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* 20s in L. copy.
t The word bottle not in L. copy.
# Lynne in L. copy.
$ These three words omitted and the words " house of" substituted in L. copy.
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OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY.
Order was appointed to bee given to the Cunstable
Schooler sent for, & old Jno Bayly. of Neweberry to app hend Schooler,
Bayly * & dwelling beyond merrimackt to appear at the Court at Ipswich or before the magistrates there, who have power to take further order as they shall see cause.
Hen: Kingman, of Henry Kingman of Waymoth is licensed to keepe Weymouth, licenct. a house of intertainement./
[On page 199 and the first part of page 200 is the General Court record of Aug. 1, 1637. The rest of page 200 contains the following record. ]
The 5th Day of this 7th Month 1637.
prsent
the Govrnor
the Deputy Govr
Mr Rich: Bellinghā Mr John Winthrope iu: Mr Rich: Saltonstal
The quarter Court was adiourned till the 19th of this 7th month because of the Synode kept at Newetowne for the setling of things in difference amongst vs.
The 7th Day of the 7th Month @ 1637.
The Generall Courte by the Generall Consent of all present was adiourned to the 26th of this 7th month, & the pticuler Courts in the severall places to bee kept the last Tewsday of the'Sth month./
Freemen, 2.
M' George Moxham & M' Tymothy Dalton were made free this 7th day.
The 19th of the 7th Mº, @ 1637.
A quarter Courte held at Boston, & Newetowne because of the Con- ference.
the Govrnor
the Deputy Govr. Col: John Endecot Mr John Humfrey Mr Rich: Bellingham Mr Israell Staughton Mr Rogr Herlakenden Mr Rich: Saltonstall Increase Nowell.
John Williams being indited about Jno Wms, murdr. the death of John Hobbe# confessed that hee killed the said Hobbe, so the Jury found him guilty of murther.§
Wm Schooler
for murdr.
William Schooler being indited for the death of Mary Scholee T the Jury found him guilty of murthering the said Schoolee.§
* Not in L. copy.
# Hobbey in L. copy.
I Schooley in L. copy.
t Merrimack river in L. copy.
§ See Winthrop I. 241, 321.
Mr Israel Staughtō Increase Nowell
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Mary Osborn acqd.
Mary Osborne the wife of Osborne being indited about the death of her daughter found* the byll Ignoramus. John Hathaway being indited for adultery was found guilty.
Jno Hathaway, adulty.
Robt Allen, adult.
Rob't Allen confessed Adultery, & was found guilty.
Margart Seale, adult.
Margaret Seale the wife of Seale confessed adultery & was found guilty.
The grandiury men. The Jury of Life & Death.
John Holgrave
Ralph Hudson
Daniell Raye
Samuell ffinch
Will: Parket
Willi: Curtis
Isaack Morrell
Willi: Barsham
Jonathan Wade
John Smyth
Will: Bartholmew
John Holman
Rich'd Joanes
John Holland
Rob't Harding
Nicholas Vpsall
Samu: Wilbore;
John Geepin
Henry Kingman
Ezechi:§ Richardson
Rich'd Adams
Thomas Squire
Edmond Hubberd seni:
Rich'd Betscombe.
Thom: Hamond
Abrah: Palmer
Brian Pendleton
Thom: Cakebread.
[201] William Brumfeild being examined about theft confesed that hee had stoalen above 51 from his m', & Bromfeilds sent. about an elle of cloth, & for his stealeing, ploting to run from his mr. lying, drunkennes, & idlenes was censured to make double restitution to bee branded, & bee severely whiped.
Georg Spencers sent.
George Spencer who received 6s8 of the said Brumfeild was censured to make double restitution, & bee whiped.
Georg Barlow sent.
George Barlow for his idlenes was censured to bee whiped.
* " The Grand Jury found " in L. copy.
t Parkes in L. copy.
# Gibones in L. copy.
§ Elizabeth in L. copy.
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Jno Hogges sent.
John Hogges being accused of drunkennes con- fessed it, & was fined 31.
Jacob Smith dis- chard.
Jacob Smyth was discharged for want of evidence vpon his imprisonment.
Mathew Bridg acqut.
Mathew Bridge appearing, & no evidence comeing in against him, hee was quit by pelamation.
M' John Greene of new pvidence was fined 201, Mr. Jno Green find & banisht. & comited vntill the fine of 201 bee payd, & enioyned not to come into this iurisdiction vpon paine of fine, or imprisonment at the pleasure of the Courte for speaking contemptu- ously of the magistrates.
Mr. Jno Stretton find, xli.
M' John Stretton was fined x1 for lending a gun to an Indian four dayes.
It was ordered that Mr Joseph Weld & M' John 338 Gurlings land to be sold. Beniamin (being authorished) should make sale of Mr Gurlings land for satisfaction of the credi- to's in pportion if it come to short, & if an overplus bee, that to remaine in the hands of Mr Beniamin.
Mr, Rob: Salton- stalls deed for his creditors.
The 23th * of this 7th mº 1637 M' Hugh Peters de- livred into the court a deed of M' Robert Saltonstall makeing over all the estate that hee hath, or shall have to satisfy his Credito's.
[The rest of page 201 and pages 202 to 213 contain the General Court record from Sept. 26 to Nov. 20, 1637.]
[214] At a quarter Court held at Newetowne the 5th Day of the 10th Mº @ 1637.
the Governor
Mr Bellingham
Whereas there came into this Courte prsent, Mr Rich: Brownes Rich'd Browne of Watertowne on the Deputy Govrnor satisfaction for 5li 10 behalfe of John Woolcot, & William Curtis Mr Herlakenden from Curtiss of Roxberry, & by mediation of the Court Mr Staughton Јевор, ег. Increase Nowell the said Willi: Curtis was willing & did agree to pay vnto the said Rich'd Browne 5. 10º wch hee was indebted to one John Jesop, now out of this iuris- diction, in satisfaction of 5. 10s dewe by the said Jesop to the said John Woolcot t this Court doth order that vpon payment of the said 51 108 by the said Curtis, the said John Woolcot,# & the said Rich'd Browne, & their executo's shalbee alwayes lyable to save harmlesse the
* 13th in L. copy. t Wolridge in L. copy. # Wollcott in L. copy.
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said Willi: Curtis against the said Jesop for the said 51 10ss till a suffi- cient discharge bee oth'wise had from him.
Luke Henburys sent., for theft, to be whipt, er.
Luke Henberry being convicted of theft was cen- sured to bee severely whiped, & for runing away./
Hen: Harwoods invento.
The inventory of Henry Harwood of Charlstowne was p'sented to this Court being 461 178 8ª * & the debts 41. Edwd Conv'se, Rob't Long, & Rob't Hale were the apraissers.
368 The Inventory of Joane Drake wth a Coppey of Joane Draks will & invent. her will was presented to the Court being 281 18 5ª. Willi: Cheesbro James Penniman, & Willi: Huet were the appraisers. She gave ¿ of her goods at Boston in N. E. to John N[o]tt,t to her sister Duglas 21, to her nephew to whom shee was a witnes 20g to buy him a bible, the rest of her goods heare in Newe England to Samuell Bellingham, & all [her] goods in ould England shee gave them equally between her two sisters there.
the disposeing of these shee leaveth to her m' as executor.
Georg Woodwards costs.
There is 5ss damages graunted George Woodward to bee paid by Willi: Dinely, who sumoned him to appear at this Court, and causing him to attend, did not psecute aga him.
There is 138 4ª damages granted Sam: Freeman to Sam: Freemans costs. bee paid by John Gay, who sumoned him to appear at this Court, and causeing him to attend wth 2 wit- nesses psecuted not against him.
[215] At a quarter Court held at Newetowne the 6th of the First Month @ 1633: ± 1638
prsent,
The Governor
Joseph ffaber being complained of for Jose Faber. selling of wine wthout order was find 109 for sellg a gallon.
the Deputy Govrnor Mr Bellingham Mr Humfrey
Mr Herlakenden
Hollard.
Angell Hollard being p'sented for a libell acknowledged his fault of himselfe volentarily, & was fined 20ss./
Brigg bond for his wife.
Clement Briggs is bound in x1 for his wifes ap- pearance at the next quarter Court
Arthur Warren, for accompã Brigs wif.
the p'sentment of Arthur Warren for keeping Company wth Clement Briggs wife was found to bee true.
* 8d omitted in L. copy.
t Natt in L. copy. # 1637 in L. copy.
Mr Staughton Increase Nowell.
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Laur: Waters bound for his wife.
Lawrence Waters is bound in x' for his wife's appearance at the next quarter Court .*
Left Hows bond
Leift Howe is bound in 201 to appear at the next quarter Court.
368 Gurlings land sold. The sale of M' Gurlings land by M' Beniamin & M' Joseph Weld to M' Andrews is confirmed, & appointed to bee layd out by M' Damfort, M' Cole- bran, and Goodñ Bridge./t
Jno Woolridg admonisht for his drunkenes.
John Woolrige appearing vpon the inditement of the grandiury confessed his fraude & drunkennes in ould England for weh hee was sharply reproved & seriously admonished./
Xtopher Grant find 5 for excess. drink- ing.
Christopher Graunt appearing vpon prsentment for being in company, & drinking more then was con- venient was fined 58./
Hen: Bright dismist.
Henry Bright appearing was dismissed Mullinder appearing was dismissed
Nicholas Busby, an attach. issue out agt him.
Nicholas Busbey not appearing an attachment was granted against him to appeare at Boston the 22th prsent at Boston.
Tho: Smitht attacht agt him.
John Smyth not appearing attachment was granted against him to appear at Newetowne the 27th§ prsent.
Tho: Starr find 20 for speaking agt the law. Thomas Starr being accused for speaking against the order of Court about swine, & the same pved that hee said the law was against gods law, and hee would not obey it : so hee was comited, & enioyned to acknowledg his fault the 14th at the gen'all Court, & was fined 201, & to give security for his fine, or pay the same before his releasement./
Attachmt gted agt seū person, as Edw: Lambe, er.
attachment was graunted aga NicºT Theale to ap- pear the 4th [mº.]
attachment was granted aga Edward Lambe to appear the 4th mº.
attachmt was graunted aga John Bennet.
attachmt was granted aga Philip Deare.
Tho: Evar, const of Charls To.
Tho: Ewar was chosen Cunstable of Charlestowne, & tooke his oath to discharge the said office god help- ing the 24th, first [mº.]
* This paragraph not in L. copy. § 22 in L. copy. Richard in L. copy.
t John Bridge in L. copy. # So in the original.
App.
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[Pages 216 to 224 contain the General Court record for March and May, 1638.]
[225] Qurt Court, 5: 4: 38.
At A Courte of Assistants held at Cambridge the 5th Day of the 4th Mº @ 1638 : being a q'ter Courte.
prsent.
The Governor The Deputy Govrnor Mr Endecott Mr Bellingham Mr Saltonstall Mr Stoughton Mr Bradstreete Mr Herlakenden Incr: Nowell.
It was ordered wth the Consent of Mrs Mr. Skeltons estat. set. Baggerly that the increase of M' Skeltons Cattle should bee divided according to Mr Skeltons will, & that the goods & household stuffe wch belongs to the 3 eldest child'n should be divided by some of the Church of Salem, & comitted to the Church of Salem./
Ric: Colli.
Rich'd Collicot & John Buslin were fined 63 8d a peece for absence when the Court sat in the afternoone being Jurymen.
Gurlins land.
M' Willard & M' Spencer are ioyned wth oth's formerly appointed about Mr. Gurlins land./
Difference be- tweene Mr. Whit. & Mr. Woolcot re- fferd. M' Rich'd Bellingham, Increase Nowell, & M' Mayhewe are appointed they or any two of them to examine witnesses vpon oathe & to heare & examine all things concerning M' White & M's Woolcote,* & to do it wthin 14 dayes, & M's Woolcot is to bring in a pfect inventory, & distinguish the goods inventoried between his & the Childrens leaving to the Court to give order about them.
Edith Pitts abused.
Samuell Jackson & Edith Pits did appear, & give in their evidence agt John Emerson of Scituate about his abusing the said Edith./
Mr. Hen: Sewalls beating his wife re- ferd to Ipsw.
Henry Seawall being p'sented by the grandiury for beating his wife is referd to the Court of Ipswich to examine, & hee to appear wthout any new summons./
Robt Bartlet sent. for swearing, his toung in a cleft stick.
Rob't Bartlet being prsented for Cursing & swearing was Censured to have his tongue put in a Cleft sticke.
Jno Smith sent.
John Smyth of Meadford for swearing being penitent was set in the bilboes.t
Kath: Cornish admonisht.
Katherine vxor Rich: Cornish was found suspi- tious of incontinency, & was seriously admonished to take heede.
* Wolcott in L. copy.
t This paragraph not in L. copy.
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Clemt Brig wife enjoy. not to ac-
Clement Brigs his wife is enioyned not to come into the Company of Arthur Warren.
compã Arth: Warren.
Willi: Busbey being p'sented for drunkennes it was found the falling sicknes.
Laurence Waters Wife was enjoyned to give John Laurenč Waters wife & others ad- monisht. ffinch 18ª & Nico: Theale to give Jno ffinch 18d & Edwa Lambe to give him 28 & lambe was fined 158 6ª for his contempt, & all of them were admonished to avoyde dancing.
John Bennet & Philip Deare were referd to Salem for their drunken[es. ]
Newbery find 6.8.
The towne of Newberry was fined 68 8ª, & enioyned to repaire yir defects before the Court in Septemb'.
Ips. find 6.8.
The towne of Ipswich is fined 6. 84, & hath librty till the 7th m° to repair their defects.
Lin find 20s.
The towne of Linn is fined 20;, & enioyned to mend their wayes before the next Court./
Charl To find 6.8.
The towne of Charlestowne is fined 69 8d & hath librty till the 7th month.
Tho: Ewar find 40 for leauing his pitt open.
Thomas Ewar is fined 40$ for the leaving his pit, or well open in weh a child was drowned./
Camb. find 5.
The towne of Cambridge was fined 5s8 & to p'pare before the next Court.
Boston trau yeir prsent.
The towne of Boston trav'se their prsentment./
Edmund Hubbard find 40.
Edmond Hubberd Senior was fined 40$ for leav- ing a pit open in wch a child was drowned./
Franc Westons wife set in the bilboes 2 howers.
Francis Westons wife was censured to bee set 2 houres in the bilboes hear & 2 houres at Salem vpon a lecture day.
Dorch find 6.8.
The towne of Dorchester was fined 6. 8ª & hath liberty till Septembr next.
Rox. find 6.8.
The towne of Roxberry was fined 6. 8d & hath librty till the 7th month.
Weymouth find 6. 8.
The towne of Waymoth was fined 68 8d & hath librty till the 7th month next.
Hingh. find 6.8.
The towne of Hingham was fined 6. 8d & hath a months librty. John Holgrave is referd to Salem./
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Tho: Gray to be seuly whipt & banisht.
Thomas Gray was censured to bee severely whiped, & the former execution of banishment to bee inflicted.
Jno Leg & Wm Ed- monds bonds for yeir wives.
John Leg bound in 401 & Willi: Edmonds bound in 401 to bring |carry| their wifes to Salem Court & Rob't Keyes bound in 201 to appear.
Robt Cole.
Rob't Cole was enioyned to pay the witnesses 10° & so was discharged.
Jno Emersons bond. John Emerson is bound to the good behavior for twelve months & bound in 401 to appeare at the quarter Court in this jurisdiction the 4th mº. 1639./
George Pye a more * was to remaine wth M' Cradock vntill advise from England, & advise to bee sent to Rye./
Rob't Morgan, Edwa Hall, & Rich: Lambert are referd to Salem./
[226] A Courte of Assistants held at Boston the 4th of the 7th Month @ 1638: +
prsent, the Governor the Deputie Govor Mr Endecott
The Cunstables of Cambridg & the Cunstables of Boston are fined 10ss a peece for not returning their warrants in time wth the names of the Jury men./
Mr Bellingham Mr Herlakendon
Hen: Collens find.
Henry Collens is fined 5° for not ap- pearing when hee was called to serve vpon the grand iury./
Mr Bradstreete
Mr Stoughton
Mr John Winthrop juni:
Katherin, wife of Sam: & Increase Nowell. finch, whipt for speaking agt magists 28 churchs. Katherine the wife of Samuell ffinch being accused for speaking against the magistrates, agā the Churches, & against the Elders was censured to bee whiped, & comited till the generall Court./
Holloway is bound in 201 to appear at the next Courte.
John Crosse being warned to appear about his servant Clement Manning who miscarried the said Crosse was discharged.
Geor: Horn find for being distempred by drink.
George Horne is fined 10$ for distemper wth drinke ch his m'. Willi: Denne vndertooke to see satisfied./
John Smyth bound in 201 to appear at the next Courte./
Wm South whipt & banisht. William South is censured to bee severely whiped, & kept to the Generall Courte./ by whom hee was banished to returne no more vpon paine of death./
So in the original. Moor?
+ See Winthrop I. 274, mention of an action against one Gillow at this Court.
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Mr. Jno Winthro took bie oath.
M' John Winthrope iunior tooke the oath of Assistants.
The busines of Capt Lovells is referd to M' Roger Herlak[e ]nden & Increase Nowell to examine all things about it both estate & debts./
The Inventory of Edward Wilson, amounting to Edwd Wilson will & estate. 481 28 00d, was delivered into the Court this 4th day of the 7th mº./ by Thom: Wilson, executor of. the afore- named Edward, & was received de bene esse./
It was ordered wth the consent of M' Rich'd Jane Drakes legacy to Jno not. Bellingham that the said M' Bellingham should de- liver Willi: Cheesbro for John Nott 6' in satisfaction for his 14 p'te of all the goods & chattels given him by his aunt Joane Drake this to bee dd p'sently & the said M' Bellingham to bee dis- char[g]ed thereof vpon delivery of the same.
The agreement betweene M' John ffiske & his Agreemt betw. Jno & Wm ffiske. brother William made by M' John Endecot, Willi: Hathorne John Woodberry & Jeffrey * Massey was approved in Court wth the consent of p'ties that the said Jnº shall returne 2001 of the estate in his hands to his brother Willi: & Willi: shalbee bound to give vnto his said Brother John, if hee dies vnmarried before hee comes to the age of 24 yeares the sume of 100', & the said Willi: did release to the said John in Court all his Interest in the land./
391- Admistracon to Robt bills estate.
John Knowles (haveing married the widow of Ephraim Davies who was sister to Rob't Bills) was granted administration of the estate of Rob't Bills.
Siluest Baldwine estate. The will of Silvester Bauldwin was p'sented into the court & his wife Sarah & sonne Rich'd were alowed executors according to the will.
[On pages 227 to 234 and part of page 235 is the General Court record for September, 1638. The following Quarter Court record begins on page 235.]
A quarter Courte houlden at Boston the 4th day of the 10th month @ 1638 :
prsent,
the Governor
George Walton was fined 10ss for swearing, & paid it in Court.
the Deputie Go: Mr John Endecot Mr Richrd Saltonstall
Mr Symon Brad- streete
John Kinge, Willi: Reeves, & John Davies ap- pearing were discharged till further information bee given about the murtherer they tooke from the iland. * Geoffrey in L. copy.
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Mr John Winthrop,
juni Rob't Shorthose was comitted for saying if the
Mr Israell Stoughton
magistrate had any thing to say to him hee might
Increase Nowell. come to him, hee was released binding himselfe in 20' to appear at the next Court, & to bee of good behavior the meane time.
James Luxfoard & Beniamin Hubberd are bound in 101 a peece for the appearance & good behavior of Rob't Shorthose.
The Indian wch had bene kept in prison was released being required to send or Bring satisfaction for the Cowe, or else satis- faction should bee taken fro Na [v]igan
Thomas Hollaway appearing was discharged.
John Holgrave being p'sented by the grandinry for drawing wine against an order of Court was declared to have forfeted x1 & for caus- ing his daughter to deliver a paper to a Jury man out of Court hee was fined xs hee was also by the Jewrye found gilty of contempt, & to have broken the rule of hospitality & the peace wch were remitted hin./
Thomas Wilson for takeing above double tole was fined x1 & being prsented for standing above sixe months excomunica[te] hee was en- ioyned to appeare at the next Courte.
Samuell Basse for his contempt was fined 51./
Rich'd Turner for being notoriously drunke was fined 21.
William Blanton appearing was enioy[n]ed to Canooes. appeare at the next court ; wth all the men that were in the Canooe wth him, & Aplegate, wch owned the Canooe out of wch the 3 psons were drowned./ & it was ordered that no Canooe should bee vsed at any fferry vpon paine of 51 nor no Canooe to bee made in or jurisdiction before the next generall Court vpon paine of 101.
Also order was appointed to bee given to Rich'd Right # to stave that Canooe, out of weh these psons were drowned.
Dorothy the wife of John Talbie being by her owne confession guilty of the vnnaturall & vntimely death of her daughter Difficult Talbye was by the Jury found guilty, & so was condemned to bee hanged./ §
William Androws haveing made assault vpon his m'. Henry Cog- gan struck him diverse blowes, & wickedly conspired against the life of his said m'., & not onely so : but did conspire also against the peace,
* Naviganset in I .. copy.
# Wright in L. copy.
t These last six words not in L. copy.
§ See Winthrop I. 279.
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& welfare of this whole Comon welth was censured to bee severely whiped, & delivered vp as a slave to whom the Court shall appoint. [236] John Haslewood being found guilty of severall thefts, & break- ing into severall houses was censured to bee severely whiped, & delivered vp a slave to whom the Court shall appoint.
Gyles Player being found guilty of severall thefts, & breaking into houses was censured to bee severely whiped, & delivered vp for a slave to whom the Court shall appoint.
John Bickerstaffe was censured to bee severely whiped for comit- ting fornication wth Ales Burwoode.
Ales Burwoode was censured to bee whiped for yelding to Bicker- staffe wthout crying out, & concealing it 9 or 10 dayes.
Katherine Cornish is respited vntill the Court the first m°.
Attachmt to bee sent out for Ibrooke, & Ralph Smythe.
Rob't Abell for want of sufficient witnes was discharged.
Clement Brigs was not found gilty of extortion & so was dis- charged.
The towne of Waymoth was fined 10ss for defect in their high wayes, & day was given them till the next Courte.
The towne of Dorchester for a defective high way was fined 5s, & had day given them vntill the next Courte.
The towne of Boston were fined 10ss for their defective high ways |& want of a watch house | & day was given till the next Courte. Attachment was to bee sent out for Edward ffuller.
Henry Webb was discharged for want of sufficient witnes.
The Towne of Concord was fined 5ss for want of a paire of stocks & a watch house.
The towne of Watertowne for want of a paire of stocks was fined xs8 & had day till the next Courte.
Isaack Sternes & John Page were fined 5ss for turning the way about, & day was given till the next Courte.
Thomas Cornehill * appearing, & being licensed was discharged.
The wife of Josua Verin was referd to Salem.
An Attachment to bee sent out for George Richards.
Willi: Ballard huiring no other but such as had lots was dis- charged.
John Coggan t was in like sort discharged because those wch hee huired were other mens servants./
* Cornall in L. copy.
t Cogan in L. copy.
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The towne of Cambridge was fined 10s' for want of a watch house, pound, & stocks, & time was given them till the next Courte.
John Bets appeared, & was discharged there being not evidence sufficient to pve his overselling./
The towne of Charles towne was fined 5s8 for want of a watch house, & time was given till the next Courte.
John Poole for abuseing his servant was fined 51 .*
John Cooper iunior was comitted to his father for correction.
ffrancis ffelmingham & Willi: Pester appearing for want of witnes were discharged./
M' Willi: Goose is respited vntill his returne.
Mary the wife of Thomas Oliver for disturbing the Church of Salem was comitted to prison vntill shee should find sureties for her good behaviour & appearance at the t
[237] Richard Geaves & Peter Bussaker for quarrelling and fighting are referd to the Court at Salem.
Rich'd Hollingsworth for prophaning the saboth in travelling was censured to bee set in the stocks vpon a lecture day at Salem./
The towne of Ipswich was fined 10ss for defective high wayes, & time was given them till the next Court to repaire them./
Anthony Emery was fined 20ss for a pound breach, & enioyned to give Thomas Coleman 138 4ª for his charges.
Thomas Savory for his grosse lying was referd to the Court at Ipswich.
The towne of Neweberry was fined 5ss for want of a paire of stocks, & time was given them till the next Courte to make them.
Thomas Terry was enioyned to appear at the next Courte to answear further.
An Attachment was granted for Jarvice Mudge to appeare at the next Courte.
John Haward being chosen Cunstable for the towne of Dedham did take his oath the 5th 10th mº 1638.
Thom: Brooke being chosen Cunstable for the towne of Concord did take his oath the 8th 10th mº 1638.
+ Ewar was alowed executrix of her husband Thom Ewar, deceased.
409
An Attachment was granted for John Harrison, gent.
* See Lechford's Note Book, p. 25.
t See Winthrop I. 281.
# The widow Ewar in L. copy.
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