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

HISTORY OF DORCHESTER. 207
small-pox in the land of James Minot, we did by
their order go and see, and found it so. He was
dead in an Indian wigwam in James Minot's land, a
little on this side Neponset Mill; the Indians having run away and left him dead, and taking no
course for his burial; and we were informed he was
a Warwick Indian; and we constables did get an
Englishman, John Smith, of Dorchester, to dig his
grave in the wigwam, and we did get an Indian
whose name is Joseph, a Mashapog Indian, and
William Robinson and John Smith to put him in
his grave, and John Smith did cover him with the
earth, and this was done on the 10th of Dec. 1666."
Witness our hands, DAN'L PRESTON,
HENRY GURNSEY.
Recorded " this 5 (12) 1666." Feb. 5, 1667.
Thomas Davenport's fine of 10 shillings was remitted on condition that he cleared the water-course
across the way, " before one come to the house he
bought of William Blake," before the 10th of April
next.
"' Anthony Fisher, sen. was desired to speak with
Francis Oliver, and to inform him that he is to return unto the place from whence he came."
In the account of money paid this year by the
town, is-to widow Mead for ringing the bell, ~3.
The 21st of March, this year, was kept as a fast,
on account of the " burning the greatest part of the
city of London, the raging of the pestilence in many
places in England, the distress of the people of God
all the world over, the war continued with France
and Holland, the enemies prevailing in the ~ * * *