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

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78 NORWALK. [1684.
prejudice any higliway into the woods or to men's
peculiar proprieties already taken up ; only those as
have a former grant of land and have not yett taken it
up, they have a month's time to pitch where they can
find it, beyond the limitts before expressed; viz. a
mile, and then this order to take place.
Selling the Old Meeting House.
Feb. 19, 1683. The Towne voted to make sale of
the old Meeting House ; and forthwith at the sayd
meeting the Towne sould the sayd house unto Josiah
Gregorie for the some of fowre pounds, to be payd to
them in one yeere, in currant marchantable pay, for the
use of the towne.
New Seats in the New Meeting House.
At the aforesaid meeting, the towne voated to have
the meeting house seated more comfortable seates,
according to the forme the seats are at the present
much as to the same manner, both for order and forme.
At the aforesaid meeting, the town voated the former
committee that were improved to finish the meeting
house, as now to goe on to new seating the sayd house
compleatly and sufficiently, according to their discretion
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the forme of the same above sayed being described
giving and granting unto the sayd committe full power
to improve the inhabitants, their persons, and Teemes
to carry on the worke, and to procuer materialls where it
may best be had ; and to make rates for the defraying
the charge.
Sending a man to Hartford.
Desember the 16th, 1684. The Towne voted and
agreed to
improve Samuel Hayes with as much convenient
speed as may be to travell up to Hartford