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Mr. Daniell Epps, sr., administrator, presented an inventory* of the estate of Samuell Symonds, Esq., late Deputy Governor, deceased, and declared that there were several hundred pounds worth of the estate that he did not have in his possession, of which he would later make return. He said that there was a mistake in addition, as the total now stands.
Hobs in money, 9li. 15s .; from Abraham Collens in money, 2li. 5s. 6d .; Abraham Collens in beife, 5li .; Abraham Collens in porke, 5li. 4s .; from William Soyer, 2li. 10s .; Thomas Avory by bill, 11li. 10s .; most of these Debts above mentioned are desperate debts; total, 3,359li. 9s. 3d. There are also severall other both debts & Credit whose accounts are not yet cleared. The estate is debtor to funerall expences of Samuel Symonds, Esq., late deputy governor, 37li. 18s. 4d .; also debtor to funerall exspences of Mr. William Symonds, late of Ipswich, son of Samuel Symonds, Esq., & executor to his estate 18li. 18s. 4d .; also Dr. to Mr. Harrison or his assigns a sum; Dr. to Mr. Eliakim Hutchinson 21,100 M mrch. pine boards payable at Boston; to Mr. Thomas Andrews in money, 8li. 9s .; and to severall others not yet certainly knowne. This estate is also debtor to Mrs. Rebecka Symonds, relict of Samuel Symonds, Esq., deceased, and also to Mrs. Epps and to Mrs. Martin and Mrs. Emerson and to severall others as it is exspressed in the Will of the said Samuel Symonds, Esq., only what they or any of them have received to be deducted.
*Copy of an inventory of the estate of Samuel Symonds, late Deputy Govr., delivered to Robert Lord,t marshal, and Daniell Eppst and Harlakenden Symonds,t administrators, by judgment of the General Court at Boston, Oct. 15, 1679, upon execution, by Mr. Rawson: the Possesstion of all the Houseing and Lands that are now extent and that the sayd Samuel Symonds died possessed of viz Argilla farme & house- ing, the marshes beyond Wells his Farme towards Castle hill, the House at Towne & about twentie rodes of ground with it prized at ten pounds, The wholle lands & houseing prized at 1,772li .; Sheep, twentie-seven, 12li .; 50 loads of hay, 37li. 10s .; 12 cowes, 47li .; 8 two year olds, 16li. 10s .; six young cattle come two year old, 12li .; seven oxen, 37li .; one 4 year old bull, 3li .; 200 acres of upland and marsh at Lamperele river, 130li .; part of 1,000 acres of land at Cox- well by Wells, 6li .; a clock at 5li .; payre of Andirons, 1li .; one horse at 3li. 10s., a coult, 1li .; 3 red Curtaynes and vallins, 1li. 5s .; 5 leather chairs, lli .; Green Curtens and vallins, 3li., t Autograph.
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and a sute of damask, 4li .; 4 turkey worke Cushins, 128., a playne Cubboard, 3 old spooles, a cubboard cloath, lli. 2s .; a cautch chayre, 15s., a great chest, 15s., a chayre with armes, 3s .; a Cabbinet and two old hatts, 25s .; books, 5li., Cloathes remaining of Samuel Symonds, Deputy Govr., 15li. 5s .; The bedsteads & beding, coverlids, Ruggs, blanketts, sheet, 11li. 6s .; Sheeps wooll, 45li., 1s. 6d. p li., 3li. 7s. 6d .; a musquit, 28s., a sword & belt, 15s .; an old sow and 8 hoggs, called spring shoats, 12li .; a great Copper, 8li .; a payre of stillyards avidpovyes, lli .; 30li. of pewter at 1s. 6 p li., 5li. at 1s. p li., 12 1-2 more of pewter at 1s. 4d. p li., 3li. 1s. 8d .; a bell metle mortter & pestle at 10s., a brass payre of scalles & waytes, 7s .; a wooden beame & scalles, 10s .; an Iron pott, 8s., a chees press, 10s., a quarne milne, 10s .; a payre of harrows, 1li., a payre of Iron racks, 14s., a payre of tongs, 3s., firepan, 1li. 17s .; a gridiron, 5s., frieing pan, 8s., a spitt & tramel, 10s., a Cubboard table & foarme, Is. 8d., 2li. 1s .; a tin lamp, 1s .; a brass skillet, 8s., a brass kettle & pott hookes one payre, 10s .; cattle belonging to the farme in the hands of Daniell Epps, sr., 22li .; a Copper can, 11s., a Costlet, 2li .; a new tumbrill making & boards & nayles, 20s .; a marble morter, 20s., a carte rope, 8s .; 9li. 1-2 of Cotten woole, 1s. 6d., p li., 12s. 8d., barrels, tubs, keelers and other vessells in the sellar, 1li. 18s .; Tubbs, bowle, sives & other small instruments of wood, with two sacks, lli. 7s. 6d .; a winch and Iron ax tree for a grindstone, 3s., two shovells, 3 howes, forkes & raecks, 1li. 6s. 6d .; 3 yoakes with the Irons belonging to them & spanshakell & pin, 14s .; 3 chaynes, 7s. p chayne, lli. 1s ;. The carte & wheeles Irons, hoops, boxsses, lins, pins, washers, & axe nayles, lli. 15s .; an other payre of wheels with Irons belonging to them, 2li .; a broad axe & narrow axe at 8s .; total, 2,103li. 6s. 10d. 18 lambs prized at 6li., 5 calves, 3li., English and Indian corn at 30li., in the Inventory taken July 2 last, which we leave to be disposed of by Mr. Wade and our sister, William Symonds his relict, to be accounted for amongst other accounts, which when made up, what doth remaine shall run on upon the account of the single share to her selfe for her children. The acct. of particulars above the six lower lines was delivered unto us Daniell Epps & Harlakenden Symonds p order of Richard Martine by Robert Lord, jr., marshal, and these six lynes also read to our sister Symonds, Robert Kinsman and Samuell Ingalls being pres- ent, on Nov. 12, 1679. Recorded in the records of the Gen- eral Court, page 254, at request of Mr. Epps and Mr. Har- lakenden Symonds, on Dec. 4, 1679, by Edwd. Rawson,* Secretary.
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[Nov.
On 16 : 6 : 1680, The Worshipfull William Browne and Bartholmew Gedney, Esq., assistants, appointed Hanna, relict of Joshua Ward, administratrix of his estate, and ordered her to bring in an inventory to the next Salem court. This appointment was confirmed by this court and she was ap- pointed guardian of her children by Joshua Ward.
Hanna, relict of Joshua Ward, brought in an inventory* amounting to 163li. clear estate. Court ordered to Miles, the eldest son, 32li., and to the rest of the children 16li. each, at age or marriage, the whole estate to remain in the widow's hands for the bringing up of the children.
An inventoryt of some estate in land, of right belonging to Joshuah Ward, the younger, was brought in and Hanna, the mother of said Joshua, was appointed administratrix of the estate. The land was appraised at 30li., of which Miles, the son of Hanna and brother of Joshua, was to have one- half, and the rest of the children of Hanna, the other half among them.
Thomas Patch was appointed administrator of the estate
*Inventory of the estate of Joshua Ward, taken Nov. 30, 1680, by Joseph Hardy, sr.,# and Samll. Gardner, sr .: # one Dwelling howse and land, 100li .; one cowe, 2li. 5s .; one fether bed, bolster, bedsteed and furniture thereunto belonging, 8li .; one trundell bed, one pillow, two blancketts thereunto belonging, 5li .; one fether - , 4li .; his wearing clothes, 10li .; 18 yds. of searge, 2li. 9s. 6d .; - -- , 12s. 6d .; 6 pr. of sheets, 3li .; 5 pr. of pellobears, 14s .; board cloth, & towells, &c., 11s .; 6 yds. of Dowlas, 12s .; 2 yds ticken, 5s .; A sea chest and -, lli .; his Armes, Ili., A waynscot chest and boxe, 1li. 10s .; 5 peces of pewtere, 16s .; brase kettells, stue pane, skellet & warming pan, 2li. 5s .; houshold Iron, 1li. 5s .; coubard & boxe, 2li .; in pleat, 2li. 15s .; in mony, 4li. 16s .; chests, chayars & such licke, lli .; earthen, glass and ten weare, 12s .; a Remnant stufe and genting, 1li. 10s .; psell of Cotten wooll, 5li .; Iron Toolls, 10s .; total, 163li. 18s. Debets due to ye Estat about 15li. Debets due from the estate, about 13li.
tInventory of the estate of Joshua Ward, son of Joshua Ward deceased, who died intestate, taken Dec. 2, 1680, by Jeremiah Nealet and Samll. Shattocks, jr .: { one ten ackre lot lying in the South feild wch said Lot was given him by his grandfather Flinte, 30li.
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of Edmond Patch, deceased, and brought in an inventory .* There being two grandchildren, Edmond Patch and Abraham Patch, sons of Abraham, son of said Edmond Patch, the said grandchildren were to have the estate divided between them when they come of age.
The willt of Bridgett Gile was brought into court and sworn to by Mr. Henry Bartholmew.
*Wenham, May 15, 1695 to Capt. Sewall, an addition to the inventory made by Thomas Patch,# administrator of the estate of his uncle, Edmond Patch, who lived in Ipswich and died there Nov. 10, 1680: about half an acre of Bushshe medow ajoyning to Samuell Dodg his land & too Curtain Rods allone aprized at 2s. 4d., dew from John Knolton 2li. 10s., and I have received it of him. Dew from the estate: for diging the Grave and coffin, 9s .; to Capt. Fisk & myself by the Court order, 1li. 10s .; to me upon former acount for work done, 10s. 9d. and now dew to me for about 15 years administration, 1li. 10s. "paper is scarce."
Bond, dated Feb. 20, 1673, given by Edmund (his mark) Patch, living in Ipswich, to Richard Dodge of Wenham and Samuel Dodge of Ipswich, that he would not sell any of the estate in his possession without their consent, until the next - Ipswich court, "being sensible of my owne weakness Least I should be cheated by any person for the security therof for myselfe and my daughter in Law and the children." Wit: Richard Walkert and Samuell Frayll.#
Inventory of the estate of Edman Patch, who departed this life, Nov. 10, 1680, taken Nov. 19, 1680, by John Dodget and Richard Hutten:13 peses of old putore, 6s .; an old brase Candellsticke, 3s .; & old brase scellete & a smoothing eiron, a letell pote, 4s .; the great eiron pote & pote hoocks, 12s .; a small speete & a trevet, 5s .; an old winescote Chest, 3s .; another winscote Chest, 8s .; a borde Cheste, 1s. 6d .; a Coborde, 58 .; tramell, 5s. 6d .; an olde Rouge and a blancete, hate & Cote, 5s .; fether pello, 4s .; a testamente, 1s. 6d .; total, 3li. 3s. 6d. Due to the estate from John Knowlton being the remainder of his purchas, 2li. 10s., Thos. Fiske, į Thomas Patch.# The estate debtor for diging of the grave & makeing of the Coffin, 9s .; to ye agents Tho. Patch & Tho. Fisk, 1li. 10s.
tThe will of Bredget Gylest of Salem, widow, dated 14 : 11 : 1668: "Imprimis I giue to my Son Samuell Very twentie Shillings It. I giue unto My Son Thomas Very twentie Shillings It I giue unto Mary Cutler of Redinge the Wife of # Autograph.
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[Nov.
Naomi Lovejoy was appointed administratrix of the estate of her late husband, and brought in an inventory* which was allowed.
On Oct. 13, 1680, the Honrd. Major Genrll. Daniell Denison, William Browne and Bartholmew Gedney, Esq., assistants, appointed Elizabeth Turner, relict of John Turner, adminis- tratrix of his estate, and she was ordered to bring in an in- ventory to the next Salem court. This court allowed and confirmed it.
Inventoryt of the estate of Mr. John Turner, amounting to 6,788li. 17s. 11d. was brought in. Court ordered the whole
Thomas Cutler fortie Shillings It I Giue unto Briegett Very the Daught' of My Son Thomas Very a Cowe to be Due to her when she shall be Eighteene yeares of age or at the tyme of her Mariage It I Giue unto my Son Eliazer Gilles one ten aker Lott which somtime Belonge to Goodman Ad- dams of Nuberie of whom My Husbond bought it & I Giue unto him all My Meadow on both sides the Brooke to begin at the stump that doth part his Uplande and Mine & from that stump to Run over the Brooke to the Bound tree of the ten aker Lott aboue Menshoned Al my Meadoe be lowe that line I Giue to him prouided & my will is that he pay unto Mary Cutler that fortie shillings I haue giuen her in this My Will And for the Remainder of My estate howsing Land Meadow ground Cattle househoulde stuffe & what euer elce Doth any way belonge or Aprtaine unto me I Doe giue & bequeathe unto My son John Geiles home I ordaine & apoynt My sole executor." Wit: John Brownet and James Browne.} *Inventory of the estate of John Lovjoy, jr., who died July 14, 1680, taken by Richard Barker, sr.,# and Joseph Ballard:{ one house & a crope of corn, 20li .; one hors., 4li .; one steer 4 years old, 4li .; one cow & a year old heifer, 5li. 5s .; swine, 2li .; one carbine, 10s .; wearing apparrill, 2li .; flax, wooll & yearn, 16s .; one bed & Beding, 5li .; in lumber and Tooles, 1li. 6s .; one iron pott, frying pan and one brass skillet, 12s .; one old saddell and an old Bridle, 6s .; total, 45li. 15s. The depts that doe allredy apere amounts to 29li. 14s. 7d. The debts yt doe since appeare due from the estate is now, 3li. 4s. and heare is 3li. 16s. 9d. of it in mony.
tInventory of the estate of Mr. John Turner as it is now found in the hands of Mrs. Elizabeth Turner, widow, taken by Wm. Browne, jr., John Price,; Thomas Gardner, jr.} and John Hathorne:# Sundry goods & merchandize amount # Autograph.
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estate to remain in the hands of the widow for the bringing up of the five children, one of whom is a son, John, Elizabeth Eunice, Freestone and Abiell, until they be of age to choose guardians, the widow to have for her part 1,500li., provided she pay 100li. to Elizabeth Gedney, which bequest was made by Mr. John Turner, when she becomes of age or is married, and in the meantime said Elizabeth was to be educated at the charge of the administratrix. The rest of the estate was to be divided equally among the children, the son to have a double portion. If the widow changed her condition, the whole estate, except her portion, was to be placed in the court's hands to order, and if the estate suffered any losses, each was to share proportionately in such losses. Capt. William Browne, Mr. John Hathorne, Capt. John Price and Mr. Thomas Gardner, jr., were to advise the widow in the management of the estate.
unto 2,843li. 9s. 11d .; househould stuff and in baggs, 1,295li. 8s .; total, 4,138li. 17s. 11d. The account of houseing & land; the dwelling house, land, out houseing, 2 warehouses & wharfe belonging thereunto, 500li .; a house, househould stuff & stock at Bakers Isld., 50li .; Land at Castle Hill, 70li .; a parcell of land bought of Wm. Lake and a pcell bought of Nathl. Sharp, 40li .; a warehouse at Winter Isld., 12li .; house and land bought of Mr. Skinner, 140li .; the warehouse yt is building boards, &c., 25li .; land by Christopher Babidges, 40li .; total, 877li. The account of Vessells: the Keatch Blosome, 170li .; Keatch Prosperous, 120li .; Keatch Jno. & Thomas, 100li .; Keatch Willing mind, 90li .; total, 480li .; 1-2 of ye Keatch with Mr. English, 190li .; 1-2 of ye pink Speedwell, 150li .; 3-8 of the Keatch Society, 150li .; 3-8 of the Keatch Wm. & Jno., 100li .; 1-4 of the Keatch Freind- ship, 65li .; 1-8 of the Keatch Fraternyty, 40li .; a shallop at Marblehead, 50li .; 1-4 of ye sloop with Jon. Hart, 40li .; a pleasure Boote, 8li .; 1-3 or 3-8 of the Shipp Wm & John, 500li .; total, 1,773li., making total of whole estate 6,788li. 17s. 11d. Further, a parcell of Salt at Marblehead; a parcell Refuse fish at Marblehead. The account of Debts due unto the estate and debts due to be payd out of the estate which cannot yet be settled or knowne.
Petition of Anne Lake,* wife of William Lake: that her husband had met with a sudden death, leaving her in a sor- rowful and destitute condition and involved in debt, none * Autograph.
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knowing his business but himself, these debts having been contracted while he had a license to sell cider, ale and beer; that he had never been convicted of keeping a disorderly house, and had a large stock of goods on hand for which he still owed; that her family had been visited also by the small- pox, and she asked for a continuation of the license.
Inventory of the estate of Isac Hyde presented by Susanna Hyde, taken Nov. 13, 1680, by Joseph Grafton* and Samuel Gardner, jr .*: a dwelling house & 24 pole of land, 60li .; fether- bed & furnature as it stands, 4li. 10s .; 4 paire of sheets & 4 pr. pillowbeirs, 2li. 10s .; 8 towels, 8 napkins, 4 Tablecloths, 15s .; putor, 25s., brasse, 30s., 2li. 15s .; Iron ware, 20s., earthen & tin ware, 10s., 1li. 10s .; 2 small tables & a chest, 1li .; 8 Chaires, 12s., 2 truncks, 10s., 1li. 2s .; Carpet & 2 small baskets, window curtin & a pr. bellows, 12s .; old barrels & tubbs, 5s .; total, 74li. 19s. Due to be paid unto Wm. Hill in England, 5li. Attested in Salem court, 30 : 9 : 1680, by Susana Hide, and she was appointed administratrix of the estate of her husband, Isaack Hide. The estate, when the debts are paid, was to be equally divided, one half to the widow and the other half to Richard, child of the deceased, at the age of twenty-one years.
Agreement, dated Nov. 30, 1680, between Ezekiel Cheever of Boston, gentleman, in behalf of Ellin, his wife, sister of Capt. Thomas Lathrop, late of Beaverly, and the children he had had by her, as heirs of said Lathrop, and Joseph Graf- tont of Salem, mariner, in behalf of Bethiah Graffton, t relict and administratrix of Capt. Lathrop's estate, that said Cheever pay to Grafton, 60li., the latter releasing all interest in Lathrop's estate. Wit: John Higginson, sr.,* and Hilliard Veren .* Acknowledged, Apr. 4, 1681, before William Browne,* assist- ant.
Summons, dated May 4, 1680, for the appearance of John Webber and Georg Hiskutt, both of Boston, for sailing out of a safe harbor, namely, Annisquam river, in the time of public worship on the Lord's day; dated May 4, 1680; signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric; and served by Joseph Bridgham,* constable of Boston.
Roger Rous, aged about forty-four years, deposed that as he passed by, he called aboard of Hiskeet's sloop, and asked for him, and they answered that he had gone to meet- ing. This was on the Sabbath day as he passed through the gut. Sworn, Dec. 2, 1680, before Jno. Richards,* assist- ant.
William Sergant and Samuell Ellwell were granted witness fees.
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Francis Lyford, aged about thirty-eight years, testified that passing through the Cape he saw Hisket's sloop aground, etc. Sworn, Nov. 29, 1680, before John Richards,* assistant.
John Farfax, aged about eighteen years, testified that last fall, coming from the eastward with Gorg Hiskeet, they put into Squam on Saturday night and ran on top of a bank of sand at high water mark. On the Sabbath morning, Good- man Hiskeet went ashore to meeting and told his mate that if she floated to haul her off, but gave no order to go through the gut, etc. Sworn, Nov. 29, 1680, before John Richards,* assistant.
List of presentments, signed by John Rucke,* in the name of the rest of the grand jury.
Inquest upon the death of Joshua Ward, returned on Nov. 10, 1680, by Richard Croads, Samuel Shattock, Benjamin Pickman, John Norton, William Ropes, John Andrewes, Jonathan Eager, Robert Willson, Robert Nowell, John Bates, John Cooke and George Trott. who declared that he was killed by a cart wheel going over him, very much bruising his body and breaking his arm and shoulder, Sworn, Nov. 10, 1680, before Bartho. Gedney,* assistant.
Inquest upon the death of George March's negro, returned on Oct. 16, 1680, by a jury warned by Joseph Pike,* constable of Newbury, namely Robert Adams,* Robert Long,* Thomas Noyes,* John Webster, sr.,* Stephen Swet,* Moses Littel,* Richerd Browne,* James Smith,* Nathaniell Bricket,* Jona- than Haynes,* James Mireck* and Jno. Webster, jr.,* who declared they could find no wound, but understanding that he had wandered from his master's house nearly a week before, judged that for want of suitable refreshment, hunger and cold had been the means of ending his days.
John Barton,* chirurgeon, of Salem, testified that "being called to ye house of Jacob Pudeater for to visett his former wife I found her upon ye bed in a sencelesse stupifyed condition not able to spake one word, felt of her hands & she was extream cold, wth little or noe pulse, after Enquiry how she came into that condition, ye said pudeater wth ye widdow Greenslet did answer that she had been a broad adrinking of Rum, & being a very slibery cold time, she fell downe, & not being able to rise againe lay in ye said place some considerable time till some- body found her & brought hir into ye house and after adminis- tration of seuerall Medicines, in some few dayes she was recouered, & sat up in a chair by the fire, haueing some com- petency of sence & reason, then there being M' John Browne, sent admonishing her, she seemed to be troubled for her fault & promised amendment, I ye said Barton chargeing & re-
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quiring ye said pudeater & ye nurss Greenslet not to giue her any rum or other strong Drinkes for they answered they shall not need to doe itt, for she would haue itt if it was to be had, for their backs could not be turned, but she would out of doors & carry anything wth her to pawne for Rum, & as her husband said she had made away wth most of ye necessaryes of ye house for Rum, soe I left her by ye fire side in a hopefull way of recouervy, & in a short time after I heard she was dead, much to my amazement." Sworn, May 31, 1680, before Bartho. Gidney,* commissioner.
Ann Pudeator testified that the night her husband's first wife died she was in the same room and saw Pudeator give his wife rum in a porringer, as she sat in her chair, three sev- eral times, and, about half an hour after, they saw that she was dead. Sworn, Apr. 26, 1680, before Wm. Hathorne,* assistant.
Humphry Case, aged about fifty years, testified that the night before she died he heard her ask for a dram, whereupon he gave her a white earthen porringer full of brandy. She drank part of it and he urged her to drink it all, but she said she would bye and bye. When she had drank that, he brought her two more porringers full and forced her to drink it, saying it would work bye and bye. The porringer was as full each time as it could be conveniently handed one from another. Sworn, Apr. 27, 1680, before Bartho. Gedney,* commissioner.
Symon Booth, aged about thirty-nine years, and Recha Booth, aged about thirty-nine years, deposed that about two and three-quarters years ago they lived in Salem in a house of Jacob Pudeater's, and Isabell, wife of said Jacob, on the afternoon before she died, about three or four o'clock, came to their house and smoked a pipe of tobacco. She talked rationally and seemed in reasonable good health. At about eight or nine o'clock they heard she was dead, and Symon testified that, at eleven or twelve o'clock, he saw her stretched out dead upon a board or table in Pudeator's house.
Inquest upon the death of Solomon Green and the wife of Christopher Crow, who were found dead at Nehant, returned on Dec. 4, 1680, by a jury composed of Samuell Cobbett,* Rich. Haven, sr.,* John Ballord,* Robert Ingolls, sr.,* Willia Basset, sr.,* Samuel Johnson,* John Ingolls,* Robert Ingolls, jr.,* Moses Chadwell,* Thomas Brown,* Henery Stacy* and Daniel Johnson, that they were drowned from a vessel that was wrecked on the east point of Nehant, driven up by the waves among great high rocks. The man's head was very much battered. The woman was taken up about the middle of the long beach, "as you go to Nehant" but had no bruises.
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They left both bodies with their relatives and saw them buried on Dec. 6, 1680. Sworn, Dec. 13, 1680, before Bartho. Gedny,* assistant.
Inquest upon the death of William, son of Joseph Edmonds, returned on Jan. 15, 1679, by a jury summoned by Joseph Roods, constable of Lyn, and composed of John Fuller,* Edward Baker,* Henry Rhodes,* William Meret,* Thomas (his mark) Stocker, Robert Potter,* John Burrall,* Rich. Haven,* Clement Colddom,* John Nuhall,* Richard Moere* and Aquiller (his mark) Ramsdell, that he was accidentally drowned in a hole of water about four feet deep near a great rock, according to testimony of Phillip Kertland, William Meriam and Joseph Edmonds, who found him. Sworn, 19 : 11 : 1679, before Thomas Laughton,* Thomas Marshall* and Rich. Walker .*
On 6 : 2 : 1680, Joseph Phippen* and Christopher Babbidge* informed Mr. Verren that Mr. English had not paid 11li. 58. of his execution and the court had ordered a new one to be issued.
Execution, dated Apr. 6, 1680, against Richard Hollingworth, to satisfy the remainder of a judgment granted Philip English, 30 : 4 : 1674, at Salem court, signed by Hilliard Veren,* cleric, and served by Henry Skerry,* marshal, by attachment of land of Hollingworth in his orchard, and his part of the house, except six feet "on the north end on the back sid of his part of his house & on ye south end of it & a yard before his part of his house to ye hiewaye: & ye use of ye poorch half of it for ye use of his part of his house & half ye poorch to ye other halfe to ye use of Philip Engleshes his part of his house at ye west end of this house: with ye leanto for his part: all ye trees & stone fence," and gave possession by turf and twig.
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