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[28] Salem village this; 6th of March 168 5/6

Thee Inhabitants of this place are Desiered to Meet togeather ther att There ordinary place of Meeting: on the tenth Day of this Instant march In the after noon after Lecter to Receive the old Committees accounts and to consider what to doe consarning the attachments which are laid which are Laid on the ministry House and Land: and to consider what you will Doe consarning the Rattes which ware Committed to constable Daniell Rea: Jno : putnam senr William sibley Jona: walcott Jno: Buxton Tho: putnam jur

The: tenth Day of March: 1685/6

At A Meeting of thee Inhabitants of Salem village It was voat first That Constable Daniell Rea is Discharged from the Rattes which ware Committed to Him by Frances Nurs Thomas Wilknes and Ezekill Chever which ware on the Committee in the year: 1684: and to all the bills charged to him on the Book: as Constable-

2ly voated that Thee Committee now In being shall Make the Rattes over again that ware commited to constable Daniell Rea By Frances Nurs Thomas wilknes and Ezekill Chever Which ware on the committe in the year: 1684: and to demand them and to pay them to whom they ware ordored to be paid unto: that is to say the tweenty pound Rate and the quarter Rate For Mr. Burroughs or His ordor-

The twelfth of March: 168 5/6

there was a quarter Rate Made for Mr. Burroughs or His ordor the wholl Rate was fouerteen pounds six shillings and a leven pence: which Ratte was to be paid in or as money The Remainder of this Rate which is not yet paid is six pounds nine shillings and ten pence: which was Committed to Constable Henry Kenney with a warrant By our ordor bareing Date the seventh of April: 1686: with an ordor to pay it to thee Committee or to Lt: Thomas putnam By ordor of Thee Committee:
Tho: putnam junr clark

[29] The twelfth of March 1685/6 there was a Rate made for to pay Mr. Epps and for the Removeing of Mr. Lawson from Boston and Repairing the Ministry House the wholl Rate was Tweenty pounds fiveteen shillings: and ten pence: which Rate was to be paid one Half in money the other half in provision: the Remainder of this Rate wc is not yet paid is two pounds fourteen shillings 4 pence in mony and three pounds two shillings five pence provision: which was Committed to Constable Henry Keny with a warrant By our ordor Bareing Datte thee seventh of Aprill: 1686: with an ordor to pay it as followeth to Mr. Daniell Epps: one pounds and five pene in provision: and to Jonathan walcott In provision: 2p: 2s: 0d: and in mony: 1p: 13s: 6d: and to Nathaniell Ingersoll In money one pound and Haenpence [ (?) ] Remains Due yett to Mr. Epps as Former accounts sho that this Ratte will not pay: In pay ten shillings: and to Daniel Rea In pay six shillings and Jonathan putnam In pay six shillings and to James Hadlock juner: In pay six shillings: Dated: this ninth of Aprill: 1686: By ordor of thee Committee Thomas putnam junr Cler

ye: 7th of ye: 11me 1686/7

constable Henry Keny: Cr: by Mr. Daniell Epps: one pound five penc in pay also in the above said: 20 pound Rate by John sheepard: ls: 3 mony 1s: 3d pay also by abatement to Lt. Nathaniell putnam : 2s: 9 pence in pay

The: 16th of March: 1686/7

Constable Henry Keny is Discharged from thee Bill above said of Two pounds fourteen shillings and 4 pence In mony and three pounds two shillings five pence provision and wee find the wholl Ratte paid: except one shilling and 6 pence in Money and two shillings In provision which Remanies Due to Jona walcott By order of Thee Committee
Thomas putnam cler