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TOWN AND COLONIAL LEGISLATION. 179 1682. Samuel Luther was elected captain of the military company of Swansea. 1684. " Voted that Timothy Brooks may keep entertain- ment for travelers." 1685. "Voted that the place of all public meetings should be between the Mr. Myles house and the great bridge and a house be there built for that end by a free con- tribution." 1686. " Mr. John Brown approved as Captain of the Town of Swansea, Timothy Brookes, Lieutenant, and James Cole, ensign." 1689. "Commissioned officers of Swansea: Timothy Brookes, Captain ; James Cole, lieutenant ; Robert Sanford, ensign, Approved by the General Court, May 20, 1690, and ordered to be commissionated." May )6, 1690. " The orders agreed on at Plymouth, February 11, 1690-91, were read. Voted netnine contradi- ce7ite that they would give no money towards the procuring a charter y "August 28, 1693, the warrant from the Quarter Sessions of Massachusetts Bay Colony was read, requiring the town to choose a minister according to law. After some debate the meeting was adjourned for half an hour; the church by Lieut. Cole returned and replied thus, that they had a min- ister they apprehended was according to law, namely. Elder Samuel Luther, and desired the vote of the town to see their assent and approbation, and after some debate, the meeting was adjourned. At the adjournment the meeting voted to put to vote whether Elder Samuel Luther should be minister of this town, and proceeded to vote, and chose Elder Samuel Luther minister for the town of Swansey." The original charter of the town of Swansea under date of March i, 1667, established its bounds as follows: "This Court have granted unto them ; all such Lands that Lyeth betwixt the salt water, and river, and the bounds of Taunton and Rehoboth not prejudicing any man's particular Interest,"