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HISTORY OF AMESBURY. 6 3
ally established a separation. They could hardly spare the tax
paid by the new town for the support of preaching, and this was,
no doubt, the cause of their opposition. The contest was a
sharp one. The new town appeared by their counsel and the
old town by their deputy.
The command was entirely disregarded, Joseph Peasley con-
tinuing to preach and the people refusing to attend meeting at
the Salisbury church. Finally, at the October term of the Gen-
eral Court, it was ordered " that the recorder for the County
of Norfolke, fforthwith issue out his warrants requiring Joseph
Peasley, & the rest of the inhabitants of the new toune, being
masters of families, or at their owne dispose, to make theire per-
sonall appearances before the next County Court to be held at
Salisbury, to answer for their disobedjence to authorjtie in not
complying w th sajd order ; and the sajd County Court is hereby
impowered, authorized, & required to proceede ag l all such of
them as in their appearance shall not fully make it cleare they
haue, since the sajd order, performed theire duty and repajred
to the public worship of God on the Lord's day at the ould
toune, to fine them for every days absence there, five shillings."
William Osgood and Robert Quinby bought of Roger Eastman
a house and ten acres of land west of the Powow for
^16 sterling, adjoining William Sargent's land and west of the
road to the mills. The deed bears date February 28th, 165 8.
Robert Quinby married Elisabeth Osgood, daughter of William
Osgood, sen., and the farm was for the use of Robert, who
was a ship carpenter.
Aug. 20th. Thomas Macy mortgaged to Rodah Gove of
Roxbury "1-3 of all his part of saw mill at y e new towne &
all utensils & privileges & his dwelling house in said new town
in the precincts of Salisbury with 3 acres of upland thereto
adjoining with the orchard, garden, barn out house more or less
bounded by Pawwaus river east, the street west & the land of
Richard Currier south," and, also, several other pieces.
The description of his homestead fixes his residence near
Powow river, where most of the first settlers built their houses.
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