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4s. 8d. ; the Constables rate, 2d mo. '48, 1li. ; Tho. Miller & Mark Prince for the mill dam, 10s .; Joseph Juitt for books & other things for the Children, 6s. 3d .; Mr. Brock for teaching the 2 boyses, 1li. 10s .; Cloath for 2 sutes & makeing them for the Child, 4li. 15s .; Joseph Juitt for the mill dam, 16li. ; the Children dyet to goodman Parrit, 13li. 14s. ; more to goodman Parrit, 1li .; my owne expence of time & otherwise to order Mr. Nelsons esstate before his death, 13li. 6s. 8d .; Ed. Calton for the time he was Imployed aboute Mr. Nelsons busines, 1li. 10s. ; Rich. Longhorne for worke, 4s. ; seed rye, 6s. 1d. ; mending Closes, 2s. 4d. ; drauers, stockings, Cassack & sute mending, 8s. 10d. ; mending shouses, 5s. 6d. ; payer of shouses, 3s. 8d. ; the Children's dyet from 15 : 11 : '48 to 1: 3: '49, 4li. 10s. ; the towne rate 10mo. '48, 1li. 3s .; Cloath for 2 great Cootts for the boyses with buttens, silk threed, loops & making, 3li. 7s. 7d .; sumering 11 Cattle in '48, 1li. 18s. 6d .; winter- ing 11 Cattle in the year '48, 7li. 6s .; wintering one oxe, 1li. 5s. ; sumering 4 meares & 2 coults & seeking of them, 1li. 1s .; wintering 8 meares & Coults, 4li .; my Charges aboute Mr. Nelsens busines since he dyed, 5li .; a shert for Tho. Nelson, 4s. 6d .; to Tho. Miller & Mark Prince for uphoulding the mill dam, 10s .; a towne rate in the yeare '49, 1li. 3s .; a Contry rate in '49, 1li. ; stockings for Tho. Nelson, 3s. 6d. ; shouses for Tho. Nelson, 3s. 8d .; Mr. Johnson for teaching the Children, 15s. ; Mr. Hadden for teach- ing the Children, 19s. 10d .; John Spaford for worke, 4s. 10d. ; 2 payer of stockings & shouses, 11s. 8d .; Franc. Parritt for dyat for Phillop Nelson, 2li .; a payer of shouse & mending a payer, 4s. 10d. ; mending a payer of shoues for Phillop Nelson, 1s .; sent into England for the release of Mrs. Nelson & her Children, by the Consent of Mrs. Bellinger, 30li .; received, 282li. 4s., disbursed, 303li. 19s. 2d., due to balance, 21li. 15s. 2d.
Disbursments by Mr. Rich. Dumer for Mr. Tho. Nelson from Dec. 6, 1645 to the last of Sept., 1649: For Beefe, 201i. 10s. ; suger & Cotten woole, 14s. ; a payer of Cart wheels, 1li. ; his pas- sage to England, 5li. ; butter & cheese, 2s. Sd. ; fruit, suite & mault, 4d. ; ginger, green & drye, 7s. 4d .; 24 bushils of wheat, Rye, Indian & oates, 4li. 19s. 6d .; fenceing neer the mill, 1li .; fruit & suger, 5s. ; beefe, 1li. 7s. ; Cloath for John Johnson & blue lining & salt, 1li. 3s. 9d. ; Joseph Juitt for stuff, 3li. 14s .; Mr. Shewell & Georg Gouldwyre, 14s. 5d .; Edward Carlton, 1li .; Mr. Cutting, 5s .; beaver sent to England for Mr. Nelson's use, 20li .; bayses & blue lining, 14s. 7d .; Mrs. Nelson & her Children when they went to England, 7li .; Caring down the goods to Boston, 12s .; nayles for the mill, 5s. ; for stockings, sope & blue linen, 19s. 6d. ; John Rem- ington for worke at house & mill, 3li .; Rich. Lighton & Will. Scales for worke, 11s. 2d .; Willm. Law & for rebond & stockins, 10s. 2d. ; horse shouses & shouing, 4s .; the milch of a Cow, 1li. 5s .; a goate, 13s .; to Antho. Sumersby for sadle mending, 4s. 6d. ; shouses & stockings for Philop Nelson & Jo. Johnson, 10s. 6d. ;
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shoues & hard sope, 5s .; making 7 shertts, 2s. 8d. ; a bedteeck, 13s. ; nayles for the mill house, 12s .; shouses mending, 1s. 6d .; John Dresser, 2s. 10d. ; John Trumble, 3s .; Cloath for the Children, 16s. ; Willm. Boynton & James Barker, 1li .; John Boynton, 8s. ; shouses mending, 1s. 10d .; a towne Rate, 1li. 9s. 10d .; teaching the Children & paper, 1li. 15s. ; more for teaching the Children, 1li. 10s .; the ministers rate, 4li. 19s .; fire wood to the scooel, 3s .; Tho. Millerd for worke, 1s. 10d .; Sara Glover, 3s. 8d .; shouses & Inkhornes to the Children, 4s. 4d. ; the deakens & Robt. Hunter, 3s. 10d. ; Rich. Swan & bricks, 8s. 4d .; Willm. Boynten & for Canvis, 5s. 10d .; Rich. Longhorne for work, 1li. 17s. 10d .; dyet for 2 Children one yeare, 15li. 12s .; Isaac Cossens & Ez. Norden, 1li. 2s .; mending shouses & stockins, 1s .; John Johnson, 1li. 13s .; John & Robt. Hasslington for fencing, 11s .; seates in the meting house, 5s. ; a garner in the barne, 2li. 6s .; John Tod in Rye, 3s. ; for mending Children Close, 2s. ; a payer of shouses, & worke by Will. Tennee, 10s .; John Remington for worke, 1li. 16s .; 2 payer of shouses, 7s. ; to humfery Rayner for Taning of hides, 10s .; the menisters Rate, 5li. 10s .; worke at the mill dam, 10li .; mending shouses & Closes, 3s. ; Ed. Carlton, 1li. 2s .; John Spaford, 16s.
Copy of contract of marriage of Thomas Nelson and Joane Dum- er, dated 12 : 15 : 1641, as recorded by Robert Howard, notary pub- lic, Mar. 3, 1656.
Richard Swan deposed that he bought a couple of oxen of Mr. Dummer about two years after Mr. Nelson went to England, and they were Mr. Nelson's oxen. Sworn in Ipswich court, 31 : 1 : 1657.
Joseph Jewett deposed that he gave to Richard Dummer after the rate of ten per cent. for eighty pounds, which said Dumer should use for Mr. Nelson's children for one year. Sworn in Ipswich court, 31 : 1: 1657.
John Pickard* and Richard Longhorne* certified, 12 : 11 : 1656, that the seven acres of meadow at Rowley mill were worth fifteen shillings a year, and the little field by the dam's side at the mill was worth the same when they rented both with the farm. The three acres called Pond field which they hired with the farm, they let for twelve shillings per acre, all the time they had it, which was five years.
" The Testimony of Daniell Elly aged about 23 or 24 years : Cancerninge what I [in margin ' London'] remember of M' Nelsons estate at either by sight or circumstance, I beinge his seruant I am priuie to some things, as one hogshead of yorkeshire woolen cloath, and the payment for four passengers, and earnest giuen for some ap- parrell, and tools for his trade of sope boilinge, and for two feather beds ; and I hope he had wherewith to pay for them and likewise at home, some other feather beds fitted, with the prouision for the uoige,
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and my master liinge some time, before the ship was redy, the hogs- heade of cloath was fetched of abord againe, and ten pounds of the passage payed to my mrs and halfe a passage by one that came hither, and for myself eight pounds :
" Taken upon oath this 9th of the 4th month before mr Ri : Bel- lingha dept gov™ -- 1656 - London in the margent was on the oath before my subscription : Ri : Bellingham this beinge a true coppy of the original in my hand."
Richard Longhorne deposed that there were ten oxen left for Mr. Richard Dummer's disposing at Mr. Nelson's when Mrs. Nelson went to England ; which oxen said Dummer took into his posses- sion. Sworn in Ipswich court, 31 : 1: 1657.
John Pickard and Richard Longhorne deposed that the homefield was let to Ezekiel Northen for twelve shillings an acre a year ; also that fifteen acres of the warehouse lot was let for ten shillings an acre, and the other nine acres for eight shillings. Sworn by John Pickard, 31 : 1: 1657.
Writ : Philip Nellson v. Mr. Richard Dumer, executor of Mr. Thom. Nelson, dated Mar. 19, 1656-7; for giving in a false ac- count of his father's estate at Salem court ; signed by Robert Lord,* for the court, and served by Edward Browne,* marshal of Ipswich, Mar. 23, 1656-7.
Answer to Mr. Richard Dummer's objections : That the widow did not have her two hundred pounds which were allowed her, because she had received the whole and given acquittance to Mr. Dummer ; the party being dead, the power of attorney is of no force; that he was Mr. Nelson's servant, and that Dummer acknowledged the same ; the money was given the widow to build a house, which she never did, therefore neither principal nor profit was due.
Copy of power of attorney, signed by Jone Nelson, of the parish of North-Stoneham, in the county of Southh [ampton], widow of Thomas Nelson, late of Rowly, gent., deceased, appointing her uncle Richard Dumer of Newbery falls in New England, gent., her attor- ney, to obtain one-third of land, etc., of said Thomas Nelson's estate as dower, and what was bequeathed by will to three of the children of her and her said husband, deceased, viz : Marcy Nelson, John and Samuell Nelson. Dated, Mar. 26, 1650. Wit : Christr. Walleston, mayor of Southton, Roger Poiblsy and Tho. Dumer. Copied from the original, May 2, 1657, by Robert Lord, * clerk.
Estate of Mr. Thomas Nelson of Rowley, deceased, who left an estate of 1,131li. 15s. 5d : Improvements on the land since 1649 until 1655, for the farm at Rowley, 106li .; for Mr. Nelson's mill from 1 : 9 : 1650 to end or 7 mo. 1655, 60li. Disbursements : Due to me on a former account, and for journey to England, 21li. 15s. 2d. ; three rates for the mill, 11s. 7d .; 20 rodd and a halfe of fence, 1li. 1s .; carriage of timber for the mill, 12s .; To Mr. Juite for writ- inge, 4s. ; nailes for the mill, 9s. 4d. ; leutenant Remington for
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worke at the mill and going to the Bay, 11li. 10s .; to Goodman Pecker for 14 dayes worke about the sellar, 1li. 8s .; Goodman Cousins for mendinge, making bills and other worke about the mill, 1li. 2s .; ninescore foot of board and fetchinge them from Ips- wich, 11s .; millstone burs and plaister and bringing them from England, 12li .; bringing said burrs and plaister from Boston to Rouly mill, 2li. 10s .; provision for making the stones, 6s .; paied to Marke Prime for maintaninge the mill damme, 10s .; Francis Parrot, 4s. ; marchant Jewet for white leather about the mill, 1s. 4d. ; six penny nails and halfe a hundred of clabords at the mill, -; to the smith of Ipswich for boxes for the mill, 10s. ; for a rate for the mill to the towne of Rowley, 4s .; Rates, yeare '52 upon the mill, to the church, 2li. 13s. 11d. ; hoopinge the millstones and mending the measure, 6s .; paied to Goodman fun- nell for makinge the millstones and for diet and for stronge beare for those that help him, 13li. 6s. 3d .; To Goodman Law for his worke about the stones, 12s. ; rate for the towne of Rowley for the mill, 8s. 6d. ; To Goodman Prime for helpe about the millstones, 12s. ; rate for the church, first month, '53, 9s. 4d. ; Marke Prime for maintaning the mill damme, 4 month, '54, 10s. ; more lade out to my agent for the getting the mony in England, 11li. 4s. ; for writinge about sellinge and letting the mill and time spent, 10s .; 7 month, '54, for a rate for the mill, 5s. ; for the maintenance of the widow and sent into England for the children, 69li. 4s. 6d .; for breaking up land in the pond feild to Goodman Boyes, 1li. 6d .; to Richard Longhorne, for 23 rod of five raile fence and carting it, 1li. 14s .; for making and setting up of 92 posts, 1li. 10s. 8d .; for wallinge the sellar, thaching the house and propinge the fence, 1li. 11s. 6d. ; for laiing out 50 acres of medow and a farme at Crane medow, 2li. 4s. 6d .; recordinge the will in England, 1li .; makinge and mend- ing of mill bils when the stones was made, paid to Rowley smith, 5s. 4d. ; for my pains, 6 years, 6li. ; total, 165li. 6s. 10d. Legacies paid, 267li. 15s. Remaining to the credit of the estate, 864li. 5d., and which was to be divided into five shares, Philip Nelson to have a double portion. Received of Goodwife Crosse for fence against the home feild of Rowley, 2li. 19s. ; for sawmill irons and fencinge of the warehouse lot, 18s. 8d. Copy by Samuell Archard,* marshal.
Two-fifths of the Land due to Philip Nelson by will : Two-fifths of personall estate in New England, 255li. 4s. 3d .; fence at the warehouse, 2li. ; Goodwife Crosse fence, 2li. 19s. ; mony in England, 530li. ; rent of the mill one year, 14li. ; rent of the farme six years, 126li .; by use of the 530li., 212li .; improvement of 255li. 4s. 3d., 6 years at 5 per cent., abating 46li. in dead goods, 62li. 14s .; pro- fits of money as rents, etc., 22li. 10s .; improvement of money for fences, 7 years, 1li. 15s .; saw mill Irons, 7li. ; for a boy out of Eng- land, 10li .; total, 494li. 16s. 10d. Ten pounds left by will and improvement, 13li.
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Received by Mr. Richard Dumer out of Mr. Thomas Nel- son's estate from 6: 10: 1645 to last of 7th mo: 1649: For suger, pentados & Cambrick, 1li. 3s. 10d. ; ginger & Indico, 1li. 10s. 10d. ; received of Mr. Sparhoake, 8li. 11s. 11d. ; for a pt. of the vessell wch. was sould, 4li. 10s .; received for the hire of the ves- sell, 7li. 3s. 3d. ; cloath, 4li. 4s. ; 6 hatts, 3li. 12s. ; received of Maj. Gibings, 12li. 4s .; received of Jeremy Nothend, 12s. ; of John New- mash, 1li. 15s. ; househould stuff to Job Clemens, 9li. 5s. 5d. ; house & land to John Palmer, 16li. ; for a Cow to Joseph Juitt, 4li. 15s. ; a payer of Steeres to John Remington, 10li. 5s. ; leather from goodman Reiner, 1li. 10s .; 2 Calves to Mathu Boyse, 1li. 12s. ; leather from goodman Parrit, 9s. ; Cloath for 3 Cassiks, 16s. ; for 2 bushils of pease, 6s. 10d. ; Corne from the mill, 2s. 9d. ; wheat & Rye, 10li. 15s. 5d .; pease, 1li. 7s .; wheat, 3s. 9d .; Corne, 8li. 14s .; Corne, 1li. 17s .; ould mettle, 4s. 10d .; Corne, 13s .; one black Cloake, 2li .; Corne from the mill, 15s. 3d. ; John Dresser, 10s .; swine, 3li. 15s .; Cloath, 5s. ; mault, 10s. 6d .; Corne from the mill, 1li. 12s. ; toule Corne, 9s. 6d. ; the Exchang of Cloath, 7s. 6d .; a hide, 13s. 6d .; Corne, 8s .; hopps & Indian Corne, 7s .; rent of the farme and 6 oxen for one yeare, 20li. 16s. 8d. ; Corne, 2li. 15s. 4d. ; a Cow, one yeare, 1li. 5s. ; Corne for rent, 5li. 16s. ; paye of Rich. Clark, 7s. 2d .; a Cow, 4li. 5s. ; Isaac Cossens, 1li .; a silver sault sould, 2li. ; 6 Coshings, 1li. 10s. ; land of Goodman Swan, 2li. 5s. Sd .; received upon account, 8li. 11s. 3d .; a bull, 4li. 13s .; rent for 2 oxen, 2li. 10s. ; Goodman Goffe, 3li. ; of the miller, 29li. 12s .; rent for land at the mill, 1li .; rent for land, 4li. 10s. ; rent for a Cow, 1li. 5s .; for one oxe, 7li. 10s. ; rent for Cattle in '48, 2li. 8s. ; Rich. Longhorn for rent, 1li. 18s. ; Rich. Holmes for rent, 1li. 2s. 6d .; more for rent, 5s. 6d. ; Hugh Chaplin, 10s. ; James Bayley, 6s .; rent for one cow, 1li. 2s .; for 2 horses sould, 20li .; for haye, 1li. 1s. 6d .; Ezek. Norden for rent, 4li. 1s. 2d. ; Willm. Law for rent, 1li. : John Spoffer for rent, 1li. 1s. 4d. ; for 2 gates, 3s .; of Ezek. Northren, 3li .; for one oxe, 9li. 10s. ; more received for Cattle, 5li. 7s. ; by 2 oxen sould, 14li. 10s.
Copy of lease of Richard Dumer of Newbury, gent., to John Pearson of Rowley, carpenter, one-half of the corn-mill of Rowley and one-half of the land belonging to the mill and two cow com- monages for ten years ; and if either of the stones shall break, ex- cept through neglect of the lessee, Dumer is to pay one-half for mending the same ; five pounds in corn annually for rent. Dated, 1: 5: 1654. Not signed, but witnessed by Joseph Jewett and William Howard.
Ezekiell Northen deposed that Mr. Richard Dummer told him that Mr. Joseph Jewet and Thomas Barker were willing to allow eight pence a rod for the fence, but nothing for carting it, etc. Sworn before Daniel Denison,* Mar. 31, 1657.
Marke Prime deposed that the last year before Mr. Nelson went
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Civil cases :-
John Fullar and Mr. Nathaniell Rogers, assignees of Zerobabell Phillips v. Isaack Comings. Debt .*
John Fuller v. Isaack Comings. Appeal from judgment of Mr. Symonds.t
away, on an accounting he asked deponent what one-half of the profits of the mill came to for that year and Prime answered six- teen pounds, and agreed to keep it on the same terms for Mr. Rich- ard Dumer, etc. Sworn before Samuel Symonds. Copy by Samuel Archard,# marshal, 23 : 4: 1656.
John Person deposed that for the first quarter of a year after he bought one-half of the mill of Mr. Dumer, he hired Marke Prime to keep her and the profit was 10li. for that quarter. The income for the remaining three quarters was 25li. 14s. Sworn before Sam- uel Symonds. Copy by Samuel Archard,# marshal, 23 : 4: 1656.
Eze. Norden deposed about a brown ox of Nelson's that was ap- praised at 9li. ; that he rented the Pond field in Rowley, etc., and Mr. Dumer had hay off of it, etc. Sworn in Ipswich court, 31 : 1 : 1657.
*Zerobabell Phillips# assigned to Mr. Nathaniel Rogers and others a debt due from Isaac Cumings, sr., and a cow in the hands of John Rise of Dedham, as security for said Phillips' appearance at court ; dated Oct. - , 1656. Wit : Daniel Denison.}
Writ : John Fuller and Mr. Nathaniell Rogers, assignee of Zero- babell Phillips v. Isaac Commings; served by Edward Browne, # marshal, Mar. 23, 1656-7.
Thomas Averiell deposed that he heard Goodman Cummins ac- knowledge that he owed 5li. 2s. 6d. to Zerobabell Phillips for his son Isaac, to be paid in wheat.
On 15 : 8 : 1656, Zerobabell Phillips acknowledged that he owed Rob. Crosse, and was to deliver the debt in wheat or barley at Mr. Barthellmue's in Ipswich. Will. Perkins and John Cummins wit- nessed receipt of Rob. Crosse.#
Bondsmen of Zerobabell Phillips empowered John Fuller to bring suit for him ; signed by Willam Smyth,; Nathanel Rogers, ; Humphrey (his mark) Griffin, John Fuller; and John Caldwell ; } dated, Mar. 30, 1657.
John Cumins deposed that being with John Fuller and the other eight at the house of Zarobabill Phillips, Cumins heard them say that they had appointed his father to pay some money to Mr. Hub- bard, etc. Sworn at Ipswich court.
Thomas Averell deposed that before Zerobabell came to answer before Mr. Symonds, Robert Crose met Zerobabell and the latter had given power of attorney to Corporal Androse, etc.
tReasons of appeal by John Fuller,; Mar. 25, 1657. Received by Samuel Symonds.
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Robert Lord v. James Howe.
Francis Johnson v. Mr. Roger Connatt, Peeter Palfry and Nath. Pittman. Review of a case tried at Salem in November, 1655. Plaintiff appealed to the next Court of Assistants at Boston ; bond, 100li .*
William Moare, sr., deposed that he had seen ten or twelve of John Fuller's hogs and shoats in the Indian corn of Isaac Cum- mings, sr. John Fuller's woman servant told him the number.
Isaack Cummings, jr., deposed that his father sent him to tell about the damage.
Richard Nicolls and John Leigh, sr., deposed about hogs in corn. Thomas Preston deposed that he was keeping sheep on the com- mon, and John Fuller's son was keeping his father's swine there. Goodman Cummings' girl told him that Mr. Hubbert's horse had broken down the fence.
Edward Bragg deposed that he had Indian corn, near Goodman Cummings, and in the ground bought of Will. Story toward the forty acres, etc. When the fence was broken by Mr. Hubbert's horse, deponent's wife and children guarded the place and also sent to Goodman Cummings' house and the latter's girl and other chil- dren guarded it till night. Also one of his own cows went through Mr. Saltonstall's fence into the corn next the calves' pasture fence, about thirty rods from the corn in question, after wheat harvest.
John Ringe also deposed. Will. Moare and Samuell Podd ap- praised the corn which was damaged. Ephraim Fellows deposed that going to town he saw cattle near the fence between Goodman Bennett's and Goodman Cummings', and a white horse with thein, etc. Widow Haffild deposed that the fence near the gate at Thomas Burnam's was much out of repair. Katherine Brimmengen de- posed that her master, John Fuller, had all his hogs yoked and ringed in the spring, etc. Nathaniel Lummax deposed that Ful- ler's hogs came often to his master Tomson's, etc. Samuel Heires deposed as to what part of the fence was to be maintained by Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Hubbard, Henry Bennett and Goodman Cummings. Thomas Low deposed that John Fuller's wife owned some of the hogs. John Choate, Ralph Dix, Samuel Younglove, jr., and Thomas Low deposed about the hogs.
Copy of town order concerning swine.
*Copy of record in case of Mr. Roger Conant, Peter Palfrey and Nathaniel Pickman (also Pitman) v. Mr. Francis Johnson. For detaining 141 1-2 pounds of beaver and about the same quantity of otter which he received twenty years since. Dated, 27 : 9: 1655, Elias Stileman, t clerk.
Declaration of Francis Johnson : About twenty-four or twenty- five years ago there was a co-partnership between Mr. Roger Co-
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nant, Peter Palfry, Anthony Dike and himself for a trade to the eastward, to be managed by him, both buying and selling. At end of three years he sold to Mr. Rich. Foxwell all the interest in the house with the debts due from the Indians, and with swine, boat, skiff, canoe, housall stuff and trading goods, for which he took two bills of debt. He later sold Poxwell a small parcel of goods, mak- ing three bills due. Sometime after this, Foxwell sent some beaver and otter by a boat. Two or three years later, Foxwell making no payment, the partners had an accounting and found that twenty- three pounds were due to each partner. For twenty years said Johnson had endeavored to collect the money, but Foxwell either remained silent or affirmed that he was poor and that they could have his two or three children, as he had nothing else. Foxwell came into these parts a year ago and the partners attached him. In the beginning of this winter, one Mr. Richard Tucker brought an order from Mr. Foxwell, asking that the affair be referred to arbitration. Peter Palfrey had lost one of the bills which was much to their disadvantage, and wrote to Nathaniell Pittman, who was Anthony Dike's successor, desiring arbitration, but said Johnson and Conant opposed it. The other three partners went to Boston, put it to arbitration, cancelled all the bills, and discharged said Foxwell. Johnson intended to be there but he was out in a boat and with a contrary wind they were obliged to put into Nantaskett. The next day when he arrived at Boston, he found what had been done, and on the following day his estate was attached, etc.
Two briefs for the court.
Copy of letter from Frances Johnson to Mr. Foxwell, dated at Newtowne, May 6, 1635, copied by Samuel Archard,* marshal. " Sir
" I doe admire att this passadge in that you shoulde writt me Concerninge 28gli. of beauer paide Mr Shartt in full as alsoe a noate under his hande for the discharge of it butt he Cuming heather demands the some of me being disapoynted of the payment by you. now thes are to intreat you that if you have nott made payment that you woulde do itt for I have Reffered hime to you in Regarde of your letter & have put it to your accompt thearfore I praye do nott delle soe ill with me as to disapoynt hime of his beaver thus intreatinge you not to faile me in the discharge of this I Rrest hee needs itt for Englande. if you have not paide hime 28gli. to make itt so much
" Yours to use Frances Johnson."
Copy of receipt signed by Mr. Abraham Shartt, merchant, dated June 13, 1635, for beaver, received of Richard Foxwell, for Mr. Johnson. Wit : Robert Knight and James Radestue. Copied by Samuel Archard,* marshal.
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Copy of acknowledgment of indebtedness to Francis Johnson and his partners, by Richard Foxwell, merchant, dated July 16, 1633. Wit: Edward Gibones and Elias Mavericke. Copied by Samuel Archard,* marshal.
Copy of a letter to Mr. Foxwell made by Elias Stileman* and another copy of the same letter made by Samuell Archard,* mar- shal :-
" Salem the 12 of February 1635
" Sr yours of the 8th of decembr p m" Richard Tucker, as also beauer and otter the wch had taken wett so that I was forced to take some pains wth it, and coming to way it there wanted 3li. in the beauer and so the otter. so that I wonder at your ouer- sight in the waying or else in your stillyards, intreating you to take more care hearafter. I have taken your bils of mr Allerton but not according to your writing, for unless I would pay him all he would not let me haue them being first in his hand so forced to doe that so that at present we had but 113li. of beauer so would intreat you to make supplie wth more so soone as you can for it would be very welcom unto us. for the other we ar not bid above 5s. pli. but yet keep it for a better market. In your letter you mention the payment of 28li. } of beauer to Mr Shurt wch was more then his due by the price of 2 hogsheads of salt but I will speake to him about it wondring that you sent not a noat under his hand of the receipt of it, for m' Gardner will not accept of it untill a noat from him, so would intreat you to send it by the first, as also would intreat you to pay unto him for the same mans use the some of twenty pounds of beuer the weh I haue promised shall be paid by you there, as also to cleer that bill of 70li. of beuer to mr Conit all wch I would intreat you not to faile I would have sent you an accompt of the whole but time will not pmit. concerning your being wth me I would be very willing to do you any good that lyes in my power. thus not else at prsent I leave you and your affairs to god, I rest
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