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Mary Tucker, aged about twenty years, deposed that Powell told her in her house that coming to Morse's house, and the old man being at prayer, he thought it not fit to go in, but looked in at the window. He said he had broken the enchantment for he saw the boy play tricks while Morse was at prayer, flinging a shoe at Morse's head, etc. Mary Richard- son affirmed the same. Sworn, Mar. 29, 1680, before Jo. Woodbridge,t commissioner.
Anthony Mores testified that occasionally being at his brother's house he was a witness to the things which had happened there. Sworn at Newbury, 8 : 9:1679, before Jo. Woodbridge.t
*Inventory of the estate of John Harris, cooper, taken Mar. 27, 1680, by Richard Walker; and Abraham Tiltont: A bung boarer and two shaveing Knives, 10s .; A Crissiff, 7s .; a Round shave, 6d .; an Ax, 8s .; two Adses, 12s .; A heading knife and howell, 4s. 6d .; three compasses, 6s .; two Crowsing Irons, 3s .; two breast Wimble Stocks and a head Pullee, 3s .; Chalk, 1s. 4d .; three neckcloths, 14s .; other linnen, 4s .; two shirts and an old neckcloth, 5s .; Woolen Clothes and Stockins and an old pr. of shooes, 8s .; a hatt, 2s .; a chest, 10s .; a Pike Staff, 2s. 6d .; Trusse hoops and other hoopes, 5s .; four yards of Cloath and four dozen of buttons, 1li. 4s .; Woollen Clothes, 10s .; Stockins, 8s. 6d .; Neck clothes and other Linnen, 5s. 3d .; Gloves, 9d .; a shirt, 4s. 6d .; shooes, hat & Apron, 9s .; a Comb Knife and Steel, 1s. 3d .; Ribbin,
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A bill of cost out of the estate of five pounds to Hanah Audway.
John Peabody was sworn constable for Rowley Village, and Joseph Willson and Joseph Robinson, constables for Andover.
Samuell Balch, Jo. Herrick of Beverly and Sam. Dodge of Wenham took the freeman's oath.
John Wheeler and his wife were fined for fornication.
Upon complaint of Nath. Browne against Samuell Lomas, the latter was fined and released of his bond for good behavior. Said Browne was advised to carry himself moderately .*
a purse, 1s. 10d .; in money, 2s .; 1000 of Staves, 1li. 10s .; Debts upon the booke due to the estate, 7li. 19s. 2d .; total, 18li. 1d. Debts due out of the estate, 7li. 19s. 3d.
Richard (his mark) Hutton and John Knoulton, sr.,t being desired by Hannah Ardway to bring in a bill of what she had expended upon a young man named John Harris who was wholly upon her hands for meat, drink, washing and lodging for nine weeks in a very sad, helpless and noisome condition, brought in a bill of 9s. per week, amounting to 4li. 1d .; for expense of the doctor, 4s .; twice going to Salem, 4s .; for Linnen spent about his sores, 1s .; John Severy providing the coffin and digging the grave, 10s .; total, 5li.
Elizabeth Graves, aged thirty-nine years, testified that being at Lewe Leford's house, John Harise, lately deceased, came into the house and said to Lewe's wife, "Cozen, cozen Janne: I will now tell you how you came to be a kinn to me. youre fathr and my Fathr ware owne Brothers for I haue now sartaine inteligenc by a leter from my fath":" He showed the letter, and often came to the house.
John Dane testified.
*Warrant, dated Mar. 12, 1679, for the appearance of Samuel Lummas upon complaint of Nathaniel Browne for assault on the highway whereby he was cut by an ax, also for threatening other neighbors and abusing them, signed by Daniel Denison, t and served by Thomas Knoulton,f deputy for Nath. Rust, t constable of Ipswich, who also summoned as witnesses, Mrs. Richar Hubard, Goodman Roaper, Goodman Dafison, Good- man Tomson, Mark Graves, sr., Lues Wilford, Steven Sawyer, John Loufern, Hana Amarson, Judy Browne and John Browne.
John Colborne testified that he, Nathaniel Browne and Joseph Annaball went about five weeks since to Chebacco for a load of hay for Goodman Graves and did not hear Browne say a word against Lummus, only deponent told Browne that Lumass had threatened to kill his pigs if they came upon his
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land, and Browne said he would probably do it as he was a malicious fellow. Sworn in court.
John Colborne testified that when he was sledding timber for Mr. Quarles, he and Browne were together all day and deponent said that Lummus was always abusing him, calling him jack-a-napes and loggerhead, to which Browne answered "that is his practice, it is well he did not strike you." Sworn in court.
Nathaniel Browne's complaint: that on Mar. 15 in the evening he was going in the highway toward Mr. Hubbard's, when he met Samuel Lumasse and asked why he was always abusing him. Lumasse stepped up to him and said "you Rougue you I will tell you the Reason," and took his ax off his shoulder, wounding him in the face. Asking again what he meant, replied he, "why you Cowardly Rougue you because you and Walker Swore away from me tenn bushels of Corne," etc., calling Walker devilish. He asked him if he was not ashamed to compare honest men with the devil; he said, "honest men, they are members indeed but the deuell is in their hearts," etc.
Daniel Davison complained that when he went to Lumass' house to complain of the damage his swine had done in his corn, Lumass called him a Scotch rogue, and told him to get out of his ground or he would knock him down, he having a ten pound rock in his hand.
Alexander Tomson heard Lumase at Graves' house call Davison a limb of the devil, saying that all the Scotchmen were hypocrites and devils.
Lewis Luffortt testified.
Stephen Sawyer and John Loverin, both aged about seven- teen years, deposed concerning the meeting of Browne and Lummus.
Joanna Emerson deposed that, being at Lummus' house, she heard him say that if Colborne came there to chop wood, he would chop him or his oxen and told her to tell him so.
Mark Graves and Lewis Luffortt testified that Browne came into Mr. Hubberd's house with his face cut and handker- chief very bloody. Luffortt said that he was at Capt. Whiple's farm to grind his ax and helped Lummass to grind his, and later he saw him going by his house homeward with an ax over his shoulder.
Daniel Davison heard Browne complain at Edmund Potter's house to John Deane about his leg which he had hurt with a stick while sledding, etc. Lummus mocked Browne by speaking through his nose for which some rebuked him. Sworn, Mar. 12, 1679, before Daniel Denison .*
Nathaniell Browne's* complaint to the Ipswich court.
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Mr. Jeremiah Hobart was fined upon his presentment .*
Joseph Anaball, aged twenty-one years, deposed. Sworn in court.
Mathew Anable, aged about twenty-five years, deposed.
Jno. Lee, aged about thirty-four years, testified that he was riding along the Bay road toward Wenham and when he came to Mr. Richard Hubberd's house, he heard loud voices and stopped his horse. He recognized the voices of the two men, and went to Lummus' house and waited till he came home. Sworn in court.
Mary Whipple, aged about twelve years, deposed that she saw the fight when she was between Hubberd's and Tilton's houses.
Nathaniell Brown, aged about twenty-nine years, testified that Lummus abused him when his brother John Browne was with him.
John Browne deposed that Lummus was so wicked, lazy and careless with his creatures and had so much of the devil in him that he was a great affliction to those who lived near him. Sworn, Mar. 12, 1679, before Daniel Denison.t
Samuell Abye, aged about thirty-one years, and Thomas Abye, aged about twenty-four years, deposed. Sworn in court.
Margret Davison, aged about forty-seven years, testified that Lummus held an ax over her head when she was talking with him on some business. He told her she told lies, and if she went to heaven, he wished he might never go there. Sworn in court.
William Quarells, aged about thirty-three years, and Sew- sanah Batten, aged about fifteen years, deposed concerning the fight at Hubberd's hill, etc. Sworn in court.
*William Averall testified that upon Topsfield town meeting day near night after the meeting, several of the neighbors went up to Mr. Huberd's, and deponent noticed that he was displeased with the town for not accepting the prop- ositions he had made to them. There was some mention made of the parsonage and Mr. Hubberd said "I would that parsonage ware a fire and som of them int." To which de- ponent "made soe bould as to Reply: Sir: I hope you doe not spake now Just as you thinke." Sworn in court.
Isaac Cumins, sr., deposed that Mistress Huberd replied to William Averall, "Noe, he Does not mean soe." Sworn in court.
Joseph Towne and Micall Donill deposed that Mr. Huberd said at Towne's house that the town would never have a quiet town meeting until they had given him half the parson- age. Sworn in court.
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John March complained against John Webster of Newbury for altering a warrant granted by Mr. Woodbridge to his prejudice.
Henry Jaquis made oath that he was attached to answer Rich. Kent at this court, showing a copy of the attachment, upon which he was allowed costs .*
John Emery was abated upon his petition.
Walter Fairfield being bound to bring Sarah Needham into court, and not appearing, court declared his bond forfeited, and upon petition of said Fairfield, his bond was moderated. Richard Hutton was allowed costs.
Joseph Mirack, complained of for stealing a sheep from John Bartlett, owned it in court and was ordered to pay treble damages and to be whipped or pay a fine to the constable of Newbury.
Upon a general complaint of a stop by a gate set up at Newbury bridge, court appointed Capt. John Appleton, Mr. Rich. Dummer and John Pickard to treat with Thomas Thurill about the bridge near the said Thurill's house to see what he has laid out in repairs and report at the adjournment of this court, Capt. Appleton to appoint the time.
Abraham Perkins certified that Mr. Hubbard and he were agreed that if the court had not given to him the 33s. which were respitted, the last respitting of that judgment being entered in the close of it till the court take further order, the court declared that that was not giving it to him.
Court being sensible of the mischief that had been done by horse racing and to prevent further mischief, ordered that
John Franch and Pheby Franch deposed that being at the dwelling house of Mr. Jeremiah Houbard, and having much discourse about the synod meeting and church affairs and power, deponent told him that if he had told them that he had been of that mind before he was ordained, he would never have been ordained in Topsfield. Then Mr. Houbard spoke cursing words "and wished the pox had you and all that were of your mind." Sworn in court.
*Copy of writ: Richard Kent of Newbery v. Richard Dole, sr .; trespass, for carrying away his hay, claiming title to his land; dated Mar. 11, 1679-80; signed by Jo. Wood- bridge, commissioner.
Bill of cost, five men going to Plum Island to see the bounds,. etc.
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the persons hereafter convicted for running races upon horses or jades in the streets of Ipswich, or for abetting and encour- aging others or laying wagers on any side, should pay 40s. each time.
Upon a petition from Topsfield as to who should appoint a place for keeping the town stock of ammunition, court judged that it was the chief officer's place to do it.
Returned by Mr. Woodbridge: Tho. Tewksbury, for a rescue was fined 40s.
Roger Darby and his wife complained against Sam. Dutch and Jo. Dutch, also Mary, wife of Robert Dutch, sr., upon suspicion of stealing some goods, and it was left to the next session of the court.
COURT HELD AT IPSWICH, MAY 4, 1680, BY ADJOURNMENT
Zacheus Perkins, being brought before this court for bur- glary in breaking up Tho. Maule's shop and stealing several times from others, and confessing, was ordered to pay 250li. and the goods to Maule; 24li. to Mr. Batter of Salem, and the remnant of black double prunella seized by the constables; to Michall Donnill, three bushels of wheat, four and a half bushels of barley, and a half bushel of Indian corn; to Good- man Robison of Topsfield, 15s. in money and the gold ring found with him; to Mr. Joseph Whiting, 30s. in money and the return of the silver cup stolen; to John Redington, 9s. For his burglary, said Perkins was to be branded upon the forehead with the letter B, as the law determines, and for his theft from Mr. Batter, it being above 10s., he was to be openly whipped. For his other thefts he was fined 5li. He was to be whipped and branded on the 6th instant, immediately after lecture .*
*Search warrant, dated Apr. 8, 1680, for goods of Thomas Maul of Salem which were stolen from him, signed by Daniel Denison.t
Thomas Maule's bill of cost for searching for the goods. Mr. Batter's bill of cost, 16s.
Letter of attorney, dated Apr. 29, 1680, given by Joseph Whitingt of Lynn to Mr. John Gould of Topsfeild. Wit: Andrew Mansfeild; and Joseph Far.t
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that the night before election in 1679 their shop was broken into. They had on hand 100li. worth of choice goods, which were stolen. Affirmed "in ye presence of him who made all things & knowes all things: before whom wee must give account of all things," before Wm. Hathorne,* assistant.
Hannah Sibbley, aged about seventeen years, and Jonathan Flint, aged about sixteen years, deposed, 13 : 2 : 1680, they then being servants to Thomas Mawle, that they had several hundred pounds' worth of new goods in a pile and when they went to bed about nine o'clock they left them in the shop. The goods were silks, ribbons, cambriques, hollands, fine serges, etc. Sworn, 25 : 2 : 1680, before Wm. Hathorne,* assistant.
Invoice of stolen goods: 4 yds. of rich dukape at 12s., 2li. 8s .; 4 yds. of ditto dukape, at 12s., 2li. 8s .; 7 yds. of Cam- brick, and 1 M 3-4 pins at 3s., 1li. 2s .; S yds ditto Cambrick, 1li. 18s .; 2 1-4 yds. of holan and 2 yds. of galum, 10s. 6d .; 4 yds. of locaram, 13 yds. galum, 10s. 3d .; 1 3-4 yds. of locaram, 11 yds. galum, 5s .; 2 1-2 yds. of kors ditto hollan and 6 knives, 8s .; Cambrick, 1li. 10s .; S yds. fine white foustoun, 10s .; 17 1-2 yds. mix prenelah and 3 doz. silver bottons, 1li. 16s. 6d .; 13 1-4 yds. Camlet and 3 1-2 gros gimp buttons, 1li. 10s .; 6 1-2 brod shearg salune, 1 koman kaces, 18s. 6d .; 4 yds. of serge, 9 pare of gloves, 15s .; 5 yds. porstotana and bondle of silk, 12s .; 2 yds. 1-2 of black prenelah and 1 knif, 5s .; 2 1-2 of paragon, 5s .; 1 1-4 of serge, 14s .; 3 3-4 of Cambrick, 10s .; 1 coat of mix prenelah, 15s .; 1 pare of briches lind of black stuf, 5s .; 1 Remnant of serge, 2s .; 1 black silk skarf, 5s .; 1 blu silk skarf 2 yds. long, 2s .; 1 Remnant of ditto of blu silk, 2s .; 3-4 yds. of slace clauf and 1 m. pins, 2s .; 1 1-4 cambrick and 8 yds. of blu ribb, 6s .; 57 yds. 1-2 of 4d. & 6d. red black & gren, blue and white ribbin, 1li .; 2 pare of gloves, 2 kards bottons, 1s. 6d .; 1 yd. prenelah; 4 yds. Colard linn., 4s .; 1 Remannt prenelah, buttons, silk and thread, 3s .; total, 22li. 2s. 9d.
Theophilus Wilson* and Nath. Rust* testified that Perkins confessed that he stole several things from his father and Mikel Dunil of Topsfeld, Mr. Batter of Salem, Mr. Whitton of Lin, Mr. Maul, Dority Robason of Topsfeld and John Readinton.
Zacheus Perkins' confession, Apr. 9, 1680, before Daniel Denison :* that at May election he met in Wenham a French- man named Nicolas Jennings whom he knew at Narriganset but had not seen more than once or twice. He invited him to go to Salem to drink. They went to Salem in the evening and alighted in the street near Mr. Croad's, leading their horses into an orchard where Nicholas bade him tarry and
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Upon hearing the complaint of Roger Darby against John Dutch and Mary Dutch, wife of Robert Dutch, sr., court judged that Samuel Dutch not giving a clear account of some kenting, and Mr. John Usher and others speaking positively about it, he should pay to Roger Darby 54s. in money and cost of the hearing. For the other pack of goods valued by Darby's invoice at 27li. or 30li., no positive evidence appearing of the receipt by the Dutches, court declared that they leave the parties concerned to proceed on their own account. Ap- pealed to the next Court of Assistants at Boston. Samuell Dutch bound, with Deacon Wm. Goodhue and John Sparke as sureties. He was also bound for good behavior, with Goodhue, Sparke and Thomas Clarke as sureties .*
look after the horses. After two hours, Nicholas returned and bade him go along with him and they came to Mr. Mall's shop where the door was open. Nicholas went in and brought out a bundle of goods which he gave Perkins which he took home to Topsfeild. Some he had disposed of. Nicholas brought out also a sack of goods which he laid on his horse. Soon they parted as they heard the watch coming, Perkins going to Topsfield and Nicholas to Marblehead, and Perkins had not seen him since. The latter said he found the silver cup at Lin and the ring at Topsfeild on the street. Thomas Mal was bound to prosecute.
Letter of attorney, dated Salem, May 3, 1680, given by Edm. Battert to Mr. Edward Flint or Mr. Walter Fairfield to appear for him, as he could not go to court and did not think it worth his labor. Perkins had stolen from him a piece of double prunella, costing him 6li. 10s. at Boston, he having cut off three or four yards; also 20 yds. of Irish serge at 4s. per yd., about a yard wide; total, above 10li. in silver.
*Roger Darby's bills of cost, 10li. 14s. 4d., and 3li. 7s. 10d.
Lucretia Derby affirmed that John Duch and Sam. Duch agreed to bring her goods in their boat from Boston to Ipswich when "I was with ym in boston a litell time befoare yt Dread- full fire at Boston my goods I toald ym they should find in miles Forsters warehouse (to wit) one bayle of goods (yt which is wanting) & an Iron furnas in ye lower ware house & the other bayle of goods with sum other things in ye uper Roome of ye sayd ware house I earnestly desired ym to bee Carfull of ym & toald ym pertickculerly how they lay, y" they promised & faithfully ingaged as full as words need bee spoken that they would Bee Carfull of ym as If I ware present with them &
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bring ym & I writt ym a memarandum of ym & Read it to them & tooke it to John Duch & hee read it to mee & I had payd ym for the fraite of the sayd goods befoare otherwayes I could haue sent ym by Giles coarse as well as Layd ym in ye ware house for hee Lay there in ye Dock at yt time."
Roger and Lucretiah Darby affirmed that the week after that dreadful fire in Boston they went to Boston "and in the way wee mett wth Josiah Clark and he tould us that John Dutch desired him to tel us that we should Com and look after our goods to dry them and said that thay had saued all ye goods Except a few lampts which ware Carried to the towne house, when wee came to Boston wee went one Board John Dutch his sloop then wee asked Samuell and Beniamin Dutch for our goods, then thay shewed us som of our goods then wee not seing but missing a whole Baile of goods and good part of our other baile of goods wee asked them where thay ware thay said theire ware som at theire Cosen Babels wee said wee lacked a Baile of hobberdasher goods that stood in the lower Roome of the warehouse by the furnish then Beniamin sd thay had all ye goods, then Samuell said its like wee lost them in the streete in the time of the fire and sd it was Cried that all goods should be Carried to the townehouse if any kept any it should be theft and said lett us go theire and see for them so Samuel dutch and wee went togeather but Could not find it, but found part of our lampts theire, then Returning to the sloope againe wee Could not find it one Board then thay said it may bee it is at John Aires his house or at Babels so wee went to Babels and Could not find it theire then Samuell Dutch sd it was not at John Aires his house but sd it was Deacon Goodhews pack that was theire so wee did not go their and wee missing a peece of kenting out of or other Baile of goods and shewed them our invoyce and Samuell Answered as he did to the Baile thay might loose it in the street in Carriing the goods a Shoare wee desiered them to look and sertch for it so John Dutch went and opened his chest and it was not theire But wee did not see in Samuells Chest and he was not free wee should see into it."
The following goods Lucreatia Derby could prove that the Duches sold since the fire at Boston, although they said they had sold none, and when Samuell Duch went out of their house he said he would trounce them unless she would go to the Major and say she was satisfied: greene Apron strings, Cristopher Boales' wife; Black Riben, a good quantity, James Garro, Samll. Pearse, Grace Dines; yellow Riben, Caleb Kimbal's wife; worsterd Riben or caddis, Caleb Kimbal's wife, Abigail Bosworth; cloath Culered galloone, Cristopher Boals' wife, Sarah Poter; blew lining, Edward Allen, Joseph Wood; Black galoone, James Garro, Mary Boalton, Ellizebeth
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Boals; Soing & stiching silk, Ann Starkwether, John Clark's wife; three soarts of Iuory coambs, James Chut's wife, James Garro, Mary Boalton; tape and Great pins, Mary Boalton; fine thread the same soart as in ye Invoyes, Edward Allen, Mat Gilburd, Grace Moses; speckled hankerchers which has Bin obserued they frequently woare befoar yt Samuells house was searched & since it has bin tacken notis (by sum) yt they haue not woarne of it; preast yellow bayes, Sarah Poter; Sarge, Mary Boalton; Loope Lase or Boben a good quantyty, Richard Smith's wife; Norwig stuf, Cristopher Boales' wife; two soarts of silk lases, Abigaile Bosworth; sterrups & sterrup leathers, Samll. Sarle, James Garrow; bridle bits & bridle, Caleb Kimball, Sam. Sarle; Box Iron, Sam. Sarle; Butens tipt with goold, Sam Sarle, James Garro; Broad Riben yt Sam. Duches wife cauld 18d. Riben, Rich. Smith's wife, Grace Sarl; Small yeare Knot Riben, a good quantity at all 3 houses, Mary Boalton, Sarah Kinsman; black silk lase I think made with my silke, Edward Allen; women's Read stockens, Grace Moses, Tho. Baston's wife; Gearles or Smauler Stockens, Richard Smith's wife; a good quantyty of goold galloone I think soe caled or otherwayes goold case; Black stufe, Hannah Bastin, Mary Choot; "Samuell Duch sayd he had 2 peeces of ye sayd Lase when I asked him whare hee had it hee sayd hee bought it at boston & thought it was on ye Book still, soe Sam I sayd thy wife sayd to day yt you had it at Puscadaway in an ould Dept & you could gett nothing elce. yn hee sayd hee had two peeses of it, James Kreeke John hadly."
Concerning the kenting, Lucreatia Derby declared that they found the fag end of it in Dutch's house, and the remnant was paid by Duch's wife to Abigaile Bosworth; the dirt or mud from the dock showed on both pieces; Sam. Dutch owned at her house that he bought the cloth that she claimed as hers at Mrs. Heathes', the corner shop against the Town house, and his wife said she bought it at Mrs. Avaryes who was Mrs. Tapen and that she found fault with it because it was dirty, "why sayd hee I haue two or three peeses besids yo's in house, woman."
Lucreatia Derby's plea: that her goods were left in good condition to be taken on board in charge of Mingoe, Miles Foster's negro, who had charge of the warehouse to be deliv- ered to Jno. Duch; they were placed conveniently in the warehouse, the pack of goods in the lower warehouse on the head of a cask with her name on it, an iron furnace of her husband's standing by, and her other goods in the chamber over; the merchants' goods were all saved, but the lower warehouse door could not be opened in the time of the fire so all the goods in it were burned; that the Dutches "being by people tacken notis of yt since the fire at Boston they haue
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Risen mightyly & haue bin able to pay thare Debts long due & to hire people to work & to pay ym in goods & to supply theare familyes with new & good things;" when Dutches house was searched they found new blue linen made up into garments which his wife said he had bought in Boston when they came from the southward, also two ounces of silk which Samuel's wife said they bought of Jno. Apelton, but they only had seven skeins of him, and three fag ends of linen cloth like hers with the dock mark, etc.
Copy of the proclamation after the Boston fire, made Aug. 8, 1679, by Symon Bradstreet, Gov., Edward Tyng, assistant, Joseph Dudley, Humphrey Davy, assistant: "Whereas by the late Awfull Prouidence of God the breaking forth of fier the last night in the Towne of Boston to the laying wast a Considerable parte of the Towne, The Inhabitants were necessitated to be beholding vnto such who offered there Assistance for the Remoovall of there goods, much where of was throwne out of the warehouses ouer the wharfes and into boates or other vessells, many persons being so wicked as to take the advantage of such occasions under pretence of preserving the estate of those in distresse for the right owners, to make a prey thereof and felloniously to deteyne them to theire owne use thereby adding affliction to the Afflicted. These are therefore to declare and make knowne unto all persons whatsoeuer, who haue any Goods or estate belonging unto any person or persons whose habitations or warehouses were consumed by the sayd fier (or of others who were forced to remoue by reason of the dainger thereof) in their Custody charge or knowledge on board any boates, vessells, houses or in any other place or places who shall not only this present day of publication forthwith discouer and make knowne the same unto the owners thereof, or els bring them vnto the Townehouse or otherwise make knowne the same vnto the Govern' magistrates or some other lawfull Authority such person or persons so Concealing any such Goods or estate or seeking to convey away the same shall be accounted theeives and be most severely proceeded against as such." The marshal of Suffolk was ordered to make proclamation by beat of drums throughout the town of Boston, and "to press any porter to bring any such goods to the Towne house as are in the hands of such as Cannot bring them themselues who are to be payd by M' Howard out of the sayd Goods or by the owners when they receive them." On Aug. 8, 1679 the constable of Charlstowne was ordered to publish this declaration in several parts of the town; returned by Samuel Hunting, constable. Copy made by Edward Rawson,* secre- tary.
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