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76 NORWALK. .fi681.
Beating the Drum.
Zerubbabell Haite hath undertaken to beate the
drumne for puhlick meetings, and also for such stray
horses as are brought in to be sould, for which he is to
have fourteen shillings ;
and ten pence a time that stray
horses are^brought in to be sould.
TowTi Drum [1681.]
At the aforesayed meetinge, the towne by voate ordereth
the select men to purchas of Francis Bushnell a
drum for the towne's use ; and also the Traine band to
have the use of the same a convenient time, untill the
said companie shall procuer one ;
and provided the
Bayd drum can be procured upon Reasonable Tearmes.
Removing the Desk and Seats of the old Meeting House to the new
one.—Beginning to meet in the new Meeting House.
At a Towne meeting in Norwalk, held the Sth of
November, 1681, the Towne agreed and voted with a
unanimous consent, that with all convenient speede,
the committee for the new meeting house have power
to, and are desired and ordered, with the help of such
inhabitants as at the present meeting engaged one day's
worke upon to remove the deske, and seates,
and plankes of the ould meeting house to the new
meeting house, and theeir to fix them as well as the
same will accomodate the sayd new meeting house ;
and
the Towne for the future to meet in the sayd new
meeting house, to weight upon the Lord in his divine
publique worshippe as opportunitie presents.
Keeping Order in Meeting in the year 1681.
Thomas Barnum was chosen and appoynted, for to
oversee and to keep good Decorum amongst the youth