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on this matter, as soon as yor hon's in yor wisdom shall see meet ; (vizt) yt we may be impowered to call a Parish meeting, in ordr to ye doing wt may be necessary & proper for ye obtaining & Setling a Ministr wthin our sd Parish for yt ye means #scribed by yor Hon's for a reconciliation to be made among our selves has proved of none effect & we plainly seeing yt a further suspension of yor Honrs deter- mination of this matter, will much rather widen, than narrow this breach, INASMUCH, as our cheif end, & design is ye speedy settlemt of a learned & Authordox Ministr among us, that we may no longer be Sheep without A Shepherd, but yt we may be in the use of means for ye Promotion of Christianity, wch is what our neighbours in ye low! part of our Parish are mainly making their Court against, wch is plainly demonstrable, by their overtures made, which they so stren- uously stand to for a complyance wth (vizt) yt a minister be treated wth to preach at both Meeting houses, alternately wthin sd Parish, wch is so foreign from reason yt yre is no unprejudiced rationall man, but wt will condemn so impracticable a project. - Our Neighbouring Parish in ye same town wth our selves, are now destitute of a Ministr as we are, who not long since, had a settled ordained Ministr among them, & who left them upon no other consideration than for being urged & solicited, to preach at two Places, wch he said was so unreasonable & hard upon him, as he could not comply wth & thereupon left them; Now can it be reasonable to expect one man to settle undr such dis- advantages & hardships, wch was ye Pure cause of ye removal of another ; & again, ye requesting a Ministr to preach at two places, is so rare yt tis scarce to be heard of, once in an age, & then you are as certain to have a denyal as yt ye thing was asked wch Considerations (in our opinions) might have been a sufficient disswasive, to our Counter Petitioners, from insisting on so unreasonable a point : & thus ye case stands.
May it Please yor Hon's -
We who have been at ye charge of ye new meeting house, so far as ye same is built & finished, have offered it to be a Parish house, wth this Proviso, y' all ye Inhabitants wthin sd Parish Joyn wth us in an equal proportion compleatly to furnish it, & agree constantly to main- tain ye Public worship of God therein on ye Lords Day, wch sd house stands in ye most Convenient & proper place, wthin sd Parish for ye accommodation of all ye Inhabitants in Gen1 yt now are, or hereafter may be settled wthin the same; - As to any information wch yor Hon's may have had, relating to ye Scituation of sd Meeting house its being near ye head line of our Parish, they are false suggestions, for that tis a positive truth, & in no wise to be doubted, yt our New-
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Meeting house stands nearer to ye low" part of sd Parish, or next ye sea by two miles, than it doth to our head line, so yt if sd house is not well Scituated, tis because tis not far upwd enough towd our head line, & its certain yt what further settlemts there will be in sd Parish, or because most of them will be above sd Meeting house, wch is argued from ye far greater quantity of lands being above, than wt is below sd house -
Nath1 Hill
John Chesle
Jeramiah Burnham
William Letheres his
John Burnum John York
Stephen Jones
James Davis I mark
Timothy Conner his mark
Joseph Jones
Elias Critchett Jn
John X munsie his mark
Jonathan Woodman
Elias Critchett
Timothy I Moses
John Smith
Abraham Connick
Joseph Daniel his
Philip Chesle
John Footman
John X Sias mark
William Jackson
Samson Doe
John Doe
Volentine Hill
Cornalus Drisco
William Duly
Jonathan Tomson
David Kincard
Robert Huckins
Samuel Hill
James Thomas his
Robert Tomson
Ichabod Chesle
John X Gray mark
John Rawlings
Samuel Chesle Senior
Job Renels
John Tomson
Samuel Chesle his
Robard Burnnum
William Burly
John X Runals mark
Joseph Davis
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Eley Demeret Jun'
Willam X Durgen mark his
Samuel X Wille mark
James Jackson
Jonathan X Chesle mark
John Davies
Thomas Wille
John Buss Juner
Joshua Davis
Peter Mason
Edward Letheres Siner
James Burnam
James Bassford
David Daves Josep Dudy his
Thomas Allen his
Joseph Chesle
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John X Crommet mark
James Durgin
[Endorsed] Oysteriver Petition Preferred Aprile 6th Minuted
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[2-73]
[Oyster River Counter Petition, 1716.]
To the Honourable Lift Gouvernour Councell and Representatives Convened in generall Assembly
May it please your honours
Whereas our brethren and neighbours with whome we would gladly have had the oppertunity of agreeing according to your honours advice have now made their second address to your honours by way of petition as if they are Rather willing to Invade our priviledg then to comply by a brotherly or neighbourly agreement
We therefore his Majestyes good and orderly subjects - do hum- bly Answer and Reply against their second petition - as also, Inti- mateing against their disorderly carryings on - thus -
First - If our Late pastor at dover have Left his flock and people - for ends best known between god and himself - and haveing some Infirmity of body did according to his thoughts declare that he sup- posed that his present Infirmity might come by Reason of his often going between the two meeting houses - We Referr this to your honours Consideration - whether his body was brought down by travell - or whether the fatness and grossness of his body might not rather signifie to us -that more Bodily Exercise might have been helpfull against his Disease - it may be necessary therefore that we may all consider the hand of god in it - that when the people began to trouble one another and to Invade one anothers priviledg then it pleased our god to send our pastor away - for the great Shepherds command is that his pastor sheep should Live in Love -therefore we do humbly hope that your honours will not account this any Reason why their petition should be granted
2 Whereas the Honoured Governour and Councell was pleased to alow us time to make offers of agreement to one another we did offer to our neighbours overlooking their disorder in their building of their meeting hous - that if they would help us to build a Minis- ters house on the personage - that we would agree that the meeting should be Every other Sabbath day at the new meeting house - and Every other Sabbath day at the old meeting house untill such time as we do build a new one and then to have the meeting continued by turns att the two new meeting houses - and now whereas we have offered so friendly and Brother Like to our neighbours who do Endeavour to Invade our priviledg we humbly hope that your honours may consider that our offer to them is not only fair but that we do condecend and stoop to them in the same - and therefore that you will not see good to put us to any hardships or hazards by granting their petition
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3 Whereas our brethern and neighbours with whome we would gladly all along have Joyned if they had gone to work orderly - and had placed their meeting hous something for our conveniency and had not set it so unreasonably beyond the center of the Inhab- itants have now petitioned for a parish meeting we do with Submi- tion to your honours humbly answer - that as they have without order or government built themselves a meetinghouse we do not desire to Invade their priviledg in the same neither are we willing to agree or consent to a parish meeting in order to the Establishing of that meeting house that is Erected and built without Either govern- ment or order - but as we have followed the order of our town and have closed with dover and have thereby met with the advantage of mentaining our own priviledg also at oyster Rivir Lower meeting house by the condecention and Labours of the reverend and faithfull m' mathew Short - we do therefore humbly hope that your honours will not see good to deny or deprive us of our priviledg and our Choyce till such time as our neighbours minds do come down to a Christian Complyance
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[Petition of Sundry Persons to be Joined to the Parish of Oyster River, 1716.]
To the Honble Gov : Vaughan Esqar Leiut Governor Councell and reperesentativis Conveened in Genrall Asembly -
Most humbly sheweth - That our adverse partey are plesd to say yt we the subscribers hereof who were some of the subscribers at the hed of the rever are without the line of our parrish the line was never run so it tis hard to se whether we are without or not bot ef aney of uos should happen to faal without we humbley pra that we might be Gined to the parrisah of oyster river & yo' Petitioners shall ever pray as in Duty bound -
Thomos Wille Timothy Connel
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Ele Demerit Ele Demerit Juner James Jackson
[Endorsed] A Petition of Sundry #sons to be Joyned to the Par- ish of Oysteriver May 2ª 1716 Not Minuted or read
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[2-75] [Letter from Secretary Woodward. Indian Affairs.]
Boston June 2ª 1716
Honble Sr
By order of the General Court, I herewith send you Copies of their votes, and resolutions upon the present affairs relating to the Indians, & have Commanded me to acquaint you, that they think it adviseable for your government to send Some suitable person to joyne with Mr Watts, and Gyles ; the better to strengthen this matter ; and that you will be pleas'd to forward by Express the inclos'd packett to Captn Lane at Winter Harbour, & charge this government with the Expence thereof
I am Your Hon's most obedt Humble Servt
Honble : Col1 : Vaughan Sam" Woodward Secey
[2-76] [Secretary Woodward relative to Indians, 1716.]
Messrs : John Watts and John Gyles
Gent. The Reports of the suspicious carriage of the Indians lately have given such Grounds of Jealousie least they intend mischief against us that the General Court have thought it necessary to dis- patch Capt Wm Rouse in the Sloop Endeavour to you, the intention whereof you will see by the Inclosed Vote The General Court have made choice of you to manage this affair and therefore Direct that you use all possible means to speak as soon as may be with some of the Chiefs of the Indians and the Fryor if possible the method whereof is left to you, the Sloop is directed to obey your orders till you dis- miss her ; If you cannot procure the Indians aforesaid to meet you you may go towards their head Quarters in the Sloop so far as it is navigable and afterwards gain a Passage by Cannoos if you can - When you come to discourse with them You may let them know that We are much surprised at their carriage of late which is so contrary to the Faith and Allegiance in which they have bound themselves that We look upon it as a very ungratefull Return to our kindness in receiving their Submission when reduced to the last Extremitys and when for want of Provisions they lay at our mercy. That We have not sent to them from any fear of the harm they are capable of doing us, but because We are told that they are lcd away with false and groundless Reports as if there were a War between England and France, that therefore to undeceive them We have sent the printed
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Papers lately arrived from Great Britain by which it will appear that the Rebellion in Scotland is wholly at an End that there is a perfect amity and good Correspondence between our King and the Regent of France to maintain which the Regent has ordered the Pretender whom they call King James with his adherents to depart the Domin- ions of France - These things you may Suggest to them with what else you shall find needfull to keep them in a peaceable Posture, taking care at the same time to keep up the Hounour of the Government and to give them no cause to think We are afraid of them you will endeavour to get Intelligence of their Designs by Private Correspon- dence or otherwise and keep a Journal of your Proceedings from time to time and transmit the same to myself as opportunity shall offer -
I find the General Court very ready to afford all needfull Protection to your Settlements in case there should be a War, but hope the methods here proposed will be effectual to prevent it and you being looked upon as Interested in a peculiar manner to endeavour the Preservation of the Peace were thought most proper to be improved on this affair the management whereof is therefore committed to your Prudence and Fidility
Copy Examd pr Sam1 Woodward Secey
[Endorsed] Copy of Watts & Gyles Instructions June 3 1716-
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[New Hampshire Council to Lieutenant-Governor Taylor, 1716.]
Pro : N- Hamp' : Portsmº- June 3ª 1716 9 aclock night May it Please yor hon'
I am ordered by the Honble the Lieut Govr & Councile to Inform your Hon' of the recipt of Mr Secretary Woodwards Lettr to Leftt Gov' Vaughan bareing date June 3ª 1716 by yor Hon' Express from Boston also that M' Sam1 Hinks is appointed to joyn wth Messrs Watts & Giles, to Act wth them in behalf of this Govermt in Discourseing the Indians upon Such heads, as Shall be most proper for the Hon' of these Govermts the Inclosed is what is given M' Hinks for his In- struction . he moovs Eastwd early tomorrow - I am
yor Hon' Most obedt Humbel Sarvt R. Waldron Cleric : Con.
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[2-78]
[Relating to a Sale of'a Part of New Hampshire to Sir Charles Hobby, by Samucl Allen.]
Boston Jan 30, 1715
Sr. having taken Letters of Administration on the Estate of Sr Charles Hobby dd & finding among his Papers Deeds from Allein for half the Province of New Hampshire, as well ye Settled part as the wasts we thought it propper to Acquaint the Government of New Hampshire and give them the Offor of it The Purchase was near 10001b. Sterling and on their first discourse on the Exchange we were bid one thousand f hard for it, wh we refused that You might have an Opportunity of putting an end to that Controversy We refer You to Mr Treasurer Penhallow, Whom we have conferrd wth on this head & Desire You to believe that In this as well as in all Other respects We are Your Honours Most Humble and Obedient Servants Oliver Noyes Elisha Cooke
To the Honorable George Vaughan Esqr to be Communicated to the General Court -
[Endorsed] A letter from Messrs Noyes & Cook to L' Gov' Vaughan to be communicated to ye assembly dated Jan : 30th 1715/6 Read at ye Councill board febry 3ª 1715/6 Minuted
[See Vol. III. p. 631, foot note. - ED.]
[2-79] [Massachusetts Assembly relative to Indian Affairs, 1716.]
May 31st 1716 In Council
Upon Reading the Expresses from the Eastward giving Just Grounds to suspect the Indians Intend Mischief to our Frontiers which We conclude is fomented by false Reports of a War likely to break out between Great Britain and France It being much for His Majesty's Service, and the Security and Peace of this Province that some Method be immediately taken for undeceiving the Indians in that matter./
Advised That some discreet Person with an Interpreter be forth- with dispatched to their head Quarters to let 'em know that We
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Justly take umbrage at the suspicious Words and Deportment that they have lately been guilty of contrary to the Peace established, That we are desirous to remain in Peace, but if they against their Faith and allegiance commit any Hostilities they must expect to be treated as Rebells and Enemies to the Crown of Great Britain - Yet if they act upon Supposal of a War with France We do assure them there is no War to be expected but a perfect amity between the two crowns
That the Pretender has been driven out of Great Britain, his Forces wholly defeated and he with his adherents ordered by the Regent to depart the Dominion of France
Sent down for Concurrence
Jos : Marion Depty Seccy
In the House of Representatives June Ist 1716 Read and Concurr'd And further Advised That some British News Papers be sent to be read and Interpreted to the Indians to Satisfy them of Peace between the two crowns
John Burrill Speak™
Copy exam'd pr
Sam1 Woodward Secy
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[Instructions to Moody, Envoy to the Norridgwock Indians, 1716.]
By ye honble the L' Gov" -
Capt Sam1: Moody
Sr. you being desired & appointed by ye honble ye Lt Govr & Coun- cile of ye Prov of Massa to go unto Norridgwock or elsewhere to the fryar & the body of ye Eastern Indians to Express ye resentmt of ye Govermt : relateing to an unmannerly lettr wch yy later receved wrote by ye aforesª fryer in ye name & behalf of ye Indns aforesd: & this Govermt : being disposed to Joyn wth ye Massa in resenting ye affront do desire & hereby Impowr you to represent them & act in behalf of. the same respecting ye #mises you are therefore wth all convenient Speed to make ye best of your way toward Norridgwock or ye other Settlemts of ye Indns where you may have conferrence wth them & the Fryar & when you Shall arrive or come among ym you are to tele them you are a Messengr from this Gov'mt & yt: wt : Shall be offered to ym : by you are ye words of ye Kings L' Gov & Councill of N. Hamp' Imo You may inform them yt it has not been an uncommon thing for the Indns in ye borders of this Prov & indeed in ye Centre of
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it too to carry ymselves very insolently & to use very menaceing words wych is not Consonant to ye articles of Pacification
2do you may lett ym know yt ye land wron ye English have built or are building any forts is wt has been heretofore Inhabitted by ye English & yt by their forefathers Consent & desire, & that tis wt they themselves asked in ye time of ye pacification that is to say yt ye English might come & Settle among them as formerly wch cannot be but wth fortifycations to defend ym in case of any Insults or violence offered to them wch dayly Experiences teacheth us the Indns allow ymselves in & are very much disposed unto
3tio if they Insist on ye article of their lett" refering to ye building forts on their land you may Quere by wt means ye French came by their lands wch they enjoy at Canada whether is it by purchase or not, by purchase it cant be (according to ymselves) because yy have no powr to Sell, & if not by purchase how then ? by grant or allowance from ye Indians & that we have from ym & a hearty request & desire of ye Same besides & lastly whether ye french dont Erect fortresses when & where yy please wthout giveing y" a reason for it or asking their Consent to it & if yy do So why may not we
4to You may remind them that was one of ye Articles wch ye Signed to when ye peace was made yt all the English Captives then among should be delivered up to ye English & Enquired whether they have fullfilled that article & if not why not
Again as to ye lettr or lett's mentioned in the fryars Epistle you may inform them that we know nothing thereabt
[Endorsed] Capt Moodys Instructions Augt first 1716.
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[Portsmouth Petition relating to Ministerial Matters, 1716.]
Province of 1 to ye honrabell ye Lefft govener & Councell of his Newhampshiremagsts province aforesd
the humbell petetion of his magsts Loyall subjects subscribers hereof In behalff of them selves & about an hundred ffamalees belong- ing to ye old meeting house ye ainchant & standing part of ye towne for Above 60 years past ---
may it plees your honers to give us leve to Lay before you, sundry Rongs and great greveances that has and still doe atend your poor peteshoners sundry of which are well knowne to youer honers, & how by ye unjust & so unworthy deallings of sundry persons to subvert & undermin our Ainchant Customs Lawfull methods & privelidges which your peteshoners Injoyed In their forefathers days/ now have so far
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brought their designs to pass & as tware [it were] toren the towne in peces/ the sellectmen &c have taken liberty too rais mony at plesheur without ye knolidge or Consent of ye Inhabatants or Law to Justify their actions/ first in ye year 1712 raised and taxed the Inhabatants 90€ & In the year 1713: 140£ & in ye Last years tax 75£ - of their own wills/ more than the acts of the Assemblees/ for which monys so unlawfully Raised sundry of your peteshoners & their Estats seesed & taken by force/ nay further they have taken from youer pete- shoners : three or 4 hundred pounds : & as is soposed Improved [used] to help buld them a meeting house/ but not one peny of all ye monys so raised Improved for reparing our meeting house nor pro- viding or procuering a minesters house & school house/ though ye Law comands itt to be don not only ye Law his Exelency Joseph Dudlee the govener & Councill & now the Lefft govener & Councill has made orders there about but all to no purpose they go on still in making towne Rats they say to pay their schoolmaster & other of their on charges ye Inhabatants your pore peteshoners no beniffit of schoolmaster nor Any other charges/ & still to have our mony so taken Away without our consent or haveing Any beniffit or ye least advantige thereby sems very unreasonabell & unjustefyabell/ & not to have our meetinghous schoolhouse minestershouse &c provided & don but all the mony Raised Improved at pleshure seems very unresona- bell/ wee have useed all ways & methods to live & obtain peace and too, have & Injoy all our ainchaint liberty prevelidges & customs restored by such ways and meens as shall be by youer honers Judged most Just wee have one thing mor to offer & pray for that whearas New Castell has bin made A towne Newington A towne or parish Grenland & Strabery bank waiting/ that Portsmº so Called above So years, & sundry of your peteshoners born & Livers here Above 70 years/ that the bounds of Portsmº may be stated & patant granted for it with all itts prevelidges humbly pray their bounds may be from ye River on ye north sid Mr Rogers creek or dock so called on A straight Line too pincoms Creek so to pakers bridg thence on ye Easterly sid ye Cunty road to Hamton Line soo to New Castell Line thence to sam- sons poynt so up the River to ye place whear it first begun - and that ye gore of Land between Hamton Line & New Castell Line bee Inserted In the pattent So pray your honers most humble peteshoners May ye Second 1716-
John Pickerin Geo Walker Wm Cotton James Levitt
[Endorsed] A Petition Presented by Mr Geo : Walker May 3ª 1716 - read May 15 Minuted
[See Vol. III. pp. 642, 643. - ED.]
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· Portsm° 6th June 1716 [2-82]
May it please yor Hon"
I am Comanded by yor Honrable the L' Govr & Council to accquaint yr Hon' wth wtt has ocurred here Since Our missinger went hence Eastwd to Joyn wth yors Vizt yesterday afternoon Bomasseen & another Indn came hither & are bound hence to Boston to wait on yr Hon' Say they are Sent by the body of Indns Eastwd to Enquire into the Occasion of the Englishes mistrusting their Fidelity and Suddain removal of the Sloops & Some of their Families &c. inclosed is Coppy of ye minutes of Some discourse between ye Lt Gov & ym but I need give yor Hon' no Further trouble in this matter for yt Jo Bane [?] Accompies ym to whome please to be referr'd
I am Yor Hon's Most Obedt humble Servt
R. Waldron Clerics Con.
[Endorsed] Clerk of the Councill Letter to Colo Tailor June 6th 1716.
. [2-83] [Clerk of the Council to Licutenant-Governor Taylor.]
Porsmo Augst 3ª 1716
May it please yor Hon"
I am Commanded by his hon' ye L' Gov' & ye Councill to Inform yo' Hon's yt according to yor hon's advice abt sending a Suitable son to act in Joynt wth Mess's Moody & watts refering to ye Indns yt yy have desired and appointed Capt moody to act in behalf of this as well as yor Goverm' & have given him Instruction accordingly. I am wth all Dutifull respect -
Yor Hon's Most obedt humble Servt R. Waldron Cleric Con. -
[2-84] [ Joseph Davis relative to the Killing of a Child.]
To the Honourable George Vaughan Esq' Lieutt Govern' & Com- mandr in Cheif over his Majesties Province of New Hamp" - To the Honourable his Majesties Councill and Representatives now mett in Gen1 Assembly -
The Humble Petition of Joseph Davis Mariner Sheweth,
That whereas ye Petitioner is by the Honble Sam1 Penhallow Esq' & other his Majesties Justices for this Province this day ordered to be
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bound to appear at his Majesties next Super' Court of Judicature to be holden in Portsmº in Febry next, there to answer for his Casual or accidental killing of a child belonging to Seth Ring of the Same place yesterday - Yo' Petitioner having his imployment cheifly at Sea and considering the great length of time between this day and the abovesd Super' Court must of necessity loose any Such his usual business, no persons whatever being willing to be my security if I proceed a voy- age least I should not return within that Space Therefore humbly prays that you will please to make a Special act for the Speedy Ses- sions of that Court that your Petitioner may pass his Trial, and being proceeded with According to law, may be put into a capacity of fol- lowing his former business again, Yor Petitioner Shall forever pray as in duty bound
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