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54 NORWALK. [1668.
and to doe his best indevor to kepe them from playing
and unsivill behavor in time of publik worship.
The Herdsmen.
At a towne meeting in Norwalk, March the 16, 1668,
it was voted and agreed, that there shall be two herdsmen
hired, one to keep the dry heatd and the other to
keep the milch heard for this whole somer.
At the same meeting it was voted and agreed that
Steven Beckwith is to keep the milch heard this somer,
and is to have twelve shillings a week for his paynes
and half a pound of
butter for every cow as part of his
pay, and the rest in wheat, pease, Indian corn, at 4s. 6d. ;
3s. 6d, and eight groats pr bushell.
Difficulty with Stamford.
Sept. 30, 1668. Voted and ordered that the deputies
that ar chosen to goe to the court in October next,
shall doe there best indevor that the diferance betwen
Stamford and Norwalk may be brought to an issue.
At the same meeting it was voted and ordered that it
shall be left to
the towns men to send a letter to Stamford
to signifie the towns intension about the difference of
Bounds.
Making a fence for a winter wheat-field, Anno 1668.
Dec. 4, 1668. It was agreed and concluded that a
fence shall be made and sett up for y^ taking in of a
winter wheat field, which sayd fence is to begin at the
gate by goodman Nash his house, and to Run along by
the highway that goes to stony hill, and to end at the
creek that comes in between Matthue Camfield his Island,
and Nathaniell Richards out meddow, which fence
is to be made good sufitient fence ; eyther postes and