The history of the town of Dorchester, Massachusetts, By a committee of the Dorchester antiquarian and historical society ...

HISTORY OF DORCHESTER. 199
many vnto is known to bee such, that small portions & sallaryes
euen much below there deserts are afforded to many that labor
amongst vs both in church & common wealth, And therefore to
impose further taxes & paiments on the country wch the patent
requireth not but freeth vs from, seemeth to bee difficult vnreasonable if not impossible to bee borne, & therfor we humbly desire it may be preuented
Much honerd we haue none other on earth to flee vnto but
yourselues into whose hands vnder god wee haue comitted the
care & preseruation of all our pretious things, hoping that this
great trust by god & his people by you shalbe duly obserued:
we also engage orselfe to assist as we haue hitherto with or persons & estates so farre as the Lord shall enable vs. vnto whom
we also pray for his spetiall guidance & grace to be with you in
this soe great a work.
Andrews, Thomas, sen. Clap, William, senr.
Andrew, Thomas, junr. Cumin, David
Baall, ffrances Curtis, Richard
Ball, Mathew Dier, George
Baker, John Davenport, Thomas, sen.
Baker, Richard Davenport, Thomas, jun.
Bird, Thomas Elder, Daniel
Burd, iosph Euens, Mathias
Blackman, John Euens, Richard
Blake, James Fisher, Anthony, sen.
Blake, Will Foster, Hopestill, jr.
Boulton, Nicolas VR Foster, Timothy
Bradley, William Frances, Richard
Browne, Edmond Gorge, Nickolas
Capen, Barnard Gurnell, John
Capen, John, sen. Hall, Richard
Capen, John, Jr. Hewens, Jacob
Capen, Samuell Hawes, Eleazet
Clapp, Nicholas Hawes, Jeremiah
Clap, Ebenezer Hill, Jonathan
Clap, Edward Hill, Samuel
Clap, Ezra Hinshaw, Joshua
Clap, Increase Homes, Nathanell
Clap, Nathaniell How, Abraham
Clap, Nehemiah Humfrey, Samuell
Clap, Samuel Hoss, Obadiah