were agoing to pay him.  they

Reply they or the Treasurer must

give a Note. he says he will not take

their Note ^__ then y^e Question was Asked

y^e Deacon Hawes whether he had paid the

full Sum to Rice’s Creditors that he

exhibited in his ^a/_c against his Estate

he Answered every copper. no what no

Abatement. not one farthing^___ then

he Observes to the Deacon his ^a/_c is too

high. whereupon it was in y^e Sum of

£15.0 _^^{___ ust Down} about Seven Dollars ^{__  ___ _____}

B^r Jos_: Harrington to the like import

and that D Hawes said there was

no Abatement on a Note of hand ag^t s^d

Rice. in favor of Doc^t D Brigham

M^r Gleason another of y^e SelectMen says

y^e Same. Likewise M^r Jos Green Testifies

that he Asked D Hawes whether he

had paid y^e whole face of Dc^t D Brigham

Note which he exhibited as a Voucher for

y^e Sum Charged in his ^a/_c as Specified in

y^e Note ag^t Rice

D  Hawes said

Yeas every farthing

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