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| The inclosing the orchyard and yards, and repayering the fencis, building an office-house, and planting the orchyard with trees, and seeling some part of the house and laying a duble floore on sume part of it, | 27. | 1. | 10 |
In the yeere 1676, the hall and hall-chamber were sealed, and another floore of bords was layed upon the chichin chamber.
The perticular chargis:β
| 20 bushells of lime and the feching it | 1l. | 1s. | 8d |
| 800 of larth, 6s. 8d. a bushel of hayer, 1s | 0. | 7. | 8 |
| 3 peckes of shreds, 1s. 6d; lamblack, 8d | 0. | 2. | 2 |
| 3560 nailes, 8s. 10 1/2d | 0. | 8. | 10 1/2 |
| The mason's worke | 1. | 4. | 0 |
| For brickes, and sand, and help to brick the kichen | 4. | 6. | 4 1/2 |
Other disbursements at this period were:β
| March 6. 1668-9.
To Deacon Stone by a pair of shooes and a pound of suger, because the deacon had silver though they cost him 4s 6d, had but | 0l. | 3s. | 6d. |
| Feb. 4, 1670.
Payd in silver, by the apoyntment of the commitee for the mynister house unto the deputie governor, Mr. Francis Willoughby, by Deacon Stone and Thomas Chesholm, as appears by his discharg wch Deacon Stone hath, for the discharg of Mr. Michells funarall the sum of eight pounds thirteen shillings six pence. I say the sum of | 8l. | 13s. | 6d |
The events connected with the induction of
Mr. Oakes to the pastorate are minutely detailed in the ancient record: βAn account of seaverall providencis of God to the
Church of Cambrigd, after the death of that reverant and eminent man
Mr. Jonathan Micthell pastor of the church of Cambrigd whoe departed this life July th 9, 1668, and the actings of the church for supply in the ministry.
The church, sume time after gave
Mr. William Stoutton a call, but they were denied, but after sume time of seekinge God by prayer the
Lord was pleased to guide the church to make theare application to
Mr. Urian Oakes in old
England which to further the same theare was a letter sent from the church with a mesenger namly
Mr. William Maning with a letter alsoe sent by seaverall magistats and ministers to invite him to come over and be an oficer amongst us which he after counsill and advice did except but devine providence ded hinder him for that yeere by reason of a sickness the
Lord was pleased to visit his wife withall β
