1703-09-28[Selectmen's Meeting September 28, 17031
At a meeting of the Selectmen of the town of Beverly on the 28th day of September, 1703, were two lists
made of a County rate with warrant thereon, and committed to Jonathan Rayment and Samuel Corning,
Constables, the sum amounting to £10:07:04; Constable Raymond's list is £5:06:11, and Constable
Coming's list is£5:07:05, and Constable Jonathan Rayment is to pay the County Treasurer five pounds
and Samuel Corning, Constable to pay the Treasurer £4: 07:14.
At the same meeting of the Selectmen of the town of Beverly, on the 28th day of September, 1703, were
two lists of Mr. Blowers' rate made for his salary for the year 1703, and delivered to Jonathan Rayment &
Samuel Corning, Constables, amounting to the sum of £89:19:02, but there is £37:15 of said sum set and
proportioned on our neighbors at Ryal Side, the sum on Constable Jonathan Rayment's list is £47: 12:10;
the sum on Constable Samuel Coming's list is £40:16:04, the sum which Constable Jonathan Rayment is
to collect and pay in unto Mr. Blowers is £43 and the sum which Constable Samuel Corning is to collect
and pay in unto Mr. Blowers is £37, and the overplus they are to pay into the Town Treasurer or
Selectmen, for the use of said town of Beverly.