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*Inventory of the estate of Moses Vouden, presented by Mary Vouden and taken June 28, 1681, by John Browne, sr.,} and Samuell Gardner, jr. : # a small Lighter about 15 tun, 36li .; flockbed, 15s., 3 blanckits, 15s., 1li. 10s .; 2 cabbin Ruggs & 2 bed Ruggs, Ili. 10s .; muskit, 10s .; 46li. in cotten wooll, 2li. 16s .; Iron pott, 7s., small trunck, 3s., 10s .; 3 chests, 20s., A chest drawers, 40s., 3li .; 2 truncks, 7s., 8 chaires, 8s. 15s .; 2 small tables, 5s., earten ware, 5s., 10s .; featherbed, bedstead & furniture, 5li .; pewtor & Brasse, 7li. 10s .; 5 pr. sheets, 2 doz. napkins, 7li .; 3 table cloths, 6 towels & 6 pr. pillowbeers, 2li. 16s .; 2 Cubbard clothes, 10s .; firepan & tongs & glasses, 3s .; debts due to ye estate, 24li. 6d .; about 24 gall. Rom, 1li. 16s .; A barrel molasas, lli. 5s .; his wearing clothes, 6li .; cash, 24li. 18s. 6d .; 13 yds. furston, 13s .; 23 yds. blue linin, 1li. 3s .; 6 yds. searge, 18s .; total, 130li. 3s. 6d. tWalter Fayerfield, aged about forty-nine years, deposed # Autograph.
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Robert Wilson dying intestate, Ann, the relict, was granted administration upon his estate. She brought in an inventory* amounting to 150li., and whereas there was a legacy of Tamsen Buffum's, which by right belonged to Robert and Deborah, children of deceased, court ordered the widow to pay it to said Robert and Deborah, and to Anna, John, Mary and Elizabeth, children by this administratrix, all the six children to have 7li. each at age or marriage, except Robert, the eldest, who was to have 14li., the houses and lands to be bound for security.
that "on Monday last was sevennight sum time in the after- noon there was a yeuth at my house which had then an Iron about his neck which to my understanding did signifie that he had bien a Runaway and by the Information that I had conserning him he was sayd to be Thomas Rayments seruant and at the same time Joseph Kimball was at my house and by the sayd Kimbals discourc and by the other yewths present in words they both were agreed that the said kimball was then forth with to haue carryed hom the said Rayments to his master but after they had been gon from our house about two hours as the sayd Kimball sayd to catch a young hors the sayd Kimball did come to our house again and then he did tell at our house that he had left the said Rayments boy with a horse that he went to catch whilst the said Kimball went to geet more help to catch him and when he Returned to the place wher he had left him he was gone and Kimball said he could not find the boy nor the horse and I doe testifie that the last that I did se of the sayd Rayments boy on the fore said time he had Irons about his necke."
William Faierfeild, aged about eighteen years, deposed.
*Inventory of the estate of Robert Willson of Salem, taken May 8, 1681, by William Trasket and Daniell Southwick:t his dwelling howse & outhowseing & ye land wch ye said howse stands & is belonging to it in ye Towne, 60li .; 30 acres of Land in ye limitts of Salum neer to Samuel Verries Farme, 38li .; a standing bedsteed in ye lower roome, featherbed & bolster with ye Furniture upon & about ye said bed, 7li .; one Trundle bedsteed & flogg bedd, a small bolster, 3 feather pillowes with ye covrings & what elce belongs to ye said bed, 3li. 10s .; 1 Table cloath & 10 napkins, 15s .; his wearing apparell, 8li .; 1 Saddle & bridle & 2 rasors, 15s .; 1 cuppboard, 1li .; 3 chests, 2 boxes & a desk, lli .; 1 Table & forme, lli .; chaires & other woodden Lumber, 1li .; 3 brass Kettles, 3 Iron potts, warming pan, 2 skillets, Ladle, skimmer & dark lanthorne, 2li. 6s .; t Autograph.
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Hannah Diven, complained of for speaking words of great reproach against Mr. Henry Roads, carrying with them some reflection against Mr. Whiting, and confessing that if she said anything it was done foolishly and wickedly, was fined and admonished .*
a spitt, 2 hakes, firepan, gridiron, a pr. bellowes, 16s .; a fowleing peece, musket, sword & belt, 2li .; 12 pewter porringers, 18s., 10 pewter Basons, 25s., 2li. 3s .; 12 pewter platters, 2li .; 1 brass candlestick, 2 pewter potts & other small pewter ware, 8s .; glasses, 2s., bell mettle morter & smoothing Iron, 8s .; 2 Bibles, 12s., earthen ware, 1s., 13s .; 16li. Lynnen & woollen yarne, 16s .; his carpenters Tooles & other utensills, 2li. 10s .; his cart & wheels & horse Tacklin, 2li .; - , 3li., 2 cowes, 6li., a grey horse, 30s., 10li. 10s .; a mare, lli. 10s .; 3 sheep & a lamb, 20s., part of a canoo & part of a grindstone, 6s., 1li. 6s .; total, 151li. 6s. Debts oweing to ye estate, 15li. 1s. 8d. The estate is Debtor, 16li.
*Complaint, dated June 28, 1681, of Henery Rhodest of Lynn, who intended to have presented his grievance to the grand jury, but they being dismissed before lecture, being the second day of this court, he was disappointed, although he was there an hour before lecture: Hannah, wife of John Diven, jr., of Lynn, presented "for her approbriouse reproach- full tearmes shee hath spoken of mee, which tends to the great dishonor of god the scandle of Religion, defaming to my name, of refflection upon my posteryty & injurouse to my estat, as haueing (a mill) in her sayeing I was an ould theefe, & would steale enough to maintaine Joseph Whiteing, & these words were spoken by her about the tyme of the ordination at Lyn in october Last. And wheras shee hath soe sorley reflected uppon or Reverend Teacher m' Joseph Whiteing, as if hee would receive stolne goods, & it is said the receiver is as bad as the theefe, whoe is a gentleman eminantlye esteemed of both for pietye, & honesty, yt it is much wondered by manye that any should have the face to make mention of his name, on such account & Cannot imagine why his name should in such sort bee mentioned, except such a evill spirit by crept in amongst some, to render the inocent, odiouse to accomodate some end, as for my selfe, as charged with theft, I bless god, I can saflye swear, I am Inocent, & y o' Reverend Teacher never received of mee any thing yt was stolne .. 2dly I Humblye prsent as my Com- plaint Tonye the Neagor servant of Samuell Johnson of Lynn as being in my Mill on Satterdaye. And for his emptyeing aboute on Bushell, & halfe of meale yt was another man's t Autograph.
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Humphry Devorix and his wife, for fornication before marriage, were dismissed, upon testimony of the midwife, Wibrow Gatchell, and Doctor Knott, concerning the child .*
Hen. Cooke, for beating and abusing John Pudney, jr., was fined.t
into a bag that hee brought but was hindered yt he carryed it not away & severall tymes I haue had Corne stolne out of the mill. Witt: Sam" Rhoads: Robert Coates."
Bill of cost, 12s.
Danell (his mark) Needham, aged about forty or forty-one years, deposed that he heard Hannah Diven say Rhodes was an old thief. Sworn, July 1, 1681, before B. Gedney, { assistant.
Sarah (her mark) Davis, aged about thirty-five years, deposed, June 14, 1681, the same. Sworn, July 1, 1681, before Bartho. Gedney,t assistant.
Ruth (her mark) Needham, aged about forty years, deposed, May 26, 1681, that Hannah Diven spoke these words on a Sabbath day near the time of the ordination of their ministers. Sworn, June 15, 1681, before Bartho. Gedney, { assistant.
Hannah Jewet, aged about eighteen years, testified, May 26, 1681, that Hannah said Rhodes stole enough to maintain Joseph Whiting, but they were poor folks and must bear the loss of it. Sworn, May 27, 1681, before Bartho. Gedney, assistant.
Hannah Diven could not remember any time when she had spoken these words, but acknowledged that if she had done so she had spoken foolishly and wickedly, etc. Sworn in court.
*Wiborough Gatchell, aged about sixty-five years, testified concerning her services as midwife for Elizabeth Devereux, who was struck by a cow while she was milking, etc.
Marblehead presentment.
tIsack Verry, aged seventeen years, testified that as he was in the woods at work about five months ago, near a place where John Pudney, jr., was at work, he saw Henry Cooke violently beat Pudney off from the tree he was working on, give him several blows, pull him by the ears, kick him and call him cowardly whelp. Pudny replied that he never ran into a pig sty. Cooke threatened to knock him in the head .. Sworn in court.
Jno. Pudney, jr., aged about seventeen years, deposed that. he was cutting wood as his father had directed. His uncle Henry Cooke, etc. Sworn in court.
Witnesses to the presentment: Isack Verie, John Pudney, jr., and Peeter Twist.
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Tho. Verry and his wife, for fornication before marriage, were fined .*
Ephraim Herrick, presented for telling a pernicious lie, and it not being proved, was dismissed.t
Leift. Jeremiah Neale was granted administration upon whatever estate properly belonged to Mary Mansfeild, execu- trix of her former husband John Neale's estate, at the time of her decease. Said Jeremiah was ordered to bring in an inven- tory to the next Ipswich or Salem court.
Mr. Timothy Lindall was granted administration upon the estate of Robert Starr, jr., in this country, and was ordered to bring in an inventory to the next Salem court.
In answer to the petition of An Neale, relict and adminis- tratrix of the estate of John Neale, jr., court, not having before had the facts concerning the great loss in the estate by the burning of the sloop, ordered as a matter of justice to the children of deceased, to John, the eldest, 20li., Thomas, 10li., Joseph, 10li., and Rebecka, 10li., at age or marriage. The widow was to have the remainder, the land called Tuck's lot or field to be security for the payment of the children's portions.#
* Petition of Thomas Very:§ that his offence against the law of the Colony was a great grief and trouble to him and his wife and he asked that the authority would extend their charity to so poor a worm both in respect to estate and guilt; that they were engaged to be married with the consent of their parents, etc.
Thomas Very was the son of Samuel Very, sr.
t Ephraim . Herrick, sr., of Beverly, presented for lying about buying and selling a heifer. Wit: James Moulton, Samuell Moulton and James Frind.
James Moulton, aged forty-four years, James Friend, aged thirty- nine years, and Samuell Moulton, aged thirty- eight years, testified that Ephraim Herrick, who bought a heifer of Samuell Moulton and sold it to Thomas Edwards told them that he could afford to give but 30s. for it for he had sold it for that amount. Later Edwards said Herrick was a pernicious liar for he had to give 45s. for the heifer.
#Petition of Ann Neale:§ "the Lord taking awaye my husband by death, & leaft me - children very smale, & with child with a fourth, & what litle estate he left, was not § Autograph.
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cleare, in part, & other part not in possession nor like to be for many yeares to come, & noe house of our owne & what litle quick stocke of any kind not sufficient to pay debts & such as prouissions & hay & the like being spent in my lying in & for food for my children, & the haye spent by the cattle the Inventory being soone after my husband deceased taken just before winter though not brought into court till neere a yeare after, I being for my pt soe neere my time & helples & involved in severall straits, & not under standing the nature of such things was willing to be guided by som friends & when the Inventory was brought into court the last Nouember through Inconsideratenes & inadvertance, did not giue the court a right understanding of the condition the estate was left in & my owne condition that since upon deliberat consideration, & advice of freinds, that are under a sence of my condition, Humbly make bold to petition this Hond Court, to take a review of what was done about the estate then, & giue me opertunity to informe the court aright in few words, & as it may appeere that I may be releived according to what the Hond court shall Judg to be Just & right, or eles grant me that fauor that I may be released from my administrixship: rather choosing it to be left to shift to ye naked world, under the disposing hand of God, then to unavoydably in volue my selfe in such a condition, as I am like to be in."
List of presentments, signed by John Rucke,* foreman of the grand jury:
Robin Cokes, for abusing Joseph Bube, beating him about the head and tearing the flesh of his face, in said Boobes house. Wit: Joseph Boobe and Henery Rusell.
Robin Cokes, for swearing. Wit: Samuel Sandey, con- stable.
Nathanell Somes, Abegall Somes, John Peers, jr., and his wife and the widow Marie Hamonds, all of Gloster, for absent- ing themselves from the public ordinance of God. Wit: Willyam Vinson, tythingman, and William Griges, grand- juryman.
James Burn, for profaning the Sabbath and excessive drink- ing. Wit: Nathanell Putman, sr., and Josaway Ray, sr.
Peter Twist and Presila Vinton, for fornication.
The town of Salem and Marblehead for not keeping in repair the bridge at Forest river. Wit: John Hoomes and Samuell Eborn, sr.
Summons, dated 29 : 4 : 1681, for the appearance of Peeter Twist and Precilla Vinton, Thomas Very and wife, Henry Cook, and their witnesses, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by John Rogers,* constable of Salem.
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Venire for Wenham, dated May 30, 1681, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Thomas Fiske,* constable, who returned the name of Charles Gott for the trial jury.
Venire for Lynn, dated 16 : 3 : 1681, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Jacob Knight and Richard Hood,* constables, who returned the names of Mathew Far- rington, sr., John Hawks, Thomas Laughton, jr., and Elieezur Linzy for the jury of trials and warned the grand jurymen to attend. Captain Waker, Capt. Marshel and Mr. Laton were chosen commissioners of Linn.
Approbation, dated June 25, 1681, of the selectmen of Lyn, John Fuller,* Rich. Walker,* William Bassett,* Ralph King,* Thomas Newhall,* Mathew Farington* and Samuell Cobbett,* "that our Louing Frend And naybor Theophilus Baylly may be Continued with a Lysenc to sell such drink as formarly wee knowing nothing that Hath bene offencyue a Gaynst our Laws by the sayd man."
Approbation, dated June 15, 1681, of the selectmen of Newbury, Nickolas Noyes,* Samuell Plumer,* Moses Gerrish* and Joseph Pike,* "that Mr Ann White being formerly by ye approbacon of ye selectmen licenced to keepe a house of Publicke entertainmt hath as farr as wee know giuen good content in her place, and demeaned herselfe discreetely & soberly in it, and wee thinke her fitt to bee continued in the Imploymt."
At a General Court held at Boston, May 11, 1681, Ezekiel Cheevers, Jno. Leech and Benjamin Gerrish were admitted to the freedom of this Colony, as attest, Edward Rawson,* secretary.
Joseph Dodge, Paul Thorndicke and Jno. Balch of Beverly were admitted freemen May 19, 1680, as attest, Edwd. Raw- son,* secretary.
Henrie Russell of Marvellhead testified that when he was on the grand jury Joseph Bubie came into his house with the skin of his face torn away and desired deponent to present Roben Cox for beating him. Sworn in court.
Samuell Sanding testified that some time the last winter he heard Robert Cox swear three times by the name of God. Sworn in court.
Joseph Bouber, aged about thirty years, testified that Cox struck him six times on his nose and face, bringing blood. Sworn in court.
Warrant, dated June 29, 1681, for the apprehension of Sarah Needam, who was presented for fornication, and to search in Salem, Marblehead, Lin or Wenham, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and addressed to Richard Pritcheike, constable.
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Mr. Edmond Batter was appointed administrator of the estate of Richard Richards, deceased .*
Whereas there had been much litigation between Thomas Savage, sr., on one part and Samuell Apleton, sr., and Samuell Apleton, jr., on the other part, relating to houses and land formerly belonging to John Bex & Co., and from them re- covered by said Savage, lying at Hamersmith at Linn, all parties agreed on July 2, 1681, as follows: that equal division be made of all lands and housing at Hamersmith or the Iron works at Linn; that the Apletons quit claim any other part of the estate recovered from Mr. Bex & Company by said Savage for himself and others; that such parcels of land as have been taken from the estate in Lynn shall, if either party see cause, be sued for, if both parties join in the suit, and whatever be recovered to be equally divided; if one party refuse to prosecute, the other might do so in the name of both, bearing all charges, and having for his own what was recovered, etc .; that Samuell Apleton, jr., make the division of the estate, before the last of October, Savage to have his choice as to which part he would take, paying 10li. for the privilege, and Apleton to hold all the estate during this period, paying to Savage 4li. and three barrels of cider, which cider was to be left at the house of William Hosie, jr., where Henry Greene formerly lived. Wit: Dudley Bradstreete and Hilliard Veren. Acknowledged, 28 : 4 : 1681, in open court.
William Smith's fine was remitted.
Allowed to the servants of the house at Mr. King's, 10s.
Richard Rose and Nathaniell Ingersoll deposed that in Feb., 1675, they belonging to a vessel of which Richard Flinder was master, the latter delivered in good condition two barrels of pork to Mr. John Waight of Boston, on account of Mr. Strowbridg of New Haven. Sworn by Rose, Aug. 17, 1681, and by Ingersoll, Nov. 7, 1681, before Bartholmew Gedney, t assistant.
*Petition, dated Salem, 1 :5 : 1681, of Edm. Batter,t to be appointed administrator of the estate of Robt. Starr, who died intestate, owing him about 15li., and also of the estate of Rich. Richards, who owed him about 20li.
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On Oct. 24, 1681, the Worshipful William Browne and Bartholmew Gedney, Esq., granted administration upon the estate of William Bowditch to Mr. Phillip Cromwell, who, with Capt. John Corwin, was bound, and was ordered to bring in an inventory to the next Salem court. Allowed 29 : 9 : 1681, in court.
Anthony Buxton, sr., was dismissed from common training, paying for the use of the company half a bushel of corn an- nually .*
COURT HELD AT IPSWICH, SEPT. 27, 1681.
Judges: Major. Genll. Denison, Esq., Capt. Nath. Salton- stall, Esq., Barthol. Gedney, Esq., and Major Appleton, Esq.
Grand jury: John Dane, sr., Sergt. Jacob Perkins, Thomas Jacob, Wm. Goodhue, Rich. Walker, Archelas Woodman, Samuell Plumer, Thomas Tenny, John Palmer, Isaac Estye, Robert Savery, Isaac Morrill, John Hoyte, Richard Barker and Daniell Lad.
Jury of trials: Mr. John Appleton, Edmond Bridges, Thomas Metcalfe, Caleb Boynton, Sergt. Caleb Moody, John Noyse, Joseph Boynton, John Pearson, John Ring, John How, John Bridges and John Page.
Mr. Anthony Chickley, attorney to Lott Gourding v. Nicholas Maning, Jacob Maning and Walter Palfery. Debt. Verdict for plaintiff.t
*Petition, dated Salem, June, 1681, of Anthony Buxton, aged about seventy-one years, "who hath attended his duty in trayneing either in ye exersise of armes or attending ye company to whom he belonged in ye Field now forty yeares or more but now labouring under ye Burden of his Infirmities through his age being 71 as aforesaid doth thinke that he may presume to adress himself to this honored court for his Free- dom from his attendance on ye duty of trayning being in noe wise able to doe it." His request was granted, he paying one-half bushel of corn yearly to the use of the company.
tWrit, for non-payment of a bond, dated Salem, June 30, 1681, signed by Hilliard Veren,t for the court and town of Salem, and served by Robert Lord, # marshal, by attachment of seven acres of land in Salem called the Broad field, lying near the house that formerly belonged to Major Hawthorne, # Autograph.
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Ezekiell Woodward v. Isaack Hull. Review of a case tried at Salem court in November last between said Hull and Walter Fairefield. Nonsuited.
Sarah and Ebenezer Hathorne, executrix and executor to John Hathorn, deceased v. Samuell Appleton, jr. For carry- ing away their grass. Withdrawn.
Philip Fowler v. Edward Neland. Trespass. Verdict for defendant .*
also the house and land and two shops next to the land of Wm. Browne, Esq., in Salem, all of which was shown as Nich- olas Maning's estate.
*Writ: Phillip Fowler v. Edward Neland; trespass; for mowing his grass by carrying away the hay of two acres of his meadow at the west meadows; dated Sept. 22, 1681; .signed by Daniel Denison,t for the court; and served by Robert Lord, jr.,t deputy marshal.
Edward Nerland's bill of cost, 6s. 6d.
Deed, dated Dec. 23, 1668, from Phillip (his mark) Fowlert of Ipswich, clothworker, in consideration of "the natural affection I doe beare unto my Grandchild Phillip Fowler as . also in considderation of his being with me and doeing my busines for me as formarly," conveyed to him "my now dwell- ing house and lands I stand now possest off after my decease (exsepting what by agreement with my wife upon mariage woh is putt in writing and recorded) for him the sayd Phillip my Granchild Imediately after my decease;" after his wife's decease "the whole to be and remaine unto him the sayd Phillip my Granchild & his heires and assignes for euer pvided still that if by the pvidence of God I shall be forct for nes- essary subsistance to sell any pt therof woh in such case I reserue liberty to doe pvided if he the sayd Phillip dye with- out Isue then to returne unto his Brother Joseph & if Joseph . dye without Isue then to be & remaine his brother John pvided all wayes that if my Granchild Philip leave a wife behind him when he dye then she shall enioy it dureing her naturall life & then to be & returne as aboue exprest."§ Wit: Rich- ard Kimball,t John Severancet and Robert Lord.t Ac- knowledged, Apr. 29, 1670, before Daniel Denison.t
Deed, dated Nov. 20, 1677, from Phillip Fowler I of Ipswich, husbandman, in consideration of six acres in the west meadows as by deed of assignment, to Edword Nerland of Ipswich, the six acres of meadow in the west meadows in Ipswich, which were granted to his grandfather Philipe Fowler, bounded
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¿On the reverse of this paper are notes for a sermon.
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Neh. Jewet v. Richard Shatswell. Trespass. Verdict for plaintiff. Appealed to the next Court of Assistants. Richard Shatswell bound, with John Safford and Samuell Chapman as sureties .*
by land of John Kimball on the northwest, by Samuell Bishop and the common on the southwest, by the lands of said Ner- land and James Fuller on the northeast and on the south by the lands of Philip Fowler. Wit: John Whipple, sr., t and Mathew Whipple.t Acknowledged, 27 : 7 : 1681, in Ipswich court. Sworn to by the witnesses, Sept. 27, 1681, before Daniel Denison.t
John Whipple deposed that he was desired by Joseph Brown and Philip Fowler to go to the west meadows about January, 1677, to measure six acres of meadow, which he did. He then heard Fowler and Nerland discourse about two loads of grass, the latter saying that he could have only the grass on two acres, etc. Sworn in court.
John Loe, aged about eighteen years, and John Pinder, aged about twenty-two years, testified that some time the last summer in English harvest time they heard Edward Nearland own that he had mowed Fowler's meadow and carried away the hay from the two acres adjoining Shorborn Wilson's meadow on one side and said Nearland's meadow on the other. Further Nearland told Fowler that he had pulled up the stakes that he agreed Capt. Whipple had set down for bounds. Sworn in court.
Deed, dated Nov. 2, 1677, from Phillip Fowlert of Ipswich, for 14li., to Schoreborne Wilson of Ipswich, six acres in the west meadows, bounded on the northwest by said Fowler and Edward Nearland, on the east and southeast by land of Joseph Browne, and the common north and south. Wit: John Knoulton, sr.,t and Andrew Peeters.t Acknowledged, July 2, 1678, before Daniel Denison.t Recorded July 5, 1678 among the records of lands for Essex, book 4, page 180, by Robert Lord,t recorder.
Deed, dated July 2, 1678, from Edward (his mark) Neiland § of Ipswich to Phillip Fowler of Ipswich, six acres in the west meadows, which he bought of Joseph Browne, bounded by Fowler's meadow on the north, Joseph Browne's meadow on the east and the other parts on the common. Wit: Thomas Louellt and Edmond Neiland. Acknowledged, Sept. 27, 1681, before Robert Lord,t cleric.
Shoreborne Willson testified. Sworn in court.
*Writ: Nehemiah Jewet v. Richard Satchwell; trespass; for damming up the river called Egypt river, whereby the t Autograph. # Autograph and seal. § Seal.
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water flowed over Jewet's land, destroying his fence; dated Sept. 22, 1681; signed by Robert Lord,* for the court and town of Ipswich; and served by Robert Lord,* marshal of Ipswich.
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