my Caling; and my charg of children great; and no other way to maintain them but, by my only laubour; I hop your Honours will be pleased to take it in to your Charitabell consideration; our former licenc proved to our Disadvantag by meanes of the short time wee followed That Imploym' haveing sutch suden orders as wee had to desist from selling Bear &c have not in any measur Reimbursed our selves what have beene out of pockett; mutch less have we gott aney thing By it so Hopeing your Honours will grant this your Pettitioner A Licenc; and your Pore Petitioner shall Ever Pray for your Honours and subscrib my selfe your Honours most Humbell servant Joseph Purmort [7-144] [Remonstrance of Portsmouth Selectmen, 1682.] To the Honrabl The Presedent and Counil now Setting in Portsm° June the 6th, 1682 May it please yo' Hon's In Obedience to an order of Councill bearing Date the 2d May, 1682 Wee Convend the Town, to agitate & Confer about the Settlment of a Minister Upon the great Island and have taken notice of the Petition p'sented yo' Hon" by Some of the Gent: men of Sd Island, who Call them-Selves p'sons Unanimusly chossen by ye Inhabitants for that End. but Upon Agitation & Conference the Inhabitants of the other partes of the Town, Culd not See cause to Consent to the motion of those on great Island at p'sent, for Sundrye Reasons. 1: The Gen' of Great Island are equaly ingaged with us to the payment, of One Hundred pound per Annum to Moody During his continuance here, we then advancing, to the Utmost of our abilities, for the promoting of so Good a work, in Expectation of being Daily Eased by the Increasing of our Inhabitants and Estates, but providence of Late hath not So Smil Upon Us, as to admitt of any Addition to our rates, with out preiudice to our familes. 2: We think it very Unreasonable they Should be sollicitos for the setling a new, till all arrears are adiusted with the old Minist', which will not be readly Done, by reson of the great aversion of the inhabitants of the Island, to the payment of the rats now in the Constable hands as by S4 Constable Complaints Doth appeare, when that is Done, together with what, Concerns the Town, we Shall Studiously endevor the Accomidation of the Great Island, as far as may Consist with the Peace and unety of the Town. 3: We are very fearfull Should this be admitted it would tend to a great Divission in the Town, for Such like reasons may Greenland Sandy beach, &c: Desier the Same, and then how far we shall be able, to Comply wth of Obligation to m2 Moody, and allow Maintainance to others in the Same Capacety, we Humbly Submitt to yo' Hon" Judgm's 4: What the Gent of the Island Dessier is purely for their own, with out respect to the Towns convenience, but when the Intrest, of the Whole, and a part comes in Competition, we leave themselves to Judg which ought to be p'fer'd. How Ever we are not insensable of the Inconveniency attending the Inhabitants, of the Island, in Coming to meeting, intimated in theire petition; & we beg them to be So Charitable to beleive we Sympathise with them, (but to their Reasons we would say one word) 1: Concerning the profaning of the Lords Day &c and (21) -abundance liveing with out ever hearing a Sermon So as they will grow heathenish, We Say, the Sabath will be profaned by Some whither neare or farther off, but one Good help here in will be for mast's of ffamilies, to teach, & Instruct those Under their care and government, as Christians ought to Doe, and this will be a means to remedy Heathenissim, and abate much of the profanity of the Sabath. ffor the 3a namely Servants Complaining of their Labour & & hazerding health if not lives, we would Say its imposable; all in these Scattering towns, Should live Equaly convenient, to the meeting-house, Sume must Undergoe, more then others, But the meeting house was Sett where it is, principally for the Convenience of the Inhabitants of great Island, and we never heard, and hope never shall, of any lives Lost, in attemting to come to meeting, if at any time, there Should be any Danger of that, they well know mercy is to be preferd befor Sacrifise as to his Majtis fortification being Exposed to an enemie; Scarce one Sufficient man Staying at home &c. Wee Humbly leave that to yo' Hon's in time of wars or Danger to take Such care as in yo' wisdome, Shall be thought meet, of which we presume they need not Dout. These with other considerations, which we Culd offer, give Humbly of Opinion, that the motion of the Gent men of great Island is at this time very Unreasonable, and that we had rather Unite both in Church & Town, which if we Doe, Hope Sume waye may be found out in Due time, to gratifie the Gent" of great Island with out Dissatisfaction to the rest of the Town. [7-147] [Precept for the Election of an Assemblyman at Star Island, 1694.] Hampsh' To the Constable of Star Island: : Pursuant to a writt from the Presid' & Councile to me directed these are in their Majest Names to require you upon Receipt hereof to give publick Notice to the freeholders of your Island that thay Convein on Munday the 29th Inst by 10 of the Clock in the forenoone of the Same day at the Usuall place of meeting freely & Indifferently to Elect & Choose one fitt & discreet man of the S' Island (being a freeholder thereof) wth full & Sufficient power for himself & the Comunity of the s Island to be a General Assembly for the Sd Province to be held at New Castle on thirsday the first of 9 b' Next Ensueing it being for their Majest® Service: and to returne the Names of the person So chosen to me one day before the Sitting of sa Assembly as you will answer the Contrary at your perrill: Gieven und my hand & seale at Portsm° Octob 24th 1694: In the Sixth Year of their Majests Reigne Star Island october the 29th 1694 Richard Joses sherff According to the within Warrant, the free houlders of this Island Did meet and Chuse m' John ffobes For assembelley Man with Suffecient power to offetiat in that (Station or) place [7-148] [Relative to Town Bounds.] John Bradon To the Hon John Usher Esq' his Majists Lift Govern' and Comander in Cheife in and Over the province of Newhampsheir, and to his Majists Honbl Council now Sitting at New Castle The Humble Petition of the Inhabitants of the Towne of New Castle most Humbly Sheweth that we Your Houn" most humble petitioners doe make bold to lay before You, that whereas Your Houn" hath bin pleased to grant us to be a Township Caled by the name of New Castle and we are yet Ignorant of our boundaries Southerly and westerly therby not Knowing the number of our Inhabitants by which Cause many may Escape their Assesm We Your most Humble petitioners most humbly pray that your Houn" would be pleased to give Order that our South boundaries may be apointed from the Creek on the South Side of the little Boares-head and from thence Westerly five miles or untill we meet with the line betweene portsm° and New Castle we being as Yet much Straightned for want of Comonage and your petitioners Shall Ever pray Elias Stileman Francis Tucker Selectmen [7-149] [Precept for Election of Assemblymen, 1695.] New hampshire To the Constables of New Castle By Virtue of a presept from the Honorable John Usher Esq Ltt Governor and Comdr in Cheif of sd province & In his Majes Name you are here by required and Comanded on wedensday next Ensueing at ten of ye Clock in ye forenoon to assemble all the free houlders of your Town att some useall Place of meeting then there to make Choice of Two suficient able men to Represent your Town in a Generall assembly to be held att New Castle one the fiveteenth of this Instant Being wensday next Ensueing att tow of the Clocke in the Afternoon, There to attend his Majests Servis in the assembly and so De diem in diem, Dureing There Sestion Or Sestions and Make Return of the Persons Names so Chosen to me on weddensday Next by on of the Clocke in the after Noon wth this presept here of faile not at yo' Perrill Dated New Castle in the province aforsd May the 11th 1695 New Castle ye 15th May 1695 per Theo' Attkinson sheriff Then Att A Generall Town meeting of ye Freeholders According to the within precept were Chosen For Assembly men Elias Stileman and James Rendle per Thomas Marchel Constble [7-151] [Summons to Assemblymen, 1698.] I have Summands Theoda Atkcason and william Seevy which are chouse last fridday at newcastell for a simbly men as witnes my hand Newcastell De sembar the 27: 1697 Henry Treuethan constabell [7-152] [Warrant for Militia Muster, 1697.] [Seal] New Castell December ye 11th 1697 By vertue of A warant ffrom John Usher Esq' Lift Gov' &c. You are hereby Required in his Majsts Name fforthwith warne the Soldiers on the Great Island to appeare at his Majsts ffoart William and Mary at one of the Clock in the after noone Compleat in theire Armes there to attend theire dutey untill ffarther order Given under my hand and Seale To Jacob Rendell Ensigne [7-153] Shadrach Walton Capt [Return of Assemblymen, 1698.] Province of Newhampshire Pursuant To A precept from The Sheriff of This province Dated ye 23d Dec : 1698 Directed To The Selectmen of New Castle To Sumon ye freeholders of The Sa Town To Choose and Depute one or more men As The Law Directs To Represent Sd Town In A General Court or Assembly To be held and kept Att New Castle on Thursday ye 5th Jan Next Ensueing These may Certifie That Accordingly The freeholders were Sumoned on ye 30th Dec. And Accordingly Mett and Then Did Legally Choose and Elect James Randell and Theodore Attkinson To Represent Sa Town In Sd Assembly According To The precept Above mentioned And That Those Soe Chosen have been notified Thereof and Sumoned To Appear According to Sa precept by The Constable of This Town who hath Subscribed This Return As A Testimony thereof Theodore Atkinson Select men Jacob Rendell Constable [7-154] [Col. Romer, relative to Fort William and Mary, 1704.] To the Honble Her Majts Councell of New HampshR: In Amer ica The Memoriall of Coll: Woolfgang Wm Romer Her Majestyes Cheife Engineer &c— Whearas It hath pleased his Excellency Gover Dudley to write m' Secretary Story A leter relateing to Her Maje1s fort Wm & Mary-And the Reasons why It Is highly neccessary that for Her Maj Service and the Security of the Inhabitants of this province the Sd ffort Shuld be out of hand ffinished and that the Councell Shuld let me have all such men As I Shuld want, and |