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Will of Hugh Burt of Lynn was proved 31 : 10: 1650, by Hugh Burt, sr., and John Deacon : " Memar Random I Hew Bort doe freeley make my wife full exseckter. and I giue vnto hear my holle estat and I giue all soe my my House and land to my wife During hear life and after hear Deseese the house and land to falle to hear 2 Children and all soe I freely lefe my tow Chilldren to my wifes Disposing acording to hear Discresion all soe if my wife be with Chilld yt Chilld to haue a Equll porsion with the other tow all soe I giue to my 2 Chilldren the holle estat that is left mee by my vnkell in Eingland after my antes deseese and for the seeing to hit to be parformed I haue mayd Choise of 4 to ouer see hit for the youse of my Chilldren my father Bort and Nathanell Hanfort and John Deakin and Edward Bort theese 4 I haue mayd Choise of to ouer see this estat wich is in Eingland for the youse of my 2 Chilldren." [No signature. ]
Inventory of estate of Hugh Burtt, jr., of Line, taken 8: 8: 1650, by Nathaniell Handfortht and Robert Pepper :t House and land belonging, 22li. ; one hefar & to yearlinges year & vantag, 5li. ; one Cowe, 5li .; to hoges & to pidges, 2li. 8s .; his beeding, blan- ketes belonging therunto, 3li. 8s. 6d .; in whearing aparell, 6li. 8s. ; in lienin, 2li. 16s .; in putar & poutes, 2li. 4s. 9d .; muskete, sword, cerbine & other armes, 2li .; powdar, boulates & snapsake, 3s. 6d .; 2 Chestes, to bokes & tabell, 1li. 11s. 8d .; Cheares & stoulles, 4s .; trayes, tubes, akes, spade & other toules, 1li. 3s. 2d .; one ladar, 3s. 4d .; old ieren, 6d. ; in fleekes, 5s .; 8 load of bay, 4li .; in Corne, wheat & other Englesh grane, 1li. 18 .; 30 bushelles of ingen Corne, 4li. 10s .; oeing to hem the sume of 18s. 6d .; to bibelles, 10s. ; total, 65li. 15s. Debts owed, 20li. 8s. Laid out for his burying, 1li. 10s. 9d.
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Jury of trials : Moses Pengry, Jer. Belchar, Tho. Clarke, Will. Fellows, Reg. Foster, Ezek. Northen, Will. Law, Jo. Tod, Jo. Pickard, Nick. Noyce, Tho. Coleman and Jo. Hull.
Civil cases :-
Robert Crose v. Cornelious Waldo .*
Jo. Broadstreet v. Joseph Muzye. Slander. Judgment for plaintiff, 6li .; defendant to make such acknowledgment as the court shall appoint in the meeting-house at Ipswich on some lecture day within three weeks, or to pay 4li. more.t
*William Cogswell deposed that when Robt. Crose said he would pay 25s. of the 50s., Brother Waldoe said he would rather have that than nothing. Sworn in court before Robert Lord. ;
+Thomas Scott deposed that he heard Joseph Muzy say that John Bradstreett had three or four bastards at Road eyland and that he should know them wherever he saw them for they had a natural mark and that was lowell ears like their father, and he told him so to his face. Sworn to in Ipswich court, 25: 1: 1651.
Joseph Fowlar testified that being upon occasion at Goodman Cross' house to see him, being very sick, and Joseph Muzi being present, John Brodstreet and I persuaded Joseph Muzi to give his brother satisfaction for calling him bastard and to agree with him. Joseph replied : " You have been whipt once allredy for saying yt the fellow in the silver buttens came and said he swore hime befor the gret saggamore the deputy Gouernar and he would doe the best he could to bring hime to it againe and tould him he would haile hime out by the hares and yt he was good for nothing but to rune rouging about the Cuntry. That he heard this latly deceased John Cross say that he formarly loued John brod- stret well vntell that Joseph Muzi had raised such reports on hime which caused him to procscecut against him which he feared now seing he was a lying fellow had don him rong for the said John cross : said he was such a lying felow thar was noe beleving of him he was a nofe to set a hole town and cuntrary togeather by the years." Sworn to in Ipswich court, 25 : 1: 1651.
Daniell Roffe testified that he heard Joseph Muzi say he never spoke the words, but the witness spoke falsely ; and another time " I heard him say he wod rather my broother wod be quiat, but if he wod come to the corte he shod mack yet apeare to be tru of what he had sed : he thought he ware better thay did not goe to the cort, but if thay did it wod be to his disgrace as to me." Depo- nent also testified that he and his father Broadstreet, being at Goodman Crose's house, heard the latter say he believed Joseph Muzi was a lying fellow and the cause of the breaches between
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John Bradstreet and himself. Sworn to in Ipswich court, 25: 1: 1651.
John Remington deposed that last haytime twelve month, being with the late deceased Goodman Cross, he had much discourse with him about John Brodstret, and he gave John good commendation, saying that he bore great love towards him in so much that he could willingly have bestowed his daughter on him in marriage, and he had told him as much, if he carried himself well; their farms lay together ; also, he commended him for minding good things and loved him well until he heard a report raised by Joseph Muzie against Brodstreet, concerning himself and others, which did exceedingly incense Goodman Cross against said John, and altered his mind towards him, but if the accusations proved false, his love should still continue. Sworn to in Ipswich court, 25: 1: 1651.
Hanah Crosse, daughter of John Crosse, testified that he heard Joseph Muzzy say that John Bradstreet " was the leereingest hang doge that was in the world and that he had three or fouer sunes at Rode eyland," and that he intended to go thither once in a while and then he should see them, and he was confident he should know them, and said that he used to set maids on their heads when he did dwell at Roade Eyland; and that Joseph Muzzy said that John Bradstreet enticed him to combine with him to knock Goodman Cross off his horse when he was upon Muddy river bridge, and the said John would then ride away upon the horse. Sworn to in Ipswich court, 26: 10: 1650, before Samuel Symonds .*
Thomas Scott deposed that being at Goodman Cross' house, that the latter said he believed Joseph Muzzy to be so given to lying that he could not believe a word he said. Sworn to in Ipswich court, 25 : 1 : 1651.
Ezekell Northene and Thomas Abbott testified that Joseph Moage said, beginning of March, 1651, that John Broadstreet had dealings with the maids at Road Island, set them on their heads, took them by the gingoes, and that John Broadstreete had a yoke or two of bulls at Rode Iland and should go there soon and would know them by their dole ears and Joseph Moage said he never said bastards to any one, but bulls. Sworn to in Ipswich court, 25: 1: 1661.
Elizabeth Howe deposed that she heard Joseph Muzzy say that John Broadstreet had three or four bastards at Roade Iland, and that he was going there and hoped to see them. Sworn to 26: 10: 1650, before Samuel Symonds .*
William Smith deposed that he heard Joseph Mussy say in Master Appleton's barn that John Broadstreet desired him to combine with him and to lie in wait at Muddy river to knock
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John Chattor v. Nath. Wire. For detaining a beast .*
Goodman Crose off his horse and to knock him on the head, and said John would run away with his horse; and that said John had four bastards at Rode Iland, and he should go there ere long and should know them by their bangell ears, just like himself. Sworn to in Ipswich court, 25: 1: 1651.
*Letter, without signature : "Brother wier I am sory that it was so I could not stay with you tho I conseve if your case be well managed it will be yours I did not set my hand to the last thing I did rite which was conserning your mark but sum of you did here mee read it & knowes it to bee my one & it may be compared with my other riting & howeuer macke yuse of that riting-Mr Endicote had of you for the macking a pere of the marke of the S which I canot conseve can stand becas his aformation of his mark is not true much more mit be said but now is not seasonable therefor lucke to your biznes that all your wittneses be taken & it may be all riting given to the Juree."
Christopher Bartlet testified in reference to arbitration, and to going to the steer with Goodman Wire and another, laying the ear upon a piece of paper and marking it out with a pen, and also that the tail was cut. John Davis deposed about a strange steer being at his house, which he cried in the meeting house; that Goodman Wier came to see whether it was his, and he said it was not; that John Chator came to see it four days afterward, said it was his, and carried it to his (Chator's) house, and he has got it still. Archelaus Woodman deposed as to the mark, and that Goodman Charter's steer, going in the herd about the frog pond, attracted his attention, and he believed the steer in controversy to be the same. John Knight testified that, being in Goodman Wire's yard upon a lecture day, Goodman Adames came, saying he was come to see the steer, which was a little black one; Wire asked him whether it was Goodmau Chater's ; he answered that he could not tell, " but my children know him better than I." John Emery, sr., deposed that before the six arbitrators he asked Goodman Wyer why he new ear-marked the steer. He said he did not. He said, " I sould the steere to Will. Titcombe, and John Chater claimed it by reason of the littlenes of the ear-marke." Goodman Wyre said he cut it deeper to make it plainer. Robert Adams tes- tified that he sold the steer to Goodman Chater; and his daughter Joane Adams, aged about seventeen years, testified the same. Abraham Adams, son of Robert, aged about ten years, who kept the steer all the summer before, testified that the beast was slen- der, broad-horned, had his right ear cut " crookedish," and had a white spot. Richard Browne testified about the steer. Edmund Moores testified that he was asked to go to Goodman Adams' house to see the steer, etc. Francis Browne testified that he believed the
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Alexander Knight v. Theophilus Willson. Defamation .*
Edward Clarke v. Jo. Newman.
[Tho. Dorman undertakes to pay for Ed. Clark .- Waste Book.]t John Pike v. John Wright and John Davis. For taking away a rick of hay.#
William Flint v. Edmond Farrington. Review.§
steer to be Chater's, because when he kept the herd, about a week or fortnight after Michaeltide, the steer had no cord on his head, where one had been before. Later the small cattle were driven down to Henry Short's and he did not see the steer again until he saw him at Goodman Wyer's hayrick. John Trewman testified that the steer John Cheter bought of Goodman Adams was deliv- ered to him to keep six weeks, and that it was better and larger than this " by an Angell in prise at the least." John Bartlet tes- tified that he was about to buy John Cheter's steer, but this was not it.
All these depositions sworn in court, 25 : 1: 1651, before Robert Lord, || clerk.
*Witness subpoenas to Marke Symons and Robert Lord of Ipswich, 25 : 1: 1651, by the court, John Whipple. Il
Richard Kembell, jr., deposed that John Newman came to him about the middle of this winter and said that he would hire a pair of oxen for Edward Clark, though they cost him three pounds. Willm. Whiteridg deposed that he was present in the company of Edward Clark, John Newman, Henery Kemball and Thomas Whit- eridg about last Michelemesse time; John Newman spoke to Ed- ward Clarke of two oxen which Clarke had hired of him, etc. ; and Newman would have Clark go to Roger Lankton about the oxen. Newman denied that he had let them to Lankton and made a new agreement with Clark for another year. Thomas Newman testified that he went " to my Brother John " to hire his oxen and the lat- ter said that the oxen had been let to Edward Clark. Sworn 30 : 11 : 1650, before Samuel Symonds. | Thomas Kimball testified that he heard John Newman say that Edward Clark had hired the oxen. Sworn in court before Mr. Endecott, 27 : 1 : 1651, per Robert Lord, || clerk.
#Defendants' bill of charges, 1li. 14s. 8d.
§Phillip Verin and John Hill, aged above twenty years, testified that they saw Mathew Farrington and two others with him come to William Flint's yard at Mr. Downinge's farm when he lived there, and they brought two teams and loaded them with hay. Sworn to before Jo. Endecott, | Dep .- Gov. Ruben Guppy and Pasca Souden (also Sawden) testified that when they were mowing the hay for which Wm. Flynt and Daniell Rumbell were sued by old Goodman
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Samuell Dalibar v. Andrew Leyster (also Leister) .* Jer. Belchar v. Charles Glover. Debt. Withdrawn.t
John Devorix v. Mr. Valintyne Hill. Two cases. Mr. Valen- tyne Hill, Thomas Haukins and Jere. Belchar signed bond to prosecute said Hill's appeal. #
Farrington of Lynn, said Farrington came to them and showed them the bounds of his farm, which were a great oak on one side and two pines on the other. Farrington said that where they mowed was none of his, and he knew not to whom it belonged. Sworn before Jo. Endecott, | Dep .- Gov. Edward Burchum testified that he was with Goodman Farrington when the hay was levied on ; William Flint's man told them that a certain parcel was Good- man Farrington's hay, and that was the hay that execution was served on by the marshal of Salem and deponent. They estimated, by measuring the height of the staddle and the circumference, that there was a load and a quarter. Copy of judgment, Salem court, 26 : 10 : 1648, in Edmund Farrington v. Lawrence Suthwicke and Danyell Rumball ; action of trespass, cutting grass, etc. Daniell Rumball testified about the hay. Ruebbin Gubbe, who helped him make the hay, testified. Sworn before Jo. Endecott, Dep .- Gov., 26 : 1: 1651 ; copy. Daniell How, sometime an inhabitant of Lyn, was a lot layer of Lynn, and with brother Walker and brother Collins (also lot layers) testified about Edmund Farrington's four or five-acre meadow lot at west end of long meadow without Mr. Humphrye's farm ; those who lived at the farm informed them as to the bounds, Aug. 28, 1649. Sworn before Robert Bridges, 2: 8 : 1649; copy. Edmund Farrington's bill of costs, 1li. 9s. 2d.
*Order to Mr. Rusell, dated Feb. 24, 1650, signed by Andrew (his mark) Lester, to deliver certain woolen cloth to Samuel Daliber.
Letter to Samuell Daulloyer, living in Marblehead, from An- drew Lester, | dated Gloster, 10 : 8 : 1649 : " Samuell Daullouer my loue remembrd unto you this is to intreat you to send me word what you would haue me to due a bout that I am to peay you for the cow that I bought of you I in treate you to send me word if you will tack it by a bill to mester Russell or to any marchant else and to send word by the first opetunity you can for I thincke . . . to fear it is my time to peay you now and so I reste yours in whet I meay."
tJohn Newmarch | testified that Charles Glover promised to satisfy Goodman Bellsher five pounds in merchantable fish by Fillap Crom- well.
# Writ : To marshal of Boston, John Devorex v. Mr. Vallentine Hill of Boston ; charge of voyage at Munhegen in 1650, and the former part of that winter, in 1649, at Marblehead ; dated 12: 25: 1650; by the court, Henry Bartholmew ; | served by Richard
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Waite. * Bill of John Devericks to Mr. Hill, upon a fishing voyage at Marblehead in 1647 :
For the 1-3 pte. of the fishe being 142 kentalls wch is in monny
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for 7 shares bought of the Company att 7 kentolls & 1-4 a share wch is so 3-4 38 : 01: 03
244 3-4 kentolls Recd of the Mayor for Cors fishe 7 kentolls ditto 08:05:00
for 38 kentolls stoped of the Mayors pte for the paymte of disburmts & sould to Mr Lake but now to be putt one this Accompt 28: 10: 00
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Disbursed of this Fishe to these perticulers. These are allowed by Mr. Hill in the judgments : To Mayor Seidgwick, 60 kentolls, 48li. ; to Vinson of Cappann for provitions while the stage was bild- ing, 2li. 10s .; for bildinge a stage at Annisquam, 24li .; for port- lidge by order, 8li. 12s. ; pd. Gabrill Hatherly & John Gor : givell out of their shares beinge of the 7 shares I charge myselfe wth, 7li. 12s .; pd. by Mr. Lake, 24li. 7s. 6d. These not alowed by Mr. Hill : Pd. Mr. Haythorne, 13li. ; pd. John Bennett, portlidge, 2li. ; pd. Mathew Coe, portlidge, 6li. ; pd. Rich. Rowland, 4li. ; pd. James Smith, 3li. ; pd. Mr. Maninge for boat hire, 9li .; pd. Arter Sanden for beer & provitions att the sharinge, 1li. 7s. 8d. ; for the remainder of my wages about, 13li. ; for the diett after the fishe was shared, 4li. ; for Lose in the fishe att the second waying. Amount of dis- bursements proved, 48li., with damage and interest, 99li. 17s. 6d.
Debts of John Deuerickes of Marblehead, June, 1650 : To my too thirdes of too boates fish yt we had at Marblehead cont. 29 kent. at 32 Ryalls kent., 23li. 4s .; too thirdes of fiue kent. refusse at 12s. kent., 2li .; fifty kentills marchantable fish at Munhegon at 32 Ryalls kent., 40li. ; canvice, 1 li .; rede & licker, 1li. 8s .; 45 yrds. want 1-4 of Fine linen, 3s. 4d. yd., 7li. 8s. Per me, Val. Hill .* Added 2 kentalls fish at 32 rials, 1li. 12s .; total, 76li. 12s. Also 14 1-2li. of sallet oyle, 14s. 6d .; A 11 ys. of Canvis, 2s. yd., 1li. 2s .; for sayle nedells 15d., 1s. 3d. ; A pott, 12d., 1s .; 2 bush. of pease, 8s. ; more 2 bush. of pease, 8s. ; more 13 3-4 of oyle, 13s. 9d .; for 2 bush. of pease, 8s .; 2 bush. pease, 8s. ; total, 4li. 4s. 6d.
Mr. Hill debtor to John Deuerix for the laste voyadge wch was pte. att Marblehead & pte. att Munhigon the last year: For my portlidge att Marblehead, 10li .; for my wages at Munhigon, 18li .; for boat hire, 8li. ; 3 hogsheads & 1-2 of mackrill, 10li. 10s. ; 1 bar- rill more of Mr. Gidny, 1li. 10s. ; 5 hundred 1-2 of bread att 20s. # hundred, 5li. 10s. ; triming his boate, 3li. 19s. 9d. ; 350li. pork att 8s. p., 7li. Ss. ; pte. of a stage at Marblehead, 2li. 10s .; pues and
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gaffs, 5s .; Comon Charges as furridge,* hiring boate & expense at Salem, 1li .; a Cannow, 1li .; John Stacys wages, 12li. ; 6 hogsheads of salte, 4li. 10s .; pd. Tho. Yeow by yor. order, 10li. ; pd. Mr. Browne things bought, 4li. 4s. 6d. ; total, 101li. 12s. 3d. Pd. Thomas Boens wages att Marblehead, 9li. ; total, 111li. 12s. 3d.
Bill dated 15: 12: 1647, sould to Jno. Devorix for Mr. Hill to be payd at the end of the viage: Strong watters, 1 gallon, 5s. ; Goody Knight for buryes, 6d. ; 1-4 hundred Bread to her, 4s. ; 126li. of Porke at 4d. $ li., 2li. 2s .; wheat, bacon & butter to Goody Parker, 3s .; 2li. of Butter & 2li. of Bacon to Knight, 2s. 2d. ; 1 peck of wheat & blewlmman to Parker, 4s .; 1-2 bushell of pease to Knight, 1s. 10d .; 5yd. of stufe to her at 2s. 2d. # yd., 10s. 10d. ; hooks & eyes & black grogreene to her, 1s. 1d. 1-2; 1-2 ell of lace, 10d .; 1-2 bushill of malte & 1 once of thred, 2s. 9d .; a hatt & a paire of shoos, 4s. 2d. ; 1-2 bb. of wheat & Indian to Parler, 2s. 6d. ; Holand & thred to Goody Knight, 6s. 11d .; 3li. of Bacon & 2li. of butter to her, 2s. 8d. ; 1 peck of Pease to Goody Parker, 11d .; yr. selfe for bread, 11s. 2d .; total, 5li. 7s. 1-2d. " This 2li. 18s. was de- liuered to Jnº Deverix himselfe, the rest of the some abouesd, was delivered to workmen that fenced his farme, & bilte his house, per me, Wm. Hathorne,t 27. 12. 50."
Beniamen Mungey'st receipt for trimming Mr. Hill's boat : My- self & boy 5 deaies, -; Richard Rowland, 5 deaies 1-2, 13s. 9d. ; Georg e Mungey, 4 deaies, 12s. 6d .; a eleauen gallands of tarr, 16s. 6d. ; a halfe hundred 1-2 4d neals, 2s .; one hundred of 10d neales, 2s. ; for a pitch pot, 1s. ; a hundred of mch. & quarter bord, 6s .; to dozen of ocom, 6s .; total, 3li. 19s. 9d.
Letter from John Manning to John Deverix :--
" mr John deverix
" I most kindly salut yow eccyª I shall Intreat yow that yow would deliuer up my bote unto my brother Moses the first of June and the hire of hur in fish. According as yow and I agread for with all things that doth belong to hur soe not Ells att p'sent rest yrs to Command
John Manning."t
Receipt of Tho. Laket to Mr. Jno. Deuerox on account of Mr. Jno. Maning for boat hire, July 21, 1647. John Deuerix testified as to expenditures for Mr. Hill among his men that fished for him in 1647 : 1 gall. strong ligur, 5s .; 3 Firkins of butter, 5li. 14s. 10d. ; 100li. of pork, 1li. 17s. 4d .; total, 7li. 17s. 2d. Sworn in court, 25 : 1 : 1651. Mr. William Lullaby testified that in 12th mo: 1649, being at Mr. Hill's house in Boston with John Deverex Mr. Hill much importuned him to go to Munhigon with his men (one of whom the affiant was apparently), saying that if he should leave him all his men would forsake him, and he would be undone, and for satisfaction deponent should take what he pleased. Mathew Coe
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testified that he was employed, in 1647, by Mr. Hill in fishing, but agreed as to wages, which were six pounds, with John Deuerex, and was paid by the latter, and not by Major Sedgwake nor Mr. Hill. James Browne testified that there was fetched from Goodman San- dens in beer and provisions, 2li. 15s. 8d. at the weighing of the fish, one half of which he paid for the Major and the other half was for John Deverix to pay for Mr. Hills. James Browne and Francis Johnson testified that Mr. Thomas Lake said that John Deverex demanding his money for the fish sold him. Mr. Lake told them that Mr. Hill said not to pay it to him, and they did not. James Smith testified that he sold to Mr. Chapell, master of Mr. Hill's voyage, at Marblehead, in 1647, one firkin of butter for about 40s. and a side of bacon for about 20s., an order being given by Mr. Hill to John Deuerick, from whom he received his pay. Sworn to be- fore Jo. Endecott,* Dep. Gov. James Browne further testified that there was lost from the Major's fish in weight after it was shared, when it was delivered aboard, eight kentalls and that there were fourteen kentalls received as merchantable, which when it was de- livered was refuse. Also that the boat hired of Mr. Maninge, Major Sedwicke ordered him not to pay for as he had contracted with the Major. Francis Johnson testified that Mr. Hill promised to pay for all that John Devericks approved. Sworn in court at Salem 25 : 12 : 1650, before Henry Bartholmew .* Serjeant James Browne deposed the same, 12 : 1 : 1650-51, before Increase Nowell .* Thomas Hawkins testified that he heard John Devericks and John Bennett say that they had none of the 12 bushels of meal and firkin of suet that Mr. Price of Salem charged to Mr. Hills in 1646 and 1647. James Browne testified that though Mathew Coe was appointed to have his portlidge of Major Sedgwick, yet he refused it and had it of John Deuericks in fish. James Browne testified that he " saw John Deuerix deliver a board a vessell that to my beste remem- brance was ould Groces wch m' Edward Weathridge was in & that m' weatheridge tooke fishe from the stage m' Hill beinge then pre- sent." James Browne testified that although Mr. Maninge's boat was entered on the Major's book, yet it was paid in fish by John Denerex, Mr. Maninge giving order to Mr. Moyses Mauerick to re- ceive it, who would not have it paid to the Major but to Mr. Man- ing's assignes. George Tucker testified that Mr. Hill was at Mun- higon when John Deverex was in his employ, and that when Dev- erex should have been about the fish ashore, he went to sea, and for the fish ashore, when Deverex came away Mr. Hill agreed with the deponent to make it, which he did. This was in July, 1650. Richard Waite, aged about fifty years, deposed that being at Mar- blehead, 12th month last, he heard John Deverix demand thirteen pounds of Mr. Vallentine Hill for a fishing voyage at Munheagon this last summer. Job Hawkings testified the same. Sworn before William Hibbins,* 24 : 1: 1650.
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Mr. Willm. Norton v. Rich. Johnson. [George Keizer given fees as witness in Salem court .- Waste Book.]*
Made freemen : Ipswich, Mr. Sam. Symonds, jr., Nath. Stow and John Layton; Newbury, John Chattor ; and Andover, Willm. Bal- lard.
John Frye sworn sealer of weights and measures for Andover, and John Trumble for Rowly.
*Samuell Taylor testified that being at Goodman Armytayge's with Master Norten when Goodman Johnson was there, the latter claimed the bill was good, and Master Norten had him assign it. Then said Goodman Norten " I haue anoufe, lett us be gone," and went pre- sently away. Goodman Armytage was not in the room during this discourse. John Hardman testified that being at the house of Jo- seph Armitage when Mr. Willm. Norton of Ipswitch and Rich. Johnson had a difference about some pay which Johnson was to receive from Norton for a bill of exchange, Johnson wished his pay to be delivered to him at Lynn and not to be obliged to go to Ipswich for it. Norton answered that he had taken his bills of exchange at an adventure and freed him of all further trouble and he should be satisfied. Edward Burcham was present. Sworn to 24 : 1: 1650, before Rob. Bridges .* Edward Burchum testified as to being asked to be present to make any wright- inge that was necessary concerning a forty pound bill that Mr. Norton had bought of Richard Johnson, which had been made over to Richard Johnson by Abraham Froste. Mr. Norton said he knew Mr. Gray. George Keyser deposed that he was desired by Johnson of Lynn to speak with Mr. Norton, the Ipswich merchant, concerning the terms upon which he would let said Norton have his bills of exchange that he had charged upon one Mr. Gray, that he could have them upon the same security that he had received them but neither he nor his estate would be responsible. Norton replied that he would give his answer when he saw the bills, and desired him to bring them to next Ipswich court. Later the deponent met Norton in the street, coming from Goodman Armitage's, and he told deponent that he had agreed with Johnson upon the same security that the latter had received, for he knew Mr. Gray very well, and he would not lose anything in case the bills were not paid in Eng- land. Sworn before Rob. Bridges,* 24: 1: 1650.
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