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September 28th. "Voted that the town should be at the cost rope for the ferry, because Luke Hill is not cost himself."

to procure a new able to be at the October 31st.

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Also, Deacon Moore is to speak with John Gibbard, to get him to come to mend the glass of the meeting house windows.

Also, George Griswold is to get somebody to clab up the walls of the meeting house that are broken."

1668, November 23d. "The townsmen met concerning the old ferry Boat. The townsmen are content that Samuel Marshall shall have it to make the best of her; and if the town will exact 10s of him for it he will pay it."

November 30th. "It was desired of all that were at this meeting that they would give in their papers, that we might know their minds, what they would give to Mr. Warham for this year going, which ends the 25th of next March; and some persons, to the number of 50 did give in; and the sum of all which they presented rose to £27. What more will be done, I yet know not." (Bk. 11, 13.)

1668-9, January 18. "The town voted to allow the Indians for every wolf they kill, and bring their heads in wampum, at 6 a penny, 10s. And they that pay it to them must take up in our pay among ourselves with 5s."

February 15th. Accounts taken of town debts that have to be paid by a town rate to be made, or by pay that is to be paid of former rates:

John Owen, for clabing [clapboarding] he did, the meeting house before winter,.

£ s. d.

Ephraim Strong, for 2 years setting in the yard,
Nathaniel Pinney, the like, ...

Samuel Rockwell, for making the ferry rope,

Nath'l Bissell, for 40 lbs. of hemp for the ferry rope, betwixt his father and himself,.

Jacob Drake, for 2 gallons of Tar,....

John Grant, for carting boults from Pipe Stave Swamp for clabboards for the meeting house walls,.....

For paying Hogernosset for his wolf,.....

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Baggot Egleston [for] 4 wolves, meeting house,.
Drum and drum head,...

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Several men, for setting in the yard,

16 0

There is also demanded by Mr. Stone, for preaching 3

sermons some years past. (Bk. 11, 14, 15.)....

3 00 0

March 11. " Voted that those who reside in town but are not allowed inhabitants, to pay ferriage as strangers."

April 3d. "Mr. Wolcott sent 41 cartridges more to those he brought May 16th, 68, 84, together 125. (Bk. 11, 15.)

April 23d. A great flood which ruinated and carried away abundance of fencing, and caused much trouble. (Bk. 1, 16.)

May 11. (Clause of an agreement with John Willington to keep the rivulet ferry.) "He is also to have the use of the celler, which the town has now bought of Luke Hill-for his use to dwell in, and the little house by it, and the use of a corner of land below the cartway that lies between the river and the brook, during the time of this year, for his improvement, he securing it; and for his wages he is to have 16 pounds paid him by a rate, &c." (Bk. II, 16.)

May 24th. "This was a day of training, and by reason of the death of Samuel Phelps, it was voted that Benajah Holcomb should supply his place of a way warden."

Also Nathaniel Loomis is allowed to entertain Andrew Hillyer as a sojourner, seeing that he carries well and orderly according to order. (Bk. 11, 17.)

October 12th and 13th. "Wm. Bucl came and brought two new casements for the corner windows of the meeting-house, and fitted them up, and he counted for his work 7s, — which took of his own town rate for 68-3s 1d, and Timothy Palmer's town rate, 68-3s 6d so there is due to him 5d."

1669-70. February. John Willington is to keep the rivulet ferry one year more.

October. At Court of 15th. "Windsor recorder certified that they had 300 lbs. of Powder and 700 lbs. of lead for their town stock.

The Court granted liberty to Capt. Daniel Clark "to add to his troop so many as may make them complete sixty besides officers provided that none be taken out of Windsor without the Capt. of the foot company's leave, and that they are volunteers and maintain a horse and arms complete according to law, without any charge to the country."

1671. May. "The Court extends the bounds of Windsor 2 miles beyond the former grant."

May 14. "The Court orders the bounds between Hartford and Windsor shall begin on the East side Connecticut River at the lowermost Elm that was discoursed about between the two Committees." And "whereas, the stated bounds between Hartford and Windsor, on the west side of the Great River, gives Hartford some advantage of land, in varying from the west line from Brick Hill Swamp, northerly-This Court orders that the line betwixt the said towns on the E. side of the Great River shall take its rise at the Elm Tree appointed by this Court to be the bound tree, and to run to the south of the east from the said tree, so much and so far as it doth vary from the west, northward from the abovesaid swamp to the end of the north bounds."

July 19. "We entered upon the use of Corporal Marshall's boat for the ferry, and are to have the use of it for the ferry, 13 weeks, paying him 50s.

August 16.-Nathaniel Pond borrowed one of the town muskets, by Capt. Newbury's allowance.

Also, Thomas Parsons had a musket, August 19.

And John Parsons had a musket, August 21.

And Thomas Eggleston, had a musket and a sword with scabbard, August 23.

All by Captain Newbury's allowance, and told me John London has a musket that was at his son John Madgly's. [Mosely's.] (Same date). A count given of the locksmith of his work done to some of the town guns.

All the particulars he did to the gun of the town.
Nathaniel Pond, had, he put down,..

For a gun Thomas Parsons had, he put down..
For a gun John Parsons had, his work about it..
And for a great spring and cock pin for a town lock.
And mending a lock, Captain Newbury brought...

All......

8s 6d

5s Od

2s 6d

3s Od

1s Od

£1:08:0d

"March 24.-The town met to give information to the persons chosen to run the line between Windsor and Simsbury. First, you must understand that our south bounds betwixt Hartford and Windsor extend half a mile beyond the Chesnut tree westward, and extends itself something beyond the foot of the mountain where you will find a tree marked, and from there you are to traverse a way by your compass North and by West, which is the line to be set out between Windsor and Simsbury, and you are carefully to extend this line till you meet with our North bounds."

MATTHEW GRANT,
SAMUEL MARSHALL,
JOHN LOOMIS,

JACOB DRAKE,

THOMAS STOUGHTON.

(Bk. 11, 37.)

"Items in Grant's estimate of town debts. (Bk. 11, 38.)

Here I set down what town debts will be to be paid this year. There must be pay ordered to make 2 new pounds.. £6:00s:0d Nathaniel Bissell, for three days himself to run lines,

and a quart of rum demanded.....

£0:10s:0d

There must be pay looked for the meeting house drum £1:00s:0d For 2 quarts of rum, and 2 quarts cider.....

For 3 quarts of rum, and a bottle and 2 quarts of cider....

£0: 58:0d

... £0: 8s:0d

John Bissell, for himself and horse 4 days east side

river....

And for 2 gallons cider he will have.

£0:10s:0d £0: 28:0d

Account of Tahan Grant, of iron work done for the town: A scourer for the great gun; two extra pins and washers for the new carriage; 3 binders for the ferry boat, all are".

£ 0: 7s:0d

"Thomas Powell, packer, his mark on meat cask. His mark with two P. P. with a racing iron on the head if it be good. If not, then only with an X on the belges." (Bk. 11, 46.)

CHAPTER IX.

AN EPISODE OF ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY.

1663-1684.

The harmony and efficiency which had hitherto characterized the churches of New England, now began to be seriously threatened and disturbed by questions of church membership, discipline and baptism. Commencing first in the church at Hartford, shortly after the decease of Mr. Hooker, the dissension spread into the neighboring churches, and finally the whole colony, as well as all New England, became warmly engaged in the dispute.

Important changes, it must be remembered, had taken place in the country since its first settlement. The ancient pastors were mostly dead or removed, and the worthy fathers who had folfowed them hither, had given place to a generation who neither inherited their spirit of self-denial, nor, perhaps, their strict piety. There were many, also, who had immigrated at a later period, and with different motives and principles. In this manner a large party had arisen, who favored the admission of all persons of "an honest life and conversation," to the full communion of the churches, upon their profession of the Christian religion, without regard to any change of heart. Some even claimed that all those who had been members of the Established Church of England; or who had belonged and contributed to the support of regular ecclesiastical parishes there, should be allowed the privileges of full communion in the churches of New England.

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