Second Salary was settled they should be dismissed &
allowed to Gather into a Church.
May 16. 1707. m' Nathanael Clap senior a Choice Man
rested in y'^ Lord : & was Interred, may, 17.
June 2. 1707. The Braintry Council sate again & the
South-End i3rethren made a Confession.
June. 5. 1707. The Medford Counsil sate again at Bos-
ton A formulary of Confession was prescribed for m' B. W.
June 8. 1707. Broth' John Capen died. Interred June 10"'
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15. 4. 1704 Patience Lawrence acknowledged Her sin of
fornication : Twas Accepted, as a Token of Repentance.
22. 4. 1704 Richard & Sarah Withington acknowledged
their sin of fornication before marriage : Twas Accepted as
a token & sign of Repentance.
Aug. 3. 1707. The widow of Henry Mayr was Dismissed
to y'' North Church in Boston.
Aug. 31. Sundry Negros, Young Persons, voted to be
Baptized, & one of them viz George Bush laid hold on y"
Covenant afterwards.
October 21. 1707 Aged Fath' Wales was burycd.
Nov. 12. 1707 Deacon Preston Senior of like Age viz S6
(or as some aver) 88 years was buryed.
Dec. II. 1707. A Publick Thanksgiving & a Collection
or Contribution for y'' Poor of this Place.
Nov. 9. 1707. Abigail Appleby formerly Swift Her Pub-
lick manifestation of Repentance of Her Sin of Fornication
by a Confession was accepted by the Church.
Nov, 16. 1707. the Church Chose y' Officers with m""
wiswal & Brother White to Assist at y"' Ordination of m'
Peter Thach'' Junior to be Pastor of the Church at waymouth
Performed Nov. 26. His Rev'' Uncle m"" Peter Thacher of
Milton giving y*" Charge, & y'^ P.ev'* m"" Fisk giving Him y"
Right hand of Fellowship. R'' m' Hubbard of New Town
nOKCllESTER CllLKCII RECORDS I3I
beinj^ y'' nKidcrator of y" Church & of y'' Council, their Ruling
Elder Conscntin_f( to it.
October. i6. 170S. m' Samuel Clap Ruling Elder Rested
in y' Lord, 74 years old Compleat, & some few Aug. 23
days over, & near 7 years a Ruling Elder, a very chefv"rs
holy, wise, able, uijright, faithfull. humble usefull Schooimasir
servant of y'' Lord all his Days, & one who lived deceased.
desired &; now dies Lamented.
Eight days before Oct: 8, 1708. Died His vertuous wife
m'' Clap with w'" lie lived in holy wedlock 49 years wanting
about 3 mo : He sickned & went not to Her fun'"'
Oct. 20. 1708. Our Brother m' Preserved Capen (a pious
t:, , , \ Oct. i4M'~Trot of Boston
rerson,) deceased { r 1 • t^ u ..
( died in Dorchester
Nov. 5. 1708 Aged mother Swift Buried.
Oct. 31. 1708. Humfry Atherton made Confession to
» V' Chh of His Evil in being overtaken w"' Drink
Anno 1721. .' o
HemadeCon- at £lder CLaps funeral. It was accepted.
lession ajain. ^^ ' ,, ^,, -,-,,, , , .y.
Dec: 9. 1708 1 he R'm'J. Hig- item v<' wpf : mr
gin son dec': Brown a li.Ue before
January 5"' 170.^ Elder Bridgham of Boston deceased :
Dec. 3. 1708 Aged Moth' Ball buryed : Aged C5.
Febr. 3. 170;. m' Stevens of Ro.xb : Capt : & Deacon
bur\-ed
Febr. 6. lyof,. nV James Blake & m' Hopestill Humfrys
Chosen Deacons, Deacon Clap having accepted of y" Ruling
Elders'nip y' Sabbath before, whereto He was Chosen Jan-
uary 23'.
Febr. 20. 170,^ m' Blake accepted but m'' Ilumfry — did
not accept of y" Deaconship.
It Josh : Levars laid hold on y" Coven'.
March. <'>. 170!^ A contribution for Joseph Angier of
Framingham.
March. 24. 170,"^. A Public Fast. Then were ordeined,
m' Hopestill Clap Ruling Elder & m' James IJlake, Deacon.
[15 S]
April. 6. 1709. At a meeting of the Elders & Deacons.
IClder Clap lately Deacon gave up an Account of His Dis-
tributions of y" Chh' mony to the Poor & for the Sacraments,
Since His Last Account. & He delivered fourteen Pounds
thirteen shillings & 3'' into y" hands of Deacon James Blake
(being mony of the Chh that He had not Distributed) One
and twenty shillings & 2'' of which was particularly Con-
tributed tor the Poor.
132 DORCHESTER CHURCH Ri:CORDS
Also Deacon Preston Exhibited His Account & Besides
what He hath Distributed to the Poor & for y'' Sacrament &
Chh, He hath in His hands of Mony properly for y" poor,
the Sume of four Pounds & 2'^ & of oth' Church Monys
Rents of Land & Interest Sixteen pounds & nine shillings
& a Penny. Some men also are behind in y'' Interest mony.
& the Principal Summe y' y" Deacon Letts out to Interest
is y' Fifty Pound y^ was given y*^ Chh by the Hon"'" M'
Stoughton Yett of Chh mony is Due to D" Preston 29''' 1 1''
The Church hath Nine Pieces of Plate for y*" Sacrament
(2 Given by s'' m"" Stoughton 2 by m' Thomas Lake, one by
m" Thacher one by m'' Isaac Jones one by m" Patten one by
m' John Gingen one by Anoth"" hand all of silver. In pewter
the Chh hath 4 flaggons 4 pewf Dishes one Bason & Tank-
ard & I pewter Cup —
Agreed that a Strong Chest be bought to Lock up y''
Churches Plate in
A Church meeting is appointed to be on May nth 1709
to Impower a Comittee to Run the bounds of the Chh
Lands, & to Call Trespassers on said Lands to a Legal
Account for y' Trespasses. &c.
May. I. 1709. Letfs from North-Braintry Chh being
Read the Hon'' officers of the Chh were voted to attend y''
ordination at Brain trey On May 18"' & Assist y"" as Re-
quested.
Dorch : in NE. May. Ii. 1709. At a meeting of the
Elders & Brethren of y"" Church in Dorch. (A church meet-
ing having been Lawfully warned to be held in y*-' publick
meeting house on y'^ said Day.) Report being made to y"
Church y' some Lotts had been given to y*" Chh of Dorch :
in N.E, the lines whereof have need to be Run & Settled,
& If any persons have mistaken y'" into y' own Lotts or any
part of em : or if any persons have bought & Sold any part
of any of em, or if any person has Cutt any Trees to y*" same
belonging. That it were Reasonable to have all mistakes
Rectifyed, the bounds settled, & the Rights of the Church
Asserted, auditted, recovered & Legally Secured, and all
Damages — satisfyd y' have been done : On Consideration
thereof, the Church then Nominated & Chose, Appointed
and Impowered Hon'' Deacon Preston, Deacon Blake &
U Samuel Paul of Dorchester, All & Every of them or
Jointly & Severally, as their Attorneys, Agents & Trus-
DORCIIESTEK CHUKCII RECORDS 1 33
tees, to Run sai«.l Lines that need to be Run, to settle
V' bounds, of all & Every of y"' Lotts & Parcels of Land,
both upland & meadow, to y*' said Church belonging, to
Secure y' Rights, To demand sue for, & Recover Damages,
or satisfaction for wood, cutt off of said Lands, also to pro-
cure writt of I'Ljection where there shall be need, & to
prosecute whosoev' (against y'' Law) Shall be found Usurp-
ing on or deteining of Any of y" Lands or Rights of y" said
Church, And all in y" Name of the said Chh : And also to
Authorize Any Attorny or
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Attorneys under Them to prosecute Implead & Carry on,
in y" Law & by all Lawfull Ways & means, unto full effect,
all actions & things whereby the Lands of the Church &
y' Rights may come to be asserted Judged Recovered &
secured : & the Church Engage to Warrant & Defend Them
in all they shall Lawfully Doe or Cause to be Done in the
Premises.
Also we doe Authorize & Impow' our said Attorneys to
make Sale of all or any of Said Lotts, (that is) the Small ones
that ICxceed not the number of three acres in a Lott & to
graunt Deeds of the Same, In the Churche's Name & Stead ;
& to purchase for the Use of the Said Church some other
Lands, of value P^quivalent, & that may be more usefull to
y'' Chh, with the mony that said small Lotts may be sold for.
Also we the said Church doe Authorize & Impower our
said Attorneys, to demand, sue for, & Recover & Recieve to
the use of us the said Church & o' Successors in Said
Church, a Certain Legacy of Three Pounds bequeathed by
m" liurgesse alias Gurnet to be laid out in a Piece of Plate
for the said Church.
Voted & Consented to & Done by the said Church of
Dorchester this i i"' of May 1709.
As attest J. Danforth. Pastor: Samuel Topliff, & IIoi)L'stil
Clap R : Elders.
Signed by Us, In the Name of the Chh, At their Request.
Mem''"'" The Aged & Hon'''' James Russel of Charlstown
I'Ls(|r lately deceased
Item Major Brown of Sudbury Died May 6"' or /"^ 1709
& was buryed May 9"'.
Item News is Come of Iler Majestys Intentions to make
an Attack upon Canada which y' Lord Succeed to His (ilory
134 DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
& N.E.' Safety & Peace for Christs Sake if it be His blessed
will. Amen.
May 22. 1 72 1. At a Meeting of y*" EWs. & Deacons. Elder
Preston Delivered to Deacon Blake, 3 bonds from Eb.
Maudsley for 29"' 5''' principal mony & from Richard Hall &
Henry white & His Heirs for Eleven pound principal Each
— Mony Given to y*" Church by the Honorable m' Stoughton
— to be Improved for the Church
He gave a Large & particular & Exact Account of His
Expenses for y" Chh Amounting to — 27'^ i r''. 2" & He
delivered into Deacon Jonathan Claps hand = 30"' & 10'''
= & He Gave Account of Church Rents of Land & Interest
of Mony Lett out on Bonds w''' He had received Amounting
to 57'\ i3*'\ & io'\ with oth*" monys formerly in His hand of
y'" Chh = 16. 09. & i'^ So y' He has of y'' Churches mony
Still in His hand — 16. 01. 09
He Exhibited an account of Contributions & monys for
y*" poor, & of particular Disbursements upon y'" & there
remains in His hand of mony for the poor the summe of
2 "'. 19. I.
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He gave account also of a New Piece of plate given to y'"
Church for the Lords Supper by m"" Eben : Withington &
of 2 little Lotts Sold of y* Churches, & that the mony
thereof is in Capt. Sam' Pauls hands.
Rev'' m'' Hobert of Newtown died. 25. 6'" 1712 Aged
64 =^ g"^' beloved & Lamented. He had an Hon'''" funeral.
Preached there about 40 years. Ordained ^,8 years. Vir
Doctus Prudens Pacificus.
Deacon Blake at the same time shewd & gave an Account
how the mony was disposed of & passed from Him which
He had Received of P31dcr Clap in April the 6"' 1709, & of
other monys since Rccieved but brought not in a full x'\c-
count, not having Some of His papers about Him, but Sup-
poses He may have 3 or 4 pounds Contribution-Mony &
Church mony in His hands still.
Dec. 19. 1722. Elder Preston delivered to Deacon Clap
at the Pastors house, the Summe of Sixteen Pounds in
Province Bills & an account of or'' i T' ICxpense in Journey-
ing to and Returning from the Council at Abington, &
allowed Him for His Expenses on the Poor (formerly) in
DOKCHESTEK CHURCH RECORDS 1 35
His Present Account, the Sume of two iiounds & Nineteen
Shillin-s.
Item He delivered to Deacon Clap eight & twenty shil-
lings rent from Samuel Trescot of Mony belonging to the
Church of Dorchester.
The Council for Norton. 29. S. 1722 putt off unto Nov.
13. 1722. & Then Sat at Norton. And declared
1. That they took it as a good Sign that the Lord de-
signed to Restore to y'" the blessing of Peace that both
Partys had engaged to be determined by the Judgment &
advice of the Council.
2. That madam Leonard «S: Her Son were not guilty of
Lying, in Saying to the Court at Bristol that y'' Assessors
had refused them an abatem' tho'' they conditionally said
they would make an abatement of their rates putting it off
from time to time & not doing it. & that Brother John
Skinner was in the wrong in Charging Scandalous Lying
upon them, & in renouncing & abstaining from y'' Comunion
of the Chh at Norton about 2 years, & making trouble
among them on that account.
3. That Our Churches being in Peace do usually before
they Censure offenders Cite y"" to appear before the Chh to
show Cause (if they can) why they should not be Censured,
which practice is according to rule, & y'' Contrary is irreg-
ular. & That the Church at Norton j^assed y*" vote of suspen-
sion on Brother Skinn' that Absented from them & declared
His Resolution not to return to y"' Comunion except they
would Censure madam Leonard for Lying, which the Church
could not se light for: & that this vote was passed without
an immediately previous Citation, lest He Appearing with
a ])arty to agitate y" matt' in a time of Contentit)n it might
have Broken the Chh all to pieces.
However if Such a Case Should happen again so Danger-
ous to set a Church on fire, The Council declared that there
advice would be that the Church should not proceed to a
Censure without the Presence & i\dvice of a Council of
Churches.
4 The Counsel Comended the Pastor m' A\ery for Asking
Advice of the Aged Pastor of Taunton & other ministers of
the Association.
5. And declared Iliiii innocent
136 DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
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of the Partiality & oth"" faults Charged upon Him. And
that He had been unreasonably and most unworthily re-
proached & grieved.
6. The Council advized to a Conformity unto y*" Rules
laid down from Gods holy word in y*" Synod that met at
Boston Anno Domini 1662, in the Case of Thomas Skinner.
7. The Council Declared against y"" prosecuting in y*" Law
of any Single Evidences y' were called to Testify before y''
Council — It tending to revive y*" flames of Strife among
y'" : and alledged strong Arguments in y' matter.
8 The Concil declared that the taking of Examinations
of Persons desirous to Come to y'' Lords Table or to lay hold
on y*" Coven* belonged to y'' Elders.
9 That Complaint brought to y*' Elders twas most Eligible
they should be E!xhibited in writing : And that if the Pastor
thought fit, they might be brought to y*" Church, to be there
sifted by proper Interrogatorys.
10 They declared in these words viz We think the Pastor
& other Elders, or in want of Elders, the Deacons, or other
principal members, may have the first Cognizance of Cases :
and that they should Issue such as they find issuable by
them, according to Scripture rule : and that they are not
bound to give the Church the first hearing of every Case,
or of any Case ; yea of many Cases not to give them the
— hearing at all.
11 The Council Judged that Bro' : John Skinn'' should
humble Himself & repent, & Confesse &c and promise
Reformation, & then they advized the Chh to take off y*"
Censure: And Charged all to live in Love & Peace & to
Love, Hono', Pray for, Subsist & labo' to Edify by the
Preachings of y'' pastor
Item The Council declared in these words und' the 3'^
Article As for the Silential vote without Lifting up of
hands "In Sundry Cases we Judge it the best way
"of voting. Conducing most to the Glory of God, & the
"peace & Good of the Church.
and The Result of the Council was signed by m' Peter
Thacher Pastor of Milton — moderator & m"" John Danforth
Pastor of Dorchester — & m"" Joseph Baxter Pastor of Mead-
field — & m' John Swift Pastor of Framingham — & m""
Richard Billings Pastor of Little Compton & m"" Daniel
Preston, a Ruling Elder in Dorchester, & m' Manasseh
Tucker a Deacon in Milton, & m"" John Wadsworth a Deacon
in Milton, & m' Jonathan Gulliver Captain in Milton & m""
DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS I37
Elcazar Whcelock Captain of Mcdfield & M"" Jonathan Clap
a Deacon in Dorchester — & M' William IVbody Deacon of
Compton & !\r Samuel I low L' of Framingham & M'
Isaac Clark L' of I'Vamingham & M"" George l^arber
Deacon of INIeadfield.
M'" m' Skinn'made His Confession & the Chh made Peace
together by the blessiiT- of God.
Dec. 1 1. 1722.
A Council of three Churches at Abington, viz of Milton,
Dorchester, & the North part of Braintrey met & after
Publick Hearing of the Case, vindicated the Pastor & Church
at Abington & Judged W'" Hersey jun' & his wife to have
been guilty of fornication before marriage, & if they should
manifest Repentance, advized y'' Pastor viz the Rev'' m""
Brown & the Church to allow 'em to lay hold on the Cove-
nant & the said W'" Hersey jun' said that He never would
deny that He had the Carnal Knowledge of Her body before
that day that they were married together: & by Sundry
sworn evidences it was proved that their first Child had a
full grown body Ripe for the birth & long hair & hard nails,
& Cryd & fed well when it was first born, tho'' born but five
months & nine days from its parents marriage, & the women
made oath before Justice Edson & the Council before we
went to the Meeting House, that they believed no Child
ever attained to such ripenesse & perfections at 5 months &
nine days from y'' Conception.
Jan'-''. 30. 1722-23. At South Brantrey A Council of five
Churches Justify'd Regular Singing: whereof were y' Elders
& messengers of the Church at Dorchester
Feb. 12. 1722 : 23
The Council Justifyed the Proceedings of m"" Swift the
Pastor, & of His Church at Framingham & advised Deacon
Hemenway to Confesse His faults & repent & reform.
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P'ebr. 12. 1722-23.
A Council of 5 Churches at I'^ramingham
Oct. 29. 1724. A Council of Churches at Abington,
Directed that m' William Hersey Should have baptisme for
His Children in Abington or any other orthodo.x Chh upon
His & His wife Signing 6c Presenting a Confession approved
by the Council, & laying hold on )' Covenant.
138 DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
memorandum, m"" Philip withington & Deacon Hopestill
Clap only went to that Council of all those who were Sent
from the Church of Dorchester.
Oct. 27. 1724 A Council of Churches at Boston of Nine
Churches
The Pastor, Ruling Elders & 3 Deacons & m'' Philip with-
ington were present as Messengers from Dorchester Church
The Council on Hearing of the Messengers from Ports-
mouth & Ipswich Judged it for the Interests of Religion that
m"' Fitch I'astor of Ipswich should remove to Portsmouth in
New Hampshire, & Sent y" Rev'' m"" Thacher of Milton with
Sundry others of the Council to Solicit y'' Church of Ipswich
to Consent thereunto.
The Said Council met again at D' Mathers upon Ad-
journm' Nov. 17. 1724. and voted that they advized m''
Fitch to ask a Dismission from Ipswich to Portsmouth &
advized the Chh of Ipswich to grant it to Him. but if in
that way it could not be obtained they declare'' that it ap-
peared neverthelesse that m'' Fitch has a Call in Providence
to Portsmouth, to which He ought not to Return a Negative
Answ^'r.
And y'' Council further Adjourned to y'' last Tuesday in
January Ne.\t or to meet Sooner at y'' Call of the Moderator.
[10:J]
May. 4. 1724. Leased out to Samuel Trescot & His
Heirs & assigns of Milton Six Acres Saltmarsh — Meadow
by m'' Wilsons Farm — for Seven Years — for 30''' per
Annum, by Elder Preston, D" Blake & Cap' Paul.
At a Meeting of the first Church in Dorch. N. E. Law-
fully warned by y'' Deacons, & Convened in the Publick
Meeting House, May. 18. 1724: (It is Called the First
Church to distinguish it from y'' New Church at Punkapog)
1. That y" Deacons keep y' Contribution-mony for the
Lords Supper & the mony, & revenues appropriated to y''
Poor & Necessitous, & the oth"" Monys & Revenues of the
Church Distinct the one from y'' other, & keep distinct
accounts of y'".
Voted in the Afifirmative.
2. That y'' Deacons advize with the Elders, & sometimes
with some of y' Principal Brethren also (as formerly has
been Done, what Poor Persons they should distribute to,
& how much they should Give 'em.
DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS I 39
Voted in y'' Affirmative.
3. That The Deacons t^ive account (as is Usual) from
Time to time of the Church-Plate, of monys & rents they
recieve, & of y'' Distributions & layings out of monys for
the Ends y' they were given to, & what mony or other
things belonging to y'' Church are in y"' Deacons hands : &
that the Same be Entred in to the Churches Book of
Records.
Voted in y' Affirmative.
4. That the Deacons inform themselves what Lotts &
rights of Land do belong to the Church, & that the Same
be Entred into y" Church-book of Records.
Voted in the Affirmative.
5. That it be left to y'' Deacons Discretion to Let out
mony or lands, belonging to y'' Church from year to year or
for term of years. Voted in y'' Affirmative.
6. That y*" Deacons Se to y'' New running of lines between
y' Chhs Lands & y'' Lots y' bound upon y'" voted in y'' Af-
firmative.
7. That of y- Churches revenues the Deacon adde so much
to ye 40''' bequeathed by an Aged Brother (old m' Williams)
deceased, as may produce a midling new silver Cup for y''
Lords Table, voted in y'' Affirmative.
8. That y' Deacons use Legal Means to secure the
Churches Rights in that part of the Churches Lot in y''
3 divisions & quarter at y'' South End of it wliich m'
Damons fence incroaches upon.
Voted in y' Affirmative.
9. That y'' Deacons shall make Sale of a Small Church-
lott in y*" first Division, the bounds whereof are lost & the
monys that shall be paid for y'' same to be kept under Im-
provement for the Church, & finally to be laid out in jnir-
chasing of Land for y' Church.
voted in the Affirmative.
10. That as to the old trees or Trees lying on }•'' Ground
in y' Chh" 30 or 40 acre lot by John Davenports, & in v'
Churches lot by m' Damons The Deacons make Sale of y"
Shiptimber & other Timber in y'" & make Sale also of w' is
left of y' Said old Trees & of trees broken & lying on y''
Ground ; & that y'' monys that they shall recieve for y*"
Same be kept under Improvement for the use of y" Church.
Voted in the affirmative.
11. That If any one of y" Deacons be ill & absent &
attend not in y" Services forcmentioned. the oth' two
Deacons Shall have Sufficient jiow' to act validlv in y"
premises, voted in y" Affirmative
140 DORCHESTER CHURCH RECORDS
12. Forasmuch as Elder Preston Deacon Blake and Capt r
Paul Gave an account of y' Running of lines Setling of
bounds of Church lots, & Demanding the Church-land y'
m' Damon has fenced in, & of their Selling of 3 Small Lotts,
one for Eleven pounds & another for Eleven Pounds, &
another for ten Pounds, The mony und"" Improvm' & the
bonds for it in Capt. I'auls hands for y'' Chhs use,
That y"' Said Elder, Deacon, & Captain be paid for y'
Trouble & Labour.
Voted in the Affirmative.
13. It was left to Consideration whether the Church will
give 3 or 4 pounds per Annum to Subsist y* Rev*^ m' Moody
or some other in preaching at the Town of Providence.
The meeting began & P2nded with pray"' & blessing.
And the Church Meeting for their Temporal Affairs, was
adjourned unto the Monday of the week before the Election
to be in Year of o' Lord one thousand Seven hundred
twenty five if God please.
May 22. 1724. At a meeting of y'' Elders & Deacons.
Hon'' Deacon Blake gave an account of mony He had
recieved, & of Some taken away by a Burglarer who broke
prison at Cambridge — who is said to have dyed since
beyond the Seas, and there remained in His hands Seven
Pounds Nine shillings & 4'' Church-Mony — besides Three
pounds three shillings & six pence of Mony for the poor ;
Item He gave an account of 3 Bonds, one from Eben'
Maudslcy for 30"" & Interest. Another from m"" Henry
White for Eleven pounds & Interest Another from m""
Rich'' Hall for Eleven pounds & Interest. Item a bill on
y*" Said bond on y" back side :
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Deacon Blake still keeps the Thirty Pound bond from m'
Maudsley aforesaid in His Hand for the Church. The oth""
two Bonds He delivered to the Other two Deacons for the
Church
Item the Three Hon'' Deacons recieved of the Executors
of Hon'' Deacon Jonathan Clap forty six pounds Eleven
shillings & 8'' lately & seven Shillings for Rent.
Memorandum. Deacon Hopestill Clap & Deacon Nath :
Topliff have Each of y'" of the Chhs Mony in y' hands &
L)OKCHl£STER CIILKCH UIXORDS I4I
Care — y- Summc of twenty nine pounds Six shillings & 2":
Total 58. I J-" 6' besides y" bonds above mentioned.
Item Deacon Blake has a bond of 10 pounds from Isaac
Royal with Interest.
Item Deacon Clap has a Bond for Capf'-Paul to pay 14'"
6^'" principal with the Interest.
Item Capt. Paul is to Get Security from m^ Talbot for y^
10'" & 7 years Interest in His Hands : The Articles above-
written, all for the use of the Church.
IMav ^.i 1725 At a Chh Meeting voted
I That Capt Pauls account of Chh Lands then Read to
V^ Chh should be recorded in this Book (Except y* of y^
twelve Divisions W^" needs to be further Enquired after)
with six acres of Salt meadow in Milton & y*^ Lotts in y
25 Divisions & in f Supplement & in y^' Swamps & Meadow
°- "^Voted that y Deacons should Clear y' part of y^' Lot
by" John Davenports y' is now in fence for pasture or
meadow & Lett it out to best advantage also that they
Should Sell y-^^ Timber & oth^ wood Cleard off from it ^
improve y mony for y^ Use of y^' Chh.
\ voted y' y" Deacons may lett an acre of y Chh Lot at
m' Damons, & not sell it at present, unto m' Damoii^^
4 Voted that y*^ Deacon sell 3 Small Lots viz. One near
Col. Spurs & 2 at Dorchester neck.
& keep y" mony und^ improvement tor y' Chhs use.