Records of the Court of assistants of the colony of the Massachusetts bay, 1630-1692, Part 14

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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jury, (Dexter against Endicott) . 15


Mr., allowed to keep a ferry over Charles River against his house 38


&c., to take an inventory of goods &c. of Mr. Craford 43


of Watertowne, to receive a payment from William


Curtis for John Jesop 71


Mr., case of, (unmeet dalliance with Sarah Boylston) . . William, case of, (obscene speeches) . 104


121


(running away, deriding an Ordinance of God &c.) . 122


BROWNING, -, Mr., case of, (selling strong water) 93


BRUMFEILD, WILLIAM, case of, (stealing from his master &c.) 70


161


INDEX.


PAGE


BUCKLAND


William, &c. to be whipped for assisting in stealing from the Indians . 19 to make a payment to Mr. Seawall . 55


BUCKMASTER, THOMAS, being in distress is granted money and corn . 92


BUET BUETS


BUETT


Hugh, banished for. heresy · . 101 BUGGERY. (See CRIMES, &c.)


BULGAR


Richard, testimony as to wages paid to, . 56


&c., to make payment towards the discharge of their forfeits 57


BULKELEY


Peter, Mr., granted the corn of Alexander Thwayte 94


&c., witnesses to answer by John Pratt 111


BULL


-, ten pounds paid to Lt. Mason for taking of, 34 wife of, John White not to go into company of, 95


Blith, and her husband William, case of, (fornication before marriage) 121


mentd (case of Richard Smyth) . 130 William, and his wife Blith, case of, (fornication before marriage) 121 BULLETS. (See MILITARY AFFAIRS.) BUNELL or ?


BUNNELL


William, &c., jury, as to death of Austen Bratcher ·


6 BUNTING, ANN, will of, given in


· 102


BURDEN, GEORGE, mentd (as to David Weane) 137


BURGES


John, &c., witnesses, oath by, (will of William Fry) ·


134


Thomas, dismissed with an admonition . . 133


BURGLARY. (See CRIMES, &c.)


BURKBEE, THOMAS, watchman, imprisoned for drinking and set in the stocks


87


BURNING GROUND. (See FIRES. )


BURR


Jehu, &c., chosen for Rocksbury (order as to cart bridge over Muddy River &c.) 34


and Mr. Dumer, difference between, referred to a committee 61


BURROWS, JOHN, case of, (going into mens houses on the Lords Day &c.) . 98


BURSLIN


BURSLYN or BUSLIN


, Mr., referred to Court at Salem 107


John, order as to his late servant Thomas Lane 45 ·


&c., jurymen, fined for absence from Court 74


BURT


Hugh, wife of, fined for swearing &c. .


83


part of fine remitted to, &c. 86


BURTON


Edward, fined for contempt of authority and drunkenness . 27


162


INDEX.


PAGE


BURTON, continued.


Edward, to keep Robert Way who was assigned to him by Ensign


Gennison 48


&c., to make a payment to William Almy . 61


BURWOOD or


BURWOODE


Ales, to be whipped for yielding to John Bickerstaffe &c. 79 William Gurtridge enjoined to take care of, 87


BUSBEY Or


BUSBY


Nicholas, attachment against, for non appearance .


73


Willi: , presented for drunkenness found to have the falling sickness ·


75


BUSHRODE


Thomas, judgment against, in favor of David Phippen &c. for not prosecuting 82


case of, (defaming the Government)


.


86


BUSLIN. (See BURSLIN.)


BUSSACKER Or


BUSSAKER


Peter, to be whipped for drunkenness and fined for slighting the mag- istrates 64


&c. referred to Court at Salem for fighting &c.


80


BUTCHER, ROBERT, &c., case of, (drinking too much) . . 130


BUTTERWORTH, MARY, and Thomas Clifton, James Parker allowed to marry .


BUTTOLPH. (See BOWTLE.)


102 BUTTON


-, Goodman, mentd. (allowance to Evan Thomas) 97


allowed charges with Tho: Evans . 101


Goodwife, theft from, (case of Bridget Barnard) 137 John, &c., jury, (case of Marmaduke Peirce) 89


BYFORD (or PYFORD), PETER, &c. to be whipped &c. for running away from their masters &c. 59


BYRAM, NICHOLAS, &c., granted admn. on goods of Abraham Shawe 98


CABLE, JOHN, &c., sentenced to be whipped for stealing


13


CADWICKE. (See CHADWICKE.)


CAKEBREAD, THOMAS, Grand Jury . 70


CALLWELL, JOHN, &c., presented for taking too much wages . 135


CAMBRIDGE, Town of,


Court of Assistants at, 5 June 1638 74


fined &c.


75


constable of, fined for not returning his jury warrant 76


80


fined for want of a watch house, pound and stocks pound 85


discharged from presentment about stopping fish . 85


fined for defective highways . 85


enjoined to repair highways at Long Swamp and Vine Brook 85


fined for want of stocks and for neglect of a constant watch 90


INDEX. 163


PAGE


CAMBRIDGE, Town of, continued.


fined for defective way at Vine Brook and Long Swamp 90


to pay charges for Muddy River bridge 93


discharged of fine as to way at Vine Brook &c.


99


certified to having repaired the way toward Concord


106


enjoined to repair the way between Watertown and Roxbury 106 give Squa Sachim corn &c. . 106


fined for a defective way to Charlestown


117


Robert Wyar &c. to be whipped at, 121


John Wooldrige to acknowledge his fault at,


126


and Dedham, order as to the way between


135


(See also New Town, Town of)


CAMPIAN or CAMPION - Mr., attachment by, against Robert Mindam · 122 Clement, Mr. Edward Paine granted costs against,


· 123 costs against John Rogers for not prosecuting 136


CANNONEER. (See MILITARY AFFAIRS. )


CANOES


order as to, . . · 3


taken from the Indians, (order as to punishment of Thomas Morton) . 4


belonging to Mr. Glover, William Almy fined for taking, 16


order as to using canoes at ferries &c. . 78


CAPIAS mentd. (order as to civil actions)


CAPING, - -, Goodman, mentd. (will of John Russell)


57


CAPITAL PUNISHMENT. (See PUNISHMENT. )


CAPTAIN. (See MILITARY AFFAIRS. )


CARDS, all persons that have cards dice or tables in their houses shall do away


with them 12


CARPENTER, WILLIAM, took oath as constable of Weymouth .


102


CARPENTERS


order as to wages of


3


master carpenters . 5


order as to wages of, master carpenters &c. 36


12


CART BRIDGE. (See BRIDGES.)


CARTER


-, wife of, admonished 117


Richard, wife of, admonished


· 107


Thomas, senr. took oath as constable of Charlestown . .


104


constable of Charlestown fined for not warning the jury


in time 108


CASTLE, the, mentd. (order as to Richard Osborne)


67


CASTLE ISLAND, Fort at, mentd. (order as to Richard Long) . 60


· CATTLE


bought of merchants of Dorchester mentd. . . 5 owners of, to make satisfaction for damage done by them 14 .


1


2


164


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PAGE


CATTLE, continued.


mentd. (order as to Islands) . . . · 17 neglecting to provide houseing &c. for, mentd. (order as to Thomas Coleman) 58-59


CAYRIES. (See CHAIRYES.)


CHADBORNE


William, senr., &c., case of, (drinking too much) · 130 discharged (John Shaw mentd.) . .


137


CHADWELL, RICHARD, to receive witness fees from George Woodward . · 68 CHADWICKE or CADWICKE


Charles, fine remitted to, 119 &c., fined for being absent being warned 128 John, Capt., case of, (swearing and disorder) 135


Capt. Aaron Williams discharged from, .


136


CHAIRYES (or CAYRIES), JOHN, presentment of his wife mentd.


85 CHALKLEY. (See CHAULKLEY.)


CHAPMAN


Henry, case of, (not obeying a press) . 94


Jacob, allowance to, for travel &c.


119


John, fined for selling boards contrary to an order of Court and fine remitted upon promise &c. 40


&c., gift towards the Sea Fort 42


meadow mowed by, mentd. (order as to accomodations to Newe Towne), 47


" CHARLES " (ship)


Willi: Tynge &c. to examine the books about the goods which came in, 97 bond by Samuel Maverick for the company of, . 97


CHARLES RIVER


ordered that the town upon the Charles River be called Watertown 4


Mr. John Maisters hath undertaken to make a passage from Charles River to the Newe Towne 16


land on west side of, granted to Thomas Dudley Esq. .


23


land up Charles River granted to Mr. Phillips 30


ferry over, Mr. Richard Browne allowed to keep, 38


land above the Falls on, granted to Thomas Dudley &c.


42


land near Mount Feakes on, granted to John Oldham . 43


mentd. (agreement as to bounds of Watertown and Newton) .


.


53


CHARLESTOWN CHARLESTOWNE }


CHARLTON Town of ,


Court of Assistants holden at, 23 Aug. 1630 . .


1


7 Sept. 1630


3


5 28 Sept. 1630 .


mentd. (order as to levy for maintenance of Mr. Patricke &c.) inquisition at, on body of William Bateman 18 Sept. 1630 .


6 7 order as to payment for building a ferry between Boston and Charlton 8


mentd. (order as to maintenance of ministers) 9 Thomas Walford of, case of, 14 .


165


INDEX.


PAGE


CHARLESTOWN - CHARLESTOWNE }


CHARLTON Town of, continued.


and Boston, Edw. Converse to keep ferry between, 16


mentd. (order as to levy for the creek at Newe Towne) 16


(order as to a watch of six) 17


(order as to training of Capt. Underhill's Company) 18


part of Mr. Shepheard'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


Robert Coles fined for being drunk at Charlton 21


and Newe Towne, agreement as to setting out bounds of, 22


ordered that the difference between, be referred to Mr. Mavericke &c. 29


agreement as to bounds of,


30


assessed for maintenance of Capt. Underhill &c. .


31


to fetch wood from Noddle's Island


31


Ezekiell Richardson chosen constable of,


31 33


assessed to defray public charges .


37


Robert Moulton chosen constable of,


43


46


inquiry as to damage done by swine of, inhabitants of, to satisfy the Indians for damage done to corn by swine 46 complaint as to damage done by swine of, in corn of the Sagamore of Aggawam 49


Edmond Hubbard, senr., chosen constable of,


51


Henry Harwood of, mentd.


72


Tho. Ewar chosen and sworn constable of, . fined &c.


75


for want of a watch house


80


Elisabeth Chaulkley of, mentd.


83


discharged about Richard Lowden's lot


83


Meeting House in, to be a watch house


90


chose Robert Longe to sell wine


93


allowed to use the Meeting House as a watch house


99


. Thomas Carter, senr., &c., took oath as constables of,


104


Edward Johnson of, mentd. .


105


Thomas Carter, sent. constable of, fined 108


fined for defective way to town of Cambridge


117


delivered in a transcript of their lands .


117


allowance to constables of,


119


Francis Norton &c. sworn constables of,


121


John Wooldrige to acknowledge his fault at, 126


129


way to, being made good, Boston is discharged CHAULKLEY or CHALKLEY


-, wife of Robert Chaulkley, attachment for,


. 81-82


Elisabeth, of Charlestown, case of, (stealing)


. 83


Robert, attachment for wife of, . . 81-82


73


grant to inhabitants of, near North River


166


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PAGE


CHEATING. (See CRIMES, &c.)


CHEBACCO, Willi: Lampson allowed to fell trees on the other side of, . · 108 CHEESBRO or


CHEESBROUGH


Will: , &c., inquisition on oaths of, upon body of William Bateman 7 William, &c., jury, (case of Walter Palmer) 9


to settle the bounds between Dorchester and Rocksbury 29


Willi: , &c., appraisers (estate of Joane Drake) . 72 mentd. (order as to estate of Joane Drake) 77


CHEESHOLME, THOMAS, his servant Richard Wilson sentenced for abusing him 104


CHENY, -, Goodman, mentd. (case of Willi: Pilsberry)


107


CHESTER Mr., bond for appearance 43


CHICKATABUT


CHICKATAUBOTT


CHICKATAUBUT


fined a skin of beaver for shooting a swine 16


land sold by, to Mr. Pinchon mentd. . . 55


CHIDLEY


-, Mr., case of, (confederating and concealing) . 103


was gone out of the country before Court 116


CHILDE


Ephraim, &c., evidence by, as to debt of William Knopp to Sir Rich- ard Saltonstall 13


commrs. to take an inventory of Mr. Crispe's estate &c. to take an inventory of goods &c. of Mr. Craford ·


20


CHRIST, "in a way of Christ " mentd. (order as to Hingham members) . .


126 CHUBB, THOMAS, shall be freed from the service of Mr. Samuel Maveracke 14


CHURCH of CHURCHES


gathering of, by Mr. Batchelr.


30


of Boston, grant to Mr. John Wilson pastor of, 43


52


Waterton, to dispose of the children and estate Edmond Lockwood &c., consent by, as to estate of Edward Lockwood 51


of Salem, mentd. (order as to settlement of Mr. Skelton's estate) Mary Oliver punished for disturbing 80


74


opinion against singing in the Churches (case of Edward Tomlins) 105


of Boston, mentd. (case of Francis Hutchinson) . .


109


Watertown, offensive passages against (case of John Stowers) 121


of Hingham, Thomas Painter sentenced for disturbing 135 CHURCH


Garrett, &c., gift towards the Sea Fort


42


bond by, (case of Mr. Chester) 43


(case of Christopher Grant) · 103


CHURCHES. (See CHURCH.)


CIVIL ACTIONS. (See ACTIONS.)


-


48


case of, (for selling contrary to order) 44 .


167


INDEX.


PAGE


CLAPBOARD-RYVERS &c. order as to wages of,


36


CLARE, JOHN, case of, (drunkenness)


92 CLARKE Or CLEARKE, CLERKE


- -, Mr., to make a payment to John Baker (for fraudulent deal- ing) 4


bond by, as to his good behavior &c. 8


prohibited cohabitation with Mrs. Freeman 8


. &c., at Aggawam mentd. .


31


Anne, granted a divorce from her husband Denis Clarke for desertion &c. 138


Daniell, referred to Ipswich Court 83 case of, (immoderate drinking) 86


Denis, Anne Clarke granted a divorce from, for desertion, &c. 138


James, and Joane Clarke suspected of fornication 63


Joane, and James Clarke suspected of fornication 63


Thomas, Mr., his man sold shot to an Indian


101


William, &c., jury, (Dexter against Endicott)


15


Will: , sentenced for theft


CLAY, THOMAS, charges to John Baker for not prosecuting 98


CLEARKE. (See CLARKE. )


CLEFT STICK. (See PUNISHMENT.)


CLERK OF THE BAND. (See MILITARY AFFAIRS.)


CLERKE. (See CLARKE.)


CLIFTON, THOMAS, and Mary Butterworth, James Parker allowed to marry, 102


CLOIS, JOHN, admonished to use his servant, Peter Tylls, well, &c. .


88


CLOTHING &c. order as to price of,


39


CLOUGH


CLOUGRE F


CLUFFE


John, fined for his absence when the jury was called .


.


132 Richard, order as to seizing strong waters belonging to, 5


fined and bound to good behavior for saying " shall I pay 12d. for the fragments which the grandjury rogues have left ?" 97


COASTERS, common, &c., mentd. (order as to idlers) 37


СОВВЕТТ


-, Mr., &c. to be sent to England " as unmeet to inhabit here " . 10 house of, and Wanottymies River, ground between granted to Gov. John Winthrop, Esq. 29


COCKRAM , Mr., his servant, John Neale, committed on suspicion of felony 128


CODDINGTON


-, Mr., &c., present at Court, 3,5, 8-12, 32-34, 36, 38, 39, 42, 47, 65 &c. chosen for Boston (order as to cart bridge over Muddy


River, &c.) 34


mentd. (case of John Woolrige) ·


88


William, Mr., &c., present at Court . 63-64


&c. (Court of Assistants) order by, (case of John Pratt) . 112


.


64


168


INDEX.


PAGE


COGAN


COGGAN for COGGIN


-, Mr., &c., granted adm". on goods &c. of John Tilley 43


testimony as to wages paid to James Hawkins . 56


Henry, and John Tylley, difference between, referred to John Win- throp, sen'. &c. 47


his servant, Wm. Androws, punished for assaulting him &c. . 78-79 . 82


&c., judgment against Thomas Bushrode for not prosecuting


Willi: Androws to make a payment to, 87


John, Mr., &c., gift towards the Sea Fort 42


and John Tylley, difference between, referred to John Winthrop, Esq. &c. 47


&c., difference between, as to ship


" Thunder," referred to a committee


54


discharged because those whom he hired were other mens ser- vants 79


Mr., to receive a payment from Mr. Willi: Tyng .


92


attachment against Nicholas Bacon's cattle for payment of rent to, 104


COGGESALL 1


COGGESHALL for COXEALL, COXESHALL


Mr., John Sayle and his daughter bound to 32


his servant, John Sayles, to be whipped for running away 40


&c., gift towards the Sea Fort . 42


business of, referred to Mr. Pinchon &c. 53


John, of Boston, order as to his apprentice, Phebe Seales, . .


67


COGGIN. (See COGGAN.)


COITMORE, , Mr., mentd. (case of Gawen Wilson) 132


COKAR, RICHARD, to be whipped for enticeing servants to run away &c. . 51


COLBRAN Or COLEBRAN, COLEBRON


- -, Mr., &c., chosen for Boston (order as to cart bridge over Muddy River &c.) 34


to lay out Mr. Gurlings land 73


Thomas, Mr., &c., to settle estate of Mr. Mellows 97


William, &c., appointed to lay out bounds between Waterton and Newe Towne, return by, 53


COLCHESTER or COLECHESTER, Town of,


Samuel Winsley sworn surveyor of the arms at, 98


presentments discharged 100 ·


COLE or COLES


Clement, &c., to be whipped &c. for running away from their masters 59


John, to be whipped for stealing 59


Richard, to work for his living until a master be found for him 126


put to William Haward for one year 127


Robert, &c., fined for drinking 18


confessed his fault and his fine for drunkenness was remitted 21


of Rocksbury, fined for being drunk 21 Mr., &c., at Aggawam mentd. . 31


169


INDEX.


COLE or COLES, continued.


Robert, fined for drunkenness &c. 34


sentenced for drunkenness 41


damages to be paid by Mr. Fawne 59 enjoined to pay witnesses and discharged 76


59 Samuell, forfeited twenty shillings for selling beer &c., testimony by, (case of John Hathaway) 66


licensed to sell claret and white wine 67


fined for selling beer 67


Susan, to make double restitution


118


COLEBRAN


COLEBRON f (See COLBRAN.)


COLECHESTER. (See COLCHESTER.)


COLEMAN


Andrewe, letter of attorney to John Haynes mentd. 96 and Willi: Swift order in case between 96


Thomas, keeper of cattle, order as to, . 58


Anthony Emery to pay charges to, 80


COLES. (See COLE.)


COLLAINE, MATTHEW, &c., whipped for concealing a plot of piracy 118


COLLECOT. (See COLLICOTT.)


COLLEGE, the, mentd. (case of Thomas Symonds) . 88


COLLENS


-, Mr., &c., to hear business between John Smith and Jeremy Norcross 100


Henry, fined for not serving on the Grand Jury


76


William, Mr., case of, (seducing)


· 109


COLLICOT


COLLICOTT for COLLECOT


, Sergeant, house of, to be used as a watch house by the town of Dorchester 84


Richard, &c., difference between John Cogan, John Tylley &c. re- ferred to 54


&c. jurymen, fined for absence from Court 74


case of, (mending Indians guns) . · Mr., bill paid to, .


101


120


COLLIER, THOMAS, &c., bond by, (as to things taken from John Hardies wreck), 105


COLONIAL SOCIETY OF MASSACHUSETTS, Transactions of, referred to .


103, 115 COLONY, THE. ( See MASSACHUSETTS.)


COMMODITIES


no servant shall give sell or truck any commodity without license from their masters 5 no person shall buy corn or any other provisions of any ship that comes into the Bay without license 16


order as to price of, · .


39


. selling, contrary to order, by Mr. Chester, Garett Church, &c. bound to appear to give testimony as to, 44


PAGE


170


INDEX.


PAGE


COMMONWEALTH, THE. (See MASSACHUSETTS.)


COMPANY. (See MILITARY AFFAIRS.)


CONAMABSQNOONCANT RIVER OF DUCK RIVER


land near Salem bounded on the south by, granted to Mr. Samuel Skelton 24


land near Salem 'bounded on the north by, granted to Capt. Jo. Endicott 24


CONANT or CONNANT


-- , Mr., &c., to settle the bounds between Rocksbury and Dor-


chester 29


Christopher, &c., jury, (case of Walter Palmer) . 9


Roger, &c., bond by, (case of John Ellford) 11


to set out land to John Humfry, Esq. 30


CONANT'S ISLAND


&c. shall be appropriated to the public benefit &c. 16 with privileges of fishing &c. demised to John Winthrop Esq. Gov. for life and to be called Governors Island 22


CONCORD, Town of,


fined for want of a pair of stocks and a watch house 79


Thomas Brooke sworn constable of, 8. Dec. 1638 80


Willi: Fuller who kept the mill at, mentd. 85


discharged as to lot of Robert Edwards


fined for want of a watch house


85


highways leading to, to be repaired by town of Cambridge


85


fined for not giving in a transcript of their lands and for neglecting their watch 90


deferred until the Quarter Court .


100


Walter Edmonds took oath as constable of, . 103


town of Cambridge certified to having repaired the way toward, . 106


fined for neglecting the watch and non appearance


106


mentd. (answer by John Pratt)


110


delivered in an imperfect transcript of their lands &c. 124


men of, granted power to seize land &c.


. 139


CONECTICUT. (See CONNECTICUT.)


CONFEDERACY. (See CRIMES, &c.)


CONFRONTING. (See CRIMES, &c.)


CONNANT. (See CONANT.)


CONNECTICUT, Colony of,


Thomas Marshfeild of, mentd. . 100


mentd. (answer by John Pratt)


. 110


CONSTABLE, - -, Mr., Simon Voysey fined for striking 115


CONSTABLES


John Woodbury chosen constable of Salem . 5


Thom[as] Stoughton chosen constable of Dorchester 5


John Woodbury took the oath of constable . 5


allowance for killing of wolves &c. to be levied by the constables of the plantations 8 Mr. Thomas Stoughton, constable of Dorchester, fined for "taking upon him to marry " 10


171


INDEX.


PAGE


CONSTABLES, continued.


of the several plantations, order to, as to creditors of Capt. Levett &c. 15


Dorchester, William Phelpes chosen 19


Rocksbury, Mr. Shepheard's fine returned by, 20


Saugus, Mr. Turner chosen, . 26


Dorchester, George Dyar chosen, .


28


Charlton, Ezekiel Richardson chosen,


31


plantations to publish order as to selling liquor 33


and two inhabitants to name wages of inferior workmen


36


to use special care &c. as to idlers


37


of Rocksbury, Mr. William Dennison chosen, 40 Charlton, Robert Moulton chosen, . 43


plantations to whip runaways and send them home . 43


and four inhabitants of every town to make a survey of houses &c. 45


of Dorchester, Eltwood Pumery sworn, 45


Waterton, Samuel Hosier chosen and sworn,


48


Dorchester and Boston fined for not returning their warrants for the last levy 50


Charlton, Edmund Hubbard, sent. chosen,


51


Dorchester, Steven Terry sworn,


55


John Philips chosen, 63


Richard Osborne to give a weekly account to, of how he spends his time 67


of Newbury, to apprehend Schooler &c.


69


Charlestown, Thomas Ewar chosen and sworn, 73


Cambridge and Boston fined for not returning their jury warrants


76


Dedham, John Haward sworn, 5 Dec. 1638


80


Concord, Thomas Brooke sworn, 8 Dec. 1638 .


80


John Dunvard to make a payment to the constable for witnesses ·


93


neglecting to obey warrant served by, (case of Leonard Bowtle) .


93


John Porter and Henry Tuttle took oath as constables of Hingham


97


of Weymouth, William Carpenter sworn, 102


Concord, Walter Edmonds sworn,


103


Charlestown, Thomas Carter, sent. &c. sworn,


104


Watertown, John Whitney sworn, .


105


Charlestown, Thomas Carter sent., fined for not warning the jury in time &c. 108


Watertown to provide a place of service for Elizabeth Wilsmore . 117


John Whitney fined for not warning Charles Chadwicke 119


of Charlestown, allowance to, 119


Hingham, order sent to, as to Mrs. Strainge and her child 119


Charlestown, Francis Norton &c. sworn, 121


Weymouth, John Harding &c. sworn, 123


mentd . (case of Eliz: Strainge) .


124


of Roxbury, to take care of John Kempe .


125


Hingham, Thomas Cooper, &c., mentd. 126


Woburn, Edward Converse, mentd. 126


Dorchester, George Wicks sworn, 130


.


172


INDEX.


PAGE


CONSTABLES, continued.


of Lynn, William Langley sworn, 132


Hingham, Francis James sworn, 132


Watertown, Thomas Arnold sworn, . 134


Braintree, Henry Adams sworn,


136


Boston, fined for not returning his warrant 137


Dorchester, Barnabas Fawer sworn, 140


Weymouth, Thomas Richards and William Read sworn,


140


CONTEMPT. (See CRIMES, &c.) CONVERSE


Edward, &c., jury, as to death of Austen Bratcher 6


(Dexter against Endicott) 15


hath undertaken to set up a ferry between Boston and Charl- ton 16


allowance to, for ferrying officers over the water 31


&c., bond by, (case of William Dixon) . 57


appraisers, (estate of Henry Harwood) 72


bond for appearance of Edward Fuller 88


case of, (neglecting the ferry) 94


constable of Woburn mentd. 126


CONVEYANCES to be recorded .


45


CONWAY, DAVYD, case of, (resisting his master Wm. Beamsley)


127


COOKE


Richard, grant against Thomas Robinson for unjust molestation 86


Samuel, Mr., committee appointed as to estate of, 140


COOLEY, WILLIAM, fined for drunkenness


40


COOPER


Anthony, forfeited his bond for non appearance . 61


John, junr., committed to his father for correction 80


Thomas, &c., constables of Hingham mentd. 126


132


fined for drinking with Samuel Bacon absence from the Grand Jury .


138


COPE, Willi:, case of, (concealing)


109


COPELAND, Laurence, case of, (covenanting for wages)


128


COPPERAS thrown into a man's yard (case of Thomas Davenport) CORN


91


owners of cattle to make satisfaction for trespass in, . . 14 burning ground for, mentd. (order for preservation of houses &c.) 17


to pass for payment of all debts except money or beaver be expressly named 20


Sagamore John promised to fence his corn against all kinds of cattle . 26 every person shall satisfy for the damage done by his swine in the corn of another 28


order as to price of,


31


fencing corn &c.


33


price of corn and as to giving it to swine


38


price of, .


43


surveying cornfields &c.


45


allowance of corn to Evan Thomas 97


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CORNALL CORNEHILL CORNELL


Thomas, being licensed was discharged ·


.


79


fined for selling wine &c. ·


·


. 84


CORNISH Or


CORNISHE


John, bond for appearance . 121 Katherine, wife of Richard, suspected of incontinency, seriously ad-


monished 74


respited, &c. 79


Richard, recognizance by, for appearance of his wife . 47


his wife, Katherine, admonished .


74


COTCREE, THOMAS, case of (dalliance with girls) . 126


COTTON WOOL


fine to be paid in, mentd. (case of George Watts) 127


mentd. (case of Gawen Wilson)


. 132


COUNCIL, The,


&c., oaths for. mentd. in note . 15


meeting of, Nov. 23, 1632, referred to in note 30


&c., case heard by, 2 June 1636, referred to in note 62


the " Counsell Table" mentd. (case of Thomas Miller committed for seditious speeches) 63


COURT OF ASSISTANTS. (See ASSISTANTS, COURT OF.) GENERAL. (See GENERAL COURT.)


QUARTER. (See ASSISTANTS, COURT OF.) PARTICULAR, or SMALL COURT. ( See ASSISTANTS, COURT OF.) at Boston, Salem, &c. ( See under name of place)


Cow HOUSE RIVER, or SOEWAMAPENESSETT RIVER, near Salem mentd., grant to Capt. Jo. Endicott 24




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