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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 11., Ye olde Meting-House of Meadford. (search)
r eight feet of the front corner was a platform one step high, whose front was borded & battened. This construction was less expensive than panel work, and formed a screen before the women's seats, as does that in the present Unitarian and West Medford Congregational Churches. This was on the women's side of the meeting-house. On the opposite, or men's side, a similar seatt was built, only there was no foreseat, the space being occupied by the pulpit stairs and deacons' seat. In 1699 (March 6) the town voted to build a fore-gallery, with three seats from end to end (one-half for men and one-half for women) with stairs at either end. Stephen Francis, John Whitmore and John Bradshaw attended to its construction. At this town meeting the question of charges the seating committee had to struggle with is in evidence. Thomas Willis had given the land, and it was fitting that his generosity should have recognition. So he was given leave to build a pue for himselfe & soe many of h