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Elizabeth Joyles wife of Mathew Gyles to be whipped or redeemed wth a fine of 208 for revyling words against some of the members of the Church of Christ in Dover
Mr William Bellew ordered to have of Captayne Trasque of Salem 8$ 8ª for his non apearance upon sum'ons
Thomas Roberts acknowledged a Judgmt to mr William Whiting for Twenty Eight shillings
Darby ffield licensed to sell wine
Ordered that Thomas Biggs pay unto Christofer Lawson Eleven shillings
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Mr ffrancis Mathewes & Mathew Joyles stand bound in 501 . a pcs to bring in Elizabeth Joyles & her sonne at the next Court & in the meane time they are not to come togather
Ordered that an Inventory of mr Thomas Wannertons goods & they to Choose 2 men & the Creditors two to view & prayse as alsoe Cowes & all other Chattells
Ordered that the attachments against m' Thomas Wannertons goods be continued untill the next Court & that noe goods be Carryed away wthout security
mr James Parker ingaged for 3 Cowes & three Calves to be answerable for them if they #ve not to be Captayne Gibbons
Ordered that wm Beard shall send to Christofer Helmes before the next Court concerning 61 of beaver he had of John Doncklins
Att a Court houlden the 10th of the 7th Mo: 1645
Henry Beck acknowledged a Judgment of Six pounds to m' William Bellew
John Baker fyned Ten shillings for drawing his sword & run- ning after Indyans wth it drawd & to pay 28 6ª fees
Receved the afs by the treasurer then being
John Baker fyned Ten shillings for thretning William ffurber saying he would kill him if he were hanged for it & to pay 28 6d fees
Recd the 108 by the Tresurer then being
John Baker admonished for saying the Grand Jury presented him of malice & to pay 28 6ª fees
John Baker admonished for trading wth Indyans of the Sab- bath day & to pay 28 6ª fees
John Baker presented for beating Richard Nason that he was black & blew & for throwing a fire shovell at his wife I1 58
Walter Abbott acknowledged a Judgmt of Three pounds & Ten shillings to William Bellew for a Debt of Peter Garlands in satisfaccon of a bill of Three pounds ffive shillings & a bill of 51 for Peter Garlands apearance
William ffraysey fined for fighting 68 8d & fees
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John . . prsented for beating his wife fined five shillings & fees of Court
Ordered that the accon betweene Tho: Johnson & Tho: Chase to continue till the next Court & they are Cast to pay Costs & charges
At the Courte holden at dover the 10th of the 7 mo: (45)
Whereas upon the complaints of John Awlte & Remembrance his wife againste Captaine Thomas wiggin for wages dew to his wiefe before she came to Pascataquack new England, being on the 14th of Decembr 1638 and for as much as it was proved by the oath of henrye Tybbets that her time of service did begine the firste of march before she came to new England, yt was therefore ordered by the saide Courte that the saide Remembrance shall have such wagis due unto her from the saide firste of march untill the saide 14 of December
at the Courte at Dover the 26 of the 6th month (46)
Roger Knight Plaintiff Cap: Mason & others Defendts upon an accon of Debt for wages
we finde for the plaintiff Twelve pounds six shillings & Nine pence & Cost of Court & damage
Thomas ffurson plaintiff Thomas Johnson Defendt upon an accon of the Case for hogshead staves
We finde for the plaintiff in Damages ffive pounds Twelve shillings & six pence, one thowsand and a halfe of refuse hogshead staves at the water side at Darbyes & Costs of Court Eighteene shillings
Att a Courte houlden the 26th of the 6th Mo: 1646
Darby ffield acknowledged a judgment of Six score pounds to John Shawe (only Desiring that it apear not upon accont it may be Deducted)
Henry Greene is allowed for 4 dayes attending to have 88 of Edward Colcord
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Itt is ordered that a prison be sett up in Dover before the next Court at the Cost & charge of the whole River upon payne of tenn pounds
Valentine Hill plaint James Rawlins Defendt
we finde for the Plaint 51 or 5 C of Merchantable wt Oake bolts A foote & D long at high water marke & Costs of Court
satisfaction acknowledged by Edward Starbuk agent for m' Hill
Tho: Tare Plaintiff Thomas Johnson Defendt upon an accon of the Case for 5 C of wt Oake Bolts
wee finde for the Plaintiff CC of wt Oake bolts 4 foote . . . to be Delivered in the great Bay the last of the Tenth Mo: & if they be not Delivered we give to the plt 41 168 & Costs of Court 26ª
William Payne Plaintiff Thomas Walford defendt upon an accon of the Case for 6 C of short bolts & 41
we finde for the plaint & give him Six hundred of short Bolts that were formerly made for him & if they want any by the 15th Day of the 7th Mo: the Defendt is to pay after 51 } thowsand for soe many as are wantinge of the six hundred Alsoe we finde more for the plaint foure pounds Eighteene shillings & Costs of Court 268 2ª and agree moreover that the plaintiff shall give the Defendt a sufficient discharge
Clement Campian Plaintiff Edward Colcord defendt upon an accon of debt for 24 C of Clapbord
The Jury bring in a spetiall verdict & Com'it it to the bench After in Court the #tyes agree & Edward Colcord is to pay One thowsand of white Oake Boults
Henry Tayler Plaintiff William Ham Defendt upon an accon of accompt for 301
we finde for the plaintiff Thirteene shillings damages & Costs of Court
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Clement Campian plt Tho: Wiggin Defendt for a trespass upon a farme in the great Bay nonsuted
Thomas Beard plaintiff Thomas Johnson Defendt upon an accon of accompt & for damag for 2 Cowes the accon wthdrawne
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The grand Jury m' ffrancis Mathewes m' ffurnell Liuetenant Pomfret John Dam Samuell Haynes Thomas Roberts John Hall m' John Reinolds John Tare Henry Langstaff Thomas Layton William Beard James Newt Thomas Canney
William ffurbur Constable Jurat
Ordered that John Seely at the Ile of sholes take the oath of a Constable before Mr Smyth
Øsented
Phillip Chesly for beating his wife & for many bad speeches & theebery fined Ten shillings & stands bound in 101 upon the good behaviour to all men & weomen to the next Court & John Redman bound for him in the some of ffive pounds
Phillip Chesly apped & discharged
Mathew Williams stands bound in the some of Tenn pounds for his good behaviour towards all men & weomen & that he atempt the Chastity of noe young virgins espetially Thomas Stevensons Daughter & mr ffrancis Mathews Daughter
mathew williams discharged of his bond at courte 20. 7. 47
Mathew Williams censured to be whiped for offering wrong to young mayden childern
Ordered that goodwife Chatterton shall goe to her husband or be sent before the 20th of the next Moneth & if she will not goe to make a warrant to send her by the Marshall
Ordered that James Woodward finde suretyes for the good behaviour himselfe to be bound in 101 & his surety in 51 & not to frequent good wife Chattertons Company
Georg Walton fyned 58 for selling beere by the wine quart for 3ª a quart
Anthony Emry ffyned 108 for selling beere at 3d a quart being twise presented
The wife of Thomas Trickey adjudged to sitt in the stocks 2 dayes an howre at a time or to redeeme it wth Tenn shillings
Ordered that every one that is prsented the Recorder send out attachmts for to Compell them to put in bond to answer at the next Court
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Thomas Tricke standeth bound in the some of Ten pounds for his good behaviour to al & espetially not to attempt the Chastity of any weomen
#clamation being made in Court the 10th of 7th mo. 47 And Tho: Tricket is freed of his bond
James Rawlins acknowledged a Judgment of 14 C of pipe staves to Nicholas Hickman or the valew at 31 { m in other pay ex. stayed for 12 weeks
Edward Colcord acknowledged a Judgment of ffity shillings to John Godderd
Ordered that a true Inventory of John Whites goods be taken & brought in upon oath by m' Smyth & m" Nutter . .. & they to pay or allow such Debts as they thinke Just & meete & the residue of the estate to rest in their hands the Inventory brought in & sworne according to order
Robert Tuck & Thomas Wardall discharged of a bond of 501 they stand bound in at Boston to apeare at this Court for Ed- ward Colcord at the suite of Clement Campian
Ambrose ffaisey fined ten shillings for swearing
Anthonne Emery for selling beare at 3ª # quart
George Walton for selling beer at 3d + quart
Thomas Trickey for his wiefe
Phillip Chestley for sundry matters fined
Mr william walderne distreinged wth drinke
An Inventorye of the goodes & Chattales of John white taken & praysed by william Everarde & Raignoldt ffernold [Amount of inventory, £4. 14. 6.]
An Inventorie or Invoyce of such goodes or Chattalls that did belong or were in Ątnershupp betwene Roberte Mussell and John White. [Amount of inventory, £19. 14. 5.]
These prsents doe witnes that I Robert Sawers of hampton have bargaind & solde, and by their prsents doe bargaine & make sale unto Nathanell Boulter of Exeter all my Right & title of lands & meadows which I bought of Lefetenant howard at hamp- ton (excepte foure acres of meadow which I formerlie I sould
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unto william marston and in consideration hereof the said nathanell Boulter hath solde unto me the house & all the lands woh he bought of me the saide Roberte at Exeter, and 7 busshells & a halfe of Indian Corne, & thre busshells of pease and the #ticulers of the land woh by theis prsents I have soulde unto nathanell Boulter are theis vizt foure acres of fresh meadow be it more or lesse, and foure acres of salte marsh be it more or lesse, and a house & house lotte conteyninge five acres of lande, & tenn acres of up land lyeinge at the end of the house lotte & a peice of upland lyeinge by mill brooke conteyning 8 acres be it more or lesse, with all writes & comonyes belonginge unto the said landes, To have & to holde unto him the saide nathaniell & his heires for ever. In witnes whereof I the said Roberte have heareunto sette my hand this 25th of Sept 1646
Roberte Sawers his X marke witnes John Legate ann X Legate
Concordat cum originale and acknowledged in the Courte held at Dover the 9th of the viith month 1647 by Roberte Sawers
Testified by me George Smyth recorder and by John Legat cicric
memorand, That John Goddarde hatevill nutter & Thomas layton of Dover stande bounde to pay Joseph miller executors administrators or assignes the number of sixteen thousande five hundred of merchantable pipe staves made of white oak to be delivered at high water mark where a vessell of tenne tonne may conveniently come to lade them wthin the cincts & liberties of Dover at or before the xxiiith Daye of June wch shall bee in the yeare of our Lord God 1648 as by a certaine writing under their handes & seales more at large Doth & maye appere Dated the xxith of September 1647 By me
George Smyth recorder
Memorand. that John Redman of Dover and John Goddard of Dover standeth bounde to paye Joseph Miller two thousande & six hundred of merchantable pipe staves made of white oak to be delivered at such time & place as abovesaide, as by a certaine
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writinge doth & may apere . . . date the xxith daye of Septem- ber 1647 By me
George Smyth recorder
Memorand that Samuell haynes of Dover is to paye unto the foresaide Joseph miller eight hundred & a halfe of merchantable pipe staves white oake to be delivered at the time & place as afforesaide as by a certaine writinge more at large appeareth under his hand
Att the Courte held att Dover the 7th of the 7th mº 1647
Certaine Instructions & directions from James Woodward this 27th of the 4th mº Called June 1647
Impr. John Sherborne owes me 51 to be payd on Michalmas Day next so Called, in the moneth of Septemb. wch in Case It be not payd he must pay six pound
It he sayth That he hath served m' Williams of Saco Almost A yeare for wch he Expecteth sevene pounds.
whare Also he sayeth he hath Two Barrow swine of A yeare ould and better, Allso a Sow of the same age & Two yonge shotts of halfe a yeare ould.
Itm he sayth That Tho: Warner oweth him 41 for worke of building
Itm. Due to Thomas Warner for a Red wastcote 6 s
Itm He sayth that he hath att m' Williames thes #ticuler things As A coate wastcote breeches 3 napkins wch 3 napkins wth the Rest of my Linine I give to Lyddia Williams. Itm he giveth to m' Bachelor Twenty shillings.
Itm he desireth to be Christianly buryed in case he dye And Afterwards what Remayneth of his estate he bequeaveth to William Chatterton whome he makes his Executor. Who also Appointeth the sayd mr Bachiler & Roger Knight to be overseers of this his sayd will & Testament That they see It formed Accordingly
James X Woodward his scribbled marke
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Witneses to this Testamentory writeing Stephen Bachiler Roger X Knight his marke Andrew Heyfers marke
Takne Into the Courte hild att Dover the 10th of the 7th mº 1647 And the Courte Allowes of It to have It Recorded # me George Smyth recorder
The seconde of the 9th month 1647 I m' Edwarde Godfreye doe heareby Disalow of any letter of attorney whatsoever hearetofore made unto . . . (in case he have any) and I doe proteste againste any letter that I made to him witnes my hande the daye & yeare afforesaid # me
Ed Godfrey
witnes George Smyth recorder
To william Storer marshall
You are heareby required to attach the bodye or goodes of Captaine Thomas wiggin and take good securitie of him to appear at the next Courte to be holden at dover upon the xiith of the nexte month to answere in Edward Godfrey & Anne his wiefe upon an action of the case for certaine Cattle taken away from the said Ann certaine yeares paste whereof not to fayle Dated the 23 of the vith month 1647 # me
George Smyth
To all Christian people to whom this prsente writinge shall come Josepth miller of Dover sendeth greetinge in our lorde God everlastinge know ye that the saide Josepthe miller for good & valuable considerations him heareunto moevinge hath granted bargained & solde, and by these p'sents doth grante, bargaine & sell unto John Goddard of dover afforesaide all my estate right title & intereste of and in all that messuage or Tenemente in dover afforesaide whereon the saide Josepthe miller now dwell- eth, and five acres of lande or there aboute to the saide messuage belonginge or apperteyning, with all & singuler the appurte- nances (except certaine marshe grounde lyenge neer Oyster River) and also all my estate righte title & intereste of & in
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twentie acres of grounde given by the Inhabitants of the Towne of Dover als northam unto Mr Thomas Larkham lyenge on the west side of the back River with the appurtenances, and also all my estate right title & intereste of & in that marshe or meadow grounde given by the Inhabitants of the Towne of Dover als northam unto the saide Thomas Larkham his heires & assignes lyenge & beinge on the westerlie side of the greate baye neere unto a Cove called the greate Cove conteyninge aboute thirtie acres Be it more or lesse in the possession of the saide Josepthe miller or his assignes except tenne acres of the saide xxxtie acres granted hearetofore unto John Awlte by the saide Thomas Lark- ham and also one hundred acres of grownde lyeng on the Esterlie side of the saide marshe grownde also given by the Inhabitants of the Towne of Dover unto the saide Thomas Larkham his heires & assignes, as appeareth in the booke of Recordes of the Towne of dover; and also togeather with all & singular writings & evidences concerninge the #misses or any Øte thereof wth the appurtenance To have & to hold the saide messuage or Tene- ments marshe grownd and all other the #misses with the ap- purtenances (excepte before excepted) unto the saide John Goddarde his heires executors administrators & assignes for ever to the use of the saide John Goddarde his heires executors ad- minstrators & assignes evermore and the said Josepth miller for himselfe his heires executors & administrators doth covenante promise & grante to & with the saide John Goddarde his heires executors & administrators & to & with everie of them by these prsents that he the saide John Goddarde his heires executors administrators & assignes and everie of them shall & may peacea- blie & quietlie have hold possess & enjoy the saide messuage or Tenemente marsh grounde & all other the premisses wth the appurtenances (excepte before excepted) without the lawfull lette trouble objection of the saide Josepth miller his heires executors administrators or assignes or of any other son or {sons claiminge by from or under him In witnes whereof I the saide Josepth miller hath heareunto sette his hand & seale the
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one and twentieth daye of September in the yeare of our lord God 1647
Sealed & delivered in the presence of George Smyth . parker
The deposition of Thomas Johnson taken the 8 of the 9 (47)
The deponente sayth that in the time of plantinge corne aboute fyve or sixe yeares now paste I was wth Captaine Thomas wiggin at a Courte holden at accamenticus at wch Courte Cap- taine wiggin had given him by a Jurie certaine cattle wch mr Burdett had formerlie taken away from him the saide Captaine Thomas wiggin and this deponente further sayth that aboute thre Dayes after the saide Courte the marshall of accamenticus did deliver certaine Cattle unto the saide Captaine wiggin wch Cattle Captaine wiggin delivered to this deponente & John Tut- tle & one other #son (What Hur name was I vockette) to drive them towards dover, and when this deponente had gone some Øte of the waye wente from them and this deponente also sayth that he nor the other did drive or take awaye any goates at all, but sayth that the marshall had some goates
Thomas Johnson Jurat coram me George Smyth
John Tuttle deposeth the same
The deposition of anthonie Emery taken the vth of the 9 month (47) at Dover
The deponente sayth that he beinge one of the Jurye at the Courte holden at Dover wch did begin on the viith of the viith month (47) for the tryall of an action of the case between mr Edwarde Godfrey & Anne his wiefe plantifes againste Captaine Thomas wiggin defend for takinge awaye certaine Cattle from the saide Anne certaine yeares past The Jurie findes for the plantifes and give him one heyfor & two olde goates & two kyds with the increase of them since the time they have bine taken awaye from the plantife or foureteen pounds tenne shillings sterlinge, and this deponente sayth that he & the reste of the Jurye did finde for the plantife & did give him as afforesaide
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upon the oath & testimonie of one witnesse (namlie John alcocke) and the saide John alcocke did thinke that the saide mentioned heyfor was worthe neer fiftie shillings as this deponente now remembreth, and as for the goates & kyds the deponente doth not remember that any veleure was given concerninge the worth of them and therefore he & some other of the Jurie did esteeme the saide goates xx8 each to his beste remembrance
Anthonie Emerey Jurat coram me George Smyth
John Goddarde & John Redman deposed the same
The deposition of James newitte & Thomas Bearde taken the 8 of 9 month
The deponents saye that they beinge at the howse of George Walton in Dover the ende of the Courte holden at Dover the 7th of the 7 month (47) Chrystopher . . . in their hearinge spake these wordes followinge that is to saye That he wished to wth draw two actions one againste m' walderne & an other againste because yf his cause were never soe good yt would fall againste him yf in Benefite Judge of the Courte
James newitte & Thomas Bearde Jurat coram me
George Smyth
The 24th of the xth month (47) Leifetenante william pomfrett Delivered unto Leonarde Buttells one . . . for the use of m' Richarde Cutt of Strawberry Banke witnes
George Smythe recorder
Att the Court houldne the 7th of the 7th mº 47
The court ordreth That William ffurber shall have power to take such fynes as shall by the marshall Legally be levied for any such fynes or charges as shall be due to the courte, And what shall be received for the entering of Actions, And shall by him be disposed of to the satisfyeing of the ordenarey and other nesesarie Charges About the Courte and he to be redey to give An accounte of all such moneys as shall be so layd out by him. And If the fynes of the Court and the Cost of Actions entering shal not be sophisiant to defraye the sayd charges, Then the
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Courte hath ordered that the sayd William ffurber for the Towne of Dover shall demande of Dover And Henrey Sherbon for Straberey bank shall demande of the Inhabetants of there Towne to make A Rate to sattesfye the sayd charges, wch If the Townesmen shall neglect to doe within fourteene dayes after Demand made, It shall be lawfull for the sayd William ffurber and Henrey Sherbon to levie upon the goods or chatels of Aney of the Inhabitants of there Townes to sattesfye the sayd courte charges. And to give An Accounte of what they have disbursed (To there Townes) when they shall be called there unto. And what charges about the courte m' Smith shall make Appere that he hath formerly bine out, It shall be payd unto him Againe out of such moneys or moneys worth as shall be Received or levied as Aforesayde
It is farther ordered that ffower men shall be made choyse of by the Towne of Dover and ffower men made choyse of by the habitants of Strawberry banke To have power givene unto them to consult to geither and conclude of the #portionable shares That either of there Townes shall pay unto such publique charges As shall conserne both their Townes
It is likewise ordred that Hampton Straberey banke and Dover shall send forth fower men to vew and lay out A Cuntrey highway betwen Hampton And Blodey point sophisiant for horse and men by May next upon the penaltye of ffyve pounds, And Robert Tuck and Edward Colcord are appointed for the Towne of Hampton, And William ffurber and Philip Lewis for the River, And the charge of the sayd highway Is to be payd by the three forenamed Townes
The courte Aforesayd condemneth the Towne of Dover for the som of 51 for not makeing A bridg over Lamperell River Ac- cording as It was ordred by A former order made by this Courte. And the Towne of Exeter Is condemned by the courte In the som of ffivetey shillings for there neglecte of there #portionable share of the sayd worke According as It was ordred by the sayd courte
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And the Courte doth now order Againe That the Towne of Dover and Exeter shall build A sophisiant bridg over the sayd River for horse and men by the last day of May next ensueing upon the penalty of Ten pounds to the Towne of Dover, and ffive pounds to the Towne of Exeter And the courte hath ordred It That the Towne of Dover shall send Dubble the number of men To the work of the bridg as Exeter doth or pay dubble the price that Exeter shall pay towards the makeing of the sayd Bredg.
It is farther ordred That Dover and the whole River shall pay 101 for not building A Prison In Dover According as It was ordred by the Courte the 26th of the 6th mº (46) And the In- habetants of the sayd River are by this courte Injoyned To build A Prison as It was formerly ordred by the 10th Day of the 7th mº 1648 upon the penalltye of Ten pounds more. And the former Ten pounds to be levied by the marshall forthwith.
A diferance of Accountes betwene Christopher Lawson and George Branson being hard and Agetated by the courte, and not ffully cleered for want of presant witnes, The courte doth de- termen that mr Smith and mr Gibins shall heere Judg and de- termen the said diferance within one moneth next ensueing, And to give judgment and Execution upon there Determynation.
The wife of Darbey ffield bringing A complainte Against Thomas Laton for Annoyance dun by cattle the courte ordreth That m' Gibins and mr ffrances Matthews shall have the heereing of the complainte and Judge of It and determen
The marshall Is Allowed by the courte out of the fynes for his paynes About the courte Twenty shillings
It is ordred That there shall be A warrant granted out by mr Smith for the Apprehending of Thomas Tare.
It is ordred that mr Richard Cutts John Pickeren Hatevill Nutter and mr Richard Waldron shall heere Judg and determen of All debts and accountes betwene Edward Colcord and the Towne of Dover within Two moneths next ensueing
It is ordred That all the Creditors of William Waldren late of Dover deceased shall make there Appereance att the next
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Generall Courte att Boston to make there debts Appere, and to stand to the Determination that shall be there made by the sayd Generall Courte
Walter Roper did Acknowledg before the courte that he had sould his house att Hampton to Robert Sawerd of Hampton And that the sd Saward had payd him A Coven, In part of pay- ment, And he #mised to give him posesion of It. And that he should peasably Injoye It As is witnesed in courte by Joseph Armetage John Redman and Robert Tuck.
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