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An acco" of Daniel Gookin Esqr Sheriff of ye County of Wor- cester amounting unto ye Sum of Twenty Two pounds three Shill- ings for Sundry Services & Sallary &ct as {{ ye acco" appears Read & Examined and order that the Said accot be allowed & The Treasurer of ye County is accordingly ordered To [pay] ye Said Sum of Twenty Two pounds three Shillings To Daniel Gookin Esqr in full Discharge thereof.
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Samuel Terrey of Mendon in the County of Worcester Clerk appellant from a Sentance given against him by Daniel Taft Esqr one of his majestys Justices of the peace for Said County Upon ye Complaint or information of William Torrey of Mendon aforesaid Husbandman on his majestys behalf for his the Said Terrys being Drunk in ye Town of Mendon &ct whereby he was Sentanced To pay a fine for the Use of ye poor of ye Town of Mendon ye Sum of five Shillings & fees & Cost of Sute &ct as # ye Complaint The Sentance appears and now ye appellant appeared and put him Self upon Tryall of his plea of not Guilty by the Court The Evi- dences in behalf of our Sovereign Lord ye King were Sworn & ye Case fully and maturely heard Its Therefore Considered by the Court That the former Sentance be Confirmed & that therefore ye Said Samuel Terrey pay as a fine To ye Use of ye poor of ye Town of Mendon The Sum of five Shillings with former and ad- ditional Costs and Stand comitted untill This Sentance be per- formed, ye fine & Costs were paid in Court & ye appel' Dismissed
Eben' Albee of Mendon &ct appelt from a Judgment given against him by William Jenison Esqr as appears by y' Judgmt on file, This Case was comitted to the Jury and it appearing To be a mistryal inasmuch as ye Jury Seperated before they had agreed upon a Verdict Therefore ye Court order That This Case be Con- tinued To ye Ist Tuesday of Febry next of which all persons Con- cerned are To take notice and Conform them Selves accordingly
Tom Negro of Leicester In the County of Worcester Labourer Servant of Cap" Thomas Steel of Boston Gent being presented by ye Grandjurors for the body of the County aforesaid for yt ye Said Tom Negro being at Worcester aforesaid on or about ye 22d day of September last past did find a Certain Pockett book or Case with a Three pound Bill and one Ten Shilling Bill and a letter therein all which things belonged to Ralph Earl of Leicester in Said County Yeoman and ye Said things ye Said Tom having So
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found did and doth Still neglect & Refuse to enter with ye Town Clerk Cry and post as ye law Requires all which is against ye peace of our Lord ye King his Crown & Dignity & ye good and . Whol- some laws of this province as appears by ye presentment The said Tom Negro came into Court & pleaded To ye Insufficiency of ye presentment as { ye pleas on file which were over-Ruled and the said Tom Negro pleaded not Guilty & put himself upon Tryall by ye Court, The witnesses In the Case were Sworn and the mat- ter being duly Considered the Court are of opinion that the Said Tom Negro found the Three pound bill and The Ten Shilling bill as sett forth in ye presentment and ye pockett book of ye Value of one Shilling and that he hath neglected Entering crying and post- ing up the Same according to law That therefore the Said Tom Negro Hath forfeited to ye use of ye poor of ye Town of Leicester The sum of Twenty three Shillings & Eight pence for his neglect ; & yt pay ye Sum of three pounds Eleven Shillings To ye Said Ralph Earl being ye money found & ye Value of ye Book and pay Costs Standing Comitted Till This Sentance be performed. The Said Tom Negro appealed from This Sentance To ye next Court of assize and General Goal delivery To be holden at Worcester in and for ye County of Worcester on the wednesday Imediately preceeding The time by law appointed for holding Said Court of assize and Generall Goal delivry at Springfield in and for the County of Hampshire in September next and entered into Recognizance with Two Suffi- cient Suretys to prosecute his appeal with Effect. - Tom Negro of Leicester In ye County of Worcester Labourer as principall In ye Sum of Twenty pounds and Thomas Steel Jun' of Boston In ye County of Suffolk Gent and Edmund Goff als Trowbridge of Cam- bridge in the County of Midlesex Gent as Suretys In Ten pounds . Each acknowledged themselves bound by way of Recognizance To our Sovereign Lord ye King his heirs and Successors to be Leveyed on their Severall goods or Chattells lands or Tenements for the use of our Lord ye King Conditioned that the Said Negro Tom prose- cute his appeal as aforesaid with Effect
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Our Sovereign Lord the King plat versus Obadiah Coolidge of marlbro' In the County of midlesex Cordwainer Versus William Taylor & abraham Eager Jun' both of Shrewsbury In the County of Worcester Defts as # a Scire facias Served on them & duly Re- turned dated July 2ª 1733, appears. and now ye Said Obadiah Coolidge who was the principal did not appear but the said Wil- liam Taylor & abraham Eager ye Suretys appeared and pleaded in abatement of ye process as appears by ye pleas which being duly Considered by the Court Its ordered that ye writt of Scire facias abate
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WORCESTER SS Anno Ri R$ Georgij Secundi nunc Magne Britanic Francia ct Hibernia Septimo
Att a Court of Generall Sessions of ye peace be- gun and held at Worcester within and for the County of Worcester on the first Tuesday of February being the fifth day of Said month Annoq Dom. 1733/ :-
JUSTICES PRESENT
John Chandler Esq" Danl Taft Esq" Joseph Dwight Esq"
Joseph Wilder Esq™ John Chandler Jr Esq" Sam1 Dudley Esq"
William Ward Esq" Samuel Wright Esq" Nahum Ward Esq™
William Jenison Esq' Henry Lee Esq' Edward Hartwell Esq" John Keyes Esq"
Grandjury that attended were
M' Gershom Rice foreman MY Thos Thayer
Capt Richard Moore
Mr Edward Morris
M' Hooker Osgood
Capt William Old
M' James Moore
M' David Maynard
M' Samuel Lillie M' Richard Davenport
Mr William Brown M' Sam1 Johnson
M' James Newton
Mr Jonathan Farnsworth
M' Moses How
M' John Emerson
Each attended 2 days and Isaac Moore Constable also
The presents are on file
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The Court order that for ye future and untill ye further order this Court that Thursday be ye day more Imediately Set a part for ye Doing of Sessions business
John Jennings of Brookfield In ye County of Worcester Hus- bandman and Elizabeth Jenings his wife being presented by the Grandjurors &ct for ye Crime of fornication appeared & Confessed themselves Guilty were find Each fourty Shillings To ye King wch they pay'd & also Cost and were Dismissed
Peter Marville of Mendon In ye County of Worcester Physitian being presented by ye Grandjurors &ct as " ye presentment ap- pears, appeared and pleaded to the Insufficiency of ye presentment, which being duly considered ordered That ye presentment be Quashed & ye Said Marville was Dismissed paying Cost
Samuell Crawford of Hassamisco In ye County of Worcester weaver appellant from a Judgment given agts him by John Chand- ler J' Esqr, as { ye Judgt & recognizance appears came into Court & fulfilled ye Judgmt of ye Justice & leave himself on ye mercy of the Court, he was Dismissed paying Costs &ct
Daniel Eliott J' of Sutton &ct being presented by ye Grand- jurors for Rideing on the Lords day as { ye presentment appears appeared and was Dismissed paying Cost
Benjamin Davis also Ephraim Haywood & Jonas Haywood the Recognizances Discharged by order of Court
A Report of William Jenison Esqr & Eben' Edmunds Two of a Comittee appointed by this Court in august last past to view &
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Report to this Court concerning ye laying out a Country Road leading from the Country Road lately Established by Sa Court from Worcester to mendon to the Southerly bounds of ye Town of Dudley &ct made Report of their doings which were Read & ac- cepted and ordered To lye on file & the Charge thereof being five days to William Jenison Esqr fifty Shillings & four days to Eben" Edmunds fourty Shillings & their Expenses being fourty Shillings also allowed
The Selectmen of Brookfield presented to ye Court ye warning of margarett m"Troy with her Child Dan1 m"Troy also James Tute and his wife Kesiah Tute with their Children viz mary Tute thank- full Tute and amos Tute, as ye warrant warning &ct appears and is on file
The Select men of ye Town of Southboro' under their hands In- formed this Court that one John Steer & his wife late from the Kingdom of Ireland, &ct had been warned out of their Return, praying Caution may be Entered thereof as ye Information on file appears
The Selectmen of the Town of Harvard presented a warrant which was Executed by John Daly Constable of Sd Town, where- by Seth Colwes & his wife & Children were warned To Depart Said Town, which is on file
A Vote or By law of ye Town of Rutland was presented to this Court by Sam" Wright Esqr In behalf of Said Town vizt, Att a Town meeting of the Inhabitants of Rutland legally warned De- cember 12th 1733. & Vote in Said meeting that a Tax of five Shill- ings "{ head shall be laid on all horses & neat Cattle that be brought into the Town of Rutland to Graze or Sumer there by any person or persons other then proprietors and they for any other then proprietors Cattle or horses or oxen hired to work or Cows to give
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milk and that if any person or persons living in or belonging to Rutland aforesaid Shall bring in or take any Strangers Cattle or horses brought into Said Town to keep or take Care or Charge of Such Creatures Shall be obliged to Render an accot upon oath what & how many Such horses or Cattle they have ye Charge of or Knowing to and Shall pay five Shillings # head for all Such horses or Cattle as are in their Care or Charge the money to be for the use of ye Town and this act to be laid before the Justices at ye next Quarter Sessions to be held at Worcester for ye County of Worcester for their Confirmation, Voted that Samuell Wright Esqr is Chosen by the Town to lay ye above Written act before ye Said Court for Confirmation Samuel Wright moder",
which is accepted alowed & approved of ye Justices &ct
Lydia Lamb Recog' Discharged Jonathan Lamb Recognizance Discharged John Hambleton Recognizance Discharged Samuell Bridges Recog' Discharged
Solomon Johnson of Leicester being presented by ye Grand- jurers for ye Crime of Drunkeness, was bound to appear at ye Court, did appear, and there being no Evidences against him was Dis- missed paying Cost which was 38/6
Solomon Johnson above being presented by ye Grandjurors for unecessaryly absenting him Self from ye publick Worship of God & bound To answer it at this Court appeared and ye Evidences not being to be had he was dismissed paying Cost wch was 38/6
Solomon Johnson above being presented by the Grandjurers for ye Crime of prophane Swearing ye Evidences not appearing he was dismissed paying Cost weh was 38/6
Solomon Johnson above appelant from Judgment of William Ward Esqr appeared & Submitted ye matter To ye Court who Con- firmed former Judgment with additional Cost ye whole being 54/ & ye fine 5/
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Court of General Sessions.
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The Court order that there be a County Tax or assessment amounting unto the Sum of one hundred & fifty Seven pounds Eight Shillings & nine pence Raised on the Severall Towns within this County for defraying the usuall necessary Charges arising with the Same and that the Clark of this Court forthwith Send out war- rants To ye Select men or assessors of ye Respective Towns for assessing their Severall parts or proportions thereof according to ye rule for assessing the province Charges as the law direct & for pay- ing in the Same to Capt Benjamin Flagg County Treasurer at or before the last day of may next ensueing.
The Severall Towns proportion thereof is as follows -vizt
Worcester Eleven pound Seven Shillings & Eight pence 7 8
Lancaster Twenty Six pound three Shillings & four pence 26
Mendon Eighteen pound 18
3 4
Woodstock
Sixteen pound
16
Brookfield
thirteen pound Ten Shilling & Eight pence 13 10 8
Southboro
Eight pound thirteen Shilling 8 13 0
Westboro'
Nine pound one Shilling
9 10
Leicester
Six pound nineteen Shillings & Eight pence
6 19 8
Shrewsbury
Seven pound Seven Shillings
7 7 .
Sutton Twelve pound five Shillings
12
5
Oxford
Seven pound Two Shilling
7
2
Uxbridge
Six pound & fourpence
6 04
Rutland
three Pound Eighteen Shillings
3 18 0
Lunenburg
three pound Eighteen Shillings 3 18
Harvard Seven pound Three Shillings & one peny 7 3 1
Sum Total 157 89
And warrants were accordingly Issued out march Ist 1733/4
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Jonathan Lamb of Leicester In ye County of Worcester Gent1. being Complained of by m' Richard Davenport and m' William Brown two of the present Grandjurymen for this County &ct In behalf of them Selves & Said Grandjurors as well in behalf of our Lord the King that ye Said Jonath Lamb about Ten days Since in ye Town of Shrewsbury in Said County and at other times did abuse
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and Defame ye Said Grandjurors by Saying that they were perjured &ct against ye peace, being by order of Court by warrant from ye Clark brought To answer to Said Complaint, acknowledged the facts laid against him whereupon the Court adjudged the Said Jonathan Lamb was Guilty of abuseing ye Grandjurors aforesaid, and the Said Jonathan Lamb behaving himself in a Rude & dis- orderly maner in ye Court, the Court [order] that he be Comitted To his majestys Goal there to Remain Till ye further order of this Court and he was accordingly Comitted, and upon his humble and hearty Concern for his offences as Expressed in his petition pray- ing ye favour of ye Court &ct, the Court order that for his Said of- fences he pay a fine to the King of fourty Shillings & pay Cost & fees & to Stand Comitted till this Sentance is performed which he paid in Court
Samuell Terry of Mendon in ye County of Worcester Clerk ap- pellant from a Sentance given against him by Daniel Taft Esqr one of his majestys Justices of the peace for the Said County Up- on a Complaint or Information of William Torrey of Mendon afore- TERRY DOM REX JURY said Husbandman on his majestys behalf for his ye Said Terrys being drunk in the Town of Mendon &ct whereby he was Sentenced to pay Mr James Holding Mr Ph : Haywood Mr David Osgood Mr Eb : Walker Mr Joseph Lyon Mr Hopestill llinds Capt Eb : Edmunds Mr Jno Mattin Mr Na : Parks Mr D. Hubard Mr Aaron Rice Mr Win Holoway a fine for ye use of ye poor of the Town of Mendon five Shillings & Cost & fees as ye Complaint & Sentance of Said Justice appears This appeal was originally brought To ye Court of Generall Sessions of ye peace held here on the first Tuesday of Nov" last when & where ye Sentence of Said Justice was Confirmed &ct and upon ye Said Samuel Terry Adressing him- self To ye Great & Gen1 Court or assembly of ye province he was Enabled now again to prosecute his appeal as + ye order of Said Court of Jan'y last past appears, and now the Said Samuell Terry appeared and pleaded not Guilty and the Case being fully argued & heard it was Comitted To ye Jury who were Sworn according to
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law To trye the Same & Returned their Verdict in that ye Said Samuell Terry is not Guilty The Court Therefore order Rever- sion of ye former Judgment & that the Said Samuell Terry be dis- charged paying Cost & fees Taxed at Seven pound and upon his neglecting so to do the Court order Execution to be awarded for ye Same and that it be paid into ye hands of the Clark of this Court to be by him paid to whom the Same is due
DOM REX Ebenezer Albee of mendon in ye County of EB. ALBEE Worcester Husbandman appelt from a Judg- Same Jury as in ye case above ment or Sentance given against him by William Jenison Esq one of his majestys Justices of ye peace for Said County Upon ye Complaint of Samuell Terrey of mendon in Said County Clark on his majestys behalf as well as of his own as { ye Complaint appears & Sentance was given by Said Justice yt ye Said Eb albee pay a fine of Ten Shillings to ye use of ye poor of mendon & Cost as { Sentence will appear and now ye Said Ebenezer Albee appearing and pleaded not Guilty, The Jury being Sworn according to law, The Case after a full hearing on both Sides was Comitted To the Jury To Trye ye Same who Re- turned there Verdict therein as follows vizt Not Guilty Its there- fore Considered by the Court that the Sentence of ye Said William, Jenison Esqr be Reversed and that the Said Ebenezer Albee be Discharged pay ffees & Costs which ffes and Costs is Taxed at fourteen pounds Eighteen Shillings and upon his neglecting to pay the Same The Court order Execution to be awarded for the Same and that it be paid into ye hands of ye Clerk of this Court to be by him paid to whom the Same is due
Sept. 16 : Satisfied att& John Chandler J CI
TORREY VS DOM. REX William Torrey of Mendon in the County of Worcester applt from a Sentence given against Same Jury as in ye Other Cases him by William Jenison Esqr one of his majes- tys Jus' of ye peace for Said County upon ye Complaint or Information of Samuel Terrey of Mendon in Said
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County Clerk who did Complain on his majestys behalf as well as of his own That about ye month of October last past before ye Complaint at mendon aforesaid ye Said William Torrey being minded to abuse Scandalize & defame ye Complaint did then & there wittingly & willingly Publish a Lye of ye Complaint &ct by Saying he had drunk & he could prove it or Sware to it or words to that Effect or Import as { ye Complaint at large appears & the appel was Sentenced to pay a fine to ye King Ten Shillings and pay ffees & Cost &ct. and now ye appel appeared and to Said Complaint pleaded not Guilty. The Evidences on ye part of the King being Sworn & the Case fully heard It was Comitted To ye Jury who were Sworn according to law To Trye the Same & Re- turn'd their verdict therin upon oath vizt That ye said William Torrey is not Guilty Its therefore Considered by the Court that the Sentence of the Said Justice be reversed & that ye Appelt be Discharged paying Cost, Taxed at Twenty pound nine Shillings & Sixpence but upon his neglecting to pay ye Same The Court order Execution to be awarded for the Same and that it be paid into ye hands of ye Clark of this Court to be by him paid To whom ye Same is due
GOWEN VS DOM. REX Benjamin Gowen of Sutton in ye County of Worcester Yeoman appl from Sentence given Same Jury as in ye Other Cases against him by John Chandler Junr Esqr one of his majestys [justices ] of ye peace for Said County upon the Complaint of Robert Jenison of Said Sutton Yeo- man who Complained on his majestys behalf as well as of his own &ct and by Said Sentence ye now appelt was sentenced to pay as a fine to our Sovereign Lord ye King five Shillings & pay Costs &. fees &ct as ₱ ye warrant and Sentence of Said Justice fully appears -and now ye appelt appeared & to the Sª Complaint pleaded not Guilty the Case being fully & largely argued & heard It was Com- itted to ye Jury who were Sworn according to law To Trye ye Same & Return'd there Virdict therein upon Oath that is To Say The said Benjamin Gowen is not Guilty Its therefore Considered by the
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Court that the Sentence of ye Justice shall be reversed and that ye appelt be Discharged paying Cost Taxed at Nine pound Two Shillings & four pence and upon his neglecting to pay ye Same the Court order Execution to be awarded for ye Same and that it be paid into the hands of ye Clark of this Court to be by him paid To whome ye Same is due
Exe July 11 : 1734
NEWELL Thomas Newell of Dudley in ye County of DOM REX JURY Worcester Cordwainer applt from a Sentence given against him by John Chandler J Esq" one Mr James Holding Mr Phi- Haywood Mr David Osgood Mr Benja Craggin Mr Ilopestill Hinds Mr Samuel Beamons Mr John Matthis Mr Na. Parks Mr Danl Hubbard Mr Aaron Rice Mr Wm Holoway Mr Ob: Walker of his majestys Justices of ye peace for Said County upon ye Complaint of John Runel of Said Dudley Joyner who Complained on his majestys behalf as well as of his own &ct for that ye Sª Newell being minded to abuse & de- fame ye Complat &ct Did Wittingly & willingly make and Publish a Lye of ye Complaint &ct & Sentence was that he pay as a fine to his majesty Ten Shillings &ct & pay Cost & ffees &ct as + ye Sentence of Sd Justice fully appears dated Dec'. 12 : 1733. & now ye app" appeared and pleaded not Guilty & ye Case being fully heard It was Comitted to ye Jury who were Sworn according to Law to Trye ye Same & Return'd there Verdict therein upon oath vizt that ye Said Thomas Newell is not Guilty Its therefore Consid- ered by the Court the Sentence of the Sd Justice be reversed and that ye app"t be discharged paying Cost Taxed at Twenty one pound three Shillings & Six pence and upon his neglecting to pay ye Same ye Court order Execution to be awarded and that it be paid into ye hands of ye Clark of this Court to be by him paid to whom it is due
WORCESTER SS Anno Ri R$ Georgij Secundi nunc Magne Britanic Francia et Hibernia Septimo
Att a Court of Generall Sessions of the peace be- gun and held at Worcester within and for the County of Worcester on The Second Tuesday of May being the fourteenth day of Said month Annoq Dom 1734-
JUSTICES PRESENT
John Chandler Esq' Justices of
Joseph Dwight Esq"
Joseph Wilder Esq"
Samuel Dudley Esq'
William Ward Esq"
Quorum
Nahum Ward Esq'
Daniel Taft Esq"
Samuel Willard Esq"
John Chandler Jr Esq"
John Keyes Esq"
Grandjurors that attended this Court
M' Gershom Rice foreman
M' Samuel Lillie
Capt Richard Moore
M' William Brown
M' Hooker Osgood
M' James Newton
M' Moses How
M' James Moore M' William Richardson
M' Richard Davenport
M' Thomas Thayer
M' John Emerson
M' William Old
M' Samuel Johnson
M' David Maynard
Mr Jonathan Farnsworth
Each attended Two days & Dep' Sheriff with them
the Peace & Henry Lee Esq'
William Jenison Esq"
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Names of the new Grandjurors who were Sworn and the Charge given them & then Dismissed till the Court of Generall Sessions of the peace in angst next vizt
M' Joshua Child foreman M' Jotham Rice Worcester
M' Thomas Gleason Oxford
Mª Josiah White
M' Benjamin Johnson Leicester
M' Bazeliell Sawyer § Lancaster
M' Daniel Warren Westboro' M' Jonathan Bugbee Woodstock M' Isaac Amsden Southboro' M' Joseph Sumner Mendon
M' William Taylor Shrewsbury
Capt Thomas Gilbert Brookfield M' Eleazer Ball Rutland
M' Eben' Read Uxbridge
M' Joseph Sibly Sutton
M' Nathan Heywood Lunenburg M' Simon Stone Harvard
David Haynes of Sudbury In the County of Midlesex Gent be- ing presented by the Grandjurors for Unecessaryly Rideing on the Lords day ye 23ª day of Septem' last & bound to this Court to answer his presentment pleaded to the Insufficiency of the present- ment which was alowed of by ye Court & he dismissed paying Costs
An accot of the Grandjurors Travell and attendance from may : 1733 To this time amounting to ye Sum of Seventy Eight pounds Eighteen Shillings presented for allowance which was according allowed of and ordered that the Clerk Certifie ye Same To ye County Treas' for payment
The Court order that ye Treasurr be directed To pay The Sum of fourty Shillings To Isaac Moore a Constable for his attendance on The Grandjurors the year past vizt Ten days
Cap" Benja Flagg County Treas' presented his accotts which were Examined & allowed of by the Court the ballance Due to ye County being thirteen pounds nineteen Shillings & Eight pence & ordered the Clerk To Sign ye Same
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The Court order that ye Expenses of ye Comittee ah' ye Court House being thirteen Shillings be paid out of ye County Treasury & that ye Clerk Certifie ye Same.
Ezekiel Upham Resident in Hassanamisco in ye County of Wor- cester Housewright appelant from a Sentance given against him by Nahum Ward Esq' one of his majestys Justices of ye peace for Said County Upon ye Complaint of Peter Lawrance Indian Planter of Hassanamisco aforesaid who Complained on his majestys behalf as well of his own &et for his Taking five or Six bushells of Indian Corn out of a Corn Cribb in Hassanamisco aforesaid of his the Said Lawrances in a thiefish maner Sometime in the Winter past &ct & Sentence was that ye Said Upham is Guilty of Taking two bushells of the Corn he was Charged with in a theifish maner which Corn was of Twelve Shillings Value that he pay as a fine to ye King Ten Shillings & threeble damages for Said Corn to ye Said Peter being thirty Six Shilling & Costs & ffees & Stand Committed till Sentence be performed as { the Sentence of the Said Justice Dated aprill 15th 1734 appears and now ye appelant appeared, to prosecute his appeal but an Exception being taken To the Reasons of appeal for that they were not properly Directed to the Court which Exception & ye pleas of Each party thereon being duly Con- sidered The Court are of Opinion that ye Direction of the Said Reasons of appeal are Improper & Insufficient To Support the Same, Its therefore Considered by the Court, That the Sentence of ye Said Justice be Confirmed with additionall Cost vizt that the Said Ezekiell Upham pay as a fine to our Sovereign Lord the King The Sum of Ten Shillings that he pay to ye Said Peter Lawrance Threeble Damages for Said Two bushells of Corn being in ye whole thirty Six Shillings the Corn if any Return'd to be part thereof & pay Costs & ffees in the Taxed at the Sum of Seven pounds one Shillings & Seven pence and upon his neglecting to pay ye Same ye Court order Execution to be awarded for ye Same and that it be paid into ye hands of ye Clark to be by him paid To whom the Same is due.
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