March
[84] Salem village the: 5th of march 1697-8
Thee Inhabitants of This village are Hereby Requiered in His Majesties Name to meet together att
Their usiall place of meeting on fryday next: being the: 11th Day of this Instant march: att tenn a
clock in the forenoon to chouse A committee for the year ensewing: and to give Instrucktions to
them: and to agree how to Fence in our ministry paster: and to agree to present a petition to the
Town of Salem: that they would Grant us a Township or elce ease us of severall Taxations which they
Lay upon us: And also to give answer to a petition of severall persons which desire Liberty to build
a seat in the meeting house: By ordor of Thee Committee Thomas putnam
clerk
Att a Generall meeting of Thee Inhabitants of salem village the: 11th Day of march 1697-8:
There was chosen for a Committe for the year ensewing : viz : Daniell Andrew. Thomas Rayment Zach:
Goodell senr Thomas putnam and Henry wilkins
2ly voted the Instrucktions for the Committe are as Followeth that Thee Committe shall make a
Rate of sixty pounds in money for mr Greens maintainance for this year begining the fift Day of
January 1697-8 : and ending the fift Day of January 1698-9: which Rate the committe shall Raise as
equally as they can upon the heads and estates of the wholle Inhabitants
Att a Generall meeting of The Inhabitants of salem village the: 11th Day of march 1697-8:
it was agreed and voted by the affore said Inhabitants that we will Fence in our ministry paster
with agood sufficient dry stone wall fouer foot High by the 15th Day of June next ensewing the date
hereof: and those persons that will not fence their proportion thereof with a stone wall shall sett
up a good sufficient five Rail fence and maintaine it good for ever --
2ly It was agreed and voted by the affore said Inhabitants by a unanimous consent that wee make
choice of Liut Nathl Ingersoll Capt. Thomas Flint Corporall Joseph Herrick and Joseph putnam or the
major part of them: to proportion and sett out every mans share of fence that every man shall make
about our ministry pastar by the fifteen Day of April next: that so every man may Know his part:
proportioning every mans part as near as they can: according to the Rate that shall be made for mr
Greens maintainance for this yeare
[85] Att a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of salem village the 11th of march 1697-8: there
was granted Liberty to: Abigaill Holton the wife of Henry Holton: and mary Hutchinson the wife of
John Hutchinson and mary walcott the wife of John walcott and Mary Goodell the wife of samuell
Goodell and mary Flint the Daughter of Capt Flint: to make up the hindermost seat below att the east
end of the meeting house for ym selves to sitt in:
Att a Generall meeting of the Inhabitants of salem village the: 11th of march: 1697-8:
there was granted Liberty to Abigail Hutchinson margeritt Case Ruth sibley martha: preston sarah
Buxton mary Tarbill and margeritt Nurs to build up the hindermost seate in the northeast corner of
the gallary in the meeting house for themselves to sitt in:
