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chentdise : except Cotton wooll : salt : graine & flesh shal bee payd one penny, & for any sort of timber which shall bee transported out of the sd province there shall bee payd the reats & dutys followinge : that is to say for every tun of timber : sixe pence, for every thousand foott of boards & slit worke one shillinge : pipestaves one shillinge sixpence & thousand : hogshead staves one shillinge & thousand : barrall staves : ninepence & thousand & all other sorts of lumber shall pay sixpence & tun: for every mast of twenty four Inches diameter & upward : shall bee payd sixpence for every Inch : yards of twenty Inches & upward ninepence for every Inch : : boll- sprits of twenty fouer Inches & upwards fouerpence for every Inch and all other masts yards & boulsprits : under the dementions aforesd : to pay by the tun : as other timber
Bee it further enacted by the authority aforesd that every shipe barque Catch or any vessell havinge one or more deks that shall come to ancor in any port harbour : or river within this province & shall trade traficke & lade any goods therein shall pay one shillinge or one pound of good gun powder for every tun burthen that every such shipe barque catch or other vessell shall bee of
All which dutys and impositions if payed in mony shall bee Collected by and payd unto the treasurer of the province for ye time beinge. And if in gunpowder, then to the Capt of the foart : provided allways & bee it hearby enacted and declared that all ships & other vesalls : of fourcore [fourscore ?] tun: & upwards that shall lade any sort of timber are freed from payinge any dutys for the same except it bee for masts & bolsprits aforesd
And bee it further enacted : by the authority aforesd that every master or Comander of any shipe barque or other vessall marchents or mariners livinge in this province shall make a true & perfect entry with the treasurer of the province for the time beinge of all such goods & marchandise as they shall import or have on board & before Landinge the same or any part thereof shall pay the dutys & Customs hearby layd upon them or agreed to bee payd for the same and in Case any person shall presume to put on shore any goods before entry thereof made & Custome payd or agreed for as aforesd all such goods & marchantise shall be forfeit one thirde part thereof to ye Informer & the other two thirds to the uses of the government as before exprest
And bee it also enacted that no shipe barque or other vesall shall bee permited the departure of this province untill he hath Cleared with the treasurer of ye province as aforesd & payd the dutys & Cus- toms for the timber & other lumber as aforesd that shall bee laden upon ye pennelty of twenty pounds to bee levied upon the master or his shipe barque or other vessell
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provided that the ships & other vessells or such parts and shars thereof as do bona fide belonge unto the Inhabitence of this province are hearby freed & exempted from payment of powder money & the sd dutys upon timber & other lumber
passed By the Councell by order : R. Chamberlin C1 of the Councell
a true Coppie taken when it was presented to the generall asembly at theire second time of meetinge ye 14th November 1682 taken by mee Nath : Weare
[Endorsed] Nº 26 Copie of the Bill for raysinge of mony for suport of ye Government
[The foregoing may be the first act establishing customs and duties considered in the Provincial Assembly of this State. It does not appear in the volume of laws printed in 1726, or among the laws printed in Vol. I. of Provincial Papers. The fact that Massachusetts collected "powder money " from New Hampshire vessels, after the separation in 1680, probably led to this act. See Provincial Papers, Vol. I. . p. 421, - Letter Secretary Chamberlain to Governor Brad- street. - ED.]
[1-22] [Warrant for the Arrest of George Jaffrey, 1682.]
New Hampshire
By the Govern"
These are in His Majts Name to require you Province Seale forthwth to apprehend ye body of George Jaffray mercht and keepe him in Saffe Custody untill he give Security to the vallue of five Edrød Cranfield hundred pounds to abide the order and deter- mination of a Speciall Court which is ap- poynted for the Tryall of ye Cause Conserning ye Ketch George formerly Seazd by Edward Randolph Esq' his Majts officer, for Trad- ing Contrary to Law, wch Cause is There depending betweene Or Soveraine Lord ye King & the said Jaffray and also to Answer to such further Information as shall be given in against him by the said Randolph in his Majties behalf and to abide the order therein & if the said Jaffray shall refuse to give such Securety as shall be Counted Sufficien on his Majtys behalf by Richard Chamberlaine Secretary I do hereby order you to Convey him to ye prison in Portsmº & deliver him to the keepr thereof who is hereby Comanded to receive and
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keepe him a prison' till he do give Securety as afforesd or be dis- charged by due Course of Law hereof faile not given under my hand and Seall of ye province ye 22th day of Decembr 1682 -
To the Constable and keep" of the prisson of Great Island -
The above is a True Coppy of the Orrigenal Warrent received by. me John Amaseene Constable -
his John I Amaseen Constable mark
[George Jaffrey's Petition, 1684.] [1-23]
To the Honble Edward Cranfield Esq' Govr of His Majts Province of New Hampshire.
The petition of George Jaffrey Most Humbly Sheweth
That yo' Hon's Petitioner being in the Custody of the Provost Marshall upon execution for eighty pounds which doe humbly con- ceave ought to be but fortie pounds as by my obligation dew to his Majty for wch have used utmost endeavour to procure mony to satisfy And doe hope by yor Hon's favor & clemency to accomplish in a little time-
Yor Petitioner therefor most humbly prayes that yor hon's will pleas to respyt the execution haveing this day appointed a meiting with Mr Sheafe to put ane end to the controversy betwext us And if at liberty with procure in two dayes time twenty pounds in money & if re- quired I will put to the vallie of what more is dew into the Marshalls hands untill I can procure mony to redeem it. Yo' Hon's kindness herein will oblige to all submisive dutyfulness
Yor Hon's Most Humble Servt.
Jan'y the 9th 1684 - Geo Jaffrey 1
[Deposition of Walter Barefoote, 1683. N. H. Historical Society's Manuscripts, Vol. I. p. 15.]
In the later end of february Last at wch time or honnorable Gov- ernor Ed : Cranfield Esqr resided at my house on ye Great Island in Portsmouth in ye p'vince of newhampshire Came Wm Walderne to my sd house and enformed me his unckell Walderne was getting a party of men to Come to sd island & bid me to look to or selves by
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reason of a paper which o' Governor had Caused to be sett up at Dover Concerning M' Massons tittle, and at another time sd William Waldern Came as above to my house and told me it was reported at Dover he had taken an oath against his sd [torn] unckle and Mr Pike Came to him sd William and Chid him for dooing, to all which i afirme to be truth
ye sd William Walderne did enforme me all ye above witness my hand this 30th of July 1683 -
Walter Barefoote
The above written Walter Barefoot was Sworn to ye truth of ye above written at ye Quarter Sessions of ye Peace held at Great Island ye 7th of August 1683.
R : Chamberlain Clr of ye Peace
[1-24] [Petition of Theophilus Dudley, 1683.]
The Humbell petition of Theopilus Dudley gbr [November] 8th ___ 1683 -
To ye Right Honourable Edward Cranfield Esque His most seren Majestys Liftenent : Governor : and Commander In Cheife of ye Province of New Hampshire -
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Right Honbl Whereas yr poore petitioner Is fined at ye Court now sitting at ye great Island for abuseing ye Constabell ; wch was done out of Ignourance not out of Contempt of authority wch I honour very highly and shall bee Readey at all times to obey you or any under yor Honour (as any person in this province) as far as my Life & Fortune shall Inabell me, I do not Blame the Court for fineing me all though tenn pounds in money is more than I Cann posabely pay By my owne Ignorance : & want of descretion in ye above affaire ; So I crave yor Honours favor so farr as to Remitt some or all of ye fine yor petitionour Being very poare & not abell to pay it & I hope yo' honour will please to Consider my pooverty youth & Ignorance ; and Impuet my errour to that & I never shall offend in ye licke So Craveing yo' Ho'rs Lenitey & favour To grant my petition, & I shall ever pray for yr Hon'rs welfare & In Crease of Honours
Theofilus Dudley
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[Deposition of Thomas Thurton, 1684.] [1-25]
New Hampsh in The Deposition of Thomas Thurton aged 35
New England
years or thereabout, Testifieth upon oath
That some time in March in the year 1681 I then being one of His Mats Officers commissionated under Edward Randolph Esq' Col- lector Surveyor & Searcher of His Mats Customs in these Parts of America ; This Deponent being at the house where John Partridge Sen' then dwelt, Major Richard Waldron Esq" Elias Stileman Esqr William Vaughan Esqr Richard Martin Esq' the four aforenamed each of them said` unto me, That Edwd Randolph Capt Barefoot & myself, nor His Maty had not any thing to do in this Province. And further said, That we were all Rogues, & that they would make us so before they had done. And when Captaine Barefoot Esqr brought the order of King & Council, I being with him, we went unto them into ye Chamber where they then sate ; William Vaughan Esqr came then to me, & strake me on the head with his hand & kicked me down ye stairs, asking me whether I came thither for a Spy; and shut the dore, keeping me out. Thomas Thurton
Taken upon oath ye 14th day of Octobr 1684, before me -
R. Chamberlain Just P.
Vera copia from the original R. Chamberlain Just P.
[1-29] [Petition from Several Men, 1786.]
from ye prison at Great To the Honrabel Debeuty
Island the 24th of April 1686 governor and of the - in the province of new- province of New hampshir most humbly sueth - hampshir
whereas your petishoners under subscribing are now Imprisoned by vertue of a Judgment of his majesties Jestes of peace; being of the grant Jury ; as the sd Justeses Judg wee ought to have don
wee your humble supliants doo solumly profes : did without any sinester end or respect of person or persons Conserincd much less to his Roiall magte to hom wee ow both our Lives & estats : doo thare- fore humbly beg youer honors Releff & relese out of this present bondige that wee may not Loos the Spring seson of planting which will be to ye utter undoing of our pore famelys-this faver wee
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humbly beg : will bee a Lasting obligation uppon us & for all youer honers prosperity shall pray --
Thomas Philbrick John Moulton Thomas Derburn
Nehemiah Partridge Joseph Swett Jacob Earskine
Matthew Nelson
John hoobs Matthias Hanes
John Watbrok [?]
[1-37] [Petition. Peterson and Akerman. ]
To the Honoured President and Councell now sitting at Strawberry banck.
The Humble Peticon of Andrew Peterson and Henry Acreman, Seamen, humbly craveth ye most Honourable Councell would be pleased to Consider ye poor distressed state of yor peticiones being altogether helples for want to money or means or skill to goe to Law, haveing sailed about the world wth our Master Michael Shalletoe a Quaker abot ten or eleven months as ffollos ffrom Ile of Wite in west Coues to ffyall from thence to Santiago & Thence to Ile of May and thence back to Santiago, Thence to ffogoe-from thence to Braba thence to ffogoe againe, thence to Santiagoe againe, thence to Ile of May againe and there we took in our Loading of Salt, where our master did promise us that wherever he did unliver his Salt there he would pay us our Wages, but most or all of these ports were unliven- ing ports, but when we came upon ye Coast our master had or took some occation to go from his Ship to another vessel on ye Coast a great distance from us, where we were very Liberally welcomed and haveing not dranck strong drinck a Considerable while were all or most of our boats Crew in drinck our Master quarreled with us and beat us and Refuseth to pay us our wages, but when we ask for our wages doth Radge Licke amad man & calls us dogs and Rogues, abusing of us wth unmarcifull Bloes, in soemuch yt we are affraid of our Lives and once goeing on board sd ship on ye first evening of ys Instant ye masters Servants Lay waite for us and told us yt we should not come on board on perill of our Lives, the premises Considered by this most Honourable Council, your poor peticon's hopes to finde relief wch will bind them forever to pray for yor Honours prosperity
Andrew Peterson Hen. Akreman
The Councils answr to this petition is, yt ye petitioners compl's are groundles therefore order that they be admonshed to goe about y" mrs business & pay ten shill a peece for the hearing of ye case to be pd by yr master Shileto & deduct it out of theire wages
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[1-54] Persons elected assembly men [October, 1692.]
Portsmouth - Capt Elias Stileman Mr. Richard Martyn Speaker Capt John Pickering, sworn on the booke
Hampton - Lieut John Smith Mr Joseph Smith Mr John Hussey - not qualifyed being a Quaker & refus- ing the oaths
Dover - Capt John Woodman, sworn on the booke Mr Job Clements Mr Wm ffurber Jun"
Exeter - Capt William Morse Lieut Samuell Levitt, sworn on the booke 4
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Isle of Sholes - Lieut James Blagden
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[1-55] [Petition of Joseph Chownes, 1692.]
To the honble John Usher Esq" Lieut Govern' of the Province of New Hampshire and the honoble Council
The humble Petition of Joseph Chownes Master & owner of the' shallop Gift
Sheweth That whereas yor Petitioners sd shallop is under seizure for not entering with the Collector and in obedience to your honors Commands brought to Great Island And for as much as what your petr hath done in that respect is wholely through Ignorance - and hopes he shall not faile for the future in all matters to be obedient to your hon's and Governmt
Your Petitioner therefore humbly submitts himself to your honrs and supplicates that the aforesd seizure may be taken of and your Petitioner permitted to goe about his lawfull occasions with his said vessell And your Petitioner will pray &c
Joseph Chownes
[In Council October 4, 1692, he was ordered to pay 135 4d for the shot fired at him for not obeying the command to stop, and other expenses of the seizure, and that upon making said payment he might be " permitted to goe about his lawful occasions." - ED.]
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[Deposition relative to Joseph Chownes, 1692.]
Ports Mouth october ye 3ª
I Rubin Heains Beeing at theire Majesteys ffoorts upon The Great Island ; And beeing on the ward at ye ffoarte Mr Chownes Came downe ye River in his Boat and went to pass By the ffoarte. I Commanded him to Com on Shoare, and cleare according to order, which hee Refuseing to doe I ffired two Musquetts ; boath shotted : but he went away out or the River ; not Coming ashoar nor cleareing this was in September Last
his Rubin R H Haines marke
[1-56-57] [Treasurer's Statement, 1693.]
Their Majties Province of New Hampshire Dr E
1692 To Wm Richards # order filed To Capt Peter Coffin with order for
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To Provision for 24 : Solders 28 : weeks & 4 dayes at Oyster River at 2$ 6ª # week one man : Resaight filed wth order
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To Jeames Prescoat order filed
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To Aughter huse 66
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To Richd Pumery
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To sundry disbustments as account and
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To 8 barrels of blacking Im nailes # order filed To Edward Ayers smith : his bill filed
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To Exiter Acct & order filed for provision To Cocheco acount # order filed
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To Capt George Longe # act and order filed [Worn out] els blacking 2 barrels of tar [Worn illegible]
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To my Commission for Receiving and paying and all my time in mounting ye guns
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To Sundry disbustments not yet payd to M' Snells bill filed
To ye Smith for : 16 : set of Clamps not yet mad
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To M' Robert Ellot account & order filed
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To Henry Langmaid «
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To Nathan Clarke
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By a Province Rate made Januery 5th 1692, and gathered by ye Severall Counstables as ffolloweth vzt.
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By Timothy Hillard Counstable of Hampton 15. 16. 2 Allowed for bringing in 6. 0
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By David Larrance Counstable of Exiter Allowed for bringing in 6.8
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By Robert Evens Counstable of Cochecho 7. 7. 8 Allowed for bringing in 0. 6. 0
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Mr John Snell Cunstable of Portsmouth 29. II. O
By 4 men wanting when ye rate was com- mitted to ye Constable & bringing in IO.
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This account given in July 25 : 1693.
This within written Account have been perused and veiued by us the Comittee apointed ffor that end this 26 July 1693 and we doe allow of the same as witness our Hands
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Peter Coffin Henry Green
Henry Dow John Pickerin
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By Abraham Cole Counstable of Hampton 28. 13. 2
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Received of ye Severall Counstables in part of ye £600 : Rate
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[James Randall's Account, 1692.] [1-58]
New Castell gbr [Nov.] 6th 1692
James Rendall acc : of work Done and barrows furnished their Majsts Foart - ES
To 4 days worke at 45 3 day .
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To 8 hand barows at 28$ $ barrow
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Shadrach Walton
allowed in Councile gbr 30 : 94: £1 : 8: 0
[1-58] [Inventory of Stores at Fort William & Mary.]
7br [Sept.] ye roth 1692
amº : of what at ye ffoarte on Great Island - 3 Barrells of Powder at ye Capts Barrell at the ffoarte 46 Dimey Coulveren [Culverin] Shott 36 Sacker Shott 41 Minion & ffauknett Shott I Skeayne of Match 4 Powder Hornes 2 Ladells 4 Rammers & Spunges I ould fflagg
Wanting at ye ffoarte
a fflagg 2 Lanthornes & I Darke Lanthorne Boudge [?] Barrells 2 Reams paper Royall & thred } lb Hand Specks shod wth Iron Iron Crowes a hamborow Line ffor halyers 2 Ladells & worms for Dim : Cannon 1 Ladell ffor Colverin fformers ; Beds and Coynes 2 Barrells of tarr 2 Barrells of Lam : black I quart of Linsed Oyles Aprons & Tompions 3 Skaynes housing ffor ye Aprons &c
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· [I-58}] [Petition of Samuel Folsom.]
To the Honourbl : John Usher Esq' Lieut Govern' &c' : of Her Maj- esties Province of New Hampsh
The Petition of Samuel ffolsham of Exiter Humbly Sheweth -
That your Petitioner being Bound in a Bond of ten Pounds to ap- pear at ye General Quarter session, held in Septem' : last : was impressed a Souldier under Capt Davis : and was not able to appear according to ye Recognize : & one Hezekiah Jennins was Bound as a surety in a Bond of ten Pounds also ye sd surety appeared ye second
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day of sd sessions : but understood ye Bonds were declared forfeited : and your poor petitioner doth Humbly Pray your Honour to Consider his Case : and Remit ye ten pounds said to be forfeited for his not appearing ; and also his sd suretys ten pounds and your Petitioner shall ever Pray as in Duty Bound
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[1-582] [Assemblymen Chosen, 1693.]
By vertue of a Writt of Election for Choyce of Assembly men : the #sons undr written ar returned : viz
Portsmº: Mr Geo : Jaffry : Jnº : Pickering : Jnº : Plasted
New Castle : Tho : Cobbett : James Randell :
Hampton : Nath1 : Batcheld' : Thº : Roby : L' : Jnº Smith Exeter : Kingsly Hall : Jnº : Foulsham
Dover & Oyst' River Jnº : Woodman : Wm : Furber : Jnº : Hall Star Isld Jnº Fabes
Wm Redford, Dept Secr'y :
- [1-59] [Council's Letter to Lords of Trade and Plantations, 1693.]
To write to England
[Then follow two lines of an unknown short-hand. ]
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New Hampshire In N : England 1693
Rt Honable Wee their Majties Councill of the Province of New Hampshire In New England Presuming or : L' Govr has not been wanting to doe wt was proper on or behalfe have hitherto omitted that wch wee now most humbly offer Vizt : a most grateful acknowledgemt of their Majties great grace & Favour in Soe large a supply of Guns & Ammunition for or better defence agt their Majties French & Indn Enemies, being in noe Capacity to have Supplied or Selves haveing been reduced to great poverty & Expos'd to Extraordinary hardship by reason of the Warr, & tho' wee have had a small cesation of late wee are in daily Fears & Expectation of ye enemies breaking in upon us again.
Wee have humbly Further to offer. That Whereas Mr Tho : Davis Secretary of this Province went home for England in the last Ship, & has entered in or Councill book an order of Councill for his goeing
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to give their Majties an Acct of the affairs of this Province, the Coun- cill declare unanimously there never was any such order past for his goeing as may be seen by the Inclosed & pray that he may not be received as a messinger from ym :
Wee have nothing Further to add at prst : but that at all times wee shall endeavour to approve or selves their Majties Dutiful & Loyall Subjects & yr Hon's most humble serts
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[Precept for the Election of Assemblymen in Portsmouth, 1693.]
Province New \ Hampsher
By vertue of an order from his Hon' ye Left Gov- fernor to me Directed for to give foarth my Preasept to ye Cunstables of ye towne of Portsmº that they Seal, Cause ye ffree holders of ye sd Towne to meat one Monogram friday next to Elect and Choose two fitt and discreat in wax. men of ye sd Towne (Being ffreeholders thereof) wth full and sufficient Power for themselves and ye Com- munity of ye sd. Towne to be Representatives to set forthwith In ye Generall Assembly In ye above sd towne att Great Island In ye Rume of Maj' Elias Stileman and M' Sam11 Keeas for there Refusing to tacke ye oaths according to ye forme of swaring by ye Bible ; these are there- fore In their Majtys Names to Require y" foarthwth to give notice to ye freholders that they may meeat att ye meting house ye day aboufe sd. att Eight of ye Clock In ye fore noone and then mack yr Returne forthwith to me wth ye names of ye persons chosen ;
March Ist day 1692-3 In ye fifth yeare of there Majties : Reigne Richard Jose Sherff
To Jnº Snell Cunstable In Portsmº
[Endorsed] By vartu of ye within warrant : A towne meeting was Cald & met on ye day : & at place apointed : & made coise of Major Elias Stileman & Mr Samuell Kace : [Keas] to sarve as ye within warant signifies
® me Jnº Snell : Cunstabe :
March ye 3ª : 1692-3 Mr [Illegible] I Maj' Stileman 28
Capt Hunkinge 3 M' Kase [Keas] 30 :
The Major vote of the Assembly have determined this Returne of the Constable not legall
[Action of Assembly.]
Iff at a meeting of the freeholders : Called a towne meeting by the
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offeser through Ignorance in his Return : be not one & the same thinge Iff so then are humbly of openon a Legall Return Iff oth- erways not -
Portsmº the 3ª of march 1692-3 - past by ye general Assemble
John Pickerin Clark. [See Vol. II. p. 88.]
[1-61] [Act relating to Fencing Common Lands, 1693.]
March 4 1692-3. whereas severall persons in sundry parts of this province doe presume to fence in Lands and Wattring places that have ever senc the settilling of ye towns within sd province Lain as pastuer in Common for the benefit of the Inhabitants thereof which proceedings of sd persons is very greatly to the disturbance of the peace of their magstis subjects & tends to utter Ruen & undoeing for prevention whereof
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