USA > Rhode Island > Providence County > Providence > The early records of the town of Providence, Vol. XVII, 1600s > Part 7
Note: The text from this book was generated using artificial intelligence so there may be some errors. The full pages can be found on Archive.org (link on the Part 1 page).
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12 | Part 13 | Part 14 | Part 15 | Part 16 | Part 17 | Part 18 | Part 19 | Part 20 | Part 21
Randal Houldon Arthur ffenner
(Verso)
John whipple his licences
[0520] An acount to them Concernd, of Lands and Chattels,
one Bull, and theirtene Cows, 2 oxen, 2 : 4 | yeare old steers | 5. 3 yeare olds, 5 : 2 yeare olds, 8 : last yeares Calues I being visited with sicknes, know not the Just age of them, and sume of the others, which wants of the age aboue sa, which would Cause an Abatement if there agees were known Exactly, as others Doe know theirs; that were Capiable look after their afairs one horse, one maire and yearling if aliue, not hear- ing of them all this winter, but one swine at or aboue one yeare old, planting land and meadow, as for my meadow on the othe other side the water I know not the meashure of it but supos- ing it was one share, therefore your Honours must or ought to
[ 115 ]
Judge of it, aCording as you Judge of other shars in the like natures, and as for the lot which was my fathers for the present matters are not setled about it for I heare I am threatned to be arested about it, and ye Lot that wee now liue upon is not mine but James Clarks and mine togather, I haue but two | whole | lotts properlyle in my hands at this end of the Town, and too lotts next to Samuell Wrights lott, which being known I need not aquaint you of the number of Acres, these lotts at this end of the Town are short of measure, as I supose 2 Acres and halfe which was made | up | in former times at A place Caled the new feilds, which ought to be Considered in this Rate, the lots being far inferiour to those up Town lots,
Daniell Williams
I686
{ = s = d 0=7-10 (Verso)
A True aCount so far as know or understand of what herein's in Closed
[0521] Wee whose Names are here Vnder Written his majesties Justices of the Peace of Rhode Island Kings Province and Providence Plantations Sitting in Generall Quarter ses- sions in Rochester the Sixt day of march in the fift year of the Reigne of Our Sovereigne Lord James the Second of Eng- land &c King anno- 1688 doe according to Law in this Case made and Provided Lycence Admitt and allow John Whipple of Providence victualler to Keep A common Ale house ordi- nary or Victaling house in Providence aforesaid for one whole year next Ensueing Provided that the Said John Whipple doe not Suffer any vnlawfull Games to be vsed in his Said House
[ 116 ]
butt doe Vse and maintaine Good Order and Rule within the Same.
Given Vnder Our hands and Seales the Day and year above Written
Francis Brinley Richd Smith
[0522] My Love to you Captt William Hopkins: I haue recd a returen from yo' Clerke: uerey unperfitt: maior generall Winthrop our Collonoll returned for yo' Capten & yo' selefe returned his Liftenent; you ar[ ] his Captt Liftenent : & what Coulors you haue is not returned, nor aney List of you' ould men or howe Armed which putt distinckly by them- selues : all which doe with all spede & returen to me: without fayle all in a rowle fayerly writen & this shall be yo' warent the aictt excleuds none : under my hand
Rochister 5th maye 1688 Richd Smith Maior
Whatt Josiph jinkes his name is putt in next to Jnsyn dex- ter for I knowe not aboue the sergens also insert whether all armes menchoned fixt or what fixt or not fixt yor R S
(Verso)
for Captt william Hopkins att providence These with spede
[0523] Whereas Thomas Peaty formerly made an agreem' with the towne for a high way from the high way at the towne feild; to goe through the said Peaties Land as far as his Land goes ; towards the Land of Henry Browne; for wch the said Thomas Peaty was to haue one acre & one quarter of Land on the South side of his orchard ; wch was the townes Comon; But
[117]
now fenced in by; Samuel Winsor I desire the towne will make good the agreemt & soe remaine your Lo freind
Thomas Peatey
Providence 21th May 1688
[0524] John Vsher Esq; Receiver General of His Majes- ty's Revenues within His Territory and Dominion in New-England, To the Commissioner and Se- lect-Men of the Town of providence in the County LS of Kings province & Road Jsland Greeting. By Virtue of an Act made by His Excellency the Governovr and Covncil, Entituled An Act for the Continuing and Establishing of Several Rates, Duties and Imposts :
You are in His Mejesty's Name Required, sometime in the Month of August next ensuing, to make a List of all the male Persons in the same Town, from Sixteen years old and up- wards ; and a true Estimation of all Real and Personal Estates in such manner and Form as particularly in the said Act is Directed, all which Persons and Estates are by you the Com- missioner and Select men to be rated and Assessed as fol- loweth, Viz. Every Person aforesaid (except the Members of His Majesty's Council) one Shilling and eight pence by the Head; and all Estates Real and Personal, at one Penny for every Twenty Shillings, according to the Rates of the Cattel in the said Act mentioned: and the said Commissioner is hereby likewise Required upon the first Wendnesday in the month of September then next following, to Meet and As- semble with the Commissioners of the County, at their Shire or County-Town, and bring with him (fairly written the just
[ 118 ]
Number of the Male Persons listed as afore-said, and the Assessments of the Estates made in the said Town, where the Commissioners being so Assembled, shall duly and carefully Examine those Lists and Assesments, and Correct and perfect them, according to the true Intent of said Act; and the same so perfected, the said Commissioners are speedily to transmit to the Treasurer for the time being, and under their hands (or the major part of them) together with the Names of the Con- stables in each respective Town, that Orders may be given for Levying & Collecting the same accordingly.
Given under my Hand and Seal at Boston, the 14th of July, in the Fourth Year of His Majesty.'s Reign, Annoq; Domini, I688.
Jnº Usher, Treasuror
[0525] To ye Comission' & ye Select men of this Towne of providence Assembled this 6th of August i688
Gentlemen.
I gave in an acc" of my Estate vnto you ye Last yeare. And according to ye Rule you went by, My stock is now Less then it was: by A yoak of oxen, one Cow, & 2 Swine, wch is - 15d :
But my Last yeare calfe, is become a yearling :
A paire of 4 yeare old steers
one Cow
one horse
Three Swine
And my maim'd maire, if she be Living
Daniell Abbott
^HN USHER Efq ;. RECEIVER General of. His MAJ
Y JESTY's Revenues within His Territory and Dominion in NEW-ENGLAND, To the Commillioner and Select- Men of the Town of providonet in the County of Kings provider & Load Bland Greeting, By Virtue of an Act made by His EXCELLENCY the GO -. VERNOUR and COUNCIL, Entituled An Att for the Conti- aning and Eftablifting of Several Rates, Duties and Impoft's
Y Ou are in His MEJESTT's Name Required, fometime in the Month of Auguft next enfuing, to make a Lift of all the male. Perfons in the fame Town, from Sixteen years old and upwards ; and a true Eftima- tion of all Realt and Perfonal Eftates in fuch manner and Form as particu- larly in the faid Act is Directed, all which Perfons and Eftates are by you the Commiffioner and Select men to be rated and Affeffed as followeth, VIZ. Every Perfon aforcfaid ( except the Members of His MAJESTY's COUNCIL ) one Shilling and eight pence by the Head ; and all Eftates Real and Perfonal, at. one Penny for every Twenty Shillings, according to the Rates of the Cattel in the faid Act mentioned : and the faid Commiffioner is hereby likewife Required upon the fuft Wendnefday in the month of September then next following, to Meet and Affemble with the Commiffioners of the County, at their Shire or County-Town, and bring with him ( fairly written the juft Number of the Male Perfons lifted as afore-faid, and the Affeffments of the Eftates made in the faid Town, where the Commiffoners being fo Affembled, fhall duly and carefully Examine thofe Lifts and Affefments, and Correct and perfect them, according to the true Intent of faid Act; and the fame fo perfected, the faid Commilli- oners are freedily to tranfmit to the Treafurer for the time being, and under their hands ( or the major part of them ) together with the Names of the Conftables in each refpective Town, that Orders may be given for Levying & Collecting the fame accordingly,
Given under my Hand and Seal at BOSTON, the of July,
in the Fourth Year of His MAJESTY's Reign, Anne; DOMINI, 1688.
PROVIDENCE ' 0024
PAPERS
TOWN
Providence Town Paper 0524
Plate No. 4.
[119] (Verso)
According to ye Rule you went : the propotion of my Rate, with pole money encluded, is, o - 6 - 6 :
0-5-0
Dan: Abbott.
[0526] August : 6th: 1688
The Estate of Joseph Jenckes juin'
3 accres of plantin Land I accre orchard
3 Cowes one 2 yeare old hayfer one mare The Estate of Nathaniel Jenckes
2 accres plantin Land I Cowe 1 : 2 year old I : yeareling :
I : 2 year old horse I yeareling Colt the Estat of Joseph Jenckes senyer About 6 acors planting land
about 2 acors medow
about 8 acors of sough pastewer land
about 30 acors of willd pastewer
on puchhis Right throw out 2 beyond the 7 mill lin Cattell
4 oxen 7 Cowes 2 4 yer owld sters I 3$ 2ª
on 2 yer hefer on yerlin
on 3 yer oulld swine
my sloope littell improued
my saw mill Redye to fall without Costom
my fordge
2 maiers on yerlin Coullt
[0527] payd to Tom Indian :: 0-7-0 November : ye: 6th, 1688
16
[ 1 I 20
in partershippe: with m' Craford : to ye Jndian of Spraug'el in rum 9 pence
The: sumons :
(Verso)
[ ]o Samrell whipell Constabell or Ephram Perce consta- bels | you or Eather of [ ] | the town of providence
[ ] are requried Jn his majesties nam to atiche the body [ ]oods of Nichelas brown and bring him befor me [ ] yr to ansr the Complent of John whippell in ane [ ] att not exciding fowrttie shillings for so doeing you [ ] shall be your warrant Given vnder my hand & seal [ ] providence the 6 day of Sept 1688
[0528] the ACount of our estates Ratable
4 Oxen, 20. Cows, 5. 3 year old Catel. one Stear 4 year old own bool. 6 two year old Catel. ten : year old Catel Ten akors of uplald medow : and 4 of bogey. and one of Solt And half a share of bogey medow; About 30 Acores of paster And planting land 5 of it plant|ed| 370 Acors of out land in patuxet : 2 : 50: a|c|ors lotes by the seuen Mile line. and 2 writs beyound the line; in patuxet Neck: 14: acors. About: 60: Sheep: and 5 hoges:
August the : 6th : 1688.
Silas Carpenter Benimin Carpenter
My one Stock of horses in pertikeler: 4 Mares one hors : and one 2 year old, ; Silas Carpenter
Sew Carpenter 250 Acores of land
(Verso)
2 mares and one hores one 2 year old
Beniamin Carpenter
[ 12] ]
[0529] Dated Agust 10th 1688
An Acount of the Estate of Arthur ffenner Jmprimis aboute three Hondred Acres of Wood land vnfenced and vnimproued aboute twenti Acres of Jnclosed wild pasture and aboute tenn Acres inclosed of English pasture orchad and all medo three sheare sum of it being veri boggi scarce worth moing aboute fiue Acres of planting land two oxen nine Cows fiue yeare old Catel six two yeare old Cattel and fiue three yeare old Cattell fore Mares owne of them but a yeareling mare owne Horse three swine tenn sheepe this is a Just acount I pray be not vnmindfull of the Golden Rule
(Verso)
ffor the select men Jn providence
[0530] This is an aCcount as neare as I Can according to order of my Esstate within the Towne of prouidence first of meadow. 27. acers of Good and bad
2 - Ground in tilledg. 3 acers and a Quarter
3 - Pastuers of Seuerall kinds | near | 20 Acers
4 - of deuided land in pautuxet neck all vnfenced 32 acers : & lyeing | (in Common |
5 - 16 Cowes I haue at present
6 - I haue 4 oxen : &. 2 horses
7 - I haue. 4. mares young & old
8-87 Sheepe of a year old & upward
9 - one yong hors aboue a year old
10- We haue of drye Cattell. 6. yearlings: &. 6 of 2. year old: and. 5 of. 3. year | old | and 2 of 4 year old & a bull
Ii - We haue. 5. Swine in a Sty
[ I22
12 - 2 Sheares & lalf of pautuxet undeuided lands betweene pachaset Riuer and the Salt water
13 - one Share of Thirteene of vndeuided. lands one | ye | west of pachaset Riuer thorrow out weastward to ye end of ye purchise
14 - one Share beyond ye 7 mile line. So caled 15 - 70 Acres of land I bought of Edward beenet 16- My Right of land at Wainsoceet. or Wainsokeet Pautuxet This Ioth of augost in ye year. 1688 Stephen Arnold
[0531] A List of Names of those who were Rated in Providence to a Country Rate Agust 1688 Silas Carpenter & Benjamin Carpenter
Stephen Arnold
Johanna Reape
0-17 - 4 0- 5-10
James Blackmar
0- 4- 6
John Sheldon
0- 3- 4
Timothy Sheldon
0- 1 - 3 0 - 6 - 8
Mary Harris (Widdow)
0 - 7- 0
Capt: ffenn': & Howlong his wife 0-10 - 0 Will : Vinsent
The Estate of ye deceased Joseph Wise
John Thornton sen' :
John Thornton jun':
0- 1 - 4
Mary Burden
0- 3- 6
Solomon thornton
0- 1 - 8
Tho: Harris
Rich : Clemence
0- 2- 0 2 - O 0 - 6- 8
0-12 - O 0- 4- 2
0- 16 - 9
Timothy Carpenter
[ 123]
Will: Haukins & John his son : 0 - 4 2 John Steere 0- 4- 2 0- 4- 2 0- 2- 0 Ed : Haukins Peter Playce Alexander Balkom 0- 2- 0 Nath : Mawrey Edward Jnman sen' : Ed : Jnman jun': 0- 4- 8 0- 2- 0 0- 1 - 4 John Mawrey Joseph Hearnton John Jnman Ben: Hearnton 0- 4- 8 0- 1 - 2 0- 3- 4 0 - 3- 0 James Belloo Tho: Hopkins Eph : Prey John Prey Eliezer Whipple 0- 3- O 0- 2-10 0- 0- 6 0- 2- 0 0- 4- 2 Will: Whipple 0- 1 - 2 Vall: Whitman 0 - 6 - 8 Sam : Wilkenson 0 2-10 Ed: Smith Elieazer Arnold Lawrance Wilkenson & his son Josiah Jonath Sprauge Eph : Pierce John Wilkenson Tho: ffenner The Estate of ye deceased John Scott Jon: Malavery Joseph Jenkes 0- 4- 6 0- 5-10 4- 8 0- 4- 2 0- 5- 4 0- 2-10 0- 5- 6 0- 1 - 8 0- 3- 6 0 -09 - 0
[ 124 ]
David Whipple Jo": Angell Tho : Walling
Jonath : Whipple
Ben : Whipple
Will : Haukins jun' :
Joseph Williams John Walling John Sayles
0 - 2 - 6 0 - 6-06 0- 1- 2 0- 2- 0 0- 2- 0 0- 5- 6 0- 5- 6 0- 1 - 4 0- 5- 3
(Verso)
Richard Watterman Zacheriah ffeild
The estate of the deceased Anthony Euernden widow mateson
the estate of Thomas Clemenc Austin Thomas & his two Sones Thomas & Henry 0 - 3 - 8 Steven Harding
Abraham Harding
Gregory Dexter & his Sone John Dexter Samuell Comestoke
The Exsecut': of the deseased Beniamin Hernden Joseph Woodward
Sam : Whipple
0- 9- 0 0- 2-IO 0- 2- 6 0- 2 - 6 0- 5-10
The Estate of ye deceased Jo": Smith Mason & l Joseph Smith his son Jo": Arnold Widdow Belloo
0- 2- 2
0- 1 - 8 0- 0- 0 0- 3- 6
Tho: Arnold
Tho: Olney 0-II - 3 0-11 - 2
John Smith miller & Sarah his mother
0- 2- 6 0- 5- 0 0 - 6 - 4 0- 3- 0 0- 4- 2
0- 3- 4 0- 4- 2
[ [25 ]
John Browne & Jo": his son Epenetus Olney the Estate of ye deceased James Dexter Gidion Cruffurd Shad : Manton Ed Manton Joseph Whipple the Estate of the deceased Jo": Throckmorton
the Estate of ye decease Richard Scott Tho: Angell & James his son
Nath : Watermn Daniell Abbott Tho : ffield
Jo" Keyes & Anne his wife Elizabeth Harris (Widdow)
Abraham Man with ye Estate of John Lappham
Daniell Williams with ye Estate of ye deceased Nich : power
James Clarke Anne Harris
James Ashton Pardon Tillinghast
Sam: Winsor with ye Estate of George Shepard Tho: Patey Daniell Browne Hen : Browne Andrew Edmunds
The Estate formerly, & still reputed to belong to
0- 1 - 8 Ephraim Carpenter Rowland Joanes
0- 7- 4 0- 5- 6 0- 6 - 0 0- 4- 6 0- 1 - 3 0- 5- 4 0- 4-10 2 - 6 0- 1 - 9 0- 4- 9 0-14 - 2 0- 3- 8 0- 9- 6 0- 0- 6 0- 1 - 0 0- 1 - 8 0-12 - 0
0- 1 - 6 0 I- 4 0- 0- 8 0- 8- 9 0- 5-10 0- 2-03 0- 2- 0 0- 6- 8 0- 1 - O
0- 0-10
[ I26 ]
William Hopkins Will : Hearnton
Rich Bates
John Sheldon ju' :
Nich : Sheldon
George Keech
Resolved Waterm":
Joseph Aldridg
(Recto)
James Walling
The Estate of Will Asteen
0- 0- 3
Arthur ffen' jun':
0- 4- 0 0 - 0-09
Jeremiah Rhodes
Hen : Browne jun':
0- 1- 3
Will Prey
Alexander Balkom jun':
Joshua Clarke
Rich : Phillipps
0- 0- 8
Peter Belloo
0- 1- O
Sam Wright
John Whipple
Jo" Hearnton
Ephraim Carpenter jun'
The Estate of ye deceased Roger Williams
The Estate of ye deceased Providence Williams Joseph Jenkes jun' :
0- 2- 3 0- 1 - 3
Nathaniell Jenks
0- I - O
Clement King
0- 2- 9
Sum of Estate 231b: 128: 3ª pole money 141b:
0- 5- 6 0- 0-10 0- I - O 0 - 0 - 6
0- 0- 6
0- 1 - 0 0- 0- 6 0- 0- 6
0- 0- 6
0 - I - O 0 - I - O 0 - I - O
0- 1 - 6 0- 5- 0 0- 1 - 0 0- 9 0- I - 3
[ 127 ]
By vertue of a warrant from John Vsher Esq' Treasurer ; Levied upon ye inhabetants of Providence as to Estates, the aforesd Levie; By ye Comission': & select, was made & per- formed in Agust Anno: 1688; The sum: (Errors Exceptd) Amounts together with the pole money, to 371b: 125 : 3d :
Tho: Olney Comission' : Pardon Tillinghast Nathaniell Waterman Edward Smith Select Men
Joseph Williams John Dexter
[0532] William Hopkins John Dexter Joseph Jynkes Jun™ Edward Smith Joseph Williams Nathaniell Waterman
John Wallin Abraham Mann Peter Place
Daniell Williams Samuel Winsor
Richard Waterman
Beniamine Carpender Richard Clements
Henry Browne
Zachariah ffeild William Vincent
William Olney John Sailes Thomas Hopkins James Angell Thomas Olney jun': John Morrey
Timothy Carpender
Silas Carpender Stephen Arnold Jun' Eliza Arnold James Blackmore
Nathaniell Morrey John Inman Edward Inman jun':
Edward Hawkins Thomas ffenner Arthur ffenner
17
[ 128 ]
James Bellew Samuell Wilkinson Josiah Wilkinson Beniamine Hernden John Pray Eliazer Whipple David Whipple John Angell
Eliazer Arnold John Wilkinson
Jonathan Sprague
Ephraim Peirce Alexander Bolcom sen' Alexander Bolcom Jun'
Thomas Wallin
Nathaniel Jynkes Thomas Astin Henry Astin
John Hawkins
William Hernden
Joseph Hernden John Hernden
Samuel Whipple
Thomas Harris
Joseph Smith
Thomas Arnold John Arnold
Peter Bellew John Browne Jun' Edward Manton
Jonathan Whipple +John Bullock William Whipple James Wallin Samuell Comestock Abraham Harding Richard Bates
Nathaniell Waterman Jun'
James Mattison
Thomas Harris Jun'
James Phillipps Timothy Sheldon
John Sheldon
Nicholas Sheldon
Richard Arnold' Jun
Richard Sailes
William Hawkins jun'
Joshua Clarke John Waterman
John Whipple Jun'
Content Clements
James Brown
Joseph Phillipps
Joseph Smith weaver John Hayden
Richard Burden
Cornelius Higgins Robert Gardner
Richard Phillipps John Mattison
[ 129 ]
Epenetus Olney Beniamine Whipple Joseph Whipple John Thornton jun': Thomas Thornton James Thornton Samuell Right Daniell Browne Ephraim Pray Joseph Woodward Daniell Abbit Ebenezer Jinkes Edward Smith jun™ Joseph Smith son of Tho Smith
Phillipp Tillinghast Jos Burden John Steer jun': . John Aldridge Gideon Crawford
Solomon Thornton
Issarell Smith James Olney John Anold
Joseph Morrey
Nicholas Harris
Thomas Smith Joseph Aldridge +Ebenezer Sumner Mosis Bartlett Rich Bullock
Isaac Hernden Valentine Whitman John Blaxton Ephraim Carpender Jacob Clarke Pardon Tillinghast jun' : Samuell Whipple Jun" Richard Waterman Jun' Beniamine Smith
Richard Harris
Resolved Waterman
Tho Williams
Eliazer Whipple Jun™ Tho Angell
John Mallavery sen"
John Yeats Mired Harris
John Taber
Beniamine Tillinghast
John Steer, sen': Samuell Aldridge
Thomas Olney
John Whipple Thomas ffeild
Sheldrake Manton
Andrew Edmunds Daniell Abbitt
William Hawkins
John Smith miellior William tewpin
[ 130 ]
Beniamine Thornton Thomas Whipple William Hack John Cobb +William Randall
Jcake Lame Cap : t. Auther ffenner Joseph Jenckes Stuen Arnold henere Browne Thomas patey John Shelldon
Thomas ffeild Jun'
Juda Browne
John Dailey
Obediah Browne
William Steer
William Thornton
(Verso)
Valintine Whitman
62
58
51
I
I72
By vertue of a warrant from John Vsher Esq" Treasurer A list made of persons who are Rated by ye head in providence Taken & made in Providence in ye Month of Agust Anno 1688 by ye Comission' & select men
Tho: Olney Comission' :
Pardon Tillinghast Nathaniell Waterman Edward Smith
John Dexter
Joseph Williams
[0533] To ye Towne of Providence mett this 27th : of Jan- uarey 1684.
[ 13] ]
Neighbours
My request is that you would be pleased to accomedate me with a quantity of land of about 14, or 15 acrs adjoyneing to my land at the brooke, called Robbins brooke; that so ye sd quantitye of land may be part of my nex devision of land which ye Towne hath ordred to be layd out,
Yo' ffriend & Neighbour Benjamin Hearnton Sen":
[0534] November 24th: 1689
Laid out vnto Thomas pati twenti and fiue Acres of land that the said pati bought twelue Acres and a halfe of John Jones formerly liueing in this towne of providece but now de- ceased and twelue Acres and a halfe of george Way formerly liueing in this Towne of providence but now deceased which said twenti and ffiue Acres lyeth aboute a mile Easterly ffrom the House that William Haukins now delleth in it being with in the towneship of providence and it lyeth in length notherle and southerle and in breadth Esterle and Westerle and it lyeth on both sides of a small brooke or run and so runs from Corner too Corner apon a strait line the ffore Corners being heapes of Stones and it was laid out by the Eighteene ffoot pole the day and yeare aboue Righten by mee
Arthur ffenner Survayer
[0535] To the Town of Prouidenc
I desier that I may exchaing my 60 ackers of land which lyeth southward of my dweling house. yours Edward Smith
[ 132 ]
[0536] By Vertue of A Warrant Directed To Mee Thomas ffry Generall Sergant of This Theire Majesties Col- lony of Rhode Island & prouidence plantations &c dated The 30th of Janvary 16gg Subscribed by John Coggeshall Deputy Gouernor
You are By Vertue Thereof in Theire Majesties Name Re- quired to Caus the free Jnhabitants of your Town To Assem- ble Together & make Choyce (& send) soe many able Men, persons well Qualified according To Law To Serue on The grand Jury & Jury of Tryals To Meet at The generall Court of Tryals To be held for The Collony The Last Tuseday in March Next at The hous of William Mays
As alsoe That They make Choyce of (& send) soe many able men Qualified according to Law To Sett in The generall Assembly To be held for The Collony at The Town of New- port The Last Wedensday of ffebbruary Next at The hous of William Mays in Newport There to Act & Transact Such Matters as may appeare Nessesary for the good & well Being of This Collony; You are alsoe To giue Nottice To The Assistant or Assistants of This Collony in your Town To giue Theire attendance at said Time as you will Answer The Con- trary
Newport 31th : Janvary 1638 (Verso) Thomas Fry geneall Sairant
To the Assistant or Conseruator of The peace in proui- dence
[0537] Toye Towne of providence Assembled this 24th day ffeb : 1638 : according to ye Adjurnmt.
Gentle-men,
[133 ]
Whereas there is much muttering by many of ye proprie- tors of this Plantation in yt many have but Little or none of theire shares of Land Layd out to them as many | of the rest | have obtained : And whereas it appeares yt they will be straightned to finde out their sd shares (behinde) within ye Limmitts precribed thereto, It is adjudged behooffull for ye Towne to order, That who so Ever of or sd propriet's who are behinde of their dues, shall have Liberty to take vp their sd shares or parts any where | vpon ye Comon) | within ye Seaven- mile Line. And in order thereto, it appeares behooffull for ye Devideing | Line | to be run between ye proprieties of paw- tuxett, & ye Gen11: Comon of this Towne of providence. To ye end, if possiably obtained, we may Leave o' Little interest of Landes to or posterity, free of Contention. wch are ye desires of Yo' Neighbr & ffriend
Daniell Abbott
[0538] to Jonathan Sprague sargant of the towne of prou- idence in the Colony of Rod Jsland and prouidence plantations thes greeting
you ar her by in thare Maistis : names Requiered to giue timly notis vn to all the free inhabitantes of this towne to meet to gether at the dwelling house of M' John Whippeles at nine of the Cloke in the morning vpon the second day of June being the second day of the weeke then and thar to make Chois of Cunstabelles and town Counsell men and all other towne ofi- sers and to tranc acte all such other maters as may Consern the well faiers of the towne her of faill not at your perill and this warant shall be your disChardg
datt in prouidenc : the signed by Joseph Jenckes Asis :tn 27th of may : 1690 John Dexter Asistan
.
[134]
[0539] By Virtue of A Warrant To mee Directed by our honoured Gouernor John Easton Esquire dated 12th: Ist mº 162º To me Directed as Thomas ffry General Sargent of This Theire majesties Collony Requiring mee As soe, in theire Majesties Name To informe & order Euery pertiquler Town in This Collony That according To Law, They prepare Jury men for The Court of Tryals in this month March 162º But Likewaise Desires Therein To informe That Becaus of The small pox in This Town There may be Excuse for Jury men & any Concerned in Actionall| & Criminall Causes Not Then To appeare, Yet They are To be Ready To Attend The Time & place when & where They are informed To appeare as The Generall Councill shall order as To That Time as The Afore- said Court may be AdJorned, These are Therefore To Desire you To Caus The ffree inhabitants of your Town To be Con- uened Together & Chooss Jurymen as Aforesaid To Attend & alsoe by virtue of The same Warrant To prepare for The Generall Assembly & Court of Election Jn May Next Accord- ing To Law & make Timely Returne heerof, Giuen Vnder my hand in Newport 16:th of March 1629
Need help finding more records? Try our genealogical records directory which has more than 1 million sources to help you more easily locate the available records.