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32 HISTORY OF FALMOUTH.
ual way for the increase of their numbers as they may carry on things to their better satisfaction both in civil and religious respects, especially that they endeavour to procure an able, Godly man for the dispensing of God's word among them; and for their quickening and encouragement, doth order that all such lands in the place though not inhabited, shall be liable to be rated in some measure of proportion, for the defraying of such charges as shall necessarily arise concerning the premises." The first provision for the support of public worship we find recorded in 1681 as follows. "It is also ordered and hereby granted that the people and Society of Sucknesset do set apart about 3o acres of upland and proportionable parcels of meadow thereunto as may be suitable for the help and encouragement of such fit person as doth or may be helpful to them in teaching the good word of God among them and be perpetually for such an end successively. Plymouth, the 13th July, 1681, by order of Court -- Nathaniel Morton, Sec'y. A true copy of the Court Record. Entered in the Book of Records of Sucknesset the 20th May, 1686." Then follows the action of the town. "We, the inhabitants of Sucknesset, being desirous to uphold and to our ability to maintain the public preaching of the word of God amongst us, but considering the smallness of our people do therefore think it to be necessary for us to provide and set apart some lands and meadow or marsh, which may be a help and encouragement to any fit person that is or may be helpful to us or our posterity after us in that good work, and having obtained some help from the court to encourage us in such a good work as appeared on record bearing date the 13th July, 1681 and having understood that the first
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