1690-08-06[Selectmen August 6, 1690]
The 6 "' of August, 1690. At a meeting of the Selectmen at the house of Mr. Roger Haskins, there was a
rate made & delivered unto Constable Freeborn Balch, to gather & collect, & being so gathered to pay
unto the country treasurer £100; and to pay the overplus unto the Selectmen, or unto said Selectmen's
order, which is £11:04:04, which was said Balch's proportion to the ten single rates in pay.
At the same meeting of the Selectmen, there was likewise a rate made and committed unto said constable
Balch, for his gathering & collecting amounting to £27:17:00. £25 of said rate to be paid in unto the
Country Treasurer in money, at or before the 20th day of September next ensuing the date hereof, and the
overplus which is £2:17 00 to be paid in money unto the Selectmen for their order for use of the town,
which was said Balch's proportion to the two rates & half to be paid in money.
At the same meeting of the Selectmen there was a country rate made amounting to £100:18:00 and
committed into the hands of Constable Robert Briscoe, for his collecting & gathering in pay, and said
Briscoe was to pay unto the Country Treasurer, or unto said treasurer's order £100 and to pay the overplus
unto the Selectmen which is eighteen shillings or unto said Selectmen's order, which is said Briscoe's
proportion to the ten single country rates.
At the same meeting of the Selectmen there was a rate made for the country amounting to £25:17:04 in
money, and committed unto the hands of said Constable Briscoe, for the collecting & gathering and to
pay in unto the Country Treasurer £25 of said money, and to pay in unto the Selectmen the overplus in
money or unto said Selectmen's order for the use of the town, which is 17 shillings 04 cents, as said
Briscoe's proportion of the two rates & half to be paid in money.