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[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: