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At Salem court, 27 : 4 : 1672, the appraisers of the estate were appointed administrators, who were ordered to pay the debts as far as the estate would hold out. It was also ordered that the boat's hire was to be accounted due only for the time being and the mooring and the stage room for the whole voyage, to be paid in proportion to the rest of the creditors, and return be made to the next Salem court.
Will of John (his mark) Neale* of Salem, being sick and weak, dated May 3, 1672, and proved in Salem court, 28 : 4 : 1672, by the Worshipful Major William Hathorne, Capt. Walter Price and Hilliard Veren: "Impr whereas it is to be understood, as by the last will & testament of my father in law, frances Lawes deceased the house outhouses & land adjoyning &c as is ex- sprest in the said will will be to the use of my beloued wife while shee liues & further I doe giue & bequeath unto mary my beloued wife that pcell of land|| caled Tuckes lott|| containing about fower acres inclosed & lying in the Towne, for the time of her life, excepting on quarter of an acre of it, which sd quarter of an acre to the northward corner next the highwaye I giue & be- queath to my Daughter Lidea Hart & to her heires lawfully begotten of her owne body, for euer.
"It I giue vnto my said wife, one dozen of napkins & a board cloath & 6 pillow beers, which shee shall make choyce of. It besides the bed & furniture giuen her by her sd father, I giue & bequeath to her, one third pt of all my cattell and moueable goods & estat undisposed of heare after in this my will, that is to be understood when my debts are paid which my will is should
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be paid out of that pt of my estat to say my catell & moueable goods.
"It I giue vnto my son, Jeremiah neale, that dwelling house & all the ground adjoyning, (to say that house he now liueth in) except one acre of the land which I giue & bequeath to John my son Jeremiahs son, to be possest of it when he come of age, & alsoe excepting that end of the house from the chimney to the west- ward, & the use of halfe the oarchard & of about one quarter of an acre of ye ground for a garden & yeard room & which my will is that my son John neale shall haue the free use of he keeping of it in repaire untill such time as my son John shall come to enjoy after his mothers decease ye aforesaid pcell of land caled Tuck lott &|| then the whole to be to my son Jeremiah|| and alsoe, it is to be understood, that my son Jeremiah neale is to pay out of the said house & land, aforesaid, to my two grand- children, Mary & Sara neale, his two children, ten pounds each of them paiable at age or maried, Alsoe I giue to my son Jeremiah that peece of salt marsh I bought of the widdow moore & alsoe a peece of fresh meddow, by goodells lott soe caled. It I giue vnto my wife the time of her life halfe that lott of ten Acres by Bracketts, for her use together with the other halfe, left her by her father & after her decease, I giue it to my son Jeremiah to Injoy it wholy to himselfe & his heares foreuer.
"It I giue to my son John neale, that pcell of land caled tucks lott after his mothers decease, as is intimated before, excepting yt quarter of an acre giuen to his sister Lidea: alsoe I giue & bequeath to my son John neale, that ten acre lott caled Her- berts Lott, and my will is that my son John shall pay or cause to be paid, to my daughter Lideas child Lidea, when she coms of age or maried ten pounds out of ye sd Tuckes & Herberts Lott, & in case ye sd Lidea my grand child doe not suruiue tell yt time then to pay it to ye next of age of ye suruiuing children of my daughter Lidea It I giue to my son Jonathan, the one halfe of the twenty Acres caled Loofes lott, be it more or less: It I giue & bequeath to my son Jeremiah, my son Joseph & my daughter Lidea that fifteene acres land, caled watsons & Hales lott, to be equally devided betweene them, only it is to be vnderstood that my will is that the third pt to my daughter Lidea, is to be to her & [her] heirs lawfully begotten of her owne body for euer It I giue to my son Joseph, that Acre of salt marsh adjoyning to the land of John Rowden
"It I giue to my Daughter Liddea: & to her heirs lawfully begotten of her owne body, the other halfe of Loofes lott soe caled, provided her mother, doe see cause & she cary it to her mother in a dutifull & penetenciall maner It I giue vnto my son Jeremiah neale & his son Jon: to my son John, Jonathanan, Joseph & daughter Lidea, that swamp caled Adameses swamp,
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to be equally devided betweene them & my will is that my Daughter Lideas pt is to be to her & to her heires lawfully be- gotten of her owne body It after all my debts are paide my will is & I giue & bequeath the other two thirds of my cattle & moueable goods & estate to be equaly devided betweene my fiue children to say Jeremiah, John, Jonathan, Joseph & Lidea.
"I doe desire my Loueing freinds, major wm. Hathorne, Capt walter price & Hilliard Veren sent to be my ouer seers of this my will to whome I refer the devission of that pt of my land to be devided or goods, amongst my children, soe that it may be equall & for theire peace. Lastly I doe appoynt my beloued wife, & my son Jeremiah to be my executors of this my last will and testament." Wit: Wm. Hathorne, sr.,* Walter Price* and Hilliard Veren, sr .*
Inventory of the estate of John Neale, taken 5 : 4 : 1672, by Hilliard Veren* and John Pickering,* and allowed, 28 : 4 : 1672, upon oath of Mary, the relict: Four acres of land inclosed called Tuckes lot, 90li .; a dwelling house in which Jeremiah Neale lives with the ground adjoyning, about 5 acres, 150li .; 3-4 of an acre of saltmarsh bought of widdow more, 7li. 10s .; about 3-4 of an acre of fresh meddow by Goodells lott, soe called, 7li .; 5 acres of land by Good: Brackett's, 10li .; 10 acres called Her- bert's lott, 25li .; 20 acres more or less called Loofes lott, 40li. 15 acres called watsons & Hales lott, 35li .; an Acre more or less of salt marsh by John Rowden's, 10li .; about 8 acres of upland & swamp called Adamses swamp, 30li .; 5 cowes, 15li .; 6 oxen & 3 steers, 39li .; 3 yearlings, 2 calves, 5li .; 1 horse & 2 mares, 3li. yf alive, 8li .; 18 ewes, & weathers & rams, 11li. 4s .; 4 swin with sucking piggs, 2li. 4s .; about 5 acres of pease upon ye ground & other graine, worth little by reason of the drought, 2li .; two or three old tumbrells, slead, chaines, yoakes, plowes, wheele barrow & other plow tackle, 5li .; two guns, the lockes defective, 3 blades of swords, powder & bulletts, 1li. 10s .; salt meat, 20s .; bacon, 30s .; 3 hives of bees, som decayed, 10s .; 50 Bushells Indian corne at 30d. p., 6li. 5s .; 4 Bushells pease, 13s. 4d .; 9 Bushels mault, 1li. 16s .; dung forcks, pitchforkes, howes, axes, shovells & other tooles & old seithes, reap hoockes & other lumber, 1li. 10s .; tubbs, barrells, pailes & other lumber, 10s .; pewter, 3li. 6s .; brass kettles & 2 candle stickes, pestle & morter, 3li. 4s .; 3 old Iron potts & drippin pan, lli .; 3 bras scilletts, chafindish, brass pott, warming pan, 1li .; tin ware, old earth- ware, trayes & dishes, 10s .; fetters & old horse tackle, grinston, 12s .; 3 old spining wheeles, 7s. 6d .; a hauck, Andirons, tongues, fire shovell, bellowes & spitts, 10s .; old booke & bibles, 1li .; 6 pillow beers, a boardcloath & 1 doz. naptkins, Ili. 5s .; 8 pr. of sheets, 4li. 16s .; 3 shurts, 15s .; 6 pillowbeers, 2 board cloathes, 6 naptkins & towells, 1li. 6s .; his wearing apparell, with a hatt,
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5li .; 4 pr. stockens, 3 pr. shooes, old, lli .; about 20li. Cotton wooll, 16s .; sheepe wooll, 30li., 1li. 10s .; about 20li. of Hunney, 14s .; 2 old wenscot & 2 smale old board chests & a box & settle, 1li. 10s .; 3 or 4 basketts, brush, looking glass & som small old things, 6s .; 3 yards carsey at 5s. p., 15s .; 12 yrds. hoame mad cloath, 1li. 16s .; about 20 yrds cloath at the weavers, 2li. 10s .; about 40 yrds. at the weavers, 3li .; 10li. linen yarne, Ili .; a greene rugg, 18s .; reg rug, 14s .; old red rugg, 8s .; 3 pr. of old blanketts, 1li. 10s .; 12 chaires, 2 stooles, 2 tables, Ili. 6s .; the feather beds, bolsters, sheets, blanketts, covering & appurten- ances, 3li. 10s .; a flock bed, bolster, sheets, blanketts, covering & appurtenances, 2li. 10s .; a truckle bedstead, 2li .; curtaines & vallens, 1li .; cotten yarne, 4s .; 1 pr. pillowbeers, 4s .; scales & waites, 5s .; a pcell of cheese, 1li .; cash, 3li .; a bedsteed, rope & matt, Ili. 5s .; 18 cord of wood in ye woods, 9s .; a canoe, 12s .; 400 of board, 16s .; oweing to the estate, 25li. 12s. 3d .; total, 593li. 14s. 7d. Estate debtor, 121li. 14s. 1d. Added to the inventory, barn apprized by Mr. Bartholmew Gedney & John Pickering, 23li.
Inventory of the goods or clothes found, May 30, 1672, on board the ketch Eliza and Marah, when they were at sea, be- longing to William Casely, deceased, of Cockwood in Devonsheire, said Casely dying when they were about seven days from New England, appraised by Nathaniell Pickman* and Zebulon Hill,* and sworn to by Mr. Abraham Bartholmew, administrator, 28: 4 : 1672, in Salem court: One Bible, 4s .; Mr. Smiths booke of ye great assiz., 1s .; 1 booke ye voice of the rod, 1s. 4d .; 1 Ditto Mr. Baxters Call to ye, u[n]co[nverted] 6d. ; 3 old Coattes, 1li .; 2 pr. of Bretches, 1li. 2s .; 2 pr. of Drawrs, 14s .; 3 pr. of stockens, 6s .; 3 pr. of Gloves, 3s .; 3 Wastecoates, 8s .; 1 dublet, 5s .; 2 old Coates & 3 pr. old britches, 4s .; 3 shurtts, 12s .; 2 Capes, 6s .; 1 pr. of wosted stockens, 3s. 6d .; 1 Speckled neckcloth, 1s. 6d .; 1 Cod Line and Lead, 3s .; 1 Mackll. line & Lead, 1s. 6d .; 1 Coate & Britches, 2 pr. of stocks & mittinges, 1li. 6s .; 1 pr. of blewling Britches & 1 pr. of blew Drawers, 9s .; 1 feltt hatt, 3s .; 1 Sml. loocken Glass, 9s .; 1 thousd. of pines, 10d .; 1 Rasur & pr. of sisurs & halfe of a hone, 2s .; 23 duz. of pypes, 5s .; 1 bl. helfd Knife, 4d .; 4 duz. of Cod hookes, 8s .; 9 skn. of snud thrid, 1s .; 8 C. of sparrables, 1s .; Cash, 2s. 6d .; 1 pr. of fishing bootes, 12s .; 1 pr. of shoes, 5s .; 1 hatchet & old hamer, 2s .; 2 Gimletts, 2d .; 1 Gun & lock, 10s .; a barrell, 2s .; 1 ps. of Leather to mend shooes wth., 1s. 4d .; total, 10li. 8s. 3d. Said Calely debtor to Mr. Abra. Bartholmew for his owne & boyes passaioge, 13li. 6s.
Inventory of the estate of John Wilkins, of Saylem, deceased, taken by Nathaniell Putman* and John Putman,* and sworn to by Mary, the relict, 26 : 4 : 1672, at Salem, court who was
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appointed administratrix, and ordered to pay the children Eliza- beth, John, Mary and Abygale, 10s. each at age or marriage: Three cowse, 10li. 10s .; 1 Steare, 2li .; 2 yearlings, 2li. 10s .; 2 Calves, 1li .; 11 Swine, 4li. 5s .; 1 Horse, 5li .; 1 mare, 2li .; Indian Corn upon ye ground, 1li. 10s .; The hulef of a house, 8li. 10s .; In Iron ware, 3li .; woodden weare, 6s .; Puter, 10s .; Brase, 10s .; Pisstoles, Holsters, sord & belt, 2li .; Bedding, 4li .; wearing clothes, 3li .; total, 50li. 11s.
Will of Daniel King, sr .* of Swampscot, dated 7 : 12 : 1671, and allowed at Salem court, 26 : 4 : 1672, upon oath of the witnesses, Richard Walkert and William Cowdry :; "firste I giue vnto My Sonn Daniel Kinge The house And Land whear hee Now dweles: the Boundes of wch Land is Bounded from the sea & soe alonge By Beauer Brooke as it tis allredy Layd oute & Marked vntill you Come to the heighwaye that goes to Mar- bellhead that now is & as itt was Layd out By a Comittee And soe alonge the heigh waye till you Come to A popel tree that is one the weste side of the heigh waye that groes forked, And from thence westerly to The Chessnut Tre Vppon a straighte Line and soe uppon that Line to Linn Common, and then alonge by Linn Common vntill you Com vnto the Land of Ralph Kinge, and soe to Runn all alonge By his Line south easte till you Come to the sea Further more I giue vnto My sonn Daniell kinge Tenn Ackers of salte Marshe in the Towne Marsh Below Allen Breades Land Juner, And Lying one the westerly sid of the Meddow of Ralph Kinge as itt is alredy deuided Bee itt More or Less The sayd Daniel Kinge paying yearly to Mee and to My wife soe Longe as wee Boath shall liue Tenn pound a year yearly in Moni or in sutch thinges as wee shall Acepte of
"secondly I giue vnto My Daughter Hannah Blaner And to her heires for euer The farme That is Called Darnels farme, And is thus Bounded one Salem & Marbell head one the Northeaste, and soe alonge the Line westerly vntill it takes the Line Agaynste the Chesnut Tree & soe to Runn vppon a south easte Line to the Chesnut Tree, And soe alonge the same Line soe many Rodes as itt is one the westerly end at Linn Line And from Thence To Runn easterly to the Lower Corner of the feild Nexte to Marbell head heighwaye And My will is That My sonn Blaner shale paye to Mee & to My wife Tenn pound A year yearly in Monie or in sutch paye as wee shall Acepte of soe Longe as wee Boath shall Liue
"Thirdly I doe giue vnto My Daughter Elizabeth Redden and To her heires for euer all That Tracte of Land That Leyeth Beetwen the Land that I haue giuen vnto My Sonn Daniel Kinge and the Land That I haue giuen to My Daughter Hannah Blaner, which Land Boundes vppon Marbell head land puided that my Sonn Ridden doath Acquit Mee of all debts & demandes from the
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Begining of the world vnto this day, although I doe not know I ow him anything
"forthly I doe giue vnto My daughter Sarah Nedom and to her heires for euer, the Land that is Caled smithes hill as the old fence went in smiths Time puided that My sonn Nedom fence it In By ittself with a stone wale And to make a bridg ouer to the Land Further More I doe giue vnto My daughter Sarah Nedom and to her heires that sixty Ackers of Land that lies at the head of Ducke pond & is Bounded one the weste with the Rockes one the North with Mas humferies farme & one the east with Salem Boundes, And vpon the Consideration My sonn Nedom shale giue to Mee & My wife soe Longe as we Liue fiue pound A year yearly in Moni or in that that we shale except of Further I doe hear make my Deare & Louing wife Elizebeth my Full & soll excecutrix of this my will.
"Further More I doe giue vnto My Daughter elizabeth Red- den And to her heires for euer six Ackers of salt Marshe in the Town Marsh be it More or Less and is Bounded one the west with the Meddow of Mas Cobbett And one the south with the medd of Henery Collines and one the easte with the meddow of Robart Driuer And one the North with the Medow of John Witt and William Craffe. Further More I giue vnto My daughter Hannah Blanner & to her heires for euer Three Ackers of Med- dow More or less in the Towne Marsh & is Bounded one the west with the Meddow of Nathaniell Cartland & on the North with the Meddow of Nathaniel Cartland & one the easte with the Meddow of Theofilus Bayles & one the south By a Creeke."
Inventory of the estate of Mr. Daniell Kinge of Linn, who died May 28, 1672, taken by Richard Walker* and William Cowdrey,* and allowed upon oath of the widow, 26 : 4 : 1672, in Salem court: A house And Two hundered Ackers of Land with the fencing, 520li .; Tenn Ackers of salte marsh, 80li .; one house more And 120 Ackers, And a Barne & Three Ackers of Salte Marsh, 300li .; 100 Ackers of land with 6 Ackers of salte Marsh, 330li .; 8 Ackers and 60 ackers of Land up in the woods, 140li .; six old horses & one Two year old horse, 22li .; Four Coltes, 4li. 10s .; 6 oxen, 34li .; 4 Cowes, 16li .; one heifer of Two year old & one yearling & a wenninge Calfe, 5li. 5s .; 4 sheep, Two Lambes, 2li. 10s .; 3 swine and 8 Pigges, 3li. 10s .; 4 fether, Beades & 4 Boulsters, 13li .; A flock Bead & fether Boulster, 2li .; 4 Ruggs & 4 Blanckets & 4 fether pillowes, 6li .; To heigh Bead steeds & Two Trundell bead steads, 2li. 10s .; 2 payer of Cortaynes and valiants, 2li .; 5 payer of flaxen sheets, 5li .; one payer of hollen sheets, 1li. 10s .; a payer of fine sheets, Ili. 5s .; Two dozen Napkins, 2li .; 2 fine Tabell Clothes, Ili .; 5 pillow Beeres & a Cubbord Cloth, Ili. 5s .; 2 fine Toweles, 6s .; 2 Course Tabel Clothes & 2 pillow Beeres, 12s .; 5 Napkins, 7s. 6d .; To
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Trunkes & 2 Chestes, 1li. 6s .; 2 Coverlides, Ili. 6s .; Tabell & Carpet & 4 Joynd stooles, 1li. 18s .; fower Chaires and Three Cushines, 1li. 8s .; one Cosslet, 1li. 10s .; Bead steed, 16s .; 4 yards of Bayes, 1li. 2s. 6d .; A Coper kettell and a Brass pan and a Iron Pott, 2li .; 2 payer of Trameles & a lettel posnet, 7s. 6d .; payer of Tonges & a fier pan & a spitt, 5s .; Iron ketel & Iron skilet and two payer of pott hookes, 15s .; Tenn putor dishes & a quarte pott and a pinte pott, Two salte sellers, one Basson, 2 Sassors, one Chamber pott, 2li. 10s .; two Tinn puding panes, 3s .; 2 Brass Candelstikes, and two spring wheles, 18s .; Beare Vessell and Brewing vessel and other drey Caske with A Cheese press, Ili. 14s .; A Littell Tabell & Two Littell stooles, 6s .; Twelve pound of sheeps wool, 12s .; A Cutlash and old Iron, 15s .; Bookes, 1li .; payer of stilyards, 16s .; 2 smale Peeses of Plate and 2 silver spones, 1li. 15s .; Three smale drest skines, 10s .; waring apparell, 8li. 6s .; total, 1,528li. 9s. 6d.
Summons, dated May 29, 1672, to John Gillow of Lyn, pre- sented for selling cider by retail contrary to law, and to wit- nesses, Tho. Beale and Benjamin Chadwell, signed by Hilliard Veren,* clericus.
Venire, dated May 29, 1672, William Croft, Andrew Mans- felld, Robertt Potter and John Newall, jr., being returned, for Lyn trial jurymen, and Crispus Brewor and Thomas Ivory, were returned for Lyn constables, by Samuell Hart,* and Sam- uell Johnson,* constables of Lin.
Venire, dated May 29, 1672, to the constable of Marblehead, for trial jury man and grand jury man, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and the names of Mr. John Devorox for trial juryman and William Carter for grand juryman, were returned. Also sum- mons to George Bagwell, Robert Pike and William Carter, upon their presentments, but said Bagwell had gone out of the town.
Warrant, dated May 29, 1672, to the selectmen of Topsfeild to answer a presentment for a defect in a highway on the north- west of a river near the house of William Towne, signed by Hill- iard Veren,* cleric, and served by John Hovey,* constable of Topsfield.
Venire, dated June 3, 1672, for trial juryman and grand juryman for Gloster, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and returned by Thomas Millett,* constable of Gloster, who gave in the names of Edward Haridine for the jury of trials and William Vinsen, for the grand jury. Also summons to Samuel Elwell and Joseph Elwell, and to the selectmen of Gloster for defect in a bridge over the gut, with Clement Coldum and William Vinson, as witnesses. The constable's return showed that the Elwells had been before the Worshipful Mr. Simons, and as to the bridge, there was a good bridge to which the grand juryman could testify.
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Venire, dated May 29, 1672, for trial juryman and grand juryman for Beverly, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and no return made. Also summons to John Trask and Florence, his wife, to answer a presentment for fornication before marriag.
Writ: Mr. William Brown, jr. v. John Smith of Charlestowne; slander; dated May 14, 1672; signed by Hilliard Veren,* for the court; and served by Hen. Skery,* marshal of Salem. Bond of John Smith,* Thom. Eleredg* and Ed. Pacy.
John Smith* of Charles-towne acknowledged that he had "by severall speeches uttered at severall times, as alsoe by a letter written by myselfe, abused mr Willm Browne Jun. of Salem casting a false aspersion upon his good name and reputation in saying that he had taken a false oath, and other words to that effect: I the sd John Smith doe retract and recant the sd. words, and am heartily sorry that I haue soe falsely spoken, being I had noe cause for it, and therefore pray mr Browne that he would passe it by, and forgett itt: and I doe promise that hereafter I shall att all times, endeavor to vindicate and cleare his creditt and reputation in what I may."
Writ: Timothy Roberts v. Mr. Richard Hollinworth; debt; dated June 18, 1672; signed by Moses Mavericke,* for the court; and served by Samll. Morgan,* constable of Marblehead, by attachment of defendant's land in Marblehead.
Writ: Roberd Potter v. John Hawthorn; slander; dated June 19, 1672; signed by John Fuller,* for the court; and served by Samuell Hartt,* constable of Lin, by attachment of cattle of defendant.
Writ: Joseph Armitage v. Alse Thomas, wife of the late Evan Thomas; for building her a wharf at several times and a frame for a house, which amounts to nearly 100li .; signed by John Fuller,* for the court; and served by Samuell Hartt,* constable of Lin.
Writ: John Hawthorn v. Antony Crossbe; debt; dated June 10, 1672; signed by John Fuller,* for the court; and served by Robert Lord,* marshal of Ipswich.
Writ: Francis Wainwright v. Mr. Henry Leonard; debt; dated June 8, 1672; signed by Robert Lord,* for the court; and served by Robert Lord,* marshal of Ipswich, by attachment of fifty bars of iron.
Writ: Samuell Gidding v. Edmond Marshall, Benjamin Mar- shall, Isaack Fellows and John Gidding; for refusing to account for money he laid out about building a vessel, in which each man had a fifth part; signed by Robert Lord,* for the court, and served by Robert Lord,* marshal of Ipswich. Bond of Edmond Marshall,* Benjamin Marshall* and Thomas Bishop .*
Summons to a writ,t dated Nov. 22, 1671, for the appearance
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of Edward Richard upon complaint of John Gifford for debt, signed by John Fuller,* for the court.
Writ: Wm. Hayward v. Thomas Baker; debt in bar iron; dated June 15, 1672; signed by Robert Lord,* for the court; and served by Robert Lord,* marshal of Ipswich.
Writ: Margret Bishop, executrix of the will of Thomas Bishop, late of Ipswich v. Richard Saltonstall, Esq .; for refusing to deliver a bond of 2,000li .; dated Mar. 30, 1672; signed by Jonath. Negus,* for the court; and served by John Wing,* constable of Boston. Bond of Rrd Saltonstall* of Boston, Daniel Gookin* (also Gogins) of Cambredg and Thomas Danforth* of Cambredg. Also another action, for refusing to pay 20li. which he engaged to pay plaintiff for wheels for his water mills at Ipswich.
Petition, dated Topsfield, June 26, 1672, from Jeremiah Hub- bard, to the Salem court:
"Honoured and Worp11
"These few lines (after due service prsented, and yor favour craved for my boldnes in this addresse) Are to declare That all former applications to yor worps. nothwithstanding I am yet forced to informe you that Little or nothing is effected as to payment of my honest dues and debts for my labours in the worke of the Lord at Bass Rivr now Beverly, allthough I haue weighted long, yea eight years are allmost elapsed. Those people have had my Accompts once & againe, & A copie of the princi- pall or originall Rates attested some of them by Authority.
"My humble request is that however at the long runn I may not every way be a Loser. But that yor worships in yor wis- dom would pleas to finde out an effectuall way that in love and pease I may have my owne at last; I leave the matter to the worp11 Courts judicious consideration: & ever desireing the lord to be amongst you. I subscribe myselfe
"Yor Humble Servt
"Jeremiah Hubbard .* "'
Copy of the inventory of the estate of Edmond Nicholson, taken from the Salem court records, 28 : 9 : 1660, by Hilliard Veren,* cleric.
Approbation of the selectmen of Lyn, dated 24 : 4 : 1672, for Theophilus Bayly's renewal of a license to sell strong liquors, "wee neither knowinge nor hearinge any miscarrage by him," signed by Thomas Laughton,* Thomas Marshall,* John Fuller,* Mathew Farington,* Thomas Farer,* Thomas Newhall* and John Burrill,* selectmen.
Summons, dated May 29, 1672, for the appearance of Robert Cross, jr., upon his presentment for being much in drink at Gloster in September last, also for disturbance and striking blows at Gloster, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by The- ophilus Wilson,* constable of Ipswich.
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COURT HELD AT IPSWICH, SEPT. 24, 1672.
Judges: Mr. Samuell Symonds, Major Genrll. Denison and Major Wm. Hathorne.
Grand jury: Mr. Ezekiell Rogers, Wm. Fellows, John Dane, James How, Robert Day, John Andrews, Corpll. Jo. Whipple, Anthony Morse, Richard Pettingall, Joseph Pyke, James Bayley, Lenard Harriman, Abr. Redington, John French and Tho. Far- nam.
Jury of trials: Cornet Jo. Whipple, Ens. Tho. French, Nath. Wells, Nath. Rus, Sam. Hunt, Steephen Greenleafe, John Emery, Wm. Morse, James Barker, Jo. Johnson Jo. Dressor and Fran. Pabody.
Daniell Davison v. Samuell Lomas. Trespass. Upon a replevin for illegally impounding his cattle. Verdict for plaintiff .*
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