Records of the Court of General Sessions of the Peace for the County of Worcester, Massachusetts, from 1731 to 1737, Part 6

Author: Massachusetts. Court of General Sessions of the Peace (Worcester County); Rice, Franklin P
Publication date: 1882
Publisher: Worcester, Mass. : Worcester Society of Antiquity
Number of Pages: 214


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WORCESTER SS Anno Ri R° Georgij Secundi nunc Magne Britanic Francia et Hibernia Septimo Att a Court of Generall Sessions of ye peace be- gun and held at Worcester within and for the County of Worcester on the first Tuesday of February being the fifth day of Said month Annoq Dom. 1733/ :-


JUSTICES PRESENT


John Chandler Esq" Danl Taft Esq' Joseph Dwight Esq"


Joseph Wilder Esq" John Chandler Jr Esq" Sam1 Dudley Esq"


William Ward Esq" Samuel Wright Esq' Nahum Ward Esq'


William Jenison Esq' Henry Lee Esq"


Edward Hartwell Esq"


John Keyes Esq"


Grandjury that attended were


M' Gershom Rice foreman M' Thos Thayer


Capt Richard Moore


M' Edward Morris


M' Hooker Osgood Capt William Old


M' James Moore M' David Maynard


M' Samuel Lillie M' Richard Davenport


M' William Brown M' Sam1 Johnson


M' James Newton


M' Jonathan Farnsworth


M' Moses How M' John Emerson


Each attended 2 days and Isaac Moore Constable also


The presents are on file .


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1733.3 Worcester County, Massachusetts.


The Court order that for ye future and untill ye further order this Court that Thursday be ye day more Imediately Set a part for ye Doing of Sessions business


John Jennings of Brookfield In ye County of Worcester Hus- bandman and Elizabeth Jenings his wife being presented by the Grandjurors &ct for ye Crime of fornication appeared & Confessed themselves Guilty were find Each fourty Shillings To ye King weh they pay'd & also Cost and were Dismissed


Peter Marville of Mendon In ye County of Worcester Physitian being presented by ye Grandjurors &ct as { ye presentment ap- pears, appeared and pleaded to the Insufficiency of ye presentment, which being duly considered ordered That ye presentment be Quashed & ye Said Marville was Dismissed paying Cost


Samuell Crawford of Hassamisco In ye County of Worcester weaver appellant from a Judgment given agts him by John Chand- ler J' Esqr, as ? ye Judgt & recognizance appears came into Court & fulfilled ye Judgmt of ye Justice & leave himself on ye mercy of the Court, he was Dismissed paying Costs &ct


Daniel Eliott J' of Sutton &ct being presented by ye Grand- jurors for Rideing on the Lords day as ? ye presentment appears appeared and was Dismissed paying Cost


Benjamin Davis also Ephraim Haywood & Jonas Haywood the Recognizances Discharged by order of Court


A Report of William Jenison Esqr & Eben' Edmunds Two of a Comittee appointed by this Court in august last past to view &


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Court of General Sessions.


FEBRUARY TERM,


Report to this Court concerning ye laying out a Country Road leading from the Country Road lately Established by Sd Court from Worcester to mendon to the Southerly bounds of ye Town of Dudley &ct made Report of their doings which were Read & ac- cepted and ordered To lye on file & the Charge thereof being five days to William Jenison Esqr fifty Shillings & four days to Eben" Edmunds fourty Shillings & their Expenses being fourty Shillings also allowed


The Selectmen of Brookfield presented to ye Court ye warning of margarett meTroy with her Child Dan1 m Troy also James Tute and his wife Kesiah Tute with their Children viz' mary Tute thank- full Tute and amos Tute, as ( ye warrant warning &ct appears and is on file


The Select men of ye Town of Southboro' under their hands In- formed this Court that one John Steer & his wife late from the Kingdom of Ireland, &ct had been warned out of their Return, praying Caution may be Entered thereof as @ ye Information on file appears


The Selectmen of the Town of Harvard presented a warrant which was Executed by John Daly Constable of Sd Town, where- by Seth Colwes & his wife & Children were warned To Depart Said Town, which is on file


A Vote or By law of ye Town of Rutland was presented to this Court by Sam" Wright Esqr In behalf of Said Town vizt, Att a Town meeting of the Inhabitants of Rutland legally warned De- cember 12th 1733. & Vote in Said meeting that a Tax of five Shill- ings head shall be laid on all horses & neat Cattle that be brought into the Town of Rutland to Graze or Sumer there by any person or persons other then proprietors and they for any other then proprietors Cattle or horses or oxen hired to work or Cows to give


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milk and that if any person or persons living in or belonging to Rutland aforesaid Shall bring in or take any Strangers Cattle or horses brought into Said Town to keep or take Care or Charge of Such Creatures Shall be obliged to Render an accot upon oath what & how many Such horses or Cattle they have ye Charge of or Knowing to and Shall pay five Shillings ? head for all Such horses or Cattle as are in their Care or Charge the money to be for the use of ye Town and this act to be laid before the Justices at ye next Quarter Sessions to be held at Worcester for ye County of Worcester for their Confirmation, Voted that Samuell Wright Esqr is Chosen by the Town to lay ye above Written act before ye Said Court for Confirmation Samuel Wright moder",


which is accepted alowed & approved of ye Justices &ct


Lydia Lamb Recog' Discharged Jonathan Lamb Recognizance Discharged John Hambleton Recognizance Discharged Samuell Bridges Recog' Discharged


Solomon Johnson of Leicester being presented by ye Grand- jurers for ye Crime of Drunkeness, was bound to appear at ye Court, did appear, and there being no Evidences against him was Dis- missed paying Cost which was 38/6


Solomon Johnson above being presented by ye Grandjurors for unecessaryly absenting him Self from ye publick Worship of God & bound To answer it at this Court appeared and ye Evidences not being to be had he was dismissed paying Cost weh was 38/6


Solomon Johnson above being presented by the Grandjurers for ye Crime of prophane Swearing ye Evidences not appearing he was dismissed paying Cost w.ch was 38/6


Solomon Johnson above appelant from Judgment of William Ward Esqr appeared & Submitted ye matter To ye Court who Con- firmed former Judgment with additional Cost ye whole being 54/ &' ye fine 5/


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Court of General Sessions.



S FEBRUARY TERM,


The Court order that there be a County Tax or assessment . amounting unto the Sum of one hundred & fifty Seven pounds Eight Shillings & nine pence Raised on the Severall Towns within this County for defraying the usuall necessary Charges arising with the Same and that the Clark of this Court forthwith Send out war- rants To ye Select men or assessors of ye Respective Towns for assessing their Severall parts or proportions thereof according to ye rule for assessing the province Charges as the law direct & for pay- ing in the Same to Capt Benjamin Flagg County Treasurer at or before the last day of may next ensueing.


The Severall Towns proportion thereof is as follows -vizt


Worcester Eleven pound Seven Shillings & Eight pence II 7 8


Lancaster Twenty Six pound three Shillings & four pence 26


Mendon Eighteen pound 18


Woodstock


Sixteen pound


16


Brookfield


thirteen pound Ten Shilling & Eight pence


13 10 S


Southboro


Eight pound thirteen Shilling


8 13 0


Westboro'


Nine pound one Shilling


9 10


Leicester


Six pound nineteen Shillings & Eight pence


6 19 S


Shrewsbury


Seven pound Seven Shillings


7 7


Sutton


Twelve pound five Shillings


12


5


Oxford


Seven pound Two Shilling


7 2


Uxbridge


Six pound & fourpence


6 0 4


.


Rutland


three Pound Eighteen Shillings


3 18 0


Lunenburg three pound Eighteen Shillings 3 18


Harvard Seven pound Three Shillings & one peny 7 3 I


Sum Total


157 89


And warrants were accordingly Issued out march 1st 1733/4


att8 John Chandler Cle : pac


Jonathan Lamb of Leicester In ye County of Worcester Gent1. being Complained of by m' Richard Davenport and m' William Brown two of the present Grandjurymen for this County &ct In behalf of them Selves & Said Grandjurors as well in behalf of our Lord the King that ye Said Jonath Lamb about Ten days Since in ye Town of Shrewsbury in Said County and at other times did abuse


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and Defame ye Said Grandjurors by Saying that they were perjured &ct against ye peace, being by order of Court by warrant from ye Clark brought To answer to Said Complaint, acknowledged the facts laid against him whereupon the Court adjudged the Said Jonathan Lamb was Guilty of abuseing ye Grandjurors aforesaid, and the Said Jonathan Lamb behaving himself in a Rude & dis- orderly maner in ye Court, the Court [order] that he be Comitted To his majestys Goal there to Remain Till ye further order of this Court and he was accordingly Comitted, and upon his humble and hearty Concern for his offences as Expressed in his petition pray- ing ye favour of ye Court &ct, the Court order that for his Said of- fences he pay a fine to the King of fourty Shillings & pay Cost & fees & to Stand Comitted till this Sentance is performed which he paid in Court


Samuell Terry of Mendon in ye County of Worcester Clerk ap- pellant from a Sentance given against him by Daniel Taft Esqr one of his majestys Justices of the peace for the Said County Up- on a Complaint or Information of William Torrey of Mendon afore- TERRY VS DOM REX JURY Mr James Holding Mr Ph : Haywood Mr David Osgood Mr Eb: Walker Mr Joseph Lyon Mr lopestill Hinds Capt Eb : Edmunds Mr Jno Mattin Mr Na : Parks Mr D). Hlubard Mr Aaron Rice Mr Win Holoway said Husbandman on his majestys behalf for his ye Said Terrys being drunk in the Town of Mendon &ct whereby he was Sentenced to pay a fine for ye use of ye poor of the Town of Mendon five Shillings & Cost & fees as ₹ ye Complaint & Sentance of Said Justice appears This appeal was originally brought To ye Court of Generall Sessions of ye peace held here on the first Tuesday of Nov" last when & where ye Sentence of Said Justice was Confirmed &ct and upon ye Said Samuel Terry Adressing him- self To ye Great & Gent Court or assembly of ye province he was Enabled now again to prosecute his appeal as } ye order of Said Court of Jan'y last past appears, and now the Said Samuell Terry appeared and pleaded not Guilty and the Case being fully argued & heard it was Comitted To ye Jury who were Sworn according to


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Court of General Sessions.


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law To trye the Same & Returned their Verdict in that ye Said Samuell Terry is not Guilty The Court Therefore order Rever- sion of ye former Judgment & that the Said Samuell Terry be dis- charged paying Cost & fees Taxed at Seven pound and upon his neglecting so to do the Court order Execution to be awarded for ye Same and that it be paid into ye hands of the Clark of this Court to be by him paid to whom the Same is due


DOM REX VS Ebenezer Albee of mendon in ye County of EB. ALBEE Worcester Husbandman appel from a Judg- Same Jury as in ye case above ment or Sentance given against him by William Jenison Esq one of his majestys Justices of ye peace for Said County Upon ye Complaint of Samuell Terrey of mendon in Said County Clark on his majesty's behalf as well as of his own as { ye Complaint appears & Sentance was given by Said Justice yt ye Said Eb albee pay a fine of Ten Shillings to ye use of ye poor of mendon & Cost as { Sentence will appear and now ye Said Ebenezer Albee appearing and pleaded not Guilty, The Jury being Sworn according to law, The Case after a full hearing on . both Sides was Comitted To the Jury To Trye ye Same who Re- turned there Verdict therein as follows vizt Not Guilty Its there- fore Considered by the Court that the Sentence of ye Said William Jenison Esqr be Reversed and that the Said Ebenezer Albee be Discharged pay ffees & Costs which ffes and Costs is Taxed at fourteen pounds Eighteen Shillings and upon his neglecting to pay the Same The Court order Execution to be awarded for the Same and that it be paid into ye hands of ye Clerk of this Court to be by him paid to whom the Same is due


Sept. 16 : Satisfied att John Chandler J CI


TORREY VS William Torrey of Mendon in the County of


DOM. REX Worcester applt from a Sentence given against Same Jury as in ye Other Cases him by William Jenison Esqr one of his majes- tys Jus' of ye peace for Said County upon ye Complaint or Information of Samuel Terrey of Mendon in Said


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County Clerk who did Complain on his majestys behalf as well as of his own That about ye month of October last past before ye Complaint at mendon aforesaid ye Said William Torrey being minded to abuse Scandalize & defame ye Complaint did then & there wittingly & willingly Publish a Lye of ye Complaint &ct by Saying he had drunk & he could prove it or Sware to it or words to that Effect or Import as { ye Complaint at large appears & the appel' was Sentenced to pay a fine to ye King Ten Shillings and pay ffees & Cost &ct. and now ye appel appeared and to Said Complaint pleaded not Guilty. The Evidences on ye part of the King being Sworn & the Case fully heard It was Comitted To ye Jury who were Sworn according to law To Trye the Same & Re- turn'd their verdict therin upon oath viz' That ye said William 'Torrey is not Guilty Its therefore Considered by the Court that the Sentence of the Said Justice be reversed & that ye Appel be Discharged paying Cost, Taxed at Twenty pound nine Shillings & Sixpence but upon his neglecting to pay ye Same The Court order Execution to be awarded for the Same and that it be paid into ye hands of ye Clark of this Court to be by him paid To whom ye Same is due


GOWEN Vy DOM. REX


Benjamin Gowen of Sutton in ye County of Worcester Yeoman applt from Sentence given Same Jury as in ye Other Cases against him by John Chandler Junr Esqr one of his majestys [justices] of ye peace for Said County upon the Complaint of Robert Jenison of Said Sutton Yeo- man who Complained on his majestys behalf as well as of his own Két and by Said Sentence ye now appelt was sentenced to pay as a fine to our Sovereign Lord ye King five Shillings & pay Costs & fees &ct as ? ye warrant and Sentence of Said Justice fully appears -- and now ye appel appeared & to the Sd Complaint pleaded not Guilty the Case being fully & largely argued & heard It was Com- itted to ye Jury who were Sworn according to law To Trye ye Same & Return'd there Virdict therein upon Oath that is To Say The said Benjamin Gowen is not Guilty Its therefore Considered by the


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Court of General Sessions.


S FEBRUARY TERM,


Court that the Sentence of ye Justice shall be reversed and that ye appelt be Discharged paying Cost Taxed at Nine pound Two Shillings & four pence and upon his neglecting to pay ye Same the Court order Execution to be awarded for ye Same and that it be paid into the hands of ye Clark of this Court to be by him paid To whome ye Same is due


Exe July 11 : 1734


NEWELL


DOM REX


JURY


Mr James Holding Mr Phi- Haywood Mr David Osgood Mr Benja Craggin Mr Hopestill Hinds Mr Samuel Beamons Mr John Matthis Mr Na. Parks Mr Danl Hubbard Mr Aaron Rice Mr Wm Iloloway Mr Ob : Walker


Thomas Newell of Dudley in ye County of Worcester Cordwainer applt from a Sentence given against him by John Chandler J Esq' one of his majestys Justices of ye peace for Said County upon ye Complaint of John Runel of Said Dudley Joyner who Complained on his majesty's behalf as well as of his own &ct for that ye Sd Newell being minded to abuse & de- fame ye Complat &et Did Wittingly & willingly make and Publish a Lye of ye Complaint &ct


& Sentence was that he pay as a fine to his majesty Ten Shillings &ct & pay Cost & ffees &ct as p ye Sentence of Sª Justice fully appears dated Dec'. 12 : 1733. & now ye applt appeared and pleaded not Guilty & ye Case being fully heard It was Comitted to ye Jury who were Sworn according to Law to Trye ye Same & Return'd there Verdict therein upon oath vizt that ye Said Thomas Newell is not Guilty Its therefore Consid- ered by the Court the Sentence of the Sd Justice be reversed and that ye applt be discharged paying Cost Taxed at Twenty one pound three Shillings & Six pence and upon his neglecting to pay ye Same ye Court order Execution to be awarded and that it be paid into ye hands of ye Clark of this Court to be by him paid to whom it is due


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WORCESTER SS Anno Ri R$ Georgij Secundi nunc Magne Britanic Francia et Hibernia Septimo


Att a Court of Generall Sessions of the peace be- gun and held at Worcester within and for the County of Worcester on The Second Tuesday of May being the fourteenth day of Said month Annoq Dom 1734-


JUSTICES PRESENT


Joseph Dwight Esq'


John Chandler Esq' Justices of Joseph Wilder Esq' the Peace


Samuel Dudley Esq'


William Ward Esq'


Henry Lee Esq"


William Jenison Esq' -


Quorum


Nahum Ward Esq'


Daniel Taft Esq"


Samuel Willard Esq'


John Chandler Jr Esq"


John Keyes Esq'


Grandjurors that attended this Court


M' Gershom Rice foreman


M' Samuel Lillie


Capt Richard Moore


M' William Brown


M' Hooker Osgood


M' James Newton


M' James Moore M' William Richardson


MF Richard Davenport


M' Thomas Thayer


M' John Emerson


M' William Old


M' Samuel Johnson


M' Jonathan Farnsworth


M' David Maynard


M' Moses How


Each attended Two days & Dep' Sheriff with them


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Court of General Sessions.


MAY ¿ TERM,


Names of the new Grandjurors who were Sworn and the Charge given them & then Dismissed till the Court of Generall Sessions of the peace in augst next viz


M' Joshua Child foreman) M' Jotham Rice Worcester


M' Thomas Gleason Oxford


MT Josiah White


M' Benjamin Johnson Leicester


MT Bazeliell Sawyer § Lancaster M' Daniel Warren Westboro' M' Jonathan Bugbee Woodstock M' Isaac Amsden Southboro'


Mr Joseph Sumner Mendon M' William Taylor Shrewsbury Capt Thomas Gilbert Brookfield M' Eleazer Ball Rutland


M' Eben" Read Uxbridge M' Nathan Heywood Lunenburg M' Simon Stone Harvard


M' Joseph Sibly Sutton


David Haynes of Sudbury In the County of Midlesex Gent be- ing presented by the Grandjurors for Unecessaryly Rideing on the Lords day ye 23ª day of Septem' last & bound to this Court to answer his presentment pleaded to the Insufficiency of the present- ment which was alowed of by ye Court & he dismissed paying Costs


An acco" of the Grandjurors Travell and attendance from may : 1733 To this time amounting to ye Sum of Seventy Eight pounds Eighteen Shillings presented for allowance which was according allowed of and ordered that the Clerk Certifie ye Same To ye County Treas' for payment


The Court order that ye Treasurr be directed To pay The Sum · of fourty Shillings To Isaac Moore a Constable for his attendance on The Grandjurors the year past vizt Ten days


Captt Benja Flagg County Treas' presented his accotts which were Examined & allowed of by the Court the ballance Due to ye County being thirteen pounds nineteen Shillings & Eight pence & ordered the Clerk To Sign ye Same


1734.1 Worcester County, Massachusetts. IOI.


The Court order that ye Expenses of ye Comittee ab'ye Court House being thirteen Shillings be paid out of ye County Treasury & that ye Clerk Certifie ye Same.


Ezekiel Upham Resident in Hassanamisco in ye County of Wor- cester Housewright appelant from a Sentance given against him by Nahum Ward Esq' one of his majestys Justices of ye peace for Said County Upon ye Complaint of Peter Lawrance Indian Planter of Hassanamisco aforesaid who Complained on his majesty's behalf as well of his own &et for his Taking five or Six bushells of Indian Corn out of a Corn Cribb in Hassanamisco aforesaid of his the Said Lawrances in a thiefish maner Sometime in the Winter past &ct & Sentence was that ye Said Upham is Guilty of Taking two bushells of the Corn he was Charged with in a theifish maner which Corn was of Twelve Shillings Value that he pay as a fine to ye King Ten Shillings & threeble damages for Said Corn to ye Said Peter being thirty Six Shilling & Costs & ffees & Stand Committed till Sentence be performed as { the Sentence of the Said Justice Dated aprill 15th 1734 appears and now ye appelant appeared, to prosecute his appeal but an Exception being taken To the Reasons of appeal for that they were not properly Directed to the Court which Exception & ye pleas of Each party thereon being duly Con- sidered The Court are of Opinion that ye Direction of the Said Reasons of appeal are Improper & Insufficient To Support the Same. Its therefore Considered by the Court, That the Sentence of ye Said Justice be Confirmed with additionall Cost viz' that the Said Ezekiell Upham pay as a fine to our Sovereign Lord the King The Sum of Ten Shillings that he pay to ye Said Peter Lawrance Threeble Damages for Said Two bushells of Corn being in ye whole thirty Six Shillings the Corn if any Return'd to be part thereof & pay Costs & ffees in the Taxed at the Sum of Seven pounds one Shillings & Seven pence and upon his neglecting to pay ye Same ye Court order Execution to be awarded for ye Same and that it be paid into ye hands of ye Clark to be by him paid To whom the Same is due.


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Court of General Sessions.


S MAY ¿ TERM.


`Oliver Wallis of Worcester bound over by way of Recognizance as { ye Recognizance appeared his Recognizance was discharged


Thos Gibbs & Moses Rice who were bound for ye appearance of Jos Perey moved they might be discharge & were paying Cost as see ye papers on file


A Petition of David Parsons of Leicester in ye County of Wor- cester Cler' presented to this Court in Febry last & Continued to this Court, now Sitting Seting forth the great Inconveniencys & hardships he labours under by Reason of a Highway being laid as he apprehends Illegally a cross his lands in Leicester praying Relief as ? ye petition will appear, at which Court he was directed to Serve ye Town of Leicester &ct & one John Lynds with a Copy of the Petition now to shew Cause why the prayer thereof Should not be granted & now all ye partys appeared & after ye Affair was fully debated and maturely Considered ye petition was dismissed & ye petitioner ordered to pay Cost which were done in ye Court


A Petition of Paul Moore of Worcester housewright Sheweing that he together with Capt Jonn Hubard of Worcester entered into a Contract with a Committee appointed by this Court for building ye Court House which he has performed to good acceptance and doing which he has reely Expended about thirty or fourty pounds more y" he Engaged ye Same for as will appear by a schedule of Said work anexed to his petition praying allowance therefore as to ye Court shall seem meet Read & ordered that. William Jenison John Chandler Jr. Henry [Lee] Esq"s and Cap' Benjamin Flagg ye Comittee for building Said house take said Petition and accot into y' Consideration & make report To this Court in august next what they may think proper for ye Court to do thereon and that ye Petition be Refered To that time


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A By law of ye Town of Brookfield Respecting persons taking Cattle into Said Town &&t presented by Colo Dwight the Same was accordingly approved of and is on file


Dudley Jordan of a place called Lambstown in ye County of Worcester husbandman being presented by ye Grandjurors for unecessaryly rideing on ye Lords day being ye 28th day of October last past Came into Court and put himself on the mercy of ye Court and was dismissed paying Cost


David Aldriches two Recognizances Discharged about his ab- senting himself from ye Publick worship of God


David Aldrich of Uxbridge &ct being presented to ye Court by the Grand jurors pleaded Guilty whereupon ye Court ordered that he pay a fine to ye King of fifty Shillings & Cost & fees & Stand Comitted till this Sentance is performed which he paid and was dismissed.


Thomas adams of Worcester Husbandman and his wife Ruth Jessoniah Rice of Worcester Husbandman and Lydia his wife all came into Court & Severally acknowledged themselves Guilty of the Crime of fornication were fined to ye King Each Thirty Shillings which they paid with Cost & were dismissed


The Court order that for the future ye Clerk do not Signe or grant out any Sumonses for witnesses In Criminall Cases but what are directed to the Sheriff or his deputy or to a Constable to Serve & return


The Votes for a County Treasurer being Laid before ye Court Joseph Dwight Nahum Ward & John Chandler J' Esq' were ap- pointed a Comittee To Sort & number them and Report who is


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MAY Court of General Sessions. 5 ₹ TERM,


Chosen attended yt Service and Reported that Benjamin Flagg J' was Chosen and ye Oath of Office was accordingly administered To him by ye Clark of ye Court by order of & in ye Court


Two orders or by laws of the Town of Worcester one Respect- ing Cattle and horses ye other Rams were present for approbation & were accordingly approved


The Selectmen of mendon presented to ye Court ye warrant & warning of mary Thompson and also of Sarah Price with her Child all depart Said Town of mendon & are on file


The Selectmen of ye Town of Worcester presented to ye Court a warrant with ye Constables return for warning Hanah Troy als [ ] Margarett Troy to Depart their Town also a warrant with ye Constables Return thereon for ye warning David Smiley & Eliza Smiley depart their Town also a warrant with ye Constables Return thereon for the warning an aged woman named Eliza moore with her Two Sons Robert & Joseph moore and a young Child named Thomas Rodes all to Depart their Town praying the return thereof may be entered & approved which was done accordingly by ye Court




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