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Lt. Haward deposed in case of James Wale v. Edward Calcord, and counter suit, that Edward Calcord made demand for ten pounds of James Wale, who was bound for Ricr. Bulgar. Wm. Bartholomew deposed about the same matter. Anthony Stanion deposed, that being at Salem 10 mo : 1644, at Mr. Clerk's farm, Mr. Calcord said he wished that the account between Richr. Bulgar and himself might be settled, etc.
Mr. Samuell Winsley deposed, in case of Samuel Winsley and Tristram Coffin v. Richard Ayre, that when he had carried down goods to load Codnam's vessel, Mr. Coffin desired to have his beef carried. Deponent said he would refer it to Goodman Codnam, who told him not to overload the vessel but rather to put some of the bolts on shore. Raph Blazdale and Robt. Quinbee also deposed.
Moris Hobbs deposed, in case of Morrise Hobbs v. Robert Coker, that he left a summons at house of Robert Coker in Newbury, where he lived, to summon him to court. His wife said he had left eight days before. Hobbs saw Coker the day before the court, and he said he would not be there .- Waste Book.]
Mr. George Taylor of Linn presented for withdrawing from infant baptism, saying his child is not a fit subject for baptism. Wit : Capt. Bridgis and Nicholas Potter.
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COURT HELD AT SALEM, 3: 5: 1646.
[Copy of agreement signed by Joseph (his mark) Armitage dated 2 : 2 : 1646, William Payne for himself and Edward Payne agreed
Joseph Redknap (wit : Henry Collins and Joseph Harmitage), William Harker (wit : Nicho. Potter and Henry Collence), Joseph Flood and his wife and Mathew West (wit: Nicho. Potter and George Kesar) (Lynn presentments) admonished for withdrawing from infant baptism.
Mr. Joseph Flood was fined for lying when he was dealt with by the church about his opinions. Wit : Tho. Layghton and Tho. Pootman.
Wife of Tho. Coats (Lynn presentment) admonished for saying publicly and disturbing those who sat near, when Mr. Cobbett was preaching on a Sabbath, that Christ was circumcised on the eighth day, and that then he was not baptized. Wit: Johanna Couldom and John Decon's wife.
William Hewghes (also Hewes) (Lynn presentment) quit for not supporting the ministry. Wit : William Longley (also Longeley).
Edward Ingolls (Lynn presentment) fined for bringing home sticks in both his arms on the Sabbath day from towards Mr. Hollyokes rails. Wit : Joseph Flood, Obadya Flood and Jane Flood.
Edward Richards (Lynn presentment) presented for being dis- tempered with drink at the artillery at Salem. Wit : Capt. Bridgis and Mathew West.
Town of Gloucester presented for neglect of training. Wit: Wal- ter Tippatt and George Ingorsoll.
Richard Norman and Mathew Jellett of Marblehead presented for breach of the peace and bloodshed. Wit: John Hart and Roger Connant.
Robert Knight of Marblehead, formerly of Salem, fined, 23: 2 : 1646, for being distempered with drink. Wit: Tho. Edwards and Hewgh Stacey. Summoned by David Curwithen.
Richard Lambert fined for being distempered with drink, 19: 3: 1646. Wit : Tho. Edwards and William Goult.
Wife of Thomas Olever (also Ollyver), for saying that all min- isters in the country were blood-thirsty men, to be tied to the whipping post with a slit stick on her tongue. Robert Cotty heard her and told her that she spoke blasphemy. She replied that her blood was too thin for them to draw out. Wit : Robert Cotty and wife of John Blak.
Michaell Shaflen (also Myghell Shafflen) presented for withdraw. ing from baptism.
Peter Sims, alias Ford, presented for stealing Indian corn out of the water mill. Wit : Tho. Robins and Tho. Lovell.
Capt. Trask (also Traske) discharged from presentment for
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to settle with Edward Calcord, except concerning Robert Tuck's bond and amount allowed out of a judgment against Richd. Waldern, etc. Signed also by Wm. Waldern, Will. Hilton and Robert Burnap .*
Robert Mansfield of Lynn and Edmund Farington freed from common training, keeping their arms complete.
Obadya Govis to serve a longer apprenticeship for purloining corn of his master, Thomas Trusler, several times. To make double restitution, and serve his master eight weeks longer.t
Esaiyas Wood, apprentice to Mr. Dorman of Ipswich, convicted of an attempt to force the body of his master's child.
John Stephens deposed in case of Sam. Winsley and Trist. Coffin v. Richard Ayre, that he went to his brother Codnam to inquire whether this hogshead of beef was staved with his consent. At first he did not consent, but upon second inquiry, he bade him do as he would. Richard Aree, Robert Codnam and Nathaneell Greene deposed, 8 : 3: 1646, before " o" honnord Gov"" Winthrop. Robert Barker deposed, 4 : 3 : 1646, before Mr. Timo. Hatherlie.
John Ramsdale deposed in case of Samuell Hutchinson v. Tho- mas Dexter, both of Lynn, that when going to work, " just as we came to goodman Dexters he light of his horse, & Laid on many blowes, & bade him goe, but Laid on so many blows, the said Samuell Hutcheson could not well goe unless he Rann." Edward Ingeru deposed that Thomas Dexter struck said Hutcheson with the great end of his stick about twenty blows, that the man was a quiet man and that Goodman Dexter had no cause to complain, and that he felt a bunch upon his head the day after. John Rawkins deposed that he struck the horse, etc., as hard as he could.
Mr. Ed. Calcord said he paid Mr. Story 10li. for James Wale, and Wale swore that Calcord paid it.
oppression in grinding in case of Tho. Tresler, who charged that in one bushel, nine pounds were wanting. Wit : Tho. Tresler and Obadya Govis.
Return of warrant by Mychall Shaflint of Salem and John Decont of Lynn, 4 : 6 : 1646.
*Edward Colcord; of Hampton, in writing, released William Payne of Ipswich from all claims 1 : 2 mo : 1646. Wit: William Waldernt and Will. Hilton .; Also, claims against Edward Payne, deceased, same date and witnesses.
t Wit : Allen Keniston and Tho. Tresler.
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Robert Lord deposed concerning action between Mr. Wade and Geo. Hadley. Also concerning Walter Roper. With consent of Jonathan Wade and Georg Hadley, in action of trespass, Hadley to pay Wade the rent in wheat, etc.
Edward Calcord, attorney for Robt. Tuck, to answer Willia Pane. Appealed to Boston court. Granted, 3: 5: 1646 .- Waste Book.]
COURT HELD AT SALEM, 4: 6 : 1646.
[Present : Maj. Gen. Endecott, Cp. Wm. Hathorne and Cp. Robt. Bridges.
Thomas Chadwell, Samuell Bennett, Hugh Burt, the elder, and Thomas Dexter, sr., admonished for sleeping in time of service .*
Wife of Wm. Bowdish admonished for offensively withdrawing from infant baptism.
Thomas Coat's wife admonished for speaking to the disturbance of the congregation.
Mr. William Clerk (also Clark) discharged of his presentment for affronting the constable, having confessed publicly .;
Mr. Jos. Floyd fined for lying. He and his wife were admon- ished for withdrawing from the ordinance of infant baptism .- Waste Book.]
*Bennett and Burt (who is also called senior) were fined. Fran- cis Lightfoot was admonished for a similar offence.
tHe had affronted the constable twice, once when the latter came to his house about a " hew and crye," and again when the constable demanded his measure to try by the town's measure, supposing it to be too small. Wit : Francis Perry and Richard Bushop.
The nuncupative will of John Thorne of Salem was sworn to 4 : 6: 1646. Wit: Elisabeth Harwood, Margaret Jackson and Elisa- beth Esticke, all signing with marks. They heard him say on July 27, 1646, " that hee did giue unto Ann : Pallgraue all his Estate of mony. goods. aparell. & debtts out of which sayd aparell it was the will of the sayd John that John Jackson Junior should haue his best Hatt and further moure it was his will that James Thomas should haue somthinge out of his Estate if the said Ann : Paul- graue so pleaseth."
John Thorne's inventory taken Aug. 1, 1646, by Jefforie Mas- sey, ; George Emeryt and John Harbert, # and sworn to before Jo. Endecott :# 20li. of Indico at 3s. 6d. per li., 3li. 10s. ; 1 Roule of Tobaco, containing 73li., at 4d. per li., 1li. 4s. 4d .; 1 Roule of
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COURT HELD AT IPSWICH, 29: 7: 1646.
Grand jury : Mr. John Whittingham, Jonathan Wade, Will.
tobaco containing 79li. at 4d. per li., 1li. 6s. 4d. ; 8li. of tobaco in a Runlet* at 4d. per li., 2s. 8d. ; 1 Greate Cooate, 1li. ; 1 Cloth Shute, 12s .; 1 Stufe Shute, 1li. 2s .; 1 Cloth Shute, 1li .; 2 Hatts, 12s. ; 2 shurts, 3 bands, 2 HandCarshers, 10s. ; 1 pr. of mille stockings, 4s. ; 1 pare of yarne Stockings, 2s .; 2 pare of Shues, 5s .; 1 wast coate, 1s. 6d .; Carpenters tooules, 16s .; in monny, 3li. 17s. 6d .; 1 Sea bed and pillo, 7s. 6d. ; 1 bible and 1 Cap, 4s .; 1 Musket, Ban- dileas, soard & rest, 1li. 6s. ; one aker and 3 quarters of Land, 1li. ; debts owing, 8li. 3s. 4d .; total, 27li. 16s. 2d.
Will of Richard Bartholomew, in the form of a letter, proved 4 : 6 : 1646, and addressed " To my Louinge Brother Henry Barthol- omew " :-
" Boston the 6th : 11mo : 45
Brother Henry heare in Clossed is anotte of whatt estatte I have shippt wth mee & whatt is here oweinge to mnee: wth whatt I owe in England wch is all I owe in the world as I know off: these things only the bills of ex" I have Consigned to m' Edward Shrimpton in London hee is ye brassiers bro at Boston : to him I haue wrighte yt in Case god should not bringe mee to London yt hee would vs. these goods [to] pay my debts & returne ye Remaynder to you : I should have bine glad to have seene you before I went, butt if god should not returne mee againe but take me away by death : my desier is if the returns of these goods Come to yor hand : that they may be thus dispossed of : viz To yo' two children 40" apeece to my bro willms 3 Children 20" apeece to my mother if liveinge 101 to m' Gearringe beinge very poore : 10" & the remaynder of my es- tatte bee it whatt will more or lesse all that is mine I dessier may be equally devided betweene or bro Thomas : Abraham & Sister Sara, only what Jacob Barney owes to mee I giue it to him, butt for any other debts house ground &c devide as before, this is my desier & that I would have done if god shall please to take mee away : I desier to Cast my self only uppo him & to rest myself only in the armes of his mercy in Christ Jesus intreatinge of him to stay my soule there in the worst howers even in death itself, vnto him I leaue you with yo's to gather wth myself & all his and rest : yor faythfull and Lovinge Brother :
Richard Bartholmew."
Richard Bartholomew's inventory, taken 27 : 5: 1646, by William Hathornet and Jefferie Massey :[ Parsell linen cloth, 50li. 12s. 11d .; parsell wollen cloth and stockins, 30li. 9s. 6d .; parsell of hatts, 10li. 12s. ; parsell of boddis, 3li. 17s. 9d. ; parsell of shott, 3li. 12s. 7d. ; lead, 9li. 9s. 10d .; parsell of stuffes and yearne, 30li.
*Small barrel.
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Bartholomew,* Andrew Hodges, Tho. Bishop and Edmond Gardner of Ipswich ; Frances Plumer and Nicholas Noyce* of Newbery ;
5s. ; parsell of heaire bottoms, 3li. 4s .; 4 chests of glasse, 7li. ; 8 ferkins of sope, 4li. 8s .; advance upon these goods, the executor bearing the charge, 22li. 10s. ; 100 bushels of malt, 14li. 16s .; 2 trunkes, 6s .; 3 ould sheetes with some ould linen and other smale thinges in the old trunke, 1li. 3s. 4d .; an old flockbedd, 10s .; 2 feather pillowes, 10s. ; 2 old blanketts, 2s. 6d .; one old hatchett, 1s. ; a paire of bootes and a paire of shooes, 14s. ; a house and one acre and halfe of lande, 5li .; ten acre lott, 6li .; a Carbine, 18s. ; brass ketle and scillett, 9s. ; a fire shouell and pott hangers, 3s .; a howe, a frow,t 4 wedges, a hammer and shoe horne, 5s .; total, 206li. 19s. 5d. Debts owing to him, 79li. 1s. 9d. Total, 286li. 9s. 1d.
Will of Francis Lightfoot, dated Lynn, Dec. 10, 1646, proved Dec. 29, 1646. He bequeathed "to my brother John Lightfoote, off London, in case hee bee Livinge, or his children Lawffullye begotten off his bodye, ye sum off one pounde when ever it shall bee Demanded, & I Desyre yt all good meanes maye be vsed to giue them Know Lidge off it. To my sister Isebell Lightffoote Liuinge in Linckhornshire in Frestone neare ouLde Bostone, one pounde, & Doe Desyer shee maye haue notis off it, as soone as conveniently maye bee." To "mye Brother Pell," one pound ; to Samuel Cocket, Fiue shillings ; to Hannah Pell, Fiue shillings ; to Darytye whiting, one Lambe ; to ELisabeth whiting, one Lambe ; Samuell Cobit, one Lambe; his wife Anne, Executor. " I Owe to James Axe For tending mye sheepe ye Sumer tyme : with ye month Octob, & one weeke : in November, onelye in pte off payment I haue payde vnto him nineteen groats : & eLeven pence, I owe him alsoe For ye winter Beffore." Other debts : To M' George Burrell, 9s. 6d. ; " Goodm : Mansfeilde, when hee hath Careyed three Loades off wood more For mee," 10s. ; Allinn Bread, 5s. 2d. ; due From Samuell Bennit, 19s. 4d .; Hugh Alley, 2s. and one peck off indion corne ; Edward Iresonn, 3s .; John Witt, 4s. I Likewise Doe Depute my Brother Handforth & my Brother Pell as overseers. francis lightfoote."# Wit: Nathaniell Handforth,# Francis Borrell; and Andrew Mansfield. t
Francis Lightfoot's inventory taken 21: 10: 1646 by Edward Burchum, ; Francis (his mark) Ingalles and Wm. (his mark) Til- ton : His purse and apparell, 2li. 12s .; his house & 2 ackers of ground it stands on, with 3 ackers of medow, 6li. 13s. 4d. ; too kowes with Calfe, 9li .; two yearlinge steares, 3li. 13s. 4d .; to this yeare Calves, 2li. ; 5 Sheepe, 5li. 5s. ; 2 Iorn potes and kettell, one war[m]ingpan, 1li. 1s .; one kettell & a littell pan, 5s. ; pewter
*Crossed out in the original record.
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John Eaton and Tho. Barker of Salsbery; Robert Hunter and
prised at 18s. ; one spitt & a smoothinge Ieron, 2s. ; one hogesheade, 2 tubes, 7s. 6d. ; one lanthoren, 1s. 4d. ; one tube & one ould Chiste, 3s. 6d. ; one Ioyne box & a littel trunke, 5s .; one Joynt Chiste & a Chayer, 14s. ; one trundell bed & a Foot path, 3s. 4d. ; one payell & 4 trayes, 4s. ; 2 barells, 2s .; one axe, 2 howes & one spaide, 5s. 6d .; one wascote, 4s. ; too hoges, 3li .; in butter & Eages, 12s. ; one Chane, 2s. 6d .; in earthern ware, 5s. 4d .; one hand saw and trauell, one pr. of tonges & frying pan, & a broylinge Ieren, 6s. 4d. ; in Corn, English & indian, 2li. 10s .; flax in the bund[le], 10s .; in bever, 5s .; a weuers loame & furniture belonging to it, 1li. 13s .; 3 ould sithes & 2 Ieren wedges & a Ringe, 4s. ; linse yarn & Cotten yarn & tow, 12s. ; flax seed & a bage & flax & yarn, 6s. 4d. ; hay, 2li. ; one littell gune, 8s .; one bed & furniture, 3li. ; one box & one Chayer, 2s. ; linse, 1li. 2s. 6d .; one payer of stockings, 3s. 4d .; total, 51li. 2d. Debts due to estate, 1li. 8s. 4d. Money owing wife, 2li.
Thomas (his mark) Bowen, aged about 24 years, and his wife Elizabeth (her mark) Bowen testified that Jane James spoke to William Barber in Bowen's house and Barber said "get you out of doars you filthy ould Baud or elce I will Cuttle you' hyde, you ould filthy Bagage & tooke up a fire brand, but did not throw it att hir." He also saw Barber carry away a shoulder of mutton that Jane James should have had, giving her a push and saying he could eat a shoulder of mutton as well as she On 26: 10: 1646, Erasmus James was plaintiff in suit of Jane James v. William Barber for slander.
Inventory of estate of widow Emme Mason, deceased, 26 : 3 : 1646, taken by Georg Corwin* and Walter Price .* Sworn in court, 30 : 10 : 1646 : All the lyning smalle & great, 2li. ; 1 boulster & 1 pillow, 13s. 8d. ; 1 fether bed, 3li. 5d .; 1 bedsteed matt, and Cord, 7s .; 1 Red Rugg, 8s. & blanket, 4s. 6d., 12s. 6d .; 1 blankett, 13s .; 3 ould Curtens, 18d., 14s. 6d. ; 1 settle, 4s. 6d .; a Chest, 5s., 1 box, 18d., 11s. ; a table boord, 4s., 2 payles, 2s. 4d., 6s. 4d. ; one trunk, 8d., a linsy woolsy sutte, 10s., 10s. 8d .; one carsy waskott, 12s., one pettycott, 12s., 1li. 4s .; one sarfe, 16s., 2 ould wascots, 18d., 7s. 6d. ; 1 ould bodes, 8d., 1 stuff wascott, 2s. 6d., 3s. 2d .; a Carsy whood, 2s. 6d., a hatt, 11s., 13s. 6d .; in pewter, 9s. 7d., more in pewter, 4s., 13s. 7d .; one brass cansteeke, 4s., a pestle & morter, 3s., 7s .; one ould warming pann, 3s. 6d., 1 hachell, 2s. 6d., 6s .; 1 ould chafing dish, 10d., ladle, 6d., 1s. 4d .; a sift, 15d., one skimer, 6d., 1s. 9d .; one hake, 3s. 6d .; tongs, 4d., grd. iron, 18d., 5s. 4d .; one baking Iron, 2s. 6d., one brass kytle, 16s., 18s. 6d .; one Iron kytle, 10s. 10d., an Iron pott, 2s., 12s. 10d .; one brass skillett, 4s. 6d., another skillett, 8d., 5s. 2d .; one Iron
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Maxemilion Jewet of Rowley ; Will. Eastow of Hampton; and Godfry Dearborne and Abraham Tappen of Exetor.
Dogg, 2s., 9 books, 13s., 15s .; 2 books, 4s., one byble, 9s., 13s .; one salme booke, 16d., & a sermon booke, 6d., 1s. 10d. ; one lining wheele, -; one Cotten wheele, 2s., a halfe pek, 6d., 2s. 6d .; 6 boules, 2s., and 2 payles, 14d., 3s. 2d. ; 2 trayes, 6d., 3 platters, 2 wooden dishes, 16d., 1s. 10d. ; one erthen pann, 6d., 1 pot, 4d., a brush, 8d., 1s. 6d .; in yaron, 16s. 8d., 16s. 8d .; 2 cushings, 16d., 1s. 4d. ; one house and an Acre of ground, 2li. 10s .; one smalle kow, 3li. 15s .; in new fensing stuff, 12s .; total, 25li. 16s. Court disposed of these goods according to law, to the elder brother a double portion and the remainder to be equally divided among the rest of the children.
Inventory of goods of Edward Candall, deceased Nov. 15, 1646, taken by John Bourne,* William Ager* and Peter Palfrey :* 19 Bushell of Indian Corne which I bought of him before his Depart- ure at 2s. per bushel, 1li. 18s .; his close being prised at 13s .; total, 2li. 11s. Payd to severall men for him before & after his Departure : to Mr. Price for Shugr for him, 2s. 4d. ; Mr. Feald & Phillip Cromwell, 6s. 6d. ; William Willemore, 7s. 6d. ; Henry True, 3s. ; myself for Logein and Diet, 1li. 8s. 2d .; Buriall and Coffing, 13s. 6d. ; total, 3li. 1s. Due to Mr. Emry for him, 3s .; due to me for him, 10s.
Will of Michael Sallowes of Salem dated 14: 9: 1646, proved 31: 10 : 1646. The executors declined to serve, and Jeffery Mas- sey, John Jackson and George Emerie were appointed in their place. He bequeathed " first unto micha Sallowes my young- est sonne the sume of eight pounds for & towards the educa- con of the said micha and doe desyre that Georg Emerie John Jacksonne and Jefferie Massey will dispose of the said micha and of the some afforsaid for the welfarr of the aforesaid micha Sal- lowes, Itm I gyue and bequeath vnto Martha Sallowes my daughter the some of six pounds twoo pillow beeres a morter & a Jug pott wth my ernest desyer that the said John Jacksonne shall bring vp the said martha and improue the said six pounds for my said daughters best advangtage. Itm for the remainder of my estate my will is it be equallie divided amongst the rest of my Children viz. Thomas Sallowes, Robert Sallowes & John Sallowes & Samuell Sallowes my sonnes and to Edward wilsone my sonne in law, by equall porcons And for the better pformance of this my will & testamt I doe apoint for my executor Edward wilson my said sonne in law & Robt Sallowes my sonne & for ouerseers of this my will I doe desyre the aboue said Georg Emerie John Jackson & Jefferie massey. Michaell (his mark) Sallowes." Wit: Georg (his mark) Williams, John Tucker,* Jefferie Massey,* Georg Emery .*
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Jury of trials : Mr. John Lowell, Moses Pengrye,* Tho. Clarke, * Jeames Howe, Simon Tomson, John Wiate, Samuel
Inventory of estate of widow Mary Hersome of Wenham, de. ceased, taken by Esdras Reade,t John Fairefilde, t William Fiske, t and George Norton, t 2 : 7 : 1646: A house and three Acres of ground Joyning to it, Two Acres and halfe of it broken up or theree abouts, 4li. 5s .; Halfe of the Corne growinge upon that two Acres an halfe, with the other fruits, 2li. 10s .; Ten Acres of upland more with two Acres of middow lyinge Remotte, 1li. 5s .; a Cowe, 4li .; A Swine, 1Ss .; Three sheets & a halfe, 15s .; one Bedsack, with two Boulsters, one Pillow, 10s .; one old Coverlett and one Old Blankett, 6s. 8d .; two shifts, two Aporns, a litle box with other small lininge, 1li. 2s .; three Peticots, 16s .; three old doublits, with one old shortt Cote, 5s .; two wheles & a reele, 6s. ; a Brass Candlestick, 1s. 4d. ; payre of Cards, 1s .; a parsell of tow, 2s .; two hatts, 6s .; fower Bushels of Endian corne, 10s. 8d. ; three pecks of wheat, 2s. 9d .; three Baggs, 2s. 6d .; one peuter Plater, two spons, 2s .; an old Brass Pott and a skillett, 5s .; two bibles and two small books with an Inkhorn, 10s. ; one fryinge pan, 3s. ; one old Chest with a hammer with other old Iron, 2s. 6d .; a Matcuke and two old Howes, 3s. ; a Muskitt and a barrel of a litle burden peece, 16s .; three pots with butter and one Earthing Pott, 11s. ; two trayes, two Panns with a litle suit, 1s. 8d .; two payre of shoos and Stockings, 5s. 4d. ; one Rundlitt, 10d .; a parsell of small Cheeses, 1s. 8d. ; one Bundell of lyning yarne, 5s. ; ladder, a forme, a Cooke & hine & a payre of bodyes, 4s. 6d.
Will of George Pollard of Marblehead, dated 13: 3: 1646, proved 31 : 10 : 1646. He bequeathed " to Goodman Tiler of linne the summe of tenne pounds Also to John Hart ye younger the summe of fiue pounds & to Christopher Nicolson the sonne of Ed- mond Nicolson the summe of five pounds, lastly to see this my will performed I doe appoint Wm Walton of Marblehead my exec- utor to see my debts payd the remainder of my whole estate I give vnto ye sayd executor & also I doe intreate m' Mauerick & William Charles to be assisting & helpefull to my sayd executor for ye re- covering of my debts. George (his mark) Pollard." Wit: Moses Mavericke, t John (his mark) Hart, William (his mark) Charles.
Inventory of estate of George Pollard. Amount, 60li. 4s. 3d. All credits : Due from Willm. Walton, Moses Mauerick, John Deuereux, Wm. Charles, David Carwithin, Nicolas Merit, Ephm. Keene, Ralph Parker, George Vicary, John Coit, Abraham White- hear, George Chin, Richard Norman, Richard Curtis, Edmund Nicolson, John Peach, sr., John Peach, jr., John Bartol, Thomas Pitman, John Hart, Samuel Gatchel, John Gatchel, Thomas Sams, Arthur Sandin, John Legg, Mary Hill, Nicolas Lisson, John Lyon,
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Younglove,* and Will. Addams of Ipswich; Mr. John Lowell,* Anthony Sumersbye and John Bartlet of Newbury ; Tho. Mighall,
Wm. Chichester, John Northy, Richard Cooke, Samuel Delabarr. Due to John Deuereux for diet for two years and a quarter, 17li. 12s .; and to John Bartol for his boy, 6li.
Inventory of estate of Jone Cummins, taken by Henry Skerryt and Georg Emery :t The house & lot at home & the tenn Aker lot & the corne upon them both, 22li. ; halfe an aker of salte marsh, 1li. 10s. ; 1 heafer of 2 yeares old & vantage, 3li. 10s .; 2 swine, 1li. 10s .; 1/2 a canowe, 5s .; 2 fethar bedes, 4 bolsters, 3 pillowes, 3li .; 5 blankets, 1 ruge & one covering, 10s .; 6 dieper napkines & 2 tow towalles, 7s .; 3 par of sheetes, 1li. 4s .; 1 warminge pan, 6s. 8d .; 1 trunke & 2 chaistes, 15s. ; 9 peeces of putor, 15s .; 3 boxes for lining, 4s .; 1 bedstead, 4s .; 1 brase kettell & a skellet & 2 skimmers, 6s. 8d .; 2 chayers & a forme, 4s .; 1 Iron pott, 6s .; 1 payer of sheetes more, 10s. ; glasses, trayes & earth weare & other old lumber, 6s .; total, 39li. 3s. 4d.
Warrant to constable of Lynn, to summon Hannah Knight for uncleanness with Isaack Hawkes ; Jabez Hackett, upon suspicion of uncleanness with Jane Somers ( wit : Roger Morey and John Elderkin) ; and Joseph Armetage, for selling wine at retail with- out license (wit : Jarret Spencer and John Deacon), 29: 10: 1646. Return by John Deakin.t
Warrant to constable of Salem, to summon Henrie Harwood, Thomas Rowell, Timothy Laskin and Marie Wesgate, to testify about John Keagle and others of his company, presented for being disguised with drink on the Sabbath day, 16: 12: 1646. Return by Walter Price.t
Warrant to constable of Marblehead, to summon John Kegle, for being disguised with drink and for swearing very profanely (wit : Abra. Whithear and his wife, Henry Harwood, Thomas Rowell, Timothy Laskin and Marie Wesgate) ; Peter Pitford and Wm. Barber, for fighting in the house of the latter, so that the con- stable was sent for to keep the peace (wit: Jno. Cullever, Jno. Stacye and Mr. Carwithee) ; and John Northee, for being disguised with drink (wit: Mr. Carwithee, Samuell Carwithee and Will. Chichester ), 29 : 10: 1646. Return by David Carwithin,t consta- ble of Marvilehed. He did not warn Henry Horrod, Thos. Rowell, Timothy Lasky and Mary Westgate, because they were of Salem.
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