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TOWN DOINGS. 267 month. Voted, "to accept of the meeting-house, the propri- ety reserving the pews all ready to build and the pews rights that are already taken out, if the proprietors or owners of it will give it up." Voted, " not to allow Matthew Watson the money he said he forget to lay before the town at the adjournment." Messrs. Samuel Allen, Benjamin Viall, Josiah Humphrey. Nathaniel Peck, Joseph Allen, Jun., Constant Viall, Peleg Richmond, Davis Peck, Joseph Viall, Daniel Allen, Daniel Peck, Solomon Peck, entered a written protest against the votes requiring Rev. Peleg Heath " to preach at otherwhere than at the meeting house and such a meeting and practice being illegal," and also the keeping back or diminishing the one half of the Reverend Mr. Peleg Heath's salary. Voted, "not to raise money to prosecute a lawsuit for James Smith and James Adams for being imprisoned by an execu- tion Mr. Peleg Heath obtained against the town." Voted, to allow James Adams and James Smith £2^ apiece, it being in full of all demands for their imprisonment at Bristol. Lieut. Joseph Allen, Josiah Humphrey, and James Smith, Jun., were chosen a committee to answer Mr. Peleg Heath's petition at the General Court in Boston. Joseph Allen, Jun., and Constant Viall were chosen "to take care to see if there be any deer killed contrary to law." 1740. Lieut. Matthew Allin, moderator; Lieut. Joseph Allen,. Matthew Allin, and Josiah Humphrey, selectmen and assessors ; Josiah Humphrey, town clerk ; Ebenezer Adams and Benjamin May, constables ; Matthew Allin, town treas- urer; Nathaniel Viall, James Brown, and Ebenezer Guern- sey, surveyors ; Ezra Ormsbee and Seth Tiffany, tything men. Joseph Viall was chosen " to take care and keep good order in public worship on the Sabbath day."