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1697.] TOWN RECORDS. 93
Entertaining the Elders and Messengers at the Ordination.
Allso (Oct. 25, 1697). The towne made choyse of
Matthew Marvin, Serjnt. John Piatt, and Samuell
Hayes, and John Bennidick and Thomas Betts, who are
by the towne desired to take care for the providing of
a comfortable entertaynment for the Reverend Elders
and Messengers when heare at the time of ordination ;
the charge of their entertaynment to be payd by the
inhabitants of the towne.
Flax for the Drum-cord.
Allso voted and agreed for to allow to John Crampton
for the yeere insueing, for beating the Drum on all
pnblique occasions, and allso to sweep the meeting
house, and to keepe the house cleane and decent ;
and
the towne engages for to allow and to pay unto sayd
Crampton two pounds ten shillings for his labour ; and
the towne allow the townsmen for to furnish the sayd
Crampton with soe much flax as may make necessary
cords for the towne's Drum ;
to procure the flax where
they can, and the towne to pay the cost of the flax.
Indian Deed to Mr. Han ford.
Know all men by these presents, that I Winnipank,
Indian Sagamour of Norwalk, do freely Give to my
beloved friend Thomas Hanford, senior, Minister of
Norwalk in
y*" County of Fairfield, in y^ Colony of
Connecticut, my Island of Land Lying against Rowerton,
containing Twenty acres more or less, with all y'
trees, Herbage, and other Appurtenances thereof ; which
s^ Island is bounded on y° East with
y*" Island called
Mamachimins, and Chachanenas, and on y* West with
the point of Rowerton ; I the said Winnipank Do
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