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Mr. Endicott takes oath as Assistant
33
certificate from, mentd. (Order as to Military Affairs) .
36
Idlers to be taken before the,
37
advice of, mentd. (Order as to surveying houses, &c.) .
45
Mr. John Winthrop, junr. took oath of an Assistant
46
John Humfry, Esq.
47
&c., case heard by, 2 June 1636, referred to in note
62
oath of, taken by Mr. Richard Saltonstall ·
66
Mr. John Winthrope, junr. 77
Thomas Flint chosen an Assistant, 18, May, 1642
122 (See also MAGISTRATES )
ASSISTANTS, COURT OF, Or QUARTER COURT
PARTICULAR COURT ? SMALL COURT
Records,
1
23 Aug. 1630,
1
to be held at the Governors house, 7 Sept. 1630 2
2
7 Sept. 1630
3
to be held every third Tuesday at the Governors house 4
fines imposed upon members absent at opening of the Court, 4
28 Sept., 1630
5
absence from, Sr. Rich: Saltonstall fined for,
6
19 Oct. 1630, (Walter Palmer to answer for manslaughter) . 7
9 Nov. 1630 8
the first Tuesday in every month (question propounded) to estimate charges for entertainment by the Governor (memo.)
3
7 Sept. 1630 Capt. Endicott took the oath of an Assistant in, 3
148
INDEX.
PAGE
ASSISTANTS, COURT OF, continued.
30 Nov. 1630 . 9
meeting of Assistants in December, 1630, mentioned in note 10
1 March 1630-31 . 10
no Indian to be servant without license from,
11
8 March 1630-31 11
number of Assistants necessary to hold a Court &c.
12
22 March 1630-31
12
12 April 1631
13
3 May 1631 .
14
John Norman, senr., fined for not appearing in,
14
3 Nov. 1635. mentd. in note . 15
15
5 July 1631 ·
16
Acts of, to be authentic if they pass only under the secretary's hand 17
26 July 1631 .
17
16 Aug. 1631 .
18
6 September 1631 .
19
27 September 1631
19
18 October 1631
19
meeting of Assistants, 3 Feb. 1631-2
20
meeting of Assistants Feb. 17 & March 5, 1631-2, mentioned in note .
21
6 March 1631-2
21
to be held on the first Tuesday in every month
21
Tho. Knower punished for threatening the Court .
21
3 April 1632
21
5 June 1632 .
23
3 July 1632
24
meeting of Assistants August 3, 1632, mentioned in note
25
7 August 1632
25
4 Sept. 1632 .
26
3 October 1632
27
7 November 1632 .
28
meeting of Assistants December 4, 1632, mentioned in note
30
4 March 1632-3
30
finding fault with, Thomas Dexter sentenced for,
30
meeting of Assistants, 4 Dec. 1632 referred to in note,
30
1 April 1633 .
31
11 June 1633
32
2 July 1633
33
6 August 1633
34
3 September 1633 .
34,57
1 October 1633
36
5 November 1633 .
38
meeting of Assistants, 17 Jan. 1633 (cancelled)
38
4 March 1633-4,
39
record of, in civil actions, referred to in note
40
1 April [1634]
42
14 June 1631 .
INDEX.
149
ASSISTANTS, COURT OF, continued.
3 June 1634, .
45
1 July 1634 .
46
at Newe Towne, 5 August 1634 47
6 October 1634
48
upbraiding of, by Ensign Jennison, mentioned speaking reproachfully of, John Lee punished for
49
7 November 1634 . .
50
meeting of Assistants, Nov. 27, 1634, mentioned in note 3 March 1634
50
meeting of Assistants, 27 Nov. 1634, referred to in note
50 52
2 June 1635
54
7 July 1635
55
4 August 1635
55
1 September 1635
57 58
- action of, in case of John Pratt, referred to in note
58
6 October 1635
59
meeting of the Magistrates Jan., 1635-6 referred to in note . 1 March 1635-6
61
5 April 1636, . .
62
7 June 1636. (Quarter Court)
62
[2 June 1636] (note) .
62 63
6 Dec. 1636
64
7 March 1636-7
65
6 June 1637. (Quarter Court)
66
5 Sept. 1637.
69
particular Courts to be kept the last Tuesday in Oct., 1637,
69
19 Sept. 1637. (Quarter Court) .
69
5 Nov. 1637.
71
6 March 1637-8.
72
5 June 1638 .
74 76
4 Dec. 1638. (Quarter Court)
77
5 March 1638-9.
81
4 June 1639.
82
3 Sept. 1639. 66
85
87
88
3 March 1639-40
91
30 April, and 29 Oct., 1640, Court for small causes
. 92,98
2 June 1640. (Quarter Court)
93
20 May 1640 .
95
30 July 1640 .
95
1 Sept. 1640. (Quarter Court)
96
48
50
7 April 1635
3 Nov. 1635
PAGE
drawing a knife in, (Case of Thomas Gray)
31 Oct , 1639, Court for small causes
3 Dec. 1639 .
89
4 Sept. 1638 .
61
6 Sept. 1636. Quarter Court
150
INDEX.
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ASSISTANTS, COURT OF, continued.
1 Dec. 1640. (Quarter Court)
0 99
28 Jan. 1640-1
102
2 March 1640-1. (Quarter Court) 103
29 April 1641
104
1 June 1641. (Quarter Court)
105
29 July 1641 .
107
7 Sept. 1641. (Quarter Court)
108
28 Oct. 1641, record of, referred to
109
3 Nov. 1635. (Case of John Pratt)
109
Records of,
115
28 Oct. 1641
115
7 Dec, 1641. (Quarter Court)
115
27 Jan. 1641-2
117
1 March 1641-2. (Quarter Court)
117
12 May 1642 .
119
16 Feb. 1642-3
120
7 March 1642-3.
(Quarter Court)
120
28 July 1642 . (Small Court)
125
6 Sept. 1642.
(Quarter Court)
125
27 Oct. 1642
127
128
10 June 1643
130
27 Juły 1643 .
131
5 Sept. 1643.
(Quarter Court)
132
26 Oct. 1643
134
5 Dec. 1643
134
25 Jan. 1643-4
137
5 March 1643-4. (Quarter Court)
138
45
ASSURANCE OF LANDS, order as to . ATTACHMENTS, every Assistant shall have power to grant attachments, &c. 17 AUDELEY or AUDLEY
Edmond, granted administration on goods of Francis Dent . 82 referred to Court at Salem 83
Mary, &c., case of, (filthy and unclean practise) 134
AVERY, JOSEPH, Mr., administration and inventory of estate of, . 58
138 BACHILER. ( See BATCHILER.)
BACON
Daniell, costs against Rich. Neve for not prosecuting, . 101
Mighill, senr., discharged
. 105
28 April 1642
118
20 Feb. 1642-3
119
27 April 1642 (1643?) .
122
7 June 1642. (Quarter Court?)
123
6 Dec. 1642. (Quarter Court)
BABINGTON, RICHARD, mentd. (Divorce of Anne Clarke)
151
INDEX.
BACON, continued.
Nicholas, attachment against cattle of, for payment of rent to John
Coggan 104
Samuel, case of, (theft) . 131
Robert Wyar, &c., fined for drinking with, 132 William, Mr., &c., committee as to affairs of Edward Allen 127
BAGGERLY or BEGGARLY, BAGULEY
-, Mrs., consent by, to division of goods &c. of Mr. Skelton 74 Richd. and wife, case between, for divorce, referred to in note . 62
Thomas, case of, (seeking to get a maid without her friends consent) 97
(selling his servants time) 105
BAGNALL, WALTER, order as to inquiry concerning the murder of, . 25, 26
BAGULEY. (See BAGGERLY.)
BAIRSTOW or BAYRSTOW.
BAIRSTOWE
Willi:, &c., sentenced to be whipped for drunkenness . 63
William, discharged 132
BAKER
-- , Mr., of Ipswich, allowed to keep an Ordinary, 123
John, Mr. Clearke, ordered to make a payment to, 4
&c., inquisition on body of Willm. Bateman upon oaths of, 7
to be whipped for shooting at fowls on the Sabbath Day 9
damage against John Pemberton for not prosecuting, 86
Natha: , &c., witnesses, grant to, . 98
Robert, death of, (case of Richard Hollingworth) 103
(or BARKER) William, &c., to be whipped for running away from their masters, &c. 59
sentenced to be whipped for theft 62
BALDWIN or BAULDWIN
John, case of, (excessive drinking) . 138
Richard, allowed an executor of the will of his father 77 .
Sarah, allowed an executor of the will of her husband 77 Silvester, will of, presented, his wife Sarah and son Richard execrs. 77
Thomas, case of, (miscarriage to his master) 134
BALLARD
-, Mr., administration on estate of, · 117
Willi: , hiring none but such as had lots was discharged
79
BALSHE, JOHN, &c., jury (Case of Walter Palmer) 9
BALSTON Or BAULSTON
William, &c., jury (Case of Walter Palmer) 9
fined for selling beer, 68
Willi:, licensed to keep a house of entertainment and to sell claret, &c. 68
BAND. (See MILITARY AFFAIRS.) BANISHMENT. ( See PUNISHMENT.) BARCROFTE
Jane, wife of John, to be of good behavior towards all persons, (recog- nizance) 36
152
INDEX.
PAGU
BARCROFTE, continued.
John, Mr., recognizance by, for good behavior of his wife Jane, 36
BARKER
(or BAKER) William, &c., sentenced to be whipped for running away
from their masters, &c. 59
William, to be whipped for theft . 62
BARLOW
George, sentenced to be whipped for idleness 70
" Barlow Copy " in Boston Public Library, mentioned 115
BARNARD
- , Mr., case of, (giving strong water to certain persons) 94
Bridget, case of, (theft) 137
John, case of, (distempered with wine) 95
fined for being distempered with wine 105
case of, (distemper in drinking) 107
fined for his dangerous well 136
Joshua, apprenticed to Mr. Paine . 26
Thomas, admonished and discharged about lace 116
William, fined for swearing 134
BARRELL, GEORGE, Elisha Jackson "turned over for his time from," to John Millam 119
BARSHAM
William, &c., viewed the body of Austen Bratcher
7
Willi:, &c., jury of life and death
.
70
BARTHOLMEW
BARTHOLOMEWE
BARTHOLOMEW
-, Mr., his servant Mary sentenced to be whipped for running
away 57
cause of, referred, mentions Capt. Keayne · 129
Will: , &c., Grand Jury
· 70
BARTLET or l
BARTLETT
John, case of, (swearing, theft and drunkenness) . 133
Robert, sentenced to have his tongue put in a cleft stick for swearing,
&c.
74
summons for, .
99
discharged,
103
Thomas, servant to Mr. Pelham, to be whipped for unjust selling of his
14
William, case of, (drunkenness and lying) . 83
Willi: , discharged . 99
BARTON,
Marmaduke, &c., whipped for concealing a plot of piracy 118 case of, (theft and running away) 118
BASSE
Samuell, fined for contempt .
78
Samu: , fine remitted to,
92
.
master's tools
153
INDEX.
PAGE
BATCHELER
BATCHILER or BACHILER,
, Mr. silenced as a pastor, &c., for contempt of authority . 27
act restraining him from gathering a Church within this
pattent, reversed 30
William, &c., respited until the next Court . 83
BATEMAN
-, Sergeant, goods sold by him to Mr. Pinchon, Wm. Parke to make satisfaction for, 25
7
William, inquisition on body of, 18 Sept. 1630 &c., inquisition upon oaths of, .
.
7
was set on shore near Pullen Point (Oatlıs by Walter Nor- ton &c.) 8
BATES
Edward, &c. of Weymouth, difference referred to, (Welthia[n] Richards and Henry Waltham) 102 witness, (Case of Thomas Hawkins) 116 . .
BATTE, CHRISTOPHER, case of, (selling his servant his time) . . 100
BATTER, EDMUND, Mr., costs against John Humphrey for not prosecuting, .
BATTERY. (See ACTIONS AND CRIMES.)
BAULDWIN.
(See BALDWIN.)
BAULSTON.
( See BALSTON.)
BAY, THE.
(See MASSACHUSETTS.)
BAYLY
-, &c., order to apprehend 69
Jnº. &c., sent for · . 69
John, case of, (buying land of the Indians) . 83
Richard, put himself to Abraham Hill
138 Thomas, &c., witnesses, oath by, (Will of William Fry)
134 BAYRSTOW. (See BAIRSTOWE.)
BEADLE, THE,
James Peñ's employment to be as a beadle (Order as to ministers) 2 summons, &c., by, in Civil Actions (Order as to) 2
James Peñ took oath of, 4 goods of the Company of husbandmen to be inventoried by the beadle House for the beadle to be built at Boston 27
23
agreement as to his salary
27
process for the warning of jurors to be directed to the beadle 38
allowance to James Peñ to build a house and order as to, 38
BEAMIS, JOHN, fined for freeing his servant
135
BEAMSLEY, WILLIAM, his servant, David Conway, to be whipped 127
BEAVER
order as to rates for, ·
8 articles of agreement as to a general trade in beaver, order as to, &c. . 15
Chickatabut fined a skin of beaver for shooting a swine 16 corn shall pass for payment of all debts except money or beaver be ex- pressly named 20
no planter returning to England shall carry money or beaver with him without leave from the Governor 21
126
154
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PAGE
BEAVER, continued.
any planter who trades with the Indians for beaver shall pay twelve
order as to Mr. Treasurers beaver trade
pence 23
. 27 BECK or 1
BECKE
Alex:, Joyce Bradwicke to pay him twenty shillings for refusing to marry him 32
Alexander, to have corn &c. for Mary Joanes 102 granted corn for his trouble with Mary Joanes 107
BEECHER, THOMAS, Mr., &c., differences referred to
47
BEGGARLY. (See BAGGERLY. )
BELCHER, ANDREW, Thom. White granted costs against,
133
BELL
Sarah, case of, (theft from her master)
121
Thomas, respited . . 94 Will: , non appearance of, (Case of John Morecroft) ·
103
BELLINGHAM
-, Mr., or Deputy, &c., present at Court, 65, 71, 72, 74, 76, 82, 85, 88, 89, 91-93, 119, 120, 122, 123, 125, 127, 128, 130-132, 138 Deputy, Mr., &c., to examine accounts between Mrs. Walcott and Edmond White 100
Governor, presentment of, referred to in note . 103
Mr., was Governor 27 April 1642, referred to in note · 122
Richard, Mr., &c., present at Court, . 62-64, 66, 69 &c. to examine witnesses &c. concerning Mr. White and Mrs. Wolcott 74
mentd. (Order as to estate of Joane Drake) . 77
&c., (Court of Assistants) order by, (Case of John Pratt) 112
Samuell, mentd. (Will of Joane Drake)
72
BENDALL
-, Goodman, &c., to arbitrate between Mr. Humphrey and Robert
Saltonstall 133
Edward, fined " 40s. to the Company "
62
BENEFEILD. (See BINFEILD.)
BENJAMIN
-- , Mr., &c., land of Mr. Gurling sold by, ·
73
John, Mr., &c., dismissed from training by reason of age, &c. 50 . to sell Mr. Gurling's land to satisfy creditors 71
account by, as to estate of Richard Gurling 85 BENNET Or
BENNETT
Edward, and wife witnesses, (Case of Walthian Richards) . 116
Elisa:, case of, (unchaste miscarriage) 95
John, fined for drunkenness .
33
attachment against, 4
73
&c., referred to Salem for drunkenness . 75
155
INDEX.
PAGE
BENTLEY, MARY, case of, (stealing Mr. Walton's jewel)
BERES, RICHARD, &c. certificate by, (Case of Mighill Bacon) · 137
BETS. (See BETTS.)
BETSCOMBE, RICHARD, &c., jury of life and death 70
BETSON, STEPHEN, case of, (sinful attempt).
139
BETTS or BETS
John, discharged for want of evidence to prove his overselling 80
discharged 136
BICKERSTAFFE, JOHN, to be whipped for fornication
79
BIGGS, JOHN, &c., at Aggawam, mentd. .
31
BILBOES. (See PUNISHMENT.)
BILLS, assignment of, to be good debt
18
BILLS, ROBERT, administration on estate of, granted to John Knowles 77
BINCKS, BRYAN, &c., bond by, (to answer when called upon to give an account of their company goods) 25
BINFEILD (or BENEFEILD), JOHN, deceased, order as to children of, 67
BIRCHWOOD, land near Salem so called granted to Capt. Jo: Endicott .
24
BIRD, SIMON, sentenced to be whipped &c. for running away from their
masters &c. 59
BISHOPP, RICHARD, on behalf of his wife, granted administration on goods &c. of Richard King 54
BLACKESTONE -, Mr., Nahanton ordered to give him two skins of beaver for
damage done his swine 52
William, Mr., ground near his house in Boston set out to, 31
BLACKMORE, The, (Mincarry) mentioned
118
BLADEN, WILLIAM, Mr., payment to his servant, James Riddway, mentioned . BLANTON
130
William, &c., who were in a canoe from which three persons were drowned to appear in Court 78
Willi:, &c., discharged with an admonition as to too many in a boat . BLASPHEMY. (See CRIMES, &c.)
81 BLUMFEILD
John, administration on estate of, granted to his son Thomas and order
as to his estate 91
Thomas, appointed admr. to his father John Blumfeild &c. . 91
BOARDS
whoever buys boards of William Knopp or his son, shall pay one half of the price to Sir Richard Siltonstall, BOATS
9
&c., order for preservation of, 17
order as to, . 3
William Blanton &c. admonished as to too many in a boat 81
BOCKING, John Smitheman &c. of, mentioned 96 BOGGUST
John, &c., to sit in the stocks at Salem
6
notice to creditors of, . 15
BONITO, -, Capt., his master Henry Laurence discharged .
82
. 105
156
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PAGE
BORNE. (See BOURNE.)
BOSTON, Town of,
ordered that Trimountaine shall be called Boston · 4
mentd. (Order as to levy for maintenance of Mr. Patricke &c.) . 6 order as to payment for building a ferry between Boston and Charlton 8
mentd. (Rates for maintenance of ministers) 9
Assistants resident at, business concerning Mr. George Ludlowe to be referred to, 10
John Legge to be whipped in, for striking Richard Wright . 14
and Charlton, Edw. Converse to keep the ferry between, .
16
mentd. (Order as to levy for the creek at Newe Towne)
16
a watch of six and an officer shall be kept every night at, 17 &c., Capt. Underhill's Company to train at, . 18
part of Mr. Shepherd's fine to be used for paying for ferrying the watch from Boston to Charlton 20
assessed (Order as to levy for making a palisade)
20
House of Correction and a house for the beadle to be built at Boston . 27 chosen as the fittest place for public meetings of any place in the Bay. 28 neck of land between Powder Horne Hill and Pullen Point to belong to Boston 29
29
inhabitants of, to have liberty to fetch wood from Dorchester Neck &c. and Rocksbury, agreed that bounds formerly set out between, shall continue 31
assessed for maintenance of Capt. Underhill &c.
31
to fetch wood from Noddle's Island . 31
ground set out to William Blackestone near his house in Boston 31
and Rocksbury, to pay charges for cart bridges over Muddy River and Stony River 34
order as to finishing Fort at,
35
assessed to defray public charges . 37
market to be kept at Boston every Thursday
40
and Rocksbury, Ensign Stoughton &c. to settle bounds between . 41
43
Long Island, Deere Island and Hogg Island granted to Boston for
twenty one years 44
constable of, fined for not returning his warrant for the last levy · 50
Rich. Cokar sentenced to be whipped at, for enticeing servants to run away, &c. 51
William James to be set in the bilboes at, for incontinency, 65
John Coggeshall of, merchant, mentd. . .
67
James Browne to be set in the bilboes at, for drunkenness .
68
in New England mentioned (Will of Joane Drake)
72
Nicholas Busbey to appear at, (attachment) 73
traverses their presentment . .
75
constable of, fined for not returning his jury warrant . 76
fined for defective highways and for want of a watch house 79
fined for defective highways
84
. Mr. John Wilson pastor of the Church of Boston, grant to, .
157
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BOSTON, Town of, continued.
Town of Roxbury fined for damming up the nearest way from Dor- chester to Boston 84
fined for defect of their ways between Powder Horn Hill and the written tree 90
chose William Hudson to keep an ordinary .
&c. to pay charges for Muddy River Bridge
93 93
had time to repair their ways between Powder Horn Hill and thie written tree 99
enjoined to mend their ways .
106
Henry Webbe &c. constables of, granted power as to estate of Paul
Yonge 107
to bring in rates of wharfage &c. 108
Church of, mentd. (Case of Francis Hutchinson) 109
fined for defective ways towards Roxbury
117
Robert Wyar &c. to be whipped at,
121
time granted to,
123
John Wooldridge to acknowledge his fault at,
126
discharged, the way to Charlestown being made good
129
presented for defective highways .
130
Robert Wright to sit in the stocks at Boston for being distempered with drink 134
the constable of, fined for not returning his warrant 137
Court at, 20, 86, 88, 91, 92, 98, 102, 107, 125 Court of Assistants holden at, 8-10, 12-91, 23-28, 30-34, 36, 38, 39, 42, 76, 89, 91, 104, 117-119, 122, 127, 134, 137
Quarter Court held at, 62-66, 69, 77, 81, 82, 85, 90, 93, 96, 99, 103,
105, 108, 115, 117, 120, 128, 130, 132, 138
Small Court at, 28 July 1642 125 ·
Public Library, copy of record in, mentd. 1,115
BOSWORTH
-, Widow, and her family, order as to payment of money for maintenance of 48
Benjamin, ordered to make a payment to Mr. Seawall . 55
Edward, and family order as to reimbursing Henry Sewall for money
spent for, 55
Jonathan, to make a payment to Mr. Seawall
55
case of (discountenancing a witness) 124
bond for appearance &c. 124
discharged from his bond 126
Nathanaell, to make a payment to Mr. Seawall 55
Sacheas, &c., case of (drinking too much) . 130
BOURNE (or BORNE), NEHEMIAH, Mr., mentd. (divorce of Anne Clarke) 138 BOWEN
George, case of (not serving on the jury) 107
Griffin, &c., jury (case of Marmaduke Peirce) 89
BOWLER, MARY, to make double restitution for things stolen by her 66 BOWMAN, -, Rich. Williams fined for drunkenness at house of, 40
PAGE
158
INDEX.
BOWTLE or BUTTOLPH
Leonard, case of (neglecting to obey a warrant) 93
Robert Wyer put to, with his masters consent 122
BOYLSTON
Sarah, wife of Thomas Boylston mentd. (case of Richard Browne) 121
Thomas, his wife Sarah mentioned (case of Richard Browne) 121 BOYSE, THOMAS, case of, (attempting a rape with Sarah Jusall) 81
BRADLEY, KATHERIN, granted admr. on her husband's estate and order as to said estate 125
BRADSTREET or
BRADSTREETE
- -, Mr., &c., present at Court 3, 5, 8-14, 48, 50, 54, 55, 57, 62 to examine accounts (Richard Saltonstall and Edward
Dillingham) 63
mentd. (accounts of Richard Saltonstall, Mr. Apleton &c.) 65
&c., present at Court 74, 76, 82, 86, 91, 96, 103, 105, 108, 117, 120, 123, 125, 130, 132, 138
Simon, (or Symon,) secretary, record in handwriting of, 1
&c., present at Court 1, 15-21, 23, 24
insolent carriage and speeches to, Thomas Dextor fined for, . 24
&c., present at Court
25-27
sixty acres of meadow granted to, in the marsh against the Oyster Bank 28
&c., present at Court 28, 30-34, 36, 38, 39, 42, 45, 46, 47, 50 &c., to take charge of writings left by the husband of Ruth
Lockwood 51
to dispose of the estate, &c. of Edmond Lockwood if necessary, 52
&c., present at Court 52, 58, 59, 61, 63, 64, 77
secretary, writing by, referred to . 109 &c., (Court of Assistants) order by (case of John Pratt) . 112 BRADWICK or
BRADWICKE
Joyce, to pay Alex: Becke twenty shillings for refusing to marry him 32
BRAINTREE, TOWN OF,
enjoined to make their pound, stocks, and watch house 99
inhabitants of, respited as to bridge over Minotocot River 116
time granted to,
123
fined
129
David Williams to be whipped at, .
135
Henry Adams sworn constable of, 136 BRANDING. (See PUNISHMENT.)
BRANDON, WILLIAM, to appear as a witness (case of James Brittaine) · 130
BRATCHER
Austen, or Austin, jury impanneled to inquire concerning death of, 28 Sept. 1630 6
who died at Mr. Cradock's plantation, his body viewed before burial 7
PAGE
159
INDEX.
PAGE
BRATCHER, continued.
Austen, death of, by strokes inflicted accidentally by Walter Palmer
(jury's verdict) 7
Walter Palmer to answer for death of, . 7
jury impanneled concerning the death of, 9
BREAD
making bread too liglit [weight] (case of Thomas Hawkins) 116
Edward Wood fined for baking contrary to order 124
neglecting an order as to, (case of William Web) 127
BRECKE, EDWARD, &c., jurymen, fined for not appearing . 102
BRENTON, - , Mr., &c., to settle difference between John Coggeshall and Phebe Seales 67
BRERETON. ( See BREWERTON.)
BREWAR
Daniell, granted admn. on estate of John Greene 81
&c., jury, (case of Hugh Buett) 101
BREWERTON (or BRERETON), William, Sir, Baronet, and Mr. Aspinwall depns. of witnesses to be taken in case between 48
BRIANT, THOMAS, case of, (concealing and consenting to piracy) . .
118
BRIBE in case of Walter Palmer mentd. (sentence of Tho. Foxe) . ·
12
BRICKLAYERS, order as to wages of
3,5,36
BRIDG or 2
BRIDGE -, Goodman, &c., to lay out Mr. Gurling's land 73 to hear business between John Smith and Jere-
my Norcross 100
John, bond by, (case of Matthew Bridge)
66
&c., to lay out Mr. Gurling's land 73
to hear business between John Smith and Jeremy Norcross 100
Mathewe, or Mathew, bond for appearance to answer for death of John Abbot C6
acquitted for lack of evidence 71
BRIDGES
Saugus plantation to make and repair a foot bridge 27
agreement as to a cart bridge over Muddy River and over Stony River 34
Israel Stoughton allowed to build a bridge over Neponset River . 43
mentd. (Dorchester presentment)
84
Town of Hingham fined for defective ways and bridge
94
mentd. (order as to Roxbury and Dorchester)
99
over Minotocot River, inhabitants of Braintree respited as to, 116
Hingham granted time to finish the bridge over Layfords liking 116 in Braintree, Martin Saunders to repair, 129
BRIGGS or BRIGS
Clement, and Joane Allen, Mr. Tho: Stoughton fined for taking upon himself to marry them 10
fined for entertaining an Indian without leave, &c.
.
49
bond for his wifes appearance 72 · wife of, mentioned (case of Arthur Warren) . 72 ·
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BRIGGS O' BRIGS, continued.
Clement, wife of, enjoined not to accompany Arthur Warren 75
found not guilty of extortion and discharged 79
BRIGHAM, THOMAS, &c., jury, (case of Marmaduke Peirce) . 89
BRIGHT
Henry, sentenced to be set in the bilboes for swearing 50
dismissed . 73 took oath as surveyor of arms in Watertown 95 BRIGS. (See BRIGGS.)
BRISCOE, NATHANIEL, Mr., case of, (mutinous speeches, &c.) . 120
" BRISTOWE MARCHANT," Ship, William Waltham fined for being drunk aboard 91
BRITTAIN Or
BRITTAINE
James, &c., Robert Tucker sentenced for upbraiding . 94
&c., bond by, (case of Gawen Wilson) 115 .
&c., bond for appearance, &c. . 130
condemned to death for adultery with Mary Latham . 139
BROOKE, THOMAS, sworn constable of Concord 8 Dec. 1638 80 .
BROUGHTON, -, Mr., dismissed . 136
BROWNE
, Mr., &c., payment from John Simpson for not prosecuting, 86 James, &c., witnesses, mentd (inquisition on body of William Bate- man) 8
Ja., mentd (case of William Almy) .
16
James, &c., bond by, (case of William Dixon) 57
to be set in the bilboes at Boston for drunkenness 68 fined for selling strong water to the Indians 68 company keeping &c. with, Benjamin Hubbard admonished for, 68 &c., jury, (case of Hugh Buett) 101
admn. granted to, on estate of Thomas Knower 117
Malachy, costs against Francis Perry for not prosecuting, ·
118
6
Richard, &c., jury, as to death of Austen Bratcher &c., inquisition upon oaths of, on body of William Bateman . 7 evidence by, as to debt of Wm. Knopp to Sir Richard Saltonstall 13
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