Records of the Court of assistants of the colony of the Massachusetts bay, 1630-1692, Part 23

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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case of, (selling cloth at an excessive rate) 131 theft from, (case of Bridget Barnard) 137


Anthony (or George), &c., constables of Boston, granted power as to estate of Paul Yonge 107


case of, (affronting the Governor) 108


George (or Anthony), &c., constables of Boston, granted power as to estate of Paul Yonge 107


STONE


John, Capt., fined and prohibited from coming into this patent &c. for confronting of authority &c. 35


&c., costs against Joshua Hubbard for not prosecuting .


122


34


STONY RIVER, &c. agreement as to a cart bridge over, . . STOREY STORY S


Andrewe Storey (or Storyn) to be whipped for running away from his master 57


George, case of, (miscarriage)


. 117


discharged of his bond for appearance to answer to Capt. Keayne 119


57


STORYN, ANDREWE, to be whipped for running away from his master STOUGHTON or STAUGHTON


, Sergeant, chosen Ensign to Capt. Mason . ·


38 . Ensign, &c., to set out bounds between Boston and Roxbury . 41 Mr., Robert Way to be taken from, and to serve William Aimy 61 Mr., &c., present at Court 71, 72, 74, 76, 82, 86, 88, 89, 91-93


business of Robert Abels referred to, 94


Mr., &c., present at Court . . 95, 96


to hear business between Richard Lange and the town of Weymouth 99


&c., present at Court, 99, 103, 105, 107, 108, 118, 123, 125, 134 cloth of, mentd. (case of John Milam) 139 ·


Israell, his servants Alexander Miller, &c. ordered to make a payment to him for their wasteful expense of powder, &c. 27


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


granted liberty to build a mill, a wear and a bridge over Naponsett River, &c. 43


271


INDEX.


PAGE


STOUGHTON Or STAUGHTON, continued.


Israell, Mr., goods, &c. of Christopher Ollyver to remain in hands of 50


&c., present at Court 66, 69, 78,81


fine remitted to, 88 &c., present at Court 98


Thom[as] chosen constable of Dorchester . 5


Mr., constable of Dorchester, fined " for taking upon him to marry " persons 10


STOw


STOWE


-, Goodman, &c., order as to, 129


John, case of, (selling shot to an Indian) 101 .


&c., to appear at the General Court 119 upon release of, Concord men are granted power to seize land, &c. STOWER Or STOWRE


139


Nicholas, payment to, for keeping cattle (order as to) 5 &c., jury, as to death of Austen Bratcher 6


inquisition on body of William Bateman upon oaths of, 7


STOWERS, JOHN, case of, (reading offensive passages against the officers and Church of Watertown) 121


STOWRE. ( See STOWER.)


STRAINGE


-, Mrs., and her child to be supplied according to their necessity 119


Elizabeth, dismissed with an admonition, &c. 124


STRETTON


John, Timothy Tomlins consented to take ten shillings from, 65


capias granted to, against Kibbe, &c. . 65


Mr., fined for lending a gun to an Indian 71


freed from his bond 82 STRONG WATER


order as to seizure of, . 5


Mr. Allen's strong water to be delivered to the Deacons of Dorchester for the benefit of the poor 26


selling to such as were drunk with it 26


&c., no person shall sell strong water without leave from the Governor, and none to sell or give to an Indian 33


drinking, &c., Timothy Hawkins, &c. fined for, 40


selling, Edward Howe fined for, . 41


to the Indians, James Browne fined for, . 68


drinking, &o., Benjamin Hubberd admonished for,


68 . (See also LIQUOR.)


STUBBORNNESS. (See CRIMES, &c.)


SUCKET (or SACKETT), ISABELL, granted administration on goods &c. of her husband 59


SUDBURY, Town of,


deferred until the Quarter Court


100


delivered in a transcript of their lands .


·


117


Mr. Briant Pendleton to exercise the company at,


. 133


272


INDEX.


SUDBURY MILL, owners of, fined for want of weights & scales


135


SUMMER [ WILLIAM, his servant William Shepheard sentenced to be whipped


for stealing C2


SUMMONS


in Civil Actions (order as to) 2


&c., every Assistant shall have power to grant, 17


SURVEYOR, Willi: Powell fined for resisting the surveyor 88 SUTTON, JOHN, &c., bond by (as to things taken from John Hardies' wreck) 105 SWADDON


Phillip, to be whipped for running away from his master 16


shall be set free from his master, Robert Seely, upon the pay-


ment of ten shillings 18


SWAMPS, containing above one hundred acres, order as to,


39


SWEET


SWEETE


John, ground of, mentd. (grant to Mr. Skelton) 24


fined and imprisoned for shooting a dog 66 .


SWIFT


SWIFTE


William, to pay towards the cure of his servant . 53


Willi: mortgaged his house and lands in Watertown to John Haynes,


mentd. 96


surety, bond to make payment to Andrew Coleman, mentd. . 96


and Andrew Coleman, order in case . 96


SWINE


order as to allowance for weaned swine, &c. . 8


found in any man's corn shall be forfeited to the public 14


shooting of, Chickataubott fined for, 16


every person shall satisfy for the damages done by his swine in the corn of another 28


at Marble Harbor, order as to, 32


it shall be lawful for any man to kill swine that comes into his corn 34


order as to the kind of corn to be given to swine . 38


number of swine to be kept in every plantation 38


damage done in corn of Thomas Richards 49


of Charlton, damage by, complained of, 49


damage to, by setting traps, order as to,


50


town of Roxbury fined for neglect of an order about swine . 89


town of Weymouth fined for not looking to the execution of the order about swine, &c. 91


SYMONDS SYMONS


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


132, 138


arbitrators, (Mr. Humphrey & Robert Saltonstall) . 133


Samuel, copy made by, referred to, 103, 115


Thomas, enjoined to appear at the Quarter Court 88


SYNODE at Newetowne for settling differences, mentd. 69


PAGE SUMER 2


273


INDEX.


PAGE


TABLES, all persons that have cards, dice or tables in their houses shall do away with them 12


TABOR


Phillip, &c., gift towards the Sea Fort . 42


bond by, (case of Mr. Chester) 44


TACYE, -, case of, (swearing) 88 TAILORS, Master, order as to wages of, 36 TALBIE


TALBYE


Difficult, her mother, Dorothy Talbie, to be hanged for causing deatlı of, 78 Dorothy, wife of John, to be hanged for causing the death of her daughter 78


John, Dorothy, wife of, to be hanged for causing the death of her daughter 78


TAPPIN, NATHANIEL, case of, (breaking into houses, &c.) · 132 TARLING, CHRISTOPHER, to be whipped for stealing from his master, and for


running away 40


TAX. (See ASSESSMENT). TAYLOR


John, Rebecca Taylor, wife of, mentioned . 139 .


Rebecka, wife of John Taylor, 66 139 .


Richard, dismissed with an admonition . 122


TEACHER. (See PASTOR.)


TEE, JOHN, Jacob Eliot deposed to the will and inventory of, .


115


TERRY


Steven, sworn constable of Dorchester


55


Thomas enjoined to appear at Court


80


THACHER. (See THATCHER. )


THANKSGIVING DAY


13 June, 1632, order for, 23


19 1633 as to, .


32


16 October, "


37


20 August, 1634


47


15 June, 1637 66


68 THATCHER OF THACHER


- -, Thatcher's plot, mentd. (case of Thomas Briant) 118 Anthony, Mr., granted administration on goods, &c. of Joseph Avery, and inventory returned by, 58


Peter, case of, (plotting piracy) 118


THATCHERS, order as to wages of, .


3


THEALE


Nicholas or (Richard) attachment against, . 73


to make a payment to John Finch, and admonished to avoid


dancing


75


Richard (or Nicholas) attachment against,


73


THEFT. (See CRIMES, &c.)


THING, JONATHAN, case of, (ravishing Mary Greenfeild) 106


THOMAS, EVAN, allowance of corn to, . 97 .


274


INDEX.


PAGE


THORNE, -, Mr., case of, (concealing, hiding, &c.) 109


THORNEDICKE, -, Mr., &c., at Aggawam, mentd. 31


THORPE, ROBERT, &c., discharged with an admonition as to too many in a boat 81


43


THREE MILE BROOK or North River, land on, granted to Mr. Increase Nowell " THUNDER," (ship) difference between John Cogan, John Tylley, &c., as to, referred to a committee 54


THWAYTE, ALEXANDER, corn of, granted to Peter Bulkeley ·


94


THYERY - , Monsieur, a Frenchman, who died here, part of estate of, in hands of the Govr. 127 TILERS. (See TYLERS.) TILLEY or TYLLEY


John, Mr., administration granted on goods, &c., of, .


43


and Mr. Marriner, &c., difference between, referred to John Winthrop, Senr., &c. 47


Henry Cogan, difference between, referred to John Win- throp, Sent., &c. 47


John Coggin, difference between, referred to John Winthrop, Sent., &c. 47


John Cogan, difference between, as to ship "Thunder" referred to a committee 54


TIMBER


&c., order for preservation of, 17


order as to preservation of, . 28


TOBACCO


no person shall take tobacco publicly . 28


tobacco takers, &c., mentd. (order as to idlers)


37


TOBEY TOBY


Francis, bond for, by John Jobson 62


Frauncis, bound to his good behavior for a misdemeanor 55


TOLE, ROGER, Mr. Henry Webbe's man, case of, (selling gunpowder to an Indian) 101


TOLL


Thomas Wilson fined for taking above double toll 78


Mr. Waltham fined for taking too much toll 84


Willi: Fuller fined for 60


85


TOMPKINS, RALFE, theft from, William Baker sentenced for,


62


TOMLINS


Edward, Mr., case of, (opinions against singing in Churches) 105 allowed Ensign at Lynn 123


Tymothy, consented to take ten shillings of John Stretton 65


Timothy, Mr., &c., granted adm". on estate of Mr. Ballard . 117


TOMPSON


Miles, fined for drinking with others 131


Robert, Mr., & William Tynge difference between referred . 104


TOMPSON'S ISLAND, &c., shall be appropriated to the public benefit, &c .


17 TORY, WILLIAM, Mr., appointed Ensign at Weymouth . 123


275


INDEX.


PAGE TOWER, JOHN, case of, (disturbing the peace) 95 TOWN BOOK OF WEYMOUTH, Mr. Stoughton to have power to call for, 99


TOWNS


ordered that every Town within this pattent shall provide every person with fire arms, before April 5th, 1630-31 12


order as to fetching wood from swamps belonging to towns . · 39


constable and four of the inhabts. of every town to make a survey of the houses, &c. 45


all towns had respite to bring in the transcript of their lands 83


110 mentd. (answer by John Pratt) ·


TRADE


order as to articles concerning a general trade of beaver agreed upon by Capt. Endicott and others 15


buying corn, &c. .


16


trucking house to be appointed in every plantation where the Indians may trade 23


Mr. John Winthrop, Jr., &c., granted liberty to set up a trucking house up Merrimak River 35


mentd. (answer by John Pratt) 110


TRADING, order as to trading beaver with Indians


23


TRAINING. (See MILITARY AFFAIRS.)


TRANSCRIPT of lands


delivered in, by Charlestown, Sudbury and Dedham 117


town of Dedham, mentd. 123


Concord delivered in an imperfect transcript of their lands 124 .


delivered in by town of Dedham


135


. TRASK TRASKE Capt., &c. to settle the bounds between Dorchester and Rocks- bury 29


to make a payment to John Kirman, as his share in a plow patent 52


TRAVELL, Nathaniell, case of, (scandalous speeches) 93


TRAVELLERS


ordered that no person shall travel single between this plantation and Plymouth, nor without arms 14


no person shall travel out of this pattent either by sea or land without leave from the Governor, &c. 15


TREASURER


rent to be paid to, (Conant's Island demised to Govr. John Winthrop) . 22


Mr. William Pinchon chosen 26 ordered to make a payment to Richard Waterman for killing a wolf 26 &c., present at Court, 26-28, 30-34, 36, 38, 39, 42, 45-47, 50, 52, 55, 57-59, 61,62


ordered to pay a quarters " exhibition " to Capt. Underhill, &c. . 27


order as to his beaver trade 27


&c., committee to take an account of debts due to the Governor, &c. . 33 ordered to pay Lt. Mason for his voyage to the eastward 34


276


INDEX.


PAGE


TREASURER, continued.


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


to give James Peñ the beadle thirty pounds to build a house 38


rent to be paid to, (Long Island, &c. granted to Boston) 44 to pay three pounds to inhabitants of Dorchester for care of Thomas Lane 46


to pay money for maintenance of widow Bosworth and her family 48


&c., to prepare the business of Mr. Coxeall, &c. . 53


creditors to repair to the, (adm". on goods of Robert White) . 56 . Mr. Bel[lingham], &c., present at Court 92


to make a payment to Thomas Buckmaster 92


TREES, William Lampson allowed to fell trees on the other side of Chebacco 108 TRERICE


-, Mr., to pay Tacye's fine . 88


debt to, mentd., attachment against Robert Mindam 123


Nicholas, Mr., case of, (miscarriage in Court) 108


fine remitted to, 118


TRESPASS in Corn, owners of cattle are ordered to pay for damages done by, 14


TRIMOUNTAINE, ordered that Trimountaine shall be called Boston . 4


TROTMAN, JOHN, theft from, (case of Bridget Barnard)


· 137


TROWENT, MORRIS, &c., sentenced to be whipped for stealing


13


TRUCKING HOUSE. (See TRADE. )


TRUMBLE John, fined &c. . 66


part of fine remitted to, 67


TRUSDELL, RICHARD, &c., jury (case of Hugh Buett)


101


TUCKER, ROBERT, case of, (upbraiding James Brittain) .


94 TURNER


, Mr., chosen constable of Saugus


26


&c., difference between Newton & Charlestown referred


to,


29


to set out land to John Humfry, Esq. .


30


Capt., &c., gift towards the Sea Fort


42


Goodman, the treasurer to cast up his bill, and if it be found


right to allow it 137


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


97


Nathanaell, Mr., of Saugus, Sarah Morley apprenticed to, . 22


&c., agreement signed by, (as to bounds of Charles Towne & New Towne) 23


Mr., chosen Captain of the military company at Saugus .


40


Richard, fined for drunkenness


78


case of, (drunkenness) . .


86


Robert, discharged for want of proof


84


Thomas, town of Hingham acquitted from the presentment about Thomas Turner's lot 84


&c., bond by, (case of Robert Penyer) .


86


(as to things taken from John Hardie's wreck) 105


costs to Richard Osborne, for not prosecuting 136


277


INDEX.


TUTTLE, HENRY, took oath as constable of Hingham . . 97


TWITCHWELL, JOSEPH, five pounds of the judgment against, to be abated


40


TWOGOOD, JOHN, servant of Thomas Marshfield order as to, 100


TYLERS, &c., order as to wages of, .


36


TYLESTONE, THOMAS, &c., fined for not attending the jury


97 TYLLEY. (See TILLEY.)


TYLLS, PETER, his master, John Clois, admonished to use him well TYNG 2


88


TYNGE S -, Mr., &c., to examine accounts between Mr. Joanes & Mr. Mayhewe 93


Willi: Mr., to make a payment to Mr. John Coggan 92


&c., to examine the books about the goods which came in


the " Charles " 97


William, Mr., & Robert Tompson, difference between, referred . ·


104


UNDERHILL


-, Mr., allowance to, . 4,5


(or Capt.) order as to levy for maintenance of, 6


Capt., order as to training of his Company 18


&c., to be paid a quarters exhibition 27 Boston, &c., assessed for maintenance of, 31


Sergeant Morris chosen ancient to, 31


Mr. Richard Morris chosen Lieutenant to, 40


John, Capt., acquitted .


108


UNDERWOOD, MARTEN, &c., allowance to,


105


UNION. (See UNNION.)


UNJUSTLY SELLING, &c. (See CRIMES, &c.)


UNNION (or UNION), ROBERT, fine respited to,


UPSALL


Nicholas, &c., jury, as to death of Austen Bratcher . 6 of Dorchester, licensed to keep an ordinary, &c. . 68


&c., jury of life and death 70


VAINEL


VANE


-, Mr., late Governor, William Knop to answer for speeches


Elizabeth, case of, (abusing a magistrate, &c.)


against, 68


132 VAUGHAN !


VAUHAN


John, &c., fined for company keeping, drinking, &c. 40


90


to appear at the next Court . . committed to prison until he marry her whom he hath defiled, & to provide for the child, &c. 91


VERIN, JOSUA, his wife referred to Salem 79


VINE BROOK


&c., town of Cambridge to repair highways at, 85


. fined for defective way at Vine Brook, &c. 90


PAGE


127


278


INDEX.


PAGE


VIRGINIA, mentd. (sentence of Phillip Swaddon)


16


(ship) misdemeanor and drunkenness committed aboard, Mr. James Parker fined for, 25


VOCAR, JOHN, sentenced to be fined or whipped 116


VOYSEY, SYMON, Mr., case of, (striking Mr. Constable) 115


WADE


Jonathan, money given to, mentd. . 54


&c., Grand Jury . 70


his servant, Samuel Hefford freed 101 bound to his good behavior 101


Samuel, his servant, Richard Wilson, sentenced for stealing, &c. 86 Thomas, bill by Goodman Perkins to, to be brought into Court 54


WAGES


of Carpenters, &c., order as to, · 3,36


Master Carpenters, &c., order as to, 5,36


order as to wages for laborers


of William Knopp, order as to,


12


of workingmen, order as to, .


36


of inferior laborers to be referred to the constable, &c. tailors, order as to, . John Humfry punished for taking too great wages


47


Frauncis Godson to answer for taking too great wages .


48


forfeited by Arthur Holbidge, &c.


56


as to price of, (case of William Shepheard, &c.) .


125


taking excessive wages (case of Anker Ainsworth)


131


James Loranson, &c. presented for taking too much wages .


135


WAHQUACK, land near Salem so called granted to Mr. Samuel Skelton . 24


WAHQUAMESEHCOK, land near Salem so called in the Indian tongue granted to Capt. Jo: Endicott 24


WAKE, WILLI: counselled to go home to his wife and discharged . . 100


WALCOT


WALCOTT S (See WOLCOTT.)


WALDO or WALLDO


Edward, servant of William French, Daniel Owles punished for con- cealing him &c. 122


concealing his intention of running away, (case of Richard Smyth) 122


being privy to his intention of running away (case of Richard Smyth) 130


WALES, TYMOTHY, &c., to be whipped for drunkenness . 63


WALFORD


Thomas, of Charlton, fined and he and his wife enjoined to depart out of this pattent 14


goods of, to be sequestered to pay his debts . 35


WALKER


Richard, Ensign, Thomas Dickinson committed to, .


97 Robert, &c., witnesses, allowance to, (case of Richard Lambert) . 49


· 6,36 9


order as to wages of workmen


36


36


279


INDEX.


PAGE


WALLDO. (See WALDO.) WALTHAM


-, Mr., fined for taking too much toll . . 84 . &c., fined for want of weights &c. in their mill 84 witnesses, (case of Walthian Richards) 116


Henry, Mr., discharged 101


and Welthia Richards, difference between, as to a mill in Wey- mouth referred 102


Mr., &c., bond by, (case of Gawen Wilson) 115


William, case of, (drunkenness) . 91


WALTON


- -, Mr., to have his goods which were unjustly taken 4 129


Mary Bentley to make restitution for stealing his jewel . 137


George, fined for swearing 77


WANNERTON. (See WONNARTON.)


WANOTTYMIES RIVER and Cobbett's House, meadow land lying between, granted to Govr. John Winthrop 29


WARD


Samuel, &c., bond by, (case of Jonathan Bosworth)


124 Thomas, &c., viewed the body of Austen Bratcher .


WARDALL, -, Sergt., to train the company at Exeter


.


7


. 133 WARE. (See WEIR.)


WARHAM, JOHN, Mr., pastor of the Church of Dorchester, &c., witnesses,


(will of John Russell) 57


WARNER, THOMAS, &c., fined for quarrelling .


87


WARRANTS


to be sent to Aggawam (order as to plantations) . 4 &c., every Assistant shall have power to grant warrants 17


WARREN


Arthur, found guilty of keeping company with Clement Briggs wife . 72 wife of Clement Brigs enjoined not to accompany him 75


&c., witnesses, (case of Walthian Richards) 116 John, mentd. as to leather of John Winter . 128


WARRINER, RALFE, fined for excessive drinking . 85


. WATCH


ordered that a watch of four shall be kept every night at Dorchester and Waterton to begin at sunset 13 order as to punishment of persons who shoot off fire arms after the watch is set 13


ordered that a watch of six and an officer shall be kept every night at Boston 17


part of Mr. Shepheard's fine to be used to pay for ferrying the watch from Charlton to Boston 20


26


John Stickland fined for refusing to watch at the Captains command . town of Boston fined for want of a watch house &c. .


79


Concord “


79


. Cambridge fined 66 66 66


.


80


· Charlestown “ 6


.


.


.


. 80


280


INDEX.


WATCH, continued.


order as to watch house for town of Dorchester 84 at Hingham 84


town of Concord fined for want of a watch house


85


Salem fined for not keeping constant watch


90


Concord fined for neglecting their watch &c. . 90


Cambridge fined for neglect of a constant watch &c. 90


order as to watch house at Charlestown .


90


town of Lynn fined for not keeping constant watch &c.


90


Weymouth fined for want of a watch house &c. 90


neglecting to keep a constant watch 90


Hingham fined for not keeping a constant watch &c. Salem fined for neglecting their watch 95


91


watch house mentd. (order as to town of Braintree) 99


town of Charlestown to use the meeting house for a watch house


99


Salem 66


66


100


Lynn -


66


66


66


66


100


Hingham 66 66 66 66 66


66 100


106


town of Concord fined for neglecting the watch &c. neglecting the watch (case of Robert Sever)


126


refusing to watch (case of Richard White) .


126


George Watts fined for abusing the watch &c.


133


Israel Hart fined for neglecting the watch &c.


133


David Williams sentenced for assaulting the watch refusing to watch (case of William Porter &c.)


135


135 WATCH HOUSE. (See WATCH.)


26


WATERS


Lawrence, bond for his wifes appearance . 73 .


wife of, to make a payment to John Finch and admonished for dancing 75


WATERTON


WATERTOWN Town of,


WATERTOWNE


ordered that the town upon the Charles River shall be called Water-


town 4


mentd. (order as to levy for maintenance of Mr. Patrick &c.)


6


(order as to maintenance of ministers) 9


Court of Assistants at, 8 March 1630-31


11


ordered that a watch of four shall be kept every night at Watertown &c. to begin at sunset 13


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


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


mentd. (agreement as to bounds of Charles Towne and Newe Towne) . 23 bounds of, mentd. (agreement as to bounds of Charlestown and Newton) 30 assessed for maintenance of Capt. Underhill &c. 31


to defray public charges 37


Samuel Hosier chosen and sworn constable of, 48


PAGE


WATERMAN, RICHARD, to be paid for killing a wolf


281


INDEX.


PAGE


WATERTOWN, Town of, continued.


Church of, to dispose of the children and estate of Edmond Lockwood 52 and Newe Towne, agreement as to bounds between, mentions the Weir 53


Church of, &c., consent by, to disposition of estate and children of Edward Lockwood 54


Richard Browne of, mentd.


71


fined for want of a pair of stocks .


79,85 85


discharged as to a highway to the mill


fined for a bad highway


85


to pay charges for Muddy River bridge


93


Henry Bright took oath of surveyor of arms in,


95


Willi: Swift mortgaged his house and lands in Watertowne to John Haynes mentd. 96


freemen of, discharged (as to proportion to townsmen)


99


John Whitney took oath as constable of Watertown 105


106


and Roxbury, town of Cambridge enjoined to repair the way between, discharged


106


constable of, to provide a place of service for Elizabeth Wilsmore 117


Church of, disturbing the, &c., (case of John Stowers) 121 .


time granted to, as to transcript of lands 123 .


Edward Lewis &c. to view the leather tanned in Watertown &c. 128


presentment referred to the Quarter Court 128


Thomas Arnold sworn constable of,


· 134


lands, transcript of, respited . 137


WATTS


George, case of, (swearing) . 127


(distemper in drink, abusing the watch &c.) .


133


WAY


, assigned Robert Way to Ensign Gennison 46


Henry, &c., Nicholas Frost to pay a fine to, . 28


debt owned by, mentd. (case of Thomas Wonnarton) 55


Robert, to remain with Ensign Gennison 46


who was assigned to Edward Burton, order as to, 48


bills &c. about, to be delivered into the Court . 61


to be taken from Mr. Stonghton and to serve William Almy · 61


WAYMOTH


WAYMOTHE


WAYMOUTH (See WEYMOUTH. )


WAYNE. (See WEANE.)


WAYS. (See HIGHWAYS.)


WEANE or WAYNE


David, put himself to Hugh Gunnison 129 .


&c., bond for appearance . 134 .


forfeited forty shillings for not appearing . 136 fine remitted to, 137


WEAR. (See WEIR.)


WEATHERLY, THOMAS, case of, (swearing &c.)


136


282


INDEX.


PAGE


WEAVER or WEVER


-, Mr., &c., to be sent to England " as unmeet to inhabit here " 10


mentd. (case of Mr. Barnard) . 94


Clement, fined for drunkenness 94


WEB - WEBB


WEBBE - -, Mr., &c., theft from, (case of Mary Felton) 108


Henry, discharged for want of witness . 79 Mr., his man, Roger Tole, sold gunpowder to an Indian . 101


. &c., constables of Boston, granted power as to estate of Paul Yonge 107


John, set at liberty from his master William Parks


32


William, case of, (neglecting an order as to bread) 127


WEDGWOOD, JOHN, case of, (being in the company of drunkards) . WEIGHTS AND SCALES, MEASURES, &C.


86


in mill of Mr. Waltham &c. mentd.


84


town of Dedham fined for want of weights &c. Lynn " " sealed weights &c. 90


Richard Dummer fined for want of weights &c.


94


town of Newbury "


66


95


Salisbury " 66


106


Hampton 66 66


106


135 mentd. (order as to Sudbury mill) . .


WEILLUST, or WELLUST, WILLUST


, John Humfrey &c. to determine as to estate of, 52


Jost, chosen surveyor of the Ordinance and cannoneer 11


allowance to for his transportation into his own country 24 WEIR OF WEAR, WARE


at Mystic granted to John Winthrop, Esq. &c. .


41


Mr. Israel Stoughton granted liberty to build a wear &c. over Neponset


River 43


mentd. (agreement as to bounds of Watertown and Newton) 53


WELD


-, Mrs., punished for abusing two Indian women . 95


Joseph, Mr., &c., to sell Mr. Gurlings land to satisfy creditors 71 Mr. Gurlings land sold by, 73


WELL


John Barnard fined for his dangerous well . 136


Thomas Ewar &c. fined for leaving his pit or well open 75


WELLS, WILLI: to answer for oppression


108


WELLUST. (See WEILLUST.)


WENETSEMET. (See WINNETTSEMET.)


WESSAGUSCUS


mentd. (order as to levy for maintenance of Mr. Patricke &c.) 6 (order as to levy for the creek at Newe Towne) 16


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


inhabitants of, to pay to Dorchester for all charges for caring for




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