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In the slitting mill : 1 pair of Rowles, 1 pair of Cutters wth Col- lers & geers Compleat at work, 2 pair of spare Rowles, 12s .; 1 paire of greate Cutters wth their geers fitted, 5li .; 7 spare greate Collers, 2li. 10s. ; 3 square four corner Collers, 1li. 6s. 8d. ; 3 greate brasses, 2li .; 2 lesser brasses, 13s. ; 2 plates for ye furnace mowthes 1li .; 3 plates for the first furnace, 1li. 10s. The grates in the 2 furnaces with the last layers to lye on the pair of sheers, all the smiths worke Compleate, 2 hoope ringers for the schrues, 3 spare cast boxes for the gudgion ends, 5li .; 633 Cord 1 foote of Cord wood at 2s. 2d., 68li. 11s. -.
Inventory of the stock, tooles & Implemts at the furnace at Ham[mer ]smith ye 20th December 1650 : 76 ton 10C. 0 : Oli. wayed out in sowes remayning, 26 ton 10 C. 0 : Oli., in piggs remayneing, 1 ton in pigs & wyts by estimation, 2 ton in scraps all 106 ton at 10li., 1,060 li .; 7 ton 13C. 2: 8 in Iron potts when Mr. Gifford entred, 230li. 7s. ; 2 greate square salt panns 20li. : 1 greate furnace for boyleing sope in ye River, 15li. ; 2 smithes Anvels, 3li. ; 2 ton 6C. 3: 25 in 8 greate Rowlers for - -, 20li .; 2 Rownd hoopes to cast furnaces upon, 3li .; Cast wayts some wth Rings & some without Rings; 40 halfe hundred wayts, 67 quarters, 64 forteene pownd wayts, 95 seaven pownd wayts, in all 50C. : 3: 0 at 12s. ₺ C., 30li. 9s.
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Joseph Jucte, attorney to Richard Wright v. Thomas Scott, jr., Robert Beacham and Richard Betts. Forfeiture of a bond .*
Tooles in the furnace : The pair of bellowes wth wathes & all their harnesses, 50li. ; 5 longe Ringers, 4 short Ringers, all at 14li, apece, 1li. 15s. ; 2 greate Cunstable Ringers, 14s. ; 6 shipps, 7s. 6d. ; 2 Iron Shovels, 6s. Sd. ; 1 hard ach, 2s .; 1 sinder hooke, 3s. 4d. ; 1 Tweer hooke, 2s. 4d .; 1 stone hamer, 3s. 6d .; 2 stone axes, 7s. ; 3 wheel barrows, 10s. ; the greate pair of stilliards wth there Chaynes 3li. 10s. ; 1 Iron Cole Rake, 3s. 4d .; 1 greate plate to break myne on, ye bordge plates on the furnace topp, plates in the furnace flower, in the sinder plate by estimation, 1 ton, 12li. ; 750 ton bogg mine at 7s. ₺ lod, 157li. 10s. ; - ton Rock mine, 50li .; 1 hamer mold, 2s. 6d .; 1 Anvell mold, 2s. 6d. ; 1 hurst mold, 8s .; 1 plate mold, 3s. 4d. ; 1 greate Cast plate in the bottom of ye furnace to burne mine & in ye wale of It 2 sowes, 30li.
In husbandry tooles : 6 yoakes, 6s .; 3 Chaynes, 1li. 3s. 4d .; 1 greate tymber chayne, 1li .; 3 pair Iron bownde wheeles, 12li .; 1 pair wheeles not bownd, 1li .; 7 tumbryls, 7li .; 1 wayne body, 15s. ; 3 Cole waynes, 3li .; 1 old Cole wayne body, 5s .; 2 Cart Roapes, 10s. ; 5 pitchforks, 5s. ; Rayles about the cole place to keep up the coles.
In Cattell when Mr. Gifford entred wee -: 6 working oxen, 40li .; 1 gray gelding, 13li.
In the howse : 2 table bords, 1li .; 2 bedsteds, 1li. ; 10 Carbynes, 5li.
In the Smiths forge : 1 Cast Anvill & 1 bick Iron, 2 sledges & some files & smale tooles, shoveltrees & spade trees, 5li.
Inventory of the stock & tooles at the forge at Brantre ye 24th December 1650, taken beefore Mr. John Gifford : 5 ton 15: 2 : 9li. : In Barr Iron at 201i. P ton, #115. 11s. ; ye beame & scales, £2; 1 lead halfe hundred, 1 halfe hundred Iron, 1 quarter C. lead, 14li. wt. Lead, 3li. wt. Leade, £1. 10s .; 2 pair greate and 2 pair smale tongs, 40li., £1; 4 Anvels, 4 hammers at 6 C. is 48 C. at 10s., £24; 1 pair Chafery belloes, £2; 1 pair fondry belloes, £1; plates to booth works fitted 40 C. wt., $20; 1 smiths Anvel & 3 hursts 4 C. at 10s., £2; 3 tonn piggs at 10li., £30 ; a pair Iron bownd wheeles, £4; 1 Cole wayn body & a Cole wayn, £1. 10 ; 80 Loade Coales at 12s., £48; 1 tymble Chayne & 1 sledge, €1. 5s .; 1 Iron Cole Rake & 1 loose handl, 6s. 8d., Cord wood by estimation 35 Cord, £1. 10s. ; total, £292. 13s. 2d. The severall perticulers at the works at Lynn as I valew them in the perticulers, £2,770; 62 Scotts sent to Lynn at 20li. each, £1,240; total, £4,302: 13 : 2.
*Writ : Joseph Jewitt, attorney to Richard Wright v. Richard Bets and Robert Beacham. For damages sustained by Thomas Scott, sr., of Ipswich taking away his corn, said Bets and Beacham being sureties. Addressed to the marshal of Ipswich, dated July
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Mr. William Payne, assignee of James Oliver and Capt. John Leueret v. Thomas Macy, administrator of the estate of William Crimp. Debt .*
Mr. William Payne v. Edward Gillman, sr., and Edward Gill- man, jr. For not performing covenant.t
1, 1653 and signed by John Whipple; for the court. Served by Robert Lord, # marshal, who attached the orchard of Robert Becham and fifteen pounds in the hands of Cornelios Waldo, # the latter acknowledging that he owed that amount to Betts.
Bond, dated 21: 7: 1652, Thomas Scott,; Robaert Beacham, # Richard (his mark) Beates, to secure Richard Wright from all damages from his father Thomas Scott, sr., of Ipswich in this case concerning rent to be paid in the third month 1653. Wit: Francis Collingest and George Roaps. # Bill of costs, 4li. 7s. 6d.
*Writ, dated Sept. 20, 1653, signed by John Whipplet for the court. Tho. Macy # offered one hogshead of sugar and four cows to satisfy judgment.
tWrit, dated Sept. 21, 1653, for not delivering one half of the boards sawed by the old mill at Exceter ; signed by John Whipple; for the court. Served by Robert Lord, ; marshal of Ipswich.
Edward Gilman, jr., } of Exeter, on Nov. 18, 1650, acknowledged a debt of 209 pounds sterling to William Payne & Company of Ipswich, and said Gilman, together with his father, Edward Gilman, sr., # made over the following debts and goods to said Payne ; 5,000 staves in Francis Swaine's hand which he received of Nathaniell Boulter; an execution against Nathan. Boulter of 9li .; by book debt of Nath. Boulter, 6li. ; at Lamprell River, 4,000 pipe staves; due from Thomas Chase, 20li. ; due from John Craunch, 8li .; due from Goodman Petite, 5li. ; a thousand of white oake bowlts due from Robert Sewers, a thousand from Goodman Cornish of boultes ; a thousand of boults from Goodman Leeson ; two thousand of red Oake bowltes at the head of the litle Cov Lying with William Furber's boultes ; from Joseph Mery of Hampton, 17li .; the flat bottum boate wth all apurtenances thereunto; all the boardes the which shall be sawne by the halfe of the mill belonging to Edward Gilman and now in the possession of his Father Edward Gilman from the day of the dat herof untill the sayde sume of 209 poundes shall be payde. Wit: William Bartholmew.# Will. Payne; appointed his friend, James Wall, to receive these goods and debts.
Thomas Chaset acknowledged indebtedness May 3, 1651 to Ed- ward Gillman for building a vessel, pay to be made in freighting, in carrying boards from Excter to Boston, at 18d. per hundred. Wit : Edward Colcord.
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Reasons of appeal by Edward Gillman in suit brought against him by Mr. William Payne and Company.
Receipt of Jno. Legat,* Aug. 15, 1651, from Nathaniell Boulter, for the use of Mr. William Payne, 1,000 pipe staves delivered aboard to John Hart.
" Mr Gillman pray looke ouer the Receight which I gaue you for Pipestaves received for my Father's use and se if it doth not make mention of five hundred and thre quarters of Pipestaues received of Good : Listen uppon yor Accompt for ye use of my father, for I am much mistaken if you had not such a reseight but if you haue no such reseight send me word by my father and desire him to take a Coppy of ye Reseight of Staues which you charge him debttor for and so I rest
Yours to Comand
John Paine."*
Edward Hilton's* receipt from Edward Gillman, Sept. 1, 1651, for 4,300 feet of pine boards and 2,700 feet of pine plank. Ac- knowledged before Robert Lord,* clerk.
" Recd by order of Mr. Wm. Payne, July 30th, 1652, twenty five thousand foot of bords # Wm. Wood I say Recd of Edward Gill- man & Mr. Wood."
Humphery Willson deposed that on 13 : 3: 1651, a boat came into Exeter to load some boards for Mr. William Pane, which he was to have of Mr. Gillman, as James Wall told deponent. Said Wall measured a part and deponent the remainder. Sworn 26: 1 : 1653, before Will. Estow* and Thomas Coultman,* commissioners of Hampton.
John Waront and Humfry Willson deposed that abont a year and a quarter ago Mr. William Payn and Edward Gillman were at said Willson's at Exeter and could not agree about their accounts. Gillman tendered him an execution of Nathanl. Boulter's and a bill of Thomas Chase's, and told him of the flat-bottomed boat that lay there on his account. Sworn, 26 : 1: 1653, before Will Estow* and Thomas Coultman,* commissioners of Hampton.
Testimony of - that he took notice of what was sawed by the old mill at Exeter, and in the year 1650 and part of 1651 to the last of June, there was sawed at that mill in boards and some planks about four score thousand for three-fourths of the mill, and about 60,000 in 1652 and 1653. Deponent further testified that if the mill had been furnished as it ought to have been and as said Gillman promised Paine, that is, that it should want neither tim- ber nor anything else, that it would have cut much more ; and said Payne came and complained and offered to take the mill into his own hands and to employ Will. Taylor, etc. Sworn in court at Ipswich, 27 : 7: 1653.
Willyam Moer and Joseph Winefe deposed that about two years
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ago they carted down to Lamperell River 3,000 pipe staves for Edward Gillman. Sworn 26: 1: 1653, before Will. Estow+ and Thomas Coultman,* commissioners of Hampton.
Nicolas Leson and Anthony Day deposed that about two years and three quarters ago Mr. Willyam Payne employed them to make use of the flat-bottomed boat of Edward Gillman and to pay them their wages to carry boards down the river, and Mr. Payn got Thomas Biges (also Biggs) to go with them. Sworn 26: 7 1653, before Tho. Wiggin .*
William Taylour deposed that Mr. Payne's order to him was that he was willing that Exeter men should have any boards under fifteen inches broad, and if they did not pay, to give him an account of who they were and how many they had. Sworn in Ipswich court, 27 :7:1653.
James Wall of Exeter deposed about the old saw mill, and that when he questioned Edword Gilman why he took away boards, the latter answered that he would make them good out of his brother's quarter part. Sworn in Ipswich court, 27: 7 : 1653.
Thomas Turner deposed that after the flat-bottomed boat of Edward Gillman was made over to Mr. Willyam Paine, Thomas Biges and Nicolas Leson took it and brought down Mr. Paine some boards and left it at Oyster River point all the winter, and that she was much beaten with the wind and frost and damaged ; and that when he was in the bay at Boston the next summer, Goodman Sin- derland (also Senderland) offered him fifteen or eighteen pounds for the boat, but he thought it was worth twenty-four or twenty- five pounds. Sworn 23: 7: 1653, before George Smythe .*
Receipt of Humferi Willson* from Edward Gilman for 3,030 feet of boards.
Bill of charges, 2li. 14s. 10d.
James Wales' assignment.
Receipt of Brian Pendleton* from Thomas Turner of Exeter for 3,000 pine boards, and 3,000 by John Warren for the use of Mr. Will Payne of Ipswich ; dated May 5, 1652.
These particulars found by the jury : By 6,000 foote of bords to Mr. Pendleton, 13li. 10s .; 1,950 foot bords, 4li. 7s. 9d. ; 25,000 bords to Capt. Wood, 62li. 10s. ; 300 bords to Mr. Hilton, Gli. 9s. ; 2,700 planck, Mr. Hilton, 8li. 2s .; 8,310 bord to James Wall, 18li. 14s .; Chases bill, 201i. ; 590 pipe staves of Nicho. Leeson, 2li. 1s .; 4,000 pipe staves, Lamprell's River, 14li. ; total, 149li. 13s. 9d., " per me Moses Pengry."*
A note of some goods that Mr. Payne received of Ed. Gilman, jr. : By bords, 1,950 foot in August, 1652, 3li. 18s .; Thomas Chase in August, 1652, 20li .; Bords, by Tho. Chase to Mr. Davison the quantitie he knew not, but very bad & therefor Could never git payd for them ; pipe staves, 1,778 in Lanprill rever, 5li. 14s. ; refuge
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John Anaball v. Edward Gillman, jr. For withholding pipe staves. Verdict for plaintiff .*
pipe staves 1,222 in July, 1li. 16s. 6d. ; 6,000 bords By Mr. Pendle- ton in Octob. 1652, but very bad, 12li .; bords 25,000 by Capten Wood in July, 1652 swayne by Mr. Paynes Charge in pt. to the some of 13li. which was to be payd by the sayd bords the which being payd the rest Cometh to 37li., 37li .; Mr. Hilton, by bords at 30s. M. ; boults, by Tho. Cave, if received, at 20s. P. C. abord the ship or 16s. at water side.
*" Goodman Gillman my loue remembrd to you these are to en- treate you to receive for me of Henry Robye so many pipe staue or pipe staue boults as amount to the some of 12li. 8s. 9d. You are to receive them at the current price as you can bye for your monye for they are in stead of so much mony which he shod haue payde to Goodman Anniball of our towne & they are to be delivered at high water marke where you shall appoynt and they are to be de- liuered within one month after the date hereof or else hee to pay what Dameges shall fall for want of the delivry of them at the time herin specifyed & in case he shall deliuer them you maye giue him a discharge by a receite under your hand & shall be a sufficient dis- charge but I praye haue a care they be good & merchantable, if you cannot see to them yourselfe gett some bodye yt is honest to see they be good & merchantable & so with my loue I comit you to god & rest
Ipswich the 28th 4th 1648.
Yor loueing friends Robert Payne; John Annable.t
I pray send me word by the first opportunitie wither you haue received them or not & wt Goodman Robyes answere is."
Receipt of Edward Gillmant from Henery Roby for 3,600 pipe staves for the use of John Anabell. Dated June 24, 1650.
John Annablet of Ipswich, tailor, acknowledged that he owed Mr. John Ward of Haverill fourteen pounds to be paid to Robert Payne of Ipswich in wheat and barley at five shillings per bushel, at or before Dec. 1, 1651. Dated Mar. 28, 1651. Wit: Henry Palmert and Thomas (his mark) Davis.
Robert Payne testified that about six months after John Anni- ball's order was sent to Goodman Gillman for the pipe staves, Gill- man went to said Payne's house and said he had not received the pipe staves from Henry Roby ; deponent met him going to the bay about a year since and he again denied having received them ; fur- ther that said Robye told deponent that he had paid Goodman Gillman 12li. 8s. 1d. in pipe staves and the rest in work. Sworn in Ipswich court, 27 : 7: 1653.
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Rich. Kent v. Robert Adams. Appeal from the commissioners of Newbery. Kent promised not to use a certain way for fourteen days and to accept a new way if it be laid out in that time, other- wise to use the old way, only to go about the orchard .*
Edward Richards v. Mr. John Gifford, agent for the Iron works. Debt. Verdict for plaintiff.
came to Exeter, with a " hey," and Mr. Hilton came with an order in Mr. Willyam Paine's name to receive pipe staves at Exeter to load this hay, and desired him to show him John Annable's staves, which were ready at the water side. Mr. Hilton appointed a man to cull them and there were about 1,200, which were taken aboard the " hey " but later put out again. Deponent further testified that he had given a bill for England of ten pounds to John Annabel to satisfy said debt, and afterwards he agreed with Mr. Willyam Payne that he should have either the bill in England or the pipe staves ; that Mr. Payne received the ten pounds in England two or three years since. Sworn in Ipswich court, 27: 7: 1653.
Will. Paine testified the same as Robart Paine.
Edward Gillman, sr., Henry Roby and John Redmon deposed in Ipswich court, 28 : 7 : 1653, that Mr. Robord Pane and John Ano- bal acknowledged that Mr. William Payne was ordered by them to receive the pipe staves due John Anobell. Sworn in Ipswich court, 27: 7: 1653.
*Copy of Newbury town records about laying out a highway three rods wide from the island of Richard Kent over Robert Adams' marsh next Dole's into the common upland; and, in con- sideration, the town granted said Adams land adjoining northerly John Hull's eleven acres. Signed by Hen. Short, John Merrill and Thomas Hale, jr. Copy attested by Anthony Somerby.t
Richard Browne testified that the townsmen went to Goodman Adams and told him they had come to lay out the way in contro- versy for Richard Kent, and that the latter would agreeto anything that was reasonable ; that said Adams would not yield, and they laid out the way for Richard Kent.
Mr. Woodman testified that Richard Kent, jr., coming home from Rowlye mill, complained to Henry Short, Thomas Hale and deponent that Goodman Adams molested him on the way that was laid out by his house, and attempting to go through a piece of land, Goody Adams forbade him and stood between him and the bars ; then deponent knocked down the bars in two places and went through.
Copy of action entered before the commissioners of Newbury, Robert Adams v. Richard Kent, jr. For breaking down his or- chard fence. Judgment for plaintiff. Signed by Anthony Somer- by,t clerk.
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Jerymy Belchar v. Estate of Robt. Beacham. Debt .*
William Vinsent (also Vinson) v. Edmond Marshall. Defama- tion. Defendant to make acknowledgment in the meeting houses in Salem, Ipswich and Gloster within fourteen days.t
Willm. Evans v. Edmond Marshall. Defamation. Verdict as in the preceding case.#
Ossmond Dutch v. Edmond Marshall. Defamation. Verdict as in the two preceding cases.§
Cornelious Waldo v. Willm. Pillsbery. For withholding a debt. ľ
*Two writs, dated June 30 and July 1, 1653, signed by Jo. Whipple f for the court. Served by Robert Lord, T marshal of Ips- wich, by attachment of defendant's house and orchard.
tWrit : William Vincen v. Edmon Marshall, for defaming his wife, saying she was a witch, dated Sept. 4, 1653, by John Whip- ple T for the court. Served by Clement Coledom, I deputy of Rob- ert Lord, marshal, by attachment of house and land of defendant. #Writ : William Evens v. Edmond Marshall, for defaming his wife, saying that she was a witch, dated Sept. 4, 1653, by John Whipplet for the court. Served by attachment of house and lot of defendant by Clement Coledom, 1 deputy of Robert Lord, marshal.
§ Writ, same as the two preceding writs. Daniell Broadley I witnessed that Goodman Marshall said at his house that Mistris Pirkins, Goody Evens, Goody Duch and Goody Vinsan were under suspicion of being witches, etc. Sworn in Ipswich court, 27 : 7: 1653.
# Writ, dated 5 : 5 : 1653, and signed by John WhippleT for the court. Served by Robert Lord, [ marshal of Ipswich, by attachment of land and orchard.
William Cogswell deposed that coming from the general training at Boston last year about a mile this side of Lin town, "iny Brother Waldoe and William Pilsberry of Newbery ouer tooke mee : they were discoursing about Changing of his horse for William Pills- berry his mare wee three riding together uppon the way a great deale of discourse they had about ye bargin before we came to wenum pond they concluded ye bargin betwixt them. The bargain was yt my brother Waldoe was to give William Pilsbery his horse & six pounds in wheate for his mare, the wheate was to be paid in Ipswich before winter, moreover William Pilsbery did warrant his mare to be with foale," etc. Sworn in Ipswich court, 27: 7: 1653.
Ann Winchest deposed that her mistress Waldo asked William Pilsberry if he did not warrant that the mare was with foal, and he replied that he did, etc. Sworn in Ipswich court, 27: 7: 1653.
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Rich. Kent v. Willm. Moody. Review .*
Mr. Willm. Payne v. Benjamyn Gillam. Non-performance of an award made by Major Sedgwick, Mr. Rich. Russell and Mr. Nico- las Davison, for himself and John Turner. Referred to next Salem court.t
Mr. William Perkins v. Robert Tucker and Christopher Avery, in behalf of Gloster. For withholding a sum due for his labors in the ministry. Withdrawn .;
John Hathorne v. Edward Richards. Debt. Withdrawn. [Wit : Humph. Griffen .- Waste Book.]§
Tho. Wheelar v. Joseph Armitage. Forfeiture of a bond. Ap- pealed. [Joseph Armentage, Ed. Gillman and Lift. William How- ord bound for said Armentage's appearance at next Court of Assistants .- Waste Book. 1 1
*Rich. Kent's bill of charges, 25s.
tWrit, dated 23: 7: 1652, served by Robert Lord, T marshal of Ipswich, who attached a mare and three colts in the hands of Mr. William Payne. Bond of Ben. Gillam# and sureties, Marke Handest of Boston, yeoman, and Tristram Coffin, sr., T of New- bery, to Allexander Bachiler, constable of Portsmouth, to answer Mr. William Paine at Ipswich court, for non-performance of award. Wit : Brian Pendleton. T
#Writ, dated Sept. 15, 1653, served by Robert Lord, I marshal of Ipswich, by attachment of house and land of Robert Tucker.
Bond of Christofer Averyef and Richard (his mark) Beford to Robert Lord, marshal, dated 17 : 7 : 1653, for said Avery's appear- ance at Ipswich court.
§ Writ, dated Sept. 12, 1653, signed by Edward Burchumt, for the court. Served by John Fuller, constable of Lin.
"Writ, for non-performance of an award made by Mr. George Corwine, 26 : 12 : 1652, dated Sept. 20, 1653, signed by Edward Burchumt for the court. Served by John Fuller, I constable of Lin.
John Hathorne deposed that " speakeing with Joseph Armitage in my owne house at lynn I hard Joseph Armitage expresse a dis- like of Mr. Curwines award that he should paye soe much to good- man wheeler, it was before he remoued to the place where now he is, and after he was gone wee made a garden of his yard, both fenced it in and diged it up and it was the time as the Neues came from Salem that Mr. Curwine had ended ther arbitration." Sworn in Ipswich court, 27 : 7: 1653.
Edward Richard deposed that within a month after the award was made, he heard Wheeler demand 2li. 19s. of Josef Armin- tage. Sworn in Ipswich court, 27: 7: 1653.
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Mr. William Payne v. Henry Way. Non-payment of fish. With- drawn .*
Richard Coy, answering his wife's presentment, was discharged.t
Hugh Marsh's wife discharged of her presentment, he being worth above two hundred pounds. [Wit : Hachelas Woodman .- Waste Book.]
Wife of Nicolas Noice, presented for wearing a silk hood, was discharged, her husband being worth two hundred pounds.
Tristram Coffin's wife presented for selling beer for three pence a quart. Proved, by testimony of Samuell Moore, that six bushels of malt were put into the hogshead. Discharged.
Wife of John Hutchings, presented for wearing a silk hood, was discharged upon testimony of her being brought up above the ordinary rank.
Wife of Rich. Knight, presented for wearing a silk hood, dis- charged, her husband being worth above two hundred pounds.#
Joseph Swett's wife fined ten shillings for wearing a silk hood.
Wife of William Chandlour fined ten shillings for wearing a silk hood.
Wife of John Whipple, presented for wearing a silk hood, dis- charged, her husband being worth two hundred pounds.
*Writ, dated Sept. 21, 1653, and signed by John Whipple,§ for the court. Served by Edward Mitchell, sr., § marshal of Boston, by attachment of a black mare and a bay mare colt.
+Summons for the presentment, dated 26 : 6 : 1653, and returned by Goodman Tomson, constable.
" Honnored Sr
An honest godly man a freind of mine in Newbery whose name is Richard Knight whither of Ignorance or willfulness by some Neighbor is presented for his wives wearing of a silk hoode supposing he had not bin worth two hundred pounds. It being greivous to him who is a deacen to be sumoned to a Court that neu' useth to trouble any, at his Request I thought meet to Informe you yt on my owne knowledge his estate is better worth then three hundred pounds, et modis, & therefore desire you would as you may forbeare in yor warrant yt yo" send out to Insert his name if it may be : if not, at least yt yo" would take private sattisfacon of him in y' chamber which he cann easily give yo" or any in a moment, noe els at present sending service to yo" & M' Symonds Rest Sr.8 Yo' lo : freind & servant
Edward Rawson, Rec."§
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Rich. Brabrooke's wife presented for wearing a silk scarf. Not proved.
Antho. Potter presented for his wife wearing a silk hood. Dis- charged, being worth two hundred pounds.
[John Hathorne, being attached to this court by Nicolas Pinion and no action entered, was allowed costs .- Waste Book.]
Thomas Harris, Thomas Wayte and Edward Browne, upon proof of their wives' education and bringing up, discharged of their presentments .*
*" for the honnourable Court it is not much that i have to say to the honnourable court in this bussenes for which my wife is now preesented which is as i understand for wearing of a scarfe I shall only dessire the - to peruse thesse considerations for
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