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+Wm. Hathorne,§ assistant, certified, 1 : 5 : 1680, that about the seventh month last, John Davis of Lin owned before him that he was distempered in drink.
John Davis§ acknowledged that being deprived of the right use of his reason by excessive drinking, he affronted two sober and chaste women, Mr. Ralph King's wife and Samuell Jonson's wife, and promised the court that he would be more watchful over his tongue in the future.
#Joseph Kemball's bill of cost, 12s. 6d.
Elizabeth Ives, aged twenty-three years, deposed that sometime the past winter William Curtis, sr., came to their house and told their servant, Joseph Kemball, that he had taken the mare out of the woods and asked him to come and ride her. Kemball refused, saying that if he should break any of his bones, who should maintain him. Yet later Curtis persuaded him to ride her.
Walter Skinner, aged about fifty years, deposed that being at Curtis' shop the next morning after the mare was dead, Curtis said he lent Kemball the mare. He was to tell him how much he was to pay when he returned the mare, but Kemball left her at Samuell Gaskins'. Sworn, July 1, 1680, before Bartho. Gedny, § assistant.
Nathanaell Silsby, aged about thirty years, deposed that when Kemball left the mare at Gaskell's, William Curtis, jr., helped Kemball out of the yard with the mare.
John Simson, aged about forty years, deposed that he was coming out of the woods last winter in the evening on this side Goldthrit's brook, when he overtook Kimball with a mare. He asked who was there "and I said John Simson I am glad of that with all my hart." He said he could not get the mare along and deponent told him he had killed her by
§ Autograph.
|| See ante, vol. 6, p. 375.
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Theophilus Baily, Nathaniell Ingerson, Geo. Darlin, Capt. More, Good. Edmonds, Mr. Lattamore and William Benett of Manchester had their licenses renewed for keeping ordinary for the ensuing year.
riding her too hard. "O hang her," said he, "she is only fuling and will not goe." Kimball said he would be killed and was afraid to go home, whereupon deponent told him he could not stay to help him but he did help him up to Goodman Gaskin's. "He haled her and I Thrusted her," and she was so bad that she was hardly able to stand. Kimball and deponent went home together.
Alce Curtis, aged about fifty years, deposed that she told Kimball he could not have the mare, but he went to the barn, got the bridle and saddle and went away with her when de- ponent's husband was not at home.
Samll. Gray, aged about twenty-nine years, testified that about a year and a half since, when he was in Joseph Grayes shop William Curtice, sr., came in and asked him to help haul a dead mare out of the house. Curtis said he did not know whether the mare was killed from over-riding or whether the bots had killed her. Sworn, June 10, 1680, before William Browne,* assistant.
William Curtis, jr., aged about seventeen years, deposed that the mare was well when Kimball took her, etc.
Daniell Polle, aged about twenty-four years, deposed that he saw Kimball at Gardner's brook beating the mare, and told him he had better alight and lead her.
Anna Freind, aged about twenty-two years, deposed that she was at her father Curtis' house when Kimball came, etc.
Daniell Polle, aged about twenty-four years, deposed.
Christepher Smith, aged about twenty-one years, deposed that he was hoeing in Paul Mansfield's field with Kimball, and the latter said he would not pay for the mare, for he "did not take her to kill her and pay for her tooe for I see when I took her first that she was tooe Good for them there- fore I was Resolued to doe my best Indeauer to Lay her a Sleep and if I haue not dun it I will doe it still."
Benjamin Marsh, aged sixteen years, deposed that the mare died of the bots and that there was a cluster of them gathered in one place on the maw of the mare which ate through and killed her.
William Pearce, aged about sixteen years, and James Wake- field, aged about sixteen years, deposed that they were asked to skin the mare which Curtis told them had died with the staggers, etc. Sworn, June 30, 1680, before Bartho. Gedney,* assistant.
* Autograph.
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SALEM QUARTERLY COURT
[June
An Neale, relict and administratrix of the estate of John Neale, deceased, brought in an inventory, and was ordered to perfect it and present it to the next Salem court.
Several of the principal persons of Salem appearing and giving in the paper and list of names of those who desired a license to erect a new meeting house in the town, court granted it, cautioning them to proceed in other respects according to law that they may live in peace. Court also received at the same time a certificate from the selectmen of the town urging the necessity of another meeting house. Copy from the original paper by Hilliard Veren, cleric .*
*"Whereas itt hath pleased God to increase ye towne of Salem so greatly within these few yeares past insomuch yt Contrary to former expectation ye meeting house will not Containe aboue two thirds of us with any Conuenience ye which is made ye generall plea for abstayning from ye publicke worship of god whereby ye Sabath is greatly profaned wee therefore ye Inhabitants of ye said towne sadly Concidering ye same doe Judg itt very necessary to haue another meting house and in testimony of our Reale willingness haue heare unto sett our hands:" Will. Hathorne, Georg Corwin, Jno. Corwin, Will Browne, jr., Jonathan Corwin, Jno. Price, Phillip Cromwell, Jno. Ruck, sr., Daniell Weld, Joseph Phipen, sr., Jno. Massey, Jno. Tomkins, sr., Edw. Beecham, Thomas Goldthayt, Jno. Pease, sr., Samuell Aburne, sr., Nathaniell Felton, sr., Zerubabell Endecott, Jno. Hathorne, Jno. Grafton, Jno. Turner, Habb. Turner, Will. Bouditch, Thomas Gardner, jr., Jno. Cromwell, Jno. Pil[g]rim, Will Hirst, Nickolas Man- ing, Daniell King, Jno. Sanders, Robert Kitching, Edward Norris, Edward Groue, Jno. Barton, Edw. Woodman, Ebenezer Gardner, Jno. Clifford, Joseph Hardy, jr., Nathaniell Beadle, Gilbert Peters, Peter Cheeuers, Stephen Haskot, Richard Prytherch, Will. Hollingworth, Jonathan Hart, Samuell Beadle, Jno. Lander, Jeremiah Neale, James Powllen, Nath- aniell Sillsbe, Thomas Iues, Will. Curtis, Jacob Allin, Nick- olas Chatwell, Samll. Princ, Richard Hide, Richard Flinder, Christopher Phelps, Georg Hacker, Gilbert Taply, Jno. Sim- son, Jno. Taply, Jno. Coocke, Peter Miller, Will. Punchard, Nathaniell Sharp, Thomas Flint, Samuell Wakefield, Joshua Conant, James Collins, Walter Whitford, Richard Prince, Jonathan Prince, Elias Mason, Edw. Wollan, sr., Ezekell Walters, Robard Follitt, Thomas Roes, Jno. Engersoll, jr., Richard Engersoll, Nathaniell Engersoll, Will. Haskoll, Edw. Wollans, jr., Pasco Foott, Huw Pasco, Frances More, Zacary White, Jno. Coole, Samuell Phipin, Jno. Beckett, sr., Peeter
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Collier, Ben. Ganson, Stephen Daniell, Thomas Watkins, Jno. Chaplin, Thomas Rootes, Richard Croad, Georg Hodges, Richard Simmonds, Moseth Voden, Jonathan Pickaren, Richard Roes, Andrew Wodbery, Obett Carter, Jno. Green, Walter Monjoy, Nathaniell Pease, Jno. Williams, Joseph Williams, Isaack Williams, Frances Nurs, Thomas Beadle, Petter Badin, Phillip English, Daniell Bakon, Edw. Hillerd, Edw. Mould, Jno. Norman, Will. Henfild, Pall Mansfild, Nathaniell Pickman, sr., Jno. Rogers, Jno. Lomes, sr., Will. Pinsent, Jno. Horn, jr., Jno. Lambert, sr., Jno. Lambert, jr., Daniell Webb, Edmund Feueryeare, Adam Westgate, Jno. Wesgtgate, James Frooud, Jno. Frooud, Lenerd Tozer, Jno. Cleiues, Daniell Rumball, Richard Friend, Will. Traske, Isaack Cooke, Henary Cooke, Hew Jones, Jno. Foster, sr., Jno. Foster, jr., Jno. Waters, Steven Small, Jno. Mackarter, Jno. More, Jno. Pumary, Frances Collins, Thomas Mould, William Shaw, Abraham Cole, Jonathan Neale, Georg Jakob, sr., Georg Cookes, Thomas Purchas, Jno. Traske, Thomas Robins.
At a meeting of the selectmen, July 2, 1680, "The Select men of the towne haueing taken into theire serious Consid- eration whatt may bee the grownd & Cause, soe many of the Inhabitants Come not to the publike worshipe of god upon the Lords dayes And by Examination & Enquiry finde this meeting house wee now haue is not sufficient any wayes sutably or Comfortably to Containe the Number of people heare, which togather with other waightey Considerations of our present state & Condittion hath Caused us as matter of duty to declare itt is our gudgment & Aprehention that itt is Nes- sesary both for the glory of god & the good of this place that there should bee another metting house built as soone as Conveniently may bee, And for that end in an orderly way of proceeding shall desire the Aduice or Aprobation of the Hond County Courte, And if by them Aproued of shall then Call togather the freemen of the Towne for there Concurence therein. p John Hathorne,* in the name of the selectmen."
"We underwritten being free men of this Jurisdiction Liveing in Salem haveing been Informed that there have been great Indeavours in a private way to draw many of the fre men of this place to signe a writeing for the Aproveing of the build- ing of a new meeting house we conceaiving such a practice to be illegall and tending to devition & disturbance ther being noe aparent nessesitie of itt doe by subscribing heerunto declare against the thing and maner of proceding at this time desireing that when there shall be need It may be done in a faire Legall way by mutall Concurenc without disturbance to the peace of the church and towne:" Bartho. Gidney,*
* Autograph.
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SALEM QUARTERLY COURT
[June
The constable of Salem, having by warrant from authority made search for goods pretended to be stolen from Capt. Maning and having brought the persons with whom they were found, Elizabeth Preist, Bethiah Allin, Joseph Gray and Thomas Walter, before the court, court found the parties not to have stolen them but they were delivered to them by the wife of said Manning, the mother of the said parties, most of them in her widowhood, as she owned in court. The constable was ordered to return the goods whence he took them, leaving Capt. Maning to the liberty the laws allow to seek reparation. He was to pay costs to Constable Cheevers .*
Edm. Batter,t John Gedney, sr.,t John Pickering,t Eleazer Gedney,t Thomas Boyden,t Joseph Hardy, sr., t John Horne, sr., ; Manaseth Marston, Timo. Lindall, John Higginson, jr., t Georg Kesar,; John Marston, jr., t Will. Dounton, t Thomas Rix, t Thomas Jeggells, t Edward Gasken, t Bengamen Felton, t Henry West, t Roger Hill, t Thomas Stace, ; Francis Neale, sr., t John Browne, sr., t Richard Hucherson, f Nathaniell Putnam.t *Warrant, dated July 1, 1680, to search for bedding, pewter, brass and other goods supposed to have been stolen from Capt. Manning, signed by Daniel Denison,t and returned by Peter Cheevers,t constable of Salem.
Mrs. Eliz. Manning, aged about fifty years. deposed that all the goods brought by her husband Capt. Nicolas Manning and the constable on July 2, 1680, from her former husband, Robert Gray's children, were given to them by her in her widowhood, except one pair of sheets which she told her husband about since he came last from England, and left it to his will whether he would have them again or not. Also that before she married Manning she had his approbation for giving these goods away in a writing under his hand, but he had gotten the writing away from her.
List of goods he had taken, returned July 2, 1680, by Peter Cheevers, t constable: Found at John Preist's house, 1 fethr. Bed, 1 bolstr, 1 Pillow, 1 Coverlid, 1 Blankett, 1 Curtin, one Silver spoune, 2 Red Cortens, 2 framd Pickters, 1 Looken Glase, 3 Puter Platers, 2 Sassers, 1 Earthon Salt Seller, 1 Earthen Lian, 2 Earthen Bassons, 1 Litle painted box, 1 Tronk, 2 Cosians, 1 pr. Sheets, 1 sheet Dito, 1 diapr. Table Cloth, 3 East India Cubard Clothes, 1 painted Cosian, 1 fine diapr Cubard Cloth, 4 diapr. napkins, 3 other napkins, 1 black silk hood, 1 diaper Table Cloth, 1 Towel & a pilowbere, 1 Smale + Autograph.
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At Ipswich court, Mar. 30, 1680, Capt. George Corwin v. Samuell Bishop, executor of Thomas Bishop's estate; debt; verdict for plaintiff. Defendant was not in the country and judgment was not entered. Copy made by Robert Lord, cleric. Judgment was granted at this court and execution issued.
There being a complaint made by Mr. Phillip Reade against Margarett Giffords upon suspicion of witchcraft, he pre- senting several papers and evidence against her, and affirming much that he claimed he could prove by evidence, court ordered that she appear at the next Ipswich court and that he bring evidence to make good his complaint .*
Nathaniell Soames and Mary Hamond, presented for absenting themselves from public worship, were admonished and fined. James Steevens and Will. Sergent were allowed witness fees.
bundle Childbed Linen, 1 Great Judg, 1 Childs Silke Cap, 1 Great painted Box, 1 standing stoule, 1 Great wanscot Chest left thare; found at Bethia Allin's house, 1 fether Bed, bolstr & Pillow, 1 wanscote Cradle; at Joseph Gray's, one rought Cushen, one Cuberd cloth, one fether pilow; at Thomas Walter's house, one payer of sheets, on diaper tabell cloth, too diaper napkins, on rought pinchusen, one feter pilow.
Peeter Harvey and Peter Cheever, aged about thirty-seven years, testified that the children themselves, Goody Archer and Goody Mascoll, said that the goods belonged to their father and their mother kept them till she was married again. Sworn in court.
Peter Chever's bill of charges, 10s. 6d.
Bethya Archer deposed that she heard Mrs. Elizabeth Manning say that she could do no less than give her children something "seeing her husband had left itt to her Dispose, & in consideration that her to elder Children wer her two eldest she would Give each of them a bed & boulster & other things," and she put her eldest son's name on the bed and bolster. Sworn in court.
Elenor Mascall, aged about fifty-five years, deposed. Sworn in court.
*Copy of writ: Phillip Reade, physician, v. John Giffards; slander; dated Apr. 14, 1680; signed by Hilliard Veren, for the court and town of Salem; and served by Hen. Skerry, marshal, who committed him to prison at Salem.
Mr. Giffard's bill of cost, for turning the key at Boston, etc., 1li. 6s.
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SALEM QUARTERLY COURT
[June
John Pearce of Gloster, for reproaching the minister and ministry, and for absence from public worship, was fined.
Ellen, servant of Mr. Phillip Cromwell, for committing fornication with Benjamin Hooper, was sentenced to be whipped or pay a fine.
William Robins and Pressilla Gowen, for fornication before marriage, were fined.
Peeter Streeke was presented for absence from his wife, who lives in England. Court ordered that when his son comes home, he shall appear before the Worshipful Mr. Brown, and the Worshipful Mr. Bar. Gedney and prove that the letters he presented to the court were the letters he sent home to his wife .*
Ann, servant of Samuell Gardner, jr., presented for com- mitting fornication with William Rane, John Beckett's ser- vant, was ordered to be whipped or pay a fine. He was fined and he was to pay Mr. Gardner 3s. per week for the bringing up of the child.
Joseph Gatchell, complained of for reviling and reproachful speeches against the magistrates and ministry, and in par- ticular against Major Hathorne and Mr. Higgenson, was fined and ordered to be imprisoned for one week. The sen- tence of imprisonment was respitted. Costs were allowed Peeter Cheevers, constable.t
*Salem presentment.
+Writ, dated June 7, 1680, signed by Robert Lord,# for the court, and no return made.
Copy of a record of the Salem commissioners, 14 : 2 : 1680, in which Joseph Gatchell was admonished and ordered to pay costs to Jeremiah Neale for absenting himself from the public ordinances of God's worship on the Lord's days.
Peter Cheever's bill of cost, 3li. 14s. 4d.
Joseph Gatchell's# petition, dated June 3, 1680: that "through ye many afflictiue providences that hath bin upon him is very low in ye world & hath neither house nor home of his owne: his wife a very weake woman," with a young child, etc., "and yor poore petitioner hath nothing but ye Lords help with his hands to gett his dayley bread: so that should he be now imprisoned for the weeke his wife & poore babe must perish; his trade spoyled & custome lost," etc.
Warrant, dated May 6, 1680, for Gatchell's appearance, # Autograph.
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signed by Robert Lord,* cleric, and served by Tho. Ives,* constable, who committed him to Benj. Fellton, goaler of Salem.
Petar Cheevrs, constable, testified.
Edmond Bridges deposed that he heard Joseph Gatchell reproach Major Hathorn and Mr. Higason, and scoff and jeer at magistrates and ministers. He also made game of praying and acted very strangely in deriding the most grave and wise in the town. Jeremiah Neale testified to the same. Sworn, May 8, 1680, before Edm. Batter,* commissioner in Salem.
Tho. Wesgate testified to the same. Sworn, May 8, 1680, before Bartho. Gidney,* commissioner.
Nicholas Manning testified that he met Gatchell and said, "Joseph what the Reson you dont Com to the Metting on the Lords day being you haue ben Convicted." Joseph laughed and replied, "I will not Com to here John Higerson nor to aney of ther Metting but when the order of the Church of England shall be satt up with the orgones then I shall Come," etc. Sworn, May 8, 1680, before Bartho. Gidney,* commissioner.
Bond, dated May 8, 1680, of John Gatchell* and Joseph Gatchell* to the prison-keeper, Benjamin Felton, for said Joseph's appearance. Wit: Edm. Batter .*
John Best testified that he heard Gatchell say within seven months that "Mr. Higginson, the minister, is one of Balles Priests and that Majr Hawthorne was Drunk and Gatchell said that he Led him home." Sworn May 8, 1680, before Bartho. Gedney,* commissioner.
Peter Chevers testified to the same. Sworn before Bartho. Gidney,* commissioner.
Mary Mould testified that she had some business at Gatch- ell's house, and in the discourse he told her that Mr. Higginson bawled like a bear, and "yt the Ministers preached Nothing but Damnation; and that which they Called ye Schriptures was not ye words of God, but ye sayings of men, and that those yt thay Called Preachers, did only say that ye schrip- tures was ye words of God, to make simple People Beleiue so: to keepe them in Ignorance." Gatchell said he knew better, etc. Sworn in court.
Mary Mould testified that Gatchell said of the authority and ministry of New England that "they are a Parcell or Cumpany of Parsecuteing Dogs, for thay Parsecuted ye people of God," and he believed that "the Puting of the People and Seruants of God to Death, was ye occasion of all those Great Judgments, yt was fallen upon New England." He confessed he was "one of those that sum Call singing Quakers:
* Autograph.
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SALEM QUARTERLY COURT
[June
Joshua Buffum and Samuell Nursse were appointed admin- istrators of the estate of John Smith, deceased, who left a writing as his will, and also made oath to the inventory. They were ordered to pay to John Nursse, a grand child, 20li. within six months after the children of deceased, George and Exer- cise, come of age .*
for said Gatchell if any Are the true Seruants of God thay are, for thay sing ye songs of Moses and Merium." Sworn in court.
*The will of John Smith,t dated 20:11:1678: "first I giue unto my soon Georg Smith the west end of my house wherin I now dwell with half the ground & the use of the ouerns in the tother roome also I giue unto my soon Georg ye tenacker loot and saltmarsh also I giue unto Georg on peutter platter which he will marked GS also I giue unto him ye biggest iron pot & on iron skelet & all my iron tools on new great brass kettel on great chest & great table firpan & tongs old anderens & spit on fetherbed & furnutur belonging to it on heake I giue unto my dafter Exersis on fetherbed & the furnutur belonging to it also I giue unto her on great brass pan & ye midelmost iron pott & on brass skelett on platter marked GS on 3 pint pott on old pottenger the old brass pott to puetter sasers on brass candelstick & Georg the other brass candel- stick & to Georg on pint pott: & to exersis the other & to Exersis on pine chest on littel trunk & to Exersis the est end of the house with the other part of the land joyning to it & also on pott heak & pott hookes & to Georg the other pott hookes 3 I giue unto my dafter Tamesen on trundel fether- bed & all ye furnutur belonging on littel iron pott on peutter platter marked G S on half pint pint of peuter on old pottenger on coper kettel & 2 sasers on whit earthen basen & the sheets & other lining to be deuided eaqally amonst all fouer of my childeren & all this to be don after my deseas if in cause I mak not use of it befor I goe out of this world: all thes per- tickelers as houshold it is my will it should be fulfiled acord- ingly: but as for house & land & cattel or any kind as I haue befor mentioned Georg is to haue a dubl portion & the three dafters to haue egall shar alike & Georg & Exsersis to ||pay to || Mary & Tamesen: & brother Joshua Bofem & Samuel Shadock iunier to be the childerens ouerseers with the aduic of mother for the performance of this my will: with full power to order my childeren for ther good as thay see best: and Georg is to dweel with Daniel Suthwick Exsersis to Joshua Bofems Tamseen to her sister mary: & if in caus mother shuld tak Tamesen to her self not to let her be a looser for
+ Autograph.
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what she hath don for her and if in [case] Mary dy her portion to return to her soon Samuel." Wit: Caleb Buffum,* Mary Mills* and Damaris Buffum .*
Inventory of the estate of John Smith, taken Apr. 16, 1680, by John Pickring* and Samuell Gardner, jr .:* ye west end of his dweling house & halfe ye land adjoyning to his house & his barne, 45li .; ye east end of his dweling house & halfe ye land adjoyning to his house, 25li .; his ten acor lot in ye north feild & an Acor of saltmarsh, 60li .; a stear of 3 year. old, 40s., 1 cow, 50s., 1 heifer, 30s., 1 horse, 40s. & a sheep, 6s., 8li. 6s .; a fether bed, bolster, pillow, 3 blanckits, 1 Rug, A winscot bedsted & Curtins and vallians & Iron Rodds, 6li. 10s .; A fether trundlebed & bedstead, 2 pillows & 4 blanckits, 2li. 5s .; A fetherbed & bolster, 2 Rugs, bedsteed & 3 blanckits, 3li. 19s .; a bedstead, bedcord & matt, 10s., saddle, saddle cloth & stirrups, 20s., A window Cloth, 2s., 1li. 12s .; 4 pr. large sheets, 3li. 4s., 3 small sheets, 10s., 10 pillowbears, 10s., 10 napkins, 4s., 4li. 8s .; A 3 pint pot, a pint Ale measure, 1 pint pot. halfe pint pot wine measure, 3 old porengers, 2 small old sacers & 1 new sacer, a half pint bottle, a beaker, 3 old platters, 2 small dishes, a new bason, a plate, 2 old chamber potts, 1li. 12s. 6d .; 2 brasse candlesticks, 11s., 5 glasse bottles, 3s., tin ware, 2s., a silver dram cup, 3s., 1li .; a great ston Jug, 3s., 3 small Juggs, a white bason, platter & a pott, 4s., 7s .; 6 small glasses, 6d., 1 doz. trenchers, 9d., a new paer womens shoose, 2s. 6d., 3s. 6d .; 5 earthen potts, 1s., 1 small earthen Jug & saltsellor, 9d., a podd, 18d., 3s. 5d .; 2 linin wheals, 5s., 6 wooden trayes, 4s., A corn baskit, 6d., A old hhd. & 8 old barels, 4s., 13s. 6d .; A great Chest, 10s., a box, 3s. 6d., a meal trough & 3 old meal baggs, 6s. 6d., 1li .; 5 oagers, a speak gimblit, 2 hand playnes, a fore plaine, 2 Cres- ing playns, 7s. 6d., severall other working tools, 34s., with old Iron, 1li. 14s., A small table, 18d., a great table, 5s., 6s. 6d .; 1 fire shovel, 1 pr. tongues, 18d., a frying pan, 1s., an Iron skellet, 4s., 6s. 6d .; 3 Iron potts, & potthooks, 14s., 2 brasse pots, 7s., 1li. 1s .; a spade, pr. fettors, half bushel, peck & 5 wooden dishes & bread Tray, 6s. 6d .; brass morter, 2 presing Irons, 1 box Iron, 2 heators & a pr. sheers, 9s .; an ower glasse, 6d., 3 oald sives, 1s., 6 old chayers, 6s., 8s .; 1 great brasse Kettle, 40s., midling old brasse Kettle, 8s., 1 smal Kettle Copper, 8s., 2li. 16s .; a great brasse pan, 12s., a little Kettle, a skellet & skimer, 3s., a warming pan, 6s., 1li. 1s .; pr. wooden skalls & 4 waits, all 10 1-2li., 3s. 6d., a pine Chest, 4s., 7s. 6d .; Cart & wheals & slead, 22s., 2 hakes, 2s. 6d pr. ps., lli. 7s .; about 2-3 of a barrel pork, 30s., a swine in ye woods of 3 year old, 15s., 2li. 5s .; total, 174li. 15s. 5d.
"There are severall debts demanded of ye estate as alredy * Autograph.
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SALEM QUARTERLY COURT
[June
Tho. Farow, presented for offering abuse to Wm. Swetland and Mary Robbinson, upon the highway, the woman being in danger of receiving hurt on account of her condition, was fined 5li .*
William Rane, presented for committing fornication with An, Mr. Samll. Gardner's Indian servant, and being in her company with other suspicious carriages at unseasonable times, was fined, and for being the reputed father of the woman's child, was ordered to pay 3s. per week to her master for the bringing up of the child.t
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