the Towne of Huntington, that divers refractory persons of the Inhabits doe refuse to pay their portion of the Towne Rates & likewise the rate made for the maintenance of their Minister,The same being taken into Consideration & the ill Consequences of having matters obstructed by a few, wch have been concluded and agreed upon by the Major part of the Towne for a publick Good, Ordered, That the Const. & Overseers of the said Towne do distraine upon all such dissenters for the value of their Rates, either for the Town or Minister, for the doeing whereof this shall be their sufficient Warrant. April 2a 1678. By order of the Councell. The Indian Sachem Tackpousha wth ye Sachems of Rockaway & Unchechaug came on behalfe of themselves & two more vizt the Sachems of Mericock & Their businesse to give a visitt & renew friendship. They presented Capt. Brockholls with about 60 sh & mee about 6 sh in wamp. They were inquisitive of the Gov3 returne & expresse their good heart. April 8th 1678 A Gen Complt from the OfficTMs of the Militia on Long Island (more particularly at the East end), that the Const. and Overseers refuse or neglect to due their dutyes in levying the fines, due from Default's in Trainings. They desire therefore on such occasions to bee empowered to levy such fines themselves, or absence or defects, engaging to be accomptable as the Law directs. They desire if this is granted A special Order to the Towne Offic's viz Const. & Overseers to levy what is past. Sheweth, To Capt. Anthony Brockhols & the rest of the That yo' petitioner having bought a considerable quantity of Oyle at Southampton, at the East end of Long Island, the weh hee hath intent to send for London in Old England. Hee humbly Prayes, that hee may bee excused from bringing the said Oyle in regard of the Hazard of the Voyage and Leakiness of that Commodity, but that hee may have liberty to ship it there and sayle directly for that place, Hee engageing to p'forme all Dutyes & pay all Dues belonging to the Custome House here. And yo' Pet' shall ever pray &c. The pet of Benjamin Alford for liberty to ship off Oyle for London from Southton &c granted April 20th 1678. At a Councell &c May the 7th 1678. Vpon a Complaint from the Constable and overseers of the Towne of flushing in the North Riding of Long Island, that their Neighb's of Jamaica, having with them appointed a meeting to perambulate & run the Line of the bounds betweene their Townes according to the directions of the Law, their said neighb's when they mett on the place refused to attend the Order of the Generall Meeting at Hempstead, which sett forth their limitts, but rather chose to stick to an old Indyan purchase, whereupon they brake off with out effecting what they came about. The same being taken into Consideration, Ordered, That the Offic's of both Townes doe appeare at the Crt of Sessions to bee held in June next, where each of them are to show their rights & pretences, & the Crt are desired to putt a final determination to the matter in difference hereupon. By Order of the Councell. |