The history and antiquities of Boston .. . efusing to serve, Capt. Bozoon Allenwas chosen. Major John Wally, Col. Benjamin Townsend, Capt. By-field, Mr. Nathl. Oliver, Capt. Samuel Checkley, and Capt. Thos. Frary,were chosen a Committee to instruct the Representatives. CHAPTER Liy. By-laws. — Almanacks. — A House built for Master Cheever. — Windmill Watchmens Orders. — Bills of Credit. — Persons licensed to build. — Decline of the Churches. — Death of Lieut. — Death of the King. — Queen Ann Proclaimed. — Great Fire. — Order about Streets.— Privateering. — Great Sickness. — Prepa
The history and antiquities of Boston .. . efusing to serve, Capt. Bozoon Allenwas chosen. Major John Wally, Col. Benjamin Townsend, Capt. By-field, Mr. Nathl. Oliver, Capt. Samuel Checkley, and Capt. Thos. Frary,were chosen a Committee to instruct the Representatives. CHAPTER Liy. By-laws. — Almanacks. — A House built for Master Cheever. — Windmill Watchmens Orders. — Bills of Credit. — Persons licensed to build. — Decline of the Churches. — Death of Lieut. — Death of the King. — Queen Ann Proclaimed. — Great Fire. — Order about Streets.— Privateering. — Great Sickness. — Preparations for War. — Indian Hostilities. — Appropriationsfor Defence. — For Pavements. — New School-House — The first Newspaper. — Its Name, Rise,Progress, and Termination.—Society for Propagating the Gospel.—Execution of Pirates.—Ex-pedition against the French.—Muddy River set oflF.—Weights and Measures.—The Forts En-larged. — A Powder House on the Common. —Death of President 1701. THE Town ordered a regular compilation of itsscattered By-laws, which had not hitherto beendone, and they were printed the next year.* The popular Almanack of this period was by JohnTuUey, who, to his Friendly Readers says, Ihave now served you with an Almanack twice sevenyears, and as often given you the liberty to toss myname about by censure and applause. That for thisyear he says was more than he intended, becauseanother ingenious person hath undertaken the work. * They are embodied upon the records, andoccupy about 18 pages, and are entitled, ABody of Tovra Orders for one year. At theend is, Ordered, That the Town Orders beput in print. f The family of Mountfort claims descentfrom an ancient Norman family, which came toEngland with William the Conqueror. One ofthe seats occupied by the early Mountforts is orwas very recently in possession of Henry Mount-fort, Esq. This seat is known by the nameof Beamhurst Hall, and is
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