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

158 NORWALK. [1755.
Dec. 14, 1747.
^The authority pew.
Voted, that Saml. Fitch, Esq., shall
sit in ye pew next ye pulpit stairs, with the rest of ye
authority.
Meeting House Windows.
Dec. 17, 1750. Determine to glaze the meeting
house with sash glass 7 & 9 inches * * A committee
appointed to perform the same ;
and are impowered
to sell and dispose of ye glass and lead belonging to ye
windows, in order to purchase glass and other materials
for ye same.
His Honor, the Governor.
At a meeting of the Prime Ancient Society in Norwalk,
assembled Dec. 25, 1754, * * The society by vote
manifest their willingness that his Honor the Governor
should choose any place in ye meeting house to erect a
pew for himself and family. Ye society send 3 men to
treat with his Honor in the affair.
At the same meeting, ye said society grants the head
of two fore seats in the meeting house, on ye women's
side, to erect a pew for his Honor the Governor to sit
in ;
which is left to the discretion of David Benedict,
Doct. Uriah Rogers, and Mr. Joseph Piatt, a committee
appointed to build said pew at ye society's charge.
Seating the Justices.
Dec. 10, 1755.
The society by vote desire the Justices
to remove and sit in the pew with their wives.
Adorning the Governor's Pew.
At the same meeting, the society desire the committee
appointed to erect the Governor's pew to do what thev