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AUGUST 22, 1673.
LOOSE LEAF 9-47 .- Att a Town meeting these persons following were chosen by Proxes for Magistrates by the Towne of Easthampton :
Mr John Mulford 1st vote.
Liewtenant Thos Talmage ye 2d vote.
John stretton senr ye 3d vote. Richard stretton ye 4th vote.
LOOSE LEAF 13-2S .- To all Christian people whom this presents may come: withesseth that I Isaack Hedges of East- hampton on Long Iland : for a valluable Consideration al- redie in hand received ; have bargained sett over and sould and Doe by these presents bargaine sett over and sell vnto Phillipp Leeke of the same Towne of Easthampton Six ackers of land which formerly was given and graunted vnto me by my father : which six ackers is bounded by John Myller on the west of one side and the high way East on the other side : buttinge uppon one side of Mr Scallenger whom lott South at the one end and bounded by another high way north att the other end the which six ackers of land thus bounded I say I have sould and Doe by theise presents firmely make over vnto the aforesaid Phillip Leeke his heires and assignes for
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ever and I Doe hereby give vnto the said Phillip Leeke full and quiet possession of this my house and six ackers of land and Doe assure the same to him and to his heires and assignes : from mee my heires and assignes or any that shall lay claime thereunto or any part thereof by from or under mee or in my name : and for the true pformance of the same I have sett to my hand
Isaac hedges.
August 27th, 1673 in the presence of Tho. Tallmage.
LOOSE LEAF 15-31-Know all men whom theise may Con- serne that I Phillipp Leeke of Easthampton have for a vallue- able consideration sould and Doe by theise presents sell vnto my Brother Ebynezer Leeke of the Towne of Easthampton two ackers of land which I have bought of Isaack Hedges lyeing and being part of Six ackers that I bought which two ackers is to lye att the north end of the said six ackers of land and to run the whole breadth of the land from one side vnto the other beinge bounded by John Myller on the west and the high wayes north and East and Joyninge to my owne land South the which said two ackers of land being thus bounded I have sould vnto my aforesaid Brother to him and to his heires and assignes for ever.
In witnes of the same I have sett to my hand August 27th 1673.
phillip Leek.
In presence of
Thomas Talmage.
MARCH the 10, 1673-74. Book O, page 35 .- It is ordered by this Towne that if
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any Swine shall bee found in the plaine or in any other places that is inclosed for corne or grass : that after once warninge given to the owners of the swine it shalbe in the lybertie of any man soe findinge the swine to kill them : yet if any man find any swine as above spesified in any inclosed land hee may if he can Deale with them Drive them to pound and have allowance for his Dammag alsoe that the streete fences are to be Done and mad sufficient.
Alsoe it is agrede on by the Towne that in regard that there is some money Due from the Towne unto Joseph Os- borne : uppon his Desire of some land in Consideration of the same Debt The Towne have granted that he shall have some land laide out to him if it may bee Done Conveniently at the reare end of his whom lott which hee hath alreadie in possesion and the Towne have left it to some men to lay out soe much land as shalbe thought meete to the vallue of tenn pound or thereabout.
Book O, page 35 .- It is alsoe granted by the Towne that. James Looper shall have six pole wide of land uppon the north flank and it is to runn soe wide the whole length of his lott that is alreadie laid out to him.
APRILL the first 1674.
LOOSE LEAF 9-17 .- Steven Hand is Chosen Constable for the yere ensueinge Also Jeremyah Codcklinge and Thomas Chatfeild Senior and Roberd Dayton are appoynted the select men to order the prudentiall Affaires of the Towne for this yere ensueinge and these 3 men are apoynted by the Towne for Survayers of the high wayes and soe other men to take it as part of their worke that shall hereafter be Chosen to order the affaires of the Towne Successively.
Alsoe Steven Hedges is appoynted to bee the fence vewars
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of the West part of the Towne fence and Beniamine Conk- linge is to vew the Townes fence Eastward.
It is ordered by the Towne that all the fences that are set upp Whether 5 railes or 4 railles or 3 rayle fence that for this yere they shall all be kept and maintayned sufficient and stronge accordinge to the manner of the fence.
APRIL 2d 1674.
LOOSE LEAF 9-47 .- It is ordered by the Townsmen of Easthampton that all the Common feilds or plaines Comonly soe called is by the severall propreieters to bee suficiently fenced and cleared of and from all creatures fesent soe as the securitie of the planters may bee obtayned, uppon the penall- ties of the lawes pvided in such cases which fenceing is to be performed at or before the eights Day of this instant, and uppon all neglects the Damages to be paid by the Delyn- quents and increased according unto the severall neglects.
APRILL 2d 1674.
LOOSE LEAF 9, 48 .- for the prevention of Dead Creatures to lye uppon the ground whereby unsavourie and noysome smells are, which prove preiudisiall to all people it is therfore ordered by the present Townsmen that who ever have or shall have any creatures Die by what way or meanes what ever the owners of those creatures soe Dyeinge is forth with to cause them to bee haled into some convenient place and cover or buyrie the same and that 3 foote within ground and this to bee Done within 24 houres after the creature is Dead and that uppon the penalltie of five shillings for who ever shall neclect the same, and alsoe it is farther ordered that all whale scrapps that are at the severall mens tryeinge places shalbee all buiried in the ground and that by the 15 of this instant uppon the penalltie of the above written order of five shillings whoever shall neclect the same,
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Book O, page 35 .- This Towne have agreed with Jonas houlds worth for to give him 33€ 00 00 for one yeere to teach Scoole heere and the towne is to paie to him in beefe or oyle at two pound a barrell for the one halfe of this afore- said sum the other halfe of the 33£ is to bee paid in oyle porke hides or Tallow or butter or whale bone at the prize that they Commonly goe with us one amonge another as alsoe that the said Jonas is to have 12 Daies allowed him in this present yeere for to Improve for his owne perticuler occasions: and the time of the said Jonas his Teachinge scoole this yere here is and Doth begin the - Day of Aprill being 1674.
Book O, page 29 .- Know all men That I William Edwards of Easthampton uppon Long-Iland Doe give unto willyam Rundle and Hannah his wif & to their heires executers or assignes as followeth, Imprimus one house lott sixe ackers be it more or lesse lyeing in the Towne of Easthampton, John Myller lyeing uppon the East and Willyam Myllers lott upon the west and the streete lying upon the north and Mr Scallen- ger upon the South :
2 One parsell of land lying uppon the plaines I give them likewise, Wyliam Barnes lyinge upon the East and Nathaniell Bishop upon the west and the high way lyinge uppon the North five ackers bee it more or lesse and the beach lyinge uppon the South :
3 Likwise I give them nyne ackers more of my next De- vision of land that shalbe laid out for mee the said William Edwards.
4 one parsell likewise of meaddow att the Northwest John Stratton lying uppon the South and Robert Dayton uppon the North and the beach uppon the west and the woods uppon the East :
5 I give unto Willyam Rundle one parsell of Meaddow lying att Ackabonuck Neck During his life the widdow Stan-
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borough lying uppon the one side and Robert Dayton uppon the other side.
6 Likewise I give vnto the aforesaid William Rundle all priviledges both for woodd and Cattle uppon the Commons proportionable to his land for ever :
In ye presence of vs
Willyam Edwards
Coopper
Tho. James.
This afore mentioned guift by Deede Renewed since the Decease of Hannah Rundle wife to William Rundle : and Daughter of the abovesd William Edwards as witnes my hand this 7th may Anno Dom: 1674.
WILLYAM EDWARDS.
Memorandum that if the abovesd Willyam Rundle shall see cause to sell any of the land above written either the whole or part thereof, that the abovesd Willyam Edwards shall have the refusall of it.
This abovesd agreement or Deed of gift was owned before me.
John Mulford the day & year above written.
LOOSE LEAF 8-39 .- Att a Court held at Easthampton (Month gone but probably June) 13 : 1673 .- (Defaced.)
John or Nathll willys John Allyn John Howell John Mul- ford.
James Bird and Hannah his wife beinge Convicted by their owne Confession for in contynencie before Marriage : were adiudged to pay a fine of forty shillings to the publick Tres- urie.
John Hopping and Rebeckah Smith being Convicted of
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Comyttinge fornication by their own Confession are adiudged to pay seaven pounds to the pub. Tresurie as a fine for their notorious mysdemenor.
Mr Tho Backer is lyeensed to kepe a house of publik en- tertainmt.
The Meantacut indians haveing Declared who was their Sachem we Doe approve of him.
And it is agreed that this Sumer the Meantacut Indians shall secure their corne against the Horses for which ye in- dians are to be allowed fortie shillings this yere for the same.
The sd Meantacut Indians Complayning of great Damage they have Received in their Corne by the English horses this severall yeares it is now Ordered that there shall bee the Sum of six pound pd to them for the same wch the indians accept- ed as full satisfaction for the same wch sd sum is to bee raysed uppon the proprieters of those Horses at Meantacut bee they of this towne or Southampton to be raised and pro- portioned by the Select men according to their best Judg- ment.
LOOSE LEAF S, 39 .- Att a Towne meeting held at East- hampton June ye 13th 1674 The towne by their vote agreed and Concluded to Joyne wth their Neighbors of Southhamp- ton and Southould to petition his Matie that they may bee Continued vnder the government of Keneticut and privel- edged wth the priveledge of their Charter and they appoynt- ed Mr John Mulford Mr Thomas Backer Thomas Talmage Thomas Chatfeild Jeremy Conkling and Roberd Dayton to Signe the petition in behalfe of the towne. The towne alsoe by their vote granted and agreed that thay would give one Hundred and fiftie pounds their proportion of the same with Southampton and Southhould to procure the Answer of their etition and Confirmation according as is expressed in the
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bill the Townes gave to Mr willis for the payment of the same and the aforesd Comitee whoe are appoynted to signe the petition are alsoe apoynted to signe the Bill in the be- halfe of this Towne of Easthampton.
JUNE the 22th 1674.
Book O, page 19 also Book A, page 1023 .- Know all men whom these may Conserne yt whereas Joseph Osborne have lately had a parsell of land granted to him by ye Towne as else where may appeare for & in Consideration of some money yt is Due unto ye said Joseph from the Towne : and ye land being now laid out according to appointment by Thomas Tallmage & Thomas Chatfeild & this land lieth at ye rear end of yt land yt hee ye Said Joseph purchased of Mr John Mulford above specified & this land now laid out Con- taineth nere about six ackers more or lesse bounded toward ye South part of it at ye reare end of his house lott & part of it against Thomas Osborns his lott yt is his second whom lott and bounded toward ye East by a parcell of land yt doth or did belong unto Phillipp Leeke : and Reinock Garrison and James Looper : & alsoe bounded att present by ye Comon North & west all which said land thus bounded is granted by this Towne of Easthampton unto ye aforesaid Joseph Os- borne to his heires & assignes for ever.
JUNE 27th 16-4.
LOOSE LEAF S, 39 .- Whereas it appeareth yt there is a Law in this Colony to this purpose that noe person shalbe received an inhabytant into any towne but such as are knowne to bee of an honest Conversation and accepted by the Maior part of the Towne : And James wright haveing bene here some space of time and hee not being Legally ac- cepted of by this Towne and therfore by vertue of the Law
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above mentioned : The inhabytants for good causes moveing them thereunto have the Day and yere above written agreed and that by a Maior voate that the select men are to give James wright warning to Depart this place and to remove in theire Convenient time.
BOOK OF MARKS 9. Bee it knowne by these presents yt I James Loper of Easthampton upon Long Illand in Amerrica upon my owne free & voluntary motion & for reasons knowne to myselfe doe give grant & bestow upon my beloved wife Elizabeth Daughter of Mr Arther Howell one hundred pounds of my estate as her owne propriety and after her to her Children by me begotten, to have & to hould ye same against all Claiemes or demands of any person or persons whom so ever to be hers & her heires as aforesaid forever. This Hun- dred pound shall bee in ye house & land which I have pres- ent posession of & all my household goods, as Bedding & wollen & Linnen & all my other houshold stuff to ye vallue aforesaid : And I doe desire Mr John Mullford & Mr Thomas James together with my uncle Mr David gardiner & my Honered father in Law Mr Arther Howell to be guardyans & Overseers in behalfe of my wife & Child or Children for ye due performance of ye premises.
As witnes my hand and seale.
[L.s.]
JAMES LOPER.
Signed sealed in presence of us att Easthampton
Decembr 6, 1674.
Jacobus Schallenger Thomas Dyament. (Abstract.)
Acknowledged same day before
JOHN MULFORD, Justice.
Entered and compared by
THOMAS TALLMAGE Recorder.
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EASTHAMPTON Januarie the first : 1674.
LOOSE LEAF 16-27 .- an action of Tresspas upon the Case entered to bee tryed by the Towne Court : by Samuell Banks plaintif against John Comes Defendant for takinge away a share of whale from the beach and Detayning the same from him the said Samuell Banks :
Conserning the action above mentioned the Court was called ana they appeare the plt and the Defendant is called but the Defendant answereth not and the Court wayting for him severall houres but he cometh not to Answere to his Case for which the Cort awardeth John Combes to pay 10s shil- ling for Charge of Court.
EASTHAMPTON Januarie 8th 1674.
LOOSE LEAF 16, 27 .- an action of tresspas vppon the Case entered to bee tryed by the Towne Court by Samuell Banks plt against John Comes Deft for takeing away a share of whale from the beach and Detayning the same from him the said Samuell Banks :
In the action here last above mentyoned the Court haveing the Case in tryall before them and after some Debate the plaintife and Defendant Were Willing to put this Case to an Arbytration when the Case was almost brought to a peryod. Carges-1-5-0.
LOOSE LEAF 2, 33 .- This agrement made this 9th of March 1674-75 betwene Tho. James, John Stretton Tho Chatfeild Senr Tho. Dyament Senr all Inhabytants of Easthampton in the East ridinge of New yorksheire uppon Long Island the one partie and Mousup Sachem of Meantaukut Papasaquun, Anthony Scummauge vnquommo, vnCommouit, Jeffry Wom- paquat Humphrey, Apunsha : Ben. Indyan : quaun : John Indyan and Harry alias wossooio, Joseph and the rest of their
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Associates belonging to Meantaukut the other partie 18 in all .- (Abruptly closes.)
EASTHAMPTON March the Thirteenth: 1674-75.
Book A, page 62 .- Know all men by these presents yt I John Mulford Senr inhabytant in the Towne of Easthampton uppon good Consideration moveing me there unto have given & doe by theise presents freely give & graut vnto Beniamyn Conckling my sonn in Law & to Hannah his wife my Daugh- ter eight ackers of land & a halfe more or lesse yt I formerlie bought of George Myller which was part of ye allotment yt did belong unto Thomas Tomson as else where more ffully may appeare which said land lieth in ye Easterne plaine Com- only knowne by yt name in ye two myle hollow and being bounded by Roberd Daytons land west & Thomas Osbornes Junr his land East & ye high way & beach South & the high way North :
Alsoe I give & grant unto my sonn & daughter above men- tioned nyne ackers more or lesse of woodland which was my second Devision Eastward of ye towne and bounded by John Stretton Senr west and East by land yt was in the posesion formerly of Jeremyah Conckling but now in ye hands of John Stretton Senr East & ye high wayes north & South : And I doe alsoe give & grant to my foresaid sonn & daughter one fouerth part of the land yt is yet to lay out belonging to both the allotments yt I doe now posses where ever it shall fall alsoe one fowerth part of ye Commonage yt doth or shall appertaine to both my allotments that I doe now posses and enioy whether nerer about our perticuler toune bounds or at Meantacut I Say I doe freely give vnto my sonn & Law Ben- iamin Conckling & my Daughter Hannah all and every of ye severall parsells of land and Commonage as is above men- tioned unto them and after their decease it shall remaine to
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their Children after them for ever : In witnes of the above written premyses I have set to my hand :
The marke of John M Mulford. In presence of Thomas Talmage phillip Leek. This Deede of gifte is acknowledged Bee fore me
THO. BACKER.
MARCH 22th 1674-75.
LOOSE LEAF 8, 37,-An action entered by James Looper to be tried by the Towne Court against John Comes for his takeing or stealinge away of whale out of John parsons his Cart that Did belong vnto him the said James Looper.
In the action here above mentioned the plaintife and De- fendant being called the Defendant appeareth not after long Waytinge and therefore the Court have Determyned that the Defendant shall pay all Cost and Charg of Court.
Charges-1-6-7.
MARCH 22th 1674-75.
LOOSE LEAF 8, 37 .- An action entered by Thomas Dya- ment Senior in the behalfe of the Companie of Whalemen be- longeinge to Mr James and his assosiates against Willyam Edwards for a Debt to the Vallue of thirtie shillyngs and a gallon of Rum.
In the action here above written and entered by Thomas Dyament in the behalfe of Mr James his Companie of Whale- men against Willyam Edwards and his Whale Companie for a Debt of thirtie shillings and a gallon of Rum the Towne Court according to the Evidence given they fine for the plaintife that is thirtie shilling and a gallon of Rum with the Court Charg.
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Book 2, page 10 .- An action entered by James Loper plt against John Combes for his taking or stealing a way of Whale out of John Parsons his Cart that Did belong unto him the said James Looper .- (Index portion of Book.)
In the action above mentioned by James Looper plt and John Combes Defendant the verdict of the Court is that they fine for the plt his action and Cost & Charg of Court And alsoe the Court doth give John Combes liberti Within eight Dayes if he conceive his case is good to psecute against James Loper or else the execution is to bee granted Which Oyle being tryed out by Roberd Asli he saith it Was one barrell & five gallon. Charges 1-4-7.
An action entered by John Combes this 25 of March 1674 against James Loper for taking away from the beach and still Detayning a parsell of Whale bone which may contayne to the quantitie of 26£ that Doth belong vnto the share which Symon heillyer Went in for him the said John Combes.
LOOSE LEAF 6-35 .- An action entered by John Coomes this first of June 1675 against James Looper to bee tryed this day by the Towne Court for taking and detayning"a share of whalebone and blubber which is the sixth part of a halfe fish : which the said John Combes layeth Clayme to haveing A share in that boat and Craft which was used in killyng of the fish.
The playntife his evidence in Court.
Symon Heillyer declareth that uppon the Devision of the halfe whale in difference he the said Symon did put in a lott for the sixth part of the halfe Whale: And farther saith that James Looper and hee the said Symon did divide this sixth part of the whale betwene them & his son.
Jeremyah Myller declareth being called by John Comes to give in evidence in his case : that the said Jeremy saith yt when they were downe at the beach in the morninge to goe
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to sea the boates Crew asked of Symon Hellyer whether he would goe alonge with them to sea but the said Symon An- swered yt yee would not goe to sea for John Combes, And soe afterward there was some discourse of Symon haveing five shillings if they did kill a whale; but in the Issue Sy- mon said rather than the boat shall lie ashore I will goe out and let them give me what they will and the like. And this is owned by James Looper.
Arther Cressie declareth yt uppon sometime formerly uppon some Occasion hee heard James Looper offer John Combes 25s for his share in the boate or else yt John Combes would give the said James Looper 20s for his share of the boate. And the said Arther doth Apprehend it was the same boate yt did help to kill this fish now in Contest farther the said Arther declareth yt in the morning when they were at the beach yt day yt this fish was killed the said arther heard James Looper aske John Combes where his man was : Arthe is sworn to this above writen.
In the action above mentyoned The Towne Court have seariously waighed and Considered the Case accordinge to the evidence given in they fine for the Defendant Cost and charge of Court in regard the action is not proved : Yet notwith- standing we haveing had great Debate about this Case &c. Charges 1£ 15s. wee Judge it equall that John Combes should have halfe that sixth part of the whale which Symon hadd A part on hee the said John Combes makeing good the part of Craft or Allowing for the use of it, that is for the killying of this fish now in Contest.
th Totall-5-17-0 Adition Charges fees 10s -- 6-7-0.
BOOK A, page 1 *.- Mr Jacobus Scallenger sometime In June in ye yeere I675 did desire to Purchase of ye Towne of
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Easthampton all yt peice of land yt is vacant at ye wester end of his home lot and addition & hee gave to ye Towne foure Pound Ten shilling an acre mr scallenger did request to have all ye vacand land yt was there by his land & Roberd Daiton & Leift. John Wheeler was appointed by ye Towne to measure ye land & it was found by them in measure Three acres & a halfe.
EASTHAMPTON July 2th 1675.
BOOK F, page 14 .- Roberd Dayton and Thomas Helmes have exchanged horses one with another the horse that Rob- erd Dayton hath delivered is of a blackish browne Collour about six yeres of age with a starr in the forehead marked with a Cropp in the left eare and two slits downe the right eare and Branded with D on the left Buttuck :
And the horse that Roberd Dayton hath received of the foresd Thomas Helm is of a brown bay Collour about seaven yeares of age marked with a cropp in the right eare and two slits Down the same eare and slitt Downe on the left" earre and this horse is a gelding and Dockt and this ere mark of this Horse or gelding that is now delivered unto Roberd Day- ton by Thomas Helme is the same marke That James Her- rick of Southampton giveth.
EASTHAMPTON July ye 4 anno 1675.
BOOK O, page 46 .- Know all men by these presents yt wee ye vnder written have & by these presents Doe engag our selves in our owne persons to goe to Sea for James Sceel- lener & James Loper both of Easthampton uppon the Designe of Whalleing to ye vtmost of our abylities to kill Cut & save ye same for the above named & to Continue in ye Designe During ye Whole season next ensuing ye Date hereof & to attend all oppertunities for ye advantageing of ye said Designe in such boates and places as ye affore named shall place or
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appoint us to go in uppon ye south side of Long Iland & to ye true & ffaithfull performance hereof wee Eatch of us bynde our selves in the sum of tenn pound Sterlinge for him yt Shall fayle in not performinge according to this Engagement unto ye afore named James : and James & soe to Continue in ye afore named their service and Designe vntill the Expiration of ye said season : ffor & in Consideration whereof the afore- said James & James by these presents Doe bynd & engage themselves in ye aforesaid sum to provide all necessarie Craft for the vsefullnes of ye said Designe & to allow vnto us & to every one of us one halfe of one share of all profit what shal- bee by vs gotten or obtained During ye said terme of time afore named & to Cart ye same: yt is to say to cart it 2 miles from East to West to some Convenient place where it may bee tryed or boyled out into Oyle soe farr as is nedefull to the truth hereof wee all set to our hands this Day afforesaid.
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