Rambles about Portsmouth. Sketches of persons, localities, and incidents of two centuries: principally from tradition and unpublished documents. By Charles W. Brewster.

THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH. 335
3dly, The Doc'r and his lady.
4thly, The Rev. Mr. Brown and his lady.
5thly, The Watchers.
6thly, That the Govern'r and his lady have gloves.
7thly, The Saxten of this Parish.
8thly, The other two Saxtens, if they or either of ym toll ye bell, shall
be pd for ye service.
9thly, The Ministers that attend the funeral.
10thly,''hat Sam'l Hart Esq'r & his wife for the paul.
llthly, Coll. Gilman and lady and three sisters of Mr. Strong.
12thly, The Tenders.
Voted, That the widow of our deceased pasture have a suit of mourning.
Voted, That their be seventy pounds, old ten'r, given to Mad'm Strong
to put herself in mourning.
Voter, That the grave be dug for the iterm't of the remains of the
Rev. Mr. Strong, be as near to Mr. Shurtleff's coffin as may be.
Voted, That Mad'm Shurtleff have a pair of gloves.
Voted, That the church wardens be, and hereby are, empowered and
authorized to put the above votes in execution, and raise money
on the parishoners for effecting the same, together with ten or
twelve pounds old ten'r, for unforseen contingences, if there be
occasion for it.
Voted, That Mad'm Fitch have a pair of gloves.
Voted, That the Rev. Mr. Langdon of Portsmo,, Mr. Addams of Newington, Mr. Wise of Berwick, Mr. Rogers of Kittery, be four of
the paul holders.
Volei, That the other two paul holders be left to the appointment of
the friends of the deceased, and in want thereof, to the church
wardens.
Voted, That the church wardens be hereby desired to make provision
to have a sermon preached the same day before the irterin't of our
deceased pasture. MATHEW LIVE:IMOE, Mod'r.
Capt. Fernald says that when he firs t attended the meeting there was but one house on the square south of the
church,-a one story house occupied by a Mrs. Wyatt,
nearly opposite the present residence of Ichabod Rollins,
Esq. The house of Mr. Thatcher Emery, near the bridge
was also then standing. The square on the North of the
church was owned by Capt. Nathaniel Pierce at that time,
and upon itwas only the Pierce house on the northwest
corner, and a barn on the southwest corner. Capt. Pierce,
after the Revolution, sold to Capt. Drisco the -whole square,
excepting the small lot reserved for his own residence,
for $300.
It is said that when this church was built, some of the