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That forasmuch as John Scott, inhabitant wthin the Liber- tyes of Ashford (alias Setawkit,) on Long Island, stands charged in the Court at Connecticut for sundry hainous crimes and practises seditious, to the great disturbance of the peace of his Maties subjects on the Island aforesayd ; perticularly, as follow- eth,-
1. Speaking words tending to the defamation of the Kings Majesty ;
2dly. Seditious practises and tumultuous carriages in seuerall Plantations ;
3dly. Abetting and incouraging the natiues in hostile prac- tises against one another ;
[194] 4. Vsurpeing the authority of the King in tendring to pardon treason, as Scott called the crime, for bribes ;
5. Threatning his Maties subjects with hanging and banish- ment ;
6. Grosse and notorious prophanation of God's holy day ;
7. Forgery, and violation of his solemne oath ;
8. Acting treachourously to the Colony of Connecticutt ;
9. Usurpeing authority, upon pretence of a commission ;
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10. Calumniating a Commission officer in this Corporation, wth the charge of villanous and felloneous practices ;
We doe therfore in his Mties name desire and expect all and cuery ciuill officer who are conseruators of the peace of his Maties subjects within the Plantations of N: Hauen, Milford, Brainford, Stratford, Fairefeild, &c., whersoeuer the said Scott is resident, forthwth upon receipt and knowledge of the con- tents of the premises, to apprehend or cause to be apprehended the body of the said Scott, and peaceably to deliuer him unto the custody of or Marshall, Jonathan Gilbert and his aiders, that so he may be conducted securely to Hartford, that so the said Scott may come to a due triall according to law, for the crimes herein specified, according to his Maties Commission to this Corporation of Connecticutt.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
You are hereby authorized, and in his Maties Name required, upon the surrendry made of ye body of John Scott unto yor custody, by any of the ciuill officers within the plantations of N: Hauen, Branford, Milford, Stratford, Fairfeild, &c., to bring the sd Scott under safe conduct to the goal at Hartford, there to be secured to a triall for seuerall crimes laid to his charge ; and you are further required to make diligent enquiry wher the said Scott is resident, and hauing certaine intelligence, you are forthwith to repair to the ciuill officers or officer in that Towne, and to open the declaration. or proclamation, and the same to read unto them, or otherwise cause him to know the contents therof, and so to demand his answer ; and if he or they shall neglect or refuse to obserue and attend what is therin demand- ed, desire him or them to signify the same unto Authority here establisht, and hauing received the answer you are to return unto yor habitation and giue in the accompt of yor prceeds to the Worpll Magistrates at Hartford. You are further required to desire and demand a speedy answer from the officer or offi- cers to whom you apply yourself for Scotts apprehending ; and in case the answer be unessessarily retarded, you are, in this Courts name to charge the said officer with abetting and con- cealing a malefactor, therby obstructing the course of justice. But in case Scott be gone beyond Stratford Riuer, you are to
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attend the execution of yor office by apprehending the said Scott and conducting him safely, as before exprest.
MARCH 19th. It is voated in the Gen11 Court that John Gil- bert shall be allowed Eleuen pownds out of the Publique Treas- ury, for and in consideration of his horse that dyed in the Countrey's seruice.
This Court have voated Mr. Willis and Mr. Math: Allyn to go ouer to Long Island to settle the Gouermt on the West end of the Island, according to the aggreemt at Hempsted, in Febr last ; and those Gentlemn are desired to issue the matter twixt J: Scott & Bloomer. And they are farther desired to take in wth them the assistance of the Commission's in those Townes, for the regulateing of any disturbances, as occasion is prsented. *
[195] The seuerall propositions propounded to the Court for Answer, by Walter Salter.
1 Qu: Whether we are taken by Patent right, or not ?
1 A: The Lines of Connecticutt Patent extending to the ad- joyning Islands, and ye Townes on the west end of the Island applying themselues to this Gouermt for rule and prtection and settlemt in Gouermt, and declaritiuely expressing the same by their Deputies at Hempsted, in Feb: last, upon the grounds foregoing we declare our acceptance of those Townes under the Gouermt of Connecticutt.
2 Q: Whether this Court ownes and will mayntayne the Commission of Mr. Allyn,, and what he hath done upon the west end of Long Island ?
An: In refference to the prsecution of the settlemt of Gou- ermt in those Towns by Mr. Allyn, and the issue that was aggreed on by him, wth the Assembly at Hempsted, as specified in a writing wth us, wherein the Deputyes of the seuerall plan- tations there, in behalf of ye sd Townes, expresse their joynt submission to this Gouermt, we do own and accept those Townes under or present care and gouermt.
3 Q: Whether by what Mr. Allyn brought from Long Isl- and, Connecticut hath power to command us, or not ?
An: We judge according to what is returned to this Assem-
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bly by Mr. Allen, so farr as we can creditt the coppy attested by Anthony Waters, nominated to be Clark of the Assembly at Hempsted, that this Assembly hath power to require obedience of the persons in those Townes to the authority establisht by or Royall Soueraigne Charles the 2ª, in the Corporation of Con- necticutt.
These Answers were voted by the Court.
This Court doth order that ye 2d Wedensday in Aprill next, be solemnly kept a day of publique humiliation, throughout this Collony, to seek to God that he would graciously be pleased to smile upon us, and succeed the labors and endeauors of his peo- ple, in the occasions of the ensuing yeare ; that health may be continued amongst us, that peace and truth may be establisht amongst orselues and throughout his Maties Dominions.
This Court votes that Mr. Allens charges of Mr. Clark, which were presented to the Court, are not proved by Mr. Allen.
Mr. Allyn, Mr. Willys, John Allyn.
Capt Tallcott,
The Magistrates order the Secretary to giue Mr. Hicks a coppy of the prclamation against Mr. Scott, and to insert that the plantations of the Island are required by their officers, to act as the plantations of N: Hauen, Milford, Stratford, &c. in the mayne, in refference to the apprehending of Mr. Scott; and Hicks is to haue the exemplification.
The Magistrates doe also desire and aduise the Inhabitants of Hempsted, in case Thomas Rushmore do continue to oppose the Gouermt of Connecticutt, to chuse an able and judicious man to the office of a Constable, and Mr. Hicks to administer the oath to him, they haueing first displaced the sayd Rush- more.
And it is also ordered, that all the inhabitants in the English Townes on the west end of Long Island, yeild obedience and submitt to the Gouerment of those officers that were chosen by the respective Townes according to the aduise of the Collony of Connecticutt ; and all pretended officers are to stand by.
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[196] AT A GENERALL ASSEMBLY HELD AT HARTFORD, MAY THE 12th, 1664, FOR ELECTION.
These are to be put to ye election :- John Winthrop Esqr, Major Mason Esqr, Mr. Mathew Allyn, Mr. Samuell Willys, Mr. Richard Treat, Mr. Nathan Gold, Capt Thomas Topping, Capt John Tallcott, Mr. Henry Woolcott, Mr. Dan1] Clarke, John Allyn, Mr. Samll Shearman, Mr. John Howell, Mr. Thirs- tin Reynor, Capt Benja: Nubery, Mr. Antho: Howkins, Capt John Younge, Mr. Tho: Fayrechild, Mr. Edw: Palmes, Mr. Bond, Mr. Mulford.
These were elected by the freemen :-
John Winthrop Esqr, Gounr. Major Mason, Dept: Gouernr. Assistte.
Mr. Math: Allyn,
Mr. Henry Woolcott,
Mr. Saml: Willys,
Mr. Danll Clarke,
Mr. Richard Treate,
John Allyn &. Secry,
Mr. Nathan Gold, Mr. Sam11 Shearman,
Capt Thom: Topping, Mr. John Howell,
Capt John Tallcott &. Treasurer, Capt John Younge. The freemen voted that the Gen11 Assembly should chuse the Commissioners for the year ensueing.
The Deputies of the Court are :- Mr. W. Wadsworth, Nath: White, Mr. Wm. Gaylerd, Mr. Joseph Fitch, Samuel Boarman, Mr. John Bissell, Ens: Auery,
Mr. Thom: Pell, John Nott,
Thom: Hallsey Senr, John Bankes,
Hugh Calkine, John Jessop, Cary Latham,
Mr. Anth: Howkins, John Standly,
Mr. Tho: Fayrechild, Ens: Judson, Mr. Campfield,
Rich: Olmsted,
Rob: Warner,
Barnabas Wines,
Mr. Rich: Woodhall,
Capt: Seely,
John Ketcham.
John Norton, John Jud, Saml] Buell, Timothy Phelps, Tho: Jud, Mr. Hamlin, Samll Olcott ;- these were made free in Court.
Mr. John Hicks, Mr. Rob: Coe, Capt John Coe, Mr. Wm. 37*
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Hallett were appoynted by the Townes to which they doe be- long to attend the Court .*
This Court orders, that in case the Gouernour or Deputy Gounr, after ye Genll Assembly is once constituted, should by reason of sicknes or other speciall occations be absent from the Court, that then the Court chuse one to act as Moderator in ye Court, both in ordering speech and silence, and in putting things to vote.
This Court doth nominate and appoynt these to be Comission- ers in the respective Towns to which they doe belonge ;- Mr. Anthony Howkins, for Farmington ; Mr. Campfield, for Nor- walke ; Mr. Rob: Chapman & Mr. John Clark, for Saybrook ; Mr. Bruen & Mr. Palmes, Ens: Auery, for New London ; Mr. Fayrechild, for Stratford; Mr. Burr, for Fayrefeild ; Mr. Jessop, for Westchester.
[197]+ They are to repair to the next Magistrate to be sworn, and they are invested with Magistratical power in the several towns.
Zerubabell Phillips appeals from the particular Court at South Hampton, December 1st, 1663, in the action of trespass com- menced against him by Joseph Reyner, concerning a pit was digged in the common, whereby he was damnified ; the appeal is to the General Court, but now withdrawn.
This Court doth nominate and appoint Mr. Williamn Pitkin, in the behalf of this Colony, to be their Attorney, to implead any delinquents in the Colony, till October next.
This Court desires the Major, Mr. Wolcott, Mr. Clark, Mr. Sherman and John Allyn, to keep the Court on Monday next, for the trial of such cases or complaints as shall then come un- der hand, or be presented before them.
Whereas his Majesty hath been graciously pleased to con- firm unto this Colony, by Charter, all that part of his dominions
* Mr. John Hicks, was from Hempstead ; Mr. Robert Coe, from Jamaica ; Capt. John Coe, from Newtown ; Mr. Wm. Hallett, from Flushing.
tHere occurs the first, and it is believed the only break in the original records, so far as they have heen transcribed. A leaf containing pages 197 and 198 has been torn from the volume,- when, or by whose agency, cannot now be ascertaind. The loss is comparatively recent, since the volume was entire so late as 1810, when it was copied by direction of the General Assem- bly and under the supervision of the Secretary of State. From that copy, which is generally accurate, the missing pages have been supplied.
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in New England bounded as in the said Charter is expressed, with the Islands adjoining, This Court doth declare, that they claim Long Island for one of those adjoining Islands expressed in the Charter, except a precedent right doth appear, approued by his Majesty.
This Court doth desire and request the Worshipfull Gouern- our, Mr. Mathew Allyn, Mr. Willys and Captain Young to go over to Long Island, and to settle the English plantations on · the Island under this Gouerment, according to instructions given them.
The aforesaid Committee are hereby authorized to erect and constitute Quarter Courts, or appoint other fit seasons for the keeping of Court for the administration of justice, that all cases may be tried according to law, (life, limb and banishment ex- cepted,) and to do their endeavours so to settle matters, that the people may be both civilly, peaceably and religiously governed in the English plantations, so as they may win the heathen to the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by their sober and religious conversation, as his Majesty, our Lord the King requires in his gracious Letters Patents granted to his subjects here in this Colony ; and in case of crimes of a capital nature, they are to haue liberty to take the opportunity of the Courts of Fairfield or Hartford ; the like liberty they have in case of review ; they may also give oath to those that are ac- cepted by this Court for freemen on the Island, and to do what else they judge may conduce for the good of the Colony.
This Court orders, that those who were propounded for free- men by the Deputies of Norwich, in October last, shall have the freeman's oath administered unto them, by the Major ;
And that those of West Chester have the oath administered unto them by Mr. Jessop ;
And that those of Farmington have the oath of freedom ad- ministered to them by Mr. Hawkins; This Court having ac- cepted of the persons presented by the Deputies of the aforesaid towns, as freemen.
This Court accepts Barnabas Wines Junr, Richard Benja- min, Caleb Horton, Benjamin Horton, Thomas Hutchinson, Thomas Moore, Jeffery Jones, for freemen, and Captain Young is to administer the oath of freemen to them.
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This Court accepts John Burr to be made free, and Mr. Gould is hereby authorized to administer the oath of freedom to him.
John Teed, Edward Hornett, Samuel Titus, Thomas Jones, William Williams, Samuel Ketcham, Joseph Whitman, 'T'homas Brush, Caleb Curwithee, Joseph Bayley, John Rogers, Samuel Wood, Thomas Workes, Henry Whisson, James Chichester, Henry Ludlow, Thomas Scuddor, John Samwayes, Thomas Powell, Jonathan Rogers and Isaac Platt are accepted to be made free, and the Commissioners of Huntington are to admin- ister the oath of freedom to them.
Captain Seely and Mr. Wood are appointed Commissioners for Huntington, and Captain Seely is to administer the Com- missioners oath to Mr. Wood.
Ensign Avery is authorized to administer the oath of a Com- missioner to Mr. Bruen and Mr. Palmes.
Mr. Woodhall and John Ketcham are appointed Commis- sioners for Setawkett ; and were sworn in Court.
Mr. Thurston Rayner is by this Court chosen a Magistrate, and Mr. John Howell is to administer the oath to him for the faithfull execution of his office.
Mr. Mulford and Mr. Bond are appointed Magistrates for East Hampton, and Mr. John Howell is hereby authorized to administer the oath to them, for the faithful execution of their places.
This Court doth make choice of Barnabas Horton for a Com- missioner for South Hold, and Capt. Young is to administer the oath to him.
Mr. Barton, Henry Pering, Robert Ackerly, John Jener, Zach: Hawkens, Ralph Hall, are accepted to be made free.
This Court doth nominate Mr. John Hicks and Mr. Richard Gildersleave Senr, Commissioners for the town of Hempstead :
And Mr. Robert Coe and Mr. Thomas Benedict, Commis- sioners for Jamacoe :
And Capt. John Coe and Mr. Richard Betts, Commissioners for Newtown :
And Mr. William Hallett and Mr. Wm. Noble, Commission- ers for Flushen :
And Mr. John Rickbell and Robert Ferman, for Oyster Bay, are Commissioners :
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And Mr. James Hubbard and Mr. William Wilkins, for Graves-inn.
This Court invests the several Commissioners on the Island with Magistraticall power on the Island.
This Court appoynts Tho: Minor and Ens: Tho: Tracy to lay out the bounds between Saybrook and New London, according to former grants ; and they two are to begin their measure at some indifferent place by the river side ; prouided if any land be layd out to any of Saybrook, within the bounds of New Lon- don, they shall hold their perticuler propriety to those lands, payeing their just dues to the Towne of New London .*
Ensign Avery engageth to pay ten shillings to the Treasurer for New London Petition.
The Court refers it to the next session of this Assembly to grant commission to the several commission officers of the Foot and Horse throughout this Colony, and desire that it may be then attended.
Mr. Daniel Clark was by this Court confirmed Captain of the Troop. And Mr. James Richards is confirmed Leiftenant of the said Troop, by this Court.
This Court confirms the order respecting the penalty laid upon those that neglect or refuse to give in a true account of all sorts of their cattle to the List makers, which order was made March 10th, 1663.
Mr. John Hicks, Mr. Robert Coe, Capt. John Coe, Mr. Wil- liam Hallett, had the Commissioners oath administered to them, in Court.
For Hempstead, This Court accepts of Richard Gildersleave Senr, and Richard Gildersleave Junr, Mr. Foredum, John Car- penter, Edward Titus, James Pine, Thomas Carle, Thomas Hicks, John Smithman, Jeremiah Wood, John Smith Junr, Henry Persell, William Scuddine, William Yeats, Robert Mur- uen, to be freemen, if they accept of it.
For Jamaicoe, Mr. Walker, Thomas Benedick, Henry Witny, William Smith, Joseph Smith, Dan Penton, John Bayless, Fulk Davis, Thomas Benedick, are accepted as freemen, if they ac- cept it.
* The orthography of this order is made to conform to a copy of it certified by Secretary John Allyn, in 1672. [Towns & Lands, I. 98.]
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For Newtown, Mr. Loveridge, Richard Betts, Samuel Toe, Caleb Loveridge, Ralph Hunt, John Burrows, John Ramsden, Nicholas Carter, Gershom Moore, James Christy, are accepted as freemen, if they accept of it.
For Flushin, William Noble, Elias Watty,* Walter Salter, Richard Weller, John Thorne, Nicholas Persell, Thomas [ +] Jonathan [ +] William Salsbee, John Heeded, are accepted as freemen, if they accept it.
[199] This Court made choyce of the Worpll Gouernour and Mr. Math: Allyn for Commissioners for the year ensuing; Mr. Willys is appoynted for a reserue.
This Court doth grant liberty to the Marshall to retaile wine, vntill some other be provided to supply wth wine, that the Court approues of, or the Court call in this lycense; he attending the order in the premises.
The Court made choyce of Jonathan Gilbert for Marshall for the year ensueing.
May 19. The Court is adjourned till to morrow eight of the clock.
The Major & the Comrs of New London are desired to take * a speedy course to secure the fine due from Clay, and to issue any misdemeanor at New London or Saybrook as speedy as may be, and the Major may desire some other help if he sees it necessary.
This Court doth appoynt Mr. Wadsworth & Mr. Fitch to make an addition to the prison house, so as they judg meete for the conueniency of the Countrey, vpon the Countreys accot.
This Court upon due deliberation doth order, that all the es- tate of Mr. John Scott wthin this Colony be sequestred vntill the Court order otherwise; and ye Comrs in the seuerall Townes are hereby ordered to take an exact Inuoyes of all the sayd Scotts estate as remaynes in their respectiue Townes, and see it be secured and kept from imbezelment dureing the Courts pleasure.
This Court orders that Mr. Hagborns vessell that Ralph Parker and Sam: Chester prized at one hundred pounds, shall be delivered at that prize to Lnt Bull, (for Mr. Russels vse,) by
* Doughty ? Elias Doughty had been a Magistrate in Flushing, the year previous.
# These blanks occur in the copy of 1810.
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the Constable of New London, to answer in part the verdict of the Court that Lnt Bull, as Mr. Russels attourney, recouered agnst Samuel Hagborn ; and for the remaynder of the verdict, the Constable of New London is to secure the person of the sayd Hagborn untill he doth produce some currant reall estate to answer ye verdict, which estate when it is produced, it is to be apprized by Ens: Auery, Mr. Palmes, Shepherd Smith, Mr. Duglass, or any three of them, and the estate to be delivered to Lnt Bull as afoarsayd. The bills are to be returned agayne to Mr. Hagborn, that are in the Constables hand, and when the debt is answered the sayd Hagborn is to be releassed.
The Court is adjourned till the Gouernor, or Dep: Gouernour see cause to call it agayne.
May 24th: 1664 : The Councill order the Treasurer, in those Warrants that now he sends forth to Long Island for the Rate, should be payd in Wheat and Pease, or that which is equiu- olent.
[200] AT A GENERALL ASSEMBLY HELD AT HARTFORD, OCTOBr 13th, 1664.
John Winthrop Esqr, Gounr, Major Mason, Dept Gour. Mr. Mathew Allyn,
Capt John Young,
Mr. Samll Willys,
Mr. John Howell,
Mr. Henry Woolcott,
Mr. Samll Shearman.
John Allyn, g. Secret'y.
Deputies :
Mr. Wm. Wadsworth,
Mr. Jos: Fitch,
Capt. Benj. Nubery,
Mr. John Moore,
Mr. Rob: Chapman,
Ens: Wm. Waller,
Thomas Hunt, Lnt John Budd,
Sargt Wm. Cornwell,
Mr. Cornel: Hull,
Mr. John Bankes,
Francis Griswold,
Mr. Thomas Fairchild,
Mr. Isack Nichols,
John Nott, Samll Boreman,
Mr. Antho: Howkins,
Sargt John Standley,
Wm. Cheeny,
Ens: James Aucry,
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Mr. Math: Campfeild, Lnt Rich: Olmsteed,
Mr. James Rogers, Mr. Wm. Chesbrough.
The Major propounding to the Court to take up his former grant of a farme, at a place by the Indians called Pomakuck, neer Norwich, The Court grants liberty to him to take up his former grant in that place, upon the same tearms as it was granted to him by the Court. Ens: Thomas Tracy and Francis Griswold are appoynted to lay it out, according to the former grant.
Whereas, Mr. Wm. Thomson, of New London, is remoueing himselfe from thence to Virginia, and is indebted by Bills the sume of Twenty nine pounds, seven shillings and fower pence, which Bill is in the hands of John Packer, This Court orders the Constable of New London to secure so much of the estate of Mr. Thomson in his hands, as it shall be apprized by indiffer- ent men, and the sayd Constable is to keep it in his hands, till he hath order from this Court or the Court of Magistrates, to dispose of it to the right owner which is according to Mr. Thom- sons tender to the Court of Magistrats, Octobr 11th, 1664.
This Court orders, that if any officer or soldier shall neglect or refuse to attend the command of their chiefe comander in any parte of the time of their exercise, they shall forfeit for euery such defect two shillings, which the clark of the band is hereby authorized to distreine, which fine is to be improued for the use of the company, and in case they haue not where wthall to pay there fine, the officers are hereby impowered to cause such other punishment to be inflicted upon them as the nature of there of- fence shall deserue.
The list of estates presented :-
For Hartford, 19365 : 18: 0 For Stratford, 10227 : 11 : 0
For Windsor, 16763 : 00: 0 For Fayrefeild, 11746 : 11 : 0
For Wethersfeild, 11987 : 02 : 0 For Norwalke, 5230: 17: 0 For Farmington, 07021 : 11 : 0 For New London, 8040 : 60 : 0 For Norwidge, 03892 : 00 : 0 For Saybrook, 8397: 12: 0 For Middleton, 03583: 06 : 0
For Fayrefeild, John Bur, Rob: Turny, John Knowles, Joseph Lockwod, Rob: Beecham, Simon Crowch, John Barlow Senr, John Barlow Junr, James Euarts, Peter Cooly, Thomas Sher- wood, Wm. Heyden, John Growman, Francis Bradley, John
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Hoite, Steuen Sherwood, Nath: Burr, Rich: Lyon, Mr. Wake- man, Thomas Bennit, Thomas Wilson, James Bears, John Odill, Samll Morehouse, Thomas Morehouse, Mathew Sherwood, Richard Hubbell, were accepted to be made free, and Mr. [201] Gould | and Mr. Sherman are appoynted to administer the oath of freedome to them in [ ] next, if nothing fall in as a just exception in the interem.
For Norwalke, Danl) Kellog, Math: Maruen, Thomas Betts, Mark Senssion, John Bouten, Edward Nash, Thomas Lupton, are accepted to be made free, and Mr. Campfeild is to adminis- ter the oath of freedome to them in May next, if nothing fall in as a just exception against either of them in the interrem.
This Court orders, that all dwelling houses and barnes, shall for the future be exempted from the list of estates, and all other houses except warehouses.
For Farmington, Wm. Corbett is propownded for a freeman.
This Court doth grant Mr. John Westall a lycense to keep an ordinary or house of enterteinment, at Saybrook.
This Court appoyntes Ens: Waller to act as an administra- tor wth John Clarke Senr in the ordering and disposall of the estate of Joseph Clarke, according to his will.
This Court orders Samll Boreman, Mr. Chester & Samll Wells to dispose of the estate of Math: Williams his wife, for the payment of what debts are due from the estate, so farr as it will goe.
This Court orders that Colonell Nichols, and the rest of the Comrs be presented wth fiue hundred bush: of Corn, as a pres- ent from this Colony.
This Court abate John Prentice halfe his fine of fiue pownds, & he is to pay ten shillings for his petition.
Mistick & Pawcatuck haueing by Mr. Cheesbrook petitioned this Court for their fauoure to pass by their offences, the Court haueing considered the same doe hereby declare that what irreg- ularities or abusiue practices haue proceeded from them, where- by they haue seemed to offer contempt to the authority here established, it shall be forgiuen and buryed in perpetuall obliu- ion and forgetfullness, and this to extend it selfe to all ye mem- bers of the afoarsayd plantation, Captayn Denison onely except.
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