robert Darnell.
Allsoe Edmond Rice bought of Mary Axdell widdow the dwelling
house with six acres of upland be the same more or less lyinge in the
south part of the towne bound between the lande of Philemon Whale and
the land of the said Edmond Rice.
Granted to Walter Hayme a parcell of meadow conteyning by
estimation two acres and halfe or thereabout lyinge on a parte of meadow
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which runs out of pantree (brook) southward ioyning next the meadow of
Henry Lokar.
Allsoe three acres more of meadow lyinge southward of the
foresaid two acres and halfe in a parcell by itself. Allsoe one acre
of meadow.
Allsoe eleven acres of meadow in the pyne meadow lyinge be-
tween the meadow of Edmond Goodenow on the west and a bedd of pynes on
the west.
Granted to John Hayme four acres of upland on the west side
of the River lyinge southward to the highway and west to the land of
Thomas ... Allsoe five acres of meadow lyinge in the gulfe between the
meadow of John Blandford and Mr. Peter Noyes. Allsoe one acre of meadow
lyinge northward from pantree meadow and neere to the meadow of Hugh
Griffyn.
Granted to Thomas Noyes six acres of upland lying on the west
side of the River betweene the meadow of the said Thomas Noyes and the
highway. Allsoe seaven acres and a quarter of meadow lyinge in a parcell
of meadow that goes out of the Gulfe towards Concord bounde and lyes
between the meadow of Robert Beast and the meadowe of Thomas Kinge.
Allsoe foure acres of meadowe for allowance lyinge in the westward of a
meadow in the north side of the towne bounde.
Granted to Hugh Griffyn five acres of meadow lyinge in the
great River meadow on the west side of the River ioyninge to the meadow
of Henry Curtiss. Allsoe a parcell of meadow conteyninge by estimation
two acres and a halfe or there about be the same more or less runninge
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northward from the meadow of John Rudducks at Pantry to a little wood
swamp at the north of it. Allsoe a parcell of meadow conteininge by
estimation one acre be the same more or lesse lyinge on both sides of
the brooke a little downward from the cart path goinge over the brooke
to Ridge meadowe, called Hop meadow brooke.
Granted to John Moore fifteene acres of upland lyinge upon
Concord path neere to the lande of Thomas White beinge part of the land
which John Moore formerly bought of John Stone. Allsoe three acres of
meadow lyinge in the pantree meadowe betweene the meadowe of William
Kerley senior and John Bent. Allsoe two acres of meadow lyinge in the
south side of the towne bounds in a peece by itselfe.
Allsoe seaven acres of meadow lyinge on the north brooke be-
tweene the meadow of Mr. Edmond Browne and Henry Rice. Allsoe three
acres of meadow lyinge on the northwest brooke betweene the meadowe of
Thomas White and Walter Hayme with ten acres of the allowance for a
third division of meadowe.
(61 - 62)
The 23th of October, 1643
... lande formerly graunted to Thomas Cakebread and now in the
possession of Sara Cakebread widdow layd out at the ... (townes) appoint-
ment by Bryan Pendleton and Edmond Goodnow the 23rd of October 1643.
The land lyinge about the millhouse containynge by estimation
thirty two acres of upland or there about be the same mor or lesse having
a highway on every side of it and allsoe all the parcells of meadow lyinge
within the said land be the same more or lesse.
Allsoe all one parcell of meadowe containinge by estimation
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twelve acres or there about be the same more or lesse lyinge on the
south side of the clay pitte and brick kilnes.
(46)
Allsoe eight acres of upland be the same more or lesse lyinge
on the east side of the foresaid meadow and buttes upon the pine playne
on the east side of it with all the cranberry swampe adioyninge to it,
ioyninge to the lands of Robert Daniel. allsoe thirty acres of meadowe
lyinge in west meadow on the west side of the River be it more or lesse
lyinge between the meadow of John Parmenter senior and John Bent.
Granted to Bryan Pendleton seventeene acres of meadowe be
the same more or lesse lyinge in the west meadow ioyninge to the north-
west of the meadow of ----------- which 3 acres the sayd Bryan bought of
Henry Prentiss and ioynes to the northeast of the meadowe of the Widdow
Hunt.
Phillemon Whale bought of Edmund Rice 9 acres of upland be the
same moreor less lyinge on the south syde of the towne bound of Sudbury
between the lande of John Hayme on the south side of it and ioyninge to
the springe runninge from his new dwelling house to the river on the west
side of it.
Allso Philemon Whale bought of John Hayme seaven acres of
upland the lande before expressed which lyes between the land of the
sayd Phillemon above mentioned and the lande of John Bent.
John Hayme bought of Thomas Flyn one acre and a halfe of up-
land be the same more or less lyinge between the lande of the sayd John
Hayme ioyninge to his new dwelling house and the lande of John Loker.
46 Granted to Henry Loker two acres of upland be the same more or lesse lyinge between the lande formerly granted to Joseph Taynter and now in the possession of William Kerley senior on the north side of it and a spring running from the house of Philemon Whale to the River on the south side of it. Allsoe eight acres of upland be the same more or lesse lyinge in the south side of the towne bounde the north end of it lyinge to the high way leadinge from Watertowne to Mr. Dunstars farme and the west side of it ioyninge on to the lande of John Bent and westerly ioyninge to the land of John Loker. Granted to John Loker ten acres of upland be the same more or lesse lyinge in the south parte of the towne bounde and lyes betweene the highway leadinge from Watertowne to Mr. Dunstars farme and ioyninge to the east side of the lande of Henry Lokar. Robert Darnell of Sudbury beinge apoynted the true and lawful Atturney unto Robert Fordham by virtue of a letter of Atturney and con- firmed ... Peter Noyes of Sudbury twenty acres of upland be the same more or lesse which lande was formerly graunted to the said Robert Ford- ham and lyes upon tymber neck the west end butting to the River the east to the cow common and ioynes to the south side of the land of the syd Peter Noyes. Thomas Axdell bought of Edmond Rice five acres of upland be the same more or less lyinge in the south warde of the towne bounde the highway side lyinge to the common and ioynes to the land of the sayd Edmund Rice southward and northward to the highway leading form Sudbury to Mr. Dunstars farme.
47 Robert Daniel bought of Anthony White fifteene acres of upland be the same more or lesse lying in a necke of lande between mill brook and pine brook and lyes between the lande of Peter Noyes and the land granted to Thomas Browne six acres whereof the sayd Anthony bought of William Parker. Allsoe ten acres of meadow be the same more or lesse lyinge in the great River meadowe in two parcells three acres lyinge between the meadowe of Peter Noyes on the one side and the meadow granted to Henry Prentiss on the other side with all rights and priviledges belong- inge to the said Anthony White in Sudbury. Granted to Henry Rice six acres of upland be the same more or less lyinge in the south parte of the towne bounde buttinge upon the east side of Mr. Dunstars farme and upon the common southward and upon the north to the highway leading from Sudbury to Mr. Dunstars farme. Allsoe granted to Henry Rice ten acres of upland lyinge upon the pine playne parted from the meadow of Edmond Goodnow by the high way and lyes neare to a neck called Groute's Head. Granted to Thomas Noyes ten acres of upland lyinge on the west side of the river be the same more or less ioyninge to the south side of the land formerly granted to Thomas Noyes with a high way on the south side which parte the said lande from the land of Robert Beast. Granted to John Blandford fifteene acres of upland lyinge on the west side of the River be the same more or less ioyninge westward to a parcell of lande called Cranbery Hill and southward to the lande of John Toll.
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Allsoe seaven acres of upland lyinge on the west side of the
river and lyes betweene the lande of Henry Prentiss and Robert Darnell.
Allsoe a parcell of land beinge an acre and halfe or there
about lyinge betweene the houselott of Bryan Pendleton and the highway
and ioyninge to the fresh pond.
Edmund Goodnow bought of Thomas Flyn a parcell of meadow lyinge
in the great River meadow conteyninge by estimation one acre or there-
about be it more or lesse lyinge betweene the meadow of John Hayme and
John Lokar with all right of commonage belonginge to the same.
Granted to Robert Darnill foure acres and a halfe of upland
be the same more or less lyinge betweene the houselott granted to John
Knight and the highway that leades toward the land of Mr. William Pelham.
Allsoe one acre and halfe of upland parted from the house lott
of the said Robert Darnill by the highway and lyes between the land of
the sayd John Maynard and the towne pound.
Allsoe eighteene acres of upland lyinge on the west side of
the river eastward ioyninge to the land of John Blandford.
(46 - 47)
October the 24th, 1643
It is agreed between John Parmenter Senior on the one part and
Robert Beast on the other parte that whereas the said John Parmenter hath
a parcell of meadowe lying in the west meadow in Sudbury conteyning by
estimation ten acres or thereabouts be the same more or less and the
said Robert Beast hath a parcell of meadow lying by Groutes Head ioyninge
to a parcell of meadowe of Edmund Goodnow conteyninge by estimation nyne
acres or thereabout be the same more or less, they the said John Parminter
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and the said Robert Beast have with a ioynt consent exchanged each with
the other, that is to say that the said John Parminter shall for ever
injoy the said parcell of meadow formerly granted to the said Robert
Beast, and the said Robert Beast shall enioy the said parcell of meadow
graunted to the said John Parmenter.
Consent hereunto: John Parminter, Jr.
John Grout
(45) Hugh Griffin
October 1643
It is agreed by the townsmen that if any man shall want of
any such quantity of meadow or upland as by proportion he ought to have,
if he appeale to the towne they shall have satisfaction in some land
or other.
Peter Noyes Brian Pendleton
(21) Edmond Goodnow
November 13, 1643
It is ordered by the town that Mr. Noyes, Mr. Pendleton,
Walter Hayme, John Parminter senior and Thomas Kinge shall have power
to view the river at Thomas Kinges and to agree with workmen to build
a cartbridge over the river accordinge as they shall see inst. occasion
It is granted by the towne that Mr. Pendleton shall fully
record his third addition of meadow formerly granted unto him.
(70)
November 26, 1643
The 26th day of the 9th moneth 1643
Memorandum: it is ordered by the towne that all these lands
with every parcell thereof thus described and bounded shall lye for a
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cow common for ever that is to say all the lande southward that lye from
the southeast corner of the houslott of Robert Darnel unto the common
cartbridge goinge to Edmond Goodnowe meadowe and soe upon a straight
lyne to Watertowne bounde which lande soe granted for a cow common shall
never be reserved or laid downe without the consent of every inhabitant
that hath right in commonage. All the lande we say that are contained
within these tearmes that is betweene the said houselott of Robert Darnel
and the cart bridge before signified southward within the 4 mile bound
first (given the) towne to the great river and bounded on the side with
the extremity of our lyne bounding Watertowne and Sudbury all our lande
contayned within these tearmes except all such land as have been granted
out in particular that is to say a neck of upland lyinge between mill
brooke and pyne brooke allsoe another necke of lande with the flatt be-
longinge to it lyinge betweene the aforesaid neck and the great river
on the other side allsoe another flatt of land that lyeth westward from
thence containinge some 3 or 4 other acres and granted out to particular
men. The inhabitants of the towne are to be lymited and sized in said
common accordinge to the quantity of meadow and said inhabitants are
instated in upon the division of meadow or shall be instated in by pur-
chase therafter provided they buy with the meadowe the liberty of com-
monage allotted to such a quantity of acres as shall be purchased.
Brian Pendleton Edmond Goodnow
Walter Hayme Thomas Goodnow
Peter Noyes Thomas Flyn
William Warde John Wood
(22) John Reddock
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December the 11th, 1643
It is ordered by the town that all men that have any lande
granted that may lye in any generall field have lawfull warninge shall
attend to have it layd out in case any doe neglect it shall be lawfull
for those that do attend to have the land layd out unto them.
The towne hath given John Stone and Henry Curtiss each of
them six acres of land.
Brian Pendleton Walter Hayme
(65) Edmond Goodnow
February 28, 1643-44
It is agreed between Thomas Goodnow and William Ward, that
whereas the said Thomas hath a parcell of meadow conteyninge foure acres
or there about lyinge in the great river meadow between the meadow of
Andrew Belcher and the sd William Ward, And the said William Ward hath
a parcell of meadow conteyninge by estimation four acres or thereabout
lyinge in the great River meadow between the meadow formerly granted
to Witherell and John Knight they the said Thomas and William by a
ioynt consent hath exchanged each with the other, that is to say, that
the sd Thomas shall for ever enioy the said five acres formerly belong-
inge to the sd William Ward and the said William Ward shall for ever
enioy the sd foure acres formerly belonging to Thomas Goodnowe.
(48)
March the first, 1643
It is ordered by the towne that John How shall be marshall
for this present yeare ensuinge he is to ioyne with Hugh Griffyn to take
the invoyce for any rates that shall be in the present yeare and for the
composinge of the rate which being composed the sd. John How is to give men
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notice what they are to pay and gather it for which is to have twenty
shillings for his yeares service.
It is allsoe ordered that Hugh Griffyn shall attend towne
meetings to write towne orders and allsoe to ioyne with the marshall
in taking the invoyce of all rates for the yeare ensuinge and allsoe to
compose the rate for which he is to have for his yeares service twenty
shillings.
It is allsoe ordered that after the marshall shall have
notice to men of the some which they are to pay for any rate & of the
tyme of payment & the place where they are to bringe if any man shall be
defective that the marshall be constrayned to goe afterwarde to gather
it they that are defective shall pay the marshall for his labor.
It is ordered that John Bent and John Blandford shall have power
to call out men to the highe way for this yeare being surveyors for the
same purpose.
It is ordered that all generall corne feilds shall be inclosed
with a sufficient fence betweene this and the 16th day of this present
month & if any shall be defective he shall forfeit for every rod of
fence that is defective twelve pence. Thomas Kinge to see to the fence
of that feild where he dwell, John Moore & Hugh Griffyn for the field
they lye in, Robert Darnell & John Parmenter senior for the feild they
lye in, John Parminter junior and Andrew Belcher for the feild they lye
in, John Ruddocke and Henry Curtiss for the feild they lye in & William
Ward & John Freeman for their feild.
Peter Noyes Brian Pendleton
William Browne John Ruddocke
Walter Hayme John Parmenter, senior
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It is ordered that all forreyne cattle that are taken in by
any man either for winter or summer shall be lyable to pay to all towne
rates that is for towne charges & they are to be rated in the same way
& valued as the town cattle are.
(72)
It is agreed between Edmund Rice, John Wood and John How that
wheras Edmund Rice had formerly granted to him six acres of land neere
to the houslott of William Ward and John Moore had ten acres of upland
lyinge on pyne plane and John How had eight acres on the west side of
the river, the partyes have by a ioynt consent exchanged each with the
other, that is to say from this day the said John Moore shall possess
and enioy the eight acres of upland formerly granted to John How and John
How shall possess and enioy the six acres formerly granted to Edmund Rice
and allsoe two acres of the aforesaid ten acres lyinge upon pine playne
which two acres is that which ioynes next to the land of Edmund Goodnow
And the said Edmond Rice shall possess and enioy the other eight acres
of land which lyes on pyne playne which the said Edmond Ryce formerly
sold to the said John Moore. Witness thereunto:
(50) Edmund Goodnow Hugh Griffyn
June the first: it is agreed betweene Edmond Goodnow and John
Hayme that the said Edmund shall for ever enioy all the meadow of the said
John Hayme lyinge upon the west side of the River being a parte of the
first addition of meadowe granted to the said John Hayme which said Parcell
of meadowe lyes betweene the meadow formerly graunted to Edmond Goodnow
on the one side and the meadow of Thomas Flyn on the other side in consid-
eration whereof the said John Hayme shall for ever enioy one rod breadth
of meadow upon the east side of the river which said parcell of meadow
the said Edmond bought of Thomas Flyn and lyes betweene the meadow of
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John Hayme & the meadow of John Lokar.
(50)
June 8, 1644
June the eighth: Edmond Goodnow and William Kerley, senior,
have exchanged several parcells of land each with the other, viz: that
said Edmond hath delivered unto the said William Kerley a parcell of up-
land contayninge by estimation sixteene acres or thereabout lyinge on
the west side of the River be the same more or less six acres whereof
the towne gave to the said Edmond three acres more of the same parcell
the said Edmond bought of John Bent ... a part of the said Edmond's third
addition of upland. Allsoe one parcell of meadow contayninge five acres
or thereabout be the same more or less lyinge on the west side of the
River in the great river meadow which said meadow was a parte of Edmonds
first division of meadow parte of John Hayme first division of meadow and
parte of Thomas Flyns first division of meadowe and part of a first
division of meadowe that waw layd out for a ministers meadow which parcell
the said Edmond bought of the towne.
(50)
June 25, 1644
1644: the 25th day of the 4th month:
It is ordered that Mr. Noyes, Walter Hayme, Edmond Rice, Brian
Pendleton, William Ward, John Goodnow & Edmond Goodnow have power granted
them by the towne to dispose of the towne affayres for one yeare from
this present.
They have power granted them upon inst ocasion apearinge unto
them to dispose of soe much upland to any as they shall see inst ocation
provided they decree not to any above 6 acres.
(73)
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The towne hath granted to Walter Hayme liberty to looke out
ten acres of upland to dispose of to his servant Richard Bildcome when
his tyme is out.
(72)
July 4, 1644
July the fourth: whereas the said William Kerley hath delivered
unto the said Edmond Goodnow a parcell of upland containinge by estimation
five acres of thereabout being the houselott granted to Joseph Tayntor
allsoe twelve acres of upland lyinge upon pyne playne being parte of a
parcell of upland formerly granted to Mr. Fordum and joynes to the lande
of the said Edmond Goodnow. Allsoe a parcell of meadow conteyninge by
estimation five acres or thereabout be the same more or lesse lyinge in
the great River meadow lying in the south side of the meadow of Henry
Ryce and runs crosst the River from one side of the meadow to the other
being the second division of meadow granted to Joseph Tayntor which
severall parcells of land granted to Joseph Tayntor Mr. Fordum bought
of Joesph Tainter and sold unto the sd William Kerley and the twelve
acres lying upon pine plane formerly granted to Mr. Fordum and Mr. Fordum
sold to the said William Kerley.
Mr. Edmond Browne bought of Hugh Drury three acres of upland
lying neere to tymber necke being parts of a flatt of ground which par-
cell of land the towne formerly granted to Hugh Drury and joynes to the
lande of the said Edmond Browne.
Edmond Goodnow bought of John Hayme his house and houselott lyinge
between the houselott of the said Edmond and the houselott of Thomas
Flyn and Allsoe three acres of upland ioyninge to the house of the said
John Hayme lyinge between the lande of the said Edmond and a high waye
parte it from the lande of John Loker of Which parcell of land one acre
and a halfe the said John Hayme bought to Thomas Flyn.
Witness: William How, Hugh Griffyn
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John Hayme bought of Edmond Goodnow a parcell of upland con-
teyninge by estimation eight acres or thereabout be the same more or less
lyinge on the west side of the River betweene the land of the said John
Hayme and the lande of John Goodnow.
Witness: William How, Hugh Griffyn
William How bought of Edmond Goodnow a parcell of upland con-
teyninge by estimation foure acres or thereabout be the same more or
less which parcell of land lyes betweene the houselott of John Blandford
and the houselott of Thomas White which lande was first granted to Joseph
Tayntor and by him sold to Mr. Fordum and by him sold to William Kerley
and by him sold to the said Edmond Goodnowe.
Witness: John Hayme, Hugh Griffyn
John Blandford hath bought of William How the aforesaid parcell
of upland which the said William How bought of Edmond Goodnow lyinge
betweene the houselott of the said John Blandford and the houselott of
Thomas White, In satissfaction whereof the said Blandford hath sold unto
the said William How the house and houselott and one acre and halfe of
upland all which lyeth betweene the lande of John Toll and the lands of
John Bent which said house and lande were the possession of the Widdow
Wright who was the wife of the said John Blandford.
Witness: Hugh Griffyn.
Granted to Edmond Goodnow twelve acres of upland lyinge upon
pine playne bounded upon the east side with the lande of Edmond Rice
senior and upon the west side to the landes of William Kerley formerly
granted to Mr. Fordum.
Allsoe one acre and halfe of upland bee the same more or less
57 lyinge betweene the lande of John Hayme and the lande of John Toll and parted by the highwaye from the houselott of the said Edmond. The towne hath given liberty to Walter Hayme to lay down ten acres of meadow being a parte of his second division of meadowe which lyes on the west side of the river And to take up for it ten acres of meadow lyinge on the west side of the river neere to the west sode of the towne bounde which said meadow is comonly known by a hill of upland that lyes within the said meadow which ten acres is part of the said meadow and went under the hill And the said meadow is called by the name of Ridge meadow. Granted to Thomas Plimpton ten acres of upland lyinge on the west side of the River at Cranberry Bank ioyninge to the lande of John Toll and the land of John Blandford. Thomas Plimpton bought of William Kerley three acres of upland lyinge on the weste side of the River lyinge betweene the lande of John Goodnow and Robert Beast parted from the great River meadow by the high- way. Granted to John Redyatt ten acres of upland lyinge southwest to the lande of Robert Darnill and southeast to the houselott formerly granted to John Knight. Allsoe three acres of upland lyinge at the grate pond ioyninge to the northeast of the lande formerly granted to Edmund Ryce and now in the possession of John How. (50-52)
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September, 1644
It is ordered that all hoggs shall after the 6th day of
this present month be taken in any garden planted field or meadowes without
yoakes and ringes shall forfeit for every hogge that is defective twelve
pence. (This order takes hold only of hoggs that are kept at home & not
boarded out.)
November 13, 1644
It is ordered the day and yeare above written that noe ...
(animals) either horses cowkinde hoggs or goates shall come into any
corne ... (fields) where English corne is sowen and if any cattle shall
be taken upon any sowen corne and the owner thereof shall pay for every
heade of cattle three pence if the fault lye not in the fence where the
cattle come in, and every rod of fence that shall defecting shall forfeit
12 pence. according to a former order. This order shall take effect from
the 17th day of this present until next Indian harvest be in except
Indian in the 10th and 11th moneth and any man that shall finde any
cattle soe de..(fective) shall have power to impound them and shall have
the damage of the cattle soe trespassing and if the dammage lye upon
the fence the surveyor of the town to have the damage for the defect
of the fence and to owner of such fence defecting shall pay for the damage
of the cattle to the man that poundes them.
Brian Pendleton Edmund Rice
Peter Noyes John Goodnow
(49) Walter Hayme Edmund Goodnow
November 16, 1644
It is ordered that whosoever after this day shall fell any tymber
upon the common without leave either form Mr. Noyes or Edmond Goodnow shall
forfeit for every tree soe fallen nyneteene shillings and allsoe Edmond
Goodnow is apoynted to see to all defecte & to have halfe the forfeit
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himselfe for his labor & the rest is to go to the towne's use.
Brian Pendleton Edmond Rice
(72) Walter Hayme John Goodnow
January 24, 1644-45
It is agreed by the town that whereas Hugh Griffyn had formerly
been granted five acres of meadow next adioyninge to his third addition
of upland at grauvel pitt that parcell beinge examined and prooving more
in quantity than his five acres it is granted that he shall hold it all
without contradiction be it more or lesse lyinge betweene the ... upland
at the grauell pitt and the meadow layd out to John Moore, beinge his
second division of meadow.
John Toll is apoynted to make cleane the meeting house for one
yeare after this day which is the 24th of January 1644 & he is to have
for his labor six shillings eight pence.
Granted to Edmond Goodnow to run with his fence at the end
of his land upon the hill and rod on end toward the common to answer
the fence of John Toll and John Hayme.
Granted to William Kerley senior to fence his meadows at his
houselott the west side of the river to run his fence from the river to
his upland crossing the high way provided he mayntayne two gates for
the townes use and the propriety to lye for the use of the towne.
Peter Noyes Brian Pendleton
Walter Hayme John Goodnow
(72) William Ward Edmund Rice
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January 28, 1644-45
It is ordered that all rates formerly levied not yet paid
& allsoe all rates that shall be levyed every man shall bringe their
payment to the marshall's house.
Peter Noyes Brian Pendleton
Walter Hayme Edmund Rice
John Goodnow Edmund Goodnow
(73) William Ward
1644-45
... Edmond Rice for six hundred of ...ond doth promise to
deliver at ... (the) ... weeke after this day the planke ... and fourteen
foote and halfe ... which the seven selected men doe ... shillinge a
hundred and to pay ... a bushell of Indian corne being ... to be payd
between the ... and Lammas next.
Peter Noyes Brian Pendleton
William Ward John Goodnow
Walter Hayme Edmund Goodnow
Edmund Rice
... the towne hath agreed with ... (Hugh) Griffyn shall get
sleepers & ... them and to lay the planke ... them and doubble pinne them
when they are hewen and ... in corne, alsoe at 3s 6d a bushell ... alsoe
at 3s a bushell to be payd ... weeke and the first of January.
Peter Noyes Brian Pendleton
William Ward John Goodnow
Edmund Rice Walter Haynes
(4) Edmund Goodenow
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The 5th day of the first moneth 1645: It is ordered that the towne shall
pay for two bulls that shall be good bulls twenty shillinges for a bull
yearely to be raysed upon the cowes and heyfers that are two yeares old
and upwards equally for the south side of the river and the owners of
such bulls to be payd and these two bulls shall goe free in the heard and
allsoe one bull on the west side of the river and the owner of him to
have allsoe twenty shillinges and the bull to goe free in the heard
provided that the owner of those bulls shall not worke them. Mr. Pendle-
ton is apoynted to finde a bull for the west side of the River for this
yeare.
It is ordered that the rate levied for the plankinge of the
meeting house and other things this rate shall be paid into the marshall
betweene this and the last day of this present month.
It is ordered that all land that lyes fallow for the sommer
shall be freed from rates for the yeare that such landes lye fallow.
Brian Pendleton Edmond Goodnow
John Goodnow Walter Hayme
(73) William Ward
May 1, 1645
Granted to Thomas Bisbige several ... (parcels) of meadow
conteyninge by estimation ten acres or thereabout be the same more or
less lyinge by the ashen swampe and formerly called and knowne by the
name of ashen swamp meadowes landing ... pyne brooke runs through them
and they ioyne to a parcell of meadow granted to Edmond Rice lyinge on
the northwest side of the brooke between the said meadows and the upland
of William Browne.
62 Granted to Henry Curtiss ten acres of upland lyinge on the south side of mill brooke ioyninge to the brooke and parted b the Brooke of the lande of John Rutter the southside lying to the highway leading on to the pine playne. Mr. Peter Noyes bought of Thomas Goodenow the house and house- lott of the said Thomas Goodenow conteyninge by estimation five acres or thereabout lyinge betweene the houselott of the said Peter Noyes and the houselott of Andrew Belcher. Thomas Goodenow bought of Mr. Peter Noyes five acres of upland lying upon a necke of land betweene Millbrooke and pyne brooke being parte of the second division of upland of the said Peter Noyes which said five acres lyes at the end next to Millbroode and ioynes to the lande of Robert Daniel. Granted to Sara Cakebread widdow forty acres of upland lyinge in the south parte of the towne bound ioyninge to the east side of the lande of Thomas Goodenow. John Goodenow bought of Andrew Belcher his house and houslott and all other lande and meadowes belonging to the said Andrew Belcher formerly granted unto him; or that shall hereafter be given unto the said Andrew Belcher by virtue of his first right in the beginning of the plantation of Sudbury. John Moore bought of John Stone his dwelling house and house- lott with all other lande and meadoes belonging to the same John Stone or that shall hereafter be dew unto the said John Stone by virtue of his first right in the beginning of the plantation of Sudbury and allsoe all the fences that is now standing about any parte of the said lande and allsoe all the boorde and shelves that are now about the house. whether
63 fast or loose and now belonginge to the said house. John Goodnow bought of Henry Lokar an acre and a halfe of upland lyinge upon the pyne hill and ioyned to an acre and halfe of lande of the said John Goodnow lyinge on the backe side of the new dwelling house of the said John Goodnow of which parcell of lande the said John Goodenow sold halfe an acre to John Ruddocke and the towne gave liberty to John Ruddocke to lay downe the same to the common and to take it up upon the plaine before the new dwelling house of the said John Ruddocke neere the clay pitt. Granted to Robert Beast twelve acres of upland lyinge on the west side of the River being parte of a parcell of ground called Walnutt wee hill. Granted to John Maynard one acre and a halfe of upland parted from his houselott by the highway lyinge betweene the lande of John Moore and Robert Darnill. And allsoe halfe an acre of upland ioyninge to the east end of the same Acre and halfe which halfe acre the said John Maynard bought of Robert Beast. John Rutter bought of John Bent his houselott conteyninge by estimation six acres or thereabout lyinge betweene the houselott of John Wood and the houselott formerly granted to Widdow Write and now in the possession of William How. And allsoe an acre and halfe of upland... from the said houselott by the highway be the same more or lesse and ioynes to the lande of John Wood which said parcell of an acre and halfe the said John Rutter sold unto John Groute and now is in the possession of the said John Groute.
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Granted to John Goodnow five acres of upland lyinge upon the
pyne playne ioyninge to the west side of the lande of the Widdow Hunt
and the south side butte upon the path that leades to Watertowne.
Mr. Edmond Goodnow bought of Henry Prentiss fyve acres of upland
lyinge upon a parcell of land betweene Millbrook and Pine brooke being
the second division of upland granted to Henry Prentiss and lyes most
northerly of all the lotts upon the necke of land and lyes between the
lande of John Parminter junior and the meadow where Millbrooke and Pine
brooke meete; And allsoe one acre of upland lyinge upon a flatte of land
that ioynes to tymber necke and is parte of a parcell which the towne
gave to Henry Prentiss which acre of land is that next adioyninge to a
parcell of land which the said Edmond Browne bought of Hugh Drury.
(53-54)
June 10, 1645
It is ordered by the towne that William Browne and John Moore
have power to call out men to mendinge of the highe wayes, and the way
by which men shall worke is acordinge to the estate that men have and the
invoyce of mens estate to be taken once a yeare for the knowinge every
mans due.
John Blandford & Hugh Griffyn are appoynted to have the over-
sight of the meadowes and to see the order executed which was made against
cattle cominge into the great meadow upon penalty of five shillinges for
every defect of the herdsman for letting the heard come in and 6d. a head
for every beast that comes in by the owners defect which order was made
the second of May 1642 and they shall have all the forfeitts for their
labor.
Edmond Rice & Hugh Griffyn are apoynted to assist Mr. Pellam
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in the layinge of the third addition of meadow & the towne doth agree
with them to pay for the layinge out the same meadows a penny for
every acre.
Mr Noyes hath liberty given him to take up soe much land
upon the poynt of the hard land on the west side of the River lyinge to
his highwayes which goe to the inland meadowes.
Hugh Griffyn apoynted by the towne to lay out land with Edmond
Goodnow in the stead of Mr. Pendleton.
Mr. Peter Noyes John Parminter
William Ward John How
Hugh Griffyn William Browne
(74) John Goodnow
June 24, 1645
It is agreed by the towne that those men that have a 3rd addi-
tion of meadow shall attend the layinge it out beinge warned seasonably
and those that shall be defective in attendinge to stake it out either them-
selves or some body for them shall pay to the surveyors 3d. an acre for
layinge it out & stakinge it. It is allsoe agreed that now man shall
mowe any of the townes meadow within ten dayes, if any man shall trans-
gress he shall pay for every defect 2s. an acre.
(74)
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July 9, 1645
The names of those that toke the oath:
William Kerley, senior John Hayme
Richard Newton Josiah Hayme
William How John Moores
Edward Fron Thomas Kinge
John Lokar Phillemon Whale
Thomas Axdell Solomon Johnson, junr
Thomas Noyes Robert Bent
Thomas Plimpton Henry Rice
Andrew Belcher Henry Curtiss
John Rutter
Those that tooke the oath of fidolt(y) since:
Richard Sanger Solomon Johnson, snr
John Ward John Smith
Edward Rice Richard Smith
John Johnson George Rowly
Thomas Whale, jnr William Rowly, jnr
James Pendleton John Moores, jnr
Richard Barnet John Maynard, jnr
John Grout John Noyes, jnr
Obadiar Warde Robert Best
John Woodward John ...
Peter King Edm ...
John Groute Jame ...
John Goodnow, jnr Will ...
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John Bent, jnr Sam ...
Math ... Thom ...
Samu ... John ...
John ... Robert ...
Richard ... Robert ...
The oath
I, being by Gods providence an Inhabitant within this Jurisdic-
tion doe truly and solemnly acknowledge myselfe to be subject to the
government of the same, and therefore doe here sware by the great and
dreadfull name of the ever livinge God that I will be true and faith-
ful to the same and will accordingly yield Assistance thereunto with
my person and that as in equity I am bound. And I will allsoe truely
endeavour to maintayne and preserve the libertyes and privileges thereof
submittinge myselfe to the wholesome lawes made and established by
the same. And further that I will not plott or practice any evill
against it nor consult with any that shall soe doe, but will tymely
discover the same to lawfull Authority now here established for the
suppressinge of the same soe help me God and the Lord Jesus Christ.
(38)
August 21, 1645
Captaine Pellam, Mr. Noyes, Walter Hayme, Edmond Goodnow,
William Ward, John Ruddocke and Hugh Griffyn are chosen from this day
forward for one yeare.
(75)
October 1645
The towne hath by a joynt consent agreed ... Ward to down
all the timber for the frame of ... house to the pound for which he
is to have ... shillings and four pence to be corne at three shil-
lings a bushell.
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Walter Hayme John Bent
Bryan Pendleton John How
(59) Thomas Noyes William Ward
October 20, 1645
It is agreed between Thomas ... Hugh Griffyn and John How
that from this day ... Thomas White shall make payment ... the land
of Thomas White ... Hugh Griffyn. And the said ... (Hugh) Griffyn and
John How shall ... betweene their land equally by ... part of them
... to the quantity of their grant ... all land ... of lande parted
from ... by the highway.
Witness hereunto: Walter Hayme William Ward
(59) Edmund Goodnow
October 20, 1645
It is allsoe agreed between Walter Hayme and William Ward
by way of arbitration between Thomas White and John Ruddock that whereas
Thomas White had been defective in the feild wherein John Ruddock dwelled
and is apoynted surveyor, the inhabitants have agreed that Thomas White
shall pay the damage which John Ruddock hogge did in the corne of John
Rediat bee it four bushells of corn more or lesse and pay one bushell
of corne to the said John Ruddock for his owne trouble and damage and
the said John Ruddock shall let parte of the forfeit ...
(59)
September 29, 1645
It is ordered that the owners of every generally feild shall
have liberty to put in their cattle for the space of 10 dayes before
the feild is first broken. And after the 10 dayes be expired whatsoever
cattle horses oxen cowes steeres & heifers of about a yeare old shall
pay 5d for every beast & every calfe & hogg that shall be taken in
after the tyme expired shall pay 3d a peece for every one that after
the start of the 10 dayes shall be taken upon any English corne and
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It is allsoe ordered that within 10 dayes the breakinge up
the feildes that every man shall make up his fence which belonges to
any generall feild and to make it sufficient according to the judgment
of the surveyors & after the tyme of 10 dayes expired whosoever shall
have his fence defective shall pay for every rodd defective 12d and
the surveyprs shall have the forfeites the surveyors of the feild in
the south Street are Mr. Noyes & John Parminter junior, John Parminter
senior & John Goodnow for their field, John How & Hugh Griffyn for
their feild. William Ward and John Freeman for their feild, John Rud-
docke and Henry Curtis for their feild, Walter Hayme and Thomas Kinge
for their feild.
Mr. Noyes John Ruddocke
William Ward Edmond Goodnow
(75) Hugh Griffyn
November 1, 1645
It is ordered that all those who are apoynted to have seates
in the meetinghouse that they shall bringe in their first payment for
their seates to Hugh Griffyn or agree with him between this and the
14th day of this month, within Friday next week, and those that are
defective, we doe hereby give power to the marshall to distrayne both
for their payment for their seates and allsoe for the marshall's owne
labour according to a former order, 12d.
Walter Hayme John Ruddocke
William Warde Hugh Griffyn
(75) Edmund Goodnow
November 26, 1645
Granted to Edmond Goodenow for his service done at the court
six acres of upland and five acres of meadowe, the meadowe lyinge betweene
the first division of meadow of John Ruddocke and the second division
granted to Joseph Tayntor. Allsoe granted to William Browne a small
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quantity of upland ioyninge to his house & houselott which was formerly
thought to be now parte of his propriety & Lyes betweene his house and
the high way going to the bridge and contaynes a quarter of an acre
or there about.
William Pelham John Parmenter
William Warde Henry Loker
(76) Hugh Griffyn Walter Hayme
December 11, 1645
It is ordered that whatsoever tymber lyes upon the common,
whether riven or not riven that hath beene fallen above brookes, the
owners shall have power to take it away within a fortnight after this
day and whatsoever shall after be found be at the townes dispos-
inge.
It is allsoe ordered that Edmond Goodnow shall in the behalfe
of the towne see to the preservation of the tymber of the common
and he hath herby liberty given him to appoynt to men what tymber they
shall fell and shall goe with them to appoynt what trees and where they
shall fall them they payinge him for his labor and he is allsoe appoymted
to take up all the tymber that shall be forfeited which is fallen upon
the common by the order above specified to make use of it the one halfe
for himselfe the other halfe for the townes use and whosoever shall
fall any tree without leave shall forfeit for every tree 19d according
to a former order.
It is allsoe granted to Mr. Browne the pastor that he shall
take up foure acres of meadowe where it may be convenient in satisfac-
tion for that which was taken out of his first division of meadow for
a highway at the bridge end. The grant is either in the pantree meadow
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or else where.
Peter Noyse Walter Hayme
Edmund Goodnow John Ruddocke
(76) William Warde Hugh Griffyn
January 26, 1645-46
It is ordered by the towne that all those that doe pay for
seates in the meetinghouse shall have liberty to sell soe many seates
as they pay for provided they leave the seatinge of the persons to
whom they sell to to Hugh Griffyn to seat them if they themselves goe
out of towne.
Granted to William Warde 20 acres of upland lyinge neere to
Concord lyne & ioyninge to his owne land formerly granted.
Allsoe granted to Richard Sanger halfe an acre of upland or
there about not prejudiciall to the high waye lyinge betweene the house
of John Parminter senior, John Goodnowe and the lande of Widdow Cake-
bread if he shall sett up his shopp there.
Allsoe there was liberty granted to John Ruddocke to take
up halfe an acre of upland neere to his house upon the common provided
he buy soe much of some other man's property in the same common and
layes it down into the town's lande.
William Ward Henry Loker
Hugh Griffyn Edmond Goodnow
(77) William Pelham
It is allsoe ordered the day and yeare above written that
the third division of meadow shall be layd out according to the first
by beginninge by lott every man to have his due accordinge as it doth
fall out, whether good or bad, and those that have badd meadowe shall
have allowance accordinge to the discretion of the surveyors & Walter
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Hayme & Edmond Rice who are apoynted to goe with the surveyors to direct them
which way to goe.
William Pelham John Parminter
Edmond Rice Walter Hayme
(77) Hugh Griffyn
February 19, 1645-46
It is ordered that there shall be a rate forthwith to be gathered of the sum
of L 12 10s, William Warde, Edmond Goodenow & Hugh Griffyn are appoynted to take
the invoyce and are to be paid by the towne for their labor.
(77) Peter Noyes Walter Hayme
The 4th day of the 1st month 1646:
It is ordered that Hugh Griffyn shall be marshall for this yeare he is to
perfect towne rates, the invoyees being taken, he is to warne towne meetings, he
is to receive town rates and to pay them according to the townes apoyntment for
which he is to have twenty shillinges and if any are defective and doe not pay his
rate acordinge to the apoyntment of the towne having lawfull warninge of his pay-
ment beinge once demanded he hath allsoe liberty to distrayne soe much as may pay
theyre rate and allsoe twelve pence for every distraynt.
Hugh Griffyn is allsoe apoynted to attend towne meetings for this yeare and
to write towne orders for which he is to have twenty shillings.
It is allsoe apoynted that Hugh Griffyn shall sweepe the meetinghouse for
this yeare for which he is to have ten shillings.
Peter Noyes William Ward (his mark)
William Pelham John Ruddock
(78) Walter Hayme
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The copy of a To the Constable of Sudbury, or his
Replevy deputy:
You are required to ... the goodes of Mr. Pendleton ...
of Hugh Griffyn or any other levyed or distrayned ... town &
deliver them to Mr. Pendleton or his ... havinge allready given
bond acordinge to law ... provided, and soe make a true returne
hereof under ... dated the 6th of the (1) 1646.
By the Courtes Order
The copy of a To the Constable of Sudbury, or his
Warrant: deputy:
You are required to give notice to your towne ...
(to appoynt some man or men to appeare at the Court ...
(to be held at) Boston the last Thursday of Aprill next to
an (swer) ... (the) complainte of Mr. Pendleton in an action
of ... (concer)ninge the leyying of his estate: And allsoe
... the complainte of the towne of Watertowne at ... (the same
place) and tyme in another action of the case concerning
... (the accom)pte of Mr. Pendletons estate payable to Water-
town ... (and soe) make returne under your hand dated the 6
of the (1) ... (1646)
(131) By the Courte : John F....
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March 9, 1646 9th day first month 1646
It is agreed by the consent of the towne that whereas Walter Hayme is bound
to the Country for a barrell of powder the towne doth hereby promise to stand inaged
to Walter Hayme promisinge to free him from all damage that may arise by his
engagement for the same powder, he the said Walter Hayme bearing a parte as a
townsman if any detriment or casualty come to the same powder.
William Pelham William Ward* Thomas Flint
Peter Noyes Henry Loker John How
John Parminter John Maynard John Moore*
John Ruddocke Robert Darnell* John Rutter
(79) John Parminter William Kerley Edmond Goodnow
(* "his mark")
March 28, 1646 28th day, 1st Month 1646
The order for wolves that was formerly made by the townes allowing ten
shillinges for every wolfe killed within this towne is repealed.
Peter Noyes Edmond Goodnow
(79) William Ward* Hugh Griffyn
May 26, 1646 26th day, 3rd Month, 1646
It is agreed by the ioynt consent of the towne that the pastor shall have
forty pound for his mayntenance for this yeare beginninge the first of March laste
and that he shall have the one halfe of his payment in all or some of the comodityes
spoken of herein, that is in money wheate peas butter cheese porke beefe or hempe
and flax and that he shall be payd at every quarters end.
It is allsoe agreed that Edmond Goodnow and Hugh Griffyn shall lay out to the
Widow Cakebread soe much land as is taken out of the land which Mr. Pendleton
and Edmond Goodnow layd out about the mill for Ensign Cakebread. Which lands
were taken out for enlargement of the high wayes or lyes within the fence of Thomas
Browne's second division of upland.
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Allsoe it is granted to William Browne that he shall quietly
enjoy the lands which he hath now fenced in which is the second division
of upland formerly granted to Thomas Browne.
It is allsoe ordered that John Moore John Freeman and Hugh
Griffyn shall take an invoyce as soon as may be for the gatheringe of
the pastor's rate for which John Moore and John Freeman shall have three
shillings ninepence apeece and they are to appoynt Hugh Griffyn his wages.
Granted to Philemon Whale an acre and a halfe of upland lyinge
betweene the new dwelling house of Philemon Whale and the high way lead-
ing to the Farme.
Granted to Henry Rice an acre of upland ioyning to his barne.
Granted to Edmond Goodnow liberty to runn the fence of his
garden on a straight lyne from Thomas Flynt's fence to the gate before
the house of the said Edmond Goodnow.
The former order that it crossed was repealed at the same
tyme that it was made.
It is ordered that Edmond Goodenow shall helpe in raytinge
Pelhams st... to lay out the third division of meadowes.
Peter Noyes Edmond Goodnow
Edmond Rice Walter Hayme
(81) William Warde Hugh Griffyn
August 25, 1646
It is concluded by the towne that William Warde shall injoy
ten acres of meadowe formerly granted to him ioyninge to the meadowe
of Walter Hayme in Ridge Meadow.
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John Ruddocke and Sollomon Johnson have six acres of meadowe
each of them granted by the towne.
The towne hath granted to Philomon Whale ten acres of meadows.
Granted to Richard Sanger six acres of meadow provided he doe
continue an inhabitant amonst us fore yeares to doe our smith worke.
Peter Noyes Walter Hayme
(82) Edmond Goodenow John Parminter
(Ed. note: Added below this, in different ink : Richard Sanger
removed his habitation to Watertown the 8th day of 9th month in the
yeare 1649.)
September 4, 1646 4th day, 7th Month 1646
Captayne Pelham, John Goodenow, Walter Hayme, William Warde,
Edmonde Goodenow, John Freeman and John Maynard are chosen by the towne
according to the courtes order to order the towne affayres from this
day forward for one yeare.
Peter Noyes John Parminter
John Ruddocke Hugh Griffyn
(82) Thomas Goodenow
The last day of November 1646
It is ordered by the ioynt consent in a generall towne meeting
that all the lande formerly given out upon the pine playne which lyes
within the houselotts of the towne that they shall gett them layd out
and butted and bounded between this and the next towne meetinge. And
the towne hath apoynted William Ward, John Freeman and William Browne
to goe with Edmond Goodenow and Hugh Griffyn to see the generall lande.
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layd out & bounded & those men whose lands are layd out already if they
repayre to William Ward, John Freeman and William Browne, it shall be
alloted if they see reason according to their discretion.
Thomas Goodenow and Robert Darnill are chosen the day & yeare
above written surveyors for the high way for one yeare.
Granted to Hugh Griffyn a parcell of meadowe conteyninge an
acre lyinge in the lower end of the brooke a little below the cart way
that goes over to Ridge meadow in satisfaction for the highway that goes
over his first division of meadow from the bridge to the upland on the
next side of the River.
Allsoe to John How an acre for the same highway.
Allsoe to Thomas White an acre for the same highway.
Allsoe to William Kerley senior one acre for the same highway.
Allsoe to John Blandford one acre for the same highway.
Allsoe to John Moore one acre more than whay was formerly
granted him for the satisfaction for the highway.
It is allsoe ordered that the hogges that are kept within the
towne bounds shall be sufficiently ringed from the next first day of the
first month untill the last day of the nynth moneth next following and
whosoever shall find any hoggs defective shall have of the owner of
such hoggs for every hogg defective 4d. for every tyme when any hogg
is soe taken. All other orders formerly made about hogges and fences
stand in force notwithstanding.
Peter Noyes Edmond Goodenow
William Browne John Parminter, Senr.
(83) John Bent.
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December 4, 1646
It is ordered that noe oake tymber shall be fallen without leave from those
that are appoynted by the towne to give leave to fell tymber (that shall beare
about eighteen inches about at the butt end) and if any shall fall any oake tymber
above eighteen inches about at the butt end they shall be lyable to pay nyneteene
shillings a tree accordinge to a former order for soe many trees as are falled without
leave.
It is allsoe ordered that whereas Walter Hayme & Edmond Goodenow are ap-
poynted by the towne to see to the preservation of the tymber of the towne &
to give leave to men to fell tymber for theire use that they shall have for every
tree that is fallen contrary to the towne order fyve shillings out of every forfeit
for every tree soe fallen.
Walter Hayme William Ward
Edmond Goodnow John Freeman
(54) John Goodenow
December 14, 1646
The towne granted liberty to Walter Hayne to run a fence from his meadow
which lyes on the west side of the River a crosst the highway to his fence of his
upland at his new dwelling house provided that Walter Hayme doe keepe a gate
at each side of his meadow for the passage of carts and the heards alonge the high
way that his fence may not be prejudiciall to the towne.
Walter Hayme is apoynted to grant tymber to them that wante on the west
side of the River.
Granted to John Hayme foure acres of upland on the west side of the River on
the north side of Thomas Noyes his lande, betweene that granted and the high way that
goes by the meadowe.
Granted to William Kerly liberty to take up what he hath not
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already taken in of the seaven acres of upland due for the third division of
upland of Joseph Tayntor where he can find it convenient.
(84)
December 14, 1646
It is agreed between Walter Hayme of Sudbury and Thomas Kinge that the
said Walter Hayme shall for ever posses & ... (hold) foure acres of meadow lyinge on
the west side of the great River in the great River meadowe lying between the
meadoes of the said Walter Hayme which four acres of meadowe was first granted to
Goerge Munnings and by him sold to Mr. Peter Noyes and by him sold to the sd Thomas
Kinge; And that the said Thomas Kinge shall for ever possess and enioy a parcell of
meadow conteyninge by estimation foure acres of there about lyinge on the east side
of the River lyinge betweene the measowe of Mr. Walgrave and the River which
parcell of meadowe was formerly graunted to the said Walter Hayme as parte of his
first division of meadowe; For wittness whereof the parties have hereunto set their
hande the day and the yeare above written:
Wittness hereunto: Hugh Griffyn Walter Hayme
Thomas Kinge
William Ward of Sudbury bought of Mr. William Pelham a parcell of
meadow conteyninge by estimation eight acres or thereabout to be same more or less
with all right in commonage thereto belonging lyinge towarde Concord lyne in the
way that leades from Sudbury to Concord ioyninge to the lande of the said William
Ward which parcell of meadow is parte of the third division of meadow of the said
Mr. William Pelham
Witness hereunto: Hugh Griffyn
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Peter Noyes gave unto John Freeman sixteen acres of meadowe
be the same more or lesse lyinge in the great River meadows being a part
of the second division of meadow of the said Peter Noyes and lyes next to
eight acres of meadow of the said John Freeman which eight acres ioynes
to Concord lyne And the said Peter Noyes gave unto the said John Freeman
all right in commonage belonginge unto the said sixteen acres of meadowe.
Allsoe granted to John Freeman six acres of meadow bee the same
more or less lying in a peece of inland meadow neere to Concord lyne lyinge
between the meadowe of Mr. William Pelham and the meadow of John Parminter
junior which parcell of meadow is the third division of meadow of the
said John Freeman.
Edward Rice bought of Hugh Drury his house and houselott con-
teyninge by estimation 2 acres or theresbout be the same more or less lyinge
next unto the lande granted Joseph Tayntor which lande the said Joseph
sold unto Mr. Fordum and he sold it to William Kerley and the said William
Kerley hath now sold to the said Edward Rice which parcell conteynes by
estimation six acres. And allsoe five acres more of upland the said Edward
Rice bought of William Browne which ioynes unto the aforesaid six acres
of upland.
Allsoe he bought of Hugh Drury six acres of meadow lyinge in
the Great River meadowe on the south side of the River next adioyninge
to the meadow of John How which said parcell of meadow Hugh Drury bought
of Bryan Pendleton.
Granted to Thomas Flyn two acres of meadowe lyinge neere to
Concord bounde lyinge betweene the meadow of William Ward the meadowe
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of Mr. William Pelham which the said Thomas Flyn gave to John Rediat, which the said
John Rediat did exchange with William Ward for an parcell of meadow in Castle Hill
meadows conteyninge three acres and halfe or there about andnow it is in the possess-
ion of John Rediat.
Granted to Henry Cutiss two acres of meadow lying in the great River meadowe,
on the west side of the River betweene the meadow of Thomas Noyes and Hugh Griffyn.
Granted to Nathanell Treadaway seaven acres and halfe of meadow lyinge in a
parcell of meadowe ioyninge to the meadow called the Gulfe southward and to the
meadow of John Maynard on the north side of it.
Granted to John Parminter senior one and twenty acres of upland lyinge in the
south part of the towne bounde next unto the southward part of land of Sara Cakebread
widdow.
Allsoe eight acres three quarters of meadow lyinge in the Gulf betweene the
meadowe of William Warde and the meadow of John Goodnow.
Granted to Henry Rice four acres of meadowe lyinge in the Gulfe betweene the
meadow of Thomas Goodenow and John Blandford And allsoe one acre for allowance
lyinge by the west brooke betweene the meadowe of John Moore and the meadow of John
How. Allsoe one acre of upland at his new dwelling house ioyninge to the land of John
Bent.
(55-56)
Granted to Thomas Goodnow three acres of meadowe lyinge in the lower end of
the Gulfe next unto the Great River meadowe & ioyes upward into the gulfe to the
meadow of Henry Rice.
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Allsoe one acre of meadowe be the same more or lesse lyinge in
the lower end of the ashen Swampe meadowes on the North side of Pyne brooke
& lyes betweene the meadow of Thomas Bisbig and the second division of
upland of Thomas Browne.
Granted to Henry Loker two acres and a quarter of meadow lyinge
in the pantree meadowes betweene the meadows of Robert Darnill & the meadow
of Walter Hayme.
Allsoe granted to John Loker two acres of meadows lyinge in the
lower part of the pantree meadows betweene the meadow of John Toll & William
Kerley senior.
Granted to Richard Newton three acres of meadow lyinge in a
parcell of meadowe that goes out of the Gulfe towarde concord bounds & lyes
between the meadow of Thomas White & the meadowe of John Maynard.
Granted to Richard Sanger a parcell of upland conteyninge by
estimation halfe an acre of upland lyinge betweene the lands of Sara Cake-
bread widdow & the foote path leadinge from John Goodenowes to the mill &
the highway that goes to South Street.
Allsoe granted to Richard Sanger six acres of meadow lyinge
in the upp end of pine meadows on the west side of the River upon the
condition he stay amonst us to doe our smithy worke for foure yeares the
tyme to begin the 24th day of August 1646.
Allsoe Richard Sanger bought of Thomas Noyes a parcell of
meadow conteyninge three acres & halfe or there about be the same more
or lesse lyinge in the great River meadow on the east side of the River
being part of the first division of meadow granted to Thomas Noyes & it
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lyes betweene the meadowe of Robert Darnill & the meadowe of John Maynard.
Allsoe Richard Sanger bought of Sara Cakebread widdow a parcell of upland
conteyninge by estimation foure acres or there about be the same more or lesse
being part of the forty acres of upland formerly granted to Thomas Cakebread in
consideration of buildinge a mill in Sudbury which said parcell of land lyes next
adioyninge to the high way that leades by the houselott of John Parmenter & the
lands of the said Richard Sanger ioyninge to the said parcell of land & on the
other side beyond at a stubb at the corner of the lands of the said Richard & soe
goes on by a white oak & soe to the meadowe of the said Sara Cakebread & thence
through a swampe to an aspine tree & thence to a blacke stumpe by the meadow &
thence to the north end of a ditch which is the some of Sara Cakebread land by
the measow side & the said Richard is by this covenant bound to make and for ever
to maintaine a sufficient fence all alonge the said parcell of land accordinge
to the aid bounde betweene the said parcell of land & the lands of the said
Sara Cakebread widdow.
Granted to Mr. William Pelham seaventeene acres of meadowe lyinge in a parcell
of meadowe that goes out of the gulfe toward Concord bounde & lyes next adioyninge
to Concord bounds which two parcells are his third division of meadowe.
Allsoe five acres of meadowe for allowance to Mr. William Pelhams third division
of meadow lyinge on the west brooke betweene the meadowes of John How & John Goodenow.
Granted to John Maynard three acres three quarters of meadow lyinge in a parcell
of meadow that goes out of the gulfe toward Concord bounds & lyes betweene the
meadowes of Nathaniell Treadaway & Richard Newton.
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Granted to William Kerley junior two acres of meadowe lyinge
in pine meadowe on the west side of the river betweene the meadowe of
Mrs. Hunt and the meadowe of Henry Prentiss.
Granted to Mr. William Pelham fifty acres of upland beinge his
third division of upland ioyninge unto the lands of Mr. Herbert Pelham
by the Indyan bridge southward lyinge toward the Pyne Hill which parcell
is parted from west meadow by the highway and westward parted from the
land of Mr. Edward Browne by a highway that is continued to the extremity
of the towne bounds the highway being thirty rods wide betweene the land
of Mr. William Pelham and the land of Mr. Edmund Browne.
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January 11, 1646-47
It is ordered that noe man that hath tymber of his owne to supply
his wante shall have any tymber granted upon the common.
William Pelham Walter Haynes
John Freeman Edmond Goodenow
(85) John Maynard *
February 9, 1646-47
It is ordered by the towne in a publicke town meetinge that
the rate for the townes debt & for the pastor's maintenance for the halfe
yeare ending the first of March next shall be raysed in the same way that
the townes rates have been formerly granted & raysed.
Granted to Richard Sanger tymber to build him a house, but he
is to have soe much as Edmond Goodenowes sees inst. occasion.
Edmond Rice and Hugh Griffyn are apoynted to take the Ferry
over.
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Edmond Rice and Hugh Griffyn are apoynted to bound the land of
John Rutter which is a side hill & granted him lyinge between his lott
& the brooke.
William Kerley junior is acknowledged to be a free townsman
by virtue of the first grant in his commonage to the towne.
It is also acknowledged that Thomas Cakebread was a free towns-
man by virtue of his first grant of lande as his commonage to towne.
William Pelham Walter Hayme
John Ruddocke Hugh Griffyn
(85) Edmond Goodenow
February 15, 1646-47
It is ordered that all forraigne cattle that are taken in by
any man either for winter or summer shall be lyable to pay all towne rates
& to be valued as the town cattle are according to an order formely made
in the 3rd of Aprill 1644 which order is allsoe hereby renewed and fur-
ther confirmed.
It is allsoe ordered that all men that have land formerly granted
whether to be laid our or not layd out if it be not recorded the surveyors
shall have liberty to lay it out in another place if the owners of the
land hath not made any use of that lande formerly graunted and that the
land that shall hereafter be laid out shall be recorded soe soone as it
was laid out.
Walter Hayme hath liberty to lay downe twenty acres of land
formerly granted lyinge by the side of pine meadow on the west side of
the River and to take it up elsewhere he can find it convenient.
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William Pelham Walter Hayme
John Freeman John Maynard
(85) Edmond Goodenow
March 8, 1646-47
It is ordered that Hugh Griffyn shall be marshall and shall
attend towne meetings & sweep the meetinghouse for the yeare accordinge
to the agreement with him the 4th day of the first month 1646 for that
yeare. he is to doe the same worke & to receive the same payment of fifty
shillings for his labor, his tyme to begin the 4th day of the present
month. He is to perfect all rates both for the towne & for Country, the
invoyces being taken.
William Pelham Walter Hayme
Edmond Goodenow John Goodenow
William Ward* John Freeman
John Maynard
March 30, 1646-47
It is ordered by the towne that two men shall goe to the Court
the last Thursday in Aprill to answere the complaint of Mr. Pendleton &
of Watertowne acordinge to warrant Captayne Pelham and Edmond Goodenow
are appoynted to goe downe to answere the complaint of Mr. Pendleton &
of Watertown & in case of the Captains refusall, the 7 men have liberty
to presse a man to goe downe in his stead. And they have power either
to answer the suite or to putt the matter to reforme.
Robert Beast* John Maynard* William Ward*
John Toll John Freeman John How
(86) John Goodenow* Thomas White* John Grout
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September 3, 1647
Edmond Goodenow, John Bent and John Groute are instructed by
the towne to plead the cause of the towne before the maiestrates with
William Kerley to know whether the orders made for the preservation of the
great River meadow be iustifyable by law or not.
It is allsoe ordered that Mr. Noyes, Walter Hayme, John Goodenow,
William Keeley senior and John Moore or the part of them shall have power
to call out men to make the causye at Mr. Pendleton's lande on the west
side of the river and to call them out to worke according to proportion
to the value of L 13, accordinge to the rate last levied for the pastors
maytenance and if any man doe not come being lawfully warned having 3
first warnings if he have not a just cause as shall appear to the surveyors,
he shall pay for every dayed defect tow shillings.
Robert Darnell* Thomas White
John Grout Edmond Goodenow
William Browne John Moore
September 19, 1647
Granted to Thomas Bisbig forty adres of upland when it may be
conveniently found without the common granted by the conssnt of the towne
in a generall towne meetinge.
Allsoe it is agreed by a ioynt consent of the town that the
pastor shall have for his present yeare L 50 for his mayntenance, & to
be payd in such comodities as he was to have his last year's payments.
Mr. Noyes, Edmond Rice, Walter Hayme, William Ward, John Par-
minter senior, Edmond Goodenow and John Goodenow are chosen to order the
prudentiall affayres of this towne for this yeare.
It is ordered that there shall be gathered by an invoyce of
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the rates (which) have been formerly levied. Hugh Griffyn and Henry Rice
are apoynted to take the invoyce.
(87)
November 29, 1647
By the select men it is ordered that the land not broke up yet
fenced in shall pay, being prized worth 2s. an acre, meadowes as they
were rated last rate to the country & broke upland as it was the last
rate, that is to say broke upland at 20s. an acre & 2 thirds parts of
the meadowe at 5s. an acre & one third part at 1s. an acre, Mr. Noyes
& Hugh Griffyn are to take the invoyce & perfect it & to have 7s. for
their labor.
Walter Hayme John Parminter
Edmond Rice William Ward*
John Goodenow* Edmund Goodenow
December 7, 1647
It is ordered by the towne that there shall be a cow common
layd out on the west side of the River to remayne to perpetuety, vizt;
All the uplande within these bounde that is to say all the uplande that
lye within the brooke that goes from bridle poynt through hogg meadowe
and soe to the west lyne at the meadow of Walter Hayme, and all the upland
with the gulfe and the pantree brooke to the up end of the meadow of
Robert Darnell & from there to the west lyne as it shall be bounded by
some men apoynted by the towne except it be such lands as are due to men
already and shall be layd out acording to the same appoynted by the towne
Walter Hayne and John Grout are apoynted to bound the common from Goodman
Darnells meadow to the west line.
It is ordered that Edmond Goodnow shall have noe power to
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dispose the tymber such as he had by a former order but that Walter
Hayme shall ... (dispose) it.
John How is apoynted in stead of Edmond Goodnow to appoynt men
tymber.
It is allsoe ordered that the wood and tymber of the common shall
be preserved.
This Cow Common never to be violated.
(88)
December 17, 1647
The order for the deciding of the use of wood & tymber is re-
pealed.
It is ordered that the inhabitants of the towne shall have tymber
for this yeare to supply their wants for every 2s. that they payd to the
ministry and towne.
It is allsoe ordered that those men that shall come to such men
as shall be apoynted to see the order above written executed and when they
come if they amonst themselves cannot agree who shall be first soe many as
they are, together shall cast lotts who shall be first and second succes-
sively.
Walter Hayme is apoynted to see the execution of the order above
written on the west side of the River and John How on the east side.
Edmond Rice John Ruddock
John Grout John Toll
Edmund Goodenow John Hayme
Thomas Goddenow* Thomas White*
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Granted to Thomas White sixteen shillings in full satisfaction
for all his grants and commonage any rates formerly levyed upon him for
Mr. Smiths land and Mr. Bulkleys cattle which he is to have paid the next
towne rate.
It is allsoe ordered that if any man doe apprehend that he hath
not his full due by measure which he ought to have for his due, they shall
gett their meadows viewed and measured by the first of March next and
if within this tyme any marshall finde his meadowes to want measure he
shall be satisfied with some meadow in the towne not yet layd out.
The last of February 1647-48
Hugh Griffyn gave his account and the town was in debt eight
shillings foure pence.
Granted to John How five shillings for his service done when he
was constable.
Hugh Griffyn is chosen to be marshall and to attend the town
meetings and to sweep the meetinghouse as he did the last yeare and to
have the same wages of fifty shillings.
John Grout and Thomas Kinge are appoynted to take the Invoyce
and they are to have for this labor 6s 4d a peece for their labor they
are to rate.
Granted to the pastor liberty to lay downe his third division
of meadow lyinge in the gulfe and to lay it out ioyninge to his third
division of upland lyinge westward from Mr. Herbert Pelhams land.
John Rediat hath liberty to lay downe soe much lande as he hath
not yet fenced and to take it up in another place.
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Edmond Goodnow, William Browne & John Parminter junior are
appoynted to lay out lyne with Watertowne men betweene Watertowne &
Sudbury.
It is ordered that Edmond Rice duringe- - -(scratched out)
to pay as formerly he did accordinge to the promise of the towne formerly
made unto hime in the towne and pastors rate. (His continuance in Mr.
Dunstars farme which he first tooke accordinge to his first contract with
Mr. Dunstar.)
It is allsoe agreed that the rate of eight pound nyne shillings
levyed upon mens estates for the payment of the towne debt due at the
present and to buy a constable staffe to mend the stocks and to buy a
marking Iron for the towne and it shall be forthwith gathered by Hugh
Griffyn who is apoynted by the towne to receive rates and to pay the town
debt.
May 26, 1648
It is ordered in a publicke towne metting that there shall be
only two men chose for one yeare from this day to observe the making
and mendinge of all the high ways in the towne.
Walter Hayme and Robert Darnill are chosen surveyors for the
highway as to their best discretion shall seeme meete unto them to make
and mend according to the preceeding order and they are to call out men
to worke to the full some of two third part of the rate last levied for
the pastors maintenance for halfe a yeare accordinge to every mans
proportion.
Walter Hayme and Hugh Griffyn are appoynted to goe down to
the Gouvenor & maiestrates to confirme the bargine of land now bought
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of Goodman and to take course for the payment of Goodman and they shall
be payd for their labor.
Edmond Goodnow is desired to treat with Concord men with some
other (townsman) that goes to Concord and to agree with them about the
layinge out the way between Concord and Sudbury.
(90)
Layd out to William Browne two acres three quarters of meadow
laying in the pantree meadowe between the meadow of John Ruddocke on the
east & the pantree meadow of Robert Darnill on the west , which parcell
of meadow was the third division of meadowe granted him by the towne.
Granted to John Goodenow fyve acres three quarters of the
meadow being the third division of meadowe lyinge neere to the upper
end of the gulfe betweene the meadowe of John Parminter senior & the
meadowe of John Toll.
Allsoe layd out to John Goodenow twenty acres of upland being
part of the land he bought of Andrew Belcher & lyes neere to the outside
of the towne bound southwest on the south side of the brooke that goes
down to the west meadowe & bridle poynt.
Allsoe six acres of meadowe and a quarter lyinge in a parcell
of meadowe that goes out of the gulfe toward Concord boundes & lyes be-
tweene the meadowe of Mr. Noyes & the meadow of Robert Best & Allsoe five
acres of meadowe for allowance lyinge upon the west meadow brook at the
lower end of Ridge meadowe & lyes betweene the meadowe of Mr. William
Pelham & the meadowe of Mr. Noyes the six acres and a quarter was Andrew
Belchers third division of meadowe.
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September 11, 1648
It is agreed by the towne that the five pound which is paid
to Goodman shall be raysed only by the meadowes as every man is possessed
of.
William Kerley senior and Thomas Noyes are appoynted to take
an invoyce for the rate for the pastors mayntenance for which they are
to have foure shillings a peece. They are to rate all meadowes at five
shillings an acre but only what is laid out for third division & that
is to be rated at twelve pence an acre.
(91)
October 1, 1648
It is agreed in a generall towne meetinge that Walter Hayme
shall have five shillings sixpence for his goinge to Boston and Hugh
Griffyn six shillings for their service and expenses when they went to
confirm the bargaine with Goodman and what they paid the recorder and
they are to be paid in the rate that is to be gathered for the payment of
Goodman.
It is allsoe agreed that all meadowes that are given by way
of gratulation shall have right in comonage as the meadowes which are
first, second and third divisions of meadowe, & that for the raysinge
of the rate for the payment of the last purchase of Goodman all meadowes
shall pay at one price.
Richard Smith is agreed with to carry Mr. Webbs payment and
he is to have 9s a bushell for his labor he is to take it up at Sudbury
and to deliver it at Mr. Webbs.
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Walter Hayme, Mr. Noyes, Edmund Rice, John Parminter senior,
John Goodenow, William Kerley senior and Edmond Goodenow are chosed
select men for the ordering the prudentiall affayres of the towne for
one yeare.
Peter Noyes John Parminter
(91) Walter Hayme John Goodenow*
November 22, 1648
The towne hath agreed with William Browne and Edmond Goodenow
to make a pound they are to make it with 7 rayles and to make it 6 foote
or 6 foote and a halfe from the ground to the topp of the upp rayle,
their posts a foote square the upper rayle pinde at each end to be done
by the 5th day of the next month, for which they are to have 3s. for
expense their railes are to be cutt 10 foote longe & they are to be paid
for the caryage as it is worth to be payd the next ...
Peter Noyes Walter Hayme
Edmund Goodenow Thomas Goodenow*
John Goodenow* William Browne
(91) John Moores*
January 19, 1648-49
It is agreed in a publicke towne meetinge that every swine
that shall befound of any mans out of his owne property without a sufficient
yoake and ringe & after the first of March next, the owner thereof shall
forfeit for every swine soe taken one shillinge and if the swine be yoaked
& not ringed or ringed and not yoaked then sixpence for every swine soe
taken besides all the damage done by any such swine.
It is allsoe agreed that all yaokes shall be under the throat
of the swine and soe longe as the swine is highe & a cospe goe up on
each side to be fastened about and that swine shall not be accounted
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sufficiently ringed if they can roote.
Edmond Goodenow is apoynted by the towne to see the execution
of the order for swine and to have the penalties for his labour & it
is further agreed that every man shall have liberty notwithstandinge to
execute the order & take the penalties.
It is ordered that the meetinghouse shall be inlarged 13 foote
at the end and that it shall be done accordinge to the discretion of the
committee chosen who have power given them to let our the worke and to
finish the back side of the meeting house & the inlargement is for a
watch house allsoe.
And the men who have the power to let out the worke and the
two deacons and Walter Hayme, Edmond Rice, Edmond Goodenow, John Moore
and Thomas Noyes.
Walter Hayme William Browne
Hugh Griffyn John Goodenow*
January 26, 1648-49
It is agreed by the towne that the meetinge house shall be
enlarged by building ten foote out on the southside of it all the length
of the meetinge house to be built with two gable ends in the front and
Mr. Browne doth promise to give twenty shillings towarde the worke the
former order for enlargeinge the meetinghouse at the northwest end is
hereby repealed.
It is allsoe ordered that the backside of the meeting house
shall be mended & made handsome. The two deacons, Walter Hayme, Edmond
Rice, Edmond Goodenow, John Moores and Thomas Noyes have power to lett
out the worke & to see it finished.
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Henry Loker hath used the first division of the ministers
meadow for one year, for which he is to pay 5s. to the towne.
William Kerley junior is to have the second division of the
ministers meadow for one yeare for which he is to pay the town 7s 8d.
(92)
February 9, 1648-49
It is agreed by the towne that in the rate that is to be gathered
all the meadoes that is the first second and third divisions & gratula-
tions shall be rated at five shillings an acre. John How and Goodman
Moore are to take the invoyce and to have 4s a peece for their labor.
Edmund Rice, Edmund Goodenow, John Bent and John Grout are
appoynted to lay out a way from Watertown bounds to Mr. Dunstars farme.
Mr. Noyes & Edmund Goodenow are apoynted to speake with Mr. Dunstar about
the high way & the note that he send about Mr. Pellhams demand.
Goodman Kinge is apoynted to have three acres of meadowe allowed
him for damage done in the meadow at the bridge which he bought of James
Pendleton.
John Groute is to pay five shillings sixpence for the old pounde
the irons expected.
March 19, 1649
Edmund Goodenow John Parminter Junior John Stone are apoynted
to see to the barrell of powder to the hyal... of it & to the headinge it
up againe & to take some course for the safe bestowing of it.
It is allsoe ordered that Hugh Griffyn shall stand for halfe
a yeare in the place to which the towne formerly chose him to attend.
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towne meetings to warne towne meetings to perfect rates the invoyce taken
to receive rates & pay the towne debts & to sweepe the meetinghouse for
which he is to have for his halfe yeare one pound five shillings.
The pastors rate & the towne rate being payd in corne shall be
payd at the country price 3s. Indyan 4s. Rye 5s. wheat & the towne rate
that is to be paid in to Hugh Griffyn within a fortnight after this day
& they that doe not pay it within such a tyme Hugh Griffyn shall have
power in behalfe of the towne to send attachments for it.
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May 14, 1649
Knowe all men by these presents that John Bent of Sudbury in
the County of Middlesex planter have given granted bargayned & sold &
by these presents give grant bargayne & sell unto Thomas Plympton of Sudbury
in the same towne & County planter a parcell of meadowe lyinge in a meadow
commonly called by the name of Pantree meadowe which is the whole of my
third division of meadowe & lyes betweene the meadow of John Ruddocke
on the one side & John Moores on the other side And all the right in
commonage belonginge to seaven acres of it reservinge all the right in
commonage to the other three acres of meadowe to myselfe. All which
ten acres of meadowe & commonage to seaven acres I have sold to the
said Thomas Plympton, To have & to hald unto the said Thomas Plympton,
his heires, executors, Administrators & assignees from the day of the
date hereunto for ever, In Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand
the fourteenth day of May in the yeare of our lord one thousand six
hundred forty nyne.
John Bent
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Signed & delivered in
the presence of This deed was acknowledged by
John Grout John Bent & Martha his wife the
Hugh Griffyn 23rd of 2. mo. 1650 before me:
Thomas Flint
(Memorandum: This is true coppy according to originall taken out by
me, Hugh Griffyn.)
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May 22, 1649
John Groute and Thomas Kinge are apoynted surveyors of the
high way for one yeare & they are to call men out to worke every man
to the value of the pastors rate levied last March.
(94)
August 6, 1649
It is ordered by the towne that Hugh Griffyn & William Browne
shall take an invoyce for the pastors rate within a fortnight after this
day for which they are to have, Hugh Griffyn five shillings, William
Browne foure shillings.
(94)
It is allsoe ordered that all cattle above a yeare old shall
from this day be kept allwayes in summer-tyme under the hands of a keeper
in the day tyme from this first day of the first month till the tenth
day of September & this order to hold till further order be taken &
whatsoever cattle are not hearded out the owner shall pay for any such
cattle five shillings a peace.
(94) Peter Noyes Edmond Goodenow
Walter Hayme John Parminter
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August 20, 1649
The town hath given to Thomas Beesbeeg twenty acres of meadow
lyinge on the west side of the River neere to his upland in lue of the
ten acres of meadowe which they formerly granted to him.
Peter Noyes Edmund Goodenow
John Parminter John Grout
Robert Darnell* John Ruddocke
William Kerley
September 26, 1649
I, Peter Noyes, sen. did give unto Thomas Plympton once his
servant the sume of six acres of meadow of his third division of meadow
lyinge in the meadow called Gulf Meadow with the Commonage unto the same
belonging: September 26, 1649. By me, Peter Noyes.
(68)
December 4, 1649
Mr. Noyes, Edmund Rice, Walter Hayme, William Ward, John Moore,
John Parminter senior and Edmond Goodenow are chosen select men for one
yeare from this day.
The towne hath given William Kerley the rent of the meadows
he hired of the town which was 7s 6d & allsoe that he shall have the
use of the same meadowe for one yeare more in full satisfaction for all
damages that he hath suffered or may suffer in his houselott either by
penninge up the water in the swampe or want of land which he claymed
that he wanted.
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At a generall Court held att Boston, 2 of the 3rd month of
1649: Sudbury is granted two Miles westward next adioyninge to them for
the further enlargement, provided that it prejudice not Wm. Browne in
his two hundred acres already granted. This is a true coppy of the Courts
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grant taken out of the Courts Records.
(94) J. Edw. Rawson, Sec'y.
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December 9, 1649
Edmund Goodenow & William Ward are chosen to runn the bounde
betweene Concord and Sudbury and Hugh Griffyn, John Groute and Edmund
Goodenow are chosen by the towne to search the Record for the grant of
Watertown & to see if they can finde any meanes to prevent Watertowne
for cominge soe neere & the towne will pay them for theyre labors.
John Blandford is appoynted by the consent of the towne to
take up six acres of meadowe where he can finde it convenient in satisfac-
tion for the third division of meadowe which was due to his wife which
he layd down because it fell within the cow common.
Edmund Goodnow is desired by the towne to agree with Sargeant
Wheeler for teaching John Goodenow to beat the drum & allsoe for his
diett & John Parminter to pay for it according to his engagement.
William Ward* John Bent
Thomas Noyes Thomas Goodenow
Richard Newton John How
John Grout John Loker
February 7, 1649-50
It is ordered by the select men for the proving a barrell
of power, a hundred pound & halfe of muskett bulletts & a quarter of
a hundred of matches that there shall be a rate forthwith levyed to the
value of twelve pound ten shillings which is to be payd in wheat or money
& to be payd in at the house of Edmund Goodenow between this and the
101
last day of the first month & for this performance whereof there shall
be an invoyce suddenly taken.
February 13, 1649-50
It is ordered by the towne & that in a publicke town meeting
that Mr. Noyes, John Parminter senior, Robert Darnell & John Moore shall
have power to speake with Mrs. Hunt about her person, house & estate and
to take some course for her reliefe for present and future upon the townes
charge & what they doe in a prudentiall way the towne doth hereby promise
to performe.
Hugh Griffyn & John Moore are appoynted to take an Invoyce
for the powder bullets & matches & for the pastors rate & the town rate.
(95)
March 5, 1649-50
It is ordered by the towne that Hugh Griffyn shall make the
town rates & warne towne meetings & gather the rates & to have the same
wages he formerly had & he is to have L2 for his payment last halfe yeare
more for his wages.
It is allsoe ordered that the towne rate of L8 6s. was to be raysed
for the payment of the towne debt shall be payd in corne.
It is ordered by the towne that there shall be certayne men
apoynted to looke for the stoppinge of Watertowne proceedings in cominge
too neere our bounds & to gett further inlargements towards Watertowne if
they can & whatsoever charges they are at, the towne doth promise to
bear it & the men apoynted are Edmund Goodenow, John Ruddocke, John Groute,
Thomas Noyes & Hugh Griffyn.
Hugh Griffyn.
102 May 17, 1650 The towne appoynted William Warde & John Maynard to agree with Mr. Robert Procter of Concord about his tresspass of burninge up our pine for makinge tarr and in case they cannot agree they are in the behalfe of the towne to sue him. Allsoe John Parminter senior & Robert Darnill are appointed surveyors of the fence about the feilds in which they lie. September 16, 1650 It is agreed by the towne that the pastor shall have £ 25 for his last halfe yeares contribution & shall be paid in manner as formerly he hath beene paid. Robert Darnill & John Ruddocke are appoynted to take an invoyce for the pastors rate & the town rate. It is allsoe ordered that Walter Hayme, John Moore, Thomas Kinge & John Groute have power to mend the Bridge & that they shall make use of as much worke towards it as can bee by high way worke & they are for such worke which they cannot doe by high way worke they have liberty to hire Carpenters to doe it & they have power to levy a rate for their payment. September 23, 1650 It is agreed that Hugh Griffyn shall doe the towne business which is to attend towne meetings to write town orders to compose towne rates to gather them in & pay them accordinge to the town appoyntment & to sweep the meeting-house this day forward for one yeare for which he is to have fifty shillings for his wages. The Invoyces being perfect- ly taken before the ...
103 It is allsoe ordered that the deacons shall mend the meeting- house and make it comfortable & they shall be paid what it doth cost out of the townes rate, now to be gathered. November 16, 1650 It is ordered that for the present stayinge of the bridge Hugh Griffyn shall fell some pyne poles & hew them & gett Goodman Ward to draw them & then he is to pinn them on & to pinn the planke Goodman Moore & Thomas Kinge are to see the worke done & it is to be paid out of the towne rate. (96) November 19, 1650 It is ordered in a towne meeting ... of the towne rate as it is to pay for the drum & halberd and for ... [towne] debts shall be paid in to Goodman Moores at or before the 23rd of this month which is Saturday next & that the rest of the rate be paid in to Hugh Griffyn upon the 3rd day of December next in the forenoone. February 19, 1650-51 It is agreed upon by the towne that Hugh Griffyn shall be released from the terms of the rate whereunder he was hired the 23rd of September laste & shall then have his halfe yeares wages & give in his account to the towne for the rate last levied. Walter Hayme and Edmund Rice are appoynted by the towne to goe down to Watertown with those that were appoynted to goe down to Watertowne business the first Monday in Aprill. It is ordered by the towne that a rate of tenn pound shall be presently levied to the value of 1s. a pound of which five pounds shall be forthwith payd & the other five pound shall be paid in when the maior
104 part of those men that are entrusted with the business shall demand it, the payment to be either wheat, butter or money. Wheat is to be payd at 5s. a bushell butter at 6s and they that pay in money 4s 6d shall pay as much as a bushel of wheat. Edmund Rice & Walter Hayme are apoynted to take an imvoyce to serve for the pastors rate the towne rate & the rate for the Watertown business. Mr. Noyes, Walter Hayme & Edmund Rice, Edmund Goodenow, Thomas Noyes, John Moore, John Groute are chosen select man for a yeare from this day being the 19th of Feb. 1650. March 25, 1650-51 The towne consented to pay the pastor twenty five pounde for suf- ficient maintenance ended the first day of the present month the same thme John Maynard brought his discharge from the levy for the country Rate by him paid when he was constable...the same day Hugh Griffyn gave in has account to the towne & to the agreement made the 19th day of February herein before expressed. (97) 1651 Layd out unto William Browne sixty seaven acres of upland and twenty acres of meadowe lyinge all in southwest part of the towne bounds and is bounded & knowne as is herein described: all the upland & fourteen acres of meadowe lyes all together & the other six acres of meadowe lyinge in Ridge meadowe - the upland ioynes to the outside of the south line of the first five miles granted to the towne the east end of it is bounded by the wash brooke & west end runs from the south lyne noreast till it comes to a red oake about thirty rodd from the upper end of the meadowe & then it shootes up about thirty rodd northwest to a straight small red oake being marked for the corner tree & from thence over the little brooke that runs into the head of the meadowe or to a red oake marked above the rocks & for upon a streight lyne to a white oake that answereth to the streight lyne of the
105 meadowe on the northeast side of the meadow which said upland doth ioyne to the meadowe to the south west & northwest parte of it, And the fourteene acres of meadowe extends itselfe from the upland in the upper end of it all the whole peece of meadowe till it comes to the meadowe of John Wood (which was granted to him for his allowance to his third addition of meadowe) And the six acres of meadowe lyinge in Ridge meadowe ioynes all along to the meadowe of William Ward & parted from his meadowe by an oake on the west side the meadowe & from the oake extends in bredth by a marked pyne from William Wards meadowe & extends a bredt to a small younge oake upon a little parcell of upland which said upland & meadow be they more or lesse were layd out by the appoyntment of the towne by Edmund Goodenow & Hugh Griffyn forty acres of the said upland was granted by the town to Thomas Beesbeech. And allsoe the twnety acres of meadowe was granted to the said Thomas Beesbeech for an in consideration of tne acres of meadowe which was fromerly granted to him at the ashen swampe which ten acres he hath resigned up againe unto the towne six acres whereof the foresayd upland was the third division of upland belong- inge to William Parker & is parte of the land that William Browne bought of him, And the other one and twenty acres of upland was the third division of upland granted to Thomas Browne. (138) Granted to John Blandford six acres of meadow in satisfaction for his wifes third division which was layd out upon the pyne plane betweene Watertown Path & Pyne brooke which he hath resigned unto the towne & the six acres granted to him in consideration therof lyes neere to the pantree meadowes in severall parcells one parcell lyes betweene the meadowe of Thomas Flympton & the meadowe of Thomas Kinge another parte of it lyes betweene the meadowe of the said Thomas Kinge & the meadowe of John Hayme, another part of it
106 ioyned to the west end of John Haymes meadowe And another part of it at the south end of the meadowe of Thomas Noyes called Whites neck. All which parcells of meadowe were layd out by the townes apoyntment by Edmund Goodenow & Hugh Griffyn. (Memo: The parcell of meadowe John Blandford solt to John Hayme.) (138-139) Land granted to Mr. Herbert Pelham after the grant of the farme, all the lande both meadow and upland ioyninge to the farme which lyes betweene the Indian Bridge and the utmost bounde of the great pond goinge upon a straight lyne from the Indyan Bridge to the extremity of the pond which is in full satisfaction to Mr. Pelham for what he demanded and was granted bby Mr. Noyes Walter Hayme and Bryan Pendleton who were apoynted by the towne to goe to Mr. Pelham and to see what he did demand and to give him satissfaction, and Mr. Pelham ... Allsoe twenty acres of upland ioyninge by the Indian bridge to the lande granted to Mr. Herbert Pelham and going thence toward the hill on the west side of the great pond and westward ioynes to the land of Mr. Wil- liam Pelham and is parted from the west meadow by lands reserved for a highway which twenty acres of upland was granted upon the condition that Mr. Pelham should pay Mr. Browne for four acres of upland lying at bridle poynt that lay betweene the upland and meadow granted to Mr. Herbert Pelham on the east side of the river which four acres of upland was formerly granted to Richard Knight and by him sold to Thomas Browne .. in his defence. John Parmenter, Senr ... it ... his brother William Browne for Mr. Herbert Pelham ... was layd out in the yeare 1651 ... Edmund Goodenow ... The land granted by the Town Minister to Mr. Thomas Walgrave some sixteene acre of upland lyinge between the little pond and the common swamp
107 being bounded with a white oake at the high way that ... (parts) it from the houselott first granted to Thomas Buckmaster and from there runs westward on a straight lyne going by the swamp to a little white oak against the hill and from there over the ... a straight lyne southward to a little pyne neerest the ... the great pond, And from there eastward on a straight lyne to a stake that stands by the highway that leades from the towne to John Freeman's house and from there northward to the white oake marked by Buckmaster which parcell of land takes in a little piece of meadowe and part of the spruce swamp within it ... Allsoe twenty five acres of meadow lyinge on the east side of the great River meadow and ioynes to the meadow granted to Walter Hayne southward And northward ioynes to the meadow now in the possession of John Moore. (48) October 27, 1651 It is agreed in a publicke towns meeting warned for that purpose that the rate now to be levied for the payment to our former bounde which was last granted by the Court for our enlargement shall be payd by the inhabitants every man to pay alike the same in quantity & that when that two miles shall be layd out that every man shall enioy a like quantity of land. (9) November 10, 1651 A publicke towne meeting there being, which was warned for that purpose It was agreed that the towne should bee at charge to build a new meetinghouse 25 voted for the buildinge, 14 on the contrary wise. It is allsoe ordered by the towne that Edmond Goodenow & Hugh Griffyn shall lay out a cart way to the west meadowe & if they come through any mens lands the owners thereof shall have satisfaction.
108 Thomas Noyes and John Groute are appoynted to view the highway at the land which John Ruddock hath broke up that lyes goinge to gravell pitt & soe to make relation to the towne. The towne hath ordered that Thomas White shall sett his fence that is next to the pond upon the top of the hill & that he shall have noe part of the swamp. (98) November 23, 1651 It is ordered by the towne that whosoever shall take paynes by netts, guns, line or otherwise to destroy the common offensive blackbirds whether old or young that for incoragment herein they shall be payd for every dozen of heads of those birds that are brought to any publicke towne meetinge sixpence in the next town rate & this order be in force the first of the last month next & to continue for five years the birds are to be killed within this towne by our owne townsmen. Allsoe the towne hath agreed with Hugh Griffyn that he shall warne towne meetings & attend the meetings to write towne orders he shall be one to take all invoyces he shall compose the towne rates & gather these that are to defray the towne charges to dispose of them where they are due, and allsoe to sweepe the meetinghouse for which worke he is to have foure pounds a yeare his yeare begins the 23rd of September, one thousand six hundred fifty-one. It is agreed by the towne that the rate levyed for the payment of the towne debt doe not respect the layinge out of the bounde shall be payd in upon Tuesday the next week, the 22nd of the 8th month, 1651.
109 It is allsoe agreed that Hugh Griffyn shall gather in all that is behind in the former town rates & discharge the debt to those to whom it is due. (98) January 5, 1651-52 The towne appoynted Hugh Griffyn to sue John Smith & Richard Smith for what they are behind the rate for payment of high wayes. January 14, 1651-52 John Rutter promised to mend the stocks, to secure the towne from a presentment the next ... (Court) for which he is to have 6s. It is allsoe granted that Mr. Noyes shall have 6 acres of meadow .. layd out in full satisfaction for George Munninge his gratulation of ... Allsoe that he shall have eight acres of meadowe layd out to Mr. Noyes for full satisfaction for what meadowe he wanted of his second division of meadowe. It is allsoe granted to the pastor that he shall call up some upland to the quantity of 15 acres or 20 acres but not above in full satisfaction for the meadows he wants over against bridle poynt. Granted to John Groute six acres of meadow in full satisfaction for all wronge formerly received by over rating his meadows and for ... of his meadowe formerly granted to his Father Cakebread. It is ordered that whosoever shall fall any oake poles for hop poles shall forfeit for every oake hop role foure pence. January 21, 1651-52 It is ordered by the select men that John Toll & John Rutter are ap- poynted surveyors of the fences for the feild in which they lye. John Moore
110 & John Maynard for their feild & John Moore and John Ruddock for their field. John Maynard and John Ward for their feild. Thomas King and Thomas Plymton for their feild. And John Parmenter senior & John Goodenow & William Browne are apoynted to be generall surveyors of the fences all over the towne to judge of the sufficiency of the fences in the generall fields and if they that are particularly apoynted for their generall fields are negligent & allsoe to iudge of the sufficiency of the fences for mens particular properties in case of damage and difference. January 23, 1651-52 The towne in a publicke towne meeting did repeal all the orders form- erly made for the enlargement of the old meeting house & for buildinge a new meetinghouse & to be of noe good. Thomas Goodenow hath liberty to lay downe on an acre or an acre and halfe of that land he bought of William Kerly at the south east corner and take up soe much at the other corner. It is allsoe ordered by the towne that Edmund Rice senior, William Browne John Ruddocke and Henry Rice they the foure shall desire the pastors aprobation to build galleries in the old meeting-house and if the pastor doe consent then the towne doth hereby give full power to the pastor and these foure men to continue the worke & to lett it out to workmen & what soever bargayne they shall make the town doth promise to approve of and to pay what they agree for. Edmund Goodenow and Hugh Griffyn, William Kerley senior and John Moore are appoynted to lay out a cart path over the west brooke about Goodman Kerley's or John Smith's meadowe and allsoe to lay out a highway from the south of the meadowe to the outside of the bound, the way through the
111 meadowe is to bee six rod wide and the way in the upland fyve rod wide. (99) February 19, 1651-52 Mr. Peter Noyes, Walter Hayme, Edmond Ryce, John Parmenter, Senr, Edmond Goodenowe, William Browne & Thomas Noyes are chosen select men to order the prudentiall affaires of the towne one yeare from this day. John Maynard is appoynted to goe with Hugh Griffyn to take the invoyce. (100) June 1652 Granted to John Grout six acres of meadowe which is layd out by the townws apoyntment by Edmund Goodenow & Hugh Griffyn & lyes in a parcell of meadowe betweene Pantree meadowes and Dunsdell ioyninge southwest to the lower end of Dunsdell which six acres of meadow was granted in full satiss- faction for all that was wantinge in the meadowes formerly granted to his Father Cakebread for what he was any way over Rated formerly. Layd out to John Wood formerly & lately due to him in part of his second division & third divisions: Impr: foure acres of upland lyinge upon pine playne part of his second division of upland & ioynes to the lande of Thomas Flyn now in the possession of William Browne. Allsoe eleven acres & halfe of upland be the same more or lesse lyinge upon the south side of Hogg House Hill ioyninge to the lands of Robert Davis on the northeast side of which is his division of upland. Allsoe an acre and halfe of upland be the same more or lesse ioyninge to his house lyinge betweene the houslands of Widdow Hunt now in the possession of John Smith & the land granted to John Bent now in the possession.
112 of John Rutter. Which was part of his second division of upland. Allsoe the town granted unto John Wood a swamp contayninge six acres or thereabout be the same more or lesse lyinge on the west side of the River ioyninge to the south of the lands of William Kerly Sr. & the other three wayes compassed round with the hill of the high way that partes it from the great river meadow. Allsoe layd out unto John Wood five acres & a quarter of meadowe ly- inge in the gulfe & lyes betweene the meadowe of Philemon Whale, formerly granted to Thomas White, & the meadowe of William Ward which is his third division of meadowe. Allsoe three acres of meadowe be the same more of lesse lyinge upon the west brooke betweene the meadowe of Mr. Peter Noyes & the meadowe of William Browne which was alowance to his third division of meadowe. Allsoe four acres of meadowe and a quarter layd out to John Wood which foure acres & a quarter of meadowe was the third division of meadowe to Henry Prentiss and lyes in pyne meadowe on the north side of the River & ioynes to the west side of the meadowe of William ... Allsoe two acres of meadowe be the same more or lesse lyinge in Hopp meadowe betweene the meadowe of Edmund Goodenow and the meadowe granted to John Freeman which is the possession of Josiah Hayme which was an allowance to the third division of meadowe granted to Henry Prentiss. Layd out unto Edward Rice five acres of meadowe lyinge above Mr. Pelhams pond up the River beginninge at the necke of the River & at the upper end marked with a white oake & from thence to the River and lyes all on the west side of the River & adioynes to the River which five acres is part of the ten acres of meadow which was given to Philemon Whale.
113 Granted to John Maynard foure acres of upland lyinge upon pyne plane ioyninge to the lands formerly granted to Thomas Flyn & now in the possession of William Browne & lyes neere to the lands of Robert Darnill being part of John Maynards second division. Allsoe granted to John Maynard three acres of meadowe lyinge in west meadows & lyes between the meadowe of John Goodenow And the meadowe first granted to Mr. Fourdam & now in the possession of Edmund Goodenow & lyes on the north side of the west brooke from the brooke to the upland. (139-140) July 5, 1652 It is ordered by the selectmen that Edmund Goodenow & Hugh Griffyn shall both find a course to mend what is defective at present in the Bridge for the rayles & plankes & buttingends & they shall have three shillings a day both of them for the tyme they spend & the like wise for worke which they procure & they are to doe it with as much speed as they be able. August 2, 1652 Edmund Goodenow & Hugh Griffyn to take an invoyce for the country rate, the pastors rate & the town rate. It is agreed that the meetinghouse shall be made use of for a watch house until further orders be made by the towne. Edmund Goodenow & Thomas Noyes are herein surveyors for the highway from this day forward for one yeare & they are to call out men to worke out halfe soe much for charges at the pastors rate at present. (100) November, 1652 The towne agreed with John Rutter and ... (William) Kerley that they shall forthwith mend the bridge and they ... of the rayles and the plankes and the stringe peeces and to set the peeces that were sett up by Hawkins.
114 they are to tenante and to putt into the three posts in that ... (the) tenante are broken and they are to see one leingth of ... lyne a foote square on every side of the bridge and to ... straight peeces in the middle from end to end and further ... to planke pinninge, every planke to brace the rayles at the end ... and if there bee not string peeces enough ... for to stringe for the middle of the bridge from end to end ... (they are to) provide pine stringe peeces a foot square and if there ... the old ones being rotton and not fitt to stand the ... the new ones for the work done they are to have ... if it fall out that they are necessitated ... they shall be of oake and a foot one way ... one way, and to have for every rayl six shillings ... the many string peeces if they putt in before ... they shall have fyve shillings for every string peece ... the half of the sayd men for one day ... the worke being then done out of the ... they are to be paid at the ... day of March next. (58) December 1652 The towne grants power to the select men to put out warrants to the constable to distrayne such men as are behind in the rates that are levyed to pay the charges of the business that remains between Watertown and our town. It is allsoe agreed with Edmund Goodenow that his sonne shall beate the drumm twice every lecture day and twice every forenoon and twice every afternoon upon every lords day & to give notice what tyme to come to meetinge for which the towne will give hem twenty shillings in the yeare & pay for him in the town rates. (100) December 27, 1652 It is agreed that the highway that is layd out on the south side of
115 the west meadowe forty rods wide lyinge from the meddow to the outside of the bounds shall stand but the way layd over the meadow which is through John & Edmund Goodenows meadows, it is wholly desired the high waye through the sd land ioynes to the east side of the land layd out to Edmund Browne. Edmund Goodenow, John Parminter junior, & Hugh Griffyn being appoynted by the select men to renew the bounde marke of the south lyne of our towne did perform the worke the 14th & the 16th day of February 1652. Allsoe Edmund Goodenow, Thomas & Hugh Griffyn being appoynted by the select to renew the bounde marke between our towne & Concord did perform the same the 25th day & the 28th day of February 1652. (100) In a publicke towne ... (Meeting) warned for that purpose the agree- ment here following .. (was made) between the inhabitants of Sudbury on the one part ... (and) Thomas Plympton & Peter Kinge on the other parte, the ... (said) Plympton and Kinge do covenant for their parte to build ... (a meeting house) for the inhabitants which shall be forty foote longe and twe(nty foote) wide measuring from outside to outside, twelve foote be(tweene the joists) the studds 6 inches & 4 to stand for a 4-foote clapboard to ... there is to bee 4 transome windows, 5 foote wide & six foote (high, two) ... of them in the foreside & one at each end, 2 gable ends (in) ... the foreside to answere the height & leingth of the house ... & pinacles both at each end each gable; with a clear story (in) ... each end & in each gable, each window 4 foote wide & 8 foote (high) ... with sufficient dorments a cross the house fitt for galleries if the (town hath) ... a desire afterwards to sett up galleries they are to make 2 d(oors) 3 foote & a halfe wide nayled diamond fashion. the house is to (be) ... purlyned 2 beams & across the house to be brased at each end ... by 10 inches & 14, the ground sills are to be white oake &
116 ... the plates are to be 8 inches square, the posts a foote square ... & the two middle beames to be smothed on three sides & the lower (side) ... to be run with a bowkell, they the said Griffyn, Plympton & king .. (are to find the) tymber to fell, hew, saw, cart, frame carry to place & they (do covenant) ... to levell the ground and to finde them sufficient helpe to raise .. the house & when raysed they are to inclose the house with claborde ... and to lyne the inside with cedar or otherwise with good spruce (cla) bord & to be smoothed & overlapped, and to be lyned up to the win(dows) ... and then across the house below the purlynes they are to purlynes... it up, to finde irons to hange the doores and to hange the (doors to) bolt, to bolt one of the doores on the inside & to sett on a ... the other door, they are to lay sleepers of white oake or swamp (pine) .. to floore the house with planke an inch & halfe (thick) and to under (pin) ... the house is to stand 8 inches above the ground, & then they are to finish ... but the seates, they are to finish all the worke ... lyinge about the plates, the rest to be fin- ished soe soone after as they can ... for which worke the towne doth covenant to pay unto them ... & five pounds, £20 to be paid in March next in Indyan or cattle, £30 now to be payd in September (next) ... to be paid in wheat, butter & money, the rest to be payd soe soone as the worke is done in Rye, in Indyan or in cattle, And all the severall payments of corne to be paid in (merchant) able corne at the price currant, And if any man shall be behind & (fail to) pay his severall rates at the severall tymes herein expressed, the select men shall give warrant to the constable to distrayne such soms soe soone as notice shall be given to them of any defect herein (so that) ... all the severall payments may be duly made according to the ... & meaning of this agreement. Witnesses: Edmond Goodenow (293) Thomas Noyes
117 December 27, 1652 The towne signed with Hugh Griffyn and Thomas Plympton to build a meet- inghouse and they signified Edmond Goodenow, Thomas Noyes, John Rutter and John Grout to see the agreement presently drawne up betweene the towne & the workmen according as they did agree to sett their names as expressed. Allsoe the town allowed and sd workmen to have the meadow & upland for a minister and to gather hay thereupon this yeare. (101) February 9, 1652-53 Lieutenant Goodenow, Ensign Noyes & Ensign Griffyn are chosen by the select men to goe with Concord men to run the whole lyne betweene Concord bounde & our towne bounde, And allsoe Lieutenant Goodenow, Hugh Griffyn & John Parminter, juinor are chosen to run the lyne betweene our towne bounde & Mr. Dunstarrs farme & allsoe on the west side of the River soe far as our both lyne doth runne. March 7, 1652-53 Mr. Peter Noyes, William Warde, John Ruddocke Henry Rice, John Moore, Thomas Kinge and John Groute are chosen selectmen from this day for one yeare. It is allsoe agreed by the towne that the pastor shall have for his last halfe yeare ended the first of this present moneth: twenty fyve pounds. The same day: John Smith acknowledged that he had recieved all that was formerly graunted to Mrs. Hunt out of the ... & the towne hath allsoe granted that Mrs. Hunt shall have fifty shillings out of the towne rate now to be levyed. March 24, 1652-53 It is ordered by the select men that John Toll & John Rutter shall be surveyors of the towne for the feild in which they lye, John Moore & John Maynard for the feild where they lye, Thomas Kinge & Thomas Plympton for the feild where they lye, John Moore & John Ruddocke for the feild where
118 John Ruddocke dwells, John Maynard and John Ward for the feild were John Ward dwells, & they are to view the fences & see them made up in each of these feilds accordinge to the court order, And John Maynard, John How, John Bland- ford are appoynted to be the generall surveyors all over the towne to judge of the sufficiency of the fences in the generall feilds if they that are par- ticularly appoynted for their feilds are negligent, And allsoe to judge of the sufficiency of the fences for mens particular properties in case of damage or difference. (101) June 18, 1653 In a town meetinge warned purposely to take some course for the speedy repayringe of the causeway & highway, Edmund Goodenow & Thomas Noyes who were chosen surveyors before were released & Thomas Noyes & John Moore were chosen to be surveyors for the highway & were authorized to call men out the next weeke to begin & soe to goe on with as much speed as may bee to repayre the causeway & highway & to call men in to doe soe much worke by rate, as the one halfe of the last rate same to that was levyed for the pastor for halfe a yeare & what is remayninge of the old rates. The same day old Goodman Smith was released by the towne from all that he owed for highway worke levyed upon him in the tyme when he lyved in Sudbury. July 5, 1653 The town appoynted Edmund Goodenow & Hugh Griffyn to divide the shott & overplus of bullets to the inhabitants what was wantinge in the shott to make up out of the overplus of the bullets and the shott & bulletts to be divided to each man his due by proportion according to what every man paid soe neere as they cann.
119 August 1, 1653 It is ordered by the towne that Henry Rice shall goe with Hugh Griffyn to take an Invoyce which shall serve to levy the country rate, the pastors rate, the towne rate for common charges and allsoe the rate towarde the meetinge house to bee payd in September next. October 18, 1653 It is ordered by the towne in a towne meeting warned for that purpose that the Carpenters should provide 12 men to help them to rayse the house & the towne doth promise to pay them halfe a crowne a day for their worke to bee paid in a towne rate the next March. It is allsoe agreed by the towne that Leiftenant Goodenow, Ensign Noyes shall lay out the way with Nashaway men soe farr as it goes within our towne bounde. January 1653-54 At a public towne meeting the 9th day of January, 1653, which was warned purposely for to take some course for the dividinge of the land, that was last granted by the Court to the towne, after much agitation the rule following was made: You that are of the mind that the lande last granted to the towne by the Court shall be divided to the inhabitants accordinge to their severall estates and familyes & counting the family to be the husband , wife, children & such servants as men have that they have either bought or brought up & the estate to bee found by the next survey, every man to be looked upon at £40, every wife, child & such servant at 10 a peece and upon the townes consent to this act, that the former act in the towne booke made 1651 to divide the land to every man an equall portion in quantity shall be repealed let them discover it by lifting up their handes & yet every person voted &
120 The contrary being voted, John Smith, Walter Kinge & Obadiah Warde did dissent. January 10, 1653-54 In a publicke towne meetinge the maior parte of the towne for a full endinge the difference about the way of dividinge of the land last granted by the Court did conclude that the two wayes which were voted for the dividinge of the last grant of the Court to the towne should bee putt to vote again & did & that which of the two wayes soever the vote should carry, the maior part should be the way by which the land would bee divided & did promise that they would sitt downe then and when it was putt to vote 20 men voted to divide by the first order which is to every man an equall portion in quantity & 3 voted for dividing the land by estate & family and the votes that were on the contrary that differed from the dividinge of it which were neither of the former wayes were six persons, the persons were Mr. Pelhams agent, John Par- minter senior, John Bent, John Hayme, Robert Darnell, John Parmenter, junior. It is allsoe ordered by the towne that there shall be some lande saved in the last grant of the sourt which shall be for two cowpens with five acres of meadowe & four score acres of upland to each cowpenn & that these lands soe layd out for the two cowpenns shall never be sold nor given away without consent of every one that hath property in that land. (102) February 14, 1653-54 It is ordered that Hugh Griffyn shall send to Goodman Kerley to demand six shillings seaven pence due to the towne by rate for the discharge of the Watertowne business and in case he doe not spedily make payment that Hugh Griffyn shall sue him in behalfe of the towne. Allsoe Hugh Griffyn is desired to speake with Mr. Howell & alsoe Mr. Gookin about the College money & to acquaint them that theyre ...
121 (grain) givinge when they did promise did not intend to pay for the carrying ... (of it) but to deliver it at Sudbury & desired them to send for it or ... (for them) to send up their order to allow out of the somme for the carrying of it. John Toll is appoynted with Hugh Griffyn to take an invoyce. March 7, 1653-54 Edmund Rice, Mr. Noyes, Walter Hayme & William Ward, & Edmund Goodenow, John Ruddocke & Thomas Noyes are chosen selectmen to order the prud- entiall affayres of this town from this day for one yeare. (103) March 14, 1653-54 It is ordered by the select men that Walter Hayme & John How shall see to the fences of all the corne fields on their side of the river, Thomas Kinge and Josiah Hayme for their feild, John Maynard & John Blandford for theire feilde & the corne feild on the other side the way from the pond to the trayninge place, Robert Darnell & John Wood for their feild, Mr. Noyes & John Wood for their feild, John Ruddocke & John Moore for their feild, John Maynard & Obadiah Ward for theire field from new bridge & southward within the towne bounds, John Goodenowe & Robert Darnell for the corne feilds Between pine brooke & mill brooke. And these surveyors to see that all the fences of the feilds are made up & kept sufficiently according to law, and if the sd fences be defective after due notice given, then the surveyors to make it up & to have doubble pay accordinge to law; And Leiftenant Goodenow, John Parmenter senior & Hugh Griffyn are appoynted the generall surveyors over the towne to iudge of the sufficiency of the fences of the generall feilds in case of the neglect of those that are particularly appoynted to their feilds & allsoe to iudge of the sufficiency of fences about mens particular propriety in case of damage or difference.
122 It is allsoe ordered by the selectmen that every swine that shall be found of any mans out of his owne property without a sufficient yoake or ringe after the present day the owner of scuh swine soe taken shall pay twelve pence for every one & if the swine bee yoaked & not ringed or ringed & not yoaked, then to pay sixpence for every swine soe taken besides all the damage done by any such swine this order in respect of yoakings to bee in force untill next Indyan harvest bee in & for ringing continually until further order be taken & this order in respect of yoaking to take place allways from the 14th day of March & from thence untill Indyan harvest from yeare to yeare & Edmund Goodenow to see it performed & to have the fines for his labor. March 28, 1654-55 It is ordered by the towne in a towne meeting that there shall be power given to the constable by warrant to distrayne all rates that are due to the towne that are not payd and shall not bee paid in due season after 2nd warninge from when it is due, given to them, that hereby the towne debt may be paid. It is further agreed by the towne that Hugh Griffyn in the behalfe of the town shall have power to send out warrants to the constable to dis- trayne such persons as are behind in rates according to the former part of his order. It is allsoe agreed that Leiftenant Goodenow, John Moore, Thomas Kinge that they three or any two of them shall have power to agree with some- body to fill the walls of the meetinghouse with tempered clay provided they doe not exceed the summe of five pounds ten shillings and that whatsoever they doe the towne doth promise to pay in a towne rate.
123 Wee whose names are hereunto subscribed being apoynted ..... (by the Towne of) Sudbury and the Towne of Lancaster to lay out the high (way from the Great) ...... River meadowe in Sudbury towarde Lancaster, to the ..... (towne) bound accordinge to the Court Order. Here agreed as follows: That the highway beginninge at the great River meadowe ... (near the gravell) pitt, shall run from theire to Thomas Plympton's house ... (and from the) Northwest side of Thomas Plympton's house to tymber swamp ... marked by us And soe on to Hart Pond, leaving the Rocke ... on the Northwest of the way, And from theire to the extent ... as wee have now marked it, the breadth of the way is to be ... the gravell pitt to the west end of Thomas Plympton's lott ... Rodd wide all the way to the utmost extent of Sudbury bounde, and ... upon to bee the common highway towarde Lancaster through Sudbury ... therefore we have hereunto sett our hands the 22nd of the present month ... Edmund Goodenow Thomas Noyes William Kerley This is a true coppy of the Returne of the Commissioners appoynted by ... (Sudbury) namely Edmund Goodenow & Thomas Noyes & of the Commissioners ... (appointed) by Lancaster, namely William Kerly junior and John Moore, taken (from the) originall examined by mee, Hugh Griffyn. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- April 24, 1654 Lieutenant Goodenow, Hugh Griffyn & John Goodenow by the ... (appointment) of the select men did renewe the bound mark between Watertown & Sudbury the 24th day of Aprill 1654, the towne being summoned thereto by Watertowne who sent Lieutenant Beards, Sargent ... & Sagrent Brush to perform the worke on their behalfe (105)
124 April 28, 1654 Layd out unto Thomas White three acres of upland lyinge at the northeast end of the lands granted to John Rutter for a house lott & parted from the feilde wherein John Ruddockes houselott lyes by the said land of John Rutter which three acres of upland is a parte of the third division of upland first due to John Knight & now belonginge to the said Thomas White. 140 June 9, 1654 In a publicke towne meeting the towne did lett out the peece of meadowe formerly reserved for a minister which lyes above the lower end of Edmund Goodenows house lott unto Edmund Goodenow for which he is to pay five shillings a yeare, voted it be fenced & when it is fenced he is to doe it & have it two years rent free for fencing & after to have it for foare yeares unless the towne make use of it for that purpose for which it was reserved or some other publicke use, he payinge ten shillings a yeare for it after the first yeare that payes for fencinge soe longe as hee holdes it or ... the end of the seaven yeares. Allsoe the other peece of meadow that is downe the River and was reserved for a minister the towne hath lett unto John Ruddocke & Henry Loker for ten shillings a yeare betweene ... till they have fenced it & after it is fenced they are to have two yeares rent free for fencinge, And after the two yeares ... payed for fencinge they are to hold it seaven yeares or soe long as till the towne makes use of it for the purpose for which it was re- served or some other publicke use, they payinge betweene them twenty shillings a yeare soe longe as they use it or to the end of the seaven yeares they are to have commonage with it & to hold it rate free the tyme for their ... for both peeces of meadowe to beginn on the 29th day of September next. And if John Ruddocke doe refuse his pa(yment) Henry Loker is to hold all that was lett to them between them & to pay the whole rent.
125 Allsoe the towne hath lett out the ashen swamp meadowes to John Groute & John Rutter for this yeare all that was formerly granted to Mr. Bisbeech this yeare not hindering the heard if they come, but only fayrely to drive them out without hurt and they are to pay seaven shillings for it to pay the next 29th of September. Allsoe John How is to have the common meadowe in the pine w... that is the benefitt of the grasse of it for this summer & is to pay ten shillings sixpence to the towne & to pay them at the 29th day of September next. Ensign Noyes is to have the benefitt of the grasse in tymber swamp meadowe this summer & to pay one shillinge sixpence the 29th day of september next. (105) June 10, 1654 Walter Hayme hath hired the benefitt of the grasse in... Strawberry Hill meadowe all but foure acres this summer & is to pay the towne five shillings the 29th of September next. Allsoe John Parminter Senr. hath hired the benefitt of the grasse in the common meadowe that lyes in the gulfe which was formerly granted to the pastor to pay six shillings sixpence to the towne at Michaelmas September 29th next ensuing. Allsoe Josiah Hayme hath hired the patches of common meadowe lyinge betweene the allowance of Mr. Noyes & John Goodenow & William Browne in Ridge meadowe for this summer & is to pay twelvepence for all the 29th of September 1654. It is allsoe further agreed by the towne & Edmund Goodenow that Edmund Goodenow shall fence the meadow which he hath.
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Allsoe that John Ruddocke & Henry Loker shall fence the meadowe
which they hath hired within two yeares or else the bargaine it is to be
voyde.
June 16, 1654
In a publicke towne meetinge warned for examination of the Records
of lands accordinge to the towne grants which thinge was fully performed
all the Records both first & last respecting the towns grants to the Inhabi-
tants were publically read & approved & thereupon the towne did order that
every Inhabitant should have liberty to repayre to Hugh Griffyn our towne
Clerke who upon theyre desires shall within three days space give them a
true coppy of the records of such lands as they have recorded in the towne
booke under his hande which shall be a currant title, they payinge the clerke
for his labor.
Allsoe it is ordered that the surveyors of land who are appoynted
to lay out the towne land shall lay out 50 acres of upland about Hay meadowe
brooke about the cart path that goes over the brooke to be reserved to the
use of the towne to sett a mill upon the brooke & they are not to lay it out
for any other use whatsoever.
September 4, 1654
The towne ordered that every inhabitant should have from this day
forward for every fox they kill within the premises of the towne one shilling
sixpence & for every jay & every woodpecker a penny.
It is ordered by the towne that the select men shall give warrant
to the constable to distrayne any that are behinde in payinge any rates
already levyed by the towne to pay the town debt or any rates that shall be
levyed within the yeare the select men stand if it be not paid upon demand
accordinge to the towne apoyntment.
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It is allsoe agreed that the towne shall pay to Edmund Rice the
senior six pounds to be payd in wheat at John Parminter Senr & soe much
more as shall pay seaven pence a bushell for the caryage of it to be payd
within one weeke after next michelmas which Edmund Rice doe promise to accept
in full satisfaction for all his services & charges that he hath been at
or shall be at as he is Sudbury deputy this present yeare to be paid at
5s a bushell.
Edmund Goodenow is appoynted to goe with Hugh Griffyn to take the
invoyce for levyinge the rate for the towne & pastor & to have 4s for his
labor.
Allsoe it is agreed by the towne that the pastor shall have three-
score pounds for his maytenance this yeare thirty pounds of it now to be
gathered for the halfe yeare now ended & the other thirty pounds to be
gathered at the end of this yeare which will be the first of March next.
September 25, 1654
Mr. Noyes, John Parminter senr & John Groute are appoynted to
stake out the bounds between Prentiss his meadow and the lands of Widdow
Goodenowe & the high way that goes to bridle poynt.
January 1, 1654-55
It is agreed by the towne that Mrs. Hunt shall have fifty shillings
given for this yeare to begin this day and to be payd into the deacons it
is to be payd by rate the one halfe to be payd the next rate to be levyed
in March next.
John Goodenow is discharged fron the townes ingagement for beatinge
the drumm to call persons to meetings.
January 15, 1654-55
A select men meetinge being warned for this day to consider the
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sizinge of the commons in Sudbury. This vote following was made, As many
of you the select men as doe iudge the sizinge of the lands that lye common
within the first five miles granted to Sudbury to be a righteous act and
that you are necessarily called to size the land speedily, discover it by
lifting up your hands, John Ruddocke being present voted the contrary, And
allsoe voted the contrary for William Ward, and said he had appoynt(ment)
from brother Ward to oppose the sizinge of the commons in his behalfe if hee
were absent.
January 15, 1654-55
Wee the select men whose names are hereunto subscribed consideringe
the righteousness of the act in sizing all the common lands that lye within
the five miles square first granted to Sudbury & Concerninge wee are necess-
arily called to size the land speedily, doe hereby order for the sizing of
all the common lands within the said grant of the five miles square that the
Inhabitants therein have liberty to putt upon the said common lands for
feedinge for every two acres of meadowe which is either of first, second,
or third divisions of meadow or gratulation either freely given or sold or
granted to men for some service done by them, except such meadowes as are
granted under the name of allowances for every two acres of meadowe one
beast, that is either cow or bull steere or heifer above a yeare old and
every horse or mare above a yeare old to goe as one beast & halfe & every
five sheep to goe as one beast & that all cattle under a yeare old that
goe without sizen untill some further reason doe apeare for sizing them.
Peter Noyes Edmund Goodenow
Walter Hayme Thomas Noyes
On the act last ordered on the other side of the leafe, which act
doth size the common lands within the five miles granted to Sudbury was done
John Ruddocke being then present did by his vote both for himselfe and William
Ward dissent from the act.
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January 22, 1654-55
In a publicke towne meetinge warned parposely to take notice of
the act of the select men for sixinge the common, then the pastor by the
desire of the towne (as by their vote did appeare) had sought the lord for
his blessinge in the actinge of the day, after some disoourse the act of
the select men was publically read and debated, this vote following was
made.
You that iudge the act of the select men made for sizing the com-
mons to be a righteous act & doe consent with them in their act discouer it by
drawinge your selves together in the one end of the meetinghouse to
this vote, then apeared those that follow:
John Parmenter. Senr.. agent for Herbert Pelham, Esqr. (100ac.)
for Mr. Thomas Walgrave, Esqr. (25 ac.)
for Capt. William Pelham (72 ac.)
Edmund Browne (85 ac.)
John Parmenter, Senr. (28 1/4 ac.)
William Browne for himselfe & Thomas Browne (27 ac.. 34 ac.)
Edmund Goodenow for Joseph Tayntor (11 ac.)
John Hayme (6 ac.)
John Parmenter, Junior (12 ac.)
Henry Curtiss (6 ac.)
John Groute (6 ac.)
Jane Goodenow, widdow for herselfe & Andrew Belcher (25 ac., 18 1/2 ac.)
Peter Noyes, Junior (0 ac.)
Thomas Flyn (6 ac.)
James Pendleton (97 ac.)
John Freeman (34 ac.)
John Smith (0 ac.)
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Hugh Griffyn (21 ac.)
Philemon Whale: 3 votes . (10 ac.)
the select men who made the act, namely : Peter Noyes, Senr. (62 ac.)
Walter Hayme (52 ac.)
Edm. Goodenowe (49 ac.)
Thomas Noyes (43 ac.)
Of those voted, Mr. Herbert Pelham & Mr. Walgrave were objected
against as havinge noe right to vote herein.
It was then desired that those who were of a contray mind would
disclose it by drawing themselves together in the other end of the meeting-
house to this vote there apeared those that followe:
William Ward (25 ac.)
John Ruddocke (17 ac.)
John Wood (28 ac.)
John Blandford for himslef & his wife (13 ac.,?)
Robert Darnill (48 ac.)
Thomas Goodenow (10 ac.)
John Howe (11 ac.)
Henry Loker: two votes (7 ac.,?)
John Bent (35 ac.)
John Maynard (12 ac.)
Richard Newton (9 ac.)
Henry Rice (13 ac.)
Mary Loker: two votes (5 ac.,?)
John Toll (10 ac.)
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Thomas Kinge (0 ac.)
Thomas Rice : two votes (0 ac.)
John Rutter (0 ac.)
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Edward Rice (0 ac.)
John White (0 ac.)
John Rediat (0 ac.)
Peter Kinge (0 ac.)
John Woodward (0 ac.)
Peter Bent (0 ac.)
of those that voted the last ten were objected against as havinge
noe right to vote herein.
Edmund Rice (47 ac. & his farm)
Robert Davies (0 ac.)
Thomas Plympton (0 ac.) were no voters & acted neither way.
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February 19, 1654-55
In a publicke towne meeting the twwne ordered that invoyces now to
be taken should be taken as it was formerly taken for the payinge the pastors
maintenance & payinge the town debt. William Ward is appoynted to goe with
Hugh Griffyn to take the invoyce.
February 27, 1654-55
It is ordered by the selectmen that the order made the 14th day
of March 1654 shall stand in force from this day forward & that Edmund Goode-
nowe shall see it putt in execution that is the order common hoggs to be yoaked
& ringed.
It is allsoe ordered by the select men that all cattle except
younge new weaned calves shall bee hearded all the summer tyme & if any
man within the townes bounds shall suffer any of his cattle to goe
without a keeper from the tyme that the hearde goe out until they leave
of keepinge the hearde, the owner of every beast soe taken shall
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forfeit for every beast sixpence And soe to pay for every beast oft as they
are taken, only oxen that are hearded are hereby exempted when they are turn-
ed off from worke And Hugh Griffyn is apoynted to see this order performed &
to have all the forfeits for his labor.
March 5, 1654-55
It is ordered & agreed by the towne that a rate of six pounds or
thereabout shall be levied by the invoyce this day published to pay the town
debt. And allsoe a rate of thirty pounds for the pastors maintenance for
the halfe yeare past ended the first day of the present month.
March 13, 1654-55
John Parmenter, Senr., William Ward, John Ruddocke, John Maynard,
Robert Darnill, Thomas King & John Toll are chosen select men from this day
for one yeare.
The same day ordered by the select men that Ensign Noyes & James
Pendleton shall see to the fences of all the corne feilds on their side of
the River, Thomas Plympton and Peter Kinge for their feild, Hugh Griffyn and
John White for their feild, John Toll and John Parminter, Junr. for their
feild, William Browne and Peter Noyes for their feild, Richard Newton and
Henry Rice for all the fences of corne feilds from new bridge southward to
the towne bounds, Mr. Noyes & Thomas Goodenow for the corne feilds betweene
Mill brooke & Pine brooke, Philemon Whale & John Grout to see to their owne
fences, Robert Darnill & Thomas Rice to their fences upon pine playne, John
Ruddock & John Moore for their feild, Henry Loker & John Maynard for the
feild where Henry Loker dwells & William Ward & John Woodward for their
fences. And these surveyors to see that all the fences of the said feilds
are made up & kept sufficient accordinge to law. And John Moore, John How
& John Blandford are apoynted the generall surveyors all over the towne to
judge of the sufficiency of the fences of the generall feilds in case of the
neglect of those that are particularly apoynted for theire feilds, And
allsoe to iudge of the sufficiency of fences
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about mens particular proprietes in case of damage or difference.
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March 28 1654-55
It is agreed with the town and John Stone that John Stone shall
attend select men meetings and warne towne meetings to record such orders as
shall be made and For to take the towne rates and dispose of them accordinge
to the townes order for which worke is to have fifty shillings for this present
yeare.
William Ward John Maynard
Robert Darnill John Ruddock
John Toll
110 It is further ordered the same day that John Ruddock shall have the
keepinge of the booke this yeare.
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Mr. Noyes and Edmund Rice ... chosen commissioners by the town ...
charges.
John How is appoynted by the pastor and the select men to see to the
constrayning of youth from the profanation of the lords day in the time of
public exercise.
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May 14, 1655
John Ruddocke have bought a parcell of meadow of the Widow George
of Watertown being by estimation four acres or there abouts be the same more
or lesse which parcell of meadow lyes in the great River medow between John
Parminter grant and Edmund Rice wtich was the second division of William Parker
34 lott.
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May 28, 1655
At a publicke towne meeting John Moore and Phillemon Whale are chosen
to be the surveyors for the high wayes For this yeare.
Ordered that the surveyors shall have power for to call out men
for to make all such generall high wayes that the towne is required to make
betweene this towne and the townes adioyninge soe farr as the bounds goeth
and they are not to meddle with any mans private high wayes at the townes
charge.
Ordered that if any man doth not come to worke being lawfully warned
having 3 dayes warninge, he shall pay for every dayes defect three shillings
except he can give a sufficient reason to the surveyors for their absence.
Ordered that the surveors shall have power For (to) call out men
to worke about the high wayes ... (to) the value of L 17 10s, that is halfe
soe much as (the) last rate For the carpenters payment for the ... (meeting)
house and they shall first call out those that (are) behind of the last rate.
Mr. Noyes and ... shall have power for ... a man to remove the ;
pastors seat & the deacons seat out of the old meeting house into the new
meetinghouse and they have procured Hugh Griffyn For to doe the worke for
which worke he is to have 18 shillings which the towne hath fully consented
unto and the worke to be done according to the pastors approbation which worke
is to be done this week or the next and he is to have his part out of the rate
which is now levyed for the carpenters adding 18 shillings to the 35 pounds.
Upon the pastors request the towne hath granted that he shall have
liberty for to sett up the seat For his wife in the new meeting house under
the window by the pulpit.
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This day it was voted that Hugh Griffyn shall bring the Court
orders that doe concerne the towne and deliver them up to be disposed of
by the appoyntment of the towne.
John How is appoynted to keep the Court orders having been delivered
by Hugh Griffyn into the townes handes.
Further it was voted & ordered by the town that Thomas Reed and
John Feirce and Matthew Gibb shall putt out of the last rate levyed For the
meeting house, Hugh Griffyn and Ensign Noyes desired From the rate.
Edmund Goodenow and William Ward are chosen for to take out two
acres of meaddow from the meddow Goodenows meddow lying at the landing place
below Mr. William Pelhams necke of land.
It was voted at a publicke towne meeting that the meeting house
should be seated with new seats. Further it was ordered the same day that
the select men find the power to lett out the seats to workmen and this as
speedily as they can and as conveniently as they can and the town promises
to see them paid for it.
Further it was voted that the seat now brought into the meeting
house shall be caryed out again. Further it was voted that the select men
shall have power to place men in their seates when they are built.
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December 2, 1655
At a select mens meeting:
It is ordered that every person that hath a seat in the meeting
house when the seats are built, every man shall pay alike, the seats beinge
made alike both for workmanshipp and size.
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John Maynard and John Reddock are apoynted to treate with the car-
penters to request of them to give the select men a meeting to see if they
can agree with them to build the seats.
It is further ordered that when the seats are built in the meeting
house that men shall be seated in their seats accordinge to what they have
payd in rates for the buildinge the house. John Parmenter dissents from the
last vote.
(113)
December 27, 1655
The agreement ... was made betweene the select men of Sudbury ...
(and) Thomas Plympton and Peter King of the same towne ... The said Peter
King and Thomas Plympton doe ... (covenant) to build with seates in the new
meeting house ... are for to be built in the same forme that the ... (seates)
were in the old meeting house, the seates are to be ... higher than they
were in the old house; they are to ... (be) five seates in the middle of
the house and six seates at e(ach end), and they are to make them of suffi-
cient timber & ... for to put in them boardes of either oake or spruce ...
postes and rayles and benches of oake; which worke they are to finish by the
middle of May next, they are (to) make the hindermost seat as the rest of the
seates.
They the select men doe promise for to pay for e(ach) seat one
shilling eight pence a seat; which pay (to) be payd the one halfe in wheat
& the other halfe ... which they owe to begin within weeke after (the work)
is finished, if they doe finish the worke sooner th... since they were to
have for pay within a weeke after the time that theyre worke is done; and
they are to have all the pay brought to Peter Kinges house; & they are to
have the wheat payd at 4s 6d a bushel & rye at 3s 6d a bushel
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John Parmenter William Ward
Robert Darnell Thomas King
John Maynard John Ruddocke
(295) John Toll
December 28, 1655-56
A meeting of the Select Men
It was agreed and consented by the select men that they would stand
ingaged forthwith to sattisfy the workmen for buildinge the seates in the
meeting house.
(113)
January 4, 1655-56
It was voted whether they should take some course for to get the
land layd out which was last granted by the Court according to the order
of the towne in a vote formerly made, to which vote William Ward, John
Reddocke & Thomas Kinge, John Maynard, John Toll assented to & John Parmenter
& Robert Darnell dissented.
The same day it was agreed by order of the select men that the
next summer there shall be some course taken for to keepe a hearde of cattle
upon the land that was last granted by the Court to the towne.
It was further ordered the same day that that ordering made January
15, 1654, which is in the towne booke on page 58 which they call an order
for sizing common should be crossed out which was accordingly done.
William Ward Thomas Kinge
John Ruddocke John Maynard
John Toll
John Parmenter, Senr. dissents from this vote.
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John Parmenter, Robert Davies, Thomas Kinge and John Ruddocke are
appoynted for to take payment for to see into the severall familyes in towne
to see whose children and servants are imployed in worke and whether in the
wayes of God and in the grounds of religion according to the order of the
generall court.
(113-114)
January 14, 1655-56
In a publicke towne meeting it was agreed by the towne that the land
last granted by the Court should be layd out.
It was further agreed by the towne that all the high wayes that
are necessarily layd out within that grant of land shall be layd out thirty
rodds wide which wayes intended are the high wayes that are to lye betweene
the squadrons and high way betweene that land and the land formerly granted
to the towne that bounds upon the last grant.
John Groute & John Smith dissented from this vote.
Further voted and agreed by the towne that same day that all the
land within the last grant shall be layd out meddow and upland together all
in one lump, every man taking his lot as it falls & those persons dissenting
from this vote were: Walter Hayme, Thomas Plympton, John Parmenter, Junior.
Further it was agreed that the land should be divided into four
squadrons.
Further it was voted and agreed that Lieutenant Goodenow and John
Grout should take some paynes in convenient time to look out upland convenient
in the last grant for a cow pen and acquaint the towne with it, further they
are appoynted by the towne for to runne the lyne & renew the marks that are
betweene the land last granted and the land formerly granted to the towne.
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John Ruddocke, John How and Henry Rice are desired & appoynted by
the towne to take some paynes for to see if they can get a surveyor to lay
out the land last granted to the towne.
(114)
January 4, 1657-58
At a towne meeting the 4th of January in the yeare 1657 warned for
the drawinge of lots for the two miles granted to Sudbury the yeare 1649
the parcell of land commonly called and known by the name of the new grant
and allsoe the meeting warned for to get the sayd new grant land speedyly
measured and divided according to former town acts,
1) Voted in the town meeting that there shall be a high way thirty
rods wide from south to north throughout the sayd new grant
joynante to the five miles first granted the town of Sudbury.
2) Voted in the town meeting that there shall be a high way thirty
rods wide from south to north parallel with the other sayd high
way in the middle of the sayd remaining grant of land.
3) Voted in the town meetinge that the high way to Lancaster shall
stand as it doth through the sayd demised tract of land, the
sayd highways so stated the demised tract of land now layes
in four long squares or squadrons.
4) Voted in the town meetinge that the south east square or squadron
shall be accounted to be the first, the north east squadron
shall be acounted the second, the north west square or squadron
shall be the third square or squadron, the south west square
shall be and is accounted the 4th and last squadron.
5) Voted in the town meetinge that the first lot drawn shall begin
at the south side of our first squadron runing east and west
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betwixt our high way, the second lot to be in the north east
side of the first and second squadron to be all devided.
6) Voted in the town and granted that Mr. William Brown shall have
his farm and his great lot together in the north west and
ioyning to Concord bounds on the north, this being the first
and northern most part of the third squadrons the sayd lots
and to lay successively from there as they are drawn untill
the end of the fourth squadron in which we reserve a tract of
land for cow pens equall with one of the sayd lots.
7) Voted and agreed with Thomas Noyes to Survey this sayd tract
of land according to this our dimensions.
8) Voted in the town meeting that whereas there is a pond lying
in the third and second squadron that soe our middell highway
from south town only cannot pass straight, our will and vote
is that the sayd way shall goe round the pond at the nearest
end that alowance begiven by the high way goinge at the pondes
end.
A list of the persons which are owners of the two miles granted
to Sudbury in the yeare 1649 as the lots were drawn by a ioynt consent of
the town of Sudbury the 4th of January 1657 and layd our the folowing yeare
accordingly, beginninge acordinge to the town of Sudbury's acts and agreement
the 4th of January 1657, that is to say beginning at the south east angle
and soe along to the north east and soe round the sayd land excepting such
land as was demised to high wayes in the sayd tract of land and allsoe ex-
cept three hundred and thirty acres which was demised to Mr. William Brown
for his farm granted by the Court and one hundred and thirty acres of the
sayd three hundred and thirty for his lot and portion from the town of Sudbury
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which three hundred and thirty layeth on the northwest angle of the sayd
demised trace beyonde Asibeth (River):
John Blandford 1
Thomas Noyes 2
Walter Hains 3
William Kerly, Jr. 4
Joseph Freeman 5
Henry Curtis 6
Mr. Brian Pendleton 7
Thomas Rice 8
Edward Rice 9
Mr. Herbert Pelham 10
Lt. Edmund Goodenow 11
Robert Davis 12
The twelve lots above written are the first squadron, the first
of them ioyninge to the Country lands on the south and the last of them
ioyninge to Lancaster high way on the north, each lot containinge one hundred
and thirty acres, the length being nearest hand east and west, the bredth
north and south.
The second squadron are:
William Ward 13
Josiah Hains 14
Henry Loker 15
John How 16
Edmund Rice 17
Philimon Whale 18
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John Loker 19
Mr. Edmund Brown 20
John Parmenter,Decon 21
John Maynard 22
Robert Darnill 23
Thomas White 24
Richard Newton 25
John Ruddock, part
of his 26
This thirteine lots and a part afore written are the second squadron
the first whereof being William Ward who ioyneth to Lancaster high way on the
south, the last being parte of Sargent Ruddockes lot which ioyneth Concord
line on the north, all this squadron of lots with the other afore going being
bounded on the east with a high way thirty rods wide and the five miles first
granted the town of Sudbury on the west, with a high way thirty rods wide and
part of the two miles last granted to Sudbury, each lot containing one hun-
dred and thirty acres.
Third Squadron are as followeth in the other side of the leafe:
William Brown his farm of two hundred acres, and his lot of one
hundred and thirty acres being granted to him the north west angle beyond
Asibeth River before the lots were layd out, also the other part of Sargent
Ruddocks lot ioyninge to Mr. William Browns farm on the north:
John Warde 27
Peter Kinge 28
John Smith 29
Hugh Griffyn 30
Henry Rice 31
John Rediat 32
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Robert Best 33
William Kerley, Sr. 34
John Wood 35
John Rutter 36
Solomon Johnson, Sr. 37
John Toll 38
Widdow Goodenow 39
This thirteene lots above written with Mr. William Brownes farm
and lot and the part of Sargent Ruddocks lot and the third squadron Mr. Browns
farm ioyneth to the Concord line on the north and the Widow Goodenows lot
ioyneth to the fore sayd Lancaster highway on the south the sayd squadron
of lots and farm buting on the east, the middle high way thirty rods wide
and the second squadron and buttinge on the \west upon the wilderness.
The fourth squadron are as followeth on the other side of the line
on the paper:
John Moore 40
John Woodward 41
John Grout 42
John Bent, Senr. 43
Thomas Goodenow 44
Thomas Plympton 45
John Hains 46
Mr. Peter Noyes 47
Mr. William Pelham 48
John Parmenter, Jr. 49
Thomas Kinge 50
The cowpen land,
being 130 acres 51
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The eleven lots afore written with the cowpen land are the south
and last squadron the first whereof being John Moors who ioyneth on the north
to the fore sayd Lancaster highway the cowpen being the last which ioyneth
on the south side to the wilderness, this sayd eleven lots and cowpen butting
on the east the fore sayd middle high way the first squadron and butting on
the west the widdow Noyse.
Also let it be remembered that the long highway from south to north
goeth at the west end of the pond through the lands of John Toll and Solomon
Johnson and is 12 rods wide at the narrowest, for which way the sayd John
Toll and Johnson shall have sufficient allowance.
(118-120)
January 3, 1658-59
At a town meeting the third of January 1658 by a ioynt consent
of the towne of Sudbury, Henry Rice was voted a free townsman, this in con-
sideration of the commisioners act in the year 1639 and also from the Towns
accurrences in layinge out the followinge divisions of land to him the sayd
Henry Rice as to others.
Allsoe the day and yeare above written John Rutter and John Rediat
of Sudbury by a ioynt vote of the inhabitants of the Town of Sudbury were
made free Townsmen this the town did in consideration of their the sayd John
Rutter and John Rediat being antient inhabitants as also in gratification
of the honoured committy in the yeare 1655, maior Willard, Mr. Thomas Danforth
and Ensign John Sherman.
Allsoe voted in the Town meeting the day and yeare above written
and ioyntly agreede that the sirvayors of tymber shall grant noe timber to
any men but unto those who are upon the town book in record as Townsmen
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reputed or have some of the town rights by virtue of purchase, gift or grant.
From this last vote desented Henry Rice, Thomas King & John Ruddocke.
(115)
February 16, 1658-59
At a town meeting, voted assented and agreed by the Town of Sudbury
the day and yeare last written that there shall be stayres made into both
the gallyries of the meeting house and allso flowers layd in both galleries
and also in each gallery a front with either a rayle and well-turned banisters
or other wise the sayd fronts to be done and made with well playned boards,
this to be at the townes charge also it was voted the same day and yeare
last above written and fully consented to by the Towne that this church officer
shall have the full power of ... (appoynting) and seating persons in the sayd
galleries.
(114)
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October 11, 1659
At a town meeting the 11th of October, 1659, granted liberty
to John Moors the day and yeare above written to take up eight acres of
land where he can convenientyly in the west side of the river is lands not
yet disposed or layd out to any in lieu and consideration of the six acres
so layd down for the benefit of the way to the west meadows and to the
new mill.
Allsoe granted liberty to Lieutenant Goodenow to take up six acres
of upland anywhere in the west syde of the river in any lands not all
ready disposed in lieu of the six acres which the towne had of him to make
a way to the west meadow and the new mill in building.
January 7th, 1659-60
Granted unto Mr. Thomas Noyes & to Mr. Peter Noyes for and in
consideration of building a mill att Hop Brook leying and being on the
west side of Sudbury Great River below the Cart way that leades to Ridge
meadow via: fifty acres of upland & fifteene Acres of meddow without
comanidge to the said meadow ffore Acres of the said fifteen acres of
medow leying and being within the demised tract of upland allsoe granted
to the avoe named partys timber of any of Sudbury's common land to build
and maintayne the said Mill allsoe the said Thomas and Peter Noyes doe
covenant with the Towne for the foregoinge considerations to build a suffi-
cient mill to grind the towne of Sudbury's corne if mill to be built
below the Cart way that is leading to Ridge meadow, the said granted
theyre heirs and successors as to have no thing to doe with the streame
above ffoure rod above the ffore mentioned cart way the said mill to be
redye to grind the Towns corne by the first of December next ensuing.
and if the said grantees, their heirs of Asignees shall damage the heigh
(122)
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way over the Brooke by buildinge the said mill they are to make the way as
good as now it is from time to time, that is to say the above specified
way over the mill Brooke the said Thomas and Peter Noyes are allsoe to
leave a high way six rod wide ioynning to the Brook from the Cart way
that now is to the Widdow Loker's meddow.
(122)
Feb. 3, 1659-60
At a town meeting the 3rd day of February 1659 voted and granted
to Peter Bent a certaine parcell of upland at Lanham in the east syde of
his hous and also where his hous stands being about an acre and being six
rods wide at the south end runing along the head of his land runing to
nothinge at the north and to the said Peter Bent payinge twenty shillings
in corn to the Town of Sudbury when they demand it for full satisfaction
for the sayd acre of land the sayd corn is payd.
Allsoe granted the 3 day of February 1659 to Thomas Reed to lanham
seventy rods of land at the east end of his land and hous at lanham as
now it is stated & layed out by Lieutenant Edmund Goodenow and Thomas
Noyes, the sayd Thomas Reed payinge ten shillings in corn to the Town
of Sudbury when they demand it the sayd corn is payd.
From this last vote and grant William Ward desented.
Also granted to Mathew Gibbs the day and yeare last above written
a small parcell of land contayinge neere forty rods at the east end of
his land at lanham this land stated acording to the Townes apoyntment
by Lieutenent Goodenow and Thomas Noyes.
(115)
February 7, 1659-60
We the select men of Sudbury whose names are under written
findinge inconveniences by reason of bad and ill high wayes not being
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passable to medows lands and other towns and finding the law doth commit
the statings of high wayes to the prudence of the select men of towns we
therefore being met the day and yeare above written on purpose to view the
high wayes in the west syde of Sudbury river and having taken payns to
view them doe we say conclude and ioyntly agree that the high way from
the gravill pits shall goe through the lands newly purchased of Goodman
Moors to the end and soe through the land newly purchased of Lieutenant
goodenow to that end and from thence down the brow of the hill the now pased
high way unto the plane where the new mill is buildinge that is to say
the way that is now in occupation we meane the way that goeth at the south
end of Mr. Beisbeich his fence and we conclude that the sayd high waye
shall be six rods wide at the narrowest place and doe all the way from
the sayd gravill pits unto the place where the new mill is buildinge and
whereas at the brow of the hill aforesayd at the end of Mr. Beisbeich his
fence we conclude and ioyntly agree that the way to the medows as namely
the meadow of John Grout, Widdow Goodenow, John Maynard and Lieutenant
Goodenow shall goe as now if doth that is to say in the ... alen to the
sayd meadows the high ways to be six rods wide all along by the syde of
the sayd medows.
John Parmenter Edmund Goodnow
William Ward John Ruddock
Thomas King Thomas Noyes John Grout
Allsoe we the select men conceiving the necesyty of a convenient
high way unto the woods to the north west ward on the west syd of the
river betweene the dwelling house of Thomas Noyes and the hous of Thomas
Plymton we say the select men viewing the said way into the woods as the
way to Pantree and finding the improved land of Thomas Plymton the land
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of John Blandfors and the land of Thomas Noyes ioynige together in the now
passed highway and finding that noe passage can be to the Pantrey meadows
neither yet into the woods the proprietors imporovinge doe the for order
conclude and agree that the now stated high way shall begin at the south
west angle of the yeard of the sayd Thomas Noyes (which sayd yeard ioyneth
to his orchard) and from there as neere as may be upon a straight line
through the lands of the sayd Thomas Noyes and so through the midall of
a little peace of medow which the sayd Thomas Noyes bought of Solomon
Johnson senior and from there upon a straight line to the northeast anglle
of Thomas Plympton soill the way we ioyntly conclude shall be six rods
wide all through out our bounds in the most convenient places to the
inhabitants lands and medows.
John Parmenter senior Thomas Kinge
William Ward Thomas Noyes
Edm. Goodenow John Grout
John Reddocke
(123)
March 9, 1660-61
At a town meeting the 19th of March 1660 William Ward, Lieutenant
Goodenow, Decon Parmenter, John Ruddocke, Thomas Noyes, Thomas Kinge and
John Grout were chosen select men for the followinge yeare to order the
prudentiall offayres of the Town of Sudbury.
Also the day and yeare above written Leiutenant Goodenow John
Grout and John Rutter are chosen to rune the bounds with Watertown men
in the beginninge of April to begine at the north east angle and from
there to the south east angle of our bounds, and from there to Sudbury river
also the day and yeare above written John Hains and William Moors are
chosen to rune our bounds with Concord men beginninge at our northeast
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angle and soe to rune with Concord men to our northwest angle quite through
our bounds our northerly line.
Also the day and yeare above written John Ruddock is chosen to
cary down the votes for the nomination of maistrates.
Also voted in the Town meeting the day and yeare forth above
written and aproved as authenticke the Town of Sudbury grant to Edmund
Goodenow of eight rods further upon pine hill above his new dwelling house
that his fence may range over with the fence of John Toll and John Hains as
in the graunt in the yeare 1644 more playhly apeareth.
Also voted in the Town meetinge the day and yeare first above
written granted that the widdow Hunt shall have twenty five shillings for
the halfe yeare last past.
Also voted in the Town meeting the day and yeare first above
written and granted liberty to Robert Darnill to take either all or a
parte of his land where he can conveniently find it in lieu of that land
where the high waye doe goe through that leadeth to the new mill that is to
say that what land the sayd Robert Darnill hath in the west side of Sudbury
river neare the Indian bridge that the sayd way doth pass through the sayd
Robert Darnill hath liberty to lay down to the towne r ... s either all
or a part and what he the sayd Robert Darnill shall lay down he hath liberty
to take up so much in lieu thereof again in the west side of Sudbury river
in any lands undisposed of.
Voted and granted liberty to Thomas Noyes the day and yeare
first above written to take up soe much land and medow any where in lands
and medows not yet layd out to perticaler men as is taken from his land
by a high way layd out to the Pantrey medow by the select men to Sudbury
in the year 1659 Lieutenant Goodenow and John Grout is to see the land
and medow measured which was taken from the lands and medows of Thomas
Noyes and to see that he have soe much mesured to him againe in lieu of
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the sayd medows and land taken of.
(125)
September 9, 1661
At a town meeting the day and yeare above written voted and
granted that the smith Thomas Pinion shall have the medow formerly granted
to Richard Sanger and also six acres of upland in the south east syde of
the way between Smith feild and Sergent Ruddocks in consideration that
the sayd Thomas Pinion shall honestly and carefully doe the Town of Sudbury's
smithy work the six yeares next insuing this date in the town of Sudbury
aforesaid.
From this vote Robert Darnill and John Maynard dissented.
Also voted in the aforesayd town meetinge and granted that it
shall be in the liberty of the sayd Thomas Pinion to take the sayd (parcell)
of upland either at the afore sayd plane betwixt Smith feild and Sergent
Ruddocke or in the north side of the way beyond Mill brooke which sayd
land was shown him by Sergent Grout allways provided that the sayd Pinion
shall dwell in the Town of Sudbury and faithfully doe the Town of Sudbury's
smithy worke this six yeare next insuing this date.
(nb: The sayd Pinion not accepting this former grant is repealed).
January 17, 1661-62
At a town meeting the day and yeare last above written voted
and granted that Thomas Noyes shall record the new grant as namely the
two miles last granted to the town of Sudbury in the booke of records
every inhabitants lands to be recorded with his own former records the number
of the lot and the squadron with the persons and wayes adioning, only
not to record the lands of Sergent Grouts with this word more or less.
February 17, 1661-62
Decon John Parmenter Lieutenant Edmund Goodenow, Thomas Noyes,
John Grout, Phillimon Whale, Thomas Rice, John Maynard, are chosed sellect
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men to order the prudentiall affayres of this town for this following
yeare.
Feb. 17, 1661 - Lieutenant Edmund Goodenow Sergent John Grout
and Thomas Noyes are chosen comisioners to end small causes in Sudbury
this following yeare.
Feb. 17, 1661 - Thomas Noyes is chosen Town clarke for this
following yeare and Peter King is chosen with Thomas Noyes to take the
invoyce for the pastors rate and the town rate voted in the town meetings
the day and yeare above written that the invoice shall be taken as formerly
it was.
(126)
Feb. 17 1661-62
Voted and apoynted that Thomas Noyes shall pay the Town of
Sudbury five shillings and receive the same sume of Thomas Wheiller of
Concord for this the dayd Wheillers offense and tresspass in cutting and
drawing away of timber from the northwest corner of the towne.
Voted in the town meeting the day and yeare above written that
John Mainer (Maynard) shall and is hereby impowered in William Wards place
to looke to the timber and wood in the northwest quarter of our town of
Sudbury that noe strips and wast be made and allso to give leave to per-
sons that want timber to fell timber provided he act according to townes
order.
Voted in the town meeting the day above written that Lieutenant
Goodenow shall and is hereby impowered in Thomas Goodenow's place to
looke to the timber and wood in the east and southeast quarter of our
town of Sudbury that noe strips and waste be made and also to give leave
to persons that want timber to fell timber provided he act according to
townes order.
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Aprill 5th 1662
At a town meeting the day and yeare last above written granted
liberty to Thomas Noyes to lay down his great lot in the two miles last
granted the Town of Sudbury which sayd lot contains one hundred and thirty
acres of land and is the second lot laying neere doescine hill having the
land of John Blandford on the south and the land of Walter Haines on
the north Also granted liberty to sayd Thomas Noyes to take one hundred
and thirty acres of land ioyninge to the medow at donsidll in lieu of the
one hundred and thirty acres he layd down Lieutenant Goodnow and Sergent
John Grout are impowered to see it layd out to the sayd Thomas Noyes.
Also voted the day and yeare last above written that the Towne
of Sudbury will keepe the sayd one hundred and thirty acres of land which
the sayd Thomas Noyes did lay downe at Doescin Hill to be a parculliar
store of timber for the use of the Town also voted that noe inhabitant
of Sudbury whatsoever shall fall any tree or trees whatsoever growing upon
the sayd one hundred and thirty acres of Doescine Hill upon the penalty
of the forfeiture of nineteen shillings a tree to the Town of Sudbury
except such which have leave in a publicke town meeting warned for that
purpose.
(127)
January 5 1662-63
At a town meeting the day and yeare above written agreed with
Peter King to repayre and mend the pound and to maintain it in sufficient
repayre for one yeare and to be payd at present his own rate and after-
wards at the yeares end to be payd what his labor deserveth.
Agreed with John Rutter the day and yeare last above written to
under pinne the fore side and ends of the meeting house and also to pave
at the two fore corners and at the midell of the meeting house for to
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receive the water from doing damage he the sayd John Rutter to provide
all the stufe and bringe to place and to have twelve shillings for his
worke in this present rate when the work is done.
(128)
January the 5th 1662-63
At a town meeting the day and yeare above written Sergent John
Parmenter is chosen our Town of Sudbury marshall to gether our Town rates
and with the sayd rates to pay our Town debts and the sayd Parmenter is
to have twenty shillings for this yeares wages ten shillings whereof to
be payd in this present rate and the other ten shillings at the end of
the yeare and allso to have a warrant to distrayne if any refuse payment
and for every distraynt to have twelve pence of every person whom he
forced to distrayne.
Also voted the day and yeare above written that all summer fal-
lowed land shall pay to all rates as other land doth which is in present
occupation.
Also voted concluded and ioyntly agreed that we the inhabitants
of Sudbury will petition to the next Generall Court that all farms and
out lands ioyning to our town and bordering neare upon us may pay to
our publicke charges and minestry acordinge to equity.
Also voted the day and yeare above written find for a finall
issue and end periode of all diference between Jane Goodenow widow Peter
Bent and Joseph Bradish in and about the lines of their medow at the west
medow it was concluded at the sayd meetinge by the town and allso by
and with the consent of the sayd Peter Bent and Joseph Bradish (Brodish)
shall keepe their stakes at the head of their medow and rune their sed
lines to the broke upon the same poynt of the compass as the syde line
of John Groute their neighbor doth unless the line of the medow of John
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Mainer (Maynard) doth prevent which if the line of John Mainer doe
prevent then to rune from their head stake to his the sayd John Mainers
line and alonge in his line to the broke and this with their consent
the day and yeare above writen to be to them of all satisfaction and
for the widdow Goodenows medos it is to be mesured by Lieutenant
Goodenow Sargent Grout and Thomas Noyes and what is wanting of what
the sayd Widdow should have the sayd Goodenow Grout and Noyes are to
lay out satisfaction in medow not yet layd out to any acordinge to
their Judgment and Consiente
Voted in the town meetinge the daye and yeare above writen
that all English pasturs shall pay to all charges as medow doth that
is to be aprized in the invoice at five shillings the acre and also
that all inclosed made medow of swamp shall pay to all charges as
other medow doth.
(129)
Februrary the 16th 1662-63
At a town meetinge the day and yeare above writen the sayd
meeting being warned the tenth of February at a lecture by the Clerke
the business than spoken and all written and set upon the dore of the
meeting hous which business were for the Choice of select men and also
to choos a constable to choos a man or men to take an invoice to put
the highway in this our Town of Sudbury in a pasture that they may be
made up as also to give answer to John Hains Josiah Hains Thomas
Plympton whether or noe the Town of Sudbury will give them leave and
liberty to lay down their eighteen acres of land in the west side of
the river upon the pyne pland over right Bridell Poynt and take it
other where, the efforts of the meeting were as follows: the town
meting being full:
Lieutenant Goodenow, Thomas Noyes, Philemon Whall Sergent
John Grout Mr. Joseph Noyes Thomas Rice Peter Noyes were chosen select
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yeare, also Thomas Rice was chosen constable the day and yeare first
above writen.
Also John Parmenter Taverner was chosen to joyn with Thomas
Noyes this present February to take an invoice for the pastors rate and
the causway rate.
Also voted and granted the day and yeare first shove writen
that the causway by the gravill pitt and also the peece of causway by the
great river bridge shall be suffitiently made up as the other was last
yeare with faggots and gravill of or befor the twenty fourth of June
next insuringe this date and also that those that make that parte of
the causeway next the gravill pits shall make as much againe as those
that make their parts by the bridge from this rule none desented.
Also voted and granted that the now above chosen select men
are chosen and impowered a committy (with the same power the causway
committy had the last yeare for to make up the causway) to modell state
and proportion every inhabitant his iust proportion in the sayd peices
of causway which is to be made up acording to their invoice which shal
now be taken by Thomas Noyes and Sergent Parmenter
Also voted and granted that there shall be a list read of every
inhabitants name and a lot drawn when his name is read and that whoseever
draweth the first lot shall begine at the gravill pit and the fiftieth lot
to end at the bridge and soe to follow succsessively from the gravill pit
which is the first to the bridg which is the fiftieth, care and respect
being had by the Committy to every one to proportion every one his first
part acording to former order.
= Also at the same instant every inhabitant drew his lot and was
at present recorded by the Clerke.
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February the 16th, 1662-63
Voted and granted liberty the day and yeere above written to
John Haines and Josiah Haines to lay down twenty acres of land which was
the land of Mr. Peter Noyes lyeinge and being on the pine playne on the
west side of the river neere the medow of John Grout and also granted
liberty to the sayd John Hains and Josiah Hains to take up if they see
meet twelve acres of land beyound the pauntrey Brooke joining to the lands
allredy layd out to John Hains Lieutenant Goodenow and John Grout to
Joyn with Thomas Noyes and to mesure the sayd twelve acres of land to
them.
Also granted liberty the day and yeere above writen to Thomas
Plympton to lay down six acres of land upon the aforesayd playn to the
town's use which sayd land so layd down was the land of Mr. Peter Noyes
and also granted liberty to the sayd Thomas Plympton to take up six acres
of land beyond pauntry neere to his own medow or if the said Thomas Plympton
shall refus to take the sayd six acres of land at the aforesaid place of
pauntry that then it shall be in the liberty of the sayd Thomas Plympton
to take the Commity of four men Chosen by us as namely Leiftenant Goodenow,
Sergent Grout, Thomas Noyes and John Hains which and if they the sayd
Committy shall and can see meete that the sayd six acres of land may be
layd out above his own ten acres of land already granted being noe wayes
damageable to highways nether detrementing to the inhabitants of any of
them in the west syde of the river in the turning out of their cattell
the sayd Commity having respect to the aforesayd promised causions
sem(ing) reason to Cary them they may act in the layinge out of the sayd
land.
Also graunted to John Hains the day and yeere above written
ten acres of upland in lieu of a peice of medow in pine medow which the
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sayd John Hains layd down and resigned to the town of Sudbury's use for the
making of a curent Causeway over the northermost stringe of pine medow.
The sayd medow he resigned to the town's use was part of the third division
of Walter Hains and is about one acre being all the northermost stringe
of pine medow from the great river medow, two rods westerly of the cartway
formerly made with loges ....... and granted in the town meeting the day
and yeere above written.
That there shall be sufficient cartway made over the two lower
strings of pine medow neere the great medow by the proprietors of medow
that have medow in the north north west of north east syd beyond the
sayd way proportionable to the medow they have beyond the sayd way whether
at present they use the medow or not and if any refuse to make their
proportionable part acording to the quantyty of acres of medow that at
present they are possest of in the north syde of the sayd strings of pine
medow thus then it shall be lawfull for those which make the sayd way to
demand and receive three acres aloade for every load of hay or timber that
is brought over the sayd way by the persons carying it.
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March the 2, 1662-63
At a generall town meeting the day and yeere above written
voted and granted that Mr. Steevens of Charlstown iron monger and blake
smith shall have the medow which was formerly the medow of Richard Sanger
in pine medow and also cominage which is proportionable to the sayd medow
also given and granted to the sayd Steevens six acres of upland lying and
being between Smith Feeild and Sergent Ruddockes or otherwise if the
sayd Stevens shall beter like and aprove by hand the sayd six acres of
upland in the north syde of the way beyonde milbrooke then it shall be
in the sayd liberty of the sayd Mr. Stevens to take it here, leaving the
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former sayd six acres, also given and granted the sayd Stevens fier wood
for his famulys use and woode for coalles for to doe the Smithy worke also
given and granted liberty to the sayd Stevens to keep eight catell upon
the Commons of Sudbury untill such time as the order for the sizinge
be put in full exceution also fran'ed liberty to the sayd Stevens to take
foure rods of ground upon the commons to build a shope on provided it
be a place not disturbing any of the inhabitants of Sudbury, all this
foregoing grant freely given to Mr. Stevens, provided the sayd Mr. Stevens
shall on before the four and twentieth of Iune next be dwelling at Sudbury
and have a Smithy shop well fited and be redy by himself or servants
to doe the town of Sudbury's Smith worke and soe from time to time to
doe the towns Smith worke during his risidence at Sudbury and in his
absince to leave the town of Sudbury with a smithy if possible he can, also
granted liberty to Mr. Stevens to take timber in the commons to build his
house and shope and fence his six acres of land.
March the 2, 1662-63
Agreed with Thomas Rice the day and yeere above written to
keepe Thomas Gsling from this day one wholle yeare proavided the sayd
Thomas Gsling live soe longe, we the town promising to give the sayd
Thomas Rice five pounds starlinge allways provided that if the sayd
Thomas Gsling shall have any or much siknesse during the term of one yeare
that then the town of Sudbury doe promis to give the sayd Thomas Rice
satisfactionto content for any phusicke intendante, or troble that the
sayd Thomas Rice shall expend upon the sayd Thomas Gsling more than or-
dinary.
(151)
2nd day of June, 1663
Layd out unto Thomas Noyes by Leiutenant Goodenow and Henry
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Rice the day and yeare above written feiftein acres of land at the new
mill in Sudbury, the line of it being bounded on the east by eight acres
of land which was previously the grant unto Richard Newton but sold unto
Thomas and Peter Noyes also the sayd thirteine acres is bounded on the
north by the great cart way leading from the town of Sudbury unto the
foresayd new mill also bounded on the south partly by the highway and pastors
medow and the medow of Goodwife Whalle runinge . . . the mill brooke at
the west end of the line and taking in the mill and the dams and part
of the ponds being bounded at the north west angle by a great white cake
and at the southwest angle by a small pine a little to the southward of
the pond, the other two acres being part of the sayd feifteine and is
bounded on the south by the cart way leading from the millars hous over
the for sayd brooke unto the hous of Josiah Hains a great pine being
the northeast corner and from thence a line runing with in five or six
rods of the medow called Hogg medow leaving away round the land for the
passage out of the medow acording to former town order, this above said
feiftein acres of land was granted unto Thomas Noyes and his heirs for
ever in lieu of feifteine acres of land layd down at his dwelling for
the acommodation of a high way into the woods & to the paintrey medows.
Allsoe layd out unto Lieutenant Edmund Goodenow 40 acres of
upland ioyning to the west medow formerly granted to Mr. Robert Ffordom
by the Towne of Sudbury & now is in the possession of the said Lieut.
Goodenow which said 40 acres of upland be the same more or less lyeth as
follows: first beginninge at the stake betweene the medow granted to
John Maynoe & the medow granted to Mr. Robert Ffordom & runneth upon the
north poynt 40 rods then upon the norewest poynt until it comes to the
Cart way that goeth from the gravell pitts to the new mill then leaving
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that cart way on the norewest & it runeth to the cart way which goeth to
Lanham & soe hath the said cart way on the west & soe runeth to the white
oake that is the parting tree between the medow granted to Mr. Ffordom
& the medow granted to Mrs. Hunt all which lande the said Lieut. Goodenow
bought of severall persons in their deeds doe more fully apeare.
(145/43)
June the 20, 1663
Layd out unto Thomas Noyes and unto Peter Noyes eight acres
of upland east ward from the mill and is bounded on the north side by the
new passed high way and east ward by the rocky hill southward by the
Townes land and the medow of Mr. Edmund Brown the pastor and westward
by the lands of Thomas Noyes.
This above sayd eight acres of land was the lands of Richard
Newton and layd down by him the sayd Richard Newton neere by Indian bridge
acording unto town order and lott unto us by him the sayd Richard Newton
and layd out unto us the day and yeare above written the lines being
twenty rods in length and thirty two rods wide the surveyors were Henry
Rice and Lieutenant Goodenow.
(128)
November the 23, 1663
At a town meeting, the day and yeare above writen warned for
the Choice of men to rune and laye out a Country road betweene Marlbrowe
and Sudbury, Sergent John Grout Sergent John Parmenter and Thomas Noyes
are chosen a Commity to joyn with Marlbrow men in layinge out a Country
road between Marlbrow and Sudbury.
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Feb. 5, 1663-64
At a generall town meeting the 5th of February, 1663- Lieuten-
ant Goodenow, Thomas Noyes, Philimon Whall, Sergent Grout, Mr. Joseph Noyes,
Henry Rice and Sergent Hains were chosen select men for the yeare in
suing to oversee the prudentiall affaires of the town of Sudbury; alsoe
John Toll is chosen constable for the yeere insuinge; also Lieutenant
Goodenow, Thomas Noyes and Sergent Grout are chosen Commissioners for the
yeere insuinge to end and determine severall causes in Sudbury under forty
shillings acordiing unto law. Also Sergent Grout and Thomas Noyes are
Chosen to take and invoice this present February for the pastors rate
and Town rate; Also Sergent Parmenter is Chosen Town marshall for this
following yeere to gather the town rates and with the sayd rates to pay
the Town of Sudbury's debts and to have twenty shillings out of the pre-
sent rate for his labour and paynes.
Also granted liberty the day and yeere above written unto
William Cleines to fell and cut timber on the comon land in Sudbury to
build him a hous on his land he hath purchased of Sergent Woods.
Also Leiftenant Goodenow Sergent Grout Mr. Joseph Noyes or
either two of them are apoynted a commity upon the desire of Thomas Goble
and Daniell Deane to see and make return to the town whether or no the
Country road betweene Sudbury and Concord may be altered without much
damage to the towns, the sayd Thomas Goble and Daniell Deane paying them
the sayd Commity for their paynes.
Also voted the day and yeere above written that Mrs. Hunt shall
have fifty shillings for this yeere past and also voted that there shall
be foure pounds added unto this present rate for the cause of Thomas
Gslings sickness and to pay for intendance of him the sayd Thomas Gslinge;
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Also Peter Bent agreed with the Town of Sudbury to pay all his former rates
upon Mr. Pelham's land that have been levied only the broke land not to
be rated this next rate and he the sayd Peter Bent to pay four shillings
to the Town rate for the land this present rate.
Also agreed with John Rutter the day and yeere above writen
to mend and repayr the pound this present spring acording to the advise
of Lieutenant Goodenow and Mr. Joseph Noyes and he the sayd John Rutter
to have for his labour therin acording unto the iudgment of the sayd Leif-
tenant Goodenow and Mr. Joseph Noyes out of this present rate.
(153)
June 6th, 1664
At a town meetinge the 6th day of Iune 1664, granted unto Mather
Gibs the day and yeere above writen thirty rods of land neere his hous
at Lanham be it more or lesse as now it is bounded and staked by Leiften-
ant Goodenow Sargent Grout and Thomas Noyes on the east and southeast syd
of his hous; Also at a town meeting the daye and yeare above written,
for a finall period and ishue of all deferenc between John Toll of Sudbury
about the fencing of his land on the north west syd of his hous on the
pine hill granted and concluded that on the south east side of his new
fence which sayd fence is set out most unto the highway the sayd fence
shall be removed inward one rayle's length of twelve foote at the extreeme
angle of the crooke of the fence, and from the end of fence of the sayd
John Toll upon a line unto the corner post of the new fence the removall
of his fence to be done by John Toll within two yeares next after the date
hereof, also granted unto John Toll to remove his fence at the northeast
end of the sayd land on the pine hill one rayle's length of twellve foot
more to the northeast all the way the breadth of his land; from this
vote decented Mr. Joseph Noyes, John Ruter and severall others manifested
discontent.
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May 16th, 1664
At a town meeting the 16th May 1664 granted liberty unto Mr.
Thomas Steevens to lay down the six acres of land which was layd out to
him in the middell of the pine playne, neere unto John Rusters clay pits
ioyning unto the highway which leadeth from the Town unto the hous of
John Ruddocke also granted liberty unto the sayd Thomas Stevens to take
up the sayd six acres of land on the north east syd of the lands of John
Smith and also on the north side of the land which the sayd Thomas Stevens
purchased of John Woods, and alsoe on the north side of the lands of
John Rutter the sayd lands not prejudishing the highwayes. Also granted
to Mr. Stevens the lands his home standeth on and the land which is
fenced in by his shop in lieu of the four rods first granted to the sayd
Stevens for the building of his shope.
(152)
6 June, 1664
6 of June, 1664 at a town meeting in Sudbury the day and yeere
above writen granted liberty unto Leiftenant Edmund Goodenow to
take up the eight acres of land he bought of Mr. William Brown
in the highway all abeing between his upland and medow of the
west medow by the Indian bridge; Also granted to Thomas Reade at
Lanham three quarters of an acre of land be it more or less as
now it is layd by leiftenant Goodenow and Thomas Noyes the sayd
land being bounded on the south syd by a maple by the swamp and
a white oake for the Angle and from the sayd white oake being
the angle unto two small red oakes in a line unto his fence on
the north side of his hous, he the sayd Reade not to fell nor
cut down the sayd trees by any means; Also he the days Read pay-
ing for his Trepas on the land before it was granted and for the
purchase of the land twenty shillings money unto the above sayd
Thomas Noyes, within tenn dayes of
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this date: Iune 1664
(153)
July the 2nd 1664
Layd out to the Widow Loker four acres of medowe at the south
end of Stawberry Hill medow being bound south west and east by the
common uplands of Sudbury, also bounded north by two marked trees this
medow was layd out unto the Widow Loker in lieu of halfe an acre of upland
where or now the metting house stands and when the heir or heires of the
lande come of age and make assurance of the lande to the towne of Sudbury
(if the town desires it), that then the Town will further assure the sayd
four acres of meddow unto the Widow or her heirs in the neane time the
Widdow and heirs may make use of the sayd medow.
(142)
December 16, 1664
Granted unto Jonathan Stanape the old pound, the day and yeare
above written and the land within it for this seaven yeares next insuinge
he the sayd Jonathan Stanape entring on the pound and land within it the
first day of April next insuinge this date the land within the pound to
return and assign to the Town of Sudbury at the seven yeares and the
fencigne stufe to retayn and keepe for his own use, the sayd pound soe
granted the sayd Jonathan Stanape was and is in consideration of his the
sayd Jonathan Stannaps cleane keepinge and allwayes weekly well sweeping
of the meeting hous in Sudbury the seven yeares next insuing this date
begining the midell of February next.
(154)
December the 16, 1664
At a town meeting the day and yeare above writen Leiftenant
Goodenow a surveyor to survey the lands in Sudbury with Henry Rice and
Thomas Noyes and either two of them may measure lands in Sudbury lawfully
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granted; voted and granted that the town of Sudbury will build a new pound
sufficient and good like as the old pound was in all respects when it was
new only ten foot longer and tenn foot broader and set it in the nertheast
side of the old pound neere adioyninge unto it the posts of the sayd pound
are to be a foot square of good white oake well hewed for raills to be
substantiall and good the mortises of the post for the raills to be made
on the modell of the posts the top rayle to be pined with to pins, Leif-
tenant Goodenow, Sergent Grout and Thomas Noyes are appoynted a Committy
to let out this pound to building unto Samuell How or any other man or
men when they can agree with all and to pay and satisfye the sayd man
or men with lands acordinge unto their best iudgment and discretion.
Voted that Leiftenant Goodenow, Sergent Grout and Thomas Noyes
are appoynted a Committy to bound and stake the two peices of medow in
the great medow which were formerly layd out for a minister or also to
finde out and revise the bounds of the twenty five acres of medow in the
gulfe which Mr. Brown the pastor layd doen unto the use of the Town of
Sudbury foure acres only of the sayd twenty five being formerly layd
out unto Mr. peter Noyes the Town paying him for his paynes.
(154)
December 16, 1664
At a town meeting the day and yeare above writen, the Town of
Sudbury excepted the return of the Commity before appoynted for the laying
out of Thomas Plimptons land on the west side of the great river namely
Sergent Grout, Leiftenant Goodenow, Thomas Noyes and John Hains which sayd
Commity before appoynted did lay out unto the said Thomas Plympton at a
place called Strawbery Hill being at the north east angle of the sayd
ten acres and from there arunninge a circular line ouerth whart (overthwart)
the peice of medow which Thomas Noyes laid down for a high way unto a
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littell red oake marked for a corner bounde (the sayd circular line de-
vidinge the high waye and the Lands of the syde Thomas Plympton and from
the littell red oake aforesayd unto a great red oake marked for a corner
on both sides and from the great red oake aforesayd a line unto a red
oake marked in John Blandfords line) six acres of this sayd land was in
lieu of six acres of land which the sayd Thomas Plympton layd down on the
west syde of Sudbury river over against bridell poynt being part of the
division of Mr. Peter Noyes deceased, the other four acres being in full
satisfaction for a peice of medow at Pauntry two rods wide or therabout,
his medow at the new cart bridge there, as also in consideration and full
satisfaction of the stringe of medoe he layd down on the north syde of the
cart way made over his medow at pauntry which way leadeth into the north
syde of the gulfe and worlds end medow this by and with the consent of the
sayd Thomas Plympton; Also let it be remembered that in the northwest side
of the litell medow which the sayd Thomas Plymton hath taken up the line
deviding his land and the high way doth goe over a litell swampie place
which is also swampie in the highway which place of swamo ground the sayd
Thomas Plympton did ingaige for himselfe and his sucessors for ever to
make and maintaine what was needfull for the highway this done before the
Commity afore sayd.
(155)
December the 23rd, 1664
At a town meeting the day and yeare above written, Mr. Joseph
Noyes is chosen to keep the new pound one yeare beginninge the first of
Aprill next the which he hath expected the Town ordering that he the sayd
Joseph Noyes shall demand and receive four pence for every particular man's
catell every time they are impounded.
Allsoe granted liberty the day and yeere above written, unto
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John Smith to lay down four acres and a halfe of land on the east syde of
Sudbury river being on the pine playne and to take up four acres and a halfe
on the west syde of the river neare unto tenn acres of upland allredy layd
out unto him, the sayd John Smith, where it may not detrement highways,
Leiftenant Goodenow, Sergent Grout and Thomas Noyes are apoynted to mesure
and to lay out the sayd land unto John Smith.
Also granted liberty the day and yeere above writen unto Philemon
Whale to lay down four acres of land upon the pine playne on the east syde
of the River and to take the sayd four acres of land up againe in the land
which John Smith layd down on the pine plaine on the east syde of the
river.
Also granted liberty the day and yeare above written unto Jonathan
Stanape to lay down four acres of upland on the pine playn neere the lands
of Thomas Rice and to take up ten acres of land againse where he can con-
veniently find it on the east syde of the river not preiudicing former
grants nethier yet detrimenting high wayes provided he make return unto
the next Town meeting that he doth expect it; Also granted unto Elias
Keyes the day and yeere above writen six acres of upland and four acres
of medow where it may be layd out providying former grants neither get
detrementing highwayes, also granted unto Elias Keyes Timber for his
building and also timber and hoop poles for the caring on of his coopers
Trade The land medow Timber and poles soe granted unto the sayd Elias
Keise is upon condicion that he the sayd Elias Keis shall dwell in Sudbury
this six yeares next insuinge the date and shall honestly and lawfully
doe the Town of Sudbury's copery worke, the sayd six yeares be for the
making and Triming caskes at such honest rates as they are made and trimed
in the bay of Boston, and if it shall happen that the sayd Elias Keise
shall either remove out of the Town or cease to cary on his Trade that
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then he shall surrender up his land and medow to the Town of Sudbury againe
and be payd his improvement of the premises what it doth then apeare
worth that is to say the improvement.
(155)
November 23, 1664
At a generall town meeting the day and yeere above written voted
and concluded that the order in the town book the forty third page made the
26th of January 1645 regarding the seating of the meeting house, that is
to say the appoynting of persons their seats in the meeting hous is again
ratified and confirmed.
Also given and granted unto Sergent John Grout the day and yeere
above writen six acres of upland in the west side of Sudbury river neare
the thirty acres of medow formerly granted unto Ensign Thomas Cakebread
his sayd six acres of land the sayd Sergent John Grout did except in full
satisfaction.
December 30, 1664
At a town meeting the 30th day of December, 1664, Sergent Joseph
Hains is appointed by the town of Sudbury in the roome of his father to
give liberty to persons that have right to timber to cut and fell timber in
the west side of Sudbury river.
Voted and concluded the day and yeare last above written at the
sayd meeting that the Town of Sudbury for future time will grant noo lands
whatsoever within the town and bounds of Sudbury except the maior part
of thos who have power to grant lands in the town of Sudbury doe affirma-
tively act in the giving and granting of the sayd lands.
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January the 20th, 1664
At a town meeting the day and yeare above writen the Town of
Sudbury hath exepted John Whit from payinge this present rate to the town
and also this present rate unto the ministry and this becaus of the proverty
of his family at present.
Also Thomas Noyes, Leiftenant Goodenow, John Grout Senior, Henry
Rice, Henry Loker, Thomas Plympton and Peter Kinge are chosen select men
for the yeare insuinge to order the prudentiall affaires of the town of
Sudbury, Also Peter Kinge was chosen Constable for the yeare insuinge,
Alsoe the day and yeare above written Leiftenant Goodenow, Thomas Noyes
and Sergent Grout are Chosen Commissioners to end small Causes in Sudbury
according to law, not exceeding forty shillings, Also the day and yeare above
written Sergent Parmenter our Town marshall made his acounting with the
Town, all the Town debts being payd and Sergent Parmenter debtor to the
town one shilling, eight pence.
Also Thomas Noyse was chosen the day and yeare above writen
to be Town Clarke for the yeare insuinge and specially to make a Town rate
to pay the town debts. Also Sergent Parmenter is chosen marshall for this
present rate to gather, and is to be alowed twenty shillings out of this
present rate for the getting and gathering of the sayd rate, also granted
that Mrs. Hunt shall have fifty shillings out of this present rate, also
voted that none shall be payd for any birds unless they show the heads of
the birds killed unto the men appoynted acording to town order, Also the
day and yeare above writen acompted with our deputy for his servis in the
generall court being neere six weeks in the yeare 1664 the sayd deputy
maintaining himselfe at the severall sessions of the sayd generall Court
allowing our deputy Thomas Noyes twenty shillings he received of Thomas
Reade as also the rent he was to pay for the Common Medow he hired, as also
he, the sayd Thomas Noyes, to have all the Common Medow on the Town of
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Sudbury, and the medow reserved for a minister the yeare insuing and his
with his consent to be his full satisfaction; Also the day and yeare above
writen the Town of Sudbury promised to give answer at the next meeting whether
or noe they will acommodate Mr. Walker with any lands Towards his incour-
agement to keepe a school in Sudbury
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February 20th, 1664-65
At a town meeting the day and yeare above writen, Leiftenant
Goodenow and Sergent Grout are chosen to secure our Rights in the lands
at Bridell poynt now demanded by Mr. Thomas Danforth, Agent to Herbert
Pelham, Esq. and what time or charges they the said Commity shall expend
in and about the prosecution of the business to effect the town doth promise
to pay them.
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February the last, 1664
Layd out unto John Smith four acres and one halfe of upland on
the west side of Sudbury river ioyninge the east syde to ten acres of land
formerly layd out to John Smith having a high way leading to lanham on
the east and a high way leading from the Town of Sudbury to the new mill
on the north and his owne medow being on the south ... it be remembered
that there is about one acre and halfe of land belonginge to the town
of Sudbury lyinge between the tenn acres of upland and the ten acres of
medow of the sayd John Smith at the west medow, his sayd four acres and one
halfe was layd out to him the sayd John Smith in lieu of foure acres and
one halfe of upland he layd downe on the pine playne on the east syde of
Sudbury river neere the lande of Thomas Rice.
(141)
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February 21, 1665-66
At a generall town meeting the day and yeare above writen voted
and granted that the Town of Sudbury will give Mr. Alcoke, phisician five
bushels of wheat in consideration of his cure of the Widdow Hunt some time
past and this done by a free contrybution of well afforded persons who did
at the sayd meeting deposit their summs to the giving and caring in of the
sayd wheat unto the hous of Peter Kinge the same to receive againe in
summ but not in kind when the next town rate is made.
Also the day and yeare above writen, Peter King is chosen to
gather the next town rate and with it to pay the town debts for which the
town doth allow and grant him the sayd Peter Kinge twelve pence the pound.
Also voted the day and yeare above writen, and granted that the
Town will pay the men who were imployed in the carring down before athoryty
a wandering vagrant person the beginning of this winter.
Also the day and yeare above written Leiftenant Goodenowe,
Sergent Grout and Thomas Noyes made their return, conserning what medow was
in the gullph Medow left, which Mr. Brown the pastor layd down which was
upon exact mesure found to be twenty foure acres, one and some odd rods,
all of which foure acres was layd out to Thomas plympton and John Kinge,
which sayd foure acres was first layd unto Peter Noyes and by him sold unto
John Woods and by the same John Woods sold unto Thomas Plympton and Peter
King and the same four acres of medow lyeth adjoining to the medow which
John Woods sold to Thomas Plympton and Peter Kinge the sayd four acres is
marked on the east side by a swamp oake on the upland and at the northeast
angle by a littell oake marked at the east end of the Gland which Gland
being in the medow this returned, the Town of Sudbury exepted and confirmed
the medow unto the sayd Thomas Plympton and Peter Kinge and 21 of February
1665 the east line of the sayd four acres of medow runeth from the swampe oake
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upon the upland unto the litell oake at the east end of the Gland upon a
north and by east poynt some degrees easterly.
(158)
Feb. 21, 1665-66
At a town meeting the 21st of February, 1665: Leiftenant Goodenow,
Thomas Noyes, Sergent John Grout, Corporall Henry Rice, Mr. Joseph Noyes
John Bent senior and Thomas Plympton were chosen select men to order the
prudentiall affayres of the Town of Sudbury for the yeare insuinge.
Also the day and yeare last above writen Leiftenant Goodenow,
Thomas Noyes and Sergent Grout were Chosen Commissioners to heave issue
and end small causes in Sudbury acording to law not exceding fourty shill-
ings.
Also the day and year last above writen Thomas Noyes and Hohn
Ruter were chosen to take an Invoice this present February for the pastors
rate and town rates and highway rates and also to take an invoice in the month
of August next for the Countrey County pastors and Town rates.
Also John Blanford was chosen Constable the day and yeare above
written for the yeare insuinge.
Also Mr. Joseph Noyes and William Moores were chosen Surveyors
the day and yeare above written to Survey, amende and repayre all the
Countrey highwayes in this our Town and bounds of Sudbury, that shall
neede repayre and amendment and the sayd sirvayers are to remaine in their
office untill they have wrought out a rate of twenty pounds levied on the
inhabitants according to an invoice taken of their estates this present
February 1665, as also in case any man or men neglect or refuse to worke
their inst. proportion on the highways being lawfully warned thereto that
then we, the Town of Sudbury, doe order the sayd sirvayors to take the
penalty acording to a former Town order Feb. 21, 1665.
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Also acompted and referred with our deputy Thomas Noyes for his
eight weeks servis in the generall Court the last yeare (he the sayd Thomas
Noyes maintaining himselfe there) as also for his clarkeship in the Town
of Sudbury the last yeare as also intrusting and investing him, the sayd
Thomas Noyes to buy and at this own charge to get sufficient good flight
of cullers for the use of the military company of Sudbury for all which
servis soe done and the said cullers soe provided we the Town of Sudbury
have freely and joyntly and with one consent given him the sayd Thomas
Noyes a certayn parcel of medow lying and being on the west syde of Sudbury
river lying neare Concord bounds, lyinge and being at the southeast end
of a medow called and known by the name of Donsdale medow beinge bounded
by the sayd Donsdale medow on the north west and the medow granted to
Sergeht Grout on the southwesterly and also bounded at the northeast end
by the medow formerly granted unto Captayn William Pelham for his third
division of medow all this above sayd medow soe bounded as is above expressed
was granted to the sayd Thomas Noyes in consideration aforesayd, only one
acre and halfe of the above sayd only being due to him the sayd Thomas
Noyes for what medow he layd down to make the highway convenient unto the
quantity of medows.
Also granted unto Jonathan Stannape the day and yeare above writen
feifteine shillinge in consideration of his sweeping the meeting-house
the last yeare.
Also voted that Mrs. Hunt shall have fifty shillings out of a
rate to be made this present February, 1665 this in respect of her poverty.
(159)
February 21, 1665-66
At a generall town meeting of the inhabitants of Sudbury the
day and yeare above written, This Town taking into serious consideration
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the increase of poore people amongst us and finding that much of the lands
of this Town is appropriated by persons who live not amonst us, and therefore
less considerate of our likely burthened condition, as allso consideringe how
many poore persons from other Towns come to us to reside and dwell upon places
unmeet and unable to beare them in any good livelly hood and comfortable con-
dition - and finding that the law doth advise towns and the sellect men in
Towns to make and constitute such wholsom orders as may respecte the benefit,
health and welfare of their respective Townes, the premises considered Doe
therefore order that noe person whatsoever, whatsoe dwelling in this our
Town and bounds of Sudbury or other wheere having lands hous or houses in
the Town or bound of Sudbury shall lease or farme let any of his houses or
lands unto any stranger that is not at present a Town dweller without leave
and licence first had and obtained of the select men of Sudbury in a select
men meetinge or by leave had and obtayned in a generall Town meetine or other-
wise shall depositate stake down and bynd over a sufficient estate unto the
select men of Sudbury which sayde estate soe bound over unto the sayd select
secure the Town of Sudbury harmless from any charge that may soe com by the
sayd lands soe leased And if any person notwithstanding this order shall
leave any house or lands unto any stranger as above sayd without licence and
giving good securyty as above sayd shall for every weekes entertainment of
a stranger into his houses or lands forfit the sume of nineteen shillings
sixpence to the Town of Sudbury and any person bringing a stranger presuming
to come as a tenant contrary to order abovesayd shall for every week's resi-
dence forfit the like penalty as abovesayd that is to say the full and inst.
sume of nineteen shillings six pence to the Town of Sudbury's use.
Also doe further order that noe inhabitants of Sudbury shall entertain
any inmate whatsoever in his house whatsoever without leave first had and
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obtain from the sellect men of Town of Sudbury and if any person within this
our Town and bounds of Sudbury after publication hereof shall harbour or re-
ceive any inmate or inmates into his house upon any question whatsoever with-
out leave obtained as abovesayd the person entertayning shall forfit the
sume of ninteine shillings to the use of the Town of Sudbury, every weeke he
soe entertains any inmate or abovesayd and also the person entertayned shall
forfit and pay the like penalty of ninteine shillings a weeke to the use of
the Town of Sudbury, desiring his residence in Sudbury as an inmate without
leave.
Also doe further order that hoe person whatsoever shall bring into
this our town to dwell an inmate or as a servant any bruised, maimed or
defective person that is any way suspicious and likely to become a town
charge, and if any person whatsoever shall either harbour or bring in to this
our Town any suspicious person as abovesayd he shall enter into bond to
secure the Town of Sudbury harmless from charge or charges that may come
therby and if he refuse soe to do, he shall forfit and pay ninteine shillings
a week to the Town of Sudbury, during the time when such suspitious person
is in his hous.
(163)
March 29, 1665
Layd out unto Phillimon Whall the day and yeare above written foure
acres of upland on the pine playn ioyninge on the west to the land of the
Widdow Goodenow and on the east to the foure acres of land which Jonathan
Stanap layd downe neere the lands of Thomas Rice also bounded on the south
by the high way which leades to Watertown the sayd foure acres of land was
layd out unto the sayd Phillimon Whall in lieu of foure acres of upland the
sayd Phillimon Whall layd down to the Town of Sudburys use on the aforesaid
pine playn.
(141)
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March 29, 1665
Layd out to Jonathan Stanape the day and yeare above written tenn acres
of upland on the east syde of the great Common swamp neere the north .....
angll of Sudbury bounde lyinge and being northerly to some lands formerly
layd out to John Freeman the forwayd tenn acres of land being bounded on the
west by the Common Swampe and also bounded on the east by a cart way ioninge
under the hill as the trees are now marked: foure acres of the sayd tenn acres
was in lieu of four acres he the sayd Stanape layd downe to the town of Sud-
bury's use on the pine playne neere the lands of Thomas Rice the other six
acres was given him by the Town of Sudbury upon the istigation of the pas-
tor Mr. Brown.
(141)
June 23, 1665
Layd out by the under written and stated the high way which leadeth from
Sargent Ruddocks hous through the pine plane towards Watertowne through the
lands of Henry Curtis on the pine hill on the east syde of mill brooke taking
of a peice of the south part of the lande of the sayd Henry Curtis for the
acomodating of the sayd high ways and adding as ... on the east parte of the
lands of Henry Curtis for satissfaction of what was layed in the high way
this by us: Edmond Goodenow, ..... Noyes, and Ephraim Curtis.
(140)
June 23, 1665
Layd out unto Henry Curtis the day and yeare above written 9 acres of
upland on the east syd of Sudbury River northerly or northeasterly unto the
land formerly layd out unto Hugh Griffyn and southerly neere adioyninge unto
a peice of medow of Mr. William Brown which sayd 9 acres of upland was part
of the tenn adres of upland he the sayd Henry Curtiss bought of Thomas White
of Sudbury it beinge part of the lande formerly of John Knight of Sudbury.
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the other acre of the sayd tenn being formerly layd out Henry Curtis his
medow at Castle Hills being an island in the said meddow.
(171) March 12, 1666
At a select men's meeting the 12th of March, 1666, Leiftenant Good-
enow, Mr. Joseph Noyes, Mr. Steevens are appoynted sirvayers of the field
fences where they dwell from the land of John Mainers to the land of
Sergent Parmenters.
Also Henry Loker and William Moores are appointed sirvayers for this
yeare over the fields where Henry Loker dweleth and the feild fences where
Solomon Johnson dwelleth and also for the feild fences of the feild which
was John Rediats and also of the feilds of Richard Ward and John Woodes.
Also Sergent Josiah Hains and Edward Wright are appoynted sirvayers
of all the field fences on the west side of Sudbury great River as also
of lanham fields, nobscot and the feilds at and by the new mill except only
Mr. Herbert Pelham's farm.
Also John Bent senior and Corporal Henry Rice are appointed sirvayers
of all the feild fences where they now dwell and also of all the feild
fences on the east side of Sudbury River being on the south side of pine
brooke.
Also Phillemon Whale, Sergent Grout and Jonathan Stanape are appoynted
sirvayers of the feilds where Sergent Grout and Jonathan Stanape dwelleth
and also of the feild fences between millbrooke and pine brooke and of the
feild fences which were some time in the hands of John Woods eastward upon
the hill, but now in the fences and occupation of Peter Noyes, John Min
and Jonathan Stanape.
Also Peter Noyes and Mr. William Brown are appoynted sirvayors of
the feild fences where they dwell.
Also John Blandford and Peter Kinge are apoynted sirvayors of the
feild where each of them dwelleth and also of the feild fences on the west
side of the lane leading to the common swamp and also of the feild fences
upon the
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hill from the littel pond by the new dwelling hous of John blanford unto
Milbrooke and also of the feild fences of Phillimon Whall where he now dwell-
eth.
And also for the generall sirvayors of all the feild fences in this our Town
and bounds of Sudbury in and about the ending of all deference arising about
the sufficiency of fences. We have chosen constituted and appoynted our trusty
friends Mr. Peter Noyes, Sergent John Grout and Corporal John Rutter to view
issue and determine all matter of difference arissing about the sufficiency
of fence ordering them the sayd three sirvayers to receive the sum of twelve
pence ech man every time they the said sirvayers are imployed and the said
twelve pence apiece to be payd at all time and times to every one of them
before they enter upon the worke of survay the person or persons to pay them
the sayd twelve pence is and shall be given implyer of implyers and in case
the sayd sirvayers receive not first the twelve pence as above sayd it shall
not be acompted lawful for them to view any fence of fences.
(160)
March 12, 1666
At a select men's meeting the day and yeare above writen, Sergent Grout,
Mr. Joseph Noyes and Joseph Goodenow are chosen to rune the east line of our
bounds between atertown and us when called unto by the Watertown men.
Also William Moore, Richard Ward and John Rutter senior are chosen the
day and yeare above writen to rune the north line between Concord and us this
following Spring when called thereto by Concord men. And in case of the ab-
sence of either of them Jonathan Mainer to supply.
Also Leiftenant Goodenow, Corporal Henry Rice and Thomas Noyes are chosen
to rune and well to bound and mark the south and also the west line of our
outsyde bounds this following summer, themselves to appoynt the best and most
convenient time
Also ordered the day and yeare above writen that every housholder within
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this our Town and bound of Sudbury shall allways be provided and have a suffi-
cient good ladder at his dwelling hous which may reach to the Tope of his
hous for prevention of fier upon the penalty of the forgyture of ten shillings
to the use of the Town of Sudbury. Jonathan Stanape is appoynted to see to
the execution of this order and to receive halfe of the fines of tenn shill-
ings of every dellinquent pearson
Also ordered the day and yeare above written that all fences of all
generall and particular corn feilds in this out Town and bound of Sudbury
shall be well and sufficiently made up at or before the first of Aprill next
insuinge, this date if the.......leave if not then to be made up within
ten dayes next after at the farthest the sayd fences to be made up either
with four rayles well sett (and good raylls), three foote and halfe high
or othewise good sedge well staked ans well tethred of the same height, .
or some such fence as shall be equivalent with the aforesayd four rayll fence
and whatsoever fences in either generall or particular feilds are not well
and suficiently made up at or before the tenth day of Aprill next the owners
of every such fence or fences shall forfeit twelve pence a rod to sirvayers of
the Town of that feild where it is found defective over and above the making
good any or all damage sustayned by the insufficiency of the sayd fence.
Also we the select men of Sudbury doe further order that all cattell
of the cow kinde above one yeare old within this our town and bounds of Sud-
bury shall be herded and kept under the hand of a sufficient keeper or other-
wise kept in their own proprietiers this following summer from the seisteenth
of Aprill next insuing this date unto the twenty first of October upon the
penalty of paying of sixpence a beast every time for every beast that is
soe taken provided this order shall not extend to oxen that are turned from
worke which sayd oxen are known to be usually herded or kept under the hand
of a sufficient keeper and also that this order shall not extend unto cattell
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which are lost by the herdsman which cattell are known to be constantly kept
under the hand of a sufficient keeper.
Also it is further ordered that all swine above a month old within this
our town and bound of Sudbury shall be well and sufficiently ringed at or be-
fore the feiftheenth of Aprill, next insuing this date and soe to remain all
the yeare after also it is further ordered that all swines above one moneth
old shall be well and sufficiently yoaked at or before the aforesayd time and
soe to remain untill the end of Indian harvest and when soe ever swine is taken
without a ringe the owner shall forfeit six pence apiece after the sayd 15th
of Aprill and the like penalty for want of a yoak provided that no penalties
be taken twice in one day, Jonathan Stanape to see to this.
(161)
April 14, 1666
At a town meeting the day and yeare above writen voted that the town of
Sudbury will stand by and discharge the ingagement of Joseph Noyes which he
the sayd Joseph Noyes did ingage unto John Chamber of Roxbury for the dyet
of William Taylor who is now lame of his hand and took cures for it at Rox-
bury.
(165)
July the 2nd, 1666
Layd out unto Eliah Kees the day and yeare above written the foure acres
of medow formerly granted him conditionally at a medow called & known by the
name of long medow neere adioyninge unto the western line of our first five
miles grant the medow being twenty rods wide at the west end and is bounded
by the upland on the west and allsoe bounded on the south by the upland and
a creeke of common medow runing southwest as allso bounded on the east end
by a piece of common medow and alsoo bounded on the north by a piece of com-
mon medow and the upland, the northeast corner being a small wallnut, the south-
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east corner being a white oke marked the southwest corner is a stake by a
great bush of alders. This layd out unto Eliah Keeyes by Edmond Goodenow
and Thomas Noyes the day and yeare above written.
(142)
July the 2nd, 1666
Layd out unto Jane Ross the day and yeare above written two acres of
medow at the north end of Stawberry Hill medow being in three small parcells
and acre bounded on the south and parted from Strawbury Hill meddow by two
necks of copland meetings together and also bounded on the east and west by
two white oakes marked, the extremity of Jane Ross (Hans Ross?) his northeast-
erly bounde crossing the medow at the brodest place of the norther most meddow
Edmond Goodenow and Thomas Noyes, surveyors. This abovesayd meddow was layd
out to .... Ross in lieu of what meddow he layd down at or neere the ashen
swamp medows.
(142)
Sudbury
1666 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of the
Town the 20th Feb. 1666, the psons here-
under mentioned were chosen to the severall
offices & businesses for the yeare ensur-
ing as follows:
Selectmen Left. Edm. Goodenough )
Constable Sergt. John Grout )
Clerke Thos. Stevens ) Select-
(Chosen Mr. Joseph Noyes ) men
for 1667) Deacon John Haynes )
Sergt. Joseah Haynes )
Thos. Plympton )
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John Maynard: Constable
Thos. Steevens: Clerk of the
Town
Mr. Joseph Noyes to joyne with Tho. Steevens to take the Invoyce of mens
estates rateable for the yeare ensuing.
At the Meeting:
It is ordered that Mr. Joseph Noyes & Tho. Steevens shall take into theire
Invoice for the rates all broken up landes adjoining to this Towne and all Cattle,
horses & other men's & made payable to the Minister of the Town.
It is ordered that severall useful weightings in the hands of Leift. Edm.
Goodenough shall be by him delivered in to the Towne Clarke newly Chosen & be him
entered into the Town book & the sd Left. to be Allowed five shillings in his
next Town rate for his procuring, preserving and delivering of them
It is ordered that Left. Edmn Goodenough, Sgt. Jhn Grout & Mr. Joseph Noyes
shall joyne with the Towne clerke newly chosen to number the pages wanting and
set them of. . . the Town book.
It is ordered that Sgt John Grout doe joyne with Left. Edm. Goodnough & Corp.
Hen. Rice who (or any two of them) are hearby impowered to lay out all lands
that bee laid out in and about this Town.
(167)
March 1666-7
At a Meeting of the selectmen of this Town, March 6, 1666-7:
It is ordered that the order about lands, fences, cattle, swine made last
year & recorded in folis 76 of this book are Confirmed and shall be of force this
year (1667)
Jonathan Stanhope is ordered to see to the execution of the said order in
sd ffolio about swine & to take the penalty due upon the breach of the same &
every townsman hath the like liberty.
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It is ordered that the persons Apointed the last yeare to be the
generall and particular surveihors of fences for all and every the gererall
fields of this town & the particular order concerning the same mentioned
in folio 75 of this book are confirmed and shall be of force this yeare.
March 11, 1666-7
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants March 11, 1666-7
It is ordered that forty shillings be added to the next Town rate
that shall be made moore than the debts amount & that the Town's Clarke
doe gather the said rate & with it pay the towne debts & to have for his
paines twelve pence in the pound.
It is ordered that Jonathan Stanhop doe sweep and keep clean the
publicke meeting-house of this Town for the yeare ensuing & to have twenty
shillings for his pains & that he have the timber of the old pound of this
Towne & fifteene shillings allowed him on the next Town rate for full
satisfaction of all arrears doe for the sd surety on the Meeting House
from the beginning of his engagement therein to this day.
It is ordered that Mr. Thomas Walker (whose fences were deranged
when he bought his land on which he hath built his house, he haveing now
Town Right) shall have as a free gift of the Town liberty to cutt and
carey away soe much Timber of the Comon of this Towne as may Acomodate
him with one hundred railes and half a hundred of posts for the repair
of his syd fences.
(168)
Sudbury, 1667
It is ordered at the aforesd meeting of 11th March that Joseph Graves
have timber of the Comon of the Towne to build him a Dwelling house on
part of the land formerly given him to erect a Smithy shop on, provided
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that the said Graves shall not at any time give, let out, mortgage, sell
or Any way else make over the said house to any but to a Townsman or
freeholder of this Towne or such persons or person as the sd Townsmen
shall Aprove of & in case of non-Agreement that might hapen by reason heare-
of when he shall At any time putt the sd house and land to sale two men
shall he chosen one by this Towne the other by the said Graves who shall
put a full and final determination & end thereto & in the meantime the
said Joseph Graves his heirs and successors shall not by vertue of the
above sd grant of Timber and liberty to build his sd house enjoye any other
privilidge other on the Comon for feed or wood, Timber of this town, or
the bounds heres other than pine for coles for his forge which he shall
putt only in such places in & about this Towne as Mr. Joseph Noyes &
Wm. Moores (or such other as this Towne shall att any time here after order
to give licence or desertion to him therin) shall from time to time apoynt.
& upon those Conditions the said Joseph Graves did except of the
aforesd grant of timber to build.
It is ordered that Mrs. Hunt of this Towne, Widdow, shall have fifty
shillings pention allowed & paid her out of the next Towns rate.
(169)
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town,
the 13 January 1667 : 68
Jno. Smith's It is ordered that Leift. Goodenowe & Corp. Henry
incroch upon Rice be desired to view the land which was last laid
the common to out to Peter Bent at Lanham & allsoe that land of John
be examined Smith & to take notis of the Incrochments made upon
the Cow Common & to make a true returne of both to
the towne, which they promise to doe.
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Jno & Josiah Ordered that Deacon John Haynes & Srgt. Josiah
Haynes to Answer Haynes doe in the Towne's behalf make Answere to Any
pleas & Joyne plea that may be made about a heighway through the
with those of New Grants and if need bee to joyne with them of Concord
Concord & Marlbr. and Marlburrough to determine where it may be laid out
to determine the with least charge & detriment to this Towne.
highway through
the new Grants.
A marke to bee Ordered that Math. Gibbs, Peter King, Jonath,
erected in the Stanhope & Jacob Mover doe sett a substanshall marke
west medow. where the ould Indian Bridge was in the west Medow.
Select men to Ordered that the select men shall take An effec-
take course with tuall Course with John Woodward for what is done to
Jno Woodward for the Towne for his intrusion upon the Town's land.
his intrusion
on the common.
The sirvayers Ordered that the Ground on the south side of
to raise the gr- the Meeting-House shall be raised & laid levell with
ound 10 foote wide the sells tenn ffoot out from before the Meting House
before Meting house. towarde the streete and that the sirvayer for the
high ways cause the same to be dun with all speed.
The Comon Med- Ordered that the Comon medow together with the
ow lett for the Ministers medow should be lett out for the yeare
yeare ensuing. Insueing which Accordingly was Done as Followeth vizt:
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Long Medow is lett out to Jno Blanford All the Comon
for 1 bush. wheat & 1 bush. Indeon corne Medow in & about
Pine Medow is let
out to Thomas
Steevens ffor two
Shillings
Strawbery Medow is lett out to Sergt. John A peece of Medow on
Rutter for 1 bush. wheat alsoe the Min- the south line next
isters Medow att the Lotts end is let out Doeskin Hill is let
to him for five shillings in Indian corne to Thomas Eames for
Alsoe the Ministers Medow in sedge Medow a peck of wheat the
is let to him for eight shillings In Indian Rest of the Comon
corne. Medow that he can
Alsoe the comon Medow att the Gulf find on that side,
is let to him for 5 s. in Indian corne. is allsoe let unto
him for An other
peck of wheat.
Ashen swamp Medow on this side of A peece of Medow on
the Brook is let out to Ensigne John the back side of
Grout for 3 s to be paid one halfe Seede Swamp is lett
wheat, the other halfe in Indian corne. to Peter King ffor
7s. & he to be
Acomptable ffor 7s
more for the sd
Medow for the yeare
past.
188 Ashen Swamp Medow beond the The Medow on the south east brooke is lett out to James side of the Towne is lett Ross for 4s. halfe wheat, the out to Corprl Henry Rice other in Indian corne. for a peck of wheat. The land Henry Ordered that those that goe to take the next Invoice Rice desireth of mens ratable estates shall vew the lands that Corpl neere his lott be Henry Rice desiereth neere his lott & make true Reporte vewed. thereof to the Towne at the next meeting. The land Jno Toll Orderd that Mr. Peter Noyes & Peter King doe vew desires to ex- the land that John Toll desires to exchange and make change to be Returne to the Towne at their next meeting. viewed Peter King to Ordered that Peter King shall Inioye the land att have the land at Sweet Hamm where his fence now stands in Consideration of Sweet Hame where the damage hee sustains by the heigh way by the Causway. his fence now stands (170) Joseph Noyes to Ordered that the land on which the house lately erected enjoy the land by Mr. Joseph Noyes doth stand uppon; as it shall be staked uppon which his by Left. Edm. Goodenow, John Mayner & Wm. Moore be granted unto new dwelling him, his heris & assignes for ever for & in consideration of hous was lastly removing his foure Acres & a halfe of land that lieth betweene erected in Leiu the land of Sergt Jn. Ruddock & Hen. Loker out of the Cow xc. Common. (171)
189
Layd out unto Mr. Joseph Noyes by Lieut. Edm.
Goodenow & Ens. John Grout the day and yeare above written
twenty two acres and a halfe of land twenty one acres
and a halfe of the sd land lyinge upon the north side
of the pantree medow all along by the side of Mr. Joseph
Noyes medow that was formerly laid out to Robt Darnill
& against part of the medow of Sergent John Ruddocke
& part of the medow formerly granted to Hugh Griffyn
& soe far as it runs against the medow of Sargent
Ruddock & Hugh Griffyn there is a high way markt out,
the other acres of land of the above sd twenty two
acres & halfe, laid out on an island of upland compassed
about with the foure acres of medow formerly granted
to Robt Darnill on the northend of Strawbery Medow which
four acres of medow is alsoe laid out & marked with a
great white oak on the south westerly & a maple on the
north easterly with twenty two acres of upland above
specified is in consideration of four acres and a halfe
of land ioyninge to the lande of Sergent Ruddocke
caled North Hayes & the lande formerly granted unto
John Knight & twelve acres of the sd Mr. Noyes eighteen
acres ioyninge neere west medow & allsoe in consideration
of six acres granted by the Towne of Sudbury to Elias
perform his engagement to the town if not the sd Mr.
Noyes to relinquish to the town of Sudbury his wholl
eighteen acres neare west medow, wich above sd four
acres hath & twelve Acres to gether
190
with the six acres granted to Elias Noyes are all re-
linquished & laid downe by the sd Mr. Joseph Noyes.
(144)
Layd out unto Mr. Thomas Noyes and Mr. Peter Noyes
by the Town servayers the land granted them for buildin
the mill viz: forty acres of upland having the heigh way
that leyes on the west side of Hop medow easterly of it,
haveing the common lands of Sudbury ioyninge to it
northerly westerly & southerly & the other tenn acres
of the said fifty leing southerly from lanham leinge
neaer to a Widdow on the westerly & neare two a swamp
Southerly ioyninge easterly & Noetherly to the Comon
lands of Sudbury & allsoe foure acres of medow leing &
being within the demised tract of upland & two acres &
a halfe of medow be to more or less having the medow
formerly laid out to Mr. Edm. Browne southeasterly of
it & the heigh way on the south side of west brook
northwesterly & allsoe ffouer acres of medow having the
medow of Walter Hayne southerly of it, westerly
northerly & easterly ioyninge to the Comon lands of
Sudbury as it is marked by the serveyors allsoe two
acres of medow be the same more or less leying on the
North end of Pod Medow having the medow formerly laid
out to John Moore on the south ioyninge all other
wayes upon the Cow Comon of Sudbury & alsoe two acres
& a Halve of medow in timber swamp medow be the same
more or less.
(145)
191
Granted liberty from the Town to Thomas Reede to
stringe (?) his fence upon a strait line from the south-
east corner of Samll Hoes fence to the southeast corner
of his the said Thomas Reedes fence a little beyond his
barn as now it stands.
Feb. 10th, 1667:68
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne the
10th of Feb. 1667, the persons heere under mentioned
were Chossen to the severall offices & businesses for
the yeare ensueing as follows:
Selectmen) Left. Edm. Goodenow)
Constable) Ensign John Grout )
Clarke ) Deac. Jno. Haynes )
Constable) chosen Corpr. Henry Rice ) Selectmen to
for An- Mr. Joseph Noyes ) order the pru-
no 1668: Tho. Steevens ) dentiall affaires
Sergt. Jno. Rutter ) of this Towne.
Mr. Joseph Noyes: Counstable
Thomas Steevens: Clarke of the Towne.
Left. Edm. Goodenow) Comishiners ffor the ending
Ensigne Jno Grout ) of Small Causes.
Corpl. Henry Rice: )
Srgt. John Rutter to Joyne with Thomas Steevens to
take the Invoyce of mens estates rateable ffor the yeare
ensuing.
It to be Alowed for each Invoyce six shill. apeece to
be pd. in the next Towne ratte after theire worke is done.
At the said Meeting:
192
It is ordered that Mr. Thomas Walker shall have
Timber of the Comon land of this Towne to Build him
a Convenient Barne with
Ordered that Thomas Eames'es Invoyce of his
estate shall be taken as other mens & shall pay
Acordingly to the Minister & alsoe to Towne Rates.
Ordered that wt Jesmer Cattle Are wintered by Any
pson in this Towne shall not be Taken into the Invoyce;
but if any such Cattle be kep by Any on mounth after
the heard goeth out to Grene shall be leiable to pay
as other Cattle This order to stand till the Towne see
cause to alter it.
(171)
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne
Feb. 24th, 1667:68
Jno Bent Senr. It is ordered that Jno. Bent senior shall take up
granted 1/2 Acre halfe an Acre of medow in some medow not laid out the
medow. wonting halfe An Acre of his third division
50s. pention Ordered that Mrs. Hunt of this Towne widow shall
given Wid. Hunt have 50s. pention pd. her out of the next Towne rate.
Ordered that Jonath. Stanhop shall cleane the
meeting house the years ensuing & have Twenty six shillings
ffor his paines.
A committe Ordered that a committe of five inhabitants be chosen
chosen to page who shall be impowered to page the Towne Booke seriously
the Town book. & to take notice in writing of all such grants & Records
193
of lands which may occasion ffuture trouble & that they
give notice of the Time & plan where they meet uppon
that afaier that soe those inhabitants concerned may
if they please be present & that taking in writing which
is nesasary to present unto the Towne to present the same
uppon a publick Towne meeting that if itt may be with
just consent, trouble and contention may be prevented.
The Comitte chosen ffor the work above specified
are as follows: Left Edm. Goodenow, Sergt. Josiah Haynes,
John Toll, Mr. Peter Noyes & Thomas Steevens.
At A Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne the 9th
June 1668:
Ordered that Ensigne Jno. Grout & Thos. Steevens
doe make speedy inquiry with peice & pay a barrill of
powder may be bought for & lickways for mach & bullits
that there may be som spedye corse taken for a supply
acording to law.
Ordered that this day fortnight be appoynted for
a Town meeting to demise some serten tract of upland
& Medow be sould for the procuring of a sutable flight
of Collers for the use of the millitary company.
Ordered that the mill lands be Recorded in the
Town book as it is stated & laid out by the Towne
servayer for the laying out of the Towns land.
Ordered that what soe ever debts as are due to
the Towne or to the minister that the select men doe
take an efectuall Course for the procuring of them.
(172)
194
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants the 24th June 1668
Then sould Kathern Reed of Lanham a peece of
medow att the brook hill that the Line Runs through &
that there be made up six acres of upland swamp &
meddow to Joyne to the feild of Tenn acres that was
part of the mill land. To begine at the northwest
corner for & in consideration of six pounds in mony
to be paid by said Kathern Reed for the use of the
Towne three pounds present the other three pound
between this & mikelmas next.
Ordered that the town servayers doe lay out
this six acres of Land att the Town Charge to the
sd Kathern Reed.
Ordered that Ensigne Jno Grout & Thos. Ste-
evens shall with part of this mony by silke for
a sutable flight of Collors for the use of the
Millitary Company.
Ordered that Tho. Eames during his lease
upon Mr. Pelham's Farm shall pay to the Minister for
Anam& twenty shillings to every twenty pound Rate to
be Levied by the Towne his owne Cattle not to be Rates
nor noe cattle that he shall take out of Towne but
all Cattle belonging to Any of the inhabitants of this
Towne are liable to be Rated though kept upon the
aforesd farme, Tho. Eames freely Asenting two the Agree-
ment.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne the 10th of
Feb. 1668-69, the psons heare under mentioned were Chossen
to
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the severall offices & bisinesses ffor the yeare ensuing
as ffollow:
Left. Edm. Goodenow)
Ensign Jno Grout )
Srgt. Josiah Haynes) Selectmen to order
Mr. Joseph Noyes ) the prudentiall
Thomas Steevens ) afaires of this Towne
Deac. Jno. Haynes )
Henry Rice )
Henry Rice: Constable
Thomas Steevens: Clarke.
Peter King:
Jonath. Stanop: Servayers for the highwayes.
To servay amend & repayre all the Contrye high wayes
in this Towne & bounds thereof that shall nede Repayre
& amendment & the said servayers are to Remaine in
theyer office intill they have wroght out a Rate of
Twenty pounds Levied on the inhabitants Acording to
An invoyce taken of thayer estates in Aug. last past
as allsoe in case any man or men neglect or Refuse to
worke theyer just proportion on the highwayes being
lawfully warned thereto that then wee the inhabitants
of this Towne doe order the sd servayers to take the
penalty Acording to a former town order.
Jno Toll to Joyne with Thomas Steevens to take the
invoyce of mens estates Rateable for the year ensuing.
(173)
196
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne the
15th March, 1668-69
It is ordered that all Cattle of the Cow Kind above
one yeare old in this Towne & bounds thereof shall be
hearded & kept under the hand of a suficient keper
or other wayes kept in theire owne particilor propertys
this ffollowing somer from the 15th Aprill next ensuinge
unto the twentye first of October following uppon the
penalty of paying six pence a beast every Time for every
beast that is soe taken provided this order shall not
extend to oxen that are Terned of from worke which
sd oxen are knowne to be usually hearded & keept under
the hand of a suficient keper, & allsoe that this order
shall not extend to Cattle that are lost by the heards
man which Cattle are known to be constantly keept under
the hand of a suficient keeper.
Jonathan Stanhope Apoynted by the Towne to exciont
the above sd order every propriator having the lick
liberty the said Jonath. Stanhope or Any of the Propria-
tors Taking any such Cattle are hearby impowered to
impound them till they are pd. the penalty Acording
to the sd order.
Ordered that the select men or the Major part of
them shall take Ann Accompt of the Towne debts & to order
the making of a Towne Rate for the payment thereof.
Ordered that the Comon medow to gather with the
ministers Medow be lett out for the ensueing somer.
197
which Acordingly was done as follows:
Long Medow to Jno Blanford: 1 bush. wheat, 1 bush,
Indian
Strawbery Medow:& swamp medow: to Tho. Steevens:
1 bush. wheat
The Ministers Medow in Sedge Medow: to Jno Grout &
Tho. Steevens for 5s.
The Comon medow in Pine Medow to Tho. Steevens for 2s.
The ministers medow at the Lotts Ends to Joseph Grane
& Ephraim Curtice 5s.
The ministers medow in the Gulf to Jno Allen &
Ephraim Curtice for 6s. 6d.
Ashen Swamp medow on this side the brook to Ens.
Grout: 8s.
On the other side of brooke to Jonath. Stanhope
for 4s.
The medow on the back side of seadr Swamp to Peter
King: 7s.
The medow about Timber Swamp to Jno. Grout ffor 6d.
The highway at Cole Hole to Sergt Haynes for 9d.
All the above medow to be pd. for in half wheat,
the other halfe in Indian corne.
(174)
At a Meeting of the inhabitants of this Towne the 9th
of November 1669:
Ordered & Agreed uppon by the Towne that Roger
Willise & child shall be brought to the Widow Loker's,
there to remaine untill she is brought to bedd & in
some comfortable Meashures upp Againe the Towne Ingaiging
to sattisfy her the sd Widow for wtt Tenth and Charge
198
shee may be att with the sd Woman & child & that the
Deacons doe agree with the sd Widow Loker & see her
sattisfyed which is to be att the Towne's charge.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne the
10th Feb. 1669-70 the persons herein Mention were
Chossen to the severall offices & bisinesses ffor
the yeare insueing as ffollows:
Selectmen ) Left. Edm. Goodenow)
) Chosen
Constable ) Ens. Jno Grout ) Selectmen to
) for An.
Clerke ) Deac. Jno Haynes ) order the
) 1670
Comishers ) Sgt. Josiah Haynes ) prudentiall
Mr. Joseph Noyes ) affaires of
Tho. Steevens ) This Town
Peter King )
Mathew Rice: Constable
Thomas Steevens: Clerke
Leift. Edm. Goodenow)
Ensign Jno Grout ) Comissioners
Deac. Jno Haynes )
Ens. Grout: sealer of weights & measures
Mr. Peter Noyes to Joyne with Tho. Steevens to
take the Invoices of mens estates Rattable
for the yeare ensueing.
Ordered that all Cattle belonging to Any of the
inhabitants of this Town that are putt out to Somer
either to farmes or day heardes shall pay to all Rates
as if kept in Towne.
199
Ordered that the Widow Loker shall cleane the
Meeting House the yeare ensueing & have twenty six shil-
lings for her pay.
(175)
Att a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne the
24th March, 1669-70:
Ordered that those that hiered the great River
Medows the last yeare shall not pay for them it being
in no Capasity to be mowed.
Ordered that there shall be a Town Rate spedely
Made to pay the Towne debts Tho Steevens apoynted to
gather the said Rate & to pay the Towne debts & to have
12 d. in the pound for his paynes.
Thomas Steevens gave Ann Acompt of the Last yeare's
Town Rate both debt & Credit which Acompt was excepted
by the Towne.
Ordered that Deacon Jno. Haynes doe take one or
two men with him & spedily Run the west line of our
Town Bounds.
Ordered that Joseph Freeman hath Liberty to lay
down to the Towns use his fourteen acres of upland lying
on the north side of the River & on up northwest side
joyning to the Landes that was formerly Wm. Wardes the
west end of it buting upon the great Medow & to take
by the sd fourteene acres att Lanham to Joyne to the
Land of the Towne granted to Samll How for Building
the pound the sd Joseph to have Acre for Acre to be laid
out by the Town Sirvayers.
200
Ordered that Tho. Reed shall take in soe much land
that mun bring his fence to racing strat from Samll
Hows Rayles to the further end of his the sd Reed
Barne in consideration of Tenn shillings in Money to
be paid by him for the Towne's use the sd Land to be
staked by the Towne servayers & is to racing strate
with rayles beyond his barne.
Ordered that the comon Medow together with the
Medos Reserved for a minister be left out for the
ensuing somer which was Acordingly don as follows:
Ashen Swamp medow on this side the brook: to Ens.
Grout: 4s.
Ashen Swamp medow on the farther side the brooke:
Jonath. Stanhope 8s.
Long Medow to Jno Blanford for 1 bush. wheat,
1 bush. Ind. corne
The Medow about Timber Swamp to Jno. Grout: 1s.
The ministers medow in the Gulf to Sgt Rutter &
Jno Brewer 8s. 6d.
The ministers medow att the Lotts end to Sgt. Rutter: 4s.
The ministers medow in Sedg medow to Sgt. Rutter
& Jno. Brewer: 4s.
Stawbery Medow to Tho. Steevens & Jno. Grout 4s.
All the Comon Medow in & about Pine Medow to
Tho. Steevens 2s.
The medow on the back side of Seeder Swamp to
Peter King: 6s.
The High way att Cole Holl to Deac. Haynes: 9d.
201
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne the 14th
November, 1670
Ordered that Sgt. Jno. Rutter doe well and sufi-
ciently under pine the publique meeting house he to
find stones & clay sufficient for the said worke to
be pd for his paynes twenty shillings out of the next
Towne Rate.
Ordered that Jonath. Stanhop doe see that the
Ministers Rate be duely paid & in Cause any neglect
or Refuse to pay theire proportions to the said Rates
when due he is apoynted & impowered by the Town to
sommon such persons before a magistrat there to Answer
for theire neglect & to prosicute to efect.
Att the said Meeting Henry Loker brought his
Resart under the hand of the Treasurer for the last
yeare's Country Rates the Copy whereof is as follows:
Henry Loker's Recieved of Henry Loquer, Constable of Sudbury
discharge for the summ of Twenty one pound seventeen shillings
the Country & two pence, being the full of their Towns proportion
Rate. to the Country Rate, for the yeare 1669.
James Richard Russell, Treasurer.
Recd: the 9th December, 1670
Joseph Noyes Some of six pounds two shillings in money it beinge
discharge for in full of the Country Rate for the yeare 1668 for the
Country Rate. Town of Sudbury-here Recd in the behalf of my father,
Richard Russell, Esq, Treasurer: James Russell
202
Recd of Peter King Constable for Sudbury for the
Peter King's yeare Sixty-Five, Sixty-Six in full fo the Towne portion
discharge for for the Country Rate, the some of thirty two pounds
the Country six shillings & 8d. Done this 4 Jan, 1670 : by me,
Rate.
(177) Rich. Russel, Treas.
Layd out unto Thomas Reed by Liuet. Edm. Goodenow
& Ensign John Grout six acres of land that his wife
bought of the Town in maner & forme as follows: begin-
ninge att a white oake upon the west side of a small
peece of medow he purchased of Ensign Noyes & soe runs
to a pyne marked on the west side of the said medow
& soe to a swamp oak which stands upon Sudbury south line
of the Town Bound & soe runs east ward upon the said line
till it runs to answeare the east line of the feilds
he purchased of Ensign Noyes being to answere
the fence of the said feild from end to end the said
six acres as it is laid out by the Town serveyors be
it more or less with a parcell of medow att the brick
killn that Sudbury Town line runs through & a small
peece of medow that ioynes to the line of the said
Tract of land that is to say from the pine to the small
swamp oake that is upon Sudbury line.
Granted unto Math. Gibbs by the Towne att ...
time a sertaine tract of land on the east side ...
ye brooke neare his house & laid out by a stak ...
at the north corner & soe runs for a stak ...
at the east and of his Barne & from thence to a
white oake to runs upon a strayt line to the ...
Bound Mark tree at the farm that was formerly Mr.
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Edm. Browns att lanhams which tree stands att the
head of the above said brook.
(146)
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town, the
20th Nov. 1670:
The Towne taking into serious consideration the
intollerable spoyle and waste there is of wood and
timber uppon the Comon Landes by loping of Trees &
by ffalling others taking only the tops as allso much
timber being fallen for fire wood & much of it by
psons that have noe Right to Any at all the Towne
hath therefore ordered & empowered Ensign Jno Grout
& Srgt. Rutter to see that there be noe more loping
of Any oake, uppon penalty of paying two shillings six
pence for every defect to the above said sirvayers noe
felling any oak Timber for fire wood & what trees shall
be fallen of any soever shall be cleared both body
& top by the pson or psons soe falling them within
ffour months uppon the penalty aforesaid & those that
fall or lop or Cary of the Comon Landes of this towne
any wood butt such as is all ready fallen untill the
Comons be fully cleared of all such wood as lyes uppon
spoyle.
Ordered concluded & agreed uppon the day & yeare
above written with Ephraim Curtis as following: that
the sd Ephraim Curtis doth covinate primise & grant
to & with the Inhabitants of this Towne that he will
well & sufficiently bord & shingle the publique meeting
house, the bords to be Champted one Inch & the shingle
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to be good & Mareztable (or Marchtable) and well laid
on the sd Ephraim to putt on 4 pts of new floor boards
& 4 pamides (or jamides) well fixd, which work to be
completely don & finished by the twenty fourth day of
June next & in Consideration of the said work soe to
be don, the Towne doth Covinant promis & Ingage to
pay the said Ephraim Curtise twenty eight poundes in
money & farme as follow: vizt: eighteene poundes at or
before the 25th day of March next & the other tenn
pounds to be pd att or before the twenty fifth day
of March which shall be in the yeare of our Lord 1672
which said payments are to be made in any Curant pay
as it shall be prized by two Indiforant men on Chosen
by the sd Ephraim the other by the Towne. what corne
any shall pay is to be pd wheat at 5s. Rye 4s & Indian
3s for this first payment & his last payment as the
Country shall prize Corne - the said Ephraim to have
a Rate of every man's proportion and he or his asigns
to gather in the pay of the severall inhabitants &
in case any person neglect or refuse to pay when due
the sd Ephraim shall have 12d the time for every time
he shall goe after his pay he giving 4 dayes warninge
for the providing of it.
(178)
November 20, 1670
Ordered that Sergt. John Rutter shall lay downe
to the Towne's use fouer acres of Land upon Pine Playne
neare Thomas Rice's feild And take up in lieu thereof
205
four Acres of land upon the hill neare his owne lott
to be laid out by the Towne sirvayers.
Sergt John Rutter is apoynted in the Rome of
Left. Emd. Goodenow to joyne with Ensigne Grout for
the granting of timber on the est side of the
the River.
Feb. 10, 1670:
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne
the 10th of February the persons heare under Mentioned
weare chosen to the severall offices and bizinesses
for the yeare ensueing as follows:
Left. Edm. Goodenow)
)
Selectmen ) Chosen Ensign Jno Grout ) Select men
)
Commissioners) for Deac. Jno Haynes ) to order the
)
Towne Clerk ) Anno Sergt. Josiah Haynes) prudentiall
)
Constable ) 1671 Mr. Peter Noyes ) afaires of
)
Thomas Steevens ) this Towne
)
Mr. Joseph Noyes )
Jonathan Stanhope: constable
Thomas Steevens: Clerke
Left. Edm. Goodenow
Ens. Jno. Grout Commissioners for the ending
Srgt: Josiah Haynes of small causes in this Towne
Ensign Jno Grout is apoynted to joyne with Tho.
Steevens to take the Invoyces of mens estates Rateable
for the yeare ensuing.
Ordered that there be a Towne Rate spedilye made
Thos. Steevens is apoynted to Colect the sd Rate &
to pay the Townes debts.
Ordered that the Widow Loker doe sweepe & keepe
cleane the publique Meeting House the yeare ensueing
206
& to have 6s. for her paynes pd. her out of the next
yeare's Towne Rate.
(179)
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne: Febr. 27, 1670-71
Ordered that if Any person shall or doe Refuse
or neglect to give a True Invoyce of those Rateable
estates that is such as are Inhabitants or bordering
uppon the Towne, shall be Rated by will and dom. acording
to the judgement of the select men.
Ordered that the select men shall take a spedye
Corse to gett in all Towne debts & all a Rears due to
the Towne yet unpaid.
Ordered that Joseph Freeman shall take into his
propriety the high way that lies betweene his two
lotts that is lotts that were formerly Buckmasters
& his fathers in consideration whereof Srgt Joseph
Haynes hath promised to lay out a high way through
his division next to Joseph Kings. 4 rods wide & to
lay downe to the use of the Towne soe much at the Lower
end of his sd division that shall with the sd highway
make by soe much in quantity that she said Joseph
shall take it.
Ordered that Jno. Goodenow shall have liberty
to lay downe to the Towne's use 15 acres of land that
lies on the northwest side of Goodman's hill & to take
by in lieu thereof 15 acres of land at the hop medow to
joyne to his owne medow.
207
Ordered that Jonathan Stanhope shall have remitted
the Rents of the Ashen swamp medow for the last yeare
for his pains in gathering in the pasters rates.
Ordered that Joseph Gleasing shall have for the
repayering of his fences 1/2 ft postes & 1 ft. rayles
of the Comon landes of Sudbury.
Ordered that Samuel Winch shall have Liberty to
exchange his 6 acres of land that he bought of Samuel
How that was Joseph Freeman's & take it up joyning
to Thomas Reedes feild that lies neere the Towne
south line.
Ordered that Math. Gibbs shall have one rod of
land in bredeth & his corner shall be the brook being
a bout six rods long - being att the north end of his
house to be staked by the servayers.
Ordered that whatever lands any man shall exchange
with the Towne that from the Time of the Grant of
land soe exchanged shall be the Townes.
(180)
Ordered that all pine timber together with all
other timber whatsoever that shall be fallen uppon
the Comon lands of this Towne without leave first
had & obtayned from the Towne shall pay for every
tree soe falled 19s. to the Towne servayer.
Ordered that all Timber that is allready falled
before the day of the date of the above sd order
those pines or other timber that is not Cleared of
the Comons before the 24th day of June next it shall
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be att the Liberty of the Towne servayers to dispose
of all such Timber.
Ordered that not Any Timber of Any sort what-
soever shall be Caried of the Comon Landes of Sudbury
to the saw mill to be paid in timber for sawing but
all persons are to pay for the sawing of theyer timber
in other speoshee that the Townes timber be not trans-
ported out of Towne that is all Timber that is not
yet Caried to the Mill.
Ordered that the Comon Meddows to gether with the
Medows Reserved for a minister be lett out for the
ensueing somer which was Acordingly don as follows:
that is soe much as ther weare persons presented
that deserved to hire:
Long Medow to Jno. Blandford & Jno. Maynard for
1 bush. wheat, 1 bush. Indian corn: 0 8 0
The Medow at Timber Swamp to Joseph Gleasing 0 1 0
The Medow above Jno Blandford's hop medow -
Jno Goodnow 0 1 0
Strawberry Medow to Edw. Wright: 1 bush. wheat 0 5 0
The High way at Cole Hole & Swath Medow to :
Sergt. Haynes 0 0 9
All the medow in & about Pine Medow to Tho.
Steevens 0 2 0
Seader Swamp Medow on the side the brook to
Srgt Jno Rutter for 4/6 s. to be dtt by
the 10th day of July or else it shall be
lawfull for Any other men to cut the
said medow 0 4 6
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Ashen Swamp medow beyond the brook to Jonath.
Stanhope for 8s. to be cutt by the 10th of
July or else it shall be lawfull for Any
other man to cutt the said medow that hath
a Town Right. 0 8 0
(181) March 1671
Layd out unto John Goodenow by Lieut. Edm
Goodenow & ... John Grout fifteene acres of land be
the same more or less scittuat lyinge ioyninge unto the
medow of th... Sr. Jno Goodenow which medow is Comonly
Caled & Known by the name of Hop medow & begins att
a white oake the park the medow of the Sd. Jno. Goodenow
& Phillemon Whale having the Lands of Wm. Moore in
the North west & is bounded by the comon lands on
the north east & runs from the medow of Peter King to
a white oake which is a bout the midle of the south
east line & from therre to a white oake which stands
in a bottom which is the east angle of sd line being
a bow line by reason of leaveing a convenient way on
the south side which land is laid out for & in consid-
eration of fifteen acres of land layd downe for the
Towne of Sudburys use by the said Jno. Goodenow which
land lyes on the north west side of Goodmans hill.
(147) June 19, 1671
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne:
Order that the select men shall take a spedye
Corse with all persons that have made Any intrusion
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upon the Towne Landes,watering places by fencing
or other obstructions & shall prosede to efect all
persons that have transgrest in this law.
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At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne: October 2, 1671
Ordered that Left. Wm. Goodnowe shall have Liberty
to lett his sonn Capt. Pembletons farme in the Towne
unto Thomas Gates of Marlborough the said Gates hath
liberty to Com & Dwell upon the said farme without
giuing Any security to the Towne.
Ordered that the Towne Clerke shall spedily make
a Rate of fifty pounds by the invoyce taken in Aug.
last for the Recrouting the Towne Store of Amunishion
that is Bullits & mach & for the Repayering the glase
of the meeting house a third pt. to be abated to
Any that will pay bullits at 4 d. pt. or mony that is
of theire proporshons to the said Rate; this Rate to
be paid to Jonath. Stanhope for the use of the Towne
as afore said, he being apoynted by the Select men
to gather in the said Rate.
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Recd. Feb. 6 or 8th, 1671-72: from Jno. Blanford
John Blandford the some of three shillings in money which is in full
discharge for of Sudbury's country Rate for the yeare one thousand
the Country six hundred sixty and six, I say Recd by me & in behalf
Rate. of my father, Rich. Russell, Treasurer: James Russell.
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Math. Rice's Recd. of Math. Rice Constable of Sudbury _ in
discharge for full of the Country Rate 70-71: I say rec'd in full
the Country of their Town proportion to the Country Rate twenty
Rate. one pounds, eighteen shillings & 2d.
10th Sept. 1672 by me, Rich. Russell, Treas.
Recd the 10 of April 1672 of the Constable of
Sudbury in Indian Town, in full of theire Townes pro-
portion to the Country Rate forteen pounds, three
shillings & ten pence:
by me, Richard Russell, Treas.
(177)
Feb. 19, 1671:
Att a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne
the 19th day of Feb., 1671 the persons heare after
mentioned were Chosen to the severall officers &
bussinesses ffor the yeare ensueing as follows:
Selectmen )
Commissioners) Chosen
Constable ) for Left. Edm. Goodenow ) Select men
Towne Clerke ) Anno 1672 Ensigne Jno. Grout ) to order the
Deac. Jno. Haynes ) prudentiall
Sergt. Josiah Haynes ) affaires of
Mr. Joseph Noyes ) this Towne
Thomas Reed )
Thomas Steevens )
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Jno. Goodenow
- Constables
Srgt. Jno. Rutter
Thomas Steevens: Clerke
Left. Edm. Goodenow ) Commissioners for ending
Ensign Jno. Grout ) Small Causes in this Towne
Sergt. Josiah Haynes)
Sergt. Josiah Haynes is apoynted to Joyne with Tho.
Steevens to take the Invoyce of Mens estates Rateable
for the yeare ensueing.
Ordered that Joseph Parmenter shall have liberty
to dig clay and to burne a kiln or two of brick upon
the pece of land where Jno Smithes Barn was framed
& to take wood in the Comon Land to Burne the sd
brick the said Joseph to fill up the pitts that he
shall open to prevent damage.
(182)
Feb. 26, 1671
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne:
Orderd, concluded and Agreed that all the Great
River medows shall be fenced that is to say that
all the proprietors of the great medow shall fence
the heads or both ends of theyre medow and that where
it may be nesasary to have a ditch made from the upland
to the River att the Charge of the square drane that
shall lye on both sides of the said dich Acording
to theire benefit.
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Ordered that a Levy of four pence per Acre shall
be made upon all the medow upon the River for the
Cleering of the River that is from Concord line to
the south line & to Ensigne Groute's spring to be
Aded a sixt part moor upon the Towne in generall to be
paid in a Towne Rate.
Ordered that Mr. Peter Noyes, Mr. Joseph Noyes,
Sergt. Rutter, Deac. Jno Haynes, Thomas Plympton &
Wm. Mooer shall be servayers for the clearing of the
River & are invosted with power to call forth men
uppon the said worke.
Ordered that the Long Causeway from the bridge
to the Gravell pits shall be raised & well repaired
which said worke is to be done by lott, Sergt Josiah
Haynes & Mr. Peter Noyes to lott out the said causeway.
Ordered that Left. Goodenow shall joyne with Sergt
Haynes & Mr. Peter Noyes for the lotting & Stating
every man's proportion that shall repayre of the
great Causeway.
Ordered that Goodm. Jno. Blandford shall draw
every mans lott the lotts are to beginne att the
Gravell pitts.
(183)
March 11, 1671:
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne:
Ordered that Goodm. Stratton of Concord shall
hand in his Bond & that his sonn in Law, Wm. Howard
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shall be rec'd into the Towne as an Inhabitant.
Ordered that those persons that worked upon the
Towne bridge shall be alowed 3s. the day to be paid
in the next Towne Rate.
Thomas Steevens, the Towne Clerk, then gave in
his Report of the Town Rate, which was excepted.
Ordered that the common medows be let out for
this ensueing somer as allsoe the medow reserved for
a minister as follows, vizt:
Pine Medow to Sergt. Jno. Rutter 0 - 2 - 0
Ashen swamp medow on this side the brook
to Jno. Grout, Jr. to be cutt by the
10th July 0 - 4 - 6
Ashen swamp medow beyond the brook: to Jonath.
Stanhope, to be cutt by the 10th July 0 - 8 - 0
The medow about Jno. Blanfords hop medow to
Jno. Goodnow 0 - 1 - 0
Long medow to Jno. Blanford & Jno. Maynard
1 bush. wheat, 1 bush. Indian corn 0 - 8 - 0
The medow at Timber swamp to Joseph Gleasing 0 - 1 - 0
Strawbery Medow to Edw. Wright to make amends
for last year.
The High way at Cole Hole & such medow to
Srgt. Haynes 0 - 1 - 0
The comon medow at the Gulfe to Joseph Grames 0 - 3 - 0
The ministers medow att the lotts end & Sedge
medow on this side of the River that is
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the east side of the Great River to Sergt
Jno Rutter for 7 yeares to fence it & to
have charge of clearing the River pro-
portionable acordinge to the quantity of
medow, the said Jno. Rutter to leave it
fenced Acording as other mens fences are.
To fence when other men fence & to leave
it fenced as the rest of the great medows
shall be fenced.
The second division of the medow caled the ministers
medow on the west side of the River in the great medow
to Edw. Wright & Elliah Keayes for Nine yeares to
fence it & to beare the charge of clearing the River
acording to proportion & to leave it fenced acording
as other mens medows shall be fenced.
Ordered that Sergt. Josiah Haynes doe goe with
James Adams of Concord to stake the medow belonging
to this Towne in & about Seader Swamp.
Ordered that the above said James Adams shall have
liberty to feed his owne Cattle on Sudbury bounds
& to take old & ded wood that shall lye upon the ground,
the said Adam to present any trespass by Concord Heards
or Cattle allsoe in our wood & timber or forthwith
to give notis to the Towne, Sergt. Haynes to acquaint
him of the Towne's mind, he is to have Liberty for
this ensueing yeare, the said Adams not to fall any
common trees.
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Feb. 19, 1672:
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne the 19th
day of the twelfth month, 1672, the persons hereunder
mentioned were chosen to order the Offices & bussinesses
for the yeare ensuing:
The Selectmen Chosen) Left. Edmond Goodnow)
)
for Anno 1673:) Ensigne John Grout ) Were chosen select men
Mr. Joseph Noyes ) to order the prudentiall
John Toll ) affaires of this Towne
Peter King ) for the yeare ensueing
Sergt. John Rutter )
Thomas Steevens )
Commissioners Chosen: Left. Edmond Goodenow ) Were the three Comrs.
Ensign John Grout ) chosen for this Towne
Sergt. Josiah Haines ) for the yeare ensueing.
Constables chosen: Peter Noyes ) Were chosen Constables for This
Thomas Plimpton) Towne for the yeare ensueing.
Towne Clarke chosen: Thomas Steevens : Was chosen Towne Clarke for the
yeare ensueing.
Persons chosen to take Ensign John Grout ) Were chosen to take the Invoyces
the invoyce: Thomas Reed ) of all Rateable estates within
this Towne, for the yeare ensueing.
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Constables ordered At the sd. meeting it is ordered that the constables
to gather Rates & of this towne shall gather in all Towne rates & pay all
to pay Towne debts Towne debts, for the yeare ensueing.
Widow Loker chosen It is also ordered at this Meeting that the Widow
to keepe cleane the Loker shall sweep, dust & keepe cleane the publicke
Meeting House. Meeting House of this Towne for the yeare ensueing,
& shee is to have foure & twenty shillings for her
care & paines, which shall bee paid unto her out of the
Towne Rate.
Select men are to And it is also ordered that the select men now
make orders about chosen for the yeare ensueing shall make orderes for
hearding of cattle the hearding of cattle the sd. yeare.
Tho. Steevens, Clerk.
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March 17, 1672:
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Towne: March 17, 1672:
Ordered that the Comon medows be lett out for the ensueing Somer
which was Acordingly don as follows, vizt:
Ashen swamp Medow on his side the brook & L. s. d.
the Meddow att timber swamp to Jno. Grout, Jr.
to cut the same by the 10th July for: 0 - 6 - 0
The Medow att the Midle high way neere Sol.
Johnson's lott & Roger Willis's: Tho. Reed: 0 - 2 - 0
The Comon Medow in & about Jame Medow to Tho.
Steevens: 0 - 3 - 0
The Comon Medow att the Gulfe to Sergt. John
Rutter & Joseph Graves for 0 - 7 - 0
Ashen Swamp Medow beyond the brooke to Jona.
than Stanhope & Jno. Parmenter for: 0 - 8 - 6
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Long Medow to Jno. Blandford, Zechary Maynard
for three yeares at 8s per year. 0 - 8 - 0
The high way att Cole Hole & Swath Medow to
Sergt. Josiah Haynes for 0 - 1 - 0
The Medow above Jno. Blandford's hop medow
to Jno. Goodenow for 0 - 1 - 0
Strawbery Medow to Jno. Blandford for 0 - 5 - 0
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Know all men by those present that uppon a motion
made unto the Towne of Sudbury att a meeting of the
Inhabitants & proprietors thereof by Benjamen Crane of
the sd Towne, the 17th March 1672, it was Agreed, Covenanted
& Concluded betweene the said Towne & the said Benjamin
as follows, vizt: That the said Benjamin for his part
shall & from the day of the date hereof & soe from Time
Benja. Crane's to Time & at all Times hereafter Allow & att his owne
contract with proper coste & charge sufficiently make & for ever suffi-
this Towne: ciently maintayne the highway that lyes & runs through
his owne landes as the same is Apoynted to lye & be for
a way & publique Rode through his the said Benjam. Landes
between the Townes of Concord & Marlborough in such
manner as the said Towne of Sudbury meet with, noe Trouble
or Charge upon any Consideration - whatsoever through
Any defect or want thereof att any time hereafter by or
from person or persons whatsoever for the True perform-
ance whereof the said Benjam. Crane doth hearby doth bind
himselfe, his heirs, executors and Assignees and Successors
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& the landes he now possesseth in Sudbury unto the said
Towne of Sudbury firmly by these presents for & in Con-
sideration of the Promises the Inhabitants of the Towne
of Sudbury doth hereby on theire part Remitt the Some of
five shillings which the Court of this County of Middlesex
hath apoynted the said Benjam. Crane Annually to pay
unto the Millitary Company of this Towne or att any Time
hereafter that the sd Towne will alow or Cause annually
to be allowed the said Some to any in of his heires, asignes
or succesers & they like wise doe free the said Benjam.
or any one of his heires, executors & assignes or succesers
for ever from working att or paying Any thing for or
towards the making or Repayring of any other Highway
within this Towne of Sudbury, unto the True performance
whereof the Inhabitans of the said Towne doe hearby bind
them selves & thayer successers unto the said Benjam.
& his, as above said by those presents in wittnes whereof
the select men in the behalfe of the Towne have sett
to theire hands & allsoe the said Benjam. Crane for his
part hath here unto sett his hand, this Twenty Fourth
day of March, in the yeare of our Lord, 1672:
Benjamin Crane *
Wittnes: John Drathen John Groutt
Joseph All Joseph Noyes
Daniell Allen Jno. Rutter
Peter King
Tho. Steevens
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At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne: 12 of Xber,
1673:
It is ordered that Mr. Peter Noyes doe procure
Town ordered to & bring Ssrie, Avery of Dedham to the Widow Hunt of this
relieve Wid. Hunt Towne to inspect her present condition & ti advuse & direct
very much distem- & administer to her reliefe & care of her distempters:
pered, with ordered that hee also prevaile with the wife of Matthew
breakings out & Gibbs of this Towne to bee present when the Sd. Srerie:
running sores. Avery shall vissit the sd Patient & that shee attend his
directions consering her & from time to time shee is
desired to vissit & helpe her & dresse the sd Widow's
wounds & sores according as her need requires.
It is also ordered at the same time that A Rate of
A 10L. Rate ord. Tenne pounds bee made & levied uppon the inhabitants of the
for the purpose said Towne & to bee put into the hands of the sd. Mr.
wch. Peter Noyes Peter Noyes with all speed for him to disburse for &
........ towards the charges aboovmentioned about the sd Widow
desired to & for supplying other necessities that hee shall see her
manage that really to want & that his rate shall bee made by the same
businesse. Invoice by which the rate was made for the Minister of
this Towne in August last.
Note; the above mentioned Rate was forth with made
& delivered to the aboove. sd Peter Noyes the 16th of
Xber, 1673.
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Feb. 9, 1673
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne the 9th
day of Feb. 1673 the persons heere under mentioned were
chosen to the severall Offices & bissinesses for the
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yeare ensueing, as follows:
Selectmen: chosen Left. Edm. Goodenow )
for Anno: 1674 Deac. Jno. Haynes ) Were chosen Select men
Sergt. Josiah Haynes) to order the prudententiall
Ensigne Jno. Grout ) affaires of the Towne
Mr. Peter Noyes ) for the yeare ensueing.
Mr. Joseph Noyes )
Thomas Steevens: )
Constables chosen: Ensign Jno. Grout Were chosen constables for This
Samuell How Towne for the yeare ensueing.
Town Clerk Chosen: Thomas Steevens: is chosen Towne Clerk for the yeare
ensueing.
Sergt. Josiah Haynes Were chosen to take the Invoyces
Thos. Steevens of all Rateable estates for the
yeare ensueing in this Towne.
At the said meeting it was ordered that the Constables
of the Towne shall gather in all Towne Rates & pay all
Towne Debts for the yeare ensueing.
It is ordered att the said meeting that Wm. Eames
shall sweep, dust & keep cleane the publique meetinghouse
of this Towne, for the yeare ensueing, & he is to have
twenty six shillings for his care & paines which shall be
paid unto him out of the Towne Rate.
Feb. 13th, 1673: At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne:
Ordered that the Comon medows shall be lett out for
this ensuing Somer which was acordingly don as follows,
vizt:
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Ashen swamp medow beyond the brooke on halfe
to James Ross for: 0 - 4 - 3
The other halfe to Jonath. Stanhope & Jno.
Parmenter 0 - 4 - 3
Ashen swamp medow on this side the brooke &
the medows at Timber Swamp to Jno. Grout: 0 - 6 - 3
Itt is alsoe ordered that the said Ashen
Swamp medows shall be cutt by the 10th
July next.
Pine Medow to Tho. Steevens for: 0 - 3 - 0
The medow above Jno Blandford's hop
Medow & the midle high way between Left
& Jno. Goodenow to Jno. Goodenow: 0 - 2 - 0
Long Medow to Zechary Maynard & Jno
Blandford: 0 - 8 - 0
Strawbury medow to Jno. Blandford & Zech.
Maynard: 0 - 5 - 0
The medow about the high way at Cole Hole &
swath medow is lett to Serg. Josiah Haynes: 0 - 1 - 0
Two thirds pts of the Gulfe Medow to Sergt.
Jno. Rutter for 4s, one third part of the
comon medow 0 - 4 - 0
there to Wm. Ward: 0 - 2 - 0
A stand of medow that runs to the north of
Hop Medow that runs from Goodman Moore's
hop medow is lett to Elliah Keyes for
6 yeares to Inprine for one peny per Anno.
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The Comon medow all round pine medow att the
western side of the foot way by the Stons
way to Elliah Keyes & Jabiz Browne for
7 yeares att 12d per Anne.
A bitt of Medow at Hart Pond to Jabiz Browne
for 0 - 0 - 6
the Medow about the high way neere Solle.
Johnson's new grant & Roger Willis's land
to Tho. Wedg: Joseph Grimes promised to
pay for it if Wedg did not hold it 0 - 2 - 0
The Medow about Lanham Cart Bridge to Saml.
How: 0 - 0 - 6
Ordered that Left. Edm. Goodenow, Ensign Jno. Grout,
Deac. Jno. Haynes, Mr. Peter Noyes & Mr. Joseph Noyes shall
vew the upland & Medows of the Townes that Jno. Smith hath
taken within his fence both on the side of his lands by
the high way that goes to the new mill & on the side by
the high way that leades to Lanham or on Lanham side which
are hereby impowered to heare & make a finall ishue of the
matter in the Towne's behalfe what of the said Lands the
said Jno. Smith shall hold or lay downe for the Towne's use.
It is allsoe ordered that the said persons shall vew
the land of Jabiz Browne had of his father Blandford to
see whether it may be exchanged, allsoe all or part thereof
for convenient letting of the said Jabiz's howse without
detriment to the Towne and to make Report Thereof in conven-
ient season att a publique towne meeting.
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Ordered that Peter King doe sett up or Cause to be
sett up Twenty foer stakes upon Town's Causeway & to Mayn-
tayne the said stakes for the yeare ensueing for which
he is to have six shillings for his care & paynes & att
the yeare's end to leave the Lick number sufficiently
staked.
Ordered that all Corne or Grayne pd into the Towne
Rate for this yeare shall be paid in att such price as
the Country Rate is paid in att for this yeare & it is allsoe
ordered that the said Towne Rate to be now gathered shall
be paid in Corne English or Indian at the said price
& if any fals thereof he or they to pay mony abutreding
only a third part.
It is allsoe ordered that the some of three pounds
shall be added to the Towne Rate for the payment of our
deputy's diue att Hugh Drewey's att Boston during his
Attendance at the Generall Court.
It is allsoe ordered that Mr. Peter Noyes shall gather
in the Towne Rate & pay the Towne debts & is chosenn Mar-
shall for this present Rate.
April 11, 1674:
At a meeting of the Selectmen of This Towne the 11th
of April, 1674:
It is ordered that A rate of seven pounds, six shillings
Country Rate & eight pence for the Country bee made upon the Inhabi-
of L7 6s 8d: tants of this Towne (by the rate of the last Invoice to
the Minister) & that the Constables of this Towne doe
collect the sd some according to order & pay the same
to the County Treasurer
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It is also ordered that all the fences of Generall
& Particular feildes within this Towne & bounds hereof bee
All fences well & sufficiently made up & finished at or before the 20th
are to bee of this instant Aprill, in all respects as was ordered
made suff- the 12th of March 1666 (See this booke, folio 76) uppon
icient by forfeiture that each owner shall pay or cause to bee paid
the 20th into the respective surveyors of fences heereunder named
April: & appointed to each field twelve pence for every rod
that shall after the expiration of the sd time bee found
defective, over & aboye all damages that shall arise by
the sufficiency of such ffences, & all fences are to bee
also sufficiently maintained & in like manner kept up till
the end of Indian harvest.
The surveyors in theire severall devisions are as
follows:
Mr. Joseph Noyes & Sergt. John Rutter are appointed to
bee surveyors of the field fences where they dwell
from the land at Zechariah Maynard's to the land
at the Widdow Parmenters.
Henry Loaker & Jocob Moore are appointed surveyors of
the fields where Henry Loaker dwells & Henry Curtiss
fields, & the fields of Jno. Brewer, Joseph Freeman,
Sergt. Rutter, _oenia Chamberlaine & Daniell Marsh-
craste.
Srgt. Hosiah Haines, Tho. Read, & Edward Wright are appointed
surveyors of all the field fences on the west side of
the Great River of this Towne & Landham & Pnobscott;
The new mill & Mr. Pelham's ffarme only excepted.
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Mathew Rice & Joseph Gleasing are appointed surveyors
of all the field fences where they dwell, & of all
the field fences on the easterne side of the Great
River of this Towne, being on the south side of Pine
Brook.
Philemon Whale, Ensign Jno. Grout & Jonathan Stanhope
are appointed surveyors of the field fences where
these persons dwell, except Philemon Whale's fences
& all other field fences between the Mill Brooke
& Pine Brooke & of the field fences of the which
formerly was John Stoods eastward upon the hill
& Henry Curtiss's new field & the field of Tho.
Rice & Mr. Peter Noyes here:
Particular Surveyors Mr. Peter Noyes & Jno. Allen are apointed surveyors of
of fields the field fences where the sd. Mr. Noyes & Tho. Browne
dwell.
John Blandford & Peter King are appointed surveyors of
the field fences where they dwell, & of the fields
on the west side of the land leading to Common...
& on the hill from the little Pond to Mill Brooke
& of field fences of Philemon Whale, where he dwells.
Moreover, Ensign John Grout, Mr. Joseph Noyes & Srgt.
Jno. Rutter are chosen & appoynted to bee Generall
Generall Surveyors Surveyors of all the field fences within this Towne
& the bounds thereof who are empowered to heare
& determine all matters & differences arising about
the sufficiency & insufficiency of all fences who
are to demand & receive twelve pence each of such as
desire it at any time when called before they goe
upon the worke.
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It is ordered that every household within this Towne
& the limits thereof, have & bee alwaies provided with a
good strong and sufficient ladder at his dwelling house
& of sufficient length to reach up to the top of his house
for prevention of fire that may happen on penalty of paying
Tenne shillings for want hereof & John Allen is appointed
to see to the execution of this order on the East side
of the Great River of this Towne & Edward Wright on the
west side of the River, who are empowered to receive the
above fine upon any neglect of this order.
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Swine are to be ringed Furthermore, by the select men, 11 April 1674:
& yoaked.
It is ordered that all swine within this Towne &
bounde hereof that are above one month old shall bee con-
stantly kept well & sufficiently ringed & yoaked from
the 20th of this present Aprill to the end of Indian
Harvest on penalty of forfeiting & paying six pence a
time that any one swine shall bee found wanting a Ring
& six pence a time that any one swine as abovesaid shall
be found wanting A yoake, only his fine shall not bee
required or paid above once in one day for the same swine
& John Allen is apointed on the East side of the River
of this Towne & Edward Wright on the west to see that this
order bee observed, & to demand & receive the penalty
& fine due to bee paid by every person who shall neglect
this order & not only they but every Townsman hath the
like liberty & power.
October 6, 1674:
On the 6 of October, 1674, the Towne being after
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lecture desired to stay, sundry propositions drawne up
by the select men touching the Great Causey & the Country
highwaies & other matters were read unto them, at which
time it was then concluded & ordered as follows:
A full town meeting 1st, that by a Paper set on the meeting house doore
warned to consider of
the selectmen's pro- the Towne bee warned to meete at the meeting house on
posals about repairing
the Great Causey. Munday, the 12 instant October, at nine A clock before
noone, fully to consider of & determine the matters pro-
pounded by the selectmen then under consideration, especially
considering all the highwaies that want repaire within
this Towne & perticularly the deffects of such as have
neglected theire duties herein especially relating to
the great Causey.
2nd: That Srgt. Haines, Mr. Joseph Noyes & Thomas
Surveyors are to view Plimpton doe survey the deffects of the Great Causey
the defects hereof &
who have neglected. & represent the same & the persons that have neglected
finishing theire portions formerly allotted them there,
at the sd. full meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne.
October 12, 1674:
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne the
12 of October, 1674:
1st: It is ordered that all the defects of the
All neglecteors to particular allottments of the Causey upon the Great Medow
finish their parts in
10 days, on penalty yett remaineining (as represented by the Committee chosen
of 10s. each.
the 6 instant October for that end) shall bee made up
& well finished within tenne daies upon the penalty of
each persons paying tenne shillings that shall neglect
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to finish his part thereof.
2nd: It is ordered that the selectmen of this Towne
The selectmen are to are heerby desired and fully impowered to demand and
receive the penalties
on levy by distresse. receive the abovementioned penalties that shall arise
& grow to bee due of all & every person that shall not
have finished his proportion of the Great Causey within
tenne daies after the date heereof & if need bee they are
to order the constables of this Towne to leavy the same
by destresse.
Those to see it. 3rdly: It is ordered that Tho. Plimpton & Jonathan
Stanhope bee surveyours of all the country highwaies per-
taining to this Towne who are heerby chosen to see them
(194) repaired by warning men to worke out theire proportions
a 20L. rate to bee allotte unto each of A twenty pound rate & that the said
made for the end.
Rate of about twenty pounds bee forthwith made upon the
Inhabitants of this Towne for that end by the last invoyce
taken of each person's estate.
Jno. Smith ord. to doe It is agreed that John Smith doe well & sufficiently
Benj. Rice's part of
the Great Causey. finish Benjamin Rice's proportion begin upon the Great
Causey (which is hereinto neglected) upon the Pastor's
gifte of five shillings towarde the dispatching of defects
here before winter.
21 December 1674
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne the
21 of December, 1674
A new bridge to be It is ordered that there shall bee a new bridge built
built over the Great
River over the great River as speedily as may bee & to bee
Raild on both sides, the posts to rise foure foote above
the said bridge, the bridge to be built at the same height
as the old bridge is of.
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It is ordered that Capt. Goodenow shall get the timber
The persons hired to for use of the long pieres for the sd new bridge, a foot
gett the timber are
as follows: square & well hewed & to bring the same & lay it in place
Capt. Goodenow
(on the high ground at the east end of the bridge) five of
the posts are to be tenne foot long each & the other two
are to be seven foote long each & the capp is to bee
foureteene foot long & is to receive twenty shillings for
the same to bee paid out of the Towne Rate.
It is ordered that Mr. Peter Noyes shall provide
Mr. Peter Noyes & bring to place as above sd. the timber for the other long
Peire in all respects as afore-mentioned, & to receive
out of the Towne Rate eighteen shillings for his paines.
Sergt. Haines It is ordered that Sergt. Haines shall gett the timber
for one of the short peires for the sd bridge a Foot square
& well hewed, & to bring the same & lay it in place (vizt:
on the high ground at the east end of the bridge) two of
the Poles are to be nine foot long each, & the other
two are to bee eight foot long each & the capp to bee four-
teene foot long & hee is to receive eighteen shillings for
the same to bee paid him out of the towne rate.
It is ordered that John Goodnow shall provide &
John Goodnow bring to place as abovesd the timber for the other short
pieres, in all respects as Srgt Haines doth as afore men-
tioned & to receive out of the Towne Rate the like some
of eighteen shillings for his paines.
It is ordered that Thomas Read shall provide & bring
to the same place above mentioned foure humdred foot of
Thomas Read good & sound white & black oaken plank of two inches
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thick & to receive out of the Towne Rate for each hundred
foote eight shillings for his paines.
(195)
12 Feb. 1674-75
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants
of the Towne the 12 of Feb. 1674
It is ordered that the Towne doth heerby approve of
The Towne Approves of & confirme the act of the selectmen in seazing upon the
the select men's seizing
the land of Wm. Kerley & lands of Wm. Kerley for neglect of repairing his part
the reason for it.
allotted uppon the Great Causey & for his not paying his
Rates & doe farther order that his sd landes doe remaine
at the Towne's dispose until the sd Kerly shall give full
satisfaction to the Towne or to the selectmen for the
Towne's use both for it & for his bringing in of a Tennant
contrary to Towne order which was one cause of the sd
seazing & distraint. This also ordered & heerby declared
The Towne approves of that the Towne doe approve of the Agreemnt which the
the selectmen's Agrmt
with Benja. Chamber- selectmen have made with Benja. Chamberlaine (which was)
laine & their order
about it. that hee should pay five shillings fine to the Towne's
use & make up his part allotted him to repaire the Great
Causey & that hee shall pay all his Rates formerly due.
At the sd meeting the persons hereunder entered were
chosen by the Towne to the severall offices & businesses
for the yeare ensueing, as follows:
Selectmen chosen Capt. Edmond Goodenow)
for Anno: 1675: Deacon John Haines ) were the select men chosen
Srgt. Josiah Haines ) to order the prudentiall
Ensign John Grout ) affaires of the Towne.
Mr. Peter Noyes )
Mr. Joseph Noyes )
Thomas Steevens )
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Commissioners Capt. Edm. Goodenow) were chosen Commissioners
Srgt. Josiah Haines) to end small causes
Ens. John Grout )
Thomas Steevens was chosen Towne Clerke.
Constables chosen: Thomas Read, Senr : were chosen constables
John Brower
It is ordered that Thomas Plimpton doe join with
the Town Clerk To take the Invoyces of the estates of
the Inhabitants of This Towne to bee rated for the yeare
ensueing .
P. Noyes to gather Town It is ordered that Mr. Peter Noyes doe gather & recieve
rates & pay Town debts
the towne rates & to pay the Towne's debts here with for
the yeare enueing to bee allowed on the Towne rates twelve
pence in the pound of his paines.
Wm. Addams to sweepe the It is ordered that William Addams doe sweepe & keepe
Mting House
neate & cleane the Meeting House of this Towne the yeare
ensueing & to bee allow'd & paid out of the Towne Rate
twenty six shillings for his paines.
Wm. Addams allowed
firewood. And it is also ordered that William Addams shall have
liberty to cutt firewood for his family on the comon for
the yr ensueing, provided hee fell not, nor cutt, carry
awa, or spoil any timber trees.
March 1 1674-75
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne, the list of
March, 1674
After the persons to whome this Towne is in debt
had pd in theire respective accounts & debts due to them
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from this Towne:
15 L. to be added to the It is ordered that 15 L. shall be added to the Towne
Town Rate for the new
bridge rate for & toward the building of the new bridge (in lieu
of the old one) over the Great River.
Persons that are out of It is ordered that all inhabitants bordering upon
Town bounds are to pay
1/2 pt. the Town Rates. this Towne dwelling without the Towne Bounds shall bee
rated to all towne rates one half part what the inhabi-
tants within the Towne & limits hereof pay & are rated at.
Committee chosen to It is ordered that Mr. Peter Noyes & Mr. Joseph Noyes
speake wth Tho. Eanes
about his paying to the doe speake with Tho. Eames about his paying for & towards
minister & other charges.
the maintainance of the Minister of this Towne & other
charges as christian duty & the church covenant obligeth.
It is ordered that the Common Meadow Grounds within
this Towne & Limits thereof shall bee lett out for the
yeare ensueing which was accordingly done in manner follows,
vizt:
Comon Meadows were lett
out for Anno 1675:
Ashen Swamp, one halfe part hereof is let out s. d.
unto James Rosse: 4-3
The other halfe part hereof by equall parts
unto Jonath. Stanhope, Jno. Parmenter: 4-3
Ashen swamp on this side the brook & the meadow
at Timber Swamp is lett out unto Jno. Grout: 6-0
Pine Meadow is lett out unto Thomas Steevens: 3-0
The Meadow about Jno. Blandford's Hop Meadow &
the midle highway betweene the Capt. & John
Woodwards is lett out to Jno. Goodnow: 2-0
Long Meadow & Strawbery Meadow are lett out to
Jno. Blandford & Zechary Maynard: 13-0
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The meadow about the Highway at Cole Hole &
swath meadow is lett out to ..... 2 - 0
The Gulfe Meadow is lett out to Srgt Rutter: 6 - 0
The Meadow that Elias Keyes & Sabesh Browne had
hired last yeare for 19d is also theirs this
yeare, only if Sabesh does not hold it at
Hart Pond for six pence:Edm. Wright is to have
[196] it:
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Feb. 14, 1675-76
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne the 14th
of Feb. 1675
[198]
The persons hereunder Mentioned where chosen to the
severall offices & bissineses for the yeare ensueing as
follows:
Selectmen chosen Capt. Edm. Goodenow)
for Anno 1676 Ensign Jno. Grout ) Were the select men chosen
Srgt. Josiah Haynes) to order the prudentiall
Mr. Joseph Noyes ) affaires of this Towne.
Srgt. Jno. Rutter )
Peter King )
Thomas Steevens )
Commissioners Capt. Edm. Goodenow ) Were chosen Commissioners
Sergt. Josiah Haynes)
Ensign Jno. Grout )
Town Clerke: Thomas Steevens : was chosen Town clerke.
Constables: Mr. Thomas Brewer
Jno. Goodenow :were chosen Constables
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It is ordered that every man shall bring in his
Invoyce to the select men att theire meeting att the Time
& place apoynted & if any neglect or refewse to bring in a true
invoyce shall be Rated by will & done ... by the last
invoyce acording to the judgment of the select men.
It is ordered that Wm. Eames doe sweep & keep cleene
the meeting house of this Towne the yeare ensueing & to
be allowed & paid out of the Towne Rate 26s. for his
pains.
(198)
Feb. 14, 1675-76
At Meeting of the Ingabitants of This Towne the 14. of
Feb. 1676.
Selectmen chosen Capt. Edm. Goodenow ) Were chosen the selectmen
for Anno: 1677 Ensign. John Grout ) to order the prudential
Sergt. Josiah Haines) affaires of this Towne for
Mr. Joseph Noyes ) the yeare ensueing.
Thomas Steevens )
Peter King )
Deacon John Haines )
Commissioners: Capt. Edm. Goodenow ) were chosen Commissioners to
Ens. John Grout ) heare & determine small causes
Sergt. Josiah Haines) for the yeare ensueing.
Constables: Joseph Moore ) were chosen constables for the
Mathew Gibs, Sr ) yeare ensueing.
Town Clerk: Thomas Steevens was chosen Town Clerk for the yeare
ensueing.
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Mr. Tho. Browne was then chosen to joyne with the
Towne Clerke to take the Invoyces of mens estates rateable
in this Towne for the yeare ensueing.
Peter King was chosen to joyne with Corp. Stanhope
surveyors of the highwaies in the Roome of Thomas Plimpton,
deceased.
Feb. 26, 1676
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne the 26th
of Feb., 1676.
It is ordered that the former orders & allowances
about killing of birds in this Towne is made null & void
& that the Towne will here forth pay for noe more birds
that shall bee killd.
It is ordered that the Comon Medows in & about this
Towne bee lett out to the persons & at the rates hereunder
mentioned for the yeare ensueing:
Ashen Swamp Meadow on this side of the Brooke to L s d
Jno. Grout, with the meadow of timber swamp 0 - 6 - 0
Ashen Swamp meadow on the other side of the Brooke
to John Parmenter & James Rosse: 0 - 8 - 6
Pine Meadow to Thomas Steevens 0 - 3 - 0
The two highways at Cole Hole to Jno. Goodenow: 0 - 3 - 0
Long Meadow & Strawberry meadow to Jno. Blandford &
Zecha. Maynard 0 - 11 - 0
The highway at Cole Hole & Swath Meadow to Srgt
Haines: 0 - 1 - 0
At the Gulfe Meadow to Srgt Rutter 0 - 6 - 0
Hart Pond to Sabesh Browne for 0 - 0 - 6
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It is also ordered that Jonath. Treadaway shall have
two acres of land by Smith field to build him a house upon
provided hee shall not give, lett, or sell any of the land
nor the house hee shall build upon it without leave from
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It is then also ordered that the select men of this
Towne shall take an effectuall course with the persons that
have neglected to pay the Towne Rate that was formerly
due to Mr. Peter Noyes & to see that all men pay there
proportions & that the same bee Improved for the building
A new bridge over the Great River by the Causey.
March 5, 1676-7
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne the 5th
of March, 1676-7
It is ordered that Mr. Peter Noyes doe pay unto Peter
King xvii shillings for the two long loggs hee brought
to the bridge out of the Rate that is in his, the sd.
Noyes land.
It is ordered that Srgt. Rutter shall provide two
oake posts in the roome of those used at the meeting-
house gate, & of the same length & size.
It is ordered that all persons that are to provide
timber for the Towne Bridge doe bring & lay it in the
place appointed by the 25th day of this instant March.
It is ordered that the Rate to bee made for the forti-
fication about the Meeting House of this Towne shall
bee made by the Invoice to be taken this spring, leaving
out all strangers and soinenors : And that the loggs here
are to be rated at 2s 6d each, boards at 5s 6d per. hundred
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foote & every man's daie's work at 18d.
Ensigne Grout & Sergt. Rutter having made theire
returne to the Towne at this meeting according as they
were ordered by the Towne the 26 of Feb. last in the
case of Srgt. Haines proposition & request then made -
It is then ordered & concluded that Sergt. Josiah Haines
shall have the Liberty to take up the lands he desired
lying uppon the east side of the Common East Road that
goes to Pantry & so to the foote way that goes over at
the head of Thomas Steeven's Pine meadow together with
the strip or slipp of swamp meadow that lies on the south
side of the upland & goes from the footway to the upper
end of the said slipp. And the sd Josiah Haines in lieu
thereof is to lay downe his addition lands on the east
side of the River that lies betweene the lands of Peter
King & Joseph Freeman & butts uppon the highway against
Sedge Meadow, & what that shall fall short of the land
thereby ordered of his grant taken upp the sd Haines
shall also lay downe out of his lands on the west side
of the River.
It is ordered that Henry Loaker hath luberty to take
up his halfe an acre of upland on the south east side of
his feild to build his house uppon.
It is ordered that Jno. Parmenter shall have halfe an
Acre of the Comon swamp joyninge to his house field from
his Crosse fence to the highway & to pay to the Towne ten
shillings in mony for the land.
It is ordered that Mr. Thomas Browne shall have the
Common Swamp below his house on the Northerne end of the
highway (all but the halfe Acre sold to Jno. Parmenter
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above mentioned) hee paying to the Towne twenty shillings
in money for every Acre, excepting for one acre thereof
for which he is to pay only sixteene shillings in money
to the Towne & he is to stub up & to cleare the sd land
of all the brush uppon it within three yeares after the
(200) date hereunto.
March 9th, 1676:
Layd out unto Thomas Reed by Capt. Edm. Goodenow
& Ens. Jno Grout the lande he bought of the Towne for
three pounds in money the 9th of March last which sd
lands ioyned to the land his wiff bought of the Towne
formerly which is butted & bounded as ffolows : right
from a white oake in the sd Tho. Reeds feild to a small
red oake marked & then to an other small red oake leaving
a bow line then cross the brooke being two rods over the
brooke to an other red oake the answers to Mr. Danforth's
line soe runs to a great white oake that is
of the south east corner west ward of the tract of land
last surveyed (?) uppon the northwest angle it runs from
a swamp white oake in Mr. Danforth's Line to a white
oak on the west side of a small gutter being 10 rods
or there about be it more or lesse the sd white oak being
the extremity of the bounde to the westward from thence
northeasterly to a great white oake & thence to a small
pine uppon the browe on the norwest side soe to a great
white oak on the same side & soe from thence runs to a
great pine marked thatstands easterly & is the ...
corner marke of his former property.
(147)
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March 21, 1676-7
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne, the
21 of March, 1676-7
It is ordered that the Swamp land sould to Mr. Thomas
Browne & to John Parmenter at the rates mentioned at the
last Towne Meeting visit: on the 5th of this instant March
bee laid out to each of them & theire bounds bee stated
by Capt. Goodenow, Ensign Grout & Sergt. Haines who are
hereby empowered a committee for that end, & they are
each of them respectively to make full payment to the
Towne Clerke in mony according to the afforsd agreement
as soone as it is laid out: the mony is pd. in fulle for
the above swamp. Apparently a later N.B.
It is ordered that Matthew Gibbs Sr. shall have the
peice of land that lies at the South corner of his corne
field by his house at Landham which Capt. Goodenow & En-
sign Grout viewed & for the same the sd Gibbs shall pay
to the Towne twenty shillings per Acre in mony, as soon
as the sd land is laid out to him by the surveyors of
the Towne which are hereby empowered to lay out the same
accordingly.
It is ordered that Thomas Read Sr. doe pay three poun
in mony unto Capt. Goodenow for the land that was sould
him by the Towne the 5th of this instant March & since
laid out to him adioyning to the lands which his wife
formerly bought of the Towne by the Towne surveyors;
which three pounds is paid by the Towne to the Capt.
for his time & expence & for his board during his service
for the Towne as deputy at the Generall Court, the sd
Captain being also to bee left out & exempted from paying
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anything to the next Towne Rate is in full satisfaction.
It is ordered that Capt. Goodenow, Ensign Grout,
Deacon Haines, Srgt. Haines and Mr. Jose. Noyes bee &
is heerby as a Committe impowered to view the place where
the new Saw Mill is to be sett, & to see what damage it
may prove to the Towne, & to make theire returne thereof
the next Munday at 3 o clock in the afternoon at the then
Towne Meeting.
Feb. 1677-78
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne, the
12 of Feb., 1677
Selectmen Capt. Edmund Goodenow)
Chosen for Ensign John Grout ) were chosen selectmen to
Anno: 1678 Mr. Peter Noyes ) order the prudentiall
Mr. Joseph Noyes ) affaires of this towne
Thomas Steevens ) for the yeare ensueing.
Sergt. Josiah Haynes )
Jonathan Stanhope )
Constables chosen: Mr. Thomas Browne)
were chosen Constables for the
Thomas Read, Sr. ) yeare ensueing.
Thomas Steevens: was chosen Town Clerk for the yeare
ensueing
Persons to take the Peter King was appointed to joyne with the Towne Clerk
Invoyces:
now chosen to take the Invoices of all mens rateable
estates of this Towne for the yeare ensueing.
It is also then ordered that on Munday, the 25th
instant February the Inhabitants of this Towne doe meete
together at the Meeting House about nine a clocke in the
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Morneing to bring in the Towne debts & credit & to
heare the Invoices (to bee taken of mens estates betweene
this time & that) read unto them, & to lett out the Common
Meadowes of this Towne & for the yeare ensueing.
Feb. 25, 1677-78
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne the
25 Febr. 1677
It is ordered that the Common Meadows of this towne
bee lett out for the yeare ensueing. And the Common Meadows
above sd. were lett out the 11th March 1677 as follows,
vizt:
Long Meadow was lett out unto Jno. Blandford &
Gregory Maynard for the yeare ensueing 0-7-0
Ashen Swamp Meadow on the east side of the Brook was
lett out to Jonathan Stanhope: 0-8-0
John Goodenow hath hired the 2 highwaies (which
was formerly lett to him) now again, for: 0-2-0
Tho. Steevens is to retain that in Pine Meadow
(nb. And that was sold him the 28th June)
It is then also ordered that the selectmen take care
of the common meadows of this Town that are
not disposed as above sd. for this yeare, &
that they have power to lett them out for this
yeare at their discretion & what person soever
shall presume to cut any common meadow of this
Towne unlesse lett unto them as above sd under
any other pretence what soever shall forfeit &
pay for the use of this Towne for every acre not
lett unto them two shillings, six pence.
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It is ordered that Wm. Addams shall have timber of
the Common on the north east side of the Town to build
him a small house for his own dwelling.
The Rate to the County due from this Towne being
5L 3s 8d was paid in to Mr. Jno. Stedman, Treasurer by
Jno. Goodenow & Jacob Moore, constables, as paymt unto
sd Treasurer hath sett his discharge, dates 20th, 12th
mo, 1677.
A list of debts due from the Towne (to the Towne
Clerk & six persons more amt. to L. 13, 8s 5d) was hereby
examined and agreed.
Ordered that those whose boards were used about the
watch house shall be pd. for them out of the next Town rate.
Ordered that such persons as have brought in logges
for fortification of the meeting house doe bring in their
account of logges & all persons an account: also for their
daie's worke due thereupon into the Towne's debts betweene
this & the next town Meeting now apointed to bee the 11
March next & such as doe not shall loose both their logges
(203) & worke, for the Town will not wait upon them no longer.
Boston, February 27, 1677
Received acco: from the Constable of Sudbury John Goodenow
The Rates was for & Jacob Moore, & doe find that with three bills of dis-
Anno. 1677
overpd: 20d. bursment & the generall Court's abatements & some other
small payments of Souldiers Debenters, the sd Towne hath
paid all the Rates of the yeare 1676: & twenty pence over
being twenty two single rates amounting to L. 386, 12 s 0 d.
(188) John Hull, Treasurer.
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March 26, 1676-77
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne the 26th of March, 1677
It is ordered that Peter King, Tho. Read, Sr., John Goodenow,
John Smith and Joseph Freeman have liberty granted them to build a saw
mill upon Hop Brook above Mr. Peter Noyes' mill at the place viewed by the
Committee of this Towne chosen the last weeke which if they doe desire
to have twenty tons of timber of the Common lands for the building thereof
& earth for their Damme, & also they are to make a small damme or suffi-
cient causye so as to keep the water out of the swamp lands there: Pro-
vided also that if Mr. Peter Noyes shall at any time throw up his Corne mill
they doe in roome thereof set up a corne mill as sufficient to grind the
Towne's corne & graine as Mr. Noyes' present mill hath done & doth & soe to
maintain the same and whensoever they or any of them, their heirs, executors,
assignees, or successors, shall either throw up their sd Corne mill and
fail to grind the Towne's corne & graine as above sd. the Towne's land
heerby granted shall be forfeited & returne to the Towne's use againe &
lastly that sd persons are not to pen up the water or saw at any time be-
tween the midle of April & first of September & they are also to make good
all the highway that they shall damage thereby.
(201)
Received April 19, 1677: from Tho. Reed, Constable of Sudbury the some
of 3 L, 6s, 8d. in money being in full of Sudbury ten rates for the yeare
1675: I say received as Executor to my honored Father, Richard Russell,
Esq. Cale. Treasurer.
James Russell
(188)
1677
The towne having impowered Capt. Goodenow, Ensign Groute & Sgt Haynes
to lay out that peice of swamp land lying neere John Parmenters new dwelling
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house & home lands within the towne, containing halfe an Acre be it more
or less, which the said John Parmenter formerly bought of the Towne &
the sd Parmenter having paid the said some in money for the Towne's use,
the said Capt, Ensign & (Deac. Haynes acted in the Roome of Sgt. Haynes)
have on January, 1677 laid out the said land accordingly unto the sd John
Parmenter as the same there lies butted & bounded on the west by the swamp
lands lately sould to Thos. Browne northerly & easterly by the lands form-
erly granted to his Granfather, John Parmenter, Senr & southerly by the
highway which halfe Acre be it more or less as now it is here laid out
is his, the sd John Parmenter, Sr. his heirs & assignes forever.
[148]
March 11, 1677-78
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne, the 11 March, 1677-78.
It is ordered that every man shall bear the charge of logges & work-
manship towards the fortification house, & that no more Rate shall bee
made for it now that bussiness for any thing past is to be any more medled
withall.
Ordered that all persons bordering upon this Towne & live & dwell
near unto the precints thereof shall pay (not only to the Ministry, but
also) to all Town Rates, they belong to us, they shall be assessed their
due proportions as all other inhabitants of this Towne are & in case of any
of them refusing to pay the same, it shall be levied by distresse.
[202]
Mr. Peter Noyes having given in his account of the Town Rate in his
hands unto this Town now resteth therein to the Town: 14 L, 13 s totalls.
Ordered that the next Lords day there bee a free contribution gathered
& collected by Deacon Haines for & towards carying end of the charge of
Preachers (upon the sickness of Mr. Edm. Browne, Pastor) that the pulpit
might bee supplyed notwithstanding after the best manner that may be obtained.
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It is ordered that Capt. Goodenow, Decon Haines, Mr. Joseph Noyes
& Peter King shall bee & hereby are empowered to be a standing Committee
(owing the Pastor's sickness) and that they take care that this Town be
supplied with able preachers while the pastor is not able to officiate.
This is an account of persons who have offered themselves for the
1st month to travell with horses & weekly go forth & returne Preachers
for the suply of this Towne at least every Lords day: 1st: Peter Noyes,
Jno. Parmenter; 2nd: Tho. Browne, Jos. Moore; 3rd: Jno. Goodenow; Jos.
Graves; 4th: Saml. How, Thos. Read, jr.
It is ordered that Capt Goodenow, Deacon Haines, Mr. Jos. Noyes &
Serg. Green are & hereby bee fully empowered as a Committee from this
Towne to examine the Pastors Rates, that remaine unpaid, to call all persons
endebted before them, to state & perfect all accounts bettween the Pastor
& every particular person that hath not either paid him at all, or not
fully paid him; to the end that the Pastor might bee paid all his due
from every person, without any longer delay; & they are to returne an
account of their negotiation of that affaire seasonable unto this Towne.
It is also ordered that there bee a Rate of sixteene pounds speedily
made upon the Inhabitants of this Towne & those new to the precincts thereof
to pay the Towne debts: which is to bee paid to the constables for that
end.
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April 1, 1678
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town the first of April, 1678
Several orders & determinations were concluded upon a large account
thereof & of all the particulars see on file of that date.
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Boston, Aprill 27, 1678
Received of Joseph Moore & Matthew Gibbs, Constables of Sudbury the
full payment of the three last Country Rates of November, 1677: I say re-
ceived for accomt of the Country: L. 45, 4s. 3d.
John Hull, Treasurer.
Received of Joseph Moore, Constable of Sudbury, five pounds being in
full of a Country Rate made in Febr. 1677:
Cambridge, the 29th of Aprill, 1678 : per mee,
L. 5, 0s. 0d.
John Stedman, Treasurer.
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May 1678
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne the 6 of May, 1678.
It is ordered that Capt. Edm. Goodenow, Deacon Jno. Haines, Mr. Jose.
Noyes & Peter King formerly ordered by the Towne to bee a Committee to pro-
vide an able orthodox preacher, to preach in this Towne during the Pastors
weaknesse: bee still continued & that they doe engage Mr. James Sherman
that hath officiated to this Towne in that kind to continue in that worke
till the 1st of September next, or longer as they shall see cause or until
further order from this Towne.
It is also ordered that besides the collections made by this Towne
for time past & paid unto Mr. Sherman & other preachers, there bee A rate
of twenty pounds in mony forthwith made by the last Invoice uppon the
Inhabitants of this Towne & to bee collected so as by the 24th of June,
next, the said monies bee paid to Deacon Haines to bee disposed of by the
sd. Committee for & towards the payment of the sd. Mr. Sherman & Peter King
at whose house hee is to bee entertained at his pleasure from time to time
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according to the treatments & at the discretion of the sd. Committee with
the sd. Mr. Sherman & Peter King.
Whereas there was formerly a Committee appointed by this Towne (vizt:)
Capt. Edm. Goodenow, Deacon Jno. Haines, Mr. Joseph Noyes & Jno. Greene,
who were impowered at the desire of Mr. Edm Browne, Pastor & also approoved
by him to inspect the particular accounts of severall persons still indebted
to him & the sd Committee having with the sd Pastor finished of those acc-
ounts with every Inhabitant, they haveing fully paid all to the last of
February last past, that they owed the Pastor; & stated accounts with many
other not fully paid, & finding that there are divers that did not appear at
their meetings or reckine not at all, to the end that the Pastor might
bee speedily paid, the sd Committee are hereby ordered according to their
discretions to see that that matter bee dispatched & ended & as they see
need to sue & by all lawfull meanes as the Law directs to recover those
arrears of every person yett indebted to for the use of the Pastor & what
trouble charge or damage may arise therby the Towne doth engage every In-
habitant thereof to leave their due proportions to the same.
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May 20, 1678
On a Training Day, the 20 May, 1678:
It was agreed between the Inhabitants of this Town & Peter King at
whose house Mr. James Sherman minister of this Towne (by agreement till
the last of August next) is entertained that Peter King shall bee paid
five shillings mony per weeke for time past; & sixe shillings pr weeke in
mony for time to come for his defraying the charge & entertainment of the
sd Minister, for his diet, lodging, attendance & house & till further
order.
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June 28, 1678
Sudbury, the 28th of June, 1678:
Then given, granted, bargained, sould & confirmed (by the Town of
Sudbury & the Proprietors thereof) unto Thomas Steevens of the sd Town &
to his heires, executors, Administers & Assignees forever: All that piece
& parcell of common meadow Ground that is scituate lying & being in Pine
Meadow (between two parcells of meadow alreadye belonging to the sd. Steevens
(one of them was formerly given to him by the sd Town & the other hee
formerly bought of John Woods) & so as this doth now lye here joyned
altogether in one entire peice of meadow with his two former parcells above
sd) with all manner of Rights & priviledges whatsoever thereunto belonging:
And this is for & in consideration of a barrel of gun powder the sd
Steevens hath bought, brought up & put into the sd Town, for a Town stock,
which with fifty eight shillings also yett remaining in his hands of the
mony the common swamp was sould for to Thomas Browne & John Parmenter in
March 1676-7, hereby also given & graunted to the sd. Thomas Steevens is
a full end & satisfaction from him the sd Steevens, for the sd Common
Meadow above granted, & moreover to him & to his heires, executors, Ad-
ministers, Assignes forever.
Edmund Goodenow Peter Noyes, Sr John Blandford
John Grout, Snr. Jonathan Stanhope Peter King
Josiah Haines Jonathan Rice James Rosse
John Haines, Sr. William Moore John Grout, Jnr.
Joseph Noyes Jacob Moore Zechariah Maynard
Thomas Browne John Curtis John Loker
John Allen John Brewer Joseph Curtis
John Parmenter Benjamin Moore Thomas Walker
Joseph Parmenter Joseph Moore Thomas Read, Sr.
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Thomas Rice Jonathan Griffin John Rice
Hopestill Browne Henry Rice
John Goodenow Abigail Plimpton, wid.
(& relict of Plympton)
(nb: The parcell of meadow above purchased & granted was afterwards (within
few yeares) sold by the said Thomas Steevens, to his brother John Greene
for 3 Acres of meadow ground together with that which was Jno. Woods above
mentioned which is 4 1/4 acres meadow.)
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July 8, 1678
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne the 8th of July, 1678, the
day being before at a full meeting appointed to agitate & determine what
was now done as followeth (vizt):
After every person at this full meeting had particularly declared
each for himself his own good likeing both of Mr. James Sherman & his min-
istry, for his farther encouragement in order to his settlement in the
sd Town as Minister.
It is unanimously voated, ordered & concluded first that the Town
shall & will give & pay unto him the sd Mr. James Sherman their minister
either sixty pounds in mony, or eighty pounds, one half in mony & the other
half in Country pay at Country price, one halfe part thereof is to bee
paid by the 25 of March 1679, the other halfe part thereof by the 25 of March
1680 & this is for his settlement & place of dwelling. It is also then
unanimously voated, ordered & concluded in the 2nd place that the sd Town
shall & will pay or cause to bee paid unto the sd Mr. James Sherman minister
for his yearly maintainance, during his abode & preaching in & to this
Town, sixty pounds per Anno thereof shall be paid in wheat, porke, beefe,
mutton, butter of cheese & sixty pounds shall bee annually paid in unto
him, one halfe in Rye the other in Indian corne, both at Country price
to begin the 1st of September 1678 & to end the 31 of August 1679.
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(This agreement is of force till the 31 of August, 1679, except the
payments in specie which until sd 31 August is not to exceed 60 L
as above sd yet the species to bee paid in are a little altered by
contract made about the 80 L. per. Anno, setled the 20 December fol-
lowing: see 100 page of this book.)
2nd August : 1678
The town having impowered Captn Goodenow Ensign Grout & Serjeant
Haines to lay out that piece of swamp land lying toward Mr. Thomas Browne's
house & house land within this town, containing three acres & halfe bee it
more or less which the sd Brown formerly bought of the town & the sd Brown
having paid the said summe in money for the towne's use the sd Capn
Ensigne & sgt laid out the sd land accordingly unto the sd Thomas Brown as
the same here lies butted & bounded southerly & westerly by the highway,
northerly by the swamplande formerly granted to John Parmenter Senr, & is
bounded easterly by that pece of swamp land lately sould unto John
Parmenter Junr which three Acres & a halfe bee it more or lesse as now it
is laid out, is his, the sd Mr. Thomas Browne & his heires & Assignes for-
ever.
September 16, 1678
It is voted, ordered & Concluded that A committee bee chosen to attend
the bussiness of a new Road or highway where those of Marlborough would now
have the same laid out from their Town to the gravell pit at the Western
end of the Great Causey of this Town: & in case they of Marlborough doe
refuse to accept of the highway from the sd. gravell pit through Lancaster
road & soe directly to theire Town, as the sd selectmen of this Town did
last weeke offer the same to that Towne's messengers that then came either
about it, but will goe to Court to seek to obtain this new way by that
meanes, the sd Commitee are to implead them or their messengers in behalfe
of this Town to the utter most:
And it is also ordered & concluded that Capt. Edm. Goodnow &
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Ensign Jno. Grout are hereby empowered as the Committee above sd in be-
halfe of This Town to inspect & manage that affaire with those of Marlborough
& to implead them accordingly, if they will needs goe to Court to have a
new way laid out.
(206)
23 September, 1678
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne, 23 of Sept. 1678.
It is then agreed, concluded by & betweene the sd Inhabitants for
& in behalfe of the sd Towne on the one part & John Loker of the sd Town
for the other part as follows: vizt, the sd John hath sould unto the sd
Town all the Eastern end of his house scituate before & neare the meeting
house of This Town with all the land it stands upon & the orchard, & his
whole home lott of upland belonging to it containing about foure Acres bee
it more or lesse, with one Acre more or lesse of meadow lying in the great
Meadow betweene the meadows at 1st granted to Robert Best & Thomas Jseling
(Joslyn?). And also the sd John Loker then sould to the sd Towne the re-
version due to him of the western end of the same house that his mother
yet dwells in which shall also bee at the Town's disposal for ever after
either the death or maryage of Mary Loker, widow (& Mother of the sd John)
which shall happen first: And for the same the sd Town is to pay unto the
sd John Loker fifty pounds in manner as follows, vizt: twenty five pounds
in mony of New England (10L thereof at or before the 1st of Febr. next;
12 L remaining at or before the 1st of Febr. 1679-80): And also forty
Acres of land on the west side of the Great River of Sudbury in some place
of the common land that hee the sd Loker shall chuse there near to that
called the Worlds End within this Towne bounds, only it is to bee on the
Eastern side of the highway that here leads from Pantry Bridge to Concord
& lyeth also on the north side of the Pantry & Gulfe Meadows, & where it
may not prejudice any man's property of any highwaies. Capt. Goodenow,
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& Deacon Haines are hereby appointed also to lay out the same lands to the
sd John Loker accoringly to be absolutely his & his heires or Assignees
forever when the sd John Loker hath sealed & acknowledged an Testiment
of sale of all the premisses the Town hath bought of him & in all things
shall deliver the same, the Towne hath hereby also ordered & empowered the
selectmen (that now are, or that shall be chosen) by the Town Rates to
cause the above mentioned twenty five pounds mony to bee assessed & col-
lected of the Inhabitants of this Towne & adjacent places so as that the
same bee by the Constable or Constables paid at the respective times
to the sd John Loker as above agreed.
At the sd publique meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town the Widow
Mary Loker (mother of the above named John Loker) appeared in person &
there being heard withall she voluntarily surrendered all her reversion
(shee had or hath in the western end of the house & in the orchard) into
the Towns hand, further reserving to herself liberty only for about tweleve
months (unless she can doe it sooner) to provide her selfe otherwais but
(she agreed & promised) then wholly to quit the house & place and absolutely
to depart & in the mean time also to quit any egresse or regresse through
the eastern end of the house & every part thereof. In consideration whereof
the Town then agreed & voted annually to pay her (during her widowhood
or life), that is to say, during the time till wherein either of these
should first expire twenty five shillings mony of New England per annum
rent: which rent is to behin to grow due her from the day in which shee
departs & wholly quits the place into the Town's hands, for the only &
absolute use and disposal of the Town forever & the select men that shall
annually bee chosen by this town are hereby ordered & empowered from yeare
to yeare by Towne rate to assesse the sd some of 25s mony of the inhabitants
& to cause the same to bee collected by the Constable or Constables to bee
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annually paid unto the sd Mary Loker widow, till her death or Maryage, which
shall happen first.
It is also ordered that A Rate of fifteene pounds bee made & collected
of the inhabitants of this Town (by the selectmen & constables) in contry
pay, for & towards the repaire of the house above purchased of John Locker
& of the sd Widow Mary Loker his mother as above expressed.
(207)
December 30, 1678
At a Full meeting of the inhabitants & Proprietors of this Town, the
30 of December, 1678.
It is concluded & voted: And the sd Town doth freely give & grant
unto Mr. James Sherman minister of the word of God, all the House & lands
which the sd Town bought lately of John Loker & twenty pounds to bee made
him in Country Pay towards the repaire of the sd house: And also twenty
pounds more to bee paid him in mony for & towards the purchase of the
Widow Mary Loker's lot that lies adjoining to it, when shee shall have
sold it to the sd Mr. James Sherman; And also sixe Acres of common upland
lying on the back side of the Town at the end of Smith field; And also
six Acres of meadow Ground somewhere out of the Common meadows of this
Town: These foregoing particular gifts & grants the sd Town doth engage
& promise the sd Mr. James Sherman minister & his heires shall have forever
in case hee shall settle in this Towne & live & dye amonst them their
Teaching Elder; but in case the sd Mr. Sherman shall not carry on the
constant worke of preaching in & to this Towne dureing his life, or shall
depart & leave this Town before his death, then all the premises shall
return unto the sd Towne's hands again to bee at their own disposal forever;
only they are then to pay to the sd Mr. Sherman all the charges hee hath
been out for the same in the mean time & they shall bee judged worth by
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indifferent men mutually chosen unlesse both parties shall agree therein
betweene themselves;
It is also concluded and voted And the sd Town doth also further
engage & promise annually to pay unto the sd. Mr. James Sherman whilest
hee continues laboring in the publique worke of the ministry & constant
accustomed preaching of the word of God in this Towne of Sudbury, & unto
the people thereof, Eighty pounds in manner following, vizit: Twenty pounds
thereof shall be paid him in mony & another Twenty pounds thereof shall
bee paid him in wheat, pork beefe mutton veal, butter or cheese or such
like species at Country price, And the remaining forty pounds shall bee
paid him in Indian corne & Rye, or barley or pease, all at Country price,
the payment of this eighty pounds per Anno is to begin to grow due on the
first day of September 1679, the one halfe part thereof is to bee collect-
ed by a like rate made on the Inhabitants of this Towne to end the last day of
August, 1680 & so onward every six months (for halfe yeare) in like manner
to bee attended: And the sd Town doth also grant the sd Mr. James Sherman
shall have five pounds per annum added unto his salary of 80 L for the
cutting & carting home to his house (within the sd Town) of firewood for
his use, fifty shillings thereof to bee charged upon every halfe yeares
rate afforsaid & is to be paid him in country pay & at Country price: And
the sd Town doth grant that the sd Mr. James Sherman shall dureing the
time of his publicke preaching amongst them, have & enjoy the free use
& benefit of all meadows within this Town that hath been formerly granted
(208) & is laid out for the use of the Ministry; And hee is in like manner to
have free use of Commonage for his own Cattle; & also he shall have liberty
of firewood & Timber of the Common of this Town for his own particular
use dureing the Time of his setled worke of publick preaching amonst them.
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On the same 30 of December, 1678 The sd Mr. James Sherman did then
& there freely & fully declare before the Town his acceptance of all that
which the sd Town hath granted & done in all respects as is before written:
And in consideration thereof for his part hee did promise the sd Town that
preaching the word of the Lord unto them and in the faithfull administration
of all the ordinances of Christ amongst them; which the Inhabitants of the
sd Town accepted of.
(nb: and the sd Mr. Sherman also declared then that if the Mint House
be put downe so that monies cannot be had, he would neither expect or de-
sire any part of his sallary in mony).
NB: The paper which containes the Towne's transactions of this fore-
going agreement (at their afforesd meeting) is uppon file.
This is the ultimate conclusion by mutuall agreement betweene the
Towne & Church of Sudbury on the one part & Mr. James Sherman, their min-
ister on the other part; conserning his settlement and Annual standing
maintainance for future; by which all former treatments, agreements, con-
tracts, orders & resolutions about his settlement & maintainance were made
void & therefore of no force at all for time to come.
December 1678
At a Meeting of the Select men of This town the 25 December, 1678:
It is ordered that Mr. Peter Noyes, Peter King & Thomas Steevens or
any of them are appointed to collect of the inhabitants of this Towne
what may be wanting of the some granted by any person or persons towards
the New College at Cambridge in building according to an order of the
General Court & to see that all be paid & to make up all accounts respect-
ing the same with Mr. Manning at Cambridge and to finish that matter in
the Towne's behalf.
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This being attended & the account made up betweene William Manning
& Thomas Steevens; produced the Towne's discharge upon file, the coppy
follow, vizt:
Cambridge, this 10th of March, 1678-79
Received then of severall persons of the Town of Sudbury severall
parcells of Corne Amounting to (with the transportation from Sudbury to
Cambridge) the full some of wheat was here subscribed to Contribute to
the new Colledge building for the College: I say received by mee,
209 Wm. Manning.
Feb. 1678
Know all people that I, John Loker of Sudbury, in New England, have
received this 1st day of February 1678 of Thomas Brown & Thomas Read Sr.,
Constables, the some of Tenne Pounds in currant mony of New England due
this day; And also I have lately received of the sd Towne forty Acres of
land lately laid out to mee which I accept for twenty & five pounds more
(both payments makes up Thirty & five pounds) which according to an agree-
ment made with mee on the 23rd of September last past at a publique meeting
of the sd Towne then held, & is in part of fifty pounds which was the whole
somme the sd Town have engaged to pay mee for my house & land I then sold
& made over unto the sd Town of Sudbury, scituate before their Meeting
House: I say received,
210 by mee, John Loker.
February, 1678
According to an order of the town which impowered Capt. Goodenow
& Peter Haines to lay out 40 acres of land to John Loker which the town
sold him for 8 L (?) in money in part payment for & towards the purchase
of the sd Lokers house & land & medow in the Town right against the meeting
house which the Town bought of sd Loker in December last, ... by the sd
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Town granted to the minister as doth at large app. in the Town book ...
The sd Capt. Goodenow & Peter Haynes have in December surveyed ? ...
laid out the sd. forty acres of upland and swampland on the western side
of the River of Sudbury scituate & lyinge betweene the meddows called the
Gulfe and that called the Worlds End, lying northeasterly of the way that
leads over Pantry bridge and lies scituate or neare upon or east west
north & south almost in a square piece with only a little variation upon
the north line, the south west angle & the south east angle being oake
marked by them, the north east angle & the north west angles being pine
trees also marked by the sd surveyors, thereof containinge neare f...
rodds square which is to be his, the sd John Lokers, his heirs & Assignees...
(148)
14 Feb. 1678
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town the 14th of Febr. 1678:
Selectmen for Capt. Edm Goodenow )
Anno 1679: Left. Josiah Haines ) were chosen selectmen to
Ensigne John Grout ) order the prudential affaires
Mr. Tho. Steevens ) of this Towne for the yeare
Mr. Thomas Brown ) ensueing.
Mr. Joseph Noyes )
Corpr. Jonathan Stanhope)
Comissioners: Capt. Edm. Goodenow )
Left. Josiah Haines ) were chosen Commissioners for
Mr. Joseph Noyes ) the Town for the year ensueing.
Clerk: Thomas Steevens was chosen Town Clerk for the year
ensueing.
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Constables: Joseph Rice were chosen constables for the yeare
Jabesh Brown ensueing.
For the invoices: Jacob Moore was then chosen to Joyne with the Town Clerk
to take the invoices of the rateable estates of the
inhabitants of the town for the yeare ensueing.
It is ordered that Joseph Gleasing shall have timber of the Comon lands
of this Town to build him a small barne.
Ordered (then also) that Sergt. Rutter, Jacob Moore, Jno. Brewer doe
view the halfe Acre of land that Joseph Carlise desires to exchange with
the Town; And also to view that peice of land which Nthnl. Wilder desires
to buy & make report thereof to the Town at their next meeting.
Finally it is then ordered that the Inhabitants of this Town doe meet
again at the meeting house of this Town the first Wednesday in March next
to hear the Invoices read & bring in to the Town their debts & credits &
to determine the business of Joseph Curtise & Nathml. Wilder.
(210)
March 5, 1678
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town the 5th March, 1678
Thomas Brown, Constable, brought in his account about the last Town
rate which was then accepted by the Town & done with.
It is then ordered that all Capt. Wm. Pelham & Mr. Walgraves meadows
so called shall pay to all Rates as other mens meadows doe.
It is ordered that the last halfe yeares rate of 30 L due to Mr. Sherman
Minister shall bee forthwith made & pd to himselfe ending the last of February
last past.
It is ordered that Thomas Read Senr. shall have that piece of land
he hath fenced in at the south end of his barne, & that he shall pay for
the same to the Town's use six shillings in mony, which with two shillings
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& eight pence that he hath already paid out of the 10 L rate for Tho. Gates
& Josiah How who are departed the Town.
March 21, 1678-79
At a Meeting of the Select men of This Town the 21st of March, 1678-79
It is ordered that the order made last yeare for fences, swine, cattle,
etc standing upon file as entred this booke (folio 90) as to time, penalty
& manner be of force this yeare also and the same persons are also now ap-
pointed to see the sd orders executed the yeare ensueing & every Townsman
hath also the same liberty.
Also the same Generall & particular surveyors for the fences chosen
last yeare as named on file are now also confirmed for the yeare ensueing.
Also the same orders for ladders to houses, as last yeare, & the same
persons then appointed to see to the execution of that order relation there-
unto are now againe confirmed for the yeare ensueing.
Also the same order as last yeare for horses, & sheep are likewise
confirmed for the yeare ensueing.
And it is also ordered that all fences in & about this Towne bee made
up sufficiently by the 15 of Aprill next according to the last years order
on file see this book, folio 98.
(211)
May 26, 1679
At a Meeting of the Freemen of This Town, the 26 of May, 1679:
Mr. Peter Noyes is chosen to serve as a Deputy in the Generall Court
sitting at Boston for the first session thereof, beginning on the day of
election vizt: the 2nd instant day & he was returned by the Constable cer-
tificate accordingly. And on the first day of March 1679-80, the sd Mr. Peter
Noyes openly declared at the Town meeting that he freely gave to the Town
his time charg diett in & about his service at the first session of the
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Genrl Court which the Towne have fully accepted & ordered hee should not
be assessed upon the next Towne rate then ordered to be speedily made.
(212)
Received of Tho. Reed & the Tho. Browne, Constables of Sudbury in
full of the last three yeares owd to the Country excepting twenty shillings
which was by a mistake written short in the warrant: 3rd June, 1679:
John Hull, Treasurer.
(188)
September 29, 1679
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town, the 29 of Sept. 1679
It is ordered that this Town will comence a suite at law against the
widow Loker & Prosecute the same to effect for her refusing to resigne up
unto the Town's hand the part of the housing & ground, trees & proviledge
(shee had for a time in the purchase of the house & land her son should the
Towne forever) which shee had also should the sd Town the 23 of Sept. 167
And also it is ordered that Left. Josiah Haines, Mr. Joseph Noyes,
& Peter King formerly appointed by this Town & impowered to manage the
action against the sd Widow Mary Loker doe take in for their asistance
whom they see cause at the Towne's charges, & the Town doth hereby oblige
themselves to pay & reimburse all the charges therof. (And for their
further direction therein:)
It is also ordered & concluded that the sd Left. Haines, Mr. Noyes
& Peter King have Liberty & hereby power if they see cause to agree &
compound with the sd Mary Loder Widow (provided it be done before the
next County Court at Cambridge) And the Town doth hereby promise & engage
to abide by & stand to what soever agreement that they shall make with
her about this matter, provided it exceed not fifteen pounds in mony that
engage the
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Town in to her, & that also to be paid in three yeares time, and at three
severall payments.
(211)
Rec'd November 26th, 1679 of Jno. Rice & Jobeh Browne in full of the
4 Rates amounting to 73 L 19s by a Bill for Truph (?) as silver it 5s 6d,,
in silver Thirty Four pounds fourteene shillings, being in all thirty six
pounds, nineteene shillings & sixpence being halfe of the said Rates pay-
ing Silver & in ... thereof, as afore. No. 541:
L. 36, 19s 6d Joseph Hull, Treasurer
(188)
January 18, 1679
At a Meeting of the Selectmen, the 18th of January, 1679
It is ordered that the selectmen shall visit the families of the Town
& speedily inspect the same as Inmates, loose persons but especially to
examine children & servants about their Improvement as to reading & cate-
chisme, Capt. Goodenow & Left. Haines to inspect all families at Landham
& Nobscott & all others about them in theire way; Ensigne Grout & Corporall
Stanhope to inspect all families between Peter Kings' Tho. Rice & all out
families northward; Mr. Peter Noyes & Mr. Tho. Brown to inspect & examine
all families southward beginning at Saml Rosse's & John Allen; & these are
to returne an account of that matter at the next meeting of the selectmen
appointed to be on Fryday, the 30th of this instant January.
It is also ordered that Jno. Blandford & Mr. Henry Loker, Corp. Henry
Rice, Mr. Peter Noyes & Sergt. Edward Wright & Tho. Read Snr. who are by
the selectmen chosen to serve as tythingmen for the yeare ensueing or till
new ones be chosen & that they be speedily sworn according to law And their
respective precincts are appointed them as follows:
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Tho: Read: tythingman from John Smith's family by Tho. Brown & Nobscot
& Lanham & so away southward ending with David Stone's
family: is to inspect 13 families.
Sergt. Edward Wright: tythingman from John Goodenow's family & so to
Rbt. Mans & so northward to Peter Haines & so to Wedges.
Tho. Smiths & Rich. Burke family: is to inspect 13 families.
Jno. Blandford: tythingman from Widow Mary Loakers & so northwestward
all along ending with Nathn. Wilders family: in all 10 fam-
ilies he is to inspect.
Henry Loker: tythingman from Jno. Grout jr. family as far as Tho.
Steevens family & all other out-dwellers from the street
to the northward thereof: is to inspect 10 families.
Mr. Peter Noyes: tythingman from Solomon Johnsons to Mr. Tho. Walkers:
is to inspect 11 families.
Corpr. Henry Rice: tythingman - from his owne family to the Widow
Bents & all families between them & to the southward &
eastward of them: is to inspect 12 families.
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January, 1679
At a Meeting Of the Freemen of this Town, January, 1679:
Capt. Edm. Goodenow was chosen to serve as deputy in the Generall
Court, ordered to sit at Boston comencing the 4th of Febr. 1679, by speciall
order then to convene.
His name was returned by the constables certificate, accordingly.
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Jan. 31, 1679
Sudbury, the 31st of January, 1679:
Know all people that I, John Loker of Sudbury (in the County of
Middlesex of the Massachusetts Colony in New England) Husbandman, have
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received of Jabesh Brown & John Rice, con stables of the sd Town of Sudbury
the some of fifteene pounds in currant mony of New England (one or about
the day of the date above written according to an agreement made with mee
by the inhabitants of the sd Town at their publick town meeting held the
23 of Sept. 1678) which with ten pounds of like mony & forty Acres of land
I also received of the said Town last yeare to my content; makes in all
fifty pounds & is therefore in full payment, & for full satisfaction to
mee for my house & land scituate lying and being before the Meeting House
of the sd Town, which with a parcell of meadow ground lying in the great
medow, I sold & made over unto the sd Town of Sudbury as by an Instrument
of conveyance & assurance thereof, I, with Sarah my wife, sealed & delivered
dated the 24 of September 1678; and which I also on the 26th of October
next after did with my sd wife legally acknowledge as by the sd written
deed doth largely & particularly approved; & I doe hereby for myself & for
my heires, executors, Administrators & Assignes freely, fully & absolutely
release, acquit, exonerate and discharge the sd Town of Sudbury & all and
every one of the Inhabitants & proprietors thereof & thereunto belonging
& their heires, executors, Administrators, Assignes and Successors forever,
of for & from the sd some of fifty pounds & every part thereof & every
engagement relating thereunto; Acknowledging hereby that I am not fully
satisfied, paid & that there resteth nothing due for the said purchase or
for any part thereof, Witness my hand: dated the day first above written:
And two and thirty yeare of his Majesties Raigne.
Acknowledged & signed in John Loker
the presence of John Greene.
Jan. 30, 1679
At a meeting of the selectmen of this Town, 30 Jan. 1679.
The selectmen delivered into this meeting an account of their severall
examinations in families according to their order the 18th of the same
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month, who having gone over the houses throughout the town from house to
house & inspected & made enquiry; doe find that all children & young persons
are in a forward & growing way as to reading & catechizing, & as to work
& employment they find them generally dilligent & in a hopefull thriving
way in all respects.
Mr. Peter Noyes, Jno. Blandford, Tho. Read Senr, Sergt. Edward Wright,
being 4 of the tythingmen chosen the 18th of the same January, now appearing
before the selectmen, were now also sworne before them to the discharge
of their trust according to Law: & Henry Rice, Hen. Loker were in like
manner sworne the 1st of March next following.
It is also ordered that A generall meeting of the inhabitants of this
Town bee warned at the meeting house to be on the 12th Febr. next at 9 in
the forenoon for choosing selectmen, constables, commissioners, town clerk
and other officers for the yeare ensueing & many other matters were then
also agitated & dispatched.
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Febr. 12, 1679-80
At a meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town the 12th of Febr. 1679-80
Selectmen chosen Capt. Edmond Goodenow ) Were chosen selectmen to order
for Anno 1680 Left. Josiah Haines ) the prudentiall affaires of
Ensigne John Grout ) this Town for the yeare
Tho. Steevens ) ensueing.
Mr. Thomas Brown )
Jacob Moore )
John Brewer )
Constables: Jno. Allen ) were chosen constables for the yeare
Peter Haines ) ensueing.
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Town Clerk: Thomas Steevens was chosen Town Clerke for the yeare
ensueing.
For taking Corpr. Jonathan Stanhope was chosen to joyne with the
invoices Town Clerk to take the invoices of the rateable estates
of the inhabitants of this Town & parts adjacent for
the yeare ensueing.
It is ordered that Munday, the 1st of March next, there shall be a
generall meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town at the meeting house at
nine a clock before noone to hear the invoice of mens rateable estates (to
be taken in the mean time) to be then read to them in the Meeting House
& to hear & determine the Town debt & credit; & to lett out the Common
meadows & for dispatch of such other businesses as shall then present.
March 1, 1679-80
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants & Proprietors of the Town the 1st of
March, 1679-80.
It is ordered that the halfe yeare rate of forty pounds due to the
minister ending the last day of February last be forth with made by the in-
voice last taken of the estates of the Inhabitants of this Town now presented
& read before the Town & that there shall be added thereunto fifty shillings
more for & towards his firewood due to the day according to agreement the
30 of December 1678, on folio 100; & that the sd Rate when made be forth
with delivered to Mr. James Sherman the Minister here.
Ordered that A town rate of . . . be speedily made by the Town Clerk
& to be collected of the inhabitants of this Town by the Constables for
the payment of the Town Debts.
It is ordered (that the law apointing every Town to pay ten shillings
for every wolfe that is killed by any person within the Limits of their
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Town) this Town shall pay to any person that shall kill a wolfe within the
limitts of this Town & bring the head thereof unto the Constables ten shillings
more And all former orders relating to any allowance for killing wolves
made by this Town is & shall be hereby repealed; And all borderers that
pay rates to this town that kill any wolfe upon their own lands though not
within the Town limits shall have the like reward of ten shillings.
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It is ordered that the Common meadowes of this Town be lett out for
the yeare ensueing as followeth:
L s d
Ashen swamp meadow on the farther or southerne side of the
brooke is lett unto Jonath. Stanhope & Jno.
Parmenter who are to cutt & carry away the grasse &
hay by the 10th of July next & for the same to pay to
the Town's use: 0 - 8 - 0
Ashen swamp meadow on the northerne, or this side of the
brooke there is lett unto Sergt. John Rutter who is
to cut & carry away the grasse & hay thereof by the
10th of July next for the same he is to pay to the
Town's use: 0 - 3 - 6
The meadow by the highwaies at Cole Hole formerly let to
Jno. Goodenow and now also lett him for this yeare,
& hee is to pay therefore: 0 - 2 - 0
Long meadow (if not recorded for ministeriall meadow) is
let to Jno Blandford & Zech. Maynard, for this yeare,
who are jointly & severally engaged to pay to the
Town: 0 - 7 - 0
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The highway meadow at Swath meadow & Cole Hole is lett
to Left. Haines & for the same is to pay to the
Towne's use: 0 - 1 - 0
It is ordered that Peter King who is hereby also empowered to enquire
after, demand and receive all arrears due for Rates, for all meadowes that
have been sold or left to Concord men & the sd Peter is to have one halfe
of what hee getts in for his paines & as need is the selectmen are hereby
also at his demand to grant warrant to distresse according to law uppon such
as will not otherwaise pay him the sd Peter also engageth himselfe to pay
all that he doth through his neglect not receive thereof or pay seasonable
in to the Town's use.
It is ordered that Tho. Read Sr. who is hereby also empowered to enquir-
after, demand & receive all what soever is due from Samll. Goffe as Attorney
to Mr. Pelham for rates for the sd Mr. Pelham & Mr. Walgraves meadows in
this Towne, the sd Thomas is to have one halfe of what hee getts in for his
paines & as need is the selectmen are hereby also at his the sd. Tho's
demand to reward warrant to levy by distresse according to law in case the
sd Goffe will not otherwise pay him; & the sd Thomas also engageth him-
selfe to pay all that which through his neglect he recovers not or doth
not pay it seasonably in to the Towne's use.
It is ordered upon the request of John Graves that Capt. Goodenow,
Ensign Grout doe view a small peice of land that sd Graves desires to pur-
chase of the Towne that is neare his house & also inquire after that land
whereon his sd house standeth & other improvements hee hath made thereon,
& made a true account thereof to the Towne.
The Town concurring then at sd meeting to have the meeting house of
the sd Town repaired as to the bells (?), ground pinning, walls, glaseing
& have the fore gallery removed forward as it may containe two seates more
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from end to end & to have both the staires removed to the opposite corners
where the whole matter be committed to the selectmen of this Towne to
consider of the same to contract with workmen & to cause the same to be
well done this spring coming on & by a Rate upon the Towne to cause the
same to be paid.
It is agreed with Peter King & ordered at the sd town meeting that
the sd Peter doe set up stakes all along the Causey over the great meadow
of this Town at the same distance as formerly & to maintain & keepe up
the same for this yeare ensueing on the south side of the Causey to guide
travellers to keep the Causey when overflown & he is to have out of the
next Town Rate three shillings for his paines.
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March 8, 1679-80
At a Meeting of the Freemen the 8th of March 1679-80.
An order of Mr. Thomas Danforth, Recorder of the Country, was here
read to the freemen directed to the Constable of this Town dated 30
December 1679 requiring of the freemen to choose one or more persons to at-
tend the adjournment of the Country Court to be held at Cambridge the last
Wednesday in March next to bring with him or them a list of the number of
their Males and estates of all their inhabitants rateable to the maintain-
ance of the families as also a true account of what they pay annually to
the maintainance of the ministry, both for quantity and quality & also
an account of their schools, both grammar and English, who be their masters
& number of schollers: as also a list of the names of the tythingmen &
whether chosen as the law appoints: And such as are not sworn to warn them
to appear at the foresaid adjournment to take their oathes & attend &
hear the Court.
It was then & there also voted by the freemen that the Answering of
the Recorders order be considered & determined by the selectmen of this
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Town & presented to the said Court at Cambridge at the time appointed
by the hands of Ensign John Grout & Mr. Joseph Noyes who were then also
chosen at the sd Meeting of the freemen to wait on the Court herewith
accordingly.
March 15, 1679-80
At a Meeting of the Selectmen of This Town, the 15th of March, 1679-80.
The order of the Recorder was then & there read & considered of (other
matters being beforehand prepared in order therunto) It was concluded
that the following Answer under the constables hand should be sent to the
adjournment of the County Court sitting at Cambridge by the hand of Ensign
Grout & Mr. Joseph Noyes who were chosen at a meeting of the freemen of this
Town the 8th of the month for this end.)
To the Honored Court for the County of Middlesex sitting at Cambridge
the 31 of March, 1680.
In Answer to the order of the Recorder of this County directed to the
Constables of Sudbury dated the 30 of the 10th month 1679, the Honored
court may please to understand that this Town, having lately taken a list
of the number of the Males rateable & an Invoice of the rateable estates
of the inhabitants in & bordering about the Town of Sudbury; doe find the
number of Males to be sixty-two; their heads & the rateable estates to
the Country amounteth to the some of seventeene pounds, sixteen shillings
& eight pence; & the number of families in & about the said town are
fifty-nine; and the sd Town doe, according to a contract made with their
present Minister stand obligated to pay him annually forescore pounds;
one quarter part in mony, the rest in sundry specie they raise amongst
themselves, & five pounds more per Anno; with other grants & annuall privi-
leges towards his firewood; And as for schools, though there be no
stated school in this towne, for that the inhabitants are soe scattered
in their dwellings that it cannot well bee; yet such is the case by
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having two school Dames on each side of the River that teacheth small
children to spell & read, which is so managed by their Parents & Gouvernors
at home, & presented after such sort as that the selectmen who delegated
themselves did within three months last past so examine families children
& youth both as to good manners, orderly living, catechizing & reading
as that they returned from all parts a confortable & good account on all
these matters, & rendered them growing in severall families beyond expec-
tation, rarely reproovable any where incouraging in most places & in others
very comendable, so is that the end is accomplished hithertoo; And for
teaching to write or cipher, here is Mr. Tho. Walker & two or three others
about this Towne that doe teach them & are ready to teach all others that
need if people will come or send them; And here are six tythingmen chosen
in this towne for the yeare ensueing (vizt): Mr. Peter Noyes, John Bland-
ford, Henry Loaker, Henry Rice, Tho. Read, Sr. Sergt. Edw. Wright who
are all likewise sworne before the selectmen of this town as the law directs;
And the selectmen having also been made acquainted that the Court expects
their inspection touching persons who live from under family government,
or after a dissolute & disorderly manner to the dishonour of God, & cor-
ruption of youth, the selectmen of this Town having as above sd. personally
searched & inquired into all families & quarters in & about the Town, doe
returne this Answer that they find none such amongst us;
Furthermore, Ensign Jno. Grout, Mr. Joseph Noyes (at the meeting
in this Towne on the 8 of March 1679-80) chosen herewith to attend the
adjournment of the County Court to be held at Cambridge the last Wednesday
of sd March as the above sd order requires; Dated in Sudbury, the 8th of
March, 1680:
Sabesh Browne, Constable of Sudbury.
It was then also ordered & voted that at the request of the Commitee
A warrant be signed by the Clerk of the Town requiring the Constables to
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levy of severall persons their arrears due by their own agreement with
Mr. Brown, last pastor of Sudbury (if need be by distresse) & cause
the same to be paid in to Peter King by the 24 of this present month of
March: the Committee of the Town complaining that such delaies (in peoples
payments not withstanding so earnestly called upon to pay the same by 1st
Febr. last) hath & doth obstruct their prosecution & closeing of the affair
with the sd Pastors executors in the Towne's behalfe.
It is ordered that all swine are to be yoaked & rung sufficiently
by the 15 of Aprill & so maintained till the 15 of October following &
John Grout junr, John Parmenter were chosen to see to the execution of
this order for this yeare & to have of every owner of any swine 6d a
time for want of a ring & 5d a time for want of a sufficient yoake
(But not for the same swine twice in one day, nor if found wanting upon
the owner's own land only, nor if under a month old) if the owner of any
swine with yoake or ring as aforesd be missing, the above named persons
or either of them have hereby power to pound all & every such swine; All
the sd fines & all damages els paid; & every townsman hath power to doe
& privilege to demand & receive the same fines & damages.
It is ordered that all fences of generall & particular fields in
this Towne bounds thereof shall be well & sufficiently made up by the
15 of Aprill next at farthest; either with substantiall posts & with four
strong railes in every panell, the fence to be at least three feet & a
halfe high; or otherwise a good strong hedge sufficiently staked, the
hedge wrought close & well thewed & three foot & halfe high at least &
so to be kept up well & sufficiently maintained till the end of Indian
harvest on penalty of forfeiting & paying to the surveyors of the same:
12d per rod for every defect & neglect of this order by the owner of the
land & said fence or fences & also all damages that any may sustain, such
owners of the defective fence shall pay them the same, the unsufficiency
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of the fences upon Mr. Pelham's farme is exempted this order, or on other
fence that may be their feilds.
The particular surveyors of fences are as follows:
Mr. Joseph Noyes Are appointed surveyors of all the field fences where
John Parmenter they dwell & of all the field fences on the Eastern
side of the great River of Sudbury, being on the
southern side of Pine Brook.
Jacob Moore Are appointed surveyors of the field fences of Sergt.
Jno. Brewer Rutter, Joseph Curtis & Zech. Maynard there & of
Benj. Chamberlain & Jona. Treadaway & John Grave's
field fences & also of their own feild fences.
Left. Haines Are appointed surveyors of the field fences on the west
Thomas Read, Sr.: side of the great River of Sudbury & Lanham, Nobscot
Edw. Wright & the new miller, Mr. Pelham's farm excepted.
Ensign Grout Are appointed surveyors of all field fences where they
Jona. Stanhope : dwell and of all field fences between the old mill
Jno. Grout, Junr. brook & Pine brook & Tho. Rice's field fences & John
Allen's & Saml. Rosses field fences.
Mr. Peter Noyes Are apointed surveyors of the said Noyes & Browne's
Mr. Tho. Brown : field fences.
John Allen
Peter King Are appointed surveyors of all the field fences from
Joseph Moore : Zech. Maynards land to John Blandfords & Peter Kings
Zech. Maynard fences that lead to common swamp, & on the hill from
the little pond to the old mill brook, & the field
fences where the Widow Whale dwells.
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Ensign Jno. Grout, Mr. Joseph Noyes & Sergt. John Rutter are chosen
appointed to be generall surveyors of all the field fences within this
Town & the bounds thereof; who are impowered to hear & determine all mat-
ters & differences arizing about the sufficiency or insufficiency of all
fences.
It is ordered that every householder within this Town & limits
thereof have & be alwaies provided with a good strong & sufficient ladder
at his dwelling house of a sufficient length to reach up to the top of
his dwelling house at least for prevention & extinguishings of fire that
may happen on penalty of paying ten shillings for neglect & want thereof
by the owner or Inhabitant thereof; & John Grout Jnr is appointed to
see to the execution of this order to all dwelling houses on the east
side of the River of this town; & Edward Wright is appointed to see this
order executed to all houses on the west side of the said River within
this Towne.
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It is ordered that whatever horse or mare shall be taken in any
corne field pasture or Inclosure within this towne & bounds hereof with-
out fetters or sufficient strong hopp ... between the 15 of May next
& the last of September following shall pay sixpence a time to any In-
habitant of this town in whose propriety as aforesd such horse or mare
shall be soe found & pay all dacages that shall be likewise done thereby
to the party injured by the owner of such horse or Mare, provided the fence
be also according to Town order.
It is ordered that whatever sheep shall be taken in any cornfield
pasture, orchard, harden or any other inclosure where the fence is accord-
ing to Towne order, the owner of such sheep shall forfeit & pay to the
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owner of the said inclosed lands a penny per head every time such sheep
shall be so taken between the 15 of April next & 15 of October following
& also all that damage whatsoever.
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1680
Forasmuch as the Town of Sudbury in the County of Middlesex of the
Massachusetts Colony in New England have (by severall persons inhabiting
in & about the same Town) made their severall payments that remained due
(from them as members of the sd Town) unto the Reverend Mr. Edm. Brown,
late Pastor of the Church & minister of the sd Town uppon all the rates
formerly from time to time under the sd Town Clerk's hande delivered unto
the sd. Pastor & Minister: particularly they having since the last accounts
stated in march 1677-78 upon all the rates between the sd Mr. Brown &
the people of the sd Town also paid in into the sd Mr. Edmond Brown him-
selfe before his death & till his dying day the somme of twelve pounds
thirteen shillings & eleven pence: And since that day having also paid
unto his Widow, Mrs. Ann Brown foure pounds sixteen shillings & eleven
pence: And now they having also besides & since that paid in unto us
hereunder named (the executors of the sd Mr. Edmund Brown, deceased) &
to our order upon the same amount & rates due from the sd Town in mony,
Indian Corn & other grain, & by three bills accepted by us the summe of
forty & three pounds six shillings & foure pence more. Wee the sd Executors
hereunder named doe hereby declare our selves fully satisfied, contented
and paid by & with all the forementioned payments.
For in consideration thereof Wee, John Joyliffe, James Whetcome,
& Samuel Goffe, executors of the last will & Testament of the aforemen-
tioned Mr. Edmond Brown late of Sudbury Pastor & Minister deceased, doe
hereby freely, fully & absolutely release, acquit, exonerate & discharge
276 the sd Town of Sudbury & all & every one of the Proprietors & Inhabitants of, in & about the same; & all & every one of their heirs, executors, Administrators, Assignes, & Successors forever, of, for & from all debts, dues, demands that ever have been & shall or may at any time, or times here after bee found due from them, or any one of them, uppon all & every one of the sd. rates wher & whersoever appearing; Moreover for prevention of all evil occurrences & events that are feared or may at any time happen to the sd Town of Sudbury & Inhabitants thereof or any of them as aforesd, through the present want of the aforesd rates that were in the sd Mr. Edmond Brown's hands, that ought now (all & every one of them) to be cancelled, returned & delivered back into the sd Town's hands again, but cannot be found; Wee the Executors above named, doe hereby promise that if all or any of the sd rates can bee found as they dow appear with us or any of us, they shall be delivered up unto the sd Towns hands, gratis as their the sd Towns own only & proper due & belonging to noe person or person else; And wee doe also hereby oblige ourselves jointly & severaly & every one of our heires, executors & Administrators formerly by these Pressents from time to time & at all times after the date hereof to defend, & have herein lesse the sd Town of Sudbury & all & every one of the Inhabitants & proprietors of, in & about the same & all, and every one of their heires, executors, & Administrators, Assignes & successors forever against all damages & every damage that may befall from at any time or times hereafter by any person and all persons in the name, right or stead of Mr. Edm. Brown aforesd deceased, or by Mrs. Ann Brown, his widow, or any of their heires, executor, Administrators or Assignes, or by any other person or person else whatever claiming & pleading any manner of right to any thing of debt or due that may be found upon, or by virtue of the aforesd rates (by his meanes uncancelled or any one of
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them, under the clerks hand of the sd Town of Sudbury; or that may demand
or challenge of the sd Town or of any person or persons thereof any debt
due from them, or any of them into the aforenamed Mr. Edmond Brown (as
he was Pastor or minister of Sudbury) under any other pretense, or pretenses
elsewhatsoever; forasmuch as the sd Town hath now fully satisfyed & paid all
that was due for the sd Mr. Brown's annually maintainance or sallary as
minister of Sudbury until his death; & therfore when such person or persons
shall apply appear? or whenever the foresd rates (under the sd Townes
Clarkes hands) or any one of them shall at any time hereafter in any place
& if any person or persons hands appear, & shall herwithall be urged against
the sd Town of Sudbury or any person of it, wee doe hereby declare the same
to be deceit in such; and (also that) that sd rates, any & every parti-
cular therein, or in any one of them & all of them are from this day for-
ward void & of none effect to all intents & purposes in the law whatsoever;
In Witnesse of all which; wee the Executors abovenamed have hereunto set
our hands & seales;Dated the fifth day of May, the yeare of our Lord God,
one thousand six hundred & eighty; Anno Regni Regis Caroli Secundi XXXI
Signed, sealed and delivered by John John Joyliffe & seal
Joyliffe & Samuel Goffe In presence of James Whetcombe & seal
us, Rogar Toothaker, Joseph Foster, James Samuel Goffe & seal
Barnard; Signed, sealed & dd. by James
Whetcombe, In presence of us, Thomas James
Henry Bartholmew, Junr
Mary Greene.
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Jan. 16, 1680-81
On the 16 January 1680 at a Selectman's meeting below mentioned, It
resolved that the persons who of this Town had meadows parcels in this
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Town bounds since sold to Concord men hereunder recorded shall pay for
the same to all rates made in & upon the rest of the Inhabitants of this
Towne:
To whome the meadows 1st belonged: Acres Sold to Concord Men
Tho. Noyes meadow, being: 7 1/4 George Howard
Richard Newton 2
Thomas White 7 1/2 Joseph Howard
John Freeman 6
George Munnings 5 1/2 Nath. Billings
John Goodenow 5 3/4
John Parmenter, Junr. 3 3/4
Antho. White, or Robert Davis 4 3/4
At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 16 of January, 1680:
It is ordered that the County Rate of 5L 14s 8d. by Warrent,
Dated 30 December 1680 which demands one third part thereof to be paid
in mony be respited till the next generall Town meeting (to bee seasonably
warned to come together) the 14 February next & that the Rate be stated
& got ready in the meane time but not be delivered to the Constables till
the Town have declared themselves therein.
Ordered that the stocks & the Pound which want repair be also
presented to the Towne at the said Publick Meeting.
6 Tithingmen: Matthew Gibbs, Senr. - In the roome of Tho. Read, sr
Chosen for Jno. Goodenow - In the roome of Edward Wright
Anno 1681. Joseph Moore - In the roome of John Blanford
Sergt. John Rutter - In the roome of Henry Loker
Corpr. Jonath. Stanhope - In the roome of Mr. Peter Noyes
Matth. Rice - In the roome of Corp. Henry Rice
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These men are by the Selectmen chosen tythingmen for the
respective quarters in & about this Towne according to
the respective precincts as appointed the last
yeare: See Fol. 102
Ordered that the 6 persons above mentioned now chosen to be ty-
thingmen in & about the Towne be warned to appear at the next Town meeting
to be held the 14 of February next there to be sworne before the selectmen
according to Law.
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Feb. 14, 1680-81
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town the 14 of Feb. 1680
Selectmen: Captn. Edmond Goodenow
for Anno. Left. Josiah Haines Were chosen selectmen to
1681 Ensigne John Grout order the prudentiall affaires
Corpr. Jonath. Stanhope of this Towne for the yeare
Peter King ensueing.
Mr. Joseph Noyes
Tho. Steevens
Constables Joseph Curtise Were chosen Constables for the
Chosen: Robert Man yeare ensueing.
Town Clarke Thomas Steevens Was chosen Town Clarke for the
chosen: yeare ensueing.
For taking Jacob Moore Was chosen to joyn with the Town Clarke to take
invoices: the Invoices of the rateable estates of the
Inhabitants of this Towne & parts adjacent
for the yeare ensueing.
280 Ordered & voted that the agreement made at a Town meeting with Mr. James Sherman minister & concluded the 30 of December 1678 as it stands entred & recorded in this booke of the Towne on Folio. 100 shall be fairely drawn into forme in two papers or draughts, one for the sd Mr. Sherman to sign & scale for the Townes use, & the other to be signed & sealed by Capt. Edm. Goodenow, Left. Josiah Haines, Eng. John Grout, & Mr. Peter Noyes, or any three of them in behalfe of the Towne for the sd Mr. James Shermans use; This vote was passed by the Towne at Mr. Shermans's desire & demand. Sergt. John Rutter, Jonathan Stanhope, Joseph Moore : were at the sd Meeting sworne (by & before the selectmen) tythingmen, for the yeare Ensueing - according to orders dated the 16 January last past (see Folio 106). (nb: The other 3 tythingmen chosen could not attend this meeting through the badness of weather & waies, they dwelling remote.) Ordered that the old Pound of this Towne where it now stands be forth- with repaired at the Town charge by John Brewer, Sergt. Rutter, John Haynes, Jr. Peter Haynes, Ensign Grout, Corp. Stanhope, Deacon Haynes, Mr. Tho. Born, Robt Man. Peter King & that the loggs about the meeting house be made use of by them for that end & that Mr. Joseph Noyes assist with his Team to drawn the loggs to the Pound & the persons above named are ordered so to manage it as that the sd Pound be sufficiently repaired & finished before the next County Court to be held at Cambridge in Aprill next & for that end not to defferre to begin longer than the second Munday of the sd Aprill & the change of the whole to be paid out of the next Town Rate shortly to bee made. Voted & ordered; with consent of Saml. How that he build a new pair of Stocks & set them up before the Meeting House of this Town & the sd Saml. How hath promised to finish the same substantially & well before the
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next County Court, to be held in Aprill next for the same he is to be
paid out of the Rate shortly to bee made.
(222)
Voted & ordered that noe tree be felled or lopt, that is now left
growing in the Common or highway betweene Peter King's house & the Town
bridge on penalty of paying ten shillings a tree great or small that any
person shall fell or any way lopt or chopt without speciall & particular
leave or order from the Towne at a publick Town Meeting: for that all
trees growing there are hereby ordered to be carefully preserved for shade
& Peter King is hereby ordered & impowered to take speciall care to see
that this order be not broken in any kind by any person or persons what-
soever.
Voted & concluded by this Town that they will pay no part mony towards
the County Rate, & that they will stand by & secure the Constables therin.
Upon a motion made (at this Meeting of the Town) to have the lands
on the north side of the Town street between the house lotts & Jacob Moore's
& Joseph Curtise dwellings & lands about them, reduced to a better feeding
ground for sheep, calves, etc: It was ordered & voted that such as would
break up any part of that Common might, provided that what is ploughed or
broken up should lye joyning together & whoever took any land to reduce
for that end should enjoy it foure yeares successively only the fourth or
last yeare it shall be sown with English graine & the land harrowed by
every occupier of his part & so left levell forever for the Towne's use
(In all which the Training Place is excepted (& not to be touched) & waies
to it)
At the sd Meeting, these persons following tooke thereof to break up:
Jacob Moore & Peter King 16 Acres
Sergt. John Rutter & Mr. Tho. Brown 6 Acres
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At a Town meeting the 14 of March, 1680-81, These persons put in
to break up:
Mr. Joseph Noyes : 6 Acres
for Daniell Willard: 6 Acres
Zech. Maynard : 3 Acres
John Allen : 3 Acres
For as much as the widow Mary Loker of this Towne refused to stand
to her agreement in renting out her reversion in her part of the house
bought by the Town for setling Mr. Sherman their Minister for which the
sd Town was to pay her 25 L. per Anno, as appears on Folio 99 of this
booke, dated Sept. 1678) & for that here upon persons were appointed to
treat & compound with her upon other termes (as appears on the book, Folio
101, dated 20 Sept. 1679) the result being that shee since sold it right
out to the Town as by her deed bearing date appears ,
The Town voted & ordered that the payment of the 8 L 5s should herupon
forever cease, for that the first agreement with her of giving the same
is void by her deed of sale hereof since sealed which deed shall lye still
in Liesten, at Josiah Haines his hand till all the mony bee paid to the
sd Widow due thereupon.
(223)
March 14, 1680-81
At a Full Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town, March 14, 1680
The last Invoyce taken of the Rateable estates of the inhabitants
of this Towne wes then publickly read before them & it was voated & ordered
that Jonath. Tredaway, Jonath. Griffin, Jno. Gleasing, Jer. Hood & the
Widow Bent bee canselled on the invoyde & be left out of the Rates ordered
to bee made by the present Invoyce.
283 Ordered that Mr. James Sherman last half yeares Rate shall bee forth- with made & get ? him. delivered Ordered that the Towne Rate be forthwith made by the said Invoice & delivered to the Constables to pay up Towne's debts. Whereas the inhabitants of this Towne att their meetings formerly vizt: on the 25th Fib. 1677 (folio 97) & 6th of May 1678 (folio 98) did constitute Capt. Edm. Goodenow, Deacon John Haynes, Mr. Joseph Noyes & Mr. Jno. Greene as a Comittee in theire behalf to exsomine & state all Accompts betweene Mr. Edm. Brown, late paster hereof, & the Inhabitants of This Towne & to Cause all that Remains due to him to bee pd in & to see the Towne discharged; the said Committee: haveing finished that matter gave the Towne att this meeting a full Accompt thereof to the Towne's sattisfaction who thereupon now exspressed theire gratefull exceptance of theire services for the Towne therein & as a further manifestation thereof the Towne voated & ordered that the said Committee should have five pounds for theire paynes. Collected of the Inhabitants by the present Towne Rate ordered to bee made & uppon the motion of three of the above named Commitee the Towne ordered unto the three first of the above named Committee to have 20 s. a peece thereof, and the remayning 40s to the forenamed Mr. Jno. Greene. Upon the request of Mr. Jno. Greene made to the Town att this meeting, it is voated, concluded & ordered that together with that slip of land before his dwelling house within this Towne that Raingeth ever with the old fences which pertained to the first grant of that land whereon his house standeth hee shall have liberty & power to Run his fence southward into the Towne street the whole lenth of the house soe much forther as shall with it which was his owne bee for making his yeard & garding plotts ther all a long bee for his house sixteene foote wide from the dore & from the two outmost corner posts of the said house which is given & granted to
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him by the Town to bee his, executors, heires and Assignes for ever.
Ordered that Jno. Parmenter pay only 12d in mony which the town excepts
as full sattisfaction for the Common meadow hee hired last yeare.
Ordered that the Common meadows of this Towne shall not bee Lett
out for the yeare ensueing.
[224]
Voted & ordered that Daniel Willard, Smith, shall have free liberty
to dwell & reside in this Town & for his encouragement to follow his trade
as a smith it is granted to him to have what Pine wood hee needs (to make
coales with for his trade) of this Town Common, whilst he shall abide
working at his trade within this Towne.
It is ordered by an agreement with Peter King who hath engaged with
the Town well sufficiently to repair the Pound of this Town & substantially
to maintain the same for four yeares as the Town or any particular person
suffer no damage either through want or deffect thereof during the sd Town
(which comenceth from the day of the date hereof); for & in consideration
whereof the sd Peter King is to have all the loggs left of the fortifica-
tion about the meetinghouse escepting the watch hous there & the posts
& Planck that were & are about the Gate of the sd fortifications these the
Town reserves to itself, this agreement was made the 14 of March, 1680-81.
Witness: Peter King
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Received Aprill 28, 1681 from Joseph Curtis, & Robt. Man, the some
of foure pounds, five shillings & one penny in money being for Sudburies
proportion to our Agents rates, I say rec'd: per: James Russell, Treasurer.
Rec'd of Jobeh. Browne, & Mr. Rice Sudbury Country Rate for 1679:
six pounds, six shillings & 2d. : per mee, Cambridge, 9 May, 1681.
John Stedman, Treasurer.
L.6, 6s. 6d.
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Rec'd May 14th, 1681 ; from Peter Haynes, Twenty foure shillings in
full of Sudbury's Fower Rates for the last Yeare : Sgnd James Russell.
Treasurer
Rest being payd before at severall times. 1 L 4 s O d.
Rec'd of John Allen of Sudbury, Peter Haynes, both Constables, the
some of five pounds fowerteen shillings eight pence in Country pay there
is noe mony paid which should have been paid one third in silver which
the Court hath ordered it, on feile to pay there order is to pay one her
...(table? cattle?)
1681: Jno. Stedman, Treasurer.
(188)
January 9, 1681-82
At a Meeting of the Selectmen of This Town the 9 of Jan. 1681
Were the 6 persons hereunder mentioned chosen tythingmen for the
yeare ensueing:
Samuel How: whose precincts begins at John Smiths house & so to the
new mill-Nobscut & Lanham & so away southward ending with
David Stones house.
Jabesh Brown: whose precincts begins at Jno. Goodnows house & soe
along to Rbt. Man & from thence northwards to Peter Haine's
& from thence to Joseph Freemans & so to Cranes, Wedge's
Smiths Taylors, Burkes, & Addams house.
Zecharial Maynard: whose precincts begins at Widow Mary Lokers & soe north-
westward on both sides of the Towne that way, ending with
Nathll. Wilders house.
John Brewer: whose precincts begins at the house of Jno. Grout junior
& soe in the street to Jno. Greenes house & takes in all
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other dwellers from the street northward whatsoever.
John Allen: whose precincts begins at Thomas Walkers & all others East-
ward & southward as farre as & ending with Solomon Johnson's
house.
Joseph Gleasing: whose precincts begins with his own house & family &
ends with the Widow Bents including all other houses &
families between them & lying either southward or eastward
of there, with the sd. Limmits.
Ordered that a Rate of 4 L 12 s 6d bee made on the Inhabitants in
& about this Town for the County Rate by vertue of the County Treasurer's
warrant, Dated 5 January 1681 & that the Constable collected.
(225)
Feb. 13, 1681-82
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town on Monday, Feb. 13, 1681
Chosen for Capt. John Greene Were chosen selectmen
Anno 1682: Mr. Joseph Noyes to order the prudentiall
Ensigne Jno Grout affaires of this Town for
Deacon Jno. Haynes the yeare ensueing.
goodm. Peter King
Mr. Peter Noyes
Corpl. Jonath. Stanhope
Town Clerk: Capt. John Greene chossen Towne Clerke for the yeare ensueing.
Constables: Zech. Maynard were chossen constables for the yeare
Benj. Moore ensueing.
Committee to Capt. Edm. Goodenow were chossen to draw up
give in- Tho. Reed, Senr instructions in writing for the
structions: Sergt. Jno. Rutter selectmen to Act by in Reforance
Jno. Allen to the Towne Affaires.
Jno. Parmenter
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To take the John Allen: was chosen to join with the new elected
invoice: Town Clerk to take the Invoyces of all Rateable
estates in & about this Towne for the yeare
ensueing, the Towne Clerke not being well,
Tho. Steevens was chossen to joyne with Jno.
Allen to take this present spring Invoyce.
Surveyors of Mr. Thomas Browne: for the east side of the River
highways: Jno. Goodenow: for the west side of the River : were
chosen surveyors of the Highways for the
yeare ensueing.
It is alsoe ordered that wher ther is most need of Repaiering highways
persons shall be Caled out by the Servayers, who shall help to Repaire the
highwayes on ether side of the River.
Samll How, Jno. Brewer, Jabesh Brown, Jno. Allen, Zech. Maynard, Jno.
Gleasing who were Chossen Tythingmen the 9 of Jan. last were all this day
sworne by the selectmen before the Towne to serve the yeare ensueing.
Ordered that this day 3 weeks, vitz: on the 6th of March next there
bee a generall Town Meeting in this place to heare the Invoice read &
to bring in Towne Debts & Creditts & to give Jno. Brooks an Answere to his
desire for 2 Acres of land & allsoe to give Jno. Graves an Answere to his
Request for a small peece of land neere his house that hath bin viewed
by Ensigne Grout & Mr. Peter Noyes.
(226)
March 6, 1681-82
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Towne, the
6 of March 1681-82.
288 The Invoices of all rateable estates lately taken being then publickly & particalarly read & concluded upon, It is ordered that the ministers rate for the last 6 months past soe drawne upp & delivered unto him: (Memo: this was accordingly done, amounts to: L 42, 10 s 0d & delivered to Mr. James Sherman, minister, the 13 Nov. 1681-82 before the selectmen at Peter King's house.) Ordered that the Town rate of L 8 5s 3d bee speedily made & delivered to one of the Constables who is hereby required to collect the same for payment of the Towne's debts to whom any thing is due which accompt was then drawn up for that end & that the Constables make payment out of the said Town rate to them accordingly, the Corn & grain to be collected & paid at the rates last set by the Genrll. Court. (Memo: This was accord- ingly made with a list of the Town debts & credits written on two sides of one sheet of paper & delivered to Benj. Moore, constable; 17 Mar) Jonath. Griffin & his family being in want hee & his wife praying for relief from this Towne which hath severall waies & at sundry times been administered unto them allready, Mr. Joseph Noyes & John Goodenow asserting before the Town that their childs grandfather at Newbery desiring to have their child to ease their charge promising to bring it up, the childs mother being willing but the father seeming averse therto: This Town doth chuse & impowere Mr. Joseph Noyes, Peter King & Zechariah Maynard as a Committee in the Townes behalfe to treat first with sd Jonath. Griffin & if they can to prevail with him to accept of his wife's father's offer & kindness to take his child, which if hee still refuses to doe, they are to cause that matter to be presented at the next County Court at Cambridge & to obtain power from thence for disposing the sd child as above sd & the Town doth hereby engage to pay for the charge they shall be necessarily at about it; & in mean time the sd Committee are to take care & see that the sd Griffin, as need is, bee relieved at the Towne's charge, (Mr. Peter
289 Noyes is added to this Committee at the Town Meeting 3rd September 1684.) Given and granted to John Graves & to his heires four acres of upland that lies on the western side of his slip of meadow before his new dwelling house as the same shall be laid out to him by Capt. Goodenow, Deacon Haines & Mr. Peter Noyes, Provided that neither hee the sd John Graves doe, nor any of his heires, doe any manner of waies sell or alienate the sd four acres of land or any part thereof to any other person whatsoever without the Towne's leave & consent, and also that the Town doe enjoy a highway of two rodds wide through his aforesaid slip of meadow & soe guile away to Concord line for the use of every Inhabitant of this Town & their carts & teames to passe at their pleasure to & again through as the sd highway shall be laid out by the aforenamed Capt. Deacon & Mr. Peter Noyes. Granted to Danll Willard, smith, to have a peice of Ground of foure & twenty foote long in the Town street on the northern side of the highway which is to joyne to that part of the fence att Mr. Joseph Noyes's land that is under his crabb trees & the same is to come twelve foot wide from that sd fence into the street for the sd Willard to erect the sd smith shop upon & to worke at his smith trade therein: but not to bee any manner of waies alienated or disposed to any other use or person there whatsoever without the Towne's leave & consent. Upon the request of John Haines, junr to exchange a parcell of upland by his pine meadow & lay down as much on the cow common in lieu; & John Goodenow desireing to exchange for a peice of land of about two or three rods to set a Barn upon somewhere between his house & that Robt. Man dwells in & Benja. Moore; & John Brewer desiring to buy ( or exchange a piece of land to set a barn upon ) joyning to Jacob Moore's orchard fence; Mr. Peter Noyes, Ensigne Grout & Peter King were chosen & appointed to make seriour enquirey into these three mens request & to survey the lands & places
290 of their desires & make a distinct returne thereof to the Town at their next meeting. Deacon John Haines & Ensign Jno. Grout are appointed & empowered to run & state the bounds between the old bounds of this Town & their new grant lands, & to lay out the Widow Leyes, her meadow, & to make returne thereof to the Town; & also they are to survey & make full enquirey into the request of Mr. Joseph Noyes who desires to lay down about four Acres of his strawberry meadow & take it up at Long Meadow in lieu & make returne thereof at the next Town meeting. Jonathan Griffin is chosen to sweep the meeting house of this Town for the yeare ensueing. 227 March 13, 1681-2 At a Meeting of the Selectmen of this Town, the 13 Mar. 1681-2 It is ordered that all fences of generall and particular corn fields & pastures within this Town and limits thereof (excepting those about Mr. Pelham's farm) shall be well & sufficiently made up & finished by the 10th of Aprill next (except the frost prevent)(which, if it doe, they are to be made up & finished within ten daies after at farthest) the sd fences are to be made up either with substantiall posts well set & fitted with four good broad & substantiall rails so as the fence be three and a halfe foote high; or otherwise with a good close & strong hedge sufficient- ly staked & well tether'd of the same height; or any other good sufficient & substantiall fence as shall be equivalent & every way as good & strong as the aforesaid Post & rail fence; And what ever fences are not well & sufficiently made up & closed on the 10th of April, 1682 at farthest the owner of such fence or fences shall forfeit & pay 12d per rod to the surveyors of the particular fences of that field, or circuit here under- named & shall also make good & pay every & all damages sustained by any
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for any mans deffect therein: which fences are in like manner to be sub-
stantially & every way sufficiently kept up & maintained till Indian Harvest
be fully ended, on penalty of paying the forfeiture & damages abovesd for
every deffect all along in the mean time:
Particular surveyors of fences & their respective circuits, as follows:
1. Solo. Johnson Are appointed for the yeare ensueing to be sur-
Edmond Rice veyors of all fences where they dwell & of all field
fences (on the Eastern side of the Great River of
this Town) that are on the south side of Pine Brooke.
2. Ens. Jno. Grout of all fences where they dwell, & of all field fences
Jona. Stanhope from the Widow of Thomas Rice's to John Allens that
Srgt. Grout, Snr. are on the Eastern & southern side of the old Mill
Brook to Pine Brook where the fornmd circuit ends.
3. Mr. Joseph Noyes of all field fences from the land by Zech. Maynards
Sergt. Rutter & the land by Mr. Peter Noyes's & John Parmenters
lot.
4. Peter King of all fences on the western side of the great street
Joseph Moore from Sech. Maynards land to John Blandfords & alsoe
Peter King's fences on the other side of the Town
Street & all fences that lead to Common Swamp & on
the hill from the little Pond by the old Mill Brook
& smith field fences.
5. Mr. Peter Noyes are surveyors of all the sd. Mr. Noyes' & Mr. Brown's
Mr. Tho. Brown fences.
John Allen
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6. Jacob Moor of their own field fences & all fences of Sergt.
Joseph. Curtis Rutter & Sech. Maynard' there, & of the Chamber-
laine's, John Graves & Jona. Treadaway's fences.
7. Jno. Goodenow of their own field fences & of all fences (on
Tho. Read, Jr. the western side of the great River of this Towne)
that are on the southern side of the highway that
leads to the Mill & Nobscot.
8. William Moor are chosen surveyors of all fences ( on the western
Jno. Haines, Jr. side of the great River) that are on the northern
side of the highway & the New Grants, for the yeare
ensueing.
Generall Surveyors for the yeare ensueing are as follows:
Ensign John Grout Are chosen & appointed the generall surveyors of
Mr. Joseph Noyes all fences within this Town & limits thereof that
Sergt. John Rutter are on the Eastern side of the Great River; who are
impowered to view, hear & determine all matters &
differences ariseing about the sufficiency or in-
sufficiency of all fences & to demand & receive 12d.
each of such as desire it, at any time, when called,
before they goe forth upon the worke.
Deacon John Haynes: of all fences on the western side of the great
Sergt. Edw. Wright: River of this Town (except Mr. Pelham's farm) and
are also impowered to hear, view & determine all
matters & differences arising about the sufficiency or
insufficiency of fences & to demand & receive 12d
each of such as desired it at any time before they
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go forth.
(228)
Note: This discharge of L 9 4s 0d, the treasurer rec'd and signed on the
backside of this paymt: directed to the selectmen of Sudbury, dated
21 March 1681-2, for halfe a single Country rate of L 9 4s mony to
be raised in Sudbury for fitting forth the Country's Agents, Mr.
Dudley & Mr. Richards bound for & sail to England, entered in this book,
folio iii.
(189)
It is oredered that all swine, above a month old, be all the yeare long
kept sufficiently Rong in the middle of the snowt, or otherwise so as no
swine be found rooting in any mans corn ground, pasture or meadow: & also
well, strongly & sufficiently yoaked from the 15 April, 1682 to the end of
Indian harvest; on penalty of the owners forfeiting & paying six pence every
time for any swine that shall be found so rooting & withour a sufficient
ring placed as aforesaid & 6d every time that any swine be found without
a sufficient strong yoake about his neck: the bottom part of every yoake
is to be as long as the swine (standing upon his four foot) is high from
the ground to the top of his shoulder (& the sticks that are placed up &
down through the yoak that is placed acrosswide under his throat, for all
swine of a yeare old & upwards & so proportionable for all swine that are
younger) only the fine on above sd penalty shall not be required or paid
more than once in one day; Moreover of any mans swine (notwithstanding)
shall once take any mans corn field within this Town the owner is (besides
the payment of all damages) forthwith to shut up every & all such swine
& so keep them close shut up, for seven daies & seven nights together &
allso in like manner, from time to time, shall shut them up as often as
294 the same swine or any of them shall after that take any mans corn field (besides the payment of all damages); Benj. Parmenter & Jonath. Griffin are particularly appointed to see this order effectually performed on the Eastern side of the great River of this Town & John Goodnow & Robt. Man on the western side of the River; who are also impowered to demand & receive the above penalty of six pence of every person whose swine shall be found from time to time any way transgressing this order; & not only they, but also every townsman hath the like liberty & power to execute this order & receive the penalty. It is ordered that all Neat Cattle (or Cattle of Cow Kind) within this Town limitts hereof that are above a yeare old bee hearded this next summer, from the 16 of Aprill 1682 to the last of September next following, which shall be continually kept under the hand of a sufficient keeper, who is hereby required not to suffer any cattle committed to him (to trespass in any mans propriety, nor) to feed on any mans meadow after the midle of May next, or after such time as there is feed on the uplands, on penalty of forfeiting & paying to every proprietor of the land five shillings every time such cattle shall be found so feeding; provided this order shall not extend to oxen that are turned of from worke & known to be usually herded, nor to such cattle as may bee accedentally lost by the herdsman, which also are known to bee otherwise constantly kept under the hand of a sufficient keeper; Also all neat cattle above a yeare old of this Town that shall be found without a keeper as aforesd, & all beasts of any of this Town that shall be found on any Common lands of this Town shall forfeit & pay six pence a head every time; John Parmenter is particularly to see this order attended & prosecuted on the eastern side of the Great River of this Town, and Robert Man on the western side of the river & to have the fines & penalties of six pence a head for every time for their paines; & not only
295 they, but every Townsman hath also like liberty & power to take the same penalty of 6d per head every time. It is ordered that all horses & Mares that shall be found in any mans enclosed corn field, orchard, garden, pasture or meadow ground within this Town & limits thereof shall (besides the owners paying for the damage done by his beast also) forfeit & pay to the owner of the land twelve pence per head every time such horse or mare shall be taken between the 15 of April 1682 & 16 of November next following. It is also ordered that if any sheep be found in any mans inclosed corn field, orchard garden, pasture or meadow ground the owner of such sheep shall (beside paying for all damages done by his sheep) forfeit & pay to the owner of the land two pence every time for every sheep so taken or found. These orders of the selectmen which they voted, were all written out at large fairly & nailed up at the Meeting House on the 18th of March, 1681-82. They were all Audibly and deliberately also read by the Town Clerk to the Inhabitants of this Town immediately after lecture vizt: on the 25 of Aprill 1682, according to the sdectmens order the 18 day, see this book, folio iii. The ministers rate for halfe a yeare ending the last of February last past was on the 13 of March presented to the selectmen & by them examined & determined & ordered to bee delivered to Mr. James Sherman, Pastor & Minister, which was accordingly done the sd 13 of March, 1681-82. (229) Received of Robt. Man & Joseph Curtis, Sudbury County rate made in 1680: four pounds, twelve & five pence which is in full for this rate: Cambridge, 3rd of Aprill, 1682. L 4 12s 4d John Stedman, Treasurer.
296 Received Aprill 17, 1682: fron Robt Man & Joseph Curtis by severall bills, notes, receipts etc, for former payments the some of twenty seven pounds fourteen shillings in Country pay: & eighteen pounds nine shillings & four pence mony in full of two rates & a halfe: pd the yr. 1681 : I say received, L 27 14s 0d; L 18 9s 4d. per. James Russell, Treasurer. Received the 15 of May, 1682 in full of this warrant: nine pounds, four shillings from Benjamin Moore: per mee, James Russel, Treasurer. L 9 4 s 0d. 189 April 18, 1682 At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 18 April, 1682. It is ordered that the Town Clerk do with all speed draw out a rate containing one moyety of this Towns proportion to a single Country Rate (according to the last Invoice taken of the persons & estates rateable in this Towne) to bee paid in money for the necessary suply of the Contryes Agents appointed to be sent for England amounting to about nine pounds, four shillings, eight pence; for the Constables hereby speedily to collect the same of the Inhabitants in & about this Town & is to be paid in accord- ing to the Treasurer's warrant dated, the 21 of March last past for that end. It is ordered that the Constables of this Town doe demand & receive the Town weights in the sealers hands & that they carry them down to the Treasurer of the County or his ord; & have them there new sized & stampt according to law made 15 February last & with all convenient speed to returne them to the sealler againe. It is ordered that the selectmens orders made the 13 of March last as they are now entered & recorded in the Town book on folio 110 be audibly & deliberately read & published (soon after the next lecture to be on
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the 26th of this persent Aprill) to the Inhabitants of this Town, for all
to take notice of & observe.
(Memo: This was then accordingly done, see this book, Fol. 110)
It is ordered that after the publication by reading the orders last
aforesaid the Town Clarke doe as soon as may be, issue out warrants to
the persons particularly appointed to see the sd orders be observed that
they carefully attend their respective duties every way therby enjoyned
them.
(Memo: The Clerke demanded the selectmen for this warrant, which
was voted the 17 of May folio)
The four particular orders, above written, were all concluded by
vote.
April 26, 1682
At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 26 April, 1682 at Mr. Joseph
Noyes after Lecture.
The Country Mony Rate for the Country's Agents assessed on this Town
above mentioned being made in two parts for both sides of the River of
Sudbury was then read & examined perfected & determined by the selectmen
& delivered the 2 Constables then present by the selectmens appointment &
they received the same as follows;
Zechariah Maynard, Constable, his part for L s d
Collect on the East side of the River: 5 4 5
Benj. Moore, Constable, his part to Collect,
on the West side of the Great River 4 9 4
9 13 9
The constables were ordered to buy Town weights, wanting according
to law in part, with the 9s 1d overplus if they could gett it all in
against the day before the next Court of Election: vizt the 23 of May
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next on which day the Rate must be paid to the Treasurer of the Country.
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May 17, 1682
At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 17th of May, 1682.
It is ordered & voted that the Town Clark doe (by the Invoice last
taken) make a Rate on the Inhabitants in and about this Town amounting to
about six pounds & cause the same to be delivered to the Surveyors of the
highwaies for the speedye & sufficient repaire of the Country roads within
this Town that stand in most need of the same & that sd surveyors doe
with the same cause the said waies to be speedily and effectually repaired.
(Memo: This rate was made & on 22 May, 1682 was delivered)
Ordered & voted that the Constable of this Town doe forthwith warn
Thomas Cartar to depart & quit this Town & bounds thereof & see that hee
be gone within a weekes time after warning & also that the Town Clark doe
write & signe a warrant & cause the same to be conveighed to any one of
the Constables for that end.
It is ordered & voted that the lines next underwritten directed to
Benjamin Parmenter & Jonathan Griffin be word for word transcribed & signed
by the Clark of this Town & that he cause the same to bee delivered to any
one of them for their observance & execute about swine; & that the like
order bee also signed by the Clerke directed to John Goodenow, Robert
Man & conveyed to any one of them who in like manner are appointed to
see to the execution of the said order about swine for the same year:
Vizt:
To Benjamin Parmenter & Jonathan Griffin.
You being particularly chosen & appointed by the selectmen of this
Town to see that their order dated the 13 of March last relating to swine
for the yeare 1682 by duely observed & kept (A True coppy of the same as
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it stands entered in the Town Book (Folio 110) being also written on the
backside thereof for your direction therin) In his Majesties Name you &
each of you are hereby required carefully & dilligently at all seasons to
see that the said order conserning swine be truly & constantly observed:
& therin you are to demean yourselves faithfully & impartially toward all
persons alike in their swine transgressing the said order, or any part
thereof; And in reward for your paines & attending thereupon, you are to
demand & recieve of the owner of any swine the penalty of six pense for
every defect or contempt of the said order you meet with as by the sd order
is approved; And if any doe refuse to pay, you may forthwith obtain evidence
& empound such swine & thereby enforce it by due course of Law.
Dated the 18 of May, 1682
Signed in the name & by order of the Select Men.
Per Jno. Greene, Clerk.
(Memo: This day also the freemen met & gave their votes for Governor
Deputy, Treasurer, Secretary, Major Lieutt & Comms. R by papers
& for 26 magistrates (nominated) by Indian corn & Tho. Read, Snr.
chosen to carry them.)
Copy:
To the Constable of Sudbury:
In his Majesties name, you are required forthwith to warn Tho. Carter to
depart & quit this town & bound thereof & see that hee bee gone in a week's
time; dated the 18 of May, 1682.
Signed per order of the Selectmen: Jno Green, Clerk.
July 31, 1682 : Sudbury.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town by vertue of the
Treasurer of the Country's warrant:
Capt. Edm. Goodenow was then chosen Commissioner to joyn with the
300 selectmen of this Town some time in Aug. next to assess & state the Rate of men according to the invoice of their estates now suddenly to be taken according to the sd. Treas.'s warrant & he is to transmit the list thereof to the shire town in the lst day of September next there to be examined & fully compleated as the law directs. August 8, 1682 At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 8th of August, 1682 By reason of the Town Clarke's inability to travell to take the In- voices of the Rateable estates of the Inhabitants of this Town, Mr. Joseph Noyes was chosen & appointed to joyn with John Allen formerly appointed by the Town to take the sd Invoices withall speed in his roome & to deliver the same to the Town Clarke so as the same may be seasonably prepared against the meeting of the selectmen & Commr. lately chosen to be forthwith Ex...before this month of April expires. 231 August 25, 1682 At a Meeting of the Selectmen & Commissioner lately chosen: the 25 of August, 1682 Mr. Joseph Noyes & John Allen presented the invoice of all persons & estates of this Town rateable which was seriously & particularly examined & resolved by the sd selectmen & Commissr to one single Country rate amounting in the whole to nineteen pounds, seven shillings & seven pence which being signed by the selectmen & Commissioner was delivered to Capt. Em. Goodenow the sd Commissioner to present to the Committee of this County at their next meeting at Cambridge for their perusal & confirma- tion according to Law in the case provided. September 25, 1682 At a Meeting of the Freemen, the 25 of Sept. 1682
301 John Bent (?) was chosen to serve on the jury of tryalls at the next Court held at Cambridge for the County of Middlesex. Ens. John Grout was formerly last chosen to serve on the Grand Jury. (Memo: The ministers rate for 6 months, or 1/2 a year ending the last of August last past having been presented to & examined & determined by the selectmen by their order to bee delivered to the minister ; was accord- ingly delivered to Mr. James Sherman the 25 day of Sept. 1682) October 13, 1682 At a meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town the 13 day of Oct. 1682 There was then delivered in an accompt of the unimproved lands, each person holds in & about this Town which as then also taken for the select- men to digest & put into an orderly method to send down to the Condl. (?) meeting at Cambridge in order to bee rated at 2s meny for every hundred Acres. Deacon John Haines & Corpl. Henry Rice, any one of them were then voted also to goe to Cambridge as Commr. either with Capt. Edm. Goodenow formerly chosen or without him in case hee cannot goe; at the time appointed (vizt) on the 2nd Tuesday in December next to sit & order matters with the Commr. of the County there. October 20, 1682 At a meeting of the Selactmen & Commr. the 20 of Oct. 1682 The account taken at the last town meeting of unimproved lands was then examined & stated in orders & also of lands within this Towne unsur- veyed whose owners dwelt in other places up & down the Country were also collected by themselves & ordered to be so sent to Cambridge & also a list taken of all farms bordering upon or near this Town was in like manner taken to be send to Cambridge; A list of the Troupers in & about this Town were also taken to bee sent to Cambr; some other matters being
302 also agitated, the Country mony rate was also ordered to bee stated by the Town Clerk to be examined by the selectmen at their meeting appointed to bee on Fryday, 1st of December next for other Town matters also. December 1, 1682 At a meeting of the selectmen, the 1st Dec. 1682 The severall lists appointed at the last selectmens meeting about the unimproved lands in & bordering upon this Town being drawn out faire by the Town Clerke were with the list of the Troupers deliberately read & examined & signed: the lands of persons dwelling in the Town amounted to 3896 Acres unimproved, cost at 2s per 8 Acres makes L 3 17s 10d: signed by the selectmen & Commr. The list of lands in Town of people dwelling elsewhere up & down the Country amounts to 1522 Acres of unimproved lands, cost also at 2s. per 8 Acres, makes 30s 5 1/2 d. The list of mens lands bordering about or near the Town amounted to: 5130 Acres in which Mr. Danforth's lands & Sa... Gookins & Hows were not cast because the contents are uncertayne: the rest amounted to 5L 2s 7d, signed by the Town Clerk & all sent down with the list of Troupers in and about the Town by Deacon Haines, Commr to Cambridge: The mony rate being stated, 5L Town Rate for Widow Loker's last pay- ment were examined approved & declared to bee so read by the Town Clerk & speedily delivered to the constables to collect: some resolves were made full payment of the Pastors & a w... ordered to be issued by the Town Clerk to the constables to levy by distresse all ... (232) The Treasurer's Warrant: dated Xber 26, 1682 to Selectmen & Constables of Sudbury to collect of sd Inhabitants of Sudbury (vertue of an order
303 Of Genl. Court Xber the 12) three single Country Rates and of them in mony amounts to L 19 7s 7d : first two in country pay (vizt: wheat at 5s 6d the bushell; pease at 4s 6d; barley & barley malt at 3s 6d; Rye at 4s; Indian corne at 3s; oates at 2s per. bushell) shall amount to 38L, 15s 2d, noe barly is to bee paid aft. the 1st of Aprill next, all other pay except corn is to be paid at mony price: no lean cattle or horses is to bee paid at all: James Russell, Treasurer. The constables having paid in all; the Treasurer's recept signed at the botom of his warrant is as follows: Received the contents of the above mentioned warrant; April 20, 1683 per James Russell, Treasurer: L 19 7s 7d : mony; L 38 15s 2d: in country pay. (189) Feb. 1, 1682 At a Meeting of the Selectmen, the 1st of Feb. 1682 Whereas the Reverend Pastor Mr. James Sherman complayning that severall persons remain still indebted upon his six months rates granted him be- tween the 1st Sept. 1678 and last of Feb. 1681-82 & the selectmen notwith- standing former meanes they have need for the paying of his dues now finding that Mr. Edward Pelham hath paid nothing upon five rates (vizt) betweene the last of February 1678 and last of February 1681; the whole amounts to 10 L, 18s 10 d due from him; and in like manner Jno. Graves hath paid nothing upon five of the sd rates (vizt) between the 1st of March, 1679 and last of August, 1682, the whole amounts 10 L 13s 10d from him; that Jno. Gleason rests still debtor upon both rates for the year 1681: 4s 8d who pretend poverty; & Henry Rand rests debtor on the rate ending the last of Feb. 1681-82, 2s 8d, The whole somme is forty shillings; The select- men judging it their duty to endeavour to have the Pastor paid the sd
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forty shillings: by which (when paid) the Pastor concludes with the sel-
ectmen that then hee shall bee fully paid so as all former rates ending
with the Sd last of Feb. 1681-82 will bee void; In consideration whereof
the selectmen have engaged in behalf of this Town to cause the said sume
of forty shillings to be added to the Pastors next sixth monthes rate
(that will end with the last of this present month of February) over &
above his 42L 10s accustomed for a finall issue of all dues upon all former
rates ending the last of February last yeare which the selectmen ordered
to bee presented at the next Town meeting for their concurrance therein;
which Town Meeting they doe hereby order to bee on Monday, the 12 of this
present month of February at 9 in the forenoone at the Meeting House
for the choice of Town Officers & for the yeare ensueing:
(Memo: This was confirmed at the Town meeting, the 12 of Feb. see
this book folio: 113)
Moreover at the sd Meeting of the selectmen Mr. Thomas Brown, Corp.
Jacob Moor, Jonath, Rice & Stephen Blanford, Joseph Freeman, Robt. Man
& Tho. Read junr were chosen to serve as Tythingmen the yeare ensueing,
& it is ordered that they take notice of the same so as to attend the
same Town meeting & bee then & there sworne according to law.
(233)
Feb. 12, 1682-3
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town on Munday, the
12 of February, 1682.
Selectmen John Greene
for Anno Deacon John Haines Were chosen Selectmen to order
1683 Capt. Edm. Goodenow & manage the prudentiall affaires
Ens. Jno Grout of this Town for the yeare ensueing
John Allen
Mr. Tho. Brown
John Brewer
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Town Clerk John Greene - chosen Town Clark for the yeare ensueing
Constables John Parmenter
: were chosen constables for the yr ensueing
Hopestill Brown
Ordered & voted that all constables chosen to serve this
Town shall have each of them ten shillings per anno: from yeare
to yeare allowed & paid them (out of the Town rate made once
a year to pay Town Debts) over & above the accustomed twelve
pence in the pound allowed for their collecting Town Rates:
This for collecting & paying all Country & County Rates)
Invoice John Goodenow : were chosen to take the Invoyces of all
Takers Samll How Rateable estates in & about this Town the
yeare ensueing.
4 Tythingmen Mr. Thomas Brown, Corpll Jacob Moor, Jonath. Rice,
sworn: Stephen Blandford, there being foure (of the seven who
were) chosen tythingmen on the 1st of this present February
were then sworn by the selectmen before the Town, to
serve the yeare ensueing.
The selectmen chosen last yeare having taken some paines about seeing
some remains of the Ministers rates paid him: & they having also by mutuall
agreement between the reverend Pastor & themselves after such manner as
they have issued, ballanced, caused to bee fully paid & cancelled all the
rates that have been granted to Mr. James Sherman their minister for his
maintainance from the beginning of his being amonst us to the last of
February 1681-82 to the minister's satisfaction according to an account
thereof dated the 1st day of this present February presented by the select-
men to this Town, with which the Town doe declare themselves to bee also
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well sattisfied; And to the end that that matter might for future bee
more certainly attended, methodically mannaged; & as much as may bee every
year duely & fully compleated & ended:
It is ordered & voted that the selectmen that are & shall bee from
yeare to year chosen to manage the prudentiall affaires of this Town shall
in like manner or other waise after the best manner they may every year
cause two six monthes rates granted for the sallary & maintainance of
their present Minister (vizt): the rate ending the last of August & the
rate next following ending the last day of February) to bee examined,
issued & fully paid unto the Minister so as the sd two rates bee taken
in & cancelled by or before the selectmen before their yeare is out, pro-
vided the Minister (having notice aforehand given him) doe attend the
selectmen with sd two rates as soon as the selectmen doe at any time
Assemble together about that business: which if hee doe & these two rates
as aforesd bee not issues as aforesd before these selectmens yeare expire;
This Town doth order that the said selectmen doe make it their businesse
...to issue it suddenly after & not leave that their worke for the succeed-
ing selectmen...
(234)
Joseph Moor desiring to exchange a peice of land at the backside of
his house with the Town for a peice backward by his brother Zech. Maynards
the Town hath chosen Mr. Joseph Noyes, Sergt. Rutter & Peter King to goe
& view the same & to make a true report therof unto the Town at their
next meeting.
Joseph Gleasing desiring to lay down the highway that now is by his
house & to take it up by the land he bought of John Loker; this Town hath
chosen Ensign Grout, Jonath Rice to goe & view the same & make a true return
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thereof at the next Town meeting.
It is ordered that there bee a Town meeting held at the meeting house
the first Munday in March next to begin at nine a clock in the forenoon
to examine the Invoices & state Town Debts & Credit & to manage such other
matters of the Town as the Inhabitants then mett shall see good to assume,
agitate & determine.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Towne, the 5th of March 1682-83
The particular debts with this Town being demanded by the particular
persons to whom the same is due & also considered of the whole amounting
to 9L 18s 0d & 12s pr. each to the constables for collecting & paying
the debts the Town ordered that the Clarke make a rate according to the
amount last written upon the Inhabitants in & about this Town of between
9L and 10L for the payment of 9L 18s 0d as abovesd & that the constables
herewith collect & pay the same according to a list drawn up by the Town
Clerk of the particular somes due to each creditor; all corne & grain to
be paid at the rates & prizes last set by the Genrll Court; Add also
12d per ea. makes 10L 8s 0d:
Forasmuch as this Town hath found by experience that Town meetings
for chusing their officers for the yeare in the month of February is
attended with much difficulty & for that especially a considerable part
of the Inhabitants who now dwell on the western side of the great River
of this Town are at that time of the yeare sometimes not cappacitated
to come over the River the water being risen too high on the Causeway
for horses & not frozen sufficient to beat either horse or man & yett
withal so frozen as is not at an ordinary rate to be made passable by
Cannoe or that by which they have been prevented to attend such meeting
at such a season before appointed which doth so considerably conseen them
to attend; It is therefore voted & ordered that henceforth the selectmen
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every year for the time being shall appoint & seasonably warn the Town
meeting (under the Clerke or one of their hands (either by vocall publication,
or especially in writing fixed upon the meeting house door or some other
open place neare thereunto) for electing selectmen, Comrs, Town Clarke,
Constables, & Invoice Takers for that yeare ensueing to bee on the first
Munday in October every year & the Inhabitants of this Town are then to
attend the same, any former order or custom to the Contrary notwithstand-
ing.
Voted & ordered that all persons & estates rateable by this Town
that dwell without the Town bounds (as well as within) shall have their
meadows rated, & accordingly shall pay the same to the minister & to the
poor of this Town as other persons doe;
Voted & ordered that Ephraim Garfield, John Gleason, Jonath. Griffin,
& John Graves bee rate free for the present rates now to bee made & so to
continue till ordered to the contrary.
Voted & ordered that Leufnt Josiah Haines, Mr. Joseph Noyes, & Peter
King who were the 29. Sept. 1679 appointed a committee to treat contract
with & cause the widow Mary Loker to be paid (see folio 101) & now having
paid her 15 L according to their bond delivered up & cancelled the Town
doth gratefully accept of their care & paines therin & doe order each of
them 5s to bee allowed them on the next Town rate to be made & appointed
& that the constables doe pay the same unto them.
Voted & ordered that Jonath. Griffin doe sweep & keep clean the
Meeting House the yeare ensueing & have 26s. for his paines as formerly
the Town rate above mentioned.
The Committee appointed to examine & view the exchange of Land,
Mr. Joseph Moor requested at a Town meeting the 12 of Feb. last (see folio
113) & having at this Town meeting made their return, It is now voted
& ordered that the sd Joseph Moor shall exchange the same Acre for Acre
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& shall bee his forever: Upon the returne of the Committe touching the
request of Jno. Haines junr made to the Town the 6 Mar 1681-82 (see folio
109) the Town at this meeting hath voted & ordered that the sd Jno. Haines
junr. shall exchange & have the parcell of upland by his Pine Meadow,
hee laying down as lines of his land at Lakeside Hill ... which shall be
his ...
(235)
(at sd Town Mtng. March 5)
It is voted & ordered (upon the Committee's return now made touching
Jno. Goodenow's request of 6 March 1681-82 (see this book, folio 109))
& the Town doth now grant that the sd John Goodenow doe lay down a small
parcell of his land upon the western corner of his field next Benjamin
Moore's to the Town's use & shall take up & have as many rodds of land
upon the western side of the Hill on the backside of his house in lieu
thereof which shall be his own forever; And that which hee hath relinquished
as abovesd to bee the Towns forever.
Upon the return of the Committee touching John Brewer's request of
the 6 March 1681-82 (see folio 109) it is voted & ordered & the Town doth
not grant that the sd John Brewer do lay (sentence crossed out) shall take
up & have half an Acre of land on the east side of Jacob Moore's land
leaving the highway that leadeth to Mr. Pelhams neck at least 5 roods wide,
provided he lay down & resign up unto the Towns hands as much of his own
land at the west side of his new cornfield in lieu thereof which shall
be his own forever; And that which hee relinquishes as above sd to bee
the Towns forever.
Upon the return of the Committee touching Mr. Joseph Noyes his request
made the 6 of March 1681-82 on folio 109, It is voted & ordered & granted
that the sd Joseph Noyes hath liberty to lay down all his parcell of
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meadow in strawberry meadow & in lieu thereof to take up as much in long
meadow which shall be his own forever.
Upon a return of the Committee touching Joseph Gleason's request
made the 12 of Feb. last (see folio 113) it is voted & ordered & graunted
that the sd Gleason hath liberty to lay down the highway by his house
& in lieu thereof hath power to take up the highway by the land hee brought
of John Loker as the same shall bee appointed & stakt out to him by Deacon
Jno. Haines & Ensign Jno. Grout.
It is voted & ordered & the Town doth lett out all their comon meadow
at Long Meadow not disposed of & ordered to be disposed of to any other)
unto Zech. Maynard for this ensueing summer for which the sd Maynard hath
agreed to pay unto the Town at all demands five shillings.
Voted, ordered & determined that all such as have the 14 Feb. 1680
on folio 107 taken & hired the common lands on the north side of the Town
street to break & improve in order to a sheep pasture and such other as
shall hire & subdue any more of it according to the terms expressed on
the sd 107 page shall during the term of occupying & subdueing the same,
enjoy it free of all rates.
Tho. Plimpton desiring to lay down about seven acres & a quater of
his land on the north west side of Goodmans Hill & that he might take up
as much Acre for Acre on the west side of his field; the Town hath chosen
& appointed Deacon Haines & Ensign Grout to view the same & make a return
upon thereof unto the Town at the next convenient opportunity of the Town
meeting.
Upon the request of Jabesh Brown, It is voted & concluded that if the
sd Brown doe dwell & remaine an Inhabitant abiding in this Town that hee
shall have four Acres of upland & swampland as it lies one with another
on the north & east side of the land where hee now dwells if he can buy
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as much of the Cow Common on the western side of the Great River & shall
also deliver up the same to the Town's use in lieu thereof to the Towns
content.
Robert Man & Thomas Read Junr, these being two (of the seven) tything-
men chosen on the 1st of February last were now sworn by the selectmen
before the Town to serve the yeare ensueing.
It is ordered that the writer of the Invoice takers shall henceforth
have seven shillings for each Invoice.
March 13, 1682-83
At a Meeting of the Freemen the 13 March 1682-83.
The votes for Magistrates (were delivered in) for the yeare ensueing
& were sorted & folded and sealed up by Deacon Haines; & delivered to Mr.
Tho. Brown chosen & ordered to carey them to & deliver at Cambridge the
last Wednesday of this month according to law being the 28th of this
March.
Ensigne John Grout was chosen to serve upon the Grand Jury at County
Court of Middlesex; Jonath. Rice was chosen to serve on the Jury of Tryalls
at the Court for this County.
March 13, 1682-83
At a Meeting of the Selectmen 13 March, 1682-83
It is ordered that the Town Clerke make out the County Rate of 4L
19s 5d on this Town according to County Treasurer's warrant dated 6. instant
& deliver the same to the constable to gather it in; It is ordered that
there bee a selectmen meeting on Monday, the 26 of this month to make
Town orders & that the County & Town rates bee perfected with the Pastors
rate by the day;
(236)
March 26, 1683 312
At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 26 of March, 1683
The Pastors Rate for the last Halfe year was then delivered to him
& 45s added to it; The Town rate of 9L 18s 0d with 12d in the pound add
to & the County Rate of 4L 19s 0d were both of them then delivered to
Jno. Parmenter, Constable
It is ordered that all General fences of Corn fields & within this
Town & limitts thereof: & all particular fences that are stated by agree-
ment of both parties bordering one upon another within this Town (except-
ing these about Mr. Pelham's farm) shall bee well & sufficiently made up
and finished by the 15 of Aprill next which fences are to be made up
either with substantiall posts well & strongly set & fitted with four good
broad & substantiall railes so as that the foure bee three foot & a halfe
high; or otherwaise with a good close & strong sedge sufficiently staked
& well tethr'd of the same height; or any other good sufficient close
substantiall fence equivalent & every way as good & strong as the aforesd
Post & raile fence; & to the end that this order be seasonably & effec-
tually attended, the particular surveyors of fences hereunder named shall
& are hereby injoyned some time within six days after the 15 of Aprill
1683 to view all such fences as are within their respective precincts
& limitts hereunder appointed them & what ever fences they shall find
not well & sufficiently made up by that time at the farthest, the owner
of such unsufficient fence or fences shall forfeit & pay all other Damages
that any other person or persons hath sustained by any for any mens defect
in their fences; which fences are in like manner to be substantially
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every way sufficiently kept up & maintained till all the Indian harvest
bee fully ended on penalty of paying the forfeiture & damages abovesd
for every defect all along found in the mean time; which the sd surveyors
are from time to time in like manner as aforesd carefully & frequently
to Inspect for that end; especially if any of the owners of any cornfield,
or such as are in danger to be damaged, shall (after warning given to
any person whose fence or fences may chance to bee defective) at any time
or times call upon the sd surveyors (within the sd space of time) thereunto:
The particular surveyors of fences are as follows,
& also their circuits: for the yeare ensueing:
1st circuit: Benj. Rice Are the surveyors of all fences on the
Peter Bent eastern side of the great River of This
Town that are on the southern side
of Pine Brook.
2nd: Sergt. Rutter Are the surveyors of all fences from the
Benj. Parmenter Widow of Tho. Rice to Jno. Allens that
are on the eastern & southern side of the
old mill brook to Pine Brook & also of
Ensign Grout & Corp. Jonath. Stanhope
home fences.
3rd: Ensign Grout Are the surveyors of all fences from the
Jno. Allen lane by Zechary Maynards house & the lane
by Mr. Peter Noyes's & John Parmenters.
4th Corp. Jacob Moor Are surveyors from Zech. Maynards lane
Corp. Jno. Brown to Jno. Blandfords & also Peter Kings
fences on the northern side of the Town
Street & all fences that lead to common
swamp on the hill from the little Pond
to the old mill brook & smith field fences.
5th: Mr. Joseph Noyes: Are surveyors of all Mr. Peter Noyes'
Corp. Stanhope & Mr. Tho. Brown's fences.
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6th: Joseph Moor Are surveyors of Sergt. Rutters & Zech
Steph. Blandford Maynards fences thereof Jacob Moore's
& Joseph Curtis's, John Brewer's & of
the Chamberlaines, Jon. Graves & Jonath.
Treadaway's fences.
7th: Sergt. Wright Are surveyors of all fences (on the western
Jabesh Brown side of the Great River) that are on the
south side of the highway that leads from
log road causy to the mill & Nobscot.
8th: Benj. Moore Are surveyors of all fences else (on the
Tho. Plimpton western side of the Great River) that are
on the northerne side of the highway last
aforementioned & of all the new grants
for the yeare ensueing.
General Surveyors of fences for the yeare ensueing:
Mr. Joseph Noyes Are chosen & appointed to be the generall
Mr. Thomas Brown surveyors of all fences within this Town
& limits therof; who are impowered to
view, hear & determine all matters &
differances arising about the sufficiency
& insufficiency of fences & to demand
& recieve each of them twelve pence of
such as shall at any time desire their
helpe therein before they goe forth.
(237)
March 26, 1683
At the sd meeting of the selectmen, the sd 26 of March
It is ordered that all swine above a month old within this Towne &
315 Limitts thereof be all the yeare long sufficiently rung in the middle of the snowt, so as no swine bee found rooting or doing any damage thereby through want or diffent thereof; & also every swine is to bee well & suffi- ciently yoaked from the 15 day of Aprill next untill Indian harvest bee fully ended; on penalty of the owners forfeiting & paying six pence every time for every one of his swine as shall at any time throughout the whole yeare be found without a sufficient ring strongly fixt in his snowt as aforesd & also six pence every time that any one swine be found within the time above linited without a sufficient strong yoake about his neck; The bottome part of every yoake is to bee as long as the swine standing upon his four feet is high from the ground to the top of his shoulders, & the two sticks that are placed up & down through the yoake are to bee made & maintained six inches higher than the swine's neck, & three inches lower than the forementioned bottom of the yoake that is usually placed acrosswais under his throat (for all swine of a yeare old & upwards; so proportionally for all swine that are younger) only the fine or above sd penalty shall not bee required & paid above or more than once in one day; Moreover if any one's swine (notwithstanding) shall take any persons corn field within this Town the owner of such swine is (besides the payment of all damages) forthwith to shut up every one all such swine, so keepe them close & fast shut for seven daies & seven nights together without intermission & also in like manner or shall from time to time shutt them up as often as the same of any of them shall after that again take any mans cornfield & shall pay all damages besides); James Rosse, Senr and Strphen Blandford are chosen & appointed to see this order effectually attended and performed by all persons upon all swine on the Eastern side of the Great River of this Town; And Benjamin Moor & Thomas Plimpton on the western side of the River, who are also impowered from time to time to demand and provide the aforesaid penalty of six pence of every person whose swine shall be found from time
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to time any way transgressing the sd order or any part therof; & not only
they but also every Townsman or other person or porsons hath the like liberty
& power to execute this order & receive the panalty.
It is ordered that all sorts of Neat Cattle or Cowkind young and
old that shall at any time be found (between the 15 Aprill 1683 & last of
October next following) in any enclosed lands either of corn field, meadows,
pastures, or chards or gardens within this Towne & the limitts thereof,
shall forfeit & pay to the owner of such lands six pence per head for every
time (not exceeding once in a day) for every beast so found which shall
bee paid by the owner of such beasts who shall also pay to the owner of the
land all damages besides.
It is ordered that all horses or mares shall be sufficiently and
strongly fettered or hopl'd between the 15 of Aprill 1683 & last of October
then next following where any horse or mare shall be found within this Town
& limitts therof in the aforsaid space of time any way deffective as to
fettering or hopling taken in any inclosed corn field, meadow, pasture
or orchard garden unfettered or not sufficiently fettered or hopled the
owner of such horse or mare shall forfeit to the owner of such land twelve
pence per head every time (not exceeding one time in a day) owner of all
fettered or hopl'd as well as unfettered & unhopled beasts of that kind
taken in any mans enclosed lands aforesd shall pay to the owner of such
lands all damages done by them or any of them.
It is ordered that if any mans sheep shall be found in any mans corn
field, meadow, pasture orchard or garden sufficiently fenced within this
Town or limitts therof between the 15 of April 1683 & last of September
next following the owner of such sheep shall besides paying all damages
by them done to the owner of such land pay unto him also two pence for
each sheep every time such sheep shall bee so taken or found.
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It is ordered that every householder within this Town & Limitts thereof
shall provide himself with a strong & sufficient ladder to stand upon the
ground & reach up above the top of his house by the 15 of June next, on
penalty of forfeiting & paying five shillings for neglect thereof, one
halfe thereof to the Towns use & other halfe part thereof to the sd (men)
that are appointed to see this order exected & Serjeant John Rutter &
John Bush are hereby authorized to see this order duely executed & to demand
& received the fines of all such that shall neglect their duty hereby
enjoyned them.
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It is also ordered that those orders bee entered in the Town Book
as accustomed & publickly read at the meeting house to the Inhabitants after
the lecture on the 28th instant March.
(nb: This was read to the inhabitants according to the sd order).
It is also ordered that the clarke doe in seasonable time under his
hand set forth to the particular surveyors of the foregoing order about
swine according to the coppy of the sd order as it stands recorded in this
book (folio 110)
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A copy of the sleectmans order about swine dated the 26 March 1683
was transcribed word for word in two half sheets of paper & the warrant
above ordered written under it both dated the 2nd April 1683, were delivered
over to: James Rosse, Sr & Joseph Blandford & the other to Benjamin Moore
& Tho. Plimpton: and were delivered by J.G.
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April 30, 1683
At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 30 April, 1683.
It is ordered that the Town Clarke make a rate upon the 18 Troopers
of this Town of 2L 16s 8d which is 3s 4d each due for their heads, which
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is a Duplication due from them upon former rates them left our according to
the Treasurer's warrant of this Colony dated 29 March, 1683 & that the
same be delivered to the constables of this Town speedily to collect &
to pay in to the sd Treasurer by the 31 July next at farthest.
It is also ordered that A single Country rate be made on the Inhabi-
tants of This Towne to bee collected & paid in mony drawn by the sd Invoice
taken in August last amounting to 19L 7s 7d to be also paid in by the
last of July, 1683 at farthest to the Treasurer or his assignes according
to the aforesd Treasurer's warrant.
It is also ordered that a rate bee made for wast or unimproved lands
according to the Invoice & other particulars sent with the Treasurer's
warrant dated the 27 March 1683 to be collected in mony, amounting to
10L 1s 3d which is also to be pd in to the Treasurer at or before the last
of July 1683.
The selectmen taking into consideration the obtruding of Dennis Hedly
with his wife & child or children upon this Town without leave have re-
vived the Town order made the 21 February 1665 recorded on Town Book folio
77 & have ordered the Town Clark to draw forth a warrant & sign it in
their name directed to the constables as follows, vizt:
To the constables of Sudbury or either of them:
The selectmen of this Town met together the 30 of April 1683 being
informed that Math. Rice hath admitted Dennis Hedly a Tennant to some part
of his lands within this Town and that the sd Hedly hath brought his wife
& a child, the same without leave first obtained contrary to a Town order
made the 21 of February 1665; In his Majesties Name you are forthwith to
warn the sd Matthew Rice within ten dayes after the date hereof to come to
the Clarke of this Town & deliver to him for the Towns use sufficient Bonds
to be reasonable sattisfactory of the Clerk for the security of this Town
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against what may happen by the sd Hedly's & his families being taken into
this Town by the sd Matthew Rice which, if the sd Rice shall fail to doe,
the selectmen judge it their duty without delay to impose on the sd Rice
the penalty of nineteen shillings & six pence for every week the sd Hedly
& his family been & shall continue in this Town till security bee given
as aforesd, otherwise this Town be rid of them by due course of law, which
shall bee speedily & effectually attended: Dated the 30 of Aprill, 1683;
Signed in their hand & by order of the selectmen.
Per John Green, Clerk.
Also voted & ordered that the Town Clark take no lesse Bond of Matthew
Rice then for the paymt of 40L mony.
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Received of the Constables of Sudbury, John Parmenter & Hopestill
Brown the full contents within mentioned in mony, Rye & their expey?
which is four pounds, nineteen shillings: I say received by mee:
Samll Andrew, Treasurer.
30 Aprill, 1683 (of the County Middlesex)
L4 19s 0d.
May 1, 1683
At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 1st of May, 1683:
It was ordered & voted that the Town Clerk doe forthwith send the
following warrant, signed in their names & by their order under his hand
direct to the Constables, vizt:
To the Constables of Sudbury, or either of them:
By the appointment & order of the selectmen of this Town, In His
Majesties Name you are required to warn Denis Hedly forthwith to depart
this town & bounds thereof with his family & see that hee bee speedily
gone; & also to demand of such person or persons as have suffered him &
his, to abide in their house, or any other empty house (by their appoint-
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ment or leave given) in this Town without farther license nineteen
shillings for every weeke such person hath affoarded entertainment to the
sd Hedly & his; contrary to Town order dated the 25th of February 1665
& thereof pray fail not; dated the 1st of May, 1683
Signed in the Name & by order of the Selectmen
Per: J. Greene, Clerk.
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August 15, 1683
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town, 15 Aug. 1683
Mr. Joseph Noyes was chosen to be a Commissioner to joyn with the
selectmen of this Town to make a list of all male persons therein above
16 yeares old & an estimation of all personal & real estates belonging to
every person & take the list which is by the sd Commr to the shire Town
on the first fourth day of the week, acc'd to Treas. warrant, dated the
17 July, 1683.
August 27, 1683
At a meeting of the Selectmen with the Commr. lately chosen the
27 August 1683
The invoice takers produced to hear the invoice of Rateable persons
& estates in & about Sudbury which was by then particalary examined compared
& determined, sealed up & signed by the selectmen & the Commr. to whom
the same was delivered for him to carry to the Committee of the County
at Cambridge the 1st wednesday in Sept. next ther to bee compleated accord-
ing to law.
The Pastor Rates of 42L 10s for 6 months ending the last of August
1683 was delivered to him, 29 Sept. 1683
October 1, 1683
At a meeting of the Freeman the 1st Oct. 1683:
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Jonath. Stanhope was chosen to serve on the jury of Tryalls at the next
County Court to bee held at Cambridge.
At a meeting of the Selectmen.
John Grout, junr., Joseph Curtise, Jno. Bent, Wm. Moore
& Jos. Freeman were chosen & appointed tythingmen for this town & limmits
thereof for the yeare ensueing & to take care as the law directs of the
families on their particular precincts allotted to the first tythingmen
first chosen on the 18 of January, 1679. (see folio 102 as is heer under
explained).
Jno. Grout, junr, his precints is the same that was allotted to Jno.
Blandford in folio. 102.
Joseph Curtis: his precincts is that which was allotted to Henry
Loker: folio 102
John Rice: his precincts is that which was allotted to Mr. Peter
Noyes: folio 102
Jno. Bent: precints is that which was allotted to Corpl. Henry
Rice: folio 102
Wm. Moor: precincts is that which was allotted to Thomas Read: folio
102
Joseph Freemans: precincts is that which was allotted to Srgt. Edward
Wright: folio 102
The sd 6 Tithingmen are ordered to attend the sd Selectmen at the
meeting coming on Munday, the 3rd of ... next, at 9 in the morning to be
there sworne according to Law.
Mr. James Sherman, the Pastor, according as hee was before desired
now brought in his two rates of Anno 1682, the last of which ended the last
day of February, 1682-83 & the selectmen finding many not crossed on both
the said rates & the pastor finding that it might not bee earnestly prose-
cited at present, was by the sd selectmen desired at the next Town meeting
to be held at the meeting house on Munday, the 3rd of December next to
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present the said two rates there to bee read that all might take notice
who are defective & th t warning might be then & there publickly given that
if those persons defective doe not speedily within a time then to be limitted
pay their dues & cause their rates to be crost, such persons must expcet
to bee hastened by these meanes to end that matter with no farther charge
for the selectmen will not rest toll the sd two rates bee delivered them
up for the Towns security (endangered by the remissness of such) according
to Town order impowering them thereunto, dated the 12 of Feb. 1682 (see folio
113)
(240)
October 5, 1683
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town, Munday the 5th of Oc-
tober, 1683
Chosen John Greene were chosen selectmen to order
Selectmen: Capt. Edm. Goodenow the prudentiall affaires of this
Deacon Jno. Haines Town, the year ensueing
Mr. Jose. Noyes
Ensign. Jno. Grout
Mr. Tho. Brown
John Allen
Commissioners Capt. Edmond Goodenow were chosen to be Commr. to hear
chosen: John Greene & determine the small causes of
Deacon Jno. Haines this Towne the yeare ensueing.
Town Clark: John Greene: Chosen Town Clerk for the yeare
ensueing.
Constables: Jonathan Rice were chosen Constables for the yeare
John Bush ensueing.
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Invoice takers: Jno. Goodenow were chosen to take & deliver in
Samuel How to the selectmen of all rateable
estates in & about this Town for
the yeare ensueing.
This Town now met together, having had conference with James Barnet
for taking in & harbouring of Christopher Portingal in this Town who is
rendered to bee a person of vicious nature, an evill tongue, & behaviour
& otherwise discouraging enough; & having also then read unto the sd Barnet
the Town order dated 21 February 1665, on this Town book (folio 77) pro-
hibiting the entertainment of any (especially such a suspicious person)
without the Towne's leave, doe order that the sd James Barnet doe forthwith
rid his lands & as much as in him lies the Town & bounds thereof of the sd
Christopher Portingal, or give the Town sufficient security, on penalty of
paying what the sd order hath appointed for such breach thereof; And the
Constables is hereby ordered to warn the sd Portingall to depart this Town
& bounds thereof & so to continue till hee hath leave from this Town to
the contrary; and all other within this Town & limitts thereof are in like
manner hereby warned not to suffer him to harbour amongst us.
It is ordered that Deacon Jno. Haines & Peter King doe lay out the
highway through Joseph Freeman's & Benja. Hight's lands at the new grants
& make return thereof to the town at their next meeting for their determin-
ation.
It is ordered that Capt. Goodenow, & Tho. Read, Senr. forthwith at
their best discretion make strickt enquiry into the condition & usage of
Benja. Crane's servant boy & make returne therof to the Town; And that they
also enquire into the state & condition of sd Crane's daughter, suspected
to be with child & hath no husband & to admonish her Parents carefully to
inspect & look at her least worse befall her & them.
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October 26, 1683
At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 26 Oct. 1683.
After dispatch of severall other matters of lesser moment,
It is ordered that the Town Clarke doe with all convenient speed make out
the two contry rates demanded by the Treasurer of this Collony, vist: the
rate to pay mony & that to be paid in country pay-soe as if bee can they
may bee ready on the 3rd of December next to bee perused by the selectmen,
to be repen'd fit to bee put into the constables hands for them to collect
the same of the Inhabitants about this Town.
(nb; These rates were perfected, signed & delivered by John Green the
5 of December 1683 for the Constables Jonath. Rice, John
Bush to collect; The Treas. Warrant was here also delivered
to Jonath. Rice.)
December 3, 1683
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town, the 3rd of Dec. 1683
The matter of enlarging the old meeting house or building of a new
one being the worke of the day was then assumed & largely discoursed & in
the close it was voted that the business bee wholly suspected as present
& in lieu thereof, It was voted & ordered that for one yeare longer the
present meeting house as it is shall content this Town, only that some
necessary repaires bee made thereupon both to keep it up & make it as
warme & comfortable as may bee & that it bee made as convenient as it can
for as many people to sit in as the house is capable of till further order.
Three of the Tythingmen chosen last month (vizt): Joseph Curtis,
Jno Bent, & Joseph Freeman being then present, were then sworne by the
selectmen according to law.
December 25, 1683
At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 25 of Dec. 1683.
It is ordered that the Clark of this Town doe speedily draw up one
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halfe of this Towne's proportion to a single Country rate to bee paid in
mony according to an order of the Treasr. of this Collony dated the 20
of this present December & deliver the same to the Constables of This Town
who are forthwith upon their receipt therof to collect of the Inhabitants
their severall proportions contained in the sd rate & to pay in the whole
(according to Invoice last taken) to the sd Treasurer of his Assignees
accordingly.
February 20, 1683
At a Meeting of the Selectmen, the 20 February, 1683.
It is ordered that the Town Clerk doe speedily draw out the County
Rate of seven pounds fourteen shillings & ten pence according to the Treas.
of this Counties warrant dated the 28 of December last according as it
already stated & lying in the Clerk's hands, & that hee deliver the same
to the Constables of this Town & pay in the same to the sd Treasr. at or
before 10 March next;
Ordered that a meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town bee published
to bee held on Munday the 3rd of March 1683 at nine in the forenoon at
the meeting house to hear the Invoice of mens rateable estates read, &
to state the debts & credits of this Town & to assume & determine any other
businesses of this Towne as shall be thought fit at the sd meeting.
Jno. Grout junr, Jno. Rice & Wm Moor who were formerly chasen 3 of
tythingmen for this Town do attend the selectmen at the sd meeting house
to bee sworne according to law.
(242)
March 3, 1683-84
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne, the 3rd March 1683-84
The invoices of peoples rateable estates in & about this Town was then
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particularly read & concluded upon & delivered to the Clerk of this town
who was then ordered therby to draw out & perfect the ministers rate for
six months ending the last of February last & deliver the same unto
him.
The debts due to severall persons from this Town being calculated
amounting to 11L 4s 0d, was determined by the Town at the sd meeting &
it is ordered & voted that the Clerk draw out & perfect a rate on the
Inhabitants for the sdsome & add thereto 12d in the pound for the Con-
stables paines which makes in all eleven pounds fifteen shillings & that
hee deliver the sd rate with a particular list of the creditors to whom it
is due & the sd Constables are hereby ordered to collect & gather in the sd
somme & make payment therwith unto the particular persons to whom the Town
is indebted according to the schedule that the Clarke is to deliver unto
them the species of payes are to be according to the rates & prizes last
set by the Genrll Court; & the rate is to be made by the last invoice taken
which is above mentioned.
Ordered that Jonathan Griffin (who consenteth thereto) do go on
to sweer, brush & keep clean the meeting house of this Town the yeare en-
sueing who shall recieve 26s for his paines out of the Town rate to bee
made after the expiration of the yeare.
This Town being sencible of some inconveniences that yearly happeneth
by taking the Invoices of mens rateable estates too near the spring time
doe hereby order that the Invoice takers that shall bee every chosen for
the work doe annually take the said Invoice for the Pastors Rate & Town
rate in the month of January & to cause the same to be read & audited at
a meeting of the Inhabitants of This Towne warned to assemble sometime
before the sd January bee ended; that the sd Invoices prepared might bee
delivered to the Clerk of this Towne sometime in the first week of February
next following at farthest to make the Pastors rate by somewhat sooner
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then formerly at that time of the yeare any other order, custome or usage
heretofore notwithstanding.
This Town having many yeares agoe granted the desire of the late
Deacon Wm. Browne for exchanging his two Acres and three quarters of an Acre
at Pinesland for so much hee desired to bee added & laid to his meadow
granted to him by the Town at Nobscot & also granted to him in like manner
his desire for exchanging his four acres of upland on Pine Plaine in lieu
& for so much upland to bee added to his upland at Nobscot; But his son
Hopestill Brown not finding the same recored & hee now declaring unto the
Towne his lott all resignation of all his affordsd meadow in Pine Sladd and
also his aforesaid four acres of upland into the Towns hand to bee att their
dispose forever: It is hereby voted & ordered that the forsd quantities of
meadow frownd & upland as laid out & added to his lands at Nobscot by
Ensign Noyes in his lifetime & as the same lies there to this day in lieu
of so much lying quiett at Pine Plaine & at Pine Slad as aforesd shall
bee his the sd Hopestill Brown & his heires & all Assignees forever.
This Town being informed that Joseph Graves who occupyeth a peice
of meadow by some called Walgrave Meadow (adjoyning to Peter Kings five
acres of meadow) lying on the eastern side of the great River of this Town
in the great meadow refuseth to pay towards the rates due for the same,
pretending he finds nothing thereof recorded; It is voted & concluded that
the sd meadow doe lye in the Towns hands & for the Town to dispose or lett
out the same annually so as all rates as doe or shall arise to bee due may
bee without dispatch paid therefore, till a Record of how much it is: Deacon
John Haines & such as he shall call to assist is & are herevy impowered
& ordered at the next first fettest opportunity that can be taken to measure
how many acres the said peice of meadow grownd containes & speedily after
to return a true account thereof to the Town.
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It is ordere & voted that all the common meadow ground at Long Meadow
(not otherwise disposed of to any) shall & is hereby lett unto Zechary
Maynard next summer & hee hath agreed to pay six shillings to the Town
therefore.
Common Meadows And also the common meadow by Hop Brook at the highway,
lett to also the old & new grants is lett to Left. Haines next
sundry for: summer & also that bit of meadow by swarts meadow; the
s d. Left. is to pay 18d rent to the Town for the same.
6 0 And also the common meadow at the Hop Brook between
1 6 the two squadrons of the new grants there is lett to John
1 6 Goodenow who hath agreed to pay 18d rent for the same to
4 0 the Town.
4 0 And also all the common meadow by strawberry hill &
17 0 also all the common meadow there on the northern side of
Hop Brook on the western side of ...intry up ... that
leads to Concord (not lett to the Left. & John Goodenow
afforesd) is lett to Peter Haines who hath engaged & pro-
mised to pay to the Town four shillings rent for the same.
And also the common meadow at Ashen swamp on the south-
ern side of the brooke there is lett to James Rosse for
4s.
(243)
At the desire of Ens. Grout to exchange 10 Acres of land by Joseph
Gleasons land & dwelling for so much of the Towns land at the northern
side of the Town near to Water Town bounds & the meadow of Tho. Brown here:
And upon the desire of Joseph Curtise to exchange 10 Acres of his land
upon Pine Plaine near widow Rice land for so much of the Town's land some
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where between Concord Road & that way which goes to Danll Allens so as it
might joyn & bee laid to his own land & meadow there; And also upon John
Rutters desire to exchange 4 Acres of his land by Griffins meadow & the
three Ponds for so much of the Towns land somewhere by Watertown line on
the northern side of this Town neare to Tho. Browns meadow above sd; The
Town hath voted & doth order Mr. Joseph Noyes & Sergt. Rutter, who are hereby
impowered to enquire into all these matters & aforesd lands requested by
every one of the above named persons to bee exchanged & to returne to the
Town an account as they shall upon search find necessary & convenient both
for them & also for the Town in their severall behalfes & cases; for the
Town's farther consideration thereof.
March 17, 1683-84
At a Meeting of the selectmen the 17 of March, 1683-84.
The rate for 6 mo. to be the pastor & Minister ending the last of
February last past having been perused, examined & concluded upon, It is
ordered that the Clark of this Town doe sign & deliver the same forthwith
to Mr. James Sherman the minister & for his use; This was then delivered
to Mr. James Sherman, Pastor.
The Town rate of 11L 15s to pay Town debts was read & examined by the
selectmen & the Clerk ordered to signe the same & deliver it the Constables
of this Town with all speed for them to collect & therwith to pay the sd
debts to the particular persons contained in a schedule forthwith all prepared
& approved & to be delivered to them: Both these were delivered to Jonath.
Rice, Constable the 19 of March, 1683-84.
For the payment of arrears due (to the Pastors rate) for severall per-
sons in & about this Town it is ordered that the Towne Clarke do deliver
to the Constable a warrant under his hand to levy the same as follows
(vizt):
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To the constables or Constable of Sudbury:
This Towne having been greatly troubled & oppressed for severall
yeares past through the evill neglect of severall Inhabitants & proprietors
in & about & belonging to This Town who have not year after year paid
their proportions to the ministers rates according to Covenant & although
the offenders have been long born with all & often called upon to pay
& see their rates crost as all others doe, yet have neglected it after such
a manner as this Town hath been necessitated upon the Pastor or ministers
rate ending with February 1682 to caus an augmentation of 40s to bee made
& added upon this Town's charge which this Town hath also really paid
that the minister might not allwaies suffer & want his full due & although
notice thereof hath been given to the sd delinquants with desires & entrea-
ties to them not to forbear paying their arrears any longer who in stead
thereof as they have paid nothing due for those yeares past so have gone
on & added to their evil by not paying their proportions due upon the two
6 mo. rates made since to the dishonor of God, contempt of his worship,
unrighteousness to their neighbors, as if they slyly intended they should
pay their rates for them agian & to the disturbance in & damage of this
Town, after so much patience used & to the end this Town may not be longer
baffled & after such sort abused still,
In his Majesties name you are therefore now required forthwith to
levy by distresse upon the monies, neat cattle, sheep or other beasts,
corn, graine, hay, goods or any other estate & moveables (not disalowed
by law) you can find so much of each person hereunder named (so greatly
transgressing) the severall some or somes set of against each man name &
specie according to covenant & according to the severall proportions of
paies contined in each part of the Pasores rate, whereon the said persons
to this day remain uncancelled or uncrost that the selectmen of this Town
[244] may have the sd rates returned & delivered them up for the Towns only use
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as security, it being imposed upon them by an order of This Town the 12
of Feb. 1682, (see the book, folio 113) And you are in like manner also
to levy so much of their estates more as above that will pay you for your
paines & time & all charges else (in & about this business then enforced
by them) as the law directs & then return the overplusse of what you levied
to each party or owner againe; of all which you may not fail.
Dated the 17 of March, 1683-84; Signed in the name & by order of
the seletmen:
L s d
E. Pel(ham) (18:10) 2 1 10
Jno. Glea(son) (23:0) 0 7 7
(4:8)
H. Ran..... (8:11) 0 2 8
Jona. Tread(away) (5:6) 0 11 6
James Smith... (6:0) 0 6 7
This was delivered to Jonath. Rice, Constable, the 19 of Mar.
It is ordered that all Generall Fences of Corn fields within this
Town & limits thereof & all particular fences that are stated by agree-
ment of both parties bordering one upon another within this Town (excepting
those about Mr. Pelhams Farm) shall bee well & sufficiently made up &
finished by the 6 of April, 1684 & so the same order for the fences and
confirmed for the yeare ensueing as was ordered the 26 of March before
& as the same stands recorded word for word in this book. (folio 114)
It is ordered that the particular surveyors shall bee the same persons
the yeare ensueing & their stations & precincts the same as were chosen
last year & as they stand recorded word for word in this book. (folio 114)
It is ordered that the same persons chosen last yeare for fences on
the eastern side of the great River bee continued the yeare ensueing: That
John Goodenow & Sergt. Edword Wright bee Generall Surveyors of fences on
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the Western side of the Great River for the yeare ensueing & the duty &
privilege of these foure persons to bee the same as it stands every way
as recorded word for word in this book: (folio115)
It is ordered that the same order about swine as was last yeare bee
continued the yeare ensueing as the same stands recorded word for word in
this booke (folio 115) - and the same surveyors.
It is ordered that the same order for Neat Cattle that was last yeare
bee of like force for the yeare ensueing, as the same stands word for word
in the book (folio 115)
It is ordered that the same order for horses & Mares that was last
year bee of like force for the yeare ensueing, & as it is recorded word
for word in the book: folio 115.
It is ordered that the same order about sheep that was last year
bee of full force for the yeare ensueing as it stands recorded word for
word in this book (folio 115)
It is ordered that the same order about ladders at every mans house
that was made last year & that the same persons to survey, with the same
duties & privileges, thereof be continued & of force for the yeare ensue-
ing as that matter stands recorded word for word in this book (folio 115)
It is voted & ordered that Mr. Tho. Brown & John Goodenow doe continue
in the office of Surveyors of the highwaies till others be chosen, who
are to see the contry highwaies in & about this Town that are deffective
to be sufficiently repaired & for that end the Clerk of This Town is ordered
to draw forth & perfect a rate upon the Inhabitants in & about this Town
amounting to about one halfe part of the last 6 mo. rate made for the Pastor
to bee by every one paid in speedily & at the rates apointed the 3rd of this
March by the Town for payment of sd Town rate (see folio 116) which rate
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is to be delivered to the afore named surveyors of the Highwayes for them to
see it done through out.
It is voted & ordered that Mr. Joseph Noyes, Mr. Tho. Brown, & Jno. Allen
doe join with Watertowne to run the eastern line of this Town & also to joyne
with the farmers at the south side of this Town & to run this Towns southern
line on the East side of the Great River of Sudbury.
It is voted & ordered that John Goodenow, Zechariah Maynard & James Haines
doe run the northward line of this Town with Concord men.
It is voted & ordered that Deacon John Haines & one of his sons whom hee
shall think meet and Josiah Haines, Jnr doe run the west line of this Town with
Stow Men (alias Pompositicut men) & they are also to run the southern line
of this Town that is on the west side of the Great River of Sudbury.
These orders as they are at large written on this book, folio 115, were
deliberately read to the Inhabitants at their meeting on the 26 Mar. 1684
March 26, 1684
At a Meeting of the Freemen, 26 March, 1684
John Goodenow was chosen to serve on the Grand Jury at the next Court
held at Cambridge for the County of Middlesex.
Samll How was chosen to serve on the Jury of Tryalls at the said County
Court.
Their names were both returned writted & signed by Jonath. Rice, constable
on the back side of the warrant signed by T. Danforth, Recorder of the County.
(245)
April 30, 1684
At a Meeting of the Freemen of this Town, 30 April 1684
The votes for Governor, Deputy Governor, Assistants & Treasurer, Secretary,
Major Genrl & Commr of the United Colonies were then given & taken in & Deacon
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John Haines was chosen a Deputy to sit in the Genll Court at Boston through all
the sessions thereof for the yeare ensueing. & to him were the votes of the
freemen or proxies abovementioned, sealed & committed (under the constables
Jonathan Rice's hand) to bee delivered in by him at the next Genrll Court of
Election held at Boston on Wednesday the 7 of May next.
June 10, 1684
At a Meeting of the Freemen of this Town, 10 June, 1684
Roger Willis was chosen to serve on the Jury of Tryalls at the County
Court to be held at Charlestown the 17 of this instant June, & was returned the
back side of the Recorders warrant by Jonath. Rice, constable, under his hand.
Aug. 12, 1684
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town:
John Goodenow was chosen a Commissioner to joyn with the selectmen of this
Towne to take a list of & assesse all male persons from 16 yeares of age & up-
wards at 20d each to the Country Rate & estimate all personall & reall estates
at one penny pr. pound; which list is to bee transmitted by the sd Cmsr to
Cambridge the 1st Wednesday in Sept next to bee there with the Comr. of all
the Townes in the County of Middlesex assembled carefully with the list of all
other Townes examined perfected & by him transmitted to the Treasurer of the
Colony as the law directs, accord. to the Treas. order dated 5 Aug. 1684.
September 30, 1684
At a Meeting of the Freemen, of this Town, the 30 Oct. 1684 Jonath. Gleason
was chosen to serve on the Jury Tryalls at the County Court to be held at
Cambridge the 7 of Oct. next & was returned on back side of the Record. warrant
by Jonath. Rice, Constable, under his hand.
Oct. 28, 1684
At a Meeting of the Selectmen, the 28th of Oct. 1684
The inhabitants of this Town are desired to assemble together at the
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meeting house on Munday, the 3rd of November about 9 a clock before noon for
the choosing of selectmen, Commr. Town Clerk, Constables, Invoice Takers &
for the yeare ensueing & for despatch of such other bussinesse of the Town as
the Inhabitants then met shall see meet to assume, particularly what is fittest
to bee done relateing to Jonath. Griffins family in want.
James Barnards precincts that was Mr. Petr Noyes
John Grout, Junr. " " " Henry Lokers
Benj. Parmenter " " " John Blandfords
John Haines, Jr. " " " Sergt. Wright
David Stone " " " Henry Rice & John Bents
Samll Winch " " " Tho. Reads (on folio 102)
Were chosen & appointed the 28 Oct. 1684 tythingmen for the year ensueing
& recorded & ordered to attend the selectmen at the abovesd Town meeting
there to be sworne according to law.
This is ordered & voted to bee set up on the meeting house door under the
Clarks hand forthwith.
(248)
November 3, 1684
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town the 3rd of Nov. 1684
Chosen Capt. Edm. Goodenow
Selectmen: John Greene
Deacon Jno. Haines
Mr. Peter Noyes, Senr. Were chosen selectmen to
Ens. Jno. Grout order the prudentiall affaires
Left. Josia. Haines of this Town for the yeare
Mr. Joseph Noyes ensueing.
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Commissioners John Greene were chosen Commissioners to
chosen: Left. Josiah Haines hear & issue small causes in
Mr. Peter Noyes this Town for the yeare ensueing.
Town Clerk: John Green: was chosen Town Clerke for the yeare
ensueing.
Constables Edmond Pace were chosen constables for the yeare
ensueing.
chosen: Joseph Freeman
Invoice John Goodenow were chosen to take the Invoices
Takers: Samuel How of rateable estates in & about
this Town for the yeare ensueing.
Tythingmen Jno. Grout, Jr., one of the Tythingmen chosen the 28 Oct. last,
sworn: appearing was sworn before the selectmen according to law.
Ordered & voted that Mr. Peter Noyes senr. bee added to the Committee
apointed the 6 of March 1681-2 (folio 109) to inspect Jonath. Griffins family
in want & to report their present estate unto the Inhabitants of this Town,
ordered to bee desired to stay, after the next lecture on Wednesday, the 5
instant Nov. to hear & order what shall bee necessary about it.
Whereas at a Town Meeting held the 3rd of March, 1683 on folio 117,
Jose. Curtis then desired to exchange 10 Acres of his land on Pine Plain for
so much of the Towne's land between Concord Road & the way that goes to Danll
Allens then to be joyned to his own land, the Town then ordered a Committee
to survey both places & that sd Committee now giving an account to the Town that
the sd Curtiss hath 19 Acres lying upon Pine Plain in two pieces & judging
it will bee most convenient that both should bee exchanged; The Town ordered
& voted now: vizt: that the same persons, Jose. Noyes & Sergt. Jno Rutter
doe assist Deacon Haines & Ensign. Jno Grout who are desired & impowered to
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lay out 19 3/4 Acres of the Common Land by Concord road herein lieu of his
2 pieces containing 19 3/4 Acres on Pine Plain & make return thereof in writing
under their hands at the next Town meeting for the Towns farther consideration
& finall determination thereof.
Ordered & voted that Joseph Moor & Zechariah Maynard doe survey that
piece of common land that lies at the northeastern end of Mr. Joseph Noyes's
Acre & half by his house near the Town pound to make his line there run Streight,
& to read an account thereof & how much it is to this Town at their next meet-
ing for the Towns farther consideration: it being that which Mr. Noyes aforesd
desires in lieu & is for 11s mony hee tenders to pay down (to the Committe
for that affaire) for the Indian purchase of their two new grant lotts that
was from the beginning ordered to ly in common for the Townes use.
(247)
November 24, 1684
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town, the 24th of Nov.
The wife of Jonth Griffin being departed with her two children to her
fathers house at Newberry of her own accord. This Town upon consideration of
the meetest way to bee taken to provide for Jonath. Griffin, whose necessity
in his crazy state & poor condition calls loudly to bee forthwith relieved,
it being proposed as the best expedient at present to entertain him in meet
families by the month at a place. This Town doth vote, & order by & with the
free consent & concurrance of the persons hereunder named That Mr. Peter Noyes
Senr. doe this evening begin & take the sd Jonathin Griffin into his house
& to take care of him & allow him his constant diet & lodging & govern him &
employ him also in all manner of worke hee is in his condition capable to doe
where hee is soe to continue untill the end of December: and Tho. Read senr.
is in like menner to take him, diet, lodge, govern and employ him for the
month of January next: And John Goodenow in like manner also to take the sd
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Jonathan, diet, lodge, govern and employ him for the month of February next; and
this Town doth promise to allow under each of them at the next Town rate to
bee made five shillings a week; & this Town doth further order that A Town
Meeting bee warned so as to meet before next February expresse that farther
care might bee take for him for future, also;
And whereas the said Jonathin Griffin is in present want of a waistcoat,
breeches & shirting, It is ordered & voted that the above mentioned Mr. Peter
Noyes (who takes him forthwith home) doe provide such neccessaries for his
present reliefe to keep him warm as hee shall see needfull for such a person
& this Town doth promise upon the next rate taken made to cause him to be allowed
& paid for the same.
The Town being informed that 2 Cowes of the sd Jonath. Griffin are in
hands of Tho. Carter, sd to bee commited to him; with 2 or 3 loads of Hay by
a former agreement: & that the sd Cartar hath two of his swine also in his hands
with other of sd Griffins tooles & household utensils: This Town doth order
& impower John Allen, Sergt. Edw. Wright, & Zech. Maynard to take a particular
invoice of all beasts, household stuff, bedding & all other the estate what-
soever of the sd Jonath. Griffin & that same bee secured & safely kept & an
account thereof under their hands bee delivered in to the Town that next Town
meeting; ordering the sd Committee also that the swine forenamed in Cartars
hands bee apprized & to sell one of them; Jno Goodenow & leave the other ac-
cording to apprizement in sd Cartars hands for his keeping sd Griffin in the
last weekes past; & till this Town takes further orders therein & about every
thing else relating to him; Benj. Parmenter chosen Tythingman 28 of Oct. was
then sworn by the selectmen.
December 4, 1684
It is ordered that the constables doe forthwith warne William Dowle to
depart this Town & that hee forthwith quit the same & bounds thereof; & to
see that hee return not again without leave first obtained from this Town;
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& hee is also to warn such persons where hee keepes to assign (?) him & not to
suffer any Inhabitant within & about this Town & entertaine him without leave
as aforesd upon his, her, or their penalty of paying the forfeiture by Town
order, dated 21 Feb. 1665.
(Memo: A warrant was signed at same time under the selectmen's hands
directed to the constable to execute the same.)
It is ordered that the Constable doe warn the wife of Mr. Benj. Eyres
that is entertained within this Town by Joseph Curtise in his house to depart
this Town & bounds thereof within fourteen days after the date hereof unlesse
Eng. Jno. Grout or the said Curtise doe give in bond of an hundred pounds in
mony in mean time to the Clerk of this Town to save this Town harmless from
her or any one of her children.
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Upon the uncomfortable representations and reports conserning the mis-
caryage of things at the ordinary of this Town, it is ordered this 4 of
December 1684 that three or foure of the selectmen in the name of the rest
doe particularly enquire into all matters relating thereunto & if upon exam-
ination they find matters there as are reported that then they advise with Mr.
Walker & his wife & labor by persuasion with them, with all convenient speed
to take down their sign & to lay down & relinquish their selling of any drink.
Dec. 22, 1684
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town, the 22 of December, 1684
Whereas two of the seven selectmen that were chosen on the 3rd of November
last have refused to hold & act in that capacity; It is ordered & voted that
two others shall bee forthwith chosen in their roomes & stead to act with the
other five that were then chosen who shall bee the selectmen to order the
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prudential affaires of this Town till the first Monday in November,
1685: And accordingly, forthwith:
Jacob Moor: were the chosen by vote accustomed to be selectmen for
John Brewer the yeare ensueing according to the order above written.
Forasmuch as Jonathan Griffin refuseth to bee ordered by the Town
& will not abide or stay where the Town on the 24 Nov. last did order him
to bee provided & taken care for: and hee also refusing to return but
is unruly & will not submit to the Towns dispose: It is now ordered & voted
that the former votes concerning the dispose of his person made & passed
by the Town on the sd 24 Nov. be void & the Town will suspend all
further caring for him at present; And the Town doth also advise & order
that Sergr. Edward Wright do not entertain him at all.
It is ordered & voted that the act of the selectmen, dated the 4th
of this present Dec. as it stands recorded in the Town book on this folio
119 conserning the wife of Mr. Benj. Eyres who is entertained by Joseph
Curtise within this Town bee of full force; & this Town now assembled
together doe forthwith execute the same to effect at the Towns charge
& also that they execute the Towns order dated the 21 of Feb. 1665 recorded
on folio 77 both upon her & upon all & every such person or persons as
doe or shall entertain her without the Towns leave unlesse the bond demanded
by the selectmen bee forthwith given into them for the Towns security.
John Loker now applying & complayning that the meadow formerly granted
by the Town in lieu of his land resigned & given up to the Towne is that
on part whereof the meeting house stands that neither can bee found upon
record; doth desire that bussinesse might bee confirmed & recorded & the
Inhabitants now concluding the same but reason, doe order & vote that
at the next Town meeting the matter shall be taken in to consideration
& wrought to an effectual issue.
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Mr. Peter Noyes, Senr. Desiring to lay down about 4 acres
of upland on Pine Plaine neare to Cranberry lott on the northern side of
the road not farr from the Widow Rice's and that hee might have so much
of the common on the western side of the Mill Brook in lieu; It is ordered
that Jno Goodenow & Sergt. Edw. Wright doe carefully survey that be his
mill brook & make a true returne thereof under their hands & at the next
town meeting.
(249)
To the Constables of Sudbury, or either of them:
The selectmen of this Town (when met together on the 4th of this
Instant month of December) being informed that Joseph Curtise off this
Town hath for severall weekes thgether last past entertained into his house
the wife of Mr. Benj. Eyres without leave of this Town contrary to Town
order dated the 21 of Feb. 1665; And Ensigh John Grout being then present
at that meeting & then promising to the selectmen that Bond should bee
given by him & his son Curtise above named to secure this Town; which the
selectmen accepted - the same should be an hundred pounds to bee given
into the Town Clerk within fourteen daies after for that end; But neither
of them applying to give Bond although three weekes bee past since that
promise & the woman also remaining there still & the said Curtise being in
a peaseable advised by two of the selectmen together in the name of the
rest to send the said woman away, or come to give in bond, appointed;
acquainting him also how hee had broken the said Town order; & was lyable
to pay the forfeiture; And hee notwithstanding all this paines & trouble,
waiting & patience, not appearing nor conveighing, or sending the said
woman away out of Town:
In his Majesties name you are required forth to repair to the said
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Joseph Crtiss's house, or any other where within the limits & bounds of
this Town where you can hear of & find the sd Benj. Eyres wife & warne
her to depart & quit this Town of Sudbury & bounds therof & see that
shee bee speedily gone and not return again without leave first had from
this Town of penalty of paying the some of nineteen shillings a weeke
according to the order of this Town: And also you are to demand & recieve
of the said Joseph Curtise the forfeiture or some of nineteen shillings
a week for his breach of the abovesaid Town order at least for four
weeks last part of the time since hee first entertained her; & upon his
refussal to pay the same, you are distein according to Law, except
that said Curtis doe forthwith appear to the selectmen or Clerk of this
Town and give in the Bond demanded for this Towns security against the
sd Woman or her children; or unlesse hee doe without any longer delay rid
his hands and house & forthwith quit this Town of her, & not recieve,
entertaine, her any more again without the Towns leave first obtained
of this Town; & hereof pray fail not: Dated the 27 of December 1684.
Edm. Goodenow, John Haines, Peter Noyes, Snr.
Jacob Moore, John Greene, Joseph Noyes, John Brewer: Selectmen
According to an order of This Town, dated the 3rd of March 1683-84,
Impowering Deacon Jno. Haines to measure that peice of meadow by some
called Walgraves Meadow lying in the great meadow adjoining to Peter
Kings five acres of meadow there (see this book, folio 116) the sd Deacon
Haines made his return thereof as follows, vizt: on the 1st of Sept.
1684 - I began to measure the same on that side next Peter Kings meadow
& ran the firstlline from the upland on the southern side of the same
down to the River which contains forty rods; the second line I ran from
thence along by the river as near as wee could ninety rods: the third
line from thence on the northern side of the sd peice of meadow I ran
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the line from the river up to the upland fifty rods; the forth line I ran
the line from there on the eastern side by the upland till we came where
we began: fifty-four rods; The whole peice contains seventeen acres,
more or lesse.
Feb 9, 1684
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants, the 9 of Feb. 1684
The Invoices of mens rateable estates to the minister & Town was
then read; & the Towne ordered & voted the Town Debts & Credits & appointed
a Town rate to bee made with all speed; That Tho. Read, Sen & Junr be
freed from the present Rates to be made, their house getting burned up.
(250)
March 10, 1684-85
At a Meeting of Selectmen, the 10 of March 1684-85.
The Selectmen having perused & examined the last six months rate for
the Minister ending the last of Feb. last past, & also the rate made for
the County of Middlesex on the Inhabitants of this Town did vote & order
the Clerk of the Town forthwith to signe the same in their names & to
cause that the Minister to bee delivered to the Pastor, & that to the
County to be delivered to the Constables of This Town to collect the
same of the Inhabitants & to pay it in to the County Treasurer according
to his warrant.
The selectmen upon their agitation of sundry matters & particularly
preceiving that all debts were not bought in due from the Town at their
last meeting on the 9 of Feb. last doe appoint that a Town meeting bee
warned for the Inhabitants to assemble at the meeting house on Monday,
the 16 of this present month at 10 before noon to consider of severall
matters & particularly if the somme to bee raised by a Town rate for
payment of Town debts might bee determined by the Inhabitants of this
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Town at the meeting that the rate might be forthwith made.
March 16, 1684
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town, the 16 of March, 1684
Upon the motion of John Loker of this Town concerning the four Acres
of meadow granted him formerly by an agreement made (with the widow Mary
Loker his mother & Henry Loker his uncle during the nonage of the sd
John) lying at the south end of Strawberry meadow bounded as it was former-
ly laid possessed & enjoyed by the sd Mary & the sd John Loker ever since
to this day & is in lieu of half an acre of land left his mother in his
behalf) granted & surrendered to the Town for to set up the public meet-
ing house upon & as it now standeth on part of & is used to this day for
Gods publick worship, the rest being used for the common burying place
of this Town & forasmuch as no record can at present bee found in the
Town bookes of this exchange: & the sd John Loker now declaring his sat-
tisfaction in the sd exchange & heerby also confirming the same: It is
mutually agreed, & concluded now by & between this Town & the sd John
Loker that if any record or records hereof formerly made should at any
time or times hereafter appear about this matter, shall bee by this act
void & of none effect forever: And therupon this Town doth now vote & order
that the sd four Acres of Meadow grownd (bee it more or less) lying at
the south end of strawberry meadow aforesd bounded on the southwest side
thereof by a maple tree & by a Swamp white oak three at the southeast
side therof, bee & is heerby confirmed unto him, the sd John Loker &
to his heires, Assignes forever, in lieu of the said half acre of land
(more or lesse) for the same, whereon the Meeting House now standeth, the
rest being the burying place which the sd John Loker doth herebt surrender
& fully confirm in lieu to this Town & to the absolute proper & peculiar
use, benefit behalf & dispose of the sd Town & their heires, Assignees
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and successors forever; and the Clerk of This Towne (is by the sd John
& the Town) ordered to record the same.
Voted & ordered that the widow Mary Loker twelve Acres of land at
Walnut Tree hill which shee bought of Robert Beast bee reconded to her,
& that the same bee by the clerk of this Town entred & written under the
possessions of John Loker her husband d... in the Town Booke of record
of lands (in manner & form as was imediatly after penned down there on
folio iii: see booke of possessions of lands.
The peice of Land which Mr. Joseph Noyes bought of the Town & hath
paid eleven shillings for, that lyeth at the north east end of his Acre
& halfe (hee hath lying by his house fenced in & improved near the pound)
being laid out & staked by Deacon John Haines & Ensign Grout appointed
by the Town for that end & they making their returne thereof to the Towne
... mett bounded on the west by the sd Noyes's fence & on the east & south
by the common or undivided land having two stakes place end at each corner
there & on the north its bounded by Zechariah Maynards fence & land, the
whole peice containing halfe a Acre & about twenty or thirty Rodds
of Land is by the Town now voted, granted & confirmed unto him the said
Joseph Noyes senior & to his heires & assignes forever.
[251]
Given & granted unto Sergt. Edward Wright of this Town a peice of
Common swampy land that adjoynes to his home lands on the western side
of the great River & lyeth on the northern side of his land there con-
taining about six Acres of Land, which shall be his & his Heires & assignes
by the space of ninety & nine yeares to come considering from this six-
teenth day of March one thousand six hundred eighty & four; And the surveyor
of Lands for This Town are heerby ordered & impowered speedily to stake
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the bounds therof & to marke out the same to him accordingly; And this
is granted him for & in consideration of the charges that hee hath taken
of from this Town by cherishing & relieving of Elizabeth Whale his wives
mother that is blind & in want.
Voted & ordered that all former orders & allowances granted by this
Town for killing of Wolves bee repealed & that they are & shall for future
bee void & of none effect; And in lieu thereof This Town doth vote & order
that if any person shall kill any wolf or wolves at any time after the
date thereof within this Town or bounds hereof & bring in the head or heads
of him as formerly, such shall receive & bee allowed on the next Town
rate made after ten shillings for every wolfe's head killed as afforesd
& noe more, any former order or custome notwithstanding.
Deacon Joh Haines & Peter King who were formerly ordered impowered
by this Town to lay out the highway through the new grants within this
Town bounds (as appears folio 115) & they now making their returne to the
Town at this meeting that they have laid out the Towns highway fo the
Country leading to Lancaster & Marlborough thirty rodds wide there this
Town doth allow & approove the same & doe vote & order the clerke of the
Town thus to record the same.
For the more effectual prosecution of all former orders of this
Town about cutting & wasting & destroying of young trees & timber of all
sorts growing upon the common lands of This Town & also carrying giving
or selling of Wood timber boards & plank out of this Town; It is voted
& ordered that Srgt John Rutter, John Allen, Tho. Read Snr & Srgt Edward
Wright, John Parmenter, Zechariah Maynard, John Haines junr & Thomas Plimp-
ton bee & are hereby impowered & joyned unto the surveyors formerly ap-
pointed for the worke & more carefully to see all abuses of that kind
prevented for future, by giving the selectmen for the time being notice
thereof at all times who are heerby ordered & impowered to cause all;
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offenders & transgressors of that kind to pay such penalties to the Towns
use as they shall from time to time see cause.
The particular debts the Town oweth (for Anno 1684) unto sundry
persons for services done for the Town & disbursement for relief of
Jonath. Griffin & with and for particulars due to the Town being stated
& particularly examined, the ballance of the whole was then & there by
the Town concluded to bee about thirteen pounds which the Town oweth
for last yeares town charges; And it is ordered & voted that the clarke
of this Town doe with all speed make a Town Rate on the Inhabitants
by the last Invoice taken for about thirteen pounds, which the Consta-
bles are ordered to collect accordingly & thereunto to make payments to such
persons to whom it is due according to the schedule which the Clerk is
also to deliver to them for that end.
It is ordered & voted that the common meadows of this Town bee let out
for the year ensueing to the persons heerunder mentioned who have hired
the same at the rates as follows:
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Ashen swamp meadow lett to James Rosse for 4 0
Long meadow to Zech. Maynard for 7 0
Strawberry Meadow to Peter Haynes for 4 6 18s 0d
Hopbrook & Swarth meadow to Left.
Haines for 1 6
Round Hill meadow lett to John
Parmenter: 1 0
The grasse of the two parcells of common meadow betweene the two
squadrons of the New grants at Blandfords Brooke was for the next
summer freely given by the Town to Ephraim Garfield to cut & carry
away.
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March 30, 1685
At a Meeting of the Freemen of 30 March, 1685
According to an order of the Recorder of Middlesex, dated the 17
of March 1684, delivered to the Constables of Sudbury:
Corp. Jonathan Stanhope was chosen to serve Grandjuryman at the County
Court the yeare ensueing; James Barnard was chosen to serve the Jury of
Tryalls at the County Court, the yeare ensueing.
The return of this was signed by Jose. Freeman, constable.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 30 March, 1685
All the selectmen's orders made the 26 of March 1683 on this booke
(folio 114) (& folio 115) about fences, generall & particular surveyors
of fences, and about swine & Hog constables, neat cattle, horses & sheep,
ladders & execution of that, were all distinctly read at the meeting
& were hereby voted & confirmed to bee of force for year 1685 with only
the alteration of some things heerunder written, vizt:
Corp. Jonathan Stanhope & Robert Man were chosen to be hogg constables
for Anno 1685.
Mr. Joseph Noyes & Mr. Tho. Brown were chosen generall surveyors
of all fences on the west side of the River.
Sergt. John Rutter & ... Goodenow were chosen to see the orders of
ladders mentioned on folio 115 fuely executed & receive the fines of such
neglect.
(Memo: These orders were then distinctly read to the Inhabitants
at the meeting in April 1685)
June 10, 1685
At a Meeting of the Freemen, the 10 of June, 1685
According to an order of the Recorder of Middlesex, dated the 4 of
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May 1685 to the Constables of Sudbury:
Benj. Rice & Tho. Frose were chosen to serve on the Jury of Tryalls
to serve at the County Court at Charlestown the 6 of July 1685.
Corpl. Jonathan Stanhope was warned to appear as Grandjuryman at
the County Court.
The return of this was signed by Joseph Freeman, Constable ... the
3 parties being warned before to attend.
September, 1685
At a Meeting of the Freemen, the ... November, 1685
According to an order of the Treasurer & Govenor of this Colony
to the selectmen & constables of this Town dated in ... (April) last,
the (freemen) have cast their votes for a new Treasurer & then (had them)
sealed up; Joseph Freeman, constable to go & deliver them to the Genrll
Court in October next at the Court session in Boston.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants
The Town ...agrees now again to reassemble & examine the sick & very
poore condition of (Jonathan) Griffin now at the house of .... desires
.... order notwithstanding any former vote passed to .... here bee withall
... rate made on the sd Jonath. Griffin, this Town to be ... sd to be
collected by the constables of the Town & paid into Mr. Joseph Noyes ...
with the advice of the selectmen is hereby impowered to issue forth &
... from time to time ... for sd Griffins relief; And the Clarke of this
Town is hereby impowered to make the rate by the Invoice taken last August
& to sign a warrant, the selectmens ordering the constables to levy the
same or any part thereof by distresse when they or either of them find
just cause; the paies are to bee made in such specie & at the same rates
as are last set by the Genll Court only such persons as shall pay in their
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proportions to the sd rate in mony are to bee abated halfe; Morever the
Town doth by vote approve of allow & confirm the covenant made the 25
of May last year for a year between the selectmen in behalf of This town
on the one part & Tho. Cartar & Elizabeth his wife & the sd Jonath. Griffin
on the other part.
(253)
The persons appointed by this Town on the 3rd November 1684 to survey
the 19 3/4 Acres of Joseph Curtis lands lying in two peices upon Pine
Plain which he would exchange for so much of the Towns land lying neer
Concord road & the way that leads to Daniel Allens to be laid thgether to
him there & they having also since that laid out the same there & having
now also made their returne thereof to the Town at this meeting & the
Town approving of the same; doe order & vote that the said Curtis his
heires & Assignes shall forever enjoy it in lieu of the sd two peices in
Pine Plain which hee hath by way of exchange surrendered up into the
Towns hands to bee at the Towns dispose forever; And the Town doth vote
and order the said 19 Acres & three quarters of land between Concord
road & the way that leads there to Danll Allens & as the same is laid out
according to the description given in under the hands of the sd Surveyors,
dated the 27 of Aprill 1685 to bee recorded to the said Curtis accordingly,
by the Clarke of this Towne & in his name to write the same word for word
under the possessions of his father Henry Curtise deceased, in the Town
booke of Record of Lands, hee sattisfying & paying the Clerk for all
his care & paines about this bussiness.
To the Constables of Sudbury or either of them:
Whereas the Inhabitants of this Town met together on the 16
of March last past did vote & order a rate to be made of about 13 pounds
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for payment of their debts contracted the last year, accordinly the rate
having been made & perfected with a schedule containing the particular
debts & for that both of them having also long since owed to you to collect
the same & pay the others, and forasmuch as many have not paid their
particulars to this day.
In his Majesties name you are required forthwith to levy by distresse
upon the monies, neat cattle, sheep or other beasts, corn, grain, goods
or any other estate (not disallowed by law) you can find (of such person
or persons that doe not forthwith make their payments of the respective
payments set on the rate against his or her name) & therwith you are ....
to pay or cause to bee paid the particular debts mentioned .... Heerby
give you full power in like manner & to ... levy the same on their
estates more that will pay you for your paines ... else in & about this
business ... enforced as the law directs & returne the other pl... party or
... again of all which, we pray you not to fail; dated this 26 May, 1685.
By the Selectmen: Joseph Noyes John Haines
Peter Noyes John Greene
Jacob Moor John Brewer
At a Meeting of the .... the 28 Nov. 1685
...eph Treadaway was chosen to serve on the Jury ... held at the
County Court held at Cambridge the ... according to the order of the Re-
corder of this County to Sudbury constables, dated the 23 Sept. 1685
... hereof was signed by Edw. Rice the same day.
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Memo: on the 22 June, 1685: James Barnard, John Haines, junr &
Samll Winch were sworn Tythingmen before the selectmen; Benj. Parmenter
& Jno. Grout Jr. were sworn before.
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19 Oct. 1685
At a Meeting of the Selectmen, 19 Oct. 1685
It is ordered that the Ministers 6 months rate ending the last of
August last bee signed by the Town Clerke which they have perused & approoved
of, it being according to covenant.
Peter King, John Parmenter, Jno. Rice, David Stone, Roger Willis,
and Matth. Gibbs jnr. are chosen & appointed tythingmen for this Town
& limits thereof for the yeare ensueing & to attend that duty as the law
directs & to bee warned to attend & take their oaths at the meeting house
before the selectmen the 2nd Nov. next.
The Inhabitants are to bee warned to meet at the meeting house on
Munday, the 2nd Novber, 1685, at nine before noon, for choosing of Town
officers for the yeare ensueing, to state Town debts & credit & dispatch
of such other matters as shall then bee assumed.
About a fortnight after was signed by the selectmen a warrant dated
the 7. of Oct. 1685 directed to the Constables (worded like that of the
same king on this book, folio 127) to levy by distresse upon such under-
named sumes of such as have not paid & stand not crost on any of the
pastors rates before & ending with the last day of February 1684-85 by
the selectmen: Jno. Haines, Senr., Peter King, Snr. Joseph Noyes, Snr.
Jacob Moor:
S d L S d
Ephraim Garfield 7 0 Benj. Chamberlaine: 1 6 10
Jno. Peckmer of Richard Addams 0 7 11
7s 9d interest: 4 9 Richard Burk 0 12 3
Samuel Hadden 4 0 Josiah Whitney 0 2 0
Jno. Bowker, of 5s 4 0 Jno. Bush 0 5 6
Dennis Headly 12 3 Nath. Wilder 0 0 10
Joseph Chamberlain 14 10 2 15 4
2 14 10
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This was delivered to the Constables both together, the 2nd Nov. 1685.
The whole is five pounds, ten shillings & two pence:
Jno. Green, Clerk
This is besides interest on the Pastors rates which the Town must
pay on the next 1/2 years rate to the pastor, because poor, vizt:
Jonath. Griffin's rates: 4s 10
Samuel Hadden: 4s 0d 10s 10d
Jonas Whitney 2 0 6 10
Nath. Wilder 0 10
(Memo: On Jan. 1685, the rest owed on Pastors rates
delivered up: the last....last Feb. 1684)
Nov. 2, 1685
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town, the 2nd Nov. 1685
Selectmen John Greene
Chosen: Deacon Jno. Haines
Mr. Peters Noyes, Sr. were chosen selectmen to order
John Goodenow all prudentiall affaires of
Mr. Joseph Noyes this Town throughout the
Ensign Jno. Grout following year.
Mr. Thomas Brown
Town Clerk: John Greene: was chosen town Clerk for the yeare ensueing.
Constables: Benjamin Rice were chosen constables for the yeare ensueing.
Daniel Stone
Jno. Goodenow: were chosen to take the invoices of
Samll How rateable estates for the yeare ensueing.
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Peter King : 2 of the tythingmen last chosen were now
Matth. Gibbs, jr. sworn before the selectmen for the yeare
sueing.
(255)
The Town having on the 5 of March 1676 granted to Henry Loker half
an Acre of upland on the south east side of his field, whereon to set his
new house then is to bee built & hee having since that built his house
& set it thereon, This Town doth now conform their gifts & grant thereof
& doe vote the halfe acre of land (more or lesse) to bee the said Henry
Lokers & his heires & assignees forever & doe also order & authorize the
Clerk of this Town to record the same in the Town book of possessions
of Lands and the said Lokers name on folio. 110 accordingly hee paying
& sattisfying the Clerk for his paines.
Upon the Towns grant made the 5 of March 1682-83 unto Mr. Joseph
Noyes to exchange all his meadow in Strawberry Meadow & in lieu thereof
to have as much in long meadow & the Town surveyors having measured out
to him four acres of ground on long meadow adjoyning to his three acres
hee had here before & instead thereof the said Noyes hath resigned up all
his meadow grownd by the Town & for that there was an highway granted
by the Town the 14 of Jan. 1667 to bee on the northern side of Joseph
Curtis's meadow in the Pantry meadow that parted the meadows of the sd
Noyes & the sd Curtis before the said Curtis had sold his said meadow
there unto the said Noyes, upon which the surveyors now rendering the sd
highway useless it now all falling into the lands now laid out thereunto
the sd Noyes in lieu of his stand of upland that did before this exchange
lying in the middle of his strawberry meadow which stand hee hath also
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resigned to the Town & by this meanes the surveyors have altered some of
the former bound markes of that at long meadow wording to a particular
account of the same given into the Town by the surveyors with their hands
to this Towns sattisfaction; The Town doth by vote now allow and confirm
the same & doe give & grant the said four Acres so laid out & bounded by
the surveyors in long meadow together with the sd Highway to bee the sd
Mr. Joseph Noyes' & his heires & assignes forever in lieu of all his at
strawberry meadow hee hath freely resigned up into the Towns hands to
bee the Towns at the Towne dispose forever; & the Clerk of this Town is
ordered to record the same accordingly in the Town book of possession of
lands unto the said Mr. Joseph Noyes; and the title of Robert Darnells
lands on folio 44 hee paying & sattisfying the Clerk for his paines.
The Town having on the 5. of March 1682-83 appointed Deacon John
Haines & Ensign Jno Grout to view the land Thomas Plimpton then desired
to give of the Town on the west side of his holding in lieu of his 7 acres
and a quarter that goeth on the northwest side of Goodmans hill which
hee would surrender to the Town in lieu & the sd surveyors acquainting
the Town at this meeting that they have lately viewed the same - see
nothing but that the like quantity of land may be granted to him where
hee desireth it to ly; This Town doth order & vote the said Deacon &
Ensign to lay out the same there & make a return thereof to the Town
under their hands for their farther determination therein.
It is ordered and voted that the sd surveyors doe mark out a parcel
of 10 or above in Acres of the best timber land at or about Goodmans hill
for a reserve for timber for the Town's use only & speedily give in their
accomt under their hands to the Clerk who is heerby ordered to record
the same & it is ordered that if any person presume to cut of any tree
on that land without particular leave or order first had from the Town.
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shall forfeit & pay nineteen shillings for every tree to the Towns use
which all to be done by warrant of the selectmen.
(256)
The town surveyors having made their return under their hands of their
laying out the six Acres of land which the Town granted to Edward Wright
on the 16 of March last by his new dwelling house for ninety & nine yeares
to come & having perused their certificate of the bonds thereof to the
Towns sattisfaction, The Town doth give, grant & confirm the same unto
him & his heires & assignes for 99 yeares to come; & doe order that the
Clerk of this Town doe record the same to him accordingly in the Town
book of possessions of Lands under this month, the Widow Wrights lands
on folio 113 hee sattisfying the Clerk for his paines.
It is ordered that the selectmen cause a log house to be made within
ground by Tho. Carters house or wher they judge meetest at the Towns charge
for Jonathan Griffin to be shut up in it for his & his keepers security
in his Lunatick or frenzy fitts; & it is ordered that Tho. Carter have out
of the last Town rate (made for Griffin) 30s for his extraordinary care
& paines about Griffin lately & Mr. Joseph Noyes is to see it given him
out of the rate.
It is ordered that a Town meeting bee warned to bee held on this
day fortnight at the meeting house at 9 before noon to state Town debts
& credits, to order a Town rate to pay debts & to Let out Common meadows
& for dispatch of such other business as the Town then met shall then
assume.
Nov. 16, 1685
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Town the 16 Nov. 1685
The Town debts due to particular persons being calculated & stated
for the yeare past; It is ordered that the Clerk of this Town doe make
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a rate on the Inhabitants in and about this Town amounting to fifteen
pounds nine shillings for & towards the payment of the Towns debts & that
the constable or constables of this Town doe speedily collect the same
& make herwith payment to the severall persons each their due according
to a schedule therof which the Clerk is to deliver them & the Clerk doe
also signe a warrant to the Constables or Constable to distrain upon such
as doe refuse to pay, the payments of corn & grain are to bee made according
to the prizes last set by the Genrll Court. (Memo: 18 s. due for rent of
Town meadows folio 121 to bee to the rate is to bee but 14 L 11s 0 &
no more abated.)
Ordered that a new pound for this Town bee made & erected & standing,
every way under the shade of those trees as much as may be between Peter
Kings Barn and the Town Bridge, & that it bee about forty foot square
& that it bee of a Sufficient height for keeping in all sorts of creatures
that are to bee impounded there & that it bee every way substantiall
& strong with a sufficient gate thereto by the 1st of Aprill next which
Samll How hath by agreement with the Town now engaged to performe & every
way finish by that time for the Towns use; who hath also engaged himself
& his heirs & assignes in all respects to keep up & maintain the sd Pound
there in substantiall & sufficient repaire for Twenty yeares after & for
the same hee is to have five pounds out of the Town rate now to bee made
for full sattisfaction and to have the timber of the common (for that purpose.)
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It is ordered that the Town bridge by Robt Kings bee sufficiently
repaired with all speed & Peter King hath undertaken to perform & finish
it substantially if possible before the extream (ie extreme) frost come
& for this the Town hath allowed him forty shillings to bee paid him out
of the Town rate now to bee made.
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John Goodenow & Samuel How have engaged to dig a hole & build a log
house for Jonath. Griffin (often times distracted) by Tho. Cartars house
where hee now dwells on the western side of the great River; & the Town
doth order that the sd John & Samuel shall have twenty shillings paid them
by the Constable out of the Town rate now to bee made which thay are to
bee accomtable for to the selectmen.
The Town reassuming at this meeting the exchange of Left. Haines lands
granted him at A meeting of the Town the ... of March 1676-7, Doe hereby
resolve as follows: vizt: That the said Haines's resignation of his four-
teen Acres which was his ... hers Addition or second division of land
lying of the eastern side of the great River of this Town unto the Towns
use & dispose forever; and also upon his resignation of twelve acres more
of his land lying on the western end of his same lands where hee the said
Haines now dwells on the western side of the Great River of Sudbury which
hee hath absolutely also delivered up to the Towns use & to bee at their
dispose forever; The Town doth not vote give & confirm in lieu thereof all
that Tract of land lying on the western side of the great river above
named, between the common cart way that leads to Pantry & the footway
that is at the western end of that which was Thomas Steevens Pine Meadow
(now in possession of Thomas Plimpton) together with the sponge or slip
of swamp meadow that lies on the south side of the upland & goes from that
footway to the upper end of the said slip thereunto containing six &
Twenty acres as the same is now laid out & also stands recorded the 5.
of March 1676-7 on this book (folio 96) which is & shall be his, the said
Leftenent Josiah Haines's & his heires & assignes forever.
Roger Willis was sworn a tythingman before the selectmen for the
yeare ensueing.
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 23 of Nov. 1685
It is ordered that A single Country Rate to bee paid in Country pay &
halfe a rate more to bee paid in mony bee made by the Clerk of this Town
& that the constables or Constable of this Town doe collect the same &
speedily to pay it in to the Treasurer of this Colony or his Assignes
according to the said Treasurer warrant ... then directed to the selectmen
& constables .... are return the sd Treasurers discharge for this ...
Town Clerk when paid.
Ordered that ...gh by the agreement made between the selectmen of
(258) This Town & Thomas Carter dated the 26 of May 1685 concerning his enter-
taining of Jonathin Griffin, the said Carter is by that convenant freed
from all rates made after the sd date for the full space of one yeare
yet the selectmen finding the said Carters rates due to the constables
made & delivered out before that time vizt: by two contry rates one of them
to bee paid in mony each amounting to 3s 3d, dated the 15 Nov. 1684, which
6s hee hath not paid; and finding also that the sd Carter stands still
uncrost on a rate to the Country dated the 17 of Jan. 1684, which is
1s 2d, & also that hee stands uncrost on a Town rate dated the 16 March
1684 amounting to 1s 5d; the whole some being 9s due from the said Carter
& 3s 3d of it mony & which the sd Cartar should have paid long before
the contract abovesd was made, the Clerk is ordered therefore to charge
the sd 9s to Thomas Cartar to pay upon the Town rate now to bee made,
& the constables or constable of this Town is required to stop & receive
the same of Cartar out of the 30s the Town hath ordered to bee allowed
& paid him out of the said rate (for his extraordinary care of Griffin)
in case Cartar shall refuse or otherwise to pay it.
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14 Dec. 1685
At a Meeting of the Freemen, the 14 of Dec. 1685
Caleb Johnson was then & there chosen to serve on the Jury of Tryalls
at the County Court held at Charlestown the 15 instant Dec. according to
the Recorders order to the Constable directed, witnesse Benj. Rice con-
stable.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen, the 14 December 1685
A Warrant to the Constable was ordered delivered to Benjamin Rice
constable to warn Jacob Brullard to depart this Town & see that he quit
the same on penalty of paying 19s per week & not return again without
leave & to warn all persons that entertaine him not to suffer it any longer
on penalty if 19s a week for harboring him without leave from the Town;
& to make speedy return thereof to the selectmen or ...(folio 110); Jno
Haines, Peter Noyes, Jose. Noyes, Jno. Grout, Jno. Goodenow, Tho. Brown,
J. Greene.
Ordered that Mr. Peter Noyes, Mr. Joseph Noyes, Mr. Tho. Brown or
any of them doe speedily repair to the house of John Gleason to enquire
into the estate of that family to councell advise & warn them in the sel-
ectmens name to bee dilligent & provide for their children & family to
pay their rates assessed upon them the last year & to admonish them to
care & dilligence in their callings & to make report of what they find
see & hear there to the selectmen at their next meeting if need bee to
the Town.
Ordered that Mr. Joseph Noyes doe with all speed repair to the Pastor
& trace his rates in order to an issue so as they may be returned &
delivered up to the Town according to Town order, dated the 12 Feb. 1682-83
(see folio 113)
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen a 2nd time to examine the
Constables account the 4. Feb. at the end of which &
other matters,
It is ordered to warn the Inhabitants of this Town to meet at the
meeting house on Munday the 15. Febr. to hear the invoices read, to con-
sider & determine of the rate & matters about Jonath. Griffin deceased,
and of Samuel Allens coming with his wife & children into the house of
... without the Towns leave and of the condition of Jno. Gleason family
...
(259)
Feb. 16, 1685
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town, the 15 of Feb. 1685
The Invoices of all rateable estates to the ministers rate next to
be made was distinctly read & concluded by the Town;
Corp. Jonath. Stanhope, Sergt. Edward Wright, Mr. Joseph Noyes &
John Allen are chosen & appointed to Inspect the estate, goods, mooveables,
cattle & whatsoever belonged to or is found left by Jonath. Griffin, deceased
& to inventory the same therein, acting in all things as the law directs
as to treat with all persons any way concerned about it & with all con-
venient speed to return an account thereof to the Town for the Towns
further proceeding therein.
Upon the request of Jno. Gleason now appearing before the Town, It
is ordered that 10 bushels of Indian corn bee given to him for releife
of his family out of the Townes corn formerly ordered to be delivered
at Mr. Joseph Noyes' who is heerby impowered to deliver him the same when
hee comes for it & also to deliver him a bushell & half more of Indian
corne to pay Jno. Rice for three weekes keep & feeding two of his cattle
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& also a bushell more of Indian corn to pay to Solomon Johnson for his
keeping the sd cattle for him two weeks before.
It is voted that the Town doe not accept of the motion of receiving
of Saml Allen & his family inhabitants in this Town; But forasmuch as
they are at present in the house of Benj. Parmenter where the sd Sammls
wife is ready to lye in childbed, Daniel Allen the father of the said
Sammuel offering to give sufficient bond this evening for the Towns security,
that the said Samuel Allen his wife & children shall & doe peceably depart
& quit this Town & bounds thereof within three months after the date
heerof, which the Town so far accepts, but, if the sd Daniel doe fail
to give such bond the Town doth order the selectmen to issue warrant
to the constables who are heerby ordered to warn them forthwith to depart
the Town & also to give orders to said Benj. Parmenter to quit his house
of them & not to suffer him or any other Inhabitant to receive them in
without the leave of the Town & in case any doe then to leavy the penaltys
upon them which by Town order are appointed in the behalfe for the Towns
security.
It is ordered that the Common meadows of this Town bee let for the
yeare ensueing unto the persons & at the rents hereunder mentioned, vizt:
Acres S. d.
Ashen Swamp Meadow - let to James Rosse 13 4 0
The rest of the meadow by Blandfords meadow:
...nd Hole meadows in 2 pieces toward
Nonsuch, let to Ensign Grout 3 2 0
Strawberry Hill meadow: let to Jon.
Stanhope & Jno. Parmenter, equal shares 12 7 0
Hop brook meadow: lett(neer) the old
grants & the new lett to: Jacob 0 6
Moor & Jno. Goodnow & that which 0 6
is upon Blandfords brook:
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Swarth meadow lying by the uppermost
way, in 2 pieces, let to Jno. Goodnow 3 3 6
Gulf meadows is 20 Acres buy 6 of them
is granted to the minister to cutt.
The rest is let to Jno. Allen & Srgt.
Rutter in equal shares: 14 3 3
Long Meadow in 3 pieces: at the end next to
Pantry lett to Zech. Maynard 6 4 0
The middle part about 4 Acres 4 1 3
: Rbt Allen
That above the Eastern highway 10 8 6
Highway meadow by Cranes, Ens. Grout hired,
see sr. for Roger Willis 3 1 6
Highway meadows by Mr. Joseph Noyes & Tho.
Smiths new grant lotts, let to Mr. J. Noyes 4 1 0
The 3 slips of meadow: 2 of them from Pine Mead
ow, the 3rd at the end of Mr. Browns &
Mr. Pelhams meadow: let to Sergt. Rutter: 5 1 0
Cedar swamp meadow & peices threabout, 3
Acres 3
Northeast corner at Dunsdale (that was 6
... for next summer)
all to Rich. Addams
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It is voted & ordered that whatsoever old black birds that shall be
killed by any person paying rates to this Town, or by any of their familyes
between this & the last of May next or by any person that dwell border-
ing upon this town & shall bring in their heads within a week after the
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31 of May next unto any of the six persons that shall be appointed by the
selectmen to receive them shall give an account thereof to the Town when
a Town rate shall bee ordered at the end of the year to pay Town debts
shall on the said rate bee allowed & paid 12 pence a dozin.
Jno. Parmenter was sworne tythingman for the yeare ensueing before
the selectmen.
March 15, 1685-86
At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 15 of March, 1685-86
It is ordered that the selectmens order about ringing & yoaking
of swine as they stand recorded on this book, folio 115 shall bee of
force for the Anno 1686.
Except these alterations, vizt: to bee rung & yoaked by the 1st
April 1686 till 16 Oct. following; & add to Townsmen, proprietors &
occupiers of lands to have the same power with the hogg constables & also
to leave out mony for this yeare 1686 for want of ringing.
And also now Corpll Jonath. Stanhop, Robt Man were chosen to see
all orders about swine executed, particularly & the warrant as follows
was signed the selectmen to them to execute the same for Anno 1686:
To Corp. Jonath. Stanhop & Robt. Mann:
Sudbury, March 1685-86: You being particularly chosen & appointed
by the selectmen of this Town to see that the orders bee duly executed
& observed relating to all swine in & about this Town for the yeare 1686:
In his Majesties name you & each of you are hereby required & im-
powered carefully & dilligently throughout the yeare at all seasons to-
gether & apart to see that every article of the said order now made about
ringing & yoaking of swine bee truly and constantly observed; & therein
you are also as much as may bee to take the surveigh & walke together
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& to demean yourselves faithfully and impartially towards all persons
alike in their swine transgressing the said order or any particular thereof;
And forasmuch as some hertofore chosen to this work have caryed it so
weakly as that every year that cry for want of due execution of orders
about swine hath previously increased amongst us; The selectmen have this
yeare pitch upon you two looking upon you as faithfully as live in the
discharge of this trust with prudence & industry at such rate as you might
render it a thing possible ... to check the carelessnesse & slynesse, the
slothfulnesse & disobedience of such as have been formerly found frequently
living in their transgressions against the true & wholesome lawes & orders
about swine to the damage of many & disturbance of the peace; And if any
swine be found transgressing the said order or any part therof & the
owner not known to you, or if known shall refuse to pay the penalty appointed,
you are forthwith to impound such swine & so inforce their payment accord-
ing to law which payment & for all other transgressions of the order you
are to receive for your paines of all which wee pray you not to fail;
Dated the 15 of March, 1685-86:
Signed by us, the selectmen: Jno. Greene, Joseph Noyes
Jno. Grout, Sr. Jno. Goodenow
Tho. Browne.
All the orders about fences, generall & particular were voted in all
things to bee for Anno. 1686 as were ordered last yeare & as they stand
recorded on folio 114 of this Book, with this difference only: that now
they must bee up & finished by the 1st of Aprill 1686 & so maintained
& kept up till the 16 of Oct. next following.
(265)
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All the 4 persons chosen last year as they stand recorded on folio
121 were chosen this year also for generall surveyors of fences for Anno.
1686.
Fifteen of the 16 persons recorded on folio 114 for particular sur-
veyors of fences were now again chosen & voted to bee the particular sur-
veyors of fences for Anno 1686 & in the roome of Jabesh Brown who was then
one of the 16 is now chosen James Smith for Anno. 1686; their stations &
circuits to each couple respectively is to bee the same for this yeare
as it stands recorded to them on folio 114.
All the orders as they stand recorded on folio 115 concerning Neat
Cattle, horsekind, sheep, ladders are now also ordered & voted to be of
force for Anno 1686; and Sergt. Jno. Rutter is to see the orders for lad-
ders duly executed on the east side of the Great River; & Jno. Goodenow
on the west side for Anno. 1686 who are to demand & receive the fines appointed
of all such as they shall find in their respective precints neglecting
their duty by the orders relating to ladders.
It is ordered & voted that Deacon Jno. Haines, Ensign Jno. Grout,
John Goodenow, Corpll Jacob Moor, Danll Stone & Jonath. Rice shall accord-
ing to orders passed the last Town meeting receive all the heads of old
black birds killed in & about this Town & adjacent parts between this
& the last of May next as shall bee brought in to any then within one
week after the sd last day of May next & they and every one of them are
heerby ordered to return a true accompt therof in all respects to the
Town when the Town towards the end of the yeare shall meet to order a rate
to pay Town Debts.
The selectmen now met have signed their advice & warning to the sel-
ectmen of Concord desiring them to keep their cattle & beasts within their
own bounds & not to invade or molest our commons nor especially the meadows
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within this Town bounds by their creatures any more.
It is ordered & voted that the Clerk of this Town doe leave the widow
Wedge out of the next Country rate he is now drawing out upon this Town
upon consideration of her present loanly & low condition.
The Pastor rate for the last 6 months amounting forty three pounds,
ten pence & ending the last of February last past was now delivered to Mr.
James Sherman, our minister by the Clerk of this Town before the select-
mens ordered & voted that a Town meeting bee warned to assemble at the
meeting house on Fryday the 26 of this present March at ten aclock before
noon to order the setling the estate of Jonath. Griffin deceased as the
Court to bee held at Cambridge in Aprill next; & the persons appointed by
the Town the 15 of Febr. last to inspect & inventory the estate are de-
sired to bring in the same to the Town then met & to give an account to
the Town what they have reserved & done touching the businesse; And also
to hear the Town orders last made for the year ensueing read unto them;
And likewise to hear the Capitall Laws of the Country read; & for dispatch
of such other business as the Town then mett shall see meet to assume;
And David Stone & Jno Rice chosen tythingmen for the yeare ensueing are
now again required & charged to attend the selectmen at the meeting house
& bee sworn according to Law without any longer delay.
March 26, 1686
At a meeting of the Freemen, the 26 of March, 1686
Mr. Peter Noyes senr was chosen to serve on the Grand Jury; Mr. Jno.
Glover was chosen to serve on the jury of Tryalls - at the County Court
at Cambridge the 6 of April 1686.
(262)
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At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town, the 26 March, 1686
The inventory of the estate of Jonath. Griffin deceased amounts to
12s 9d taken apprized & signed by Joseph Noyes, John Allen, Jonath. Stanhope
& Edw. Wright with a postscript of other things ammounting to 3L 12s 0d
more being presented & read to the Town; It is voted & ordered by the Town
that Mr. Peter Noyes, Senr & Sergt. Edward Wright doe appear at the County
Court at Cambridge the 6 Aprill next & deliver the same then to the Court.
The selectmens orders made about fences, hoggs, neat cattle, sheep,
horses, ladders & surveyors about many of as they stand recorded on folio
124 & 125; & pointed there to bee found largely written after the coppies
on folio 114 & folio 115 were all distinctly read to the Town; the warrant
to the surveighers of swine was also then read to the Town. (see it on
folio 124) The capitall lawes of the Country were then also distinctly
read to the Town; Mr. James Sherman the Pastor, his letter (directed to
the selectmen & by him delivered to them at their last meeting the 15 of
this month) dated the 8 of March 1686 was then also deliberately & distinct-
ly read to the Town by order of the selectmen.
David Stone, & John Rice were then sworn tythingmen before the sel-
ectmen.
July 2, 1686
At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 2nd July, 1686
Was then brought to their hands some of the orders of the Honorable
President & Councell in print (which they never saw before) & in perusing
& reading of them; observing they had confirmed the selectmen to Towns
& constables in their standing whom in one of their orders they required
to drawing up a List of all freeholders & Inhabitants meet to serve on
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juries & send the same in to the Marshall of the County before the 1st of
this present July: & for that the time is past before the order came to hand
& the constables by the sd orders concerned who also not knowing of it nor
being now present & dwelling remote the selectmen now carefull to make what
haste they might therin orders to meet with the constables on Munday the
5 of July 1686 for that worke & took care that the two constables have
notice given them thereof, requiring them to give all attendance then with
the selectmen at the hour & place appointed for that service.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen & Constables the 5 July, 1686
According to orders of the Honble President & Councell a list was then
drawn up of all the freeholders inhabiting in & about the Town, then judged
meet to serve on juries, which was signed by the seven selectmen & the two
constables & was forthwith delivered to Benjamin Rice, one of the consta-
bles to deliver the same to the marshall of this County at Cambridge on
Wednesday next at farthest, the Government being held at Cambridge that
day.
(263)
At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 8 of Sept. 1686
The Ministers rate for 6 months ending the 31 of August last past
being perused & examined & perfected, was then signed by the selectmen
& by them it is farther ordered that the Clerk of This Town doe deliver
the said rate unto Capt. Tho. Brown or to Left. John Grout who are appointed
on the 16 of this month to carry the same to Mr. James Sherman minister
of the Town & desire him to signe the same in order to A farther procedure
perfecting & issueing of that matter.
(nb This was accordingly done by Left. Grout ordered by the Clerk
to Capt. Thomas Brown on the 16 Sept. 1686)
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At a Meeting of the Inhabitants & Proprietors of this
Town on Munday, the 1st of Nov. 1686:
Selectmen John Greene
Chosen: Left. Jno. Grout
Mr. Peter Noyes
Deacon Jno. Haines
Mr. Joseph Noyes were chosen by votes Selectmen
Sergt. John Rutter to order & manage the prudentiall
Joseph Freeman affaires of this Town for the year ensueing
Town Clerk John Greene: was chosen by votes to be the Clerk
of this Town for the yeare ensueing.
Constables: Joseph Gleason: were chosen by votes to be constables
John Bent or constable of this Town the yeare
ensueing.
(nb: And Jno. Haines, Jr. was chosen in Jo. Bent's room,
the 22 Nov. 1686)
Invoice Capt. Jno. Goodenow: were chosen to take & bring in the
Takers: Samuel How accompt of the rateable estates of
all persons in & about this Town
the yeare ensueing.
Inam... John Blandfords comptt: It is ordered that the surveyors
of this town & such other meet persons they shall chuse do repair to his
fifteen acres of land lying & being by Strawberry Hill on the west side
of the Great River of this Town & ther to run & perfect the line betweene
the said Blandfords fifteen acres as it stands recorded on the Town booke,
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folio 22, & John Tolls twelve acres now in the hands of Rbt Man & all
persons conserned are upon warning given them to attend the same.
Upon the desire of the Reverend Mr. James Sherman it is ordered that
the Clerk of this Town doe transcribe the Pastors rate ending the 31 of
August last past & cause the same to be delivered to the Pastor to him
his hands for him to give all persons an accompt of what they owe him
thereby & ... therin to cr...ese each person sommes they shall pay him;
& the Clerk is also to transcribe & deliver unto the 2 Constables each
their part of the said rate one list containing persons dwelling on the
east side of the great river, & the other on the west side if need bee for
both which the Town doth heerby promise to pay & sattisfy the clarke for
his particular paines therein; & the sd Clarke is heerby also ordered to
keep the originall rate in his own hand for the Towns use with the signed
& sealed warrant theron directed to the Constables that it may not bee
fretted & worn out by them, or by their frequent carying it up & down but
that it might be clearly kept for their security in case the selectmen shall
see reall need to advise them to distrain upon any person that will not
otherwise in season appear & pay the pastor his full due.
[264]
At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 8 Nov. 1686
After serious consideration & deliberate agitation conserning the
repair & inlargement of the Meeting House of this Town; upon report of the
sick & low condition of the Widow Wedges family: Deacon Haines, Mr. Peter
Noyes, & Joseph Freeman were desired & ordered withall speed to repaire
to the sd Widows house & there to inspect & particularly to make inquiry
into the estate of that family what their aylments & wants are & to inquire
about the sale of their oxen to Joseph Rice & as soon as may be to make.
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a true & clear return thereof to the selectmen that if need be care might
be taken by the Town for their reliefe;
It is ordered that Peter King bee the Pound Keeper of this Town &
take charge of the Pound that it bee not made use of for fatting hoggs or
for any other use at any time but for impounding of such beasts that have
done damage or as shall be brought to bee pounded according to law & hee
is to receive of each person four pence a time for impounding of cattle,
sheep, horses, hoggs, or any of their kind (that is to say) for receiving
them into the pound, securing them there & letting them out againe according
to law; & if Peter King doe not accept the service then Stephen Blandford
is chosen who is to doe & have as aforesd;
It is ordered that there be a Town meeting warned to assemble at the
Meeting house on Munday, the 22 Nov. 1686 at Ten aclock before noon to
consider the condition of the Meeting house in order to a speedy repair there-
of before the extreamity of the winter set in & also for enlarging the same
about the midle part of the backside of the meeting house to make more
roome for people conveniently & comfortably to attend the worship of God;
and also to consider the condition of the Widow Wedge & her family in
distresse & is also for stating the Town debt & credit; & also for issueing
some businesse agitated at the last Town meeting; & also to choose another
Constable dwelling on the west side of the River of this Town in the room
of Jno. Bent.
22 Nov. 1686
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town the 22 Nov. 1686
It is agreed & concluded by & between this Town & the Inhabitants
therin and Corp. Henry Rice, Corp. John Bent, Matth. Rice, Benj. Rice,
William Brown, Daniel Stone, David Stone, & David Rice, who are Inhabitants
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bordering upon but dwelling without the line or bounds of this Town who
have now promised & engage themselves & the rest dwelling near the bounds
of this Town, that they will pay to all rates (in the way that all others
dwelling within the Town bounds do) that shall bee made for & towards the
building or repairing of the Meetinghouse or place for Gods worship within
this Town & for the maintainance of the Minister of the Town & for the
paying Town debts & charges & also toward the releife of the poor of the
Town, provided that the Town doe in like manner releeve the poor amongst
them & the Town doe also free them from repairing highwaies within the
Town bounds as far as the law doth or may admit; & this is the mutuall
agreement between both parties abovesd confirmed by vote & execution of
hands on both sides at this public meeting:
The inhabitants of the Town The above named farmers or
voted it. persons in like manner voted
it.
(265)
It is voted that the Meeting House shall bee neither repaired or
enlarged.
Joseph Haines, Snr: was chosen Constable for the yeare ensueing in
the roome of John Bent that was chosen the 1st of Nov.
It is ordered that the surveyors of this Town doe lay out an Acre
& halfe of upland on the Common at Landham unto Samuel How according to
their best discretion provided it bee done where it may neither detriment
nor intrench upon any mans propiety or land & also that it leave the
highway there at least six rods broad; And that they returne an account
thereof under their hands at the next Town meeting.
Ordered that there be a Town meeting held at the meeting house this
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day fortnight which will bee on the 6 of Dec. next at ten in the forenoon
to consult about the building of a new meetinghouse in this Town & the place
where to erect & set it; also to state the Towns debts & credits, to issue
Samuel Hows business aforementioned; & for despatch of such other business
as the Inhabitants then met shall assume.
(Memo: The businesse of the Widow Wedge, the Town takes no notice of
at present; upon an account given to the Town at this time
(by the Comm. which was sent by the selectmen before to inquire
into) that case appearing not to be such as was reported)
The Town ordered & voted as follows, vizt:
This town having on the 23rd of Dec. 1664 granted ...liah Leyes in
his life time four acres of meadow ground where it may be found without
prejudice to former grants, which on the 2nd July 1666 was laid out as
appears on folio 19 at the wrong end of this book; & upon complaint since
made it appearing to bee laid out in the new grants highway when it was
intended to ly in the old grant: & by the 1st grant of the Town dated the
sd 23 of Dec. 1664 it was not to detriment any highway; The Town doth
now vote & order the laying out thereof on the 2nd July 1666 as it stands
recorded in the Town book on folio the 19 as abovesd to be void & of none
effect; And forasmuch as the Town having lately ordered the Town surveyors
to lay out the sd quantity of four acres of meadow ground unto the heires
of Eliah Leyes as might prejudice nothing but indisputably correspond
in all respects with the 1st grant in Dec. 1664 as abovesd, & the surveyors
now having made their return thereof under their hands dated the 25 May
1686, which hath now been deliberatly void at this meeting & considered
of by the Town; It is ordered & voted that the Clerk of this Town doe
record the same to lye laid out in long meadow, the west end thereof joyning
to the line that parts the old grant from the new grant having a black
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oak tree marked at the easterly end thereof on the northside of this sd
meadow laid out to the sd Leyes' heires & a white oak between marked on
the south side of this sd peice of meadow; it is bounded on both sides
by the common or undivided upland of this Town & at the east end by the
common meadow of this Town; which four acres of Meadow ground thus bounded
shall be the heires of the sd Elijah Leyes & their heires & Assignees
forever.
(266)
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town, the 6 of Dec. 1686
It is determined, ordered & voted that a new meeting house bee built
within this Town with all convenient speed after such manner as shall be
resolved upon by the Town.
It is voted, ordered that the said new meeting house shall be erected,
finished & stand upon the present burying place of this Town & on the
most convenient part therof somewhere behind or about the old meetinghouse
that now is.
It is ordered & voted that the Inhabitants doe assemble themselves
in the Meeting House of this Town on Munday the 20 of this present Dec.
1686 at the hour of ten before noon to proceed in the businesse of build-
ing the new meetinghouse abovesd after the moad of Dedham meetinghouse as
near as shall bee by this Town judged most fit; and to state Town debts
& credits.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town the 20 Dec. 1686
After long agitations & disputes about the form & moad and shape the
new meeting house (appointed to be built) shall bee of:
It is concluded, ordered & voted by hands erected that the new
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meetinghouse (appointed to be built at the place appointed within this
Town at the last meeting which was on the 6 day of this present Dec.)
shall be a square building; The vote being propounded for the contrary in
like manner, no hands were erected as a vote to the contrary.
It is ordered & voted that the Inhabitants doe assemble themselves
in the meeting house of this Town on Munday, the 27 of this present Dec.
at the hour of ten before noon to chose a Committee to treat with workmen
about the building of a square meeting house as abovesd after such manner
& waies as shall be concluded upon & determined by this Town; And is also
for stating the Towns debts & credits.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town the 27 of Dec. 1686
It is concluded, ordered & voted that Deacon Jno. Haines, Captn.
Thomas Brown, Capt. Jno. Goodenow, Sergt. James Barnard, Sergt. Edward
Wright & Matthew Rice shall bee & are chosen A Committee for this Town
& that they or the Major part of them doe consult together as need requires
to wait on Authority about the business of the new meeting house; & they
are also with all convenient speed to treat with severall able & sufficient
workmen carpenters & others for the substantiall building, finishing &
compleating of a new meeting house (before appointed to bee a square build-
ing) & the demensions thereof which is in all considerable respects con-
cluded to bee after the moad, shape & demensions of the meeting house at
Dedham & the sd Committee is to returne their particular account of the
(267) demensions of all the main & principall timbers belonging therunto & also
of all other particulars about it & the price & pay demanded to this Town
at the next meeting in this place before they do absolutely conclude bargain
with any workmen for the Towns consideration further orders or finall
determination about it.
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The debts now demanded of the Town being cast up at this Town meeting
amounting to about 11 L, It is ordered that the Clerk of this Town doe
draw up a rate for the said some of eleven pounds on the inhabitants of, in
& about this Town by the Invoice now to bee taken in January next in which
lot thirty eight shillings bee charged upon each person his due for the
rent of comon meadows lett unto them the 15 Feb. 1685 & an account delivered
to the constables for them to pay to each person his due from the Town
out of the said rate.
It is ordered that the Inhabitants of this Town doe assemble in the
meeting house on Munday, the 10 of Jan. next at ten before noon for the
Committee apointed to present their return & give in an acount to the
Town of their negotiations about the new Meeting House to be built & the
constables last chosen are to warn the last yeare Constables to prepare
their accounts & present them at the sd meeting to bee then & there per-
fected & issued; & they are also to warn Benj. Wright to appear & answer
the complain of Samll How so far as concerns the Town.
At a Meeting of theInhabitants of This Town, the 10 Jan. 1686
The Town met at the meeting house where by reason of the extremity
of the coald it is voted that his assemble doe forthwith remove to Mr.
Walkers house & that to transact & done, which the Town assembley did
forthwith doe.
It is agreed, ordered, covenanted & concluded between this Town &
Deacon John Haines that the said Deacon doe cause the new meeting house
apointed to be built (in this Town of Sudbury) by Left. Daniel Pond of Dedham
& his son Daniel to bee framed, made, set up & finished upon the land &
place apointed by the Town on the 6 of Dec. last past in all respects
for demensions, strength, shape, necessaries & conveniences as Dedham
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meeting house is except filling between studds, but in all things else
admitting withal in this work such variations as are particularly mentioned
in the propositions of Corpl John Brewer & Samll How, dated the 10 of
Jan. 1686: & the timber to be of the same demensions propounded by the
aforesd Left. Pond in another paper also pinnd therunto, & also in the
other paper therunto pinnd all which papers being now read unto the Town
are committed to the Clerks custody for the use of this Town, the four
Gables only to be left out; this building is to be raised at or before the
1st of July 1687; to bee finished at or before the first day of July 1688;
And for the substantiall & compleat performance of this work the said
Deacon Haines is to have two hundred pounds in manner following:
one hundred & sixty pounds thereof is to bee paid by the Town in country
pay & at country prize & the remaining forty pounds is to bee paid by the
Town in mony; The specie of the Countrypaies are to bee in good sound
& merchtble Indian Corn or Rye or weat or barley or malt or pease or
beefe or porke or worke or in such other paies as the sd Deacon Haines
shall accept of any person. The payments are to bee made in manner and
time as follows: twenty pounds thereof in mony & one third part of the
sd country pay (being 53 L 6s 8d); is to be paid at the raising of the
house; & the other twenty pounds in money & the 2nd part of one third
part of the country pay (being 53 L 6s 8d) is to bee paid at if not before
one m...l (the work) is done & for the full & true performance of these
articles ... att a covenant ... agreements, & covenants the sd Deacon
John Haines doth hereby engaged himself & his heires, executors, adminis-
trators & assignes unto the Town of Sudbury for his part, and the Town
of Sudbury & the inhabitants thereof & thereunto belonging doe hereby
also engage themselves & their heires, executors, assignees & successors
unto the sd Deacon John Haines for their part.
It is ordered & voted that the Clerk make the Town rate to pay debts
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appointed the last Town meeting by the Invoice that is now to be taken
this present month of January 1686 & every man is to pay his proportion
thereunto in corn & grain at the rate & prizes last apointed in Boston by
the Honrble President & Councell & the Clerk by charging the rent of the
common meadows last yeare amounts to 38s on the respective rentors is to
abate of the somme of 11 L on all the rest by due proportion upon the
sd Town rate.
It is voted & ordered that the Inhabitants of this Town doe assemble
in Town meeting at the meetinghouse on Munday the 15 of February next
at 10 before noon to hear the Invoices of mens rateable estates read &
determine the same; & to consider of the desposing the old meeting house
to Deacon Haines in part of pay towards his last payment for building the
new meeting house; & to choose a Committee to inspect wordmen & work of
the new meeting house lett out to Deason Haines to see that the same to be
done in all things according to agreement; & is also for the proprietors
of this Town to consider of a parcel of parcells of upland and meadows on
both sides of the great River for future ministeriall accommodacions which
together with what is already designed by this Town shall bee for the use
only of successive ministers that shall bee called into this Town whilst
they continue to labor in the work of the ministry to the people of this
Town but to remain in the Towns hands for that use from generation to gener-
ation; not to bee granted unto nor in any sense to bee appropriated by any
person or persons of for any other thing or use whatsoever, nor to bee at
any time diminished, disposed or altered either in whole or any part there-
of without the free, full and manifest consent and good liking of every
proprietor of this Town (to wit) of every one that hath a Town right; and
is also to consider of Thomas Gibs request to buy an acre of land on the
backside of his fathers & Tho. Read's ffield at Landham near the east
Bridge thereto.
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At a meeting of the inhabitants & Proprietors of this Towne,
the 14th of February, 1686.
The Clark of this Town being sick & not able to attend the Town at
this their meeting; Leftenant John Grout was chosen to officiate in his
room & stead.
Ordered that Capt. Thomas Brown, Capt. John Goodenow and Mr. Tho.
Walker doe repaire to the Town Clark & in the Towns name to demand & receive
the Town book of him for the Towns use at this meeting & with the work done
by the Town this day to return the book to him againe when the meeting
is done for him to enter the Town writs of this therein as soon as hee is
able to doe it.
Sergt. James Barnard refusing to pay towards the building of the new
meeting house either by free will or as others by Invoice, It is voted
& ordered that the said James Barnard shall bee rated to the sd new building
by the selectmen of this Town by Will and Doome notwithstanding his refusing
as aforesd.
Voted and ordered that Deacon John Haine shall not have the old
Meeting House for twelve pounds which was the price hee formerly propounded
to the Town. Voted & ordered that Left. Daniel Pond, Petr. King, Corpr.
Jno. Brewer, Samll How & Sergt. John Rutter, Capt. Jno Goodenow & Capt.
Tho. Brown bee & hereby chosen a Committee of this Town all along to
inspect the workmen and work of the new meeting house in building & to
see the same be done in all ways according to agreement with the sd Town.
(269)
It is also ordered & voted this 14th of Feb. 1686 that the Inhabitants
& proprietors of This Town doe assemble in Town meeting at the Meeting
House of this Town on Fryday the 18th of this present February at nine
before noon then & there each man for himself to signe to the Covents
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made with Deacon Jno. Haines for his payments for building the new meeting
house in hand, & such Inhabitant or Inhabitants as shall not signe unto
the sd Covenants shall pay their proportions unto the rates for the sd
building as all other men doe, provided that said Deacon doe also sign unto
the said Town on his part according to agreement in refference to the
binding & finishing of the sd new meeting house.
The votes & orders aforesd were orderly acted & done by the Town
this day & yeare above written as attests John Grout, the Clerk pro tem-
pore.
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Town
the 18 of February, 1686-87
The Town Clerk still continuing sick, It is voted & ordered that
Left. John Grout doe officiate this present day in his roome & stead; And
by reason of the extreamity of the could weather, it is voted & ordered
That this assembly doe forthwith remoove to Mr. Tho Walkers house here
to transact the businesse of this day; Voted & ordered that Mr. Joseph
Noyes, Capt. Goodenow, & Capt. Brown doe repair to the Town Clerk of him
to demand & receive the Town booke & bring the same to this Town assembly
& to return the same to him again as soon as this meeting is ended.
In refference to the proposition presented by Deacon Haines to the
Town relating to the new meeting house, the Town doth approove thereof and
doe vote & order that Covenants according to the said propositions bee
drawn betweene this Town & the said Deacon, which each party doe promise
for themselves & their owne part to signe unto; And it is also ordered
That all the Clapbcards that are to be used & set up about the new meeting
house now in building shall bee cedar clapboards.
It is voted that the Town will affoard their personall help toward
the raising of the new meeting house when ready to bee raysed.
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Voted & ordered that the Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Town doe
assemble at the meeting house on Munday, the 28 of this present February
at nine before noone to see if Deacon Jno. Haines will goe on with his worke
about the new meeting house hee hath undertaken to build according to
bargain, or else for the Town to take some other course to lett it forth
to some body else; and also to consider of such other matters formerly pro-
pounded still to doe as to give answer to Tho. Gibbs request to buy an acre
of Land; and also for the proprietors to consider of devoting & laying out
of lands on both sides of the great river for ministeriall use formerly
propounded as appears on Town book, folio 128.
It is also voted & ordered that the Rate to the Country to the Min-
ister & the rate to pay Town debts now to bee made or lately made shall
all be cast & made by the present Invoice newly taken & untill a new In-
voice shall be taken.
(270)
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town the 28th of Feb.
1686-87
Voted that Thomas Walker officiate in the place of Capt. John Greene,
Clerk, for the present day.
Voted that Mr. Joseph Noyes & Capt. Thomas Browne be sent for the
Town Booke, & to see it safely delivered.
That the severall payments to be paid to Deacon Haines specified in
the Towne book for the building of the new Meeting House be made to him,
his heirs. Executors & Administrators or Assignes. Also the words (at or
before) be put in for the tymes of payments. Also the Words (Left. Pond
& his son & such as they shall approve of). Also that no work shall be
imposed by any person in the said Towne upon Deacon Haines but of whom
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the said Deacon shall approve of. Also it is agreed if any person shall
desire to pay money in lieu of Country pay, such persons or person to
be abated one third of such pay. Also the Inside of the Meeting House to
be lined with either plained boards, or cedar clapboards. Also it is
left unto the discretion of Left. Pond & his son in reference unto the
demensions, number & placing of the Windows about the New Meeting House
soe as they contain 240 foote glasse. These additions, alterations &
emendations unto the above sd Covenant is mutually agreed unto at this
Meeting. And voted, granted & consented to by both parties. Vizt: this
Town of Sudbury & the said Deacon John Haines.
Voted that the selectmen of this Towne for the tyme being & from tyme
to tyme untill the said Deacon John Haines shall be fully paid & satisfied
for building the New Meeting house have full power to make Rates upon the
Inhabitants of, in, or about the said Towne for the full discharge of
the same, according to sum or sums entred in the Towne book in fol. 128
Voted that Capt. Tho. Browne, Left. John Grout, & Tho. Walker be apoint-
ed to goe along with Deacon John Haines to see abovesaid votes in
refference to building the New Meeting House, recorded in the Towne Book.
In refference to Thomas Gibbs regards formerly made to the Town to
buy an acre of land at Landham near to the East Bridge. It is voted &
ordered that Deacon Jno. Haines, Capt. John Goodenow, Left. Jno. Grout,
& Mr. Peter Noyes doe view the lands the sd Gibbs makes request to buy
& to make a distinct returne whereof under their hands to this Town at their
next meeting for the Towns farther determination about it.
Upon complaint made by severall Inhabitants that Benjamin Wright
hath infringed upon the Comon lands of this Town much to the detriment
of severall Inhabitants lying near unto Landham. It is voted that Deacon
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John Haines, Capt. Jno. Goodenow, Left. Grout & Mr. Peter Noyes who are
ordered & impowered to take full view of the lands of the said Benjamin
and make a true return thereof under their hands to the Town at their
next meeting.
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen the 15 of March 1686-87
Left. Jno. Grout, Sergt. Jno. Rutter & Sergt Peter Noyes are chosen
and authorized to meet the messengers of Watertown at the north east cor-
ner bounds between the sd Watertown & this Town on the nineteenth day of
Aprill 1687 at eleven aclock before noon & with them to run the line of
the bounds of the sd two Townes according to law.
(nb: A copy thereof to Left. Grout the 5 April, 1687).
And Deacon Jno. Haines, Sergt. Jose. Freeman, Joseph Noyes Junr are
also then chosen & authorized to meet the messengers of Concord on the
nineteenth of Aprill 1687 at eleven aclock before noone with them to run
the line of the bounds of the sd two Townes according to law.
(nb: Delivered the copy thereof to Mr. Jno. Noyes the 8 of April, 1687)
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of This Town the 1st of
August, 1687.
Voted & ordered & concluded, And Capt. Jno. Goodenow is hereby chosen
to be the Commissioner for this Town to joyne with the selectmen to examine
& state the Invoice of mens rateable Persons & Estates & to perfect the
same & by him to send it & therwith to joyne with the Commissioners of
the towne of this County at their meeting at the Shire Town on the 1st
Wednesday in September next according to law.
Voted that all Cattle shall be rated in this present Rate for the
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Minister of this Towne at the same rates as they used formerly to be
rated at.
And forasmuch as Mr. Peter Noyes hath upon desire of the Towne brought
up the Coppy of the lands (made by his Excellency the Governor & Councill)
& stands engaged to the Clerk of the County in the sum of twelve shillings
mony for the said transcript or Coppy for the use of this Town; It is
voted and ordered and concluded that such person or persons as shall lay
down the sd summ of mony for the payment thereof shall be allowed & paid
upon the next Town rate to be made double the sum (that any shall pay now
towards it) in wheate at five shillings per bushell or Rye at four shillings
or Indian Corne at three shillings per bushel.
Voted & ordered that Capt. Jno. Goodenow & Samll How the present In-
voice takers doe in the name of the Town repaire to the Clerke of this
Town who is for present at Stow wards, & desire him to attend the meeting
of the selectmen in this Towne on Munday, the 29 day of this instant August
& to bring with him the Town books, writings & orders: And Mr. Thomas
Walker was ordered to attest the same (to the Town Clerke) by writing
under his hand.
At a Meeting of the Selectmen of this Town & the Commissioners
(lately chosen) the 29 of August 1687.
The selectmen & the Commissioners examined the Invoices of the per-
sons & estates taken (& presented to them by the Invoice taken) of the
Inhabitants in & about the Town & reduced every persons proportion due
thereby to the Country rate when required & drew out a list of the same
abstracted unto each persons tottall which they all signed & delivered
the same on the 30 of August 1687 unto Capt. Jno. Goodenow the Commr.
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chosen by this Town for that end to carry to the Shire Town in the 1st
Wednesday in September next following, there to be presented & further per-
fected & concluded by the Commissioners of all the Townes of this County
with their lists at that Meeting as the Law directeth.
The County rate ending the 31 August 1687 for the minister was fin-
ished Oct. 1687.
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At a Meeting of the Inhabitants & Proprietors of this Town, the
7th of Nov. 1687.
Selectmen Capt. John Goodenow
Chosen: Capt. Thomas Brown
Left. John Grout Were chosen Selectmen to
Matthew Rice order the prudentiall affaires
Peter King of this Town for the year
Sergt. Edward Wright ensueing.
Corpr. John Brewer
Capt. John Goodenow was chosen Clerk of this Town for
the yeare ensueing.
Mr. John Glover : were chosen Constables for this Towne
Thomas Plimpton & for the yeare ensueing.
Capt. John Goodenow: were chosen to take & bring in the
Samuel How Invoices of the rateable estates of
the Inhabitants of this Town for the
yeare ensueing.
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An amount of the debts the Town oweth to the persons underwritten
brought in & demanded & resolved about this Town meeting:
East side of the River: West side of the River
L s d L s d
Mr. Peter Noyes, Snr 0 10 6 John Greene 2 0 0
Capt. Thomas Browne 0 16 0 Capt. Jno. Goodenow 1 8 0
Jonathan Rice 0 1 0 Samuell How 1 8 0
Joseph Gleason 0 11 0 (Invoice 12:0; 200'
Sergt. James Barnard 0 16 0 plank: 16:0)
Peter King 0 2 0 Deacon John Haines 0 6 0
Mr. Thomas Walker 0 2 0 Capt. Thomas Browne 0 16 6
Matthew Rice 0 6 0 Thomas Gibbs 0 2 0
James Rosse, given 0 4 0 Mr. Hopestill Brown 0 2 0
Mr. Joseph Noyes 0 3 0 Jonathan Rice 0 4 0
Zechariah Maynard 0 1 0 Thomas Read, Snr. 0 2 0
Stephen Blandford 0 1 0 Ens. Joseph Rice 0 15 0
Left. John Grout 0 3 0 (for 3 yrs rent,
Srgt. John Rutter 0 3 0 ending March 24 next)
Mr. Peter Noyes, Jr. 0 3 0 George Parminter 0 10 0
Widow Mary Loker 1 4 0 Sergt. Edw. Wright 0 7 0
Agreed with Samll How to bring 200 ft. of 2 inch wide planks to
the Town bridge speedily & commit them to Peter Kings custody for the
Towns use there, which when done the sd How is to receive upon the next
Town rate heerunder ordered to be made sixteene shillings which is accord-
ingly set of to him or the list of the creditors above mentioned.
It is ordered and voted that the selectmen now chosen doe speedily
cause a Town rate to bee made on the Inhabitants of this Town, & to be
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collected by the Constables of the Town; who are herewith to pay the Town
Debts unto the particular persons as is above specified in that list of
creditors to whom the Town oweth it, the whole amounting to about thirteen
pounds.
Upon the request of Joseph Chamberlain desiring to purchase & buy
of the Town about five acres of Comon land adjoining to the lands of
Obadiah Ward, It is voted & ordered that Capt. Edm. Goodenow, Mr. Peter
Noyes Senr. & Mr. Joseph Noyes Senr doe take a view of the sd land hee de-
sireth & returne an exact & true account of the site quantity & quality
(273) thereof under their hands at the next town meeting & so as that the same
doe not interrupt or doe any damage to any highway or the propriety or
convenient belonging to any;
Upon the complaint of Thomas Smith unto the Town this 7th of Nov.
1687, that (by what accident he knows not) the new grant lot long since
given to his father John Smith & which the sd Thomas doth now possess is
not recorded in the Town Book of possessions of Lands as all others &
the Town finding the grant evident to him as to all others on the Towns book
of orders and grants on folio 65, seeing no reason but to grant the re-
quest of the said Thomas, doth therefore order; And it is hereby ordered
& voted that the nine & twentyeth lot of the new grants containing one
hundred and thirty acres of land formerly granted to John Smith (as appears
& stands placed on the Town book of orders & grants on folio 65 & which
the sd John Smith hath all along enjoyed & is now in the possession &
occupation of the sd Thomas Smith & as the same lyeth in the third
squadron between the lotts of Peter King & Hugh Griffin there) bee recorded
unto him & in the name of the sd John Smith & his heires & Assignes on the
Town book of Record of lands in forme & manner as all others are although
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it were formerly ommitted & not looked after; And it is also ordered that
Jno. Green doe record it accordingly before hee deliver up the Town booke
to the new Clerke.
It is voted & ordered that John Greene the former Clerk doe with all
convenient speed deliver up the Two Town Books of Record, the Parchment
& other papers & writings of the Town that are in his hands unto Capt.
Jno Goodenow, who is now newly chosen Town Clerk in his roome & stead &
so leave them in his custody for the Towns use & take his receipt of the
same.
Whereas the Town on the 22nd of Nov. Last past ordered the surveyors
of this Town to lay out an Acre & halfe of upland to Samll How on the
Common lands at Landham & the sd Surveyors having since that made returne
therof to the Town at this meeting the Inhabitants doe declare if accepted
& for that the sd surveyors... it should be recorded & granted to his
eldest son John How who now dwells upon it. It is therefore now ordered,
voted, granted & confirmed that the said John How shall have & enjoy the
sd Acre & halfe of upland laid out at Landham within this Town lying & being
on the Eastern side of the highway there in a long square near to Mr.
Pelhams land; which is twenty rods long north & south, & twelve rods broad;
the southwest & southeast corners are each of them bounded by a white
oake tree & it is bounded at the northwest & northeast corners by a red
oake tree standing at each corner which sd Acre and halfe of land there
bounded as above sd shall be the said Samuel How & John How their or
any of their heires or assignes doe forever secure save harmlesse & defend
this Town of Sudbury & all & avery inhabitant thereof & their heires &
assignes from all molestations, pleas, suits & damages whatsoever that
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Mr. Edward Pelham or any other in his name right or by his or any of their
order (or by any other person else) may make especially about the monies
of the sd Pelhams kept in the sd Samuels hands for which the sd Samuel How
was Attached at Cambridge about the time of the County Court then held
there & that the sd Samuel & John his son take the cause wholly upon them-
selves & their heires along.
Dec. 6, 1687
At a Meeting of This Town.
Lieutenant John Grout for ends best known to himselfe refusing to
serve in the place of a selectman, the Towne voted to chose another in his
stead and forthwith the town chose Sergt. James Barnat to serve in his stead
for the year Insuing.
Voted Leift. Daniell Pond shall be left to his liberty whether hee
will leave a middle ally in the new meeting house or shutt up the seats
as they are in Dedham meeting hose provided allwaies that the seates doe
comfortably and conveniently hold and containe seven men in one end of
the seates and seven women in the other end of the seates.
Voted that the Town Clerk shall record the treasuars discharge both
of Country and County and the Constables of this Town have bought or
shall bring to the clerke.
Voted and agreed that Elias Keyes and Samuell Wright have liberty
granted them to take in and ocopy cartain hill of land lying and beeing
between the land of Sargt. Edward Wright and the land of Jabez Browne and
the high way that leads in to the woods by the house of Jabez Browne to
use and ocopy sd land for the space and terme of five years and at the end
of five years to surrender and throw up the land to the towns use again.
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Voted and determined that the Town doe sell to Joseph Chamberlin five
Acres of land for fower pound of Current mony of New England to bee payd
unto thee Towne of Sudbury or their asignes the 25 day of December in the
yeare of our Lord God 1688 and also to make and maintaine a good and suf-
ficient way for ever att the said Joseph Chamberlins proper cost and
charge to bee and remain for the towns use and servis, which above said
mony well and truly paid and highway made and maintained for ever att
the said Joseph Chamberlin his hieghers and successors proper cost and
charge shall bee in full sattisfaction for the force mentioned five acres
of land sould by the town to the said Joseph Chamberlin other wise the towns
salle is to be void and of none efect & the 5 acres of land is to return
to the town.
Voted that the townes surveirs Deacon John Haines & John Grout are
to lay out five acres of land to Joseph Chamberlin which he hath bought
of this towne and to lay out a convenient hyway for the townes use and
sarvis and to make return how the land is butted and bounded unto the towne
att the next meeting.
Voted that Left. John Grout, Capt. Thomas Browne, Mr. Joseph Noyes,
Sargt. John Rutter shall inspect and vew the land that Ephraim Rice desires
to exchang with the towne and make report therof to the towne att theair
next meeting.
Voted and determined that Capt. Edmund Goodenow, Deacon John Haines,
Leut. John Grout, Mr. Peter Noyes, Thomas Read & Samuell How, or the major
part of them shall on next Friday which is the ninth of this present December
at 12 oclock goe and vew the land of Benjamin Wright upon Complaint that
hath been made unto the towne from time to time that the said Benjamin
hath infringed on the towns land and make report unto the towne att theaire
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next meeting.
Jan. 30, 1687-88
Jan. 30, 1687-88 at a towne meeting Leagoely warned the Inhabi-
tants and proprietors of the Towne wer assembled whear the Invoice of
mens estates wer reade and examined and a vote made by the Town that by
this present invoice the pastors halfe yere rate wich will be due the last
of February should by the Clearke be spedely made and allsoe the rate for
the second payment which will be due to Deacon John Haines when the new
meeting house is finished should bee made by that same Invoice.
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Voted by the proprietors that they will lett the Common meadows to
such persons as shall present themselves to hiar them of the Towne
voted that what soe ever parson that shall cut the grass of any Common
meadow that doth nott hiar the same shall pay to the Towne or such men
as have hiared them twelve pence pr load for every load that they shall
cut.
Voted the day and yer above written that all S d
Common meadow that is in hyways in new & olde grants
and all other meadows that ly in Common that on the
south sid of the Country road that leads from Sudbury
to Lancaster is lett to John Goodenow this yer for
six shillings. 6 0
The lower end of Long meadow lett to Mr. Joseph
Noyes for fower shillings this yeare. 4 0
Between Mr. Joseph Noyes and Elias Kayes lott
to Robert Man for this presant yer for six shillings. 6 0
Ceader swamp meadow and what is in Common in
Bull Meadow and what is in Common in Rug Meadow, the
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grass is given to Richard Addams for this year 0 0
All the Rest of the meados lying in Common
on the west side of the River is lett to Corp. John
Brewer and Stephen Blanford for 6 0
Voted and agreed by the Town and the day and year above written that
what soe ever person shall see case to fence his great meadow or any other In-
land meadow shall have liberty to sett his fence on the sound hard land and
not to be counted a transgressor provided all ways that such pasons as
shall sett their fence on the towne land shall be regulated and set downe
by such men as the town shall chose and appoint for that worke.
Voted the day and yar above written that the town will give twenty
shillings a peece for every wolfe that shall be killed both yong and old
with in the bounds of Sudbury to such parson or parsons as shall bee att
the labor and paines to kill them.
Voted by the town that the Clerk doe enter & record the five acres
of land that Joseph Chamberlin bought of the Town in the towne Booke butted
and bounded as Deacon Jno. Haines and Leut. John Grout did present in to
the towne in their returne. (See this recorded in this book, folio 22)
John Goodenow and Sargt Peter Noyes desired & requested to chang land
with the towne: the town were pleased soe far to answer there Request that
by a cleare vote thay chose a Commity and appointed Deacon John Haines,
Peter King, and Edward Wright to inspect and vew the land that the said
Goodenow and Noyse would lay downe and after take up in lue and make re-
port to the towne of the same at theire next meeting.
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Feb. 3 1687-88
At a Meeting of the Selectmen.
In obedience to the act of the Governor and Councill surveyors for
fences were Chosen and appointed which wer as followeth: vizt: For the east
side of the river and the north west side of mill brooke Ensign Jakob
Moore & Zacriah Mainard ar Chosen surveighars of all fences for this present
year and till others bee chosen -- and are to attend their duty as the
law directs.
Jonathan Rice and John Rice are Chosen Surveighors for all the fences
about farme end & whatsoever is on the south side of mill brooke; for this
yr & till others are Chosen. For the West side o the river Thomas Read
Senr and Benjamin Moore are Chosen surveirs for all fences within the old
grants bounds Srgt Joseph Freeman & Corpl Richard Taylor ar Chosen Surveirs
for the new grant fences for this yeare and till others be Chosen.
Men to looke after swim are as followeth: viz: Robert Man and Edmond
Goodenow, Junr., Joseph Moore and John Parmenter, and Corpll Joseph Gleason
who are to atend ther worke and duty and take the penalty as law directs
and any other man have the same liberty to take the fines up on swin.
Feb. 15, 1687-88
It was jointly concluded agreed and voted that the most rule for
seating of parsons in the meeting house shall bee by what they pay to
the building thearof Excepting respect to som particular parsons as to
aig and other Considerable Qualifications
Voted and agreed att the same time that the Towne doe Chouse a Commity
of eleven parsons to receive the new meeting house of Deacon John Haines
when itt is finished, according unto the covenant made betwen him and the
towne (see town book, folio 127) and also to appoint parsons how and wheare
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to sitt in the meeting house the Comity chosen wer as followeth:
Mr. John Haines This Comity or the Maijor part of them wear
Mr. Peter Noise impowered by the towne to receive the house
John Goodenow when it is finished and to appoint parsons
Capt. Thomas Browne whear to sitt in the meeting house by a clear
Cla. Jonathan Stanhop voat then was manifested.
Samuell How
Mr. Joseph Noyes Voted the day and yeare above written that
Sargt. James Barnard Mr. Joseph Noise, John Goodenow and Junr
Left. John Grout Sacriah Mainord doe goe with John Haines and
Corpl. John Brewer inspect the land that hee doth desire to
Jakob Moore chang with the towne lying neare to his pine
meadow and make report to the towne att thear
next meeting in this place.
Voted that Mr. Peter Noise Ensign Jakob Moore and Clark Jonathan
Stanhop ar a commite to goe and vew inspect a peece of land that Sarjunt
John Rutter desires to by or to exchang with the towne and they are to
make report thear of to the towne att theare next meeting.
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At a Meeting of the Selectmen
At a meeting of the selectmen and constable, Sargt. Edward Wright
was chosen selar (sealer of weights) and returned to the Corse of Sessions
at Charlestowne as the act of the Governor and Counsill directs and Sargent
Peter Noise was returned to sarve in the place of aguiger
and Corprll John Brewer was returned to sarve in the place a vewer and
Cullar of bords in this Towne.
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March 21, 1687-88
At a Town meeting the 21 of March 1688
Voted and agreed & determined that the Towne doe and will pay the
second payment now due to Decon John Haines for his labour and paines about
the new meeting house & bee forthwith made and paid to Leift. Daniell Pond
whom the sd Decon Haines hath made his lawfull assigne as by hand and seal
doth appear.
Voted by the town the day and yer above written that the town clerk
doe deliver the rate which was made on the Inhabitants and proprietors
of this Town for the 2nd payment to Deacon Haines Concarning the new
meeting house, the said Deacon Haines having made left. Daniell Pond his
lawful asigns the town Clerk doe deliver the said rate unto Leootenant
Daniell Pond.
Voted att the town meeting the day and year above written that thear
shall bee a seate made for the ministers wife or a ministeariall seate
made att the towne charge.
April 18, 1688
The names of thos parsons that lent mony to the towne for procuring
of the 2nd addition of the acts of the Governor and Council:
s d s d
Deac. John Haines 1 0 John Goodenow 1 0
Ens. Jacob Moore 1 0 Mr. William Brown 1 0
Joseph Curtis 1 0 Thomas Plimpton 0 0
John Rice 1 0 Joseph Graves 0 6
Peter Haines 0 6 Elias Keyes 0 6
Joseph Gleson 0 6 Benjamen Moare 1 0
John Addams 0 8
Edward Wright 0 6 10 2
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An accompt how this mony is disbursed for the acts of the Governor
and Councill:
s d
Referring to the Miletary 5 0
For the acts refering to town
afairs 3 0
And 2 shillings more, which was 2 0
Necessarily spent on the town
survis in waiting and a shilling
more for taking 1 0
A copy out of Court for a Clark
to take an acounts of births and
deaths
The sum for sd acts: 11 0
(nb. James Barnard and Mathew Rice, each 1 shilling: 2s)
April 25, 1688
A returne made by John Goodenow, Clark, in the name of the select
men to the Court of Quarter Sessions that the town bridge that was pre-
sented defective by Nathaniell Bilkins of Concord to the last Courte ware
repaired and made sufficient with two shillings of mony required by the
Court for damage, which two shillings was lent by Peter King and Samuell:
each a shilling.
Third Monday in May, 1688
At a generall town meeting apointed and legally warned according
to the act of the Governor and Councill on the third Monday in May 1688:
the choice of townsmen or selectmen or overseears were appointed & chosen:
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John Goodenow
Capt. Thomas Browne
Peter King
Srgt. Edward Wright Selectmen
Ens. Jakob Moore
Thomas Reade
John Rice
Mr. Thomas Walker
Mr. Peter Noyes : chosen commissioner.
Mr. Joseph Noyes: chosen constable for the east side of the river..
Roger Willis: chosen constable for the west side of the river.
May 21, 1688
Voted and agreed that the seats in the old meeting house shall
be removed and be placed in the vacant roome in the new meeting to make
seats for such as want with all convenient speed as may bed done att the
same time that two doors of the new meeting house that ar in oposition,
one against another shall bee forthwith moved and carried backe downe too
the stayres and windows ... that stand thear shall bee removed and sett
in the places whare the Town...ing now stands.
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Voted and determined that Peter King shall have the old meeting
house, all but the seates there in (excepting the pastors and deacons
seats theare) for six pounds of good and current mony to be paid as fol-
lows: vizt: att or before the first day in May next insuing the date here
of att the new meeting house or else where the selectmen shall appoint in
Sudbury.
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Voted and determined that the selectmen then chosen where inveighed
with full power to transact Joseph Curtis his business about the change of
a peece of land with the towne to lay down soe much att one place and take
it up att another to the sum of about three or foure acres and that Capt.
Thomas Browne, Ens. Jakob More, Corpl. John Brewer shall vew said land and
make returne to the selectmen for theare further confirmation.
Voted and agreed that Mr. Joseph Noyes, Zacariah Mainard & John Goodenow
wer appointed to goe with John Haines to lay out measur and stake the land
that was by a former town act granted to be exchanged with him and to be
entered by the Town Clerke in the town booke.
The names of those persons as disbursed money to purchas constables
staves:
S D S D
Capt. Thomas Brown 1 0 Mathew Rice 1 0
Thomas Plympton 1 0 Mr. Peter Noyse 1 0
Mathew Gibbs, Sr. 1 0 John Brewer 1 0
Thomas Knapp 1 0 Left. Jos. Haines 1 0
John Parminter 0 6 Jonathan Rice 1 0
Corpl. Richard Samll How, Sr. 0 6
Tailor 1 0
Widd. Mary Rice 1 0
Zecriah Mainard 1 0
Thomas Drury 1 0
Thomas Cartar 0 6 Samll Winch 1 0
15 6
Peter King and Samll How lent the towne each of them a shilling to pay
for the returne of the ways presented by Nath. Billings.
May the 23, 1688
Voted and determined by the townsmen that the south east dore shall
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be removed and bee placed between the two posts whear the little window
stands and that window removed and brought and set in the most convenient
for the women; one that now stands behind the door. Voted that the two
wing or side galleries shall be lined with sawne board to prevent dust and
what may be up there from falling down upon parsons that may sitt under-
neath them.
That theare shall bee fower short seates made from the northern door
to the pulpit stayres and two longe seates from the r. dore downe to the
mens stairs ward as far as may be thought fitt with a cross raile in the
midst that may strength the seats and the seats to be left open at both ends
and at the southern side; for the women there shall bee two long seates
made from the place where the dore is to bee sett up to the womens pews
only leving a way for a pasage into the seates between the pew at the end
of the seates and a raile plast cross the midle of the seates as is in the
other seates and to be left open at the lower end next the dore.
That the Widow Mary Loker shall have one pound, fifteen shillings
for sweeping the new meeting hous for one yeare insuing and for keeping it
clean.
That thear shall be a rate made on the inhabitants of this towne
amounting to the sum of thirteene pounds or theare abouts to be proportioned
acording to the last invoice taken in February 1687-88 which said rate is to
bee by the surveirs chosen improved for the making and maintaining his
Majesties highways in this our Town of Sudbury.
That the long caseway from the bridge to the Gravill pits shall bee
proportioned, laid out and staked according to what his last invoice was
in February 1687-88.
That the earth that is on the south east and north side of the
meeting house shall be taken away and laid at the foreside of the meeting
house and to raise up the ground with 4 or 5 inches of the sill to cover
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it with gravell and to make a convenient way in att the dors where there
is neede.
Voted that thear shall bee a good suffissiant and strong lader made
and placed att the new meeting house with as much speed as may be to pre-
vent what accurence ever may happen.
That theare shall bee a convenient plase made for the stowing and
securing of the amunision of the towne over the window in the southwest gable.
That Peter King, John Allen, Joseph Curtis, Benjamin Moore and Peter
Haines are chosen surveriors to worke out or cause to be wrought out mens
proportions to the thirteen pound rate above mentioned which is made for
the repairing or making of His Majesties high ways thru our towne of Sud-
bury and if any refuse or neglect to work when warned by the surveyor they
are presentable by the selectmen.
(279)
Dec. 3, 1688
At a Selectmens meeting the third of December, 1688
Whearin Town debt and credett weare brought in and computed that
with other Charges about repairing the meeting house that might of necessity
be expended it was voted & agreed that a rate of twenty seven pounds two
shillings should bee made and presented to authority to be by them allowed
according as law directs sent by Capt. Thomas Browne and Mr. Joseph Noyes
and two shilling of mony to defray the Cost.
Voted that Capt. Brown and John Goodenow make address to athority
to have the rate allowed.
Dec. 10, 1688
Att a Selectmens meeting the 10 of December, 1688, it was considered,
voted & agreed that the clerk should make the Country rate att the same
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time; considered voted & agreed that the Clerke should cause the rate for
the last payment to Deacon John Haines for his care, labor, and paines about
the new meeting house to be made by the Invoice last taken on January 1687-88.
Jan. 16, 1688-89
For as much as sum parson or parsons in a disorderly manner have pre-
sumed to enter into our meeting house to cut downe som of our seates And
despose of them wee know not whether and in the roome therof hath exacted
a pue and it doth not yet leagely apear who hath don it.
Wee the select men of Sudbury doe order and appoint that the seat soe
erogularly built shall be fast nayled up untill such time as wee shall
see case and when to open it again or otherwais to despose of it.
Febr. 25, 1688-89
At a Meeting of the Select Men,
Mr. Peter Noyes appearing before us did owne and acknowledge that the
one which wee had nailled up was built by his appointment and that hee did
neither know nor intend any evill in it, It was therfor by the selectmen
then and theare voted, ordered and agreed that Mr. Peter Noise should take
away that pue which hee had erogularly cased to be set up in our meeting
house and set up our seats again which hee had cased to be puled down and
to leave said seates in as good condition as they wer before he destroied
them and to be don forthwith or else to be presented for his violation done
to our seates at the next sessions of the peace.
Feb. 25, 1688-89
Mr. James Shermans last halfe yers rate which will become due the
first of March 1688-89 was by the selectmen delivered to the said Mr.
Sherman.
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May 7, 1689
By advise reseved from the Councill of Safety for the people and for
the Conservation of the Peace, Peter King was leagaly Chosen by the Towne
of Sudbury the 7 of May 1689 the meeting being appointed for the purpose;
The said Peter King was to advise, Consult, Joyne with & give his assistance
with the Councill then sitting in said townes behalfe the direction given
unto him wer first not to reasum the former Charter government, 2ndly that
the present Counsell should stand untill we receive orders from his Roiall
Highness, the Prince of Oring, 3rdly, that the prisonors in durence be
safely kept untill such time as they may be brought before law full justice.
Att this meeting Complaint being made by James Ross of the necese-
touse state of his daughter, the widow Mary Gleason the towne then voted
and agreed that the said Weddow Mary Gleason should have twenty shillings
alowed her out of the towne rate now in the Constables hands and Mr. Joseph
Noise and Jno. Allen were Chosen and appointed by sd Town to despos of itt
for the Widdows best advantage good and comfort.
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December
1689: John Gleason Dying intestat and so leaving his relect
The Select- Widow and none to adminestrat upon the estat, the selectmen
men. of Sudbury did chuse and appoint John Allin to cary thee
Widow Mary Gleason with the invoice of the estat to the
next county court to bee holden at Charlestown the 17th
December 1689, ther to wait the Courts plesur conserning
the matter.
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Sept. 1, 1688
At a Meeting of the Selectmen -
Mr. James Shermans last halfe yeare rate beginning first of January
and ending the last of August, 1688, was by said selectmen delivered to
him.
At a town meeting leagaly apointed by our representative Mr. Peter
King, who by the advice of the Honorable Convention of the Governor and
Assistants and representatives warned it, the town then and theare did vote
and choose:
Selectmen: Capt. Thomas Browne
John Goodenow
Peter King
Thomas Read, Sr.
Daniell Stone
Jonathan Rice
Jonathan Stanhope
Constables: Mr. Peter Noyes
John How
Town Clerk: John Goodenow
July the 17, 1689
At a towne meeting leagely warned for the transaction of the following
business of the day, it was to heare each mans proportion to the last rate
for the payment of the new meeting house, which being read deliberatly and
each man seemed well sattisfied it was then voted and agreed by the Inhabitants
of the towne that the said rate should be delivered to Mr. Joseph Noyes who
then presented himself as agent for Left. Danell Pond
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Voted and agreed that there shall bee a rate of twenty pounds or
theare about for the repairation of the byways in and about this town and
that John Allin, Joseph Curtis, Peeter Haines and Benjamin More are Chosen
Surveirs to see that this Rate be wrought out according to each mans pro-
portion.
Voted that Mr. Peeter Noyes his 3 yongest daughters shall relinquish
his right in the 2nd seat in the side gallery and also Decon Haines hath
another daughter plast in the near end his seate in the side gallery re-
linquish also.
Capt. Browns daughter Mary and Capt. Grouts daughter Susan ar also
plased in the pue.
Voted and determined that Capt. Grout, Capt. Brown, John Parmenter,
Benjamin Parmenter are appointed by the town to vue and state that bitt
of land that Jonathan Stanhop desireth of the town wheare his new barn is
errected.
August 7th, 1689
A towne meeting leagaly warned wear John Goodenow and Left Edward Wright
Chosen by the towne to take an invoice of the rateable estate of all
parsons in and about this town of Sudbury also Leift Wright is Chosen
Commissioner to Joyne with the selectmen in making of the contery rate
when it shall be required according to law.
September 13
At a town meeting leagaly warned for the hearing of mens munie of
their estats red, some men refusing to give any munie att all the towne
voted and ordered that all parsons that did soe refuse should bee by the
select men rated will and doome excepting John Haines, Jr. whoo was the
town remitted considering the hand of God that had been long upon him.
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September 14
Voted that our pastor halfe yeare rate amounting to forty two pounds
ten shillings and is now becom due shall forth with bee made by the clerk
according to this present Invoice now made.
Mr. James Sherman halfe yeare rate beegining in March '89 and ending
in Aug. '89 was delivered in to his hands by the selectmen of this town
the 23 of September '89.
December 30, 1689
At a meeting of the inhabitants of Sudbury bein leagaly appointed
for to chous a man to bee presented to the County Court houlden att Charles-
town to bee alowed and sworne as law directs; Then and theare John Goodenow
was chosen by said towne to bee the man.
January 20, 1689-90
Att a meeting of the selectmen it was voted by the major part that
the Troupers heade and hors should be left out of the Country rate and
that the clarke should make the rate over anew.
Feb. the 2nd, 1689-90
Being a towne meeting leagually warned for the Inhabitants to meet
to hear the Invoice of mens estates reade which thing being deliberately
don the town voted and agreed by that Invoice the pastors rate shoold bee
forth with made and delivered unto him.
Mr. James Shermans rate due beginning First of September in '89 and
ending in Feb. 89-90 was by the selectmen delivered to him the third of
March 1689-90
April 1, 1690
Att a selectmens meeting it was voted and determined that the selectmen
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goe to the respective inhabitants in ther severall Quarters who have re-
ceved the prblicke stocke of ammonision and make exammination whether they
have itt whole in ther Hands if itt bee itt is theare to remain till fur-
ther order bee taken but if it bee deminished they are to requir and re-
ceve twelve pence in mony for every pound if powder that is wanting and
so proportionable for lesser Quantities.
2ly: voted and ordered that all swin of aboute a moneth old in and
about our town of Sudbury be from the first of this instant Aprill suffi-
ciant and strongly ringed in the midst of the snout and every swin yoaked
with a good and substantiall yoake the bridg to be as long as the swin
standing upon his four feet is hy the rracih or sid peeces to goe 3 or
4 inches below the bothem of the bridg and 5 or 6 inches aboute his necke
and what soe ever swin shall bee taken unrung throughout the year the
oner of such swin shall pay six pence a tim for every defect prouided the
forfotur shall bee taken but once in a day and every swin that shall be
taken onyoked as abouesecd from the 1st of Aprill to the middle of October
the oner of such swine shall pay 6 penc a peec for all such swine the
forfet shall non bee taken mor than once in a day and Benj Parmenter and
Jno. Rutter are chosen and apointed to be overseer of swine on the east
side of the River (and if any swin shall take carn the oner shall shut
them up 7 days and 7 night together) and Benj. Moore & Edmond Goodenow
to be overseer of swin on all the west sid of the River and may if they
see cause each of them haue as good power and outhoroty on ether sid or
joyn all together in taking of the penalty.
3rly voted and determined that all fences in and about this our towne
bee forth with made up sufficient whethe Generall or particular fences and
what soe ever fence shall be found unmade up or insufficiantly made up
after the tenth of this Instant Aprill the oner of such fence shall pay
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12 pence per rod for each rod of such fence besids paying all damages
resulting.
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And for sufficiant fence wee doe alow posts and fower goode railes
well sett and plast to be a suffisiant fence or a good ditch and hedg well
staked and Edered or a good hedg well staked and Edred soe that it bee
three foot & nine inches hy or any other sort of fence that by the suveiar
of fence shall be judged suffisiant and for the east side of the River
before the Great bridg all a long the town street Capt. Browns Mr. Noise
and all the lands between mill brooke and pine brooke all soe Capt. Grout,
Joseph Stanhop field and soe forth; wee choose and apoint Joseph Moore and
Sacriah Mainard suveiros and Sartt. John Brewer and Joseph Curtis to be
suvoeirers of all the feild fences in all the north quarter of the towne,
Lieutt Thomas Knapp field and the lands of the Widow Mary Rice and wee
apoint Corpr Jos. Gleason and Peter Bent surveiors of all the feild fences
on the south sid of pine brook soe far as our bounds doth extend and wee
doe appoint Mr. Joseph Noyes & Satt. Jonothan Stanhop Generall surveirs for
the east sid of the River & for the West side of the River wee doe appoint
Leift. Edward Wright & Tho. Read Senr. surveirs of all the feild fences from
Edmond Goodenows and all about the row to the mill to Lanham sids of Daniell
Stons mill river and all ther neiyhbor hood wee doe apoint David Stone and
Jno. Addams surveirs of feild fences and for the north and norwest quarter
of the west sid of the river from Tho. Cartar and soe all along soe far
as our bounds doth extend we appoint Robert Man and Thomas Plimpton sur-
veiars of fences Benj Moor and John Goodenow generall surveirs for the
west side of the river - the generall surveirs when cald to doe ther dutty
are to demand and recev of them that doe Imply them 12 pence apeece befor
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they goe
4ly: voted that the town clarke doe coppy out the orders and cast them
toe set on the meeting hous dore and after to be read on sum publicke day.
Voted and ordered that all horses and mares shall bee well fettered
or hopled that goe in common, from the first of Aprill to the last of
October and any horses or mares that shall be found or taken unfettered
the oner of such horses shall pay twelve pence a tim besid the damage.
Voted and ordered that all sheep that shall bee taken dameging in corn
or other inclosuer the owner of all such sheep shall pay two pence a tim
for every sheepe soe taken.
April 12
At a meeting of the selectmen, Left. Edward Wright was chosen by the
selectmen to bee seler of waights & mesures for the town of Sudbury and
returned to the county cort to be sworn as law doe order.
April 16, 1690
The selectmen of Sudbury receved a warrant from the selectmen of
Watertown to goe on parambulation and accordingly forthwith our selectmen
chose Capt. Tho. Brown, Serg. Jonoth Stanhop, Jonothan Rice to joyn with
them; and to joyne with Concord on our north line; Vizt: Zachariah Mainard,
Benj. Moore, & Thomas Plimpton; For our norwest line nest Stow; Sart.
Joseph Freeman, Corp. Richard Tailor, Mr. Hope Brown; for our south line
between Mr. Danforth and wee John Goodenow, Thomas Reade, Danill Stone,
the prudentiall orders respecting our town afairs wer read on a publick meet-
ing according to order.
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June 19, 1690
At a General Town Meeting: being leagaly warned for the Choice of Town
officers: to wit, select men, town Clerk, Constables, and Invoice Takers:
the day being the ninteenth of June, Ano. Dom. 1690, the election was as
follows:
Selectmen: John Goodenow Constables: James Barnard - for the
Capt. Tho. Brown east side of the River
Dec. John Haines Thomas Read, Sr - for the
Danill Ston west side of the River
Mr. Joseph Noice
Samll How Invoice Mr. Joseph Noice
Joseph Gleason takers: John Godenow
Town Clerk: Mr. Joseph Noice
Voted the day and year above written that the present body of select-
men doe receive and exzamen the towne books the Parchments and all other
Wrightinge that are belonging to the Town and att present in the hands of
John Goodenow - and deliver them to Mr. Jos. Noice, the Town Clerke now
chosen, who shall Give the said John Goodenow a discharge under his hand.
Voted the day and yeare above written that the towne doe lett the
Common medow to such parsons as doe present themselves this year:
Imprimis: S D
A peec of medow lett to Robert Man lying in
Long medow between Mr. Joseph Noice and Elias
Keyes medow: 1 0
Cedar swamp medow, bull medow and Ridg medow,
lett to Richard Addams: 3 0
Strawbury Medow and Gulph lett to John Brewer
and Peter King this yer for: 6 0
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The common made on the south sid of Ashen Swamp
lett to John Parmenter and Jonothan Stanhop: 1 6
And a round hole of medow by none such path for: 0 6
And the resedu of swath medow let to Jno. Brooke: 1 0
Capt. Brown, Capt. Moor, Mr. Joseph Noice chosen a Commity to vew
a peec of land that Joseph Curtis desires to Chang with the town: and make
report how they find it circumstanced att the next town meeting.
Voted the day and yer above written that the selectmen shall comput
the town debts and creditt and see that the town debts bee payd outt of
the rate that is in the Hand of Mr. Jos. Noyse
Deacon Haines, Capt. Moor, Thomas Plimpton chosen a comity to vew
a peec of land that Sacriah Mainard desires to chang with the town and
make reporte to the town att thear next town meeting.
The same commity ar to vew a peec of medow that Tho. Plimpton would
exchange with the town and make report att the next town meeting.
Mr. Peeter Noice, Capt. Moor, Hopstill Brown ar appointed by the
town to vew a peec of land that John Brooks desir the town bestow upon
him during his life and his wives - vew and make return to the town att
thear next meeting.
Nov. 6, 1690
Mr. James Shermans halfe year rate beginning in March and ending
with August was delivered by order of the sleectmen of this town into
Mr. Shermans owne hands the 6th of November, Anno Doml 1690
Nov. 5, 1690
At a meeting of the selectmen, November 5th, 1690, Eliezer Whiting
coviented and agreed to swepe the meeting hows and brush the seates car-
fully and also to shut the windows and doores for which work the selectmen
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in behalf of the town have promised she shall have twenty shillings a yer
to be paid in a country rate.
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At the same meting of the selectmen, Nov. the 5, Eliezer Whiting hath
to dige the graivs as theer is occasion for one shilling sixpence for
each.
Meeting of the Freemen
Mr. Peter Noyes was chosen deputy for the town of Sudbury at a meeting
of the freemen by vertu of a warrant from the Secretary for the Michlmus
Session.
Sept. 3
Mr. Peter Noyes chosen commisioner, 3 of Sept. to joyn with the sel-
ectmen of Sudbury for tacking a list of all persons and personal and real
estate, by Vertu of a warrant from the Tresurer dated July 24, 1690.
Jan. 14, 1690
At a meeting of the inhabitants of the Town, Jan. the 14th, 1690,
voted and agreed the rat in the custody of Joseph Noyes read the 3 of Dec-
ember 1688 shold pay all the Towne debts now dew for clarkes wages running
of line, tacking of invoices, and other town debts at present dew with
the help of the Mony dew to the Town for comon medows.
At the same meting Mr. Peter Noyes, Capt. Thomas Brown, Capt. Jno
Goodenow, Joseph Noyes ar chosen a comitty or any 2 of them to demand the
50 pound given in will by Pastor Brown decesed towards the erecting a
scole in the sd Town and also to tack the best advise thay can for to
recover the same.
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Further it was voted and agreed at the same meeting Jan. 14 that Mr.
James Shermans Rat which will be dew in Mar. shold be made by the last
invoise tacken in Aug. only, 2 therd parts of all swine then tacken shold
be left out, and if any man had lost or sold any catel confidentally he
had liberty to bring an account to the clarck before the 20th of Feb. next
and he should have abatement for them, and also if any neglect hath bin in
giving in thay invoises thay shold bring in account to the clarck as foresd.
Also at the same meting, Mathew Gibbs, Jr. prepownt to bye of the
Towne a finale parsel of medow wich lyeth upon the river of the town line
adioyninge to Mr. Danforths lands, unto wich request he mai receive anaser
the next meting of the Towne.
Also at the same meting Ja. 14, 1690, Six tithingmen wer warned to at-
tend and tack the othe according to law and five of them appered but re-
fused to tack their othes unless thay had the laws to inform them their
duty in the sd ofis, thaier names wich refused wer: Ser. John Rutter, Ser.
Joseph Freeman, Edward Wright, Sach. Mainard, Edmund Rice; Cla. John Growt
appeared not according to warning.
Feb. 18
Voted and agreed the 18th of Feb. at a meting of the inhabitants
of this Town being warned to consult about a stock of powder for the towne
that those whoe hade received of the Town stock wich was in thaier hands
by a division shold bringe in the powder in thaier hands or else mony
accordinge unto a former agreement.
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Received 25 July, 1683: from John Parmenter & Hopsestill Brown, in full
of Sudbury rates that they were to collect the summe of thirty pounds,
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seaventeen shillings in money, twenty eight shillings in country pay:
L 30, 17s 0d James Russell, Treas.
L 1 8s 0d
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Received March the 8, 1683 from Jonath. Rice & John Bush, the sume
of fiteen pounds, nine shillings in cou try pay & twenty three pounds,
four shillings & nine pence in mony in full of Sudbury rates last year:
L 17 9s 0d
James Russell, Treas.
L 23 4s 9d
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Received: the 26 of Aprill, 1684 of Jonath. Rice & John Bush, both
Constables of Sudbury the whole of their County rate due from their Town
for the yeare 1683; the which sume is seven pounds, fourteen shillings.
& eleven pence -
L 7 14s 11d: Rec'd by me, Samll Andrew, County Treasurer.
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Received March 21, 1685: severall recepts from Jonath. Rice amounting
to seven pounds, fifteen shillings in mony in full for a halfe rate for
Sudbury : 1684.
L 7 15s 0d : James Russell, Treasurer.
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Received: Aprill hte 15, 1685: from Joseph Freeman, Constable of
Sudbury thirty shillings in mony in full of Sudbury two last rates,
29s 12d James Russell, Treasurer.
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Boston Sept. 16, 1686: Received of Benjamin Rice & Daniel Stone, Constables
of Sudbury the full & just some of three pounds, fifteen shillings & six
pence in mony which with former payments made by them & discounts accord-
ing to order is in full for the rates due from that Town, being granted
by the Genrll Court Oct. 1685:
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xvi: xi; i : country pay
viij; v; vj : mony Per Samll Nowbell, Treas.
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Received of Daniel Stone & Benjamin Rice, Constables of Sudbury the
full of their County rate for the yeare 1685, received the 19th of October
1686.
viij; v; vj 1/2 : Per Samll Andrews.
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Boston: the 18 November 1687:
Received of Joseph Gleason, Constable of Sudbury, thirteen bushels
of rye & one bushell 3/4 of oats, three pound, four shillings, 2d mony
& alowing nine shillings, 6d. for bringing sd graine, is in full of his
part of a County rate of eight pounds, one shilling, 2 d.
Rec'd for use of John Usher, Esq. Treasurer,
per Michel Perry.
Received of Joseph Gleason and John Haines, Constables of Sudbury,
Thirty pounds, eleven shillings & three pence in full for Country Rate
of that Towne, received for the use of John Usher, Esq. Treasurer:
Per Michael Perry.
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Cambridge: 7 & 26 of 1687:
These are to signifie that John Haines & Joseph Griffin, both con-
stables of Sudbury have fully paid ther Country rate for the yeare one
thousand, six hundred & eighty six which Came to the sum of five pound,
tenn shillings and foure pence:
Rec'd by me: Samuell Andrew, Cont. Treasr.
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(Ed. Note: each of the above, which is signed by a different receiver, is
in different handwriting.)
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416
May 12, 1685.
The names of those persons as (have) leave of the towne to pay for
the building of the fouer gables of the new meeting house who are as follow-
eth, which each mans particular sum paid to Left. Danill Pond at a meeting
of the townsman:
S D S D
Mr. Thomas Brown 10 4 Jakob Moore 10 0
John Goodenow 9 6 Mathew Rice 14 0
Jonathan Rice 7 4 Benj. Moore 9 0
Samuell How 7 6 Sachriah Mainard 6 4
Peter King 8 2 James Barnard 5 0
John Rice 5 9 David Stone 6 9
Jonathan Stanhop 5 3 John Addams 3 11
Robert Man 6 2 Samuell Winch 4 3
Joseph Gleason 5 5 Mr. Thomas Walker, Sr. 3 0
Benjamin Rice 5 5 Mr. Will. Brown 6 0
Daniell Stone 7 9 Mr. Hope Brown 5 0
Richard Taylor 4 9 John Looker 4 2
Stephen Jenings 1 0 Nathaniel Stone 3 7
Joseph Graves 1 8 Thomas Walker, Jr. 5 0
John Brown 6 5 Edward Wright 5 2
Mathew Biggs, Jr. 3 4 George Parmenter 3 10
John How 2 0 Edmund Rice 4 5
Thomas Gibbs 2 8 Edmund Bowker 1 0
Joseph Rutter 1 0 Obadiah Cooledg 1 0
Total: L 10 2s 10d
July 10, 1688
Voted and agreed, 10 July 1688, that Peeter King and John Goodenow
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shall wait on athority with the bill for particulars to be by them alowed
and authorized as is declared in the act of the Governor and Councill.
Voted and agreed the day and yer above written that Capt. Thomas
Brown, Edward Wright, Thomas Read, Samll How shall goe and vew and inspect
the land that Benjm. Wright lays claime onto which was formerly layd out
to his Grandfather, John Goodenow, being by Estimation twenty acres, as it
stands entered in the Towne book of records, folio 74. The bounds of which
land the said Benjamin Wright eaither cannot or will not produce which
hath caused much trouble and expense of time; and to noe purpose. The
said Commity is by the selectmen impowered to determine and stake the
bounds of the said Benjamin his land and make returne therof to the Clerke
and hee to record the same in the town book.
Wee whose names are aboue written, who were by the selectmen chosen
and appointed a commity to vew and state the lamd of Benjamin Wright did
accordingly atend our duty and Caled the said Benjamin along with us, wee
after long waiting upon him and hee not showing up any bounds of his land,
atended out worke and bounded and buttered the said land which is as fol-
loweth: vist: att the westerly corner a read oak, marked about six rod
from the medow and neare the path, that goes over the west brooke to
Hopestill Brownes house from thence itt runs to a white oake on a gravell
hill near to a swampy run and is to be a straight line; and from the white
oake it is run on a straight line untill it comes to a read or black oake
which is his bounds for his eighten acres of land which att the north end
thear of ; which eighten acres of land was formerly laid out to the widdow
Jane Goodenow by Mr. Thomas Noyes & Mr. Henry ...
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Boston: 2nd November 1688:
Rec'd of Mr. Joseph Noyes and Roger Willis, Constables of the
Town of Sudbury, thirty two pounds, seventeen shillings & four pence
in full for the Country rate of that towne for John Usher, Esq.
per Michael Perry.
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January 1688-89
The names of those parsons as have taken the publick stock of
ammunision into theare hands and haue ingaged to respond for the same
in case that it bee not spent in Reall survis in the resistants of the
enemy: Are as followeth, vizt:
Powder(lbs) Shott(lbs) Flints
Capt. Thomas Brown 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
John Goodenow 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Left. John Grout 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Ens. Jacob Moore 4 1/2 6 13
Peeter King 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Srtt. Edward Wright 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
John Rice 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Mr. Thomas Walker, Sr. 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Thomas Reade, Snr. 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Deac. John Haines 9 7 1/2 26
Left. Josiah Haines 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Srtt. Joseph Freeman 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Benjamin Moore 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Samuell How 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Matthew Gibbs, Sr. 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Mr. Hopestill Brown 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
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Powder(lbs) Shott(lbs) Flints
Daniell Stone 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Corpll John Bent 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Corpll Henry Rice 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Mr. William Browne 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Mathew Rice 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
John Allin 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Mr. Peeter Noise, Sr. 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Widd. Mary Rice 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Corpll John Brewer 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Joseph Curtis 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Mr. Joseph Noise 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Joseph Moore 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Zacriah Mainard 4 1/2 3 3/4 13
Sartt. John Rutter 4 1/2 3 3/4 13
Cl. Jonathan Stanhope 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Corll. Richard Tailor 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Corpl. Joseph Gleason 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Jonathan Rice 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Thomas Plimpton 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Mr. James Sherman 1 1/2 33 3/4 13
Stephen Blanford 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
John Grout, Junr 2 1/2 2 00
Sart. James Barnard 4 1/2 33 3/4 13
Thomas Knapp 2 1 1/2 13
John How 3 1/2 33 3/4 00
Benjamen Parmenter 2 00 00
(Ed. total: 42 persons: 169 lb. 1202 lbs. 540 flints)
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Left. Groute desired to have 6 lbs of shot, ther being enough for every
mans proportion and sum over plush, which was delivered to such parsons
as you will find specified in the bottom of this folio: Deacon Haines
had 2 shares.
Dec. 25 1689-90.
Two hundred of bord lent by John Goodenow to the Town for the
relef of the Widdow Mary Gleason towards the finishing her a house att
Edmond Rice's :
March 10 1689-90.
According to order sent from the Treasurer, the selectmen and
Commissioner mett and did again refise and certify our assessment in
ass respects and aded troopers as were commanded and made return to the
Treasurer the 12th day of March 1689-89, as was in the said warrant re-
quired:
John Goodenow.
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May 15, 1688.
Received this 15 May, 1688 att severall times in corne of John
Glover, Constable of Sudbury & in carrag for the s... three pounds,
eleven shillings in County pay and ... Plimpton, both Constables of
fore said Sudbury in corn & the Carrag of it, fouer pound one shilling
& ten penc, all which amounts to seven pound, twelve shillings, &
ten pence, which is the full of theare town County rate for the year
1687.
Rec'd by mee, Samuell Andrew, County Treas.
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June 1, 1691
At a meeting of the inhabitans of Sudbury for the shoise of Town
ofisers, June the first, on thousand, six hundred and ninety and
one, for the year insuing:
Selectmen: Joseph Noyes, Snr. Town Clerk: Joseph Noyes
Capt. John Goodenow
Capt. Thomas Brown Constables: John Bent; for
Dec. John Haines east side.
Daniel Stone, Sen Edmond Goodenow -
Cor. Samuel Howe for the west side
Mr. Peter Noyes, Sr. of the River
Invoice takers: John Rice & the Clerk.
Voted & agreed at the same meting to tack only one invose for the
hole year.
Voted & agreed that Mr. Peter Noyes shal have the land that his new
barne stands upon at Watertown line, even so much land as will satisfy
him for the mony as his wanting to pay for the Towne power is wanting;
And Ser. Jonathan Stanhop, John Allen, Corp. John Parmenter ar chosen
a committy to inspect the sd land and bring as account to the Town what
will satisfy the sd Noyes.
Also voted and agreed at the same meting that Joseph Curtis has
liberty to laie down nine ackers of land wich was formerly Ser. Freemans
land by Comon swamp; And has liberty to tacke up nine ackers of land in
lew of the sd land laied down at the end of his owne land ioyning to
Cat. Brownes peiase of medow and Decon John Haines, Joseph Noyes, Capt.
Brown to mesure out the sd land and to receve the fore sd nine ackers
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of land to be laied down for the Towns use.
Also voted and agreed at the same meting that the timber of such
land shall be preserved for the Towns use and noe man to fel on tree
uppon sd land on the penalty of nineteen shillings forfitur to the townes
use without special order from the Towne.
The names of those that we sworn tithingmen for the yer 1691:
Edward Wright, Ser. John Rutter, Joseph Curtis, Zaccaria Mainard, Ser.
Joseph Freeman.
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At a town meeting warned to let out the common meadow for the
Towns use:
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John Brocks hired Swath Medow for 1 0
Thomas Plimpton hired Strawberry hill medow; 1 6
The lower end of long medow let to J. Noyes: 4 0
Richard Adames has liberty to have the same
parcels of medo he had the last yeare at: 3 0
Roger Willis has hired the new grant waie: 1 0
1st to Thomas Plimpton the hiewai by the
Wid. Weges for 1 0
The gulfe medow in comon to Thomas Plimpton: 2 0
Ashen swamp medow let to Mr. Peter Noyes: 1 0
Let to Robert Man a pece of medow by Hart Pd: 0 6
Peter Haine: all the comon medow on the west
side of the river in the old grants: 1 0
Thomas Plimpton has liberty to let to Thomas
Smith or any other the hie waie adioyning to
the sd Smiths land
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At the same meting Joseph Curtis, other proposition of exchange
of land refferred to the next town meting.
Serg. Joseph Freemans proposition of exchange of land with the
Town is appointed against the next meting. Capt. John Goodenow, Roger
Willis, Thomas Plimpton appointed a committy to vew it and bring an account
to the Town.
June 9, 1691
At a meeting of the selectmen of Sudbury, the 9th of June, 1691,
agree, concluded and voted that the Clark should give warrants to all
thos that wer to inspect hogs in this Town;
Att the same meeting the selectmen of Sudbury tacking into serious
consideration the great complaints of damag dayly don in corn fields
and other inclosures also to Catel, thew the insufficiency of fenses,
and Athos ther be servaiers appointed for every quater in and about
the sd Towne, and holsom lawes and orders for thaier derection wether
threw the defaulte of the servaiers or owners of fenses or neither mind-
ing their duty and thaier owne good and pease of the Town as duty binds
for the beter prevention of future damage of this nature, we doe order
that every servaier of fenses neglecting his duty in vewing, warning,
owners of fenses and also causing the said fenses to be mad suffisient
accordinge to law shal forfit twelve pense a rod for every insufisient
rod of fens not according to law or Town orders: Wich twelve pense to
be tacken for a fine shall be paied one halfe to the informer of the
selectmen and the other halfe for the Towns use. The Selectmen agreed
at the same time meeting to goe threw oute the hole Town and examin
how children and youth ar educated in reding and catcisms and how thay
spend thaier time.
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Jan. 4, 1691-2
At a Meeting of the Town, the 4th of Jan. 1691-92:
Voted and agreed by generall consent of the Town that the rate of
the Townes proportion to fouer and twenty thousand pounds shold be made
by the invoice tacker in August 1692.
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At the same meeting Capt. Goodenow, Left. Edw. Wright wer chose
a committe to inspect 2 parcels of medow which James Haines has propound-
ed to exchange with the Towne for the nether end of long medow; Also at
the same meeting Cap. Jacob Moore, Zacarias Mainer are chose a committy
to inspect a parcell of upland by Serg medow and bring an account to
the Town, where he will tack it up again.
Jan. 27, 1691-92
Also at a meeting of the Town the 27 of Jan. 1691-92, Mr. Joseph
Curtis, Peter Bente wer chosen constables for the eadtward side of the
river and Georg Parmiter, Edmund Goodenow for the west side. The 4
Constables wer chos for to gather ouer Townes proporsion to the fewer
and twenty towsond pound; Also the Town agreed and voted that new con-
stables shold be chosen when the time came to chose all other town offi-
cers.
March 1, 1692
John Parminter has undertaken to swepe the meeting house for the
yeare insuing for one pound, ten shillings, in country pay according
to the usual town prises for town worck.
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May 30, 1692
At a meeting of the Freemen of this Town: Cap. John Goodenow and
Cap. Thomas Brown were chosen Assembly men to serve at the General Court
to be held at Boston June the 8th, 1692. Also at the same meeting we
receved a leter from Mr. Sherman and it was agreed to give him an anser
at the next meting.
June 21st, 1692
At a meeting of the Town: S d
John Brokes has haird swath medow for 1 0
Joseph Noyes the lower end of long medow 4 0
Robert Man the pese of medow between
John Keises medow & Joseph Noyes
medow for 1 0
John Parmiter the swamp medow at Gulfe: 1 0
Voted and agreed at the same meting that all such as have let any
of the comon medows without leve from the Towne shall pai twelve pense
for every lode so cut.
Also voted and agreed at the same meting that the next Town meeting
ther shal be some mininsterial lands staked on both sides of the river
to be reserved for the Towns use.
July 25, 1692
At a Town Meeting:
Ens. Peter Noyes was chosen commissioner for to ioyne with the sel-
ectmen for composing a list of polls and estates for the raising of
a taxe for determining publick charges.
Also agreed to call the Town together for the chois of all town
officers next lecture day at twelve of the clok or after lecture if
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any be gathered. And it being a troublesome time with the Indians,
but few appered; those that met agreed only to chos Ens. Noyes to ioyne
with the Clerk to take an invoice for Ministerial ...
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The tythingmen oath taken out of the printed law:
Whereas you A. B. are chosen a Tythingmen within the Town of
D. for one year untill others bee chosen & sworn in your roome & stead,
you doe heer swear by the living God that you will dilligently endeavor
& to the utmost of yoar ability perform & intend the duty of your place
according to the particulars specified in the laws peculiar to the
office, so help you God.
By the Court, Edward Rawson, Secy.
Memo: delivered Jonathan Rice printed sheet out of which the abovesd
written form was taken, the 20th, Nov. 1685 unto Peter King as Stephen
Blanford ordered.
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August 8, 1688
At a Meeting of the Selectmen, John Goodenow & Samuell How Chosen
to take an Invoice for his Majatis Levy for the Towne and pastors and
Meeting House and Casway rate.
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Oct. 3, 1692
At a Meeting of the Inhabitants of Sudbury, Oct. 3, 1692, for the
chois of Town ofiser for the yeare insuing, the select men wich wer
chosen as followeth:
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Selectmen: Joseph Noyes Town Clerk: Joseph Noyes
Dec. John Haines
Left. Edw. Wright Constables: Mathew Rice
Daniel Stone Cor. Sam. How
Capt. John Growt
Ens. Peter Noyes
Joseph Noyes
Corp. Joseph Glezen
Also at the same meeting voted & agreed that Joseph Noyes, Joseph
Moore, Saccarias Mainer should state a plas wher Mr. Hopestill Browne
might set up a stabel for Horses as nere the meeting house as maie be
without preiudis to the highwaies or neighbcrs.
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January 13, 1687-88
Granted by the Towne and layd out according to the towne's agree-
ment by the Town surveyors, Deacon John Haines & Left. John Grout, five
acres of land, be it more or less, to John Chamberlin, butted and bounded
as followeth: his first line is the same with Obadiah Wards line to
a white oake by a swamp; the next line is northward to a pine tree from
thence to a stake from thence two trees marked in a line to the place
of going over the swamp, theare is a highway marked for the towns use
for ever the next line doth cross the swamp a tree marked on either side
the swamp above the highway and from thence trees marked on the North
side of the swamp up to Obadiah Wards farme which said five acres of
land is to bee and remain the said Joseph Chamberlans his heirs and
successors forever.
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A copy of the Answer to Sudbury:
At an adjarment of the General Court, thaier Majesties Colony of the
Massachusetts Bay in Boston, March 8, 1691-92.
In answer to a petition of the Selectmen of Sudbury, ordered that
the outdwellers adjoining unto the said Town comprehended within the
line beginning at Matthew Rice from thence to corner ... William Browns,
Corporal Henry Rices, Thomas Drury, Thomas Walker, Junior, John How,
and Samuel Winches (not belonging unto any other Towne) be annesed unto
the Town of Sudbury and continue to bear their part of all duties and
partake of all priviledges therin, as formerly untill further order.
A true coppy: J. Addington, Secy.
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(p. 293: Dec. 1652: order about Meeting House)
Charlestown, November 4, 1692
Recd of Mr. James Barnard, constable of Sudbury, the ... one hundred
and four pounds fifteen shillings and nine ... mony in part of the
Twenty Rates of Sd Towne.
John Phillips, Treas.
(nb: This recept is made void & of no effect by a letter received,
dated March 16, 1692)
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Charlestown, the 17 December 1692
Recd of Mr. James Barnard, constable, of Sudbury, the sum of five
pound, five shillings as mor ... of the twenty rates of sd Town;
John Phillips, Treasurer.
(nb: This receite is made void and no effect by a later generall recite
being dated ...)
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Charlestown the 10th May, 1692
Recd of Mr. James Barnard, Constable of Sudbury, in the sum of thirty
seven pounds, nineteen shillings, and two (pence) in part of the last
two mony Rates and halfe of ... Town.
Rec'd per: John Phillips, Treasurer
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Charlestown the 15 Feb. 1692-93
Recd of Mr. James Barnard, Constable of Sudbury, the sum of one
hundred and one pound, six shillings and eleven pens, as mony in part
of the ten rates of the sd Town.
Rec'd: John Phillips, Treas.
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Charlestown, the 16 March, 1692-93
Then Received of Mr. James Barnard, Constable of Sudbury, the sum
of one hundred Twenty three pounds, one shilling & seven pence as mony
in pt of the Twenty Corn Rates of sd Town.
I say rec'd: John Phillips, Treas.
(nb: Bee it remembered that Sar. Barnard said in the town meeting att
the meeting house that most of that sum mentioned in the last receipt
was all ready entered in the town book.)
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At a Selectmen's Meeting: March 16, 1693-94
Received of Mr. Joseph Curtis, Constable of Sudbury, his acompt:
The full and just sum of one hundred twenty two pounds, one shilling,
and eight pence in full of his proportion by the rate remitted to him
by order of the selectmen, John Goodenow,
Boston: March 29, 1694: Received of Mr. Mathew Rice, Constable of
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Sudbury, seven pound & seven shillings, being in full of eighty one
pounds in part of said Towns Assessment.
Rec'd for Mr. James Tailor:
Treas: Jeremiah Allin.
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13 Jan. 1692: Charlestown
Then Received of Mr. Samuell How, constable of Sudbury, the sum of
twelve pounds, twelve shillings in bills of Credit in part of the said
Towns last assesment:
Recd per John Phillips, Treas.
Charlestown: 7 Feb. 1692-93
Then received of Mr. Samuell How, Constable of Sudbury, the sum
of three pounds, eighteen shillings & nine pence:
Rec'd: John Phillips, Treas.
Charlestown, 21 March 1693
Then received of Mr. Samuell How, Constable of Sudbury, the sum
of six pounds in part of the last assessment of said Town.
Rec'd: John Phillips, Treas.
(nb: The rest of Mr. Hows receipts will be found folio 13)
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1692
The new laws wer published at a generall (meeting) and it was voted
and agreed to tack an invois, also Jonath Stanhop was chos to ioyne with
the clerck to make the invois.
Joseph Moore propounded that the Town would sell him 8 or 9 ackers
of land ioyning to his owne land near the sprus swamp... King and Mr.
Curtis and Mr. Kay wer chosen a committy to vew the sd land and bring
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an account to the Town.
March 2, 1693
At a meeting of the freeholders of This Town:
The following town oficers were chosen, vizt:
Capt. John Goodenow
Capt. Thomas Brown
John Rice were chosen selectmen to order
Lt. Edward Wright the prudentialls of this town
Jonathan Rice
Joseph Noyes
Cornal Wm. Brown Town Clerk. Capt. John Goodenow
Also, by a generall vote, for mor perticular instructions wer ordered
and impowered to mack orders and bylaws, viz: for regulating of fenses,
swine, for fensing of medows, and for to chos tithing men, fence viewers,
servaiers of the high waies, clerk of the Market, men to inspect swine,
and for the restraint of all unruly catell of what sort soever And impos
penalties for all defects or neglects.
Also: Isaac Rice for the east side of the river was chosen Constable.
And Ser. Richard Tailer constabel for the west side of the river:
Ens. Peter Noyes was chosen commissioner for the country rate to
ioyn with the select men.
Also grant liberty to James Hains to lai down a string of medow
between Pantry Medows and Mr. Kings medow, and to take up in stead of
the sd Meadow laid down a pees of medow in long medow wich lies between
Elias Keeses fower aickers and seven ackers of Joseph Noyes Medow.
Joseph Moors proposition for bying of some comon land is referred
for next meeting of the propriaters.
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John Allen is chos in the stead of Mr. King to demand and recover
what is due to the Town by votes from Concord men, whoe possess several
parsels of medow belonging to this Town.
The twentie day of March, being Mondai com fortnight by adjournment
is appointed for the Town to meet again and consider conserning Town debts
and credits and a Highway rate and also Capt. John Growths proposition
for an exchang of some land formerly propounded.
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A copy of a receit from Jerrimia Bummer:
Received this of Feb. 1692 of Thomas Browne six pounds five shillings
five pence being the free contribution of the Town of Sudbury for the
poor ... sayd Received per order of counsell.
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Charlestown, 15 Feb. 1692-93
Rec'd of Mr. Thomas Reed, Constable of Sudbury (the sum) of ninety
eight pounds, fifteen shillings, and four pence as ... in part of the
twenty rates and seventy nine pounds fifteen shillings & seven pens in
part of the Twenty four thousand pound of Sd. Town:
Rec'd: John Phillips, Treas.
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Charlestown, 15 Feb. 1692-93
Rec'd of Mr. Thomas Reed, constable of Sudbury, (the sum) of seventy
six pounds, five shillings and four pence, as m... part of the Towns
Rate of Sd. Town:
John Phillips, Treas.
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Charlestown, the 15 Feb. 1692-93
Rec'd of Mr. Thomas Reed, Constable of Sudbury (the sume) of eleven
pounds, ten shillings and eleven pens in part of the two last mony rates
and halfe of sd Town,
Rec'd: John Phillips, Treas.
(nb: This receipt is null by another entry, folio 160
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Sudbury, March 20, 1693
John Goodenow received of Mr. Joseph Noice the two Towne Books:
to witt, the day booke and the Book of Records and the acts late made
by the Governor & Councill & Representatives, voted and ordered and
determined that Capt. Jacob Moore, Sart. Jonath. Stanhop, Joseph Curtis,
John Parmenter, John Grout, Jr. and John Allin bee a commity Chosen by
this Town to joyne with Capt. John Grout & Sr. John Rutter to inspect
and survay and amend any violation that may be done or found to be
don to the towns hy way that is joyning to or lying near unto the land
of the Widdow Mary Rice and to make report to the Town att thear next
meeting.
Voted that Mr. Joseph Noice is by the Town of Sudbury appointed to
keep in his coustody the parchments plots of this town, the Grant of the
town, Rats and all other loose papers belonging to the Town untill the
town sees other waises diespos of them and Mr. Noice have charge of it.
Tithingmen chosen and sworn to witt; Srt. Jonathan Stanhop, Edmond
Rice, Joseph Moore, Roger Willis, Thomas Read, Jr., Peter Haines; Leift.
Edward Wright is chosen by this Town the office of sealer of waights
and measures.
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March 1693
At a generall Town meeting of the Inhabitants and Proprietoes:
the meeting being leagally warned:
It was voted, ordered and determined by the Majority of the proprie-
tors: that they should and did then and thear sell unto Joseph Moor,
Snr of Sudbury eight acres of land lying and being on both sids of a
Brook that cometh out of a Spruce swamp lying on the Eastern side of our
Town for and in consideration of five pounds of Current mony of New
England to bee paid unto the said Town of Sudbury or thear order by
the said Joseph Moor or his assignes: att or before the next mickleness
day.
March 30, 1693
At a Selectmens meeting:
It was then voted, ordered and agreed that the present after named
we chosen to serve in ther respective places appointed, to witt: Clerk;
John Rice, Sr. James Barnard, Jonathan Rice ar chosen to goe parambula-
tion with Watertown men from the noreast corner at Spruc Swamp to the
corner towards Nonsuch and from thence the south line to wur Great River.
For the northern line: to the corner beyond pompese to east with
Concord men: Mr. Joseph Noyes, or one of his sons, as he pleses, Sacciar.
Mainard, Theo. Plimpton:
For the northwest line next Stow: Srgt Rich. Taylor, Tho. Smith,
John Wedg; And from the River the line between Mr. Danforth and us:
John Goodenow, Left. Edw. Wright, Joseph Moor and John Grout for the
east side of the river.
For the west side of the river; Mr. Hopestill Brown, Corporall
Samll How & Thomas Plimpton, For the farm end and all that neighborhood
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on the south side of pine brook;
Joseph Gleson & Peter Bent are chosen surveyors of fences from
Mr. Peter Kings all the Town Street to Pine brook;
John Parmenter and Zacriah Mainard ar chosen surveiors for the rest
of the Town that nor noreast and east soe far ou bound doe extend;
Capt. Moore, Joseph Curtise, from Edmond Goodenows to Lanham, Nobscot
and the mill, & Srt. Benj. Moor and John Gibs ar fence vewers.
Southward from Lanham, Daniell Stones mill, all the neighborhood
that way to Sherbon bounds: Daniell Stone & John Addams.
The north street that leads from Gravell Pitt to Mr. Haines:
Robert Man, Peeter Plimpton.
And for the norwest quarter of the Town: Sart. Tailor & Tho. Smith;
Generall fence vewers: Sart. Rutter & Sart. Stanhope: East sd.
John Goodenow; Left. Edw. Wright: west sd.
The generall fence viewers when ever caled to doe ther duty to
demand and receive one shilling per man before they goe about thear
work.
Voted that the clerk send an order to the Gentlemen of Stow to send
men to joyn in parambulation with ours as allso to doe the same to Mr.
Danfords tenants.
For the farm end: Denis Hedly, Calib Johnson, for the Town Corp.
Hog Jno. Rutter, Benj. Parmenter west side Edmond Goodenow, John Gibs for
Men: the south part of the Town: Dan. Stone, Thomas Drury, for the north
street: Robert Man, Thomas Plimpton and any other man may that will
take the penalty of the law upon swin that as not according to law
Voted that the Clerk doe enter a discharg brought from Treasurer
by Sart. James Barnard in the Town book.
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April 3, 1693
Mr. Joseph Noyes chosen town Treasurer to receive the mony that Joseph
Moor paid the town which was the full & just sum of five pounds in Current
mony according unto Covenent, the said mony to bee kep by Mr. Noyes untill
the major pt of the proprietors shall appoint how it shall be delivered.
Voted that Deacon Haines, Capt. Grout, Sr. Rutter, St. Stanhope, Corpll
Parmenter, Tho. Knap bee and are a Committy appointed by the Town to see
a Contest about; and what they shall doe be for ever valied; and
make report at the next town meeting.
Voted that John Rice, James Barnard, Jonathan Rice bee a commity
to vew an acre of land that John Coller desire to by or chang with the
Town and make report at the next Town meeting.
This day, six weeks, is appointed for generall town meeting for
men to bring in debt and credit to let common medow to consider the Smiths
motian and John Collar proposition and to hear severall Committs return about
business they are betrusted with all and what mor the Town assembled shall
survey to assume.
April 6, 1693
At a selectmens meeting:
The King tax was made and transmited to the Constables: Sart. Tailor
and Mr. Rice; Warrant granted by the Clerk by order of the selectmen to
constables Tailor to warne Mary Pope out of Town.
May 8, 1693
At a general Town Meeting: of the freeholders of this Town; orderly convened:
Capt. Thomas Brwon and John Goodenow Senr. were chosen to serve as
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Representatives for the Town att the Great and General Assembly the day
and yare above written; it was mutually agreed by the Inhabitants of the
Town, and a sirtificat by the Clerk to the constables, that they would
give Capt. Tho. Brown and John Goodenow, Sr. five pound in mony a man moor
than what they had all redy received in full sattissfation for ther servis
don for the Town att the Great & General Assemble in the year 1692;
At the same time voted that Deacon Haines shall have thirty shillings
in mony for his attendance att the Generall Court and Sart. Joseph Freeman
shall have forty shillings for his attendance at the same time.
Voted the day and year above written that John Tolles hath leave
granted by the proprietors of land in the Town of Sudbury to exchange two
acres and halfe of land or ther about lying and being on the south part
of the town of Sudbury, said Collar laying down and rezing to the Town
of Sudbury as much of his land as he takes up of the Town land and main-
taining such marks and bound from time to time and att all time as now
ar boundaries of the towne lyne and such parsons as shall from time to
time be chosen to perambulate shall Inspect the same with out any lott
or hindreance by the said Collar or his sucessors for ever, provided all-
wais that if the said Collar or his sucessors shall not be able to make
and maintain a good title of said land hee exchanged with the Town, the
Town shall inioy that which was formerly thears and Jno. Collar his and
Deacon Jno. Haines, John Rice, James Barnard ar chosen and appointed a
commity to stak the land exchanged both the one and the other.
The day and year above written, the common medow now lett as follows:
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Gulfe Meadow and Spruce Hole, Cedar Swamp medow, bull & cow
medow; the hy way att long medow, and What else in common;
unless on the north side of the road that leads from Sudbury
to Lancaster, let to Deacon Haines: 8 6
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A pece of medow joynes to Mr. Danford lyn: to Tho. Frost 1 0
for eleven yeares, hee yelding the Town 12 d
per year and leave it free & cleared.
Swath medow lett to Jno. Broks this yeare for: 1 0
What Comon medow is on the south side of the road
that leaves from Sudbury to Lancaster hy way
or other ... let to John Goodenow: 1 yeere for: 2 0
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Charlestown: June 30, 1693: Then Received from Mr. Peter Bent, Constable
of Sudbury, the sum of one hundred and forty seven pounds, two shillings
and eleven pence, in part of the said Towns propportion fouer thousand
pound rate: Rec'd: John Phillips, Treas.
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Charelstown: June 16, 1693:
Then received of Richard Taylor, Constable of Sudbury, the sum of
thirty pounds, in part of said Town last assesment,
Rec'd: John Phillips, Treas.
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Received the 5 of July, 1693 of Richard Taylor, Constable for Sudbury,
forty six shillings and six pence in mony and Rec'd; this 18 of July, 1693:
of Isach Rice, Constable for Sudbury, three pound, three shilling, six pence
mony which is all five pound, ten shillings and is full for thear towns
County Rate made the twentieth day of January, Ano. one thousand, six
hundred ninty two-three.
per Samll Andrew, County Treas.
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August 4, 1693
John Goodenow and Left. Edward Wright att a town meeting were chosen and
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appointed by the Town to take an Invoice.
The day and year above written the Town did vote that the selectmen
should take care about the Widdow Bemon.
September 20, 1693
At a Town meeting leagaly warned, the free holders and other inhabi-
tants qualified as the law directs: John Goodenow was chosen to represent
them in the Great & Generall Court or Assembly to be held, convened & kept
at the Town House in Boston Sept. 27, 1693. Who went and appeared, but
ther was no Court held.
May 8, 1693
Deacon Haines, Capt. Thomas Brown, Corp. Samll How and Jno. Stanhop
wear chosen by the Town to goe to Dedham and clere up acompts with and
obtain a discharge from Leut. Danll Pond conserning our new meeting house.
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Charlestown, June 10, 1693
Then received of Georg Parmenter, Constable of Sudbury, the sum of
one hundred and one pounds thirten shillings and fouer pence, in part of
said Towns proportion of the twenty four thousand pound Rate:
Rec'd: John Phillips, Treas.
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May 8, 1693
After a long debate with Deacon John Haines, it was voted and agreed
by the Town that for as much as said Deacon had don more worke about the
new meeting house than by Bargain hee should, the Town did then alow him
two pounds to bee paid him in the next town rate in Town pay.
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Memorandum: March the 1st 1691 was the greatest flud by Severall foots
perpendicular that ever was remembered by English or natives then surviving:
300 July 12, 1698
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October 18, 1693
Wheras Ens. Peeter Noise was by a vote of the Town freed from bear-
ing any share in the rate made for the paing of the towns Representatives
upon the accompt of the Survis his father had don the Town as thear deputy
as will appear by the Town book in folio 18, the selectmen upon the making
of that rate when his proportion was added to the name in the rate which
was eleven shillings did order the clerk to cross it out before it was
delivered to the constable.
The day and year above written, Danell Allen of Watertown became bonds-
man for his son in law, Sibrian Carta, shoemaker, for to bear the Town
harmless from his and his, and Mr. Jos. Noice hath the Bond in Keeping.
John Allen, James Barnard, John Parmenter, they or any two of them
are Impowered by the Town to take efectual car that the arears for the
rates of those meadows that are occupied by our naighbors, the Inhabitants
of Concord, be out of hand gathered and colected and payd in to the Town of
Sudbury or thear order and the parsons above mentioned shall have one third
part for their labor and paines taken about the matter.
Peter Plimpton and Nathanell Rice a commity to vew a peece of land
that Peeter Haines would by of the Town for a garden plot and make return
to the Town at the next meeting.
Capt. Grout and Jno. Rice and Peeter Bent, or any two of them, a
commity chosen by the Town to vew a peece of land that Srt. Jos. Gleazon
desirs to by or chang with the Town for a convenience of water and to make
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report of the matter at the next meeting.
The day and year first above writen the mony rate for the paying of
the Town Representatives was delivered to the Constable, Sart, Richard
Tailor and Isack Rice.
Jan. 18 1693-94
Capt. Tho. Maj. Brown received of the selectmen of the Town five (5)
pounds of current mony of New England in full satisfaction for his servis
as representative att the Great and Generall Court held att Boston in the
year 1692.
The day and year above written, John Goodenow, snr. received five
pounds of the selectmen above in full satisfaction for his servis att said
General Court in the yeare 1692.
Deacon Haines, Mr. Joseph Noyes measured the way from Gravell pitt
by Jabes Browns house and up by Green Hill till it comes in to Lanchester
road and then did mesur back again by Thomas Plimpton house to gravel pit
and wee find that the way by Jabez Browns house to bee the furthest way by
160 rods.
The same day wee paid unto Deacon John Haines thirty shillings in
mony in full sattisffaction to himm for his service at the Generall Court
under the Revolushun Government.
Sarjant Richard Taylor was ordered to pay unto Sart. Joseph Freeman
forty shillings in mony for his servis att the same time with Deacon
Haines.
The yeare and day above written, Jno. Goodenow received of Isack Rice
and Rich. Tailor constables of Sudbury by order of the selectmen three
pound, ten shillings in part of his debt due from the Town for his servis
att the Great and General Assembly in the yeare Ninety-three.
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There is still due one pound, ten shillings and six pence.
The total of Mr. Shermans rate in March 1693-94 for the
east side of the River is: L 23 11s 0d
And the totall of Clerkes rate in March 1693-94 for the
east side of the River is: 1 06 02s 0d.
And the totall of Mr. Shermans rate, for the west side
of the river, 1693: 1 20 08s ...d
And the totall of Clerk rate in March 1693-94 for the
west side of the river is: L 05, 03s ...d
Mr. Shermans rate in 1693-94 is overpd : 12 09s 10d
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January 16, 1693-94
At a general Town Meeting, leagaly warned:
Deacon John Haines and Mr. Joseph Noyes and Sart. James Barnard chosen
and appointed by the Town to meet with and treat the Comity that ar appointed
by the Quarter Sessions to state thear Majesties hy way through this our
Town when they com about the work and to make report unto the Town what thy
have done. And alsoe to wait on authority if need bee.
Deacon Haines and Sart. Rutter appointed by the Town to mesur the way
from Gravell Pitt to Jabez Browns hous and up to Green Hill till the way
com in to Lancaster road and from thence Lancaster road by Thomas Plimptons
to gravell pits.
Sarjeant Barnard is Chosen by the Town to goe down to Mr. Phipps,
Clerk of the Court, and take out a coppy of the Commity return that were
formily chosen to state the hy way that goeth from Gravell pit to Marlbor-
ough and also: to make Inquisition consarning the road that is laid out
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from Sherborn to the farm end and procure a coppy of that alsoe.
Voted and agreed the day and yeare first above written that Daniell
Stone, Nathaniel Stone, Samll Winch, John Adams, Corp. Bent, David Stone,
Mr. Henry Rice, David Rice, Thomas Drury, Thomas Walter, John How, shall
bee rated to the hy way rates acording to former custom and usage and
shall work out thear rates about the making and maintaining of the bridge
and caseway att Daniell Stones river and att Cochechouat Brook the bridge
and casway theare in good repair and shall bee freed from all other by
way work excepting when the great River bridge wants to be built or repaired
and the long casway shall bee lotted out they shall bear thear proportions
with the rest of the Town.
Also voted and agreed the day and yeare above written that Corproll
Samll How, Mr. Tho. Read, Samll How, John Gibs, Math. Gibs, Edmund Bowker,
Thomas Read Jr. Tho. Frost, Benj. Wright, John Sheers, shall bee rated to
the hy way rate as formerly and shall work out there rates att Lanham bridge
and casway and upon Condision that that bridge and casway bee kept in good
repair att all times, the above named parsons shall bee freed from other
hy way work excepting when the Great River bridg shall need building or
repair and the long Casway shall bee lotted out then each man shall bear
his part to oversee that the ways bee sufficient from time to time and
att all times and the Town doe apoint and chuz for the present Daniell
Stone Snr. for their bridgs and ways att that end and Thomas Read, Snr. for
Lanham bridge and casway and what ever ar by their hand not yet wrought out
ar to bee forthwith don.
Voted that the Town sold Art. Joseph Glezon one and halfe acre of land
on the south este sid of the land that the said Gleazon bought of John
Looker; for 20s per acre, not exceeding an acre and half and Decon Haines
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and Capt. Grout and Clerk John Rice are chosen by the Town to lay it out
and mak return to the Town of the same.
Capt. Jacob Moor desired to by half an acre of land of the Town joyning
to his own land by Thomas Knops, Joseph Curtis and Capt. Grout ar appointed
to vew and make return.
Voted and ordered the day above written that the selectmen of Sudbury
doe assess the Inhabitants of this Town in a rate of eight pounds in mony
or there abouts, to be improved for the sending and transporting of Thomas
Blake to Old England.
Ensign Peter Noyes and Tho. Plimpton ar appointed to vew a peece of
land that Sart. Benj. Moore desire to by of the Town and mak report next
meeting.
Voted that the first Munday in February next shall bee a generall
Town meeting wherein all the Inhabitants of the Town are to bring in par-
ticular lists farely written of all ther estates, reall and parsonall rate-
able and such persons as shall either neglect or refuse soe to do escept
hundred by som inevitable providence of God shall by the selectmen be
rated, Will and Domme.
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Feb. 5, 1693-94
Being a generall Town meeting appointed by the Town for the Inhabitants
to bring in an Invoice of thear Estates fairly written unto the meeting
house, which was by the most part of the Town attended, and the work pro-
seded comfortably, it was then voted by the Town then mett and assembled
that the Town Clerk should fairly enter the report of the Commity Impowered
by the County Court Refering to the Statement of a Road from Sudbury to Marl-
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borough, being in the year 1678:
Sudbury the 14th November, 1678: Jno. Goodenow to the Order of the
Honorable County Court houlden Cambridg, Oct. the 1st, 1678: The Committy
repaired to Sudbury and met with them apointed by Sudbury and Marlborough
and have vewed the way which the Marlbrough men desire may bee the way
betwen Sudbury and theare town and then as wee came back from Marlborough
wee vewed the way which the Sudbury men proferred should bee the way,
between ther town and Marlbrough and upon the best observation wee could
mak we find the way wich the Sudbury men showed, though it may bee three
quarters of a mile the longest to be far more Eligible and by much the
most safest way for travilers and is not likly to cost the town of Sudbury
much to make it safely passable whar as the way the Marlbrough men desires
through it should be granted thorow that part of the woods (wheare the
Marlbrough men led us about two miles out of the usuall road from Peter
Noyes mill to Marlborough) will cost the town of Sudbury not much less
than a hundred pounds and thear fro wee doe according to our best under-
standing make out the return: that the way showed by the Sudbury men should
be the way between the Town of Sudbury and Marlbrough and it is this
desribed vizt: to begin att the Gravell pitt att the Westward end over
Sudbury meadow and so to goe along the beaten Road leading to Capt. Goode-
nows until it comes to Sargant Edw. Wrights and then to turn by Jabez
Browns Corner and so to pass over the north end of Greene Hill and so
to go on the west sid of Goodmans Hill untill it coms to the Road laid
out from Sudbury to Lanchester, keeping the said Road untill they Come to
the path turning from thear to Marlborough which lys on Cole Hole plaine
and was formerly the Road the Marlbrough men did chuse as we were Informed
and so to keep the said path to Marlbrough which enters the town of Marl-
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brough by Obadiah Wards house.
The Committe: Joseph Cook
Samuell Goffe
John Warrin
Presented in Court, Charlestown, the 18th, 10th month 1678.
A true coppy taken from the original on file with the
Recorder of the Court, erases excepted:
Samll Phipps, Clerk.
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Sart. Joseph Gleason paid unto the town thirty shillings of silver for
his pece of land he boutht of the Town, which said thirty shillings was
by a voate of the Town committed unto the custody of Mr. Joseph Noyes
to keep till further order.
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Charlestown: the 18 May, 1693: Then Rec'd of Mr. Samll How, Constable
of Sudbury the sum of nine pounds, ten shillings, part of sd Towns last
assesment.
Rec'd: John Phillips, Treas.
Charlestown: June 28, 1693:
Then Received of Mr. Samuell How, Constable of Sudbury, the sume
of five pound, ten shilling in pt of sd Towne last assesment:
Rec'd: Humpfrey Parsons,
Charlestown May 11, 1693
Then received of Mr. Isaak Rice, Constable of Sudbury, the sum of
sixtene pounds, one shilling & six pence in pt of sd Towns last assesment;
Rec'd: John Phillips, Treas.
Charlestown, July 10, 1693:
Then rec'd of Mr. Isaac Rice, Constable of Sudbury, the summ of
447 nineteen pounds, fourteen shillings, part of said Town last assessment, Rec'd: John Phillips. 303 February 1693-94 At a Selectmen's meeting: The Town Clerk, by order of the selectmen, did Grant, Coppie out of the Town Book refering to Sat. James Barnard whom this Town did chuse and Impowered to bee thear agent to demand and receive the acres which Concord men had for meadow within our Town by them occupied and lyabel to pay duty to our Town. The day and yeare above written, the pastors half yeare rate was made and the mony rate for Clarks transportation to Old England, but ther is a surplusage of 3 pounds, 4s, 8d. Also the select men chose and appointed Samuell Wright to treat and instruct children and youth to read and wright and cast acompts and for the yonger sort of Children wee have chosen and appointed thes parsons following to bee scool mistreses to witt: on the east side of the river the wife of Mr. Thomas Walker, and the wife of Clerk John Grout, att the farme end, Mrs. Elezeboth Bent, att the south end of the Town, the wife of our Brother Daniell Stone. Att Lanham the wife of Brother Reade, Senior and the wife of Leiftnant Edward Wright for that end or part of the Town and the wife of Sarjant Richard Taylor for that part of the Town and doe Intreat the parsons above named to except therof. March 5, 1694 At a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants and freeholders of the said Town qualified as the law directs: The Town proseeded to Choose of Town offi- cers, to witt:
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Selectmen: John Goodenow Constables: Sar. Jonath. Stanhope
Capt, Thomas Brown Benjamin Wright
Mr. Joseph Noise
Left, Edward Wright Surveiors of Capt, More
Cler, John Rice all hy waies: Left. Wright
Joseph Curtis Sart. Jon. Stanhope
Corpll Edmond Rice Mr. Hopestill Brown
John Goodenow, Town Clerk.
Tithingmen: Mr. Peter King Sart. Joseph Gleason
Samuel Winch Roger Willis
Cor. John Parmenter
Voted by the Town that all vewers of fences, field drivers or
hewards, and men to look after the horses, swine, and sheep, should be
left to the discresion of the selectmen to chuse what persons they see
meet.
Voted and determined that the bill of proposuls presented by Capt.
Brown, Mr. Jos. Noice and Concerning the fencing of the medow below pine
Slade, to witt: the freeholders and prioprietors of Sudbury have Granted
unto the parsons before named to erect and make a fence from a ditch in
the Great River medow over twarth a neck of land which belongeth to the
Town of Sudbury unto the uper end of the medow of Mr. Peter King, called
the Gulfe Medow the fence is to bee shutt up by the beginning of May and
layd open by the latter end of August annually for free feed of Creatures.
The Town hath exchanged a peec of land with John Wooder, said Wooder
is to take a peece of medow or Swampy land att the lower end of Sart.
Jonath. Stanhops medow near Castell Hills and the said medow is to lay
449 down and resine for the towns use; five acres in the lue of our or accord- ing to that value. Voted that the Town seel unto Joseph Curtis a peece of land lying beefor his new dwelling hous and barn not exceding an acre and halfe after the peece: twenty shillings in mony per acre. (304) Voted the day and yeare above written that the Town doe sell to Capt. Jacob Moor a peece of land lying between Joseph Curtis land and the way that leads to Thomas Knapps and the land adjoins to the land of Capt. Moore, the land is not to exceed and acre and halfe and the price ther of is twenty shillings in mony per acre. Voted and determined that the Town hath lett and to farm Left. Thomas Smith of said town, or his succesors, a peece of hyway medow joyning to his owne medow in the new grant neare whear the said Smith now liveth for the full and just terme of seven years next ensueing the date hear if the said Smith yelding and paing unto the said Town one shilling per year and also not to remove any fence of said medow at any time that hee shall erect upon it, further att the end of said lease if said Town see case to lett it for a longer time, said Smith or his successors shall first have the refusall of it. March 16, 1693-94. At a Meeting of the Selectmen: It was voted, ordered and determined that Ens. Noise, Joseph Moore (be) fence vewers for the east side of the river soe far as the Town bounds doe extend northward and eastward as far as pine brook, southward and for the farme end, soe far as our Town does extend, Sargent Gleazon.
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Jonathan Rice are appointed survaiers.
For the west side of the river Thomas Plimpton and Nathaniell Rice
are for the north quarter of the Town and Savitt. Benjamin More and James
Smith for the south quarter of the Town and all these surveiors have
the like power in each others precincts if need require.
Hewards of field drivers: John Brewer, John Allen, Thomas Plimpton,
Joseph Noise, : Overseers of swine: James Ross, Samll Allen, Samll How,
John Goodenow.
March 27, 1694
A list of the names of such parsons as live in Concord that have
bought medow in out Town bounds: delivered by Mr. Barnard to the selectmen:
Impr: Nathaniell Billings, eight acres and a quarter of medow: 12 yeares.
John Howard, tailor: eight acres of medow since 1683.
Left. Jonath. Prisco. . .: six acres of medow.
Joseph Hayward: fourteen acres of medow out of which 4 sould to
Frances Dudley. 2 yeares
Samson Heyward: 8 acres medow .. paid three shillings to Ptr King,
by Joseph Jones of Watertown.
John Heyward, mill wright: 16 acres of Mr. Pelhams & 2 bushels of
corn paid to Peter King.
Widow Susanah Miles: 6 acres of medow.
Jonathan Hubbard: 4 acres.
Widow Hosmer: 4 acres for 12 years.
Obadiah Wheeler: 4 acres of medow.
April the 23rd, 1964
At a Meeting of the Selectmen:
451 All those parsons as were indebted to the pastor wear drawn up in particular lists, each side of the river apart and said lists delivered to the respective constables to whom they did belong and a warrant affixed to each list to distrain by if were required by the selectmen. April the 30th, 1694 A Meeting of the Freeholders, leagaly warned: Did assembell and then and there did chuse and elect Capt. Tho. Brown to serve for and represent them in the Great and Generall Court and Assembly to be held in Boston the 30 day of May, 1694, during the Session and Sessions of said Court and return therof under the selectmens and constable of the Town of Sudbury. Then did the Town vote and determined that shiping of Clarke and the payment of the mens, to witt: 8 pounds in mony and 21 peeces of fright for Clarks necessary charge for his viog, the whole matter shold be left to the selectmens descression to transact. Then also was the one moiety of Joseph Graves fine for selling of drink contrary to law applied as the law directs the selectmen for ... did see cause to alow him our poor and gave it them (305) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, March 29, 1694: Rec'd of Mr. Isaac Rice, Constable of Sudbury, forty fouer pounds nine shillings & seven pence by discount in pamt. of sd Towns Assisment: Rec'd: James Taylor Treas. per: Jeremiah Allen. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
452 Charlestown, Arpil 24, 1695: Then received of Mr. Peter Noyes, Constable of Sudbury Thirty three pounds, fifteen shillings and seven pence in full of Two mony rates & a halfe and forty five pound & eight pence, as mony in full of the five rates which said Noyes was to colect of the Inhabitants of said Town of Sudbury. Total: L78 16s 3d: Rec'd: John Phillips, Treas. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlestown, the 2nd February 1691-2. Then received of Mr. John How, Constable of Sudbury the sum of twenty six pounds, eleven shillings & six pence, in pt. of the first two mony Rates and a halfe of said Town & the sum of thirty five pounds, eight shillings and eight pence as mony of the five Rates of Sd. Town. Rec'd: Jno. Phillips, Treas. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- June the last, 1693: A returne was made to Maior Tho. Hinksman att his house in Chelms- ford: Consurning the stock of amunission which the law requires. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 26, 1694. At a town meeting leagaly warned: Joseph Hayward of Concord agreed with the town of Sudbury for two bushels of Indian corn in hand payd, and three shilling in mony and a bushel of good marchantable corn payd in to our Town treasurer, Mr. Joseph Noyes, att or before the 25 of March in the yeare of our Lord God: 1694; and for the futur, the said Hayward and his successors for the futur:
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is to pay anuanly one shilling & six pence in mony and Frances Dudley
is to be responsable for the other 4 acres that hee hath purchased of
Joseph Hayward.
Signed, Joseph Hayward.
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Memorandum: L S D
Mr. Joseph Noyes behind: 1 0 0
Samll How behind 0 10 0
John Goodenow Receved of
the selectmen 0 7 0
July 6, 1694: being a selectmans meeting.
Rec'd by Const. Stanhop to me Joseph Noyes, seven shillings.
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August 8, 1694:
The 5 assessors expended in necesary Charges att Corpral Samll Hows
whilst they wear making the Kings Tax, in all 5 days: 0 L 12s 6d.
October 25, 1694:
The 4 assessors expended att Mr. Hows in Necesary charges:
0 L 4s 8d.
December 4, 1694:
Selectmen expended att Corpll Hows in meatt & drink:
0 L 4s 0d.
December 25, 1694:
Selectmen expended in necesary charges att Corpll Samll Hows:
0 L 5s 6d
March 29, 1695:
The selectmen expended at Mr. Hows total: L11, 10s, 10d.
454
Aprill 5, 1695:
More spent att Mr. Hows house: OL, 7s, 2d
April 7, 1695:
5 assesors 1 day making last part of the Kings Tax at Mr. Hows.
July 2, 1695
By 5 dinners.
December 25, 1694
The selectmen made a mony rate for the paying of the representatives:
The division of the East Side is 4L 19s 1d: The division of the West
Side is 4L 6s 2d.
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July 13, 1694:
Being a town meeting of the freeholders & Inhavitants, quallified
as the law directs being leagaly warned, assembled and chose and appointed
five assesors or rates for thear Majesties Tax:
Mr. Joseph Noyes John Goodenow
Capt. Tho. Brown Daniell Stone.
Deac. John Hayes
Att said meeting: Deacon John Hayes
S. John Goodenow
Mr. Joseph Noyes
were chosen a committy to state and settle the bounds of a peece of land
that Corpll Samuell How should have of the Town for making a pound adjoyin-
ing to his own land on the west side of Lanham bridge.
Att the said meeting Complaint being made to the Town that Benjamin
455 Wright had made very considerable Intrusion upon the Towns land neare whear he now dwells; the town taking the matter into consideration and that it is hy time that sumthing should bee don in the matter. The Town did then order and appoint Deacon John Haynes, Capt. Thom. Brown, Mr. Joseph Noyes, Corprall Henry Rice, Mr. James Bernard or any three of them to bee a commity to act in that afayer; according to (crossed out) thear best wisdom and discression taking what advise the law may aford them in such a matter and for as much as the neighbors att Lanham have been the Complainors and are likely to bee the greatest sufferers; Mr. Thom. Read & Corpll Samull How ar desired and urged by said Town with any other parsons that will be conserned to wait on said Committy to give whatt Information and light they may in the busness and make return unto this Town what they have done. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, March 30, 1694: Received of Mr. Samll How, Constable of Sudbury, by the hands of Mr. Richard Taylor, sixteen pounds by discount of orderm... pt of sd Towns assesment: Rec'd for Mr. James Taylor, Treas: Jeremiah Allen -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, November 24, 1694: Received of Mr. Samll How, Constable of Sudbury four pound, fifteen shillings & ten pence being in full, fifty eight pound; six shills & two pence, Rec'd for Mr. James Taylor, Treasurer; being in pt of sd Towns assessment to the 30,000 tax: Jeremiah Allen.
456 Boston, Octob 31, 1694: Received of Mr. Jonathan Stanhop, of Sudbury, eighteen pound, thirteen shillings: Rec'd for Mr. James Taylor, Treas. Jeremiah Allen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, November 27, 1694. Received of Jonothan Stanhop, Constable of Sudbury, forty five shillings & six pence in full of a warrant twenty pounds, eight shillings & six pence: Rec'd for Mr. James Taylor, Treas. Jeremiah Allen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, March 4, 1694-95 Received of Mr. Isaac Rice, Constable of Sudbury, forty shillings, in full of the thirty thousand pound Tax of said Town; Rec'd for Mr. James Taylor, Treas. Jer. Allen. 307 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 26, 1694 Being atown meeting leagally warned, Mr. Peter King, Lect. Edward Wright and Sartt. Benj. Moor or any two of them ar a commity chosen by the Town to vew a peece of land of Joseph Noies Jr. would lay down in one place and tak up in another and make report unto the Town of the same att ther next meeting. Sart. James Barnard is chosen by the Town to wait on the Court of Quarter Sessions, next holden at Charlestown thear to manag in the towns behalf as to prevent the having a hy way through our town by George Par-
457 anters, if it may bee helped. December 4, 1694 A selectmens meeting: Constable Stanhop appear and made up his accompts of his part of the mony rate that was made for them, as followeth: Paid to our Treasur, Mr. Joseph Noyes: L 5 12s 9d More, six shill. for colcting (collecting?) 3 shill. Wid Bent, 6 pence to Mr. Walker, 6 pence to Capt. Moor, 6 pence to Ptr King, in all L 0 10s .6d The day and year above written, Benjamin Wright, Constable, appeared before us and made up his accompts, and have paid to our Treasurer, Mr. Joseph Noyes: L 3 7s 00d December 17 At a town meeting: Appeared Benj. Wright, Constable, and made up his accompts with the Town about Clerks rate: L 1 9s 4d Voted for Colectng, by Benj. Wuight: 0 5s 0d To Samll Wright for getting new staves: 0 8s 0d On the day above written, itt was voted, ordered and determined that the Selectmen of this Town should asses the Inhabitants of this Town to a mony rate of eight pound or thear about for the payment of the Towns representatives, for there servis att the Generall Assembly. Voted and determined that the constable of This Town shall have six pence in the pound for gathering all Towne rates that shall be committed to them by the selectmen.
458 This day Sarjt. Barnard made report to the Town what success hee mett with all att the Quarter Sessions; and then did chuse a commity to meet with and treat the Jury that shall be apointed to state the Majesties hy way betweene our Town and Marlbrough and Indevor to the uttmost of thear power that it may bee layd out so as it may bee lest prejudijuall to our Town The committy chosen, to wit: Deacon John Haynes Mr. Joseph Noyes Capt. Thom. Brown Mr. James Barnard Jno. Goodenow. Then voted that the Town did consent to the request of Jos. Noyes, Jr.as to his exchang of a small peec of swamp Ground and did order that the Towns surveirs shall stat both the one and the other. A commity chosen by the Town to vew a peec of land which Tho. Plimpton desired to exchang with the Town, the comity, Jno. Goodenow, Left. Wright, Sar. B Moore and to make a report to the Town att their next meeting. A commity to vew a peec of land which Zachry Mainard desires to ex- chang with the town this commity is Mr. Jos. Noyes, Cpt. Moor, Joseph Curtis, who are to make report to the Town att ther next meeting. February 22, 1694-95 At a selectmens meeting. Joseph Chamberlen pay into the selectmen of Sudbury four pound of current mony of New England which he was Indebted to the Town for five acres of land sd Chamberland bout of the Town. (308)
459 Charlestown, February 15, 1692-93 Then received of Mr. Thomas Read, Constable of Sudbury, the sum of twenty eight pound, twelve shillings & seven pence in part of the last two mony rates & a half; seventy six pounds, five shillings and four pence as mony in pt. of the ten rates of said Town. Rec'd: Jno. Phillips, Treas. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Charlestown, March 13, 1693 Rec'd of Mr. Thomas Read, Jnr. Constable of Sudbury, the sum of eighty eight pounds, three shillings and seven pence in pt of said Towns proportion of the twenty four thousand pound rate. Rec'd: John Phillips, Treasurer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, November 18, 1694 Received of Mr. Thomas Read, constable of Sudbury nine pounds in part of said Towns assesment to the Twenty Four Thousand pound Tax. Rec'd for Mr. James Taylor, Treas. Jer. Allene. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, December 3, 1694 Rec'd of Mr. Thomas Read, Constable of Sudbury, three pound, nine shillings & ten pence in part of an order drawn to pay Maj. Hinchman. per. Jer. Allene. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, September 25, 1694 Received of Mr. Thomas Read, Constable of Sudbury, twenty four shilling, in pt of the twenty four thousand pound rate.
460 Rec'd for Mr. James Taylor, Treas. per. Jer. Allene -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, October 19, 1694 Rec'd of Mr. Thomas Read, Senr. Constable of Sudbury, thirty seven shillings, in part of sd Towns Assesment to the twenty four thousand pound Rate, Rec'd for Mr. James Taylor, Treas. per. Jer. Allene. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, December 14, 1694 Rec'd of Mr. Thomas Ward, Constable of Sudbury, thirty one shillings, in pt of sd Towns twenty rates. Red'd for Mr. James Taylor, Treas. per. Jer. Allene. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The overplus of Mr. James Shermans half yeare rate made In December, 1694: amounts unto two pounds, eight pence: L 2 0s 8d Mr. James Sherman half yeare Rate made in February 28, 1694 amounts to forty one pound, eleven shillings. L41 11s 0d -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sept. 13, 1695: Mr. Hows; pt to the Kings Tax: L 1 1s 4d Sept. 13, 1695: At Corpll Hows: 8 dinners: L0 5s 04d 2 qts Rum 0 4s 00d
461 Dec. 31, 1695: Spent at Corpll Hows: 7 dinners a Pint Rum: 0 4s 06d -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 2, 1695: Expended at Mr. Hows: 6 dinners: L 0 04s 04d. August, 28, 1695 8 dinners & a pint & 1/2 Rum: 05s 04d August 30, 1695 6 dinners & pint & halfe Rum: 01s 06d Sept. 6, 1695 7 dinners: selectmen 04s 08 a pint of Rum: 01s 00d March ... Corpll Hows pt to the last pt of Kings tax is: L 1 01s 05d August 9, 1695 Mr. Hows pt to the Kings tax: 12s 10d Total: To us due: 10s .14d (309) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Boston, January 31, 1694. Rec'd of Mr. Jonathan Stanhop, Constable of Sudbury, twenty five pound, eighteen shillings and eleven pence being in part of a warrant of forty pound, seven shillings & five pence. Rec'd for Mr. James Taylor, Treas. Jer. Allen. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
462 Boston, Feb. 25, 1694-95 Received of Mr. Jonathan Stanhop, Constable of Sudbury, fifteen pounds, eight shillings & six pence in full of a warrant for forty pounds, seven shillings & five pence. Rec'd for Mr. James Taylor, Treas. per. Jer. Allen. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 1, 1694-95 At a town meeting leagaly appointed and held the 1st day of March 1694-95 the free holders and Inhabitants did proseed to the choice of Town officers as the law directs: Selectmen: John Goodenow Town Clerk: John Goodenow, Snr. Cl. John Rice Daniell Stone Constables: Cler. John Grout Mr. Joseph Noyes East River side. Jonathan Rice Samll Winch, Constable Zachariah Mainord for the West side of Left. Edward Wright. River. Att this meeting it was voted and Determined by the Town that the rest of the publick oficers to be chosen as the law direct title Townships should bee left to the discretion of the selectmen: March 29, 1694-95. At a Meeting of the Selectmen: For as much as the selectmen of Sudbury Consisting of seven in number & chosen by the Town and required by law Concientiously to atend the duty and trust commited to them, any many times it happneth that parsons chosen
463 ar to neclegent in atending said duty whearby for want of a compedent number buseness is much delayed and time lost: It is voted, ordered and deter- mined that hence forward whosoever is chosen leagaly to the place of a selectman and excepts thear of and upon leagall warning shall neglect to atend att tim and place appointed except sum exterordenary provedence of God hindering shall pay as a fine two shillings in mony to the select men to be Improved for the good of the society. Constable Benjamin Wright paid to our Treasurer, Mr. Joseph Noyes, two pound in mony of the mony rate for a representative: Then expended at Mr. Samll How, in meat & drink: 0L 04s 00d The day and year above written: then received of Mr. Joseph Noyes, Treasurer, one pound, 16s 2d, in full for servis as the representatives for time past: Rec'd: John Goodnow. Corpll Samuell Hows proportion to the last part of the Kings tax made March 1695 is: 01 02 05. (310) April 1693 Constable Isaac Rice apeared before the selectmen and made it appear that he paid to the Treasur on the accompt of ... on one asesment ten shillings on a 2L. 1 s. on the County Rate: 6L 11s 8d. Isaak Rice, Constable. April 10, 1695 At a Selectmens meeting: The last part of the Kings tax was made and transmitted to the Treasurer.
464 Also Left. Edward Wright was chosen to the office of a sealer of weight and mesurs. L S D The pt. of Jno Grout County Rate: 3 1 6 The pt. of Samuell Winches County Rate 2 13 5 The day and the year above written: that Coll. Thomas Rutter is chosen to dig graves, to cary the Beere and the Cloth to the place whear the deceased parson hath need of the use thereof, and shall bee payd two shil- lings and six pence in mony for every Individuall person. Also Benjamin Parminter is Appointed to sweep the Meeting House for the yeare Insuing, for one pound & ten shillings, per year. May 20, 1695 At a town meeting leagly warned: The Town assembled proseeded to chus a representative to serve att the Great and Generall Assembly to be called and held at Boston, the 29 day of May and son on: Who was Mr. Joseph Noyes. 21y: The Town debt and credits was brought in and a rate made to pay the Town debts to the respective creditors: 31y The Comon Medows wer let to the parsons following to wit: L S D All the Common meadow on the North side of Lanchester Road, lett to James Haines & Thomas Smith for this year: 00 12 02 The medow on the south of Lanchaster Road at Swath Medow: let to Jno Brooks: 00 01 06 Ashen Swamp medow and A little peec of medow at Round Hill lett to John Parmenter: 00 01 00 00 14 08
465 Voted and agreed that the Town Clerk should enter in the book of records the peece of Swamp Ground that Joseph Noyes Jr. exchange with the Town att Pantry. Att this meeting the Condition of the Widow Bemon was taken into consideration: Voted that the Town do alow unto Joseph Brandish twenty shillings out of the Town rate that is to bee made allsoe doe alow him the use of 3 peeces of medow, one on the Great Brook being the Midele hy way between the new grant lots, another att the west end of John Brighams lott being also hy way, 3 at Hart Pond; in consideration of what kindness said Braddish hath shewed to sd Widow past and for a... her house room and letting her creatures run in common with his ... this year coming. Voted that Corpll Samuell How doe Inspect the parsons that shall pay to built a house for the Widdow Edge: the parsons that shall pay to built a house for the Widdow Edge: the parsons that did present ... were as followeth: John Goodenow, Sr. Jonas Rice Left. Edward Wright James Haines Stt. James Barnard Joseph Noyes John Brewer Samll Willis Joseph Stanhop Danill Walker Thomas Smith John Noyes Noah Clapp John Allen Capt. Tho. Brown & ... Joseph Curtis: hundred ... Jono. Rice: 1 bushel B... Mr. Hop Brown: Bush ... Stt. Jos Gleson, Bush... Thom Plimpton, mony.
466 Town Debts & Credits L S D To Decon Haines for work done for the Town 00½ 08½ 00 To Decon Haines for 5 days about the Kings tax 00 12 06 To Mr. Jos. Noues for 5 days about the Kings tax 00 14 06 and one day taking the Invoice To Capt. Tho. Brown: for 4 days about the Kings Tax 00 12 06 Daniell Stone for 4 days about the Kings Tax 00 12 00 Jno. Goodenow for beeing Clerk in '94, taking our Invoice and half another and for 5 days to help make the Kings Tax 03 07 06 Left. Edward Wright for taking an Invoice & half 00 10 11 Ben. Parmenter for sweping the meeting house in '94 and ninety-five 03 00 00 Thom. Smith behnd for killing a wolf 00 11 06 Thom. Read planks for the Bridge 00 07 00 Cle. John Rice a day taking an Invoice 00 02 00 Edmond Rice a day taking and Invoice 00 02 00 Sart. James Barnard for mony expd on the Town business at the Sessions 00 02 00 By twenty shillings granted to Joseph Bradish: Wid. Bemons docter 01 00 00 Benj. Moor for mending the stoks and meeting house 00 02 00 John Goodenow for a jorny to Chelmsford to Major Henchman to mak return of a stock of ammunision 00 04 00 John Goodenow for Clerk sallary in the year 1695 02 00 00 to James Smith for the parcel of the hy way at Lanham 01 10 00
467 John Goodenow for taking an Invoice on the West side 00 04 00 Left. Edward Wright taking an invoice 00 03 06 John Rice for taking an Invois 00 01 06 John Allen a day for taking an invois 00 02 00 By a ladar to John Brewer 00 10 00 Total: 16 19 05 [311] June 17, 1695 At a publick town meeting leagaly warned, the Inhabitants and Free holders of the Town: did chuse and appoint Decon John Haines, Capt. John Grout and Sartt James Barnard or any two of them to be a commity from time to tim to wait on authority to doe what they may to prevent the way that the late Jury have layd out between Marlbrough and our Town as now it is layd out. October 10, 1695 At a Selectmens Meeting: The selectmen finding by woefull experience that parsons from other towns did without our leave Intrude upon us contrary to an order made in our Town book, wee the select men did then apoint the Clerk and hee did fairly wright a copy of said Town order and posted it up on the Meeting House door. [312] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sudbury, July 11, 1695 Received of John Goodenow and Edward Wright of Sudbury for the use of my Father Mr. Calib Hubbert of Brantree, eight pound of current Silver
468 mony of New England in full for a bell bought by said Goodenow & Wright of said Calib Hubbert of Brantree: Rec'd: Josiah Hubbert. Memo: The bell cost twenty and five pounds in mony: seventeen pound wheare of was pay in mony on the 29 day of june in 1695, preceding the above men- tioned eight pounds: Edward Wright John Goodenow. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- At a Public Town Meeting leagaly Warned: Insign Peter Noyes was chosen a Commissioner to Joyn with the Select men for the making of the Kings Tax according as was required by Law. John Goodenow and Left. Edward Wright were chosen Invoice takers for the West Side of the River; Sart. Stanhop and John Allen Invoice takers for the East Side of the River. Generall laws of the Provence then reade and publisht. Jno. Goodenow, Clerk. Then at said meeting the sad and deplorable estate of Jonathan Treadaway was put to the Towns consideration and the Town did by voat leave it to the select men to see to. November 9, 1695 At a Selectmens meeting and other Considerabell Inhabitants of This Town: After a free and full debate and agitation concarning Mr. James Sher- man, our Reverend Pastor, his absenting himself from us; the select men did pass a voat; and did order a commity vizt: Decon John Haynes, Capt.
469 Thomas Brown, Left. Joseph Haynes, Mr. Henry Rice, Left. Edward Wright, Danell Stone, John Goodenow: or any fouer of them to treat and discorse Mr. Sherman consarning his Reasons for absenting himself from us and whether he did Intend to return to us again or not. If not, hee mait expect the Town would alow him no moor sallary. Friday the 15, 1695 (Nov.) At a selectmens meeting: Wee having parused Mr. James Sherman, our pastors, proposalls to the Town and Church, wee thought it our duty and have appointed Munday following at 10 aclock morn att the Meeting House to bee a Generall Town meeting further to read heare and Consider of Mr. Shermans proposalls, as all soe to consider whether it bee not very expedient to chus a c mmity to transcrib sum pt of the Towne Book which is much defased and allmost worn out. (memo: You will find more of the transaction about Jonth. Treadaway family, folio 26: look forward) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- March 29, 1694-95 At a Meeting of the Select men: According to an act of the Town, thear public meeting held March the 1st 1694-95, the select men made choic of parsons to sarve in whear respective places as the law directs which are as followeth: Fence Viewers: For the West side of the River: Jno. Haines, Jr; Peter Plimpton, Samll How, Jr., Jno. Goodenow, Jr. Overseers of swine: James Haines, Joseph Noyes, Jr., Tithingmen: Mr. Daniell Stone, John Addams, Robert Man, Thomas Plimpton, James Smith, Edmond Bouker, Tho. Read. Jr.
470 A surtificat granted by the Clerk to Cunstabell Winch to warn all the parsons above named to appear before Tho. Brown, Esq., His Majesties Justice of the Peace, to take oath to thear respective offices, as law directs. (313) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- July 2, 1695: At a Selectman's Meeting: Voted, ordered and determined that there bee a good, substantiall strong ladder or ladders that will reach the platforme with good whit oack rounds, well placed and every eight or nine foot abroad slat well pined on both ends that may keep them from opining or spreding: with all convenient speed; to bee erected att our Meeting House all so four good substantiall iron bolts and Keyes to fix the Terat to the plattform, allsoe timber to brase the terat and other timber that shall be thought necesary & halfe a hundred of good Spanish Iyoron att the lest to make a necesary jorne for the hanging of the bell; a wheele rope and other necesaries; Corpll Samuell How and John Brewer are apointed to bee the men to take speciall care and cogecence of the carpenters work all ways excepted that thear bee a skillful man Improved about hanging of the bell; and Mr. Joseph Noyes lest Wright and John Goodenow and Zacariah Mainard ar a comity to treat with Joseph Graves about doeing the smithery work as also about a wether Cock and Staf; Voted and determined that Mr. Joseph Noes, Left. Edw. Wright and John Goodenow bee a commity to treate with Capt. Jacob Moor about the tacking care of Jonothan Treadway who is in very poor, low and incomposed condition.
471 Voted, ordered and determined that the way as it now lyeth over the great brook to Lanham, having the meadow of John Goodenow on the Southeast end; and the meadow of James Smith on the north west, being a rod wide or thear about, bee the same more or less, and the whole bredth of the meadow from upland to upland; shall bee and remain from tim to time and att all times for every year after bee and remayn a publick hy way for the use of ther Majesties Subjects, the Town paying unto James Smith three pound in corned, pay wheat att 5s per bushel; rye 4s per bushel, Indian co n 3s per bushel; att two equall and even payments that is to say thirty shillings out of this present Town rate when it shall be made and the said James Smith for himself his heirs assignees and succesors to promise, grant and covenant with the Town of Sudbury to save them harmeless for ever from all demands, claims and challenges what soever to bee made by him, his heirs, succesors or asignes or any by from or under him, them or any of them, or by his heirs or any of the sd menes act consent, privety or procurment as writt- ness, our hand, seale the 2nd day of July, 1695: Joseph Noyes James Smith John Goodenow Edward Wright Zachariah Mainerd Selectmen in behalf of the Jonathan Rice Town of Sudbury John Rice (314) November 18, 1695 At a publicke General Town meeting leagally warned:
472 The inhabitants of Said Town mett whear Mr. James Shermans proposalls were read and heard and considered; and upon serious and solam discanting upon the promeses the Town came to this Result to witt: then voted and determined that the Town cannot nor will not by any mony com up to Mr. James Shermans proposals, neither are wee able to discharge him of his part of the Covenant, nor of the care and charge that God and this people have Ingaidged him in, but if hee will advocate to dismiss himselfe, he must look unto it. And for our parts if Mr. James Sherman doe not forth with return to us, wee think in conchenses that God cales us to provide a sutable man to preach the work of the Lord unto us; and we propos to attend it as our duty; (Not one desenter) In order thear unto: the Town did then by voat chuse and appoint a Commity to witt: Deacon Jno. Haynes, Capt. Thom Brown, Mr. Joseph Noyes, or any two of them who ar to take efectuall care that a sutable man be provided to preach the word of the Lord unto thes people this winter season except Mr. James Sherman, our reverend pastor shall in parson return home to us forthwith. Voted that Capt. Thom. Brown shall bee and is appointed to entertayn the Geneelman or Gentlemen that shall com to preach the word of the Lord unto us this winter season and shall bee payd for the same by the Town. December the 23, 1695 At a Publick Meeting, both of the Church and Towne, being legaly warned for the hearing of the Reverand Elders letter sent to sd Town, after reading, hearing and Consideration: the Towne and Church did voat order and determine that Capt. Tho. Brown, Dec. Haines, Mr. Jos. Noyes, Left. Haynes,
473 Mr. Henery Rice, Left. Edward Wright, Danill Ston Snr & Jno Goodenow or any five of them to bee a commity to make & draw up a return of thanks to the Reverend Elders, For thear care of us and Good Advise Given to us ... said meeting the Town did voat and order the select men to make a mony Rate on the Inhabitants of and belonging to this Towne and to one quarter part of Mr. Shermans yerly sallery as near as can bee for a presant and Constant Supply of a minester to preach the word of the Lord unto us; and other Contingent things as may necessarly arise. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- November 8, 1695 The Town did then Chuse and appoint Deacon Haines, Capt. Thomas Brown, Mr. Joseph Noyes, Corpll Samll How, John Goodenow, to bee a commity to ajust the accompts with Left. Daniel Pond of Dedham about our New Meeting House and take a generall discharge for the Town. (315) [316 blank] END OF VOLUME ONE, SUDBURY RECORDS 1639-1695 Volume One: Transcribed by: Sumner C. Powell, Ph.D. The Choate School Wallingford, Conn.
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