September
To Edward Bishop Constable
the parsons above named have had theire Rates demanded but yet have not payed It: Theirefore by
vartue of an order of the Generall Courte bareing Date october 1672 you are hearby Required in their
majestyes Names to Colect of the Severall parsons the sumes annexed to Each of theire names and If
any Refuese to paye to Leavey the same by destress and deliver the same to Mr Parise or to the
Comitte accordeing to the Court order and this shall be your warant
Salem velage this: 23 :
September 1690
[49] At a meateing of the Inhabetance of this vilage 30 September
1690
Theare was Chosen for a Commetey for the yeare Insueing Lett Natheniell Putnam John Tarbell Thomas
Fuller Junr Jonathan putnam and Joseph Holton Jur --
October
Salem vilag 24th october 1690
The Inhabetants of this vilage are desired to meate at theire ordenary place of meeting on tusday
the 28th of this Instant october at ten a Clock to heare and give answer to Som proposetions that Mr
parris hath made to the people or that he may make on that day and to detairman upon any thing that
may be neadfull to be don upon that accountt: and to give the Comitye Instructions and to Chewes men
to take account of mens Estates: and Conseder what Shall be don about Repairing of the meeting
house
Jonathan putnam
John Tarbell
Joseph Holton
At a Generall meeting of the Inhabetance of this vilage 28th
october 1690
it was
agreed and voted by a generall Concurance that the Instructions for the Commety for this yeare Shall
be as followeth
1. that our Committe Shall make a Rate of Sixey pounds for mr parris his sallery for this yeare
allreadye begun: one thirde parte to be paied in monye the other two thirds to be in provitions
according to the prises Sett in the vote made by our Inhabetants the 18th June 1689: mr parris
haveing Relinquised the Six pounds voted thare for fire wood:
2. Voted that the Commette now In being are Impowered to Repaire our meeting house and keepe it
decent and the Inbabetants to bare the Charge of it
3. Voted that our Commetts Shall Raise our publicke Charge this yeare accordeing to the
Instructions given to the Commette in the yeare 1684
4ly their was Chosen to take account of men estates in order to make a Rate Joseph putnam and
John Holton and they to bring in an account withing a month to the Commette:
5ly at the same meeting Leutt Nathaniell putnam Capt John putnam and Frances Nurse ware Chosen to
goe to Joseph Holton Senr to discourse with him about the deede of our menestrye Land which we bade
from him and make Return to the people the next meeting
6 votted that we will keep up the Contrebution and that our Inhabetants Shall put theire moray in
papers which they Contrebute or else it Shall be accounted as Strangers mony &
December
[50] Salem velage 5th December 1690
The Inhabetance of this velage are desired to meate at theire ordenary place of meateing on the:
9th: of this Instant Decembr at ten of the Clock in the morning: to Recive the Return of those men
that ware Chosen to discourse with Goodman Holton Relateing to our minestry Land: and to Conseder
what to doe about sending to the Court for an Explaination of our Court order and to give answer to
a pettion of Som parsons for Leberty to builde a seate in the meateing house
Nath
putnam
John Tarbell
Joseph Holton
Jonath putnam
At a Generall meatening of the Inhabetance of Salem velage on the: 9:th of December
1690:
1. It was voted that we will send to the Generall Courte for an Explaination of our Court order
Relateing to our being freed from bareing Charge with Salem relateing to the minestry their:
2. voted that Capt John putnam and Lett Thomas Fuller and Mr Daniell Andrew and Francis Nurse and
Thomas putnam or the majer part of them are Chosen to draw up a pettion to the Honoured Court In our
behalfe for that ende
3 voted that Lett Natheniell putnam and Lett Thomas Fuller Shall present our pettion to the
Court:
4 voted that Edward putnam and Jonathan putnam and John putnam and James putnam and Benjamin
putnam Shall have Liberty to builde a seate for theire wives Joyneing to Mrs parises pew and So of
the same bredth to the East End of the meatin house
5ly voted that Mr Joseph Hutchinson and Daniell Andrew and Sargant Swineton and Ensigne Flint and
Thomas putnam and Brav wilkins and John Buxton and Daniell Rea Shall have Lebertye to Inlarge the
fore seat on the East End of the meating house to Sett it forwards to make it a duble Seat for their
wives:
6 voted that the Comitte In being Shall place other wemin in the Gallerye in those seats whare
the abovesaid wemen are taken out
[51] Salem village 30th December 1690
The Inhabitants of this village are desired to meete at theire ordinary place of meeting on the:
6th: of January Inseuing att 12 of the clocke to chouse some men to discourse with Lt Ingersall and
Joseph Holton senr about a division of land between them on which our ministry house stands
Nath putnam
Thomas Fuller
John Tarbill
Joseph Holton ju
Jonathan
putnam
