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 268 THE HISTOEY OF BAREINGTON. February ii. Voted, " not to clear the Baptists from pay- ing their proportion of the charge that arises by an execu- tion Mr. Peleg Heath obtained against the town," also " not to clear the Baptists from paying to the minister's rate this year." On the nth day of March the town "reconsidered and disannulled" both the above notes as to the Baptists. Voted, " not to raise more money for an addition for the ministers salary this year for the Baptist minister." Voted, " not to accept of the meeting-house as it is con- veyed to the town." Voted, "to pay the Rev. Mr. Peleg Heath's tenth and eleventh years' salary." Voted, " that the two years money the Church minister hath drawn out of the town treasury the last years (two years) out of Mr. Peleg Heath's salary should be made in a rate by itself." Voted, " to accept of two hundred pound bond for the free- ing of Felix, (negro man.)" May 21. On petition, the town voted, " to grant to Peleg Heath and his heirs thirteen feet long and ten feet wide of ground in the burying place at Princes Hill, so called in Barrington to build a tomb, where or near the place his deceased family now lies, to be for him and his heirs for- ever," " in the affirmative by every vote present." November 21. Voted, "that the town concur with the vote of the Church in dismissing the Rev. Mr. Peleg Heath from being the minister of this town," and Capt. Joseph Allen, James Adams and John Adams were a committee to inform Rev. Mr, Peleg Heath of this town's vote." December 4. The town voted, "to raise >^ioo to pay a minister or ministers to preach to this town." Voted, " that Capt. Joseph Allen, John Adams, and Josiah Humphrey be a committee to provide the town with a min- ister or ministers to preach to the town as there shall be occasion." Josiah Humphrey was chosen to take care of the meeting- house.