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Book 2, page 55 .- John Mullford and Thomas Baker far- ther Declareth yt at night when they came to Thomas Ba- kers house Mr Stanborow said to John hand owne thease writinges one by one and subscribe ym & yn you shall have ym one by one and you shall have ym Coppied out & yn I will give saith Mr Stanborow you an Account for I have noe other Account to give you but what I have to give you to night & I will give you what Acount I have to night if you will Doe as I have said.
Charles Barnes Deposed in Court Declareth after some Dis- course about the writinges my father hand said how can I owne this yt have bene soe longe out of my hand vnles I myght have ym to puse Mr Stanborow Answered yt he should never have ym in his hand :vppon farther Discourse Mr Stan-
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borow said he Did refuse any longer to bee his Aturney of acter in yt busines for him and yt he should get the Remain- der if there were any himselfe as well as he could for he would medle noe farther in it: And farther Mr Stanborow said hee did vnderstand yt he ye said John hand would goe into the qay very shortly but he would wayly him if hee would not come to a better Aggrement to owne thease Accounts yn hee would cut him of in Respect of yt money wch was or myght be behind all this Discourse was about yt bond wch John Mulford was to be Ingaged in.
John Coopp Deposed in Court Declareth yt John hand might not medle wth those writinges yt were in Mr Stanbor- ows kepinge at yt time alsoe Mr Stanborow did say yt hee would Revoke his Aturneyshipp & would not farther Act in the case & Mr Stanborow said yt John hand had Reseived 50£ and hee thought it was more yn he did Diserve and yt hee thought hee would or should have noe more and in Discourse Mr Stanborow did expres yt he had done to much for John hand Alreadie for he had nothinge for his labour and Mr Stan- borow did demand of John hand yt hee would owne yt Bond wch hee had there as his owne act & John hand said hee did not Denie it but hee did not nor could not beinge soe Jonge out of his hand say yt it was his : farther John hand or his wife should manifest as if there were 30£ Due to them in the bay and Mr Stanborow said hee Did not know yt there was A penie due to him To this last clause John Mullford & Charles Barnes afirmeth wth John Coopp.
Thomas Baker Afirmeth in Court yt at his house Mr Stan- borow said he would send to the purchaser a marchant to pre- vent Goodman hand for Doeinge any thinge there but if his first sendinge Did not take place hee would send againe a second. John Mulford Declareth the same : yt was spoken in this consideration, if John hand would not owne this writing as his Act and Deede:
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Charles Barnes Deposed in Court Declareth yt he beinge at Saggoponok at Mr Stanborows in the Springe time: at yt time Mr Stanborow did speak vnto my mother in law yt there was 30£ yet in the bay of theirs & asked her whie her husband did not fetch it or looke after it or words to that purpose.
pr me THOMAS TALLMAGE Sec.
BOOK 2, page 53 .- A letter of Atturney bearing Date : 31th of October : 1649 subscribed wth his hand sealed with his seale: witnessed by Thomhs Talmage & William Mullford: John Hand owneth it: Mr Stanborow saith he have noe other
2ly A bond of A hundred pound sterlinge to pforme all such Acts and thinges as in the said bond is expressed to save the said Josiah Stanborow harmeles about the sale of land of John Hand at Stanstede in kent Dated the 24 of Aprill : 1650 subscribed wth his hand sealed wth his seale Wstnessed by Thomas Talmage & owned by John hand to be his ownc act.
3ly Memorandum I John Hand of Easthampton Do ac- knowledge to have received of my Brother Josiah Stanbor- rough ye sum of 50£ toward or in part of payment of my part of the land at Stanstede wch he sould for mee to Bozine Allen at Boston: I say reseived: John Hand.
A true Coppie of A bill of Resicte pr me Thomas Tallmage Sec.
FEBRUARIE the 18 1657.
Memorandum yt I John hand Doe fully Acquit Josiah Stanberough for al Dues Debts and Demands whatsoever about Debts from the begininge of the world vnto this Day for any cause or reson whatsoever witnes my hand : John Hand
A true Coppie pr me THOMAS TALLMAG Sec.
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Memorandum yt I Josiah Stanborough Doe by these pres- ents fully acquit and Discharge John hand for all manner of Dues Debts and Demands whatsoever about Debts from the begining of the world vnto this Day for any cause or reson whatsoever witnes my hand: Josiah Stanborough
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BOOK 2, page 56 .- Samuell parsons Deposed testifieth yt on ye last fourth Day was a senito I goeinge to Arther How- ells house Arther howells wife sittinge by ye fire to my Ap- prehention she was well & in good health and I asked her how she did Doe and she said she thought she had gotten some could wth leaving of an vnder waistcoate & puttinge a thiner on and she said her head aked, her husband not beinge in the house, I sate wth her a prettie while and did but Just step over to william Mullfords to chang a word wth Barnard Col- lins and cume spedily againe & yn she had bound A cloath vpon her head & complained more of it wherevppon her hus- band and willm Russill came in & she said to her husband love I am very ill of my head & feare I shall have ye feaver & soe sitinge together by the fire ye space of an houre still com- plaininge more & more she yn Desired to goe to bed her hus- band was at her to goe to bed before but she was not wil- linge for she said she feared she should not rest & soe her hus- band got her to bed & went to bed to her & she still com- plained more & more saying lord have mercy vpon me & soe iteratinge ye words again & again : she said freinds pray for me & she turned to her husband & said I pray god it may not be wth me as it was wth you wn you were at yor mother Howells & were senceles she said I pray god I may have my sences whereupon wee asked her if she would suckle ye child & she said yes soe I gave her the child & she said ah my pore child it pitties me more for thee yn for my selfe for if I bee ill
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to be sure thou wilt be ill to soe haveinge Done sucklinge of it I tooke it from her and presently uppon it she tuned a psalme & screked out severall times together very greviously & uppon yt cried out a witch a witch : now you are come to torter me because I spoke 2 or 3 words against you & soe It- eratinge the expressions wth vehemencie: she said in ye morn- ing you will cum fauninge wherevpon we were all afrighted at her being taken sudenly in soe strange a maner, I said to William Russell the lord be mercifull to her I wish all be well it is well if she bee not bewitcht but we all thought it best to goe for Mr Gardiner wherevpon he came Down and I tellinge him in what manner she was taken : when Mr Gardiner was there present she cried out in the same manner of a witch nameing noe boddy but being asked wt she Did se she said a black thinge at the bedds fete and stretching forth her hands used some expressions as if she would strike at it And being there again on ye last Day at night followinge she beinge yn soe sencles yt she knew noe boddie to my aprehention goody Simons lay by her yt night & there was her husband & I & boose & we heard a noyse on ye side of ye bed as if sumthing had scratched very hard: ye candle being yn out I spedily lighted it & her husband & I looked to see if we could se any thinge but nothing we could Diserne Goody Simons beinge yn fast a sleepe & she alsoe to my Apprehensions : lying both of ym close together wth their hands Downe in ye bedd lying close together covered vpp, my seeing yt made me to marvell soe much the more at ye noise : William Russell Deposed testifieth yt same wch Samuel parsons hath testified after the time of her husbands and his coming in Arther Howell tes- tifieth ye same wch William Russell and further yt after his father came: wn she was rageing against the witch she stroke uppon ye bed as if she had stroke at sumthinge & violently Book 2, page 57.] striveing to get out of my armes I haveing her in my Armes kept her downe from gettinge away. Wil-
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liam Russell farther Testifieth yt on the Sabbath Day in ye morninge before Day he heard a very Dolefull noyse on the back side of ye fire & hee asked Arther wt noyse yt was & he answered hee did not know but to the best of his Appre- hentions hee thought ye noyse was like ye noyse of a great stone throwne Downe amonge a heape of stones, & kept a great rumblinge Arther howell testifieth this allsoe & both of ym say yt they were affrighted at the noyse: all the three Deponants testifie yt wn she sent for her father she said she was not willing yt her mother should know how she was taken: ffebruarie ye 19th: 1657 Thease Depositions were taken before John Mullford & John Hand .- [Crossed in original.]
A true Coppie pr me THOMAS TALLMAGE Secretarie.
Book B, page 51 .- Articles of agreement firmely agreed & Concluded vpon this 23th of ffebruary in the yeare of our Lord 1657 betwene Lift: Lion Gardiner of Easthampton on Long Iland in new England the one party and Arther Howell sonne in law to the sd Lion Gardiner of Southampton on the Iland aforesd on the other ptie witneseth.
Imprimis that for as much as it hath pleased Almighty god by his providence to take away by Death Elizabeth the Daughter of the abovesd Lion Gardiner and late wife of the above sd Arthur Howell whoe bare in her time of life one Daug ter unto her aforesd husband, it is now therefore firme- ly agreed by these prsence that for the carefull and Comfort- able bringinge up of the aforesd Child for the future good of the sd child that for the prsent the afore sd Arthur Howell father of the sd Child shall take the sole care and Charge thereof as in good reason a lovinge father ought to Doe from tyme to tyme to take care for her provision and educacon.
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And for his furtherance & the better inablinge to the perfor- mance thereof, It is firmly agreed & by these prsence Cove- nanted and pmised by the afore sd Lion Gardiner that where- as he the sd Lion hath formerly given vnto the aforesd Ar- thur a portion wth his Daughter now Deceased that he the sd Arthur shall for ever quietly freely and peaceably Inioy all that parte of the aforesd portion wch is now in his possession namly tenn head of Cattell his house and lott and whatsoever is in the house and all things appertayninge to the sd house and lott: And further the aforesd Lion Gardiner out of his love and tender affection to the afore sd child he haveinge now now in his keepinge and possession all the cloathes wch were
his Daughthers Doth by these prsence firmly promise and in- gage that all the afore sd Cloathes and what soever ells he hath in possession and keepinge that Did belong vnto his afore sd Daughter shall by him the sd Lion Gardiner and his assignes be carefully keept & prserved for his Deere gran- child untill shee shall Come to the age of fifteene years old, if the lord shalbe pleased to Continue her life soe long and then at the age of fifteene yeares to returne all the afore sd Cloathes wth the other things vnto his sd grandchild or to her father in her behalfe: But if god by his providence shalbe pleased to take away by death the afore sd child before the terme of fifteen yeares be expired then th afore sd Lion Gar- diner Doth by these prsence covenant that the said Arthur Howell his sonneinlaw shall have well & truly payd him the full sum of five and Twenty pound Sterlinge in good and Cur- rant pay ; and in case it soe fall out that then the said Lift: Lion Gardiner shall keep and improve all the fore sd cloathes and all the other things wch hee hath in his Custody and keepinge of his aforesd Daughters to the use of him his heyres and assignes for ever, and for the payment of the fore sd fine and Twenty pound wch is to be payd in case the Child Die before the age of fifteene yeares the foresd Lion Gardiner Doth Covenant and engage for himselfe his heyres and assignes that it shalbe well and truly paid to the foresd Arthur or his as-
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signes within halfe a yeare after the Death of the sd Child ex- cept it shall please god to Disable him by war or fier and in witnese of all & every of the prmises each party have Inter- changeably sett to their hands the Day & yeaae first above Written.
ARTHUR HOWELL.
Sealed & Delivered in prsence of vs Tho: Topping John: Herbert Thomas Sayr.
EASTHAMPTON febru: ye 24th 1657.
BOOK 2, page 60 .- Goodwife Simons Deposed before John Mullford John hand Thomas Backer.
The Depont Declareth yt on ye last Day ot ye week wen Arthur Howells wife lay sick about 10 of the clock she being at arthur howells house his wif beinge sick he was on ye one side of ye bedd & she on ye other & she heard Arthurs wife say send for garlick & his wife & she Answered yt wn she went to call her husband from garlicks wn he was A thresh- inge yt, he laughed and Jeared mee she said I went cryinge and because I cried Garlick laught and Jeared mee ah said she he is a good one & yn she said send for goodie Garlick this she spake 3 times together. I asked wt would you have with her & she said I could teare her in peices and yn ye De- pont saith she asked her whie she would send for goodie Gar- lick & she Answered yt she was a duble tounged woman and she asked saying did you not see her last night stand by the bed side readie to pull me in peeces and she prickt me with pins she prickt me wth pins & soe a 3d time: the Depont alsoe saith yt befor this ye first Day yt she was sick : yt she goeinge to see her she tould her yt she saw a black thinge,
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she said an ugly black thinge at ye feete of ye bedd Goodie Simons saith alsoe yt on ye friday at night she lay wth her & yn she said Doe you see noe boddie at ye fete of ye bed & complained often saying ye prick me wth pins .- [Crossed in original.]
A true Copie pr me THOMAS TALLMAGE Sec.
Book 2, page 61 .- The Deposition of Mrs Gardiner taken febru. 24th, 1657 before John Mullford John Hand & Thomas Backer.
The Depont Declareth yt ye same night yt Samuell parsons came to call my husband he came whom againe before Day & she asked her husband how bettie Did & he said she had a feaver & yt hee went back againe to her and afterward wn it was day he eame whom again & hee tould me yt bettie was verie badd & I said wt shall I Doe for I cannot rise & wn I rose upp I fell back againe & I lay an houre after & yn I rose vpp & houldinge by Marie Stratton I went thither & present- ly went to ye bedd & asked bettie how she Did & she put out her hand oh mother & she cried & I cried & she said mother I am bewitcht & I not regarding it said you are a sleepe or a Dreamed & she tould me yt she was not asleepe & I asked her who she saw & she said Goodie Garlick in ye further cor- ner & a black thing at ye hither corner both at feete of ye bedd & yn I charged her yt she should not tell her husband nor noe liveinge soule & I said your husband will tell :-- [Cros- sed in original.]
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BOOK 2, page 57 .- Goody Brookes Deposed testifieth yt she heard Mrs Gardiner say yt her Daughter was biwicht & yt it was a woman This taken vppon oath febru: 27th 57 before vs John Mullford John Hand Thomas Backer.
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Goody Edwards testifieth yt as goody Garlik owned she sent to her Daughter for a little brest mylke and she had sum presenly after her Daughters mylke went away as she thought & yt as she remembered ye child sickned about yt time fur- ther she testifieth yt at yt time wn her Daughters child was sick goody Davis was there and she heard goody Davis say yt her Daughters child was taken much as hers was and said yt goody garlick sent to her for brest mylk & presently after her mylk Dried away as goody Strattens Did & her child fell sick after such a manner : and Died and saith yt goody Davis wisht yt hers & Goody Srrattons both were not bewicht for they were taken both much alike. This taken uppon oath febru: 27th 57 before vs John Mullford Thomas Backer John Hand .- [Crossed in original.]
Goody bishopp Deposed testifieth yt at ye time wn goody Simons had her fitts she went to Goody Garlike for Dock weed & yt she went from thence to Goody Simons & saith as she remembreth Goody Davis asked her wt she had in her lap & she said it was Dockweeds & goody Symons said she would have ym burnt she did not know wt myht follow & either goody Davis or goody Simons or both tooke the weeds & threw ym in ye fire & she said Goody Simons said there was one came into a house at lin in like manner & there came sum- thing in after, the Deponant farther saith yt before this while Goody Simons had her fits she heard Goody Simons say yt ther came a black thing into the house & sum boddie of ye house Inquired who had a black catt & sumboddie said Goody Garlik & saith alsoe yt one time wn Goody Simons was in her fitt she heard her say yt she would not have Goody gar- lik nor Goody Edwards cum nere her: This taken uppon oath febru: 27th '57 before vs John Mulford Thomas Backer John Hand .- [Crossed in original.]
BOOK 2, page 58 .- Goody Hand Deposed saith yt before
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Goody Davis came to this towne to live she said to me I heare yt Goody Garlik is willing to have A lott in this towne but Goody Davis said that she could Desire yt she myght not for she feared yt the towne would repent it as well as they had done at the Iland & she said Goody Garlike was naught & yt there had many had things be-fallen ym at the Iland as about ye child & the oxe as Goody Burdsill have Declared as allsoe the neger child she said was taken away as I vnderstode by . her words in a strange manner and alsoe of a man yt was Dead & this fell out quickly one after another as alsoe of a sow yt was fat & lustie & went to pigg & piggs & pigg bagg came out altogether & soe Died & to my best remembrance she said they Did burne yt sowes stale & presently Goody Garlicke Did come in & after Goody Davis was come to live in this towne I asked how she Darst to be soe famyliar wth Goody Garlik as she was : since you have spoken soe of he formerly as you have Done her Answere was she brought many thinges to me as mault for one thing & is very kind to me & to my best remembrance she said she were as good please the Devill as anger him.
This taken vppon oath febru 27th 57 befor vs John Mul- ford Thomas Backer John Hand .- [Crossed in original.]
Goody Burdsill Declareth yt she was in the house of Goody Simons when Goody Bishopp came into the house wth ye Dockweede & betwene Goody Davis & Goody Simons they burned the herbs farther she saith yt formerly Dressinge flax at Goody Davises house Goody Davis said yt she had Dressed her child in cleane linnen at the Iland & Goody Garlike came in & said how pretty the child Doth looke & soe sone as she had spoken Goody Garlike said the child is not well for it groaneth & Goody Davis said her hart did rise & Goody Davis said wn she took the child from Goody Garlike she taid she saw Death in the face of it & her child sickned presently vp- pon it & lay 5 Daies & 5 nights & never opened the eyes nor
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cried till it Died allsoe she saith as she Doth remember Goody Davis tould her vppon some Difference betwene Mr Gardi- ner or some of his famyly & Goodman Garlike Goodman Gar- like gave out some threatninge speches & sudenly after Mr Gardiner had an oxe legg broke vppon ram Iland morcover goody Davis said yt Goody Garlik was a naughtie woman this taken vppon oath febru 27th: 57 before vs John Mulford Thomas Becker John Hand .- [Crossed in original.]
Book 2, page 59 .- Goodman vaile & his wife Deposed : Declareth yt they heard by the Leiftenant not longe since at the Iland yt Goody Davis should speake as if her child were bewicht leiftenant did replie yt Goody Davis had taken an Indian child to nurse & for lucre of A little wompom had merely starved her owne child. this taken uppon oath febru: 27th 57 before us John Mulford Thomas Backer John Hand. -[Crossed in original.]
LOOSE LEAF D .- The Deposision of Mr Richard Odell.
That wch I doe remember Concerninge the bounds betwne Southampton and Easthampton it that the Sachems did not sett the bounds of Easthampton in the Covenant of the pur- chase by reason that Job Sayer and my Standinge for the bounds of Southampton but was left untill Southampton men should make out their Lawfull bounds, the Manhanset Sachem pointed to my best rememberance about Wecutake spring for the line to runne nere vpon the South or upon the South line ffurther I doe Remember when the bounds of Southampton and Easthampton was sett by Southampton men & Mr How that goodman Hand beinge an agent for Easthampton was Displeased about the acte of pitchinge the stake and alsoe I doe Remember that Chinacocke Sachem was there wth the rest of the Sachems when the purchase was made and saw
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the Manhansett Sachem when hee did direct the Line and did not gainsay it ffurther that Southampton men did Claime un- to Georgica pond for their bounds and they gave to the stake as they sd out of Curtisie unto Easthampton for the enlarge- ment of their plantacon.
This deposition taken this 5th of March 1657 before us JOHN MULFORD JOHN HAND
A true coppie pr mee Ben: Price Recorder.
LOOSE LEAF D .- A coppie of Southampton letter for the second agreement.
SOUTHAMPTON March 6, 1657.
LOVING FRENDS
Our lovinge respects to you prsented, we receved yours beringe Date febr 12, 57 wherein you mencon your earnest desire of a peaceabel Ishue these may let you understand that it is our desiers that all wayes that tend to peace may be at- tended but for the difference wch you say is arisen betwixt you & us we doe conceive we are not the occasion of it, we possessinge nothinge of yours but our lawfull right as we hope will appeare, yet notwithstandinge we are willinge to Conde- send to your desires, and have to that end deputed and im- powred a certaine number of our inhabitants to acte & Con- clude the foresd Difference if it may be wth out any further trouble and seeinge you desier that we should apoint a time & place, the tyme we desier may be upon the ninth day of this p'sent moneth upon the 3d day of the next weeke Com- only called Tusday; and for the place we desier may bee at the ordinary at the North sea if you please to meete us there.
These few lines we prsent you in way of answer in the name and wth the Consent of the Towne p me
JOHN HOWELL Sec.
A true Coppie by me
BEN: PRICE Recorder.
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MARCH 6th 1657.
At a towne meetinge it was voated & Concluded by the maior that ther should be sixe men chosen, namly Mr Ogden Joshua Barnes Thomas Sayer Samuell Clarke Christopher Foster John Howell wch were deputed & impowred to act and Conclude Concerning a difrence that doth arise concern- inge a claime of land wch Easthampton men make within our bounds.
A true coppie pr me
JOHN HOWELL Sec.
A true Coppie pr me
BEN: PRICE Recorder.
MARCH 10th 1657.
Memorandum that whereas there hath bene fformerly a dif- rence betwen the Towne of Southampton and the Towne of Easthampton about a certayne tract of Land lieinge about the bounds or line where the two plantacons should parte: it is now upon a treaty holden by a Comitty from each of the aforesd plantacons ffully Determined Concluded & agreed up- on by the aforesd Comittes that from time to tyme for ever hereafter the line shalbe from the midell of the second pond from Capt. Tappins fence Estward as it now standeth to bee the bounds on the South side, and soe to runne to the Easter end of hoggnecke to the North, to bee the standinge and set- tled bound from time to time forever as aforesd: And further it is Joyntly agreed that this Determination & agreement shal- be no nullity to a former agreement that was betwne the two townes aforesd about accidentall comonage and for the full
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Confirmation hereof we have each party sett to our hands this prsent day & yeare first above written
JOHN HOWELL Sec.
JOHN OGDEN CHRISTOPHER FFOSTER
JOSHUA BARNES SAMUELL CLARKE THOMAS SAYER
Signed and delivd'ed in the prsence of us Richard R. Post his marke Thomas 5 Goldsmith his marke
A true Coppie, by me
BEN: PRICE Recorder.
BOOK 2, page 59 .- The Testimony of Goody Burdsill taken March 11th 1657
The Depont declareth yt when Mrs Howell lay sick on the last Day of the weeke in the forenone yt she heard Mrs How- ell say she is a Duble tounged woman the Deponant asked her who she meant but she made me noe Answere to it and then she lay still a little space of time & then she said that she had spoken but 2 or 3 words against her & now she was cometo torment her I asked her againe but she gave me noe
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