The: 11th Day of September: 1684
Att A Meeting of the Inhabitants of this village firstly It was voated That we make choice of Lt:
Thomas putnam Bray Wilknes Liut: Nathaniell putnam frances Nurs and Lt: John putnam to treat with
Mr. Lawson to know his mind about his settleing with us in the worke of the Ministry
2ly voated that the Meeting House shall be filled and Daubed all where it wants below ye beams
and plates and that six cassments shall be Hanged in the meeting house and that their be a canape
set over the pulpit all which is to be on the Inhabitants charge and that the Deske be made
flatter
3ly voated that Corporall Kenny is chosen to fill the Meeting House lath it and plaster it and he
shall be paid for it by the Inhabitants
4ly voated that Lt Nathaniell putnam Lt Thomas putnam: sarj Jonathan Walcott and sarj : Nathaniel
Ingersoll is chosen to be joyned to the Committee now in being to pruse the book and to have
inspection into the defects thereof to se what should not be there: and to se what should be their
that is not their: and coppie it out and to Make ye Return to the Inhabitants or the major part of
these men joyned to ye Committe
5ly voated that this meeting is ajorned to the: 24th Day of this Instant month Septemr
At an ajornment of the meeting: from the leventh Day of this Instant month September: in the
year: 1684: to the 24th Day of the same month and the same year: it was voated that after this year
is out wee will give to Mr. Lawson for his Incourrigment sixty pounds in mony for his yearly salary
to be paid every quarter fifteen pounds and two men shall be appointed to look after it and se that
It be don: and he is to find himself wood out of this sixty pounds and this to continew so long as
he continew in the work of the ministry amongst us as now he doth
2ly voated that the Deacons shall for time to come Declare the saboth before the quarter is out
that the next saboth the quarter is out that so thee Inhabitants may doe there Duty
