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HISTORY OF AMESBURY. IO7<br />

and lot, and was the Academy lot with a portion <strong>of</strong> the field<br />

owned by the late Capt. William Bartlett. To get rid <strong>of</strong> build-<br />

ing this highway, the town once <strong>of</strong>fered him the minister's house<br />

to move on to this spot and ,£20. The report <strong>of</strong> the committee<br />

is not found on the records according to order, and we cannot<br />

tell how the matter ended.<br />

Samuel Colby was chosen "to keep a public house <strong>of</strong> enter-<br />

tainment." This seems to be the first public house authorized<br />

by the town, and was located on the corner <strong>of</strong> the Haverhill and<br />

"Mill" road, now known as Bartlett's corner. The house stood<br />

a little to the west <strong>of</strong> Mr. Thornell's grocery and just back <strong>of</strong><br />

the large elm. This vicinity seems to have been the home <strong>of</strong><br />

the Colbys.<br />

James Freeze was building vessels at Jamaco about this time.<br />

1679.<br />

This year the town ordered a monthly lecture by the minister<br />

during the warm season, as appears by the following :<br />

"Voted, that there shall be a lecter the last Waddensday <strong>of</strong><br />

every month from March to Mickaelmus." *<br />

Mr. Wells' rate was ordered to be made twice per year<br />

spring and fall.<br />

William Osgood, sen., and Samuel Foot were chosen jurors<br />

to Salisbury court.<br />

Thomas Fowler commenced a law-suit against the town and<br />

Capt. Samuel Foot was ordered " to pocequet the case in the<br />

behalf <strong>of</strong> y e town from court to court till y e case be ended and<br />

lykwise to make youce <strong>of</strong> any y l may be help full to him in<br />

y e case."<br />

The nature <strong>of</strong> this law-suit does not appear on the record at<br />

this time.<br />

The town added ten<br />

1680.<br />

pounds to Mr. Wells' salary "so long<br />

as he continues to carry on the work <strong>of</strong> the ministry among<br />

us." Thus in the eight years <strong>of</strong> his ministry he had proved<br />

faithful to his trust and retained the confidence <strong>of</strong> his people.<br />

* Feast <strong>of</strong> St. Michael occurred September 29th,—Roman Catholic festival.<br />

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