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means used for th,eir cleansing whether or no they may 

 now be allowed with safety to come home to their families ; 

 It is agreed that they may not come away yet but that they 

 keep there one week longer, or 'till after the Selectmens 

 next meeting on the first Monday of the next month." 



" At a meeting of the Selectmen present, Cap* Bowditch, 

 M"- Manning, M^ Orne, Thos. Barton. June 16, 1727. 



Ordered, Whereas M'" William Cash master of a Brig* of 

 this place, is this day arrived from New Castle, and it 

 haveing happened in his passage to have two of his men 

 visited with the small pox, and as yet are not perfectly 

 recovered & free from the infection. Wherefore for pre- 

 venting the spreading of the infection, it is agreed that a 

 warrant be procured from His His Maj"^^ Justices as the 

 law directs, to prevent c& restrain all persons, seamen, 

 passengers & others from coming on shoar & going on 

 board without leave of the Selectmen or furthur order from 

 the Justices. A warrant is accordingly obtained & by Con- 

 stable John Chapman executed. 



eJune 18. The Brig* being now ordered up toward fforest 

 River behind the South field the two men that never yet had 

 the small pox are taken on shoar to Capt. Gardners house 

 on the point behind Holms's in the South field, to prevent 

 their taking any furthur infection, there to remain 'till after 

 the next full or change of the moon, that if possibly they 

 may escape having the distemper, and the meantime the 

 other men with the master are confined on board, & not 

 allowed to come on shoar 'till both they and the vessell 

 shall be sufficiently cleansed and air'd." 



"At a meeting of the Selectmen present. Cap* Bowditch, 

 M'^ fiiint, M"- Manning, M"^ Orne, M^ Procter, Cap* fflint, 

 Thos« Barton. July 3, 1727. 



Ordered, The selectmen taking into consideration the 

 case of the two men taken ashoar from M"" Cash to prevent 



