The ancient historical records of Norwalk, Conn ... - Hay genealogy

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1701.] TOWN RECORDS. 97
twelve yeeres, sball all pay an equall proportion ; excepting
the feamale ; all that doe not goe to schoole,
and all youths above the age of twelve years as goe in
the day, shall pay equally with the others above sayed
and all night schoollars shall pay a third part soe much
as the day schoolers; and the schoolers to pay fifteene
pounds ; and the remaynder of the charge of schoole
master's sallary shall be payd by the towne according
to their list of estate in the publique list of the Collonie.
Payment of the Town rate in 1701.
Voted and agreed, that the town rate shall be payd
in maner as followeth, vizt, in wheat at 5s. per bushl,
Indian corne at 3s. per bushell, flax at 9d per pound,
oats at Is Sd, rye at 3s. 6d, Barley at 3s. per bushell,
and not to pay to any, above a third part of their
debt
in flax, oats. Barley, but 2 thirds of all be in wheat or
Indian corne.
The [slands. "
Whereas the inhabitants of the towne of Norwalk,
have had possession of severall Islands lying adjacent
to their township, and allso improvement of them forty
yeares, and longer, without being interrupted by any
persons laying claime and prosecuting their claime in
due forme of law, the sayd towne having had quiett
possession long before the sayd law of possession was
enacted, and ever since ;
the select men and justice doe
in the name of sayd towne and for their behoofe, enter
and record unto the sayd towne, them, their heires and
assignes for ever ;
namely Cockenoes Island known by
sayd name, and Mamachimons Island, and the Long
Island, and Camfield's Island, known by sayd names,
and all other Islands lying in or adjacent unto the
towneshipp of Norwalk ; to the legallity of this record