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Inventory of the estate of Roger Conant, taken Nov. 24, 1679, by John Rayment* and William Rayment :* 200 Acors of land, 60li .; Liing at Dunstabl not improved mor land sould to Elizabeth Conant & not payd for, 40li .; mor land 10 acors, 20li .; land 10 Acors, 20li .; land 23 Acors, 59li .; 2 Acors of medow, 10li .; 2 Acors of land, 5li .; swampy land, 1li .; more land, 1li .; 2 cows and a hors, 10li .; more cattell, 15li .; 4 sheep, 1li. 10s .; a bed & furnytur, 5li .; wareing closse
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Isaac Goodell dying intestate, Patience, his relict, and John Pease, sr., were appointed administrators, and an inven- tory* was allowed.
Clement Coldum, aged about fifty-six years, testified that about twenty-five years ago he was at St. John's under the command of Major Sudgewick and heard Capt. Lothrop beg a bell of said Major, who answered that he had disposed of that bell already, but if ever they took another bell he should have it. Afterwards they took Port Royall and there hung a bell in the new friary. Deponent being with Capt. Lathrop in Port Royall court yard heard him again renew his request to the Major for that bell. Upon that Major Sedgwick gave the bell to Capt. Lathrop for Basse river meeting house and bade them take the bell down. The bell being taken down, Capt. Lothrop with deponent and some others put it aboard Capt. More with an order to deliver it to Bass river men, which said More agreed to do. Capt. Lothrop sent home a letter to his wife by said More in which he ordered Bass river
and linin, 9li .; a Chest, trunck and box, lli .; other things, 1li .; total, 258li. 10s.
*Inventory of the estate of Isacke Goodale, taken Oct. 23, 1679, by Nathaniel Feltont and Job Swinerton :f his dwellinge house and orchard and the land thereunto belonginge, 130li .; five acres and a halfe of fresh meadow, 11li .; 4 Cowes, 12li .; 2 yearelings and vantage, 3li .; 1 horse, 10s .; 6 swine 1 yeare old & 6 piggs, 7li. 10s .; 60 busheles Indian Corne, 7li. 10s .; 2 busheles of Rye, 8s .; 1 musket, 1 Rapier, powder and bullets, 1li. 10s .; on bed and bolster, 2 payre of sheets, an old Rug & blanket, some wollen and linnen yarne, 5li .; 2 Iron pots, a warminge pan, a fryinge pan, & a payre of pot hooks, 1li. 15s .; 2 Chests, 1li .; his wearinge Apparel, 5li .; 3 old axes, 3 wedges, a Reape hook, 2 sythes, 2 augers, 2 Chissels, a gouge and drawinge knife, a hand saw, 1li .; a payre of Cardes & smoothinge Iron and a hammer, 4s .; two trayes and a Churne, 2 payles, two seives, a linnen and wollen wheele, some woodden platters, tubs and old Lumber, 2li .; 4 load of hay & other fodder, 3li .; total, 192li. 7s. Isack Goodale Dr. to Jo Swiner- ton, 1li. 6s. 4d .; Jon. Cromwell, 1li. 13s. 1 1-2d .; Nich. Durrall, 1li. 12s .; Jon. Pease, sr., 8s .; Jon Pease, jr., 5s .; - Golthrite, 3s. 6d .; Capt. George Corwin, 10s. 6d .; Joseph Huch. 1li. 5s .; John Pease, sr., 1li .; Zack Godle, 4s. 6d .; Wilem benat, 6s .; total, 8li. 13s. 11d.
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men to fetch the bell from Capt. More, which bell deponent had seen and heard in Bass river meeting house. Sworn, 17 : 10 : 1679, before Tho. Danforth, Dept. Govern, and J. Dudly, assistant.
Mr. George Emorye deposed that being at the running of the line about three years since between John Devorixes farm and Marblehead common and also between the farm once Mr. Humphreyes, Jeffery Massey and many others being present, they began at a white oak near the sluice in John Devorixes meadow and thence to a tall pine in his corn field near the fence, thence to a marked pine in the plain not far from the new bridge, thence to a great stone set up by them at the head of the ten acre lot, thence to a white oak on the edge of the rocks, called Mr. Ruckes tree, thence on a straight line to a tree marked by consent at the stony beach called Webb's folly. Wm. Hathorne testified to the same. Sworn, 7 : 2 : 1668, before William Hathorne,* assistant.
Abraham Redington's bill of cost.
Warrant, dated Apr. 9, 1677, for appearance of Mary Run- let, wife of Charles Runlet, for fornication, signed by Tho. Bradbury,t for the court, and served by Kinsley Hall,t con- stable of Exeter, who returned that she was not in a condition to go to court.
Writ: Capt. John Corwin, Capt. John Price, Mr. John Hathorne, Capt. William Browne and the rest of the select- men of Salem v. John Clifford; for not paying 71li. rates as constable; dated 14 :9 :1679; signed by Hilliard Veren, t for the court and the town of Salem; and served by Henry Skerry, t marshal of Salem. Bond of John (his mark) Clifford, with Jacob Allint as surety.
Thomas Laughton, t Rich. Walkert and Thomas Marshall, t commissioners of Lyn, notified the clerk of the Salem court on 11 : 9 : 1679, that the case between Robert Rand, jr., and Daniell Johnson, both of Lyn, was settled by arbitration, yet said Rand smiting said Johnson, they advised Rand to pay 3s. 4d. to the country.
Execution, dated, 8 : 10 : 1679, against Arthur Kibben, to satisfy judgment granted John Cromwell at Salem court, 25 : 9 : 1679, signed by Hilliard Veren, t cleric, and served by Henry Skerry,t marshal of Salem, by attachment of orchard of Cromwell's.
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satisfy judgment granted Ciprian Steevens, 25 : 9 : 1679, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by John Lee,* deputy for Henry Skerry,* marshal of Salem, who for want of estate delivered said Chubb to said Steevens, as his servant, according to the award of Capt. John Floyd and Benjamin Mussie.
Execution, dated 8 : 10 : 1679, against Hanna Browne, relict and administratrix of John Browne, deceased, now wife of John Rodgers, to satisfy judgment granted to Hanna, relict and administratrix of the estate of James Browne, deceased, 25 : 9 : 1679, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Henry Skerry,* marshal of Salem, by attachment of land appraised by Mr. Stephen Hasket and John Williams on the front next the lane leading to the ferry, adjoining land of Hanna, widow of James Browne, to low water mark, etc.
Execution, dated Jan. 7, 1679, against John Lee, to satisfy judgment granted Mr. Joseph Grafton, Nov. 25, 1679, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* for the court, and served by Henry Skerry,* marshal of Salem.
Execution, dated June 30, 1679, against William Hilton, levied on 10,650 feet of pine boards to be delivered at Lamprill river, to satisfy judgment granted Hugh March, June 24, 1679, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by James Smith,* deputy for Henry Skerry,* marshal of Salem, who delivered Hilton to the prison at Ipswich. On Nov. 5, 1679, judgment was satisfied and Theophilus Wilson,* keeper of the prison, released him.
Execution, dated July 23, 1679, against Mathew Nixon, to satisfy judgment granted John Cromwell, 24 : 4 :1679, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Henry Skerry,* marshal of Ipswich, by attachment of orchard, possession being given by turf and twig to Thomas Rix for the use of said Cromwell.
Execution, dated June 30, 1679, against Joseph Pickworth, to satisfy judgment granted Mr. Samuell Morgan, June 24, 1679, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* for the court and clerk of the town of Salem, and served by Henry Skerry,* marshal of Salem. Samuell Merret agreed to see to Pick- worth's share of fish and the execution was to be paid in fish or mackerel taken on each voyage that Pickworth went with Merret until the whole amount was paid.
Execution, dated 9 : 12 : 1679, against Robert Knights, to satisfy judgment granted Onesiphorus Allen and Samuell Leach, 24 : 9 : 1679, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Henry Skerry,* marshal of Salem.
Execution, dated July 15, 1679, against Robert Knights,
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to satisfy judgment granted Thomas West, John Sibly and John Elletrap, attorneys for the town of Manchester, 24 : 4 : 1679, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Henry Skerry,* marshal of Salem, by attachment of Knights' house, the latter giving him an order on Robert Leach, etc.
From the Salem Commissioners' court files:
Warrant for the appearance of Joseph, the mulatto, belonging to Daniell Rumball, signed by Edm. Batter,* commissioner in Salem.
Warrant, dated 6 : S : 1679, for the appearance of Jno. Glover, for sus- picion of stealing, signed by Edm. Batter,* commissioner in Salem, and served by Nehemiah Willoughby,* constable of Salem, who said that Glover's wife told him that he was not at home but had gone to Farmer Porter's.
James Brown's bill of cost against Thomas Malle, 15s. 8d.
Warrant, dated 6 :7 : 1679, for the appearance of William Poore, for striking, swearing and other unruly carriage on board ship, signed by Edm. Batter,* commissioner in Salem.
Edmond Pickard, aged about sixty years, master of the Hopewell of Nor- tham, Abraham King, aged about twenty-eight years, mate, John Atway, aged about thirty-three years, boatswain, of Capt. Hillman, and Thomas Allen, aged about twenty-five years, boatswain, of Capt. Richard Marten deposed that William Poor made great disturbance, threatening their lives. Sworn, 4 : 7 : 1679, before Edm. Batter,* commissioner in Salem.
Writ: Hugh Wilcock v. Mr. Joshua Ward, master of the pink John & Elizabeth of Salem; debt, for six months' wages due him for sailing in the said pink to Bilboe the past year; dated 26 :9 : 1679; signed by Hilliard Veren,* for the court and town of Salem; and served by Henry Skerry,* marshal.
Hugh Willcot's account, 10li. 3s.
Joshua Ward, commander of the ship John and Elizebeth, was forced to allow 42 pieces of eight for damage in Bilboa, amounting to Sli. 8s .; the ship was to pay one-third, 2li. 16s .; the master, mate and five of his com- pany paid 16s. each toward the damage, 5li. 19s.
Hugh Wilcok's bill of cost, 13s. 6d.
Michell Chapleman and Peter Baldin testified that the damage to the fish on their last voyage to Bilboa was from the leaky decks of the pink, for the fish next to the bottom of the vessel was sound and good and accepted by the merchant without fault-finding. Sworn, 2 : 10 : 1679.
Jno. Rucke, aged about twenty-two years, deposed that in the voyage to Bilboa in 1678, they lost the greatest part of a bottle of beer by its getting loose in the night. Sworn, 2 : 10 : 1679.
Hugh Willcote shipped Nov. 1, 1678, and began to draw pay Nov. 4 at 32s. per month and was in their employ six months, ten days.
Warrant, dated 1 : 15 : 1679, for the appearance of Allen Charde, for being with the wife of Arthur Gray on a Sabbath day in time of public ordinance, also to Joseph Phippeny, sr., as a witness, signed by Edm. Batter,* com- missioner in Salem, and served by Peter Cheevers,* constable of Salem, who also warned Henery Scerey as a witness.
Joseph Phiphen and Hen. Skerry, tythingmen, deposed concerning what Gray said when they found him at Gray's house. Sworn, 2 : 10 : 1679.
Warrant, dated 7 : S : 1679, for the appearance of John Wilkinson, for entertaining other men's servants without their knowledge, signed by Ed. Batter,* commissioner in Salem.
Edmund Henfield, aged about twenty-three years, deposed that he was in John Wilkison's shop "to be trimed and he put the Cloth about my Neck to trim me: and he did soe fumbell about me in his going about to trim me Contrary to a barbers use: that I said John I beleiue that you are drunk:
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Where upon hee snacht the Cloth from my neck & bid me goe out to doors and said that I was an Inconsiderable fellow: Where uppon he goes to James Poling & asked whether he were drunk or noe, he answerd he did not Look well: he answerd me againe that one of his eys was sore: James Polling answerd they ware both alike: then I Came up to James Pollings shop and herd sume discourse about it: whereuppon he thrust mee with his fist against the brest and said that I was an Inconsiderable fellow: then James Polling Cald me Into his shop and forbid me to strike him againe: now sth Jams Polling I see that thee art fudled." Sworn, 2 : 10 : 1679, before Ed. Batter,* commissioner in Salem.
George Darlin testified that he went to Wilkenson's shop to be trimmed about five or six weeks ago, and sitting in the chair he shaved him one shave and then stopped, saying he would not finish unless he gave him 1s. Upon that deponent told him he should never shave him, and so he would have had to go away in that condition to another barber unless he had given him 12d. Sworn, 2 :10 : 1679.
Warrant, for the appearance of Mr. Jno. Keene of Boston upon complaint of Thomas Wright, for striking and abusing him, and also for raising a tumult at the door of the meeting house, to the great disturbance of the church, signed by Bartho. Gedney,* commissioner, and served by Peter Cheevers,* constable of Salem.
Summons, dated Salem, 5 : 8 : 1679, for Steven Sewell and Tho. Cooper, as witnesses, signed by Bartho. Gedney,* commissioner.
Writ: Thomas Wright v. John Keene; battery, striking him with his staff in the street; dated 5 :9 : 1679; signed by Hilliard Veren,* for the court and for the town of Salem, and served by Peter Cheever,* constable of Salem. Bond of John Keeny,* with Daniell King,* as surety.
John Keene's bill of cost, 8s. 6d. Dr. Lewis mentioned.
Court gave judgment for plaintiff. Keene appealed, with Thomas Nor- man and Peeter Chocke as sureties.
Thomas Wright's bill of cost, 9s. 8d.
Jno. Keene was fined on Nov. 5, 1679, for disturbing the church.
Thomas Cooper, aged about twenty-five years, and Steeven Seawell, aged about twenty-two years, deposed that they saw a stranger pull down a cer- tain writing which was nailed upon the meeting house, whereupon Mr. John Keene came and took Thomas Wright by the collar, striking him a violent blow with his cane, etc. Sworn, Nov. 5, 1679, before Bartholmew Gedney,* commissioner.
John Helman, aged about twenty years, deposed that he saw Luke Roberts, Capt. Helman's carpenter, tear down a writing which was nailed up by Mr. John Keene of Boston, etc. Sworn, 5 : 9 : 1679, before Bartholmew Ged- ney,* commissioner.
Walter Lewis, chirurgion of Boston, certified, Oct. 30, 1679, that it having been reported that he had declared that Hanah, wife of John Keene of Bos- ton, innkeeper, had had the French pox, whereby the whole family had suffered greatly by such slander, he was ashamed and sorry for what he had said without any reason, etc. Wit: Elisha Cook and Isa. Addington. Sworn before Joseph Dudley and Richard Wharton. Copy made by Hilliard Veren,* cleric.
Summons, dated 24 : 11 : 1679-80, to Samll. Eborn, Samll. Eborn, jr., his son, and Thomas Tilye, as witnesses in an action brought by William Adams against Thom. Clerke concerning swine, signed by Ed. Batter,* commissioner in Salem.
Thomas Tille, aged about fifty years, deposed that the hog at Joseph's, who married Goodman Rumball's "negar," was William Adames hog, and the hog and sow at Thomas Clerk's were Adames, also. Sworn, 26 : 11 : 1679.
Tho. Bell and Elizabeth Richards testified that some time last June Clarke carried into the woods a sow and four pigs about two months old, marked
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with a slit in the ear and part of their tails cut off. The pigs were all carried out in a bag. Sworn, 26 : 11 : 1679.
Samuell Ebern, aged about forty years, deposed. Sworn, 26 : 11 : 1679. Wm. Adams' bill of cost, 14s. 4d.
Peter Cheevers, aged about thirty-seven years, deposed that he saw pigs marked at Clark's house, and the latter's wife told him they were marked the last Thursday. Sworn, 26 : 11 : 1679.
William Traske* and Thomas (his mark) Tilly, on Jan. 26, 1679, appraised the hog that Clarke killed, belonging to Adams, at 120 pounds in weight. Sworn, 26 : 11 : 1679.
Ephraim Kempton, aged about thirty years, deposed that he saw Clarke come along with a cart, with a lusty black spotted swine in it. Deponent felt of the ears and could find no mark. Sworn, 26 : 11 : 1679.
At a Salem commissioners' court held Jan. 30, 1679, Major Wm. Hathorne, Mr. Edmond Batter and Mr. Bartholmew Gedney, being present, complaint was made of one Simond Foster and his wife for being at William King's house, disturbing the family and using very threatening and railing words of fire, sword and divisions. They found them to be wandering vagabond persons, and the man was ordered to be whipped out of the town at a cart's tail ten stripes, and the woman to ride in the cart, but not to be whipped here on account of her present illness, which is at least pretended, and so as the law directs to be conveyed from constable to constable to Boston, and there the man to suffer ten stripes. The woman, if able, was also to be whipped and they were to be then conveyed to Dedham, where they were to suffer a like punishment and so conveyed out of the Colony. Orders to James Poland, constable of Salem, and to the constables of Linne, Boston, Roxburee, Dedham, etc., to see it done.
Katharan King testified that they came to her house when her husband was not at home, etc. Sara Stone and Goody Blevin also testified, all the testimony being recorded in shorthand.
Execution, dated 13: 11 : 1679, against Joseph Gatchell, to satisfy judg- ment granted Jeremiah Gatchell, 6 : 11 : 1679, at the Salem commissioners' court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Henry Skerry,* mar- shal of Salem, who delivered him, for want of estate, to said Jerimy Gatchell as his servant.
Writ: Benjamin Mazure v. Joshua Ward, master of the pink John and Elizabeth; debt, for part of his seven months' wages, sailing with him to Bilboe the past winter; dated 26 : 11 : 1679; signed by Hilliard Veren,* for the court and the town of Salem, and served by James Powllen,* constable, by attachment of the house of defendant.
Benjamin Masure's bill of cost, Ss. 7d.
Summons, dated 2 : 12 : 1679-80, for appearance of Mr. Peeter Balden as a witness, signed by Hilliard Veren,* for the court and town of Salem.
Peeter Ballden* testified that Benjamin Magey was seven months and six days upon the voyage at 32s. per month. Sworn, 3 : 12 : 1679.
Letter of attorney, given by Ben (his mark) Mesuery of Salem to his wife Margaret to receive 3li. 9s. due him from Joshua Ward for his voyage in Mr. Ruk's pink. Wit: Joseph Gatchell and Judath (her mark) Gatchell.
Writ: Peeter Miller v. Nathaniell Evens of Maulden; debt, for 3li. which he promised to pay for his sister Bethiah Gatchell's passage from Barbadus to New England; dated Jan. 19, 1679; signed by Hilliard Veren,* for the court; and served by John Williams,* deputy for Henry Skerry,* marshal of Salem. Bond of Samuel Donton* and Nathanell Evans .*
Jeremiah Gatchell and Joseph Gatchell testified that about a year ago Evens and deponents were in one of Mr. Danll. King's chambers talking about Bethiah coming out of Barbados and Evens said that he had between fourteen and twenty pounds of her estate in his hands and he agreed to pay Peter Miller for her passage in "quind" money, which was 3li. in silver. Sworn, 3 : 12 : 1679.
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Execution, dated 4 : 12 : 1679, against Nathaniell Eavens or Samuell Donton, his surety, to satisfy judgment granted Peeter Miller or Edmond Bridges, his attorney, 3 : 12 : 1679, at Salem commissioners' court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Henry Skerry,* marshal of Salem. Bond of Samuel Donton .* Wit: John Putnam .* Edmund Bridges'* receipt to Nathanell Evens. Wit: John Putnam .*
Petar Milar's bill of cost, 1li. 7s. 4d. Capt. Sandars mentioned.
Summons, dated 3 : 12 : 1679, for the appearance of Liddea Pickman and Samuell Wakefield and his two apprentices, Daniell Dove and Samuell Pickman, to witness in an action against Wakefield, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric.
Summons, dated 3 : 12 : 1679, for the appearance of John Guppy, for refusing to assist or obey constable Poland, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric.
Summons, dated 3 : 12 : 1679, for the appearance of Thomas Mould, for being abroad late in the night on Saturday last with a log of wood upon his back supposed to be stolen, signed by Ed. Batter,* commissioner in Salem. On the reverse: Joseph Flint, Ben. Fuller, Joseph Foster and Samuell Bra- brook.
Peater Chiver, constable, and Joseph Gatchell testified that the latter went with the constable to serve the warrant on Thomas Mould. The latter's wife struck Gatchell with her fist on the face, and Mould told his wife to take a firebrand and beat him out of doors, which she did, etc. Sworn, 3 :12 : 1679.
John Williams* and Jacob Poodeat* deposed that they had lost much fencing stuff, as rails and many old-fashioned palisadoes, and suspected Thomas Mould.
Execution, dated May 3, 1680, against Thomas Mould, to satisfy judg- ment granted Joseph Gatchell and his wife, for witness fees, 3 : 12 : 1679, at Salem commissioners' court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Henry Skerry,* marshal of Salem, said Mould paying it by order on Jerimy Neal.
Joseph Gatchell and Judeth his wife testified that one Saturday night they saw Thomas Mould, between ten and eleven o'clock, come out of his own house and stand upon the common near his yard, looking about him a considerable while. He then went to the right toward Leftenant Higin- son's corner, and deponents could see him no longer, but within the space of a quarter of an hour they saw him about the middle of Mr. Higinson's pond, so called, with a great log of wood on his shoulder. Sworn, 3 : 12 : 1679-80, before the commissioners.
On 25 : 12 : 1679, Bridget Oliver being presented for suspicion of witch- craft, it was ordered that the action be presented to the next Court of Assist- ants at Boston. She was to be committed to prison or give bond. She gave a bond.
Wonn, John Ingerson's negro, testified that a month ago going into the woods with the horses and sled, he took up his load of wood and came as far as Wm. Bean's house. Going back again into the woods between Nor- man's rocks and Fish brook, by the swamp side, his horses started and snorted as if they were frightened and would not go forward but ran down into the swamp up to their bellies. They hauled the sled with them and with much ado he got them out of their harness and from the swamp. About a week after, deponent going into the hay-house a little after noon to get hay for his horses, and a second time for hay for the cow, he saw the shape of Goody Oliver upon the beam with an egg in her hand. He stooped down to take up the rake or pitch fork to strike her, when she vanislied. "it was the shape of the saide goody oliuer, (as now shee stands before the court) & being afrighted run in p'sently to the house, & told my master what I saw, & afterwards sitting at diner I saw two black catts: & wee haueing one blacke cat of our owne & noe more I said how came two black catts heare, & before my words were well out of my mouth felt three sore gripes or pinches
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on my side that made me crye out, & I had very much paine there & sorenes for halfe an hower after." When his horses ran into the swamp there were a little distance away John Lambert, Jonathan Pickering and some youths who noticed it and said they never saw the like and they thought the horses were bewitched. Sworn, 25 : 12 : 1679.
Writ: William Lord, jr. v. Capt. Nicholas Manning; trespass; for illegally taking up a mare of his and using her as his own nearly all winter, whereby the mare was worn and impoverished by labor, and was shortly after found dead in the south field; dated 26 : 12 : 1679-80; signed by Hilliard Veren,* for the court and town of Salem; and served by Henry Skerry,* marshal of Salem, by attachment of a "shoope house" of defendant.
Wm. Lord's bill of cost, 1li. 12s. 2d.
Jerimy Neal's bill of cost, as attorney to Capt. Manning, 12s. 10d.
John Hathorne,* recorder to the selectmen, certified that at a meeting of the selectmen on Nov. 11, 1679, the tythingmen were chosen.
Samuell Princ and John Bulock appraised the mare of old Goodman Lord's at 30s. in pay. Sworn, Feb. 27, 1679-80, before William Browne,* com- missioner.
Joseph Gatchil, aged about twenty-eight years, testified that he heard John Bulock say on Feb. 20, 1679-80, that the mare in controversy was the one Mrs. White, wife of Resolved, gave to William Lord, jr., and that said Bulock branded it with the letter S for said Lord. Bulock said he wondered Lord did not look after this matter while Capt. Hathron was alive, for he could have said much about it. Resolved White testified to the same. Sworn before William Browne,* commissioner.
Jon. Bulock owned the foregoing. Sworn, 2 : 1 : 1679-80.
Letter of attorney, dated Mar. 1, 1679-80, given by Nicholas Manningt of Salem to Left. Jerimyah Neal of Salem. Wit: Samuell Beadle* and Samuell Prince .*
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