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Thomas Whittered deposed that, being at work at Sargant Richerd Jacob's house the latter end of last summer, the latter hired deponent to hew a "grounsill" and mortice it, to put into the side of his old house which stood where the new house was to be set. The " grounsill" of the old house, he said, was rotten and the new sill had not been put in yet, though he worked by the day and was not engaged to put it in. " The house as it then stood and still Remains is incapable of being Remoued as I conceive : I furder Testify that the frame of the new house did not want much of tAutograph.
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Thomas Hutcheson v. Tho. Marshall. Debt .*
Isaack Comings and William Evans, in behalf of the town of Topsfield v. Zacheous Gould. Trespass. For claiming a parcel of meadow belonging to the said town and carrying away the hay. Withdrawn.t
being fitt to Raise when I was there att worke about the grounsill : also there was a considerable quantity of shingles and clapboard for covering then brought out and still piled up in sargant Jacobs yard done by william auerell as I am a wittnes of allso the celler that the ould house is to stand ouer is without sleepers open to this day." Sworn in Ipswich court, Mar. 26, 1661, before Robert Lord, clerk.
William Goodhue testified that, going by William Avery's not long since, Sergant Jacob asked Avery if he would not go on with his work, and he said that he would if Avery would come to new terms. Sworn in court, before Robert Lord,# clerk.
Thomas and Sammuell Jacob, aged about twenty and twenty-two years, sons of Richard Jacob, deposed that there was a sill ready for the old house, and the reason that it was not put in, was because the walls should not be broken down before the other house was ready to be set up. Sworn in Ipswich court, Mar. 26, 1661, before Robert Lord,# clerk.
Thomas Clarke, of Noddle's Illand, deposed that he cleft out for William Averell about 1200 clapboards and shingles in Richerd Jacobs' yard, about the time the jurymen were chosen for last Sep- tember court, some of which clapboard stuff was brought home to Sarg. Jacobs' house while he was there at work. Sworn before Robert Lord, # clerk.
*Writ: Thomas Hutchinson v. Thomas Marshall, carpenter ; debt ; dated, Dec. 13, 1660 ; signed by William Longley,# for the court ; and served by Jonathan Hudson,¿ constable of Line, by attachment of a stack of wheat. Said Hudson read the attachment to Thomas Marshall's wife in their dwelling house, and on Mar. 24, 1660-61, Marshall himself was notified.
Thomas Hutchingson's bill of costs, 1li. 8s. 11d.
Acknowledgment of Thomas Marshallt of Lyn to Thomas Hutchinson of Lyn, dated, July 1, 1659, of a debt of 3li. 7s. 6d., part in wheat and part in pork, at price current, to be deliv- ered at Mr. Shaefe's house in Boston on Sept. 29, 1659. Wit : Rebekah Hawkes.#
¡Zacheas Gould's bill of charges, to summoning Wm. Howard, witness from Boston, and one from New Medowes, 1li. 11s. 8d.
Copy of Topsfield town records, 22: 12: 1660, in which it was voted to authorize Isack Cumings, sr., and William Evens to prosecute against Zacheas Gould, Thomas Browning and William
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Isaack Comings and William Evans, in behalf of the town of Topsfield v. Thomas Browneing. Trespass. For possessing and fencing a parcel of meadow belonging to the said town, mowing. grass and carrying away hay for several years. Withdrawn.
Isaack Comings and William Evans, in behalf of the town of Topsfield v. Will. Towne. Trespass. For detaining a parcel of meadow, etc. Withdrawn .*
William Longley v. Henry Collings and John Hathorne, in be- half of the town of Lyn. For withholding and not laying out forty acres of land, which was his equal proportion as an inhabi- tant according to the division made in 1638. Verdict for plaintiff, 40li., or to lay him out forty acres together in some convenient. place within the limits of Lynn by June first next, as adjudged by
Towne to recover the meadow, etc. Copy made by John Reding- ton, t clerk.
Zacheas Gould, aged seventy-two years, deposed that at a meet- ing at Topsfield many years before, Willm. Howard, then living at Topsfield, asked them to grant him a parcel of land lying near the farm house of Mr. Willm. Paine on the south side of the river, which was accordingly granted to Wm. Howard and Wolter Rop- per. Said Howard was ordered to lay out the land, which he did, and made return to the town, and it was so entered in the town book. If any of this land should fall within Salem bounds, the town of Topsfield was not to make that good. Sworn in Ipswich. court, Mar. 26, 1661, before Robert Lord, t clerk.
Wolter Ropper, aged about forty-eight years, and Willm. Howard, aged about fifty-two years, deposed, Mar. 28, 1661, that some little time after the village of Topsfield was made a township by the General Court, Willm. Howard, then of Topsfield, asked at a lawful meeting for a nook or point of land that laid against the farm house and part of the farm that the said Howard bought of Mr. Wm. Paine. It was to begin where the river turned in toward Paine's farm, and to run over the point of upland called Salem meadow, which part was then in possession of said Howard, upon a straight line as near as might be so as to take in said Salem meadow. If the town saw fit to lay out a highway through said land, that this grant should not hinder. This grant also included the two acres of meadow that Willm. Towne bought of Mr. Paine and eight acres of meadow in the hands of Thomas Browning. The book in which the record was kept, the inhabitants of Tops- field now say was burned when John Redington's house was burned. Sworn in Ipswich court, Mar. 26, 1661, before Robert Lord,t clerk. *Wm. Town's bill of charges, 1li. 11s. 6d.
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men to be appointed by the court. Court appointed Corpll. Tho. Puttman, Sergt. Porter and Thomas [Ed .- Waste Book.] Flint to lay it out .*
*Writ, dated, Mar. 4, 1660-61, signed by Willm. Cowdrey,t for the court, and served by Jonathan Hudson, t constable of Lin.
Clement Coldham of Gloster deposed that he had known Wil- liam Longley to have been an inhabitant of Lin for about twenty- three years, and shortly after he came, there was a grant and dis- tribution of land proportionate to all the householders ; also that about twelve years since, said Longley, in deponent's hearing, demanded his portion of land to a former grant, at a general town meeting. Some present answered that if Longley could prove the land was granted to him, he should have it. Some agreed that there was land granted to Richard Langley but none to William Longley. Deponent was an inhabitant of Linn before Longley came and for many years after, and affirmed that the said Longley was for many years called Langley and not Longley and was frequently called so to this day. Deponent knew of no inhabitants of Linn called by the name of Langley or Longley but only this William Longley and his family. Sworn in Ipswich court, Mar. 26, 1661, before Robert Lord,t clerk.
Hugh Burt, aged seventy years, deposed that he had been an inhabitant of Linn for about twenty-five years, and when the dis- tribution of lands was made, about twenty-three years before, said Longley purchased a house and land there and paid to all public charges as the others ; that Longley was commonly called Langley, and that he had been recorded in the town book as Richard Lang- ley, on which account the meeting twelve years before had refused to grant said Longley the land. Sworn in court.
Joseph Armitage, aged about sixty years, deposed that, in the division of lands, he and his brother Godfrey Armitage had given to them four score acres. Deponent sold it about twenty-one years ago for fifteen pounds in gold. The thirty or forty acre lots in Lyn village were worth and sold for 20s. per acre. Sworn in court.
Andrew Mansfeild, aged about thirty-eight years, testified that he had been an inhabitant of Lynn about twenty-two or three years, having come the same year as said Longley, etc. Sworn in court.
William Longley's bill of costs, 3li.
Andrew Mansfield, aged about thirty years, and Hugh Burt testified that the thirty and forty acre lots in Lynn village, which were given by the town of Lynn at the same time that the forty tAutograph.
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Capt. Thomas Savage v. Mr. Oliver Purchase and Mr. John Paine. For withholding and refusing to deliver him possession of
acres now in question were given, in their judgment were worth at least 20s. per acre. Sworn in court.
Copy of the distribution of the land in Lynn, in 1638, paper addressed " For William Langlye" : To ye right honr. ye Lord Brooks, 800 acres ; Mr. Tho. Willis, upland and medow, 500 acres ; Mr. Edward Holliocke, upland & medowe, 500 acres ; Henry Col- lins, upland & medow, 80 acres & ten ; Mr. Flood, upland & med- owe, 60 acres & tenn ; Edward & Frans. Ingalls, upland & medowe, 120 acres ; widdow Bancraft, 100 acres ; widdow Hammon, 60 acres ; George Burrall, 200 acres ; John Wood, 100 acres; Tho. Talmage, 200 acres & tenn ; Nicholas Browne, 200 acres & tenn; William Cowdrye, 60 acres & tenn ; Tho. Laughton, 60 acres & tenn ; John Cooper, 200 acres & tenn ; Allin Bread, 200 acres ; John Poole, 200 acres ; Edward How, 200 acres & tenn ; Tho. Seyars, 60 acres ; Job Seyers, 60 acres ; Tho. Chadwell, 60 acres ; - Walton, 60 acres ; Christopher Foster, 60 acres; Will. Ballord, 60 acres ; Josias Stanboughroh, 100 acres ; Edmond Farrington, 200 acres ; Nicholas Potter, 600 acres ; Will. Knight, 60 acres ; Edward Tomlins, 200
acres & twenty ; - - South, 100 acres ; Boneface Burton, 60 acres ; John Smith, 60 acres ; Mr. Edward Howell, 500 acres ; Nicholas Battye, 60 acres ; Mr. Sadler, 200 acres and the Rock by his house ; Joseph Armitage, 60 acres; Godfry Armitage, 20 acres; Mathew West, upland & meadow, 30 acres & tenn ; George Farr, 30 acres & tenn ; James Bowtwell, 60 acres ; Zachary Fitch, 30 acres & tenn ; Jerrerd Spencer, 30 acres, Jynkin Daves, 30 acres & tenn ; Georg Taylor, 30 acres & tenn ; - Thorne, 30 acres & tenn; Thomas Townsend, 60 acres ; Tho. Parker, 30 acres & tenn ; Francis Light- foote, 30 acres & tenn ; Richard Johnson, 30 acres & tenn ; Robert Parson, 30 acres & tenn; Edward Burchum, 30 acres & tenn; An- thonye Newill, 30 acres ; Tho. Newill, 30 acres ; Tho. Marshall, 30 acres & tenn ; Micaell Spenser, 30 acres ; Timothy Tomlins, 80
acres ; - - Harker, 20 acres, of this sould to ye Towne, 10 acres next ye towne, for three shillings ; Richard Rooton, 60 acres ; - Handford, 20 acres ; Thomas Hudson, 60 acres ; Thomas Halsye, 100 acres ; Samuell Bennitt, 20 acres ; John Elderkin, 20 acres; Abraham Beltnap, 40 acres ; Robert Driver, 20 acres ; Joseph Red- nap, 40 acres ; Deakin, 10 acres; Phillip Kirtland, sr., 10 acres ; Phillip Kirtland, jr., 10 acres ; - Crofte, 10 acres ; Hugh Burt, 60 acres ; - Wathin, 10 acres ; Richard Brooks, 10 acres ; Francis Godson, 30 acres ; George Welbye, -; Will. Partridge, upland, 10 acres ; Henrye Gaines, 40 acres ; Richard Wells, 10 acres ; - Pell, 10 acres ; John White, 20 acres; Edward Baker, 40 acres ; James Axey, 40 acres, Will. Edmonds, 10 acres, Edward Ireson, 10 acres ; Jeremy How, 20 acres; Will. Gouge, 20 acres,
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the Iron works, stock and appurtenances, which he recovered by a judgment of court, etc. Withdrawn .*
Nathaniell Whiteinge, 10 acres ; George Fraile, 10 acres; Edward Bridges, 10 acres ; Richard Langlye, 40 acres ; Tho. Talmage, jr., 20 acres ; Tho. Coldrum, 60 acres ; Adam Hauks, upland, 100 acres ; Thomas Dexter, 350 acres ; Daniell How, upland and med- owe, 60 acres ; Richard Walker, upland & medow, 200 acres ; Ephraim How, next to the Land of his father, upland, 10 acres ; Ivorye, 10 acres ; Timothye Cooper, 10 acres ; Samll. Hutch- inson, 10 acres, by estimation ; Mr. Samuell Whiteinge, the pastor, 200 acres ; Mr. Thomas Cobit, the Teacher, 200 acres. Copy taken from the town book of the records of Lynn, 10: 1: 1659-60, by Andrew Mansfeild, ¡ town recorder.
*Copy of the inventory of the estate of Wm. Paine of Boston, merchant, appraised by Hen. Shrimpton, Joshua Scottow and John Richards, and allowed in court at Boston, Nov. 14, 1660, upon oath of Mr. John Paine, his son : In the warehouse Chamber, 4 peeces white Trading cloath, 42li. ; 39 yrds. blew trading cloath, 91i. 15s. ; 5 1-4 1-8 yrds white trading cloath, 1li. 4s. 2d .; 4 Bales nowells, 2 Bales pantozells, 1 Bale fine sheeting, 2 1-2 Bales of broad, 4 peeces Kentings, half Bale napkening, 232li. 16s. 2d .; 2 Bales nowells Cont. 6 poanles, 43li. 6s. 8d. ; 5 ps. villaranes cont., 70 1-2, 35 1-4, 23, 11 1-2 and 21 3-4 yds., in all 162 yds. at 21d. p., 14li. 3s. 6d. ; 5 peeces Kenting, 44 1-4 yds. at 2s. 3d. p., 4li. 19s. 6d .; 120 yrds. Humains, 123 yrds. Humanes, 123 yrds. Humanes, 99 1-4 Humanes, 342 1-2 yrds. at 18d., 25li. 13s. 4 1-2d .; 3 Ruggs, 6li. 15s. ; 2 Barrells bate, 12li. powder, 9li .; 4 peeces searge, 16li .; 1 ps. carsey, 20 1-2 yrds., 4li. 2s. ; 1 ps. more, No. 2, 5li. ; 11 yrds. 5-8 of carsy at 5s. 6d., 3li. 4s. ; 6 3-4 of carsey at 7s., 2li. 7s. 3d. ; 3 3.4 of carsey at 4s., 15s .; 8 peeces wt. calleco at 14s., 5li. 12s .; 50 1-2 yrds. broad dowlas at 2s., 5li. 1s .; 23 1-2 dowlas at 21d., 2li. 1s .; 3 1-8 of locrum at 16d., 4s. 2d .; 12 of blew calleco at 18d., 18s .; 1 ps. blew calleco at 20s., 1li .; 4 1-2 yds. searge at 4s., 18s. ; 4 1-2 yrd. red broad cloth at 8s., 1li. 16s .; 3 yrds, 3 nailes broad cloath at 16s., 2li. 11s. ; 8 yrds. 3-4 red carsey at 6s., 2li. 10s. 3d .; 2 1-4 red at 3s. 6d., 7s. 10d. ; 9 3-4 1-8 peneston at 2s. 10d., 1li. 8s .; 12 3-8 Role cotton at 2s. 3d., 1li. 19s .; 8 pr. Irish stockens at 18d., 12s .; 8 1-2 narrow blew linen at 13d., 9s. 2d .; 3 1-4 broade blew linen at 20d., 5s. 5d. ; 23 1-2 broad blew linen at 2s., 2li. 7s .; 2 pr. Stockens, 5s. 6d. ; 5 pr. bodeys at 4s., 1li. ; 1 groace of silver coat & other buttens with Riboning & lace, 30li. 16s. 11d. ; 2 yrds. hol- land at 6s., 12s. ; 17 1-2 of east cloath, 8s .; 31 halfe linds at 14d., 1li. 16s. 2d. ; 5 ham bourough linds at 2s., 10s. ; 5 knotts of housing at 4d., 1s .; 5 1-4 vittery at 14d., 6s. 1d .; 10 parchmen skins, 1 trunk, 20 bookes, - of wax candle, 1li. 10s .; 58 reame of
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paper at 7s., 201i. 6s .; 4 baggs cotten wooll, 550li. at 5d., 11li. 9s. 2d .; 71li. hopps at 4d., 1li. 3s. 8d .; 200 hhs. salt at 11s., 110li .; Remant Ratling, 2s. ; pcell bookes, 2li.
In the lower roome : 2 Bailes nowells, 43li. 6s. 8d. ; 1 bagg hopps, 1li. 13s. 4d. ; 6li. rod Iron at 2s., 8li. 8s. ; 2 Bushells wheat, 19s. 6d. ; silkware in 2 boxes, 31li. 14s .; 3 bate naile of Turky Gregrum, 10s. ; 2 yrds. broad cheny & remant of Satten, 7s .; 2li. 11 silk, 3li. ; 1li. 1-2 fringe & muccado ends, 7s .; 2 3-4 soft wax, 2s .; 5 1-2 Butts thread, 14s .; 13 yrds. old fashion lace, 2s .; 20 yrds. wt. callico, 22 laces, 2 1-2 doz. poynts, 1li. 1s .; 8 doz. short laces, 2 doz. 3-4 long, 18s .; 13 oz. coventry thred, 4s .; 1li. cource wt. thred, 6s. ; 1-2 li. whited Browne, 2s. ; 3li. colloured thred, 9s .; 4li. black & browne, 2li. 2s .; 12 Hatts, 10 bands, 3li .; 20 browne hol- land, 2li. 10s. ; 18 1-2 yrds. Humanes, 18d., 1li. 7s. 9d. ; 83 3-4 pan- tolanes, 4li. 3s. 9d .; 41 1-4 yrds. vittery at 14d., 2li. 10s. 6d .; 26 1-2 poledavy at 18d., 1li. 19s. 9d .; 30 3-4 nowells at 16d., 2li. 1s .; 5 3-4 locrum at 18d., 8s. 7d. ; 36 locrum at 18d., 1li. 19s. ; 8 3-4 1-8 blew linen at 14d., 10s. 1d. ; 30 yrds. sacking at 9d.,1li. 2s .; 221 1-4 yrds. Cotten cloath at 2s. 4d., 25li. 16s. 3d .; 8 yrds. greene Cotten at 14d., 9s. 4d. ; 18 of wt. cotten at 1s., 18s .; 24 Irish, 12s .; 3 Remnants boulting, 2s .; 3li. suger, 3li. 15s .; 1 Tire for wheeles & old Iron, 3li. ; 13 cart boxes & 3li. in Iron waite, 2li. 10s .; Basketts, Rubstones, 15s .; pcell of wt. salt, 12s. 6d .; pcell of cards & old hops, 15s. ; a screw & 9 mose skins, 2li. 10s .; pll. of old rope & line, 10s .; pcell of Cotten wooll, 5s .; Barrell of Oatmeale, 1li. 5s. ; 2 Kettles, 3 spades, 1 pan & nailes, 2li. 5s .; 1 cutting saw, 6s. In the cellar : 30 hhds. mallasses at 3li., 90li .; 5 barrells macrell, 1 halfe barrell, 7li. 5s .; 2 Iron bound hhds., 10s. In the other cellar : 3 hhds. Rum, 30li. ; pcells of sower wine, 3li .; old cask, 10s .; bea- ver, 49li., 22li. 1s. ; beaver, 160li. at 18d., 12li. In the lentoo house end : 30 tunn salt at 40s., 60li. ; 4 sawes, 2li .; boulting mill, beam board, 2li. In the Iron house : 77 1-2li. barr Iron at 20s., 47li. 10s .; 5 3-4li. cast backs at 15s., 4li. 6s. 3d. ; 11 1-2li. Andirons at 15s., 8li. 12s. 6d. ; 9 3-4li. potts & Kettles, 12li. 3s. 9d .; 5 Iron skilletts, 13s. 6d .; beames & scales, 1li. 10s .; 39 1-2li. cast waites, 29li. 12s. 6d .; 857li. cotten wooll at 5d., 17li. 7s. 1d. ; 377 of hopps at 4d., 6li. 5s. 3d. ; 7 hhd. 3 butts suger, 65li. ; 2 qt. fish, 1li. 4s .; 1 firkin butter, 1 soape, 2li .; 5 li. bate, Sli. barr Iron, 4li. 18s.
In the yard : 28 tun pact cask, 9li. 16s .; 7 1-2 hhds. lime, 1li. 13s. 9d .; 6000 pipestaves at 4li., 24li .; 1400 boards, 5s. 6d., 3li. 17s. ; 12000 Rotlin, 4li. In the dwelling house : 10 1-2 yrds. sacking & canvas, 7s. 10d .; 2 1-4 cloth rash at 6, 13s. 6d .; 9 bate naile of dowlas at 2s., 17s. 10d .; yrd. narrow taffety, 6s .; 4 1-2 liver col- loured searge, 18s. ; 1 groace 4 1-2 doz. hookes & eyes, 2s. 6d. ; 2 yrds. blew Trads cloath, 10s. At Mr. Scottowes : 2 Bales nowalls, 43li. 6s. 8d .; 1 ps. pantossam, 5li .; 1 ps. sheeting, 6li. 2s. 6d. At Mr. Broughton's : 3 butts 1 hhd. suger at 25s., 35li .; 140 1-4 hhd. salt at Ils Shoales, 70li. 2s. 6d .; 20 hhs. at Mr. Parkers, at 10s., 10li. ; 1
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hhd. Rum at Mr. Handsons, 10li .; at Linn workes, 1 horse, 10li .; at Capt. Johnsons, leather, 00; at Mr. Buttolls, leather, 00; at Capt. Clearkes, an Anchor, 1li. 10s .; Adventure in Thrumboll to England, 49 hhds. oyle, 5 M. 8C. 81li. Cotten neate, 12 qt. fish, 289li. 7s. 5d. ; To Jamaco & p left in Jamaco before p Adam West- gage, 52li. 12s. The house more : 3 Satten dobletts, 1 taffety cloak, 4li .; money, 5li. 11s. 9d. ; 2 gold rings, 2li. ; 1 1-2 C. wt. suger at 4, 6li. ; 3-4 of cast ware at workes, 100li. ; 3-4 stock of sow Iron & coals, 450li. ; 3-4 of ye workes at hamersmith & Brantree, 800li .; Dwelling house, warehouses & apprtenances at Bostone, 400li .; watertowne mill house, land & apprtenances, 150li .; 1-2 mill at exeter & halfe of the prvilidge of mill & land, 40li. Household stuff & is in the cellar under ye Hall : 1 Iron Trivett & Tramell, 1 barr & 2 Cobbe Irons, 1 fire shovell, 1 Ketle, 2 brass pans, 1 Copper Kettle, 1 brass skillett, 1 flagon, 20 old dishes, 1 Iron pott, 1 spitt, 1 pr. bellowes, skimer, 3li. 19s. 6d. In the Hall : 1 pr. Iron Andirons, 1 pr. tonges, 11s. 6d. more; one Cubord, 15s .; 1 Ta- bell & carpett, 2s., 4 leather, 2 other chairs, 1li. 5s., 1 setle, 4 stooles, a cushion, 14s., 1 clock, 2li., 7li. 5s. 6d. In the little roome : 1 Bedsteed & curtaine, one bed, one boulster, 1 rugg, 3 blanketts, 1 pr. sheets, 4 table cloath, 8 naptkins, 1 pewter dish & one bason, one salt, 2 brass candlestickes, 1 ladle, 1 warming pan, fire pan, 20s., 1 basket, 1 chaire, 1 cushion, 7li. 4s.
In the other little roome : One bedsteed, curtaines, fether bed, 3 blanketts, 1 coverled, 2 bolsters, 3 pillowes, a trundle bedsteed, a fether bed, pr. of sheetes, coverled, bolster, Tables & chaires, 8 Cushions, 1 Joint stoole, 3 pewter dishes, 1 salt, 1 Brass skillett, 1 skimmer, 1 pan, 1 seive, 1 Bible, 11li. 7s. 6d. One silver Candle- stick, 1 Tankard, one beere boale, 2 wine cupps, one dram cupp, 6 spoones, 17li. ; 1 brass scillett, 1 pewter dish & bason, 2 brass Can- dlestickes, Joynt stooles, one Tramell, 1 Ketle, 1 sive, shovell, 1 back, 2 Cob Irons & dripping pan, 1li. 15s. In the clossett: 13 pewter platters, 2 py plates, 6 smale plates, 5 saucers, 1 pewter & 2 brass candlesticks, 1 urin botle & 1 bed pan, 12 earthern dishes, 2 pudden pans, 5li. 10s. 6d. In the hall chamber : One bedsteed, Curtaines & vallens of red searge, 1 fether bed, 2 bolsters, 2 pil- lowes, 3 blanketts, 1 tapestry Cuverled, 10li .; 2 Cubberts, 2 Cub- bert cloathes, 1 table, 4 red stooles, 2 red cloath chaires with fringe, 3 leather chaires, 2li. 15s .; 1 great chaire, 7 picheres, 10s., one pr. brass Andirons, one back, 3s., 8li. 5s .; 6 cushions & 1 pc. of carpet- ing & old vallens at 1li. 4s. ; one Trunk, 8s .; one chest, 8s., 2li. Within the trunk & chest & in the hall chamber : 7 pr. sheetes, 4 diapr. table cloathes, 2 plaine, 9 pillow beers, 4 Cubbert cloathes, 2 napkins, 1 tapestry coverled, 2 darnick carpetts, 2 pr. sheets, 7 damask naptkins, 2 short diaper table cloathes, 3 pillow beers, 26 diaper naptkins, 14 plaine naptkins, one red rugg, 21li. 18s. In the Garrett : One Rugg, three blanketts, one flock bed, 1 Coverlett, one bolster, one blankett, 3li. 7s .; money, 123li. 14s .; In vessells,
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Mr. Edmond Batter v. John Pryd. Debt. Withdrawn.
John Godfry v. Edward Clarke. Debt. For one-half of a bond. The jury found that there were 21 bushels, 1 peck and 1-2 of wheat, and 17 bushels, 3 pecks due to Godfry, but no cause of action. Verdict for defendant .*
Mr. Rich. Dummer v. Daniell Grasier. For non-payment of an award made by John Whipple and Robert Lord.t
200li. ; total, 4,239li. 11s. 5d. Due to the estate : In debts accotd. as certaine, 1,500li. ; as doubtfull, 700li .; stand in the book yett acctd. of as utterly lost & desperatt, 836li. 6s. 2d. Debts due from the estate, 1500li. Copied from a copy made by Isaack Addington, clerk of Suffolk court, by Hilliard Veren,# cleric.
*John Griffin, aged twenty years, testified that, being in the house of Edward Clarke the first of March, John Godfrey came in and said he had been at Goodman Singletree's and had promised a. tub to put the Indian corn in; that the tub lay on the floor in Edward Clarke's house. Clarke asked Godfrey if he would own that he had received the corn, and the latter replied, " What need any more words of that, there hath beene enough said already." Clark told him that if he would not own it, he would carry it down to the landing place according to his covenant. Godfrey then agreed to accept it, and said that all the corn that lay there was his, and asked said Clarke to allow it to remain at the latter's house a week or a fortnight. Godfrey agreed also to stand the venture of the corn in case of danger from fire. Deponent also testified that said Godfrey bade Edward Clark carry the corn to Goodman Singletree's and put it into his tub. Samuel Lumas also testified to the substance of the foregoing. Sworn in court.
Job Tiler deposed, Mar. 22, 1660-61, that he was with John Godfrey at Clarke's house at Haverhill, when Godfrey demanded the wheat due by bond, and said Clarke told him to take the corn as part of the bond, and he would pay him. Clarke had a sealed half bushel in his hand, and said he would measure it, but did not. He spread a blanket, but measured no corn. They were at Clarke's house three-quarters of an hour and saw corn in three hogsheads. Upon Clark's denial of the bond, John Godfrey served a warrant upon him and then went his way. John Godfrey deposed the same.
Edward Clark's bill of cost, 1li. 9s. 10d.
Bond of Edward Clarket of Haverhill to John Godfrey of An- dover, dated, Apr. 6, 1660, for 16li. 2s., to be paid in two lots, each containing twenty-one bushels and one peck of wheat, and seventeen bushels and three pecks of Indian corn, to be delivered at the landing place at Haverhill. Wit: Robert Lord; and Theophilus Wilson.#
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Lift. Samuell Appleton acknowledged satisfaction in reference to a bond in court of the portion of Mary Oliver, now his wife, and William Garish was discharged.
Mr. John Paine v. Capt. Tho. Savage. Trespass. For seizing his estate illegally, which was then released by virtue of a replevin to be prosecuted at the next court. By consent of both parties Capt. Savage promised to save Mr. Paine harmless from the bond to prosecute his replevin and withdrew his action.
William Buckley v. Thamar Quilter. For harboring and with- holding his apprentice from him. Verdict for plaintiff, the boy to be returned .*
settle the differences between Mr. Richard Dummer and Daniell Grazier, gave their award, on Nov. 24, 1660, as follows: They found that there was a bargain between them for the said Daniell to build a house, break up land and hold it ten years, to have the ground four years for the fencing and breaking up, etc. ; that Mr. Dummer let the said Daniell have a cow and calf at four pounds, ten shillings, for the building of a house, and at the end of ten years to be appraised, and if they were then worth more, Mr. Dumer was to allow it, and if less, said Daniell was to pay back. They awarded that Daniell should either hold his bargain the term out or else pay back to Mr. Dummer the four pounds, ten shillings ; that he should pay to Mr. Dummer a debt of forty-four shillings, six pence ; and as for the other thirty shillings which, it was alleged, his wife promised to pay for the time she went away before her time was out that was agreed upon when Mr. Dummer sold her to Henry Short, if Mr. Dummer can get testimony of such promise before Dec. 3, the said Daniell should pay to Mr. Dummer thirty shillings more. Mr. Dummer produced the necessary testimony.
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