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1687.] THE RECORDS. 81
for to bo seated in tlie meeting house in tlie upper great
round seat, as lie is the King's Commissioner.
At the same meeting the town made chojse of John
Bouton, senr. for
to help in seating the meeting house,
in the roome of Mr. Fitch, he refusing to attend the sayd
work.
Feb. 18th, 1686. Zerubbabell Hoyt did ingage to
beat the Drum andmaintaine it, and that on all publique
occasions; and to sweep the meeting house for the yeere
insuing, and is allowed for his labor two and forty shillings.
Mr. Hanford growing old.
IMarch 25, 1686 or 87. The towne did by vote manifest
and declare that they doe desire Mr. Hanford to
proceed in the worke of the ministry, and therein to continue
in the sayd work, untill the Lord by his providence
shall dispose of him otherwise ;— promising to
indeavor to our ability for to give him due incouragement.
Deputy to the General Court.
At a towne meetting held in Norwalk, May the 9th,
1686, voted and agreed by the town to allow Samuel
Hayes, who is elected deputy for the towne for to attend
the generall court, the said Samuell Hayes is allowed
thirty shillings for himself to be paid as the country Rate
is payd the next yeere, and tcnn shillings fore his horse,
journey, &c.
Line betv\'een
Norwalk and Fairfield,
At a towne meetting held in Norwalk, June the 27,
1687. Whereas we having received a note from Captain
Samuel Eells, Captain Beard, and Mr. Judson, in order
to the measuring of a seventh mile as some ungroundedly
call it, and likewise a dividend lyne betweene Fair-