Records of the Court of assistants of the colony of the Massachusetts bay, 1630-1692, Part 21

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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Edward Bendall fined " 40s to the Company " 62


John Whitele &c. to be whipped for drunkenness . 63


Thomas Miller committed for seditious speeches . 63


Robert Shorthose to have his tongue put in a cleft stick for swearing . 63


Peter Bussaker to be whipped for drunkenness and fined for slighting


the magistrates 64


247


PUNISHMENT, continued.


Edward Woodley to be whipped imprisoned for one year and to wear a collar of iron for rape, housebreaking &c. 64 Elisabeth Aplegate to stand with her tongue in a cleft stick for


swearing &c. 64


Will: Clarke to be whipped committed to prison and sent home for theft


64


Anthony Robinson to be whipped for fornication .


·


64


Weybro Lovell admonished to repent for light behavior


65


William James to be set in the bilboes at Boston and in the stocks at Salem for incontinency 65


Capt. Lovell admonished to take heed of light carriage


65


Mary Bowler to make restitution for things stolen by her 66


John Sweete fined and imprisoned for shooting a dog . 66


Robert Anderson fined and imprisoned for contempt


66


Edward Seale to be set in the bilboes and whipped for drunkenness


67


George Munnings fined for selling beer &c. without license


67


Samuel Cole fined for selling beer


67


Robert Long &c. fined for selling beer .


68


James Browne to be set in the bilboes at Boston for drunkenness and fined for selling strong water to the Indians 68


Benjamin Hubberd admonished for drinking &c. .


68


William Brumfeild to be branded, whipped, &c. for theft from his


master, &c. 70


George Spencer to be whipped, and to make restitution for receiving stolen money 70


George Barlow to be whipped for idleness


70


John Hogges fined for drunkenness 71


John Greene fined and banished from the jurisdiction for contempt


71


John Stretton fined for lending a gun to an Indian


71


Luke Henbury to be whipped for theft, &c. .


72


Joseph Faber fined for selling wine


72


Angell Howard fined for libel


72


John Woolridge admonished for fraud and drunkenness in Old Eng- land, &c.


73


Christopher Grant fined for drinking, &c.


73


Thomas Starr fined for speaking against the law about swine


73


Richard Collicot, &c., jurymen, fined for absence from Court


74


Robert Bartlet to have his tongue put in a cleft stick, for swearing, &c. John Smith to be set in the bilboes for swearing .


74


74


Laurence Waters' wife &c. admonished for dancing


75


Edward Lambe fined for contempt


75


Thomas Ewar fined for leaving his pit or well open


75


Edmund Hubbard, Sent., fined for leaving a pit open


75


Francis Weston's wife set in the bilboes


75


- Thomas Gray to be whipped and banished


76


constables of Cambridge and Boston fined for not returning jury


warrants 76


INDEX.


PAGE


.


248


INDEX.


PAGE


PUNISHMENT, continued.


Henry Collens fined for not serving on the grand jury . 76


Katherine Finch to be whipped &c. for speaking against the magis- trates, &c. 76


George Horne fined for distemper in drink . 76


- William South to be whipped and " kept to the General Court, by whom lee was banished to return no more upon paine of death." 76


George Walton fined for swearing


77


Robert Shorthose committed for contempt 78


John Holgrave fined for contempt, &c. 78


Thomas Wilson fined for taking above double toll


78


Samuel Basse fined for contempt .


78


Richard Turner fined for drunkenness .


78


-Dorothy Talbie to be hanged, being guilty of the death of her daughter 78


William Androws to be whipped and delivered up as a slave, for conspiracy, &c. 78


John Haslewood and Gyles Player each to be whipped and delivered up as a slave, for stealing aud breaking into houses 79


79


Isaac Sternes and John Page fined for turning the way about


79


John Poole fined for abusing his servant 80


Mary Oliver committed to prison for disturbing the Church of Salem . 80 Richard Hollingsworth to be set in the stocks at Salem for profaning the Sabbath in travelling 80


80


Anthony Emery fined for a pound breach


John Davies to be whipped and to wear the letter V upon his breast, for attempting lewdness with women


.81


- Thomas Boyse, to be whipped and imprisoned for attempting a rape ·


81


Isaack Deesbury fined for stealing


81


Richard Ibrooke fined for tempting two maids to uncleanness


81


John Iloggs fined for swearing, &c.


81


Richard Silvester fined for selling strong water


81


Robert Shorthose set in the bilboes for slighting the magistrates .


81


Richard Silvester fined for speaking against the law about hogs, &e. 82 Samuel Norman to be whipped for saying " if ministers will but rail against England," &c. 82


Mr. John Harrison fined for non appearance and admonished not to use gaming 83


John Palflin fined .


83


John Gibons fined .


8.3


William Bartlet fined for drunkenness & lying 83


Ellen Peirce fined for cursing, &c.


83


Elisabeth Chaulkley to make double restitution for things stolen by her 83


Mr. Goouch fined for selling strong water 83


John Bayly fined for buying land of the Indians without leave 83


Hugh Burt's wife fined for swearing, &c. 83


Thomas Cornell fined for selling wine, &c. 84


John Bickerstaffe and Ales Burwoode to be whipped for fornication .


249


INDEX.


PAGE


PUNISHMENT, continued.


Nicholas Ellen fined for idleness, &c. . 84


Capt. Staughton fined for releasing his man before time 84


Mr. Waltham and Mr. Richards fined for want of scales, &c., and Mr. Waltham for taking too much toll 84


Ralfe Allen fined for releasing a servant before time 8.4


William Fuller fined for taking too much toll 85


John Gosse disfranchised, fined, and committed to prison for common railing 85


John Stacy, Jr., set in the stocks for being distempered with drink 85


Ralfe Warriner fined for excessive drinking 85


Nicholas Merry fined for selling strong water


86


John Neale to be whipped and kept chained by his master for running away, &c. 86


Richard Wilson to be put out to service and to wear the letter T upon his clothing for stealing 86


Richard Turner fined for drunkenness .


86


William Davies fined for sundry drinkings at his house 86


Thomas Bushrode fined for defaming the government . 86


Daniel Clarke fined for immoderate drinking


86


John Wedgwood set in the stocks at Ipswich for being in company of drunkards 8.6 86


John Kempe to be whipped and committed as a slave for unclean conduct


Mathewe Edwards to be whipped for misdemeanor


87


Thomas Knore fined for selling strong water


87


Nicholas Davison fined for swearing 87


87 John Hogg fined for drunkenness .


John Kitchen fined for showing books he was to bring to the Governor 87


John Joanes fined for defiling his wife before marriage 87


John Davies discharged from wearing a V . 87


Thomas Gray to be whipped for drunkenness, &c. 87


Richard Redman, &c. fined for quarrelling . 87


Mr. Thomas Lechford debarred from pleading any man's cause, &c. for pleading with the jury out of Court 87


Thomas Millard, &c. imprisoned for drinking strong water . 87


- Burkbee set in the stocks for drunkenness


87


John Woolrige fined for drunkenness .


88


Richard Joanes to be whipped, and put to the assignee of the party wronged, to make satisfaction for cheating 88


William Powell fined for resisting the surveyor


88


. Tacye fined for swearing . Richard Pepper fined for extortion


88


James Luxford fined, set in the stocks, and sent to England for having


two wives 89


89


Elnor Peirce to stand in the market place with a paper for light be- havior 89


- Quick to stand in the market place with a paper for her light behavior 83


250


INDEX.


PAGE


PUNISHMENT, continued.


Lewes Hewlet fined for extortion . 89


Jane Robinson to be whipped for drunkenness, &c. 89


Margaret Hindersham to stand in the market place with a paper for her ill behavior 90


Thomas Dickerson to be whipped & condemned to slavery . 90


Robert Penyar to be whipped for his unclean attempt, &c. . 90


William Waltham fined for drunkenness 91


John Vaughan committed to prison until he marry her whom he hath defiled, &c. 91


Thomas Davenport admonished for causing copperas to be thrown into a man's yard 91


Mr. Henry Seawall to acknowledge his fault publicly and bound to his good behavior for contemptuous speeches, &c.


92


John Clare fined for drunkenness 92


John Pope to be whipped for dalliance and for stubborn carriage against his master, &c. 92


George Palmer set in the stocks for folly · 93


Margery Rugs to be whipped for enticing George Palmer


93


Nathaniell Travell admonished for scandalous speeches


93


Leonard Bowtle fined for neglecting to obey a warrant 93


Mr. Browning fined for selling strong water


93


George Hurne to be laid in irons and whipped for his insolent car- riage 93


Henry Chapman fined for not obeying a press


94


Robert Tucker fined for upbraiding James Brittain


94


Willi : Powell fined for getting his wife with child before marriage Thomas Gray to be whipped for drunkenness, &c.


94


Gooddy Finch sentenced to be whipped 94


Thomas Savory to be whipped and sold for a slave for theft, &c.


94


Henry Allein, &c., fined for drunkenness . 94


Mr. Barnard fined for giving strong water to certain persons 94


Elisabeth Lovel admonished for immodest expressions 94


John Downham fined for getting his wife with child before marriage . 94


Edward Converse fined for neglecting the ferry . 94


Richard Dummer fined for want of weights, &c. . 94


John Tower fined for disturbing the peace . 94


two Indian women to be whipped for abusing Mrs. Weld, &c. .


95


Elisa. Bennet to be whipped for her unchaste miscarriage


95


John Hoggs fined for drunkenness


95


Hope, an Indian, to be whipped for running away, &c. 95


Henry Illery fined for drunkenness, &c. 95


John Barnes fined for being distempered with wine 95


Thomas Tylestone, &c. fined for not attending the jury 97


Richard Cluffe fined, and bound to his good behavior for saying " shall


I pay 12d for the fragments which the grand jury rogues have left ?" 97


Edmond Mathewe admonished for pilfering 97


94


251


INDEX.


PAGE


PUNISHMENT, continued.


Jonathan Hatch to be whipped and committed as a slave to Lt. Daven- port 97


two servants of Walter Merries to be whipped for running away . 97 · John Burrows to be whipped for going into men's houses on the Lord's day, &c. 98


John Knight to be whipped for drunkenness .


98


Benjamin Pauly fined for being distempered with wine ·


98


John Dutton to be whipped for drunkenness, &c. . 98


Giles Player committed to Lt. Davenport, &c. until he satisfies for his thefts 99


Henry Stevens to be a servant to John Humfrey, for firing his barn . 100


-Hugh Bnet banished for heresy . 101


John Holland, &c., jurymen, fined for not appearing · 102


Samuel Haukes to be set in the stocks and have a cleft stick on his tongue for swearing, &c. 102


John Hogg committed to Lt. Davenport for drunkenness, &c. 102


Christopher Graunt fined for cruel usage of his servant 103


Robert Stedman, juryman, fined for not appearing 103


Richard Hollingworth fined for causing the death of Robert Baker by negligence 103


John Morecroft fined for his unfit carriage . .


103


Walter Knight fined for rude and contemptuous speeches 104 Richard Wilson to be whipped for abusing his master . 104


Joseph Kinge fined for distemper in drinking, &c.


104


Henry Pitts fined for obscene speeches, &c. . 104


William Browne admonished for obscene speeches 104 Thomas Baguley fined for selling his servant's time 105 John Barnes fined for being distempered with wine 105


Edward Johnson fined for not serving on the jury 105


James Dane fined for making an Indian drunk 103


John Longe fined for distemper in drinking, &c. 105


the wife of Robert Lewes whipped for dishonoring the name of God .


106


Enoch Hunt fined, &c. for extortion .


106


Jonathan Thing to be whipped and fined for ravishing Mary Green- field 106


John Skidmer fined for selling strong water to Indians . 106


Abraham Morrell fined for selling his servant his time · 106


Samuel Sherman fined for selling his servant his time . 106


David Hickbourne to be whipped, to wear an iron collar, and to serve his master for a longer time for gross misdemeanors 107


Willi: Knop fined for selling beer 107


. John Barnes fined for distemper in drinking 107


George Bowen fined for being absent from the jury 107


107


James Laurence to be whipped for leaving his master's house, &c. . Willi: Pilsberry enjoined to work for Goodman Wiswell, &c. 107


William and Dorothy Pilsberry to be whipped for defiling their master's house 107


252


INDEX.


PAGE


PUNISHMENT, continued.


Mary Osborne to be whipped for giving her husband quicksilver, &c. . 108


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


Nicholas Trerice fined for his miscarriage in Court 108


Thomas Owen to be sent to the gallows with a rope about his neck, &c. for his adulterous practises 108


Sara Hales to be carried to the gallows with a rope about her neck, and banished for miscarriage 108


Anthony Stoader fined for affronting the Governor


108


John Kilmaster, &c. admonished for their distemper


108


Mr. Samuel Maverick, Mr. Chidley, &c. fined for confederacy with Thomas Owen 108-109


Thomas Owen fined for breaking out of prison · 109


Sara Hales to be whipped and banished for escaping 109 ·


Mr. Dutchfield, &c. admonished to take heed of concealment 109


Mr. William Collens fined and banished for being a seducer


109


Francis Hutchinson fined and banished for corrupt speeches


109


Symon Voysey fined for striking Mr. Constable


115


John Vocar to be fined or whipped


116


Walthian Richards fined


116


Thomas Barnes admonished about lace


116


John Jobson admonished for unadvised expressions


116


William Davis fined for keeping a house of disorder, and bound not to sell ale, &c. 116


Thomas Hawkins fined for making bread too light [weight] ·


116


the wife of - -- Carter admonished . 117


George Story committed for his miscarriage .


117


Peter Thatcher to be whipped for plotting piracy . ·


118


Matthew Collaine, &c. to be whipped for concealing a plot of piracy .


118 James Hawkins whipped for profaning the Sabbath 118


Elizabeth Sedgwicke whipped and condemned to slavery for thefts, &c.


118


Pesons, or George, the Indian, banished


118


Mincarry, the blackmore, admonished & dismissed 118


John Smith admonished and dismissed .


118


Susan Cole to make double restitution .


118


Marmaduke Barton committed as a slave for theft and running away . 118


.


Thomas Briant whipped for concealing piracy .


118


John Woodcocke whipped for his many miscarriages 119 .


John Whitney, constable fined for not warning Charles Chadwicke 119


Mary Hoare to make a payment to John Read, for theft, &c.


119


Daniel Owles fined for drinking .


120


William Willoughby fined and committed to prison for being distem- pered with wine, &c. 120


Nathaniel Briscoe fined for mutinous speeches, &c.


120


William Bull and his wife Blith fined for fornication before marriage . 121 John Stowers fined for disturbing the Church of Watertown 121 · Sara Bell to be whipped for theft from her master . 121


INDEX. 253


PAGE


PUNISHMENT, continued.


T[eagu] Ocrimi to be whipped, and to stand in the place of execution with a halter about his neck, for a foul attempt to bugger a cow 121 Robert Wyar and John Garland to be whipped, and to make a payment to their master for ravishing two girls 121 Sarahı Wythes and Ursula Odle to be whipped, for wickedness with Robert Wyar, &c. 121


William Browne whipped for running away, &c. . 122


Richard Quick whipped for being distempered by drinking, &c. .


123


Edward Roberts fined for drinking, and for drinking to Richard Quick John Perry whipped for running away . 123


123


Edward Wood fined for baking wheat meal contrary to order 124


Thomas Scott & his wife to stand in the market place with papers on their hats for fornication before marriage 124


John Long fined for distemper in drink &c. . 124


Isaac Morrell fined for absence from the jury 125


George Roberts committed for his ill carriage


. 125


Robert Sever fined for neglecting the watch


126


John Woolridge fined for drunkenness, &c., and to acknowledge his offence 126


John Lewis whipped for running away, &c. .


126


William Walcot to be whipped and kept in prison, for idleness, &c. 126


Anne Hett to be whipped and kept at hard labor and on spare diet, for attempting to drown her child 126


Thomas Cotcree to be whipped for unmeet dalliance with girls .


126


· George Watts fined for swearing . 127


William Web fined for neglecting an order as to bread 127


David Conway to be whipped for resisting his master . .


127


Charles Cadwicke, &c. fined for absence, being warned,


128


William Shepheard fined for covenanting for 151b wages


. 128


Laurence Copeland 66


128


William Davies fined for keeping victualling against order of the Court


129


George Mills fined for battery


130


Richard Willis “ "


130


William Chadborne, &c. fined for drunkenness .


130


Ralph Golthrope fined for being distempered with wine 130


William Filpot admonished to take heed of suffering drinking in his house 131


Henry Leake and his wife to acknowledge their fault at Dorchester 131


Nicholas Rogers fined for being distempered with drink 131


William Scutt fined for selling powder and shot to the Indians 131 Samuel Bacon to be whipped, &c. for theft 131


Robert Rogers fined, and to pay Mr. Manning for receiving stolen wine 131


Miles Tompson, &c. fined for drinking with others 131


Robert Wyar and Thomas Cooper fined for drinking with Samuel Bacon 132 Nathaniel Tappin to be whipped, and put to Goodman Gillam for breaking into houses, &c. 132


John Clough fined for his absence when the jury was called · 132


.


·


-


254


INDEX.


PAGE


PUNISHMENT, continued.


Ralph Golthrop fined for distemper in drink 132


Gawen Wilson fined for fornication 132


Richard Gell whipped for running away from his master 132


John Bartlet to be whipped and fined for theft, &c. 133


Stephen Day committed for defrauding .


133


John Gammage to be whipped for drunkenness, &c.


·


133


Thomas Anker fined for distemper in drink 133


George Watts fined for distemper in drink, &c. 133


Nicholas Rogers to be whipped for drunkenness, &c.


133


Swiniard Lewis fined for drunkenness 133


Israel Hart fined for neglecting the watch 133


Thomas Bauldwin committed for striking his master, &c.


134


Robert Wright fined, or to sit in the stocks, for being distempered with drink


134


William Barnes fined for swearing


134


John Garland to make double restitution for things stolen by him 134


David Dauling, Mary Audley & Jane Jeffrey whipped for their unclean


practice 134


Capt. John Chadwicke fined for swearing, &c.


135


Capt. Aaron Williams fined for distemper in drink 135


· owners of Sudbury mill fined for want of scales and weights 135


Thomas Painter to be set in the stocks for disturbing the Church of Hingham


135


David Williams to be whipped for assaulting the watch


136


John Beamis fined for freeing his servant . 135-6


John Barnard fined for his dangerous well 136


Ralph Golthrop to be whipped or fined for being distempered with


drink 136


John Killmaster fined for being distempered with drink


136


Thomas Weatherly fined for swearing, &c. . 136


the constable of Boston fined for not returning his warrant


137


Thomas Grub fined for not appearing on the jury


137


Bridget Barnard fined for stealing 137


William Flint fined for fornication 137


Mary Bentley to make restitution for stealing 137


138


John Hart 66 66


Thomas Cooper fined for absence from the Grand Jury


138


Benjamin Gillam fined for absence from the Jury of Trials . 138


Leonard Fryar fined for distemper in drink &c. 138


138


Edward Johnson, Jun' fined for immoderate drinking


138


John Bauldwin fined for excessive drinking . 138


Thomas Dutchfield fined and admonished for distemper in drink . 139


Roger Amedowne to pay fees, admonished &c. 139


John Harris to pay fees, admonished and discharged . 139


James Brittaine and Mary Latham condemned to death for adultery . 139


George Frost fined for being distempered with wine 66 66 138


Carew Latham fined for his disorder


255


INDEX.


PAGE


PUNISHMENT, continued.


Nathaniel Smith fined for intemperate drinking &c. 139


James Merricke &c. fined for drinking and for selling wine &c. 139 · Thomas Orton &c. fined for intemperate drinking 139 PYE, GEORGE, " a more " (moor ?), to remain with Mr. Cradock &c. 76 [P]YFORD (or BYFORD), PETER, &c., to be whipped &c. for running away from their masters &c. 59


PYKE, JOHN, allowance of witnesses fee to,


PYNES, the. (See PINES.)


PYNNEY, HUMFRY, difference between him and John Cogan &c. referred to


a committee 54


37 QUARTER COURT. (See COURT OF ASSISTANTS. )


QUICK


-, case of, (light behavior) . 89


Richard, case of, (distemper in drinking, idleness &c.) 123


Edward Roberts fined for drinking to, 123


&c., attachment against, 236


101


RAINSFORD, EDWARD, &c., jury, (case of Hugh Buett) .


RAPE. (See CRIMES, &c. )


RATES


( See ASSESSMENT.) ( See WAGES.) ( See WHARFAGE. )


RATLIFFE, PHILLIP, case of, (malicious speeches against the government) 16


RAWLENS or ?


RAWLINGS James, fined for taking too much for work done by one of his ser-


vants 47


Thomas, &c., witnesses, (case of Walthian Richards) . 116


RAWSON


-, Secretary, numbering of pages by, mentd in note 15


marginal entry in handwriting of, referred to in note 82


Edward, Secretary from 1650 to 1686, handwriting of, mentioned . 1 marginal note in handwriting of, mentd in note 20


RAYE, DANIELL, &c. Grand Jury, 70


READ or


READE


George, warrant to, (case of David Williams) 135


John, Richard Ponton put to, for eight years 104


David Williams put himself to, 117


Mary Hoare to make a payment to, for theft &c. 119 dismissed, (as to refusing to watch) 135


1-


Thomas, &c., viewed the body of Austen Bratener gift towards the Sea Fort 42


William, &c., sworn constables of Weymouth


140


56


QUALITY, safe arrival of persons of, day of thanksgiving for,


256


INDEX.


PAGE


REAL ESTATE


sale or grant of town lots &c. to be recorded


45


authority to sell to pay debts . 109


RECORDS


of the Court of Assistants, mentd.


1


Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, mentd.


1


General Court, 19 Oct. 1630 mentd. S


Massachusetts Colony, reference to, in note General Court 18 May 1631 mentd. in note .


13


15


for 5 June 1632 referred to in note


30


of the General Court 29 May 1633 referred to


32


of the Court of Assistants in civil actions referred to in note


40


town book for surveys and assurance of lands to be written at length and not in figures and sales or grants to be recorded 45


of the Court of Assistants mentd. . 115


of Massachusetts Colony mentd. 115


REDMAN, RICHARD, &c., fined for quarreiling, 87


REEVES, WILLI: &c., discharged


77


RENDALL


Robert, deferred until the next Quarter Court


99


found not guilty by the Grand Jury .


103


RICHARDS


, Mr., &c., fined for want of weights &c. in their mill 84


fine remitted to, 124


George, attachment for,


79


Thomas, order as to damage by swine in corn of, .


49


of Weymouth, difference between his wife and Henry Waltham referred 102


&c., sworn constables of Weymouth


140


Walthian, fined and enjoined to pay witnesses


116


Welthia [n], wife of Thomas Richards, and Henry Waltham difference between, referred 102


William, and John Turner, Mr. Ginner &c. to settle things between, . 97


RICHARDSON


Elizabeth (error for Ezekiel), &c., jury of life and death 70


Ezekiell, chosen constable of Charlton . 31


Ezechi: &c., jury of life and death 70


George, bound to his good behavior


99


costs against James Smyth for not prosecuting John, &c., discharged ·


101


Capt. Williams promised to bring him back


116


to be sequestered from Elizabeth Fryar 139


RIDDWAY, JAMES, payment to, from estate of his master William Bladen RIDGE, MARY, to be whipped for fornication


30


RIGHT. (See WRIGHT. )


ROBERTS


Edward, case of, (drinking) .


· 123


George, case of, (ill carriage) .


125


·


116


130


257


INDEX.


PAGE


ROBINSON


Anthony, to be whipped for fornication .


64


Jane, case of, (disorder in her house, drunkenness &c.) 89


Thomas, to pay Richard Cooke for unjust molestation .


86


ROCKESBURY.


(See ROXBURY.)


ROCKEWELL. ( See ROCKWELL. )


ROCKSBURY. (See ROXBURY. )


ROCKWELL or ROCKEWELL


William, &c., jury, (case of Walter Palmer) . .


9 admn. granted to, on goods &c. of John Russell 35 execrs., exhibited an inventory of goods &c. of John Russell 55


ROCSBURY. (See ROXBURY.)


ROGERS


John, costs to Clement Campion for not prosecuting 136


Nicholas, case of, (being distempered with drink) 131 .


(drunkenness and making others drunk) . 133


Robert, case of, (receiving stolen wine &c.) 131


ROPE ABOUT THE NECK. ( See PUNISHMENT. )


ROPPS, GEORGE, to be whipped for striking his master


62


ROSSITER


-, Mr., &c., present at Court 3,5


fined for absence from Court


4


Edward, Mr., &c., present at Court


1


ROWLEY, Town of,


presentments discharged 100


enjoined to mend their ways


106


way to, mentd. (order as to town of Ipswich)


106


ROXBERRY


ROXBURY Jor ROCKESBURY, ROCKSBURY, ROCSBURY, Town of, mentª. (order as to levy for maintenance of Mr. Patricke &c.) 6 (order as to maintenance of ministers) 9 (order as to levy for the creek at Newe Towne) 16 (order as to a watch of six) 18 17


&c. Capt. Underhill's Company to train at, .


constable of, receipt of Mr. Shepheard's fine returned by,


20


assessed, (order as to levy for making a palisade) 20


Robert Coles of, mentd., 21


and Dorchester, Capt. Traske &c. to settle bounds between, 29


and Boston, agreed that bounds formerly set out between, shall con- tinue 31




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