Records of the Court of assistants of the colony of the Massachusetts bay, 1630-1692, Part 13

Author: Massachusetts (Colony) Court of Assistants; Cronin, John Francis, 1872-; Noble, John, 1829-
Publication date: 1901-28
Publisher: Boston, Pub. by the county of Suffolk
Number of Pages: 318


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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.


PAGE


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


INDEX.


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


INDEX.


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


INDEX.


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 ·


160


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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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