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^ENEALOCSY  COLLECTION 


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RECORDS 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY. 

COURT     O  III)  E  lis. 
VOL.  Y. 

1608-1678. 


RECORDS 


COLONY 


NEW     PLYMOUTH 


NEW  ENGLAND. 

PRINTED     BY     ORDER     OF     THE     LEGISLATURE     OF     THE 
COMMONWEALTH     OF    MASSACHUSETTS. 

EDITED    BY 

NATHANIEL  B.  SHURTLEFF,  M.D., 


COURT     O  Tl  D  E  K  S 
VOL.  Y. 

1668-1678. 


BOSTON: 

FROM    THE    PRESS    OF    WILLIAM    WHITE, 

miNTRIt   TO    THE   COMMONWEALTH. 

1  8  o  G  . 


St3 


y, -s- 


H  E  M  A  11  K  S  . 

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XN  tlic  tbllowiiig  pages  is  included  a  copy  of  the  fifth  inaiiu.sciipt 
-■-  volume  of  Court  Orders  of  the  Colony  of  New  Plymouth,  embracing 
the  acts  of  the  General  Court  and  the  Court  of  Assistants  of  that  colony, 
with  grants  of  land  and  other  entries  of  a  more  miscellaneous  character, 
among  which  will  be  found  a  list  of  the  freemen  transcriljed  on  the 
twenty-ninth  of  May,  lOVO.  All  the  entries  in  the  volume  are  in  the 
handwriting  of  Secretary  Morton. 

Governor  Prence  was  at  the  head  of  affairs  in  the  colony  at  the 
thnc  when  the  vohune  conmienccd,  on  the  fourth  of  June,  Kifil,  and 
continued  so  to  be  until  the  time  of  his  decease,  which  event  occurred 
on  the  twenty-ninth  day  of  March,  1673.  During  the  remaining  time 
covered  by  the  records  of  this  volume,  ending  on  the  thirtieth  day  of 
October,  1678,  Mr.  Josiah  Winslow  was  Governor,  having  been  elected 
to  the  office  on  the  third  day  of  June,  1673.  The  i)eiiod  of  time 
included  was  about  ten  years. 

N.  B.  S. 

Decemhek,  1855. 


MARKS  AND  CONTRACTIONS. 


A  Dash  "  (or  straight  line)  over  ;i  letter  indicates  the  omission  of  the  letter 
following  the  one  marked. 

A  Curved  Line  ~  indicates  the  omission  of  one  or  more  letters  next  to  the 
one  marked. 

A  Superior  Letter  indicates  the  omission  of  contiguous  letters,  either  pre- 
ceding or  following  it. 

A  Caret  ^  indicates  an  omission  in  the  original  record. 

A  Cross  X  indicates  a  lost  or  unintelligible  word. 

All  doubtful  words  supplied  by  the  editor  are  included  between  brackets,  [  ]. 

Some  redundancies  in  the  original  record  are  printed  in  Italics. 

Some  interlineations,  that  occur  in  the  original  record,  arc  put  between 
parallels,  ||    ||. 

Some  words  and  paragraphs,  which  have  been  cancelled  in  the  original  record, 
are  put  between  +   J  . 

Several  characters  have  special  significations,  namely :  — 


w, —  annum,  anno, 
a,    —  an,  am,  —  curia,  curiam, 
a,    —  miXtrate,  magistrate. 
h,    —  bcr,  —  numb,  number  ;     Rofet, 
Robert. 

c,  —  ci,  ti,  —  accon,  action. 

CO,  —  tio, — jurisdiccon,  jurisdiction. 
0,    —  ere,  cer,  —  a^s,  acres. 

d,  —  dd,  delivered. 

e,  —  Trer,  Treasurer. 

i',    —  coinmitte,  committee. 
g,    —  gfi!;il,  general  ;  Georg,  George, 
h,    —  chr,  charter. 
T,     —  bcgig,  beginig,  beginning. 
L     —  ire,  letter. 

iTi,  —  mm,  mn,  —  coiTiittce,  commit- 
tee, 
m,  —  rccoindacbn,  recommendation. 
11?,  —  mcr,  —  foriTily,  formerly, 
ni,   —  month. 

u,    —  nn,  —  Peii,  Pcnn  ;  auo,  anno, 
u,    —  Dui,  Domini, 
ii,    —  nor,  —  mann,  manner, 
ii.    — on,  —  mcntio,  mention. 


0,  —  mo,  month. 

p,  —  par,  por,  —  pt,  part;  ption,  por- 
tion. 

p,  —  per,  —  pson,  person. 

p,  —  pro,  —  pporcon,  proportion. 

]?,  —  pre,  —  psent,  present. 

q.,  —  c(,stion,  question. 

^, —  es^,  esquire. 

f,  —  Apr,  April. 

s,  —  s,  session  ;  sd,  said. 

5,  —  ser,  —  svants,  servants. 

i,  —  ter,  —  neuf,  neuter. 

t,  —  capt,  caj)tain. 

Q,  —  uer,  —  seQal,  seueral. 

u,  —  aboil,  aboue,  above. 

?,  —  ver,  —  seVal,  several. 

w, —  wn,  when. 

y",  the  ;  y'",  them  ;  y",  then  ;  y',  their  j 
y%  this;  y',  that. 

',  —  us,  —  vilib:;,  vilibus. 

^,  —  es,  et,  —  statut^,  statutes. 

^(5,  &(3,  &c*,  —  et  cactera. 

vizj,  —  videlicet,  namely. 

./        —  full  point. 


COXTEXTS   OF    VOLUME  Y. 


COURT    ORDERS,    KJiiS— 1(578, 


CiEXERAL    IXDEX, 


PLYMOUTH  COURT  ORDERS, 


1008-10  7  8. 


PLYMOUTH    RECORDS 


THE   RECORDS   OF   THE   COLONY   OF   NEW  PLYMOUTH   IN 
NEAV   ENGLAND. 

[The  fifth  volume  of  the  Court  Orders  of  the  Colony  of  Xew  Pljinouth  properly  commences  on 
the  second  folio  of  the  original  manuscript  volume,  the  first  page  belonging  to  the  earliest  portion  of 
the  preceding  volume.  The  volume  is  in  the  handwTiting  of  Secretary  Morton,  and  contains  the  records 
of  the  Court  held  on  the  twenty-ninth  of  October,  1668,  and  of  those  held  subsequent  to  that  time  as 
far  as  and  including  that  which  was  held  on  the  thirtieth  of  October,  167S,  and  closes  with  a  list  of  the 
freemen  of  the  Colony  transcribed  on  the  twenty-ninth  of  May,  1670.  The  index  at  the  end  of  the 
printed  volume  has  been  prepared  from  that  contained  in  the  original  by  proper  enlargement.] 

ACTS   AND   PASSAGES   OF   COURT   AND   GRANTS   OF   LAND 
FRO:^!   THE   YEAR   1668   UNTIL   THE    YEAR    1678. 

Pkence,  Gou". 

*Att  the   Generall  Court  held   aft   Pli/nwuth,  in    .Yew   England,  the     1 6  (H . 

t^'"  of  June,  1661.  '      '^ 

-'  '  .1  i.,..„ 


THE  said  Court  graunted  vnto  ^I"'  Richard  Bourne,  of  Sandwich,  a  cer- 
taine  tract  of  land,  lying  on  the  westerly  side  of  Pampaspecite  Riuer, 
wher  Sandwich  men  take  alewiues  ;  the  land  is  a  longe  slipp  lying  by  the 
riuer  syde  ;  for  breadth  from  the  riuer  vnto  the  topp  of  the  hill  or  ridge  that 
runs  alonge  the  length  of  it,  from  a  point  of  rockey  land,  by  a  swamp  called 
Pametoopauksett,  vnto  a  place  called  by  the  English  Muddy  Hole,  but  by  the 
Indians  \Yapoampauksett.  The  meddow  is  that  wliich  was  called  M'  Leuer- 
ich  his  meddow,  as  alsoe  the  other  slipps  that  are  aboue,  alonge  the  riuer  side 
vnto  a  point  bounded  with  two  great  stones  or  rockes  ;  alsoe  all  the  meddow 
lying  on  the  easterlysyde  of  the  said  riuer,  vnto  Thomas  Barge,  Seni'  his 
farme,  all  which  tracts  and  psells  of  land,  both  vpland  and  meddow,  with  all 
and  singulare  the  appurtenances  belonging  thervnto,  is  graunted  by  the  Coiu't 
onto  the  said  Richard  Bourne,  to  him  and  his  heircs  foreuer.  IVIoreouer,  the 
Court  haue  graunted  vnto  the  said  Richard  Bourne,  that  hce  shall  haue  libertie 

(3) 


[*!•] 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    KECOKDS. 

1  (>  ()  1 .      to  take  yecrly  tweluc  tlioiisuud  of  :ik'\viuL's  att  the  riuer  where  Sandwich  men 
^    ~'    vsuallv  trake  ulewiues,  to  him  and  his  heires  for  eucr. 

4  June.  "... 

Prenci:  Likewise  the  said  Court  haiie  graiuited  vnto  the  said  M'  llichard  Bourne 

^°^"-  a  psell  of  meddow  lying  att  Mashpe,  the  one  halfe  therof  to  belougc  to  him 
and  his  heires  for  euer,  and  the  otlier  halfe  to  be  made  vse  of  and  improued 
by  the  said  Richard  Bourne  vntill  the  Court  shall  see  i-eason  otherwise  to  order. 
Moreouer  the  Court  haue  graunted  vnto  the  said  IM""  Richard  Bourne  a 
uecke  of  meddow  att  Mannamuchcoy,  with  a  little  vpland  in  it,  the  meddow 
lying  between  two  little  brookes,  and  the  .said  meddow  adjoyniug  to  the 
vpland  called  by  the  Indians  Aimtaanta  ;  the  said  p'niises,  with  all  and  singu- 
lare  the  appurtenances  belonging  thervnto,  excepting  the  one  halfe  of  the 
meddow  att  Mashpe  aboue  excepted,  to  haue  and  to  hold  vnto  the  said 
Kicliard  Bourne,  to  him  and  his  heires  and  assignes  for  euer. 


I(5(i8.     *'^'itt  the   Court  of  his  Ma'"  held  utt   Plijmouth,  for   the  Jurisdiction 
of  .Ve«'  Pbjmuuth,  the  29'"  of  October,  1668. 

Befoue  Thoiaas  Prence,  GoQ,  Wiliam  Bradford, 

John  Alden,  Thomas  Hinckley, 

Josias  Winslow,  John  Freeman,  and 

Thomas  Southworth,  Nathaniel  Bacon, 

Assistants,  &d. 


A 


N  order  sent  vnto  Bridgwater  as  followeth  :  — 


Gentlemen :  Vpon  the  complaint  of  M'  Nicolas  Bironi,  in  the  behalfe  of 
himselfe  and  some  others  of  youer  townc  that  apprehend  that  they  are  opressed 
by  youer  way  of  rateing,  and  pticularly  youer  puting  too  much  vpon  dorment 
lands,  and  too  little  vpon  faculties  and  psonall  abillities,  notwithstanding  that 
some  gett  a  great  pte  of  thcire  liuelyhood  off  the  townes  coiiions,  to  the 
great  wasting  and  destruction  therof,  and  haue  little  else  to  be  rated  for,  the 
Coiu-t  haue  ordered  mee  to  signify  theii-e  advice  vnto  you,  that  you  would  con- 
sider of  some  more  equall  and  just  way  and  course,  that  some  men  that  are  on 
all  occations  vsefull  in  the  place  be  not  opressed,  and  others  that  Hue  mostly 
vpon  the  spoyle  of  youer  coiiions,  and  put  not  themselues  vpon  any  imj)rouc- 
ment  that  might  be  to  publicke  benifitt,  goe  free  ;  and  that  you  would  be  more 
obscruant  of  such  orders  as  the  Court  haue  prouided  respecting  rateing  ;  that 


29  October. 


COURT    OllDEKS. 

you  may,  att  least  ibr  the  future,  prevent  the  like  complaints,  which  if  you 
doe  not,  the  Court  wilbe  nessesitated  to  make  further  enquiry,  and  improue 
tlicire  authoritlc  to  regulate  you  thcrin.  15ut  in  expectation  that  you  will  doe 
youcr  cndeauors  for  rcdrcssc  of  such  injury  complained  of,  wee  rest,  &(3.  '^"^"■ 

Wheras,  att  the  reqUL^st  of  John  Jacob,  of  lllngham,  in  the  behalfe  of 
himselfe  and  diuers  others  of  his  ptcnors,  the  Court  haue  formerly  grauntcd 
that  there  shoidd  be  a  deuisiou  made  of  the  land  sointimes  grauuted  vnto  M"' 
Ilatherley  att  Accord  Pond,  this  Court  ordcreth,  that  incase  the  ptenors  iu  the 
said  land  doe  not  agree  to  make  deuis.sion  therof  iu  a  cheaper  way,  that  then  the 
cheife  marshall    shalhe  authorised  to  impanell  a  jury  to  make  dcuision  therof. 

Wheras  a  formor  graunt  hath  bine  made  by  the  Court  vnto  Experience 
Michell,  Henery  Sampson,  Richard  Church,  and  Thomas  Little,  to  lookc  out 
for  land  for  thcire  accomodation,  and  that  since  the  said  graimt  they  haue 
sought  out  a  pcell  of  land  for  that  end  lying  att  Namassakett  Pond,  these  are 
to  be  a  memorandum  that  none  shall  interpose  soe  as  to  depriue  them  of  the 
said  land  vnlill  the  Court  haue  taken  course  for  the  purchase  of  it,  and 
scttleing  such  a  i)i-o))oi'tinu  therof  to  tlie  said  p>ons  as  shalbe  by  the  Coiut 
thought  meet. 

Wheras  a  certaiue  tract  u['  land  was  formerly  graunted  vnto  the  chilchen 
of  Clement  Briggs,  of  Weymouth,  deceased,  lying  ncare  the  bounds  of  Bridg- 
water ;  and  a  graunt  alsoe  of  meddow,  if  it  could  be  found ;  and  that  Remem- 
ber Briggs,  the  son  of  the  said  Briggs,  appeered  att  this  Coiu't,  and  certifyed 
the  Court  in  the  behalfe  of  himselfe  and  the  other  children  of  the  said  Clem- 
ent Briggs  concerned  in  the  said  graunt,  that  they  haue  found  out  a  psell  of 
swampey  ground  lying  neare  to  the  said  land,  —  the  Court  haue  settled  and 
doe  heerby  confeirme  twelue  acres  therof  or  therabouts  vnto  them,  to  be  layed 
out  vnto  them  by  M'  Constant  Sout]l^^•orth  and  Cornctt  Robert  Studson. 

The  Coui't  doe  alow  and  aproue  of  Captaine  James  Cudworth  to  be 
guardian  vnto  Gorge  Russell,  the  son  of  Gorge  Russell,  somtimes  of  Namas- 
sakeesett,  in  the  township  of  Duxburrow,  deceased. 

*In  reference  vnto  the  request  of  James  Lowell  for  to  haue  an  addition        [*3-l 
of  swampey  land  neare  vnto  his  land  hee   hath  in  the  right  of  M'  Nathaniel 
Souther,  the  Coui't  haue  ordered,  that  M'  Constant  Southworth  and  Cornett 
Studson  shall  view  the  said  land,  and  allow  him  twelue  acrees  therof,  besides 
that  which  hee  hath  alreddy  graunted  vnto  him  with  Phenias  Pratt. 

The  Court  haue  graunted  libertie  vnto  the  Gou'',  il"'  Thomas  Prence,  to 
exchange  fifty  acrees  of  land  adjoyning  to  his  land  on  the  southsyde  of  the 
brooke  that  falls  out  of  Tuspaquins  Pond. 


29  Octobi 
Pkence 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    KECORDS. 

1  G  G  8.  Likewise  that  incase  it  may  be  purchased,  that  a  competencye  of  Lmd  be 

"      '  grauuted  and  reserued  therabouts  or  neare  vnto  it,  for  the  vse  of  the  minnes- 

try  att  Namassakctt. 

Att  this  Coui-t  Thomas  Fauuce  appeared  in  the  Court,  and  being  of  full 
age  was  taken  notice  of  by  the  Court,  and  owned  and  acknowlidged  to  be  the 
right  heire  apparent  to  the  lands  of  John  Fauuce,  Seni'',  somtimes  of  Plym- 
outh, in  New  England,  deceased. 

In  answare  vnto  a  letter  fi-om  Phillip,  the  sachem  of  Pocanokett,  &d,  by 
way  of  petition,  requesting  the  Court  for  justice  against  Francis  Wast,  for 
wronge  done  by  him  to  one  of  his  men  about  a  gun  taken  from  him  by  the 
said  Wast,  as  alsoe  for  wronge  done  vnto  some  swine  of  the  said  Indians, 
the  Court  haue  ordered  the  case  to  be  heard  and  determined  by  the  celect 
men  of  Taunton,  and  incase  it  bee  not  by  them  ended,  that  it  be  refered  vnto 
the  next  March  Coui't  att  Plymouth  to  be  ended. 

At  this  Court  an  order  was  directed  to  Clement  Kinge,  the  constable  of 
Marshfeild,  to  requii-e  and  to  take  into  his  custody  certaine  goods  attached  of 
Captaine  Thomas  and  his  son  William  Thomas,  and  to  despose  of  them  ac- 
cording to  his  first  order. 

6  June,  1668. 
Wee,  whose  hands  are  vnderwritten,  being  sumoned  by  the  constable  to 
appeer  att  Robert  Jones,  in  Rehoboth,  by  reason  of  a  prouiden  of  God  by  a 
sudden  death  of  an  Indian,  to  witncs  our  apprehension  how  hoc  came  by  his 
end.,  vizj  :  — 

STEVEN   PAINE,    Juni^ 
JOSEPH   PECKE, 
SAMUELL   PECKE, 
SAMUELL   CARPENTER, 
JONATHAN   BLISSE, 
JOHN   ALLIN,    Juni% 
ROBERT   MILLER, 
THOMAS   READ, 
WILLAM    CARPENTER, 
NICHOLAS   WEYMOUTH, 
SAMUELL   LUTHER, 
OBADIA   WHEATON. 

Wee,  whose  names  abouewritten,  both  by  testimony  of  John  Jones  and  an 
Indian  boy  that  was  present  when  the  Indian  came  by  his  death,  testifyeth, 
that  the  Indian  goeing  vp  ^pon  a  logg,  and  seting  his  foot  vpon  the  first  raile, 


COURT    ORDERS. 

the  railc  broke,  aud  hee  fell  downe,  and  his  head   came  first  to  the  ground  ; 
and  haueiug  serched  him,  wee  find  his  necke  broke,  and  liis  wrist ;  and  by  ovu' 

22  October. 

best  apprehensions  doe  judge  that  according  to  the  testimony  that  wee  haue       pre^ce 
had,  soe  hee  came  by  his  end.  Gop«. 

Pme,         GORG   KENDERICK, 

Constable  of  Rehoboth. 

*The   Verdict    of   the    Corroners    Inquest    conserning    the   Death  of   Isacke         [•4.] 
Robinson,    Juni'',    late     of    Barnstable,    lately    deceased    suddenly    att 
Sacconessett. 

Wee,  the  jury  of  enquest  appointed  to  view  the  corpes  of  Isacke  Robin- 
son, Juni'',  doe  apprehend,  according  to  y'xev,'  and  testimony,  that  the  meanes 
of  his  death  was  by  goeing  into  the  pond  to  fetch  two  geese  ;  the  pond  being 
fidl  of  weedey  grasse,  which  wee  conceiue  to  bee  the  instrumental!  cause  of 
his  death,  by  being  intaugled  therin. 

ANTHONY   ANNIBLE, 
HENERY   ROWLEY, 

JOHN  chip:man, 

JOHN   HOWLAND, 
JOHN  OTTIS, 
NICHOLAS   NORTON, 
SAINIUELL   HINCKLEY, 
JOHN   HINCKLEY, 
ENCREASE   CLAPP, 
ROBERT   PARKER, 
MATHEW   INIAHEW, 
JOHN    MANTER, 

The  suine  of  thirty  shillings  is  alowed  by  the  Court  vnto  Captaine  South- 
worth,  for  his  charges,  being  a  coinissioner,  and  goeing  to  Boston  on  that 
occation  in  the  behalfe  of  the  coUonie  this  yeare. 

The  Court  takeing  notice  of  the  goodnes  of  God  to  vs  in  the  continuance  A  ooppy  of  this 

.  -n-as  sent  spccd- 

of  our  ciuill  and  religious  liberties,  the  gencrall  health  that  wee  haue  enjoyed,  yly  to  the  seu- 
and  that  it  hath  pleased  God  in  some  comfortable  measure  to  blesse  vs  in  the  ^o^ns^of^^h^, 
fi-uites  of  the  earth,  doe  conceiue  that  these  and  other  fauors  doe  call  vpon  vs  gou-ment. 
for  returnes  of  thankfulnes  to  the  Lord,  whoe  might  justly  haue  dealt  othei-n-ise 
•with  vs,  and  therfore  that  wee  may  be  joynt  in  this  our  sacrifice,  doe  propose 
vnto    the    scuerall    congregations    of   this    goiiment,    that    the  2oth  day   of 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  6  G  8.  Xoiiember  next,  ■which  wilbe  y"  fourth  day  of  the  weekc,  to  be  kept  as  a 
sollemne  day  of  thanksgiucing  ■witli  respect  to  his  goodiies  in  the  pticuhires 
abouemensioned,  and  what  pticulnre  places  and  psons  may  propose  to  tliem 
sehies  as  causes  of  thankfidnes. 

Att  this  Court  the  councell  of  -warr,  being  together,  ordered,  that  ^l' 
Joseph  Tilden  be  discharged  from  bearing  armes  as  a  coiiion  soldier,  haueing 
soiiitime  since  bine  a  coinission  officer  of  the  niilletary  companie  of  Scittiiate. 

It  was  att  the  same  time  ordered  likewise  by  the  councell  of  warr  in  ref- 
erence vnto  Ezekiell  Mayne,  of  Scittuate,  that  wheras  there  doth  appeer  a 
willingnes  in  the  niilletary  companie  of  Scittuate,  that  in  regard  that  hee  hath 
but  one  eye,  it  is  dilficult  and  in  ^om  respects  dangerouse  for  him  to  be  in 
armes,  and  to  traine  as  others,  that  hoc  lie  likewise  discharged  from  bearing 
armes  and  training  as  formerly. 

In  reference  vnto  two  barrells  of  turr  taken  by  John  Tilson  out  of  the 
house  of  Gyles  Riekard,  Seni'',  ■s\ithout  order,  which  tarr  is  found  vpon  exam- 
ination to  belonge  to  Edward  Grav,  the  C'ourt  hauc  ordered  the  said  tarr,  now 
in  the  hands  of  the  .constable  of  Plymouth,  bee  returned  vnto  the  said  Ed- 
ward Gray,  and  that  the  said  John  Tilson  pay  ■\-nto  the  said  (Jray  eight  shil- 
lings for  charges  about  his  jiroueing  of  his  right  to  the  said  tarr.  and  that  the 
said  tarr  be  made  by  him,  the  said  Tilson,  marchantable. 
[*4i'.]  *In  refeience  vnto  the   complaint   of  Samuell  Worden  against  Edward 

Crowell  and  James  ]\Iaker,  for  goeing  in  his  absence  into  his  house  in  the  dead 
time  of  the  night,  and  for  tlireateuing  to  breako  vp  the  dore  and  come  in  att 
the  window,  if  not  left  in,  an<l  goeing  to  his  bed  and  attempting  the  chastity 
of  his  wife  and  sister,  by  many  laciuous  carriages,  and  affrighting  of  his  chil- 
dren, the  Court  hauc  centanced  them,  the  said  Edward  Crowell  and  James 
.Maker,  to  find  surtics  i'or  tlieire  good  behauior.  and  ]iay  each  of  them  a  fine 
of  ten  jioinids  to  the  vse  of  (he  eollouie,  and  alsoe  to  defray  all  the  charge  the 
said  Samuell  Worden  hath  bine  att  in  the  viiidecation  of  his  wifes  innosensv, 
or  to  be  seuerally  Mhipl. 

And  the  said  Crowd!  and  .Maker  rhoso  rather  to  pay  the  fine  and  giue 
bonds  for  tlieire  good  hchnuior  vntill  the  Court  of  his  nia''"  to  be  holden  att 
Plymouth  in  M.urU  next. 

\'l)on  theirc  liuiuMc  ])etltion  to  the  (,'ourf.  they  remitted  vnto  each  of 
them  the  suiTie  of  I'ouie  jiounds  of  the  said  fines. 

Edward  Cinwcl!   acknowhduclli   to  owe  vnto   our   sofl  ]    " 

lord  the  Kiu-ethesume  of  -40:  00:  00 

And  Samuell   Ryder  tlie  suiTie  of 20:00:00 

l™""!-  The    condition    that    if  the    said    Edward    Crowell    be    of  good   behauior 


COURT    OEDERS. 

towards  our  soil  lord  the    ]viuy;c  and  all  his  k-ich  peoi^le,  aud  appeer  att  the      1  (J  (j  S. 
Court   of  his   ma"''  to   bee   holdeii  att    I'lymouth  the  first  Tusday  in  ]\Iarch    "^       ^^ 
ucxt,  and  not  depart  the  said  Court  ^^■ithout  lycence  ;  that  then,  &(?.  „ 

James  iSIaker  ackuow'lid"cth  to  owe  vnto   our  soQ  lord" 


,     -r..  ,         -      ,.  ,40:00:00 

tlie  Ivmge  the  sume  ot 

Thomas  Starr  the  suiiie  of 20  :  00  :  00 

The  condition  that  if  the  said  James  !Maker  be  of  good  behauior  towards  Kdcasrd. 
GUI-  soQ  lord  the  Kinge  and  all  his  leich  people,  and  appeer  att  the  Court  of 
his  ma''°  to  be  holdeu  att   Plymouth  the  first  Tusday  in  March  next,  and  not 
depart  the  said  Court  without  lycence ;   that  then,  &d. 

Att  this  Court,  Pliillip  Read,  being  suiiioned,  appeered,  aud  being  found 
by  sufficient  proofe  to  be  a  man  of  a  viciouse  hfe,  vizj,  a  fi-equeut  curser  and 
swearer,  and  otherwise  debauched,  aud  alsoe  a  non  resedent  in  this  goQment, 
was  required  to  depart  the  goQment  within  ten  dales  of  the  date  heerof. 

Fiuthermore  the  said  Read  continueing  in  the  towne  of  Plymouth,  and 
being  att  the  ordinary  att  Plymouth  in  the  time  of  the  siting  of  this  Court, 
hee  together  with  Richard  Dwelley  behaued  themselues  soe  nidely  and  un- 
ciuilly  as  they  were  both  coiiiitted  to  jayle,  and  there  remained  one  night,  and 
the  next  day  released  ;  yett  soe  as  that  the  said  Dwelley  being  vnder  bonds 
for  his  good  behauior  according  to  law  for  his  being  convicted  of  drunkenes 
the  third  time,  hee,  by  his  said  rudenes  both  by  words  and  vnciuill  behauior, 
forfeited  the  said  bonds,  which  was  forty  pounds  ;  but  on  his  ernest  request 
the  Coui-t  haue  remited  it  to  the  sume  of  ten  pounds. 

*Att  this  Coui-t,  Captaine  Nathaniel  Thomas  and  his  sonne  Wilfam  [*-4'^-] 
Thomas,  for  theii'e  affi-onting  Clement  King,  the  constable  of  Marslifeild,  in 
the  execution  of  his  office,  both  by  words  and  actions,  were  centanced  by  the 
Court  to  be  cotnitted  to  prison  during  the  pleasure  of  the  Court ;  and  for  theii-e 
abusing  the  said  Clement  Kinge  by  revilcing  of  him  and  thi-eatening  of  him, 
and  otherwise  puting  him  to  trouble,  they  were  centanced  to  pay  vnto  him  the 
suiiie  of  twenty  shillings ;  and  likewise  to  pay  vnto  John  Dingley  and  John 
Carucr,  to  each  of  them  the  suiiie  of  fiue  shillings,  they  attending  the  Couit  as 
witnesses  in  the  case. 

In  reference  vnto  the  complaint  of  A^'illiam  Bassett  against  James  Skiife, 
Juni',  for  goeing  into  the  house  of  the  said  Bassett  and  takeing  away  lyquor 
without  order,  and  otherwise  abusing  of  his  house,  hee,  the  said  James  SkifFe, 
was  centanced  by  the  Court  to  pay  a  fine  of  ten  shillings  to  the  vsc  of  the 
collonic,  and  to  defi-ay  the  nessesary  charges  the  said  Bassett  hath  bin  att  in 
for  witnesses,  &^,  in  reference  to  the  case. 

In  reference  to  a  horse  in  controversy  between  Thomas  Pope  and  Richard 

VOL.    V.  2 


I  October. 


10  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

16  6  8.      ^^'illis,  ■ttlilcli  said  horse  was  in  the  costody  of  the  said  Willis,  the  Court  h;me 
ordered,  that  hee,  the  said  Willis,  shall  looke  him  vp,  or  cause  him  to  be  looked 
vp,  and  deliuered  to  the  constable  of  Pl_vmouth  forthwith. 
Gou".  Ypon  the  hearing  of  a  difference  between  Isacke  Harris  and  his  wife,  the 

Court  saw  cause  to  order  that  incase  the  said  Harris  shall  contine^^■  to  neglect 
to  prouide  for  his  wife  that  which  is  nessesary  for  her  comfortable  subsistence, 
(according  to  his  abillitie,)  that  on  further  complaint  and  due  profFe  therof,  a 
fiirther  course  shalbee  taken  by  the  court  to  constraine  him  to  doe  it. 

M'  Josias  Winslow,  for  breaking  the  kinges  peace  by  strikeing  Nathaniel 
Winslow,  was  fined  three  shillings  and  four  pence  to  the  vsc  of  the  coUonie. 

Ralph  Earle,  for  affronting  the  constable  of  Dartmouth  when  hee  was  ex- 
ecuting his  office,  was  fined  fiue  shillings  to  the  vse  of  the  coUonie. 

John  Cobb,  of  Taunton,  for  liis  turbulent  behauior  att  Plymouth  in  the 
time  of  June  Court  last  past  before  the  date  heerof,  expressed  especially  by 
railing  and  revileing  against  Thomas  Linkolne,  was  ceutanced  to  pay  a  fine  of 
twenty  shillinges  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

Abraham  Sampson,  Juui"",  of  Duxburrow,  for  cursing  and  sweaiing,  fined 
ten  shillings  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

Thomas  Perrey,  being  detected  of  ciu'sing  and  swearing,  and  for  ruiiing 
away  from  the  Couit,  fined  twenty  shilUngs  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

Att  this  Court,  Wiltam  Nicarson  owned  a  bill  of  twenty  pound  in  ref- 
erence to  a  fine  and  judgment  of  the  Coui-t,  amerced  on  him  as  punishment 
to  misdemenor  by  him  coiiiitted,  elsewhere  expressed  in  the  records  of  the 
Court. 

Henery  Clarke,  for  stopping  the  kinges  high^-ay  by  seting  his  fence  to 
farr  on  it,  was  fined  fiue  shillings,  and  i-cquired  by  the  Coiut  to  reraoue  his 
fence  fi-om  off  the  said  way  speedily. 

In  reference  vnto  the  complaint  of  William  Bassctt  against  John  Farmer, 
Andi-ew  Dauis,  and  Joseph  Washbournc,  for  opening  a  certaine  box  in  his 
house,  wherin  were  his  writings,  &(3,  the  Court  admonished  them,  and  soe 
they  were  cleared  without  other  punishment. 

[*o.]  *^Di  Agreement  appointed  to  be  recorded  as  foUowcth  :  — 

Plymouth,  the  IS"'  of  Aprill,  1667. 
A  mutuall  agreement  between  Secretary  Nathaniel  INIorton  and  his  wife 
Lydia  Morton,  on  the  one  ptc,  and  Sergeant  Wiliam  Harlow  on  the  other  pte, 
as  followeth  :  — 

The  abouesald  Nathaniel  ^lorton  and  his  wife  haucing  a  desire  to  hauc  a 
child  of  the  said  Wiltam  Harlows,  viz^J,  Nathaniel  Harlow,  being  now  neare 


COURT    ORDERS. 


11 


two  yeares  and  an  half  old,  the  said  Wiliam  Harlow  doth  by  these  ^sents 
cotnitt  his  said  son  Nathaniell  Hai-low  to  the  said  Nathaniel  Morton  and  his 
wife  Lydia  Morton,  vntill  hee  be  of  the  age  of  one  and  twenty  yeares  ;  and 
this  is  to  be  vnderstood,  that  the  said  Nathaniel  Harlow  is  to  be  and  contincw 
with  the  longest  liuer  of  them,  the  said  Nathaniel  Morton  and  Lydia  Morton, 
vntill  hee  be  of  the  age  of  one  and  twenty  yeares ;  if  incase  that  either  the 
said  Nathaniel  Morton  or  his  said  wife  decease  before  hee  be  of  the  age  of 
one  and  t^\'enty  yeares,  and  the  said  Nathaniel  Morton  and  Lydia  Morton  to 
take  care  of  him  and  prouide  for  him  as  is  meet  in  such  case;  further,  the 
said  Wiliam  Harlow  doth  by  these  ^sents  engage  that  incase  the  said  Nathan- 
iel Morton  doth  decease  before  the  said  Nathaniel  Harlow  be  of  the  age  of 
seauen  yeares,  that  hee  pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  to  Lydia  Morton,  the  now 
wife  of  Nathaniel  Morton,  ten  pounds,  to  healp  her  towards  the  more  comfort- 
able bringing  vp  of  the  said  child ;  and  incase  the  abouesaid  Nathaniel  ]Mor- 
ton  and  his  wife  Lydia  Morton  both  of  them  decease  before  the  said  Nathaniel 
Harlow  be  of  the  age  of  one  and  twenty  yeares,  then  hee  is  to  returne  to  his 
father  Harlow,  or  his  order,  without  any  further  charge  to  him  or  his  assignes. 
Li  witnes  hcerof  wee  haue  mutually  sett  to  our  hands  the  day  aboue  written. 

NATHANIEL   MORTON, 
In  the  psence  of  WILLAM    HARLOW. 

Thomas  Southworth. 

Thomas  Faunce. 


GG8. 


*Mt  the  Court  of  his  Ma"'  held  att   Plymouth,  for  the  Jurisdiction  1  6  G  8-0. 
of  JVeio  Plymouth,  the  2''"'  Day  of  March,  Anno  Dom  1668. 


Before  Thomas  Prence,  GoQ, 
John  Aldin, 
Josias  Winslow, 
Thomas  Southworth, 


Wiliam  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hinckley, 
John  Freeman,  and 
Nathaniel  Bacon, 


Assistants,  &0. 


2  March. 


IT  was  ordered  by  the  Court,  that  with  the  warrants  for  June  Court  next 
some  propositions  be  made  to  the  seuerall  townes  to  consider  whither 
some  wayes  may  not  be  thought  vpon  for  the  easment  of  our  charges,  either 
by  grauntiug  libertie  to  some  pson  or  psons  in  each  townc  to  trade  powder, 
shott,  guns,  and  mony,  (now  vnder  prohibition)   with  the  Indians,  and  that 


2  March. 
Prexce, 


12  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

16  6  8-9.    all  others  being  restrained,   they  should   alow  sofuthing  yearly  to  the  vse  of 

the  goilment  j  and  it  is  conceiued  that  by  this  may  acrew  fiuther  benifitt  to 

vs,  in  that  lieerby  a  greate  pte  of  the  porke  that  is  now  carryed  by  the  IncUans 

Gov".        to  Boston,  and  by  them  sold  there  att  an  vnder  rate,  may  fall  into  the  hands 

of  some  of  oiu-  people,  and  soe  the  prise  may  be  kept  vp. 

Or  by  puting  somthiug  vpon  such  as  di-aw  wine  and  liquors  to  alow  for 
theire  lycence,  and  the  cxcisse  to  bee  taken  off,  or  any  other  way  that  the 
townes  may  propose  ;  in  which  it  is  desired  they  would  exercise  theire  thoughts, 
and  propose  some  suitable  psons  in  theire  townes  to  manage  such  matters. 

In  reference  to  the  complaint  of  some  of  Taunton  against  Bridgwater  and 
Eehoboth  respecting  the  ruiiing  of  lines  and  bounds  of  lands,  ■which  hath 
occationed  controuersyes  between  seuerall  psons  in  the  said  townshipes,  the 
Coiu't  haue  ordered,  that  some  fitt  psons  be  apointed  out  of  each  of  the  said 
townshipps  to  nm  the  said  lines  ;  which  incase  they  doe  not  effect  to  mutuall 
satisfaction  betwixt  this  Court  and  the  next  June  Coui-t,  that  then  the  Court 
will  see  cause  to  appoint  some  to  doe  it ;  and  that  in  the  mean  time  there  be 
noe  treaspas  vpon  the  timber  or  swampcs  of  each  otliov  bordering  vpon  theire 
lines. 

In  reference  to  the  request  of  Peter  Collymore  concerning  a  psell  of 
marsh  appertaining  to  him,  lying  between  the  third  and  fourth  clift  att  Scit- 
tuate,  forasmuch  as  the  bound  markes  are  lost,  and  hee  doubteth  that  lice  is 
wronged  therby,  soe  as  some  of  the  naighbours  bordering  on  him  may  haue 
more  then  theire  due,  the  Court  haue  requested  Cap?  Ciidworth,  IM''  Tilden, 
and  Cornett  Studson  to  repaire  thervnto,  and  to  settle  matters  about  the  bounds 
of  the  same,  if  they  can  ;  if  not,  that  they  att  the  next  Gcnerall  Court  make 
report  to  the  Court  liow  they  find  matters  in  that  respect. 

In  reference  to  the  request  of  John  Louell,  of  Eehoboth,  the  Coiu-t  haue 
ordered,  in  consideration  of  his  low  condition  and  great  nesessitie  of  land, 
that  the  towne  of  Rehoboth  doe  accoinodate  him  and  others  in  like  nessesitie 
with  a  competency  of  land  to  supply  theu-e  nessesitie  on  the  land  on  the 
northsyde  of  the  said  towne,  according  to  agreement ;  and  incase  they  doe  it 
not  betwixt  tliis  date  and  the  next  June 'Court,  the  Court  will  then  see  cause, 
on  due  notice  and  information  therof,  to  giue  him,  the  said  John  Louell,  lib- 
ertie  to  make  choisc  of  a  place  in  tlic  .said  tract  of  land.for  his  accoinodation. 

In  reference  vnto  Josias  Lcichfeild,  of  Scittuatc,  the  Court  being  certifyed 
that  hee  wilbe  of  age  on  the  tlrird  day  of  Aprill  next  ensuing  the  date  heerof, 
they  haue  requested  the  major  to  repaire  vnto  Scittuate  on  the  fift  of  the  same 
montli,  and  to  see  the  said  Leichfeild  posessed  of  the  land  ordered  to  him  by 
the  Court,  in   referenro    to   a   legarye   bequeathod   to   him   by    John   Allln,  of 


2  March. 


COURT    ORDERS.  13 

Scittuatc  afor.saul,  deceased,  and  to  sec  ]\Iicacll  Peirse  discharged  of  his  en-    1  (>  (J  S-J). 
gagemciit  in  reference  thervnto. 

Lrcs  of  adminnestratlon  was  grauiited  vnto  Anna  Barstow  to  adminnester 
on  the  estate  of  Wiliam  Barstow,  late  deceased.  ^"^'' 

*Att  this  Coiu-t,  Clii-istopher  Winter  and  his  daugliter,  INIartha  Hewitt,         [*6.] 
appeered,  being  bound  oner  to  the  Court  on  suspiscion  of  comitting  insest  with 
each  other ;  and  after  strict  and  pticular  examination  of  them,  the  Coui-t  saw- 
cause  to  coiiiitt  them  both  to  ward  for  the  grounds  and  reasons  following :  — 

The  principall  grounds  moueing  the  Court  to  suspend  the  finall  issue  of 
the  case  respecting  Christopher  Winter  and  IMartha,  his  daughter,  is  because 
there  is  great  feares  that  a  very  hainous  and  capitall  crime  hath  bine  coinitted 
by  them,  vizj,  insest  of  the  highest  natiu-e,  w'hich,  although  it  can  not  be  att 
fsent  proued  by  full  and  cleare  testimony,  yett  it  did  very  much  face  vpon 
them  in  many  respects. 

1.  In  Chi'istopher  Winters  sending  to  invite  Hewett  or  To^-er  to  his 
said  daughter  some  little  time  after  shee  conceiued  with  child,  when  as  not 
longe  before  they  were  both  rejected  in  theire  suite  for  her. 

2.  Because  the  said  ilartha  will  not  discouer  the  father  of  her  child,  it 
is  an  argument  that  some  pson  is  the  father  of  it  that  shee  hath  more  then 
ordinary  grounds  to  be  vnwilling  to  disclose. 

3.  Because  of  Winters  hastening  the  marriage,  and  some  expressions 
of  his  declaring  that  hee  had  noe  comfort  in  the  match,  and  his  and  his  daugh- 
ters carriage  that  day  that  they  were  married. 

4.  Winters  acknowlidgment,  that  after  hee  had  knowlidge  of  his  said 
daughters  being  withchild,  —  being,  as  hee  said,  informed  by  Hewitt,  —  hee 
ilid  not  bring  them  together  and  enquire  into  it,  nor  reproue  or  beare  witnes 
against  her  wickednes,  as  would  haue  become  a  father  that  was  innosent. 

5.  His  indulgence  to  his  said  daughter  since  this  Avickednes,  although 
kuowne  formerly  to  be  very  austeer  to  his  cliildren. 

G.  His  intensions  to  haue  gon  for  England  about  the  time  this  euill 
began  to  be  taken  notice  of 

7.  His  telling  of  Hewitt  that  liis  said  daughter  was  apt  to  be  frighted  ; 
and  was  soe  affrighted  by  himself  once,  coming  late  home,  that  shee  fell  into 
a  swound,  Scd,  as  the  said  Hewitt  doth  testify. 

T,  Thomas  Hewitt,  aged  sixty  yeares  or  therabouts,  testify,  that  my  son, 
John  Hewitt,  was  att  home  att  my  house  att  the  time  that  Martha,  his  wife, 

said  that  shee  had  that  abuse  offered  her  that  shee  proued  withchild  ;  further, 
I  testify  that  I  went  to  her  fither  Winters  house  within  one  wcckes  time,  as  I 


14  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  G  G  8-9.    was  informed  of  her  being  laid  ;  and  sliee  haiieing  a  young  child  in  her  lapp, 

""    ^       ^    I  asked  her  whoe  was  the  father  of  it,  but  shee  gaue  mee  noe  answare  att  that 

Trexce       ''^'"'^ '  ^^^  father  reply ed  and  said,  that  questian  did  not  belonge  vnto  mee  to 

^°^"-        aske.     Then  I  asked  her  if  her  husband  were  the  father  of  it ;  this  I  did 

seuerall  times  before  I  had  an  answare  of  her ;  her  father  said  tliat  shee  might 

answare  mee  to  that  questian ;  and  shee  answared  and  said  the  child  was  not 

her  husbands  ;  further,  her  father  Winter  said  that  I  should  know  in  time  and 

place  conuenient  whose  the  child  was ;  and  further  saith  not. 

Taken  in  the  Court,  attested  p  me, 

XATH:   ilORTON,  Secr^ 

The  testimony  of  John  Hewitt,  aged  twenty  seauen  yeares  or  therabouts, 
doth  testify,  that  some  certaine  time  after  I  was  marryed,  my  father  Winter, 
being  in  discourse  with  mee  and  my  M'ife,  asked  mee  of  what  constitution  I 
was  off;  I  replyed,  I  was  subject  to  be  angry,  as  well  as  other  men,  but  did 
not  vsually  expresse  it  in  rageing  tearmes.  My  father  AVinter  replyed,  "  My 
daughter  is  of  a  very  loueing  disposition,  but  you  must  haue  a  care  of  fright- 
ing of  her ;  for,"  hee  said,  "  I  came  fi-om  the  mill,  and  did  but  giuc  her  a 
tapp  with  my  horse  rodd,  and  she  droped  downe  in  a  swound  ;  "  but  hee 
thought  shee  would  haue  turned  about  and  throwne  souithing  att  his  head. 
Further,  when  my  wife  was  in  traucll,  my  fiither  AVinter  and  I  being  in  a 
house  together  by  ourselues  some  distance  off  from  his  dwelUng  house,  hee 
said  his  daughter  had  a  hai-d  time,  and  hee  feared  that  the  midwife  should 
charge  it  vpon  her  now  to  tell  whose  the  child  was ;  and  I,  the  said  Hewitt, 
replyed,  shee  would  make  her  tell  if  shee  could.  Hee  said,  if  hee  had  spoken 
to  her,  shee  would  not  nor  durst  not,  for  shoe  should  tell  in  time  convenient  ; 
and  fiu'ther  saith  not. 

[•7.]  *Iu  answare  to  the  petition  prcfcred  to  the  Court  by  Samuell  Fuller,  of 

Plymouth,  wherin  hee  complaineth  against  Jacob  Cook  for  treaspasing  vpon 
his  land  att  Smeltbrook,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  both  of  them  be 
warned  to  appeer  att  the  Court  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  in  June  next,  and 
that  then  the  case  to  be  heard  and  determined  ;  and  that  the  said  Jacob  Cooke 
be  warned  in  the  mean  time  not  further  to  treaspas  "on  the  land  in  controucrsy 
bv  takcing  wood  of  from  it,  &<?. 

In  reference  vnto  a  former  graunt  of  land  graunted  vnto  ]\I''  Collyaro, 
the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  hee  shall  haue  fifty  acrees  of  land  in  that  tjact 
of  land  purchased  by  M'  Prence  and  Francis  Combe  att  Namassakett,  in  any 
place  nf  it  not  yett  disposed  off. 


COURT    ORDERS.  15 

Wiliiim  Cro-sv,  Edward  Gray,  and  Serjeant  Tinkhani  are  ordered  liy  tlie    1  G  G  8-*.). 
Court  to  settle  the  bounds  of  the  GoQnors  land  on  the  which  heo  noM-  luieth    ^^       v— ' 

„,    .     ,      ,.  2  March. 

att  Plamdcaluig.  rpui-xcn 

In  reference  to  the  controuersy  concerning  the  ten  pounds  mensioncd  in  Govehnok.] 
an  agreement  between  M'  Kanelme  Wiuslow  and  his  brother,  j\I'  Josias 
Winslow,  bearing  date  the  l-l"*  of  Angust,  1668,  coiiiittcd  by  mutuall  consent 
of  the  abouesaid  pties  vnto  the  determination  of  the  Bench,  whoe,  after  serious 
consideration  of  the  pleas  alcdged,  doe  conclude  and  determine  as  foUoweth, 
vizj  :  that  it  appeers  vnto  them  that  the  verdict  of  the  jury  in  October  last  did 
not  determine  the  land  controuersy  to  be  the  lands  of  the  said  Kanelme,  but 
left  it  as  they  found  it,  and  therfore  the  abouemensioncd  ten  pounds  not  due 
to  be  payed  by  the  said  Josias  vnto  the  said  Kanelme. 

In  reference  vnto  a  letter  dii-ected  vnto  the  GoQ  from  Bridgwater,  therin 
certifying  the  proceedings  of  the  said  towne  concerning  John  Robinson,  the 
Court,  takeing  notice  and  approueing  therof,  haue  alsoe  further  ordered  and  ' 
doe  request  INI''  William  Brett  and  John  Willis,  Seni"",  to  take  cai-e  and  paines 
about  his  land,  which  they  desii'e  may  be  Ictt  out  for  the  ^sent  to  the  best 
advantage  they  can,  as  alsoe  to  dispose  of  the  rest  of  his  estate  and  concernes 
the  best  they  can,  soe  as  they  may  conduce  to  the  good  of  him  and  his. 

In  reference  vnto  the  land  purchased  by  M^  Prence  and  Francis  Combe 
att  Xamassakett,  the  remainder  of  it  vudisposed  of,  the  coinonage  and  proffitts 
therof  the  Court  haue  ordered  to  belonge  vnto  the  said  M'^  Prence  and  Francis 
Combe  vntlll  it  be  otherwise  disposed  of  by  the  Comt,  and  the  charges  of  the 
purchase  therof  payed  vnto  them  by  such  as  it  shalbe  disposed  vnto. 

In  reference  vnto  a  claime  made  by  Benjamine  Bartlett  vnto  some  laud 
in  Alkermuse  Feild,  in  the  right  of  M""  Jonathan  Brewster,  the  Court  haue 
ordered,  that  William  Crow  shall  lay  liim  out  fom-  acrees  in  the  said  feild,  soc 
as  it  may  be  a  little  prejudicial!  to  the  naighbours  as  may  be. 

*  James  Cole,  Seni',  and  Maiy,  liis  wife,  for  that  the  said  ^lary  Cole  was        [*8.] 
taken  selling  strong  liquors  to  an  Indian,  contrary  to  an  order  of  Court  pro- 
hibiting the  same,  was  fined  the  suine  of  fiue  pounds  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

James  Cole,  Seni"',  and  Mary,  his  wife,  for  that  the  said  ]\Iary  Cole  suf- 
fered diners  psons  after  named  to  stay  drinking  on  the  Lords  day,  att  her 
house,  in  the  time  of  publicke  worsliipp,  was  fined  the  suine  of  three  pounds. 

James  Clarke,  Phillip  Dotterich,  Slaiy  Ryder,  and  Hester  Wormall,  for 
theire  staying  and  drinkeing  att  the  house  of  James  Cole,  att  Plymouth,  on  the 
Lords  day,  in  the  time  of  the  publicke  worship  of  God,  were  fined  each  of 
them  ten  shillings  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

And  Christopher  Blacke,  for  the  same  default,  although  not  see  faulty, 
■was  fined  fiue  sliillings  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 


2  March. 
Pren'ce, 


16  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1G6  8-9.  Caleb  Lumburt,  for  bieaklug   the   Kinges   peace    in    striking  of  James 

Gleaghorn,  was  fined  tliree  shillings  fonr  pence  ;  and  in  reference  to  his  hos- 
tile carriages  towards  the  said  Gleaghornc,  forasmuch  as  hcc  is  rccoucred  of 
that  which  might  haue  proued  dangeronse  to  his  life,  hee,  the  said  Lnmbert, 
was  seriously  admonished  and  warned  for  the  future  not  to  doe  soc  any  more, 
and  cleared  of  his  bonds. 

John  Bryant,  son  in  law  to  Stephen  Bryant,  of  Plymouth,  for  vscing 
revileing  speeches  to  Edward  Gray  as  soon  as  they  came  out  of  the  meeting 
on  the  Lords  day,  was  fined  ten  shillings  to  the  vsc  of  the  collonie. 

John  Loe,  of  Marshfeild,  for  being  drunke,  fined  fine  shillings. 

"Wiliam  Thomas  and  Samuell  Arnold,  Juui'',  for  breaking  the  Kinges 
peace  in  striking  each  other,  were  fined  each  tlii-ee  shillings  and  fom-  pence. 

Richard  Berrey,  Seni',  Jedediah  Lnmbert,  Benjamine  Lumbert,  and  James 
Maker,  for  smoaking  of  tobacco,  att  the  end  of  Yarmouth  meeting  house,  on 
the  Lords  day,  in  the  time  of  exercise,  were  fined  each  fine  shillings  ;  and  for 
such  of  them  as  are  absent,  and  haue  not  taken  order  -^^  Ith  the  Treasurer  for 
the  payment  of  theire  fines,  the  Court  liaue  ordered,  that  the  majcstrates 
where  they  liuc  shall  demaund  it ;  and  incase  of  nou  payment,  to  warne  them 
by  a  speciall  warrant  to  appeer  att  June  Coiut  to  answare  for  theire  neglect. 

In  reference  vnto  the  psentmcnt  of  Thomas  Lucas,  of  Plymouth,  for 
abusing  of  his  wife  and  children,  hee  appeering  in  Court  and  promising  refor- 
mation, and  his  wife  alsoe  appeered  att  the  Court,  and  testifyed  that  since  the 
time  the  said  ^sentment  relates  vnto  hee  hath  not  abused  them  as  aforsaid, 
with  admonition  the  said  Lucas  was  cleared  of  this  pseutment. 

Att  this  Coui-t,  Mary,  the  wife  of  Jonathan  Morey,  and  her  son,  IJcnja- 
mine  Foster,  appeered,  being  suiiioned  to  answare  a  complaint  against  tlie  said 
Mary,  for  that  shee,  by  her  crewell,  vnnaturall,  and  cxtrcame  passionate  car- 
riages soe  exasperated  her  said  son  as  that  hee  oftentimes  carrycd  himselfe 
very  much  vnbeseeming  him  and  vnwoithyly  towards  his  said  mother,  both 
by  words  and  otherwise;  yea,  soc  was  her  turbulent  carriages  towards  him,  as 
that  seuerall  of  the  naighbours  feared  murder  would  be  in  the  issue  of  it ; 
shee,  the  said  Mary,  being  examined  respecting  the  pmises,  and  owned  her 
fault,  and  seemed  to  bee  very  sorry  for  it,  and  promised  reformation  ;  tiie 
youth,  her  son,  likeAvisc  owned  with  teares  his-cuill  behaiiior  towards  his 
mother,  which  gauc  the  Court  such  satisfaction  as  they  passed  his  i'ault  by 
with  admonition ;  and  in  reference  to  the  said  Mary  Morey,  the  Court,  vpon 
her  engagement  of  better  walkeing,  ai-e  willing  to  take  further  tryall  of  her, 
and  therfore  condcccnded  to  lett  her  son  rcmaine  with  her  vntill  the  next 
June  Court,  and  then  furtlicr  to  doe  in  tlic  case  as  occation  sluill  rcMjuirc. 


COUllT    UllDEUS. 


dlt  the    Court  uf  Election  holden   att  Plij month    the  first   Daij  of 
June,  Jlnno  Dovi  1G69. 


1  (i  (i  f). 


Before  Thomas  Preucc,  Cou'', 
John  Aldeu, 
Josias  Winslow, 
Thomas  Southwoith, 

Assistants,  (&i 


Wiliam  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hinckley, 
John  Freeman,  and 
Xathauiel  Bacon, 


[•9.] 


M' 


THOMAS    PREXCE  was  chosen  Gou'',  and  sworne. 


^^"crc  chosen  Asistants.  and  sworne. 


M^  John  Akleu, 

Major  Josias  Winslow, 

Capt  Thomas  Southworth, 

Cap?  Wiliam  Bradford, 

M'  Thomas  Hinckley, 

Leift  John  Freeman,  and 

M'  Nathaniel  Bacon, 

Major  Winslow  and  1 

^     ^  .       o      1  1    !■  were  chosen  Coiiiissioners. 

Laptaine  bouthworthj 

M'  Thomas  Prence  the  next  in  nomination. 

M"'  Constant  Southwoith  was  chosen  Treasurer,  and  sworne. 


The  names  of  the  deputies  of  the 
Court,  and  the  seuerall  adjournments  the 

Leift  Ephraim  Morton, 

Eobert  Finney, 

M"'  Constant  Southwortli, 

Cornett  Studson, 

Isacke  Chettenden, 

M"^  Edmond  Freeman,  Juni"', 

Wiliam  Harvey, 

James  Walker, 

Thomas  Howes, 

John  Thacher, 

John  Chipman, 
VOL.  V.  3 


seuerall  towncs  that  serued  att  th 
rof,  are  as  followeth  :  — 

Thomas  Iluckens, 
Ensigne  Eames, 
Anthony  Snow, 
Phillip  Walker, 
Nicolas  Pecke, 
Daniell  Cole, 
Jonathan  Sparrow, 
John  Wilhs, 
John  Eussell, 
M'  James  Browne. 


18 

PLYMOUTH 

COLONY 

IIECOIIDS. 

1C)G9. 

*Tlie  Names  of  the  Grand  Enqucst. 

1  June 

"NMliam  Sabin,                   ' 

r  Francis  West, 

PilENCE, 

Leiftenaut  Gorg  Macyc, 

Robert  Barker, 

[no.] 

'M'  Joseph  Tildcu, 

Jeremiah  Hatch, 

]M''  Nicholas  Tanner, 

Bcnjaminc  Hamraon, 

Steuen  Paine,  Juni'', 

John  Gibbs, 

Justus  Eames, 

.  sworne,  < 

Jonathan  Ranges, 

.  sworne. 

Andrew  Ringe, 

Shuball  Dimacke, 

Samuell  Dunham, 

Joseph  Wilbore, 

John  Jenkens, 

John  Hawes, 

Nathaniel  Willis, 

John  Whelden, 

Nathaniel  Winslow, 

Daniel  Wilcockes, 

Constables  of  the  seuerall  Townes 


Plymouth, Wiliam  Clarke,  sworne. 

Duxbuf M"^  Allexander  Standish,  sworne. 

C  Charles  Stockbridge,      '] 

■     •      •      •  i  T  V     T-     II  hworne. 

(_  John  V  mall,  J 

Sandwich, Thomas  Tupper,  Juni'',  sworne. 

Taunton, Israeli  Deane,  sworne. 

Yarmouth, Henery  Vincent,  sworne. 

Barnstable, Robert  Parke)-,  to  bee  sworne  att  home. 

{John  Foster, 
Joseph  Bent, 

("John  Peckc, 

Rehoboth, <  ^.  n  n    , 

[  samuell  Peckc, 

Eastham, Benajah  Dunham,  sworne. 

Bridgwater, Joseph  Bassett,  sworne. 

Dartmouth, John  Cooke,  sworne. 

Swansey, Jonathan  Bos  worth. 

Middleberry, John  Nelson,  sworne. 


Scittuate, 


IMarslifeild, 


Surveyors  of  the  Highwaies.. 
Gorge  Morton, 


rivmouth. 


Duxbuf, 


Thomas  Cushmau,  Juni''j 

Benajah  Pra't. 
f  John  Rogers,  Scni'', 
\  Roger  Glass. 


COURT    ORDERS. 


10 


Scittuate,    . 

SaudwT, 

Taunton, 

Yarmouth, 

Barnstable,  . 

Marshfeild, 

Rt-hoboth,    . 


Easth; 


Bridi^watcr, 


Swansey, 
J^Iiddlebern 


TRodolphus  Ealmcs, 
[James  Doughtey. 
f"  Thomas  Gibbs,  Seni', 
[  Daniel  Winge. 

Edward  Rew, 

James  Leonard,  Juni'. 
f  Edward  Sturgis,  Juni', 
[John  Burgis. 
fJohn  Chipman, 
[Thomas  Iluckens. 
f  Joseph  Bedle, 
\  Wiliam  ]\Iaycomber. 
f  Richard  Martin, 
[Nicholas  Hyde. 

Richard  Knowles, 

Wiliam  Walker. 

Samuell  AUin, 

Joseph  Aldin. 

John  Allin,  Scni'. 

Nelson.  + 


1  (;  (;  !). 


*The  Cclcct  ^Icn. 

f  Leift  Morton, 
Celect  men  of  Plymouth,      i  Serjeant  Harlow, 
[Wiltam  Crow. 

f  Christopher  Wadsworth, 
Samuell  Savery, 
Benjamen  Bartlett. 
r  Thomas  Tapper,  Seni"', 
Edmond  Freeman,  JunI'', 
Wiliam  Swift, 
f  Gorge  Hall, 
Walter  Dean, 
"Wiliam  Harvey, 
James  Walker, 
Richard  Williams. 


Celect  men  of  Sandwich, 


Celect  men  of  Taunton, 


[Ml.] 


*Att  this  Coiirt,  the  Court  grauntcd  that  Namassakett  shalbe  a  township, 
and  to  be  called  by  the  name  of  ^liddleberry,  and  is  bounded  with  Plymouth 
bounds  on  the  easterly  syde,  and  with  the  bounds  of  Taunton  on  the  westerly 


[•1'3.] 


Th;s    addition 
was    graunted 


20  rLYMOrXII    COLONY    llECORDS, 

1  G  6  9.      syde,  and  the  bounds  of  Bridgwater  on  the  northerly  side  or  end,  and  on  the 
southerly  side  or  end  to  extend  six  mile  from  the  wadeing  place.  Hand  att  tlie 
X  mile  to  run  cast  to   Plymouth  line,  and  from  the  said  line 
west  to  Taunton  line  ;   and  incase  the  west  line   ruiies   to  the   southward  of 
Taunton  line,  then  to  run  vntill  wee  come  vp  to  the  southermost  pte  of  Taun- 
atttheGenerall  (-^^  bounds,  and  then  square  of  north  to  it.||      And  it  is  further  ordered  bv  the 

Curt,  July  7,  ,  •       ' 

ifiS).  Court,  that  a  competencye  of  land  be   prouided  and  reserued  for  a  minnester 

This  recorded    ^^.;ti,;,j  th^.j^.g  townsiiip,  of  such  lands  as  are  vnpurchased. 

more   fully   in  ^  ' 

book  from  1678  In  answare  to  the  request  of  ^P  John  Gorum  for  the  necke  of  land  called 

to  16S3.  p.  34. 

Papasquash  Xecke,  the  Court  haus  graunted  vnto  him   one  hundred   acrees 
therof  if  it  can  be  purcliascd  of  the  Indians. 
This   was  in  Accomodation  of  land  graunted  vnto  Thomas  Paine,  to  haue  it  att  Na- 

reference  vnto 

a  former  graunt  massakctt,  with  Experience  Jlichell,  Henery  Sampson,  and  Thomas  Little,  if 
j,^j^^  it  be  there  to  be  had  ;  if  not,  that  hce  may  haue  some  elswhere  if  hee  can  find 

it  vndesposcd  of. 
This  graunt  is  '];iie  Court  haue  graunted  vnto  Benjamine  Church  that  hee  shall  haue 

mide  void  and 

null,  June  the  the  land  wlilch  was  soiTitimes  the  land  of  Wiliam  Paybody,  lying  amongst  the 
freemcns  land  att  Taunton  Riuei-,  the  which  the  said  Paybody  sm-rendcred 
vp  vnto  the  countrey,  exchanged  for  other  laud  elswhcr,  vizj  :  all  the  land  and 
right  of  land  which  the  said  Wiliam  Paybody  had  there  as  an  ancient  free- 
man, both  layed  out  and  vnlayed  out,  is  now  graunted  vnto  Benjamine  Church, 
which  is  for  full  satisfaction  for  all  the  right  his  father,  Richard  Church,  de- 
ceased, hath  to  land  in  this  coUonie. 

In  reference  vnto  a  gift  pretended  to  be  he  giuen  by  Phillip  the  sachem 
vnto  James  Lcanard,  Seni',  the  Court  haue  graunted  that  incase  hce  doc 
produce  a  deed  of  gift  from  the  said  sachem  for  the  said  land  vnder  his  hand 
and  scale,  att  the  Court  to  be  hohlen  att  Plymouth  the  first  Tusday  in  July 
next,  that  then  hce  shall  haue  fourscore  or  a  hundred  acrccs  of  it. 

This  Court  ordered,  that  Edward  Tayler  shall  and  may  dcmaund  the 
suine  of  forty  shillings  in  the  bohalfe  of  his  daughter,  ^lary  Tayler,  of  the 
estate  of  John  Turner,  in  the  costody  of  Thomas  Huckens,  of  Barnstable  ; 
and  the  said  Thomas  Iluckcns  paying  tlic  said  suiiir  by  this  order  from  the 
Court,  this  shalbc  his  discharge. 

Memorand  :  that  Anthony  Aniiible  be  icniemhred  ^\Ith  accoiru)datioii 
of  hnul. 

Wheras  Ivobert  I'arker  was  orderly  chosen  by  the  towuc  of  Barnstable 
to  seruc  in  tlie  office  of  a  constable,  and  did  not  appcer  to  take  oath,  the  Court 
haue  ordered  tliat  hee  shall  appeer  before  M"'  Hinckley  or  ]\[''  Bacon,  to  take 
oatli.  wliicli  it'  hce  refuse  oi-  neglect  to  di)e,  tliat   tlie   towne  choose  anotlier   in 


COURT    OUDKRS.  o 

his  romo,  aul  rctr.-uc  his   nanc   to   the    Treasurer,  that  soe  his  fine  may  l)e      1(i(i*.). 
required.  ^ 

Li  answarc  vnto  tlic  petition  ol'  Abraham  Jackson  to  rcmitc  three  barrclls        i-kj.^;^.,'. 
of   tarr    forfeited    to    the   countrey  liy  the  breach  of  a  hnv  prohibiting    the         ^ou". 
makeiu^-  of  tarr,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  i;i  reference  vnto  his  poor  condition 
and  many  h)sses,  that  hoe   shall   hiue  seaucn  bashell  of  Indian  corn  payed  to 
him  bv  the  Treasurer. 

Lres  of  adminnestration  is  graunted  vnto  Francis  Steuens,  Juni"',  to  ad- 
minncstcr  on  the  estate  of  Francis  Steuens,  of  Rehoboth,  late  deceased. 

tres  of  adminnestration  is  graunted  vnto  Job  Crocker,  to  adminnester 
on  the  estate  of  John  Crocker,  of  Barnstable,  late  deceased. 

tres  of  adminnestration  are  graunted  vnto  John  Ormsbey,  to  adminnes- 
ter on  the  estate  of  Johannah  JNIartin,  kite  deceased. 

Forty  shillings  is  remited  of  the  fine  of  James  Cole,  in  reference  to  that 
pte  therof  which  was  for  selling  liquor  to  the  Indians. 

Att  this  Court,  Nath  Fish  appeered,  being  suiiioned  to  answare  for 
raising  and  deuolging  a  falcc  and  scandulous  report  on  diners  psous  att 
Sanchvich  ;  liec  owning  his  faidt  therin,  and  engageing  hee  would  not  doe 
soc  any  more,  was  released. 

*Att  this  Court,  Christopher  Winter,  allies  Grabbara,  was  indited  on  sus-       [*13.] 
pitlon  of  coiiiitting  iusest  with  his  daughter,  INIartha    Hcwett ;    hee  puting 
himsclfe  on  Icgill  tryall,  the  grand   en(iuest  found  not   the  bill,  and  soe  hee 
was  released. 

In  reference  vnto  the  said  ^lartlia  Hcwett,  shce  haueing  a  bastard  borne 
of  her  body,  which  was  groundedly  suspected  to  be  begotten  by  her  said 
father,  though  not  legally  proued,  as  abouesaid,  shee  alsoe  refusing  to  confesse 
the  father  thereof,  for  her  said  whordome  was  centanced  by  the  Court  to  suffer 
corporall  punishment  by  whipping  att  the  post,  wliich  according  was  pformed 
and  executed. 

And  in  answare  ^nto  John  Ilewett,  her  husband,  his  earnest  petition  and 
request  to  be  divorsed  from  her,  the  Court,  not  being  fully  satisfyed  soe  as  to 
proceed  therein,  haue  referred  the  case  to  a  further  hearing  att  the  Court  of 
his  ma''%  to  bo  hohlen  att  Plymouth  the  first  Tusday  in  July  next,  and  the 
said  pties  to  appeer  and  to  produce  such  euidence  as  may  further  clcare  the 
case,  and  soe  for  ^sent  were  dismissed. 

In  reference  vnto  an  attachment  serued  on  a  psell  of  ceder  bolts  att  the 
sTiitc  of  Edward  Gray,  John  Thompson,  and  Benjamine  Bartlctt,  and  in 
reference  vnto  the  complaint  of  Nathaniel  Thomas,  Nathaniel  Winslow, 
Wilhim    Foard,  Juni''.  John    Caiuer,   Josias  Snow.  Jacob   Dinglcy,   and   John 


22  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  GGO.  Foster,  against  the  said  Edward  Gray,  John  Thompson,  and  Benjaminc  Bart- 
Ictt,  for  vnjust  molestation  in  attaching  or  causing  theire  goods  to  be  attached, 
vixj,  cedare  bolts  in  or  neare  vnto  a  swamp  or  swanipes  lying  northwest  or 
northerly  from  Moonponsett  Pond,  on  pretence  of  great  damage  don  vnto  to 
themschies  and  others,  it  was  agreed  by  both  pties  that  each  one  shall  beare 
the  charges  of  this  theire  said  processe,  and  that  the  chcife  marshall  shall 
haue  twenty  shillings  in  siluer  for  his  paiues  about  the  attachment,  to  be  paid 
by  each  ptie  ten  shiiliugs,  and  that  those  that  cut  the  said  bolts  shall  haue 
libertic  to  fetch  them  away  ;  and  soe  the  coutrouersy  is  ended. 

Elkanah  Johnson  and  ^NP  John  Gorum  engaged  before  the  Court  to  stand 
bound  vnto  the  celcctmen  of  the  towne  of  Marshfield  in  the  suiiie  of  forty 
poiuids,  for  the  appeerance  of  the  said  Johnson  att  the  Court  to  be  holden  att 
riymouth  the  first  Tusday  in  July  next,  to  answare  the  complaint  of  the 
said  celectmen,  in  reference  vnto  a  child  layed  vnto  him  by  Dinah  Siluester. 

In  reference  vnto  Francis  Wast,  his  takeing  an  hogg  from  an  Indian 
neare  vnto  Mattapoisett,  on  pretence  that  that  the  said  Indian  had  forfeited  his 
hogg  by  marking  of  him  contrary  to  order  of  Court,  the  Court  haue  ordered 
that  hee  pay  the  suiiie  of  thirty  shillings  to  the  said  Indian  ;  and  wheras  hee 
tooke  a  gun  from  the  said  Indian,  that  hee  speedily  returno  him  his  gun 
againe. 

tres  of  adminnestration  graunted  vnto  Abigail  Dunham,  Seni"",  widdow, 
to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  .John  Dunham,  Senl'',  deceased. 

The  Court  liauc  ordered  that  on  the  one  and  twcntyctli  of  this  instant 
June,  the  line  shalbe  run  between  the  Namassakctts  mens  land,  called  the 
Major's  Purchase,  and  the  townes  of  Marshfeild,  Duxbiu-row,  and  Bridgwater. 
M'  Willam  Crow  and  Gorge  Bonum  were  apointed  by  the  Court  to  doe  it, 
with  John  Tompson  and  Wiliam  Nelson  for  the  pm-chasers,  and  such  of  the 
scuerall  towneshipes  as  shalbe  appointed  vpon  knowlidgc  of  it ;  and  in  case 
none  of  the  townes  shall  come,  haueing  due  notice  of  it,  or  if  ^  coming 
should  refuse  to  actc,  then  the  other  men  appointed  arc  to  proceed  without 
tliem,  and  cucli  towne  to  beare  theire  proportion  of  the  charge  of  the  ruuing 
of  the  said  line. 


COUllT    U11DEU8. 


23 


Alt  the  Court  held  ait  Plijmoiilh  the  fift  Ihvj  of  Juhj,  Anno  Km).     1(1  (J!*. 


Bekoue  Thomas  Prcucc,  Esquire,  Cjou'', 
John  Aldeu, 
Josias  AVinslow, 
Thomas  Soiithworth, 

Assistants,  &5. 


Wiliam  Bradford, 

5  July. 
Prence, 

Thomas  Hinckley, 
John  Freeman,  and 

Gou". 
[*14.] 

Nathaniel  Bacon, 

ATT  this  Court,  John  Hewctt  and  his  wife  appeered,  the  said  Hewett  still 
earnestly  requesting  a  diverse  from  his  said  wife,  shee  haueing  bine  de- 
tected of  wliordom  ;  but  notwithstanding  what  euidence  was  produced  by 
them  att  tliis  Court,  the  case  appeered  very  diffucult  in  reference  to  some 
pticulars.  The  Court  haue  refered  it  to  the  next  Court  of  his  ma"",  to  be 
holden  att  riymouth  the  last  Tusday  in  October  next,  for  a  finall  determina- 
tion of  the  same. 

In  answare  to  the  petition  of  Robert  Latham,  and  his  dauglitcr,  the  M"ifc 
of  Isacke  Harris,  wherin  hec  complaineth  of  great  neglect  of  the  said 
Harris  in  not  takeing  care  for  his  wifcs  comfortable  subsistence,  being  departed 
the  goiiment,  and  hath  left  her,  ^^■ith  her  child,  to  be  burthensom  to  the  said 
Robert  Latham,  her  father,  and  tliat,  notwithstanding  such  order  as  the  Court 
hath  formerly  taken,  shee  is  neglected  to  be  supplyed  with  such  nessesarycs  for 
her  subsistence  as  is  meet,  this  Court  doth  order  and  authorise  the  celcctmcn 
of  the  towne  of  Bridgwater,  vizj,  Leift  Haward,  John  "NMllis,  Seni"",  and  Jolin 
Carey,  to  take  notice  of  what  vizable  estate  appertaiuetli  vnto  the  said  Isacke 
Harris,  and  to  take  it  into  theii'e  costody,  and  to  improue  it  for  the  relcife  and 
subsistence  of  his  wife  aforsaid,  and  that  they  be  carcfull  to  keep  a  due 
account  of  theire  receipt  and  disbui'sments  on  that  bchalfo. 

In  reference  vnto  the  complaint  of  Jehosabath,  the  wife  of  John  Robins, 
of  Bridgwater,  for  want  of  meanes  for  her  subsistence,  the  Coiut  haue  ordered 
that  what  estate  can  be  found  appertaining  to  the  said  John  Robins  shalbe 
desposed  by  tlxe  celectnien  of  the  towne  of  Bridgwater,  with  the  healp  and 
aduise  of  ^M''  Wiltam  Brett,  for  the  payment  of  such  debts  as  the  said  Robins 
oweth,  and  the  resedue  for  the  support  of  him  and  her  and  theire  child. 

Liberty  is  graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  "Will-am  Swift  to  keep  an  ordinary 
for  the  entertainment  of  strangers  att  Sandwich. 

Libcrtic  is  graunted  vnto  R;ilph  Allin  to  keep  a  feny  att  or  ncare  Pocas- 
sett  for  the  transporting  of  passengers  to  and  from  Koad  Hand  to  the  maine  ; 


24  I'LYMUITH    COLONY    KECOKDS. 

1GG9.      and  likewise  libertie  is  grautitcd  vuto  liim  Ijy  the  Court  to  purcliase  an  hun- 

'        '    dred  acrees  of  land  of  tlie  Indians,  on  condition  that  hoc  pa.j  the  suiiie  of  ten 

rPiiENCE       poi'iiJ  to  the  coUonic  ;  this   land  is  to  be  purchased  for  him  by  M''  Constant 

GovEUNou]    ^^outll^vOl•th,  or  James  Walker,  or  either  of  them,  being  ordered  by  the  Court 

■with  himselfe  to  doe  it. 

Gorg  Vaughan  is  alowed  to  keep  an  ordinary  for  the  entertainment  of 
strangers  att  Middleberry. 
r*15.]  *In  answare  vnto  a  petition  prefered  to  the  Court  by  the  towne  of  Swau- 

sey  for  a  ncckc  of  land  called  Papasquash  Xeeke,  that  it  may  bo  graunted 
vnto  them  for  the  promoting  of  a  way  of  trade  in  this  collonie,  the  Court 
haue  graunted  tlie  said  nccke  of  land  vnto  the  said  towne  for  the  ends  afor- 
said,  excepting  one  hundred  acrees  of  land  grainited  vnto  M"'  John  Gorum  by 
order  of  Coiut,  and  M''  Browne,  John  Allin,  and  Ensigne  Smith  being  ordered 
by  the  Court  to  lay  it  out  soc  as  it  may  be  as  little  prejudicial!  to  his  or  theire 
interest  as  may  bee. 

I'LU'ther,  in  ans-\\are  vuto  the  said  petition,  it  is  ordered  and  graunted  by 
the  Court,  that  for  the  accoiiiodatelng  of  more  inhabitants  in  the  said  town- 
ship, that  ad  such  lands  as  the  Indians  can  well  spare  shalbe  purchased  by 
Captaine  Willett  or  M'  Nathaniel  Taine,  alwaies  prouided  that  the  GoU  be 
acquainted  with  such  lands  before  any  purchase  be  made  of  them  ;  furthei', 
that  the  towne  of  Swansey  shall  haue  the  same  privilidges  in  )-eceiueing  of 
townsmen  into  theire  towne  as  other  townes  in  this  jurisdiction  haue  ;  onely, 
forasmuch  as  many  in  our  collonie  are  in  want  of  land,  such,  being  coiiiended 
to  them  by  this  goiiment,  shalbe  supplyed  by  tliem  before  any  others. 

In  answare  vnto  the  petition  of  Wiliam  Brewster  and  Wrastlcing  Brews- 
ter, (two  grand  children  of  the  Ecvcrend  ^l'  Wiliam  Brewster,  deceased,) 
requesting  accoiiiodation  of  lands,  the  Court  haue  granted  that  incase  they,  the 
said  Wiliam  and  "Wrestleing  Brewster,  shall  see  cause  to  goe  to  line  att  Swan- 
sey, that  tliey  be  accoiiiodated  with  lands  there,  as  being  such  as  are  coiiiended 
vnto  them  by  the  goQment  for  that  cud,  as  abouc  expressed. 

Tiie  Court  haue  graunted  vnto  Anthonie  Anniblc  a  competent  accoinoda- 
tion  of  land,  where  M'  John  Howland,  John  Chipman,  and  Jonathan  Spar- 
row arc  graunted  land  lying  on  Taunton  Riuer  neare  Teticutt,  in  the  purchase 
of  land  that  Cap?  AVlllett  purchased  for  the  countrcT  if  it  may  be  had  there  ; 
if  not,  clsewher,  if  it  may  be  found  within  this  jurisdiction. 

In  reference  vnto  the  request  of  James  Leanard  for  a  smalc  necke  of  land 
wliich  hee  pretended  to  be  giuen  him  l)y  rhilHi),  the  sachem,  tlie  Court 
haue  ordered  that  if  hee  can  procure  a  deed  vnder  hand  and  scale  from  the 


COURT    ORDEllS.  2 

said  Phillip,  that  hee  shall  haue  fourscore  or  an  hundred  acrees  of  it,  prouidcd      1  (J()<), 
it'  prejudice  noe  former  grauut.  '      ' 

In  answare  vnto  the  petition  of  M''  Thomas  Cushman  for  accoiiiodation       Pn,..xci' 
of  land,  the  Court  haue  graunted  that  hee  shalbe  accoinodated  att  or  nearc        Oov". 
Namassakett,  where  Henery  Sampson,  Experience  Michell,  and  Thomas  Lit- 
tles grauuts  are,  if  it  be  there  to  be  had  ;   if  not,  elswhere  within  this  juris- 
diction, if  it  can  be  found. 

The  Court  being  informed  that  Wiliam  Blackmore,  of  Scittuate,  that  in 
respect  of  the  loss  of  one  of  his  eyes,  it  proueth  dangerouse  vnto  him  to 
traiue  and  beare  amies  as  formerly,  haue  giuen  libertie  that  henceforth  hee  be 
excused  from  training  and  bearing  amies  in  that  respect. 

*Att  this  Court,  John  Dunham,  Seni',  came  into   the   Court   and  com-       [*  115-1 
plained  against   John  Dotey,  that  hee   niett  him  in  the  high  way,  and  did 
crewelly  beate  him,  and  affeirmetli  that  hee  goeth  in  danger  of  his  life  because 
of  the  said  Dotey,  and  hath  taken  an  oath  before  the  said  Court  for  the  truth 
of  the  pmises,  and  prayeth  a  warrant  of  the  peace  against  him. 

John  Dotey  acknowlidgeth  to  owe  vnto  our  soQ  lord"!  ^      _  Rdeabcd. 

the  Kinge  the  suiue  of J 

John  Soule  the  sunie  of 10  :  00  :  00 

Samuell  Smith  the  suiTie  of 10  :  00  :  00 

The  condition  that  if  the  said  John  Dotey  shall  and  doe  keep  the  peace 
towards  our  soQ  lord  the  Kinge  and  all  his  leicli  people,  and  in  speciall  in 
reference  vnto  the  said  John  Dunham,  and  appeer  att  the  Comt  of  his  ina"°  to 
be  holden  att  Plymouth  the  last  Tusday  in  October  next,  and  not  depart  the 
said  Court  without  lycence ;   that  then,  &.Q. 

This  Court  ordered,  that  the  Treasurer,  in  the  behalfe  of  the  countrey,  is 
to  make  good  a  barrell  of  marchantable  bcefe  to  M"  Green,  the  printer  att 
Cambridge,  which  is  to  satisfy  what  is  behind  vnpayed  for,  and  towards  the 
printing  of  the  booke  called  New  Englands  Memoriall,  which  barrell  of  beife 
is  soiiithing  more  then  is  due  by  bargaine,  but  the  Court  is  willing  to  allow 
it  on  consideration  of  liis  complaint  of  a  hard  bargaine  about  the  printing  of 
the  booke  aforsaid. 

William  Randall,  Seni"',  for  villifying  the  goQmcnt  by  approbrious 
speeches,  is  lined  the  suiue  of  fine  pound  to  the  vse  of  the  coUonie. 

VOL.  V.  4 


26  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

IGOi).         *AH  the  Court  of  his  Ma''"  held  att  Plymouth,  in  JYcw  Eiig- 
' '~~^  land,  the  29  Day  of  October,  1669. 

29  October. 

Qy'j^^E  '  Before  Thomas  Prcuco,  Esquire,  GoQ,  "Wiliam  Bradford, 

r*17."|  Joliu  Aldiu,  Thomas  Hinckley,  aud 

Josias  Winslow,  Nathaniel  Bacon, 

Thomas  Southwortli, 

Assistants. 

WHERAS  there  hath  bine  a  joynt  agreement  by  and  between  W 
Thomas  ^lorc  and  Samuell  Dotey  and  scuerall  others  of  the  towne  of 
Easthara  about  laboure  in  takeing  vp  of  monies  cast  away  in  a  wracke  belong- 
ing to  the  said  More  att  Cape  Cod,  and  the  said  IMore  haueing  alo-\ved  vnto 
the  said  Dotey  four  shillings  a  day,  there  remaining  vpou  account  due  the 
suiuc  of  three  pounds  and  seaiienteen  shillings  due  vnto  the  said  !More  from 
the  said  Dotey,  hee  haueing  layed  out  the  said  suiiie  in  a  marc  and  colt,  the 
mare  being  a  blacke  marc,  the  topp  of  the  left  care  being  cutt  off,  and  a  little 
bitt  cut  out  vnder  each  care,  and  a  red  mare  colt,  with  a  -white  face,  the  topp 
of  the  left  care  cutt  off,  and  a  little  bitt  cutt  out  vnder  the  flirr  care,  hee 
haueing  nothing  else  to  pay,  and  leaueing  it  to  the  determination  of  the  Court, 
the  Couit  haue  ordered  that  the  said  marc  and  colt  be  taken  vp  and  apprised 
by  two  indifferent  men  att  mony  prise,  and  to  b&  responsible  to  answare  vnto 
the  said  ]\I''  jNIore  or  his  order  the  said  suiiie  and  charges  of  takeing  her  and 
her  colt  vp  ;  and  incase  the  mare  and  colt  comes  to  more  then  the  said  suiTie 
and  charges,  then  the  ouerplusse  to  be  returned  to  the  said  Dotey. 

In  reference  to  a  horse  in  "controversy  betwixt  Thomas  Pope  and  Richard 
Willis,  the  said  horse  haueing  bine  in  the  costody  of  the  said  Willis,  and  by 
him  lett  goc  see  as  hee  can  not  be  found  and  brought  to  tryall,  the  Court  haue 
ordered,  that  the  said  Richard  Willis  shall  forthwith  deposite  the  worth  or 
vallue  of  foure  pounds  in  the  hands  of  John  Wood,  of  Plymouth,  whoc  was 
then  constable  of  Plymouth  when  the  said  horse  was  attached  att  Popes  com- 
plaint, and  that  the  said  Pope  and  Willis  shall  appeer  att  the  Court  to  be 
holden  att  Plymouth  the  next  March  after  the  date  heerof,  to  make  the  best 
proffe  they  can  whose  hee  is ;  and  if  in  the  mean  time  the  said  Willis  doc  pro- 
duce the  horse,  that  then  hee  to  bee  freed  from  this  engagement  of  the  foui-c 
pounds,  but  if  hee  doe  not,  that  then  the  said  foure  pounds  to  be  respon- 
sible to  answare  those  to  whom  the  horse  shalbc  found  to  belong  vpon  tryall. 

Att  tills  Court,  Richard  Willis  came  before  the  Court  aud  engaged  his 
house  aud  lautl  vnto  John  Wood  for  cecuritie  for  the  ])ayment  of  the  said 
foure  pounds. 


29  October. 
Pkknce, 


COURT   ORDERS.  27 

John  Ewen,  for  comitting  fornication  with  Euliamah  Turner,  was  fined  the      1  ()  (»  0. 
suiiie  of  three  pounds  to  the  vse  of  the  collouie,  abated  heerof  twenty  shillings. 

In  refoi-encc  to  the  ^sentment  of  Ei^hraim  Done,  of  Eastham,  for  horri- 
bly slaundcring  and  belying  of  his  naighbours,  hec  was  fined  for  telling  of 
two  lyes  about  the  same  the  suiiie  of  twenty  shillings  to  the  vse  of  the  col- 
lonie,  and  refered  for  future  cencure  to  a  further  tryall  of  his  future  conver- 
sation, and  incase  hco  approue  himsclfe  better  then  his  fault  heerin,  to  be  pased 
by  ;  but  if  hce  doc  yett  further  offend  in  this  kind,  that  then  the  agravation 
to   be  remembered  according   to   his  dcmcritts,   with  answara^e  punishment. 

Gorge  Russell,  of  Scittuate,  for  breach  of  the  Lords  day,  fined  ten  shillings. 

Robert  Laurance,  souitimes  of  Plymouth,  for  breaking  the  peace  and 
swearing,  fined  eight  shillings  and  foure  pence,  vizj,  for  breaking  the  peace, 
three  shillings  and  four  pence,  and  for  swearing,  fine  shillings. 

Thomas  Starr,  for  speakeing  euill  of  one  of  the  majestrates,  fined  20s. 

Thomas  Starr,  for  vseing  words  and  carriages  tending  very  much  to 
vncleanes,  was  fined  twenty  shillings. 

*The  Court  doth  allow  Robert  Shelley  to  take  the  estate  of  his  son,  John       [*18.] 
Shelley,  into  his  hands  from  Samucll  Bacon,  allowing  such  due  charges  as  the 
said  Bacon  hath  bine  att  about  it,  and  giueing  him  a  discharge  on  receipt  of 
the  same. 

Jolin  Sprague  is  allowed  by  the  Court  to  keep  an  ordinary  att  Dux- 
burrow. 

In  reference  vnto  two  seuerall  petitions  prcfored  to  the  Court,  the  one  by 
Elizabeth  BuUocke,  widdow,  and  the  other  by  Samuell  Bullocke,  in  reference 
to  the  dispose  of  the  lands  and  estate  of  Richard  BuUocke,  deceased, 
the  Cotirt  doe  request  and  appoint  Captaine  Thomas  Willett,  Leift  Hunt, 
and  Ensigne  Smith  to  take  some  paiues  in  settleing  matters  about  the 
lands  of  the  said  Richard  Bullocke  between  his  heires  and  the  said  widdow, 
and  incase  they  doe  compose  and  settle  the  said  lands  to  satisfaction,  that  they 
would  please  to  send  in  vnto  ^  the  Coiut  what  they  hauo  done  in  the 
pmises  j  and  incase  they  can  not  settle  thinges  about  it,  that  they  acquaint 
the  Court  with  the  sticke  att  the  next  March  Court,  and  concerning  the 
remainder  of  the  estate,  that  they  giue  in  an  accompt  of  what  is  left  of  it  to 
the  Coiu-t,  that  see  they  may  take  order  about  it  att  the  said  Court. 

In  reference  vnto  a  shirt  stollen  by  an  Indian  from  Christopher  Blake, 
and  sold  vnto  Nathaniell  Winge,  which  shirt  is  now  in  the  costody  of 
the  constable  of  Sandwich,  the  Coui-t  haue  ordered  that  the  said  constable 
shall  returne  the  said  shirt  vnto  the  said  Blake,  and  to  require  the  said 
Winge  to  pay  fine  shillings  to  the  said  Blake  in  satisfaction   for  his  trouble 


28 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


1  G  6  9.  and  charge  about  it,  and  two  shillings  and  six  pence  to  the  said  constable  for 
his  buslues  about  it,  and  that  the  said  Winge  be  required  to  looke  vp  the 
said  Indian,  and  briuge  him  or  cause  him  to  be  brought  before  some  one  of 
the  majestrates  of  this  jimsdiction,  to  answare  for  his  said  fact. 

In  reference  vnto  the  complaint  of  Penninnah  Linnitt,  ^\•iddo■^v,  against 
David  Limrit,  that  hee  hath  possessed  himselfe  of  her  house  and  land  giuen 
her  by  the  M'ill  of  her  deceased  husband,  Robert  Linnitt,  and  giueth  her  noe 
satisfaction  for  the  same,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  if  hee  doe  not  glue  her 
satisfaction  about  the  same  betwixt  this  and  the  next  March  Court,  that  then 
the  Court  will  take  course  that  hee  shalbe  disposessed  therof. 

Att  this  Coui-t,  Arther  Howland,  Pliillip  Leanard,  Wiliani  Norkctt,  and 
"VVillram  Hincksman  appeered  according  to  summons  to  answare  for  theire  neg- 
lect of  paying  theire  rate  to  the  minncstry.  The  Court,  haueing  heard  theire 
seuerall  answares,  doe  determine  as  foUowes  :  that  the  said  Arther  Howland, 
in  respect  vnto  liis  age  and  low  condition,  bee  acquitted  for  what  is  pasd ;  and 
the  rest  of  them  forthwith  to  pay  theire  proportions  they  were  rated  the  last 
yearc  to  the  minuestry ;  and  that  the  constable  be  payed  for  his  distresse  that 
hee  shalbe  nessesitated  to  make  vpon  them  or  any  of  them  in  that  behalfe. 

Att  this  Court,  Eobcrt  Ransom  and  liis  wife  appeered,  being  bound  oner 
thervnto  to  answare  for  theire  contensious  and  vnworthy  carryages  each  to 
other  in  theire  walkeing  in  marriage  condition,  and  on  theire  engagement  to 
line  better  in  that  behalfe  they  were  for  the  j^sent  cleared,  and  theire  bonds 
for  theire  appeerance  in  theire  sight  cancelled. 

Att  this  Court,  letters  of  adminnestration  were  graunted  ATito  ]\Iistris 
Sissillie  Fish,  of  Sandwich,  widdow,  tn  adminncstcr  on  the  estate  of  Robert 
IloUocke,  deceased. 


*Jlft  the  speciall  Court  held  att  P/i/moiith  the  eight  Day  of  December, 
P,.„,  Anno  DoJii.  1669. 

Befork  Thomas  Prencc,  Esq'',  (iouc%  and      Wiliam  Bradford, 


John  Alden, 
Josias  Winslow, 


Thomas  Hinckley,  and 
Nathaniel  Bacon, 


Assistants. 


IN  reference  vnto  a  controversy  between  the  towncs  of  Taunton  and  Bridg- 
water, concerning  the   hounds  of  theire  townshipos,  that  whcras  theire 
hatli  bine  senerall  d('l)nt('s  about  it,  and  tliat  now  theire  asronts   haue   appeered 


COURT    ORDERS.  20 

att  this  Court,  and  some  pmlcauors  by  both  thcmsehics  and  the  Court  to  briu";      1  (J  (i '.). 

the  case  to  au  issue,  but  for  psent   can  not,  the  Court  hauc   ordered  that  if 

they  doe  not  agree  the  case  between  themsehics,  or  that  neither  pty  doe  com- 

plaine  by  way  of  action  betwixt  this  date   and   tire   next   March   Court ;  that 

then  the  Coui't  will  see  cause  to  impannell  a  jury  to  bring  the  said  controuersy 

to  a  finall  issue  and  settlement. 

Att  this  Court,  Jane,  the  wife  of  Samuell  ilallowey,  of  Taunton,  appccred, 
being  sent  by  the  townesmen  of  the  said  towne,  that  forasmuch  as  her  carryage 
towards  her  husband  was  soe  turbulent  and  vild,  both  in  words  and  actions,  as 
hee  could  not  Hue  with  her  biit  in  danger  of  his  life  or  limbs,  and  alsoe  her 
carryage  before  the  Court  was  soe  audatious  as  was  intoUerable ;  for  her  said 
vild  and  notorious  practices  and  carryages  shee  was  centanced  by  the  Coiut  to 
be  coiiiitted  to  the  jayle  duiing  the  pleasure  of  the  Court ;  but  slice,  haueing 
bine  but  one  night  in  close  durance,  manifested  great  jiensiuenes  and  sorrow 
for  her  said  miscarriages,  and  engaged  to  carry  better  for  the  future ;  on  which, 
as  alsoe  by  the  earnest  sollisitation  of  her  husband,  shee  was  sett  att  liberty, 
that  shee  might  goe  home  with  her  husband,  and  soe  to  passe  vpon  tryall  in 
hopes  of  better  practices  for  tlic  future. 

Wee,  whose  names  arc  vnderwritten,  being  impannelled  by  M'  John 
Aldeu  on  the  corronors  enquest,  to  make  enquiiy  how  John  Paybody  came 
by  his  death,  doe  find,  — 

That  hee  ryding  on  the  road,  his  horse  carrycd  him  vndcrncath  the  bow 
of  a  young  tree,  and  violently  forceing  his  head  vnto  the  body  thcrof,  brake 
his  skull,  which  wee  doe  judge  was  the  cause  of  his  death. 

r  SAMUELL   SABERRY, 
JOHN  TRACYE, 
HEXERY   SAMPSON, 
JOHN  SPRAGUE, 
RODULPHUS   THACHER, 
JOHN   WASHBURNE, 
JOHN    'WADSWORTH, 
BENJAMINE   BARTLETT, 
WILLAM  CLARKE, 
JOSEPH   PRIOR, 
SAMUELL   HUNT, 
JOSEPH   AVADSWORTH. 

Dated  this  18  of  the  9"'  montli.  1069. 


30  •  rLY^MOUTII    COLONY    RF.CORDS. 

1  G  6  9.  Att.  the  Court  held  att   riymouth   in  Octoher  List   past  hcforc   the  date 

'        '    heerof,  the  Court  taking  into  theire  consideration  the  vsefulnes  and  seasonable- 

PuExcE       ^^^  °^  '■^^^  sermon  preached  att  the  Election  Court  att  Plymouth  in  June  last, 

Gov".        ^{([  order,  that  the  said  sermon  should  be  printed,  ■\\-hich  accordingly  was  in 

this  yeare   don  and  pformcd,  by  the  approbation  alsoe  of  ^NI""  Chauncye  and 

IVP  Shepard,  whoe  alsoe  aded  imprimature  thervnto  as  it  is  now  extant. 


ICOO-TO.  -Vi//  the  Court  of  his  Ma'"  held  att  the  Towne  of  Ph/mouth,  for  the 
Jurisdiction  of  Ph/mouth,  in  .A'ew  England,  the  first  Day  of  March, 
Juno  Dam  1669. 


[*20.] 


Before  Thomas  Prince,  Esquire,  Gou'',       Thomas  Hinckley, 
Jolui  Aldin,  John  Freeman,  and 

Josias  Winslow,  Nathaniell  Bacon, 

Wiliam  Bradford, 

Assistants,  &S. 

IN  reference  vnto  the  fvu-thcr  request  of  ^NP  John  Jacob  to  haue  a  dcuission 
of  the  land  hce  with  others  bought  of  M"'  Hatherlcy,  att  Accord  Pond,  the 
Court  haue  ordered,  that  hee  shall  take  out  such  coppies  out  of  the  records  of 
Conihassett  laud  as  arc  behoofull  to  the  said  deuission,  and  rejiairc  to  the  Gou'' 
and  major  for  the  ordering  of  the  same  to  be  don  by  the  marshall  as  soon  as 
a  convenient  time  and  oijpertunitc  wilbe  p>sented. 

Att  this  Court,  Richard  Willis  appecred  to  answare  the  complaint  of 
Thomas  Pojic,  for  detaining  of  a  horse  that  hee  laycd  claime  vnto,  and  desired 
that  the  said  controversy  might  bo  tryed  by  a  jury  of  twelue  men  by  way  of 
action ;  but  Joseph  Bartlctt,  the  said  Popes  attorney,  refused  to  joyne  issue 
with  him  in  that  way  ;  on  which  the  Court  ordered  that  the  said  horse  should- 
be  kept  by  the  said  Willis  vntill  June  Coiu-t  next,  and  if  in  the  mean  time 
any  can  come  in  and  make  better  claime  and  title  to.him  then  the  said  "Willis, 
they  shall  haue  him,  paying  all  due  charges ;  but  if  none  other  in  the  intcreni 
shall  or  doe  come  in  and  make  better  title  to  him,  by  the  said  Court  lice  shall 
then  be  reputed  to  be  the  said  Willis  his  horse. 

In  reference  to  the  pscntmcnt  of  John  Tilson,  in  breaking  the  Kings 
peace  by  strikeing  Robert  Ransom,  the  said  Tilson  is  fined  o'  4'. 

Richard   Bisho]i,  for    p'loyning  of  a   pscU   of  sliocjis  woole   from  Gorge 


COUllT   OllDERS.  31 

Crispe,  is  cciitaiiced  to  pay  to  the  said  Crispc  the  suirie  of  thirty  shiUings  vpou  ](I()',)-7(). 
demaund,  on  receipt  whcrof  hee  is  to  rest  satisfy  concerning  the  matter,  and  "  '''  "' 
the  said  Bishop  cleared.  Pkence 

John   Loc,  for  being   drunke   the   second  time,  that   is  to  say,  convicted         '^"^"• 
thcrof  before  the  Court,  hee   is   find   tire  suiiic  of  ten  shillings,  according  to 
order. 

Thomas  Jlathewes,  for  vnreasonably  beateing  of  the  Indian  Ned,  and 
therin  breaking  the  Kings  peace,  is  fined  three  shillings  and  four  pence  ;  and 
for  the  abuse  of  the  said  Indian,  and  for  and  towards  his  charges  in  coming 
too  and  attending  the  Court,  the  said  Mathews  is  ordered  to  pay  him  fourteen 
shillings. 

Att  this  Court,  Kalph  Smith,  Samuel  Smith,  and  Daniel  Smith,  (by  his 
father,)  appeered  to  answarc  the  suites  coiiienced  by  Josias  Cooke  against 
them,  which  suites  were  by  the  said  Cooke  withdrawne  ;  the  Court  alo^^ed  the 
charges  to  the  defendants  for  tlieire  appeerance  and  attendance  att  the  Court 
to  answare  the  said  suites. 

In  reference  to  a  complaint  made  against  Nathaniel  Fitsrandall  for  re- 
fusing to  pay  the  suiiie  of  one  and  twenty  shillings  to  the  minnestry  att  Barn- 
stable, which  was  the  suiiie  awarded  him  by  order  to  pay  thervnto,  the  Court, 
hearing  his  defence,  but  not  judging  it  sufEcient,  did  centance  him  to  pay  the 
suiiie  of  forty  two  shillings  to  the  Treasurer,  according  to  order  of  Comt  pro- 
uided  in  such  a  case. 

*Christopher  Blake,  for  being  drunke,  fined  fine  shillings,  and  for  his  L  ~^-J 
vnseemly  carriages  in  his  drunkenes  with  an  Indian  woman,  is  centenccd  by 
the  Coin-t  to  sitt  in  the  stockes  two  houres  att  Yarmouth  on  theire  next  training 
day  ;  and  incase  hee  shall  goe  aside  to  escape  the  execution  of  the  said  cen- 
tance, that  then  hee  shalbe  taken  by  any  constable  within  this  jurisdiction, 
in  whose  liberties  hee  shalbe  found,  and  publicly  whipt. 

In  reference  vnto  the  psentment  of  Jane,  the  wife  of  Samucll  Hallowey, 
of  Taunton,  together  with  other  horrible  and  abusive  speeches  and  actions  by 
her  spoken  and  done  against  her  husband  and  others,  not  onely  in  other  places, 
but  in  the  psence  of  the  Couit,  shee  is  centanced  to  bee  publickly  whipt  att 
Taunton ;  and  wheras  shee  is  att  p>sent  with  child,  the  execution  of  the  said 
centance  is  refered  vntill  shee  shalbe  deliuered  and  abroad  againe  ;  and  the 
constable  of  Taiuiton  is  to  inflict  the  said  punishment,  or  to  cause  it  to  be  in- 
flicted, att  the  time  forenamed  ;  which  if  hee  refuse  to  doc,  hee  shall  briuge  her 
to  Plymouth,  that  it  may  be  inflicted  by  the  vnder  marshall  att  the  pubhcke 
post ;  and  in  reference  to  the  complaint  of  the  said  Jane  Hallowey  against 
Jonathan  Briggs,  that  hee  had  coiiiitted  adultery  \\  itli  her  two  souerall  times. 


32  PLYMOLTII    COLOxNY    IIECOIIDS. 

1GG9-70.    the  Court  caused  a  bill  of  inditemcnt  to  be  drawiie  up  aud  prefered   against 
^■^       '^     "'    liim,  which  the  grand  jury  went  forth  vpon,  and  could  not  find  the  said  bill, 
Prex  e       ^^^  ^°'^  ^'^®  ^'^^^  Jonathan  Briggs  was  cleared  before  the  Court. 
Gou".  Furthermore,  in  answare  vnto  the  earnest  request   of  the   said   Samuell 

Hallowey  to  be  diuorccd  £i-oni  his  said  wife,  shee  haueing  not  oncly  most  horri- 
bly abused  him,  as  is  manifested  by  the  testimonies  to  the  abouesaid  p>sent- 
nient,  and  att  other  times,  as  is  aboue  liinted,  but  alsoe  confessed  that  shee  hath 
coiuitted  adultery  with  diuers  persons  ;  yett  notwithstanding,  the  Court,  being 
not  very  cleare  to  such  a  proceeding  att  ^sent,  refered  the  full  answare  ther- 
vnto  vntill  the  next  June  Court,  being  willing  to  take  mature  advice  and 
deliberation  about  it,  as  is  beehoofuU  to  soe  waighty  a  matter. 

Att  this  Coiu-t,  Robert  Ransom  appeered  to  answare  his  psentment  for 
speaking  wicked  and  reproachful!  words  against  the  Gou"^  and  majestrates,  and 
did  put  his  fscntment  vpon  trauerse ;  the  jmy  cleared  him  legally,  there 
being  but  one  ^^•itnes  appeering  against  him  in  that  case;  altho  they  were 
j)swaded  that  the  acusation  spake  like  vnto  the  said  Ransoms  language. 

Att  this  Coiu-t,  John  Prince,  Juni"",  of  Nantaskett,  appeered,  haueing 
bine  acused  by  Bethyah  Tubbs  that  hee  had  begotten  her  ■^^•ith  child  ;  but  it 
soe  fell  out  by  the  ordering  hand  of  God,  that  shee  being  scut  for  to  heare 
some  testimonies  that  hee  said  hee  could  produce,  tending  to  his  clearing,  shee 
fell  in  trauell,  and  was  deliuered  of  a  child  M'hile  the  Court  was  then  in  being 
att  Plymouth,  on  which  the  time  being  computed  that  shee  acused  him  to  haue 
done  the  acte,  it  Avas  found  not  to  answare  to  the  time  of  the  child's  bcirth,  it 
being  come  to  full  pfection ;  on  wliich  the  Court  cleared  him,  soe  farr  as  they 
could  as  yett  dcsccrnc,  from  being  guilty  of  the  said  fact. 

Wheras  Josex^h  Turner,  Scni'',  was  ^sented  att  October  Court,  1669,  for 
slaundering,  and  for  horrid  inciuillitie  in  words  and  actions,  and  in  the  ^sence 
of  seuerall  wcomcn,  as  by  plentifull  testimonies  appcers,  it  being  pleaded  att 
this  Court,  to  which  hee  was  summoned  to  answare  the  said  psentment,  that 
the  tcarmes  of  the  ^sentment  were  soe  generall,  that  hcc  could  not  be  pro- 
uided  att  that  time  to  answare  to  it,  the  Court  alowed  that  hoc  should  haue 
knowlidge  of  the  pticular  heads  of  his  charge  contained  in  tlic  testimonies 
giuen  him,  in  order  to  his  answariiig  itt  att  June  Court  next  ;  which  accord- 
ingly was  done. 
[*22.]  'Forasmuch    as    .losepli    Turner    departed    from    this    Court    without   the 

Courts  leaue  or  knowlidgc,  wheras  they  expected  cecuritie  for  his  appeerancc 
to  answare  liis  psentment  att  June  Court  next,  the  Court  ordered  that  hee 
should  be  arrested  and  cecurcd  to  the  said  Court,  the  charges  against  him 
being  soe  many  and  of  soe  hainoiis  a  nature. 


CUUllT    ORDERS.  33 

In    reference    to    the    psentraent    of    MicacU    Feirse,    of    Scittuatc,   for    lG(»*.)-7(). 
vnseemlv  carriaEtes   towards   S;u-ah  Nicolls,  of  Scittuate,  forasmuch   as   there    "       ^ 

°  .  1  March. 

appecred  but  one  testimony  to  the  psentmcnt,  and  that  the  testimony  was  PuEji^.p. 
written  and  not  read  vnto  the  doponaiit,  the  Court  saw  cause  to  remitt  the  said  ^"'''"• 
l^seutment. 

Att  this  Court,  Serjeant  Isacke  Bucke  was  approued  and  established  by 
the  Court  to  be  loiftenant  of  the  milletary  companie  of  Scittuate. 

And  John  Sutton  was  approued  and  established  to  be  the  cnsigue  of 
the  milletary  companie  of  Scittuate. 

Lres  of  adminnestration  is  graunted  vnto  Jehosabath  Eobins  to  adminncs- 
ter  on  tlie  estate  of  John  llobius,  deceased. 


A  Writing  appointed  to  be  recorded,  as  fol 

lowcth 

August  the  third,  IGTO. 

Att  th 

Att    a   Geuurall  Court   held  vpou   the  Mneyard. 

To  hi.. 

rd  the  Kinge  :  — 

Wheras  James  Skitfe,  late  inhabitant  of  Sandulcl: 

I,  but  n 

but  now  att  the  Vini-  This  w^s  ht-e 

ii-cor.lcd   the 

yard,  hath  petitioned  and  sued  for  a  bill  of  diuorce  from  his  '^^-ife,  whervpon  wth  uf  May, 
this  ^sent  Court  hath  taken  it  into  serious  consideration,  and  haueing  receiued      ' 
sufficient  testimony  that  the  late  wife  of  James  SkifFe  hath  vnlawfully  forsaken 
her  lawfull  husband,  James  SkifFe,  and  is  gone  to  Roanoke,  in  or  att  "\'crgin- 
uia,  and  there  hath  taken  another  man  for  to  be  her  husband,  aii  wee  haueing 
receiued  seuerall  testimonies  of  it,  — 

Therfore  know  all  men  by  these  psents,  th  it  the  authoritie  of  the  Coui-t 
hath  graunted  vnto  the  aforesaid  James  Skific  a  lawfull  bill  of  diuorse  from 
the  former  woman,  namely,  Elizabeth,  the  daughter  of  ]\P  Naighbor  Cooper, 
inhabitant  of  Boston ;  that  Janie.s  SkifFe  is  free  from  the  aforsaid  woman,  which 
was  his  lawfull  wife ;  and  that  the  aforsaid  coucnant  of  marriage  is  now  de- 
solucd  and  of  non  effect. 

This  abouewritten  is  a  true  coppy,  taken  out  of  the  original  by  mee, 
Thomas  Doged,  clarkc  to  the  Court  att  the  Viniyard. 

August  the  8'\  1670. 

This  was  heer  entered  by  order  from  the  Gou''  the  day  and  yeare  ex- 
pressed in  the  margeant. 

\<)L.    V.  5 


34 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


1G70. 


[PUENXE, 
GoVlillNOU.] 


*Att  the  Court  of  Election  holdcn  att  the  Towne  of  Plymouth,  for 
the  Jurisdiction  of  JVew  Plymouth,  the  seauenth  Day  of  June, 
Anno  Dom  1670. 

Before  Thomas  Preucc,  Goucnior,  and      Thomas  Hinckley, 
John  Ahlen,  John  Freeman,  and 

Josias  Wlnslow,  Nathaniel  Bacon, 

AViliani  Bradford, 

Assistants,  &(?. 


M 


K  THOMAS    PRENCE  was  chosen  Gou'',  and  sworne. 


M''  John  Alden, 

Major  Josias  Winslow, 

Capt  Wiliam  Bradford, 

M"^  Thomas  Hinckley, 

Leiftenant  John  Freeman, 

M'  Nathaniel  Bacon,  and 

M'  Constant  Southworth, 

M"'  Thomas  Prence  and         1 

Major  Josias  Winslow  were  J 

M'  Constant  Southworth  was  chosen  Treasurer,  and  sworne. 


were  chosen  Assistants,  and  sworne. 


chosen  Coniissioners. 


The  Names  of  the  Deputies  of  the  seuerall  Townes  that  scrued  att  tliis  Coui-t. 


M''  John  Howland, 
Leift  Morton, 
Wiliam  Paybody, 
Cornett  Studsou, 
Isacke  Chettenden, 
Eichard  Bourne, 
Wiliam  Harvey, 
James  Walker, 
Thomas  Howes, 
John  Thacher, 


Wiliam  Crocker, 
Thomas  Huckcns, 
Ensigne  Fames, 
Anthonie  Snow, 
M""  Stephen  Paine, 
Wiliam  Sabin, 
Uaniell  Cole, 
Jonathan  Sparrow, 
John  Willis, 
John  Allin, 
John  Alorton. 


[•24.] 


•The  names  of  the  Selectmen  in  each  Township  of  this  Jurisdic". 
Lcifte  Morton,  "j 

Serjc  Harlow,    I Plymouth. 

Wiliam  Crow, 


COURT    ORDERS. 


35 


jM''  Christopher  Wadsworth, 

1  C  7  0. 

M'  Sanuicll  Sabcrry, 
Benjamine  Baitlett, 
Cornett  Studson, 

Duxburrow.                      ' 

7  June. 
[Pkexce. 

GoVEUNOll.] 

Isacke  Chettendcn, 

Scittuate. 

Isacke  Buck, 

James  Skiife, 

M"^  Edmond  Freeman,  Juui'', 

Sandwich. 

Wiliam  Swift,                           j 
Wiliam  Harvey, 
James  Walker, 

113628^ 

Taunton. 

INI'  Hawes, 

Edward  Sturgis,  Seni"', 
Thomas  Howes, 

Yarmouth. 

John  Thacher, 

John  Jkliller, 

Thomas  Huckens, 

Jolin  Tompson, 

■ Barnstable. 

Joseph  Laythorp, 

Ensigne  Eames, 

Wiliam  Foard,  Scni', 

■ Marshfeild. 

John  Bourne, 

Leiftenant  Hunt, 

M'  Steuen  Paine, 

► Rehoboth. 

Ensigne  Smith, 

Nicholas  Snow, 

Daniell  Cole, 

Leifteri  Rogers, 

Eastham. 

Josias  Cooke, 

Jonathan  Sparrow, 

John  WiUis,  Seni% 

John  Carrey, 

, Bridgwater. 

Leiftenant  Haward, 

John  Cooke, 

James  Shaw, 

Dartmouth. 

Samuell  Hickes, 

M'  James  Browne, 

W  Tanner, 

Swansey. 

W  Allin, 

PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


670. 


*The  Names  of  the  Gran  Enquest. 


[*25.] 


John  Cushen, 

Walter  Briggs, 

jHeucry  Woocl,|  deceased, 

Nathaniel  Paine, 

John  Finney, 

Phillip  Delanoy, 

Sargeant  Ephraim  Tinkham, 

Benajah  Prate, 

John  Tracye, 

Wiliam  Witherley, 

Judah  Thacher, 


Nathaniel  Thomas, 
James  Hamblen, 
Joseph  Backhand, 
Henery  Dillingham, 
Thomas  Tobcy, 
John  Carucr, 
Thomas  Paine, 
John  Haward, 
Samucll  Luther, 
Elisha  Hedge, 
John  Hathewey, 
Pelegg  Sherman. 


Scittu, 


The  Names  of  the  Constables  of  the  seuerall  Townes  of  this  Jurisdiction. 

Plym, Joseph  Warren. 

Duxbuf, John  Rogers,  Junl'. 

rSamuell  Clapp, 
[Timothy  White. 

Sand, Joseph  Holley. 

Taunton, Nathaniel  Williams. 

Yarmouth, Samuell  Stiu-gis. 

Barnstable, M"^  Thomas  AUin. 

INLarshfeild, Jacob  Dingley. 

fJohn  Fitch, 
I  Richard  Bowin. 

Bridgwater, John  Eamcs. 

Eastham, Samuell  Smith. 

Dartmouth, Ralph  Earle. 

Swansev, Nathaniel  Chafev. 


Rehoboth, 


Surveyors  of  the  Highwaies. 

rCioig  Bonum. 
Plymouth, i  Stephen  Bryant, 

!  Abraham  Jackson. 
Duxbuf, ^  ^ 

TMicaell  Pclrse, 
Scittuate, '  John  Turner,  .Tuni'' 

[josejih  Bnrstow. 


COURT    ORDERS. 


37 


Yarmouth,  . 


Sand, ^         ^ 

Taunton, ^         ^ 

fJohn  Biu-gis, 
(Edward  Stui-gis,  Juni"', 
r  James  Lewis, 

Barnst, -j  Samuel!  Fuller,  the 

(^      son  of  Capt  Fuller. 


1  (;  7  0. 

7  June. 
PitKxci:, 
Gou". 


Marshfeild, 
Rehoboth, 

Eastham, 
Bridgwater, 


f  Preserued  Abell, 
\  John  Butterworth. 
I"  Richard  Knowles, 
[Samuell  Freeman, 
f  Joseph  Bassett, 
(^  Robert  Ijatham. 


"The  Names  of  such  in  each  Township  which   are  appointed  to  looke 
after  tlie  Miunosters  Rate. 


[*26.] 


Scittuate,       .  . 

Taunton,       .  . 

Yarmouth,    .  . 
Barnstable,    . 

INIarshfeild,    .  . 

Eastham,       .  . 

Bridgwater, . 


Edward  Jenkens, 

John  Turner,  Seni^ 
rWiliam  Harvey, 
[James  Walker. 
("Thomas    Howes, 
\john  Thacher. 
(W  Hinckley, 
[Thomas  Huckens. 
JElishaBesbey, 
[John  Bourne. 
fLeifte  Freeman, 
I  Jonathan  Sparrow. 

John  Willis, 

Leif?  Haward, 

Samuell  Parker,  Soni'', 


M''  Bourne,  INP  Huckens,  ISP  Walker  wof  appointed  In-  the  Court  to 
take  the  Treasurers  account. 

Att  this  Coiut,  irs  of  adminnestration  were  graunted  vnto  ^listris  Eliza- 
beth Tilden  to  adminnestcr  on  the  estate  of  M'^  Josepth  Tilden,  deceased. 

*This  Court,  being  cnformed  that  the  Indians  are  desirous  to  sell  a  smale 
p-^oll    of   vpland   att    a   necke   called   Quanamott.   or   nenre   tliorabouts,   on   the 


[-27.] 


38 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    KECOEDS. 


1  G  7  0.      South  Sea,  doth  therfore  order  :M^  Hinckley  and  ]M'  Bourne,  of  Sandwich,  to 

■ -^ ^    purchase  the  same,  and  it  to   bs  rescrucd  for  W  Thomas  Walley,  Scni%  of 

7  June.        ]3.^i.,i^table,  vnto  the  Courts  confeirmation  thcrof  vnto  him  when  they  shalbe 
[Prexce,  ' 

GovEiixou.]    in  capassitie  thcrvnto. 

Tliis  Court  haue  confeirmed  vnto  Joseph  Burge,  of  Sandwich,  a  former 
graunt  of  a  psell  of  vphmd  lying  between  the  Red  Springe  and  the  Red 
Brooke  att  Pochasett,  next  vnto  the  land  of  Wiliam  Paybody,  being  about 
fourscore  acrees,  with  six  or  eight  acrees  of  mcddow,  vnto  the  said  Joseph 
Biu-ge,  his  heires  and  assignes,  for  euer. 

Att  this  Court,  a  certaiue  tract  of  land,  formerly  graunted  vnto  "\^'iliam 
Pavbody,  lying  att  or  ueare  a  place  called  Pinquin  Hole,  was  confeirmed  by 
the  Court  vnto  him,  the  said  Wiliam  Paybody,  his  heires  and  assignes,  for 
euer  ;  the  which  was  graiiuted  vnto  him  in  way  of  exchange  for  all  his  right 
of  laud  which  hee  hath  att  Taunton  Pviuer  as  an  ancient  freeman,  both  dcuided 
and  vndeuided;  the  which,  his  whole  interest  there,  hee,  the  said  Wiliam 
Paybody,  hath  att  this  Court  surrendered  vp  to  the  Court  againc. 

Att  this  Court,  the  Treasurer,  Cornett  Studson,  and  Thomas  Huckens 
are  impowered  by  the  Court,  in  the  behalfe  of  the  countrey,  to  make  sale  of 
the  abouesaid  land,  svu-rendercd  v]i  by  Wiliam  Paybody,  lying  att  Taunton 
Riuer,  as  aboue  expressed. 

The  Treasurer  is  appointed  by  the  Court  to  agree  with  some  workeman  to 
build  an  addition  to  the  countrey  hous  to  entertainc  the  majestrates  att  Court 
times  and  other  nessesary  vses  of  the  countrey. 

ISIemorand  :  that  att  this  Court  John  Williams  appeered,  in  the  behalfe 
of  Nathaniel  ]\Ian,  of  Scittuate,  to  enter  an  appcale  from  the  Court  of  the 
Celect  Men  att  Scittuate  ;  and  the  Court  rcfered  the  entery  and  tryall  thcrof 
vntill  the  next  July  Court,  because  matters  are  not  fully  settled  in  respect  of 
the  order  about  appeales ;  and  the  Court  engaged,  that  there  shalbe  no 
advantage  taken  by  the  bonds  giuen  in  for  the  procecution  of  the  said  appeals. 

In  reference  to  the  complaint  of  M'  Josias  Winslow,  Seni"',  in  the  behalfe 
of  the  towne  of  Marshfeild,  against  Cap?  Nathaniel  Thomas,  for  neglecting 
and  refusing  to  make  payment  of  the  suiiic  of  one  pound  seauen  shillings  and 
nine  pence,  due  fiom  him  to  the  minnestry  att  ISfarshfeild,  the  said  Capl 
Thomas  appeering,  and  his  son,  Nathaniel  Thomas,  in  his  behalfe,  and  hauo- 
ing  had  competent  patience  and  time  giuen  them  by  the  Court  to  giue  in  his 
reasons  for  refusing  to  pay  his  said  proportion,  and  they  refusing  to  joyne 
issue  with  the  said  Josias  Winslow  in  the  case,  the  said  Captaine  Thomas  is 
centanced  by  the  Court  to  pay  the  suiue  of  two  pounds  fifteen  shillings  and 
sixpence,  according  to  the  order  of  Court. 


COUllT    OKDEKS.  39 

The  Court  h;iue  grauntud  liberty  vnto   Leii'tenaut  Rogers  to  purehase  a      1()7(). 
pscU  of  land  of  the  Indians  att  a  place  called  Xaamcoyicke,  neare   Eastham,    *       "^    ~^ 
being  a  pte  of  the  land  reserued  for  the  purchasers.     The  bounds  are  as  fol-       ,,     . , 
loweth,  vizj  :  it  begins   att   or  neare  the  mouth  of  a  riuer  called  Pottanuma-         ^•"'"• 
quatt  Riuer,  att  the  Indian  fence,  and  soe  ruuiug  along  the  said  fence  towards 
the  southwest  vntill  it  comes  to  the  mcddow  of  the  said  Leiftenant  Joseph 
Rogers,  att  the  northwest  corner,  and  bounded  by  the  said  fence  and  salt  water 
towards  the  northeast  and  east. 

In  reference  to  the  complaint  of  "Wiliam  Randall,  Seni',  against  John 
Rogers,  of  Marshfcild,  for  takcing  a  payer  of  oxen  out  of  his  pasture  without 
his  leaue,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  hee  shall  returnc  him  his  oxen  againe, 
and  to  the  said  Randall  twenty  sliillings  and  six  pence  for  his  journeys  and 
charges  to  the  Court  about  it. 

In  reference  vnto  a  coate,  in  the  hands  and  costody  of  Wiliam  Clarke, 
of  Plymouth,  which  was  left  by  a  stranger  in  the  towne  of  Plymouth  aforsaid, 
the  Court  haue  ordered  the  said  "Wiliam  Clarke  to  pay  vnto  the  Treasurer 
the  suiiie  of  fifteen  shillings,  and  to  haue  the  said  coate  ;  and  incase  ^ 
owner  come  and  challenge  it,  then  the  said  fifteen  shillings  to  bee  repayed 
to  him  againe. 

*The  Court  doth  abate  vnto  James  Cole,  Juni'',  twenty  shillings  due  for        [*28.] 
this  yeare  of  the  excise,  in  regard  that  hee   is  a  new  beginner  in  keeping  tlie 
ordinary  att  Plymouth. 

Att  this  Court,  Jonathan  Hatch,  for  selling  liquors  to  the  Indians,  fined 
tlu-ee  pound. 

Samuell  Chandeler,  for  being  drunko,  fined  fiuc  shillings. 

John  Sprague,  for  suff'ering  Samuell  Chandeler  to  be  drunke  in  his  house, 
fined  ten  shillings. 

Thomas  Pope,  for  villifying  the  niinnestry,  fined  ten  shillings. 

Thomas  Hughes,  for  breaking  the  Kings  peace,  fined  three  shillings  and  Huc:hes,  hy 

striking  Rich- 

fourc  pence.  ard  AVUlis. 

Thomas   Lucas,  for  breaking  the   Kings  peace,  fined  three  shillings  and  Lucas,  by  strik- 
ing of  Samuell 

foure  pence.  Jenncy. 

Samuell  Norman,  for  breaking  the  Kinges  peace  in  strikeing  I>ydia,  the 
wife  of  Hencry  Tayler,  M'as  fined  three  shillings  and  four  pence. 

And  in  reference  to  the  said  Norman  his  throwing  his  hoe  att  Hannah 

Dauis,  and  thcrby  soe  luting  her  thcrwlth  as   that  her  life  was   much  indan- 

gered,  hee  was  ceutanced  by  the   Court  to   pay  vnto  the   frinds   of  tlie   said 

Hannah  Dauis,  for  and  towards  the   reparation  of  the  wronge  done  to  her  in 

'  that   behalfe,  the    sume   of  ten   shillinus  ;  and   in  reference  to   his   turbulent 


40 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    llECOKDS. 


1  (•)  7  0. 


Cleared  a 


Cleared  and 
released. 


40 


carriages  mensioncd  ia  the  pmises,  and  his  frequency  and  ajJtncs  to  such  Ukc 

practices,  hee,  the  said  Samucll  Norman,  Avas  centanccd  by  the  Court  to  find 

surties  for  his  good  behauior. 

Samuell  Normau  acknowUdsceth  to  owe  vuto  our  soQ  ^ 

,     ,    ,     T..          ,         _       ,  ^  ;20  :  00  :  00 

lord  the  Jliugc  the  sume  of j 

John  Tompson  the  suiTie  of 10  :  00  :  00 

The  condition,  that  if  the  said  Samucll  Norman  be  of  good  behauior 
towards  our  soQ  lord  the  Kinge  and  all  his  leich  people,  and  in  speciall 
towards  the  ptics  wronged  by  him  as  aforsald,  and  appeer  att  the  Court  of  his 
ma''*-'  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  the  last  Tusday  in  October  next,  and  not 
depart  the  said  Court  without  lycence  ;  that  then,  &l^. 

John  Dunham,  Seni',  being  bound  ouer  to  this  Court  to  answare  for  his 
abusive  speeches  and  carriages  towards  Sai'ah,  the  wife  of  Benjamine  Eaton, 
and  being  conuict  therof,  was  centanced  to  be  bound  to  his  good  behauior. 

John   Dunham   acknowlidgcth    to   owe   vnto   our   soii 
lord  the  Kinge  tlio  suiiie  of 

The  condition,  that  if  the  said  John  Dunham  be  of  good  behauior 
towards  our  soQ  lord  tlie  Kinge  and  all  his  leich  people,  and  in  spcciall 
towards  Sarah,  the  -wife  of  Benjamine  Eaton,  and  appeer  att  the  Court  of  his 
ma""  to  be  holden  att  I'lymouth  aforsaid  the  last  Tusday  in  October  next, 
and  not  depart  the  said  Court  without  lycence  ;  that  then,  &6. 

In  reference  vnto  a  complauit  made  against  Wiliam  Randall,  Seni'',  for 
neglecting  to  pay  his  proportion  to  the  rate  for  the  minuestry  att  Scittuate, 
forasmuch  as  hee  engaged  speedily  to  make  payment  of  what  hee  is  rated  in 
that  behalfe  in  good  and  currant  pay,  incase  hee  soe  doe,  hee  is  freed  by  the 
Court  from  paying  double,  according  to  the  order  prouidcd  in  that  behalfe  ;  or 
otherwise  to  be  exacted. 

And  in  reference  to  the  like  complaint  against  John  Palmer  and  Henery 
Ewcll,  they  engaged  to  the  Court  to  tender  theire  goods  to  the  constables  of 
Scittuate  for  the  i)aymcnt  of  theire  proportions  to  the  said  rate ;  which  incase 
they  shall  neglect  to  doe,  the  said  constables  of  Scittuate,  or  either  of  them, 
are  heerby  impowered  to  make  destresse  vpon  theire  goods,  or  soe  much  therof 
as  will  satisfy  and  make  good  double  thcii'i'  proportions  of  tliiirc  said  rate, 
according  to  the  aforsaid  order  of  Court. 

Att  this  Court,  Thomas  Sauory  was  dismised  from  his  office  of  vnder 
marshall,  haueing  bine  found  seucrall  times  vnfaithfuU  in  the  pformance  of  his 
said  office,  and  att  this  Court,  in  speciall,  by  letting  Joseph  Turner,  being 
c-oiiiitted  to  him  as  his  p^soner,  make  an  oscajie  from  him,  to  the  great  offence 
of   the   Court   and    counti-ev  ;    the   said   Turner  being    found   guilty   of    nianV 


COURT    OlIDEltS. 

abominable. crimes,  and  had  recclucd  his  denieritts  had  hee  not  made  an  escape 
as  aforsaid. 

*Wheras  the  bounds  of  Sandwich  can  not  be  found  on  the  records  of  our 
Court,  this  Court  hath  graunted,  according  to  theire  request,  that  theire  bounds         Gor" 
shalbcc  fairly  entered  on  the  records  of  the  Court.  [  ~.'. 

The  Court  haueing  appointed  M''  Thomas  Hinckley,  Thomas  Dexter, 
Sen!"',  and  M''  Constant  Southworth  to  settle  the  bounds  between  Plymouth 
and  Sandwich,  these  are  to  certify,  that  the  men  aboue  mensioned  haue,  with 
the  concurrence  of  the  agents  of  the  townes  abouesaid,  agreed  and  determined 
the  bounds  to  be  as  followeth,  vizj  :  that  the  towne  of  Sandwich  shall  run 
three  quarters  of  a  mile  from  any  pte  of  the  fence  of  John  Ellis  his  feild, 
between  his  house  and  the  sea,  vpon  what  point  of  the  compas  they  please  ; 
and  att  the  end  therof  to  pitch  theire  stake,  and  thence  to  run  a  northeast  line 
to  the  sea,  and  a  southwest  lino  into  the  woods  j  onely  incase  a  southwest  line 
fi-oni  the  said  stake  shall  cutt  of  any  pte  of  the  Herring  Riuer,  to  depriue  the 
towne  of  Sandwich  of  the  benifitt  of  the  alewiues,  that  then  the  said  line  shall 
nin  more  westward,  to  cleare  the  said  riuer  vnto  the  towne  of  Sandwich.  In 
witnes  wherof  they  haue  heervnto  sett  theire  hands,  this  nintceuth  of  Feb- 
ruary, 1663. 

THOMAS   HINCKLEY, 
THOMAS   DEXTER, 
CONSTANT   SOrTHWORTH. 

The  easteren  bounds  of  the  towneship  of  Sandwich  is  from  t\\o  or  three 
stumpes  neare  vnto  the  house  of  Ralph  Jones,  and  runs  northeast  to  the  sea, 
and  southwest  into  the  laud,  vntill  it  comes  ouer  Satuit  Pond  to  marked  pyne 
trees. 

The  constablericke  of  Sandwich  to  extend  vnto  Sacconecsett  bounds,  both 
for  English  and  Indians  :  soe  ordered  by  the  Coiut. 

Att  this  Covu-t,  Samuell  Hallowey,  of  Taunton,  importuned  the  Court  for 
a  divorce  from  his  wife,  Jane  Hallowey,  expressing  himselfe  much  agreiued 
with  her  continued  approbrious  and  audacious  asserting  and  affcimiiug  that 
shee  had  comitted  adultery  with  Jonathan  Briggs  ;  in  consideration  wherof  the 
Court  passed  an  order  to  Wiliam  Harvey  and  James  Walker,  of  Taunton 
aforsaid,  authoriseing  them  to  examine  her  as  soon  as  shee  can  conveniently 
after  her  being  vp  out  of  cliild  bed,  to  know  of  her  whether  shee  w'ill  yet 
stand  to  and  maintaiue  her  said  assertion  ;  which  if  incase  shee  doe,  and  that 
the  said  HoUowi-y  doe  appecr  att  the  Court  of  his  ma'''^^  to  be  holden  att  Plym- 

vol..    \.  G 


42  PLYMOUTH    COLOxN'Y    KECORDS. 

1  (■»  7  0.      outh  aforsaid  the  last  Tusday  in  October  next,  and  produce  sufficient  testimony, 

"      "^       '    vnder  the  hand  of  the  said  Wiltam  Harvey,  and  James  Walker,  that  shee  still 

'    "'"^'       afFeirmes  that  shee  hath  coiiiitted  the  said  acte,  the  Coiut  will  then  see  cause 

PllKNCE, 

Gou".        to  graunt  him  a  bill  of  diuorse. 

Wheras  Joseph  Turner,  Seni"',  was  bound  ouer  to  this  Court  to  answare 
his  fsentment,  Avhich  was  for  most  laciuious,  abseane,  and  vild  expressions 
and  actions,  spoken  and  acted  towards  seuerall  psons  diucrs  times,  wherof  hee 
was  legally  convicted  by  cleare  and  manifest  euidence,  (which  is  extant ;)  and 
haueing  put  the  said  ^sentment  on  travice,  and  the  jury  bringing  in  a  verdict 
wherin  they  say  they  find  him  guilty  in  the  whole  piscntment,  vnles  it  be  in 
the  first  pticular  and  the  first  ptc  of  the  nintli  ;  tliis  Court  doth  therefore  cen- 
tance  him,  the  said  Joseph  Turner,  to  receiuc  corporall  punishment  by  whip- 
ing,  and  therby  to  receiue  thirty  stripes,  fifteen  wherof  to  be  inflicted  att 
Plymouth  att  the  publicke  post,  soone  after  hee  shalbe  apprehended ;  and  the 
other  fifteen  att  Scittuate,  on  some  publicke  training  day,  as  soone  as  it  may 
conveniently  be  done  and  pformed. 

The  Names  of  the  Jury. 

INP  Samuell  Sabery,  Phillip  Dellanoy, 

Gorg  Watson,  John  Tracye, 

Serjeant  Ephraim  Tinkham,  Benajah  Prat, 

John  Finney,  Benjamine  Church, 

Henery  Wood,  Thomas  Cushman, 

Steuen  Briant,  James  Hamblen. 


5  July.       *Jit:  the  Court  of  his  Ma'"'  held  att  Phjmouth  the  fft  Day  of  July, 
[*^0.]  ^„„o  Dom  1670. 

Before  Thomas  Prence,  Gou"",  Thomas  Hinckley, 

John  Alden,  John  Frsjcman,  and 

Josias  Winslow,  Constant  Southworth, 

Wiliam  Bradford, 

Assistants,  &<?. 

M^  HINCKLEY  was   appointed  by  the  Court  to   take  cecuritie  in  the 
Courts  bchalfc  of  Elizabeth  Goodspeed,  widdow,  the  relict  of  Nathan- 
iel Goodspeed,  late  deceased,  for  her  adminnestration  on  his  estate. 


5  July. 


COURT    ORDERS.  43 

This  Court  doth  order,  tluit  the  two  chikh-cn  of  the  said  Xathanicl  Good-      1  (>  7  (I. 
speed  shall  haue,  each  of  them,  forty  shillings  reserued  for  them  out  of  the 
estate  of  the  said  Goodspeed,  <and  deliuered  to  them  by  the  aboiiesaid  admin- 
nestrator,  or  her  order,  when  they  come  to  be  of  age.  ^'>^" 

In  reference  vnto  the  complaint  of  John  Jourdaine,  in  the  belialfe  of  his 
daughter,  Jehosabath  Robins,  against  Gorge  Turner,  of  Bridgwater,  for  de- 
tainein^  ccrtaine  clothes  appertaining  vnto  the  estate  of  John  Robins,  deceased, 
the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  the  said  Turner  shall  deliuer  a  certaine  cloake, 
which  is  one  pticular  of  the  said  clothes,  vnto  the  said  John  Jourdaine  on  his 
demaund,  and  retaine  the  rest  of  the  said  clothes  vnto  himselfe. 

Edward  Stui'gis,  Scni'',  is  allowed  to  keep  an  ordinary  att  Yarmouth,  and 
required  to  keep  good  orders  in  his  house  in  that  respect,  that  rude  fellows  be 
not  found  nor  suffered  there  to  misdemean  themselues. 

John  Miller  is  required  by  the  Court  to  cease  and  desist  from  keeping  an 
ordinary  att  Yarmouth. 

John  "VVoodcockc  is  allowed  by  the  Court  to  keep  an  ordinary  att  the  Ten 
Mile  Riuer,  (soc  called,)  which  is  in  the  way  from  Rehoboth  to  the  Bay,  and 
likewise  injoyned  to  keep  good  order,  that  noe  vnrullvnes  or  rebaldrv  be 
pmited  there. 

The  second  weeke  in  August,  on  the  third  day  of  the  weeke,  is  appointed 
by  the  Court  for  the  widdow  Bassett  and  Elisha  Hedge  to  appeer  att  Plym- 
outh to  proue  the  wills  and  inuentoryes  of  the  deceased  Captaine  Hedge  and 
WiHram  Bassett. 

Elisha  Hedge,  being  detected  of  selling  liquor  to  the  Indians,  fined 
three  pounds. 

Robert  Harper,  for  his  rayling  and  revileing  of  ]M"'  Thomas  Wallcy,  Seni'', 
minnester  of  the  gospell,  as  appeered  by  cleare  and  manifest  euidence,  ^vas  cen- 
tanced  by  the  Court  to  be  whipt  att  the  post,  which  accordingly  ^^■as  pformed. 

INIemorandum  :  that  Jonathan  Cudworth  and  his  ^\•lfe  be  sent  for,  to 
answare  for  coiliitting  fonication  with  each  other ;  and  likewise  Elizabeth 
Adkins,  for  the  same. 

Abisha  Marchant,  for  being  found  to  be  in  bed  with  ^lary,  the  wife  of 
Morgan  Jones,  was  fined  the  suiiie  of  forty  shillings  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

Elizabeth  Doxey,  late  seruant  to  M'  Joseph  Tilden,  deceased,  being  de- 
liuered of  a  child,  and  charging  of  Nathaniel  Tilden  to  be  the  father  of  it,  the 
said  Nathaniel  Tilden  appeered  att  this  Court  to  answare  to  it,  and  being 
examined,  dencyeth  it  ;  notwithstanding,  the  Court  saw  cause  to  take  cecuritie 
of  him  to  sane  the  towne  of  Scittuate  harmles  from  any  damage  that  might 
acrew  vnto   them    by  the   said  child  vntill   another  father  appecreth  ;   and  a 


44  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

167  0.      ■warrant  ■was   directed   to  the  constables   of  Scittuate  to   cause   her,  the  said 

^  Doxe}',  to  bee  sent  as  soon  as  shec  is  capable  to  Plymouth,  to  recciuc  puuish- 

5  July.  .,.,,.  ■ 

Prexce       nient  according  to  her  dementts. 

Gou".  Jn  reference  and  in  answarc  vnto  the  petition  of  Thomas  Sauorj',  that  hee 

might  be  admitted  to  his  place  of  vnder  marshall  againe ;  through  the  vrgen- 
cye  of  the  said  Sauory,  and  the  concurring  desire  of  seuerall  ■whose  hands  were 
subscribed  to  his  said  petition,  the  Coiu't  ■was  psvvaded  to  admitt  him  to  his 
place  againe ;  Ed^ward  Gray  and  Willram  Clarke  likewise  glueing  their  words 
for  his  better  pformance  of  his  office  then  formerly. 
[*31.]  *"\Vheras  it  is  manifest  to  the  Court,  that  twelue  acrees,  more  or  lesse,  of 

land,  -nhich  -n-as  formerly  graunted  vnto  Gorge  Vaughan,  lying  in  IVIiddle- 
berry,  in  the  majors  purchase,  on  the  southsydc  of  Namassakett  path,  by  reason 
of  soSithing  impeadiug,  -was  not  recorded  vntill  now,  this  Court  doth  heerby 
rattify,  assm-e,  and  confeirme  the  said  t-wclue  acrees,  more  or  Icssc,  of  land, 
■vTito  the  said  Gorge  Yaughau,  and  ordered  it  to  be  heer  recorded. 

It  -was  agreed  att  this  Court,  agreed  and  concluded  by  and  between  the 
agents  of  Namassakett  and  the  to'wne  of  Duxbui-ro-w,  that  the  bounds  between 
Duxbiurow  and  the  majors  pvu-chase  shalbe  from  two  smale  red  oakc  trees 
marked  that  are  att  the  northwest  corner  of  Jonses  Riuer  Pond,  and  fi-om 
thence  on  a  straight  line  to  the  Indian  Ifoad  Riuer  Pond,  where  the  brooke 
runs  out  of  the  pond. 

Wheras  it  is  euident  to  the  Court,  that  a  certaine  tract  or  psell  of  land, 
called  Old  Cookes  Holes,  lying  att  Jonses  Riuer  meddow,  was  formerly  graunt- 
ed vnto  Francis  Cooke,  of  Plymouth,  deceased,  in  the  liew  of  some  land  which 
is  supposed  would  haue  fallen  within  his  line  att  the  Smelt  Brooke,  but  is  not 
fully  settled  on  the  said  Cooke  and  his  heires  and  assigncs,  this  Comt  doth  by 
these  ^sents  fully  and  absolutely  settle,  rattify,  assiu-e,  and  confeirme  the  said 
graunt  of  land  or  tract  of  land,  being  thi-eescore  acrees,  be  it  more  or  lesse, 
lying  att  Joneses  Riuer  meddow,  vnto  the  said  Francis  Cooke,  his  heires  and 
assigncs,  forcuer ;  which  said  land  was  giuen  by  the  said  Francis  Cooke  vnto 
Richard  Wright  and  Thomas  Michell,  coinonly  called  Old  Cookes  Holes,  and 
since  his  decease  rattifyed  and  confeirmed  vnto  the  said  Richard  Wright  and 
Thomas  !Michell  by  John  Cooke,  the  hcire  vnto  the  said  Francis  Cooke,  as 
appcers  by  a  writing  vnder  his  hand  and  scale. 
Of  the  reipu  j,i  iffeienco  to  a  controversy  betwixt  Nathaniel  Man  and  Jolin  Cowin, 

of    these    por- 
tions heer  ai-  his  Hither  in  law,  botli  of  Scittuate,  that  wheras  the  said  Man,  being  heii-e  to 

Court    see  in  ^"^  bousc  and  land  now  in  the  possesion  of  the  said  Cowin,  &  hath  bine  de- 

this  booke  in  piined  of  his  rii^ht  thcrin  euer  since  the  time  hee  hath  bin  of  age,  this  Court 

the  yeare  1C75.   ^^  '-^  -^  _ 

doth  order,  with  tlie  ronscut  of  botli    ptics.  that   tlu-   said  Cowin  shall  rcmaine 


COURT    ORDERS.  45 

possesed  of  the  said  housp  and  land  for  the  tearme  of  flue  yoarcs  from  the  date  ]  (!  7  0. 
heerof  on  condition  hoc  pay,  or  cause  to  bo  payed,  the  full  and  just  suilie  "  ''  ' 
of  three  pounds  six  shillings  and  eight  pence  a  yeere  vnto  the  said  Nathaniel  „  .',, 
Man  or  his  order  in  good  and  cuiTant  pay  of  the  countrey,  att  prise  cuiTant  Gol". 
att-  the  deliuery  therof,  if  hee,  the  said  Cowin,  sees  cause  to  keep  it  the  said 
fiue  yeares,  or  soe  longe  of  the  said  fine  yeares  as  hee  sees  cause  to  keep  it ; 
and  incase  hee  keepes  it  the  said  tearme  of  fiue  yeares,  that  then,  att  the  expi- 
ration therof,  lice  is  to  surrender  it  vp  to  the  said  Nathaniel  Man.  And 
wheras  the  -wife  of  the  said  Cowin  hath  a  right  to  the  thii-ds  of  the  said  lands 
wliiles  shee  liueth,  it  is  likewise  ordered  by  the  Court,  that  incase  the  said 
Cowine  shall  or  doe  leaue  the  said  land  before  the  tearme  of  fiue  yeares  afor- 
said  be  expired,  that  then  the  said  Nathaniel  Man  shall  pay  or  cause  to  be 
payed  vnto  the  said  John  Cowine  or  his  order  the  full  and  just  suiiie  of  one 
pound  thii'teen  shillings  and  four  pence  a  ycere,  from  the  time  the  said  Cowin 
leaues  it  vntill  the  decease  of  his  mother.  It  is  further  ordered  by  the  Court, 
that  the  said  Cowin,  during  the  time  of  his  improuement  of  the  said  land, 
shall  not  make  hauocke  or  destroy  the  timber  tlieron,  but  shall  onely  haue 
libertie  to  improue  it  for  frugally  building  or  fencing  vpon  the  said  land,  and 
not  elswhere  ;  and  alsoe,  that  when  the  said  Nathaniel  ilan  can  giue  a  true 
intelligence  to  the  Coiut  how  longe  hee  hath  bine  of  age,  that  then  the  said 
Cowine  is  to  make  good  vnto  him  that  which  is  due  for  rent  for  the  time 
past. 

Wheras  Capt  "Willett,  Leift  Hunt,  Ensigue  Smith,  and  Phillip  Walker,  This  .igrce- 
or  any  tluee  of  them,  were  requested  and  appointed  by  the  Coiut  to  take  some  sented  ^-nto 
paines  in  scttleing  matters  about  the  estate  of  Richard  BuUocke,  deceased,  »°d  "PP'o'jp'I 

■*■  ^  by  the  majes- 

Capt  Willett  being  fi-om  home,  tlie  other  three  settled  all  matters  between  the  trates,  and  or- 
dered hcer  to 
widdow  BuUocke  and  her  son  in  law,  Samuell  Bullocke,  as  followeth,  \'izj  :  be  recorded; 

the  said  widdow  Bullocke  is   to   haue  the   house   and  home  lott,  and  a  little  """J,  *'•'""''■" 

Bullocke  alsoe 

iland  containing  half  an  acree  of  salt  marsh  that  lyetli  neare  the  house,  and  one  ^^ ^'y  consent- 

.  '  1/-1  ~  edtothe  aboue- 

acree  of  vplaud,  for  her  selfe  and  her  heires  for  euer  ;  and  for  the  tearme  of  written  asrce- 
her  life  shee  is  to  haue  the  vse  of  fiue  and  twenty  pounds  coiiionagc,  and  the  "'^"^p""  "^ 
vse  of  one  acree  of  broken  vp  ground  three  yeares. 

And  in  reference  to  the  remaining  pte  of  the  estate  not  disposed  of,  the 
Court  haue  ordered,  that  the  widdow  shall  pay  such  debts  as  are  owing  thcr- 
from,  and  giue  notice  to  the  Court  of  wh:tt  rcmaines,  that  soe  they  may  com- 
pare it  with  the  inuentory,  and  settle  it  in  the  best  way  they  can. 

*Wheras  the  Comt  hath  ordered,  that  all  the  tarr  made  in  the  goQmcnt       [*<^~-] 
shalbe  sold  to  some  psons  within  tlio  collonic,  if  any  such  will  giue  eight  shil- 


46  PLYxMOUTII    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  r»  7  0.  lings  ill  monv  for  euery  smalc  barrell,  and  twcluc  shillings  for  euery  great  barrell, 
during  the  full  tearme  of  two  yearcs,  and  that  during  the  said  tearme  noo  tare 
shalbc  transported  or  sold  out  of  the  collonie  by  any  pson  whatsocuer  but 
bv  or  vnder  those  that  engage  to  giue  as  aforsaid,  vnder  the  forfeiture  of 
all  such  tarr  soe  transported  or  sold,  or  the  valine  of  it ;  the  one  halfe  to  the 
collouie,  the  other  halfe  to  the  psons  engageiiig  as  aforsaid.  Wee  whose  names 
are  hecr  ynderwritteii,  takeing  the  sence  of  the  Court  to  be,  that  the  aforsaid  tarr 
shalbe  deliuercd  to  some  one  of  vs,  or  some  one  of  our  order,  att  the  water 
syde  in  each  towne,  whcrvnto  it  shalbe  brought  iu  good,  marchantable  caske, 
and  vpon  due  tryall  made,  found  to  be  marchantable  tarr,  doe  engage  to  pay 
or  cause  to  be  payed  the  said  suiiie  of  eight  shillings  p  smale  barrell,  and 
twelue  shillings  p  great  barrell,  for  all  such  tarr  made,  conditioned,  and  deliu- 
ercd as  aforsaid,  vntill  the  full  tearme  of  two  yearcs  aforsaid  .shalbe  expired. 

Dated  the  24"'  of  June,  1670. 

THOMAS   HINCKLEY, 

JOHN   FREEMAN, 

RICHARD   BOURNE, 

THOMAS  HUCKENS, 

WILtAM   CLARKE, 

The  marlce  ^^  of  EDW:    GRAY, 

SAMUELL   STURGIS, 

WILLAM   SWIFTE. 

By  order  from  This   Court   doth   accept   of  the  aboucmcnsioned   engagement,  and   doe 

sume  of  the     j       |      oj.jpi-  ni^([  tlcclare  the  Court  order  abouesaid  relateing  thervuto  to  take 

m;\jestTates  .  " 

this  hist  d.-mse  pj.jpy  according  to  the  scuce  therof  aboue  declared  iinedlatcly  from  and  after 
K'ust  the  Uth,  the  10"'  of  this  instant  July  vntill  the  tearme  of  two  yearcs  shalbe  fully 
''""■  expired;  alsoe,  M"' John  Freeman  being  to  take  of  all  the  tarr  made  within 

the  liberties  of  Eastham  which  shalbe  brought  to  him  or  hi.s  order,  and  to 
pay  the  prise  abouenamed  p  barrell  to  such  as  shall  dcliuer  it  conditioned  as 
abouesaid ;  and  Samuell  Sturgis  to  doc  the  like  for  the  liberties  of  Yarmouth ; 
and  M'  Thomas  Hinckley  and  Thomas  Huckens  to  doe  the  like  att  Barnsta- 
ble ;  and  Richard  Bourne  and  Wiliam  Swift  to  doe  the  like  for  Sandwich  ; 
and  Edward  Gray  and  Wiliam  Clarke  to  doe  the  like  for  Plymouth  and  all 
the  westeren  townes  of  the  collonie ;  John  Cobbs,  of  Taunton,  being  the  place 
of  deliuery  of  what  tarr  shalbe  made  within  the  liberties  therof.  And  for  the 
better  pformancc  of  the  fvmiscs,  and  the  advancement  of  the  publicke  good 
thcrin,  this  Court  doth  charge  and  nniuirc  all  coopers  respectiucly,  to  see  that 
all  the  caske  tliey  make  be   sullicientlv  good  and   tite,  and  according  to  the 


COL'HT    UUUEllJ.  47 

accustomed  size  of  late  in  vsc  amongst  us,  as  they  will  answare  the  contrary  1  (j  7  i). 

att  their  prills  ;  and  that  all  that  shall  bring  in   and  deliuer  any  tarr  as  ai'or-  "        "•        ' 

said  doc  sec  to  it  that  they  deliuer  thcirc  tarr  in  good,  sulUcient,  titc  caske  as  p,t],xcF. 

aforsaid,  which  said  caske  arc  not  to  ba   lessc  than  will  containe   sixteen  gal-  Gou". 
Ions,  beer  measure. 

Mgust  n'\ 

*Att  a  meeting  of  the  GoQ  and  seuerall  of  the  majestrates  of  this  juris-       [*33.] 
diction   in   the   nature  of  a  special  Court,  appointed   by  the  Court  held  att 
Plymouth  the  fift  day  of  July  last  past  before  the  date  heerof,  — 

Att  this  Court  Elisha  Hedge  appeered,  and  produced,  according  to  order, 
the  will  and  inventory  of  the  estate  of  Capt  Wiliam  Hedge,  late  deceased  ; 
which  were  proued,  and  ires  of  adminnestration  graunted  to  him,  the  said 
Elisha,  to  adminnester  on  the  said  estate. 

Att  this  Coui-t,  likewise,  Mistris  Mary  Bassett,  widdow,  appeered,  and 
produced,  according  to  order,  the  inventory  of  the  estate  of  M''  "Wiliam  Bas- 
sett, of  Sandwich,  late  deceased,  which  inventory  was  likewise  orderly  proued  ; 
but  before  letters  of  adminnestration  were  graunted  vnto  her,  the  said  Mary 
Bassett,  the  Court  saw  cause  to  take  an  engagement  of  her  in  the  behalfe  of 
the  children  of  the  said  Wiliam  Bassett  as  followeth  :  — 

August  the  11"',  1670.  ^Mistris  :Mary  Bassett,  widdow,  the  relict  of 
Wiliam  Bassett,  of  Sandwich,  late  deceased,  coming  before  the  majestrates  of 
this  jurisdiction  to  proue  the  inventory  of  the  estate  of  her  deceased  husband, 
Wiliam  Bassett  aforsaid,  doth  before  them  heerby  engage  to  sett  apart  and 
reserue  the  suiiie  of  two  hundred  pounds  out  of  the  said  estate  for  the  vse  and 
benifitt  of  her  children,  to  be  desposed  off  to  them,  with  the  advise  of  the  Court, 
as  they,  the  said  children,  shall  come  to  be  of  age  ;  provided,  that  if  in  the 
interem  any  great  damage  shall  befall  the  said  estate,  that  then  it  shalbe 
considered  of  by  the  Court  to  be  abated  as  reason  shall  require. 

tres  of  adminnestration  was  graunted  to  Mistris  Mary  Bassett  to  admin- 
nester on  the  estate  of  M'  Wiliam  Bassett,  of  Sandwich,  late  deceased. 

Att  this  Court  an  Indian  called  Wiliam,  the  son  in  law  of  Cawsctan, 
appeered,  and  complained  that  the  oxen  of  Lelftenant  Ellis  had  broken  in  to 
his  corne  att  Breake  Hart  Hill,  and  produced  the  testimony  of  Elisha  Hedge 
and  John  Dauis  to  proue  it  ;  whoe  doe  testify,  that  viewing  the  damage,  they 
adjudged  it  to  be  about  six  bushells,  and  affeirmcd  tliat  the  fence  about  the 
said  corne  is  good. 

The  bounds  of  the  land  graunted  ibrmerlv  by  the  Comt  vnto  John  Mor- 


48  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    KECOllDS. 

1  G  7  0.  ton,  Seni"',  vizj  :  a  psell  of  land  lying  in  that  wliicli  is  coiiionly  called  the 
Majors  Purchase,  att  Namassakett,  ranging  vpon  the  easterly  syde  with  Jon- 
athan Dunhams  land,  and  soe  ruiiing  north  and  south  nearest  A\ith  the  said 
land,  and  soe  extending  from  the  old  Indian  path  on  the  south  end,  and  soe 
to  the  country  road  on  the  north  end,  and  soe  vnto  a  red  oake  marked  stand- 
ing att  the  easterly  corner,  and  soe  from  the  said  tree  to  another  red  oake  tree 
standing  on  the  southerly  corner,  onely  excej)ting  a  smale  gore  of  land  hcloug- 
ing  to  Captaine  Mathew  TuUer,  which  is  witliin  these  bounds. 

Further,  the  Court  haue  graunted  vnto  the  said  John  Morton  another 
psell  of  land  within  the  said  Majors  Purchase  att  Namassakett,  lying  on  the 
southwesterly  syde  of  the  said  Jonathan  Dunhams  land,  and  to  range  with  the 
said  land  of  Jonathan  Dunham  thi-ee  score  pole  from  the  aforsaid  country 
road,  and  soe  to  extend  from  the  said  Jonathan  Dunhams  land  still  on  the 
southwesterly  syde  vnto  a  great  rocke  well  knowne  which  stands  neare  vnto 
the  said  country  road,  'and  the  said  rocke  to  be  a  bound  on  the  northwest  cor- 
ner, and  soe  from  thence  to  a  -white  oake  tree  marked  standing  on  the  south- 
east corner. 

John  Marchant,  Seni'',  is  approucd  by  the  Court  to  be  leiftenant  of  the 
milletary  companie  of  Yarmouth. 

Elislia  Hedge,  for  selling  liquor  to  the  Indians,  lined  fifty  shillings. 

Abisha  Marchant,  for  being  in  bed  ^^■ith  Mary,  the  wife  of  Morgan  Jones, 
fined  forty  shillings. 
[*3-i.]  *In  reference  to  the  complaint  of  diners  of  the  inhabitants  of  Rehoboth, 

that  they  were  oppressed  in  being  soe  high  rated  for  therre  lands  lately  pur- 
chased of  the  coUonie  on  the  northerly  syde  of  the"  towne,  that  it  did  greatly 
frustrate  the  intent  both  of  the  buyers  and  sellers,  which  was  principally  for 
the  accoiuodation  of  the  poorer  sort  with  land,  and  yctt  soe  as  not  to  oijpresse 
them  as  much  otherwise,  — 

The  Court  doe  determine,  that  the  mile  and  halfe  that  was  giuen  as  an 
inlargement  to  the  towne  of  Rehoboth  be  layed  to  that  towne  for  theire  cas- 
ment  in  rates  and  charges,  but  to  be  rated  according  to  the  way  the  Court 
order  prouided,  and  not  according  to  that  townes  singular  way  of  rateing  ;  — 

And  that  all  the  rest  of  the  north  lands  within  theire  purchase,  both 
farmes  and  else,  be  rated  seuerall  and  apart  from  the  said  towne,  vizJ,  thiity 
shillings  towards  a  forty  pound  rate  to  the  coUouie ;  and  according  to  that 
proportion,  and  not  otherwise,  to  be  charged  to  the  minnestry  and  other  town 
charges,  vntill  the  Court  shall  see  cause  otherwise  to  dispose  concerning  them, 
vntill  which  time  they  shall  alsoe  be  and  remaine  withm  the  constablericke  of 
till'  township  of  Rehoboth. 


COUKT    OKDERS. 


49 


And  wheras  those  lauds  on  the  northsyde  of  Rehoboth  were  sold  and  by 
deed  passed  ouer  to  the  propriators  of  that  towue,  vizj,  to  all  that  hold  lands 
there,  from  a  fifty  pound  estate  and  vpward,  yett  by  mutuall  consent  and  agree- 
ment amongst  themselues,  all  the  inhabitants  were  taken  in  to  be  joynt  pur- 
chasers, it  is  determined  that  the  names  of  such  as  were  not  comprehended  in 
the  aboue  mensioned  deed  shalbe  entered  in  theire  towne  record,  and  in  the 
publicke  record  of  the  collonie  alsoe,  if  they  desii-e  it,  as  fall  and  equall 
purchasers  and  propriators  in  the  said  lands  with  the  rest. 

In  reference  to  a  controuersy  arising  betwixt  the  townshipes  of  Rehoboth 
and  Swansey  about  the  rateing  of  lands  which  bclonge  to  the  inhabitants  of 
one  of  them  lying  within  the  line  of  the  other,  — 

This  Court,  according  to  a  power  reserued  to  them  in  the  graunt  of 
Swansey  township,  as  by  record  appeers,  haueing  heard  the  pleas  by  the  agents 
on  both  sydes,  and  vpon  mature  consideration,  doe  order  and  determine,  for  a 
finall  settlement  of  the  said  controuersy,  as  foUoweth,  vizj  :  — 

1.  That  the  meddowes  coinonly  knowne  by  the  name  of  the  Hundred 
Acree  Meddows,  although  they  lye  within  Swansey  line,  yett  to  belonge  to 
the  township  of  Rehoboth,  and  there  to  be  rated  as  they  haue  bine  vsed  to  be, 
and  not  vnto  Swansey. 

2.  That  the  meddowes  belonging  to  Sowamsett,  commonly  called  the 
Fine  Ten  Acree  Lotts,  lying  within  the  line  of  Rehoboth,  shalbe  and  belonge 
to  the  towneship  of  Swansey,  and  there  to  be  rated,  and  not  vnto  Rehoboth. 

3.  That  the  rest  of  the  lands  be  rated  to  each  township  respectiuely  as 
thev  bo  and  shall  fall  within  thclre  line. 


1  G  7  0. 


11  August. 
Prence, 


Jtt  the   Court  held  att  Pli/mouth,  for  the  Jurisdiction  of  JVew        29  October. 
Plymouth,  the  29"  of  October,  1670.  [*^^-] 


3EyoRE  Thomas  Prence,  Esquire,  Gou'', 
John  Aldin, 
Josias  Winslow, 
Wiliam  Bradford, 

Assistants,  &(?. 


Thomas  Hinckley, 
John  Freeman, 
Nathaniel  Bacon,  and 
Constant  Southworth, 


ATT   this   Court,  Captaine  Thomas  Willett,  "SI"  James   Browne,  ISP  John 
Allin,  John  Butterworth,  and  Wiltam   Albcy  were  impowcrcd  by  (he 
Comt  to  haue  the  disposing  of  lauds  within  the  township  of  Swansey,  and  for 


50  PL  1' MOUTH  COLONY  KECOEDS. 

16  7  0.  the  admition  of  inhabitants  into  the  said  toivnc  ;  and  this  trust  and  power 
respecting  tlie  ^mises  to  bee  att  the  dispose  of  the  said  men  nominated  vntill 
the  Coui-t  shall  cause  otherwise  to  order. 

In  reference  vuto  the  complaint  against  John  ililler,  of  Yarmouth,  for 
challenging  a  mare  contrary  to  order  of  Court,  which  hee  att  ^sent  can  not 
proue  to  be  his,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  hee  shall  see  the  said  mare  forth 
coming  vpon  demaund ;  and  if  hee  can  cleare  vp  that  slice  is  his,  that  hee 
repalre  with  such  euidence  to  !M''  Hincldey  and  jNI'  Bacon,  and  thej-  to  returne 
the  same  vnto  the  Court ;  &  if  they  approue  it,  then  hee,  the  said  Miller,  is 
to  retaine  the  said  mare  ;  if  otherwise,  the  Court  to  take  order  about  her  for 
the  dispose  of  her  according  to  the  order  of  Court. 

Wheras  the  widdow  Elizabeth  Bullocke,  of  Rehoboth,  hath  with  care  and 
industry  brought  vp  diners  smale  children  hitherto  since  the  decease  of  her 
husband,  and  still  is  carefull  and  industrious  to  bringe  them  vp,  some  of  them 
being  yett  smale  ;  and  that  it  doth  appeer  to  the  Court,  that  the  debts  due 
from  the  estate  ai-e  for  the  most  pte  defrayed,  and  thcr  being  left  three  cowes 
and  a  mare  of  the  estate  j  the  Coui-t  hauc  ordered  and  settled  the  said  cattle 
vnto  the  said  widdow,  Elizabeth  Bullocke,  in  reference  vnto  the  bringing  vp 
of  the  said  childj-en. 

In  reference  vnto  one  Rowland  Wills,  brought  into  the  towne  of  Scittu- 
ate  by  John  WilUams,  whoe  hath  lined  diners  yeares  from  his  wife,  the  Coui't 
that  the  said  Wills  may  stay  in  Scittuate  if  hee  please  vntill  his  next 
cropp  is  reaped  ;  and  hee  haueing  now  engaged  that  hee  will  send  for  his  wife 
in  the  interem ;  which  incase  shee  come,  and  that  hee  procure  libertie  of  the 
towne  and  approbation  of  the  majestrates  to  stay,  well ;  if  other\\-ise,  to  depart 
the  goQment ;  and  in  the  mean  time  the  said  John  Williams  standeth  heerby 
engaged  to  saue  the  towne  of  Scittuate  from  any  damage  that  may  acrew  vnto 
them  by  the  said  Rowland  Wills  as  longe  as  hcc  lines  on  the  ftirme,  or  vntill 
his  tearme  is  out. 

This  Coui-t  hath  appointed  and  haue  giuen  letters  of  adminnestration 
vnto  John  Nelson  and  Samuell  Wood  to  admlnucster  on  the  estate  of  Ilenery 
Wood,  of  Middlebeiy,  late  deceased. 

Att  tliis  Court,  John  Louell,  Juni',  with  the  consent  of  his  father,  John 
Louell,  Seni%  of  Rehoboth,  made  choise  of  Joseph  Siluester,  of  Scittuate,  to 
be  his  guardian,  which  was  approued  by  the  Court. 

Ester  Siluester  came  before  this  Couit,  and  made  choise  of  John  Louell, 
Seni'',  aforsaid,  to  be  her  guardian,  which  was  approued  by  the  Court. 

Att  this  Court,  Dauid  Wood,  Joseph  ^^'ood,  and  Benjamine  Wood  did 
make  choise  of  John  Morton,  Seni',  and  Lciftenant  :Morton,  to  be  thcire  guar- 
dians, wliich  was  approued  by  the  Court. 


COURT    ORDERS.  '  5[ 

Daniel   Ramsden,  for   selling   liquor   to   an    Indian,  fined  fifty  slilllings      1  (1  7  (I. 
mouy.  ^       ' 

*Att  this  Court,  Wiliam   Rogers,  for  coiTiitting  fornication  before  mar-       „      . 
riage,  was  centanced  to  pay  fine  pound  in  mony  or  be  whipt.  Go^'"- 

Att  tliis  Court,  Edward  Jenkens  was  ordered  to  pay  three  pounds  for  and        i  "^"J 
in  the  behalfe  of  his  daughter,  !Mary  Adkinson,  whoc  is  fined  for  haueing 
carnal  coppulation  with  her  husband,  ^larmcduke  Adkinson,  before  marriage 
and  before  contract ;  and  the  said  suiiie  being  payed,  shee  is  then  freed  from 
appearance  att  the  Court  to  answare  for  that  fact. 

Att  this  Comt,  Jabez  Snow  and  his  wife  were  fined  the  suiiie  of  ten 
pounds  for  haueing  carnall  coppulation  with  each  other  before  marriage. 

Att  this  Court,  John  Cooke,  for  breaking  the  Sabbath  by  vnessesary 
trauelling  theron,  was  fined  ten  shillings. 

Att  this  Court,  Wiliam  Hincksmau,  for  breaking  the  Sabbath  by  carrying 
of  wood,  was  fined  ten  shillings. 

Memoraud  :  that  a  barrell  of  powder  that  Duxburrow  borrowed  of  the 
country  the  last  generall  training  was  now  payed. 

Att  tliis  Court,  Humphery  Johnson  deraaundcd  his  charges  expended 
about  an  action  wherin  hee  was  nonsuited. 

In  like  maiier,  alsoe,  did  Nathaniel  Turner. 

Att  an  occationall  meeting  of  two  of  the  majestrates  with  the  GoQ,  on  the 
IS""  of  December,  1670,  in  reference  vnto  the  complaint  of  Timothy  White, 
of  Scittuate,  against  Thomas  Hart,  that  hee  hath  stoUen  seuerall  thinges  from 
him  att  Scittuate,  the  said  ^  ,  vpon  examination  confessing  the  same,  was 
centanced  by  the  Gofl  and  Assistants  aforsaid  to  retui-ne  the  said  goods  againe 
to  the  said  "White,  and  did  alsoe  order  him  to  pay  the  suine  of  twelue  shillings 
vnto  liim  for  charges  hee  hath  bin  att  in  procecuting  against  him ;  and  wheras 
two  smale  inconsiderable  niggs  are  found  to  appcrtainc  vnto  the  said  Hart, 
the  said  majestrates  haue  ordered  them  to  be  disposed  for  p'sent  into  the 
hands  of  James  Cole,  soe  as  that  if  any  will  redeem  them,  and  giue  more  then 
twelue  shillings  for  them,  they  may  haue  them,  and  giue  or  pay  the  ouerpluse 
to  the  said  Hart ;  and  the  said  Thomas  Hart,  for  liis  pilfering  and  stealing  of 
the  pticulars  aforsaid,  together  with  his  intollerablc  lying  in  his  examination 
about  the  same,  hee  was  centanced  by  the  authoritie  aforsaid  to  be  seuercly 
whipt  att  the  post,  which  accordingly  was  pformed. 


8  March. 

J          ■> 

Prence, 

GOD«. 

[*37.] 

Before  Thomas  Prenco,  Esquire,  GoQ, 
John  Alden, 

Josias  AVinslow, 

Wiliam  Bradford, 

Assistants,  &^. 

52  PLYjMOUTH    colony    IIPX'OIIDS. 

1G70-1.   *v?«   the   Court  of  his  Ma"'  held  att  Plymouth,  for  the  Jurisdiction 
of  .^'ew  Plymouth,  the  8"  of  March,  1670. 

Thomas  Hinckley, 
John  Freeman, 
Nathaniel  Bacon,  and 
Constant  Southworth, 


A  TT  tliis  Court,  proclamation  was  made  that  it'  any  can  lav  any  just  claime 
JTjL.  vnto  any  debt  due  from  the  estate  of  "\^^iliam  Bassett,  of  Sandwich, 
they  are  to  come  in  and  demaund  it  betwixt  this  date  and  the  Coiut  of  his 
ma''"  to  be  holden  att  Plym  in  July  next. 

Att  this  Court,  ^Nlary  Bassett,  Juni'',  made  choise  of  Major  Winslow  to 
be  her  guardian. 

And  Wiliam  Bassett,  Juni'',  made  choise  of  ]\P  Hinckley  to  be  his  guar- 
dian, which  was  approued  by  the  Court. 

Att  this  Court,  Hannah  Hull  made  choise  of  Joseph  HoUey  and  Nathan- 
iel Fitsrandall  to  be  her  guardians,  which  was  approued  by  the  Court. 

Att  this  Court,  Benjamine  Siluester  came  into  the  Court,  and  made  choise 
of  Joseph  Siluester  and  Israeli  Sihiester  to  bo  his  guardians,  which  was  ap- 
proued by  the  Court. 

John  Williams  doth  hccrby  stand  bound  and  ingaged  vnto  the  Court  in 
the  suiire  of  ten  pounds  in  the  behalfe  of  Peter  Worthylake,  now  in  durance 
att  Plymouth,  whoe  was  arested  att  the  suite  of  Captaine  Wiliam  Hudson,  of 
Boston,  that  hee,  the  said  Worthylake,  shall  answare  the  complaint  of  the  said 
Captaine  Hudson  according  to  the  tonor  of  the  warrant,  if  hee  agrees  not  with 
him  before. 

In  reference  vnto  the  pscntmcnt  of  John  Sutton,  of  Scittuate,  for  that 
the  said  Sutton,  on  Thursday  the  weeke  before  July  Court  last  past,  went  into 
Mistris  Elizabeth  Tildens  parlour  early  in  the  morning,  and  opened  her  chest 
where  her  mony  was  with  an  intent  to  take  mony  out  of  it,  — 

Hee  was  fined  the  suiiie  of  forty  shillings  to  the  vse  of  the  collonic,  and 

to  find  sm-ties  for  his  good  behauior ;  but  being  not  able  to  giuc  cccuritie  any 

otherwise  then  by  himselfc,  the  Court  accepted  his  owne  bond. 

John  Sutton  acknowlidseth  to  owe  vnto  our  soil  lord  1    " 
,,     T-        .1         -      c  -40:00 

the  Ivinge  the  sume  ot J 

The  condition,  that  if  the  s;iid  .John  Siittou    he  (if  <>-n(ul  bohnuior  towards 


COURT    ORDERS.  53 

our  soQ  lord  the  Kingc  and  nil  his  Icich  people,  and  appeer  att  the  Court  of  10  7  0-] . 
his  ma""  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  the  first  Tusday  in  June  next,  and  not  "^  r— — ' 
depart  the  said  Coui't  without  lycence  ;  that  then,  &t^.  Pkence 

James  Pursevall,  for  his  contempt  of  authoritie  in  nott  departing  the  col-        ^"'^■"• 
lonie  according  to  order,  and  for  his  makeing  an  escape  from  one  with  whome 
hee  was  sent,  in  reference  to  his  goeing  to  Ycrginnia  to  clcare  himselfe  of  sus- 
pision  of  haueing  a  hand  in  ruiiing  away  with  a  boate,  &5,  hoe  was  centanced 
to  pay  a  fine  of  fiue  pound. 

Wiliam  Hedge,  John  Gray,  and  Edward  Stui-gis,  for  breakeing  the  Sab- 
bath by  sailing  from  Yarmouth  to  Boston  on  the  Lords  day,  were  fined  each 
of  them  thirty  shillings. 

John  Gray,  for  breaking  the  Kinges  peace  in  striking  of  John  Ilawes, 
was  fined  the  suiiie  of  three  shillings  and  four  pence  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

John  jNIathcwes,  Samuell  ^lathewes,  Samuell  Gray  were  guilty,  att  the 
same  time  as  those  abouenamcd,  in  prophaning  the  Lords  day,  and  to  be 
suiiioned  in  to  ausware  it. 

In  reference  vnto  an  Lidian  called  "Will,  for  his  vnsufferable,  insolent 
carriage  in  oposing  of  and  strikeing  att  the  constable  of  Yarmouth  with  an  axe, 
&6,  was  fined  twenty  shillings. 

*Willam  Griffin  and  Richard  ^lichell,  both  of  Yarmouth,  for  fighting       [*-^^-] 
together,  and  therby  breaking  the  Kinges  peace,  were  fined  each  3'  4'^. 

In  reference  vnto  the  complaint  against  John  Sprague,  that  about  the 
begining  of  December  last  hee  did  highly  misdemean  himselfe  in  the  house 
of  James  Cole,  of  Plymouth,  near  vnto  or  on  the  evening  before  the  Sabbath 
day,  in  diinking,  gameing,  and  vnciuell  reuelling,  to  the  dishonor  of  God  and 
the  offence  of  this  goUment,  by  his  gameing  and  bringing  in  oft'  a  mare  inciu- 
illy  into  the  parlour-  of  James  Cole  aforsaid,  for  which  said  misdcmcnors  hee 
was  centanced  to  sitt  in  the  stockes  two  houres,  which  accordingly  was 
pformcd  ;  and  for  his  being  there  the  greatest  pte  of  the  afternoon  vntill  the 
euening,  hee  was  ^  fiue  shillings. 

Richard  Tayler  Tayler,  for  his  being  in  companie  of  the  said  Sprague 
and  others  the  greatest  pte  of  the  afternoone  aforsaid,  and  siting  tippling  with 
them,  and  by  his  ^sence  abeting  them  in  thclre  euill  practices,  was  fined  ten 
shillings  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

Xathaniel  Tilden,  for  vnciuell  carriages  with  Elizabeth  Doxcy,  hee  was 
fined  forty  shillinges. 

Att  this  Coui-t,  one  whoe  called  himselfe  Wiliam  Thomas,  for  pilfering 
of  tobacco  from  Edward  Gray,  was  centanced  to  be  whipt  att  the  post,  which 
accordingly  was  inflicted  ;   and  hee  is  ordered   alsoe   to  pay  twenty  shillings   to 


54  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

167  0-1 .  Edward  Gray,  and  to  defray  the  charges  of  his  imprisonment,  and  to  depart 
the  goQment. 

Att  this  Court,  Samuell  Packer,  Seni'',  was  lyccnced  and  authorized  by 
the  Coiut  to  keep  an  ordinary  att  Bridgwater,  and  to  be  prouided  competently 
for  the  accoinodateing  of  strangers,  and  to  keep  good  orders  in  his  house  in 
that  behalfe. 

Att  this  Court  John  Cowin,  of  Scittuate,  appcercd,  being  bound  oucr  to 
answare  for  speaking  of  contemptable  words  against  royall  authoritic,  in  that 
hee  should  say  hee  scorned  to  be  in  subjection  to  any  English  man,  and  that 
there  was  neuer  any  Kinge  in  England  that  was  an  English  man  but  one 
crookedbacked  Richard,  a  crooked  rogue,  just  like  such  an  one  as  hee  named, 
vizj,  a  crooked  man  well  knowne  in  the  towne  of  Scittuate.  Diners  testimo- 
nyes  came  in  against  him,  which  testifyed  on  oath  the  same  in  substance  aboue 
enserted  ;  but  because  the  scuerall  euidences  could  not  att  this  Court  appeer 
to  testify  the  words  to  his  face,  and  for  that  the  case  is  rare,  and  the  Court 
being  willing  to  gaine  healpe  and  aduise  fr-om  others  as  much  as  may  be  in  it, 
it  was  refered  vntill  June  Court  next,  and  the  said  Cowin  to  be  kept  in  durance 
vntill  then. 

James  Cole,  Juni'',  is  allowed  by  the  Court  to  keep  an  ordinary  att  Plym- 
out,  and  is  requii-ed  by  the  Court  to  keep  good  order  in  his  house,  that  there 
be  noe  reuelllng  there,  nor  that  hee  suffer  any  of  the  inhabitants  to  stay  drinke- 
ing  past  the  time  allowed  by  the  Court. 


1  ()  7  I .     *-'itf  the   GcncraU  Court    of  Election  held  att  the  Toirne  of  Phjm- 
— ^'      ^  outh   the   fift   Day    of  June,   Anno    Don't    One    Thousand   Six 

p^n  -]  Hundred  Seauenty  and  One. 

Bf.kokf,  Thomas  Prcnro,  Es^,  GoQ,  Thomas  Hinckley, 

John  Aldin,  Nathaniel  Bacon,  and 

Josias  Winslow,  Constant  Southworth, 

Wiliam  Bradford, 

Assistants,  &(?. 

THOMAS  PRINCE,  ESQ.,  was  chosen  GoQ  of  th(>  jurisdiction  of  Now 
Plymouth,  and  swornc. 


COURT    UKDKUS. 


55 


M^  John  Alden, 

Major  Josias  Wiuslow, 

Captaine  Wiliam  Bradford, 

M''  Thomas  Hinckley, 

M""  John  Freeman, 

M"^  Nathaniel  Bacon,  and 

INI"'  Constant  Southworth, 


KiTl. 


were  chosen  to  the  office  of  Assistants,  and       Pkence, 

God". 
sworne. 


This  Court  haue  ordered,  that  if  God  should  take  away  the  God  by  death, 
or  otherwise  dcpriue  us  of  his  healp  by  absence,  or  other  bochly  weaknes  disa- 
ble him  to  discharge  his  place,  that  in  such  case  the  next  eldest  niajestrate 
to  serue  in  the  office  of  a  deputy  GoG  for  this  ^sent  yeare,  as  the  Goii  might 
and  oui'ht  for  to  doe. 


were  chosen  Comissioners. 


Thomas  Prince,  Esf , 

Major  Josias  Winslow,  j 

M'  Hinckley  next  in  nomination. 

M'  Constant  Southworth  was  chosen  Treasurer,  and  sworne. 


The  Names  of  the  Deputies  of  the  seuerall  Townes  of  this  Jiu'isdiction  whoe 
serued  theratt  and  att  the  Adjournments  therof. 


Robert  Finney, 

Leifi  Ephi-aim  INIorton, 

M"'  Josias  Staudish, 

Wiliam  Paybody, 

Cornett  Robert  Studson, 

Isacke  Chettenden, 

M'  Edmond  Freeman,  Juni'' 

Wiltam  Harvey, 

Wiliam  Witherley, 

John  Thacher, 

John  Miller, 


Wiltam  Crocker, 
Thomas  Huckens, 
Ensigne  Marke  Eames, 
Anthony  Snow, 
M"^  Stephen  Paine, 
Wiliam  Sabin, 
Josias  Cooke, 
Thomas  Paine, 
John  Willis, 
John  Russell, 
M'  James  Browne. 


The  Constables  of  the  seuerall  Townes. 

Plymo, Jacob  Cooke. 

DuxbuiTO, Benjamine  Church. 

f  Anthony  CoUymore, 

Scitt:, T  1      V     • 

(^Jolin  Lusigne. 

Sand, Steuen  Skilie. 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECOKDS. 

Tauntou, Joseph  Wilborc. 

Yarmouth, Joseph  Hall. 

Barnsta, Saraucll  AUhi, 

fM"'  Wiliam  Thomas, 

Marsh, -^  ,     ,       ^^      ,      ,    ^     . 

(^Aither  Howland,  Juni' 

rDaniell  Smith, 

I  Preserued  Abell. 

Eastham, John  Mayo. 

Bridgw, Thomas  Suell. 

Dartm, Thomas  Coruwell. 

Swans, John  jNLartin. 

Middi, Gersom  Cobb. 


[•40.] 


*The  Grand  Enquest. 


]M''  Micaell  Pekse, 

M""  John  Gorum, 

M''  Thomas  Howes, 

M'  Allexander  Standish, 

M'  Edward  Gray, 

Ensigne  Thomas  Leauard, 

Hugh  Cole, 

John  Bryant,  Seni'', 

Wiliam  Twining, 

Francis  Crooker, 

John  Rogers,  Seni'', 

Joseph  Howland, 


Job  Crocker, 
Jonathan  Dunham, 
John  Tisdall, 
Steuen  Winge, 
John  Hall,  Juui"', 
Nathaniel  Winslow, 
John  Eead, 
Nathaniel  Cooper, 
Samuell  Alliu, 
Gorge  Sisson, 
Lodowicke  Hawkes, 


The  Celect  Me 


ILeift  Morton, 
Serjeant  Harlow, 
Wiliam  Crow. 
'M''  Samuell  Saberry, 
Chi-istopher  Wadsworth, 
Benjamine  Bartlett. 
'  Lcift  Backc, 
Cornctt  Studsou, 
Isacke  Clicttcndcu. 

(M"^  Edmond  Freeman,  .lu 
James  Skiffe,  Seni', 
Wiliam  Swift. 


Duxfc, 


Scittu, 


COURT    ORDERS. 


57 


Yarmouth, 


Baiiisf, 


Marshf., 


Leift  Macye, 

Rich  Williams, 

Walter  Dean, 

James  Walker, 

Wiliam  Harvey. 

M"^  Edmond  Hawes, 

M'  Thomas  Howes, 

Edw  Sturgis,  Seni"', 

John  Thacher, 

John  Miller. 

Leif?  Laythorpt, 

Thomas  Huckens, 

John  Tompson. 
I'Ensigne  Eames, 
J  Anthony  Snow, 
I  John  Bourne. 
CM'  Steuen  Paine,  Seni'' 
j  Leift  Hunt, 


ICT  1. 


Prexce, 
Gou". 


Ensi2:ne  Smith. 


Bridgw,  . 
Dartmouthi 
Swansey, 


f  Nicholas  Snow. 

Daniel  Cole, 
.  Thomas  Paine, 

Jonathan  Sparrow, 

Marke  Snow, 
r  John  Willis, 
J  Leift  Haward, 
I  John  Carey. 

Was  omitted  this  yeare. 

M''  James  Browne, 

Hugh  Cole, 

Samuell  Luther. 


Sm'veyors  of  the  Highwaies. 


Plymouth, 


( Joseph  Warren, 
J  Dauiell  Dunham, 
!  John  Dotey. 
John  Wadswortli, 
Sanuiell  Wc-.t. 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECOKDS. 


1G71. 


5  June. 
Prence, 


Saud, 


Taunton, 


Yarmouth, 


B;uiis?, 


Marsh, 


Reho,  . 


Swansey, 


I  Richard  Ciu'tis, 

■j  James  Ciidworth,  Jani'' 

[  Joseph  Sihiester. 

r  Ralph  Allln,  Seni% 

jjohnBlackwell. 

fJohn  Maj'comber, 

[Encrease  Robinson. 

( Edward  Sturgis,  Senl', 

[Joseph  Howes. 

I  John  Dauis, 

[Samuell  Hinckley. 

f  Nathaniel  Thomas, 

\  Micaell  Foard. 

r  James  Reddaway, 

[John  Perram. 

r  Nicholas  Snow, 

[Gyles  Hopkins. 

rjohn  Eames,  Seni"', 

[John  Haward,  Seni^ 
Wiliam  Palmer, 
Henery  Tucker, 
Richard  Sisson. 
Nathaniel  Pecke, 
Joseph  Carpenter, 
Zachariah  Eedey. 


[*41.]  *Thc  psons  appointed  in  each  Towne  to  see  to  the  Gathering  in  of  the  Min- 
nesters  Maintainance,  and  to  ^  payed  vnto  them  satisfiictorily  and 
seasonably  both  for  Time  and  Specie. 


Plymouth, 
DuxbuiTow, 

Scittuatc, 

Sand^\-ich, 

Taunton, 

Yarmouth, 


None. 

None. 
[John  Tm"ner,  Seni'' 
[Edward  Jenkens 

None, 
r  Wiliam  Withercll, 
[Samuell  Smith, 
r  Samuell  Ryder, 
\  John  Miller. 


COURT    ORDERS.  59 

Barns?, 


Marslif., 


PttENCE, 


Bridgwater, 


M' Hinckley,  1G71. 

M'  Huckens.  "       ' 

fM"'  Josias  Winslow, 

I  Thomas  Doged.  Gou 

f  Leift  Hunt, 
[Wiliam  Carpenter. 
'John  Willis, 

Leif!  Haward, 

Samuell  Faker,  Seni^ 


In  reference  vnto  the  toAvnc  of  Dartmouth,  it  is  ordered  by  the  Court,  — 

That  wheras  a  neglect,  the  last  yeare,  of  the  gathering  iu  of  the  suiTie 
of  fifteen  pounds,  according  to  order  of  Court  to  be  kept  in  stocke  towards  the 
support  of  such  as  may  dispence  the  word  of  God  vnto  them,  it  is  againe 
ordered  by  this  Court,  that  the  suiiie  of  fifteen  pound  be  this  yeare  leuied,  to 
be  as  a  stocke  for  the  vse  aforsaid,  to  be  deliuered  vnto  Ai'ther  Hathewey  and 
Sarjeant  Shaw,  to  be  by  them  improued  as  opportunity  may  psent  for  the  ends 
aforsaid. 

It  is  enacted  by  the  Court,  that  if  any  Indian  or  Indians  shalbe  found  to  This  law  in 
haue  any  powder  or  shott,  armes  or  liquors,  and  will  affeirme  that  they  had  it  selling  ponder 
of  this   or  that  pson  of  the  English,  or  that  by  concurring   cercomstances  i^^an""  '" 
eqiuvolent  it  is  probable  they  had  it  of  such  English,  if  the  said  pson  shall 
vpon  his  oath  testify  that  hee  or  shee  hath  not  sold,  giuen,  or  hcalped  the  said 
Indian,  or  any  other  Indians,  vnto  the  said  powder,  or  shott,  or  liquors,  they 
shalbe  accompted  free  and  cleare  of  the  said  fact,  or  otherwise  to  be  rendered 
guilty,  and  to  be  procecuted  accordingly,  and  this  tryall  to  be  before  a  majes- 
trate  or  one  of  the  celect  men  of  the  towne. 

For  the  prevention  of  great  abuse  by  the  excessiue  di-inking  of  liquors  in  A  inw. 
ordinaryes,  this  Court  doth  order,  that  euery  ordinary  keeper  in  this  goQment 
shalbe  heerby  impowered  and  required,  that  incase  any  pson  or  psons  doe  not 
attend  order,  but  carry  themselues  vnciuilly,  by  being  importunately  desirous 
of  drink  when  deneyed,  and  doe  not  leaue  the  house  when  requu-ed,  such 
ordinary  keeper  shall  returne  theu-e  names  to  the  next  Court,  that  soe  they 
may  be  procecuted  according  to  the  nature  of  the  ofiencej  and  incase  any 
ordinary  keeper  shall  neglect  soe  to  doe,  hee  shalbe  fined  fine  shillings  for 
euery  default.  It  is  further  ordered  by  this  Coiut,  y'  some  two  or  thi-ee  men 
be  appointed  in  euery  towne  of  this  jurisdiction  to  haue  the  inspection  of  the 
ordinaries,  or  in  any  other  places  suspected,  to  take  notice  of  such  abuses  as 
may  arise  in  reference  to  the  finises  or  otherwise,  and  make  report  therof  to 
the  Court. 


GO 

PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1(5  71. 

The  mens  names  appointed  heeriiito  ii 

each  towne  arc  as  followcth 

5  June. 

'Leif.  Morton, 

Pkince, 
Gou". 

Plym, 

Serjeant  Harlow, 

Beuajah  Pratt. 

DlLxfe, 

'W  Saberry, 
Francis  West. 

Scltt, ^ 

'Cornett  Studson, 

Edward  Jenkens, 

Charles  Stockbridge. 

„      ^                                                  r  James  Skiffe, 

Sand, i 

[Edward  Perrey. 

James  Walker, 

Taunton, 

Aron  Knap, 
John  Dean. 

Yarmouth, 

■John  Welden, 
Nathaniel  Bassett. 
John  Finney,  Seni"", 

Barnst, 

James  Hamblen,  Juni, 
James  Cobb. 

INIarsh, 

'Ensigne  Eames, 
Thomas  Doged. 

Rehob,      

M""  Steuen  Paine, 
Leif!  Hunt. 
'Ensigne  Smith, 
Jonathan  Sparrow, 
Thomas  Paine. 

Eastham ■ 

Brid^w, ■ 

John  Haward,  on  the  plalne 
Nathaniel         x 

Dartmouth, • 

'Serj:  Shaw, 
^^  Gorge  Soule. 

Swanse < 

Nicholas  Tanner, 
Nathaniel!  Pccke. 

I^Iiddlrbeiy 

Jonathan  Dunham. 

[*42.]  »It  is  onarted  by  tbe  Court,  that  noe  rum  shalbc  sold  in  this  goQment  to 

exceed  in  prise  aboue  fiuc  shillings  a  gallon,  or  if  retailed,  two  pence  a  gill. 

It  is  ordered  by  the  Court,  that  a  jury  shalbe  impanneled  to  laye  out  a 
new  way  between  a  place  called  Johns  Bridge  and  the  meeting  of  the  Three 
Iviuers  in  tlie  townsliip  of  Biidgwatcr. 


COURT    ORDERS. 


61 


Libertie  is  graunted  vnto  Gyles  llickard,  Seni"",  to  draw  and  sell  -wine  and 
liquors  att  Coiu-t  times  for  the  refreshmeut  and  entertainment  of  strangers,  soe  as 
liee  keep  good  order  in  the  sale  of  it,  but  withall  not  to  sell  any  att  other  times. 

John  Gray,  of  Yarmouth,  for  swearing  prophanly,  was  fined  fiue  shillings. 

Samuell  jNIathews,  for  sayleing  fi-ora  Yarmouth  to  Boston  on  the  Lords 
day,  fined  thirty  shillings. 

Richard  Marshall,  for  abusing  his  wife  by  kiking  her  of  from  a  stoole 
into  the  fier,  was  centauced  to  sitt  in  the  stockcs  during  the  pleasiu'e  of  the 
Court,  which  accordingly  was  pformed. 

Nathaniel  Woodward,  for  speaking  abusive  words  against  M''  Shouc,  the 
pastour  of  the  church  of  Taunton,  was  centanced  by  the  Covu-t  to  sitt  in  the 
stockes  during  the  pleasure  of  the  Coiu't,  which  accordingly  was  pformed. 

Nathaniel  Soule,  being  detected  of  telling  seuerall  lyes  which  tended  greatly 
to  the  hurt  of  the  collonie  in  reference  to  some  pticulars  about  the  Indians,  was 
centanced  by  the  Court  to  pay  a  fine  of  fiue  pound  or  to  be  publickly  whipt. 

James  Cole,  Seni"',  for  being  found  drunke  the  second  time,  was  fined  10'. 

Joseph  Ramsden,  for  being  found  drunke  the  second  time,  fined  ten 
shillings. 

Willam  "Walker,  for  stealllng  of  cloth  from  Thomas  Clarke,  of  Boston, 
was  centanced  to  paye  double  to  the  said  Clarke,  and  for  telling  a  lye  about  it 
was  fined  ten  shillings. 

Walter  Winser,  for  selling  liquor  to  the  Indians,  fined  fiue  pounds  ;  but 
vpon  consideration  of  some  pticulars  about  it,  it  was  abated  to  tliirty  shillings. 

Att  tliis  Court,  John  Cowin  was  indited  for  speaking  coutemptable  words 
against  the  royal  dignity  of  England,  in  that  hce  said  hoc  scorned  to  be  in 
subjection  to  any  English  man,  and  that  there  was  neuer  any  Kinge  in  Eng- 
land that  was  an  English  man  but  one  crooked  backed  Richard,  a  crooked 
rogue,  just  like  such  an  one  as  hec  named,  vizj,  a  crooked  man  well  knowne  in 
the  towne  of  Scittuate. 

This  case  being  put  vpon  tryall,  the  jury  brought  in  not  guilty,  and  soe 
hec  was  by  open  proclamation  cleared. 


M--  Micacll  Peirsc, 

M''  John  Gorum, 

W  AUexander  Standish, 

Ensignc  Thomas  Lcanard 

John  Bryant, 

Francis  Crooker, 


riie  Names  of  the  Jury 
1 


Hugh  Cole, 
John  Wood, 
Aron  Knap, 
Jonathan  Dunham, 
John  Soule, 
Edward  Dotcv. 


62  PLYIMOUTH    COLOxNTY    RECOKDS. 

16  71.     *Tlic  Names  of  tlie  psons  apointed  by  the  Coiu-t  to  view  the  Damage  done 
'       *    "^  to  the  Indians  by  the  Horses  and  Hoggs  of  the  English. 

5  June. 

Pmncb,  f  Serjeant  Harlow, 

Plym, J  James  Clarke, 


[*43.] 


I  Joseph  Warren. 
Duxfe, The  celect  men. 

{Esra  Perrey, 
Edwai-d  Perrey, 
Micaell  Blackwell. 
fJohn  Hathewey, 
Edward  Bobbitt, 
James  Phillips. 

Yarmouth, The  celect  men. 

Leift  Lay  thorp, 
Tho  Huckens, 

Barns?, \  John  Tompson, 

Samuell  Fuller, 
Capt  Fullers  son. 

I  Thomas  Read, 
Wiliam  Sabin, 
Peter  Hunt. 
East, The  celect  men. 

fJohn  Russell, 
Dartmouth,    ...  .     .     .  \ 

[Gorg  Sisson. 

Swanse, The  celect  men. 

r  Gorge  Yaughan, 

John  ]\Iorton. 


INIiddlebcr, <j 


[•44.]  *Thc  Oath  of  the  Water  Baylcy. 

You  shall  faithfully  serue  in  the  office  of  a  water  baylcy  in  the  jurisdic- 
tion of  New  Plymouth,  and  shall  carefully  obserue  such  orders  of  Court  as 
concerns  youcr  said  office,  with  speciall  reference  vnto  the  improuement  thcr- 
of  att  Cape  Cod  and  places  adjacent ;  you  shall  f;iithfully  discharge  the  trust 
imposed  vpon  you  in  demaunding  and  receiueing  whatsoeuer  shalbe  due  vnto 
the  collonie  by  such  fish  as  shalbe  there  taken,  and  shall  seasonably  giue  in  a 
true  accompt  therof  vnto  the  Treasurer  yearly.     So  healp,  &c!. 

Thomas  Paine  was  chosen  to  be  the  water  baylcy  of  the  jurisdiction  of 
New  Plymouth,  and  sworne  att  this  Court. 


COUllT    ORDERS.  63 

In  answarc  vnto  the  petition  prcforcd  to  this  Comt  by  ^M'' Jolni  Prince  1(571. 
and  M""  Nathaniel  Boswoith,  of  the  towne  of  Hull,  allies  Xautaskott,  in  the  hc- 
halfe  of  the  said  to-mie,  to  haue  libcrtie  to  imploy  some  boates  and  theire  com- 
panies for  the  takeing  of  mackerel!  with  netts,  att  the  season  therof,  att  Cape 
Codd,  this  Court  doth  graunt  vnto  them  libertie  for  two  boates  and  there  com- 
panies, to  take  mackerell  there  att  the  season  therof;  soe  as  they  make  pay- 
ment of  what  is  due  to  the  collonie  from  forraigners,  notwithstanding  any 
order  of  Court  extant,  prohibiting  others  to  fish  there. 

*The  Couit  determines  all  the  guns  in  our  hands  that  did  belongc  to  [*45.] 
Phillip  are  justly  forfeit,  and  doe  att  the  ^sent  order  the  deuidiug  of  them,  to 
be  kept  att  the  seuerall  townes  according  to  theire  equall  proportions,  vntill 
October  Court  next,  and  then  to  bee  att  the  Com-ts  dispose,  as  reason  may 
appeer  to  them,  and  then  to  belonge  vnto  the  townes,  if  not  otherwise  dis- 
posed of.     By  the  Court. 

That  which  the  Court  grounds  theii-e  judgment  vpon  is,  — 

For  that  att  the  treaty  att  Taunton  Phillip  and  his  councel  did  acknowl- 
idge  that  they  had  bine  in  a  preparation  for  warr  against  vs  ;  and  that  not 
grounded  vpon  any  injury  sustained  from  vs,  nor  prouocation  giuen  by  vs,  but 
from  thefre  owne  naughty  harts,  and  because  hee  had  formerly  violated  and 
broken  sollemne  couenants  made  and  renewed  to  vs ;  hee  then  freely  tendered 
(not  being  in  a  capasitie  to  be  kept  faithfuU  by  any  other  bonds)  to  resigne  vp 
all  his  EngUsh  armes,  for  oiu-  futiu-e  cecuritie  in  that  respect ;  hee  failed  greatly 
in  pformance  therof  by  cecrett  conveying  away  and  carrying  home  seuerall 
guns  that  might  and  should  have  bine  then  deliuered,  and  not  giuing  them  vp 
since,  according  to  his  engagement,  nor  soe  far  as  is  in  his  power,  as  appeers 
in  that  many  guns  are  knowne  still  to  be  amongst  the  Indians  that  Hue  by  him, 
and  not  soe  much  as  glueing  order  to  some  of  liis  men,  that  are  vndcr  his 
yiiiediatc  comaund,  about  the  bringing  in  of  theire  armcs. 

In  his  indeauoring  since  the  treaty  to  render  vs  odiouse  to  oiu-  naighbour 
collonie,  by  false  reports,  comjilaints,  and  suggestions. 

And  his  revising  or  avoiding  a  treaty  with  vs  concerning  these  and  other 
matters  that  are  justly  offenciue  to  vs,  notwithstanding  his  late  engagement,  as 
well  as  former,  to  submitt  to  the  kings  authoritie,  and  the  authoritie  of  tliis 
collonie. 

It  was  alsoe  ordered  by  the  Court,  that  the  armes  of  the  Indians  of  Xa- 
massakett  and  Assowamsett,  that  were  feched  in  by  Major  Winslow,  and  those 
that  were  with  him,  are  confiscate  and  forfeite  from  the  said  Indians,  for  the 
grounds  aboue  expressed,  they  being  in  complyance  with  Phillipc  in  liis  late 
plott,  and  yett  would  neither  by  our  Gou'*  order  nor  by  Phillips  dcsu'c,  bring 


64  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1671.     in  theii-e  anncs,  as  was  engaged  by  the  treaty;  and  the  said  guns  aie  ordered 
"       ''        '    by  the  Coui-t  to  the  major  and  his  companic,  for  theire  satisfaction  in  that 
FRircE,       expecUtion. 

Gou".  This  Court  haue  agreed  and  voated,  that  some  force  be  raised  and  sent  to 

the  Indians  att  Saconett,  to  fech  in  theire  armes,  and  in  defect  thcrof  theue 
psons,  as  occation  may  requii-e. 

And  for  the  management  of  this  enterprise  it  is  refered  to  the  councell  of 
■\varr,  or  soe  many  of  them  as  shall  meet,  soe  as  they  be  nine  in  number,  vizj, 
the  major  pte  of  them  concurring. 

The  Names  of  such  as  arc  aded  to  the  ISIajestrates  to  be  oft'  the  Councill  of 
Warr. 
M''  Josias  Winslow,  Seni'',  Leif  t  Morton, 

James  Walker,  Cornett  Studsou, 

Thomas  Huckcns,  Ensigne  Eames, 

Nathaniel  ^lorton,  Isacke  Chettenden. 

The  oath  to  be  admiauestred  to  such  as  are  to  be  aded  to  the  majcstrates 
to  be  of  the  councill  of  warr,  as  aforsaid  :  — 
This  oath  is  You  shall  reddily  appeer  on  any  suiiions  directed  vnto  you  bv  the  presl- 

othcin-ise   or-  ^  i.  ^  .  .  j. 

devcd;  see  the  dent  of  the  councell  of  warr,  att  such  place  or  places   as  you  shalbe  ordered 
Court    anno     vnto  by  the  said  summons,  vnlesse  any  ineuitable  prouidence  shall  or  may  hin- 
1G7I,  in  tills    j^.j.  youer  said  appeerancc,  on  which  occations  and  meetings   you  shall  faith- 
fully, with  respect   to  the  glory  of  God  and  the  good  and  welfare   of  this 
jurisdiction,  afoard  youer  best  aduice  and  councell  in  all  matters  of  importance 
and  waighty  concernment  (or  soe  seeming)  that  may  or  shalbe  ^sented  before 
you ;  in  reference  to  the  continuance  of  peace  or  nessesitated  warr,  as  occation 
may  require ;  you  shall  faithfully  keep  cecrett  all  such  expeditions  and  achieuc- 
ments  as  may  or  shalbe  ordered  and  contriued  by  the  councill  of  warr,  tending 
to  the  generall  peace  and  good  of  tliis  coUonie  of  N.  Plymouth ;  you  shall 
with  like  cecresye  conceale  all  other  matters  that  may  be  agitated  and  trans- 
acted by  the  said  councill,  in  reference  to  the  ^mises,  that   shalbe   thought 
meet  by  the  president  and  councell  aforsaid  to  be  concealled.     Soe  hcalp  you 
God,  whoe  is  the  God  of  truth,  and  the  punisher  of  falsehood. 
[*46.]  *Threc  shillings  a  day  is  allowed  for  a  man  and  his  horse,  to  all  such  as 

were  imployed  in  the  late  expedition  for  the  fetching  in  of  arnies  from  the 
Indians ;  and  this  allowance  to  be  pmanent  for  the  future  vntill  it  .shalbe  oth- 
erwise ordered. 

And  likewise  for  anv  teame  of  fom'c  oxen   and  an  horse,  and   a  man   to 


(JOUKT    OKDERS.  g5 

goc  ^^■ith  tlicm,that  liaiio  biuc  luul  an'  to  be  iuiploscd  in  tlie  coiintrycs  scruico,       Hi  7  1 . 
to  hauc  fiue  shillings  a  day.  ^       ''        ' 

In  answare  to  a  petition  piefercil  to  tlic  Couit  by  ^I''  Richard  Wliartou  p,jp,<c  ■ 
and  ^1'  John  Saffin,  of  Boston,  marchants,  to  haue  a  pecnliar  libertie  to  them-  Gov". 
sflt's  and  other  ptenois  to  improue  such  pync,  spruce,  and  coder  timber  as 
gro\\  eth  on  our  country  coiiions,  for  the  produceing  of  rosen,  turpintine,  and 
mastick,  this  Court  haue  graunted  and  doe  order  that  the  said  Richard  Whar- 
ton &  John  SafHn,  and  theire  ptenors,  shall  haue  libertie  to  iniprouc  such  pyue, 
spruce,  and  coder  trees  as  groweth  on  our  countryes  coinons,  for  the  ends  afor- 
said,  for  the  tearme  of  ten  yeares  from  the  date  of  this  jjsent  Court,  held  att 
Plymouth  tliis  tifteenth  day  of  June,  1671,  on  these  conditions  foUoweing  :  — 

Imp'  :  Prouided  that  they  and  their  said  ptenors  procure  the  like  liber- 
ties of  the  other  two  collonies  in  confcaderatiou. 

2.  Soe  that  it  prone  nut  destructiue  to  our  said  timber  to  be  improued 
as  aforsaid. 

3.  Prouided  tliat  notwitlistandiug  tliis  graunt,  it  shalbe  att  the  libertie 
of  our  owne  inhabitants  to  improue  and  imploy  any  such  timber,  viz,J,  pyne, 
spruce,  and  ceder,  tor  any  other  vsc,  growing  vpon  any  of  our  countryes 
coinons. 

■i.  Prouided  that  the  said  Richard  Wharton  and  John  Saffin  and  theire 
ptenors  doe  sett  vpon  the  said  enterprise  of  produceing  of  tiu-pintine,  rosen, 
and  masticke,  in  this  collonie,  within  the  tearme  of  two  yeares  from  the  date 
of  this  jpsent  Court  aboue  meusioned. 

These  conditions  and  reseruations  being  duely  obserued,  this  Court  doth 
heerby  prohibite  all  others  within  this  jurisdiction  from  improueing  of  any  of 
the  said  timber,  for  the  ends  aforsaid,  for  the  tearme  of  ten  yeares,  begiiiing 
from  this  ^sent  Coiut,  held  att  Plymouth,  the  l-j""  day  of  June,  anno 
DoiTi   1(J71. 

Richard  Dillinga,  for  breakelng  the  Kinges  peace  by  striking  "| 
of  Jabcze  Rowland,  was  fined J 

The  bounds  of  Jonathan  Dunhams  land  att  Namassakett,  layed  out  by 
Wiliam  Nelson  and  Wiliam  Crow,  appointed  by  the  Court,  as  followeth  :  — 

New  Plymouth.  Haueing  read  an  order  of  ye  Court  of  tliis  jurisdic- 
tion, bearing  date  June  the  T-^,  1665,  to  lay  out  vnto  Jonathan  Dunham  thirty 
acrees  of  land  in  that  tract  of  land  called  the  Majors  Purchase,  wliich  is  on 
the  eastwardsyde  of  Namassakett  Riuer ;  haueing  accordingly  layed  out, 
measured,  and  bounded  the  said  thirty  acrees,  att  the  east  end,  next  a  brookc. 
with  a  great  white  oakc,  and  att  the  west  end,  next  the   said  brooke,  with  a 

VOL.  V.  9 


C6  PLYMOUTH    COLOxNY    RECORDS. 

16  7  1.  great  -white  oake,  which  hrooke  is  on  the  soiithsyde  of  the  said  land,  and  the 
said  land  is  laved  out  to  butt  home  to  the  brooke,  att  the  -^^•cst  end  ;  on  the 
uorthsyde  it  is  bounded  with  a  red  oake  tree,  that  hath  a  red  oake  bush  att  the 
roote  of  it  ;  and  att  the  northsyde  and  east  end  is  marked  a  great  .\  hite  oake, 
for  the  bounds  therof     October  SO"",  1665. 

WILLAM    CROW, 
WILtAM    NELSO:^. 

Besides  an  adition  joyning  to  the  said  land  att  the  northeasterly  end  of 
it,  between  the  said  laud  and  the  old  path  adjoyning  to  both,  bounded  by  the 
said  path  att  the  northwesterly  coruer,  between  John  Mortons  laud  and  it, 
layed  out  by  the  order  and  inspection  of  Captaiue  Southworth,  whoe  pro- 
cured the  said  land  of  the  Court  for  the  said  Jonathan  DLUiham. 

r*47.1  *The  Indians  engagement  to  the  collonie  of  New  Plymouth  for  theire  fidehtie 
vnto  the  English,  agreed  vpon  amongst  themselucs  the  10"'  of  Aprill, 
1671,  and  declared  by  some  of  the  cheife  of  them  att  the  Court  held 
att  Plymouth  the  seauenth  day  of  June,  1671. 

Wee,  the  Indians  of  Paomett,  doc  engage  our  tidelitie  vnto  the  gou'ment 
of  New  Plymouth,  that  wee  will  submitt  ourselues  vnto  theire  gou'^meut,  and 
if  wee  vuderstand  or  heare  of  any  plott  or  designe  contrived  against  the  Eng- 
lish, or  any  pte  of  them,  by  any  other  Indians,  wee  doe  heerby  engage  to 
reveale,  declare,  or  discouer  it  to  some  one  or  more  of  the  majestrates  of  New 
Plymouth.  And  further,  if  they  haue  occatiou  to  make  vse  of  our  healp,  if 
any  that  shall  or  may  come  against  the  English  liueing  within  the  gou''ment 
of  New  Plymouth,  wee  doe  engage  to  healp  them,  if  they  desire  or  require 
our  assistance,  to  the  shedlng  of  our  blood,  or  the  lose  of  oui-  Hues  ;  the  like 
wee  engage  for  our  posteritie  for  euer,  that  shall  succeed  vs  ;  and  forasmuch 
as  the  English  and  wee,  the  poor  Indians,  are  of  one  blood,  as  Acts  17"',  26, 
for  wee  doe  confess  wee  poor  Indians  in  our  lines  were  as  captiucs  viider  Sa- 
than,  and  our  sachems,  doeing  theire  wills  whose  breath  perisheth,  as  Psalmes 
146,  3,  -1 ;  Exodu  15,  1,  2,  &0  ;  but  now  wee  know  by  y'^^  word  of  (iod,  that 
it  is  better  to  trust  in  the  great  God  and  his  strength.  Psa  118,  .S,  9  ;  and 
besides,  wee  were  like  vnto  woulues  and  lyons,  to  destroy  one  an  other  ;  but 
wee  hope  and  belieue  in  God ;  therefore  wee  desire  to  enter  into  couenant  with 
the  English  respecting  our  fidclitie,  as  Isai:  11,  6,  and  this  wee  further  desii-e, 
that  if  the  English  should  heare  any  euill  report  of  vs,  whcrby  there  might 
be  any  occation  of  suspision  of  our  fidelity,  wee  desire  it  might  not  be  belelued 
or  receiued  vntill  wee  might  haue   the  lihertie  and  oppcrtunitic  to  clcare  our- 


COURT    UKDERS. 

selucs  ;   for  woe  dcsiro  to  kopp   our   couonant  and  engaofPinent,  if  Cnul  1uni1])ps 
vs  soc  to  doe. 

And  -wee,  the  Indians  of  \ausett,  Sakatuckett,  Nobscussett,  Paomett, 
Mannamoiickc,  and  Wcquahutt,  and  Mattakeesett,  doe  all  of  vs,  for  our  selucs, 
our  naiglibors,  and  our  riseing  generation,  doe  engage  for  oiu'selucs  and  our 
naighbors,  respecting  our  fidelitie  to  the  English,  as  before  expressed,  con- 
cerning the  Indians  of  Paomett  in  cucry  respect ;  vnto  the  which  engagement 
wee  of  our  respertiuc  places  of  Paomett,  Sakatuckett,  Xobscussed,  Manna- 
moiickc, Mattakeesett,  and  Wequahunt  haue  hecrvnto  sett  our  hands  this 
seauenth  day  of  June,  107 1,  for  our  selues  and  in  the  behalfe  of  our  naigh- 
bors in  our  seuerall  places,  as  is  expressed  l)efore. 

The  marke  /^  of  M"  JOHX, 

and  QUAQUAQUANSrCKE,  of  Paomett. 
SA:\IPS()N, 

of  Nawsett,  is  sicke  att  this  time. 
JOHX   QUASOX   TASWOTT, 

of  Mannamoicike,  his    ^   marke 
and  the  marke  of  SACHE:\IUS    and    LITTLE    ROBIX,  A 
and  ^A'AHWOOXETTSHUXKE,  ^ 
The  marke  of  SABATUBKETT,   @ 
The  marke  of  SAMPSOX,  of  Xobscussett, 

KATEXAT,  allies  KEEXCO:\ISETT. 

of  ilattakeesett,  his  ^g^V>y 
HUMPHERY,  of  Weequahutt, 
is  not  come. 

The  Indians  whose  names  are  to  the  aboue  written,  subscribed  att  tlic 
Court  held  att  Plymouth  the  seauenth  of  June,  1671,  came  psonally  into  the 
Court,  and  tendered  themselues  to  be  subject  to  the  Court,  to  be  in  fidelitie, 
both  them  and  theii'e  f)osteritie,  vnto  the  English ;  and  for  the  confeirmation 
therof  they  subscribed  theii-e  hands,  and  the  Court  ordered  that  this  writing 
should  be  recorded. 


67 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


1671.  *.^«  the  Court  held  atf  Ph/month,  the  fift  of  Juhj,  1671. 

Before  Thomas  Prince,  Esq'',  GoQ,         Thomas  Hmckley, 
John  Aldin,  .John  Freeman, 

Josias  Winslow,  Nathaniel!  Bacon,  and 

Will-am  Bradford,  Constant  Southworth, 

Assistants,  &d. 

THE  Court  haue  deputed  and  impowered  our  honored  Gou'',  'SI'  Constant 
Southworth,  M""  Thomas  Clarke,  and  Benjamine  Bartlett,  or  any  three 
of  them,  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  'M'  Wiliam  Collyare,  deceased,  for 
the  payment  of  debts  and  legacyes,  see  f.irr  forth  as  the  said  estate  -will  bears, 
and  if  in  any  thing  respecting  the  ^misos  there  may  be  difficulty,  and  the 
legatees  or  psons  interested  in  the  said  estate  doe  not  agree,  in  such  case  the 
abouesaid  adminnestrators  shall  haue  pticular  order  concerning  the  same  from 
the  Court  ;  and  acting  according  thcrvnto,  it  shallio  theire  warrant  and  dis- 
charge. 

The  Court  banc  ordered  the  Treasurer,  ( 'aptaine  Bradford,  to  impannell 
a  jury  att  Bridgwater,  to  lay  out  the  new  way  to  I'lymouth,  which  is  judged 
to  be  a  nearer  and  better  then  that  which  ^\-as  formerly  layed  out  ;  and  alsoe  to 
lay  out  such  other  wayes  as  are  ncssesary  in  the  said  townc. 

The  Court  haue  ordered,  that  the  North  Purchase,  soe  called,  shall  lye 
vnto  the  towne  of  Eehobotb,  vntill  it  comes  to  be  a  township,  and  in  the  mean 
time  to  bearc  the  seauenth  pte  of  all  rates  that  shalbe  leuied  for  the  pub- 
licke  charges  of  that  towne  ;  and  when  the  said  purchase  shall  become  a 
townshipp  bv  itselfe.  then  the  said  towuesbip  of  Ixeholioth  to  be  eased  in 
theire  rates. 

The  Court  haue  ordered  the  Treasurer  to  pay  vnto  Samuell  Clapp,  the 
late  constable  of  Scittuatc,  for  his  charge  in  bringing  "Wiliam  Rogers,  of  Scit- 
tnate,  to  the  jayle,  twelne  shillings. 

Wheras  fifteen  sliillings  mony  was  taken  away  by  the  CJou"'  from  a  ser- 
vant of  James  Puisv:ill,  of  Sandwich,  wlioe  run  away,  the  Court  orders  eight 
shillings  of  the  said  mony  to  l)e  payed  to  the  constable  of  Bridgwater,  for  Ids 
paynes  in  bringing  liim  to  Plymouth,  and  the  remainder  was  returned  by  ^I' 
Bourne  to  the  said  Pursvall. 

Arthcr  Ihithewey.  of  Dartmouth,  is  appointed  by  the  Court  to  adminnes- 
ter an  oatli  to  any  \x  itiies  to  giue  cuidence  to  the  grand  enquest  in  that  towne, 
as  occatiou  may  ier|uiic. 


COURT    ORDERS.  69 

In  refercnoo  vnto  the  complaint  of  John  Rogers,  Seni'',  of  Duxburrow, 
against  Wiliam  Nelson,  Juni'',  Adam  "Wright,  and  the  Indian  Wiliam,  the  son 
of  the  Blacke  Sachem,  for  takelng  vp  his  mare,  and  markeing  her,  and  dctainc- 
ing  her,  wherby  the  said  Rogers  is  much  damnifyed,  the  Court  doe  award  the 
said  Indian  Wiliam  to  pay  to  John  Rogers  twenty  shillings,  and  another  In- 
dian, called  John,  being  found  faulty  in  the  said  pticulai-s,  is  awarded  to  pay 
to  the  said  Rogers  ten  shillings  in  currant  country  pay,  att  prise  currant ;  and 
the  said  Adam  Wright  and  AViliam  Nelson  each  of  them  ten  shillings  to  the 
vse  of  the  coUonio. 

The  next  page  forward  crfntaines  an  order  of  the  Generall  Court  holden 
att  New  Plymouth,  June  the  16"",  1671,  in  answare  to  a  petition  from  many 
of  the  inhabitants  of  Scittuate,  dated  Slarch  the  seaueuth,  1670,  in  reference 
to  theire  vndeuided  lands,  as  foUoweth  :  — 

*By  an  order  of  this  Court  of  Octolicr,  36,  it  appcers  the  townc  of  Scittuate  [*-19- 
was  allowed,  and  the  purchasers  and  freemen  were  coiiiissionated,  to  dispose  of 
the  lands  therof  for  the  accomodation  of  a  society  or  township ;  and  what  such 
trustees  did  within  the  compas  of  theire  coiTiission  or  order  must  be  alowed 
and  owned.  But  it  appecrs  not  to  vs,  that  it  was  in  theire  power  by  that 
order  to  deriue  and  pas  ouer  theire  power  and  trust  in  whole  or  in  pte  vnto 
others,  neither  did  they  since  procure  the  alowance  of  this  Court  soe  to  doe ; 
and  therfore  wee  judge  theire  acte  of  the  13"'  of  December,  47,  to  be  vuwar- 
rantable  and  invallid,  wherin  they  resigue  vp  the  power  of  disposing  of  the 
townes  lands  vnto  the  whole  inhabitants  of  the  towne  ;  and  that  if  then  they 
would  and  did  lay  downe  theire  coiiiission,  it  did  att  the  same  instant  returne 
to  the  Court,  from  whence  it  was  receiued  ;  and  the  Court  doth  now  declare 
theire  acceptance  and  confeirmation  of  what  the  said  trustees  did  vnto  the  said 
13*''  of  December  in  reference  vnto  any  graunts  of  lands  that  they  made  in 
proprictv  vnto  any  inhabitants  of  that  place,  and  doc  further  alow  of  and 
by  our  ^scnt  acte  confcirmc  all  after  graunts  of  lands  in  projjriety  that  haue 
since  that  time  bin  made  by  the  towne,  (although  not  soe  regular  and  orderly 
as  should  haue  bin ;)  and  takeing  notice  by  many  suites,  contestes,  plaints,  and 
petitions,  that  the  said  townc  arc  very  vnsettled  and  vnrosolued  vnto  whom 
tlie  right  of  coiiions  appertaincs,  and  that  by  reason  therof  many  vnworthy 
psons  in  that  towne  take  advantage  to  make  stripp  and  wast  of  theu'e  timber, 
to  the  townes  great  damage  and  prejudice,  and  because  such  appeers  to  be  the 
condition  of  that  towne  that  they  can  not  of  themselues  reclaime  nor  suppresse 
such  trespassers,  nor  settle  the  right  of  the  coiiions  for  theire  future  peace,  this 
(Joiart,  vpon  the  grounds  abouc  niensioncd,  and  as  fathers  of  the  coirion  wraith 


5  July. 
Prence, 


■)  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  (!  7  1 .  being  alsoc  studious  of  the  peace  and  prosperitle  of  that  plantation,  not  seing 
any  other  oi'  better  way  to  effect  theire  settlemeut  in  reference  to  the  pimises, 
doe  see  reason  to  order,  and  doe  hcerby  appoint,  that  a  coiiiittee  of  eight  meet 
Gou".  psons,  whoe  are  supposed  propriators  of  that  towne,  be  indifferently  chosen  out 
of  both  ptles  to  debate,  detcrmlue,  and  settle  the  matter,  soe  much  in  controucrs}', 
respecting  vouer  right  in  coiiions  theire  proportion,  and  to  prouidc  such  orders 
as  may  be  cffectuall  to  preserue  the  towne  froiii  ruine  and  spoile  as  respecting 
the  same  ;  and  two  or  three  of  the  majestrates  wilbe  healpfuU  therin,  if  desired. 

The  psons  appointed  by  the  Court  are,  Capt  James  Cudworth,  C'ornctt 
Studson,  Isacke  Chettenden,  and  Leiftenant  Bucke  on  the  one  pte,  and  John 
Turner,  Seni',  John  Turner,  Juni"',  John  Bryant,  Seni'',  and  John  Daman  on 
the  other  pte ;  and  this  Court  doth  comissionate  and  fully  authorize  and 
impower  the  abouemensioned  to  hccr,  debate,  determine,  and  settle  the  right 
of  the  coiiions  of  that  towne,  and  to  proportion  it  according  to  the  greater  or 
lesser  rights  of  the  seuerall  inhabitants  tlierof,  and  to  ^serue  the  coinons  from 
wast  and  spovle  for  the  future ;  and  what  the  abouesaid  eight  psons,  or  any 
fiuc  or  more  of  them  concurring,  shall  order  respecting  the  ^mises,  shalbe 
valk'd  and  binding  ;  and  that  they  apply  themselues  to  issue  it  between  this 
and  next  Octobert  Court ;  and  if  they  doe  not  or  can  not  soe  agree  as  to  attaine 
the  end  intended,  (namly,  the  settlement  of  psons  according  to  theii-e  just 
rights  and  the  pseruation  of  the  coinons  from  spoyle,)  that  they  make  theire 
retui'ne  to  the  said  Court,  whoe  hold  themselues  bound  to  take  what  fui'ther 
course  the  case  may  require  for  the  towncs  good ;  and  Avhat  nessesary  charge 
may  arise  in  the  procecution  of  this  order,  to  be  bourne  by  such  as  haue  inter- 
est in  the  vndeuidcd  lands  of  the  towne  of  Scittuate  according  to  theire  seuerall 
proportions  therin. 

It  is  not  intended  by  this  order  that  the  saw  mill  built  by  SP  Tilden  and 
others  should  be  depriued  of  any  just  privllidg  thervnto  appertaining  by  ver- 
tue  of  the  townes  order  or  contract  with  the  builders. 

Dated  att  Plymouth  the  16  of  June,  1671. 


[•50.] 


*A  Declaration  of  an  Engagement  by  the  Indians  inhabiting  att  Mashpee, 
Satuitt,  "Wakoiett,  Wakatasso,  Caukohchise,  Ashemiuit,  Saconess,  and 
Mannomott,  with  diuers  others  neare  adjoyning  vnto  the  Goflment  of 
New  Plymouth,  for  theii-e  Fidelitie,  with  theire  Children  and  succeeding: 
Generations,  and  likewise  the  Indians  liueing  att  Jlannomett  Ponds, 
Breakehart  Hill,  and  the  Rest  of  the  Indians  neare  adjoyning. 
Forasmuch  as  wee,  poorc  Indians,  were  a  people  delighting  in  warr  and 

the  confusion  one  of  another,  but  now  wee  han(>ing  found  the  benifltt  of  peacj 


COi:ilT   ORDERS.  .     7^ 

by  youer  fouoniblc  protcctiou  towards  vs  foi-  these  many  ycarcs  past,  and  10  71. 
haueing  some  time  since  intended  to  tender  our  fidelitie  vnto  this  honore 
Couit,  but  could  not  soe  conveniently  accomplish  the  same  vntill  this  time, 
and  as  wee  hope  some  of  vs,  haueing  receiued  the  faith  of  the  gospel 
Christ,  and  taught  to  seeke  for  peace  and  cast  of  our  lyoa  like  speritts,  as 
Esayali  11:  6,  7,  8,  9,  and  that  wee  uoc  more  bo  strangers  and  forraigncrs, 
but  by  the  grace  of  Christ  rcveak-d  in  the  gospell  v.ce  hope  to  be  of  the 
household  of  God,  Eph.  2:  19,  doe  therfore  vnauimously  agree  to  submitt  our- 
selues  vnto  youer  goQraent,  and  to  engage  oar  fidelitie  not  to  doc  any  thinge 
that  may  be  destructiue  to  this  goQment ;  or  if  -wee  hcare  or  vndcrstand  of 
any  pson  or  psons,  cither  amongst  ourselues  or  more  remote  from  vs,  that  sIkiU 
plott,  contriue,  or  attempt  youer  destruction  in  pte  or  -wholly,  wee  doe  promise 
and  engage  to  reveale  and  discouer  the  same  vnto  the  GoQ  then  in  being  or  to 
some  one  of  the  majestrates,  and  likewise  to  be  reddy  to  apprehend  any  such  pson 
that  shall  soe  doe,  and  to  assist  you  against  any  enimie  that  shall  rise  vp  against 
you,  eucn  to  the  losse  of  our  lines,  if  you  stand  in  need  and  require  our  healp. 
And,  further,  -wee  doe  humbly  intreat  youer  protection  and  healp,  if  that 
any  euill  psons  should  rise  vp  against  vs  in  an  hostile  way  to  destroy  a  pte  or 
all  of  vs,  forasmuch  as  wee  haue  bine  cuformed  of  late  that  some  psons  haue 
designed  our  destruction,  not  for  any  hiut  that  wee  hiiuc  done  vnto  them, 
neither  for  any  propriety  that  they  can  challenge  to  our  psoas  or  lands  or  what 
wee  posesse  besides,  but  oncly  for  tliat  wee  are  seeking  after  the  knowlidg 
of  the  true  God  and  his  wayes.  Tliuse  hopeing  ■\\-ce  shall  rcmaine  faithful! 
vnto  you  in  keeping  of  our  engagement  with  you,  doe  confeirme  it  by  seting 
our  hands,  a  pte  of  vs  for  our  seines  and  in  the  belialfe  of  our  frinds  and 
naighbors  inhabiting  within  the  lymetts  of  the  forcmencioned  places.  ■■■■■ 

*   Those  that  engage  for  Mashpee,  Satuitt,  and  Wakoiett  are  Kanunnavs. 

The  marke  of    ^    of  ASHUAVOOIIANITT, 

for  Cokashoise  and  Waskotassoo. 

The  marke  of  ^><^  of  AKOMOXT,  for  Ashunuitt. 

The  marke   ^  of  HOPE,  allies  POHUNXA, 

for  Sakonesse. 

The  marke    CC     of  AVEBACOUITT,  ^ 


Mannomett. 
The  marke  ^       QUECHASETT,J 

For  Mannomett  Ponds  and  Break  Hart  Hill,  with  the  rest  adjoyning 

The  marke    ^    of  WANNO, 

The  marke  of  WILEAM   KAUSETAN,   ^ 

The  marke   >     of  NANUNNETT. 


[*51.] 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

The  Names  of  diners  Indians  inhabiting  att  Agawaani,  Sepecan,  &  Wewcante, 
with  other  Places  adjoyning,  whoe  engaged  theire  Fidelitic  to  the  Gofl- 
ment  of  New  Plymouth,  the  sixt  of  July,  167  L 

Asquibbs. 

Josias,  allies  Mattampahau. 

Will,  allies  Washawanna. 

Keesbeuopont,  allies  John  Wattanian. 

John,  allies  Tanashpash. 

AVompees. 

Tom  Wampecs. 

John  Wampees. 

James  Wampees. 

Steuen  Wampees. 

Tobey  Cole,  allies  Nauhnocomwitt. 

Harry. 

Tohquamonshoo. 

Potwhoken. 

Felix. 

Couconwacoo. 

Tautozen.  , 

Mosnicksuke. 

Nanawatcham. 

Tataquasbant. 

Nanapoo. 

Keewenaau. 

Munucksum. 

Namushwhat. 

Pawmansuke. 

Naunowasin. 

Maumanomdus. 

Paupantsukc. 

Wootachpoo. 

Sampson. 

James  Tautisivnbacott. 

Francis  Chauchaubin. 

Robin  Sankonawwasuke. 

Joseph  Munnootunkcs. 

John  Pickerell. 

Wawoonipaqauquiu. 


COURT    OIIDERS.  73 

July  7"',  1U71.  1(17  1. 


7  July 


The  Oath  to  be  adminnestcred  to  such  as  arc  or  shalbc  adod  to  the  Majestratcs 

to  be  of  the  Couucell  of  Warr  in  this  Jurisdiction.  Puince, 

Guu". 

You  shall  reddily  appccr  on  any  sumnaou  directed  to  you  by  the  prese- 
deut  of  the  counccll  of  warr  att  such  place  or  places  as  you  slialbe  oi-dei-cd 
yuio  by  the  said  summons,  yules  any  iueuitable  Prouideuce  doth  or  shall 
inipead  ;  att  which  meetings  you  shall,  with  respect  to  the  good  and  welfare 
of  this  jurisdiction,  giue  youer  best  aduicc  and  counccll  in  all  matters  of  im- 
])ortancc,  or  soc  seeming,  presented  to  you  in  reference  to  peace  or  warr ;  you 
shall  not  disclose  or  discouer  any  councell  coiiiitted  vnto  you,  but  shall  conceale 
all  matters  that  may  be  agitated  and  transacted  in  the  said  councell  in  reference 
to  the  j5>miscs  that  shalbe  thought  meet  to  be  concealed  by  the  presedent  and 
councell  of  warr.  Soc  healp  you  God,  whoe  is  the  God  of  truth  and  punisher 
of  falcehood. 

July  7"',  1671.     Tlie  Names  of  those  that  were  cosen  by  the  Couit  to  be 
aded  to  the  jNIajcstratcs  to  be  of  the  Councell  of  Warr. 

'  Captainc  ]\Iathew  Fuller, 
Leiftenant  Ephraim  Morton, 
Ensigne  Marke  Eames, 
Cornett  Robert  Studson, 
il''  Josias  Wlnslow,  Seni"', 
Secre''  Nathaniel  JNIorton, 
M'^  James  Walker, 
■\I'"  Thomas  Huckens, 
'SI'  Isackc  Chettenden. 


S  Jii 


*Att  a  meeting  of  tlie  counccll  of  «  arr  held  att   Tlymouth  fur  the  juris-        ['5:--] 
diction  of  New  Plymouth,  the  8'^  of  July,  anno  Doiii  1C)71, — 

From  this  meeting  of  the  councell  of  warr  two  messengers  were  sent  with 
speed  to  the  Indians  att  Saconett,  with  propositions  as  followeth,  yizj :  that  if 
they  would  engage  and  pforme  to  bring  in  all  theire  English  amies  within 
foiu-  dayes  after  notice  giuen  them  ;  and  the  cheife  of  them,  \-izJ,  Awashunckes, 
Tatammanah,  Washawam,  Wannamuttamett,  ilahunnanah,  and  AVanumyn- 
namin,  sachems  of  Saconett,  or  any  foui-  of  them  impowcred  from  the  rest ; 
incase  any  of  them  are  by  sickncs  disabled,  and  doc  psonally  come  in  hccr  to 
I'lymouth,  and  acknowlidge  theire  offence,  and  ynder  theire  hands  ingage  for 
theire  futiue  fidelitie,  whoe  in  soe  doeing  shall  haue  assurance  of  theire  peace- 
able returne,  and  the  Court  satisfyed  thcrw  ith  :  but   if  they  refuse  or  neglect 

yuL.   y.  10 


74  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

o  doe  the  same  vpon  any  ptcnee  -wliatsocuer,  then  to  proceed  by  force  to 
reduce  them  to  reason. 

Vpon  a  supposition  that  they  would  not  accept  of  the  tearmes  proposed,  — 

It  was  agreed  that  a  hundred  men  should  be  pressed  out  of  the  seuerall 
towues  of  this  jui-isdiction  in  an  equall  proportion,  to  be  in  a  rcddines  att 
Plymouth  on  iSIonday,  the  seauenth  of  August  next,  to  to  gee  forth  on  the 
said  expedition,  vnder  the  coiiiaud  of  Major  Josias  Winslow  as  coinaunder  in 
cheife. 

It  was  fiu-ther  ordered  by  the  councell  of  warr,  that  Leiftenaut  John 
Freeman  shalbe  a  second  to  the  major  in  the  said  expedition  ; 

And  M''  Constant  Southworth  comissary  ;  Captaine  Fuller  to  supply  the 
place  of  a  leiftenant  and  a  sarjean  ;  and  M''  Wiliam  Witherell  and  Elisha 
Hedge  for  sarjeants. 

It  was  alsoe  agreed,  that  forty  of  our  trustiest  Indians  should  alsoe  be  pro- 
cured to  be  in  a  reddines  for  to  goe  forth  to  be  healpfull  in  the  said  enterprise. 

The  eight  day  of  August  next  to  be  the  time  of  theire  setting  forth ; 
on  which  day  the  townes  of  Taunton,  Rehoboth,  Bridgwater,  and  Swausey  are 
to  cause  theire  souldiers  that  are  to  be  sent  forth  to  giue  meeting  to  the  major 
and  the  rest  of  the  company  att  or  neai'e  Assonett,  about  John  Tisdalls  farme. 

It  was  agreed  that  the  coftiaUnder  in  cheife  shall  haue  allowed  vnto  him 
10'  a  day. 

A  leiftenant, 06*  a  day. 

A  sarjeant, 0-1*  a  day. 

An  ordinary  souldier,  horse  and  man, OS''  a  day. 

The  Proportions  of  the  Men  pressed  out  of  the  seuerall  Townes  of  tliis  Juris- 
diction to  goe  forth  on  the  aV)ouc  mcncloncd  Exjjcdition. 

Plymouth, 9                  ]MarsldVild, 8 

DuxbiuTow,       ....      5                   llchoboth, !) 

Scittuatc, U                  Eastham, 5 

Sandwich, 10                   Bridgwater, 5 

Taunton, 13                   Swausey, 4 

Yarmouth, 9                  Middlel)crry,     ....  2 

Barnstable, 10 

69  33 

In  all,  one  hundred  and  two. 

•It  was  agreed  and  concluded,  tliat  the  ninth  day  of  August,  Knl,  should 
be  obserued  as  a  sollcmne  dav  of  huniilliation  in  all  the  congregations  of  this 


[*53.] 


COURT    ORDERS. 

jurisdiction,  to  secke  the  presence  and  fouor  of  God,  and  his  blessing  on  vs 
on  the  eutended  exjiedition  fore  mensioned. 

This  was  otherwise  ordered  by  i-eason  of  the  agreement  made  with  the 
squa  sachem  of  Saconctt,  which  is  as  followcth  :  — 

July  24,  1671.  Articles  of  Agreement  made  and  concluded  between  the 
Court  of  New  Plymouth  and  Awashunckes,  the  Squa  Sachem  of  Saco- 
nett,  as  followcth. 

Imp^  In  that  wee  are  in  some  measure  satisfyed  with  lier  vaulentary 
coming  in  now  att  last,  and  -s^ith  her  submitting  herselfe  vuto  vs,  yctt  that  wee 
expect  shee  should  giue  some  meet  satisfaction  for  the  charge  and  trouble  shee 
hath  hitherto  put  vs  vpon  by  her  soe  longe  standing  out  against  the  many  ten- 
ders of  peace  wee  haue  made  to  her  and  her  people. 

And  that  wee  yett  see  a  nessesitie  to  endeauor  the  reducement  of  such  as 
haue  bine  the  incendcarycs  of  the  trouble  and  the  disturbance  of  her  peace  and 
ours,  and  tliut  as  many  of  her  people  as  shall  giue  vp  themselues  and  armcs 
vnto  vs  att  time  appointed  shall  receiue  noe  damage  or  hurt  from  vs,  which 
time  appointed  is  ten  dayes  from  the  date  heerof 

And  that  wee  may  the  better  healp  her  to  keep  off  such  from  her  lands  as 
may  heerafter  bringe  vpon  her  and  vs  the  like  trouble,  and  to  regulate  such  as 
will  not  be  goilned  by  her,  shee  hath  submitted  the  disposall  of  her  lands  to 
the  authoritie  of  this  goiiment. 

And  that  if  the  psons  and  estates  of  such  a^  wee  are  nessesitated  to  take 
armes  against  will  not  defray  the  charge  of  the  expedition,  that  shee  shall 
beare  some  due  proportion  of  the  charge.  In  witnes  wherof,  and  in  testimony 
of  the  said  sachem  her  agreement  heervnto,  shee  hath  subscribed  her  hand  in 
the  psence  of  _\      / 

James  Barker,  The  marke    /^'x.  "f  the  Squa  Sachem 

John  Almey,  ''  AWASHUNCKES. 

The    ^     marke  of  Tattacommett, 

The   (^    marke  of  Samponett, 

The    C^  marke  of  Tamoneesam,  allies  JefFerv. 


And  in  reference  vnto  satisfaction  for  what  trouble  and  charge  the  collo- 
nie  hath  bin  att  respecting  the  p>mises  with  her  and  her  people,  shee  being  not 
able  att  psent  to  defray  any  thinge,  the  councell  of  warr  accepted  her  verball 
engagement  for  the  payment  of  the  suiiie  of  fifty  pounds  sterling. 


76  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    KECOKDS. 

1671.      *Seuerall  Concusions  agreed  on  by  the  Councell  of  Warr  att  thcirc  Meeting 
"■^       ^       ^  held  att  Plymouth  on  the  23  of  August,  1671,  as  follo^veth. 

23  August 

GoTEExoii.]  1-    The  councell  of  warr,  haueiug  seriously  considered  of  the  case  in  rcf- 

[*55.]  erence  to  the  Phillipe,  the  cheife  sachem  of  Pacanacutt,  hee  haueing  neglected 
to  answare  his  ingagement  to  bringe  in  his  amies  att  the  day  appointed,  and 
alsoe  in  his  not  coming  in  to  giue  the  reason  therof,  being  required  thervnto, 
and  his  vnkind  carriages  towards  vs  as  otherwise,  soe  in  his  indeauoring  to 
insence  our  naighbour  collonie  against  vs  by  misinformations,  and  by  his  inso- 
lent carriages  and  expressions  of  vs  and  against  vs,  and  likewise  by  his  enter- 
taining of  many  strange  Indians  which  might  ptend  danger  towards  vs  ;  in 
special,  by  his  entertaiueing  of  diuers  Saconett  Indians,  professed  cuimies  to  this 
collonie,  and  this  against  good  councell  giusn  him  by  his  best  frinds  ;  the  ^mises 
considered,  doe  vnanimously  agree  and  conclude,  that  the  said  Phillip  hath 
violated  and  couenant  plighted  with  this  collonie  att  Taunton  in  Aprill  last. 

2.  It  is  vnanimously  agreed  and  concluded  by  the  said  councell,  that 
wee  are  nessesarily  called  to  cause  the  said  sachem  to  make  his  psonall  appeer- 
ance  to  make  his  purgation  in  reference  to  the  pmises ;  which  incase  of  his 
refusall,  the  councell,  according  to  what  att  piont  appeers,  doe  determine  it 
nessesary  to  indeauor  his  rcduccmcnt  by  force ;  and  inasmuch  as  the  contro- 
uersy,  which  hath  seemed  to  ly  more  emeadiately  between  him  and  vs,  doth 
concerne  all  the  English  plantations,  it  is  therefore  determined  to  state  the 
case  to  our  naighbour  collonics  of  the  INIassachusetts  and  Ehode  Hand ;  and 
if  by  thcire  waighty  advice  to  the  contrary  Avee  are  not  diucrted  from  our 
Psent  determinations,  to  signify  vnto  them,  that  if  they  lookc  vpon  thcmsclucs 
concerned  to  engage  in  the  case  with  vs  against  a  coiiion  euiniie,  it  shalbc  well 
accepted  as  a  naighboiu'ly  kindnes,  which  wee  shall  hold  ourselves  obliged  to 
repay  when  Prouidence  may  soe  dispose  that  wee  haue  oppertunitio. 

Accordingly,  icrs  were  dcspatclied  and  sent  from  the  councell,  one  vnto 
the  said  Phillip,  the  said  sachem,  to  require  his  psouall  appeerance  att  Plym- 
outh on  the  IS"*  day  of  September  next  in  reference  to  the  pticulares  abouc 
mencioned  against  him  ;  this  letter  was  sent  by  M''  James  Walker,  one  of  tlie 
councell,  and  hoc  was  ordered  to  request  the  companie  of  M'  Roger  ^^"illiams 
and  ^l"  James  Browne  to  goe  witli  him  att  the  deliuery  of  the  said  letter. 

And  an  otlier  letter  was  sent  to  the  Clou''  and  Councell  of  the  Massachu- 
setts by  the  hands  of  M''  John  Freeman,  one  of  our  majestrates,  and  a  third 
was  directed  to  tlie  Gou""  and  Councell  of  Rhode  Hand,  and  sent  by  AFThomas 
Hinckley  and    M''  ('onstant   Southworth,  two   other   of  our   majestrates,  whoe 


COURT   ORDERS.  77 

arc  ordered  by  our  CounccU  with  the  letter  to  vnfold  our  pscnt  state  of  mat-      1  G  7  1 . 
ters  relateing  to  the  fmises,  and  to  certify  them  alsoe  more  certainly  of  the 
time  of  the  meeting  together  in  reference  to  engagement  with  the  Indians,  if 
thcirc  be  a  goeing  forth,  which  wilbe  on  the  20  of  September  next. 

It  was  further  ordered  by  the  Councell,  that  those  formerly  pressed  shall 
romainc  vudcr  the  same  impresment  vntill  the  next  meeting  of  the  said  Coun- 
ccU on  the  loth  day  of  September  next,  and  soe  alsoe  vntill  the  intended 
expedition  is  issued ;  vnlesse  they  shall  see  cause  to  alter  them,  or  adde  or 
dctrate  from  them,  as  occation  may  require. 

And  that  all  other  matters  remaine  as  they  were  in  way  of  preparation  to 
the  said  expedition,  vntill  wee  shall  see  the  mind  of  God  further  by  the  ptic- 
ulares  forenamed,  improued  for  that  purpose. 

It  was  further  ordered  by  the  Councell,  that  all  the  townes  within  this 
jurisdiction  shall  in  the  interem  be  solllsitously  carefuU  to  prouid  for  theire 
safety  by  convenient  watches  and  wardings,  and  carrying  theire  amies  to  the 
meetings  on  the  Lords  dayes,  in  such  manor  as  will  best  stand  Avlth  theire  ptic- 
ulares  and  the  coiiion  saftey. 

And  In  ptlculare,  they  ordered,  that  a  guard  shalbe  prouided  for  the  saftey  of 
tlic  Gou''nors  pson,  during  the  time  of  the  aboue  named  troubles  and  expeditions. 

And  the  Councell  were  suinoned  by  the  prcsedcnt  to  make  theire  psonall 
appeerance  att  Plymouth,  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  September  next,  to  attend  such 
further  busines  as  shalbe  then  f  sented  by  Prouldence  in  reference  to  the  pmises.   i:i  September. 

*()n  the  IS""  of  September,  1671,  the  councell  of  warr  appeered  according  [*'56.] 
to  theire  suilions,  but  Phillip,  the  sachem,  appeered  not,  but  in  sted  therof 
repaired  to  the  Massachusetts,  and  made  complaint  against  vs  to  diners  of  the 
gentlemen  In  place  there,  whoe  -wrote  to  our  Gou"^  by  way  of  pswasion,  to  ad- 
ulse  the  Councell  to  a  comijlyance  with  tlie  said  sachem,  and  tendered  theire 
healp  In  the  acheiuelng  therof,  declaring  in  suine  that  they  resented  not  his 
offence  soe  deeply  as  wee  did,  and  that  they  doubted  whether  the  couenants 
and  engagements  that  Phillip  and  his  predecessors  had  plighted  with  vs  w^ould 
plainly  importe  that  hee  had  subjected  hlmselfe  and  people  and  country  to  vs 
any  further  then  as  In  a  naighborly  and  frlndly  correspondency. 

The  Councell,  hauelng  deliberated  vpon  the  ^mlses,  dispatched  away  let- 
ters declarelng  theire  thankfull  acceptance  of  theire  kind  proffer,  and  invited 
the  comlssioners  of  the  INIassachusetts  and  Coriecticutt,  (they  then  being  in  the 
Bay,)  &  some  other  gentlemen,  to  come  to  Plymouth  and  aford  vs  theire  help ; 
and  accordingly  on  the  24"'  of  Sei^tember,  1671,  M"^  John  Wlnthorpe,  Gou'  of 
Conectlcott,  INIajor  Generall  Leuerett,  M'  Thomas  Danforth,  Captaine  Wlliam 
Dauis,  with  dluers  others,  came  to  Plymouth,  and  had  a  falre  and  deliberate 
hearing  of  the  controuersy  between  our  collonie  and  the  said  sachem,  Phillip,  hee 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    KECORDS, 

being  psonally  pscnt,  there  being  alsoe  competent  interpretors,  both  English  and 
Indians,  att  which  meeting  it  was  proucd  by  sufficient  testimony  to  the  conviction 
of  the  said  Phillip,  and  satisfaction  of  all  that  audience,  both  the  said  gentlemen 
and  others,  that  hce  had  broken  his  coucnant  made  with  our  collonie  att  Taunton, 
in  Aprill  last,  in  diuers  pticulares,  as  alsoe  carryed  very  vnkindly  vnto  vs  diners 
wayes. 

1.  In  that  hec  detained  and  neglected  to  bringe  in  the  rcseduc  of  his 
English  amies,  not  deliuered  att  Taunton,  according  to  his  engagement,  and 
that  notwithstanding  hee  was  allowed  competent  time,  yea,  his  time  enlarged, 
yett  hee  neglected  as  aforsaid,  and  instead  of  bringing  them  in,  improued  the 
opportunity  of  time  rather  to  make  them  out  of  the  way. 

2.  That  hee  had  carryed  insolently  and  proudly  towards  vs  on  scuerall 
occations,  in  refusing  to  come  down  to  our  Court,  when  sent  for  to  haue  speech 
with  him,  to  procure  a  right  vnderstanding  of  matters  in  difference  betwixt  vs. 

3.  That  hee  entertained,  harboured,  and  abetted  diuers  Indians,  not  of 
his  owne  men,  which  were  vagabonds,  our  profFcssed  enimies,  who,  leaueing 
theire  owne  sachem,  repaired  to  him  and  were  harboured. 

4.  That  notwithstanding  the  great  wronge  hee  had  done  vnto  vs  in  these 
and  such  like  respects,  instead  of  repairing  to  the  Coui-t,  and  to  endeauer  a 
reconcilliation,  hee  takes  his  journey  into  the  Massachusetts  Bay,  with  seuerall 
of  his  councell,  indeauoring  to  insinuate  himselfe  into  the  majestrates,  and  to 
misrepresent  matters  vnto  them,  whoe  are  our  good  frinds  and  naighbors,  and 
what  in  him  lay,  therby  to  worke  mischeife  and  difference  between  them  and  vs. 

5.  That  hee  had  shewed  great  inciuillitie  to  diuers  of  oiu-s  att  seuerall 
times,  in  speciall  vnto  M''  James  Browne,  whoe  was  sent  by  the  Court  on  speciall 
occation  as  a  messenger  vnto  hira,  and  vnto  Hugh  Cole  att  another  time,  &5. 

'i'lie  gentlemen  forenamed,  takeing  notice  of  the  ^mises,  haueing  fully 
heard  ^^•hat  the  said  Phillip  could  say  for  himselfe,  haueing  free  libertie  soe  to 
doe  without  interruption,  adjudged  that  hee  had  don  vs  a  great  deal  of  wronge 
and  injury  respecting  the  pmises,  and  alsoe  abused  them  by  carrying  lyes  and 
fake  storyes  to  them,  and  soe  misrepresenting  matters  vnto  them,  and  they 
pswaded  him  to  make  an  acknowlidgment  of  his  fault,  and  to  seek  for  recon- 
cilliation, expressing  themselues  that  there  is  a  great  difference  between  what 
hee  asserted  to  the  gou'ment  in  the  Bay  and  what  hec  could  now  make  out 
concerning  his  pretended  wronges  ;  and  such  had  bine  the  wronge  and  damage 
that  hee  had  done  and  procured  vnto  the  collonie  as  ought  not  to  be  bourne 
witliout  competent  repairation  and  satisfaction ;  yea,  that  hec  by  his  insolcn- 
cycs  had  in  probabillitie  occationed  more  mischeife  from  the  Indians  amongst 
them  then  had  fallen  out  in  many  yeares  before ;  they  pswaded  him  therfore 
to  humble  himselfe  vnto  the  majestrates,  and   to  amend    his  wayes,  if  hee 


COUllT    OllDERS.  79 

expected  peace,  and  that  if  lice  Nveut  on  in  his  refractory  way,  hee  must  expect      1  G  7  1 . 
to  smart  for  it,  the  pticuhares  wherof  are  more  att  huge  to  be  seen  in  a  full    '        ^        ' 
discourse  between  our  majestrates  and   the  gentlemen  aforsaid  and  him,  which      rpnE^cE 
is  extant.     In  fine,  seuerall  propositions  were  drawne  vp  and  read,  vnto  which    Governor.] 
hee  was  left  to  accept  of  or  reject,  as  hee  should  see  cause,  in  reference  vnto 
his  entering  into  a  new  couenant  with  vs  ;  and  alsoc  in  reference  to  a  way  of 
reparation  of  some  pte  of  the  wronge  don  vnto  vs,  the  contents  whcrof  are  as 
followeth,  by  him  accepted  of  and  signed  vnto. 


*Xew  Plymouth,  this  29"^  of  September,  1G71. 

1.  Wee,  Phillip,  my  councell,  and  my  subjects,  doe  acknowlidge  our- 
selucs  subjects  to  his  ma''^  the  Kinge  of  England,  &(5,  and  the  gou''ment  of 
New  Plymouth,  and  to  theire  lawes. 

2.  I  ame  willing  and  doe  promise  to  pay  vnto  the  gou''ment  of  New 
Plymouth  one  hundi-ed  pounds  in  such  thinges  as  I  haue,  but  I  would  intrcat 
the  fiuor  that  I  might  haue  three  yeares  to  pay  it  in,  forasmuch  as  I  can  not 
doe  it  att  p.sent. 

3.  I  doe  promise  to  send  in  to  the  Gou"",  or  to  whom  hee  shall  appoint, 
fine  woulues  heads,  if  I  can  gett  them,  or  as  many  as  I  can  procme,  vntill 
they  come  to  the  number  of  fine  woulues,  yearly. 

■i.  If  any  difference  falls  between  the  English  and  my  selfe  or  people, 
then  I  doe  promise  to  repaire  to  the  Gou'  of  Plymouth,  to  rectify  the  differ- 
ence amongst  vs. 

5.  I  doe  promise  not  to  make  warr  with  any  but  with  the  Gouernors  ap- 
probation of  New  Plymouth. 

G.  I  promise  not  to  dispose  of  any  of  the  lands  that  I  haue  att  present, 
but  by  the  approbation  of  the  gou'ment  of  New  Plymouth. 

For  the  true  pformance  of  the  fmises,  I,  the  said  Phillip,  sachem  of 
Paukanaukctt,  doe  heerby  bind  my  selfe  and  such  of  my  councell  as  are  ^sent, 
our  selucs,  our  heires  and  successors,  faithfully  and  truely  to  pforme.  In 
■^^•ltnes  hcerof  wee  haue  heervnto  subscribed  our  hands  the  day  and  yeare 
aboue  written. 

The  marke    ^   of  PHILLIP,  Sachem. 
The  mark     -^^    of  WOHKOWPAHENITT. 
The  marke  of  ^  WUTTAKOOSEEIM. 
The  marke  of  /^   SONKANUHOO. 
The  marke  of  ^^    WOONASHUM, 

alHes  NIMROD. 
The  marke   of      Y    ATOOSPASUCK, 

aUies  CAPTAINE. 


29  September. 

[*57.J 


V/wi 


80  PLYMOUTH    COLOJ^Y    KECORDS. 

In  the  presence  of  the  Court  and  diners  of  the  majestrates  and  other 
gentlemen  of  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Massachusetts  and  Couecticott,  — 

Takanumma,  a  sachem  att  Saconett,  appeared  in  Court  this  third  of 
Nouember,  (71,)  with  Phillip,  cheife  sachem,  and  did  engage  for  the  future 
that  hee,  vnder  the  said  Phillip,  -would  stand  to  and  abide  by  the  same  engage- 
ment of  subjection  to  -the  Kinges  ma""  of  England,  tliis  gou'ment  and  the 
lawes  tlierof,  with  other  articles  in  the  engagement,  wherto  the  said  Pliillip 
hath  subscribed  as  abouesaid,  and  that  the  said  Takamuuna  shall  and  Avill 
bring  in  or  cause  to  be  brought  in  yearly  one  wolfs  head  vnto  the  Treasurer ; 
Phillip,  alsoe,  the  said  cheife  sachem,  did  engage  for  the  said  Takamunnas 
pforniance  of  the  said  engagement  in  all  points  therof. 

In  witnes  wherof,  I,  the  said  Takamunna,  haue  sett  my  hand. 

The  marke  of  1/  TAKAMUNNA, 


ike  of  '1/  T. 


29  October.    *.///<  tkc   Cowt  holik'ii  ((11  Plymouth    Ihe  29"'  Dmj  of  October,  1671. 

[*58.] 

Bjefoue  Thomas  Prence,  Escj^"",  GoQ,  Thomas  Hinckley, 

John  Aldcn,  John  Freeman, 

Josias  Winslow,  Nathaniel  Bacon,  and 

Wiltam  Bradford,  Constant  Southworth, 

Assi-stants,  &l^. 

THIS  Court  doe  appoint  and  giue  libertie  of  adminnestration  vnto  M' 
Thomas  Prence,  W  Constant  Southworth,  'SL'  Thomas  Clai-ke,  and 
]3enjamine  Bartlett,  to  adminncster  on  the  estate  of  M"  Wiliam  CoUyare,  de- 
ceased ;  and  it  is  further  ordered  by  the  Court,  that  Dauiell  Cole  shall  haue 
and  enjoy  all  such  pticulars  ^out  of  the  estate  of  the  said  Wiltam  Collyare,  that 
are  extant,  which  are  sjiecifycd  in  tlie  first  paper  giucn  by  him,  the  said 
Wiliam  Collyare. 

In  reference  vnto  a  former  controuersy  between  John  Ilathwey,  of  Taun- 
ton, and  an  Indian  called  PhiUip,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  the  said  Phillip 
shall  pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  vnto  the  said  Hathwey,  or  his  order,  eight 
bushcUs  and  an  halfe  of  Indian  corne,  within  one  month  after  the  date  heerof, 
in  reference  vnto  and  for  full  satisfaction  for  damage  done  by  the  said  Indian 
Phillip  vnto  the  swine  of  the  said  Ilathwey. 

This  Court  sees  cause  and  doc   heerby  call   in   the  Ivcence  grauuted   to 


UOUllT    OllDERS.  81 

Gyles  Rlckard,  Seui"",  in  reference  to  the  selling  lyquor  and  wine  ;  and  for  his      1  G  7  1. 
selling  of  syder  to  the  Indians,  hee  is  fined  the  suiiie   of  ten  shillings  to  the    "        "<       ' 

„     ,        "      ,       .  29  October. 

vse  01  the  coiloiue. 

Trence, 

James  Cole,  Seni'',  being  ^sented  before  the  Court  on  suspision  of  being  0"""- 
drunkc,  forasmuch  as  it  is  not  soe  cleared  to  the  Court  as  to  proceed  to  exe- 
cute the  law  against  him,  hee  pleading  infeirmitie  of  body,  which  may  make 
some  think  that  soiTitimes  hee  is  drunke  when  hee  is  not,  the  Court  haue  att 
psent  pased  it  by,  soe  that  it  be  remembred  that  if  hee  bee  found  for  the  fu- 
ture apparently  to  transgresse  againe  in  the  like  kind,  that  be  alsoe  remembered 
to  be  aded  in  the  centance  that  then  may  be  passed  against  him. 

tcrs  of  adminnestration  are  graunted  vnto  Mistrls  Jone  Barnes  and  Jona- 
than Barnes  to  admlnnester  ou  the  estate  of  M''  John  Barnes,  deceased,  they 
glueing  bonds  vnto  the  Court  to  saue  them  harmles  from  any  damage  that 
may  acrew  vnto  them  by  theire  said  admlunestratlon. 

In  reference  vnto  two  psentments  against  Robert  C'rosman,  the  one  for 
cursing  the  celect  men  of  Taunton,  and  for  expressing  himsclfe  in  lils  passion 
as  if  he  would  make  himselfe  away,  hee  was  centanced  by  the  Court  to  be 
sett  in  the  stockes  on  a  publicke  training  day  att  Taunton. 

John  Otis,  for  selling  syder  without  order  from  the  Court,  was  fined  the 
sunie  of  forty  shillings  to  the  collonies  vse,  or  to  appcer  to  answare  for  the 
same. 

This    Com-t    doth    authorise,    coiiiissionate    and  impower    M''    Constant  This  order  is 
Southworth  in  the  behalfe  and  to  the  vse  of  ^  collonie,  to  make  sale  of  such  1"'"^^  "  ^  l^' 

^  '  terca  m  the 

lands  as  are  bordering  on  the  line  betwixt  the  IMassachusetts  and  vs,  whervnto  ■'=<'<:o"<J  P»g<= 

forward  in  this 

our  collonie  haue  a  right,  by  vertue  of  an  Indian  purchase,  vnto  such  gentle-  booke. 
men  of  the  said  Massachusetts  collonie  as  haue  motioned  the  same,  or  vnto  any 
others,  as  oppertunitie  may  ^sent. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  was  grauutcd  vnto  John  Williams,  to  adniln- 
nostcr  on  the  estate  of  Edward  Wiliams,  deceased. 

*Att  this  Court,  John  Bucke  and  Mary  Attkiuson,  being  bound  oucr  [*59.1 
thervnto  to  answai-e  for  coinitting  the  acte  of  adultery  with  each  other,  ap- 
pecred  ;  and  the  said  Bucke,  being  examined,  deneyed  the  same,  and  did  put 
his  case  vpon  tryall  of  his  peers.  The  grand  jury  brought  in  the  bill  of  indite- 
ment  bella  vera  in  probablllltie.  The  petty  jury  brought  hun  in  guilty  of  the 
acte  of  adultery.  The  Comt,  takeing  notice  cercomspectly  of  what  testimony 
might  or  was  produced  for  the  clearing  of  the  case,  together  with  the  oath  of 
the  said  ilary  Atkinson,  which  shoe  tooke  before  the  Court,  wherin  slice  ac- 
cused the  said  John  Bucke  to  be  the  man  tliat  had  coiiiltted  vncleanes  with 
her,  and  by  whom  shee  hath  the  child  that  is  now  liueing  with  her,  saw  cause 

AUL.    v.  11 


82  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    KEUORDS. 

to  accept  of  the  said  veidict,  soe  farr  as  that  -wheras  it  is  vucertaine  whether 
the  husband  of  the  said  ]Mary  Atkinson  is  or  was  surviueing  att  the  time  when 
the  said  actc  was  coiiiitted,  that  they  will  suspend  the  execution  of  the  law 
against  thcni  for  adultery  vntill  that  can  be  knownc  ;  and  in  the  interem,  for- 
asmuch as  the  psent  state  of  the  fact,  soe  farr  as  it  yett  appeers,  renders  them 
guilty  of  the  acte  of  fornication,  they  were  forthwith  both  of  them  centanced 
to  be  publickly  whipt  att  the  post,  or  to  pay  each  of  them  a  tine  of  ten  pounds 
in  currant  siluer  mony  of  New  England ;  it  being  arbetrary  to  theire  choise, 
they  chose  the  latter,  and  soe  glueing  bonds  for  theire  appeerance  att  the 
Court,  incase  that  it  doe  appeer  that  Marmeduke  Attkinson,  the  husband  of 
the  said  INIary  Atkinson,  was  aliue  when  the  said  acte  was  coiTiitted,  and  that 
the  said  John  Bucke  had  giuen  cecuritie  to  the  Court  for  a  certaine  assumsett, 
to  be  payed  towards  the  keeping  of  the  child,  they  were  both  for  the  p>sent 
dismised. 

Leiftenant  Isacke  Bucke  standeth  bound  vnto  the  Court  in  the  suine  of 
ten  pounds  sterling,  or  condition  that  his  son,  John  Bucke,  doe  psonally  ap- 
peer before  this  Court,  when  by  them  required,  further  to  suffer  the  centance 
of  the  law  for  coiiiltting  the  acte  of  adultery  with  IMary  Attkinson,  the  wife 
of  Marmeduke  Attkinson. 

Edward  Jenkens  standeth  bound  vnto  the  Couit,  in  the  suiiie  of  ten 
pounds  sterling,  on  condition  that  his  daughter,  Mary  Attkinson,  the  wife  of 
Mai-meduke  Attkinson,  doe  psonally  appeer  before  this  Court,  when  by  them 
required,  to  suffer  the  centance  of  the  law  for  coiiiitting  the  acte  of  adultery 
^vith  John  Bucke. 

Leiftenant  Isacke  Bucke  standeth  bound  vnto  the  Court,  in  the  bchalfe 
of  his  son,  John  Bucke,  that  hee  shall  pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  the  sum  of 
thi-ee  pounds  a  yeare,  for  the  tearme  of  eight  yeares  from  the  date  heerof,  vnto 
the  said  Mary  Attkinson,  or  her  order,  in  good  and  currant  marchantablc 
com,  att  prise  cui-rant,  when  and  as  it  shall  become  payable,  to  be  for  and 
towards  the  bringing  vp  of  the  child  begotten  in  the  said  actc  of  vncleanes. 


The  Names  of  the  Jury  that  tryed  the  aboucnamed 

John  Morton, 
Wiliam  Hoskens, 


Andrew  Ringe, 


John  Rogers,  Juni"', 
Samucll  Dunham, 
Wilhim  Foard,  Juni'' 


James  Clarke,  i  Samucll  Hunt, 


John  Wadsworth, 
John  Howland,  Juni''. 


Jabeze  Howland, 
Jonathan  Pratt. 


COURT    ORDERS.  83 

*This  Court  receiueing  letters  from  Capt  Wiliam  Hudson,  in  behalfe  of      1  G  7  1 . 
himselfe  and  seuerall  other  gentlemen  of  Boston,  to  whom  the  honored  Gen-    ""      ^       ' 

c  1        1       •  1  ■  r       2^  Octolior. 

erall  Court  haue  bin  pleased  to  graunt  seuerall  psells  of  land  withm  pte  of       p^ence, 
those  lands  formerly  purchased  of  Allexander  and  PhilHp,  chelfe  sachems  of         ^"""• 
Pokanaukett,  by  Captaine  Thomas  Willett,  for  the  vse    of  this  collonie,  pte       L       '-I 
wherof  now  falleth  vpon'the  northsyde  of  the  line,  settled  between  the  coUo- 
nies  of  the  Massachusetts  and  Plymouth,  and  the  abouemensioned  gentlemen 
manifesting  theire  reddines  to  compound  with  vs  for  our  right  lying  on  the 
northsyde   of    the   line,  in   the  jurisdiction   of  the    ^lassachusetts,  this  Court 
being  willing  to  comply  with  theire  desires   therin,  haue  impowered  and  au- 
thorised M""  Constant  Southworth,  in  the  name  and  for  theire  vse,  to  make  sale 
of  our  right  and  interest  in  what  yett  remaineth  vndesposed  of,  vizj,  soe  much 
of  it  as  lyeth  on  the  northerly  syde  of  the  line  settled  between  the  two  collo- 
nies,  to  the  abouesaid  gentlemen  or  others  ;  alwaies  prouided  that  this  Courts 
former  graunt  to  M'  Eichard  CalUcott  be  freely  and   really  made   good  vnto 
him,  both  in  vpland  and  meddow,  with  as  much  conveniency  as  may  be. 

On  the  17"'  of  January,  1671.  1  G  7  1-2. 

Mary  Churchill,  being  examined  before  the  GoQ  and  M'  Constant  South-     ,.  , 

J  >  o  17  January. 

worth,  confessed  that  shee  is  begotten  with  child  by  Thomas  Dotey,  and  that 
shea  had  carnall  coppulation  with  him  three  seuerall  times,  the  first  of  them 
being  about  the  fifteenth  of  July  last  past  before  the  date  heerof ;  the  second 
time  on  the  eight  of  August  last  past  before  the  date  heerof ;  and  the  third 
time  about  a  senight  after,  which  was  about  the  time  the  said  Dotey  departed 
the  goQment. 

In  reference  vnto  the  second  time  the  facte  abouenamed  was  coinittcd, 
Serjeant  Ephi-aim  Tinkham,  being  examined,  testifyeth  as  foUoweth,  vizj  :  that 
hee,  the  said  Sarjeant  Tinkham,  haueing  occation  to  speak  with  the  said 
Thomas  Dotey,  went  to  the  house  of  Joseph  Churchill,  expecting  to  meet  with 
him  there,  and  coming  to  the  house,  knocked  att  the  dore ;  but  noe  body 
answared,  and  soe  hee  went  in  and  stayed  a  while  in  the  outward  roome  ;  and 
by  some  noise  that  hee  heard  in  the  house,  conceiued  there  was  sombody  with- 
in, although  they  answared  not ;  but  att  length  ^Mary  Chiu-chill  came  forth, 
and  hee  asked  her  if  Thomas  Dotey  was  in  the  house  or  noe ;  but  shee  did  not 
reddily  answare  him,  but  after  some  pause  shee  answared  that  hee  was  in  the 
house ;  soe  hee  desiied  to  speake  with  liim ;  and  soon  after,  Thomas  Dotey 
came  forth,  and  soe  the  said  Sarjeant  Tinkham  and  hee  went  away  together, 
and  hee  admonished  the  said  Dotey  to  take  heed  least  euill  might  come  of  such 
carriages,  or  to  that  purpose  ;  and  the   said   ^Nlary  Churchill,  being  examined. 


84 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


GT  1-2.  affeirmed  that  the  same  time  that  the  said  Sarjeant  Tinkham  tooke  them  soe 
together  as  aforsaid,  was  one  of  the  three  times  hee  had  caruall  coppiUatioii 
■with  her  as  abouesaid ;  and  shee,  being  fm-ther  examined,  deneycd  that  shee 
euer  had  to  doe  with  any  other  man. 

John  Drew  and  Joseph  Chui-chill  doe  both  of  them  acknowUdge  them- 
selues  to  stand  bound  heerby  vnto  the  Couit  in  the  suiiie  of  ten  pounds, 
joyntly  and  seuerall,  by  them  well  and  truely  to  be  payed. 

The  condition  that  if  Mary  Churchill  aforsaid  doe  psonally  appeer  att  the 
Coiut  of  his  ma'"',  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  abouesaid  the  first  Tusday  in 
June  next,  further  to  ausware  for  her  haueing  carnall  coppulation  with  Thomas 
Dotey,  and  that  shee  abide  the  judgment  of  the  said  Court,  and  not  depart  the 
Com-t  without  lycence,  that  then  the  abouewritten  obligation  to  be  void  and 
of  non  effect ;  or  otherwise  to  remaine  in  full  force,  strength,  and  vcrtue. 


5  March.      *,itt   the   Coiirt  of  his  Ala"'   held  att   Phjmouth,  for  the  Jurisdiction 
[*^^-]  of  A'ew  Phjinouth,  the  fift  Day  of  March,  Anno  Doni  1671. 


Before  Thomas  Prence,  Esquire,  Gofl, 
John  Aldin, 
Josias  Winslow, 

Assistants,  &d. 


Wiliam  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hinckley,  and 
Nathaniel  Bacon, 


MR  STEUEN  PAINE,   Seui%   of  Rehoboth,  and  M'"  Nicholas  Tanner, 
were  appointed  by  the  Court  to  see  INI''  Blackstones  land  layed  forth 
according  to  the  graunt. 

In  reference  to  a  controuersy  about  the  paying  of  rates,  between  the 
townes  of  Rehoboth  and  Swansey,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  what  med- 
dowes  or  meddowe  lands  belonging  to  Rehoboth,  &  lyeth  within  Swansey 
bounds,  shalbe  rated  to  euery  rate  of  twenty  pounds  thi'ipcnce  an  acree  to 
Rehoboth,  and  soe  the  like  proportion  to  any  rate,  be  it  greater  or  lesser ;  and 
likewise,  that  whatsoeuer  meddowes  lyeth  in  the  township  of  Rehoboth,  be- 
longing to  Swansey,  shalbe  rated  to  euery  rate  of  twenty  poimds  thripence  an 
acree  to  Swansey,  and  soe  by  like  proportion  to  any  rate,  be  it  greater  or  lesser ; 
and  that  this  order  shalbe  a  standing  i-ule  vnto  those  townes,  vntill  vpon  the 
complaints  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  said  townes  the  Court  shall  see  cause  oth- 
erwise to  order ;  and  wheras  in  reference  vnto  some  arrees  behind  of  rates  as 
yett  vnpayed  l)y  M''  AUin,  hce  rcfcring  himselfe  to  the  determination  of  the 


COURT    ORDERS.  85 

Coiu't,  it  is  by  them  ordered,  thcit   the  said  M''  John  AUin,  of  Swansey,  shall    167  1-2. 
pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  to   Robert  Fuller,  of  Rehoboth,  the  suiiie  of  thirty  ''       ' 

shillings,  and  the  suine  of  thiity  shillings  to  M'  John  Pecke.  rPREscE 

Att  this  Court,  Nathaniel  Thomas  acknowlidged  before  the  Court  that  Goveenoh.] 
hee  stands  bound  vnto  the  Court  in  the  penall  suiue  of  six  pounds,  both  for 
himselfe  and  his  heir-es,  as  sui-ty  for  Humphery  Johnson,  in  reference  to  the 
suite  comenced  by  the  said  Johnson  against  John  Turner,  Juni"^,  of  Scittuate, 
to  procecute  the  said  action,  and  to  be  responsible  to  make  good  all  such  dam- 
age as  the  said  Turner  may  suffer  by  tlie  said  action,  incase  it  shall  apj^eer  hee 
is  vnjustly  molested  tlierby. 

The  Court  haue  ordered  that  Robert  Stanfords  rate  shalbe  accepted  in 
such  specue  as  hee  hath  to  pay,  prouided  it  be  paied  att  such  rates  as  will 
procm-e  soe  much  as  hee  is  rated  according  to  specue  specifyed  in  the  warrant 
sent  to  Scittuate  last  yeare  for  the  rate. 

In  reference  vnto  the  complaint  of  Samuell  Smith,  late  constable  of 
Easthame,  against  Joseph  Harding,  for  abusing  him  iu  the  execution  of  his 
office,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  an  order  be  sent  to  M"'  Freeman,  to  cause 
the  gun  attached  by  the  said  Smith  appertaining  to  the  said  Harding,  to  be  re- 
turned to  him  againe,  (if  it  may  be  had,)  and  that  what  is  vnpayed  of  the  award 
amerced  on  him  to  be  payed,  and  for  his  abusiue  carryages  towards  the  said 
constable,  hee  is  centanced  to  pay  a  fine  often  shillinges  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

In  reference  vnto  a  complaint  of  Samuell  Harry,  the  Indian,  against 
Francis  Combe,  about  a  hogg  taken  vp  and  killed  by  the  said  Combe,  which 
hogg  is  found  on  examination  to  be  the  said  Indians,  the  Court  haue  ordered 
that  the  said  Combe  shall  pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  to  the  said  Indian  twenty 
two  shillings,  in  porke  or  other  currant  pay  to  his  content,  within  one  month 
after  the  date  heerof. 

The  Court  haue  ordered,  that  notice  be  giuen  to  ISI"'  Robert  ^larshall,  that 
forasmuch  as  Mistris  Jone  Barnes  complaineth  that  she  can  not  prouide  for 
his  childi'en,  now  in  her  costody,  that  hee,  within  one  month  or  six  weekes 
afler  the  date  heerof,  take  care  to  prouide  for  his  said  children,  vizj,  John 
Marshall  and  Robert  IMarshall,  or  otherwise  the  Court  will  take  course  for  the 
disposall  of  them. 

In  reference  vnto  the  estate  of  Ralph  Chapman,  deceased,  altho  the  Court 
is  not  satisfyed  in  some  respects  concerning  his  will,  notwithstanding  they 
haue  ordered  and  doe  request  Edward  "Wanton,  of  Scittuate,  to  looke  vnto  and 
take  care  of  the  said  estate  for  the  ^seruation  and  improuement  therof  and  of 
his  land,  and  to  keep  an  account  of  his  doeinges  about  it  vntill  the  Couit  shall 
see  cause  otherwise  to  order. 


85  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

167  1-2.  *Ypon  the  psuance  of  a  request  made  -snito  this  Court  by  ^I'  Johu  Jacob, 

'        * '    of  Hiugham,  in  behalfe  of  hunselfc  and  seuerall  others,  for   a  deuission  of 

p  "'^  '  lands  by  them  and  others  bought  of  M'  Timothy  Hatherley,  being  thi-ee  miles 
Gov".  square,  about  Accord  Pond,  this  Court  haue  ordered  and  impowered  INIajor 
L  "~-]  Josias  Winslow  and  M''  Constant  Southworth  to  impannell  a  jmy  for  the 
deuision  of  the  said  lands  according  to  the  seuerall  proportions  of  the  psous 
therin  interested,  and  to  gforme  any  acta  or  actes  that  according  to  law  might 
concerne  the  sheriffe  in  hke  case,  for  the  full  and  compleat  issue  of  the  said 
deuision ;  which  said  thi-ee  miles  square  is  to  be  layed  out  as  foUoweth,  vizj  : 
the  easterly  end  to  begine  att  Accorde  Pond  next  to  Scittuate  townshipe,  and 
see  to  run  thi-ee  miles  southward ;  the  north  line  to  begin  on  the  southsyde 
of  the  said  Accord  Pond,  and  soe  to  run  thi-ee  miles  next  vnto  a  gussett  of 
land  graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  Ensigns  March  Eames,  (below  this  next 
entered,)  vntill  it  comes  to  the  pattent  line  ;  the  westward  bounds  to  begine  att 
the  pattent  line,  and  soe  to  run  three  miles  southerly,  and  soe  to  run  from 
thence  on  a  straight  line  to  the  end  of  the  southermost  ptc  of  the  cast  line 
aforsaid.      Cornett  Studson,  alsoe,  in  the  Court,  consented  thcrvuto. 

It  was  fui-ther  ordered  by  the  Coiu-t,  that  the  whole  charge  of  the  said  deuis- 
ion be  laved  on  the  lands,  each  of  the  owners  to  pay  proportionable  to  his  interest. 
In  reference  vnto  a  former  graunt  of  land  made  by  the  Court  vnto  En- 
signe  Marke  Eames,  a  certaine  psell  of  land,  being  in  the  forme  of  a  gussett, 
lying  next  vnto  Accord  Pond,  between  the  land  there  graunted  to  M'  Hather- 
ley and  the  line  between  the  pattents,  is  graunted  and  now  confeii-med  vnto 
Ensigne  Marke  Eames  aforsaid,  be  it  an  hundi-ed  acrees,  more  or  lessc. 

In  reference  vnto  a  former  graunt  of  accoinodations  of  land  vnto  ^NP 
Thomas  Cushman,  Seni'^,  the  Coui-t  doth  graunt  and  confeirme  vnto  him  the 
one  halfe  of  the  last  piu-chase  of  land  made  by  the  Treasurer  of  Phillip, 
sachem  of  Paukanawkett,  \izj,  the  one  halfe  of  that  tract  of  land  purchased 
by  M'^  Constant  Southworth,  Treasiu-cr,  lying  and  being  att  Assowamsett 
Ponds,  on  the  westerly  side  of  the  said  ponds,  the  other  halfe  belonging  vnto 
Thomas  Little ;  likewise,  the  Court  hane  graunted  vnto  the  said  Thomas 
Cushman,  that  incase  any  nicddow  can  be  found  to  be  ncarc  or  convenient 
vnto  the  aforsaid  land,  that  hce  shall  haue  a  convenient  proportion  thcrof 

Likewise,  M''  Constant  Southworth  is  appointed  by  the  Court  to  sett  the 
bounds  of  the  said  tract  of  land  ;  and  Wiliam  Crow  and  Edward  Gray  are 
appohited  by  the  Court  to  make  a  deuision  therof  between  the  said  Thomas 
Cushman  and  Thomas  Little. 

Samuell  Ai-nold,  Juni"',  and  his  now  wife  More  fined  the  suiTie  of  ten 
pounds  for  coiTiittuig  fornication  witli  each  other  before  marriage. 


COimT    ORDEllS.  87 

Josias  Palmer,  of  Scittiwte,  for  saying  that  j\I''  AVithcrcUs  cliurcli  was  a    10  7  1-2. 
church  of  the  tUiiill,  was  fined  ten  shilUugs.  "        '        ' 

John  Loc,  of  the  towne  of  JMarshfeild,  for  prophaning  the  Lords  day  by  pmxcE 
seruill  laboirr  and  contemptable  words,  being  minded  of  that  abuse,  fined  forty  Gon». 
shillings  or  to  be  whipt. 

Thomas  Baxter,  having  bin  accused  of  misdemeanor  att  the  meeting 
house  att  Yarmouth,  after  examination  was  cleared. 

*Att  this  Court  John  Williams,  of  Barnstable,  appeercd,  being  bound       [*63.] 

ouer  to  answare  the  accusation  layed  against  him  by  Susannah  Turner,  of 

Sandwich,   of   begetting    her   with   child,  which  hee   stifly   and  peremtorily 

denied  ;  and  the  fact  not  being  fully  proued  against  him,  the  Court  saw  cause 

att  the  p>sent  to  take  bonds  of  him  for  to  allow  a  suiiie  towards  the  keeping 

of  the  cliild ;  and  soe  hee  was  released  for  ^sent,  being  to  appeer  att  the  Court 

of  his  ma''*  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  aforsaid  the  first  Tusday  in  July  next, 

according  to  the  bonds  following  :  — 

John  Williams,  of  Barnstable,  standeth  bound  vuto  the  1 

„         .      .             1,      -      ^  10  :  00  :  00 

Court  in  the  penall  sume  ot J 

John  Howland  the  suuie  of 10  :  00  :  00 

The  condition,  that  wheras  the  said  John  Williams  is  accused  to  be  the 
father  of  the  cliild  which  was  lately  borne  of  Sussanna  Tiu-ner,  of  Sandwich, 
if,  therfore,  the  said  John  Williams  doe  alow  and  duely  pay  two  shillings  by 
the  weeke  towards  the  keeping  of  the  said  cliild  vntill  the  Comt  of  his  ma*'° 
to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  aforsaid  the  first  Tusday  in  July  next,  and  that  the 
said  John  Williams  doe  appeer  att  the  said  Coui-t,  and  not  depart  the  same 
without  lycence  ;  that  then,  &6. 

Att  this  Court,  Hester,  the  wife  of  John  Eickard,  Seni",  of  Plymouth, 
appeered,  being  suinoned  to  answare  for  her  vnciuell  and  beastly  carnages  and 
speeches  to  her  said  husband  ;  and  the  finises  Avas  fully  proued  against  her 
by  sufficient  testimony,  and  shce  was  centanced  by  the  Court  to  be  publickly 
whipt  att  the  post ;  but  att  the  earnest  intreaty  of  her  selfe  and  others,  and 
her  promise  of  amendement,  the  said  centance  was  suspended  from  ^sent  exe- 
cution, with  this  proviso,  that  if  att  any  time  for  the  fiiture  shee  be  taken  in 
the  like  fault,  either  towards  her  husband  or  in  any  vnciuill  carriages  to  others, 
shee  is  forthwith  to  be  publickly  wliipt  as  aforsaid. 

Shee  was  alsoe  att  tliis  Court  prohibited  to  brew  beer  to  sell,  as  formerly 
shee  had  done,  because  it  appeered  to  the  Court  that  it  was  a  snare  to  her  to 
occation  euill  in  the  aforsaid  respects. 

In  reference  to  a  fram  of  an  house,  framed  by  Josias  Wormall,  according 
to  agreement  with  Thomas  Dotey,  the  said  Dotey  being  departed  the  goQment, 


5  March. 
Prence, 


88  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

167  1-2.  and  the  said  "VA^onnall  not  payed  for  liis  labour  about  the  said  fram,  hee  make- 
ing  his  adressc  to  the  Coiu't,  the  Court  ordered,  that  a  proficr  should  be  made 
to  Joseph  Dotey,  the  agent  of  the  said  Thomas  Dotey,  that  if  hee  -would  take 
the  said  fram,  and  fulfill  the  couenants  that  his  brother,  Thomas  Dotey,  made 
■with  the  said  Wormall  about  the  said  fram,  hee  might  if  hee  pleased  ;  if  other- 
wise, that  the  said  Josias  Wormall  might  make  sale  therof  to  satisfy  himselfe ; 
which,  \-j)on  the  refusall  of  the  said  Joseph  Dotey,  hee,  the  said  "Wormall, 
sold,  and  therby  is  satisfyed. 

Richard  Godfrey,  of  Taunton,  being  ^sented  for  speaking  opprobriously 
of  some  in  place  in  the  towne  of  Taunton,  was  centanced  by  the  Court  to  sit 
in  the  stockes  att  Taunton  on  a  training  day,  soe  as  it  exceed  not  two  houres. 

James  Walker  and  John  Richmond  are  authorised  by  the  Court  to  pm-- 
chase  the  land  of  the  Indians  in  the  behalfe  of  the  towne  of  Taunton,  lying 
on  the  west  syde  of  Taunton  Riuer,  from  the  Three  Mile  Riuer  downe  to  a 
place  called  the  Store  House. 

Wee,  whose  names  are  vnderwritten,  being  suinoned  together  by  order 
fi-om  the  GoQ  to  view  the  corpes  of  M"^  John  Barnes,  and -to  giue  in  a  verdict 
how  wee  judge  hee  came  by  liis  death,  doe  judge,  that  being  before  his  barne 
dore  in  tlie  street,  standing  stroakeing  or  feeling  of  his  bull,  the  said  bull  sud- 
denly turned  about  vpon  liim  and  gaue  him  a  great  wound  with  liis  home  on 
his  right  thigh,  neare  eight  inches  longe,  in  which  his  flesh  was  torne  both 
broad  and  deep,  as  wee  judge ;  of  which  wound,  together  with  his  wriuch  of 
his  necke  or  paine  therof,  (of  which  hee  complained,)  hee  iiiiediately  lan- 
guished ;  after  about  33  houres  after  hee  died.  Ynto  the  truth  wherof  wee 
haue  subscribed  our  hands. 

JAMES   SKIFFE, 
RENJAMINE   HA510XD, 
JOHN   WOOD,  Seni--, 
SAMUELL  DUNHAM, 
JAMES    COLE,  Juni% 
NATHANIEL   WOOD, 
Leifl   MORTON, 
Serge   HARLOW, 
ALLEXANDER   KENEDY, 
JOHN   WOOD,    Juni% 
GYLES    RICKARl),    Seni^ 
JABEZ   HOWLAND. 


COURT    ORDERS.  8£ 

*Whcras  att  this   Court  Major   Josias  Winslow  coiviciiccd  suite  ag;ainst    1  (!  7  1-2. 
Wiliam,  sou  to  Tuspaquiue,  the  sachem  of  Namassakett,  in  an  action  of  the    ^^       '' 

5  March, 

case  to  the  damage  of  twenty  pounds  for  non  payment  of  ten  pounds  and  eight      pbe^ce 
shillings  due  for  a  horse  and  other  goods   sold  to  him  the  last  summer,  as         ^'"'"• 
appccrcd  by  a  bill  vnder  his  hand  ;  and  that  the  said  Major  Winslow  obtained       I-        '  J 
a  verdict  against  him,  the  said  Wiliam,  vizj,  the  bill  to  be  payed  to  the  plain- 
tife,  tweluc  pence  damage,  and  the  cost  of  the  suite ;  hee,  the  said  Wiliam, 
haueing  nothing  to  pay  the  award  of  the  jury,  tendered  a  psell  of  land  to  be 
sold  to  make  it  good ;  the  Court  therefore  deputed  and  appointed  M'  Edward 
Gray  to  make  pmchase  therof,  that  soe  the  said  plaintifFe  might  be  satisfyed 
his  due  according  to  the  verdict  of  the  jury. 

July,  1672.     This  following  was  ordered  to  be  recorded,  vizj  :  a  graunt         July- 
of  the  seauem  men  appointed  to  order  the  affaires  of  the  towue  of  Plymouth, 
and  to  graunt  lands  within  that  township. 

The  22"'""*  of  February,  1650.  Wee  graunt  to  Thomas  Clarke  the  skirts 
of  mcddow  lying  vpon  the  pond  att  Mannomett,  from  the  Creeke  round 
abound. 

John  Turner,  Juni'',  of  Scittuate,  complaining  of  inabillitie  of  body  to 
bcare  amies  and  traine  as  formerly,  hee  is  freed  and  discharged  by  the 
councell  of  warr  from  training  for  the  future  in  the  milletary  companie  of 
Scittuate. 

Letters  of  adminnestratiou  was  grauntcd  vnto  Ensigne  John  Williams  to 
adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Edward  Williams,  of  Scittuate,  deceased. 


-Jitt  the   Court  of  his  Ma!"  hohhn  ait  the   Towne  of  Pli/mouih,  for     1  (i  7  2. 
the  Jurisdiction  of  ^i\'cw  Pbjinoulh,  the  fift  Day  of  June,  Anno       .    ^~ 


DoTii  1672. 

Before  Thomas  Prence,  Esquire,  GoQ,  Thomas  Hinckley, 

John  Aldin,  John  Freeman, 

Josias  Winslow,  Nathaniel  Bacon,  and 

Wiliam  Bradford,  Constant  Southworth, 
Assistants,  &(?. 

VOL.  V.  12 


[•65.] 


90 

1(5 


o  June. 

PltESCE, 

Gou\ 


rpiio: 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    KECORDS. 


IIOMAS    PREXCE,    ESQ"*,  was  chosen  GoQ,  and  sworne. 


Gentlemen,  were  chosen  Assistants,  and  sworne. 


ohn  Aldin, 
Josias  Winslow, 
Wiltam  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hinckley, 
John  Freeman, 
Nathaniel  Bacon,  and 
Constant  Sonthworth, 


The  seuerall  townes  of  this  goQment,  not  knowing  that  the  coniissioners 
for  the  Vnited  Collonies  were  to  sitt  att  Plymouth  this  yeare,  did  omitt  the 
sending  of  theire  voates  for  our  honored  GoQ  to  be  coiiiissioner  in  the  first 
place,  soe  that  it  fell  out  that  M'  Hinckley  had  more  written  voates  then  hee ; 
but  the  ouersight  being  espyed  att  the  instant  of  election,  and  the  freemen  for 
the  most  pte  then  fS'sent  did  vote  viva  vose  for  the  GoQ  to  be  the  first  in  our 
choise. 

Soe  that  the  coiiiissioncrs  chosen  were,  — 

M'  Thomas  Pi'ence, 

Major  Josias  Winslow  ; 

And  M^  Hinckly  next  in  nomination. 

M'^  Constant  Southworth  was  chosen  Treasiu'er,  and  sworne. 


The  Names  of  the  Deputies  of  the  seuerall  Townes. 


Robert  Finney, 
Leift  Morton, 
M'^  Josias  Standsh, 
Wiliam  Paybody, 
Thomas  Tujiper, 
Wiliam  Harvey, 
Leiftenant  jNIaccy, 
Ensigne  Howes, 
Edward  Sturgis,  Scni'', 
Thomas  Huckcns, 
John  Tompson, 


Ensigne  Fames, 
Nathaniel  Thomas, 
Leift  Hunt, 
Daniell  Smith, 
Daniell  Cole, 
Thomas  Paine, 
John  Willis, 
John  Russell, 
M'  James  Browne, 
John  Morton. 


The  Constables  of  the  seuerall  Townes. 


Plymouth,    . 
Duxbuirow, 


Gorge  Watson. 
John  Wadsworth. 


COURT    ORDERS. 


91 


Scittuate, ^ 

Sandwich, 

f  llichard  Steuens, 
(^  Hezekiah  Hoar. 

Yarmouth,     . Hosea  Joyce. 

Barnstable, John  Huckens. 

f  John  Sawyer, 

Marshfeild, 1  t    •      o    " 

(^Josias  Snow. 

rWiliam  Sabln,  Seni'' 

[John  Miller,  Seni''. 

Eastham, Jonathan  Banges. 

Bridgwater, Robert  Latham. 

Dartmouth, Gorge  Soule. 

Swansey, Thomas  Barnes. 

Middlebery, John  Irish. 


1  (;  7  2. 


*The  Grand  Eiiquost. 


[*66.] 


Anthony  Snow, 
Wiliam  Hoskins, 
M"'  Edmond  Freeman, 
M'  Samuell  Sabery, 
Ensigne  Jonathan  Aldi 
Walter  Briggs, 
John  Daman, 
John  Carey, 
John  Dingley, 
Joseph  Howes, 
Jolin  Richmond, 
Samuell  Dunham, 


John  Miller,  of  Yarmouth, 

Anthony  Perrey, 

John  Perrum, 

Gorge  Crispe, 

John  Blackwell, 

Thomas  Deane, 

Thomas  Lumbert, 

John  Finney, 

Thomas  Pope, 

Thomas  Lewis, 

John  jNIillcr,  of  iliddleberrv. 


The  Names  of  the  Celcct  ^lon  in  each  Towne. 

fLeifl  Morton, 

Plymouth, J  Serjeant  Harlow, 

Willam  Crow. 


Duxberrv, 


Wiliam  Paybody, 
M''  Samuell  Saberry, 
M"'  Josias  StandisK 


92 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


Scittuate, 


Sandwich, 


Taunton, 


Yarmouth, 


Barnstable, 


Echoboth, 


Marshfeikl, 


Easthani, 


Bridgwater, 


Dartmoutn, 


Swansey, 


(M'  Micaell  Peirse, 
Jeremiah  Hatch, 
John  Cushen. 
r  James  Skiffe, 
J  Thomas  Bui-gis, 
[  Steuen  Sklffe. 
Leift  Macye, 
Richard  "VVilUams, 
Walter  Deane, 
John  Tisdall,  Seni', 
Wiliam  Harvey, 
f  M"'  Hawes, 
I  Edward  S?rgis, 

■  John  Thacher, 
Ensigne  Howes, 

,John  Miller. 

( Leiften  Lnythorpe, 

,j  John  Tompson, 

I  Thomas  Huckens. 

r  M'  Steuen  Paine,  Seni', 

<j  Ensigne  Smith, 

I  Leiftenant  Hunt. 

Lcitt  White, 

Ensigne  Eames, 

John  Bourne. 

■  Nicholas  Snow, 
Danicll  Cole, 
Thomas  Paine, 
Marke  Snow, 
Jonathan  Sparrow. 

( Leiftenant  Haward, 
<!  John  Willis,  Seni% 
1^  John  Carrey. 

(John  Cooke, 
Arthcr  Hathewey, 
John  Russell. 
Hugh  Cole, 
Thomas  Lewis, 
^I''  .lames  Browne. 


COURT    ORDERS. 


93 


Surveyors  of  the  Hlghweycs. 

fJohii  Holmes, 
riymouth, ]  Joseph  Bartlett 


Duxburv, 


Scittuate, 


Taunton,  . 

Yarmouth,  . 

Barns?,      .  , 
Rehoboth, 

^larshfeild,  . 

Eastham,  .  . 

Bridgwater,  . 

Dartmouth,   . 

Swansey, 
Middleberv, 


\  Benajah  Pratt. 
Robert  Barker, 
John  Soule, 
Joseph  Howland. 
Cornett  Studson, 
Edward  Jenkens, 
Charles  Stockbridge. 
James  Walker, 
Ensigne  Leanard. 

/"Edward  Sturgis,  Sen!"' 

[Joseph  Howes. 

rjohn  Dauis, 

[Thomas  Hmckley.  • 

r  Gilbert  Brookes, 

[John  Doged. 

r  Joseph  Bedle, 

[  Samuell  Sprague. 

fJohn  Done, 

[Daniell  Done. 

r  Samuell  Edson, 

[  Samuell  Packer. 

ijohn  Smith, 
Peleg  Tripp, 
Wiliam  Palmer. 
I  Nathaniel  ChafFey, 
Jonathan  Bosworth, 
Hezekiah  Luther. 
Isacke  Howland. 


5  June. 
Prence, 


*In  answare  to  the  petition  of  John  Cooke,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that 
some  speeddy  notice  be  giuen  to  all  the  piu-chassers  that  haue  an  interest  in  the 
said  controversye,  that  they  giue  notice  each  to  other  to  meet  together  att 
Plymouth  att  the  next  Coiu-t  in  July  next,  in  order  to  the  settlement  therof, 
either  psonally  or  by  a  coiSittey ;  and  if  they  can  not  agree  soe  as  to  putt  a 
finall  issue  thervnto,  that  then  the  Court  will  see  cause  to  interpose  vnth.  theire 
healpe  soe  as  finally  to  determine  the  said  controversye. 


[*67.] 


5  June. 
Pkence, 


94  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1672.  In  answare  to  a  petition  prefered  to  the  Court  by  some  of  the  inhabitants 

of  Sand^dch,  complaining  that  they  are  much  straightened  in  want  of  coinons, 
and  therfore  to  haue  libertie  to  purchase  some  lands  aboue  them  adjoyning  to 
them  for  theire  supply,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  such  lands  shalbe  pur- 
chased by  such  as  shalbe  appointed  thervnto,  and  to  be  disposed  of  by  the 
Court  to  such  as  are  likely  to  be  healpfull  in  the  support  and  niaintainance  of 
miuncstry. 

Att  this  Court,  !Mary  Churchill  was  centanced  by  the  Court  to  pay 
a  fine  of  six  pounds  for  coiiiitting  fornication,  as  shee  saith,  with  Thomas 
Doten. 

Att  this  Court,  Dorcas  Billington  was  centanced  to  pay  a  fine  of  fine 
pound  by  the  next  July  Court  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth,  for  coiiiitting  for- 
nication with  ^  ,  or  to  appcer  att  the  said  Court,  and  to  rccciuc  corpo- 
rall  punishment  by  whiping. 

Att  this  Court  Susanna  Turner  appeered,  and  was  centanced  to  pay  a  fine 
of  eight  pounds,  for  coiiiitting  fornication,  as  shee  saith,  with  John  Williams, 
of  Barnstable. 

DanicU  Cole,  the  son  of  Job  Cole,  for  cursing,  fined  ten  shil- 
lings. 

Leift  Peregrine  White  and  Wiliam  Nelson,  Seni',  were  appointed  by 
the  Court  to  lay  out  or  dcuide  certaine  meddowes  belonging  to  Pachague 
Ncckc,  and  the  iulargoment  of  vpland  on  Bridgwater  syde  of  the  riuer ; 
and  the  ptcuors  of  Pachauge  Necke  aforsaid  engaged  to  defray  the  charge 
thcrof 

Thomas  and  John  Buck,  Juni'',  being  att  the  house  of  Isacke  Chettenden 
the  third  of  June,  1672,  the  said  John  Bucke  did  acknowlidgc  that  the  word 
spoken  by  him  about  and  concerning  his  testimony  att  October  Court  last  past, 
which  was  coiiiittcd  to  record,  was  falce,  vizj,  that  the  said  Nicolls  had  taken 
a  fiilcc  oath,  it  being  rashly  and  unadvisedly  spoken  j  and  that  hee,  the  said 
John  Bucke,  had  noe  just  ground  soe  to  speake,  and  that  hee  was  sorry  that 
hee  had  soe  spoken ;  with  which  ackuowlidgment  the  said  Nicolls  acknowl- 
idged  himselfe  to  be  satisfycd. 

Whereas  wee,  whose  names  ^  vndcrwritten,  were  swornc  to  tuke  a  view 
of  a  dead  corpes,  the  which  corpes  was  the  daughter  of  Richard  Lake,  of  Yar- 
mouth ;  the  which  corpes  wee  haue  viewed,  and  alsoe  haue  bine  as  carefull  as 
we  can  to  inquire  into  the  cause  or  causes  of  the  death  of  the  said  Lakes 
child  ;  and  woe  doc  all  judge,  according  to  ^hat  light  -w-ee  can  gather,  that 


COUllT    OKDEUS. 

the   child  came  to  its   end  by  faUing  into   a  brookc  of  water,  and  sc 

diowued. 

Dated  Yarmouth,  28"^  of  the  2'"'"*  mouth,  167;3. 

JOHN    HALL,  Juni% 
ANDREW   HALLOTT, 
THOMAS   HOWES, 
JOHN   THACHER, 
JEREMIAH   HOWES, 
NATH:   HALL, 
SAMUELL   HALL, 
JOSEPH   RYDER, 
JOHN   MILLER, 
JUDAH  THACHER, 
SAMUELL   MATHEWS, 
GERSO^H   HALL. 

A  gcncrall  and  publicke  day  of  humilliation  was  obserued,  by  the  ap- 
pointment of  the  Court,  throughout  this  jmisdiction,  held  in  concurrance  with 
our  naighbour  collonie  of  the  Massachusetts  on  the  thirteenth  day  of  this 
instant  June,  with  speciall  respect  vuto  the  sad,  and  in  many  respects  deplored, 
estate  of  our  natiue  countrey,  takeiag  in  thcire  withall  seucrall  thiuges  concern- 
ing our  selues  heer  in  N.  E. 

This  Court  is  ajorned  vutill  the  first  Thirsday  in  July  next,  att  which 
time  the  coinittees  are  to  meet  agaiue ;  it  wilbc  the  fourth  of  the  mouth. 


*Att  tlic   Court  of  his  Ma''"  hoklen  att  Plymouth  for  the  Jurisdiction       '  ■'"'y- 
of  Mew  Plymouth,  the  first  of  July,  1672.  ^*^^-^ 

Before  Thomas  Preuce,  Esq'',  GoQ,  Thomas  Hinckley, 

John  Aldiu,  John  Freeman, 

Josias  Winslow,  Nathaniel  Bacon,  and 

Willram  Bradford,  Constant  Southworth, 
Assistants,  &(?. 

MK  CONSTANT  SOUTHWORTH,  M-^  James  Browne,  and  M^  John 
Gorum  are  appointed  by  the  Coiut  to  pui-chasc  a  certaine  psell  of  land 
of  the  Indians  graunted  by  the  Coui't  to  the  said  John  Gorum,  lying  att  Pa- 
pasquash  Necke. 


96  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

167  2.  This  Coiut  doth  appoint  the  Treasiiicr,  Captaine  Cudworth,  and  Cornett 

Studson  to  repaire  to  Barustable,  to  heare  a  diiFerence  between  Captaine  Fuller 

Samuell  Fuller,  Seni"',  on  the  one  pty,  and  the  towne  of  Sandwich  ou  tlie 
other  pty,  about  bounds  of  lands  ;  and  incase  they  can  issue  it  and  settle  it, 
that  they  soe  doe  ;  but  if  not,  that  they  make  report  vnto  the  Court  how  they 
find  matters  in  that  behalfe. 

In  reference  vnto  a  controuersy  betwixt  Wiliam  HaiUtone  and  James 
Walker,  which  hath  Ijine  of  longc  standing,  relateing  to  an  award  made  by 
M'  John  Wiswall,  IM"^  Richard  Callicott,  and  Capt  James  Johnson,  concerning 
and  for  the  issueing  of  some  difference  betwixt  the  said  pties,  they,  the  said 
Wiliam  Haihstone  and  James  Walker,  refering  the  case  for  a  finall  issue  to 
the  determination  of  the  Court,  haueing  heard  theii'e  please  on  both  sydes, 
and  pused  all  such  writings  that  were  produced  relateing  thervnto,  doe  deter- 
mine and  conclude  as  followeth,  vizj  :  that  forasmuch  as  that  it  appeers,  vpon 
examination,  that  the  said  James  Walker  hath  not  pformed  the  latter  pte  of 
the  said  arbetratiou,  vizj,  to  repaire  the  said  Hailstone  his  reputation  in  the 
chui-ch,  and  to  make  a  returne  therof  vnto  the  said  arbetratoi-s,  which  hee  neg- 
lected to  doe,  the  Court  doe  therfore  order,  that  hee  shall  pay  or  cause  to  be 
payed  vnto  the  said  Hailstone  the  suine  of  fine  pounds,  in  either  good,  mar- 
chantable  porke,  or  good  barr  iron,  betwixt  this  date  and  the  fifteenth  day  of 
October  next,  att  prise  then  currant ;  and  wheras  the  said  James  Walker  did 
openly  and  vnaduisedly,  ou  a  Lords  day,  accuse  the  said  Wiliam  Hailstone  of 
telling  seueral  palpable  lyes  and  founded  vpon  a  lye,  wherby  the  said  Hail- 
stone was  much  scandalised,  tliis  Court  doth  heerby  aduise  the  said  James 
Walker  publickly  to  acknowlidge  the  wronge  hee  hath  done  him  in  tlie  meet- 
ing, on  the  Lords  day,  in  the  congregation  ;  and  this  our  award  and  jovnt 
determination  to  be  a  full  and  finall  issue  of  all  s\i(li  ditferences  and  contro- 
uersyes  as  relate  vnto  the  J^-mises. 

This  Coiut  doe  order  M^  John  Freeman  and  Richard  Bourne  to  purchase 
a  peece  of  land  or  psell  of  land  att  Mannomett,  called  and  knowne  by  the 
name  of  the  Old  Fcild,  for  the  said  M'  Bourne  his  more  convenient  improue- 
mcnt  of  his  meddow  there,  prouided  that  the  Lidians  to  whome  it  bclongeth 
shall  hauc  free  llbertie,  notwithstanding  this  order,  to  improue  it  without  in- 
terruption, both  them  and  theire  heircs  forcuer. 

Wheras  Wiliam  Paybody  complained  vnto  the  Court  that  Wiliam  Nu- 
macke  and  Moses  Numacke,  of  Pinquine  Hole,  allies  AYeesqucbs,  that  they 
arc  indebted  to  him  the  suiiic  of  scaucn  pounds  and  four  shillinges,  what  they 
cannot  satisfy  otherwise  then  by  makeing  ouer  some  land  for  a  time,  this 
Court  liaue,  with  the  consent  of  the  said  Wiliam  and   Mo.ses  Nuniacke,  layed 


COURT    ORDERS.  97 

ail  extent  vpon  tlicire  liinds,  willed  to   them  by  thcire   father,  lying  between      Hi  7  2. 

the  riuer  of  Pinguine   Hole   aforsaid   and  IVucksissctt,  with  the   longe   necke 

which  goeth  into  the  sea  called  Wcnamett,  both  vpland  and  meddow,  with  all 

and  singulare  the  appurtenances  and  priulidges  belonging  thervnto,  for  the 

fhll  tearme  of  ten  yeares  fi'om  the  fifteenth  day  of  October  next,  from  thence 

fully  to  be  compleated  and  ended,  to  be  for  the  vse  and  improucmcnt  of  the 

said  Wiliani  Paybody,  to  him  and  his  hcires  and  assigncs  for  the  full   tearme 

uboue  expressed  ;  onely  that  the  said  Wiliam  Paybody  is  to  mow  the  meddow 

this  yeare,  and  the  said  "VViliam  Numacke  and  Moses  Numackc  they  or  either 

of  them  may^  by  the  payment  of  the  abouesaid  suiiie  within  one  yeare  from 

the  date  heerof,  redeeme  theire  abouesaid  land. 

In  reference  vnto  a  whale  brought  on  shore  to  Yarmouth  from  sea,  the 
Court  leaues  it  to  the  Treasurer  to  make  abatement  of  what  is  due  to  the 
countrey  therof,  by  law,  as  hee  shall  see  cause,  when  hoc  hatli  treated  with 
those  that  brought  it  on  shore. 

*This  Coiut,  att  the  former  session,  takeing  notice  of  the  longe  continued  [*69.] 
difference  between  John  Cooke,  of  Dartmouth,  and  many  of  the  inhabitants 
and  purchasers  of  that  place,  and  judging  it  difficult  for  them  to  put  thcm- 
selues  into  a  capassitie  of  ending  it  without  the  Courts  interposing  to  thcire 
healp,  did  then  direct  an  order  to  the  said  towne  and  purchasers,  to  appeer  att 
the  adjournment  in  July  instant,  in  theire  psons  or  by  theire  deligates,  to 
attend  a  finall  issue  of  the  abouesaid  controuersyes.  They,  soe  appeering  att 
the  Court,  agreed  joyntly  to  refer  the  whole  matter  of  difference  between  the 
said  John  Cooke  and  the  towne  of  Dartmouth  or  purchasers,  respecting  all 
theu-e  publicke  or  comou  transactions,  to  the  majestrates  of  tliis  Court,  whoe, 
after  a  full  hearing  of  pleas  on  both  sydes,  manuaged  by  John  Smith,  Samuell 
Hickes,  and  Peleg  Tripp,  in  the  behalfe  of  the  purchasers,  and  ■\\cll  considered 
therof,  doe  award  and  determine  as  followeth :  — 

1.  VizJ,  that  John  Cooke  shall  haue  and  foreuer  injoy  a  little  iland 
called  Ram  Iland,  by  the  said  towne  disposed  to  him  for  former  seruice  ;  and 
secondly,  that  they  the  said  towne  and  purchasers  doe  pay  or  cause  to  be  payed 
vnto  John  Cooke  his  debt  of  eleuen  pounds  for  latter  agencyc  and  disburs- 
ments  for  them,  and  three  pounds  for  his  damage  and  trouble,  which  fourteen 
pounds  shalbe  payed  to  him  or  his  order  in  good  and  marchantablc  porke, 
beefe,  and  corne,  in  equall  proportions,  att  or  before  the  middle  of  October 
next,  or  otherwise  to  his  content. 

And  wee  determine  the  bounds  of  the  plantation  to  be  according  to  a 
deed  giuen  by  Phillip,  the  sachem,  bounded  on  the  east  by  a  blacke  oake, 
marked  on  foure  sydes,  concerning  which  tree   all   pties   did  agree,  and   from 

VOL.  V.  13 


98  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

16  7  2.      the  said  tree  by  a   south  line,  as  ruu  by  Robert  Hazard,  downe   to  the   salt 

"       "^       ^    water,  and  by  the  contrary  line  into  the  woods  extending  eight  miles  from  the 

Prence       ^^^'^  ^^'^^'  ^^^  ^^^  ^^^  westerly  end  as  bounded  by  the  abouesaid  deed. 

^°^^-  And  lastly,  wee  determine  that,  John  Cooke  being  payed  what  wee  haue 

aboue  awarded,  hee  shall  deliuer  vp  the  deeds  and  acquittances  concerning 

those  lands  \-nto  whom  shalbe  appointed  to  receiue  and  kpep  it  for  the  towne 

and  piuxhasers  therin  interested ;  and  this  wee   order  to  be  recorded  as  our 

award,  and  to  stand  as  a  full,  absolute,  and  finall  conclusion   of  the  abouesaid 

controuersyes  between  the  said  John  Cooke  and  the  towne  and  piuxhascrs  of 

Dartmouth  aboue  mensioned,  and  his  and  theire  heires  for  euer. 

In  reference  vnto  the  towne  of  Dartmouth,  it  is  ordered  by  the  Court, 
that  wheras  an  ajipareut  neglect  hath  bine  for  the  two  yeares  last  past  of  the 
gathering  in  of  the  suine  of  fifteen  pounds  a  yeare,  according  to  the  order  of 
Court,  to  be  kept  in  stocke,  towards  the  support  of  such  as  may  dispence  the 
word  of  God  vnto  them,  it  being  neglected  the  last  yeare  in  pretence  that 
those  that  were  appointed  by  the  Court  to  receiue  it,  and  improue  it  for 
the  ends  aforsaid,  refused  soe  to  doe,  it  is  now  ordered  by  this  Court,  that  the 
suiiie  of  fifteen  pounds  be  this  yeare  leuicd  to  be  as  a  stocke  for  the  vse  afor- 
said, to  be  payed  and  deliuered  vnto  the  constable  of  Dartmouth,  in  good 
and  currant  countrcy  pay,  to  be  by  him  retained  and  keep  vntill  hee  shall 
receiue  fui-ther  order  from  the  Court  for  the  dispose  of  it. 

Att  this  Court  it  was  agreed  by  and  between  iP  Constant  Southworth  and 
Phillip,  the  sachem,  in  reference  to  the  land  att  att  Assowamsett  Pond,  that 
wheras  the  land  purchased  of  the  said  sachem  there  was  formerly  to  goe  three 
quarters  of  a  mile  broad,  and  to  goe  ouer  Wachemocussctt  Brooke,  it  is  now 
bounded  by  the  said  brooke  below,  and  soe  to  goe  vp  by  a  pond  ;  and  what  is 
wanting  below  by  reason  the  breadth  is  cutt  short  by  the  said  brooke,  it  is  to 
be  made  vp  aboue. 

[*70.]  *These  psents  testifies  that  wheras  Thomas  Butler,  of  Sandwich,  haueing 

bought  fifty  acrecs  of  land  of  Jonathan  Morey,  of  Plymouth,  and  tlicse  lands 
falling  into  the  hands  of  the  Indians,  vizj,  Quachattasctt  and  Nanumctt,  the 
which  Quachattasctt  with  Nanumctt  haue  freely  and  absolutely  resigned  vp 
vnto  Thomas  Butler  the  whole  fifty  acrecs,  the  which  lyeth  in  two  places, 
that  is  to  say,  thirty  acrees  to  be  measured  ncare  the  Ceder  Swamp,  vpon  the 
side  of  the  path  towards  Sandwich,  the  which  path  goeth  from  Nanumctts 
land  or  planting  feild  vnto  Breake  Hart  Hill,  or  tlic  Salt  Water  Pond,  and 
tlic  other  twenty  acrees  is  to  be  measured  out  of  a  nccke  of  land  that  shootes 
into  the  Herring  lliuer  Pond,  the  wliich  is  the  bigcst  necke  of  laud  ;  all  which 


COURT    ORDERS.  99 

the  whole  fifty  acrees  wee,  the  aforsald  Quachattasctt  and  Namimctt,  doc  al-  1  G  7  2. 
Henate  from  oiu'sehies,  our  heires  and  assignes  for  euer,  vnto  Thomas  Butler 
afoi-said,  for  himselfe,  his  heires  and  assignes  for  euer  :  to  haue  and  to  hold 
both  the  psells  of  land  before  mcnsioned,  with  the  timber,  and  wood,  and 
grasse  that  is  vjion  it.  Witiics  our  bauds,  this  third  of  July,  one  thousand 
six  hundred  scaucnty  and  two. 

The  marke    -(^     of  QUACHATTASETT. 
The  marke    Q/^        NANUMETT. 
Signed,  sealled  and  deliuered  in  the  pscncc  of 
Richard  Bourne, 
Joseph  Bartlett. 
This  abouesaid  conveyance  of  land  was   ordered  by  the  Court  held  att 
Plymouth,  the  third  of  July,  1672,  to  be  recorded. 

Att  tliis  Coiut,  a  letter  was  read  in  the  Coiu't,  M'hich  was  a  returne  of 
an  answarc  to  a  letter  sent  vnto  the  Massachusetts,  concerning  our  coUonies 
acceptance  of  the  propositon  made  by  them  for  the  continuance  of  the 
confeaderation,  both  which  letters  importcth  a  joynt  acceptance  and  concur- 
rance  in  the  proposition  about  the  continuance  tlierof. 

Att  this  Court,  John  Williams,  of  Scittuate,  appeered  to  answare  a 
complaint  against  him  for  breaking  the  Sabbath  by  doeing  seruill  worke 
theron,  and  bee  prefered  a  petition  to  the  Couit,  which  was  read  and  con- 
sidered. Notwithstanding,  the  Comt  voated  generally  that  bee  lay  lyable 
to  be  called  to  answare  further  to  it ;  and  whcras  hce  excepted  against  one 
pticulare  in  the  suinons  that  was  last  sent  for  him,  iu  that  the  place  where 
hee  soe  brake  the  Sabbath  was  not  specifyed,  the  Court  proffered  him  to  be 
tryed  by  a  jury  of  his  equalls,  which  hee  neglected  to  accept,  and  soe  the 
Court  tooke  further  cognizance  of  the  case  ;  and  infine  hee  was  sentanced  for  his 
prophanation  of  the  Sabbath  by  doeing  seruill  worke  theron,  proued  by  diuers 
wittnesses,  to  pay  a  fine  of  forty  shillings,  according  to  the  law,  to  the  vse  of 
the  coUonie. 

John  WilHams,   of  Barnstable,   standeth  bound  vnto  the  )  Keleased. 


Coiu-t  in  the  penall  suine  of 

John  Howland,  of  Barnstable,  iu  the  suiiie  of  .  .  .  .  10  :  00 
The  condition  that  wheras  the  said  John  Williams  is  accused  to  be  the 
father  of  the  child  which  was  lately  borne  of  Sussanua  Turner,  of  Sandwich, 
if  therefore  the  said  John  Williams  doe  alow  and  duely  pay  two  shillings  by 
the  weeke  towards  the  keeping  of  the  said  child,  vntill  the  Coui-t  of  his  ma"" 
to  be  holden  att    Plymouth  aforsaid  tlie  first  Tusday  iu  March  next,  the  one 


100 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RF.COllDS. 


1672. 


1  August. 

[•71.] 


lialte  to  be  payed  in  Indian  come,  and  the  other  halfe  in  goods,  both  att  prise 
currant,  to  be  deliuered  att  James  Pursevalls,  att  Sandwich,  c^uartcrly,  (if  the 
said  child  line  soe  longe,)  and  that  hee  the  said  John  Williams  doe  appeer  att 
the  Conrt  aforsaid,  and  not  depart  the  said  Court  ^rithout  lycence ;  that 
then,  &tl 

Job  Bourne,  for  refusing  to  serue  in  the  office  of  a  constable  att  Sandwich, 
was  fined  according  to  order  the  sume  of  foiu-  poundes. 

Dorcase  Billington  is  contanced  to  suffer  corporall  punishment  by  Avhip- 
ing,  for  coiiiitting  fornication  ;  this  to  be  pformcd  on  some  lecture  day,  when 
the  Gou'  shall  see  meet. 

*August  the  first,  1672.  Francis  Jones,  being  apprehended  att  Tannton 
fbr  pilfering  and  stealing  seuerall  ptlculai-cs,  and  coiiiittcd  to  prison  after  exam- 
ination, was  ccntanced  by  the  Court  to  be  publickly  whipt  att  the  post,  which 
accordingly  was  inflicted,  and  was  forthwith  deliuered  to  John  Smith,  of 
Taunton,  attorney  to  Seth  Smith,  of  INIedfcild,  in  the  jurisdiction  of  the 
Massachusetts,  whoc  engaged  to  the  Court  to  deliucr  him  to  the  said  Seth 
Smith,  his  brother,  att  Medfeild,  to  be  fsented  before  the  next  majestrate  of 
the  gou''ment  of  the  ^lassachusetts  aforsaid,  for  the  recouering  of  such  charges 
as  the  said  Setli  Smith  hath  bin  att  in  procccution  of  the  said  Jones. 


10  September.  September  lO"',  16T2.     I,  Thomas  Hughes,  of  Plymouth,  in  New  Eng- 

land, doe  owne  and  acknoM-lidg  a  judgment  of  sixteen  pounds,  in  ciuTant  sil- 
uer  mony  of  New  England,  due  and  payable  from  my  pson  or  estate  vnto  M' 
James  Brading,  of  Boston,  or  his  assignes,  wherof  I  amc  convict  in  due  com-se 
of  law.  In  witncs  wherof  I  haue  herevnto  sett  my  hand  this  10"^  day  of 
September,  1072. 

TIIO.MAS    HUGHES. 

Tliis  was  acknowlidged  before  Thomas  Prencc,  Estpiire,  Gou''  of  the 
jiu-isdiction  of  New  Plymouth,  and  before  ^P  John  Aldiu,  and  jNI''  Constant 
Southworth,  Assistants  in  the  same  gou''ment. 

Testa  me,  NATHANIEL   ISIORTON,  Secretary. 


The  12""  day  of  September,  1672,  two  Indians^  the  one  named  James 
and  the  other  Hobson,  appeercd  before  Thomas  Prence,  Esq'',  Gou',  and  M' 
Constant  Southworth,  Assistant,  to  answare  for  theire  felloniously  entering  the 
house  of  John  Macombcr,  Scni'',  of  Taunton,  and  taking  some  mony  out 
of  his  house  ;  and  on  hearing  and  full  examination  of  tlio  case,  they  were 
centanced  to  pay  to  the  said  Macombcr  treble  restitution,  which  is  nine  sliii- 
liuires,  in   silucr  or    tlie  vidlnc    tlici-of,  and    to    sufl'cr  cornondl    i)unl>hnicnt   liv 


COURT    ORDERS.  lOl 

whiping  att  tlio  post,  and  to  abido   iu   durance  vntill   satisfaction   is  made  as      1(')7  2. 
aboucsaid  ;  and  likewise  to  satisfy  the  marshall  for  the  charges  of  thcire  im-    "^       " 

14  Aiigusl. 
prisonment,  and  then  to  be  freed.  Phisce 

Gon". 

August  the  14"^,  1G7;2.  The  jury  that  was  impaunellcd  by  the  constable 
of  Taunton  to  view  the  body  of  Peter  Trebey,  the  son  of  Peter  Trebey,  of 
Newport,  on  Ehode  Hand,  being  att  Taunton  with  his  mother,  Bethya  Tre- 
bey, att  the  house  of  M'  Gorge  Shoue,  doth  giue  theu-e  verdict  as  followeth. 
This  Peter  Trebey,  being  a  child  of  about  tlii-ee  yeares  old,  being  neare  the 
riuersyde,  by  some  accedent  fell  into  the  riuer,  and  was  by  Peter  Pitts  taken 
vp  dead. 

Walter  Dean,  John  Turner, 

Richard  Williams,  Ensigne  Thomas  Leanard, 

Wiliam  Harvey,  Shadrach  Wibore, 

Joseph  Wilbore,  Thomas  Linkolne, 

James  Leanard,  John  Eichmond, 

Christopher  Thrasher,  Israeli  Deane. 

liibertie  of  adminnestration  is  graunted  vnto  Anna  Little,  widdow,  the 
relict  of  Thomas  Little,  of  Marshfeild,  deceased,  to  adniinncster  on  the  estate 
of  the  said  Thomas  Little. 

♦Plymouth,  this  27""  of  the  6*,  1672.  These  are  to  whom  it  may  con-  [*72.] 
cerne,  that  Wiliam  Harvey  and  John  Eichmond,  of  Taunton,  haue  giuen  mee  "^  August, 
bill  vnder  theire  hands,  for  the  suine  of  eighty  three  pounds,  which  was  due 
from  Phillip,  the  sachem,  to  the  collonie,  for  which  suiiie  the  said  Phillip  en- 
gaged to  mee  foure  miles  square  of  land  downe  Taunton  Eiuer,  and  next  vnto 
Taunton  bounds,  wliich  engagement  or  mortgage  I  heerby  make  ouer  vnto  the 
aboucsaid  Wiliam  Harvey  and  John  Eichmond,  in  the  behalfe  of  the  towue, 
for  theire  cecuritie  for  the  aforsaid  bills  vnder  theii-e  hands  made  vnto  mee  ; 
and  for  the  truth  of  this  I  haue  subscribed  my  hand  the  day  and  yeare  abouc 
written. 

CONSTANT   SOITTHWOETir,  Treasurer. 

The  20"'  of  Septem,  1672.     Wee  whose   names  are  vnderwritten,  being  20  September, 
the  jury  warned  by  the  constable   of  Taunton   to  view  the  corpes  of   John 
Richmond,  Juni"',  wee  found  him  dead,  being  killed  by  the  ouerturning  of  a 
cart,  as  wee  apprehend,  the  oxen  running  downe  a  hill,  and  one  wheele  ran 
ouer  a  rockc,  and  the  cart  did  ouerturne  vjjon  him  ;  wee  found  him  bruised  on 


102  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

167  2.      his  shoulders,  and  on  his  backe  below  his  shoulders,  which,  as  wee  apprehend, 
was  liis  death,  and  noe  other  way. 

PETER  PITTS, 
CHRISTOPHER   THRASHER, 
SAMUELL   SMITH, 
JAMES   PHILLIPS, 
JONAS    AUSTINE,  Juni% 
JOHN   TISDALL,  Jum^ 
RICHARD   BRIGGS, 
THOMAS   HARVEY, 
MALLACYE   HALLOWEY, 
DANIELL   MOKENEY, 
JOHN   HODGIS, 
JOHN   SMITH. 

The  answare  of  the  Court  vnto  the  proposition  or  enquiry  made  by  Mis- 
tris  Tildcn,  whether  they  judge  it  meet  that  the  charge  of  the  education  of 
her  cliildi-en,  and  the  charge  expended  for  &  to\vards  the  reparation  of  the 
mlnnesters  house,  should  be  defrayed  out  of  the  intire  estate  of  M"^  Joseph 
Tilden,  deceased,  or  out  of  her  pte  and  portion  therof ;  that  forasmuch  as  it 
appeers  that  it  was  the  mind  of  M''  Tilden,  In  his  life  time,  that  the  said 
charges  should  be  defrayed  out  of  his  said  intire  estate,  they  judge  it  meet 
that  it  should  soe  be,  and  not  out  of  her  pticulare  pte  therof. 

In  reference  vnto  seuerall  controversyes  that  haue  or  may  arise  amongst 
the  Indians,  concerning  titles  and  propriaties  of  lands,  the  Court  orders,  that 
such  Indians  as  are  or  shalbe  att  any  such  controversye,  shall  repaire  vnto,  or 
the  controversy  be  refered  vnto  theire  cheife  sachem,  Phillip,  sachem  of  Po- 
kanakett,  &d,  for  the  clearing  vp  and  glueing  light  into  such  controversyes,  the 
Court  judging  that  hee  is  best  able  soe  to  doe,  and  for  that  end,  the  said  sachem 
being  ^sent  in  the  Court,  they  spake  to  him  to  be  reddy  and  willing  to  be  healp- 
full  in  the  case,  as  occation  might  require,  whoe  accordingly  engaged  soe  to  doe. 

Lers  of  adminncstration  was  graunted  vnto  John  Williams,  of  Scittuate, 
to  admlnncster  on  the  estate  of  Edward  "Williams,  iate  of  Scittuate,  deceased. 


COURT    OllDEKS.  103 

*Att  the  Court   of  his   Ma'''  hehl    att   Plymouth   the   29  cV  50'"    of    10  7  2. 
October,  1672. 

Before  Thomas  Prencc,  Esq"',  Gou'',  Thomas  Hhickley, 

John  Akiin,  John  Freeman,  and 

Josias  Winslow,  Nathaniel  Bacon, 

Wiliam  Bradford, 

Assistants,  &d. 

%  1  J'HERAS,  vpon  a  motion  made  by  John  Daman  and  Edward  Jenkens, 
T  T  in  the  behalfe  of  seuerall  of  the  ancient  inhabitants  of  Scittuate, 
-ivhoe  haue  approued  themsehies  to  be  peacable,  and  yett  neither  closing  with 
the  coinittee  in  all  thinges,  nor  yett  approueing  of  the  way  and  course  that  some 
others  haue  taken  in  the  towne,  as  to  the  disposing  of  the  vndcuided  lands  of 
Scittuate,  whervpon  the  Court  gaue  them  a  convenient  time  to  retume  thcire 
propositions  in  reference  to  a  medivm  or  middle  way  between  both,  and  the 
names  of  those  psons,  and  did  alsoc  withall  suspend  the  execution  of  the 
Court  order  respecting  the  p'mises,  vntill  the  said  returne  should  be  made  to 
some  of  the  majestrates,  and  if  vpon  theire  said  returne  there  should  appeer 
nothinge  of  waight  to  alter  the  aforsaid  determination  of  the  Court,  that  then 
tliere  should  be  forthwith  due  course  taken  to  put  the  said  order  in  execution ; 
and  accordingly  the  said  returne  was  made  on  the  fifteenth  of  this  instant 
Nouembcr,  and  finding  nothing  therin  of  waight  to  alter  the  Courts  said  deter- 
mination, the  said  order  is  put  in  execution  as  followcth  :  — 

Plymouth,  October  29"",  1672.  This  Court  doth  appoint  and  impower 
Captaine  James  Cudworth,  Cornett  Robert  Studson,  Leiftenant  Isacke  Bucke, 
Isacke  Chcttenden,  John  Daman,  John  Turner,  Seni"',  John  Bryant,  and  John 
Turner,  Juni'',  or  any  fine  or  more  of  them,  to  lay  out  lands  att  Scittuate,  vnto 
all  those  that  had  an  ancient  graunt  of  land  from  the  freemen,  before  that 
■which  is  called  a  surrender,  as  alsoc  to  those  that  were  housholder  -inhabitants 
in  Scittuate  before  47,  or  the  successors  of  such,  that  neuer  received  any  land 
from  the  freemen ;  and  incase  the  coinittey  be  not  satisfyed  concerning  the 
right  of  any  psons  that  make  claime  to  lauds  on  the  abouesaid  considerations, 
that  they  proceed  to  lay  out  vnto  such  as  haue  an  unquestioned  right,  and 
that  such  as  are  doubtfull  haue  recourse  vnto  the  Court  to  determine  theii-e 
right ;  the  proportions  of  land  to  be  layed  out  wee  order  to  be  att  the  descre- 
tion  of  those  that  are  therviito  appointed,  provided  noe  mans  proportion  exceed 
eighty  acrees  or  to  be  Icsse  than  fifty  ;  and  it  is  to  be  layed  out  by  these  men 


29  October. 
Prence, 


10-1  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECOIIDS. 

1G7  2.  Avher  it  may  be  most  convenient  to  the  psons  and  least  prcjiuliciall  to  the 
townes  coiiions  ;  Cornett  Studsons  oncly  to  be  adjoyning  to  the  land  hce  had 
of  the  country,  if  by  the  judgment  of  these  men  it  be  not  greatly  prejudiciall 
Gou".  to  the  towne  ;  and  tliat  the  psons  aboucmensioned  doe  apply  themselucs  to  lay 
out  lands  to  such  as  abouesaid,  and  alsoe  those  lands  that  were  by  the  majcs- 
trates  and  towne  of  Scittuate  graunted  to  'M'  Baker  and  ^M''  Withcrell  the  last 
springe,  with  all  convenient  speed. 

The  Court  hauc  impowered  M'  ]\Iicaell  Peirsc,  Edward  Jeukens,  and  John 
Bryant,  of  Scittuate,  to  see  vnto  the  execution  of  the  order  of  C'ourt  prohibiting 
the  transportation  of  plankes,  boards,  bolts,  or  barkc  out  of  this  goQmcnt. 

An  Order  directed  to  Thomas  Paine,  the  Water  Bayley. 
This  Court  being  cnformed  that  few  or  none  of  oiu-s  are  like  to  fish  att 
the  Cape  by  salne,  and  that  diners  strangers  desire  libertie  there  to  fish,  these 
are  therfore  to  impower  you,  in  the  behalfe  of  the  Court,  to  giuc  libertie  to 
such  strangers  as  shall  desire  there  to  fish,  carrying  orderly  and  paying  such 
dues  as  by  Court  order  is  prouided ;  and  this  shalbc  youer  warrant  tlierin  for 
this  psent  season. 

The  Acknowlldgment  of  Roger  Goodsjiccd. 
These  are  to  certify  whom  it  may  concerne,  that  what  words  passed  from 
mee,  Roger  Goodspeed,  att  the  meeting  house  att  Barnstable,  concerning  John 
Jenkens  his  stealing  my  kidd  and  lying,  were  rash,  vnaduised,  and  inconsider- 
ate words ;  and  vpon  due  consideration,  I  see  I  had  noc  just  cause  soe  to  say, 
and  ame  sorry  for  soe  saying,  and  desire  him  to  passe  it  by. 

ROGER   GOODSPEED,  his  mark,  H. 

[*74.]  *Att  this  Court,   the  Indian  named  Secunke,  with  his  two  sonnes,  ap- 

peercd  in  Court,  and  declared  and  proucd  by  seucrall  Indian  testimonies,  that 
all  Scauton  Nccke  was  theire  fathers  land  ;  and  the  said  Indian  testimony  did 
testify,  that  it  was  these  two  younge  mens  lands,  and  was  theire  fathers,  and 
theire  grandfathers,  and  theire  great  grandfathers  ; -and  the  said  Secunkes  two 
sonnes  did  ownc  and  acknowlidge  that  they  had  sold  and  disposed  of  pte  of 
the  said  nccke  to  the  Bastable  men,  vizj,  that  end  of  the  said  nccke  next  vnto 
Barnstable  towno,  or  t!ie  sandy  beach,  soe  farr  on  the  nccke  towards  the  west- 
wards vutiU  it  cdines  right  against  the  brushcy  swamp,  and  on  the  maine  to 
the  said  brushcy  swamiie,  and  soe  by  a  straiglit  line  to  the  sea.  Alsoe,  (iua- 
chattasctt,  the   sachem   of  Mannomett,   did   likewise   ownc   and   acknowlidge 


COURT    ORDERS.  105 

befoi-o  the  Court,  thut  the  iii'oi-said  Sec-iinkc  was  the  owner  and  propriator  of       I  (}  7  2. 
the  said  Scwatou  Necke,  and  that  the  said  Secunke  had  giuen  vnto  the  said    "        -r-~-' 

29  October. 

Quachattasett  all  that  ptc  of  the  said  necke  next  vnto  Sandwich  vntill  it  comes 

to  the  said  brushey  swampe,  neare  vnto  Robert  Harpers.  Gov\ 

The  Court,  being  satisfyed  by  these  testimonies  that  the  lauds  abouemcn- 
sioncd,  being  the  souther  pte  or  end  of  the  said  Scauton  Necke  as  farr  as  the 
brushey  swampe  on  the  maine,  and  from  the  said  swampe  by  a  straight  line  to 
the  sea  on  the  same  point,  that  is,  the  range  between  the  townes  of  Sandwich 
and  Biu-nstable,  was  fairly  obtained  of  the  abouemensioned  Secunke,  the  right 
owner,  by  Barnstable  men,  doe  see  clear  reason  to  determine,  that  vnto  the 
bounds  aboue  expressed  doth  and  shall  appertaine  vnto  the  towne  of  Barn- 
stable, and  that  the  lands  of  Captaine  Mathew  Fuller  and  the  lands  of 
Samuell  Fuller,  Seni"',  doe  alsoe  come  and  joyne  liome  vnto  the  abouemen- 
sioned line. 

The  Court  allowes  and  glues  libertie  vnto  Saconeesctt  men  to  make  such 
good  and  wholsome  orders  as  may  be  vscfull  for  theire  coiiion  good  in  the 
place  wrhere  they  line  ;  and  what  shalbe  done  by  the  major  pte  shalbe  binding 
to  the  whole. 

Liberty  is  graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  Ensigue  .John  Haward  to  keep  an 
ordinary  for  the  entertainment  of  strangers  att  Bridgwater ;  and  that  hee 
prouide  himselfe  with  nessesaries  in  that  behalfe,  and  keep  good  orders  in  his 
house,  that  soe  there  be  noe  just  cause  of  complaint  by  reason  of  any  disor- 
ders in  that  respect. 

In  answare  vnto  a  proposition  made  to  the  Coiut  by  the  towne  of  Bridg- 
water, that  wheras  seuerall  psons  were  formerly  appointed  by  the  Court  to  lay 
out  theire  lands,  some  wherof  af  deceased,  and  others  taken  off  by  other  occa- 
tions,  that  they  may  haue  libertie  to  depute  some  others  amongst  themselues 
to  be  improued  for  that  end,  the  Court  doe  declare  themselues  willing  that 
they  may  soe  doe,  and  that  incase  the  propriators  of  the  said  lands  shall  gen- 
erally agree  vpon  any  thinge  respecting  theire  lands,  that  the  clai'ke  of  the 
towne  shall  coinitt  such  theire  conclusions  to  the  records  of  the  towne ;  and 
that  Elder  Brett,  M"'  Nicholas  Byram,  and  M'  Samuell  Edson  be  heerby 
deputed  by  the  Court  to  purchase  those  lands  which  lye  ou  the  north  syde  of 
Tetlcott  Riuei-,  within  the  bounds  of  Bridgwater,  of  tlic  Indians,  for  the 
townes  vsc. 

It  is  ordered  by  this  Court,  that  an  Indian  called  Old  John,  allies  Mopes, 
shall  pay  vnto  Wiliam  Swift  six  pound,  to  be  deliuercd  in  tarr  att  Sandwich, 
att  or  before  the  first  of  ^lay  next,  with  the  charges  which  hath  arisen  about 
a  suite  comcnccd  att  the  Court  of  the  Cflect  ^len  of  the  towne  of  Barnsta- 

voi..  \'.  14 


106  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  G  7  2.      ble  agaiust  the  said  Swift  ;   and  in  defect  of  payment  as  aforsaid,  then  the  said 

"       '^        '    Swift  is  heerby  impowcred  to  seize   on  the  body  of  the  said  Old  John,  allies 

„  Mopes,  and  to  brinare  him  or  cause  him  to  be  brousrht  before  the  GoQ  or  Court, 

PllENCE,  f      >  o  o  > 

Gou".  whoe  will  take  such  a  due  coui-se  as  that  his  just  dues  shalbe  satisfyed  by  the 
seruice  or  sale  of  him,  the  said  Old  John,  allies  Mopes ;  and  vpon  the  Courts 
graunt  of  this  order,  the  said  Wiliam  Swift  did  engage  to  acquitt  and  release 
Jedadia  Lumbard  from  that  engagement  of  his  to  the  said  Wiliam  Swift  on 
that  accompt  of  the  said  Old  John,  or  any  other  Indians  whoe  were  his 
cecuritie. 

[*75.]  *The  Names  of  the  psons  appointed  by  the  Court  to  see  to  the  Execution  of  the 
Orders  of  Court  prohibiting  the  Transporting  of  Plankes,  Boards,  Bolts, 
or  Barkc  out  of  the  GoGment ;  wliich  Order  beareth  Date  June,  1672. 

f  M"^  Micaell  Pcirsc, 
For  Scittuate, i  Edward  Jenkens, 


For  Duxbm-row, 
For  Plymouth,  . 
For  Taunton, 
For  Marshfeild, 


[John  Bryant. 

{M"'  Samuell  Saberry, 
John  Tracye. 
r  Wiliam  Harlow, 
[  Joseph  Ilowland. 

{Ensigne  Lenard, 
John  Tisdall,  Seni''. 
Justus  Fames, 
Samuell  Sprague. 


In  reference  to  a  controversyc  depending  betwixt  the  towncs  of  Taunton 
and  vSwansey  respecting  the  lands  mortgaged  to  the  Treasiu-cr  by  Phillip,  the 
sachem,  being  by  the  said  townes  respectiue  agents  refered  to  this  Court  for 
the  finall  determination  and  issue  therof,  whose  pleas  being  heard  and  duely 
weyed,  this  Com-t  orders,  that  the  three  miles  first  purchased,  for  which  a  deed 
hath  bin  obtained  of  the  said  sachem,  shalbe  and  bclonge  vnto  the  towne  of 
Taunton,  and  accoumpted  within  theirc  township,  and  the  other  mile  to  be  and 
belonge  vnto  the  towne  of  Swanscy  and  w^ithin  theire  township,  provided  that 
Swansey  men  doe  pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  theire  full  part  of  the  payment 
made  or  to  be  made  for  the  redeeming  of  the  said  lands  mortgaged,  or  for  the 
farther  payment  of  the  purchase  vnto  Phillip,  according  both  for  specie  and 
time  equally  proportionable  to  the  other  lands  purchased  as  abouesaid ;  alsoe, 
that  Swansey  men  shall  from  time  to  time  allow  convenient  wayes  to  Taunton 
men  vnto  theire  meddowcs   Iving  within  the  line  of  Swanscy,  and  timber  to 


COURT    ORDERS.  ^  lOY 

fence  them,  with  such   smalle   stripjis  or  points  of  vphnul  to  run  thcire  fence      1  G  7  2. 
on  as  may  be  nessesary  for  theire  fenceing  the  said  meddowes,  and  that  the  ^       ' 

1    „  ^  29  October. 

said  meddowes  bee  exempted  from  rates  att  Swansey.  Phence 

In  reference  vnto  a  controversyc  between  John  Williams,  of  Scittuate,  and  *-'°"''- 
Wiliam  Rogers,  concerning  accoumpts  and  other  matters  betwixt  them,  they 
haue  agreed,  and  haue  made  choise  before  the  Court  of  Capl  Cudworth,  Lclfl 
Bucke,  and  Thomas  Turner,  or  any  two  of  them,  to  heare  and  finally  to  de- 
termine and  to  put  to  a  full  issue  all  such  differences  as  are  between  them  ; 
and  to  meet  together  for  that  end  and  pm-pose  on  Munday,  the  28""  of  this 
instant  Nouember,  1672,  att  the  house  of  Edward  Jenkens ;  and  John  Cushcn 
is  heerby  Impowered  to  adminnester  an  oath  to  any  witnesses  in  reference  to 
the  said  case  as  occation  may  require. 

Wiliam  IMakepeace,  Seni"',  liueing  att  Taunton  Riuer,  for  laciuious  at- 
tcnij:)ts  towards  an  Indian  woman,  was  centanced  by  the  Court  to  bo  publickly 
Mhipt  att  the  post,  which  accordingly  was  pformed. 

And  the  said  Makepeace,  for  selling  stronge  liquors  to  the  Indians,  was 
fined  the  suine  of  fine  pounds. 

Jabcz  Lumbert,  for  selling  liquors  to  the  Indians,  fined  fifty  shillinges. 

Edward  Coleman,  of  Barnstable,  for  cursing,  fined  fine  shillinges. 

Thomas  Jones,  of  Taunton,  for  being  drunke  the  second  time,  fined  ten 
shillinges. 


*.//«  the   Court  of  his  Ma'"  holdcn  att  Phpnoiith  the  fourth  of       1G7  2-3. 
March,  1672.  T^TT 

4  Maich. 

Before  Thomas  Prence,  Esq),  GoQ,  Thomas  Hinckley, 

John  Aldin,  John  Freeman,  and 

Josias  Winslow,  Constant  Southworth, 

Wiliam  Bradford, 

Assistants,  &^. 

^TTHERAS  att  the  Generall  Couit  of  his  ma"''  holden  att  New  Plymouth  in 
*  T  June,  anno  16T0,  the  Court,  vpon  diners  serious  considerations  them 
thervnto  moueing,  did  freely  giue  and  graimt  all  such  proffetts  as  might  or 
should  annually  acrew  or  grow  dew  to  this  collonie,  from  time  to  time,  for  fish- 
ing Avith  netts  or  saines  att  Cape  Codd  for  mackerell,  basse,  or  herrings,  as  by 
the  said  graunt  doth  fully  appeer,  to  be  implo3-ed  and  improued  for  and 
towards  a  free  schoole  in  some  towne  of  this  juiisdlction,  for  the  training  vp 


108  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

167  2-3.  of  youth  ill  llttrature  for  the  good  and  benifitt  of  posteritie,  provided  a  begin- 
'  '  ^  ing  were  made  -within  one  yeare  after  the  said  graunt ;  and  that  the  ordering 
Prence  ^^^^  managing  of  the  said  aifaire  was  by  the  said  Court  coiiiitted  to  the  Goii  and 
Oov".  Assistants,  or  any  four  of  them ;  and  that  within  the  time  limited  there  hath 
bin  a  beginning  made  att  Plymouth,  and  hither  to  continued,  by  Gods  bless- 
ing, with  good  successe,  as  vpon  examination  may  ajipoer  ;  and  ^\heras  the 
said  towne  in  generall  haue  giuen  and  graunted  whatsoeuer  proffitts  may  any 
way  arise  from  or  by  the  improuement  of  a  considerable  tract  of  vpland  and 
meddow  belonging  to  the  said  towne  of  Plymouth,  lying  and  being  att  Aga- 
waam,  Sepecan,  and  places  adjacent,  for  and  towards  the  maintainance  and 
vpholding  of  the  said  scoole  att  Plymouth  ;  as  alsoe  since  seuerall  of  the  to^\^le 
of  Plymouth,  out  of  theire  good  affections,  haue  freely  giuen  out  of  theu-e 
owne  estates  for  the  erecting  or  procuring  a  convenient  scoole  house,  not  onely 
for  the  better  accoinodating  of  the  scoUers,  bat  alsoe  for  the  scoolmaster  to  Hue 
and  reside  in,  as  God  by  his  prouidence  may  please  to  ^sent,  all  the  ^mises 
being  considered,  in  hope  that  God  may  please  soe  to  smile  vpon  this  om-  day 
of  smale  thinges  as  to  make  it  a  blessing  to  the  riseing  generation  ;  — 

This  Court  haueing  taken  themselues  much  obliged  reddily  and  gladly  to 
accept  of  that  trust  coinitted  vnto  them  by  the  aforsaid  Generall  Comt,  and 
doe  hecrbv  reddily  and  cheerfully  accept  thcrof,  and  hope,  by  Gods  assistance, 
faithfully  and  carefully  to  vsc  theire  best  iudeauors,  what  in  them  lyeth,  to 
incurrage  and  carry  on  the  said  \\ell  begun  worke  att  Xew  Plymouth  soe  long 
as  God  shalbe  pleased  to  affoard  any  compctensie  of  meanes  and  convenient 
number  of  scollars,  and  to  that  end  doc  appoint  and  constitute  our  approucd 
frind,  M"^  Thomas  Hinckley,  to  take  vpon  him  the  office,  care,  and  charge  of 
a  steward  of  the  said  scoole,  to  demaund,  recouer,  and  receiue  all  such  suiiie 
or  sumes  of  mony  due  from  any  pson  or  psons  to  the  said  scoole,  either  by 
revenew  of  the  aforsaid  graunt  of  the  Court  or  the  graunt  or  gift  of  the  towne 
of  Plymouth,  or  any  otherwise  due  ;  and  that  hee  doc  giue  a  trew  accompt 
of  all  such  moneyes  received  once  or  twisc  in  the  ycarc  vnto  the  GoQ  and 
majestrates,  or  any  fooi-  of  them,  as  it  shalbe  required,  as  alsoe  to  make  such 
payments  and  disbursments  to  any  imployed  in  or  about  the  said  worke  as  hee 
shalbe  ordered  by  them,  according  to  monycs  rcceiucd  by  him  on  that  ac- 
coumpt  from  time  to  time  ;  and  tliut  hoe  he  ahnved  (liio  satistactiou  for  any 
trouble  or  expence  about  the  said  imploymciit. 
[••77  -]  *Att  this  Court,  Mistris  Elizabeth  Ilowland,  tlie  relict  of  ]\P  John  How- 

land,  Seni'',  deceased,  came  into  tlic  Court,  and  did  freely  giue  and  surrender 
vji  all  her  right  that  shee  hatli  in  the  lands  of  the  said  John  Howland,  Seni% 
Ivlii?  aiul   lieiiig   att   Namns^;d<ett,  in    tlu>   township   of  ^riddlrhcrry.  vnto   I\I' 


COTiRT    ORDERS.  10! 

John  Gorum,  of  Bainstable,  to  him  and  his  heires  and  assignes  for  cuer,  viiij  :    1  (5  7  2-8. 
all  the  ria;ht  and  interest  that  hee,  the  said  John  Rowland,  had  bv  the  Courts    "^"^     ^        ' 
graunt  vuto  seuerall  propriators  in  Namassakett  land,  which  said  grannt  bear-       puj-nce 
eth  date  anno  Dom  1662,  with  all  and  singulare  tlic  appurtenances  belonging         ^ou". 
thervnto,  or  to  any  pte  or  psell  thcrof,  vnto  him,  the  said  John  Gorum,  to  him 
and  his  heires  and  assignes  for  eucr. 

Att  this  Court,  Sachemus,  the  sachem  of  Satuckett,  came  into  the  Court, 
and  acknowlidged  before  the  Court  that  hee  and  his  father  hath  sold  formerly 
vnto  ^P  Thomas  Prence  all  the  land  att  or  neare  Satuckett,  from  the  Indian 
fence  by  the  water  syde  ranging  into  the  woods,  bounded  by  a  pyne  tree,  about 
halfe  a  furlonge  to  the  westward  of  a  pond  by  the  water  side  called  Aquonest, 
and  soe  running  southerly  ouer  a  pond  called  Wishoea,  and  soe  into  the  woods, 
all  the  lands  below  the  longe  pondc  that  runs  through  the  plaines  towards 
Pottanumacutt  called  Mashpa,  and  from  the  said  Indian  hedge  att  the  water 
syde  to  Nemskekett,  the  westerly  pte  of  the  meddow. 

Att  this  Court,  Leiftenaut  Morton,  Sarjeant  Harlo-\v,  Joseph  Warren,  and 
Wiliam  Clarke,  or  any  three  of  them,  are  appointed  by  the  Court  to  purchassc 
whatsoeuer  lands  are  yett  vnpurchased  of  Plymouth  graunt  att  Sepecan  and 
places  adjacent  within  the  said  graunt  for  the  vse  of  the  said  townc  ;  and  they 
are  to  acquaint  the  Indians  when  they  goe  about  it,  that  soe  they  may  come,  if 
it  may  be,  to  know  the  right  propriators  therof  j  and  incase  they  purchase  more 
then  \\hat  is  ^\■ithin  the  said  graunt,  they  are  to  acquaint  the  Court  therwith. 

In  reference  to  a  deed  deliuered  into  the  Court  by  Capt  Willett,  called 
Whitmans  deed,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  the  said  Capt  AVillett  shall 
either  haue  his  deed  againe  or  be  payed  by  the  propriators  in  the  same  land 
\»hat  hee  hath  disbufed  for  the  purchasers  tlicrof. 

Wheras  Joseph  Turner  hath  sold  a  psell  of  cooper  stuffe,  now  lying  att 
Peirses  landing  place  att  Scittuate,  vnto  Ilobcrt  Stanford,  of  Scittuate,  and 
the  said  Turner  hath  owned  that  hee  hath  both  sold  and  deliuered  it,  but  now 
threatens  to  disturb  the  said  Stanford  in  the  injoyment  therof,  the  Court  heer- 
by  ordercth,  that  if  occation  require,  that  the  constables  of  Scittuate,  or  either 
of  them,  shall  affoard  such  assistance  soe  as  the  said  Stanford  ma}'  injov  his 
said  stuffe  without  disturbance. 

It  is  ordered  by  the  Court,  that  such  of  the  townes  of  this  goQmcnt  as 
haue  not  deliuered  thcire  Indian  guns,  that  they  bring  them  or  cause  them  to 
be  brought  to  some  one  house  in  theirc  towne,  cither  to  the  constables  or  to 
sonre  one  of  the  celcct  men,  that  soe  they  may  be  reddy,  vpon  any  order  from 
the  Coiu-t  sent  by  any  English,  to  be  deliuered  to  the  Indian  owners,  and  that 
they  keep  the  said  order  soe  sent  for  thcire  discharge. 


110  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1672-3.  *Tho  Court  haue  ordered  the  major  and  Capt  Bradford  to  heare  and  put 

'  an  end  to  a  difference  between  two  Indians,  the  one  called  John  Thomas  and 

4  March. 

Pbexce       *^'^°  Other  called  Janoowan. 
^o^'"-  In  reference  to  the  complaint  of  Thomas  Liukolue,  of  Taunton,  against 

I-  '  ■■!  "Will-am  Briggs,  on  suspition  that  hee  hath  killed  his  horse,  the  Court,  haueing 
heard  the  jilea  of  the  said  Liiikolne  and  the  defence  of  the  other,  doe  conceiue 
that  they  might  haue  passed  a  judgment  in  the  case ;  but  forasmuch  as  tlio 
said  Briggs  pleadeth  that  the  matter  came  suddainly  on  him,  wherby  hee  is 
vnprouided  to  defend,  and  wheras  alsoe  hee  saith  that  hee  kuoweth  not  what 
his  wife  hath  done  respecting  the  ^mises,  the  Comt  haue  ordered,  that  both 
hee,  the  said  Wiliam  Brigges,  and  his  wife,  be  suiiioned  to  the  Court  of  his 
ma""  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  in  June  next,  then  and  there  to  make  fiu'ther 
answarc  to  such  matters  as  shalbe  enquired  of  them  concerning  the  same, 
vnlcsse  in  the  mean  time  they  come  to  an  agreement  about  it. 

Wheras  the  Court  is  informed,  that  vnder  pretence  of  the  naighbourhood 
of  Satuckett  its  being  within  the  townshipp  of  Yarmouth,  that  some  of  Yar- 
mouth doe  make  stroy  of  the  timber  projjerly  belonging  to  the  said  naighbor- 
hood,  to  thcirc  great  damage  and  detriment,  this  Court  doth  heerby  prohibite 
any  further  proceeding  in  makeing  such  stroy  or  treaspas  aforsaid  ;  the  Court 
declaring,  that  notwithstanding  the  said  naighborhood  is  within  the  constable- 
ricke  of  Yarmouth,  yett  that  they  haue  nothinge  to  doe  to  meddle  with  any 
timber  or  other  priuilidge  appertaining  to  the  said  naighborhood,  being  be- 
tween Bound  Brooke  and  Stony  Brooke,  vnlcsse  they  can  pioduce  any  record 
of  the  Court  glueing  them  libertie  soe  to  doc. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  was  grauuted  vnto  Mistris  Elizabeth  Howland  to 
adminnester  on  the  estate  of  M'  John  Howland,  Seni',  of  Plymouth,  late  deceased. 

Libertie  is  allowed  and  grauntcd  to  Joseph  Barstow  to  keep  an  ordinary 
att  Scittuate  att  the  place  where  hee  now  lines,  and  that  hee  be  prouidcd  alwaies 
with  nessesarics  for  the  entertainment  of  trauellers,  and  keep  good  orders  in  his 
house,  that  there  be  noc  just  cause  of  complaint  against  him  in  that  bchalfc. 

Libertie  is  grauuted  vnto  IVIatthew  Gannett  to  keep  an  ordinary  att  Scit- 
tuate in  the  place  where  hee  now  dwclleth,  and  that  hee  bee  prouidcd  att  all 
times  with  such  nessesarics  as  is  behoofuU  for  the  eiUertainmont  of  strangeis, 
and  keep  good  orders  likewise  in  his  house,  that  there  be  noo  just  cause  of 
complaint  against  him  in  that  bchalfc. 

Be  It  kno-.vne  vnto  all  men  by  these  ^sents,  that  I,  Isacke  Turner,  of 
Sandwich,  in  the  coUonie  of  New  Plymouth,  vpon  the  behalfe  of  my  sister, 
Sussainia  Tiuiu-r,  as  rclateing   to  the  keeping  of  the  child  of  hers  which  was 


COURT    ORDERS. 


Ill 


ill  contest  about  att  the  Court,  these  arc  therefore  to  signify,  that  I  doc  acquitt, 
disownarate,  and  discharge  John  Williams,  now  resident  in  Barnstable,  that 
hee,  the  said  John  Williams,  shalbe  free  from  keeping  or  maintaining  of  the 
child,  which  is  my  sister  Sussanna  Turners.  For  the  true  pformance  of  which, 
I,  the  abouesaid  Isacke  Turner,  doc  hucrvnto  sett  my  hand  and  my  scale,  this 
28"^  day  of  October,  1672. 

ISACKE   TURNER,  and  a   f     Seaie. 


In  the  psencc  of  these  witnesses  :  — 
John  Goodspeed   (=31^  his  marke. 
Arou  Barlow        ,-«&?)  his  marke. 

This  abouesaid  obligation  was  shewed  in  the  Court,  and  ordered  heer  to  be 
recorded  by  the  Court  for  the  cecuritie  of  the  said  John  Williams,  as  abouesaid. 

*In  reference  vnto  the  presentments  of  Abraham  Hedge,  his  offences  being  r*T9.1 
of  soc  flagicious  a  nature,  the  Court  doth  centance  him  to  pay  a  fine  of  ten 
pounds  or  to  suffer  corporall  punishment  by  being  whipt  att  the  post,  and  to 
find  surties  for  his  good  behauior.  Sence  the  centance  was  read,  vpon  his 
soUiciting  the  Court  by  a  petition,  and  glueing  some  hopes  therin  of  reforma- 
tion, the  Court  saw  reason  to  remitt  fiue  pound  of  the  fine. 

Abraham  Hedge,  of  Yarmouth,  acknowlidgeth  to  o^^•e  ]  Released, 

r,     J    I-    T.'-  1.        -      r  [10:00:00 

vnto  our  sou  lord  the  Kinge  the  sume  of  .      .      .      .  j 

Willam  Hedge,  of  Yarmouth,  the  suiTic  of   .     .     .     .      10  :  00  :  00 
The  condition,  that  if  the  said  Abraham  be  of  good  behauior  towards  our 
soil  lord  the  Kinge  and  all  his  lelch  people,  and  appeer  att  the  Court  of  his 
ma""'  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  in  June  next,  and  not  depart  the  Court  with- 
out lycence  ;  that  then,  &.d. 

Nicholas  White,  Seni'',  of  Taunton,  stands  bound  vnto  the  "l  _  Released. 

Court  in  the  penall  suiiie  of J 

Samuell  Hall,  Seni"',  of  Taunton,  in  the  suine  of  .  .  .  .  20  :  00 
The  condition,  that  if  the  said  Nicholas  White  doe  appeer  att  the  Coui-t  of 
his  ma""  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  in  June  next,  to  make  fui'ther  ausware  to 
what  may  be  required  of  him  in  reference  to  the  charge  and  accusation  of  Jaell 
Smith,  wherin  shee  chargeth  him  to  haue  comitted  vncleanes  with  her,  and  that 
hee,  the  said  White,  depart  not  the  said  Court  without  lycence ;  that  then,  &S. 

Thomas  Jones  stands  bound  vnto  the  Court  in  the  penall  1    "  Released. 

_       -                                                                          '120:00 
sume  of J 

John  Richmond  in  the  sufne  of 10  :  00 

Thomas  Deane  in  the  suiiie  of 10  :  00 


112 


PLYJKJUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


1672-3. 

4  March. 

Pbence, 

Goc«. 


The  condition,  tliat  if  the  said  Thomas  Jones  doe  appccr  att  the  Coiut 
of  liis  ma'""  to  be  hokleu  att  Plymouth  in  June  next,  to  make  further  ausware 
to  what  may  be  required  of  him  in  reference  to  the  charge  and  accussation  of 
Jaell  Smith,  wherin  she  chargeth  him  to  haue  coinitted  vncleanes  with  her,  and 
that  hee,  the  said  Jones,  depart  not  the  said  Com-t  without  lycence ;  that  then,  &d. 

ISIemorandum  :  that  John  Smith  and  Jaell,  his  wife,  be  suinoned  to  the 
said  Court  in  reference  to  the  p>mises. 

Francis  Curtice,  for  coiiiitting  fornication  with  his  now  wife  before  mar- 
riage, fined  fifty  shillings. 

Abisha  Marchant  and  ^lary  Taylcr,  for  coiiiitting  fornication  with  each 
other,  fined  each  of  them  fiue  pound. 

Thomas  Nicolls,  for  telling  of  a  lye,  fined  ten  shillings. 

Gorge  Russell,  for  misdemeanor  towards  Joseph  "White,  fined  ten  shillings. 

Robert  Stanford,  for  being  ckunke,  fined  fiue  shillings. 


16  73. 


[*80.] 


.'lit  a  Geiicrall  Court  of  Election  holdeii 


Before  John  Aldin, 

Josias  Winslow, 
Thomas  Hinckley, 

Wilium  Bradford, 


John  Frocman, 
Nathaniel  Bacon,  and 
Constant  Southworth, 


M 


Assistants,  Sid, 
The  third  Dai/  of  June,  KiTS. 

AJOR    JOSIAS    WINSLOW,  ESQ.,  was  chosen  GoQ,  and  sworne. 

John  Aldin, 
Thomas  Hinckley, 
"Wiliam  Bradford, 
John  Freeman, 
Nathaniel  Bacon, 
Constant  Southworth,  and 
James  Browne, 


re  chosen  Assistants,  and  sworne. 


]\Iajor  .Tosias  Winslow,  Kscj^,  and  \ 

, ,   „„  T ,  •     ,  ,  \  '^^'(■f  chosen  Comi.ssioners. 

M"'  Ihomas  llnukky  J 

Capt  Bradford  the  next  in  noniiiiation. 

M''  Constant  Southworth  was  chosen  Trcsurer,  and  sworne. 


coL'irr  or.J)EKy. 

The  Xiiiucs  of  the  ('elect  ilcn  of  each  Towne  in  this  Jurisdiction. 


Leift  ]\Iorton, 

Plya, 

Scijant  Harlow, 

WiliCrow. 

Samuell  Saberry, 

Duxberry, 

Benjamine  Bartlett, 

Wiliam  Paybody. 

MicaellPeirse, 

Scittu, 

John  Cusheu, 

Jeremiah  Hatch. 

^  James  Sklffe,  Seni"", 

Sand,    

Wiliam  Swift, 

Thomas  Tupper,  Juni 

^ 

Walter  Dean, 

Rich  WilUams, 

Taunton, < 

Leift  Macye, 

Wiliam  Harvey, 

.JohuTisdall. 

Edmond  Hawes, 

Edwai-d  Sturgis, 

Yarmouth, 

Ensigne  Howes, 

John  AliUcr, 

John  Thacher. 

Leift  Lay  thorp, 

Barnstable, 

John  Gorum, 

Jolm  Tompson. 

Nicholas  Snow, 

Easth, 

Marke  Snow, 

Jonathan  Sparrow. 

•John  Willis,  ScniS 

Bridw, 

Leift  Haward, 

John  Cairey. 

■John  Cooke, 

Dai-tm, 

Arther  Hathewey, 

James  Shaw. 

iPAUin, 

Swansey, 

^  Hugh  Cole. 

Middlcberry, 

Hath  none. 

VOL.  V.                           15 

113 
1  (5  7  ;5. 


3  June. 

[WlXSLOW, 
GOVEUNOII.] 


[*81] 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

*The  Deputies  of  the  Seuerall  Townes  of  this  Jurisdiction  th:it  semed  att  this 
Court,  and  the  seuerall  Adjoiu'nments  therof. 

Lelft  Morton,  John  Tompson, 

M"^  Crow,  Ensigne  Eames, 

M""  Josias  Standish,  Anthony  Snow, 

AViliam  Paybody,  Leif  t  Hunt, 

Cornett  Studson,  Anthony  Perrey, 

Isacke  Chettenden,  Thomas  Paine, 

Tho  Tupper,  Juni'',  Jonathan  Sparrow, 

Will  Harvey,  John  Willis, 

Leif?  Macey,  John  Cooke, 

Ensigne  Howes,  Hugh  Cole, 

John  Thacher,  John  Morton. 
Leif t  Laythorpe, 

The  Grand  Euqucst. 

Serjeant  Wiliam  Harlow,  John  Nye, 

John  Cushen,  Samuell  Smith, 

Phillip  Delano,  John  Dillingham, 

Micacll  Peirse,  Gorge  Morton, 

John  Fmney,  Seni',  Nathaniell  Bassett, 

Peter  Pitts,  Wiliam  Foai-d, 

Allexander  Standish,  John  Banges, 

Sherjashubb  Boiu-ne,  John  Eames, 

Samuell  Hinckley,  Josejih  Carpenter, 

John  Caruer,  Wiliam  Palmer, 

Thomas  Willmott,  Obadiah  Eedey, 

Thomas  Read,  Moses  Rowley. 

The  Constables  of  the  seuerall  Townes  of  this  Jurisdiction  are  as  followeth. 

Plyffi, John  Fallowell. 

Dux  : ]\P  Ralph  Tliachcr. 

.,  .  ^  f  Nathaniell  Turner, 

Scitt, \ 

[  Hencry  Chettenden. 

Sand, Benjamine  Nye,  Seni'. 

„,  f  Arou  Knap,  Seni', 

launton, <_,_ 

l_  John  Dcane. 

Yarmouth, Elisha  Hedge. 

Bai-fi, Jabez  Lumbeit. 

-,      ,  ,  I  Wiliam  Sherman,  Juni', 

Marshf : I 

John  Branch. 


COURT   ORDERS. 


Rehot, 

Bridg, 

Swansey, 

Daitm,    . 


rNathuiiicl  Paine, 
[  Gilbert  Brookes. 


Samuell  Edson,  Jur 

John  Cole. 
j  .Jacob  Michcll, 
(^  AV'iliani  Haward. 


^Iiddleb(>r, .lohii  Dunham. 


Surveyors  of  the  Illghwayes 


Plyfli, 


Scit?,       . 
Sand,       . 

Tamil,     . 

Yarffi,      . 
Barnstabl 


Joseph  Warren, 
Andrew  Ringe, 
Jonathan  Shaw, 
I  Nathaniel  Southworth. 

(Joseph  Wadsworth, 
Josias  Wormall, 
John  Hudson, 
fjohn  Bryant,  Seni"', 
\  Steuen  Vinall. 
Jacob  Burge, 
Wiliam  Allin. 
r John  Cobb, 
[Joseph  Wilboro. 


ISIarsh, 


Rehob, 


East, 


Bridgw, 


f  Wiliam  Crocker, 
[Thomas  Huckens. 
Thomas  Doged, 
Timothy  Wiliamson. 
f  John  Miller,  Seni'', 
\Benj  :  Sabin. 
f  John  Done, 
|Daniell  Done. 
TMarke  Lay  thorp, 
[Gyls  Leich. 

(Pelegg  Tripp, 
John  Smith, 
Tho  Tabor. 
(John  Martin, 
Joseph  Chaffey, 
Caleb  Eedey. 
Middleber, Samuell  Wood. 


IIG  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

167  3.  *Iii  answarc  to  a  petition  prefered  to  the  Court   by  Joseph  Burge,  con- 

ceruiug  a  way  that  goeth  through  the  laud  of  Myles  Bhickwell,  and  through 
the  land  of  Benjamine  Hamond,  att  Sandwich,  the  Court  haiie  ordered,  and 
doc  req^iiest,  ISP  Hinckley  and  M''  Bacon  in  some  convenient  time  to  treat  with 
and  compound  with  the  said  Blackwell  and  Hamond  about  the  said  way,  in 
the  behalfe  of  the  said  Burge,  soc  as  on  just  and  equall  tearmcs  hoc  may  injoy 
it  as  formerly. 

In  reference  to  the  complaint  of  Thomas  Linkolne,  of  Taunton,  against 
Wiliam  Briggs,  for  killing  of  his  horse,  the  Court  doth  centance  the  said 
Briggs  to  pay  vnto  the  said  Linkolne  the  suine  of  twelue  pounds,  in  good  and 
marchantable  barr  iron  and  sheeps  woole,  att  prise  currant,  or  in  other  pay,  to 
the  said  Linkolncs  satisfaction,  except  the  said  Briggs  can  and  doe  bring  forth 
the  pson  that  hath  killed  the  horse. 

In  reference  to  the  complaint  of  Kichard  Sutton,  of  Roxberry,  against 
Moses  Symouds,  and  Sarah,  his  wife,  and  Elizabeth,  theire  daughter,  that  shee, 
the  said  Elizabetli,  liath  made  a  promise  of  marriage  vnto  him,  and  is  liindered 
by  the  parents  of  tlie  said  Elizabeth  from  proceeding  with  her  therin,  the 
Court,  haucing  lieard  tlie  pleas  of  each  of  them,  doth  determine  and  order  that 
the  said  Closes  Symous  shall  pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  to  the  said  Sutton  the 
suine  of  thi-ee  pounds,  for  satisfaction  for  his  time  and  charges  spent  about  the 
Pmises,  and  doe  heerby  declare  that  tlie  said  Richard  and  Elizabeth  are  fully 
released  from  the  said  engagement,  ^■nles  on  second  considerations  they  shall 
see  cause  to  renew  theire  former  coucnnuts. 

In  reference  to  the  motion  made  by  M"  Saberry  and  Jonathan  Barnes 
concerning  the  children  of  Robert  Marshall,  that  wheras  they  ai-e  left  in  a 
destitute  condition,  they  may  hauc  libertlc  to  dispose  of  them  for  the  learning 
of  some  trade  or  manufactory  for  theire  future  good,  the  Court  giues  libertie 
to  them  to  put  out  the  eldest  to  the  learning  of  a  trad,  and  to  take  care  of  the 
legacye  giuen  by  M"'  ]5arnes,  deceased,  vnto  tlie  said  children,  and  to  improue 
it  for  theii-e  good. 

Li-es  of  adminnestration  arc  graunted  vnto  Julian  Sutton,  widdow,  the 
late  wife  of  John  Sutton,  of  Rehoboth,  deceased,  and  vnto  Nathaniel  Paine, 
to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  the  said  Sutton. 

Att  this  Court,  Abraham  Peirse,  Juni'',  came  into  the  Court,  and  did 
make  oner,  giue,  graunt  and  assignc,  assure  and  confcirnie,  vnto  his  l)rotli(  r, 
Isackc  Peksc,  twenty  acrees  of  vjjland  and  two  acrecs  of  meddow,  vnto  him, 
the  said  Isacke  Peirse,  his  brother,  m  1th  all  and  singulare  the  appurtenances 
belonging  thervnto,  vnto  him  and  his  heircs  and  assi:;ncs  lor  eiier,  \\  hicli  \  p- 
land   and    meddow    is    plr    ,,f    llir    land    and    medd.iw  of  his    father,  Abraham 


COUllT    ORDERS.  117 

'  Peirse,  deceased,  hee  dicing  intestate,  and  soe  the  said  land,  falling  vnto  the      1  G  7  3. 
said  Abialiaiii   Peirse,  Juni'',  as  his  proper   right,  hee   doth   by  these   fsents  ^ 

relinquish  tlie  said  twenty  acrees  of  vpland  and  two  acrees  of  meddow,  as  -wi^slow 
aforsaid ;  and  likewise  twenty  shillings  a  peece  vnto  his  three  sisters,  vizj,  Re-  Gou". 
beckah  Wills,  Mary  Baker,  and  AUice  Baker ;  on  which  surrender,  and  hee 
glueing  other  sccuritie  to  the  Court,  the  Court  allowed  the  said  Abraham 
Peirse,  Juni'',  to  adminnestcr  on  the  estate  of  the  said  deceased  Abraham 
Peirse,  and  to  haue  the  resedue  of  the  said  estate,  both  lands,  goods,  and  chat- 
ties, settled  and  established  to  him,  the  said  Abraham  Peirse,  Juni'',  to  him 
and  his  hcires  and  assignes  for  euer. 

*Att  this  Coui-t,  a  tender  was  made   of  the  house   and   lands  which  our       [*83.] 
honored  Gou'',  Thomas   Prence,   Esq"",  died  possescd  of,  on  condition  of  the 
repaying  againe  of  what  was  expended  in  the  additions  and  reparations  thcr- 
Yuto  ;  and  accordingly  was  by  the  country  accepted. 

In  answarc  to  the  proposition  made  to  the  Court  in  the  bchalfe  of  the 
townc  of  Scittuate,  for  the  jirohibiting  of  a  coiiilttee  or  any  other  for  to  dispose 
of  any  vndeuided  lands,  or  any  other  coiiion  privilidges  in  that  township,  the 
Court  apprehends  that  they  ought  to  be  left  to  their  liberties  in  that  behalfe, 
especially  considering  the  psent  contcnsions  respecting  the  p>mises. 

John  Cushcu,  of  Scittuate,  is  appointed  and  authorised  by  the  Court  to 
soUemnise  marriage  in  the  towne  of  Scittuate,  and  to  adminnester  an  oath  to 
giue  euidence  to  the  grand  enquest,  and  to  grant  subpcnaies  for  wittnes,  as 
occation  may  require. 

Christoper  Blacke,  for  being  found  drunke  the  second  time,  was  fined 
ten  shillings  to  the  vse  of  the  coUonie ;  and  for  being  found  drunke  the  third 
time,  was  centiuiced  by  the  Court  to  find  surties  for  his  good  behaulor,  which 
hee  indeauored  to  doe,  but  could  procure  none,  and  soe  the  Court  were  con- 
strained to  take  his  owne  bonds,  as  followeth  :  — 

Christopher  Blacke  acknowlidgeth  to  o^\■e  vnto  our  sod 


,■20:00:00 
lord  the  Kinge  the  sume  of 

The  condition  that  if  the  said  Christopher  Blake  be  of  good  behauior 
towars  our  soU  lord  the  Kinge  and  all  liis  leich  people,  and  appeer  att  the 
Court  of  his  nia""'  the  last  Tusday  in  October  next,  and  not  depart  the  said 
Court  ^^•ithout  lyccuce  ;  that  then,  &(?. 

Joseph  Roes,  of  Marshfeild,  being  groundedly  suspected  to  haue  had  to 

nuich  familliaritie  with  the  wife   of  John  Loe,  in  a   dishonest  way,  the  Court 

saw  reason  to  take  his  bond  for  the  good  behauior,  as  followeth  :  — 

Joseph    Roes,    of  Marshfeild,   acknowlidgeth   to  , 

'  ,     ^..    '  _  [-20:00:00 

vnto  our  soil  lord  the  Kmg  the  sume  ot 


118  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RF.OORDS. 

1  G  7  3.  The  condition  that  if  the  said  Joseph  Eoes  shall  and  doe   for  the  futiu'e 

refraine  from  companying  with  the  'wife  of  John  Loe,  of  Marshfeild,  and  doe 
not  att  all  come  in  her  companie,  and  appeer  att  the  Comt  of  his  ma"''  to  be 
holden  att  Plymouth  the  last  Tusday  in  October  next,  and  not  depart  the  said 
Court  without  lycence  ;  that  then,  &6. 

Att  this  Court,  Nicholas  White  and  Thomas  Jones,  both  of  Taunton, 
appeered  according  to  theire  bonds,  to  make  answare  to  the  accusation  of  Jaell 
Smith,  whoe  accused  them  to  haue  comitted  vncleanes  with  her ;  shee  the  said 
Jaell  being  psent,  and  to  theire  faces  accused  them  as  aforsaid,  the  Court, 
haueing  heard  what  could  be  asserted  on  all  syds  respecting  the  ^mises,  did 
award  the  said  Jaell  to  pay  a  fine  of  ten  pounds,  and  that  the  said  White  and 
Jones  should  renew  theire  bonds  for  appeerance  att  the  Coiut  to  be  holden 
att  Plymouth  in  October  next. 


Nicholas  White  standeth  bound  vnto  the  Court  in  the  1  .^ 


sumo  of 


00 


The  condition  that  if  the  said  Nicholas  White  doe  appeer   att  the  Court 

of  his  ma"'^  to  be   hoklcu   att   Plymouth   the   last  Tusday  in   October  next,  to 

make  further  answare  to   the   accusation   of  Jaell   Smith,  and  not  depart  the 

said  Coui't  without  lycence ;  that  then,  &c^. 

Thomas  Jones,  of   Taunton,  stands  bound    vnto    the  1 

^         •      ,         -      r  l20:00 

Court  m  the  sume  of J 

The  condition  that  if  the  said  Thomas  Jones  doe  appeer  att  the  Court  of 

his  ma"''  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  the  last  Tusday  in  October  next,  to  make 

further  answare  to  the  charge  of  Jaell  Smith,  and  not  depart  the  said  Court 

^^•ithout  lycence  ;  that  then,  &5. 

r*84.1  *Jaell,  the  wife  of  John  Smith,    of  Taunton,  for  co-  l 

riiitting  fornication,  was  fined J 

John  Andrew,  for  being  drunke  the  second  time,  fined  | 

10",  and  for  breach  of  the  peace,  by  striking  Robert  I  13  :  0-4 

Ransom,  fined,  3'  4'', 

Robert  Ransom,  for  misdemeaning  himselfe  in  abusive  words,  tending  to 

the  breach  of  peace  to  John  Andrewes,  released  with  admonition. 

Richard  Man,  for  breach  of  the  Sabbath,  as  tha  case  was  some  cercom- 

stanced,  was   onely   to   be   sharply  reproued  by   Captaine   Cudworth,  in  the 

Courts  behalfe,  and  John  AUin  to  be  suinoned  to  the  Court,  to  make  answare 

for  his  default  on  that  accoumpt. 

Thomas  Lucas,  for  being  drunke,  released  with  admonition. 

Mistris  Tildens  accoumpt  ordered  to  be  recorded,  as  foUowcth  :  — 

Tlio  exequitrix  is  charged  with 1367  :  05  :  04 


,  001  :  00  :  00 

and  for  allowance  promised  him  about  a  mare, 

Item,  payed  to  John  Bryant,  as  due  to  him,  .  .  .  000  :  08  :  00 
Item,  payed  for  repaireing  the  minnesters  house,  which]  .  no  •  nn 

M"^  Tilden  left  in  charge  to  be  done  by  his  wife,    .  J 
Item,  payed  by  mee  for  the  scooling  and  boarding  my  j 

2  sonnes,  which  my  husband  was  vrgent  with  the  |-012  :  00  :  00 

captaine  to  vndertake, J 

Item,  payed  to  Joseph  Turner,  for  worke  hee   did  for] 

my  husband, j 

Item,  payed  John  Bryant,  Juni"',for  tending  the  saw  mill,     006  :  00  :  00 

Item,  payed  Goodwife  Woodfeild, 000  :  06  :  08 

118:06:07 

Item,  payed  Elder  Kingc, 000  :  03  :  11 

Item,  payed  to  Wiliam  Tickner, 000  :  05  :  10 

Item,  payed  John  Vinall, 000:11:00 

Item,  payed  to  Abraham  Sutliffe, 000  :  08  :  00 

Item,  payed  James  Nash  for  carryagc  of  plank  to  Boston,010  :  00  :  00 
Item,  payed  Nath  Curch  for  tending  the  saw  mill,  .  009  :  IT  :  00 
Item,  payed  Doctor  Chlckering  for  one  voyage,  and 


COURT    ORDERS.  119 

Item,  payed  for  funerall  charges,  debts,  and  Icgacycs,  as  foUowcth  :  - 

Item,  in  funerall  expence, 012  :  18  :  00 

M'  Tilden  was  att  Boston  as  in  the  inuentory  which  ] 

l^  u.j8  :  11  :  UU 
is  payed, J 

Item,  a  legacy  to  ]Mary  and  Richard  Garrett,  .     .     .  004  :  00  :  00 

Item,  payed  a  legacye  to  Goodwife  Sutton,       .     .     .  005  :  00  :  00 

Item,  payed  Sister  Garretts  legacy, 005  :  00  :  00 

Item,  payed  Joseph  and  John  Garretts  legacy,     .     .  004  :  00  :  00 

Item,  payed  John  AlUn  a  debt, 001  :  00  :  00 

Item,  payed  Joseph  Randall  a  debt, 000  :  15  :  08 

Item,  payed  to  Thomas   Hatch,  for  wintering  oxen 


.  003  :  00  :  00 
for  phissick, 

Item,  payed  Richard  Bcarc, 001 

Item,  payed  Goodman  Briggs,  for  boards  owing  him,    000  :  12  :  00 

Item,  for  taking  the  inuentory  for  proueing  the  will,       

Sume,    144  :  10  :  04 

♦Brought  oucr  from  the  other  syde 144  :  10  :  04  [*85.] 

Item,  for  takeing  the  inuentory,  for  proueing  the  will, ) 

for  carrying  testimonies,  recording  will  and  inven-  j.  002  :  02  :  00 

tory,  4  deeds,  and  a  letter  of  attorney  and  bond,      J 

146  :  12  :  04 


120  PLYMOUTH    COLOiXY    KECORDS. 

Amongst  debts  vpou  bills,  these  pticulars  are  follow- 
ing, and  conceiued  to  be  very  doubtfull  whether 
eiier  they  wilbe  payed,  and  therfore  the  exequitrix 
ought  not  to  be  charged  with  them  as  effects  in  her  [ 
hands,  but  soe  farr  as  shee  receiues  any  of  them, 
to  be  liable  to  make  good  to  the  children  :  —  .  J 
Item,  debts  on  bills  &  accoumpts,  as  followeth,  vi^J,       002  :  1.3  :  09 

John  Great, 021:16:09 

Thomas  Hawkins, 019  :  00  :  00 

Daniell  Turner, 006  :  03  :  00 

Joseph  Eoes, 002  :  12  :  00 

John  Hanmore, 001  :  10  :  00 

John  Witherden, 006  :  00  :  00 

Moses  Payne, 003  :  10  :  00 

James  Doughtey, 000  :  10  :  00 

Joseph  Wormald, 

054  :  17  :  06 
Alsoe  vpon  accoumjit  these  doubtfull  :  — 

Ezekiell  Mayne, 002  :  04  :  05 

Thomas  Lapham, 001  :  09  :  09 

Richard  Havis, 000  :  08  :  06 

James  Doughtey,        . 001  :  05  :  09 

Richard  Tavler, 000  :  04  :  06 


060  :  10  :  05 

Ouerchargcd  in  casting, 000  :  08  :  05 

And    Gillums    44"    is    pte    of    116"    l"!^    7**,    being  1 
charged  debts  att  Boston,  and  Gillums  bill,  being 
amongst  the  bills,  is  charged  againe  by  oucrsight, 
A\'hich  must  be  abated  in  the  accompt,       .... 

Alsoc  in  debts  vpon  bookc  and  accompt  oucr  cast  in 

thetotall, |001:01:00 

Richard  French,  charged  twise,  oner  charged,       .     .     004  :  05  :  08 


>  044:  00:  00 


Alsoe  an  oxc   that   died,  more   charge  expended   on 
then  his  hyde  was  worth, 

Debts    att    Boston,    tluc    to    jSP    Tildcn,   which    arc 
charged  vjion  accompt  to  be     .      .      116  :  17  :  07''. 


049  :  15  :  01 
005  :  00  :  00 


201  :  17  :  10 


lOL'UT    UKDKUS. 


121 


Widdow  VpshuU  ck-bt  was,     ....        7:17:04 

Thomas  Hawkins, 34  :  18  :  09 

M^  Hammoii, 01  :  15  :  00 

Wiliam  Grccuo, 23  :  1;2  :  0-1 

Benjamlnc  Gilluni, 44  :  00  :  00 

Wiliam  Balston, 04  :  05  :  00 

The  cxeqiiitrix  is  to  haue  her  legacy  in  the  first  place,      200  :  00  :  00 

Out  of  the  estate  before  it  be  deviJed  is  to   be  taken  "j 

20"  for  llebeckah,  and  a  bed  furnished;   18"  and  [.058  :  00  :  00 

20"  in  mony,  for  Elizabeth  and  Lydia,     .... 

The  saw  mill  bein^  prised  att  TO",  this   oucrht  to  be  1 

I 
taken  out  of  the  estate,  and  they  to  haue  each  of  j-OTO  :  00  :  00 

them  an  eight  pte  of  ^^■hat  it  doth  yeild,        .      . 


The  estate  charged  on  the  exequitri: 
Fiu'ther  slice  is  debter  to  the  saw  mi 


11  sold, 


Out  of  wliich  the  Court  alowes  Mistris  Tilden,  vpou 
her  petition  for  tlic  nessesary  apparrelling  of  her 
chilch-en,  and  for  thcire  maintainance  three  yeares 
of  fiue  of  them  in  diett  and  clothing,  5"  a  yearc,  a 
head,  all  being 


Ivemaine> 


589:  17:  10 
777:07  :  06 
043  :  00  :  00 
820  :  07  :  06 


105  :  00  :  00 


15:07:06 


*Know  all  men  by  these  psents  that  I,  Thomas  Tupper,  the  elder,  of  Sand- 
wich, in  the  collonic  of  Xew  riymouth,  doe  for  mce,  rnv  cxerpiitors,  admin- 
uestrators,  and  assignes,  for  cuer  acr^uitt  and  release  Edmond  Freeman,  the 
elder,  of  Sandwich,  of  all  manor  of  accoumpts,  speciallities,  and  demaunds, 
from  the  bcgiiiing  of  the  world  to  this  psent  day. 

Dated  the  22''™''  of  October,  1656. 

THOMAS   TUrPER. 
Witncs,  Richard  Bourne, 


[-86.] 


Wiliii 


Brc 


^^'ec,  whose  names  are  heervnto  subscriljed,  being  by  Hcliery  Chcttendcn, 
the  constable  of  Sclttuate,  impannclled  on  a  corroners  inquest  the  second  day 
of  August,  1673,  to  make  enquiry  how  Experience  Leichfeild  came  to  his 
suddaine  and  vntimely  death,  haueing  viewed  the   coi-pes   and  examined  the 

witnesses,  and  seriously  eoiisitl(ned  many  concurring  cercomstances,  doe  declare 
\()1,.  V.  16 


122  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  G  7  3.      that    wee    doe    clearly   apprehend,    that    Experience    Leichfeild,   the  first  of 

"^       "^  August,  1673,  being  a  loading  a  boate  att  Rodulphus  Elmes  his  landing  place 

WixsLow      ^^^  Hoophole  Necke,  in  Scittuate,  and  haueing  a  waighty  peece  of  timber  on 

O"""-        his  shoulders  to  carry  aboard  the  boate,  goeing  on  vpon  a  muddy  and  slippery 

planke,  his  feet  flying  vpp,  and  hee  falling  with  his  head,  and  the  logg  f;illing 

on  his  eare  and  necke,  soe  that  betwixt  the  logg  and  the  planke,  hce  recciued 

soe  mortall  a  ■wound  in  his  hed,  M'hich  wee   apprehend  was   the    cause   and 

meancs  of  his  death,  whoc  died  att  his  father  in  lawes  house  the   same  day, 

about  evening  shuting  in ;  and  this  wee  can  attest  vnto,  being  thcrvnto  called. 

JAMES   CUDWORTH, 
THOMAS   HATCH, 
MICAELL   PEIRCE, 
STEUEN   VINALL, 
TIMOTHY   WHITE, 
THOMAS   WADE, 
JOHN   ENSIGNE, 
JOSEPH   WHITE, 
WILLAM   HATCH, 
MATHEW   GANETT, 
EDWARD   JENKENS, 
SAMUELL   JACKSON.' 

Wee,  whose  names  are  vnderwritten,  l:)ciug  on  a  jury  to  inquire  how  a 
woman,  supposed  to  be  the  daughter  of  Thomas  Phclpps,  of  Yarmouth,  come 
by  her  death,  doe  judge  her  to  be  drownded  iu  a  boate  wracke,  wheiiii  shoe  was 
found  dead  December  the  sixt,  1673. 

WILtA:\I    PAYBODY, 
BENJAMINE   BARTLETT, 
JOSIAS   STANDISH, 
JOHN   ROGERS,  Scni% 
JOHN   TRACYE, 
STEUEN  3IERRICKE, 
JOHN   AYADSWORTH, 
PETER  WEST, 
JABEZ   HOWLAND, 
NATHANIEL   BREWSTER, 
WILLAM   BREWSTER, 
GORGE    PARTRICH. 


.      COURT    ORDERS.  ]23 

Wee,  whose  names  are  vndenvrittcn,  being  impannelled  on  a  corrowners  1  G7  3. 

inquest,,  to  view  a  corpes  found  in  a  boatc  now  racked,  and  being  supposed  to  * 

be  the  wife  of  Kichard  Tayler,  sointimes  of  Yarmouth,  and  to  make  dilligent  -wiiislow. 

scrch  how  the  said  woman  came  by  her  death,  doc  judge,  that  the  boate  being  Gou«. 
cast  away,  the  woman  was  drowned  in  tlie  boate. 

Duxburrow,  the  fourth  of  December,  lG7o. 

WILLA^I    PAYBODY, 
ALLEXANDER   STANDISII, 
JOSIAS   STANDISH, 
JOHN   SPRAGUE, 
GORGE   PARTRIDG, 
WILtAM   BREWSTER, 
NATHANl:    BREWSTER, 
SAMUELL   HALL, 
EDWARD   SOUTHWORTH, 
BENJAMINE    BARTLETT, 
JOHN    WADS  WORTH, 
SAMUELL    SABERRY. 


*JUl  the  Court  of  his  .Ma'"  hohlen   aft  P/i/iiumth,  fur  the  Jurisdiction       *  ^^^y^ 


of  jYew  Pli/mouth,  the  4"'  of  Jiilij,  IGTS. 

Bkfor  Josias  Wiaslow,  Esq'',  (iou^  Natlianiel  Bacon, 

John  Akliu,  John  Freeman, 

Wiliam  Bradford,  Constant  Southworth,  and 

Thomas  Hinckley,  James  Browne, 

Assistants,  &c^ 

THIS  Court  authorised  M"' Browne  and  Leiftenant  Hunt  to  order  the  estate 
of  Richard  BuUocke,  and  to  settle  what  may  be  of  the  said     ^     on  his 
children,  and  to  make  report  of  theii-e  actings  therin  to  the  next  Court. 

This  Court  haue  ordered  M''  Hinckley  to  take  an  oath  of  Joannah  Dauis, 
wlddow,  att  Barnstable,  for  the  truth  of  the  inucntory  of  the  estate  of  Dolai- 
Dauis,  deceased,  which  inuentory  bcares  date  the  19"'  of  June,  1673. 

These  are  to  testify,  that  this  present   day  being  the  tliird   day  of  July, 


[*87.] 


]24  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


4  July. 

WlNSLOW, 


67  3.  1673,  Quachattacctt,  Xanumctt,  and  Scippauge,  three  Indians,  came  into  the 
~^''  ''  Court,  and  owned  that  Nocrast,  allies  James,  another  natuie,  hath  a  rcall  right 
n  a  quarter  pte,  or  one  pte  of  foure  of  the  Old  Feild  att  ]\Iannomett,  soe 
Gou".        called. 

This  Court  doth  alow  the  suine  of  ten  pounds  towards  the  building  of  a 
sufficient  cart  bridge  ouer  the  North  Iliuci'. 

Order  is  giucn  by  this  Court  vnto  the  Treasurer,  to  make  sale  in  the  be- 
halfc  of  the  couutrey,  of  the  house  and  farme  our  late  honored  Gou"",  INI'' 
Prencc,  lined  in,  and  in  the  mean  time  to  improne  it  the  best  hee  can,  for  the 
benifitt  of  the  countrey. 

Lciftcnant  Howes,  of  Yarmouth,  is  alowed  and  authorised  by  the  Court 
to  be  guardian  to  jNIarcye  Hedge,  the  daughter  of  Capt  Wiliam  Hedge,  of 
Yarmouth  aforsaid,  deceased. 

This  Court  haue  voatcd  C'aptaine  James  Cudworth,  vpon  his  owne  desire 
and  the  request  of  sundry  others  in  his  behalfe,  to  be  reestablished  into  the 
right  and  privilidge  of  a  freeman  of  this  jurisdiction ;  and  hee  did  openly 
declare  before  the  Comt  that  hoc  is  and  remaines  bound  by  the  oath  of  a  free- 
man, which  hee  formerly  tooke,  vnto  all  fealty  and  duty  therin  required  vnto 
his  ma'",  &6,  and  vnto  this  goQment. 

The  suiiie  of  fifty  pounds  is  settled  vpon  oiu-  honored  GoQ,  Josias  Wins- 
low,  Es^,  for  his  sallary  or  gratuity  for  liis  seruiug  iu  the  office  of  GoQ  for 
this  pscnt  yeare. 

M''  John  A\'alley,  of  Boston,  in  the  goQmcnt  of  the  Massachusetts,  mar- 
chant,  is  appointed  and  heerby  impowered  by  the  Court  adminnestrator  on 
the  estate  of  Nicholas  Dauis,  of  Rhod  Hand,  deceased,  which  shalbe  found 
within  this  collonic  of  New  Plymouth,  pscnting  a  true  inuentory  therof  on 
oath  to  some  one  of  the  majestrates  of  this  jurisdiction  att  or  before  the  29"" 
of  this  instant  July,  and  to  doe  and  pformc  all  such  acte  and  actes  according  to 
law  as  may  tend  to  the  seizing,  securing,  or  defending,  or  disposing  of  the  said 
estate,  or  any  pte  or  ptes  therof,  as  the  matter  may  require,  soe  farr  as  the 
estate  will  extend,  and  to  giue  a  true  accoumpt  of  his  docings  therin  to  the 
said  Court  from  time  to  time,  as  shalbe  required  of  him. 

It  was  ordered  by  the  Court,  and  they  haue-Iieerby  settled  a  certaine 
house  and  land  on  the  widdow,  Mistris  Sarah  Dauis,  the  relict  of  ]\P  Nicho- 
las Dauis,  of  lihode  Hand,  somtimes  of  Barnstable,  in  the  jurisdiction  of  New 
Plymouth,  deceased,  vizj,  that  house  and  land  which  is  in  the  poscssion  of 
James  llaughton,  of  Barnstable  aforsaid  ;  the  which  said  house  and  land,  witli 
all  and  singulare  the  appurtenances  belonging  tlicrvnto,  is  assigned,  allotcd, 
atul  disijoscd  vnto   the   said    Sarali  Dauis.  widdow,  as  her  ute  of  the  estate   of 


COURT    ORDERS.  125 

the  said  Nicliolas  Daiiis,  or  the  tUircls,  or  one  ptc  of  three,  of  the  estate  of  1  (IT.'!. 

the  said  Dauis  in  this  collouie,  soe  as  it  amount  to  noc  more,  on  a  due  vaUua-  '       '^      ' 

tion,  then  her  thirds  therof,  and  haue  requested  and  appointed  M''  John  Wal-  ,^  '' 

ley  to  enter  vpon  possession  therof  in  her  behalfe.  Gou". 

*John  Dauis  is  allowed  and  approued  by  the   Court  to  be  executor  to  the  [*88.] 
estate  of  Dolar  Dauis,  deceased. 

Tliis  Court  doe  allow  and  order,  that  the  inhabitants  of  Saconessett  shall  S'"''  '""f''  "f 

this  2  pat'cs 

liaue  one  grandjuriman ;  and  wheras  it  is  apparent  that  they  are  much  forw.ird  in  this 
wronged  by  horses  of  other  paces  goeing  on  tlucirc  coiiions,  it  is  ordered  by  °°  "' 
the  Court,  that  all  such  horse  kind  as  shall  or  doe  vpon  theire  coiiions  shalbe 
rated  twelue  pence  a  peece  annually,  to  be  improued  for  and  towards  the  sup- 
port of  him  that  teacheth  Gods  word  amongst  them  ;  and  that  such  horses  or 
horse  kind  as  are  or  shalbe  rated  to  them  skdl  not  be  rated  for  in  any  other 
place. 

The  Coui't  doe  order,  that  the  excise  due  to  the  countrey  from  James  Cole 
l)e  abated  from  eight  pound  to  fine  pound. 

.\tt  this  Court  Wiliam  Earle,  of  Dartmouth,  appeered,  and  ^scnted  a 
writing  which  which  was  by  some  tearmed  a  will,  vizj,  the  will  of  Thomas 
Cornwall,  of  Rhode  Hand,  late  deceased ;  in  which  said  supposed  ^^•ill  there  is 
therin  mensioned  and  expressed  the  disposal  of  some  pte  of  the  estate  of  the 
said  Cornwell  in  our  collouie  ;  the  Court,  not  scing  reason  att  psent  to  accept 
therof  as  a  legall  will,  doe  respett  it  vntill  the  next  Court  to  be  holden  for 
his  ma''"  att  Plymouth  in  October  next,  and  in  the  mean  time  that  notice  be 
giuen  that  if  any  of  the  relations  of  the  said  Cornwell  will  come  in  and  can 
make  and  produce  a  just  barr  vnto  further  procedor  in  reference  thcrvnto,  they 
shalbe  heard ;  and  that  for  the  interem,  the  said  Wiliam  Earle  and  John 
Cornwell,  brother  to  the  said  Cornwell,  shall  take  care  of  the  said  estate,  that 
it  be  not  squandered,  made  away,  and  imbezeled,  and  likewise  to  jjroduce  a 
true  inventory  therof  to  the  said  Court. 

Captaine  James  Cudworth  is  authorised  by  the  Court  to  soUemnise  mar-  And  likewise 

,  ,  ^  .  ,  .  to  adniinnestiT 

ruigc,  and  to  graunt  subpenas  tor  witnesses,  and  to  admmnester  oathes  vnto  ^^  „„,),  ,o  ^^y 
■witnesses   for  the  trvall  of  a  cause  as   occation  mav  require,  in  the  towne  of  ''"'"''^'"^'^  '"  '"= 

•  ^  giupn   to    tlie 

Scittuate  for  this  ^sent  yearc.  grand  cnqncst. 

Wheras  there  is  a  tracte  of  land  graunted  to  the  old  servants,  or  such  of 
them  as  are  not  clswhere  supplyed,  lying  att  Saconctt,  the  Court  doe  determine 
the  bounds  therof  to  be  from  the  bounds  of  the  graunt  made  to  Plymouth  att 
Punckateesett  and  the  bounds  of  Dartmouth,  and  soe  all  lands  southerly  lying 
between  that  and  the  sea  ;  the  Court  haue  likewise  giiica  them  order,  or  such 
as  they  shall  appoint,  to  make  purchase  therof  in  tlieire  behalfe  as  occation  shall 


4  July. 

WiNSLOW 


126  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  (!7  3.      require,  and  that  all  such  psons  as  haue  right  vnto  the  said  graunt  as  old  ser- 
vants att  Saconett  shall  mate  thelrc   appeerance  att  Plymouth  on  the  twenty- 
second  of  this  psent  July,  then  and  theire  to  make  out  thcire  right,  and  alsoe 
Gou".        pay  such   disbursments   as   shall  nessesarily  be   required,  or  otherwise   loose 
theire  right. 

Wheras  the  Court,  in  June,  1673,  did  order  diners  men  to  goe  and  sett 
out  the  bounds  on  the  southsyde  of  those  lands  formerly  grauntcd  vnto  the 
inhabitants  of  Plymouth  att  Punckateesett,  wee,  whose  names  are  yndcrwrit- 
ten,  haue  accordingly  done  the  same,  and  haue  bounded  it  as  followeth,  vizj  : 
by  the  riucr  that  runs  out  of  Punckateesett  Pond  into  the  sea,  and  alsoe  by  the 
said  pond  till  it  comes  west  with  a  smale  pyne  tree  marked  on  foursydes  stand- 
ing about  twenty  rodd  from  the  pond,  and  soc  ca>terly  to  a  smale  red  oake 
sapling  standing  a  little  ouer  the  first  hill,  and  soc  with  a  right  line  accordingly 
easterly  vntill  it  extends  eight  miles  into  the  woods,  or  meets  with  Coaksett 
bounds. 

JOHX    ROGERS, 
BENJAMINS   CHURCH, 
DANIELL   WILCOCKES, 
CONSTANT    SOUTHWORTH, 
WILtAM   PAYBODY, 
EDWARD   GRAY. 

Libertie  is  graunted  vnto  Bonjamine  Church  to  purchase  a  certainc  pscU 
of  land  and  swamp  of  Tuspaquine,  the  blackc  sacliem,  and  Wiltam,  his  son, 
for  the  inhabitants  and  propriators  of  the  townc  of  ^liddlcberry,  and  that 
the  said  inhabitants  and  propriators  shall  haue  liberty  vntill  tho  last  of 
Nouembcr  ne.xt  to  make  payment  to  him  or  his  order  of  wliat  bee  shall 
disburse  for  the  said  l.uid  for  the  purchase  therof;  and  incase  they  shall 
neglect  to  make  payment  therof  l)y  the  time  prcfi.xed,  that  then  the  said 
land  is  to  be  his. 
[♦89.]  *The  Court   haue  voatcd   M'  Isacke  Robinson  to  be  reestablished  in  ihe 

privilidge  off  a  freeman  of  this  corporation. 

Att  this  Coui-t,  information  was  giucn  and  complaint  made  to  the  Couit 
by  Isaacke  Chcttenden  against  Humphrey  Johnson,  of  Hingham,  in  the  goil- 
ment  of  the  Massachusetts,  for  that  the  said  Johnson  hath,  contrary  to  order 
of  Court,  cutt  downe  or  plucked  vp  a  stake  sett  as  a  bound  marke  of  land  laycd 
out  by  the  coiiiittce  of  Scittuatc  to  the  said  informer  att  or  by  a  swamp  neare 
tlie  land  of  Thomas  Hiland,  8eni^ 


COURT   ORDERS. 

This  case  was  tried  by  a  jury  of  twcluc  men,  whose  verdict  on  the  case       1  (j  7 
is  as  foUowetli  :  —  '        '''~ 

A\'ec  find  for  our  soQ  lord  the  Kingc.      llumiihcry  Johnson  haueing  bro-     -wj^j^^ 
ken  a  law  of  this  goQinent  in  cutting  downc  a  stake  tliat  was  sett  vp  as  a  hind        Gou" 
murkc,   wliich  law  is  in  the  Bookc  of  Lawes,  chapt  the  third,   number  the 
twenty  one,  — 

Vpou  consideration  of  the  boldnes  and  insolcncy  of  the  said  Johnson 
coming  into  this  goilmcnt,  Avhoc  is  one  of  another  goQmcnt,  to  doe  this  actc, 
and  his  pragmatticall  management  of  the  same,  the  Court  saw  cause,  for  this 
facte  soe  cercomstanccd,  to  amerce  Iiim  iu  the  suiiie  of  flue  pounds,  to  be 
payed  as  a  fine  by  him  to  the  vse  of  tlie  collonie. 

Att  this  Court,  complaint  was  made  by  Isacke  C'hettenden,  of  Scittuatc, 
that  Joseph  Turner,  Seni"',  Thomas  Turner,  Daniell  Turner,  Jeremiah  Hatch, 
^\^ill:am  Hatch,  Thomas  Hatch,  Charles  Stockbridge,  John  Merrett,  Joseph 
Woodward,  Thomas  Woodward,  Wiliam  Ilandall,  and  Richard  Dwelley 
assembled  together  on  the  1-1"'  day  of  May  last,  and  did,  contrary  to  law  and 
in  a  roietus  way,  throw  downe  a  fence  or  great  psell  of  fence  of  the  abouesaid 
Chettendens,  by  him  sett  vp  on  land  layed  out  to  liim  by  such  as  were  by  the 
authoritie  of  this  goQmeut  thervnto  impowcrcd. 

The  said  psons  being  summoned  to  appeer  att  this  Court  to  answare  the 
said,  and  theire  defence  being  fully  heard,  it  appecred  euidently  to  the  Court 
that  theire  said  actc  was  done  in  a  roietus  way  in  regard  of  theire  number,  yett 
conceiueing  that  theire  intent  was  to  coinit  a  treaspas  onely,  to  bring  the  case 
to  a  tryall,  doe  therfore  onely  amerce  them  to  pay  a  flue  shillings  a  pcece  to 
the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

Wheras  it  doth  appeer  to  this  Court  by  diners  testimonies  that  Sarah,  the 
wife  of  .lohu  Williams,  of  Barnstable,  hath  violated  her  marriage  bond  by  coiuit- 
tiug  actuall  adultery  with  another  man,  and  hath  a  child  by  him,  this  Court  ther- 
fore sees  cause  and  doc  heerby  declare,  that  the  said  John  Williams  is  legally 
clearc  from  his  coucnant  of  nuu-riage  formerly  plighted  and  made  with  the  said 
Sarah,  his  late  wife,  and  doe  heerby  free  him  from  those  duties  relatelng  ther- 
vnto, and  that  the  said  Sarah  hath  by  her  breach  of  wcdlocke  cutt  off  her  selfe 
from  any  right  henceforth  to  the  pson  or  estate  of  the  said  John  Williams,  her 
late  husband,  and  doe  heerby  likewise  alow  him  libertie  further  to  dispose  of 
himselfe  in  marriage  if  hee  shall  .see  cause  for  the  future  soc  to  doe. 

In  reference  vnto  a  former  graunt  made  vuto  ^V  John  Howland,  de- 
ceased, ^I'  John  Cliipman,  Jonathan  Sparrow,  and  John  Rogers,  Seni'",  of 
Duxburrow,  of  some  accoinodation  of  lands  in  the  land  purchased  by  Captaine 
Willett,  Ivins;  on  the  uortheastsvde  of  the  bounds  of  Taunton,  betweca  Taun- 


]2S  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  G  7  3.  ton  and  Tcticott,  this  Court  doth  settle  vnto  John  Howland  aforsaid,  deceased, 
vizj,  to  his  hcircs,  and  vnto  John  Chipman,  John  Rogers,  and  Jonathan  Spar- 
row, vnto  and  vpon  each  and  cuery  of  thcni,  one  hundred  acrees  of  the  afor- 
said land,  if  it  hee  yett  to  be  obtained ;  if  not,  in  some  other  place  which  they 
can  find  in  tliis  jurisdiction  fitt  for  theire  accoinodation. 
[*90.]  *Att  this   Conrt,  Samuell   Packer,  Seni'',  is  freed  from  paying  the  line 

amerced  on  him  by  the  Court  for  selling  liquor  to  the  Indians,  which  is  twenty 
shillings. 

Nicholas  "White,  of  Taunton,  standcth  bound  vnto  thel 

r.         ■      ,             u      -      r  U>0:00:00 

Court  m  the  pcnall  sunie  ot J 

The  condition,  that  if  the  said  Nicholas  White  doe  appccr  att  the  Court 
of  his  ma''"  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  the  last  Tusday  in  October  next,  to 
make  further  answare  to  the  accusation  of  Jacll  Smith,  and  not  depart  the  said 
Court  without  lycence  ;  that  then,  &(3. 

Att  tliis  Court,  libertie  was  granntcd  vato  the  said  White  to  liaue  his 
case  trycd  by  a  jury  of  twelue  men,  if  hcc  shall  see  cause. 

Memorand  :  that  the  said  Jaell  Smith  be  summoned  to  answare  in  the  case. 

In  reference  to  the  petition  fi-om  Saconeesett,  it  is  ordered  by  the  Comt, 
that  they  be  allowed  to  haue  one  grandjurymen. 

And  \\hcras  they  are  much  oppressed  with  many  horse  kind  ruiiing  tliere 
and  being  in  a  low  condition,  it  is  therfore  ordered  by  the  Court,  for  theire 
better  abillitie  to  incurrage  the  preaching  of  the  word  of  God  amongst  them, 
that  all  such  horse  kind  as  coiiionly  or  vsually  run  in  the  suiner  time  vpon 
theire  lands  or  coinons,  except  colts,  shalbe  assesed  one  shilling  p  head,  to 
be  payed  by  euery  owner  of  such  horse  kind  for  the  end  aforsaid,  and  that 
euery  such  owner  shalbe  freed  from  paying  rates  in  the  to\\nship  where  they 
liuc  to  such  horse  kind  as  aforsaid. 

June  the  7"',  166.5.  The  Court  haue  graunted  vnto  Sachariah  Ecdey  a 
smalc  gussett  of  land  lying  betwixt  his  land  and  the  brooke  from  his  house 
below  the  patli  to  Namassakett  vnto  the  aforsaid  brooke  vnto  a  bridge  or  way 
neare  vnto  Wiliam  Nelsons  house;  the  said  psell  of  land  soe  bounded  as 
aforsaid  is  graunted  vnto  the  said  Sachariah  Eedcy,  to  him  and  his  heircs  and 
asslgnes  for  cuer,  with  all  the  appurtenances  belonging  thervnto,  on  condition 
that  the  said  Sachariah  Eedey  doe  coutinew  a  bridge  neare  his  house,  in  tlie 
place  where  it  is  needed,  for  horse  and  cart,  for  the  vsc  of  the  country,  lor 
the  full  tearmc  of  twenty  yeares  from  the  date  heerof. 

In  reference  vnto  the  lands  formerly  graunted  vnto  Sachariah  Eedey,  the 
Court  haue  ordered,  that  Serjeant  Tinkham  and  ilenery  Wood  shall  lay  out 
the  land  ;  and  concerning  the  way  that  he  is   to   make  in   Iciw  therof,  to  see 


COUllT    OKDKllS.  129 

that  it  bo  in  .sucli  jilaco  as  may  be  most  convenient  for  tlie  countrey  and  least      1  (J  7 .'). 
prejudicial!  to  him. 

June  the  5"',  1(560.      The  smalc  gussett  of  land  graunted  vuto  Sachariah 
Eedey  betwixt  his  land  and  the  brooke  att  Namassakett,  by  the  Court,  June 
the  7"',  lG(Jo,  is  bounded  with  a  blacke  cake  tree  on  the  southsyde  of  the  old 
path  and  a  maple  tree  abouc  his  house  att  a  bridge. 
June  the  sixt,  1668. 

HEXERY  WOOD, 
EPHRAni    TINKHA]*!,  his  E  T  markc. 

riymouth,  March  the  20"',  1667.  By  order  from  the  honored  Court  of 
this  coUonic,  liaue  measured  vnto  Thomas  Sauory  and  Beiijamine  Eaton  sixty 
acrees  of  vjaland  in  the  land  called  the  Majors  Purchase,  near  Namassakett, 
which  land,  att  the  eastward  end  therof,  joyneth  vnto  the  land  of  Sacariah 
Eedey,  bounded  att  the  said  end  and  northcrcn  syde  ^ith  a  red  oake  att  the 
old  path  ;  and  on  the  westward  end  on  the  said  syde  it  is  bounded  -Nnth  a  red 
oake  neare  the  swamp  ;  on  the  southward  and  east\\-ard  end  it  is  bounded  with 
three  rockes  on  the  southsyde  of  the  brooke  ;  and  on  the  westward  end  on 
the  said  syde  of  the  land  and  brooke  it  is  bounded  with  a  smale  longe  rocke, 
that  hath  a  smaller  flatt  rocke  on  the  northwest  end  of  the  said  rocke. 

WILtA:\I   CROW, 

willa:m  nelson. 

*Wee,  whose  names  are  vnderwritten,  being  imployed,  the  twenty  sixt  [*91.] 
day  of  JNIarch,  in  the  yeare  one  thonsand  six  hundred  seauenty  two,  to  meas- 
ure a  tract  of  land  graunted  by  the  honoied  Court  of  the  coUonie  aforsaid  vnto 
I\l''  Timothy  Hatherley,  containing  three  mile  square  lying  on  the  southsyde 
of  the  pattcnt  Hne,  and  is  to  begin  on  the  southsyde  of  Accord  Pond,  and 
from  thence  to  extend  southward  and  •\\'estward,  haue  therefore  on  the  south- 
syde of  the  aforsaid  Accord  Pond  vpon  the  hill  marked  a  smale  red  oake  tree 
for  the  northeast  corner  bounds  of  the  said  lands,  and  from  the  said  tree  wee 
extended  our  line  tiiree  miles  south  ncareth  vnto  a  swamp  or  pond  ;  secondly, 
from  the  said  red  oake  the  line  extends  west  and  by  south  nearest  to  a  stake 
standing  on  the  pattent  line,  which  stake  is  the  northwest  corner  bounds  of  the 
said  land,  from  ^^■hich  stake  the  line  extends  south  nearest  three  miles  to  a 
smale  a^pe  tree  marked  in  a  swamp  for  the  southwest  corner  bounds  of  the 
said  land,  and  from  the  said  asjic  tree  the  line  extends  east  and  by  north  near- 
est till  it  crosseth   the   line   run   on   the  eastsyde  from  the  aforsaid  smale  red 

VOL.    V.  17 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

o;ikc  tix'C  marked  att  Accord  Pond,  ■which  Hne  ends  in  a  pond  or  swamp  where 
the  said  Hnes  on  the  southsyde  and  east  side  meet  in  the  said  pond  or  swamp, 
there  to  be  the  bounds  of  the  southeast  corner  of  the  southeast  corner  of  the 
said  three  miles. 

WILtAM   PAYBODY, 
WILtAM   CROW. 

The  Court,  haueing  ordered  the  hvnds  aboue  entered  to  be  layed  out  by 
the  pties  aboue  named,  haue  since  viewed  the  aboue  written  retm-ne,  and  doe 
heerby  approue,  rattify,  and  confeirm  the  lines  and  bounds  abouewritten  ;  and 
for  the  rattifycation  therof  haue  ordered  them  to  be  heer  recorded  as  aboue 
written. 

The  Com-t  allowes  and  approucs  of  M'  John  Browne  to  be  Iciftenant  of 
the  millctary  companie  of  Swanscy,  and  of  Thomas  Easterbrooke  to  be  ensigne 
of  the  said  companie. 

Att  this  Court,  Wiliam  James  and  his  wife  were  fined  the  suine  of  ten 
pounds  for  coiTiitting  carnall  coppullation  with  each  other  before  marriage  or 
contract. 

The  Court  haue  ordered,  that  the  same  easteren  line  aboue  mensioned, 
that  passeth  through  the  land  of  John  Jacob,  shalbe  the  line  of  the  land  of 
Cornett  Robert  Studson,  as  it  is  now  run,  vizj,  of  the  land  grauntcd  to  him  by 
the  countrev. 


23  October.    *jjtt  tkc  CouH  of  his  Md'"  lic/d  (ttt  Plijmoiith,  the  twenty  ninth  Day 
[*9~-]  of  October,  J673. 

Before  Josiah  Winslow,  Es(p,  Go8,  John  Freeman, 

John  Alden,  Constant  Southworth,  and 

Wilhim  Bradford,  James  Browne, 

Thomas  Hinckley, 

Assistants,  &c^. 

WEE,  whose  names  are  heer  vndcrwritten,  being  impannclled  on  a  jury 
by  Hcnery  Chettenden,  constable  of  Scittuate,  the  11'"  day  of  Sep- 
tember, 1673,  to  view  the  corpes  of  a  child  coming  to  an  vntimely  end,  in 
Scittuate,  att  the  house  of  Edward  Jcnkens,  being  the  son  of  Samucll  Jen- 
kens,  being  two  yearc  old  and  vpward,  wee  doe  agree  and  conclude,  by  what 


OOUKT    ORDERS.  131 

information  wco  can  obtain,  and  viewing  the  child,  and  not  flndinp;  any  stabbs  10  7  3. 
or  wounds  about  the  chikl,  that  the  water  in  the  well  of  Edward  Jenkens  was  "  -r'~—^ 
the  cause  of  the  death  of  the  child,  trocinq;  to  the  well  and  fallintj   in  thcrto, 

^  ^  '-  '         WiNSLOW, 

was  there  drowned.  ^^^^^^^^    CHETTENDEN, 

JOHN   ALLIN, 
RICHARD   CURTICE, 
JOHN   MERRITT, 
JOSEPH   WHITE, 
TIMOTHY   WHirE, 
ROBERT   WHETCOMBE, 
STEUEN   VINALL, 
JOSEPH   COLEMAN, 
THOMAS   HIELAND, 
SAMUELL   JACKSON, 
SAMUELL   HOUSE. 

Att  this  Court,  John  Hoar,  of  Concord,  owned  before  the  Court  that  hee 
had  receiued  flue  pound  of  M"'  Attkinson  on  account  of  Caj^taine  Cudworth,  and 
three  pounds  of  siluer  mony  of  New  England,  and  nine  pound  and  ten  shil- 
lings of  M''  Lynd. 

Libertie  is  grauntcd  by  the  Court  vnto  the  inhabitants  of  Saconeesett  to 
make  choise  of  a  clarke,  and  to  record  sucTi  lauds  as  they  doe  possesse  as  occa- 
tion  may  require,  and  to  record  likewise  such  other  oiders  as  they  may  make 
conduceing  to  the  welfare  of  theire  naighbourhood. 

j\I''  Richard  Bourne  was  appointed  by  the  Court  to  make  a  deed  betwixt 
the  Indians  and  himselfc  in  reference  to  the  land  att  Mannoniett,  Yiz,y,  the 
feild  there,  and  that  it  bee  expressed  therin  what  hee  is  to  giue  for  the  said 
feild,  that  is  to  say,  for  the  vse  of  the  erbage  therof. 

In  reference  vnto  such  pte  of  the  estate  of  Thomas  Cornwall,  late  of 
Portsmouth,  on  Rhode  Hand,  deceased,  as  is  in  this  collonie,  this  Court  hath 
ordered,  that  the  one  halfc  of  it  he  disposed  to  the  widdow  of  the  said  Corn- 
wall and  the  three  children  hee  had  by  her,  and  the  other  halfe  vnto  the  four 
eldest  children  of  the  said  Cornwell,  which  being  foui-e  sones,  the  Court  pro- 
poseth  that  they  may  haue  theire  pte  out  of  the  said  estate  which  consisteth 
in  lands  ;  and  wheras  the  said  widdow,  Sarah  Cornwell,  hath  a  right  in  the 
said  lands  during  her  life,  if  incase  shoe  shall  see  cause  to  require  her  interest 
therin,  that  then  soe  much  be  deducted  out  of  the  psonall  estate  of  the  said 
Cornwell  which  is  in  our  collonie,  and  that  shee  rcturne  her  mind  about  it  bv 
the  last  dav  of  this  instant  Nouember,  1673.     And  that  "Wiliani  Earle,  Dan- 


132  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    IIKCORDS. 

167  3.      iell  "Wilcockes,  and  John  Gornwcll  be  grauntcd  letters  of  admiiinestratioii  to 
"        '  adminncstcr  on   they  said   estate,  thev  giiielng   in  cecuritie  to   the   Conrt  for 

29  October. 

WiNSLow      theire  said  adminnestration. 
Gou". 

The  Inuentory  of  the  Estate  of  Thomas  Cornwell,  of  Portsmouth,  on  Ehod 
Hand,  iu  N'],  soe  much  of  it  as  is  extant  in  our  CoUouie,  exhibited  to 
the  Court  held  att  Plymouth  the  29*''  of  October,  IGTo,  on  the  Oath  of 
Wilhim  Earlo,  of  Dartmouth,  in  the  Collonie  of  Plymouth  aforsaid. 

II  s  d 

Item,  8  mares, 09  :  00  :  00 

Item,  4  gildings, 08  :  00  :  00 

Item,  2  twoyear  olds, 0.3  :  00  :  00 

Item,  .3  colts, 00  :  15  :  00 

Item,  neat  cattle,  3  heiffers, 0  :  00  :  00 

Item,  4  steers,  one  heifer, (i  :  05  :  00 

Item,  5  yearling  steers, 3  :  15  :  00 

Item,  by  house  and  land, 41:00:00 

Item,  one  2'un,  and  one  ixiirc  of  old  wheels,  and  onel 

,      „      .,,  Ul:00:00 

sy the  &  nibbs, J 

Item,  2  wedges  and  one  paire  of  bandeleers,      .      .      .      00  :  04  :  06 

Item,  eight  and  twenty  shillings  and  six  pence  to  be ' 

deducted  out  of  the  aforsaid  inventory,  which  wai 

expended  in  answaring  countrcy  charges. 

This  is  a  true  inventory,  with  the  apprisment  therof  by  vs, 

JOSIAH   ENGLAND,  his    y/    markc. 
JOHN    PJ'SSEIJ,. 

Libertic  of  adminnestration  is  grauntcd  vnto  John  Curtice  to  adminnester 
on  the  estate  of  Eicharden  Chambers,  deceased. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  was'  gi-auutcd  to  Josias  Lcichfeild  to  admin- 
nester on  the  estate  of  Experience  Leichfeild,  deceased. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  is  grauntcd  to  Elizabeth  Cook  to  adminncstcr 
on  the  estate  of  Josias  Cook,  deceased. 
[*93.]  *W]ieras  there  hath  bin  a  former  grauut  vnto  John  Tompson,  and  Joseph 

Lay  then  p,  and  Barnabas  Lay  thorp,  to  looke  out  for  land,  which  might  be  pur- 
chased of  the  Indians,  that  might  be  convenient  for  them,  and  haueing  an 
order  to  purchase  lands  between  Assowamsctt  Pond  and  Dartmouth  bounds 
bearing  date  the  28"'  of  July,  1673,  which  accordingly  they  bane  don,  the 
towne  of  Middlclierrv  laying   claiine    tr)   a   great  pte   therof,  this  Court  orders, 


COURT    ORDERS.  133 

tliat  if  ^liddleben-}-  men  recoucr  the   lands  tliuso  purchased,  the   abouemen-      10  7  3. 
sioncd  15S011S  shall  haue  libeitie  to  purchase  lauds  elsc\vhcre.  "        ' 

*  .  ,      ,  .  .  29  October. 

In  reference  to  the  comijlaint  of  Edward  and  John  llickard  against  -wixslow 
Thomas  Dotey  and  his  companie  or  boats  crew,  iu  reference  vnto  thcire  run-  *^''"''- 
ning  thcire  boate  against  the  said  Grayes  boate,  the  Court  orders,  that  the  said 
Dotey  and  his  said  companie  shall  pay  the  suiiie  of  twenty  and  flue  shillings 
towards  the  lossc  of  an  anchor  and  ptc  of  a  road  which  was  lost  by  the  said 
boates  rimning  one  against  another,  which  suiiie  is  to  be  payed  to  the  said 
Gray  and  Kickard,  vnto  whom  the  said  anker  and  road  belonged,  and  wheras 
the  said  m''  of  the  boate  was  much  to  blame  respecting  the  pmises,  it  is  ordered 
by  the  Court,  that  hee  shall  beare  a  dubble  share  of  the  said  award,  and  that 
the  wittnesses  that  wittncsed  in  the  case  be  allowed  seancn  shillings. 

Wheras  it  was  ordered  by  the  Coiut  held  att  New  Plymouth  in  October, 
1673,  that  the  estate  of  Thomas  Cornwell,  late  of  Portsmouth,  on  Rhode 
Hand,  deceased,  should  be  equally  devided,  the  one  halfe  to  Sarah,  the  widdow 
of  the  said  Cornwell,  and  his  three  children  by  her,  and  the  other  halfe  to  the 
said  Cornwells  foui'e  sones  by  liis  former  wife  ;  and  the  said  Court  did  further 
advise,  that  the  widdow  and  her  children  should  take  theire  ptes  in  the  psonall 
estate,  and  the  soiies  to  haue  the  lands  ;  it  is  thcrfore  vnderstood,  that  if  the 
said  widdow  doc  not  accept  of  that  distribution  made  by  the  Court,  but  doth 
still  desire  to  haue  her  thrrds  in  the  lands,  slice  may  and  shall  haue  the  third 
pte  of  the  rents  and  proffitts  of  the  said  lauds  during  her  life  according  to  our 
lawcs,  and  noe  otherwise,  and  that  for  the  same  shoe  make  a  proportionable 
allowance  to  the  soiies  out  of  the  stocke  or  psonall  estate. 

And  ^^■hcras  adminnestration  on  the  said  estate  was  graunted  vnto  Willani 
Earle,  Dauiell  Willcockes,  and  John  Cornwell,  prouided  they  gaue  cecuritie 
to  the  Court  in  that  behalfc,  inasmuch  as  the  season  of  the  year  requires  that 
the  estate  should  be  looked  after,  and  the  said  Wiliam  Earle  sccmeth  to  be 
vnresolued  whetlier  to  accept  of  adminnestration  or  nott,  or  att  least  appeci-s 
not  to  giue  cecuritie  as  the  other,  wee  order,  that  full  power  of  adminnestra- 
tion be  graunted  to  the  said  AV'illcockes  and  John  Corn^^■ell  to  actc  therin 
without  "Wiliam  Earle,  vnlesse  hee  shall  within  one  weeke  after  knowlidge 
hcerof  repaii-e  to  the  secretary,  and  declare  his  acceptance,  and  giue  cecuritie 
respecting  the  pimises. 

Nouember  28,  (73.) 

JOSIAII  WINSLOW,  GoQ, 
JOHN    ALDEN,  Assistant, 
WILtAM   BRADFORD, 
CONSTANT    SOTTTTHVORTH. 


134  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1673.  ires  of  admlmiestration  is  graunted  vnto  Mistris  Hannali  Bacon  to  ad- 

mlnucster  on  the  estate  of  iP  Nathaniel  Bacon,  deceased. 

Letters  of  admiunestration  are  graunted  hy  the  Coiu-t  to  Ephralni  Tilson 
to  adminester  on  the  estate  of  John  Tilson,  deceased. 
[*94.]  *Sept''  the  lo"".     This  Court,  haueing  considered  the  information  giuen 

concerning  the  Dnch  theii-e  actings  att  New  Yorke  and  places  adjacent,  doe 
judge  it  a  duty  incombent  on  vs  to  take  care  in  the  best  way  wee  can  for  the 
preseruation  of  his  ma'"'^  interest  and  oui-  ownc  in  these  coUonies ;  but  duely 
considering  all  cercomstances  attending  that  affaii-e,  doe  not  as  yett  see  satis- 
factoiy  grounds  to  attempt  a  warr  vpon  them,  without  expresse  coinaund  from 
his  ma'''=  or  the  nessesarie  defence  and  preseruation  of  these  collonies  from 
theire  invation,  or  injuries  don  to  any  of  the  members  therof,  in  which  case 
happening  this  Court  orders,  that  the  GoQ  or  Deputie  Goil,  &6,  haueing  intel- 
ligence therof,  doe  summons  this  Generall  Court  to  convcine  about  it,  and 
mean  while  adjourne  vntill  such  cause  of  appcerance. 

And  for  the  more  speedy  releafe  of  any  of  our  confeaderates  that  may 
be  assaulted  by  an  enimie,  it  is  ordered,  that  the  GoQ  and  councell  of  warr  be 
impowered  and  betrusted  to  mannage  that  affaire  according  to  the  articles  of 
confeaderation  in  such  case  prouided. 

It  is  ordered,  that  the  GoQ,  M''  Hinckley,  and  the  Treasurer  be  a  coiiiittee 
to  reveiw  and  collect  into  one  vollum  all  such  orders  and  lawes  as  are  in  our 
written  bookes  yett  in  vse  for  vs. 

It  is  ordered,  that  the  troop  of  horse  allowed  by  the  Court  shalbe  sixty, 
whoe  shall  haue  horse  pistolls,  and  each  of  them  a  carbine,  with  other  acculter- 
ments  fitt  for  seruice ;  and  for  the  better  raising  therof,  it  shalbe  propounded 
to  each  towne  meeting  to  see  whoc  will  vouelentarily  tender  theire  seruice 
thcrin  ;  and  the  names  of  such  voulentcers  shalbe  returned  to  the  October 
Court,  whoe  are  impowered  to  accept  the  numbers  of  each  townc  respectively 
as  they  shall  see  cause. 

It  is  alsoe  ordered,  for  the  rcleife  of  such  towncs  as  are  in  destrcssc  by 
the  assault  of  an  enimie,  that  the  cheife  milletary  officer  or  officers  in  the 
next  towne,  with  the  advise  of  theire  councell,  or  soe  many  of  them  as  may 
be  had,  shall  haue  power  to  send  such  a  number  of-souldiers,  with  a  coinann- 
der,  as  by  them  shalbe  judged  nessesarie  for  the  ^scnt  releife  of  the  destressed, 
and  to  presse  horses  for  theire  better  expedition  if  they  shall  soe  cause. 
)  September.  Thcse  abouc  Written   conclusions  were   made  and  concluded  on  tlic^  l")"" 

of  Scptem,  1673,  att  the  Couit  of  Majestrates  and  Deputies  held  att  riyiu 
aforsaid,  before  Josias  Winslow,  Es^,  GoQ,  John  Aldin,  Wiliam  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hinckley,  John  Freeman,  Nathaniel  Bacon,  Constant  Southworth, 
and  James  Browne.  A^^i^tanf<. 


COURT    ORDERS.  135 

The  Names  of  the  Deputies  that  serucci  att  this  Court.  1  (J  7  o. 


Leift  Ephi-aim  Morton, 

Ensigne  Thomas  Howes, 

15  September. 

Serje  Wilkm  Harlow, 

John  Thacher, 

WiNSLOW, 

Gon«. 

M"'  Josias  Standish, 

Leif!  Laythorp, 

Wiliam  Paybody, 

John  Thompson, 

Cornctt  Robert  Studson, 

Leift  White, 

Isacke  Chcttendeii, 

Anthony  Snow, 

M'  Edmond  Freeman,  Juni', 

Daniell  Cole, 

Wiliam  Swift, 

Jonathan  Sparrow, 

AViliam  Harvey, 

John  Willis, 

Leift  Gorge  Macey, 

John  Cooke, 

Leift  Peter  Hunt, 

Nathaniel  Pecke, 

Ensigne  Heneiy  Smith, 

Jonathan  Dunham. 

" 

*Jltt  the   GcncruU  Court  called  together  vpon  extreordinarij  Occation,  i7Decembe 
and  holdcn  att  Plijmouth,  the  17'"  Day  of  December,  1673.  t*^^-] 

Before  Josiah  Winslow,  Esq"",  Gou',  and       John  Freeman, 

Wiliam  Bradford,  Constant  Southworth,  and 

Thomas  Hinckley,  James  Browne, 

Assistants,  &d. 

Tins  Court,  vpon  serious  consideration  of  the  injurious  actings  of  the 
Duch,  our  naighbours,  att  New  Yorke,  in  the  surprissall  of  seuerall 
■\essells  and  goods  of  our  confeaderats,  and  refusing  to  make  just  satisfaction 
for  the  same  vpon  demaiuid ;  being  alsoe  informed  of  theire  thi-eats  to  invade 
liis  ma'""  subjects  on  Longe  Hand,  and  other  ptcs  of  this  countrey,  and  that 
they  still  continew  theire  men  of  war  abroad,  to  the  great  predjudice  of  this 
country  in  respect  of  theii'e  trade,  and  to  the  desturbance  of  our  peace  other- 
wise ;  minding  alsoe  that  they  haue  declared  these  theire  actings  to  be  ground- 
ed on  the  natlonall  quarrell  between  them  and  vs  in  Europe,  and  accordingly 
declare  theire  coiuission  and  orders  to  be,  to  doc  all  possible  spolle  and  damage 
to  the  states  enimies,  by  land  and  water ;  and  soe  haueing  reason  to  expect 
that  as  theire  numbers  and  strength  may  increase,  theire  insolences  towards  vs 
will  alsoe  grow  higher,  —  for  our  more  nessesarie  defence  wee  judge  it  requisite 


17  December, 

"WiNSLOW, 

Gou". 


13G  PLOIOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

167  3.  to  indeauor  theire  remouall,  and  haue  resolued  that  there  is  just  ground  of  a 
warr  against  them,  and  although  the  season  of  the  yeare  is  in  some  respects 
discurraging,  yett  haueing  reason  to  thinke  that  our  cnimies  -will  haue  recrutc 
of  men,  &d,  early  in  the  springe,  wee  judge  it  best  with  all  possible  speed  to 
procecute  the  said  expedition,  and  shall  indeauor  to  goe  our  ptes  therin,  altho 
not  according  to  what  Avee  are  proportioned  by  our  confeaderates,  wherin  wee 
are  apparently  ouer  rated,  yctt  to  the  vtermost  of  our  ablllities,  vizj,  to  raise 
and  maintaine  one  hundred  men  in  the  expedition,  if  wee  can  att  p'sent  be 
supplvcd  with  what  is  nessesarie  for  theire  march  or  voyage. 

And  that  instructions  be  giuen  to  the  coiiiaunders  in  cheife,  first  to  suiii- 
ons  them  to  ycild,  with  theire  promise  of  injoying  theire  estates  and  liberties. 

The  names  of  the  coiiiaunders  chosen  by  the  Court  were,  — 

Captainc  James  Cudworth for  Captaine. 

^I'  John  Gorum for  Leiftenant. 

'SL'  ^licaell  Peirsc for  Ensigne. 

For  Sarjeants. 
Wiliam  Witherell,  John  Witherell, 

Thomas  Harvey,  Phillip  Leanard. 

Captaine  Mathew  Fuller  was  chosen  the  surjean  generall  for  this  expedi- 
tion, if,  on  the  motion  of  it  to  the  Coui-t  of  the  Massachusetts,  &d,  it  be  ap- 
proucd  by  them. 

The  souldicrs  wages  agreed  by  the  Court  was,  — 

To  a  private  sovddier, 2  :  00  p  day. 

To  a  druiTier, 2  :  06  p  day. 

To  a  Serjeant, 03  :  00  p  day. 

To  an  ensigne, 04  :  00  p  day. 

To  a  leiftenant, 05  :  00  p  day. 

To  a  captaine, 06  :  00  p  day. 

The  Gou'  bestowes  a  drum  towards  the  expedition,  and  the  other  to  be 
had  att  Taunton,  one  pairc  of  cullers,  to  be  had  att  Swansey,  the  other  fi-om    "^    ■ 

Four  halbcrts  :   Serjeant  Tompson, one. 

From  Scittuatc, one. 

Captaine  Willett, one. 

Leiftenant  Hunt, one. 


17  December. 

WiSSLOW, 


COURT    OKDERS.  137 

Tlic  Treasurer  is  iinpowered  by  the  Court  to  procure  prouision  for  the  1  0  7  .'5. 
expedition,  incase  it  goes  on,  vpon  creditt,  I'or  country  pay,  to  be  payed  the 
next  fell,  on  the  best  tearmes  hee  can ;  and  what  hee  engageth  in  the  coun- 
tryes  behalfe,  that  it  be  feithfully  defrayed,  both  for  specue  and  time;  as 
likewise  hee  is  heerby  impowered  to  presse  and  indent  for  such  barques  and 
other  vessells,  and  other  vtensells,  as  shalbe  found  requisitt  for  the  said  ex- 
pedition. 

And  for  other  matters  relatcing  to  this  intcrprise,  they  are  refered  to  the 
councell  of  warr. 

This  Court  is  not  finally  dismissed,  but   adjourned  vntill  a  new  occation 
f>sents  for  theire  meeting. 


*JU   the  Court  of  his  Mi!"  holdcii  att  Plymouth  the  4"  of  March,    1(3  7  3-4. 
Jiino  Bom  167S. 


Before  Josias  "Winslow,  Esq'',  Gou',  .John  Freeman, 

John  Aldin,  Constant  Southworth,  and 

Wiliam  Bradford,  James  Browne, 

Thomas  Hinckley, 

Assistants,  &c. 

MK  THO:\IAS  HINCKLEY,  W  Thomas  Wallcy,  Wilkm  Crocker, 
John  Tompson,  and  Thomas  Huckens  are  appointed  by  the  Couit 
to  settle  the  estate  of  ^P  Nath  Bacon,  deceased,  amongst  Mistris  Hannah 
Bacon  and  her  cliildren,  which  settlement  vnder  theire  hands,  or  any  three  of 
theire  hands,  shalbe  accoumpted  vailed  against  all  claimes  or  contensions  att 
any  time  ariseing  about  the  aforsaid  estate,  or  any  pte  therof 

M'  John  Gorum  and  M"'  John  Thacher  are  joyned  with  John  Tayler  for 
the  disposing  of  the  estate  of  Richard  Tayler  to  his  children,  and  for  the  pay- 
ing and  rcceiueing  of  debts,  according  to  order  of  Court. 

Concerning  the  estate  of  Richard  Tayler,  late  of  Yarmouth,  deceased, 
tliis  Court  doth  order,  first,  that  the  eldest  son  of  the  said  Tayler  shall  haue 
his  fathers  housing,  and  two  thirds  of  the  land,  both  vjjland  and  marsh,  and 
the  rest  of  his  portion  out  of  what  of  the  estate  M'  Gorum  and  M"^  John 
Thacher  shall  judge  most  suitable  for  him,  hee  being  by  order  of  Court  to 
haue  a  dubble  portion. 

ocondiy^  it   is  ordered,  that   the   Iwy,  and  what   prouisions  was   or  is  vpon 

VOL.    V.  IS 


4  March. 

[*96.] 


138  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    KECORUS. 

107  3-4.    the  invoce  of  the  estate  that  is  now  spent,  or  shalbe  judged  convenient  for  the 

'       ^1        '    family  to  spend  betwixt  this  and  the  first  of  the  next  Aug''',  shall  not  be  ac- 

WiNsi.ow      counted  to  the  estate,  as  likewise  what  woole  and  flaxe  hath  bin  spon  by  the 

Gov".        daughters  sence  theire  parents  death  shalbe  accoumpted  theii-es  that  spon  it. 

The  rest  of  the  estate  to  be  deulded  betwixt  the  second  son  and  the  fine 
daughters,  euery  one  an  equall  proportion,  to  bee  sett  out  to  them  as  may  be 
most  suitable  for  them,  by  the  discretion  of  theire  eldest  brother,  and  M"^  John 
Gorum,  and  M'  John  Thacher. 

The  second  son  to  haue  the  other  third  of  his  fathers  land,  besides  his 
portion  equall  to  his  sisters. 

Lastly,  that  nothing  that  hath  bin  alrcddy  giucn  oi-  bestowed  by  the  said 
Tayler  on  any  of  his  children,  shall  not  be  considered  in  the  deuision,  but 
euery  one  to  haue  an  equall  proportion,  after  the  payment  of  debts  due  from 
the  estate. 

The  Comt  haue  ordered,  that  any  creditors  vnto  the  estate  of  Edwai-d  Wil- 
liams that  shall  appeer  and  lay  claime  to  any  pte  heerof  betwixt  this  date  and 
the  Court  of  his  ma"'^  to  be  held  in  July  next,  shall  come  in  and  may  be  heard, 
or  otherwise  to  be  barred  from  any  further  demaund  thervnto. 

John  Smith,  of  Dartmouth,  is  approued  to  be  the  leiftenant  of  the  mille- 
tary  companie  of  Dartmouth,  and  Jacob  Michell  to  be  ensigne  bearer  of  the 
said  companie. 

The  Treasurer  and  Serjeant  Tompson  are  appointed  by  the  Court  to  make 
purchase  of  such  lands  in  the  township  of  Middleberry  as  the  Indians  doe  or 
may  tender  to  sell,  which  may  be  by  them  puixhased  for  the  vse  of  the  towne, 
and  the  propriators  of  the  land  in  that  township,  and  for  the  payment  of  such 
debts  as  the  Indians  owe  to  any  as  occation  may  require,  and  what  lauds  they 
purchase ;  the  pay  for  it  to  be  defrayed  by  the  towne  and  propriators  afor- 
said,  for  the  cecuritie  of  them  the  said  M""  Constant  Southworth  and  Serjeant 
Tompson,  and  incase  the  said  purchassers  and  propriators  doe  not  make 
payment  of  the  charge  of  the  purchase  within  one  yeare  after  the  said  pur- 
chase is  made,  that  then  it  shalbe  in  the  libertie  of  the  said  Trcasui-er  and 
Serjeant  to  make  sale  of  soe  much  of  the  said  land  as  will  defray  the  charge 
therof 
[•97.  *Wheras  Roger  Amnadownc,  of  Rchoboth,  late  deceased,  died  intestate, 

for  the  more  equall  desposing  of  his  estate,  it  is  mutually  concluded  by  and 
between  Joanna  Annadownc  and  John  Coblech,  of  Swanscy,  in  the  behalfe  of 
Ebiuczer,  the  eldest  son  of  the  said  Annadowne,  and  with  the  advice  and 
consent  of  John  llarrod,  of  I'atucksett,  in  the  jurisdiction  of  Prouidence 
Plantations,  brother  vnto  the   said  widdow  Annadownc,  and  with  the   consent 


COURT    ORDERS.  I39 

and  approbation  of  the   Coiu-t,  that  what  remaines  of  the    said  estate   shalbe    1  G  7  3-4. 
disposed  of  and  settled  as  foUoweth  :  — 

VizJ.  Imp',  that  twenty  four  acrees  of  vpland  and  a  peece  of  salt  marsh 
belonging  thervnto,  lying  att  Wachamaucutt  Necke,  and  fifty  pounds  com- 
monage within  the  township  of  Rehoboth,  and  one  acree  of  fresh  meddow, 
lying  att  a  place  called  the  40  acree  meddow,  shalbe  and  is  settled  and  con- 
feirmed  vnto  and  vpou  the  said  Ebcnezer  Annadowne,  to  him  and  his  heires 
and  assignes  for  cucr. 

Alsoe,  it  is  agreed  and  concluded  by  and  between  the  pties  aboue  named, 
that  one  other  acree  of  fresh  meddow,  lying  att  the  aforsaid  40  acree  meddow, 
be  settled  vnto  and  vpon  Hannah  Wheaton,  the  daughter  of  the  said  Roger 
Annadowne,  wife  vnto  Jeremiah  Wheaton,  and  likewise  ten  acrees  of  vpknd, 
lying  att  Wachamaucutt  Neckc. 

Furthermore,  that  John  Johnson  shall  haue  a  coate  of  the  said  Roger 
vVnnadowncs,  vallued  att  two  and  twenty  shillings,  and  a  horse,  harnis  and 
cart,  vallued  att  eighteen  sliillings. 

Finally,  that  the  remainder  of  the  whole  estate,  be  it  more  or  lesse,  shall 
belonge  and  appertaine  vnto  the  said  widdow  Annadowne,  prouided,  that  att 
her  decease,  that  the  house,  and  land  lying  about  the  house,  being  twelue 
acrees,  more  or  lesse,  and  fifty  pounds  comonage,  and  three  or  four  acrees  of 
vpland  lying  att  Deare  Hill,  shall  appertaine  vnto  Phillip  and  Henery  Anna- 
downe, her  childi-en,  in  equall  and  alike  proportions,  and  prouided,  that  shee 
pay  all  such  due  debts  as  are  due  and  owing  to  any  out  of  the  said  estate. 

In  reference  vnto  the  estate  of  Experience  Leichfeild,  late  deceased,  the 
Court  haue  ordered,  that  his  brother,  Josias  Leichfeild,  shall  haue  his  land, 
and  that  the  remainder  of  the  estate,  the  debts  being  payed,  shalbe  equally 
dcuided  between  him  and  his  two  sisters,  in  equall  and  alike  proportions. 

In  reference  vnto  some  pticulars  of  the  estate  of  John  Gray,  of  Yar- 
mouth, deceased,  the  Comt  haue  ordered,  that  Samuell  Sturgis  doe  forthwith 
take  them  into  his  coustody,  forasmuch  as  they  are  lyable  to  damage,  and  also 
to  preserue  them  and  improue  them  to  the  best  advantage  hee  can,  and  that  hee 
keep  a  fali-e  accompt  of  his  disposall  therof,  vntill  a  true  inventory  of  the  said 
estate  be  fPsented  and  proued,  and  libcrtic  of  adminnestration  be  graunted  of 
the  whole  estate. 

Libertle  is  graunted  by  the  Comt  vnto  Timothy  Williamson  to  keep  an 
ordinary  att  Marshfeild,  for  the  entertainment  of  strangers  for  lodging,  victual- 
ling, and  di-awing  and  selling  of  beer. 

I\Iary  Bartlett,  the  wife  of  Robert  Bartlett,  came  into  this  Court  and 
owned   that    shee  hath   receiued   full   satisfaction  for  whatsoeuer   shee    might 


140  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

16  73-4.  claimo  as  due  from  the  estate  of  Mistris  Elizabeth  Warren,  deceased ;  and 
John  Cooke,  iu  the  behalfe  of  all  her  sisters,  testifyed  the  same  before  the 
Court ;  and  the  Com-t  doth  heerby  settle  the  remainder  of  the  said  estate  on 
Josejjh  Warren,  to  bee  by  him  injoyed  without  further  molestation  or  disturb- 
ance from  any  of  them. 

It  is  grauntcd  by  the  Court,  that  Richard  Bourne,  of  Sandwich,  shall 
haue  twelue  thousand  of  alewiues  yearly,  belonging  to  that  land  confered  on 
him  att  Pampaspecitt. 

Tlris  Court  haue  graunted  libertie  vnto  Benjamine  Lumbert. 
[*98.]  *It  is  enacted  by  the  Court,  that  M"'  Hinckley  or  M'  Freeman  be  im- 

powcrcd  to  see  that  the  Indian  called  Robin,  of  jSIattachesett,  be  not  disturbed 
by  any  in  makeing  claime  to  his  land,  vntill  such  can  make  such  claime  out 
to  be  just  to  satisfaction,  vizj,  in  reference  to  that  laud  \^-hicli  hee  ought  to 
haue  in  right  off  his  wife,  the  daughter  of  Napoietan. 

Memorand :  that  the  children  of  Hencry  Wood,  deceased,  be  suiiiond  to 
the  next  Court,  iu  order  to  a  disposing  of  the  land  of  the  said  Henery  Wood, 
soe  as  may  conduce  to  the  support  of  Abigaill  Wood,  -widdow". 

Memorand  :  tliat  the  Coui-t  giues  libertie  vnto  the  Secretary  to  record  the 
deed  of  Humphery  Johnson,  altho  not  acknowlidged  before  a  majestrate,  ac- 
cording to  order ;  and  this  libertie  of  the  Court  to  be  entered  on  the  record, 
att  the  foot  of  the  deed. 

Memorand  :  that  Nathaniel  Soulc  be  suiaoncd  to  the  next  Court,  to  an- 
s-\vare  an  accusation  of  cotiiitting  adultery  with  an  Indian  woman. 

In  reference  vnto  the  complaint  of  Daniell  Steward,  a  Scotsman  liueing 
att  Barnstable,  against  Xathaniel  Fitsrandall,  that  hoc  liad  crcwelly  beaten 
him,  altho  it  can  not  bo  fully  made  out  and  proucd,  yett  forasmuch  as  it  doth 
appcer  by  diners  concurrent  ccrcomstanccs  that  the  matter  is  too  true,  this 
Court  doth  order,  that  the  said  Fitsrandall  shall  pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  to 
the  said  Daniell  Steward,  towards  his  charge,  hlnderance,  and  expcnce  of 
time,  the  suiiic  of  twenty  shillings. 

M""  Joseph  Tildcn,  adminnestrator  to  the  estate  of  ^NI''  Timothy  Hather- 
ley,  deceased,  and  Mistris  Elizabeth  Tildcn,  the  relict  and  executrix  of  the 
said  Joseph  Tilden,  liaueing  fully  discharged  all  debts-and  dues  due  and  owing 
vnto  any  from  the  said  estate,  and  more  had,  vpon  proclamation  made  heerof 
before  this  Court,  a  cpiietus  est  grauntcd  vnto  graunted  vnto  her. 

According  to  a  graunt  of  the  Court  bearing  date  June,  16G2,  and  by  a 
Court  order  l)earing  date  IGTl,  Leiftenant  Peregrine  White  and  John  Nelson 
layed  out  one  thousand  acrees  of  land,  lying  and  being  nearc  tlie  Old  Indian 
Wav  att  Tctirutt  Riucr,  about  a  mile  wosterlv,  where    N^amassakeft  Riuer  runs 


COURT    ORDERS.  14] 

into  Toticutt,  and  soo  runs  easterly,  marked  and  nundjcred  by  the  riucr  syde,    1  (J  7  3-4. 
ten  lotts,  of  one  hundred  acrecs  in  a  lott,  running  halfc  a  mile  in  length  so\ith- 
crley,  and  one  hundred   lotts   in  breadth,  as  may  appeer  by  a  draught  therof, 
vizj:  — 

1.  To  M'  John  Aldin,  Seni'',    ....     one  hundred  acrees. 

2.  To  \\iddow  Sarah  Warren,        .     .     .     one  hundred  acrees. 

3.  To  Leiftenant  Perrigrine  White,   .      .      one  hundred  acrees. 

4.  To  jNI''  Thomas  Prence, one  hundred  acrees. 

5.  To  Wiltam  Bassett, one  hundred  acrees. 

6.  To  Major  Winslow, one  hundred  acrees. 

7.  To  Edward  Gray, one  hundred  acrees. 

8.  To  Guydo  Bayley, one  hundred  acrees. 

9.  To  M''  Josias  Winslow,  Seni'',  .      .      .      one  hundred  aci'ees. 
10.    To  ISI'"  Kanelme  Winslow,  Seni'',  .     .     one  hundred  acrees. 

Totall 1000  acrees. 

Wee,  whose  names  are  ^•nderwritten,  being  impamlielled  vpon  a  corrow- 
ners  inquest  by  the  honored  M""  James  Browne,  Assistant,  to  sitt  vpon  the 
corpps  of  Roger  Amnadowne,  deceased,  occationed  by  some  late  strifFe  between 
his  wife  and  him,  hearing  all  euidences,  pondering  all  cercomstances,  and 
viewing  the  corpes,  wee  find  noe  wound  nor  bruise  that  might  hasten  his 
death. 

STEUEN    PAINE,  Seni', 
THOMAS   COOPER, 
HENERY   SMITH, 
WILtA]M   SABIX, 
NICHOLAS   PECKE, 
THOMAS    COOPER,  JunlS 
ANTHONY    PERREY, 
SAMUELL   CARPENTER, 
JOHN   PECKE, 
JONAH   PALMER, 
JOHN    MELLER,  Seni% 
BENJAMINE    SABIN. 

II 11"'  Nouember,  1673.  This  verdict  aboue  written  was  giuen  in  vpon 
oath  before  mee. 

JAMES   BROWNE, 

Assistant.il 


142  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

16  7  3-4.  *Iii  reference  vnto  Humpliery  Johnsons  presentment,  the  Court  amerces 

him  in  the  penall  suiiie  of  ten  sliillings  for  his  breach  of  order  in  his  coming 
into  this  gou''ment,  to  line  and  inheritt  in  the  towne  of  Scittuate,  without  the 
leaue  and  approbation  of  the  Gou'  and  two  of  the  Assistants,  and  doe  further 
order  him  to  remoue  his  dwelling  and  cottage  erected  within  the  said  towne, 
within  one  month  from  the  date  heerof,  or  else  order  shalbe  gluen  for  the  pull- 
ing downe  therof. 

Wiliani   Peakes  acknowlidgeth  to  owe  vnto  oiu'  sou"'  lord  ")    " 
the  Kinge  the  suiTie  of J  20  :  00 

The  condition,  that  if  the  said  Will-am  Peakes  doe  psonally  appcer  att 
the  Comt  of  his  ma*'""  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  the  first  Tusday  in  June 
next,  to  make  further  answare  for  his  beating,  abusing,  and  afrighting  the 
wife  of  Josias  Leichfeild,  and  in  the  interem  that  hee  behaue  himselfe  peacably 
towards  our  sou''  lord  the  Kinge,  and  all  his  leich  people,  and  in  speciall 
towards  the  wife  of  Josias  Leichfeild  aforsaid,  and  not  depart  the  said  Court 
without  lycence ;  that  then,  &6. 

Seuerall   psclls  of  Land   Hcnery  Wood,  allies  Attwood,  of  iSIiddleberry,  died 
possessed  of. 

Imp'',  sixteen  acrees  of  vpland  and  eight  acrees  of  nieddow. 

Item,  one  hundred  acrees  of  vpland. 

Item,  40  acrees  of  vpland. 

Item,  13  acrees  of  land  his  house  stands  on. 

Item,  twenty  acrees  of  land  att  Strawberry  Hill. 

Item,  8  acrees  of  meddow  in  Plymouth  bounds. 

Item,  the  quarter  pte  of  the  mill  and  the  land  being  about  it. 


^4?/?  the  Court  of  Election  holden  for  the  Jurisdiction  of  J\''eu'' 
Plj/mouth  att  the  Towne  of  Plymouth,  on  the  third  Day  of 
June,  Anno  DoTii  1G74. 

Before  Josiah  Winslow,  Esquire,  GoQ,  Thomas  Hinckley, 

John  Aldin,  Constant  Southworth,  and 

Wiliam  Bradford,  James  Browne, 
Assistants,  &^. 


COURT    OllDERS. 


143 


"OSIAH   WINSLOW,  ESQ^  was  chosen  Goucmor  and  swoiuc. 

John  Aklcn,  "^ 

Wiliam  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hhickley, 
John  Freeman, 
Constant  Southworth, 
James  Browne,  and 
James  Cudworth, 


were  chosen  Assistants,  and  sworne. 


1G74. 


WiNRLOW, 

Gon". 


Josiah  Winslow,  Es^,  GoQ,  and 


were  chosen  Comissioners. 


M'  Thomas  Hinckley, 

And  Captaine  Bradford  was  the  next  in  nomination. 

M'  Constant  Southworth  was  chosen  Treasurer,  and  sworne. 


The  names  of  the  Celect  Men  in  cacli  townc  are  as  foUoweth  :  ■ 


Plyffi, 


Duxbuf, 


Scittu, 


Sand, 


Taunton, 


Yarmouth, 


{Leifl  Morton, 
Serjeant  Harlow, 
M'  Wiliam  Crow. 
(M"^  Samuell  Saberry, 
Benjain  Bartlett, 
AViliam  Paybody. 
(Cornett  Robert  Studson, 
John  Cushen, 
Isacke  Chettenden. 
(James  SkifFe,  Seni'', 
William  Swift, 
M'  Edmond  Freeman. 
Walter  Dean, 
Leiftcnant  Macye, 
Richard  Wiliam, 
William  Harvey, 
John  Tisdall. 
jSI'  Edmond  Hawes, 
jSI''  Edward  Stm-gis, 
■  Ensignc  Howes, 

John  Thacher, 
I  John  Miller. 


Barnas?, 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

fLeift  Laythorp, 
.j  M"'  Tho  Huckeus, 


]\I''  John  Gorum. 


TM"'  Josiah  Winslow,  Seui"' 

Marslifeild,    .      . ^  Anthony  Snow, 

I  Nathaniel  Thomas. 

{M''  Steuen  Paine,  Seni"', 
Leift  Peter  Hunt, 
Eusigne  Henery  Smith, 
r  John  Willis,  Scni% 

Bridgw, -i  John  Carrey, 

I  Leiftenant  Haward. 
'Daniel  Cole, 
Nicholas  Snow, 
Jonathan  Banges, 
Clarke  Snow, 
.  Jonathan  SjDarrow. 
«  fJohn  Russell, 

Dartmouth, \  James  Shaw, 

(Wiliam  Palmer, 
r  John  Thompson, 

Middleberv, i  Jonathan  Dunham, 

I  Francis  Combe. 

rSamuell  Luther, 

Swansey, 1  t  t     ,    n  i 

Hush  Cole. 


Eastham,       


The  Names  of 
Leiti  Morton, 
M'  Wiliam  Clarke, 
M'  Josias  Standish, 
Wiliam  Paybody, 
Cornett  Studson, 
Isacke  Chettenden, 
M''  Edmond  Freeman,  Juni'', 
Lcifteii  Macyc, 
John  Tildall, 
M'  Edmond  Hawes, 
M'  John  Thacher, 


the  Deputies. 

Wiliam  Crocker, 
Ensigne  Fames, 
Anthony  Snow, 
Ensigne  Smith, 
DanicU  Smith, 
Jonathan  Sparrow, 
Jonathan  Banges, 
John  Willis, 
John  Cooke, 
Hugh  Cole, 
John  Tompson. 


■|-h 


islluckc 


COURT    ( 

JRDEllS. 

145 

*The  Grand  Euqucst. 

1G7  4. 

John  Finney,  Seni'', 

John  Ormsbey, 

James  Walker, 

Nathaniel  Williams, 

Win-slow, 

John  Eogers,  Seni'', 
Francis  West, 

Benajah  Pratt, 
Samuell  Briggs, 

Gou". 
[*101.] 

W  Nathaniel  Willis, 

Nathaniel  Bacon, 

sworne, 

Esra  Perrey, 
Thomas  Doged, 
Arther  Hathawey, 
John  Miller, 
Gedion  Allin, 
John  Bryant,  Seni'', 
John  Ensigue, 

•  sworne, 

Peter  Hunt,  Juni'', 
Samuell  Freeman, 
Josias  Snow, 
Thomas  Cushman, 
Joseph  Ryder, 
Gershom  Cobb, 
Samuell  Briggs. 

The  Constables  of  the  scuerall  Towues. 

Plym, Samuell  Dunham,  sworne. 

Duxbuf Samuell  West,  sworne. 

fJWiliam  Hatch,+     fSee  of  this  moi-e  2  pages] 
Scitt,     .     .  ■{  ^  -r         .  ,   TT     1  ...  "^      ,•  1  •     1-1     1      r  sworne. 

(^+Jei'emiah  -Uatcn,+  (^      forward  m  this  booke.  J 

Sand, Richard  Gibbs,  Seni'",  sworne. 

f  John  Richmond,     1 
I  Shadrach  Wibore,  J 

Yarmouth, Edward  Sturgis,  sworne. 

Barnstable, M'^  Barnabas  Laythorpe. 

fMicaell  Foard,  ) 

Mai'shfeild, <  ^  ,      ^^      .         >  sworne. 

[  John  Hewitt,    J 

f  Jonathan  Fuller,  1 

Rehob, <!  ^  ,      ^        ,  ^sworne. 

l^JoJm  Doged,        j 

Eastham, Thomas  Paine,  sworne. 

Bridgwater, Samuell  Packer,  sworne. 

Dartmouth, Wiliam  Earle,  sworne. 

Middleberry, Isacke  Howland,  sworne. 

Surveyors  of  the  HigliMaics. 

j  Steuen  Bryant,  Seni', 

Andrew  Ringc, 

Plyn.o, J    ^ 

Thomas  Fauucc, 

I  Ephraim  Tilson. 
VOL.  V.  ID 


146 
1G74. 


WlSSLOW, 

Gou". 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECOKDS. 

fJohn  Rogers,  Juni"", 

Duxfe, I  Peter  West, 

Isacke  Barker. 

r  Joseph  Barkers, 

Scittu, \  James  Cudwortli,  Juiii'' 

I  John  Turner,  Juni'^. 

f  Edward  Perrey, 

' \Steuen  Skiffe. 

f  Edward  Raw, 

' [Israeli  Dean. 

rWiliam  Eldred, 

^'^""°"*' jjohnWhilden. 

fAusthie  Bearce, 

Barnsta, <  ^  ^ 

(^(jtorge  Lewis. 

fJolin  Caruer, 

' (Wiliam  Foard,  Juni^ 

r  Nicholas  Jydc, 

Eehoboth, Wi-r.  t- 

l^John  rerrum,  Juni''. 

fRober  Vixen, 

Eastham, \  ^^  .     .  . 

[  Heneiy  Attkms. 

rWillani  Bartrum, 
Dartmouth, .j  John  Thurburrow, 

I  Nehejiiiah  Allin. 
Middlebery, Samuell  "Wood. 


[*io;>.] 


Ensignc  Howes  is  a^jproued  and  established  to  be  the  captaiue  of  the  mil- 
letary  companie  of  Yarmouth. 

It  was  ordered  by  this  C'ourt,  that  it  be  signifyed  to  the  to^^'ncs  that  the 
Court  expects  that  the  troopers  in  each  towne  be  as  many  in  number  as  before, 
and  that  they  be  prouided  with  armes  and  other  acultcrmcnts  fitt  for  that  ser- 
uice,  and  that  theire  names  be  sent  in  to  the  next  July  Court. 

Joseph  Tayler,  of  Yarmouth,  hath  chosen  M"  John  ISIiller  to  be  his  gaiu- 
dian,  and  the  same  is  approued  by  the  Court. 

M"'  Hinckley  is  appointed  by  the  Court  to  require  and  adminncstcr  an 
oath  to  the  inventory  to  the  inventory  of  Anthony  Annible,  deceased,  and  to 
take  cecuritie  in  the  Courts  behalfe  for  adminnestration. 

*Wheras  it  is  ordered  by  the  Coui-t,  in  reference  \aito  a  ccrtainc  tract  of 
laud  lying  att  ^liddleberry,  that  Benjamine  Church  should  piu-chase  it  in  the 
behalfe  of  the  proprlators  and  inhabitants  of  Middlcberry  aforsaid,  and  that  it 


COURT    ORDERS. 


147 


iloth  appcer  that  the  said  tract  of  land  is  purchased  by  the  said  Benjamine  16  7  4. 
Chuich  and  John  Tompson,  as  more  fully  appeers  by  a  deed  bearing  date  the 
23  of  July,  1673  ;  and  wheras,  alsoe,  wheras  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that 
the  purchase  therof  should  be  repayed  by  the  last  of  Nouember,  1673-5  and 
it  being  not  payed  by  the  time  prefixed ;  it  is  mutually  agreed  by  the  inhab- 
itants and  propriators  with  them,  the  said  John  Tompson  and  Benjamine 
Chui-ch,  that  they  should  haue  one  third  pte  of  the  said  land,  and  to  take 
where  they  would  within  the  said  tract,  soe  as  they  take  it  together  for  theire 
pui-chase  and  charge  ;  and  this  to  be  for  theire  cecuritie  and  euidence  for  theire 
said  land. 

Tlie  Court  haue  ordered,  that  ^I""  Hinckley,  M''  Freeman,  and  M"'  Bourne 
doe  assist  what  they  can  in  settlcing  of  the  controuersy  between  the  to^vne  of 
Barnstable  and  Mashantampaine. 

Weddensday,  the  21"'  of  this  instant,  is  appointed  by  the  Court  for  the 
inhabitants  and  purchasers  of  Dartmouth  to  meet  together  for  the  settleing  of 
the  bounds  of  theire  towne ;  att  which  time  the  GoQ,  M'  Hinckley,  the  Treas- 
urer, M"'  Walley,  Leiftenant  Morton,  and  John  Tompson  did  engage  to  giue 
meeting  with  others  to  propose  and  indeauor  that  some  prouision  may  be  made 
for  the  preaching  of  the  word  of  God  amongst  them. 

In  reference  vnto  a  former  graunt  to  Wiliam  Paybody,  if  it  may  be 
found,  this  Court  giues  libertie  vnto  him  to  seeke  out  land  for  his  accomoda- 
tion and  to  purchase  it,  and  to  declare  to  the  Court  what  hee  hath  done  in 
that  behalfe. 

Att  this  Coiut  Josiah  Leuitt,  of  Hingham,  appeered,  to  answare  the 
charge  of  Deborah  Brookes,  that  hee  had  coiiiitted  fornication  with  her ;  and 
the  Comt  haueing  heard  such  testimonies  on  both  pties  as  haue  bin  produced 
for  the  clearing  of  the  case,  and  finding  noe  sufficient  proofe  of  her  said  accu- 
sation, doe  see  cause  to  cleare  him  of  his  being  guilty  of  the  said  fact  soe 
farre  as  wee  dcscernc. 

In  reference  to  the  first  pte  of  the  petition  prefered  to  the  Court  by 
Wiliam  Nicarson,  the  Couit  takes  notice,  that  what  was  expended  in  the  pur- 
chase of  the  land  att  Mannamoiett,  that  hee  should  haue  bourne  the  charge 
of  the  purchase  therof  according  to  agreement  with  those  that  had  propriety 
theriu  ;  but  forasmuch  as  hee  falls  in  that  pticular,  and  expresseth  himselfe 
satisfvod  in  that  behalfe,  wee  say  noe  more  to  it ;  for  the  second  pticulare,  hee 
hath  liberty  to  make  purchase  of  the  lands  adjacent  which  is  not  purchased, 
according  to  the  graunt  of  the  Court,  \\ith  the  hcalp  and  assistance  of  such  as 
shalbe  appointed  to  healp  therin  for  him. 

To  the  pticulare  requesting  a  constable   of  theire   naighbourhood,   the 


148 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RP^CORDS. 


1674. 


20:00 


Court  orders,  that  Nathaniell  Couell  be  impowered  to  seme  theratt   in  the 
office  of  a  deputy  constable  vnder  the  constable  of  Easthani. 

Wiliam  Randall,  for  abuseing  and  strikeing  of  Edward  AVanton,  was 
centanced  by  the  Court,  for  his  breach  of  the  peace  for  strikeing  of  the  said 
"Wanton,  is  fined  three  shillings  foure  penc. 

And  for  his  other  miscarriages  aforsaid,  and  to  be  bound  to  his  good 
behauior. 

Wiliam  Randall  acknowlidgeth  to  owe  vnto  our  soQ  lord 
the  Kinge  the  suine  of 

The  condition,  that  if  the  said  Wiliam  Randall  be  of  good  behauior 
towards  our  soQ  lord  the  Kinge  and  all  his  leich  people,  and  especially  vnto 
Edward  Wanton,  and  appeer  att  the  Comt  of  his  ma"'^  to  be  holden  att  Plym- 
outh aforsaid  the  first  Tusday  in  July  next,  and  not  depart  the  said  Court 
without  lycence  ;  that  then,  &d. 

Josias  Holmes,  for  selling  liquors  to  the  Indians,  fined  forty  shillings. 

Deborah  Brookes,  for  coiiiitting  fornication,  was  centanced  by  the  Court 
to  be  publickly  -s^'hipt,  which  accordingly  was  inflicted. 


7  July.         *^tt   the  Court  of  his  Ala!''  holden  att  Plymouth  the  7"'  of  July, 


Before  Josiah  Winslow,  Es^,  GoQ, 
John  Aldcn, 
William  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hinckley, 

Assistants,  &(?. 


John  Freeman, 
Constant  South•\^■ortl 
James  Browne,  and 
James  Cud  worth, 


THE  Coui't  haue  ordered  and  appointed  I\P  Hinckley  and  ]\P  Freeman  to 
issue  and  put  an  end  vnto  diucrs  controucrsycs  and  difficulties,  as,  name- 
ly, between  the  townc  of  Yarmouth  and  INIashantampaine  concerning  the 
boundary  line  betwixt  them  and  bot\\een  the  heires  of  Napoiatan  and  some 
Yarmouth  men  ncare  Sasuit  or  Satuckett  att  ilattakeese,  and  between  Yanno 
and  some  other  Indians  aboutc  an  iland  or  ilands  att  the  South  Sea. 

This  Coiut  requests  and  impowers  Josias  Winslow,  Es^,  CoQ,  to  sett  out 
and  to  farme  lett  the  house  and  land  that  was  lately  the  house  of  our  honored 
GoQ  Prcnce,  deceased,  and  to  dis]inso  of  it  liy  rent,  soe  as  it  may  be  prcsorucd 


7  July 

[WiNSI.f 


COURT    ORDERS.  149 

from  ruin,   and  as  it  may  conduce    in   a   probable  way  to  the   good  of  tlie      10  7  4. 
countrcy. 

Sanuu'U  Dunham,  Seni',  of  Flymouth,  standeth  bound  vnto  tlie  Court  of 
his  ma*'"  hckl  this  day  att  Plymouth,  in  New  England,  in  the  pcuall  suiiie  of 
ten  pounds  sterling,  on  condition,  that  wlieras  M'  Isaacke  Waldron,  of  Boston, 
phisition,  hath  coiTienced  suite  against  Wiliam  Browne,  of  Charlestowne,  chy- 
rurgiou,  in  an  action  of  the  case  to  the  damage  of  twenty  six  pounds  of  cur- 
rant mony,  for  that  the  said  Browne  hath  neglected  to  pay  a  debt  of  tliirteen 
pounds,  due  vpon  bill  somtime  in  Aprill  last  past,  vnto  the  said  Waldron  ;  if, 
therfore,  the  said  Isacke  Waldron  shall  and  doe  appeer  att  the  Court  of  his 
ma''"  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  aforsaid  the  last  Tusday  in  October  next,  then 
and  there  to  procecute  his  said  suite  to  effect,  that  then  the  aboue  written  obli- 
gation to  be  voyde  and  of  none  effect,  or  otherwise  to  remaine  in  full  force, 
strength,  and  vertue. 

This  Court  approued  and  established  John  Tlowland  to  be  cnsigno  of  the 
milletary  companie  of  Barnstable. 

Memorandom  :  that  Keencompsctt  came  into  the  Court,  and  disclaimed 
and  deneyed  any  right  that  Napoiatan  had  to  dispose  of  the  lands  att  Matta- 
keesett. 

.John  Simmons  is  graunted  liberty  by  the  Court,  and  with  the  consent 
alsoe  of  the  propriators  of  Pocassett,  to  erect  an  house  there,  on  condition  hee 
keep  a  sufficient  ferrey  there ;  and  likewise  to  keep  an  ordinary  for  the  enter- 
tainment of  trauellers  and  strangers,  soc  as  hee  keep  good  orders  and  prcuent 
abuses  that  may  be  occatioued  therby. 

Att  this  Court,  Walter  Briggs  requested  the  Court  for  a  dcuission  of  the 
lands  graunted  vnto  M'"  Hatherley  att  Accord  Pond ;  and  the  Court  heard 
what  was  said  by  both  the  said  Briggs  and  ^M''  John  Jacobb  in  answai-e  ther- 
vnto,  but  saw  noe  catise  to  graunt  to  him,  the  said  Walter  Briggs,  his  desire 
in  that  bchalfe. 

Edward  Jenkens  was  swornc  to  the  office  of  a  constable  in  the  ward  of 
Scittuate  on  the  17"'  of  June,  1674. 

William  Barstow  Avas  swornc  to  the  office  of  a  constable  in  the  A\ard  of 
Scittuate  on  the  22  of  June,  1674. 

Cornett  Eobert  Studson,  Isacke  Chettcnden,  and  John  Cushen  were  chosen 
to  the  office  of  celect  men  in  the  townc  of  Scittuate  on  the  22'''""'  of  June,  1674. 

Wiliam  Hatch  and  Jeremiah  Hatch,  haueing  bin  chosen  to  the  offices  of 
constables  in  the  ward  of  Scittuate,  but  refusing  to  seruc,  doe  submitt  them- 
selues  to  the  payment  of  theire  fine. 

Thomas  Kins;e,  Juni'',  haueing  bin  chosen  to  the  office  of  a  constable  in 


150  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

]  G  7  4.      the  ward  of  Sclttuate  June  17,  1674,  instead  of  one  of  those  yiiiediatcly  aboue 
named,  refusing  to  serue,  submitteth  himselfe  to  the  judgment  of  the  Court. 

In  reference  vnto  the  fii-st  propriators  of  the  lands  in  the  Majors  Pur- 
chase, soe  called,  which  is  in  the  township  of  ^liddleberry,  between  the 
two  pathes,  that  wheras  the  record  of  theire  graunte  expresseth  onely  thirty 
acrees  a  peece  and  proportionable  coinonage,  the  Court  heerby  declares,  that 
theire  intent  was,  that  all  the  lands  within  that  tract  called  the  ISIajors  Pur- 
chase is  settled  and  doth  appertains  vnto  them  and  theire  heires  and  assignes 
for  euer,  excepting  such  smalle  psells  as  haue  since  bin  graunted  vnto  seuerall 
psons  within  the  said  tract,  wherof  a  psell  was  thirty  acrees  in  the  said  tracte 
graunted  to  John  Dunham,  Juni"',  as  followcth  :  — 

Thirty  acrees  of  land  is  graunted  by  the  Court,  with  the  consent  and 
concurrance  of  such  as  are  the  propriators  in  the  said  Majors  Purchase,  vnto 
John  Dunham,  Juni"',  being  layed  out  &  bounded  by  Wiliam  Nelson  by  order 
from  Captaine  Southworth,  is  as  followeth,  vizj  :  it  lyeth  on  the  easterensyde 
of  the  head  of  Rauen  Brooke,  marked  with  a  stake  att  the  northwest  corner, 
and  att  the  northeast  corner  with  a  smalle  red  oake,  and  on  the  southeast  cor- 
ner it  is  bounded  with  a  rocke,  and  att  the  southwest  corner  it  is  bounded 
with  a  smalle  red  oake. 
[*104.]  *Att  tliis   Court,  Capt  James   Cudworth  was  established  to  be  captahie 

of  the  milletary  companie  of  Scittuatc. 

And  Serjeant  Dillingham  was  approucd  to  be  Iciftenant,  and  Serjeant 
Thacher  to  be  ensigne,  of  the  milletary  companie  of  Yarmouth. 

Wheras  John  Gibson  and  Thomas  Cloake,  two  Indians  soe  called,  whoe 
are  the  reputed  soiics  of  Quantockamew,  of  Pottanummacutt,  complaineth 
against  Symou,  the  son  of  Pompmo,  for  his  vnjust  detaining  of  theire  lands 
lying  att  Pottanumacutt  aforsaid,  left  vnto  them  as  theire  inheritance  by  theire 
father  deceased,  this  Court  doth  determine  and  settle  the  ncckc  of  land  called 
Namacocke,  made  by  the  deare  path,  and  the  pond  called  Ocinamunt,  and  six 
acrees  of  laud  towards  Leiftenant  Joseph  Rogers  his  marsh,  John  Sibson  and 
Tom  to  haue  the  iland,  and  all  the  rest  of  theire  fathers  land,  except  wbat  is 
sold  to  the  English,  and  what  bclongcs  to  Josias  his  children,  that  to  rcmaine 
fekme  to  them  and  theire  heires  for  euer. 

Libcrtie  is  graunted  vnto  M'  SamuoU  Sabcrry,  of  Duxburrow.  tn  looke 
out  for  land  to  accomodate  him  in  reference  to  seuerall  former  graunts  made 
by  the  Court  vnto  M'  Wiltam  Kcmpp,  deceased,  which  the  said  ]\I''  Kcmpp 
ncuer  had,  nor  any  for  him,  and  was  disappointed  of  some  psells  of  land 
assigned  to  him  ;  and  thorby  hue  haucing  an  interest  therin,  as  appocrs  by 
the  records  of  this  Court,  if,  thcrfore,  the  said  M"  Saberry,  his  son  in  law,  can 


COURT    ORDEllS.  151 

find  any  lands  as  yett  vndisjiosed  of,  lice  is  to  liauc  a  competent  accoiiiodation      1  G  7  4. 
of  lands  out  of  the  same. 

Libertic  is  graimtcd  by  the  Court  vnto  John  Cooke  to  looke  out  some 
lands  for  his  accoiiiodation,  and  likewise  Captaine  Bradford  and  M''  Joseph 
Bradford  in  reference  vnto  a  former  graunte  made  to  M""  Wiliara  Bradford, 
deceased,  for  the  aceotnodation  of  his  children ;  the  said  Capt  Bradford  and 
Joseph  Bradford  to  be  accoiiiodafed  ncare  vnto  the  land  John  Cooke  hath 
an  eye  vnto  and  doth  desire  ;  and  the  Treasurer  is  appointed  by  the  Court 
to  take  a  view  of  what  they  desire,  and  to  lay  out  a  proportion  vnto  each 
of  them. 

Wheras  Thomas  Joy,  of  the  towne  of  Hingham,  in  the  goQment  of  the 
Massachusetts,  house  carpenter,  hath  caused  great  distui-bance  amongst  vs  by 
produceing  a  deed  of  gift  of  lands  to  him  from  an  Indian  sachem,  wherby  hee 
hath  broken  a  law  of  this  collonie  prohibiting  the  purchasing  or  receiueing 
any  lands  by  way  of  gift  from  any  Indian  or  Indians  without  libertic  giuen 
them  by  the  Court,  and  for  the  same  liis  disturbance  and  breach  of  the  law 
was  coiiiitted  to  prison ;  the  said  Joy  coming  into  the  Coui-t,  and  in  open 
Court  hee  disclaiming  any  right  or  title  to  any  lands  within  the  said  deed 
expressed  that  hee  hath  therby  layed  claime  vnto,  and  surrendering  the  said 
deed  ATitD  the  Court,  they  saw  cause  to  release  him. 

In  like  manor,  wheras  M'  Peter  Talmon,  of  Rhode  Hand,  produced  a 
deed  of  gift  and  a  deed  of  sale  in  open  Court  of  considerable  tracts  of  land 
obtained  of  the  Indians  without  the  approbation  of  the  Court,  wherby  the  law 
abouemensioned  is  broken,  and  the  hee,  the  said  Talmon,  for  the  same  comitted 
to  prison,  hee  coming  into  the  Court,  and  in  open  Coiu-t  surrendering  vp  the 
said  deeds  to  the  Court,  and  disclaiming  and  renouncing  all  right  or  title  to 
any  lands  therin  expressed,  the  Court  saw  cause  to  release  him. 

Mcmorand  :  that  before  the  psons  aboue  named  were  coiiiitted  to  ward, 
that  a  tender  was  made  to  them  seuerally,  that  if  they  would  either  pay  the 
penalty  of  the  breach  of  the  said  law,  or  surrender  vp  theire  deeds  to  the 
Court,  and  renounce  and  disclaime  any  right  and  title  to  any  lands  therin 
expressed,  they  should  not  be  coiiiitted  ;  which  they  att  the  first  refuseing  to 
doe,  were  coiiiitted,  and  afterwards  condecending  vnto,  were  released. 

"Wheras  there  is  an  Indian,  called  Hoken,  that  hath  bin  a  notoriouse 
theife,  and  besids  former  theifts,  of  late  hath  broken  vp  the  house  of  James 
Bui-sell,  of  Yarmouth,  for  which  hee  was  coinitted  to  prison ;  and  hee  made 
an  escape  by  breaking  of  prison,  and  since  stole  a  horse,  being  insolent  in  liis 
cai-ryage  and  an  incorrigable  theife,  that  will  not  be  reclaimed,  but  lyeth  sherk- 
ing  and  lurking  about,  wherby  many  persons  are  greatly  in  fcare  and  danger  of 


152 


PLYiMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


1  G  7  4.  liim  ;  ■\^lierfore  the  Court  doe  order  INP  Hinckley  and  Leiftenant  Freeman,  or 
any  other  majestrate  that  can  light  off  the  said  Hoken,  that  they  cause  him  to 
be  apprehended  and  sold  or  sent  to  Barbadoes,  for  to  satisfy  his  debts  and  to 
free  the  collonie  from  soe  ill  a  member. 

Att  tills  Coiut  Wiliam  Maycomber  appeared,  being  summoned  to  answare 
for  his  breach  of  the  Sabbath  in  a  high  degree  expressed  by  his  goeing  to  an 
Indian  house  on  the  Sabbath  day  to  demaund  a  debt,  and  otherwise  abusing 
two  old  Indians,  is  fined  forty  shillings  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie,  according  to 
the  law,  or  be  publickly  whipt. 

John  Rickard,  the  son  of  .John  Rickard,  and  Samuell  Dunham,  the  son 
of  Samuell  Dunham,  for  abuseiug  an  Indian,  and  therin  breaking  the  Kings 
peace,  was  fined,  each  of  them,  three  shillings  and  fom-  pence. 


27  October. 

[*106.] 


""All   the   Court  of  his  Ma'"'  held  att  Plymouth,  for  the  Jurisdiction 
of  A'ew  Plj/moiith,  the  27"'  of  October,  1674. 


Before  Josiah  Winslow,  Esq',  GoQ, 
John  Alden, 
Wiliam  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hinckley, 

Assistants,  &:d. 


John  Freeman, 
Constant  Southworth, 
James  Browne,  and 
James  Cudworth, 


^  j^THERAS  formerly  there  hath  bin  a  proposition  made  by  some  of  the 
T  T  towne  of  Bridgwater,  that  there  might  be  a  book  procured,  and  pson 
appointed  to  regester  theire  lands,  with  euery  propriators  interest,  ■\\'hich  hatli 
not  hitherto  ben  effected,  seuerall  of  Bridgwater  haueing  att  this  Court  ^sent- 
ed  a  preface  to  be  prefixed  to  the  said  booke,  and  this  Court  judging  it  very 
rationall  that  it  should  be  procecuted  to  effect,  this  Comt  therfore  ordereth, 
tliat  such  as  oppose  the  same  shall  either  concur  with  the  rest  therin,  or  ap- 
point some  in  theii-e  behalfe  to  appeer  att  the  next  Court  to  giue  a  reason  of 
theire  decent ;  and  wheras  there  hath  bine  some  controuersy  about  the  destruc- 
tion of  swampes  in  theire  township,  that  such  as  shall  appeer  att  the  Court  in 
tlic  otluT  case  bee  impowered  in  the  behalfe  of  the  rest  concerned  therin,  to 
spcake  to  that  pticulare  alsoe ;  and  incase  there  shalbe  a  contiaiued  neglect 
concerning  the  pmises,  the  Court  will  see  cause  to  take  some  cffcctuall  course 
for  the  effecting  of  the  same. 


COURT    ORDERS.  153 

Whcras  att  tlic  last  Court  John  Barker,  attorney  to  Samuell  Ilieland,  as      1  G  7  4. 
attorney  to  the  said  Ililand,  by  processe  of  law  obtained  a  verdict  and  judg-  ^ 

mcnt  of  fourteen  pounds  of  Israeli  Hubert,  eight  pounds  wherof  is  by  the  said     pwixsLow 
Hubert  alreddy  payed  ;  and  that  some  way  the  said  Barker  hath  procured  the    Goveknou.] 
bill  by  which  the   said  suiiie  was   demaunded ;  this  Court  hath  ordered,  that 
the  remaining  six  pounds  remalne  vnpayed  vntell  the  said  bill  be  deliuered  to 
Captaine  Cudworth,  appointed  by  the  Court  to  receiue  it. 

In  reference  to  the  complaint  against  Wiltam  Hatch,  Jeremiah  Hatch,  and 
Thomas  Kinge,  for  refusing  to  seruc  in  the  office  of  constable,  they  requesting 
they  may  hauc  liberty  to  aplie  themselues  to  the  Generall  Court  in  order  to 
getlnge  of  ther  fines,  which  liberty  was  granted  ;  but  they  aplied  themselues 
not  to  the  Generall  Courte,  so  the  Conrte  do  order,  William  Hatch  &  Jere- 
miah Hatch  their  fines  be  requii-ed  of  tlicm. 

llAtt  the  Court  of  his  ma*'"  held  at  Plymouth  the  S""  of  :March,  16T6,  the 
Court  ordered,  that  the  fines  of  Jeremiah  Hatch  and  AV'iliam  Hatch  should 
be  leuied.y 

Letters  of  adminnestration  was  grauuted  unto  Hugh  Stc\\'ert  to  adminnes- 
ter  on  the  estate  of  Thomas  Phelps,  deceased. 

tres  of  adminnestration  was  graunted  vnto  Elizabeth  Knapp  to  admin- 
nester  on  the  estate  of  Aron      ^ 

Concerning  the  Settlement  of  the  Estate  of  Thomas   Phclpps,  allies  Phillips, 
of  Yarmouth,  deceased. 

The  whole  estate,  bv   inventory   both   of   house   and  ) 

n     J        J             1.,       •        1,   'i  r^.j:  10:03 

lands  and  moueables,  is  vallued  att J 

Debts  to  be  payed  out  of  it, 05  :  10  :  00 

Proper  estate  devideable, 060  :  00  :  03 

The  widdowes  pte  of  the  moueables, 08  :  06  :  09 

Item,  her  thirds  of  the  proffitts  of  the  lauds,      .     .     .     04  :  10  :  00 

Allowed  her  towards  the  bringing  \u  of  the  youngest  ] 

-     -     '               •"        ^04:00:00 
child, J 


16:  16:09 


This    devidable    between    eight    children,    the    eldest  1 

haueing  a  double  portion,  soe  that  it  being  consid-  I  04  :  15  :  06 
crcd  into  9  parts,  it  aniountes  \nto  each  child,     . 

And  the  eldest  to  hauc  a  double  pte  or  share. 

vol..  v.  '^0 


27  October. 

WlNSLOW, 


154  PLYMOUTH    COLO^^Y    IlECORDS. 

1  G  7  4.  Josias  Leichfcild  is  required  by  the  authoritie  of  the   Court,  without  any 

further  delay,  to  make  jiay  vnto  his   two  sisters,  Remember  Lewse   and  De- 
pendancc   Leichfeihl,  to  each  of  them,  the  full  of  one  third  pte  of  the  estate 
Gou^        pf  ]jjg  brother,  Experience  Leichfeild,  when  the  debts  are  payed. 

An  Order  directed  to  the  Coiiiittees  of  Scittuate. 

Tliis  Court,  takcina;  notice  of  the  complaint  of  Wiliam  Parker  and  Jo- 
seph Coleman,  Scni"',  of  Scittuate,  that  they  haueini^'  louge  liued  in  the  said 
towne,  hauc  not  bin  hitherto  accomodated  with  any  considerable  tract  of 
land,  according  to  theire  antitpiity  and  desirt,  and  alsoe  considering  that 
the  former  coiiiittcy,  by  reason  of  thcirc  former  order  from  the  Court,  were 
to  straightly  bound  vp  as  to  theire  further  accornodation,  this  Court  doth 
order  that  the  pscnt  coiiiittcy  doe  forthwith  accoiiiodate  the  psons  aboue- 
said  ■with  each  of  them  sixty  acrees  of  land,  where  the  said  coiiiitty  shall 
judge  meet. 

M''  Freeman  and  Jonathan  Sparrow  arc  appointed  and  authorised  by  the 

Court  to  settle  the  bounds  of  a  certaine   psell   of  land   att   Mannamoiett,  vnto 

Wiliam  Nicarson,  which  hee  hath  purchased   of  the   grandees   to  whom  the 

Court  graunted  it,  which  psell  of  land  is  soe  to  be  layed  out  as  being  adjacent 

vnto  the  land  Nicarson  first  bought  of  the  Indians,  and  wliich  land  is   not  to 

exceed  100  acrees  to  each  man  that  was  concerned  in  the  Courts  graunt,  and 

Wilhnn  Nicarson  is  authorised  by  the  Court  to  make  purchase  of  the  said  land 

as  hce  hath  opportunity  for  to  piu'chase  it.  , 

[*107.]  *Whcras   Mary  Wyatt,  of  Taunton,  widdow,  late   wife  to   Leiit  James 

This  entciy  of  Wyate,  deceased,  hath  seuerall  times  supplycated  to  this  Court  for  relcifte,  and 

made  null  by  vpon  seuerall  considerations,  finding  the  widdow  iudcbted  to  Joscpli  Leanard, 

the  Court  an    ^£  Taunton,  the  suiiie  of  clcucn  pounds,  as  bv  the  widdowcs  ownc  acknowl- 

othcnnse    en-  '■  • 

tcrcd  mth  an  idgmcnt,  in   her   petition  to  this   Court,  October,   1674,  it   may   appear,  this 

addition.      See 

three  pages  Court  luiuc,  ill  reference  to  the  aforsaid  debt,  graunted  to  Joseph  Leanard 
forwar  in  t  us  ^f^j.^.^jj  .^jj  extent  Oil  cisjlit  acrccs  of  the  land  which  was  pte  of  the  estate  of 
the  aforsaid  Leiftenaiit  Wyate,  deceased,  for  the  aforsaid  Lcanards  cecuritie, 
soc  that  hee,  the  aforsaid  Leanard,  may  and  shall  pecably  posscssc  and  injoy 
the  aforsaid  land  vntill  hee  is  fully  payed  his  due  debt,  and  alsoe  all  nessesary 
charges  expended  or  laid  out  on  the  land,  excepting  a  right  lieire  to  the  afor- 
said land  appecr,  and  will  pay  the  debts,  with  all  nessesary  charges  expended 
on  the  aforsaid  land.  The  said  eight  acrccs  of  land  is  lying  and  being  in  the 
towne  of  Taunton,  and  bounded  on  the  east  end  on  Taunton  Mill  Riuer,  and 
on  the  west  end  on  the  coiTion  ;  on  the  nortiisyde  by  the  land  of  Robert 
Thornton. 


COURT    ORDERS. 
A  Letter  of  Attorney,  appointed  by  Order  of  Court  to  he  recorded. 

Be  it  knowne  vnto  all  men  by  these  p>sents,  that  I,  Joluinnuh  "Willett,  of 
Milford,  in  the  collouie  of  Coiiccticott,  in  New  England,  hauc  made,  assigned 
and  assured,  ordeined  and  deputed,  and  in  my  sted  and  place,  by  these  ^sents, 
putt  my  loucing  friud,  il''  Jacob  Walker,  of  Stratford,  in  the  collonie  of 
Hartford,  aforsaid,  my  true  and  hu^'full  attorney  for  mce,  and  in  my  name  and 
to  my  vse,  to  aske,  Icuy,  reconer  all  and  singulare  such  debts,  dues,  suino  or 
suiiics  of  mony  as  are  or  shalbc  due  or  owing  vnto  mee,  Johannah  Willett, 
by  joynture,  dowrey,  gift,  or  vpon  any  otlier  ingagement  whatsoeuer,  giueing 
and  by  these  pisents  graunting  vnto  my  said  attorney  full  power  and  authoritie 
to  acte  for  mee  and  in  my  behalfe,  in  all  thinges  needfuU  and  nessesarie  to  be 
done  in  or  about  the  pmiscs,  and  vpon  receipt  of  any  sume  or  suiiics  of  mony, 
I'or  mce  and  in  my  stead  and  name  to  make;  seale,  and  deliuer  any  lawfull 
discharges  for  the  same,  as  alsoe  to  make  one  attorney  or  more  vnder  him,  and 
all  and  euery  other  thing  or  thinges  which  shalbe  needfuU  or  nessesarie  to  be 
doii  in  or  about  the  fmises,  the  same  to  doe  as  fully  and  wholly  as  I  my  sclfe 
might  doc,  if  I  were  there  psonally  g>sent,  holding  feirme  and  stable  all  and 
•whatsocuer  my  attorney  or  attorneys  shall  doe  or  cause  to  be  doii  in  or  about 
the  ^mises,  by  these  pscnts.  Witnes  my  hand  and  seale,  this  19  day  of 
October,  1674.  ^-^— ^. 

.TOIIAXNAII    WILLETT,    and  a   (     Se.i. 
JVILLETT, 

Signed,  sealled,  and  deliuered  in  the  psence  off 
Eichard  Bryant, 
Samuell  Coley. 

The  wittncsses  to  this  aboucsaid  letter  of  attorney  were  sworne  before  mee, 

ALLEXANDER  BRYANT, 
October  19'\  1674.  Assistant. 

An  order  was  dkected  from  this  Comt  to  req^ulre  the  sm-veyors  of  Plym- 
outh speedily  to  cause  a  way  to  be  mended  between  Bridgwater  and  Plymouth, 
which  is  very  dangerous  for  man  and  beast,  as  they  will  answare  theire  neg- 
lect att  theire  p''ill. 

An  order  was  directed  from  this  Court,  to  require  seuerall  psons  who 
haue  come  into  the  collonie  ^^ithout  the  approbation  of  the  Gou''  and  two  ma- 
jestrates,  contrary  to  order,  liueing  att  Taunton,  and  downe  Taunton  Eiuer,  to 
depart  the  gou''ment  betwixt  this  date  and  the   28""  of  February  next,  or  to 


156 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


1  G  7  4.      "i^l^c  tlicire  psonall  appecrancc  att  the  Court  of  his  ma''"  the  first  Tiisdav  in 
^larch  next,  to  auswaro  theire  neglect  or  contempt  of  the  said  order. 

*Att  this  Court,  a  natiue  named  JMatthias,  allies  Achawehett,  was  indited 
for  killing  of  another   natiue  named  Joseph,  allies  Chachapauueke.     Hee  put 

[*108.]       himselfc  on  tryall  by  God  and  the  countrey. 

The  verdict  of  the  jury_  was,  — 
AFcc  find  him  guilty  of  manslaughter  by  way  of  chaunce  medley. 


The  verdict  being  accepted  by  the  Court,  the  said  ISIatthi; 
cleared  of  being  guilty  of  wilfull  mm-der,  and  was  released. 


was  oppenly 


The  Names  of  the  Jury. 


John  Tompson, 
M'  Nicholas  Byram, 
M''  Judah  Thachcr, 
Serjeant  Ephraim  Tinkham, 
Wiliam  Hoskens, 
John  Eogers, 


M''Samuell  Edson, 
Samuell  Clapp, 
James  Lewis, 
John  Richmond, 
Jeremiah  ILatch, 
Hugh  Cole, 


sworne. 


The  Court  being  informed  that  one  John  Laythorpe,  an  Irish  man  now 
att  Scittuate,  is  come  into  this  collonie,  and  hath  continew  thcrin  for  soiTi 
time  without  the  approbation  of  the  Court  or  towne,  and  that  hee  liueth  there 
disorderly,  an  order  was  directed  from  this  Court  to  the  constables,  to  giue  him 
notice  that  hoc  is  to  depart  this  collonie  within  fourteen  dayes  after  sight 
heerof,  or  otherwise  to  apprehend  him,  and  carry  him  forth  of  this  jurisdic- 
tion towards  Waymouth. 

Gorge  Dauson,  of  INIiddlcbcrry,  for  doeing  seruill  worke  on  the  Lords 
day,  fined  forty  sliillings. 

Joseph  Coolestoow,  for    makeing   disturbance    att    the    liouse   of  Isacke 

Chettcnden,  and  speaking  vnscemly  words,  fined  fine  shillings. 

Joseph   Dotcn,   planter,  acknowlldseth    to    owe   vnto  1 

,     '    ,     ,..          ,         _      ,  ^80:00:00 

cm-  sou'  lord  the  ivnige  the  sume  of j 

M'  Wilkm  Clarke,  yeoman,  of  Plymouth,  tlic  sume  of  40  :  00  :  00 

Edward  Dotcn,  seaman,  the  suiiic  of  .     .     .     .     .     .     40  :  00  :  00 

The  condition,  that  wheras  the  aboue  boundcn  Joseph  Doten  is  accused 

by  Elizabeth  Warren  to  hauc  comitted  fornication  ^^■ith   her,  Mherby  shco  is 

with  child,  if,  thcrfore,  the  said  Joseph  Doten  shall  and  doc  appeer  att  tlie 

Court  of  his  ma""  to  be  bolden   att  Plymouth  aforsaid  the   first  Tusday  in 

!March  next,  to  make  further  answare  respecting  the  said  fact,  and  not  depart 

the  said  Court  without  Ivcencc  ;  that  tlien,  &(?. 


COURT    ORDERS. 

Att  this  Court,  Nifliolas  Albcrson,  lor  breach  of  tlic  Sabbath,  nml  pilfer- 
ing, and  seuorall  times,  and  for  telling  a  lye  in  his  examination  coneerning  the 
pmises,  was  centanced  by  the  Court  to  be  publlcklv  whipt,  -which  accordingly 
was  inflicted. 

♦^Mieras  ]Mary  Wyatt,  of  Taunton,  widdow,  late  wife  to  Leiftenant 
James  A\'yatt,  deceased,  haue  scuerall  times  suplycated  to  this  Court  for  releife, 
and  after  souerall  considerations,  finding  the  said  widdow  indebted  to  Joseph 
Leanard,  of  Taunton,  the  suiTie  of  cleuen  pound,  as  by  the  widdo\^-es  ownc 
acknowlidgmcnt  in  her  petition  to  this  Court,  October,  16T4r,  it  may  appeer, 
this  Court  haue,  in  reference  to  the  aforsaid  debt,  graunted  vnto  Joseph  Lean- 
ard an  extent  on  eight  acrees  of  land,  which  was  pte  of  the  estate  of  the  afor- 
said Leiftenant  Wyatt,  deceased,  for  the  aforsaid  Joseph  Leanards  ceeuritie, 
soe  and  that  the  aforsaid  Leanard  may  and  shall  peacably  posscsse  and  injoy 
the  aforsaid  land  vntill  hoc  is  fully  payed  his  due  debt,  and  alsoe  all  nessosary 
charges  exjiended  or  layed  out  on  tlie  said  land,  excepting  a  right  hclre  to  the 
aforsaid  land  appeer,  and  will  pay  the  debt,  with  all  nessesary  charges  ex- 
pended on  the  aforsaid  land.  The  eight  acrees  of  land  is  lying  and  scittuated 
in  the  towne  of  Taunton,  and  bounded  on  the  cast  end  on  Taunton  Mill  Riuer, 
and  on  the  west  end  on  the  cofnon,  and  on  the  north  syde  by  the  land  of  the 
aforsaid  Joseph  Leanard,  and  on  the  south  syde  by  the  laud  of  Robert  Thorn- 
ton, on  all  which  eight  acrees  of  land,  bounded  as  heer  expressed,  the  Court 
haue  graunted  an  extent  to  the  abouemensioned  Joseph  Leanard,  his  heircs, 
executors,  or  assignes,  vntill  hee  or  they  shalbe  fully  payed  and  satisfyed  his 
said  debt,  and  all  nessesary  disbui'sments  on  or  about  the  land,  or  that  it  be 
redeemed  by  the  lawfidl  heire. 

John  Gorum,  Seni"',  aged  53  yeares,  or  therabouts,  testifyeth,  that  some 
time  since,  lice  being  desired  to  write  a  memorandum  of  an  agreement  between 
Jabez  Lumbcrt  and  Zachariah  Ryder,  concerning  lands  of  Abraham  Darbey, 
^vhich  is  in  the  bounds  of  Yarmouth,  and  they  cotliitted  the  writing,  after  it 
was  written,  to  my  keeping,  some  space  of  time  after,  Abraham  Darbey,  com- 
ing from  '\'erginuia,  put  in  on  the  othcrsyde  of  the  Cape,  and  come  to  my 
house,  and  I  told  him  that  his  brother,  Jabez  Lund)ert,  had  sold  all  rights  of 
lands  in  the  bounds  of  the  towne  of  Yarmouth,  and  Abraham  Darbey  said 
what  hee  had  done  in  that  respect  hee  had  giuen  him  order  soe  to  doe,  and  it 
should  be  made  good,  or  to  that  very  purpose. 

Dated  this  4''''  1.   f  | 

Tliis  Avas  sworne  before  mce, 

JOllX    A1,D1X,  Assistant. 


■  October. 
Gou«. 


].58  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    IlKCORDS. 

1  G  7  4.  Hannah  Daibey,  aged  thirty  two  or  therabouts,  testiiycth  and  saith,  that 

my  husband,  Abraham  Darbey,  gaue  vuto  my  brother  in  law,  Jabcz  lAimbert, 
Uueing  in  Barnstable,  in  the  jurisdiction  of  New  Plymouth,  order  to  sell  all 
the  lands  left  him  by  his  father,  John  Darbey,  deceased,  within  the  bounds  of 
Yarmouth,  in  the  aforsaid  jurisdiction,  with  all  the  priuilidges  and  ajipurte- 
nances  thervnto  belonging,  and  for  the  which  I  receiucd  jjtc  of  the  payment  in 
my  husbands  absence,  by  my  brother  Lumbert,  which  ^^■heu  my  husband  came 
home  I  aquainted  my  husband  therwith,  and  hec  was  satisfyed  ^^•ith  my  brother 
Lumbert,  for  soe  much  as  I  had  receiued,  and  in  what  lice  had  doii  in  the  sale 
of  the  aforsaid  lands ;  and  further  saith  not. 

Taken  vpon  oath  Noucmber  the  19''',  IGT-l,  before  mee, 

EDWARD   TINGE, 

Assistant. 


1  6  7  4-5.  *^in  the  Court  of  his  Ma!"  holdcn  att  P/i/niouth  the  first  of  March,  1674. 

1  March.  Before  Josias  AViuslow,  Esq"",  Gou'',  and  John  Freeman, 

[*110.]  John  Aldcn,  Constant  Southworth, 

Thomas  Ilinclvley,  James  Browne,  and 

Wilhim  Bradford,  James  Cudworth, 
Assistants,  S^C. 

IN  reference  vuto  the  affaires  of  the  towne  of  Sandwich,  whoc  are  propria- 
tors,  and  whoe  are  interest  in  the  towne  privllidges,  being  att  great  vu- 
certainty  amongst  themselucs,  our  honored  Gou',  (if  it  may  be,)  M""  Aldin  and 
M'  Hinckley,  SP  Constant  Southworth  and  W  Freeman,  are  by  the  Court 
requested  and  impowcred  to  take  some  conyenient  time  to  goe  to  Sandwich,  to 
vse  thelre  best  indcauors  to  settle  those  affaires  amongst  them,  and  in  the  mean 
time,  the  Court  sees  noc  reason  that  those  whose  names  are  in  a  list  giuen  in 
by  Wiliam  Swift,  for  to  receiuc  a  graunt  of  marsh,  or  such  as  are  heires  or 
successors  of  such,  that  they  or  any  of  them  sliould  l)e  debarred  and  dcpriucd 
of  the  coinon  towne  privilidges,  except  any  of  them  come  vnder  the  law  tliat 
doth  prohibite  some  psons  for  voating  for  officers.     • 

Letters  of  administration  is  graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  ^listi'is  ]\Lirv 
Thomas,  the  relict  of  Caj)?  NatlumicU  Thomas,  deceased,  and  vuto  :\1''  WiW 
Thomas,  to  adniinnestcr  on  the  psonall  estate  of  the  said  ('apt  'I'lionuis, 
and  it  was  agreed  by  and  IxHween  tlie  said  Wiliam  'J'iionias,  and  Nathaiiirl 
Thomas,  and  Isaacke  Little,  now  present  in  the  Court,  that  tlie  debts  due  to 
any  fiom  tlie  said  estate  bring  duly  ]iayed,  X\w  resedue  of  the  said  estate  shal- 


COURT    ORDERS.  i;,9 

be  att  the  sole  dispose  of  the  said  ]\Iary  Thomas,  prouidcd  the  other  chihh-cn    1  (i  7  4-"). 
consent  thervnto.  ' 

_,  .  .         ,  1  March. 

1  he  Court,  seuig  cause  to  require  the  psouall  appearance  of  an  Indian,  -wixslow 
called  Tobias,  before  the  Court,  to  make  further  answare  to  such  intergatoryes  ''ou". 
as  shalbe  required  of  him,  in  reference  to  the  suddaine  and  violent  death  of 
an  Indian  called  John  Sassamon,  late  deceased,  the  said  Tobias  and  Tuspa- 
quin,  the  black  sachem,  (soe  called,)  of  Namassakett,  and  Wiliam,  his  sou, 
doe  all  joyntly  and  seuerally  doe  heerby  binci  ouer  off  theire  lands,  to  the 
valine  of  one  hundred  pounds,  vnto  the  Court,  for  the  psonall  appeerauce  off 
the  said  Tobias  att  the  Court  of  his  ma'"',  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  aforsaid 
the  first  in  .June  next,  in  reference  to  the  pmises. 

Memorand  :  that  Wiliam  Earle,  the  constable  of  Dartmouth,  be  suiiioned 
in  to  the  next  Court  to  answare  the  complaint  of  ilamanewed,  for  beating  his 
wife,  and  trespasiug  on  his  land  with  his  cattle. 

Wheras  Edward  Jenkens  hath  formerly  petitioned  the  Court,  that  his 
daughter,  jSlary  Attkinson,  may  be  diuorsed  from  her  husband,  named  Jlar- 
mcduke  Attkinson,  declaring  that  hee,  the  said  Marmeduke  Attkinson,  hath 
left  the  said  !Mary,  his  wife,  and  absented  liimselfe  fl-om  her  the  full  tearme  of  • 
seauen  yeares  and  more,  neither  coming  att  her  nor  prouideing  for  her,  wherfore, 
altho  the  Court  sees  noc  cause  to  grauut  a  diuorcc,  yett  they  doe  apprehend  her 
to  be  noe  longer  bound,  but  doe  leaue  her  to  her  libertie  to  marry  if  shee  please. 

Memorand  :  that  ^\■heras  the  towne  of  Taunton  was  sent  vnto  to  send 
thjire  agents  to  treat  with  Bridgwatei's  agents,  in  reference  vnto  bounds  of 
lands,  and  titles  of  lands,  and  that  Tauntons  agents  haue  heer  attended  seuerall 
dayes,  and  none  of  Bridgwater  did  giue  them  any  meeting,  this  Court  haue 
ordered,  that  there  shalbe  a  sesation  of  acting  or  doeing  any  thinge  by  Bridg- 
water men,  concerning  the  said  lands  in  controucrsyc,  vntill  they  haue  had  a 
hearing  before  the  Court. 

*A\Tieras  the  last  will  and  testament  of  jNI''  Josiah  Winslow,  Seni"",  deceased,      [*  1 1 1  •] 
the  1:2"'  day  of  the  2"™*  month,  1673,  was  ^sentcd  vnto  the  Court  to  be  proued, — 

Before  probate  of  which  caution  was  gisented,  grounded  on  sundry  testi- 
monies vpon  oath,  -whcrby  it  did  appeer  vnto  this  Court  that  ^I''  Josias  Wins- 
low,  Seni"",  aforsaid,  his  house,  and  all  his  lands  lying  and  being  in  Marshfeild, 
Avere  giuen  by  him  the  said  Josias  Winslow  vnto  his  son  and  heire,  Jonathan 
"Winslow,  in  franke  marriage  vnto  Ruth,  the  daughter  of  IM'^  Wiliam  Serjeant, 
which  said  house  and  lands  in  Marshfeild  are  againe  diuised  by  his  last  will 
and  testament  vnto  his  son,  Jonathan  Winslow,  intaile  ;  the  Coiu't  apprehend- 
ing that  a  man  can  not  by  his  last  will  and  testament  defeat  and  make  void  a 
gift  of  lands  made  -vnto  his  son  and  heire  in  franke  marriaare,  but  that  such 


160  PLYiMOUTII    COLOxXY    KECOllDS. 

g'lk  is  extinct,  and  made  void  by  a  former  gift  in  franke  marriage,  and  tlicr- 
forc  doc  declare  that  pte  of  the  -svill,  soe  farr  as  the  disposall  of  the  said  house 
and  land,  to  be  a  void  gift,  and  doe  order  that  the  abouesaid  testimonies  vpon 
oath  to  bee  heerwith  recorded,  and  the  rest  of  the  said  will  abouesaid  to  stand 
vailed,  and  doe  graunt  letters  of  adrainnestration  vnto  Mistris  ]\Iargarett  Wins- 
low,  executj-ix  to  the  said  will,  and  doe  request  the  honored  Gou"'  to  take  her 
oath  to  the  inuentory  of  the  estate. 

This  Court  graunts  libertle  vnto  ^Nlistris  ^lary  Sturgis,  the  relict  of  M'' 
Samuell  Sturgis,  late  deceased,  to  adminnester  on  his  estate,  together  with  ^P 
Freeman,  M'  Elisha  Hedge,  and  John  Miller,  and  Edward  Sturgis,  Juiii"',  and 
to  be  assisted  bj-  the  adiuce  of  M"'  Hinckley,  and  to  ripen  matters  in  order 
unto  the  settlement  of  the  said  estate,  which  being  done,  that  then  M''  Hinck- 
ley, being  now  impowered  by  the  Court,  doc  adminnester  an  oath  to  the  s;ud 
Mary  Sturgis,  widdow,  for  the  truth  of  the  inventory  of  the  estate  aforsaid  ; 
and  vpon  thcire  report  to  the  Court  of  theire  soc  acting  respecting  the  fmises, 
that  then  the  Court  will  take  course  for  the  equall  distribution  therof,  accord- 
ing to  justice  and  prudence. 
The  Court  hnth  Whcras   it   doth  appccr   to    the   Court,  that  Jabcz   Lumbcrt  was  left  by 

said  Jiibez        Mathew  Darbcy,  deceased,  with  order  to  lookc  after  his  estate  in  his  absence, 
^d.llinn'cVtrl"^  which  hce  hath  in  this  collonie,  this  Court  thcrfore  doth  order,  that  the  said 
tion  on  the  said  Jabcz  Lumbcrt  doe  looke  after  and  gather  in  all  such  dues   and  debts  as  arc 
owing  and  belonging  to  the  said  Darbeyes  estate,  and  keepe  a  faire  accompt 
of  the  same,  soe  as  liec  may  be  reddy  to  giue  in  the   said  accompt,  wlicn   any 
licirc  shall  appeer,  or  when  the  Court  shall  see  cause  to  require  it. 

John  Sutton  being  conuict  of  selling  syder  to  the  Indians,  inciisc  that  hce 
pav  downe  20'  in  siluer  mony,  hee  is  released. 

It  is  ordered  ly  the  Court,  that  wheras  it  doth  appeer  vnto  the  Court, 
that  wheras  there  was  an  vidawfuU  bargaine  made  between  Rieliard  liidgely 
and  Richard  Tarr,  concerning  goods  bought  by  the  said  Richard  Tarr,  whicli 
goods  are  attached  by  one  of  the  constables  of  Taunton,  the  Court  orders, 
that  the  said  constabt  shall  returne  the  said  goods  vnto  the  wife  of  the  said 
Ridgley,  for  and  towards  her  support,  prouided  that  all  nessesarie  charges  be 
defrayed  out  of  them. 

*Wheras  diners  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  townc  of  iliddleberry  doc  de- 
sire that  all  such  as  are  propriators  of  the  lands  within  the  liberties  of  the 
said  township  sliall  meet  together  in  order  vnto  the  settlement  of  matters 
amongst  tliem,  and  to  put  thinges  into  such  order,  pticularely  in  respect  of 
the  purcliasc  ol'  lands  made  \t\  the  Treasurer,  soc  as  may  tend  to  tlie  comon 
good  of  tlie  toMiie,  in  ^^  hich   respect  the    Court  hauc   thought    meet,  and  doe 


[*112.] 


COURT    ORDERS.  Id 

order  and  propose,  that  the  fifteenth  day  of  Aprill  next  be  appointed,  on  which    ]  (I  7  4-'). 
there  shalbe  a  generall  meeting  of  all  such  the  propriators  aforsaid ;  and  if,    ^      ^""^ 

„    .  .  ,     „  ,  ,  1  Murf'h. 

vpon  siimcient  warmnge  to  appeer,  any  shall  stay  away,  that  such  as  doc  meet     ■n-ij;,,,,^,. 
shalbe  and  are  hcerby  impowered  to  acte   respecting  the   ^niiscs  ;  and   the        ^<""- 
j)sons  defectiue  in  non  appeerance  to  rest  in  what  they  acte  in  that  behalfe. 

In  reference  vnto  the  complaint  of  Rebeckah  Littlefeild,  somtimes  of 
Ransome,  in  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Massachusetts,  against  Israeli  Woodcocke, 
of  Rehoboth,  in  the  jurisdiction  of  New  Plymouth,  that  hee  hath  begotten 
her  with  child,  the  Coui-t,  haueing  examined  him  concerning  it,  and  haueiug 
heard  diners  please  and  pused  diuers  euidences  about  it,  and  hee  the  said 
Woodcocke  stifly  deueying  it,  doe  not  see  cause  absolutely  to  charge  him  with 
it,  nor  satisfying  reasons  to  cleare  him,  and  therfore  doe  award  the  said  Israeli 
Woodcocke  to  pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  vnto  the  said  Rebecka  Littlefeild,  or 
her  order,  two  shillings  a  weeke,  quarterly,  and  euery  qviarter,  towards  the 
keeping  of  the  child  shee  goes  with,  after  the  birth  thcrof,  vntill  the  tearme 
of  seauen  yeares  be  expired,  or  soe  longe  of  the  said  tearme  of  time  as  the 
said  child  shall  line,  to  be  payed  in  corne,  and  deliuered  att  the  house  of  M"' 
Edward  Ranger,  att  Boston,  att  prise  currant,  att  the  deliuery  therof 

And  the  Court  likewise  centanced  him  to  find  surties  for  his  good  be- 
hauior  vntill  the  next  July  Court. 

And  the  said  Rebecka  Littlefeild  is  centanced  by  the  Court  to  suffer  ac- 
cording to  the  law  against  this  her  fact. 

Israeli  Woodcocke  acknowlidgeth   to   owe  vnto   our  sou"'  ]  _^ 
lord  the  Kinge  the  sume  of j 

John  Woodcocke  the  sume  of 20  :  00 

The  condition,  that  if  the  said  Israeli  Woodcocke  be  of  good  behauior  Keirascd. 
towards  our  sou""  lord  the  Kinge  and  all  liis  leicli  people,  and  apjjeer  att  the 
Court  of  his  ma'"''  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  aforsaid  the  first  Tusday  in  July 
next,  and  not  depart  the  said  Court  without  lycence  ;  that  then,  &d. 

Israeli  Woodcocke,  of  Rehoboth,  planter,  stands  bound  vnto  Rebeckah 
Littlefeild  in  the  penall  suiiie  of  thirty  pound. 

John  Woodcocke,  of  the  same  place,  in  the  penall  suiiie  of  thirty  pounds. 

The  condition,  that  wheras  the  said  Rebeckah  Littlefeild  hath  accused  the  Since  this  bond 
said  Israeli  Woodcocke  that  hee  hath  begotten  her  with  child,  in  reference  ,i,ereis(,no,her 
whervnto  the  Court  haue  seen  cause  to  award  the  said  Israeli  Woodcocke  to  Passed  vnder 

hand   &   scale, 

pay  vnto  the  said  Rebeckah  Littlefeild  or  her  order  the  sume  of  two  shillings  soe  that  this  is 
a  weeke,  &d.     If,  therfore,  the  said  Israeli  Woodcocke  doe  pay  the  said  suine  "" 
of  two  shillings  a  weeke  towards  the  keeping  of  the  child  shee  the  said  Little- 
feild goes  with,  according  to  specue  and  time  as  in  the  order  of  Court  con- 
voi,.  v.  21 


162  PLYMOUTH    COLOxNY    KECORDS. 

]  (J  7  4-5.    corning  the  the  same  is  expressed,  that  then  the  abouc  ■written  obligation  to  be 
"~     ^     ~^    void  aud  of  none  effect,  or  otherwise  to  rcmaine  in  force  and  vertnc. 

'  *March  Court,  1674.     Vpon  the  petition  of  the  propriators  of  the  Luids 

Gou".  att  Saconett,  and  places  adjacent,  the  Court  hath  graunted  vnto  the  said  pro- 
[  11  •^■]  priators,  or  the  major  pte  of  them,  as  a  towneshipp,  to  make  such  actes  and 
orders  as  shalbe  needfuU  or  convenient  for  the  welbeing,  settleing,  and  ordering 
of  the  said  place  or  plantation,  and  especially  for  the  settleing  of  such  a  society 
there  as  may  be  instruraentall  for  the  mannageiug  and  carrying  on  of  the  ■wor- 
ship of  God,  and  matters  in  the  coiiionwcalth. 

February  the  13'^  1672.  Wheras  I,  Walter  Hatch,  makeing  my  ad- 
dresse  to  the  coiiiittee  that  is  impowered  by  the  Court  to  lay  out  lands  att 
Scittuate  for  my  due  on  that  accoumpt,  although  I  could  not  satisfj-^  them  that 
my  condition  came  vndcr  the  ^sent  comission,  yett  some  of  them  doe  conceiue 
that  I  haue  as  good  right  to  an  alotment  as  some  other  that  is  alowed  an  alotc- 
ment  by  the  comittee. 

ISACK   BUCK, 
ISACKE   CHETTENDEN, 
JOHN   DAMAN, 
JOHN   TURNER,   Seni', 
JOHN   TURNER,  Juni^ 

The  Court,  haucing  heard  and  considered  his  complaint,  doe  not  see 
reason  and  just  cause  for  the  complaint,  and  therfore  doe  order  that  Walter 
Hatch  doe  repake  the  damage  of  the  coiiiittee,  by  bearing  the  charges  of  theire 
attendance  about  this  matter. 

In  reference  to  the  petition  of  Mistris  Gray,  of  Yarmouth,  respecting  her 
low  condition,  and  that  it  doth  appeer  that  the  estate  is  more  indebted  than  it 
is  able  to  satisfy,  this  Comt,  in  respect  to  her  pscnt  nessesitie,  doe  order  JI' 
Hinckley  to  sett  out  some  few  pticulars,  as  boding,  and  some  other  nesscsa- 
rics,  to  be  disposed  to  her  by  him  for  her  psent  releiffe,  soe  that  it  exceed  not 
abouc  20". 
RelcMcd.  Nathaniell  Hall,  of  Yarmouth,  weaucr,  acknowlidgcth  to 


_       .  ,  .30  :  00 

owe  vnto  our  soil  lord  the  Kinge  the  sume  ot 

The  condition,  that  if   the   said   Nathaniell  Hall  be   of  good  bchauior 

towards  our  soQ  lord  the  Kinge  and  all  his  Icich  people,  and  a]ipcer  att  the 

Court  of  his  ma''°  to  be  holden  att  I'lymouth  aforsaid  the  first  Tusday  in  July 

next,  to  make  further  answarc  to  such  intergatorics   as  shalbe   made  to  him 

respecting  his  P-senlment ;  tliat  then,  &c'. 


COURT    ORDERS.  163 

John  C'owiu,  of  Scittuato,  acknowllcloreth  to  owe  vnto  our  1   '1  1  (!  7  4-.'). 

-.                   _  120:00  ._         _. 

soQ  lord  the  Kinste  the  sunie  of I  ' 

'  1  Miirch. 

The  condition,  that  if  the  said  John  Cowine  be  oft'  the  peace  towards  our     -\y,^.s]„„. 
soil  lord  the  Kinge  and  all  his  leich  people,  and  in  speciall  towards  Ensigne        t""'-"- 
John  Williams,  of  Scittuate  aforsaid,  whome  hee  lately  assaulted   and  abu- 
siuely  wounded ;  and  that  hee,  the  said  Cowine,  doe  psonally  appeer  att  the 
Coui-t  of  his  ma""  the  last  Tusday  in  October  next,  and  not  depart  the  said 
Court  without  lycence  ;  that  then,  &5. 

John  ISIatthewes,  of  Yarmouth,  for  diuers  filthy,  flagicious,  and  abseane 
expressions  by  him  spoken,  was  sentanced  to  pay  a  fine  of  fine  pounds  or  to 
be  publickly  whipt. 

Nathaniel  Soule,  for  lying  with  an  Indian  woman,  was  ccntanced  to  be 
•whipt  att  the  post,  which  accordingly  was  inflicted ;  likewise,  the  woman  was 
publickly  whipt  att  the  post  for  this  fiict. 

And  the  said  Soule  is  ordered  by  the  Coiut  to  paye  ten  bushells  of 
Indian  corne  to  the  said  Indian  woman  towards  the  keeping  of  the  child. 


*Att  the  Court  of  Election  held  for  this  GoiCment  att  Plj/mouth,  for     16  7  5. 
the  Jurisdiction  of  JVew  Plymouth,  the  first  Day  of  June,  Anno 


Dom  1675. 

^     ^    .y 

'""""^ 

i,.>.  ji, o^  ^^i»^  ^j   ^,„.^^,  ....,, 

1  June. 

[*114.] 

Before  Josiah  Wiuslow,  Esqui"' 

GoQ, 

John  Freeman, 

John  Alden, 

Constant  Southworth, 

Wiliam  Bradford, 

James  Browne,  and 

Thomas  Hinckley 

James  Cudworth, 

Assistants, 

&(?. 

XOSIAII    WINSLOW,    ESQK,  was  chosen  GoQ,  and  sworne. 

^         John  Alden, 

Wiliam  Bradford, 

Thomas  Hinckley, 

John  rreeman,  j  were  chosen  Assistants,  and  sworne. 

Constant  Southworth, 

James  Browaie,  and 

James  Cudworth, 

Josiah  Winslow,   Es^,  GoQ,   and   ^l^   Thomas   Hinckley,   were   chosen 
CoiTiissioners  for  this  following  yecr. 


IGi 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


Plymouth, 


Duxburrow, 


Cap?  Bradford  the  next  in  nomination. 

M"'  Constant  Southworth  was  chosen  Treasurer,  and  sworne. 

The  Names  of  the  Celect  Men  in  each  Towne  of  this  GoQment. 

'Leit't  Morton, 
AViliam  Crow, 
Serjeant  Wiliam  Harlow, 
M^  Wiltam  Clarke, 
[  Ephraim  Tiukham. 
M'^  Samuell  Sabcrry, 
Benjamlue  Bartlett, 
Wiliam  Paybody. 
John  Damman, 
Jeremiah  Hatch, 
John  Cushen. 
r  Wiliam  Swift, 
J  Steucn  SkifFe, 
{^Thomas  Tupper,  Juni'. 
Richard  Williams, 
Walter  Dean, 
Wiliam  Harvey, 
Lellt  Slacey, 
John  Tisdall,  Seni^ 
'Captainc  Howes, 
M''  Edmond  Hawes, 
John  INIiller, 
John  Thachcr, 
Edward  Sturgis,  Seni^ 
(  Lcif?  Lay thorpo, 
I  M''  Barnabas  Laythorpe, 
I  M'  Thomas  Iluckens. 
f  M'  John  Bourne, 

Wiliam  foard,  Seni"", 
I  M'  Nathaniel  Thomas, 
f  jSI''  Stephen  Paine,  Seni"", 
I  Leilt  Peter  Hunt, 
1  Ensigue  Smith, 
f  Nicholas  Snow, 
J  Jonathan  Sparrow. 
ISlarkc  Snow. 


Taunton, 


Yarmouth 


Barnstabi, 


Marshfeild, 


Kchol)oth, 


Eastham, 


COURT    ORDERS.  165 

f  Lcift  Haward,  1  (I  7  ."). 

Bridgwater, J  John  Willis,  '       ^^        ' 


Swansey, 


Dartmouth, \  Aither  Hathewey, 

I  James  Shaw. 

(W  Francis  Combe, 

Middleberry, .j  John  Tompson, 

Jonathan  Dunham. 


John  Carey.  ^  w.nslow, 

John  AlHn,  Seni--,  Gou». 

Samuell  Luther, 
Hugh  Cole. 
CJohn  Cooke, 


*The  Names  of  the  Deputies  that  serued  att  this  Coiut  and  the  seuerall  [*115.] 

Adjournments  therof. 

Leift  ^Morton,  M'  Barnabas  Laythorpe, 

Sarjeant  Harlow,  Ensigne  Eames, 

M"'  Josiah  Standish,  Anthony  Snow, 

Wiliam  Paybody,  Ensigne  Smith, 

John  Daman,  M'  Daniell  Smith, 

Jeremiah  Hatch,  Jonathan  Sparrow, 

Thomas  Tupper,  Marke  Snow, 

Lelfl  Gorge  Macye,  John  "WiUis, 

"Willram  Harvey,  Hugh  Cole, 

M'  Edmond  Hawes,  John  Cooke, 

Capt  Thomas  Howes,  John  Tompson. 
^I''  Huckcns, 

The  Constables  of  the  seuerall  Towues  within  this  GoQment. 

Plymouth, Jabez  Howland. 

Duxburrow, Wiliam  Brewster. 

f  Joseph  Siluester, 

Scitt, \         ^ 

[  Joseph  AVhite.  ' 

Sandw, Benjamiue  Hamond. 

("James  Tisdall, 

Taunton,        i 

[  ihomas  Dean. 

Yarmouth, Nathaniel  Bassett. 

Barnstable, John  Finney,  Seni"'. 

[Thomas  Doged, 

Marshieild, < 

I  John  Rouse,  Juni"". 


166  PLYiMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1G7  5.  ^,    ,     ,  fNathanlell  Cooper, 

.„    ^    _,  Eeliobotli, -j  ^  ^ 

~     ^     ~  I  John  Miller,  Juni"'. 

1  June. 

Win-slow  Eastliam, Joshua  Banges. 

<5°"''-  Bridgwater, "Wiliam  Brett,  Juni'. 

Swausey, Hezekiah  Luther. 

Dartmouth, John  Russell,  Seni^ 

Middleberry, Gorge  Yaughan. 

The  Grand  Enquest. 

John  Cushen,  John  Butterworth, 

Wiliam  Crocker,  Thomas  Gibbs,  Juni'', 

Phillip  Dellano,  Samuell  Williams, 

Ancb-ew  Ringe,  Joseph  Hall, 

Wiliam  Brookes,  Nathaniel  Winslow, 

John  Wadsworth,  James  Gorum, 

Joseph  Howland,  Jacob  Biu-ge, 

Joseph  Aldin,  John  INIayo, 

Joseph  Wilbore,  John  Sawyer, 

Andrew  Hallott,  John  Titus, 

Wiliam  Sabin,  John  Nelson. 

The  Sui-yeyors  of  the  Highwayes. 

(Joseph  Warren, 
Samuell  Dunham, 
j  John  Doten, 
^  Robert  Ransom. 

I  John  Rogers,  Seni"', 
Joseph  Wadsworth, 
Joseph  Rogers. 
i  Moses  Symons, 
Charles  Stockbridg, 
Richard  Dwelley. 
f  Thomas  Gibbs, 
\  Wiliam  Newland. 

„  fJohn  Turner, 

Taunton, i 

[John  Bryant. 

f  Wiliam  Eldred, 

^"■""'^'' jjohnWhilden. 

.'John  Dauis, 

Barnsta, •!  _^  „  u-     ,  , 

imuoll  JimcKlev 


COURT    ORDERS. 


]G1 


f  Jonathan  WinsloM', 

Marsliicild, \  _, 

[  Samucll  Spraguc. 

r Gorge  Kendciicke, 

\Wiliam  Carpenter. 

r  Robert  Vixen, 

Eastham, < 

(^Henery  Atkins. 

C  Robert  Jones, 

Swansey, i  t  i        i 

[John  1  huibiuTow. 

fObadiah  Eedey, 

Middlebcrrv, U  ,      .. 

[John  Morton. 


*Att  this  Court  three  natiues  were  araigncd,  vizij,  Tobias,  &  "Wampa- 
paum,  and  Mattushamama,  for  that  being  acused,  that  they  did  ivith 
joynt  consent,  vpon  the  2Q  of  January,  anno  1GT4,  att  a  phace  called 
Assowamsett  Pond,  wilfully  and  of  sett  pui'jjose,  and  of  mallice  fore 
thought,  and  by  force  and  amies,  murder  John  Sassamon,  an  other  Indian, 
by  laying  violent  hands  ou  liim  and  striking  him,  or  twisting  his  necke, 
viitill  bee  was  dead ;  and  to  hide  and  conceale  this  tlieire  said  miu'der,  att 
the  time  and  place  aforsaid,  chd  cast  his  dead  body  through  a  hole  of  the 
iyce  into  the  said  pond. 

These,  being  examined,  deneyed  the  fact,  and  put  theraselues  on  tryall 
by  God  and  the  couutrey,  and  were  found  guilty. 


[*116.] 


The  Verdict  of  the  Jury  giuen  into  the  Court  in  the  words  follo^\-inge. 

Wee,  of  the  jury,  one  and  all,  both  English  and  Indians,  doe  joyntly 
and  with  one  consent  agree  vpon  a  verdict  :  that  Tobias,  and  liis  son  "Wampa- 
paquan,  and  jSIattashunnamo,  the  Indians,  whoe  are  the  prisoners,  are  guilty 
of  the  blood  of  John  Sassamon,  and  were  the  murderei-s  of  him,  according  to 
ths  bill  of  inditement. 


The  verdict  of  the  jury  being  accepted  by  the  Court,  the  sentance  of 
death  was  pronounced  against  them,  the  said  Tobias,  and  "Wampapaquan  his 
son,  Mattashanamo,  vi^'  :  to  be  carryed  from  the  place  of  tryall  to  the  prison 
Irom  whence  they  came,  and  from  thence  to  the  place  of  execution,  and  there 
to  be  hanged  by  the  head  vutill  theire  bodies  are  dead ;  and  accordingly  was 
executed,  the  8"''  of  June,  1675,  on  the  said  Tobias  and  Mattashunannamo ; 
but  the  said  "Wampapaquan,  on  some  considerations,  was  repriucd  vntill  a 
month  be  expired  from  this  ^sent  date  ; 

But  afterwards  shott  to  death  within  the  said  mouth. 


168 


PLYMOUTH    COLOxNY    RECORDS. 


1675. 


The  Names  of  the  Jurv  that  -went  on  this  TrvalL 


torney  entered 
cauiot  that  the 
estates  of  the 
prisoner,  both 
of  lands  and 
goods,  both 
prsonall  and 
reall,  might  be 
secured  accord- 


AViliam  Sabine, 
Wiliam  Crocker, 
Edward  Sturgis, 
Wiliam  Brookes, 
Nathaniel  "Wiuslow. 
John  Wadsworth, 


Andrew  Eiuge, 
Robert  Vixon, 
John  Done, 
Jonathan  Banges, 
Jonathan  Shaw, 
Benjaniine  Higgins. 


20'  was  allowed 
to    Edward 
Sturgis  for  his 
attendance  att 
the   Court   on 


[Mi: 


It  was  judged  very  expedient  by  the  Court,  that  together  with  this  Eng- 
lish jiuy  aboue  named,  some  of  the  most  indifFerentest,  grauest,  and  sage 
Indians  should  be  admitted  to  be  with  the  said  jury,  and  to  healp  to  consult 
and  aduice  with,  of,  and  concerning  the  premises.  There  names  are  as  fol- 
loweth,  vi2^  :  one  called  by  anr/  Enlish  name,  Hope,  and  Maskippague, 
Wanuoo,  Gorge,  Wampye,  and  Acanootus  ;  these  fully  concurred  -with  the 
aboue  written  jury  in  theire  verdict. 

Edward  Sturgis,  Seni'',  of  Yarmouth,  complained  att  this  Court  against 

Thomas    Baxter    and    Joseph  Egleston,  on  suspision  of  theire  entering  his 

house  on  the  Lords   day,  about  the  eleauenth  of  ApriU  last  past,  and  theire 

breaking  open  a  lock,  and  tooke  and  lett  out  some  quantitie  of  sackc,  and 

alsoe  opened  other  lockes,  and  tooke  out  to  the  valine  of  three  pounds  of 

siluer  mouy  of  seuerall  coynes ;  altho  the  Court  are  not  soe  fully  &  cleared 

satisfyed  about  the  truth  of  this  accusation,  notwithstanding  doe  see  cause  to 

requir  of  bonds  for  theire  good  bchauior  vntill  the  next  October  Court. 

Thomas   Baxter,   bricklayer,   principle,   acknowlidgcth   tol 

.  _  1-  :20  :  00 

owe  vnto  otu-  soii  lord  the  Kinge  the  sume  of  .     .     .     .  j 

Joseph  Eglestonc,  labourer,  surety,  the  suiiic  of  .      .      .      .      20  :  00 
The   condition,   that  if  the   said   Thomas   Baxter   be   of   good  behauior 
towards  our  soQ  lord  the  Kinge  and  all  his  Icich  people,  and  appecr  att  the 
Court  of  his  ma"«  the  to  be  holdcn  att   Plymouth  on  the  last  Tusday  in  Octo- 
ber next,  and  not  depart  the  said  Court  without  lycencc ;  that  then,  &S. 
Joseph  Egleston,  labourer,  principle,  acknowlidgth  to  owe' 
vnto  our  soil  lord  the  Kinge  fhc  suine  of    ...     . 

Thomas  Baxter,  surety,  the  suiiic  of 20  :  00 

The  condition,  that  if  the  said  Joseph  Egleston  be  of  good  behauior 
towards  our  soQ  lord  the  Kinge  and  all  his  leich  people,  and  appcer  att  the 
Court  of  his  ma'''^  to  be  liolden  att  riymouth  the  last  Tusday  in  Octolirr  next, 
and  not  dejjart  tlie  said  Cimrt  witliout  lycence  ;  that  then,  &(?. 

•Att  this   Coiut  John  AVoodcocke  appccrcd  and  Jolin   l.ittk'feild,  impow- 


20:00 


COUllT    OllDEllS.  169 

ercd  from  liis  dauglitcr,  wliou  engaged   to  ajipetT  att  the  Court  to  be  held  alt      1  (J  7  .">. 
Plymouth  iu  July  next,  and  to  briugc  the  bond  witli  him,  and  to  attend  the    ""^       '        ^ 
hearing  of  the  case  between  Israeli  Woodcocke  and  Rcbecka  Littlefeild,  and     -\vr,^,^,„^^. 
to  abide  the  judgment  of  the  Court  concerning  the  same.  ^°""- 

Nathaniell  Hall,  of  Yarmouth,  for  vnciuill  Tvords  and  carryages  towards 
Elizabeth  Berry,  and  alsoe  for  giueing  writings  to  the  said  EKzabeth  Berry  to 
intice  her,  altho  hee  had  a  wife  of  his  owne,  was  centanced  by  the  Court  to 
pay  a  fine  of  fine  pounds  to  the  vse  of  the  coUonie  or  be  publickly  whipt. 

Jolin  Arther,  Mathew  Boomer,  and  Jolm  Leyton,  being  sumoned  to  the 
Comt  to  answare  for  theire  residing  in  the  goQment  without  order,  and  not 
attending  the  publicke  worship  of  God,  liueing  lonely  and  in  a  heathenish 
way  from  good  societic,  this  Court  ordereth,  that  they  for  the  future  shall  fre- 
quent the  publicke  worship  of  ^  ,  and  line  otherwise  orderly,  or  that  they 
depart  the  goQmcnt 

In  like  manor,  Elias  Williams,  being  sumoned  for  coming  into  the  goQ- 
meut  and  not  applying  himselfe  for  libertie  according  to  order,  hee  saying  that 
hee  is  intended  for  England,  the  Court  giues  him  libertie  vntill  the  next  Octo- 
ber Court  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  to  remaine  where  he  is,  and  then  to 
depart  the  goQment ;  which  incase  hee  neglect,  the  Court  will  see  cause  to 
remoue  him  out  of  the  collouie. 

Wiliam  Wood,  of  Marshfeild,  for  speaking  contemptuously  of  il"^  Arnold 
on  the  Lords  day,  in  February  last,  as  appeers  by  the  euidence,  was  centanced 
by  the  Court  to  sitt  in  the  stockcs  two  houres  the  next  training  day  att 
Marshfeild. 

Robert  Crosman,  Seni'',  of  Taunton,  for  abusing  the  constable  in  the  exe- 
cution of  his  office  by  throwing  a  sticke  att  liini,  and  drawing  his  knife  and 
saying  hee  could  afford  to  stabb  him,  was  fined  the  suiiic  of  i'ortv  shillings  to 
the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

Thomas  Lucas,  for  being  distempered  with  drinke,  it  being  see  oftens, 
and  that  hee  hath  borne  seuerall  pticular  punishments  gradually,  and  can  not 
be  reclaimed,  it  was  ordered  con  erning  him,  that  all  that  sell  drinke  be 
stricktly  ordered  and  prohibited  to  lett  him  haue  none. 

James  Biu-t,  of  Taunton,  for  being  distempered  with  drinke  the  second 
time,  was  fined  ten  shillings,  according  to  law,  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

In  answare  to  a  petition  prefered  to  the  Court  by  Benjamine  Iliggens,  in 
the  right  of  his  father,  deceased,  to  be  accoiiiodated  with  land  att  Saconett  with 
the  ptcnors  and  servants  there,  the  Court,  generally  conceiueing  that  the  said    "" 
Richard  Higgcns  had  wronge  in  that  hee  was  not  accomodated  in  the  said  land 
with  the  rest,  seuerall  of  the  ptcnors,  being  ^scnt,  did  engage  before  the  Comt, 


WiNSLOW, 

Gou«. 


1:0  I'LYMUUTII    COLONY    llECORDS. 

1  ()  7  ."),  that  incase  the  petitioner  shall  and  doc  make  his  adrcsse  to  the  rest  of  the 
compauic  interested  in  those  lands,  that  they  ■\\ill  pswadc  them,  that  altho  hee 
can  not  he  supplyed  out  of  the  deuided  lauds  of  it,  that  hee  may  he  compe- 
tently snpplycd  in  the  vndeiiided  lands  therof. 

In  answare  to  the  petition  of  Richard  Wright,  requesting  land  in  the 
right  of  Peter  ^laycocke,  sointinies  a  servant  in  this  collonie,  the  Coiut  sees 
noe  right  appeering  by  ^•crtue  of  his  clalmc  ;  but  as  hee  hath  bin  an  ancient 
inh.ibitant,  and  hath  not  bin  much  considered,  and  appeers  to  stand  in  need, 
haucing  children  that  may  imploy  land,  the  Court  saicth,  if  hee  can  find  out 
land  that  is  free  and  may  be  grauuted,  the  Court  will,  vjion  intelligence  giueu 
them,  consider  him  according  to  his  condition. 

An  Order  directed  to  the  Coiiiittee  of  Scittuate. 
Gentlemen  :  John  Daman  hath  complained  that  you  gaue  him  fifty  acrees 
of  land,  and  vpon  a  suggestion  that  hee  had  land  on  that  accoumpt  before, 
you  drew  backe,  notwithstanding  hee  appeered  in  a  list  from  the  Court  to  be 
one  laud  was  promised  to  j  and  therfore  wee  request  and  thinkc  indeed  hee 
ought  to  be  considered,  and  desire  you  would  soe  doe. 

"Wheras  the  townes  of  Taunton  and  Swansey  hauc  complained  that  the 
towne  of  Rehoboth,  haueing  run  theire  line,  non  of  those  townes  being  p>sent, 
and  soe  being  theire  owne  caruers,  they  haue  reason  to  feare  the  said  line  is 
much  to  theire  predjudice,  and  alsoe  that  Rehoboth  bounds  are  yett  imperfect 
and  can  not  by  them  be  certainly  knowne,  this  Court  doth  therfore  order,  that 
the  said  lines  between  them  and  the  comjjlaining  townes  be  run  againe  ac- 
cording to  graunt  of  Court  between  this  and  October  Court  next,  and  that  the 
said  adjoyning  townes  haue  seasonable  notice  of  the  time  of  theire  docing  it, 
that  they  may  haue  further  satisfaction  improueing  some  of  theire  ^  ,  to  see 
it  fairly  settled, 
lis.]  *In  reference  to  a  petition  prcfercd  to  the  Court  l)y  John  Howlaud,  John 

Tracye,  Josiah  Standish,  Edward  Southworth,  Joseph  Howlaud,  Dauid  Aldin, 
and  Jabez  Howland,  requesting  a  supply  of  land  according  vnto  and  by  vertue 
of  a  Court  order  which  ingageth  land  to  children  heer  borne  and  brought  vp 
before  strangers,  the  Coiu't  haue  ordered,  that  the  lantis  yett  vndisposed  of 
shalbe  viewed,  and  that  such  of  the  ancient .  freemen  as  haue  not  bin  yett 
accoinodated  may  be  supplyed  in  tlie  first  place,  and  aftcr^^•ard  tlic  petitioners 
to  be  supplyed. 

Att  this  Court,  Nathaniel  Morton  requested  the  Court  to  haue  libertic  to 
seek  out  for  some  accoiiiodation  of  land  for  hlmselfc  and  in  the  behalfe  of  the 
posteritie  of  his  brother,  John   Morton,  deceased,  as  being  dccended  of  M' 


COURT    ORDERS.  171 

(iorge  ISIorton,  tleccased,  and  in  reference  to  his  place  as  being  one  tliat  liatli 
serued  the  conntry  this  many  yeers,  the  Court  haucing  considered  liis  prede- 
cessor, M'  Nathaniel  Souther,  with  a  considerable  tract  on  that  accoumpt,  tlie 
Coint  ordered,  that  hee  bee  considered  with  such  freemen  as  arc  abouenamed 
that  may  make  theire  adi-esses  to  the  Court  for  a  supply. 

Wheras  att  a  former  request  and  petition  of  the  towne  of  Taunton,  the 
Court  orders,  that  the  line  betwixt  them  and  Bridgwater  might  be  run,  which 
notwithstanding  hath  bin  hithelto  neglected,  and  that  now  the  towne  of  Bridg- 
water hath  petitioned  the  Court  that  the  said  line  may  now  be  run,  this  Conrt 
now  ordereth,  that  the  line  be  run  according  to  theire  graunt  between  this 
Court  of  his  ma'"'^'  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  the  first  Tusday  in  July  next, 
and  that  notice  be  giucn  to  the  Treasiu-er  and  the  time  intended,  hee  being 
appointed  and  requested  by  the  Court  to  assist  therin. 

The  Couit  haue  graunted  vnto  ^M"^  John  Holmes,  teacher  of  the  church 
of  Christ  att  Duxburrow,  and  vnto  ^1''  John  Smith,  teacher  of  the  church  of 
Christ  att  Sandwich,  —  to  M''  Holmes  in  the  right  of  his  father,  and  to  the 
said  M'  Smith  for  his  accoiiiodation,  —  a  certaine  tract  of  land  att  Pinquine 
Hole,  that  is  to  say,  the  land  of  Charles  the  Indian,  bounded  on  the  northsyde 
bv  the  lands  of  yi"  Josiah  Standish,  and  Pinquine  Hole  Riuer  on  the  south, 
bv  the  sea  on  the  Mest,  and  soe  extending  into  the  woods  ;  to  be  equally 
(leuided  betwixt  them  in  equall  and  alike  proportions,  they  purchasing  it  of 
the  Indians. 

In  reference  vnto  a  difference  between  some  of  the  purchasers  and  Wilianr 
Xicarson  about  title  of  lands  att  Mannamoictt,  exhibited  to  the  Coiu-t,  the  one 
bv  his  petition  and  the  other  by  theire  remonstrance,  giuen  into  the  Coiu-t  by 
Thomas  Clarke  and  Jonathan  Banges  in  the  behalfe  of  seuerall  others,  the 
Court  haue  ajipointed  M"^  Hinckley,  M""  Gorum,  and  Jonathan  Sparrow  to  sett 
the  bounds  of  theire  lauds  between  them,  according  to  the  Courts  graunt,  vnto 
the  freemen  that  haue  interest  with  the  said  Nicarson  therin ;  and  that  they 
take  speciall  regard  that  they  leaue  noe  vacant  lands  between  theire  inhabited 
lands  and  the  sea  or  M'ater  ;  and  if  M''  Hinckley  can  not  attend  it,  then  Cap- 
tainc  Howes  to  supply  his  place  in  it. 

And  wheras  Willam  Nicarson  requesteth  that  their  naighborhood  att 
jMannamoiett  may  be  allowed  to  be  a  towushipp,  the  Court  conceiues  they  are 
not  in  a  capassitie  att  psent  to  manage  the  affaires  of  a  towne,  and  therfore 
for  the  psent  allow  them  to  haue  a  dcputie,  constable  and  a  grandjurymen, 
which  shalbo  chosen  by  the  towne  of  Easthanr  together  with  thcmselues.  and 
in  all  other  respects  to  remaine  and  relate  vnto  the  towne  of  Ivisthum  for 
bearing  theire  pte  of  all  other  charge,  as  was  settled  the  last  June  Coin-t. 


172  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  G  7  5.  Lclft  ^lorton  and  Francis  Combe   are   ordered  by  the  Comt  to  lav  out  a 

psell  of  land  belonging  to  the  successors  of  M"'  Prence,  deceased,  Iving  att 

1  Juno. 

Wixsi.ow      Xamassakett,  -wlioe  are  to  doe  it  according  to  the  Courts  graunt. 

^o^'"-  Jonathan  Iliggens  is   alowed  and  approued  by  the  Court  to  be  cnsigne 

bearer  of  the  niilletary  companie  of  Eastham. 

Leiftenant  Hunt,  Ensigne  Smith,  and  jNI"'  Daniel!  Smith  arc  appointed 
and  authorised  by  the  Court  to  take  some  pseut  care  of  the  estate  of  il'' 
"Wiliam  Blackston,  deceased,  and  off  his  son  now  left  by  him,  and  to  sec  that 
the  next  Court  hee  doe  propose  a  man  to  the  Court  to  be  his  guardian  ;  whicli 
incase  hee  doe  neglect,  the  Court  will  then  see  cause  to  make  cholse  of  one 
for  him. 

In  reference  vnto  the  petition  of  Mistris  Eli/abeth  Tilden,  ^herin  shee 
desires  the  Court  to  consider  her  soe  as  to  order  her  some  rcleife  out  of  the 
estate  in  her  hands  for  the  bringing  vp  of  three  of  her  children,  the  Court, 
takeing  it  into  serious  consideration,  doe  alow  her  out  of  the  estate  in  her 
hands  twenty  pounds  for  the  two  last  yeers. 
[*119.]  *The  Court  doth  alow  the  suiiic  of  ten  pounds,  boides  what  is  due  from 

Joseph  Barstow,  for  and  towards  the  building  of  a  bridge  for  foot  and  horse 
oner  the  North  Riuer,  which  bridge  is  to  be  parrelell  for  strength  and  -workc- 
manshipp  vnto  the  bridge  att  the  Eekiuer. 

M''  Thomas  Dexter  and  Thomas  Tupper  are  appointed  by  the  Court  to 
gather  in  the  minnestcrs  niaintainance  att  Sandwich. 

Wheras  tlie  Court  is  informed,  that  one  whose  name  is  John  Steucnson, 
son  in  law  to  M"'  "\Mllam  Blackstone,  late  deceased,  was  very  healpfuU  to  his 
father  and  mother  in  theirc  life  time,  without  whome  they  could  not  haue  sub- 
sisted, as  to  a  good  hcalp  and  instrument  therof,  and  that  hee  is  now  left  in 
a  low  and  mean  condition,  and  ncuer  was  in  any  measure  reconrpenced  for  his 
good  seruicc  aforsaid,  and  that,  as  is  said  att  least,  his  father  in  law  ingaged 
to  his  mother  att  his  marriage  with  her,  that  hee  should  be  considered  \\  ith  a 
competcncye  of  land  out  of  the  said  Blackstoncs  land  hee  then  lined  on,  which 
hath  ncuer  bin  yett  pformed  j  and  forasmuch  as  the  psonall  estate  of  the  said 
Wiliam  Blackston  is  soe  smale  and  inconsiderable  as  that  hee,  the  said  Ste- 
uenson,  can  not  be  relieued  out  of  it ;  this  Court,  therforc,  on  consideration  of 
the  pimises,  doe  order  and  dispose  of  fifty  acrees  of  land  vnto  the  said  .John 
Steuenson  out  of  the  lands  of  the  said  Wiliam  Blackstone,  and  fiuc  acrees  of 
mcddow,  to  be  layed  out  to  him  by  Ensigne  lleuery  Smith,  il'  Daniell  Smith, 
and  M"'  Nathaniel  Paine,  accordingly  as  they  shall  judge  meet,  soe  as  it  may 
be  most  coiiiodious  to  him  and  as  little  prejudicial!  to  the  .seat  of  ^l'  ^^  iliani 
Blackstone  as  uiav  be. 


COURT    ORDERS. 

Couceniiiig  S;icoiiosst>tt,  in  reference  to  abuses  of  the  Lords  day,  for  the 
bringing  of  those  misdemenors  to  light,  it  is  ordered  by  the  Court,  — 

That  Barnstable  choose  one  of  theirc  grandjurymen  out  of  the  inhabitants 
of  Saconest. 

The  suiTie  of  thirty  flue  shillings  is  allowed  by  the  Court  vnto  John 
Woodcocke,  to  be  payed  to  him  by  John  Littlefeild  for  charges  of  him  and 
his  daughters  attendance  att  the  Court  to  giue  testimony  in  reference  to  the 
controversy  between  Israeli  Woodcocke  and  Ecbeckah  Littlefeild. 

Serje  :  Ephraim  Tinkham,  for  coming  into  the  Court  druuke,  fined  forty 
shillings. 

Samuell  Wood,  for  coiiiitting  carnall  coppulation  with 


his  now  wife  before  marriage,  fined  , 

*Att  a  meeting  of  the  councell  of  warr  for  this  jurisdiction,  held  att  I'lym-       [*120.] 
outh,  the  fourth  day  of  August,  1675, — 

In  reference  vnto  a  companie  of  natiues  now  in  costodv,  brought  in  to 
riymouth,  being  men,  weomcn,  and  children,  in  number  one  hundred  and 
tweluc,  vpon  seriouse  and  deliberate  consideration  and  agitation  conserning 
them,  the  conclusion  is  as  followeth  :  that  ■\\heras,  vpon  examination,  it  is 
found  that  seuerall  of  them  haue  bine  actors  in  the  late  rising  and  warr  of  the 
Indians  against  vs,  and  the  rest  complyei's  with  them  therin,  which  they  haue 
done  contrary  to  engagement  and  couenant  made  and  plighted  with  this  col- 
Ionic,  which  they  haue  pfidiously  broken,  as  appeereth  further  alsoe  in  that 
they  did  not  discouer  that  pnisious  plott  which  Phillip,  with  others,  completed 
against  vs,  which  hath  caused  the  destruction  of  seuerall  of  vs,  bv  losse  of 
Hues  and  estates,  and  still  held  in  danger  th^rby,  the  |?mises  considered  as  afor- 
said,  the  councell  adjudged  them  to  be  sold,  and  deuoted  vnto  servitude,  ex- 
cepting some  few  of  them,  which,  vpou  speciall  consideration,  are  to  be  other- 
wise disposed  of,  and  the  Treasurer  is  appointed  by  the  councell  to  make  sale 
of  them  in  the  countryes  behalfc. 

Forasmuch  as  by  frequent  and  sad  experience  it  is  found,  that  selling,  &c'.  This   law  is 
of  amies  and  ainunition  to  the  Indians  is  very  pnisious  and  destructive  to  the  confcinned 
English,  it  is  thcrforc  ordered,  decreed,  and  enacted  bv  the  councell  of  warr  I'y "'^  Reneml 

•  Court.  Nimom 

for  this  jurisdiction,  that  whosocuer  shalbe  found  to   sell,  barter,  or  giue,  di-  the  4. 1G76. 
rertly  or  indirectly,  any  gun  or  guns,  or  aiiiunition  of  any  kind,  to  any  Indian 
oi-   Indians,  and   the   same   legally  proued  against  them,  euery  such  pson  or 
p  ou'^  shalbe  put  to  death,  and   in  defect  of  full  and  legall  profFe  there,  the 
liinted  hiw  to  take  place. 

The  councell  of  warr  did  vnanimously  impnwer  our  honored  (ion'', 
to:fefhi'r  witli    such   of  the   rouncell    as    can    i-rddilv  gine    him    moefing,  being 


174  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

ncare  to  him,  to  dismisse  and  require  our  forces  home  againe,  as  occation  may 
require. 

The  couucell  of  ^varr  doe  impower  Serjeant  John  Tompson  and  Lciftcn- 
ant  Joseph  Ilowhind,  to  keep  the  Indian  prisoners  now  att  Plymouth,  and  doe 
allow  them  two  shillinges  and  sixpence  for  euery  day  and  night,  for  cucrv  man 
that  is  or  shalbe  imployed  in  this  psent  seruicc. 

The  councell  of  warr  for  this  jui-isdiction,  being  mctt  together  att  Plym- 
outh the  second  of  September,  1675,  to  consider  of  a  certaine  psell  of  Indians 
lately  come  in  to  Sandwich  in  a  submissiue  way  to  this  collonie,  doe  find,  that 
thev  are  in  the  same  condition  of  rebellion  as  those  formerly  condemned  to 
seruitude,  and  doe  vnanimously  agree  that  the  said  Indians,  being  in  number 
fifty-seauen,  are  condemned  vnto  ppetuall  servitude,  and  therfore  doc  heerby 
order  and  appointe  the  Treasurer  to  make  sale  of  them,  for  and  to  tlie  vse  of 
the  collonie,  as  oppertnnity  may  p.^ent. 

[*I21.]  *Ileceiued  this  -l'''  of  July,  1671,  of  my  father  in  law,  John    Cowin,  of 

Scittuate,  the  suiiie  of  fine  pounds,  and  is  full  satisfaction  for  my  portion 
allowed  mee  out  of  my  father,  Richard  ]\Ians  estate,  by  the  honored  Court  of 
New  Plymouth  ;  I  say  receiued  by  mee. 

THOMAS    MAN. 
Witnessed  by  James  C'udworth. 

Receiued  this  30"'  of  October,  of  my  father  in  law  Cowin,  fine  poinids, 
for  the  vse  of  Joslah  Man,  which  hee  was  to  hauc,  by  the  Court  order,  of  his 
father  Cowine  ;  wee  owne  it  receiued  by  vs,  Thomas  ^lan  and  Richard  INIan,  as 
witnes  wherof  wee  haue  heervnto  sett  oui-  hands. 

THOMAS    :SIAN. 
The  marke  of  R  RICHARD   MAN. 
Timothy  White, 
Thomas  Pinchen. 

Oftheordcrof  Receiued,  tlie  seauouth  of  Juno,  1()7;3,  of  mv  father  in  law.  John  Cowin, 

Court  hecr  in- 
timated in        one  red  horse,  and  is  in  full  satisfai-tion  for  fiuc;   poiuids,  wliich   the    Court   or- 

soe"  in   thU '^    dercd  him  the  said  Cowin  to  piy  nice   as   a  portion   determined   by  the    Court 

b..uki.  in   tl.o    for  „ice   out   of  mv  father,  Richard   Mans    estate  ;    I   sav  I  liaue   reeeiued   the 

y.-er   in   July,  .  '  ,     .   " 

k;;!.  said  horse,  in  f\dl  satisfaction  for  llie   said  portion   of  fiui-   ])ounds.      In  witnes 

wherof,  I  hauc  heervnto  sett  my  hand. 

The  marke  of  R   PJCllAKD    MAN. 
Witnessed  bv  James  Cudworth. 


COURT   OHDERS.  ]75 

*Jltt   the   Gcncndl  Court  of  his  Ma'"  held  att  Plymouth,  fur  the  Ju-      \  (i  7 .'). 
risdiction  of  ./\'eici  Plyinoufh,  on  the  4"'  of  October,  1675.  "~    ^      ' 

4  October. 

AVlNSLOW, 

"l^yAJOR  JA:MES  CUDWORTII  was  vnaiiimously  chosen  and  recstab-        «»""• 
i-'JL      lished  in  the  office  of  a  gcucrall  or  comaundcr  in  cheiffc,  to  take   the      L  ] 

charge  off  our  forces  that  are  or  may  be  sent  fortli  in  the  behalfe  of  the  col- 
lonie  against  the  enimie,  as  occatiou  may  require. 

And  Serjeant  Robert  Barker  to  be  his  leiftenant  of  his  pticuLirc  comiianie. 

Capt  John  Gorum  to  be  captaine  of  the  other  companie,  and  Ensignc 
Jonathan  Sparrow  to  be  his  leiftenant. 

Leit"t  John  Browne  is  appointed  and  inipowercd  by  the  Court  to  be  capt 
of  the  gaurd  att  Blount  Hope. 

Gcncrall  Cudworth,  INI''  Constant  Southworth,  Capt  Freeman,  M'"  Lay- 
thorp,  and  INP  Chcttenden  Avcre  appointed  to  be  a  comittee  in  the  behalfe  of 
the  country,  to  take  an  accoumpt  of  the  charges  arising  by  this  ^sent  warr. 

It  is  ordered  by  the  Court,  that  tnenty  fine  men,  well  prouided  with 
armes  and  aiiiunition,  be  pressed  to  be  and  lye  in  garrison  att  Mount  Hope, 
and  that  the  souldiers  that  are  there  att  ^scnt  be  forthwith  released. 

]M''  Thomas  Huckens  Avas  chosen  coinissary  generall  of  the  forces  of  this 
jurisdiction. 

In  reference  vnto  such  emergent  charges  that  haue  fiillen  on  our  honored 
Gou''  the  summer  past,  the  Court  haue  settled  and  confered  on  him  the  prise 
of  ten  Indians,  of  those  salvages  lately  transported  out  of  the  gou''ment. 

The  proportions  of  the  salleries  allowed  by  the  Court  to  the  coiiiaunders 
and  coiiion  souldiers  which  haue  bin  forth  on  the-  late  expeditions  out  of  this 
eoUonie  against  the  Indians,  or  may  be  for  the  future  imploycd  on  the  coun- 
trycs  qccations  :  — 

Imp'',  to  the  generall, 06  :        a  day. 

To  a  captaine, 05  :    0  a  day. 

To  a  leift, Oi  :  00  a  day. 

To  Capt  jNIathew  Fuller,  as  surjean  generall  of  the 
forces  of  this  collonie,  and  for  other  good  service, 
pformed  in  the  covmtrycs  behalfe  against  the  eni- 
mie, in  the  late  expeditions,  or  which  may  be  done 
for  the  future,  as  occation  may  require,  the  Court  | 
alloweth  him J 

To  the  capt  of  the  gaurd  att  Mount  Hope,     .      .      .      04  :  00  a  day. 


!>  0  i  :  00  a  day. 


TLYMOUTII    COLONY    KECORDS. 

To  an  cusigne, Oo  :  00  a  day. 

To  a  couiissary  gcncrall, 04  :  00  a  day. 

To  a  Serjeant, 02 :  06  a  day. 

To  a  corpoiall, 02  :  00  a  day. 

To  a  coiiion  souldicr, 01  :  06  a  day. 

The  jjroportions  of  the  souldiers  to  be  pressed  out  of  each  townc  of  this 
jurisdiction,  to  goe  forth  as  occation  may  require  :  — 

To  the  garisou  att  ilouut  Hope, 
to  be  subtracted  out  of  them. 


Plymouth,      .      . 

.     .     15 

Duxburrow,    .      . 

.     .     08 

Scittuate,  .      .      . 

.     .     23 

Sandwich, 

.     .     16 

Taunton,   .      .      . 

.     .     20 

Yarmouth,      . 

.     .     1.5 

Barnstable,     .      . 

.     .     16 

....     3 

Marshfeild,     ....      13 2 

Rehoboth,       ....      15 2 

Eastham, 08 2  157 

Bridgwater,    ....     08 1  025 

157  25  182 

Mcmorand  :  that  the  Court  proclaimed  a  sollemnc  day  of  humilliatiou,  to 
be  obserucd  by  fasting  and  prayer,  which  was  obserucd  by  theire  order,  on  the 
14"^  of  October,  1675,  throughout  this  jurisdiction,  to  humble  oiu-  soulcs,  and 
seeke  and  begg  the  Lords  healp  in  our  ^sent  troubles,  by  reason  of  the  In- 
dians, theire  psisting  on  in  thcu'C  hostillitie  and  bai-barous  cre-weltie  and  out- 
rage against  the  English. 
[*123.]  *October  4,  1675.      It   is    ordered  by  the  Court,  that  it  shall  and  may  be 

lawful!  to  and  for  any  of  the  coiiiissiou  officers  and  souldiers  in  any  of  our 
townshipes,  with  tlic  advice  of  theire  towne  counccll,  if  oppertunitie  serue  to 
consult  them,  or  without,  if  the  psent  exegonay  of  an  advantage  against  an 
enimie  present,  to  prosecute  the  Avarr  against  them,  tho  it  should  be  without  the 
respectiue  townshipps,  as  if  such  officers  had  a  pticulare  coiiiissiou  thervnto. 

It  is  ordered  by  the  Court,  that  during  the  time  of  publicke  danger,  eveiy 
one  that  comes  to  the  meeting  on  the  Lords  day  bring  his  arinos  with  him,  and 
furnished  with  att  least  six  charges  of  powder  and  shutt,  vntill  I'urtlur  order 
shall  be  giueii,  vnder  tlie  iienaltic  of  2'  for  CLieiy  such  defect,  to  be  leiiled  by 


COURT    OKDKK,^.  177 

dcstrcsse,  by  the  couj-tuble,  by  order  of  ;iny  of  the  coiTiission  officers,  for  the 
towiics  vse. 

It  is  ordered  by  tlio  ( 'ourt,  that  Mhosoeucr  shall  slioot  of  any  gun  on  any 
nessesaric  occation,  or  att  any  game  whatsoeuer,  except  att  an  Indian  or  a 
woolfe,  shall  forfeitefiue  shillings  for  euery  such  shott,  till  further  libcrtie  shal- 
bc  giuen. 

This  Court,  takeing  into  theire  serious  consideration  the  trcmendus  dis- 
pensations of  God  towards  the  people  of  Dartmouth,  in  suffering  the  barborus 
heathen  to  spoile  and  destroy  most  of  theii-e  habitations,  the  enimie  being 
greatly  advantaged  thervnto  by  theire  scattered  way  of  lluciug,  doe  therfore  or- 
der, that  in  the  rebuilding  or  resettleing  therof,  that  they  soe  order  it  as  to  Hue 
compact  together,  att  least  in  each  village,  as  they  may  be  in  a  capassitie  both 
to  defend  themselues  from  the  assault  of  an  enimie,  and  the  better  to  attend  the 
publicke  worship  of  God,  and  minnestry  of  the  word  of  God,  whose  careles- 
nes  to  obtaine  and  attend  vnto,  wee  fear,  may  haue  biuc  a  prouocation  of  God 
thus  to  chastise  theire  contempt  of  his  gospell,  which  wee  earnestly  desire  the 
people  of  that  place  may  seriously  consider  off,  lay  to  hart,  and  be  humbled  for, 
with  a  sollisitus  indeaiior  after  a  reformation  therof  by  a  vigorous  puting  forth 
to  obtaine  an  able,  faithful!  dispenser  of  the  word  of  God  amongst  them,  and 
to  incurrage  him  therin,  the  neglect  AA'herof  this  Coiat  as  they  must  not,  and, 
God  willing,  they  will  not  pmitt  for  the  future. 

Alsoe  this  Court  doth  order,  that  the  people  of  iliddleberry  doe  attend 
the  Kke  course  in  theire  rebuilding  and  resettleing,  as  is  ordered  for  Dartmouth. 

And  that  none  shall  for  the  futiu-e  erect  any  house  or  cottage  without  spe- 
ciall  lycence  giiieu  him,  in  anyplace  soe  farr  remote  from  the  publicke  worship 
of  God  as  that  they  can  not  comfortable  attend  the  same. 

This  Court,  being  informed  of  the  low  condition  of  Apthya,  the  relict  of 
John  Knowles,  of  Eastham,  whoe  was  lately  slayne  in  the  coUonics  scruice, 
towards  the  releiffe  and  support  of  the  said  widdoAV  and  her  children,  haue 
ordered  to  receiue  ten  pounds  out  of  the  proffitts  of  the  fishing  att  Capo 
Codd,  whcrof  fine  pounds  to  be  payed  to  her  this  yeir,  and  the  other  fine  the 
next  veer. 

The  Court  haue  alsoe  ordered  ten  pounds  to  be  alo\\ed  to  Ester,  the  wid- 
dow  of  Samuell  Sampson,  of  Duxburrow,  whose  husband  was  alsoe  slavne  in 
the  countryes  seruice,  to  l)e  payed  fine  pounds  this  yoer  and  fine  pounds  the 
next  yeer,  towards  the  suj)port  of  hcrsclfe  and  children. 

.\tt  this  Coiut,  seuer.all  Indians  of  the  principall  or  heads  of  seuerall 
places  of  the  southeren  Indians,  appeered  before  the  Court,  desirous  to  renew 
a  former  couenant  plighted  with  this  gou'ment,  viaj,  of  Paomctt,  "VVcquaahutt ; 

vol..  A'.  23 


['124.; 


178  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    KECORDS. 

for  Xtausctt,  liawraiice  and  Francis  ;  for  Saquatuckett  Eicliard  and  Little  Robin  ; 
for  Nubscussett,  Hurculus  and  .Sampson  ;  for  Mannamoiett,  Wasnecksuk  ;  for 
Wequahutt,  Paule ;  for  INIattacheesett,  Keencomsett ;  for  the  South  Sea,  Ashawa- 
ham  ;  and  for  Mannomett,  Pompaquin,  allies  Scippague  ; —  these  for  themselues 
and  tlicire  naighbors,  and  theii'e  heires  and  successors,  the  Indians  of  the 
places  aboue  named  did  renew  theire  couenant  with  our  coUonie,  to  rene>r 
theire  fidellitie  with  the  English,  and  to  declare  it  by  theire*  discouery  and 
deliuering  vp  all  such  strange  Indians  which  arc  cuiniies  to  the  English, 
which  shall  or  may  att  any  time  come  amongst  them,  and  to  be  reddy  to  doe 
such  seruice  as  shalbe  required  of  them  in  warr  against  our  said  enimies  ;  and 
soe  continewing  theire  reall  faithfulnes  towards  vs,  they  were  assured  by  the  Court 
that  they  shall  find  like  faithfulnes  and  reall  respect  from  vs  on  all  occations. 

In  answare  vnto  the  petition  of  Desire  Sherman,  in  reference  vnto  her 
husband,  Wiliam  Sherman,  Juni',  whoe  fell  destracted  in  the  seruice  of  the 
country,  the  Court  allowes  vnto  her  the  suiTie  of  20",  towards  the  releifFe  of 
them  and  theire  familie,  being  by  reason  of  great  charges  and  nessesites  in 
great  straightcs. 

The  rates  alowed  for  the  horses  prest  or  imployed  in  the  expedition 
against  the  enimie  att  Mount  Hope,  and  places  adjacent,  viaj  :  fine  shillings  for 
the  vse  of  eucry  horse  that  hath  bin  returned  to  the  owner  witliin  one  month 
after  the  advance  on  the  said  expedition,  and  10^  p  horse  for  all  that  are  re- 
turned to  the  owner  since  the  said  month,  or  shalbe  returned  within  28  dayes 
after  the  date  heerof,  and  twenty  shillings  for  euery  such  horse  or  mare  that 
shall  not  be  returned  within  the  said  28  dayes,  vnlessc  there  shalbe  another 
horse  in  steed  therof  deliuered  within  the  said  time.  ||Att  the  Generall  Court 
held  att  Plym,  June,  1678,  the  Comt  doth  interpritt  this  order,  that  all  such 
as  had  horses  pressed  from  them  for  the  countryes  service,  tho  they  -^^■erc  not 
returned  unto  them  within  the  said  28  dayes,  yett  if  afterwards  any  such  horse 
were  found,  it  was  to  be  accompted  his  from  whom  bee  was  pressed,  vnlesse 
some  other  horse  hath  bine  accepted  in  steed  therof  [| 

September  the  7"^,  1676. 

To  John   Cooke,  to  be  coiiiunicated    to    such   of   the   former  Inhabitants  of 
Dartmouth  as  are  concerned  hcerin. 

The  councell  being  now  assembled,  considering  the  reason  and  nesscsitie 
of  that  order  of  the  Generall  Court  made  the  14"»  of  October,  1675,  respect- 
ing the  rebuilding  or  rescttleing  the  towne  of  Dartmouth,  a  coppy  whcrof  is 
heerwith  sent,  and  considering  withall  that  all  the  people  of  that  place,  by 
theire  deserting  it,  haue  left  it  to  the  posession  of  the  enimie,  which,  through 


COUliT    ORDERS. 


1V9 


the  good  liaiid  of  God  on  the  iudeauors  of  this  colloiiie,  is  now  rcconered 
agaiue  out  of  the  enimies  hand,  doe  soe  much  the  more  looke  att  it  as  a  duty 
Sncombent  on  this  co\mcell  to  see  the  said  order  effectually  attended,  doe  ther- 
fore  heerby  prohibite  all  and  eucry  of  the  former  inhabitants  of  the  said  towne 
of  Dartmouth,  or  theire  or  any  of  theire  assignes,  to  make  any  enterance  on, 
building,  or  settleing  in  any  pte  of  the  said  fomier  towncshipp  of  Dartmouth, 
vntill  satisfactory  cecuritie  be  first  giuen  to  the  Court  or  councell  by  some  of 
th?  principall  psons  heertofore  belonging  to  that  place,  that  the  said  Couit 
order  shall  in  all  respects  be  attended  by  them,  as  the  transgressors  of  this 
prohibition  will  answare  the  contrary  att  theire  pill. 


1  G  7  5. 


4  October. 

WlXSLOW, 


.ill  the   Court  of  his  Ma'"  held  att  Plj/mouth,  for  the  Jurisdiction    27  October. 
of  .i\'eic  Plymouth,  the  27"'  Day  of  October,  1675.  [*l'^5.] 


Before  Josiah  AViii 
John  Aldin, 
Wiliam  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hinckley, 


,  Esq'',  Gc 


John  Freeman, 
Constant  Southworth, 
James  Browne,  and 

.James  Cud\\'orth, 


Assistants,  &c^. 


IN  reference  vnto  the  dispose  of  the  estate  of  Edward  Cobb,  of  Taunton, 
deceased,  the  Court  ordered,  that  his  debts  being  payed,  that  ten  pounds 
of  the  said  estate  be  settled  and  allowed  vnto  the  widdow  Alary  Cobb,  for  and 
towards  the  bringing  vp  of  her  smallest  children,  and  that  shee  shall  haue  and 
injoy  the  one  third,  or  one  pte  of  three  of  the  proflitts  of  the  house  and  lands 
during  her  natui'all  life,  and  the  one  third  of  his  psonall  estate,  to  haue  as  her 
proper  right  for  euer,  and  for  the  remainder  therofF,  that  the  eldest  son  shall 
haue  a  dubble  portion  therof,  and  what  is  lefte  to  be  equally  dcuided  in  equall 
and  alike  proportions  amongst  the  other  children. 

Lres  of  adminncstration  were  graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  Mary  Cobb, 
widdow,  to  adminnestcr  on  the  estate  of  Edward  Cobb,  deceased. 

In  reference  vnto  the  dispose  of  the  estate  of  Sollomon  Leanardson,  of 
Bridgwater,  deceased,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  such  pticulars  as  belong  to 
Samuell  Leanardson,  the  eldest  son  of  the  said  Leanardson,  being  firstly  sett 
apart,  vizj,  fifty  acrees  of  vpland,  lying  on  the  southsyde  of  Nunckatateesett 
Riuer,  and  twenty  more  adjoyning  to  it,  on   the  northerly  svde  therof,  and 


180  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

.675.  twelue  acrees  lying  att  the  towne  of  Bridgwater,  on  wliich  the  house  standeth, 
and  three  lotts  of  meddow,  containing  Uvo  acrees  and  an  halfe,  or  thcrabouts, 
to  a  lott,  and  fifty  acrees  of  land  appertaining  to  John  Leanardson,  the  second 
son  of  the  said  SoUoraon  Leanardson,  and  all  debts  and  dues  owing  to  any 
from  the  said  estate  being  fii-st  payed,  the  Court  doth  order,  settle,  and  distrib- 
ute the  remainder  as  foUoweth  :  — 

VizJ,  that  Samuell  Leanardson,  the  eldest  son  of  the  said  Solloman  Lean- 
ardson, shall  haue  a  double  portion,  with  what  hee  hath  alrcddy  recciued 
from  him,  of  liis  estate,  both  real  and  psonall,  according  to  law,  and  the  re- 
mainder to  be  equally  deuldcd  amongst  the  reste  of  the  children  in  cquall  and 
alike  proportions,  i^rouided  that  what  any  of  them  haue  receiued  of  theire 
fathers  estate  be  likewise  recoued  onward  to  them  off  theire  ptes. 

This  Court  haue  graunted  ires  of  adminnestration  vnto  Samuell  Leanard- 
son, to  adminncster  on  the  estate  of  Sollomon  Leanardson,  deceased ;  and  the 
Court  doe  request  Elder  Brett  and  M''  Samuell  Edson  to  be  supervisors  and 
assistant  vnto  the  said  adminnestrator,  in  things  proueiug  difficult  relateing  to 
the  ^mises. 

In  reference  vnto  the  dispose  of  the  estate  of  Gershom  Cobb,  late  de- 
ceased, the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  John  Cobb,  his  brother,  shall  adminncster 
on  the  said  estate,  and  when  all  debts  due  from  the  same  are  fully  payed,  the 
said  John  Cobb,  being  the  eldest  brother  of  the  said  Gershom  Cobb,  shall  haue 
a  doubblc  portion  of  the  said  estate,  and  then  the  remainder  is  to  be  deuided 
amongst  the  rest  of  M'^  Henery  Cobbs  children,  brothers  and  sisters  to  the 
said  John  and  Gershom  Cobb,  in  equall  and  alike  proportions. 

In  regard  that  it  doth  appeer  to  the  Court,  that  Mistris  Elizabeth  Tildin, 
of  Scittuatc,  is  much  straightened  in  the  bringing  vp  of  her  children,  inasmuch 
as  there  arc  but  smale  incomes  coming  into  the  estate  of  M"'  Joseph  Tildin, 
deceased,  the  Court  thcrforc  doth  allow  vnto  her  the  suiiie  of  twenty  pounds 
out  of  the  said  estate,  of  that  which  is  due  to  the  cliildron,  for  and  towards 
her  healp  and  support,  in  rci'ercnce  to  tlie  fmiscs. 

In  reference  to  the  dispose  of  the  estate  of  Margarett  Wells,  widdow,  of 
Barnstable,  late  deceased,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  wheras  M""  John  Mil- 
ler and  Isackc  Chapman  came  into  the  Court  and  claimed  interest  thorin,  as 
being  nearly  related  to  her,  that  they  shalbc  joynt  adminuestrators  on  the  said 
estate,  and  when  all  debts  and  dues  owing  to  any  from  the  said  estate  are  fully 
satisfycd,  the  remainder  is  settled  on  the  said  John  Miller  and  Isacke  Chap- 
man, in  equall  and  alike  proportions,  and  incase  that  any  difference  doe  arise 
between  the  said  adminuestrators  relateing  to  the  jPmises,  this  Court  doth 
order,  Cwitli  the  cnnnnnancn  and  fn>o  clioiso  likewise  of  tlio  said   adniinnestra- 


COURT    ORDERS.  181 

toi-s,j  that  ^NP  Hinckley  and  Leifteuant  Laytliorp,  of  Barnstable,  shall  hauc  the 
hearing,  scttleing,  and  determining  of  the  same,  and  when  the  said  estate  comes 
to  be  settled,  and  appecrs  to  be  clearc,  that  then  the  said  admiunestrators,  with 
the  advise,  consent,  and  approbation  of  the  said  jSP  Hinckley  and  Leiftenant 
Laythorp,  shall  dispose  some  gratuities  to  other  of  the  relations  of  the  said 
Margarett  Wells,  to  be  to  them  as  remembrances  of  her. 

M'"  Nathaniell  I'ainc  and  M''  Daniell  Smith  are  appointed  and  approued 
by  the  Court  to  be  guardians  vnto  John  Blackston,  the  son  of  M''  Wiliam 
Blackston,  deceased. 

*1G75,  October.     To   the  Coinission  Officers  and  Councell  of  Barnstable.  [*126.] 

This  Court,  considering  the  publickc  imploy  of  ^P  Hinckley,  doe  see 
reason  to  order  that  a  court  of  gaurd  or  watch  be  kept  att  his  house,  espe- 
cially in  his  absence  on  the  couutryes  seruice,  with  such  a  convenient  number 
as  is  or  shalbe  appointed  to  attend  other  places  for  the  sanie  end,  in  this  time 
of  coiiion  danger,  as  hee  shall  see  cause. 

Joscjih  Burge,  for  liis  abusing  of  the  watch  att  Sandwich,  by  entering 
into  the  gaurd,  and  assaying  to  take  away  a  gun,  and  beating  one  of  the  gaurd 
which  opposed  him  therin,  is  fined  fiuo  pound,  vizj,  six  shillings  to  the  con- 
stable for  bringing  him  to  the  Court,  and  ten  shillings  to  John  Dexter,  the  son 
of  Ensigne  Dexter,  which  was  beaten  as  aforsaid,  and  fine  shillings  a  peece  to 
the  said  Ensigne  Dexter  and  his  son,  for  theire  coming  vp  to  and  attending  on 
the  Court,  on  the  said  busines,  and  the  remainder  of  the  said  fine  pound  to 
the  country.  !Memoranct :  that  seauen  shillings  and  sixpence  is  abated  of  what 
is  due  to  the  country  from  the  said  Burgo. 

Wheras  a  child  is  lately  borne  of  Elizabeth  'Woodward,  and  that  shee 
accuseth  Robert  Stedson,  Juni'',  to  be  the  father  therof,  of  M'hich  hee  can  not 
cleare  himselfe,  the  Court  sees  cause  to  take  securitie  for  the  payment  of  what 
they  judge  nessesary  for  the  keeping  of  the  child,  as  followcth  :  — 

Robert  Stetson,  Juni'',  and  Major  James  Cudworth,  doe  stand  bound  vnto 
our  sou''  lord  the  Kingc,  joyntly  and  seucrally,  in  the  pcnall  suiiie  of  thirty 
pounds. 

The  condition,  that  incase  the  said  Robert  Stedson  doe  pay  or  cause  to  be 
paved,  for  and  towards  the  keeping  of  the  child  lately  borne  of  Elizabeth 
■Woodward,  two  shillings  a  weeke,  for  the  first  three  monthes,  to  bo  payed  in 
corn  or  mony  next  after  the  birth  of  the  said  child,  aud  one  shilling  and  six 
pence  a  weeke,  to  be  payed  in  mony  or  corn,  vntill  it  attaine  th(^  age  of 
seauen   ye(;is,  if  it   liue   soe   longe,  that  then   the   abnuo  written   obligation   to 


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PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


be  ■N'oid  and  of  noii  effect,  or  otherwise  to  remaine  in  fnll  force,  strength, 
and  vertue. 

Thomas  Lucase,  for  reviling  some  deceased  majestrates,  and  for  being 
drunke,  was  sentanced  to  be  whipt  att  the  post,  which  accordingly  was 
pformed. 

Xew  Plymouth,  the  20''''  of  October,  1675. 

Wee,  whose  names  arc  vnderwritten,  being  swornc  to  view  tlic  dead  body 
of  John  FallowcU,  doe  find  that  hee  was  accessary  to  his  owne  death,  by  wil- 
full  goeing  into  a  deep  pond,  called  Loutt  Pond,  and  drowned  himselfe. 


5  December. 

[•127.] 


WILtAM    HARLOW, 
ANDREW    KINGE, 
BEXAJAII    PRATT, 
ABRAHA?*!   -JACKSON, 
JOHN    WATERMAN, 
JOSEPH   DUNHAM, 

f  JONATHAN   PRATT, 
JOHN   DOTEY, 
CALEB   COOKE, 
JOSIAH   SMITH, 
FRANCIS   CURTICE, 

I  ROBERT   BARROW. 

*A[t]   a  Meeting  of  the  Counccll  of  Warr  for  the  Jurisdiction  of  New  Plym- 
outh, held  att  ^Nlarshfeild,  the  sixt  Day  of  December,  1675, — 
An  order  directed  from  the  said  councell  to  the  scucrall  plantations  with- 
in this  jurisdiction,  as  followcth  :  — 

Gentlemen  Souldiers  : 

The  prouidcuce  of  God  soe  disposing  that  woe  arc  still  exercised  vnder 
the  callamltle  of  a  warr,  and  the  councells  and  authoritie  of  the  seuerall  col- 
Ionics  rcsolucing  that  there  is  a  nessesitie  of  sending  forth  a  considerable  force, 
with  all  possible  speed,  it  is  desired  and  required,  tliat  each  collonic,  and  cuery 
pticular  townc  ^scnt  theire  ablest  and  most  suitable  men,  to  be  iniproued  in 
that  seruice,  and  the  Gou"'  and  Councell  of  this  gou'mcnt  request,  that  oiu-  peo- 
l)le  in  the  seuerall  plantations  therof  Mill  cxprcsse  theire  woontcd  clicarfiilnes 
and  currage  in  ingageing  therin  ;  and  for  youer  incurragemcnt  thervnto  you 
may  please  to  take  notice,  that  our  Gou"'  is  designed  to  haue  the  conduct  of  all 
the  vnited  forces,  of  whose  pticular  fiiuor  and  kindnes  you  may  be  well  assured, 
and  alsoe  that  speciall  and  effectuall  care  is  and  shall)c  taken,  that  those  that  goe 


COURT   OllDERS.  183 

forth  shall  in  all  respects  be  comfortably  prouided  for,  according  to  the  season      1  (5  7  5. 
and  scruicc,  and  that  the  lands  and  other  proffitts  of  the  warr,  that  haiie  bin  '^ 

obtained,  or  by  the  blessing  of  God  shalbe  gained,  shalbe  kept  as  cecuritie  for     r-v^ixsLow 
the  souldiers  pay  that  hane  bin  and  shalbe  improued,  and  shall  not  be  sold  or    Go™enor.] 
disposed  but  to  answare  that  end.     The  worPP"  Cap?  Bradford  and  Captaine 
John  Gonnn  are  youcr  pticular  coinaunders.      Such  as  cheerfully  tender  thcm- 
selues  to  the  expedition,  or  to  presse,  shalbe  looked  vpon  with  singular  respect. 
By  order  of  the  councell, 

NATHANIEL    MORTON,   Secretary. 

It  is  ordered  by  the  councell,  that  the  milletary  officers  of  each  towne  of 
this  jurisdiction  shall,  the  next  day  after  the  army  marcheth  forth,  exercise 
the  one  halfe  of  his  companie  in  amies  ;  and  the  next  day  after,  the  other 
halfe,  and  see  euery  day  after,  the  one  halfe  each  day  to  be  in  amies  where 
the  officers  shall  appoint,  vntill  further  order. 

Wheras  great  damage  may  acrew  to  the  collonie  by  the  southeren  Indians 
theire  frec[uent  resort  to  Plymouth,  the  councell  liauc  ordered  that  speedy 
notice  be  gluen  to  those  Indians  to  come  noe  fiuther  towards  Plymouth  then 
Sandwich,  which  shalbe  theire  confine,  on  paine  of  death  or  imprisonment. 

The  coimcell  of  warr  haue  ordered  and  appointed  ^lajor  Cudworth,  Cornett 
Robert  Studson,  and  Isacke  Chettenden  presse  masters,  for  the  pressing  of  able 
andfitt  men  att  Scittuate  to  goe  forth  on  the  ^sent  expedition  against  the  Indians. 

An  Order  directed  to  y''  milletary  Coiiiission  Officers  of  this  Jiuisdiction,  as 
foUowcth. 
Gen"°  :  You  are  heerby  rec^uired  to  procure  youcr  men  pressed  to  be  in 
a  reddines  to  march,  soe  as  they  attaine  to  meet  att  Proiiidence  on  the  tenth 
of  December  next ;  and  in  order  thervnto,  that  they  raiidcvous  on  the  seaucnth 
of  the  said  month  att  Plymouth,  on  the  eight  att  Taunton,  att  Rehoboth  on 
the  9"*,  and  Prouidence  on  the  tenth  as  aforsaid ;  and  that  you  see  that  they 
be  not  onely  able  and  fitt  men,  but  alsoe  well  fitted  with  clothing  nessesary  for 
the  season,  and  prouided  with  knapsackes  and  ainuiiition,  according  to  order, 
vizj,  halfe  a  pound  of  powder  and  4  pound  of  buUctts  to  each  man.     Fayle  not. 

*Att  a  Meeting  of  the  Councell  of  Warr  for  the  Jurisdiction  of  New  Plym-    30  December, 
oiith,  held  att  Ducksberry  on  the  30"'  of  December,  1675, —  [*128.] 

A  letter  receiued  from  the  coiiiissioners  of  the  Vnited  Collonies  was 
psented  and  read,  which  occasioned  the  proceedings  following  in  this  page  or 
on  this  side  hcer  recorded. 


184  PLYMOUTH    COl.ONV    RKCOllDS. 

1675.  '-i  he  said  Letter  transcribed. 

The  coiiiissioncrs,  haueing  had  full  information  of  the  state  and  condition 
of  the  vnited  forces  nofl-  abroad  vpon  the  publicke  seruice,  and  alsoe  vnder- 
standing  the  conjunction  of  the  enimie  by  riuUips  coming  in  with  his  forces 
to  the  Narragansetts,  makeiug  one  body  with  them,  they  doe  agree  and  con- 
clude, that  the  Lord  calls  for  speedy  and  vigorus  procecution  of  the  ^\-arr,  by 
succuring  those  that  are  alreddy  abroad  with  all  maiior  of  supplyes  of  prouis- 
ion  and  auiunition,  and  alsoe  by  raiseing  and  sending  forth  new  forces,  doe 
therfore  order,  that  one  thousand  men  more  be  raised  forth  with,  and  euery 
way  fited  and  prouided  with  all  manor  of  prouissions  and  aiuunition  ucssesarie 
for  this  expedition,  to  be  raised  in  such  proportions  in  each  collonie  as  the 
former  M'ere,  imd  to  march  to  such  randevous,  and  att  such  times,  as  shalbe 
heerafter  ordcied ;  and  because  many  of  the  souldiers  now  abrod,  ptely  by 
wounds  and  ptely  by  the  seueritie  of  the  season,  are  soe  farr  disinabled  that 
noe  pseut  onsett  can  be  made  vpon  the  grand  body  of  the  enimie,  mcc  doe 
order,  that  the  geuerall  doe  forth^^•ith  take  all  jiosible  care  to  send  those  that 
are  soe  disinabled  to  such  places  as  may  be  most  convenient  vntill  they  nuiy 
be  conveyed  home  ;  the  remainder  of  the  souldiers,  that  are  capable  of  con- 
tinueing  in  tlic  sendee,  wee  doc  order,  that  they  be  not  disbanded,  but 
detained  and  garrisoned  in  places  as  neare  adjacent  to  the  enimie  as  may  be, 
as  shall  by  the  generall  and  his  counccU  on  the  place  be  judged  best  for  the 
cecuritie  of  the  English  plantations  and  the  anoyance  of  the  enimie.  Further, 
wee  coraend  it  to  the  care  of  the  generall  and  his  councell,  that  those  left  in 
garrison  be  vnder  able  and  discreet  coiiiaunders,  and  that  from  time  to  time 
speedy  information  of  thelre  owne  state  and  condition,  and  of  the  enimies 
motions,  and  alsoe  pticular  and  speciall  advice  of  the  time  when  they  shall 
judge  most  best  for  the  marching  of  the  new  raised  forces. 
By  the  coiTilssioners  of  the  United  Collonies, 

THOMAS   DAXFORTtI,  Presedent. 
WILLAM   STAUGHTON, 
THOMAS   IHNCKLEY, 
JOHN   WINT.HOFvr, 
WAFIE   WINTHORPE. 
Dated  in  Boston,  December  25,  1675. 

On  consideration  of  the  contents  of  this  letter,  the  councell  agreed  to 
procure  in  a  rcddincs  such  a  proportion  of  men  as  is  vnderneath  entered  to 
be  raised  in  eacli  towne  of  tins  jurisdiction  to  goe  forth  as  aforsaid. 


30  December. 

WlNSLOW, 

Gou". 


COURT    OllDEKS.  185 

It  is  ordered  by  the  counccU  of  ■\\;irr  for  this  jurisdiction,  that  if  any  1  (1  7 .'). 
pson,  henceforward,  being  pressed  into  the  countryes  seruice  in  the  expedion 
against  the  Indians,  and  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  goe  forth  on  the  seruice, 
being  thervnto  ordered  and  requii'ed  by  authoritie,  euery  such  pson  shall  for- 
feite  ten  pounds  in  raony,  or  the  full  vallue  therof,  to  the  vac  of  the  towuc  to 
which  hee  appertaineth ;  but  incase  noe  estate  can  be  found  of  tlie  said  pty 
to  satisfy  the  same,  that  then  hee  shalbe  forth-v^'ith  comitted  and  suffer  impris- 
onment, soe  that  it  exceed  not  six  monthes. 

It  is  ordered  by  the  councell  of  warr  for  this  jurisdiction,  that  if  any  man, 
that  is  ordered  by  the  councell  where  hee  Hues  to  be  pressed  by  the  towne 
coimcell  where  .hee  Hues  to  be  pressed,  shall  leaue  his  owne  towne  and  goe  to 
another  within  this  coUonie,  that  the  constable  where  hee  is,  vpou  notice  giuen 
him  of  his  absenting  himselfe  from  the  presse,  that  constable  is  required  and 
shall,  by  vertue  heerof,  presse  the  said  pson  into  the  seruice,  and  forthwith 
convey  him  vnto  the  constable  of  tlie  towne  to  which  hee  appcrtaines. 

The   Proportions  of  the  Souldiers  to   be  raised  out  of  each  Towne   of   this 
Jurisdiction  by  Order  of  the  Councell  of  Warr,  as  followeth. 

riymouth,        ....  11  Barnstable,      ....      13 

Duxburrow,     ....  06  Jlarshfcild,      ....      10 

Scittuate, 17  Rehobotli, 15 

Sandwich, 11  Eastham, 09 

Taunton, 13  Bridgwater,     ....     07 

Yaimouth,       ....  10  In  all,  slxscorc  and  two. 

*Att  a  Meeting  of  the  Councell  of  "Warr  for  this  Jurisdiction,  held  att  Marsh- 
feild  the  29""  Day  of  February,  1675,  Actcs  and  Orders  ■^^•crc  made  and 
concluded  as  followeth  :  — 

Wheras  great  damage  and  prejudice  may  acrcw  vnto  this  jurisdiction  bv 
the  withdrawing  of  the  inhabitants  therof  in-this  time  of  ijublicke  callamitie 
and  trouble,  it  is  therfore  ordered  by  the  councell  of  warr  for  this  jurisdiction, 
that  all  the  inhabitants  seated  in  this  goQment  shall  and  doe  abide  in  each 
towne  of  this  coUonie  to  which  hee  belongs,  and  not  depart  the  same  on  pill  of 
forfeiting  the  whole  psonall  estate  of  each  one  that  shall  soe  doe' to  the  coUo- 
nies  vse,  except  it  be  by  the  speciall  order  or  allowance  of  the  Goii,  or  any 
two  of  the  other  majestrates ;  and  that  it  shalbe  lawfull  for  any  majestrate  of 
this  goQment,  takeing  notice  of  the  intensions  of  any  inhabitant  of  this  coUo- 
nie to  withdraw  as  aforsaid,  to  make   seizure  of  the   psons  and  such  tlicire 

VOL.     V.  24: 


r.)  February. 

[M29.] 


1S6 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


1675-6.  estates,  and  to  seize  all  such  barques,  boates,  or  carts  as  shalbe  found  to  be 
imploycd  in  transporting  of  the  goods  of  such  inhabitants  intended  to  with- 
draw as  aforsaid. 


The  Men  appointed  to  be  of   the  Towne  Councell    in  each  Towne  of  tliis 
Jurisdiction. 


Plymouth  : 

Nathaniel  Morton, 

Joseph  "Warren, 

Josejih  Howland. 
Duxburrow  : 

M''  John  Alden, 

M''  Constant  Southworth, 

M'  Josias  Standish. 
Scittuate  : 

Cornctt  Robert  Studson, 

Isacke  Chettenden, 

Edward  Jenkcns. 
Sandwich  : 

^P  Richard  Bourne, 

M"^  Edmond  Freeman,  Ju 

Thomas  Tobey,  Seni''. 
Taunton  : 

James  AValkcr, 

"Wiliam  Hai-vey, 

John  Richmond. 
Yarmouth  : 

M'-  Edmond  llawcs. 


John  Miller, 
Jeremiah  Howes. 

Barnstable  : 

M'  Thomas  Hinckley, 
M"'  Thomas  Huckens, 
M"'  Bai'nabas  Laythorp. 

Marshfeild : 

Anthony  Snow, 
Nathaniel  Thomas, 
Nathaniel  Winslow. 

Rehoboth  : 

M"'  Nathaniell  Paine, 
M''  Nathaniel  Cooper, 
M""  Daniel  Smith. 

Bridgwater  : 

U'  "S^'iliam  Brett, 
M""  Samuell  Edson, 
John  Willis,  Sen!"". 

Eastham  : 

M'  John  Freeman, 
Jonathan  Sparrow, 
Jlarke  Snow. 


The  said  towne  counccUs,  together  with  the  coiTiission  officers,  or  the 
major  ptc  of  the  whole  concurring,  shall  hauc  po^^-cr  to  order  all  watches  and 
wardings  and  garrisons  in  theire  respectiuo  townes,  and  the  setting  forth  of 
scoutcs  for  the  safty  of  the  townes,  and  to  take  care  that  the  townes  stocke  of 
aiiiunition,  to  which  they  belong,  may  be  sujjplyed,  and  hauc  power  to  call 
the  towne  together  to  make  a  rate  to  defray  the  charge  thcrof  as  occation  may 
require,  and  to  dispose  the  said  stocke  into  such  places  as  they  shall  judge  most 
convenient ;  and  whosocuer  shall  neglect  or  refuse  to  watch  or  ward,  being 
required  and  ordered  so  to  doc,  shall  forfcitc  fine  shillings  for  cuery  default, 
to  be  k'uied  by  dcstresse  on  his  estate,  if  hoc  hauc  any  to  answaro  it ;  and  if 


COURT    ORDERS.  187 

noe  estate,  then  to  be  sett  necke  and  liceles,  by  order  of  tlic  cofnission  officers,    1  G75-(). 

not  exceeding  halfe  an  liourc  ;  and  for  euery  neglect  of  pformance  of  tlieire 

4uty  in  watching  or  warding  one  lioure  after  the  time  appointed  to  sett  it,  to 

be  fined  one  shilling ;  and  after  the  first  houre  expired,  the  captaine  of  the 

watch  shall  hier  another  to  watch  or  ward ;  and  the  whole  fine  of  fine  shillings 

to  be  payed  by  the  delinquent ;  *and  such  fines  see  gathered  shalbe  coiiiitted  to       [*130.] 

the  coniission  officers  or  towne  councell  to  be  improued  for  the  supply  in  the 

defects  in  watching  and  warding  abouesaid,  and  for  other  nessesaiy  occations. 

It  is  farther  ordered  by  the  councell,  that  the  watches  shall  continew  from 
sun  seting  vntill  the  sun  rise,  and  the  warding  to  be  from  sun  riseiug  to  sun- 
seting  successiuely,  and  that  none  shalbe  accepted  to  watch  or  ^^■ard  but  with 
fixed  armes  and  suitable  aiiiunition ;  and  incase  any  doe  come  without  the 
same,  they  shalbe  returned  againe,  and  the  fine  of  fine  shillings  shalbe  speed- 
ily exacted. 

The  councell  doe  agree,  that  the  souldiers  now  vnder  the  presse  from  the 
southern  townes  be  att  Plymouth  on  Weddensday,  the  eight  of  this  instant,  in 
order  vnto  a  further  march,  and  with  them  20  or  30  of  the  southeren  Indians, 
whoe,  together  with  the  other  whoe  are  vnder  presse,  to  goe  forth  vnder  the 
comaund  of  Captaine  Michael  Peirse  and  Leiftenant  Samuell  Fuller. 

The  councell  of  warr  now  assembled  doe  coinend  it  to  the  scuerall  town- 
shipps  in  this  juiisdiction  to  make  some  payment  to  the  souldiers  first  sent 
out  against  the  Indians,  in  pte  of  what  is  due  to  them  for  that  seruice,  espe- 
cially to  the  poorer  sort,  whoe  need  some  supply  for  theire  familyes  ;  and  the 
councell  doth  heerby  declare,  that  such  payments  made  as  aforsaid  shalbe 
allowed  to  the  respectiue  townes  in  the  generall  puljlickc  accoumpt  when  it 
shalbe  orderly  settled  and  proportioned. 

The  councell  of  warr  now  assembled  doe  order,  that  the  Xamassachesctt 
Indians  be  speedily  remoued  to  Clarkes  Hand,  and  ther  to  rcmaine,  and  not  to 
depart  from  thence  without  lycence  from  authoritie  vpon  paine  of  death. 

Wheras  it  is  judged  very  nessesary  and  likely  to  be  beneficiall,  that  a 
garrison  should  be  kept  att  the  house  of  Joseph  Barstovr,  both  in  -respect  to 
the  towne  of  Scittuate  and  the  country,  — 

The  councell  doe  therfore  order,  that  speedily  a  garrison  be  erected  and 
kept  att  the  said  house,  with  about  10  or  12  men ;  and  for  the  further  ordering 
therof,  it  is  refercd  vnto  the  coiiiission  officers  and  towne  councell  of  Scittuate. 

ilarch,  the  T'",  1675.  "  ^i-'^''^- 

*In  reference  vnto  the  estate  of  'M'  Gorum,  deceased,  the  Court  haue  ap-      [*131.] 
pointed  INP  Ilinckley,  JNI"'  Chipman,  and  ^I''  Huckens  to  take  care  that  such  pte 


188  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

16  7  .")-().  of  the  said  estate  which  belongetli  vnto  his  youngest  chikh'en  be  JJsenied  and 
disposed  to  them  as  they  come  to  be  of  age,  according  to  the  agreement. 

The  Court  haue  graunted  libertie  vuto  James  Bell  to  improue  the  iland 
called  Quetaquac,  att  Assowamsett,  to  plant  and  sow  corn  on,  and  to  take  in 
Joseph  Wood  with  him  therin,  if  hee,  the  said  Wood,  will,  and  also  other  of 
the  naighbors  att  Taunton,  as  the  said  Bell  shall  see  cause. 

Samuell  Dunham  and  Sarah  Fallowell,  widdow,  are  allowed  by  the  Court 
to  adminncster  on  the  estate  of  John  Fallowell,  deceased. 

Joscjjh  Woodworth,  planter,  acknowlidgeth  to  owe  vuto  our  sofl  lord  the 
Kinge  the  suine  of  twenty  pounds.  The  condition,  that  if  Elizabeth  Wood- 
worth  doe  appear  att  the  Court  of  his  ma'"'  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  the  first 
Thursday  in  June  next,  to  answare  the  law  for  coiiiitting  fornication  either  by 
suffering  corporall  punishment  or  otherwise,  as  the  law  requires,  and  not 
depart  the  said  Court  without  lycencc  ;  that  thcu  the  said  obligation  to  be 
void  and  of  non  effect,  or  otherwise  to  remaine  in  full  force  and  vertue. 

Thomas  Roshall,  as  principall,  and  INI''  Wiliam  Thomas,  as  surtic,  came 
into  the  Court,  and  acknowlidged  a  judgment  of  foiuteen  pounds  to  be  due 
and  payable  vnto  M"^  Constant  Southworth,  Treasurer,  according  to  a  bond 
bearing  date  the  tenth  day  of  March,  1674. 

Ires  of  adminnestration  were  graunted  by' the  Court  vnto  ]Mistris  Desire 
Gorum,  James  Gorum,  and  John  Gorum  to  admiuuestcr  on  the  estate  of  Cap- 
taine  John  Gorum,  deceased. 

Experience  Michell  and  Edward  Michell  aj^pointed  by  the  Court  to  vse 
the  best  cai'c  to  cnquu'e  after  and  take  into  theire  costody  the  estate  of  Jacob 
Michell,  deceased,  and  to  make  report  therof  to  the  Couit,  that  soe  it  may  be 
prefercd  to  the  best  that  may  be  for  the  good  of  his  children. 

In  reference  vuto  the  estate  of  John  Wood,  Juni'',  allies  Attwood,  late 
deceased,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  Nathaniell  Wood,  appeering  to  be  his 
eldest  brother,  shall  haue  a  double  ptiou  of  his  estate,  and  that  the  resedue 
shalbe  dcuided  amongst  the  rest  of  the  children  of  the  late  deceased,  John 
Wood,  Scui'',  allies  Attwood,  vizj,  Isack  Wood,  Mistris  ]Mary  Holmes,  wid- 
dow,  Sarah  Fallowell,  Abigaill  Leanard,  jNIcrcye,  Elizabeth,  and  Hannah 
Wood,  allies  Attwood,  in  0(]uall  and  alike  proportions,  both  for  cpiallitie  and 
quantitic. 

Nathanicll  Wood  was  allowed  by  the  (Jourt  to  adiuiuuester  on  the  estate 
of  John  Wood,  Juni'',  deceased. 

Libertie  of  admiuuestration  was  graunted  vnto  Sarali  Wood,  tlic  wifi'  of 
John  Wood,  Seni'",  deceased,  to  adniinnester  on  the  estate  of  him,  tiie  said 
John  Wood. 


[W. 


COURT    ORDKES.  ]g9 

ters  of  atlminncstration  grauntcd  vnto  Aniie  Sauorv,  ■wlddow,  to  admin-    16  7  5-(>. 
iiester  of  the  estate  of  Thomas  Sauorv,  Seiii'',  deceased.  "■       ^        ' 

Samuell  and  Dauid  Wood  ordered  by  the  Court  to  adminncster  on  the 
estate  of  Jonathan  Wood,  deceased. 

]\Iistris  Anne  Torry  engaged  vnto  the  Court  either  to  procure  and  dcliuer 
the  suiiie  of  ten  pounds,  to  answare  the  hxw  for  her  daughter  comitting  forni- 
cation, by  the  next  June  Com-t,  or  to  present  her  daughter  before  the  said 
Coiu'te  to  receiue  corporall  punishment. 

jMcmorand  :  that  the  order  prohibiting  shooting  and  discharge  of  guns 
be  put  in  execution  during  the  time  of  the  warr  or  vntill  further  hbertic  giucn. 

*Att  a  ]\Ieeting  of  the  Counccll  of  Warr  for  this  Jurisdiction   att  Plymouth,      1"  March. 

the  10""  Day  of  March,  anno  Dom    167o,  Orders  and  Conchisions  were      '-       ~'-' 

made  and  ordered  as  followeth  :  — 

In  reference  to  the  forces  abroad,  tlie  councell  haue  ordered  and  doe 
impowcr  the  presedent  and  such  of  the  councell  as  are  neare  vnto  him,  that 
incase  they  shall  see  reason,  by  any  inconvenience  that  may  appeer  to  them  by 
theire  pmitting  the  said  forces  to  continew  out,  they  are  impowered  heerby  to 
require  them  home  againc. 

And,  further,  that  incase  notice  may  be  giuen  from  the  other  "\'nited  Col- 
lonies  to  require  that  our  ptc  of  the  thousand  men  should  be  sent  forth,  the 
Gofl  is  heerby  requested  to  send  into  the  Bay,  and  to  respect  the  case  vntill 
the  generallitie  of  the  comicell  can  meet  againe. 

Memorand  :  that  the  order  formerly  voated  prohibiting  shooting  bee  putt 
in  reall  and  vigorouse  execution. 

In  order  to  the  keeping  of  a  garnsou  att  Barstowes,  the  councell  doe 
order  and  allow  two  men,  on  the  countryes  charge,  vntill  the  army  now  forth 
returne  him  againe. 

lu  reference  vuto  the  oflenciue  fact  of  Kobcrt  Barker  in  breaking  awav 
from  the  army  when  they  were  on  theire  march  in  a  mutinous  way,  and  by 
his  example  alureing  others  to  come  away  with  him,  to  the  great  scandoll, 
prejudice,  and  disparragement  of  the  collonie,  and  in  pticularly  vnto  the 
coiiiaunder  in  cheiftc,  vizj,  the  gencrall,  — 

Forasmuch  as,  vpon  his  late  examination,  liee  doth  in  some  measure  take 
to  kis  great  oflcnce,  the  councell  doe  ccntance  him  heerby  to  be  degraded  from 
tlie  honor  and  office  of  leiftenant,  and  to  pay  a  flue  of  fifteen  pounds  to  the 
vse  of  the  collonie  in  currant  silucr  mony  of  New  England,  and  to  defray  the 
chai-ge  of  his  late  imprisonment. 

The  councell  doe  alsoe  order,  that  all  such  as  came  awav  from  the  armv 


190 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


1  (j  7  .")-(').    with  the  said  Eobert  Barker,  or  followed  him  in  a  disorderly  way,  shall  like- 
"        '     "^    wise  forfeite  tlicire  wa^es  as  to  that  expedition. 

10  March. 

Godr.  '  The  Fines  of  scuerall  delinquent  Souldiers. 

u         s        d 

Simon  Rouse  fined 01  :  00  :  00 

Jonathan  Winslow, 01:00:00 

John  Hewitt, 01  :  00  :  00 

Daniell  Butler, 08  :  00  :  00 

Zachcriah  Jenken.s 08  :  00  :  00 

Eplii-am  Allin, 08  :  00  :  00 

Wiliam  Alline, 04  :  00  :  00 

Zachcriah  Coleman, 08  :  00  :  00 

John  Nolnian, 08  :  00  :  00 

Joseph  Coleman, 08  :  00  :  00 

Thomas  Coleman, 08  :  00  :  00 

John  Ranco, 08  :  00^  00 

John  Northy, 01  :  00  :  00 

Released.  JTlie  Constables  of  Taunton  for  prcsincr  Joscijh  Deane,  "I 

c                 .•     I                ■    \  04  :  00  :  00 

a  man  vnntt  to  goo  lorth  on  scriuce,* J 

Released.  JJohn  Crossman, 08  :  00  :  00^: 

Thomas  Lincon, 08  :  00  :  00 

Jonathan  Harvey, 02  :  00  :  00 

Esra  Bourne, 02  :  00  :  00 

The   constables    of   Brid;^watcr   for   pressing   Samuell  1 

Laythorp   illegally,   and   hcc   a    man   vnfitt    to    goe   1 02  :  00  :  00 

forth  on  the  scruice,  fined j 

And  likewise  for  not  pressing  John  Willis  legally,      .     02  :  00  :  00 

Vnless  the  said  constable  of  Bridgwater  doe  appeer  before  the  Court,  and 

clcarc  himselfe  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Court. 

[*l;3.3.]  *John  Smith,  the  son  of  M'  John  Smith,  of  Siuulwich, 

for   neglecting    to    goe   forth    a    souldicr,    notwith- 
,,.,.'.  ..       „,        .  ,  ;>02:00:00 

standnig  his  plea  of  nessesitic  of  keeping  att  home, 

yett  fined J 

John  Fuller,  the  son  of  Samuell  Fidler,  of  Barnstable,  ] 

.     „  .,  V       ,•      /     r.      ,  02:00:00 

lor  the  same,  notwithstanduig  his  jilea,  fined  ...  J 

Israeli  Gaunt,  twi.sc  defectiue,  and   did  not   appeer  this   meeting  of  the 
councell,  is  to  be  suiiioncd. 

Increase  Allin,  absent,  is  to  bo  suiTioned. 
Obadiah  Butler,  absent,  is  to  l)e  warned. 


COURT    ORDERS.  191 

OfF  Sandwich,  fine  dcfcctiuc  and  wanting  of  tliciro  numljcr  the  last  prcssc. 

Olt'  Bridgwater,  fine  wanting  in  one  presse  and  foure  in  another. 

In  reference  to  the  clearing  vp  of  the  case  respecting  John  Sniitli,  .Tuni'', 
of  Sandwich  aforsaid,  which  case  was  left  on  inquiry,  the  constable  of  Sand- 
wich appeered  befoi-e  the  councell,  and  afFeirmed  tliat  hce  made  publicke  proc- 
lamation att  Sandwich  in  reference  to  the  souldiers  that  they  should  be  sup- 
plycd  with  clothes  and  nessesaries  for  the  expedition,  and  tendered  him,  the 
said  Smith,  in  pticular,  scucrall  thingcs  with  which  hoc  might  haue  bin  sup- 
plyed,  if  hee  had  seen  cause. 

Euery  of  those  fornamcd  were  fined,  as  aforsaid,  for  not  goeing  forth, 
being  pressed ;  and  some  of  them  for  neglecting,  being  constables,  to  execut- 
ing theire  office  concerning  such,  and  the  townes  responsible  to  pay  for  not 
makeing  vp  theire  number  of  men. 

A  son  of  Ralph  Jones  excused  himselfe  by  reason  of  his  fiither  falling 
sickc  about  the  time  of  the  souldiers  goeing  forth. 

Wheras  the  Coiu't,  for  the  incurragement  of  the  soulcUcrs  sent  forth  on 
the  first  expedition  against  the  Indians,  did  order  and  engage,  according  to 
theire  desire,  that  they  should  haue  theii-e  pay  in  mony  or  lands ;  and  noe 
way  att  ^sent  appeering  to  raise  monyes,  doe,  theirfore,  for  theire  satisfaction, 
order,  that  certaine  tracts  of  land  be  assigned,  to  the  vallue  of  about  one  thou- 
sand pounds,  to  be  deuided  amongst  them  for  the  payment  of  theire  respectiue 
ptes  due  vnto  them ;  the  said  tracts  assigned  being  att  Showamett  supposed 
to  be  ncarc  the  vallue  of  500" ;  att  Assonett  Necke,  200" ;  att  Assowamsett, 
200" ;  and  about  Agawaam  and  Sepecan,  one  hundred  pound ;  soe  as  the  said 
tractes  shalbe  more  pticularly  viewed  and  vallued  as  att  mony  prise,  according 
to  such  indiff"ercnt  rates  as  they  might  haue  bine  esteemed  worth  Mhen  tlie 
said  order  was  made ;  and  for  the  better  effecting  therof,  the  Treasiu'er,  INIajor 
Cudworth,  C'oruett  Studsou,  and  James  Walker  are  desired  and  appointed  to 
take  view  therof  and  make  reporte  therof  to  the  Court  or  councell,  for  the 
scttleing  of  the  same  att  such  reasonable  rates  as  to  them  shall  seeme  meet,  to 
be  deuided  to  the  said  souldiers,  or  sold  for  theire  pay  or  discharge  of  other 
ncsscsarie  dues  occationed  by  this  warr. 

It  is  alsoe  further  ordered,  that  the  sume  of  one  thousand  pound  be 
assessed  on  the  seuerall  townes  of  this  goQment,  to  be  payed  in  clothing,  pro- 
lusions, or  cattle,  att  mony  prise  ;  an  indiflerent  good,  ordinary  cow  being  to 
be  vallued  att  forty  fine  shillings,  and  other  cattle  according  to  that  proportion, 
for  the  payment  of  such  of  the  souldiers  whose  needy  condition  may  call  for 
other  supplycs  more  suitable  for  theire  families  then  lands,  and  such  other 
smale  dues  to  others  of  thenx  as  may  be  by  them  desired  and  judged  conven- 
ient bv  those  bctrustcd  in   the   seuerall  townes  for  the  management  of  that 


192 


PLYMOUTH    COLOxNY    RECORDS. 


1  G7  5-G.  affaire,  together  with  the  defraying  such  other  charges  as  hath  biu  occationed 
by  these  warrs  according  to  order.  Tlic  projjortions  to  the  seuerall  townes  of 
the  said  suiiie  of  one  thousand  pounds  arc  as  followeth  :  — 


Plymouth, 

Duxbiu-row, 

Bridgwater, 

Scittuate, 

Taunton, . 

Sandwich, 


99  :  03  :  06 
46:  11:00 
46:  11 :00 
165  :  09  :  00 
92  :  13  :  06 
92  :  13  :  06 


Yarmouth, 

Barnstable, 

JIarshfelld, 

Kehoboth, 

Eastham, 


74  :  15  :  06 
99  :  03  :  06 

75  :  08  :  00 
136  :  19  :  00 

66  :  16  :  06 


The  Warrant. 


Wheras  youer  townes  pte  of  the  sum  of  1000",  to  be  leuied  for  the 
defraying  the  charge  of  this  warr,  according  to  order  in  that  case  prouidcd, 
amounts  to  the  sumc  of,  &d  ;  these  are,  thcrforc,  iu  his  ma'""^  name  to  will  and 
require  you,  psently  on  receipt  hcerof,  to  call  youer  towue  together  to  make  a 
rate  for  the  defraying  of  the  said  suine,  to  be  payed  iu  clothing,  prouision,  or 
cattle,  att  the  prises  in  the  said  order  prouided,  about  the  middle  of  May  next, 
according  to  the  Treasurers  order,  to  be  disposed  to  those  appointed  by  the 
towne  councell,  or  such  other  order  as  the  Treasurer  shall  appoint  for  the  ends 
aforsaid.     Faylc  not,  &6. 


[  134.J  *For  the  better  ordering  of  the  garrisons  or  places  of  defence,  soe  called, 

in  the  seuerall  towneshipps,  the  councell  of  warr  doth  order,  that  altho  much 
respect  is  to  be  had  by  those  impowercd  to  manage  that  affaire  to  ac- 
comodate the  conveniency  and  desire  of  the  psons  respectiucly  concerned 
therin,  yett  incase  any  pson  shall  stubburnly  refuse  such  reasonable  order  as 
shalbe  by  them  appointed  him  therin,  and  acte  in  such  wilfuU  way  of  his  owne 
as  may  or  shall  apparently  tend  to  the  ouer  throw  of  hiraselfe,  family,  naigh- 
borhood,  society,  or  towneshijip  -^vherin  hec  is  scittuated  or  concerned,  such 
delinquent  shalbe  suiiioned  to  appeer  att  the  next  Coui't  to  be  held  att  Plym- 
outh after  such  offence  coiiiitted  to  answare  for  the  same. 


Tl 


Id"'  of  March,  1676. 


The  councell  of  warr  for  this  jurisdiction  ordered  as  foUoweth  :  in  refer- 
ence vnto  a  JJsent  cxcgcncye  and  straitc  that  is  on  vs  by  reason  of  the  ncare 
approach  of  our  cnimies,  whoe  hauc  fiercd  the  greatest  pte  of  one  of  our  fron- 
teer  townes,  and  that  wee  hauc  reason  to  expect  that  they  may  psist  on  in 
thcirc  hostillitie,  and  assault  other  townes  before  wee  are  aware,  the  couuccll 
doe  agree  and  order,  that  the  number  of  three  hundred  English  souldiers  be 


COURT    ORDERS.  ]93 

raised  and  pressed  out  of  our  coUoiiie,  and  one  hundred  Indins,  -well  fitted  to    1  (J  7  .")-(!. 
goo  forth,  and  to  be  reddy  for  a  march  by  the  elcuenth  of  Aprill  next.  '        ''    ~^ 

29  March. 

The  Proportions  of  Men  pressed  out  of  the  seucrall  Townes  of  tliis  Goflment.     '^Vixsi.ow, 
^  ^  Gou«. 


Plymouth, 

.     30 

Taunton ,    . 

.     30 

Rehoboth, 

.     30 

Duxburrow, 

.      IG 

Yarmouth, 

.     2G 

Eastham,   . 

.     18 

Scittuate,   . 

.     50 

Barnstable, 

.     30 

Bridgwater, 

.      16 

Sandwich, . 

.     28 

Mar.shfeild, 

.     2(3 

It  is  ordered  by  the 

councell,  tluit  sut 

•h  youth 

es  as  are  vndei 

•  the  age  of 

sixteen  years,  and  notwithstanding  arc  able  to  pformc  seruice  in  watching  and 
■warding,  shalbe  required  soe  to  doe,  and  pforme  theire  duty  theriu  as  others, 
being  soe  judged  by  the  comauuders  or  towne  councell. 

Vpon  consideration  of  the  late  sad  and  awfull  hand  of  God  vpon  Keho- 
b"th  and  other  places,  liy  the  sahiages  theire  nnu'dcring,  fiering,  and  destroy- 
ing, ScS,  being  much  advanta^r.l  in  thciic  crewcUtie  and  hostilitie  by  the  dis- 
persed being  of  people  in  each  fowiishippo,  soe  as  on  .iny  alarum  or  assault 
psons  are  exposed  to  hurrcy,  and  iudcauor  to  gett  to  places  of  safety  with 
great  ditBcultie  and  danger  of  lossc  of  life,  and  not  knowing  how  soon  more 
of  vs  may  be  exposed  to  like  difficulties,  the  councell  doe  aduise  and  recomend 
it  to  the  seuerall  townes  of  this  jurisdiction  to  gather  together,  as  much  as  may 
be,  into  fewer  garrisons  or  places  of  safty  with  all  speed  and  the  best  prudence 
that  may  be ;  and  that  ten  or  twelue  men  be  assigned  and  appointed  att  least 
to  attend  such  garrisons  ;  and  that  the  seucrall  townes  would  take  speciall  care 
of  theire  mills,  that  they  may  be  safe  guarded  and  defended  the  best  they  can. 

The  Treasurer  is  desired  and  ordered  to  jnocurc  the  bread  for  the  soul- 
dlers  in  a  reddines  to  attend  the  expedition. 

And  to  procure  a  compctencye  of  bullctts  for  the  souldiers  in  theire  said 
intended  expedition,  as  hee  shall  judge  meet. 

And,  likewise,  when  the  surjean  appointed  to  gnc  forth  with  the  said 
souldiers  shall  giue  in  his  accoumpt  of  what  tice  takes  vp  to  be  iniproued  in 
the  said  expedition,  the  Treasurer  is  to  defray  tlic  same  in  the  behnlfe  of  the 
countrey. 

The  eleuenth  of  Aprill,  1676,  diners  of  the  coLuicell  appeered  and  nictt      1  ()7<!. 
together  att  Plymouth  in  order  vnto  procecution  of  the  said  expedition  ;  but    ^       ^^~ 

U  .\pril. 

many  of  the  souldiers  that  were  pressed  came  not  to  goe  forth,  especially  Scit- 
tuate and  Sandwich  proued  very  deficient,  which  caused  a  frustration  of  the 
whole  designe,  soe  as  they  did  not  agree  to  goo  forward  in  any  thinge  for 
publicke  good,  either  for  the  healp  and  defence  of  Rehoboth,  then  in  straites, 
or  otherwise  for   our  offence  of  our  i.'uimic  or  defence  from  them,  but   ratlier 

VOL.  V,  2.1 


194 


PLYMOUTH    COLOXY    RECORDS. 


brake  vp  in  a  deuision  and  confusion  ;  oncly  a  few  of  the  southeien  souldicis 
■went  out  of  tlieire  way  as  farr  as  Middlbery,  and  returned  home. 

*Att  a  [Meeting  of  the  Councell  of  Warr  for  this  Jurisdiction  of  New  Plym- 
outh, held  att  the  towne  of  Plymouth  the  i26  Day  of  Aprill,  16T(i,  Or- 
dered as  foUowcth  :  — 

Wheras,  in  this  time  of  our  callamitie,  wee  can  not  but  be  in  dayly  ex- 
pectation of  the  Indians  thcire  invadeing  and  assaulting  our  townes,  to  the  end 
wee  may  be  in  the  better  posture  of  defence,  and  more  able  to  make  resistance 
against  the  euimie  in  such  case,  the  councell  doth  order  and  require,  that  the 
watch  be  strictly  maintained  in  euery  alowed  garrison  ;  and  that  a  ward,  con- 
sisting of  one  fift  pte  of  the  inhabitants  of  each  towne  lyable  to  the  pformance 
of  such  duty,  shall  euery  day  be  in  such  reddincs  to  make  the  best  opposition 
and  resistance  they  can  both  for  the  townes  defence  and  the  aiioying  of  the 
enimie ;  and  that  our  milletary  officers  for  each  day  be  appointed  to  make  the 
best  improuement  of  his  dayes  scuadrou  of  men  for  the  ends  aforsaid ;  and  hee 
that  is  warned  to  pforme  his  duty  therin,  and  shall  neglect  it,  shall  forfeite 
two  shillings  p  day,  to  be  forth  with  leuicd  by  the  constable  for  the  vse  of  his 
squadron  where  the  neglect  was  made  ;  but  for  the  place  where  they  are  dayly 
to  meet,  and  for  the  maiior  and  meathod  of  theire  proceedings  heerin,  it  is  left 
to  the  descretion  of  the  councell  and  cheiffe  officers,  and  this  to  continew 
vntill  fui-thcr  order  from  authoritie. 


[•136.] 


*.itt   the   Court  of  Election  holcleit  alt  Plymouth,   in   A'cw  England, 
the   7"'  Day  of  June,  Anno  Dora  1676. 

Befor  Josiah  A\'inslow,  Es^,  GoQ,  Wiliam  Bradford, 

John  Alden,  John  Freeman,  and 

Thomas  Hinckley,  Constant  Southworth, 

Assistants,  &e. 

"TOSIAH    WIXSLOW,  ESQ",  was  chosen  (JoQ,  and  swornc. 
^  '  .John  Alden,  ] 

Thomas  Hinckley, 
Wiliam  Bradford, 
John  Freeman, 
C'onstant  Southworth, 
James  Browne,  and 
James  Cudworth, 


were  chosen  Assistants,  and  sworne. 


OOUllT    OllDKil 


195 


Josiah  ^^  iuslow,  Lstp,  CioQ,  mid  1  _. 

^  was  chosen  Comissioners. 
M"'  Thomas  Hinckley  j 

And  Capt  Bradford  the  next  in  nomination. 

TiiP  C'clect  Men  in  each  Towne. 
PlyiTi  :  Edward  Sturgis,  Seni% 

r.eilt  Morton,  John  ]Miller. 

WiUam  Ckrke,  Barnsta  : 

"Wiliani  Crow, 

Joseph  ITowland.  Marshfeild  : 
Dux. :  Ensigne  Eames, 

Wiliam  Foard,  Seni'', 
Scittnate  :  Anthony  Snow. 

^  ^  Rehobotli : 

Sandwich  :  Ensigue  Smith, 

M''  Daniell  Smith, 
'raunton  celect  :  M"'  Xatlianiel  Paine. 

Richard  Williams,  Bridgw  : 

Walter  Dean,  Samnell  Edson, 

Leif  t  Macye,  John  Willis,  Seni"', 

Wiliam  Harvey,  ,Tohn  Carev. 

Samucll  Smith.  Eastham  : 
Yarnioutli :  Leift  Sparrow. 

'SI'  Edmond  Hawcs,  !Marke  Snow, 

Capt  Howes,  Jonathan  Banges. 

Ensigne  Thacher, 

The  Constables  of  the  seuerall  Townes. 

Plym, Gorge  Morton,  sworne. 

Duxfc, Daiiid  Alden,  sworne. 

^,  _  [  M^  Nathaniel  Tilden,  ] 

Scitt, <  J^  sworne. 

(^  James  Briggs,  j 

Sand, Joseph  Burge,  sworne. 

("John  Hathwcv,  sworne. 

iaunton, i  .  ^    ' 

[William  Withcrcll,  sworne. 

Yariii, Jeremiah  Howes. 

Barnstable, Job  Crocker. 

.''John  Bourne, 
^Marshfeild T.  _ 

nu(>ll  Sherman. 


196 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


16  7G. 


Rehoboth, Nathaniel  CoojJer. 

Eastham, John  Done. 


7  June. 

I 

ridgwater, 

John  Ainips.  .Tniii''.  sworne 

WlNSLOW, 

Gon«. 

[•137.] 

•The  G 

and  Enques 

Serjeant  Harlow, 

Arther  Ilowland, 

Wiltam  Sabin, 

John  Crocker, 

sworn, 

Francis  West, 
Anthony  Perrey, 

Samuell  Annible, 
John  Ottis, 

.  John  Rogers, 

sworiie.  ^ 

John  Washburne, 

Serjeant  Tinkham, 

Benj  amine  Higgens, 

Elisha  Bourne, 

John  Bryant, 

sworn. 

Kanelme  Winslow, 
Anthony  Frey, 
Jolin  Carver, 

Israeli  Dean, 
.  John  Hall. 

The  Names  of  the  Deputies  that  serued  att  this  Court. 
Leilt  Morton, 
M"  Edward  Gray, 
M""  Josiah  Standish, 


Wiliam  Paybody, 
John  Cushen, 
John  Daman, 
Wiliam  Swift, 
Steucn  SkifFe, 
Leift  Maccy, 
Wilhim  Harvey, 
Capt  Howes, 


M"'  John  Thacher, 

Leift  Laythorp, 

^I'"  Barnabas  Laythorp, 

Ensigne  Eames, 

Anthony  Snow, 

M'  Nathaniel  Paine, 

IVP  DanicU  Smith, 

Leiftefi  Jonathan  Sparrow, 

Jonathan  Banges, 

John  Willis. 


Plymouth  : 

Steuen  Bryant, 
Isacke  Cushman, 
Ephraim  Tilson,  and 
Mordica  Ellis. 

Diixburrow  : 

John  Rogers,  Juni'', 
Thomns  Dchuio. 


Surveyors  of  the  Highwayes. 
Scittuate  : 


Yannoulh 


COrilT    OHDEIIS. 

B;u-nstable  :  Rehoboth  : 

Gilbert  Brookes, 
Maishfcild  :  Eobert  Fuller. 

Jonathan  AVinslow,  Easthani  : 

Saniuell  Sprague.  Robert  Vixon, 

Yarmouth  :  Ilenery  Attkins. 

John  ])ryaut, 
.Samuell  Hall. 
"N'pon  consideratiou  of  the  nessesitie  of  sending  forth  some  forces,  to  be, 
by  the  healp  of  God,  a  nieanes  of  our  safety  and  preservation,  the  Court  came 
to  a  conclusion  and  doe  heerby  voate,  that  one  hundred  and  fifty  English,  and 
fifty  Indians,  be  with  the  best  speed  that  may  be  raised  and  prouided  and  sent 
forth  towards  the  frontiere  ptes  of  this  collonie,  to  be  vpon  motion  to  scout  to 
and  frow  for  the  safty  of  the  collonie ;  the  time  appointed  of  sending  forth  is 
on  Weddensday,  the  ^1  of  this  instant  June,  1676. 

The  proportions  of  the  men  and  mony  to  be  raised  for  the  seting  forth 
in  the  expedition  aforsaid  is  as  following  :  — 

The  Froportions  of  Men.  ^lonv. 

11  s  d 

Plymouth,        ....  1.3  Plymouth,  .  .  16  :  00  :  00 

Duxburrow,    ....  09  Duxburrow,  .  .  09 :  10  :  00 

Scittuate, 25  Scittuate,    .  .  .  26  :  10  :  00 

Sandwich, 15  Sandwich,  .  .  .  16  :  00  :  00 

Taunton, 15  Taunton,    .  .  .  IG  :  00  :  00 

Yarmouth,       ....  13  Yarmouth,  .  .  14  :  00  :  00 

Barnstable,      ....  15  Barnstable,  .  .  16 :  00  :  00 

Marshfeild,      ....  13  Marshfeild,  .  .  U  :  00  :  00 

Rehoboth, 15  Rehoboth, .  .  .  16  :  00  :  00 

Eastham, 10  Eastham,    .  .  .  10 :  15  :  00 

Bridgwater,     ....  09  Bridgwater,  .  .  09  :  10  :  GO 

154  164  :  10  :  00 

*It  is  ordered  by  the  Comt  and  the  authoritie  there f,  that  the  GoQ,  or  in 
his  absence  the  Deputic  GoQ,  with  any  two  more  of  the  Assistants,  vpon  any 
suddain  excgcnt  or  emergent  occation  falling  out  wherin  more  of  the  councell 
can  not  speedily  be  convened,  shall  hauc  as  full  power  and  authoritie  to  presse 
and  send  forth  men,  horses,  armcs,  ainunitions,  and  prouissions,  and  all  other 
nessesaries  needfull  for  the  countries  service  as  if  the  whole  councpU  of  warr 
were  convened. 


[•138.] 


198  I'LYMOUTIl    COLONY    KECORDS. 

1  6  7  G.  It  is  ordered  by  the  Court  and  the  cauthoritie  thcrof,  that  euery  such  pson 

or  psons  as  refuse  or  neglect  to  attend  the  countryes  seruice  wherto  they  are 
or  shalbe  pressed  by  any  presmaster  or  theire  deputies,  by  order  from  any 
legall  authoritie  heer  established  or  impowered,  shall  forfeit  flue  pound,  or,  in 
want  therof,  be  compelled  to  run  the  gantlett  for  both,  as  the  transgression 
shalbe  cercomstanced)  for  euery  such  default ;  and  -where  there  is  or  may  be 
oppertunity  for  such  delinquents  timely  to  declare  theire  resolution  not  to 
attend  the  said  seiiiice,  that  soe  another  may  be  pressed  in  theire  sted,  and 
shall  neglect  the  same,  shall  forfit  the  sunie  of  fiue  pounds  more,  to  be  leuicd 
by  destresse  on  theire  goods ;  the  said  forfeitures  to  be,  the  one  halfe  thcrof  to 
the  countrey,  and  the  other  halfe  to  the  townes  wherto  such  delinquents  doe 
belonge ;  the  said  forfeitures  being  to  be  leiiied  in  such  case  as  aforsaid,  in  case 
a  satisfactory  reason  be  not  giueu  by  such  delinquents  to  the  Court  or  coiuicell 
for  such  neglect,  being  forthwith  to  be  brought  vp  by  the  constable  or  his 
order  to  theire  trynll. 

It  is  ordered  liy  this  Court,  that  the  coiiilssion  officers  of  euery  towne, 
together  with  the  towne  counccU,  or  the  major  ptc  of  the  whole,  shall  haue 
full  power  and  authoritie  to  appoint  and  require  any  pty  or  pties  of  theire  men 
as  a  scout  for  the  descouery  or  surprisall  of  the  enimie  within  or  neare  theire 
respectiue  townes,  as  alsoe  for  the  releife  of  any  of  theire  naighbour  townes  or 
plantations  as  occation  may  require  ;  alsoe,  that  the  coiiiissiou  officer  or  officers 
in  euery  towne  are  impowered,  incase  of  any  suddaine  cxegent  wherin  hee  or 
they  cannot  haue  oppertunitie  to  aduise  with  the  towne  councell,  to  coinaund 
or  lead  forth  such  a  pty  of  men  as  hath  bine  before  agreed  on,  or  to  him  shall 
seeme  nessesary,  for  the  present  releife  of  any  ptc  of  theire  ownc  towne  or 
naighbour  towne  assaulted,  or  repelling  the  enimie  in  his  advance  tliervnto  : 
and  that  euery  such  souldicr  as  shall  not  obey  in  any  of  the  cases  appointed 
or  coiiiaunded  as  aforsaid,  shall  forfeitc  fine  shillings  a  day  for  such  his  default, 
to  be  leuicd  by  warrant  from  any  of  tlic  majestratcs  or  colect  men  of  the 
towne,  or  be  laved  uccko  and  licelcs,  where  noo  estate  can  be  found,  vnlesse 
such  delinquent  giuc  a  satisfactory  rcasoir  to  tlie  comaundor  and  towne  coun- 
cell for  such  his  neglect. 

It  is  ordered  by  this  Court  and  the  authoritie.  therof,  that  where  the 
coiiiission  officers  and  towiie  councell  of  diners  townes  are  or  shalbe  in  a  con- 
sosiation  or  viccnity  for  theire  mutuall  defence  and  preseruation,  and  haue  and 
shall  agree  to  kvvp  out  a  standing  scout  att  any  place  for  the  coiiion  good  of 
the  whole  vicenety  aforsaid,  if  any  of  those  townes  shall  favle  in  sending  and 
keeping  out  the  whole  or  any  pte  of  theire  men  agreed  to  be  on  the  said  scoute, 
shall  forfeitc  to  tlic  other  townes  in  vicenitie  as  aforsaid  i\nc  sliilHngs  for  euery 


COURT    OilDERS.  I99 

day  for  cucry  sucli  m:iii  \vanting,  to  be  Iculed   by  destrcsse  by  warrant  iVom      1(1  7  (5. 

any  one  majestrate  on  the  goods  of  such  delinquents,  or  on   the  goods  of  any 

of  the  coinissiou  officers  or  towne  councell  of  such  dcfectiuc  townes,  and  by 

them  to  be  recoucved  by  destresse  or  otherwise  on  the  proper  delinquents,  the 

said  fines  to  be  improued  by  the  coiiiission  officers  and  towne  councell  of  any  the 

said  townes  to  promote  the  said  scoute  or  other  publicke  service  of  those  townes. 

It  is  further  ordered,  that  where  the  coiiiission  officers  and  towne  councell 
of  such  townes  in  vicenity  as  aforsaid  haue  or  shall  agree  to  hauc  such  a  ptc 
of  theire  men  in  a  rcddiucs  to  march  forth  to  the  releifFe  of  any  of  those  townes 
assaulted  or  in  eminent  danger  to  be  assaulted,  or  to  surjirise  or  rejJell  any 
pty  of  the  cnimie  which  may  be  descouercd  to  lye  lurking  about  any  places 
neare  any  of  those  townes,  wherby  they  may  haue  oppertunitie  suddainly  to 
assault  them  if  not  preueuted,  if  any  such  townes  shall  neglect  to  attend  that 
seruice,  on  notice  giuen  them  either  by  any  of  the  majestrates  or  any  two  or 
three  of  the  comission  officers  or  towne  councell,  those  townes  shall  forfeite 
fine  shilis  p  man  for  euery  day  wanting  therin,  to  be  leuied  as  aforsaid  for  the 
publicke  vse  of  the  other  townes  as  aforsaid  ;  and  if  any  pticular  psons  shall 
refuse  to  attend  the  order  of  theire  pticular  coiiiauuder  to  march  forth  as  afor- 
said, vnlesse  a  satisfactory  reason  shalbe  giueu  to  the  officers  and  councell,  shall 
alsoe  forfeite  fine  shillings  a  day  for  euery  such  neglect,  to  be  leuied  as  afor- 
said and  improued  by  the  comission  officers  and  towne  councell  of  that  place 
for  the  publicke  seruice  of  those  townes  ;  and  it  is  further  ordered,  for  the  bet- 
ter management  oi'  such  expeditious,  that  the  souldery  mett  together  may  chose 
one  to  take  the  conduct  of  the  whole,  being  one  of  the  coiiiission  officers  of  one 
of  the  said  townes,  whome  they  shall  reddily  obey  as  theire  coiiiaunder  in  cheifl'e, 
in  cheife  *whoe  is  heerby  inipowered  to  acte  with  the  advice  of  his  councell,  [*139.] 
the  coiiiaunders  of  the  scuerall  squadrons,  and  such  other  descreet  men  of  his 
companie  as  hee  shall  see  cause  to  adulse  with,  in  surprissall,  repelling,  psue- 
ing,  or  distruction  of  the  cnimie,  as  occation  and  oppertunitie  may  present,  for 
the  mutuall  defence  of  tho>e  townes,  or  any  other  in  destresse,  as  may  be, 
and  these  to  be  his  and  theire  sufficient  discharge. 

It  is  ordered  by  the  Court  and  the  authorltie  therof,  that  each  towne 
make  a  rate  to  pay  all  theire  souldiers  and  officers  which  haue  bin  out  on  the 
countryes  seruice  from  first  to  last  theire  full  due  iu  such  specue  as  by  the  last 
rate  for  their  payment  iu  pto  was  ordered,  vnlesse  any  of  them  desire  rather 
to  stay  to  hauc  it  in  land  ;  and  that  the  seuerall  townes  bring  or  send  in  an 
accoumpt  of  theiie  pticular  distinct  disbursmeuts  to  July  Court  next,  that  soc 
there  may  be  a  right  proportioning  of  the  whole  charge  of  this  warr  vpon  the 
seuerall  townes. 


200  I'LYMOLTII    COLONY    RECORDS. 

It  is  ordered  by  tlie  C'ourt,  that  such  as  refuse  or  neglect  to  procure  for 
thcmselues,  or  them  that  are  vuder  them,  good,  fixed  armes,  fitt  for  seruice. 
■\vithiu  one  month  after  tlic  date  liecrof,  shall  liaue  soe  much  of  theire  goods 
leuied  by  di^tre-ise,  by  warrant  from  any  of  the  majestrates,  as  may  prociu'e 
arraes  for  them,  to  be  procured  by  tlie  coinissloii  officers  ;  and  if  anv  such 
delinquents  will  not  pforme  seruice  with  theire  guns  when  prouided,  then  they 
shalbe  kept,  by  the  coiiiission  o:ti;ers  order,  for  tlie  vse  of  them  that  will  serue 
with  tliem. 

It  was  agreed  and  ordered  by  the  C'ourt,  that  ten  hogsheds  of  bread  be 
procured  for  and  towards  the  expedition  intend,  and  a  thousand  waiglit  of 
bulletts. 

And  tliat  the  suiue  of  twenty  or  thirty  pounds  l)e  improued  in  the  paying 
of  the  coUonis  debts  att  Rhode  Hand. 

'M."  Hinckley,  il'^  Freeman,  and  iSI''  Huckeus  are  appointed  by  the  C'ourt 

to  take  course  about  the  estate  of  M"  John  INIayo,  deceased,  to  make  deuision 

and  settlement  of  the  said  estate,  both  with  reference  vnto  liis  wifes  pte  and 

amongst  liis  children,  and  theriu  to  acte,  if  it   may  be,  to  theire  satisfaction  ; 

and  incase  they  can  not,  then  to  make  report  therof  to  the  next  Court,  that 

soe  further  may  be  taken  for  settlement  therof 

M^  Daniell  Smith,         1 

r^     ^  ■      TT  1    I  were  aiiiioiuted  bv  the  (Jourt  to  take  the  Treas- 

Cajjtaine  Howes,  and    j. 

T    .J.  ,  T       1  I       urcrs  accoumiit  this  veer. 

Leutenant  Laythorpe,  1  ' 

In  reference  vnto  the  estate  of  John  AVright,  deceased,  the  C'ourt  liauc 
oidered,  that  liis  land  att  "Winnatucksett  be  settled  vnto  and  vpon  Adam 
Wright,  his  brother. 

The  Court  haue  settled  the  suiiie  of  four  pound,  whicli  was  the  peculiare 
estate  of  Isacke  "Wright,  deceased,  on  Richard  Wright,  his  father. 

This  Court  doth  order  and  impowcr  Lcift  Peter  Hunt,  of  Rehoboth,  and 
Robertt  Fuller,  together  with  the  widdow  Sal)inc,  to  adminncstcr  oa  the  estate 
of  Xehemiali  Sabine,  deceased. 

This  Court  order  and  impower  iP  Daniell  Smith  and  Tliomas  Read,  Paiiic 
of  Rehoboth,  together  with  Jlistris  Rachel  Read,  widdow,  to  adminncstcr  ou 
the  estate  of  M''  John  Read,  deceased. 

Leifi  Jonathan  Sparrow  and  Jonathan  Banges  are  ordered  and  appointed 
by  the  Court  to  be  healpfuU  vnto  the  widdow  Knowlcs,  of  ]-',astham,  in  man- 
nagi'd  of  the  estate  of  Jolui  Knowles,  deceased,  both  in  payment  of  such  debts 
out  of  tlie  said  estate  as  are  due  and  owing  to  any  from  the  same,  and  other 
wise  to  be  Jiealpl'uU  about  it  as  need  may  rctpure,  and  to  make  n-port  therof 
to  the  Court. 


[*140. 


COURT    ORDERS.  201 

Libertif  of  udnumR'stratiou  is  i^-raunted  viito  Adam  Wright  to  adiniiincs-      1  (!  7  (i. 
tcr  on  the  estate  of  John  Wright,  deceased.  '    ""^'^       ^ 

Letters  of  admiuncstratiou  was  graunted  vnto  Jeremiah  Burronghes  to     -wixsi.nv 
athniiinester  on  the  estate  of  John  Burroughcs,  deceased.  Gou". 

Letters  of  adminnestration  were  graunted  vnto  ]\Liry  Russell  to  admin- 
ncster  on  the  estate  of  Samuell  Russell,  deceased. 

Adam  Wright  stands  bound  vnto  the  Court  in  the  penall  suiiic  of  forty 
pounds.  The  condition,  that  wheras  the  abouc  bounden  Adam  AVright  hath 
obtained  of  the  Court  ires  of  adminnestration  to  adminuester  on  the  estate 
of  John  Wright,  deceased,  if,  thcrfore,  the  said  Adam  Wright  doe  pay  or 
cause  to  be  payed  all  such  debts  and  legacyes  as  are  due  vnto  any  from 
the  same,  soe  farr  and  by  equall  proportions  as  the  estate  will  amount 
vnto,  and  be  reddy  to  giue  in  an  accoumpt  therof  to  the  Court  when  bv 
them  required,  and  to  saue  harmles  the  said  God  and  Court  from  any  dam- 
age tli.it  may  acrcw  to  them  by  his  said  adminnestration,  then  the  aboue 
written  obligiition  to  be  void  and  of  non  effect,  or  otherwise  to  rcmaine  in 
full  force  and  vertue. 

•The  ;.'S''''  of  June,  1676,  three  Indians  —  the  first  named  Peter,  (Awa-  ^8  Jun 
shuuckes,  the  squa  sachems  son,)  the  2"°°'^  Gorge,  the  third  Dauid,  allies  Cho- 
wahunua  —  appeered  before  the  councell,  in  the  behalfe  of  themselues  and 
other  Indians  of  Saconett  to  the  number  of  about  thirty  men,  with  theire 
wlues  and  children,  and  tendered  to  renew  theire  peace  with  the  English,  and 
requested  libertie  to  sitt  downe  in  quietnes  on  theire  lands  att  Saconett. 

The  Examination  of  the  said  Indians  before  the  Councell  in  Reference  to  the 
Pmlses. 

Peter,  (Awashuncks  son,)  being  asked  the  reason  of  theire  coming  hither, 
a  ns wared,  because  hee  and  the  Indians  of  Saconett  desired  to  settle  there  againe  ; 
vnto  which  was  replyed  as  foUoweth :  What  reason  haue  you  to  expect  that 
youer  request  heerin  should  be  graunted,  since  you  haue  broken  youer  engage- 
ments with  vs  by  joyning  with  the  sachem  Phillip  att  jNIouut  Hope  and  other 
Indians,  our  professed  enimies,  and  haue  bin  copartenors  with  them  in  all 
assaults  and  enterprisses  against  vs,  in  which  said  hostile  attcmptcs  many  of 
ours  haue  lost  theire  Hues,  habitations,  and  estates  ?  And  you  must  not  thinke 
that  wee  can  passe  oner  matters  of  such  a  high  nature  soe  shighly.  "W'ec  are 
not  willing  to  vallue  the  blood  of  our  English  frinds  att  soe  low  a  rate.  You 
are  neucr  able  to  make  satisfaction  for  the  wronge,  nor  make  good  the  damage 
you  haue  don  vs  by  youer  pfiduous  dealings  in  this  respectl  Youer  way  had 
bine,  when  you  saw  the  said  Phillip  and  other  our  enimies  to  rise  vp  in  rebcl- 

voj..  v.  56 


202  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

lion  against  vs,  to  haue  dt'clincd  tlicni  and  repaired  to  the  English,  and  placed 
Youer  sclues  vndcr  our  protection,  &<}.    ■ 

Then  Peter  said  they  had  not  bin  actiuc  in  fighting  with  the  English,  but 
fledd  away  for  feare. 

Ques.    Why  did  you  feare  the  English  ? 

Ans.  When  the  English  army  went  out,  wcc  -were  afraid,  and  desired  to 
go  oucr  to  Rliodc  Hand  ;  but  the  younge  men  there  kept  such  a  strict  watch 
that  wee  could  not  get  oucr  in  saftey.  Then  wcc  were  forced  to  hydc  our- 
selues  in  swampes  ;  and  the  English  army  came  and  burnt  our  houses ;  and 
wee  vnderstanding  that  the  Narragansetts  were  frinds  to  the  English,  Avee 
went  to  them. 

Questian.    Did  the  Indians  burne  the  English  houses  before  the  army  came  ? 

Answar.    Yee,  they  burned  thcire  forsaken  houses. 

Quest.  Did  the  English  doe  you  any  wrong  att  any  time,  or  speak  high 
or  thi-eating  words  to  you  that  scared  you  ?      Speake  freely,  without  feare. 

Answ.  The  English  ncuer  did  vs  any  hurt  or  wronge  to  this  day ;  if 
they  had,  wee  would  speake  of  it. 

Gorge,  another  of  the  three  Indians,  said,  that  att  the  first  breakeing  forth 
of  the  warr,  diuers  of  them  satt  still  and  minded  theire  worke  att  home ;  but 
some  of  thcire  Indians  did  then  goe  to  Phillip,  and  fight  with  him  against  the 
English. 

Peter  and  Gorge  againe  desired  the  go3ment  hecr  to  giue  them  leaue  to 
liue  soiiiwhere  within  our  liberties,  and  they  would  be  subject  to  the  English, 
and  desii-ed  that  the  English  Avould  propound  tcarmcs,  and  they  and  all  theii'e 
companie  would  consent  to  them ;  for  they  had  noe  cause  to  be  angry  with  the 
English,  who  had  don  them  noe  wronge. 

To  Avhich  was  answared,  "\\'cc  haue  found  you  .soe  jjfiduous,  that  wee 
must  haue  some  good  cecurity  for  youer  fidelitie  before  wee  can  graunt  youer 
desires. 

Chowohumma,  allies  Dauid,  said.  Wee  cannot  make  satisfaction  for  the 
wronge  don ;  but  if  our  wcemen  and  children  can  be  cecured,  wee  will  doe  any 
seruice  wee  can  by  fighting  against  the  cnimic.  They  further  said,  that  Suc- 
canowassucke  was  the  first  man  that  stired  vp  the  Indians  to  joyne  with 
Philip  to  fight  against  the  English,  and  that  lieo  now  is  att  Saconctt ;  and 
they  promise  to  surprise  him,  if  they  can,  as  soon  as  they  returne  home  ; 
they  owned,  alsoe,  that  diuers  of  the  Saconctt  Indians  were  killed  in  the  fight 
att  Narragansett. 

After  some  time  of  consideration  of  the  foregoing  debate,  the  councell 
came  to  this  conclusion,  that  thev  would  returne  this  answare  :  — 


COURT    ORDERS.  203 

Wee  take  notice  of  youer  tender  soe  fan-  as  to  waite  for  fuither  proba-  1  6  7  (5. 
tion  of  youer  ficlellltle  ;  and  in  order  vnto  fui-ther  experience  and  knowlidge 
thcrof,  doc  appoint  you  to  rcturne  to  youer  associates  againc,  and  to  procure 
tlicm  to  our  army  now  abroad  ;  and  that  you  all  psonally  iiigage  'with  oiu' 
coiiiaunder  incheiife  respecting  the  pniises,  and  to  be  att  his  dispose  in  refer- 
ence vnto  improueing  any  of  you  in  the  psent  expedition  against  the  eniniie  ; 
and  that  such  as  are  not  iniproued  shall  surrender  vp  tlieire  amies  to  ^lajor 
13radford,  our  coiliauuder  in  chelffe  aforsaid ;  and,  alsoe,  that  such  murder- 
ing Indians  amongst  you  that  hauc  bin  actiue  in  crewclty  and  hostillitie  vpon 
auv  of  our  English  iu  tlie  takeing  away  of  theire  lines  and  destroying  theire 
estates  in  a  murderous  way  shalbe  deliuered  vp  vnto  the  English ;  and,  like- 
wise, that  you  shall  not  harbour  or  retaine  any  strangers  of  our  enimies  that 
may  or  shall  endeauor  to  shelter  themselues  amongst  you. 

The  councell  alsoe  proposed,  that  if  the  said  Peter,  Awashunckes  son, 
^\ef  willing,  that  hee  should  stay  as  a  hostage ;  to  which  hee  replyed,  hee  was 
willing  to  stay  vntill  further  and  mattm-e  knowlidge  can  be  taken  of  theire 
lidelltie. 

In  fine,  tliey  subjecting  themselues  and  theire  estates  to  his  ma'"^  the 
Kinge  of  England,  &(?,  our  dread  soQ,  and  to  this  coUonie,  it  was  promised 
and  engaged  vnto  them  by  the  councell,  that  they  shall  haue  a  place  assigned 
them  for  theire  fPsent  residence  in  peace ;  and  incase  the  warr  doe  sease,  and 
that  they  approue  themselues  in  faithfulness,  peace,  and  quietnes,  and  reall  to 
theire  ingagements  to  the  English,  they  shall  haue  a  place  assigned  them  for 
theire  improuement  and  subsistence  for  longer  time  and  continewance,  or 
otherwise  to  be  disposed  of  as  the  coimcell  shall  see  meet. 


^4^«    the   Court   of  his  Ma'"  hchl   att  Plijimuth  the  7'"  of  July,  '  J"'^- 


1676. 

Before  Josiah  Winslow,  Es^,  Gouernor,       Constant  Southworth, 
John  Alden,  John  Freeman,  and 

Thomas  Hinckley,  James  Cudworth,  &(?. 

IN  reference  vnto  the  issueing  of  a  difference  between  Jolm  Doten  and  the 
executors  and  ouerseers  of  the  last  will  of  Jacob  Cooke,  deceased,  and 
the  rest  of  the  childi-en  concerned  in  that  estate,  touching  fine  pounds  de- 
maunded  by  the  said  Doiightey,  coiuitted  to  the  finall  determination  of  this 


[•141.] 


204  I'LYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  6  7  G.  Court,  this  Court,  haueiug  heard  and  considered  thcire  miitnall  pleas,  doe 
order,  that  the  said  John  Doughty  shall  haue  alowcd  vnto  him  by  the  sonnes 
that  enjoy  the  lands  of  the  said  Jacob  Cooke  pportionable  to  thcire  respectiue 
ptes  by  them  enjoyed,  either  two  acrees  of  the  marsh  lying  together  out  of  the 
six  acrees  lying  att  Joneses  Eiuer,  or  forty  shillings  in  cuncnt  Xew  England 
mony,  and  forty  shillings  nwre  to  him  in  curent  country  pny  out  of  the  estate 
belonging  to  the  sisters  according  to  theire  respectiue  ptes,  and  this  to  be  a 
finall  end  of  the  said  differeuce. 

Joseph  Bartlett  stands  bound  vnto  this  Court  in  the  penall  suiiie  of  forty 
pounds  sterling.  The  condition,  that  wheras  the  said  Joseph  Bartlett  hath 
obtained  letters  of  adminnestration  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Katheren 
Fallowell,  late  of  Plymouth,  widdow,  deceased,  if,  therfore,  the  said  Joseph 
Bartlett  doe  pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  all  such  debts  and  legacycs  as  are  justly 
due  and  payable  vnto  any  pson  or  psous  from  the  said  estate,  soc  far  and  by 
equall  proportions  as  the  estate  will  amount  vnto,  and  keep  a  faire  accoumpt 
of  the  said  adminnestration,  and  be  reddy  to  giuc  in  the  accoumpt  vnto  the 
GoQ  and  Court  of  New  Plymouth  when  required,  and  saue  and  keepc  harm- 
les  and  vndamnifycd  the  said  GoQ  and  Court  from  any  damage  that  may  acrew 
vnto  them  by  his  said  adminnestration,  that  then  the  said  adminnestration  to 
be  void  and  of  unu  effect,  or  otherwise  to  reniainc  iu  fnll  force,  strength,  and 
vcrtuc. 

The  1;2"'  of  .luno,  anno  1()T6,  scuerall  Indians,  a  ptc  wlicrof  were  sent 
in  by  ^lajor  Bradford,  with  others  brought  in  by  a  smale  pty  of  ours  that 
issued  out  as  scouts,  were  convcntcd  before  the  councell,  such  of  them  as  were 
accused  of  woi-kcing  vnsuffcrablc  mischciffc  vpon  some  of  ours. 

The  first  of  them  iu  quostiau  was  a  saluagc  named  ^^'ot^chpo,  allies 
Tuchpo,  wlioe  was  (pu'stiancd  with  tliree  pticulars  or  articles. 

1.  AVhy  lice  tied  out  of  his  confines,  which  hee  was  injoyned  to  keep  on 
paine  of  dcatli,  wliciiu  if  hee  obediently  had  stayed,  hee  might  hnue  bine  safe; 
to  which  hee  nr,i(k'  litlU'  answaie  to  ppusc. 

2.  "Was  in  reference  vnto  his  abusing  our  Croii  by  fraud  and  falshood, 
indeauoring  to  ps\\ade  him  that  there  would  be  noe  need  to  send  forth  an 
army,  forasmuch  as  Phillijis  men  had  deserted  him,  soc  as  hee  had  very  few 
left  with  him  e.\:cept  old  men  and  boycs  ;  to  which  hee  could  say  nothingc. 

3.  Was  in  reference  to  his  goeing  too  and  contincwing  with  our  open 
bloody  enimies  all  the  time  of  the  warrs  hither  vnto,  in  which  time  soc  mayny 
crewill  and  hostile  villanies  haue  bin  acheiued  ;  neither  could  hee  defend  this. 

Att  the  same  time  tliree  other  Indians  appeered  before  the  {■ouncell.  whose 
names  were  Wondcooke,  and   Quanapawhan,  and   one   called  .Tolm    Num  ;   the 


COURT    ORDERS.  205 

f\vo  former  were  accused  by  an  Indian  squa,  that  they  were  ^sent  and  actors      1  (17  0. 
in  that  bloody  murder  of  ilistris  Sarah  Clarke,  on  the  12"'  of  March  before  ' 

7  Julv. 

the  date  heerof ;  and  these  two  accused  John  Num  of  the  same  fxct ;  and  they     -winslow 
all,  vpon   examination,  confessed  thay  were  JJsent  att  the  coiuitting  of  that        ^'^^"• 
horred  murder  and  outrage,  and  soe  had  a  liand  as  coe  ptenors  therin ;  the  last 
named,  John  Num,  owned,  alsoc,  that  hee  was  of  that  companie  that  murdered 
Jacob  Michell  and  his  wife  and  John  Pope ;  and  soe  centance  of  death  was 
pronounced  against  them,  which  accordingly  emediately  was  executed. 

Now,  forasmuch  as  the  councell  had  before  this  engaged  to  seuerall 
Indians,  desirous  to  come  in  and  tender  themselues  to  mercye,  that  they  should 
find  fauor  in  soe  docing,  it  was  fully  made  tnowne  to  such  Indians  as  were 
then  ^sent  that  the  said  engagement  was  to  be  vnderstood  with  exception 
against  such  as  by  murder  as  abouesaid  had  soe  acted,  and  not  against  such  as 
killed  his  enimie  in  the  feild  in  a  souldier  like  way. 

*The  three  Indians  fore  named,  some  little  time  before  theirc  centance,  [*142.] 
accused  Keweenam,  an  Indian  sometimes  liueing  about  Sandwich,  that  hcc  was 
the  first  instigator  of  Tatoson  to  coinitt  the  aforsaid  mm-der,  vizj,  that  hee 
went  to  him  and  certifyed  him  that  hee  had  lately  bin  att  the  house  of  Wiltam 
Clarke,  att  the  Eelriuer,  and  that  his  house  was  slightly  fortifyed,  and  that  it 
was  well  furnished  with  ncssesaries,  and  that  liis  way  woidd  be  to  rcpaire 
thither  now,  and  that  on  the  Lords  day,  the  folkes  of  the  house  being  but 
three,  the  most  of  them  would  be  gon  to  meeting,  and  they,  being  there,  might 
descerue  it ;  and  incase  they  left  a  man  att  home  or  soe,  they  might  soon  dis- 
patch him,  and  then  they  would  mett  with  noe  opposition,  but  might  doe  as 
they  pleased,  on  which  the  night  following,  (this  being  on  the  last  day  of  the 
weeke,)  the  said  Tatoson  Avent  towards  Plymouth,  and  on  the  morrow  follow- 
ing, in  the  morning  about  9  or  ten  of  the  clockc,  hee  with  his  companie  did 
this  crewill  villanie. 

On  the  21  of  July,  1(576,  the  said  Keweenam  was  ^sented  before  tlie  21  July, 
councell,  and  examined  on  the  pticulars  before  named  ;  but  hee  did  not  fully 
owne  the  said  accusation,  onely  hee  owned  that  hee  was  att  Wiliam  Clarkes 
house  a  little  before  the  facte  coinitted,  and  in  companie  with  Tatoson  the  day 
before,  which  was  the  Satterday,  the  said  fact  being  coinitted  on  the  Lord  day 
following,  and  further  confessed  that  hee  held  correspondency  with  Tatoson, 
one  of  the  most  notorious  of  our  enimies,  and  had  giuen  him  information  of 
the  weaknes  of  the  house,  both  with  respect  to  fortification  and  men  ;  and 
withall  it  being  manifest  that  hee  altogether  neglected  to  giue  intelligence  to 
the  English  where  Tatoson  was,  nor  concerning  his  intensions  and  actions, 
which  if  hee  don  seasonably,  it  might  hauc  preuented  the  following  mischeiffe. 


206  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  G  7  6.  Hee,  the  said  Keeweenam,  being  required  againe  to  speake,  if  hee  had 

ought  to  say  for  himselfe,  hee  had  free  libcrtie,  but  said  little  or  nothing  to 
any  pvu-pose. 

Whervpon  the  councell,  considering  that  there  three  positiue  testimonies 
whoe  witnessed  as  abouesaid,  and  with  all  diners  concurring  cercomstances, 
which  haue  a  tendencye  to  the  clearing  vp  of  the  case,  doe  judge,  that  the  said 
Keeweename  is  worthy  to  die,  and  so  receiued  the  centance  of  death,  which 
was,  that  his  head  should  shalbe  seuered  from  his  body,  which  was  iiuediately 
accordingly  executed. 

The  names  of  those  Indians  whoe  were  cocpartenors  in  the  outrage  co- 
iuitted  att  Wiliam  Clarkes  house,  att  the  Eelriuor,  in  the  township  of  New 
Plymouth,  on  the  IS"'  of  INIarch,  1676. 

Imp'',  Tatoson,  Thorn  Plant, 

Musquash,  Sanballett, 

Wapanpowett,  Yttsooweest, 

Thoiu,  Tatasons  brothers  son,  "Woonashenah 

These,  with  such  as  are  before  named,  make  vp  the  number  of  eleuen. 

A  psell  of  ainunition  deliuered  to  soiii  souldiers  lately  gon  forth  was  to 
Marshfeild  men  37"  of  bulletts  and  14  pound  of  powder. 

To  Duxburrow  men  23  pound  of  bulletts. 

To  Daniell  Turner,  of  Scittuate,  4  pound  of  bulletts. 

The  names  of  such  souldiers  of  Scittuat  whoe  desired  to  be  satisfyed  in 
lands  for  such  serulce  as  they  pformed  for  the  country,  with  the  suines  due  to 
them  on  that  accoumpt,  is  as  followeth  :  — 

Imp^  Leifte  Isake  Bucke, 10  :  00  :  00 

Zachcriah  Daman, 06  :  06  :  01 

John  Daman, 06  :  05  :  07 

Richard  Prowtcy, 06  :  12  :  03 

Cor  John  Bucke, 08  :  09  :  05 

Jonathan  Jackson 06:05:04 

Thomas  Clarke, 05  :  05  :  02 

Wiliam  Hatch, 02  :  01  :  00 

Walthcr  Bridges, 05  :  18  :  07 

Joseph  Garrett, 05  :  09  :  07 

Richard  Dwelley, 11:13:07 

Charlse  Stockbiidije,  for  Beniaminc  ^Vnod«ortli,    . "   .  07  :  09  :  00 


COUKT    OllDERS.  20T 

*July  the  22,  1(376.      Rates.  1  {]'{], 


22  July. 

\VlXSLO\V, 


Plymouth, 351  :  03  :  09 

DuxbuiTow, 164  :  I'J  :  00 

Scittuate, 586:07:01               [*143.] 

Marshfeild, 266:01:00 

Sandwich, 321  :  15  :  06 

Barnstable, 351  :  03  :  09 

Yarmouth, 266  :  01  :  00 

Eastham, 236  :  05  :  00 

Bridgwater, 164  :  19  :  00 

Rehoboth, 485  :  05  :  04 

Taunton, 327  :  15  :  06 

Swansey, 165  :  00  :  00 

3692  :  16  :  02 
Plymouth,  the  22°°''  of  July,  1676. 

It  was  ordered  by  the  councell  of  warr,  that  it  shalbe  lawfull  for  any  of 
the  majestrates  of  this  jurisdiction  to  dispose  of  the  childxen  of  those  Indians 
that  haue  come  in  and  yeilded  themselues  to  the  English,  vnto  such  of  the 
English  as  may  vse  them  well,  especially  theire  parents  consenting  thervnto, 
during  the  time  vntill  such  children  shall  attaine  the  age  of  twenty  foure  or 
twenty  fine  years,  and  the  men  and  wecmcn  to  be  where  they  are,  or  sent  to 
the  seuerall  townes  in  some  meet  proportion  of  them,  where  they  may  haue 
libertie  att  ^scnt  to  worke  for  thcirc  liueiugs,  till  some  other  place  be  assigned 
them. 

July  the  7"',  1676. 

It  was  ordered  by  the  Court,  that  the  seuerall  townes  of  this  jurisdiction 
should  send  in  some  one  of  each  towne  of  this  jurisdiction  to  giue  meeting  to 
the  majestrates  on  the  19  of  this  instant  July,  att  Plymouth,  to  settle  theii-e 
accompts  respecting  the  charges  of  the  pscnt  warr,  on  paine  of  forfeiting, 
euery  towne  that  shall  neglect,  ten  pounds  to  the  vse  of  the  coUonic. 

The  22'-°'>"  of  July,  1676. 

The  councell  haue  ordered,  that  all  such  voulenteers  as  shall  or  haue  sett 
forth  to  oppose  the  enimie,  incase  they  shall  take  any  prisoners,  they  bearing 
the  charge  of  the  expeditions,  shall  haue  the  one  halfc  of  them  for  theire  paines 
and  ventiu'e,  from  the  day  of  the  date  heerof,  includeing  those  prisoners  alsoc 
last  brought  in  by  Benjamine  Chiu'ch  and  his  companic. 


[*144.] 


208  PLYMOUTH    COLOMY    EECORDS. 

1  G  7  6.  *Wheras  the  last  A^ill  and  testament  of  Captaine  INIichaell  Peii-se,  of  Scit- 

tuate,  lately  slayne  on  the  countrves  service,  bearing  date  the  lo*  of  January, 
1675,  was  pisented  vnder  oath  to  this  Court,  wherin  Benjamine  Peii-se  is  made 
executor,  this  Court,  considering  the  large  legacyes  in  the  said  will  giuen,  and 
not  knowing  whether  there  will  reraaine  soe  much  cleare  estate,  when  debts 
and  the  widdowes  maintainance  are  discharged  out  of  the  same,  as  will  amount 
to  salue  the  said  executors  portion,  intended  by  his  fother,  as  by  the  said  will 
is  declared,  doe  therfore  order,  that  the  said  Benjamine  Peirse,  executor,  shall 
detaine  and  keep  in  his  ownc  hand  the  land  mcnsioned  in  the  said  will,  bought 
of  Willam  James,  being  the  one  halfe  of  a  six  acree  lott  of  meddow,  and 
alsoe  one  quarter  pte  of  each  legacye  by  the  said  will  giuen,  vntill  the  Court 
shall  see  cause  otherwise  to  order' it,  on  theire  being  satisfyed  concerning  the 
clearnes  of  the  said  estate,  the  executor  being  appointed  to  pay  the  resedue  of 
the  said  legacyes  and  bequest,  according  to  the  will,  in  tlie  mean  time. 

These  may  certify  the  honored  Court,  or  whom  it  may  concerne,  that  I, 
Eobert  Studsoii,  in  the  behalfe  of  my  son  Robert,  and  that  I,  Joseph  "Wood- 
worth,  in  the  behalfe  of  my  sister  Elizabeth,  are  mutually  agreed  about  the 
(Court's  verdict  about  the  maintainance  of  the  child  that  the  said  Elizabeth 
layed  to  him  the  said  Robert  Studson,  and  doe  desire  that  the  said  Robert  may 
be  sett  att  libertie.  As  witnes  niv  hand, 

Witnes,  JOSEPH   WOODAVORTH. 

Chai-lcs  Stockbridgc, 

Jeremiah  Hatch. 

Tiie   Verdict  of  the  Jury    on  the  vntimely  Death   of  Bethyah   llowland,  the 
younger,  of  the  Towne  of  Plymouth,  late  deceased. 
Wee  liud,   that   Bcthyali   Howland,  Juni'',  came   to   her   death  by  being 
drowned   or  stiffelled    in  a  tubb   of  clothes   and  ■^^•ater,  vizj,  that   shoe   off  her 
selfe  cast  hersclfe  into  the  said  tub  of  clothes  and  water. 
GORGE   BONUM, 
The  marke  (^  of  STEUEN    BRYANT, 

THOMAS   CUSHMAN, 
JOHX   COLE, 
The  marke      ^      of  EBEXEZER   TINKHAM, 
The  marke      ^      of  JOSIAH    SMITH, 

RALPH   CHAPMAN, 
ANDREW   RINGE, 
ISACKE   LEANARD, 
DAUID   WOOD, 
SAMUELL   CUTIJERT. 


COURT    OKDERS.  209 


Februaiv  the  1G"\  l(i" 


Wee,  whose  names  are  vnderwiitteu,  beuig  called  together  ou  a  eorroners 
inquest,  -v-pon  that  sad  accedent  which  befell  !Micaell  Walker,  about  ten  veers 
of  age,  wee  doe  find,  that  hee  came  accedentally  to  his  end  by  his  falling 
thi-ough  the  flora  of  the  saw  mill  vpon  the  water  wheele,  or  just  by  it,  when  it 
was  goeing,  and  was  carryed  away  with  the  streame  vuder  the  iycc. 

STEUEN    PAINE,  Seni% 
WILtAM   BUCKLAND, 
NICHOLAS   PECKE, 
SAMUELL   NEWMAN, 
SAMUELL   BUTTERWORTH, 
GORGE   KINRICKE, 
JOHN   FITCH, 
NICHOLAS   lYDE, 
SAMUELL   PECKE, 
JOHN   PERREN, 
SAMUELL   READ, 
MOSES   READ. 

This  jury,  being  paunelled  by  the  constable  of  Rehoboth,  came  and  made 
oath  to  this  verdict  before  mee. 

JAMES    BROWNE,   Assistant. 
February  16''',  iu  the  veer  167  T. 

*Wheras  an  Indian  called  Captaiuc  Amos  hath  made  tender  to  be  offi-  [*145.] 
cious  in  feching  off  such  of  the  Indians  that  are  our  euimies  as  are  att  Eliza- 
beth Hands,  the  councell  doe  accept  of  his  tender,  and  doe  order  him  to  acheiue 
the  enterprisse  with  such  strength  of  the  Indians  as  hee  shall  think  meet  to 
improue ;  and  for  his  and  theii-e  incurragement,  it  is  ordered,  that  incase  they 
take  and  bring  in  Tatoson  and  Penachason,  or  either  of  them,  they  may  ex- 
pect for  theire  reward  for  each  of  them  fom-  coates,  and  a  coate  apeece  for 
euery  other  Indian  that  shall  proue  marchantable. 

It  is  ordered  by  the  councell,  that  all  such  Indians  as  haue  or  shall  come 
into  the  coUonie  in  a  clandestine  way,  not  applying  thcmselues  to  the  authori- 
tie  of  this  jurisdiction  for  libertie,  shall  not  expect  the  benifitt  of  the  iudemp- 
nitie  formerly  shewed  to  other  Indians  tiiat  did  come  in  in  an  orderly  way, 
but  shalbe  forthwith  taken  \"p  and  dcsposcd  off,  as  other  captiuc  Indians,  to  the 
coUonies  vse. 

VOL.   v.  ^7 


22  July 


210  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1(37().  It    is    ordered    by    the     councell,    that    eiicry    towne    of  this    gou''ment 

shall  pay  theire  souldiers  and  officers  what  is  due  to  them  for  theire  ser- 
iiiee  against  our  coinon  enimie  since  last  Juue  Court,  whcrin  that  noe 
Gon=.  towne  may  he  oppressed,  that  they  bringe  in  theii'e  disbursments  vnto 
the  next  Generall  Court,  that  soe  there  may  be  an  equal!  ballence  of 
charges. 

Wheras  it  is  apprehended  that  the  pmitioa  of  Indian  men  that  are  cap- 
tiues  to  settle  and  abide  within  this  coUonie  may  prone  prejuditiall  to  our 
couion  peace  and  safety,  considering  there  hath  neuer  bin  any  lycence  for  such 
soe  to  doe,  it  is  ordered  by  the  councell  and  the  authoritie  therof,  that  noe  In- 
dian male  captiue  shall  reside  in  tliis  gou'ment  that  is  aboue  fourteen  yeers  of 
age  att  the  begiiilng  of  his  or  theire  captiuity,  and  if  any  such  captiues  aboue 
that  age  are  now  in  the  gou''mcnt,  which  are  not  desposed  of  out  of  this  jui-is- 
diction  by  the  15"'  of  October  next,  shall  forthwith  be  desposed  of  for  the  vse 
of  this  gou''ment. 
This  order  was  jj  j^  ordered    by  the  councell,  that  the  Indians  whoe  came  in,  apply- 

confeii'med    by 

the  Court,  Xo-  ing  themselues  to  the  gon'ment  for  acceptance  to  niercye,  shall  take  vp 
1G76  This  '  theire  abode  from  the  -n-esterniost  syde  of  Sepecan  Eiuer,  and  soe  west- 
voated.  ward  to  Dartmouth    bounds,  as    they  haue    occation,  and    not    any  of  them 

to  goe  any  where  off  the  aforsaid  tract  of  lands  but  by  order  from  some 
majcstratc,  or  hoc  that  is  appointed  to  haue  the  coiiiaund  of  them,  and 
to  attend  such  orders  and  directions  as  may  att  any  time  be  sent  them 
from  this  gou'ment,  and  that  for  the  present  three  Indians,  vizj,  Num- 
pus,  Isacke,  and  Ben  Petananuett,  shall  haue  the  inspection  of  them,  and 
to  healp  them  in  theire  settlement,  and  to  order  them  the  best  they  can, 
and  that  in  matters  most  momentus,  to  repaire  to  ^l"  Hinckley  for  direction 
&  healpe. 

Ypon  consideration  of  the  great  losses  which  ^P  Bradford  hath  sustained 
in  the  late  warrs,  and  the  faithfull  seruice  hee  hath  pformed  for  the  country, 
the  councell  doe  projjose  and  order,  that  the  sume  of  fifteen  pounds  in  niony 
be  payed  to  him  out  of  the  countryes  stocke,  to  be  rcfercd  vnto  the  Generall 
Court,  that  if  tliey  shall  see  cause  and  reason  to  bestow  it  freely  on  him  as  a 
gratuity,  then  soe  to  be,  or  that  it  be  accoumpted  to  him  as  pte  of  his  sallery 
for  his  seruice  to  the  country. 

In  reference  vnto  the  complaint  of  M""  Wharton  and  his  ptenors  concern- 
ing a  psell  of  Indians  detained  in  this  collonie,  which  ran  away,  the  councell 
sees  reason  to  allow  vnto  them  six  Indians,  not  to  infringe  them  of  more, 
incase  that  the  comissioners  of  the  Vuited  Collonies  shall  see  reason  (on  propo- 
sition of  the  case)  to  alow  more. 


COURT    ORDERS.  211 

To  the  Constable  of,  &cl  1  G  7  G. 

Septeffi  the  7"',  1676.  In  reference  vnto  the  makeing  vp  of  acoumpts 
with  the  Vnited  Collonies,  you  are  required  heerby  to  acquaint  youer  towne 
that  they  are  to  send  in  theire  accompt  vnto  the  Gou'  to  Marshfeild,  between 
this  date  and  the  19""  of  this  instant,  in  reference  vnto  the  charges  of  the  last 
expedition,  and  euer  since  June  last,  concerning  the  late  warrs,  as  alsoe  the 
charge  of  such  scoutes  as  haue  bin  sent  out  on  the  countrys  service,  out  of 
pticular  townshipps,  before  and  since  June  last. 


*Jlil   the   Court  of  his  Ma'''  held  ait  Plymouth,  for  (he  Jurisdiction    i  November. 
of  JWw  Plymouth,  the  first  of  JYoucmher,  1676.  [*146.] 

Betoke  Josiah  Winslow,  Escp,  GoQ,  Constant  Southworth, 

John  Aldeu,  James  Browne,  and 

Thomas  Hinckley,  James  Cudworth, 

Wiliam  Bradford, 

Assistants,  &d. 

LRES  of  adminnestration  was  graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  Elizabeth 
BLickraore  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Wiliam  Blackmore,  de- 
ceased. 

And  in  reference  vnto  the  estate  of  the  said  Wiliam  Blackmore,  the  Court 
haue  his  lands  to  be  settled  on  his  eldest  son,  and  that  all  other  his  estate  be 
settled  and  disposed  vnto  the  said  Elizabeth  Blackmore,  widdow,  for  and 
towards  the  bringing  vp  of  her  children. 

Elizabeth  Ensigne,  widdow,  and  Thomas  Wade,  are  approued  by  the 
Court  to  be  joynt  executors  of  the  last  will  and  testament  of  John  Ensigne, 
deceased. 

tres  of  adminnestration  was  granted  by  the  Court  vnto  .John  Palmer  to 
adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Samuell  Palmer,  deceased. 

Lres  of  adminnestration  was  graunted  vnto  Martha  Chettenden  and  Israeli 
Chettenden  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Isacke  Chettenden,  deceased. 

ilajor  Cudworth  and  Cornett  Studson  were  appointed  by  the  Coui-t  to 
be  healpful  in  settleing  the  estate  of  the  said  Isacke  Chettenden,  and  incase 
they  settle  it  to  satisfaction,  then  the  Coui-t  will  rattify  what  they  shall  doe 
therin.  or  otherwise  to  determine  what  shalbe  requesite  about  it. 


212  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    KEGORDS. 

In  reference  vnto  the  settlement  of  the  estate  of  James  Bursell,  of  Yar- 
mouth, deceased,  the  Court  doe  agree  that  his  three  daughters  are  joynt  heires 
therof,  both  psonall  and  reall,  and  doe  order,  that  they  shall  haue  alike  pro- 
portions therof,  made  equall  with  what  any  of  them  haue  had  akeddy,  and 
that  the  widdow  Emett  Bursell  shall  haue  her  thirds  of  the  moueables,  both 
goods  and  chatties,  and  her  thirds  of  tlie  vse  and  benifitt  of  his  lands  dureing 
her  life,  and  that  the  said  Emett  Bursell  and  Silas  S;iers  are  granted  libertie 
of  adminnestration  thervpon. 

Lres  of  adminnestration  is  granted  vnto  Wiliam  Cai'pentor  and  Samuell 
Carpenter  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Margarett  Carpenter,  and  to  see 
Joseph  Carpenters  will  pformed  according  to  the  tenour  therof,  and  that  the 
lands  that  the  said  Joseph  Carpenter  left,  to  be  disposed  of  by  his  wife  vnto 
his  tlii'ce  sennes,  be  see  disposed  to  them,  onely  the  eldest  to  haue  a  deubble 
portion,  and  that  they,  the  said  Willram  and  Samuell  Carpenter,  doe  likewise 
dispose  off  the  other  children  of  the  said  Joseph  Carpenter,  the  best  thev  can 
for  the  bringing  of  them  vp. 

In  reference  vnto  the  estate  of  John  Fuller,  of  Eehoboth,  deceased,  the 
Court  haue  ordered,  that  the  estate  be  left  vnto  the  widdewes  dispose,  to 
be  towards  the  bringing  vp  of  the  chvldrcn,  and  that  her  father  and  father 
in  law  be  hoalpfuU  to  her  in  ordering  of  the  est.itc  for  tlie  bringing  of 
them  vp. 

ti-os  of  adminnestration  are  grauutcd  joyntly  vnto  John  Tisdall,  James 
Tisdall,  Joshua  Tisdall,  and  Joseph  ['isdiill.  to  adminnester  en  the  estate  of 
John  Tisdall,  Seni',  deceased. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  is  grauuted  vnto  Robert  Vixen,  of  Eastham, 
to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Nathaniel  Brewster,  deceased.  ■ 

In  reference  vnto  the  estate  of  Nathaniel  Pccke,  deceased,  the  Court  haue 
ordered,  that  Jonathan  Bosworth,  Seni',  and  Samuell  Pecke  shall  adminnester 
on  the  said  estate,  and  that  there  being  two  children,  vizj,  a  son  and  a  daugh- 
ter, that  the  son  haue  a  doubble  portion  of  the  lands  and  the  other  estate,  and 
the  daughter  a  single  pte  or  share  therof,  onely  that  such  pte  of  tlie  estate  as 
shalbc  most  suitable  to  the  son  be  disposed  to  him,  and  what  may  appeer  to 
be  most  suitable  for  the  daughter  be  appointed  to  hei^ ;  onely  the  Court  doth 
order,  that  the  estate  remaine  vndeuidcd  to  them  vntill  they  come  of  age,  or 
chose  theire  owne  gaurdians. 
[*147.]  *This  Court  haucing  considered  the  pleas  and  euidences  pscntcd  by  'Mis- 

tris  Mary  Almey,  relict  of  JM'  John  Almey,  late  of  Rhode  Island,  deceased, 
for  her  right  in  these  lands  within  this  coUonie,  of  the  said  M'  John  Almey, 
her  late  husband,  doe  judge,  altliough   the  said   euidences   doe   not    I'nlly  iiKike 


COUllT    ORDERS.  213- 

a  legall  allianation  of  those  lands  from  the  hcire  \uto  her,  yett  foi-asmuch  as      1  (j  7  (!. 
those  euidences  dedare  his  intent  to  giue  them  vuto   tlie   said  ^laiy,  his  then  ^     ~ 

wife,  and  doe  therfore  determine  and  order,  that  Mary,  the  rehct  of  the  said     ■\vi<,,mi,„, 
John  Ahney,  doe  and  shall  injoy  all  the  said  lands  to  her  proper  vsc  and  be-         ^ou" 
hoofe,  during  the  tearme   onely  of  her  naturall  life,  vnlesse  any  further  eui- 
dences shall  appeer  justly  to  alter  this  determination,  and  this  Court  doth  alsoe 
graunt  heerby  vnto  the  said  Mary  Almey   letters  of  adminnestration,  to  ad- 
minnester  on  tliat  ptc  of  the  estate  which  is  within  this  gou'"mcnt. 

M'  Browne  is  appointed  by  the  Court  to  giue  oath  vnto  the  witnesses  of 
the  will  of  Sampson  ]Mason,  and  to  adniinuester  an  oath  vnto  ]Mary  Mason  for 
the  truth  of  the  inventory. 

Thomas  Huckens,  in  the  behalfe  of  Job  Crocker,  appeared  before  the 
Court,  and  cleared  vp  to  the  Courts  satisfaction  that  hee  hath  adminnestered 
on  the  estate  of  John  Crocker,  deceased,  according  to  the  bond ;  the  Court 
gaue  order  to  see  his  bond  cancelled. 

Letter  of  adminnestration  was  graunted  vnto  Thomas  Lapham,  of  Scittu- 
ate,  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Joseph  Lapham,  of  Bridgwater,  deceased, 
that  is  to  say,  that  hee  take  the  said  estate  into  his  custody,  and  ^sent  a  true 
inventory  therof,  on  oath,  vuto  the  Court,  att  the  next  Court,  but  not  further 
to  dispose  therof  Mithout  fui'ther  libertie  from  the  Court. 

This  Court  haue  appointed  M''  Hinckley,  or  Cap?  Freeman,  to  giue  oath 
to  the  inventory  of  Richard  Saers  estate,  of  Yarmouth,  and  likewise  to  ad- 
minnester an  oath  to  such  as  it  concernes,  for  the  truth  of  the  inventory  of  the 
estate  of  James  Bursell,  of  Yarmouth,  deceased,  and  alsoe  to  the  will  of 
Richard  Saers. 

The  Court  doth  graunt  h'es  of  adminnestration  vnto  Daniell  Daman,  to 
adminnester  on  the  estate  of  John  Daman,  Juni'",  his  brother,  deceased,  and 
doe  order,  that  the  said  Daniell  Daman  shall  haue  twelue  pound  out  of  the 
estate,  and  the  remainder  of  the  said  estate  to  be  deuidcd  betwixt  his  brother, 
Zacheriah  Daman,  Deborali  Woodwortli,  and  ^lary  Daman,  in  equall  and 
alike  proportions. 

tres  of  adminnestration  was  graunted  vnto  Samuell  Hall,  of  Taunton,  to 
adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Henery  Green,  of  Taunton,  deceased. 

Libertie  of  adminnestration  is  graunted  vnto  Joseph  Bartlett  to  admin- 
nester on  the  estate  of  Jonathan  Fallowell,  deceased. 

M'^  John  Jacob,  of  Hingham,  is  allowed  and  approued  by  this  Covut  to 
be  gaurdian  to  John  Peirse,  the  son  of  Capt  Peirse,  deceased. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  is  graunted  vnto  Mistris  Mary  Almey  to  ad- 
minnester on  the  estate  of  M'  John  Almey,  deceased. 


214  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1 G  7  G.     *The    Names  of    the  Deputies  that  serued   att  the  Generall  Court    of    his 
INIa"",  held    att   Plymouth   the  last   Day  of   October,  and   the  fii-st  of 


November. 

ri.VSLO-H-, 

Nouember,  1676. 

Gou-. 

[•148.] 

Leift  Morton, 

Cap^  Hawes,  absent. 

Leif!  Howland, 

Leift  Lay  thorp, 

M"-  Samuell  Saberry, 

M""  Barnabas  Laythorpe, 

Wiliam  Paybody, 

Ensigne  Eames, 

Capt  John  Wiliams, 

Anthony  Snow, 

Jeremiah  Hatch, 

M''  Nathaniel  Paine, 

James  Walker, 

ISI"-  Daniell  Smith, 

Wiliam  Withereh, 

Tho  Paine, 

Wiliam  Swift, 

Jonathan  Banges, 

Steuen  Skiffe, 

M'  Samuell  Edson, 

John  Miller, 

John  Willis. 

Tliis  Court  engaged,  that  Charles  Stockbridge  and  others,  of  such  of 
Scittuate  as  listed  theii'e  names  to  take  theire  pay  in  land,  shalbe  payed  for 
theire  seruice  for  the  countrey  in  mony  out  of  the  prise  of  those  lands  which 
shalbe  first  sold,  which  is  appointed  for  the  payment  of  souldiers,  &d. 

Wheras  Capt  Roger  Goulden,  of  Rhode  Hand,  hath  approued  himselfe  to 
be  our  constant,  reall  frind  in  the  late  warr,  and  very  officious  and  healpfuU  as 
occation  hath  bine,  when  as  our  armies  and  souldiers  haue  bin  in  those  ptes, 
and  haue  had  nessesitie  of  the  transportation  of  our  men  to  the  said  iland,  and 
otherwise  very  reddy  to  doe  vs  good,  this  Court  doth  graunt  vnto  the  said 
Cap?  Roger  Goulden  one  hundred  acrees  of  land,  lying  and  being  vpon  the 
northsyde  of  Saconett  mens  linne,  to  him  and  his  heires  and  assignes  for  euer. 

And  inasmuch  as  Dauid  Lake  and  Thomas  Lake  haue  bin  very  vscfull 
and  seruicable  to  the  country  in  the  late  warr,  this  Court  hath  likewise  graunted 
one  himdred  acrees  of  land  vnto  them,  in  different  proportions  to  each  of 
them,  vizj,  that  wheras  Dauid  Lake  hath  bine  most  healpfuU  as  aforsaid,  hee 
is  graimted  threescore  acrees  of  the  said  hundred,  and  to  Thomas  Lake  the 
remaineing  forty  acrees  of  land  of  the  said  hundred,  to  thcin  and  each  of  tbem, 
and  theire  heires  and  assigues  for  euer. 

The  said  two  hundred  acrees  of  laud  is  to  extend  a  mile  into  tho  M-oods 
eastward  from  Punchateesett  Pond,  and  soe  farr  in  breadth  from  Saconett 
bounds  as  shall  make  vp  the  mile  in  length,  two  hundi-ed  acrees,  which  being 
equally  deuided,  Capl  Goulding  to  take  the  first  choise,  and  the  northerly 
line  to  be  a  parralcel  line,  to  the  line  of  Saconett  bounds,  that  is  to  say,  east 
nearest. 


COURT    ORDERS.  215 

And  the  Court  liaue  appointed  Wiltam  Paybody,  Nathaniel  Thomas,  and      1  (j  7  (I. 
Capt  Church,  to  Liy  out  the   abouesaid   lands,  and  likewise  twenty  accrecs  of    "        ^ 
laud  appointed  and  to  appertaine  to  the  ferry. 

In  regard  of  the  more  then  ordenary  paiues,  faithfulness,  and  dilligcuce,         Gou". 
of  31''  Nathaniel  Cooper,  which  hce  hath  expressed  in  the  countryes   service  '^.^^^^^  ""^.j^^  "^ 
in  the  late  time  of  the  warrs,  as  late  constable  of  Rehoboth,  the   Court  haue  oy'><"'>^'  '"^<le 

Noucni.    '7G. 

ordered,  that  hee  be  releiued  and  rewarded  by  the  coinittec  out  of  that  to  be 
prouided  for  the  releifF  of  such  as  whose  deserts  and  needs  requires  it  from 
the  country. 

Tlic  Court  doe  order  a  ferry  to  be  att  Pocassett,  to  transport  people  ouer 
to  Rhode  Hand,  prohibiting  any  other  on  that  coast,  and  doe  allow  twenty 
acrees  of  land  to  belonge  and  appertaine  to  the  said  ferrey,  for  pasture  land 
and  planting  land,  to  be  laid  forth  by  M""  Nathaniel  Thomas,  Wiliam  Pay- 
body,  and  Capt  Church,  to  the  best  conveniency  they  can  thervnto,  and  the 
least  prejudice  to  any  other  accomodation. 

John  Simmons  is  allowed  by  the  Court  to  keep  the  said  ferrey  for  the  And  hec  is  to 
tearme  of  flue  yeers  from  this  ^sent  date,  incase  hee  carryeth  well  in  it,  and  ^j.  ^^.^^^  ^^^^ 
to  injov  the  vse  of  the  land  abouesaid,  and  att  the  end  of  the  said  flue  veer,  ^'^*"  '°  '"^ 

Tsed    thereon 

incase  hee  leaues  it,  the  country  are  to  pay  him  for  such  housing  as  hee  erects  for  fiering, 
theron,  but  incase  hee  holds  it,  that  it  be  vpon  other  composition.  buiidin"' 

And  that  hee  keep  entertainement  for  strangers,  soe  as  hee  keep  good 
order  therin. 

In  answare  to  the  petition  of  Humphi'ey  Johnson,  the  Courts  returne  is, 
that  haueing  read  the  petition,  they  are  sensible  that  the  petitioner  is  wronged, 
but  for  psent  they  can  not  come  to  a  full  and  cleare  vnderstanding  of  the  case, 
soe  as  to  giue  a  suitable  and  proportionable  releiffe. 

John  Cowin  is  freed  from  his  bonds  for  appeerance  att  tliis  Com-t. 

*It  is  enacted  by  the  Court,  and  the  authoritie  therof,  that  the  Indians  ['I'lS-] 
which  came  in  and  applyed  themselues  to  this  gou''ment  for  acceptance  to 
mercye,  shall  take  vp  thcu-e  abode  from  the  westermost  syde  of  Sepecan  Riuer, 
and  soe  westward  to  Dartmouth  boimds,  as  they  haue  occation,  and  not  any 
of  them  to  goe  any  where  of  the  aforsaid  bounds  or  tracts  of  land,  but  by 
order  from  some  majestrate  of  this  jmisdiction,  or  hee  that  is  appointed  to 
haue  the  ouer  sight  of  them,  and  to  attend  such  orders  and  directions  as  may 
att  any  time  be  directed  to  them  from  this  gou'ment,  and  that  for  the  ^sent, 
three  Indians,  vizj,  Numpas,  Isacke,  and  Ben  Sachem,  allies  Petananuett,  shall 
haue  the  inspection  of  them,  and  to  healp  them  in  theire  settlement,  and  to 
order  them  the  best  they  can  ;  and  that  in  matters  most  momentus,  they  haue 
recourse  to  M''  Hinckley  for  healp  and  direction. 


216  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECOKDS. 

167  6.  In  reference  vnto  a  negro  named  Jetliro,  taken  prisoner  by  the  Indians, 

retaken  againe  by  our  army,  which  said  negro  appertained  to  the  estate 
of  the  successors  of  Cap's  Willett,  deceased,  our  Generall  Court  haue  agreed 
■ivith  M'  John  Saffin,  adminnestrator  of  the  said  estate,  mutually,  that  the  said 
negro  doe  forthwith  betake  himselfe  to  his  former  seruice,  and  to  remaine  a 
servant  vnto  the  successors  of  the  said  Captaine  Willett,  vntill  two  yeers  be 
expired  from  the  date  heerof,  and  then  to  be  freed  and  sett  att  libertie  from 
his  said  seruice,  prouided,  alsoe,  that  during  the  said  tearme  of  two  yeers, 
they  doe  find  him  meat,  drinke,  and  apparrell  fitting  for  one  in  his  degree 
and  calling,  and  att  the  end  of  his  said  seruice,  that  hee  goe  forth  competently 
prouided  for  in  reference  to  apparrell. 

Wheras  diuers  psons  of  Rhode  Hand  and  others  haue,  from  time  to  time, 
droue  into  and  pastured  theire  cattle  and  horses  on  the  lands  att  Pocassett  and 
places  adjacent,  and  oft  times  in  driueing  of  the  said  cattle  and  horses  from 
the  said  land  haue  droue  and  conveyed  diuers  cattle  and  horses  of  other  mens, 
wherby  the  owners  of  such  cattle  and  horses  haue  bine  depriued  of  them,  to 
theii-e  great  losse  and  damage,  — 

For  preuention  wherof,  — 

1.  It  is  enacted  by  this  Court,  that  noc  pson  whatsoeuer  shall  transport 
any  cattle  or  horses  from  Pocassett,  or  places  adjacent  to  Rhode  Hand,  which 
shall  not  first  be  viewed  and  theire  markes  by  such  as  the  Court  shall 
appoint,  and  alsoe  shall  pay  to  the  viewer  or  viewers  one  peny  in  niony 
p  head  for  euery  beast  soe  viewed,  on  forfeiture  of  twise  the  valine  of  the 
said  cattle  to  the  vse  of  this  collonlc  that  shalbe  transported  contrary  to  this 
order. 

2.  That  noe  pson  whatsoeuer  shall  driue  or  convey  any  cattle  or  horses 
from  Rhod  Hand,  or  any  other  places,  to  Pocassett  or  places  adjacent,  there  to 
pasture  them  on  the  land  of  this  coUonie  leased  out  by  order  of  this  Coiu-t, 
without  leaue  of  the  leasers  ;  and  if  any  psons  shall  soe  doe  contrary  to  this 
order,  it  may  and  shalbe  lawfull  for  the  said  leasers  to  impound  all  such  cattle 
and  horses,  and  there  to  detaine  them  vntill  satisfaction  for  theire  trcaspas  be 
made  according  to  the  law  of  this  collonic. 

The  abouesaid  leassers  are  Capt  Bcnjaniinc  C'hurch  and  .Tohn  Simmons. 

3.  And  it  is  further  ordered,  that  all  such  cattle  as  are  kept  and  pastured 
in  this  coUonie  as  aforsaid  shalbe  lyable  to  be  rated  proportionably  to  what  is 
layed  vpon  other  cattle  whose  owners  Hue  within  this  goQmcnt ;  and  that  noe 
such  foraignors  cattle  shalbe  transported  out  of  this  collonic  vntill  such  just 
rates  be  payed  to  the  aboue  said  leassers,  whoe  are  hcciby  impowcred  to 
obtaine  the   same  for  tlie  countrycs  vse,  as  alsoe  to  vse   theire   best  care  and 


COURT    OllDERS.  217 

iudeauors  to  preueiit  the  cutting  downe  or  carrying  away  any  of  the  timber  on 
this  collonies  lands  aforsaid  out  of  the  same,  by  seizing  therof  or  arresting  the 
psons  that  transgresse  therin. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  were  graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  Mistris  Ruth 
Winslow  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  M'  Jonathan  Winslow,  deceased. 


*Jltt  the  Court  of  his   Md'"  held  att  Plymouth,  for  the  Jurisdiction   1G7G-7, 
of  JYcw  Plymouth,  the  sixt  of  March,  1676. 

Be; 


^ 

6  March. 

Josiah  "Winslow,  Esq"' 

,  Gou'', 

Jolui  Freeman, 

[*i50.; 

John  Alden, 

Constant  Southworth, 

Thomas  Hinckley, 

James  Browne,  and 

Wiltara  Bradford, 

Assistants. 

James  Cudworth, 

CONSERNIISG  the  settlement  of  the  estate  of  U'  Judah  Thachcr,  of 
Yarmouth,  late  deceased,  the  Coiut  haue  ordered,  that  his  widdow  shall 
haue  the  whole  profEtts  of  the  estate,  both  psonall  and  reall,  vutill  the  children 
come  to  theii-e  respectiue  ages,  for  and  towards  the  bringing  vp  of  the  chil- 
dren ;  and  when  the  childi-en  come  of  age,  the  eldest  son  to  haue  the  house 
and  halfe  the  land  most  convenient  to  the  house,  according  to  the  worth  of  it, 
and  the  other  son  to  haue  the  other  halfe  of  the  lands,  and  his  three  daughters 
to  haue  ten  pounds  apeece  out  of  the  psonall  estate,  and  the  remainder  of  the 
estate  to  be  the  widdowes  for  euer,  and  the  thirds  of  the  proffitts  of  his  lands 
duiing  her  natiu-all  life  onely  if  need  shall  require.  The  Court  ordereth,  that 
the  two  sonnes  shall  pay  fine  pounds  apeece  out  of  theire  estate,  to  be  payed 
and  disposed  vnto  and  for  the  bring  vp  of  younger  children,  or  vnto  the 
daughters,  as  the  Court  shall  see  cause,  and  in  such  convenient  time  as  the 
Coui-t  shall  judge  meet. 

Sarah,  the  relict  of  Edward  Bobbett,  is  graunted  letters  of  adminnestra- 
tion on  the  estate  of  her  husband,  deceased ;  and  in  order  to  the  settlement  of 
the  estate,  this  Court  doth  order,  that  the  eldest  son  shall  haue  a  doubble  por- 
tion of  the  whole  estate,  and  to  take  it  in  lands  vnimproued ;  and  the  admin- 
nestratrix  is  to  haue  during  her  life  the  land  that  is  improued,  with  a  thirds 
of  the  meddow,  as  in  full  of  her  thirds  of  the  profEtts  of  the  lands,  and  as  a 
healp  to  the  bringing  vp  of  the  children,  and  a  thirds  of  the  goods  and  chat- 

vou   V.  i^8 


21S  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    KECOKDS. 

1  G  7  G-7.    ties  to  her  owiie  dispose,  the  rest  of  the  estate  to  be  equally  deuidcd  amongst 

^  the  rest  of  the  children. 

6  March. 
WixsLow  ^"   refference  vnto  the  settlement  of  the  estate  of  Job  Bourne,  late  of 

^°^"-        Sand\^-ich,   deceased,  intestate,  the  Coiut   orders,  that   the   debts   being  first 

payed,  that  Ruhamah  Bourne,  relict  of  the  said  Job  Bourne,  shall  haue  the 

vse  and  profEtt  of  one  third  of  all  the  lands  hee  died  posessed  of,  which  are 

alsoe  heerafter  mensioned,  during  her  naturall  life,  and  one  third  of  all  the 

mouables,  to  be  att  her  dispose,  together  with  twenty  pounds  more  out  of  the 

moueables  towards  her  charge  in  bringing  vp  the  smale  childi-en,  and  the  res- 

edue  of  the  estate  to  be  equally  deuided  into  six  ptes,  wherof  the  eldest  son 

to  haue  two  ptes  therof,  and  the  other  thi-ee  sonnes  and  the  daughter  to  haue 

thciie  equall  ptes  ;  the  lands  being  to  be  deuided  amongst  three  of  the  sonnes 

being  equally  apprised  as  according  to  the  distinct  bounds  therof,  they  are 

assigned  by  theire  grand  father,  M"'  Richard  Bourne,  with  the  consent  of  the 

said  Ruhamah,  theire  mother,  and  to  be  allowed  towards  theire  respectiue  ptes 

in  such  proportions  as  the  vallue  therof  shall  amount  vnto  ;  Timothy,  the 

eldest  son,  to  haue  the  lands  following,  vizj  :  all  the  meddow  his  father  bought 

of  M'  Standish,  and  halfe  the  creeke  stufFe,  with  some  smale  skirts  of  meddow 

lying  from  the  bounds  of  the  meddow  called  M''  Standish  his  meddow  towards 

Wecoachett,  and  halfe  the  vpland  bought  with  the  said  meddowes,  and  halfe 

the  herbage  of  Mannomett  feilds,  with  halfe  the  wood   and  cedar  swamps 

bought  by  his  father,  with  the  priuilidgcs  belonging  to  the  first  graunt  or  bar- 

gaine,  according  to  the  proportion  of  his  land  and  meddow.     And  the  other 

two  sonnes,  called  Eliezer  and  Hezekiah,  to  haue  the  rest  of  the  meddow, 

being  bounded  by  a  marked  tree  standing  about  the  middle  betwixt  Cowesett 

and  Muchmanus  feild,  theire  ranging  southwest  to  a  white  oake  tree  att  the 

head  of  a  little  creeke  which  runeth  fi-om  Thomas  Burgis  his  meddow  next  the 

spring,  and  soe  runs  downe  the  riuer  to  Jacob  Bui-gis  his  meddow,  and  soe  to 

the  stake  standing  in  the   marsh  and  to  the  Red  Rocke  in  the  riuer ;  to  be 

equally  devided  between  them  in  equall  and  alike  proportions. 

Hezekiah  is  alsoe  assigned  to  haue  six  acrees  on  the  northsyde  of  the 

riuer,  which  was  bought  of  M'  Freeman  and  Joseph  Burgis,  and  six  acrccs 

more  of  new  ground  lying  on  the  easterly  syde  of  the  riuer,  begining  att  the 

snialc  run  of  water  and  soe  downewards,  together  with  the  pri\-ilidges  therto 

belonging. 

other    draught 


And  to  the  said  Timotliy  and  Eliezer  is  alsoe  assigned  the  land  on  the 


more  exactc  in  •westerly  svde  of  the  riuer,  with  the  house  :  the  said  lands  bcgifiing  att  the 

Bookc  of  Eui-  •'      -^  '  o  o 


of       riuer  aljpue  by  the  hills,  *and  soe  alonge  the  topp  of  the  hill,  vutill  it  comes 


foUo  74. 

[•151.] 


LOW 


COUKT    ORDERS.  219 

and  some  cleave  ground  on  tlic  easterly  sydc  of  the  riuer  from  the  end  of  the    1  {]  7  (i-7. 

six  acrees  giuen  to  Hczekiah  first  aboue  mcnsioned,  and  thence  extending  to  a    ""^      '^       ' 

little  swamp  that  eometh  from  the  riuer  vp  to  the  cartway.    And  for  any  other 

psell  of  land,  not  aboue  mcnsioned,  it  shalbe  disposed  by  the  adminnestrators, 

with  the  advise   of  the  said  llichard  Bourne,  to  such  of  the  children  as  they 

shall  judge-  meet ;  the  other  son,  not  aboue  mcnsioned,  being  to  haue  his  pte 

and  portion  out  of  the  moueables ;  the  said  M""  Bourne  haueing  declared  his 

intension  to  prouide  some  land  for  him,  and  the  said  Ruhamah,  thcire  mother, 

to  haue  the  vse  of  the  house  and  one  third  of  the  land  during  her  naturall  life, 

as  abouesaid,  and  the  vse  of  the  whole  estate,  besides  her  twenty  pounds  and 

thirds  abouesaid,  towards  the  bringing  vp  of  the  said  children,  vntill  they  shall 

respectiuely  attaiue  the  age  of  twenty  one  yeers  or  the  day  of  marriage,  which 

shall  first  happen,  or  the  time  that  any  of  them   shall  choose  theire  gaurdians 

and  take  theire  respectiue  portions  into    theire   hands ;  Ruhamah,  the   said 

relict,  and  her  brother,  John  Hollott,  and  Elisha  Bourne  being  graunted  letters 

of  adminuestration,  vpon  theire  glueing  cecuritie  to  M''  Hinckley  on  the  Courts 

buhalfe. 

Att  this  Couj-t,  in  ausware  to  a  petition  of  John  Smith  and  James  Dean 
refering  to  the  settlement  of  the  estate  of  John  Tisdall,  late  deceased,  this 
Court  doth  order,  according  to  the  law  heer  established,  the  whole  estate  of 
the  pson  deceased,  both  reall  and  psonall,  being  ec^ually  apprised,  shalbe  des- 
tributed  as  foUoweth  :  to  the  eldest  sou  a  doubble  portion,  and  to  the  other 
three  sonnes  and  four  daughters  an  equall  proportion  of  the  whole  estate, 
vnlesse,  incase  of  weaknes,  there  may  be  reason  to  advance  to  any  for  theiie 
nessesarie  supply,  respect  being  had  to  what  each  cliild  hath  ah-eddy  receiued 
of  theire  late  fathers  estate,  which  shalbe  accompted  in  pte  of  theire  por- 
tion, being  aded  to  the  accompt  of  theire  fathers  estate ;  and  for  the  better 
execution  heerof,  IM'  James  Browne  and  Wiliam  Harvey,  Richard  Wil- 
liams and  Leiftenant  Gorge  Macey  are  appointed  a  coinittee  to  take  notice 
of  the  whole  estate,  with  theire  apprisments,  and  claimes  of  what  each  child 
hath  had  and  receiued  in  pte  of  theire  portions,  and  are  heerby  impowered 
to  heare  and  determine  all  such  cases  that  may  be  ^sented  to  them  refer- 
ing to  the  said  estate,  and  to  make  retm-ne  to  this  Coiut  respecting  the 
IJ'mises. 

Fiuthermore,  in  reference  \Tito  the  controuersy  amonst  the  cliildren  of 
John  Tisdall  aforsaid,  deceased,  the  Courts  ad-sdce  is,  that  concerning  the  two 
younger  sonnes,  in  regard  that  they  haue  approued  themselues  to  be  faithfuU 
in  the  g>seruation  of  the  estate  since  theu-e  fathers  death,  in  spending  much  of 
theire  time  therin  to  the  indangcring  of  theire  lines,  that  they  be  considered 


220  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

I  G76-7.    by  the  comittee  iu  the  distribution  and  desposition  of  the  said  estate  in  that 
respect. 

Wheras  Leiftenaut  Sparrow  and  Jonathan  Bangos  were  oi'dered  bv  the 
Coiu't  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  John  Knowles,  of  Eastham,  deceased, 
this  Court  doth,  vpon  the  desire  of  the  said  pties,  release  them  from  theire 
bonds  giuen  to  the  Coiut  on  that  accompt ;  and  on  consideration  that  Steucn 
Wood,  Juni'',  hath  marrycd  the  reUct  of  the  said  Knowles,  this  Court  doth 
graunt  letters  of  adminnestration  to  the  said  Steuen  Wood  to  adminnester  on 
the  said  estate,  hee  giueing  cecuritle  to  the  Coui-t  concerning  his  said  admin- 
nestration ;  and  because  the  said  estate  is  impaired  by  the  said  John  Knowles 
his  purchase  of  lands  in  his  life  time,  this  Coui-t  orders,  that  such  lands  as 
haue  bin  soe  purchased  may  be  by  the  said  Steuen  Wood  sold,  and  the  prise 
improued  for  the  defraying  of  the  said  debts. 
[*152.]  *Tliis  Coiu't,  Thomas   Clapp,  of  Deadham,  appeered   before  the   Court, 

claiming  himselfe  to  be  heii-e  "vaito  the  estate  of  Eliezer  Clapp,  his  brother, 
deceased ;  and  the  Com-t  being  well  satisfyed  that  hee  is  the  eldest  son  of 
Deacon  Thomas  Clapp,  of  Scittuate,  Avherfore  the  Court  doe  order,  that  it  be 
signifyed  vnto  Sam'iell  Clapp,  that  they  rccLuire  his  appeerance  att  the  Court 
of  his  ma""  to  be  hoklen  iu  Plymouth  iu  June  next,  then  and  there  to  glue 
an  accompt  of  his  adminnestration,  and  in  the  mean  time  that  hee  doe  forbeare 
to  dispose  of  any  of  the  lands  of  the  said  Eliezer  vnlesse  all  the  psons  con- 
cerned therin  doe  otherwise  agree. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  are  grauntcd  by  the  Court  vnto  ^lary,  the 
relict  of  M"'  Judah  Thacher,  deceased,  and  vnto  M''  John  Thacher,  and  to 
Nathaniel  Hall,  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  the  said  Judah  Thacher, 
deceased. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  is  graunted  by  the  Comt  vnto  John  Han- 
more,  Juni'',  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  John  Planmore,  Seni'',  de- 
ceased. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  was  graunted  vnto  Constant  Snow,  and  Marke 
Snow,  and  John  Snow,  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Nicholas  Snow, 
deceased. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  is  graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  the  wife  of 
ISIoses  Symons,  Juni"',  to  adminnester  on  his  estate. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  is  graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  Sanuiell  Hunt 
to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Thomas  Hunt,  deceased. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  is  graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  jNIary  BayU 
lett  &  Joseph  Bartlett  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Robert  Bartlett, 
deroa^ed. 


COURT    ORDERS.  ooj 

111  reference  vnto  the  will  of  Sampson  jMason,  tendered  vnto  the  Court,    10  7  (1-7. 
wheras  it  doth  appecr  that  some  psclls  of  land  huiie  bin  purchased  since  his    "       "^    ~^ 
will  was  made  that  are  not  yett  payed   for,  this  Court  hath  ordered,  that  his     .^    ' 
widdow,  JMary  Mason,  shall  haue  libertie  from   the  Court  to  make  sale  of         Got-", 
some  pte  of  the  said  land  to  make  payment  for  the  rest,  and  that  what  remaines 
be  improued  for  the  bringing  vp  of  his  children.    And  iP  Browne,  M"'  Daniell 
Smith,  and  her  brother  Butterworth  are  deputed  by  the  Coui-t  to  be  healpfull 
to  her  in  the  disposing  of  the  said  estate. 

Ill  reference  vnto  the  inventory  of  the  estate  of  James  Eeddawey, 
Juni%  deceased,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  incase  James  Eeddawey, 
Seni'^,  father  of  the  said  Eeddawey,  doe  make  noe  matteriall  objection 
against  John  Eeddawey  his  adminnestration  on  the  said  estate  betwixt  this 
date  and  the  Court  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  in  June  next,  that  then  hee 
may  haue  letters  of  adminnestration  graunted  to  him  to  adminnestcr  on  the 
said  estate. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  is  graunted  vnto  Major  Cudworth  to  admin- 
nester  on  the  estate  of  John  Laythrope,  of  Scittuate,  deceased. 

Wiltam  GiflFord  and  his  wife,  for  comitting  fornication  before  marriage  or 
contract,  fined  each  fiue  pounds  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

*In  answare  to  the  petition  prefered  to  the  Coiut,  by  Sand^^'ich  men,  for  [*lo3.] 
the  remoueing  an  acte  of  Court  bearing  date  the  30""  of  October,  1672,  wher- 
by,  notwithstanding  theire  absence  and  not  yett  being  heard  in  point  of  plea, 
that  acte  determines  an  alteration  of  the  bounds  between  Sandwich  and  Barn- 
stable townes,  and  glues  some  of  the  petitioners  lands  to  the  Fullers,  and 
therby  a  barr  putt  to  the  flee  passage  of  law  and  justice,  this  Court  therfore 
orders,  that  it  be  signifj'ed  to  both  those  townes  by  theire  agents,  if  they  see 
cause,  to  appeer  next  Court  to  be  held  next  June  att  Plymouth  on  the  first 
Tusday  therof,  and  especially  that  Captaine  Fuller  and  Samuell  Fuller,  Seiii"', 
haue  notice  therof,  then  and  there  to  make  theire  defence  why  that  acte  should 
not  be  reversed. 

SamueU  Dunham,  Seni'^,  aged  fifty  years  or  therabouts,  and  John  Eick- 
ard,  Seni"',  aged  50  yeers  or  therabouts,  being  deposed,  doe  testify,  that  vpon 
an  agreement  between  Grigory  Williams  and  Eichard  Willis,  the  said  Grigory 
Williams  did  agree,  that  the  said  Eichard  Willis  should  haue  deliuered  to  him 
thi-ee  pounds  siluer  mony,  attached  in  M'  Edward  Grayes  hand,  and  a  hyde 
and  a  bai-rell  of  mackerell,  which  was  likewise  the  estate  of  the  said  AMlliaiiis, 
attached,  should  be  deliuered  to  the  said  Eichard  Willis,  to  end  all  accompts 
and  differences  between  them  from  the  begiiiing  of  the  world  to  February  last 
]iast  before  the  date  heerof ;  vpon  the  deposition  of  the  pties  aboue  mcnsioued 


222 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


10  7  G-7.    the  action  coiucnced  by  the  said  "Willis   agaiust  the   said  Williams  was  w-ith- 
drawne. 

In  reference  vnto  a  kettle  appertaiuelng  to  James  "Walker,  Juni',  taken 
away  by  Jerrud  Talbutts  souldiers,  but  not  returned,  the  Court  haue  ordered, 
that  the  said  souldiers  shall  forthwith  make  payment  of  31*  currant  siluer  mony 
of  Xew  England  vnto  the  said  James  "Walker  or  his  order,  in  full  satisfaction 
for  the  said  kettle. 


The  order  and  destribution  of  this 
by  diners  Christians  in  Ireland  for  the 
destressed,  and  in  nessesitie  by  the  late 
collonie,  proportioned  as  followeth  :  — 

II 
Plymouth,     .      08  :  00  :  00  . 

Duxburrow,  .      02  :  00  :  00  . 
Scittuate,       .      12  :  00  :  00  . 


Taunton,  .     .      10  :  00  :  00  . 
Swansey, .     .     21  :  00  :  00  . 

Middle  Berrey,  01 :  10  :  00  . 

Eastham,       .     00  :  10  :  00  . 
Yarmouth,    .      00  :  10  :  00  . 

Barnstable,    .      03  :  00  :  00  . 


Dartmouth,    .      22  :  00  :  00 


Rchoboth,     .     32  :  00  :  00 


Marshfcild,   .     02:00:00 


collonies  pte  of  the  contribution  made 
releiffe  of  such  as  are  impouerished, 
Indian  warr,  was,  as  it  respects  this 

["Leift  ^Morton,  1  appointed 
J  Joseph  Warren,  I  to  distrib- 
I  Willam  Crow,    J  nte  it. 

^I"^  Josiah  Standish, 

Wiliam  Paybody. 

]\lajor  Cudworth, 

Cornett  Studson,  and 

Edward  Jenkens. 
fWiliam  Harvey, 

James  Walker, 

John  Richmond. 

M''  Browne, 

John  Butterworth. 

Francis  Combe, 

Isacke  Howard. 
.      Captaine  Freeman. 
.     M"'  John  Thacher. 
rM'-IIuckcns, 
(  Barnabas  Laythorp. 

I  John  Cooke, 
John  Smith, 
John  Russell. 
[  Ar  Nathaniel  Paine, 
.  J  Leilt  Hunt, 
[  M^  Daniell  Smith. 
TEnsignc  Eames, 
(Anthony  Snow. 


Bridgwater, 


COURT   ORDERS.  223 


Elder  Brett,  1  (">  "  < 

Deacon  Willis, 
M''  Samucll  Edson. 


fi  March. 
Wixsi.DW 


This  Court  ordereth,  that  such  of  the  majestratcs  as  haue  disposed  of 
any  of  the  Indians  children  to  English  masters  vntill  they  attaine  the  age  of 
twenty  four  or  twenty  fine  yeers  of  age,  according  to  order  of  Court  in  that 
case  prouided,  shall  signe  indentures  for  such  as  are  soc  disposed,  to  prevent 
future  differences. 

Att  this  Court,  the  lycence  graunted  vnto  Edward  Sturgis,  Seni'',  to  keep 
an  ordinary  att  Yarmouth,  was  called  in,  and  hee  required  to  desist. 

*Att  this  Comt,  M'' Daniell  Smith  is  authorised  and  impowercd  by  the  [*1.54.] 
Coui't  to  adminnester  marriage  in  the  liberties  of  the  towne  of  Rehoboth,  and 
to  graunt  summons  and  warrants  vnto  the  tryall  of  actions,  and  alsoe  incase  of 
misdemeanor,  and  to  adminnester  oathes  to  witnesses  relateing  thervnto,  and 
to  graunt  subpenaies  for  witnesses  to  giue  euidence  vnto  the  grand  enquest  as 
occation  may  require. 

Lycence  is  graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  Edward  Eew  to  keep  an  ordinary 
att  Taunton  for  the  entertainment  of  strangers  and  trauellers,  and  that  hee  ^ 
constantly  prouided  with  nessesaries  for  the  same,  and  that  hee  keep  good 
orders  in  his  house,  that  soe  noe  abuse  be  suffered  by  him  on  that  accompt. 

The  Inditemcut  of  Slary  Ingham. 
Mary  Ingham  :  thou  art  indited  by  the  name  of  jNIary  Ingham,  the  wife 
of  Thomas  Ingham,  of  the  towne  of  Scittuate,  in  the  jurisdiction  of  New 
Plymouth,  for  that  thou,  haucing  not  the  feare  of  God  before  thyne  eyes,  hast, 
bv  the  hcalp  of  the  diuill,  in  a  way  of  witchcraft  or  sorcery,  malHciously  pro- 
cured much  hurt,  mischeiffe,  and  paine  vnto  the  body  of  ISIehittable  "Wood- 
worth,  the  daughter  of  Walter  Woodworth,  of  Scittuate  aforsaid,  and  some 
others,  and  pticularly  causing  her,  the  said  Mehittable,  to  fall  into  violent  fitts, 
and  causing  great  painc  vnto  seuerall  ptes  of  her  body  att  seuerall  times,  soe 
as  shee,  the  said  Mehittable  Woodworth,  hath  bin  almost  bereaued  of  her 
sences,  and  hath  greatly  languished,  to  her  much  suffering  therby,  and  the 
procuring  of  great  greiffe,  sorrow,  and  charge  to  her  parents ;  all  which  thou 
hast  procured  and  don  against  the  law  of  God,  and  to  his  great  dishonor,  and 
contrary  to  our  soQ  lord  the  Kinge,  his  crowne  and  dignitie. 

The  said  ]Mary  Ingham  did  putt  herselfe  on  the  tryall  of  God  and  the 
countroy,  and  was  cleared  of  this  inditement  in  processe  of  law  by  a  juiy  of 
twelue  men,  whose  names  follow  :  — 


224 

PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECOKDS. 

167  6-7. 

M'"  Thomas  Huckcns, 

Markc  Suow, 

6  March. 

Jolm  Wadsworth, 
Jolm  Howland, 
Abraham  Jackson, 

sworn.    . 

Joseph  Bartk'tt, 
John  Elchmond 
Jerud  Talbutt, 

Beuajah  Pratt, 

John  Foster, 

Joliii  Blacke, 

^  Scth  Pope. 

The  jury  brought  in  not  guihy,  and  soe  the  said  prisoner  was  cleared  as 
abouesaid. 

Att  this  CoiU't,  likewise,  three  Indians,  named  Timothy  Jacked,  allies 
Canjuncke,  and  Nassamaquat,  and  Pompacanshe,  were  indited  for  murdering 
John  Knowles,  John  Tisdall,  Seni',  and  Samuell  Attkins ;  the  said  Indian 
prisoners  did  put  themselues  likewise  on  the  tiyall  of  God  and  the  country 
according  to  the  manor  of  the  English,  and  had  due  processe  in  law,  according 
to  the  English  manor,  by  a  jury  of  twelue  men,  whose  names  follow  :  — 


M"'  Thomas  Huckens, 
John  Wadsworth, 
John  Howland, 
Abraham  Jackson, 
Benajah  Pratt, 
John  Blacke, 


Marke  Snow, 
Joseph  Bartlett, 
Samuell  Jenings, 
Arthcr  Howland, 
Samuell  West, 
Seth  Pope. 


The  verdict  of  the  jury  foUoweth  concerning  Timothy  Jacked,  alhes  Can- 
juncke, and  Nassamaquate  :  Wee  find  they  are  very  suspisious  of  the  mm-dcr 
charged  on  them. 

And  in  reference  vnto  Pompacanshe,  wee  find  nothing  against  him. 
There  not  appeering  fui-ther  euidence  against  them  to  cleare  vp  the  case, 
the  centance  of  the  Coui't  was,  that  the  two  former  were  to  be  sent  out  of 
the    country  speedily,  and  the  other   likewise,  as    lice    is    prisoner  taken  in 


[*155.]  *Att   this  Court,  IMamamictt,  an   Indian  sachem  att  or  about  Saconett, 

appeered  before  the  Comt,  and  cleared  it  vp  to  good  satisfaction,  that  him- 
selfe  and  his  men,  in  number  fifteen,  had,  during  ouf  late  troubles,  continewcd 
faithfull  to  the  English,  and  some  of  his  men  had  all  the  time  bin  in  our  ser- 
vice, and  therfore  desired  that  hee  and  they  might  now  againe  rcturne  to' 
reposesse  theirc  lands  not  formerly  disposed  of ;  the  which  the  Court  graunted, 
and  ordered  him  to  giue  vs  a  list  of  his  men  and  tw  o  or  three  more  of  his 
kindred,  that  were  alsoe  allowed  to  Hue  ;  and  this  Court  re([uires  liim  to  haue 


(■)  JI;i 


COURT    ORDEKS.  22 o 

a  constant  care  and  iiisjwctioii  ouor  them,  and  to  see  that  they  carry  faithfully     1  (i  7  (1-7. 
and  orderly,  and  not  to  entertaiae   any  other  Indians   there  but  such  as  the 
Court  shall  allow  of.  ^^  ^^___  ^ 

And  forasmuch  as  this  collonie  haue  bin  att  great  charge  to  defend  both        f'""" 
his  lands  and  our  owne  against  the  coiiion  enimie,  hce  ingageth  to  accoinodate 
soiii  Englishman,  or  cntertalne  some  Indians  such  as  the  Court  dcsircth,  on  that 
accompt. 

The  Names  of  the  Indians  belonging  to  Mamanuett  whoc  haue  approued  them- 
selues  faithfuU  to  the  English  during  tJie  late  Rebellion,  besides  himsclfe 
and  Family. 

Contacholio,  Tokissimo, 

How  Doe  Yee,  Josanem, 

Patchnatoo,  Tokocsqulntee, 

Suchquotaumuch,  Aweepanish, 

Jacke  Haueus,  Muckasunke; 

Pasuckquckquoh,  Pawmett, 

Gorge,  Aquistausunckc. 

Here  foUowes  the  names  of  those  whoe  haue  libcrtie  to  returnc  to  Nama- 
nuett :  Hewaquin,  Anumpas,  Steuen,  Apamach,  Old  Thomas. 

Libertie  is  graunted  vnto  eight  of  the  souldiers,  Indians,  which  haue  bine 
in  the  sendee,  may  sit  downe  and  jjlant  att  Saconett,  Capt  Church  accoiuo- 
dateing  them  with  land  on  condition  that  they  shalbe  reddy  to  march  forth 
vnder  the  coiiiaund  of  Capt  Church  -when  hee  shall  see  cause  to  requii-e  them 
for  the  further  psucing  and  surprising  oiu-  Indian  enimies ;  hee,  satisfying  the 
Indians,  shall  haue  the  whole  prophett  of  such  an  adventure. 

Wheras  att  June  Court,  167-t,  Wiltam  Hatch  and  Jeremiah  Hatch  made 
theu'o  appeerance,  as  being  chosen  to  the  office  of  constables  and  refusing  to 
serue,  craned  libertie  to  make  theu-e  addi-esse  to  the  Generall  Court,  in  order 
to  the  getting  off  theire  fine  ;  and  though  they  were  att  the  Generall  Couit, 
yett  made  noe  applycation  vnto  the  Court  respecting  the  pmises  ;  whcrfore 
this  Court  doth  order  theire  fines  for  neglecting  to  serue  in  the  office  oft'  con- 
stable to  be  collected  and  gathered. 

"Wee,  whose  names  are  vnderwritten,  being  impanucUcd  on  a  jury  the 
29"^  of  July,  1676,  by  iP  Nathaniel  Tilden,  the  constable  of  Scittuate,  to 
view  the  corpes  of  Josejih  Ellis,  of  Scittuate,  by  intelligence  vndcrstanding 
that  lice  went  in  to  the  harbour  att  Scittuate,  to  swim  or  wash  himsclfe,  with 

^<>!..  v.  i>9 


226 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


167G-7.  John  "\'aughan  and  Daniell  Hlckes,  Juni'' ;  wlioe  doe  afteiime,  that  the  said 
Ellis  made  the  first  motion  soe  to  doe,  and  tosing  past  his  depth,  cryed  for 
healp  ;  and  the  said  Vaughan  did  the  best  hee  could  to  healj}  him,  but  could 
not  saue  his  life ;  and  wee  judge,  that  the  water  in  the  said  harbour  was  the 
sole  mcanes  of  his  death. 

ISACKE   CHETTENDEN, 
SAMUELL   WITHERELL, 
JOHN   BARKER, 
THOMAS    PENCHEX,  Juni^ 
EDWARD   JENKENS, 
RICHARD   CURTICE, 
DANIELL   HICKES, 
THOMAS   JENKENS, 
THOMAS   WADE, 
JOHN   BAYLEY, 
THOMAS   NICHOLLS, 
JOHN   DAISIAN,   Seni^ 


[*156.]  *AVee,  whose   names  are  vnder  written,  being  impannelled  and  sworne 

to  view  the  corpes  of  John  Rose,  late  of  Marshfeild,  and  to  make  dilligent 
inquiry  how  hee  came  to  his  vntimly  death,  wee  find,  that  on  the  IS""  of 
this  instant  February,  hee,  being  a  guiiing,  was  oiiercome  by  the  violence  of 
the  weather,  which  was  the  cause  of  his  death. 

WILLAM   THOMAS, 
JOHN   CARUER, 
NATHANIELL   AVINSLOW, 
j  WILLAM   FOARD, 
I  JOHN   BRANCH, 
[JOHN    ROUSE,  Juni% 
SYMON   ROUSE, 
JOHN   REED, 
RALPH   POWELL, 
SETH   ARNOLD, 
lISRAELL   HOLMES. 


The  verdict  of  the  jury,  -v^hose  names  are  vnder  written,  concerning  the 
death  of  one  Robbinson  :  Wee  find,  by  the  relation  of  John  White,  and 
Edward  Wanton,  Juni"-,  and  Job  Chambcrline,  that  the  fall  of  a  tree  in  Scit- 
tuate,  neare  the  land  of  Edward  Wanton,  was  the  occation  or  mcanes  of  his 


[Wi 


COURT   ORDERS.  22 

death,  finding  vpon   liis  body  seucrall  wounds  and  bruises,  according   to  the    1  (!  7  0-7 
relation  of  ^ 

JOHN   TURNER,  Juni--,  «""«>'• 

JOHN   TURNER,  Seni^ 

WILLIAM    PARKER, 

JEREMIAH   HATCH, 

THOMAS   TURNER, 

THOMAS   PERREY, 

JOSEPH  WOOD  WORTH, 

JOHN   NORTHEY, 

JONATHAN   TURNER, 

JAPHETT   TURNER, 

JOHN   TURNER, 

BENJAMINE    WOODWORTH. 

AYce,  whose  names  are  heer  vnder  written,  being  required,  in  his  ma"''" 
name,  by  James  Briggs,  constable  of  Scittuate,  to  serue  in  the  crowners  inquest 
and  on  the  body  of  John  Merritt,  and  haueiug  don  our  dutyes  therin,  wee 
apprehend  the  occation  of  his  death  was  falling  on  the  rockes  att  a  place  called 
Ceder  Point,  att  Scittuate  Harbour,  March  the  first,  1676. 

JOHN   WILLIAMS, 
SAMUELL   JACKSON, 
RODULPHUS   ELLMES, 
JAMES   DOUGHTEY, 
JOHN   ALLIN, 
JOSEPH  WHITE, 
JOHN   BRIGGS, 
STEUEN   YINALL, 
ISRAELL   CUDWORTH, 
THOMAS   WADE, 
THOMAS   PENCHEN, 
ISRAELL   CHETTENDEN. 

The  Oath  to  the  Jury  after  they  had  giuen  in  theirc  Yerdict  vnder  thcire 

Hands,  taken  the  third  of  March,  1676. 

You  and  euery  of  you  call  the  euerliueing   God  to  witnes,  that   vpon 

youer  dilligent  serch  and  serious  view  of  the  body  of  John  INIerrett,  and  by 

the  best  light  and  information  you  can   obtaine  either  from  psons  or  thinges, 

that  what  is  aboue  expressed  in  youer  verdict  is  most  probable  to  be  the  cause 


.all  sworne. 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

and  meanes  of  briugiiig  him  to  his  vntiuily  end  ;  and  this  you  testify  to  be 
according  to  youur  best  ynderstanding  and  doscretion,  as  you  looke  for  healp 
from  God,  -whoe  is  the  God  of  trutli  and  the  puuishcr  of  falcchood. 

Taken  before  mee. 

JA^MES    CITDWORTH,  Assistant. 

Jabez  Hackett  haueing  bin  examined  by  the  Court,  and  hath  confessed 
that  hee  detained  and  concealled  seuerall  goods  belonging  ^■nto  ilistris  ]\Iary 
Winslow,  of  Boston,  which  are  supposed  to  hauc  bin  ployned,  the  Court  haue 
ordered,  that  all  such  goods  shalbe  fortlnvith  returned  to  the  said  ^listris 
Winslow  or  lier  order,  and  that  hee,  the  said  Jabez  Hackett,  shall  pay  ynto 
the  collonie  a  fine  of  forty  shillings  to  the  vse  of  tlie  coUonie,  or  to  be  sett 
in  the  stockes  att  Taunton. 

And  if  there  is  any  goods  appertaineing  to  the  said  ^listris  Winslow,  or 
any  other,  in  the  hands  of  the  said  Jabez  Hackett,  the  Court  hatli  ordered,  that 
all  such  goods  be  required  and  kept  by  the  constable  of  Taunton  vntill  any 
make  appeer  that  they  haue  right  to  them,  and  A^ntill  hee  shall  haue  further 
order  from  the  GoQ  to  deliuer  them. 

In  reference  vnto  a  gun  pressed  for  an  Indian  called  Isacke  for  the  coun- 
treyes  seruice,  which  gun  was  pawned  by  the  Indian,  and  since  sold  to  John 
Tompson  by  the  Treasurer,  the  Court  haue  ordered  the  said  Indian  to  pay  the 
sume  of  ten  shillings  to  the  said  John  Tompson,  ypon  his  demaund,  in  siluer 
mony,  or  fifteen  dayes  worke  in  defect  tlicrof 

[*157.]  *Receiued  by  mee,  Samuell  Clapp,  of  Scittuate,  as  adminnestrator  to  the 

estate  of  Eliezer  Clapp,  somtimes  of  Barnstable,  of  M'  John  Otticc,  of  Sittu- 
ate  aforsaid,  the  sume  of  seauen  pounds  in  current  siluer  mony  of  New  Eng- 
land, and  is  in  pto  of  a  bill  of  eleuen  pounds  thirteen  shillings  and  four  pence 
from  the  said  John  Ottis  ynto  the  said  Ehezcr  Clapp,  which  said  bill  beareth 
date  May,  16T7. 

I  say,  rccciucd  by  nice.  SAMUELL    CLAPP. 

Dated  att  Plymouth,  the  8"'  of  iSIay,  1677. 

Recelued  by  mee,  Samuell  Clapp,  of  Scittuate,  as  adminnestrator  to  the 

estate  of  Eliezer  Clapp,  deceased,  of  M"'  John  Ottis,  of  Scittuate,  the  suiiie 

of  eleuen  pounds  thirteen  shilli  &  4'',  in  current  siluer  mony  of  New  England, 

which  was  payable  by  bill  to  Eliezer  Clapp  in  May  last  past  before  the  date 

heerof      I  say  rcceiued  by  mee. 

SAINIUELL   CLAPP. 

Dated  att  Plymoutli,  t1ie  S'"  of  Alay,  1C)77. 


COURT    ORDERS. 


229 


Samuel!  C'lapp,  adniiimcstrator  to  the  estate  of  Eliezor"  C'lapp,  late  of 
Barnstable,  deceased,  gaue  in  this  accoumpt  thcrof  to  the  Court  of  New  riyiii- 
outh  the  eight  of  June,  KiTT  :  — 

The  estate  cr.  iuventoryed, 

The  estate  is  debtor   to  seucrall  psons  att  Barnstable 
and  Scittuate  payed  l)y  the  said  adminnestrators,      . 

To  Serjeant  John  Thompson,  last  yeer, 

To  Serjeant  John  Thompson,  the  eight  of  June,     .     . 

To  his  charges  expended  about  his  adminnestration  36 
dayes, 

Kest  ereditt 


1  (•)  7  C-l 


0(5 

10 

11 

10 

16 

00 

20 

00 

00 

20 

00 

00 

05 

00 

00 

50 

:14 

11 

AVherby  it  appcers  all  the  psonall  estate  is  expended,  and  9"  5'  1''  duo 
out  of  the  lands  mensioned  in  the  inventory  vnto  the  said  adminnestrafor, 
whoe  is  impowered  by  the  Court  to  recelue  of  John  Ottice  that  debt  of  11" 
13'  4'',  due  by  bill  to  the  estate,  to  be  payed  next  May,  it  being  alreddy  dis- 
charged by  the  adminnestrators  in  the  aforsaid,  though  not  receiucd  by  him, 
the  said  estate  alsoe  remaines  debter. 


To  pay  next  yeer  to  John  Tompson  more  as  appeers 
due  by  bond, 

Item,  and  more  claimed  by  Thomas  C'lapp,  Seni%  for 
monves  lent  the  said  Eliezer, 


20  :  00  :  00 
22  :  00  :  00 


J 


/Itf  the   Court  of  Election  holthn   att  the   Toume  of  Ph/inoiilh,  for     10  7  7. 
the  JuristUction  of  .Vcc  Plymouth,  the  fift  Day  of  June,  1677.         ^      "'^ 

[*15S.] 


OSIAII    WINSI,0^^^    ESU«,  was  chosen  (JoQ,  and  sworne. 

John  Alden, 
Thomas  Hincklev, 


:\Iajor  Wiliam  Bradibrd 
John  Freeman, 
Constant  Southworth, 
M''  James  Browne, 

^lajor  James  Cudwoi-th,     J 


were  chosen  Assistant  in  goflment,  and 
sworne. 


PLYMOUTH    COLUxXY    RECORDS. 


were  chosen  Comissioners 


GoQ  ^Vinslow,  1 

W  Thomas  Hinckley,  j 

Major  Bradford  the  next  in  nomination. 

IM'  Constant  Southworth  was  chosen  Treasurer,  and  sworne. 


Celect  Men. 


Plym  : 

Lcift  Morton, 
Serjeant  Harlow, 
ISI"'  Wiliam  Crow. 

Duxfe  : 

^I''  Josiah  Standish, 
M^  Samuell  Saberry, 
John  Tracyc. 

Scitt : 

Jolui  Cushen, 

John  Bryante,  Seni', 

Lcif  t  Isacke  Biicke. 

Sand: 

^r  Edmond  Freeman, 
Wiliam  Swift,  Seni'', 
Thomas  Tapper. 

Taunton  : 

Loift  Macye, 
Wiliam  Harvey, 
Eichard  Williams, 
Walter  Dean, 
Samuell  Smith. 

Yarmouth  : 

iSI''  Edmond  Hawes, 
Edward  Sturgis,  Seni'' 
M'  John  Thacher, 


Juni'' 


:\I'-  John  ?*riller, 

M"'  Jeremiah  Howes. 

Barnsta  : 

Leift  Laythorpe, 

M'  Barnabas  Laythorp, 

M'  Thomas  Huckences. 

Marshfei  : 

Anthony  Snow, 

M'  Nathaniel  Thomas, 

Samuell  Sprague. 

Rehob : 

Leift  Hunt, 

M'"  Nathaniell  Paine, 

M'^  Daniell  Smith. 

Eastham : 

Jonathan  Sparrow, 
Marke  Snow, 
John  Done. 

Bridgw  : 

John  Willis,  Scni% 
Samell  Edson, 
John  Carey,  Seni^ 

Swansoy  : 

John  AUin,  Seni% 
M''  Nicholas  Tanner, 
licift  John  Browne. 


Cirand  Enqucst. 
M''  John  Cu.shcn,  Richard  Curtice, 

Andrew  Ringo,  Ensigne  Leanard, 

Experience  Mitchell,  Esra  Perrey, 

Phillip  Delano,  %7iH:am  Withcrel 

Bcnniali  Pratt,  John  Wliilden, 


COURT    OllUERS.  231 

Gurshom  llall,  Noah  Mason, 

John  Crocker,  Daniel  Done, 

Samuell  Aunible,      .  John  Carey, 

Justus  Eames,  Zacheriah  Eedey, 

Nathaniell  Winslow,  John  Nye. 

John  Titus,  Scni'', 

Constables. 

Plymouth, Jonathan  Barnes. 

Duxbur, Edward  South^orth. 

(John  Turner,  Juni"',  son  of 
Iliunphcry  Turner, 
Thomas  Jenkeus. 
Sand, James  Pursuall. 

''Thomas  Gilbert, 
Taunt, 


Joseph  Hall. 

Yai-fii, John  Ilawes. 

Barnsta, Samuell  Hinckley,  Seni^ 

{Isacke  Little, 
Ralph  Powell, 
r  Thomas  Cooper,  Juni'', 
I  Samuell  Carpenter. 

East, Thomas  iMulford. 

Bridgw, John  Fcild. 

Swansey, John  Tliurburrow. 

Deputies. 

JM'- Edward  Gray, 
[  Leif  I  Joseph  Howland. 
osiah  Standish, 
im  Paybody. 
rCornett  Studsou, 

' \  John  Bryant,  Seni^ 

Saud, Wiltam  Swift. 

^fWiliam  Hai-vev, 

TaUlltO, i   -r     -r  t,t" 

(^  Leiitenant  JMacey. 

jW  John  Miller, 

['M'  Jeremiah  Howes, 

f  INI'^  Huckens, 

Bai-nsta, w,^ 

[  JNI"'  Barnabas  Laythorpc. 


fM'- Ji 


232  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

f  Autliony  Snow, 

Marsh, •!  ,r   -VT    i 

(  M''  Nathauicl  rhomas. 

f  M'  Nathanicll  Paine, 

^'^'°^' Up  Daniell  Smith. 

fCapt  Jonathan  Sparrow, 

Easth, 1  Af    1     c 

(^Marke  Snow. 

Bridgw, John  Willis. 

Swans, Samuell  Luther. 

Siu-veyors  of  Highwaies. 

TLeift  Morton, 

Plyui, \  Sejj.  Harlow, 

M'  Crow. 


f  Gorge  Partrich, 
Duxbii, J  Peter  West, 


Scitt,  . 

Sand,  . 

Taunto, 

Yarni, 

Barn,  . 

Marsh, 

Rehoh,- 


I  Robert  Barker,  Seni''. 

f  Chari  Stockbridge, 

\  John  AVitherell. 
Peter  Gaunt, 
Wiliam  GifFord. 

r  Thomas  Linkolne, 

[Isacke  Dean. 

r  Wiliam  Eldred, 

[John  Eydcr. 

I"  John  Dauis,  Senl"', 

[Wiliam  Throop. 

f  John  Foster, 

\john  Bourne. 
Steuen  Paine,  Juni"", 
John  Butterworth. 


[*lh9.] 


I  Jonathan  Banges, 

' \john  Done. 

fMarkc  Lavthorpc, 
^^'■''^S-, t  John  Howard. 

r  Israeli  Pecke, 

Swans, "^  T  I,     .-.    L. 

John  Crabtrec. 


•  Att  the  motion  of  .Alistris   Jane  Gilbert,  of  'raiuitoii,  and   of  her  eldest 
son,  John  Gilbert,  this  Court  doth  order,  that  forasmuch  as  her  husband,  M'' 


•3  June. 

WlXSLOV 


COURT    ORDERS.  233 

Thomas  Gilbert,  is  said  to  be  deceased  beyond  the  sea,  that  Leifteiiant  Macye,      1  (i  7  7. 

Wiliam  Harvey,  and  Samiiell   Smith  to  take  an  inventory  of  the  estate  of 

M'  Thomas  Gilbert,  and  that  the  said  Jane  Gilbert  shall  fsent  it  to  the  Court 

to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  in  July  next,  that  the  Court  may  deuid  and  settle         ^o^"- 

the  estate  amongst  the  children. 

In  reference  vnto  a  petition  prefered  to  the  Court  by  Sandwich  men  for 
reversing  of  an  order  of  Court  about  bounds  of  lands  between  Barnstable  and 
Sandwich,  after  a  longe  discourse  about  it,  the  Court  concluded  in  the  nega- 
tiue,  vizj,  that  the  said  order  shall  not  be  reversed. 

In  reference  vnto  the  cure  of  Jabez  Gorum,  whoe  was  wounded  in  the 
late  warr,  the  Court  doth  apprehend,  that  incase  it  be  not  payed  by  sume  of 
Rhode  Hand  concerned  in  it,  that  they  judge  the  charge  of  the  said  cui-e 
should  be  defrayed  out  of  the  generall  estate  of  Captaine  John  Gorum,  de- 
ceased, both  lands  and  moueables. 

M'^  Browne  is  appointed  by  the  Court,  with  the  consent,  likewise,  of 
Elizabeth  Beares,  widdow,  to  despose  and  make  destributlon  of  the  estate  of 
Richard  Bullocke,  her  first  husband,  amongst  the  children  of  the  said  Bul- 
locke,  according  as  hee  shall  judge  meet  for  the  good  of  the  said  children. 

A  Receipt  appointed  to  be  recorded. 
Receiued  of  Benjamine  Nye  and  Steuen  Skiffe,  agents  for  the  towne  of 
Sandwich,  and  on  theire  accompt,  the  suine  of  fifty  pounds,  and  is  in  full  of 
what  is  owing  from  this  towne  vnto  oui's  vpon  ballence  of  accompt  ordered  by 
the  counccll  of  the  coUonie  of  New  Plymouth.  Wee  say,  receiued,  this  second 
of  February,  1676,  in  the  behalfe  of  the  towne  of  Barnstable. 

pnosse,  THOMAS    HINCKLEY, 

THOMAS   HUCKENS, 
BARNABAS   LAYTHORPE. 

Witnes,  John  Laythorp, 
Nathaniell  Hatch. 

The  Generall  Court,  now  siting  this  7*  of  June,  1677,  dcslie  the  elders        7  June, 
of  the  seuerall  churches  in  this  collonie  to  giue  theii-e  resolution  to  the  follow- 
ing query,  vizj :  What  are  those  due  bounds  and  lymetts  which  ought  to  be 
sett  to  a  tollaration  in  matters  of  religion  as  may  consist  with  the  honor  of 
Christ,  the  good  and  welfare  of  the  churches  and  of  the  ciuill  goQment  ? 

Wheras  our  Court  formerly  appointed  John  Simmons  to  keep  the  ferrey 
att  Pokassett,  forbidding  all  others  to  ferry  ouer  any  people  and  cattle  there, 
and  being  informed  that  some  others  doe  carry  ouer  people  or  catties,  or  both, 

VOL.    v.  30 


234  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  GT7.  to  the  prejudice  of  the  aforsaid  ferryman,  and  alsoe  to  ourschies,  or  may  soe 
proue  to  be,  this  Court  doth  therfore  order,  that  whosoeuer  shall  either  ferry 
oucr  psons  or  cattle,  vnlesse  by  and  vnder  the  aforsaid  Simmons,  shall  for 
euery  such  oifence  pay  a  fine  of  fine  shillings  vnto  the  said  John  Simmons,  the 
one  halfe  to  the  coUonie  and  the  other  halfe  for  himselfe ;  which  if  hee  or  they 
soe  offending  shall  refusse  or  neglect  to  pay,  that  then  the  said  Simmons  shall, 
after  the  first  transgression,  seize  vpon  any  boate  or  vessell  improued  soe  in 
ferrying  contrary  to  order,  the  one  halfe  for  the  vsc  of  the  collonic,  the  other 
halfe  for  the  vse  of  the  said  John  Simmons. 

Capt  Church  is  appointed  by  the  Court  for  the  precincts  of  Saconett  and 
Pocassett  to  issue  out  warrants  against  any  pson  or  psons  for  the  prophanatiou 
of  the  Sabbath  or  other  vicious  practices  contrary  to  the  lawes  of  this  goQment, 
to  answare  the  same  the  next  Court  after  the  transgression  coinitted,att  Plym- 
outh, and  to  end  differences  ariseing  among  the  Indians  there,  alsoe  to  sec  that 
they  demean  themselues  orderly. 

Adminnestration  is  graunted  vnto  Eobert  Fuller  and  Nicholas  lyde, 
Seni'',  and  Mary  Fuller,  on  the  estate  of  Samuell  Fuller. 

And  to  Eebeckah  Hiuit,  and  to  Steuen  Paine,  Juni'',  to  adniinnester  on 
the  estate  of  Peter  Hunt,  Juni''. 
[*160.]  *It  is  ordered  by  the  Court,  that  ftP  Constant  Southworth,  Coruett  Eobert 

Studson,  ^M'  Daniell  Smith,  Wiliam  Paybody,  and  M"'  Nathaniel  Thomas,  and 
Thomas  Huckens  are  appointed  a  coinittee  to  heare  the  just  complaints  and 
demaunds  of  all  such  psons  to  whom  the  collonie  is  in  any  way  indebted 
relateing  to  the  late  warr  with  the  natiues,  and  that  all  such  psons  doe  giue 
or  send  in  an  accoumpt  of  the  same  vnto  the  said  coinittee  on  the  last  Wed- 
densday  of  this  instant  June  to  Plymouth  ;  which  coinittee  shall  make  report 
of  the  same  to  the  next  adjournment  of  this  Court,  that  soe  the  coUonies  debts 
may  be  knowne  to  the  Court. 

In  reference  vnto  the  estate  of  John  Cole,  deceased,  the  Court  doth  order, 
that  forasmuch  as  the  estate  is  but  smale,  and  four  smalc  children  to  bringe  vp, 
that  the  whole  psonall  estate  shalbe  settled  on  his  widdow  for  the  bringing  vp 
of  the  childi-en,  and  the  prolfitts  of  the  lands  vntill  the  children  come  of  age ; 
and  incase  there  shalbe  nessesitie  therof  for  the  bringing  vp  of  the  cliildrcn, 
that  then  some  of  the  lands  shalbe  sold  by  further  advice  and  leauc  from  the 
Court ;  and  incase  any  lands  shalbe  left,  that  then  it  be  disposed  to  the  two 
sons,  according  to  law,  they  paying  some  smale  legacyes  to  the  daughters,  as 
the  Court  shall  order. 

Eichard  Marshall,  of  'J'aunton,  and  Ester,  his  wile,  "j  n  g  a 
stand  bound  vnto  the  Court  joyntly  and  scueraliy  in  }■  60  :  00  :  00 
the  penall  suiTic  of j 


COURT    ORDERS.  235 

The  condition,  that  wheras  the  said  Richard  and  Ester  Marshall  haue 
obtained  letters  of  adminnestration  to  admiunester  on  the  estate  of  James  Bell, 
deceased,  if,  therfore,  the  said  Richard  and  Ester  Marshall  shall  and  doe  pay, 
or  cause  to  be  payed,  all  such  debts  and  legacyes  are  are  due  and  owing  to  any  Gnu", 
from  the  said  estate  soe  farr  and  by  equall  proportions  as  the  estate  will 
amount  vnto,  and  alsoe  the  childrens  portions,  acording  to  order  of  Court,  and 
saue  and  keep  harmles  the  said  GoQ  and  Court  from  all  damage  that  might 
acrew  vnto  them  by  thoire  adminnestration,  and  keep  a  fairc  accompt  thcrof, 
and  make  returne  thcrof  vnto  the  said  Court  when  by  them  required,  that  then 
the  said  obligation  to  bo  void  and  of  none  effect,  or  otherwise  to  remaine  in  full 
force,  strength,  and  vertue. 

In  reference  vnto  the  despose  of  the  estate  of  James  Bell,  deceased,  the 
Court  haue  ordered,  that  the  said  Esther  Slarshall  shall  haue  the  desposall 
therof  vntill  the  child  is  brought  vpp,  and  the  proffitts  of  the  lands,  and  then 
the  said  Ester  to  haue  the  thirds  of  the  psonall  estate  and  the  thirds  of  the 
proffetts  of  the  lands,  according  to  law. 

These  to  impowcr  and  authorise  Thomas  Lake  as  the  cheife  marshalls 
deputie  of  the  jurisdiction  of  New  Plymouth,  viz^,  to  serue  such  warrants  and 
giue  such  summons  as  slialbe  in  his  ma''"*  name  directed  vnto  him  from  the 
GoQ  or  any  of  the  raajestrates  of  this  jurisdiction,  or  from  Capt  Church,  for 
the  seizeing  or  apprehending  any  pson  or  psons  that  transgreese  any  law  or 
order  of  this  coUonie,  and  to  present  them  before  the  next  Court  after  the  fact 
convicted,  and  to  be  proceeded  with  according  vnto  law. 

Mistris  Elizabeth  Ellis  and  Mordica  Ellis  doe  heerby  stand  bound  vnto 
the  Court,  joyntly  and  seuerally,  in  the  penall  suuie  of  one  hundred  pound 
sterling,  for  the  payment  wherof  well  and  truely  to  be  made  on  condition  that 
the  said  Elizabeth  Ellis  and  Mordica  Ellis,  haueing  obtained  ires  of  admin- 
nestration to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  John  Ellis,  Juni"",  of  Sandwich,  late 
deceased  ;  if,  therfore,  they,  the  said  Elizabeth  Ellis  and  Mordeca  Ellis,  doe 
pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  all  such  due  debts  as  are  due  and  owing  vnto  any 
from  the  said  estate  soe  farr  and  by  equall  proportions  as  it  will  amount  vnto, 
and  otherwise  adminnester  on  the  said  estate  accordingly  as  the  Court  shall 
order  for  the  disposing  therof,  and  saue  and  keep  harmles  the  said  GoQ  and 
Court  from  any  damage  that  may  acrew  vnto  them  by  theire  said  adminnestra- 
tion, and  keep  a  faire  accoumpt  therof,  and  be  reddy  to  giue  in  the  same  into 
the  said  Court  when  by  them  required,  that  then  this  obligation  to  be  void 
and  of  none  effect,  or  otherwise  to  remaine  in  full  force,  strength,  and  vertue. 

*This   Court  doth  allow  and   approue   of  Lydia  Standlake,  the  wife  of      [*1()1.] 
Richard  Standlake,  of  Scittuate,  to   be   gardian  vnto  her  two  sons,  John  Bar- 


236  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

stow  and  Jeremiah  Barstow,  of  Scittuate  aforsaid ;  and  shee  is  hecrby  impow- 
ered  to  demaimd,  recouer,  and  receiue  a  legacy  giuen  vnto  each  of  them,  the 
said  John  Barstow  and  Jeremiah  Barstow;  by  Micaell  Barstow,  late  of  Water- 
towne,  deceased,  as  appeers  by  his  last  will  and  testament ;  shee  haueing  giuen 
cecuritie  to  the  Court  to  deliuer  the  said  legacyes  to  each  of  them,  the  said 
John  and  Jeremiah,  when  they  come  to  be  of  the  age  of  twenty  and  one  yeers, 
and  legally  demaunded. 

The  constables  of  Taunton  now  in  being  are  required  by  the  Coui-t,  that 
when  a  psell  of  iron  shalbe  attached  by  them  for  the  defraying  the  rate  for  the 
souldiers  wages,  that  they  require  Ensigne  Thomas  Leanard,  or  James  Lean- 
ard,  to  draw  it  forth  into  marchantable  barrs. 

Wheras  complaint  is  made  of  Gorge  Barlow,  that  hee  carryes  very 
turbulently  in  Sandwich,  threatening  to  make  such  further  disturbance  as 
will  driue  thcire  minnester  away,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  a  warrant 
be  scut  for  liini  to  appeer  att  the  next  Court  to  answarc  the  said  com- 
plaiuaut. 

In  reference  to  the  despose  of  the  estate  of  Josei)li  Lewis,  the  Court  haue 
ordered,  that  JMary  Jenkens,  the  relict  of  the  said  Joseph  Lewis,  shall  haue 
all  the  mouables  of  the  said  estate,  and  the  vse  of  the  lands,  for  and  towards 
the  bringing  vp  the  children  vntill  they  come  off  age  ;  and  when  they  are  of 
age,  that  the  eldest,  being  a  son,  shall  haue  a  double  portion  therof ;  and  when 
her  children  come  of  age,  that  they  pay  vnto  thcire  mother  fine  pounds,  the 
son  to  pay  two  ptes  of  three  therof 

Letters  of  adminnestration  arc  grauntcd  to  the  said  Mary  Jenkens  to 
adminnester  on  the  said,  estate  estate. 

In  reference  vnto  the  disposurc  of  the  estate  of  John  jMerritt,  deceased, 
the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  Elizabeth  Merrett  shall  haue  the  improuement 
therof  vntill  the  children  come  of  age,  for  and  towards  the  bringing  of  them 
vp ;  and  when  the  children  come  of  age,  that  then  the  estate  shalbe  deuided 
according  to  law,  vizj  :  the  said  Elizabeth  to  haue  one  pte  of  three  therof,  and 
the  eldest  son  to  haue  a  double  portion;  the  rcniniiidor  to  be  dcuidcd  to  the 
children  in  equall  and  alike  proportions. 

In  reference  vnto  the  dispose  of  the  estate  of  Robert  Jones,  deceased,  the 
Court  haue  ordered,  that  his  wife  that  was  shall  haue  a  thirds  of  the  proffitts 
of  the  lands  during  her  life,  and  a  thirds  of  the  moucablcs  now  inventoried  to 
her  owne  dispose,  and  the  other  two  thirds  of  the  mouables,  with  what  shall 
further  come  to  be  inventorycd,  to  be  for  the  payment  of  the  debts ;  and 
incase  that  they  will  not  extend  fully  to  clcare  the  debts,  that  then  the  lands 
shalbe  sold  for  the  pavmont  thorof.  as  the   Conit  shall  see  cause  to  order. 


COURT    ORDERS.  23"i 

Att  the  Court  holdcn  att  Plymoutli  for  tryall  of  actions,  the  3""  of  July,       1  (ITT. 
1677,  for  tryall  of  actions  and  settleiug  of  estates,  and  &(3,  —  "       »        ' 

Martha  Daman,  of  Scittuate,  appeered,  vizj,  the  relict  of  John  Daman,     ...  ^.^ 
Seni'',  deceased,  and  doth,  with  Arther  Howland,  of  Marshfeild,  stand  bound         f^""'"- 
vnto  the  Court  joyntly  and  seuerally  in  the  suiiie  of  400". 

The  condition,  that  wheras  the  said  ^lartha  Daman,  the  relict  of  John 
Daman,  Seni"',  and  Aither  Howland,  haue  obtained  ires  of  adminnestration  to 
adminnester  on  the  estate  of  the  aboue  named  John  Daman,  if,  therfore,  the 
afore  named  Martha  Daman  and  Ather  Howland  doe  pay,  or  cause  to  be 
payed,  all  such  debts  as  are  due  and  owing  to  any  pson  or  psons  fi-om  the  said 
estate,  and  dispose  otherwise  of  the  same  according  to  order  of  Court,  and 
saue  and  keep  harmles  &  vndamnifyed  the  GoQ  and  Court  of  Plymouth  from 
any  damage  that  may  acrew  vnto  them  by  theire  adminnestration,  and  keep  a 
faire  accompt  therof,  and  giue  it  in  to  the  said  Court  when  thervnto  required 
by  them,  that  then  the  aboue  written  obligation  to  be  void  and  of  none  effect, 
or  else  to  remaine  in  full  force  and  vertue. 

Letters  of  adminnestration  is  graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  Martha,  the 
relict  of  Serjeant  John  Daman,  of  Scittuate,  and  vnto  Arther  Howland,  of 
Marshfeild,  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  the  said  Serjeant  John  Daman  ; 
and  they  haue  giuen  cecuritie  to  the  Court  for  theire  said  adminnestration. 


*JH  the   Court  of  his  JVM"  held   att  Plymouth  for  the   Tryall  of       [*162.] 
Jctions  and  Causes,  the  third  of  July,  1677. 

Befor  Josiah  Winslow,  Esq'',  Gou'',  and  John  Freeman, 

John  Aldin,  Constant  Southwbrth, 

Wiltam  Bradford,  James  Browne,  and 

Thomas  Hinckley,  James  Cudworth, 
Assistants,  &d. 

LETTERS  of  adminnestration  was  graunted  vnto  Robert  Fuller,  of  Reho- 
both,  and  Nicholas    Ide,  Seni"',  on  the  estate  of  Samiiell  Fuller,  of 
Rehoboth,  deccas. 

Letter  of  adminnestration  was  graunted  by  the  Court  to  Rebecka  Hunt 
and  Steuen  Paine,  Juni'',  to  adminnester  on  the  estati;  of  Peter  Hunt,  Juni"", 
of  Rehoboth,  deceased. 

Ruth  Sprague,  the  relict  of  John  Sprague,  of  Duxburrow,  late  deceased, 


238  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

doth  heerby  assure,  assigne,  allott,  and  make  oner  vnto  the  GoQ  and  Court  of 
Plymouth  all  and  singulare  the  lands  the  said  John  Sprague  died  posessed  off, 
with  all  and  singulare  the  appuitenances  appertaining  thervnto  or  to  any  pte 
or  psell  therof ;  and  shee,  the  said  Ruth  Sprague,  widdow,  doth  heerby  like- 
wise stand  bound  vnto  the  Court  of  Plymouth  aforsaid  in  the  penall  suiiie  of 
forty  pound  sterling ;  for  the  payment  wherof,  well  and  truely  to  be  made,  shee 
heerby  bindeth  lii:rselfe,  her  hcires,  executors,  and  adminnestrators,  feirmly  by 
these  g>sents. 

The  condition  of  the  aboue  written  obligation  is  such,  that  wheras  the 
aboue  bounden  Ruth  Sprague  hath  obtained  of  the  Court  letters  of  adminnes- 
tration  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  John  Sprague,  of  Duxburrow,  late 
deceased,  if,  therfore,  the  said  Ruth  Sprague  doe  pay,  or  cause  to  be  payed,  all 
such  debts  as  are  due  and  owing  vnto  any  from  the  said  estate  soe  farr  and  by 
equall  proportions  as  the  estate  will  amount  vnto,  and  saue  and  keep  harmles 
the  Gofl  and  the  said  Court  from  any  damage  that  may  acrcw  vnto  them  by 
her  said  adminnestration,  and  keep  a  faire  accoumpt  therof,  and  be  reddy  to 
glue  in  the  same  when  thervnto  required  by  the  said  Court,  that  then  the 
aboue  written  obligation  to  be  void  and  of  none  effect,  or  otherwise  to  remaine 
in  full  force,  strength,  &  vertuc. 

Gorge  Barlow,  being  suinoned  to  this  Court,  appcered  to  answarc  for  his 
turbulent  carryage  att  Sandwich,  and  for  his  threatening  to  make  such  further 
destui-bance  as  would  driue  theire  minnester  away,  vpon  examination,  the  said 
Barlow  owned  that  hee  had  spoken  such  words  respecting  the  pmises  as  were 
witnessed  against  him,  but  saith  hee  spake  them  in  passion,  and  vpon  an  appre- 
hension of  great  prouocation,  withall  professeth  that  it  is  contrary  to  his  judg- 
ment and  former  practice,  and  doth  not  justify  his  said  words,  and  doth  ingage, 
that  for  the  future  he  wilbe  willing,  according  to  his  abillety,  to  afford  such 
support  towards  M""  Smithes  maintainance  as  reason  may  require,  and  likewise 
that  hee  will  incurragc  others  to  doe  the  same,  and  for  such  pticulars  as  hee 
hath  deeply  resented,  and  were  soe  offensiue  to  him  as  aforsaid,  hee  will  in- 
deauor  to  bury  them  in  obliuion. 

The  Court,  vpon  consideration  of  what  before  written  concerning  Gorge 
Barlow,  in  hopes  that  hee  will  make  good  his  engagements,  with  admonition 
released  him,  and  pased  oner  the  aforsaid  offences. 

In  reference  to  the  complaint  of  ^I''  Edward  Sturgis,  Scni'^,  of  Yai-mouth, 
that  his  house  hath  bin  robed,  and  a  considerable  psell  of  mony,  about  eight 
pounds,  was  taken  away,  and  an  Indian  named  Nopye,  being  ^scnted  before 
the  Court,  is  groundedly  suspected  to  haue  stoUen  away  the  said  mony,  the 
Court  hauciiig  strictly  examined  hhn,  and  finding  that  hee  was  lurking  about 


COURT    ORDERS.  289 

the  house  of  the  said  Edward  Sturgis  on  the  Lords  day  on  wlilch  the  niony  10  7  7. 
was  stollen,  which  glues  great  suspicion  that  hee  had  a  hand  att  least  in  takeing 
it  away,  this  Court  doth  therfore  centance  the  said  Tom  Nopye  publickly  to 
be  whipt  att  Yarmouth,  for  breach  of  the  Sabbath,  att  the  descretion  of  the 
celect  men  of  the  said  towiio,  and  that  hee  be  allowed  about  a  month  or  six 
wcekes  from  this  date  to  make  euquuy  and  bringe  out  the  thcilfe  or  thciues 
that  stole  tlie  said  niony,  and  by  that  time  to  discouer  them  to  some  one  of 
the  majestrates  of  this  jurisdiction,  or  else  that  hee  shall  make  payment  therof 
himselfo  to  M""  Sturgis,  or  to  his  satisfaction. 

Nicholas  White,  of  Taunton,  for  selling  liquor  to  the  Indians  seuerall 
times  contrary  to  the  law  of  this  gou''ment,  was  fined  the  suiTie  of  thirty 
pounds,  to  the  coUonles  ysc. 

*  Att  the  2"™''  session  of  the  Generall  Court,  held  in  the  lO*  of  July,  1677.       lo  July. 

Slemorandum :  that  Mamanewett  be  sent  for  vnto  the  next  Coui-t,  and  treat-      [  l*'^-] 
ed  with  in  reference  vnto  satisfaction  for  the  defence  of  his  land  from  the  enimy. 

The  Generall  Court  find  the  land  which  ISI"'  Gray  and  others  lay  claime 
vnto  to  be  conquest  land. 

Wheras  there  is  about  thirty  shillings  of  the  estate  of  Faith  Phillips,  de- 
ceased, lying  in  the  costody  of  John  Phillips,  her  husband,  it  is  agreed  by  and 
between  thesonnes  of  the  said  Faith  Phillipes,  and  with  theii-e  joynt  consent, 
that  the  said  sume  shalbe  payed  vnto  the  daughters  of  the  said  Faith  Phillipes, 
vizj,  Desire  Serman,  Elizabeth  Rouse,  and  Mary  Doten,  in  equall  and  alike 
proportions,  vnlesse  the  two  younger  sisters  shall  see  reason,  in  respect  of  the 
low  condition  of  the  eldest,  to  consider  her  in  that  respect. 

This  Court  giues  libcrtie  vnto  John  Wing,  Seni',  of  Yarmouth,  to  ex- 
change a  psell  of  land  with  an  Indian  named  Pamparauett,  which  land  is  a 
psell  of  land  belonging  to  the  said  John  Winge,  lying  att  or  about  Satuckett, 
for  a  psell  of  land,  being  about  one  hundred  acrecs,  lying  and  being  by  the 
Riuer  Canteeticutt,  allies  Teticutt  Riuer. 

The  answarc  of  the  Generall  Coiu-t  vnto  Barker,  of  Rhod  Hand,  his  let- 
ters that  there  are  some  gentimen  of  our  owne  that  lay  claime  to  the  lands 
desired  by  them,  and  if  they  please  to  try  for  the  title  of  it,  the  law  is  open. 

This  Court  doth  order  the  towne  of  Scittuate  to  appoint  a  fitt  ^pson  to 
keep  an  ordinaiy  att  Scittuate,  betwixt  this  and  the  next  October  Court,  and 
then  to  propose  him  to  the  Court,  and  Edward  Jenkens  is  allowed  by  the 
Court  to  keep  entertainment  for  strangers,  vlzj,  provide  yictuall  and  draw 
beer  for  that  Court. 

The   suiiie   of   tweenty  pounds    is    allowed  by  the  Generall  Court   vnto 


240  PLYMOUTH    COLOxNY    RECORDS. 

107  7.      Thomas   Baxter,  a  maimed   souldier,  whoe   hath   lost   the  vse   of  one   of  his 
'        ^1        '    hands  in  the  time  hee  was  in  the  countiyes  service. 

V  LOW  ^^  reference  vnto  the  debts  owing  by  the  country  vnto  M''  f^ymon  Cooper, 

GovEBNOR.]  of  Rhode  Hand,  for  surjeiy  exercysed  on  Wiliam  Die  and  others,  of  Dart- 
mouth, the  Generall  Court  doth  not  owne  themselues  concerned  therin,  but 
that  it  is  the  proper  busines  of  the  towne  of  Dartmouth  to  take  care  of  and 
be  healpfull  in  such  case  ;  and  wheras  hee  proffers  to  take  his  pay  in  land,  the 
Court  judgeth,  that  Dartmouth  is  in  a  capassitie  to  defray  it  in  such  a  way  to 
satisfaction. 

This  Generall  Court  haue  ordered,  that  the  suine  of  twenty  pounds  be 
allowed  out  of  the  treasury  of  the  collonie,  to  be  payed  to  the  widdow  and 
children  of  'M'  Nathaniel  Cooper,  deceased,  as  a  grattification  for  his  great 
paines  and  care  taken  for  and  concerning  our  souldiers,  when  in  the  office  of  a 
constable  in  the  time  of  the  late  warrs. 

This  Court  doe  appoint  Cornett  Studson  and  ]\I^  Nathaniell  Thomas,  to 
joyne  vfiiix  and  be  assistant  to  the  Treasurer,  in  makeing  sale  of  the  countryes 
lands  att  Showamett  and  Assonett,  as  alsoe  for  improuement  of  such  monyes 
as  may  be  receiued  for  the  same,  for  satisfaction  of  those  to  whom  the  country 
is  indebted. 

Att  this  Court,,  John  Rauce,  of  Scittuatc,  for  raileing  on  M"'  Baker,  in 
saying  hee  is  a  fake  prophett,  and  saying  that  Major  Cudworth  is  a  ialce, 
hipocritticall  man,  and  that  M'  Baker  had  receiued  stollcn  goods,  and  for  goe- 
ing  vp  and  downe  from  house  to  house,  to  intice  younge  p>sons  to  come  to 
heare  theire  falce  teachers,  was  centanced  by  the  Couit  to  be  publickly  Avhipt, 
which  accordingly  was  pformed. 

13  July.  *Att  the  2™°"'  session  of  the  Generall  Court  held  att  Plymouth  the    13 

L  lo4.J      j^y  Q^  July,   1677,  seuerall  acts  and  order  made  and  enacted  by  them   as 
foUoweth  :  — 

Wheras  the  late  warr  hath  bine  very  chargablc  to  the  seuerall  townes  of 
this  gou''ment,  and  many  debts  occationed  tlierby  are  still  due,  this  Court,  con- 
sidering that,  by  the  good  prouidence  of  God,  there  are  seuerall  tracts  of  con- 
quered lands,  doe  thcrfore  order,  that  Showmctt  lands  and  Assonett  shalbe 
sold  to  defray  the  ^sent  debts,  and  that  all  other  such  lands  shalbe  either  sold, 
if  chapmen  appeer  to  buy  them,  within  a  yeer  or  two,  soe  as  to  settle  planta- 
tions thcron  in  an  orderly  way,  to  promote  the  publickc  worsliip  of  God,  and 
our  ownc  coinon  good  ;  and  the  produce  thcrof  shalbe  devidcd  to  the  seuerall 
townes  in  tliis  gou^mcnt,  according  to  theire  different  disbursmcnts  towards 
the  aforsaid  wan-,  and  what  of  the  aforsaid  lands   shall  then  remaine  vnsold 


COURT    ORDERS.  241 

slialbc  deulcled  to  eueiy  of  our  townes,  thcire  pte  according  to  the  rate  fore-  10  7  7. 
mensioned  ;  alsoe,  the  coiiiittee  to  make  sale  as  aforsaid  shall  glue  accoumpt  of  "^  ''  ^ 
any  theire  actings  therin,  to  the  next  Generall  Court  after  such  theire  actings,     -wi^-siow 

In  reference  vnto  one  hundred  acrees  of  land   formerly  graunted  by  the        ^°""- 
Court  vuto  Capt  John  Gorum,  deceased,  which  land  lyeth  att  Papasquash 
Necke. 

This  Court  doth  giue  vnto  his  heires  and  successors  the   Indian  purchase  M' Browne  and 
of  the  said  hundred  acrees  of  land,  and  vpon  consideration  that  it  was  graunted  were  appointed 
vnto  him  formerly  by  the  Court  as  aforsaid,  and  forasmuch  as  hee  hath  pformed  *°  ^'' "  °"'' 
good  service  for  the  country  in  the  late  warr,  and  ended  his  life  in  the  said 
service,  this   Court   sees   reason,  and   doc  heerby  rattify,  establish,  settle,  and 
confeirme,  the   aforsaid   hundred  acrees   of  land,  formerly  graunted  vnto  the 
aforsaid  Cap^  John  Gorum,  lying  on  Papasquash  Necke  aforsaid,  to  his  heires 
and  successors  for  euer. 

Wheras  many  wayes  haue  bine  tryed  for  the  raiseing  of  a  comfortable 
and  certaine  maintainance  for  the  minnesters  of  the  gospell  in  tliis  coUonie, 
which,  notwithstanding  some  plantations  not  glueing  due  iucurragmcnt  to 
those  that  were  or  should  haue  bin  improued  in  that  honorable  and  profitable 
worke,  some  plantations  haue  for  a  considerable  time,  and  still  doe  remaine 
destitute  of  the  publicke  preaching  of  the  word,  vnto  the  great  prejudice  of 
theii-e  owne  soules,  and  continewed  greiffe  of  all  w-ell  affected  amongst  vs,  and 
in  some  other  plantations  where  minnesters  are  yett  continewcd,  the  meanes 
for  theii'e  support  is  raised  with  great  difficulty  and  vncertainty,  — 

It  is  therfore  enacted  by  this  Court  and  the  authoritie  therof,  that  such 
suiiies  as  the  people  of  the  seuerall  townes  or  plantations  in  this  gou'ment  doe 
agree  to  allow  to  theire  respectiue  minnesters,  or  for  defect  of  theire  mutuall 
agreement,  such  suine  or  suiiies  as  the  Coui-t  shall  judge  meet,  and  appoint  to 
be  payed  to  them,  or  to  be  raised  for  incurragement  of  minnesters  to  settle  in 
such  places  as  now  are  or  att  any  time  may  be  distitute,  shalbe  raised  by  rate 
on  all  the  rateable  inhabitants  of  the  seuerall  plantations  of  this  gou'ment,  and 
shall  yeerly  goe  forth  att  the  same  time  and  in  the  same  rate  that  is  to  be  made 
and  leuied  for  ordinary  country  charges,  and  shall  in  the  seuerall  plantations 
be  made,  and  by  the  constables  be  gathered  therwith,  and  by  them  payed  to 
the  Treasurer  or  his  order,  in  such  specue  and  in  such  seasons  as  the  majes- 
trates  sallery  is  vsually  payed  in ;  and  if  any  townes,  rators,  or  constables 
make  default  of  what  is  of  them  required  respecting  the  g>miscs,  thay,  or  any 
of  them  in  whom  the  defect  is  found,  that  obstruct  the  full  and  timely  execu- 
tion therof,  shalbe  lyable  to  such  penaltie  or  fine  as  is  provided.  Eespecting  the 
niakeing,  gathering,  or  paying  of  otlier  country  rates,  and  in  such  plantations 

VOL.  v,  31 


PLYMOUTH    COLONr    RECOKDS. 

Avliere  uoe  allowed  minnester  is,  some  psou  or  psons  slialbe  bv  the  Court  ap- 
pointed by  the  Treasurers  order  to  receiue  the  said  suiiics  there  raised,  which 
shalbe  improued  to  such  pubUcke  piouse  vse  in  that  plantation  as  the  Court 
shall  direct  vnto.  This  order  to  take  place  att  psent,  where  ther  is  no  other 
prouisiou  made  for  the  effecting  of  the  said  ends. 

The  2""'"^  Session  of  the  Geuerall  Court. 
[*165.]  *A  barr  was  putt  att  this  Court  to  M'  Brownes  demand  of  a  l^sell  of  land 

att  Swanscy. 

"Wheras  John  Haward,  of  Dartmouth,  hath  disposed  his  share  of  land  att 
Saconett,  the  one  halfe  of  it  to  his  son  Daniell,  deceased,  who  willed  his  said 
halfe  to  his  childi-en,  the  said  John  Haward  and  the  widdow  of  the  said  Dan- 
iell Haward  desireing  a  deuision  of  the  said  share  of  land,  this  Court  hath 
ordered,  that  if  the  said  John  Haward,  and  Captaine  Church,  whoe  is  agent 
for  the  said  widdow,  doe  agree  in  a  way  of  deuision  therof,  it  shalbe  satisfac- 
tory to  the  Court ;  but  if  not,  that  then  the  Court  ^^dll  take  course  for  the 
deuision  therof,  and  what  they  doe  in  that  behalfc,  to  rcturnc  to  the  Court  to 
be  recorded. 

Att  this  Court  Capt  Goulding  appeered  and  complained,  in  the  bchalfe 
of  himselfe,  and  Dauid  Lake,  and  Thomas  Lake,  that  they  haue  mctt  with 
opposition  from  som  psons  in  theire  peacable  injoyment  of  those  portions  of 
land  graunted  to  them  by  the  Coml,  by  some  threatening  speeches  from  some 
psons  in  that  behalf  The  Court  returne  to  them  was,  that  incase  any  should 
apjieer  to  molest  them  in  any  wise  in  the  improuement  therof,  the  Court  will 
maintaine  the  title  therof  vnto  them  ;  but  as  for  ^\ords,  they  must  beare  with 
them  when  they  meet  with  them,  and  passe  them  ouer  respecting  the  fPmiscs. 

A  comittee  appointed  by  the  Generall  Court  to  meet  the  second  Tusday 
in  August  next,  whoe  are  appoified  and  impowcred  to  heare  and  determine 
all  matters  respecting  debts  due  from  the  coUonie  to  all  psons  whalsoeuer,  and 
ballence  the  accompts  between  the  seuerall  towncs  of  this  collonie  concerning 
the  late  warr,  not  before  ballenced,  and  each  townc  to  pay  them  for  theire 
time,  and  theii-e  expcnccs  to  be  bourne  by  the  collonie. 

The  names  of  the  coiiiittcc  chosen  are  as  followcth  :  — 

The  Treasiu-er,  M''  John  INIiller, 

M'  Edward  Gray,  Thomas  Huckens, 

Wiliam  Paybody,  M'  Daniell  Smith, 

Cornctt  Studson,  Capt  Sparrow, 

AN^iliam  Swift,  John  Willis, 

Wiliam  Harvey,  Samuel!  Luther. 


COURT    ORDERS. 


>  243 


Tlie  deputies  were  desired  to  acquaint  theire  townes  rcspectluely  that  if 
any  of  them  will  fish  att  Cape  Codd,  that  such  will  meet  att  Plymouth,  when 
the  coinittee  is  to  be  together  to  agree  vpon  tearmes  for  fishing  there. 

*1677.     The   Rates   of  the  seuerall  Townes   of  this  go\i''mcnt,  proportioned 


for  this  psent 

veer,  as  followeth  :  — 

To  the  Treasurer. 

To  the  Officers. 

PlyiTi,     .      . 

.      19  :  00  :  00     . 

.      15:00:00     .     . 

.      04  :  00  :  00 

Duxb,    .     . 

.      11:06:00     . 

.      08  :  06  :  06     .      . 

.      03  :  00  :  00 

Bridgw, .     . 

.      10  :  00  :  00     . 

.     07  :  03  :  00     .     . 

.     02:17:00 

Scittuate,     . 

.     30  :  10  :  00     . 

.     24  :  10  :  00     .     . 

.     06  :  00  :  00 

Taunton, 

.      16  :  00  :  00     . 

.      .      12:10:00     .      . 

.      03  :  10  :  00 

Sandwl,       . 

.     22  :  16  :  00     . 

.     18  :  16  :  00     .     . 

.      04  :  00  :  00 

Yarmouth,  . 

.      18:10:00     . 

.      15  :  00  :  00     .     . 

.     03  :  10  :  00 

Barnst,  .     . 

.     2^  :  05  :  00     . 

.     20  :  05  :  00     .     . 

.     04  :  00  :  00 

ISIarSfeild,   . 

.      18  :  10  :  00     . 

.      15  :  10  :  00     .     . 

.     03  :  00  :  00 

Easthani;     . 

.     15  :  18  :  00     . 

.     12:18:00     .     . 

.     03  :  00  :  00 

Swanscy, 

.     05  :  00  :  00     . 

.     05:00:00     .      . 

.      00  :  00  :  00 

Eehoboth,    . 

.      12  :  00  :  00     . 

.     08:17:00     .     . 

.     03  :  03 

203  :  15  :  06 

162  :  15  :  06 

40  :  00  :  00 

040  :  00  :  GO 

162  :  15  :  00 

The  Court  voated  that  barly  shalbe  paied  for  the  rate  this  yeer  att  three 
shillings  a  bushell. 

The  proportions  aboue  entei'ed  are  to  be  payed,  two  ptes  of  three  tlierof 
in  wheat,  and  barly,  and  butter,  or  siluer,  the  wheat  att  4'  a  bushell,  the  barly 
att  three  shillings  a  bushell,  and  the  butter  att  fine  pence  a  pound,  this  first 
payment  to  be  made  att  or  before  the  first  of  October  next  after  the  date  heer- 
of,  and  the  other  third  pte  to  be  payed  in  Indian  corne  and  rye,  the  Indian 
corne  att  three  shillings  a  bushell,  and  the  rye  att  three  sliillings  and  six  pence 
a  bushell,  this  latter  payment  to  be  payed  att  or  before  the  first  of  Aprill  next 
after  the  date  heerof,  all  good  and  marchantable,  to  be  deliuered  to  the  Treas- 
urer, or  where  hee  shall  appoint,  prouided  it  be  att  Plymouth  or  Boston,  and 
charge  of  transportation  defi-aycd. 

The  excise  due  to  the  country  from  James  Cole  is  remitted  to  the  said 
James  Cole. 

*Wheras  Phillip,  the  late  sachem  of  Paukanakett,  and  other  sachems,  his 
accomplises,  haueing  bin  in  confeaderation  and  plighted  couenant  with  his 


1G77. 


[*166. 


[•168.] 


244  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  ()  7  7.  ma'"-'"  collonie  of  New  Plymouth,  liaue  lately  broken  coiienant  with  the  Eng- 
lish, and  they  and  theire  people  haue  likewise  broken  out  in  open  rebellion 
against  our  sou"^  lord  Kinge  Charles,  his  crowne  and  dignitie,  expressed  by 
raising  a  crewell  and  vnlawfull  warr,  murdering  his  leich  people,  destroying 
and  burning  theire  houses  and  estates,  expressing  great  hostillitie,  outrage,  and 
crewellty  against  his  said  ma'"^'  subjects,  wherby  many  of  them  were  psonally 
slaine,  and  some  bereaued  of  theire  deare  children  and  relations,  among  which 
said  rebclls  an  Indian  named  Popanooie  is  found  to  be  one,  whoe  hath  had  a 
hand,  and  is  found  to  be  very  actiue  in  the  great  crewelty  and  outrage  acted 
vpon  seuerall  of  the  inhabitants  of  the  towne  of  Dartmouth,  in  the  said  his 
ma''"^  collonie  of  New  Plymouth,  in  pticular  it  being  manifest  that  hce  was 
very  actiue  towards  and  about  the  destruction  of  seuerall  of  the  children  of 
Thomas  Pope,  late  of  Dartmouth  aforsaid,  and  seuerall  others  of  the  said 
towne  ;  in  consideration  wherof,  after  due  examination  had  of  the  ^mises,  this 
Court  doth  heerby  condemne  and  ceutance  him,  the  said  Popanooie,  and  his 
wife  and  children,  to  ppetuall  ser\-itude,  they  likewise  being  found  coeptenor 
with  him  in  the  said  rebellion,  and  pticularly  that  hee,  the  said  Popanooie,  is 
to  be  sold  and  sent  out  of  the  country. 

The  country  haue  sett  and  to  farrae  lett  theire  privilidges  and  profhtts  of 
fishing  att  the  cape  vnto  the  Treasurer,  ^1'  Huckens,  !M'^  Gray,  and  Thomas 
Paine,  for  the  tearme  of  scuen  ycers  from  the  date  lieerof,  for  and  in  consid- 
eration of  the  suiue  of  thirty  pounds  a  yccr,  to  be  payed  in  currant  siluer 
mony,  to  be  payed  att  or  before  the  first  of  May  yccrly.  It  is  mutually 
agreed  between  the  Court  and  the  ptcnors,  that  it  shalbe  improued  by  our 
owne  people,  but  incase  they  shall  refuse,  that  then  it  shalbe  att  the  libcrtic 
of  the  ptenors  to  admitt  of  any  other,  out  of  the  collonie,  to  improue  it  with 
them ;  and  the  Court  appoint  Cornett  Studson  and  M''  Nathaniel  Thomas  to 
make  leasses  to  the  ptcnors,  and  to  rcceiue  the  countrycs  mony  for  it,  for  the 
countryes  vse,  as  it  is  due  and  payable. 

To  the  intent  that  the  towncs  of  this  gon'mcut  might  haue  seasonable 
notice  of  the  pmises,  order  was  giuen  by  the  Generall  Court  to  the  deputies 
of  the  seuerall  townes  of  this  jurisdiction,  to  acquaint  theii-e  townes  that  such 
as  will  fish  att  Cape  Codd  for  mackerell,  &d,  should  appeer  att  Plymouth, 
when  the  coinittee  appointed  to  settle  the  countryes  de"bts  should  meet,  wliich 
is  to  be  on  the  second  Tusday  in  August  next  after  the  date  heerof,  att  which 
time  those  whoe  haue  hiered  the  fishing  there  of  the  country  wilbe  fsent,  to 
agree  with  them. 

The  fift  of  .Tune,  l(i78.      That  the  farmers  of  the  fishing  att  Cape  Cod, 


COURT    ORDERS.  245 

and  otlier  privilidges  there,  caccordiug  to  theirc  indentures,  may  be  cccurcd 
from  moUestation  in  what  is  leased  out  to  them,  it  is  ordered  by  this   Court, 
that  whosoeuer  shall  attempt  to  gett  fish  there  without  order,  or  otherwise     ,,,, 
molest  such  as  are  orderly  by  the  farmers  imployed  there,  any  sayne  heaued    Goveknou.] 
out  by  intruders  to  gett  fish  there,  and  the  fish  by  them  soe  taken,  and  any  T''"'  T*^  "'"' 
vessell,  goods,  or  estate  of  any  other  kind  shalbe  seized  for  the  collonies  vse,  Generaii  Court 
out  of  which  all  damage  done  there  by  such  molesters,  with  all  charge  that  yeer  abouc 
may  arise  therby,  shalbe  fully  payed,  and  such  seizures  to  be  made  by  vcrtue  '^^'  ' 
of  warrant  from  the  Gou'  or  some  one  of  the  Assistants. 

June,  1678.  It  is  ordered  by  the  Court,  that  it  shalbe  in  the  libertie  of 
the  leassers  of  the  privilidges  of  the  cape  fishing,  to  admitt  of  the  one  halfe  of 
the  improuers  therof  to  be  off  any  of  the  collonie  of  the  jNIassachusetts,  as 
thev  may  see  reason. 


*.i1tt  the  Court  of  his  Ma"'  held  for  this  Gon'ment  att  Phjmoiith,  on  the    so  October. 
50'"  of  October,  Anno  Dom  1677.  [*110.] 

Before  John  Alden,  Esq"",  Deputie  Gou'',  and       Constant  Southworth, 
Wiliam  Bradford,  James  Browne,  and 

Thomas  Hinckley,  James  Cudworth, 

John  Freeman, 

"  Assistants,  &S. 

ATT  tliis  Court,  Ambrose  Fish  was  indited  by  the  name  of  Ambrose  Fish, 
^  for  that  hee,  haueing  not  the  feare  of  God  before  his  eyes,  did  wick- 
edly, and  contrary  to  the  order  of  natiu-e,  on  the  tweluth  day  of  July  last  past 
before  the  date  heerof,  in  his  owne  house  in  Sandwich,  in  this  collonie  of  New 
Plymouth,  by  force  carnally  know  and  rauish  Lydia  Fish,  the  daughter  of  M"' 
Nathaniell  Fish,  of  Sandwich  aforsaid,  and  against  her  will,  shee  being  then  in 
the  peace  of  God  and  of  the  Kinge. 

The  grand  jury  found  billa  vera.  The  verdict  of  the  jm-y  of  life  and 
death  was  as  followeth  :  — 

V'izJ,  if  one  eiudcnce  with  concurring  cercomstances  be  good  in  law,  wee 
find  him  guilty. 

But  if  one  euidcuce,  with  concurring  cercomstances,  be  not  good  in  law, 
wee  find  him  not  guilty. 

Vpon  consideration  of  the  verdict,  the   Court   centanced   him,  the   said 


246  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

67  7.      Ambrose  Fisli,  to  suffer  corporall  ijiinlslimeiit  Ijy  being  publickly  whipt  att  tin 
post,  which  accordingly  was  inflicted,  and  the  prisoner  released. 


The  Names  of  the  Jr 


M'  John  Thompson,  1 

Captaine  Benjamine  Church,   i 
John  Wadsworth, 
Dauid  Aldin,  [ 

Nathaniell  Southworth, 
Gorge  Morton, 


Encrease  Eobinson 
Abraham  Jackson, 
Shuball  Diniacke, 
Nathaniell  Hall, 
John  Gorum, 
Jonathan  Higgens. 


Anne  Anuible,  of  Barnstable,  widdow,  for  selling  of  beer  to  English  and 
Indians  without  lycence,  Avas  centanced  by  the  Court  to  pay  a  fine  of  twenty 
shillings,  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

And  the  said  Anne  Annible  stands  heerbv  bound  vnto  the 


r,  ■       ,  „       _       ,  ,  20  :  00 :  00 

Court  in  the  penali  sume  of 

And  Saniuell  Annible  surety,  in  the  sniiic  of 10  :  00  :  00 

The  condition,  that  incase  the  said  Anne  Annible  shall  att  any  time  liecr- 
aftcr  be  found  to  transgresse  the  law  of  this  collonie  in  selling  beer,  wine, 
liquor,  cakes,  &(5,  to  either  English  or  Indians,  without  lycence  from  the  Court, 
that  then,  &C'. 

This  Court  graunted  libertie  to  Edward  Jenkens,  of  Scittuate,  to  keep  an 
ordinary  in  Scittuate,  for  the  entertainement  of  strangers,  and  refreshment  of 
trauellers,  &(5. 

Libertie  is  graunted  by  the  Court  vnto  M''  Barnabas  Laythorpe  to  be 
prouided  with  wine  and  liquors  to  sell,  for  the  supply  of  such  as  are  or  may 
be  in  wante,  cither  by  sicknes  or  otherwise,  to  dispose  therof  to  sober  psons, 
as  there  may  be  occatiou  for  theire  refreshment,  according  to  liis  discretion. 

John  Whilden,  of  Yarmouth,  is  exemi^ted  from  training  in  the  niilletary 
companie  of  Yarmouth,  on  consideration  that  hee  hath  three  soiies,  fitted  with 
amies  for  publicke  service. 
[*171.]  *Att  this  Court  M'  Symon  Cooper,  chyrurgion,  liueing  att  New  Port,  on 

Ehode  Hand,  appeered,  and  ^scnted  a  paper  vndcr  John  Cookes  hand,  wher- 
by  hee  stands  ingaged,  in  the  behalfc  of  the  inhabitants  of  Dartmouth,  to  see 
the  said  Symon  Cooper  satisfyed  for  a  cure  wrought  on  "Wiliam  Die,  of  Dart- 
mouth aforsald,  in  consideration  the  Court  directed  an  order  to  John  Cooke, 
to  call  the  said  towne  together,  and  to  see  the  said  M'  Cooper  satisfyed  {ov 
his  paincs  and  skill,  improued  in  the  said  cure. 

Wheras  a  natiue  named  Capl  Danicll  was  warned  liy  warrant  from  tlie 


Goc" 


COUllT    OllDERS.  247 

Gou''  to  appcer  att  this  Court,  to  answarc  the  complaint  of  an   Indian  named      ]  (!7  7. 
S'aconiansett,  the  sonne  of  Yaunoo,  sachem,  in  reference  vnto  a  controversye  *■    "^ 

about  land,  which  M''  Hinckley  and  M"'  Freeman,  by  order  of  the  Court,  haue     -wixsiow 
formerly  settled,  the  said  Sacouiansctt  not  appeering,  and  the  said  Cap?  Dan- 
iell  therby  much  damnifyed  therby,  this  Court  doth  award  the  said  Saconian- 
sctt  to  pay  to  the   said  Capt  Daniell  eight  bushells   of  Indian  corne,  or  the 
vallue  of  it,  vpon  his  demaund. 

In  rcfereiicf  vnto  the  dispose  of  the  estate  of  James  Baruabcy,  deceased, 
the  Court  haue  ordered  that  Lydia,  his  wife,  shall  haue  all  the  mouables  of  the 
said  estate,  on  condition  as  followeth,  vizj  :  that  wlieras  the  said  Lydia  Barna- 
bey  is  to  joyn  in  marriage  with  John  Nelson,  of  Plymouth,  late  of  iliddle- 
berry,  if  thcrfore  the  said  John  Nelson,  with  the  said  Lydia,  his  wife,  doe, 
according  to  his  ^sent  engagement,  keep  and  bringe  vp  the  two  children  of  the 
said  James  Barnabey  vntill  they  attaine  the  age  of  fourteen  yeers,  and  then 
doe  pay  to  each  of  them,  or  to  such  as  may  be  ordered  by  the  Court  to  receiue 
it  for  them,  six  pound  a  peece,  in  currant  siluer  mony  of  New  England,  that 
then  they,  the  said  John  Nelson,  and  Lydia,  his  wife,  are  to  haue  as  followeth, 
vizj  :  the  said  Lydia  the  moueables  of  the  said  estate,  as  aforsaid,  and  the  said 
John  Nelson  to  haue  and  injoy  the  lands  of  the  said  estate,  vntill  the  children 
come  of  age  ;  and  the  Court  doe  order  and  appoint,  according  to  the  desire  of 
the  said  Lycha  Barnabey,  that  her  two  brethercn,  vizj,  Benjamine  Bartlett  and 
Joseph  Bartlett,  to  be  ouerseers  to  see  the  said  conditions  made  good  and  accom- 
plished, for  and  in  the  behalfe,  and  to  the  vse  and  benifitt,  of  the  said  children. 

Wiliam  Witherell,  of  Taunton,  stands  bound  vnto  the  Court  in  the  penall 
sume  of  forty  pound ;  the  condition,  that  if  the  said  William  Witherell,  haue- 
ing  obtained  libertie  of  adminncstration  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Elias 
Irish,  if  therfore  the  said  Wiliam  Witherell  shall  and  doe  pay  all  such  debts 
and  legacyes  as  are  due  and  owing  to  any  pson  or  psons  from  the  said  estate, 
soe  furr  and  by  cquall  i^roportions  as  the  estate  will  amount  vnto,  and  saue 
and  keep  harmlesse  and  vndamnifyed  the  Gou""  and  Court  of  Plymouth  from 
any  damage  that  may  acrcw  vnto  them  by  his  said  adminestration,  and  keep 
a  faire  accoumpt  therof,  and  be  rcddey  to  giue  in  the  same  vnto  tlie  Court 
when  by  them  required,  that  then  the  said  obligation  to  be  void  and  of  non 
effect,  or  otherwise  to  remaine  in  full  force,  strength,  and  vertue. 

The  Court  haue  voated  and  hiered  vnto  M''  Nathaniell  Thomas,  M'  Ed- 
ward Gray,  and  John  Rogers,  all  the  herbage  and  grasse  which  shall  grow  on 
the  countreyes  lands  att  Pocassett  and  places  adjacent  for  one  ycer,  and  thcirc 
tearmc  to  begin  when  Capt  Churches  and  his  ptcnors  ends,  and  tliey  haue 
engaged  to  pay  therfore  vnto  the  Treasurer  the  suiiic  of  ten  pounds. 

The   suiiic   of  liue   pounds   is   allowed   by   the   Gent-rall   Court  vnto   iP 


248 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


167  7.      Hinckley  and  Major  Cudwortli,  towards  the  bearing  the  charge  and  cxpeiice 
'        '    they  may  be  att  in  theire  joui-neyes  to  and  frow,  in  theire  attendance  vpon  his 

30  October.  .  ,  ,        _  ,  .  ,       ,        .  ,  ,  .         ^,,.,, 

ma'""  order  and  comaund,  respecting  the  busmes  about  and  conccrnmn;  \\  iliam 
Gou".        Harris,  of  Patucket,  neare  Prouidence. 

Memorand  :  that  a  warrant  be  di'awne  vp  and  sent  to  Mamanewett,  the 
Indian  sachem,  in  reference  to  his  appeerance  att  Plymouth,  and  treaty  with 
him  for  satisfaction,  for  defending  his  land  from  the  cnimie  iu  the  late  warr. 

The  suine  of  ten  pounds  is  allowed  by  the  Court  vnto  John  Paysley,  for 
his  releiffe,  to  be  payed  the  next  yeer,  in  fines  or  by  rate. 


1  November. 

[nT2.] 


*Att  the  Generall  Court  held  att  Plymouth  for  the  jurisdiction  of  New 
Plymouth,  the  first  of  Nouember,  ann"  Doui  1677. 

AVheras  the  Generall  Court  held  the  10"^  of  July,  1677,  appointed  and 
impowered  the  Treasurer,  with  the  assistance  of  Cornett  Studson  and  M'  Na- 
thaniel Thomas,  to  make  sale  of  the  lands  att  Shawamett,  &d,  to  defray  the 
countrycs  debts,  this  Court  doth  declare,  that  the  said  words^  "  the  lands  att 
Shawamett,"  are  to  be  interpretted  to  containe  the  lands  called  the  out  lett,  as 
well  as  the  necke  itselfe,  called  Shawamett,  and  therfore  doe  heerby  allow  and 
confeiime  the  sale  of  the  said  out  lett  lands,  as  well  as  the  necke  itselfe,  to  all 
those  to  whom  the  said  Treasui-er  hath  made  sale  therof,  according  to  the 
boundaries  of  the  said  out  lett  heerby  mensioned,  vizj  :  bounded  on  the  east  by 
Taunton  Kiuer,  on  the  north  by  Taunton  lands,  on  the  west,  ptely  by  Swansey 
lands  Avhich  were  purchased  of  the  Indians  by  Capt  Thomas  Willctt  and  INI"" 
Stephen  Paine,  Seni',  and  ptely  by  the  lands  of  Rehoboth,  if  the  countrcys 
lands  extend  soe  farr  westwards,  and  on  the  south  by  the  said  necke. 

And  forasmuch  as  the  towne  of  Swansey  conceiuc  themselues  to  haue 
right  to  the  aforsaid  outlett  lands,  wHch  although  this  Court  att  ^sent  are 
othcr^^•isc  minded,  yctt  being  wilHng  for  the  quiett  settleing  and  satisfaction  of 
Swansey,  soe  farr  as  to  appoint  a  coinittee  to  view  a  stripp  of  land  att  the 
enterance  of  Mount  Hope  Necke,  with  some  of  Swansey,  and  some  of  the 
Psent  pui-chasers  of  Mount  Hope,  wluch  said  coinittee,  after  the  hearing  of 
both  pties,  shall  haue  power  to  determine  that  stripp  of  land  soe  farr  to  be- 
longe  to  Swansey  as  they  shall  judge  most  comodious,  and  least  prejudicial!  to 
either  place,  prouidcd  theire  graunt  and  determination  extend  not  aboue  50 
or  60  rodd  from  the  said  fence  downward  into  the  necke,  except  the  coinittee 
shall  sec  cause  to  extend  it  soe  farr  as  Kekamenest  Springe,  and  prouidcd 
that  incase  Swansey  accept  therof,  then  to  relinquish  all  theire  claimc  to  the 
said  outlett,  and  all  theire  claime  of  jurisdiction  to  the  said  Mount  Hope;  and 
M'  Hinckley  and  ^Nlajor  Cudworth  arc  appointed  by  the  Court  to  determine  as 
abouesaid,  iu  tlie  behalfe  of  tlie  coUonic. 


COURT    OKDEK.S. 


249 


The  coiuittee  appointed  by  the  Court  to  treatc  with  the  agents  of  Swansev  1  (i  7  7, 
in  reference  to  a  settlement  of  the  matters  now  in  controversy  between  the  ^  ''~~~ 
collonic  and  them  about  the  chiimo  made  bv  Swansev  men  vpon  theirc  bor-  ■"'™'" 
ders,  were —  Gou«. 

M"'  Constant  Southworth,  M''  Barnabas  Laythorpe, 

M'  Daniell  Smith,  :\P  WilUam  Paybody, 

M''  Thomas  Iluckens,  ^V  Nathauiell  Thomas, 

and  Cornett  Robert  Studsou. 

[The  following  p.Tragraph  was  made  subsequent  to  the  original  record.] 

James  Barnabey  appeered  before  the  Court  held  att  Plymouth  the  last 
Tusday  in  October,  1684:,  and  made  choise  of  his  father  in  law,  John  Nelson, 
and  Thomas  Faunce,  to  be  his  gaurdiaiis,  and  att  the  same  time  John  Nelson 
p>sented  six  pound  in  siluer  mony,  in  the  g>sence  of  the  said  Coiut,  for  the 
said  James  Barnabey,  accordinge  to  the  ingagments  of  the  said  John  Nelson, 
and  Lydia,  his  wife,  vnto  the  Court  in  October,  1677,  and  att  the  abouesaid 
Court  in  1684,  the  said  John  Nelson,  as  gaurdian  to  the  said  James  Barnabey, 
did  receiue  six  pound  into  his  hands  &  keeping,  for  the  vse  and  improucment 
of  said  James  Barnabey. 

*The  verdict  of  vs,  a  jury  impannelled  by  the  constable  of  Yarmouth,  to  r*173.] 
serch  into  and  view  the  what  might  be  the  occation  or  cause  of  the  vntifnly 
death  of  the  wife  of  James  Claghorne,  of  Yarmouth.  Wee  nrade  enquiry  wlioe 
were  the  psons  which  first  found  the  woman,  and  wee  found  that  it  was  her 
daughter  Elizabeth  and  her  son  Robert,  whoe,  vpon  examination,  declared  to 
vs  that  they,  missing  theire  mother,  and  had  made  serch  and  enquiry  for  her, 
they  sent  vp  into  the  chamber  by  one  of  the  childi-en,  whoe  cryed  out  that  his 
mother  is  hanging  herselfe  ;  whervpon  the  said  Elizabeth  and  Robert  ran  vp, 
and  found  her  hanging  and  dead.  They  thought,  howeuer,  that  shce  might 
hauc  life,  and  therfore  fsently  vnloosed  the  rojje  or  halter,  and  tookc  her 
downc  ;  and  seeing  noe  life  in  her,  they  ^sently  made  out  cry  abroad,  and 
there  came  to  them  Jabez  Gorum  and  Jonathan  White,  whoe  declared  to  vs 
that  they  went  vp,  and  found  the  woman  vnder  the  rope  dead  and  cold,  and 
they  tooke  her  vp  and  brought  her  downe  into  the  lower  rome  ;  and  the  aboue- 
said Elizabeth  said  that  her  mother  was  mising,  as  shee  judged,  two  hourcs  or 
more  before  they  found  her.  Haueing  thus  farr  proceed,  wee  went  to  view  the 
place  where  shee  was  hanged,  as  they  told  vs,  and  found  there  an  hairc  rope 
or  halter,  fastened  very  feirmc  to  the  collor  bcame,  in  which  the  abouesaid 
Elizabeth  and  Robert  said  slice  hanged  ;  then  wee  viewed  the  corpes,  and 
found  an  aparcnt  strakc  on  her  nccke,  where   the   blood  was  settled  ;  soc  that 

v()i„   v.  3;2 


250  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

it  is  api^areiit  to  vs  that  shee  strangling  herselfe  with  a  cord  was  the  cause  of 
her  death,  and  by  all  oiu-  serch  and  inquiry,  wee  judge  that  shec  hanged  her- 
selfe, and  haue  noe  cause,  by  all  our  examination  and  obseruation,  to  suspect 
any  other  to  haue  any  hand  in  it. 

Yarmouth,  this  21  of  the  8^^,  1677. 

This  vercUct  was  taken  vpon  oath  this  29"*  of  October,  1677,  before  mee. 
JOHN    FREEMAN,  Assistant. 

ANDREW   HALLOTT, 
EDWARD    STURGIS,  Seni% 
JOHN   MILLER,  swome. 
ELISHA   PIEDGE,  swornc. 
EDWARD   STURGIS,  Juni^ 
NATHANIEL   HALL, 
JOHN    WHILDING,  Sem% 
JOHN   RYDER,  sworne, 
ANTHONY   FREY, 
JOHN   TAYLER, 
NATHANIEL   BASSETT, 
JOHN   THACHER. 

You  shall  carfully  and  dilligently  serch  the  body  of  Gorge  More,  and 
make  dilligent?^  inquiry,  and  gett  the  best  information  you  can  from  psons 
and  things,  what  may  be  the  cause  and  meanes,  or  the  most  probable  cause 
and  meanes,  of  this  his  vntimely  death,  all  which  you  shall  well,  truely,  and 
faithfully  pforme  according  to  the  best  of  youer  vnderstanding  and  discretion, 
as  you  looke  for  healp  from  God. 

Rodulphus  Elmcs,  Luke  Squire, 

Wiliam  Pcakes,  Thomas  Hatch, 

William  Hatch,  Seni"',  Thomas  Clarke, 

Joseph  White,  Wiliam  Hatch,  Juni', 

Nathaniel  Turner,  Thomas  Man, 

Josiah  Lcichfeild,  Joseph  House 

The  jury  being  impanelled  and  sworne  to  inquire  of  the  death  of  Gorge 
More,  this  26""  of  IMarch,  1677,  giuc  in  this  following  for  theirc  verdict :  — 

Wcc,  whoc  according  to  our  oath  had  the  viewing  of  the  body  of  Gorge 
More,  of  Scittuatc,  cannot  find  eitlier  by  psons   or  things  what  was  the  cause 


COURT    ORDERS. 


251 


of  his  death,  hut  accordhig  to  oiu-  host  vnderstanding,  wee  apprehend  that  it 
was  some  suddaine  fainting  fitt,  or  some  stopiug  of  his  breath,  was  the  whole 
and  sole  cause  of  his  death. 

RODULrilUS   ELMES, 
WILLAM   PEAKES, 
WILLIAM   HATCH, 
JOSEPH   WHITE, 
NATHANIEL   TURNER, 
JOSIAH  LEICHFEILD, 
LUKE   SQUIRE, 
THOMAS   HATCPI, 
THOMAS   CLARKE, 
WILLAM   HATCH,  Juni% 
THOMAS  MAN, 
JOSEPH  HOUSE. 


See  Micadl 
Walkers  vn- 

timely  death 
recorded    att 
the  Court  Rec- 
ord, Julv,  1070. 


*  Jilt  the  Court  of  his  Ma'"  held  att  Plymouth,  for  the  Jurisdiction  of   1  077-8. 
JVew  Phjinouth,  the  fift  of  March,  Ann"  DoTii  one  thousand  six 
hundred  seauentij  and  seaucn. 


Before  Josiah  Winslow,  Esq"",  Gou"", 
John  Aldin, 
Wiliam  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hinckley, 

Assistants,  &d. 


John  Freeman, 
Jaiiis  Browne, 
Constant  South's^orth,  and 
James  Cudworth, 


ANNA  TISDALL,  widdow,  of  the  towne  of  Taunton,  in  the  jurisdiction 
of  Plymouth,  in  New  England,  and  John  Richmond  and  Samuell 
Smith,  of  the  towne  aforsaid,  in  the  jurisdiction  aforsaid,  yeomen,  and  John 
Rogers,  of  the  towne  aforsaid,  in  the  jiu-isdiction  aforsaid,  yeoman,  doe  ac- 
knowlidge  ourselues  bound  and  feiimly  obiiged  vnto  the  Gou''  and  Court  of 
Plymouth  aforsaid,  in  the  penall  suiue  of  one  hundred  and  fifty  pound,  for 
the  payment,  wherof  well  and  truely  to  be  made,  wee  bind  ourselues,  our 
hcires,  executors,  and  adminnestrators,  joyntly  and  seuerally,  feirmly  by  these 
|>sents. 

The  condition   of  the   abouc  written  obligation  is   such,  that  wlieras  the 
aboue    bounden  Anna    Tisdall    hath  obtained    letters   of    admiunestration  to 


252  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  G  7  7-8.    adminnester  on  the  estate  of  John  Tisdall,  Juni'',   late  of  Taunton  aforsaid, 

^  deceased,  if  therfore  the   said  Anna  Tisdall  shall  and  doc  pay,  or  cause  to  he 

5  March. 
WiNSLow      Pfiyed,  all  such  debts  and  legacyes  as   are  due   and  owing  vnto  any  from  the 

Gou".        estate  of  the  said  John  Tisdall,  soe  farr  and  by  equall  proportions  as  the  said 

estate  mIU  amount  vnto,  and  likewise  dispose   of  the  remainder  of  the  said 

estate  according  to  the  Courts  order,  and  keep  a  fiire  accompt  therof,  and  be 

in  a  reddines  to  giue  in  a   faire  accompt  thcrol,  when  thervnto    required  by 

the  Court,  and  saue   and  keep   harmles   and  vndamnlfycd   the  said  Gou""  and 

Court  from  any  damage  that  may  acrew  vnto  them  by  her  said  adminnestra- 

tion,  that  then  the  said  obligation  to  be  void  and  of  none  effect,  or  otherwise 

to  remaine  in  full  force  and  vertue. 

The  Court  hane  ordered  that  a  deuission  shalbe  made  of  a  psell  of  land 
att  Saconett,  which  is  a  share  of  land  there  which  was  the  land  of  John  Irish, 
deceased,  and  by  him  bequeathed  to  his  two  sonnes,  Elias  Irish  and  John 
Irish,  Juni'',  his  brother,  which  is  to  be  made  by  William  Witherell,  in  the 
helmlfe  of  the  said  Elias  Irish,  his  child,  and  the  said  John  Irish,  Junier, 
incase  they  can  agree  soe  to  doe ;  but  if  not,  the  Court  orders  that  Capt 
Church  and  John  Richmond,  of  Taunton,  shall  doe  it  in  theire  behalfe  equally 
both  for  quantity  and  quallity,  deuided  and  vndeuided,  vpland  and  meddow 
land,  and  that  then  the  said  William  Witherell  and  John  Tisdall  shall  draw 
lotts  for  the  same. 

Wheras  it  doth  appeer  vnto  the  Court  that  there  is  due  vnto  ISl'  Symon 
Cooper  the  soiiie  of  fifteen  pounds  in  mony  from  the  towne  of  Dartmouth,  for 
surjery  cxercysed  on  Wiliam  Dye,  which  the  said  to\\-ne  hath  hitherto  neg- 
lected to  satisfy,  the  Court  doth  heerby  engage  to  take  some  cffectuall  course 
that  the  said  suiue  shalbe  satisfyed  some  time  in  Nouember  next,  and  alsoe 
twenty  shilling  in  mnny,  for  his  paines  and  charge  of  his  journeyes  to  Plym- 
outh about  it. 

Experience  ■Michell,  Edward  Michell,  and  Jose^jh  Bartlett  are  allowed 
and  appointed  ^  by  to  be  gaurdians  to  the  children  of  Jacob  Michell,  deceased, 
to  call  in  the  debts  due  vnto  the  said  estate,  and  to  gather  the  sumo  together, 
and  to  improue  the  same  for  the  future  good  of  the  said  childron,  when  they 
come  to  be  of  age. 

Wiltam  Carpenter  and  Samuell  Carpenter,  ouorsecrs  of  the  cstati;  of 
Margerett  Carpenter,  deceased,  arc  ordered  by  the  Court  to  dispose  of  a  com- 
petent ptc  of  the  land  of  Joseph  Carpenter,  Seni'',  for  the  vse  of  Joseph  Car- 
penter, Juni'',  in  regard  hee  is  in  some  want  of  land  att  the  pscnt  for  his  pscnt 
vse,  and  to  be  accompted  as  pte  of  his  share  of  the  land  due  vnto  him  out  of 
his  said  fathers  land. 


COURT    ORDERS.  253 

These  are  to  signify  vnto  all  to  whom  these  ^seiits  shall  come,  that  this    1  (J  7  7-8. 
Coiu-t  sees  cause  to  prohibitc  all  and  cueiy  psou  and  psons  within  our  juris-    "       »     "^ 
diction  or  elsewhere,  to  buy  any  of  the   Indian  childi-en  of  any  of  those  our     ,y    '' 
captiue  saluages  that  were  taken  and  became  our  lawfull  prisoners   in  our  late        <^'"^'"- 
warrs  with  the  Indians,  without  speciall  leauc,  likeing,  and  approbation  of  the 
gou''ment  of  this  jurisdiction. 

Letters  of  adminnestratioit  is  graunted  vnto  Anna  Tisdall,  widdow,  to 
adminnester  on  the  estate  of  John  Tisdall,  late  deceased. 

And  John  Eichmond,  and  John  Rogei's,  and  Samuel!  Smith,  of  Taunton, 
are  appointed  to  be  ouerseers  for  the  desposall  of  the  said  estate. 

*In  reference  to  the  complaint  of  Eobert  Badston  against  Charles  "Wills,  [*1  '•^•] 
that  hee  had  lyen  wAith  his  wife,  the  Court,  haueing  examined  the  euidcnces 
respecting  that  case,  did  not  find  him  guilty  of  that  fact,  and  therfore  cleared 
him  therof,  and  from  keeping  the  child,  and  the  rather  because  the  said  Eobert 
Badston  hath  frequently  companied  with  his  said  wife  by  beding  with  her,  both 
before  and  after  the  child  was  borne. 

Joseph  Burge,  for  selling  liquore  to  the  Indians,  fined  fiuc  pounds,  to 
the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

This  fine  of  fine  pound  of  Joseph  Burgis  is  respetted  on  his  good  be- 
hauior. 

Att  this  Court  Pompmoe  was  psented  before  the  Court  for  frequently 
stealing  of  horses,  powder,  &6,  and  goeing  on  vnreclaimably  therin.  The  Court 
sees  reason  to  take  the  engagement  of  three  Indians,  vizj,  Symon  Pompmoe, 
Lawrance,  and  John  Sias,  that  hee,  the  said  Sam  Pompmoe,  shall  pay  or  cause 
to  be  payed  all  the  charge  that  shall  appccr  to  be  due  for  his  imprisonment, 
and  for  the  bringing  of  him  to  prison. 

Joseph  Burge  for  prophanly  swearing  in  the  lace  of  the  Coiut,  fined  ten 
shillings,  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

Samuell  Jeuney,  for  vseing  railing  and  reuiling  sjieechcs  to  seuerall  psons 
att  the  mill  att  Plymouth,  fined  fine  shillings. 

Joseph  Dunham,  for  laciuiouse  carriages  vsed  toward  Elizabeth  Einge, 
fined  twenty  shillings,  to  the  vse  of  the  collonie. 

Euhamah,  the  wife  of  Joseph  Nicarson,  for  prophaning  the  Sabbath  by 
fighting  and  quarreling  twise,  fined  forty  shillings,  or  to  suffer  corporall  pun- 
ishment by  whiping. 

Samuell  Nicarson,  for  prophanly  breaking  the  Sabbath  l)y  quarrelling 
and  fighting,  fined  forty  shillings,  but  hath  libertie  to  appeer  before  the  next 
Court,  to  make  his  defence. 


5  March. 

WlXSLOW, 


254  PLYMOUTH    COLOxW    RECORDS. 

16  7  7-8.  Edward  Cottle  &  his  ■wife,  of  IMamiamoiett,  for  proplianiiig  the  Sabhath 

by  quarreUiiig,  fiaed  forty  shilUiigs.  And  Ukewisc  the  wife  of  Nathaniell 
Couell,  for  prophaning  the  Lords  day  by  quarrelling  &  fighting,  fined  forty 
Gou".         shillings,  siluer  mony,  or  to  be  whipt. 

Teague  Jones,  for  drunkcncs,  kuowne  to  be  the  second  time,  fined  ten 
shillings. 

In  regard  of  the  defect  of  a  constable  in  the  toAvne  of  Dartmouth,  this 
Court  doth  order  and  authorise  John  Cooke,  John  Russell,  and  Leiftcnant 
Smith,  they  or  any  two  of  them,  in  his  ma"''^  name,  to  call  theire  towne  to 
come  together  to  make  such  rates  as  are  requisite  for  the  defraying  of  such 
dues  as  are  due  and  owing  from  theire  towue,  and  pticularly  a  debt  due  to 
Symon  Cooper  for  the  cure  of  A^'illam  Die,  and  for  the  charge  of  journcyes 
to  Plymouth,  for  the  dcmaunding  of  the  said  debt,  which  is  sixteen  pounds,  to 
be  payed  in  siluer  mony,  to  be  payed  to  him  or  his  declared  order.  Major 
Bradford  ;  as  alsoo  the  suiiie  of  forty  shillings  to  Jonathan  Delano,  and  to 
Thomas  Tabor  2"  10%  and  to  Wiliam  Spooner  two  pound  and  ten  shillings, 
and  to  Samuell  Jenncy  12"  ;  to  John  Corn  well  2"  10'  ;  to  Phillip  Tabor  2" 
10' ;  to  Eliczer  Smith  fiue  shiUings.  These  suiries,  excepting  that  due  to 
Symou  Cooper,  to  be  payed  in  marchantable  pay,  att .  money  prise  ;  they  ai-e 
to  returne  a  true  accoumpt  of  theire  doeings  respecting  the  g>mises  vnto  June 
Court  next,  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth. 

[*17G.]  *I,  Serjeant  John  Bryant,  of  Scittuate,  standeth  bound  heerby   vnto  the 

Court  of  the  jurisdiction  of  New  Plymouth  in  the  penall  sume  of  thirty 
pounds  sterling,  for  the  payment  wherof,  well  and  truely  to  be  made,  I  bind 
myselfe,  my  lieires,  executors,  and  adminnestrators,  feirmly  by  these  ^sents, 
this  eight  of  March,  ann°  Dom  one  thousand  six  hundred  seaucnty  and 
seauen,  78. 

The  condition,  tliat  whcras  Isable  Hiland,  of  Scittuate,  the  relict  of  Sam- 
uell Hiland,  late  of  Scittute  aforsaid,  deceased,  hath  obtained  letters  of  ad- 
minnestration  to  adminnestcr  on  the  estate  of  the  said  Samuell  Hiland,  if, 
therfore,  the  said  Issabell  Hiland  doc  pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  all  such  debts 
and  legacies  as  are  due  and  owing  vnto  any  pson  or  psons  from  the  said  estate, 
soe  farr  and  by  equall  proportions  as  the  same  shall  amount  vnto,  and  kecji  a. 
faire  and  true  accompt  of  her  said  adminncstration,  and  be  reddy  to  girn'  in 
the  same  vnto  the  said  Court  when  by  them  required,  and  sauc  and  keep 
harmles  and  vndamnifyed  the  said  Gou''  and  Court  from  any  damage  that  riiay 


COURT    ORDElie 


2o5 


acrew  to  tlicm  by  licr   said   admiiiucstration,  (according   to  the   finises, j  that    1  (I  7  7-S. 
tlicii  the  aboue  entered  obligation  to  be  void  and  of  none  effect,  or  otherwise 
to  remaine  in  full  force,  strength,  and  vertue. 

Ilcnery  Ellis,  of  Boston,  in  the  Massachusetts  gou'^ment,  being  bound 
ouer  to  this  Court  by  Thomas  Hinckley,  Esq',  Assistant,  to  answare  a  com- 
plaint or  information  against  him,  for  that  the  said  Ellice  did  on  ^lunday 
night  last  past  before  the  8""  of  Xouember,  1677,  vse  abusiue  and  laciiiious 
carriages  with  or  towards  an  Indian  squa,  called  Toquco,  att  Cap  Codd,  -which 
plaint,  information,  or  charge  is  by  him,  the  said  Ellice,  traucrscd  and  put  to 
the  jury  for  try  all. 

The  jury  find  not  guilty 


The  names  of  the  jury  is  as  followeth  :  — 


M'  Thomas  Huckcns, 
Leift  Samuell  Allin, 
Leiftenant  James  Lewis, 
Leif?  Jabez  Rowland, 
Steuen  Skiffe, 
John  Soule, 


Eliezer  Chm-chill, 
John  Caruer, 
Ephi-aim  Little, 
John  Sutton, 
John  Biiggs, 
Joseph  Wadsworth. 


This  Court  takeing  notice  that  the  bounds  arc  not  yett  settled  between 
the  towne  of  Eastham  and  the  purchasers  on  both  sydes  of  them,  doth  order, 
that  they  lay  out  and  settle  theire  bounds,  and  in  defect  thei-of,  that  they  ap- 
peer  by  theire  agents  the  next  June  Court,  to  render  theire  reason  of  theire 
neglect,  that  soe  the  Coiut  mav  take  care  for  the  settlement  therof. 


*Jltt  the   Gcnerall    Court   of  Election    hohleii   all   Plymouth,  for  the     16  78. 
Jurisdiction   of  JVew   Plymouth,    t/ie  fift    Day   of   June,    Ann' 
Dom.  1678.  ['ITG.] 


Before  Josiah  Winslow,  Esq'',  Gou'', 
John  Aldeu, 
Wiliam  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hinckley, 

Assistants. 


John  Freeman, 
James  Browne, 
Constant  Southworth 
James  Cudworth, 


and 


256 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


16  78.       XOSIAH   WINSLOW,  ESQ^  was  chosen  Gofl,  and  swome. 
\  /  ^         M^JolmAlden, 

5  June. 

WixsLow,  INIajor  Wiltam  Bradford 

M''  Thomas  Hinckley, 
Capt  John  Freeman, 
M'  James  Browne, 
M"'  Constant  Southworth, 
Major  James  Cudworth, 
Gou'  "Winslow  and 
M''  Thomas  Hinckley 
Major  Cudworth  the  next  in  nomination. 
M''  Constant  Southworth  was  chosen  Treasurer,  and  sworne. 


ere  chosen  Assistants   in   gou'"ment,  and 
sworne. 


chosen  Comissioners. 


The 


Leifl  Morton, 
Leift  Joseph  Howland, 
M''  Josiah  Standish, 
William  Paybody, 
Cornett  Studson, 
John  Bryant, 
Wiliam  Swift, 
James  Walker, 
Samuell  Smith, 
John  Thacher, 
John  aiiller, 
M'  Thomas  Huckens, 


Deputies. 

M'"  Barnabas  Laythorpe, 
Ensigne  Marke  Eames, 
Anthony  Snow, 
W  Daniell  Smith, 
M""  Nicholas  Pecke, 
Capt  Jonathan  Sparrow, 
Thomas  Paine, 
Ensigne  John  Haward, 
Samuell  Luther, 
John  Willis, 
John  Cooke. 


M'^  John  Cushen, 
Serjeant  Wiliam  Harlow, 
Joseph  Warren, 
M^  John  Sunderland, 
Phillip  Delano,  Seni"", 
Edmond  Freeman,  Juni% 
Shuball  Dimake, 
PliiUip  Walker, 
John  Carucr, 
John  Butterwortli, 
Arthcr  llathewcv, 


Euquest. 

Francis  A¥est, 
Obadiah  Bowin, 
Richard  Steucns, 
John  Hinckley, 
John  Fames, 
Nathaniell  William 
Ephraim  Little, 
Mordica  Ellis, 
John  Briggs, 
Nicholas  Nicarson, 
Gorge  Crispe. 


COURT 

ORDERS. 

257 

*Celect  Men. 

1G78. 

Plym  : 

Yarmouth  : 

5  June. 

Leilt  Morton, 
Wiliam  Crow, 

M''  Edmond  Hawes, 
Edward  Sturgis,  Seni% 

WiNSLOW, 

Gou". 

[*179.] 

Wiliam  Clarke. 

John  Thacher, 

Duxbuf  : 

John  Miller. 

John  Tracye, 

Barnstable  : 

Benj  amine  Bartlettj 

M"^  Thomas  Huckens, 

John  Wadsworth. 

Leif!  Laythorpe, 

Sclttuate  : 

M''  Barnabas  Laythorpe. 

John  Cusheu, 

Marshfeild : 

John  Bryant, 

^ 

Lelft  Bucke. 

Rehoboth : 

Sandwi  : 

Leift  Peter  Hunt, 

M"'  Edmond  Freeman, 

M'  Daniell  Smith, 

Wiliam  Swift, 

Ensigne  Nicholas  Pecke. 

Thomas  Tupper. 

Bridgwater  : 

Taunton  : 

Samuell  Edson, 

Leifi  Macye, 

Ensigne  Haward, 

Wiliam  Harvey, 

John  Carey,  Seui^ 

Walter  Dean, 

Eastham  : 

James  Walker, 

Capt  Sparrow, 

Samuell  Smith. 

Marke  Snow, 
Jolm  Done. 

The  Constables  of  the  seuerall  Townes  are  as  foUoweth :  — 

Plymouth, Nathaniel  Southworth. 

Duxfe, John  Simons. 

f  John  Tm-ner,  Junl"', 
\  Thomas  Wade. 
Sandwich, John  Blackwell. 

C  Samuell  Williams, 

Taunton, <^     ,  „  ^     . 

(^  i homas  Haivey,  Scni^ 

Yai-mouth, M''  Edward  Stui-gis,  Seni"', 

Barnstable, Nathaniel  Bacon. 

f  Samuell  Arnold, 

Marshfeild, {  ^.  ^.         , 

[i homas  Macomber. 

VOL.  V.  33 


Rehoboth, 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

Tho  Read, 
Abraham  Pcrren. 

Eastham, Josiah  Cooke. 

Bridgw, Zacheus  Packer. 

Swansey, Caleb  Eedey. 


Surveyors  of  Highwayes. 

ILeifi  Joseph  Howland, 
James  Cole,  Juui'', 
Ephraim  Morton,  Juiii'' 
John  Rogers, 
Abraham  Sampson, 
Wiliam  Tubbs. 
rjohu  Bryant,  Juni"", 
jjohn  Vinall. 
f  Thomas  Bm-ge, 
\  Samuell  Briggs. 
f  James  Tisdall, 
(James  Leanard,  Juni"'. 
Nathaniel  Bassett, 


Plym, 


Duxfe, . 


Scittuate,  . 

Sandw, 

Taunton,  . 

Yarmouth, 

Barnsta,  . 
Marshfeild, 
Rehoboth, 


Brid^wate, 


John  Burgis. 
Wiliam  Troope, 
Ensigne  Howland. 

f  Richard  Bowiu, 
I^John  Pcrren. 
f  Thomas  Turner, 
I  Joseph  Haward. 
r  William  Walker, 
I  Wiliam  :SIcrrlcko 


Juni'" 


[*180.]  *This  Court  haue  settled  the  easterly  bounds  of  the  towne  of  Duxburrow 

to  be  the  sea,  neare  Greens  Harbour,  where  the  lines  cutts  between  ]\Lirshfeild 
and  Duxburrow  to  the  Guruetts  Tsose,  excepting  the  Guruett,  Clarkes  Hand 
and  Sagaquas,  which  are  not  to  be  within  the  jurisdiction  of  Duxburrow, 
saucing  alsoc  euery  mans  propriety  and  right  to  him  that  is  now  in  poscssioa 
of  any  lands  or  meddowes  within  thcirc  bounds,  whether  by  graunt  or  jnu- 
cliase,  without  disturbance,  as  touching  propriety,  by  vcrtuc  of  this  graunt, 
yett  to  be  within  the  jurisdiction  of  Duxburrow  townshipp. 


COURT    ORDERS.  259 

Wlicras  Thomas  Jenkens,  constable  of  Scittuate,  being  to  pay  by  order  16  7  8. 
of  the  Treasurer  out  of  the  rate  dated  the  sixt  of  December,  1677,  a  ccrtainc 
suiue  vnto  M''  Gray,  and  the  said  constable,  in  gathering  his  rate,  was  con- 
strained to  take  sheep  of  seuerall  psons,  which  were  by  men  intually  chosen 
apprised,  but  coming  to  Plymouth  they  were  refused  to  be  recciued  vntill  there 
were  another  apprisall,  and  heo,  the  said  Thomas  Jenkens,  coming  to  the 
Court  the  fift  of  June,  1678,  to  craue  the  Courts  advice  what  hee  might  doe 
with  safety  therin,  the  Court  doth  declare  and  advise,  that  Thomas  Jenkens 
and  ^NP  Gray  doe  each  of  tlicni  chose  a  man  to  prise  the  sheep,  and  the  clieifle 
marshall  to  be  the  third  man,  incase  the  other  two  agree,  and  soe  AP  Gray  to 
recciuc  them  ;  and  wliat  lossc  shalbe  in  the  second  apprisall,  that  the  said 
losse  be  bourn  by  the  towne,  and  not  by  the  constable. 

Wiieras  it  doth  appeer  to  the  Court,  that  two  Indians,  one  named  Thomas 
Hunter  and  the  other  Peter,  of  Teticutt,  were  both  mutually  injoyned  and 
did  engage  vuto  theire  sachem  to  keep,  and  not  imbczcll,  or  sell,  or  make 
away  certainc  lands  coinittcd  to  them  by  him,  and  notwithstanding,  the 
said  Peter  hath  lately  made  sale  of  some  pte  of  the  said  land,  contrary  to 
the  mind  of  his  Jjtenor  in  this  matter,  vpon  the  complaint  of  the  said 
Hunter,  the  Court  ordcrcth  and  doth  hccrby  prohibitc  the  said  Peter  from 
imbezelling  or  any  waycs  makeing  away  any  more  of  the  said  land ;  but 
that  Thomas  Hunter  shall  retaiae  it  in  his  ownc  custody,  soe  as  it  may  be 
improued  according  to  the  order  and  mind  of  him  by  whom  they  M'ere 
betrustcd  with  it. 

Lyccnce  is  grauuted  vnto  iP'  Edward  Gray  to  sell  some  smale  quantities 
of  liquor,  as  hee  may  liaue  occation,  to  such  as  are  or  may  be  imployed  by 
him  in  fishing,  and  such  like  occations,  for  theire  vse  and  refreshing. 

Piliertie  is  graunted  vnto  M'  Joseph  Bradford  and  ^listris  Jaell  Bradford, 
his  wife,  to  draw  and  sell  beer  as  occation  may  requii-e,  soe  as  they  prudently 
prevent  all  excesse  that  may  come  therby. 

j\P  Daniell  Smith  and  Serjeant  Thomas  Reed  are  appointed  by  the  Court, 
together  with  the  gaurdians  of  the  children  of  Isi'  Nathaniel  Pecke,  of  Swan- 
sey,  deceased,  to  make  deuision  of  certaine  lands  in  ptenorship  between  the 
said  Nathaniell  Pecke  and  Israeli  Pecke,  between  the  said  Israeli  Pecke  and 
the  said  children. 

The  suine  of  ten  pounds  in  siluer  mony,  out  of  the  proffitts  of  the  cape 
fishing,  is  grarmted  by  the  Court  and  ordered  to  be  payed,  fine  pounds 
thcrof  vnto  Mistris  Newman,  the  wife  of  JI''  Noah  Newman,  deceased, 
and  the  other  fiue  pounds  to  the  scoolmster  att  Rehoboth,  in  reference  to 
the  order  of  Court  disposing  such  pay  to  be  improued  towards  the  keeping 


260  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

16  7  8.     of  a  grainer  scoole  in  each  towiie  of  this  jurisdiction,  as  in  the  said  order 
""    ^  is  expressed. 

__,  ,  Thu'ty  shillings  is  abated  and  remitted  of  the  fine  of  Serjeant  Tinkham, 

Gou".        soe  that  there  remaines  but  ten  shillings  payable. 
[*181.]  *This  Court  remitteth  vnto  Christopher  Winter,  vpon  the  forfeiture  of  a 

bond  of  fifty  pounds  currant  siluer  mony  of  New  Eng,  the  sume  of  thirty 
pounds,  retaining  the  suine  of  twenty  pounds,  which  said  twenty  pounds  is  to 
be  payed  in  ciu-rant  siluer  mony  of  New  England  ;  which  said  abatement  is 
for  that  wheras  the  said  Winter  gaue  the  said  bonds  for  his  daughter,  Anna 
Batson,  her  appeerance  att  this  Court  to  answare  for  an  acte  of  vncleanes,  and 
shee  made  an  escape ;  and  wheras  for  what  can  be  descerned  her  said  escape 
was  contrary  to  her  fathers  mind,  the  Court  did  condesend  to  abate  pte  of  the 
said  forfeiture,  as  aforsaid. 

EHzabeth  Loe,  being  a  single  woman,  is  convicted  of  coinitting  whordom, 
and  centanced  by  the  Court  to  suffer  corporall  punishment  by  whiping,  which 
accordingly  was  pformed. 

And  wheras  shec  accused  Phillip  Leanard  to  be  the  father  of  the  child 
begotten  on  her  by  the  said  acte  of  vncleanes,  wlierof  hee  hath  not  cleared 
himselfe  to  the  satisfaction  of  the  Court,  hee  is  ordered  and  required  by  the 
Court  to  allow  towards  the  keeping  of  the  child  two  shilHngs  and  six  pence  a 
weeke  in  cuiTant  marchantable  corne,  att  prise  currant  att  times  of  payment, 
or  two  shillings  p  weeke  in  currant  siluer  mony  of  New  England,  vntill  the 
child,  if  it  Hues,  attaines  to  the  age  of  7  yeers  fi-om  the  date  heerof. 

The  Court  saw  cause  to  tender  her  Uberty  to  sweare,  for  the  clearing  of 
the  case  ;  the  tenure  of  which  oath  followeth  :  — 

You  shall  sweare  by  the  name  of  the  euerlasting  God,  that  Phillip  Lean- 
ard, of  Marshfeild,  is  the  rcall  father  of  the  child  last  borne  of  youcr  body, 
begotten  in  whordom  ;  which  oath  shee  reddily  tooke. 

Phillip  Leanard,  of  Marshfeild,  in  the  jmisdiction  of  Xi'W  Plymouth, 
nailer,  stands  hccrby  bound  vnto  the  Gofl  and  Court  of  Plymouth  aforsaid  in 
the  penall  suiiic  of  thirty  pounds  sterling;  for  the  payment  wherof  well  and 
truely  to  be  made,  hee  heerby  bindeth  himselfe,  his  heires,  executors,  and 
adminnestrators  feirmly  by  these  pscnts. 

The  condition  of  the  aboue  written  obligation  is  such,  that  wheras  the  said 
Phillip  Lenard  is  accused  by  Elizabeth  Loe,  widdow,  of  begetting  her  with  child, 
wherof  hee  hath  not  yctt  cleared  himselfe,  if,  thcrforc,  hee,  the  said  Pliillij) 
Leanard,  hee,  his  heires,  executors,  adminnestrators,  or  assignes,  shall  and  doc 
pay  and  make  good  vnto  Elizabeth  Loe,  the  mother  of  the  child  begotten  as 
aforsiiid,  twci  slilllinn-;  and  si\  ]ipiiro  in  good.  niiivclinntMblc  rorne.  att  prise  cur- 


COURT    ORDERS.  261 

rant  att  times  of  payment,  or  two  shillings  a  wceke  in  currant  siluer  mony  of      1  G  7  8. 
New  England,  for  and  towards  the  bringing  vp  of  the  said  child,  vntill,  if  it    ^"^     ''       ' 
line,  it  doe  attaine  the  age  of  seauen  years  from  the  date  heerof,  that  then  the     wixsrow 
abouewritten  obligation  to  be  void  and  of  non  effect,  or  otherwise  to  renuiine        Gdv". 
in  full  force,  strength,  and  vertue. 

Jane  Barlow,  the  wife  of  Gorge  Barlow,  of  Sandwich,  haucing  bin  fpscnt- 
ed  for  selling  liquore  to  an  Indian,  her  plea  being  that  what  shee  did  in  that 
behalfe  was  ignorantly  done,  and  engageth  that  shee  neuer  doe  the  like  any 
more,  the  Court  saw  cause  to  passe  it  by,  on  condition  that  if  euer  hcer- 
after  shee  be  taken  selling  liquore  to  any  Indian,  that  then  shee  shall  pay  a 
double  fine. 

*The  Court,  takeing  notice  of  the  free  and  orderly  choise  of  M"'  Nicholas      [*18;2.] 
Pecke  to  be  ensigne  bearer  of  the  milletary  companie  of  Rehoboth,  de  ap- 
proue  of  and  appoint  the  said  Nicholas  Pecke  to  be  ensigne  bearer  of  the  said 
companie. 

Wheras  seuerall  of  the  councell  of  warr  of  the  towne  councell  of  Reho- 
both being  lately  deceased,  wherby  there  is  a  vacancye  in  their  towne  councell 
in  that  respect,  the  Court  doeth  approue  and  establish  Ensigne  Nicliolas  Pecke, 
Serjeant  Thomas  Reed,  ]\P  Samuell  Newman,  and  Serjeant  Willmoth  to  be 
of  the  councell  of  warr  in  Rehoboth. 

Wiliam  Perrcy,  of  Scittuate,  declaring  to  the  councell  of  warr  that  bee 
is  very  much  disabled  in  body  by  reason  of  a  wound  receiued  in  the  scruice 
of  the  countryes  service  in  the  late  warr,  and  therby  vnfitt  to  bear  amies  in 
training,  desiring  to  be  freed  from  publicke  exercyse  in  that  kind,  the  councell 
sees  cause,  therfore,  heerby  to  free  him  from  publicke  training  in  the  milletary 
companie  of  Scittuate. 

Daniell  Wilcockcs  is  grauuted  the  suiiic  of  ten  pounds,  in  consideration 
of  a  considerable  charge  by  liim  sustained  in  answarc  of  a  suite  coiiicnced 
against  him  att  Rhode  Hand  and  tryed  there,  and  a  verdict  of  twenty  pound 
siluer  mony  obtained  against  him,  to  make  good  the  charge  of  a  man  lately 
ciu-ed,  which  man  was  ouc  of  the  wounded  men  that  were  wounded  in  the 
late  warr. 

March  the  25,  16T8. 

Wee,  whose  names  are  vnderwritten,  being  required  by  authoritie  as  a 
jury  to  serch  out  the  cause  of  the  death  of  the  child  of  Anne  Batson,  wee  doe 
find  as  foUoweth  :  — 

That  wee  saw  nothing  that  might  be  the  cause  of  its  death,  but  onely  att 
the  lower  pte  of  the  belly  and  the  private  members  there  being  a  settleing  of 
red  and  blacke,  and  the  members   being  swelled  ;  and,  further,  wee  required 


262  PLYMOUTH    COLOxNY    RFX'ORDS. 

16  7  8.      Anne  Batson  and  seuerall  of  the  family  to  touch  the  dead  chikl,  but  ther  -was 
^'  nothinsr  therbv  did  appeer  respectin";  its  death. 

5  June.  °  ■  ^^  i'  o 

"^'^'^^r''  ANTHONY   SNOW, 

JOHN   BOURNE, 
JOHN  BRANCH, 
JOSIAH   SNOW, 
NATHANIEL   WINSLOW, 
ARTHER   ROWLAND, 
SYMON   ROUSE, 
ABIGAILL   SNOW, 
FAITH   WINSLOW, 
MARTHA   POWELL, 
MARY  WILLIAjNISON, 
MARY   BRANCH. 

Wee,  whose  names  are  heervnto  subscribed,  being,  this  sixt  of  ]\Iay, 
1678,  Impanelled  vpon  the  corronors  enquest  to  make  inquiry  and  true  ^sent- 
mcnt  make  of  the  cause  and  manor  of  the  death  of  Thomas  Totman,  doc 
declare,  that  wee  find  noe  other  thinge  or  cause  but  onely  his  o\^'ue  wilfuU 
absenting  himselfe  from  food  to  be  the  cause  and  nieanes  of  his  death.  In 
witnes  wherof  wee  haue  sett  to  our  hands. 

WILLAM    PEAKES, 
JOHN   SUTTON, 
ROBERT   WHETCOM, 
ISRAELL  CUDWORTH, 
JOHN   BRIGGS, 
ANTHONY   DODSON, 
JAMES   BRIGGS, 
BENJAMINE   PEIRSE, 
JOHN   BOOTH, 
JAIMES   HOLBROOK, 
JOSEPH  HOUSE, 
CHARLES   WELLS. 

Wee,  whose  names  are  vuderwritten,  being  sworne  to  view  the  corpes  of 
Samuell  Drew,  deceased,  the  21  day  of  May,  1678,  doc  judge,  according  to  our 
best  judgment,  as  followeth  :  that  goeing  on  board  of  a  shallopp,  finding  there 
a  hottl(!  of  liquor,  and  drinking  soo  niurli  of  itt,  that,  as  hee  went  to  gett  out 


COURT    OllDERS. 


of  the  boiite,  hec  fell  from  the  boatc  into  the  water 
Was  the  cause  of  his  death. 


111(1,  wiucli  ^\■cc 


1  C  7  S. 


WItLAM   HARLOW, 
GORGE   WATSON, 
Serjeant   TINKHA^NI, 
WILtAM   CLARKE, 
JAMES   COLE, 
Leiftenant    ROWLAND, 
NATHANIEL   SOUTHWORTH, 
THOMAS   MORTON, 
JOSEPH   DUNHAM, 
RICHARD   WILLIS, 
ANDREW   CLARKE, 
EPHRAIM   ISIORTON. 
Taken  before  Major  Bradford  the  day  and  veer  first  aboue  written. 

*Edward  Wanton,  for  disorderly  joyning  himselfe  in  marriage  with  his 
now  wife  in  a  way  coutrary  to  the  order  of  tliis  goQiiient,  is  fined  to  the  vse 
of  this  collonie  the  same  of  ten  pounds. 

It  is  ordered  by  the  Court,  that  the  GoQ,  [NI''  Hinckley,  IMajor  Cudworlh, 
and  the  Treasurer  be  a  coiiiittce  to  review  the  lawes  of  tliis  collonie,  and  to 
reduce  them  into  one  vollumc,  and  to  put  them  into  such  order  as  they  may 
more  reddily  conduce  to  our  gcncrall  vse  and  benifitt  ;  and  whatsoeuer  they 
shall  doe  respecting,  shalbe  exhibited  to  the  next  Gcncrall  Court  for  thcire 
concurrance  and  approbation. 

A  Coppy  of  a  Warrant  sent  from  the  Court  to  Taunton,  as  followcth. 

New  Plymouth  to  the  constables  of  Taunton,  or  cither  of  them,  greet, 
&6  :  These  are,  in  his  nia"''^  name,  to  will  and  coiiiaund  you,  on  receipt  heerof, 
to  warne  youer  towne  to  come  together  to  make  a  rate  to  defray  some  charges 
that  did  arise  among  you  in  the  time  of  the  late  warr  with  the  Indians,  and 
yett  not  payed,  vizj,  for  billctting  Captaine  Frccmon  and  his  men  and  thcire 
horses,  and  for  billeting  some  men  left  in  youcr  townc  by  ^l"  Sabercy,  and  for 
billeting  some  of  youcr  owne  townc  souldiers  after  tliey  were  pressed,  vizJ, 
such  as  were  placed  forth  by  the  constable,  and  the  constable  requireing  men 
to  billett  them,  and  likewise  to  pav  for  bccfc  M'hicli  was  disposed  off  when 
Capt  Freeman  was  att  youcr  townc,  cither  by  Capt  Freeman  or  any  of  youer 
cclcct  men,  for  the  rclciffe  of  some  of  youcr  poor,  whoc  were  in  cxtrcainyty, 
and  alsoc  to  pay  for  carrying  Jane  Ilallowey  to  Plymouth.      The  Court,  haue- 


[*183.] 


264 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    KECORDS. 


ing  taken  these  thiuges  into  consideration,  doth  see  good  reason  to  place  the 
charge  of  these  fore  mensioned  pticulars  on  youer  t_owne  ;  therfore  fayle  not  in 
any  of  the  pticulars. 

This  was  an  order  of  Court  ordered  to  be  sent  as  abouesaid  the  last  Court, 
but  neglected  by  those  that  should  haue  carryed  it,  was  sent  this  Coui-t  in 
forme  of  a  warrant. 


.5  July.      *jiit  the   Court  of  his  Ma''"  holclen   att  Plymouth,  for  the  Jurisdic- 
[*18^-]  lion   of  JYew  Plymouth,  the  fift  of  July,  1678. 


Before  Josiah  Winslow,  Es^,  GoQ, 
John  Aldin, 
Thomas  Hinckley, 
Wiltam  Bradford, 

Assistants,  t&c 


John  Freeman, 
Constant  Southworth, 
James  Browne,  and 
James  Cudworth, 


LIBERTTE  was  graunted  vnto  M"'  Samuell  Sabcrry,  of  Duxburrow,  to 
sell  liquors  vnto  such  sober  minded  naighbours  as  hee  shall  thinke 
meet,  soe  as  hee  sell  not  lesse  then  the  quantie  of  a  gallon  att  a  time  to  one 
pson,  and  not  in  smaller  quantities  by  retaile,  to  the  occationing  of  drunkenes. 

Gorge  Barlow  doth  hcerby  acknowlidge  himselfe  to  stand  bound  vnto  our 
soQ  lord  the  Kinge  and  the  coUonie  of  New  Plymouth  in  the  penall  suiiie  of 
ten  pounds ;  for  the  payment  wherof  well  and  truly  to  be  made,  hee  heerby 
biudeth  himselfe,  his  heii-es,  executors,  and  adminnestrators,  fcirmly  by  these 
fJ'sents. 

The  condition  of  the  aboue  written  obligation  is  such,  that  wheras  Gorge 
Barlow,  aboue  bounden,  is  accused  to  haue  caryed  factiously  and  turbulently 
in  the  towne  of  Sandwich,  and  pticularly  in  a  puerse  way  against  M'^  John 
Smith,  the  teacher  of  Gods  word  there?,  if,  therfore,  the  said  Gorge  Barlow 
shall  and  doe  psonally  appeer  att  the  Court  of  his  ma"°  to  be  holdcn  for  this 
goQment  att  Plymouth  on  the  last  Tusday  in  October  next  after  the  date  heer- 
of,  then  and  there  to  make  further  answare  in  reference  to  the  pmises,  and  not 
depart  the  said  Court  without  lycence,  that  then,  &(?. 

Ephraim  Doan,  being  bound  oucr  to  this  Court,  appecrcd  to  answare  the 
complaint  of  Jawannum,  late  wife  of  James  Pequin,  of  Billinsgate,  as  sus- 
pected by  her  and  Nicholas  to  haue  bin  an  occation  of  the  violent  death  of  the 
said  Pequin,  her  husband. 


COURT    ORDERS.  265 

This  Court,  being  in  an  iucapassitie  to  make  tryall  thcrof,  in  regard  of 
the  absence  of  the  grand  inquest,  refered  the  tryall  therof  vnto  the  Court  of 
his  ma"*  to  be  holden  att  Plymouth  on  the  last  Tusday  of  October  the  next 
after  the  date  heerof,  in  order  whervnto  they  tooke  sufficient  cecuritic  for  the        ^°^' 
appeerance  of  the  said  Doane,  and  dismised  him  vntill  the  said  Coiut. 

This. Court  haue  appointed  and  impowered  John  Irish,  of  Saconett,  to 
serue  in  the  ofHce  of  a  constable  alt  the  said  Saconett,  and  his  libertyes  and 
wardshipp  to  extent  to  Punchateesett  and  places  ajacent,  and  soe  to  Pocassett, 
and  as  farr  as  the  Fall  lliuer,  and  by  speciall  order  haue  impowef  Capt  Benja- 
mine  Church  to  adminnester  an  oath  to  him. 

Nathaniel  Fitrandall,  for  liis  wifes  frequency  in  selling  cyder  to  the 
Indians,  contrary  to  order  of  the  Court  prohibiting  the  same,  is  fined  tlie  suiiie 
of  twenty  pounds. 

Richard  Siluester,  of  Milton,  for  coiliitting  fornication  with  the  daughter 
of  old  Leanard,  of  Taunton,  is  centanced  by  the  Court  to  pay  a  fine  of  fiue 
pound  ;  and  incase  lice  be  not  marryed,  or  doe  not  marry  the  said  woman, 
then  hee  is  to  pay  other  fiuc  pound,  according  to  tiic  law. 

Thomas  Paine,  of  Eastliam,  doth  acknowlidg  himsclfe  to  stand  vnto  the 
GoQ  and  Court  of  Plymouth  in  tlie  penall  suine  one  hundred  and  twenty 
pound  sterling ;  for  the  payment  wherof  well  and  trucly  to  be*  made,  hee  heer- 
by  acknowlidgeth  himsclfe,  his  heires,  executors,  adminncstrators,  and  assignes, 
feirinly  by  these  pisents. 

The  condition  of  the  aboucwritten  obligation  is  such,  that  wlieras  Mary 
Rogers,  of  Easthain,  widdow,  hath  obtained  of  this  Court  ires  of  adminnes- 
tration  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  James  Rogers,  of  Easthain  aforsaid, 
late  deceased,  if,  therfor,  the  said  ISIary  Rogers,  widdow,  the  relict  of  the  said 
James  Rogers,  shall  and  doe  pay  all  such  debts  and  Icgacyes  as  are  due  and 
owing  to  any  from  the  said  estate,  soe  farr  and  by  cquall  prortion  as  the  said 
estate  will  amount  vnto,  and  dispose  of  the  remainder  therof  according  to  order 
of  Court  in  that  case  prouided  respecting  the  same,  and  keep  a  faire  accoumpt 
of  her  said  admiunestration,  and  saue  and  keep  harmles  and  vndamnified  the 
said  Goil  and  Court  from  any  damage  that  may  acrew  vnto  them  by  her  said 
admiunestration,  that  then  the  next  aboue  written  obligation  to  be  void  and  of 
non  effect,  or  otherwise  to  remaine  in  full  force  &  vertue. 

*0n  the  12'''  of  August,  1678,  the  James  Frigate,  soe  called,  ariued  att     12  .\uj 
Plymouth,  in  New  England,  ^1'  SoUomon  Blackleich  coiiiaunder  in  cheiffe,      [1" 
accompanied  with  one  Capt  Robert  Daniell  and  John  Roads ;  they  said  they 
came  from  New  Yorke  the  last  port  they  came  from,  but  came  from  Corralina 
thither  ;  they  stayed  att  Plymouth  aforsaid  seuerall  weekes  in  repairing,  alter- 

voL.   v.  34 


266  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 

1  G  7  8.  ing>  and  filing  tlieire  sliipp  for  the  sea,  theire  designe  vnkuowne  to  the  author- 
itie  heer. 

The  honored  GoU  and  Councell  of  the  ^Massachusetts,  haueing  notice  of 
such  a  vessell  att  Plymouth,  ill  resented  it,  supposeing  it  might  be  of  ill  conse- 
quence to  the  -whole  country,  if  pmitted  to  goe  on  on  a  privateering  enterprise, 
which  they  feared,  and  for  the  preventing  tlierof  dii-ected  a  letter  to.  our  hon- 
ored GoQ  and  Councell  by  the  hands  of  M"'  John  Nelson  and  seuerall  other 
marchants  of  Boston,  therin  and  by  them  declaring  the  reasons  of  theire  sus- 
pitions,  vizj,  that  wheras  Blackleich,  haueing  bine  lately  att  Boston,  gaue  noe 
accoumpt  of  himselfe  and  designs,  but  in  a  private  way  seduced  a  considerable 
companie  of  seamen  to  serue  -ndth  them  vnder  a  coinission  and  prince  to  them 
vnknowne,  (if  any,)  which  gaue  them  ground  of  suspition  that  they  were  in  a 
way  of  pii-acye. 

They  alsoe  signifyed,  that  they  doubted  that  it  would  be  off  ill  consequence 
to  abett,  harbour,  or  assist  those  whoe  in  shew  professe  an  oppen  enmitie  to 
the  French,  our  naighboiu-s,  with  whom  wee  ought  to  hold,  as  well  as  ^^'ee 
haue  receiued  all  good  correspondency,  as  likewise  the  euident  detriment  that 
wee  had  and  did  dayly  receiue  by  the  losse  and  ruiiing  away  of  theii-e  seamen, 
seuerall  of  theu-e  vessells  being  retarded,  and  others  wholly  discurraged  from 
goeing  on  in  theii-e  lawfuU  designes,  vpon  the  suspition  and  thi-eats  of  the  said 
Blackeleich  and  his  adherents. 

Further,  they  requested  our  Councell  for  theii-e  pticular  and  speciall  serch 
into  the  designes  of  the  forenamed  psons,  and,  if  possible,  to  giue  some  suffi- 
cient satisfaction  to  his  ma*'^^  proclamation  prohibiting  any  of  his  subjects  to 
serue  vnder  any  forraigne  prince  or  state,  &6,  which  they  had  lately  receiued, 
and  was  hitherto  vnknowne  to  vs,  and  that  noe  pretence  of  forraigne  coiiiissions 
is  allowed  and  fauored  by  the  said  his  ma''^°  proclamation.  They  supposed 
that  it  would  be  best  for  ^sent  to  obstruct  the  said  vndertakers  in  theire  fur- 
ther proceedings  respecting  the  pimises,  and  the  rather  because,  as  it  is  report- 
ed, if  true,  that  they  are  said  to  be  robbers  of  the  said  vessell. 

The  gimises,  with  other  pticulares  of  like  natui-e  considered,  occationed  a 
seizure  of  the  said  vessell  and  supposed  comaundors  in  order  vnto  further 
inquiry  into  this  matter ;  and  the  said  psons  before  our  Councell,  and  his  ma"" 
said  proclamation  read  in  theire  audience,  and  vpon  examination  it  appeered, 
that  the  said  John  Roads  had  noe  coinission,  or  att  least  produced  none,  but 
being  a  debauched  pson,  and  vnder  centance  of  banishment  for  piracye  from 
the  Massachusetts  goQ,  and  had  broken  prison  att  New  Yoarke,  was  receiued 
on  board  this  vessell  in  a  private  way ;  and  as  for  the  master,  although  hee 
gaue  good  satisfaction  that  hee  was   put  in   coniaundor  of  the   said  shipp,  and 


COURT    ORDERS.  267 

impowered  to  improue  her  as  a  marchant  man,  but  had  noe  coiiiission  made  16  7  8. 
pticulaily  to  him  as  a  privateer  or  man  of  warr,  but  had  thought  to  acta  by 
vertue  of  a  Duch  coiiiission  graunted  vnto  the  aforsaid  Cap?  Daniell,  which 
■was  was  now  rendered  null  and  of  non  effect  by  his  ma''«'  said  proclamation, 
and  was  required  to  be  surrendered  vnto  the  custody  of  our  Councell  on  that 
accoumpt ;  but  hee,  being  not  free  soe  to  doe,  tendered  rather  to  engage  before 
our  Councell  noe  further  to  proceed  by  vertue  of  that  coiiiission  because  pro- 
hibited by  his  ma''^^  said  proclamation  ;  which  ingagement  indorsed  on  the  said 
coiiiission,  it  was  fui-ther  declared  to  be  void  and  of  non  effect,  onely  retained 
by  the  said  Capt  Daniell  for  his  defence  and  cecui-itie,  because  it  appeered  hee 
had  formerly  acted  by  vertue  therof. 

In  fine,  because  the  motions  of  the  fore  named  vndertakers  with  theire 
men  and  vessell  was  rendered  very  vncertaine,  whether  towards  the  French,  as 
aforsaid,  or  otherwise,  to  the  damage  of  the  country,  an  imbergoe  was  laved 
on  the  vessell,  and  a  cessation  required  of  the  said  vndertakers  from  further 
proceeding  respecting  the  ^mises  vntill  further  cecuritie  can  be  giuen  for  the 
safFety  of  theire  futiu-e  motions  on  that  accoumpt ;  and  the  said  John  Roads 
comitted  to  durance  vntill  hee  can  be  returned  to  New  Yorke,  from  whence 
hee  made  his  escape. 

*New  Plymouth,  in  New  England,  in  America.  [*188.] 

To  all  people  to  whom  these  ^seuts  shall  come  :  Know  yee,  that  I,  Sol- 
lomon  Blackleich,  coinaunder  of  the  James  Friggett,  being  by  the  disposing 
and  all  ordering  hand  of  Gods  prouidence  ariued  in  the  harbour  of  the  towne 
of  New  Plymouth  aforsaid,  and  in  the  said  towne,  of  whole  and  sound  mind, 
and  of  a  good  and  pfect  remembrance,  thankes  be  to  God,  notwithstanding 
being  weake  of  body  tln-ough  sicknes,  not  knowing  how  soon  it  may  please 
God  to  change  my  life  vnto  death,  haue  therfore  made,  and  doe  by  these 
fsents  make  and  ordaine,  this  my  ^sent  testament,  containing  heerin  my  last 
will  in  manor  and  form  following  :  Imp''mes,  I  bequeath  my  soule  to  God  that 
gaue  it,  and  my  body  to  the  dust.  Item,  my  will  is,  that  my  servant,  Thomas 
Maca,  serue  my  wife,  Sindeniah  Blackleich,  or  her  order,  two  yeers  in  Catali- 
na,  and  then  the  remainder  of  his  time  I  freely  giue  him ;  and  release  my  ser- 
vant, Thomas  Fenden,  his  whole  time,  to  be  released  att  such  time  as  hee  can 
haue  oppertunity  to  gett  to  his  father  or  mother ;  and  for  my  other  servant, 
Edward,  my  will  is  hee  shalbe  released  when  hee  hath  served  one  whole  year 
in  the  shipp  James  Friggett.  Item,  my  desire  and  will  is,  that  my  child  or 
children  be  att  the  disjjose  and  care  of  bringing  vp  of  my  wife,  Sindeniah 
Blackleich.     Item,  I  will  and  bequeath  ■i-nto  my  deare  and  loueing  wife.  Sin- 


>G8  PLYMOUTH    COLON  V    KKCOROS. 

deniah,  for  her  and  my  childrens  comfort.,  my  debts  and  legacyes  being  first 
payed,  all  my  estate  wliatsoeuer  and  whersoeuer  it  may  be  found,  be  it  lands, 
monyes,  goods,  cattle,  or  chatties,  or  debts,  or  any  other  estate  whatsoeucr  that 
I  now  haue  in  England,  Cattalina,  New  England,  or  any  other  place  whatso- 
euer,  or  shall  or  may  haue  due,  owing,  or  belonging  vnto  mee  in  any  of  the 
aforsaid  places  whatsoeuer,  lett  it  be  in  specue  whatsoeuer,  I  giuc  it  all  to  my 
deare  and  loiieing  wife  as  aforsaid  ;  and  I  doe  by  these  fsents  nominate,  or- 
daine,  and  appoint  my  aforsaid  loueing  wife,  Sindeniah  Blackleich,  to  be  my 
whole  and  sole  executrix  and  adminnestrator  on  my  said  estate,  to  pay  all  such 
debts  and  legacyes  as  are  due  out  of  the  estate,  and  to  receiue  all  such  debts  or 
other  estate  whatsoeuer  as  is  due  to  mee.  And  I  doe  by  these  ^sents  nomi- 
nate and  appoint  my  loueing  frinds,  Collonell  Joseph  West  and  Captaine  Rob- 
ert Daniell,  to  be  the  ouerseers  of  this  my  will ;  and  doe  impower  them  by 
these  p>sents  to  call  W  Ralph  INIarshall  and  M""  Gorge  Canty  to  an  accoumpt, 
and  to  take  and  receiue  of  and  from  them  all  my  estate  whatsoeuer,  in  whatso- 
euer specue  it  may  be  found,  and  to  recouer  it  by  law  if  occation  require,  for 
the  vse  and  benifitt  of  my  aforsaid  executrix,  revoakeing  all  former  wills  and 
testaments.  Hoping  that  this  my  last  will  and  testament  will  remaine  feirme 
and  inviolable,  I,  the  said  Sollomon  Blackleich,  haue  heervnto  put  my  hand 
and  scale,  this  thirteenth  day  of  September,  one  thousand  six  hundred  seau- 

enty  and  eight. 

SOLLOMAN   BLACKLEICH,  and  a  seal. 

Signed  and  sealled  in  tlie  pscnce  of 
.lohn  Colle. 

I,  Wiliam  Crow,  doe  testify,  that  I  writt  tliis  will  of  W  Sollomon  Black- 
leich ;  the  substance  and  instructions  therof  I  had  from  the  abouc  said  John 
Colle,  whoe  stood  between  mee  and  the  said  M"'  Blackleich,  whom  I  very  well 
knew  spake  to  the  said  Colle,  by  his  voyce,  though  I  could  not  goe  in  to  him 
by  reason  of  the  sicknes.  Taken  vpon  oath  by  the  said  Crow,  tliis  24"'  day 
of  September,  one  thousand  six  hundred  seuenty  and  eight,  att  the  towne  of 
Duxberry,  in  the  collonie  of  New  Plymouth,  in  New  England. 

Before  mee,  JOHN    ALDEN,  Assistant. 

11  September.  *^['  Robert  Uanicll. 
[•190.]  Sir:  Since  it  hath  pleased  God  to  visitt  nie  in  this  condition,  it  giueeth 

mee  great  cause  to  beleiue  my  dayes  are  not  longe  in  this  world  ;  therfore  my 
desire  and  order  is,  that  after  my  death,  you  take  posession  of  my  shipp,  James 
Friggctt,  and  with  all  possible  convcnicncy  depart  this  harbour  for  Barbadocs, 
and  fioni  thriK^o  in  any  f>t  of  .Vmerira  vse  her  on  nuy  flesigne  or  implnymcnt,  as 


COUKT    UKDEllS.  2G9 

you  shall  thinke  most  convenient  and  benificiall  for  the  owners  ;  for  I  must      1  (5  7  8. 
needs  confesse,  that  by  reason  of  my  misfortunes  in  the  disastors  of  the  seas,  ^^        ' 

my  owners  cargoe  being  spent,  you  haue  noc  other  then  a  bare  and  naked  -wixslow 
shipp  to  worke  with  ;  yett  through  my  good  thoughts  of  youer  industry,  I  ^''^"■ 
doubt  not  but  the  shipp  may  for  the  future  proue  advantagious  to  them.  For 
the  better  complyance  with  thcire  order,  I  desire  that  with  the  first  you  advise 
them  of  all  youer  proceedings,  and  apply  youerselfe  to  them  for  further  order ; 
the  ^\hich  after  once  leceiued,  doubt  not  youer  complyance,  haueing  little  else 
to  trouble  you  ;  once  more  requesting  youer  extreordinary  care  in  the  pform- 
auce  of  this  last  desire  of  youer  loueing  frind, 

SOLLOMON   BLACKLEICH. 

Plymouth,  the  ll"'  of  September,  anno  DoiTi  1678. 

Signed  in  the  ^sence  of 
John  Colle, 
Joseph  Goowin. 

*Xew  Plymouth.  [*192.] 

A  trew  Inventory  of  the  Goods   on  board  and   Xcssesaries  belonging  to  the 

Shipp    James    Friggett,    of   Loudon,    whcrof   ]\P   Sollomon    Blackleich, 

deceased,  was   Comaunder,  and   is   now  in   the   Costody  and  vnder   the  ' 

Coiiiauud  of  M'  Robert  Daniell,  taken  this  twenty  and  seauenth  Day  of 

September,  anno  Dom  1678. 

Imp'',  thirty  and  nine  barrells  of  mackerell. 

Item,  1  mayne  sayle  and  fore  saile,  halfe  worne. 

Item,  1  fore  sayle,  2  topp  sayles,  one  missen,  one  spred  sayle  and  topp 
savlc,  one  topp  stay  sayle,  two  steddlng  sayles,  and  one  top  gallant  sayle, 
all  old. 

Item,  six  great  guns,  eight  musketts,  one  blunderbusse,  2  pistoles,  4  cutt 
lesses,  one  smale  caske  of  powder. 

Item,  one  caske  of  shott,  and  one  of  bullctts,  old  water  caske,  5  tunns. 

Item,  two  good  cables,  one  warpp,  and  three  ankers  suteable. 

Item,  one  boate,  with  grapnell  &  creeper,  a  mast,  sayle,  and  oares. 

Item,  one  suite  of  coullers,  with  wast-cloths,  topp  armorc. 

Item,  the  shipp  James  Friggett  abouesaid. 

Item,  one  compas,  one  pott,  one  kettle. 

Item,  one  Stew  pann,  one  platter. 

Item,  1  bowle,  one  grind  stone. 

Taken  by  vs,  PAULE    CRANE, 

JOHN    FREEMAN, 
JOHN    COLl.ES. 


PLYMOUTH    COLO-NY    RECORDS. 

These  three  men,  namly,  Paule  Crane,  John  Freeman,  and  John  Colles, 
came  before  mee,  this  eleuenth  of  October,  1678,  and  tooke  thelre  oathes  to 
the  truth  of  this  abouesaid  inventory,  soe  farr  as  they  kne^\'  to  be  all  that  did 
belonge  to  the  shipp,  and  knoweth  nothing  ells  considerable  belonging  to  her ; 
these,  I  say,  tooke  oath  to  the  truth  of  this  abouewritten  inventory,  the  day  and 
veer  aboue  written. 

Before  mee,         CONSTANT    SOUTHWORTH,  Assistant. 


[•193.]  *These  may  certify  any  whom  it  may  concern,  that  certaine  Indians,  liue- 

ing  in  or  neare  Sandwich,  in  the  jurisdiction  of  New  Plymouth,  in  New  Eng- 
land, whose  names  axe  Canootus,  and  Symon,  and  Joell,  being  apprehended, 
and  on  theire  confession  convict  of  felloniously  breakeing  open  a  house,  and 
the  chest  of  Zacheriah  AUin,  of  Sand^^ich  aforsaid,  and  stealcing  from  him  the 
suine  of  twenty  fine  pounds  in  mony,  they  haueing  lost  or  imbezellcd  the  said 
mony,  and  noe  other  way  appeering  how  hee  should  be  satisfyed  for  his  losse 
and  charges  thervpon  arising,  the  authoritie  of  this  collonie  haue  centanced 
the  aboue  named  Indians  to  be  his  ppetuall  slaues,  and  haue  and  heerby  doe 
authorise  and  impower  him,  the  said  Zacheriah  AUin,  to  make  sale  of  them, 
the  said  Conootus,  Symon,  and  Joell,  to  any  Christian  pson  or  psons  in  New 
England  or  else  where,  as  his  lawfull  slaues  for  tearme  of  theire  naturall  life. 
In  testimony  wherof  I  haue  heervnto  sett  my  hand,  and  affixed  the  publicke 
seale  of  this  goflment,  this  12"^  day  of  Nouember,  1678. 

^larshfeild,  in  New  Plymouth. 

JOSIAH   WIXSLOW,  GoQ. 
JOHN    ALDEN,  Assistant. 

+It  is  ordered  by  the  Court,  that  in  case  Zacheriah  AUin  can  not  sell  them, 
that  this  record  shalbe  heer  extant  against  them,  the  said  Canootus  and  Symon, 
that  if  euer  they  be  taken  faulty  in  like  respect,  that  then  they  shalbe  forth- 
with sold  out  of  the  countrv.l 


30  October.    *Jti   fhe   Cowt  of  Ms  Mil'''  held  utt   P/i/niottlh,  for  the  Jurisdiction 
t*^^"^-J  of  A'eic  Plj/moulh,  the  80'"  of  October,  1678. 


Before  Josiah  "Winslow,  GoQ, 
John  Aldin, 
Wiliam  Bradford, 
Thomas  Hinckley, 

Assistants,  &t'. 


John  Freeman, 
James  Browne,  and 
Constant  South  worth. 


COUKT    OllDLUlS.  27 

LIBERTY    of  admiiinestratiou   is   graunted   to   Marke   Snow   and    John      1  (>  7  S. 
Rogers,  of  Eastham,  to  adminnester  on  the  estate  of  Thomas  Rogers,    """    "> 

of  Eastham  aforsaid,  late  deceased,  and  to  be  healped  therin  bv  the  advice  of 

^  -  WiNSI.OW, 

M"'  Freeman  and  Capt  Sparrow.  gou". 

"VVheras  Thomas  Rogers,  of  Eastham,  adminnestrator  to  the  estate  of 
Leifi  Rogers,  his  father,  deceased,  ended  his  life  before  his  said  adminnestra- 
tion  was  compleated,  this  Court  impowers  Capt  Sparrow  and  John  Rogers  to 
compleate  and  finally  cud  the  said  adminnestratiou. 

James  Walker,  "j  are  appointed  and  established  by  the  Court  to  take 

James  Wilbore,  and  l      notice  of  such  liquors  as  are  brought  in   disor- 

Encrease  Robinson,  J  derly  into  the  towne  of  Taunton,  and  to  make 
seizure  theroffe  according  to  order. 

Wheras  complaint  is  made  by  some  of  Taunton,  tliat  one  Samuell  Chiuer- 
icke  is  come  into  theire  towne  disorderly,  and  contineweth  there  contrary  to 
the  mind  of  the  townsmen,  these  are  therfore  to  require  the  said  Chiuericke 
either  speedily  to  procure  their  approbation  to  stay  there,  or  otherwise  forth- 
with to  depart  the  said  towne. 

In  reference  vnto  the  settlement  of  the  estate  of  John  Sauage,  of  Reho- 
both,  deceased,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  forasmuch  as  the  estate  consists 
mostly  in  land,  and  scarsly  enough  of  other  estate  to  pay  the  debts,  this  Court 
haue  ordered  and  authorised  Obadiah  Bo-sviii,  Samuell  Luther,  and  Hugh  Cole 
by  advice  and  councell  to  assist  the  widdow,  Sarah  Sauage,  the  relict  of  the 
said  John  Sauage,  in  the  disposeing  and  improuement  of  the  said  estate  to  the 
best  advantage  they  can,  for  the  payment  of  the  debts  and  bringing  vp  of  the 
childi-en  ;  and  incase  they  be  nesscsitated  to  make  sale  of  any  of  the  lands  for 
that  pui-pose,  they  are  heerby  impowered  soe  to  doe,  it  appeering  to  the  Court 
that  the  lands  were  purchased,  some  of  them  to  the  impairing  of  the  said 
estate  ;  and  incase  any  of  the  said  estate  is  left  when  the  debts  are  payed  and  the 
children  brought  vpp,  that  then  the  widdow  being  allowed  the  thirds,  according 
to  law,  the  remainder  to  be  deuided  in  equall  and  alike  proportions  amongst 
the  children  then  surviueing  when  of  age. 

This  Court  doth  agree  with  and  engage  vnto  Theophilus  Witherill,  in 
regard  of  his  being  disabled  in  the  late  warr  soe  as  hee  is  likely  to  be  a  cripple 
all  his  dayes,  the  suine  of  thi-ee  score  pounds  in  siluer  mony  of  New  England, 
ten  pounds  therof  to  be  payed  forthwith  vpon  demaund,  and  fifty  pounds  the 
next  yeer ;  and  the  said  Theophilus  did  accept  therof  in  full  satisfaction  in 
respect  of  his  wound  receiued  in  the  late  warr. 

Lycence  is  graunted  by  the  Com-t  vnto  Mary  Williamson,  whoe  keepeth 
an  ordinary  att   Marshfeikl,  to   draw  and  sell  beer,  wine,  and   liquors,  soe  as 


272  PLYMOUTH    COLONY    EECOHDS. 

shee  keep  good  orders  in  her  house,  that  soe  there  be  noe  just  cause  of  com- 
phiiut  in  that  respect. 

Samuell  Dunham,  of  Middlebery,  appeared  att  the  latter  end  of  this  Court 
'^o^'"-  to  demaund  charges  for  two  witnesses  in  a  case  depending  betwixt  John  Doten, 
phiintiffe,  against  the  said  Samuell  Dunham,  defendant,  but  could  not  haue  them, 
the  plaintiffe  not  being  in  the  Court ;  therfore  it  resteth  vntill  the  next  Court. 
[*19o.]  *In  reference  vnto  the  settlement  of  the  estate  of  Samuell  Annible,  late 

of  Barnstable,  deceased,  the  Court  haue  ordered,  that  the  seate  of  land  which 
was  formerly  M'  Thomas  AUins,  be  and  heerby  is  settled  vpon  and  vnto  Sam- 
uell Annible,  the  eldest  son  of  the  said  Samuell  Annible,  deceased ;  and  hee  is 
to  pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  vnto  his  sister,  Anna  Annible,  the  full  and  just  sutiie 
of  twenty  fiue  pounds,  the  one  halfe  in  currant  siluer  mony  of  New  England, 
and  the  other  halfe  in  cui-rent  pay  att  prise  current,  att  the  deliuery  therof  within 
two  yeers  after  hee  is  of  age  ;  and  that  the  youngest  son,  John  Annible,  shall 
haue  the  farrae  that  the  aged  widdow  Annible  hath  her  life  in  and  now  liueth  on, 
which  was  pte  of  the  lands  which  formerly  Anthony  Annible  liued  on  ;  and 
that  hee,  the  said  John  Annible,  shall  likewise  pay  or  cause  to  be  payed  to  his 
sister,  Anna  Annible,  the  suine  of  twenty  fiue  pounds,  the  on^halfc  in  currant 
siluer  mony  of  New  England,  and  the  other  halfe  in  currant  pay  att  prise  cur- 
rant, att  the  deliuery  therof  within  two  yeers  after  hee  comes  to  be  of  age. 

And  that  the  widdow  shall  haue  all  the  moucables  and  all  the  stocke  for 
euer,  to  be  att  her  owne  dispose  for  and  towards  the  bringing  vp  of  the  children, 
hopeing  that  shee  will  haue  a  care  to  bringe  them  vp  in  a  way  of  education  as 
the  estate  will  beare,  and  to  haue  all  the  profRtts  of  all  the  lands  vntill  the 
said  Samuell  Annible  and  John  Annible  comes  to  be  of  age,  and  then  the 
thirds  in  the  proffitts  of  the  lands  dureing  her  naturall  life. 

Wheras  it  doth  appcer  to  the  Court,  that  Mistris  Mary  Wyatt,  of  Taun- 
ton, widdow,  is  in  great  nessesitie  and  a  very  low  condition,  in  want  of  main- 
tainancc,  notwithstanding  the  estate  of  her  deceased  husband  came  by  her, 
these  are  to  giue  libertie,  and  appoint  and  authorise  M'  James  Walker,  Wiliam 
Harvey,  Scni"',  and  "Walter  Dean,  or  any  two  of  them,  to  lease  out  some  of  the 
lands  or  raeddowes  of  the  said  Leiftenant  Wyatt,  and  the  pay  or  benifitt  arise- 
ing  therby  shalbe  improued  for  the  releifFe  of  the  said  widdow,  Mary  Wyatt  j 
and  that  the  lands  or  meddowes  shalbe  leased  out  for  fifty  yeers..  except  the 
heire  see  cause  to  redeem  it  within  that  time ;  and  incase  the  hcire  redeem 
it,  hee  shall  pay  all  that  the  posesser  hath  bine  att  charge  on  it. 

Wheras  Capl  Fuller,  att  his  death,  bequeathed  a  ccrtalne  house,  and  land, 
and  meddow  vnto  his  grand  son,  Samuell  Fuller,  wherin  Mistris  Francis  Fuller 
hath  interest  vntill  her  death,  this  Court  haue  appointed  and  impowered  Elder 


COIKT    OKDKKS. 

CliipiiKui,  and  Thonuis  Huckcius  ami  Maiy  Fuller,  wlddow,  the  relict  oi"  Leirt 
Fuller,  deceased,  to  rattify  and  confeirine  what  Mistrls  Frauds  Fuller  shall  doe 
and  agree  vpon  in  reference  vnto  the  letting  and  setting  forth  of  the  said  land 
and  nicddow,  and  they  consenting  to  what  the  said  Francis  Fuller  shall  doe 
respecting  the  pmises,  shalhe  in  full  confeirmation  therof  for  the  full  tearme 
it  shalbe  lett  forth. 

Wheras  Hugh  Stewert,  aduiinncstrator  of  the  estate  of  Thomas  Phelpj)*, 
saith,  that  there  is  nothing  left  for  seauen  or  eight  children  but  an  house  afi 
land,  which  house  foUcth  to  decay,  the  rent  not  being  sufficient  to  keep  it  in 
repaire,  the  Court  giues  libertie  to  the  said  adminnestrator,  with  the  advice 
of  John  Thacher  and  John  ililler,  to  make  sale  therof,  and  the  mony  to  be 
secured  by  them  vutill  the  Court  shall  (leniauiul  it,  and  see  cause  to  order  it 
for  the  good  of  the  cliildren. 

*  1678,  October.  In  aus^\are  to  the  petition  prefered  to  the  Court  bv  [*196. 
Francis  Conibc,  and  like«  ise  the  Court  being  informed  that  Samuell  Fuller  is 
in  a  likelyhood  to  be  procured  to  teach  the  word  of  God  att  Middleberry,  they 
doe  approue  therof ;  and  incase  hee  be  obtained,  and  be  likely  to  settle  amongst 
them,  doe  heerby  signify,  that  they  will  indeauor  that  the  propriators  of  the 
lands  within  that  townshipp  may  be  healpfuU  towards  his  maintainance. 

Francis  Combe  is  lycenced  by  the  Court  to  keep  an  ordinary  att  his  house 
in  Middleberry  for  entertainment  of  strangers,  and  is  allowed  to  draw  and  sell 
beer,  wine,  and  liquors  there,  for  the  entertainment  and  i-cfreshmcnt  of  trauel- 
lers,  and  is  heerby  required  to  keep  good  orders  in  his  house,  thnt  there  arise 
noe  cause  of  just  blame  by  his  negligence  in  that  behalfe. 

Tavuiton,  the  second  of  August,  167S. 
Wee,  whose  names  are  vuderwritten,  being  warned  by  the  constable  as  a 
jury  to  take  the  view  of  a  child  named  Maiy  Gould,  aged  about  foure  yeers  or 
therabouts,  being  found  in  the  riuer  drowned,  and  haueing  dilligently  enquired 
into  the  matter,  our  apprehensions  are,  that  the  child  came  to  its  death  by  some 
accedent  by  falling  in  or  adventuring  to  wade  through,  being  taken  vp  out  of 
the  water  by  its  mother,  and  past  all  meanes  of  recoucry. 

WILtAM   HARVEY.  XATHAXIELL   THAYER, 

WILLAM   HOSKINS,  NICHOLAS   STAUGHTON, 

JOSEPH   WILBORE,  JOSEPH   WILLIS, 

JOHN   MAYTOMBER,  SAMUELL   HOSKIXS, 

GYLES   GILBERT,  HENERY'   HODGIS, 

AUSTINE   COBB,  JOHX   KXAPP. 

It  was  Mary  Gould,  the  daughter  of  John  Gould,  of  the  towne  of  Taimton. 
VOL.    v.  So 


PLYMOriTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


1(;70. 

29  May. 

[*200.] 


[Pages  •197,  •198,  and  *199,  axe  blank.] 

*J.n  exact  List  of  all  the  JVnmes  of  the  Freemen  of  the 
Prence,  Got;".  Jurisdiction  of  JYew  Plymouth,  transcribed  by  JVa- 
Ann':  1670.  than iel  Morton,  Secretary  to  tJie  Court  for  the  said 

Jurisdiction,  the  29"'  of  May,  Ann"  Dom  1670. 


Plymouth. 
M''  Thomas  Prence, 
Capt  Wiliam  Bradford, 
M''  John  Howland, 
M''  John  Winslow, 
M'^  John  Cotton, 
M"'  Thomas  Cushman, 
M'  Thomas  Clarke, 
Gorg  Watson, 
Robert  Bartlett, 
Samuell  Eedey, 
James  Cole,  Seni"', 
Wiliam  Hoskins, 
Nathaniel  Morton, 
Gyles  Eickard,  Seni"^, 
Richard  Wright, 
John  Dunham, 
Andrew  Ringe, 
Robert  Finney, 
Leiftenant  Ephraim  Morton, 
M""  Joseph  Bradford, 
John  Wood, 
Jacob  Cooke, 
Samuell  Dunham, 
Samuell  Fuller, 
Sarjeant  Wiliam  Harlow, 
Thomas  Lettice, 


Gyles  Rickard,  Juni'', 

Benajah  Pratt, 

Thomas  Morton, 

John  Rickard, 

Stephen  Bryant, 

M^  Wiliam  Clarke, 

James  Clarke, 

Gorg  Bonum, 

Joseph  Dunham, 

Samuell  Ryder, 

Abraham  Jackson, 

Wiliam  Crow, 

James  Cole,  Juni', 

Sarjeant  Ephraim  Tinkham, 

Edward  Gray, 

Jonathan  Pratt, 

Daniel  Dunham, 

John  Doged,  Seni"', 
liGorg  Morton,|| 

Ephraim  Tilson, 

Jabcz  Howland, 

John  Fallowell, 

Thomas  Cushman, 

John  Dotey, 
+Gorge  Morton, J 

John  Waterman. 


Duxbuirow. 

M'  John  Aldin, 
||M'  Constant  Southworth,|| 
JM"'  Wiliam  Collyare,^  deceased, 

M'  John  Holmes, 
t^l'  Constant  Southworth,J 


M'  Christopher  Wadsworth, 
Experience  Mitchell, 
Leif?  Samuell  Nash, 
Phillip  Delano, 


COURT    ORDERS. 


275 


Moses  Simons, 

*Johu  Waslihurn,  Juni'-,: 

1  (■)  7  0, 

Heneiy  Sampson, 

Abraham  Sampson, 

— V— 

JFrancis  Sprague,:J: 

Francis  West, 

21)  M.y. 

Wiliam  Tubbs, 

Benjamine  Bartlctt, 

John  Rogers,  Scni"', 

John  Tracyc, 

Abraham  Peii-se,  Seni', 

Ensigne  Jonathan  Aldin, 

*Gorg  Partrich, 

Joseph  Wadsworth, 

[-.'01.; 

Gorg3  Soule,  Seni--, 

M--  Samuell  Saberry, 

John  Washbiu-ue,  Seni% 

John  Spraguc, 

M'  AUexander  Standish, 

Samuell  Hunt, 

M'  Joslas  Standish, 

35.  John  Wadsworth, 

W  John  Aldin,  Juni'", 

Benjamine  Church, 

Wiliam  Paybody, 

John  Rogers,  Juni"", 

Edmond  Weston, 

Samuell  West, 

Wiliam  Clarke, 

Rodulphus  Thacher. 

Robert  Barker, 

Scittuate. 

M--  Wiliam  Witherell, 

Stephen  Vinall, 

M--  Nicholas  Baker, 

John  Vinall, 

Humphery  Turner, 

Jeremiah  Hatch, 

John  Hewes, 

Rodulphus  Elmes, 

Walter  Woodward, 

Jlsacke  Bucke,J 

Edward  Jenkens, 

Joseph  Colman, 

Samuell  Jackson, 

Walter  Briges, 

Thomas  Ciapp, 

John  HoUett, 

Wiliam  Wills, 

Wiliam  Brookes, 

IlLeift  Isacke  Bucke,|| 

Richard  Curtice, 

Cornett  Robert  Studson, 

Wiliam  Ciu-tice, 

John  Wiliams,  Juni"', 

Walter  Hatch, 

Isacke  Chettenden, 

Mathew  Gannett, 

Gorg  Russell, 

Micaell  Peirse, 

John  Bryant, 

John  Hanmore, 

Henery  Ewell, 

Samuell  Witherell, 

J:John  Daman, J 

John  Bryant,  Juni''. 

j\P  Thomas  Kinge, 

John  Cushen, 

John  Turner,  Seni"', 

Anthony  CoUymore, 

John  Turner,  Juni"', 

Peter  CoUymore. 

Thoniiis  Finceii, 

76 

PLYMOUTH    COLON'i 

:    RECORDS. 

1  (J  7  0. 

*Sau(hvieli 

29  May. 

^I'  Edmoud  Freeman,  Seni"', 

Thomas  Tupper,  Juni', 

[*302.] 

M'  Richard  Bovune, 

M'  Edmond  Freeman,  Juni' 

Thomas  Tupper,  Seni', 

Stephen  SkifFe, 

James  SkifFe,  Seni'', 

Joseph  Burgis, 

JWiH-am  Bassett,J  deceased. 

^^'ilhim  Swift. 

Taunton. 

M'  Gorge  Shoue, 

John  Bryant, 

Walter  Dean, 

James  Phillips, 

Richard  Williams, 

John  Hatheway, 

Leift  Gorg  Macey, 

John  Cobb, 

t  Gorge  Hall,t 

tThomas  Deane,J: 

James  Walker, 

JJames  Tisdall, J 

John  Tisdall,  Seni', 

iJohn  Hall,:t 

Wiliam  Harvey, 

JJoseph  Wiliams,t 

AYiliam  Hailstone, 

JJamcs  Leanard,  Juni',J 

Wiltam  ^Vitherell, 

JRichard  Burt,J 

Thomas  Linkolme, 

^Jonathan  Brigges,t 

Peter  Pitts, 

JAron  Knap,+ 

Francis  Smith, 

Jonas  Austine, 

Samuell  Smith, 

Nathaniel  Williams, 

Ensigne  Thomas  Leanard, 

M'  John  Pole, 

Samuell  WiUiams,      , 

Aron  Knapp, 

John  Tisdall,  Juni', 

Joseph  Williams, 

Israeli  Dean, 

Encrease  Robinson. 

Edward  Bobbitt, 

Yarmoutli, 

M'  Jolui  Crow, 

Yolveitou  C'row, 

Thomas  Falland, 

Joseph  Howes, 

Emanuell  White, 

John  Thacher, 

James  Mathews, 

Henery  Vincent, 

M'  Edm'ond  Hawes, 

Samuell  Sturgis, 

:M''  John  Vincent, 

Judah  Thacher, 

Jeremiah  Howes, 

Thomas  Howes, 

John  Miller, 

John  Hawcs, 

Edward  Sturgis,  Seni', 

Kanelmc  Winslow,  Juni'. 

Uicbard  Saers, 

COURT    ORDERS. 


•Barnstable. 


MIT  (I. 


AI'  Thomas  Hinckley, 
M''  Nathaniel  Bacon, 
M'  Thomas  Walley, 
M''  Thomas  Allin, 
^I''  Wiliam  Sarjeant, 

II Elder  Henery  Cobb,|| 

II  Eld  John  Chipman,|| 
Anthony  Annible, 
Henery  Rowley, 
John  Cooper, 

J  Henery  Cobb,  J 
Ensigne  Barnard  Lambert, 
Henery  Bourne, 
James  Hamblen,  Seni'', 
M''  Thomas  Dexter,  Seni% 
Captaine  Mathew  Fuller, 
John  Finney, 

JJohn  Chipman,J 
Willram  Crocker, 
Roger  Goodspeed, 
■M"'  John  Gorum, 
Thomas  Huckens, 


Abraham  Blush, 
Austine  Beirse, 
John  Jenkens, 
Robert  Shilley, 
John  Scudder, 
Thomas  Laythorpe, 
John  Tompson, 
+||Leifti|  Joseph  Laythorpe,: 
Gorge  Lewis, 
John  Howland, 
Wiliam  Dexter, 
.lames  Cobb, 
James  ILimblen,  Juni', 
Thomas  Lewis, 
3o,  .Tames  Lewis, 
Job  Crocker, 
+Shuball  Dimacke,t 
John  Finney,  Juni"", 
Samuell  Allin, 
Pellatiah  Laythorp, 
Jabez  Lumbard. 


Marshfeild. 


X 


Major  Josias  Winslow, 

M'  Samuell  Arnold, 

M'  Kanelme  Winslow, 

M"'  Josias  Winslow,  Seni^ 

M''  Thomas  Besbech, 

Captaine  Nathaniel  Thomas, 

Leiftenant  Peregrine  White, 

John  Dingley, 

Robert  Carver, 

Anthony  Snow, 

John  Bourne, 

M''  Anthony  Eames, 

Ensigne  Clarke  Eames, 

Wilkm  Foard,  Seni'", 

M--  Rosoluod  White, 


Timothy  Williamson, 
John  Rouse, 
Morris  Truant, 
Wiliam  Holmes, 
John  Caruer, 
Wiliam  Foard,  Juiu', 
Jonathan  Winslow, 
Nathaniel  Thomas, 
John  Rogers, 
Samuell  Sprague, 
.Jolm  Foster, 
Nathaniel  AMuslow, 
Jacob  Dingley, 
Jlicaell  Foard. 


PLYMOUTH    COLONY    RECORDS. 


[•205.] 


IIM--  Daniel  Smith,l| 
yM"'  Xoah  Xewman,|l 

]M''  Stephen  Paine, 

M^  Thomas  Cooper, 

Richard  Bowin, 

Leiftenaut  Peter  Hunt, 
JM""  Noah  Newman,J 

Nicholas  Hyde, 
|iM"-i|  Wiliara  Sabine, 

Nicholas  Pecke, 

Phillip  Walker, 

Nathaniel  Paine, 

Ensigne  Henery  Smith, 

John  Eead, 

ISamuell  NewmanJ 

Wiliam  Carpenter, 


Eastham. 


^I"'  John  Freeman, 

M"'  John  Doane, 

Edward  Banges, 

Nicholas  Snow, 

Josias  Cooke, 

Leiftenant  Joseph  Rogers, 

Job  Cole, 

Daniel  Cole, 

Robert  Vixon, 

Steuen  Wood, 

Ensigne  Wiliam  Merricke, 

Henerv  Atkins, 


Bridgwater. 


*>[•■  James  Keith, 
M'  Wiliam  Brett, 
Thomas  Haward,  Senl'' 
John  AViUis, 
Samuell  Tompkins, 
John  Carey, 
Joseph  Aldin, 
Leiftenant  'I'hmiuis  Ha' 


Gilbert  Brookes, 
John  Pecke, 
Anthony  Perrey, 
John  Woodcocke, 
Samuell  Carpenter, 
Samuell  Pecke, 
John  Titus, 
Jonathan  Blisse, 
Robert  Fuller, 
Gorge  Kenericke, 
Steuen  Paine,  Juni', 
Preserued  Abell, 
John  Read,  Juni"", 
Peter  Hunt,  Juni"", 
John  Ormsbye, 
Nathaniell  Cooper. 

jSIarke  Snow, 
Wiliam  Walker, 
John  Doan,  Juni', 
Samuell  Freeman, 
Thomas  Paine, 
Jonathan  Sparrow, 
Benajah  Dunham, 
Gorg  Crispe, 
Jonathan  Banges, 
John  Banges, 
Thomas  Rogers, 
Joseph  Harding. 

Arther  Harris, 
Nathaniell  Willis, 
Nicholas  Byram, 
Ensigne  John  Haward, 
Samuell  Packer, 
John  Fames, 
Samuell  Allin. 


COURT    ORDERS. 


170 


John  Cooke, 
John  Russell, 
James  Shaw, 
Arther  Hathewev, 


Dartmouth. 


Wiliam  Spooner 
Samuell  Hickes, 
Wiliam  Palmer. 


1670. 


Captame  Thomas  AV'illett, 
M'  James  Browne, 
John  Allin, 
M'  Nicholas  Tanner, 
Nathaniel  Pecke, 


Hugh  Cole, 
Sacaryah  Eedey, 
Samuell  Luther, 
M'  John  ]Myles,  Juui"', 


;Mlddleberrv. 


John  Morton, 

[Henerv  A^^ood,,  deceased, 

Jonathan  Dunham, 


Francis  Combe, 
Wiliam  Nelson,  Seni'' 
Samuell  Eaton. 


GENERAL    INDEX 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


7,  56  ; 


.  16S 
30,  149 
.  586 
.  129 
.  loG 
.  43 
.  108 
.  191 


196 


Abell,  Preserved, 

freeman, 

Acanootus,     ......... 

Accord  Pond, 

lands  to  be  divided,   .     .     .     .     . 

lands  bounded, 

Achawehett,  alias  ilatlliias,  an  Indian, 

Aclkins,  Elizabeth, 

Agawam,  Agawaam, 

lands  pledged  to  pay  soldiers'  wag! 
Indians,  engagement  of  fidelity,    . 

Aimes,  John.  Jun., 

Akomont.  Indian  sachem, 71 

Alberson,  Nicholas,  punished  for  sundry  otFcnces,   .   1  j7 

Albey,  William, '    ....     49 

Alden,  Aldin,  Da^^d,    . 19j,  246 

petition  for  land, 170 

John,  4,  11,  23,  26,  28,  29,  30,  42,  49,  52,  54,  68, 
80,  84,' 89,  95,  100,  103,  107,  123,  130,  133, 
134,  137,  14t,  148,  152,  157,  158,  179,  186, 
203,  211,  217,  237,  251,  255,  264,  268,  270. 

Deputy  Governor, 245 

an  Assistant,  17,  34,  55,  90,  112,  143,  163,  194 
229,  256 

freeman, 274 

John,  Sen.,  liis  land  at  Titicut, 141 

John,  Jun.,  freeman, 275 

Jonathan, 91 

^•eeman, 275 

Joseph, 19 

fi-eeman, 278 

Alexander,  Indian  sachem, 83 

AlUermuse,  field, 15 

AUin,  Ephraim, 190 

Gideon, 145 

Increase, 190 


Allin,  John,    .     .    12,  49,  118,  119,  131,  227,  241.  165 

deputy, 34 

controversy  about  rates  of, 85 

fi-eeman, 279 

John,  Sen 19,  24,  230 

John,  Jun., 6 

Xehemiah, 146 

lialph.  to  keep  Pocassett  Ferry, 23 

to  purchase  land  of  Indians,     .     .     .     .    23,  24 

Ralph,  Sen., 58 

Samuel 19,  56,  255 

freeman, 277,  278 

Thoma,>!, 36,  272 

freeman 277 

AVilliam, 115 

ZachaiT,  to  sell  Indians  for  steahng,  .  .  .  270 
Mr.,  .  " 35,  113 


Alline,  WilUam. 190 

Almy,  Almey.  John, 75 

estate  of, 212 

Mary, 212,  213 

Ammunition  apportioned, 206 

Amos,  Captain,  an  Indian, 209 

Andrew,  John,  punished  for  several  offences,      .     .118 

Andrews,  Andrewes,  John 118 

Annadomie,  Annado\\Ti,  Ebenezer, 13s 

Henry. 139 

Joanna 13S 

PhiHp, 139 

Roger,  inquest  upon 141 

estate  of, 138 

Annible,  Anna, 272 

Anne,  fined  for  selUng  beer, 246 

Anthony, .■  7,  272 

land  granted  to 20,  24 

estate  of, 146 

('283) 


284 


GENERAL  INDEX. 


Aiinible,  Anthony,  freeman, 277 

John,      .     ' 272 

Samuel, 196,231,246 

estate  of,  settled, 272 

widow, 272 

Anumpas,  an  Indian, 225 

Apamach,  an  Indian, 225 

Apportionment  of  contribution  received  from  Ire- 
land,     222 

of  money  luised  for  war, 191,  192 

of  soldiers  and  ammimition,     ....    197,  206 

of  rates, 207,  243 

Aquistausuncke,  an  Indian, 225 

Aquonest, 109 

Arms,  to  be  carried  to  the  meeting  on  the  Lord's 

day, 176 

penalty  for  being  unpro^^dcd  with,    ....  200 
ammunition,  &:c.,  not  to  be  sold  to  Indians,     .     59 

Arnold,  Samuel, 257 

ft-eeman, 277 

Samuel,  Jan.,  fined  for  breach  of  peace,     .     .     IG 

and  wife  fined, ^Q 

Seth, 226 

Mr 169 

Arther,  John,  prosecuted  for  neglecting  public  wor- 
ship,      109 

Ashawaham,  an  Indian, 1(8 

Ashunuitt,  Ashemiuit, 70,  71 

Ashuwoohanitt,  Lidian  sachem, 71 

Asquibbs, 72 

Assistants,  17,  34,  55,  90,  112,  143,  163,  194,  229,  256 

Assonett, 74 

Neck,  pledged  to  jay  soldiers'  wages,    .     .     .191 

lands  at,  ordered  to  be  sold, 248 

Assowamsett, 63,  188 

lands  pledged  to  pay  soldiers'  wages,      .     .     .191 
Pond,  lands  there  purchased  by  Philip,  ...     98 

Ponds, 86,  132 

Atkins,  Attkins,  Henry, 146,  167,  197 

freeman. 278 

Samuel, 224 

Atkinson.  Adliiiison,  Marmaduke,  ...     51,  82,  159 

fined, 51,  81 

petition  for  divorce 159 

Mr., 131 

Attwood,  alias  Wood,  Hannah, 188 

Henry,  lands  of, 140,  142 

John,  Sen., 188 

John,  Jun.,  estate  of,  settled, 188 

See  Wood. 

Auntaanta, 4 

Austine,  Jonas,  freeman, 270 

Jonas,  Jan., 102 

Awashunckes,  Awashunkes,    squa  .sachem,     ...     73 

her  agreement, 75 

Aweepanish,  an  Indian, 225 


Backe,  Lieutenant, 56,  70 

Bacon,  Hannah, 134,  137 

Nathaniel,  4,  11,  20,  23,  26,  28,  30,  49,  50,  52,  54, 
68,  80,  84,  89,  95,  103,  116,  123,  134,  145, 
257. 

an  Assistant, 17,34,55,90,112 

estate  of, 134,  137 

fi"eeman, 277 

Samuel, 27 

Badston,    Robert,    compkint  of.   against    Charles 

AVills, ' 253 

Baker,  Alice, 117 

Mary, 117 

Xichohs,  freeman, 275 

Mr., 104 

Mr.,  of  Scituate, 240 

Balston,  AVilliam, 121 

Bangs,  Banges,  Edward,  freeman, 278 

John, 114 

freeman, 27S 

Jonathan,  18,  91,  144,  168,  171,  195,  200,  220,  232 
deputy  from  Eastham,    .     .     .     .144,196,214 

freeman, 278 

Jo.shua, 166 

Bark,  boards,  plank,  &c.,  exportation  of,  proliib- 

ited, 104,  106 

Barker,  Isaac, 146 

James, 75 

John, 153.  226 

Robert, 18,  93 

appointed  lieutenant, 175 

])unished  for  desertion  and  mutiny,    .     .     .189 

freeman,  . 275 

Robert,  Sen., 232 

Mr.,  of  Rhode  Island,  land  claimed  by,      .     .  239 

Barkers,  Joseph, 146 

Barlow,  Aaron, Ill 

George, 261,  204 

prosecuted  for  turbulent  behavior,  236,  238,  264 
Jane,  presented  for  selling  liquor  to  Indians,  .  261 

Bamaby,  Barnabey,  James, 249 

settlement  of  estate  of, 247 

James.  Jun.,  choice  of  guai'dian, 249 

Lydia, 247 

Barnes,  John,  killed,  inquest  upon, 88 

administration  of  estate  of, 81 

Jonathan, 81,  116.  231 

Mrs.  Jonc,  .     .     .    " 81,  S5 

Thoma.s, 91 

Barnstiible,     .............      7,  46 

deputies,      .         ..........  23 1 

freemen,      . 277 

to\TO  officers,  18,  19,  35—37,  56—60,  62,  91—93, 
113—115,144—146,  164—166,  195,  230— 
232,  257,  258. 
soldiers, lA,  176,  1  s.j.  i!i;i,  ]97 


GENERAL    INDEX. 


285 


Bamstoble,  town  council, 1S6 

rates, 192,  197,207,  243 

contribution  from  Ireland, 222 

military  officers, 149 

bounds, lOo,  221,  233 

controversy  with  Mashantampaine,    ....   147 

Barstow,  Anna, 13 

Jeremiah,  guardian  of,  appointed,      ....  236 
John,  guardian  of,  appointed,  ....     235,  236 

Joseph,  . 36 

garrison  at  the  house  of,      .     .     .     .     187,  189 
to  keep  an  ordinary  at  Scituate,    .     .     .     .  1 10 

paid  for  building  bridge, 172 

Michael, 236 

WiUiam, 149 

admini.stration  of  estate  of,  .     .     .'    .     .     .     13 

Bartlett,  Benjamin,  19,  21,  29,  So,  56,  68,  80,  113,  122, 

123,  143,  164,  247,  207 

l;uid  granted  to, 15 

freeman, 275 

Joseph,     30,  93,  99,  204,  213,  220,  224,  247,  252 

Mn-y 220 

her  release  to  Elizabeth  AVarren's  estate,    .  139 

Robert, 139,  182 

estate  of, 220 

freeman, 274 

r.artrum,  William, 146 

Bassett,  Joseph, 18,  37 

Man-, 43,47 

and  William,  Jun.,  their  choice  of  guardian,   .52 

Nathaniel, 60,114,165,250 

Samuel, .  258 

Wilham,  estate  of, 43,  47,  52 

his  knd  at  Titicut, 141 

complaint  of,  against  James  Skiffe,  Jun.,  9 

complaint  of,  against  Farmer  and  Davis,     .     10 

freeman, 276 

William,  Jun., 52 

Batson,  Anne, 260 

inquest  on  the  child  of, 261,  262 

and  others,  requii-ed  to  touch  the  body,      .     .  262 

Baxter,  Thomas,  prosecuted  and  cleared,  .     .     .87,  168 

a  maimed  soldier,  pension  of,  ...     .    239,  240 

Bayley,  John, 226 

Greydo,  land  of,  at  Titicut,'. 141 

Bearce,  Austin, 146 

Beares,  Elizalieth, 233 

Heedle,  Bedle,  Joseph, 19,  93 

lieirse.  Austi.ie,  freeman, 277 

lic'll.  James,  luid  granted  to, 188 

ailininistr.ilion  of  estate  of, 235 

Ben  S  ichom,  a.ias  Petananuett, 215 

Bent,  Joseph, 18 

Berrey,  Richai'd,  Sen.,  fined  for  smoking  in  meet- 
ing  16 

Berry,  Elizabeth, 169 


Besbeach,  Besbech,  Thomas,  freeman,      ....  277 
BilUngton,  Dorcas,  punished  for  fornication, ...     94 

Bisbee,  Besbey,  Elisha, 37 

Bisho]),  Richard,  punished  for  stealing,     ....     30 

Black  Sachem, 69 

Blacke,  John, 224 

See  Blake. 

Bkckleich,  Sindeniah, 267 

Solomon,  captain  of  James  frigate,  proceedings 

against  his  vessel,  ....     265—267,  269 

will  of, 267 

Blackmore,  Elizabeth, 211 

WiUiam,  exempt  from  training, 25 

estate  of, 211 

Blackston,  John,  guai-dians  appointed  for,     .     .     .181 

Blackstone,  AVilliam,  estate  of, 172.  181 

Mr.,  estate  of, 84 

Blackwell,  John, •.     .     .     58,  91,  257 

Michael. 62 

Miles, 116 

Blake,  Bkcke,  Christopher,  his  complaint  against 

an  Indian, 27 

fined  for  breach  of  Sabbath, 15 

punished  for  drunkennes.?, 31,117 

Blisse,  Jonathan, 6 

freeman, 278 

Blush,  Abraham,  freeman, 277 

Bobbitt,  Bobbett,  Edward, 62 

estate  of. 217 

freeman, 276 

Sarah,» 217 

Bonum,  George, 22,  36,  208 

freeman, 274 

Boomer,  Matthew. 169 

prosecuted  for  neglect  of  public  worshiji,   .     .     47 

Booth,  John, 262 

Boston.  Massachusetts, 266 

Bosworth,  Jonathan, 18.  93 

Jonathan,  Sen., 212 

Xathaniel, 63 

Bound  Brook, 110 

Bourne,  EUezer, 218 

Elisha, 196,  219 

Ezra, 190 

Henry,  freeman, 277 

Hezekiah, 218 

Job,  fined  for  not  serving  as  constable,  .     .     .100 

e.stateof, 218 

John,       .     .     .  35,  37,  57,  92,  164,  195,  232,  262 

freeman, 277 

Richard, 46,  99,  121,  186,  218 

land  granted  to, 3,  4,  SO.  13 1 

alewives  granted  to, 140 

deputy  to  General  Court, 34 

freeman. 276 

Ruhamah 218,  219 


286 


GExNERAL   INDEX. 


Bourne,  Sheaqashub, 114 

Timothy, 218 

Mr.,   .  " 37,  38,  6J<,  147 

Bo\^-in,  Obadiah, 25G,  271 

Eichard, 36,  258 

freeman, 278 

Bradford,  Jael, 2j9 

Josejjh,  land  granted  to, lol 

freeman, 274 

and  vfile,  licensed  as  retailers,  ....  259 
William,  4,  11,  23,  26,  28,  30,  42,  49,  52,  54,  68, 
80,  84,  89,  95,  103,  107,  110,  123,  130,  133 
—135,  137,  142,  148,  152,  158,  179,  183, 
203,  204,  211,  217,  237,  245,  251,  254,  255, 
263,  264,  270. 

freeman, 274 

an- Assistant,  17,  34,  55,  90,  112,  143,  163,  194, 

229,  256 

commissioner  of  United  Colonies,  112,  143,  164, 

195,  230 

compensation  to  liim, 210 

on  committee  to  rc\ii;e  the  laws,   ....  263 
William  and  Joseph,  land  granted  to  them,    .   151 

Brading,  James, 100 

Branch,  John 114,  226,  262 

Mary, 262 

Break  Heart  Hill, 47,  70 

Brett,  WilUam, 15,  23 

freeman, 278 

William,  Jun., 166,  186 

Elder, 1^5,  180,  223 

Brewster,  Jonathan, 15 

Nathaniel, 122.  123 

estate  of, 212 

VVUUam, 122,  123.  165 

land  granted  to, 24 

Wrestling,  land  gi-anted  to, 24 

Rev.  WilUara, 24 

Bridge  over  North  Kiver, 124,  172 

Bridgewater,  .      15,  22,  23,  68,  94,  155,  191,  195,  196 

deputies, 232 

town  officers,  18,  19,  35—37,  56—60,  91—93, 
113,  115,  144,  145,  165;  166,  230—232,257^ 
258 

soldiers, 74,176,185,193,197 

town  council, 186 

constables  fined, 1 90 

rates, 192,  197,  207,  243 

contribution  from  Ireland, 223 

persons  complain  of  being  overrated,  ...  4 
controversy  with  Taunton,  .  .  .12.  28,  159.  171 
application  respecting  John  Kobinson,  ...     15 

ordinaries, 54,  105 

authorized  to  ])urchasc  Indian  lands,      .     .     .105 

register  of  lands  to  be  kept, 152 

freemen, 278 


Briggs,  Clement,  children  of,  land  granted  to,    .     .       5 

James, 195,  227,  262 

John, 227,  255,  256,  262 

Jonathan, 31,  32,  41 

Brigges,  Jonathan,  freeman, 276 

Remember, 5 

Richard, 102 

Samuel, 145,  25S 

Bridges,  Briges,  Walter, 36,  91,  200 

petition  of, 149 

freeman, 275 

William, 110,  116 

Goodman, 119 

Brookes,  Deborah, 148 

Gilbert, 93,  115,  197 

fi-eeman, 278 

WilHam, 166,  168 

freeman, 275 

Bromie,  James,  35,  49,  57,  76,  78,  92,  95,  123,  130, 

134,  135,  137,  141,  142,  148,  152,  158,  179, 

209.  211,  213,  217,  219,  221,  222,  233,  237, 

241,  245,  251,  255,  264,  270. 

an  Assistant,     .     .       112,  143,  163,  194,  229,  256 

deputy  from  Swansey, J  7.  55,  90 

freeman, 279 

John, 230 

lieutenant  of  Swansey  company 130 

ajipointed  captain, 175 

WilHam, 121 

recognizance  in  the  case  of  Isaac  Waldron 

against, 149 

Mr., 24,  123 

claims  land  at  Swansey, 242 

Bryant,  Briant,  Alexander, 155 

John,  61.  103.  104,  106,   119,  106,  196,  197,  254, 

deputy. 256 

fined  for  abuhing  Edward  Gra\',    ....     16 

freeman, 275,  27() 

John,  Sen., 56,70,110,145,230 

deputy  from  Scituate, 231 

John,  Jun., 119,258 

freeman, 275 

Richard,      •     •     •. Uj 

Stephen, 16,  36,  42,  196,  208 

freenwn, 274 

Stephen,  Sen.,      .    " 145 

Buck,  Bucke,  Isaac, 35,  162,  206,  230 

freeman, 275 

Lieutenant  Isiiac, 82,  103 

Lieutenant  Isaac,  freeman, 275 

lieutenant  of  Scituate  company,     ....     33 
John, 206 

prosecuted  for  adultery, 81 

John.  Jun..  his   acknowledgment  to  Thomas 

Nichols 94 


GENEKAL    INDEX. 


287 


Buck,  Lieutenant, 107,  2o7 

Buckland,  Joseph, 36 

William, - .  209 

Bullocke,  Elizabeth, 27,  45,  50 

Ilichai-d,  estate  of,     ...     27,  45,  50,  123,  233 

Samuel, 27 

Burge,  Jacob, 115,  166 

Josei)h, 195 

knd  granted  to 38 

petition  of,  about  a  way, 116 

fined  for  several  offences,     ....     ISl,  253 

Thomas, 258 

Thomas,  Sen., 3 

Burgis,  Jacob, 218 

John, 19,  37,  258 

Joseph, 218,  253 

freeman, 276 

Thomas 92,218 

Burroughes,  Jeremiah, 201 

John,  estate  of, 201 

BurseU,  Emett, 212 

James, 151 

estate  of, 212,213 

Burt,  James,  fined, 169 

Richard,  freeman, 276 

Butler,  Daniel, 190 

Obadiah, 190 

Thomas,  grant  to,  from  Indians, 98 

Butterworth,  John, ...     37,  49,  166,  222,  232,  256 

Samuel, 209 

Mr., 221 

BjTam,  Birom,  Nicholas, 105.  156 

and  others,  complaint  against  Bridgewater,  4 

freeman, 278 

Callicott,  Richard, 83,  96 

Canjmicke,  alias  Timothy  Jacked,  an  Indian,      .     .  224 

Canootus,  an  Lidian, 270 

Canteeticutt,  alias  Teticutt  River, 239 

Canty,  George, 268 

Cape  Cod, 26 

fisheries, 177,  243,  244 

fishery,  see  Fishery. 

Captain,  salary  of,     . 175 

alias  \\"oospasuck,  an  Indian, 79 

Captain  Daniel,  an  Indian, 246,  247 

Cary,  Carey,  Carrey,  John,  23,  35,  57,  91,  92,  113,  144, 
165,195,231 

fi-eeman, 278 

John,  Sen., 230,  257 

Carolina,  Corralina,  Catalina,  Cattalina,     ,     .    267,  268 

Carpenter,  Joseph, 58.114,212 

Joseph,  Sen.,  land  of,  ordered  to  be  sold,   .     .  252 

Joseph,  Jun., 252 

Margaret,  estate  of, 212,252 

Samuel, 6,  141,  212,  231,  252 

freeman 278 


Carpenter,  William 6.  59,  167,  212,  252 

I  freeman, 278 

Carver,  John,     9,  21,  36,  114,  146,  196,  226,  255,  256 

j  freeman, 277 

Robert,  freeman, 277 

]  Cattle  of  foreigners,  rated, 216 

Caukohchise.  CokashoLse, 70,  71 

Cawsetan,  an  Indian, 47 

Ceckr  Point, 227 

Cedar  Swamp, 08 

Chachapnucke,  alias  Joseph,  an  Indian,   ....   156 

Chaffey,  Joseph. 115 

Chafey,  Xathajiiel 36,  93 

Chamberline,  Job, 226 

Chambers,  Richardson,  estate  of, 132 

Cltandler,  Samuel,  fined  for  drimkenness,      ...     39 

Chapman,  Isaac, 180 

Ralph, 208 

estate  of, 85 

I  Cliarles,  an  Indian, 171 

Chauchaubin,  Francis,  an  Indian 72 

!  Chauncey,  Chauncye,  Mr., 30 

Chettenden,  Henry, 114,  121,  131 

Isaac,  35,  56,70,  103,  126,  131,  143,  149,  162,  175. 

183,  1N6,  226 

deputy  fi-om  Scituate,  17,  34,  55,  114,  135,  144 

one  of  the  coimcil  of  war, 64,  73 

freeman, 275 

complaint  agamst  Joseph  Turner  and  oth- 
ers,   126 

estate  of, 211 

Israel, 227 

Martha, 211 

Chipman,  John, 7,  19,  24,  128 

deputy  from  Barnstable, 17 

fi-eeman, 277 

kind  granted  to, 127 

Elder  John,  fi-eeman, 273,  277 


INIr. 


Chivericke,  Samuel,  warned  out  of  Tamiton,     .     . 
Chowahimna,  alias  David,  an  Indian,  examination 

of, 201— 

Church,  Benjamin,  .     .  20,  42,  55,  126,  242,  246, 
magistrate  at  Saconett  and  Pocasset,      .     .     , 

lessee  of  Pocasset  knds, 

Land  gi-anted  to, 20,  146, 

ft-eeman, 

Richard,       

and  others,  claim  lands  at  Xamassaket  Pond, 

Captain, 215,  225,  235,  247, 

Dr.,    , 

See  Cm-ch. 
Chm-ch  elders,  their  opinions  a.sked  respecting  tol- 
eration,      

Chm-clilll,  Eliezer, 

Joseph, 83 


271 


288 


GENERAL    INDEX. 


Churchill,  Mary,  prosecuted. 8; 

her  complaint  against  Thomas  Doty,      .     .     . 

Claghorne,  Elizabeth; 

James,  inquest  upon  the  wife  of, 

Robert, 

Cla])p,  Eliezer.  estate  of, 220, 

Increase,      

S.irauel 36,  1.5G,  220, 

paid  for  services  as  constable 

Thomas,  freeman, 

of  Dedham,  heir  of  Eliezer  Clapp,     .     .     . 

Deacon  Thomas,  of  Scituate, 

Thomas,  Sen., 

Clark,  Clarke,  Andrew, 

Henry,  fined  for  stopping  highway,  .... 

James, 62 

fined  for  breach  of  S.ibbath, 

freeman, 

Sarah, 

Thomas,      .     .     .    61.  68.  80.  171,  206,  2 JO. 

fi'eeman, 

land  granted  to, 

William,  18,  29,  39,  44,  46,  109.  Ij6,   195, 
257, 

deputy  from  Plymouth, 

freeman, 274, 

Clarke's  Island, 

without  Duxbury  boimds. 

Cloake,  Thomas,  an  Indian 

Coaksett, .     .     . 

Cobb,  Austine, 

Edwai'd,  estate  of, 

Gershom, 56, 

estate  of, 

Hemy,    .  ' 

freeman.  .  

Elder  Henry,  freeman, 

James, 

freeman, 

John, 46,  115, 

fined  for  slander,  &c., 

fi-eeman, 

Mary, 

Coblech,  John, 

Cole,  Daniel, 35,  57,  80,  92, 

deputy  from  Eastham,    ....    17,  34,  90, 

freeman, 

the  son  of  Job  Cole,  fined, 

Hugh,  56,  57,  61,  78,  92,  113,  144,  156,  165, 
deputy  fi'om  Swansey,     .     .     .      114,144, 

freeman, 

James, 51,  53, 

his  excise  abated, 39,  125, 

James,  Sen., 


94  i  Cole.  James.  Sen.,  fined. 


61 


presented,     

and  wife,  fined  for  selling  liquor  to  Indians, 
fined  for  keeping  disorderly  house, 

James.  Jun., Rf 

licensed  to  keep  an  ordinary,    .... 

freeman. 

Job,    .     .  ' 

freeman 278 

John, 115,  208 

estate  of 234 

Mary, 15 

Tobey,  alias  Xaulmocomwitt,  an  Indian,      .     .     72 
Coleman.  Edward,  fined  for  swearing,       ....   107 

Joseph, 131,  190 

Joseph,  Sen.,  petition  of,  for  land,     .     .     .     .154 

Thoma.s, 190 

Zachariah 190 

See  Colmiui. 

Coley,  Samuel, 155 

Colle,  CoUes,  John, 268—270 

Collier,  CoUyai-.  Collyarc,  William,  freeman.      .     .  274 

land  granted  to 14 

estate  of, 68,  80 

I  CoUimore,  Collymorc.  Anthony,      .     .     . 
freeman, 


275 


lilted. 


Peter, 12 

freeman, 275 

Jo«c])h.  frpcnian 275 

See  Coleman. 
Colony  House,  kte  Governor  Prence's,  see  Prence. 
Combe,  Francis,       .     .     .   15,  144,  165,  172,  222,  273 

freeman, '..'..'  278 

land  granted,  to, 14 

jirosecutcd  by  an  Indian, 85 

innholder  at  Middleborough, 273 

Commander-in-chief,  pay  of. 74 

Commanders  and  common  soldiers,  .salaries  of,  .     .175 
Commi.ssaiT  general,  Thomas  Huckens  chosen,  .     .175 

saliu'y  of, 176 

Commissioners  of  the  United  Colonies,  17,  34,  55,  90, 
112,  143,  163,  189,  195,  230,  256 

their  charges  paid, 7 

meeting  of,  in  Plymouth, 77 

letter  from, 184 

Conconwacoo,  an  Indian, 72 

Conihassett  lands  to  be  divided, 30 

Conquest  lands  claimed  by  Mr.  Gray  and  others,    .  239 

Constables,  1,8,  20,  36,  55,  90,  114,  145,  149,  165,  195, 

231,  257,  265 

fined  for  illegal  impressment,  and  released,      .   190 

Contaehoho,  an  Indi;in; 225 

Cooke,  Cook,  Caleb.     ' 182 

Elizabeth, 132 

Francis,  lund  granted  to 44 

Jacob 55 


fiENEKAL    INDEX. 


289 


Cooke,  Jacob,  Samuel  Fuller  vs., 14 

demand  against  estate  of, 203 

freeman 274 

John,  18,  31,  3.),  44.  92.  113.  140,  165.  178,  222, 

246.  2o4,  258 

deputy  from  Dartmouth,      .  1 14,  144.  165,  256 

petition  of, 93 

fined  for  breach  of  Sabbath 51 

controversy  with  Dartmouth 97 

land  granted  to, 151 

freeman, 279 

Josiah,  deputy  from  Eastham,      ...      oo,  135 

estate  of, 132 

freeman, 27S 

Cooper,  Elizabeth, 33 

Jolni,  freeman, 277 

Nathaniel, 56.  166,  186,  196 

paid  for  ser\-ices  in  war, 215 

money  granted  to  widow  and  chikben  of,    .  240 

freeman, 278 

Neighbor, 33 

Sinnii.  ekim  of,  against  Dartmouth,  240,  246.  252, 
254 

TlK.m.is, 141 

freeman, 278 

Thomas,  Jun., 141,  231 

Coolestoow,  Joseph,  fined, 156 

Cornwell,  Cornwall,  Sai-ah, 131,  133 

John 125,  133,  254 

ThouLVs, 56,  131,  132 

e.state  of, 132,  133 

Coroner's  inquest,  see  Inquest. 

Corporal,  salary  of, 176 

Cottle,  Edward,  and  wife,  fined  for  breacli  of  Sab- 
bath,      254 

Cotton,  John,  fi-eeman, 274 

Couell,  Nathaniel, 148 

wife  of,  fined  for  quarrelling, 254 

Council  of  war  appointed,  oath  of  members,  64,  73,  261 
orders  and  conclusions  of  the,  189 — 194,  209.  210 
their  proceedings,  see  Indians'  war. 

Country  house  enlarged, 38 

See  Governor  Prenee's  house. 

(fewesett, 218 

Cowin,  Cowine,  John, 215 

controversy  with  Nathaniel  Man, 44 

John  M'illiaras  vs., 163 

prosecuted  for  seditious  .speeches,      .     .     .54,61 
receipts  to   him   from  Thomas  and  Itichard 

Man, 174 

C'rabtree,  John, 232 

Crane,  Paul, 269,  270 

Crimes  :  abusing  officers, ....  9.  53,  85,  169,  181 

adultery, 32,  81,  140 

breach  of  jjeace,   10,   16,  25,  27,  30,  39,  53,  65, 
lis,  148.  152,  156 


Crimes:  breacli  of  Sabbath,  17,  26,  51.  61.  87.  99,  118, 

bujing  Lmd  of  Indian.s, i,-,i 

drunkenness,  16,  31,  39,  61,   107,  112.  117.  118. 

169,  173,  182,  254 

fornication,  21,  27,43,51,  83,  86,94,99,  112,  lis, 

130,  148,  156,  161,  173,  189,  221,  260,  265 

incest, 13.  21 

lewdne.ss, 27,32,33,41,253 

lying, 61,  112,  157 

manslaughter ],56 

murder, 167,  224 

neglecting  public  worsliip, 47,  169 

rape, 245 

receiving  stolen  goods, 228 

retailing  liquors  without  license,  .     .     .     .81,246 

riot, 127 

seditious  speeches, ;j4 

slander,  10,  16,  21,  25,  27,  31,  40,  43,  87,  88.  182, 

240,  253 

soiling  liquor  to  Lidians,  15,  39,  43,  48,  51,  61,  81, 

107,  148,  160,  239,  253,  261,  265 

stealing,  .     27,  30,  51,  53,  01,  100,  157,  253,  270 

[  stopping  highway, 10 

suicide, 182 

swearing, 10,  27,  61,  94,  107,  253 

smoking  in  meeting, 16 


witchci-aft, 154 

Crispe.  George, 31,  91 

fi-eeman, 278 

John, 256 

Ci-ocker,  Job, 21,56,195,213 

freeman, ■     .     .     .     .  277 

John, 196,  231 

estate  of, 21,  213 

William, 115,  137,  166,  168 

deputy  from  Barnstable.      ...     34,  55,  144 

freeman. 277 

Crooker,  Francis, 56,  61 

Crossman,  Crosman,  John, 190 

Robert,  ])uiiished 81 

Robert.  Sen.,  punished, 169 

Crow,  John,  freeman 276 

William,  15,  19,  22,  34,  56,  65,  66,  86,  91,  113, 
129,  130,  143,  16t.  195,  222,  230,  257,  268. 

freeman, 274 

Yelverton,  freeman, 276 

Mr 232 

deputy  from  Plymouth, 114 

CVowell,  Edfl-ard,  punished  for  trespass,    ....       8 

Cudworth,  Israel, 227,  202 

James,  70,  96,  103,  107,  118,  122,  131,  148,  152, 
158,  174,  175,  179,  181,  183,  191,  203,  211, 
217.  221.  222.  228,  237,  240,  245,  25l!  255. 


290 


lENKRAL    INDEX. 


CiKhvaitli,  James,  an  Assistant,  143,  163,  194,  229.  2d6  ' 
commissioner  of  United  Colonies,      .     .     .     .  20G  j 

guardian  to  George  Hall, j  i 

restored  to  privilege  of  freeman. 124  j 

magistrate  at  Scituate, 125  j 

capt;un  of  troops  in  Dutch  wai- lo6 

reestablished  as  captain  of  militia,  .  .  .  .150 
commander-in-chief  in  Indian  war,  .  .  .  .  17j 
on  committee  conceraing  Momit  Hope,      .     .  248 

paid  for  services, 248 

on  committee  to  revise  the  laws, 263 

James,  Jan., 58,  146 

Jonathan,  and  wife  prosecuted, 43 

Captain, 12 

Curch,  Nathaniel, 119  ^ 

See  Church.  ] 

Curtice,  Curtis,  Francis, 182  I 

fined  for  fornication, 112 

John, 132 

William,  fi-eeman, 275 

Richard, 58,  131,  226,  230 

fi-eeman, 275 

Gushing,  Cushen,  John,  36,  92,  107,  113,  114,  143,  149, 
1G4,  166.  230,  256,  257  ! 

deputy  from  Scituate, 196 

magistrate  at  Scituate,    .     .  ~ 117 

freeman, 275 

Cushman,  Isaac, 

Thomas, 42,  145, 

freeman, 

Land  granted  to, 

Thomas,  Sen.,  land  gi-auted  to, 

Mr.  Thomas,  freeman, 

Thoma.s,  Jun.; 

Cutbert,  Samuel, 

Daman,  Damman,  Daniel, 

John, 70,  91,  103,  162,  164, 

deputy  from  Scituate, 165, 

complaint  of,  against  Scituate, 

freeman, 

John,  Sen., 

estate  of, 

John,  Jun.,  estate  of, 

Martha, 

JIary,     

ZccharLah, 206, 

Danforth,  Thomas, 77, 

Daniel,  Kobert,  .  ' 260,  269 

letter  from  Solomon  ISlackloich  to,    ...     .  268 

Dai-bey,  Abraham, 157 

authorizes  Lumbtrt  to  sell  land. 158 

Hannah, 158  '  Dex 

John, 158 

Matthew,  estate  of, 160 

Dauson,  George,  fined  for  bre.ich  of  Sabbath,    .     .156 

Dartmouth, 210 


Dartmouth,  town  officers,  18.  35,  36,  56—58,  60.  62, 
91—93,  113,  115,  144—146,  165,  166 

contribution  from  Ireland, 222 

settlement  with  John  Cooke, 97 

magistrate,        68 

military  officers, 13S 

bounds  to  be  settled, 147 

Liid  waste  by  Indians, 177 

orders  for  buikling  at, 177,  178 

freemen, 279 

prosecuted  for  not  raising  money  for  minister,  59, 

98.  254 

jn-osecuted  by  Dr.  Simon  Cooper,  240,  246,  252, 


254 
Indian,  examination 

201—203 

10 

125 

39 


David,  alias  Chowahunna, 
of,   ,     .     .     . 

Davis,  Andrew,  .  .  . 
Dolor,  .... 
estate  of, .  .  . 
Hannah,  .  .  . 
Joannah.  .  .  . 
John,      .... 

John,  Sen., 232 

Nicholas,  estate  of, 124 

S.arah,  portion  of, 124 

AVilliam,  Captain, 77 

Dean.  Deanc,  Isaac 232 


47,  58,  93,  125.  lOO 


196 

208  [ 

27] 

86 

274 


Israel, 

freeman,       .     .     .     . 

James, 

John, 

Joseph, 

Thomas, 

freeman, 

Walter,  19,57.  92.  101. 


l.s,  101,  146,  196 


.     .  219 
.60.  114 


.     .  91,  111.  lO.J 

27li 

143.  164.  195.  23(1. 


freeman 276 

Debt  of  the  colony,  committee  respecting  the,  .     .  242 
Deed  of  Humphrey  Johnson,  not  acknowledged, 

allowed  to  be  recorded. 140 

Deer  Hill, 139 

Dekmo,  Deknoy,  Dallanoy,  Dellano.  Jonathan.      .  254 
Philip,     .'.     .     .    '.     .     .36,42,114,106,230 

freeman, 274 

Phili]),  Sen., 256 

Thoma.« 196 

Deputies  to  General  Court.  17,  34,  55.  90.   114,  144, 
165,   196,231,  2.>6 

De])uty  Governor, O) 

and   two  Assistants  autliorizcd  to  jircss  sol- 

diei-s, 197 


John, 


Thomas,  .     .     .     , 
Thomas,  Sen.,  .     . 

freeman,  . 
M'illiam,  freeman. 


GKNKUAl.    l.\J)KX. 


291 


Dexter,  Ensign, 181 

Die,  Dye,  Wniiiim, i!40,  246,  252,  254  I 

Dilliiigi,  Richard,  fined  for  brcacli  of  peace,     .     .     65 

Dillinglrim,  llfiiry, 36  I 

Jotin, 114  [ 

Scrgrant,  lieutenant  of  Yarmouth  company,  .   150 
Dimmock,  Dimacke,  Dimake,  Shubael,   .    IS,  246,  256 

freem:in, 277 

Dinglcy,  Jacob, 21,  36 

frccmiin, 277 

Jolin, 9,  91 

freeman, 277 

Divorce, 23,  41,  159 

Doane,  Done.  Doan,  Daniel, 93,  115,  231 

Ephraim,  presented  for  slander, 27 

prosecuted  by  an  Indim, 264 

John,      .     .     .    93,  115,  16,s.  196,  230.  232,  257 

freeman, 278 

John,  Jun.,  fi-eeman, 278 

Dodson,  Anthony, 262  i 

J)ogsett,  Dogcd,  John, 93,145 

John,  Sen.,  freeman,       .    , 274 

Thomas, 33,  59,  60,  115,  14.3,  165 

Dotey,  Dote.i,  Edward, 61  ' 

John, 57,  160,  1S2,  272  j 

freeman, 274 

bound  to  keep  the  peace, 25  : 

his  demand  against  Cook's  estate, ....  203  I 

Joseph, '  .     .     .     .     8S  ' 

prosecuted  by  Elizabeth  Warren,  ....   156 

Mary,  .     '. 239 

Samnel, 26 

Dotterich.  Pliilij),  lined  for  breach  of  Sabbath,  .     .     15 

Doughtey,  Douglity,  Dotcy,  Doten,  James,  19,  120,  227 

Thomas,.     .  ".     .     '.     .     .     .     .   87,  88,  94,  133 

Mary  Churchill  vs., 83 

Doxey,  Elizabeth, 53 

her  complaint  ag-xinst  Xatlianicl  Tilden,      .     .     43 

Drew,  John. 83,  84 

Samuel,  mquest  upon, 262 

Dunham,  Abigail,  Sen., 22 

Benajah, IS 

freeman, 278 

Daniel, 57 

freeman, 274 

John, 115 

freeman, 274 

John.  Sen.,  administration  of  liis  estiitc,     .     .     22 
his  complaint  against  John  Dotey,      ...     25 

recognized  to  appear  at  Court, 40 

John,  Jun.,  laud  granted  to, 150 

Jonathan,     .     .     .48,  56,  60,  61.  65,  66,  144,  165 

deputy, 135 

bounds  of  land  of, 65 

freem.an,  ,     .     .    ' 279 

Joseph 182,  263 


;53 


Diinh.im.  Joseph,  freeman, 

fined, 

Samuel,  .    18,  82,  88,  91,  145,  152,  160,  ISS,  272 

freeman, 274 

Samuel,  Sen., 221 

bound  for  Samuel  "Waldron, 149 

Dutch  at  Xcw  York,  order  concerning,     ....  134 

war, 135,  130 

Duxlnn-y 22,  51 

deputies, 231 

town  officers,  18,  19.  35,  36.  55—58,  60,  62,  90, 
91,  93,  106,  113—115,  143,  145,  146,  164— 
166,  195,  196,  230—232,  257.  258. 

soldiers, 74,  176,  185,  193,  197.  206 

town  council, .180 

rates, 192,  197,  207,  213 

contribution  from  Ireland, 222 

ordinary, 27 

bounds, 44,  25S 

John  Holmes,  minister  at,  land  gi-anted  to.     .   171 

freemen, 274.  275 

Dwelley,  Kichard, 127.  100.  -Jt  0 

bond  of  forfeited, 9 

Eames.  Anthony,  freeman, 277 

John,      .  ' 36,  1 14,  256 

freeman, 278 

John,  Sen.. 58 

Justus, IS,  1(6,  231 

Mark,  freeman, 277 

deputy  from  Marshfield.  17,  34,  oj.  90,  111.  Ml, 
165,  196,  214,  2.30 

one  of  the  council  of  war, (51.73 

land  granted  to, f'6 

Ensign, 35.  60.  92.  195,  222 

Earle,  llalpli, 30 

fined  for  abusing  an  officer, 10 

William, 124,  131.  133,  145 

prosecuted  for  abasing  Indians,     .     .     .     .159 
Easterbrooke,  Thomas,  ensign  of  Swansey  company,  130 

Ea.stham,  deputies, 232 

town  officers.  18,  19,  35—37,  56—58,  60,  62,  91 
—93,  113,  11.3.  144—146,  164,  166,  167,  195 
—  197,  230—232,  257,  258. 

soldiers, 74,  176,  185,  193,  197 

town  council, 186 

rates, 192,  197,  207,  243 

contribution  from  Ireland, 222 

Mannamoiett  annexed  to, 171 

military  officers, 172 

bounds  to  be  settled, 255 

freemen, 278 

Eaton,  Benjamin, 40 

land  laid  out, 129 

Samuel,  freeman, 279 

Sarah, 40 

Eddy,  Eedey,  Caleb 115,258 


•iUl 


GENERAL    INDEX. 


Eddy,  Oljudiuh, 114,  16 

Siirauel,  freeman, 274  j 

'Zachnriah, 58,231  , 

hnd  granted  to, 128  j 

freeman, 279  ■ 

r.d-on,  Kdson^  Samuel,  03,   105,  loC,  180,  18G,  19o,  | 
223,  230,  2J7  , 

deputv 214 

SamuU,  Jim., 115  | 

Ejjlestonc,  Egleston,  Joseph,  prosecuted  for  stealing,  108  [ 

Eldrcdge,  Eldi-ed,  William, 146.  106,  232  ' 

Election  sermon  [1669]  printed, 30  , 

Elections,  see  Governor,  &c. 

Eliz.ibetli  Isknds,  hostile  Indians  at 209 

Ellis,  Elizabeth, 235 

Henry,  prosecuted  for  abusing  an  Indian,  .     .  255  i 

John," -tl  j 

John,  Jun.,  administration  of  estate  of, .     .     .  235  1 
Joseph,  inquest  upon  the  body  of,     .     .     .    '.  225  | 

Morcfeii, '.     .     .  196, 235,  256 

Lieutenant, 47  ' 

Elmes,  EUmcs,  E-.ilnies,  Rodolphus,  19, 122,  227, 250. 25 1  1 

freeman, 275  j 

England,  Josiah, 132 

Ensign,  salary  of, 1 '  0 

Ensigne,  Elizabeth, 211 

John, 00,  122,  145  j 

estate  of, 211  j 

Ewell,  Ilem-y,  freeman, 275  ; 

jirosecutcd  for  not  paying  rates, 40  i 

John,  fined  for  fornication, 27 

Falland,  Thomxs,  freeman, 276 

Fallowell,  Catharine,  administration  of  est;itc  of,    .  204  i 

John, I'll 

inquest  upon  the  body  of, 1 1^2  I 

estate  of, 1 8H  i 

freeman, 2i4 

Jonathan,  estate  of, 213 

Sarah, l''^'^ 

Fai-mer,  John, 10 

Fast  day  appointed, 74.176 

obscn-ed, 95 

P'auncc,  John,  Sen., C 

Thomas, H,  145,249  | 

heir  to  John  Fanncc, 6 

Felix,  an  Indian, 72 

Fender.  Thomas, 207 

Ferry  at  Pocassett,  rcguLatcd, 23,215 

luid  annexed  to  it, 215 

Field.  John. 231 

Finney,  John, 36,  42,  91 

freeman, 277 

John,  Sen 60,114.115.105 

John,  Jun.,  freeman, 277 

Robert,  freeman, 27 

deputy  from  Plymoiuh 17,  55.  90 


Fish.  Ambrose 245 

Cecili.i, 28 

Lydia 245 

Nathaniel, 21.  245 

Fishery,  at  Capo  Cod 02.177 

order  to  water  liailiil, 104 

profits  granted  for  scliool  ;it  Plymouth.       .     .    107 
privilege  lot  and  rogul  itod.      .     .     .  243.  244,  259 

Fitch,  John, 30,209 

Fitzrandall,  Nathaniel. 52,  265 

prosecuted  for  not  paying  rates, 31 

fined. .' 140.  265 

Five  ten  acre  lots, 49 

Foard.  Michael, 5^.  145 

freeman, 277 

William, 114,226 

William,  Sen 3.>.  104,  195 

freeman 277 

William.  Jmi.. 21,.s2.  146 

freeman. 277 

Foster,  Benjamin.  ])rosocuted, 16 

John,  " IS,  21.  22.  224.  232 

freeman, 277 

Franci.S;  an  Indian 1 7  < 

Frank  marriage,  gift  in.  not  defeated  by  de\isc  in 

subsequent  will  of  donor, 159 

Freeman,  Edmund, 91,121.143,257 

Edmund,  Sen.,  freeman, 276 

Edmund,  Jun 19.  35,  56,  ISO.  230,  256 

deputy  from  Sandwich,    ....      17,55.144 

freeman. 276 

John.  4,  11,  23,  30,  42,  46,  49,  52,  68,  76,  80.  S9. 
95,  96,  103,  107,  123,  130,  134,  135.  137,  140, 
147.  148,  152,  154,  158.  179.  186,  200.  203. 
213,  217,  218,  2:!7.  2t.V  247.  250,  251.  255, 
264,  209,  270. 
an  Assistant.  17.  31.  5.j.  90,  112.  143.  163.  191, 
229.  256 

officer  in  Indian  war, 74 

freem.an, '-iS 

Samuel, 37.  145.  271 

freem.an, -'■'^ 

Cqitain,       175,  222.  2(i;i 

Lieutenant, >' ' 

Mr., •'*5,  160 

Freemen,  complete  list  in  1670,      ....    274,  279 

French,  Itichard,     .     . '20 

I'rench  nation,  good  corres])on(lency  with.     .  .  2()(> 

Frey,  .\nthony, 'OO.  250 

Fuller,  Frances, 2 1 2.  '.'  1 3 

John, 190 

estate  of, 212 

.lonathnn, '•lo 

Mary 231.273 

Matthew ■l'^ 

one  of  the  council  of  war 73 


GKNKUAL    INDEX. 


293 


Fullr-r,  M.ittliow,  Seije.uit.  gi'iieiul  in  Duteli  war.  . 

allowance  to, 

Captain  Matthew,  freeman 

Matthew,  and  Simncl,  Sen.,  controvcr.^y  with 

Sandwich, 96, 

Robert, Hj.  197,  200,234, 

freeman, 

Samuel 14,  37,  02,  187,  190, 

complaint  of,  again.st  Jacob  Cook, .... 

estate  of, 234, 

mini.ster  at  Middleborough, 

freeman, 

Samuel,  Sen., 

Captain, 37,  C2, 

officer  in  Indian  war, 

estate  of. 

Lieutenant, 

Gannett,  Ganett,  Matthew, 

to  keep  an  orduwry  at  Scituate, 

freeman, 


G.irrctt,  .lolm,     . 

Joseph,  .     . 

Mary,     .     . 

Kichard, 
Garrisons,  .     .     . 
(iaunt.  Israel, 

Peter, 

General,  .salary  of 

George.  Gorge,  an  Indian,      .     . 

examination  of,     ...     . 
Gibhs.  John. 

Kichard;  Sen., 

Thomas, 

Thomas,  Sen.. 

Thomas,  Jun., 

Gibson,  John,  an  Indian,  .     .     . 
(iitlbrd,  William, 

and  wife,  fined  for  fornication, 
Gilbert.  G\les, 


119, 


175,  176,  187,  189,  193,  194 

190 

232 


Gorham,  James,  22,  24.  M.  01.  113.  137,  144,  166,  17.0, 
183,  188,  2.33,  246 

lieutenant  in  Dutch  war, 136 

grants  of  Land  to, 20,  9.j,  109 

John,  estate  of, 1S8 

lands  granted  to  heirs  of,  for  his  services  in 

the  war, 24 1 

freeman, -  .     .     .     .  277 

John,  Sen.,  deposition  of, I.j" 

Mr.,' 171 

estate  of. 187 

Gould,  John, 273 

Mary,  inquest  upon  the  body  of. 273 

Goulden.   Roger,  Captain,  of  Rhode  Island,  hnd 

granted  to,  for  services  in  war.  .     .     .     .214 

obstructed  in  his  possession, 24L! 

Governor,  chosen,  17,  34,  o4,  90,  112,   143.  163.  194, 
229.  2.-,6 

salary  of,  fifty  pounds, i-ji 

authorized  to  press  soldiers, 197 

eldest  magistrate  to  serve  in  absence  of  the.   .     .j.j 

Grabbam,  alias  Winter,  Christopher, 21 

See  A^'inter. 
Grand  inquest,  IS,  36.  oC.  91.  114.  14.3.  166.  196.  230, 


273 


.  .  233 

.  ,  232 

.  .  231 

.  .  233 

120,  121 

.  .  IS 

.  .  16 


for  sbnder 


Jane. .     .     . 

John,      .     . 

Thomas, 
estate  of, 
Gillum.  Benjamin, 
Glass,  Roger, 
Gleaghorn.  James. 
God;Vey,  Kichard, 
Goodsjeed.  F.lizabeth. 42 

John, Ill 

Nathaniel,  estate  of, 42,  43 

Roger,  acknowledgment  of,  to  John  Jenkens,   101 

freeman, 277 

Goowin,  Joseph, 269 

Gorham,  Gorum,  J)csire, l!~i8 

Jabez, 249 

woimded  in  the  war, 233 


Gray.  Grayc,  F.dw.nd.  l.j,  1(>,  44.  46.  .53.  o4.  .36.  86.  S9, 
I  126.  221,  242,  247 

I  deputy  from  Plymouth, 1 96.  23 1 

I  tar  returned  to, S 

I  land  of,  at  Titicut, 141 

licen.sed  as  retailer  of  liquors 2.19 

freeman, 274 

and  others,  suit  against  Nathaniel  Thomas  and 

others, 21.  22 

John,  fined  for  several  olfences,    ....    ;3.  6 1 

estate  of, 139 

Samuel,  prosecuted  for  breach  of  Sabbath,      .     .)3 

i  Mr., 2.39 

j  land  of,  found  to  be  conquest  Luui,    .     .     .  239 

j  Mrs.,  petition  of,  for  relief, 162 

Great  John. 120 

I  Greene,  Green,  Henry,  estate  of, 213 

William,      . 121 

I  Mr.,  printer,  grant  to, 2.5 

'  Green's  Harbor, 2.38 

I  Griffin,  William,  fined  for  fighting, o3 

Gims,  order  in  relation  to  shooting  and  discharge 

1  o;; 177,  1.89 

I  Gm-nett,  without  Duxbury  bounds, 2d8 

!  Gurnett's  Nose, 2o8 

ILickett,  Jabez, 228 

fined  for  receiving  stolen  goods, 228 

Hailstone.  William,  vs.  James  Walker,    ....     96 

freeman 276 

Hall.  George, 19 

(juardi.m  to.  appointed, 2 


i94 


GENERAL    INDEX. 


Hall.  George,  freeman, 276 

Gcrshom 95,231 

John 106 

ft-ceman, 276 

John,  Jun.,       9o 

Joseph, 56,  166,  231 

Nathaniel 95,  220,  246.  250 

fined  for  misdemranor, 162,  169 

Samuel, 9.5,  123,  197,  213 

S.imuel.  Sen., Ill 

Ilallett,  Ililbt,  Uollctt.  Andrew.    .     .     .95,  166,  250 

John.  219 

frcerar.n 275 

Hallowey,  J.inc 41,263 

prosecuted  for  abusing  hu.sband    .     .     .     .29,31 
her  compl  lint  against  Jonathan  Brigg.s,      .   31,32 

M-jhchi 102 

Saraiiel, 31,  41 

his  pctitiDn  for  divorce, 32,  41 

Hamblen,  Janie<, 36.  42 

James,  Son.,  freeman. 277 

James,  Jun..     .     .     '. 60 

frreniin 277 

Hamm.-md.  U  ;inond.  Hammon.  Benjamin.  IS,  SS,  116, 
165 

Mr., 121 

Uanmore,  Jolm 120 

freeman, 275 

John.  Sen.,  estate  of, 220 

John,  Ju:,., 220 

Harding,  Jose;;!),  prosecuted  for  abusing  constable,     85 

freeman, 278 

Harlow,  Xathiniel,  apprentice  to  Nathaniel  Morton,     10 
Avilliam,      .   10,  11,  106,  114,  164,  182,  256,  263 

freeman, 274 

Sergeant,  19,  34.  50,  60,  02,  8S,  91,  109,  113,  143, 
190,  230,  232 

de])uty  from  ]'lymoutli. 135,  165 

Harper,  Itoberi 105 

punished  f)r  >  lander, 43 

Harris,  Arthur,  freeman, 278 

Isaac,  ordered  to  pro^^dc  for  his  wife,    ...     10 

liobcrt  Latliam  vs., 23 

William 248 

Hnrrod,  John 138 

Hany.  an  Indi.m, 72 

Simucl.  an  Indian, 85 

Hart,  Thomas,  punished  for  stealing, 51 

Harvey,  Jonathan, 190 

Thomas, 102,  136 

Thomas.  Sen.. 257 

William,  19,  35,  37,  41,  42,  57,  92,  113,  143,  164, 

180,  195,  219,  222.  230,  233,  242,  257,  273 

deputy  from  Taunton,  17,  34.  55,  90,  114,  135, 

ur,.  19('.  2!1 

Philip's  niortgaso  ti-ansferred  to ICl 


Harvey,  William,  fi-eeman 276 

William.  Sen 272 

Hatch,  Jeremiah,  18,  92,  113,  127,  145,  153,  156,  164, 

deputy  from  Scitviate 105,214 

fined,' 149,  153 

fi-eeman, 275 

Jonathan,  fined  for  selling  liquor  to  Indiiuis.   .     39 

Nathaniel, 233 

Thomas, 119.  122.  127.  2.:0.  251 

Walter,  complaint  of,  against   Scituatc  com- 
mittee,       162 

freeman, 275 

AViUiam,      ....  122.  127.  145.  153.  206.  225 

fined  for  neglect  of  duty  as  constable.  155.  149, 

153 

WiUiara,  Sen., 250.  25 1 

William,  Jun., 250,  251 

Hatherly,  Hathcrley,  Timothy.  .     .     .     .5,  30.  86,  129 

lauds  of,  at  Accord  Pond, 129 

estate  of, 140 

Mr., 149 

Ilatheway,  Hathcwcy,  Hatlnvey,  .\rthur,  59,  92,  113, 
145,  165,  256 

magistrate  at  Dartmouth, 68 

fi'eeman, 279 

John, 36.  62,  195 

vs.  Indum  Philip, SO 

freeman, 276 

Haughton,  James, 124 

Havens,  Jack,  an  Indian 225 

Havis,  Richard, 120 

Hayward,  Ha  ward.  Daniel, 242 

John, 30,  60 

to  keep  an  ordinary  at  Bridgewater,  .     .     .  105 

lands  of,  to  be  divided, 242 

de])uty  from  Bridgewatcr 256 

freeman, 278 

John,  Sen.. 58 

freeman, 278 

Joseph, 258 

Thomas, 278 

Lieutenant.  .     .      23,  3.5,  37,  57,  59,  92.  1 13,  144 

Knsign, 257 

William, 115 

Hawes,  Kdmund.     .     .     .  57,  113,  ISO.  143.  195.  230 

deputy  from  Yarmouth lU.  105 

fi-eeman, 276 

Captain,  de])uty, 214 

John,      .     .    ' 18,53,  231.276 

Mr., 35,92 

Hawkes,  I,owdowick, 56 

Hawkins,  Thomas, 120.  121 

Hazard,  llobert, 9S 

Hedge,  Abraham,  bound  to  good  belvavior,  .     .     .111 
Elisha, 36,43,47,74,114,100,2.50 


GENERAL    INDEX. 


290 


Hedge,  Elislv.i,  fmed  for  selling  liiiuor  to  Imlians,  43,  -18 

Marcv,  guardian  to,  appointed 124 

William,      ....  ...  53,  111,  124 

deceased,  estate  of,     .     .  ....   43,  47  i 

fined  for  breach  of  Sabbath, 53 

Captain, 43 

I  [oroides,  an  Indian, 178 

1  uTving  Kiver  Pond, 9S 

lie'.vaquin,  an  Indian 225 

Hewe.s,  John,  fi-eeman, '.     .  275 

llowett,  Hewitt,  John, 145,  190 

jjetitions  for  divorce, 2 1,  23 

Mirtha,  pmiished  for  fornication, .     .     .  13,  14,  21 

Thomas, 13 

Hicks,  Hickes,  Daniel, 226 

Daniel,  Jun., 226 

Samuel 35,  97 

freeman, 279  ' 

Higgins,  Higgens,  Benjamin,      .     .     .     .168.  169,  196 

petitions  for  land  at  Saconet, 169 

Jonathan, 246 

ensign  of  Eastham  compau)-, 172 

Ililand,  HieLmd,  Isabel,    .     .     .V 254  I 

Samuel,  vs.  Israel  Hubert, 153  1 

administration  of  e.state  of, 254  ! 

Thomas, -131 

Thomas,  Sen., 120 

Hinckley,  John 7,  256 

Samuel,       7,  5S,  111,  1C6 

Samuel,  Sen., 231 

Thomas,  4,  11,  20,  23,  26,  2S,  30,  37,  38,  41,  42. 

46,  49,  50,  52.  54.  6.-!,  76,  80,  84,  89,  93,  95, 

103,  107,  116,  123.  130,  134,  135,  137,  140. 

142,  146— U.S,  152,  158,  .162,  171,  179,  184, 

'  186,  187,  200,  2;»3,  210,  211,  213,  215,  217, 

219,  233,  237,  245,  247,  251,  255,  264,  270. 

an  Assistant,  17,  34,  5--.,  90,  112,  143.  103,  104, 

229.  256 

commissioner  of  the  United   Colonies,  55,  90, 

112,  143,  103,  195,  230,  256 

one  of  the  purchasers  of  tir, 46 

appointed  steward  of  the  school  at  Plym- 
outh,     108 

guard  kejit  at  house  ol; 181 

paid  for  services, 247,  248 

on  committee  concerning  Moiuit  Hope, .     .  248 

freeman, 277 

Mr., 59 

Hincksman,  William,  prosecuted   for   not   paying 

rates, 28 

fined  for  breach  of  S.tbbatli 51 

Iljar,  Hezeki.\h, 91 

John,  his  receipt  to  Captain  Cudworth, .     .     .131 

Ilobson,  an  Indian, 100 

Hidgis,  Henry 273 

John, 102 


Hoken,  an  Indian. 15!,  152 

Holbrook,  James, 202 

HoUey,  Joscijh, - 36,  52 

Ilolmc.*,  Israel, 226 

John, 93 

freeman. 274 

land  granted  to, 171 

Josiah,  fined  for  selling  liquor  to  Indians,  .     .   148 

Mary, 188 

Wilham,  freeman, 277 

Hoophole  Xeck, 122 

Hope,  an  Indian. 168 

alias  Pohumu,  an  Indian  sachem,      .     .     .     .     71 

Hopkins,  Giles,   .     .     . ' 58 

Horses  employed  m  Philip's  war,  order  concerning,   178 
and  hogs,  damage  done  to  Indians  by,   ...     62 

IIo.skins,  Iloskens,  Samuel, 273 

William,      . ' 82,  91,  156,  273 

freeimm, 274 

IIou.-e,  Joseph, 250,251,262 

S.imutl, 131 

Houses  and  cott;\ges  not  to  be  built  remote  from 

the  public  worship  of  God, 175 

How-d;>ye,  an  Indum, 225 

Howard.  Isaac, 222 

John, 232 

Howes,  Jeremiah 95,  186,  195,  230 

freem.w. 276 

dejjuty  Ironi  Yarmouth 231 

Jo^epii 58,  91,  93 

fvecm.m 276 

Thom.is 35,  37,  56,  57,  95 

deputy  from  Yarmouth,  17.  34,  114,   135,  165. 

196 

ciptain  of  Y'armouth  company,      ....   146 

freeman, 276 

Capt;vin,.' 164.171,195 

to  examine  the  Treasurer's  account,  .     .     .  200 
Lieutenant,  guardian  of  Marcy  Hedge, .     .     .124 

Ensign,  .     .  ' ".     .     .  92,  113,  143 

deputy, 90 

Howluid,  Arthur 196,  224,  237,  202 

prosecuted  for  not  paying  rates, 28 

Arthur,  Jun., 56 

Bethia,  Jun..  (foimd  daid.)  inquest  upon,  .     .  208 

EUzabeth, HO 

grant  of,  to  John  Gorum, 108 

Isaac, 93,  145 

Jahez, 82,  88,  122,  165 

petitions  for  land, 170,  255 

freeman, 274 

John, 7,  24,  87,  99.  224 

deputy  from  Plymouth, 34 

ensign  of  Barnstable  com])any,      ....  149 

petitions  for  land, 170 

freeman 274,  277 


296 


GKNERAL    INDEX. 


Howlaud.  John,  Sen 108  I  Ii 

administration  of  estate  of, 110 

land  granted  to  the  heirs  of, 127 

John,  Jun., 82 

Joseph.   .     .  56,  93,  106,  166,  174,  186.  19o,  2.38 

deputy  from  Phmouth, 231,2.36 

petitions  for  bnd, 170 

Lieutenant. 263 

deputy 214 

Ensign, 2o8 

Hubert,  Israel, 153 

Huckens.  Huckences,  John, 91 

Thomas,  19,  20,  35,  37,  38, 46,  57,  59,  62,  92,  1 15. 

137,  144,  164,  186,  213,  224,  230,  233,  234, 

242,  244.  249,  255,  257,  273. 

deputy  from  Bamstal)le,  17,34,55,90,  144,  165, 

231,256 

one  of  council  of  war. 64.  73 

commissary  general, 175 

freemin. 277 

Mr. 187,200.222 

Hudson,  John, 115 

Willi.im. 52 

and  otliers,  petition  for  lands S3 

Hughes,  Thonns,  fined  for  breach  of  jjcice,  ...     39 

acknowledges  debt  to  James  Bradiug,    .     .     .100 

Hull,  H.innah.  her  choice  of  guardian,      ....     52 

alias  Xantasket,  prinleges  granted  to.    ...     63 

llumphcry,  an  Indian, .67 

Hundred  Acre  Meadow 49 

Hunt,  Peter, 62,  144.  164,  200.  257 

deputy  from  Itehoboth, 90,114,135 

e.state  of, 237 

freeman 278 

Peter,  Jun 145 


csti 


freeman, 

Kebecca, 

Samuel, 

freeman, 

Thomis.  cst;ite  of,      ,     . 
laeuten.ant,   27,  35,  45, 


29,  82,  220 


59,  60.  92.  123.  136, 
172,  222.  230 

Hunter,  Thomas,  an  Indian, 259 

Hyde,  Xichoks, 19  | 

freeman, 278 

Ide,  lyde,  Xichoks, 146,  209  , 

Xichoks,  Sen,, 234,  237  { 

Impressed  soldiers, 74,  77 

Indian  aitiirs  :  recompeiLSe  to  be  made  to  an  Indian 

by  Francis  Wast, 22 

land  to  be  bought  of  the  Indians  for  llalpli 

Allen, 24  ' 

arms  to  be  taken  from  Lidbns  at  Saconct,      ,     64 
allowance  for  expedition  in  taking  arms  fi-om 

Indians, 64 


.dian  affairs ;  covenant  and  CBgagcment  of  the  In- 
dians to  the  EnglLsb, 67 

treaty  with  southern  Indians  renewed,  .     .     .177 
Xicholas  "White  fined  for  selling  liquor  to  In- 
dians,   239 

Indians  condemned  to  servitude,  .     .     .     168,174 

trespasses  on,  22,  31.  4.8.  85,   lOG,   140,    150, 

264 

buying  children  of.  prohibited, 253 

persons   fined   for   selling    Hquors   to,   see 
Crimes. 

law  against  selling  powder  to,  iS;c .39 

capital  offence  to  sell  guns  to,  &c 17;i 

persons  jjrosecuted  for  bujing  lands  oK  .  .1.31 
damages  to,  by  hogs  and  horses,  ....  62 
punished  for  stealing. .  .  27,  100,  238,  253.  270 
tried  and  executed  for  murder.      .  159.  167.  224 

tried, 156 

sold  for  .stealing. 151.270 

])unished  for  trespass. 53.  69 

trade  with,  projjosed, 11.12 

all  the  guns  of,  decbred  forfeited,       ...     63 

forces  raised  to  take  guns  of.    ....    64.  63 

exiiedition  against  Saconet  Indians.  .     .  64.  73.  74 

agree  to  terms, 75,  79 

treaties  of  friendly  tribes,  .  .  .  .66,70.71,73 
Pliili])  summoned  to  answer  for  his  perfidy,  and 

neighbors'  aid  requested, 76 

refuses  to  obey ;  goes  to  Massacliusetts  with 

complamt, 77 

league  with, 79 

statement  of  cruelties  of  Indians.  .  .  243,  244 
war  with  Indians,  see  War. 

several  tribes  renew  their  leagues,  .  .  177.201 
southern  Indians  not  to  come  to  Plymo\ith.    .   1X3 

Saconet  Lidians  examined, 20 1 

Lmds  assigned  to  Indians, 203,  225 

cai)tive  Indians  tried  and  executed,  ,  ,  204,  206 
Indian  children  to  be  apprenticed,     .     ,     207,  223 

children,  &c,, 153 

hostile  Indians  at  Elizabeth  Islands,  ,     ...  209 

penalty  for  Indians  commg  cLandestinely,   .     .  209 

none  above  fourteen  years  of  age  permitted 

to  remain, 210 

lands  assigned  to  friendly  Indians,     .     .     210.215 

located  at  Saconet, 22  I 

Indians  delivered  up  to  Wharton  and  others.  210 
claim  against  Mamanuctt,  for  defence  in  tlu- 

war, '  .     .     ,     ,  225, 239,  24. s 

allowance  to  keeper  of  prisoners,      .     .     .     .174 

guns  restored  to  Indians, 109 

Indian    prosecuted    for   selling  a    bonowcd 

giui) "^ 

disputes  among  Indians  referred  to  Philii).  ,  .  1C2 
Philip's  grant  of  land  to  James  Leonard,  .  20.  24 
Indian  lands  purchased  by  Swansey 21 


ui;.m:ual  i.nukx. 


297 


Indian  affuirs :  ImlLin  Limls  imrcliuscJ   bv  J 

Allen, "  . 

lands  purchased  by  R.  Bounie,  .  .  . 
lands  purchased  by  Taunton,  .... 
lund.s  purcli-iscd  by  Josias  Winslow  of 


4,  9G,  131  I 

.     .     8S 


lauds 


ised  bv  John  Gorura. 


land  ]jiirc-h:is('d  by  Bridgewater, lOo  | 

lands  piirch;iscd  by  Plymouth, 109 

lands  purchased  by  Middlcbury, 12G 

land  at  Tuspaquin's  Pond  granted  to  Governor 

Sachemus's  grant  to  Thomas  Prcncc.  .  .  .109 
Quanamett  to  be  piuxhased  of  Indians,  .  .  37 
Philip,  sale  of  l.ind  at  Assawamsct  Pond,  .  .  98 
mortgages  land  to  colony,  ....  101,106 
Numacke's  bnd  t-iken  for  Mr.  Paybody,  .  .  96 
Quachatt;i,sett's  sale  to  'Ilioraas  Butler.  .  .  9.S 
Indian  testimony  about  Scauton  Neck,  .  .  .  104 
tesuni.ray  about  Mannomott  lands,  ....  124 
hnds  el  limed  by  Robin  of  Mattacheeset,  .  .  140 
Mittilvcesett  disclaimed  by  Keeucompsett,  .  149 
Misliintanipaine's  controversy  with  Barnstable 

and  Yarmouth. 147,  148 

dispute  between  Vanno  and  other  Indians,  .     .  148 

dispute  about  Pottanumacott, 150 

John  Wing  licensed  to  exchange  land,  .  .  .  239 
Philip's  dispute  with  Francis  Wast,  ....  6 
IndiiUi  suit-s,  ....  10 j,  110,  246,  247,  209 
Indian  killed,  inquest  upon, 6 


Indi.ms  ordered  to  be  .sold,      .     .     .101,171,270 

Indian  Ileid  Hiver  Pond '44 

Indian  lumes :  .Vssowamsett, 98 

-Vuntiuuita, 4 

Asheniiuitt 70 

Ashuwoohanitt, 71 

Akomont, 71 

Awashunli.es, 73 

Achawehett, lo6 

Asquibbs, 72 

Acanootus, 168 

Ashawalian, 178 

Aweepanish. 22u 

Aquistausuncke. 22o 

Anumpus, 225 

A])amach. 225 

Cawsetan, 47 

Caukohchise, 70 


C'haucliaubin, 72 

Chowahunna, 201 

Canjuncke, 224 

Contachoho, 225 

Hewaquui, 225 

Janoowan, 110 

Jawannum, 264 

38 


:  Josancm, 225 

Kanunnau.s, 71 

Kausetan, 71 

Kcencomsett, 07 

ICccwcenam,  or  Kewenaam,  72,  205,  206 

Kcesl)enoi)ont 72 

Kckamenest, 2  IS 

Mamanewcd, 15!) 

Mahumuuiah, 73 

Mannouiett, 70 

Mannamuchoy. 4 

Mashjie 4 

Mattanipahan. 72 

Maumanomdus. 72 

Munnootuidics. 72 

>Liskippague, KiS 

Mattashunnano, 168 

Mosnicksuke, 72 

Munucksum, 72 

Muckasimlie, 225 

Musquash, 206 

Xaamcoycke 39 

Xausett  and  Xobscussett, ....     67 

Xama,ssakeesett, 5 

Xamacocke, 150 

X'apoietiin, 140 

Xaunowasin, 72 

X^'amushwhat, 72 

Xaulmocorawitt, 72 

Xana^ratcham, 72 

XanapoO; 72 

Xopye, 239 

Xassamaquat 224 

Xucksissctt, 97 

X'umpas, 210 

Occinamunt, 150 

Pawmansuke, 72 

Paupantsukc, 72 

Pawmett, 225 

Palchnatoo, 225 

Pasuckquuckquoh, 225 

Pampamuett, 239 

Papasquash, 20 

Pickerell, 72 

Pinquin  Hole, 38 

Pinquine  Hole 96 

Petananuett, 210 

Poca.ssett, 234 

Pohunna, 71 

Pampaspecite 3 

Pompmoe, 150,  253 

Pompaquin 17.8 

Pomixicanshe, 224 

Poixinooie, 214 

Pottanumacutt, 150 

Quantockamcw, 150 


298 

Indian  i 


GENERAL   INDEX. 


(iiianamett, 37 

Quaquaquansuke, 67 

Quason, 67 

Quachattasett, 99 

Quanapawhan, 204 

Quechusett, 71 

Quetaquas, 188 


Sabatubkett,  .  . 

Sachemus,      .  . 

Saconess,  .     .  . 

Saconett,   .     .  . 

Saconbnsett, .  . 

Samballett,    .  . 

Samponett,     .  . 
Sankonawwasiike, 


Satuitt, 71 

Scijjpauge,  or  Skipixiuge, .     .     121,  178 

Sonkanuhoo, 79 

Suchquotaumuch, 225 

Taswott, 67 

Tatoson, 206 

Tanashpash, 72 

Tattacomraett, 7.5 

Tatammanah,  or  Takanumna,    .    7;i.  80 

Tautozen, 72 

Tautisiunbacott, 72 

Tamoneesam, 7j 

Tohquamonshoo, 72 

Tokissimo, 225 

Tokotsquintee, 225 

Toqueo, 255 

Tuspaquin, 5 

Uttsooweest, 206 

Wakoiett, 70 

Wakatasso, 70 

Wanno, 71 

Wahwoonettshunke, 67 

Wannamuttaiuctt, 73 

Wauumininamin. 73 

AVachcmocussett, 92 

■VVashawaniia, 72 

Wattaman, 72 

Wampees, 72 

AVawoompapauquin, 72 

VVam])apaquen, 167 

AVapani)o\vett, 206 

■\Vasnecksu]{, 178 

Webacouitt, 71 

Weesquebs, 96 

Wenamett, 97 

Wcquahutt, 178 

Winnatucksctt, 200 

Wolikowpahenitt, 79 

Woonashum,  alias  Ximrod,  ...     79 
Woonashenah 206 


Indi;m  names  :  Wootichiiroo, 

AVuttakooseeim, 

AVapoampauksett, 

Yanno, 

Iiuli.in  Mar,  Major  Josiah  AVinslow,  coramindcr-in- 

cliicf, 

Lieutenant  John  Freeman,  second  in  conimnnd. 

Constant  Southworth,  commissary 

officers, 

])ay  of  officers  and  soklicrs, 

gamsous,  ....  175,  176,  187,  189,  193, 
Indian  accident;dly  lulled,  inquest  upon,  .  .  .  . 
Lighani,  Mary,  indicted  for  -witchcraft,  .  .  .  . 
Lihabitants  forbidden  to  leave  the  colony,  .  .  . 
Inns,  see  Ordinaries. 

Inquests,  6,  7,  29,  88,  94,  101,  121,  122,  182,  208, 

225,  227,  201- 

Ireland,  contribution  received  from,  for  sufferers  in 


Irish,  Elias, 

estate  of, 

John, 91. 

land  of,  at  Saconet,  di\'ided, 

John.  Jim., 

Iron,  to  be  attached  for  payment  of  rates,     .     .     . 

Isaac,  an  Indian, 210,215, 

Jacked,  Timothy,  alias  Canjuncke,  an  Indian,     .     . 

Jackson.  Abraham, 36,  182.  224, 

petition  for  remission  of  forfeiture,    .... 

freeman, 

Jonathan, 

Samuel, 122,  131. 

iiccman. 

Jacob,  John, 

petition  of,  for   division  of   lands  at  .Vccord 

Pond, 5.  30,  8(!, 

James,  William 

and  wife,  fined, 

an  Indian, 

alias  Xocrast,  an  Iiuhan 

Frigate,  the  ship,  arrives  at  I'lymouth  ;  orders 

concerning, 265— 

seized, 

letter  of  Solomon  IJlackleich,  commander,  . 
inventory  of  goods  on  board  of  and  belong- 
ing to, 

Janoowan, 

Jawannum,  an  Indian  woman,  recognized  to  appear 

at  Court, 

Jeffery,  aUas  Tamoneesam,  Induin  sachem,    .     .     . 
Jenkins,  Jenkens,  Edward,  37.  51.  58,  60,  82,  93. 
104,  100,  107,  122,  130,  149,  159,  180, 
226. 

allowed  to  kcej)  an  ordinary, 

licensed  to  keep  an  ordinary, 

freeman, 


[XDKX. 


291) 


22G. 


Jenkins.  Jolm, 

freeman, 

Mary, 

Samuel,  child  of,  drowned,  .     . 

Thomas, 

petition  of, 

Zacheriah, ,    .     .     .     . 

Jcnings,  Samuel, 

Jenney,  Samuel, 

fined  for  slander, 

Jethro,  a  negro,  order  concerning, 

Joel,  an  Indian, 

John,  an  Indian, G7 

alias  Tanashpash,  an  Indian, 

Quason  Taswott,  an  Indian, 

John's  Bridge, 

Johnson,  Elkanah,  bound  to  appear,  S:c., .... 

Humphrey, 

I'*.  John  Turnei'.  Jun., 

prosecuted  for  removing  bound  marks, 
his  deed  ordered  to  be  recorded,  .... 

warned  out  of  Scituate, 

pctititm  of. 

Jamc«, 

John,' 

Jones,  Francis,  punished  for  stealing. 

John, 

Mary, 43 

Jlorgan, 43 

Ralph,  ' 41, 

Robert, 6, 

estate  of, 

Teague,  fined 

Thomas,  fined, 

bound  to  appear  at  Court,    .     .     .llI.ll'J, 

Jones  River  Pond, 

Josanem,  an  Indian, 

Joseph,  alias  Oiachapanucke.  an  Indian,  .... 

Josias,  alias  Mattam])ahan,  an  Indian. 

Joy,  Thomas,  prosecuted  for  buying  land  of  In- 
dians,    

Joyce,  Hose.i, 

Jourdainc,  John, 

Jury,  special  verdict  of, 

Indians  ])hccA  on  the,  in  a  capital  trial,      .     . 

KaiMiniiiu<:.  Imli  in  sachem, 

iCiitc-ivAt.  ali.is  Kccncomsett,  an  Indian,  .... 
Kausetan,  A\'illiam,  an  Indian  sachem,  .... 
Kcencompsett,  an  Indian, 

denies  that  Xapoiatan  had  right  to  dispose  of 

land  at  Mattakeesett, 

Keencomsett,  alias  Katenat,  an  Indbn 

Kees!)enoj)ont;  alias  John  Wattaman,  an  Indian,     . 

Kcewennn,  an  Indian. 

Keith.  James,  freeman, 

Kekamenest  Spring. 


Kcni])]).  William IjO 

Kendrick,  Kenderick,  Kinricke,  Kenericke,  Ken- 

dericke,  George, 7,  107,  209 

freeman, 27H 

Kenedy,  Alexander, SS 

Keweenam,  an  Indian, 20o 

King,  Kinge,  Clement,  required  to  dispose  of  goods 

of  Xathaniel  Thomas  and  Son, ....      C^ 
comj)laint  against  Natlianiel  Thomas  and  Son,       9 

Thomas, l.-,3 

freeman, 27j 

Thomas,  Jun., 149 

Elder, 119 

Knap,  Knajjp,  Aaron, GO,  01 

freeman, 27G 

Aaron,  Sen., 114 

estiite  of, 1 J3 

John, 273 

Knowles,  Apthya,  aid  afforded  to 177,  200 

John, 224 

slain  in  the  colony's  service, 177 

estate  of. 200,  220 

Ricliard, 19.  37 

Lake,  I  )avid,  lands  granted  to, 214 

obstructed  in  his  possession, 212 

Richard,  daughter  of,  drowned, 04 

Thomas,  deputy  marshal, 23) 

Lands  of  colony,  near  Massachasetts,  to  be  scld,  81,  s;i 

Lajiham,  Joseph,  estate  of, 213 

Thomas 120.213 

Latham,  Robert, 37.  91 

complaint  of,  against  Harris, 23 

Lawrance,  an  Indian, 17S 

Lawrence,  Laurance,  Robert,  fined  for  several  of- 
fences,   27 

Laws  revised, 131,  20.3 

Leich,  Giles, 11.5 

Leichfeild,  Dependance, l.;4 

Experience,  inquest  upon, 121 

estate  of, 132.  139.  1.54 

Josiah 132,  139,  142,  1.54.  2.50.  2.)  1 

land  to  he  delivered  to, 12 

Leonard.  Lcanard,  Lcnard,  Abigail, ISS 

Isaac, 20S 

James, 101,  23G 

grant  from  the  colony  to, 24 

James,  Sen.,  grant  from  Philip,  sachem,     .     .     20 

James.  Jun., 19,  2oH 

freeman, 27G 

Joseph, iol 

execution  of.  against  AVj-att's  estate,  .     154,  1  j" 

Philip,    ..'.,..'....,     136^  2G0 

prosecuted  for  not  paying  rates,    .     .     ,     .-    2.S 

Thomas,  Ensign, 56,61,101,236 

freeman, 276 

Old 265 


300 


LlENEKAL    INDEX. 


93.  106. 


179, 


oG, 


Leonard,  lui.sign 

Leoiiardson.  Leanardsou,  John, . 

Solomon,  estate  of,  .  .  . 
Lettice,  Thomas,  freeman,  .  . 
Lewis,  George, 

freeman, 

James, 

freeman, 

Joseph,  estate  of, 

Thomas, 9 

freeman, ., 

Leverctt,  Major  General, 

Leverich,  Mr, 

Leavitt,  Levitt,  Josiah, 

complaint  against, 

Lewse,  Remember, 

Leyton,   John,   prosecuted   for   neglecting    jjublic 

worship, 

Lieutenant,  pay  of, 

salary  of, 

Lincoln.  Liiikolne,  Thomas,  ...     10,  101,  190, 

vs.  William  Briggs, 110, 

freeman, 

Linn.t,  Linnett,  Da^^d,  complaint  against,  .     .     . 

Pemimah,  vs.  David  Linnitt, 

Robert, 

Liquors,  not  to  be  sold  to  Indians, 

brought  into  Tauutoii  to  be  seized 

Little,  Aiuia 


169 


2.S 


101 


255,  256 
158,  231 
.  20.  2.-, 
.  .  86 
.     .   101 


ssakct. 


168,  173 
1G9.  173 


Ephi-aim, 

Isaac, 

Thomas, 

hnds  of,  to  be  divided,    .     . 

administration  of  estate  of,  . 

and  others,  claim  lands  at  Xa 

Little  Robin,  an  Indian,    .... 

Littlefield,  John, 

Rebecca, 

punished  for  fornication, 161 

her  complaint  against  Israel  Woodcock,      .  16 1 
Loe,  Elizcvbcth.  punished  for  fornication.  ....  260 

John, 117,  lis 

fined  for  several  offences,     .     .     .     .16,31,87 

Long  Island 13) 

Lothrop,  Laythorp,  Laythorpt,  Laythorpe,  R.u-na- 

bas,  132, 145, 164, 186, 222, 230,  233,  249,  257 
deputy  from  Barnstable,  165,  196,  214,  231.  256 

licensed  to  retail  liquors, 246 

John, 233 

estate  of, 221 

an  Irishman,  warned  out  of  Scitiwte,     .     .     .156 

Joseph, 35 

freeman, 277 

and  Bamaba.s,  land  granted  to  them,      .     .132 

Mark, .115,232 

Pelatiali.  freeman 277 


Lothroj).  Samuel, 190 

Thomas,  freeman, 277 

Lieutenant,  57, 62, 92, 113,  144,  164,  181,  230,  257 
to  examine  Treasurer's  account.  ....  200 
deputv  from  B;mistable,  .     ,114,  135,  196.  214 

Mr.,   .    " 175 

LouoU,  John,  peti^ons  for  l.uid 12 

John,  Sen 50 

John,  Jun.,  liis  choice  of  guardian,    ,     ...     50 

Loutt  Pond, 182 

Lowell,  James,  petitions  for  land 5 

Lucas,  Lucase,  Tlioma.s,  punished  for  several  of- 
fences,  16,  39,  118,  169,  1S2 

Lumbard.  see  Luml)crt. 

Lumber,  cxport;ition  of,  prohibited, 106 

Lumbert,  Luraburt,  B.iniard,  freeman,      ,     .'    .     .  277 

Benjamin, 140 

fined  for  smoking  in  meeting  on  Lord's  d.iy.     1 G 

Caleb,  fined  for  bre.ach  of  peace 16 

Jabc/, 114.  157 

fined  for  selling  liquoi-s  to  Indians,  .  .  .  1()7 
lioen.sed  to  .sell  Abrakam  Darby's  land.  .  .  158 
ovei'scer  of  M.itthew  Darby's  estiite, .  .  .  KiO 
administrator  of  Matthew  Darby's  estate.    .   I  GO 

Jcdcdiah,  fined  for  smoking   in  meeting  on 

Lord's  diy KJ 

Joremiih. lOG 

Thomas, ill 

Luther,  Ilczckiah, 03.  ir.G 

Samuel..     .     .     .      6,36,57,144,105.242,271 

de])utv  from  Sxranscv 232,  256 

freeman ' 27!) 

Lynd,  Mr., 131 

Maca,  Thomas, 207 

Macey,  Macye,  George,  Lieutenant,     .     .     .     .18,219 

deputy  from  Taunton,  90,  114,  135,  144,  165,  I9G, 

231 

frpcman 27G 

Lieutenant..  57.  92,  113,  164.  195.  230,  233,  257 

Mackerell  fishing (,3 

Macomber,  Maycomlier,  John, 58,  273 

John,  Sen.. 100 

Thomas, 257 

M'illiam, 19 

lined  for  breach  of  Sabbatli 152 

Magistrate,  eldest,  to  serve  ifl  absence  of  Governor,     ,'>'> 

Mahunnanah,  Indian  sachem, 73 

Major's  Purchase,  at  Middleborough,  22.  44,  48,  65,  150 
Makepeace,  William,  Sen.,  punished  for  abusing  an 

Indian 107 

Malier,  James,  punished  for  several  offences,     .     8,  16 

Mamanuett,  Mamanewett,  an  Indian  sachem,  224,  225, 

239,  24  S 

Min.  Josiah 174 

Xatlianiol 45 


INDEX. 


301 


Man.  Xatiianiul,  appeals  from  Sflcctmeii's  Court,  . 

controversy  witli  John  Cowin,. 

Ricliard,  prosecuted  for  breacli  of  Sabbath,  . 
receipt  of,  to  John  Cowin, 

Thomas, 2  JO, 

re?eipt  of,  to  John  Cowin, 

Mannamoiett,  privileges  of, 147, 

annexed  to  Eastham, 

Mannamoiickc,  Mannomctt,  Mannamoiett  Indians, 
treaty  with, 66,  67,  70, 

lands,      ." 12t,  131, 

fields, 

ponds, 

M.mnamuchcoy, 

Maiitcr.  John, 

M.irchant,  Abisha,  fined  for  fornication,    .     43,  4S, 

John,  Sen.,  lieutenant  of  Yainiioutli  militia,  . 
Mar.shal,  Thomas  Lake  deputy  of  the.  .... 
Marshall,  Esther,     ...."..'...     234, 

John, 


Richard, 234, 

junished  for  abusing  wife, 

Robert, 

required  to  provide  for  his  children.  .     .     . 

children  of,  bound  out, 

Marshfield, 

deputies, 

town  officers,  18,  19,  35—37,  .36—00,  i)l— 93, 
114,  115,  144—146,  104,  10."),  107.  19o, 
230 — 232.  257,  258. 
tokliers,  .....  74,  170,  185,  193,  197, 

town  council, 

rates, 192,  197,  207, 

contribution  fi-om  Ireland, 

freemen  in  1070, 

ordinary, 139, 

Martin.  Johanna,  administration  of  estate  of,     .     . 

John, 56, 

Richard, 

Mishantanipaine, 147, 

Mash];ee,  Mashpe, 

land.s  granted  to  liichard  Bourne 

See  Indians. 

Maskippague,  an  Indian, 

Mason,  ilary,     .     .     .  ' 213. 

Xoah 


barason,       2  I.J.  JJl 

Massachusetts, 95,  189 

letter  sent  to, 76 

answer  of  letter  to, 99 

Governor  and  Council,  request  of,  in  relation 

to  the  ship  '•  James  Frigate,"'     ....  265 
Mathews,  Matthewes,  James,  freeman,     ....  276 

John, 163 

puni-shed  for  several  ofTences, 53 


Mathews,  Samuel, 95 

fined  for  breach  of  Sabbath, 53,  (il 

Thomas,  fined  for  beating  an  Indian,     ...     31 
Slattakccsct,  MatUikcesctt,  Mattachecsett,    .     148,  M9 

Liduns,  treaty  with, 60,  07.  178 

Mattampahan.  alias  Josias,  an  Indian, 72 

Mattapoisett 22 

Mattashanamo,  Mattashunnamo,  Mattashuamama, 

Miittashunannamo,  an  Indian,    .     .     ,     .107 
Matthias,  alia-s  Achawehett,  an  Indian,     ....  150 

Maumanomdus,  an  Indian, 72 

Maycock,  Peter,  Lmd  granted  to, 170 

Mayhew,  Mahew,  Matthew, 7 

Mayne,  Ezekiel, 120  ?\ 

discharged  from  bearing  arms, 8 

Mayo,  John, 56,  166 

estate  of,  settled 200 

Medfield, 100 

Merricke,  Williiim,  freeman, 27S 

William,  Jun., 258 

Memtt,  Merrett,  Elizabeth, 2;!6 

John, 127,  131 

estjite  of, 236 

inquest  \ipon  the  body  of, 227 

Middleborough. 150 

ordinary 23 

town  oihcers,   18,  19,  56,  60,  62,  91,  93.  113.  115, 
144—146,  165—107 

soldiers, 74 

order  concerning  the  rebulldmg  and  resettling 

of, 177 

contribution  from  Ireland 222 

formerly  called  Xamassakett.  incorporated.  .  19 
cLiim  to  bnds  near  Assawamsett  Pond.  132.  133 
lands  purchased  of  Indians,  .  .  .  120,  138,  146 
proi)rietors'  meeting  about  their  Lands,  .     .     .   160 

Samuel  Fuller,  minister  of, 273 

list  of  freemen  ui  1670, 279 

See  Xamassakett. 

Military  officers  :  Barnstable 149 

Dartmouth, 138 

Eastham, 172 

Rehoboth, 261 

Scituato, 33.150 

Yarmouth,     .     .     .     .  48.  HO.  150 

Miller,  John.  35.  57,  5,8,  95,  113.  143,  145,  160,  164, 

180,  186,  195,  230,  242,  250,  273 

license  taken  from 43 

compliint  against, 50 

of  Yai-mouth, 91-9-',  146 

deputy  from  Yarmouth,      .     .    55,  214.  231.  250 

freeman -~6 

of  Middleborough 91 

John,  Sen.,  .  ' 141 

of  Rehoboth. 91.  115 

John.  Jun..  of  Rehoboth 160 


301 


;exekal  index. 


MiUcr,  Kobcrt, 0  | 

Ministers,  tonus  to  raise  money  for  them,    .     .     .  241  | 
Ministers'  rates,  pament  enforced,     28,  31,  38,  40,  98 

collectors  of, 37,  58,  172 

Ministry  at  Xamassal^et,  knd  reserved  for,    ...       6 

Mitchell,  Michell,  Edward, 188,  252 

Experience, 20,  25,  188,  230,  252 

freeman, 274 

and  others,  lands  of,  at  Xamassaket,  ...       5 

Jacob, 1 15,  205 

ensign  of  Dartmouth  company,     ....  138 

settlement  of  estate  of, 188,  252 

llichard,  fined  for  fighting, 53 

Tliomas, 44 

Mokeney,  Daniel 102 

Moonponsett  Pond, 22 

Mopes,  alias  Old  John,  an  Lidian,  ....     105,  106 

More,  George,  inquest  upon, 250 

Thomas,  demand  against  Samuel  Dotey,    .     .     26 

Morey,  Jonathan, 16,  98 

Mary,  prosecuted  for  cruelty  to  her  diild,  .     .     16 

Morton.  Ephraim, 263 

doi:uty  from  Plymouth,  17,  34,  r>o,  90,  114,  135, 
144,  165,  196,  214,  256 

one  of  the  council  of  war, 64,  73 

freeman, 274 

Ephraim,  Jun., 258 

George, 18,114,171,195,246 

freeman, 274 

John, 50,  62,  66,  82,  167,  170 

deputy  from  Middleborough,    .     ,      34,90,114 

freeman, 279 

John,  Sen,,  land  gi-anted  to, 47,  48 

LydLa, 10,  11 

Xathanicl, 14,  100,  183,  186,  274 

agreement  with  William  Harlow, ,     ,     .     .     10 

one  of  the  council  of  war, 04.  73 

petitions  for  land, 170 

freeman, 274 

Thomas, 263 

freeman, 274 

Lieutenant,  19,  31.  50,  56,  60,  8S,  91,  109,  113, 
143,  147.  164,  172,  195,  222,  230,  232,  257 

Mosnicksuke,  an  Indian, 72 

Mount  Hope, 178 

Lieutenant  John  Browne  ajipointed  cajitain  of 

the  guard  at, 175 

garrison  at 175,  176 

jmy  of  captain  at, 175 

Swansey's  cLiim  released, 248  ' 

Xeck,  ' 248  ■ 

Muchmanus  Field, 218  ' 

Muckasunkc,  an  Indian, 225  | 

Muddy  Hole, 3| 

Mulford,  Thoma.s, 231  i 

Munnootunkes,  Joseph,  an  Indiiin 72  I 


Mnnucksum,  an  Indian, 72 

Musquash,  an  Indian, 206 

Myles,  John,  Jun..  freeman, 279 

Xaamcoyicke, 39 

Xamacocke, 150 

Xaraanuett.  see  Mamanuett. 

Xamassachesett  Indians  to  be  removed  to  Clarke's 

Island, 1 87 

Xamassakeesett,  in  Duxbury, 5 

Xamassakett,  X'amassaket,     .     .     22,  44,  63,  109.  159 

land  at,  resened  for  ministiy, 6 

made  a  towiiship  by  name  of  Middleborough,     19 
Xamassakett  Pond,  land  tliere  claimed  by  Michell 

and  others, 5 

X'amassakett  River, 65.140 

X'^amu.shat,  an  Indian, 72 

Xanapoo,  an  Indian, 72 

X'anawatcham,  an  Indian, 72 

Xanumett, 98,124 

Xanunnett,  an  Indian  sachem, 71 

Xapoietan,  Xapoiatan, 140.  14S.  149 

Xan-agansett  Indians, 202 

Xa.sh,  James, 119 

Samuel,  freeman. 274 

Xassamaquat,  an  Indian, 224 

Xauhnocomwitt,  alias  Tobey  Cole,  an  Indian,     .     .     72 

X''aunowasin,  an  Indkn, 72 

Xausett  Lidians,  agree  to  be  faithful,  ■ 67 

ti-eatywith, 178 

Xed,  an  Indum, 31 

Xelson,  John,      ....     18,  50,  140,  166,  247,  249 

a  merchant  of  Boston. 2G6 

Lydia.  foi'merly  Lydia  Barnabey, 249 

VVilUam,      ,',",.,  22,  65,  66,  128,  129,  150 

■\VilUam,  Sen., 91 

freeman, 279 

William,  Jun , 69 

Xcw  England's  Memorial,  grant  to  tlie  jiriiiter  of.     25 

Xewland,  Willlun,  .     .    ■ 166 

Xewman,  Xoah. 259 

freeman, 278 

Samuel, 209 

council  of  war  for  Kchoboth, 201 

fi-ecman, 278 

Mrs.,  money  granted  to, 259 

Xew  Plymouth,  see  Plymouth. 

Xcw  York, 135 

Xicarson,  Jose|;li 253 

Xiciiolas, 256 

Ruhamah,  fined  for  breach  of  Sabbath,  .     .     .  253 

Samuel,  fined  for  fighting  on  Sabbath,  ,     ,     .  2:i:i 

William,  acknowledges  judgment  for  fine. .     .     10 

land  of,  at  Mannamoiett,      .     .     .  147,  154.  171 

Xichols.  Xicholls,  XicoUs,  Sai-ah, 33 

Thoma.s 226 


GENERAL    INDEX. 


3(13 


Xicliols,  'I'lioiiKis,  John  Bucke's  acknowledgment  to,     94 

fined  for  hing, 112 

No!)scussett,  Xobscussed,  Xubscussett,  Indians,  trea- 
ty with,     66,67,178- 

Xocrast,  alias  James, 124 

Nolmin,  John, 190 

No])ye,  Tom,  an  Lidian, 238.  239 

Norkett,  William,  prosecuted  for  not  paying  rates,  28 
Xormm,  Samuel,  punished  for  breach  of  peace,  .  39 
North  Purchase,  to  belong  to  Kehoboth,  ....     68 

North  Kiver,  bridge  at, 124 

Northey,  Northy,  John, 190,  227 

Norton,  Nicholas, 7 

Nucksissett, 97 

Num,  John,  an  Indian, 204,  20.) 

Numacke,  Moses,  alias  'Wcesqucbs,  an  Indian,  .     .     90 

William,  an  Indian, 96 

Numpus,  Numpas,  an  Indian, 210.  2  lo 

Nunckatateesett  River, 179 

Nye,  Benjamin, 2;S;i 

Benjamin,  Sen., 114 

•     John, 114 

0.ith  of  the  council  of  war, 64.  73 

Ociuamunt, ijO 

Old  Cook's  Holes, 44 

Old  Field  at  Mannomett, 124 

Old  John,  alias  Mopes,  an  Indian,  ....     lO'i,  106 

Old  Thomas,  an  Intlian, 225 

Ordinaries,  regulated, 59 

committees  to  uispect, 60 

Ordinary  at  Bridgenater, 54,  105 

Duxl)ury. 27 

Mai-.shficld, 139,  271 

Middleborough, 24,  273 

Plymouth, 54 

Pocassctt, 149 

Sandwich, 23 

Scituate, 110,  239,  246 

Taunton, 223 

Ten  Mile  Kiver,  near  Kcholioth,      .     .     43 

Yarmouth, 43 

Ormsbey,  Ormsbye,  John, 21,145 

freeman, 278 

Otis,  Ottis,  Ottice,  John, 7,196,228,229 

fined  for  sclUng  cider  without  license,    ...     81 

Samuel  Clapp's  receipt  to, 228 

Pachague  Neck,  to  be  divided, 94 

Packer,  Paker,  Samuel, 93,  145 

freeman,      ...  27.S 

Samuel,  Sen., 59 

licensed  to  keep  an  orilinary, 54 

freed  from  fiue  for  selling  liquor  to  Indians,  128 

Zacchcus, 258 

P.iiue,  Pa\Tie,  Moses, 120 

Nathaniel,  21,  36,  115,   116,  172,  LSI.  186,19.5, 
222.  230.  278 


Paine,  Nathaniel,  deputy  from  llehoboth,  195.  214.  232 
Stephen,  deputy  from  Kehoboth,      ...   34.  55 

freeman, 27s 

Stephen,  Sen.,  57,  84,  92,  141,  144,  164,  209.  24S 
Stephen,  Jun.,  ...  6,  18,  35,  60,  232,  234,  237 

freeman, 278 

Thomas 36,  57,  60,  92,  145,  244.  265 

deputy  from  lvi.stham,     .   55,  90,  114,  214.  256 

chosen  water  bailiff, 62.  104 

land  granted  to, 20 

freeman, 27s 

of  Rehoboth, 2(10 

Palmer,  John, 211 

]n'osecuted  for  not  paying  rates, U) 

Jona.s, 141 

Josi;is,  fined  for  slander, 87 

Samuel,  estate  of, 211 

William, 58,93,114,144 

freeman, 279 

Pametoopauksett, 3 

Pampamuett,  an  Indian, 239 

Pampaspecite  Kiver,  in  Sandwich, 3 

Pampaspecitt, 110 

Paomett  Indians,  treaty  with, 66,67.177 

See  Indians. 

Papasqua.sh  Neck, 20.  95,  24 1 

gi-anted  to  Swansey, 21 

Parker,  Robert, 7,  18,  20 

Samuel,  Sen., 37 

William, 227 

land  granted  to, 154 

Partridge,  Partrich,  Partridg,  George,      .  122,  123.  232 

freeman, 275 

IVsuckquckquoh,  an  Indian, 225 

Patchnatoo,  an  Indian, 225 

Paul,  an  Indian,       178 

Pau])ant.suke,  an  Indian, 72 

Pawmansulce, 72 

Pawmctt,  an  Indian, 225 

Paybody,  John,  inquest  upon. 29 

AviUuim,  20,  91,  113,  122,  123,  126,  130,  143,  164, 

215,  222,  234,  242,  249 

deputy  from  Du.\burj-,  34,  55,  90,  1 14,  135,  144, 

165,  196,  214,  231,  256 

kind  granted  to 38,  147 

land  sunendered  by 38 

receives  land  from  Indians 96,  97 

freeman. 275 

Payne,  .sec  Paine. 

Payslcy,  John,  money  granted  to. 243 

Peakes,  Willtmi, 2.30.251,262 

prosecuted  for  bre.icli  of  peace, 142 

Peck,  Pccke,  Israel 232,259 

John, 18,  141 

frcemin, 278 

Joseph, 6 


304 


GKNEKAL   INDEX. 


I'cck,  Nathaniel, 58,  60 

deputy, 135 

estate  of. 212,  259 

freeman, 279 

Nicholas, 141,  209,  257,  261 

deputy  from  Rehoboth, 17,  256 

ensign  of  Rehoboth  company, 261 

one  of  coimcil  of  war, 261 

freeman. 278 

Samuel, 0,  18,  209,  212 

freeman. 278 

Peircc,  Peirse.  Abraham,  settlement  of  estate  of,   116. 
117 

Abraham,  Sen.,  freeman, 275 

Abraham,  Jan., 116,  117 

Benjamin, 208,  262 

Isaac, 116 

John,  guardian  of, ;     .  213 

Michael,  13,  33,  36,  56,  61.  92,  104,  106,  113,  114, 

122,  187 

complaint  of  Sarah  Nichols  against,  ...     33 

ensign  in  Butch  war, 136 

estate  of, 208 

ft-eeman, 275 

Captain, 213 

Penachason,  an  Indian, 209 

Pcnchen,  see  Pinchen. 

Pequin,  James,  an  Indian, 264,  265 

Pen-en,  Abraham, 258 

John, 209,258 

Perry,  Perrey,  Anthony, 91,  141,  196 

dejjuty  from  Rehoboth, 114 

freeman, 278 

Edwardj 60,  02,  146 

Ezri, 62,  145,  230 

Thomas, 227 

fined  for  swearing, 10 

■William,  e.\enipt  from  training, 261 

Pcrrum,  Perram,  John, 58,  91 

John,  Jun., 146 

Petananuett,  alia.s  Ben  S.ichcm,      .     .     .     .     210,215 

Peter,  an  ludiini, 259 

examination  of, 201 — 203 

J'heljis,  Phclpps,  Thoma.s,  lands  of,  ordered  to  be 

sold,     ...'....' 273 

daughter  of,  drowned, 122 

alias  Phillij)s,  estate  of, 153 

Philii),  Indian  sachem,  20,  76—80,  83,  97,  98,  101,  102, 

106,  173,  184,  201.202 

deed  of  land  to  be  procured  from,    .     .     .    21,  25 

compkiint  of,  against  Wast, <> 

guns  of,  forfeited, i>'i 

statement  of  cruelties  of, 243 

Sec  Indian  affairs,  and  \\'ar. 

I'liilllps,  Faith,  estate  of, 239 

James, 02,  102 


Phillips,  James,  fi-eeman, 276 

John, 239 

Thomas,  alias  Phelpps,  estate  of, 153 

Piant,  Thomas,  an  Indian, 206 

Pickerell,  John,  an  Indian, 72 

Pincen,  Thomas,  fi-eeman, 275 

Pinchen,  Pcnchen,  Thomas, 174,  227 

Thomas,  Jun., L'26 

Pinquine  Hole, 38,96.97.171 

Pinquine  Hole  River. 171 

Pitts,  Peter, 102,  114 

freeman, 276 

Plymouth, 46.  149.  155 

deputies, 231 

tomi  officers,  18,  19,  34,  36,  55—58,  00.  02,  90, 
91,  93,  106,  113—115,  143,  145,  164—166, 
195,  196,  230—232,  257,  258. 

soldiers,'. 74,176,185,193,197 

town  council 186 


192.  197.  207 


233 


rates. 

contribution  from  Ireland, 222 

ordinary, 54 

engagement  of  fidelity  of  Indians  to  the  gov- 

eniment  of, 72 

lands  granted  by  .selectmen. 89 

licensed  to  purchase  Sepecan  of  Indians,    107,  109 

free  school  endowed, 108 

list  of  freemen  in  1670, 274 

and  Sandwich  bounds, 41 

Pocasset,  Pocassett,  ordinai-y  at, 149 

lands, ' 247 

regulations    to    prevent    tres])ass    on     lands 

at, 216 

magistrates.      ... 

I  ferry  at, 

!  See  Fen-y. 

j  Pohunna,  ahas  Hope,  an  Indian  sachem,  ....     7 1 

i  Pokanaukett,  Pacanacutt, 76,  83 

!  Pole,  John,  freeman, 276 

Pompaeanshe,  an  Indi.an 224 

Pompaquin.  alias  Scippauge,  an  Indian,    ....   178 
Pomi)mo,  Pom])moe,  Sam,  an  Indian, .     .     .     150,  253 

'  Simon,  an  Indiim, 253 

!  Poixmooie,  an  Indian, 244 

I  Pottanumaquatt  River, 39 

1  Pope,  John, 205 

j  Seth, 224 

Thomas,.     .     .     .    -; 91 

I     .        vs.  Richard  AViUis, 9,  20,  30 

fined  for  defiiming  ministers,    ....     39 

children  of,  killed  by  Indians 244 

Pottanumacutt,  Pottanummacutt,    ....     109,  l.'.O 

Potwhoken,  an  Indian, 72 

Powder  and  shot  not  to  be  sold  to  Indians,  .     .     .     59 

Powell,  Martha 202 

Ralph 226,231 


30  ■■ 


Pratt,  Prate,  Prat,  Bcnaiuli,  18,  36,  42,  60,  93, 


2-21. 

freeman, 

Jonatlian, 82, 

Phiiiehas, 

freeman, 

Prence,  Prince,  Thomas,  1,  II,  15,  17,  23,  26,  2S, 
33,  3-1,  42,  49,  52,  54,  68,  80,  84,  89,  90, 
100,  103,  107. 

freemim, 

commissioner  of  United  Colonies.   17,  34,  55, 

lands  of, 5,  14,  109,  141, 

house  of,  sun-endercd  to  colony, 

house  ordered  to  be  sold  or  loa.scd,  .  .  124, 
Presentments,  .  .  .  15,30—33,81,111,112, 
Prince,  John,  petitions  for  leave  to  take  mackerel, 

John,  Jun.,  Bcthia  Tubbs's  compLiint  against, 

Prior,  Joseph, 

Pri\'ateer  seized,  proceedings   against,  account  of 

cargo.  Sec, 265— 

Privateering  prohibited, 

Prouty.  Prowtey,  Uicliard, 

Punckatee.-~ett, 

bounds, 

Punchateosett  Pond, 

Purchasers  near  Eastham  bounds  to  be  settled, 
Pursevall,  Pursrall,  Janies, 68,  100, 

fined, 

Quachattasett. 98,  104,  105, 

Quanamett  to  be  purchased  of  Indians,    .... 

Quana|)awhan,  an  Indian, 

Quantockamew,  an  Indian 

(iuaquaqiuinsucke,  an  Indian, 

Quechasett, . 

Uuetiiquas  Isbnd,  gr.nited  to  James  JJell  and  oth- 
er:!,  

Ituni  IsLmd,  granted  to  Joliu  Cooke. 

Ilamsden,  Daniel,  tined  for  selling  liquor  to  Indians. 

Jose])h,  punished  for  ch-unkenne.^s,  .... 
Kancc,  John, 


m\,  John, 

administration  of  estate  ( 


lidi) 


Kaudall.  Jo- 


sop. 


AViUiam. 

punished  for  several  offences 23,  U 

Williani;  Sea.,  vs.  Jolin  Rogers, i 

prosecuted  for  not  paying  rates,    .     .     .     .  ^i 

Ranger,  F.dward, It 

Ransom,  Robert, 30,  IIS,  U 

and  wife,  jirosccuted  for  quarrelling,      .     .     .  '. 

prosecuted  for  several  offences,     .     .     .     .  32,  1 ! 

Rates,  methods  proposed  for  lessening,    .     .     .     .  1 

controversy  about, .^ 

allowed  for  horses  in  Pliilip's  war,     .     .     .     .  1  ■; 

apportioned, 207,  21 

for  ministers,  see  Ministers. 

Rauce,  John,  punished  for  slander, 2-1 

liiven  Brook, l.i 

vol..  V.  39 


John,  Jun.,  freeman. 27  ■( 

-Mosc.s, 209 

I'hilip,  sent  out  of  the  government, ....       9 

Rachel, 200 

Samuel, 209 

Thomas, 6,  62,  1 14,  200,  253 

Red  Brook, 33 

Red  Spring, '.     .     3.s 

Reddaway,  James, 5S 

Jame.s,  Sen. 221 

James,  Jun.,  estate  of, 221 

John, 221 

Reed,  John, 22C 

Thomas, 259 

one  of  council  of  war  in  Rehoboth,   .     .     .261 

Rehoboth, 84,  183,  209 

deputies. 232 

town  officers.  18.  19,  35—37,  56—60,  62,  91—93, 
115,  144— 146,  164,  166,  167,  195—197,  230 
—232,  257,  258. 

soldiers, 74,  176,  185,  193.  197 

towii  council, 186.261 

rates, 192,  197,  207,  243 

contribution  from  Ireland, 222 

lands  granted  to, 4S 

controversy  with  Swansey  about  rates,  .     .   48,  49 

with  Tavmton, 12 

North  Purchase  annexed  to, 6S 

line  to  be  run, 12,170 

military  oflicers, 26 1 

to  accommodate  John  I.ovell  with  Land,     .     .     12 

council  of  war, 261 

list  of  fiecmen  in  1670, 27s 

Rcw,  Edwai-d 19,  146 

licensed  to  keep  an  ordinary, 223 

Rhode  Island, ".     .    23,  239,  240,  261 

letter  sent  to 76 

appropriation  for  colony  debt  at, 200 

Richard  lU., "... 54 

an  Indian 178 

Richmond,  John,  S8,  91,  1 1 1,  145,  156,  186,  222,  251  - 
253 

Philip's  mortgage  transfeiTed  to, 101 

inquest  upon, 101 

Rickard,  Giles,  Sen., 8,  88 

licensed  as  retulcr, 61 

fined,  and  his  license  recalled, 80,  81 

freeman, 274 

Giles,  Jun  ,  freeman, 274 

1  tester,  punished  for  abusing  husband,  .     .     .67 
John  and  I'klward,  vs.  Thomas  Dotey  and  oth- 
ers.      "...   133 

John,  fined  for  abusing  an  Indian,     .     .     ,     .   152 


306 


GENERAL   INDEX. 


Rickard,  John,  freeman, 274 

John,  Sen., 87,  22 1 

Ridgely,  Richard,  controversy  -nith  Richard  Tarr,  .  160 

Ring,  Ringe,  Andrew,  18,  82,  115,  145,  166,  168,  182, 

208,  230 

freeman, 274 

EUzabeth, 253 

Roads,  John, 265,  266 

Roanoke, 33 

Robbins,  Robins.  Jehosabath, 33 

petition  of,  for  relief, 23 

vs.  George  Tmiier, 43 

John, 23,  43 

estate  of, 33 

Robm,  an  Indian,  order  relating  to, 140 

Robinson,  Increase, 58,  246,  27 1 

freeman, 276 

Isaac,  restored  to  privileges, 126 

Isaac,  Jmi.,  dro\vned,  inquest  upon,  ....       7 

Robbinson, ,  killed  by  fall  of  tree,    .     .     .     .226 

Rogers,  James,  administration  of  estate  of,  .     .     .  265 
Joliii,    39,  126,  156,  196,  247,  251,  253,  258,  271 

freeman, 277 

John,  Sen. 18,  56,  122,  166 

complaint  of,  against  Nelson  and  others,      .     69 

land  granted  to, 127 

freeman, 275 

John,  Jun, 36,  82,  146,  196 

Joseph, 35,  39.  150,  166 

freeman, 278 

Mary, 265 

Thomas, 271 

freeman, 278 

William, 6.S 

punished  for  fornication, *  51 

controversy  with  John  Williams,  ....   107 
Lieutenant,  licensed  to  pmxhase  land  of  In- 
dians,    .'iO 

administration  of  estate  of, 271 

RoUocke,  Robert,  estate  of, 28 

Rose,  Roes,  John,  inquest  upon  body  of, ....  226 

Jo.seph, 120 

bound  to  good  behavior,      .     .     .     .     117,  118 
Roshali,  Thomas,  acknowledges  judgment  to  Treas- 
urer,      1,S8 

liosin  and  turpentine  made  from  trees  on  the  com- 
mons   65 

Rouse,  EUzabeth 239 

John,  freeman 277 

John,  Jun. 165,  226 

Simon, 190,226,262 

Rowley,  Henry, 7 

freeman, 277 

Moses, 114 

Rum,  price  fixed, 60 


Rus.i!ell.  George, 5 

fined  for  several  offences, 27,  1 1 2 

freeman, 275 

John, 62,  92,  132,  144,  222.  2.14 

freeman 279 

deputy  from  Dartmouth,      .     .     .     .  17,  55,  90 

John,  Sen., 166 

Mary, 201 

Samuel,  administration  of  est;ite  of,  .     .     .     .  L'Ol 

Ryder,  John, 232,  250 

Joseph, 95,  145 

Mary,  fined  for  breach  of  Sabbath,    ....     1 5 

Samuel, 8.  5S 

freeman, 274 

Zachariah, 157 

Sabatubkett,  an  Indian, 67 

Sabbath,  order  concerning  profanation  of,      ...  234 

SabciTy,  Sabery,  Savcry,  Samuel,  19,  29,  35,  42,  56,  91, 
106,113,123,143,164.230 

deputy, 2!4 

freeman, 275 

licensed  as  retailer, 264 

land  granted  to, 150 

Mr., 60.  116.  2(;3 

Sabine,  Sabin,  Benjamin,  .     , 115.141 

Nehemiah,  administration  of  estate  of,  .  .  .  200 
William,      ....     18,  62.  141,  166,  168.  1>J6 

deputy  from  Rehoboth, 3  J.  55 

freeman, 27  ^ 

William,  Sen., 91 

widow, 200 

Sachemus,  an  Indian, 67 

grant  of,  to  Thomas  Prence, 109 

Sacone.s.s,  Saconess;>, 70,  71 

Saconesctt,  Sacconeesett,  Saconesl, 41 

inlwbitants,  complaint  against, 173 

privileges  of, 105,125.128,131 

Saconett,  Saconct 75,  80,  252 

amis  to  be  tiiken  from  Indians  at,     .     .     .   63.  73 

[  made  a  townshij), 162,  265 

lands  granted  to  old  servants,  .  .  .  125.  126 
and  Pocasset  magistrate, 234 

Saconumsett,  an  Lidian, ■  .  247 

Saffiu,  John, 216 

licensed  to  make  rosin  and  tvnpentinc,  ...     65 

Sagaquas,  without  the  bounds  of  Duxbury,  .     .     .  258 

Sakatuckett,  Saquatuckett,  Indbns,  treaty  with.  60,  (i7, 
178 

Salaries  of  cnnmandcrs  and  .soldiei's, 175 

!  Salt  Water  Pond. 98 

Sampson,  Abraham, 258 

freeman, 275 

Abraham,  Jun.,  fined  for  swearing,  &c.,      .     .     10 

F.sthcr,  aid  afibrded  to, 177 

Henry, 20,  25,  29 

freeman, 275 


307 


Sampson,  Henry,  and  others,  land  at  Xaniass,ikft 

I'ond ,') 

Samuel, 177 

Sampson,  an  Indian, 67.71'.  17.S 

Sani])onctt,  Indian  sachem, 15 

Sanballett,  an  Indian, 206 

Sandwich, 41,  40,  172,  191 

deputies, 231  1 

toOTi  officers,  18,  19,  35—37,  55,  56,  58,  60,  G2.  | 
-92,  113—115,  143,  145,  146,  104— 1G6,  195^ 
230—232,  257,  258. 

soldiers, 74,  176,  185,  193,  197 

town  council, ISO  [ 

rates, 192,  197,  207,  243  , 

bounds, 41,  96,  105.  221,  233  j 

petition  for  lands, .94 

committee  to  settle  affairs  of, 150 

minister,  John  Smith, '"M 

receipt  given  to  agents  of, 233 

list  of  freemen  in  1670, 276 

Sankona^v^vasuke,  Robin,  an  Indian,    . '   .     .     .     .     72 

Saijeant,  WilUam,  fi-eeman, 277 

See  Serjeant. 

Sassamon,  John, 159.  107 

Sasuit,  or  Satuckett, US 

Satuckctt,  Satuckct, 239 

complaint  of,  against  Yarmouth,- 110 

Satuit  Pond, 41 

Satuitt, 70 

Savage,  John,  estate  of,  settled. 271 

Sarah 271 

Savery,  see  Saberry. 

Savory,  Ann, 1S9 

Thomas,  removed  from  office, 4(1 

restored, 44 

land  laid  out, 129 

Thomas,  Sen.,  administration  of  estate  of,  .     .   1S9 

Sawyer,  John, 91,  166 

Scauton  Neck,  Indian  testimony  about,     .     .     .     .104 

Schools,  endowed  out  of  profits  of  Cape  Cod  fishery,  107, 

•-59,261 

Scippauge,  an  Indian, 124 

alias  Pompaquin, 178 

Scituatc, 40,  121,  13(i,  170.  1S3 

deputies, 231 

town  officers,  IS,  19,  35 — 37.  55,  56,  58,  GO,  92, 
93,  106,  113—115,  143,  145,  146,  149,  164 
—166,  195,  230—232.  257,  258. 

soldiers, 74,  176.  185,  193,  197,  206 

town  council. 186,  261 

rates, 192,  197,  207,  243 

contriliulion  from  Ireland, 222 

magistrate, 117 

const;ibles  chosen,  refuse  to  serve 119 

ordinary 239 

freemen  in  1670 275 


Siituatc,  military  officers 33.150 

ordinaries 110.  23:»,  246 

compLiint  against,  by  John  Daman,  .  .  .  .170 
John  Laythorp,  an  Irishman,  warned  out,  .  .  156 
controversy  about  undivided  land.s,  69,  70,  103.  1 17 

Scndder,  Jolm,  freeman, 277 

Sears,  Saers,  Richard, 213 

estate  of, 213 

fi-eeman, 276 

Silas, 212 

Secretary  allowed  to  record  a  deed  that  liad  not 

been  acknowledged, MO 

Secuncke, 10),  105 

Selectmen.  19,  34.  56,  91,  113,  143,  149.  104,  195,  230, 
257 

Sepecan U)8 

purchased  of  Indians  for  Plymouth,  ....  109 
Indians  at,  engagement  of  fidelity,    ....     72 

Sepecan  River, 210 

Sergeant,  pay  of, 74.  170 

Serjeant,  Ruth, 159 

AVilliam, 159 

See  Sarjeant. 

Servants,  1  nuls  of, 125 

Shaw,  James, 35,113.144.105 

freeman, 279 

Jonathan, 115.  16.S 

Sergeant, 59.  60 

Shelley,  John,  estate  of, 27 

Robert, 27 

See  Shilley. 

ShejOTd,  Mr.,      ." 30 

Shermim,  Scrman,  Desire, 239 

twenty  ];ounds  gi-anted  to, 178 

Peleg.     .     .     r 36 

Samuel, 195 

AVilliam,  Jun., 114.  17S 

Shilley,  Robert,  freeman, 277 

"  Sec  Shelley. 

Shove,  George, .101 

freeman. 276 

Mr..   .  ' 61 

Showamett,  Showamet,  Showmett,  pledged  for  pay- 
ment of  soldiers'  wages, 191 

lands  at,  ordered  to  be  .sold,     ....     240,  248 

SLis,  John, 253 

Ijawrence, 253 

Sibson,  John, 150 

Silvester,  Benjamin,  his  choice  of  guardians,      .     .     52 
Dinah,  her  complaint  against  Johnson,  ...     22 

Esther,  her  choice  of  guardian, 50 

Israel, 52 

Joseph, 50,  52.  58,  165 

Rich.inl,  jnesented  for  fornication 265 

Simmons,  John,  licensed  to  keej)  an  ordinary,    149,  257 
hires  Pociiwet  Lands 216 


iU8 


GENEKAL    INDEX, 


Simmons,  John,  to  keep  Pocasset  ferry,   .     .     215.233 

Moses,  freeman, 27.5 

See  Sj-monds. 

Si.sson,  George, 56,  62 

Uichard. 58 

S!iiSe,  James, 35,  60,  8S,  92 

divorced, 33 

James,  Sen., 56.  1  !3.  143 

freeman, 276 

James,  Jun.,  prosecuted, 9 

Stephen,      .     .     .55,  92,  146,  164,  233,  255,  276 

deputy  from  Sandwich, 19G.  214 

Smelt  Brook, 44 

Smith,  Daniel,  31,  56,  172,   181,   186,  195,  200,  221, 
222,  230,  234,  212,  249,  257,  259 

to  examine  Treasurer's  account, 200 

deputy  from  Rchoboth,  90,  144.  165,  196,  214, 
232,  256 

magistrate, 223 

freeman, 278 

Eliezer, 254  ' 

Francis,  freeman, 276  ' 

Henry, 141,  144,  172  , 

deputy  from  Rchoboth,  ....  135,  144,  165 

freeman, 278 

Jael, 112,  128 

complaint  of,  against  AVhite  and  Jones,  .     .118 

John,  93,  97,  100,  102,  112,  115,  118,  219,  222, 

264 

lieutenant  of  Dartmouth  com i)any.    .     .     .13.'^ 

John,  Rev.,  Land  granted  to, 171 

John,  Jun.,  an  impressed  soldier,  fined,      190,  191  ; 

Josiah 182.  208  I 

Ralph,  and  othcr.s,  Josiah  Cooke  against,    .     .     31  ■ 
Samuel,  25.  31,  36.  58,  102,  114,  195,  230,  233,  I 


35,  57,  58,  92,  144,  164 
220 


251,  25a 

freeman 276  i 

deputy  from  Taunton, 256 

suit  against  Josejih  Harding, 85 

Seth, 100 

Mr.,  minister  of  Sandwich 238 

Lieutenant, 254 

Ensign,    24,  27,  35,  45,  57,  60,  92,  164,  172,  195 

Snell,  Thom.a«, 56 

Snow,  Abigail, 262 

Anthony,  57,  91.   113.   U4,   ISfi,   1»5.  222,  230, 

262 

dejiuty  from  Marslifield.   17,  34.  oo,  114,  135, 

144,  165,  196,  214,  232,  256 

freeman, 277 

Jabez,  and  wife,  fined  for  fornication,     ...     51 

Josiah, 21,91,  145,  220,  262 

Mark,  57,  92,  113,  141.  lOi;  186,  195,  220,  224, 
230,  257,  271 

deputy  from  Enstham 165.  232 

Irerman 27^ 


Snow.  Nicholas,  .     . 
estate  of. 

freeman.      .         278 

Soldier.  ])ay  of, 74.  1 70 

Soldiers,  lands  pledged  for  payment  of  w.iges.    .     .191 

names  of,  paid  in  lands, 206.  2 1 4 

Indian,  located  at  Raconef, 22 1 

S.-e\V;<.r. 

Sonkanuhoo,  an  Indian, 70 

Soule,  George, 60.  !)1 

George,  Sen.,  fi'ccman. 275 

John, 25,  61.  93.  '2i.-, 

Nathaniel,  ]nosecutcd  for  several  offences,  61.  110, 
163 

South  Sea  Lidians,  treaty  with 178 

Souther,  Xathaniel, 5.  171 

Southworth,  Constant,  Treasurer.  5,  16,  21,  24.  31,  3S, 
41,  49,  52,  54,  68,  76,  80,  SI,  S3,  86,  89,  95 
—98,  100,  101,  106,  107,  123,  120,  130.  133 
—135,  137,  138,  142,  147.  148,  152.  158.  160, 
174,  175,  179,  186,  211,  217,  228,  231.  237, 
240,  242.  241.  245,  248,  240.  251,  255,  256, 
264,  270. 
chosen  Trea.sincr.  17.  r,:,.  90.  112.  143.  18S,  191— 
193.  203,  230,  256 

deputy  to  General  Court, 17 

an  As.sisfcmt,  34,  55,  90.  112.  143.  163.  191.  229. 
2.-,6 

officer  in  Indian  war, 7 

on  committee  to  revise  the  laws. 2()3 

freeman, 274 

Edward, 123.231 

petition  of,  for  lands, 170 

Xathaniel, 115,240.257,263 

Thomas, 4,11,23,20,66,150 

an  Assistant 17 

commis.«ioncr  of  United  Colonics. .     .     .      7.17 

Sowamsett, 49 

Sparrow,  Jonathan,  24,  35.  37,  57,  60,  92.  113.  128, 

144,  154,  104,  171,  180,  200,  230 

dejiuty  from  Easthnm,  17,  31,  114.  135.  144.  165. 

196,  232.  2.:-6 

land  granted  to, 127 

ap])ointcd  licutoiiant, 175 

freeman, 278 

Giptain 242.257,271 

Lieutenant,      .     .     .  _ 195.  220 

Spooner,  William,  ..." 254 


Sprague,  Francis,  freeman,    .     .     . 

John, 

licensed  to  keep  an  ordinary, 
])unished  for  several  offences, 

estate  of, 

frcenian 

Ruth.  ■ 


.   39,  53 
237.  238 


GKNEUAL    INDEX. 


309 


93,  IOC,  167,  197,  230 


Spi-aguo.  Samuel,     .     . 

freeman, 277  i 

Squii-e,  Luke, 250,  251  I 

Standish,  Alexander IS,  56,  61,  114,  123  | 

freeman, 275  i 

Josiah,     ...   91,  122;  123,  171,  186,  222,  230  I 
deputy  from  Duxbury,  oo,  90,  11-1,   135,  144, 
1G5,  190,  231,  256 

his  petition  for  lind, 170 

freeman, 275 

Mr., 218 

Stindlake,  Lydia, .  235 

Richard 235 

Standford,  Robert,  rate  of,  how  paid, 85 

complaint  of,  against  Joseph  Tm-ner,     .     .     .109 

fined  for  drunkennes.'J, 112 

Starr,  Thomas, 9 

fined  for  sundry  oft'ences, 27 

Staughton,  Nicholas, 273 

William, 184 

Stetson,  Stedson,  Robert,  Jun., 181 

Steven,  an  Indian, 225 

Stevens,  Francis,  administration  of  estate  of,     .     .     21 

Francis,  Jun., 21 

Richard, 9!,  25(3 

Stevenson,  John,  liis  claim  against  A\'illiain  Black- 
stone's  estate, 172 

Steward,  Daniel,  vs.  Nathaniel  Fitsrandall,    .     .     .140 

Stewert,  Hugh, 153,  273 

Stoekbridge,  Chai-lcs,  IS,  60,  93,   127.   16(>,  2fiG,  214, 
232 

Stony  Brook, 1 10 

Strawberry  Hill, 142 

Studson,  Robert,  5;  12,  35,  38,  56,  GO,  70,  86,  93,  9G, 

103,  143,  149,  183,  186,  191,  211,  222,  231, 

240,  242,  244,  248,  249. 

deputy  from  Scituatc,  17,  34,  55.   114,  135,  144, 

231,  256 

one  of  council  of  war, 64,  73 

bounds  of,  at  Accord  Pond, 130 

agreement  of,  to  maintain  a  child 20S 

freeman, 275 

Robert,  Jun., 208 

Sturgis,  Edward, 92,  1 13.  143,  14.j.  IfiS 

fined  for  breach  of  Sabbath 53 

Edward,  Sen.,  35,  57,  5S,  93,  1G4,  195,  230,  23S, 
250,  257 

deputy  from  Yarmouth, 90 

licensed  to  keej)  an  ordin.iry. 43 

license  of.  rccalli^d, 223 

allowance  to, 16S 

complaint  agauist  Thomas  Baxter  and  an- 
other,   IGS 

freeman, 276 

Edw.ard,  Jun., 19,  37,  100,  250 

Marv IGO 


Sturgis,  Samuel 

administration  of  estate  of, 
freeman, 

Succanowassuckc,  an  Indian,  .     . 


36,  46,  139 
.  .  .160 
.  .  .276 
.     .     .203 


Siichquotaumueh,  an  Indian, 225 

Sunderland,  John, 256 

Sun-pyors  of  highways,  18,  36,  57,  93,  115,  145,  166, 
196,  232,  258 

Sutliffe,  Abraham 119 

Sutton,  John, 255,  262 

en.sign  of  Scituate  company, 33 

prosecuted, 52 

administration  of  estate  of, 116 

])roseeuted  for  selling  cider  to  Indians,  .     .     .160 

Juhan 116 

]4ichard,  vs.  Moses  Symons  and  wife,    .     .     .   1 16 

Goodwife, 119 

Swansey, 24,  49,  130,  136 

deputies, 232 

town  officeis.  IS,  19,  35,  36,  56--5S.  GO.  G2.  91 
.  —93,   11.3.   115,   141,    165— 1G7,  230—232, 
258. 

r.Ues. 207,  243 

contri'oution  from  Ireland, 222 

freemen  iii  1670, 279 

controversy  with  Rehoboth  about  boimds,  49,  84, 
170 

Pa])asquash  Neck  gi-antcd  tf>, 24 

town  privileges, 24 

committee  to  dispose  of  kinds  at,      ....     49 

controversy  with  Taunton, 106 

claims  outlet  at  Shawamet,      .     .     .     .     248,  249 
Swift,  William,  19,  35,  46,  56,  115.  143.  15S.  164,  242. 

deputy  from  Sandwich,  .     135,  196,  214,  231,  256 

licensed  to  keej)  an  ordinary 23 

sr.it  against  Old  John,  an  Indian,      .     .     105,  106 

freeman, 276 

William,  Sen., 230 

Symon.  an  Indian, 270 

Symonds,  Symons.  Elizabeth. 116 

Mcses,    . 116,  166 

Moses,  Jun  .  administration  of  estate  of,     .     .  220 

Sarah,' 116 

See  Simmons. 

Tabor.  PhiUp, 254 

'ITiomas 115.  254 

Takaraumia,  Indian  .sachem  at  Saconett,   ....     80 

Tal'.,ut,  Tdbutt,  Jerrud, 222,  224 

Talmon,  Peter,  punished  for  buying  land  of  Indians,  151 
Taraoneesani,  alias  Jcffery,  Indian  s;\cheni,    ...     75 

Tanash])ash,  ahas  John,  an  Indian 72 

'I'annrr,  Nicholas,     .... 

frepnian 

Mr 


1.8,  60,  84, 


310 


GENERAL    INDEX. 


Tar.  all  made  in  the  colony  purchased  by  a  com- 
pany,     4j,  46 

Tarr,  Richard, IGO 

Tatammanali,  Indian  sachem, 73 

Tataquasbant,  an  Indian, 72 

Tatoson, 200,  206,  209 

Tattacommett,  Indkn  sachem, 75 

Taunton,    .     .     .     46,  63,  78,  136,  183,  188,  190,  236 

deputies, 231 

town  officers,  18,  19,  35—37,  56—58,  60,  62,  91 
—93,  106,  113—115,  143,  145,  146,  164— 
166,  195,  230—232,  257,  258. 

soldiers, 74,  176,  185,  193,  197 

tov>n  council, 186 

rates, 192,  197,  207,  243 

contribution  from  Ireland, 222 

di.spute  with  Bridgewater  about   bounds,   12,  28, 
159,  171 

controversy  with  Rehoboth, 12,  170 

town  authorized  to  buy  Indian  lands,     ...     88 

controversy  with  Swansey, 106 

intruders  warned  out, 155,271 

ordered  to  raise  money  for  war  expenses,  .     ,  263 

liquors  seized  at, 271 

freemen  in  1670. 276 

Taunton  River, 20,  24,  «8 

Taunton  Mill  River, 154.  157 

Tautisiunbacott,  James,  an  Indian, 72 

Tautozen,  an  Indian, 72 

Taverns,  regulated,  see  Ordinaries, 59 

Taxes,  see  Rates. 

Tayler,  Edward, 20 

Henrj-, 39 

John, 137,  250 

Joseph,  choice  of  guardian  by, 146 

Lydia, 39 

Mary,  claim  of,  agamst  John  Turner's  estate,      24 

fined  for  fornication, 112 

Richard, 120 

fined  for  misdemeanor, 53 

wife  of,  drownied, 123 

estate  of,  settled, 137 

Ten  Mile  River, 43 

Tetieutt, 24 

lands  allotted  to  proprietor.?, 141 

Tetieutt  River, 105,  140 

alias  Canteetieut  River, 239 

Thacher,  John,  35,  37,  57,  92,  95,  113,  137,  143,  164, 

220,  222,  230,  250,  257,  273 

deputy  from  Yarmouth,  17,  34,  55,  114,  135,  144, 

196,  256 

freeman, 270 

Judah, 36,  95,  156 

estate  of :     .    217,220 

freeman, 276 

Marv 220 


Thacher,  Ralph, 114 

Rodulphus, , 29 

freeman, 275 

Ensign, 195 

Sergeant,  ensign  of  YaiTnouth  company,    ,     .150 

Thanksginng  day  appointed, 7 

Thayer,  Nathaniel, 273 

Thomas,  an  Indian, 206 

Thomas,  John, 110 

Mary, 15S 

Nathaniel,  6,  9,  36,  58,  144,  164,  186,  215.  230, 
234,  240,  244,  24-^,  219 

deputy  from  Mai-shfield, 90,  232 

fined, 9 

and  others,  suit  agamst  Edward  Gray  and 

other.s, 21 

prosecuted  for  not  pacing  rates,    ....     38 
surety  for  Humphrey  Johnson,      ....     85 

administration  of  estate  of. 1  jS 

one  of  lessees  of  Pocasset  lands,  .     .     .     .217 

freeman, 277 

Captain  Nathaniel,  freeman, 277 

Nathaniel,  son  of  Nathaniel  Thomas,  deceased,   158 

Wiffiam, 6,  9,  56,  158, 188,  226 

puni.shed  for  several  offences,   .     .     .     .    16.  53 

Thornton,  Robert, 154,  157 

Thrasher,  Christopher, 101,  102 

Tlu-ee  Mile  River, 88 

Tlu-oop,  William, 230 

Thurburrow,  Jolm, 146,  167,  231 

Tickncr,  Willkm, 119 

TildaU,  see  Tisdall. 

Tilden,  Tildin,  Elizabeth,  .     .     .  37,  52,  140,  172,  ISO 

Jo.seph, IS,  43,  140 

discliargcd  ft'om  bearing  arms 8 

settlement  of  estate  of,    .     .  37,  102,  118—121 

allowance  to  widow  of, 172,  180 

Nathaniel, 195,  225 

Eliza  Do.xcy  vs., 43,  53 

Mr.,   .     .     .  " 12 

order  respecting  his  saw  mill 70 

Mrs., 102,  118,  119,  121 

Tilson,  Ephraim, 134,  145,  196 

freeman, 274 

John,  Edward  Gray  vs., 8 

fined  for  bre-aeh  of  peace, 30 

estate  of  settled,    .    _. 134 

Timber,  destruction  of,  iffoliibited, 217 

Ting,  Tinge,  Edward, 158 

Tinkham,  Ephi-aim,  15,  36,  42,  83,  84,  128,  129.  156, 
1(;4 

fined  for  di-unkenness, 173,  260 

freeman, 274 

Sergeant, 190,  263 

,     ,     ,     .  251,  253 

.     .     .     .165,212,258 


Tisdall,  TikLall,  Anna, 
James,    .     .     . 


GENEliAL    INDEX. 


311 


Tisdall,  James,  freeman, 276 

John, 56,  74,  113,  143,  212 

deputy  from  Taunton, 144 

deceased,  order  in  reference  to  controversy 

amongst  the  sons  of, 219 

John,  Sen., 92,  106,  164,  224 

estate  of,  settled, 212,  219 

freeman, 276 

John,  Jun., 102 

administration  of  estate  of,  .     .     .     .  251 — 253 

freeman, 276 

Joseph, 212 

Joshua, 212 

Titicut,  see  Teticutt. 

Titus,  John, 166 

freeman 278 

John,  Sen., 231 

Tobey,  Tliomas, 36 

Thomas,  Sen., Ifi6 

Tobias,  an  Indian,  recognized  to  appear  at  court,     .   159 

ti'ied  and  convicted, 167 

Tohquamonshoo,  an  Indian, 72 

Tokissimo,  an  Indian, 225 

Tokocsquintec,  an  Lulian, 225 

Toler.ition,  churcli  ciders'  oinnion  asked  about, .     .  233 

'I'ompkiiis,  Sjinuul,  freeman, 278 

Tompsoii.  Thompson,  John,  21,  22,  35,  40,  57,  62,  92, 

113,  137,  144,  156,  165,  229,246 

deputy  'from  ^liddlcborough,  90,   114,   135,   144, 

165 

bnds  granted  to, 132,  147 

demand  of,  against  an  Indian, 228 

Sergeant, 174 

freeman, 277 

Sergeant, 136,  138 

Toqueo,  an  Lidian  squaw, 255 

Torrey,  Torry,  Anne, 189 

bound  for  her  daughter, 189 

Totman,  Thomas,  inquest  upon  the  body  of,  .     .     .  262 

Tower, , 13 

Town  councils  appointed, 180 

Towns,    proposals    made    to,    concernuig    public 

charges, 11  j 

to  bring  in  Indian  guns, 109 

measures  of  defence  taken.      .     .     134,  185 — 187 
proportions  of  war  charges,     ....     192,  197 

to  raise  money  for  soldiers, 199 

required  to  send  m  accounts,  ....     207,  210  I 

to  raise  money  for  support  of  ministers,     .     .241 

Ti-icy,  Tracye,  Jolui,     .    29,  36,  42,  106,  122,  230,  257 

petition  of,  for  land, 170 

freeman, 275  i 

Treasurer  chosen,  17,  34,  55,  90,  112,  143,  164,  230,  1 
256 

auditors  for  accounts  of, 37,  200 

Tiebev,  Bethiah, 101 


Trebey,  Peter,  inquest  u])on  the  body  of,      ... 

Trip]),  Peleg, 93,  97, 

Troope,  AVillbm, 

Troops  of  horse, .     .     134, 

Truant,  Morris,  freepian, 

Tubbs,  Bethiah,  against  John  Prince,  Jun 

AVilliam, 

fi-eeman 

Tuchpo,  alias  AVotuchiJO,  an  Indian,  sec  Wootuehpo. 

Tucker,  Henry. 

Tuppcr,  Thomas, 172,230. 

deputy  from  Sandwich, 90, 

the  elder,  release  to  Edmund  Freeman,      .     . 

Thomas,  Sen., 

freeman, 

Thomas,  Jun., 18,  113, 

deputy  from  Sandwich. 

freeman, 

Turner,  Daniel. 120,  127. 

George, 

Humphrey, 

freeman, 

Isaac,  discharge  of,  to  John  Williams,    .     .     . 

Japhet, 

John, 20,  36,  101,  166,  237, 

John,  Sen., 37,  58,  70,  103,  162, 

freeman, 

John,  Jun., .     36,  70,  85,  103,  146,  162,  227, 

exempt  fi-om  training, 

freeman, 

Jonathan 

Joseph, 40, 

Joseph.  Sen.,  prosecuted  for  several  offences,  32 

Xathaniel, 51,  114,  250, 

liuhamah, 

Susanna, 99, 

fined, 

Thomas, 107,  109,  127.  227, 

Tuspaquine,  Tuspaquin, 

the  black  sachem, 

and  William,  his  son,  land  to  be  iiurchased 

of,    .     .     '. 

Tuspaquin's  Pond,  land  there  p-antcd  to  Governor 

Prcnce,   ,.',,.. 

Twining,  AVilliam, 

United  Colonics,  confederation  continued,      .     .     . 

accounts  to  be  settled, 

See  Commissioners. 

Uttsooweest,  an  Indian, 

Upsliall,  widow, 

Vaughan,  George, 62, 

licensed  to  keep  an  ordinary, 

land  granted  to, 

John, 

Vinal,  Vinall,  John, 18,  119, 


31: 


GENERAL   INDEX. 


\"inal.  John,  freeman, 

Stephen, 115, 

freeman, 

Vincent,  Henry, 

freeman, 

John,  freeman, 


.  .  275 
131,  227 
.  .  275 
.  .  IS 
.  .  276 
.  .  276 


Vixon,  Robert, 146,  167,  168,  197,  212 

freeman, 278 

"Waehamaucutt  Xeck, 139 

■Wachomocussett  Brook, 98 

Wade,  Thomas, 122,211,226,227,257 

Wadsworth,  Christopher, 19,  35,  56 

freeman, 274 

John,  29,  57,  82,  90,  122,  123,  166,  16S,  224,  246, 


29,  115 


.275  1 
,  255 
,  275 
0,  71 
.  70 
,  149 
.  155  ' 


freeman, 

Joseph, 

freeman, 

Wakatasso,  Waskotassoo, 

AVakoiett, 

Waldron,  Isaac,  vs.  'William  Br 

Walker,  Jacob, 

Jamos,  19,  23,  35,  37,  41,  42,  57,  60,  76,  88,  93, 

145,  186,  191,  222,  257,  271,  272 

deputy  from  Taunton,     .     .     .17,34,214,256 

one  of  the  council  of  war, 64,  73 

controversy  vith  William  Hailstone.  ...     96 

freeman, 276 

claim  of,  against  soldiers, 222 

Michael, 251  I 

inque.--t  upon, 209 

I'hUi]), 45,  256 

deputy  from  Kchoboth, 17 

fi-ceman, 278 

William,   ' 19,  258 

tinud  for  stealing, 61 

freeman, 278 

Wallcy,  John, 134 

'J'homas, 137 

freeman, "  ...  277 

Thomas,  Sen., 38,  43 

Mr., 147 

Wampajwum,  AVampapaquam,  an  Indian,     .     .     .167 

Wampees,  Wompees,  an  Lidian, 72 

Ja 


lames. 


John, 

Steplien, 

Tom, 

\A'amine,  an  Indian,  .... 
A\'annarauttamett,  Indian  sachem, 
A\'anno,  an  Indian  sachem,     .     . 


Wi 


AS'anton,  Kdwai-d, 85,  148,  : 

lined  for  disorderly  maniage, ! 

Edward,  Jun., ! 

Wanumunnarain,  IneUan  sachem, 


Wapanpowett,  an  Indian. 206 

Wapoampauksett, 3 

War  against  Indians,  preparations  for,      .     .  74,  77.  78 

Xan:agansetts  unite  with  Phihp, 184 

proceedings   of  coimcil   of  w\-ir,    173,    182 — 185, 

189 

town  councils  appointed,     ...  ...   186 

watch  organized, 187 

troops  and  officers, 175 

officers'  authority, 176 

troops  ordered  out. 183.  1S7 

soldiers  impressed  and  apportioned,  .     .    183 — 1.S5 

arms  to  be  brought  to  meeting, 170 

penahy  for  wasting  ammunition, 177 

depredations  of  the  enemy, 177 

commissioners  of  United  Colonies  order  one 

thousand  more  troops  to  be  raised :  jiro- 

cecdings  in  consequence,  .     .     .     .     1 84,  1 89 

allowance  for  horses, 178 

provision  for  families  of  soldiers  slain,  .  177,  178 
towns  to  make  provision  for  soldiers,  .  .  .187 
Xamassachesett    Indians    moved    to    Clark's 

Island, 187 

garrison  at  Barstow's  house  in  Scituate,  187,  189 
officers  and  men  punished  for  desertion,  189 — 191 
imjjressed  soldiers  fined  for  not  ser\ing,  191,  198 
lands  pledged  to  secm-e  soldiers'  wages,  .  .191 
one  thousand  pounds  voted  to  be  assessed  on 

the  toOTis, "...  192 

towns  requested  to  assemble  in  garrisons,  192,  193 
three  hundred  English  and  one  hundred  Indian 

troops  raised, 192 

youths  under  si.-iteen  years  of  age  to  stand 

guard, 193 

ammunition  and  provisions  procured,  .  193,  200 
expedition  defeated  by  desertion  of  soldiers,  .  193 
penalty  for  not  serving  on  watch  and  ward.  .  191 
one  huntb-ed  and  fifty  English  and  fil'ty  Indian 

soldiers  raised, 197 

Governor  authorized  to  press  soldiers,   .     .     .197 

scouts  ordered, 186,198 

j)Owcr  of  commission  officers  and  town  coun- 

ciLs, 198 

towns  authorized  to  raise  money  for  sokliers.  .  199 

I)enalty  for  not  procuring  arms, 200 

Saconett  Indians  renew  their  league,  .  .  .  20 1 
Saconctt  Indians,  their  examination,  .  .  .201 
names  of  Saconett  Indians,      ....     22 1,  225 

prisoners  sold, 174 

prisoners  tried  and  executed,  ....  204 — 200 
inliabitants  nuurdered  by  Indians,  .  .  .  .205 
contribution  by  Ireland  for  the  sufferers,  .  .  222 
Govenior  authorized  to  recall  forces,      .     .     .173 

soldiers  paid  in  lands, 200,214 

to^vns  required  to  pay  their  soldiers,      .  .210 

£3692  16«.  Orf.  apportioned  on  the  towns,      .  207 


GKXKKAL    INDEX. 


313 


AVar :  children  of  friendly  Indians  disposed  of,  .     .  liOT 
settlement  of  >rar  accounts,     .     .     .  207,  234,  242 

volunteers,  order  concerning, 210 

hostile  Indians  at  Elizabeth  IsLmcU, .     .     .     .209 

territoiy  of  friendly  Indian.s, 210 

tow-ns  requu-ed  to  send  in  their  accounts,    .     .210 
compensation  to  Captain  Goulden  and  others,   214 
conquest  land  claimed  by  ^Ir.  Grav  and  oth- 
ers,   ■...'....  239 

lands  sold  to  pay  expenses,      ....    240,241 

rates  ordered  to  pay  expenses, 263 

pensions  to  maimed  soldiers,   .     .     .  239,  240,  27 1 
agiiinst  the  Dutch,  forces  raised.  iSi;c.,    .    134 — 136 

pay  of  oilicers  and  soldiers, 136 

AVarren,  Eliziibcth, 156 

estate  of, HO 

Joseph,  36,  dT,  62,  109,  lU,  140,  160,  186,  222, 
2o6 

Sarah,  bnd  of,  at  Titicut, 141 

Washawam,  IncUan  .sachem, 73 

W'ashawanna,  an  Indian, 72 

Washburn.  Washburne,  John, 29, 196 

John.  Sen.,  freeman, 27j 

John,  Jun.,  freeman, 27  j 

Joseph, 10 

AV'asnecksuk,  an  Indian 178 

■\Vast,  Francis,  prosecuted  for  trespass  on  Indians,  0,  22 
See  "West. 

AVater  bailiff,  oath  of,  and  orders, 02,  104 

Waterman,  John, 182 

freeman, 274 

Watson,  George, 42,90,263 

freeman 274 

Wattaman,  John,  alias  Keesbenopont,  an  Indian.   .     72 

AV'awoompaquaquin, 72 

AV'ays,  between  Bridge\rater  and  Plymouth,  60,  68,  1  jo 

Wcbacouitt;  an  Indian  sachem, 71 

Weeoachett, 218 

AVeesquubs,  alias  Moses  Xumackc,  an  Indian.    .     .     96 
Wclden,  see  Wheldon. 

AVcUs,  Charles, 262 

Marg;u-et,  estate  of, 180 

M'enamett, 97 

AVequahunt,  AVequahut  Indians,  treaty  with,  66,  67,  177 

West,  Francis, 18,  60,  14d,  196,  256 

freeman, 275 

Joseph, 268 

Peter, 122,  146,  232 

Samuel, 57,  145,  224 

fi-eeman, 275 

See  AVast. 

Weston,  Edmund,  fi-eeman 275 

Wewcante,  Indians  at,  engagement  of  fidelity,  .     .     72 

A\'cymouth,  Nicholas, 6 

A\'hurton,  Uichard, 65 

Wheaton,  Hannah, 139 

vol,.   V.  40 


Wheaton,  Jeremiah. 

Obadiah, 

AVhelden,  AVhildcn.AVhilding,  John,  18, 60, 146, 106, 

exempt  from  training, 

John,  Sen., 

AA'hetcombe,  AVhetcom,  Kobert,  .  .  .  .  131, 
AVliale  brought  on  shore,  duty  remitted,  .... 
Wharton,  Kichard,  and  partners,  licensed  to  make 

rosin  and  turpentine, 

Indians  allowed  to, 

White.  ]'",mmanuel,  freeman, 

John, 

Jonatlun, 

.Joseph, 112,122.131.165.227, 

Nicholas,  prosecuted,      .     .     .111,118,128. 

Peregrine, 94, 

land  of,  at  Titicuf, 

freeman, 

llesolved,  fi-eeman, 

Timothy, 36,  122,  131. 

complaint  of,  against  Thomas  Hart.   .     .     . 

Lieutenant, 

deputy 

AA'ibore,  see  AVilbore. 

AA'ilborc,  AVibore,  James, 

Joseph, 18,56,101,115,160, 

Shadrach 101. 

AVilcocks,  AA'ilcockes,  Daniel,     .     .     .18,  126,  132. 

money  gi-anted  to, 

AA'illett,   Joliannah,    letter   of   attorney   to   Jacob 

AA^ilker,  ' "    .     .     .     . 

Thomas,  Captun, 27,  49.  83, 

freeman, 

Captain, 24,  45,  127.  136. 

deed  deUvered  to 


of, 


negro  sei-vant  restored  to  the  ; 
William,  AVm,  an  Indian, 53.  69 

complaint  of, 

son  of  Tuspaquine 126, 

AVilliams,  Edward,  settlement  of  cstiitc  of,  81,  89. 

Elias,  ordered  to  leave  the  colony,  .... 
GrcgoiT.  settlement  of,  witli  Richard  AVillis,  . 
John,".     .     .     .     38,81,89,94,102,163, 

deputy, 

indemnity  of.  to  Scituate, 

Susanna  Turner  vs.,    .     .     .     .87.99,110. 

fined  for  breach  of  Sabbath 

controversy  with  AVilliam  Rogers.      .     .     . 

divorced, 

John,  Jun.,  freeman, 

Joseph,  freeman, 

Nathaniel, 3(>.  145. 

freeman, 

Richard.  19.  57.  92.  101.  113.  143.  164.  195.  : 


314 


GENERAL    INDEX. 


Williims,  Kichard,  freeman, 276 

Roger,  his  aid  requested  in  Indian  expedition,     7G 

Samuel, 166,  257 

freeman, 276 

Sarah, 127 

WillLamson,  F;uth, 262 

Mary,  hcensed  to  lieep  an  ordinary  at  Mai-sh- 

"ficld, '    ....  271 

Timothy, 115 

licensed  to  Iveep  an  ordinary  at  Mai-shfield,     139 

freeman, 277 

Willis,  John, 37,  57,  59,  165,  190,  242 

deputy  from  Bridgewater,  17,  34,  55,  90,  114,  135, 
144,  165,  196,  214,  232,  256 

freeman, 278 

John,  Sen.,  15,  23,  35,  92,  113,  144,  186,  195,  230 

Joseph, 273 

Nathaniel, 18,  145 

freeman, 278 

Richard, 221,  263 

complaint  against, 9,  26,  30 

Deacon, 223 

Willmoth,  AVilmouth,  Sergeant,  one  of  council  of 

war, 261 

WiUmott,  Thomas, 114 

Wills,  Charles,  comphiint  of  Robert  Badston  against,  253 

Rebecca, 117 

Rowland,  Scituate  indemnified  from  support  of.     50 

William,  freeman, 275 

Whig,  Winge,  Daniel, 19 

Jolm,  Sen.,  licensed  to  exchange  lands  with 

Indians, 239 

Nathaniel. 27 

Stephen, 56 

Winser,  AV alter,  jiunished  for  selUug  liquor  to  In- 
dians,   61 

Winslow,  Faith, 262 

John,  freeman, 274 

Jonathan, 167,  190,  197,  231 

gift  to,  from  his  fether, 159 

administration  of  estate  of, 217 

freeman, 277 

Winslow,  Josiah,  4,  11,  23,  26,  28,  30,  42,  49,  52,  54, 
59,  63,  68,  80,  84,  86,  89,  95,  103,  107,  123, 
130,  133—137,  142,  147,  148,  152,  158,  160, 
173,  179,  189,  203,  211,  217,  235,  237,  251, 
255,  264,  270. 

commander-in-cliief, 74 

chosen  Governor, .     .  112,  143,  163,  194,  229,  256 

allowance  to, 124,  175 

an  Assistant, 17,  34,  55,  90 

commissioner  of  United  Colonies,  17,  34,  55,  90, 
112,  143,  163,  195,  230,  256 

fined  for  breach  of  ijeace, 10 

controversy  with  Kanelmc  Winslow,      .     .     .     15 
demand  against  Willuim  Tuspaquinc,     .     .     .     K9 


Winslow,  Josiah,  land  of,  at  Titicut, 141 

freeman, 277 

Josiah,  Sen., 38 

one  of  the  council  of  war, 64,  73 

selectmen  of  Marshfield, 144 

will  of,  in  part  void, 159,160 

freeman, 277 

Kanelme, 196 

controversy  with  Jo.siah  Wmslow,      ...     15 

freeman, 277 

Kanelme,  Sen.,  land  of,  at  Titicut,     .     .     .     .141 

Kanelme,  Jun.,  freeman, 276 

Margaret, 160 

Mrs.  Mary, 228 

Nathaniel,  10,  IS,  21,  56,  166,  168,  186,  226,  262 

fi-eeman, 277 

Ruth, 217 

Winter,  Ouistopher,  alias  Grabbam,  prosecuted  for 

incest, 13,  14,  21 

bond  of,  forfeited, 260 

Winthorp,  Winthorpe,  John, 184 

Governor  of  Connecticut, 77 

AVaitc, 184 

Wi-shoea, 109 

Wiswall,  John, 96 

Witherden,  John, 120 

Withcrell,  "Witherill,  AVitherley,  John,     .     .     136,  232 

Samuel, 226 

freeman, 275 

Thcophilus,  a  maimed  soldier, 271 

William,      ...    36,  58,  74,  136,  195,  230,  252 

deputy  from  Taunton, 55 

deputy, 214 

administrator  of  Elias  Irish, 2t7 

freeman, 275,  276 

Rev.  Mr., 87 

Mr., 104 

AVohkowpahenitt,  an  Indian, 79 

AVood,  Abigail, 140 

Benjamin,  choice  of  guardian, 50 

David,     .' 189,  208 

choice  of  guardian, 50 

Elizabeth, 188 

alias  Atwood,  Hannah, 188 

Henry,    .     .' 30,  42,  128,  129,  140 

administration  of  his  estate, 50 

freeman,  .     .     .     .' 279 

alias  Atwood,  Henry,  estate  of, 142 

Isaac, 188 

John, 26,  61 

freeman, 274 

.  John,  Sen., 88 

alia.s  Atwood.  estate  of, 188 

J.)lm.  Jun 88 

See  .Vtwood. 
alias  .\lwood,  Jolm,  Jun., 188 


GENEKAL  INDEX. 


315 


"Wood,  Jonathan,  administration  of  est;ite  of,     .     .  189 

Joseph,  .     '. 188 

his  choice  of  guardian, 50 

Mercy, 188 

Xatkiniel, 88,  188 

Samuel, 115,  189 

fined, 173 

Sarah, 188 

Stephen,  freeman, 278 

Stephen,  Jun., 220 

AVilluim,  punished  for  defomation,     ....  1G9 
See  Atwood. 
AVoodcock,   Woodcoclic,    Israel,    Rebecca   Little- 
field  »s.,    . 161,  169,173 

John 161,  16.S,  173,  278 

licensed  to  keep  an  ordinary,    ...  .43 

an  Indian, 204 

Woodfield,  Good  wife, 119 

Woodward,  Elizabeth,  vs.  Robert  Stetson,  Jun.,     .  181 

prosecuted  for  fornication, 188 

Joseph, 127 

Nathaniel,  punished  for  defamation,  .     .     .     .     61 

Thomas, 127 

Walter,  freeman, 275 

Woodworth,  Benjamin, 206,  227 

Deborah, 213 

Elizabeth, 208 

Joseph, 188,  208,  227 

Mehitable, 223 

Walter, 223 

Woonashenah,  an  Indian, 206 

Woonashum,  an  Indian, 79 

Woospasuck,  alia.s  Captain,  an  Lidian,      ....     79 
Wootaclipoo.  Wotuchpo,  alias  Tuchpo,  Indian,   72,  204 


M'ordeii,  Samuel,  complaint  against  C'rowcll  and 

Maker, 8 

Wormall,  AVormald,   Hester,  fined  for  breach  of 

Sabbath, 15 

Joseph, 120 

Josiah, 1 1 .3 

demand  against  Thomas  Doty,      .     .     .     .     S7 
Worthylake,  Peter,  William  Hudson  vs.,      ...     52 

Wright,  Adam, 69,  200,  201 

Isaac,  estate  of, 200 

John, 201 

settlement  of  estate  of, 200 

Richard, 44,200 

Land  granted  to, 170 

fi'oeman , 274 

'W'uttakoosecim,  an  Indian, 79 

Wyatt,  Wyate,  James,  Lieutenant,      .     .     .     151,  157 
Mary,  petition  of,  for  relief,     .     .     .151,157,272 

Lieutenant 272 

Yannoo,  an  Indbn  s;ichem, 247 

Yarmouth, 46 

deputies, 231 

toM-n  officers,  18,  19,  35 — 37,  56 — 58,  60.  62,  91 
—93,  113—115.  143.  145,  146,  164-166, 
195,  197,  230—232,  257,  258. 

soldiers, 74,  176,  1.S5,  193,  197 

town  council, 186 

rates, .- 192,  197,  207,  243 

contribution  from  Ireland, 222 

military  officers 48,  146,  150 

claims  Satucket, 110 

controversy  with  Indians, 148 

ordinary, 43,223 

freemen, 276 


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