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Giuen vnder my hand, The 19th of June 1684
John Sanford Recorder
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A true Coppye attested by mee Thomas Nicolas, Towne Sargant of est Greenwich and deputye Constituted by the gen- erall Sargant on this occation :
Thomas nickoles
(Verso)
A Coppie of the Warrant about Bridgett price A Coppie of ye Writ
[0429] To Edmond Calverlye : Gen": Serjant of his majste : Colloney of Roade-Js-land and providence plantations, his Deputye or Deputys
Jn ye name of his Majte : you are required to arest ye Bodye of Samuell Bennett, sen': Chosen insigne of ye Towne of Est Greenwich in ye Kings province and him in safe Coustody to keepe untill he put in suficient Baile Returnable acording to law to Answer the Complaynt of Bridgett prise single Woman : now Jnhabetting at sd Towne of Est Greenwich at ye next Gen": Court of Tryalls to be held for this Collony: ye first tuesday in September next at newport in an Action of Slander and Defamation Damage ffifty pound sterlig here of fayle not
Given vnder my hand the : 19th: of June: 1684 :
Jo": Sanford Recorder
(Verso)
a Coppie of ye writt Bennett
[0430] The Depotion of John Whipple jun' of provi- dence in his Majestys Collony of Road-Js-land, and providence plantation, Aged forty fower yeares or there abouts and Daved Whipple, of sayd Towne & Collonly aforesayd, Aged twenty nine yeares or there abouts: being Engaged according to law Testifieth as ffolloweth
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That upon ye first day of June, one Thousand Six | hun- dred | and Eighty fower: these Deponants Saw and heard Thomas Tery of ffreetowne in his majestys Collony of new plymouth at The hovse of Alixander Bolkom in providence there tender the Delivery of a deed signed | by | Jabesh Cot- terell, to Tho King, and Samuell Thrashar Dated June the 18th: 1683: the which Deed was Asigned by ye sayd King and thraster, over unto Thomas Tery of sayd free Towne upon ye: 24th of June as by ye sayd Asignement may Apeere: and there Apeared not any person leagally to receive: this these Depo- nants sayth is Truth and furthe sayth not
Taken vpon Engagement June ye 20th: 1684 in prouidence : Đ' me : Joseph Jenckes Asist :
(Verso)
Atest ffor Tho: Terrey
Terys paper or ord Attest
[0431] Copie: A Prohibition
Whereas my wife Margrett through her Maddnes of folly & Turbulency of her Currupt will, hath often Threatened to Ruinate my family, Routeing me (as she saith) of horse & ffoot, Destroying me Root & Branch, putting out one of her owne Eyes to putt out Both mine, & sett my house on fire : And is since departed from me takeing away my Children without my Consent. And as I have been Enformed, is now plotting mischeife with some, of her Turbulent Spirritt, that when I am Absent from home to Rifle my house & take away my Goodes, to accomplish her Divelish Resolution against me.
These are therefore, not only to advise, but alsoe to Charge all persons vpon theire Prill to for-bare any such jllegiall pro-
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ceedings, And alsoe do heareby foreworne, & forbid all persons whatsoever, to forbare Bargaineing with, Contracting of Debts, or Receiveing any part of my Estate of my sd wife Margrett without my approbation.
Published 7th of August 1683. / Daniell Abbott
(Verso) To ye Towne mett this 28th day of jan : 1682.
These are to desire ye Towne, yt ye with in written prohibi- tion, may be putt vpon ye publick record of this Towne. And alsoe published in this Towne metting. Daniell Abbott
[0432] Vpon ye 14th day of July 1684.
Laid out unto Andrew Harris upon his purchase Right, three acrs of land in lue of halfe a share, & a part of halfe a share of meadow; it licing in ye Neck & partly on ye south side of ye arme of ye great Swampe which butteth upon ye head of Benjamin Hearnton his house lot; Jt bounding on ye North & be East side with ye land of ye Heirs of John Throckmorton, being part of ye arme of ye said Swampe, bounding on ye south & be west side with ye Comon, The norwesterne Cornner being bounded with a white oake tree, which is the south westerne Corner of ye said Throckmortons land ; bounding on ye south Easterne Cornner with a small black oake tree; on the south westerne Cornner with a heape of stones; A small Elme tree Rangeing on ye East side to ye said Throckmortons Land. / Layd out ye day & yeare abovesaid By me
Tho : Olney Sirveior
The abovesd Returne was by ye Towne of Providence at theire towne meeteing Agust ye 21 : 1684 : accepted & allowed : As Attests Tho: Olney Towne Clarke
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The formy of the land
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The abovesaid Returne was Recorded Agust ye 22nd: 1684 in ye Towne of Providence theire booke for ye Entry of deeds or land Evidences : Nº : i. in page ye 69.
By me Tho: Olney Towne Clarke (Verso)
The Returne of Andrew harris his swampy land layd out. / A returne of land to Andrew harris
[0433] Gentlemen,
Our Towne haveing taken into Consideration the necessitye of a Roade way through ye Countrey for Travellers to passe, have Erected & Stated away through our Towneshipp over Pautuckett River at the End of the hill on ye westerne part of John Scott his planting ffield a litle up the streame from ye place where Mr Blaxton his house formerly stood at the antient R[ ]ade way the which leadeth to ye playne on yo' side [ ] ye River Called ye Westerne Plaine; wee thought [ ]d to signifie so much unto you that you on your [ ] may doe
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the like by which his Majestyes subjects may have free Re- course without lett or interruption.
By ye Towne of Providence
Agust the 21 : 1684: Tho: Olney Towne Clarke (Verso)
ffor ye Towne of Rehoboth these
To Will: Carpenter Towne clarke to be Comunicated as above Exprest,
[0434] To ye Towne Mett August ye: 21th: 1684
I Desire ye Towne to Change one Acor and halfe of swamp lieing neere Suckeesscercutt old feild, and take | it | up Elce where upon our Comons Yo' ffreind :
(Verso) Andrew Harris
Andrew Harris his Bill. / This Bill is Gra[ ]d and fullfilled
[0435] Knowe all men by these presents that I Samuell Bennett, seni! nowe Liueing in este Greenewich in the Collo- nye of Rhoadisland and Prouidence plantations doe ordaine Constitute : and appoynte my well beloued and trustye ffreind John whipple Junier of prouidence in sd Collonye, my Lawe- full atturnye. in and on mye behalfe to Constitute one or more atturnyes as hee shall see Cause and to appeere at the next gen' Courte of tryalls to bee held at newport in sd Collonye the first tuesdaye in September next insueing the date heareof and there to anser. the Complainte of bridgett Price plainetiff. in an action. of slaunder or defamation Commenced against mee the sd bennett, defendant: And whatsoeuer my saide atturnye or atturnyes shall, doe in the same, shall bee deemed and taken
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as if I myeselfe ware present, and did act the same, in wittness heareunto I haue sett to my hand and. seale this present daye of the date heareof being the twentye seuenth, daye of Agust and in the yeare of our Lord 1684
Samuell bennett [LS]
the aboue wrighten Jnstrewment was acknoledged by Sam- uell Benitt the day first aboue wrighten to be his acte and deed as atests
Joseph Jenckes Asis : t:
(Verso)
my Letter of Auturny
[0436] To the Honord Gent Court of Tryalls held for his Majties Collony of Rhode : Jsland and Providence Plantations at Newport the first Tuseday in Septem' 1684
The Declaration and Complaint of Bridgett Price Single woman, and now Resident at the Towne of East Greenwich in the Kings Province plantiff against Samuell Bennitt Sen" Chosen Ensigne of the said Towne of East Greenwich defend- ant, in an action of Sclaunder and defamation damage fifty pounds Sterll. ₱ writt bearing date the 19th day of June 1684 Sheweth that the said defenda! Samuel Bennitt on the 27th day of the month of May last past, and afore that time did in most abusive Mallicious and Reproachfull manner in the Said East Greenwich and in the Said defendants house; there charge the Said Plantiff Bridgett Price : affirminge her to be a whore, a theife, and a Vagabond, and that he was able and would prove it, which most Notorious Reproachfull Charges and falce accussations of the defendant, doe greatly tend to the discreditt Selaunder defamation and disquiett of the Plantiff, and are greatly to the dishonnor and disparragement of the Plantiff,
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for the wise man hath Said a good Name is as Precious Oynt- ment, and the Civill Law doth forbid such falce and Mallitious accussations as have been mannifested and declared by the de- fendant against the Said Plantiff Bridgett Price, whoe hopes for and desires Reliefe from this Honord Court, And therefore hath brought this her action aforesaid of fifty pounds Sterll. damage not doubting justice therein
Bridgett X Price her marke:
Copa: @ John Sanford Recorder : (Verso)
A Coppie of ye Declaration
[0437] To ye Hon": Court of Tryalls held at Newport on Roade-Js-land the first Tuesday in September: 1684 : for his majestys Collony of Roade-Js-land and providence plantations
Whereas by Bridgett price, Single woman ; plantiff inhab- eting at East Greene witch in ye kings province, an Action of slander & Defamation was Comenct against Samuell Bennett (sen') of sayd East Greenwitch Deffendant, Damage fifty poundes sterling ?': writt Beareing Date June ye: 19th: 1684: The defendant knoweth not of any Damage he hath done ye plantiff ; Jts an untrve Charge layd against him, And where as noe Declaration is by ye plantiff Entred as to ye sayd action by which writt ye Defendant was arested, The Deffendant, Enters his Nonsuite to ye sayd Action, praying abatement of ye writt, and Good Cost taxed
By John Whipple Jun' Atturney in ye Case
(Verso)
the answer to Bridgett price her Declaration against Ben- nett
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[0438] To ye Towne mett at a Quart' meetting october 27: 1684
I desire yt my 6 acars granted by ye Towne vpon exchange to be Layd adjoyneing to Henry Brownes Land in ye neck, & already Lay out by Capt ffen' Survey", and already ye exchange money payd ; may be settled according to my former bill Con- cerneing it.
Yo' Neighb' Dan : Abbott
(Verso)
Refered to ye next Meeting : Abbots Bill
[0439] To the Towne of Providence met at A quarter meeting October the 27th: 1684
Neighbours whereas I doe understand that there is in our Towne booke a Record made of a returne of land layd out unto Sam !! Winsor, according unto which Record, my land is in- trenched upon, The said Record giveing advantage unto ye said Samuell Winsor (if in Case at any time he should incline to Cavell, or proove a dishonest man) thereby to make claime unto a part of my land which I now make use of & is inclosed, for if he runn from Cornner to Corner of what was laid out unto him, (which is the Comon way of our Towne) then it so will doe as I have said, & the Record makes not any provision to the Contrarey, but to runn from cornner to Corner, There- fore before further Contention arise, my Request to ye Towne is that ye said Record may be Rectified ; & in the Rectefieing that such order may be taken that I may quietly possesse my owne without being intrenched upon. /
Yo' ffriend Thomas Patey.
(Verso)
Pateys Bill Reffered
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[0440] Here followeth a list of a 251b: Rate levied upon ye inhabetants of ye Towne of Providence 221b: 105: being ye Collonies part thereof, it being assessed upon ye towne by a Gennerall Assembly held october ye 29th : 1684: in a 1601h Rate to ye Colloney the rest is ye Townes part.
William Carpenter & his 2 sons Benjamin & Silas
lb - s - d
Stephen Arnold
Joane Reape James Blackmore
John Sheldon
Timothy Sheldon
Timothy Carpenter
Andrew Harris
The widdow Harris
Howlong ye daughter of William Harris
Captaine ffenner
William Randall
William Vinsent
The Heirs of Joseph Wise
John Thornton & his son John
The Widdow Burden Thomas Harris jun': Richard Clemence
William Haukins sen': & his son John Haukins John Steere Edward Haukins Peter Playce Alexander Balkeham Nathaniell Mawrey
01 - 09-00 01 - 09 - 00 00 - 06 - 08 00 - 01 - 06 00- 03 - 06 00 - 00 - 06 00 - 07 -03 00-07 -03 00-01-03 00-04 -02 00 - 19 - 00 00-01 -00 00- 04- 02 00 - 02 - 02 00 - 03 - 06 00 - 02 - 06 00 - 14 -07 00 - 02 - 00 00 - 04 - 06 00- 03-00 00-01 - 06 00-00 - 06 00-01 -00 00 - 04 -00
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Edward Jnman sen' : Edward Jnman jun' : John Mawrey Joseph Hearnton Benjamin Hearnton jun' :
John Jnman James Belloo
Thomas Hopkins
Ephraim Prey
John Prey Eliezer Whipple
William Whipple
Vallentine Whittman
Samuell Willkenson
Edward Smith Richard Arnold Eliezer Arnold
Laurance Wilkenson
Jonathan Sprauge Ephraim Pierce John Wilkenson
(Verso)
Thomas ffenner The Orphans of John Scott John Malleverey Joseph Jenkes David Whipple John Angell Thomas Walling
lb - s - d - 00 - 02 -00 00-01 -00 00 - 04-00 00 - 00 - 06 00 - 00 - 06 00 - 02 -00 00-01 -03 00 - 02 -00 00 - 02 - 00 00 - 02 -00 00 - 05 -00 00-01 -04 00 -07 -04 00 - 02 - 00 00 - 07 -04 00 - 08 - 04 00- 04-02 00 - 05-06 00 - 06 - 00 00 - 06 - 06 00-01 - 06
1b - s - d 00-05-00 00 - 04 -00 00 - 00 - 08 00 - 06 - 06 00-01 -03 00 - 06 - 03 00 - 00 - 09
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Jonathan Whipple Benjamin Whipple William Haukins jun': Joseph Williams John Sayles Richard Waterman William Hopkins
John field & Zachariah his son
Anthoney Evernden
The Widdow Mathuson
Thomas Clemence
Estens Thomas & his 2 sons
Stephen Hardin
Abraham Hardin
Gregory dexter, & John his son Samuell Comstock
Benjamin Hearnton sen':
Joseph Woodward Samuell Whipple
John Smith mason, & Joseph his son John Arnold & ye Widdow his Mother The Widdow Belloo
Thomas Arnold Thomas Olney The Widdow Smith, & John her son John Browne Epenetus Olney The orphans of James Dexter Shadrach Manton, & Edward his son John Whipple sen': & Joseph his son
1b - s - d 00-01 - 06 00 - 01 -06 00 - 05 -00 00 - 07 -04 00 - 07 -00 00 - 02 - 00 00 - 02 -06 00 - 06 - 08 00 - 06 - OS 00- 03-06 00 - 05 - 06 00- 05 -06 00 - 05 -06 00 - 03-09 00- 12-06 00 -01 -00 00-02 - II 00-01 - 06 00-05-00 00 - 02 - 06 00-01 -09 00-01 -03 00-05-00 00 - 12 -06 00-03-06 00 - 05 -00 00- 05-00 00 - 00 - IO 00 - 07 - 00 00 - 05-00
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John Whipple jun1 : The Heirs of John Throckmorton The Heirs of Richard Scott James Weakely
Richard Prey
Thomas Angell, & James his Son Nathaniell Waterman
Daniell Abbott
Thomas ffield
George Shepard
Thomas Harris sen' :
(Recto) -
Abraham Man John Lappam Providence Williams Daniell Williams
The Heire of Nicolas Power
James Clarke Anne Harris James Ashton
Pardon Tillinghast
Edward London
Samuell Winsor
Thomas Patey Daniell Browne Henry Browne Andrew Edmunds Ephraim Carpenter
1b s d
00 - 05 - 08 00-04- 02 00- 04- 02 00 -01 -00 00 - 02 - 06 00- 05-00 00 - 19 - 00 00- 03-06 00 - 15-00 00 - 00 - 09 00 - 02 - 06
1b - s - d 00-01 -03 00-01 -03 00- 04 - 08 00- 14-02 00- 04 - 02 00 - 00 - 06 00 - 01 - 08 00-01 -03 00 - 10 - 00 00 - 01 -00 00-03-06 00 - 02 - 00 00-01-03 00 - 06 - 03 00-01 -00 00 - 01 -00 25 -00-00
The totall
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Jf no mistak in makeing up,
Levied & finished ye 24th: of December 1684: by us who were chosen there unto by ye Towne of Providence.
Thomas Olney. Nathaniell Waterman.
Daniell Abbott. Thomas Arnold.
Rowland Joanes he was before forgotten -0-1 -6
Copped : Januarey ye 19th: 168g.
₱ Tho: Olney Towne Clarke of Providence. /
(Verso) A Coppye of A 251b: Rate : / List. /
[0441] Here followeth a list of a 251b, Rate levied upon the inhabetants of ye Towne of Providence, 221b : 105: being the Colloneyes part thereof it being Assessed upon ye Towne by a Gen'": Assembly held october ye 29th 1684, in an 1601b Rate to ye Colloney, the rest is ye Townes part.
William Carpenter & his 2 sons Bennja- min & Silas
1b
S
d
s Bennja-} OI 09 00
Jt Stephen Arnold
OI
00
Joane Reape
00
09 06 08
James Blackmore
00
OI
06
John Sheldon
00
06
Timothy Sheldon
00
03 00 06
Timothy Carpenter
00
07
03
Andrew Harris
00
07
03
The Widdow Harris
00
OI
03
Howlong the daughter of William Harris
00
04 02
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1b
S
d
Captaine ffenner
00
19
00
William Randall
00
OI
00
William Vinsent
00
04
02
The Heirs of Joseph wise
00
02
02
John Thornton & his son John
00
03
06
The Widdow Burden
02
06
Thomas Harris jun':
O
I4
07
Richard Clemence
O
O2
00
William Haukins sen': & his son John Haukins
00
04
06
20 John Steere
00
03
00
Edward Haukins
O
OI
06
Peter Playce
00
00
06
Alexander Balkeham
OC
OI
00
Nathaniell Mawrey
O
04
00
Edward Jnman, sen' :
00
02
00
Edward Jnman jun' :
00
OI
00
John Mawrey
00
04
00
Joseph Hearnton
00
00
06
Benjamin Hearnton jun' :
. 00
00
06
John Jnman
00
02
00
James Belloo
00
OI
03
Thomas Hopkins
00
02
00
Ephraim Prey
00
02
00
John Prey
00
02
00
Eliazer whipple
00
05
00
William whipple
00
OI
04
Vallentine whitman
00
07
04
Samuell Wilkenson
t
00
02
00
Edward Smith
00
07
04
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1b
S
d
Richard Arnold
00
08
04
Eliezer Arnold
00
04
02
Laurance Wilkenson
00
05
06
Jonathan Sprauge
00
06
00
Ephraim Pierce
00
06
06
John wilkenson
OI
06
Thomas ffenner
00
05
00
The Orphans of Jo": Scott
00
04
00
John Melevercy
O
00
os
Joseph Jenkes
00
06
06
David Whipple
00
OI
03
John Angell
O
06
03
Thomas Walling
OC
00
09
Jonathan Whipple
00
OI
06
Benjamin Whipple
OI
06
William Haukins jun' :
OC
05
00
Joseph Williams
OC
07
04
John Sayles
00
07
00
Richard Waterman
00
02
00
William Hopkins
00
02
06
John ffield & Zachariah his son
00
06
os
Anthony Evernden
00
06
os
The Widdow Mathuson
03
06
Thomas Clemence
00
05
06
Estins Thomas & his 2 sons
05
06
Stephen Hardin
00
05
06
Abraham Hardin
O
03
09
Gregory Dexter, & John his son
00
12
06
Samuell Comstock
00
OI
00
1b
S
d
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1b
s
d
Benjamin Hearnton sen':
00
02
Joseph Woodward
00
OI
06
Samuell Whipple
05
00
John Smith (Mason) & Joseph his son
00
02
06
John Arnold & ye Widdow his mother The Widdow Bello
00
OI
03
Thomas Arnold
00
05
00
Thomas Olney
00
I 2
06
The Widdow Smith & John her son
00
03
06
John Browne
00
05
00
Epenetus Olney
00
05
00
The Orphans of James Dexter
00
IO
Shadrach Manton & Edward his son
00
07
00
John Whipple sen': & Joseph his son
00
05
00
John Whipple jun':
00
05
(Verso)
1b
S
d
The Heirs of Jon: Throckmorton
00
04
02
The Heirs of Richard Scott
00
04
02
James Weakely
00
OI
00
Richard Prey
C
02
06
Thomas Angell & James his son
C
05
00
Nathaniell Waterman
C
19
00
Daniell Abbott
C
03
06
Thomas ffield
C
15
00
Georg Shepard
C
00
09
Thomas Harris sen"
00
02
06
Abraham Man
OO
OI
03
John Lappam
00
OI
03
Providence Williams
00
04
1 OS
00
OI
09
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1b
S
d
Daniell Williams
00
14
02
The Heire of Nicolas Power
00
04
02
James Clarke
00
06
Anne Harris
00
OI
08
James Ashton
00
OI
03
Pardon Tillinghast
00
IO
00
Edward London
00
OI
00
Samuell Winsor
00
03
06
Thomas Patey
00
02
00
Daniell Browne
00
OI
03
Henry Browne
00
06
03
Andrew Edmunds
00
OI
00
Ephraim Carpenter
OO
OI
00
Totall
25 - 00 - 00
Jf no mistake in makeing up
Levied, & finished the 24th of Desember i684, By us who were chosen there unto by ye Towne of Providence.
Thomas Olney
Nathaniell Waterman
Daniell Abbott
Thomas Arnold
Rowland Joanes he was before forgotten -0-1 -6
[0442] To ye Towne mett: October: ye 27th: 1684: it beinge ye Townes quarter day :
My Request to ye Towne is, That whereas Samuell Winsor of sayd Towne : hath Taken up land of ye Townes : (not Dve to y" sayd Winsor) in ye Right of Resolved waterman of sd Towne, (Deceased:) by way of Exchange as is sayd, and yett
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ye orphons of ye sayd Resolved hold eth' the sayd land where of Right it did belong to ye sd Resolved, and he ye sd winsor hath taken soe much of ye Townes Comon for it, ye which is Contrary to both Good law and Reason, and also hath Taken up ye quajn tety of a shaire of meadow : upon ye Acovnte of Mathew Weston : of or out of ye Townes Comon : and ye sd Mathew Weston never had any Right of Comon in sd Towne: nor any shaire of meadow to lay dovne or Change in sayd Towne: And therefore doe Desire ye sayd land may be layd Dovne againe to Comon as in reason it ought to be
Yo' ffreind and Neighbor
Thomas Harris
(Verso)
Harris his Bill Reffered
[0443] The Depotion of John Whipple of ye Towne of providence Aged forty five yeares: testifieth as followeth
That upon ye twenty fowerth day of November: 1684 being in ye shopp of Thomas Clarke: | peutour | in boston where came in to sayd shopp: one called Mary Brattle, and De- maunded of sayd Clarke ye key of a house of office and ye sayd Clarke Denied to Deliver it, to sayd Brattle, where upon sayd mary Brattle gave sayd Clarke very Taunting speeches: where upon sayd Clarke called sayd Brattle prateing hossey: where upon sayd Brattle called sayd Clark Beggers Bratt, and Cheate : and sayd shee kept a better man to wipe her shoees, the sayd Clark speakeing very mildly and patiently all the while: she alsoe Called ye sayd Clarke | Rascal | , then ye sayd Clarke bid her gett out of his shopp for yov are a pratteing hossey for you had need to have had a hundred pounds Bestooed upon you at a boardeing Scoole: | to learne manner & breeding : | then
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shee ye sayd Brattle called ye sayd Clarke Rouge and soe went out of ye shopp: This this Deponant. sayth is truth: and further sayth nott
(Verso)
Jo" Whipples testimony abovte Tho : Clarke
[0444] To the Honored Maiestrates & gentlemen of the Towne of Providence assembled at a Towne meeteing the 27th of this Jnstant January i684 ; & : 85.
The Humble request of. William Turpin; now schoole- master of the said; Towne; is that; Whereas; there was a percell of Land formerly granted; By the ancestors of the said Towne; & was to bee to the vse & benifit of a schoolemaster as By the records of the Towne Booke will more at large appeare; Which said Order or grant was read to mee; in the presents of severall gentlemen; that were the occasion of | my | setling; at this towne; who promised to bee instrumental! in the performance thereof; Gentlemen My desire is that the aforesaid Land ; May bee forthwith layd out according to the said Order or grant: & that the said M' or his heires may bee invested in the said Land; soe long as hee or any of them ; shall maintaine that; worthy art of Learneing; Thus leaueing it to you gentlemen to giue a speedy answer according as you shall thinke meete I rest yours to comand
William Turpin
[0445] To the towne mett this 27th of January 16845 gen- tlemen I Desire you to be pleased to inquire in to the Clame of Epeneatus olny of a peac of swamp intermixt with medow lying on the west side of small brook and by vertu of which he hath made an Jnroade vp one my swamp and medow one the
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East side of small brook vnder pretenc of right to the said one the west side of the broke I pray know vp one what Account he hath the said land by which I Am like to suffer
Samuel Winsor
[0446] Honnored Gentlemen /
Jn Psuance of sundry warrants to me directed, vnder ye hand of our honnored Governor William Coddington Esquire, Governor of his maiesties Collony, of rhodeIsland And provi- dence plantations Cr
Thes Are in his maiesties naime, to require you, to Call ye free inhabitants of your towne together, And Jn yor towne meeting, to Chuse & send, so many Able men qualified Accord- ing to Law, As by our Charter & ye law of this Collony, you Are impowered, Too serve on ye grand Jury : & Jury of tryalls, to be held ffor said Collony, ye Last tusday in march next, Att ye house wher John davis now liveth, in newport, About nyne of ye Clocke of ye same day, Also, I doe heareby warne you ye generall Assistants Liveing in yo' towne, that you give yor Attendance, As our Charter & Law requireth at ye time & place Afforesaid, heareof you may not fayle
Allso I doe in his maiesties naime further require | you | that you doe in yor towne meeting Chuse & send in, so many Able men, qualified According to Law, as by law of this col- lony you Are impowered, To be deputys, members of ye gen- erall Assembly, by Law to be held, ye day before ye next gen- erall Election in may next, Att ye house wher John davis now liveth in newport, Then & their to Concider of such persons that may bee {sented Cr And that ye said Assembly may see Cause to Admitt, to be made ffreemen of sd Collony ; And I doe heareby warne you ye generall Asistants, in this towne
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(That you) Att ye time & place abouesd, doe give yo' Attend- ance, As our Law requireth /
hearoff you may nott fayle /
Lickewise I further warne you, in his maiesties naime, that you doe prepaire for ye next generall Election, Off Governor, deputy governor, together with the Generall Assistants, And | other | generall officers of sd Collony, As ye Law & Charter requireth, for ye yeare Ensuing, And Jn order ther-vnto, I doe heareby warne All ye ffreemen of yor towne, to make their ? sonall Appearance, Or Else send in thir proxis, On or ye day before, ye next generall Election, According to Law which is to be held ye first wensday in may next, At ye house where John davis now liveth in newport (for ye Carrying on of said worke / I warne you | yt | in yor towne meeting, To Chuse & send in, so many Able men qualified, According too Law, As by Charter & law, you Are required, To sett As yo' deputys) members of said Generall Assembly, ye first wensday in may next, Att ye time & place aboue said, ther to sett & transactt, in such publique Affairs, as may Appeare nessesary, for ye good of this Collony, Also I doe heareby warne you ye gen- erall Assistants in this towne that you give your Attendance, in ye said generall Court of Election, heareof you may. not fayle /
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