Show arrom from the town records of portsmouth nu nil NOTES OF FORMER DAYS on the first day of january 1657 henry sherburne was waa chosen by the town of portsmouth to be clerk of the county court and richard cutt cutts to be an associate of tle county court on the day of august the town empowered pov ered brian pendleton Pendle ton tou john cutt cult richard cutt cult NV william illiam seavy and henry S er burne the selectmen to build a new meeting hoube house which they accordingly erected two or three rods to the south southward w ard of the milldam mill mili dam on oil the crotch of the roads leadia leading g to the pound and frame point the inhabitants voted to give a call to mr woster wosten to settle bettle with them in the ro in bistry in case they could agree with him after he be made a visit anel and preached here on the ath of S kiember the selectmen sent olae oae of tt air number to make the proposal to him it is uncertain whether he ever preached here joshua moody began his bis ministerial labors in this town tte tim tle tie beginning of the year 1658 lie he was at first supported hup tup ported by subscript subscription lyrl itri eighty six persons having subscribed for that purpose tie ti e town made a grant of the mill privilege at the outlet of the south creek to john pickering upon condition that he should make and keel keep in repair a way for foot passengers over the dam in going to and from meeting there was a great earthquake this in 1059 1659 F february 21 atthe selectmen granted to mr john cutt full liberty to bet get up ull a saw mill and corn mill on the greek creek leading up to the fresh marsh he had the privilege of cutrig timber on the common fur the saw mill both pine and oak or ally any other timber he was to grind corn earn for rot or the town at all times anc leq and arid be vos vs allowed the term teia ol 01 five years for building of said buus s 1 A mr r aitt elected ejected a saw u i ili ill il and grist mill at the bead of the cieck within time the saw gaw mill milt stood below the bridges bridge is wesl west eat cat of t he place where airada hamb hams house now stand stands J and the water was brought to it acress t abe road gondolas could come to the toot oot f of the t mill to take away the boards and lumber the grist mill was built at the dam which was made across the fresh stream just above the place to which the tide flows the meetinghouse meeting house or chapel which had been erected on the g glebe giebe I 1 ebe land was disused after the oie ohe one was built at th he e 8 bouth south e end nd rhe the town determined to alter it into a dwelling house bouse for the use of the minister and richard cutt cult was appointed by the selectmen to superintend the work on the ath of mar marb b 1600 the town voted in a boimal manner to sctt sett e mr moody with them in the ministry when charles the second ascended the throne may 29 robert had taken the ibe name of mason entertained some hopes of recovering his property in new hampshire and petitioned the ling king coir pla pia piani ining ing ot or the encroach mants of the mass allustus colony upon his lands landl s their heir making in grants giants and giving titles to the intia stants d thereby dis possessing him and keeping hm him out ot of hib bis right 11 and anu prayed pray ed for bedr redress 88 rhe king referred the petition to sr sir geoff y palmer palmerj the attorney general who made his rep it on the ath of nove i 1 her that robert mabon mason grandson and heir beir to captain john mason alason had a good arid and legal title lu to the province of new 2 in 1661 iggi mr george walton calmed the land at 10 io t point points and commenced building upon it he pretended that he be had it froud frodi captain neil ne il and had bad planted there some vears years since but produced no deed or written title the selectmen forewarned him to forbear building or fencing on the same because that point of land bad been ap abed for erecting fortifications for the defence of the harbor the selectmen upon application granted liberty to captain pendleton rend Pend lelon to det act up tip his hia windmill wind mill upon the fort point because the mill is of such common and public use at a torn town meeting sept 1662 1062 ordered that a cage be made or some other means invented by the selectmen 0 o punish such as sleep or take tobacco on the lords day out of the meeting in time of me the public exercise 11 voted that whoever shall shai kill a wolf within the bound bounds of this town and dball shail bring some of the next neighbors where such volf wolf is killed to test fy it vas was done in the towns bounds and shall the bead of such wolf killed upon the meetinghouse meeting house he shall have five pounds for bib bis p ybes ynes y bes nes to be paid by the treasurer tre burer taurer the thereof to be made to tue the treasurer in being helno 2 in 1354 at a meeting hed hed bed april 18 the town empowered the Select selectmen rilen irlen to repair the meetinghouse meeting 0 house hoube and to hang bang the heli bell and ind to do whatever other finishing work thereunto be I 1 nging thy they shall seq see needful nashua nashua Gl giette ette |