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SALEM QUARTERLY COURT
[Nov.
"I giue al the rest of my Estate to my Sonne Samuel Symonds & my daughter Kathren Town equally to be divided between them in convenient time after my decease except my bed & hous- hold stuffe giuen my wife during her natural life as aforesd which at her decease my will is shall equally be divided between them two also I giue my son Samuell one oxx now in his hands I giue to Jon. Swinerton one sad cullerd Cloth Cote." James Symonds and Samuell Symonds, executors; Major Hathren and Mr. Bartholmew, overseers, whom he entreats to "take care of my wife whoe is in an ill condition. Further I give all my workinge tooles belonging to my trade to my son James Simons." Wit: Henry Bartholmew,* John Swinnerton* and Samuel Inguls .*
Inventory of the estate of John Symonds, appraised by John Kitchin* and John Pickering :* His housing and Land, 230li .; Joyners Tools benches and lare, 5li. 5s. 6d .; 2 Bedsteds almost finished, 3li .; 3 stools and one halfe of a Box, 12s. 6d .; 1-2 Grind- stone & windless & a Small grindstone, 5s .; Timber, planke & board, 5li. 12s .; Two beds, a bolster & a p of sheets, a p of blankets, a bed steed & matt that lay in the Chamber, 5li .; Tubs, 4s., and part of a Chest and 4 Bush. corn, 18s. 6d .; His wearing Clothes, 6li. 5s .; 2 yds. & 3-4 of sad colored cloth, 22s. 6d., and a Table cloth, 1li. 12s. 6d .; 3 Hollond pillow-beers, 15s. and a p of sheets, 2li. 5s .; 3 p of old sheets, 30s. and 3 corse pillowbeers, 1li. 15s .; 3 smal peeces of Cloth, 8s. and 1 Doz. of napkins, 1 Towil, 1li .; a Feather bed, 2 bolsters, 3 pillows, a rugg, 4 blankets, one p of sheets, Curtains & Bedstead, 10li .; 2 pound of woolen yarn & som linen yarn & a hat brush, 8s .; 1 great Kettle, 20s. and 3 Iron pots & 2 p of pot hooks, 2li. 7s .; 1 Churmn, 3 payls with Iron bayls & 5 Trayes, 13s .; a frying pan, 5s., & a warminge pan, 12s .; a fire pan & Grid Iron, 2s. a ps. of a hawke & a driping pan, 4s .; 2 brass puding pans and 3 tinen Lamps, 3s. 6d .; an Iron Trivit, 4 glass bottles and a spitt, 8s .; 3 Earthen pots, and 2 panns, 3s .; 2 Jarrs, 1 Sieve and a pitcher, 2s. 6d .; a broken posnet & a Cod line, 2s .; 3 new pewter platters and a bell mettle Skillet, lli. 2s .; 4 old pewter platters, a poringer & 2 plates, 8s .; 2 old quart pots, a bason & a Chamber pot, 7s .; a beer bowle, a beaker, a wine Cup & a Grater, 4s .; a lattin sarce pan & Tun- nil, 4 wooden dishes & 4 Spoons, 2s. 8d .; a Lanthorne, 2 Doz. Trenchers, a platter & a chafeing dish, 4s .; Two wooden Bowls and a ladle, 1s .; a choping knife & 3 brass Candlesticks, 13s .; 3 Chests, 3 Boxes and a wooden Tunnil, 14s .; 5 Barrils and a halfe baril, a buttor tub & 4 Keelers, 13s .; a halfe bushel & a p of Scales, 2s .; 2 Tables, a fourm & Chayers, 16s .; 32 Cheeses, buttor & meat, 1li .; Apples growinge in the orchard, 15s .; 2 old Bibles, a Booke of Doct. Prestons works and a booke of Mr. Rogers works & a psalm booke, 18s .; one firelock musket, 1li. 6s .; one firelock Musquet, worme & Scowerer, 1li. 4s .; Sword,
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Benjamin Auger dying intestate, Ann, his wife, brought in an inventory* of the estate amounting to about 100li. clear estate. She was to add to the said inventory what estate she afterward found. Said Ann was appointed administratrix, and was ordered to pay to the two children of deceased, 30li., to Benjamin, the eldest son, 20li., to Thomas, 10li., when they come of age. The house and ground was to be held as security for the payment of the children's portions.
belt, powder & bullets, 8s .; 2 Tobacco boxes and a drest Calfe skin, 2s. 6d .; a meal Sack & a litle bagge, 4s .; a five shilinge peece of gold & a 6d. in Silver, 5s. 6d .; a Vice and an old Hatchet, 10s .; nayles, 10d., a Howe, 2s., and an Ax, 6s. 10d .; A Mattock, 5s. and halfe a plow chayne, 8s .; an old Sithe, old Iron & a p of Jemmils, 5s .; a Reap hook, 9d., 2 hoops, 2 boxes & an ex pin, 11s. 9d .; a p of pitchfork Tynes, 5 Wedges & old Iron, 12s .; one halfe of a Crosscut Saw & an ex pin, 5s .; four lode of Hay in the Yarde, 4li .; Salt Marsh Grass growinge, Ili .; 2 Cows and a Cow Calfe, 7li. 10s .; Two Hoggs & 2 pigs, 3li. 12s .; Indean Corne that grew on the Land, 3li. 10s .; 20 Bushels of pease, 4li .; Timber in the Woods, Ili. 2s .; a p of woosted Stockings, 7s .; Debts due to the Estate, 24li. 10s. 7d .; total, 342li. 14s. 10d. Also "an apprentice of 17 years old who hath 3 year and 9 months and 2 weekes to serve."
Estate is debtor for appraising the estate, Ss .; for reckoning with the Creditors, etc., Ili.
*Inventory of the estate of Benjamen Egar, deceased, taken 4 : 9 : 1671, by Walter Pricet and Henry Bartholmew:+ One dwelling house with the lands belonging, 70li .; one bed and bedsted, 8li .; one trundle bedstead and a flock bed with Rugge and a p of blanketts, 3li. 5s .; one new bed and bolster of Tickinge, 3li .; pewter and painted dishes with glassis and potts, 3li .; one Iron pott and kettle with seillett fryinge pan and other earthen potts and tin pans, 1li. 10s .; 2 table boords, one Cupboord, a Chest with boxes, Chaires, Cradle and foorme, 5li. 5s .; table linin, sheetes, pillowbeares and other linin, 6li .; Child bed linin and blanketts and bearing Clothes, 3li .; wearinge aparell, 4li .; bookes and a quadrant, lli .; fire shovell and tongs and Iron, a pott, Corne, meate, aples and other lumber in the Chamber, with a firkin of butter, 8li .; a looking glass and other bottle glassis, 15s .; a Remant of lace, 2 Cupboord Clothes & 2 Cush- ions, 1li. 5s .; 2 swine, 2li .; one silver spoone, 1 duz. of house- hould spoones, 2 duz. of trenchrs and a loadstone, lli. 10s .; 1li. of saflowre, 1-4li. silke, 12s .; total, 122li. 2s.
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SALEM QUARTERLY COURT
[Nov.
Will* of John Mansfeild, deceased, was proved and allowed.
*Will of John Mansfeildt of Lynn, dated Sept. 23, 1670, and proved by Andrew Mansfeild and Robert Potter: "I bequeath unto my Cozen Dan11 Gott, his now wife & his heires whether male or female Lawfullye begotten of his now wife (viz.) after my death, & my wifes my whole accomodation in houseing Lands, & meadow with all Comons, Libertyes, & prvididges what soe ever there unto be Longing for ever: upon these Consideracons, Following: 1st if it shall soe please the Lord that they both shall depte this Life with out a Lawfull heire sarviueing them as aboue sd then the sd Liveing to fall to my brother Andrew Mansfeild & his children: 3ly I alsoe bequeath to my Cozen Dan" Gott all my neate Cattle & sheep & horse carts chaines plow, & Tooles I may be possessed of at my death in Consideracon yt hee is to remove his Familye & Come to Live with mee & my wife att Lynn, dureing o' Lives & carry on or housbandrye affaires for my Familye for us ||and them|| as alsoe uppon this Consideracen that in Case my Cozen Dan11 Gott, it shall please the Lord to take him awaye by death before us, then the sd Liveing to be to us or ether of us dureing or Lives & then to him & his heires as aboue sd This alsoe beeing to bee understood that ye afforesd Liveing & chatle, are to bee Responsable to paye what I maye bee indebted to any, at my death This being to bee understood alsoe that the neat Cattle, & other Catle aboue Exprst I am not to dispose of unlesse: it bee for the nessessarye supplye of the familye as I maye see need || & paye my debts || (This alsoe being to bee understood,) that wee are to bee together, as one Familye
"I bequeath to my maide servant Elizabeth Brookes one three yeare ould heiffer or a Cowe when her tyme is out, & it is to be paid by my Cozen Dan Gott uppon a Consideracon of the Respic- tive Legacyes aboue sd. I bequeath to or Reverend Pastor mr Sam11 Whiteing one Cowe to bee paid with in one yeare after my decease by my Cozen Dan11 Gott uppon the account alsoe of the affore sd Legasyes if then hee bee Liveing that is if m" White- ing be Liueing. I bequeath to m' Nathanil Handforth two pounds to be paide in one year after my decease by my Cozen Dan11 Gott uppon the account alsoe of the affore sd Legacyes, if then the said Nathan bee Living. I Bequeath to my brother Andrew Mansfeild my great Bible after my owne, & my wifes desease. I make my Loveing & faithfull wife, my Lawfull execu- trix of all the rest of my estate." Overseers, Mr. Nathanll. Handforth, and his brother Andrew Mansfeild. Wit: Andrew Mansfeild,# Mary Mansfield# and Robart Potter.}
Inventory of the estate of John Mansfeld, taken Nov. 2, 1671, by John Fuller# and Robart Potter:# Wearing aparrell, 3li .; t Autograph and seal. # Autograph.
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A writing being presented to court as the will* of Ellenor Robbinson, and proved, Mr. Henry Bartholmew was appointed administrator and was ordered to bring in an inventory.
Timothy Owen dying intestate, the marshal was appointed administrator of the estate of which there was an inventory brought into this court.t
Beding and bed matts, 8li .; Bras and pewter, 1li. 2s .; Iron potts and kettells, 1li. 4s .; pott hangers and pott Hooks, a par of tongs and a spitt and a scall beam, 3 beatell Rings and 7 Iron wegges and a friing pan and ould Iron, 18s. 6d .; bybells and other books, lli .; a par of Tayller shears and Iron Ringer And half a Croscut saw And hand saw A paire of bellow, 13s .; Bed- steads and Chears and Chests and a box and tables, 2li. 1s .; a muskit and sword and bandelears and Amanition, 1li. 3s .; sheets, tabeelcloth and napkings and other linen, lli. 10s .; A peas of Cotten and a small parcell of yarn, 8s .; parcell of Earthen ware, 7s .; barrels and a Churn and tubs, A spinning weell and Card and Chees pres and all other ould lumber, 1li. 8s .; Corne and prouition, 7li .; A saddell and saddell Cloth and pillian and Bri- dell and a pare of Fetters, 15s .; a Cart and weells and utensills bellonging to husbandry, 2li. 6s .; one hors, 4li. 10s .; five cows, 15li .; Tow yearlings, 3li .; four shoats and thre pigs, 2li. 15s .; Hows and barn and land they stand on, 67li .; thre Akers of oupland in Ramsdels neck, 12li .; six Acres of oupland in the woods, 4li .; fivten Akers of salt march, 60li .; thre Akers and half of frech medow, 3li. 10s .; Credit to estat, 1li. 8s. 6d .; debts due, 40li. 15s. 8d.
*Will of Elinor Robinson, widow, of Salem, dated 5 : 5 : 1671, and proved, 19 : 7 : 1671, by Richard Prince and Elizabeth Bartholmew, before Worshipful Mr. Samll. Simonds and Maj. Wm. Hathorne, in court: She gave "to Elinor Maskall on Cow to Her Self and the Rest remayning of my proper Estate in goods or mony I will and dispos of two my brothers son Robert waldron liuing in Clatfoord in hamsheir near andyuer in owld England what is my will hearin to my kinsman before expresed I Comitt to my Trusty Friend Mr Henry bartholmew to be sent by som trusty messenger to be delivered as aboue sayd." Wit: Richard Princet and Elizabeth Bartholmew.}
+Inventory of the estate of Timothy Owen, taken Nov. 28, 1671, by Moses Mavericket and Samll. Ward:# Money, 19s. 9d .; 1 Sarge wastkot and briches, 14s .; 2 old Coats, 1 old paier of briches, 10s .; a paier of shoes, Ss .; 1 paier of wosted stockins, 2s .; 1 paier of Cotten stokins, 2s .; 1 paier of linen drawers, 3s .; 1 paier of blew briches, 1 blew Capp, 4s .; 2 remnants of Ribent and manchester, 3s. 6d .; 1 Chest, 7s .; total, 3li. 13s. 3d.
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SALEM QUARTERLY COURT
[Nov.
John Copp was fined for drunkenness.
William Crafts was fined for beating Samuell Burrell, and was to pay witness fee to Frances Burell .*
William Carter was fined for drunkenness.t
Fined by the Worshipful Major Wm. Hathorne, John Ray- ment, Jno. Gatchell, sr., Tho. Gatchell, Jonathan Gatchell, Abraham Allen, Thomas Cromwell, Peeter Miller; and Jno. Norman and Jon. Far, for breach of the peace.
Timothy Owin's account with Georg Bonfield:# To his diate and atendans about 16 dayes when he was Sick before he died, lli .; to the diggeing of his grave, 3s. 6d .; to the Makeing of his Coffing, 8s .; 6 qts. bornt Rum, 9s .; to my paines takeing about his buriall, 5s .; In what my Wife was out about him when he was sick, 5s .; total, 2li. 10s. 6d.
Warrant, dated 2 : 8 : 1671, to Nathanell Walton, one of the constables of Marblehead, "I being informed yt Timothy Owen is dead in yr Towne at Goodm. Banfeilds," to take possession of the estate of said Owen, signed by Wm. Hathorne,¿ assistant.
Henery Skerry,¿ marshal, made return as administrator that he had paid to John Legg, 18s .; marshal's charges, 6s .; clarke, 2s .; which with Bonfeild's bill, amounted to 3li. 14s. 6d.
* Samuell Burrill, aged above seventeen years, deposed that last winter about the first or second snow, he and his brothers James and Joseph were throwing snow balls at one another. By and by Willyam Croft came out of his house and asked depon- ent why he called out his man to play and both he and the man said he did not call him out. Croft came to deponent with an angry countenance which made him begin to run away, but his feet slipped and Croft laid violent hands on deponent, threw him down, clapped his knees upon his back, cruelly beat his head and ears and drew blood upon the King's highway. Sworn, 27 : 4 : 1671, before Wm. Hathorne,# assistant.
Phillip Catlan, aged about sixteen years, deposed, mentioning his master Willyam Croft, etc. Sworn, 28 : 4 : 1671, before Wm. Hathorne,¿ assistant.
James Burrill, aged about thirteen and a half years and Joseph Burrill, aged about eleven and a half years, deposed that Croft beat their brother with his fist and a thimble which was on his finger, etc. Sworn, 27 : 4 : 1671, before Wm. Hathorne,} assistant.
Nathanuall Walton testified that he saw William Carter much distempered with drink, so much that he could not go steady nor keep the way nor give a man a rational answer. Sworn in court.
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Mr. William Browne, sr., Capt. George Corwin, Capt. Walter Price, Mr. Edmond Batter, Mr. Hen. Bartholmew, Mr. John Ruck, Mr. Jon. Gedney and Ambross Gale had their licenses renewed for retailing strong waters.
Mr. John Gifforde renounced his attorneyship to Mr. John Bex & Co.
Whereas the court for several years past impowered Mr. Joseph Humfryes and Mr. Edmond Batter as joint administrators to find what estate Jno. Humfreyes, Esq., deceased, left in the country and to bring in an inventory, Mr. Joseph Humfryes going out of the country, court continued said Batter, making him sole executor. He brought in an inventory in 1663, and now presenting an account of charge and disbursements for said Joseph, also what he had laid out on building and repairing of houses and fences, and the receipts of the profit of the farm, which was allowed. Mr. Batter desired to renounce and be released of his administratorship.
The servants of Mr. Gardner's house were allowed seven shillings.
Mr. Browne's maid was allowed eighteen pence.
The return of the highway between Lyn and Marblehead, which runs through Mr. King's farm by the seaside, was allowed.
Warrant, dated Nov. 21, 1671, to Edmond Bridges of Topsfeild, blacksmith, upon complaint of Mr. Simon Bradstreete, for debt and refusing to deliver a pair of smith's bellows and anvil, with rent due for them, signed by Edmond Fawkner,* for the court.
Writ: John Petherick v. Richard Read; debt due for part of a shallop; dated 20 : 9 : 1671; signed by Hilliard Veren,* for the court; and served by Epheram Skerry,* deputy marshal.
Venire, dated Oct. 17, 1671, to the constable of Marblehead, for choice of a man for the jury of trials and the grand jury, who returned the name of Erasmus James for the jury of trials and Tomas Pitman for the grand jury. Also summons to John Cobb, and Richard Rollon and Wm. Carter, for drunkenness, with James Smith and Rich. Norman, witnesses; Elizebeth Legg and Anna Condee, for disturbance in the meeting house, with wit- nesses, Nath. Walton and Math. Clerk; Joseph Bowd, for selling liquor without license, with witnesses, James Denis and Jno. Gee; signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric.
Execution, dated 15 : 11 : 1671, against Mr. William Titherly, to satisfy judgment granted Mr. Edmond Batter at Salem court,
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28 : 9 : 1671, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Henery Skerry,* marshal of Salem, by attachment of "34 pole of ground in the land of Will. Titherly, viz, in the front nexte the street neare in oposite of Henry west on the North of ye highway 5 pole & 5 foote upwards towards Jno. moses on west & 4 Rods & 1/2 one ye south as it was marked Joyning to Capt Corwins fenc."
Execution, dated 30 : 4 : 1671, against Edmond Bridges, to satisfy judgment granted Mr. Simond Bradstreet, 29 : 10 : 1670, at Salem court; signed by Hilliard Veren,* elerie, and served by Henery Skerry,* marshal of Salem.
Execution, dated 17 : 11 : 1671, against Mary Searles, ad- ministratrix of the estate of Allexander Seares, to satisfy judg- ment granted Steeven Haskett, 28 : 9 : 1671, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* eleric, and served by Henery Skerry,* marshal of Salem. The house and land being mortgaged was declared forfeited.
Execution, dated 3 : 11 : 1671, against George Hadley, to satisfy judgment granted John Godfery, 28 : 9 : 1671, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* for the court, and served by Edward Clarke,* deputy for Henery Skerry,* marshal of Salem.
Execution, dated 20 : 12 : 1671, against Thomas Tuck, to satisfy judgment granted Mr. William Browne, 24 : 9 : 1668, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Henery Skerry,* marshal of Salem, who levied upon the land of said Tuek next to Basse Poynt in the spring or summer of 1672 and so left it by Browne's order until said Browne should be ready to take possession. The marshal went again on 20 : 10 : 1676, and then they agreed and "was in gaged to Mr. William Browne one Akere & halfe of land by Thos. Tucke to Beniamine Browne for his father to sattisfie this execution to ye full."
Execution, dated July 13, 1671, against Mr. George Emorye, to satisfy judgment granted Mr. William Browne, sr., June 27, 1671, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* eleric, and served by Henery Skerry,* marshal of Salem, by attachment of salt marsh in the Planter's marsh, so called, in Salem, which he delivered to Mr. Wm. Browne's son, by turf and twig. The land was appraised at 50li. by Jefferie Massey* and Francis Skerry .*
Execution, dated 28 : 4 : 1671, against Joseph Bowed, to satisfy judgment granted Mr. Edmond Batter, 27 : 4 : 1671, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Henery Skerry,* marshal of Salem, by attachment of house and land of said Bowed, and part of Peeter Miller's. The property was appraised at 14li. 10s. by William (his mark) Nick and Josias Browne .*
Execution, dated 29 : 4 : 1671, against John Godfery, to satisfy judgment granted Matthias Button, 27 : 4 : 1671, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Daniell Ela,* deputy for Henery Skerry,* marshal of Salem.
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Execution, dated 12 : 10 : 1671, against Mr. John Bex & Co., and Mr. John Gifford, to satisfy judgment granted Joseph Armi- tage, attorney of Samuell Bennett, 28 : 9 : 1671, signed by Hilliard Veren,* for the court, and served by Henery Skerry,* marshal of Salem, by attachment of the land from beyond Blood's lot toward the Iron works and Layton's lot and the other ten acre lots. John Lewes was appointed deputy by Marshal Skerry, but he did not levy the execution.
Execution, dated July 17, 1671, against Samuell Benett, to satisfy judgment granted Thomas Clearke, June 27, 1671, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric. Henry Skerry* went to serve the execution, but the parties had settled.
Execution, dated June 29, 1671, against Abraham Whittaker, to satisfy judgment granted John Godfrey, 18 : 7 : 1668, at the Court of Assistants in Boston, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Jno. Bond,* constable of Haverhill. Wit: Steven Webster* and Thomas Fowler .*
Execution, dated July 19, 1671 against Joseph Armitage, to satisfy judgment granted Mr. John Ruck, 27 : 4 : 1671, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Henery Skerry,* marshal of Salem by attachment of house and land of said Armitage in Lin, which was appraised by Samll. Pickman* and Nathanill Pitman* at 30li. The appraisers made oath, 9 : 8 : 1671, before Wm. Hathorne,* assistant.
Moses Mavericke,* Roger (his mark) Rusell, John Codner, thomas pittman, nickolas meritt, Ambros gall, Richard Rith, John peach, John walldron, Richard red, Robert knight and Samll. Ward, chosen as a jury of inquest by Nathanill waltonn, constable, to inquire into the untimely death of James Hall who was drowned on May 1, 1671, reported that they had made inquiry of Thomas Smith, who was with him when he was drowned. "we do find that he being in a Canoe near mr maveriks stage he fell over and this saied Smith using his best Endevor Could not save him."
Petition of John Gould* and Thomas Baker,* dated 26 : 7 : 1671, in behalf of the selectmen and town of Topsfeild: "That whereas by ye standing aloofe from us, of ye inhabitants of Rowly village, many inconveniences accrue to both Church & Towne of Topsfeild, soe yt our Ministers maintenance is made very heauy to us, but a smale & poore people by reason of ye wthdrawing of ym of ye village, who equally ptake in ye benefit of ye ministry wth our selues: & Military discipline, & exercise Canot bee well attended & promoted by Reason of ye paucity of our trained souldiers lysted in Topsfeild very few, too few to make our Exer- cise to haue any thing of souldier-like Lustre & beauty in it; Yr Worshs petitioners therefore humbly intreate yr Works helpe to ye ioyning them of ye village to us, for some space at least
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till such time as they shall bee Capeable of themselues to attend ye forementioned ende."
Upon complaint of Evan Morris against Ens. John Gould, Aug. 5, 1671, for abuse by beating and threatening him, said Gould was fined by Samuel Symonds .* In Sept., 1671, Morris was fined for misdemeanors toward said Gould.
Copy of a deed [torn], - Hascall, mentioned as grantor, Richard Dodg, grantee, of 40 acres of land in Salem, etc. Copy made by Hillyard Veren,* eleric.
David Anderson,* aged about twenty-eight years, deposed that being in company with Mr. John Corwin, Apr. 27, last past, after he had made agreement with said Corwin concerning the pink at Salem, of which John Browne was to go master, said Corwin and Elyazer Hathorne vowed that Browne should never go master of her as long as they were owners. Further deponent said that the chief reason of their breaking their agreement was because they saw that the vessel could not be ready and not because of their turning Browne out. On the next day deponent told them he was not to go on the voyage, and they said that rather than have them break their agreement, Browne, should go as master, for if the worst came to worst, they could but pay him his twelve months' wages, for he had the most of it in his hands already. At this time Elyazer Hathorne showed him an agree- ment made by Jeames Poland to go on the pink at 45s. per month. Sworn, May 28, 1671, before Richard Russell,* assistant.
Joseph Lynde,* aged about thirty-three years, deposed that Anderson hired the pink of Mr. Jno. Corwine, etc. Sworn, May 28, 1671, before Richard Russell,* assistant.
Deed, dated July 15, 1671, without signature or witnesses, John Perkins of Ipswich, yeoman, for 6,000 bricks, sold to John Day, of Ipswich, brickmaker, a little parcel of land, part of his home lot, next to John Day's lot, about one quarter of an acre, bounded by John Day on the southeast, the street on the south- west, other land of said Perkins on the northwest.
Joseph Huchinson, aged about thirty-seven years, deposed that that last March he heard Nathaniell Putnam desire Antony Nedham to go to the bounds of the land between them and told him that he would attend him any time within one week that said Nedham would appoint, but Nedham refused. Joshua Rea deposed the same. Sworn, 22 : 4 : 1671, before Wm. Hathorne,* assistant.
Writ: Mr. Tho. Bradbury v. John Davis, sr .; trespass; for cutting his grass and fodder upon the eastern end of Ring's Island; dated 24 : 4 : 1671; signed by Tho. Bradbury, for the court; and served by Samuell Plumer, constable of Newbury. Copy made by Robt. Pike,* justice of the peace.
Copy of Salisbury court record, 3 : 8 : 1671, in which judg- ment was for plaintiff.
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INDEX
Abbe, John, 86. Samuel, 87. Abbott, Abbet, Abbett, Abbot, Abbut, Abit, Arthur, 424. George, 1, 150, 283, 416.
Hannah, 416. Mehitabel, 416.
Nathaniel, 416. Nehemiah, 58, 177. Peter, 237. Richard, 402.
Sara, 416. Thomas, 60, 151, 416.
Abde, Matthew, 157. Abraham, 428.
Absence from meeting, see Crimes.
Aburne, Eaborne, Ebborne, Eborne, Samuel, 86, 108, 115, 116, 187, 279. Acie, John, 51, 52, 175. William, 46, 175, 278, 326. Adams, Addams, -, 434. Abraham 320. John, 175. Nathaniel. 7(2), 8.
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