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Morgan, Jonathan, 105, 253, 340; juror, 322; freeman, 387
Morgan, Lidia, 287
Morgan, Miles, 222, 245; oath of fidelity, 217; juror, 230, 243, 263; selectman, 245; freeman, 257, 375, 386; sergeant, 266; constable, 269
Morgan, Miles v. Ashley, Robert, 248 Morgan, Sergeant, 282
Morgan, William, 217, 253
Morgan, William v. Earle, John, 247
Morgan (Bissell v.) , 300
Morgan (Browne v.) , 171
Morgan (Browne v.) , 287
Morgan
(Driskill v.) , 290
Morgan
(Kibbee v.) , 339
Morgan (Osborne v.) , 308
Morrice, Colonel, 299
Morrice, Secretary, 48-49
Morris, Judge Henry, 3
Mortgage, 350; Indian land, 269
Mosely, Captain, 41n
Moses, Timothy, 346
Moses, Timothy v. Parsons, Mary, 343
Moses (Parsons v.) , 343
Moses (Waite v.) , 342
Mountague, John, oath of fidelity, 278
Mountague, Peter, oath of fidelity, 278 Mountague (Dolley v.) , 254
Moxon, Reverend George, 16n, 63, 220- 221, 223; minister at Agawam, 12; re- turn to England, 29, gon; education of John Pynchon by, 32; admonition by, 12on, 207; in administration of justice, 124, 127, 152; as executor of will, 212; pastor at Springfield, 213
Moxon, Reverend v. Gregory, Henry, 207, 208
Moxon, Reverend v. Woodcock, John, 170, 1740, 187, 205
Moxon, James and Joseph, 25n
Mun, Benjamin, 218-219, 228-229; free- man, 257, 375
Mun, James, 325-326, 341-342
Mun, James v. Ashly, Joseph, 340-341
Munnuckquats, Indian, 223
Munro, Robert, 122
Narragansett Country, acts of proprietors, 49
Nash, Daniell, 363 Nash, Timothy: oath of fidelity, 278; com- missioned ensign, 313
Naticks, 39 Naucotok. See Northampton
Neale, Edward, oath of fidelity, 269 Neale (Moore v.) , 319 Neglect of duties imposed by law, 120- 121, 317-318
416
INDEX
Neglect of office, of constable, 317-318
Negro, Betty, 375
Negro, Jack, runaway and thief, 298-299
Negro, Tom, 375
New Amsterdam, 37; complaint about beaver trade, 17-18; protection of Dutch fur trade, 45-46
New England Law Book, 158
New England, President and Council of, 100
New hearings, allowance by General Court, 67
New London, 46, 46n
New Trial, 186-187; by same jury, 187
New York, 46
Newtown (Cambridge) Inferior Quarter Court, 69
Niantics, 46n
Nicholls, Goodman, 266-267
Nicholls, John, 266-267
Nicholson, Governor, 52n
Nil debet, plea of, 179
Noble, John, 349, 350-351, 354
Noble, Thomas, 320; juror, 246; constable, 279
Noble, Thomas v. Sackett, Widow, 263, 264
Noble (Blackleach v.) , 373
Noble (Gun v.) , 166-167, 347
Non cepit, plea of, 179
Non est factum, plea of, 170
Nonotuck. See Northampton
Nonsuit, of debt action, plaintiff to pay the entry fee, 249
Norfolk County. See County Court for Norfolk
Norrice, Mr., 27
Northampton (Naucotok, Nonotuck) , 18, 34; King Philip's War, 38; center of fur trade, 45; mining ventures of John Pyn- chon, 47; special commission for, 72; ap- pointment and authorization of commis- sioners, 94-96; activity of church in ad- ministration of justice, 126-127; joint court held by commissioners, Springfield and Northampton, 237-240; license to keep ordinary in, 250; John Lyman, con- stable, 259; commissioners, 259; sealer of weights and measures, 261
Northampton, Town of (Elmer, Wright Sr., Edwards, and Stebbins v.) , 239
Northfield, Indian attacks, 51, 58. See also Squawkeag
Norton, George, 361; ensign, 313 Norton, John, 290, 298
Norton, Reverend John, of Ipswich, 27, 30
Norton (Ely v.) , 167, 315
Norwotuck (Norwattocke) . See Hadley
Not guilty, plea of, 179
Notice to parties, attachment, 192
Nowattassome, Indian, 282
Nowell, 8n, 49, 215
Nullus tenetur seipsum prodere, 146
Oath: examination under, 145-146; form used, 146; form for jurymen, 181; of commissioners, 228
Oath of allegiance: taking of, 50, 313-314; form, 314-315
Oath of fidelity, 217-218, 251, 269; juris- diction to require taking of, 7on; form of, 218
Oaths to clerks of markets, jurisdiction to administer, 7on
Offenders, jurisdiction to bind over to County Court, 7on. See also Binding over
Offenses against the peace, 110-114
Offenses against property, 114-116
Old, Robert, 130, 300, 351-352,
Old (Bulkley v.) , 361
Oliver, Mary, 22n
Olmsted, Samuell, 280
Order to depart town, 245
Order of restraint, 250
Orders of General Court, 75, 127-128, 198-200, 237. See also General Court
Ordinaries: jurisdiction of offenses by keepers of, 7on; license to keep, 239, 250, 262; license renewed, 250
Orphans, authority to make disposition of without their consent, 71n
Osborne, James, 265; oath of fidelity, 217 Osborne, John, oath of fidelity, 269
Osborne, Samuell v. Morgan, Isack, 308
Osborne (Potter v.) , 16gn, 248
Owen, Nathanell, 312-313, 348-349 Owen, Samuell, 113, 310-311
Pagamunt of Pocumtuck, 263 Papers on file, 5
Pardon, issuance by General Court, 67
Parent and child, relationship as giving rise to complaint, 130
Parliament, acts of, 107, 147n Parson, Lieutenant John, 369
Parsons, Benjamin, 283, 317-318; freeman, 216, 375; juror, 232, 243, 244, 248, 322; selectman, 245; inquest juror, 246; corporal, 266; chosen to carry votes to shire meeting, 383
Parsons, Benjamin v. Crowfoote, Joseph, 242
INDEX
417
Parsons v. Bridgman, 24n, 29, 176, 183 Parsons, Ebenezer, 328
Parsons, Hannah, 374-375 Parsons, Hester, 331
Parsons, Hugh, 20, 21, 22, 23, 117, 148,
219, 221, 222, 224; trial for witchcraft, 23-25, 118, 140-141, 145; oath of fi- delity, 217
Parsons, Joseph, 46, 69n, 251-252, 267; juror, 230, 240, 263; clerk of the band, 239; license to keep ordinary, 250, 262; freeman, 375
Parsons, Joseph v. Bedortha (Bedornie) , Reice, 166, 221-222
Parsons, Joseph v. Foote, Nathanell, 295
Parsons, Joseph v. Sewell, Thomas, 221
Parsons, Joseph v. Webb, John, 238
Parsons, Joseph, Jr., 296-297; named in commission of oyer and terminer, 85; justice of the peace, 375
Parsons, Mary (wife of Hugh) , 20, 21, 21n, 22-25, 117, 141, 219-220
Parsons, Mary (wife of Joseph) , 24n, 6gn, 145n
Parsons, Mrs. Mary (widow of Joseph) , 374-375
Parsons, Mary and Hugh: accusations against of witchcraft, 20-25; action of General Court, 67
Parsons, Mary, Widow v. Mils, Peter, 168, 331
Parsons, Mary, Widow v. Moses, Timothy, 343
Parsons, Thomas, oath of fidelity, 278
Parsons, Widow v. Marks, Joseph, 323
Parsons (Bedornie [Bedortha] v.) , 222 Parsons (Gibbons v.) , 369
Parsons (Mathewes v.), 221
Parsons (Mils v.) , 330-331
Parsons (Moses v.) , 343
Partrig (Partrigg) , Lt. Col., 356-357, 371; parley with Indians, 55; Queen Anne's War activity, 58-59; named in commis- sion of oyer and terminer, 85; justice of the peace, 10on, 313, 375; taking of oath of allegiance, 313; clerk of the County Court, 314; quartermaster, 314; justice of the Inferior Court of Pleas in Hamp- shire, 353
Partrig, Lt. Col. v. Elgar, Thomas, 372 Partrigg, Lt. Colonel Samuell v. Cooper, Thomas, 371-372 Partrigg v. White, 185n Patrick, William, freeman, 257
Peace, disturbing of. See Breach of the peace Pease, John, Jr., 305-306
Pease, John, Sr., 305-306, 307
Pease, Jonathan, 121
Pease, Robert, constable, 323
Pease, Robert v. Terry, Samuel and Mi- ghil, John, 166, 334-335
Peirce, William, 348-349
Peirce (Randal v.), 334
Pelham, Herbert, 92
Pengilley, Edmund and Mary, 270
Pengilley, John, 374
Pengilley, Mary, 374
Pepper, Francis, oath of fidelity, 217
Pepper, Fraunes, 229-230
Pequots, 13, 46n
Perjury, 210; by witnesses, 183; removal of constable for, 215
Perry, Mary, 341-342
Petition to General Court, 19, 62n
Pettey, James v. Cooper, Thomas, 321
Petty, Ebenezer, 331-332
Petty, Goodwife, 278
Petty, James, 277, 350-351
Petty, James v. Kibbee, Edward, 168, 344 Petty (Allen v.) , 361
Phelpes, William, 13
Phelps, George, commissioner for West- field, 276
Phelps, Henry, 107n
Phelps, Josias, 338
Phelps, Nathanel, 338; freeman, 257
Phelps (Moore v.) , 319
Philips, Rev., 119
Phillips, George v. Adams, Jacob, 168, 1920, 336-337
Phips, Sir William, Governor, 56-57, 83, 101, 387
Pierce, William, 115
Pike, Joseph, 283
Piscataqua (Dover and Portsmouth)
County Court, 69
Piscataqua River 6on
Pixley, Joseph, 343
Pixley, William v. Roote, Joseph, 171, 264 Plaintiff: calling of, 178, 188, 193; failure to appear, 250; withdrawal of suit, 180, 248, 254, 260, 287, 291, 300 Plea of title. See Title, plea of
Pleadings, 130; ad exitum, 179; require- ments as to, 179; in intercharter pe- riod, 189; under the Second Charter, 193; insufficient for answer, 244
Pleas, 179. See also specific pleas
Pocasset swamp, 38
Pocumtuck. See Deerfield
Pocumtuck Path (Bloody Brook) , 39 Pomery, Caleb, 276
Pomery, Ebenezer, 85
418
INDEX
Pomery (Cunliffe v.) , 263
Pomery (Moore v.) , 318-319
Pomrey, Joseph, 126, 374
Pomry, Eldad, 263, 266
Pomry (Mils v.) , 333
Ponder, John, oath of fidelity, 269
Poor: settling and providing for, 7on; fines, 210
Pope, John, 112, 292, 293
Pope, John v. Rust, Nicholas, 294
Pope, John v. Stebbings, Thomas, Jr., 294
Pope, John v. Stebbins, Lieutenant Thomas, 294-295
Pope, John v. Warrinar, James, 293
Pope (Gleson v.) , 295
Porter, John v. Osborne, James, 248
Porter, Mr., 370
Porter, Samuell, 250
Porter, Samuell, Jr. v. Steele, John, 315
Potter v. Osborne, 16gn
Pound and pound breaches, 113, 126, 291- 292, 318, 320; wrongful impounding, action for, 248; litigation concerning impounded mare, 309-310
Powder, shot, and lead, illegal sale to Indians, 122
Prerogative Court of Hampshire, 50 Presenters, 129, 133-134
Presentments: by town presenters at
Springfield, 129, 133-134; by tithing- man, 129, 134-137; by a grand juror, 129, 138. See also Complaint or present- ments
Preservation of the peace, ordering of family relations as covered by, 113-114 Preston, John, 284
Presumption of innocence, 47
Prices, regulation of, 69, 70
Prince, Thomas, 9
Prison keeper: prison and constables' bills for Negro Jack, 299; action in detinue for fees, 330
Prisons, committal to on mittimus, 133, 307, 342. See also Imprisonment; Jail
Pritchard, Nathaniel, 245, 279; oath of fi- delity, 218; freeman, 375, 386
Pritchard, Roger, freeman, 215
Pritchard, William: drummer, 340; se- lectman, 283
Pritchard and Kent (Aires v.) , 283
Private correction, 106-107, 224
Privy Council, appeals to, 66, 85
Probate and administration, 172-173. See also Executors
Procedure in civil actions, 174-196
Process: service of, 140, 174; power to is- sue, 174; return of service of summons,
178; service in intercharter period, 187- 188; under the Second Charter, 191; service of under the Second Charter, 192 Process server, contempt of, 119 Proclamation, discharge by, 151
Proclamation of Governor and Council is- sued March 8, 1687/8, 81
Profanation of the Sabbath, 108-109, 120, 231, 252, 253, 268, 275-276, 280, 310, 348-349; misconduct during sermon time, 109; unnecessary travel on, 109; absence from public worship, 126; ad- monition for, 255
Profert and oyer of documents, 182
Proof, standards of, 147-148. See also Evi- dence
Property rights, cases involving injury or threat of injury to, 114-116
Prosecute, failure to, 177-178
Public acknowledgment. See Acknowledg- ment
Public service, neglect of, 283-284
Punishment, mitigation by General Court, 67. See also particular punishments
Putting out to service: orphans, 7ın; to satisfy debt, 185; for satisfaction of judgment, 208; punishment, 328
Pynchon Account Books, 44n, 46n, 123n; place of sitting of commissioners at Northampton, 177 Pynchon, Anne, 9, 29
Pynchon Diary. See Record Pynchon, Sir Edward, 7n
Pynchon, John, grandfather of William, 6, 29n
Pynchon, John, father of William, 6
Pynchon, John, gon, 64, 136, 158, 162, 189,
199; and Record, 3, 4-5, 157, 200; emi- gration to Massachusetts Bay colony, 9; as trader, merchant, and landowner, 17, 29, 44-48, 62; birth, education, and mar- riage, 32; freeman, 32, 215, 375, 386; public offices in Springfield, 32-33, 61; committee activities for the town, 32, 53; deputy to General Court, 33, 377- 378; as magistrate, 33, 99, 101, 104-105, 108, 109, 112-113, 127, 138-139, 146, 149, 163, 182, 300; commissioner to carry votes to shire meeting, 34, 376-377, 383; County Treasurer, 34, 53, 240, 251, 260; establishment of new plantations and towns along the Connecticut River, 34, 35; military activities, 37-44, 54-59; peace treaty with Mohawks, 44; struggle between Crown and Commonwealth, 48- 49; activities under new government, 49-50; and Andros, 50; councilor, 50,
419
INDEX
100-101, 189, 315, 387; activities on Gov- ernor's Council, 52; justice of the peace, 52, 101-102, 113, 148, 166, 189-196, 375; commissioner, 63, 67, 93-99, 177, 227- 228, 244; issuance of commission of oyer and terminer to, 85; associate of County Court, 101; judge of the Infe- rior Court of Common Pleas for Hamp- shire, 102, 353; binding over of offend- ers, 111, 112, 118-119, 127, 151-152; contempt of court cases, 120, 271; civil jurisdiction as magistrate, as member of the Council, and as justice of the peace, 159-160; significant role of, 197-200; empowered to give oaths to freemen, 215, 252; town treasurer, 220, 245; com- missioners sworn in by, 253, 276, 277; improvement of House of Correction of Springfield, 257; receipt of military com- missions from, 313-314; theft from, 341-342
Pynchon, Captain John v. Lockermans, Boltus Jacobus, 259-260
Pynchon, John v. Sackett, Widow as ad- ministratrix, 263
Pynchon, John v. Sackett and Blomefeild, 264
Pynchon, John, Jr., 4, 42n, 48n, 341-342; Boston business activities, 46; removal to Springfield, 59; inventory of law books, 157-158; attorney to take out warrant of contempt, 336
Pynchon, John, grd: clerk of Court of Oyer and Terminer, 85; sworn as Regis- ter of Deeds, Conveyance, Mortgages, etc., within the County of Hampshire, 353
Pynchon, Joseph, 39n, 46n; letters from his father, 48; death unmarried, 59; deputy to the General Court of Elec- tions, 385
Pynchon Magistrate's Book. See Record.
Pynchon manuscript: acquisition, 3; con-
tents, 3; authorship, 3; appearance, 3-4; modernization of text, rules for, 4; marriages, records of, 4-5. See also Rec- ord
Pynchon, Margaret, 29
Pynchon, Mary: marriage, 29, 60; death, 59, 62n
Pynchon Waste Book for Hampshire, 4n Pynchon, William, 67, 224, 225; and Rec-
ord, 3, 4; biographical sketch, 6-31; and Massachusetts Bay Company, 8-9; fur trade activities, 10-11, 14, 17-18; farming activities, 11; settlement at Agawam and on east bank, 12-13; com-
missioner for Connecticut River settle- ments, 13; alleged monopoly in corn, 14-15; and uniting of Connecticut plan- tations with Massachusetts Bay, 15, 16; government of Springfield, 17; judicial power in Springfield, 17; and Indian matters, 18; appointment and jurisdic- tion as magistrate, 19, 89-91, 159-160, 203; attitude toward political events of the 1640's, 19; letter to John Winthrop, 19-20; and witchcraft proceedings, 20- 25; religious publications, 25, 28, 30; return to England, 28, 29; publication of second book, 28; death, 30; will, gon; summary of work and accomplishments, 31; holding of courts by, 90, 109, 152- 153, 163, 164, 177; General Court com- mission of 1641, to exercise judicial power, 91-92, 154, 174; General Court commission of 1643, judicial powers under, 92-93; punishment of sexual of- fenses, 104; defamation cases before, 117-118; familiarity with Fortescue, 157, 158; familiarity with Dalton, 157; authorized to make freemen in Spring- field, 181; and witnesses, 182; significant role of, 197-200; and Samuell Terry, 226-227
Pynchon, William, record of accounts with early settlers and Indians carried forward from previous book around September, 1645 and to a new book around March, 1650, 17n
Pynchon, William v. Horton, Thomas, 204
Pynchon, William v. Merricke, Thomas, 204
Pynchon v. Collicott, 28n
Quabaug (later Brookfield) , 18, 138; es- tablishment, 34-35; abandonment threatened, 51; grant of lands to In- dians, 61
Quakers: prosecution of, 74; banning of books and writings, 74n; law enforce- ment problem in western Massachu- setts, 119; constable's power to appre- hend without warrant, 131
Questions of fact or law, 179
Qui tam actions by informers, 129, 219. 374; matters covered, 137-138
Randal, William v. Peirce, John, 334
Randal, executor (Abbee v.) , 345-346
Randall (Moore v.) , 319-320
Randolph, Edward, 49-50 Rates. See Town rates
420
INDEX
Rawson, Edward, 23n; acquisition of
lands from by Pynchon, 48n; secretary of the General Court, 228, 237
Read, Doctor, 370
Reading of the printed laws, 175, 219
Rebutters, 179
Recognizances: use of, 151, 153-154; on appeal, 155-156; upon plea of title in action for trespass, 191-192
Record: modernization of text, 4; cover- age, 4-5
Record on appeal, 186, 191
Recorder of the county, summoning of jury by, 181
Recorder of Court, 60-61, 245, 248, 249, 253, 258
Records, requirement for keeping, 91, 191 Reeve, Thomas, 232; juror, 216, 221
Reference from the County Court or the Court of General Sessions of the Peace, 129
Register of Deeds, 353 Rejoinders, 179
Release of indenture, 226-227
Remedy at law. See Civil actions
"Remonstrance and humble Petition" of Dr. Child, 19
Replevin, 160, 176-177, 309-310, 341; ir- regular execution of writ, 164; cases of, 168-170; statutory requirement of se- curity, 176-177; under the Second Char- ter, 190; form, 190
Replications, 179
Representative, 52, 387
Restitution, 150, 204, 206
Restraint: warrant of, 205; order of, 235
Review: grant of bill of by General Court, 67; actions of, 186-187, 214-215, 239, 245, 322
Revolution of 1688, 51-52
Rich, Thomas, 324 Richards, James, 43
Riley, John, 105, 316; oath of fidelity, 217; freeman, 376
Riley, Margarite, 105
Riotous assembly: punishments for, 110, 285; warrant of arrest as initial proc- ess, 141; at Hadley, 284-286
Roco, 105 Roe (Rhoe) , Peter, 110-111
Roe (Barlow v.) , 297-298
Roe (Towsley v.) , 300-301
Rogers, Henry, 291, 309, 350-351
Rogers, James, 46
Rogers, John, 350-351
Rogers (Lawton, administratrix v.), 326 Rooker, William, 285; oath of fidelity, 278
Roote, John, 343; commissary, 286-287 Roote, Samuell, 286-287, 320, 343
Roote, Thomas: oath of fidelity, 251, 269; freeman, 260; constable of Westfield, 275
Roote, Thomas v. Bartlett, Robert, 237- 238
Roote (Ayrault v.) , 348
Roote (Pixley v.) , 171
Rowland, Thomas, 223, 224
Rowley, Harmon, 256
Rumney Marsh, 60
Runaway servant, 150
Russell, Reverend John, 48
Russell, John: freeman, 252; juror, 259
Rust, Nicholas, 290
Rust (Pope v.) , 294
Sabbath: jurisdiction over performing of servile work on, 7on; jurisdiction of of- fenses against, 73. See also Profanation of Sabbath
Sackcut (Sackett) , John, 320; deputy con- stable, 347
Sackcut, John v. Sexton, James, 291-292 Sackcut, John v. Smith, Benjamin, 344
Sackcut, John, Sr. v. Smith, Benjamin, Jr., 338
Sackcut, Joseph, 322
Sackcut, William, 291-292
Sackett, John, 122, 165, 255, 260; oath of fidelity, 217
Sackett, Sarah, 241
Sackett, Symon, 172-173, 241-242; oath of fidelity, 217
Sackett (Lord v.) , 264
Sackett (Noble v.), 263, 264
Sackett (Pynchon v.) , 263
Sackett (Selectmen of Springfield v.) , 240
Sackett (Stebbin v.) , 264
Sackett (Stebbins v.) , 267-268
St. John, Oliver, 31
Sale of judgment debtor into service to satisfy debt, 185
Salem Inferior Quarter Court, 69
Saltonstall, 8n
Sanford, Frances, 9
Sassacus, 18
Savadge, Captain Thomas v. Webb, John, 249 Savage, Major, 54
Saybrook, 18
Scagadacooks, 58
Schenectady, 54
Schools, division of fine with, 374
Schreak, Mrs., 259 Schuyler, John, 56n
421
INDEX
Scire facias: proceeding against First Char-
ter, 58; writ of, 185, 191-192
Scold: jurisdiction of offense of being, 7on; punishment of, 114, 150, 235-236 Scot, Ebenezar, 333-334
Scot, John v. Mirick, Thomas, 256-257
Scot, William, 331
Scot (Huxley v.) , 352
Scott, Edward, oath of fidelity, 278
Scott (Scot) , John, 257, 258, 269, 270, 309 Scott, John v. Miller, Obadiah, 248
Sealer of weights and measures, 229, 245, 261
Sear, John, 206
Search and seizure, search warrants, 142, 223
Searles, John, 172; juror, 204, 205; con- stable, 208
Searles, John, Jr., 212, 213
Searles, Widow, 172, 213
Second Charter of Massachusetts Bay col-
ony: activities of John Pynchon, 53-59; judicial system under, 82-88; role of constable under, 131; tithingman, 136- 137; necessity that qui tam actions be brought in court of record, 137; initial process in criminal matters, 143; com- missions of the peace under, 144; right to jury trial, 145; standards of proof, 147; witnesses, 148-149; provision for appeal to Court of General Sessions of the Peace, 155; procedure in civil ac- tions, 189-196
Security, posting for return of stolen goods, 150
Segar, Joseph, 308-309
Segregation of civil and criminal aspects of same case, 152
Selden (Seldon, Selding) , Joseph, 116, 285-286; oath of fidelity, 278
Seldon (Seldin) , Thomas, 335-336; con- stable of Hadley, 336
Seldon (Goulding v.) , 169, 335-336
Selectmen of towns: judicial or quasi- judicial powers, 77-78; complaints or presentments by, 133
Selectmen of Springfield v. Sackett, John, 240
Self-incrimination, claim of privilege, 146 Selling or bartering guns, lead, or powder with Indians, 69, 122; jurisdiction over failure to pay fees for, 7on
Sentence, suspension of, 151 Sentencing, 149-153
Service: jurisdiction of assisting selectmen in putting orphans out to, 7on; putting
out to as punishment, 150. See also Putting out to service
Settlement by agreement, 328-329
Settlement of debt, 326-328
Settling and providing for poor persons, 7on
Sewall, Samuel, 48n, 49, 55n Sewell, Besse, 23n
Sewell, Thomas, oath of fidelity, 217
Sewell (Parsons v.) , 221
Sexton, George, 301; oath of fidelity, 269
Sexton (Dewey and Bancroft v.) , 301 . Sexton (King v.) , 172, 318, 368-369
Sexton (Sackut v.) , 291-292
Sheldon, Isaak, 120; freeman, 257
Sheriff, law-enforcement agency, 199
Shire meetings (Hampshire County) , 34, 376-386
Sikes, Increase, freeman, 377, 386
Sikes (Sykes) , Richard: selectman, 125; appraiser, 213, 220-221; juror, 214, 215, 222, 230, 246, 263; freeman, 215, 375; presenter, 228; informer, 228-229; sealer of weights and measures, 229; released from training, 255
Sikes, Victory, 349, 350; freeman, 376 Sikes, Victory v. King, James, 328-329
Sikes, Victory v. Taylor, Thomas, 291, 292 Sill, Captain, 41
Single magistrate: administration func- tions, 72-75; jurisdiction and appeal from, 72-75; power to marry, 73
Sitton, Benjamin, 342
Slander, action of, 170-172, 179, 180, 205, 207, 208, 238, 240, 244, 247, 250, 254, 259, 264, 304-308, 311-312, 317, 355-356, 368-369
Slander, as criminal offense, 116-118, 219- 220, 236-237, 300, 356-357, 374, 375
Smith, Anne, 29, 29n, 3on, 36n
Smith, Benjamin, 357
Smith, Christopher, 389-390
Smith (Smyth) , Henry, 25, 3on, 62, 67, gon, 94, 96, 205, 212, 213, 220; Agawam, settlement, 9, 12; commissioner for Connecticut River settlements, 13; ju- dicial authority, 22-23; return to Eng- land, 29, 3on; marriage of daughter Anne, 36n; commission as magistrate, 93; selectman, 125; juror, 204, 205, 206, 209, 211, 212, 215, 216, 221; fines for the poor paid to, 210; sealer of votes, 216; indentures to, 224, 225
Smith, John, 145n, 146n
Smith, Mary, 49
Smith, Mistress, 229-230
Smith, Phillip: freeman, 252; juror, 254
422
INDEX
Smith, Samuell: juror, 249; commissioner, 253
Smith, Sarah, 389-390
Smith, Thomas, 374
Smith (King v.) , 168, 344-345
Smith (Sackcut v.) , 338, 344
Special commissions, nature of jurisdic- tion, 72 Spectacle Pond, 51 Spencer, Esther, 105
Springfield (Agawam) : William Pyn-
chon's authority to govern, 17, 203; al- location of lands, 17n; witchcraft trials, 21-25; order for House of Correction, 25; meetings of freemen, 34; King Philip's War, 40-41; under Dominion of New England, 50-51; Pynchon, Hol- yoke, and Chapin as commissioners, 60, 63, 93-99; service of Elizur Holyoke, 61-62; Chapin and, 62-64; special com- mission for, 72; General Court commis- sions, 91-92, 92-93; authorization of court in 1645, 92-93; Henry Smith's commission, 93; meeting of joint court at in 1659, 95, 240; Pynchon and, 100, 101-102; early laws and orders of the General Court, 117; town orders, 124- 125, 125-126; selectmen, 125, 165; fine to use of school, 370
Springfield courts: jurisdictional bases, 89-102. See also County Court at Springfield
Squawkeag (Squakeag, Squawqueque) : establishment of, 35; King Philip's War, 38-43. See also Northfield
Standards of proof, 147-148
Standlys, Captain Caleb, 321
Stanley, Thomas, juror, 259
Stanley, Thomas, complaint against Rob- ert Williams "by Thomas Coleman Juryman," 98n
Stanley, Thomas v. Williams, Robert, 264
Star Chamber, slander or defamation as criminal offense, 117
Stealing. See Theft
Stebbin, Samuell, constable of Springfield, 347
Stebbin, Thomas v. Sackett, Widow, 264 Stebbing, Goody, 215
Stebbing, Thomas, Jr., 109, 273, 294, 331- 332 Stebbinge, An, 220
Stebbinge (Stebbing, Stebbin) , Rowland, 244; juror, 206; oath of fidelity, 217
Stebbins, Benjamin, freeman, 387
Stebbins, Edward, freeman, 387
Stebbins (Stebbinge) , John, 229-230, 239, 248; witchcraft charges against, 69n; misbehavior toward aged father, 113, 234; freeman, 215; oath of fidelity, 217; constable, 228; juror, 249, 259
Stebbins, John v. Lyman, Robert, 248 Stebbins, Ensign Joseph: selectman, 357- 360; treasurer or receiver of rates, 358- 360; freeman, 376, 386
Stebbins (Stebbings, Stebinges, Steb- binge) , Thomas, 24n, 231, 267-268, 293; constable, 215; freeman, 215, 375, 387; juror, 221, 240, 243, 244, 246, 249, 263; inquest juror, 246, 282-283; ser- geant, 266
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