The length of Masachusets Hall 109 feet.2

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Whereas there hath been for many Years in the Towne of Cambridge in the County of Middlesex in New-England a Society com̄only known by the Name of Harvard Colledge, where many Persons of known Worth have by the blessing of God Almighty been the better fitted for Publick Imployments both in the Church & in the Civil State, And whereas the due Encouragement of all good Literature, Arts, and Sciences will tend to the honour of God, the Advantage of the Christiā Protestant Religion, and the great benefit of their Majestie’s Subjects inhabiting this Province both in the Present & Succeeding Generations, And considering that many Persons have bestowed Legacies, Gifts, Hereditaments and Revenues on the s^d Colledge. Be it therefore Enacted5 and Ordained by his Excellency the Governour, Council & Representatives of their Majestie’s Province of the Masachusets Bay in New-England Convened in General Assembly. And by the Authority thereof it is Enacted & Ordained, That the s^d Colledge in Cambridge in the County of Middlesex in their Majesties Province of the Masachusetts Bay in New-England shall be a Corporation consisting of Ten persons. That is to say a President, Eight Fellowes, & a Treasurer, And that the Reverend m^r Increase Mather shall be the first President, Iames Allen, Samuel Willard, Nehemiah Hobart, Nathanael Gookin, Cotton Mather, Iohn Leverett, William Brattle and Nehemiah Walter Masters of Art shall be the eight ffellows, and Iohn Richards Esq the Treasurer, all of them Inhabitants in s^d Province, And the first ten Persons whereof the s^d Corporatiō shall consist; which sd Increase6 Mather, Iames Allen, Samuel Willar[d,] Nehemiah Hobart, Nathanael Gookin, Cotton Mather, Iohn Leverett, William Brattle, Nehemiah Walter & Iohn Richards & their Successors shall forever hereafter in Name and Fact be one Body Politick & Corporate in Law, to all Intents & purposes; And shal[l] have Perpetual Succession, & shall be called by the Name of the President & Fellowes of Harvard Colledge, Which Persons or the Greater Number of them shall have Powe[r] and are hereby Authorized at any time or Times to elect a new President, Fellowe[s] & Treasurer, so often and from Time to Time as any of the s^d Persons shall dye or be removed, Provided no such Election be made without Notice given in Wr[i]ting under the hand of the President or Senior Fellow unto the Persons concerned seven daies at least before Such Election be made. And the said President,7 and Fellowes & Treasurer and their Successors Elective as afore-said [38] shall and may purchase and acquire to themselves, or take and receive upon free Gift or Donation any Lands, Tenements or Hereditaments9 within the Province aforesaid not exceeding the Value of Foure Thousand Pounds ꝑ Annum, And any Goods or Sum̄ of Money whatsoever to the Use and behoofe of the s^d President & Fellows of Harva[rd] Colledge, and also for the Encouragement of Learning And may sue & Plead or be sued & Impleaded10 by the Name of aforesaid in all Courts & Places of Iudicature: And that the s^d President and Fellows and their Successors may have forever one com̄on seal to be used in all Causes & Occasions of the Said Corporation, and the same seal may alter, change, break & new make from Time to time at their Pleasure. And the s^d President & Fellows or the Major Part of them from time to time11 may meet and choose, Officers, & Menial Servants for the Colledge, & them also to Remove, and after Death or Removal to choose such others. And to make from time to time such Statutes,12 Orders & By Laws for the better ordering the Affaires of the Colledge as they shall think fitt. And also tha[t] the President & Fellows or Major part of them with the Treasurer shall have Power to make Conclusive Bargaines for Lands & Tenements to be purchased by the s^d Corporatiō for valuable consideration. And for the better ordering the Government of the said Colledge or Academy, Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, that the President & Fellow[s] or any Six of them shall & may from time to time upon due notice or Warning given by the President to the rest, hold a Meeting for the debateing & concluding of affaires concernīg the Profits & Revenues of any Lands and disposeing of their Goods. Provided that all the s^d disposals be according to the Will of the Doners, And for direction in all emergent Occasions, & the Execution of all Statutes, Orders & By laws: In all which cases afores^d the Conclusion shall be made by the President & Major Part of the Fellows. And all the Transactions aforesaid shall tend to & for the Use & behoofe of the President, Fellowes, Schollars & Officers of the s^d Colledge. And for all Accom̄odations of Buildings, Books & all other Necessary Provisions & Furniture as may be for the Education and Advancement of Yout[h] in all manner of Good Literature, Arts & Sciences. And farther be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid that all the Lands, Tenements & Hereditaments, Houses or Revenues within s^d Province to the aforesaid President,13 ffellows, or Colledge appertaining, shall14 from hence15 forth be freed from all Publick ordinary Rates & Taxes appertaining to the Province in Genera[l] And that the s^d President, Fellows & Schollars with the s^d Servants & any other necessary Officers to the said President or Colledge appertaining, which Servants and Officers are not to exceed fifteen16 viz^t Three to the President and Twelve to the Colledge belonging shall be exempted from all Personal Civil Offices, Military Exercises, Watchings & Wardings, And the estate of the s^d President and ffellows17 under their own Management, to be free from all Rates & Taxes Provided they Reside & dwell in the Colledge. And whereas it is a laudable custome in Universities whereby Learning has been Encouraged & Advanced to Confer Academical Degrees or Titles on those who by their Proficiency as to Knowledge in Theology, Law, Physick, Mathematicks or Philosophy have been Iudged Worthy the[re]of. It is hereby Enacted & ordained that the President & Fellowes of the s^d Colledge shall have Power from time to time to grant & admit to Academical Degrees as in the Universities in England, Such as in respect of Learning & good Manners they shall find worthy to be promoted18 thereunto. And whereas there have been at Sundry time[s] & by diverse persons, Gifts; Grants, Devices of houses, Lands Tenements, Goods chattles Legacies Conveyancies heretofore made to the s^d Harvard Colledge in Cambridge in New-England or to the President and Fellows thereof successively, The said Gifts, Grants Devices & Legacies are hereby forever confirmed according to the true Intent and [519] Meaning of the Donor, or Donors, Granter or Granters, Divisor or Devisors.

Passed Iune 27^th 1692. Anno RR^s

et Reginæ Gulielmi et Mariæ Quarto.

Jsa^c Addington Sec̄r̄y

Harvard Colledge in Camᵬr. Julij 26^o Anno 1692.

At a meeting of y^e Corporation of Harvard Colledge20

Jt is Ordered,

1. That y^e Laws hitherto Used for governing y^e House be & Continue in full force till further order.

2. That y^e Treasurer pay to y^e two Resident Fellows Jn^o Leverett & W^m Brattle twenty five pounds each of them, besides y^t w^ch cometh to them from Charlestown Ferry in Consideration of y^e Service they have done in y^e Colledge this last year.

3. That Aaron Boardman be continued Steward & Cook, & S^r Wadworth Buttler.

4. That Zech. Hicks be Colledge Carpenter, & y^t Zech. Hicks juni^r be Continued Colledge joyner. That Jn^o Wyth be y^e Mason, & Thomas Andrew Bricklayer, Ephraim Cutter Glasier, Abraham Hill22 Butcher, & Jonathⁿ Nutting Colledge Smith.

5. That y^e Steward be empowered by a Letter of Attorney to gather in y^e Coll. Debts.

6. That M^r James Allen juni^r be allowed forty Shillings to be paid by the Steward.

7. That S^r Mors & Willard be allowed 20^s each of them, that is to say, So much to be deducted out of y^e Allowances made to S^r Dudley & S^r Tappan Schollars of y^e house y^e Last year, w^o were absent both of them at least one Quarter of y^e Year.

8. That S^r Dudley, S^r Willard, Bradstreet, Flint & Woodbridge be Schollars23 of y^e House for y^e present year, & y^t four pounds be paid to each of them out of y^e Colledge Treasury.

9. That M^r Henry Newman be continued Library Keeper for this Year, & that he be allowed three pounds out of y^e Colledge Treasury.

10. That whereas M^r Nehemiah Hobart declines being A Fellow of the Corporation. The Rev^d m^r Charles Morton is Chosen Fellow of Harvard Colledge.

At a meeting of y^e Corporation at y^e Colledge in Cambridge. Sept. 5^o 1692.

Voted, That the Reverend President be desired to accept Gradum Doctoratus in Theologiâ, and that A Diploma be drawn up by the Corporation & Presented. to him.

2. That M^r Jn^o Leverett & M^r W^m Brattle be by y^e President admitted ad gradum Baccalaureatus in Theologiâ, they first making each of them A Sermon in Latin in y^e Colledge Hall, & Responding to A Theologicall25 Question.

3. Ordered, That y^e Bacchalours of Arts shall dispute in the Colledge Hall on Philosophicall Questions one in A fortnight; The Masters on Theologicall Questions as the Presid^t shall Appoint.

4. That y^e Treasurer of the Colledge take care y^t y^e Presidents Horse be well kept at y^e Charge of the Colledge.

5. That y^e Rents due on the Account of Studies & Chambers in the Presidents house be disposed of to y^e Use of ye President, or as he shall See Cause.

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Camᵬr. March. 6^o 169⅔ At a Corporation meeting.

Voted,

1. That Aaron Bordman be impowered by Letter of Attorney to sue for & recover w^t is due from particular Schollars to the Colledge.

2. That m^r Webbs donation be continued to Hubbard for this present Year.

3. That y^e Resident Fellows M^r Jn^o Leverett & M^r W^m Brattle be allowed as their Salary for this present Year ending at the next Commencm^t five & twenty pounds each of them, besides what they have received & are yet to receive from Charlstown Ferry.

Camᵬr. Apr. 3^o 1693. At a meeting of y^e Corporation.

Voted,

That M^r Thomas Dudley28 be desired, and he is hereby desired, To file A Bill in Chauncery on behalf of Harvard Colledge referring to a Legacy of 100^ƚ bequeathed to s^d Coll. by y^e Rev^d m^r Edm. Brown of Sudbury deceased in his last Will and Testament.

At a Meeting of the Corporation at the Colledge Jn Camᵬr. Maij 8^th 1693.

Whereas at y^e last Corporation the Worshipfull Maj^r Richards requested y^t He might be dismissed from being Treasurer of Harvard Colledge, the Corporation having considered that there are other weighty services for the Countrey incumbent on y^e s̄^d Treasurer, have thought it Reasonable, that with many thanks for his former services for the Colledge, his desire of A dismission from the burden of his Relation to this Society, be Complyed with.

And that m^r Tho^s Brattle be chosen to succeed Maj^r Richards as Treasurer of Harvard Colledge.

Voted & Agreed Nemine dissentiente.

At a Corporation meeting of Harvard Colledge at Camᵬr. April 19⁰ 1693.

Voted,

That whereas upon veiwing the Stew^ds Accounts, the Colledge falls forty pounds, twelve shillings, three pence in his debt; fifteen pounds for the present is ordered to be p̄^d unto s^d Stew̄^d by the Treasurer & the Remainder to be defaulked as it becomes due to the Colledge frō s̄^d Stew^d.

This following Act past in the Corporation May 8^th 1693 and sh^ld have been entered with the other, but was omitted.

That No money belonging to y^e Colledge shall be let for more then 6^ƚꝑ Cent. & that there shall be an abatem^t according to that ꝑportion as to what is now due upon Jnterest for money by vertue of any bonds (w^ch concern the Colledge) in the hands of the Treasurer.

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Copy of a Letter sent to y^e Worshipf: Jn^o Richards. Esq[^r]

Hon^rd S^r

Your Hono^r hath been informed of y^e Act of the Corporation referring to y^e Treasurer M^r Thō^s Brattle to Succeed in the Treasurership of y^e Colledge. These are to return unto you the hearty thanks of the Corporation for yo^r former care & Service, and to desire you will be please32 to deliver unto y^e s^d M^r Tho^s Brattle y^e Coll: Acc^ts and Books: Wee also pray you to favour yo^r Successor w^th what advice may be for the Advantage of y^e Colledge.

At a meeting of the Corporation at Boston June 22^d 1693.

The Corporation having been informed that y^e Custom taken up in the Colledge, not used in any other Universities, for the Com̄encers to have Plumb-Cake, is dishonourable to y^e Colledge, not gratefull to Wise men, and chargable to y^e Parents of y^e Com̄encers; do therfor[e] put an End to that Custom, and do hereby order that no Commencer or other Schollar shall have any Such Cakes in their Studies or Chambers, and that if any Schollar shall offend therin, y^e Cakes Shall be taken from him, and he shall moreover pay to the Colledge twenty shillings for each Such offen[ce.]

Jt is also hereby ordered that what is due from Such as desire to take y^e Degree of Master of Arts, on the Ac̄c̄^o of Detrim^ts for their being absent from the Colledge may for this Year be remitted by the Presid^t as he shall See cause.

Harvard Colledge in Camᵬr. August 10^o 1693. At a meeting of y^e Corporation,

Voted,

That the Treasurer ꝑsecute y^e Affair of m^r Edm. Brown’s Legacy according to the Advice of Lawyers,

That y^e Cook for y^e remainder of this present Quarter be allowed two pence three farthing for one p^t in y^e Kitchen.

That S^r Pemberton be Library-Keeper for this present Year, & that for his service he be paid 5^ƚƚ out of y^e Treasury.

At a meeting of y^e Corporation of Harvard Colledge at Cambridge, Sept. 4^o 1693.

Ordered, That wheras July 3^o 1679 Seven pounds money was ordered by y^e Corporation out of m^r Penoyers Legacy to m^r Noadia[h] Russel, & none of it ever p̄^d to s̄^d Russel the present Treasurer Sh^ld pay to him or his order y^e s̄^d Sum̄e of Seven pounds out of m^r Penoyers money wⁿ in y^e Treasurers hands.

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Ordered, That for this present year beginning at Com̄encm^t 1693. y^e Schollars of y^e house Shall be S^r Flint, Woodbridge, Willard Smith & Henchman, & each allowed out of y^e Colledge Treasury y^e Sum̄e of four pounds: And that y^e ffellows allow^c for this year, ending at Com̄encm^t next be 25^ƚƚ each, besides the fferry-money.

At A Meeting of y^e Corporation of Harvard Colledge October. 2. 1693.

J^t was voted,

That M^r Charles Chauncey shall be Diplomated Master of Arts. Memorandū.

This day M^r Mortons resolution to that Question, How may the Colledge be made greater and better? being read and considered, M^r Morton, and38 the two Resid^t Fellows were appointed to make A Model, and to draw up Som proposalls for y^e Enlargm^t of the Colledge by new buildings.

Camᵬr. November 6^th 1693.

At a meeting of y^e Corporation of Harvard Colledge.

Voted.

1. That there shall be an Abatem^t of the one half of40 the Detrim^t due from M^r Jn^o Hancock.

2. That the Treasurer of Harvard Colledge (Viz^t M^r Tho^s Brattle) Shall be allowed for his Sallary thirty pounds ꝑ Annū.

3. The respective Accounts of Zechariah Hicks, Zechariah Hicks jun^r Joseph Hicks and Jonathⁿ Nutten Amounting ut41 in the Margine being presented to y^e Corporation are42 allowed, and the Treasurer is43 Ordered44 that the to pay unto y^e s̄^d Zech. Hicks Seni^r and Juni^r, Joseph Hicks and Jonathⁿ Nutten their dues45 respectively.

4. That M^r Webbs donation be allowed to Jn^o Hubbard for this present Year.

5. That y^e Jndian Colledge be taken down, th provided the Charges of taking it down amount not to more then five pounds.

Camᵬr. Decemb^r 6^th Anno Domⁱ 1693.

Wheras Wade hath been convicted of abominable Lasciviousness, on which Account he hath been publickly Admonished; Notw^thStanding which he has not Manifested any true Repentance for his Crimes but has Agⁿ been found Guilty of the like evile, unto47 w^ch he has added lyeing against his Conscience: Jt is therefore Ordered by the Presid^t & Fellows Resid^t at y^e Colledge, w^th the Concurr^c of the Corporation, that the s̄^d W ade be Expelled, and he is hereby Expelled the Colledge, as A person Unworthy to be Continued a member of this Society.

Jt is likewise Ordered, that this his Expulsion be Entred amongst the Colledge Records.

Camᵬr. March. 5^o 169¾

At A Corporation-meeting, then Voted,

1. That the Colledge-Stew^d Should pay to M^r Danforth the Sum̄e of one pound fourteen Shillings & five pence, two farthings, So much being formerly overp̄^d to the Colledge by the s^d Danforth49 on the Account of m^r Edw. Thompsons Detrim^ts

2. That the Cook for the Remainder of this Quarter be allowed two pence three farthings for one part in the Kitchin.50

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3. That the Treasurer pay to Jn^o Francis the Sum̄e of Six-pounds,51 ten Shillings So much being due to him for his Odd brick worke for the Colledge.

4. That whereas the Sum̄e of 50^ƚƚ Sterling of Mr Penoyers money was improved for the Use of the Countrey by y^e Reverend Presid^t wⁿ in Engƚd, Jt is ordered, that when y^e s̄^d money is ꝑcured 7^ƚƚ of the s̄^d money shall be p̄^d to M^r Noadiah Russel for what was due to him by vertue of an Act of the Corporac̄on Anno 1679, & the Remainder of s̄^d 50^ƚƚ52 Shall be p̄^d to the present Resid^t Fellows.

5. That y^e ffellows Allow^e be p̄^d by the Treasurer Quarterly.

6. That Such as Shall be admitted into Colledge, upon their Admission Shall bring Security to y^e Stew̄^d for the paying all Colledge dues as they Shall arise.

At a Corporation-meeting at Harv̄^d Coll: June 11̄^o 1694.

Then Ordered,

That Such as Stand for their Degrees Shall ten days at least before the Com̄encm^t clear their Accounts with y^e Colledge Steward.

2. That every one w^o Stands for his Second Degree & has not resided at Colledge for y^e three years preceeding shall pay55 to y^e Colledge twenty Shillings Detrim^t and So proportionably, &c

Memorandum

That m^r Newman’s proposal about procuring the Colledge-Armes in Bilboa56 is left to y^e President’s Consideration and Determination

At a meeting of y^e Corporation at Harvard Col: Sept: 3. 94:57

That whereas y^e Treasurer has lately rec^d of m^r Penoyer’s mony, about y^e summe of Seventy pounds in N. E. mony; Seven pounds of y^e said mony being formerly Ordered to be paid to m^r Noadiah Russell, formerly a Newhaven Scholar;

Jt is now Ordered,

That of y^e Remainder of y^e said monies ten pounds be paid to Wakeman [belonging to y^e Colony of Nox]59 ten pounds to Collins, & twenty pounds to each of y^e two Fellows, m^r John Leverett, & m^r W^m Brattle:

At a Corporation meeting at Har: Col: Aug: 6. 9460

Ordered,

1: That S^r Flint, Willard, Smith, Moodey, &62 Willard Jun^r be Scholars of y^e hou[se] for this present year; & be allowed four pounds each:

2: That M^r Pemberton be Library keeper y^s year, & his allowance five pounds:

3: That y^e Salary for y^e Resident Fellows be for y^s present year fifty pounds betw between them, to be paid ꝑ y^e Treasurer, besides w^t y^y shall recieve from Charlestown Fer[ry]

4: That y^e Steward’s Advance upon y^e Commons in y^e Kitchin for y^s present & y^e nex[t] Quarter, be one farthing on a part:

5: That M^r Webb’s Legacye be to Hubbard this year, three pounds being except[ed] for Mr Gibbs:

Harvard Colledge, June. 11^th 1694.63

Whereas J have been Expell’d y^e Colledge for Scandalous Violat[ion] of y^e Seventh Com̄andm^t, & endeavouring to cover my evil in doing [so] J do in y^e presence of God, & of this Society Confess these my heinou[s] Sinns, and desire to take Shame to myself; And J do justify the proceedings of y^e Hono^rable Corporation, humbly begging pardon of God, and the Clemency of y^e Corporation in restoring and readm[itt-]ing into this Society & unto y^e priviledges thereof Their humb[le] & Penitent Supplyant John Wa[de]

Upon this, after almost a years probation, and the testimony of y^e Rev^d M^r Hubbard & m^r Rogers concering his reformed [     ] Jn^o Wade was readmitted into y^e Coll: and admitted to [     ]65

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At a Meeting of y^e Corporation at Harvard Colledge September 94 March 4: 169⅘66

Ordered

1. That y^e Treasurer shall pay unto the Rev^d Præsident or his Order, what was ordered unto him of y^e Jnterest mony due from M^r Edw^d Pelham Anno 1686 ꝑ M^r Dudley & M^r Stoughton:

2. That y^e Steward shall be allowed to take ten Cord of Wood off from y^e Colledge lott for this present year:

3. That y^e Steward for y^e Remainder of this present quarter shall advance one farthing upon each part in y^e Kitchin, Provision continuing yet dear.

4. That the Steward shall not be charged for w^t wood he has taken off from y^e Colledge Lott or Lotts heretofore:

At a Meeting of y^e Corporation at Harvard Colledge April 8. 95

Voted,

1. That y^e Steward for y^e whole of y^e next Quarter, should continue his Advance of one farthing upon each Part in y^e Kitchin, Provision yet continuing dear:

2. That six leather Chairs be forthwith provided for y^e Use of y^e Library, & six more before y^e Commencement in Case y^e Treasury will allow of it:

Camᵬr. Julij 8̄^o 1695

At A meeting of y^e Corporation of Harvard Colledge.

Ordered

That the Treasurer of y^e Colledge give unto M^r Jn^o Cotton of Hampton a discharge in full of w^t was due from s^d Cotton unto y^e Library, he having paid thirty pounds money70

The71 Corporation Unanimously Concurred w^th the Ch^h of Cambridge in their Jnvitation of the Rev^d M^r W^m Brattle to the work of the Ministry in that Ch^h.

Cambridge Aug: 5. 169572

At a meeting of y^e Corporation of Harvard Colledge

Voted, 1. That m^r Ebenezer Pemberton be continued Library-keeper for y^s present year, & be allowed five pounds:

2. That M^r Cushing, S^r Flint, Easterbrook, Moodey & Willard be scholars of y^e house for y^s present year, & be allowed four pounds each:

3. That M^r Webb’s Legacye be continued to S^r Hubbard y^e present year:

4. That y^e Salary for y^e Resident Fellows be for y^e present year fifty pounds between them, to be paid ꝑ y^e Treasurer Quarterly, besides w^t y^y shall recieve from Charlstown Ferry:

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Whereas74 the Rev^d Presid^t (who was and is Settled in his Presidentship by an Act of the Great & Gen^l Assembly &c) by reason of a late Vote of y^e House of Representatives, hath Signified to y^e Corporation his design to relinquish his Service in y^e Colledge, as Presid[ent,] Y^e Fellows of s^d Colledge (thô they should heartyly rejoyce, if y^e Rev^d m^r Jncrease Mathe[r] could have such Encouragem^t as might induce him to reside at y^e Colledge, yet) Considering how advantageous his Susteining y^e Office, & ꝑ forming y^e Worke of a Presi[d^t] (as hitherto) hath been, and foreseeing how many ways it may ꝑve detrimental to y^e Affaires of this Society, both at home and Abroad, should he pursue Such h[is] design: Do unanimously request y^e s^d Rev^d M^r Mather, y^t laying aside Such thoughts and not too deeply resenting y^e Matters of Discouragem^t layd before him in s̄^d Vote, He would continue his care & conduct of this Society as formerly.

Voted & Unanimously Consented to.

Camᵬr. Sept. 2^d 1695.75

At a Meeting of y^e Corporation of Harv^d Colledge.

Zechariah Hix having layd down his office of Corpenter, Voted that Joseph Hix Succeed y^e s^d Zechariah Hix in s̄^d office.

At a Meeting of y^e Commissioners for Propagating y^e Gospell among y^e Jndians:76

Whereas the President & Fellows of y^e Colledge Jn Cambridge have Proposed & Desired that y^e Bricks belonging to y^e Jndian Colledge w^ch is gone to decay & become altogether Uselesse may be Removed & Used for an Additional Building to Harvard Colledge, We do Hereby signifye to y^e Corporation our Consent to their Proposall; Provided that in case any Jndians should hereafter be sent to y^e Colledge, they should enjoy their Studies rent free in said building; This Dated in Boston, Sept: 19. 1695

W^m Stoughton

Wait Win

Cambridge Octob: 7. 92

At a Meeting of y^e Corporation of Harv^d Colledge

Voted, That y^e Steward for y^e next Quarter shall advance one farthing upon each Part in y^e Kitchin, Provision Continuing yet Dear:

At a Meeting of y^e Corporation in Boston Jan: 9. 1695–6.

The Corporation considering that y^e price of Provision is not fallen sin[ce] y^e last Quarter do consent y^t y^e Steward of y^e Col. shall continue y^e Advance on y^e Commons for y^e next Quarter as formerly.

At a Meeting of y^e Corporation Jn Camb: Apr: 6. 96:

Voted,

1. That whereas y^e Rev^d Presid^t has by his manifold Services to y^e Colledge laid us under deep obligations to acknowledge y^e same, The Corporⁿ out of a sense hereof, & as a Testimony of their Gratitude do pray him to acce[pt] of, & hereby do Order y^e Treasurer forthw^th to pay unto s^d R. Presid^t y^e sum̄e of seventy p^ds mony out of y^e Col: Treasury.

2. That y^e Steward’s allowance in y^e Kitchin shall be after y^e Rate of 3^d ꝑ y^e Part untill further Order:

3. That y^e Stew^d be allowed y^e Bal: of Pynchon’s acc^t 7. 2. 480; Jt being expected yet That y^e Stew^d do obtain y^e s^d Debt of Pynchon if it may be:81

4. That y^e Treasurer be Jmpowred to sell y^e Col. House y^t belonged to Captⁿ Keayn, to Col. Paige Provided, that he do not sell it under 150^ƚƚ mony:

At a meeting of y^e Corporation Jn Camb: June 8. 96.

Voted

1. That y^e Colledge Treasurer should pay to y^e Rev^d Presid^t such mony as he should need to purchase a horse with, for y^e better Capacitating him to make his Visits &c at y^e Colledge.

2. That y^e Steward should remit to y^e Rev^d M^r Torey 18^s 4^d being part of w^t is due from his Kins[man]

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Iuly 15. 169683

Henchman being convicted of stealing a Silver Spoon, and having moreover added contumacy to his offence, refuseing to attend at the Colledge when required by the President he was this day expell’d the Colledge as unworthy to be any longer a Member of this Society.

At a Meeting of y^e Corporation of Harvard College July 6. 169685

Voted

1 That y^e Salary for y^e Resident Fellows be as y^e last year:

2. That m^r Treasurer is impowred to take Captⁿ Checkley’s Bond for 100^ƚƚ mony for Maj^r Richard’s Legacye.

3. That m^r Pemberton be continued Library-Keeper, & Allowed as y^e last year.

4. That S^r Easterbrook, Wakeman, Moodey, Mather & Willard be scholars of y^e house for y^s year & allow’d as last year;87 & that w^t was allowed to M^r Cushing & M^r Flint w^o were absent y^e last year be paid to Bulkly.

5. Jn consideration of y^e present difficulty in providing for y^e Colledge, that y^e Steward be allowed y^e Detriments due from y^e Masters w^o Commenced y^e year past.

6. That Hubbard have ten pounds & Wakeman five pounds out of m^r Webb’s88 gift this year:

7. That y^e Sweeper henceforward be allow’d two shillings & six pence from each scholar ꝑ y^e Quarter from each scholar y^t has keeps up a Study:

That y^e Treasurer be impowred to Contract with Michael Spencer & to purchase y^e Tenement He lives in for y^e Use of y^e Colledge; not giving above four score pounds: for s^d Tenement:

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Harvard Colledg in Cambridg. October 12^th 169691

The Hon^ble y^e Lieut^t Govern̄^r desired & appointed the Rev^d m^r Jncrease Mather to continue as president of the Colledg, m^r Charls Morton, m^r James Allin, m^r Samuel Willard, m^r Cotton Mather, m^r Jn^o Leverett, m^r W^m Brattle, & m^r Nehemiah Walter to Act as Fellows of s^d Colledg, & m^r Thomas Brattle as Treasur^r; & the s^d President, Fellows & Treasur^r, to proceed in the Jnstitution & Goverm^t of the house, & in the Managemen[t] of the Estate of the Colledge according to the late Rules of said Colledg, untill his Maj^tys further pleasure shall be known, or a legall settlement of said Colledge shall be obtained.

At a meeting of y^e Presid^t & ffellows & Treasurer of Harvard Colledge at Cambridge Nov. 9^th 1696.92

1 Voted, Whereas y^e obtaining A Charter for Incorporating the Colledge may prove of Singular advantage to y^e Churchs of New-England both in present and after times, and considering y^t whilst y^e Colledge continues as at present, an unhappy Settlem^t of it may be feared, and that donations to the Society are obstructed, and y^t y^e present Stock is endangered,

That therefore an humble Address & petition be drawn up to be presented to y^e King, praying his Maj^ty to grant us his Royall Charter for y^e Jncorporating94 of y^e Colledge.

2 Voted, That y^e Hon^rble L^t Governour be entreated to use his Jnterest for y^e facilitating this affair, and our Obtaining of what Wee humbly petition for.

3. Voted, That an Address in y^e Name of the President & ffellows of the Colledge be presented to y^e Hon^rble L^t Governo^r, Acknowledging his hon^rs Care & favour for s^d Colledge, and particularly for his late visitation and Settlem^t thereof, and returning their humble thanks for the Same.

Cambridg July 13. 1697:95

At a Meeting of y^e Corporation of Harvard Colledg

Voted

1. That y^e Laws & Statutes Enacted Anno 1692 be Revived & hereby are reviv’d & shall be & continue in full force98 untill y^e Corporation shall take further Order:

2. That Symms shall be Butler, S^r Saltonstal laying down that Office:

3. That y^e Scholars of y^e house for this present year shall be Mather, Willard, Torrey Bulkley & Bradstreet Jun^r; & that y^y be allow’d each of y^m four p^ds out of y^e Colledg treasury:

4. That y^e Resident Fellows be allow’d each of them twenty five pounds besides what they shall recieve from Charlstown Ferry:

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At a meeting of the corporation of Harvard Colledge

In Boston Nov: 15 1697.99

M^r Iohn White, m^r Ebenezer Pemberton and m^r Iabez Fitch were chosen to be Tuto^rs in Harvard Colledge

Voted, that the tutours shall be allowed 30^ƚƚ ꝑ annum to Each of them to be Payd in money Quarterly by the Treasurer besides what shall be due to them from their Pupills.

Voted, that what of m^r Penoyers gift is now due, be disposed of as Follows, viz two thirds to m^r Leverett and m^r Brattle, of the remaynder two thirds to Taylour, the rest to Moss

Sir Saltonstall was appoynted Library Keeper on which account the Treasurer is to allow him 5^ƚƚ Per annum.

At a meeting of y^e Corporation of Harvard Colledge Jn Boston

March 3^d 169⅞101

Voted, that the P^rsident, M^r Allen, M^r Willard, M^r Mather, M^r Leverett, or any three of them be empower’d as a Com̄ittee to treat w^th The Honourable Liev^t Govern^r about y^e additional building to y^e Colledg, of w^ch his Hon^r has made som Proposals to y^e Corporation.

Voted that for y^e encouragement of y^e p^rsent Tutors of y^e Colledg M^r Pemberton and M^r ffitch, they shall be allow’d for their past services after y^e proportion of 50^ƚƚ ꝑ annum, to each of them (besides what shall be due to them from their Pupills) to be pay’d in money by y^e Treasurer.

At a meeting of y^e Corporation in Boston Apr^l 7. 1698.

Order’d that the Bricks of y^e old Jndian Colledg be sold to M^r Willis, he allowing for them 20^ƚƚ

Order’d & voted (nemine contradicente) that whatever monys are or shall be in y^e hands of y^e Treasurer on y^e account of double books sold out of y^e Colledg Library, be disposed of for y^e purchasing other books, and that y^e Treasurer by y^e first opportunity send to London for y^e German Ephemerides &c, and y^e Acta Eruditorum.

At a meeting of y^e Corporac̄on in Boston m^y 5. 1698.

Voted

1. That M^r Webbs donation be disposed to Corwin for this present year from his admission into Colledge.

2. that from y^e Stewards last reckoning untill y^e year be expired, y^e s^d Steward is allowed y^e whole of y^e 2 colunns of com̄ons & sizings & detriments, for ballancing y^e difficultys & extraordinary Charges by reason of y^e dearness of provision for som years last past.

3. that y^e Widdow Smith shall pay after y^e rate of 4 pound ꝑ cent for what mony remains in her hands belonging to y^e Colledg, for as many years ensuing this act, as she hath paid after y^e rate of105 eight ꝑ cent, since y^e act of y^e Corporac̄on ordered that y^e Trasur^r should take but six ꝑ cent for mony Let out.

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Memorandum.106 On June 6. 1698: mr Eliakim Hutchinson of Boston delivered to the p^rsident ten pounds New England money for the use of the Colledge, w^thall declaring that of it was his purpose to give 10^li every year to the Colledge, as long as the Government there should be such as He approved of, & no longer.

At a Corporac̄on meeting in Boston m^y 12. 1698.107

Voted that a messenger be sent to New-York w^th y^e address to his Excellency y^e Govern^r, agreed to by y^e Corporation, and that 15^ƚƚ be allowed to him by y^e Treasurer in order to bearing Charges, or more if there shall be need of it.

Voted that M^r John White be y^e messenger sent w^th s^d address to y^e Govern^r

Order’d that a cellar shall be made in y^e new building designed for y^e Colleldge by y^e Honourable Liev^t Govern^r at y^e Charge of y^e Colledge.

At a Corporāōn Meeting in Boston June. 9. 1698109

Voted, 1. That M^r White be allowed Ten pounds for his Service in going to New York w^th an address to the Govern^r; over and above the fifteen pounds orderd him toward bearing his charges thither, and expended by him.

Voted. 2. That it be left to the Treasurer, and that he have full power to treat ab^t Burgess and Jngolls debt to the Colledg, and to do in that matter w^t he shall judge best.

Cambridge. June. 13. 1698. At a Corporāōn Meeting

Voted.

That for the Encouragem^t of the Present Tutors M^r Eben^r Pemberton, and M^r Jabez Fitch, They shall be allowed Each for their Services Since March 3 last113 to July y^e 3. next; beside w^t shall be due from y^r pupils, after y^e proportion of 50^ƚƚ p^r Annum to be payd them in money114 by The Treasurer.

At a Corporac̄on meeting in Cambridge otob^r 3^d 1698.115

Voted that the Present Tutors M^r Pemberton & M^r ffitch shall be allow’d after the proportion of 50^ƚƚ ꝑ an̄um to each of them besides what shall be due from their Pupils, to be paid to them in money quarterly from y^e Treasurer, th this vote to be in force as long as there shall be but two Tutors at y^e Colledge.

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Voted y^t y^e Schollars of y^e house for this year shall be S^r Hubbard, Bradstreet, Angier, Weld, & Bulkley117 to be allow’d from y^e Treasurer 4^ƚƚ each of them.

Voted y^t y^e Butler shall allow quarterly 25^sh to y^e Colledge for absent Com̄ons untill further order.

Voted y^t M^r Webbs Legacy be for this year disposed of for y^e benefit of his two Grand Sons Corwin & Sheaf to be equally divided between them.

Voted y^t y^e Library Keeper shall be allow’d 8^ƚƚ ꝑ an̄um.

Voted,118 1119 that Bulkley be one of y^e Scholars of y^e house for this present year, & be allowed from y^e Treasurer four pound; Also that Wise be another in y^e Room of S^r Hubbard, having y^e foremention’d allowance.

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At A Meeting of the Corporac̄on at y^e Colledge in Cambridge Decemb^r 5. 1698.122

That so y^e worship of God may be upheld in y^e Colledge w^th y^e Greater solemnity and that the Schollars may be better acquainted with y^e original languages in w^ch y^e holy Scriptures are written, Jt is hereby order’d that prayer with reading of y^e Scriptures shall be constantly attended morning and evening in y^e Colledge hall, and that when there is a President or vice-Presid^nt124 resideing125 on the place he shall as often as will consist with his other work expound the Scriptures to y^e Schollars, and that in stead of y^e readings by y^e Schollars formerly126 used in y^e Colledge Hall at y^e time of worship it shall from hence foreward be part of y^e work of y^e Tutors to hear their Pupills read every morning out of English into Hebrew and in y^e afternoon out of English into Greek a Chapter, or so much of it as their Tutors shall think convenient, & that they take care that their Pupills perform their readings with due exactness & not perfunctorily.

At a Meeting of the Corporation in Cambridg127 August 7^th 1699128

Voted that M^r Henry Flint be Chosen a Tutor in Harvard Colledg

Voted that Wiswal seni^r shal have that 5^ll ꝑ annum bequeathed to the Colledg by M^r Newgate allowed to him for the Year following

Voted that the Senior Tutor shal have allowed to him besides w^t shal be due from his Pupils (viz two Classes) 40^ƚƚ ꝑ annum in money to be paid quarterly by the Treasurer

And that the other two Tut^rs shal have Each of them 35^lb ꝑ Annum in money allowed130 to them besides w^t shal be due to them from their pupils

At a Meeting of the Corporation in Cambridg Nov. 6. 1699

Voted that the Scholars of the house be for this Year Broadstreet, Wise, angier, Weld, Gookin to be allowed Each of them 4^lb from the Treasurer

Voted that M^r Webbs Legacy be disposed to his two Grandchildren Corwin & Sheaf

Ordered that the Price of Parts return again to two pence farthing and that the Bread return to the former Size bec of the Present Plenty & Cheapness of wheat

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At a meeting of the Corporation in Cambridg May 6^th 1700

Ordered that the Treasurer pay to M^r Willis 10^ƚƚ Money in ful for what is due to him for work done in the Cellar of the New Colledg.

Ordered that the Schollars who are Accommodated w^th Cellars in the New Colledg shal Each of them allow to the Colledg 6 shillings ꝑ Annū Cellars belonging to the Tut^rs Excepted.

Ordered that what of M^r Penoyers Gift is now due be disposed of as follows viz two thirds to M^r Pemberton and M^r Fitch the Remainder to be Equally divided133 between S^r Wakeman (in Case he Commences) and134 S^r Taylour. Jf S^r Wakeman does not Commence then between S^r Bur & S^r Taylour.

At a Meeting of the Corporation in Cambridg August 5^th 1700

Voted that the two Resident fellows M^r Flynt & M^r Fitch be allowed for the Last Quarter of a Year Each of them 12^ƚƚ 10^sh in money to be payd to them by the Treasurer of the Colledg besides w^t shal be due from their pupils

Voted that the Schollars of the House for the Year Ensuing shal be S^r Broadstreet Juni^r Angier Weld Hale Gookin & that they be allowed Each of them 4^ƚƚ from the Treasurer

Voted that M^r Eliakim Huchinsons 10^ƚƚ this Year given to the Colledg be disposed of to Hale

Voted that M^r Thomas Brattle be desired to Continue to act as Treasurer of the Colledg until his Majestys Pleasure be known referring to the settlem^t of the Colledg or that the General Court shal take further Order

Voted that the Price of Parts be two pence half penny this vote to continue til further Order

Voted that w^t is Due to the Colledg from Fisk on the account of Detrim^t be remitted

Voted that M^r Boardman be continued Steward & Cook to the Colledg.

At a Meeting of the Corporation in Cambridg Aug Sept. 1. 1700

Voted that Mr Webbs Legacy be Equally divided between his Grandchildren Corwin and Sheaf in case Sheaf return to to the Colledg otherwise the whole to be disposed of to Corwin.

Voted that M^r Glovers Legacy be disposed of to his Grandson Rawson

M^r Nath^ƚƚ Saltonstal was then Chosen Tut^r of the Colledg

(besides w^t shal be due to them from their Pupils) to be paid quarterly in money by the Treasurer.

Voted that M^r Flynt & M^r Fitch139 be allowed for the Present Quarter Ending in Octob. 6th. Each of them 12^ƚƚ. 10^sh.

Voted that Pitcher be forgiven his Detriments for the Year past.

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At a Meeting of the Corporation at Cambridge April 7^th 1701

Voted that out of M^r Penoyers Legacy141 12^ƚƚ be disposed of to M^r Saltonstal one Pound to M^r Fitch 1^ƚƚ to Burr 1^ƚƚ to Gookin

Ordered that the steward shal pay to M^r Saltonstal Ten pounds Upon next Reckoning Jf he falls so much in the Colledg debt

Ordered that M^r Stoddard who is Appointed Library-Keeper until the Com̄incem^t be allowed for his service after the proportion of 8^ƚƚ ꝑ Annū

Voted that S^r Broadstreet being Removed from the Colledg Loring be in his Room Scholar of the House

Voted that M^r Newgates Gift be for the Year past allowed to Wiswal seni^r

At a Meeting of the Corporation at Cambridge Aug^st 4^th 1701.

Voted That w^t is due frō143 M^r Thatcher on account of detriments be Remitted

That the Schollars of the House for this Year shal be S^r Angier S^r Loring Hale Gookin Mighil and that 4^ƚƚ be allowed to Each of them by the Treasurer

That the ferry at Charlestown be Let to Jn^o Russel he giving good security to the treasurer

That S^r Cotton be continued Buttler for this Quarter or until the Corporation shal take further order

That M^r Josiah Willard be appointed Library keeper for this Year and be allowed Eight144 8^ƚƚ from the Treasurer

That M^r Glovers Legacy for this Year be continued145 to his Grandson Rawson

That M^r Willis be desired to veiw the old Colledg and to Jnform the Corporation w^t is Necessary for repairing said Colledg

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April. 11. 1701. Devotion having bin convicted of Lying, & Stealing, & rudeness of behavior towards one of y^e Fellows of y^e Colledge, He was then expelled the Colledge.146

At a Meeting of the Corporation At Cambridg Octob. 13. 1701.147

Voted that Henchmans dues to the Colledg be remitted.

Voted That w^t is due to the Colledg from Sheaf til his Relation to the Colledg Ceased be paid out of M^r Webbs Legacy

Voted That No schollar shal Keep Cydar in his Cellar without Leave from the President or the Tut^rs and Every Schollar herein149 trespassing shal forfeit his Cydar to the Colledg

Voted that John Braddish be appointed Colledg-Glazier150

Voted That the Treasurer pay to M^r Nath^ƚƚ Hubbard the 10^ƚƚ given the Last year to the Colledg by M^r Eliakim Hutchinson

At a Meeting of the Corporation April 6^th 1702

Voted that Fisk be Schollar of the House in Angiers room for the Year Currant Angier152 having Lived from Colledg

Voted that 23^ƚƚ of M^r Penoyers Legacy now due be Equally divided between M^r Flynt M^r Fitch153 & M^r Saltonstal & 40 Shillings be disposed of to Hemingway.

Voted That the Vice presidents Expence out of pocket in Visiting the Colledg be defraid by the College Treasurer

Voted That154 the Remainder of M^r Webbs Legacy for this Year besides w^t was Last graunted to Sheaf be Equally divided between Corwin & Sheaf

Voted That w^t Colledg Expences remain due from M^r Danforth for his Son Elijah from the Time of his admission unto the End of the Last Quarter be discharged by the Treasurer

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At a Meeting of the Corporation at Cambridg Septem 7^th 1702

Voted

That the two Resident fellows be allowed for this Quarter 12^ƚƚ 10^sh each of them, to be paid by the Treasurer

Voted That M^r Josiah Willard be appointed Library Keeper for the present Year and be allowed after the rate of 10^ƚƚ. to be paid by the Treasurer

Voted That the Scholars of the House for this Year be S^r Loring S^r Gore Hale Gookin Mighil & that 4^ƚƚ be paid to each of them by the Treasurer

Voted That the Jncome M^r Webbs Legacy be Equally divided for this present Year between S^r Corwin & S^r Sheaf provided they reside at Colledg

Voted that M^r Glovers Legacy be disposed of to his Grandson Rawson for this Year

Voted That Weeds dues to the Colledg be allowed to the Steward

Voted That w^t is due from S^r Prentice to the Colledg be allowed him.

Voted That 4^ƚƚ of M^r Eliakim Hutchinsons Gift be disposed of to M^r Flynt & 4^ƚƚ to M^r Fitch

At a Meeting of the Corporation at Cambridg January 4^th 1702

Voted That M^r Jonathan Remington be a Tut^r of Harvard Colledg and Supply M^r Fitches place wⁿ he Removes to Jpswich

Voted That the two Resident Fellows be allowed for this quarter and the two other Quarters of the year Currant after the rate of 12^ƚƚ & 10^sh ꝑ quarter to be paid by the Treasurer

Voted That the Treasurer pay to M^r Braddish Colledg Glazier w^t is due159 to him to this time for work done at the Colledg

Voted That it be Left w^th the Vice president and Tut^rs to draw up Some Jnstructions for the Schollars of the House to be put in practice by them

Voted That Rogers have the benefit of M^r Browns Legacy for this Year

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At a Meeting of the Corporation at Cambridge March 23^d 170⅔

Voted that M^r Andrew Bordman be Colledg Steward & Cook & take place the Enter upon his Office the begining of the next Quarter

Voted that M^r Leveret M^r Brattle M^r White M^r Flynt be desired to make up accounts w^th the Relict of the Late Steward

At a Meetineg of the Corporation at Cambridg August 10^th 1703

Voted That M^r Thomas Brattle Colledg. Treasurer & M^r W^m Brattle be Fellows of the Corporation

Voted That there be a Third Tutor Chosen.

M^r Josiah Willard was Chosen to be the third Tutor.

Voted That the three Tut^rs have 120^ƚƚ paid them for the year Ensuing including M^r Penoyers Gift unto them out of the Colledg Treasury Whereof M^r Flynt to have fourty three pounds he that has the Sophimores Class is to have fourty Six pounds And he that has the freshmans Class one & thirty pounds.

Voted That M^r162 Penoyers money in the163 Treasurers hands being 21^ƚƚ 3^s be disposed of as followeth viz 7^ƚƚ to M^r Henry Flynt 4^ƚƚ to M^r Jabez Fitch 4^ƚƚ to S^r Gookin & the remaining 3^ƚƚ 3^sh to Mighil.

Voted That Six pounds be allowed to the Library keeper for the Year Ensuing

Voted That M^r John Whiting be Library keeper for this Year

Voted That M^r Glovers Anuity for this Year be paid to S^r164 Rawson

Voted That M^r Webbs Gift be Continued for the Ensuing Year to S^r Corwin & S^r Sheaf & proportioned to them according to their Residence at the Colledg in said time

Voted That the Treasurer pay M^rs Mary Bordman the Ballance of her Account found due to her be the Committee appointed for that Service

Voted That there is Nothing due to M^rs Mary Bordman of w^t she demands in her petition now Exhibited respecting a Sixth p^t of money advanced upon parts at any time

Voted That the Treasurer be Empowered to Lease some Lards of the Colledges near Natick falls

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At a Meeting of the Corporation at Cambridg Sept. 28^th 1703

Voted that the Sum̄ of Sixty pounds be Allowed out of the Colledg Treasury towds the building a New Meeting house in Cambridg

Voted That the Schollars of the House for this Year be S^r Loring Mighil Rawlins Wigglesworth & Short & That S^r Loring be allowed for three Quarters & S^r Gookin for one Quarter the rest paid as has bēē Customary, by the Treasurer

At a Meeting of the Corporation at Cambridg May 23^d 1704

Voted that S^r Corwin be allowed Six pounds out of M^r Webbs Legacy to the Colledg for the defraying of the Charges of his being at the Colledg & taking his degree this Com̄incem^t instead of what was allowed him in168 the former Vote of the Corporation for this year

Voted that the price of parts return again to two pence farthing til further Order

Voted that M^r Theophilus Cottons detrim^ts being thirteen shillings and four pence be remitted him

Voted that w^t Remaines due to the Colledge from M^r Danforth170 for his Son Elijah’s Expences at the Colledg be discharged by the Treasurer

Voted That the Treasurer be impowred171 to Let a parcel of Land in Newtown belonging to the Colledg unto M^r John Hubbard for 99 years or as they shal aggree.

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At a Meeting of y^e Corporation of Harvard College at Cambridg 29th August 1704

Voted. 1) that y^e 3 Tutors shall have One hundred & Twenty pounds paid them out of y^e College Treasury for their Salary y^e year ensueing (including m^r penoyers Gift unto them) of which Summe m^r Flynt is to have Six pounds more than y^e two other Tutors, he having the care of two Classes. the said 3 Tutors salary (with what they shall have from y^e Treasur^r & their pupills) to be in all respects equal!, Saving y^e Six pounds y^t m^r Flynt is to have more than y^e other Tutors as aboves̄d. y^e last quarter of y^e Sen^r Sophister’s tuition being fully to be Accounted for.

2) Voted, that one third of y^e mony which is in y^e Treasur^rs hands of m^r penoyer’s Legacy being two & twenty pounds ten shilling be disposed of to Gardner & Williams jun^r & of y^e remaining two thirds, one third be disposed of to m^r Flynt & y^e other two thirds to m^r Remington

3. Voted, that y^e whole of m^r Glover’s Annuity for y^e last year Ordered S^r Rawson, be paid to him notwithstanding his discontinuance neare three quarters of s^d time

4) Voted, that Twenty shillings be allowed y^e Steward y^t was due to him from m^r Weld for his discontinuance at College.

5. Voted, that for this year there be six scholars of y^e House, namely, m^r Loring, S^r Mighill, Rawlins, Wigglesworth, Short & Fisk, m^r Loring & Wigglesworth to have four pounds a piece, & y^e other four three pound a piece.

6. Voted that m^r Whiting be Library keeper y^s year, & that he be allowed Six pounds for his Service.

7. Voted that Ten pound be allowed m^r Corwin y^e ensueing year out of m^r Webb’s Legacy.

8.) Voted that y^e Treasur^r be Jmpoured to Let a piece of Land of y^e College’s, lying neare w^r y^e old College stood to m^r Andrew Bordman or any other person, for Such term of yeares, & upon Such conditions as they shall agree upon.

9. Voted, that there be a Corporation Meeting tomorrow month, to deliberate further upon his Exceƚƚcys proposall about Erecting a professorship

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At a Meeting of the Corporation at Cambridg Sept. 27^th 1704

Voted That S^r Danforth be freed from the Charge of Study Rent.

Voted That Rogers have the Benefit of M^r Brown’s Legacy for the Year past

At a Meeting of y^e Corporation of Harvard College in Cambridge 22th August 1705

Voted 1) That the 3 Tut^rs shal have one hundred and Twenty pounds paid them out of the Colledg Treasury for their Salary the year Ensuing (including M^r Penoyers Gift unto them) of w^ch Sum̄ M^r Flynt is to have Seventeen pound more than the two other Tut^rs he having the Care of the two Lowermost Classes The said Tut^rs Salary with what they shal have from the Treasurer and their pupils to be in all respects Equal saving the Seventeen pounds that M^r Flynt is to have more than the other Tut^rs as above said the Last quarter of the Seni^r Sophisters Tuition to be fully accounted for

Voted 2) That three pounds be allowed to Williams Sen^r out of M^r Eliakim Hutchinsons Gift this Last year to the Colledg he continuing at the Colledg this year

Voted 3) That M^r Whiting be Library keeper this year & that he be allowed Six pounds for his service

Voted 4) That M^r Whiting be allowed fourty shillings more for his paines in transcribing the Lists sent to England of the books in the Library

Voted 5) That the Scholars of the House for this Year be M^r Gore S^r Gookin Wigglesworth, Fisk & Williams Sen^r each to have 4 pounds accorind to their Continuance at Colledg

Voted 6) That out of the Ten pound allowed Last year to M^r Corwin forty shillings be allowed to Robie & forty shillings to Wadswor[th] M^r Corwin not residing at Colledg above that proportion of Six pou[nds] to himself

Voted 7) That Ten pounds be allowed to M^r Corwin out175 of M^r Webbs Legacy or in that proportion according to his Continuance at Colledg this next year & forty shillings to Barnard176

Voted 8) That M^r Fisks detriment be remitted him being twenty shillings & M^r Cutlers detriment being sixteen shillings

Voted 9) That Phillips have the benefit of M^r Browns Legacy for this Next year

Voted 10) That forty shillings a peice be allowed the 3 Tut^rs this year more that w^t was above Expressed

Voted 11) That the whole three pounds be allowed to S^r Rawlins as schollar of the House Last year notwithstanding his discontinuance some part of the Time177

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At a Meeting of y^e Corporation of Harvard College at Cambridge 6th August 1706178

1) Voted that there180 be a Third Tutor chosen in y^e room of m^r Josiah Willard, who has left the College.

2) Voted that the 3 Tutors shall have one hundred & Twenty pounds paid them out of the Colledge Treasury for their Salary y^e Year Ensuing (Jncluding m^r Penoyers Gift to them

3) Voted that m^r Flynt have Sixteen pound, he having y^e care of two Classes, and m^r Jonathan Remington Eight pounds out of the one Hundred & Twenty pound abovesaid, & then the 3 Tutors Salary with181 what they shall have from from y^e Treasurer & their Pupils to be in all respects Equall, y^e last Quarter of the Senior Sophister’s tuition182 to be fully accounted for.

4) M^r John Whiting was Chosen the third Tutor. & m^r Gore was Chosen Library Keeper for y^e Year ensuing.

5) Voted y^t m^r Gore be allowed Six pound for his Service as Library Keeper y^e Year Ensuing.

6) Voted y^t y^e Schollars of the house for this year be m^r Gore m^r Gookin, Wigglesworth, Fisk & Williams Sen^r, each to have 4 pound according to their residence at the Collige.

7) Voted that twelve pounds be allowed to m^r Corwin out of m^r Webbs Legacy or in that proportion according183 to his continuance at Collige this Year.

8) Voted that forty Shillings a peice be allowed to Robie, Wadsworth & Barnard this Year.

9) Voted that m^r Hugh adams’s Detriment be remitted him being twenty Shillings.

10) Voted that Rogers have y^e Benefit of m^r Browns Legacy for the year 1704, & that Phillips have the Benefit of said Legacy for this year.

11) Voted that m^r White & m^r Wadsworth with the Treasurer. take a veiw of the house of m^r Webbs Gifte whither it be best to have it repaired or pulled down, & another built in the room of it, & make their report at the next Corporation meeting.

12) Voted that M^r Leverett w^th the treasurer take care for the building of a Pew for the Presidents Family in the meeting House now a building, & about the Students Seats in Said meeting House. the Charge of the Pew to be Defrawed out of the Collige Treasury.

At a meeting of the Corporation at the vice-Presidents House in Boston: March 27 1707:

1 Voted that the Steward: have for the Quarter Currant, & the quarter next Coming one farthing more than his last allowance185 upon a part, & Sixth part of the farthing belonging to the Collige, in Consideration of the Scarcity of provision.

2) Voted that the Sum̄ of thirty Shillings be given to m^r Gore John Gore for his Extraordinary Service in regulating the Library.186

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At a meeting of the Corporation of Harvard College at Cambridge187 6th of August 1707:

John Leverett Esqȝ, & m^r Ebenezer Pemberton were chosen Fellows of Harvard College, & members of the Corporation

Voted, y^t the 3 Tutors Shall have one hundred & Twenty pounds paid them out of the College Treasury for their Salary the year Ensuing, (including M^r Penoyers Gift unto them.

Voted, that m^r Flynt have twenty pound in Consideration of his having the care of two Classes, and m^r Remington Six pound first paid them out of y^e one hundred & Twenty pound above said. & then y^t the 3 Tutors salary with what they Shall receive from the Treasurer and their Pupils to be in all respects Equall, the Last quarter of the Sen^r Sophisters Tuition to be fully accounted for.

Voted, That m^r Nathanaell Gookin be Library Keeper for the year Ensuing189 now began, & that Six pounds be allowed for his service in Said office.

Voted that the Library keeper190 within the Space of one month next coming, take an Jnventory, of all Books, mathematicall Jnstruments, & other things of value committed to his Custody, & Give receipt for them to the præsident, to be accompted for by him at the Expiration of his Year annually, or at his leaving his place, before he receive his salary. That when any Books are Borrowed, he take care to call them in once in a Month (as has been heretofore used) and if any Damage is done to them to represent it to the President.

Voted That the Schollars of the House for this year be m^r Gookin, S^r Wigglesworth, S^r Ruggles, Fisk, & Williams Sen^r, and that 4 pounds be allowed to Each of them, according to their residence at the College.

Voted That the 2 Houses by the Tutors be proportioned out to the care of the Schollars of the House. within the Space of a Fortnight next Coming, Each one quarterly render an account to the president or Tutors of what Damage, & by whome has happen’d, in their respective Wards, & y^t no sum̄ be paid any of them by the Treasurer for their service without a Certificate, from time to time, from the President or one of the Tutors, y^t he has performed the duty above-mentioned.

Voted That m^r Corwin’s Expences at the College this Year be paid out of the Rent of m^r Webbs House Given to the College provided they dont Exceed Twelve pounds.

Voted That Forty Shillings a peice be allowed to Wadsworth, Barnard, & Tompson this year out of m^r Hutchinson’s Gift.

Voted That Phillips have the Benefit of m^r Brown’s Legacy, for this year, & Oliver the benefit of m^r Newgates Legacy of 4£ this Year.

M^r White & the Treasurer made their report concerning the College House, m^r Webb’s Gift, and they are desired with m^r Wadsworth to Continue their care about the said matter, & Jt is voted that they digg a well, & put a pump into Jt, for the use of Said House if they find it needfull.

Voted that m^r Danforth’s debt to the College Steward for his son Elijah’s Expences at College be paid to the said Steward out of the College Treasury.

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At a Meeting of the Corporation of Harvard College, at Cambridge y^e 28th of October 1707192

John Leverett Esq^r was chosen President of Harvard College

Voted. That m^r Dudley’s dues to y^e College for his Master’s degree be remitted him.

Voted.195 That the R^đ M^r Allen the Sen^r ffellow Sign the above Address & ꝑ^rsent the Same to His Excel^cye in the Name of the ffellows of Harv̄^d Colledge, & m^r Treasurer w^th the ffellows, living in Boston are desired to Accompany the R^đ M^r Allen, when He waits upon the Gov^r with the said Address.

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Anno Regni Annæ Reginæ, Sexto

At a Great and Generall Court or Assembly for Her Majesties Province of the Massachusetts Bay in New Eng^d begun & held at Boston upon Wednesday the Twenty Eighth of May 1707; And Continued by Severall prorogations unto Wednesday the 29^th of Octob^r following, being the third Session.

Jn Council.

The Governour & Council having Accepted & Approved the Choice made by the ffellows of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge of M^r John Leverett to be present President of the s^đ Colledge, to fil up that Vacancy.

Propose, That the House of Representatives Consider of & Graunt a suitable Salary to be paid to the s^d President annually, out of the publick Treasury, for His Encouragement & Support, during his Continuance in s^đ Office, residing at Cambridge, & discharging the proper Dutys to a president belonging, and intirely devote himself to that Service.

And, Inasmuch as the first Foundation and Establishment of that House, & the Government thereof; had its Originall from an Act of the Generall Court, made and pass’d in the Year One thousand Six hundred & fifty, w^ch has not been Repealed or Nulled,

The President and Fellows of the s^đ Colledge are Directed from time to time to Regulate themselves according to the Rules of the Constitution by the Act prescribed: And to Exercise the Powers & Authorityes thereby Graunted for the Government of that House, & Support thereof

The Representatives, returned the vote pass’d in Council the 4^th Curr^t referring to the Colledge with their Concurrance thereto, & this farther Addition thereon Viz^t That the Sum̄ for Salary he One Hundred, and fifty Pounds, To which the Council voted an Agreem^t

By His Excel^cye the Governour.

Js^ac Addington Secr̄y

Consented to J Dudley

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Cambridge, Wednesday, 14^th Jan^r 1707197

His Excellency, attended by m^r President, the Fellows, & Overseers, went into the Hall; And in presence of the Scholars, & a numerous Company of Gentlemen from Severall parts, Declared M^r John Leverett to be the R^đ President of the s^đ Colledge; And put the Care of that Seminary into his Hands agreeble to the Choice of the fellows of the House; Approbation of the Overseers, & the Votes of the Council & Assembly, in their last Session, with the usuall formality; Directing Him to Govern that House, & the Schollars there, with Duty & Allegiance to Our Soveraign Lady the Queen, And Obedience to Her Maj^tyes Laws.

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At the a meeting

Cambridge Ian^rij 26^to 1707199

At a meeting of the President & ffellows of Harvard Colledge

Whereas the auntient & laudable practice for the Undergraduates to read the Sacred Scriptures of the New Testament out of the English or Latin into Greek before Evening prayers in the Colledge Hall, hath bin for some years last past discontinued,

It is declared & Enacted by the President & Fellows of Harvard Colledg[e]

That the s^d Auncient & laudable practice & Usage201 be revived, and that from and after the Publicacōn hereof the Undergraduates are hereby ordered & obliged to read the Sacred Scrip^rs of the New Testament before the Evening prayers in202 Greek out of the English or Latin Translation, when and so often as the President shall personally ꝑform the Evening Service in the Colledge Hall.

Boston May 27. 1708

At a meeting of the President & Fellows of Harvard Colledge

Voted That the Auncient Custome of reading in the Colledge Hall before Morning prayers be revived; And that whereas that Excercise was wont to be ꝑformed by the Undergraduates, except the ffreshmen, from the Hebrew into Greek, Jt is now Ordered that they shall ꝑform the sam[e] in Latin, the Freshmen to make use of their English Bibles, while the other make use of their Hebrew Bibles in that Service

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Cambridge Aug^st 30^th 1708

At a meeting of the Presid^t & Fellows of Harv^d Colledge

1 Voted that the 3 Tutors have each of them their respective Pupill’s tuition mony, and that they have one hundred pounds paid them by the Treasurer out of the Colledge Treasury; whereof twenty four pound to be paid to M^r Flynt, fourty four pound to M^r Remington and thirty two pounds to M^r Whiting

2 Voted. That y^e Gallery mony paid by each every Schollar at his admission be six shillings.

3 Voted. That M^r Nath^ll Gookin be Library keeper for the year now began, & that six pound be allowed him for the said service

4 Voted. That the Schollars of the House for this year be M^r Gore, M^r Gookin, S^r Quinsey, Hawly & Wigglesworth, four pounds to be allowed each of them according to their residence at the Colledge, under the same Regulations as last year

5 Voted That M^r Corwin’s Expences at the Colledge this Year be paid out of the Rent of m^r Webbs House, provided they don’t exceed Ten pound.

6 Voted That S^r Wadsworth be paid fourty shillings and Allen four pounds out of M^r Eliakim Hutchinson’s Donat̄ this Year to y^e Colledge

7 Voted That M^r Nudigates Legacy204 of four pound be paid unto Oliver, that four pounds be paid out of M^r Rogers’s Legacy to Woodbridge, & five pound out of Captⁿ Keynes Legacy to Rogers

8 Voted That the Chamber called the painted Chamber in the Honourable M^r Stoughton’s house, be reserved for the Use of the near Relations of s^d M^r Stoughton residing at the Colledge

9 Voted That a farthing be advanced on a part from this time ’till further Order.

Harvard Colledge Dec^r 14^o 1708.205

Whereas Benjamin Shattuck stands convict of A Scandalous breach of the Seventh Com̄andm^t, by com̄itting fornicacōn, to the great dishon^r of Almighty God and Reproach of this Society; It is therefore Consider’d and Order’d by y^e Presid^t and Resident Fellows, w^th the Advice and Consent of y^e Non-Resid^t Fellows of this House, That the s^d Shattuck be Expelled the Colledge, and hereby he is Expelled the Colledge, as A ꝑson who by his Atrocious207 Crime afores^d has rendred himself unworthy to retain any relation to this Society. And the Buttler is hereby required forthw^th to erase his Name.

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Cambridge March 21^o208 1708.209

At a meeting of the President and Fellows of Harvard Colledge.

Agreed, That the President with M^r Treasurer treat w^th M^r Bridge concerning Collier’s & Chauins Dictionarys, and the Memoirs of Arch-Bishop Cranmer and if they may be had upon reasonable Terms, to buy the s^đ Books for the Library with money out of the Colledge-Treasury: And it is further Agreed, That if the Presid^t shal proceed on his Iourney to York, before the Matter be accomblish^d That then M^r Pemberton be desired to joyn with M^r Treasur^r to finish it.

Harvard-Colledge Mar. 23. 1708.212

Whereas Iohn Nutting stands Convict of the most Scandalous & Injurious breach of the Eighth Com̄andm^t by altering one of the Bills of Credit of this Province, Viz^t Increasing the Sum̄ of two213 shillings into Ten shillings, to the Great dishon^r of Almighty God, the disparagm^t of the Credit of this her Maj^tys Province, the Damage and hurt of the publick interest, and to the Last reproach & disgrace of this Society; It is therefore consider’d and Order’d by the President and Resident Fellows with the Advice and Concurrence of the Non-Resident Fellows of this House, That Iohn Nutting be Expelled & the s̄^d John Nutting is according Expelled the Colledge as a ꝑson that by his Crime afores̄^d has render’d himself unworthy to retain any relation to this Society. And the Buttler is also required im̄ediately to erase his Name.

The214 Will of Edward Hopkins Esq^r Deceased deviseth among other things as followeth viz^t

To M^rs Susan Hooker the Relict of M^r Thomas Hooker all such debts as are due to me from Her upon215 the account J left in New-England and the Residue of my Estate there, J do herby give and bequeath to my Father Theophilus Eaton Esq^r M^r John Davenport, M^r John Culleck and M^r William Goodwin in full assurance of their trust and faithfulness in disposing of it according to y^e true intent and purpose of me the s^d Edward Hopkins, Which is to give some encouragement in those Forraign Plantations for y^e breeding up of hopfull Youth in a way of learning both at the Gram̄er School and Colledge for y^e publick Service of y^e Country in future times;

And as for y^e Estate that y^e Lord hath given me in this England J thus dispose among other things—viz^t

My farther mind and Will is that within Six moneths after y^e decease of my wife five Hundred pounds be made over into New-England according to y^e advise of my Loving Friends Major Robert Thompson & M^r Francis Willoughby and conveighed into y^e hand of y^e Trustees before mentioned in farther prosecution of y^e afors^d Publick ends which in the Simplicity of My heart are for y^e upholding and promoting the Kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ in those parts of y^e Earth.

There being a Charity of 90^ll per annum obtained by y^e company out of M^r Boyles Estate they have made y^e Following order, how it shall be applied, which J have copied verbatim, being it may be218 Directory to you for y^e future in the disposall of y^e money we remit you, viz^t

Ordered y^t two accounts may be opened apart in y^e Books of y^e Corporation for M^r Boyles charityes viz^t one for y^e Moiety of 90^ll p^r Annum for y^e Salary of two Preaching Ministers to instruct y^e natives in or near His Maj^s Collonies in New-England in y^e Christian religion; and y^e other

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And the other for y^e other Moiety therof to be transmitted by this Corporation unto y^e President & Fellows of Harvard Colledge in Cambridge in New England, & to their Successors to be by them Employed and bestowed for y^e Salary of two other Ministers, to teach y^e Natives, in or near His Maj^ts Colonies there, in y^e Christian Religion.

Transcribed out of S^r W. Ashurst’s Letter to y^e Comissioners—Dated Iuly 16, 1697.

The Above transcript was delivered in to y^e President and Fellows by the Rev^d M^r I Mather to be entred into y^e Registry of y^e Colledge.

This is a farther Codicil to be annexed to y^e Last Will & Testament of me Nathaniel Hulton the Elder Citizen and Salter of London, which J will shall be taken as a farther part therof

J give & Bequeath to M^r Jncrease Mather Minister of y^e Gospel in New-England y^e Sum̄e of one hundred pounds of Lawfull mony of England for y^e use of y^e Colledge there, of which He is President.

Cambridge At a meeting of y^e Corporation of Harvard Colledge in the Library there Iune y^e 1^t 1709

Jt was proposed by y^e Rev^d M^r Jncrease Mather that one of his Son Walter’s Children, might have y^e benefit of y^e Abovs^d Legacy while att y^e Colledge, Which y^e Corporation assented unto.

The President proposed the Desires of three Young Gentlm Viz^t M^r Woodbridge M^r Eliot and M^r Weld Who are Candidates for their Second Degree in y^e Collegiate School at Connecticot, that they may be admitted this approaching Com̄encment to their Degree of Master of Arts, and desired y^e opinion and advise of y^e Corporation, Whose opinion is y^t it is not advisable to admit y^e Persons above mentioned to their Degrees the Com̄encment now223 approaching.

Jn answer to y^e Petitions of William Shattuck & Benj^a Shattuck setting forth224 y^e deep sense of y^e s^d Benj^a Shattuck’s Crime, and Justifying y^e proceeding of y^e President & Fellows in their Animadversions therupon, Praying that the s^d Benj^a may be restored to his Standing in y^e Colledge, and be admitted to his degree, at y^e Com̄encment now approaching.

Jt is unanimously agree’d and declar’d, that y^e President225 and Fellows are dispos’d to Shew al y^e favour and tenderness towards y^e Petitioner and Charity towards y^e delinquent that may be consistent w^th the testimony born against the Crime Com̄itted, and w^th y^e concern they are oblig’d to have for y^e Honour of Almighty God, and reputation of y^e Colledge; and that they are of opinion y^t it is most advisable that y^e s^d Benj^a Shattuck be restored according to y^e Custom of y^e Colledge in such cases, some time after y^e next Commencment: And that he may be admitted to his first Degree the Com̄encment following, Hoping that nothing in y^e mean time will intervene y^t may be an obstruction therunto.

Jn answer to y^e Petition of y^e Colledge Stew^d representing y^e Dearness of Provisiō still continuing, and that notwithstanding y^e allowance of one farthing upon a part made him at y^e Last meeting of y^e Corporation he hath been a great Sufferer, praying that he may be227 farther allow’d what may be thought reasona^le for his comfortable Support,—The S^d Stew^d is allow’d to advance one farthing [35] more upon a part (y^t is to say, he is allow^d to Charge two pence three farthings for each part) And he is farther allow^d £80 in y^e Collumn of Com̄ons & Sizing in y^e Quarter Bills; the. S^d Steward to pay one Sixth p^t of y^e residue of what shall be from time to time Charged in y^e s^d Collumn to y^e Use of y^e Colledge; This allowance to Com̄ence from y^e begining of y^e Quarter now running, and to continue from thence till one year be expired.

The Steward Proposes to allow two pounds and an half to a mess and and an half penny towards Sawce

At a Meeting of y^e President & Fellows of Harvard Colledge, at M^r Pemberton’s house at Boston, June 9^th 1709.

Voted 1. That M^r Henry Newman be Constituted our Agent or Attorney to to represent Us, and to act in or behalf, particularly with respect to y^e Legacy in M^r Edward Hopkins’s Will referring to our Colledge.

2. That Fourty pound sterƚ be remitted to y^e S^d M^r Henry Newman for y^e prosecuting of y^e S^d Affair.

3. That M^r Benj^a Edmonds be Jmpowred by a Letter of Attorney to receive what is due from m^r Penoyer’s Estate to o^r Colledge and to give Sufficient Discharges for what He receives.

4. That it be Left with y^e Treasurer to grant a Lease unto M^r W^m Payne of y^e Messuage or Tenem^t in this town w^ch w^s given by228 M^r Webb to o^r Colledge for 99 years, & for Such yearly rent as they Shall agree upon.

5. That Denison be Butler till y^e Com̄encm^t next Coming.

At a Meeting of the President & Fellows of Harvard Colledg in Cambr. July 1^st 1709229

Upon his Excellencys desire that M^r Jared Eliot should be admitted to the degree of Master of Arts

Agreed and Voted that the said Jared Eliot be allowed to proceed M^r of Arts the approaching Commincmt he performing the usual Exercise in the Colledg Hall and paying the Stated fees of the Colledg and 20^s Detrim^t as is Usual for those that take their second degree after their discontinuance

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At a Meeting of the President and Fellows of Harvard Colledg at Cambridg Monday y^e 5^th of September 1709 Jn the Library.

Voted 1) That the 3 Tutors have each of them their respective Pupils Tuition money and that they have one hundred pounds paid them by the Treasurer whereof M^r Flynt is to have twenty Eight pound M^r Remington fourty two pounds M^r Whiting Thirty pounds.

2) That M^r Edward Holyoke be Library keeper for this year & that Six pounds be234 allowed him for the said Service

3) That fifty shillings be allowed and paid to M^r Gookin for his taking a Catalogue of the books in the Library.

4) That the Schollars of the house for this year be M^r Sever S^r Thair236 Wigglesworth Aire & Berry and that four pounds be allowed to Each of them according to their Residence at Colledg under the regulations that have been made concerning them.

5) That M^r Corwin have the benefit of the Rent of M^r Webbs Gift this year Jf his Expences at Colledg amount to so much.

6) That Oliver have the Benefit of M^r Newdigates Legacy of four pounds this year & that Woodbridg have four pounds allowed him out of M^r Ezekiel Rogers’s Legacy & Rogers have five pounds allowed him out of Captⁿ Keyn’s Legacy.

7) That there be paid out of M^r Eliakim Hutchinsons donation for this year fourty237 shillings to each of M^r Walters sons & fourty shillings to Williams Jun^r.

8) That Walter Jun^r have the benefit of the Jncome of M^r Hultons Legacy of one Hundred pound.

9 That Cotton Woodbridg & Rogers have Each of them four pounds being the benefit of the Jnterest of M^r Benjamin Browns Legacy.

10) That Denison be Butler.

Harvard-Colledge Dec^r 21. 1709.238

Benjamin Shattuck, presenting to the Presid^t The Letters Com̄endatory and Testimonial of the Rev̄^d M^r Sam̄^l Angier, and the Rev^d M^r Henry Gibbs, signifying the good and Laudable carriage and demeanour of the s^d Benjamin Shattuck, and the Satisfaction he had given in one of the Congregations in Watertown, Since his Lapse for which he was Censured in the Colledge; He the said Benjamin Shattuck,240 agreeable to the Vote of the President and ffellows of Harvard Colledge past at their meeting on Iune 1^st Last past, was restored and readmitted into the Colledge, and unto the priviledges, and Capacities of A member of the s^d Colledge: And the Buttler was Order’d to put up his Name in the Buttery according to his Standing.

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At a Meeting of the President and Fellows of Harvard Colledg in the Library, Apr. 10^th 1710.241

Voted 1. That whereas the Slate roof on Stoughton Colledg proves defective and upon a Survey Thereof its judged more Convenient to Cover it wth board and Shingle M^r Treasurer is therefore desired to take Effectual Care for the taking of the said Slate roof and to cover it wth board and Shingle and to doe wt shal be further needful for the repaires of the said Colledg and that the Charge thereof be paid out of the Colledg Treasury.

Voted 2. That provisions continuing Stil as dear or being rather dearer then they were June 1^st Last The Steward is allowed to Charge three pence for each part and is also allowed 80^ƚƚ in the Collumn of Commons and Sizings he paying ⅙ part of the residue to the Colledg. This allowance to be from the begining of this present Quarter to the End of it.

Voted 3. That Trowbridg be allowed four pounds out of the Colledg Treasury.

Voted 4. That Nutting be Readmitted into the Colledg.

Harvard Colledge. Iune 26. 1710.243

Nutting upon his publick confession, and promise of future Circumspection, diligence, dutiefullness, and good demeanour, was pursuant to the Vote of the Corporacōn pass’d Apr. 10. 1710. was restored & re-admitted into the Colledge, and to the priviledge of the House, and the Buttler directed to put up245 his Name in the Buttery in the place assigned him among the Sophomores.

At a meeting of the Presid^t & Fellows of Harvard College, in Cambridge, in the Library, on Monday246 y^e 18^th of Sept^r 1710

Voted, 1. That the Three Tutors have Each of them their respective Pupill’s Tuition-money, & that they have One hundred pound paid them by the Treasurer; whereof M^r Flynt is to have Twenty Eight pound, M^r Remington fourty two pound, and M^r Whiting Thirty two pound: And Six248 pound more to the s̄^d M^r Whiting out of the said Treasury.

2. That M^r Edw̄^d Holyoke be Library-keeper this year, and that Six pound be allow’d him for the s̄^d Service.

3. That the Schollars of the House for this Year be M^r Hale, M^r Stevens, Williams, Blake & Berry, & that four pound be allowed to each of them according to their Residence at the College, and under the Regulacōns prescribed.

4. That M^r Curwen have the benefit of the Rent of M^r Webb’s gift this Year, if his Expences amount to so much.

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5. That there be paid out of M^r Eliakim Hutchinson’s Donation to M^r Walter’s two son, & M^r William’s of Dearfield’s son, six pound, that is, fourty shillings to Each of them.

6. That Walter jun^r have the benefit of the Income of m^r Hulton’s Legacy of One hundred pound.

7. That there be five pound allow’d unto Rogers out of Captⁿ Keyn’s Legacy, four pound to Appleton out of M^r Ezekiel Roger’s Legacy, and five pound to Andrews, fourty shillings to Clarke, Three pound to Crocker, and fourty shillings to chipman out of M^r Brown’s Legacy.

8. That the Allowance which was made to the Steward last April to the End of that Quarter, be continu’d to him from the expiratōn of s̄^d Quarter till the middle of the second Quarter, and to the End of it, in case it shalbe judged reasonable by the Presid^t & Fellows that are in Cambridge.

9. That the Matter of the ferry be left to the Presid^t and Treasurer, and that Atwood be the Third ꝑson, unless the Charlestown men have sufficient reasons against him.

At a meeting of the Presid^t & Fellows of Harvard College In Cambridge, Nov^r 27^o 1710.

Upon reading S^r W^m Ashhurst’s Letter to the Presid^t, wherein he Adviseth in these Words, Viz^t Upon Looking back into the Orders of o^r Court We find That in Iuly 1697 We gave Orders to our Com̄ission^rs to pay to the Presid^t & Fellows of250 yo^r College fourty five pounds p Annū w^th the Curr^t Exch^a, and did expect it had bin don but by ꝑusall of Their Acc^ts do find they have not followed our Orders, thô they have faithfully applyed the Money to the same Uses; However this being Jrregular, and neither according to our Instrucōns or the Donors Intention251 as to the Administracōn of this Charity, I have now by the Direction of the Corporacōn writt positively to o^r Com̄issioners That for the Future they pay you Annualy fourty five pounds with Curr^t Exch^a, And as to the past Omission wee have directed them to accom̄odate the Matter to the College’s Satisfacōn: It is Voted, That M^r Treasurer Brattle and M^r Pemberton Accompany the Presid^t to treat with the Com̄ission^rs upon an Accom̄odacōn of the Matter afores̄^d

At a meeting of the Presid^t and Fellows of Harvard College in Cambridge Dec^r 19^o 1710.

1. The Presid^t, M^r Treasurer Brattle and M^r Pemberton pursuant to the Vote of the 27^th of Nov^r Last past did on the 28^th of the same Novemb^r254 meet the Com̄ission^rs for the Indian Affairs at the Council-Chamber in Boston to treat with the s̄^d Com̄ission^rs. upon an Accom̄odation of the matter of M^r Boyl’s Gift. As they now report to the Corporacōn; and they further report as followeth, Viz^t That after the demand made by the Com̄ittee on behalf of the College upon255 the s̄^d Com̄ission^rs for the arrear of £45 ꝑ Annum with Curr^t Exch^a, which had bin neglect^d to be paid unto the s̄^d Presid^t and ffellows for about Twelve year past; The Com̄ission^rs acknowledging the Neglect and Omission, pleading that it was for Want of Advice to them; and adding that thô by the Gov^rs Letter it’s the Company’s positive Order to them, that w^th respect to the s̄^d Arrears, they accomodate y^t Matter w^th y^e Presid^t & ffellows of y^e College, [39] yet256 ’tis hope’d that The s̄^d Presid^t and Fellows of the College will not be stiff in that particular, because, among other reasons, ’tis impossible for th[e] Company to advance so much as the Arrears com to with out257 diminishing other necessary allowances.

Upon a full debate in a Long Conference between the s̄^d Com̄iss^rs and the Com̄ittee for the College, the s̄^d Com̄ittee condescended to the desires of the s̄^d Com̄issioners, and to accept of ninety pounds with Curr^t Exch^a for six years thenc next coming; and from the expiracōn of the six years forward forty five pounds w^th Curr^t Exch^a to be paid; and accordingly, It was mutualy agreed by The Com̄ittee in behalf of the Presid^t and ffellows of Harvard College, and the s̄^d Com̄ission^rs That for six years next coming ninety pounds with Curr^t Exchange shall be paid to the President and Fellows of Harvard College; and from thence forward fforty five pounds with Curr^t Exch^a be paid: The first paym^t to be made at or before the thirteenth of Iuly One thousand Seven hundred & Eleven.

The Com̄ittee reported to the Corporation as above, at their meeting this day; and the said report was accepted and allow’d of.

2. And the President and Fellows proceeded to the Consideracō[n] of the manner in w^ch the Donation of the Hon^ble M^r Boyle sh̄^d be disposed of, and upon a long debate a rough of sundry Articles w^s259 drawn up, and refer’d to260 further Consideracōn.

3. Voted, that the Allow^c made to the Steward by the Vote of the 10^th of Apr̄. Last past, and Continued by the Vote of Sept. 18^th be continued to him to the End of the Third Quarter.

At a meeting of the Corporation of Harvard College at the Presid^ts House Iulij 4^th 1711. being the Com̄encm^t day.

In the Morning before the fore-noon Exercise.

The Presid^t advised the Corporation that Iohn Wainwright one that was in Course to have proceed^d Bachellour of Arts this day263 stood264 Convict of being, in the Company with two others, in a Riot late in the night, to the great disturbance of the Neighbourhood, and Scandall of the College; And Open’d265 before the s̄^d Corporacō[n] the circumstances of the Conviction: And after a debate upon the Petition prefer’d by the delinquent and read the Question266 was put Whither the s̄^d Iohn Wainwright, w^th any safty to the Hon^r of the College, Might be admitted to his degree To which the Corporation answer’d and Voted in the negative.

At noon. Eod. Die. His Excellency the Gov^r desired that the Corporacōn w̄^d meet, accordingly the Corporacōn met in the College Library, and one of y^e ffellows of the Corporacōn waited on his Excȳ the Gov^r to tell him the Corporacōn were together in the Library, who was pleased with his Excȳ Generall Hill and the Hon^ble Admirall Walker to meet the Corporacōn in the same place. And His Excȳ was pleased to declare his Approbation of the proceeding of the Corporacōn with the Delinquent as above, and to Observe the necessity of such resentm^ts for the safty and hon^r of the Society, & hoped that what had bin done was a good security for both: and added that the Generall and Admirall did Accompany him to Interceed for the Yong Gentleman, that had unhappyly broken i[n] upon the Good Orders of the House, and Moved that he might be [40] restored to the favour of the Corporacōn, and Admitted to his Degree with his Companions: Adding that he being recom̄ended to the Generall for an Officer in her Majesty’s Service in the Expedition to Canada, his Excȳ the Generall was very desirous he might go off with y^e favour and hon^r of the College.

The Corporacōn thank’d return’d their Humble thanks to his Excȳ the Gov^r for all his favours to the College, and his present good Countenance upon their proceedings, assured their Excȳs and his Hon^r that tenderness to the Sons of the House was always the most agreeable, when it was a safe Admincōn, and that it was necessity and not inclinacōn that at any time, and at this, obliged to what has the face of Severity, and that they sh^d im̄ediately see the sincerity of the Corporacōn in this their ꝑfession: Hereupon the Question was put, Whither John Wainwright sħ^d be admitted to his degree w^th his Companions? To which the Corporation seriatìm declared that the s̄^d Iohn Wainwright sħ^d be admitted to his Degree with his Companions.

At a Meeting of the President & Fellows of Harvard College in the Library on Monday the 20^th of Aug^st 1711.

Voted,

1. That M^r Holyoke be Library-keeper this Year, and that six pound be allow’d him for the s̄^d Service.

2. That the Scholars of the House for this Year be M^r Hale, M^r Stevens, S^r Bernard, S^r Prescott & Berry, and that four pound be allow’d each of them according to their residence at the College.

3. That there be paid out of M^r Eliakim Hutchinson’s Donacōn at the End of this Year to Walter fourty shillings & to Williams fourty shillings.

4. That Walter have the benefit of the Income of M^r Hulton’s Legacy of One hundred pound.

5. That there be five pound allow’d to M^r Robie out of Cap^t Keyn’s Legacy, four pound to Appleton out of M^r Ezekiel Rogers’s Legacy, and Ten pound to Marston being the Income of M^r B. Brown’s Legacy, and five pound to Andrew being the Income of William Brown Esq^r his Legacy.

6. That the Allowance made to the Steward formerly of three pence for Each part be Confirmed from the End of March Quarter, and Continued to him to the End of this present Quarter: and at the End of the s̄^d Quarter it be Left w^th M^r President and the Fellows residing at Cambridge to allow to the Steward what they shall think reasonable to advance on the Parts over and above the Establishm^t (w^ch is Two pence farthing) for the ensuing Quarters, untill the Corporation shal direct otherwise.

7. That what Charge the Steward has bin at in purchasing a Bolting-Mill for the Use of the College be273 allow’d him, so far as five pound will go, if it cost him so much.

8. That Clark and Crocker be allow’d fourty shillings ap^e and Pierrepont Three pound out of the rents of M^r Webbs Gift.

9. That M^r Iohn Whiting be a ffellow of y^e Corporation in the room of M^r Remington, who has signify’d to us his Resignation of his Fellowship.

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10. That M^r Presid^t be desired to Take under his Tuition the Class that is this Year admitted, untill other provision shalbe made for them. This was moved to the Presid^t, which he Comply’d w^th.

11. That fourty pounds be paid to M^r Flynt, & fifty pounds to Mr Whiting out of the College Treasury or after that proportion untill a third ffellow of the House be chosen, besides their respective Pupill’s Tuition-money.

12. That the Treasurer be Impowered to recieve M^r Newman’s Acc^t of his Charges in the managm^t of the Cause depending in Chauncery upon M^r Hopkins’s Legacy, and to Order him Supplys of Money, if need be, for the Carrying on to Effect that affair. And that he direct Our Agent to insist upon, and Obtaine, if it may be, that the Trust of the s̄^d Legacy be Invested in the Presid^t and Fellows of Harvard College: but not to oppose the Gram̄ar Schools having p^t of the s̄^d Legacy.

Cambridge Sept 24^o 1711.

The Presid^t M^r Brattle, M^r Flynt and M^r Whiting met at the Presid^ts House, and upon Consideration of the Continuance of the dearness of Provision, agreed to continue the allow^c made to the Stew̄^d of the College according to the Vote of the 20^th of Aug^st Last past, untill they sħ^d take that matter into further Consideration.

October 24. 1711.

Waldron returning to College was publickly Admonish’d and made a Publick Confession in the College-Hall upon his Exorbitance com̄itted before the Com̄encment.

At a Meeting of the Presid^t and Fellows of Harvard College at the House of the Rev^d M^r Bradstreet in Charlestowne Decemb^r 24^o 1711.

M^r Ioseph Stevens was unanimously chosen a Fellow of the College, and—Decemb^r 26^o 1711. The Presid^t acquainted his Excȳ y^t M^r Stevens was chosen as afores̄^d and pray’d a Meeting of the Overseers in Order to their Approbation of the s̄^d Election.

At a Meeting of the Overseers of Harvard College, In the Council Chamber at Boston upon Thursday the 17^th of January 1711.

His Excellency acquainting the Overseers That M^r Presid^t Leverett by his Letter of the 26^th of Dec^r past, had represented to him, That at a Meeting held by the President & Fellows on the 24^th of the same appointed for the supply of a Vacancy in one of the Fellowships of the House, M^r Ioseph Stevens was Elected to fill up that Vacancy; and accordingly presented and Recom̄ended him to his Exc̄y for his and the Overseers Approbation pro More Majorum.

Voted That the s̄^d M^r Stevens be accordingly approved and Admitted a Fellow of that House.

ꝑ Order of his Exc̄y—Henry Flynt Cler̄ pro hâc Vice

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In the College Hall, Febr 14^th 1711–12.

This day after Morning-Prayers M^r Ioseph Stevens Elected by the Presid^t and Fellows of Harvard College to be a283 ffellow of the s̄^d College, and being approved of by the Overseers was Install’d secundum formam præscriptam.

At a Meeting of the Presid^t & Fellows of Harvard-College, Jn the Library, April. 28^o 1712.

1. The Disposition of M^r Boyle’s Charity was taken into Consideracōn, and the following Articles formerly drawn up and read, were now Resolved,

1. That the Hon^ble M^r Boyle’s Donacōn to this College be apply’d for the next Insuing six Years for the Educacōn of four students to be imploy’d in ꝑpagating the Gospel among the Natives within the Province of the Massachusets Bay, or the Neighbouring Provinces.

2. That this Donacōn being £90 w^th the Curr^t Excħ^a for the said Six years shalbe distributed to the four stud^ts in such ꝑportion as the Corporacōn shall think proper.

3. That such stud^ts as shal have the Advantage of this Donacōn shall submit to such Methods of Educacōn, as the Corporacōn shall judge most proper to Qualify them for serving the Interest of Religion among the Natives.

4. That skill in the Indian Language be regarded as one Important point of their Educacōn, whilst this Corporacōn shall judge the Circumstances of the Natives require it: And agreeably the s̄^d stud^ts do express their Inclinacōn & Resolucōn to apply themselves to the attainm^t of skill in the Indian-Language at such seasons & in such manner as this Corporacōn shall determine.

5. The stud^ts afores̄^d upon their Admission to the Benefit of this Charity shall manifest their purpose and sincere intention, That, when they are judged Competent by the Corporation for the Service, they will wholy devote themselves to y^e Work of the Gospel among the Natives in such places w^thin this Province or the neighbouring Colonies, as they shalbe directed to.

6. That when any287 of the stud^ts shalbe Minors, their Parents or Guardians shall ꝑmise they will do what in them Lyes to influence them to answer these their Engagm^ts

7. That these stud^ts manifest their promise and submission to all this, and if Min^rs, their Parents or Guardians w^th them, under their hands by subscribing such an Engagm^t as this Corporacōn shal prescribe.

8. That their ꝑmise and Obligacōn wholy to attend the work of the Ministry among the Indians be understood with this Proviso, Viz^t That the Com̄ission^rs of the Indian Corporacōn do afford them Such Support & Encouragm^t, as shalbe Iudg’d suitable to the Difficulty & Importance of the Service they are to Engage in.

2. Voted, That Galpin have the benefit of one Quarter-part of M^r Boyle’s Charity, that is to say, of £90 sterling, w^th the Curr^t Excħ^a for one year com̄encing from the 25^th of March last, upon his Submission to the Regulacōns in the Resolves above specify’d.

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3.288 Voted, That M^r Stevens be a ffellow of the Corporacōn.

4. That M^r Edward Holyoke be a ffellow of the House.

5. That M^r Stevens be allow’d £30 for his ffellowship from the time he was Chosen to the End of this Year.

6. That M^r Holyoke be allow’d £14. for his ffellowship from the time of his Election to the End of this Year.

7. That the Library-Keeper be directed to take care of getting a Roll or Table of the Benefact^rs fit for publick View by the nex[t] Com̄encm^t

8. That S^r Bayley’s Debt of £1. 13. 4^d to the Estate of M^r Aaron Bordman Late Steward of Harvard College be discharged out of the College Treasury; The Ex̄c̄^rs of the s̄^d Steward not troubling the College about paying the rest of the Debts mencōn’d in a List now given in by the Ex̄c̄^rs

9. Voted, That the Orchard purchased of Michael Spencer & lately fenced, be assign’d for a place of recreation & exercise for the Scholars.

Upon the Information of one of the Members of the Corporation that a Gentlman had made an Offer to array the Stud^ts of the College in Gowns, if it might pass into an Act of the Governm^t of the House that the Habit in the proper distinctions sh^d be maintain’d ever afterwards: The Corporation is of Opinion, that it w̄^d not be proper to act any thing upon it, w^thout the Advice of his Exc̄ y & the Overseers of the College; and desired the Presid^t to discourse the Gov^r upon it.

Jn the College-Hall, June 17^o 1712.

George Hussey being Convict of Dressing himself in Women’s apparell293 and walking in the Street in that Scandalous dress, was publickly admonish’d, and made A publick Confession, and degraded.

Com̄encm^t Day at the Presid^ts House 1712.

The Presid^t called together the Corporation, and Com̄unicated a Letter he had rec̄^d from his Exc̄y, in which he was pleased to signify that he had bin moved by several Gentlemen, Minister[s]294 and others, Sons of the House, That the Rev̄^d Mr Thomas Bridg[e] might be admitted Master of Arts, The Corporation Agreed and Voted That the s̄^d M^r Bridge be admitted Master of Arts.

2. The Presid^t moved in behalf of Addington Davenport Esq^r That he might be also admitted a Master of Arts, and it was Voted, That Addington Davenport Esq^r A Son of the House, who had pass’d his Year in Course, be admitted Master of Arts.

The same day the Presid^t present^d the determination of th[e] Corporation to the Overseers, who approved thereof, and the Rev̄^d M^r Thomas Bridge and Addington Davenport Esq^r were publick declared Masters of Art. [44]