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Woolrd find. distemping himselfe wth drinke aboard Mr. Graues his shipp.
Mr. Tresr. Mr. Nowell
It is agreed that there shalbe a suffi-
Mr. Coddington
70 cient cartbridge made in some convenient
Mr. Winthrop
S : Bradstreete.
Cartbridg. place ouer muddy riner & another ouer
Stony ryver, to be done att the charge of Boston & Rocksbury. Mr. Coddington Mr. Colbran & Mr. Samford are chosen to see it done for Boston, M . Tres" Jehu Burr & John Johnson for Rocksbury.
It is further ordered that if any ram goate be found 71 Ram goats restreined amongst Ewe goates betwixte the first of July & 10th of Novembr it shalbe lawfull for any man to sease on him before witnesses, & to convey him to some safe place till the said 10th of Novemb" & then halfe of him is to goe to the publique & the other halfe to the p'ty that seases on him this order to take place on thursday nexte.
A Court holden att Boston Sept 3 1633.
Present,
The Goûnr
Shatswell
John Shotswell is ffined xls for dis- temping himselfe with drinke att Aggawam.
Mr. Trest Mr. Nowell
Mr. Coddington
Mr. Winthrop S: Bradstreete.
find. Robte Coles is ffined x1 : & enioyned to Robt Coles find for stand wth a white sheete of pap | on his drunkeness. back || wherein a drunkard shalbe written See p. 107 .* in greate tres, & to stand therewth soe longe
Deputy Goûnr Mr. Ludlowe
*10S?
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as the Court thinks meete, for abuseing himselfe shamefully wth drinke intiseing John Shotswell , wife to incontinency & oth' misdemean".
Walfords goods sequestrd, to pay his debts.
It is ordered that the goods of Thomas Walford shalbe sequestred & remaine in the hands of The Anchient Gennison to satisfie the debts hee owes in the Bay to sewall psons.
There is administracon graunted to Willm Gal- 72 Russells estat admsted. lard & Willm Rockwell of the goods and chattels of John Russell of Rocksbury Dorchester whoe dis- ceased August 26th 1633.
Desbres estat admred.
Administracon graunted to M'. John Moody of the goods & chattels of Thomas Desbre disceased, & soe to remaine in his hands to be accomptable for
them.
Differenc. bet. Dilling: & Dexter referd.
By consent of John Dillingham Richard Wright & Thomas Dexter the differences betwixte them are referd to Mr. Endicott & M. Nowell, & power is graunted them by the Court to depose witnesses heare & determine the said differences.
Sept 3, 1633
[103] Capt. Jnº Stones sent Capt. John Stone for his outrage comitted in con- fronting aucthority abuseing MT. Ludlowe both in words and behaviour "lassalting him &| calling him a iust as * leri is ffined C' & phibited comeing inte within this Pattent wthout leaue from the Go@mt vnder the penalty of death. i
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All hands to Boston Fort except, er.
It is ordered (according to a former order att the genall Court) that e@y hand (except magistrates & ministers) shall aford there helpe to the finishing of the ffort att Boston till it be ended.
Mr. Palmer.+
Mr. Palmer is ffined x8 for absenting himselfe being warnd to serue of a jury.
Alexdr Wignall find 10H for dru. quarr. & contempt.
Alex: Wignall is ffined x1 for drunkenes quarrel- ling breach of an order of Court & contempt of auc- thority.
Rich: Arnold estat admstd on,
Administracon graunted to Willm Stitson of the goods & chattells of Richard Arnoll of Wenetsemt dis- ceased.
Mr. Jno Win- throp, Jur, lib- erty, er.
There is liberty graunted to M'. John Winthrop Jun'. & to his assignes to sett vpp a trucking howse, vpp merrymak ryver.
* " A just aste " in L. copy.
t See Winthrop I. 111. # In modern hand.
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Mr. John Barcrofte doeth acknowledge to owe Mr. Jno Bar- kroft& acknő. vnto or So@aigne [the] the King the some of xll & M". Sam" Mawacke the some of xx1 er. The condicon of this recognizance is that Jane Barcrofte wife of the said John shall be of good behavr. towards all psons.
A Court holden att Boston Octobr. 1th 1633.
The Goûnr
Deputy Goîn
Mr. Perkins & Tho : Dexter
It is ordered that Srieant Perkins shall
Mr. Ludlowe
Mr. Tregr
Mr. Nowell
Mr. Coddington
S: Bradstreete.
It is ordered that if any trained sold[ier] shalbe 74 Absent from trayng. absent from traineing, vpon their traineing dayes haueing lawfull warneing , shall forfect v & that it shalbe lawfull for one of the Srieants appoyncted by the Capt. of the company to levy : vnles wthin 2 days after it be demaunded | vales | the prty offending bring a certificate from the nexte Assistant that hee had a necessary occacon to be absent.
It is ordered that maister Carpenters, Sawers, Octobr 3, 1633. masons clapboard-ryvers bricklayers, tylars, joyners Workmen wages limitted wheelewrigh[ts ] mowers er shall not take aboue 29 a day findeing themselues dyett, & not aboue 14ª a day if they haue dyett found them, vnder the penalty of vs both to giuer & recea@ for ety day that there is more giuen & receaved also that all other inferior workemen of the said occupacons shall haue such wages as the Constable of the said place & 2 other inhabitants that hee shall chuse shall appoynct.
[104] also it is agreed that the best sorte of labourers shall not take aboue 18ª a day if they have dyett October 1th, 1633. found themselues & not aboue 8ª a day if they haue dyett found them vnder the aforesaid penalty both to giuer & receaver. likewise that the wages of inferior labours shalbe referd to the Constable & 2 other as aforesaid.
mr. Taylours shall not take aboue 12ª a day & the inferior sorte not aboue 8ª if they be dyeted vnder the aforesaid penalty & for all oth' worke they doe att home ppconably & soe for other worke that shalbe done by the greate by any other artificer.
fined.
carry 40 turf[es] to the ffort as a pun- ishm' for drunkenes by him comitted.
also it is ordered that Thomas Dexter shalbe ffined xx8 for the like offence.
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further it is ordered that all workemen shall 75 worke the whole day alloweing convenient tyme for foode & rest this order to take place the 12th of this prsent moneth .*
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(14) Idlenes to be punisht.
It is further ordered that noe pson howse houlder or oth", shall spend his time idely or vnpffitably vnder paine of such punishment as the Court shall thinke meete to inflicte & for this end it is ordered that the Constable of e@y place shall vse spetiall care & deli- gence to take knowledge of offenders in this kinde, espetially of comon coasters vnpfittable fowlers & to- bacco takers & to prsent the same to the 2 nexte assistants, whoe shall haue power to heare & deter- mine the cause, or if the matter be of importance to transferr it to the Court.
In regard of the many & extraordinary mercyes day of Thanksgiving. wch the Lord hath beene pleased to vouchsafe of late to this Plantacon vz. a plentifull harvest, Ships safely arriued wth psons of spetiall vse & quallity er it is ordered that wednesday the 16th day of this present moneth shalbe kept as a 77 day of publique thanksgiueing through the sewall plantacons. t And whereas it is found by comon experience that the keepeing of Lectures att the ordinary howres nowe observed in the fore-noone to be dyvers wayes priudiciall to the comon good, both in the losse of a whole day & bringing oth' charges & troubles to the place where the Lecture is kept.
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It is therefore ordered that hereafter all |noell Lecture shall begin before one a clocke in the after- noone.
Times for lectures.
It is ordered that there shalbe 4001; collected out of the sewall plantacons to defray publique charges vz. -
Boston
481 00s 004 Saugus 361
00$ 00d
Rocksbury
48
00 00 Salem
28 00 00
Newe-Towne 48 00 00
Wenetsemt 08
00 00
Waterton 48 00 00
Meadford 12
00 00
Charlton .
48 00 00
Aggawam
08 00.00
Dorchester
80 00 00
Sum tot 4121 00 00.
* See Winthrop I. 116.
t " Plantations &c." in L. copy.
# So in the original.
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RECORDS OF THE COURT OF ASSISTANTS
[105] Present
A Court holden att Boston Novemb' 5th 1633
It is ordered that when all the planta-
The Goûnr Mr. Ludlowe Mr. Nowell Mr. Tresur Mr. Coddington S: Bradstreete.
1. cons in the bay hath done 2 dayes worke a peece att the ffort, there shall order goe forth to Salem Aggawam & Saugus to send in their money for 3 dayes worke towards it for ety man except magis- trates & minister.
80 2. Secret to name & sumon juryes 14 days, er
It is ordered that pces shall be directed by the Secretary to the Beadle, for the warneing of 24 Jurors 14 dayes before the Court to be named by the Secri- tary.
Price of corne 6% p bush.
It is likewise ordered that corne of the Country shall passe att 6° the bushell till the nexte Court.
Ordr abt swyne. Further it is agreed that noe man shall giue his swine any corne, but such as being vewed by 2 or 3 neighbors shalbe judged vnfitt for mans meate.
also that ety plantacon shall agree howe many swine ewy pson may keepe winter & sumer aboute the plantacon this order to take place 10 dayes hence.
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Mr. Rich: Browne allowed to keep a ferry.
Mr. Rich: Browne is allowed by the Court to keepe a fferry ouer Charles Ryver against his howse, & is to haue 2ª for ety single pson hee soe transports & jª a peece if there be 2 or more.
Ensigne Morris dis- charged.
Ensigne Morris is discharged of his place of Ensigne & M. Thomas Mooteham chosen in his roome.
Sieant Morris | Stoughton| is chosen Ensigne to Capt Mason.
It is ordered that James Pen the Beadle shall haue allowed him by the Tresurer the soine of 301 to builde a howse, weh is to be for his vse while hee remaines in the place of Beadle, & after 82 to be disposed of as the Court shall thinke meete.
[106] Att a Meeteing of Assistants & some of the com[ilty] att Boston January 17th 1683
Proent The Gount Deputy Gouet ML Ludlowe MI Tresurer ML Nowell MA Winthrop
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Novembr. Sth 1633.
83 Comodities to be eold, not exceeding 4ª per shilling prfit. Whereas by order of Court holden in Octobr last the Wages of workemen were reduced to a certainety in regard of the greate extorcon vsed by dyvers psons of little conscience & the greate disorder weh grewe herevpon, by vaine and idle wast of much precious tyme, & expence of those imoderate gaynes in Wyne stronge water & other supfluities, nowe least the honest & conscionable workemen should be wronged or discouraged by excessiue prizes of those comodityes, weh are necessary for their Life & comfort : Wee have thought it very iust & equall, to sett order also therein. Wee doe therefore hereby order, that after publique notice hereof, noe psons shall sell to any of the Inhabitants within this Jurisdiccon, any pvision, cloathinge, Tooles, or other Com- odities above the rate of ffoure pence in a shilling, more then the same cost or might be bought for ready money in England Vpon paine of forfecting the valewe of the thinge solde (Except Cheese weh in regard of the much hazard in bringing, & Wyne, Oyle, Vineger, & stronge Waters weh in regard of leakeing may be solde att such rates (pvided the same be moderate) as the buyer & seller can agree.)
And for Lynnen & other Comodities weh in regard of their close stowage, & small hazard, may be afforded att a Cheap rate, wee doe advise all men to be a rule to themselues, in keepeing a good Conscience assureing them that if any man shall exceede the bounds of moderacon wee shall punish them seuerely .*
[107] A Court holden att Boston March 4th 1634 1633.
Prsent,
84
It is ordered that all the Swamps con-
The Gounr. Deputy Goûnr. Mr. Ludlowe Capt. Endicott Mr. Tresurer
Mr. Nowell
Mr. Coddington S: Bradstreete.
Swamps free. teyneing aboue 100 ac either belonging to any Towne or not shall lye in'comon for any free inhabitant to fetch wood att seasonable tymes wthout priudice to the inhabitants where the same is, (that swampe onely excepted lyeing within the Newe- Towne pale towards the Bay.)
It is ordered that M'. Dumer shalbe rated viij1 Mr. Dumer rat. to the publique stocke vizt v1 x for his estate in Rocksbury & 19 in Saugus the Tresury is to lose the rest that hee was rated in Saugus.
* See Winthrop I. 116.
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Mr. Downings cattle to be rated.
The Court hath ordered that M. Dillingham shalbe rated for the cattell hee is possessed of, of Mr. Downeings.
Boston mrket.
It is ordered that there shalbe a markett kept att Boston vpon ety thursday the fifth day of the weeke .*
Mr. Turn, capt.
Mr. Nath: Turner is chosen capt. of the millitary company att Saugus.
Sayles cens.
It is ordered that John Sayles t shalbe seuerely whipt for runing from his maister Mr. Coxeall .;
It is ordered that v1 of the iudgemt against Joseph Twitchells releas. Twitchwell shalbe abated it appeareing to the Court that Joseph Mannering hadd not paid the same as was formly conceaved. §
Mr. Morris, left.
Mr. Rich: Morris is chosen Leifetent to Capt. Vnderhill.
85 Land not to be bought of Ind.
It is ordered that noe pson whatsoeuer shall buy any land of any Indean without leaue from the Court.
wthout leaue. Christopher Tarling is to be whipt for stealeing Tarlings cens. victualls from his m'. & for runing away.
Mr. Wm Dennison, côstable.
Mr. Willm Dennison is chosen Constable of Rocks- bury.
John Chapman is ffined xx8 for selling boards att 8$ p 10[0] con- trary to an order of Court & is [remitted vpon pmise of 300 of 4 inch planke towards the sea ffort. ] ||
It is ordered that euy Assistant shall move all newe comers (web haue not adventured in the comon stocke) that they thinke fift] to con tribute towards the Sea fort, & if they find any averse to desire the helpe of the nexte Assistant. & yet if neede require to acquaint the Court therowth,
Ri: Wma find.a
Rich Williams is ffined xls for drunkenes comitted att Bowmans howse.
Willm Cooley is ffined 409 for the like offence.
Wm Cooley find.
Tymothy Hawkins & John Vauhan ffined xx8 a
Tmo Haukins peece for mispending their tyme in company keepeing & Jnº Vauhan fined. strong drinkeing stronge water, & selling other contrary to an order of Court.
* See Winthrop I. 125. t " Sayle " in L. copy. # " Coggeshall " iu L. copy. § This entry is evidence that there was a record of the Court of Assistants in civil actions distinct from the record in criminal cases and in matters of an administrative nature.
Il The words in brackets are written in the original in the margin.
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Allowed to the witnes bound ouer to the Court to giue evidence against them v8.
[108] March 4th 1633 Edwd How find.
Edward Howe is ffined xx8 for selling stronge water contrary to an order of Court.
It is ordered that Robte Coles for drunkenes by Robt Coles dis- franchisd for drunk- enes, & to weare lettr D. him comitted att Rocksbury shalbe disfranchized, weare about his necke & soe to hange vpon his outward garmt a D: made of redd cloath & sett vpon white, to contynue this for a yeare & not to leave it of att any tyme when hee comes amongst company, vnder the penalty of xls for the first offence & vl the second, & after to be punished by the Court, as they thinke meete, also hee is to weare the D outwards, & is enioyned to appeare att the nexte gendall Court & to contynue there till the Court be ended .*
Josiah į Harris put aprentice to Frā Weston.
Josuah Harris is bound as an apprentice with Frauncis Weston for 5 yeares from this day his said maister findeing him meate drinke & cloathes.
Bounds between Boston & Roxbury.#
Ensigne Stoughton Tho: Ford & Willm Felpes & Willm Galard are appoyncted to sett out the bounds betwixte Boston & Rocksbury weh is nowe in differ-
ence betwixte them.
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Mistick Wajre to Mr. Winthrop & Mr. Craddock.
The Ware att Misticke is graunted to John Win- throp Esq" prsent Goun' & to M'. Mathewe Cradocke of London mercht to enioy to them & their heires for euer
Vpon consideracon of the vsefullness of a move- 87 ing ffort to be builte 40 ffoote wide longe & 21 ffoote wide, for defence of this Colony & vpon the ffree offer of some gentlem lately come ouer to vs of some large somes of money to be imployed that way, it is thought fitt that this matter shalbe moued to such men of ability as haue not borne their p'te in the greate charges of the ffoundacon of this Colony & for this end it is desired that e@y Assistant shall vndertake the busines for treateing with such as are within the Townes where they dwell & if they see fitt they may desire some other of the Assistants to ioyne wth them.
There is x1 pmised Mr. Steuens for his care & expedicon in this worke to be pd when the worke is finished.
* See Winthrop I. 125. t So in the original.
# In modern hand.
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[109] March 4 1633.
Gyven & pmised towards the Sea Fort
Mr. Haynes . 11
Capt. Turner
Mr. Coxeall .
Rich: Wright 4 inch plancke . 400
John Chapm 4 inch planke 300
Mr. Aspinwall .
John Johnson XX8
Mr. Nowell
iij
Frauncis Johnson
Josuah Hewes
Xx9
James Peñ
XX9
Mr. Willm Dennison .
xls
Mr. Harding
iijl
Mr. George Alcocke
xis
Mr. Israell Stoughton to be pd within 9 or 10 monthes
Mr. John Coggin
Tho: Reade
Xx8
Mr. Parker of Rocksbury 19
Mr. Dumer .
Xxx1
Phillip Tabor, 4 inch plancke . 200
Garrett Church, 4 inch plancke, 200
Mr. John Wilson .
iij1
1441& 1100 4 inch pl.
[Page 110 is blank.]
[111] A Court holden att Boston Aprill 1th [1634.]
[Present]
SS There is a thousand acres of land &
The Gounr
Deputy Goûnr
Sam: Dud. greate p[ond] t graunted to John Haynes
Mr. Ludlowe
Mr. Endicott
Mr. Tresurer
Mr. Nowell
Mr. Coddington
Mr. Winthrop
S: Bradstreete.
Dan: Den. Esq' ffyve hundred ac graunted to Thomas Dudley Esq' Deputy Gown" [three] hundred to Mr. Sam" Dudley & two hundred acres [M'.] Daniell Dennison all lyeing & being aboue the ffalls [on the] Easterly side of Charles Ryver to enioy to them & [their ] heires for euer.
* " Cogan " in L. copy.
T These places on pages 111 and 112, which are worn off and illegible in the original record, are filled out from the Lechford copy.
Aprill 1th 1634.
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89 200 acrs to Mr. Nowell.
There is Two hundred acres of land graunted to Mr. I[ncrease ] Nowell lyeing & being on the westside of the North Ryv otherwise called the three myle brooke.
90 Mr. Oldams graunt.
There is ffyve hundred acres of land graunted to M'. Jo[hn] Oldham, lyeing neare mount ffeakes on the north-wes[t side] of Charles Ryver.
91 Imprvement of farmes.
It is ordered that if any man that hath any greate quan[tity ] of land graunted him & doeth not builde vpon it or imp[ve] within Three yeares it shalbe ffree for the Court to disp[ose] of it to whom they please.
92 Mr. John Wilsons grant of his farme of 200 acres.
There is Two hundred acres of land graunted to Mr. Jo[hn] Wilson pastor of the church of Boston lyeing nexte [the ] land graunted to M'. Nowell on the south & nexte Meadf[ord] on the north.
Jno Lee cens. It is ordered that John Lee shalbe ffined whipt & ffined for calling Mr. Ludlowe false-hearted knave & hard-hearted knave heavy ffriend er.
Tho: Fox sent.
Thomas Foxe is ffined xs for want of appearance being sum to giue evidence against John Lee.
Ro: Moulton const: Charls.
Robte Moulton is chosen Constable of Charlton & sworne.
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Mr. Stoughtons liberty to build a weare. the thousand.
Mr. Israell Stoughton hath liberty graunted him to builde a Myll a Ware & a Bridge ouer Naponsett Ryver & is to sell the Alewyves hee takes there att 58
94 (15) Runaways to be sent home.
It is ordered that if any boy (that hath bene whipt for runing fro his maister) be taken in any other plantacon, not haueing a note from his maister to testifie his business there, it sh[albe] lawfull for the Constable of the said plantacon to whip him a[nd] send him home.
There is power graunted to M'. Ludlowe & M. Mr. Jno Tilley estat admstred on. Coggin * to inventory & take into safe keeping the goods & chattells of Mr. John Tilley to satisfie such debts as hee ownes t in ye B[ay]
Mr. Chester bound our.
The price of corne is lefte at liberty to be solde as men can a[gree] Mr. Chester hath bound himselfe in x1 to appeare at the nexte [Court] to be holden in June to answer to such things as shalbe obiected against him.
* " Cogan " in L. copy. t " Owes " in L. copy.
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Garrett Church & Phillip Tabor hath bound themselues [in] xls a peece to appeare then to giue testimony agst Mr. Ch[ester] for selling comodities contrary to order.
95 Long Iland, Deere Iland & Hogg Iland graunted llands grnted to Boston for [21 years] for the yearely rent of ij1 * to t[o Boston.] be paid [to the Treasurer upon the] first day of the second [moneth commonly called April]
[112]
[ th] 1634
[96?]
(16)
[Resi]dents oath.
It was further ordered that ewy man of or above the age of Twenty yeares whoe hath bene or shall hereafter be resident within this Jurisdiccon by the space of Sixe monethes as an householder or Soldier |soiorner| and not infranchised shall take the Oath herevnder written before the Goûn' or Dep- uty Goin' or some Two of the nexte Assistants, whoe shall haue power to convent him for that purpose, and vpon his refuseall, to binde him ouer to the nexte Court of Assistants : where |And | vpon his refuse- all the second tyme hee shalbe banished, except the Court shall see cause to giue him further respitet
The Oath.
I doe heare sweare and call god to witnes that being nowe an in- habitant within the Lymitts of this Jurisdiccon of the Massachusetts, I doe acknowledge myselfe lawfully subiect to the Aucthoritie and gouermt there established, And doe accordingly submitt my pson family and estate to be ptected ordered, & gouerned by the Lawes & consti- tucons thereof. And doe faithfully pmise to be from time to time obedient and conformeable therevnto and to the Aucthoritie of the Goûn', & all other the magistrates there, and their success's, and to all such lawes orders sentences & decrees as nowe are or hereafter shalbe lawfully made decreed & published by them or their success's. And I will alwayes indeavr (as in duty I am bound) to advance the peace & wellfaire of this body pollitique, and I will (to my best power & meanes) seeke to devert & prevent whatsoeuer may tende to the ruine or damage thereof or of ye Goûn' Deputy Gown' or Assistants or any of them or their success's, And will giue speedy notice to them or some of them of any sedicon, violence treacherie or oth" hurte or euill wch I shall knowe heare or vehemently suspect to be plotted or intended
* " Three pounds " in L. copy.
t See Winthrop I. 128.
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against them or any of them, or against the said Comon-wealth or go@mt established. Soe helpe mee God.
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[113] It was further ordered that the Constable & [foure] more of the cheife inhabitants of ewy Towne (to be chosen by all the ffree men there, att some meeteing there) with the advise of some one or more of the nexte Assistants shall make a surveyinge of the howses backeside corne feildes moweing ground, & other lands impved or inclosed or graunted by speciall order of ye Court of euery ffree inhabitant (17) Assurance of lands. there, & shall enter the same in a booke (fairely writ- ten in words att lenght & not in ffigures) with the se@all bounds & quantities by the neerest estimacon, & shall deliuer a transcript thereof into the Court within sixe monethes nowe nexte ensueing, & the same soe entered and recorded shalbe a sufficient assurance to ety such ffree inhabitant his & theire heires and Assignes of such estate of inheritance or as they shall haue in any such Howses Lands or Franketenem's.
The like course shalbe taken for assurance of all Howses & Towne- Lotts of all such as shalbe hereaft' Enfranchised, & ety sale or graunt, of such Howses or Lotts as shalbe from time to time entered into ye said booke by the said Constable & foure Inhabitants or their success's, (whoe shal be still supplyed vpon death or removeall,) for which entry the purchaser shall pay sixe pence, & the like sume for a Coppy thereof, Vnder the hands of the said surveyers or Three of them. See [s] 190 .*
[The next two pages are marked 112ª and 113ª and contain lists of freemen 1634-5. Pages 114 to 118 contain the General Court record of May 14, 1634.]
[119] A Court holden at Newe Towne June 3 1634.
Prsent
Eltweed Puñery sworne constable of Dorchester.
The Goun Deputy Goûnr Mr. Winthrop, Senr
Whereas Thomas Lane late serv' to
Order as to John Burslyn, by the pvidence of god is
Mr. Haynes Mr. Tresurer
Jnº Burslys
Mr. Pinchon Mr. Nowell
lames fallen lame & impotent, & hath since re- mayned att Dorchestr, where hee hath bene chargeable to that plantacon, & like soe to contynue,
Mr. Winthropet S: Bradstreete. it is therefore ordered that the Inhabitants of Wessa-
"This is a reference to the order of March 4, 1634-5, on page 139 of the original record, which is marked in the margin 190.
t "Junr " in L. copy.
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guscus shall send to Dorchester for the said Thomas Lane, & shall pay for all the charges they have beene att in keepeing him dureing his aboade att Dorchestr.
Mr. John Winthrop Jun' being chosen an Assistant att the last genall Court did nowe take an oath to his said place belonging in presence of the Court.
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