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Jo" Browne Gives his Bro: Obadiah Browne his 60 acres of land lieing westward fron Sekeesakutt layd out in ye second Devision & also the share of meaddow belonging to that devi- sion & also one Right beyond ye 7 mile line the wch was Chad brownes my Grandfathers ; with the ap tenances
Will : Randall Debt' :
To Recording a ddeede 25 - 6ª
Constock & P: Tilling debtor to making of 2 indentures - 28
Ben : Carp & Si: Smith debt' to Recording E: Chu will - 25 6ª
To Recording the Jnventarey 25 - 6ª
The Bond & letter of Administratio writeing - 25
The coppy of ye letter of administration & fileing it - 15
The writeing of all the Testemonyes to ye will & Enven- tarey & Entring the probatio: of the will with what other writeing appertained to it 35
in all 105 - 6ª
Receivg of Eph : Carpent' 88 : 6ª
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[0572] At a Generall Asembly of their Majesties Colloney of Rhode Island & Providence Plantationes sitinge by adjourn- ment in the Collony house in Newport July the 2ª i695 vpon information that Some Gentlemen were apointed by the Gov- erment of Caniticut to meet with some Gentlemen apointed by the Goverment of the Province of the Massachusets Bay to treate about runing the North Line of the Collony of Caniticut which line this their Majesties Collony abovesayd are concerned in and in order therunto made choice of you M' Thomas Olney Capt Arthur ffener & M' Richard Arnold to run the North line of this Colloney acordinge to the best of your vnderstand- inge acordinge to the boundes of the Paten if the Gentlemen Comissionated from Caniticut & you can agree with the men comissionated from the Province of the Massachusets Bay and the sayd Asembly further ordered that if either of you should faile or bee sicke the Governor or deputy Governor might | put | men in your roome but you havinge accepted Therfore this is in their Majesties name to Comissionate & jmpower you to repayer to the Towne of Maidfield the the twenty 4th jnstant and to act & doe to all jntents & purposes acordinge to the sayd Generall Asemblies order, Given vnder my hand in Provi- dence July the 20th i695
John Greene Dept Governor
[0573] Sir the Generall Asembly made choice of Capt ffene[ Jowr selfe and Richard Arnold to meet with Caniti- cut men & the Bay men about runinge or where to begin the divident line b[ ]twixt each Collony Caniticut haue [ Jon Collonell Allin & Major ffrech to meet with the Bay men about that afayer since I came fro[ ] Court I receaved a
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leter signifyinge the same & that the 24th of July jnstant is the time & the place at Maydfield hee further writee yt the Bay Gentlemen have sent men downe downe southward to the sea to take observation and if they can make their notions suite hee thinkes they will take in Providence, I hope you that are chosen will not faile to goe if any cannot I should haue notis that myselfe with the Majestrates may put in others I haue herin jnclosed sent you a copie of the Queens Leter & report of the Aturney & solicitor G[ ]nerall which you may haue ocasion to pervse and afterwardes return them I thinke M' Whiple hath a Copy of the Charter n[ ]t else but rest your friend & servant
Warwicke the 13th John Greene Dep' Governor of July i695
(Verso)
This for M' Thomas Olney at his house in Providence
[0574] Vpon ye 19th day of Agust 1695; Tho : Patey went from his owne house about 9 in ye morning to goe to Mary Edmunds to borrow & make sure of a boate or a Cannoo, to use ye next day to goe | over | to his salt marsh to mow & make hay ; as his wife declared; To mary Edmunds he went, & Coming there desired mary Edmunds to lend him her Can- noo to goe over to his salt marsh to see how it was growne, for (he said) he intended to have it mowne shortly; but sitting a little while, he said he would not then goe over to the marsh but would goe | over | to Sam: Masons & gitt his shooes mended ; & asked of mary Edmunds to lend him her Cannoo to goe | over | the fferrey, shee lent it to him, & a while after
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he went away (as shee thought) to goe over the fferrey; Some time after it Came in her mind to looke where abouts the said Patey had landed her Cannoo on the other side, shee looked out but Could not see the Cannoo neither in one place or another, then shee thought hee might be Gone Either to his marsh or Else Up to Rehoboth with it; but about 2 houres after, there came in an indian Called Sam : (who dwelleth at ye new fields) into mary Edmunds house & brought a hat in his hand & asked mary Edmunds if shee knew that hatt, shee looked upon it & said it was Tho: Pateys hat, & asked Sam : where he had it, he answered that he tooke it up adrift in the River against ye lower bailyes Cove; & also that alittle above the upper Bailyes Cove hee had taken up her Cannoo | adrift, | & gott it to shoare & seized it, for hee was Coming downe ye River to goe to gitt Oysters & so mett with them; This the widdow mary Edmunds declareth : /
Tho : Patey Could no more be heard of untill the 24th day of ye said Agust, & then was found dead floateing on
(Recto)
| on | the water, before the bearer [ ] south Eastward of foxes hill alittle below ye mouth of Seaconke River, An Indian Called Tho: Bradford Crossing ye water from Rehoboth side unto the Towne of Providence, discovered him, & Presently went to Providence & informed ye inhabitants there who went (some of them) Emediatly back with ye Jndian & tooke him | the said Patey | out of the water; A Coroners Jnquest was impanielled went upon him by inquirey after his death & found that his death was accidentall ocasioned by ye water, after ver- dict he was buryed. /
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[0575] I Present & indict Joseph Latham, Robert Kilton, William Harris, Richard Harris, Eliezer Whiple jun', : Samuell Bartlet, & Cornelius Walling, all of the Towne of Providence, in the Colloney of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations in New England, for Comiting of an outrage at the house of John Whipple of said Providence upon the Eleventh of September in the yeare 1695 in the Night time, by cutting a Hatt, & a Shoo, & a paire of Stockins belonging to one Joseph Bugben of Woodstock, who that night Lodged at the house of the said John Whipple; which act of theirs is Contrarey to the peace of our Sovereigne Lord the King, & against his Crowne & Dignity.
John Whipple
(Verso)
the Indictment
[0576] an acte of a genarall assimbey held att new portt may the : 1 : 1695
Jott whar as the law of England hath provided that thar shall be Constabells in eury towne for the kepng of the kings peace and thar being the sam Resons for thar majsts peace to be kept in this thar majsts Colony and whar as thar is a law of the Colony that eury towne shall Chous Constabells for the endes before said and that Constabells being so Chosen and shall Refus to sarue shall pay a fine to the king of three pounds six shilling and eight penc for such Refusall : and thar being no law of said Colony extent how said fine shall be taken it is thair fore ordred by this Courtt and the athoraty thar of that from this time forward in eatch towne of this Colony whar Constabell or Constabells shall be so Chosen as the law hath prouided and if any Constabell or Cnstabells shall Refuse to
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sarue in said ofice that in such cas or Cases it shall be lawfull for any tow asistantes or more or for any tow Consaruators of the peace or mor then present att such Chois of Constabell. or Constablls Refusing to sarue as before said then forth with by warantt vnder the hand of such asistant or asistants or Consar- uator or Consaruators to sease vpon the estattes of any such Constabell as shall so Refuse to sarue as before said the full som of three pounds six shillings and | eight | pence in mony as a fine to our souarin lord and lady the king and quene with out wadger of law: which fine shall be deliured to the tresuaror of eatch towne and an a Countt thar of be deliured to the genarall tresueror of this Colony, and further it shall be in the power of any asistant or Consaruator present att any such Choys of Con- stabells who making aleygations to said asistant or Consar- uator to Judge of the validity thar of and to determine the sam a trew Coppy
(Verso)
Bee it known vnto all men by thes presence that wee william haris and thomas haris and all of prouidence in the Colony of Road jsland and prouidence plantations do by thes presenc acknoledg our sellur Joyntly and seurally to be indebted vnto his Majsty his hairs and suckesesars the full and Just som of tenn poundes lawfull mony of new england to be leuied vpon vs or ether of vss our goods Cattell or Chatells to which wee bind our sellus our hairs and suckseser[ ] fermly by thes presence in wittnes her vnto wee haue putt to our hands and sealles the eight day of october 1695 and in the 7th : yeare of his Majsts Rain
the Condition of this oblygation is such that if I William haris abousaid do make my parsonall aperance att the next
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Courtt of goall deliury to be helld att newportt on Road Jsland the lastt thusday in march next Coming and shall then and thar answar and abid the sentance of Courtt to such bill or bills of indictmentes as shall be framed against me said haris for that thar is strong suspition that I did vpon the Eleunth of septembar: 1695 latt in the night in the hoous of m' John whipples Comitt an out Radg by Cutting a hatte and a shoo: and a pair of stokings of on Joseph bugbues and allso to be of a peaceabell and good behauer in the mene tim then this obly- gation to be voyd and of non efectt or other wais to stand in full force powr and vartew in the law
(Recto)
Be it knowne vnto all men by thes presence that wee Richard haris and thomas haris and all of prouidence in the Colony of Road Jsland and prouidence plantations hus- bandmen do herby acknoledg our sellues Joyntly and seurally to be indebted vnto his Majsty his haires and suckesesars the full and Just som of tenn pounds lallfull mony of new England to be leuied vpon vs or ether of vs our goods Cattell or Chat- tell to which wee bind vss our hairs and sucksesars fermly by thes presence. in wittnes whar vnto we haue putt to our hands and sealls the eight day of october 1695 and in the 7th : yere of his Majstys Rain ;
the Condition of the aboue oblygation is such that if I Richard haris do make my parsonall aperance att the next Courtt of goall deliury to be held att newportt on Road jsland the last thusday in march next Coming and shall then and thar answar and abid the sentanc of Cortt to such bill or billes of indicttmens as shall be thar framed against me said haris for that thar is strong suspition that I did vpon the eleunth of sep-
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tember 1695 latt in the night Comitt an out Radg in the hous of m' John whippeles by Cutting a hatt and a shooe and a pair of stokins of on Joseph bugbues: and allso to be of a peacea- bell and good behaur in the mean tim then this oblygation to be voyd and of non efectt or otherwais to stand in full force powr and vartew in the law :
[0577] Jn the dwelling house
All money that was laid out upon | the | funerall 1 08-05-00 weareing Apparrill
A New Saddle cloath 00-03-00
A Remn': of home made cloath
5 yards of Course blanketing
00 - 12 - 00 00 - 10 - 00
4 Coverlidds 05-12-00
3 ₽ of Blankets 04 - 10-00 i # of old blanketts 00- 15-00 A Remn': of Coverlid stuff 00 -01 -00 A Remn' : of woolen Cloath 02 - 10 - 00 02 - 00 - 00
A Remn': of woolen cloath
A Bedd 2 bolster & a set of Curtaines & valians -
all very old & much worne
i Bedstudd
i Blankett old
i # of old sheetes
6 Chaires
03 -00 - 00 00 - 10 - 00 00 - 07 - 06 00 - 10 - 00 00 - 12 -00
Jt A Silke Grass Bedd & a small fether Bolster & Pillow, all very old & Exeeding much 00 - 16-00 worne
Jt i @ Blankets 00- 15-00 00 - 10 - 00
Jt i # of sheetes 21
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i Small Bedd steed Jndian Corne & Rye
00 - 02 - 06
02 - 09 - 00
wooll 02 - 15-00
00- 15-00 00 - 18 - 00
i ₱ of Plankets linnen yarne woollen yarne
1 - 00 - 00
Hempe
II1b & 3 qurt's Cotten [ ]woll
00 - 05 - 00 00- 17-00
I ₱ of wood[ ] & some old barrills & l s&}00-0[ ] other old lumber
(Verso)
This Indenture made the Ninet[ ] thousand six hundred ninty & fiv[ ] Resident in ye Towne of Providence [ ] plantations in New England on ye o[ ] Olney of ye Towne & Colloney afor[ ] That the said John Olney hath [ ] the said Epenetus Olney put h[ ] Joseph Goldsmith for ye
full [ ] Twenty & fourth day of October [ 7 the
said Joseph Goldsmith well [ ] of Apparrill ; And of ye said Josep[ ] of a Blacksmith; Duering th[ ] Olney shall doe & performe [ ] Service, his masters Goods he sh[ ] shall Endeavour the same to prev[ ] likely to accrew unto his said ma[ ] thereof ; & alwayes shall duerin [ ] Trustey about his sd masters buiss[ ] his
masters lawfull Comands [ ] he shall not Comitt, neither sha[ ] dureing ye sd terme of time; Taver[ ] Ex- cept it be about his said master [ ] vnlawfull Games; but shall a [ ]tice [ ]
[0578] To Tho: Olney & William Olney his son their parts of a Rate levied upon ye inhabitants of ye Towne of Prov- idence Of a peny in ye pound by order of Gen": Assembly
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October ye 3ª: 1695 Their parts both being together six shil- lings & a penney, The said six shillings & a peney is by me James Belloo Constable Received of ye sd Tho: Olney & by him payd this 3ª day of Januarey 1695
₱ me James Ballov constabal
[0579] prouidence octobr 28th 1696
Gentellmen
Wareas thare was by An Act of ye Assembly of this Collony in May Last of one penny on the pound on Each Mans Estate And by ye Setting of Assembly by Adjornment Conuened by ye Gen' Warrant ye Ith Day of July 1696 An Agmentation of one penny on ye pound more for the Defraying ye Collonies Charges & paying the Collonies Debts which sd Rate was to be Assesed And payd to ye Gen'll treasuar by the Last of Septemb' Last past but Seuerall towns haue Omitted & neglected to p'forme ye sd Act thare fore wee Desire that wee may haue A true Accout of this house of Representiues ye Reasons of ye Omition of paying ye psented Rates as Aforesd that his Majty Jntrest May be Maintaind & ye Collonies Debts Duly Descharged & ye sd Acts truly prformed & that some Expidition be proposed & Settled for ye p'formance of ye Act Afore Recited
passed to ye hous of Deputies by Order of Corte
West Clarke Recd"
(Verso)
whereas Reasons from the house of deputyes is called for by ye Court, or house of Majestrates why severall Townes of this Colloney have not yet assesed their Rates The house of
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Deputyes desire to be informed what Townes the be, who are under Neglect
By ye house of Deputyes Order
Wee are fully Informed that all ye towns in the Collony Exsept prouidence & Kingstown haue p'formed ye act or Are in A progase to p'forme ye same
[0580] To the honored | Gennerall Assembly | now sit- ting in the town of providence in the Colliney of Rhod Jland the Last wenesday in octt i696;
The humbell pettition of Aither ffenner and William Ran- dell bothe of vsse Jnhabitantes of the towne of providenc[ ] of thiss hiss majesties Colliney of Rhod Jsland kings province and providence plantationess in the Narogansett bay in New Eingland, that yowr petisioners were bound in abound of tenn poundess ffor Robeart Kelton of the towne of providenc we the forsd Condess men in order according to the contentss of our bond that he should meak his perssonall apeereance the Last wensday in March Last past in yeire 1695 ffor to ansr to such bill or bills ass showld be Comenced agernst him wee yowr peticinerss did deliwer Robeart Kelton acording to our bond at the town of newportt on Rhod Jsland in open Courtt and wee demaned our bondss, becauss the Grand jury ffownd the beill igromanness soe we demanded owr bond butt the Courtt towld vsse that our bond wass fforffitt & soe we are Lickly to becom sofferess, ass we so posse Contray to Law yrffor we humblly pray this | Gennerall Assembly | to Give vsse what reliffe the Law affordss vss in thiss Casse yowr pettconerss desyring the Good of all men
Arthur ffenner William Randall
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(Verso)
To ye hous of Deputies
Whareas A presentation is made to vs from you About Capt Vennars petition &c wee see no Reason to make Afull Assent | [ ] | ye same in as much | as | the bond is not heare nor sentance of Corte thare for No grounds to make Any Reflection on ye Cort whome we suppose Acted Accord- ing to Law
West Clarke Red"
To ye Court or house of Magestrats
This petition hath been Considered by ye house of Depu- tyes ; wee have with the best information wee can git Consid- ered it ; we find that ye person who was prissoner there was no bill found against him, & therefore how the bond is forfitt wee . doe not clearely see ; your selves have better knowledg of ye Matter then wee have
Wee present yor honnors with ye petition. /
By order of ye house of Deputyes
Tho: Olney Clarke
The petitioner q' Arthur ffenner and William Randall
[0581] Whereas there hath Bin a late inCurtion & inva- tion made vpon some of Our English plantations : by the Cruel and Barborous Indian Enemies: whose tender mercies are Cruel: and Considering the dainger of manie of our Neigh- bours who Liue Remote from our Town Wee the Councel of war for the Town of providence Haue thought fitt: in his Majesties : Name to Nominate and Appoynt you
I Richard Arnold: 2 John Angel: 3 Edward Smith 4 Samuel Whipple: 5 Tho: Olney Jun': 6 Tho ffenner 7 Joseph Stafford : 8 James Brown : 9 James Angell: 10 Tho
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Hopkins: 11: Benjamin Carpenter: 12: Joseph Williams 13 Nath11: Watterman jun': 14: Nath": Watterman sen' : 15 John Smith: 16: John Brown: 17: Samuel Comstocke : 18 Eleazer Whipple: 19: Tho: Olney: 20 Samuel Wilkis- son Roger Burllingham
and Euery of you to take the Comand and Conduct of Ten men as they are seuerally Named in your seuerall Lists: and with them to Rainge beyound the outmost of our plantations Each of you two Daies at a time or more as Need shall Re- quire: to serch after the Enemies: and Vpon Discouery of anie of them you are according to the best of your skill: to indeuour to Resest Expulse Kill and Distroy them accoring to the best of your Jndeuour but in Cace you judge them to be two strong for you : you are to alarem as manie of our inhabit- tants as in yor wisdom y" Can or may: you are allsoe to ob- serue such Directions and instructions as shall be from tim to tim Giuen you by the Counciel of war aforesd: and in Case anie of your Company should Neglect or Refuse to goe vpon sd seruice: haueing had sufficient Notis thereof you are : im- powered to Take as a fine three shillings for Euery days Neg- lec|t and in soe doing this Comission shall be your warent and Discharge: Signed by order of the Councill of war for the town of prouidence : this 24th of Aprill : 1697
Joseph Jenckes Asis:tn: [LS]
William Hopkins Capt [LS]
John Dexter Lib [LS]
Joseph Jenckes Ensign [LS] (Verso)
To the Comanders of the seuerall Companys for scoutting who are within Commission Nated: You are Each of you
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vpon your Return from Scoutting to hand this Commission to him that next takes his turn: Which Must be as thay | are | Named successiuely in the sd Commission
[0582]
1b
S
d
Nicolas Harris
O
8
6
Thomas fenner
I
14
2
Jonathan knight
O
1 2
3
Capttn fenner
I
I
O
Jonathan knight juin™
O
I
O
Edward Serles
O
I 2
8
Thomas Burlingham
IO
3
Benjamin Serles
C
I
O
William Whore
O
I
O
James Brigges
O
4
5
William Burton
I
6
8
John Burton
O
I
0
Roger Burlingham
O
15
5
Peter Burlingham
C
I
O
John Burlingham
II
6
Roger Burlingham juin'
C
14
5
John Potter
O
II
I
Content Potter
C
I
O
Thomas Staffard
C
1 2
8
Joseph Staffard
O
IO
8
Benjamin Green
I
13
O
Abel potter
C
I
O
Widow potter
O
5
3
Benjamin potter
O
I
O
George Potter
O
4
8
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Peter Roberts Thomas Barnes Samuel Relph John fowler
Peter Stone
O
3
4
Jacob Clerke
O
9
3
Joseph Burden & Mercy Burden & their mother
O
16
6
Henry Brown juin'
O
7
3
Richard Burden
O
8
9
Arthur fenner juin'
O
IO
IO
George keech
O
5
O
John keech
O
I
O
Benjamin wight
O
5
4
& the farm he liues on
O
8
3
Andrew harris & his mother
I
8
O
William Randall
I
2
O
William Randal jur
O
5
6
Joseph Lathum
O
8
2
Benjamin Carpenter
I
II
2
Widdow Carpenter
I
8
O
John Wheaton
O
2
2
John Shelden and Nehemiah
O
Robert Dauice
O
4
O
Timothy Carpenter
I
2
6
William Carpenter
O
I
O
Peleg Roades
I
4
8
M' Arnold & his Son Stephen
2
9
9
Elisha Arnold
O
I 2
O
John Mattison
O
I
0
1b
S
d
O
2
6
O
I 2
3
O
7
IO
O
5
2
d
1b
S
II
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1b
S
d
Joseph Williams
1
1
4
7
Thomas Williams
O
I
0
Joseph Williams jun™
O
I
O
James Williams
O
I
O
Richard Waterman
O
I7
O
Nathanael Waterman Juin'
O
19
6
John Sailes
I
4
7
William Pray
O
4
9
Joseph Daly
O
I
O
William hopkins
O
19
O
Benjamin Thornton
O
I
O
Widow feild
O
3
O
John Gurney
O
3
I
Nicolas power
O
IO
O
Samuel Winsor
I
4
C
Samuel Winsor jun'
C
I
O
Joshua Winsor
O
I
O
Nathanael Waterman and his Son Richard
I
II
O
John Arnold
O
5
7
John Smith
O
19
9
Mrs kilton
O
I
6
(Verso)
1b
S
d
Joseph Tucker
O
2
6
Robert Tucker
O
I
O
John Stacy
O
Ĺ
O
Moses Hutson
O
I
O
Daniel Williams
2
O
5
Roger Williams
O
I
O
Mr Thomas Olney
1 12 :
I
22
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1b
S
d
Experience Mitchell
O
1
2
2
Thomas Mattison
6
3
3
Zachariah Mattison
O
6
O
Robert Gould
O
I
O
James Bucklen
O
I
O
Sam the Indian
O
I
2
Tom Jndian
I
2
James Blackamore
O
19
2
John feilds place
O
5
I
the Estate that was Josiah Wilkinsons
C
7
O
Joseph Aldrich juin'
O
9
O
John Lapums place
O
3
9
Jame ye Jndian
O
6
O
Moses furman
O
I
2
Widow hopkins
O
5
8
Nathanael Goue
3
8
Errors Excepted The Sum total of this Rate is 128 pound
This Rate was finished January : 3: 1698 by us
William Hopkins
Pardon Tillinghast
Ebenezer Jenckes
Nathaniell Watermans mortgage bond; Recorded.
[0583] Whereas at a Gennerall Assembly held for ye Col- loney at Newport March ye Ist: 1664. Jt was Ordred that two Courts of Trialls should be holden Annually upon ye Maine (to witt) the second Tuesday in September annually at Provi-
I
IO
Samuel Wright
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dence, & ye second Tuesday | in march | annually, at warwick, for the Triall of any Actionall Matters to the value of, & under Tenn Poundes Principle debt or damage; And whereas John Rice (Senior) inhabitant of this Towne of Warwick in his Majestyes Colloney of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations &c : desiereth a writt to arrest the bodyes of Gabish Greene, & of David Greene, & of Phillipp ffittaplace for a Trespase to him done (as hee saith) ;
These are therefore in his Majestyes name William ye third, King of Great Brittany ffrance & Jreland &c: to require you Samuell Wickham Towne Serjant of Warwick in his majestyes Colloney of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations &c : to arrest the body of Gabish Greene & the body of David Greene, (both ye sons of James Greene of Potaomitt) in said Warwick Towneshipp; & also the body of Phillip ffittaplace who Re- sideth in sd Warwick Towneshipp & them in safe Custody to keepe untill they put in Bayle Returneable according to law to make their appearance at a Court of Tryalls to be holden upon the maine at Warwick aforsd, then & there to answere the Com- playnt of John Rice (Sen') of sd Warwick in an action of Tres- pass for takeing up & detaineing from him Severall Swine, whereof they are to answere at said Court which is to be holden & sit as aforesd the second Tuesday in March Next; Damage by sd Trespass is Eighteene pounds sterling, and hereof you are not to fayle at yo' perrill.
Samuell Gorton Clark of the towne of Warwick
January 26 1697
(Verso)
The within Writt wase Seru : d vpon Jabez Greenc & Phil-
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lip feetaplace : ye: 31th : of January: 169] and vpon Dauid Greene The: 16th : of febuary : 169g
pr me Sam" Wickham Town Sergnt
[0584] The: Depocition of Henry matison of Est Green- wich Ageed : 26 : years. or theare about being ingageed Ac- cording to Law testifieth that hee being at the hous of philip Sweets in warwick on the : 17 day of Desember last past that Jabez Greene Came to the Afore sd hous and said that hee had found A Sow and : two Shoats of his fathers in the woods and that the Sow was nuly marked upon the: right ere and that shee had: his ffathers: mark upon the left ere before wheareupon Jabez Greene did desire: mee the deponant to take notis what marke the Sow Afore sd had upon her Erese which was A Crop of the left eare which semeed to bee A former Crop and the uper part of the right eare was off and the eare bloddy and this Deponant Saith that the Shoats Afore sd had now mark but Jabez Greene said that hee did conclude that theay came of the Sow Aforesaid and furder saith not
Taken vpon ingadgment this 28th of ffebr: 1693; Before me Sam1 Gorton Justice
Samuell Potter of Warwick aged about 25 yeares being in- gadged according to Law testifieth to the truth of all aboue written,
Taken vpon ingadgment this 28th of ffeb': 1695 Before me Sam" Gorton Justice
Samuell Potter of Warwick aged about 25 yeares being in- gadged according to Law testifieth to the truth of all aboue written,
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Taken vpon ingadgment this 28th. of ffebr : 169;
Before me Sam" Gorton Justice
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henery mateson Samuell pottar
[0585] To the Hon'd : ye Court of Tryalls sitting at War- wick for the mayne | the second Tuesday in march 1693. / | by vertue of an act of Gennerall Assembly held for his Majes- tyes Colloney of Rhode Island & Providence Plantations &c : at Newport, March ye Ist : 1663. /
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