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HISTORY OF AMESBURY. 1 55
to a deepe consideration of the Eviel of my so Dooing but as
I was made wiling to come out of those things againe I find
God is wiling to forgive mee thearefore I desire my breatheren
to forgive me & Reseave mee Into unity with them
John Collins."
We find no record of murders in town this year or of per-
sons being carried into captivity.
A square-stern vessel of about forty tons was built this year.
She was owned in Boston and named the
1705.
"Success."
At the annual meeting it was "voted to throw up the road
through Thomas Nickols' land on condition that he give the
town a landing place six rods long on the river and four rods
wide up the bank." The above was a road across a portion of
the plain near Tappan Emery's to the river, probably not far
from the present one which terminates near the late Moses
Currier's, at the steep bank.
Again the town was troubled with war and Indian depreda-
tions to such an extent that it became necessary to lay the
matter before the people at an adjourned meeting, when "it
was voted upon consideration that the town is under such difi-
culty this time of war that y e whole town cant have the bene-
fit of any settled place for schools without exposing our child-
ren to great danger in travelling our rodes these things consid-
ered we see case to impower the Selectmen to take y e best
care y' they can to apoint such places as they shall think may
be best for y e town and to employ such parsons as they shall
think may be for the best."
"At this same meeting the town seriously considering the difi-
culties that the people at Jamaco are under these troublesome
times that there old people and children cant but sildome come
to meeting these things considered at the present meeeting it
was voted that the Minister preach every third Sabeth day at
Jamaco at such place or places as shall be provided for that
sarvis and this to continue for one yeare."
At this time the roads were not much better than paths spot-
ted through the woods, few if any carriages being in use, except