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fInventory of the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth King, deceased, taken May 26, 1678, by William Bassett; and Thomas (his mark) Farrar, and allowed, 29 :4 :1678, in Salem court: one long table and Joyn Stools and a chist, lli. 17s .; two great chayers, 3 cushins and a carpit, 1li. 7s .; one small table, one bedsted, one prest and cabbin bed and trundle bed, 1li. 18s .; one trunk, one chist, pewter, brass and skellet and Iron ware, 2li. 13s. 6d .; a payer of Stilliards head pece and corslit, 10s .; courtins and vallanc, a Rudg and 2 blankets, being very old,
# Autograph. § This item crossed out in original.
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Samll. Shatock, sr., and Samll. Shattock, jr., administrators of the estate of Edward Wharton, brought in an inventory, to which they made oath, and they were ordered to carry out the will of deceased as appeared by a writing* given in upon oath expressed a little while before he died.
a back ford, 14s .; baskets, beds and bedcloths belonging there- to, 4li. 14s .; linning, 5 sheep and lambs, 2 silver spoons, a crank for a grindstone, 5li. 12s .; an ould horse, 10s .; a bed and bolster, lli .; a small old tramell and old bellows, 4s .; total, 21li. 19s. 6d. "my mother in here liue time disposed of her waring aparrell by her perteculer desire to her grand dautor hannah blanay, alsoe my mother in her liue time gaue to her dautor sarah nedom one bed and boulster at her de- cease which is not Inuentered And alsoe to my self one greate bibill and a small siluer dram Cup and to my wife a siluer wine Cup which is not In the Inuenteree."
Debts due from the estate of Mrs. Elizabeth King, executrix of the will of Mr. Danill King: to Ralph King, attorney to Elizabeth King in behalf of the children of Hanah Blayner at two courts at Salem petitioning, 3li. 3s .; in the action against Blainer as we sued in her Right and what he the said blayner Recouerd against us and that which we expended on that account, 14li. 15s. 4d .; to Docter Knott, 12s .; to Docter Weels, -; to my mothers funerall Charges, 5li. 10s. Sworn by Ralph Kingt June 29, 1678, in Salem court.
*Samuell Shattock, sr., aged about fifty-eight years, deposed that he was often with Edward Wharton in the time of his sickness, the latter having desired him to look after his estate as per a writing under his hand, and was of good understanding when he spoke as follows: "he said he would giue fiue pounds towards a burrying place, and he said he did giue to Mary Trask the wife of Henry Trask fiue pounds: alsoe he did giue to Hannah Sibly widdow fiue pounds: alsoe he did giue to Sarah mills & her children ten pounds, all which he often exspressed in the time of his sicknes, & as he drew neere to his end: he exspressed the same before other witnesses: and I asked him what should become or how he disposed of the remainder of his estate, after all things were cleered, as debts & legacies he said it should goe to his Brothers. Samll. Shattocke,f James Mills."} Martha Robinson affirmed as in the presence of God and this court, before Hilliard Veren, t cleric. "he alsoe told me that his vice should be returned to England amongst his kinred, for he said it was his fathers before him & it should be returned into the Generation & that his eldest brothers son bore his fathers name & he should haue it."
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" And further he said as for his trackt of land lying at Shrews- bery at New Jarsy: which he purchased with other purchasers, of the Indians, he told me he had sold one half of it, when he was in England to one John Harwood marchant in London & had taken pay for it & further said he had ordered one John Starke to settle upon it & soe to keep it in possession for him & his freind the other partner, & told me he would giue him twenty acres of land in his will. Samll. Shattocke* and James Mills .* Samuell Shattock, sr., affirmed as in the presence of God and this court, before Hilliard Veren,* cleric.
"And further the said Edward wharton did exspress him- selfe and say that John winditt a youth which he brought with him out of England: viz: his sisters sonn (whome he tooke as his owne & did intend he should share in part of his estate, as he haue exspresed to some) the said Edward wharton, being asked when he was like to dye, if the said youth should be sent to England to his mother he answered yea (& I doubt not but he intended the boys mother should haue a part of his estate as alsoe the youth) but being after six weekes Illnes (not apphended dangerous) he was taken in very great ex- stremety & after that liteness of head, that he was unable of making an orderly will), & though I was with him often in order there unto, but he would put it of untill another time, hoeping he might gett up a day or two to looke after som writings, & to understand his estate the better before dis- posall as I did Judge) by which meanes things were deferred, but not apprhending his condition soe dangerous, as it after proued, I was not soe urgent upon him about his will as other wise I should have beene he was taken uery sudent about three dayes before his death only one smale respitt he had, in which before seuerall witnesses he confirmed the four legacies & the remainder to his brotheres as is before exsprest."
Samll. Shattock* certified that "Divers other smale legacies he gaue to severall that came to see him in his sicknes neere his end; & forty pounds to the youth but in these things he was |not | soe distinct in his understanding as when he exsprest the last aboue written, it being in the time of the two or three last days he lived || before his end || & I canot giue Testimoney to it as his will, he not being of a disposing mind."
"Edward wharton haue two brothers in England by father & mothers side: & one brother & sister by the mothers side: & this brother is in verginea. he dyed ye 3d of ye 1st month 1677-8."
Inventory of the estate of Edward Wharton, deceased, and what goods were in his possession, consigned to him by several, taken 12 : 1 : 1677-8, by Hilliard Veren, sr.,* John Hathorne* and John Higginson, jr.,* and allowed, 27 : 4 :
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1678, in Salem court, Samuell Shattock, sr., being a Friend, affirming and Samuell Shattock, jr., making oath to the truth of the same: Valued in England as by Invoyce, 1 plaine cloath cloake, 1li. 8s .; 1 boyes worsted cloake, Ili. 5s .; 1 heare camlett cloake, 2li. 18s .; 5 cloath cloakes, 28s. p., 7li .; 1 cloath cloake, 1li. 8s .; 1 fine cloath cloake, 1li. 15s .; 1 cloath cloake, 1li. 12s .; 6 cloath cloake, 28s. p., Sli. 8s .; 3 childs stuff coates at 9s., 1li. 7s .; 1 yeolow Tamy, 10s .; 1 ditto, 13s .; 1 boyes coate, 13s .; 1 doz. home made wooll hose, 1li. 14s .; 1 doz. ditto, 1li. 10s .; 8 pr. of youths ditto, 14s .; 10 pr. of woemens home made wooll stockens, 1li. 2s .; 7 pr. of sale wooll hoase, 10s. 6d .; 17 pr. of weomens & youths stockens, 14s. 10d .; 7 pr. of home made woemens 4 thrid, 3s. 2d. p., 4 pr. ditto sale 4 thrid, 3s. 4d. p., 1li. 10s. 10d .; 4 pr. youthes 4 thrid ditto, 3s. 4d. p., 3 pr. youthes ditto, 3s., lli. 2s. 4d .; 4 pr. of wooll home made hose, 14s .; 1 pr. mens worsted home made stockens, 5s .; 8 pr. of home made worsted: 4 thrid, 1li. 14s .; 6 pr. sale ditto, 18s .; 2 pr. of fine home made, 10s .; 1 childs coate, 7s .; 1 greene say frock, 5s .; 9 childs wascoates, 5d. p., 3s. 9d .; 6 Ditto, 7d. p., 3s. 6d .; 5 Ditto, 9d. p., 3s. 9d .; 4 Ditto, 10d. p., 3s. 4d .; 2 Keasy ditto, 2s. 6d., 5s .; 1 ditto, 2s. 8d .; 2 ditto, 3s. p., 6s .; 6 childrens, 12d. p., 6s .; 4 woemens yeolow wascoate, 22d. p., 7s. 4d .; 1 Cloake of lite collrd. haire camlett, 3li. 7s .; 4 coates of the same camlett, 36s., p., 7li. 4s .; 1 cloath collrd. haire camlett cloake, 35s .; 2 worsted camlett cloakes, 34s., 3li. 8s .; 1 fine haire camlett cloake, 5li .; 2 trunks, 16s .; 3 ditto, 1li. 1s .; 1 ditto, 6s .; 2 dittoes, 5s. p., 10s .; 2 boxes or little red trunkes, 3s. 2d. p, 6s. 4d .; 1 ditto, 2s. 8d .; 3 silk say under pettecoates lite collrd, at 12s. 6d. p., 1li. 17s. 6d .; 2 Ditto, Ili. 8s .; cloath woemans wascoats, 8s., 7 ditto, worth each 8s., 10s., 8s., 10s., 6s., 13s., 15s .; 1 cheny sad: collrd. uper woemans coate, 7s .; 1 sad collrd. woemans searge coate, 17s. 6d .; 1 black fine searge upper pettecoate, 19s .; 1 stuff cloake for woeman, 10s .; 1 ditto for a girle, 7s .; 1 large worsted Rugg lite collrd, 1li. 14s .; 1 large sad collrd. ditto, worsted, 18s .; 1 ditto worsted sad collrd, Ili .; 6 greene & blew plaine Rugge, 8s. p., 2li. 8s .; 1 sad callrd thrum Rugg, 11s. 6d .; 1 cabbin Rugg,
4s. 8d .; 1 Cource 8-4 Rugg, 10s .; 3 coverleds, ordinary, 6s., p., 18s .; 2 ditto at 5s., 10s .; 2 coverleds, large at 7s. 6d., p, 15s .; 1 smale one, 6s. 6d .; 1 red plaine rugg, 8s .; 1 peece wt. cotten, 19s .; 1 darnex carpett, 5s. 6d .; 1 ditto greene, 6s. 6d .; 4 pr. wt. drawers, 10s .; 6 peeces of searge at 40s., 12li .; 7 peeces narrow searge at 25s., 8li. 15s .; 1 peece padaway searge, 2li. 15s .; 13 yds. clarett collrd Tamy at 19d. p, 1li. 1s. 1d .; 1 large draft lite collrd, 14s .; 1 2d sort, 12s .; 1 small ditto, 10s .; 1 doble 10 qrtr. coverled, 1li. 4s .; 1 ditto, 9 qrts, 1li .; 2 dittos, 8 qrts., 15s. 6d. p, lli. 11s .; 8 yrds 3-4 striped Tamarene at 18d. p, 13s. 1 1-2d .; 12 yrds. 3-4 Turky mohaire
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2s. 10d. p., lli. 16s. 1 1-2d .; 6 yrds. 1-4 of striped stuffe at 22d. p, 11s. 5 1-2d .; 9 yrds. striped camlett, 2s. 4d. p, lli. 1s .; 1 peece oringe collrd worsted draft, 2li. 5s .; 14 yrds. Haire camlett, 3s. p, 2li. 2s .; 10 yrds. of ash collrd. silk mo- heare, 4s. p, 2li .; 6 yrds 1-2 of ash collrd silk farrendine, 4s. 6d. p, lli. 9s. 3d .; 12 yrds ash collrd. haire camlett at 3s. p, 1li. 16s .; 1 peece sad collrd. stuff, mixt with Gold collrd, 2li. 10s .; 24 yrds. flowered silk draft, 2s. p, 2li. 8s .; 13 yrds. striped vest at 22d. p, 1li. 3s. 10d .; 18 yrds. Scotch Tabby at 16d. p, 1li. 4s .; 16 yds., Scotch Tabby at 16d. p, 1li. 1s. 4d .; 10 yrds. Tiking at 15d. p, 12s. 6d .; 8 yrds. padaway at 2s. 6d. p, lli .; 7 yrds. of Linsy at 12d 1-2p, 7s. 6d .; 2 pc. boyes cotten drawers, at 2s. p., 4s .; 3 cotten wascoate at 2s. 10d. p, 8s. 6d .; 2 pc. blew drawers, 2s. 5d., p., 4s. 10d .; 1 boyes haire sad coll. camlett cloake, 2li. 15s .; 1 large flanders tike & bolster, 1li. 9s. 6d .; 30 yrds. of upper Tiking, at 18d. p, 2li. 5s .; 42 yrds. diaper at 15d. p, 2li. 12s. 6d .; 12 yrds. of Tabling, 2s. 6d. p, 1li. 10s .; 21 yrds. of diaper for napkins, 18d. p, Ili. 11s. 6d .; 2 pillow Tikins, at 2s. 2d., 4s. 4d .; 1 light coll. boyes cloake, Ili. 12s .; 2 yrds. 1-4 of plush at 8s. p., 6s. 9d .; 20 tobaco boxes at 1d 1-2 p, 2s. 6d .; 3 ditto at 20d. p doz., 3 3-4d .; 4 brass roles for chalk lines, 5s. 6d. p doz., 1s. 10d .; 8 ditto large at 6s. 6d., p doz., 4s. 4d .; 8 chalk lines at 18d. p doz., 1s .; tinware, 4 Cullenders, 5s. 4d .; 6 ditto, 5s. 6d .; 2 doz. wood savealls, 3d. 1-2 p, 7d .; 1 large ketle, 2s. 3d .; 1 next size, 2s .; 8 6 qrt. Ketles, 14d. p., 9s. 4d .; 3 gallon Kettles, 12d. p, 3s .; 53 qrt. Kettles, 9d. p., 3s. 9d .; 2 3 pt. Kittles, 7d. p, 1s. 9d .; 5 best savealls, 2s. 4d. p doz., 11 1-2d .; 11 second sort at 8d. p doz., 7 1-4d .; 3 extinguishers, 8d. per doz., 2 3-4d .; 3 doble plate pans, 18d., p., 4s. 6d .; a doble puden pan, 9d .; 2 midle sised lanthornes, 18d. p., 3s .; 4 band candlesticks, 5d 1-2 p, 1s. 10d .; 5 tinder boxes & steele, 7d. p., 2s. 11d .; 4 writing candlestickes, 2d 1-2 p, 10d .; 2 pt. sace pans, 3s. 8d. p doz., 7d .; 3 bread or flower boxes, 3d. 1-2 p., 10 1-2d .; 4 Casters, 2d p., 8d .; 1 peper box, 2d., 1 fish plate, 8d., 10d .; 6 smale bread graters, 8d. p doz., 4d .; 2 pts. at 3d. 3-4 p., 1 funell, 4d., 2 covers, 8d. p., 2s. 3 1-2d .; 3 brass savealls, 7d. p., 3 larger graters, 3 1-2 p., 2s. 7d .; 2 egg slices, 2d. 1-2 p., 5d .; 3 whip sawes & tillers, 5s. 6d. p., 16s. 6d .; 2 marking Irons, 2s., 1 cloase stoole & pan, 8s. 9d., 10s. 9d .; 2 steele handsawes with screws, 3s. p., 6s .; 1 large steele hand saw, 2s. 2d .; 8 hand sawes at 14d. p., 9s. 4d .; 1 hand- saw, 10d .; 2 faling Axes, 1s. 5d., 2s. 10d .; 8 bright smale Hamers, 6d. p, 4s .; 9 Rivited hamars at 10d. p., 7s. 6d .; 2 hamers, 4d. p, 8d .; 5 hamers, steele heads, 10s. p. doz., 4s. 2d .; 4 choppers at 15s. p. doz., 3s. 8d .; 2 mincing knives, 12d. p., 2s .; 7 small ditto, 13s. p doz., 7s. 7d .; 9 hatchetts, 12d. p., 9s .; 7 smale mincing knives, 9s. p doz., 5s. 9d .; 3 steele sawes & screwes, 3s. p., 9s .; 5 doz. 8 gimletts at 12d. p doz., 5s. 8d .;
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27 pensills at 8d. p doz., 1s. 6d .; 10 percer bitts at 2d p, 1s. 8d .; 1 large pincers to shooe horses, 1s .; 3 curry combs, 10d .; 2 large ditto, 6d. p, 1s .; 1 pr. spincers for shoomakers, 1s .; 5 pr. nippers, 4d. p, 1s. 8d .; 2 bundles of files, 20d. p bundle, 3s. 4d .; 12 doz. of straite all blades 5d. p doz., 5s .; 7 doz. crooked blades at 5d. p doz., 2s. 11d .; 14 doz. of fire steeles at 6s. p grosse, 7s .; 21 pr. of spurrs at 7s. p doz., 12s. 3d .; 8 pr. dove tailes at 2 1-2d. p, 1s. 8d .; 22 pr. sid hinges, 3d. p., 5s. 6d .; 6 pr. Esses at 8d. p, 4s .; 1 smooth Iron, 1s. 4d .; 3 doble spring lockes at 20d. p, 5s .; 1 single ditto, 9d .; 2 doz. trunk lockes at 6s. p doz., 12s .; 1 doz. of single ditto, 3s. p, 3s .; 1-2 doz. large ditto, 4s .; 2 ship scrapers, 2s .; 6 pr. Coll. yarne mens hose, 12s .; 6 pr. worsted ditto at 3s. 4d., 1li .; 12 pr. stockens, 7d. p, 7s .; 7 pr. ditto, 9d. p, 5s. 3d .; 6 pr. ditto 8d. p., 4s .; 6 pr. ditto at 5d. p, 2s. 6d .; 10 pr. ditto at 6d. p, 5s .; 6 pr. ditto at 13d. p, 6s. 6d., 5 pr. ditto at 18d. p, 7s. 6d .; 1 pr. fine woemens red worsted, 3s .; 2 pr. mens worsted 3s .; 2 pr. mens worsted black & colld, & 1 pr. white, 7s. 6d.
Valued heare as money in N. England: 2 linsy woolsey pettecoates, 6s. p, 12s .; 1 little boyes coate of camlett worsted, 6s .; 2 linsey woolsey & 1 pr. of fustian draws, 9s .; 1 pr. linen drawers, more, 3s .; 1 boyes coat, 4s .; 2 red childs blanketts bound wth feret, 4s. p, 8s .; 1 smale childs camlet pettecoat, 3s .; 9 sashes at 12d., 9s .; 50 yrds. of Irish searge at 2s. 2d. p, 5li. 8s. 4d .; 10 yrds 1-2 broad worsteed camlett duble, 2s. 6d. p, 1li. 6s. 3d .; 16 1-4 yrds. narrow camlett, 1li. 12s. 6d .; 20 1-4 yrds. mixt stuff, very bad, 12d. p, 1li. 3d .; 14 yrds. new Coll. Stuff at 2s. p, 1li. 8s .; 1 ell of farrindine, 2s. 4d. p yd., 2s. 11d .; 6 yrds. coll. fustian, 14d. p, 7s .; 3 yrds. red p petuana at 2s. 6d. p, 7s. 6d .; 6 yrds. 1-4 greene say at 5s. p, lli. 11s. 3d .; 42 mens & woemens shifts, 4s. 9d. p, 9li. 19s. 6d .; 12 youth & girls ditto, 3s. 6d. p, 2li. 2s .; 8 finer mens & woemens ditto, 6s. 6d. p, 2li. 12s .; 5 white dimity wascoates, 3s. 6d. p, 17s. 6d .; 1 yrd. 1-2 cambrick, 4s. 6d. p, 6s. 9d .; 2 ends of fine wt. callico, 20s. p, 2li .; 2 peeces broade white calico, 40s. p, 4li .; 2 peeces cource holland, cont. 69 yrds. 30d. p, 8li. 12s. 6d .; 5 1-4 yrds. fine dowlas at 2s. 6d. p, 13s. 1 1-2d .; 7 yrds. cource dowlas at 20d. p, 12s. 6d .; 1 ell cource holland at 2s. 6d. p, 3s. 1 1-2d .; 9 yds. scimity, 6s., 2 peeces of dimity, 6s. p. 18s .; 1 callico table cloath, 7s. 6d .; 2 callico shirts, 6s. p, 12s .; 2 callico painted table cloathes, 8s. p, 16s .; 1 large ditto, 14s .; in English money, 2li. 7s .; New England money, 99li. 4s .; Spanish money, 1li. 16s .; 1 peece of goold, 20s., 3 rings, about 25s., 2li. 5s .; a dram cupp, 6s .; 3 yds. fine greene say at 6s. p. 18s .; 3 cloath coates at 20s. p, 3li .; 1 cource gray youth coats, 10s .; 7 yrds. 1-2 of striped linen 16d. p yrd., 10s .; 1 silk thrum Rugg, 2li .; 28 pr. plaine shooes, 4li. 4s .; 15 pr. fale shoos & 2 pr. woemens, 3s. 6d. p, 2li. 19s. 6d .; 9 straw hats, 2s. p, 18s .; 2 pr. fishing bootes at 14s. p., 1li. 8s .;
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6li. of combed worsted at 2s. 6d. p, 15s .; knives, 5s., 2 spoones, 6d .; 6 1-4li. wt. suger at 8d. p, 4s. 4d .; 6 brushes, 18d., 1 pr. smale stilliards, 4s., 5s. 6d .; 8 1-2 oz. pins, 10d. p, 7s. 1d .; 2 peeces 1-2 ferrett, black Ribbond, 12d. p, 1li. 10s .; 5 gross & 1-2 thrid, buttens, 15d p, 6s. 10 1-2d .; about 2 gross thrid laces at 9s. p, 18s .; 1 gross great buttens upon cards, 3s .; 2 doz. 1-2 tweezers, 3s. 6d. p doz., 8s. 9d .; 3 childs swathes, 8d. p., 2s .; tape & filliting, 2s .; 10 oz. fine thred, 12d. p., 10s .; a little pcell of thrid of severall coll., 1s. 6d .; 13 pr. sissers, 4s., 1 gross thrid, wt. buttens, 18d., 5s. 6d .; 19 yrds. red Fer- rett, 4d. p. yrd., 6s. 4d .; blew tape, 4d., green cotten ribbon, 4d., silk, 18d., 1s. 8d .; 1 pr. bodies, 3s. 6d., 1 woemens worsted cap, 12d .; 6 pr. childs yarne gloves, 3s .; 11 yrds. green ferrett, 4d. p., 3s. 8d .; 6 doz. pack needles, 5s .; soweing needles, 6d .; 4 oz. peper, 6d., 3 pr. spectacles, & 5 cases, 22d .; 16 yrds. yellow taffaty Ribbond, 3d. p, 4s .; 6 boxes of Lockeers pills & papers, 24 yrds. 1-2 silk galoone, 2s. p. doz., 4s .; 16 contry Ruggs & 2 cradle ditto waying 223li. at 14d. p. li., 13li .; 8 Bushells of pease at 3s. p, 1li. 4s .; 1 old sheete of cource can- vas, 2s .; 1 old table, 6s., 1 brasse yoare, 20s .; 1 perpetuance under pettecoate, 9s .; 1 woemans Shamare lined, 16s .; a womans Jerkin, 6s .; 1 pr. wooll cards, 1s .; 8 hand basketts, 12d. p, 8s .; 60li. of sheeps woll., 6d. p bagg, 2s., 1li. 12s .; 2 sadles & stirrops, lli. 4s .; 4 Iron plates or fenders, 3s. p., 12s .; 125li. of sheeps wooll at 6d. p, 3li. 2s. 6d .; 4 baggs, 2s. p, 8s .; hops & a bagg, 2s .; 3 smale skins, 8d. p, 2s .; 79 narrow brimd. hats, 2s. p, 7li. 18s .; 1 new, 10s .; 4 bands, 4s .; 1 boyes wt caster, 3s .; a large chest, 7s .; 2 tray maker adses, 3s .; 1 square & a broaken one, Is. 6d .; 2 coop. axes, 30d. p, 5s .; 1 bill, 12d., 3 hollow shaves, 12d., p, 4s .; 2 cooper adzes, 2s. p, 1 pr. sheers, 12d .; 3 doz. 9 curtaine rings, 1s .; 4 large, 6 smale shaves, 6s .; 7 shooe punches, 6d. p, 3s. 6d .; 9 pr. Hinges, 5d. p, 3s. 9d .; 2 gouges, 2 chessell, 4d. p, 1s. 4d .; 1 tinder box & pump nailes, 1s. 6d .; 1 coopers knife, 10d .; 5 staples, 12d .; 4 bolts, 2s .; 1 auger, 12d .; a rasp & smale auger, 1s .; 5 pr. sissers, 12d .; a pewter salt, 12d .; 3 pr. snuf- fers, 18d .; a standish, 2s. 6d .; 6 cod hoockes, 12d .; 1 bed quilt, 10s .; 1 thousand & 1-2 of pins, 1s. 1 1-2d .; 21 doz. of wt thrid buttens, 18d. p grosse, 2s. 7d .; pewter Bottle, 9d .; pcell of beaver stones, 2li. 10s .; 2 pr. small scalls & som waites, 6s .; a glasiers vice & moulds, 4li .; a pcell of glass, drawne lead, sodering to mak up about 200 or 300 foot of glass, 4li .; 29li. cheese at 3 1-2d. p li., 8s. 5d .; 1 B. 1-2 wheat, 3s. 6d., p. 3 bagges, 3s., 8s. 3d .; 6 old shirts, 7s., 5 very old sheetes, 15s., 1li. 2s .; 2 old drawers, 2s .; 3 wascoates, 8s .; 4 pillow beeres, 6s .; 1 table cloath & 4 naptkins, 6s .; 1 chest, 5s .; 1 sash, 12d .; 1 carpett, 18d .; 1 bed pan, 5s .; 1 brass chafin- dish, 3s .; a fether bed & bolster, 2 blanketts, 7 pillowes, a rugg & bedsteed, 7li .; a pcell of pack cloath, 7s., a hamer,
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18d., 8s. 6d .; his woolen wearing apparell, 5li .; 1 chest, a smale table & 2 old cushions, 12s .; 2 old seives, 10d .; 1 bed, bolster, 1 pillow, 2 Ruggs, bedsteed & blankett, 4li. 10s .; 1 old trunk marked E. W., 3s .; some odd trifling lumber, 2s .; 2 tables, 4 Joyn stools, 18s., tinn ware, 14s., 1li. 12s .; brasse ware, lli .; pewter, 35s., 2 spitts, 2 fire pans, 8s., 2li. 3s .; 2 Iron potts & a skillett, 12s .; 4 rasors, 1 pr. sissers & a hoand, 9s .; some Indian dishes & other lumber, 8s.
Furrs: 49 Racoone skins, 12d. p, 2li. 9s .; 38 fox skins, 2s. 6d. p, 4li. 15s .; 2 woolves skins, 12d. p, 2s .; a cub beare skin, 1s .; 31 Otter skins, 6s. p., 9li. 6s .; 4 wood chuck skins, 21d. p, 7s .; 21 martins & sables at 15d., 1li. 8s. 3d .; 7 musk- quash, 6d. p, 3s. 6d .; about 50li. beaver, 6s. p., 15li .; 13 B. mault, 3s. p, 1li. 19s .; 150li. oacum, 25s., 3 pecks wt. salt, lli. 6s. 9d .; 36 gall. Rume, 2s. p, 3li. 12s .; 2 new chests with ticks, 6s. p, 12s .; 4 new barrells, 8s .; 2 shovells, 18d. 30li, sheeps woole, 15s., 16s. 6d .; 1 bagg, 18d., 200 foot of board, 8s., 9s. 6d .; 2 B. wheate, 3s. 6d. p, 3 p. Ry, 3s. p B., 9s. 3d .; 6 B. pease, 3s. p., 1-2 B. Beanes, 19s. 6d .; 11 hides, 5s. p., about 600 foot bord, 3li. 19s .; 16 B. Indian corne, 2s. p, 1 barrell, 2s., 1li. 14s .; 6 chests, 6s. p, about 13 C. spanish Iron, 2s. p., C, 14li. 16s .; 2 barrells of porke, 50s., 5li .; almost 2 barrells of tarr, 7s. 6d. p, 15s .; 100li. tobaco at 3d p, 1li. 5s .; 11 moose skins, 5li. 8d .; 2 Racoones, 12d. p, 2 sealls at 12d. p, 4s .; 1 hhd. 1-2 passader wine much decaid, 4li .; pt. of 5 barrell
very much decaid & pricked madera, -; 2 hhd. mallasses nott full, 5li. 10s .; an old small catch exceeding out of repaire almost worne out, both Hull & all apprtenances, valued by Mr. Bar. Gedney & John Norman, ship carpenters, 15li .; a dwelling house & land neere the meeting house & apprte- nances, 80li .; a smale peece of land part of a frame for a warehouse & wharf, not finished & stones upon the ground, 14li. 10s .; a small pcell of timber & old board, 10s .; an old smale cannoe, 10s .; a horse runing in the woods if alive, --; a remant of stuff, 2s .; a pcell of land at New Jerzey but doe not know the quantity yett & some goods at som other
places not yett knowne what they are, - ; total, 630li. 6s. 5 3-4d. Samll. Shattock's* account of the debts: To several in England above, 300li .; to several in New England which cannot yet be known how much, nor Justly what yt is in England, but as himselfe said when he was sick & I ptly finde it by Invoys of Goods.
Appraised since the foregoing, goods brought home from the eastward as cost per invoice: 2 coates, 19s. p coate, lli. 18s .; 2 coats, 16s. p, lli. 12s .; 3 white childs coates, 1 at 11s. & 2 at 14s., 1li. 19s .; 2 coates, 19s. p, 6 or 7 yeare old, 1li. 18s .; 1 Coat tamet, 16s .; 1 boyes coate, 13s .; a flanders
* Autograph.
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RECORDS AND FILES
1678]
Fined by the Worshipfull Maj. William Hathorne:
On 4 mo. 1678, Jeremiah Line, for being drunk, his brother paying the fine.
On 7 mo. 1677, John Beckett and John Clifford.
On 5 mo. 1677, Thomas Freind, Hoeman's servant, and Hoper and his wife.
Broadway, for being drunk and swearing more than two oaths.
Bennet, whose fine was paid by William Nick.
Peeter Frost, Capt. More's man.
One of Lin fined for excess in drinking.
- Rogers, the wheelwright, for beating three boys.
On 3 mo. 1678, Phillip Welch, for abusing Robt. Bartlet, tithingman.
Ely Eaton, for drinking too much.
On 13 : 6 : 1677, - Tuckerman, for making insufficient shoes.
Gilbert Peeters, for abusing the marshal.
On 4 mo. 1678, John Wilkinson, for drunkenness and stealing.
On 14 : 5 : 1678, John Cloyd, for swearing more oathes than one at a time or to be whipped.
John Backley, for being too familiar with a young woman called Christian Williams of Marblehead.
Clement Coldom was allowed for work done upon the county bridge at Line to be paid by the County Treasurer.
Following were chosen and allowed as tythingmen for
Tick & bolster, Ili. 9s. 6d .; a draft, 8 qrts., 14s. Valued as cost here in New England: 2 silke barateene under coates, 1li. 6s .; 1 large silk Rugg, 3li .; 1 calico India carpett, 4s .; 7 Bushell & 1-2 malt, 1li. 2s. 6d .; 3 B. & 1-2 of Indian, 7s .; 1 B. wheate, 3s. 6d .; a speckled pillow beere, 1s .; to sugar sold at 5s. 3d .; a gold ring, 7s. 6d .; an Iron Casement, 5s .; 460 foot of board, 3s. p, 13s. 8d .; 8 narrow brimed hats, 2s. p, 16s .; 3 old rusty curry combs, 1s .; 2 old sawes, 2s. 6d .; 4 pr. sissers, 1 twissers, 1 gimlet, punch, som ales & steeles, 4s. 6d .; 3 firkins of old butter, 3li .; decayed wine, Ili. 15s .; an old pr. of hand screwes, 1li. 10s .; debt of 12s .; suposed 3 acres of land at merimake, to a silver seale, 2s .; bookes, 12s .; mincing knife, 6d., 2 curry combes, 2s .; Glass redy made & som lead, lli. 10s .; 2 chests & 1 trunke, 15s .; 8 & 2 yd. of narrow serge, at 2s. p, 17s .; Debts, 40li .; total, 69li. 6s. 11d.
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SALEM QUARTERLY COURT
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Salem for the ensuing year: Mr. Nehemiah Willoughby,* Mr. John Hathorne,* John Roapes,* Corporall Jon. Putnam, t Job Swinerton, t jr., Bray Wilkins, t Samuell Cutler, t Joseph Phipen,# sr., Isaak Foot,į Hen. Skerry, jr., Į Elias Mas- on, Samuell Williams, Jonathan Eger, Mr. John Ruck, § Jeremiah Meachum, sr.,§ Mr. Eleazer Gedney,§ John Reeves, § Jacob Barney,|| Samll. Eborne, sr.,|| John Pease, sr.|| and Eleazer Giles.||
Court remitted 5s. of a fine of Joseph Miles at a former court. T
There being no legal town clerk at Marblehead, court appointed Mr. Moses Maverick clerk, who was impowered to take the town books and give out copies. It was ordered that the selectmen do their duty in respect to trespassers on the commons in granting warrants to the men employed to look after the stent when it should be demanded, and in case
*Warrant, dated 19 : 5 : 1678, for appearance, signed by Jno. Hegginson, jr., ** for the selectmen, and returned by David Phippen, ** constable of Salem.
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