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1725.] TOWN RECORDS. 113
Dame among themselves to schoole their
children in ye
gnrnmer season, and also grant to them their proportion
of ye country's money.
At ye same meeting ye town grants that the refuse
boards left at
ye new meeting-house, be used about ye
school-house neerr ye Mill plain.
The old bell hung upon the new Meeting House.
At the same meeting the town by major vote determines
to hang ye bell on ye new meeting house, and
there to be rung upon necessary occasions until there
appear a suitable opportunity to sell the same.
Mr. John Copp in the second pew from the pulpit.
At the same meeting, the town by a major vote
grants ye seating of John Copp in ye second pue from
ye pulpitt ; and his wife in ye third pue on ye woman's
side.
Mr. Thomas Fitch in the pew with the Justices.
Mr. "Thomas Fitch, Jr., is by major vote of ye town
seated in ye pue with the Justices, and the town desires
that he would read ye psalme, and set ye tune in ye
time of publique service.
Mr. Thomas Benedict to set the Psalm tunes.
December 2, 1724. The town by major vote desires
Ensigne Thomas Bennedick, Jr., to sett ye tune to ye
Psalme, at such times as that part of service is to be
performed in ye publik worship of God ; and to read
ye Psalms needed, ye town also seats ye said Bennedick
m ye 3d long seat at ye end of ye middle alley.
The town votes Mr. Benjamin Lynes into ye pue at
ye S. W. corner.
The Parish of Wilton begun.
December 7, 1725. The town by a major vote signifies
their willingness that the inhabitants of Kent,