These are to Shew, that Elizabeth Braibrok widow of Watertowne in the County of Middlesex, hath putt her daughter (with the approbation of the select men) into the hands of Simont Tomson and his wife of Ipswich in the County of Essex, rope maker, to be as an apprentice, untill she come to the age of eighteene yeares, in which time the said Sarah is to serve them in all lawfull comands, and the said Simont is to teach her to reade the Englishe Tongue and to instruct her in the knowleg of god and his wayes, and to provide for the said Sarah, holesome meate and drink, with convenient cloathing as the seasons doe require and he the said Simont doth ingage himselfe and wife, to give the said Sarah at the end of her tearme, a good cow, and an ewe sheep with convenient Cloathing, and if the said Sarah dye within one yeare before her age pfixed, that then the said cow and sheep, shall goe to some of the children of the said Elizabeth Brabrok.
This agreement was signed and confirmed by there markes of each partie and witnessed as appears in two severall wrightings by Joshua Edmonds and in presence of the seaven men or the greatest part of them. Ephraim Child in the behalfe of the rest.
(28) At a meeting of the select men at Isaak Sternes his House January the 18th 1669
It was agreed that the select men shall take their turnes every man his Day to site upon the gallary to looke to the youths that they may prevent miscarigis in the time of publike exercises on the Lords Days and also that the two Constables shalbe desired to take their turnes to site ther also.
(29) At a meeting at Leift Beeri's march 3d 1670.
Ther comeing a complainte to us the selectmen concerneing the poverty of Edward Sandersons famelley: that they had not wherwith to mainetaine themselves and childeren either with suply of provision or emplyment to earne any and considering that it would be the charge of the towne to provide for the wholl fameley which will be hard to doe this yeer: and not knoweing how to suply them with provision: we considereing if we shoulde suply them and could doe it, yet it would not tend to the good of the childeren for their good eaducation and bringeing up soe as they may be usefull in the common weall or them selves to live comfortablly and usefuly in time to come, We have therfore a greed to put out two of his childeren in to sume honist famelleys wher they may be eaducated and brought up in the knowlidge of God and sum honist calling or labor. And therfor we doe order that Thomas Fleg and John Bigulah shall have power to binde them prentises with sume honist people with the consent of their perants if it may be hade, and if the perants shall oppose them, to use the helpe of the Magistrate: in the name and with the consent of the select men, Thomas Hastings.
(30) A ametting of the selectmen at Corparall bonds the 27th of march 1677
Agreed with leftenant shearmon to ceep an inglish scoole this year and to begin the (9th) of eaprill at the scoole house and the town to alow him twenty pounds in the town Reat that shall be raized in this yeare (77) and if the said leftenant dezireth to lay down his imployment at the years end then he shall give the town a quartur of ayears warning, and if the town dezyreth to chang ther scoole master thay shall give the like warning. The select men agree allsoo that the said scoole shall be cept from the furst of may to the last of august, 8 owers in the day, to witt, to begin at seven in the morning, and not to break up untill five at night, noone time acsepted; and from the last of august untill the last of octobur 6 ouers in the day, soo allsoo in the munths of march and Eaprill and the 4 winttur munths to begin at tenn of the clock in the morning and continnue untill 2 a clock in the afternoone.
(31) At ametting of the select men at the house of gregory coock: