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How is this for the minister's salary? The Reverend Doctor Willis (1780) is to receive eighty pounds a year, to be paid partly in Indian corn, rye, pork, and beef. Ten cords of wood yearly are allowed him "until he have a family, then twenty cords, are to be allowed, the said wood to be delivered at his door." HOW IS THIS FOR THE MINISTER'S SALARY THE REVEREND DOCTOR WILLIS SEVENTEEN EIGHTY IS TO RECEIVE EIGHTY POUNDS A YEAR TO BE PAID PARTLY IN INDIAN CORN RYE PORK AND BEEF TEN CORDS OF WOOD YEARLY ARE ALLOWED HIM UNTIL HE HAVE A FAMILY THEN TWENTY CORDS ARE TO BE ALLOWED THE SAID WOOD TO BE DELIVERED AT HIS DOOR
ting-house (1720) contain a pungent element of personality. Major John Bradford is "next to the pulpit stairs"; Elisha Bradford on the left "as you go in"; Benjamin Eaton's place is "between minister's stairs and west door"; while Peter West is ingloriously, and for what reason we know not, relegated to the gallery "in the front, next to the stairs, behind the women." It is significant to note (1728) that seats are built at each end above the galleries for the Indians and negroes. Fish laws, rewards for killing wild cats, bickerings with the minister, and brief mention of the death of many women at an early age--after having given birth to an incredible number of children--fill up pages and pages. The eye rests upon a resolution passed (1771) to "allow Benjamin Cook the sum of 8 shillings for a coffin, and liquor at the funeral of James Howland." They might not believe in prayers for the dead in those days, but there was evidently no reason why the living should not receive some cheer! ENTEEN TWENTY CONTAIN A PUNGENT ELEMENT OF PERSONALITY MAJOR JOHN BRADFORD IS NEXT TO THE PULPIT STAIRS ELISHA BRADFORD ON THE LEFT AS YOU GO IN BENJAMIN EATON'S PLACE IS BETWEEN MINISTERS STAIRS AND WEST DOOR WHILE PETER WEST IS INGLORIOUSLY AND FOR WHAT REASON WE KNOW NOT RELEGATED TO THE GALLERY IN THE FRONT NEXT TO THE STAIRS BEHIND THE WOMEN IT IS SIGNIFICANT TO NOTE SEVENTEEN TWENTY EIGHT THAT SEATS ARE BUILT AT EACH END ABOVE THE GALLERIES FOR THE INDIANS AND NEGROES FISH LAWS REWARDS FOR KILLING WILD CATS BICKERINGS WITH THE MINISTER AND BRIEF MENTION OF THE DEATH OF MANY WOMEN AT AN EARLY AGE AFTER HAVING GIVEN BIRTH TO AN INCREDIBLE NUMBER OF CHILDREN FILL UP PAGES AND PAGES THE EYE RESTS UPON A RESOLUTION PASSED SEVENTEEN SEVENTY ONE TO ALLOW BENJAMIN COOK THE SUM OF EIGHT SHILLINGS FOR A COFFIN AND LIQUOR AT THE FUNERAL OF JAMES HOWLAND THEY MIGHT NOT BELIEVE IN PRAYERS FOR THE DEAD IN THOSE DAYS BUT THERE WAS EVIDENTLY NO REASON WHY THE LIVING SHOULD NOT RECEIVE SOME CHEER
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