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The Court now order that a Tax or assessment amounting unto the Sum of One hundred & fifty Seven pound Eight Shillings & nine pence be ra'sed in the Severall Towns within this County for defraying ye usuall necessary Charges ariseing within ye Same and that the Clerk forthwith Send out Warrants directed To ye Selectmen or assessors of the Respective Towns within ye County for assessing their Severall parts or proportion according to ye Rules for assessing ye last province Tax as ye law directs and for paying in ye Same To Capt Benjamin Flagg County Treasurer or his order at or before ye last day of may next-
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The Severall Towns proportion thereof is as follows viz'
Worcester Eleven pound Seven Shillings & Eight pence 11 7 8 Lancaster Twenty Six pound three Shillings & four pence 26 3 4
Mendon Eighteen pound
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Woodstock Sixteen pound 16
Brookfield thirteen pound Ten Shillings & 8d 13 10 S
Southborouh Eight pound thirteen Shillings 8 13
Westborough nine pound one Shilling
9 1
Leicester Six pound nineteen Shillings & Eight pence
6 19 8
Shrewsbury Seven pound Seven Shillings
7 7
Sutton Twelve pound five Shillings 12
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Oxford Seven pound Two Shillings 7
2
Uxbridge Six pound & four pence 6 0
4
Rutland three pound Eighteen Shillings 3 18
Lunenburg three pound Eighteen Shillings 3 18
Harvard Seven pound three Shillings & one peny 7 3 1
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the Warrants were Granted out Febry 8th 1734
att5 Jnº Chandler J Cler'
Ordered that The Sum of Six pounds be paid out of ye County Treasury To William Jenison Esqr for Inlarging ye Prison Yard laying a double floor in ye Prison Chamber
An acco" of M' Sheriff Gookin amounting unto ye Sum of Sixteen pound Seven Shillings Read and ordered that the Sum of fifteen pound nine Shillings be paid out of ye County Treasury To M' Sheriff Gookin in full discharge thereof Nineteen Shillings Taken out of ye 5th article
. David Parsons of Leicester in the County of Worcester Clark appellant from a Sentence given against him by William Jenison Esq" one of his majestys Justices of the Peace for the Said County
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Court of General Sessions.
S FEBRUARY TERM,
DOM REX upon a Complaint of Benjamin Johnson of Leicester aforesaid Yeoman on His majestys PARSONS JURY behalf as well as of his own (which Complaint was originally made to John Chandler J' Esq' Mr James Taylor one of his majestys Justices of the peace Mesr R : Flagg Mr Eb : Beman Joseph Walker John Moss for said County) against the appel" Seting forth y ye Said David Parsons at Leicester aforsaid Henry King Elisha Iledge on the Seventh day of October last past did Tim : Brigham very much abuse misuse belye and Defame the Aaron Forbush Wells Ayres Coplainant by Saying ye Complaint was a Tat- Wm Haywood Israel Keith ling man or a Tatler and went about from House to House Raising Factions (meaning as the Complainant Supposes against him Said Parsons) and by Saying that the Complainant had Stolen Two years Sallary from him Said Parsons Intending thereby as ye Complaint apprehends to very much abuse misuse belye & defame ye Complaint &ct as ye Complaint at large appears, and was thereof Convicted before the Said William Jenison Esq' & Sentenced to pay a fine to the King Ten Shillings and pay all Costs & Fees & Stand Comitted till Sentence be performed-and now the appellant appeared and to the Said Complaint Pleaded not Guilty ; The Evidences in the Case being Sworn and the Case fully Argued and heard on both Sides the Same was Comitted To the Jury who were Sworn ac- cording to law to Trye ye Same and Return'd there Verdict there- in upon Oath as follows vizt, That the Said David Parsons Is Guilty according to the Complaint Its therefore Considered by the Court that the Said David Parsons Pay as a fine To our Sovereign Lord the King for and Towards the Support of the Goverm' of this Province and the Incident Charges thereof Ten Shillings and that he pay Cost & Fees Taxed at fifteen pound one Shilling, & Stand Comitted Till Sentence be performed, & he was accordingly Comitted To M' Sheriff Gookin till the Sentence be complyed with
A Complaint of John Overing Esq' his majestys attorney Gen- eral for the province of the Massachusetts in behalf of our Said Lord ye King Seting forth that one James Orns was convicted
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before the Worshipfull Justice Joseph Dwight Esq". upon a Com- plaint Exhibitted at the Instance of Seth Banister & Francis his wife for speaking Defamatory words of ye Said Francis of which he was Convict then & there & ordered to pay ye Sum of Twenty Shillings as a fine (from which sentence he appealed & found Suretys for his good behaviour) & pay Costs & fees To this Hon11 Court butt having faild to prosecute to Effect prays affirmation &ct To which ye Said Orms pleaded that there was not a Sufficient time from ye Sentence given agst him, To the Court appealed To for him to file his reasons of appeal & moved The whole proceed- ing might be Quash'd Its Considered by the Court That there was not a Sutable time agreeable To law between ye giving of the Sentence & ye Court appeald to whereby ye Said Orms Could sea- sonably file his reasons of appeal & therefore order he be dismiss'd paying Cost & fees Taxed at Eight pounds & Two pence and upon his Neglecting to pay ye Same ye Court order Execution to be awarded for ye Same Ex : March 1 : 1734/5
Simuell Morss of Uxbridge Recognizances Discharged
Benjamin Chaffee of Woodstock Recognizances Discharged ye woman & Child being Dead
A Petition of John Harwood agent for the Town of Uxbridge prefered To the Court of Gen" Sessions of the Peace held In No- vember last Came under Consideration as also the answer of ye Town of Mendon by their agent or attorney & ye Same being Duly Considered ordered that said Petition be Dismissed
The Select men of Worcester presented to the Court a warrant with a Return thereon by Wm Gray J' Constable for warning Sun- dry persons ont of their Town also a warrant with a Return thereon by Joseph Rug a Constable for warning Sundry persons out of their Town both which were approved by the Court
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Court of General Sessions. S FEBRUARY TERM,
The Select men of Shrewsbury presented to the Court Two war- rants one for Warning Josiah Pratt & his wife The other Phillip Gleason & his wife to depart Said Town with the Constables Re- turn Thereon which were accepted by the Court.
An acco" Signed John Chandler J' amounting To the Sum of Ten pound Eleven Shillings & Sixpence ariseing on accout of ye Charge of pursuing & Searching after Thomas Peirce who had murdered a person at New : port Read & ordered that the Sum of Ten pound Eleven Shillings & Sixpence be paid out of the Pub- lick Treasury of ye County To John Chandler J' Esq" To be by him paid To whom the Same is Respectively due in full discharge thereof
Mathew Barber of Shrewsbury in the County of Worcester Hus- bandman being Presented by the Grandjurors for the body of said County on their Oaths for unecessaryly Traveling on the Lords day in the month of October last from Shrewsbury To Worcester in Said County and Bound over to this Court by way of Recog- nizance To answer To his presentment appeared in Court and Confessed he was Guilty of Rideing from Shrewsbury to Worcester The time mentioned in the presentment, but Justifyed his So doing because his Rideing was Only from his own House To a place of Publick Worship in Worcester where he found by Experience Twas most for his Spirituall advantage to attend The Case being duly Considered, The Court are of opinion that the Said Mathew Bar- ber is Guilty of unecessaryly Traveling as set forth in ye present- ment and therefore adjudge that he pay as a fine the Sum of Thirty Shillings, vizt fifteen Shillings part thereof to be for the benefitt & Relief of ye Poor of the Town of Shrewsbury and fifteen Shillings Part thereof to be for the benefitt & Relief of ye Poor of the Town of Worcester, and pay Cost & Fees Taxed at one pound fifteen Shillings & nine pence from which Sentence The Said Mathew Barber appealed To the next Court of Assize and Generall Goal Delivery to be holden at Worcester in and for the County of Wor-
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cester in September next and Entered into Recognizance pursuant to law to prosecute his appeal with Effect
Mathew Barber of Shrewsbury In the County of Worcester hus- bandman principall In the Sum of Ten pounds and Robert Barber Clothier and Hugh Kelso husbandman both of Worcester In ye County aforesaid as Suretys in five pounds Each acknowledged themselves bound by way of Recognizance To our Sovereign Lord the King his heirs or Successors To be Leveyed on their Goods or Chattels lands or Tenements for the use of our Said Lord the King Conditioned that the Said Mathew Barber shal personaly ap- pear at Sª Court of Assize & prosecute his appeal aforesaid apeal with Efiect & in the mean time be of the good behaviour.
A By law of the Town of oxford Respecting persons takeing in Cattle or horses into Said Town under a penalty &ct being pre- sented by Captain Ebenezer Learned was allowed and approved off and is on file
Capt Samuel Lawdy Representing to this Court That a Certain Double Silk Gown a black Silk apron & Scarf, which goods found with John Fitz : Gerald al John Hayes als John m'neal who had Stollen a Considerable Quantity of mony & goods from him and of which he was Convicted in august last, are now in the hands of Daniell Gookin Esq'. Sheriff of this County and were ordered there to Remain till the further order of this Court, moving that pursuant to the Judgment of Court he may have ye goods afore- mentioned in part of Satisfaction of Said Judgment Especially Since the Sª Fitz Gerald &ct Broke Goal & Run away. Ordered that Said Double Silk Gown black apron & Scarf be delivered to Said Capt Samuel Lawdy or his order and John Chandler J' Esq" is desired to appoint & put under oath three Sutable persons to apprize Said Goods, and that Said Lawdy Receive them at Said apprizement in part of Satisfaction for Said Judgment of Court
att" John Chandler J' Cle.
May 13th : 1735 the above Goods were apprized & delivered To Capt Lawdy See his Rect in Sessions affairs for may 1735
WORCESTER SS Anno Regni Regis Georgij Secundi nunc Magne Britanic Francia et Hibernia Octavo
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 thirteenth day of Said month Anno Dom: 1735
JUSTICES PRESENT
John Chandler
Joseph Wilder 1
Esqrs Justices of ye peace & Quo'
John Chandler Jr Samuel Wright - Esqrs
William Ward
Joseph Dwight Samuel Dudley
William Jenison
Henry Lee Nahum Ward John Keyes
Coroners Capt James Wilder M' Seth Chapin J' M' Joseph Wright M' Gershom Rice
Grandjurors : Names
Mr Joshua Child foreman
M' Josiah White M' Eben" Read Mª Eleazer Ball
M' Jotham Rice M' Joseph Sibley M' Nathan Heywood
Mª Bazeleel Sawyer M' Thomas Gleason M' Simon Stone
M' Jonathan Bugbee M' Benjamin Warrin
Capt Thomas Gilbert M' Isaac Amsden Mr Benja Johnson M' William Taylor
Each attended Two days and M' Wilds attended them
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New Jury were
M' Jonathan Houghton foreman
M' Joseph Crosby M' WVm Ayres M' James Heaton
M' John Starnes M' William Green M' Thomas Hapgood
M' Isaac Thayer Capt Daniel Taylor M' William Jones
M' Eliphalett Carpenter MỸ John Stock Mr Caleb Sawyer
M' William Ayres Mr Gershom Keith Capt John Fay
They were Sworn & Dismissed
Capt Benjamin Flagg County Treasurer presented his accot which were Examined and allowed of { the Court there being due to the Treasurer Twenty one Shillings and four pence and ordered the Clerk to Sign the Same
Bemsley Peters of Woodstock In ye County of Worcester Felt- maker appeared Court & also Hana his wife & Confessed they were Guilty of the Crime of Fornication before marriage were fin'd 30/ Each & ordered to pay Cost which was done & they were Dismissed
Elizabeth Davenport wife of Nathaniel Davenport of Woodstock In the County of Worcester husbandman being bound over by John Chandler Esqr to answer for the Crime of Fornication ap- peared in Court & Confessed She was Guilty, was find fifty Shill- ings & to pay Costs which She did & was Dismissed
Joseph. Baxter of Uxbridge In the County of Worcester Cord- wainer being bound over by way of Recognizance To answer for the Crime of Fornication appeared in Court and Confess'd him Self Guilty was find thirty Shillings weh he paid with the Costs & was Dismissed
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Court of General Sessions. S MAY ¿ TERM,
The Selectmen of Woodstock presented to the Court a warrant directed to Joseph Childs one of their Constables to warn one Susanna Carter To depart there town with the Constables Return thereon which was approved by the Court
William Wait of Sutton in the County of Worcester husbandman being presented by the Grandjurors for that on or about the 16th day of January last past at Sutton aforesaid he with force & arms an assault on ye body of Joseph Wait in ye peace of our Lord the King did Comitt, &et appeared in Court & pleaded Guilty and have himself on the mercy of the Court & Shew'd himself very penitent Its therefore Considered by the Court that the Said Wil- liam Wait pay a fine of Ten Shillings to our Lord ye King That he pay Costs & fees Taxed at Two pound Thirteen Shillings and up- on his neglecting So to do The Court order Execution To be awarded for the Same
A Petition of Isaac Tomlin of Westborough &ct presented to ye Court praying yt ye Children & Grand Children of his mother in law Ruhamah Wait widow may be obliged to Contribute towards ye maintainance of ye Said Widdow, Read and ordered that the Petitioner Serve ye Children and Grand Children (whose proper ancestor is Decd) of the Sd Ruhamah Wait with a Copy of this Petition that So they Show Cause if any they have at ye next Court of Genl Sessions of the Peace to be held here on the Second Tues- day of august next vizt on the first Thursday of the Courts Seting why they Should not be assessed according to law towards the Support and maintainance of ye Said Ruhamah Wait
An accot of the Grandjurors Travell and attendance from may 1734 To may 1736 being presented amounting unto ye Sum of of Seventy Eight pounds Eight Shillings & Eight pence allowed of by the Court and The Treasurer is accordingly ordered To pay the Same
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The vote for a County Treas' Sent in from the Several Towns were opened & Sorted in the Court and it appeared that Capt Benja Flagg was Chosen Unanimously & the oath of office was admin'stred to him In Court by The order of the Court
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WORCESTER SS Anno Ri R$ Georgij Secundi nunc Magne Britainiæ Francia et Hibernia Nono
At a Court of Generall Sessions of the Peace be- gun and Held at Worcester in and for the County of Worcester on the Second Tuesday of August being the Twelfth day of Said Month annoq Dom 1735
JUSTICES PRESENT
John Chandler Esq' - Justices of the peace & Quo-
Samuel Wright
Joseph Wilder Esq'
Joseph Dwight
William Ward Esq"
rum
Samuel Dudley Esq"
William Jenison Esq' L
Henry Lee
Daniel Taft Esq"
Nahum Ward
John Chandler Jr Esq"
Sam1 Willard
John Keyes Edward Hartwell
Esgrs
Coroners Present Capt James Wilder M' Edward Godard Jun' M' Gershom Rice
MT Joseph Wright
Grandjury
Mr Jona Houghton
M' William Ayres M' James Heaton
Mr Joseph Crosby
M' Will : Green
M' Thomas Hapgood
Mr John Starnes Cap® Dan1 Taylor M' William Jones
MI' Isaac Learned
M' John Stockwell M' Caleb Sawyer
M' Isaac Thayer M' Gershom Keith attended three day and M' Eliphalett Carpenter Capt John Fay M' Wilds attended on them
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Benjamin Bullard of Lancaster &ct being bound to appear at this Court To answer for the Crime of Fornication with Ruth his wife before marriage Came into Court & Confes'd ye Same was fined thirty Shillings & dismissed paying Cost : his wife bond Contid
The Select men of mendon presented to ye Court a warr' for warning Jane Pollen To depart their Town with ye Constables Re- turn thereon ; accepted by ye Court
A list of Tavern Keepers and Retailors Lycenced by this Court & ye names of the Suretys
Worcester
[ Capt Daniel Heywood principall in 50/: Capt Benja Flagg & James Moore Gents Suretys 25/ Each Capt Moses Rice Ditto 50/ Capt Flag & John Harwood Suretys. 25/ Each Mr Thomas Starnes Do 50/ Capt Flagg & Daniel Ward Suretys 252 Each Mr Simon Davis Do 50/ John Bigelow & Caleb Witherbee Southboro' Suretys Ditto Mr John Bigelow Ditto 50/ Simon Davis & Caleb Wither Do
[ Capt Thomas Carter Mr Jona Houghton of Lancaster
Lancaster
Capt William Richardson 1 was Principall for Each of them Mr Josiah Richardson in 50/ Each and Capt Jonas Mr Jona Houghton Houghton & Elias Sawyer of Lancaster Suretys for Each in 252 Each Mr Benja: Houghton : Principall : Suretys Capt Jonas Houghton & Henry Lee Esqr S
Saml Willard Esqr Retailor : Edward Hartwell Esqr his principall Suretys Ephraim Witherbee and Fairbank Moore
Mendon
Capt William Rawson principall Surety Jno Sadler of upton & Jno atherton of Harvard
Mr Ebenr Merriam Do ) Suretys for Each other & John Sad- Capt Daniel Lovett Do / Retailor | ler for them both
Woodstock [ Capt Jonathan Payson | Capt Flag principall for Each in 50/ Mr Joseph Wright | Henry Lee and Edward Hartwell Esqrs Suretys for Each in 25/
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Mr Eleazer Heywood principall : 50/: Suretys Jonas Keyes & Israel Richardson Brookfield Mr Soloman Keyes : Jonas Keyes principall Suretys Isrel Richardson & Elea' Heywood Mr Nathll Read principall Colo Dwight & Capt Flagg
Mr Elijah Moore : Capt Moore principall. Suretys Capt Flagg
Oxford & Joe : Crosby Mr Moses Marcy principall-Suretys Capt Flagg & Jno Stacy New Medfield
Sutton
Mr Perez Rice Samuel Dudley Esqr : principall, 50/ Suretys Joseph Boyden Wm Stockwell Mr Obadiah Walker, principall : Suretys Capt Wm Rawson John Atherton Mr Joseph Boyden principall Suretys Samuel Dudley Esqr Wm Stockwell Mr William Stockwell Retailor principall Suretys Saml Dud- ley Esq Joseph Boyden
Rutland Capt John Hubbard principall Suretys James Heaton Nathll Read
Southboro'
Mr Robert Horn principall, Suretys Jno Harwood Epm Hill Mr Caleb Witherby principall Suretys Simon Davis John Bigelow
Leicester
Mr Thomas Richardson principall Suretys Henry Lee Esyr Eleazer Heywood Capt Josiah Convers principall Mr Wm Larkin Capt Benja Flagg Mr Jona Sargent principall : Suretys Isaac Richardson Elea- zer Heywood Mr Wm Larkin Retailor : principall Suretys Capt Convers & Capt Flagg
Uxbridge
Mr Ezekiel Wood Mr Solomon Wood Each principall & bound one for Mr Samuel Read another Mr John Harwood principall Suretys Robert Horn Ephraim Hill Mr Benja Force Jno Harwood principall : Suretys Mr Edmd Goffe als Trowbridge of Cambridge and Mr Isaac Coolidge of Sherborn both in ye County of Midlesex
Lunenburg
Mr Ephraim Witherbee principall : Suretys Edwd Hartwell Esqr Fairbanks Moore Fair Isaac Farnsworth Josiah Willard Esqr. Edwd Hartwell principall Suretys Ep : Witherbee Fairbanks Moore
Grafton
Capt James Leland Capt Samuel Willard Each principall and bound for each MY Nehemiah How ノ other
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Dudley
Mr Daniel Coburn principall : Suretys Jno Harwood Richard Wilds
) Capt Daniel How : Nahum Ward Esqr principall Suretys Capt F'lagg & Jno Harwood
Shrewsbury
Mr John Bush principall Surety Jona Sargent & Jno Harwood Nahum Ward Esqr Retair : principall Suretys Capt Flagg & Jno Harwood Mr Jonas Keyes Retair: principall. Suretys Eb : Heywood & Israel Richardson
Westborough Capt John Fay Do Suretys Wm Stockwell & Samuel Dudley Esqr
Upton ) Mr John Sadler Į Each principall & Each Surety for ye Mr John Hazeltine § other : & Ebenezer Merriam for both.
Harvard
Mr John Atherton principall Surety Capt Wm Rawson & John Sadler Mr Eleazer Robins Do Suretys Capt Jonas Houghton Eleazer Sawyer Mr Ebenr Sprague Retair : Do Suretys Jno Atherton & Jno Bush
New Medfield Mr John Stacy Do Suretys Joshua Morss & Moses Marvin New Sherborn Mr Ephraim Hill Do Suretys John Harwood & Robert Horn
Lambstown Mr Nathan Carpenter Do Surety John Frissell & David Wallis
Each principall bound in fifty pound & Each Surety in Twenty five pounds Each
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Court of General Sessions.
AUGUST TERM,
The Selectmen of Worcester presented to ye Court Sundry War- rants directed to their Constables for warning persons out of their Town viz' on to Constable Daniel Biglo To warn James Culver to depart the Town one To ye Same Constable To warn Joshua Wheat & family To depart there Town one To ye Same Constable to warn Wm Campbell & James Bettys To depart ye Town all which being done as ? ye Constables Return, they were approved of by ye Court
Robert Allen of Shrewsbury being bound over To this Court by way of Recognizance by W" Jenison Esq" as "? ye Recog' appears moved to be Discharged, but Sundry persons appearing and oposed it The Court order that he Renew his bonds with Suretys untill the Next Term which he Did vizt himself in Fifty pound & Sam11 Calhoon of Sª Shrewsbury and James Furbus of Worcester as Sure- tys in Twenty five pounds
Abigail Willard of Lancaster In ye County of Worcester Single- woman being bound over To this Court by Mr Justice Hartwell for the Crime of Fornication appeared and Refuseing to Tell who ye father was She was Sentenced To pay a fine of fifty Shillings & Cost & Fees & Stand Comitted till Sentence be performed-which She paid in Court and by ye order of Court Entered into Recognizance with Suretys To Save ye Town of Lancaster from any Charge on accott of her Bastard Child viz' The Said Abigail Willard as prin- cipall in One hundred pound & Aaron Willard & Fairbanks moore both of Said Lancaster Yeomen as Suretys in fifty pound Each to ye Select men of Lancaster aforesaid, & to their Successors for that purposs.
Whereas its found very Inconvenient To ye County For ye Court of Generall Sessions of the Peace and Inferiour Court of Comon pleas which by law are appointed to be held and Kept on the Second 'Tuesday of August yearly by reason its Then a very busy time of year and thereby Detrimentall for Jurors & Others who
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have business at Said Courts to give their attendance. Ordered That the Hon1 Joseph Wilder Esqr John Chandler J' & Joseph Dwight Esqrs be desired in the name and by order of this Court To prefer a Petition To his Excellency The Gov" & The Gen1 Court as Soon as they Conveniently can To have the time for holding Said Court for the future to be on the third Tuesday of August annually, and Whereas it might be of Service To ye County to have the time for holding ye Court of Assize & Gen11 Goal De- livery & Superior Court of Judicature which by law is now holden on the Wednesday Imediately preceeding the time appointed for holding Said Court at Springfield in and for the County of Hamp- shire The Said persons are desired To Consult The Hon" His majestys Justices of ye Said Court of assize &ct for their advice what other time may be more accomodable for holding the Same & if they then shall think it proper that they Prefer a Petition ac- cordingly
A Petition of Isaac , Tomlin as Entered at the Last Term, being duly Served on the Children & Grand-Children of ye Widdow Ru- hamah Wait, and all ye partys now appearing and fully heard there- upon The Court order that the Cost & Charge which the Said Isaac Tomlin hath hirtherto been at in the Support of the Said Ruhamah Wait and his Charges & Cost in prefering his Petition &ct amounting unto the Sum of Twelve pound Two Shillings be paid as follows Wm Wait & Joseph Wait of Sutton Two of ye Sons of ye Said Widdow Each Three pound & Six pence David Joss Joshua Josiah Kesiah & martha newton Grandchildren of ye Said Widow Each Ten Shillings & one peney & that the Remaining three pound & Sixpence be born by the Said Isaac Tomlin, & Nathaniel Pratt of Framingham who maryed a daughter of ye Said Widdow being uncapable to Labour and unable To pay Towards her Support is freed therefrom till ye further order of this Court
And the Court further order that Dureing the time the Said Ru- hamah Wait Shall board at ye Said Isaac Tomlins, That The Said William Wait Pay towards her Support Till ye further order of this
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Court one Shilling & three pence # week the Said Joseph Wait pay ye like Sum of one Shilling & three pence # week and that the Said David Joss Joshua Josiah Kesiah & martha Newton pay Each of them one peny half peny { week & that the Same be paid Quarterly unto the Said Isaac Tomlin and upon their Neglect Re- spectively of making payment of the Sums aforesaid They Forfeit Twenty Shillings apeice { month agreeable to law To be Leveyed & Imployed as { ye Law for that end is appointed
An accot of John Chandler J' Esqr procureing Cushings &ct amounting unto Seven pound one Shilling & Sixpence allowed & the Treasurer of the County is ordered to pay ye Same accordingly
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