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RECORDS
OF
PLYMOUTH COLONY.
COURT ORDEUS.
VOL. I.
1638-1640.
RECORDS
OF THE
COLONY
OF
NEW PLYMOUTH
IN
NEW ENGLAND.
PRINTED BY ORDER OF THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS.
EDITED BY
NATHANIEL B. SHURTLEFF, M.D.,
MEMBER OF THE MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAI, SOCIETY, FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN ACIDI 111' I' MH
AXD SCIENCES, MEMBER OF THE AMERICAN ANTIQUARIAN SOCIETY, FELLfm'
OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON, ETC.
COURT ORDEltS:
VOL. L
BOSTON:
FROM THE PRESS OF WILLIAM WHITE,
PRINTER TO THE COMMOXU EA'.'"'^'.
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IJorrTov. .AIau( II 20. 1855.
In virtiK^ of tho tollowinir Resolve of the Leirislature, I have
appointed Dr. A'atiiaxif.l 1>. Siil-i;tm;if, of Boston, to prepare for
the press the Eecords of the Colony of New Plymouth, and superin-
tend the printing of the same to their eompletion, in such manner and
form as he may consider most apjjropriate for the luidertaking.
These volumes, possessing uncommon interest, as containing the earliest extant records
of the oldest Englisli colony in New Eirglaml, and fast going to decay liy constant use and
the ordinary effecl.s of time, will, in their reproduced form, be preserved, undoubtedly,
beyond any of the probable contingencies which usually occur to cause the loss or destruc-
tion of ancient manuscripts.
The very careful manner in which the .Alassacliusetts Records have been edited and
conducted through the press hy Dr. Shurtleft'. affords sutficient assurance of the creditable
performance of the new ti-ust thus so unreservedly committed to him.
EPIIRAi:\r M. WUKilTT,
Secre/an/ of the CoiiiiiiO)iwcaltIi.
Resolved. That eight hundred copies of tlie Records of the Colony of Xew Plymouth, with suitable
Indexes, be stereotyped and printed, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Commonwealth, whn
may appoint some corai)Ctont person or persons to prejjare said Records for printing, and tike charge of
the same.
Approved by the Governor, March 24, 1»55.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
'T'^HE Records of the Massachusetts Colony, in five manuscript vol-
A umes, containing all the proceedings of the Governor and Company
of the Massachusetts Bay in New England that have been preserved, —
commencing with the minutes made in England previous to the removal
of the company and charter to America, and terminating in 1G8G, when
the colonial government was superseded by the council, under the presi-
dency of Joseph Dudley, Esq., — having been printed by order of the
two preceding Legislatures, it pleased his Excellency Henry J. Gardner,
Governor of the Commonwealth, in his inaugural address of the ninth
of January last, to call the attention of the Legislature to a considera-
tion of the necessity of continuing the work until the colonial archives
of Massachusetts should be secured in a permanent and enduring form.
The portion of his Excellency's address relating to the ancient records
having been referred by the General Court to the appropriate commitr
tee, Honorable Robert B. Hall, on the twenty-first day of the ensuing
February, submitted to the Senate a report recommending the passage
of resolves for the printing and distribution of the Records of the Colony
of New Plymouth, which resolves were subsequently passed, and
received the executive sanction on the twenty-fourth of the following
March.
(v)
vi TNTPOBUCTOKY REJMARKS.
TTdnornble Epiiraim j\I. Wu[(;hi', .Secretary of the Commonwealth,
haviii'/. In ticcordance witli the resolves of the Legislatm^e, appointed an
editor to take charge of tlie undertaking, the work of preparation and
piiMication was immediately commenced.
A fvioit description of the manuscript volumes, which have been so
faithfully ]ireserved, with almost reverential regard, in the archives of
Plymouth roii'ity, is absolutely necessar}^ to give the reader of the
printed reprodadlons an accurate idea of the venerable and time-worn
originals ; and it may not be considered irrelevant to the subject to give
also a brief idea of the position which the Plymouth Colony held, when
the volumes were written, in relation to the State of which it now forms
but a part.
It is well known by those conversant with the history of Massachu-
setts, that the present territorial limits of the Commonwealth, for many
years after the first settlement of New England, contained two colonies,
governed by separate and distinct political bodies acting imder different
charters; and that these colonies, designated by peculiar titles, had
records in no way common to each other. The Colony of the Massa-
chusetts Bay comprised, together Avith other territory, the most northerly
and western portions of the Commonwealth as it is now bounded ; and
the Colony of New Plymouth, more familiarly known as the Old Colony,
on account of its more ancient settlement by European colonists, em-
braced the south-eastern part of the State, now included within the
counties of Barnstable, Bristol, and Plymouth, excepting the town of
Hingham, which from the first appertained to the Massachusetts Colony.
It also included a portion of the present State of Rhode Island. The
island counties, during the colonial period, were not, strictly speaking,
within the jurisdiction of either of these colonies, but were annexed at
a later date to Massachusetts, at the same time with the Plymouth
Colony, by the Provincial Charter of William and Mary, which passed
the seals on the seventh of October, . 1691.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. vii
No State in the American Union, nor foreign country, is more rich in
early records than is the Commonwealth of Massachusetts ; and nowhere
have these original documents been preserved with more care than
Avithin its archives ; although, from constant use and the effects of time,
very perceptible marks of decay are noticed in them, to such an extent
as to excite reasonable fears that their legibility and usefulness may be
soon impaired by these influences, if their ultimate destruction is not
accomplished, unless they are relieved and protected by the use of
their copies. Since the printing of the Colony Records of Massachusetts
there should be no fear in this respect regarding that portion ; and it
is hoped that the appearance of the volumes of the Plymouth Records
will also be a safeguard for the preservation of their valuable originals.
Perhaps, in all the archives in which the records of the past are
preserved, there are no volumes which possess more intrinsic value to
the student of New England history, or are more interesting as furnish-
ing personal items relating to the adventurous forefathers who laid
the foundations of our peculiar institutions, than do those Avhicli have
proceeded from the exact pens of Bradford, Winslow, and Morton, and
which have been so reverentially guarded and transmitted to the present
generation by faithful custodians. With the exception of the private
writings of these historical fathers of the Plymouth Colony, very V.'rAe
can be found on record relating to the earliest years of this .-ct rieiuent
in America. Previous to the year 1627, when Governor Bradford first
put pen to the records, nothing seems to have been recorded ; for the
early entries in the first volume of deeds, relating to the garden plots
laid out in 1620, the division of land for continuance made in the spring
of 1623-4, and the division of cattle in 1627, Avere unquestionably
written by him in the lastrmentioned year ; and, very probably,
as may be inferred from their incompleteness, and, in some instances,
erroneousness, were partially from memory and partly from private
minutes.
viii INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
It is a source of much regret, that among the things that are lost is
the original manuscriiDt of the famous social compact, — that early mu-
tual covenant of the pilgrim fathers for a constitutional form of gov-
ernment, the germ of the American republic, — signed on board the
May Flower in Cape Cod Harbor, a short time previous to the ulti-
mate landing on Plymouth rock, on Monday the eleventh day of Decem-
ber, 0. S., being the twenty-first day of the same month, according to
the present style of computing time. In order to preserve a copy of
this instrument, in connection with the records of the colony, it is
reprinted in this place from Governor Bradford's History of Plymouth
Plantation, now in course of publication for the Massachusetts Historical
Society, under the careful editorship of Charles Deane, Esq.
In y"^ NAME OF God, Amen. We, whose names are under-
writen, tlie loyall subjects of our dread soveraigne Lord King James,
by y'^ grace of God of Great Britaine, Franc & Ireland King, Defender
of the Faith, &c.,
Haveing under-taken for y^ glorie of God, and advancemente of
y'^ Christian faith, and honour of our King & Countrie, a voyage to
plant y'^ first colonic in y'= northerne parts of Virginia, doc by
these presents solemnly & mutualy in y^ presence of God and one of
another, covenant, & combine our selves togeather into a civill ])ody
politick, for our better ordering & preservation, & furtherance of y'^
ends aforesaid ; and by vertue hearof to enacte, constitute and frame such
just & equall lawes, ordinances, acts, constitutions, & offices, from time to
time, as shall be thought most meete & convenient for y^ generall good
of y^ Colonic ; unto which we promise all due submission and obedience.
In witnes wherof we have hereunder subscribed our names at Cap-
Codd y'' 11 of November, in y^ year of y^ raigne of our soveraigne
Lord King J a m e s of England, France & Ireland y<= eighteenth, and
of Scotland y" fiftie-fourth. An" Dom. 10 2 0.
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. ix
The volumes of Plymouth Records consist of the origirical minutes of
proceedings at the General Court of that colony and of the Courts of
Assistants, all held in the town of Plymouth. Consequently they con-
tain the Court Orders, grants of land, the laws, the judicial acts of the
Courts, all recorded matters relating to the probate of Avills and the
administration of estates, deeds of land from the Indian aborigines, and
the only evidences in relation to the landed property of the section of
the CommonAvealth included within the limits of that colony under its
charter. Besides the above mentioned, there are lists of the freemen
of the colony, and many of the early marriages, births, and deaths, w Inch
were returned to the colonial secretary for record by the town clerks
of the several municipalities which were imder its jurisdiction. There
are also among these manuscript records others of great value, relating
to the history of the ancient confederated colonies of New England — the
original minutes and records of proceedings of the Commissioners of the
United Colonies of the Massachusetts Bay, New Plymouth, Connecticut,
and New Haven, in New England.
The manuscript volumes are in the handwriting of many different
individuals. The Court Orders, of which this introduction is more par-
ticularly applicable, are in the well-known chirography of Governor
William Bradford, Governor Edward Winslow, and of the secretaries of
the colony, namely, Messrs. Nathaniel Souther, Nathaniel Morton, Na-
thaniel Clarke, and Samuel Sprague. The styles of penmanship of these
gentlemen differed much, and can be readily distinguished in the original
manuscripts by those familiar with their writing. Care has been taken
by the editor to make apparent in the printed reproductions the cleri-
cal labors of each of these persons ; and therefore the portion of each
writer will be found noted as far as could be determined.
The original manuscript volumes of Court Orders, which contain all
of the proceedings of the General Court and of the Court of Assistants
of the Colony of New Plymouth, are six in number. They embrace a
b
X INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
period extending from the year 1633 to the year 1G91, inclusive, -with
the exception of a few years during the time of the usurpation of An-
dros. Originally these volumes constituted portions of others, being
bound up with records of deeds, wills, judicial actions, and miscellaneous
matters relating to tlie colony, oftentimes with misplaced and inverted
leaves. The present arrangement of the volumes was made about the
year 1818, when the manuscripts were repaired and carefully rel)Ound.
At this time a copy was taken of a portion of the records by tlie late
Benjamin R. Nichols, Esq., which has been used as far as possible in print-
ino- these volumes. Indexes, which wei'e prepared at the same time, have
been very much enlarged and ad;'.])ted to the printed pages.
In performing the duty of editing the records, the greatest care has
been taken that the printed copies .should ]je, as far as practicable with
moval:)le types, reproductions of tlie original manuscripts; and for this
purpose, typographical symljols, representing the contractions found in
ancient manuscripts, and sucli as were used for the Massachusetts Rec-
ords, have been freely emplo}'ed in printing. A key to these characters
will be found in a subsequent page of this volume, and the same will
be printed in connection with each succeeding volume of records. Cap-
itals and other letters have been emploj-ed in the manner most in
accordance with the best modern printing, and a free use of punctuation,
according to the rules of the present day, has l)een adopted, where assist-
ance could thereby be afforded to the reader, the greatest care being
taken not to affect or change the meaning of any passage, preferring
rather that doubtful passages should be printed with the original punctu-
ation, and the interpretation of them left for the determination of
persons using them.
The editor has, with especial care, compared every word and letter
of the printed copy with the written record, deeming exactness of the
greatest importance in every particular, especially in orthography.
When, therefore, letters oi- words are omitted, or superfluous or incorrect
INTUODUCTOllV U K.MARKS. xi
ones ave inserted in sentences, and t)l)scurities are found existing in pas-
sao-es tlie reader must attribute the lault to the original record, and not
to the editor. In general, obliterations intentionally made in the origi-
nals have been omitted in printing, and interlineations arising from
clerical mistakes have been printed in their jiropcr places in the text as
tliou<di thev had not occurred as such. Occasionally redundancies in the
manuscript have been printed in Italics; iind, wlien desirable, certain
words, which were cancelled for suljsequent purposes by the original
writers, have been printed in a manner to show the flict, as also have
particular interlineations. Words and parts of sentences, supplied hy
the editor, have been placed within brackets.
All the marginal entries in the original volumes have been preserved
in the printed copies. The original paging has also been retained, Ijy
placing in the text a star at the commencement of each p;ige of the
manuscript, and the numbers of the pages enclosed in brackets in the
margins of the printed volumes.
In order to furnish assistance to the reader, marginal dates have l)een
introduced throughout the volumes, that of the first day of each of the
sessions of the Courts being adopted for the purpose, as nearly as possi-
ble, leaving the dates of matters of minor consequence to be determined
by the context ; and double dating has been used in these cases, in all
instances, for events happening between the first day of January :md the
twenty-fourth of March inclusive, thereby preventing doubt as to a
knowledge of the exact year of any occurrence, — the first figure indi-
cating the legal year, commencing on the twenty-fifth of Maich, and
the last the historical year, commencing on the first day of January.
Those who consult the Plymouth Records shoidd be reminded that
they were written at a time when the Julian method of computing time,
commonly known as the Old Style, was in use in Englaml and its depen-
dencies, and that therefore in New England the legal year connuenced
on Conception day, the twenty-fifth of March. The addition often days
xii INTRODUCTORY REMARKS.
to any date given in the printed volumes of records, all the facts con-
tained therein having transpired in the seventeenth centmy, "vvill reduce
it to New Style.
Occasionally the calendar months were distinguished by numbers
instead of names, and in this respect the numbers given to the months
of the Julian calendar differed from those of the Gregorian, now in use.
The months Ave re numbered by the former method thus : —
1. March. 5. July. 9. November.
2. April. 6. August. 10. December.
3. May. 7. September. 11. January.
4. June. 8. October. 12. February.
The title pages of the volumes of Plymouth Records are embellished
with a correct engraving of the colony seal, executed after an ancient
copy on the title page of the oldest extant printed edition of the col-
ony laws. The original seal, which disappeared during the administration
of Andros, is supposed to have had its origin in the advice of Mr. Eoljcrt
Cushman, the early agent of the colonists, as given in the following
words under date of the eighteenth of December, 1G24, in a letter sent
from England to Governor Bradford : " Make your corporation as
formal as you can under the name of the Society in Plimouth in New
England."
To the Secretary of the Commonwealth the editor is much indebted
for the facilities afforded him in the performance of his labors, and for
the kindness exhibited to him in the discharge of his duties, in conduct-
ing the work, thus far, in a successful manner, through the i)ress.
N. B. S.
Boston, Decembek, 1855.
MAEKS AND CONTRACTIONS.
A Dash " (or straight line) over a 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 interhneations, that occur in the original record, are put between
parallels, || ||.
Some words and paragraphs, which have been cancelled in the original record,
are put between + + .
Several characters have special significations, namely: —
@ , — annum, anno.
a, — an, am, — curia, curiam,
a, — matrate, magistrate.
\ — ber, — num'b, number ; Rot)t,
Robert.
c, — ci, ti, — accon, action.
eft, — tio, — jurisdiccftn, jurisdiction.
5, — ere, cer, — a6s, acres.
d, — dd, delivered.
e, — Trer, Treasurer.
e, — committe, committee,
g, — gnlal, general ; Georg, George,
h, — chr, charter.
1, — begig, beginig, beginning,
i, — ire, letter.
m, — mm, mn, — comittee, commit-
tee,
fli, — recomdacftn, recommendation.
iQ, — mer, — forMy, formerly,
ifi, — month.
n, — nn, — Pen, Penn ; aiio, anno,
n, — Dili, Domini.
iJ, — ner, — manfi), manner.
5 — on, — mentio, mention.
0, — mo, month.
p, — par, por, — pt, part ; ption, por-
tion,
p, — per, — pson, person,
p, — pro, — pporcbn, proportion,
p, — pre, — psent, present,
a, — (j.stion, question.
^, — esqp, esquire,
f , — Apr, April.
s, — s, session ; id, said.
8, — ser, — svants, servants.
1, — ter, — neuE, neuter.
I, — cap?, captain.
fi, — uer, — seQal, seueral.
u, — abou, aboue, above.
^, — ver, — se?al, several.
w, — wn, when.
y«, the ; y", them ; y°, then ; y"", their ;
y% this ; y', that.
3, — us, — vilibs, vilibus.
^ — es, et, — statut^^, statutes.
(5, &c!, &c*, — et csetera.
vizj, — videlicet, namely.
. ./ — full point.
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME I.
PAGE
COURT ORDERS, 1633—1640, g
GENERAL INDEX, 171
PLYMOUTH COURT ORDERS.
1633-1640.
PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
THE EECOEDS OF THE COLONY OF NEW PLYI^IOUTH IN
NEW ENGLAND.
[The first volume of Court Orders of the Colony of New Plj-mouth commences here. As the ^mting
is chiefly on one side of the paper only, and as the even pages, although blank, are numbered in the origi-
nal manuscript volume, the folios of all blank pages have been omitted in the margins. Dispersed
throughout the volume are imperfect indexes to its contents, occupying the cliief part of pages 2", 3",
4*, part of pages 1, 2, 8, and seven pages bound between pages 63 and 64, which are omitted here to
give place to a general index of more value, into wliich they have been incorporated. UntU January,
1636-7, the records were Ktpt in the hand^vriting of the Governors for the time being, the largest
portion of them being in the well-known chii'ography of Mr. William Bradford and Mr. Edward Winslow.
Subsequent to this period the records in the first volume were -OTitten by Mr. Nathaniel Souther.]
*The JYames of the Freemen of the Incorporacon of PJi/moth in JYew 1633.
England, Jn: 1688. ^^"^ — ^
Edward Wynslow, Gov'
Capt Myles Standish,
William Bradford,
Jolm HoTvland,
John Alden,
John Done,
Stephen Hopkins,
William Gilson,
Isaack Allerton,
Thomas Prence,
Raph Smith,
William Brewster,
+ Samuell Fuller, senior
> +
John Jenny,
Rol&t Hickes,
Manasseh Kempton,
itWilHam Wright,?
Franc^ Cooke,
+ Franc^ Eaton, +
Jonathan Brewster,
John Wynslow,
John Coombs,
John Shaw,
Cowncell. Anthony Amiable,
+ John Adams, %
X Stephen Deane, %
Stephen Tracy,
William Basset,
Raph Wallen,
William Palmer,
+ Godbert Godbertson, J
Liue tenant W'^i- Holmes,
Edward Dowty,
James Hui-st,
John Dunham,
WiUiam Pontus,
+ Franc' Weston, +
Josuah Pratt,
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
163 3. Phineas Prat,
' r— ' + Peter Browne, J
George Sowle,
Edmund Chandler,
Cliristopher Wadswortli,
Thomas Clarke,
Henry Rowland,
Kenelm "Wynslow,
Josias Wynslow,
Pichard Sparrow,
Humphrey Turner,
Anthony Savery,
Roger Chandler,
Pott Bartlet,
Expience Michaell,
Edward Bangs,
Nicholas Snow,
[*2*.] John Phance,
Pichard Church,
Joseph Rogers,
Henry Cobb,
Samuell Nash,
Samuell Eedy,
Phillip Delanoy,
Abraham Peirce,
iRaphFogge,t
M' William Collier,
John Cooke,
Thomas Willet,
Thomas Cushman. (See p. 45.)
The rest admitted afterw'**.
John Barnes,
George Watson,
Isaacke Robbinson,
Jams Coale,
Sammell Fowller,
James Cudworth, (p. 74.)
Samuel Howse,
X Wilham Palmer, Junior, J
John Holmes,
William Ho skins,
John Cooper,
Henry Rowl[ey],
*Richard Higins,
Moses Simonson,
Richard Cluife,
Thomas Atkinson,
Jan. 5, Thimothy Hatherley,
1635, John Browne,
Henry Samson,
William Hatch,
George Kenrick,
Mar. 1, Loue Brewster, (p. 87.)
Oct. 4, Nathaniell Sowther.
(p. 99.)
COURT ORDERS.
ACTS AND PASSAGES OF COURT, AND GRAUNTS OF LANDS,
FROM Y^ YEAR 1632 UNTILL THE YEAR 1640.
Plymoth. M^ Will: Bradford, Gov^ Jan. 1, 1632.
*M a Court held the first of January, 1632, in the eighth Yeare of the 163 2-3.
Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord, Charles, hy the Grace of God King
of Engl., Scotl, Fr., 8f Irel, Defender of the Faith, 8fc.
IT was enacted by publick consent of the freemen of this society of New
Plymoth, that if now or heereafter any were elected to the office of Gov-
ernour, & woidd not stand to the election, nor hold & execute the office for
his yeare, that then he be amerced in twenty pound^ sterling fine ; and in
case refused to be paid upon the lawfull demand of the ensuing Governour,
then to be levied out of the good^ or chattels of the said pson so refusing.
It was fuither ordered & decreed, that if any were elected to the office
of Coxmcell, and refused to hold the place, that then he be amerced in ten
pownd^ sterling fine ; and in case refused to be paid, to he forthw*'* levied.
It was further decreed & enacted, that in case one & the same pson
should be elected Gov'' a second yeare, having held the place the foregoing
yeare, it should be lawfull for him to refuse w*out any amerceamcnt ; and
the company to proceed to a new election, except they can prevaile w* him
by entreaty.
At this Court Kenelme Wynslow, Josias Wynslow, Samuell Eedy, &
PhiUip Delanoy were admitted into the freedome of tliis society, & received
the oath.
At the same Couit Edward "Wynslow was chosen Gov"", & held and was
sworne to administer justice in that place for the yeare to come.
Likewise M"' William Bradford, Capt Myles Standish, John Howland,
John Alden, John Done, Stephen Hopkins, & William Gilson were chosen
for the CounceU the same yeare at the same Comt, who held & received the
oath.
Peeter Browne was amerced in 3'^ fine for not apearing at the same Court.
*Jan. 2^, 1632. Whereas, in the beginning & first planting of this colo-
ny, it was ordered that aU should plant their corne, &5, as neere as might be 2 January,
to the towne of Plymoth aforesaid, and for that end an acre of land was allowed L ''• J
& allotted to each pson for their prnt use, & so to them & theii* heires for ever,
Plymoth.
Wynslow,
GovB.
Q PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 6.32-3. and whereas the said acres lay open, w*out inclosm-e, divers lawes & orders
' ^ ' haue been made to prevent such damage as might befall the whole by kine,
2 January. ^^^^ ^o ^q ^j^^^. gg ^y bearding, or other courses, mens labours might be
■Wtnslow, preserved, & such damage or losse as fell upon any to be made good by the
owners of the same cattle trespassing ; but since the said acres are for the
most pt worne out, and cattle, by God^ blessing, abundantly encreasing, and
necessity constrayning to inclose elsewhere : Act 1. It was thought meet, at a
Court held the 2'^ of Jan., 1632, that the former priviledges of the said acres
should be laid downe, and that, as elsewhere, no man set come upon them
w^'^out inclosm-e but at his pill.
Act 2. And whereas our ancient worke of fortification by continuance of
time is dec Vfc/., and Chiistian wisdome teacheth us to depend upon God in the
use of a' good meanes for our safety, it is ftirther agreed by the Court aforesaid,
that a worke of fortificacon bee made about the said fort in ISIarch or ApriU
next ensuing, by the whole strength of men able to laboiur in the colony ;
and that the Gov"" and CownceU measure the worke, and appoint the whole
their joynt & severall pts of laboiu- ; and that in case any shall faile their ap-
pointed time, by themselues, or assignes for their persons, or serv*^, they
forfeit ten shilHngs a day for each default, and to pay for his or their pt of
labour as the overseers of the worke shall agree notw^standing.
Act 3. In regard of our dispsion so fax asimder, & the inconveniency
that may befall, it is fiu-ther ordered, that every freeman or other inhabitant of
this colony provide for himselfe, & each under him able to beare armes, a suf-
clent musket, & other serviceable peece for war, w* bandeleroes, & other apur-
tenanc^, w''' what speede may be ; and that for each able pson aforesaid, he
be, at all times after the last of May next ensuing, furnished w"' two pownd^
of powder & ten pownd^of bullet^; and for each default in himselfe or serv'
to forfeit ten shillings.
Act 4. At the same Court Richard Church was admitted into the free-
dome of this society, & rec the oath.
[*4.] Act 5. *An action tryed between John Washburne, plaintiffe, & Edw
Dowty, defendant, about an hog the defendant had taken wi-ongfrilly from the
plaintiffe, as hee alledged ; but the Jewry, Eob? Heeks being foreman, fownd the
plaintiffe to be faulty, & acquitted the defendant. According to this verdict
judgem' pronounced ag' the plaintiffe.
Act 6. Joseph Rogers complayned in Court of Edward Dowty for non-
pformance of cov*' in a contract between them wherein six pigges of fine
weekes old were due unto the plaintiffe. The case being heard, the defendant
was cast in fowr bushels of come.
COURT OEDERS. 1
Wili Bcnnct complained of Edward Dowty for divers injuries, w-^'Mvas 1G32-0.
referred to the Cowiicell to be ended by them. " <'^~^
Peeter Browne was amerced in 3^^ fine for not appearing at the Court. „ anuary.
^'- ° Plymouth.
Wynslow,
GovB.
*The Acts of the Cowncell between the Court held the 2^ of Jan.,
1632, 8f the . of Jprill, 1633.
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Jan. 3-1, 1633.
WILLIAM BENNET complayned of Edw. Dowty to haue dealt fi-aud- 3 January,
iilently w'^' him about a flich of bacon he was to haue at the rate
of thi-ee pownd^ of beaver, w'''^ being viewed was esteemed but at halfe the
value, & to be made good in beaver or so much bacon as Robt Heekes &
Franc^ Eaton should thinke meete betweene man & man.
2. The said plaintifFe, having sold the defend' a pcell of board^ for bea-
ver, demaunded prnt pay. The matter being heard, it was determined that the
def^ should pay him so much bacon in hand as the foresaid Eobt & Franc^
should value to be worth three pound^ of beaver, and the remainder to be
paid by the said Edw. at or before the first of March next ensuing to Richard
Church of Plymouth aforesaid, being the assigne of the said Wili Bennet ;
and for default of paym*, upon the desire of the said Willi: or his assigne, to
haue order to straine.
3. Whereas the said Wili had employed the serv* of the said Edward one
moneth in saAving of board^ w«^ Edw. ShaAv, it was ordered he should allow
him so much for his serv* as the said Edw had w"^ wrought w* him, and
not to be p** for a moneth of dales, being the weather was very unseasonable
by reason of raine, &6.
Jan. 10*. Thomas Brian, the serv* of Samuell Ecdy, was brought before
the Gov% & M' Wili Bradford, M' John Done, Stcph Hopkins, & Wili Gilson,
Assistant^, because the said Thomas had runne away & absented himselfe fine
dales from his masters service, and being lost in the wood^, & fownd by an
Indian, was forced to rctui-nc ; and for this his offence was privately wliipped
before the Gov"" & Cowncell aforemenconcd.
*Jan. 20, 1632. Robt Barker, serv' of John Thorp, complayned of his
m'' for want of clothes. The complaint being found to be just, it was ordered,
that Thorp should cither foorthw"^ apparrell him, or else make over his time
to some other that Avas able to provide for him.
10 January.
20 January.
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7 JanrKU-y.
Plymouth.
8 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 G 3 2-3. Jan. 7. Whereas there were divers account^ between Samuell Fuller,
the elder, & Peter Browne, wherein they differ, the said SamueU being
plaintiffe, upon thexamining of tilings, they agreed to refer their cause to Robt
Wyxslow, Heeks & Franc^ Cooke, & to haue the hearing of their recconing^^, and accord-
Go v-.
ing as they shall thinke meete & just to make even & sett streight the same at
or before the last of tliis prut moneth ; and if either party shall fayle to stand
to theii- arbiterm*, then to forfeit the full sum of fiue pound^ starHng.
8 J.imiaiy. Jan. 8. Franc^ Eaton acknowledgeth that he hath sold to Kanelm & Jo-
sias Wynslow the now dwelling howse of the said Franc^, w*''' other appurte-
nanc(_ thereunto belonging, expressed in a cov* between them ; the possession
whereof the said Franc^ is to deliver unto the said Kanelme & Josias at or
before the first of March next ensuing, for & in consideracon of twenty-six
pownds, to be p** according to cov'' bearing date the day of this pfnt ; the s**
Franc^ warranting the same to be free from him, his his heires, &G, or any
other intanglem' w*soevcr, to them & their heii'es for ever.
[*7.] *Stephen Deane, desiring to set up a water worke, to beate corne uppon
the brooke adjoyning to the towne of Plymouth, for the benefit of the coinon
wealth, was referred to the Gov"^ & Councell for answ, who agreed w"> him
upon these following termes : That, provided the place he made choyce of were
no hinderance to a grinding mill intended heereafter, he might bring his worke
neere the towne. 2. That hee should receiue one pottle out of every bushell
for toll, & no more. 3. That in case the said Stephen can beate all the corne
that is or shall be used in the colony, it shall not be lawful! for an^ other to
set up a worke of that kinde, except it be for his owne use, or freely, w^'out
toll or any other consideracon whatsoever, to giue leaue to others to make use
of the same.
W'^^'' condicons the said Stephen accepted, & promised to bring his prnt
worke to towne w"' all convenient speedc ; and this soiner to build such
a worke as might seruc the whole colony.
IG February. Febr. 16. Richard Church hyred Wili Baker from the first of March
to the last of September to doe him service for & in consideracon of fowrteen
bushels of corne & 12 ss. of money. Also the said Richard to giue him one
moneths dyet after thexpiracbn of the said terme, & to provide a sufficient
mate to saw av"^ the said Wili, & the said Richard to giue him the squaring
«& help for pitting of so much timber as the said Wili can saw in the
moneth aforesaid ; the board being sawen to be equally devided betweene the
said Richard & the said Wili. This they both acknowledged before the Gov"".
March 25, 1633. Tymothy Hatherly, merch' of London, hath sold unto
25 March. Edw. Holman, of this place, one heyfer, for thirteen pound^ starling, to be p"*
1633.
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Capt Myles Standish,
"Wili Brewster, . .
Isaack Allerton,
Thomas Prence,
John Howland,
John Alden,
John Done, .
Sam: Fuller, Senior,
John Jenny,
Stephen Hopkins, .
Jonathan Brewster,
William Gilson,
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Rob* Heekes, . ,
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at or before the 24 of June next ensuing, in money, merchantable beaver, 1633.
or fish, at the ordinary rates accustomed. *^ ^
March 25, 1633. Tymothy Hatherly, merch'',.of London, hath sold unto y^Yttszo
Joh Barnes, of this place, one heyfer, for thix-teen pounds starling, to be pd
in money or merch' beaver, at or before the last of June next ensuing, the
id Tymothy being to winter the said heyfer for the said Joh al his prop costs
& charges, the said John standing to the adventure of the beast.
•According to an order in Court held the 2*^ of January, in the seaventh
yeare of the raigne of o'' soveraigne lord, Charles, by the grace of God King
of Engl., Scotl., France, & Irel., defender of the fixithi&6, the psons heere
under menconed were rated for publike use by the Gov% M' Wili Bradford,
Capt Myles Standish, Joh: Alden, Joh: Howland, John Done, Stephen Hop-
kins, Wili Gilson, Sain Fuller, Senior, John Genny, Godbert Godbertson, &
Jonathan Brewster, to be brought in by each pson as they are heere under
written, rated in corne at vi^ p bushell, at or before the last of November next
ensuing, to such place as shall be heereafter appointed to receiue the same.
And for default heereof, the value to be doubled, & accordingly leavied by
the publick officer for y' end.
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1633.
25 March.
Wynslow,
GoyB.
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John Coombs, .
rhineas Pratt, .
George Sowle, ,
Thomas Clarke,
John Washbiu'ne,
Nicholas Snow,
M"^ Hatherlies two men,
*Edward Bangs,
John Browne, .
Stephen Tracy, .
Widow Warren,
Robert Bartlet,
Anthony Annable,
Franc^ Eaton, .
Raph Wallen,* .
Franc^ Sprage,
John Dunham, .
Roger Chandler,
Samuell Nash, .
Stephen Deane,
William Basset,
Expicnce Michaell
Edward Dowty,
Peter Browne, .
Hmnfrcy Tui'ner,
Sam: Ecdy, .
Wili Palmer, .
John Holmes, .
John Barnes,
John Fance,
Thomas Pope, .
John Shawe,
Richard Lanckford
John Adams,
Abraam Peircc,
Chi-istoj^hcr Wadsworth,
?ranc^ Blllington,
Franc^ Cooke, . . .
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Moses Symons, .
Widdow Blossome,
James Hvu-st, .
Heniy Cobb,
*Heniy Howland,
Phillip Dolanoy,
Edward Bumpasse,
Joseph Rogers, .
John Rogers,
William Sherman,
John Thorp,
Samuell Chandler,
Richard Church,
William Richards,
Thomas Little, .
William Bennet,
Addy Web, . .
Mr Colliers men,
Richard Sparrow,
William Latham,
Richard Higgins,
Edward Foster,
Richard Seer, .
Thomas Boreman,
Edward Holman, .
Kenelme Wynslow,
Widow Harding,
^ Rowland,
John Bowman, .
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12 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 33. *M a Court held the first of Aprill, in the eighth Yeare of the
' ^~ Raigne of 6" Soveraigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God King
Plymouth. of Engl., Scotl., Fr., Sf Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, 8^c., these
'^yNSLO\
GovR.
[*13.]
Wynslow, r> • • i 11 ^1
GovR. Businesses ensuing were handled.
Apr. 1, 1633.
A CT 1. Inpr. John Holmes was censured for di-unkennes, to sitt in the
-iTi- stocky, tfe amerced in twenty shillings fine.
2. It. John Hews & Jone liis Avife adjudged to sitt in the stocky because
the said Jone conceived w*'' childe by liim before they were publickely mar-
ried, though in the time of contract.
3. It. John Thorp & Alice his wife Likewise adjudged to sitt in the stocky,
& amerced in forty sliilhngs fine, because his Avife conceived w'^ childe before
marriage, but in regard of their pfnt poverty, twelue moneths time given for
paym'.
4. It. An accbn of slander tryed between William Bennet & Edward
Dowty, of New Plymouth : the said Wili, being plaintiiFe, accused the said
EdAvard to haue called him rogue, w*^*^ being proved by divers testimonies, the
Jewry, Josuah Pratt being foreman, found the deP to be guilty, & amerced
him in fifty shilhngs fine, wherof tliii'ty to goe to the plaintifie, & twenty to
o^ soveraigne lord the King, & gaue the said Edward Dowty eight moneths
day of paym'.
5. At the same Court, it was ordered, that in consideracon of the want
of the way aboue the spring, & the dangers y' may befall both man & beast by
reason of it, the master of every family send one suificient pson for labor to
help to repaire the same at such time as shall be appointed by the Gov'', and
for every default to forfeit two shilhngs.
Munday, the 8 of this- prnt, appointed for the worke, at the howre of
seaven in the morning.
[*15.] * Things done hy 8f before the Gov'' Sf Councell between the Court
aforesaid Sf the ^ of July.
8 April. Aprils* 1633.
"HEREAS Walter Harris had bound himselfe by indenture to serue
M"^ Joh Atwood, of Lond, under the comand of M' John Done, of
New Plymouth, for the space of fine yeares, the said John Done hath sold all
w
COURT ORDERS. 13
rio-ht, title, & claiine to the said service unto Henry Howland, by consent 163 3.
of the said Walter, for & in consideracon of fourteen pownd^ starling, to be "" '^ ~''
8 April.
paid at tlu-ee severall paym'% viz' : the first in hand, the second in November ^^^^.^^^^^^
next ensuing, & the third in November, anno 1634, in merchantable coinod- ^^^^^^^°'"'
ities, as corne or swine, as they shall be worth at the severall times of paym».
Apr. 9. John Barnes hath sold unto Thomas Little one shallop, in 9 April.
consideracon of one pownd of beaver r^ in hand, & three ewe goat^ to be d<i
in June ensuing, Avhereof one to be a yeare old, & the other two between the
age of two & tlu-ee yeares, all giving milke at the same time.
Apr. 19, Thomas Little & Ann Warren married. 19 April.
May 18'i^. Humplu-ey Turner, having obtayned Icuue to make use of 18 May.
a pcece of ground by the pond on the wester side the fort, neere the towne,
& havin"' enclosed the same w"' a firme pallisado, hath sold his right & title
to the same, as also the pallisado it selfe, together w"- a smale randevow, to
Josias Wynslow, the elder, for & in consideracon of eight pownd^ starling, to
be p'l in money or beaver at 10^' p *, at or before the 15"^ of October next
ensumg.
t Thomas Little and Anne Warren married.
+
*Jt a General! Court held the first of July, in the ninth Yeare of the [*n-]
Raigne of o*" Soveraigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God
King of Engl., ScotL, Fr., 8f Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, 8fc.
July 1, 1633. 1 July.
THESE things following were determined & enacted.
Inpr: That the pson in whose bowse any Avere found or suffered to
di-inke di'unck be left to the ai-bitrary fine & punishm' of the Gov"" &
Cowncell, according to the natui'e & circumstance of the same.
2. That the whole tract of land between the brooke at Scituate, on the
norwest side, and Conahasset be left undisposed of till we know the resolucon
of M"' James Sherley, ISI'' John Beauchamp, M-^ Rich Andi-ews, & M-^ Tymo-
thy Hatherly, as also that porcon of land lately made choice of by M"^ Hath-
erly aforesaid.
3. That no sheep be sold out of the colony, under penalty of forfeiting
their due value.
4. That unles M"^ Gilson, John Shaw, & the rest that undertooke the
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16 33. cutting of the passage between Greens Harboui- & the bay finish it before the
'^ ^ — -" fii-st of October next ensuing, according to cov', they be amerced in ten
^ "^''^^' T)0undf ; but if any of them will doe it, the fine be exacted of the rest, &
Wynslow, J^ '^' _ •'
GovH. they p** for their laboui-.
5. That all the freemen be in arms the 15"^ of August next ensuing, at
the coiu-t of gard.
6. That none digge clay by M' Heek^ his garden at the head of the
banck, but att the foote thereof, lest the upp way in time be lost.
7. That Cap? Myles Standish, John Done, Stephen Hopkins, Josuah
Prat, Edward Bang^., Jonathan Brewster, & Robt Heekt devide the medow
ground in the bay equally, according to the proporcon of shares formerly
devided to the puixhasers at or before the last of Aug. next ensuing.
[*19.] * Orders about tnowing of Grasse for the fnt Yeare, 1633.
July 1. J% 1-
INPR. It was agreed that M"^ Wili Collier mow the medow ground lying
between y* west side of the brooke at Mortons Hole, & to the ground of
Jonathan Brewster.
2. That Capt Standish mow the end^ of the grownd^ belonging to Ed-
ward Bumpasse & Wili Latham, insteed of that M"^ Colher hath, & he for-
merly mowed.
It. That Franc^ Sprague mow at the Eagle, & about his owne ground
where he mowed last yeare.
It. That Wili Basset mow at the end^ of liis owne ground.
It. The watering place & thereabout for M"^ Fogg & M' Weston, HM'
Combs,|| together w"^ that M-^ Weston ||Joh Fans|| had last yeare.
It. For Goodman Cutberd at Wellingly, & y' he mowed the last yeare.
It. For Joseph Rogers that Wi* he mowed last yeare.
It. To Joh Wynslow, ||Allerton, M' Fuller, Wid" Wright,|| & Job
Adams that w*'' M' Gilson mowed last yeare, & the rest adjoyning unmowed.
It. To Liuetenant Holmes that w"^*" is against his ground.
It. To Stephen Tracy w'^'in his owne ground.
It. To ISIanasseh Kempton that at the Hand Creeke abutting upon Ste-
phen Trades ground & Edmund Chandlers.
It. To Tho. Prence that w'^'' was mowed last yeare for M"" Hatherly &
Manasseh Kempton, at Jones River.
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It. To M'' Smitli y* lie mowed last yearc. 1633.
It. To M"^ Williams y' w'='^ Fr. Eaton ciitt last yeare, except y' at the "" '' "^
1 July.
upp'' path, yv^^ some by liim at home. Wynslow,
It. To Christopher Wadsworth & Wili Wright where they mowed last Gov*
yeare, & at the iipp" path where Franc^ Eaton mowed last yeare.
It. For the stock of cattle belonging to the pore, where they cutt last
yeare.
It. For Edw. Wynslow that against his own ground, & from the marsh
over against Slowly House up the river.
*It. That M''^ Warren & Rob* Bartlet mow where they did last yeare, & [*21.]
the marsh adjoyuing, as high as SloAvly Howse.
It. That George Sowle mow for a cow neere his dwelling howse.
It. That JM"" Hopkins & Tho. Clarke ^ where they moAved last yeare,
except George Sowles cow, as before appointed.
* Things done by the Gov'' Sp Cowncell betweene July the 1 8; October. [*23.]
July 23. 23 July.
WILL. MENDLOUE, the serv' of Wili Palmer, whipped for attempt-
ing uncleanes w*'' the maid serv' of the said Palmer, & for running
away from his master, being forcibly brought againe by Penwatechet, a Mano-
met Indian.
*Divers Covenant^^Sf Contract^^ acknowledged before the Gov'. [*25.J
July 23, 1633. 23 July.
WILL. MENDLOUE bound to serue Richard Church the fuU terme of
seaven yeares in the trade of carpentry, wherein the said Richard
sufficiently to instruct & teach him, & at the exspiracon of his terme to giue
him two sutes of appell.
July 23. Wili Palmer sold the time of service he had in Wili Mcndloue 23 July,
to Richard Church, for & in consideracon of three pound^ starling, to be p* in
money or come, in November next ensuing.
July 25. John Beaven hath covenanted to serve Joh. Wynslow or his 25 July.
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1633.
25 July.
Wynslow,
GovK.
15 August.
25 July.
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12 September.
7 October.
17 October.
assignes the full terme of six yeares, according to the natm-e of an apprcntise,
beginning June 24, 1633. And at tliend of his said terme, the Sd John Wyn-
slow, his master, to giue him tweluc bushells of Indian corne, & 25 acres of
unmanured land.
July 25. John Smith hath covenanted to serue John Jenny the full
terme of seaven yeares, after the manner of an apprentise, beginning the 2-i
of June, this prnt yeare ; at thexspiracbn whereof, the sd John Jenny to giue
him twelue bushels of Indian corne, & twenty-fiue acres of land.
Aug. 15. Whereas Kobt Barker had bound himsclfe an apprentise to
John Thorpe, in the trade of carpentry, the said Thorp being dead, Alice,
his wife, hath turned over liis time, av'^'^ will be exspired the first of Apr.
1637, to William Palmer, nayler, of Plymouth, by the free consent of the
said Robert ; the said William promising to Instruct & teach him his said trade
of nayling, & at the end of his time to giue him onely two sutes of apparell.
*July 25. AVili Honywcll hath cov' to serue Thomas Prcnce the full
terme of seaven yeares, after the natiu-e of an apprentize, his time beginning
the 24 of June, 1633 ; and at the end of his said terme, to haue, in consid
of his said service, twenty-fiue acres of unmaniu-ed land, & twelue bushels of
Indian corne.
Sepf 12. John Barnes married unto Mary Pluiner the tweluth of
September.
Octob. 7. Richard Higgens hath bought of Thomas Little his now-
dwelling howse & misted, for & In consideracon of twenty-one bushels of
merchantable corne, whereof twelue bushels to be p'^ in hand, & the remainder
at harvest next ensuing.
Henry Rowly marled Anna, the late wife of Tho : Blossome, the 17 of
October, 1633.
[*31.] *M a Generall Court held the 28"' of Octob'', in the ninth Yeare of the
Raignc of our Soveraigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God
King of Engl., ScotL, Fr., Sf Irel, Defendor of the Faith, Sfc.
28 October.
Oct. 28.
ACT 1. It was by full consent agreed upon & enacted, that the chicfe
governm' be tyed to the towne of Plymouth, and that the Gov'' for
the time being be tyed there to keepc his residence & dwelhng ; and there
also to hold such Couit^ as concerne the whole.
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2. It Avas further enacted, tliat -wliereas formerly a smale moyety of land ] G 3 'i.
was allotted to each family, for theu* convenient subsistence in the townc, viz', ^ '
to each pson an acre, and that now the said acres lie void, the ancient inhab- _
itaiit^ being for the most p' removed from thence, insomuch that as formerly Wynsi.ow,
... . Gov",
they were the mcancs of subsisting in toAvnc, now the propriety of psons in
them elsewhere seated hinder others from coming into the towne, by w'^''
meanes the id towne is. like to be dispeopled, it was therefore agreed upon, by
the mutual consent of the whole, (two psons excepted,) that all & every such
pson & psons should surrender & cast up their right in the said acres, that
they may be disposed of to such as doe or shall inhabite the said towne of
Plymouth, as also other the wast grownd^ about the said towne, by such an
orderly & equall cowrse as shall be thought meet by the Gov' & Cowncell of
the said colony ; and that the said Gov'' & Cowncell thinke of some equall
cowrse where any hauc been purchased, & the psons not able to make satis-
faccbn.
3. That whereas God, by his providence, hath cast the fish called alewiues
or herring^ in the middest of the place appointed for the towne of Plymouth,
and that the ground thereabout hath been Avorne out by the whole, to the
damage of those that inhabite the same, that therefore the said herring, ale-
Aviues, or shadd^ coiiionly used in the setting of conic be approi^riated to
such as doe or shall inhabite the toAvne of Plymouth aforesd, and that no
other haue any right or projiriety in the same, oncly for bait for fishing,
& that by such an orderly coAvrse as shall be thought meet by the Gov' &
CoAvncell.
*Act 4. That the Avills & testam'^ of those that die be proved orderly [*33.]
before the Gov"' & CoAvncell Av^'^in one moneth after the decease of the testator ;
and that a full inventory, duly valued, be presented av"^ the same, before irs of
administracbn be granted to any, of all the good^ & chattells of the said psons.
Also, if in case any man die Av^'oiit will, his good^ be by his Avifo, or other
neerest to him, inventoried & duly valued & presented to the Gov'' & CoAvn-
cell w^'in one moneth after the decease of the same pson so dying ; and if it
be a single pson, w*''out kindi-ed heere resident, that then the Gov"" appoint
some to take a just in\'entory of the same, & to present the same upon oath
to be true & just, as in other the cases before menconed.
In this Couit, Mary, the late wife of Peter Browne, deceased, Avho dyed
w*''out Avill, presented an inventory of the good(^ & chattels of her said liusb.
upon oath, & was referred for administracon to another Couf of Assistant^,
to be held the on Munday, the 11"' of Novb' next ensuing.
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1 G 3 3.
28 October.
Plymouth.
Wynslow,
Gove.
[*35.]
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
At the same Court was presented, upon the oath of Josuah Pratt, an
inventory of the goocl^ of Rich : Lanckford, late deceased, Edward AVyn-
slow administring upon the same.
At this Court tlie will & test, of Sam. Fuller was proved, upon the oath
of the witnesses, John "NA^ynslow & Rob* Heek^.
At the same Comt, John Done presented an inventory of the good(^ &
chattels of INIartha Harding, deceased, who, in the behalfe of her son, A^-as
allowed the administrator of the said INIartha.
*At the same Court, Alice, the late wife of John Thorp, appointed to
bring in an inventory of the good^ & chattclls of her deceased husband on
Monday, the 11"' of November next ensuing.
Phincas Pratt referred to further hearing at the same time about the
good^ of Godbcrt Godbertson & Zara, his wife.
At the same Court, a misted that was granted formerly to Richard War-
ren, deceased, & forfeited by a late order, for want of building, the said mis-
ted was granted to IM"" Raph Fog & his heires forever, provided the said Raph
w^'in twelue moncths build a dwelling howsc upon the same, & allow the
Avidow Warren so much for her fence remayning thereon as Rob' Heek(^ &
Christopher WadsAvorth shall thinkc it may be serviceable to the said Raph.
[*37.] *Jlt a Court of Assistanilheld the 11"' of JVovemb^ in the ninth Yeare
of the Ilaigne of our Soveraigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace
of God King of Engl, ScolL, France, ^ Ireland, Defemhr of
the Faith, 8fc.
11 November.
Novb-- 11«\
IT Avas ordered, that Avhercas Peter JJroAvnc dyed Av"'out Avill, having di\'crs
childi-en by divers Aviues, his estate amounting to an hundred poAvnd^,
or thereabout^, it is ordered, that Mary, his Avifc, Avho is alloAvcd the adminis-
tratrix of the said Peter, forthAvith pay doAvne fifteen poAvnd(^ for the use of
]\Iary BroAvne, daughter of the said Peter, to M'' Job. Done, of Plymoth
aforesaid, av"' Avhom the said Court hauc placed the said INIary for nine yearcs ;
at the end Avhercof the said Joliu is to make good the said fifteen poAvnd^^ to
her or her heires, if in case she die. Also it is further ordered, that the said
AvidoAV Mary Browne pay or cause to be paid into the hand(_ of M'' Wili Gil-
11 November.
New Plym.
COURT ORDERS.
son the I'ull sum of fifteen pownd^, for the use of rrisiUa Browne, another of 1 G 3 ^j
the daughters of the said Peter, the Court having placed the said Prisilla \v"*
the said Wili for 13 yeares, at thend whereof the said Will is to make good
the same unto her, as her fathers legacy as aforesaid ; & to that end the said Wynslow,
' GovR.
John & Wili either stand bound for other for pformance of the scvcrall pay-
m'", as also for such other pformanc^ of meat, chinkc, cloathing, &d, during
the said termc, as is meet.
And for the rest of the estate, the widow having two children by the
said Peter, together ^y^^ her o^^'ne o'^, it is allowed her for bringing uji the
said cliildren, provided that shee discharge w'soever debt^ shall be proved to
be o^^'ing by. the said Peter, & the legacies given by the Coiut. For pform-
ance whereof shee «& M'' Wilt Brewster bownd in two hundi'ed pownd^.
At this Court, Phineas Prat appointed to take into his possession all the
good^& chattels of Godbert Godbertson & Zarah, his wife, & safely to pre-
scrue them, according to an inventory presented upon oath to be true & just
by M"^ Joh. Done & M"' Steph. Hopkins.
*At the same Coiu't, the widow Ellen Adams presented an inventory of [*39.]
the good^& chattels of her late husband, John Adams, deceased, upon oath.
And whereas the said John dyed Av"'out will, it was ordered, that if in case
the said Ellen shall haue an inclinacon to marry, shee, before her said mar-
riage, estate the three children of her former husband, deceased, James, John,
& Susan, in fuie pownd^ starling apcece, to be paid when they shall come to
yeares of discretion, according to the statutes of Engl. ; for pformance
whereof, as ^Iso to make full paym'^ of all & every the debt^ of the said John
Adams, the said Hellen & John Barnes are bound in the sum of 140* ; the
said Hellen being allowed the administratrix of her said husband.
^^t a Court of .^ssistant^ held the 25^'' of JYovemb'', in the ninth [*41.]
Yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord, Charles, by the
Grace of God King of Engl, Scotl., France, ^ Ireland, De-
fendor of the Faith, Sfc.
Novb"' 25. 25 November.
IT was ordered : 1. That whereas Franc^ Eaton, carpenter, late of Plymouth,
deceased, dyed indebted far more then the estate of the said Franc^
would make good, insomuch as Christian, his late wife, diu'st not administer.
20
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECOllDy.
1 G 3 3. it was ordered, that ]\I'" Thomas Prcncc & INI'' John Done, in the behalfe of
"^ -^~~"' the Coiu-t, shouhl enter upon the estate, according to the inventory brought in
n\ upon oath the day of this pfnt, that the creditors might haue so far as the
Plymouth, estate will make good, & the widow be freed & accpiittcd from any claimc or
Wyxslow,
GovK. demand^ of all or any his creditors Avhatsoevcr.
2. That whereas John Thorp, carpenter, late of Duxburrow, in the liber-
ties of Plymouth aforesaid, deceased, dyed indebted far more then the estate of
the said John ^vould make good, insomuch as Alice, his wife, durst not admin-
ister, it was ordered, that Capt Myles Standish, Gent., & Stej^hcn Hopkins
should cuter upon his estate, according to an inventory presented upon oath
by the said Alice, his wife, in the behalfe of the Comt, that so the creditors
might be satisfyed, so for as the estate will make good, and the widow be
freed from & acquitted of all & all mailr of claime or claimcs or demand(_ by
all & every his creditors whatsoever.
3. That whereas Godbert Godbcrtson & Sara, his wife, dyed indebted
more then their- estate amount(^ unto, 'W Wilham Bradford was appointed to
administer in the behalfe of the Comt, & enter upon the good^, accorchng to
an inventory brought in upon oath, that so the creditors may be satisfyed so
far forth as the estate will make good.
2 December. *Dec'"^ 2'^ Whereas IM"" Wili Bradford was appointed, in the behalfe of
[*43.] the Court, to enter upon the estate of Godbert Godbertson & Zarah, his wife,
& to discharge the debt^of the said Godbert, so far as his estate will make,
good ; and whereas the greatest pt of his debt^ are owing to M"" Isaack Aller-
ton, of Plym., merch', late brother of the said Zarah, the said Isaack hath
given free Icaue to all other his creditors to be fully discharged before he
receiue any thing of his pticular dcbt(^ to himsclfe, desiring rather to lose all
rather then other men should lose any.
24 November. Nov'^' 24. Alice Grinder acknowledgeth herselfe to be the serv' of M"^
Isaack Allerton for fiue yeares next ensuing, during w"''' terme the said Isaack
to maintaine the said Alice foode & raym* competent for a servant, & at
thend thereof the said Isaack to giue her two sutes of appell.
This maid serv' was left heer by M' Joh. Graunt, master of the ^
for M' Allerton, in his absence.
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*At a Generall Court held the first of January, in the ninth Yeare of 1 G 3 3-4.
the Raisrne of our Soveraime Lord, Charles, hi/ the Grace of
God King of Engl, ScotL, Fr., Sf Irel, Defendor of the Faith, S^c. new
Plymouth.
Wynslow,
Jan. 1, 1633. O"^"-
A CT 1. These following were admitted into tlic freedom of tliis socle-
r\ ty, & rec'J the oath of fidelity, viz' : INP William Collier, Thomas
Willet, Jolm Cooke, & Thomas Cushman.
2. At this Com-t, M"^ Thomas France was elected Gov"" for the yearc folloAv-
ing, and to .enter upon the place the first of INIarch or the 27 of the same, and
to execute the office of Gov'' for one whole yearc from the time of his entry.
3. At the same time, Edw: Wynslow, ]NP Will Bradford, M"' Isaack Aller-
ton, M' Joh Alden, W Joh Ilowland, & M"' Stephen Hopkins chosen to the
office of Assistant^ to the said Gov', & to enter thereupon w"' the said Gov'
elect as aforesaid.
4. It. Josuah Prat chosen to the office of messenger & constable for Plym-
oth, & sworne to faithfulnes in the same.
5. Clu-istopher Wadsworth chosen constable for the ward of
bownded between Jones Eiver & Greens Harboiu-, and to scruc the King in
that office for the space of one whole yeare, & to enter upon the jilace w"" the
Gov' elect, as aboucsaid.
6. It. Anthony Annable chosen constable for the ward of Scituatc, and to
serue the King in that office for the space of one whole yeare, Sc to enter upon
the same w"* the Gov' elect.
7. It. At the same Coiu't, Tho. Higgcns, having lived an extravagant life,
was placed w''' John Jenny for eight yeares, to serue him as an apprentise,
during w*^*" time the said John competently to provide for him, & at thend
thereof to glue him double appell, 12 bushels of corne, & 20 acres of land.
8. It was likewise ordered, that fi-om hencefoorth the Gov' & other officers
belonging to the s^verall pt^ of this corporacon be elected in & upon the first
of January, but not to enter upon their- offic^ till the 27"* of March, when, at
a publick Court, they shall be sworne 8c admitted.
[*45.]
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I'LYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
2 January.
New
Plymouth.
Wyxslow,
Govit.
[*47.]
[*49.]
I
1G3 3-4. *^l « Gcncrall Court held the second of January^ in the ninth Yeare
of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace
of God King of Engl., Scotl., Fr., fy Ireland, Defendor of the
Faith, &fc.
Jan. 2', 1633.
r ^A'as ordcrcci.
Act 1. That Stephen Deanc hauc a sufficient water "vvheele set up at the
charge of the colony, consisting of one foot more in depth then that he now
uscth, at or before the 27"^ of March, the said Stephen finchng the yron worke
thereunto belonging ; in consideracon whereof, the said Stephen to surrender
up his worke & that right & claime he challengeth for the heating of cornc,
whensoever a grinding mill shall be sett up at the order & appointm' of the
Gov'' Sc Cownccll of Assistant^.
2. That the Gov'' & Cownccll of Assistant^ hire a watch, & charge it upon
the whole colony, according to the accustomed manner, for the yeare following.
3. That all «&; every pson w^in the colony be subject to such military
order for trayning & exercise of amies as shall be thought meet, agreed on, &
prescribed by the Gov"^ Sc Assistant^.
4. That in case it fall out that any die more indebted then their estate
of good^ and chattels amount unto, if the pson so deceased haue bought any
land^ in his life time, to the impairing of his estate otherwise, that the land^
so bought be sold, to make satisfacco to the creditors. But whereas a por-
tion is disposed of to each, for the subsistance of him or her selfc «& family,
that such land(_ rcmainc to the siu'vivors, his or her hcires, no scisure being
allowed the creditors in that case.
5. That in case a man die bankerout, as afore, considering the rawnes
of the countrey, & the smale mcanes for help & reliefc can yet be affourded by
others, and that life must be preserved in the widow, children, or both, and
considering the cases of psons cannot be alike, ])ut some may rccpiire more
help, some lesse, it is ordered & determined, that whatsoever the (Joy"' &
Assistant(_ shall allow the Avidow <& fathcrles or motherlcs in this kinde for
their pfnt comfort shall be to them »& their comfort, notw^^'standing they dare
not administer ; *nor shall they be lyable to any paym' to any the creditors of
the deceased, in respect thereof, provided too great detrim' come not to the
creditors thereby.
6. That whereas by an ancient order 2'^ was allowed p head to any that
should kill a Molfe throughout tlie colony, ibr the incouragcm* of psons to
sccke the dcstruccon of tliose ravenous croatur(>s, it being observed that none
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imrposely scckc tlicm, but acccdfutally linlit on tli(-ni, & so umvoitliily rcrcive 1 (5 o .')-4.
tlic benefit, It is tbougbt meet to eutt oil' the same, .K: make it of no iorce, ^
2 J;uiuary.
except to such us by tlie spcciall approbacbii of the Ciov'' & Cowncell sliall set -j^j.^y
themsebics, bv traps or other cii"incs, to take the sami', ami to make payment rLYMourif.
• ^ AVy.nslow,
to such, upon the Gov"'* wai-rant, as before. Govr.
7. At the same Court, ]M"' John Done, being formerly chosen to the office
of a cknicon in the chiu'ch, at the rccpiest of the church & himsclfe Mas freed
from the office of an .Assistant in tlie coiiion Aveale.
8. That whatsoever damage conies to any by cowcs, goat^, or sheep, or
any of that kinde, by coming into their come or gardens, be made good by
the owners, according as it shall be valued by two of the neighbors, notw""-
standing any former law to the contrary.
9. That there be no great swine kept about the towjic, to the annoyance
of any in their corne, gardaines, meadcs, &(5 ; but that upon due warning first
given to diiue them aAvay, the owners of them make good Avhatsoever damage
shall be given by the arbitracon of two of the neighbours.
10. That whereas many liauc sustayncd great damage by the indiscreet
fyring of the wood(^, it is by these pfnt order forbidden to any to set fire of
them except between the middest of the moneth of X September % February
& the middest of the moneth of INIarcli ; and that A\hatsocver damag cometh
to any by the breach of this order in fyring the Avoods othenvise to be made
good by the delinquent. Also, Avhensoever any are justly occasioned to fire
the same % at any other time, + they shall giuc Avarning thereof to the neigh-
boiu'S about them.
11. That Avhcrcas John Smith, being in a great extremity formerly, to
be freed of the same bound himselfe as an *apprentice to EdAvard DoAvty for [*51-]
the terme of ten yeares, iippon the peticon of the said John the Court toke the
matter into hearing, & finding the said EdAv: had disbm-sed but little for him,
freed the said John from his cov'' of ten yeares, & bownd him to make up the
time he had aheady served the said EdAvard the fidl terme of fine yeares ; and
at the end thereof, the said Edward to giue him doAvble appell, & so be free
of each other.
11. That AA'hereas great abuse may arise by diA-ersity of measures, it is
ordered, that all measm-es be brought to the messenger or constable of Plym.
to be sealed, and that it be laAvfull for any to refuse any that hath not the scale
prefixed thereon.
12. That Avhereas by indenture many are bound to giue theii- serv'^ land
at thexpii-acbn of theii- terme, it is ordered, that they haue it at Scituate, or
some other convenient place, Avhere it may be usefull.
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
163 3-4.
2 January.
New
Plymoth.
Wynslow,
Gov".
6 January.
[*53.]
10 January.
Ed. Ilolman &
John Barnes
came before me
y«G May, 1635,
and acknowl-
edged himselfe
fuly payed.
William
Bradford,
Gou'.
13 January.
22 January.
[*55.]
L3. That whereas clivers foote pathes He thoroAv mens inclosures, and that
great damage hath «& may come to many by pulhng up the same for driving
of cattle or the Hke, it is ordered, that no man pull up any but upon cxtreame
necessity, nor then w"^out leaue.
14. That the smale pcell of land lying in forme of an ilaud upon New-
harboiu- Marsh, on the north side the river, & called by the name of Susanna,
be granted to Eaph Fogge & his heires for ever.
*Jan. 6, 1633. Sara Jenny, the sonne of John Jenny, by the consent of
the said John, hath bound himselfe apprentise to Kanelm Wynslow, of Plym-
outh, joyner, for the full termc of fowr yearcs, dvuing w'^'^ time the said
Samuell shall doe faithfull service, as becometh an apprentise, to the said
Kanelm. Also, the said Kanelm shall exercise the said Samuell in the joyn-
ers occupacon, and 5hall doe his best to instruct him in his said trade, .and at
the end of his tyme shall dowble appell the said Samuell. But if the said
Kanelm shall remoue his dwelling from Plymoth, or the liberties thereof,
then this cov' to be void.
Jan. 10. Edw: Holman hath sold unto John Barnes one shallop, w"^
all thing^ thereunto belonging. Also, one dwelling howse & twenty acres of
land w"' the fence & board(^ thereunto belonging, for & in consideracon of
twenty pownd^ to be pd as followeth, vizt, 20" of mcrch' beaver in INIay
ensuing at x'^ p i ; and in Nov'"' following twenty bushels of corne ; and
other ten pownd^ of beaver in March following. The said paym*' to be well
& truly made to Edw. Wynslow, for & in the bchalfe of the said Edw:
Holman, his heires, &5. Also the said Joh. Barnes shall make good & pos-
sesse the said Edw: Ilolman of 20 acres of land in some convenient place at
Scituate to be to the sd Edw: & his heires for ever.
Jan. 13. John Barnes hath sold unto Eich. Higgens & his heires for-
ever one dwelling howse & 20 acres of land, being lately in the possession of
Edw: Holman, w"' all the fence, board^^, timber, (squared & unsquared,)
belonging to the same, in consideracon of ten pownd^ starling to be paid in
ciu-rant English money, or beaver at the rate it shall passe at the day of paym*,
w"*" is the 20"' of March, in the yeare of our Lord 1634. And also the said
Richard shall possesse the said John & his heires of 20 acres of land at
Scituate, in some convenient place.
*Jan. 22, 1633. Whereas Kanelm Wynslow & Josias Wynslow, by a
joynt purchase, bought of Franc^. Eaton his then dwelling, as appeareth p con-
tract bearing date the 8* of Jan., 1632, the said Josias hath sold unto the said
Kanelm his pt of the said purchase, as also of all & singular the moveables
& about the said dwelling howse & misted in joynt ptnership between them
in
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for & in considcracon of seavcnteen poiind^ seaventccn shillings & six pence, 1 (> 3 3-4.
to be \)^ at two severall pavm'% viz^ fine pound(_ scaventecn shilllng(_& six ''^
22 January.
pence at or before the fii'st of June next ensuing, & the other twclue pound^^ ^^^^. ^^^'^^
at or before the first of Jan., 163-i. In consid whereof the said Kenelm & avyxsi.ow,
Gov",
his heircs to haue, hold, occupie, enjoy, the said dwelling howsc & misted, &d,
to him & them fore^•er, w"' all & singular the moveables before expressed.
Jan. 24. Whereas John Coomb, gent., is possessed of thirty acres of 2i January,
land ncere unto the high clifFe, in the right of Sarah his wife, the said John
& Sarah haue exchanged the same w"' ^l' Tho: Prcnce for other thirty acres
of land ncere unto Wynslowes stand, to them & their heires for ever. And
whereas the said Thomas hath a dwelling howse & other out bowsing upon
the same, the said Thomas hath sold unto the said John the said bowsing,
to him & his heires for ever, in consideracon of twenty pownd^ starling, to
be paid in the moneth of Septemb% anno 1634, viz', one thiixl in goates,
one thu-d in hog(^, & one other third in merchantable corne, at the ordinary
rates the said coiiiodities shall then passe.
Febr. 14. Job. Coomb, gent., hath sold unto Job. Done & his heu'cs 14 February,
forever a dM-elhng howse & misted w"> the inclosure & out housing thereunto
belonging, next adjoyning to the late dwelling howse of Godbert Godbertson,
on the west side thereof, & the herring wire on the est, for & in consideracon
of nine pownds ten shilling^^, whereof eight pownd^ to be paid to W Wili
Bradford, & the other thuty shilling^^ to Josias Wynslow.
*Febr. 24. Rajih Wallen hath sold unto Thomas Clarke so much land 24 February.
next adjoyning to the said Thomas, on the sowth side his dwelling, as maketh L '^'-i
up a former moyety the said Thomas bought of the said Raph twenty acres,
to hold proportion in breadth w^^ the lower end of the said pcell before
spoken of In consideracon whereof the said Thomas is to pay unto the
said Raph, his heires or assignes, twenty bushels of merchantable corne &
forty shilling^ in money at or before the first of November, anno 1634. Also
sold one share of meadow grownd belonging to the said lott when devision
shall be made thereof, the said Raph binchng himselfe to make good the
same to the said Thomas & liis heu-es forever.
March 10. WilUam Bradford, gent., the deputed administrator of God- lO March,
bert Godbertson, hath sold imto Steven Deane, & his heires forever, the late
dwelling howse of the said Godbert, av'^ the misted, inclosures, & outhowsing
thereunto belonging, for & in considcracon of the full value of twenty pound(^
starUng, to be paid as foUoweth, viz' : three pownd^ in hand, eight pownd^ ten
shillings at or before the last of October, an. 1634, & other eight pownd(. ten
shilUng^at or before the 10* of March, anno 1634.
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
Gov.
163 3-4. March 10. Whereas Phineas Prat, joyner, in the behalfe of Marah, his
" ^ ^ wife, is possessed of tliirty acres of lahcl neer unto the high cHife, the said
"^ ' Phineas & ^larah haue exchansred the fee simple thereof w* INI"^ Thomas
New Plym. ° ^
"Wynslow, Prence for other tlui-ty acres of land at Wynslows stand, and next ad-
joyning to another portion of land belonging to the said Phineas. But
•whereas there is a brooke, w'^'^in the said tliirty acres thus exchanged &
acknowledged by mutuall consent, whereat John Come, gen^, may freely make
use of, it is granted to liim, his heires or assignes, provided he so make
use of the said water as the said Phineas be not annoyed thereby, but either
by convenient inclosiu-e, at the cost of the said Job. or otherwise, shall saue
harmeles the said Phineas & his heires from any dctri' or annoyance that
shall or may befall them, the said Phines & Marah, theu' heu-es & assignes.
[*59.] *^t a Court of Assistanti_ held the 24"" of March, in the ninth Yeare
of the Rttigne of our Soveraign L., Charles, hj the Grace of God
King of Engl, Scotl, Fr., ^ Irel., Defendor of the Faith, Sfc.
24 March.
1634.
26 March.
27 March.
[*61.]
March 24, 1633.
EDWARD DOWTY & Josias Cooke were amerced in 6^' viij* p man
for breaking the peace of our sever. L. the K. And whereas the s*^
Edward drew bloud from the said Josias, the said Edward was awarded to
giue liim 3^' 4*^ for the same, w"^*" to be p'^ w^'in one moneth, or levied, at the
pleasure of the Gov"".
March 26. John Browne & Phebe Harding were married the 26'^ of
March.
William Palmer, Junior, & Elizabeth Ilodgekins were married the 27 of
March.
*Accordina: to an order in Coui't held the 2^ of Jan., in the ninth yeare
of the raigne of oiu- sov. lord, Charles, by the grace of God King of Engl.,
Scotl., Fr., & Irel., defend"^ of the faith, &6, the psons hecrundcr menconed
were rated for pubUck use by the Gov"" & M'' Tho. Prence, M' Will Brad-
ford, Cap? Myles Standish, John Rowland," Stephen Hopkins, John Done,
Will Gilson, Wili ColHer, Job. Jenny, Rob' Heek^, Jonathan Brewster, Ken-
elm Wynslow, & Stephen Deane, to be brought in by each pson as they are
heerunder written, rated in cornc at vj^' p bushell, at or before the last of
Nov'''' next ensuing, to such place as shall be heerafter appointed to recelue
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27
the same ; and for dcfoult hccrof, tlu; value to be doubled, & accordingly lev- 1 G 3 4
ied by the publick officer for that end.
Edw: WynsloM',
W Wili Bradford,
Capt Myles Standish,
M"" Wili Brewster
Isaaclc Allerton,
Joh Howland, .
Joh Aldcn, .
Steph Hopkins,
M^ Wili Collier,
Joh Done, , .
Joh Jenny, .
Jonath Brewster,
Will Gilson, .
Eobt Heckt, .
John Wynslow,
Menasseh Kempton,
John Coombs, .
Phineas Pratt,
George Sowle, .
Tho: Clarke, .
Nicholas Snow,
M"^ Hatherlies men
Edw: Bangs,
John Browne, .
Stephen Tracy, .
Widow Warren,
*Robert Bartlet,
Anthony Annable
Franc^ Sprague,
John Dunham, .
Roger Chandler,
Samuell Nash, .
Stephen Deane,
William Bassett,
Expiencc Michaell,
Edw: Dowty, .
02 : 05 : 00
01 : 07 : 00
00 : 18 : 00
01 : 07 : 00
01 : 16 : 00
01 : 04 : 00
01 : 04 : 00
01 : 10 : 00
02 : 05 : 00
01 : 07 : 00
01 : 07 : 00
01 : 04 : 00
01 : 07 : 00
00 : 12 : 00
00 : 18 : 00
00 : 18 : 00
00 : 09 : 00
00 : 09 : 00
00 : 09 : 00
01 : 07 : 00
00 : 12 : 00
•\ A A
00 : 12 : 00
00 : 09 : 00
00 : 18 : 00
00 : 09 : 00
00 : 09 : 00
00 : 09 : 00
00 : 18 : 00
00 : 09 : 00
00 : 09 : 00
00 : 09 : 00
00 : 12 : 00
01 : 07 : 00
00 : 09 : 00
00 : 18 : 00
27 March.
New Plym.
WVNSLOW,
Gov.
[*62.]
1633.
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PLYIMOUTII COLONY RECORDS.
1634.
27 March.
Wynslow,
Gov".
[*63.]
Widow Brtiwne,
Widow Fuller, .
Samuell Fuller,
Humphrey Turner.
Samuell Edy,
Wili Palmer, .
Wili Palmer, Junior,
James Cole,
John Holmes, .
John Barnes,
John Fance,
Tho Pope, .
John Shaw, .
Widow Adams,
Abf Peirce, .
Franc^ Billington,
Franc^ Cooke, .
John Cooke,
John Cooke, Senior
Moses Symonson,
^ Eowly, .
Henry Howland,
Pliillij) Delanoy,
Edw: Bvuiipasse,
Joseph Rogers, .
Saiii Chandler, .
Rich Church,
Wili Richardt,
Tho Little, .
AdyWeb, . .
Rich Sparrow, .
*WiHr Latham, .
Richard Higgens,
Edw: Foster,
Kcnelm Wynslow,
John Hewes,
Nathanlell INIorton.
John BoAvman, .
Raph Fogge,
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COURT URDEKb.
Isaack Robbluson,
Joslas Cooke,
Walter Woodait,
James Hm-st,
Hem-y Cob, .
Richard Clovfe^
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27 March.
Wynsi.ow,
Gov«.
*Att a Generall Court held the 27"" of March, 1634, in the ninth
Yeare of his Ma''" Raigne, etc.
March 27, 1634.
THAT all actions, either of debt or trespas, vndcr the value of fortey
shilling^ steri are to be trcycd by the GoQnor and Assistance, w^'^out
the trouble of the whole bodie.
March 28. John Cooke, Junior, & Saragh Warren were married.
[*64.]
New
Plymoth.
Pken'ce,
GoCnok.
27 March.
28 March.
^rt a Court before the Goulior ^ Assistance held the 28"'- of 28 March.
March, 1634, ^ in the nijnth Year of his Ma'"' Raine, of Eng-
land, Scotland, France, §• Ireland, etc.
EDW: DOWTIE, plaintife, haveing arested Francis Sprage in an accon
of twentie sterling, it is determined that the defendent Francis Sprag,
pay vnto the plaintife vi^ and vi*^ steri, w*'' charges, and also halfe a peeck of
malt, or give him satisfaccon for the said malt.
*Aprill first, 1634. Samuell Godberson, the sonn of Godbar Godbarson, l April.
of New Plymoth, deseased, hath, by and w"^ the consent of William Bradford, [*66.]
Gen?, his gardian, put himselfe an apprentice vnto Richard Higgins, of Plym-
oth, aforesaid, taylor, for the terme of seaven yeares, according to the tenm-e of
his indenture, beareing date w"' these j^sents. And the said William Bradford
doth pmise, in the behalfe of the said Samuell, to delifl vnto the said Rich-
ard sixe bushells of corne in hand, and one cow calfe this f>scnt yeare, if that
it may be w**" his convcniencie ; if not, the next ensueing yeare ; and that the
said Richard is to kecpc the said calfe, w"^ the increase of the same, to thend
oZ the aforesaid tearm, & then to deUQ her in to the hand(^ of the said Samuell,
30
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
June.
1 July.
[*67.]
May the 15, 1634.
wer niaried.
1634. or his assignes, w*'^ halfe the increase, th other halfe to remaine w'^ the said Rich-
ard for his better iucuiTagem*, & in lew of the keeping of her av"* the increase ;
for yf^^ said tearme the said Richard is carfully to pvid for the said calfe, w"^
her increase, heay, grasse, & howseing, soe that they may the better be p'served.
Jobe Cole and Rebecka Colier,
Loue Brewster & Sarah Collier,
June. Kenelme Winsloc & Elen Adames, widdow, wer married.
*July the first, 1634. At a Generall Court holden before the Gouernour
& Councell, Thomas Cushman, plantife, agaynst John Combe, gent, defendant,
in an action of 10* sterlinge, the defendant being cast, and adiudged to pay the
sayd summe of ten pound to the plaintife, or his asignes, at or before the first
of August, or else to deliucr him a sufficient cow calfe weaned or weaneable.
At the same Court Timothcy Hathcrley, marchant, was plantife agaynst
Francis Spraguc in an action of trespas to the valew of forty pound sterling
for y® killing of a marc of the plantifes, the defendant being found guilty,
and adiudged to pay twenty pound sterling, at two seucrall dayes of payment ;
that is to say, ten pound sterling at or before the first of September, 1634,
and the other ten pound at or before the first of May next ensueing ; and for
noni^ayment of the first payment as aforesayd, the whole to be then due.
2G August. August 26, 1634. It is agreed betwixt Thomas Prince, Gouernom-, and
John Barnes, y', wheras John Rouse, the seruant of the sayd Thomas Prince,
hauing a desire to forsake the seruice of his master, and to dwell with the
forementioned John Barnes the remayndcr of his time ; and also Richard
Willis, seruant of John Barnes aforesayd, hauing inclination to dwell with the
sayd Thomas Prince, all partyes being agreed thervnto, and in consideration
of which change the sayd John Barnes is to pay to the sayd Thomas Prince
the sum of fewer pound sterlinge.
22 July. * July 22, 1634. Edward Winsloe hath agreed with William Hamonds
[ ""-J and Nicolas Prestland, and each of them, y' for and in lieu of a certayne time
each of them haue to serue the sayd Edw:, as by indentui-es apeareth, they,
the sayd William and Nicolas, doe heereby promise to pay vnto the sayd Ed-
ward or his asignes the summe of fine pound sterling the peecc, and for
performance doe binde themselues joyntly & seuerally at or before the last
of June, in good & sufficient hordes, to be sawed before the last of
March, at the rate of 8' the hundred, and y' they, the sayd William and
Nicolas, are not to depart from the seruice of Irim, the sayd Edw:, till har-
uest be at home ; in the meane time to doe what buisnes the said Edw: hath
to doc. And further, the sayd William and Nicolas to promise to aquit and
discharge ther sayd master of ther couenants, the land excepted.
COURT ORDERS.
31
Julv 23, 1634. i\t'" Timothey Hatlicrlcy hath turned oucr his soruant,
Ephraim Tinkcnni, to (hvcll "with .Tolin Winsloc, of New rhmouth, for the
■\vholc termc of yeares expressed in a ccrtaync pare of indentures, and y' the
sayd John "VVinsloe is to performc the conditions expressed in the sayd inden-
tures vnto the said Ephraim.
July. Francis BiUington and Christian Eaton, widchiw, -wer maried.
•September 2, 163-i. WiUiam Shctle hath put himselfc an aprcntise to
Thomas Clarke for the terme of eleuen yeares fi-om the 10 of ^lay last ; and
at the end of the sayd termc the sayd Thomas is to cloth him with two sutcs
fit for such a scruant, and also eyght bushells of Indian corne.
October tlic 20, 163-4. Edmund Chanlcr came before the Gouernour &
acknowledged y' for and in consideration of the summe of t\\'clue pound ster-
ling he hath sold vnto John Rogers a lot of grownd adioyncing to the lots of
Robert Hicks, on Duxbery side, it being a lot av""'' the sayd Edward bought of
John Barnes. The sayd John Rogers is to pay the foresayd sume of twelue
pound at or before the first day of March next cnsueing, in mony or beuer
at ten shillings the pound ; the sayd John to hauc the foresayd lot to him
and his heires for cucr.
*October the 1, 1634. At a Court holden before the Gouernom- & Assist-
ants, it was determined concerning the trade that it to continue in the hands
of the parteners till the next Coiut, all other persons excluded as formerly ; and
for furthering of a course for hereafter, wer made choyse of seuerall persons
to treate with the now parteners. The persons made choyce of wer M"^
St. Hopkins, M'' William Colier, M"" Wii Gilson, Antony Aniblc, Jonathan
Brewster, John Winsloe, Manaseh Kempton, John Dunham, they hauing
concluded to mete together about the midle of Nouember.
2. Apoynted for laying out of highwayes :
For Duxbery side, Capt Miles Standish, M'' William Colier, Jonathan
Brewster, William Palmer, Steuen Trace.
3. For Plimouth, John Jeney, Fra: Cooke, Manaseh Kempton, Ed.
Bangs, Nicolas Snow, John Winsloe, James Hurst.
4. The high Avayes to be layd out before the 15 oi of Nouember next.
5. That noe gunnes be set but in inclosed grounds.
6. Y' the fort be inclosed Avith hordes of 9 foot high, and y' euery
one doe pay a proportionable share before the end of Nouember.
7. For the incouragement of those y' shall kill AA'olues, it is ordered, that
the man y' shall kill any one or more, shall haue for his so doeing, fine bush-
ells of corne, the av'^'' is to be leuied & brought to the towne, and here to be
deliuered at the Coiut the first of October, yearely.
1 0 3 4.
23 July.
New
Plimouth.
Pkixcb,
Gouernour
2 September.
[*70.]
20 October.
1 October.
[*71.]
32
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 G 3 4.
27 November.
New
Pr.lMOLTH.
Pri.vce,
goueiixour.
11 December.
19 December.
*November 27, 1634. John Cooper & Prccilla Wright wer maried.
December 11, 163-1. Richard Higgins & Lidia Chandler wer maried.
December 19, 1634. PhiUip Dcla noe and Hester Dewsbery wer maried.
Decemb"^ 19, 1634. Simon Trat was turned ouer to John Barnes to
seriie him till he bo twenty three yeares of age, and then the sayd John, his
hcu-es, or asignes to giue him a cow calfe, at least 8 or ten weekes old, line
like, and to perform what else is expressed in his indcntui'es.
1 G 3 4-5. *M a Generall Court holdcn the tenth Yeare of the Raigne of our
^ '~' Soiieraigne Lord, Charles, hy the Orace of God of England,
1 J.iiiiuiry.
r*Y4 -I Scotland, France, 8^ Ireland, King, Defender of the Fayth,
January 1, 1634.
MR. WILLIAM BRADFORD was elected Goueruom-, & to enter vpon
it the fii'st Tuesday in INIarch next ensueing, & to serue firom the same
time one whole yeare.
At the same time Aver elected for Asistants, to enter with the Gouernour
the day aboue mentioned, and to continue the whole yeare, —
]\I'' The. Prince, Captayne Miles Standish,
INI"^ Edward Winsloe, M"' John Houland,
INI-- John Alden, M' William Collier.
M"' Steuen Hopkins,
At the same time it was agreed y* hencforth euery Court should be
holden vpon the first Tuesday in euery month, viz, +January+ ^larch, ||June,||
JJuly, October,^ USeptemb"" & Deccmbcr.||
James Cudworth, Samuell House, William Pallmer, Junior, John Holmes,
William Hoskins, Jolin Cooper, Hcmy Rowley, wer admitted into the frecdome
of the colonie.
It was agreed the same time the trade to remayne as it hath done former-
ly till the next Court.
It was agreed at the same time the constables of Duxbery and Scituat,
Chi-istopher Wadsworth and Antony Anible, to continue in ther places an
other yeare.
r»7rT "January 6, 1634. Edward Doten and Fayth Clarke wer maried.
5 January January 5, 1634. Twenty-seuen pound of beuer, being 25 skinnes.
COURT ORDERS.
•wlicrof 14 -svcr grcate ones, & the rest small ones, wcr atacliod Sc dcliiicrcd 10 34-').
vnto John Jency, for the vse of ISP Isaak Alcrton or his asigncs. ^'^ ^ ^
... 5 Jaiuiarv.
Jamuuy. The seruant of Nicolas Snow was willing to scrue out his time j^^j.^^
with John Cooper, acording to the tenoui- of his indentm-e. rr.iMdni.
^ ° PuiNci:,
GOI'EUXOlll
J
William Bradford, Goue^'.
OHN WASHBORNE hath bought of Edward Bompass his house & pal-
isado, standing of his late lotc of ground which he had by William Palm-
ers, beyond y^ creeke called y" Eagls-Nest, which lote he gaue vp to y^ company,
for a lote of ground alowd him in an other place by y® Goue' then being ; and
y** said lote (of w'"'' this house standcth) was, by y" consente of y^ Goue"" & As-
sistants giuen to y^ said John Washborne. In consideration of which house &
fence y^ said John was to giue to y" said Edward a milch goate, w'*" an ewe-
lambe ; but for y" ewe lambe y® said Edward was to giue y^ said John 35" in
money or beauer, y" first of July, 1635, or for defaltc of paimente he was to
haue y^ lambe againe. Tliis bargen was ratified by a writing vnder both their
hands.
Witneses, William Palmer & William Latham.
[*77.]
The said Ed:
was to take
away y^ bords
lying vnder
foote.
*At a Courte held y« 3 of March, an" 1634, William Bradford elected 3 iMarch.
Goue'', & M' AVInslow, jVP Prence, Capten Standish, M"" Howland, M"" Aldcn, bradfokd,
M"' Hopkins, & M'^ William Colier, Assistants, entered vpon their places. Goue".
At y® same Com-t these, whose names are vnderwritten, were added to y"*
rest y* were apointed y* year before, for to cesse y^ company for y® watch &
other publick charge.
INIanasah Kemton, Edward Bangs,
Josua Pratt, Steuen Tracy.
John Winslow,
The former order for y^ repaii'Ing of y" fortification of y" forte, y" train-
ing of men & y* like, were caled vpon, & refered to be put in execution.
The 13 of March, Thomas Boreman was agreed w* for 30", to be paid
in beauer at 10° p ", or other comodities of valuable price, to be leuicd of y®
company, to doe y" forte (in maiier follomng) by y* last of May, an" 1635.
All y* posts are to be 10 inches square, & not to stand aboue 10 foote
assunder, to be done with 3 rails betweene euery post, of fitt scantling. The
post & rails arc al to be sawne.
VOL. I. 5
[*78.]
13 March.
34
PLYMOUTH COLONY KECORDS.
1635.
13 March.
William
Bradford,
GorE«.
1 April.
28 May.
[*79.]
29 May.
4 July.
[*80.]
He is to inclose y^ whole -work ^y^^ sa-\vne bords. It is to be 9 foote high,
& they are to be cut sharp at y" tope, & either listed or shote with a plaine,
all which he is to buy & bring home at his owne charge.
IM"" Prence & Mary ColUcr Avas maried y^ first of Aprill, 1635.
*Tlie 28 of May, 1635, Thomas Litle came before y" Goue"^ and acknowl-
edged that he had giuen vnto Kobart Bartlct a parcell of land at y'' end of his
lott, beyond y^ Eele Riuer, of 6 pole in length, & 4 pole in breadth, to build a
house on, for him and his heirs for cucr, to possess & quietly to injoy, Avithout
any molestation, claime, or trouble from y'' said Thomas Litle, (his brother in
law,) or any of his heirs or assignes for euer.
An" 1635, the 29 of May. John Barnes was sommoned to apearc before
y* Gone'' & Assistants, at y'' suit of William Tubs as plaintiue, Avho had sould
vnto y® said John Barnes 12 bushcUs of corne at 5' p bushell, & giuen him
^ a bushell oucr & aboue to take it so. Afterwards lie was able to deliuer but
10 bushels, to which he gaue y® J- bushell as aforesaid, y" which lOi bushels
John Barnes receiued & presently sould for ready money, at 5** 6'^ p bushell,
some time after which sale y* plaintiue demanded his paimente for so much
as he had deliuerd ; y'' dcfendante refused to pay till he had y*^ whole deliuered.
The plaintiue haueing necde of his money, being to make paimente to others,
& Avanting Avherwith to buy y* rest of y" corne, vnderstanding y'' defendante
to be going out of y® toAvne, desired releefe. The defendante, apearing, re-
fused to make paimeut till he had y" Avhole, & pretended damage ; but all y"
damage apeared to be but y*" 6'^ in a bushell proflte ; so y" plaintiue was sen-
tenced to giue y" defendante 12'^, i&y"^ defendante to pay y^ plaintiue his money
presently, & pay y" officer his fee for puting hini to this trouble to get his due.
*July 4. Isaak Robinson came before y" Goucrnour, the 4 of July, an"
1635, and acknoAvleded that he had sould vnto Joseph Bidle halfe a lote of
ground lying aboue y^ iland crceke, Avhich the said Isaake bought of Edmond
Chanler, and he of John Barnes. And y** said Joseph hath giuen, in consid-
eration of y^ full payment therof, vnto Isaak Robinson aforesaid y" some of
6 pounds sterling.
5 July. M a Court held if 5 of July, Jn' 16S5.
IT was decreed that y^ new bushell (being a seald bushell brought out of
England, of Winchester measure) should be alowcd, & no other ; and
all other measiues to be brought into the constable, to be made conformable
COURT UKDEKS. 35
to the same, & so to be scaled liy him, \v"' tlie seah' appoyiitt'd for that end ; ] (),'{.').
and this to be done by the hist of this pj'csent month. Ihit notwithstanding "" ^
;3 July.
that, all Ibrmer bargains & sales that Mere made before this day, they are to -wiLi.ivNt
be fulhlled by old measure. Bu.vmuKo,
At y" same Courte it was agreed to be needful! to build a millc ; and
these 4 whose names arc vndcr Avritcn were by y'* Courte ajipoyntcd to col-
lectc y" money for the building of y'^ same, as also to agree with Avorkmcn,
and order other all things for y'^ dispatch therof.
Captaine Standish, John Done, &
M"^ William Collier, John Winslow.
At this Court, Thomas AVilliams, y" saruaut of widow Warren, was
accused for speaking proianc & blasphemous speeches against y" majestic of
God, -which wcr these : ther being some disccntion bctwccne him & his dame,
shec, after other things, exhorted him to fear God & doc his duty ; he
ansAvercd, he neither feared God, nor the diuell ; this was proued by Avit-
neses, and confesbd by himselfe. This, because y"^ Courte judged it to be
spoken in passion & distemper, witli rcproue did let him pass, vpon humble
acknowledgmente of his offence ; though y" Goue^ would liauc had him pun-
ished w"^ bodly punishmente, as y'-' case seemed to require.
*At y" aforesaid Comte it was concluded & apointed, that from y' day [*81-]
forward y" new bushell, & no other, should be alowed ; and all other measiu-es
to be made conformable thervnto. Allso all y" mcasurs were to be brought
to y"' officer to be sealed by the last of y' month. But all former bargens
made before that day were to be fullfild by y'' old measure.
The 16 of September, Josias Cooke & Elizabeth Dean, widow, Avas 16 September,
maried.
The 25 of Desember, Nathanell Morton & Lidia Cooper was maried. 25 December.
Richard Stinnings put himselfe aprcntice to Robart Bartlet for nine
years, his time to begine y" 1 of Desember, an° 1635, as appeares by a cou-
enant di-awne in Avriting, showed vnto vs, vndcr both their hands & seals ; at
y* end of wliich time he is to haue of his said m'' 2 suits of apparell & 3^' in
money, or other marchandable coiiiodity.
At a Coui-te held y'' 5 of July, 1635, was granted to M'' AVilliam 5 July.
Collier (by the conscnte of y" said Courte) a parcell of land lying vp in y"
woods, called by the name of y" North Hill, with some tussicke march
ground lying nere vnto or aboute y'^ same.
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1635-G.
5 January.
[William
Bradford,
GoufA]
[*82.]
[*83.]
14 January.
C February.
11 February.
M
*M a Courte held f 5 of Jan., An" 1635.
R ED: WINSLOW was chosen Goue%
and
William Bradford,
Tho: Prence,
John Alden,
W" Collier, y Asistants.
Steuen Hopkins,
Tim: Hatherley,
John Browne,
Henry Howland constable for Duxberry, C:, Humfrey Tnrner for Sityate.
At this Court it was concluded y' y® jury should haue 6'^ p man, & y®
foreman 12*^, in shuch cases of controucrsie as they shall goe vpon.
At this time, Joseph Bidle was found guilty of being drunck, by y® jury,
and was amercied forty shillings.
Thomas Clarke was plaintiue against widow Warren, for taking a boat
of his, which was lost in y^ Eele Riuer, wher she left it, by an extraordinary
storme, in y^ same place ; for which he demanded 15" damage ; but y^ jury
aquite y* defendante, finding y® boat to be borowed, & laid in an ordinary
place of saftie ; yet, for other considerations, they gaue y® said Thomas
Clarke 30^
At y" same Courte, Jane Warden sued ^ Weekes for 50", which she
had lent him, to be paid vpon demande. He was ordered to put so much
goods into *y® hands of M' Hopkins & Kenelemne Winslow as should coun-
trauele y^ money, & had 3 months time alowed to sell them, or other good, to
make her paymente.
At this Court was chosen to assiste y* Goue" & Counsell, to sett shuch
rates on goods to be sould, & labom-ers for their hire, as should be meete &
juste, —
John Done,
John Winslow,
Manasah Kemton,
Kenelme Winslow,
1635, the 14 Jan:, Rowland Laherne and Flower was maryed.
Hemy Samson and Anne Plumer was maryed the 6 of Feb.
The 11 of Feb:, 1635, Benjamine Eaton, y« sone of Francis Eaton, of
late deseased, was, by y" Gone' & Assistantes, with his mothers consente, put
John Jency,
John Browne,
John Barnes.
(.'OURT ORDERS.
37
11 February.
[William
Bradford,
Goue".]
22 February.
[*84.]
to Biidgctt Fuller, widow, for 14 years, shoe being to keep him at schoolc 2 1 G 3 5-()
years, & to implov him after in shuch scruice as she saw good & he should be
fitt for ; but not to turne him ouer to any other, without y^ Gone'' consentc.
*John Gardiner, the seruant of Kcnelme Winslow, (bound to him by
indenture,) he with his said m'^ came before y" Goue"^ y" 22 of Feb., 1635,
and by both their desires, & with their nuituall consents, the rest of his time
was tm-ned oucr to Georg Kenrick, with whom he binds him selfe to fuUfill y®
rest of his time specified in an indenture"; and y" said George Kenrick, when
his time is expired, is to fullfill y* conditions therof, and, moreoucr, to giue
him 6 bushells of Indeau corne, which is not mentioned in y" said indenture.
But y" said Georg Kemick is not bound to teach him y" trade of joyncry, for
y^ said John Gardiner was willing to free the aforsaid Kenelme therof, vpon
condition y' he woidd turne him ouer to y'^ said Georg Kenrick abouesaid.
Twiford West, hauing bound him selfe by an indenture to seruc ]\I'' Ed-
ward Winslow, of New Plimoth, or his assignes, for the termc of sixe years,
vpon shuch conditions as apcars more at large in y" said indenture, the said
Ed: Winslow haueing assigned him to scrue Nicolass Snow, of y" same towne
of Plimoth, the said Twiford West (after some triall) disliking to be with y^
said Nicolas Snow, came to y*' afforesaid Ed: AVinslow, & dcsird he might
dwell with him selfe, and he M'ould serue him one year more then is cxpresed
in y® said indenture; vpon which his request, y" said Ed: Winslow com-
pounded with y*^ said Nicolass Snow for y" said T%\iford West, so as the said
Twiford AVest is now (by his OAvn free desire) bound to scrue y" said Ed:
Winslow seauen years, his time begining from y® date mentioned in y" affore-
said indenture. This agreementc was acknowledged by all y® parties before
y^ Gone'', Feb: 12, 1635, and was desired to be recorded.
*M a Generall Court held the first of March, in the eleventh Yeare i March.
Pi YMOTir
of the Raigne of our Soveraigtie Lord, Charles, by the Grace -wyxslow',
of God King of Engl., Scot., Fr., 8r Irel., Defendor of the ^'"^"■
f*86.1
Faith, 8rc. "■ ^
E
DWARD WYNSLOW entred upon the place of governm*, & r'' the
oath to administer justice in y' place for the pfnt yeare.
Likewise, M"^ William Bradford, W Tho: Prence, M"^ Joh: Alden, M-"
AVilliam Collier, M"^ Stephen Hopkins, M' Tymothy Hatherly, & M' John
38
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 March.
Wynslow,
Gov".
2 March.
1 635-6. BroAvne being chosen to assist the Gov'' in case of justice, as the Councell of
tliis corporacon, r"* the oath.
At the same Couit, Humphrey Tiu-ner having arrested fiue bushels of
corne belonging to ^ Page, of Watertowne, for so much corne the s*
Page had r'^ of his, the s'' Page, for not appearing, upon due notice, by him-
selfe or attiu-ney, was cast.
At the same Court, IM"" John Browne had granted liim a j)porcon of
land, according to the same order of former devisious at Hand Creek Pond.
It was then also allowed him to draine off some pt of the said pond, but w""
this proviso : that if it proved prejuditiall to the neighbourhood, then the said
John, vi:)on notice given, to dam up the pond againc, at his prop cost & charges.
Mar. 2. Also, it was ordered & agreed upon, that Captainc Myles Stan-
dish and Liueten' Will Holmes be employed in teaching the use of armcs at
the towne of Plymouth & Duxbm-row, according to such order as shall be
taken thereabout ; and that the said liuctcnant haue likewise the charge of
the gard at towne, to see their duty faithfully pformed ; each of them having
for their paines the sum of twenty pownds for this present yeare, to be paid
in the beginning of Xovemb'' next ensuing, either in monej-, corne, or beaver,
as it shall then passe.
Also, that the Gov"^ & Assistant^^, together w* the s'' cai^t & liueteu', shall
set downe such orders for the exercising of the colony in arms as may be most
convenient for them ; and for every default of any pson fayling such order as
shall be set downe, w"^out just occasion, by leaue or otherAvise, to forfeit thi-ee
shilhngs for the day, & six pence if he come not at the howr appointed.
That M' John Done, John Jenny, Manasseh Kempton, Josuah Prat,
John WinsloAv, Edw: Bangs, & Stephen Tracy be added to the Gov"" & Assist-
ant^, for the ceasing of men for the publick charge of this prut yeare.
That no serv' coming out of his time, or other single pson, be suffered to
keep howse, or be for liim or themselves, till such time as he or they be com-
petently provided of arms & municon, according to the orders of the colony ;
and that if any such be yet wanting, they be provided as aforesaid, or else
provide themselues such masters as may provide for them ; and this to be
done w^'in the space of one moneth ensuing.
That none be suffered to retale wine or strong water, & suffer tlie same
to be drunke in their howses, except it be at some inne or victualling howse,
and there onely to strangers, at their first coming, not exceeding the value of
two pence a pson, and that no beer be sold in any such place to exceed two
pence the Winchester quart.
That no man keep more swine then can be kept to lie orchnarily about
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tlicir ovrnc howses ; and if they driue them from home, to driue and keep 1 G 3 5-G.
them in sucli phiccs where no dctrim' may come to any thereby.
*That at such convenient time as shall seeme meet to the Gov'" & Cown-
2 March.
Plymoth.
cell, iipon "\\'arning given, all men meet together for the mending of the high Wynslow,
GovK.
■\vaies, a\"' such toolcs & instrum''* as shall be appointed ; and for default,
every pson to forfeit three shillings.
That Joseph Rogers be allowed a constant ferry over Jones River, neer
his dwelling hoA^se, & to take a penny for the transportacon of each pson, he,
the said Joseph, maintaynig a sufficient ferry at that price.
That the Gov'", M'' Prcnce, M' Collier, M"^ Alden, ]\P Browne, & W
John I lowland view that porcon of ground on the north side the Sowth
River, and if they finde it more beneficiall for farmes to Scituate then to
these pt^ , then to allot it them ; if not, to reserue it.
That upon the 14* of this prnt moneth psons meet together for the dis-
posing of mowing grownds for this pfnt yeare, as also to confer about our
reuniting w"' them of Duxbiu-row at Jones River, or such place as shall be
most convenient.
At the same Court, a jiuy of twelue being impaniled and charged, in the
moneth of Febr. foregoing, to enquire after the death of John Deacon, in the
behalfe of our soveraigne lord, the King, gaue in their verdict as followeth, in
their owne word(^, under their hand(^, viz': —
Having searched the dead body, we finde not any blowes or wound^, or
any other bodily hurt. We finde that bodily weakenes, caused by long fast-
ing & wearines, by going to & fro, w"' the extream cold of the season, were
the causes of his death.
Their names were John Jenny, John Cooke, Wili Basset, Joseph Rogers,
William Hoskins, Thomas Cushman, George Partridge, Stephen Tracy, Abra-
ham Peirce, Richard ClufFc, Tho. Clarke, Phineas Pratt.
At this Court, Loue Brewster was admitted into the fi-eedome of tliis
society.
[*87.]
*Jt a Generall Meeting the 14"' of March, concerning the Hey Growndi_ w March
for Plymoth 8f Duxburrough
THE plac^ heereafter menconed were assigned to the several! psons, for
their pfnt use the yeare 1636, viz' : —
To ISP William Collier & Christopher Wadsworth the ground at Mortons
Hole.
[*88.]
14 March.
Wynslow,
40 PLYMOUTH COLONY EECORDS.
16 3 5-6. To Capt Standish, the hcyground at the cnd^ of the land^ of William
Latham & Joh. Washbm-nc, provided the s'* ■Washburne haiie competent for
one cow, & that he mow it in one entire place.
Gov". -po Yv: Sprague, at the Eagle, & about his owne grownd.
To Wili Basset, at the end of his owne grownd.
That M' Prence, Joseph Rogers, Tho: Cushman, & Edw: Dowty haue the
ground upon Jones his river, where M"" Prence & INI' Allertqm mowed last yeare.
That Stephen Tracy & Liueten' Holmes haue the gro^vnd at the end of
the said liueten'^ lott.
That John, Kcnolm, & Josias Wynslow & John Barnes haue that porcon
of groAvud upon Jones River from the point of the wood right to the coming
in at Stony Brooke, & so upward on the sowth side the river.
That Joh. Dunham haue for the sheepe the watering place & the skirt^
of upland at Goose Point & about the first & second brooke.
That the neck of mowing grownd before Abr. Pcii-ce his howse be
reserved for the teeme at townc.
That John Jenny (and Edw. Holman w* him, for a cow & calfe) haue
the growndt. fro Joh. Wynslow doAvncAvard to M'' Allertons howse, or the
creeke there.
That JSI'^^ Fuller haue the grownd from the Smelt River to M"^ Allertons
creeke, and on the other side the Smelt River to the point of trees.
To INI"' Joh. Rowland, where he moA\ed last yeare, and the quantity of
two loade or jaggs of hey at the Hand Creeke.
To M' Heekt & George Watson, (w"' Rich. Higgens for one beast,) the
rest of the s'^ Hand Creeke.
To Jonathan Brewster, that w*^*" he mowed the last yeare.
To William Paddy, between the iland & the glade, on the fiu'ther side
of Powder Point.
To M' Alden, where he moM-ed last yeare, & before his grownd so much
as hee needeth.
r*89.] *That James Hurst haue where he mowed last yeare, and the upland
somew* higher.
That W Smith haue where John Barnes and Kanelm Wynslow mowed
last yeare, and Av"'in his owne fence.
That INI"' Holmes haue between M' Smith & James Hurst.
That Phineas Pratt haue between Fr. Billington and his owne howse.
That widow Billington haue the marsh against her owne grownd, &
what is too much for her is for M"^ Done.
That John Fans & M' Coomb haue the place over ag ISI"" Allertons
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howse, on the north side Jones River, up to the place where INP Prcnce, &6, 1 () 3 5-(l.
are appointed, j)vidcd they spare Nicholas Snow one smalc jag of hey ; the """^ '' '
1 • 1 irr IT 1 ^* Manli.
rest he is to nave at VVelhngiv. ^ „
That M" Warren, Rich. Church, Tho. Little, & Rob' Bartlct mow whore Wynslow,
Gov",
they did last yeare, and that amongst them they provide for John Fans.
That Manasseh Kempton & George SoAvle haue theirs against the fence
of the s'^ George, & against the fence of Thomas Little.
That M' Hopkins mow the marsh between Thomas Clarke and George
Sowle, as aforesaid.
That ^NI"" Hopkins & Tho. Clarke haue that up the river, as formerly.
That Edw: Wynslow haue against his grownd, on the sowth side the Eell
River, as formerly, and the rest at or about his ground at Greens Harbour.
At this meeting, after much conference about the neerer uniting of
Plymoth & those on Duxburrough side, divers were apointed to view Jones
his river & Mortons Hole, w'^'^ were thought the fittest plac^, & to ren-
der a reason for their judgement. The pties for DuxbiuTow side were IVI"^
William Collier, Stephen Tracy, M"" Joh. HoAvland, Edm. Chandler, Josuah
Pratt ; for the other side, Capt Myles Standish, Manasseh Kempton, George
Kemick, .John Jenny, & Edward Bangs. All these but Edw. Bangs went &
conferred together, and on the 2 1"' of the s'^ moneth of March brought in 21 Marcii.
their opinions & rcndi'ed their reasons for the same, w*"*^ are many & still
extant; seaven of the said nine holding Jones River to be the *fittest place [*90.]
for the uniting of both pt^ into a neerer society, & there to build a meeting
howse & towne ; and the two preferred the other, w'^'' is Mortons Hole, before
Jones River.
Afterward^, the Gov"" & Cowncell suinoned the whole together, declaring
what the s'^ psons deputed as before had done, & read their reasons of their
judgem'. And after long debating of the thing, it was at length referred to
the two chruxhes on each side, as chui'ches to agree upon & end the same.
Jlctions entred to be tried at his Ma}'" Court the 7'* of June, 1636. 16 3 6.
JOHN DONE, yeoman, entreth an acco of slander, & layeth it in an
100'', against Helin Billington, widow.
John Tisdale, yeoman, entreth an accon of battery against Steven Hop-
kins, Assistant to the go^m*, by whom the said John was dangerously
wounded, as he affii'meth.
VOL. I. 6
' June.
42 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECOKDS.
1 63G. *Jlt a Gcnerall Court held the seaventh of June, in the twelueth Yeare
' of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of
New God King of Engl., Scotl, Fr., 8f Irel, 8fc.
Plymouth.
Gov^ ' June 7*, 1636.
[*91.] J
T was ordered,
That the next Generall Court should be deferred to the fii'st Tuesday
in October following, for speciall reasons for this prnt yeare.
At this Court an action of slander Avas tried between John Done, plain-
tiffe, & Helin Billington, defendant, wherein the defend* was cast in fiue
pownd^ starling to the plaintife, and adjudged to be sett in the stocky & be
whipt.
At the same Coui-t an accon of battery was tried between J«5hn Tisdale,
yeoman, plaintrfFe, & Stephen Hopkins, Assistant to the governm', def,
wherein the def , Stephen Hopkins, was cast in fiue pownd^ starling to our
sov. lord the King, whose peace he had broken, w'^'^ he ought after a speciall
manner to haue kept, and also in forty shilling^ to the plaintiffe, both w"='^ he
was adjudged to pay.
The Jewry that served upon these trialls were Capt Myles Standish, Joh.
Howland, Joh. Wynslow, Edm. Chandler, Joh. Dunham, Eich. Church, Joh.
Cooke the yonger, Tho. Cushman, Joseph Rogers, James Hiu'st, Kanelme
Wynslow, William Pontus.
Likewise, Avhereas M'' John Browne, at a Gcnerall Coiut held the first
of March, had granted him a porcon of land at the Hand Creeke Pond, &c.,
and finding the neighboius to thinke themselues prejudiced thereby, the said
John Browne, upon request made, had leaue to make choice of the like quan-
tity in any other pt undisposed of, so that, iipou such choice made, the former
grant be void.
[*93.] *Jlt a Court of Assistants held the fourth of July, in the 12"" Yeare of
the Ragne of our Sov. Lord, Charles, 8fc.
4 July. July 4, 1636.
'OHN BARNES, having served Thomas Bowman by a warrant to appeare
before the said Coiui, for want of evidence in his case was contented
his acc6n should fall.
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July the 5"'. William Fallowell hath bought for him & his heii'cs for-
ever, of Samuell Grauc, a chvelling howse and gardainc inclosed, standing
betwecne the two brookcs in the place called the medow, on the back side the
towne, for & in consideracon of the full sum of three pownd^, fiue shillings,
"Nv"^^ the said Samuell acknowledgeth to be already received.
July 6. Thomas Willct & Mary Browne were married.
Aug. 13. Samuell Eaton, the sonnc of Fr. Eaton, late of Plyin, de-
ceased, by the consent & approbacon of Christian, Iris mother in law, hath
bo^A'ud himselfe apprentize to John Cooke the younger for & during the full
terme of seaven yeares, to begin at the fii'st of October next ensuing ; and at
the expiracon of the said terme, he, the said John, to giue him one compleate
sute of aiipell, besides two other, one for ordinary weare, & the other for the
Sabbath ; also, twelue bushells of Indian corne, and one heyfer of a twelue-
moneth old, & the advantage of the spring to y' pf nt.
Aug. 22. Peter Talbott, the late serv' of Edw: Dowty, having a pro-
porcon of land due unto him by the service of his m'', as appeareth by inden-
tiu'e, hath made over liis right to James SkifFe, for & In consideracon of six
bushels of corne.
Aug. 26. Edw. Holman complayning of Joh. Jenny to the Gov"" &
Assistant^, for that the said Jolin would not make paym' for a peece he, the
said Edw:, lost in liis service ; but the tiling being heard, the said John was
acquitted.
Aug. ult. William Phlps, the late serv' of the ptners, hath sold unto
Josiah Wynslow, Kis heii-es, &c., all that porcon of land w'^'' is due unto him
by his service of apprentiship, now complcatly ended, for & in consideracon
of the sum of fifty shilling^ r*^.
1030.
5 July.
New
Plymouth.
Wynslow,
Gov".
6 July.
13 August.
22 August.
26 August.
31 August.
*At a Genevan Court held the fourth ^ fift of Octob% 1636.
An. 1636, Oct« 4, 5.
THE ordnanc^ of the colony & corporacon being read, divers were foM-nd
worthy the reforming, others the rejecting, & others fitt to be instituted
& made. It was therefore ordered & agreed, that four for the towne of
Plymouth, two for Scituate, and two for Duxburrow should, as comittees for
the whole, be added to the Gov'' & Assistant^, to rectefie & prepe such as
should be thought most convenient, that, if approved, they may be put in
force the next Generall Court.
[*93.]
4, 5 October.
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1G3G.
4, 5 October.
New Plym.
Wynslow,
GOY".
[*94.]
Tlie pties mcncbnccl for the to^vne of Plymoutli, ]\I'' "Wili Brewster, M'
Raph Smith, John Done, & Joh. Jenny ; for Duxburrow, ^1' Jonath. Brew-
ster & Christopher Wadsworth ; for Scituate, Anthony Annable & James
Cudworth ; all w*^"^ to repaire to the Gov'' & Assistant^ at riyfii afores"* the
15"^ of Nov'"' next ensuing, and there continue their apparence till such time
as the premises be determined.
That such scrv'^ as come out of their time, & are by their cou*^ to liaue
land^, haue onely fiue acres apeece, if fownd fit to occupie it for themselues,
in some convenient place.
That none be allowed to be housekeeps, or build any cottag% till such
time as they be allowed & approved by the Gov"" & CownccU.
That the towne of Scituate be allowed (viz*, the pui'chasers & freemen) to
dispose of the land^ beyond the North River, except that w*^** Avas before dis-
posed on to others. And also it be allowed them to make such orders in
their towneship for their convenient & comfortable living as they shall finde
necessary, provided they haue, in case of justice, rccoiu'se imto Plymouth, as
before.
The Jewry empaniled this Court, for triall of accons & abuses, were Jon-
athan Brewster, Nath. Sowther, John Cooke, Junior, James Cudworth, John
Holmes, Kanelm Wynslow, Josiah Winslow, Anthony Annable, Wili Hatch,
Christopher Wadsworth, Tho. Cushman, Edw. Bangs.
By these, Tho. Savery fownd guilty of di'unkennes, & thought meet he
should be whipt.
Also, John Barnes, for Sabboath breaking, for w*^** he was fined 30"^% &
to sit an howr in the stocky.
Also, Edw. Holman, for the same offence, fined 20^', though not guilty
in so high a degree.
*Oct. 5. Also, Wili Bradford, gent., having entred an accbn of trespasse
against Wili Merick, George Partridge, John Vobes, & Richard Clough, in ten
pownd^, the Jewry fownd for the plaintife, & gaue fiue pownd^ starling & costs.
All w*^"" their verdict^ were accordingly pronounced, & the offenders
punished.
At the same Court Rich. Bcarc was set in the stocky for contempt.
Also, Joseph Bcedle & Edw. Dowty, having entred crosse accons against
each other, their matters being raw & impfcct, were by the Court referred to
the arbitracttn of Richard Chuixh, Josuah Prat, & Nicholas Snow, & they to
stand to such order the said arbitrators should sett downe.
At the same Court Joh. Gardner, the serv* of Geoi-ge Kenrick, taken from
his master, & placed w"" John Howland, to seruc the said John Howland one
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yeare moro then specified in his former indcntui-e ; tlie said Joh. Howland
giving his master aforesaid thi-ee pownd^ starling.
Last of all, that such young men or others as wanted land, should repaii-e ^^^^^
to the Gov"" & Assistant^ the next morning, that so if allowed, they might be Plymouth.
Wynslow
provided for. Gov".
*At a Court of Assistanti_, held the 6"' of Oct., in the twelmth 6 October.
Yeare of the Raigne of our Sov. L., Charles, 8fc. t 95.]
Oct. 6, 1636.
RICHARD BEARE, Maurice ^ , Geore Partridge, John Vobes, &
Wilt jSIerick Avere appointed to haue fine acres of land for each pson,
together, next to the glade on Powder Point.
At the same time Rich. Beare allowed to erect a dwelling howse, & to
haue a misted appointed in place convenient, provided the s** Beare pcure suf-
ficient secui'ity w"^ him, to be bownd in fifty pownd(^ bond for his good beha-
viour in the said howse or family.
At the same Comi George Partridge allowed to build upon the same
termes.
Likewise Tho. Pope, Rich. Clough, & Rich. Wright were appointed
land([^, viz', 5 acres to a pson, at the fishing point next Slowly Field.
And the said Thomas Pope allowed to build upon the said termes before
expressed.
At the same time Edward Wynslow alloAved to Ms dwelling house seaven
acres adjoyning to the north side of the towne.
Likewise granted to M"^ Wili Bradford, for Constant & Thomas South-
ward, the land now in occupacon of George Sowle, & from thence to the swamp
on the north side the Ecle River.
Oct. 20. Rich. More & Christian Hunt married.
Oct. 28. Joseph Beadle & Rachel Deane ||widow|| married.
2^.
William Hodgckins & Sara Cushman married.
20 October.
28 October.
2 November.
John Winslow hath turned over the service of Edmund Weston for two
yeares, beginning the last of May next ensuing, to Nathaniel Thomas, in the
behalfe of his father, M'' Wilham Thomas, in consid. of ten pownd^ starling,
the s"* William being further to giue the said Edmund six pound^ p annum,
& fowrteen bushels of corne, at thend of the s* two yeares, & w' else the s**
John should make good p his cov'.
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1 6 3 G. *At a Court of Assistantl held the seaventh of JYov^'', in the 12'^
'' Yeare of our Sov. Lord, Charles, §*c.
7 Kovcmber.
Wynslow,
Gov". "^"TTHITNEY was sett in the stocky for dctayning another man's serv'
[*96.] VV Av«'out order.
At the same Court George More referred to M' Bradford to view a peece
of land adjoyning to Abr. Peii-cc, & if it shall be found meet by him then to
lett the said George haue fine acres thereof.
Eemitted be- At the Same time Tristram Clarke appointed to haue eight acres of land,
lanrelswhere ^^^^^ "^ breadth & two in length on the south side, a porcon allotted formerly
to JNI"" John Coombe, between Phineas Pratt & widow Billington.
Whereas there is reported to be certaine wast land between the lott of
Stephen Tracy & that of Liuetcn' Wili Holmes, at the request of M'^ Wili
Bradford, such land was granted to him & his heu-es forever, having other
land(^ very neere & necessary thereunto.
The land(^ at the fishing point, ncer Slowly Field, being viewed & fownd
too little for Tho. Pope, Rich. Clough, & Rich. Wright, at fine acres p pson,
by consent was equally devided between them. Memorand. That a way was
left between them & the land^ of Stephen Hopkins next adjoyning.
Memorand. Also, that the diuision was afterwards made betwixt them-
selues, and was bounded to eich man, w""^ bounds are to stand, by the consent
of all, Richard Cloughs lot lying in the middest, w"^*^ was acknowledged by
Richard Wright, and testifyed by Josuah Pratt.
Memorand. That the psons heerafter menconed had divers porcons al-
lowed them, 3 acres in breadth & two in length, next to the land^ of Joh.
Dunham the elder, viz' : —
To Joh. Dunham the younger, six acres.
To Joh. Wood six acres.
To Rich. Sparrow six acres.
To Sam. Eedy thi'ee acres.
To Web Addy three acres.
To Josiah Cooke six acres.
To Thomas Atkinson six acres.
To Josuah Pratt six acres.
All w'''' psons liauc or arc to build in the townc of Plym., and these land(^
to belong to their dwelling howscs there, & not to be sold fro their bowses.
24 December. *1G36, Dcc"" 24. Job. ILarmon, the son of Edm. Harmon, of London,
[*97.] tayler, acknowledged himsclfe to be the apprcntise of Franc<^ Cooke, of Ncav
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24 December.
Wynslow,
Gov".
30 December.
Plymouth, for seavcii ycarcs, viz', from the first of Octob'', 163G, to the cxpira-
con of the said terme, and then to be dowble apprelled by the said Franc(_, who
is also to giue him twcluc bushels of corne.
Dec. 30. Whereas tlft now dwelling howse w"' all & singular the out-
howsing, landd^, & inclosures in the use & occupacon of John Done, of Plym-
outh, neere unto Plainc Dealing, were in ptncrship betwcene the said John
Done & John Atwood, late of London, gent: Now know ye that upon ac-
count^ between the said Joh. & John, the said John Atwood, for & in consid-
eracSn of threescore pownd^, hath bought out the said John Done, his heires
& assignes, so that it remayneth wholly to the said John Atwood & his heu'es
for ever.
Jan. 2'. There Avere land^ graunted to Edmond Chandler, Josias Wins- 1636-7.
low. Rich. Bourne, & to John Biune, in the behalf of his father, yv"^ are entred
afterward^.
2 January.
^t a Court of Jlssistanti^ held the sixt Day of Januarij, in the 6 January.
twelft Yeare of the Raigne of King Charles, 8fc,
T
Januar 6* 1636.
HERE is threescore acres of lands lyinge vpon the south side of the
Eele River, aboue the great swampe grauntcd vnto Josias Winslowe.J
This graunt was made voyd vpon a graunt made to him at Greens
Harbor.
X Tkreescore acrees of lands lying vpon the south side of the Eele River,
aboue the great swampe, is graunted the same day to Kenelme Winslowe.J
Tliis graunt was made voyd vpon a graunt made to him at Greens
Harbor.
A pcell of land is graunted vnto William Tubbs, lyinge in the poynt or
nooke beyond Experience Michells land.
* Januar. 14"", 1636. There is graunted this day, by the Court of Assist- 14 January,
ant^, to James SkifFe, tenn acres of lands, lying next vnto the lands graunted [*98.]
to Triston Clarke, five in length & two in breadth, betweene the lands of
Phineas Pratt & widdow Billington, five acres whereof are part of those lands
due vnto liim for liis service donn to M"^ Isaack Olerton, and th other fine
acres are in the right of Peter Talbott, for service by indenture pformed to
Edward Doty.
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
The same clay John Shaw Is allowed to enlarg at thend of liis lott lying
at Black Brooke.
14 January. rj^j^^ ^^^^^^ . j^j^^ Jenkins is also allowed to enlarge at thcnds of the
Wynslow
GoB«. ' grounds of Eaph Wallen, at Willingsley, as the range of those lauds doe
butt.
3 January.
[*99.]
Released.
M
Jt the Gen"" Court, held the third Day of Januar., 1636.
^ WILLIA:\I BRADFOKD was elected Gouernor.
jVI^ Edward Winslow,
• were chosen Assistant^.
M"^ Thorn. Prince,
M' Tymothy Hatherley,
M' Willm Collyer,
M'' John Alden,
M' John Jenney,
Captaine Miles Standish,
M'' Thorn. Prince was chosen Treasui-er.
M' Wilim Collier Corroner.
M' Nathaniell Sowther Clarke of the Coiu-t.
Josua Pratt, Constable of New Plymouth.
Edmond Chaundler, Constabi of Ducksbmy.
James Cudworth, Constable of Scituate.
*Mr. John Atwood, John Jcnken, John Weekes, Josiah Cooke, Wilim
Paddy, Rot)te Lee, Nathaniell Morton, EdAvard Forster, Georg Lewes, and
Barnard Lumbard were made free this Com-t, & sworne accordingly.
Allexander Higgcns, Hvmrfrey Hewett, & Thomas Whitney tooke the
oath of fidelitic to the goflment, & were admitted to dwell & reside w'^
John Weeks & John Alden, or thereabout^.
John Eiiilson, of Scituate, yeom., oweth o' soflaigne lord the
King the suine of 100 '
Georg Kennerich, de ead., yeom., 50''
W"" Hatch, of the same, yeom., 50''
The condicon that the said John Emlson shall appeare at the next Geiiall
Coui-t to be holden for INIattachuscttt Bay, there to answere as Avell to all
such matters as on his ma*'" behalf shalbe objected against him concerneing
his abuseing of Edith Pitt^, as also to doe & rcceiue such thinges as by the
COURT ORDERS. 49
said Court slialbe cnjoyned liim, & not to dcp* the same w"'out lycence ; that 103 G-7.
then, &^.
■c 1 /-< n £> A 3 January.
The recognizance was taken w* condicon, also, that if the Gounor & As- -y^uj^Low,
sistantt should call for him otherwise, he is to appearc the next GeSall Couit GoOnor.
at Plymouth.
Samuell Jackson, of Scituate, yeom., became bound the same day )
'^ 4:U ' Discharged.
also to o'' sofiaigne lord the King, in the sume of ..... .
The condicon that Edith Pitt^, liis servant, shall psonally appcare the
next Gefiall Couit holden for JMattachusett^ Bay, to giue evedence for o' sofl-
aigne lord the Kinge against John Eiiilson, concerning liis abuseing her, and
also to doe, & pforme such .thinges as by the said Coiut shalbc cnjoyned
her, & not dep* the same w'^'out lycence ; that then, &(5. Tliis recogn. was
also taken condiconally, if the Goiinor of Mattachusetts Bay should require
her appearance.
John Ellison abouesaid bound to the Kinge in 40'' Respited to the
George Kennerick, of the same, 20"
Wilim Hatch, of the same, 20" Keleased.
That the said John Emerson shalbe of the good behaui'^ toward^ our
soflaigne lord the King, and all liis Icigh people, and appeare here at the next
Geiiall Court to be holden for this collony, & not dep' the same w'-'^out lycence ;
prouided that if he should be called into the Bay at the tyme of the next
Com-t, then he is to be respited to the next Court after.
"^Jlt a Court of ^ssistanti_ held the second of January. 2 januao-.
[*100.]
January 2*^.
+ f'l^HERE was graunted to Edmond Chandler fomty acrees of land lying This was made
voyd, & 60
■■fJV
on the east side of ISIoyses Symonson, where Morris fonflly begann ^^-^J ^ranted
to cleare for Mr Bowman.J afterwards.
There was graunted the same day to Josiah Winslowe, Richard Biu-ne,
and to John Burnc, on the behalf of his father, ISP Thomas Burne, & to
James Coalc, scaven acrees apeece, to belonge to theire seviall dwelling houses
in Plymouth, and not to be sould from them, but when such dwellings shalbe
voide, to retui-ne in vnto the towne, to be disposed of to others ; otherwise
the said lands shalbe to them and to theire heii-es & assignes so long as theire
houses shalbe fitt for habitacon, and be dwelled in.
VOL. I. 7
50
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
163 6-7. M a Court of Assistanti^ held at JVew Plymouth, the sixt Day of
'^ — "< ' February, Anno Dni, 1636.
6 February.
GoST'T' "■"^IVE acrees of land is grauntecl vnto William Rhenolds, lying on Ducks-
1^ bmy side, in regard he hath a stock of cattle, -w""^ land is to be appoynt-
ed him forth by W Collyer, M"' Prince, or M-^ Alden, or one of them.
Five acrees of land is graunted vnto James Daves, lying about INP
Weekes his pcell, v^"^ lands are in pt for liis service.
Tenn acrees of lands is graunted vnto Rowland Leyhorne, lyinge on
Ducksbmy side, to be appoynted him as others are there, and one acre of
meaddow land lying to y*.
Thi-ee or foure acrees of land is graunted to John Cooke thelder at the
norwest side of Josua Pratt^ land, & betwixt him & the brooke.
It is also agreed by the said Com-t, that the six acrees of land in the new
feild foriQly graunted to Josua Pratt are now graunted, by the consent of the
said Josua Pratt, vnto ]\I"' Bridgitt Fuller, widdow, to belong vnto her house
in Plymouth, & be therew"" used so long as the same shalbe inliabited, or be
fitt to dwell in.
[* 101.1 *Jan: 6*. It is also agreed that the six acrees of the lands of John
Jenney, and the two acrees of INI"' Fuller, lying at Strawberry Hill, enclosed
by M"^ Eaph Smyth, shalbe yeilded- \'pp vnto them this yeare, that they may
ymproue them to the setting of corne ; prouided that the said John Jenney
shall erect a dwelling house neere or vpon the said six acrees, ^\•''^ are to belong
vnto the said house as long as it shalbe a dwelling ; as also ]\I"' Fullers two
acrees to belong vnto her house in Plymouth so long as it shalbe a dwelling.
And the residue of the land^ enclosed by M'' Smyth as aforesaid, to belong
to his house at Plymouth, and to be therew"^ used as long as it shalbe
inhabited.
A pcell of land neere Goodman Hm-st(_, contalneing about six or seaueii
acrees, is graunted vnto M"^ John Reynor, o"' teacher.
Six acrees of land where Wilim Richards dwelt is graunted vnto Nathan-
iell Sowther, to belong to his house at Plymouth, and to be therew"* used so
lonse as the said house shalbe inhabited or fitt to dwell in.
Whereas John Jenney, Thomas Willet, and George Watson did, contra-
ry to the auncicnt lawcs of this colony, trade w'*" the Indians for corne, and
thereby both the quantitie of corne & the value of thereof was forfaited to
the collony, aiul that therevpon the corne so traded contrary to law was seized
COURT ORDERS. 51
to the vse of the collony, and that aftcnvards, by a piiblicke order made in ] 63G-7.
tlic Court, it was referred to the bench, the said bench doth now order, that ' " '
thone halfe of the said corne, and the forfaiturc besides, shalbe freely giucn to „,
•' ° WiNSLOW,
them agaiue, and thother half of the corne shalbe deliuercd to the Treasiu'er GoBn".
for the vse of the collony, to be disposed as the bench shall think fitt.
R
^t a Court of Assistanti_ held the arx'* of February, 1636. 20 February.
OWLAND LEYHORNE was allowed to build on Ducksborrough side
by the Goiinor & Assistant^.
*At a Court of Jlssistanti. held the vf" of March, 1636. 6 March.
[* 102.1
AFCELL of land is graunted vnto M"^ Thomas Prence, lyinge betweeue
the two cedar swamps at Hand Creeke Pond, the same to be set forth
and vewed by M' CoUyer and M"" Alden.
A pcell of land containeing a knowle, or a little hill, lying ouer against
M"" Aldens lands at Blewfish Riuer, is graunted by the Coiut vnto the said
]\I'' John Alden in lue of a pcell of land taken from liim (next vnto Samuel
Nashes land^) for publike vse.
Whereas John Bundy stand^ bound by indentiu'e to serue Griffin Moun-
tegue, carpenter, in New Engl., the fiUl terme of eight yeares fi-om the 14"*
of March, 1635, — the said John Bundy acknowledged himselfe content to
serue out the remainder of his terme w"* Wili Brewster, the Elder, of Plim-
outh, who hath compounded w"" the said Mountegue, his master.
52
PLYMOUTH COLONY KECORDS.
163G-7
7 March.
Bradford,
GoUnor.
[*104.]
*At a Genall Court holden at JVew Plymouth, for the whole Gotf-
ment, the vij"' Day of March, 16S6, in the xif' Ye are of the
• Raigne of our SoiCaigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God
of England, Scotland, France, 8f Ireland, King, Defendor of the
Fayth, 8rc.
[*105.]
The Names of
IIM-- Bradford, Goflnor,!!
Edward Winslow, gen.,
William Bradford, gen.,
Thomas France, gen.,
Wilim Colh^er, gen.,
||Cap? Standish,||
John Alden, gen.,
Tymothy Hatherly, gen.,
llJolm Jenney, gcn.,||
Stcephen Hopkins, gen.,
John Browne, gen.,
William Brewster, gen.,
Captaine Miles Standish,
John Atwood, gen.,
Raph Smyth, gen.,
Isaack AUerton, gen.,
John Howland,
John Done,
John Jenney, gen.,
Wilim Gilson,
Ilol)te Heeks,
INIauasseth Kempton,
JohnCombe,jJSgXu-%f-Jt
John Winslow,
Kenelme Winslowe,
Josiah Winslowe,
Jonathan Brewster,
Anthony Annable,
Francis Cooke,
John Shawe,
Steephen Tracy,
the Freeman.
Wiltm Basset,
Nathaniell Sowther,
Leiftennant Wilim Holmes,
James Hurst,
Edmond Chaundler,
John Dunham,
William Pontus,
Josua Pratt,
Phineas Pratt,
Georg Sowle,
Edward Dotey,
Christopher Wadeworth,
Thomas Clarke,
Henry Howland,
Humphi'ey Turner,
Richard Sparrow,
Wilim Hatch,
Georg Kennerick,
Loue Brewster,
Thomas Cushman,
* Edward Banges,
Nicholas Snow,
John Cooke,
William Palmer, dead.
Thomas Willet,
Georg Watson,
James Cudworth,
Samuell FulFer,
John Faxmce,
John Barnes,
Isaack Robinson,
COURT ORDERS.
-.)i5
John Holmes,
Henry Rowley,
Experience Michell,
Anthony Savory,
Roger Chaundlcr,
John Cooper,
Rotte Bartlet,
Ricliai'cl Chm'ch,
Raph Wallen,
Joseph Rogers,
Heiuy Cobb,
Samnell Nash,
Samuell Eedy,
Pliillip Delanoy,
Abraham Peu'ce,
James Coalc,
Samuel House,
William Hodgskine,
Richard Higgens,
Moyses Syraonson,
Richai'd Clough,
Thomas Atkinson,
Hemy Sampson,
John Jenken,
John Weekes,
Josiah Cooke,
William Paddy,
Rotte Lee,
Nathaniell Morton,
Edward Foster,
Georg Lewes,
Barnard Lumbard,
Richard Burne,
Georg Bower,
Thomas Hill,
Francis Sprague,
]NP John Lathi'op, pastor of
Scituate.
M'^ Jolm Vincent,
M"^ Edmond Freeman,
INI"' Thomas Burne,
]M' William Leiiedg,
Thomas Armitage,
John Paybody,
Henry Bourne,
Constance Southerne,
William Tubbs,
M"' Thomas Besbedge,
Samuell Hinckley,
John Lewes,
M' John Reynor, p. 146.
'M^ Raph Partrich,
Richard Sillls,
Edward I'lt/iaudle,
W ^\'ilhn Thomas,
M-^ Willm Poole,
INP" John Gilbert, Sen.,
^I"^ Hcni-y Anch'ewes,
John Strongc,
John Deane,
Walter Deane,
Edward Case,
7 March.
BU.VDFOUU,
GOUEUXOR.
of Co-
hannett.
*William Bradford, gen., tooke his oathe this Court
EdAvard Winslow, gen.,
Tymothy Hatherley, gen.,
Wilim Colly er, gen.,
John Jenney, gen.,
Thomas Prence, gen.,
Captaine Miles Standish, J Court,
[*106.]
• were sworne Assistant^.
1 were absent, & so were not sworne this
7 March.
Bradford,
GoDnb.
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
Josua Pratt was sworne the Messenger for the Avhole goflment, and Con-
stable for the toune of New Plymouth.
Edmond Chaundler, Constable, of Ducksbm-roug, sworne.
James Cudworth, Constable of Scituate, sworne.
The Names of the Great Inquest or Grand Jury, sworne to enquii'e of all
Abuses w''^in the body of tliis Goiiment, &5.
John Atwood, gen.,
Jonathan Brewster,
John Winslowe,
Kenelme Winslowe,
Wilim Gilson,
Edward Foster,
Wilim Hatch,
John Dunhame,
M"' John Vincent,
sworne.
Manasseth Kempton,
Edward Banges,
John Weekes,
Christopher Wadeworth,
John Cooke, Junior,
Steephen Tracy,
Richard Church, (xvi.,)
M"" Edmond Freeman,
Y sworne.
It is referred to the GoQnor, Treasurer, and Assistant^, to agree w^'' Leif-
tennant^ Holmes to exercise the inhabitant^ of the colony in the use of arracs.
[*107.] *It is agreed vpon, by the consent of the whole Court, that Elizabeth
Warren, widdow, the relict of M'' Richard Warren, deceased, shalbe entred,
and stand, and bee puixhaser instead of her said husband, as well because that
(hee dying before he had pformed the said bargaine) the said Elizabeth
pformed the same after his decease, as also for the establishing of the lotts of
land^ giuen foniily by her vnto her sonnes in law, Richard Chvuch, Robert
Bartlett, and Thomas Little, in marriage w* their wiues, her daughters.
Concerning the trade of beaver, come, & beads, «&5, w"' the Indians, it
is agreed, by the consent of the Coiut, that they that now haue y' shall hold
y* vntill the next Court, the begiiiing of June ; and then further conference
to be had for the mannageing thereof, that such fui'ther course may be taken
therein as shalbe thought fitt. And in the meane season, M' Hopkins, M'
Atwood, M"" Done, & Jonathan Brewster shalbe added to the GoQnor and
Assistant^, to aduise vpon such pposicons and wayes so as the said trade may
be still continued to the benefit of the coUony.
COURT ORDERS.
55
*At a Genall Meeting the xx^'' of March, 1636, according to the Order 1 G 3 6-7.
of the Court, these Hey Growndi^ were assigned to the Inhab
itanti. of Plymouth, Eele Riuer, 8f Ducksbury.
TO eich pson as followcth, for theire vsc this pf nte yeare following, viz*^,
1637 ; and then were psons also appoynted to veiwe all the hey grounds
w'^n the liniitt^ seQally followinge, before the next Coiut, that eich man
may be assigned a porcon as shalbe thought convenyent.
The Messenger,
were appoynted to veiw the hey ground^ betwixt
the Eele Riuer and the towne of Plymouth.
appoynted to view the hey ground^ ffom the
towne of Plymouth to Hand Creeks.
appoynted to view the hey ground^ from Hand
Creeke to the Riuer beyond Phillip Delanoys.
appoynted to veiw the hey ground^ fiom the
riuer beyond Pliillip Delanoy to the South
Riuer.
M"^ Hopkins,
Manasseth Kempton,
Edward Ranges,
The GoQnor,
M' John Jenney,
M"^ John Browne,
The Messenger,
M"- CoUyer,
Jonathan Brewster,
Steephen Tracy,
The Messenger,
M'' Edward Winslow,
Henry Howland,
The Messenger,
Phillip Delanoy,
*The pticuler psons assigned tliis yeare as foUoweth for hey : —
To M'' Reynor and JSI'^ Browne, the vpper end of Jones Riuer, where John
& Josias Winslow had the last yeare ; M' Reyor to haue a full pporcon there
for foiue or live head of cattle ; and if the rest suffice not M'' Browne, then
hee to seeke supply elswhere.
To M"" Atwood and Kenelme Winslow, the northerne poynt or poynt^ of
the beach lying against the Great Wood Hand assigned to John & Josias
Winslowe.
To John Winslowe and Josias Winslow, the Great Wood Hand at Greenes
Harbor, for this yeare.
To M"" ColUer, the hey ground he had the last yeare, and the next nooke
saue one to Bowmans ground more this yeare.
Christopher Waddesworth, the the hey ground he had the last yeare, w"»
the addition of some more before his house.
20 March.
Bradford,
GoBnor.
[*108.]
[*109.]
56
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1636-7.
20 March.
Br.^bford,
GoBnor.
[*110.]
[niL]
To Captaine Standish & Washbui-ne, the hey ground they had the last
yeare, and to mowe as they were appoynted.
To Francis Sprage and Wilham Basset, the same hey ground they had last
yeare ; and that M"" Brewster haue that yv"^ was not cutt by them the last yeare.
To Thomas Cushman, the remaynder of the marsh before the house he
liueth in, (w<=^ M"' Fuller doth not vse,) and the little pcell at the wadcing
place on thothcr side Joanes Riuer.
To M'' Thomas Prince & Joseph Rogers, the hey ground they had the
last yeare, to be deuided j)portionable to their cattle; and what more M'
Prince shall want, to haue his supply at the Heigh Pines.
To M"" Done, to haue hey ground at the Heigh Pines.
*To Jolui Barnes and Edward Hohnan, to haue hey ground at the Gur-
net^ Nose.
To John Banges and Edward Dotey, hey ground at Saggaquash.
To Steephen Tracy and Leiftennant Holmes, the hey ground they had
the last yeare, and Joseph Riddle to haue hey w"^ them for one cowe.
To John Dunhame, for the sheepe, the hey ground hee had the last yeare,
and what more can be spared at Goose Poynt.
To INI'' John Jenney, where he had the last yeare, and to edge more vpon
the sedgey place, that there may be hey also gott there for the tcame of the
towne.
To jSI"^ Fuller, where shee gott hey the last yeare.
To W Howland, where he got hey the last yeare, at Hand Creeke Pond.
To M"' Heeks, Georg Watson, & Richard Higgens, for one cowe, where
they had hey the last yeare.
To WiUiam Paddy, betweene the iland & the glade at Ponder Poynt.
To M' Alden, the hey ground he had the last yeare.
To Goodman Hiu-st, the hey ground he had the last yeare.
To M'' Smyth, the hey ground he had the last yeare.
To M'' Holmes, hey where he had the last yeare.
To Phineas Pratt and M'' Coomes, the hey ground they had the last yeare.
To John Faunce, where M' Bradford mowed the last yeare.
*To Richard Church, Robte Bartlet, & Thomas Little, hey ground where
they had the last yeare, and to take further supply where they can fynd yt, in
plac^ not graunted to others, and Robte Bartlet to haue the swampe or pitt
at the head of M'' Bradford^ ground.
To Manasseth Kempton, pt of the meaddow at Joanes River where M'
Bradford and Constance Southerne do get hey.
To Georg Sowle, where he gott hey the last yeare.
GOUERNOE.
COURT ORDERS. 57
To INI'' Hopkins & Thomas Clark, the hey ground they had the last yere. 1 G 3 G-7.
To M'' Edward Winslow, the place he had the last yeare.
20 March.
To Nicholas Snow, at Wellingsley, where he had the last yeare. Bradford,
To Raph Wallen, where he had the last yeare.
To John Cooke, in some convenyent place about Experience Michells «&
Henry Howland^ grownds.
To Richard Bm-ne, where ]\P Reynor gott hey the last yeare.
To M' Vincent, hey ground betweene Moyses Symons feild & uhe land^
lately giuen to Edmond Chaundlor, toward^ that w'^'' is appoynted to "SI"
Collyer.
To Josiah Cooke, the plott of grasse for hey against John Barnes his
creek, & from the ware to the milnc, & vp at Fresh Lake where he can pike yt.
It is also agreed vpon that if any man shall fynd any convenient place
good for hey ground w"='' is not graunted to any, it shalbe lawfull for liim to
bm-ne and diesse the same, and to make vse of yt for his owne pticuler.
*Jt a Court of Jssistantt held the third of Jprill, 1637, in the xiif 16 37.
Yeare of the Raigne of our Soieaigne Lord, Charles, hij the Grace ^^^^ .^
of God of England, Scotland, France, &c Ireland Kinge, De- [*iio-]
fcndor, 8fc.
LIBERTY is graunted vnto M"' Bradford, GoGn', to take in his acrees
at Strawberry Hill.
It is also agreed by the Court that those tenn men of Saugust, viz', Ed-
mond Freeman, Heniy Feake, Thomas Dexter, Edward Dilhngham, William
Wood, John Carman, Richard Chadwell, Wilira Almey, Thomas Tupper,
& George Knott shall haue liberty to view a place to sitt downe «& haue suffi-
cient lands for tln-ee score famylies, vpon the condicons ppounded to them by
the GoQnor and M"" Winslowc.
Liberty is graunted to George Cleare, a carpenter, to build a house vpon
a garden place appoynted him by George Watsons, and to haue an acre or
two of landt layd to yt about M' Hills lott at Wellingsley.
Liberty is graunted to Josias Winslow to take in a little swampe lying at
the end of his new ground, contayneing. about half an acre of ground.
JA midstead is graunted to George Russell in the townc of Plymouth,
and to haue land assigned vnto yt in a convenient place. J
VOL. I. 8
58 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 37. *Jlt a Court of Assistanti^ held the second Day of May, in the xUf"
' '' ^ Yeare of his Ma*"' now Raigne, of England, 8fc.
2 May.
GoU. ' TT was ordered by this Court, that a jmy should be empanelled to set forth
[*113.] J_ the heigh wayes about Plymouth, Ducksborrow, and the Eclc Riuer, w'^^
was accordinge suinoned, and vpon the ninth day of ]\Iay next after they
appeared before the Goflnor, and tooke their oathes to lay forth such heigh
wayes about the townes of Plymouth, Ducksborrow, & the Eele Eiuer equally
& justly, w"^out respect of psons, and according as they shalbe directed by
informacbn of otliers, & as God should direct them in their discretion for the
geiiall good of the colony, and w* as little pjudice to any mans pticuler as
may be, and to markc the treeys vpon the said way, and so it to remayne a
way foreuer.
The Names of the Jury.
John Done, Francis Cooke,
William Palmer, Richard Bm-ne,
Louc Brewster, John Jenkyne,
Experience Michell, Moyses Symons,
Phillip Delanoy, Ro'bte Bartlett,
Thomas Cushman, Richard Higgcns.
7 July. The Verdict or Order of thabouesaid Jury, p''formed by them the tenth Day
of May, 1637, and deliuered by them into the Geflall Coui't held the
vij"' of July next after, and by the same confirmed in these words fol-
lowing, viz':
It is agreed, that the heigh wayes, both for horse, cart, and foote, shalbe
as followcth : From the towne of Plymouth to Joanes River, as it was cleared,
pvided it be holpcn at M"" AUertons by going thi-ough the old cowe yard ^
at the riuer, the place being coinonly called the Old Wading Place, and so
through a valley vp the hill, and then to tui-ne straight to Abraham Peirces
ground, and through his ground as it is marked, and so the old path to Mas-
sechusett, Icaucing ]\I'' Bradfords house vpon the west, & fi-'om M"' Bradford^
house to Stccphcn Tracys ground, as the way now lyeth, being akeady
trenched, a foote way from the lower stcping stones to Steephen Tracics, the
heigh way lying through Stccphcn Tracics feild now enclosed. Alsoe, wee
allowe a way from Francis Billingtons ground thi-ough the nooke, as it now
lyeth, to the ferry, and from the ferry to Steephen Tracics house, and so
7 July.
Bradford,
COURT ORDERS. 59
tkrough the mcaddow to tlu- biidg. Tlic hoiglnruy iVom Stccplicn Tracics IG.'JT.
ground tlu-ough the other ground^, as far as the trees A\-cre marked, to the
bridg at John Rogers, & from John Rogers along as the way now lyeth to the
corner of Jonathan Brewsters cow yard, and so by a valley downe his ground, GoCno".
nere to the house of M'" Prince, and from thence the old Avay to Christopher
"Wads worth, whose pallasadoe is to be remooued, and a sufEcIent -way allowed
to enter into Francis Sprages ground, and there to fiiU into a way that Icad^
from IMortons Hole to Duclcsborrow towne, and from thence a -\ray to fall to
the Captaine Standish^ and jM'' Brewsters, as it is now marked, the auntient
foote way to be continued from ^I'' Brewsters to Franc^ Sprages, and so through
"Wilim Basset^ ground to the heigh way. The heigh way leadeing from Xpofer
Wadesworths to be continued tlu-ough Francis Sprage and Wilim Bassets,
being his garden or orchard to the east side. Also, we allowc a heigh way
fi-om the cutt betweene \yilim Bassct(_& Francis Sprage, to goe to *Ducksbor- [*114.]
row towne ; the heigh way to be continued from Wilim Basset^ garden or
orchard, thi'ough John Washburnes ground, to Wilim Palmers gate, as it now
is, and so along thi-ough Peeter BroAvne ground, by the outeside of which we
allow a way to the marsh, and vp to the woods ; the way still to passe by
Henry Howland(^ house, leaueing it on the east side, so keepeing the old way
through the marsh to 'M'^ Aldcns house, and from thence tlu-ough a valley vf"^
leadeth to the corner of Phillip Delanoys feild, so to passe to Edward Bum-
pas house, and foiuty foote to be allowed abouc his house straight to Rowland
Leyhornes house, & so passinge aboue the house to Greenes Harbor path.
The vpper path also to be allowed as marked from ]\r'' Howlands.
To the Eele Riuer, from Plymouth.
The wayes now in vse to Wellingsley bridge, and so the creeke, where
wee allowe fiftie foote from the banke, & fr-om the corner at Raph Wallens.
The vpper way to Thomas Clarkes still ; the lower way from Raph Wallens
right out to Holmans Rock ; allowed fom-ty foote on the west side, and so
straight to Maaasseth Kemptons ground, whose fence is to be remoued twenty
foote inward, and so passing betweene two rocks at the brooke, straight to
Edward Ranges, leaueing his house west, and so along, leaueing Nicholas
Snowes house east, & and so to ^I'' Hojikins house, leaueing it east, and so vp
the valley to Thomas Clarkes vper stile, the foote way to be continued from
M'' Hopkins, in the old path, belowe Thomas Clarkes, to the heigh ■\\-ay. The
heigh way from Thomas Clark^ stille to passe betweene his house and his
hoggs coate downe to George Soules, next the riu'', and the said Georg to
allow a sufficient way fi-om thence oS the riuer by a bridge, and so to another
go PLYMOUTH COLONY llECORDS.
1637. heigh way alowed for that neighbourhood ; to the v,-"'^ neighbovu'hood Ave allow
"" Y •' a Avay from INI'' Hopkins house downe to a p^ that lead^ to the fishing poynt ;
^/' ^' from whence wee allow a way to Robert Bartlettf , leaneing his house east, and
New •' ^ u
Plymouth. gQ alonge, leaueing Thomas Little^ east, & M'''^ Warrens west, and so to Eich-
Bradpord, , . , • T ^ r —
GoBn". ard Churches, leauemg Ins house on the west side ; so to a place ot comon
ground, which is still to be left betweene.
7 June. *Jt the Gen'all Court of o' SoiCaigne Lord, the Kinge, holden at JYew
[*116.] Plymouth the vif Day of June, in the xiif' Yeare of the Raigne
of our SoWaigne Lord, Charles, by the Oi'ace of God of England,
Scotland, France, Sr Ireland, Kinge, Defender of the Fayth, 8fc.
Before WiUiam Bradford, gent., GoQnor, Captaine Miles Standish,
Edward Winslowe, Tymothy Hatherley, and
Thomas Prence, John Jenney, gentlmen,
justic^ of the peace of o'' soQaigne lord the kinge, and Assistant^ in the
goiiment.
EXECUCON is graunted against INI'' John Browne, at the suite of Fraun-
cis Cooke, vpon the verdict recofled against him.
It is concluded and enacted by the Com-t, that the colony of New Plym-
outh shall send forth ayd to assist them of Massachusetts Bay and Coiiecta-
cutt in their Avarrs against the Pequin Indians, in reveng of the innocent
blood of the English w"^*^ the s** Pcquins haue barbarously shed, and refuse to
giue satisfaccon for.
It is also enacted by the Court, that there shalbe thirty psons sent for
land service, and as many others as shalbe sufficient to mannage the barque.
Leiftennant William Holmes is elected to goe leader of the said company.
M'' Thomas Prence is also elected by lott to be for the counsell of warr,
and to goe forth w''' them.
M' John Lathi-op, pastor of Scituate, Thomas Hill, Francis Sprage, and
Georg Bower were admitted freemen, and tooke theii- oaths.
[*117.] *The Names of the Souldiers that willingly offer themselues to goe vpon the
s'^ Service, w* M' Prince & the Leiften'.
Voluntaries.
Thomas Clarke, Georg Soule,
Richard Church, Samuell Jenney,
COURT ORDERS.
Gl
Constance Southerne,
John Barnes,
JNI'^ Nathaniel Thomas & liis mann,
M' Goarton,
Thomas Reckling,
Lone Brewster, or
Joseph Robinson, his man,
Edward Holman,
1637.
7 June.
Bradford,
GoB.\o«.
John Cooke, if his famyly can be puided, Wilim Paddy,
M' Steephen Hopkins,
John Ileyward,
Thomas Williams,
Nicholas Presland,
Thomas Pope,
Phillip Delanoy,
Francis Billington,
Heniy Willis,
Perregrine Wliitc,
Caleb Hopkins,
Samuell Nash,
Robte ^Mendall,
John Hearker,
Richard Clough,
Henry Ewell,
Joseph Biddle,
Wilim Tubbs,
George Kennerick,
Thomas Halloway,
John Irish,
John Jenkins,
Jacob Cooke,
Giles Hopkins,
John Pliillips,
Thomas Goarton.
Henry Sampson,
Such as will goe if they be prest.
M'^ Thomas Hill, James Coale.
Thomas Boardman,
*It is also enacted by the Court, that M"^ Hopkins and John Winslow for [*118.]
the towne of Plymouth, M'^ Howland and Jonathan Brewster for the towne
of Ducksborrow, and jSI"' Gilson and Edward Forster for the towne of Scituate,
shalbe added to the Gofinor and Assistant^ to assesse men toward^ the charges
of the souldiers that are to be sent forth for the ayde of the ]\Iattachusett^
Bay and Connectacutt.
The P'^sentment^ of the Grand Enquest.
Edward Forster, of Scituate, for selling lesse then a Winchester
quart for ij"*, in regard it was ignorantly done, the fyne was assessed
but at
xij^
James Coale, of Plymouth, for the like, but not of ignorance, . . x'.
There is tyme giuen to Scituate and Ducksborrow to make their pound^
in vntill the next Com-t, and for their stocks vntill this tyme twelue months ;
and if they faile in either at the s"^ tymes limmitted, then to be fyned by the
Court for their default^.
The like liberty is graunted to Plymouth for a pound makeing.
VK
PJ.
62 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 37. It is also agreed by the bench that all that haue not brought in theu- eare
^ marks of their cattle betwixt this and the next Couit shalbe fyned in default
Bradfohd thereof at the descretion of the bench.
GoOn«. ]\Xr Tilden is adjudged by the Coiu't to pay Henry Ewell tenn shillings
for summoning him to the Court, and had not entred an action against him.
[*119.] *It is enacted by the Court, that if any man haueing any pcells or vessells
of herings at the weare growing noysome, and shall lett them remayne there one
day after they shalbe warned thereof, the ptie so delinquent shall forfait ten
shillings for the said pcell of hearings, be it firkin, barrell, or hodgshead, or any
other vessell, and to haue no more hearings vntill they haue payd the fyne.
Whereas Wilim Hatch, of Scituate, is ^sented for an encroachment vpon
a peece of ground on this side the riuer w*'^out lycence of this Court, it is
therefore enacted by the Court that the said Wilim Hatch shall reape the cropp
therevpon this yeare oncly, and leaue the land, w*^*^ is the mulct layd vpon
him for his pisumption therein.
Whereas the trade of beauer, &(5, is now likely to goe to decay, in
regard that they w*^"^ haue had it Avill not any longer hold yt, the Comt hath
referred it to the Goflnor and Assistant^ to advise and consider of a way and
course how the said trade may be vpholdcn for the good of the whole collony ;
and for the better advisement therein haue joyned to the Goiinor and Assist-
ant^ M'' Hopkins, ]\I'' Atwood, M' Done, Thomas Willet, & John Winslow
for Plymouth, M"^ John Howland and Jonathan Brewster for Ducksborrow,
and Josias Winslow for Scituate ; and what way and coiu'se they shall agree
and conclude vpon, the whole colony doth consent vnto.
It is enacted by the Court, that Ducksborrow shall become a towneship,
and vnite together for their better secmitie, and to haue the p"^veledges of a towne ;
onely their bounds & limmit^ shalbe sett and appoynted by the next Court.
It is also ordered by the Court that there shalbe a guard of twelue mus-
ketiers to attend the pson of the Goiinor on the Lords day, and other tymes
when it shalbe requhed.
[* 120.1 * Whereas, according to the order of the Court, the Goiinor and Assist-
2xA^, w*'' the help of M"" Hopkins and John Winslow for the towne of Plym-
outh, M"" Howland and Jonathan Brewster for the towne of Ducksborrow, and
M'^ Gilson «& Edward Foster for the towfie of Scituate, haue mctt together &
considered of the charge in setting forth the souldicrs, and fynd that it will
amount vnto the suine of two hundred pound^, the w''"' is appoynted «& con-
cluded to be payd in manner following, viz' : one hundred pounds by the
towneship of Plymouth & the liberties thereof, fifty pounds by the townesliip
of Duckborrow, and thother fifty pound^ by the towneship of Scituate.
COURT ORDERS. 63
A warrant was made to M' Hathcrlcy & the inhabit^ of Scituate ^sently 1 G 3 7.
to make an equall assessment whereby the said suinc may be psently made vp
7 June.
for the psent expedition. Beadford,
nPTjK
■ Ixxx".
GoGn"
22 June.
12 July.
Lxxx".
xxij"^ June, 1637. Thomas Butler, of Ducksborrow, labor, ac-
knowlcdgeth to OAve vnto o'' soQaigne lord the King, &S, to ^
levyed, &d,
John Done, of Plymouth, gent., as his sui-etie, xi". P'^ aU. Keleas^.
The condicon that Thomas Butler shall keepe the peace towards oiu- sofl-
aigne lord the King, & all his leige people, & especially toward^ Sanneret B.,
and appeare at the next Geii)all Court to be holden for this goiiment, and not
dept the same w*''^out lycence ; that then, &d.
July xij*, 1637. Marke Mendall, of the Eele Eiuer, labor,
acknowledgeth to owe vnto o'' soUaigne lord the King, &S, to be
levyed, &6,
Richard Chiuxh, of the same, yeoni, liis sm-ety, xi'\ Keleaeed.
The condicon that the said Marke ISIendall shalbe of the good behauio"^
toward^^ om- soQaigne lord the King, & all his leigh people, & appeare at the
next Geiilall Com-t to be holden for this colony, & not depte the same w'^'out
lycence ; that then, &d.
July xij"i, 1637. John Richards, of the Eele Riuer, labor, ac- 1 12 July,
knowledgeth to owe vnto o"" s"* soSaigne lord the Kinge, &6, to be ■ xP.
levyed, &S,
Thom. Little, of the same, yeom, his sui-ety, xP'. Released.
The condicon that the said John Richard^ shall keepe the Kings peace
toward^ o'^ said soflaigne lord the King, & all his leigh people, and especially
toward^ Marke INIendall, and appeare at the next Geiiall Couxt to be holden
for this colony, and not depte the same w'^'out lycence ; that then, &6.
*Thomas Pope and Anne Fallowell were marryed the xxviij* of July, 28 July.
1637, before the Goflnor. [*122.]
Jt a Court of Jssistantt held the third of July, in the xiij'^ Yeare of 3 Juiy.
the Raigne of o"" sou^'aigne Lord, Charles, 8fc.
TENN acres of lands are graunted to Thomas Burges, lying on Ducksbor-
row side, bounded as followeth, viz* : haueing a common marsh on the
south side, the lands of Wilim Basset on the east side, the lands of M"" John
3 July.
JJradfoud,
GoDnor.
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
Vincent on the north side, and the coinons towards the woods on the west
side ; to hauc and to hold the said lands vnto the said Thomas Bm-ges, his
heires and assignes forefl, & to their onely proper vse and behoofc forefl.
6 August. *Jlt a Court of Assistant^^, held the vf" of August, in the xiif'
[*124.] Yeare of the Raigne of o'' Sou^'aigne Lord Charles, Sfc.
WILLIAM ISIORRIS, of Eoyston, in the county of Hartford, butcher, by
his indenture beareing date the fourth day of Aprill, in the xiij"* yeare
of King Charles, &(?, bound to Wilim Collier, gent, for fine yeares next ensuing
after the date of the said indenture, w*"^ diuers other couenant^^ & condicons on
both pt^to be pformed, as by the said indentui-e it doth and may more plainely
appeare : Now, the said Wilim Morris is contented and agreed, w* consent of
the s'* M' CoUyer, to d^\•cll and abide as a servant w"' Loue Brewster, of
Ducksborrow, ycoiii, for & during all the residue of the said flue yeares yet
vnexpired, the said Louc Brewster pformeing such condicons to the s'* Wilim
as on liis pt are to be pformed, as also the said Wilim Morris seruing the said
Loue as his nV the residue of the said tcnne.
John Allcxandcr & Thomas Roberts were both exaned and found guilty of
ludc beluuiour and uuclcane carriage one w"' another, by often spendinge their
seede one vpon another, w*"'' was proued both by witnesse & their owne confes-
sion ; the said Allexander found to hauc bcene foniily notoriously guilty that
Avay, and seeking to allure others thercvnto. The said John Allexander was
therefore censured by the Court to be seucrely whipped, and burnt in the
shoulder w"' a hot iron, and to be ppctually banished the gouerment of New
Plymouth, and if he be at any tyme found w">in the same, to bee whipped
out againc by the appoyntmcnt of the next justic, &d, and so as oft as he
shall be found A\"'in this gouerment. A\'''' penalty Avas accordingly inflicted.
Thomas Roberts was censured to l)c severely whipt, and to rcturne to his
m'', INI"" Atwood, and seruc out his tyme w*'' him, but to be disabled hereby to
enjoy any lands w'^'in this goQmcnt, Jexccjit hee mancfcst better desert.*
Jolin Derby is graunted thi'cescore acrces of landf^ at Mounts Hill, if yt
shalbe found convenient vpon view to be taken thereof by INP Edward Wins-
low & M"^ John Jenney.
JEdward Dotcy is to haue the like there also, if it be thought fitt vpon
their view as aforesaid. J
AVilliam Paddy is graunted a garden place next to Thomas Willet^^, on
the east side.
COURT ORDERS. 05
*At a Court of Jlssistanti, held the xxf' August, in the xiij"' of 1 (; ;] 7.
J
Ki7is; Charles, Sec.
» ^ ■> 21 August.
BUADIOUD,
OlIN BUNDY was cxaned and found guilty of hide bcliavio'" & vnciuill gol'nuh.
carriage towards Elizabeth Haybcll, in the house of her m'', M' Wilini [*125.]
Brewster, and is therefore adjudged to be scuerely whipcd, w<^'' was executed
vpon him accordingly.
"Whereas, the fourteenth day of Scptemb'', 1637, Mathew Osborne, by his
ludt'iiturc beareing date the third day of May, in the xiij* ycare of his ma"'-'^
now raigne, &5, hath bound himself apprentice to John Ecadc, of Waymouth,
for the termc of six yeares next after the date of the said indenture, w"" diucrs
other couenant^ on both pts to be pformed, contained & expressed in the
said indentm-e. Now, the said John Read, for and in consideracon of the
suine of eight pounds to him in hand payd by John Done, of New Plymouth,
hath, with & by the consent of the s*^ Mathew Osborne, put him ouer to the
said John Done, to serue all the residue of his tyme, according to the s'^ in-
denture.
*At a Court of Assistant^, held the second of Octolf, in the xiif' 2 October.
land, &fc, 1637.
IT is graunted by the Court that ]\P John Atwood, Thomas Armitage, and
John Shawe, to haue enlargement of lands next vnto the lands abutting
aboue their lotts at Playne Dealeing, to the northward, w'^'' lands are to be
first viewed, and afterwards to be deuided to them.
JTenn acrees of lands are graunted to M"' John Atwood, lying from
Winslowes Walk northward towards the Cedar Swampc, to lye to his house in
Plymouth, and to be therew"^all used, and not sould fiom it so long as the
house shalbe inhabited. +
JTenn acrees of lands are graunted to M"^ John Done, lying in the same
place, northward from "Winslowes "Walk toward^^ the Cedar Swampe, to belong
to his house at Plymouth, & to be therew^'all vsed, and not sould from it.*
jSeauen acrees of lands are graunted to Georg Eussell, lying in the same
place, to belong to his house to be biult in Plymouth, and not to be sould
from yt.+
VOL. I. 9
66
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 3 7.
2 October.
Bkadford,
GoBnob.
[*127.]
[*128.]
One hundred acrces of lands are graunted to M"" John Done, lying at
Joanes Eiucr, to hauc & to hold to him and his heircs foreucr.
The t'\\o lotts of lands on Ducksborrow side, formlly graunted to Christo-
pher Wadsworth, containeing fonrty acres and vpwards, rangeing north &
northwest, four acres in length, from the lot of Job Cole to the brooke lead-
ing to Mortons Hole in breadth, and lying to the lott of the s** Job Cole in
the east, & to the s'^ brooke leading to ISIortons Hole in the Avest, and to
the seaward or marshes in the north, and to the common lands in Ducks-
borrow aforesaid in the south — the ouerplus of the said foiuly acres are al-
lowed the said Christopher in consideracon of some pt of liis said lotts, w^**
were taken from him to make a common fcild, all w'''^ said lands were viewed
by Captaine Miles Standish and Jonathan Brewster, and are this day confirmed
by the Coui-t, as they are now bounded vnto the said Christopher Wadsworth,
his hehes & assignes foreii : To hauc & to hold the said lands, to loim & his
heires for euer, and to his & their 0A\'nely pp use & behoofe for eii.
Twenty acres of lands are graunted to John Vobes, lying at Greens
Harbors Payth.
*Twenty acres of lands are graunted to Georg Partridg, lying at Greenes
Harbor Payth.
Twenty acrees of land(^ are graunted to Willm Merick, lying at Greenes
Harbor Payth.
Tcnn acrees of land(^ are graunted to Edmond Hunt, lying acrosse to
Greenes Harb"" Payth.
Tenn acrees of lands are granted to Edward Hall, lying crosse to
Greenes Harb'" Payth.
Tenn acres of lands are graunted to John Tisdall, lying crosse to Greenes
Harbor Payth, haueing the coinon lands on the east and west sides, the lands
of Georg Hall lying on the south side, and the lands of Edwai-d Hall lying
on the north side.
:;:Tenn acres of lands are graunted to Georg Hull, lying crosse to Green^
Harbor Path.J
Ten acres of vplands are graunted to Edmond Hawes, lyinge crosse
Greens Harbor Path, next to Wilim Midlens on the south side.
* Lands to erect a house vpon "and a garden place are graunted to Paph
Goarame, of some pte of the Avaste grounds about Edmond Bunipas, or Phil-
lip Delanoys house.
JSeaucn acrees of lands are graunted to Wilim Hodgkinson vpon the
north side of Winslowcs Walk, toward^ the Cedar Swamp, where M"^ Atwood
& M"^ Done haue land^.J
COURT UUUERS.
07
A proporcon of land is gianntcd to John Carcnr, aliout the land^ graunt-
crl to Roljte !MeudalI, contaynoing x acrecs.
+A garden place is grauntcd to liichard AVright, by John Barnes honse,
to bnild vpon.J
Fonrtv acres of land arc grannted to Phillip Dclanoy, lying on Dux-
borrow side, rangcing in length east and west, and breadth north and south,
haueing the marsh at the farr end of Duxborrow lying on the north side, and
the lands of ^M"" John Alden lying on the south side, the sea on the east side,
and the lands of Edward Bumpasse on the west side : To hane and to hold the
said land^ to the said Phillip, his hclres and assignes forcQ, & to his & their
j)per vse and behoofc foreil.
1G37.
2 October.
Nkw
Plymouth,
buadford,
GouN.
.fit a Gmall Court of d" SoiCaigne Lord the King, held at JVeio
Phjmouth a/ores'^, the second Day of Octoh% in the xiij''' Ycare
of the Eaigne of ovr Sou'^aigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of
God, of England, Scotland, France, Sf Ireland, King, Defendor
of the Fayth, 8fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, GoQ,
Edward Winslow,
Thomas Prince,
Wilim Collyer,
Cajitaine Miles Standish,
John Alden,
Tymothy Hatherley, &
John Jenney, gent..
And Assistant^, &c^.
WILLM GILSON, of Scituate, is fyned xx*^ for his non appearance
vpon the grand inquiry, whereby his ma"""^ service might be hindred.
The fine is remitted by order of the Court held in March 6"', 1637.
M"^ John Vincent admitted a freeman this court, & sworne.
Whereas diners were appoynted to take a view of the mcado^^• grounds
betwixt the Eele Riucr and South Riucr, that there might be an equall di-
uision of them to cich man, and fynding the same by cstimacon to amonnt
vnto fine hundred acrces, or thereabouts, the Court doth order, that M'' Wilim
Brewster, M"' Steephen Ilojjkins, M"' John Done, and John Winslowc, for the
towne of Plymouth, Edward Bangcs for the Eele Riucr, ]\I"' John Browne for
Joanes Riuer, and Jonathan Brewster and Edrnond Chaundler for Ducksborrow,
shalbe added to the GoQnor and Assistant^, to agree vj^on an ecpiall course for
the diuision of them, and to depute some certaine psons afterwards to make
the said diuision.
2 October.
[*130.]
68
PLYMOUTH COLOxNY llECORDS.
1G37,
2 October.
Bradfoud,
GoBn''.
Releas*.
Keleas*.
Released
5 June, 1638.
[*131.]
Releas^.
2 November.
9 November.
Released.
It is enacted by the Court that the graiint of lands at Scituate, made to
jNI'' Tymothy Hatheiiy, M'' Andi-ewes, M'' Sherlcy, & M"' Bcauchamp, shall ex-
tend three miles vp into the Avoods from the heigh ^vater marke, prouided that
vpon the view of M"^ Prince & M' CoUyer, it doe not too >nnch p=judice the
toAA'ne of Scituate.
It is enacted by the Court, that the milner of Scituate shall not take
aboue the twelfth part for the toule of grinding corne.
Presentment^ by the Grand Inquest.
IM"^ Stephen Hopkins, first p>scntmcnt, (for suffering men to ch'ink in liis
house vpon the Lords day, before the meeting be ended, and also vpon the
Lords day, both before & after the meeting^, servant^ & others to diink more
then for ordinary refreshing) is respited vntill the next Court, that the testi-
mony of John Barnes be had therein.
M'' Steephen Hopkins, p'scnted for suffering servant^ and others to sit
drinkeing in his house, (contrary to the orders of this Coiut,) and to play at
shouell board, & such like misdemeanors, is therefore fined fourty shillings.
A warrant is to be directed to the constable of Plymouth to a])}yhend
Abraham Hooper, al' Pottle, to answere for takeing of fish out of Georg Wat-
sons boate vpon the .Lord's day w'^^out liis consent.
*Abraham Pottle, aP Iloo^jcr, Walter Deuell, Webb Adey, and Thomas
Eobert^ are psented for disorderly liueing, & therefore to be requii'ed to giue
an account how they Hue.
Samuell Chaundler is to be warned to appeare at the next Coui't to an-
swere for shooteing off thi'ee guns in the night tyme, as if Avere an alarum.
Constant Southwood and Elizabeth Collyer married the second of No-
uemb'', 1637.
William Tubbs and Mercy Sprague married the ninth of NouemV,
1637.
WilHam Corrannell owcth o'' soiiaigne lord the King x'' sterl.
The concUcon that the said William shall fi-ame & p>fer, or cause to be
framed and pferred, two bills of indictment at the next Geiiall Com-t to be
holden for tliis goQment against Edward Shaw as principall, and Marke Men-
dall as accessary, for the felonious takeing of certaiue money priuily fi-om the
pson of the said William ; that then, &6.
COURT OUDEllS.
69
*At a Court of Jssisfantl held at .ATeiv Plymouth, the fourth Day of 163 7.
December, in the thirteenth Yearc of his Ma'-'" now Ruigne, 8fc.
' "^ 4 December.
Bradfoud,
Before AVilim Bradford, gent., Goueii'', Captalne Miles Standish, & GoBn".
E
Edward AVinslow, John Alden,
Thomas Prince,
Gentlemen, justie of o"' said soQaignc lord the Kinge, &(5, 1637.
DWAED SUA WE, of Ducksborrow, acknowlcdgeth to
owe o"" soQaigne lord the Kiii xP' sterl.
Thomas Clarke, of the Eele Eiuer, yeom., xx" sterl.
The condicon is, that, if the said Edward Shawe shall psonally appeare
at the next Geflall Conrt, to be holden for the goQmcnt of New Plymouth, to
answere to all sucli matters as on his ma''*'^ behalf slialbe objected against
him conrcrncing the felonious takeing of certaine money from the pei-son ot
AV'ilhn ( 'ornelly prinily, and abide the further order of the Court, and not
dep'° the same w"'out licence, that then, &(?.
Marke Mendloue, of the Eele Eiuer, carpenter, oweth the
Kiuf
cl" sterl.
Elchard Church, of the same, carpenter, .
XX'
sterl.
The condicon tliat if the said Alarke Alendall doe psonally appeare at
the next Gchall Court, to be holden for the goQmcnt of >sew Plymouth, to
answere to all such matters as shalbc objected against him concerning the
felonious concealcing of the foresaid felony, coiiiitted by the s'^ Edward Shawe,
and abide the further order of the Court, and not dep''= the same w^'out
lycence, that then, Scd.
Tenn acrees of lands are graunted vnto JSP John Done, lying about
"Web old feild toward the Fresh Lake, & to range along the heigh way.
M'' John Derbys foriiil graunt at Mounts Hill is confirmed.
Edward Dotey and Tristram Clark, his father in law, are to take Josiah
Winslow, Nathaniell Sowther, & Josuah Pratt, and to view a pcell of land by
IM'' John Derbies graunt at Mounts Hill, that vpon their report thereof to
the GoQnoiu- and Assistant^, they may haue pcells thereof graunted them.
A garden place is graunted to Georg Soule, on Ducksborrow side, by
Samuel Nashes, to lye to his ground at Powder Poynt.
*M' Eaph Smyth and William Fallowell are to haue pportions of land to
their houses in Plymouth, out of the lands lyinge betwixt the towne of Plym-
outh and the new feild reserueing a portion for the milne there.
[*132.]
Rclcasrd.
Released.
[*133.]
tjQ PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 3 7. A garden place is graunted to George Russell in the neighborhood by
' ' ^ by M"" John Weeks, and to hauc that pcell of land lying on Woberry Playne,
4 December. ij^(.g;[y bought of Richard Wright, to be made vp seauen acres, and to be
Bradford, jo d '
GoeN^. to him and liis heires forcuer.
Thomas Atkinson is graunted to enlarge his garden place at his now
dwelHng house towards the brook side.
Fourty acrees of lands are graunted to Richard Chmxh, at the head &
on the south side of tlie Eelc Riuer Swampe, to haue & to hold to him and
his heii'es foreuer.
The pcell of land containcing about 60 acrees, lying at the Eele Riuer, in
a place there called the Whoop Place, formerly graunted to Thomas Clarke, is
now confirmed to him and his heires foreuer, and is to be layd forth so as it
may be least pjudiciall to Thomas Little, Robte Bartlett, M"^ Warren, & the
neighbomhood there.
A garden place is graunted to John Wood by Josuah Pratts, and to abutt
north and south.
All that surplusage of lands lyinge at the ends of M' Wilim Brewsters &
Francis Eatons lotts, on Ducksborrow side, is graunted vnto Captaine Miles
Standish, in consideracon of the Avant of lands he should haue had to his
^portion.
[* 134.1 *One hundi-ed acrees of lands, are graunted to M'' Thomas Biu-ne, lying at
Greenes Harbor, vpon condicon that the said farme shall belong to the towne
of Plymouth, and to pay his pporcon of such charges as may accedentally fiill
vpon it for the purchase thereof, w'=^ said lands are to be viewed and layd
forth for him from his house to the seaward.
A garden place also in Plymouth, to build vpon, is also graunted vnto
the said ^I"" Thomas Burne.
One hundred acrees of lands, also lying at Greenes Harbour, are graunted
vnto Josias Winslow, vpon the same condicons that INI"" Bmnes is, and to lye
next to him.
Fourty acre'es of lands are graunted to M'' John Howland, lying at the
Hand Creeke Pond at the westerne end thereof, w"^ the marsh grownd that he
vseth to mow there.
An enlargement of lands at Stony Brook is graunted to M"" William
Bradford, to be viewed and layd forth in convenyent place for him, by two
of the Assistants, and to adjoyne to the lands he hath there already.
Seauen acres of lands are graunted to Gyles Ricard, lying on the south
side, next to the lands graunted foriQly to James Davis, to lye his house in
Plymouth, and not to be sould from yt, but when the house shall not be hab-
itable to rcturne to the towne againe.
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71
Scaucn acrees of lands are grauntcd to John Barnes, lying on the north
side, next to the lands foniJly graunted to James Dauis, to lye to his house at
Plymouth, & not to be sould from it, but when the house shall not be habita-
ble to retm-ne to the towne againe.
*]NP Edward Winslow haueing foriQly a graunt of diuers lands at or
vjjon a neck of land called Green Harbor^ Neck, (alls) Carsewell, the said
graunt was confirmed, together w"^ all and singuler the vpland vpon the said
neck, & seQall branches thereof, bounded & marked by M"^ Thomas Prince &
]M' Jolm Alden, Assistant^ to this goiiment, viz*, westward vpon a marsh called
Carsewell Marsh, and from thence Avith a smale ridg of hills to the great marsh
on Greene Harbors Riuer, according to seQall marks by them made & caused
to be made, eastward, abutting vpon or necre the riuer called Greene Harbour
Riuer, and on the north and south side w* great marshes on either side the
same, av*^^*^ lands so bounden are giucn & confii'med to the said EdAvard Wins-
loAv, his heires and assignes for eii.
[The two follo^\•ing paragraphs are subsequent entries.]
+The bounds of the land of M"" John Aldin, of Duxbeiy, as it was layed
out by GoU Bradford, JNI"" EdAvard "VVinsloAV, Joshua Pratt, and EdAvard
Banges. It begines, for the breadth of it, att a place where formerly an old
pine tree stood, Avhere noAv there is a grauelly hole, and from thence to a
burnt Avalnutt stump, and runinge for the length, and from thence to take its
length A'nto a Avliite oake tree standing a little Avithin the land of Phillip
Delano deceased, the root of that tree still remaining, and from thence for the
breadth att the head of the lott, vp to the old Greens Harbor Path ; on the
southerly side bounded Avith the meddow of the said John Aldin in pte, and
Avith the land of Experience INIichell att the \'per end.+
The bounds of a psell of marsh meddoAv, bought of EdAvard Hall in the
yeer 1651, AA-liich meddoAV Avas pfmarily M"" William CoUyiars, and by liim
given to M'' Constant SouthAvorth, and by him sold to Edward Hall aforsaid,
and bought by mee, John Alden, & is as foUoweth, viz. : layed out att the first
for fine acrees, and bounded Avith a creek, comonly called and knowne by the
name of Indian Creeke ; and fi-om thence to run to the meddow land of
Phillip Delano, deceased ; and soe it runs on the northerly side as the riuer
runs to the Mill Creike.
1G37.
4 December.
Bradford,
GoCnk.
[*135.]
72 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 G 3 7-8. *At a Court of Assistant^ held the first Day of January, 163T,
'~ '' "^ in the xiif' Yeare of the Raignc of our now SoiCaigne Lord,
1 January.
BiiADFouD, King Charles of England, S)-c., before the GoiC, 8f all the As-
P»p,V-| sistanti_ except M'^ Hatherley.
T
nilE ouerplus on the south side of the lands besides Henry Howlands
three shares is grauntcd vnto Henry Sampson, to belong to his lott.
James Hurst is to haue a portion of land lying about his house, to bee
viewed by some of the Assistant^, and to be set forth for him, to haue and to
hold to him and his hcircs foreuer.
Tcnn acrces of land are graiuited to John Paybody, on Duxborrow
side, lying betwixt the lands of M'illiam Tubs on the north side, and the lands
of Experience Michell on the south side, and from the sea in the west, and
fi'om Blew Fish Riucr in the easte.
Whereas ccrtainc freemen of Scituatc, viz', ]M' Tymothy Hatherley, M"^
Jolm Latlu'op, Wilim Gilson, Anthony Annable, James Cudworth, Edward
Foster, Henry Cobb, Isaack Robinson, Georg Kennerick, Henry Rowley, Sam-
uell Fuller, John Cooper, Bernard Lumberd, Georg Lewes, & Humfrey Tiu*-
ner, haue complayned that they haue such smale proporcons of lands there al-
lotted them that they cannot subsist vpon them, the Com-t of Assistant^
haue this day graunted them all that vpland & neck of land lying betweene
the North & South Riuers, and all the meadow grounde between the said
riuers from the North Riucr to the Bcauer Pond, and all along by the North
Riuer side, and to hold the breadth from the South Riuer trey, or pas-
sage, by a straight line to the North Riuer, so far ^•p into the land as it shalbe
marked and set forth vnto them. Alwayes provided and vpon condicon that
they make a toAvneship there, & inhabit vpon the said land(^, and tliat all dif-
ference betwixt them & ^NP Vassell or others of Scituate be composed &
ended before the next Court, or if any doc then rcmayne, that they bee referred
to the consideracon of the Gouern'' & Assistant^ that their remooueall from
Scituate may be w*''out offence. And also prouided and vpon condicon that
whereas a proporcon of two or three huncbcd acres of the lands abouesaid
[*137.] should haue *beene graunted to M"' Vassall, vpon condicon he should haue
erected a ferry to transport men and cattcU ouer the North Riuer at these rates,
viz', for a man a penny, for a horse foure penc, and for euery beast four pence ;
and to make causes or passages tlu'ough the marshes on both sides the said ferry
both for man & beast to passe by, w"^*^ he was willing to doe, and to answere all
COURT ORDERS. 73
damnafcs w'"'' might happen in default thereof; and the Court in their judg- 1 (),'}7-H.
nient(^ did conceiue it more expedient to pfer the necessities of a number be- ''^ "" '
fore one priuate pson. That the said freemen of Scituate aboue named do so g,;^,,^,,,,^,
erect a ferrv ouer the North Riuer, to transport men and beast(^ at the rates Gorxou.
aboucsaid, and make such passages on both sides through tlic marshes to the
ferrv, & puide a sufficient man to attend the same, that may ansMcre all dam-
nages -w <■'' may happen tlu-ough his neglect thereof, or els the graunt abouesaid
to be voyde.
A parcell of land is grauntcd to W Raph Partrich, lying on Ducksbor-
ough side, coutaineing fourty acres & vpwards, ranging west and by north,
east & by south, in length, Avcst & by south for the breadth, one end abutt-
ing on a swamp adjacent to the west end of the lott of Wilim ^Mcrick in
the Mcst, the other end abutting vpon a sA\-amp adjacent to the south corner
of the ground of W AVilim Collycr, called North Hill, in the east, and one
side enclosed av*'' a swamp adjoyneing to the foresaid ground of W Wilim
Collyer in the south, the other side abutting vpon the coiiion ground of
DucksborroA\- in the north.
[The following paragraph is of a more modern insertion.]
The l)ound of the lands of M'' John Alden att Duxburrow, as it was
layed forth by GoQ Bradford, M"" Edward Winslow, Joshuah Prate, Edward
Banges, as followeth : from an old pine tree by the meddow, which mcddow
afterwards was allotted vnto mee, the said John Alden ; and for the breadth
of the said land buting vpon and ranging allong the said Blew Fish Riuer to
a bm-nt walnut stump ; and from thence for the length to a walnut tree rang-
ing from the abouesaid stump west north west, which was sum tiin after run by
Joshuah Prate and Phillip Delano, Senior, vnto a white oake tree, standing a
little within the bounds of Phillip Delanoes land, there being a stump or root
of that tree still remaining, and from thence for the bredth att the head, vp to
Greens Harbour, old path ; and on the southerly side of the land bounded ptly
with mv owne meddow, and with the land of Experience Michell toward the
vpcr end.
vol,. I. 10
74
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G87-8. *M the Gcmll Court of our Sou^aigne Lord the Kinge, held at
JVew Plymouth aforesaid, the second Day of Jamiary, 1637, in
the xiif' Yeare of the Raigne of our SoiCaigne Lord Charles, by
the Grace of God of England, Scotland, Franc, 8f Ireland
King, Defendor of the Fayth, ^'c.
2 Januar)'.
New
Plymouth.
Bradford,
GoSnor.
[*138.]
Befoke "Wilim Bradford, gent., GoQiior,
Edward Winslow,
Thomas Prince,
W™ Collier,
Capt. Miles Standisli,
John Alden,
Tymothy Hatherly, &
John Jenney, gen.,
Justic of our soQaignc lord the King, &6.
MK EDMOND FREEMAN, M-^ Wilim Eeuerich, M' Thomas Besbidge,
jNI"" Thomas Burnc, Constance Southerne, Samucll Hinckley, John
Lewes, Thomas Armitagc, John Paybody, William Tubs, & Henry Boui-ne
were sworne and admitted freemen this Coiut.
Edward Shaw was indicted for the felonious takcing of xv^ from the pson
of William Corvannell, and was found guilty, and had his ccnsme to be se-
uerely whipt, and burnt in the shoulder w"^ a hot iron ; w'''' was accordingly
executed vpon him.
The jurvs names that Avent vpon him -were these : —
Thomas Biu'ne,
James Cudworth,
Josias Winslow,
John Browne, gen.,
Francis Cooke,
Henry Howland,
James Coale,
Wilim Paddy,
Gcorg Kenhick,
• sworne.
Samuel Hinckley,
John Paybody,
Thomas Besbid<
'S'
sworne.
Markc INIcndlouo was also indicted as accessory to the felony so coiiiit-
ted by Edward Shaw, and was found guilty, and was censured to be whipt ; w'**
was accordingly pformcd.
The juries names that past vpon him were these : —
Thomas Bume,
James Cudworth,
Josias WinsloAV,
Samucll Hinckley,
Thomas Besbidge,
John Paybody,
John Browne,
Francis Cooke,
James Cole,
Anthony Annablc,
Wilim Paddy,
Gcorg Kcnncrick ,
■ sworne.
sworne.
OOUllT UllDEKS. 75
*rrosentnu'iit(|^ hy the (ii'and Jury. 1 () .'j 7-H.
1. William Rcuokls is p'scutcd for being druiick at M'' Hopkins his "' ^ ^
. . . ,1 , , 2 January.
liouso, that he lay vndcr the table, vomitting in a beastly manner, and was tak- bh^dpuko
en yp bctweene two. The A\'itnes hereof is Abraham Warr, al* Hoop, al' Pot- Goun".
tic, and sayth that there M'as in company Francis Sprague, Samuell Nash, & L •'■'^^•J
~ -n • 1 Renolds fined
Georg Partrich. g. dischaiKod
2. M'' Hopkins is p'scutcd for sufferinge excessiue drinking in his house, •^""'^ ''"'' "'■^'^•
as old Palmer, James Coalc, & William Renolds.
John Winslow, Widdow Palmers man, ] . c< -, ^
> witness^ & Stcpheen 1 racy. Acquitted.
Widdow Palmer, Thomas little, J
3. Wee psent Francis Sprague i|fined v'f viii'^H for beating W*" Halloway, Fined.
Ilfincd v'll late servant to W"' Basset. Witnesse, W"" Halloway.
4. We ^sent Richard Knowles for bringing a barkc from Greenes Har- Acquitt.
bor on the Lord^ day. Discharged.
5. Wee p'sent Wilim Corvanuell for rcceiueing stolne goods againe. Discharged.
G. Wee p'sent Edward Dotey for breakeing the Kings peace, in in as-
saulting Georg Clarke. Fined x*.
7. We p'sent Georg BoAvers for leaueing no passage for man or beast,
neither by the sea side, nor for cattcll through his ground.
The last Avill and testament of John Cole was proued this Court, vpon
the oathcs of John Maynard & Edward Hall.
* William Corvanuell, of Ducksburrow, yeom., acknowledgeth to [*140.]
owe vnto o"" soQaigne lord the King, to be levyed of his land<^, Released,
goods, &d, xP.
John Barnes, of Plymouth, yeom., xx".
Giles Rickett of the same, yeom., xx".
The condicbn that if the said Wilim Corvannell shall appeare at the next
Generall Coiu-t to be holden for this goQment, to ansAvere all such matters as
shalbe objected against him on his ma""^ behalf, for receiueing his money
againe of Edward Shaw, before he was bound to psecutc against him for the
felonious takcing of the same priuily from him, and not dep' the Court Av*out
lycence, &<?.
It is ordered by the C/Ourt, that those w'^'' were chosen the last yeare to
bee added to the Goiinor & Assistant^ to assessc men to the publike charges
of the colony shall also doe it this yeare ; and shall likewise consider Avhat
charge Avill erect a prison at Plymouth, and forthw"* also leavy the same,
that a prison may be ^scntly erected.
'J■^3 I'LVMUITH COLONY UKCOKDS.
163 7-8. *.it a Court of.'Jssistantii Iwlil at A'cw Ph/mouth, the fift Day of
" — ^ — ^ Fehriianj, in the xiif Yeair of his Ma"" now Raignc, of Eng-
5 February.
BnAi)FOKi>, land, QT.
GoP.
[*U1.] A GARDEN place at "W'illingslev, and scauou acrccs of land vpon ^^'o-
r\ berry Plaiuc, arc graiinted to John Smalcy, the garden iilacc to be
that next vnto Gcorg Russell.
A garden place at Wellingslcy, and six acrces of land vpon Wobcrry
Plavne, are graunted vnto ^Margrct Toothaker, widdoAv.
Fourty acrees of lands arc graunted vnto Tluu-ston Clarke, and a garden
place lying at the so\itln\est end of Derbys Pond, on the south side of Monts
Hill chase.
Tlu-eescorc acrces of lands are graimtcd vnto Ed^^■ard Dotey, and a gar-
den place lying at the Avestcrne end of Derbys Pond.
George jNIoore is graunted xxv acrees of lands and a garden place there
also.
"William Poutus desireth vj acres of lands to be laycd to his house as
neere as convenyently may be.
Thomas Little desiieth to banc a graunt of lands at Mannomct Ponds,
■svhcn those lands arc graunted, v,''^ was p''mised liim.
W Stephen Hopkins requcsteth a graunt of lands towai-ds the Six ISlile
Brooke.
Kenelmc A^'inslo^v requcsteth a graunt of lands at Greens Harbor.
M"' John Holmes desires cnlargment aboue his house, & the Avood to be
stayed to be stayed from felHng & carrying away.
"Wilhn Sherman is graunted a garden place on Ducksborrow side, & fine
acrees of lands at Ponder Poynt, if it can be there had.
Raph Wallcn acknowledgeth to haue receiued of Thomas Clark eightecne
pounds, in full payment for the lands he bought of him.
r*142.1 *Fourc acrces of lands more are graunted vnto Nathaniell Sowthcr, &
his range to goc in length to A^'obcrry Plaync.
A pcell of land containeing about fom-e acrees arc graunted to Gcorg
Watson, lying next to W Thomas Hill, on the north side.
A graunt of certainc lands at Greens Harbor is made to M"' John Aldcn,
w"^**, vpon view thereof taken, is to be boundcn and confirmed vnto him.
JM"' Thomas Hill is graunted a pcell of land(^ lying on the north side of
Wellingslcy Brooke, to lye to his house there, W'' is boundcn in manner fol-
lowing, viz*: twenty pole at cast end from the swamp northward, and twenty
COUllT UUDEUS. 77
pole at west end from the swampc on the north side M' Weeks goathousc, 1G87-H.
northward, and to range by a straight line on the north side in length from the "^ "^ ^
5 Februan'.
head of the acrees (thi-ough vf'^ the Eele Riuer Tayth goeth; w'^in a pole b^^^^o^^^
of Mannainett Payth4 Gou.
Six acrees of land^ are graunted vnto Ricliard Wright, lying at the west
end of M' Dones laud(^, toward^ the Fresh Lake.
All the lands remaynemg betwixt iM' Burnes lands at Greenes Harbour M' Princes
and a little creeke or certaine passage of water raning through betwixt the
two riuers of Greenes Harbour and South Riuer, on the westeme side of his
lands, towards Scituate Rath, and the hey grounds adjoyneing to the said lands,
except those hey grounds on the south side, and also a smale pccU of vpland
lying on the wcsterne side of the said lands, by the side of the South Riuer,
and environed w*'' swamps on the south west side, and the said South Riuer on
the north side, are graunted vnto 'SI' Thomas Prince, to haue and to hold vnto
the said 'SV Thomas Prince, his heii'es and assigncs, forcQ, &c'.
]il'' Thomas Hill is graunted a pcell of lands lying on the north side of
Wellinf slev Brooke, to lye to his house there, w*"'" is bounded in manner fol-
lowing, viz' : twenty pole at the east end from the swamp lying on the north
side of the said brook, and twenty pole at the west end from the swamp on
the north sid 'SI' Weekes goate house, and to ninn in length from the head of
the acrees, through which the Eelc Riuer Payth gocth by a straight line on
the north side, w^'in a pole of Mannomett Payth, and on the south side to the
said brook, & through the said swamp on the backside of M'' Weeks goate
house.
*M a Court of Jssistantt held at JVew Plymouth the fift Day of 5 March.
March, in the thirteenth Yeare of the Raigne of our Sou'aigne L ^*^-\
Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God of England, Scotland, France,
and Ireland King, Defendor of the Fayth, 8fc. 1687.
ONE hundred and fifty acres of land^ are graunted vnto ^P John Jenney,
Iving on the east side of the Six Slile Brooke, in the way to Namas-
cutt, to bee a farme belonging to the towne of PljTnouth, and to be called by
the name of Lakenhamc. And wheras there was not enough found on the
east sid of the said brooke, the Court graunted vnto him a certaine necke
Avhich is bounded as followcth, viz : by Lakcnham Brooke one the one side,
and with a swamp on the other side, with a smale brooke in it.
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECOllUi.!.
Seauen acres of lands are graiintcd to INI'' John Atwood, lying on the
north side the land^ grannted to James Coalc, the sAvampe to be p', and to be
^ '^^'^ ^' ranged in lensrth w"' James Coales land.
Bradford, * o o
GoCnor. William Basset was deposed to the last will and testament of William
Palmer, thelder, deceased this Comt.
All that pcell of laud remayneing of that neck of land lying on the east
side of the lands lately graunted to Josias Winslow, at Greenes Harbor, are
o-raunted to Kenelme Winslow and I.oue Brewster, to be devided betwixt
them, prouided that Kenelme "\\'insloA\- liaue that p' next adjoyncing to liis
brother Josias, vpon the condicons the land(^ are there graunted vpon.
Six acres & half of lands more, lying on Woberry Playne, are graunted
vuto John Allen, to be added to that he hath at Wellingsley, by :M'- Weeks,
\f'^^ is tlu-ee acres and a halfe, or thereabout^, so that the whole is x acrees
granted him.
Fourty acres of land(^ are graunted to Josias Cooke, lying crosse to
Ao-n-owame path, betwixt foure ponds and the meadow that adjoyncs to the
west end of the pond w'^'' lyeth at the easterly end of the said lands.
Fom-ty acres of land^ are graunted to Richard Sparrow, lying at the
north end of the Fresh Lake, and a pcell of a marsh for meaddow lying on
the south side of the Fresh I^ake, to be viewed and layd forth for him.
A garden place at Wellingsley is graunted to Thomas Whitton, and
seauen acres of land vpon Woberry Playne that he hath to be p' of yt.
A garden place is graunted to Richard Wright in the meadow by Thomas
Atkinsons.
r* 145.1 *Twenty acres of land are graunted to Richard Beare, lying on Duxbor-
row side, ranging in length north and south, and in breadth east and west,
and lying on the west side of Greenes Harbor path, adjoyneing to the cedar
swampe.
Whereas, by a Geiiall Court long since, two lotts of lands containeing
fourty acrees, w"" all the treys, wood, & tymber groweing & being therevpon,
lying at Thorp, nere Windberry Hill, were graunted to William Pontus,
whereon hec hath built a house, and for the more comodious receipt of people
into the townc of New Plymouth the said W'" Pontus hath relinquished the
said two lotts, except the quantitie of flue acrees, or thereabout^, w'''' he hath
reserucd vnto himself & his heires, as the same was or is now enclosed : Now
the Com-t hath confirmed vnto the said Wilim Pontus the said house and lands,
and hath also graunted vnto him six acrees more of lands lyingc towards the
new feild, haueing the lands of John Dunham the yeonger lying on nortli
side, the lands of John Dunhame thelder lying on the east side, and the
Go^j^^
COURT ORDERS. TC
commons, lyinge on the south and west sides : To liauo and to liold all & singu- 1 (I 3 7-8
ler the said lands, Avoods, and tvmher, av"> all and singuler their appurtenc^^, ' '
5 March,
vuto the said ^^'iH•nl Tontus, his heires & assignes Ibrcuer, & to the oncly BuAnroRn
l^iwv use of the said W™, his heires & ass" foreii.
:|:Nine acres of land, be it more or lesse, are grauntcd vnto M'' John
A^'icks, lying on the head of AViUingsley Brooke, to haue & to hold to him
his heires for euer.:!:
Nine acres of lands, be it more or lesse, and a goat house, as the same
are now enclosed, arc grauntcd vnto W John AVicks, lying on the head of
AVilUngsley Brook, to haue and to hold to him and his heires for cQ.
*Jt the Genall Court held at .N'ew Plymouth the sixt Day of March, 6 March.
in the thirteenth Yeare of the Raigne of our Sotfaigne Lord, ^^^J.^^^'
Charles, by the Grace of God of England, Scotland, Franc, 8f
Ireland King, Drfemlor of the Faytk, Sj-c.
M^ JOHN REYNOR and W Raph Partridg were admitted freemen this
Court, and were sworne according to the forme.
John Derby, John Hewes, Giles Ricard, and Nehemiah Smyth desired
to be admitted freemen this Court.
M"^ Thomas Prince was elected GoQnor for the yeare following.
1. M-^ William Bradford,
M"" Edward Winslow,
2. Captaine Miles Standish,
3. M"^ John Alden,
M' John Jenney,
tW Tymothy Hatherley, J
4. M'' John Atwood,
5. M"^ John Browne,
Whereas W Thomas Prince is this Com-t elected Goiinor, and in regard
of an act of the Court requiring his residency and gouerment to be held at
Plymouth, and that M"' Prince was very vnwilHng, and refused to vndergoe
the same, yet takeing the same into fiirther consideracon, was willing (at the
request of the Couil) to condiscend therevnto, vpon two condicons, w<^'> were
these ; first, that M' Bradford would still continue Gouernor vntill M' Prince
could puide himself in some measm-e fitt for the place, wherevnto M' Brad-
were elected Assistant^.
go PLYMOUTH COLONY KECORDS.
1 G 3 7-8. ford condiscended, so that it might not be longer then the next quarterly
" ' ' Court ; and the second condicon was, that the Court would dispence w*'' the
said act, and that he mi<2fht reside at Duxborrow, (if Av"^out nianefest detrv-
Bradford, ' O
GoPnoh. ment he cannot remooue to Plymouth,) the w'^'^ he pmiseth to doe if possibly
he cann, and in the meane season to keepe his Quarterly Court(^ at Plymouth,
wherevnto the Court did consent, laying aside the force of the said act for
this |>>sent, but not to be a p>sident for tyme to come.
It is also agreed vpon, by the whole consent of the Coiut, that M"" Brad-
ford shall continue Gou''nor vntill the next Court, and the Assistants also to
continue in their places, vpon their foriQ oathcs, vntill then, and hkewise
that the grand jury and constables doe continue in their places & offices vntill
the next Court also.
Josuah Pratt elected constable for Plymouth.
Christopher Wadcsworth elected constable for Duxborrow.
Anthony Annable elected constable for Scituate.
[*147.] *M'' John Vincent is elected constable for Sanditch, and was sworne to
serue in tlie said office from this Court to thend of the next gouerment, viz',
for a ycare and a quarter.
Francis Sjirague was fined vj° viij'" for makeing an assault vpon W""
ILalloway.
William Halloway was fined v^ for abuseing & pvoaking Francis Sprague.
EdM'ard Dotcy is fined x^ for breakeing his ma"*-'^ peace in assaulting
Georg Clarke.
Whereas Georg Bower was pscnted for not suffering heigh wayes
through his ground, it is relbrred to be considered vpon, and a view to be
taken by some especially appoynted that there may be wayes layd forth
through his ground, so as it maj' be least pjudiciall to M"' Bower, and yet suf-
ficient for the passage of his ma'"'*^ subject^.
It is agreed vpon by the Court, that Captainc Standish and ^P John
Alden shall, w"' all convenient speede, goe to Sanditch, and set forth their
bounds of the land^ grauntcd to them.
Forasmuch as, by former order of this Court, M"' Prince & M"" Collyer
were appoynted to set bounds of lands at Scituate graunted to M' Hatherley,
M"" Andrewes, M'' Shurley, and i\P Beauchamp, three miles from the heigh
water mark vp into the land, w*'' was in pte accordingly pformed by them,
and they measured aboute two miles from the heigh water mark, and found
that by reason of the crookednes of the riuer, the land will so wynd towards
Conahasset that it will not much fjudice the towneship of Scituate, — the
Court doth therefore confirme the said lands vnto the said M"^ Hatherly, M'
COURT ORDERS. SI
Andre-wcs, ]\I'' Shuiley, and M' Beauchamp, to hauc & to IxoUl to them and 1 (j 3 7-8.
their heires & assis^nes foreuer. ^
0 Marcli.
[The following entries were made subsequently to the recording of the pro^cecdings of the Court held
in March, 1637-8.] Goi-.
Wheareas these landes mentioned in the ycarc 1633 before in this booke
Avearc tendered vnto ]NP Hatherly, W AndrcM'cs, W Shmly, & iM"" Beau-
champ, vpon theii-e axcejitatlon, which afterwardes, a.s appeares in this booke,
was axcepted, vpon notise wheareof, in the yearc 1637, the grante Avas more
fully expresed ; but because the line that we runu m as not cxpresed, therefore
M'^ Collier, at the appoyntment of the Courte, went to Scitewate, & on the
second day of June, 1649, & foAvnd that the line formerly runn bctweeane
the towne & this grante of land was weste, alowinge a poynt & half of the
compase towards the north for the variation.
May the 24'^, anno 165f^.
Wheras wee were appointed by the Court to view a range formerly layed
out by vs att Scittuate, as bounds to the lands graunted to M'' James Sherley,
M"^ Richard Andrewes, INP John Beachhamp, and IM'" Timothy Hatherly,
about which lands tlleire hath been diners contestations, the Avhich view Avee
haue this day p''formed ; and Avee doe certify the Court, and all others Avhom
it doth or may conserne, that Avee found vndoubtedly the old marked trees for-
merly ranged by vs and M"" William Vai'ssell, and proueing the said range by
M"" Varssels instrument, by A\liich it Avas formerly ranged by vs, the space of
tAvo miles, Avee find it to bee Avest northerley. Pformed in the p''sence and Avith
the healp of ]\P Timothy Hatherley, M' Humphry Turner, IM"^ John Varssall,
ISP Richard Garrett, James Cudworth, M" Joseph Tilden, EdAvard Jenkens,
and Peeter CoUymore. WILL^^' COLLYARE,
THOMAS PRENCE.
The Court, haueing heard and seen the revicAV abouesaid, cannot but
allow and ratifie the aforsaid linne done by theire order.
*Jt a Court of Assistanli, held the second Day of Aprill, 16-38, in the 1 G 3 8.
fourteenth Yeare of the Raigne of ^ Soifaigne Lord, Charles, ■'^
of England, ^'c. [*148.]
J
OHN COOP, of Scituate, is pmised lands at Scituate for his conuenient
accommodacon when the difFerenc(_ betAvixt this colony and the Matta-
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82 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 38. cliuset^ Bay are decided, but so as his lands be appoynted to belong to some
^ towncship.
2 April.
Bradford +Two hundi'ed acres of vpland, and a competency of meadow laud(^ to be
GoO. lajd to yt, are grauntcd to M'' AV"* Vassell, to keepe a ferry ouer the north,
where the old Indian ferry was, and to transport men & beast^ at these rates,
viz*: for a man j**, & for a beast 4'', a horse and his rider 4*^, and to make the
way passable for man & beaste tlii'ough the marshes on both sides the riuer
at his owne charges, and to keepe them in repahe from tyme to tyme, &
Captaine Standish & M' Alden are appoynted to set the said land^ forth
for him.+
The lands that were p^'portioncd to M"" Atwood and John Shaw are to
stand as they are layd forth for them, prouided the doe not p'judice the graunt
formerly made to AI'' Prince & 'M"^ Fuller.
A garden place is graunted to Gabriell Fallowell in the meadow by
Thomas Atkinsons, and a pcell of hue or six acres of the lands appoynted
for the milue, (w'''^ M"' Jenney consented vnto,) to lye to the house he is to
build vpon the said garden plott, and not to be sould from it, &c. All the
residue of the land^ rcserued for the millne, whereof the five or six acrees
afores'i is a p', is, w"^ M'' Jennys consent, graunted to Gabriell Fallowell ; and
M' Jenney hath other land^ graunted him in luc thereof at Lakenhame. The
pcell is bounded as followeth : from the millne brooke southward fi'om the
land^ of John Dunhame theldcr, & of John the yeonger westward & north-
ward, & from the land of Will™ Falloway eastward.
The land^ foriTJly appoynted to Tristram Clarke, lying by James Skiff^
land^, w'^'^ was foure acrees in length and two in breath, lying on the south
side M' Coomes lands, are now graunted to Wilim Hodgkinson, together w'**
a garden place in some convenient place nere the said lands to be set forth for
him.
Threescore acres of land^ arc graunted to Edmond Chaundler, lying on
Duxborrow side, and to be layd forth for him by Captaine Standish & M'
Alden, w*^*^ was accordingly layd forth on the northeast side of the lands
graunted to Moyses Symons, & ranging as his doth in length north & by east
and south & by west from the marked trees.
Wilim jNIaycumbcr, of Dorchester, coop, is lycensed to dwell w"^in this
goQment, at Plymouth or elsewhere, vpon the testymony of his good beha-
uio' hee hath brought w"' him.
Henry Madesly, of the same towne, carpenter, is also lycensed to dwell
w^'in this colony.
[*149.] *A11 that pcell of land called Slowly Feild, as it is now enclosed, foriiilly
COURT ORDERS. 8
o
Gou".
ill tlic tt'iuirc of M' Edward Winslowe, is gruuntcd to Thomas Clark, to haiic 1 ()38.
& to hold the said p^miss^ to the said Thomas Clark, his hcii-es & assigncs ^"TTT""
'■ 2 April.
foreil. Bradford,
"Wliereas W Edward Winslow hath a pcell of land lying at the Ecle
Riucr, it is graunted by the Court that none shall head the said lands to come
betwixt them & the Pyne Hills.
It is ordered by the Court, that there shalbe no more land^ graunted
about the toMne vntill there be a view taken of the lands akeady grarmted,
& what more may be conveniently graunted, from hindring the passage of the
cattle to the coiuons.
INI'' Thomas Prence is graunted the garden place betvixt the Spring Lane
and INI'' John Reynors, to haue & to hold to him and his heires foreuer.
*Jt a Court of JssistanK held the vij"' Day of May, in the four- 7 May.
teenth Yeare of the Raigne of our now Soifaigne Lord, Charles, [*150.]
6y the Grace of God of England, Sj-c., 1688.
RICHARD CLOUGH desireth lands at the South Ponds, by Josias
Cooke.
Anthony Snow desLreth a pcell of land, about three acrees, lying on the
north side of M' Dones lands, towards the Fresh Lake.
Nathaniell Sowther desii-es lands towards the Six IMile Brook.
Josuah Pratt,
Nehemiali Smyth,
Georg Watson,
Nicholas Snow,
John Rouse,
Soloman Lenncr is pmised lands on Duxburrow side, (in pte of those
due to him for his service,) in some convenient place.
One acre of land is graunted to Georg Soule at the watering place, in
lue of another acre w<^'' was taken from him for other vse, puided it be so
layd forth that it be least p'judiciall to the neighbourhood there ; and also that
pcell of Stony INIarsh at Pouder Poynt, containeing two acres, be it moore
lesse, compassed about w"" the lotts of lands there graunted vnto him.
Gabricll Fallowell requesteth to haue the swamp lying on the north side
desire land^ towards the Six Mile Brooke.
g4 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1(5 38. the heigh way leading to Thorn. Atkinsons house, av''' is to be viewed & so
^ graunted as it shall seeme good.
7 May-
Bradford •'^^"^ Fuller rcquesteth to be enlarged w'" foure acrees of lands at the
GoO.N>'. New Feild.
Liberty of enlargement is gramited vnto John Winslow at the vpper end
of his lot at Playne Dealeing, as farr as the lesser swamp, where they used to
saw spruce trees.
An enlargement of a garden place is graunted to Josuah Pratt, to bee
layd forth for him vpon view.
[* 151.1 *:J: Whereas diucrs of the brethi-en of this church of Plymouth, now ym-
This order is ploying lands on Duxborrow side, are to repaii'e to this place, by w'^'' meanes
new drawn e. . , , -,
the neighbourhood there wilbe weakened and those there remaynemg are for
the most pte yeong men, the Court doth order this day vpon a peticon exhibited
by M"" Partridg, in the behalf of the neighbourhood there, that the lands on
Duxborrow side shall not be disposed to any but to such new commers as M"^
Collyer, INIr. Partrich, Jonathan Brewster, & Wilim Basset shall approue of
to be fitt for their societie ; as also the lands lyiijg betwixt the North Kiuer
and the South Riuer (except those lands w""^ are graunted to Captaine Standish
& M'' John Alden,) to be reserued for farmes for for such new commers as
shall be thought fitt to sitt do\\-ne w"* them at Duxborrow. +
Vpon a peticon p'fcrrcd to as by M"" Partrich in the behalf of the
chui'ch and neighbourhood of that side, wherein they shewed the danger of
the desolution of their chiuxh estate, except the Court would bee pleased to
consider their necessyty, and help them therein ; that seing the church of
Plymouth now called home their members who held much land^ on that side,
and they being but few, and the lands there were disposed in a great part to
servants and other ycong men, from whom they could expect little helj), they
humbly requested that such lands as were yet vngrantcd betwixt the North
and South Riuer might be reserued for farmes to such fitt men as they should
approue of, and might be fitt and helpfull vnto them. It was therefore
graunted vnto them by the Court, that not any of those lands should be
graunted but such as these foure, viz', M'' W"' Collyer, !M' Raph Partrich,
Jonathan Bi-ewster, and Wilim Basset should approue of as fitt for their
societie.
GoWn«.
[*152.]
COURT ORDERS. gg
*M a Court of Assistanii^ held the fourth Day of June, in y' four- 163 8.
teenth Yeare of the Raigne of o" Sou^aigne Lord, Charles, by the ^ ^
4 June.
Grace of God of England, Scotland, France, &f Ireland King, buadfokd,
Defendor of the Fayth, 8fc.
IT is ordered by the Court, that no more lands shalbe graunted on Duxbor-
xow side vntill there be a view taken thereof, that such lands may be
graunted as shalbe found fitt, not to j/judice the graunt^ already made to the
neighboui'hood there.
Jonathan Brewster is graimted to haue a pcell of land on Duxborrow
side, when they are viewed.
Job Cole is j)mised the like.
Joseph Eogers is to be remembred for some lands when they are
viewed.
Wilim Corvannell, of Duxborrow, lab., acknowledgeth to
owe o"^ soflaigne lord the King, to be leavj'ed, &&, . . ( ■ - ■ • Released ;
John VVashbiu-ne, of the same, taylor, his surety, &(3, .... xl". mac".'
The condicon is, that if thaboue bounden W"^ Corvannell doe appeare at
the next Genlall Court to be holden for tliis goQmcnt, and answere all such
matters as on his ma"''=' behalf shalbe objected against him for the felonious
breakeing of the house of llobte Paddock, and takeing out of a chest therein
xiij= viij^, and abide the fiuther order of the Court, and not dep'" the same
w"'out lycence, that then, &6.
Kot>te Paddock, of Duxborrow, smyth, &6, oweth the King, &d, x".
The condicon, that if thaboue bounden Robte Paddock shall frame &
p'"ferr, or cause to be framed & p'ferred, one bill of indictm' at the next
Gefiall Court holden for this goflm"' against Wilim Corvannell, for the sus- Released,
picon of the breaking of his house, and takeing out xiij^ viij'i out of a
chest therein, and giue euedence therevnto, as well to the grand jmy as to the
petty, that then, &(3.
Robert Paddock is graunted the garden place next to Thomas Willet, w<=»»
Wilim Paddy should haue had. This graunt is remitted to John Groomes.
86
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1638.
5 June.
New
Plymoth.
Prence,
GopN'OR.
[*154.]
*M the Genall Court held at Neio Plymouth the fift Day of June, in
the fourteenth Yeare of the Raigne of our Sou^'aigne Lord,
Charles, bi/ the Grace of God of England, Scotland, France,
8^ Ireland King, Defendor of the Fayth, ^'c.
Before Thomas Prence, gent, GoQnor, John Alden,
AVilim Bradford, John Atwood, &
Captaine Miles Standish, John Browne, gent,
Justic^ of o"" soiiaigne lord, &c^.
[*155.]
Censtircd &
whipt.
were sworne Assistants this Court.
M^ THOMAS PRENCE, being the last Court elected GoQn'', was sworne
this Coiu-t.
M' William Bradford,
Captaine Miles Standish,
M'' John Alden,
M'' John Atwood
M"' John Browne,
Forasmuch as INI"" Edward Winslowe & M'^ John Jenney were elected
Assistant^ the last Court, and were now absent, & so could not bee sworne, the
Court doth order that the Gofln'' and rest of the Assistant^ shall administer
the oath vnto them if they rcturne hoame before the next Comt.
Because that INI'' Tymothy Hatherley was elected to the office of an
Assistant the last Court, & Mill not take the said place vpon him, M"" John
Browne, being the next in the number of votes, was by the geiJall consent
elected to the office of an Assistant in his stead ; and for the fyne W Hather-
ley is thereby lyable vnto, the Court will further consider whether the same
shalbe esteated or noe.
Josuah Pratt stands vpon his forin! oathes constable of Plymouth, and
messenger of the colony.
Cluristopher Waddesworth sworne constable of Duxborrow.
Anthony Annable sworne constable of Scituate.
*Presentmcnt(^ by the Grand Jmy.
Web Adey is p^'sented for workeing vpon the Lords day in his garden.
Witncsse, Josias Cooke, M"" Raph Smyth.
John Holmes, geni, is p'"sented for keeping three swine vnringcd.
Gyles Ricards is p'sentcd for the like for two swine.
COURT OllDERS.
87
William Lathamc is i/scutcd for cnteitaiucing of John riiillips into his
house contrary to the acto of the Coiut. Jonathan Brewster, witnes. Fined 40"^
John Stockbridge, of Scituate, is pleated for disgraccfull speeches, tend-
ing to the contempt of the goamcnt, & for jering speeches to them that did
reproue him for yt. Witnesse, Edward Foster & James Ciuhvorth.
]\P Steephen Hopkins is pleated for selling beere for ij'^' the quart, not
-worth j'' a quart. Witness, Kenelme WinsloAv.
Item, for selling wine at such cxcessiue rates, to the oppressing & im-
poflishing of the colony. Kenelme Winslow & John AVinslow, wituesse.
William Renolds being foriiily p''sentcd for drunkennessc, and it vpon
euidcnce giucn it appearcth that hec was ouertaken w"' drinke in some degree,
was censvu-ed by the Comt to pay for a fync vj' viij*.
Web Adey, being p''sentcd for breach of the Saboth, as aboue, by Morke-
ing two seQall Saboth dayes, one after another, and for disorderly liueinge in
idlencsse & nastynes, is ccnsm-ed by the bench to sitt in the stocks during the
pleasure of the bench, and that if he cannot pcure himself a master that will
take him into his service betwixt this and the next Court of Assistant^, that
then the Gofln' & Assistant^^ pvide a master for him ; and for the convenient
apparelling of him to be fitt for service, cither to lett or sell liis house & gar-
den to any that will either take or piuxhasc the same.
Edward Fitzrandle desireth to be admitted a freeman the next Coiu-t.
1G38.
5 June.
PllENCE,
GoDnok.
Fined for yt.
Fined.
Fined.
*The Names of
Jonathan Brewster, gen,
Thomas Bnrne, gen,
Manasseth Kempton,
Edward Banges,
William Basset,
Thomas Willett, y sworne.
Willm Paddy,
Kenelme Winslowc,
:JGeorg Bower,+
James Hurst,
M' Thomas Beisbidg,
the Grand Inquest.
Francis Cooke,
John Dunhame,
Henry Howland,
John Cooke, Junior,
Thomas Armitage, pcuf,
Richard Bui-ne,
Thomas Cushman,
Samuell Nash,
Josias Cooke,
Nicholas Snowe,
Henry Bourne, pcuf.
[*156.]
sworne.
38 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G38. ^n Inquisicon taken at JYew Plymouth aforesaid, at the Genall
' ' Court there held, the fft Day of June, in the Ycare of our
5 June.
newPlym. Sou''aigne Lord, Charles, by the Orace of God of England,
goEnor' Scotland, France, and Ireland Kinge, Defendor of the Fayth, Sj'c,
the fourteenth.
Before Thomas Prince, gent, GoQnor, John Alden,
Wilim Bradford, John Atwood, &
Captalne Miles Standish, John Browne,
Gentlemen, and Assistant^ of the gofiment aforesaid.
WHEREBY it is manefest and appcareth by the oathes of John Done,
John Barnes, Nicholas Snow, Richard Bnrne, Richard Sparrow, Giles
Ricards, Josias Cooke, Anthony Snow, "William Hiller, Richard Clough, "Wilim
Fallowcll, Thomas Atkinson, Richard "Wright, John Smalcy, "Walter Horton,
& John "Wood, honest and lawfull men of the colony aforesaid, who being
sworne, and charged vpon the view taken of the body of John England, found
dead vpon the flatts of the shores of Plymouth aforesaid, dilligcntly to enquii-e
how the said John England came to his death, vpon their oath aforesaid, doe
say that the said John England, sayleing in a canow of ]\P Thomas Burnes be-
twixt Greenes Harbor and Plymouth aforesaid, by reason of the insufficiency of
the said canow, to make way in stormy weather, was ouer sett, and so the said
John England was drowned. And so they say all that the said cannow was
the cause of the death of the said John England, and do fynd the said
cannow to be forfaited to oiu- soQaigne lord the Kinge, and doe apprise it at tenn
shillings steri, and haue committed the same to the keeping of the goQment
of New Plymouth aforesaid. In witnesse whereof they haue herevnto put
their hand^, the day & ycare first aboue written, 1638.
[*158.] *An Answere to the Proposicons made by M' Leflidge & others, of Sand-
wiche, conc''ning the Land(^ there.
Pro: 1. Whether the vndertakers haue a full guift of th^ lands at Sand-
Aviche, or whether a condiconall graimt qnely, for the setling of such a con-
venient number there that may be vsefall for the common wealth, & cheifly fitt
for church fellowship ?
Ans: To the first we answere, for yo'' tcrme of vndertakers, we rather
put instead thereof committies, as suting more pply w"' the relacbn twixt
COUllT ORDERS. 89
them and vs, their graunt being condiconall, and not absolute ; and the trust 1 (5 3 8.
committed to them being for the ease of the goQment, and more convenient '~ ''
accommodacon of such people as shalbe quallifyed according to the condicon p,(].;.,.(^.,.;^
and intent of the graunt, and their joynt pmise. Gotxou.
Pro: 3. Whether such of them as arc still at Saugust shall hauc any
power at all there, either to dispose of thinges, or to possessc any lands at all,
in case they come not to inhabite ?
Ans : To the second we ansAvere negatiuely ; for when they made suite to
us, it was as a people streitencd & ^tending rcmoucall really w"' all pohsihlc
conveniency.
Pro: 3. Whether it may not be thought convenient to ad some others in
their stead to the rest in case they come not ? such as are of y" church there,
or neighbours of good report ?
Ans: To the third we answere afhi-matiuely, if need require, j)uided you
make choyce of such as the goQment shall approue of, for they are but com-
mitties.
Pro: 4. Whether they may substitute any. in their roomes, in case they
bee necessaryly called to be absent ?
Ans : To the foiu'th we answere as to the third.
Pro: 5. Whether if this power be abused, how it may be reformed ?
Ans: To the lift, as abuses shall arise vpon due complaint, the majcs-
trat^ must do justice, as in other cases.
Pro: 6. Whether in pticuler it be not an abuse of the power in case they
should monopolize the cheife places of conveniency for lands, Avoods, mead-
owes, &(3, to the pjudice of the towne in geSall ?
Ans: To the sixt we answere, such the case may be, and the damnage
so great to the whole as not to be suffered ; but if the committees be faythfull
and able of estate, their paynes will not be small. Now their- estates must be
j)uided for, and their paynes will require more then ordinary accoinodacon.
To the quere in the ire, whether two towneships, &6, wee answere, we
made the graunt of the lands to one ; neither can there be any other w^'out
the allowance of the goQmcnt ; but if the laud farr of be disposed of for
farmes to men of estate, we see no cause of dislike.
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90
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1638.
2 July.
New
Plimoth.
Prence,
Go9nor.
[*160.]
*At a Court of Assistant{^ held the 2^ Daij of July, in the fourteenth
Yeare of the Raigne of our Souaigne Lord, Charles, hy the
Grace of God of England, Scotland, France, 8f Ireland King,
Defender of the Faijth, Sfc.
Before Thorn. Prence, gent, Gofln'',
Wilim Bradford,
Edward Winslow,
Captaine Miles Standish,
Gen?, Assistant, &5.
John Alden,
John Atwood, and
John Browne,
[*161.]
MR EDWARD WINSLOWE was sworne to execute the office of an
Assistant, according to the eleccon of the former Court, and the order
of the last Court.
Experience INIichcll is grannted a little pcell of meadow lying at his
land^ end, (being about three quarters of an acre,) betweene M"" Holmes &
John Willis.
Nathaniell Sowthcr, John Smaley, Georg Russell, 8c M"^ Thomas Hill re-
quest for a swamp w'^^ lyeth betwixt pt of some of theii-e lands at Willingsby
Brooke.
Nicholas Snow requestcth some more hey ground, and is allowed to cutt
hey this yeare vpon the meaddow reserued for the towne of Plymouth.
The like liberty is graunted to Manasseh Kempton & Josias Cooke.
Manasseth Kempton, Nathaniell jSIorton, & the rest of the neighbourhood
there request enlargment at thcnd of their lott^ where they dwell.
Georg Partrich requesteth for a pcell of land about the Hand Creeke
Pond, lying about M"" Hicks ground, if hec leaue his foriiil graunt, & it be
not pjudiciall to M'' Bradford when it is viewed, to be graunted.
Joseph Rogers requesteth for land^ in the same place, if it be not Pjudi-
ciall to M"^ Bradford.
Christopher Waddesworth requesteth a pcell of land in the woods at the
head of the Great Marsh, nere M"^ Collyers woolf trap.
Liberty is graunted to ]M'' Starr to cutt hey this yeare at ^ , or els
vpon the hey ground graunted to Captaine Standish & M"" Alden, and to build
a house there, if he please, to Avinter his cattle ; & the captaine & ISI'' Alden
will pay him for it what it is worth when he hath donn w"* yt.
*One hundred acres of lands are graunted to JNI"" Jonathan Brewster, ly-
ing on the west side of the mouth of the South Riuer, and on the south side
COURT URDEKS. 91
of the North Riuer, to ho viewed and layd fortli for him by Captainc Standish 1 G 3 8.
and ]M'' John Aklcn ; and likewise a pccU of meaddow there, to be layd forth """^ '^ '
for him vpon their report to the Court when they haue viewed the same, w"^*^ prfxcb
by order of the Court, was by Capt Standish & M'' Alden layd forth for liim, Gol'nor.
and haue allowed him all the meddoAv land that lyeth in and about the said
lands vpon the said North and South Riuers, for meddowing to the said farme.
Fom-ty acres of vpland are graunted to Job Cole lying at Greens Har-
bour, next to tlie lands graunted to M"" Thomas Prence, w"^ some meddow land
there, to be layd to yt vpon the view of M"^ Edward Winslow, Captaine Stan-
dish, & M"^ Alden.
Three hundi-ed acrees of vplands are graunted to Captaine Miles Stan-
dish and ]M'' John Alden, lying on the north side of the South Riuer, the
breadth whereof to begin at the easterly side of the Beaver Pond, (the said
pond being included,) vnto the westerly side of the little broolce next Scituate
Path oQ the South Riuer, and to range in length vpon a norwest line on both
sides, vp into the land, and all that tract of meaddow lying w^'in or at thend
of the fore said menconed breadth.
Concerning the order of the last Gcniall Court about Web Ady, the Court
doth order that the said Web Ady shall serue ]\I'' Thom. Prince, the Goflnor ;
but if the Goiinor shall dislike him vpon tryall, that then, vpon warneing
thereof gluen to the Court, the said ISI'' Prince to be discharged of him, and
the Coui't to take order for another master for him. And for his house and
lands to be sett to tham that will giue most for them ; and his goods to be in-
ventoried by the constable, and sould to pay such debt^^ as he oweth, & the
remaynder to be ymployed to his vse.
Richard Clough, taylor, acknowledgeth to owe the King, &5, . xl".
John Holmes, geni, xx".
James Cole, sayler, xx".
The condicon that if the said Richard Clough shall appeare at the next
GeQall Coml to be holden for this gou"' to answere to all such matters as
shalbe on liis ma""^^ behalf objected against him conc'"ning the take away a Releas''.
"vvascoat out of a shuite he had deliuered him to make for Edward Shaw, and
not dep* the Court w"'out lycence, &6 ; that then, &S.
*Thomas Clarke, of the Eele Riuer, yeoiTi, acknowledgeth that [* 162.1
he oweth the King, &6, xx''.
The condicon that if the said Thomas Clark shall frame and ^fer, or
cause to be fiamed and JJferrcd, one bill of indictm"' against Richard Clough, Releas'".
for the fraudulent takeing of a wascoate out of a suite he had to make for
(|0
I'LYMOUTII COLONY llECOKDS.
7 July.
Prence
1G3H. Edward Sliawe, & giiic evedcncf thercvuto at the next Gcflall ('ourt to be
holdcn for this goQm"' ; that then, &(3.
The vij"' of July, 1638, George iSIoore coucnanted w"' the GoQ & As-
Got'NOR. sistant( (that vpoii coudicon hee may haue his xxv acres of land confirmed
vuto himj to kcepc a sufficient cannow, or ferry, to carry passengers oner at
Joanes Riuer for the space of two yeares if need requii-e so long, and to haue
a penny a man for transportacon, and to make causes on both sides, that pas-
sengers may be transported at all tymcs of the tydc.
Web Adev was proued to haue pfaned diners Lords daycs l)y working
sondry times vpon them, & had bcenc for the like offence foriiilly sett in the
stocks, and was now againe found guilty thereof; was censured to be seuerely
whipt at the post, w""'' was accordingly pformed.
Steephen Tracy hath hired John Price for fourc months ; his tyme was
to begin the first week in June.
7 August. *Jt a Court of ./Issistantl held at J^\w Plymouth, the vij"' Day of
New plvm. jjumist, hi tlic xiuf Ycorc of his Ma''" 7ww Raigne, of Eng-
land, S^'c, before the Gomf 8f Assistanti,
M^ JOHN JENNEY was sworne for an Assistant, according to the
form! eleccbn, and the order of the last Geiiall Court.
One hundred and twenty acrccs of lands arc graunted vnto M"' Comfort
Starr, lying betwixt the North Kivuu- & the South Riuer, and sucli part of it
to be meaddow as shalbe thought mcetc & convenycnt, and to be viewed and
layd forth by ^M-- Edward Winslow, Capt Standlsh, & M"" Alden ; W^^ ^^^s ac-
cordingly layd forth, and rangeth west south west in length, & south south-
east in bredth, and bnttcth vpon the South Riuer.
Thirty acrecs of land lying nccrc the Hand Creek Pond, about the head
of M' Hicks landt, are graunted vnto Gcorg Partrich, to be viewed and layd
forth for him by Captaine Standish, 1\P Howland, Johnathan Brewster, & Jos-
uah Pratt, j»uided that it l)c w"' as little pjudice to ]\P Ilicks as may be.
Whereas Richard Cluuch wauteth an acre & a half of the pportion of
meaddow ground m''' was assigned him, a pcell of meadow ground, containe-
ing about an acre & a half is graunted vnto the said Richard Church, lying vp
the riuer, bet^^•ixt the two Mannamett Pond^, w'='' is to be viewed (by those
that layd forth the meaddow ground) and layd fortli for him ; & if that
COURT ORDERS. 93
pcell be two little to make vp his measure, the rest to be made vp at Manna- 1 G 3 8.
mett Pond^. ""^ '
JJoseph Rogers is graunted to haue a pcell of land to make him a feild puenc e
or two to plant cornc vpon in the place where hee desireth ; and to be viewed Goi.n".
& appovnted him by M' Bradford, that it may not too much p'judice the
coiiions of the neighbourhood there.J
Liberty is graunted to M' Steephen Hopkins to erect a house at INIatta-
cheese, and cutt liey there tliis yearc to ■winter his cattle, puided that it be not
to Av"'draw him from the toAvne of Plymouth.
Fourty acrees of land^ are graunted to Thomas Little, lying at the nearer
end of ISIannamett Pond(^, where he mowed grasse this yeare, w*^"^ is to be
viewed & layd forth for him.
*A pcell of marsh ground, containeing about three or four* acrees, be it
more or less, lying at the head of Jones Eiuer Swamp, is graunted vnto
IVI"" John Browne.
INP John Holmes requested 10 or 12 acrees of land^ at his lotts end, to
be viewed & layd him forth ; as also a little pcell of meaddow at the Reed
Pond.
Nicholas Snow desireth 5 or 6 acrees of land lying on the north side the
land^ graunted lately to M' Atwood.
Anthony Snow desireth 3 acrees.
John Joyce a pcell of land.
Francis Goulder a pcell of land.
Raph Hill is graunted fiue acrees of land^ at Woeberry Playne, and a
garden place at "V^^ellingsley, abutting vpon the land^ of John Allen and
Margrett Toothaker, vpon the south side thereof.
Whereas Thomas Boardman, liueing incontinently w"^ Luce, his now
w^'fe, and did begett her w"^ child before they were marryed together, w'^'',
vpon exaiacon, was confessed by them both, the said Thorn. Boardman was
censured to be seuei'ely whipt, w*^"^ was pformed accordingly, and to fynd sure-
ties for his good behau'' ; and that he left the child (so vnlawfiilly begotten)
liueing in England, & bring good testymony thereof; and the s* Luce, his
wyfc, to be censured when slice is deliuered, as the Bench shall think fitt.
Thomas Hallowell was coinitted because he cannot bring forth where he
had a paire of red silk stockings, now shewed in the Coml, w'^'' afterwards he
confessed that he tooke out of a window of a house in Boston, & was there-
vpon sent to Boston to auswcre the fact.
:J:Concerning the order for the leighter, it is thought meet by the Comt
to order it as followeth. viz' : —
94
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 6 3 8.
7 August.
Prexce,
GoCx".
[*166.]
xi"" August,
before M'
Bradford, re-
leased.
30 August.
31 August.
That the Icighter master shall haue tenn shillin;i;s for his man & his
leighter for xxiiij howcrs ; and if in case he hapjieu to bee Avlnd-bound, & so
occasioned to be stayed longer then three days & three nights, he shall haue
but half pay, that is, 5% day & night, for the hghter & his man.:]:
*Thomas Boardman, of Sandwich, carpenter, ackno-svledgeth
to owe vnto o"^ soQaigne lord the King, &(3, .... Ixxx''.
Edmond HaAves, of Duxborrow, yeoin, &5, Ixxx''.
The condicbn that the said Thorn Boardman shalbe of the good behauio""
toward(_ om- soQaigne lord the King, & all his leige people, and appeare at the
Gefiall Coiut to be holden for this gouermcnt in January next, & not dcp* the
same w"^out Ivcence, and shall also bring testymony vnder the hand of the
alderman of the ward and pish in London, or els some other sufficient testy-
mony, that a man cliild, begotten vpon the body of Luce his now wyfe, before
marriage, M'as liueing when he put forth the same to niu-se, and to whome it
was put, &6 ; that then, &c.
"William Eenolds and Alls Kitson were maryed xxx"' August, 1638.
The xxxi''' of August, 1638. Memorand. That whereas Wilim Snow
was lately brought oner out of Old England by M" Eichard Derby, and is his
couenant servant for fine yeares, as appeares by his indentiu-e, beareing date the
xx"' of Fcbruar., 1637, — now the said Richard Derby hath assigned ouer the
said Wilim Snow vnto Edward Dotey, to serue him the residue of the said
terme of iiue yeares, and two yeares longer, that is to say, for the terme of
seuen yeares from the xx* day of October next ensuing vnto the end of the
terme of seauen yeares thence next ensuinge, the said Edward pformeing such
condicons as on his pt are to be pformed, and shall, in the end of the said
terme, pay the said Wilim Snow one liuely cow calf of two months old, and
eight bushells of Indian cornc, and a sow pigg of 2 or 3 months old, w"" two
suits of apparell, and fynd him meate, di-ink, & apparell during his terme.
3 September. *,^t u Court of Assistauti^ held at JYew Plymouth, the third Day of
New l^m. Septemh", in the xiiij'^ Yeare of the 720w Raigne of o'' Smntigtie
Lord, Charles, hjj the Grace of God of England, ^'c, before
the Gowf Sf all y' Assistant^.
K
OBERT CARVER is graunted twenty acres of land(^ lying on the nor-
wcst side Greenes Harbor Riucr, and a garden place vpon Stoncy
COURT ORDERS. 95
Riucr, ncere Edward Bumpasse, to be viewed & layd forth for liim by M' 16 3 8.
Collvcr, Jonathan Brewster, & W"' Bassit, (yV^^ lands are layd forth on the '""^
•' ' 3 September
northeast side of Francis Godfrey, and vpon the same poynts of the compas pre^ce,
that ms are.)
Francis Godfrey is graunted twenty acres of lands lying on the norwcst
side of Greenes Harboui- Kiuer, and a garden place at Stony Bluer, neere Ed-
ward Bumpasse, to be viewed & layd forth for him by M"' Collier, Jonathan
Brewster, & W-" Basset, (w'^'' land Avas, the 28"^ October, 1640, by them layd
forth as afores*, from a marked trey by the bridg ou'' the riuer lying to the
heigh way leading to Scituate, on the right hand, in length nor west & by
north, & in bredth tenn acres, lying to another marked trey vpon the s^ riuer
noreast & by east.)
M'' Rich: Derbye requesteth land(^ toward^ the six miles brooke.
Walter Knight requesteth some land^ on Duxborrow side.
M"* Fuller requesteth more meaddow ground.
Francis Goidder and George Bowes are graunted foiu-e acrees of lands of
the neerest to the towne that can be found vndisposed of.
Edmond Tilson is graunted a portion of land^ at Woeberry Playne,
to be viewed and layd forth for him if it be not ^judicial to the neigh-
boiuhood there.
Gregory Armostronge is graunted to 'goe dwell at INIattacheese, w'^' the
leaue of the committees for that place, & to haue a lott there.
Gabriell Whcildon is lycensed to dwell at jNIattacheese, w* consent of
the coinittes of the place, & to haue land^ there.
Wiltm INIaycumber, a cooper, is graunted an iland lying on the north side
Pouder Poynt, & containeing about thi-ee or fom-e acrees of land^, puided that
the coiiiittees of Duxborrow doe consent therevnto, and that he doe not stop
the toAvnes cattle from the fresh water therevpon.
*Nathaniell Morton is graunted a porcon of meadow land called the Long [*168.]
Poynt, lying against Experience Michells land, & next to John Willis.
Liberty is graunted to Wilim INIaycumber, coop, to fetch tymber to make
hoopes of for vessells for the colonies use at Clarks Iland & Sagaquash.
A little pcell of land is graunted to M' John Alden, lying at the souther-
ly side of his lott, bounded w*"^ Greenes Harbor Payth, all alonge the westerne
side thereof, and w"' Hounds Ditch and the land^ of Edward Hunt on the
south side.
An iland called the Old Iland, alias Hatches Iland, lying on the south
west side of the North Bluer, containeing aboute xx acrees, is graunted Wil-
liam Hatch, of Scituate.
96
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G38.
3 September.
Prence,
GoCn'=.
An Hand lying at North Riuer in New Harbor Marsh, called Coopers
Hand, containeing aboute eighteene acrees, be it more or lesse, w"* the marshes
about the same lying w^'in the creeks, and south east from Hatches Hand, is
graunted to John Cooper, of Scituate.
Josias Cooke is graunted fiue and twenty acrees of land(^ for Stcephcn
Deanes childi-en, (in cousideracou of a lott they had on Duxborrow side,)
lying on the south side of the mouth of the Fresh Lake, as the same is meas-
ui-ed and marked forth.
4 September. *At a Getfall Cowt of OUT SoiCaigiie Lord the Kinge held at JS'ew
Plymouth. Plijmouth, the foufth Ddij of September, in the fourteenth Yeare
[*169.] of the Raigne of our said Sou^aigne Lord, Charles, by the
Grace of God of England, Scotland, Fraunce, Sf Ireland King,
Defendor of the Fayth, Sfc.
Before Thom. Prince, geni, Gouern',
W» Bradford,
Edward Winslowe,
Captaine Miles Standish,
John Jenney,
John Alden,
John Atwood, &
John Browne,
GenI, & Assistant^ of the said goQmcnt.
RICHARD SILLIS and Edward Fitzrandle, of Scituate, were admitted
freemen this Coui't, and were sworne accordingly.
M"^ Thom Besbecch & Hemy Bourne were added to the grand enquest,
& sworne.
Ajthur Peach, Thomas Jackson, Richard Stinnings, & Daniell Crosse
were indicted for murther & robbing by the heigh way. They killed and
rob"^ one Penowanyanquis, an Indian, at Misquamsqueece, «& took from him
fiue fadome of wampeux, and three coates of wollen cloth.
The jmys names that went vpon them were these : —
William Hatch,
John Winslowe,
Wilim Pontus,
Edward Foster,
Richard Derbye,
John Holmes,
• sworne.
John Paybody,
Richard Sillis,
Humfrey Turner,
Samuell Hinckley,
Giles Rickett,
Gabriell Fallowell,
• sworne.
COURT ORDERS. 07
They found the said Arthur Peach, Thomas Jackson, and Richard Stui- 1 (') .') M.
nino-s sulltv of the said felonious mmthering & robbing of the said Pcno-
ri o J ^ 4 September.
>vanyauquis, but say that they, nor any of them, had any hinds or tcnncmcnt^, pj,ixc,,,
goods or catties, at the tyme of the said fclonie coiTiitted that they know of; Coin".
and so they say all.
Daniell Crosse made an escape, & so had not his tryall ; but Peach, Jack-
.son, & Stiunings had sentence of death pnounced ; vi/.', to bo taken from tlie
place ^\■hcre they Avcre to the place from whence they came, and thence to the
place of execucbn, and there to be lianged by the neck vutill their bodyes were
dead, w"^ was executed vpon them accordingly.
WilUam Harlow was deposed to the last will & testament of Thomas
Hampton, of Sandwich, deceased.
ISI'' Tymothy Hatherley is to be allowed xiij% W'' he hath disbursed for
the whole collony for publicke charge.
*llichard Clough, of Plymouth, taylor, acknowlcdgeth to owe [*170.]
the Kinge, &i^, ^1'-
Richard Derby, of the same, gent, xx'\ Released.
James Cole, of the same, inkcep, xx''.
The condicbn that if the said Richard Clough shall appeare pson-
ally at the next Gefiall Court of our said soQalgne lord the King, to answere
concerning a coate he should purloyne fron^ George Kennerick, of Scituate,
out of certalne cloths av'^'^ was dellured him to make two coat^ of for his
cliildrcn, & in tlie mcane tyme to be of the good bchaulo"' toward^ our said
soQalgne lord the King, & all his lelge people, and not dep'« the Court
w*out lycence, that then, &(3.
Fynes & P'sentment^.
John Stockbrldg of Scituate, wheelewright, is fyned tenn shil-
lings, for contemptuous word^ against the gouem"', ...
Chi-Istopher Winter, of Scituate, for publishing himself in mar-
riage w''* Jane Coop, contrary to order & custome of this
goQment, Is fyned
M'' Steephen Hopkins, vpon two ^sentm"'^ against him the last
Court, and three ^sentm"'^ this Court, for selling wine, beere,
strong waters, and nutmeggs at excessiue rates, is fyned
It is ordered by the Court, that every man shall pay xij a swine for euery
swyne he hath keept, & were neuer ringed before this Com-t.
Sandwich. All the rest of the towne is to ^ fyned In like manner for
their swine not ringed.
VOL. I. 13
I x'
y x°
98
1638.
4 September.
Phince,
GoOn".
[*171.]
Released.
Released.
Released.
20 September.
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
RIcliard Bui"nc, 3 pigs vnringed, xviij'^.
John Carman, j sowe & xj piggs vm-inged, xij^
Thorn. Tupper, 5 swine vnringed, v^
Thorn. Armitage, 2 swine vnringed, ij^.
There was viij^ vi'' repayd to Carman, Tupper, & Armitage.
Francis Bavcr, of Scituate, psented for ofFeidng to lye w*^ the "W'^'fe of
Wilim Holmes, & to abuse her body w* vncleanesse.
* Scituate men for swine vm-inged.
Nathaniell Tilden, for keepeing vi swine vnringed, . . 00 03 00
Samuell Hinckley, for vi swine vm-ing'^, 00 03 00
Georg Kenfiick, iij swine vnringed, 00 01 06
Samuell Fuller, x swine vnring'^, 00 05 00
John LcAvis, 4 swine vnringed, 00 02 00
Rowland Leyhorne, for not ringing & yeoking his swine after due warne-
ing, ij swine, xij**.
Nathaniell Tilden ^sented for denying a land way that formSly M' Bes-
beech & others had vsed by graunt fi'om the towne of Scituate.
John Weekes, John Allen, & widdow Toothaker ^sented for stopping the
heigh way that goeth to Mannomett.
Thomas Clark ^sented for stopping the heigh way going to the Ecle
Riuer.
IM"" John Jcnney p>sented for diging downe the heigh way before his mill,
to the endangering of man and beast.
A breach of order, p>sented for want of sirrveyo", for the repaireing of
the heighwayes, w''*' tiu-nes to the detryment of many.
Whereas there was a heigh way layd forth through Captaine Standish
& M"" Wilim Brewsters ground^ on Duxborrow side, w"''' is not of use for the
countrey, and they doe therefore refuse to repaire the same, the said Captaine
Standish & M' Brewster doe vndertake to repaire the said way, and it to be
onely for theire owne vse.
Georg Cleare & Abigail ^ marryed the xx"* Septemb', 1638.
COURT ORDERS. 99
"^Jlt a Court of Jlssistant^, held the first Day of October, in the 16 38.
xiiif' Yeare of the Raigne of o" SovJ'aigne Lord, Charles, by ^
1 October.
the Grace of God of England, Sfc, Kinge, 8fc. Prence,
GoUn".
FRAUNCIS GOULDER is graiinted fiue acrees of lands, to be viewed [*1T2.]
and layd forth for him at Woberry Playne.
Georg Rowes is graunted fiue acrees of land^, to be viewed & layd forth
for him at Woberry Playne.
Edmond Tilson is graimted fiue acrees of land^, to be viewed & layd
forth for him at Woberry Playne, w'^'' was done accordingly.
A garden place is granted to Captaine Standish on Duxborrow side, w"^
was formerly layd forth for him there.
A garden place next to M' Done is graunted to Edward Holman, pvided
that he do erect a house therevpon w'^'in two months now next ensuing, or els
the garden place to be forfaited.
Whereas sixtie acres of land^ were graunted to Edward Dotey, lying at
a pond neere Namassacutt Payth, vpon report that he had sould his house and
land at Heigh Cliffe to M' Richard Derby, w*^*" bargaine is now relinquished,
the said Edward Dotey doth also relinquish the said grant. And the Court
hath graunted the said Edward Dotey six acrees of meadow there, to lye to his
house at Heigh Cliffe, and all that pcell of vpland lying before the said med-
dow, and to begin at the esterly end at the swampe, ranging vp westerly to
another swampe, and to extend to Namascutt Path, southward, saucing that
the said Edward shall allow a payth for carriages as shalbe thought meet to be
layd forth.
*The thirty acrees of land^ formerly graunted to Leiftennant Wilim [*173.]
Holmes, lying at Hand Creeke, is now confirmed vnto him by the Court. It
lyeth betwixt the land^ of Constance Southerne & Joseph Biddle. What it
wants in breadth at thone end must be allowed at thother.
Francis Sprague is lycensed to keepe victualling on Duxborrow side.
M'' John Holmes is graunted tenn acres of land, lying at his lott end,
pvided it bee not ^'udiciall to M'' Reynor nor James Hm-st.
One hundred acres of land^ are graunted vnto Leiftennant Wilim Holmes,
lying at the North Riuer, next to the lands lately graunted to M'' Jonathan
Brewster, rangeing in breadth west southwest, & in length north and
north west, w*** a pcell of marsh ground lying to y', & bounded as followeth,
viz': vpon the est side from his marked tree of his vpland, oil the creek next
his house, «&; so right in the same range of his vpland, Sc- on the west side from
lOU
J'LYMOUTIl COl.UNV llECORDS.
1 October.
Pri.vce,
GoPn".
23 October.
24 October.
1 G3<S. the vpland, the marked tree being the bound(;^, & from the marked tree est to
tlic creek, & so by the tiirneing of the crceke to the -west end of the Pine Hand
in the marsh, & so to follow the said crceke to meetc to meet w"^ his east range
in the meddow & mar>h. Capt Standisli, & John Alden, gent, layd it forth.
Octob'' 23, 1638. Mathcw Southcrland, being proucd to be drunken vpoii
the oath of AVilini A'inccnt, Mas sett in the stocks.
Octob-- 24"', 1638. John Long is hyrcd w"' :M'' Atwood, to serve him
from the first of Scptemb'^ last past, to Alarch following, for iij'' steri, or
coiuocUties worth so much.
Richard Clark, servant to W Richard Derby, is turned oQ to ]\P
Atwood.
Gowen "^Vhite, of Scituate, & Elizabeth Ward, were marryed the xv*'' of
October, 1638.
.I'lhn Winchester, of Ilinghame, and Hannah Sillis, of Scituate, were
manyed the xv"> Octob--, 1638.
15 October.
5 November. *^/ a Couvt of Assistaufii hckl thc fift Daij of JVovernh\ in the xiiif'
r*i74 1 • ' "
•■ 'J Yeare of the Raigne of o'' SoiCaigne Lord, Charles, hy the Grace
of God of England, ^c.
Rclcnsed.
SA]\IUELL GORTON, of Plym., yeofn, doth acknowledg to owe
o*- said soQaignc lord the King, xl".
Edward Dotcy, of the same, yeofn, xP.
The condicon that if the said Samuell Gorton shalbc of the good be-
havio' toward^ o*- said soQaigne lord the King, & all his leige peojilc, and
appeare at the next GcRall Court to be holden for this gou°', and abide the
further order of the Court, & not depart the same w*''out lycence ; that
then, &6.
Whereas ^ Alderedg, widdow, was rcq^uired psonally to appeare this
day at the Court, to answere to all such matters as on his ma"*^^ behalf shalbe
objected against her, and slice did willfidly absent herself, & was eonvcvcd
away by thc meanes and help of M' Samuell Gorton & his wyfe, whereby the
Court was deluded, it is ordered, that if shee shalbe found w"-in this gou"',
that ^ shalbe apphended, and after correccon as the Bench shall thinke fitt,
shee be sent from constable to constable to thc place from whence shee came.
The tenn acres of land lying on Duxborrow side, fonnlly vsed by
Thoina* Burges is graunted to Nicholas Robins, and three acres more lying
COURT ORDERS.
101
on the south cast pt of the said teini acrccs, and also a garden place in the
towncship to huild vpou.
Josc2)h Rogers is graunted threescore acres of vpland & meadow, lyinge
about a mile & a half from the brooke beyond M"" Bradford^ farme, vpon
Mattachusetts Paytli, on the west side thereof, to be layd forth for him there
by ^I"' Wilim Collyer & Jonathan Brewster, w"' the least ^judice to the neigh-
bourhood there.
John Barker is graunted fourty acres of vpland, lying by Joseph Rogers,
and to be layd forth by IM"" Collyer & Jonathan Brewster, as shalbe thought
most convenyent.
Whereas George Slawson had bestowed some labour in fenceing of x acres
of land lying on Duxborrow side, & by consent sould the said labours to
Thomas Heywood for iij'' stert, now the Court hath graunted the said tenn
acres of land^ vnto the said Thomas Heywood, to haue & to hold to him &
his heires for euer.
*John Barker hath couenanted to keepe the ferry oQ Joanes Riuer, and
is to haue two pence a peece for carrying a pson oQ vntill there be a bridg
erected oQ the s'' riuer. And if ho make causes on eich side for passage to
the boatc, and do not hold the same so long as may recompence his labour &
charg thereof, that then the countrcy to allow him ■^^•hat shalbe thought fitt to
countervaile his charges when hee leaucs it, and is to bcginn the xij"' of No-
vemb'', & so to continue as fores''.
Francis Gouldcr is graunted the next garden place to Georg Russell, at
Wellingsley, on the east side.
William Latham, of Duxborrow, yeom., oweth the King . . xx".
Loue BrcAvster, of the same, yeom., x'".
M' John Howland, of Plymouth, x".
The condicon that if the said Wilim Lathame do psonally appeare at
the next GeEall Court to be holden for this goflment, to answere to all such
matters as on his ma"'"' behalf shalbe objected against him condning his drunk-
enesse at Plymouth & Duxborrow, & abide the order of the Coui-t, & not
dep' the same w"'out lycence ; that then, &6.
Willm Burne, of Duxborrow, lab., oweth the King .... xx".
Richard Sparrow, of Plymouth, yeom., x".
Josuah Prat, of the same, yem., x".
The condicon that if the said Willm Burne shall psonally appeare at
the next Geiilall Coiut to be holden for this gou°', to answere to all such mat-
ters as shalbe on his ma"*' behalf objected against him for his disorderly
1G88.
5 November.
Prence,
GoOn".
[*175.]
Released.
Released.
102
PLYMOUTH COLONY EECORDS.
1G38.
5 November.
Prexce,
GoPk.
[*nG.]
5 November.
8 November.
liueing, and abide the fiu-thcr order of tlie Court, «& not dep' tlic same ■\v"'out
lycencc ; that then, &^.
John Richards is graunted fine and twenty acrees of land, lying at INIan-
namctt Ponds, for the lands dnc to him by indenture for his scr-sice, piiidcd
that it doe not entrench vpon the lands already there graunted.
John Tisfclall, vpon the good report made of him, & of his good carryage,
is allowed to kccpe house and plant for himself, puidcd that he so continue his
carryage still.
Georg ]\Ioore is allowed the line w"^ Edward Dotey, he carrying himscK
in good order, as he ought to doe, and to enjoy the bargaine betwixt them.
*The iland called Spectacle, lying vpon Greens Harbor, is graunted to
M'' John Ilowland.
Tenn acrees of land<^ in some convenyent place about the towne, are
graunted to ]\I'' Thomas Prcncc, GoQn"", puidcd it ^ two much p>judice the
coiiions for the cattell.
Six acres of landfj^ are grainited to Josuah Pratt, lying at the east end of
M"^ Dones land, excej)t the GoQuor make choyce of it for him self.
William Baker, of Water ToM'ne, is lyccnsed to come to dwell w"'in this
gofl"', pulded he bring good testymony of his good conQsacon.
Robert Shelley & John Winter, of Scituate, deshe to be admitted freemen
the next Gciiall Coiu't.
Novemb"" 5. Mcmorand. That Wilim Edge, gent, doth acknowlcdg that
for & in consideracbn of the sum of xij'' sterL, to him in hand l^ayd, by M'
Thorn. Prince, GoQ, hath assigned & sett ouer all his right and interrcst in the
service of Robt Wicksen, w*^"^ by indentm-e he ought to seruc the s'^ M"^ Edge,
to serue the same w"^ the s** M'' Prince, now GoQn'" of New Plymouth, accord-
ing to his said indentui'c, and the coucnant^ therein contayned & expressed on
both part^. And whereas pt of his tymc was past w"' M' Edge, tlie s*^ M''
Edge is to pay his wages for that tyme, and M"" Prince for thensuing tyme af-
terward^ to thcnd of the said termc in the s'^ indcntiu'e expressed.
Novemb'' 8. Memorand. That whereas Elizabeth Watson, widdow, as-
signed & turned ouer her servant, Henry Blage, vnto Thomas ^Vatson, for the
residue of the terme he had to serue her, ^v''^ was foure yeares from Eastcr-
day, 1638, jiaying her xj'' x^ p ann., that is to say, viij" to her, and iij'" x"
to the said Henry Blage, for his wages yearely, during the said termc, — now,
the said Thomas Watson hath, w"^ and by the coHsent of the said Henry, as-
signed his right & title in the said Henrys service, for the residue of the s''
termc, to John Rogers, vpon the same condicons that the s"^ Thomas should
liaue him, his tyme to begin the xvij"^ day of October last past, 1638.
COURT ORDERS. 103
Richard Paul and !^^al•gcl•y Turner, of Cohannett, were marryed the viij"* 1 G 3 8.
of Novcmb% 1638. T^T^
o Novomber.
*John Smyth, of Plym., kb"', doth acknowlcdg to owe o' soQ- Prence,
algne lord the King, &d, xl". ^oPn-.
■ r*i77 1
Edward Banges, of the same, ycom., xx''. L 'J
John Comes, of the same, gent., xx'. Released in
The condicbn, &6, that if the said John Smyth shall psonally appeare J""'^- 1^39.
either at the next GeEall Court to be hohlcn for this goQment, or the Coui't of ^^ marryed
^ the weoma, &
Assistants w'''^ shall first happen next after the byrth of a chikl begotten vpon appear^ & had
• T T 1 • 1 J J* 1 ^^^ censure to
the body of Bennett Moorecock, whereof the said John is the reputed lather, ^jg whipcd, «»>■
and abide the ftuther order of the Court, & not dep' the same w*out lycence ; J"^^ J^'°"^"2'
that then, &6.
George Partrich and Sarah Tracy marryed the ^ of Novemb%
1638.
John Smaley & Ann AValden marryed the xxix'*" Novemb'', 1638. 29 November.
Thomas WiUiams & EUzabeth Tart marryed the xxx"* Novemb--, 1638. 30 November.
^t a Court of ^ssistanti^ held at JYew Plymouth, the third of De- 3 December.
cemb'', in the xiiif' Yeare of the Raigne of 6" SoiCaigne Lord,
Charles, bj/ the Grace of God of England, Scotland, France,
8f Ireland King, Defendor of the Fayth, &fc.
Before Thorn. Prince, gent., GoQ, John Alden,
W"" Bradford, John Atwood, &
Ed: Winslow, John Browne,
Gent., Assistant^ of the s"* goflm"'.
ONE hundred & fifty acrees of land^ are graunted vnto M"' Vassell,
puided he take the oath of fidehtie, &6.
M' Richard Smyth, of Cohannatt, tooke the oath of allegiance to the
King, & fidelitie to the colony.
A pcell or tongue of land about an acre & a half broad at Smilt Riuer,
lying betwixt the riuer & the land^ of M"" Thomas Prince, is graunted vnto
M' Thomas Prince. It was graunted before to Franc^ Cooke.
Richard Bushop hath hired himself w* Loue Brewster, for the terme of
one whole yeare fi-om the xxvj'^ of Novemb' last, & is to haue for his yeares
service iij'' in money, & twenty bushcUs of Indian come.
104
1638.
3 December.
Prence,
GoOn".
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
Eec. in pt of M"^ Richard Smyth, 5" for conie.
Of Sittuate constable for hoggs, 0.13% & 10^ for Winter^ fj'ne.
Of Sandwich constable for hogg, ^
Of M"" Gilbert for corne,
Of DuxborroAV constable, a
Edward Shaw is hyrcd w"' Robte Bartlett for a yeare from the first of
December, 1638, for eight pounds tenn sliillings sterl., to be paid in money.
4 December. *Ati CI GtWall Coiift held ctt JVew Pli/mouth, the fourth Day of
[*178.] Decemlf, in the xiiif' Yeare of the Raigne of our Sou^aigne
Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God of England, Scotland,
Franc, Sf Ireland King, Defend'' of the Fayth, Sec.
Released.
Released.
Sick.
Released.
Released,
Released.
Before Thom. Prince, gent., Gou"',
W" Bradford,
Edward Winslow,
John Aldcn,
John Atwood, &
John Browne,
w
:► fined 3' a peece for non apparenc.
Gent., Assistant^ of the gou"% &6.
ILL^' GILSON,
John Comes, gen.,
Humfrey Turner,
James Cudworth,
Samuell Fuller,
Georg Lewes,
Barnard Lumberd,
Franc. Sprague,
John Lewes,
Wilim Gilson,
Humfrey Turner,
James Cudworth,
Samuell Fuller,
Georg Lewes,
Barnard Lumberd,
John Lewes,
These 7 were called the third tyme and were absent, & are fined 3' a
peece more.
> fined 3' apeece for non apparence.
COURT ORDERS. 105
1G38.
4 December.
Pkence,
were admitted iVeemen, & sworiie GoO.n".
according to the custome.
M'' William Thomas,
M^ Wilim Poole,
M' John Gilbert, Sen.,
M"^ Henr. Andi-ewes,
John Strong,
Jolui Deane,
Walter Deane,
Edward Case,
John Strong is sworne constable of Cohannett vntill June next.
IM' John Holmes is SAVorne messenger for the whole goQment.
Josua Pratt is sworne constable of Plymouth vntill June next, and the
Court giues him the measureing of land(^, and sealeing of waights and meas-
ures, and the fees due for the same, sv"^ he was likewise sworne to pforme duly
& faythfuUy.
L"*^ of administracon of the goods and chattells of Phillip Lincks, late
of Scituate, deceased, is gx-aunted to M"^ Tymothy Hatherley.
*William Lathame, of Duxborrow, yeom., doth acknowledg to ) [*1T9.]
owe vnto our soflaigne lord the King, to be levyed, &(3, . ■ \' ' Respited.
John Barnes, of Plymouth; yeom., &5, xP. Relesed.
The condicbn that the said Wilim Lathame shalbe of the good behavio''
toward^ our soUaigne lord the King, & all his leigh people, and appeare at the
next Gefiall Coiut of our s'^ soQaigne lord the King, to be holden for tliis
goQment, & not dep' the same w"^out lycence ; that then, &6.
Francis Sprague, of Duxborrow^, yeom., oweth the Kinge, &(3, to
be levyed, &6, i - ■
Samuell Nash, of the same, yeom., to be le\'yed, &6, . . . xx".
Henry Howland, of the same, yeom., xx". Released.
The condicon that if the said Francis Sprague shalbe of the good behauio'"
toward^^ oui- soQaigne lord the King, & all his leighe people, and appeare at
the next Geiilall Court of oui- soQaigne lord the King, to be holden for this
goQmcnt, and not dep' the same w^'out lycence ; that then, &(5.
Samuell Gorton, of Plymouth, yeom., for his misdemean''* in the open
Court toward^ the elders, the Bench, & stirring vp the people to mutynie in
the face of the Court, is fyned xx", to be ^sently levyed, and to put in sui-e-
ties for his good behauio"" during the tyme he shall remayne at Plymouth, w'^'^
is limitted by the Court to xiiij dayes, and if he stay aboue, then to abide the
fiirthcr censui'e of the Court.
Samuell Gorton, of Plym., yeom., acknowledgeth he oweth the
King, to be levyed, &^, xl". Released.
VOL. I. 14
106
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G38.
4 December.
Prence,
GoUn''.
[*180.]
Kemittcd
tox".
Released the
6"" Januar.,
1639.
Released.
Thomas Atkinson, of the same, ycom., to be le\7ed, &(3., . . xP.
The condicon that if the said Samuell Gorton shalbe of the good behauio"^
toward^ our soQaignc lord the King, & all his leigh people, and depart the
toAvnc of Plymouth, and the goQment thereof, Av"'in fourtecne daycs next en-
suins, or abide the further censure of the Bench at the next Gcfiiall Comt of
our s"! soiiaigne lord the Kinge, to be holden for this goflment, & not dcp' the
same w"'out lycenc, &(3 ; that then, &6.
A warrant to be directed to James Skiff, coinaunding him to recarry Hen-
ry Eue and his wyfe, and their good^, to the place from whence hee brought
them.
Samuell Gorton is committed to ward for want of sureties for his good
behaiiio''.
*It is ordered by the Court, that the GoQnor and Assist"'' shall appoynt
some to view the heigh wayes, and repaire them where they are amisse, and to
alter those that arc not convenycntly layd forth vnto a moore convenient place.
And that they constables shall require some speciall help for the p'sent re-
paire of them in the vnpassable plac^, and those that help now to be spared in
summer.
Fines and fsentment^.
Samuell Gorton, xx" sterl.
The men of Scituate for non apparencc, vt antea.
^William Lathamc for rccciueing into his house John Phillips
& other his misdemeanor in lauish & slanderous speeches,
&:(5, fined,
Francis Sprague, of Duxborrow, for drinking od much, fined xP.
Robert Barker, of Jones Riuer, for breakeing the Kings peace 1
in drawing blood vpon Henry Blague, fined, . . . . j
John Wakcfcild, psented for liucing out of service, hath tymc giuen him
to j)uide him a master, after he hath serucd a month w"' M"" John HoAvland.
Francis Billington for drinking tobaccoe in the hcighway, . . xij'^.
John Phillips, for the like, xij*^.
John Stockbridge, of Scituate,
xKt
J-xx",
Were all dis-
charged 5"'
month, 1638,
[1639,] by the
Court.
Edward Fitzrandle, of the same,
Thomas Rawlins, of the same,
James Cushman, of the same,
Samuell Hinckley, of the same,
Thom. Chambers, of the same,
George Sutton, of the same,
John Handmer, of the same,
are all pisented for receiuing stran-
gers & forreiners into theire
houses & land^, w^'out lycence
of the Gou"" or Assistant^, or
acquainting the towne of Scittu-
ate therew"".
COURT OllDEUS.
10'
Christoi^hcr Osborne ||clcacl!| »Jv: Jcremiali Willis, ||rc"leasocl|| of DiixboiTow,
are l^scnted for liueing disorderly out of service, contrary to the order of the
Coui't.
Abraham Sampson, of Duxborrow, pscntcd for strikeing & abusinge John
Washbourne, the ycongcr, in the meeting house ou tlie Lord^ day.
Leiftcnnant AVilim Holmes pscnted for inordinate drinking in the Bay,
^ych ^y.^j. j^Q^ directly prooucd, & so he ■was discharged by order of y*^ Court.
*John Barnes, p>sented for inordinate drinking about foui'e montlis since,
and in regard the cuedence thereof -was not adjudged sufficient euedence. It was
remitted to better proofe.
Edward Freeman, Richard Kerl)y,
Georg Slawson, Peter Gaunt,
John DIngley, M"^ Stutely,
i(i;}8.
4 December.
Prexce,
Released.
[*181.]
of Sandwich, being defectiue
in amies, fined x* a peece.
W" Harlow, 3 hog
for keeping swine vminged.
M'' Hedge, i
Thom. Shellingworth, . . i
W" Almy, Ij
Edward Freeman, ... 6
Eich. Kerby, 2
Eot)t Bodfish, 2
John Diugley, 2
Peter Gaimt, 1
Richard Chadwell, ... 6
John Burges, 5
John Smyth and Bennett Moorecock marryed the vij"' Deceinb'', 1638.
Eotte Waterman & Elizabeth Bourne marryed the xl"' Decemb'", 1638.
William Hodgskins & Ann Hynes marryed the 21"' Decemb'", 1638.
Eaph Hill & iNIargreat Toothaker marryed the 21"^ Decemb'', 1638.
Decemb' 18*. M-- John Crow & M-^ Thomas Howes, of INIattachccse, al^
Yarmouth, tooke the ooath of allegiance to the KInge, and of fidclitle to the gou"';
and lIkeA\'ise M"^ Anthony Thacher tooke the same oath the 1*-^ Januar., 1638 ;
and M' Marmaduke Mathews tooke the same oath the 7"' Fcbruar., 1638.
M"^ John Groomes Is graunted a garden place In Plymouth, lying on the
east side next to Thomas Willett, puided he erect a house therevpon before
the end of the next summer.
Memorand. the eight day of January, 1638. That M"" WIlim Brewster
hath assigned ouer to Johnnathan Brewster, his sonn, all his interrest and title
into the service of John Bundy for the residue of his ternie, w'^'' Is fine yeares
from the fomteenth of INIarch next.
7 December.
11 December.
21 December.
18 December.
108
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
lG38-y.
22 January.
Pren'ce,
GoCr.
[*182.]
17 January.
Georg Clarke & Allis Martin marryed the xxij"' Janiiar., 16.38.
*A graunt of a plantacon called Seppekann, and the lands thereabout (^ , for
the seatinge of a towneship for a congregation there, is made vnto ]\I'' Thomas
Besbeech, James Cudworth, William Gilson, Anthony Annable, Heniy Row-
ley, Edward Foster, Henry Cobb, and Rot)te Linnell, as committees to dis-
pose of such lands lying there about^ as shalbe limmitted and bounded vnto
them, reserueing a pcell of 300 or 400 acrees for a farme, or to be disposed of
as the gouerment here shall thinke meete.
Henry Ewell & Sarah Annable marryed the xxij* Novemb'", 1638.
Thomas Ensigne & Elizabeth Wilder marry 17"^ Januar., 1638.
7 January. *jii a Coiirf of Assistcmti^ held the vif" of January, in xiiif' Yeare of
J the Raigne of our Soifaigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of
God of England, Scotland, France, fy Ireland King, Defend-
or of the Fayth, &fc.
Before Thom: Prence, genti., Goflnor, John Alden,
Wilim Bradford, John Atwood, and
Edward Winslow, John Browne,
Gentlem., Assistants, &6,
T
HE names of those to whom the
graunt of the land^ at JNIatta-
cheeset, now called Yarmouth,
is made.
are
The names of those that
pposed to take vp their free--
dome at Yarmouth.
M"^ Anthony Thacher,
M"^ Thom: Howes,
M"^ John Crow.
John Coite, to be enquired of.
M' Madrick Mathewes,
W Anthony Thacher,
M'' John Crowe,
M"^ Thomas Howes,
Phillip Tabor,
Wilim Palmer,
Samuel Rider,
W™ Lumpkin,
Thom. Hatch.
Rottte Badfish, of Sandwich, desireth his freedome.
COURT ORDKllS. 109
Psons there excepted against. <
' Old Wordcn, (dead,) 16 3 8-9.
Buniell,
7 January.
Wat Deuillc. Goin".
^M"' Eaph Partiich is graunted to make vse of the lands lying on the
south Avest end of the North Hill, requested by his ire, and if it prouc such
as A\ill content him, & not graunted to any other before, then to be confirmed
vnto him in lue of so many acrees of the fourty foriQly graunted as the pcell
■will containe, and be also allowed hey ground, if he will take paynes to fynd
out a convenyent place.
W Edward Winslow, W John Alden, Jonathan Brewster, & Wilhn
Bassctt are appoynted by tlie Coiut to Aciwc the North Hill land^ graunted
to W Wilim CoUycr, and to set forth the boundf^ thereof.
M'' Wilim Kemp is graunted a pporcon of land a mile or two from the
head of the South Eiuer, to be viewed by ]M' Winslow, W Alden, W Bro-wne,
Jonathan Brewster, and Wilim Basset, and vpon their report of the nature of
the land, the number of acrees to be assigned by the Court.
*Thomas Weyboiu-ne is graunted the tenn acrees of land forilJly used by [*184.]
M"" John Vincent, and lying to the house he hath bought of the said ^M""
Vincent.
John Ilandmer is graimted tenn acres of laiul at the head of ]NP' IIow-
land(^ land at the Hand Creek Pond.
John Gregory is graunted six acrees of land at west end of the new
feild, and the next garden place aboue Rotite Paddock.
Jeremiah Willis is graunted a A\ccks tyme to ipuide him a master, or els
fui'ther com'se to be taken w'^ him.
Nathaniell Morton is graunted tenn acrees toward^ the head of his lott
next to Richard Higgens, puided that he doe not head Manasseth Kemptons
land(_, & to be measured out by Josuah Pratt, by the ouersight & view of IM'
John Browne & Georg Watson.
Richard Knowles is graunted a garden place next to John Barnes.
John Rowe is alloAvcd to marry, and to haue a garden place by Scittuate
Path, about Goodman Ciodfrayes.
Jonathan Brewster & Wilim Basset are appoynted to lay forth Roljte
jSIendloues & John Carews land, and the garden place for John Rowe.
The Coiu-t hath graunted that Clarkes Hand, the Eele Riuer beach, Sag-
aquash, & Gournett^ Nose shalbe & remayne vnto the towne of Plymouth, w"*
the woods therevpon.
Ann iland lying at Greenes Harbour, called ^ , is graunted to M'^
Wilim Bradford.
110
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
7 January,
PaENCE,
GopN'OR.
[*185.]
10 January.
1 G 3 8-9. Ann iland lying at Greenes Harbom-, called Spectacle Hand, is graunted
to IM' John Howland.
*Whereas a part of the marsh ground lying by Spectacle Iland, on the
south side, was graunted to M'' Thomas Prince, to bee meaddow belonging to
M"^ Allertons farme, the said ]M' Prence hath relinquished the same to M'
John Howland, prouided he be allowed meddowing elswhere in lue thereof.
The x"* Januar., 1638. Whereas Wilim Barden was the couenant ser-
vant of Thom. Boardman for the tcrme of scauen yeares, now the said
Thomas Boardman, w*** the consent of the said Wilim, hath sould all his
interrest for the terme of yeares he should haue serued him vnto John Bar-
ker, bricklayer, yv'^^ are yet vnexpired, viz', six yeares and a half from the
first of December last past before the date hereof. And the said John Barker
is to teach the said Wilim Barden the trade of a bricklayer, and in thcnd of
his terme to giue him twenty bushells of Indian corne, two suites of apparell,
& an ewe goate lambe.
24 January. The xxiiij* Januar., 1638. Memoraud : That John Edward^ hath put him-
self apprentice to Edmond Chaundlor, of Duxborrow, yeom., and after the
manner of an apprentice w"' him to dwell fi-om the last day of September
next ensuing the date hereof vnto the end & terme of fine yeares thence next
ensuing, to serue him in all such lawfull labours as the said Edmond shall
ymploy him in dming the said terme ; the said Edmond Chaundler fynding
vnto his said servant meate, drinke, and apparell dm-ing the said terme, and
in thend thereof to giue him double apparell throughout, in convenyent man-
ner, w* one suite for Lords dayes, and another for workeing dayes.
1 February. Februar. the first, 1638.
M"' Wilim Vassell, of Scituate,
Henry Ewell,
Wilim Crocker,
Rotte Shelly,
P**. John Crocker,
Joseph Coleman,
Nicholas Wade,
Wilim Parker,
Gcorg Willerd,
Thomas Hyland,
Thomas Pinson, p'*,
Thomas Prior,
Isaack Wells,
W" Holmes, Sen.,
Edmond Eddendcn,
Hemy Merick,
Thomas Chittenden,
Wilim Perry,
Robte Linnell,
Josias Checkett,
John Stockbridg,
Inhabitant^
of Scituate,
tookc the
oath of al-
legiance to
the King,
and fidelitie
to the colo-
ny-
23 January. Wilim Sherman & Prudence Hill marryed the xxiij* Januai-., 1638.
COURT ORDERS.
Ill
*At a Court of Jssistantl held the fourth of Febrar., in the xiiif" 1 G 3 8-9
Yeare of the Raigne of o"" Sou^'aigne Lord, Charles, by the Orace '~ ^
4 Febniary.
of God of England, Sfc. prence^
GoCnk.
Before Thom. Prence, gent., GoQii'"
Will™ Bradford,
Edward WinsloAv,
John Jenny,
John Alden,
John Atwood, and
John Browne, gent..
Assistant^, &(3.
[*186.]
CONCERNING M" Steephen Hopkins and Dorothy Temple, his servant,
the Com-t doth order, w"^ one consent, that in regard by her couenant
of indenture shee hath yet aboue two ycares to serue him, that the said M'
Hopkins shall keepe her and her child, or puide shee may be kept w* food
and rayment dming the said terme ; and if he refuse so to doe, that then the
collony piiide for her, & INI"^ Hopkins to pay it.
Josias Winslow haueing bought fifty acrees of lands of Wilim Phybs,
w'^'' was due to him for his service, according to his couenant, w'^'^ was affirmed
vnto by ^l" Thomas AVillct, who had often tymes scene the said couenant,
the Court doth graunt him xxv acrees, to be layd forth for him in some con-
venient place, to be in full satisfaccon of the said 50 acrees.
Concerneing the difference about the measure of land(^ betwixt M"" Thom-
as Burnc, Josias Winslow, Kenelme Winslow, & Lone Brewster, the Court
doth order, that if the said Kenelme Winslow and Loue Brewster wilbe at the
charg to remeasui-c the same againe, that then allowing the said INI'' Bm-ne
and Josias Winslow theire hundred acrees apeece, the said Kenelme & Loue to
haue the sm-plusage of the said neck according to their graunt ; and the Court
appoynteth M' Edward Winslowe, M" John Browne, M"" Vassal!, if he please,
John Winslowe, and Josuah Pratt, to sett the bound^ betwixt them vpon the
remeasui'cing thereof againe.
An enlargement of tenn pole is graunted to Abraham Peir-ce, from the
lower end of his fence, to range vp by his land^west, w"" as little ^judice to
M"^ Done and M"^ Willet^ land^ there granted as may be.
Wilim Paddy is graunted sixscore acrees of vpland, lying on the south
side of the Eele Riuer, w'^'' was foniJly graunted to Kenelme & Josias Wins-
lowe, but now relinquished by them vpon other land^ graunted them at
Greens Harbour.
•Whereas one hundred acrees of lands were formerly graunted to M"^
John Done, lying at Joanes Riuer, and for the accommodateing of M' Thomas
[*187.]
112
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
4 February
Pbence,
Goi?N».
163 8-9. Willctt, the said M"" Done hath remitted thone half thereof to the said
Thomas AVillctt, and another pcell thereof to enlarge Abraham Peii-ce. The
Court doth o-raunt vnto the said John Done and Thomas "VVillett one huncbed
acrees a peece of vpland and meddow more, lying betweene Jones Riuer and
the pond to the north west of Joanes Riuer Swampe.
A parccll of vpland lying at thend of Goodman Shawcs land at Smilt
Riuer is grauntcd to Francis Cooke, puided it doc not ]?judice the graiuits
foriQly made to M"^ Thomas Prince, M" Fuller, and others, w'='' lands are to be
viewed and layd forth for him.
jNI"" Alden, Jonathan Brewster, & Wilim Basset are appoynted to lay
forth Edmond Chaundlers land^ , and Moyses Symmons land^, as likewise the
land^ granted to Solomon Lenner.
Solomon Lenner is graunted twenty fiue acrees of land^, to bee layd forth
for him by Edmond Chaundlors, w'^'' was layd forth for him on the east side
of the lands graunted to Edmond Chaundor, and ranging as his doth, north
east in length, and south & by west fi'om the marked treeys, and bounded
at the vpper end w"^ a swampe.
A warrant graunted to distraine Thomas Bii-d & Isaack Stedman for not
paying their assessment^.
The Court appoynteth INI'' Alden, M"" CoUyer, Xpofer Waddesworth, &
W™ Basset, to view North Hill & the marsh adjoyneing, and to set marks and
bound^ vpon the poynt^ thereof for M' CoUyer, according to the grant thereof
foniJly made vnto him.
+Fifty acrees of vpland at the head of the South Riuer, and a porcon of
marsh meddow lying before it from a swampe there, called Holly Swamjjc, to
a rock, called the Otter Rock, is graunted to Christopher Waddesworth, and
to be layd forth for him by M'' Collyer, Jonathan Brewster, and Josuah Pratt.+
The pcell of the swampe at the end of the land granted to M"^ AtAvood,
by Coles field, is grauntcd to the said M' Atwood.
*Edward Hall, of Duxborrow, is lycensed to build vpon his lott there, if
M' Collyer, INP Partrich, Jonathan Brewster, and Wilim Bassett shall thinks
it meete, and appoynt some other neighboms also to build by him for the good
of the towne.
M"" Stecphen Hopkins is committed to ward for his contempt to the Court,
and shall so remayne coiiiitted vntill hec shall cither recciue his servant Doro-
thy Temple, or els puide for her elsewhere at his owne charge during the
terme shce hath yet to seruc him.
Chi-istophcr Waddesworth is graunted fifty acrees of vpland, lying about
the head of the South Riuer, & beginning at the north side of a certaine
[*189.]
See below.
COURT ORDERS. H
o
swampe there, called the Holly Swampe, & rangcing nonvest & south cast, in 163 8-9.
length two acrees and a half, and in breadth twenty acrees, the norwest end ^ ""
4 Fcbnitiry.
abutting vpon a riuer or brooke ruiiing out of the said Holly Swampe, called prejice
the South Riuer, and thother side abutting vpon the coiiion lands lying to the Goun".
north, together w* all that pcell of meaddoM' or marsh ground lying on both
sides the said riucr, and in pt against the said vplaud from the said Holly
Swampe, northerly, to a certaine rock there, called the Otter Rock, are graunt-
ed to Chiistopher Waddesworth.
Moyses Symons is grauntcd fomty acrees of land on Duxborrow side,
lying next to the garden plotts, some coinon lands being left betwixt, ranging
north and by west, and south and by east in breadth, north cast and by cast,
and south west and by west from the marked trees, and next to the land^
grauntcd to Edmond Chaunlor on the southwest side.
The viij' of Februar., 1638. ]\Icmorand : That whereas Dorothy Tem- 8 February,
pie, a mayde servant dwelling w"* M'' Steephen Hopkins, was begotten w"*
child in his service by Arthur Peach, who was executed for murther and rob- p. 169.
erry by the heigh way before the said child was borne, the said Steephen
Hopkins hath concluded and agreed w"* M"" John Holmes, of Plymouth, for
three pound^ sterl., and other consideracons to him in hand payd, to discharge
the said Steephen Hopkins and the colony of the said Dorothy Temple and
her child foreuer ; and the said Dorothy is to serue all the residue of her tyme
w"' the said John Holmes, according to her indenture.
John Didcutt, of Sandwich, marin"", tooke the oath of allegiance & fidel- 12 February.
itc the xij''' Februaa-., 1638.
*A Forme of the Deputacon, or Committeeship, where w"^ any shalbe betrusted New Plym.
by the Gou'ment for the Disposall of any Land^ w'^in any pticuler Place [*190.]
or Limmitf , w''*' is or shalbe thought meete for the erecting of a Plantacon, ^°™' "f'™™-
^ ° o » mitteeship.
Neighboui-hood, Colony, Towneship, or Congregacon w"'in this Gou^ment.
Whereas our soQaigne lord the King is pleased to betrust us, T. P.,
W. B., E. W., &6, w'*' the goQment of so many of his subject^ as doe or
shalbe pmitted to line w"'in this goQment of New Plym, and that it seem-
eth good vnto us to begin, set vp, & establish a neighbourhood, or jilan-
tacon, at a place called , being bounded
and lying miles westward fi-om the sd towne of New Plym ;
and whereas, by reason of the distance of place, and our many weighty occa-
tions, we cannot so well see to the receiueing in of such psons as may be fitt
to Hue together there in the feare of God, and obcydyencc to our said
VOL. I. 15
114
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
12 February,
Prence,
GoBn''.
1 G 3 8-9. soQaignc lord the King, in peace and loue, as becometh. Ckristian people, all
w"^*^ ^ve earnestly desire, — that our care therefore may appeare in the fayth-
fuU discharge of our duties towards God, the Kings ma'''=, and the people oft
whom we arc, wee haue thought good to betrust our welbeloued T. B., A. C,
G. D., &d, w"' receiueing in such people vuto them as may*nake good oiu* de-
sires before expressed, and therefore require of the said T. B., A. C, G. D.,
&(3, that all and euery of them bo conscionably faythfuU, & carefull as well
to recciue in peacable & faythfuU people, according to their best discerneing,
as also faythfully to dispose of such equall & fitt porcons of land^vnto them,
& euery of them, as the sefiall estates, ranck^, & quallities of such psons as the
Almighty in his prouidence shall send in amongst them shall require, that so
we may comfortably ratifye & confirmc such said porcons of land as they shall
allot & set forth in oiu" behalf to all and euery one that shalbe admitted into
their societie w^'^in their sd limitt^and bound^, that so we maybe free from all
manner of compit^ & troubles thereupon, w'='^ may cause us to alter any
thing w''*' may seeme vnjustly or indiscreetly assigned by them or any the said
deputies or coinittces : prouided alwayes, that the sd T. B., A. C, G. T>., ScO,
reserue for our disposall, at least acrces of good land, w*'' meaddow
competent in place convenient, and be lyable from tyme to tyme, and at all
tymes to recciue and follow such good & wholsome instruccons as they shall
recciue from the goSmcnt about the disposall of the said land<^, and the well
ordering of their neighboui'hood, & conformitie to such good & Avholesomc
lawes, ordinance , & officers as are or shalbe established vnder o'' soilaigne lord
the King, w^'in this sd goiiment of New Plyni. In witnesse whereof, &6.
4 March.
New Plym.
r*)9i.]
*Jlt a Court of Jssistanti^hcld the fourth of March, in the xiiif' Yeare
of the Raigne of o'' SoiCaigne Lord, Charles, Sfc., of England, Sfc.
Before Thorn Prence, gent., Gofin'',
AVillrm Bradford,
Edward Winslow,
John Alclen,
Gcntlcm., Assistant^ of the said goQm°'
John Jenney,
John Atwood, &
John Browne,
w
IIEREAS there is a bridg to be erected ouer Jones Riuer, w'^'' should
haue bcenc onely for horse & man to passe, vpon due consideracon, fynd-
COURT ORDERS.
115
4 March.
Prence,
Goen".
[*192.]
ing that the charges -will not be much more to make yt passable for a cart, it is 16 3 8-1).
rcsohiecT to make it passable for a cart to goe oucr.
Concerneing a prison, it is likewise rcsolued to build it xxij*'"' footc in
lengh, and xvj''^'^™ foote in breadth, and Jone story & a lialf+ two stories heigh,
+as the workman may be agreed w"'all to the best advantage,^ and to be
erected vpon the wast ground betwixt M" Fuller & INP Hicks. John INIynor
is agreed to build the fiame for yt for fourty six pound^, a pticon in the
middest, & 3 floores.
'M' John Browne is graunted ^ y^ ^
Six acres of meadow ground lying at Greenes Harbor Marsh, in some
convenient place there, are graunted to JNI"" Raph Partrich, except some otlier
can be found fitt for him in some other place.
M"" Alden, Wilim Bassett, and Josuah Pratt are appoynted to view & lay
forth ]M' Partrich land^.
*A little pcell of meaddow ground, lying vnder the northerly side of
Piiiacle Hill, is graunted vnto Josias Cooke.
Foiuty acrees of vpland lying at the south est side of the great South
Pond, and two pcells of marsh ground for meaddow, lying southwest from the
id vpland, are graunted vnto Richard Higgens.
Six acrees of land lying at Kenelmes Dingle are graunted to Richard
Willis.
Six acrees of land lying at Kenelmes Dingle are graunted to Wilim
Dennis.
Vpon heareing of the cause betwixt Richard Goodman, compl', and
Xpofcr Winter, def °', for a feather bed, the Bench doth adjudg the said feath-
erbed to be the said Richard Goodmans, and therefore do cnjoyne the said Xpo-
fer Winter to deliuer the same to Leiftenn"' AVilim Holmes to be conveyed to
the said Goodman.
March 4"". James Leighorne is hyred to serue Francis Sprague for a
yeare for vi" x% and two pound^^ of tobaccoe. His tyme began the first of
Febnrar. last past.
4 March.
The Agreement made w"^ John Mynnard, carpenter.
It is couenanted & agreed vpon w'** John IMynnard, that he shall build a
house for a prison, xxij"" long and xvj'""""^ foote broad w"'in the Avails, & two
stories heigh, and lay it w"* tlu-ee floores, & couer it w"' board^, & reare &
finish the same, saue that the tymber is to be drawnc together to the place
where it must be fi-amed, & help allowed him to reare it at the colonies charge,
and brought to the place where it must a set up at their charges. In consid-
eracon whereof he is to haue xlvi" sterl. in money or coiiiodities that will passe
116 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 3 8-9. for so much money, payd in manner and forme following, that is to say : xx'
"^ payd in hand, & xv'' more when the stuffe is sawne, and xv" when it is framed,
4 March.
Prence *^ thother xy'' when it is erected and finished, the colony paying for the draw-
Got?, ij^g ^ carriage of the tymber & frame to the place where it must be framed &
erected, and fynd nayles & all iron worke about the same ; and the said John
Mynnard is to leaue such plac(^ for grates, doores, & windowes as shalbe direct-
ed him.
6 March. *^t tt GeiVall Cowt of o*" SoiCciigne Lord the Kinge, held at Plijm,
[ 193-] aforesaid, the fift Day of March, in the xiiif^ Yeare of the
now Raigne of our s'^ SoiCaigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of
God of England, 8fc., King, Sfc.
Before Thomas Prence, gent., Goiin'', John Jenney,
William Bradford, Jolm Atwood, &
Edward Winslow, John Browne,
John Alden,
Gentlemen, Assistant^ of the said goflment.
M
^ WILLIAM BRADFORD elected GoQn^
M'' Thomas Prence,
Capt Miles Standish,
W John Alden,
M'' John Browne, ^ elected Assistant^.
M^ Wilim Collyer,
M' Tymothy Hatherly,
M'' John Jenney,
George Bower elected Constable for Plymouth.
Steephen Tracy, Constable for Duxborrow.
Humfrey Turner, Constable for Scituate.
Thomas Ai-mitage, Constable for Sandwich.
John Stronge, Constable for Cohannet.
Wilim Chase, Constable for Yai'mouth.
The Names of such as are pposed to take vp their Freedom the next Court.
Thomas Hatch, Georg Sutton,
°John Williams, Thom Ensigne,
°John Twisden, °Thom Chambers,
Thoni Lapham, Steephen Vinall,
COURT ORDERS. 117
°Johu Lewis, Dolor Davis, 163 8-i).
:!:M' Comfort Starr,? Thoin Bonney, ' ^ '~'
5 Marcli.
W Wilim Kemp, John Rogers, Prence,
Job Cole, Georg Allen, GoOn«.
Rot)t Shelley, :[: Wilim Wad,?
John Winter, Wilim Harlow.
Nehemiah Smyth,
*M' Nicholas Sympkins, Heugh Tilly, and Giles Hopkins were deposed [*19-i.]
to the last will and testament of Peter Werden, thelder, of Yarmouth,
deceased.
It is ordered by the Court, that the mcaddow land^ at Sandwich, w''' were
lavd forth, shalbe new deuidcd againe, by cquall porcons, according to eich
mans estate, and some of the townes men to be joyned av"^ the coiTiittees in
doing thereof.
It is ordered by the Court, that Yarmouth men shall haue liberty to keepe
their swine vnringcd, they keeping them ^v'■^ a heardman, vntill complaint be
made of some hurt they haue donne.
It is ordered l)y the Court that M"' Nicholas Sympkins, AVilliam Palmer,
Phillip Tabor, and Josuah Barnes, of the towne of Yarmouth, shalbe added
to M' Anthony Thacher, M"' Thorn Howes, & M' John Crowe, coiiiittees of
the said place, to make an equall diuision of the planting land(_ now to be
deuided at this first diuision there, to eich man according to his estate and
quallitie, and according to their instrucciins ; and that Josuah Pratt, of Plym-
outh, and M"' John "S'iuceut, of Sandwlfv., shall view the land^ there, and
make report thereof vnto the Couit, that if those proporcons -n"^ IVP Andrew
Hellot hath assumed to himself there shalbe so pjudiciall to the Avhole, that
then some just and equall order may be taken therein, to j5>vent the euell con-
sequence it may be to the Avhole jjlantacon.
M' Edward AVinslow and ^M'' Wilim Collyer are requested to take a view
of the heigh waycs toward^ Greenes Harbor and Scituate from Plymouth, and
to cause them to be amended that are in decay, or to alter them to more con-
veniency, and either of them to call one or two w"* them to do yt.
Forasmuch as great complaint is made that the heigh wayes about the
colony are in decay, it is ordered by the Court, that some shalbe joyned w"»
the constables to sui'vey the wayes about eich towne, and cause men to repairs
them, viz', for Plymouth, Kenelme Winslow & John Barnes ; for Duxborrow,
John Washborne & Joseph Rogers ; & for Scituate, Wilim Hatch and Edward
Foster ; and to call men to laboure thereat, as they shalbe found fitt, and if
any shall refuse to help about the same, that they be f>sented by the grand
enquest.
118
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1638-9.
5 March.
Peence,
GoBn".
[*195.]
Ended, & an
order made
Sept., 1639.
Fined x".
Released,
June 4, 1639.
Released.
Released.
Released.
Released.
P* 12'>.
Discharged.
Discharged.
Fined.
The s^ John
Bryan was dis-
charged in
Scptemb', 3,
1639.
[*196.]
M"" Wilim LeQich was deposed to the last will & testament of Thora
Hampton^ of Sandwich, deceased.
*Presentmonts by the Grand Enquest.
1. Isaack Steedman and John Emerson ^sented for extorting one yeare
and a halfs service of James Till, servant to both, aboue the first agreement &
couenant betmxt John EiQson & the said James Till and liis pent^.
2. Raph Goarame, thelder, ^sented for breakeing the Kinges peace in
beateing of Webb Adey.
3. Joseph Windsor, of Sandwich, p>sented for keepeing house alone dis-
orderly, after half a yeares warneing, or thereabouts.
4. Anthony Bessie ^sented for liueing alone disorderly, and afterward^
for takeing in an inmate w^'out order.
5. M'^ John Jenney ^sented for not grinding corne seruiceable, but to
greate losse & damnage, both in not grinding it well, as also causeing men to
stay long before it can be grounde, except liis servant be fcede.
6. And also for not keepeing his stampers going, w'^'' is much to the det-
ryment of all.
7. We psent an abuse, that whereas Thomas Clarke accused Richard
Cloofe of felony, and bound ouer to answere it in Court, the said Thoiii
Clarke was not in Comt called to ^secute the same for the Kinge.
8. And fiu'ther, we p>sent that the said Thomas Clarke tooke another
mans action against the said Cloofe, j)voakeing him, being therevnto vnwilHng,
& psecuted the said action in Com-t by way of barratiye.
9. John Roe, Wilim Sherman, Moyses Symons, ^sented for drinking
tobaccoe contrary to order.
10. John Holmes, the messenger, ^sented for takeing fine shillinges for
serueing of a warrant.
11. John Holmes, the messenger, psented for takeing fine shillinges for
serueing a warrant vpon Thoin Boardman, being def °* in a case of tryall be-
twixt M'' Hatherley and him.
13. John Emerson ^sented for entertaineing of other mens servants at
vnlawfuU tymes, diuers & sondry tymes.
13. Gilbert Brookes, the servant of M'' Wilim Vassell, & John Bryan,
psented for drinking inordinately at John Emersons house.
*14. John Holmes, the messenger, ^sented for sitting vp in the night, or
all the night, drinking inordinately, when he was sent about publikc business.
15. As also for abuseing other mens names to j)ciu-e wine to diinke
amongst others inordinately.
COURT ORDERS. 119
16. Johnnatliau Brewster psented for neglecting the ferry at the North 16 38-9.
lliuer. Released. ^ ^^^^^^_
17. W Garrat, of Scituate, gsented for selling ^vyne by retale Av^-out ^^^^^^^
order. Pynd xx^
The Grand Enquest^ Inquerie.
1. Wee desire to be informed by what vertue and power the Gou"" and
Assistant^ doe giue and dispose of lands either to pticuler psons or towne-
shipps and plantacons.
2. Wee further desii-e to be informed what land^. are to be had, or is re-
serued for the pm-chasers as hath beene fornJly agreed in Court too.
3. Wee further desii-e to be informed of the vndertakers of the trade what
wilbe allowed to the colony for the vse of the said trade dming the years past.
4. Wee flirther desii-e to be informed why there is not a Treasm-er chosen
for tliis yeare, as other officers, seing by an order in Court there should be
yearely one chosen, to take vp the fynes & moneys w'^'in the whole colony.
jNIarch xij"^, 1638. Memorand : that Wilim Taylor, sonn of Willm 12 March.
Taylor, of Boddington, in CorneAvell, carpenter, the couenant servant of M'
John Atwood, hath, w*"* and by the consent of his said master, of his owne
volu-ntary will, put himself to Thomas Little, to serue him seaven yeares from
the first of March last past ; the said Thomas fynding him meate, di'ink, ap-
parcll, & all other things necessary for him dui-ing the said terme, and at thend
of foure yeares of the said terme to giue him a sowc pigg of two months old ;
and if bee doe the said Thomas good service, that then he will relinquish or
abate one yeare of his service, and in thend of his terme giue him double
apparel, and xij bushclls of Indian corne.
*Wilim Hiller, of Plyin, carpent% acknowledgeth to owe the ) [*197.]
King, &5, y '
Josias Cooke, of the same, yeom., xx". Released.
Eobte Waterman, of the same, yeom., xx''.
The condicon that the said Wiltm Hiller shall keepe the peace toward^
our soQaigne lord the King, and all his leigh people, and especially towards
Richard Clough, and appeare at the next GeEall Court to be holden for
o"^ sd soQaigne lord the King for this goiint, & not dep' the same w*out
lycence ; that then, &6.
120
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G39. At a Court of Jssistanft held the first of April, in the xv*^
" — ^ ^ Yearc of his Ma''" now Raigne, of England, 8rc.
1 April.
New Plym. ^ t i a i j
Pken-ce, Before Thorn Prence, gent, Gou% John Aiden,
^°^'*''- Wilim Bradford, John Atwood, &
Edward Winslow, John Browne,
Gent., Assistant^ of the said gou°'.
T
^HE names of such as requested land^ this Comt : —
Wilim Sherman.
John Mynard.
Abraham Sampson.
John Kidbyc.
Loue Brewster, for meadow ground.
Thurston Clark, for meaddow ground.
Edmond Howes, for vpland & meaddow.
John AVillis, for the like.
John Barnes, for land^.
It is ordered this Couit, that, whereas the land^ at ISIattacheese were
grauntcd to diners psons that long since should haue inhabited vpon them, the
yv''^ they haue not pformcd ; and -\\hereas the Coiut is informed that those
psons to whom they were first graunted are not likely to come to inhabite there
in their owne psons, and least such as are there should receiue in vnto them
vnworthy psons, whereof the Court hath lamentable experience by comitting the
disposall of landt in like case, the Couit doth order, that onely such of them
w'^'' at psent are there shall remayne & make use of some land^ for their ^sent
necessyty, but shall not devide any porcons of lands there either to themselues
or any others, nor receiue in vnto them any other psons, (then such as were nom-
inated at the first,) w'^-out speciall lyccnce & approouement of the goflment, that
such inconvenyences may be ^vented, w'''' in like cases haue foniilly happened.
[*198.] *It is ordered by the Court, that M"^ Wilim Bradford, M' Edward AVins-
lowc, & M' John Browne shall take a view of the neck of land graunted vnto
M' Wilim Vassell, & to set the same forth for him, except there be some
such difficultie therein that will require the further consideracon of the Court.
2 April. AVilllam Harvey & Joane Hucker, of Cohannett, marryed the second of
Aprill, 1639.
16 April. John Rogers and Ann Churchman marryed the xvj* of Aprill, 1639.
Richard Derby, gent, acknowledgeth to owe the King . . . xl .
COURT ORDERS.
121
Frkxce,
GOCN".
John Barnes, of Plym., yeom., xx".
Gyles RIckett, of the same, xx^'.
The condicon that the said Richard Derby shall psonally appeare at the
next Geiiall Court of om- soiiaigne lord the King, to be holden for this goil-
in"', to answerc to all such matters av"='^ on his ma'''"'* behalf shalbe objected Released.
against him, conc''ning the y^npoysoning of the body of John Dunford,
(whereby he is disabled to worke,) and not dep' the same w"'out lycence ; that
then, &(3.
*M a Court of .dssistanf^ held the sixt of May, in the xv'^' Yeare e May.
of his Ma"" now Raigne, of England, 8rc. ^^''' ^"''•
• [*199.]
Befokf, Thomas Prence, genl, Gou"', John Alden,
Wilim Bradford, John Atwood, &
Edward Winslow, John Browne,
Gent., & Assistant^, &6.
IT is ordered by the Court, that if ]\P Callccutt do come in his owne pson
to inhabite at ISIattacheese before the Gcftiall Court in Jiuie next ensu-
ing, that then the graunt shall remaync firme vnto them ; but if hee fayle to
come w"'in the tyme pfixed, that then their graunt be made voyde, and the
land^ to be otherwise disposed of.
It is also ordered by the Court, that the pporcon of land(^ grauntcd to
M^ Andrew Hellot, at Mattachcesett, shalbe and remayne vnto him, and that
those that are appoynted to set forth tlie bound^^ betwixt Mattachecse and
Mattachcesett shall lay forth the said pporcon vnto him in a convenient place
there.
The xvj"' of May, 1639, the towncsmen of Plymouth mett, «fe according 16 May.
tothc order & act of the Court, elected foui-e cofnittees to bee added to the
GoQn'' & Counsell to make lawes, &S, viz', M"" John Done, Manasseth Kemp-
ton, John D"hamc, & John Cooke, Jiui.
]\Iemorand, the xvj''' of ]\Iay, 1639 : that M'' John Atwood, for & in 16 May.
consideracon that Job Cole payd for the passage of Thoih Gray, & found him
some apparell, hath assigned and sett oQ all his right, title, & interest of and
into the service of the said Thofii Gray' during the rcmaynder of yt, accord-
ing to his indenture, the said Job Cole pformeing the condicons on his pt to
be pformed, and also pmiseth that if the said Thorn Gray approue himself
vol,. I. 16
122 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 39. well & faythfull in his service, the 5d Job will remitt him a yeare or two of his
* <^ "^ termc.
25 May. *iiIemoranct, the xxv'^^ of ^Lav, 1639: That Rotte Eldred, the hvred ser-
Prence,
Gou.N". vant of Nicholas Sympkins for the tcrme of three yeares from about the ^
[*200.] Qf j^i^y next for 4" p aim. & an ewe goat at theud of his tymc. The said
Nicholas Sympkins, for and in consideracon of the sum of x" sterl. to him in
hand payd by INI' Thoin Prence, hath, w"' and by the consent of the said Eot)te
Eldi-ed, assigned & set ouer the said Eobtc Eldred vnto the said INI"' Thorn
Prence, to serue him all the ramayndcr of the said terme, the said INP Prence
paying him four pounds p ann. during the said terme of three yeares ; and
whereas there is a difference betwixt the said Nicholas Sympkins and the said
Ro'bte Eldred about 10' p ann. more then the 4'' for his yearely wages, if the
bargaine shalbo proucd to be 4" 10" the sd Eldred ought to haue, that then
the said Nich. Sympkins shall pay yt, and the sd Ekh-ed is to come to dwell
w''' the sd ]\P Prence the xv"" of June next ; and M"" Prence lent the sd
Nich. Symkins 40' the same tymc.
27 May. Memorand, the xxvij"' May, 1639 : That whereas M' John Combe had
formlly mortgaged, assigned, & set oQ vnto IM"' Thomas Prence one browne
cow called Berry, w^"^ was sent him out of England, and that the said jNI"'
Prence hath released the same vnto him againe, now the said M"" John Combe,
for and in consideracon that the said ]\I'' Thomas Prence hath vndertaken to
pay certaine sumcs of money for the said John Combe vnto John Barnes, the
first of February next, the said John Combe hath againe assigned, set oQ, and
mortsaiied the said bro^^•ne com'c vnto the said M'' Thorn Prence, for his
securytie.
Richard \^^illis doth acknowledg to owe the Kingc, &(3, . . . v''.
Released. Gylcs Rickett, v''.
The condicon that if the said Richard Willis shall appeare at the next
Geiilall Court of oui- sd soiiaigne lord the Kinge to be holden for this gou"', to
Released. answerc for takcing xviij*^ p day, & his dyet, for his day labour, contrary to
the act & order of the Court, & abide the further order of the Comt, l^ not
depte the same w^'out lycence ; that then, &5.
John Wakefeild, of Plym., lab., v".
Relescd. Georg Watson, of the same, yeom., v"'.
That the sd John Wakefeild shall appeare vpon the same condicon, &cl
COURT ORDERS. 123
*At a Court of Jssistanti held the third Day of June, in the xv'' 1 G 3 0.
Ycare of the Raigne of our Soifaigne Lord, CImrles, by the ^^^^^^^
Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, Ǥr Ireland, newPltm.
^ Prence,
Defendor of the Fayth, Si'c. goBn^.
[*201.]
Before Thoiu Prence, gent., Goiin'', John Alden,
Wilini Bradford, John Jenney,
Edward Winslowc, John Atwood, and
Capt. Miles Standish, John Browne,
Gent., Assistant (_ of the said goQm"*.
WHEREAS a porcon of hind Nvas graunted vnto 'SI' John Browne in the
Geiiall Court hehl the first day of :March, in the ^'f^ yeare of his
maties now raigne of Enghand, &d, lying at the Hand Creckc Pond, w'''' in re-
gard it was afterward(^ alleadgcd to ho p>judiciall to the neighbourhood there,
^'pon further pmise made vnto the said John BroMne, at the next ensuinge
Coiu-t, that if hee would relinquish the said graunt, he should haue liberty to
make choyce of any pcell of land w'"^' M'as not then disposed of, ^\hercvnto
the said John Browne condisccnded, and made choyce of a pcell of land, pte
whereof was graunted foMy to M' Tymothy Ilatherlcy, the w<='» the said M-^
Hatherley did relinquish, yeikhng \p all his right and title therein vnto the
said John Browne, in w'=" considcraCons the Court hath confirmed all the said
pcell of land vnto the said John Browne, his hcircs and assignes foreQ, as the
same is bounded following, viz: All that pcell of land lying on the south side
Joancs Riuer, rangeing along the said riuer vp to the great swamp called Joanes
Ria Swampe, the land^ of Clement Briggs and :M'' Thomas Prence lying on
some pt of the south side thereof ; and also that marsh ground layd forth to be-
long to the said pcell of land^ lying at the easterly end thereof, and runinge
along the said Joanes Riuer, together w"' the long marsh adjoyneing therevnto, as
the same are now bounded forth ; & also one pcell of fresh marsh lying at the
head of Joanes Riuer Swamp, containeing about foiue acrees, be it more or
lesse, to haue & to hold the said pcell of vpland and marshes therevnto be-
lonf^ing, w*^ all and singuler their app'^tenc^, vnto the said John Browne, his
heires & assignes forefi, to the onely j)p use & behoofe of him, the said John
Browne, his heires and assignes foreii : provided alwayes, that the said pcell
of vpland do not extend itself southerly vpon the land^ of the said M'
Thomas Prence as to head any pte of the same.
♦Whereas at a Court of Assistant^ held the third day of DecemV, in the [*202.]
3 June.
PllENCE,
124 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 39. fourteenth yeare of the raignc of our soflaigne lord, Charles, by the grace of
God of England, Scotland, France, & Ireland King, defender of the feyth,
&S, one hundred and fifty acres of land^-svere graunted vnto ]\I'' Wilim Vas-
GoO. sell, of Scituate, lying vpon the North Riuer ; and ^vhcreas, by a farther or-
der of the Court held the first of Aprill in the xv^"^ yeare of his said ma'''^^
now raigne, of England, &(?, !M' Wilim Bradford, M'^ Edward Winslow, &
M'' John Browne were appoynted to view and lay forth the said pcell of land^
vnto the said Wilim "\^assall, the said Wilim Bradford & Edward Winslow
haue, vpon view thereof taken the xvj'*" day of jNIay last past, appoynted the
bound^ thereof to be in manh) & forme following, viz': to begin on that neck
of land w"'"' lyeth vpon thother side of the North Riuer, right ouer against the
lands of the said Wilim Yassall, which arc scituate & being on Scituate side,
that is to say, on that corner w'^''' lyeth toward^ the northwest, and to extend
towards the east two hundi-ed roodd^ or perches, vpon a straight lyne, & like-
wise begiiiing at the corner aforesaid, & so to extend vpon a straight lyne
towards the south one hundred and twenty roodds, and from thend of the first
mencbned lyne of two hundred rodds, to extend vpon a straight line south-
wards into the woods one hundred & twenty roodds, and from thend of the
second menconed lyne of one hundred & twenty rodds, to extend two hun-
di-ed rodds vpon a straight line into the woodland towards the east, so that the
two cross lynes meeteing in the woods land(^, will make the sd pcell of land to
lye in forme of a longe square. And also all that marsh or moweing ground
that abutteth vpon uny or euery pt of the said vpland before mencbned, lying
north & west & northwest, betwecne the said vpland & the said North Riuer,
& a certaine creek there ruiiing vpon the west side, & so farr on the north side
as where the said North Riuer comes hoame to the said vpland, and so far
vpon the west side as the said hundred & twenty rodd do extend, directly as
the sd lynes do extend themselues out of the woods to the North Riuer and
creeke aforesaid, now called or kno^^■ne by the name of West Newland, to
haue & to hold the said pcell of ^■pland and marsh or mowing ground so
butted and bounded as aforesaid, w*''all & singuler their appHenc^ to the said
Wilim Vassall, his heires & assignes foreil, and to the onely pp use and
behoofe of him the said Wilim Vassall, his heires & assignes foreQ.
COURT 0.RDEK8.
125
*1639. Bradford, Goun"
1G3 9.
CONCERNEING the order for the leighter, the Court cloth order as fol-
lowcth : —
That the leighter master shall haue x' for his man and his leighter for
xxilij howers ; and if he happen to he windbound, and shalbe stayed longer
then tlu-ee dayes, that then he shall haue but half pay, that is, v' for euery
day & night that hee shalbe stayed afterward^, for his man & leighter.
3 June.
Bradford,
Go't}N«.
[*t204.]
*At a Gerfall Court of o'' Sou^'aigne Lord the King, held the fourth 4 jum-.
Day of June, in the xv"" Yeare of the Raigne of 0'' said Sou''- ^^'J "^''
aigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God King of England, Si'c.
Ekfore Wilim Bradford, gent., GoQn"",
Thomas Prence,
Capt. Miles Standish,
John Alden,
W" Collyer,
John Browne,
Tymothy Hatherley, &
John Jenney,
M
Gent., Assist, of the said gou'.
R WILLM BRADFORD sworne Goflnor.
M'' Thomas Prence,
Capt. Miles Standish,
M' John Alden,
M-^ Wilim Collyer,
M'' John Browne,
M"" Tymothy Hatherley,
M' John Jenney,
Constables.
George Bower for Plymouth,
Steephen Tracy for Duxborrow,
Hiunfrey Tui'ner for Scittuate,
i'Tr'^^'^ A "^^ + for Sandwich, > sworne.
John Stronge for Cohannett,
Wilim Chase for Yarmouth,
Wilim Casely for Barnestable, ,
sworne Assistant^.
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
4 June.
Bbadford,
GoBn».
P'cut'.
[*206.]
The Grand Inquest, &6.
sworne.
°M' Wilira Thomas,
John Winslowe,
Christopher Waddesworth,
Georg Watson,
Nathaniell Morton,
Samuell Hinckley,
Richard Sparrow,
Wilim Hoskine,
•M"^ Wilhn Wood, of Sandwich,
M' Comfort Starr, of Diixborrow,
Thomas Payne,
Phillip Tabor,
John Jenkine,
°Pliillip Delanoy,
°John Paybody,
oWilim Wood,
°Samuell Fuller, Y SAVorne.
Richard Church,
John iJeane,
Robt Linnell,
°Isaack Robinson, J
■ admitted freemen & sworne.
of Yarmouth,
For Plymouth,
For Duxborrow,
For Scituate,
For Sandwich,
For Cohannet,
For Yarmouth,
For Barnestable,
The Comittces or Dep"'= for eich Towne.
JM'' John Done,J
llWilUam Paddy,||
Manasseth Kempton,
John Cooke, Jun.,
John Dunhame.
Jonathan Brewster,
Edmond Chaundler,
Anthony Annable,
Edward Foster.
Richard Biu'ne,
:J:Thomas Armitage,J M"" John Vincent.
iCapt. Wilim Poole,:^ M^ John Gilbert,
Henry Andrewes.
Thomas Payne,
Phillip Tabor.
M' Joseph Hull, ] made in Decemb"'
M-^ Thom Dimmack, J Coiut, 1639.
Memorand: that M' Wilim Bradford and his ptners doe glue the col-
lonies warneing that they will hold the trade no longer then Nouemb"" next,
that some other coiu'se may be thought vpon against that tyme for the con-
tinuance of yt.
M' Henry Feake, of Sandwich, desireth to be admitted a freeman the
next Coiut.
COURT ORDERS. 127
John Smyth, for vncleanes w"^ his wyfe before marriage, is censm-ed to 163 9.
4 June.
be whijit : was accordingly executed.
Dorothy Temple, for vncleanes and bringing forth a male bastard, is cen- Bradford,
sured to be whipt twice ; but shee faynting in the execucon of the first, thother ^ioBr.
Avas not executed.
M'' John Done is allowed to di-aw wine vntill the next Court, that further
order may be taken therein.
*It is ordered, by the consent of the whole Court, that a coinission shalbe [*207.]
made and directed to M"^ Wilim Bradford & M'' Edward Winslow, for the
decideing of the controQsie betwixt us and the Bay, concenng the bound^ of
the patents, ^v'^^ was drawne and approued by Coiu-t, in these words follow-
ing, viz' : —
To all Xpian people to whome these p''nt^ shall come, greeting, &d.
"Whereas, for the avoyding and ^venting of all difference and controQsies
that might arise about or conc''ning the extent^^ and limmitt^^ of the patent^ of
New Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay, and for the continuance and maynte-
nance of the auncient loue and amytic wee, the said inhabit' of the goflment
of New Plymouth, haue alwayes most zealously desrred to hold, obserue, and
keejjc w"' oiu- neighboures, the inhabit' of the said Massachusetts Bay, know
you that we, the Goiin'", Counsell of Assistant^, and the rest of the whole com-
inaltic and body of freemen of the id gou'"nt of Ncav Plym, being this day in
publike Comt suinoned and assembled together, haue, w"» mutual and joynt
assent and consent made, constituted, deputed, assigned, and authorised our
right trusty & welbeloued Wilim Bradford, gent., and our Goiinor, and Ed-
ward Winslow, gent., oiu- joynt and pp deputies, agent^, and coinission™, to
solicitc, conferr, coinime, and entreate w'^ the dep""^', agent^, & com", de-
p<uted, constituted, authorised, and appoynted by the gouer"' & inhabit' of the
said JNIattachusettS Bay appoynted for the like purpose on their p'^ & behalf,
and finally to finish, determine, & sett forth the extent^ , limmitt^, and bound-
aries of the lands betwixt the tAvo said pattent^ and goQm"*% so as they may
remayne and bee forefl hereafter vnalterable & invyolable ppetually w"'out
any further question, contention, controQsie, debate, or differrence whatsoeil.
And AvhatsoeQ our said deputies, agcnt^, & com"' shall doe, conclude, deter-
mine, & finish, or cause to be donne, concluded, determined, & finished, in,
about, and concerning the said ^miss', shalbe, and euer taken to bee, as ample,
authenticall, & effectuall to all the said end^, intent^, & purposes as if the
same had beene done & pformed by the Avhole body & comlnalty of the Goiln'',
Counsell of Assistant^, & freemen of the gou°' & corporacSn of Plym afore-
4 Jm
BUADFOKO,
128 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 (I .') 9. 5d ill thoire o^vne psons, and so to remayne absolutely Av"'out any controdiccon
or question -whatsocil hereafter, and to be entred vpon ivcord at the next
Gefiall ('ourt after the returne of our said coin''% &(3 ; prouided this warrant
('o'l^'"- & coiuission remayne in force the space of six months next after the date
hereof, & no longer.
In witness Avhereof, «&6.
[*208.] * Richard Derby, of Plym, gent., acknowledgeth to owe the
King, &^, xP.
Released. John Combcs, of the same, gent., xx'".
Edward Dotey, of the same, yeom.
XX
■•U
The condicon that if the said Richard Derby shall appeare at the Gefiall
Court to be holden in June next to answere to all such matters as on his
ma''"'" behalf shalbe objected against him conc''neing the glueing of an empoy-
soned potion of drinko to John Dunford & diners others at his comeing out of
England, ^\■hereby they were endangered of their Hues, and abide the faither
order of the Coui't, and not dep'" the same w"'out lyccncc ; that then, «&6.
Fines & Censures.
John Dunford, for his slaundcrs, clamors, lude & cuell carriage, pued as
Avell by his owne confession as otherwise, is censured to dop*' the goQment
w"'iu the space of three months next ensuing, and in the meane tyme well to
behaue himself, and if after his depHire he shalbe found w"^in the goQment
a"-aine, to be whipt & sent fi-om constable to constable out of the goQment.
Raph Gooame, for breakcing the Kings peace vpon Web 1 ^
Ady, fin''
John Wakefeild, for takeing xviij'* p day, & dyett 16 days.
is fyned
Richard Willis, for the like, for ij dayes, xviij''.
11 Juno. Mcmoranct, the xj"' of June, 1639 : that whereas vpon a form"^ contract
James Bushop was absent from tlie service of his m"', IM'' Thoni Farrall, of
Cohannat, the space of one yeare or thereabout^, it is this day concluded &
a'^recd vpon betwixt them, that the said James Bushop shall serue his said
m'', Thomas Farrall, half a yeare after the terme is expired, v.-"^ by his inden-
ture the said James is to serue the said Thomas, and to come to the said
Thomas the xxij"' of this instant moneth of June.
24 June. *]Memorand, the xxiiij"' of June : that Mary Mooreeock bath of her owne
[*209.] voluntary will, w"* consent of her father in law, Thomas Whitton, put herself
COURT ORDEKS.
129
apprentice w"" Richard Sparrow, of Plymouth, and Pandora, his wj-fe, and
after the manner of an apprentice w*** them to dwell from the day of the date
hereof vnto thend & terme of nyne yeares now next ensuing, & fully to be
compleate & ended ; the sd Richard Sparrow fynding his said servant meatc,
ch-ink, & apparell during the said terme, and shall also keepc her a ewe lambe
-w"^ her said father in law will bestow vpon her duiing the said terme, and
shall haue the third p** of thencrease thereof for his charg & labom* : prouided
that if the said Richard & his A^-yfe shall dye & dep** this life before thend of
the said terme, that then the said Mary shalbe fi-ee ; and in the meane tyme
that the said Richard nor his wyfe shall assigne or set ouer the id Mary for
her service duiing the sd terme to any other, Av^i^out consent and Ukeing of the
sd Mary & her fi-end^. And if it shall happen that the said Mary shall haue
a motion of marriage before thend of the said terme, that then it shalbe re-
ferred to two indifferent men to arbitrate •what the said Richard shall haue for
his charges he shall haue beene at w* her.
ISIemorand, the xiij"* day of August, 1639 : that John Barnes hath, w*''
and bv the consent of the w^'in bounden Svmon Trott, in consideracon of the
sume of eight pound^ steri, to be payd in ]March next, hath assigned and set
ouer the teraie of service of the said Symon, yet vnexpii-ed, vnto Thomas
Clark ; the said Thomas pformeing the couenant^ w'^'', on the pt of the said
John Barnes, are to be pformed. And the said Symon Trott doth fiu-ther
couenant & agree to and w*'^ the said Thomas Clark, to serue him the space
of seauen yeares from the seauenth day of this instant August next ensuing,
and fully to be compleat, the said Thomas Clarke glueing him a heiffer calf of
eight week^ old when that six yeares of the said terme are expired, and keepe
it him till his tyme be expii'ed, and giue him the xij bushells of Indian corne
at thend of the said terme ; and if the said Symon do happen to dcpt his said
masters service w*''out lycence, by ruiiing away, the said Symon doth pmisc to
scrue the s^ Thomas two yeares ouer and abouc his terme for euery tyme that
hee shall so runn away before the expiracon of the said terme of seauen
yeares.
*Thom Riddings & Ellene Penny manyed the xx"^' July, 1639.
Richard Knowles and Ruth Bower manyed the xv"" August, 1639.
Memorand, the last day of August, 1639 : that Richard Higgens for &
in consideracon that John Smaley shall teach Samuell Godbertson the trade of
a taylor, as farr as in him lyeth, & principally imploy him therein, hath as-
signed & set ouer all the residue of his terme, w*'*', by indenture, he is to
scrue the said Richard Higgens, vnto the said John Smaley, w"'' is vntill
Aprill, w'''' shalbe in the yeare of our Lord 1641, the said Richard Hig-
\0h. 1. 17
1 G 3 i).
24 June.
BUATIFOHI),
Gol-N".
13 August.
[*210.]
20 July.
15 August.
31 August.
130 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 39. gens fynding the said Samuel! apparell duiing the said terme, and the said
"^ ^1 ' John Smaley meate, di-inke, & lodginge.
31 August.
Beadford,
GoSr.
3 September. *jlt the Gcncill Couvt of o" SoiCaigiu Lord the King, held at Pbjm
newPly>,. aforcs", the third Day of Septcmb\ in the xv'" Yeare of the
[*21L]
Raigne of our s'' SoiCaigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God
of England, Scotland, France ami Ireland King, Defendor of the
Fayth, Sfc.
Before Wilini Bradford, gent, Goii, Wiltm CoUyer, gent,
Thoin Prence, gent, Tymothy Hatherley, gent,
Capt Miles Standish, gent, John Jenney, gen?, &
John Aldcn, gent, John Browne, gen?.
Assistant^ of the sd goQment.
JOHN BLAKEISIORE allowed to exercise the inhabitants^ of the towne
of Sandwich in the use of arnies.
Wilim Palmer alloM'cd the like for Yarmouth.
Georg Allen admitted freeman, & after also sworne constable of Sand-
wich for the rcmayndcr of this yeare.
It is ordered by the Court, that the corne seised vpon, ^\''^ IsV^ Callecutt
bought of the Indians about Teightaucutt and Coliannet, contrary to the order
of the Com-t, shalbe thone half giucn to the sd W Callecutt, he allowing
the charges.
Vpon the pcticon of George Morrell the Court doth order, that INI"" CoU-
yer and Jonathan Brewster sliall conferr and conclud w"' John Haudmore, or
any other, to kecpc him vpon such reasonable condicons as they shall tliink
iitt, and to allow a porcon of lande toward(^the mayntenance of him.
It is graunted by the Court, that M'' Andrew Hellot shall haue his greate
lott of t-\vo hundred acrees at Yarmouth 80 pole in breadth, at the first begin-
ing at the head of the coc from the marked trey, & to bcare vp that breadth
fourty pole in Icngh, and afterward^ to bee enlarged in breadth in the ranging
of yt towards^ thothcr end, w'^'' was afterward(^ layd forth in forme following,
viz' : from the sd tree on the east sid vpon a southerly line 40 pole, and then
enlarg(>d in breadth toward^ the east 20 pole, & extending in lengh 60 pole, and
from thence in breadth 38 pole, and from thence extends still in lengh 100
COURT ORDERS. 131
pole beyond a great pond to thcnd thereof ; and on the north & norwcst side 1 G 3 1).
fi-om the said tie, 80 pole in breadth, and in lengh first -10 pole, & then en- "^
3 September.
larged to the westward 50 pole in brcdth, & thence extending itself 160 pole, br^pford
and the south side thereof vpon a straight line 188 pole. ^°^-
*For the towne of Yarmouth, it is ordered by the Court, that it shall not L ~1~-J
be lawfiill for any man dwelling there to piu'chase two house lott^ or more, to
lay them together & mayntaine but one house vpon them ; but if any doe so,
the bargaine & sale to be voyde.
Whereas, by complaint, it is very pbable that diners of the committees
of Sandwich haue not faythfully discharged that trust reposed in them,
by receiueing into the said to\vne diners psons vnfitt for church socictie,
yv'^^ should haue beene their cheife care in the first place, and haue disposed the
greatest pt of the land^ there already, and to very few that are in chiuxh soci-
ctie or fitt for the same, so that w"'out speedy remedy our cheifest end wilbe
vtterly frustrate, — these are to require such of the committees as are here-
in faulty to appeare at the next Court of Assistant^, to answere the complaint,
and in the meane tyme not to dispose of any more land^ there, w"^out farther
order from the Court, nor make sale nor convey any of their land^ they haue
assumed to themselves to any pson.
It is ordered by the (Jourt, that a +hcrring+ ware to take fish shalbe
erected at Joanes Riuer.
The like liberty is graunted for a ware to take fish at ]Mortons Hole, Ea-
gles Nest, and Blewfish Riuer.
It is ordered by the Couit in regard that many do want lands w*^*^ were
heare when the diuision of land(^ and goods were made about twelue yeares
since, shall haue liberty to go & seeke out a conuenient place, or two, or thi'ee,
for their accoinodacon, that, vpon report thereof vnto the Com-t, the s"' land^
may be confirmed vnto them.
Vpon the psentmcnt ag' Isaack Stedman & John Emerson conc''ning
James Till, the Court doth order, that the said Isaack Stedman shall returne
the said Till the lamb or goatc, w"^ the cncrease, w"^"' was deliQed to him, he
paying for the keepeing thereof, and that the said James Till shall serue out
the remaynder of his Hue yeares terme w"' John Emerson, but no longer,
except vpon new agreement.
*Isaack Steedman, of Scituate, for not appeareing at the Comt, ) [*213.]
( xP
& contemning the GoQn''s warrant, is fyned
John Emerson, for suffering disorders in his house by drinking,
is fyned
132 PLYMOUTH COLONY llECORDS.
1().>!I. M'' John Ilolincs, the messenger, for chinking inordinately,
lyneci
3 September.
BuADFORD ^^'^ Nathaniel Thomas, ibr being drunken, iyned
GoPn".
Rol3te Waterman, for the like, fyned xP.
M"^ John Combe, for being drnnkcn, is disfranchised of his freedome.
James Till, for lying, & allureing John Bryan to drinking, and slander-
ing his dame EmSson, saying ho \\oidd go whome & lye w"' her, is censured
to -"e whipt.
John Bryan discharged, w*'' admonicon.
INIary, the wyfe of Robte ]Mendame, of Duxborrow, for useing dallyance
dinars tymes %v"' Tinsin, an Indian, and after committing the act of vnclean-
esse \v* him, as by his ownc confession by seflall interp>ters is made appar-
ent, the Bench doth therefore censure the said Mary to be Avhipt at a cart^
tayle through the townes street^, and to weare a badge vpon her left slecue
during her aboad w^'in this goQnt ; and if shoe shalbe found w^'out it abroad,
then to be bvu-ned in the face w* a hott iron ; and the said Tinsin, the Indian,
to be well whipt w"' a halter about his neck at the 2)ost, because it arose
through the allurement & inticement of the said Mary, tliat hee was chawne
therevnto.
Xpofer Winter, of Scituate, for committing vncleanesse w"^ Jane, his
wyfe, before marriage, is censured to be whijit at the post at the GoQn" discre-
tion ; and the said Jane, his wvfe, to be whipt at a carts tayle w"^ the said
Mary Mendame.
Such as are j)posed to be Freemen the next Comt.
Richard Smith,
Wilim Parker,
John Smyth,
M^ Thorn Farrall,
M"^ David Kerwythy,
M-- ^ Hallowell,
M"' Thomas Howes,
of Cohannett.
, of Yarmouth.
Wilrm Palmer,
25 September. *The xxv"" Septemb', 1G39. Meraoranct: that M"^ Henry Feake, of
L ~14.J Sandwich, w*'' and by the consent of Edmond Ed«'ard(^, his servant, hath
assigned and made oner vnto John Barnes, of Plyiu, all the residue of the
terme w*''' by indentiu-e the said Edmond is to serue the sd M'' Feake, to serue
it forth w"' the said John Barnes, the said John Barnes fynding vnto the said
Edmond meate, drinke, lodging, & washing, during the terme ; and instead
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of iijjparell, pay liim ior tlie first three poiniclf^ stcrl., and for eucry ycare after 1 G 8 0.
three jjoimcl^ tenu shillings steri, during the sd termc ; & in thend thereof, ' '^ ^
111- ti • r T T n 1 n 1 • i-2'^ September.
double apparell linu av"' one suite tor Lordf davcs, & another lor workems: ^
dayes, & pay him six pound^^ steri. GoCnx.
jNIemorand : that this Court, Vssamequin and JNIooanam, his sonn, came
into the Court in their owne ppcr psons, and desired that the auncient league
& confederacy formerly made -w"^ tliis gouerment, Avhcrein he acknowlcdgeth
himself subject to the King of England, & his successors, mav stand and rc-
mayne inviolable. And the said A'ssamecpiin and ^Nlooanam, his sonn, for
themselues and their successors, do faythfuUy pniisc to keepe and obserue the
couenant^ and condiGous therein expressed & contayned, w'"^ on their part^
are to be kept and observed. And the said Vssamcquin & ^looanam, his sonn,
do now also pmise to the Avhole Court, that he nor they shall orAvill needleslv
or vjijustly rais(> any (piarrells or doe any Avrongc to other natiues, to p\()ak(^
them to ^^•arr against him ; and that hee or they shall not giue, sell, or comc-v
away any of his or their land^, territories, or possessions AvhatsocQ, to any
person or persons A\homsoeuer, Av"'out the priuitie c^ consent of this gouer-
ment, other then to such as this goQm"' shall send and a])povnt, all w-'' condi-
cons the said Vssamequin and ^looanani, his sonn, lor themselues and their
successors, do faythfully pmise to obserue & keepe. And the whole Court,
in the name of the whole goQment, for cich towne respectluely, do likewise
ratifie and confirme the foresaid auncient league and confederacy, and do also
further jimise to the said Vssamequin & Mooanam, his sonn, and their succes-
sors, that they shall and will from tyme to tymc defend the said Vssamequin
& Mooanam, his sonn, & their successors (when nccdc & occation shall rec|uirc)
against all such as shall vnjustly rise vp against them to Avrong or oppresse
them vnjustly.
*At a meeting at Sandwich the 3'^ of Octob"", 1639, wherein M'' Thomas Prence 3 October.
and Captaine Standish Averc appoynted l)y the goQment to heare and [*~15.]
determine all difterenc(^ & controQsies amongst the coinittees and inhabit^
of the said toAvne of Sandwich.
Whei^eas Joseph Winsor hath a lott in the toAvnc of A'iij jiole broad, &
xij pole long, or there about(^, av''^ he purchased of Thoiii ShillingSAVorth, av''*'
Avas Thorn Hamptons, deceased, and that the place is fitt for a publike vse, it is
ordered, that the tOAvne shall haue it for other use, they glueing the sd .Jo-
seph Winsor as much as the same is Avorth ; and in the meane season the sd
Winsor to keepe his possession thereof vntill he be puided for elscAvhere.
Forasmuch as the neck of land called Moonuscaulton is by all or most pt
of the inhabitants adjudged to be fitt for breeding vp yeong cattell, it is
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1G39.
3 October.
Bkadford,
GoB.N".
[*216.]
8 October.
9 October.
U October.
16 October.
8 November.
10 November.
20 November.
24 November.
22 November.
concluded and agreed vpou by the gefJall consent of the inhabit' of Sandwich,
that the said neck of land called INIoonuscaulton shalbe reserued to the towne
as a common, for the breeding of their yeong cattell, and not to be appropri-
ated to any mans pticuler, w"^out consent of the whole towne, and approba-
con of the goQn', saue that the wood therevpon shalbe free for all to take of,
puided it be w"^out wast and spoyle thereof.
The like is concluded and agreed vpon for the other neck of land called
Shaume Neck, lying betwixt the Riuers of Shaume & Manuscussett, to be re-
serued for a coiiiou for the towne, and not to be appropriated to any mans
pticuler w*out consent of the whole towne, and approbacon of the goflment,
saue that the wood therevpon shalbe free for all to take thereof, puided it be
w'^'out waste & spoyle thereof.
It is also concluded & agreed vpon both by the comittees & other the in-
habit^ of Sandwich, that for the redi'cssing of the negligence of the comittees
in receiueing into the towne many inhabit' that are not fitt for chiuxh societie,
& for p>venting of like euell for ensuinge tyme, it is oidcrcd, that none here-
after shalbe admitted into the towne, or haue land^ assigned them by the com-
mittees, w^'out consent & approbacon of INI"' LeQich & the church first had &
obtayned. And likewise that such of the now inhabit' as are disposed to sell
their estat^ and dept the towne, they shall not sell their laboiu-s to any pson
except he be geiially approoued of by the whole towne.
And lastly, for the p^uenting of dangers, euells, & discord^, that may
happen in the disposall of land^, or other occations w"'in the towne, it is con-
cluded and agreed vpon, that the towne shall fi*om tyme to tyme make choyce
of some one of the Assistant^, and at psent of jNI"" Thom Prence, to be joyned
w"* the comittees to whom fi-om tyme to tyme they shall haue recoui'se to ad-
idse w*"^, and receiue direccons fi'om, in all such occations as hereafter shalbe
needfull.
*Heugh Norman & Sarah White marryed the viij* Octob"", 1639.
Gyles Hopkins & Katherne Wheldon marryed the ix* OctoV, 1G39.
Richard Willis & Amey Glasse marryed the xj"' Octob'', 1G39.
Samuell Tompkins & Lettis Foster marryed the xj"' Octob'', 1639.
Morris Truant & Jane ^ marryed the 16'^ OctoV, 1639.
Anthony Snowe and Abigail Warren maVryed the viiij"" Novemb% 1639.
Thomas Pynson & Joane Stanley marryed the x'"" Novemb', 1639.
Samuell Jackson & Hester Silis marryed the xx*'' Novemb', 1639.
William Paddy, of Plymouth, nJchant, & Alice Freeman, of Sandwich,
marryed the xxiiij"' of Novemb'', 1639.
Thomas Whitton and Winyfi-ide Harding marryed 22"^ Nouemb', 1639.
COURT ORDERS.
135
'^At a Court of .^ssistantt held the viif of October, in the xv"" 1639.
Yeare of his Mcf" now Raigne, of England, 8fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gent., GoQr,
Thom Prence,
Capt. Miles Standlsh,
John Alden,
Gent., Assistant^, &6,
Wilim CoUyer,
John Jenney, &
John Browne,
7 October.
Bradford,
GoBn".
[*2n.]
WILLM CLARK, of Yarmouth, tooke the oath of allegiance & fideli-
tye, and was also sworne to execut the office of a constable at Yar-
mouth vntill June next.
It is ordered by the Covu-t, that a paire of stocky & a pound shalbe ^sent-
ly erected in Yai-mouth, and the constable to see them done, & haue a warrant
to distrayne such as shall refuse to pay what he shalbe assessed to the charg
thereof, as also a warrant to levy the charges of the comittees of the said
towne that attend the Court^.
Edward Morrell, being sworne, dejDoscth & sayth, that W"" Chase (at his
returne hoame from the Court when ^I'' ISIathewes & hee were here together)
did report that M'" IMathewes had nothing to say for himself, & that he mar-
vailed how any durst joyne w"' him in the fast, & fui-ther said that some being
then in ^sence w"* the ma'''*'% did hold vp his hand, & ciyed, Fye fye ! for
shame !
Captaine Miles Standish, M"^ Alden, & M' Ed. Winslow are appoynted
to lay forth the land(^ and meaddow grauntcd to Job Cole, as also the land^
graunted to Francis Godfray & Robert Carver, and to pportion their number
of acrees.
Thomas Clarke is graunted liberty to erect a house at Mannamett Pond^,
to fodder his cattle in this winter, vntill some land^ be there layd forth
for him.
It is ordered by the Court, that the seauenteene acrees of meaddow lying
at the Stoney Coe, in Yarmouth, shalbe layd forth for JM' Andrew Hellot, on
the southwest side of the id coe, & if it want of that pportion, then to be
made vp on thothcr side, and ten acres more vpon the Stoney Coe Neck.
It is ordered, that there shalbe six men of the towne of Ply Si, and three
men of the towne of Duxborrow, chosen to assesse the charges of both townes
for the charges of the bridg oU Joanes Riuer.
John Carew is allowed to be for himself vpon the continuance of the
7 October.
Brahforu,
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
good report of his carriage & demean'' ; & at a Court of Assistant^^ held the
fourth of Xovcmh"' next after, Edmoud Weston is lycenced to line w"" John
Care^^-, & to be ptner w"' him in workeing and planting vpon the 5d Jolni Ca-
Goun". j-e^yj^ land, vpon their good demean"^ together.
2 December. * At ct Cowt of Jssistant^, held the second of Decemb\ in the xi""'
[*ai8.] Yeare of the Raigne of o'" Sou^'aigne Lord, Charles, by the
Orace of God King of England, 8fc.
Before W" Bradford, gent., Golin'', Wilim Collyer,
Thomas Prencc, Tymothy Hatherley,
Capt. Miles Standish, John Jenney, and
John Alden, John Browne,
Gent, Assistant^, &(5.
WILLM FALLOWELL, Robert Finney, John Finney, & Thomas Eettis
are to haue garden places assigned them about Webbs feild, when
the GoGn'', M'' Prence, & M' Jenney haue viewd yt.
]SP Thomas Prence is graunted the pccll of ground lyuig betwixt John
Barnes garden and Georg Watsons fcild.
3 December. *jjt « Gcn'tt// Court licld the third of Decemb\ in the xv"' Yeare of the
[*1319.] Raigne of o' Sou'aignc Lord, Charles, hij the Grace of God
of England, 8fc., Kingc, 8fc.
Bkfoke W'" Bradford, gent., GoQ, Wilhn Collyer,
Thomas Prencc, Tymothy Hatherley,
Capt. utiles Standish, John Jenney, &
John Alden, John Browne,
Gent., Assistant^, &d.
LYCENC or liberty is graunted to M"^ Wilim Vassell to make an oyster
bank in the North Iliuer, sixty rods in lengh, & erosse the said riuer,
in some convenycnt place ncrc his farme there, called the West Ncwland, and
COURT ORDERS. 137
to appropriate it to his owne vse, forbidding all others to use the same w"'out 1 G 3 9.
his lycence.
3 December.
W Joseph Hull, M' Thoni Dimmack, V\ iltm Caseley, Robert Lmuett, B^^pronu
John Williams, John Twisden, Thomas Chambers, John Hewis, M"" Anthony *^"'''''-
Thacher, & M' Wilim Kemp, admitted freemen this Com-t, & swornc accord-
ingly.
Wilim Casely sworne constable w^'in the ward of Barnestable, vntill
June next.
The difference betwixt M"' Samuell Gorton & Thomas Clarke are referred
by consent of the said Thorn Clarke, and appoyntment of the Court, to Rich-
ard Chui-ch & Edward Banges as arbitrat", and John Dunhame as vmpire, to
be decided & ended by them.
M' Joseph Hull & ] _. ^ ^
i coinittees lor xJarnestable.
M'' Thoiii Dimmack, J
Thomas Lumbert is allowed to keepe victualling, or an ordinary, for
entertainemcnt of passengers, and to draw M-yne at Barnestable, he keepeing
good order in his house.
M"" Steephen Hopkins, vpon his psentment for selling a lookeing glasse
for 16'^, the like whereof was bought in the Bay for ix**, is referred to fui'thcr
informacon.
Joseph Beedle and Francis Sprague to be both warned to answere their
Psentmcnt^ ag^' them seiially.
*]M'' Garrat, of Scittuate, is fyned vjwn a form"' pscntni* for drawing vrync [*220.]
w"'out lycence, xx^
Thomas Clark, for extortion, in buy. a paire of boote& spurrs for x', 8c
selling them againe for xv% is fyned xxx*.
Jonathan Brewster, for neclect of the ferry at the North Riuer, is fyned
xx" to the colony, & x' a peece to M*^ Groomes & Edmond Weston, if they
will take yt.
M'' Steephen Hopkins, for selling strong water w"'out lycence, proued &
confessed in Court, is fyned iij".
Samuell Chaundler, of Duxborrow, planter, acknowledgeth to
owe the King xl''.
Richard Higgcns, of Plyni, taylor, . .' xx". Released.
James Hurst, of the same, planf, xx''.
The condicon that if the said Samuell Chaundler shall psonally appeare
at tlie next Gciilall Court of our soQaigne lord the King, to be holden for this
goQm"', to answere to all such matters as on his ma"''^ behalf shalbe objected
against him, concerneing opprobrious & slanderous word^ spoken by him
VOL. I. 18
138
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1039-40. against the Gou'' and goflment, and abide tlic farther order of the Coui-t, &
not depte the same \v"'out lycencc ; that then, &d. Eespited to the next Com-t.
Nehemiah Smyth & Ann Burne marryed the xxj'^^ Januar., 1639.
21 January.
Bradford,
GoB".
6 January. *jt a Couft of Assistmiti^ hclcl the vf" of January, in the xv"
[*221.] Yeare of his MaJ'" now Raigne, of England, Sfc.
Before W'" Bradford, gent., Gou'',
Thorn Prenc,
Capt. Miles Standish,
John Ahlen,
Gent., Assistant^, &6
Wilim Collyer,
John Jenney, &
John Browne,
12 January.
The x"- of Jan-
ary, 164.3, the
said Barnes
came w"" the
said Iliili;
Sparrow, &
ackiiowledf^ed
full satisfac-
tion, X' dcsiied
tlic record to
bo cancelled,
•^vci was donn
accordingly.
IN consideracon that Thomas Clark shall relinquish his graunt of land^ at
the Whoop Place, (except eight acrees reserued to Thomas Little,) the
Court doth graunt and assignc vnto the said Thomas Clarke, in lue thereof, four-
score acres, and fine more due to the said Thomas Clark, purchased of Nichohis
Presland, fourscore and fine acrees in all, to be layd forth for him at Manna-
mett Ponds, fourty acres foriiJly graunted to Thomas Little there, to be pcell
thereof, and to be layd forth by M"^ Thomas Prence, ]\P John Jennfcy, and
Josuah Pratt.
+The xij'^ of January, 1639. Memorand : that John Barnes, of Plym-
outli, liath soidd vnto Richard Sparro^^-, of the same, foure steeres of two yeares
old a pcecc, at the next spring, and one bull of three yeares old. The foure 5d
steeres arc to be deliQcd vnto the said Richard at Yarmouth, Avherc they are
now Avintcred, the first day of INIay next, the said John paying for half the
char"-cs of fctchins? them hither ; and the bull to be dcliQed in Plymouth
some tyme in July next ; and the said Richard Sparrow is to pay the said
John Barnes, his execuf% administrat", or assigncs for the said steeres & bull
fourscore and three poinuls, current money, at or vpon the second day of Fcb-
ruarv, W^*^ shalbo in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundred
fourty and one, at or w*'>in the now dwelling house of the said John Barnes,
scituate in Plym aforesaid.
Quit&payd. Witness, MANASSETH KEMPTON,
JOHN DUNHAM, Senior,
NATIIANIELL SOWTilEKJ
COUllT ORDERS. ]3tJ
Memorand : the same tlay the said Richard Sijarrow sould viito Josias lG.'>i)-4(l.
Winslow, of PlyiTi, two of the foresaid steercs and the hull, for the suine of ' *■ ^
11 1 • t 1 T ^2 Janviaiv.
fifty pounds, of like current money, to be payd the same day, viz', the second Bradford,
of Februar., anno Dni 1641, to the said Eichard, his exccut''% administrate, Gol'n".
or assi"-ncs, at his now dwelling house in Plyni aforesaid ; prouidcd alwayes,
that when the said steeres are brought from Yarmouth, they shalbc equally
matched into two paire by the said Josias, and what thone pairc shalbc ad-
judged better then thother by the sd Josias, the said Richard shall cither giue
or refuse, at the choyce of the said Richard, and the said difference betwixt
the said paire is to be payd at the day & place where thother money is to be
payd. And it is further agreed vpon bctwecne the said Josias & Richard,
that the said Richard shalbc at the charge to bring them from Yarmouth to
Plyni, and the said Josias shall kcepc them all at Greenes Harbour at his
charge, vntill thend of September following.
Witnes, NATHAXIELL SOWTHER.
There was fourty shillinges difference in the matching & paircing the said
steers, w"^^ 40^ the said Josias Winslow is to pay the said Richard Sparrow at Quitt & payd.
the day & place where thother money is to be payd ; viz', the 2** of Fcbruar.,
1641.
*The xiij"' Fcbruar, 1639. Memorand: that whereas James Glasse, 13 February,
servant to Henry Coggcn, of Barnestable, is to serue the said Henry for the [*222.]
termc of fine yeares from the fourteenth day of June next ensuing, — now, the
said Henry Coggen, for and in consideracon of the suine of fifty shillings
steri, and twenty bushells of Indian cornc, to him in hand payd by Manasseth
Kempton, of Plyni, hath, w"' and by the consent of the said James Glasse,
soidd and assigned vnto the said INIanasseth Kempton all the resedue of the
terme of yeares w'*' the said James is to serue him, the said Henry Coggen,
to be serued forth w"' the said INIanasseth Kempton, and vntill the first of
October following longer, the said ISIanasseth Kempton fynding the said
James Glasse meate, chink, and apparell dui-ing the said terme.
Francis Weston & INIargery Reeues marryed the 27 "* of Februar., 1639. 27 Febmary.
Samuell Kinge is graunted liberty to plant his land he bought of M""
Derby, & to build a house vpon it ; but to line in house, w"' his father in law,
Giles Rickett.
The last of Februar., 1639. Memorand : that whereas Wilim Hony- 28 February,
well is to serue IM'' Thomas Prence vntill June next, and some fmther tyme
vf'^^ he should also serue for absenting himself diuers tymes from his seruice,
— - now, in considerac6n that they said AVIllm Hony well shall wholly imploy
140
PLYMOUTH COLO.NV RECORDS.
28 February.
Bradford,
Goif'.
1639-40. himself in setting, planting, and weeding the acres of the said M' Thorn
Prence, newly taken in on the south side of the towne Plym, or as much
thereof as hee cann, & not loyter or work w"i any other man excej^t it be for
worke againe, or by lycence from M"' Prence. The said ^NP Thomas Prence
hath released the said Wilim Honywell all the terme he should haue serued
him, and shall fynd him seede corne to set the land w"'all ; and the sd
Wilim Ilonywcll shall haue thone half of the crop at harucst for his paynes.
And it is agreed vpon that the said W" Honywell shall remayne in house
■^yth Thomas Atkinson, and tliat ^P Prence shall allowe him so much in
corne as hee shall agree w*'' the sai?l Thoin Atkinson for, for his dyett &
being in his house; nud the said W'" ir()iiy\vell >hall pay the corne againe to
M' Prence out of his sliurc of the crop at harucst, and that ^P Prence will
spare his goatehouse to gather & dresse vp the corne in at haruest ; and that
herevpon the xij bushells of corne, ^^•''^ the id "Wilim should haue had at
thend of his terme, is relinquished, onely the said Wilim is to haue the xxv
acres of land according to his couenant.
3 March. *Jt the Geiidl Court of o" SoiCaigne Lord the Kinge, held at JVeio
New Plym. p,^ ^j^ ^^.^^ r j^^^.^j^ ^^ ^^g ^.^tk yeare of Ms sttid Ma'-"
[*223.] ^ ' J '
now Raigne, of England, 8fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, geni, GoQ,
Thorn Prence,
Wilim Collyer,
John Alden,
Capl Miles Standish,
Tymothy Hatherley,
John Jenney, &
John Browne,
Gen?, & Assistant^ of the said goil*.
MR JOHN MAYO, of Barnestable, & Job Cole admitted freemen this
Court & sworne.
M' Wetherell, ]\P INIathewe, Thoin Falland, & Gabrlell Fallowell
ppounded to take vp their freedome the next.
M' Wilim Bradford elected GoueiTior.
M' Thomas Prence,
M^ Wilim Collyer,
Capt Miles Standish,
M"' Tymothy Hatherley,
M' Tvmothv Hathcrlev elected Treasurer
]\I"' John Jenney,
jNP John Browne,
M"" Edmond Freeman,
elected Assistant^.
COURT UKDKRS.
141
Plyiiioutli, .
Duxbonow, .
Sclttuiite,
Sanchvich,
Yarmouth, .
Taunton, (not .sw
Barnestable, .
Eichard Sp;inow,
Joseph Rogers,
Geoj'g Kcnncrick,
. M"- W'" Wood,
IIW" Lumpkin, II
;J.Jamcs Matlicws,J
ornc,) M"' John Gilbert, Sen.,
jWillm: Caseley,J
|].John Cooppi-,11
Nicholas Snow,
Richard S'parrow, &
Josiah Cooke, &
Thoiii Cushman,
Experience Michell &
Constant Southwood,
Richard Sillis &
John Lewes,
Georg Allen &
Richard Burne,
Sworne.
Constables nominated
for the seQall townes.
lG31)-40.
3 March
BiiAnrouD
Got.N".
Surveyors 'of the
lieighwayes.
Plymouth, .
Duxborrow, . .
Scittuate,
Sandwich,
Yannouth,
Taunton,
Barnestable,
•Thomas Ricard and AVilim Crocker sworne this Court to the last will
& testament of Daniell Stanleck, of Scituate, deceased.
Geors Kenrick & Wilim Crocker sworne also to the last will & testam*
of Thomas Pryor, of Scituate, deceased.
John Pryor, execuf of the said Thorn Pryor, deposed to the inventory
exhibited to the Court of the good^ & chattells of the 5d Thorn Pryor.
Whereas INP Gilson, of Scituate, is lately deceased, & that Edward Fos-
ter, who should haue prooued his Avill, and M'' Gilsons wyfe, who should haue
exhibited an inventory of his goods, were both dangerously sick, a coinission
is graunted to M"^ Tymothy Hatherley, Wilim Hatch, & Henry Cobb, to take
the j)bate of the said will & inventory by sufficient Avitness", and to returne
the same the next Coui't.
Forasmuch as John Crocker, of Scituate, is proued to haue corrected his
servant boy, Roger Glasse, in a most extreame & barbarous manner, the Court
vpon due consideracon hath taken the said Roger Glasse from the said John
Crocker, and placed him w"^ John Whetcombe, of Scituate, to serue out his
tyme av"" the said John Whetcombe, w'''' is six yeares from the fourteenth of
June next ; the said John Whetcombe paying the said John Crocker three
[*224.]
142 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G39-40. pound^, deducting fiue shillings for his charges, & the said Crocker to deliuer
" "i^ "^ vp his cloathes to the said Whetcombe.
„ Whereas there is controQsy betwixt Greens Harbour & Duxborrow
Bradford, •'
GoO". about the land^ betweene the fresh of Greens Harbour Eiuer and the South
Riuer, it is ordered and graunted by the Coiut of Freemen to M'' Edward
Winslowe & the rest of the neighbour-hood of Greens Harbour, a competent
peon of vpland^ and meddowe betwixt the said riuers for a farme for a
minister, and one other competent porcon of land nere vnto the said lot for the
minister, either for Nehemiah Smyth or some other, as the said inhabitant^ of
Greens Harbour shall place in. And whereas M"^ Thorn Prence hath a porcon
of land there graunted to him for a forme, it is ordered also that those that
view the foresaid land^ shall likewise view M' Princes land^, and if they fynd
it not competent for a farme, that they shall add thereto such fiuther j)porcon
of land^ of those that lye next it as shalbe thought competent.
Concerning the prison, John Barnes & Georg Bower are appoynted by
the Comt to see the tymber & frame of the said prison, to be brought to the
place where it shalbe erected, & to puide the leighter to fetch yt, but Duxbor-
row men to layd it into the leighter, and they to receiu'^ yt here & se it
vnloaden, & j)uide carriage to bring it to the place where it ic to be set
vp, & to get hand^ & help to finish the same.
[*225.] *Whereas M'' Thacher, M"" Crowe, & M' Howes, the committees of Yar-
mouth, were complayned of to haue made vnequall diuisions of lands there,
wherevpon the said comittees haue exhibited a very formall diuision of the
said lands vnto the Coiut, ^y'^^ is well approoued of, and the Court doth further
order, that the said coinittees shall receiue no more inhabitant^ into the said
towne, except they bring certificate from the places whence they come, vnder
sufficient mens hand(^ of the id plac(^, of their religious and honest carriage,
w'='* certifycate shall first be allowed by the goQn"' and assistant^ before such
psons be admitted there.
Whereas the inhabitant^ of Cohannett, now called Taunton, haue com-
playned of thire greate want of meddow ground^, the w"*^ hath beene seriously
weighed and considered vpon by speciall order of the whole body of the
Com-t, and fynding their want^ to be such that vnlesse they be supplyed of
meddow land^ they cannot comfortably tljere subsist, the Court doth there-
fore now order and graunt the meddow land^ at Assonet, and betwixt Taunton
and Assonett on both sides the riuer, vnto the said inhabitant^ of Taunton,
prouided alwayes that the ministers and people now there which are fitt
& do pceede & continue in a church estate there the space of seauen yeares
next ensuing, (except some speciall hand of God doe hinder the same,) that
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143
3 March.
Bradford,
GoBno".
then the mcddow 1;uk1(^ aforesaid shalbc to them and thcirc heires, to haue & 1C30-40
to hokl to them & their heires foreuer. And the Court doth fui-ther order,
that they will see W Ilooke, M' Streete, & M''' Poole shall haue competent
meddow & vplands for farmes layd forth for them about ]\Iay next, by
Captaine Standish & such others w"» him as shalbe especially assigned there-
vnto.
Fynes & Censui'es.
James Till, of Scittuate, for pm-loyneing come & a shirt from W™ Parker,
of Scittuate, Avhen he was servant to him in his house, as also for purloyneing
corne from John Eiiilson & others, when he Avas servant to them, yv"^ were
confessed by him in Comt, was censured to be whipt & burnt in the shoulder,
and to make restitucon to his master Emerson, for the corne he stole from
him, vizj, six bushells of corne, either in service, corne, or otherwise.
Francis Sprague, of Duxborrow, for draweing & retayleing wine at
Duxborrow, contrary to the expresse order of the Court, is fyned by the
Bench XX* steri.
Joseph Biddle, of Duxborrow, for suffering men to drinke drunken in his
house, is censured xx* steri.
A writt of diuision of land^ is graunted to M"" Tymothy Hatherley.
*Winiam Hurst, of Sandwich, and Katherne Thickston marryed the lY"*
March, 1639.
Thomas Gilbert & Jane Rossiter, of Taunton, marryed the xxiij"' of
March, 1639.
17 March.
[*226.]
23 March.
*Jt a Court of Jssistantl held at Phjm, the vf of Jprill, in the
xvf Years of the now Raigne of o"" Sotfaigne Lord, Charles,
hi/ the Grace of God King of England, Sj-c.
Before Willm Bradford, genl, GoQnor,
Thoin Prence,
Wiltm Collyer,
Cap? Standish,
Gen^, Assistant^, &5.
John Alden,
John Jenney, &
John Browne,
APCELL tenn acres of meddoAv in the long meddow by Edward Do-
teys is graunted to M"' Bridgitt Fuller, to be layd forth for her of
that w'^'' lyeth next to Edward Doteys meddow, and a pcell of vpland to yt.
An acre of meddow land forfflly layd forth for Georg Hales at the
1G40.
6 April.
New Plym.
[*227.]
144 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
10 40. BleAvfish Eiuer, & lying next to jM"" Partrich, is graunted vnto the id W Raph
' "^ " Partricli, in regard the Sd Hales comes not to enjoy yt.
6 April. ^^^ William Wetherell, John Willis, Nicholas Robins, Thomas AVey-
Bk.vdford,
GoL'xoK. borne, Thomas Hayward, Thomas Bonney, Dolor Davis, and Wilim Brett
are graunted the lands lying on the norAvest side of the Northill in Dux-
borrow, w"* the lands by Chi-istopher Waddesworths farme, and the meddow
there to be deuided amongst them by the appoyntment of M"' Collyer, M"^
Partrich, Jonathan Brewster, and Wilim Basset, and to haue liberty to sett
corne at Namassacusset, and to mowe grasse for their cattell there, and to
build a house on the south side of the brooke there.
Wilim Basset, of Duxborrow, is graunted one hundred acres of vpland,
■\v"i meddow convcynient to be layd to yt, lying betweene the lands graunted
to M"" Comfort Starr and the Beaver Ponds, & to begin at the creeke by the
iland or thereabout(^, and ]\P Alden, to be added to M"' Collyer, M^ Partrich,
and Jonathan Brewster, to view it and lay it forth.
That ^l"" Wilim Kemp haue a portion of land to be layd forth betwixt
M"' Starr lands and the lands graunted to William Basset, w"' a porcon of
meddow land to be laid to yt, vpon the view of ISP Collyer, Jonathan Brews-
ter, & Wilim Bassctt.
Constant Southwood and Thomas Southwood, his brother, Joseph Ro-
gers and John Rogers, his brother, are graunted fifty acres apecce of vpland,
next where M' Vassells farme is at the North Riucr, w'^ pportionable med-
dow ground, to be layd forth to eich of them vpon the view of M' Collyer,
JM'' Partrich,:^ Johnathan Brewster, and Wilim Bassett.
[*228.] *John Mynard, Francis Sprague are graunted the lands lying betweene
Jonathan Brcwster(^ land at the North Riucr and W Comfort Starr, w"' com-
petent meddow, to be layd forth vnto them by M'' Collyer, Jonathan Brewster,
and Wilim Bassett ; the Court adjudginge there wilbe fifty acres a peece &
not aboue.
Hcnrv Sampson is graunted the coirion lying at the head of his lott,
and to be layd forth for him by M" Collyer, Jonathan Brewster, & Wilim
Bassett, pvided that a heigh way be left for cattell to passe to and fro to the
cofnon.
DanicU Cole is graunted fifty acres of vpland, lying next Wilim Bassett,
beyond the South Riucr, if there wilbe spare land(^ left of either side his lott
when M" Kemps land is layd forth there, & to be donn by ]M'' Collyer, Jona-
than Brewster, & Wilim ]3assett, aV'" is accordingly layd forth from the
marked tree of Wilim Bassetts, the iland or necke of land lying in the marsh
on the south side of the said tree and the meddow land lying afore the sd
COURT ORDERS. 145
ilaiul, 5 acres in breadth, begiiilng at the hammock where Wilim Basset 1 G 4 0.
Icauos to the head of a couc on the west side the sd iland.
6 April.
Wilhn Sherman is graiinted a meadstead about the Stony Brooke, in un^nvoiu),
DuxborroA\-, and the said Wilim & John Washbornc to haue such accoinoda- ^"l"'-
cons of land as may be spared in the place where they desire, when M' CoU-
ver, Jonathan Brewster, & Wilim Basset haue viewed the place.
The land at Carsewell Creek, desired by John Rowsc, is to be viewed by
Captaine Standish & M"^ Alden, and if they shall adjudg it to bee competent
for the said John Rowse and Abrahame Sampson, vpon their certyfycate to
the Court thereof, they to banc it.
John Phillips and James Lindell are graiuited eich of them a garden
place vpon Stony Brooke in Duxborrow, by Phillip Delanoyes, and to be layd
forth for them by "SV Collyer, Jonathan Brewster, & "Wilim Bassett.
John Tisdall is graunted enlargment at the lower end of his lott, if there
shalbe found any spare land, when M'^ Collyer, Jonathan Brewster, and Wilim
Bassett haue view the place, puided that there be a heigh way left for cattell
to passe to and from the coiTion by.
Captaine Standish and W Alden are to view the meddow lying by the
land^ graunted to Leiftennant Wilim Holmes, and to allow him a pporcon
thereof to his vpland there.
Wilim Hiller & Georg Pollerd are graimted a pporcon of land containe-
ing about fourty acrees, be it more or lesse, abutting vpon the Stony Brooke,
in Duxborrow, & lying on the north side thereof; to be viewed and layd forth
for them by M'' Collyer, Jonathan Brewster, & W" Bassett, w*^*" was bounded
thus, viz' : lying on the south side of a swampe aboue the homesteads on Stony
Brooke, or the Milne Brooke, from a marked tree on the north side of the
said swamp to another marked tree south & by west along the said riuer side,
in breadth containing 80 pole, and in lengli to another marked tree, west
south west, runing to a pcell of land graunted to John Washborne, thelder,
on thonc side of the said land, & on thother side to runn all along by the
said swamp as the nuuked tres are marked on the north side thereof, runing
to the head of the said swampe, then from other marked trees to an arme at
Greens Harbour Brooke ; and also all the meddow land that lyeth before the
said land vppon the said Stony Brooke on that side the brooke.
*.M^ Wilim Collyer, Cap? Standish, M' Alden, M^ Browne, M' Winslow, [*229.]
and Jonathan Brewster are appoynted to set forth the two farmcs at the South
Riuer, graunted to belong to Greenes Harboiu-, and likewise to view M'
Princes farme there, and to add to it such a pportion as shalbe thought fitt by
them, according to the order of the Court, and to allow one hundred acres for
VOL. I. 19
14G PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1640. thone farme and fourscore acres for the otlier, w"' competent Key ground to
^ them as couvcuvent as niav bee, and in case there slialbe any diiFerence arise-
6 April. . ' . ■
BuA.DroRD ^"o about the pmiss% that the greater number carry it ; and likeM'ise to take
GoLNOR. view of the Avater course that shouhl be turned to the mihie, and make report
of it, how pjudiciall it may bee ; and to view Job Coles meddow hind there.
^Nlemorand : that the pcell of hind, graunted to AYilliam Bassett, of one
Imndred acrees of vphmd, w"' meddow convenyent, was veiwed and hiyd forth
by ]Nr' WiUiam Collyer, Jonathan Brewster, and M'' John Alden, vi/ij : from
a marked tree vpon the north side of the ihmd graunted to Daniell Cole, to
tlic marked tree of ]\P Comfort Starrs land, for the breadth and the lengh to
runn vpon the same poynt of compasse that ]M'' Starrs doth, vizj, west south-
west in lengh and south south cast in breadth, together w"' all the meddow
land lying before the said vpland from the foresaid boundary tree of M'' Starr,
A'pon both sides of a certaine creeke, ruiiing vp to the foresaid marked tree to
a certaine hammock of land lying on the south side of the said ei^eeke.
Tenn acrees of vpland lying crosse Greens Harbour Path, bctwecne the
lands of Ednrond Ilawes and John Tisdall, are graunted to Wilim iNIullings,
to banc and to hold to him & his heircs for eQ.
[*230.] *Francis Sprague his fifty acrees of land, to him graunted at the North
lliucr, is layd forth for him by IM"" Collyer, Jonathan Brewster, & AV" Bassett,
according to the order of the Court, and is bounded as foUoweth, vizj : from
the stake of John INIaynards vttcrmost bonds northcrlv to the southermost
bound tree of Jonathan Brewsters land, lying next to him, for the breadth ;
and the lengh ruhing vpon the same poynt of the compasse, on both sides the
said Francis Spragncs lott that ]\['' Starrs lott rnfieth, w"' all the meddow land
that lyeth afore the said land vpon tlie South Iviucr.
John Maynards hfty acres of land gi'aimted him was also layd forth by
the said ^P Collyer, Jonathan Brewster, & W'" liassctt, and lyeth on the north
side the land{|^ of jM'' Comfort Starr, northward along the marsh to a stake set
vp in the said marsh for the l)readth, and the lengh rufiing as the said Com-
fort^ lott runs, w"' all the; meddow laud lying afore yt.
The foresaid hundred acrees of vpland, graunted to C^onstant Sonthwood
6c Tlioin Soutlnvood, liis brother, at the North Iliuer, were layd forth for
them, according to the order of the Court, the 12"' of Novcmb, IG-IO, in
manner and forme follo\\ ing, \\z." : to the said Constant & Thomas one hun-
cb'ed acres of vpland at tlu^ said North l\iuer, from ]\l'' Vassalls range, in
bredth east & by nortli along the said North Biuer, to a marked tree vpon the
foresaid ranccc.
And to Joseph Rogers the filly acrees graunted to him there, from the
COURT ORDERS. 147
aforesaid marked tree, in breadth cast and by north to another marked tree 1 (} 4 i).
vnon the same ran"-c, nccre to a ccrtaine creeke that niueth vp sonthAvard, ''^ ^
. . . G April,
prided that the snialc quantitie of ouerphis vpland lying betwixt the said BRAWFonn,
Constant, Thomas, & Joseph, be equally diuidcd amongst them three, the ^"^■''•
said ereckc being the bound(^ of yt ; as also the marsh ground or meddow
lying vpon the north side of the said vplands, to be equally diiuded as it lyeth
afore the said hinds to cich serially by cquall j)porf?6n, w"' a little hammack
of vpland, Iving in the said marsh, av"' the meddoAV land about it, to eich of
them joyntl}'.
And also to John Rogers the fifty acres of vpland grannted to him from
the foresaid creeke, rufiing iu lengh south^vest, and in breadth southeast, to a
certainc marked tree vpon the said range, w"^ the one half of the marsh land
abutting vpon the aforesaid vpland, together w"' a smalc hammack of vpland
lying in thaforesaid marsh, w*^'^ land(^ lye next to the landC. graunted to Francis
Cooke and John Cooke.
*At a geRall meeting of the townesmen of Sandwich, held the xvj"- day of IG April.
Aprill, in the xvj"> yeare of the raigne of ovx soGalgne lord, Charles, [*231.]
by the grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, & Ireland, de-
fender of the fayth, t&G., before Thoin Prcnce, gent, one of the Assistant(^
of the GoQnicnt of Ncav Plyiu, by vertuc of a coiTiissIon to him & John
Alden, gent, or either of tliem, directed for the calling before them, or
either of them, the said inhabit' of Sandwich, & to hcare and determine
all causes of dlfferene & controiisie now depending amongst them, in
genlall, or betM-ixt pticuler psons, or diuision of vpland^ & meddow, or
betwixt them & the Indians, and to sett downe some orders con(3ning the
diuision of the said meddow land(., that the p>miss' w""'* are agreed vpon
may be coinitted to publike record, & so remayne inviolable, w""'" is as
followeth : —
Imprimis, for decideing of the differrenc' about the meddow grounds, & to
make an equall diuision thereof, it is agreed vpon by the consent both of the
coiiiittees and the townesmen of Sandwich, that, together with M"^ Prence,
there shalbe fiue of the coiTiittees, vizj, M"^ Edmond Freeman, M"" Henry Feake,
M'' Ed^vard Dillinghame, Richard Chadwell, & John Carman, and fiue of the
townesmen to be joyned w''' them, vizj, W John Vincent, Richard Burne,
Georg Allen, Rot)t Botfish, & Joseph Hollyway, to view and appoynt the
said meddow land^, and to consider as well the estate & quallyty of euery
pson, as also the quallyty & condicon of the mcddowes, and to appoynt to
euery man such a pporcon as shalbe esteemed equall and sutable to his neces-
svty & abillity.
;[48 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 40. And that in the cUuision of the said meddow hind^, these rnles & orders
' Y •" shalbe observied : —
l6Apn. ^ First, that those that haue meddow allotted to them in the mcddow
BUADFORD,
Goe«. betwixt Moonoonenuscusset and Shaume shall onely haue such ^portions
there assigned them as in the judgment of the foresd tenu men appoynted
shalbe thought meete, and that fiuther accomodacon be added els-\vhcre as
there shalbe cause & their necessyty & condicon shall require.
2. That for the rest of the meddowes, w'"'^ shalbe layd forth to euery
man, by the aforesd tenn men appoynted, according to cich mans estate and
condicon, reserueing such a j)porcon as in the judgment of the said ten men
shalbe thought fitt.
3. That the said tenn men haueing appoynted the psons & plac(^, that
then Josuah Pratt, of Plymouth, shall measru-e forth to euery man the ppor-
c6n he shalbe appoynted.
4. That such a pporcon of meddow land^ as shalbe thought fitt by the
tenn men aboue said to be left and reserued, be not disposed of vntil the
coinittees be satisfyed their charges disbui-sed for the towne, y^"^ if it shalbe
donne before the next moweing tyme, that then the said j)porcbn of meddow
so reserued shalbe to the towne to be deuided according to eich mans condicon
& qualUtie ; but if the committees be not satisfyed their said charges before
that tyme, that then the coiiiittees haue the use of the said meddowe lands to
cutt the grasse thereof.
r*232.] *5. That there be sixty or eighty acrees of meddow lands reserued, ac-
cording to the foriiil order, on this side Moonenoonenuscaulton Riuer, or
thereabout.
6. That if aiiy man desire to hold the meddow land^ assigned him,
(being not in the meddowes betwixt Moonenoonuscussett »& Rhaume,)
he may.
7. That all such pporcons of meddow land^ as shalbe assigned to euery
pson in pticuler shalbe to haue & to hold to them, their heires & assignes
foreuer.
It is also agreed vpon, lastly, that those that had meddow land^ fornily
assigned them in the meddoAV land^ betwixt IMoonoonuscussett & Shaume
shall onely haue the one half of those pporcons w-^" they had there, and the
rest of their j>porcbns to be layd forth elswhere, sane that they shall haue
the whole odd acre there if it fall so to be in such id diuision.
That six pence an acree be allowed for the surveying, measureing, and
laying forth the said meddow land^ to them that are appoynted to survey,
measm-e, and lay forth, the same, the[y] paying Josuahs charges.
CUUKT ORDERS. 149
The Names of" the Psons to whom the Diiiidencl of Meddow Land 1 (5 4 0.
is made. ' " '^ ^
Acres. 16 April.
Richard Chadwell, 15 Bkadford,
Got-".
John Carman, 28
Peter Gaunt, 04
Wilim Hurst, 03
Richard Kerby, 04
John Dliigley, 05^
Thomas Biu'ges, 07 i
John Briggs, 07i
Benjamin Nov, ^
M"- Henery Feake, 20
Thomas Tupper, 06 i
Thomas Armitage, 06 i
M"" John Vincent, 07
Rot>t Botfish, 05
M' LeQich,
^, ^ , tiie same he had, 05
The Pastor '
M^ Ed Freeman, 42
M' Ahney, 081
M-'Wood, 08
Joseph Winsor, 01
M^AVillis, 04
Anthony Bessy, 01
Michaell Turner, 03
M' Edge, 14
Georg Knott, 04
M' Potter, 10
John Frend,
Georg Allen, 06^
Joseph Halloway, 15
William Newland, to be added to, 06
Andrew Hellot, 07^
Georg Slawson, 02
Wilim Braybrooke, 01
George Blisse, 01 t
George Biiitt, 01
16 April.
Bradford,
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECOEDS.
Georg Cole, i. e. to be considered furtlior -when he
brings his estate, 01
Henry Eue, 01
GoB». Jonathan Fish, 02
Edmond Clarke, 03
Thorn Shillings-worth, 021
Wilim Harlow, 04
James SkifFe, 04
M' Dillinghame, 08
John Wingc,- 06
M'^ Thoiii Dexter, if he come to line here, .... 26
For his millne, 06
ISI"^ Wolleston, if he reside here and bring liis estate, 13
Thomas Butler, 02
Nicholas Wright, 02 1
John Miller, 01
Thomas Launder, 01
John Fish, OU
Nathaniell Fish, OU
Thoiii Boardman, 03
Peter Wright, 02i
Anthony Wright, 02
Richard Bmne, 07
EichardWade, 03
John Joyce, 02|
M'Blakemore, 03
To M' Feaks house, 01
Subscribed by THO: PRINCE,
ED: FREEMAN,
EDW: DILLINGHAM,
JOHN CARMAN,
RICHARD CHADWELL,
JOHN VINCENT,
GEORG ALLEN,
RICHARD BURNE,
JOSEPH HALLOW AY,
RORTE BOTFISH,
HENRY FEAKE.
COURT ORDERS.
151
*M a Court of ^ssistanti^ held at Phjm uforesaid, the fift Day of
Mai), in the xvf' Yeare of the Raigne of o"" SoiCaigne Lord,
King Charles, of England, &^c.
Before AVilini Bradford, gent, GoQ,
Thomas Prence,
Capt Standish,
Wilim Collyer,
Gentle, Assistant^, &6.
John Alden,
Tymothy Hatherly,
John Jenney, and
John Browne,
nS^"]^THEREAS M''* Ehzabeth Glouer, widdow, executrix of the last will
T T and testament of M"^ Joseph Glouer, deceased, constituted M"^ Tymo-
thy Hatherley her attorney, to psecute John Combe, of Plymouth, gentle, for
a debt vpon a bond of tweluc pound^, for -w"^ diucrs suit^ would haue beene
j)duced by reason of diners engagement^ of diucrs psons therein, the charge
of all Av""'* would haue falnc vpon the said John Combe, — now, for thending &
decideing whereof, it is concluded and agreed vjion, in consideracon that the
said John Combe hath, in the oj^cn Court, bargained, sould, assigned, & made
oucr vnto ^I' Thomas Prence all his corne now planted and groweing vpon his
land about his house at Rockeynooke, to haue and to hold all the said corne vnto
the said Thomas Prence, his execut" and assignes, w"'out any lett or denyall of
him, the said John Combe, his execut", administrat"^, or assignes, or any of them,
and hath dcliuered possession thereof vnto the said ]M'' Thorn Prence, by deliQing
of xij'^ in the najue of possession in the open Court, the said M'' Thomas Prence
hath vndertaken to pay the said debt to M''^ Glouer, and either to deliuer the six-
tcene bushells of wheate and eighteene bushells of rye at ]M"' Glouers house in
Cambridg, in INIattachcwsetts Bay, at or before the twentyeth day of August
next ensuing, or els pay her tenn pounds two shillings stei-i ; j>uided always, that
if the corne be payd as aforesd, that then M"''* Glouer shall allow the one halfe of
the charges of the transportacon thereof fi'om hence to her house in Cambridg.
The Gofinor,
are appoynted to view the meddow at Joanes Riuer,
and to make report of the number of acres there-
of the next Couii.
M'^ Prence,
M'' Browne,
W" Paddy, &
Nath SoA\ther,
John Winslow,
Nicholas Snowc,
Nehcmiah Smyth,
Georg Soule,
Josuah Pratt,
are appoynted to view all the meddowes at Greens
Harbour, w"** are not graunted forth, & to measure
them, and to make report thereof the next Court.
1G40.
5 May.
New Plym.
Bradford,
GoBnor.
[*233.]
152 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
5 May
Bbadfokd,
are appoynted to view the meddows about Edward
Doteys, & to computate the number of acrees, &
make report thereof to the next Court.
16 4 0. M' John Jenney,
M' John Atwood,
Francis Cooke,
GoB.NOR. John Barnes,
Richard Sparrow,
John Cooke, &
Josuah Pratt,
[*2;i4.] *Twelue acrees of vpland are graunted to Josuah Pratt, lying at the
Cedar Swampe, and the meddow aboute a ponde beyond Triangle Pond.
John Jenkine is graunted a pcell of meddow land, w"^** Richard Higgens
& Manas-scth Kempton mowed the last yeare, lying betweene the South Ponds
and the Ecle Riuer head, containeing three acrees or there abouts, be it more
or lesse, and fourty acrees of vpland there by it, and six acrees of vpland
lying on the west side of Raph Hills ground aboue WeUingsly.
Gabriell Fallowell is graunted the swamp lying on the north side of his
house.
Richard Knowles is graunted a pcell of meddow ground at the head of
Georg Bowers meddow, by the Eele Riuer head.
The neck of land lying betwixt the Fresh Lake and the Little Pond is
graunted to the towne of Plymouth to be a place to put workeing cattell into
in the nighte tyme.
Thomas Lettis is graunted six acrees of vpland lying betweene James
Hurst(, and John Holmes, if there be any land there to spare when their ground
is layd forth.
Richard Church, Robte Bartlett, Thomas Little, & M'^ EUzabeth Warren are
graunted enlargement^ at the head^ of their lotts to the foote of the Pyne Hills,
leaueing a way betwixt them and the Pyne Hills, for cattell «&; cart^ to passe by.
Thomas Little is graunted liberty to mowe the grasse groweing about the
ponds vpon the heigh way to Sandwich.
It is ordered by the Court, that whereas there was a heigh way vp into
the woods appoynted for the neighboiuhood of Rockey Nooke by M"' Combes
land, that if it shalbe nccdfull to lay it through his ground, he to haue allow-
ance for it elswherc.
Vpon report made to the Court by M'' Wilim Collyer, Cap? Standish,
& ;M'' John Browne, (who were appoynted to take a view of the water pas-
sage desired to be turned to the milne to be erected at Stony Brooke, in Dux-
borrow, for the good & benefit of the said towne of Duxborrow,) that the
same will not be any way prejudiciall to any man, the Couit doth doth graunt
that Wilim Hiller and Georg PoUerd shall haue liberty to turne that part
of the said streame so viewed vnto the said milne.
COURT ORDEKS.
153
* James Cole, of Plymouth, is phibited by the Court to draw any wine or 1 (> 4 0.
strong water vntill the next Geiiall Court, nor then neither w^'out speciall ly- ^ '
cence from the Court. Hn.u2ni>,
Francis Sprague, of Duxborrow, is phibited by the Court to draw any ^o'^'-
wyne or strong Avater vntill the next Gen)all ^ , Av"'out speciall lyccncc L ~'^'^-\
from tlie Court so to doe.
Georg Pidcock & Sarah Ricard marryed the xvj"^ May, 1640. 16 Muv.
John IMynard & Mary Starr marryed.
William Fallowell & ^lartha Beels marryed.
Benjamin Noye and Katherne Tupper marryed the xix"' October, 1640. 19 Octoboi.
AVilim Ililler and
"William Nelson and Martha Forde marryed the xxix"' of Octob'', 1640. 29 Ottobci.
*jlt a Court of Assistanti^ held at Plym a/ores'', the first Day of 1 Juno.
June, in the xvf' Yeare of the noic Raigne of 6" Sou^'aigne
Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God King of England, Sfc.
[*236.]
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, GoQ,
Thomas Prence,
Wilim Collyer,
Cap? Miles Standish,
John Alden,
Tymothy Hatherley,
•John Jenney, and
John Browne,
Gen?, Assistant^, &d.
THE Coui-t doth order that M'' Collyer & M' Alden do shew what land
was appoynted to M'' Thomas at Greens Harbour ; and then M'' Prence,
Capl Standish, Edward Bangs, Wilim Paddy, Jonathan Brewster, John Wins-
low, Josias Cooke, Thomas Little, and Josuah Pratt to view & measure the
meddow land^ at Greens Harbour, betwixt this and the next Court ; and then
to make report of the number of acrees there, that they may be afterward^
disposed of ; and if they fynd any bound mark^ to be pulled vp, to set vp oth-
ers in their stead.
John Phillips,
James Lindall,
Wilim Sherman,
Edmond Weston,
Samuell Tompkins,
Arthur Harrison,
Raph Chapman,
VOL. I. 20
of Duxborrow, are graunted foure acrees
a peece of vpland, abutting vpon the
Stony Brooke, in Duxborrow, by the
milne, and to rang south and north in
lengh, and east & west in breadth.
154 PLYMOUTH COLONY EECORDS.
1640. A parcell of land lying at Carswell Creeke is graunted to Jolm Rouse
^ and Abraham Sampson, w'^^ they forin!ly desired.
1 June.
Bradford Richard vSparrow is graunted five acrecs of mcddow, &6, by Edward Do-
GouN". j-gy^ -j-^ ^]^g west mcddow next abouc hiui, at the vpper end of that meddow.
Manasseth Kemjoton is graunted an enlargment at the head of his
ground, to extend vp into the woods as farr as Nathaniell Mortons term
acres last granted him.
John Barnes is graunted one hundred acres of vpland, and tenn acrees of
meddow next beyond the Six ISlile Brooke, in the way to Namascutte, two acres
of meddow lying at the said brooke to be pt of the said tenn acres of meddow.
+]\I'' John Done, Thomas Willctt, M'' John Rcynor are graunted tenu
^ of meddow a peece in the meddow by Joanes Riuer, called ^ ,
and Nathaniell Sowther a pcell of ^ acres, Phineas Pratt fiue acres,
Manasseth Kempton ^ acrees, & M'' Hopkins ^ .+
New Plym.
[*237.]
2 June. *^^t the Genall Court of our SoiCaigne Lord the King, held at Plym-
outh the second Day of June, in the xvf' Yeare of the now
Raigne of o'' Sou^'aigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God,
King of England, &fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gen?, Goiin'', &6.
M^ WILLM BRADFORD sworne Gofln-- for this ^sent yeare.
M^ Willm Collyer, ^
Cap? Miles Standish,
M"^ Tymothy Hatherlcy,
M"" John Jenney,
M"" John Browne,
M"" Edmond Freeman,
M' Thomas Prcnce also elected, being absent by reason of sicknes, is
expected by the GoQn'", Assistant^, and the countrey when God shall restore
him to health.
Committees for the seii Towncs.
^Manasseth Kempton,
forinlly elected Assistant^, noAV also sworne.
Plymouth,
Duxborrow, i -^
Xpofer Waddcsworth.
Wilim Paddy,
John Cooke,
John Dunhamc.
Wilim Bassett,
COURT OKDHRS.
155
Scittuate,
Sandwich,
Yarmouth, .
Barnestable,
Taunton,
( Edward Foster,
1 Humfrey Turner,
Richard Sillis,
John WiUiams.
Richard Burne,
George Allen.
Phillip Tabor.
James Cudworth, Thomas Dimmack,
Anthony Annable.
Edward Case, 1
y absent.
1G40.
2 June.
Bradford,
GoPn".
Walter Dcane,j
INP Thomas Dimmack, for the towne of Barnestable, and M"' John Crow,
for the towne of Yarmouth, are elected and appoynted to joyne w"^ INI'' Ed-
mond Freeman, of SandM'ich, to hearc and determine all causes & controQsies
w^'in the tlu-ee townesliips not exceeding xx^, according to the foriQ order of
the Coui't.
*M' Charles Chauncey, M' John Crow, Thomas Tupper, & Thorn Bui-ges, [*238.]
admitted freemen this Couz't, and sworne.
jM"' John Done,
Jonathan Brewster,
>!"■ Wilim Kempc,
Henry Howland,
Experience Michell,
Francis Cooke,
James Hurst,
AP Thorn Hill,
The Grand Inquest.
Edward Banges,
Thofli Chambers,
John Lewes,
Thomas Tupper,
Thomas Bui-ges,
Edward Fitzrandle,
Steephen Tracy,
M'' Henf Andrewes,
W™ Palmer,
sworne.
- sworne.
sworne.
Constables of eich Towne.
Plymouth, Richard Sparrow,
Duxborrow, Joseph Rogers,
Scituate, Georg Kennerick,
Sandwich, ]\P Wilim Wood,
Yarmouth, Wilim Lumpkin,
Bainestable, John Cooper,
Taunton, .John Deane,
Surveyors of the Heigh Wayes.
Plymouth, Nicholas Snow, Richard Sparrow, Josias Cooke, & Thofn
Cushman.
156 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 G 4 0. Duxborrow, . . . Experience MIchcll & Constant Southwood.
Scituate, .... Richard Sillis & John Lewes.
2 June.
Bradford, Sandwich, .... Richard Burne & George Allen.
GoPn". Yarmouth, ...
Taunton, .... ^
Barnestable, ... ^
f John Joanes, 1 ^ , , i .n ,
! j for the hoggs killed at the North
Delinquent^. ■{ Peter Mecock, ^
[ John Hearker, J
John Joanes and Peter ]Mecock are censured to be both whipt at the post,
and to pay viij'' a peece to the pties wronged, and the goods they haue at
^sent to be valued toward^ the payment thereof, and what is wanting to satis-
fye yt by theii- service when their tyme is expiied. John Hearker is censured
to sitt in the stocks whilst thother are in whipping, and to pay fine pound^
restitucbn to the pties wronged.
John Kerman deposcth & sayth that there was such disorder in James
Coles house, by throweing stooles, & formes, and fyre, vntill w^'in a hower of
day, or there about^, that they could hardly sleepe, and in the morneing he
found them on sleepe by the fyer.
[*239.] *Nicholas Sympkins, Peter Worden, and Wilim Chase are graunted a
warrant to attach and deuide the goods of one Phillips "Woodall, left in the
said Nicholas Sympkins hand^, who is depted the goQment some tyme since,
being seflally endebted to them & others, and to make satisfaccon so farr as
the said goods will extend, to themselues and others.
Presentment^.
The Ele Riuer ^ . . ,^^ ,, , • /• x. i •
people is to Inprimis. We ^sent all whome it may concerne, tor not makeing a
buUd a bridge ^^.. , ^^ ^j^g j-gjg j^j^^g^. according to order.
there, & 50" ° ' o
repayd to Rich. We ]^sent M' Cudworth, of Scittuate, for selling & *i-etayleing of wyne
Church ifc Rob' a«- tt i i
Bartlet. contrary to order. VVitnes, M'' Hatnerley.
Fyned 5«. Also, we ^sent M' Tarte, of Scittuate, for the like. Witnes, M' Hath-
erley.
Fined 5'. Also, we pscnt Francis Sprague, for the like. Witnes, Cap? Stan-
dish & Thomas Goodman.
jAlso, we psent M"" Done for selling wine contrary to order made by
Discharged. Court. + It was mistaken by the grand inquest, and so he was discharged by
the Couit the S** Scptemb% 1640, and appoynted by the Court to be thus
rased out.
COURT UKDKRS.
157
At the Court of Assistanti^ held the third of June, 1640. 1 (5 4 0.
M'
"EMORAND : that John Kerman, of Sandwich, is graunted one mcs-
1 T 1 suagc, or dwelling house, in Sandwich aforesaid, and fifteene acres of
vpland, be it more or Icsse, adjoyneing therevnto, abutting vpon vpon the med-
dowes of Moonuscusset ; sixteene acres of marsh mcddow ground, be it more or
lesse, w"* two little ilands of vpland therein, (except the said ilands of vpland,)
lying before the said townc of Sandwich eastward, and fiiceing the riuer that
comes vp to the said towne, the said John Kerman allowing a way for car-
ryagcs by water onely ; eight acrces of marsh meddow, be it more or lesse,
lying at the vppcr end of the backside of the said townes-neck from the swamp
towards the beach at the east end, and towards Richard Chadwells meddow at
the w^est end ; tenn acres of vpland, be it more or lesse, lying at Moonuscaul-
ton, & adjoyneing to the land^ of M"^ Edmond Freeman ; and fourescore and
tenn acres lying at the playnes, and abutting vpon the land^ of IV'P Thomas
Dexter & M'' Edward Dillinghame, southerly from them, w"^ all and singuler
thapptences to the said ^miss" belonging, and in any wise apptaineing, &
euery pt & pcell thereof; to haue and to hold the said messuage or dwelling
house, XV acres of vpland, xvj'^'"^'' acres of marsh meddow, (except the two
ilands of vpland therein before excepted,) and eight acrees of marsh meddow,
tenn acres of vpland at Moonuscaidton, and the said fourescore and tenn
acrees of vjiland lying at the playnes, w* all and singuler their appten'^% &
euery pt & ]5cell thereof, except before excepted, vnto the said John Kerman,
his heires and assignes foreuer, to the onely proper use and behoofe of him,
the said John Kerman, his heires and assignes foreuer.
3 June.
BUAIJFOIID,
GoP.
*jlt a Court of Assistanti_ held at Plym afores^, the vj"" of July,
in the xvf' Yeare of the now Raigne of our SoiCaigne Lord,
Charles, by the Grace of God King of England, 8fc.
6 July.
Plym.
[*240.]
I
Before "Wilim Bradford, gent, GoQ, John Jenney, and
Wilim Collyer, John Browne,
GenI, Assistant, &(3.
T is graunted and concluded vpon by the Court, that there shalbe a com-
petent porcbn of land^ lyi'^g about Shifting Coe and Mannamett Pond^ &
158
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G40.
6 July.
Bradford,
Go8'=.
28 July.
there about^, reserued and layd forth to be a comon belongmg to the townc of
Plymouth, for the inhabit^ that Hue betwixt Jones Eiuer & the Ecle Riuer,
and vpon thother side of the Eele Riuer, to depasture their cattell vpon.
It is also graunted and concluded by the Court, that the land^ on Dux-
borrow side, from a brook that falls into Black Water, and so along the back
side of Hand Creeke Pond^, and long to Houndsdich, shalbe reserued for
coinons for the inhabit^ of Duxborrow to depasture their cattell vpon, and the
bound^ thereof to be fiu-ther set forth hereafter.
AYilim Fallowcll, John Finney, & Robte Finney are graunted eich of
them a garden place at Webbs feild, guided that Wilhn Fallowell haue the
choyce of w'''' he pleaseth.
Wilini Hillcr & Georg Pollcrd are graunted a pcell of vpland by the
heigh way at the Stony Brooke, in Duxborrow, containeing by estimaCon
three or foure acrecs or there about^, to set the mille vpon, puided that there
be a sufficient way left & layd forth ; and likewise haue liberty graunted to
mowe the two acrecs of marsh meddow lying betwixt Rowland^ Leighorns &
Edmond Chaundlers marsh. The said land^ lye betwixt John Irish & John
Caruers meadstead^^, w"^ a pcell of coiiion land, lying from the said John
Irish marked trees & Edward Burapasse meddow land lying vpon the said
brooke.
The xxviij"' July, 1640. Memorand : that John Winslow, for
in conslderacbn of the sum of twelue pound^ steri, hath bargained and sould all
his interrest and right in the ser\dce of Joseph Grosse, av* & by the consent of
the said Joseph, w'"'' is for fine yeares from the thirteenth of August next
after the date hereof, vnto M'' John Howland, the said John fynding his said
servant, Joseph Grosse, meate, drinke, & apparell diuing the said tcrme, &
in thend thereof to giue him two shuit^ of apparell, one for working dayes &
another for Lords dayes, and shall also giue him xij bushells of Indian corne,
in thend of the said terme.
3 August. *ji a Court of Jssistantt held the third of August, in the xiy" Yeare
New plym. ^j. ^^^ ^^^ Raigiie of 0' Sou'aigne Lord, King Charles, of Eng-
[ 241. J
land, Sfc.
Befoke Wilim Bradford, gent., GoQ, Tymothy Hatherley,
Cap? Miles Standish, John Jenney, and
Wilhn Collver, John Browne,
GenI, Assistant^, &6.
T
COURT ORDP]RS. 159
TIE difference behvixt Eicliard Willis and Wilim Ilcnolds was order by 1640.
the Court, w"' consent of both ptics, as folloAveth, vizj : that the said """7^^
' 3 August.
Kichard Willis shall pay the said Wilim Eenolds the sum of fifteene shillings Bradford,
in money, or money worth, in full of all demaunds and accounts betwixt ^ Goi'n".
from the world^ begiuing to the ^sent day.
A\'iH:m Goddcn, the servant of IM' Comfort Starr, for ^is wrongfull com-
plaint against his m% is censm-ed to sitt in the stocks, and to haue xx^ for his
service for the tyme past.
Forasmuch as it appeareth by the testymony of Josuah Pratt & other-
wise, that the two acrces of vpland lying at Wellingsly Brook, on the north
side of the lott(^ giuen to Godbert Godbertson, were giuen by the said God-
bert Godbertson to John Combe, gent, & Phineas Pratt, in marriage w'^^ their
wines, his daughters, the Court doth confirme the said two acrees vnto the
said John Combe & Phineas Pratt, their heires & assignes for eii.
Resolued White is graunted one hundred acrces of vpland lying vpon
the southerley part of INP W'" Vassells land in Scituatc, called the West
Newland, and a pporcon of mcddow to be layd to yt, vpon view, w'^'' vpland
is to range two hundred pole in breadth w"' INI"" Vassells land, puided that if,
by reason of the bending of the coeue on the west side, it shall entrench vpon
the land^ graunted on the easterly side thereof, that then hee shalbe allowed
his pporcon vp into the woods on the southerly pte.
Thomas Willett is graunted six acrees of vpland for his houselott at the
little swamp on the north side M'' Doncs feild towards Fresh Lake.
Wilim Nelson is graunted six acrees of vpland, lying against John
Cooks land, in the newfeld on the north side the Fresh Lake Brooke.
Richard Paul, of Taunton, is lycensed to keepe a victualling house at
Taunton.
* Wilim May cumber is graunted the wood iitt for coopery growing vpon [*24:2.]
Wood Island, to be used by him so long as he foUoweth his trade, and forbid- xvj"" of King
Charles.
ding all others to cutt any there except for the loading of boat^ and vessells
to carry away the hey.
Wilhn Deuell desires a pcell of land lying betweene Edmond Chaundler,
and John Rouse, & Abraham Sampson, such a pporcSn as the Court shalbe
pleased to graunt him there.
The third of Septcmb'', 1640. The Record of the Deede shewed in Court 3 September,
betwixt Richard Standerwick & Nicholas Nurton.
Know all men by these p'nt^, that I, Richard Standerweek, of Broad-
waye, in the county of SoiSlsett, in Old England, clothyer, for and in consid-
160 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G40. eracon of the sume of twelue pound^^ of lawfiill money of England, payd
"^ '^ ' vnto me by Nicholas Nurton, of Waimouth, in New England, haue graunted
B ORD bargained, & sould, and by these p'"nt^ do freely and absolutely graunt, bar-
GoCn". gaiuc, and sell vnto the said Nicholas Nui-ton, all the cattell, whether cowes,
steeres, or calues whatsoeQ I haue w"* M'' Hull in New England. In witnes
whereof, I, the said Richard Standerwick haue herevnto set my hand and seale,
the twentyeth day of February, in the yearc 1639.
RICHARD (^"''^
Sealed in the p'ntt of us. STANDERWICK. \^^^
John Hawkins,
Peter Pinny,
John Dwclley, j^^ signe,
Benedict Qy-VVV Alford,
John Purchase.
Benedict Alford & John Purchase, two of these witness", haue taken thire
oathes before me, Thomas Dudley, GoQn"" of Massachusetts, that they saw
Richard Standerwick, aboue named, seale & deliuer this bill to the use of
thaboue named Nicholas Nurton, & subscribed their names or markes as wit-
ness' thereof Theirc oaths were taken the xxv"^ day of August, 1640.
Before me, THOM: DUDLEY, CoQ.
31 August. *At a Court of ^ssistant{^ held at Plymouth, the last of Jtugust, in
[*243.] ^^jih Yeare of his Ma''" now Raigne, of England, 8i-c.
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, GoQ, Wilim Collyer, gen?, &
Capl INIiles Standish, John Jcnney,
GenT, Assistant^ of the said goQ"'.
ARTHUR HARRISON is graunted twenty fiue acres of vpland for the
. land due to him for his service, lying on the west side of the lands
graunted to Christopher Waddesworth in the woods by Duxborrow.
Georg ^[orrcy, of DuxborroAv, is graunted a pcell of vpland to build a
house vpon, and somc'to plant vpon, at the discretion of M"^ Wilim Collyer,
to be layd forth for him at Duxborrow, some where aboutc Thoffi Weybornes
house.
These seQall pcells of landt^^ following, lying at Namassacuset Riuer, are
COURT ORDERS. 101
graunted to the psons hereafter named, and to be layd forth & viewed by INI"' 1 G 4 0.
Wilim Collyer, Capt Standish, Jonathan Brewster, Wiltm Bassett, and Jos- '"" '^'
• ' '■ 31 Aun;ust.
uah Pratt, in manner & forme following, that is to say : To begmn their ad- bj^^^j,,,,;,,^
measurement as farr aboue the path way as the land is good & fitt for planting, «"'-'''•
and to be layd forth on both sides the said riuer, and for euery twenty acrees
to haue fine acrees in breadth by the riuer side, and the rest to range in lengh.
To M"- Wilim Wetherell fifty acrees.
To John Willis fifty acrees.
To Nicholas Robins fifty acrees.
To Thoin Weyborne fifty acres.
To Thoni Heywood fifty acres.
To Dolor Davis fifty acres.
To Thomas Bonney tliirty acres.
To Wilim Brett twenty fiue acres.
To John Kidbye twenty fiue acres.
And for such meddows as arc found there about(^, to be distributed
amongst them, so as thother lands there yet vngraunted may not be ^"ced for
want of meddow to be layd to them when they shalbe graunted.
M'' Wilim Kemp is graunted fourescore acres of vpland at Namassacusett,
w* some convenyent meddow, to be layd to yt at the discretion of M"' Wilim
Collyer, Cap? Standish, Jonathan Brewster, Wilim Bassett, & Josuah Pratt,
who are appoynted by the Court to view and lay the same forth.
380 acres.
*At the Gen^'all Court held the first Day of Septemb% in the xvf' Yeare i September.
of the Raigne of our Sou^'aigne Lord, Charles, by the Orace l ^'^■^■\
of God King of England, Scotland, Franc, fy Ireland, Defend-
or of the Foyth, 8fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, geni, Gofl, Tymothy Hatherley, geni,
Thomas Prence, geni, John Jenney, gent,
Capt Miles Standish, John Browne, gent, &
Wilim Collyer, gent, Edmond Freeman, gent.
Assistant^, &<3.
GABRIEL FALLOWELL & Wilim Palmer admitted freemen this
Court, & were sworne, &5.
M' Thoni Prence, formSly elected an Assistant, now sworne.
VOL. I. 21
162
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1640.
1 September.
Bradford,
GoBn".
X X
Discharg'i.
Released.
John Deane, of Taunton, s-\vorne Constable for the to-vvne.
The action betwixt Joha Chaundler & Josias "Winslow is referred to M^
Thomas and JJohn Barnes,t to be decided by them, and they to choose a thiixl
man inchfFerent on both sides, if in case they cannot agree it themselues.
The action con6ning the towne of Sandwich is to be tryed the next Couit
if they please.
Wilim Chase, of Yarmouth, is censured (for his miscarriages against ISI'
Mathewes, and disturbance of the pcccdings of the chmxh, Couii, & countrey,)
to fynd sui-cties for his good behaui"^ dui-ing the tyme of his aboad there, Vf"^
is six months, and then to dept the place.
Thomas Pynson & Joane, his wife, for incontenency before theii- marriage,
are ccnsmcd, the said Thoiii to be whipt at the post, and Joane his wife to sit
in the stocks.
M'' Tart, of Scituate, for drawing wine w^'out lycence, is fyned v'.
Francis Sprague, of Duxborrow, for the like, v'.
James Cole, for di-awing wyne w^'out lycence & contraiy to the expresse
phibicon of the Court, & for his contempt & disorders suffered in in his house,
is fyned y''.
Wilhn Chase, of Yarmouth, plani, owcth the King, . . . xF.
Thoin Starr, of the same, chiriu'geon, xx**.
Andrew Hellot, of Plyiii, gent, .- . . . xx".
The condicbn, &d, that the said Wilim Chase shalbe of the good be-
hauio"" toward^ our soiiaigne lord the King, & all his Icigh jieoplc, vntill the
Geiiiall Court in March, &(3.
An attachment for two lambes in John Foxwclls hands is graunted, w'^'*
were sould to John Wakefeild, at Foxwells, suite.
5 October. *^t a Court of Jlssistantt held at Plym, the fift of Octoh\ in the
[ 245.] ^^jih Yeare of his Ma^'" now Raigne, of England, 8fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, geni, GoU, Cap? Miles Standish,
Thorn Prencc, Tymothy Hatherley, &
Wilim CoUyer, John Jenney,
Gent, Assistant^, &(3.
R
ICHARD CALIyYCUTT complayncs against John Holmes, the mes-
senger, in an action of trespass vpon the case, to the daui of xx".
COURT ORDERS. IG
)o
Whereas M'" Edward WInslow, in tlu; belialfe of tlie ueigUbourliood of ] (J 4 0.
Greenes ILu-boui-, requcstcth the lands the space of tlu-ee miles from their meet- ^ ~'
'■ 5 October.
ing house vp the South Eiuer, & from thence by a straight line to the north gj^^npoRn,
side of Greens Harbour Brooke, at the payth there, where the way gocth to GoB".
Scituate, — now, the Court doth order, that Captaiuc Standish, M"^ Edward
AVinslow, Jonathan Brewster, and Wilhn Bassett shall view the said land^,
& make report thereof to the next Comt of Assistant^.
W Raph Partrich is graunted tenn acrces of vpland vpon a square lyne
before his mcddow at Greens Harbour Marsh.
John Dunhame, Sen, is graunted a pccll of vpland lying at the head of
his lott, and to the heigh way south cast the wood^ on the southwest, & Wilim
Pontus land(^ on the northwest thereof.
The Coui-t doth order, that Captaine Standish & M'' John Alden shall
view and lay forth the meddow land^ to Jonathan Brcwsters flxrme at the North
Riuer, so much as they shall adjudg competent for the said farme.
The Coui-t doth graunt vnto Francis Cooke & John Cooke, Jun'', the pcell Of this see
of vpland lying betwixt Leiftennant Holmes land^ at the North Riuer, and the
land^ graunted to John Rogers, Constant Southwood, &<3, Jpuided it doe not
exceede two hundred acres of vpland(^,t and the meddow before yt, or so
much as shalbe thought competent Avhcn the same is viewed & layd forth by
Capt Standish & M"^ John Alden. There is a pcell of vpland moore there
found, containing about 10 or 12 acrees, be it moore or lesse, w'^'^ the Comt
hath Hkewise graimted vnto them, the sd Franc^ & John.
Jonathan Hatch, taken as a vagrant, and found puiioyneing diuers thinges,
is censured to be whipt at the post.
*The Court doth order, that M"^ John Howland, Francis Cooke, Josuah [*246.]
Pratt, and Thoiii Cushman shall range the bounds of the land^ betvHxt M'
Thorn Prence & Clement Briggs at Joanes Riuer, and to set them forth ac-
cording to the auncient bound^ & markes foruJly made betwixt them.
The foresaid graunt of two hundi-ed acrces of vpland were layd forth by
Captaine Standish and M'' Alden, according to the order of the Coiu't, to the
said Francis Cooke & John Cooke, in manner following, vizj, all that pcell of
vpland lying betwixt the land^ of Wilim Holmes and the land(^ of John Ro-
gers containeing 212 acres, be it more or Icsse, w* the meddow lying before
the said vpland, w"» the one half of the meddow lying before, or any way
bounding vpon the vpland of John Rogers ; and whereas Wilim Holmes hath
pt of his meddow lands lying before part of the said vpland so graunted to
Franct «& John, we haue also layd vnto them, the said Francis & John, the
meddow or marsh lying betweene the said Wilim Holmes his meddow or
marsh ground and the said North Riuer.
164
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1640. *M a Court of Assistants, held at Plym, a/ores'^, the second Day of
JVoueinb'', in the xnj^ Yeare of the noiv Raigne of o"" Soifaigne
Lord, Charles, King of England, Sfc.
2 November.
New Plym.
Br.\dford,
GoP".
[*247.]
Plymouth
bounded.
Before Wiltin Bradford, gen?, Goii,
Thoiii Prcuce,
Miles Standish,
GenI, Assistant^, &(5
Tymothy Hatherly, &
John Jenney,
FRANCIS WEST and ISIargery, his 'vvyfe, for incontenancy w"* one another
before marriage, were censiu'ed to be both set in the stocks ; and that
Francis shall make a paii'e of stocks to be set vp in a convenient place in Dux-
borrow, w*'^in the space of two months now next ensueinge.
It is ordered by the Court, that Capl Miles Standish, M"" John Alden, and
Jonathan Brewster shall lay forth Constant Southwood land^ at the North
Riuer.
In the difFerrence betwixt Joseph Greene and Edmond Brough, the Court
haueing seene the arbitracon made betwixt them by Cap? Standi^, Jonathan
Brewster, «& INI'' Wilim Kemp, whereby the said Joseph is ordered to pay the
said Edmond six pound^, out of w'^'' the said Edmond is to allow the said Jo-
seph xxj' for dyett, & xj" for two bushells of corne, (xxxij* in all,) w'''' is to be
deducted out of the said ■vj'*, so that the said Joseph is to pay the said Ed-
mond iiij" Aiij% by order of the Comt.
Peter CoUymer is graunted twenty fiue acrees of land^ to be layd forth
for him at Namassacusett, next after the land^ there graunted are layd forth,
w^'out any vacancy.
Whereas, by the act of the GeEall Court held the third of March, in the
xvj"* yeare of his sd ma"*' now raigne, the GoQnor & Assistants were author-
ized to set the bound^of the seQall towneshipps, it is enacted and concluded by
the Court, that the bound(^ of Plymouth towneshipp shall extend southward^^ to
the bounds' of Sandwich towneship, and northward to the little brooke running
from Steephen Tracys to another little brooke falling into Black Water from
the commons left to Duxborrow & the neighbom-hood there about^, & westward
eight miles vp into the land^ from any pait of the bay or sea ; alwayes puided
that the bounds shall extend so far vp into the wood lands as to enclude the
South !Meddowes toward^ Aggawam, lately discouered, and the convenyent
vpland^ there about^.
COURT ORDERS. 165
George Soulc is graimted the meddow he desires against ^l' PrinctJ^land^ 1 (3 4 0.
at Greens Harbour, if in case M' Rowland do not exchaung fiue acres w"* >!"■ ^' "*
2 November
Bradford, and M' Bradford take his further of to fitt him w'^'all, or make ex- Bg^j^youD,
chaung w"' M' Burne & M'* Fuller, whereby he may be famished. ^°^^-
•The seQall psons following are graunted these quantities of land of [*248.]
those land^ that lye northward from Duxborrow Mill, towards Greens Har-
booi" : —
To Roger Chaundlor twenty fiue acrees.
To Samuell Tompkins twenty fiue acrees.
To John Rouse xxv acrees, w"' his houslott, for the land due for his
service.
To "Wiltm Shei-man twenty acrees, his houslott to be pt thereof.
To .John Phillips twenty acrees, his houslott to be pt thereof.
To James Lindell twenty acrees, his houslott to be pt thereof.
To Edmond Weston twenty acrees, his houslott to be pt thereof.
To Raph Chapman twenty acrees, his houslott to be pt thereof.
To John Gardiner twenty fiue acrees for his service.
To John Handmer fifteens acres.
Edmond Hawes is graunted thirty acres next Daniell Coles lands, beyond
the South River, w"" meddow land to it, if it be there to be had.
These seQall psons following are graunted these quantities of land follow-
ing, at the North Riuer, w''' meddow to yt : —
To John Winslowe fourscore acres, w"' some meddow to yt.
To Stephen Tracy fourscore acres, w"^ some meddow to yt.
To Georg Partrich thirty acres, w*** some meddow to yt by his fathers.
To Henry Sampson fifty acres, w"" some meddow to yt.
To Experience ^Michell fifty acres, w"" some meddow to yt.
To John Paybody thirty acres, w'^ some meddow to yt.
To Abraham Peirce fourty acrees, w"' some meddow to yt.
To Joseph Biddle thirty acrees, w"" some meddow to yt.
To Edmond Chaundlor fifty acrees, w"' some meddow to yt.
To Wilim Tubbs, fourty acres, w*'' some meddow to yt.
and some meddow if it be there
To John Foard thirty acres.
To Arthur Rowland fifty acres.
to be had when the former lot^
are layd forth ; if not, then in
some other convenyent place.
16G PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS,
16 40. *These seQall psons following are graunted meddowing in the North
'^ Meddow by Joanes Riuer : —
2 November.
Bradford, To M'' John Done tweliie acres.
GoiiR. Xo M"^ Thorn Willet twelue acres.
L ~ ■ J To John Rcynor tenn acres, & a hundred acres of vpland there about([.
To M'' Charles Chancey tenn acres.
To M"^ Stephen Hopkins twelue acres.
To Nathaniell Souther seauen acres.
To Phineas Pratt six acres.
To M'' Wilim Paddy tenn acres.
These seQall psons following are graunted meddowing in the South Med-
dows toward^ Aggawam, Colebrook Meddowes : —
To Edward Bangs tenn acres.
To Manasseth Kempton tenn acres.
To Josias Cooke tenn acres.
To Andi-ew Ring fine acres.
To Nicholas Snow tenn acres.
To John Morton fine acres.
To Ephi-aim Morton fiue acres.
To Josuah Pratt fiue acres.
To M"^ Rot)t Hicks tenn acres.
To Samuell Hicks fiue acres.
To Nathaniell INIorton six acres.
To John Faunce six acres.
To John Jcnkine six acres.
To M'' Raph Smyth eight acres.
To Thorn Pope fiue acres.
To Richard Higgens six acres.
To John Smaley fiue acres.
To Anthony Snow fiue acres.
The west meddow called Lakenhame by Doteys.
To Richard Sparrow 5 acrees.
To Edward Dotey 6 acres, w"* vpland.
To Bridgit Fuller 10 acres, w* vpland.
To M'' John Atwood 8 acres, w"' vpland, the which said eight acres of
meddow, the bounds therof as it was last bounded is as followeth, vizj : wheras
COURT ORDERS. 167
there is about eight or nine acres of meddow betwixt ^I''^ Fullers and liis att 1640.
the lower end of the meddow, it is marked with a pine tree on the north side, """ "^ ^
and a red cake on the south side : and aboue it is bounded on the north side ^
ijRADFOED,
with a red oake on the hill and a pine tree on the south side. GoB".
To James Hurst the meddow that Goodman Cooke should haue had.
*.^t a Court of Assistant{^ held the last Day of JSouemb", in the so November.
xvf" Yeare of his Ma'''"" now Raigne of England, 8fc. ^^ "**'
I ^50. J
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, Goii, Wiltm CoUyer,
Thofn Prence, Tymothy Hatherly, &
Capt Miles Standish, John Jenney,
GenI, Assistant^, &6.
IT is ordered by the Court, that John Barnes shall repay six shillings to
Edward Holman, w'^'^ he wrongfully tooke of him for not entring of two
acres of meddow, w'^'' the sd John bought of the said Edward.
A pcell of marsh meddow, lying before the iland granted to M' Brad-
ford ac Greens Harbour, lying on the west side from the cedar tree to the west
poyat thereof, containeing about thuteene acres, be it more or lesse, are graunt-
erl to INI'' Wilim Bradford, for meddowinge to the said iland.
It is concluded & graunted by the Court, that all that tract of marsh
meddow lying at Greens Harbour Marsh, from Turkey Poynt to the wall, M"^
Thomas hath made in the said marsh on the north side of M'' Edward Wins-
lows land, and so downe to the Great Riuer shalbe reserued for meddow
ground to the towne of Plymouth.
Anthony Snow, ThoSi Little,
Richard Church, Giles Rickett,
Rot>te Bartlet, Franc Goulder.
George Watson is graunted six acres of marsh meddow in Greens Har-
bour Marsh.
Samuell Cutbert is graunted fine acres of marsh meddow in Greens Har-
bour Marsh.
Loue Brewster is graunted six acres of marsh meddow against his vp-
lands at Green^ Harbour, on the south side thereof.
1G8 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 G 4 0 . Twenty three acres more of marsh meddow in Greens Harb"" ]\Iarsh is
'' ' resenied for pticuler psons in Plymouth, who haue put in their billes for it,
33 November. . . .
Bradfokd '^ tyme would not pmitt to assigne it vnto them m pticuler, and the remayn-
GoC'.n". der to be for the neighboiu'hood of Greens Harb"".
John Browne is graunted thirty acrees of vpland at ^lanassacusset.
Edward Hall is graunted twenty fine acres of land at Manassacuset.
John Rowse is graunted the pcell of meddow he desireth, lying at
^ , if it be not fornJly disposed of to another.
[*25L] *John Barnes and Edward Holman are agreed vpon the action of v'',
commenced against the said Edward ; and the said Edward hath payd the
said John xx^ in hand, and is to deliuer the boate at Plyiii, w"^ her furniture,
before the first day of March next, and the said John Barnes is to haue one
third pte of the said boate, w"** the said Edward hath sould vnto the
said John.
Whereas it appeareth that twenty acrees of land were formlly graunted
long since to Richard Higgens, at Mannamett Pond^, the Court doth now con-
firme the same vnto him, w"^ thenlargment at the head of his hoame lott, pt
whereof is already taken in ; and M"^ Thom Prence, M'' John Jenney, «& Jos-
uah Pratt are appoynted to lay forth the said xx acrees for him at Mannamett
Ponds.
Whereas there is no meddow ground vpon the iland, or neck of land,
formlly graunted to M"' John Howland, the Coiu-t doth graunt that if there be
any meddowing lying betwixt M'' Bradfords iland there & the said neck, that
the said meddowing shalbe reserued to the said John Howland, or what med-
dow there abouts shalbe found vpon view.
Whereas the inhabitants of the towne of Scituate are greatly straitened
for land^, and there is a necessyty that they should bee enlarged, and that at
the North Riuer, M-here they desire to haue supply of their wants, there is
fine hundi'ed acrees and vpwards graunted already graunted to diners psons of
Plymouth and Duxborrow, the Court doth graunt, (that those psons to whome
the said lands are graunted, haueing their seflall graunt^ layd forth vnto them,)
that the said inhabitanl(J^ of Scituate shall haue two miles in lengh from the
end of the said graunt^ vp the said North Riuer, and a mile in breadth, (if it
be there to be had when the foresaid graunt^ are layd forth,) and if not, then
to abate of that pporcon ; and that M"' Tymothy Hatherly, Edward Foster, &
Humfrey Turner shall dispose the said lands to such psons of Scituate as they
shall thinke fitt to be supplyed.
COURT ORDERS.
169
*At a Court of JssistanK held the vif" Day of January, in the 1640-1.
xiiif- Yeare of the Raigne of our Sou^'aisne Lord, Charles, by ^^"^^
'.77 January.
the Ch-ace of God of England, Scotland, France, Sf Ireland, newPlym.
King, Defendor of the Fayth, 8fc. ^go?n°«'"''
[*253.]
Befoke Thorn Prince, gent, GoQn-",
Wilim Bradford,
Edward Winslow,
Jolm Alden,
John Atwood, &
John Browne,
nt
Gent, Assist^ of the sd gou
MEMORAND : that the Court liath graunted vnto Wilim Thomas, gen!,
all those land^ layd out by M'' Edward Winslow, M'' John Alden, and
M"^ Wilfm Collyer, vizj : all that whole neck of vpland w"' all the poynt^ ex-
tending themselues into any the marshes, as also those hammocks of vpland
called iland^ in the marshes before the same, from the vpper end of the great
fresh marsh called Greens Harbour Riucr Marsh southward, and from Greenes
Harbour Freshett east and by south, as it is marked forth by the said Edward
WinsloAV, John Alden, & W"> Collyer, to the southwest corner of a swamp
abutting vpon Carswell Marsh, ncere the heigh Avay leading betwixt Duxbor-
row & Carsewell, the easterly side thereof adjoyneing to Carswell, beino- the
land(^ of the said Edward Winslow ; the said Edward Winslow, his heires &
assignes, being allowed so much vpland wood stuff, or tymber, as to set and
mayntaine a fence betweene Carswell JNIeddow, or IMarish, and the vpland of
the said Wilim Thomas ; the northerly side of the said vpland hereby graunt-
ed abutting vpon Greens Harboiu- Riuer INIarsh, and from the northwest poynt
of vpland betweene the said Edward Winslow & Wilim Thomas, to an iland
graunted to the said Wilim Thomas before their bounds vpon a straight line
to Greens Harboiu- Riuer, w''' the marsh land & meddow betweene that and a
poynt of vpland called the Eagles Nest ; the westerne bounds of the said
lands abutting vpon Greens Harbour Fresh Marsh aforesaid ; prouided, & al-
waycs reserued & excepted, that if any meddow be graunted to any that abut-
teth vpon the vplandt hereby graunted, the said Wilim Thomas, his heires and
assignes, do allow wood stuff, or tymber, from convcnyent places of the said
vpland to fence and mayntaine the same about the said meddowes ; to haue
and to hold all and singuler the said land^, meddowes, marshes, and ^miss',
w"' all and euery pt and pcell thereof, and theire app'tenct, vnto the id Wilim
Thomas, his heires & assignes foreQ, (except the wood stuff, or tymber for
VOL. I. 22
170 PLYMOUTH COLONY EECORDS.
1 C) 4 0-1 . fenceing before excepted,) and to the onely pper use & behoofc of him, the said
' ^ ^ Wilim Thomas, liis heires and assignes for cQ.
7 January.
BUADFORD,
GoP. *The Clarices Fees agreed vpon by the Court of Assist^.
L '-I Inprimis, for euery rccognizan(3 of the .peace, ij^ the ]
takeing, & ij^ the releaseing, & 4*^ the cryer, ...
Recogn for the good behavio'^, 4^ takeing, & 4^ releas-
."„,". "' ^ 00 : 08 : 00
mg, and o" to the ciyer,
A warr"' of the peace, or any other graunted bv the 1
^ , -^ 00 : 02 : 00
Court, J
For a Avarrant of the good behau"^, 00 : 04 : 00
For a coppy of an order, 2^.
For an indictment, 00 : 02 : 00
For a rejilcuin, 00 : 02 : 04
For entring of an action, 00 : 00 : 06
For a declaracon,
For a warrant to summon a jury, 00 : 00 : 06
For an answere,
For recording the verdict, 00 : 01 : 06
For an ordinary Avarrant from the GoQ, 00 : 00 : 06
For recording a bargainc, or guift of house or lands, . 00 : 02 : 06
For entring a bargaine of beast^ or cattle, . . . . 00 : 00 : 06
For entring & drawing the copjjy of an euedcnc of
11 f n .1 n f , 00 : 05 : 00
lands grauntcd by the Court,
For regestring a Avill, 00 : 02 : 06
For regestring the inventory, 00 : 02 : 06
For a subpcna for witnesses, 00 : 00 : 06
For entring the marks of cattle, 00 : 01 : 00
For entring a graunt of lands by the Coui't Assistant^, 00 : 01 : 00
For a scaich of any order, will, &S, 00 : 00 : 04
For a cojipy of a will, 00 : 01 : 00
For a coppy of an inventory, 00 : 01 : 00
For entring a freeman, 00 : 00 : 06
For recording of a marriage, 00 : 00 : 06
For recording of contract^ for servant^, 00 : 00 : 04
JFor a presentment vnder x^, xij*^ ; and for aboue, ij%. 00 : 00 : 00+
GENERAL INDEX.
GENERAL INDEX.
Action? under forty shillings tried by Governor
and Assistants, 29
Adams, Ellen, 19
married, • . 30
James, 19
John, 3, 10, 19
his share of meadow grounds, 14
hLs estate settled, 19
mdow, 28
Addy, Adey, Webb, 68,118
Lind granted to him, 46
presented for working on Sabbath, 86, 87, 92, 162
bomid apprentice to Thomas Prence, ... 91
See Webb, Addy.
Administration of estates, 17
Aggawam, 164
meadows divided, 166
Alden, John, 3, 9, 27, 33, 37, 39, 40, 48, 52, 67, 69, 71,
74, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 91, 96, 100, 103,
104, 108, 109, 111, 114, 116, 120, 121, 123,
125, 130, 135, 136, 138, 140, 143, 146, 147,
151, 153, 163, 164, 169.
an Assistant, . . . 5, 21, 32, 36, 48, 79, 116
his lands, 40, 51, 71, 73, 76, 91, 95, 102, 110,
135, 137, 142, 168
Mr., .... 50, 51, 59, 90, 92, 112, 115, 145
his lands, 56
Aldredge, widow, prosecuted, 100
AlcTv-ives used for manure in Plj-mouth, .... 17
Alexander, John, punished for lewdness, ... 64
Alford, Benedict 160
AUen, George, 125, 141, 147, 150, 156
deputj- irom Sand\rich, 155
propounded as freeman, 117
admitted freeman, 130
land granted to, 149
Allen, John, 93
his lands, 73
Allerton, Alerton, Olerton, Isaac, 3, 9, 20, 27, 40, 47,
52, 58
an Assistant, 21
gives up claim against Godbertson's estate to
other creditors, 20
beaver attached for him, 32, 33
^^ 40, 110
his share of meadow grounds, 14
Allotments unimproved to be surrendered, ... 17
Almy, Ahnej', Willkm, his lands, 57
fined, 107
Mr., land granted to, 149
Andrews, Andrewes, Henry, 53, 155
admitted a freeman, I05
deputy from Cohannet, 126
Richard, 13
and others, lands at Scituate, . . . . 68, 81
Mr., 80
Annable, Anible, Anthony, 3, 10, 27, 31, 44, 52, 72,
74, 86
constable of Scituate, 21, 80
deputy from Scituate, 126
deputy from Barnstable, I55
and others, Seppekann granted to, ... . 108
Sarah, married, 108
Apportionment of rates on the inhabitants, 9-11, 27-29
Armitage, Thomas, .... 53,87,98,116,125
admitted a freeman, 74
deputy for Sandwich, 126
bis land, 65, 149
Arms and ammunition, every freeman to have, 6
-.Armstrong, Armestrong, Gregor)-, his lands, . . 95
Assistants, 5, 21, 32, 36, 37, 48, 53, 79, 86, 98, 116,
125, 140, 154
(173)
174
GENERAL INDEX.
Assonet, Assonett, 142
Atkinson, Thomas, . . 4, 53, 78, 82, 84, 88, 106, 140
his lands, 46, 70
Atwood, John, 12, 47, 52, 54, 86, 88, 90, 96, 103, 104,
108, 111, 114, 116, 119, 120, 121, 123, 152,
169.
admitted a freeman, 48
an Assistant, 79
his lands, . . 46, 47, 55, 65, 78, 82, 112, 166
assigns servant to Job Cole, 121
]\Ir., 54, 62, 64, 66, 93, 100
Baker, "William, allowed residence, 102
apprentice to Richard Church, 8
Bangs, Banges, Edward, 4, 10, 14, 26, 33, 38, 41, 44,
52, 54, 55, 59, 67, 73, 87, 103, 137, 153, 155
his land, 166
John, his share of hay groimds, 56
Bankrupts' goods distributed among creditors, 22, 156
Rarden, William, servant to John Barker, . . .110
Barker, John, 110
his land, 101
to keep Jones River ferry, 101
Robert, vs. John Thorp, 7
assigned to William Palmer, 16
fined for breach of peace, 106
Barnes, John, 4. 9, 10, 19, 24, 28, 30, 31, 32, 36, 40,
42, 52, 57, 67, 68, 75, 88, 105, 107, 117,
120, 121, 122, 133, 136, 138, 142, 152, 162.
married, 16
• his lands, 24,40,56,71,154
his sale to Thomas Little, 13
liis sale to Richard Higgins, 24
his suit against Edward Holman, . . 167, 168
.sued by William Tubbs, 34
assigns servant to Thomas Clark, . . . .129
fined for several ofiences, 44, 107
Joshua, 11^
Barnstable deputies, 126, 137, 155
ofRcers, 125, 137, 141, 155, 205
See Mattacheese.
Bartlet, Bartlett, Robert, 4, 10, 27, 35, 53, 54, 58, 60,
70, 104, 156, 167
his lands, 15, 41, 56, 152
sale to him by Thomas Little, 34
Basset, Bassett, Bassit, William, 3, 10, 27, 39, 52, 59,
61, 63, 74, 78, 84, 87, 95, 109, 112, 115, 144
—146, 161, 163.
deputy from Duxbury, 154
his lands, 14, 40, 56, 144, 146
Bauer, Francis, presented for misdemeanor, ... 98
Beal, Beels, Martha, married, 153
Beare, Richard, his lands, 45, 78
punished for contempt, 44
Beauchamp, John, 13
and company's lands at Scituate, . . . . 68, 81
Mr., 80
Beaven, John, apprentice to John Winslow, . . 15
Beaver Pond, 91
trade regulated, 54, 62
Bennet, Bennett, William, 11
vs. Edward Dotey, "; 12
Be-sbeach, Besbidge, Beisbidg, Besbeech, Besbedge,
Thomas, 53, 74, 87, 96
admitted a freeman, 74
one of purchasers of Sepecan, 108
Mr., 9S
Bessy, Bessie, Anthony, 118
land granted to, 149
Biddle, Bidle, BeacUe, Beedle, Joseph, 34, 56, 61, 99,
137
his land, 165
sale to liim by Isaac Robinson, 34
fined for several offences, 36, 143
married, 45
his suit against Edward Dotey, 44
Billington, Francis, 10, 28, 40, 58
married, 31
fined for smoking in highway, 106
Helen, 41, 43
widow, 46, 47
her share of meadow grounds, .... 40
Bird, Thomas, 112
Bishop, Bushop, James, servant to Thomas FarraU, 128
Richard, servant to Love Brewster, .... 103
Black Water, 158, 164
Blage, Bkgue, Henry, 102, 106
Blakemore, John, to train Sandwich militia, . . 130
Mr., land gi-anted to, 150
Blisse, George, land granted to, 149
Blossom, Blossome, Anna, married, 16
Thomas, 16
widow, 11
Blue Fish River, wear to be erected at, . . . .131
Boardman, Luce, 93, 94
Thomas, 61, 110, 118
land granted to, 150
and wife, punished for fornication, . . 93, 94
Bodfish, Badfish, Botfish, Robert, .... 147, 150
fined, 107
desires freedom, 108
land granted to, 149
Bonney, Thomas, propounded as freeman, . . .117
liis lands, 144, 161
Boreman, Thomas, 11
contracts to repair fort, 33
Bourne, Bm-nes, Burne, Anne, married, .... 138
Elizabeth, married, 107
Henry, 53,87,96
admitted a freeman, 74
John, 49
his lands, 47
Richard, 53, 58, 87, 88, 98, 141, 147, 150, 156
GENERAL INDEX.
no
Bourne, Richard, deputy from Sandwich, . 126, 155
hisknds, . ." 47, 49, 57, 150
Thomas, 47, 53, 74, 87, 88
admitted a freeman, 74
his lands, 49,70,111
William, prosecuted for misdemeanor, . . .101
Mr., 77, Ifij
Bower, Bowers, George, . 53, 87, 116, 125, 142, 152
admitted a freeman, 60
jjresented for obstructing way, . . . . 75, 80
Rutli, nwrried, 129
Bowman, John, 11, 28, 42
Mr., 49
Bi-adford, William, 3, 7, 9, 20, 25—27, 29, 33, 37, 45,
46, 52, 53, 55, 57, 60, 61, 67, 69, 71, 73, 74,
86, 88, 90, 96, 10.3, 104, 108, 111, 114, 116,
120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 127, 130, 135, 136,
138, 140, 143, 151, 153, 154, 157, 158, 160,
161, 162, 164, 167, 169.
an Assistant, 5, 21, 36, 79
Governor, 32,48,116,140
his lands, 46, 57, 70, 109, 167
surrenders Indian trade, 126
his sale to Ste])hcn Dean, ... ... 25
suit again.st William Merrick and others, . . 44
fi-eeman, 52
Mr., 56, 58, 90, 101, 165
Braybrooke, William, land granted to, ... . 149
Brett, William, his lands, 144, 161
Brewster, Jonathan, 3, 9, 14, 26, 27, 31, 44, 52, 54, 55,
59, 61, 62, 66, 67, 84, 87, 92, 95, 99, 101,
107, 109, 112, 130, 144, 146, 153, 155, 161,
163, 164.
deputy from Duxbury, 126
his knds, 40, 85, 90, 163
presented for neglecting ferry, and released, 119,
137
Love, ... 4. 52, 58, 61, 64, 101, 103, 120
married, 30
admitted a freeman, 39
his lands, 78, 111, 167
William, 3, 9, 19, 27, 31, 44, 51, 52, 65, 67, 70,
98, 101
assigns servant to his son, 107
Mr., 59
his lands, 56
Brian, Thomas, a servant, punished, 7
Brj'an, John, presentments, 118
discharged 132
Bridge at Eel River, 156
at Jones River, 114, 135
Briggs, Clement, 123
his land, 163
John, land granted to, 149
Brookes, Gilbert, presented, 118
Brough, Edmund, 164
Browne, John, 4, 10, 27, 37, 38, 52, 55, 60, 61, 67, 74,
86, 88, 90, 90, 103, 104, 108, 109, 111, 114,
115, 116, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 130, 135,
136, 138, 140, 143, 151—154, 157, 158, 161,
169.
married, 20
an Assistant, 36, 79, 86, 116, 140
his lands, .... 38, 42, 93, 123, lOS. 201
Mary, widow, 17 — 19
Mary. IS
married, 43
Peter, 4, 8, 10, 59
fined for absence from Court, 5. 7
his estate settled, 17, IS
Priscilla, 19
Mr., 39, 109, 145
his lands, 55
widow, 28
Buitt, George, land granted to, 149
Bumpas, Bumpasse, Bumpuss, Edmund, ... 66
Edward, . . . . 11, 14, 28, 59, 67, 95, 158
his .sale to John Washborne, 33
Bundy. John, 107
servant to "NA'illiam Brewster, 51
puni.shed for lewdness, 65
Burgis. Burges, John, fined, 107
Thnmas, 100, 155
his land, 63
land granted to, 149
admitted a freeman, 155
Burne. See Bourne.
Burnell, , 109
Bushel, standard established, 34, 35
Butler, Thomas, bound to keep the peace, ... 63
land granted to, 150
B., Sanneret, 63
Callicut, Richard, vs. John Holmes, 162
See Collicut.
Carcw, John, 109, 136
allowed his freedom, 135
land granted him, 67
Carman, John, 98, 147, 150
his land, 57, 149
Carswell Creek, 154
Carswell Marsh, 169
Carver, John. 158
Robert, 135
his land, 94
Case, Edward, 53
admitted a freeman, 105
dcjnity from Taunton, 155
Casely, William, 137, 141
constable of Bamstable, 125
admitted a freeman, 137
Cattle's marks to be recorded. 62
Cedar Swamp 152
176
GENERAL INDEX.
Chadwell, Richard, 147, 150, 157
his lands, 57, 149
fined, 107
Chambers, Thomas, 106, 155
propounded as freeman, 116
admitted a freeman, 137
Chandk'r, Chanlcr, Cliaundlers, ChaundJor, Ed-
mimd, 4, 14, 34, 41, 42, 52, 57, 67, 110, 112,
158, 159
his sale to John Rogers, 31
lands granted him, 46, 49, 82, 165
deputy from Duxbury, 126
constable of Duxbury, 48, 54
John, vs. Josias "Winslow, 162
Lydia, married, 32
Roger, 4, 10, 27, 53
land granted him, 105
Samuel; 11, 28, 137
prosecuted for several offences, . . . 68, 137
Chapman, Raljih, his land, 153, 165
Chase, William. 135, 150, 162
constable for Yarmouth, 116, 125
punished for misdemeanor, 162
Chauncy, Chauncey, Charles, admitted a free-
man, 155
his lands, 166
Checkett, Josiah, sworn, 110
Chittenden, Thomas, sworn, 110
Church, Richard, 4, 7, 8, 11, 15, 28, 42, 44, 53, 54, 60,
63, 69, 126, 137, 150, 167
admitted a frccnv.m, (i
his lands, 41, 56, 70, 92, 152
Churchuvin, Anne, married, 120
Clarke, Clark, Edmund, land granted to, . . . . 150
Faith, married, 32
George, 75
married, 108
Richaid. a servant assigned by master, . . . 100
Thomas, 4, 27, 31, 39, 52, 59, 60, 69, 76, 78, 129,
137
lands granted him, . . 15, 41, 57, 70, 83, 138
sale to him l)y Ralph "Wallen, 25
allowed to build at Mannomctt, . . . .135
suit against widow "Warren, 36
bound to jjro.^ccutc R. Clough, .... 91
])rcscntcd for several oifcnces, . . . .98, 118
lined lor extortion, 137
Triston, Tristram, 47, 82
lands gr.uited him, 46, 69, 76
Thurston, 120
AVilliam, constable of YaiTOOuth, .... 135
Clark's Island, tiail)cr taken from it, 95
belongs to Plymouth, 109
Clay, place for digging, 14
Cleare, George, married. 98
his land 57
Clerk of Com-t, Nathaniel Souther, 48
Clerk's fees, 170
Clough, Cluffe, Cloufe, Richard, 4, 29, 39, 44, 46, 53,
61, 88, 118, 119
land granted him, 45, 83
prosecuted for fraud, 91, 97
Cobb, Cob, Henry, 4, 11, 29, 53, 72, 141
and others, Seppekann granted to, ... . 108
Coggen, Henry, 139
Cohannett, Cohannatt, settled, and officers chosen, 103,
105
constable for, 116, 125
deputies of, 126
now called Taunton, 142
Coite, Jolm, 108
Cole, Daniel, 165
his land, 144
George, land gi-anted to, 150
Coal, Coale, Jame.s, . . 4, 28, 53, 61, 74, 75, 91, 97
fined for several offences, . . .61, 156, 162
lands granted him, 49
his Ucense as retailer withdi'awii, .... 153
Job, 66, 121, 135, 140
married, 30
lands granted him, 85, 91
propounded as freeman, 117
admitted freeman, 140
John, his will pueved, 75
Colebrook Meadows, divided, 106
Coleman, Joscjih, sworn, 110
Collamore, Colhmcr, Peter, 81
land, . . ' 164
ColHcut, Mr., hnd, 121
his corn seized, 130
See Callicut.
Collier, Collyer, CoUer, Collyar, Elizabeth, married, 68
Mary, married, 34
Rebecca, married, 30
Sarah, married, 30
William, 4, 26, 27, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 41, 52, 55,
64, 67, 71, 73, 74, 84, 101, 117, 125. 130,
135, 136, 138, 140, 143, 140, 151—154, 157,
158, 160, 161, 162, 167, 169.
an Assistant, 32,36,48,116,140
admitted a freeman, 21
chosen coroner, 48
lands gnuited liim, . . 14, 35, 39, 55, 109, 112
Mr., 11, 14, 50, 51, 57, 68, 80, 84, 90, 95, 101,
112, 144, 145
Coml)e, Coomb, Come, Coombe, Comes, Coombs,
Jolm, 3, 10, 25—27, 46, 52, 103, 104, 128,
101
his mortgage to Thomas Prence, .... 122
John, lands granted him, .... 14, 40, 159
Thomas Cushman plaintiff against, ... 30
fined for intem])eranee. 132
GENERAL INDEX.
177
C'omhi', John, and wife, their exchange with Thom-
as PrencC; 2o
Sarah, 25
Mr., 82, 152
land granted to, 56
Commissioners to settle bounds with Massachusetts, 127
Committees, see Deputies.
Conmiittecslii]) for settling plantations, . . . .113
Conihasset lands not to be sold, 13
Connecticut, 60
Con.stable.s, 21, 32, 36, 48, 54, 80, 86, 105, 116, 125,
135, 137, 141, 155, 162
Cooke, Franci.s, 3, 8, 10, 28, 31, 46, 52, 58, 74, 87,
103, 147, 152, 155
execution against John Bro-wn, 60
lands granted to, 112,163
Jacob, 61
John 4, 28, 39, 52, 60, 147, 152, 159
admitted fi-eeman, 21
deputy for Plymouth, 154
his lands, 50, 57
John, Sen., 28
John, the younger, . . 42, 43, 44, 54, 87, 121
John, Jan.. married, 29
deputy from PljTnouth, 126
his lands, 163
Jo.siah. . . 29, 53, 86—88, 119, 141, 153, 155
admitted a freeman, 48
married, 35
his lands, . . .46, 57, 78, 90, 96, 115, 166
fined for breach of peace, 26
Goodman, 167
Cooper, John, 4, 33, 53, 72, 141, 155
married, 32
admitted a freeman^ 32
lands granted to, 81, 96
Lydia, married, 35
Cooper's Island, 96
Com, beating mill, 8
grinding miU, 22, 35
toll for grinding, 68
Coroner, chosen. 48
Corvannell, Corrannell, William, bound to prose-
cute Edward Shaw, 68
prosecuted for recei\ing stolen goods, ... 75
prosecution agiinst, for stealing, 85
Cottages not to be built without leave of Governor, 44
Council, penalty for members not serving, ... 5
See Assistants.
Courts, when and where held, . • 16, 32
Crimes, adultery, 132
blasphemy, 35
breach of peace, . . .26, 75, 80, 106, 118, 128
breach of Sabbath, 44, 75, 86, 92
disorderly living, 68,106,118
disorderly marrjing, 97
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Crimes, drinking tobacco in highway. . . . 106. 11 ."^
drunkenness, 12, 36, 44, 75, 87, 100. 100. 107.
lis. 119. 132
extortion, 61. 87, 97, 1 IS, 12^. i:{7
fornication, .... 12, 93. 127, 132. 102. 164
harboring foreigners, 106
lewdness, 64. 65. 132
lying 132
making false alarms, 6S
murder. 96. 97
not ringing swine, 97, 98. 107
obstructing ways, 9S
receiving stolen goods, 75
retailing liquors without licen.se, 118. 137. 143.
156. 162
sedition, 87, 97, 105, 106
servants nmning away, 7, 15
slander, 12. 12S
steaUng, 74. 143
VTagrancy, 163
Crocker, John, 141
sworn 110
William, 141
sworn, liO
Crosse, Daniel, indicted for murdering an Indian, 96, 97
Crow, Crowe. John 117
takes oath of allegiance and fidelity, . . . 107
admitted freeman, 155
one of Yarmouth pro])rietors. 108
magistrate at Yarmouth, 155
:SIr.. 142
Cudworth, James, . . 4, 44, 52, 72, 74, 81, 87, 104
admitted a freeman 32
constable of Scituate, 48, 54
deputy from Barnstable, 155
];resented for retailing liquors 156
and others, Scj)pekann granted to, . . . .108
Cushman, James, 106
Sarah, married, 45
Thomas, 4, 39, 42, 44, 52, 58, 87, 141, 155, 163
admitted a freeman, 21
vs. John Combe, 30
his share of mowing ground, .... 40, 56
Cutbertson. sec Godbert.son.
Daves, James, his land 50
Davis, Dolor, propounded as freeman, . . . .117
his lands, 144. 161
James, 70, 71
Deacon, John, inquest ujwn, 39
Dean, Deane. Elizabeth, married, 35
John, 53, 126, 155, 162
admitted a freeman, 105
Walter 53
Rachel, married, 45
Stephen. 3. 10, 26, 27, 97
allowed to set up a com mill, .... 8, 22
178
GENERAL INDEX.
Dean, Stcplion. sale to him from Godbertson's ad-
ministrato)-, 20
Walter, admitted ftecmaii, 10.3
deinity from Taunton, loo
Delano, Delaiioyes, Delanoy, Philip. 4, 11, 2S, 53, oo,
oH, 59, "ci, 66, C7, 71, 73, 126, 145
admitted a freeman, 5
married, 32
land fjranted to, 61
Dennis, William, his land, Ho
Deputies, 126, 137, 154, 155
Derby. John, his land, 04, 69
petitions to be a freeman, 79
Derbye, Richard, 96, 97, 99, 100
assij:;ns liis servant to Edward Dotey, ... 94
Ills land, 95
pvosccnted, 120, 12,S
Derby '.s Pond "6
Devcll. Deuell. Walter, and others, prosecuted for
disorderly living, 68
Devill. JlcuiJle, Wat, 109
Dcvill Deuell, William, 159
])ewsln;rv. Hester, married, 32
Dexter. Tliomas lo7
land ;,n\uited to, 57, 150
Didctit. .Tohn, tikes oath of fidelity, 113
Dillinj,d!am. Dilliiighame, Edward, . 147, 150, 157
his Inids, 57, 150
Dimmock. 1 )immack, Thomas, admitted a freeman, 137
dejjuty from Barnstable, . . . 126, 137, 155
magistrate at ]5arnstable lo5
Dingley, John, fined, 10/
land granted to, 149
Doane, Done, John, 3, 7, 9. 12, 14, 1S_20, 26, 35, 30,
38, 40, 44, 47. 52, 58, 03, 05, 07, 88, 112,
121, 155.
(deacon) freed fr(.)m office of Assistant, . . 5, 23
dejnity for Plymouth, 120
guardia)! of Mary Browne, 18
buys land of John Coombe, 25
his sale to John Atwood 47
his suit against Helen Billington, . . . 41. 42
his lands, 05, 69, 111, 154, 100
licensed as ret;iiler, 127
jNIr 54, 02; 00, 77. 83, 99, 102, 111, 159
Jiis 1 nids, 50
presented, .150
Dotey, Doten, Dowty. Doty. I'.dward. 3, 10,23,27,43,
47, 52, 01, 1(10, 102, 12S, 143, 154
prosecutions against liini 0, 7, 12
married, 32
his .suit against Joseph Itccdle, 44
fined for breach of jjcace, 20, 75, Sf
suit against Francis Sjjrague 29
his lands, 40, 50, ()9, 70, 99, 100
Drunkenness, law against persons sufiering it in
their houses, 13
Dudley, Thomas, Governor of Massachusetts, . .160
Dunfoid. John 121
sent out of the government, 128
Dunham, Dunhame. John, 3, 10, 27, 31, 42, 52, 121
deputy from Plymouth, 120, 154
lands granted to, 40, 5()
the elder, 40, 54, 78, 82. 87
John, Sen., 1^8
lands granted to, 103
the younger, 1 8. 82
lands granted to, '^6
Duxbury. Duxburrough, Duxbon-ow, Du.xbcrry,
DucksboiTow, Duckborrow, constables
for, . 30, 80, 80, 104, 110, 125, 141, 155
proposal referred to the churches, .... 41
])roposal to unite with Plymouth, ... 41
highways, • • 58, 59
stocks and pound, 61
made a townshi]), 02
grants of lands there restricted, 85
deputies of, 120, 154
survc\ors of highways for, 141. 150
controversy with Green's Harbor, .... 142
mill 152, 158, 105
land granted to the town of, 158
Dwelley. John, 160
Eagle's Xest 33, 109
wear to be erected at, 131
Eaton, Benjamin, apprentice to Bridget Fuller, 30, 37
Christinn, 19
married, 31
Francis 3, 7, 10, 15, 24, 30, 43, 70
sale to Kanelm and Josias "Winslow, . . 8
his estate settled, 19, 20
Samuel, ajjprentice to John Cooke, .... 43
Eddenden, T^dmund, sworn, 1 10
Eddy, Ecdy, Samuel, 4, 7, 10, 28, 53
admitted a freeman, 1,5
land granted to, 40
Edge, William, assigns servant to Thomas Prencc, 102
jNIr., land granted to, 149
Edwards, Edmund, a servant, assigned by master, . 132
John, aiijjrenticc to Edmund Chandler, . .110
Eel River, 47, 150, 158
ways there, 58 — CO
beach belongs to Plymouth, 109
Head 152
I'.ldredge, I'.ldred, Robert, a servant, assigned by
master, 122
Injections, see Ciovernor.
l',mcr.son; John, 49, 143
Ijrosecuted and fined for sundry offences, 48, 49,
118, 131
GENERAL INDEX.
ITi)
I'lngland, John, inquest upon, 88
Ensign, Thomas, married, 108
propounded as freeman, 110
I'jstates, insolvent, to be sold to pay debts, ... 22
allowance to widow and children, .... 22
intestate, distributed, 18
Euc, Henry, land granted to, 150
and family, .sent out of the colony, .... 106
Ewell, Kenry, G2
married, 108
sAvorn, 110
Falland, Thomas, propounded as freeman, . . . 140
Fallowcll, Falloway, Anne, married, 03
Gabriel. 96
jjropounded as freeman, 140
his Lmds, 82, 83, 152
admitted a freeman, 161
AVilliam, 82, 88
sale to him from Samuel Grave, .... 43
his lands, 00, 136, 158
married, 153
Farrall, Thomas, 128
propoimdcd as freeman, 132
I'^auiice. Fans, Fance, John, 4, 10, 28, 52
his lands, 14, 40, 50, 1 10
Feake, Feak, Ilemy, 132, 147, 150
his land, 57
propounded as freeman, 126
land granted to, 149
Mr., land granted to, 150
Fee bill, 170
Fees for surveying and measiu'ing land, .... 148
Fences, see Inclosuros.
Fen-y, to be kc])t by William Vassell, 82
at Jones River, 39, 92, 101
at North Hiver, 72, 73
Finney, John, 1.36, 158
and Robert, their lands, 136, 158
Fish, John, land granted to, 150
Jonathan, land granted to, 150
Nathaniel, land granted to. 150
Fisheries at PhTnouth, 17
Fitzrandle, Edward, 53, 100, 155
admitted a freeman, 87, 96
Flower, , nr.irried, 30
Foggo, Ralph, 4, 28
land granted to, 18, 24
^Ir., land granted to, 14
Forbes, Fobc^, John, 44
land granted to, 45, 66
Ford. Foardc, Foard, John, his land, 165
M irtha, married, 153
Fortification erected, 0
inclosed with high fence, 31, 33, 34
Foster, Forster, Edward, 11, 28, 53, 54, 61, 62, 72, 87,
96, 117, 141, 168
]<"oster, Edward, admitted a treemaii. 4 S
fined for extortion, (il
dej)Hty from Scituate, 126, 155
and others. Sejipekann granted to, . . . . 108
Lettis, married, 134
Foxwell, John, 1G2
Freeman, ^Vlice, married, 104
Edmund, . . 53, 54, 147, 150, 154, 157, 101
an Assistant, 1 10
land granted to, 57
admitted a freeman, 74
fi«cd for being defective in arms, .... 107
magistrate at Sandwich. 155
Edward, fined, 107
land granted to, 149
Freemen, list of, iu 1633 and 1637. . . 3, 4, 52, 53
l)ro])ounded 110, 117, 132, 140
admitted, 5, 0, 21, 29—32, 48, 60, 67, 74, 79, 90,
105, 126, 130, 137, 140, 155, 161
whole body not to .sit in small causes, ... 29
fined for absence, 5, 1 04
Fresh Lake, 57, 159
Fresh Lake IJrook, 159
Frend, John, land granted to, 149
Fuller, Bridget, 37
her lands, 50, 143, 100
Samuel, ... 3, 4, 28, 52, 72, 98, 104, 126
vs. Peter Brown, 8
liis will j)roved, 18
Samuel, Sen., 9
Mr., liis meadow lands, 14
Mrs., . . .56. 82, 84, 95, 112, 115, 165, 167
her lands, 40, 50, 50, 80
A\idow 28
Gardiner, John, a servant, assigned by master, 37, 44,
94
liis land, 165
Garrett, Richard. 81
Gan-at, Mr., fined for retailing liquors, . . 119,137
Gamit, Peter, fined, 107
land granted to, 149
Genny, see Jenny.
Gilbert, John, deputy from C'ohannet, . . . .126
John. Sen., 53, 141
admitted a freeman. 105
Thomas, married, 143
Mr., 104
GiLson, William, 3, 7, 9, 18, 19, 26, 27, 31, 52, 54, 72,
104
one of the Council, 5
and others, Seppekann granted to, . . . . 108
Mr., 13, 14, 01, 62, 07
his estate settled, 141
Glass, Amey, married, 134
James, a servant, assigned by master, . . .139
Roger, discharged from his master, . . . .141
180
GENERAL INDEX.
Glover, Elizabeth, executrix, vs. John Combe. . .1.31
Joseph, ^"^^
(Jodbertson, Godberson, Godbarson, Cutberd, Cut-
bert, Godbort, .... 3, 9, 25, 29, 159 i
and w-ife, their estate, LS— 20, 25
S.vmuel, apprentice to Richard Higgens. . . 29
assigned by master, 129
land granted to, 167
Goodman, his .share of mowing ground, . . 14
Sarah, 18-20
Godden, 'William. ])umshed, 159
Godfrey, Godfray, Francis, 95, 135
his land, ^^
Goodman, 109
Goodman, Richard, vs. Christopher Winter, . .116
Thomas, 156
Gorham. John, liis land, 85, 107
See Groomcs.
(Jorham, Gooame, Groome, Goarame, Ralph, land
granted to, 66
presented, H*^
pimished for breach of peace, 128
Gorton, Goarton, Samuel, punished for sedition, 100,
105, 106
vs. Thomas Clark, 137
Thomas, 61
Goulder, Francis, 167
lands granted to, 95, 99, 101
Government to be tied to the tow-n of Plymouth, 16
Governor, chosen and qualified, 5, 21, 32, 36, 37, 48,
53, 79, 86, 116, 125, 140, 154
penalty for not serung, 5
not obliged to serve two years successively, . 5
required to reside at Plymouth, 16
and other officers, time fixed for election of, . 21
guard for, 61.
and Council and Assistants to liire a watch,
&c., 22
Grand inquest, 54, 87, 96, 126, 155
their special inquiries, 119
Grants of land restricted, 83
Graunt, John, 20
Grave, Samuel, sale to William Fallowell, ... 43
Gray, Thomas, a servant, assigned by masiter, . .121
Great River, 167
Great South Pond, 1 15
Greene'.s, Green's Harbor, .... 109,110,117
passage cut, 14
inhabitants' controversy with Duxbury, . . 142
inhabitants, land granted to, 146
inhabitants' hnd surveyed, 153
inhabitants' petition for more lands, .... 163
proprietors of lots there, 165, 167
fresh marsh, 169
freshet, 169
marsh, 163, 167, 168
Green's Harbor River,
marsh, . . . .
169
169
Greene, Joseph, vs. Edmund Brough, . . . .164
Gregory, John, his lands, 109
Grinder, Alice, servant to Isaac Allerton, ... 20
Groomes, John, his land, 85, 107
Mr., 137
See Gorham.
Gro.sse, Joseph 158
Gumett's Nose belongs to Plymouth, .... 109
Hales, George, 143
Hall, Edward, 66, 71, 75
licensed to build, 112
land granted to, 06, 168
George, his lands, 66
Hallet, Ilellott, HeUot, Andrew, .... 117,162
liis hnds, 121, 130, 135, 149
Halloway, Hallowell, HoUyway, Joseph, . . 147. 150
land granted, 149
Thomas, 61
prosecuted for stealijig, 93
William, 75
fined for misdemeanor, 80
Mr., propounded as freeman, 132
Hammond. Hamonds, William, 30
Hampton, Thomas, 133
Ids will proved, 97, 118
Handmer, Handmore, George, 106
John, 130
his bnds, 109, 165
Harding, ^lartha. her estate, 18
Phebe, married, 26
Winifred, married, 134
wdow, 11
, son of Martha Harding, 18
Harlow, William, 97
propounded as freeman, 117
fined, 107
land granted to, 150
Harmon, Edmund, 46
John, apprentice to P"rancis Cooke, .... 46
Harris, Harrison, Arthur, his lands, . . . 153, 160
Walter, a servant, assigned by master, . . . 12
Hars'ey, William, married, 120
Hatch. Thomas, propounded as fi-eeman, . 108,110
WilHam, . . 4, 44, 48, 49, 52, 54, 96, 117, 141
jjresented for trcsjjass, 62
land granted to, 95
Hatch's Island 95
Hatherly, Hatherle>', Timothy, 4, 13, 37, 52, 53, (JO. 67,
74, 79, 86, 97, 105, 123, 125, 130, 130, 140,
141, 151, 153, 154, 158, 161, 162, 164, 167,
168.
an Assistant, 30,48,116,140
Treasurer, 140
his sale to I'M ward Holman, 8
GKNEHAL INDEX.
181
Hutherly, 'riniothy. his siilo to Jtilin Hanios, . . 9
sues Francis Sprague, 30
assigns over lus servant, 31
lands at Scitiuite granted to him and others, 68,
72, 81
writ of division of lands granted to.
143
Mr., 10; 14, 27, 63, 80, 118, 156
Hawes, Edmund 94, 120, 146
land granted to, G6, 165
Hawkins, John, 160
llaybell. Elizabeth 65
Hay grounds, surveyed and assigned, 14, 15, 39 — 41.
55 — 57
Hapvard, nayv\ood, Thomas, his lands, 101, 144, 161
Hearker, John, 61 -
])unishcd for misdemeanor, 156
Hedge, Mr., fined, 107
See Edge.
Herrings, used as manure, 31
regulations for taking them, 62
Hewes, Hews, Hewis, John, 11, 28
and wife, jiunished for fornication, . . . . 12
his ])etili<)n to be a freeman, 79
admitted a freeman, 137
See Lexns, John.
Jone, 12
Ilewett, Humphrey, 48
Hey ward, John, 61 i
Hicks, Heeke.s, Heeks, Robert, 3, 6—9, 14, 18, 26, 27,
31. 52 '
and Samuel, their lands, 166
Samuel, 166
Mr., 14, 90, 115
his share of mowing ground, . . . . 40, 56
Higgins, Higins, Higgens, Alexander, .... 48
Richard, 4, 11, 28, 29, 40, 53, 58, 109, 129, 137,
152
married, 32
his lands, .... 16, 24, 56, 115, 166, 168
Thomas, ajjprentice to Jolm Jenney, . . . 21
Highways, see Ways, 31, 58—60
Hill, Prudence, married, 110
Ralph, 152
land granted to, 93
married. 107
Thomas, 53, 61, 76, 90, 155
admitted a freeman, 60
l.uul granted to, 76
Mr., 57
Hiller, William, 88
bound to keep the ])eace, 119
one of Duxbury mill owners, 152
married, ■ 153
his lands, 145, 158
Hinckley, Samuel, 53, 96, 97, 106, 126
admitted a freeman, 74
Hodgekins, I'llizabeth. married 26
Hodgekins, Hodgskine, Hodgkinson, Hoskine,
Hoskins. WilUam. ... 4, 39, 53, 66, 126
admitted a freeman, ;>2
married, 45, 107
his land, ^'2
Holly Swamp, 112, 113
Holman, Edward, 8, 11.61
sells shallop to John Barnes, 24
his lan('. 40. 56, 99
suit against Juhn Jenney, 43
fined for breach of Sabbath, 44
suit against John Barnes, 1()7. 168
Holmes. John. 4. 10. 28. 44, 53, 91, 06, 113, 152, 162
admitted a freeman. 32
messenger, 105
presented, 118
jiunislied for several offences, . . 12, 86, 132, 196
his lands, 76.' 93, 99
Mr., 90
his lands, 40, 56
William, . . . . 3, 46. 52, 9:-!, 1()7, 115, 163
Lieutenant AVilli un. to instruct inh;ibitants in
use of arm.s, 3.'i, 54
his lands, 14, 40, 56, 99, 145
leader of troops in Pequod war, .... 60
William. Sen., sworn, 110
Honywell, William, ai)i)rentice to Thomas Prence. Ki,
130, 222
Hooke. Mr., land granted to, 143
Hoojier, alias Pottle, alius Wan-. Abraliam, . . 68, 75
Hopkins, Caleb, 61
Giles, 61, 117
married, 134
Stephen, 3, 7. 9, 14, 19, 20, 26, 27, 31, 33, 36,
37, 41, 42, 46, 52, 61, 67
one of the Council, 5
an Assistant, 21, 32, 36
his lands, 76, 93, 166
punished for several offences, 6.8, 87, 97, 113)
137
to mmntain Dorothy Temple, . Ill, 112, 113
Mr., . . .
his lands,
punished,
Ilorton, Walter,
Houndsditch,
41, 54, 55, 59, 60—62, 75
15, 41, 57, 154
75
88
158
Housekeepers, to be approved by Governor, &:c., 38, 44
Howes, Howse, House, Samuel, 4, 53
admitted a freeman, 32
Thomas, 117
and others, Mattacheeset granted to, . . 108
one of Yarmouth proprietors, 108
takes oath of fidelity, 107
propounded as freeman, 132
Mr., 142
182
GENERAL INDEX.
Ilowlaiid, Arthur, his land, Kw
Ilcwy, 4, 11. 13, 2S, 52, 55, 57, 59, 72, 74, 87,
105, 155
constable of Diixbury, 3G
John, 3, 9, 2G, 27, 33, 39, 41, 42, 44, 52, 62, 101,
106, 158, 163
an Assistant, 5, 21, 32
grants from government, 40, 56, 70, 102, 110,
168
grant to him from Thomas Prence, . . .110
Mr 61, 92, 109, 165
Hucker, Joane, married, 120
Hull, Edward, land granted to, 168
George, ""
his land, 66
Joseph, admitted a freeman, 13^
one of BarnsUible committee, . . . 126, 137
Mr., 160
Hunt, Christian, married, 45
Edmund, his land, 66
Edward, 95
Ilurst, James, 3, 11, 29, 31, 40, 42, 52, 87, 99, 137,
152, 155
his lands, 40, 72, 167
William, married, 143
land granted to, 149
Goodman, 50
his lands,
56
Hvland, Thomas, sworn, 110
IIjTies, Aime, married, 107
liiclosures, required to planting grounds, ... 6
guns not to be set in them, 31
Indians, persons prcsecuted for trading with them, 50,
130
Pequod war, 60 — 63
persons executed for murdering an Indian, . 96
trade with them, regulated, 54,119
league with Ussamequin and son, .... 133
Indian names — Aggawam, 166
Mannamett, 92
Mattacheese, 93
Mattacheeset, 108
Misquamsqueece, 96
Mooanam, 133
Manuscusset, 134
Moonascaulton, 133, 134
Mamassacusett, 160, 161
Penowanyauquis, 96
Penwatechet, 15
Sagaquash, 109
Seppekann, 108
Shaume, 134
Teightaueutt, 130
Tinsin, 132
Ussamequin, 133
Inn-', regul.ited, 38
Inquests on dead ])ersons, 39, 88
Insolvent estates, lands sold, allowance to widows, . 22
Irish, John, 61, 158
Island Creek Pond, 38, 70, 109, 158
Jackson, Samuel, prosecuted, 49
married, 134
Thomas, executed for murdering an Indian, 96, 97
Jcnkens, Edward, 81
Jenkins, Jenkync, Jenkine, Jenken, John, 53, 58, 61,
126
admitted a freeman, 48
liis lands, 48, 152, 166
Jenny, Jenney, Jeney, John, 3, 9, 16, 21, 24, 26, 27,
31, 33, 36," 38, 39, 41, 43, 44, 50, 52, 53, 5.5,
60, 64, 67, 74, 86, 92, 96, 111. 114, 116, 123,
125, 130, 135, 136, 138, 140, 143. 151—154,
157, 158, 160—162, 164, 167, 168.
an Assistant, 48,79,116,140
his land 40, 50. 56, 77
presented for several offences, . . 50,98, 118
Samuel, 60
apprentice to Kanelm Winslow, .... 24
Mr., 82
Joanes, John, punished for misdemeanor, . . . 156
Jones's River, 158, 163
proprietors of lots there, 166
Bridge, 114, 135
Ferry, 39, 92, 101
herring wear to be erected at, 131
Joyce, John, his land, 93, 150
Jury fees, 36
Kempe, Kemp, William, 155, 164
propounded as freeman, 117,219
admitted a freeman, 137
his lands, 109, 144, 161
Kempton, Kemton, Manasseh, 3, 9, 14, 27, 31, 33, 36,
38, 41, 52, 54, 55, 59, 87, 90, 109, 121, 138,
139, 152.
dci)utv from Plymouth, 126, 154
his lands, .."... 14, 41, 57, 90, 154, 166
Kenelme's Dingle. 11<'
Kenrick, Kcnnerich, Kennerick, Kennick, George. 4,
37, 41, 44, 48, 49, 52, 61, 72, 74, 97, 98,
141, 155.
Kerby, Richard, fined, 107
land granted to, 149
Kerman, John, li^6
his land, 157
See Carman.
Kerwithy, Da^•id, propounded as freeman, . . . 132
Kidbyc, John, 120
ins lands, . . . ' 161
King, Samuel, allowed to build, 139
Kitson, Alice, married, 94
Knight, Walter, 95
Knott, George, his land, 57, 149
GENKllAL INDEX.
I8;j
Knowles, Kichard, presented for breach of Sab-
bath, 7j
land granted to, • 109, lo2
married, 129
L;ikcnhame 82
Meadows, divided, 166
l/.melvford, Itichard, 10
liis estate 18
I,ands, persons destitute to be supplied vith, . .131
I.apham, Thomas, propounded as freeman, . . .116
Latham, Lathame, William, . . . 11, 14, 28, 33, 40
punished for several offences, . 87, 101, lOo, 106
I>aunder, Thomas, land granted to, 100
Laws, re^^sed, 43, 44
Lee, Robert, 53
admitted a freeman, 48
Leighonie, James, 115
Leighorne, Leyhorne, Laherne, Rowland, 59, 98, lo8
married, 36
liis lands, 50, 51
Leonard, Lenner, Solomon, his lands, . . 83, 112
Lettice, Lettis, Thomas, his lands, .... 136, 152
Leverich, Leveridge, WilUam, 53, 118
admitted a freeman, 74
Mr., 88, 134
land granted to, 149
Lewis, Lewes, George, 53, 72, 104
admitted a freeman, 48
John, 53, 98, 104, 141, 155, 156
propounded as freeman, 117
admitted a freeman, 74
Lightermaster, fees of, 94
his orders, 125
Lincks, Philip, his estate, 105
Lindall, James, his lands, .... 145, 153, 165
Linncll, Robert, 126
sworn, 110
admitted a freeman, 137
and others, Seppekann granted to, . . . .108
Little, Thomas, 11, 13, 28, 54, 60, 63, 70, 75, 119, 138,
153, 167
married, 13
his lands, 41, 56, 76, 93, 152
his grant to Richard Higgins, 16
his grant to Robert Bartlett, 34
liOmbard, lAmibert, Thomas, licensed as innholder, 137
Long, John,
100
Lothrop, Lathrop, John, 53, 72
Rev. John, admitted a freeman, 60
I,umbard, Lumberd, Barnard, .... 53, 72, 104
admitted a freeman, 48
Lumjikin, "William, 141, 155
propounded as freeman, 108
liVnn, -see Saugus.
M.'.comber, Maycombcr, Maycumber, Wilham,
cooper, allowed to dwell, 82
. . . 95
. . . 95, 159
S2
77
76, 135. 157, 168
Macomber, \\'illiam, land granted to,
allowed to cut wood for hoops,
^ladesly, Henry, licensed to dwell,
Mannanictt I'atli
^lannamett, Mannomitt, Ponds,
Marriages, 13, 16, 26, 29—32, 34—36, 43, 45, 03, 08,
9S, 100, 103, 107, 108, 110, 120, 129, 134,
138, 139, 143, 153.
Martin, Alice, married, 108
Massachusetts, committee to settle bounds wth, . 127
Mattacheesc settled, .... 93, 95, 107, 108, 120
and !Mattacheesett, bounds betwixt, . . . .121
Mattacheesctt, 121
settled, 108
Matthews, James,
141
^ladrick or Marmaduke, takes oath of alle-
giance, 107
jiropounded as freeman, 108
Mr., 133
l)ropounded as freeman, 140
^laynard, ^lynard. My nor, John, . . . 75, 115, 120
contracts to build prison, 115
land granted to, 144, 146
married, 153
^layo, Jolui, admitted a freeman, 140
Meadow grounds divided, 14, 39 — 41, 55 — 57, 08
surveyed, 151
Measures to be sealed, 23, 34. 35
Mecock, Peter, punished for misdemeanor, . . . 156
!Mendam, !Mendame, ]Mary, 132
Robert, 132
his wife punished for adultery, 132
:Mendall, :Mendlove, :Mark, 63, 68,
punished for several offences, . . . .03, 09, 74
Robert, 61, 67. 109
"\\'illiam, ajiprentice to Palmer and Church, . 15
Merick, Henry, sworn, 110
Merick. ^Icrrick, "William, 44, 73
his lands, 45, 66
Messenger appointed, 21, 105
MiUUiry discipline established, 22, 38
instruction given to inhabitants, ... 38, 130
Mill for beating corn, 8
for grinding, 22, 35
at Duxbury, stream turned for, 152
land granted to, 158
at Scituate, toll regulated, 68
Miller, John, land granted to, 150
^Mitchell, Michell, Michaell, Experience, 4, 10, 27, 47,
53, 57, 58, 71—73, 95, 141, 155, 156
land granted him, 90, 163
Moonenoonenuscaulton River, 148
Moonuscaulton, 157
i Moonoonenuscusset, Moonuscussett, . . . 148. 157
Moore, George, to keep feiTy at Jones River, . . 92
' Moorecock, Benjamin, 103
184
GENERAL INDEX.
Moorecock, Bennett, married, 107
]\Iai-y, ajjprentice to Richard Sparrow, . . . 128
iSIore, Moore, Morrey, George, land granted him, 46,
76, 160
servant to Edward Dotey, 102 |
Richard, man-ied, 45
Morrcll, I'^dward, his deposition, 135
George 130
Morris, A\'illiam, a servant, assigned by master, . 64
, 49
Morton, E])hraim. his knd, 166
John, his land, 166
Nathaniel, 11, 28, 53, 126, 154
married, 33
admitted freeman, 48
liis lands, 90, 95, 109, 166
Morton's Hole, 14, 41
fishing wear to be erected at, 131
Mountegue. Gritfin, 51
Mount's Hill, 64
Mowing grounds, see Meadow grounds.
Mullens. Mailings, "William, 66
his land, 146
Muster diy a])])ointed, 13
Mynard; see Maynard.
Nail making 16
Nash. Samuel, . . 4. 10, 27, 53, 61, 69, 75, 87, 105 \
Namassacuset River, allotments there, .... 160
Namassacutt Path 99
Namiscutte 154
Nelson, AVilliam, married, 153
his land, 159
New Harbor Marsh, 24
Newland, AVilliam, land granted to, . ... 149
Norman, Hugh, married, 134
North Hill, 112
granted to William Collier, 35
North Meadow, by Jones's River, 166
North River, 163. 164 ■
proprietors of lots there, 72, 165
Nov, Noye, Benjamin, land granted to, .... 149
married, 153
Nurton, Nicholas, from Richard Standerwick, . . 159
Ordinary at Barnstable, 137 '
at Duxbury side, 99
at Taunton, 159
Osborn, Osborne, Christopher, 107
Matthew, 65
a servant, assigned by master, 65
Otter Rock. 112
Oyster bank in North River, 136
Paddock, Robert, 109 ;
bound to jirosccute WiUiam Corvannel, ... 85
land granted him, 85
Paddy, William, . . . . 53, 61, 74, 85, 151, 153
lands granted to, . . . . 40, 56, 64, 111, 166
Paddy, William, admitted a fi-eenian, 48
deputy from Phinouth, 126, 154
married 134
Page, , 38
Palmer, William, 3, 10, 15, 16, 28, 31, 33, 52, 58, 59,
117, 155
his will jiroved, 78
to train Yarmouth militia, 130
propounded as freeman, 108, 132
admitted a freeman, 161
William, Jun., 4, 28
married, 26
admitted a freeman, 32
widow, 75
75
Parker, William, 143
sworn, .110
propounded as freeman, 132
Pai'tridge, I'artridg, Partrich, George, . 39, 44, 75
his lands, 45, 66, 90, 92, 165
married, 103
Ralph, 53, 84
admitted a freeman, 79
his lands, 73, 109, 1 15, 144, 163
Mr., 115, 144
his petition in behalf of church and neigh-
bors 84
Paul, Richard, married, 103
innholder at Taunton, 159
Paybody. John, 53, 74, 96, 126
admitted a freeman, 74
Jiis lands, 72, 165
Payne, Thomas, admitted a freeman, . . . . '.126
deputy from Yarmouth, 126
Peach, Arthur, 113
executed for murdering an Indian, . . . 96, 97
Peirce, Abraham, . 4, 10, 28, 39, 40, 46, 53, 58, 112
his lands, Ill, 165
Penny, Ellen, married, 129
Pequin or Pcquod war, 60 — 63
Perry. AVilliam, sworn, 110
Phance, see Faunce.
Phillips, John, 51, 87, 106
his lands, 145, 153. 165
Phips, William, his sale to Josiah Winslow, . . 43
Phyhs, William, Ill
Pidcock, George, married, 153
Pine Hills, 152
Pinnacle Hill, 115
Pinny, Peter, . .' 160
Puison, Thomas, sworn 1 10
See Pynson.
Pitts, Edith, 48, 49
Plain Dealing, 47
Plantations, form of commission to settlers, . . .113
Pliunmer, Anne, mamed, 36
GENERAL INDEX.
isr.
Plummer, Mar)', married, I'J
I'lyinouth, deputies of, 120, l;')l
constables for, . . . 80, 86, 116, 12.5, 141, IM
surveyors of liighways for, 141, 155
to be the seat of government, 16
fisheries, 17
bounds of, 104
unim])roved lands to be surrendered, ... 17
land near Fresh Lake granted to, . . . .152
meadow at Green's Harbor granted to, . .107
land granted to, for pasture, 158
mowing grounds divided, . . . 14, 15, 39 — 41
Slowly Field, 15
jilace for digging clay, 13
highways laid out, 58 — GO
way above the spring, 12
to have exclusive pri\ilege of alewives for ma-
nuring grounds, 17
mill erected at, 8, 22, 35
pound, 01
minister, John ReAiior, 50
mowng ground for poor's cattle, 15, 40, 41, 50
and Duxbm-y propose to unite, 41
Pollard, Pollerd, George, lands granted to, . 145, 158
one of Duxbury mill owners, 152
Pontus, William, 3, 42, 52, 90
land granted to, 76, 78
Poole, AVilliam, 53
admitted a freeman, 105
deputy for Cohannet, 126
!Mrs., land granted to, 143
Pope, Thomas, 10, 28, 01
married, 03
land granted to, 45, 40, 106
Potter, ^Ir., land granted to, 149
Pottle, alias Hooper, alias Warr, Abraham, . . 08, 74
and others, presented for disorderly Hraig, 08
Pounds to be built, 01
Powder Point, 45
Pratt, Prat, Prate, Joshua, 3, 12, 14, 18, 33, 38, 41, 44,
46, 50, 52, 55, 69, 70, 71, 73, 80, 92, 101,
109, 111, 115, 117, 138, 148, 151, 153, 159,
101, 163, 168.
messenger and constable, . .21, 48, 54, 80, 105
land granted to, .... 40, 84, 102, 152, 106
his land granted to Mrs. Fuller, 50
Marah, 20
Phinehas, . . . . 4, 10, 19, 27, 39, 46, 47, 52
his exchange with Thomas Prence, ... 25
lands granted to, . . .41, 56, 154, 159, 166
Prence, Thomas, 3, 9, 10, 20, 25, 20, 33, 37, 39, 40,
52, 53, 60, 67—09, 71, 74, 80, 88, 90, 91, 90,
103, 104, 108, 111, 112, 114, lie, 120, 121,
123, 125, 130, 133—1.30, 138, 140, 143, 147,
150, 151, 153, 154, 161, 162, 164, 167, 168,
169.
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I'renee, Tiionias, Governor 21. T'.i
Assistiuit, 32,36,48,110. 1 III
Treasurer, is
not required when Governor to reside at Plym-
outh, 79
council in Pequod war, 00
lands granted to, 14, 40, 51, 56, 77, 83, 102, 103,
136, 142, 145, 163
liis grant to John Howland, 110
exchange with John Combe and wife, . - 25
exchange with I'hinchas Pratt and wife, . 25
exchange with John Barnes, .'JO
agrees to pay John Combe's del)t, . . 122,151
his agreement with William Honeywell, . 139
servant assigned to, 122
Mr., .... 41, 50, 59, 80, 82, 102, 147, 105
married, 34
Presentments, 01, 68, 75, 80, 98, 100, 107, 118, 156
Presland, Prestland, Nicholas, , . . . 30, 01,138
Price, John, 92
Prior, Thomas, sworn, 110
Prison erected, 75. 115, 142
Pryor, Thomas, his esti^te settled, 141
John, 141
Purchase, John, 100
Pynson, Joan, 102
Thomas, and wife, married, 134
punished for incontinency, 102
Rates ajjportioncd on the inhabitants, 9 — 11, 27 — 29
assessors appointed to coUect, 33, 36, 38, 61, 75
Rawlins, Thomas, 100
Rcadc, Read, Jolm, 65
Redding, Thomas, 01
Reeves, Margery, married, 139
Renolds, Rhenolds, WilUam, 159
land gi-anted to, 50
married, 94
fined for cU-unkermess, 75, 87
Retailing wine, &c., prohibited, 38
Rejiior, John, 53
admitted a freeman, 79
land granted to, 50, 55, 154, 106
Mr., 57, 83, 99
Richards, John, land granted him, 101
bound to keep the peace, 63
WilKam, 1 1, 28, 50
Rickard, Rickett, Giles, . 75, 88, 96, 121, 122, 167
land granted to, 70
his petition to be a freeman, 79
presented for not ringing swine, 86
Sarah, married, 153
Thomas, 141
Riddings, Thomas, married, 129
Rider, Samuel, propounded as freeman, .... 108
Ring, Andrew, land granted to, 166
Roberts, Thomas, punished for lewdness. ... 64
186
UE2^ERAL INDEX.
[{obins, Nicholas, lands gi-anted to, 100, 144, 161
J^obinson, llobbinson, Isaac, ... 4, 29, 52, 72, 126
his .sale to Joseph Biddle, 34
Joseph, 61
Rocky Xook, 152
llogers, John, 11, 59, 102, 163
propounded as freeman, 117
married, 120, 198
grant from Edmmid Chandler, 31
grant from government, 144, 146
Joseph, 4, 11, 28, 39, 42, 53, 93, 101, 117, 141,
155
his lands, . 14, 40, 56, 85, 90, 101, 144, 146
liis suit against Edward Dotey, .... 6
to keej) ferry at Jones River, 39
Rosslter, Jane, married, 143
Rouse, Rowse, John, 30, 83, 159
land granted to, 145, 154, 165, 108
Rowe, Roe, John, 109
land granted to, 109
and others, presented for drinking tobacco, . 118
Rowes, George, land granted to, 95, 99
Rowland, , 11
Rowle\-, Rowly, Henry, 4, 53, 72
mai'ried, 16
admitted a freeman, 32
and others, Seppekarm granted to, ... . 108
, 11,28
Russell, George, 65, 76
land granted to, 70, 90
Sagaquash, timber taken from, 95
belongs to PljTnouth, 109
Samjison, Samson, Abraham, . . . 120, 145, 159
presented for breach of peace, 107
his lands, 154
Henryj 53, 61
married, 36
his lands, 72, 136, 144, 165
Sandwich, 105
propositions for settlement there, .... 88
adjustment of controversy, 146
meadow lands divided, . . . .117, 146 — 150
names of proprietors, 149, 150
constables and magistrates for, 80, 116, 125, 141,
155
deputies of, 126, 155
sun'eyors of highways for, .... 141, 156
inhabitants fined for not ringing swine, . . 97, 98
inhabitants fined for being defective in arms, . 107
inhabit^mts to be exercised in the use of arms, 130
committee to hear differences in, .... 133
none admitted without consent of church, . 134
Shaumc, and other lands granted to, ... 134
commissioners prosecuted for neglect of duty, 131
bounds to be settled, 80
action concerning, to be tried, 162
Saugus inhabitants settle Sand\\ich, .... 57, 89
Savcry, Thomas, fined for drunkenness, .... 44
Savory, Anthony, 4, 53
Scituate . . " 68, 104, 106
deputies of, 126, 155
sm'veyors of highways for, .... 141, 156
constables for, ... 80, 86, 116, 125, 141, 155
privileges granted to, 44
land granted to, 168
lands at Conahasset not to be sold, .... 13
inhabitants take oath of fidelity, 110
inhabitants fuied for not ringing swine, . . 98
John Lothrop minister there, 60
stocks and pound, 61
Sears, Seer, Richard, 11
Seppekaim granted to Thomas Besbeach and others, 108
Servants not to keep house till supplied with arms, 38
land to be assigned them, 23, 44
assigned by their masters, 12, 15, 30 — 32, 37, 45,
94, 100, 102, 121, 122, 128, 129, 132, 139,
158.
released from master for cruelty, . . . .141
Shaume, 148
Shaw, Edward, 7, 68, 91, 104
punished for stealing, 69, 74
John, 3, 10, 13, 28, 52
lands granted to, 48, 65, 82
Goodman, 112
Sheep, exportation prohibited, 13
Shelley, Shelly, Robert, desires to be admitted a
freeman, 102
Robert, sworn, 110
propounded as freeman, 117
Sherley, James, 13
and Co.'s lands at Scituate, 68, 81
Shurley, Mr., 80
Sherman, WiUiam, 11, 118, 120
married, 110
Lands granted him, .... 7% 145, 153, 165
Shellingworth, Thomas, fined, 107
Shifting Coe, 157
Shillingsworth, Thomas, 133
land granted to, 150
Shurtleff, Shetle, William, apprentice to Thomas
Clarke, 31
Silis, Hester, married, 134
SiUis, Hannah, married, 100
Richard, . . " 53, 96, 141, 156
admitted a freeman, 96
deputy from Scituate, 155
Simmons, Symmons, Symons, Moses, 4, 11, 82, 112,
118
land granted to him, 113
See SjTnonson.
SLxMUe Brook, 154
Skiff, Skiffe, James, 82, 106
GENERAL INDEX.
187
Skiff, Sklffe, James, grant from Peter Talbott, . . 43
land granted to, 47, 150
Slawson, George,
101, 107
land granted to, . . ■ • 149
Slowly Field, .... .... 46
House, 15
Smalcy, John, 88, 90, 129
married, 103
lands granted to, 76, 166
Smilt River, 112
Smith, Smyth. John, ajiprentice to John Jenney, . 16
discharged from Edward Dotey, 23
married, 107
punished for fornication, 103, 127
projjoimded as freeman, 132
Nehemiah, 83, 142, 151
desires to be admitted freeman, . . . . 79
propounded as freeman, 117
married, 138
Ralph 3, 44, 50, 52, 86
lands granted to, 69, 166
Richard, 104
takes oath of allegiance, 103
propounded as freeman, 132
Mr., 40
lands granted to, 15, 40, 41, 56
Snow, Anthony, 88, 167
married, 134
lands granted to, 83, 93, 106
Nicholas, 4, 10, 27, 31, 37, 41, 44, 52, 59, 83, 87,
88, 141, 151, 155
his servant assigned by him, 33
lands granted to, 57, 90, 93, 166
William, assigned by his master, 94
Soldiers, names of, in Pequod war, GO
Soule. Sowle, George, 4, 10, 15, 27, 45, 52, 59, 60,
151
lands granted to, . . . 15, 41, 56, 69, S3, 165
South Meadows, towards Aggawam, . . . 164, 1()6
Ponds, 152
River, 165
lands there surveyed, 39, 163
Souther, Sowthcr, Nathaniel, 4, 44, 52, 69, 138, 139,
151
clerk of Court, 48
lands granted to, . . . 50, 76, 83, 90, 154, 166
Southerland, Matthew, i)unlshed for drunkenness, 100
Southworth, Southwood, Southenie, Constant, 53, 56.
61, 71, 99, 141, 156, 163, 164
married, 68
admitted a freeman, 74
lands granted to, 45, 144, 146
Thomas, lands granted to, ... 45, 144, 146
Sparrow, Pandora, 129
Richard, 4, 11, 28, 52, 88, 101, 126, 129, 139,
141, 152, 155
Sparrow, Richard, constable for Plymouth, . . .141
Linds granted to, 40, 78, 154, 1(!0
his sale to Josiah Winslow, 138
Spect<icle Island, 110
gi-anted to John Howland, 101
Sprague, Sprage, Francis, 10, 27, 29, 30, 53, 59, 75,
104, 115, 137, 144
knds granted to, .... 14, 40, 56, 144, 146
admitted a freeman, 00
licensed to keep victualling house, .... 99
license withdrawn, 153
presented, 156
fined, &c., 162
puni.shed for several offences, 75, 80, 105, 100. 143
Mercy, married, 68
Standerwick, Standerweek, Richard, deed to Nich-
olas Nm-ton, 159
Standish, Miles, Myles, 3, 9, 14, 20, 26, 27, 31, 33, 35,
41, 42, 52, 53, 60, 66, 67, 69, 74, 86, 88, 90,
96, 123, 125, 130, 133, 135, 136, 138, 140,
143, 145, 151—154, 156, 158, 160—164,
167.
an Assistant, .... 5,32,48,79,116,140
to give military instruction, 38
lands granted to, .... 14, 40, 56, 70, 91, 99
Captain, . 52, 59, 80, 82, 84, 90—92, 98, 100
Stanleck, Daniel, his will proved, 141
Stanley, Joan, married, 134
StaiT, Comfort, 144, 146, 159
lands granted to, 92
admitted a freeman, 126
Marv. married, 153
Thomas, 162
ISIr., lands granted to, 90
Stedman, Steedman, Isaac, 112
punished for several offences, . . . . 118, 131
Stinnings, Richard, apprentice to Robert Bartlett, 35
Inuig for murdering an Indian, .... 96, 97
Stockbridge, John, presented for several offences, 87,
97, 106
swom, 110
Stocks in each tov^Ti, 61
Stony IJrook, 7(), 152, 15.S
Cove, 135
Strawberry Hill, 50
Street, !Mr., kind granted to, 143
Strong. Stronge, John, 53, 116, 125
constiible of Cohannett, 105
admitted a freeman, 105
Stutely, Mrs., fined, 107
Surveyors of highways, 117
presented for neglect of duty, 98
chosen, ... 141, 155
Susanna Island granted to Ralph Fogge, ... 24
Sutton, George 106
propounded as freeman, 116
188
GENEKAL INDEX.
53, 57, 58
117, 121, 156
. 117
. 108
. 120
126, 155
. 47
. 43
. 103
. 150
. 162
141, 155
. 155
. 143
Smne to be ringed, 97, 98, 107
not to go at large, 23, 38, 39
Sjniionson, Simmons, Closes, . . 28, 49
Svmpkiii';. Nicholas,
Tabor, Phili]),
propounded as freeman, . .
admitted a freeman, ....
deputy from Yarmouth, . .
Talbott, Peter,
his sale to James Skiflfe, . .
Tart. Elizabeth, married, ....
Rlr., ])rcsentcd for retailing wine,
fined for retailing -wine, . .
Taunton, constables for, ....
deputies for
meadow grounds granted to. .
See C'ohannett.
Taxes, see Hates.
Taylor, William, servant to Thomas Little, . . .119
Temiile, Dorothy, how maintained, . . . Ill — 113
punished for fornication, 127
Tlncher. Anthony, 117
one of Yarmouth proprietors, 108
tikes the oath of allegiance, 107
pro])oundcd as freeman, 108
admitted a freeman, 137
Mr., 142
Thickston, Catharine, married, 143
Thomas, Nathaniel, 45,61
fined for intemjjcranee, 132
William, 45, 53, 126
land granted to, 169
admitted a freeman, 105
Mr., 162
land granted to, 153
Thorp, Thorpe, Alice, 12. 18
John, 7, II, 16
and wife, jnmislied for ibrnieation, ... 12
his estate settled. 18, 20
Tilden, Josejih, 81
Nathaniel, presented fur sto])ping a way, . • 98
'J'ill, James, 118, 131
])unished for sevcr.il offences, .... 132, 143
Tilly, llugli. 117
Tilscm, I'ldnumd, his lands, 95, 99
Tinkcum, I'.phraim, assigned by his master, . 31
Tisdale, Tisdall, John, 146
his lands, 66, 101, 145
his suit against Mr. Hopkins. 41,42
Toll for grinding corn, 68
Tomjikins, Samuel, married. 131
Iris lands, 153, 165
Toothakcr, Margaret, her land, 76
married, 107
widow, 98
Towns, form of connnission to settlers of . . 113
Tracy, Trace, Sarah, mai-ried, 103
Stephen, 3, 10, 27, 31, 33, 38, 39, 41, 46, 52, 54,
55, 58, 59, 75, 92, 110, 125, 155, 164
his lands, 14, 40, 56, 165
Trade with Indians regulated, . . . 31, 32, 54, 62
surrendered by purchasers, 120
Trat, Simon, a .servant, as.signed to John Barnes. . 32
Treasurer chosen, 48, 140
Trespasses by cattle, 6, 23
Trewant, ^Morris, manied, 134
Triangle Pond, 152
Trott, Simon, 129
Tubbs, Tubs, WilKam, 53, 61, 72
married, 68
his lands, 47, 165
his suit against John Barnes, 34
admitted a freeman, 74
Tupper, Catharine, married, 153
Thomas, 98, 155
admitted a freeman, 155
his land, 57, 149
Turke}- Point, 107
Turner, Humphrey, 4, 10, 28, 52, 72, 81, 90, 104, 110,
125, 168
his grant to Josias AVinslow, 13
const;ible of Scituate, 30
suit against Page, 38
deputy from Scituate, 155
]\Iargery, married, 103
Michael, land granted to, 149
Twlsden, John, ])ropounded as freeman, . . . .116
admitted a freeman, 137
Ussamequin, see Indians.
Vassal!, Varssall, John, 81
Vassall, Varssell, Vassell, William, . 81, 82, 118, 159
sworn, 110
lands granted to, 120, 124
allowed to make oyster bank, 136
Mr., lands griuited to, 103
Vassall. Vassell, Mr., 72,73.111,144
Vinall, Stephen, projjounded as freeman, . . .116
Vincent, John, 53, 54, 63, 64, 67, 109, 117, 1 17, 150
admitted a freeman, 68
constable of Sandwich, 80
de])uty from Sandwicli, 126
land granted to, 149
William, 100
Mr., land granted to, 57
Vobes, see Forbes.
Wad, William, pro])Ounded as freeman, . . . .117
Wade. Nicliolas, sworn, 110
liieliard, land granted to, 150
Wadswortli, \\'addc.sworth, Wadeworth, Christo-
pher, 4, 10, 18, 44, 52, 54. 59, 6(>, 86, 112,
11'3, 126. 144, 160
constable of Duxburv 21, 80
GENERAL INDEX.
189
Wadswortli, Waddesworth, Christopher, deputy
from Dux1)iiry, lo-l
his lands, ..... 15,39,55,66,90,112
Wakefield, Jolin, 162
])rosecuted and fined, .... 106, 122, 128
Walden, Ann, married, 103
Wallcn, Rali)h, 3, 10, 48, 53, 59
Ills sale to Thomas Clark, 25, 76
his .share of hay grounds, 57
AVar ag-ainst the Pequod Indians, 60 — 63
Ward, Eliaibeth, married, 100
Warden, Jane, 36
vs. Weekes, 36
Warr, Abraham, alias Hooper, alias Pottle, ... 75
Warren, Abigail, married, 134
Amie, married, 13
Elizabeth, names of her children, .... 54
her lands, 54,152
Richard, 54
his messuage forfeited, 18
Sarah, married, 29
Mrs., 6,60,70
her lands, 15, 41
widow, 10, 18, 27, 36
her servant presented for blasphemy, . . 35
Washburne, Washburn, Washborne, Washbournc,
John, 10, 33, 85, 117
his suit against Edward Dotey, 6
his grant from Edward Bompass, .... 33
his share of hay grounds, 40, 56
land granted to, 145
John, the younger, 107
William, land granted to, 145
Watch established, 22
Waterman. Robert, 119
married, 107
fined for drimkenness, 132
Watson, Elizabeth, assigns servant to Thomas Wat-
son, 102
George, . . 4, 52, 57, 08. 83, 109, 122, 126, 136
land gi-.mted to 40, 56. 76, 167
fined for trading with Indians, 50
Thomis, 102
AVay in Plymouth above the spring, 12
at Rocky Nook, 152
tlirough Standish and Tirewster's land, ... 98
through John Tisdall's land, 145
Ways to be laid out, 31, 58—60
to be re| wired and altered, . . . . 39, lOG, 117
See Highways.
Wears, to take fish, 62, 131
Web. Addy, Ady 11, 28
Sec .\ddy Webb.
Web Old Field 69
Weeks. M'eekcs. Wicks, John, ... 48, 53, 54, 70
admitted a freeman, 48
Weeks, Weekes, Wicks, Jolm, land gi-anted to, . 79
presented for stopping a way, 98
Mr., 50, 77, 78
, 36
Wells, Isaac, swom, 110
West, Francis, and wife, punished for incontinency, 164
Margery, 164
Twiford, servant to Edward Winslow, ... 37
West Meadow called Lakenhame, 166
West Newland, in Scituate, .... 124, 136, 159
Weston, Edmund, 136, 137
assigned by his master, 45
lands granted to, 153, 165
Francis, 3, 9
married, 139
Mr., his share of meadow grounds, .... 14
Wetherell, Wilham, lands granted to, . . 144, 161
Mr., propounded as freeman, 140
Weyborne, Weyborn, Thomas, 160
lands granted to, 109, 144, 101
Wheildon, Gabrici, land granted to, 95
Catharine, manied, 134
Whet combe, John, 141
White, Gowin, married, 100
Peregrine, 61
Resolved, land granted to, 159
Sarah, married, 134
Whitney, Thomas, 48
, ])unished for misdemeanor, . . . 46, 96
Whitton, Thoma.s, 128
married, 134
land granted to, 78
Wicksen, Robert, 102
Wilder, Elizabeth, married, 108
Willerd, George, .sworn, 110
WiUet, Willett, Thomas, 4, 52, 62, 64, 85, 87, 107,
111
admitted a freeman, 21
married, 43
fined for trading vith Indians, 50
lands granted to, 112, 154, 159, 166
Williams, John, propounded as freeman, . . . .116
admitted a freeman, 137
deputy from Scituate, 155
Thomas, 61
prosecuted for blasphemy, 35
married, 103
Mr., his share of meadow grounds, .... 15
Willingsley, Wcllingsley, 48, 76, 78
Willingsley, Wellingsly, Brook, 79, 159
Willis, Henry, 61
Jeremiah, 107
to find a master, 109
John, 90, 95, 120
lands granted to, 144, 161
Richard, 30
190
GENERAL INDEX.
Willie, Richard, land granted to, 115
prosecuted and fined, 122, 128
married, 134
his suit against William Renolds, . . . .159
Mr., land granted to, 149
Wills to l)e j)rovcd, 17
Winchester, John, married, 100
Winchester measure to be used, 34
Winsor, Joscjih, presented, 118
land granted to, 133, 149
Winge, Jolin, land granted to, 150
Wiuslow, Winsloe, Edwai-d, 3, 7, 9, 18, 24, 26, 27,
33, 36, 37, 39, 52, 53, 55, 60, 64, 67, 69, 71,
73, 74, 83, 86, 87, 90—92, 96, 103, 104, 108,
109, 111, 114, 116, 117, 120, 121, 123, 124,
127, 135, 163, 167, 169.
Governor, 5, 36
an Assistant, 21, 32, 48, 79
lands granted to, .... 15,41,45,57,71
his lands at Eel River, 83
his agreement with servants, 30
John, 3, 9, 15, IS, 27, 31, 33, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42,
4.3, 52, 54, 55, 61, 62, 67, 75, 87, 96, 120,
151, 1.33.
lands granted to, . . 14, 40, 55, 84, 111, 165
assigns servant to John Howland, . . . 158
Jo.siah, 4, 8, 25, 44, 52, 55, 62, 69, 74, 78, 139,
162
admitted a freeman, 5
lands granted to, . 40, 46, 49, 55, 57, 70, 111
his sale to Kanelm Winslow, 24
from William Phij)ps, 43
tlie elder, from Humphrey Turner, . . .13
Kanelm, Kenclme, 4, 11, 24, 26, 28, 36, 37, 40,
42, 44, 52, 54, 87, 117
admitted a freeman, 5
married, 30
sale to him by JosLah Winslow, .... 24
lands granted to, . . 40,47,55,76,78,111
and Josiah's deed from Francis Eaton, ... 8
Mr., 145
Wlnslow's Walk, 05
Winter, Christopher, 115
Winter, Christopher, punished for several of-
fences, 97, 132
Jane, 132
John, propounded as freeman, . . . 102,117
, 104
Woberry PLiin, 76, 99
Wolleston, Mr., land granted to, 150
Wolves, bounty for killing, 22, 31
Wood, Jolm, 88
land granted to, 46, 70
Wilham, 126, 141
land granted to, 57
admitted a freeman, 126
Mr., land granted to, 149
Woodlskind, 159
Woodall, PhilUps, a bankrupt, 156
Woodart, Walter, 29
Woods, firing them prohibited, 23
Worden, Peter, 156
his will proved, 117
, 109
Wright, Anthony, land granted to, 150
Nicholas, kind granted to, 150
Peter, land granted to, 150
Priscilla, married, 32
Richard, 46, 67, 70, 77, 88
lands granted to, 45, 46, 77, 78
William, 3
his share of meadow grounds, 15
widow, her share of meadow grounds, ... 14
, 109
Yarmouth, inhabitants of, 108
tn be exercised in the use of arms, . . . .130
magistrate of, 155
deputies of, 126, 155
constal)lcs for, . . . . 116,125,135,141,155
admission of inhabitants regulated, . . . 142
building there regulated, 131
jilanting grounds to be chvided, 117
swine uiu'ingcd, 117
stocks and pound, 135
See ^lattachccse.
Young men, land to be provided for, 45
RECORDS
OF
PLYMOUTH COLONY.
COURT ORDERS
VOL. II.
1G41— 1G51.
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>o), — annum, anno,
a, — an, am, — curia, curiam,
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Robert.
c, — ci, ti, — accon, action.
CO, — tio, — jurisdiccon, jurisdiction.
6, — ere, cer, — a(3s, acres.
d, — dd, delivered.
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^, — es^, esquire,
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1, — ter, — neuE, neuter.
t, — capt, captain.
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u, — aboCi, aboue, above.
9, — ver, — se^al, several.
w, — wn, when.
y«, the ; y", them ; y", then ; y, their ;
y% this ; y', that.
3, — us, — vilib',, vilibus.
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CONTENTS OF VOLUME II.
COURT ORDERS, 1041—1651, 3
GENERAL INDEX, 179
PLYMOUTH COURT ORDERS.
1641-1651.
PLYMOUTH RECORDS.
THE RECORDS OF THE COLONY OF NEW PLYMOUTH IN
NEW ENGLAND.
[The second volume of the Plymouth Court Orders commences here, with the record of the proceed-
ings of the General Court held on the first of December, 1640, and ends with that of the meeting held on
the seventh of October, 1651, containing the acts of the General Court, grants of land, and other entries
of a miscellaneous character. The first 141 pages are in the handwriting of Mr. Secretary Souther ;
pages 143 to 158 inclusive are in an unknown hand, and the remainder of the volume is in the well-known
chirography of Mr. Nathaniel Morton, Secretary of the colony. The imperfect indexes of the original
volume are incorporated in the general index, prepared for the printed voUnuc.]
1 December.
ACTS AND PASSAGES OF COURT AND GRANTS OF LAND
FROM THE YEAR 1641 UNTIL THE YEAR 1651.
New Plym. Bradford, Gou".
*Jlt the Goi'dll Court of our Sou'aigne Lord, Charles, hy the Grace 1640
of God King of England, Scotland, France, ^ Ireland, De-
fendor of the Foyth, Sfc, held at Plijm afores'', the first of
Decemb'', in the xvf' Yeare of his said Ma''" now Raigne, of
England, Sfc.
Before Wilim Bradibrd, gcnl, GoQ, Wilim CoUyer,
Thofii Prencc, Tymothy Hatherley, and
Capt Miles Staudish, John Jenney,
Gcnl, Assistant^ of the said goQment.
Walter Woodward,
Edmoiid Eddinsjdeii,
I'hom Ensignc,
Edmond Freeman, Jun"", I j)posed to be made freeman the next Court.
Wilim Nicholson,
James Cade,
AVilim I'arkcr,
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G40.
1 Decenibcr.
Bkadford,
GoU.
Syrapkiiis
fined lO'.
]!cmited to
liim Decemb'
16, bee. she
iieitlicr had
shoes nor was
ill health to
oonic.
Kcnclm Win.
fine remitted
him.
Psentment^. Thomas Atkins and John Wood ^sented for deHfling but
fiuescore hcrings to the hundred, whereas they should haue dehQed sixscore
and twehic, are censured by the Court to make restitucon to the psons so
wronged, and so are discharged of their psentment.
John Dammon for takeing tobaccoe contrary to the act of the Coiu't, xij*.
Walter Knight for the like, xij**.
Marke ISIendlowe discharged of his ^sentment in regard it appeared to
be donn of necessytie meerely — drawing eele pott^ on the Lord(^ day.
M"" Nicholas Sympkins is discharged of his psentment for attempting to
lye with an Indian weoman, but is cnjoyned to bring Jonathan Hatch to the
next Court to rccciue punishment for slandering him ; and for not bringing
his Indian mayde servant to the court, contrary to the GoQnors comaund, is
fined X?.
Kenelme Winslowe, being elected siu'veyor of the heigh waves for the
lownc of Plyin, and neglecting the same, is fyned x'.
[*2.]
Their names,
214.
*Whercas the trade is not now followed by any man, and there may be
some smale thingcs some tymcs had of the Indians in the plantacSns w"'in the
goflment, and that an auncient act doth restraine all psons, w*'^out the consent
of such as haue the trade, to trade or traffic with the Indians or natiues, it is
thought mccte by the Court, that if any inhabitants w*iu the gou''nt shall trade
w"* the natiues in any of the plantacons w"'in the patent, for corne, beades,
vcncson, or some tymcs for a beaver skine, hee shall not be reputed nor taken
to be a transgressor of the said actc.
Also, concerneing the trade, it is thought meete, that if any man be dis-
posed to vndertakc the same for some yeares, they shall bring in their names
before the next Court of Assistant^, that if the Gouen'' do approue of them,
and the condicons on v,'^' they will vndertakc the same, they may be approued
of, or els the Gou'" to vndertakc the same, av*^'' such ptners as he shall like of
for the mannageing of it, in such Mise for the summer season as he shall
thinke best for the space of one ycaro.
Whereas by the art of the (jleiiall Court held the third day of March,
1639, it Avas agreed vpou that the ptuchasers, or old comers, shall make choyce
of two or three plantacons for themselues & their heires by this December
Comt, — now the said purchaseis, or old comers, do signifie vnto the Court that
accordingly they haue made choyce of these three places, vis^: First, from the
bounds of Yarmouth, three miles to the eastward of Naemskcckctt, and from
sea to sea crossc the neck of land. The second place, of a place called
COURT ORDERS. 5
Acconquesse, aP Acokcus, w'^'^ lyeth in the bottomc of the bay, adjoyncing to 1 {] 4 0.
the west side of Poynt Perrill, and two miles to the westerne side of the said "" ""
1 December.
riuer, to another place, called Acqussent Riucr, w"^'' ontrcth at the westerne end j3jj^m,„„„_
of Nickatay, and two miles to the eastward thereof, and to extend eight miles ^'''^"■
vp into the countrcy. The third place, from Sowamset Riuer to Fatnckquett
Riuer, av"* Causumpsit Neck, aV^'' is the checfe habitacon of the Indians, &
reserued for them to dwell vpon, extending into the land eight miles tlu-ough
the Avhole breadth thereof, the Avhich choycc beinge made as aforesaid, and
allowed in the Court, ^I'" "\^^ilhn Bradford, for himself and his associate, doth
tenter a surrender to the body of freemen of all the rest of the lands w'l^in
the patent(^, (w'='^ are not graunted to plantacons in gcnall, or psons in pticii-
ler.) And the said Wilim Bradford is ready farther to confirme the same, on
the pte and behalf of himself & his associat(^, to the body of the freemen,
when he shalbe required.
«
Tresentmentt. [*3.]
John Barnes, for exaction in takeing rye at foure shillings p bushell, and Trauersed ;
found not
selling it againe for fine, Av"'out adventure or long forbcareance in one and the gdiuy.
same place. Witnes, Capl Standish.
Thomas Atkins & John Wood discharged.
Richard KnoAvles, for denying passage of cattell in the heigh way.
Witnes, Ed Banges. Discharged,
Thomas Coachman, Nicholas Snow, Sc Josias Cooke, for not mending ^P"" <^o"'ii-'»"
° that they shall
the heigh waves at the Second Brooke, Smylt Riuer, New Bridge, and other repaire the
heigh wayes
places. t)iis ycarc.
John Jordaine, for takeing stuff to line a dublet throughout, & yet Acquit, but tn
pay for a vard
lyned not the skirts, & restored not the rest. Witnes, Jonathan Brewster, of stuffc to
Raph Chapman. u^aCaThe"
Jonathan Brewster, for neglecting the ferry. Witnes, John Lewis, John pa.vd Jonathan
Brewster for
Bryant, Thorn Pinchin, & his wyfe. vt.
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
5 January.
New Ply.m.
Bradfokd,
GoB.
[*4.]
16 40-1. *At a Court of .dssistantii, held the fift Day of Januaty, in the
xvf" Yeare of his AM'" now Raigne, of England, 8j'c.
Before Wilim Bradford, gen?, Goii, W" CoUyer,
Thorn Prence, Tymothy Hatherley, &
Capl Miles Standish, John Jenney.
Gen'!, Assistant^, &6.
THE difterrenc^ betwixt Georg Bower & Georg Bonum, by the consent of
both pties, are referred to foure arbitrat", vizj, John Winslow and Wilim
Faddy on George Bowers pt, and Manasseth Kempton and James Hui'st on
Georg Bomims pt ; and if they cannot agree, then the said foure arbitrators to
choose a fift man vuto them, to make a fynall end thereof.
Thomas Robort^^, of Duxborrow, is ordered by the Coui't that hee shall
lodge no more w*^'' Georg ]\Iorrey, a diseased pson, and betwixt this and the
next Court of Assistant(J^ puide himself of lodging ; and then make report to
the Court how it may be pbable he may line w"'out being chargeable.
It is ordered by the Coiu-t, that "Wilim Hiller shall pay vnto John Holmes,
the messenger, liij^ iiij'' in tome, for his man wages.
It is ordered bv tlie Court, tliat Francis Billington & Christian, his wyfe,
shall giue Jonatlian ]3re^\ stcr & Louc BreM'stcr possession of her thirds the
lands bought of them ; & then Jonathan Brewster to pay him in corne the
remaynder, Avhich is xxxviij'^ vj''.
The difFerenc betwixt M"' Jonathan Brewster & John Ford, for the crop
of corne at Ferry, vpon the North Riuer, is referred, by consent of pties,
to be arbitrated and ended by Leiftennant W" Holmes and Samuell Fuller ;
and if they cannot end it, tlien they to choose a third man, and what end they
shall make, they, sd pties, to stand to it.
Jail 5''', 1640. Memorand : that John Cooke, for good considerac6n,
liatli, w"' dv- l)v the consent of Phillip Dauis, assigned & set ouer the residue
of tlie tennc of ycarcs w*^"' the said Phillip Dauis is to serue the said John
Cooke, vuto Henry Sampson, to be scrued out w"' the said Heiuy Sampson,
the said J lenry Samjison paying the said Phillip Dauis thirteene bushells of
Indian corue in theiul of the said tcrmo. His indenture beares date the xx""
of Aprill, 1()3S, & is to serue for eleauen yeares & two months from the first
(lay of his arriuall in New England. Taken before Capl Standish.
Richard Bushop hyred to dwell w"" Nathaniell Sowthcr for vij'' p ann,
and came the xx"' of Januar\ .
5 Jaiiuiiiv.
COURT OKUEKS.
^Jitt a Court of Jssistanfl held at PIi/ mouth aforesaid, the first Day
of Februar., in the xvf Yeare of his Ma"" now Raignc, of
England, 8fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gen?, GoQ,
Tlioiii Prence,
Capt Miles Stnndish,
Gent, Assistant^, &6
Wilim CoUyer, &
John Jenney,
10 4 0-1.
1 Februar) .
New Plym.
Bradford,
GoP.
[•5.]
A JURY was impannellod niul ^.^\■ornc■ to Iny i'orth certaine heigh wayes
now in differrcncc, and to set forth the bounds and land markes betwixt
John Shawe, Kenelme Winslowe, and W John Atwood, at Playne Dealeinge,
and the heigh wayes from the townc of Plymouth to Wellingsley, and through
Georg Bowers ground, and a heigh way for John Dunhame and Wiliam Pon-
tus, from their mcddows at the waterside, and a heighway for Nathaniell
Sowther, from his field to the towne.
The Names of the Jiuy.
John Cooke,
Josuah Pratt,
Josias Cooke,
Richard Sparrow
George Watson,
John Jenldno,
sworne.
sworne.
M' John Done,
Edward Banges,
Wilim Paddy,
Thorn Willett,
Francis Cooke,
Thoiii Cushman,
It is ordered by the Court, that the twenty acres of land w -'> Thoiu Clarke
bought of Raph Wallen shalbe layd forth at the lower end of the two lott^ of
40 acres that he hath at the Eele Riuer, and that Edward Banges, Nicholas
Snowe, & Josuah Pratt shall also lay forth Sarah Mortons lott there, and after
they are layd forth, the bounds to be cntred in the booke of record^, that
there may be no more controQsy about them.
*Jt a Court of Jssistantt held the first Day of March, 1640, in ^^'^''^■
the xvf" Yeare of his Ma'"' now Raigne, of England, Sfc. '^ "■'
Before Wilim Bradford, gen?, GoQ,
Thoffi Prence,
Wilim Collyer,
Genl, Assistant^, &(?.
Miles Standish, &
John Jenney,
PLYMOUTH COLONY KECORDS.
16 40-1.
1 March.
Bradford,
GoB.
I
T is ordered and graunted by tlie Court, that the bounds of Duxborrow
towneship shall begin where Plymouth bounds do end, namely, at the
brooke falling into Black Water, and so along Mattachusetts Payth to the
North Eiuer ; the said payth to be the westerne bounds thereof, (excepting
& reserueing all those land^ graunted w'^'in the said limmit^ to pticuler psons
in Plymouth, Greens Harbour, and Scituate, whose cattell may likeAvise depas-
ture vpon the said comons av"' them.
2 March. *.^/ a GciVdl Cowt of ow Sou'ciigiu Lord the Kinge, held at
"psT** Phjm, afores% the second Day of March, in the xvf Yeare of
his said Ma"'" now Raigne, of England, Sfc.
]3ei'0RE Wilim Bradford, gent, GoQ,
Thoiii Prence,
W"' Collyer,
Miles Standish,
Tymothy Hatherley,
John Jenney,
John Browne, and
Edmond Freeman,
were ppounded to be made free the next Court.
Gent, Assistant^, &6.
WIIXM PARKER & Walter Woodward were admitted freemen, &
sworne, &6.
M"^ Richard BHndman,
M'' Heugh Prychard,
M"^ Obadiah Brewen,
John Sadler,
Heugh Cauken,
Walter Tibbott,
M' William Bradford is elected GoUn"'.
M'' Thorn Prence,
M'- Wilim Collyer,
M' Miles Standish,
M' Edward Winslow,
M"" John Browne,
M"^ Tymothy Hatherly,
M"^ Edmond Freeman,
M"^ Francis Doughty, of Taunton, for selling a pound of gunpowder to
the natiues, (contrary to the act^ & orders of the Court,) w"^ was confessed
by himself, is fyneixxx".
are elected Assistant^.
COURT ORDERS. 9
Constables elected. Siu-veyors of heigh waycs. 1 G 4 0-1 .
The same that were the last ycarc, "^ ^
2 March.
bee they neglected. Bbadford,
Plymouth, Josias Cooke,
^ ^ fJJobCole,:
I Constant ooutlnV,
GoB.
Joseph Bidle & Sani Nash.
Edward Dillingham & Eo^te Botefish.
Scituate, Samuell Fuller, )> Thofii Chambers & John Wilhams
Sandwich, Nathaniel! Willis,
Taunton, Wilim Parker.
Barnestable, Henry Rowley.
Yarmouth, Edward Stm-gess. j Wilim Clark & Emanuell White.
Pexame, Josias Winslow, who was now also sworne to execute the
office of constable there vntill June come twelue months.
Edward Hall, servant to Francis Doughty, for sweareing pfanely, is cen-
siu'ed to be set in the stocks, w*^** was accordingly donn.
The Coui-t appoynt^ ISI"" Edward Winslow & Nathaniell Sowther to draw
vp a conveyance, or surrender, for the land^ w*''iia the patent^ vngranted, for
M"" Bradford to siu-render into the hand^ of the whole body of freemen.
*The Court hath graunted a competent porcon of vpland & hey ground to [*9.]
yt, sufficient for a plantacon at jSIattapoyst, to INI'" Charles Chauncey, M"' John
Atwood, & Thomas Cushman, and to be bounded by by such as the Court shall
especially assigne therevnto, w'^'' were nominated to be M' Thomas Prence and
Captaine Miles Standish ; puided alwayes, that such of the purchasers as shall
take vp their lands there shall not haue it elswhere also.
It is concluded and agreed betwixt Captaine ISIiles Standish, M"" John
Alden, Jonathan Brewster, & Willm Basset, and M'' Edward Winslowe, the
xxviij"^ day of December, 1640, that from a great rock that is flatt on the
topp, called Parting Rock, shalbe the ]p>sent bounds belweene Greenes Harbour-
& Duxborrow, and shall rang fi-om thence nor^vest, to the South Riuer, <&: on
the contrary south east to the payth betweene Scituate & Duxborrow, and
from thence, the payth to deuide them, to the bridg ouer Greens Harbour-
Fresh.
Wilim Chase, of Yarmouth, plan£, oweth the King . . . xx". Released.
The condicon, that he shall psonally appeare at the next GeEall Court of
o' soQaigne lord the R., to answere such matters as shalbe objected against
him, & abide the further order of the Court, & not depte the same w^'out
lycence ; that then, &d.
Rotte Dennis, of Yarmouth, plan?, acknowledg, &5, . . . x''. Released.
The conthcon, that the said Robte shall fi-ame & pferr, or cause to be
framed & pferred one bill of indictment against Edward Morrell, at the next
VOL. II. 2
10
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 G 4 0-1 . Gcflall Court, &t\ for the stealcing of ccrtaine corne out of an house in Yar-
^^ Y ^ mouth aforcscl, & giue cuedence there ynto ; that then, &6.
It is also agreed and conduded vpon by the Com-t, that the twenty
Bradford, ^ i j
GoP. pound^ for this yearcs benefit of the trade comcinge to the colonies, shalbe
giueu to the Goucrn''.
It is also concluded and agreed vpon by the whole Coui't, that Nathaniell
Sowthcr, the dark of the Coiu't, shalbe & is authorized, in the name of the
whole Court & body of freemen to receiued & take the sui-render of the resi-
due of the land^ vngrantcd, (w'^'' ISI'' Bradford is to surrender into their
hands,) w'^'" are Av*^in the patent^.
r*10.] *AVhereas diners and sondry treaties haue beene in the publike & GeEall
Court(^ of New Plymouth, his ma"'', our di-ead soQaigne, Charles, by the grace
of God King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, &(5, concerning the
jipcr right and title of the lands w'^'in the bounds and limmitt^ of his
said ma'"''^ ires patent(^, grauntcd by the right hon^'*' his ma*'«^ counscll
for New England, ratifycd by their coiiion scale, and signed by the hand
of the Right IIon'*'<= Earle of "Warwick, then president of the said counsell,
to William Bradford, liis licircs, associate, and assignes, bearcing date, &(5 ;
and whereas the said AVilim Bradford and diners others, the first instru-
ment^ of God in the begiiiinge of this greatc work of plantacon, together
Av"' such as the alorderinge hand of God, in his puidence, soone added
vnto them, haue beene at A'ery greate charges to pcm-e the said lands, p>vi-
ledges, & fi-eedomcs, from all entanglements, as may appeare by diners and
sundry deeds, enlargements of grannt^, purchases, payments of debts, &(3,
by reason Avhereof the title to the day of this p''nt, remayneth in the said
Wilim, his hcires, associate, and assignes, — now, for the better setling of the
state of the said land(^ aforesaid, the said Wilim Bradford and those first in-
strument(^ termed and called in sonchy orders vpon publike record, the piu--
chascrs, or old comers, witnes two in especiall, thone beareing date the thii-d of
ISIarch, 1639, thother in Decemb'' y" first, 1640, Avherevnto these p''nt^ haue
speciall relacon & agreement, and Avhcreby they are distinguished from other^
the freemen and inhabitant^ of the said corporation, — be it knowne vnto all
men, therefore, by these p''nt^, that the said Willm Bradford, for himself, his
hcires, together av"" the said purchasers, do onely reserue vnto themselues,
their hcires and assignes, those three tract^ of land(_ menconed in the said res-
olucon, order, & agreement, beareing date the first day of December, 1640,
vizj, first, from the bounds of Yarmouth, three miles to the eastAvard of Naem-
skcckctt, and from sea to sea, crosse the said neck of land ; the second, of a
place called Acconquesse, al' Acockcus, av"^'' lyeth in the bottomc of the bay,
COURT ORDERS. 11
adjoyncing to the west side of i'oyut IViiill, and two niilos to the westerne 1040-1.
side of the said riucr, to another iihice, called Acqussent lliuer, w^'' entrcth at ^
.2 March.
the westerne end of Nickatay, and tAvo miles to the eastward thereof, and to bi[^^,„,.„ud
extend eight miles vp into the countrcy ; the third place from Sowamsctt *^"'^-
Eiuer to Patucquctt Eiuer, w"^ Causumpsit Neck, w'*^ is the checf habitacon
of the Indians, and reserued for them to dwell vpon, extending into the land
eight miles through tlie whole breadth thereof, together w"* such other smale
pcells of land^as they or any of them are psonally possessed of or interested
in by vertue of any former titles or graunt^ whatsoeuer. And the said Wilim
Bradford doth, by the free and full consent, approbacon, and agreement of the
said old planters or purchasers, together w"' the likeing, approbacon, & accep-
tacon of the other part of the said corporacon, suiTcnder into the hand(^ of the
Avhole Court, consistinge of the freemen of this corporacon of New Plymouth,
all that ther right & title, power, authorytic, p''\ilcdges, immunities, & frcedomes
granted in the said ires patent^ by the said right hon''''^ counsell for New Eng-
land, reserueing his & their psonall right of freemen, together w"' the said old
planters aforesaid, except the said lands before excepted, declareing the freemen
of this present corporacon, together w"' all such as shalbc legally admitted
into the same, his associat^. And the said "NVilim Bradford, for liim, his heires
and assignes, doe fiuther hereby pmise and graunt to doe & pforme * whatsoeuer [*11-1
further thinge or thinges, act or acts, w'''' in him lyeth, Avhich shalbe needfull
and expedient for the better coufirmcing & cstablisliinge the said pmlsses as
by counsell learned in the lawes shalbe reasonably aduised and deuised, when
he shalbc therevnto rcquii'ed. In witncs whereof, the said Wilhn Bradford
hath in publike Coiut siu-rendred the said ires patent^ actually into the hand(_
and power of the said Coiu't, bynding Irimself, his heires, cxecuf^ adminis-
trat'% and assignes, to deliQ xp whatsoeuer specialties are in his hand(|^ that do
or may concerne the same.
Memorand: that the said surrender was made by the said Wilim Brad-
ford, in publick Court, to Nathaniell Sowther, especially authorized by the
whole Court to receiue the same, together w* the said ires patent^ , in the name
and for the use of the whole body of freemen.
It is ordered by the Court, that M"" Wilim Bradford shall haue the keepe-
ing of the said ires patent^ , w*"* were afterwards deliQed vnto him by the said
Nathaniell Sowther in the publike Court.
Presentm"'' by the Grand Inquest.
Cap? Standish,
We ^sent Georg Bowers, for defamacbn of the -^^t Collier
goQment. tSP" Done.
12 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 4 0-1 . We psent the aforesaid Georg Bowers, for a defamacon against M' John
" "f ' Browne, Assistant, the w'^^ defamacon doth or may appeare by ires vnder his
2 March.
owne handf.
Bradford, ^
GoB. "We psent Georg Pidcock, that whereas there was deliQed to him one
June i«, 1641, yard or ellne of canvasse, the said Georg detayned or vnjustly w^'held fi'om
° the owner some part thereof, the w'^'^ first he denyed, & after acknowledged.
Witnes, Thoni Goodman.
We ^sent John Bryant & Daniell Pryor, of Barnestable, for drinking
tobacco vpon the heigh way. Witnes, Henf Boui-ne.
We psent Edward Hall, of Taunton, for sweareing. Censured.
We pisent ^ , the sonne of widdow Hoble, for swearing.
Witnes, Wilhn Evans, John Golope.
We ^sent John Barnes, for selling black & brownie threed at fine sliillings
fours pence p ''. Witnes, M"^ Prence. Trauersed ; foimd not guilty.
1641. *'^t a Court of Assistanti^ held at Plytii aforesaid, the fift Day of
' '^ ' Jlprill, in the xvif" Yearc of his Ma^ now Raigne, of Eng-
5 April.
New plvm. land, OfC.
[*12.]
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, GoQ, Cap? ISIiles Standish, &
Thomas Prence, John Jenney,
Wilim Collyer,
Gent, Assistant^, &6.
WHEREAS Georg Lewes attached certainc corne of Thomas Robert^
in the hand^ of Captaine Standish, and neither came nor any one for
him to psecute his suite, was nonsuited, & the corne released.
Whereas seflall pcells of land^ are graunted to diners psons in Dux-
borrow, lying betwixt Stoney Brook, in Duxborrow, & Green^ Harbour &
thereabout^, and John Washborne should haue 40 acrees thereabout(^; also the
Coiut doth order that when those pcells are layd forth to the seflall psons
abouesaid, that then the said John Washbourne shall haue the said 40 acrees,
if it be there to be had.
Whereas it appeareth to the Court, by the testymony of John Rowse, that
John Irish and Henry WalUs did make a couenant in the life tyme of the
said Hemy, that the longer liuer of them should haue eich others fine acrees
COURT ORDERS. 13
of land^ lyingc by the Stony Brooke, in Duxborrow, the Court doth there- 1G41.
fore order, that the said John Irish, the survivom- of them, shall haue the said "" "^ '
flue acres of land w'^'' were the said Henry Wallis, deceased. Bradford,
The fift of Aprill, 1641. Memorand: that whereas John Barnes hath ^°'^-
sould his house and land^ w'"^ ho lately bought of Marke Mendloue, at the
Eele Riuer, vnto Wilhn Baker, now, the said Wilim Baker hath relinquished
the said bargaine vnto the said John Barnes ; and the said John Barnes hath
set, & to farme lett, vnto the said W" Baker, the said house and land^,
w"* thapp''tenc^ therevnto belonging ; to haue & to hold the said house &
land from the day of the date hereof vnto the last day of October now next
ensuing ; the said Wilim Baker yeildiug & paying therefore vnto the said
John Barnes, his execut' & assignes, the sum of fifty shillings in money, or
corne as the price goes, when it^ merchantable, the said come to be deliiied
at John Barnes house in Plyiu ; and the said Wilim is to leaue the house ten-
nanoble, and the fence vnbroken, at thend of the said terme ; and the said
John Barnes is to haue the rye now sowne vpon some pte of the said land^.
*The xxiij"^ Aprill, 16-41. Memorand : that it is agreed vpon betwixt M"' 23 April.
Bridgitt Fuller, widdow, and Nehemiah Smyth, concerning certaine sheepe [*1^-]
w'''' the said Nehemiah hath of the said Bridgitt^ to kecpe to the halfes, vpon
the condicbns following : Inprimis, the said Bridgitt hath deliQed four ewe
sheepe to the said Nehemiah, w'^'^ hoe is to kecpe vntill the xxiiij* of June,
1643, and then the encrease is to be deuided, and the said M™ Fuller to
haue one half, and the said Nehemiah thother half thereof; and the wooll to
be yearely diuided, and thone half sent to INI"^ Fuller yearely, to Plym, or
where shee shall dwell, and likewise the stock at thend of the termes. It™:
It is agreed vpon betwixt the said pties, that the said Nehemiah, after the said
xxiiij"" June, 1643, shall haue the said foui-e ewes againe, w*** her half of then-
crease, for the terme of six yeares longer, saue that there shalbe a diuision of
thencrease at thend of the first thi-ee yeares, and thother diuision to be made
at thend of the said terme of six yeares ; alwayes prouided, that the said
Bridgitt shall haue thone half of the Avoll sent her yearely to Plym, or
where she shall dwell, and thone halfe of the money for such weathers as
shalbe sould out of thencrease during the said terme.
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1641. *At a Court of Assistant^ held the third Day of May, in the xvij^
^ Yeare of his Ma"" now Raisne, of England, Sec.
3 May. •' » 5 ^ » ' -3
New Plym.
Bradford,
Got?.
[*14.]
Released.
Released.
M' Hatherly
jimised to pay
the fees, 4'.
Released.
For Thorn
Williams.
xl».
xF.
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, GoQ, Cajit Miles Standish,
Thorn Prence, Tymothy Hatlierley, &
Wiltm Collyer, John Jenney,
Gen?, Assistant^, &<3.
IT is ordered that ISI"^ Raph Smyth and Edmond Tilson shall pay John Fin-
ney, for Heiu-y Cramptons vse, for kecpcing of theire goates, that vf'^^ due
unto him, vizj, ^I"' Smyth, ix^ ; and Edmond Tilson that w"^"^ is due to him, all
reckonings being deducted.
ThoiTi Chambers, of Scittuate, planter, acknowledgeth to owe '
the King
John Twisden, of the same, planter, »&5, xP.
The condicon, that if the said Thomas Chambers doe psonally appeare
at the next GeSall Court of o"^ soflaigne lord the King, to be holdcn at Plym,
to answere to all such matters as shalbe objected against him on his sd ma**
behalf, and not dept the Court ■\v*''out lycence ; that then, &^.
John Twisden, of Scituate, plan?, acknowledgeth to owe the"
King, &(3,
Thoin Chambers, of the same, plan?, &5, xl''.
The condicon, that if the said John Twisden do psonally appeare at the
next GeQall Court of o'' said soQaigne lord the King, to be holden at Plym,
to answere to all such matters as on his said ma""^ behalf shalbe objected ag^'
him, & not dept the same w*out lycence ; that then, &5.
Georg Willerd, of Scittuate, planter, acknowledg to the king, xl".
Thomas Chambers, of the same, plan?, &6, xx''.
Dolor Dauis,
John Twisden,
The condicon that the said Georg Willerd shall appeare at the next
Genall Court of o'' said soQaigne lord the King, and abide the further order
of the Court, & not dept the same w'^'out lycei\ce, and in the meane tyme to
be of the good bchauio'' toward^ o'' soilaigne lord the King & all his leigh
people ; that then, &(3.
To enquire of Wilim Brackenberry, of Charles Towne or elsewhere,
for any goods that are sent out of England for ^M' Thomas Tart, of Scit-
uate, and that Thorn Williams may haue them for the payment of his
of the same, planf, &5,
COURT ORDERS. 15
wiucs porcSn, because he gaue an acquittance for yt vppon pmise that the 1 G 4 1 .
said M^ Tart -would pcure her porcon to be payd ; the sum is xxiiij" or there
3 May.
about (. Bradford,
*\/^t the Geriall Court of a'' SoiCaigne Lord the Kinge, held at i June-
Flyui af ores'', the first Day of June, in the xvif' Yeare of his ^Z^f.-,
L i"-J
said Ma'''' now Raigne, of England, 8fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gen?, GoQ, Miles Standish,
Edward Winslow, Timothy Hatherly,
Thofii Prcnce, John Browne, and
Wilim CoUyer, Edmond Freeman, gen?,
Assistant{^ of the said god"'.
M
''^ WILLM BRADFORD was sworne GoQn'' for this ensuing yeare.
M"" Edward Winslow,
M' Thorn Prence,
W Wilim Collyer,
M^ Miles Standish,
M'' Timothy Hatherley,
M' John Browne,
M'' Edmond Freeman,
sworne Assistant^ of this goQ"' for
this ensuing yeare.
Edmond Eddenden, of Scittuate, admitted freeman & sworne.
Wilim Newland, Joseph Holly, & Wilim Nicholson tooke the oath of
fidelity, &(?.
Constables.
Plym, Joslah Cooke sworne.
Duxborr, Constant Southwood sworne.
Scittuat, Samuell Fuller sworne.
Sandwich, Nathaniell Willis sworne.
Taunton, Wilim Parker sworne.
Barnestable, Henry Rowley sworne.
Yarmouth, Edward Sturges sworne.
Rexhame, Josias Winslow, forffilly sworne.
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G41.
The Grand Enquest.
1 June.
Jradford,
John Dunhame,
John Cooke,
George Kennlick,
AVilim Newland,
GoS.
Josuah Pratt,
Joseph Holly,
Gyles Rickett,
Gabriell Fallowell,
► sworne.
Henry Andrewes,
"Wilim Nicholson,
Samuell Nash,
Samuell Hinckley,
Henry Sampson,
Samuell Jackson,
Richard Silhs,
Kenelme Winslowe, ,
[*16.]
> sworne, .
' ^except
Kenehn
Winslow
& Giles
Plym,
Duxborrow,
Scittuate,
Sandwich,
Taunton, .
Barnestable, .
Yarmouth, .
Rexhame,
*Comittecs of the seQall Tounes.
]\I'' John Jenney,
jSI' John AtAvood,
!M'' John Howland,
I M' Wilim Paddy.
( M' John Alden,
I Jonathan Brewster.
( Edmond Eddenden,
\ Humfrey Tui'ner.
[ Richard Biu-ne,
[ George Allen.
Capt W" Poole,
John Stronge.
[ M"' Thoin Dimmack,
\ Anthony Annable.
[ M'' John Crow,
[ Richard Hore.
M' Wilim Thomas,
M' Thom Bouine.
Edward Foster,
Concerneing the differrence betwixt Richard Lambert & Gowen White,
it is by mutuall assent referred to be ended by Thomas Rawlins and Richard
Sillis on Lambert(^, and John Stockbridg and John Hollot on the said
Whit^ pte ; & if they cannot decide it, then these foui-e to choose fifth man ;
and what end they shall conclude, the pties to abide yt.
It is agreed by the Coui-t, tliat James SkifTe shall haue the lands due to
him layd forth or assigned him in some new plantacon.
Wilhn Honywell is to haue the land^ due to him for his service layd
forth or assigned him at Joanes Riuer, or some other convenyent place.
COURT OIIDEKS. 17
Francis Baker, a coop, is admitted to dwell at Yarmouth, but not to hauo I ("> 4 1 .
the land<J^ that are assigned foniJly to others w^'out their consent. '' ~'
1 June.
The names of those that are ^pounded this Coiu't to be admitted freemen bhatifotid
the next Court : — Ciol\
Josuali Barnes & W'" Nicholson, of Yarmouth ; Samuell Jackson,
Thomas Hatch, Hemy Ewell, Abraham Blush, & W°' Betts, of Barnestable ;
John Parker & John Bushop, of Taunton ; W" NcA\'land.
The towne of Taunton is graunted the xxx% the fine of M'' Francis
Doughty, "vpou condicon that the townesmen of Taunton shall make all the
SAvamjJS betAvixt Plyiii & Taunton passable for man & horse,
*Georg Willerd, of Scittuatc, planter, for his contemptuous wordes, proued [*1^-]
vpon oath, in saying that they ■\vere fooles, & knaues, and gulls that payd the
rate, or word^ to that effect, and other pphane & vngodly speeches against the
churches, likewise prooued by diQs oathcs, — vizj, in saying that the churches
here & in the Bay held forth a dcuelish practise in that they did not baptise
children, & other words to that effect ; and also, being demaunded his
answere 'SA'hy he did so say, did ^'cry contunieliously aske the assistant^, or
some of them in pticuler, A\hy they did not take the oath of supremacy before
they eiitred vpon their plac^ yesterday, — was therefore to be bound to his
good behaii.
Georg Willerd, of Scittuate, planter, oweth the King, &d, . xl".
Thomas Chambers, of the same, plan?, xx".
John Twisden, of the same, plan?, xx".
To be Icvyed of euery one of their good^, cattells, &5, if he fayle in the Released,
condicon followinge : —
The condicon of, &6 : That if the said Georg Willerd shall appeare at
the next Genall Court of oui* said soQaigne lord the Kinge, to answere to all
such matters as on his ma*'*^^- behalf shalbe objected against him con<3ning his
contumelious speeches, &5, and abide the further order of the Court, «& not
dept the same w"'out lycenc ; and in the meane tyme to be of the good
behaii toward^ our said soiiaigne lord the King & all his leigh people ; that
then, &6.
Whereas there is an act against the selling of sheepe out of the coUonies,
and that Nehemiah Smyth, haueing some sheepe, is depting the collonies, and
would carry them away w*** him, contrary to the said act, the Court doth order
that the said Nehemiah Smyth shall bringe his sheepe to the towne of Plym-
outh the next second day at night, or the morning following, and shall sell
them to any pson or psons that is disposed ta buy them, vizj, his ewes at
fomty shillings a peece, and the lambes at twenty shillings a peece, to bee payd
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G41.
1 June.
BR.VDrORD,
Gou.
[ns.]
in money or sncli coinoclities as tlie said Nehemiah shall like ; of and for the
rest that arc not bought, he to be pniitted to carry them w'^ him -whither he
goes to dwell.
It is ordered, that Jonathan Brewster shall ^jcurc the horsboate of the
North Riucr, to be brought out of the bay thither by the first of July next ;
& if afterwards men goe oQ at ]M'" Yassells ferry, & not there, then the said
Jonathan Bre^vsters servant<^ to be discharged from their attendance at the
said ferry, (fiu-ther then they please,) and not engaged to answer for any
damnage for neglect thereof
That the Court of Assistant^ be held at Plyin euery first Teusday in the
month, sane when the GefJall Courts, and then to be kept the day before.
*I'klward ISIorrell, late of Yarmouth, labor, indicted for stealeing certaine
corne for Robert Dennis there, is found guilty, but is runn away.
Georg Bowers, for his dcfamacon of the gofiment, w'^'^ notw*'^standing
his trauers, was found ag'' him, is fyned v'".
Georg Bowers is j^sented for a neusancc in setting his fence toward(_ the
Goose Poynt so neare the banke side that there is not roome for a cart to
passe by.
L''es of administracon arc graunted vnto Kathcrne Hurst, the relict of
W" Iliu-st, late of Sandwich, deccas''.
L''cs of administracon arc graunted to ^ Briggs, of Sandwich, the
widdow of John Briggs, lately deceased.
Richard Bmne vndertook & promised to make good & pay al such dam
as might happen if Thomas Applcgate should by bringing the suite about
againc rccouer any thinge against W"" NcAvland, who this Court hath recofled
ag*' the said Applegate viij" dafn, and the charges of the suite.
Georg Allen, of SandAvich, became ptey to the action that Edward
Dotcy pferrs ag^' AVilim Alney, of Sandwich.
The rates of the sciiall townes for the payment of the dark, & 30 bush-
cUs of corne for the messenger : —
Plymouth, .
Duxborrow,
Scituate,
Sandwich, .
li s a
05 00 00
03 10 00
04 00 00
03 00 00
Taunton,
Barnestable,
Yai-mouth, .
Rexhame, .
[*19.]
Sec their
iiiimcs in the
book before
this new
bound, p. 10.5.
li 8 d
02 10 00
02 10 00
02 10 00
02 00 00
25 00 00
*Whereas those scaucn first freemen, men of Taunton, that hauc vndergone
great traucll and charges about the attending of the Court^, laying out of land(^,
1 June.
BuADFonn,
COURT OllDKRS. 19
and other occations for the touue, it is thought iiicete by the goflnicut tliat 1 (J 4 1 .
therefore they haue a pporcon of hind in some convcnycnt phxcc lying together
assigned them, so that it exceede not the quantyty of fourty acrees apcece, be-
sides thother pporcons of hind^ in other phic^ as other of the inhabit^ of the said ^°^'-
towne of Taunton haue, when the said land^ shall come to be deuidcd hereafter.
It is ordered and enacted by the Court, that ISV Edward A^'inslow, Capt
jNIilcs Standish, M'' John Browne, & jNI'' Edmond Ereeman, foiire of the
Assistant^, or any two or three of them, shall goc to Barnestable & Yarmouth,
and set the bound(_ of the said townes, and to hcarc and determine all causes
and compints (of the inhabits of Barnestable, Yarmouth, and Sandwich come-
ing before them) according to justice & ecpiitic ; and what they shall doe in
the ^misses to be as authenticall & efi'ertuall (being committed to record by
the dark) as if the same had beene donn in the publicke Coiut.
+The bound^ of Yarmouth Towneship. The bound^ of Yarmouth on
the easterly side arc to a certaine brooke called by the Indians Shuckquan,
but by the English Bound Brooke, and all that neck of land northward called
by the Indians Acquind, ats Acquiat, w"^ all the land^ and marsh medow
w"^** lye on the westerly side of the said In'ooke to the towneward^ vnto the
mouth of the said brooke, and at the parte oQ the said Bound Brook where it
Mis into Statuckquett lliucr, or into the sea, and at the path oner the said
Bound^ Brooke from a marked tree, then to run vpon a straight line south &
by east to the South Sea, if it exceede not the Icngh of eight miles, excepting
and reserueing vnto Massatampaine ^ y^ ■+
*Francis Baker & Isabell Twineing, of Yarmouth, marryed the xvij"^ day 17 June,
of June, 1641. [*20.]
*^t a Court held at Yarmouth the xvif' Day of June, in the xvij"' i7 June.
Yeare of the Raigne of d" SoiCaigne Lord, Charles, hij the
Orace of God of England, Scotl'', Franc, Sf Ireland Kingc, <^'r.
Before Edward Winslow, Miles Standish, and
Edmond Freeman, gentlem",
three of the Assistant^ of the goQ"' aforesaid, by vertuc of the order of the
Geiiall Court of the first of June last past, whereby the said Edward Winslow,
Miles Standish, Edmond Freeman, and John Browne, or any two or three of
them, were authorized to set the bound^ of Yarmouth and Barnestable, and to
heare & determine all causes & controiisies amongst the inhabits of Yar-
mouth, Barnestable, & Sandwich, w'^'' sliall come brfmo thorn, Sii^.
20 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
17 June.
Bradford,
1641. rr^IIE clifferrenc" betwixt Xicholas Sympkins & Willm Chase, by consent of
■ both pties, are referee! to the arbitriment of M'^ Mayo & M^'Thoin Dim-
mack, and haue entred into an assumpsit of v" to cich other to abide their
GoB. award ; & its to be ended w"Un a month next comeing.
A -warrant granted to distrainc xij- vpon Emanuel "White for keepeing
cowes, and vpon M' Sympkins xvj% and ]M'' Howes 16% if jNI"" Fuller Avill not
pay the sd 16^ for IIoavcs.
It is ordered by the Court, that ^M"" Andrew Hellot shall pay INIassatum-
paine one fadome of bcad^ w"'in two moones, besides the nett he alleadgeth
the sd Massatumpainc soold him, for the deare that ^i" Hellotts sonn bought
of him about two yeares since.
It is ordered by the Court, that Walter Deuilc shall pay two shillings to
Massatumpaine for mending of the hole in his kettle, w'''' the sd Deuile shott
w"^ his gunn ; its to be payd w"'in one moone next ensuinge.
It is ordered by the Court, that Nicholas Symkins shall saue harmlesse
the corne of Emanuell White, Thoiu Falland, Koger ^ and the rest that
haue planted corne w^'in that fence w'^'^ they pay for the makeing of.
*22.] *Whereas there was complaint made by Wilim Chase, that Nicholas
Symkins had so set his fence that he hath taken in some smale pte of the
land^ of the sd W'" Chase, w'^'' vpon view appeared to be so, — it is now
ordered and concluded by the Court, that notw^'standing the fence shall stand
as now it is sett, and that M'' Anthony Thacher, for peace sake, will allow the
said W™ Chase as much land out of his owne land^ of those land^ w'''' lye
next to the said Chases land^, and the land so taken in by Nicholas Symkins
as aforesd shalbe his owne. And the said Nicholas Symkins is to allow the
said Chase a little pcell of marsh meddow, lying next to the said Chase, from
the end of his fence by a straight line to a creeke easterly, puided that the
said Willm Chase do fence the same in by March next ensuinge.
It is also ordered and concluded, that the inhabitant^ of the towne of
Yarmouth shall ^sently meete together, and make a rate for the defraying of
all the publike charges w*^"" haue beene layd forth by any pticuler pson or psons
for the good of the whole, saue that in the coinittees charges wher A\'iH:m
Chase, Thom Howe, & Josuah Barnes were sent as coinittees for the towne,
these are to be exempted out of those rates, vizj : W ISIathews, Willm Palmer,
Thomas Payne, Anthony Thacher, Thorn Falland, Emanuell White, & Thoiu
Starr ; but in all other rat(^ and charges to be rated pportionably w"" the rest of
the inhabils ; and that, by vertue of this order, it shalbe lawfull for the constable
to distraine all such psons as shall refuse to pay the sums they are rated vnto.
It is ordered by the Com-t, that the meddow appoynted to M' Hellots
farme shalbe ^sently layd forth by the coinittees according to his graunt.
COURT ORDERS. 21
It is ordered also by the C-ourt, that the seQall pporcons of land allotted 1641.
vnto the inhabits shall ^sentlv be layd I'orth by the coiTiittces to the scQall " -• ^
17 June,
psons to whom they are so graunted. BnADronn,
It is ordered by the Court, that Wilim Lumpkine & Hugh Tilly shall «"«•
pay to Gabriell Wheildon xv^ for his third pte of the skifFe or boate they were
ptners in, & his damnag sustayncd in the want thereof to fetch fish to fish his
corne w"'all, and the boat or skifFe to be thcires.
It is ordered by the Comt, that W Thoiii Starr shall haue tM'o acrees of
land in some convenyent place assigned him, for one acre of liis land giuen to
the to-\vne to gett clay A'pon.
It is ordered and concluded vpon, by the joynt consent of all the inhab-
itants of Yarmouth, that Captaine Standish shalbe joyncd to the coihittes of
the said towne of Yarmouth for the disposeing of land^ there, and that not
any lands hereafter be graunted or layd forth w'l'out his consent, and that all
land^ hereafter to be layd forth shalbe assigned to encry pson by lott, except
those w'^'' are already graunted & assigned in pticuler, whereof sale & exchaung
haue beene made.
*The Bounds of Yarmouth. [*23.]
The bounds of Yarmouth on the easterly side are from the toAvne to a
certaine brooke called by the Indians Shuckquam, but by the English Bound-
brooke, and all that neck of land northward called by the Indians Atquiod, al%
Aquiatt, w"" all the vpland^ and marsh meddow w"^'' lye on the westerly side of
the said brooke, to the towneward(^ vnto the mouth of the said brooke ; and
from a marked tree at the payth oQ the said Bound Brooke by a straight line
south and by east to the south sea, so it extend not in lengh aboue eight miles,
excepting and reserueing vnto Massatanpaine, the sachem, the land^ from
Nobscussetpann westerly, from a marked tree there vnto another marked tree
at a swamp extenchng westerly, and from thence to another marked trey
northerly by a straight line to the sea, and from the northerly end of the said
Nobscusset pan to the sea by a line from the westerly side of the said pan.
The bounds betwixt Yarmouth & Barnestable are as followeth, vizj : that
the river of Stoney Cone shalbe the bounds from the sea as farr as it ruiieth
to the landwards, and from thence from the vpward pte thereof to begin at
the easterly side of the lott of Anchew Hellot, at a knowne marked tree, by
the heigh way leading betwixt Barnestable and Yarmouth aforesaid, and from
the easterly side of the vpward pt of the said lot to runn vpon the south
southwest poynt of the compasse to the south sea, j>vided alwayes that the
meddow land that was allotted and appoynted to the said M' Hellotts fiirme
be still reserued vnto the said farme, according to the foriQ intent & graunt
thereof; excepting & reserueing vnto Nepaiton & Twacommacus, & their
22
1641.
17 June.
Bradford,
GoP.
PLYMOUTH COLONY KECORDS.
heires and assigncs, if they shall dwell vpon yt, all that pcell of playne land
bordering to the seaAvard^ from a pond to a tree by the A^'ood side, marked by
M"' "WinsloAv, Capt Standish, & ISI"^ Freeman, and from thence easterly by the
wood side to another marked tree, & fi-oni thence northerly to the sea, piiided
that if the said Nepaiton shall at any tyme sell the same, he shall sell it to
the inhabits of Barnestable before any other.
[*24.j
The Agreement betwixt Nepaiton & Twacommacus & their Heires and the
Inhabitants of Barnestable.
In consideracbn besides what the said Nepaiton hath had ah-eady of the
said inhabits of Barnestable, that they shall build the said Nepaiton one
dwelling house, w"" a chamber flored w*'' bord^, w*** a chimney and an ouen
therein, the said Nepaiton hath ginen and graunted vnto the said inhabits of
Barnestable all the rest of his land(^ Hing about Barnestable aforesaid, w'"''
were liis & his owne j)pcr inheritance, excepting & reserucing vnto the said
Nepaiton and Twacommacus & their heires & assignes foreuer, if they shall
dwell vpon it, all that pcell of playne lands bordering vpon the sea, from a
pond to a tree by the wood side marked by M' Winslow, Capt Standish, and
iSI"' Freeman, & from thence easterly *by the Avood side to another marked
tree, and from thence northerly to the sea ; prouided alwayes, that if the said
Nepaiton shall at any time sell the said land^, he shall sell them to the inhab-
its of Barnestable before any other, and shall from tyme to tyme giue leaue
for a di-aught to come through his ground when they shall desire it ; and
lastly, that they shall haue liberty to gett wood for fenceing a fyer out of the
woods there, and enjoy and reap the corne this yeare -w'^^ they haue set out of
the foresaid bound^, ^ and in Avinter to line Avhere he pleaseth.
6 July. *Jt a Court of JssistanKheld at Plym af ores'', the vf Dmj of July, in
New Plym.
[»25.]
the xvij"^ Yeare of his Ma^ noici Raigne of Englan'd, fyc.
Before W" Bradford, geni, GoQ,
Edward WinsloAV,
Thorn Prence,
Gent, Assistant^,- &6.
W" Collyer, &
Capt Miles Standish,
AN action Avas tryed betwixt Leiftennant Holmes & James Luxford.
IVI' Parker, of "Weymouth, had a aIcav of the patent and that clause
in AA'riting av'^'' concerned the bound^ from Narragansetts Bay to the vtmost
COURT OllDEKS. 23
pts & limmits of the countrey called Pockanockett, in regard the Bay men 16 41.
■would hauo had Sicquncke from us.
6 July
James Luxford agreed to lett the attachment rest vpon the sowe attached at B^^pj.o^„_
at ^I'" Aldens suite vntill he be satisfyed, the said Luxford ruiiing the adventure.
Goit.
At a towncs meeting for the towne of Plym, held the xvj"^ August, in the 16 August.
xvij"^ yeare of the now raignc of o'' soflaigne lord, Charles, King of
England, &5, it was ordered and agreed as followeth, viz^ : —
That the second day of the weeke after the GeSall Court, the ma'"''
and coinittees shall meete to graunt land^, and then to appoynt a certaine tyme
when to meete againe.
That a pccU of land lying betwecne the Eelc Eiucr swamps shalbe
reserucd to the townc of Plymouth, for the inhabits to sowe hempe and flax
vpon, puided that W'" Paddy liauc other land^ graunted him in lue thereof,
bcc the said land(^Avere formlly graunted to him.
*Thomas Southcrnc and Elizabeth Reynor marryed the first of Sep- 1 September,
tcmtr, 1641. t*~^-l
llobcrt Finney & Phebe Ripley marryed the first of Septemt)r, 1641.
M"" W" Hanbiuy & Hannah Sowther marryed the xxviij'*" Septemt»r, 1641. 28 September.
Henry Sirkman & Bridgitt Fuller marryed the xxx"* Scptemt»r, 1641. 30 September.
It is agreed that the prison be erected, & that Cap? Standish and Jonathan
Brewster shall see it laden into the Icighter on Duxborrow side, & the Court
to see them payd for their charge about yt ; that ]\P Atwood & M"" Paddy
shall vndertake the receipt thereof on this side, & that M"^ Paddy will lay
forth 5" or 6" aboute it, j)vided the Com-t take order he shalbe payd againe in
due tyme, and not put him to gather it himself.
*M the GciVall Court of 6" Soifaigne Lord the Kinge, held at Plym 7 September.
New Plym.
aforesaid, the vif' of Septemb% in the xvif Yeare of the r^^^ -,
Raigne of o*" said SouTaigne Lord, Charles, King of England, Sfc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gen?, GoQ, Wilim CoUyer,
EdAvard WinsloAv, Cap? Miles Standish, &
Thoiii Prence, Tymothy Hatherly,
Assistant(^, &6.
MR ^IAR]\IADUKE MATHEWES, Thomas Falland, Richard Here,
Wilim Newland, John Parker, Giles Rickett admitted freemen this
Court, & sworne.
24 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 G 4 1 . Samuell Hicks,
^ > ~^ John Smaley,
ep em er. John Dunhame, Jii,
Bkadfokd,
Got. Wilim Fallowell,
Edmond Tilson,
Thomas Lambei't,
John Rogers,
Oliuer Pui'chas,
ppounded to be made
free the next Court.
All difTerrenc^^ now depending betwixt Thomas Chettenden & Xpofer
Winter arc, by consent of both ]5ties, referred to be ended by Thomas Eaulins
and Edward Foster ; and the said pties haue entred into assumpsitt to eich
other of 40" to abide their end & order.
The dep'icbn of Wilim Holmes taken by and affirmed in the open Court :
This depo"'' sayth, Wilim Hatch used these wordes, or the like effect, vizj,
that the warrant^ sent from the gouern'" were nothing but a stincking coinis-
sary warrant^ or attachment^, and that the warrant^ sent in that kynd are no
better than comissary court warrant^; and that the warrant sent to the con-
stable to warne him, the sd Hatch, to appeare at the Court of o'' soQaigne lord
the Kinge was but a comissary warrant, and ^ ^
The messenger, being deposed concrning the words that Wilim Hatch
used, sayth that ^ ^ ^
[*28.] *Wilim Hatch, of Scittuate, coiuitted to the goale for want of sui'cties for
his good behaQ.
It is ordered by the Court, that M' Edmond Freeman, one of the Assist-
ant (^, shall, at the next Court holden toward^ Yarmouth & Barnestablc, inflict
such punishment upon ]\I'' Crowes mayde servant, for pilfering goods in liis
house, as according to her flvult shalbc just & equall.
M"' John Done, ]\P Wilim Paddy, & Nathaniell Sowther, are appoynted
by the Court to view James Luxford^ bookes, and to certify the Com-t what
they find therein.
George Allen & M"' Edward Dillingham are nominated, by consent of
both pties, to apprize the swync Wilim Newland hath in execucon of Thoin
Applegati^, and what the Avant in value of eight pounds & charges the said
Applegate is to giue his bill to the said Newland for payment thereof.
James Coles fyuc of fiuc pounds, vpon due consideracon had thereof, is
liy the Court remitted the said Cole, allowing the dyett of John Mynard
during the tyme he was erecting the prison.
It is ordered by the Court, that John ^lynard shall haue iij" more
allowed him, besides his dyett, for his worke donn about the prison ouer &
aboue the tht bargaine.
Gowen White, of Scittuate, for his assault vpon Wilim Holmes, is fyned
by the Coui-t fine shillings.
COURT ORDERS. 25
Wilim Hatch, of Scittuate, planter, acknowledgeth to owe o' ) 1 ft 4 1 .
f xl". ._ _.
soQraignc lord the Kinge, &d, j *"
-r 1 ^. 1 <• -ni ~ r 1-7 September.
John Combe, ol Plym, gen?, xx". BuAnKoun,
Thorn Cushman, of the same, panB, xx". ^ioO.
The condicbn, that if thaboue bounden Wilim Hatch shall psonally appcare Released.
at the next Genall Court of o"" sd soQaigne lord the Kinge, &d, to be holdcn
at Plym, &S, and in the meane tyme to be of the good bchaQ toward^ o"^ said
soQaigne lord the King and all his legh people, and abide the further order
of the Comt, & not depte the same w*''out lycence ; that then, &c'.
*
At a townes meeting by the inhabitants of Plym, holden the xvj"* of Sep- 16 Scptcmbji-.
temb"", 1641, xvij° Caroli, &<3, for grant of lands V'in the said towne- L ~^-]
ship of Plymouth, according to the order of the Court, by M"^ Wilim
Bradford, INI'' Thomas Prince, and the then cofiiittees, vizj, M"^ John At-
wood, M'^ John Jenney, & M"" Wilim Paddy.
The lands lying at Caughtacanteist Hill, betwixt Josias Cooks feild and
M"^ John Howland^ land, towards the brooke, is graunted to M' John Reynor,
the teacher.
It is ordered, that the lands beyond the Second Brook, lying at the head
of M'' Bradford^ land there, and the lands there about^, shall not bee graunted
forth to any man except to a pastor or a teacher.
It is also ordered, that the lands remaineing in Alkermans feild, & not
belonging to pticuler psons, shalbe reserued to be graunted to a pastor.
Richard Sjiarrow is graunted the meddow ground at the Wood Hand,
-w"^ was M"^ Fullers, containeing about two acrees.
Andrew Ring is granted an enlargement at the west ende of his garden,
to be viewed and set forth for him by M'' Bradford, M"" Jenney, & M'' Paddy,
or any two of them.
Edward Bangcs is graunted a pccll of fourscore acrees of vjiland about
Warrens Wells, to be viewed and layd forth for him by M"^ Jenney, Manasseth
Kempton, & Josuah Pratt.
Thomas Cushman is graunted a pcell ^ upland rcmayneing about Turners
feild, and two acrees nere the new feild betwixt M" Fullers and the brooke, in
lue of two acrees lying by Georg Watsons & John Barnes.
Wilim Paddy, Jolm Finney, Rol3te Finney, arc graunted six acrees
apeece of vpland abutting vpon the brooke that comes from the Fresh Lake,
j)uided the leaue convenyent passage for cattell by the brooke side, and M''
Paddy to haue more then six acrees, if it be there to be had.
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26 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 41. Thnrstone Clarke is graunted tenn acres of vpland at the head of Ed-
' '' ' ward Doteys lott^ toward^ Mount^ Hill Payth.
Bradfosd *Jolm Groomes is graunted twelue acrees of vpland at the head of Black-
GoO. brooke, to be layd forth next after John Winslowes enlargment, and Josuah
L '^^•J Pratts xij acres are layd forth ; and all to be viewed and layd forth by M"' W™
Paddy, Nath'^ Sowther, & Josuah Pratt.
Francis BilUngton is graunted an enlargement where he desireth, if, vpon
the view of M' Prence, M' Atwood, & W" Paddy, it shalbe there found to
be had.
Wilim Fallowell, John Wood, are graunted six acrees a peece of
vpland, at the Loute Pond.
Steeven Wood, Heniy Wood, are graunted eight acrees apeece of
vpland, at Loute Pond.
John Dunhame, the yeonger, is graunted twenty acres of vpland about
the north easterly side of Josias Cook^ Haystack Pond, and the odd hobs of
meddowing he desii-eth thereabouts.
John Dunhame, the elder, is graunted threescore acres of vpland lying at
the Swann Holt on the north side thereof, and eight acrees of meddow to yt there.
Samuell Eddy is graunted six acrees of vpland lying on the northwest
side of Fresh Lake, about the fishing place, and thirty acrees of vpland at the
Narrogansett Hill, and foure acrees of meddow, or els half the meddow
ground there to yt.
Edward Doteys pcell of vpland at Lakenham is graunted to be made vp
fourty acres.
M'' John Atwood is graunted one hundred acrees of vpland to his meddow
at Lakenhame, and to abut vpon the said meddow as neere as may bee.
M" Bridgitt Fuller is graunted one hundi-ed acrees vpland to her med-
dow at Lakenhame, and to abutt vpon her meddow there, as nere as it can
convenyently be layd forth.
M'^ Wilim Paddy is graunted 100 acrees of vpland at the North Med-
dow by Jones Riuer vpon view to be layd forth.
& Nathaniell Sowther is to haue the next land^.
M"^ Thomas Prence is graunted an enlargement at the head of his lott at
Joanes Riuer, to be layd forth vpon view.
[*3L] *M'^ John Jenney is graunted as much more vpland as will make his
farme at Lakenhame two hundred acres, and when that is used, then to haue
more added to yt, in lue of some land he hath yeUded vp at the towne to Ga-
briell Fallowell.
James Cole is graunted fifty acres of vpland at Lakenhame Meddow,
and some meddow to be layd to yt vpon view.
COURT ORDERS.
Josuah Pratt is graunted a garden place about the house he hath bought
of Thomas Savory, at Squerrell, and M' Jenney & M"^ Paddy to lay it forth.
Nathaniell Sowther is graunted a little pcell ^ vpland, taken in w"' his ^'' "^^ '''^'
i A i ^ Bradfokd,
nieddow at the watering place, and also a garden place at Wellingsly, to be God.
viewed by M"' Paddy.
*At a Court of ^ssistantt held the second of JVovemb\ in the xvif" 2 November.
Yeare of his s"* Ma^ now Raigne, of England, 8fc. [*32.]
Before "Wilim Bradford, gen?, GoS, Thomas Prence, and
Edward Winslow, W" CoUyer,
GenI, Assistant^, &(3.
LEES of administrac6n are graunted to M" Elizabeth Kemp, to admin-
ister vpon all the goods, cattells, and debt^ w<=*» Wilim Kempe, her late
husband, dyed possessed of, or were due & apptaineing vnto him at the tyme
of his decease, puided shee exhibite vpon oath a trae inventory thereof w* all
convenyent speed, or when shee shalbe therevnto required by the Court.
*At the Genall Court of o' Sou^'aigne Lord the King, held at Plym 7 December.
aforesaid, the vif Day of Decemh\ in the xvif Yeare of the ^^^ ^''^"'
Raigne of 0'' Sou^'aigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God
King, of England, Scotland, France, Sf Ireland Defend" of the
Fayth, Sfc.
Before Wilim Bradford, genl, Gofl, Miles Standish,
Edward Winslow, Tymothy Hatherley, and
Thorn Prence, Edraond Freeman,
Wilim CoUyer,
Assist, &(3.
WHEREAS compl"' is made by Francis Linceford, that Thomas Bray
detayneth certaine goods from the said Francis, it is ordered by the
Court, that M"^ Anthony Thacher, M' Nicholas Sympkins, and Richard Hore,
or any two of them, shall see that the said Bray shall deliuer all the rest of
the goods of the said Linceford^ w"'' are in his hands, except one white rugg,
one bed and boulster, sword, musket, & bandilires, foure iron wedges, one
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
7 December.
Bradford,
Got).
Released.
[*34.]
1641. hoggshead, one tubb, one kettle, & two iron ringes, w'^'^ were made ouer to the
said Bray, vpon condicbn that he should pay iiij'' to seQall psons, w'='» the said
Linceford was endebted vnto when he went fi-om Yarmouth to go to the West
Indies.
Wilim Kersley, of Barnestable, plan!, acknowledgeth to owe"!
theKinge, &6, J^^"-
Henry Rowley, of the same, pi', x".
Anthony Annable, of the same, pP, x".
The condicon, &S, that the said Wilim Kersley shall psonally appeare
at the next Gefiall Court of o"" said soilaigne lord the King, to be holden for
this goQment, to answere to all such matters as shalbe (on his said ma'^ be-
half) objected against him for vncleane carriages toward^ men that he hath lyen
w"^all, and abide the further order of the Court, and not dept the same w*''out
lycence ; that then, &<3.
It is ordered by the Comt, that there shalbe no wood felled or cutt downe
vpon the heads of the lotts of the heues of John Adams at Playne Dealeing,
vntill that the towne haue taken order that there shalbe some land layd forth in
quanty as shalbe thought meete to make vp theii- measui'e in lengh w'''' is
wanting in breadth.
An attachment of a calf, (in the hand^ of Rotte Boatefish, of Sandwich,)
of the goods of Wilim Almey, was made this Court to answere the jury vj'
yj^, and iij^ to the clarke for the charges of a suite he left vnpayd when hee
lefte the towne of Sandwich.
*Forasmuch as Thomas Bray, of Yarmouth, a single pson, and Anne, the
wyfe of Francis Linceford, haue comitted the act of adultery and vncleanesse,
and haue diuers tymes layne in one bed together in the absence of her hus-
band, w'''' hath beene confessed by both pties in the publike Coui't, the Court
doth censure them as followeth : That they be both seuerely whipt immediate-
ly at the pubhk post, & that they shall weare (whilst they remayne in the gofl-
ment) two letters, vizj, an AD, for Adulterers, daly, vpon the outeside of their
vppermost garment, in a most emenent place thereof ; and if they shalbe found
at any tyme in any towne or place w"'in the gouerment w^'out them so worne
vpon their vppermost garment as aforesd, that then the constable of the
towne or place shall take them, or either of them, omitting so to weare the said
two letters, and shall forthw'"^ whip them for their neghgence, and shall cause
them to be imediately put on againe, and so worne by them and either of
them ; and also that they shalbe both whipt at Yarmouth, publikely, where the
offence Avas coinitted, in such fitt season as shalbe thought meete by M'' Ed-
mond Freeman & such others as are authorized for the keepeing of the Courts
in these ptes.
COURT ORDERS. 29
A warrant to be dii-ected to Edward Holman, John Whetston, of Sclttu- 16 41.
ate, Wilini Lumpkine, and Josuah Barnes, of Yarmouth, to answere at the '' ^
7 December.
next Gcffiall Court for goods they tooke, w^"^ were found by shipwrecke. Bradford,
That if any man be disposed to take the trade for a yeare, or some yeares, GoB.
that they bring in their names to the next Court of Assistant^ in February
next, and that the Goflnor, M^ Winslow, M^ Collyer, M' Prence, M-^ W-"
Thomas, M' John Howland, M' John Atwood, M"" John Jenney, & Jonathan
Brewster shall treate w"' them about yt that will then adventure any thing
therein, and that those that haue the trade shall take their come that makes
their biskett w"^in this collony, and that the skins had by the trade shalbe
vented for the collonys use.
*At a townes meeting, held the last day of Decembr, in the xvij"" yeare of his 31 December,
ma*^ now raigne, of England, &5, before W"" Bradford, gen?, GoQ, Thom- [*^^-]
as Prence, gen?, John Atwood, John Jenney, John Howland, and Wilim
Paddy, comittces authorized to graunt land^ to the inhabit^ of the towne
of Plymouth.
Wilim Hoskine is graunted vj or viij acrees of vpland at the head of
James Hurst land, or neare his land, and a garden place by the brooke side,
or by his house, to be viewed and layd forth for him by the Gofl, M' Prence,
and Josuah Pratt.
Steeven Wood and Henry Wood are graunted eich of them a garden
place in the neighboui'hood at Wellingsly, ag^' Francis Goulders fence, guid-
ed that it be not fpjudicious either to the heigh wayes in genlall, nor any man
in ptlculer, & M' Paddy to see them layd forth.
Wilim Pontus is graunted two 'acrees of vpland to his half acree of med-
dow in the woods beyond his house about Agawem Payth.
JJohn Groomes is graunted eight acrees of vpland at the Lout Pond, to Vacat.
be layd forth for him by Josuah Pratt, puided that he relinquish his forml
graunt at the Smylt Brooke.J
Richard Sparrow is graunted a pcell of vpland.
Gyles Rickett is graunted a pcell of vpland, about two acrees, lying on
the south & east side of his feild.
M"" John Combe is graunted a ^porcSn of land at the head of his ground
where he now dwelleth, in consideracbn of a lott of land he had there foruJly
graunted ^\■''^ he hath now ycilded vp.
John Cooke is graunted a porcon of land lying neere Georg Clarkes, if
it be there to be had, after M' Prence, M' Howland, & M"' Jenney, & Joshua
Pratt haue viewed it.
30 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 41. John Smaley, Anthony Snow, are graunted fiue acrees a peece of meddow
^ "^ in Cole Brooke Meddow.
31 December.
Bradford John Dunhame is graunted a pcell of meddow at Swanholt, and some
Got). vpland to yt, at the discretion of those that shalbe appoynted to view yt.
M' John Holmes is graunted fourty acrees of vpland at Narrogansett
Hill, lying betwLxt the heighway and Derbys pond^.
Robte Paddock is graunted fouie acrees of vpland where hee desired
about Kenelmes dingle.
16 41-2. *M a Court of ^ssistanti^ held the fourth Day of January, in
^ ' the xvif' Yeare of his Ma^ now Raigne, of Eng¥, See.
4 January.
New Plym.
r*3Y l Before Willm Bradford, geni, GoQ, Thomas Prince, &
Edward Winslow, Wilim CoUyer,
GenI, Assistant^, &5.
CONCERNING the difference betwixt Edward Dotey and Thurstone
Clarke, it is ordered by the Court, that the said Thurstone Clarke shall
pay unto the said Edward Dotey xij bushells & j peck of Indian corne, and
xij' in money, or iiij bushells of Indian and xj* for charges that the said Ed-
ward layd forth for the said Thui'stone ; and this to be payd before the next
Com-t, or els to haue execucon.
Thomas Byrd, servant to M' James Cudworth, of Barnestable, for ruii-
inge away from his id master, and breaking a house or two in Barnestable, and
takeing some apparell and victualls, is censured to be once whipt at Plym, and
once whipt at Barnestable, before the next Court of Assistant^; and when his
id master comes, then order to be taken for payment of his fees ; and at the
next Court of Assistant^ following, the said Byrd remayneing in the messen-
gers hand^, vpon ires fiom M' Freeman that the said Thomas Byrds father had
agreed w*** the said M' Cudworth for the tyme he was to serue the said Cud-
worth, the said Thomas Byrd was released, paying the messenger his fees ;
and for thother pt of his censure, w"''* should haue beene executed vpon him
at Barnestable, in regard of the coldenesse of the ^sent season, it is to be
inflicted vpon him at Scituate, whither he goes to dwell, when it shalbe a con-
vcnyent season.
M' John Jenney is graunted an attachment for the money in Clarkes
hand(^, due to Edward Dotey. SV 6'^ condem for M"^ Jenney.
COURT ORDERS. 31
John Whetston confesseth that he had (of the good(^ taken vp in the hot- 1 G 4 1-2.
tome of the bay about Satuckquet) a paire of drawers, a wascoat, & a shirt. ""^ "^ ^
. 4 January.
Edward Hohnan had canvas to make a mayne saile, a pair drawer, a gj^^npoj^j,^
wascote, & a shirt. ^°^-
-^iT -yym Lumkin a paire of breeches and a wascoate. For w* he hath
made satisfac-
Joshua Barnes a suite of cloth. con at March
11 Court, 1641, is
Jolin JJldcutt a Cloatn COate. thereof dis-
charged.
*At a townesmeeting held at the Gofl' house the xxiiij"^ day of Januaf, in the [*39.]
xvij"' yeare of his ma'^ now raigne, of England, &(3.
It is ordered and agreed vpon that the inhabi? on eich side of the
towne, vizj, the Eele Riuer & Joanes Riuer, shall for eich side bring six
muskett, w"' shott, ponder, and the towne of Plyfii other six euery Lord^ day,
to the meeting, w* their sword^ & furnitui-e to euery peece, ready for seruice
if need require.
M"' John Atwood,
M' John Done,
M^ W" Paddy,
John Cooke, Jun'", ,
.elected comittees for the towne.
The Contributors for building of a Bark of 40 or 50 Tunn, estimated at the
Charge of 200".
Wilim Paddy, . .
j eight part.
M' Wilhn Bradford,
nvy^ part.
M'' Wilim Hanbury,
j eight part.
M*^ John Jenney, . .
xvj* part.
John Barnes, . . .
j eight part.
M' John Atwood,
xyj"' part.
Samuell Hicks, . .
XYJ"* part.
Georg Bower, . . .
xyj"" part.
John Cook & his fath''.
xvj''* part.
Samuell Jenney, . .
xvj"' part.
Thomas Willet, . .
xyj"* part.
M' Hopkins, . . .
xvj"^ part.
Edward Bangs, . .
xvj"^ part.
Appoynted to vndertake the pcureing her to be built, are M' Thorn
Prencc, M-^ W-" Paddy, M"^ Thorn Willett, & John Barnes.
It is agreed vpon that M"^ Wilim Paddy shall haue liberty to set vp a
scagc for makeing fish at Sagaquash, and shall haue the use of the vpland
32
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
4 January,
BllADFOUD,
1G41-2. there so long as he, or any for him, shall mayntaine the said stage there,
puicled they keepe no swyne there nor at Clark^ Hand ; but vpou notice of
harme donn by them, they shalbe taken away.
GoC. JVIr John Jenney & IM"" Wilim Paddy are to be added to those that are to
dispose of the poores stock, (formlly nominated) instead of M'^ Hopkins, and
to haue liberty to alter or chaunge them or some of them for such cattell as
may be most usefull for the help of the poore.
That the Assistant^ within the towne, and the comittees, shall graunt
land^^this yeare.
M' Wilim Paddy, INI'' Atwood, Nathan^ Sowther, M"^ John Jenney, John
Dunham, thclder, Thomas Willett, John Barnes, & Josuah Pratt shall view the
land^ on both sides the towne, that convenyent heighwayes & passages for
cattell into the woods being reserued & set forth, such landf^ as shall remayne,
& may be spared, may be graimted to such as stand in need.
1 February. *Jt tt Court of Jtssistantt held the first Day of February, in the xvif"
New plym. yeare of his Ma'' now Raigne, of England, 8rc.
[HI.]
c
Before W"" Bradford, gent, Goii, Wilim Collyer, &
Edward Winslow, Miles Standish,
Thoin Prince,
Gen?, Assistant^, &5.
ONCERNING y" deflfences betwixt M"^ John Jenney & Edward Dotey,
'' the account^^ were, —
li 8 d li B d
M' Jenney demanded 03 : 10 : 00 Ed Dotey payd 01 : 02 : 06
00 : 04 : 00
00 : 02 : 00
00 : 10 : 00
01 : 18 : 06
The Court ordered, that vpon attachment of the moneyes in Thurstons
Clarkes hand(^, M"" John Jenney rec them ; he should pay the said Edward
Dotey fiuc bushells & a half of Indian mlchantablc corne, & iij"* for so much
remayned due to the id Dotey vpon the account.
1 February.
BrADIORI),
COURT ORDERS. 33
The Com-t ordereth, that Georg Clarke shall pay fourc bushells of In- 1641-2.
dian cornc vnto Edward Dotey, vpon the difference now depending betwixt
them.
Whereas Edward Dotey hath two cowes and a yeong steere of Thomas '^°'^'-
Symons to keepe for tyme, and that by reason the said Edward Dotey doth
not pnt his cattell to a keep in the sumer tyme, & that they use to break into
mens corne, and may thereby be endangered either to be spoyld w* corne,
or come to some other harme, whereby the said Symons may be endamnaged,
the Court doth order, that the said Edward Dotey shall take order that liis cat-
tell be safely kept by a keep, or els, if any damnagc befall the said Thomas
Symons by default thereof, that the said Edward Dotey shall make good the
same to the said Thomas Symons.
New Plym.
[*43.]
*^t the Geifall Court of o'' SoiCaigne Lord the King, holden at Plym i March.
a/ores'^, the first Day of March, in the xvif' Yeare of the now
Raigne of o" said Sou^'aigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God
King of England, Scotland, France, §" Ireland, Defendor of the
Fayth, 8fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, Goii, Miles Standish,
Edward Winslow, Tymothy Hatherley, and
Thomas Prence, Edmond Freeman,
Wilhn CoUyer,
Gent, and Assistant^, &6.
SAMUELL HICKS, John Dunham, Jun% Edmond Tilson, John Smaley,
& John Eogers admitted freemen and sworne.
M'' Wilim Bradford elected Goflnor.
M'' Edward Winslow,
M"" Thorn Prence,
M^ Wilim Collyer,
M"" Tymothy Hatherley,
Mr W" Thomas,
M' Edmond Freeman,
M' John Browne,
VOL. II. 5
elected Assistant^.
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
Bradford,
GoO.
[*U.]
Emanuell White, of Yarmouth,
M"^ Thomas Allen, of Barnestable,
James Hamlen, of the same,
Arthur Howland, of Marshfeild,
ppounded to be freemen.
Plymouth,
Duxborrow,
Scituate, .
Sandwich,
Taunton, .
Barnestable,
Yarmouth,
<
for Joanes Riuer,
Marshfeild,
Constables & Surveyors of the Heigh Wayes.
Giles Rickett, constable & survey'',
M'' W'" Hanbury,
Francis Cooke,
James Cole & the constable for the towne,
[ & Thomas Clark, for the Eele Riuer.
Edmond Hawes.
Josias Checkett.
Michaell Turner.
W" Parker.
Thomas Latlu'ope.
Emanuel White,
W"' Parker,
Gabriell Wheilden,
Erancis West.
siu"veyors.
M"' John Atwood elected Treasui-er for this ensuing yeare.
That the dark shall haue xx" p an, as fonnlly payd by the Treasurer, &6.
*Grand Jiu'ymen.
John WinsloAv,
John Dunham, Sen,
Edward Banges, &
Richard Church.
M"" Thomas Besbeech, John Willis.
Thomas Raulins, Thofii Ensigns.
Plyffi, • •
Duxborrow,
Scituate,
Sandwich,
Taunton,
Barnestable,
Yarmouth, .
Marshfeild,
Henry Bourne, Henry Euell.
James Mathews.
jKenelme Winslow,+ Francis West.
Concerning the diffcrenct betwixt the toAvnes of Duxborrow & Marsh-
feild, about the bound^ of Marshfeild, the coinittccs of Duxborrow are to
acquaint their towncsmcn w"' yt, and that Duxborrow elect some man or men
COURT UUDKIW. .-jr,
to conferr w"* Marshfeild men a])()ut their hoiiudt^, that so they may kiuiw the 1 (5 4 \-'l.
boundf of their to^vue of Marshfeild. "
^ 1 March.
All difference betwixt M"^ Nicholas Symkius & Walter Devile are by bh^,^u,..„ud,
mutuall consent and order of the Court referred to be decided and ended by ^Joi}.
M"" Edward Dillingham & M"^ Thomas Dimmack ; and if they cannot end them,
then they two to choose a third man vnto them, and so to make an end ; but
if any losses fall vpon the said Symkins goods in other mens hand^, to make
report thereof to the Court. And if any need be of witness**, to proue any
thing on either pt, they may be sworne before jM"" Freeman, that a finall end
may be made betwixt them.
Edward Ilolmans demaundt^ for his payncs about a chest of goods found
at Mannamoyit, —
li s .1
For fetching the chest to Yarmouth, . . . . 00 : 05 : 00
For charges of an Indian at boatside, . . . . 00 : 06 : 00
For fetching the chest after to Barnes, . . . . 00 : 05 : 00
For a hatchet giuen to the Indn, 00 : 01 : 06
For drying the goods at the boateside, . . . . 00 : 12 : 00
For bringing the chest to Plym, 00 : 08 : 00
01 : IT : 06
besides xvj' allowed M"" Lumpkins for washing & drying of the goods, w'^''
was payd out of the goods.
W WiUiam Paddy and Thomas Willet are appoynted by the Court to
value these goods, and to exhibite an inventory of them to the Court. And
the Court doth allow the said Edward Holman xx^ for his paynes and de-
maund^ about them.
Memorand: that the said Edward Holman did account w"^ the Gourn''
and Assistant(^ for the said goods, according to an inventory thereof exhibit-
ed, and is thereof discharged according to the said inventory.
*Lydia Hatch, for suffering Edward Michell to attempt to abuse her body [*4:5.]
by vncleanesse, & did not discoucr it-, & lying in the same bed w"^ her brother
Jonathan, is ccnsiued to be pubhckly whipt ; Avas accordingly donn.
Edward Michell, for his lude & sodomiticall practices tending to sodomye
w"' Edward Preston, and other lude carryages w"" Lydia Hatch, is censured to
be ^sently whipt at Plymouth, at the publike place, and once more at Barne-
stable, in convenyent tyme, in the ^sence of M' Freeman and the coiiiittees
of the said towne.
Edward Preston, for his lude practises tending to sodomye w"^ Edward
Michell, and pressing John Keene therevnto, (if he would bane yeilded,; is
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 March.
Bradford,
Go9.
164 1-2. also censui-ed to be forthw*'' whipt at Plym, and once more at Barnestable,
(when Edward MIchell is whipt,) in the ^sence of M'' Freeman & the com-
ittees of the same towne.
John Keene, because he resisted the temptacon, & vsed meanes to dis-
couer it, is appoynted to stand by whilst Michell and Preston are whipt, though
in some thing he was faulty.
Jonathan Hatch was taken as a vagrant, & for his misdemeanors was
censiu'ed to be whipt, & sent fi-om constable to constable to Leiftennant Dauen-
port at Salem.
Forasmuch as the inhabif* of Barnestable complayuc that they are
streitned betwixt two plantacons, and desire enlargement into the depth of the
land southerly, they are graunted to vicAV the same and make report thereof
at the next Coui-t, that they may haue the lands w'''' they desire, when they
are again viewed by speciall appoyntment ; jpuided they be not ^udiciall to
thother two plantacons, or fitt to be a plantacon itself.
M' Thomas Star, of Yarmouth, Heugh Tilley, of the same, Joshuah
Barnes, of the same, W™ Nicholson, of the same, are complayned of to be
scoffers & jeerers at religion, &(3, and making disorders in theu" towne meet-
ings, &fi ; are to be sent for to answere the next Coui-t, &5.
Tristram Hull, of Yarmouth, for vnclean practises.
*The xvij"^ day of March, 1641, Alexander Williams, servant to M"^
Wilim Thomas, of Marshfeild, was exand for ruiiing away from his said m'
foure seQall tymes, and long absenting himself from his service ; could not say
any thing for himself wherefore he should not be punished ; was therefore
censured to be whipt at the publike place, w'''^ was accordingly donn.
17 March.
[*46.]
1 March.
Comitted to
prison &
clothed, & 5 to
Capt. Standish.
Tyme giuen to
do yt within vi
weeks vpon
penalty of 5".
Discharged.
Discharged.
Remitted the
same Court.
Presentment^, March P', 1641, by the Grand Jury.
Wee psent Webb Adey for his licentious and disorderly maimer of
liueing.
Wee ^sent the towne of Duxborrow for not haueing a pound or penn
for cattell.
Wee p>sent the towne of Plymouth for the same default.
Wee psent M' Edmond Freeman, of Sandwich, for lending a gun to an
Indian.
Wee ;psent John Wing, of Sandwich for lending a gun to an Indian.
Wee p'sent Nicholas Symkins, of Yarmouth, for lending a pistoll to an
Indian.
Wee ^sent Thomas Tupper, of Sandwich, for misdemeanor in lacivious
& vncleane carriages .towards Linceford^ wyfe, late of Yarmouth.
COURT ORDERS. 37
We ^sent Linceford^ wyfe for the same miscarriage. 16 4 1-2.
We p>seiit M'' Gray, of Yarmouth, for sweareing. Comitted to prison. "" "' ^
We psent John Caseley, of Barnestable, & Alis, his wyfe, for fornicacon, g^^^
in vnlawfuU companying before theii- marriage. John to be whipt, & Alis to ^"'^■
be set in the stocks. ^^'■"^ '° ^^
whipt, the
A quere. The plantacon of f uidencc haueing in it many honest & peaca- weoman stocks
ble people, w*^*^ groane vnder the want of goQment and the ryotts and disor- whiping.
ders falling out thercvpon, the place being reputed w"^in the goQment of Plyfn,
least worse thinges may fall out to the further and greater trouble of the col-
ony, or honest people there, being ouerpressed by vyolent and turbulent psons
should submitt or subject the place to another goiiment, Ave desii"e that a sea-
sonable consideracon may be had thereof, for p>vention of future mischeefs, if
the place be w"'in this gouerment, as it is geEally reputed.
*M a Court of ^ssistant{^ held the fift of Jlprill, in the xviif" Yeare 164 2.
of the now Raigne of our Sou^'aigne Lord, Charles, King of
England, 8fc. r*4T.l
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, GoQ, Wilim Collyer,
Edward Winslow, Cap? Miles Standish,
Thomas Prence,
Assistant, &5.
MRis ELIZABETH KEMP exhibited, vpon her oath, an inventory of
all her husbands good^, debt^, and cattellt^^, this Com-t.
The Court, vpon heareing the differrenc betwixt Thomas Clarke &
Mathew Fuller about a share, ordereth that the said Fuller shall deliU the said
Clarke the said share, because it appeareth by seflall testymonies that it is
Clarks share ; and the said Fuller to haue a warrnt to require Phillip Della-
noy to testyfye that he delifled the said Fullers share, sent by him to Good-
man Hill in the Bay, that the said Fuller may recouer the said share of him.
It is ordered, that M'' Jenney shall alloAv Raph Goarome ten bushells of
Indian corne, at ij' & vj*^, and the rest at iij% & rye for xx^, for Tristram Clark,
& that Tristrame is discharged for the two pigges.
Whereas Raph Goarume demaund^ of ]M'' John Comb a debt of three
pound^ foure shillings and six pence, yv'^^ the said Combe acknowledgeth due,
the said Gorame is content to deliuer foure or fine bushells of wheate to the
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1642.
5 April.
Bradford,
GoC.
18 April.
[*48.]
Relesed.
said M"^ Combe, to sowe his ground w"^all this spring, so that hee may haue
his said debt of 3'' 4^ G"* payd him out of the crops, & so much wheat then
againe also as now he lend^. And the Court doth order, by both their con-
sent^, that the said crop shall remayne securitie to the said Gorame for his
said debt vntill it be payd, w"^ the wheat he now lends, and the rest or ouer-
plu^ to be the said M"^ Combs.
^Memorand : that M"' John Combe, for & in consideracbn of the sum of xij'',
and fourty sliillings more in corne, payd him by M'' W™ Thomas, hath, w'^
and by the consent of Wilim Launder, assigned & set ouer all the residue of
his terme of yeares yv'^^ he is to serue the said M"^ Comb to be serued forth
w"' the said M"^ Wilim Thomas ; and that the said M"^ Thomas shall pay the
said Launder six pound^ of the tenn menconed in his indenture, at thend of
his terme, in good cloaths, corne, or goates, according to his said indenture.
Jonathan Hatch, by the consent of the Court, is appoynted to dwell w"*
M' Steephen Hopkins, & the said M'' Hopkins to haue a speciall care of him.
*Memorand, the xviij"' day of Aprill, 1642 : that Francis Billington and
Christian, his wyfe, haue put Elizabeth, their- daughter, apprentis to John
Barnes and Mary, his ^v'yfe, to dwell w"' them and to do their service vntill
shee shall accomplish the age of twenty yeares, (shee being now seaven yeares
of age the x* of July next,) the said John Barnes & Mary, his wyfe, finding
her meate, drink, & cloathes dui'ing the said terme.
John Stockbridg de Scituate, wheelwrt, xx**.
W-" Holmes, x".
P bona portu & comprend, &(5.
3 May.
New Plym.
[*49.]
*^t a Court of Assistanti^ held at Plym a/ores'^, the third of May,
in the xviif" Yeare of his Ma'-'"'" now Raigne, of England, Sfc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, GoQ, Wilim Collyer,
Thomas Prence, Miles Standish, &
Edward Winslow, Edraond Freeman,
Gen?, Assistant^, &6.
CONCERNING the diiferrenc' betwixt M-" John Jenney, Samuell Sterte-
vaunt, & Joseph Ramsden, about their corne in ptnshipp, the Court doth
order, w"^ consent of all pties, that the fiue bushells and halfe of corne, w"^
M' Jenney should pay to the said Dotey for Thurston Clark, and also eight
COUllT ORDERS.
39
bushell w'''' the said Joseph Ramsden shoukl pay the said Edward Dotey,
shalbe payd to the said John Jonncy, by the said Joseph, v/'^^ said fiue bushells
& half and the said viij bushells do make vp the thiiteenc bushells & half
Av'*^ Edward Dotey Avas to pay the said Samuell for his pt of the said cropp,
and so the said Edward Dotey to be freed from any further incumbrance
therein.
M"^ Wilim Collyer, Captaine Standish, & Jonathan Brewster are ordered
by the Court to set the auncient boimd^ right betwixt the lands of M"' Thomas
Beesbeach and John Washbourne, and to requu'e the help and knowledg of
any that can giue them informacon about the same.
In the suite comenced ag^' James I;Uxford for 5" debt & IP
charges, —
li s d
M'' Prenc hath had of Luxford in swyne, 03 00 00
of M"^ Wiliam Hanbiu-y, for Luxford, 00 19 04
of John Chaundlers debt, . . . 01 12 02
61
05 11 06
There remaynes due to Luxford more by John Chaundler 16*' IP, "w*
Edward Dotey is to haue.
The said IM' Prence & Edward Dotey are to receiue the id sums of John
Chaundlor, vpon condicon that if John Chaundlor can proue there is errour
in this account betwixt him & Luxford, then the said M"" Prenc & the said
Dotey to repay so much againc to the said Chaundlor as shall manefestly
appeare to be vnduly or vnjustly accounted.
1G42.
3 May.
BRADFOIII),
GoC.
,^t the GerVall Court of d" Soifaigne Lord, Charles, by the d'ace 7 June.
of God King of Englmid, Scotland, France, 8f Ireland, Defender r*ci i
L &1-J
of the Fayth, &fc., held at Plym, the vij"" of June, in the xviif'
Yeare of his said Ma" now Raigne, of England,, 8fc.
Before W"" Bradford, geni, GoQ,
Edward Winslow,
Thoin Prence,
Wilim Collyer,
Tymothy Hatherly,
John Browne,
Wilim Thomas, &
Edmond Freeman,
Gcnl, Assistant^, &6.
7 June.
Bradford,
GoG.
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
^ WILLIAM BRADFORD sworne GovL for this ensuing yeare,
M"" Edward Winslow,
M' Thomas Prence,
M-^ Wilim CoUyer,
M"" Tymothy Hatherley,
M"^ John Browne,
M' W"" Thomas,
M' Edmond Freeman,
• sworne Assistant^, for this ensuing yeare.
Plymouth,
Duxborrow,
Scituate, .
Sandwich,
Taunton, .
The Comittees of the seflall Townes.
fM' John Atwood, M' John Done,
\ M"" W"" Paddy, John Cooke.
TM' John Alden,
1 Jonathan Brewster.
[Edmond Eddenden, | Humfrey Turner.
(Georg Kennerick. J
I Richard Bourne, "l Thorn Surges,
[Wilim Newland, J Georg Allen.
fjohn Strong,
[John Parke
car.
Barnestable,
Yarmouth,
Marshfeild,
[M"^ James Cudworth, M"" Thoni Dimmack,
(^Anthony Annable.
(W John Crowe,
[Richard Hore.
[ M' Thom Bourne,
\ Kcnelme Winslowe.
M' John Feakc, of Sandwich, & Emanuel White, of Yarmouth, admitted
freemen this Court, & sworne.
[*52.]
*Constables.
Plymouth, Giles Rickett, sworne.
Surveyors.
]y[r ^^m Hanbury,
Franc(^ Cooke,
James Cole, &
Thomas Clarke.
Duxborrow, Edmond Hawes, sworne.
Scittuate, Josias Checkett, sworne.
Sandwich, Michaell Turner, sworne.
Taunton, Wilim Parker.
Barnestable, Thomas Lathrope, sworne.
COURT ORDEES.
41
Yarmouth, Emanuel White, sworne.
Marshfeild, Francis "West, sworne.
Surveyors.
( W-" Paha, &
I, Gabriell Wheilden.
i(;4 2.
7 June.
Bradfoui),
Gol'.
The Grand Inquest.
John Dunhame, Sen,
Jolm Winslowe,
Richard Church,
John AViUis,
Richard Sparrow,
Thomas RawHne,
Thomas Ensigne,
Edward Case,
Humfrey Tm-ner,
M'' Henry Feake,
sworne.
John Winge,
Walter Deane,
Henry Ewell,
James Mathews,
Josias Winslowe,
Samuell Nash,
M"" Anthony Thacher,
Henry Bourne,
Steucn Tracy,
Xpofer Waddesworth.
Thomas Starr, of Yarmouth, chii'Ui'g, acknoAvledgth to owe
Ki
xl».
Released.
Heugh Tilly, of the same, planter, xl''.
The condicbn, that the said Thomas Starr shalJe appeare at the next
GeEall Court of our soQaigne lord the Kingc, to be held at Plyni, and answere
to all such matters as on his said ]Ma'^ behalf shalbe objected ag^' him, & in
the meane season be of the good behad toward^ o"" soflaigne lord the King
and all his leigh people, and not dept the Coui-t w^'out lycence, and forbeare
comeiug to the townes meetings during the pleasure of the Court, that then, &5.
Wilim Nicholson, of Yarmouth, plan?, oweth the King, &d, xl".
Robte Dennis, of the same, carpenter, . . xl".
The same condicon as aboue, &(3, p bona port.
Josuah Barnes, of Yarmouth, plan?, oweth the King, . . • xP.
M' Thomas Howes, of the same, planter, &(3, xl".
The same conchcbn as abousd, &6, p bona port.
*It is ordered by the Court, that there be convenyent gates made vpon
all heigh wayes passable for cart & horse in all such places where they are
needfull ; and that Georg Pollerd shall make two competent gates vpon Robte
Mendames land, and pay himself out of the rents for the said two gates.
It is ordered, that the towne of Duxborrow shall giue John Rowe
satisfaccon by land or otherwise for the water ouerflowing his house and
ground.
VOL. II. 6
Released.
Released.
[*o3.]
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 42.
7 June.
Bkadpord,
Go8.
40" payd to
M' Holmes.
[*54.]
It is ordered, that M' Tymothy Hatlierly shall haue power to administer
a constables oath to Hemy Merriott, of Scittuate, to serue the office of a con-
stable w'^'in that ward of Scittuate ; but this to be no ^sident for any other in
like kynd.
Duxborrow hath six weeks to make a pound in, or els to pay 5^'.
M' Gray committed to prison for sweareing.
M' Hatherley, ]\I' Freeman, and Captaine Standish are requested to view
the land^ w'='' Barnestable men desire, & to sett it forth for them, so that they
doe not entrench vpon either plantacons, or be a place fitt to be a plantacon
of itself, and to see that there be a convenyent fanne & meddowing to it
reserued for pubUke vse.
M'' Thomas Beesbeach, for depting the Couit w*out lycence, being
warned to serue on the grand inquest, is fined v^
Joseph Halloway, for breakeing the Kings peace, in strikeing Peter
Handbury, for w*^"^ he is indicted, is fyned xl'.
Web Adey committed to prison vpon the p>sentment against him.
John Casley, of Barnestable, & Ahs, his -nyfe, for fornicacon before
marriage, is censured, the said John to be whipt, and Alis, his wyfe, to sit in
the stocks whilst her husband is in whipping ; w<''» was accordingly executed.
*The pposicon of the Inhabitant^ of Marshfeild about then- Bounds.
That the bounds of Marshfeild, from Greens Harbour Fresh, be from
thence to the trey called Pooles, puided it come not vpon any part of W
Thomas pticuler lands, and fr-om Pooles by a line to the water side, takeing
onely the lands of John Rowse. That the westerly bounds of Marshfeild,
foriQly set by Captaine Standish, M' Alden, Jonathan Brewster, Wilhn Bassett,
& M'' Edward Winslow, shalbe from a great rock flatt on the topp, norwest to
the south riuer, & from thence to the leiftennant^ ground by a straight line,
prouided that M'' Starr, Job Cole, Daniell Cole, Willrm Bassett, John Mynard,
&5, shall not by Marshfeild men be rated or assessed to any pubhke charges
vntill they or any of them there come to inhabite and do close w*'' Marshfeild
men.
This being the desire & pposicon of INIarshfeild men, the Couit doth
order that W Thomas Prence, M"^ Brewster, M"' Paddy, and John Cooke to
treate w"' Duxborrow men about their desire & pposicon, and to sett their
bounds betwixt them ; and what they shall doe therein all parties to rest fully
satisfyed therew"'.
The towne of Yarmouth ^sented for want of a pound.
M'^ Thomas Burne had judgment ag'' John Chaundler for seauen shillings
and six pence.
COURT ORDKHS.
43
*At a Court of Assistanti^ held the second Day of August, in the 1 G 4 2.
xviif' Yeare of his said Ma^ now Raigne, of England, Sj'c.
J ./
o ' J Cf ' ~j ~ '
2 August.
Before Wilim Bradford, geni, GoQ,
John Browne,
New Plym,
Bradford,
Thomas Prence,
Wiltm Collyer,
Wilhn Thomas, &
Edmond Freeman,
Got).
[*55.]
Tymothy Hatherley,
Gent, Assistant^,
&6.
THERE was a request made by some, to sit down at Sickuncke, of Hing-
hame. Theire names are these : John Porter, Thomas Lorine, Steephen
Payne, Nicholas Baker.
It is ordered, that Avarfnt be sent to fetch John Hasell, that Hues at
Sickuncke, to answere his contempt^ at the Genlall Court ; w'^'' was made &
signed by all the Assistant^ ^sent.
Ephraim Tinckhame is to liaue xxv acrees of land^, due for his service
by indenture. Affirmed by M"" Hatherley & John Winslowe, the indenture
being lost.
Execucbn graunted John Joyce ag^' Walter Deuell.
The diiferrenc^ betwixt Ilot)te Carucr & Wilim Hiller, about the payment
of the corne, the Court doth order that the corne shalbe valued by two men
chosen by either pt ; & if they cannot agree, then they two to choose a third
man to apprise yt as corne will then passe when it is payable.
A warrant graunted ag'*' Walter Deuell, at Captaine Standish suite, to giue
him securitie to pforme his worke he is payd for already.
Francis Spraguc, of Duxborrow, inholder, doth acknowledg
to owe the Kingc, &6,
c".
Respited to the
next Court.
Jonathan Brewster, of the same, plan£, 1". Respited to the
The condlcon, that if the said Francis Sprague do psonally appeare at the
next GeEall Court of our soQaigne lord the King, to answere to all such mat-
ters as shalbe objected against him for selling a fouleing peece to an Indian, jl^^^^^a jg^?
and abide the further order of the Court, and not depte the same w*''out
lycence ; that then, &(3.
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 42. ^At a Geifall Court of o"" Soifaigne Lord, Charles, hy the Grace of
~ ^ God of Endand, Scotland, France, and Ireland Kins;, Defend''
7 September. JO' r>-> j
newPltm. of the Fayfh, 8fc, held at Plijm afores'^, the vif" Septemh'', in
Bradford, ^j^^ ^^^.^j^k Ycarc of Ms Said Ma*" HOW Raignc.
[*61.]
Before Wilim Bradford, gen?, GoQ, John Browne,
Thoiii Prence, Edmond Freeman, &
Wilim Collyer, Wilim Thomas,
Tymothy Hatherly,
GenI, Assistant^, &(3.
THE differrenc^ betwixt M'' Wilim Hanbury and Abraham Perse, about the
luging and killing INI'' Hanburies swine, are by miituall consent referred
to be ordered and ended betwixt them, and all things concerning the same, by
M'' Wilim Paddy and John Rowland for the sd M'' Hanbm-y, and Stephen
Tracy and John Cooke the yeong"" for the sd Pearse ; and if they cannot agree,
then the foure to choose a fift man, and so to end the same.
In the controflsie betwixt Samuell Hinckley and M"" Joseph Hull, about
the land^ the said Hinckley bought of the said Hull in Barnestable, it is
ordered, by the consent of both ptics and by the towne of Barnestable, being
referred to the bench, that the said M"^ Hull, according to his owne pfFer, shall
abate fourty shillings of that the said Samuell Hinckley should haue payd him
for the said land, and that the towne of Barnestable shall returne thone halfe
of the land^ they tooke away from the said Samuell Hinckley to him againe,
and so a fynall end to be of all suit(^& controflsies about the same.
Thomas Graunger, late servant to Loue Brewster, of Duxborrow, was
this Court indicted for buggery w"' a mare, a cowe, two goat^, diuers sheepe,
two calues, and a turkey, and was found guilty, and receiued sentence of death
by hanging vntill he was dead.
John Hascll, of Scacuncke, acknowledgeth himself to owe the )
King J
Kenelme Winslowe, of ISLarshfeild, planE, xx".
Released. Edward Dotey, of Plym, plan?, xx".
The condicbn, that if the said John Hasell shall psonally appeare at the
next Court of o'' soQaigne lord the King, to be holden at Plym in Nouember
next, and answerc to all such matters as in his said ma" name shalbe objected
against him, and abide the further order of the Court, and not dept the same
M'^'out lycence ; that then, &<3.
COURT ORDERS. 45
John Stockbridg, of Scittuate, A\'lieeleAvright, for his contemptuous 1 G 4 2.
speeches against the gofiment, proued by oath against liim, is fyned v". Re- ' ''
7 September.
mittecT the sum of Xp. Bradford,
*Elisha Beesbeach, of Scittuate, planter, acknowledgeth to ^ ^°^-
the King, &c^ r""- [*62.]
The condicon, »&t3, that if the said Elisha Beesbeach do psonally appeare
at the next Coiut of o"" soiiaigne lord the King, to be held at Plym the first
Tewsday in Noucmber next, to answere to all such matters as on his said
ma"''' behalf shalbe objected against him concerning a libell made ag^* M"^
Charles Chauncey, and abide the further order of the Court, and not dopt the
same w^out licence ; that then, &c^.
It is ordered by the Court, that the rates of the townes in this goQment
for publike charges, for payment of the officers, shalbe made this yeare as they
were the last yeare, and to be brought in to the milners of eich plantacon by
the first of Deccmb'' next, and to be taken as corne is sold at Plyiii.
M"" Wilim Hanbury, Thomas South-wood, John Burne, Rotte Waterman,
and Mathew Fuller ppounded to be freemen the next Court. James Mathewes,
John Tisdall.
^t a GeiVall Court of our Sou''aigne Lord the King, held at Plym 27 September.
the xxvif' of Septemlf, in the xviif' Yeare of his said Ma*^ now ^"^^ ^^^"'
Raigne, of England, 8fc.
Befor Wilim Bradford, gen?, GoQ, Tymothy Hatherley,
Edward Winslow, Wilim Thomas, &
Thorn Prence, Edward Freeman,
Gen?, Assistant^, &S ; & M"" Browne was there the first day.
THIS Coiut was occationed by the Indians to puide forces against them
for an offensiue & defensiue warr ; and though all the inhils were
warned, yet they appeared by their seflall deputies, as they had liberty to doe.
M'' John Atwood,
For Plymouth,
M"^ John Jenney,
M' W-" Paddy,
M"' John Done,
John Cooke,
Manasseth Kempton,
John Dunhame.
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1642.
27 September.
Bradford,
GoO.
For Duxborrow,
For Scittuate,
For Sandwich, .
For Taunton,
For Barnestable,
For Yarmouth, .
For Marshfeild, .
Capt ]Miles Standish,
M"" John Aldcn,
Johathan Brewster,
M'' Comfort Starr,
Mf W'n Wetherrell,
Wilim Basset,
Chi-istophcr Waddesworth,
Georg Soule.
M' Wilim Vassell,
Wilim Hatch,
Thorn Raulinc.
M"^ Edward Dillingham,
Richard Chadwell.
Capt Wilim Poole,
Henry Andrewes.
Anthony Annable,
John Cooper.
Wilim Palmer.
M'' Nathanicll Thomas,
Kenelme Winslowe.
The Coiu-t, being mett together, & haueing intelligence of a genlall
conspiracy intended by the natiues to cutt of all the English in this land, toolce
the same into serious consideracon, and duly waying such informacons w"^ they
haue receiucd, together w*'' the circumstanc^ concuiring there w'^'all, do
adjudge it absolutely needfull & requisite to make speedy jjparacon through-
out the gouerment for a defcnsiue and oifensiuc warr against them, as if they
were ^sently to be sent forth.
2. It is agreed and concluded, that ^I'' Edward Winslow, M"" Tymothy
Hatherley, & Captaine Miles Standish shalbe sent into the Bay to, & haue
'lower to agitate and conclude w"' them for a ^scnt combinacon w"' them in
he ^sent warrs, and to trcate w'*" them about a fiu'ther combinacon or league,
but not to conclud that w^'out consent of the Court here.
Their comission is as followeth : —
M"^ Edward Winslow, M"" Tymothy Hatherley, and Captaine Miles Stan-
dish are deputed and authorized by the GefJall Court, this day, to trcate and
conclude w'^ such coinissioners as the GoQnor & Court of Massachusetts
shall appoynt for that purpose, vpon such heads & pposicons as the Lord
shall diicct tlicm for our combineing together mutually in a defcnsiue and
COUKT UKDEKS.
47
27 September.
Bkadfokd,
ofFensiue warr for ovu- pscnt defence at^ainst the iiitcnded surprisall of the 1 G 4 2.
natiues; and also to treate & confeir -w"' them about a further coinbinacon &
league to be concluded betwixt vs for future tymes, & to ccrtyfy this Court of
the head^ thereof, that vpon our approbacon of the same they may be con- ^'^'^'
firmed by a Geiilall Court.
*It is also agreed & concluded, that Captaine ^liles Standish shall goe [*64.]
captaine to lead those forces that shalbe sent forth ; and that M"^ Thomas
Prence shall go m "' him, to be liis counsell and advise in the warrs, &6 ; and
that "\Vill-m Palmer shalbe lelftennant, and Peregrine White the auncient
bearrer.
It is agreed vpon & concluded, that the charges for & about y" souldiers
•Nv'"'' are to be sent forth shalbe payd by eucry towneship according to their
rates to the publike charges, vizj : —
li .s .1
Plym, . . . . 05 : 05 : 00 l^arnestable, . . 02 : 10 : 00
Duxbor, . . . 03 : 10 : 00 Yarmo, . . . 02 : 10 : 00
Scittuat, . . . 04 : 00 : 00 Taunton, . . . 02 : 10 : 00
Sandwood, . . 03 : 00 : 00 Marshfeild, . . 02 : 00 : 00
And so according to this pporcon, for a greater or lesser sum.
The Counsell of Warr.
The Gouern^ ]NP W"' Thomas,
M'' Edward Winslow, jSP" Edm Freeman,
M' Thorn Prence, M^ W'" Vassell,
M' W" Collyer, Capt Standish,
M' Tymothy Hatherley, M"" Thorn Dimmack,
M' John Browne, W Anthon Thacher.
If any of these be absent when they should come together, the townes
where such dwell are to send other sufficient men in their stead.
Whereas the towneshipps Av^'in the goQment arc maruclously vnprouided
of leade and powder to secure our pscnt dangers, and that to supply the ex-
trearae wants thereof, and to pcure poder and lead, no course can be found out
but by sale of some moose skins and other skins out of the gouerment, w'=''
those that hold the trade are phibited to doe by a certaine clause in their graunt,
the Com-t, takeing the same into serious consideracon, and fynding the danger
to be so great, and euery mans life in such hassard, the Court doth, vpon due
caution, order, that no advantage shalbe taken against the said ptners of the
trade for the pcureing of leade and poder for ^sent supply by sale of moose
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECOllDS.
skins 01- other skins out of the godment. And the Court doth fuither order, that
the ptners shall forthw"^ do the same to j»cui-e these wants supplyed, puided
that the townes bring in corne for them, to be deliiied vpon the receipt of the
GoB. pod' & lead, and that when pod"^ & lead is 5)cured, those townes shalbe first
puided that are in greatest want^.
27 September.
Bradford,
17 October. *At a townes meeting, held the xvij"^ of Octob'", 1642, held before M' Wilim
[*65.] Bradford, M-^ Thomas Prence, M-^ John Jenney, M"^ Wilim Paddy, John
Winslowe, & John Cooke, Jun'', appoynted to graunt lands this day
for the towne of Plymouth.
Andrew Ringe is graunted foure acrees of vpland at the vpper end of
his, and adjoyneing to it, w*'' as much convenyency as may be.
Nathaniell So-\\^ther, M"" Wilim Hanbmy, Richard Sparrow, and Samuell
Hicks are graunted fome acrees a peece of vpland lying at the head of M""
Hicks feild, j)uided that M'^ Hanbury and Samuell Hicks do keepe their resi-
dency in the towne, or els to be voyd.
M' John Groome is graunted foiu-e acrees there also, if it be there to be
had, when thother are layd forth.
John Heyward is graunted a garden place next Andi-ew Ringe, and tenn
acrees of vpland at the Fresh Lake by the fishing poynt.
^I'' John Groome is graunted the garden place next to his vpou condicon
that he build a dwelling house vpon it, or els, if another do it before, then
they to haue it ; but for the ^sent cropp Richard Knowles to haue it, except
John Groome compound w**^ him for it.
Mathew Fuller is graunted tenn acres of vpland, by Thurston Clarks.
James Cole is graunted an enlai-gement at the head of his lott, to be set
forth vpon view.
W Prence, M'' Paddy, M'' Done, M"" Jenney, & Josuah Pratt are ap-
poynted to lay forth all the land(_ aboue graunted.
Ephraim Tinckhame is graunted tenn acrees of vpland by Thurston
Clark{^, and to be layd forth by those aboue named, and the rest of his land^
to be layd forth in sonic other place.
James Hurst, John Winslow, «& Joshua Pratt appoynted to lay forth M""
Groomes land^, and those graunted at Thurston Clarks lott.
Gyles Rickett is graunted six acrees of meddow and fifty acrees of vp-
land beyond Mount^ Hill Playne, the place where he desireth.
r*66.] *Whereas fourescore acrees of vpland are foriQly graunted to Edward
Banges at Warrens Wells, he now desireing to haue some land^ neere his
house, it is graunted that he shall looke out a pcell of land^, w'='' vpon view
COURT ORDERS. 49
shalbe layd forth for liim, and to be deducted out of the 80 acrees he should 16 4 2.
haue at Warrens Wells.
17 October.
These seQall psons foUowmg are grauntcd these scQall |)porc6ns of nied- bradfoud
dow at the North Meddow by Joanes Riuer, of that w'''^ remaynes : — *^"'^-
For the chuixh fiue acrees next to w"^ is layd forth.
M"^ Thomas Prence,
M' W" Hanbury,
John Cooke, Juni'',
M"' John Howland,
Francis Cooke,
Thomas Southwood,
Thomas Cushman,
Nathaniell Morton,
John vShawe,
John Winslow,
And that they appoynt a convenyent tyme to lay it forth, and agree
amongst themselues, w"* Josuah to do it.
to eich of them six acrees a peece, if it be
there to be had.
to eich of them foure acrees a peece, if it be
there to be had.
*^t a Court of Jlssistanti_ held at Plijrn a/ores'', the first Day of i November.
JVovemb\ in the xviif' Yeare of the now Raigne of o"" SovJ'-
aigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God King of Eng-
land, 8fc.
Before W" Bradford, geni, GoQ, Wilim Collyer,
Edward Winslow, John Browne, &
Thomas Prence, Edmond Freeman,
Gentleme, Assistant^, &(?.
JOHN HASSELL affirmeth that Vssamequine chose out x fathome of
beads at M'' Williams, and put them in a baskett, and affirmed that he
was fully satisfyed therew"" for Ids land^ at Seacunck, but he stood vpon it
that he would haue a coat more, & left the bead^ w'** M'' Williams, & willed
him to keepe them vntill M"" Hubberd came vp.
He affirmed the bound^ were to Redstone Hill, viij miles into the land, &
to Annawamscoate, vij miles downe the water.
VOL. II. 7
[*67.]
PLYMOUTH COLONY KECORDS.
John Hassell doth acknowledg himself to owe the King, to "
be levyed of his land^, good^, & cattels, &S, if he fayle in
1 November. , t.^ i- n • d i
„ the condicon loilowmg, &c,
Bradford, '^' '
GoB. The condicbn, that if the said John Hassell shall either take the oath of
allegiance to the King, & fidelitie to the goQment, betwixt this and March
Court next, or els remoue his dwelling from Seacunck ; that then, &6.
1 G 4 2-3. *^t a Court of Jlssistanti^ holden at Plym, the third Day of Jan-
^ " liar., in the xviij'^ Yeare of his Ma'^ now Raigne, of Eng-
newPltm. land, Sfc.
[*69.]
Before Wilim Bradford, gen?, God, Thomas Prence, &
Edward Winslow, Wilim CoUyer,
Genl, Assis?, &5.
THE controiisy betwixt M" Bridgitt Fuller & Josias Winslow about a
boare resteth for want of better euedence.
In the difFerrence betwixt M' Comfort Starr & Thomas Clark, for tenn
shillings remayneing of xx" x' for a cowe, the Court doth order that tlie said
Thomas Clark shall pay the said Comfort Starr the said x'.
Thomas Clark doth enter his trauerse to the judgment at the next GeiJall
Court.
Execucbn is graunted to Richard Church, ag'' Mathew Fuller for xx' dam,
and the charges of the suite.
Execucbn is graunted to John Shawe ag^' John Barnes, for Richard
Derby, &6.
Whereas Richard Willis is endebted vnto Richard Derby the sum of
fourty shillings for a bedd, the which bed not being scene by the said Willis,
but taken vpon the said Derbys word, and it now .appeareing, by the oath of
Wilhn Nelson, that the said bed was not answerable to that goodness the
said Derby affirmed it to be of, nor of such waight by sixteene pounds as he
affirmed also it was, and that the tick of the said bed was full of patches, for
w"** the said Willis was to haue payd three pounds fiue shillings, whereof xxv'
is payd, — now, the Comt doth order that twenty shillings more shalbe payd
in full satisfaccbn for it, & no more.
Lres of administrac6n are graunted to M'' Tymothy Hatherly & Edward
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Eddendeii, of the goods & chiittells of Thomas Granger, of Scituate, in the 1G42-3.
behalf of his wyfe & chiklren, and to pay debts, as farr as it will goe, & to
puide for her & her childi'en.
M' Holmes account on thother side.
*M'' John Holmes, the Messengers Account this Court.
Remayneing for the first yeares wages.
For the second yeare,
For the third yeai"e,
For his goinge to Taunton, ....
For going to Sandwich,
For whipping 3 malefactors, &d, .
For two bushells of corne to the prison.
For going to Scittuate,
For a latch for the prison doore, .
For X weeks dyett for Granger, . .
For executing Granger and viij beast^,
li s d
1 : 06 : 08
0 : 10 : 00
1 : 05 : 02
1 : 00 : 00
0 : 10 : 00
1 : 03 : 06
0 : 06 : 00
0 : 10 : 00
0 : 00 : 06
1 : 00 : 00
2 : 10 : 00
10 : 00 : 08
Summ total,
P"^ hereof by the company out of the trade
of Kenebeck, 01 : 03 : 00
pi to him by M' Hanbury, 01 : 00 : 00
3 January.
Bradfokd,
GoO.
[*70.]
*^t a t GenerallX Court of ^ssistant^ holden the vj^ of March, in ^ ^^="«'>-
Nem^ Plym
the xviij^ Yeare of the now Raigne of o*" Sou^aig7ie Lord, Charts,
King of England, 8fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gentle, Gofl,
Edward Winslow,
Gen?, Assis?, &6.
[•71.]
Thomas Prence, &
Wilim CoUyer,
IT is ordered by the Court, that Wilim Spooner shall pay for the debt of
M"" Combe, his master, vnto M'' W" Hanbury, the sum of x", w"^** was at-
tached in M' Prenc^ hand, w""^ M' Prence did acquit to M' Combe ; but the
debt remayneing due to M'' Hanbury as aforesd, the said Spooner shall pay it
to M'' Hanbury by a bushell of wheate, & a busliell & a half of barley.
It is also ordered by the Court, that M'' John Holmes shall haue the saw
52
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1642-3. he bought of Walter Deuell from Daniell Cole, paying liim iiij« remayning
due for it.
It is ordered, that Edward Dotey shall pay fiue bushells of Indian to
M' Hanbuiy, & M' Hanbuiy to pay thi-ee bushells of wheat to Jolin Jordaine,
& what more it shall want of xiiij^ vij"^.
6 March.
Bradford,
Go0.
7 March. *^^t the Gerfall Court of our SoiCaigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace
New plym. ^j. ^^^ ^.^^^ ^j ^,j^/^,,;^/^ Scotland, Franc, 8f Ireland, Defend-
or of the Fuyth, 8fc., holden at Plym afores\ the vij'" of March,
in the xviif Yeare of his Ma"" now Raigne, 8fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, geni, Goii,
Edward Winslow,
Thomas Prence,
Wilim Collyer,
Tymothy Hatherly,
John Browne,
Edmond Freeman, &
W" Thomas,
M'
elected Assistant^.
Gen?, Assistant^, &(3.
"R WILLM BRADFORD elected Gouernor.
M' Edward Winslow,
M'' Thomas Prence,
M' Wilim Collyer,
M'' Tymothy Hatherley,
M'' John Browne,
M"' Edmond Freeman,
W Wilim Thomas,
M'' Wilim Hanbury, Thomas Southwood, James Mathews, Rotte Water-
man, & John Tisdall admitted freemen this Court, & are sworne.
Robte Carver, of Marshfeild, John Russell, Edward Sturges, Richard
Prichard, AVilim Holloway, Georg Hall, Richard Williams, & Wilim Haiston
ppounded to take vp their freedome the next Coiu-t.
Vpon the peticon of John Washburne, it is ordered by the Court, that W
Edward Winslow, Captaine Miles Standish, M"' John Alden, & Jonathan
Brewster shall view the bounds betwixt M' Thomas Besbeech & the said John
Washbourne, and w'"^ the help of M'' Wilim Vassells instrument, according
to their best informac6n & judgment, set the bounds of their lands betwixt
them ; and what bounds they shall sett shall so remayne ppetually, w"'out any
alteracSn.
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53
Plymouth,
• surveyors.
*It is ordered, that a warrant shalbe dii-ected to the constable of Yar- 164 2-3.
mouth, to apphcnd M' Joseph Hull, (if he do either exercise the ministery '^
.7 March,
amongst them or administer the scales,) to bring him before the next majes- buadford
trate, to fynd sufficient sui'eties for his apparance the next Gefiall Court, to ^°^-
• • • — • r*74 1
answere his domgs, (beifi an excomunicant. L 'J
Constables for eich Towne, & Survey" of the "Wayes.
' John Finney, constab,
John Dunham, Richard Sparrow, "|
Franc Cooke, & Richard Church, j ^'"^'^'^ ^^^'
John Barnes, Thorn Southwood,
for the towne,
Thoin Clark for the Eele Riuer, &
John Shaw for Jones Riuer,
Thorn Bonney, constable.
Loue Brewster & Georg Soule, gi'and jury men.
' John Stockbridg & Robte Steedson, consta.
Humfrey Tiu-ner & Thorn King, grand jury men.
Thomas Rauline & Heniy Merriot, surveyors.
Georg Knott, constab,
James Skiffe & Richard Chadwell, grand juiy fS.
"Wilim Parker, cons?,
Edward Case, grand jury man.
{James Hamlen, consi,
Isaack Wells, Abraham Blush, grand jur.
' Emanuell White, cons?,
Wilim Lumpkin, grand jur.
Gyles Hopkins, Andrew Hellot, Jun, survey".
John Russell, consta,
Robte Waterman, Robte Caruer, grand ji^.
Duxborrow,
Scittuate, .
Sandwich, .
Taunton, .
Bamestable,
Yarmouth,
Marshfeild,
M' Edward Winslow & M'' Wilim CoUyer are elected by the Court to go
to treate w* Massachusetts Bay, &6, about y* combynacon.
Joseph Rogers is graunted the pcell of meddowing containeing 4 or 5
acrees lying aboue Massachusetts^ Path, about two miles from M'' Bradfords
farme.
Lres of administracbn are graunted to Joane Swyft, of Sandwich, to ad-
minister vpon her husband^ estate, and to pay the debts as farr as the estate
will amount vnto, by equall pporcSns, and is bound to the Goil & Assistant^
to do it, & Daniell Wing w"* her.
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G4 2-3.
7 March.
Bradford,
GoP.
[*75.]
[•76.]
11 March.
Raph Chapman Is graiintecl a pcell of land lying at Namassacuset, to
that he hath bought of Peetcr Collymer there.
*Xathaniell Sowther is graunted a farms land of 200 acrees of vpland,
w"' competent meddowing to it, in some convenyent place, so that it do not
much |>>judice a plantacon.
]\P Wilim Bradford is granted liberty to seek forth a place for to
place his cliildren vpon, and when the Court doth know it, to be confirmed
to him.
Resolued White is graunted all that marsh and meddow land that lyeth
w'^'in the coue w'"'' is at the west end of the land^ of JM' Will'm Vassell, called
the West New Land, by the North Riuer ; that is to say, fi-om a marked
tree that is on thother side of the coue, ouer against the said West Newland,
w"*" tree standeth vpon the northermost poynt of the vpland there, vpwards to
the head of the coue, so farr as thei'e is any marsh or meddow, and so on
both sides of the creeke w"^** runneth vp the coue, excepting all that marsh &
meddow that was formerly graunted to the said Wilim Vassell.
It is ordered by the Court, that the bounds of Scittuate towneship, on the
westerly side of the said towne, shalbe vp the Indian Head Riuer to the pond
w*^"* is the head of the said riuer, and from thence to Accord Pond, and from
thence to the sea by the lyne that is the bound betwixt Massachusetts &
Plymouth.
It is concluded vpon by the Court, that the northerly bound<J^ of Marsh-
feild shalbe from the rock that is flatt on the topp to the North Riuer by a
norwest lyne from Greens Harbour Fresh to the tree called Pooles, & to take
in Edward Bumpass land^. Puided that Duxborrow haue enlargement be-
yond Massachusetts Payth when they haue vicwd it.
*It is ordered by the Court, that M'' Wilim Vassell shalbe allowed to
take for setting ouer the North Riuer man & beasts as much as is to be payd
at the old ferry place on the North Riuer.
John Barker, of the North Riuer, is fyned for his misdemean"" v^.
Robte Barker, of the same, for his misdemean'", is fynd x\
Ephraim Kempton, of Scituate, Sen!'', for his misdemean'' in vncleane
speeches & carriages, is censured as followcth, viz^ : for his miscarriage in
words to M'' Hatherley, a ma"'''''', is fyned xx^
And for his other laciuious speeches & misbehaQ, to sit in the stocks dur-
ing such tyme as shalbe thought meete by the Coui't, w'^'' was ymmediately
donn vpon him.
The xj"* March, 1642. Memorand : that Joane S^vyft, administratrix
of W"" Swyft, deceased, hath payd to John Barnes v" iij" & iiij^ vpon the ad-
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mimstracSn of her husband^ estate, yt amounting to pay eich of his creditors 164 2-3.
vj^ viij'* in the pound, so that there is more due vnto him vpon this payment x%
his debt being xvij" vj' viij**, and hath dehQed vnto her her husband^ bills &
writings for that money, puidcd that if there doe arise any more due vnto
him, others being payd according to the like pporcSn, that he haue his ppor-
cbn as it will come to.
11 March.
Bkadfoud,
GoO.
*M a Court of Assistant^ holden ^ Plym aforesaid; the second of 1643.
May, in the xix"" Yeare of the now Raigne of o' Soifaigne ""^^^^^
Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God King of England, 8fc. new plym.
[*77.]
Before Wilim Bradford, geni, GoUnS W-" Collyer,
Edward Winslow, John Browne, and
Thomas Prence, Wilim Thomas,
Gentlcme, Assistant^, &5.
IN the case betwixt Wilim Newland, compl"', ag^' M"^ W-" Thomas, defFen',
for a debt of iiij" x", w'^'' he vndertooke to pay for the towne of Marsh-
feild, and whereas the Court is informed that M'' Thomas ^ferreth the pay-
ment thereof in a cowe to Thomas Shillingsworth, for the said W"" Newlands
use, the Court doth order, that M"^ John Alden and John Winslowe shall indif-
ferrently prize the said cowe accordingly as shee will passe betwixt man and
man, and if the cowe shall come to more, that Thomas Shillingsworth shall
satisfye M'' Thomas for yt, as the said arbitrators shall in equitie judg fitt, if
the said M"^ Thomas & the said Thofii Shillingsworth do not agree them-
selues.
It is ordered by the Court, first, concneing Edward Manton, of Sea-
cunck, whereas he challengeth his house lott vpon the neck at Seacunck to be
xij acrees, as he sayth, the rest of the lots were at the first diuision, were,
that if it be so, that then he haue his xij acrees accordingly there ; but if it
were but six acrees to a house lott, then he to haue no more, or els valuable
consideracon for his labours, according to M'' Winslowes agreement w"' him,
whether it be six or twelue, and a lott elswhere ; and for Robte Morris, that
hee haue the six acrees his house stands vpon, and six acrees elswhere in some
convenyent place, for the six acrees he hath cleared on Watchymoquett side,
and to haue as much donn vpon it as is vpon that on Watcheymoquett side,
and for other lands that they shall haue an equall pporcon w"' the rest there
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G43.
2 May.
Bkadfoud,
GoB.
when the diuision of lands are there made ; and the Coiute requesteth M'
Bro-\\'ne to see the same pformed on their bchalfe according to the, same rule
that the diuision is made by.
6 June. *At a Gerfall Court holden at Plyrrwuth, aforesaid, the vf" of June,
Ew LYM. ^^ ^^^ ^.^^jA Yeare of the Raigne of o"" SovTaigne Lord, Charles,
by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, Franc, 8f
Ireland, Defend'' of the Fayth, Sfc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gen?, Goii, Willni Collyer,
Edward Winslow, Tymothy Hatherley, &
Thomas Prence, Wilim Thomas,
Gentleme, Assistant^, &5.
M
K WILLIAM BRADFORD, Gofl, sworne.
■Assistant^, sworne.
M' Edward Winslow, M'' Tymothy Hatherley,
M' Thorn Prence, M"' Wilim Thomas,
M-- W-" Collyer,
M' John Browne, . . ]
M' Edmond Freeman, J
It is ordered and concluded by the Court, that M'' Edward Winslow and
M' Wilim Collyer shall haue full comission & authoryty, in name of the
whole Court, to subscribe the articles of confederacon (now read in the Court)
w*** the Massachusetts, Conectacutt, and New Haven, and to subscribe the same
in name of the whole, and to affix thereto the coinon seale of the goQment.
The Grand Inquest.
John Dunhame,
Gabriell Fallowell,
Richard Sparrow,
Francis Cooke,
Loue Brewster,
Georg Soule,
Humfrey Turner,
Thomas Kinge,
James SkiiFe,
sworne.
Richard Chadwell,
Edward Case,
M' Thorn Gilbert,
Isaack Wells,
Abraham Blush,
Rotte Waterman,
Job Cole,
Wilim Lumpkine,
W" Hoskine.
sworne.
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01
M'" 'riioiuas Gilbert ppovindcd to be a fi-ceman.
*Thoiuas Rauline, of Scituatc, "l are fyned x^ a peace for nou appar-
James Mathcwes, of Yarmouth, J aiice vpoii the grand inquest.
Coniittces for cich Towne.
6 June.
Brauioki),
Go'i'.
[*80.]
Plymouth,
Duxborrow,
Scittuate, .
Sandwich, .
Barnestable,
Yarmouth,
M"^ John Atwood,
M' John Done,
INI'- Wilim Paddy,
John Cooke, Jim'',
f M' Thom Besbeech,
I Wilim Bassctt.
( Thomas C'hambers,
I Edmond Eddenden.
f Wilim NcAvland,
\ M"^ Henry Feake.
John Coop,
Anthony Annable.
M'' Anthony Thacher,
M"" Crowe, Sen.
f !M'' Henry Andrews,
iaunton, \
[ John Stronge.
Marshfeild, Josias Winslow.
M"^ John Howland, of Duxborrow, acknowledgeth to owe the King xx''. Released.
The condicon, that if John Walker, sonn in law of Arthm- Howland, do
psonally appeare before the Goii and Assistant^ at the next Genlall Court, to
be holden for this goiiment, to answere to all such matters as shalbe objected
against him on his sd ma"*^^ behalf, con6ning lying w**" a bitch, and abide the
fui-ther order of the Court, & not dept the same w^'out lycence ; that
then, &(3.
*Whereas there is a suite depending this Covut betwixt M"" John Jenney, P81.1
compl"', and Samuell Stertevaunt and Joseph Rams den, defP^', by the consent
of both pties, it is referred to be decided & fully ended by the bench.
Whereas M"" Dauid Offley did by warrant suinon Thomas Payne, of Yar-
mouth, to appeare here to answere to a suite, and had neither entred action
against him nor appoynted any to j)secute for him, but oncly to vex the said
Payne, & put him to charges, the Court doth order and award the said Dauid
Offley to pay the said Thomas Payne xij% according to the rate of ij^ p day
for vj dayes.
VOL. II. 8
68
16 43.
6 June.
Bradfoed,
GoB.
Beleased.
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
M' Andrew Hellott, for the like, is awarded by the Court to pay M' John
Alden and M' John Howland v^ a peece.
Wilim Halloway, of the South Riuer, plan£, xx".
W"" Bassett, of Duxborrow, plan!, x".
Josias Winslowe, of Marshfeild, x".
The condicon, that if the said Wilim Halloway shall psonally appeare at
the next Geiilall Court to be holden for this goilment to answere to all such mat-
ters as on his id ma*'*'" behalf shalbe objected against him concerning eating of
certains stolne herins, and for suspicon of stealing some corne fifom Edward
Brough, and abide the further order of the Comt, and not dept the same
w'''out lycence ; that then, &d.
Concerning the request of the inhab''^ of Taunton for wood and land^.
The Court is willing to condiscend thus farr, vizj : that those lands w"=^
belong to Hesbone may be pciu-ed them by all due meanes, and w* what con-
venyent speede may be ; also, that the best & speedyest meanes be used to
pciu-e them further enlargment on that side the mayne riuer to answere W
Hooks and M"" Streets farmes on thother side ; and whereas they desii-e the
neck of Assonett for pastureing yeong' beasts, it is also graunted by the Court,
j»uided leaue can be pcured from Vssamequin, and all payments to be made by
themselues, w*out any charg to the countrey ; but whereas the tymber is
requested below the said bounds, that we cannot graunt w"'out great detry-
ment to another plantacon intended belowe that.
The first Tewsday in July the ma*™*^ meete, and eich towne are to send
such men as they shall think fitt to joyne w'"^ them to consult about a course to
saueguard ourselues from surprisall by an enemie.
4 July. *^t a Court of Assistanti^ holden the fourth Day of July, in the
New plym. ^^^,^ Yeare of the now Raigne of o'" SoiCaigne Lord, Charles,
[*83.]
hy the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, Ǥr
Ireland, Defendor of the Fayth, 8fc.
Before "Wilim Bradford, gen!, God, Wilhn Collyer, and
Edward Winslowe, Wilim Thomas,
Gentleme, Assis?^^ of the said goflment, &S.
WHEREAS Joseph, the sonn of Francis Billington, according to the
order of the Court, was by the towne of Plymouth placed w"* John
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Cooke the yonger, and hath since beene enveagled, and did oft depte his said
masters service, the Court, vpon longe heareing of all that can be said or
alleadged by his pcnt^, doth order and appoynt that the said Joseph shalbe
returned to his said master againe immediately, and shall so remaine w'^ him
dui-ing his terme ; and that if either the said Francis, or Chiistian, his wyfe,
do receiue him, if he shall againe dept from his said master w'^^out his lycence,
that the said Francis, and Christian, his wyfe, shalbe sett in the stocks euery
lectm-e day diu-ing the tyme thereof, as often as he or shee shall so receiue
him, vntill the Court shall take a further coiu'se w"^ them ; and also, that if
Benjamin Eaton, now liueing w"^ the said Francis Billington, shall counsell,
entice, or enveagle the said Joseph from his said master, that then he shall
haue the same punishment w"* liis father and mother.
1G43.
4 July.
BR.vnronD,
GoP.
*^i the GeiVcdl Court of d" SoiCaigne Lord the King, holden at Plyrn 29 August.
the xxix^'' of August, in the xix"" Yeare of the now Raigne of r*fit) i
our SoiCaigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God King of Eng-
land, Scotland, France, &f Ireland, Defender of the Fayth, 8fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, God, Tymothy Hatherley,
Edward Winslow, John Browne, &
Wilim CoUyer, W" Thomas,
Gentleme, Assistant (_, &d.
M
^ JOHN BROWNE, foniJly elected an Assistant, was now swome
this Court.
The Comittees of the seQall Townes.
Plym,
( M" John Atwood,
M^ Wiltm Paddy,
M"' John Done,
. John Cooke, Jufi,
( Georg KenSick,
Scittuate, '^ t , ^T7-^l•
[ John Williams.
Bamestable,
Taunton, .
( Henry Rowley,
\ Heniy Bourne.
( Henry Andrewes,
I John Strong.
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
Duxborrow,
29 August.
Bkadfoed, Sandwich, ..... ^^^.^, ^, ^ ^
God. [ Wilhu ]S c\vlaud.
Wilim Bassett,
Edmoud Chaundlor.
M"^ Henry Fcake,
Yarmonthj
Marshfeild,
WiUni Palmer,
Thomas Falland.
Kenchne Winslowe,
Tiol3te Waterman.
Whereas ^ , an Indian of Barncstablc, accedentally tooke a
cowe of Thomas Hinckleys in a trapp, and hiy so longe therein that the flesli
was lost, onely the hide was saued ; and yet becaxise the Indian did so in^en-
nously & playncly eonfessc the f;iult, and made dilligeut enqniry whose tlic
cow was, the Court doth order the said Indian to pay the said Hinckley fifty
shillings in full satisfaccon, and do desire him to be thercw"' content.
INIowers that haue taken excessiue wages, vizj, 3^ p die, are to be p>sented,
if they make not restitucon.
It is ordered, that the coihissioncrs, vizj, M'' Winslow & [NP Colly er, shall
j)cure a bushell and a half bushcll, to be made by the Bay standard, that our
measures made be all made according to them.
[*86.] *Tyme is giuen to the townes of Barncstablc and Yarmouth vntill the
next Court to amend their- heigh wayes, or els to be fyncd vpon their psent-
ment^.
Tyme is gluen to iM"" Done and the rest of that jury to giue in their ver-
dict for the heigh wayes to the Eele Riuor, &d, befoj-e the next Court, or els
those to be fyned that refuse to come in to do yt.
Concerning the differrcnc^ betwixt INP' Wilhu Thomas & W"" IVewland,
for the 4" 10^ he vndertooke to pay for the towne of Marshfeild to Richard
Chru-ch and Robte Bartlett, it is ordered, by consent of both parties, that a
cow of M'' Wilhn Thomas, now in the hands of Christopher Waddesworth,
of Duxborrow, shalbe prized by John WinsloAv and another man, chosen by
the sd Christopher, and be deliucrcd vnto Thomas Shillingsworth ; and the
said Thomas to giue a note vnder his hand to the said ^I"' Thomas to pay him
so much more as the said cowe comes to, at or before ^Nlarch next ; and so all
differrenc^ betwixt the said M' Thomas, Wilhn Newland, and Thomas Shil-
lingsworth, to be fynally decided and ended.
The Court hath allowed & established a millitary discipline to be erected
and mayntained by the townes of Plymouth, DuxborroAV, & ^Marshfeild, and
haue also heard their orders and established them, viz^ : —
COURT ORDERS.
Gl
Serjeant^.
Officers chosen by the Company & allowed by the Couxt.
That ]\Iiles Standish shalbe captaine for this yeare.
Nathaniell Thomas leiftennant for this yeare.
Nathaniell Sowthcr dark of the band or company.
Mathe^y Fuller,
Samuell Nash,
Orders.
1. That the exercise be ahvayes begunn and ended with prayer.
2. That there be one procured to preach them a sermon once a yeare,
vizj, at the eleccon of their officers, and the first to begin in Septemb"^ next.
3. That none shalbe receiucd into this millitary company but such as are
of honest and good report, & freemen, not servants, and shalbe well approued
by the officers & the whole company, or the major part.
*4. That euery pson, after they hauc recorded their names in the mil-
litary list, shall from tymc to tyme be subject to the coinaunds and orders of
the officers of this millitary company in their places respectiuely.
5. That euery delinquent shalbe punished at the discretion of the officers
and the millitary company, or the major part thereof, according to the order
of millitary discipline & nature of the offiance.
6. That all talking, and not keepeing sylenoe, during the tyme of the
exercise, jereing, quarrelling, fighting, depting collers w"'out lycence, or dis-
mission, &d, or any other misdemeanor, so adjudged to be by the officers and
the company, or the maj' part thereof, to be accounted misdemeanors, to be
punished as aforesaid.
7. That euery man that shalbe absent, except he be sick or some extraor-
dinary occation or hand of God vj)on him, shall pay for euery such default ij^.
And if he refuse to pay it vpon demaund, or w"4n one month after, then to
appeare before the company, & be distrayned for it & put out of the list.
8. That if any man shall, vpon the dayes appoynted, come w*out his
armes or w"^ defectiuc armes, shall forfaite for euery trayneing day as fol-
loweth : —
For want of a muskett or a peece approued, euery tyme, . . vj**.
For want of a sword, vj*.
For want of a rest, vj*^.
For want of bandelires, vj*.
Six months tyme giuen to puide in.
9. That euery man that hath entred himself vpon the millitary list, and
hath not sufficient armes, & doth not or will not pcm-e them w''''in six monthes
next ensuing, his name to be put out of the list.
1643.
29 August.
Bkadford,
GoO.
[*87.]
g2 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1643. 10. That there be but x-\'j'«^'"^ pikes in the Avhole company, or, at the
"^ Y'~"^ most, for the third pt, vizj : viij for Plymouth, vj for Duxborrow, and two for
29 August.
Bkadkohd, Marshfeild.
GoO. 11. That all that are or shalbe elected cheefe officers in this millitary
company shalbe so titled and foreuer afterwards be so reputed, except he
obtayne a heigher place.
12. That eueiy man cutred into the millitary list shall pay vj'' the quar-
ter to the vse of the company.
13. That when any of tliis millitary company shall dye or depart this life,
the company, vpon warneing, shall come together w"^ their- armes, and interr
his corps as a souldier, and according to his place and quallytye.
r*88.1 *l-4. That all that shalbe admitted into this millitary company shall first
take the oath of fydellyty, if they haue not taken it already, or els be not
admitted.
15. That all postures of pike and muskett, motions, rankes & files, &6,
messengers, skirmishes, seiges, batteries, watches, sentinells, &<3, bee alwayes
pformed according to true millitary discijillne.
16. That all that will enter themselues vpon this company shalbe
ppounded one day, receiued the next day, if they be approued.
The like liberty is graunted to the townes of Sandwich, Barnestable, and
Yarmouth for the erecting of a millitary discipline amongst them, puided they
be men of honest and good report and freemen.
Concerning the differrenc^ betwixt IM' Hedg and Richard Hore, of Yar-
mouth, for the meddow ground at Yarmouth, fii-st giuen to the church there,
the Court doth order that the said sixe acrees shall so remayne to the chmxh
according to the first graunt, and that M'' Hedg may take his remedy against
him or them that sould him the same, being form!ly disposed of to the church
as aforesaid.
Pposicbns this Couit by the Comittees for o"" Lawes.
That the GoQnor and W Prence at Plymouth, & W Collyer and whom
he pleaseth av"' him at Duxborrow, INI'' Winslow & IM'' Thomas at ISIarshfeild,
do puse the lawes of this goQment, that such as are necessary may be estab-
lished, such as are vnnecessary may be repealed, and such as are defectiuc
mav be altered, and such as are wanting may be f pared, and penalties to be
fixed to eich law as far as may be ; that, vpon the approbacon of them by the
Court, they may be confirmed at the Geiiall Coiut.
Woolues : a muster master spoken of
COURT ORDERS.
63
'^At a Geifall Court hohlen at Plymouth afores'\ the a:"' Day of Octo-
ber, in the xix"" Yeare of the noio Raigne of C Sou''aigne Lord,
Charles, by the Grace of God King of England, &fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gen?, GoQ,
Edward Wiuslow,
Thoiii Prence,
Wilim CoUyer,
Gentleme, Assistant^, &6,
John BroAvne,
Wilim Thomas, &
Edmond Freeman,
M'^ EDMOND FREEMAN, formlly elected Assistant, <&6, was swome
this Court.
W" Hatch, of Scittuate, elected by the townesmen to be their leiftennant
for trayneing their men, Avas pisented by their then comittees to the Court,
and allowed, according to the order of the Court.
M"" Thomas DImmack was likewise allowed leiftennant for the towne of
Barnestable, for the like seruice, &6.
]y|r -w^-m Palmer was likewise allowed leiftennat for the towne of Yar-
mouth, for the like service, &Q.
The Comittees of the seQall Towneshipps.
Cap? Miles Standish,
Plymouth,
Sandwich,
Barnestable,
Yarmouth,
M' John Done,
:M^ W» Paddy,
John Cooke, Ju',
John Dunhame.
jSI"' Edward Dillingham,
Wilim Newland.
M'' Thomas Dimack,
Anthony Annable.
ISI"" Anthony Thacher,
Wilim Palmer.
Duxboirrow,
Taunton,
Scittuate,
Marshfeild,
Jonathan Brewster,
M'' John Alden.
John Stronge,
Richard Williams.
Thomas Robinson,
Thomas Raulins.
Kenelme Winslow,
Josias Winslowe.
1643.
10 October.
New Pltm.
Bradford,
GoO.
[*89\]
This Court was called, vpon occation of the insurrection of the Indians
ag^* the Dutch and English there, and haue plotted to cutt of the English, and
to beginn w"" the Dutch, many of whom they haue already cutt off.
It is concluded and agreed vpon by the Court, that thirty men, according
to our pi:)orc6n w* the confederates, shalbe forthw*'' made ready for the wair,
and be sufficiently puided w"^ armes compleate & other pulsions, and to be in
continuall readynes to go forth w*'' the confederate when they shalbe called.
64 PLYMOUTH COLONY KEC011D8.
1 (') 4 .'J. *The rule ■\v'^'' was thouglit most cqiiall for number of psons in enery
^^ ^ toMuesliip was to take one of a score in cucry townesliip, as tliey are to make
10 October. , , .
ij. ., ^-„„ ready as followeth in cucry towne : —
Go'r.
r*89'-.l Plymouth, . . seauen. Taunton, . . . three
Duxborrow, . fine. Barnestable, . . three
Scituate, . . fiue. Yarmouth, . . two
Sandwich, . . three. Marshfeild, . . two
• xxx*'*^ psons in all.
The rates of euery towneship to this charge are as followeth : —
li s (1
Plymouth, 04 05 00 Taunton, 02 10 00 ^i Accorchng to these
Duxborrow, 03 00 00 Barnestable, 02 10 00
Scituate, 04 10 00 Yarmouth, 02 10 00
Sandwich, 03 05 00 Marshfeild, 02 10 00
pporcbns to the
hundred pound
charg^.
It is ordered and agreed vpon by the Com-t, that the coinittees of euery
toAvncship do specdyly make their number of men ready and fiu'nished w*'*
sufficient armcs and pulsion, and send their names to the Gofln"" & counsell of
warr hereafter named w'** all convenyent speed, and a cattalogue of their
amies.
The counsell of Avarr, elected & authorized by the Coui-t, are, —
The Gouernor, who is also president thereof,
M"" Edward Winslow,
M' Thomas Prence,
M' Wilim Collycr,
Capt Miles Standish.
It is ordered and concluded vpon by the Court, that the counsell of warr
shall hauc full power to order all things concerning the gefiall Avarrs for the
goQment, especially in these pticulers following, vizj : —
Tliat the counsell of Avarr shall haue full poAvcr to yssuc out AA'arrants to
presse such a number of men in euery toAA'nc as by pporcon the said toAvne is
to set forth ; and also to yssuc forth Avarrants to the said toAvnes for amies &
pulsion for them, and so for a greater or lesser number or pporcon as occation
shall rerpiire, according to the number of psons and rates noAV agreed vpon in
this Court for elch toMiieship.
That Avhen complaint is made to the counsell of AA'arr, cither by the
officers or souldicrs, of any ofTences donn in the tynie of service, the said
counsell of Avarr shall haue full power to heare, & determine, & punish such
offenders.
10 October.
Bradford,
COURT ORDERS. 65
*The armes w""^ shalbe accounted sufficient for the fui'nisliing of a soul- 1 G 4 3.
dier are these : —
A muskett, either firelock or matchcock, so that they puide match w*all,
a pau-e of bandeliers, or a pouch for poder and bvdletts, a sword and a belt, a ^°^-
„ „ , „ .v-„„ ~~ .. . ^ 'J
That the counsell of warr shall haue fiill power to choose a treasurer or
treasurers for the ^sent service, to make puision lor them, and shall giue an
account to the countrey of their receipt^ and payment^ when they shalbe
required.
That the losse of armes w""*^ shall happen in tlris expedition shalbe borne
shalbe borne by the countrey according to their seQall pporcons.
That all the armes w''' shalbe used in this expedition shalbe valued by
the counsell of warr, and a record of them taken and to whom they are deliQed
by one therevnto appoynted.
That the coiiiittees do send a hst of their souldiers names w* then.- armes
to the covmsell of warr to Plymouth on Munday the xxiij"^ of this instant
Octob"", or before.
That the counsell of warr shall haue full power to make choyce of a
leader that shall leade this company, and one to goe w"' him for counsell.
That euery souldier shall haue xviij^ p month, & dyett & pillage.
That euery souldier shall haue a months pulsion sent w"' him, vizj : for
eueiy souldier xxx* of biskett, xij* of pork or xx* of beefe, and half a bushell
of peas or meale ; and that euery towne puide according to this pporcon for
so many men as they are to send forth.
That the leader of tliis company shall haue fourty shillings p month, and
the Serjeant xxx* p month.
It is ordered by the Coiut, that if the townesmen of Yarmouth cannot
psently agree to appoynt a place for defence of themselues, theu* wiues, and
children, in case of a suddaine assault, that then the Court doth order and
appoynt Leiftennant Wilim Palmer, Anthony Thacher, Nicholas Symkins,
and Samuell Eider, w"" the constable, to appoynt a place, and forthw"^ to cause
the same to be fortyfyed w"^ all speede.
It is bare still.
*It is ordered by the Court, that if the townesmen of Barnestable doe not [*90.]
^sently agree to appoynt a place or places for the defence of themselues, their
wiues, and children, against a suddaine assault, that then y® Court doth order,
that M' Thomas Dimmack, Anthony Annable, Henry Cobb, Henry Coggen,
& Barnard Lumberd, w"" the constable, shall forthw*"^ appoynt a place or plac^
for their defence, and cause the same to be speedyly fortyfied for their defence.
VOL. II. 9
66
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1043.
6 October.
Bradford,
GoS.
9 October.
2 November.
11 November.
Henry Adford & Tomson Mauson, of Scituate, marryed the -vj"* of
Octob% lGi3.
Joliii Stockbridg and Elizabeth Sone, of Scituate, marryed tho ix"^
Octob% 1643.
James Torrey & Ann Hatch, of Scittuate, marryed the second of No-
venib'', 1643.
The xj"' of Novemb^ Memorand : that Wilim Launder, foriQly the
servant of M' John Combe, and sithence by his consent turned ouer to M'
Wilim Thomas, and sithence, also, in consideracon of the sum of xj", payd
by M' Thorn Burne vnto the said M"" Thomas, is, by the said Launders con-
sent, turned oU to scrue the residue of his tyme w*'' the said Thomas Burne,
according to his indenture ; the said Thoin Bui-ne fynding him meate, drinke,
and apparell during the said terme, and in thend thereof to pay him, the said
Launder, the suiue of three pounds in countrey commodities, as they Avill then
passe from man to man.
7 November. *^i a Couvt of Assistaiiti, kolden at Plijm afores\ the vif' of J\ovein-
New Plym. . _ _ .
[*91.]
b'', in the xix"' Yeare of the now Raigne of o' Soifaigne Lord,
Charles, King of England, Sfc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, Goli,
Edward Winslow,
Thomas Prence,
GenI, Assist, &<3.
Wilim CoUyer, &
W" Thomas,
WHEREAS there was a suite coinenced by John Hearker against M'
Josias Checkett for a house & land^ in Scittuate, the w'''' was psecuted
by Jonathan Brewster as attorney for the said Hearker, and Samuell Fuller,
attorney for the said Checkett, it is ordered and agreed vpon, by the consent
of both pties, that the said Hearker shall haue house and lands againe, and
that the charges w*^"^ haue beene really disbursed vpon the said lands to be
payd out of the rent of the sayd lands ; and the said land^ to be further con-
firmed to the said Hearker against any title the said Checkett or his assigns
shall make therevnto.
John Barnes, proued to be dx-unken, both in the Bay and at 1
Scituate, vpon the oathes of Johir INIorton & Nathaniell > v".
Masterson, is fyned j
COURT UKDEKS. 67
Whereas M'' Hcmy Anclrewcs liatli cNliibitecl a bill of coinpl"' ag**' M'' 1(5 43.
John Cilboi-t, Sen, for a pcell of goods, vi/.J, a pack of linncii caotb, to the ^-^r-^^
7 Noveniher.
vahie of fourty pouudt or there aboutt, the said John Gilbert, being now bj,^,„i.ord,
rcqnircd to answere thcrevnto vpon his oath, hath refnscd, but hath taken ^ioO.
tvnie to answere at March Court next, or els the Court to jiceede against him
for payment thereof.
]\P John Gilbert, Sen, acknoAvledgeth to oAve the King, Ixxx^^. Released.
Upon condicon that he shall answere at March Court next to the bill of
compl"' of M' Heniy Andi'eAvcs.
*Jt a Court of Jssistanti, holden at Plym, aforesaid, the second of 164 3-4.
January, in the xix'" Ycare of the Raigne of C SoiCaigne Lord, "^^II^
Charles, by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, newPlym.
France, and Ireland, Defender of the Fayth, ^x. [*93.]
Before W'" Bradford, gentle, GoQnor, Wilhn CoUyer, and
EdAvard Winslow, Wilim Thomas,
Thomas Prence,
Gentlcme, Assistant^, &d.
VPON certyficate made to the Court, that Georg Pidcock, of Duxborrow,
taylor, by reason of a cold palsy that his body is subject vnto, is vnable
to bearc amies to exercise w"" a pcece, ^ is therefore by the Court freed from
such service, and not to be fyned for iu>t trayneing hereafter, but to pay his
fynes for the tyme past, because the Covut was not so informed foriflly, pro-
uided that the said Georg Pidcock pforme all other publickc services as to
watch and ward w"' such weapons as he can use, when hee shalbc therevnto
required.
It is ordered by the Court, that Edward Dotey shall pay fine bushells of
Indian come to M"" John Groome, for Manasseth Kemptons use, by the end
of the next week, & pay the messenger his fee & charges of the Com-t.
The xviij* day of January, 1643. William Hoskine, of Plymouth, 18 January,
hath put Sarah, his daughter, to Thomas Whitney, and AVinefride, his wyfe,
to dwell w"^ them vntill shee shall accomplish the age of twenty yeares,
the said Thomas, and AVinyfiide, his wyfe, vseing her as their child, and
beino- vnto her as father and mother, and to instruct her in learueing and
soweing in reasonable manner, fynding vnto her meatc, drink, and apparell &
68
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 G 4 3-4. lodging diu-ing tlie said terrae ; and if it shall happen the said Sarah to mai-ry
before she shall haue accomplished the said age of twenty yeares, (she being
six yeares of age the xvj"^ of September last past,) that then the sayd Thomas
shall haiie such satisfaction for her tyme then rcmayneing as shalbe adjudged
reasonable & cquall by two indifferrcnt men.
*James Till, of Scittuat, acknowledgeth to owe the Kinge, &(3, xx".
Gcorg Sutton, of the same, plaf, x''.
Symon Sutton, of the same, plant, x''.
J* bona port.
The Comt judge him to haue broken his bond^, because that INI'" Han-
bury sent the said Till to Scittuate w* two hides to Humphrey Tm-ncr to be
tanned ; & the said Till sold the said hides to Joseph Tilden for xij% one of
them being neere ^•pon worth so much.
18 January.
Bradford,
Goi).
Ordered to
dwell w"" M'
Hatherley.
[*94.]
6 March. *^^^ //jg Gen'all Court of a" SoiCaigne Lord the King, holden at Phjrfi
r*95^T' a/ores'^, the fift Day of March, in the xix"' Yeare of his said
Ma" now Raigne, of England, 8fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, Goal,
Edward Winslow,
Thomas Prence,
Wilim CoUyer,
Tymothy Hatherley,
John Browne,
Wilim Thomas, and
Edmond Freeman,
Gentleme, Assistanti^, &6.
T
HE comittees of the seflall towneshipps : —
Duxborrow,
Plymouth,
Scittuate,
Taunton,
Yarmouth,
M"' John Done,
M^ Wilim Paddy,
Manasseth Kempton,
John Cooke, Juii.
John Williams,
Thomas Chambers.
f Henry Andrewes,
I John Strong, absent.
M"^ Anthony Thacher,
Wilim Palmer.
Sandwich,
Barnestable,
Marshfeild,
Wilim Bassett,
Edmond Chaundlor.
Richard Burne,
Wilim Newland.
Anthony Annable,
Henr}' Bourne.
Josias Winslowe,
Robte Waterman.
COURT ORDERS.
69
These psons following were propounded to take vp their freedome the 164 3-4.
next Coiu't : —
+ Rot>te Cai-uer,
M"" Nathaniell Thomas,
John Dingley,
+ James Pitney,
James Skiffe,
Thomas Shillingsworth,
John Kussell,
+ George Hall,
Wilim Halloway,
"Wilim Hailstone,
Richard Williams.
5 March.
Bkadford,
Goe.
John Smyth, of the Eele Rifl, planter, acknowledgeth to
o"" soflalgne lord the King, to be levyed, &6, ....
Edward Ranges, of the same, planB, x".
Edward Dotey, of Plym, plan?, x*^,
P bona port.
John Irish is to haue his xxv acrees of land, due for his service, mad
vp by Duxborrow men, because it is agreed vpon formlly that such servant^ as
are to haue land^ by their couenant^ at the expiracon of theu- terme are to be
puided for in the townes where they hue or are receiued as inhabitant^; but
if it cannot be there had, then to make it knowne to the Gouern' & Assist-
ant(^, that they be puided for elswhere.
Vpon heareing of the differrence betwixt Wilim Hatch, of Scittuate, &
his rervant Hercules, for the tcrme he should serue him, whether six or
seauen yeares, the Couit, haueing heard the euedenc^ on both sides, do order
that the said Hercules is to serue the said Wilim six yeares, w'^'' wilbe vntUl
the third day of July next, & then to be iree from him.
•Concerning the differrence betwixt James Skiffe & Samuell Jenney for
the sayle, it is ordered by the Court, that the said Samuell Jenney shall cause
the said sayle to be brought speedyly to the towne ; and that M"^ Prence, for
the said Samuell Jenney, and Georg Watson, for the said James Skiffe, shall
view and appraise the same, and to allow what damnage shalbe thought just
& equall betwixt them ; and that the said James Skiff shall haue the said
sayle & the damnage to dellQ to Robte Waterman, w"* the boate hee hath
sold him.
It is ordered by the Court, that James Till shall dwell two yeares now
next ensuing w*'' M' Tymothy Hatherley, and shall haue six pounds p ann,
and to see it bestowed vpon him for his necessary apparell, and to giue an ac-
count thereof to the Court, that if any thing thereof remayne, it may be payd
to the countrey toward^ the satisfaccSn of his bonds for breach of his good
behauio'.
Released the
S"- June, 1644.
[*96.]
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
6 March.
Bbadford,
1 () 4 3-4. Whereas Scittuate is f?sentcd for not cxcrciscing of arraes according to the
order of the Court, it is ordered, that they shall exercise eight tymcs this
yearc, according to the act of the Court, and that it shalbe in the liberty of
Go^- the niillitary ofliccrs of that towne to call forth such sq^uadrons or files as hee
shall think ntt to be exercised eight tymes ouer more.
It is ordered, that M" Wilini Thomas his half bushell shalbe brought to
Plym, and to be the standard, and all mcasm-es to be made according to yt,
vutill a standard can be j)curcd from the Bay.
M' Nathaniell Thomas, of ]\Iarshfeild, is allowed to be captaine, to trayne
the inhabif* of INIarshfeild iir the vse of arraes, -when he hath taken vp his
freedome.
Whereas the Com-t is informed that M'^ North, called Captaine North,
who came oii this summer, gaue out some speeches tending to sedition & mu-
tj'ny, vizj, that if he had some of them there he wouVl make garters of their
gutts, and that as little a while as he had beene here he could haire a himdred
men at his coiuaund, or words to the like effect, w"^ some other vnciuille car-
riages, the Court, calling the said Cap? North before them, tooke knowlcdg of
the acknowledgment of his offence, and w"'all do recpiire him to rcmooue him-
self out of this goflmcnt w"'in a month or two next ensuing, when his occations
may best suite for his convenyency, and in the meane season to carry him-
self inoffensiuely.
*Whereas informacon is giuen to the Court that there is a cowe or a helf-
fcr in calue giuen or disposed by JNI'' Andrew Ilellot, Sen, of Yarmouth, for
the benefitt of the poorc of the said towne of Yarmouth, Avhich for the ordering
thereof was referred to the Court by the said M'' Ilellot, by his letter vndcr his
hand, bcareing date the first day of March, 1643, — the Court doth therefore
order that the said cowe or hciffcr in calue shalbe on Mayday next deliuered
to Thomas Payne, of Yarmouth, who shall banc her for three ycares next
ensuing, and the milk and thone half of the increase during that tyme, and
after the said three yearcs are expired, the poore of Yarmouth shall haue her
& thencrease, to be disposed of by the tov.-nesmen of Yarmouth from tyme
to tyme to other poore persons dwelling in the said towne as they shall tliink
fitt, and for such termc, rcserueiug the benefitt of the said stock for the benefitt
of tlu'ire poore, and not be allienated to any other use.
The towne of Marshfeild is grauntcd liberty to haue two constables, one
on the other side of the South Riuer.
[*97.]
COURT ORDERS.
71
*M the Geifall Court of our Soifaigne Lord the Kinge, holdcn at
Plymouth aforesaid, the fift Day of June, in the xx" Yeare
of his said Ma"" now Baigne, of England, S,'c.
Before Echvaid Winslowe, gent, GoQ,
Wiliiu Bradford,
Thom Prcnce,
Wilim Collyer,
Tymothy Hatherley,
John Browne,
Wilim Thomas, and
Edmond Freeman,
1 G 4 4.
5 June.
New Plym.
"WlNSLOWE,
GoOnor.
[*99.]
elected Assistant^,
and sworne.
Gentlemen, Assistantf^^ , &(5.
MR EDWARD WINSLOW elected GoQnor, and sworne.
W WlUm Bradford, W John Browne,
M'' Thoin Prcnce, M' Wilim Thomas,
]\P Wilim Collyer, M"^ Edmond Freeman,
M' Tymothy Hatherley,
ISP Buckley, ]NP Nathaniell Thomas, Johi' Dingley, James SkifFe, Thom-
as ShillingsAvorth, John Russell, Wilim Halloway, AVilliam Hailston, Rich-
ard Williams, ^P' John Combe, Richard Prichard [were admitted freemen.]
John Finney, (admitted,) Thomas Clapp,
:|:Gowen White,t J^Yil^"^ Reade,J
Richard Wright, Francis Goulder,
DanicU ('olc, Edmond Hawes, (admitted,)
W'" Crocker, Thomas Hinckley,
The Goflnor and M"^ John Browne are elected commissioners for tliis
Ycare, and to trcate w"* the confederates of the Vnited Collonies.
Plymouth is grauntcd to hauc two constables.
INP Nathaniell Thomas is allowed to be the captaine for trayncing of the
inhabit' of Marshfeild in armes.
ppounded to
take vp theii"e
freedome the
next Court.
Wilim Newland,
John Finney,
'I'lioiTi Southworth,
Richard Higgcus,
Robte Bartlett,
Constant Southworth,
Wilim Merick,
John Tlsdale,
Thorn Robinson, sworne
in March Court.
• sworne
The Grand Inquest.
Joseph Tildcn, exp ju'sdiction for
misdemeanor amongst them,
Rol&te Boatfish,
Richard Prichard,
Edmond Hawes,
Henry Coggen,°
Thorn Hinckley,
Wilim Hailstone,°
Wilim Brooke.
sworne.
[*100.]
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1644.
The Constables of eich Towne sworne this Coiu-te.
5 June.
Plymouth,
. James Cole, John Jenkins, Seil
WiNSl.OWE,
Scittuate, .
. Wilim Eeade, Gowen White.
GoBnoe.
Yarmouth,
Taunton, .
Duxborrow,
Sandwich,
Barnestable,
Marshfeild,
. . Thoiii Howes, not sworne.
. James Wiat.
, . Thomas Bonney.
. Joseph Holly.
. , Wilim Crocker.
. . John Dingley.
[*101.]
Comittees for eich Towns.
M'
IIW" Paddy,
Plymouth,
Scittuate, .
Yarmouth,
Taunton, .
Duxborrow,
Sandwich,
Barnestable,
Max-shfeild,
JJohn Donp,]:
JJohn Winslowe,+
John Dunhame,
John Williams,
M"" Anthony Thacher,
tW Wilhn Palmer,
M"" John Alden,
Thoiii Tupper,
Anthony Annable,
+Henry Boui-ne,+
Kenelme Winslow,
Manasseth Kempton,
John Cooke.
Humfrey Turner.
JJob Cole.J
Jonathan Brewster.
James Skiffe.
Henry Cobb.
Pobte Waterman.
The action depending betwixt Henry Coggen, pltifFe, & Robert Water-
man, deffen*, for a cannow, is, by consent of both parties, referred to M""
Anthony Thacher and M"^ Thomas Dimmack, to be ended by them.
Thomas Hinckley & Henry Coggen tooke the oath of fidellyty.
♦Surveyors for the Heigh Wayes in eich Towne this years.
Plymouth,
Duxborrow, .
Scittuate,
Sandwich, .
Barnestable,
f John Barnes,
Thoiii Southworth,
for the towne,
Thorn Clarke for the Eele Riuer, and
John Shawe, Sen, for Joanes Riuer.
John Rogers & Wilim Sherman.
Henry Meritt & Thomas Raulins.
Richard Chadwell & Thomas Boardman.
M' Thorn Allen and Samuell Hinckley.
COURT ORDERS. To
Yarmouth,. . . • M-^ Anthony Thacher & Heugh Hillier. 1G4 4.
Taunton, .... James Wyatt. ^ ^^^^^^
Marshfeild, .... ^ Winslowr,
GoOsoR.
It Is ordered by the Court, that M^ John Crow, for Yarmouth, & M'
Thorn Dimmack, for Barnestable, shall assist M' Edmond Freeman in keepe-
ing the Coui-tt& decideing the causes & suitt in Sandwich, Barnestable, and
Yarmouth, not aboue
tres of administracon of all the goods and cattells of M' Wilim Brews-
ter, deceased, are graunted by the Court to Jonathan Brewster and Lone
Brlwster, and a true inventory thereof was exhibited to the Court vpon the
oathes of the said Jonathan & Loue.
It is ordered by the Court, that Manasseth Kempton, Edward Banges, &
Rotte Bartlett, or any two of them, shall price the two oxen of Wilim Pow-
ells, recoiled by due course of law by Thomas Clarke and Clement Campion,
John Barnes beinge Campions attorney, and the surplusage of the oxe W^^
Thoin Clarke recofied to be payd to Campions use, w'*' thother oxe, as they
are prised.
M' Anthony Thacher is lycensed to draw wine at Yarmouth.
Henry Cobb is lycensed to draw wine at Barnestable.
W" Parker is lycensed to draw Avine at Taunton.
+Wilim Newland is lycensed to draw wine at Sandwich.^
Edmond Eddenden is lycensed to draw wine at Scittuate.
M' Tymothy Hatherley is authorized by the Court to take the oathes of
the witness' for Edward Forsters will, and the executrix' her oath to the
inventory, and to returne them to the Court, that they may be recorded.
*Wilim ShertcUffe, for breaking the peace vpon John Smyth, is fyned V. [*101\]
Samuell Jenney, for strikeing of Thorn Dunhame, is fyned iij' iiij*.
Thomas Dunhame, for challenging Samuell Jenney to fight w* him, and
came to his bed side to do it, &6, is fyned x'.
Peter Hambrow, for stealeinge a shirt of John Presburies, is censured to
be whipt at the post, W^^" was accordingly donn.
Charles Thurstone, for abuseing his m"% &<3, is censured to bee whipf at
the post. Vppon a peticon exhibited by the yeong men of Plyffi, it was re-
mitted vpon tryall of his good carryage vntill the next Court.
VOL. II.
10
74
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1644. Ma Court of ,/Issistant{^ holden at PlyWi, the third of July, in the
xx^'' Yeare of the now Raigne of our Sou''aigne Lord, King
Charles, of England, Sj-c.
3 July.
New Plym.
WiNSLOW,
Go0.
Released.
Before Edward Winslow, gen?, Gofl,
Wilim Bradford,
Thomas Prence,
Wilim Collyer,
Gen?, Assist, &6.
Tymothy Hatherley,
John Browne, and
Wilim Thomas,
Wilim Maycumber, of Duxborrow, coop, acknowledgth to owe 1
o'' soiiaigne lord the Kinge J
Kenelme Winslow, of Marshfeild, planE, x".
To be levy*, &d.
The condicon, that if Wilim Maycumber do appeare at the next GefJall
Court of o'' said soflaigne lord the King, &(3, to answere to all such matters
as on his said ma'^ behalf shalbe objected against him conSning word^ spoken
against the natiues, tending to the breach of the league betwixt us, &S, and
not dept the Court w^'out lycence, but abide the further order of the Coiu-t ;
that then, &d.
20 August. *^/ a Gerfall Court of 6" Sou''aigne Lord the King, holden at Plym
New Plym. aforesaid, the xx"^ of August, in the xx*^ Yeare of his said Ma'^
[*10P.l V ' J a ■> J
now Raigne, of England, Sfc.
Before Edward Winslowe, gen?, GoS,
Wilim Bradford,
Thomas Prence,
Wilim Collyer,
Tymothy Hatherly,
John Browne,
Edmond Freeman, &
W-" Thomas,
Plymouth,
Scituate, .
Taimton, .
Yarmouth,
Gentlemen, Assistant^, &d.
The Comittees for the seiialbTowneshipps.
M' W™ Paddy, Manasseth Kempton,
John Dunhame, John Cooke.
Humfrey Turner, John Williams.
Cap? W-" Poole.
M' Anthony Thacher, James Mathews, absent.
COURT ORDERS.
75
Duxboirow,
Sandwich, .
Barnestable,
Marslifeild,
:\P John Alden,
George Allen,
Anthony Annable,
ilKenelmell ^y^^^^^^^
JJosiasj '
Jonathan Brewster.
Thorn Barges.
Henry Boiu'ne.
Rot)te Waterman, absent.
1G44.
20 August.
AViN'SLOW,
GoW.
Captaine jNIiles Standish & M'' Wilhn Bradford deposed to the last will
& testament of M"^ Steephen Hopkins, deceased. Caleb Hopkins, constituted
execut"^ thereof, exhibited an inventory ^ all his goods & cattclls vpon
his oath.
JNI"^ Tymothy Hatherlcy, Richard Sillis, Edniond Eddenden deposed by
order of Court to the last will & testament of Edward Foster, and a true in-
ventory exhibeted vpon theii* oaths this Court.
John Finney admitted a freeman this Court, & was sworne.
M"' John Groomcs, ]
J. pposcd to be irccmcn.
Joseph Holly, j
Wilim Maycumb'', of Duxborrow, coop, xP,
Samuell Nash, of the same, plan?, xx''.
The condicon, that Wilim IVIaycumb shalbe of the good behaiuo"" towardf
our soQaigne lord the King, & all his leigh people, and appeare here at the
next Gefiall Court, &d ; that, &(?.
*Attachment^ are to be sent forth to bring in the bodys of George Massy,
John Maycumber, Thomas Coggen, & Jacob Wilson, for non apparance this
Court, for makeing the allarum at Taunton.
A warrant to be sent forth to bring in the bodies of Jonathan Fish and
Mary, his wyfe, Nathaniell Fish, Jane, the wyfe of M'' Wilim Wood, Rose,
the wyfe of Joseph Holly, ^ , the wyfe of Richard Kerby, ^ ,
the wyfe of Michaell Turner, & Joane Swyft, widdow, to giue euedence in
John Ellis & his wifes case.
M"" John Howland and John Cooke for Plymouth, Joseph Rogers and John
Rogers for Duxborrow, are appoynted to lay forth the heigh way |>>sented by
M"' Bradford^ farme into the Bay, and to be donn forthw"", and if they cannot
agree, then to choose a fift man to them.
It is ordered by the Coiut, that M"" Done and the rest of that jury,
for laying forth the heigh Avayes to the Eele Riuer, shall giue in their verdict
the first Tewsday in October, that they may be repaired that want mending be-
fore winter.
Rotte Boatfish is lycensed to draw wyne at Sandwich ; and when he is at
any tyme w"'out, it shalbe lawfull for Wilim NeAvland to sell wyne to psons
for their neede.
Respited.
Released.
[*102.]
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1644.
20 August.
WlNSLOW,
GoB.
[*103.]
10 October.
4 XoTember.
M' John Groome & Joseph Tilden tooke the oath of fidellity this Court.
M'"* Jenney, vpon the ^sentment ag*' her, pmiseth to amend the grind-
ing at the mill, and to keepe the morters cleane, and baggs of corne from
spoyleing and looseing.
Georg Allen, of Sandwich, is lycensed to cutt hey at the pond^ beyond
Sandwich Playnes, so he giue not the Indians any thinge for yt w^'out appro-
bac8n of the Bench.
Captaine Standish elected Treasurer.
M' Anthony Thacher, M'' Thomas Howes, & M"' Will-m Lumpkin, of Yar-
mouth, or any two of them, are appoynted by the Court to lay forth the farme
land graunted to Natha" Sowther neere Billingsgate ; and the Court coufirmes
the same vnto him.
*Vpon the peticon of Duxborrow men, it is thought good by the Coirrt
that there be a view taken of the land^ desired by them, namely, xij miles vp
into the woods from Plymouth bound^at Joanes Riuer, and if it proue not ju-
dicial! to the plantacon to be erected at Teightaquid, nor to the meddowes of
Plymouth at Winnytuckquett, it may be confirmed vnto them, prouided alwayes
that the Hering or Alewyfe Riuer at Namassachusett shalbe equally betwixt
the two townes.of Duxborrow and Marshfeild.
M' Thomas Robinson, of Scittuate, for non apparance this Court, to serue
vpon the grand inquest, is fyned xx^ Remitted the 3"* of March, in regard
that it appeared ^
Memorand, the tenth of October, 1644 : that whereas M'' John Doane
had some tyme since xv^', the childs porcbn of Mary Browne, whom he was to
keepe and bring vp vntill shee should accomplish the age of seaventeene
yeares, and should haue the use of the said peon vntill then — now, the said
terme being expired, the said John Doane hath deliQed, w"* the consent of
the said Mary Browne, and by order of the Court, vnto John Browne, of Dux-
borrow, two cowes at xiij", and fourty shillings in swyne and wheate, and is
by the Court discharged of the said xv'' ; and the said John Browne is to
keepe the said two cowes and their encrease for their milk, w"* the rest of the
stock as aforeid, vntill the said Maiy shalbe marryed, or thought fitt to marry,
wherevnto the said Mary hath consented.
The fourth Novemb, 1644. Memorand : that James Adams doth ac-
knowledg that he hath receiued fourty pound^ of M' Tymothy Hatherley,
of Scittuate, foi the vse of M' James Shurley, of London, merchant, according
to the said M' Shiu-leys appoyntment, by his writing vnder his hand ; and the
said James Adams doth veryly beleeue that the said fourty pounds is payd for
the said M' Shurleys share of land lying at Scittuate, w"** the said M' Hath-
erley bought of the said M' Shurley.
COURT ORDERS. 77
*M a Court of Assistant{^ holden at PlyWi aforesaid, the fift Day 164 4.
of J\ouemb'', in the xx"" Yeare of the now Raigne of o" Sou''- ^
6 November.
aigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace of God King of England, newPlym.
Scotland, Franc, and Ireland, Defendor of the Fayth, ^c. winslow,
[*105.]
Before Edward Winslowe, genl, Goiinor, Tymothy Hatheiiy, and
Wilim Bradford, Wilim Thomas,
Thomas Prence,
Gentleme, Assistant^, &6.
JOSEPH PRYOR, now dwelling w*'' John Rogers, of Duxborrow, not yet
fully xxj"^ yeares of age, chooseth M' Tymothy Hatherley to bee his
guardian vntill he shall accomplish the age of xxj''® yeares ; and whereas he
had coinenced an action against Daniell Pryor & Mary, his wyfe, for a legacy
of fine pound^ , w'''' Avas bequeathed him by his ftither, deceased, and is now in
the hand^ of the said Daniell Pryor and Mary, his wyfe, whereof the said
Joseph hath receiued twelue shillings, and thother foure pound^ & eight shil-
lings is put into M"' Hatherley his said guardians hand^, to be payd the said
Joseph when he shall accomplish his said age ; and the said Daniell Pryor and
Mary, his wyfe, are thereof discharged from payment of the said legacy here-
after, tliis being so ordered by the Court, w"^ consent of all pties.
Whereas there was a suite comenced by Arthur Howland against Robte
Mendame for the sum of six pound^, for goods w"'' the said Robte Mendams
wyfe brought for the said Arthur Howland out of England, and did not deliii
them, but sould them, and conuerted the money to her owne use, as was
proued in the Court ; and whereas the said Robte Mendame hath authorized
Thomas Clarke, of the Eele Riuer, to sell a pcell of land the said Robte Mend-
am hath at Duxborrow, vizj, tenn acrees of vpland, and two acrees of med-
dow, the w'^'' the said Thomas Clark had pformed for him, and made sale
thereof vnto Wilim Hiller, of Duxborrow, for one Dutch cowe, valued at six
pound^, and hath confirmed the same vnto the said Wilim Hiller, his heires
and assignes foreQ, by quiet and peaceable liuery and seisin by twigg & turffe
of the pmisses, as appeareth by the oathes of Phillip Delanoy and Thomas
Chillingsworth, the same being donn in their ^sence ; and that the said Arthur
Howland comenced his suite as aforesaid by attaching the said cowe ; and vpon
tryall the jury found the said six pound^ due to the said pitifF Howland, and
the charges of the suite. The Court hath, therefore, graunted judg°' and execu-
c6n vpon the said cowe for the said pitifF Howland, and do order and confirme
78 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1644. the said lands, \-izJ, the tenn acrees of vpland, & two acrees of meddow, w"*
"^ '^ ' their appurtenc^^, to be and rcmayne vnto the said AYilini Hiller, his heii'es
and assigns foreQ, accordino; to the said bar^aine and sale made thereof vnto
Goi?. him by Thomas Clarke : to haue and to hold the said tenn acrees of vpland and
two acrees of meddow, w"' their appiirtenc^, vnto the said Wilim Hiller, his
hehes and assigncs foreQ, and to their onely pper nse and behoofe forefl,
prouided it shalbe lawfidl for the said Robt ISlcndam to bringe the snite about
againe at any tvme w"'in a yoare and a day now next ensuing if he please.
5 November. *The fift of Xovcmb'', 1G44. Memorand: that Thomas Bunting, dwell-
[*106.] iijg ^yth phineas Pratt, hath, w"' and by the consent of the said Phineas, put
himself as a servant to d^^'ell w"> John Cooke, Juni"", from the fifteenth day of
this instant Xovemb'', for and during the terme of eight yeares now next en-
suing, and fullv to be complcatc and ended, the said John Cooke fynding vnto
his said servant meate, drink, and apparell during the said terme, and in
thend thereof double to apparell him throughout, and to pay him twelue
bushells of Indian corne, the said John Cooke haueing payd the said Phineas
for him one melch coAve, valued at v", and fourty shillings in money, and is
to lead the said Phineas two loades of hey yearely during the terme of seauen
yeares now next ensuinge.
21 November. The xxj"' of Novemb"", 1644. Whereas M"" "Willm Hanbury hath farmed
out his house and lands lying at Joanes Riuer, w'^'' he purchased of M'' John
Browne, vnto Francis Goole, and had w'^'^all letten a stock of vj ch-awing beast^
and two cowes and a horse, w"^ plowes, yeokes, cheanes, and weane, &6 ; and
that the said Francis neglected his businesse, so as he was vnlikely to pay the
rent, but pferred to sell pt of the stock, and diuers other thinges v,"^ were in
difFcrrence, and allcgatcd on both sides before the GoQn'' ; and in regard the said
Francis could not giue the said W" Hanbury securyty for his said stock, it is
ordered and concluded vpon by consent of both pties, that the said Francis
shall yeild vp peacable possession of the said farmc and cattell, and all the
rest of the said goods vnto the said Wilim Hanbury againe ; and all the arti-
cles, couenant^, and agreements made betweene them concerneing the said
^misses to be immediately cancelled and made voyde to all intent(^ and
purposes.
James Cole vndertookc to pay xxij' for the said Francis Goole, vnto the
said Wilim Hanbury, before the God & Nathll Sowther.
21 November. The xxj'** Novemb'', 1644. Memorand: that whereas Francis BiUington
is endebted vnto Caleb Hopkins, as executor vntc jNI"" Steeven Hopkins, his
naturall father, deceased, the sum of three pound( sterl, in consideracon that
the said Caleb Hopkins shall forbeare the said Francis BiUington the said three
COURT ORDERS. 79
pounds viitlU the first of December come twelue months, the said Francis 16 44.
Billington assignetli, mortgageth, and maketh ouer vnto the said Caleb Hop- ^
^ • p ^ • CI ■iTiri in ill ^^ Npvembcr.
kins, lor the secureinsr oi the said debt oi tlu'ee poundf , one biacke cowe now „,
in tlie hand^ of the said Francis, not to be sold or alliened any waves to any Got',
man vntill the said debt of three poundf be satisfyed vnto the said Caleb Hop-
kins, or his assignes.
*John Gorome and Desire Howland marryed. [* 107.1
Richard Wright and Hester Cooke marryed the
Stephen Wood and Abigail Dunhame marryed the vj* Novemb'', 1644. 6 November.
Ephraim Morton & Ann Coop marryed the xviij"' NovemV, 1644. 18 November.
Richard Bushop and Alls Clark marryed the v"* Decemb"", 1644. 5 December.
John Chiu'chall and Hannah Pontus marryed the xviij"' Decemb'', 1644. is December.
Georg Bonum and Sarah Morton marryed the xx"' Decemb"", 1644. 20 December.
Henry Wood & Abigail Jenney, the xxviij"^ Aprill, 1644. 28 AprU.
John Carew and Elizabeth ^ marryed the ^ June, 1644. June.
Wilim Paybody and Elizabeth Alden marryed the xxvj"' Decemb'', 1644. 26 December.
Ephraim Kempton and ^ Rauline marryed the ^
*.jlt a Court of ^ssistantt holden at Plym a/ores'', the vif" Day q/" 1 6 4 4-5.
January, in the xx"" Yeare of his said Ma'''" now Raigne, of "" '' ^
7 January.
England, S^c. newPlym.
[*109.]
Before Edward Winslow, geni, Goii, Thorn Prence, and
Wilim Bradford, Wilim Collyer,
Gentlemen, Assistant^, &6.
FRANCIS GOOLE complained ag" John Shawe, Jun, in an action of
trespass, vpon the case to the dain of xxj* ; the debt was prooued to be
xv° & viij"*, whereof there remaned vnpayd iij^ iiij'', and the charges of the suite
iij* ij''. The Court doth award the said John Shawe to pay the said pinlfF
Goole vj' vj*^.
Samuell Eaton deposed that his meaneing was to confiime the acre of
land INI'' W" Brewster bought of his mother vnto Loue Brewster. See the
great booke where it is entred one against another at large.
Whereas M' John Done is lycensed to draw wyne in Plymouth, and that
James Cole is likewise lycensed to keepe the ordinary there, w'^'' is very
80
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 (5 4 4-5. inconveiiyent to many passengers, the Court hath, therefore, lycencccl the said
James Cole from this day forAvai'd to draw wyne, if he shall agree w* JNI'
Done to take off those wynes hee now hath in his hands
after made betwixt them.
7 Januar)'.
Wynslow,
GoP.
Agreement was
10 January.
Respited.
This respited
viitill she is
able to come.
3 March.
[*110.]
January xvi"*, 164-4. Wilim Perry, of Scittuate, planf, acknowl
, x".
edgeth to owe o"' soQaigne lord the King, to be levyed, &6,
The condicon, &6, that if Susanna, his wyfe, shall & doe make her psonall
appeareanc at the next Geiilall Court of o"" said soQaigne lord the King, at
Plym, to answere to all such matters as on his said ma'^ behalf shalbe objected
against her, con5ning the spoyleing & defileing of a well of water in Scittuate,
and abide the order of the Court, and not dept the same w*''out lycence, &S ;
that then, &6.
*Anthony Annable and Ann Elcock marryed the third of March, 1644.
Thomas Boreman, of Barnestable, & Hannah Annable, marryed the third
of March, 1644.
3 March.
New Pltm.
[Mil.]
*.^^ the Gerfall Court of o*" Soifaigne the King, holden at Plym afore-
said, the third Day of March, in the xx"" Yeare of the now
Raigne of our said Sou^'aigne Lord, Charles, hy the Grace of
God King of England, Scotland, France, ^ Ireland, Defendor
of the Fayth, 8cc.
Before Edward WinsloAve, gen?, GoQ,
Wilim Bradford,
Thomas Prence,
Assistant^, &5.
Wilttn Collyer, and
Wilim Thomas,
THOISIAS ROBINSON, of Scittuate, tooke the oath of fidelity, &6, this
Court.
Thomas Heyward deposeth that James Torey did affirme vnto him that
John Amees did come out of England for stealeing of a calf; and the said
Thorn Heyward further enquireing of the said Torey of the said matter, the
said Torey answered him that it was so comonly reported in the shipp that
they came ouer together in ; and further deposeth, that since he haueing spo-
ken w"i the said Torey about the said matter, the said Torey said that hee
made no question but he could prouc what he had sayd.
Edmond Hawes, of Yarmouth, admitted freeman this Court, & sworne.
COURT ORDERS. 81
It is ordered by the Court, that the goods of Georg More, attached by 1 64 4-.').
Thomas E-ickerd and John Rogers, shalbe sokl to the best advantag'e, and the ^~ ^'' ^
money due to them for his keepeing to be payd them as farr as it will extend ; -wynslow
and & if there be any ouerjilus, it be payd for his fiuthcr mayntenance. Gou.n".
It is ordered and enacted by the Court, that whereas by an act of the
Court, made the vj"' of May, 1639, M"^ Richard Callicutt was either to come
in pson and inhabite at Mattacheese, now called Barnestable, bj' June Coiut
next following, or els the graunt to be voyde, the w"''^ hee hath altogether
fayled in, and neii vnto this day came there in pson to inhabite, it is therefore
concluded and enacted by the Coiu-t, that all such lands in Barnestable as he
hath there taken vp, or belong & a2)pertaino vnto the said Richard Callicutt
shalbe ^sently ceased by the constable there to the colonies use ; and that
Captaine Standish, now Treasiu'er, shall sell and ymproue the moneys gotten
or comeing of them to the coUonies use.
Released. James Shawe,
Beieasea. Johu Shawc, Ju'',
Edeased. Fraucls Billington,
Discharged. Charles Thiu-stou,
Discharged. Samuell Cutbcrt,
' are bound one for another in x" a peece for theii- James Shuw
apparences at the next GeSall Covu-t, &(3, and to j^j^^ gj^^^^^
abide the further order of the Coui't, and not dept •'''^'^^sed.
' ^ Francis Bil-
the same w*''out lycence, and in the meane tyme to lington re-
be of the good behaidor toward^ o' soiiaigne lord charies Thms-
the King & all liis leigh people ; that then, &6. ton discharged.
" t:> i" i^ ' ' Sam. Cutberd
George Crispe, fx" a pcece for Georg Crispe vpon the same condi- discharged.
Robte Wickson, [ con, p bona port. Released.
Steeven Bryan, fx" a peece for the id Steven Bryan vpon the same Eeleased.
Edward Dotey, [ condicon, p bona port.
*John Tompson, T bound in tenn pound^ a peece vpon the same con- [*112.]
James Hurst, \ dicon. Default j^sently made of this recogn. Released.
John Tompson, f bound in x" a pcece vj^on the same condicbn, j) Released.
Thomas Willett, \ bona port, for John Tompson.
John Shawe, Sen., J bound in x" a peece vpon the same condiciSn, p Released.
James Cole, y bona port, for John Shawe.
The Court doth graunt vnto the chiu'ch of New Plymouth, or those that
goe to dwell at Nossett, all that tract of land lying betweene sea and sea, from
the Purchasors bounds at Naumskeckett to the Hering Brooke at Billingsgate,
w"" the said Hering Brook ard all the meddowes on both sides the said brooke,
w"* the great Basse Pound there, and all the meddowes and Hands lying w"'in
the said tract.
It is ordered by the Court, that M' Thomas Starr shall haue j^sently layd
forth for him at Yarmouth fifty acrees of vpland, either next to Elder Hores
or M"" Howes land^ at Seshewit, on w'^'' side he will, so that it adjoyne to one
VOL. II. 11
g2 PLYMOUTH COLONY KECORDS.
154 4-5. of them, and six acres of meddowe lying in Nobscnsset Meddowes, (late
""^ "f ~^ Wilim Nicholsons,) and foure acrees more of meddow on the south side of
„ ^^ ' the plantacbn towards the South Sea. And the Court doth further order, that
Wynslow, -t
Go2. if the comittees of Yarmouth do not w*'' all convenyent speede lay it forth,
that then M"^ Thacher shall do it himself, he paying for the laying of it forth
as other men doe.
Whereas a motion is made this Court for a geiiall trade w''' the other
gouerment^ in confederacon w"* vs, wee do thankfully acknowledg their loue
and respect to vs therein ; but we conceiue such a disproportion in our estates
to theirs, and so many thousands required therein, the w"^'' wee are not able to
reach vnto, and w*''all are very doubtfull whether it may conduce to such a
gefilall good and answere the ends w'^'' are expected, we cannot concurr w'''
the rest of the goflment^ to adventure an estate therein.
It is ordered, that M'^ Miles Standish, M"' John Done, & John Dunhame
shall take the account^ of M'' Thomas Prence for his treasurership of his
receipts and payment^, and certefye the Court thereof.
[*113.] *Informac6n was giuen vnto the Coui't, by ^I"" Browne, that John Gilbert,
JunT, of Taunton, was vehemently suspected of fellony for diners thinges, and,
obtayneing leaue to go for England, made ouer his estate in Taunton & els-
where, amounting to the sum of 40^', or thereabout^, vnto Xathaniell Sowther,
for and on the behalf of the goiiment of New Plymouth, for saucing this
godment harmelesse confining such thinges as might or may be objected against
him for or concerneing any matter or thing of such like nature, and for the
answerein? of all such matters the next Court, or els the next GeSall Court
after his returne out of England, to answere in his owne pson, w<='> is to be in
two yeares next ensuing.
1 G 4 5. The third of April!, 1645.
"" — t ' ISIemorand: that Samuell Eddy hath put his sonn, John Eddy, to dwell
3 ^P"l- ^^.th Francis Goulder, and Katherne, his wyfe, vntill he shall accomphsh the
age of xxj"« yeares, (being seaven yeares of age the xxv''' of December last
past,) the said Francis, and Katherne, his wj'fe, fynding vnto the said John,
their servant, meat, drink, and apparell during the said terme, and either in
the end thereof, or els at the day of the death of the said Francis, or of the
said Katherne, his wyfe, whether shall last happen, to pay him fine pounds in
countrey pay ; or, if it please God so to disable the said Francis, or Katherne,
his wyfe, that they shall not be then able to pay so much, then to pay him so
much as I shall haue left : And if it happen that both the said Francis, and
Katherne, his wyfe, shall dye before thende of the said terme, that then the
said John shalbe at liberty to be disposed of as his pent^ shall thinke fitt ;
OOURT OKDEIW.
83
but if either of them doe Hue out the said terme, then the said Joliu to dwell 1 G 4 5
w'** the longer liuer of them vntill he shall accomplish the age of xxj"" yeares,
as aforesaid.
3 April.
Wyxslow,
GoP.
*At the Geifall Court holden at Plymouth, the iiif' of June, in the
xxf' Yearc of his Ma'^ now Raigne, of England, 8fc.
M
chosen Assistans, and sworne.
" W" BRADFORD elected GoQnor, and sworne.
M'' Edward Winslowe,
M"" Thomas Prence,
M^ William Collyer,
M"^ Myles Standish,
M"" Tymothy Hatherley,
M"' John Browne,
M"^ Edmond Freeman,
M" Thomas Prence and M"^ John Browne chosen coinissioners for this
yeare, to treate w'"^ the coinissioners of the Vnited Colonies, according to the
articles of the confederacon, at the tyme & place appoynted, &6.
It is ordered by the Court, that the Goiluor and Assistant^ shall giue the
two coinissioners aboue named instruccons about the occations they shall deale
in and agitate av"' them about ; and that the Treasurer, jM'^ Alden, and M''
Paddy shall puide money and horses for the dcfi-aying of their- charges & the
charges of their servant^ for that journey, &(3.
The constables chosen by the seilall towneship, & ^sented to this Court
and sworne, are, vizj : —
Plymouth, .... Thomas Pope, Rot)te Finney.
Duxborrow, .... John Tisdale.
Scittuate, Thomas Clapp, John Allen.
Sandwich, .... Georg Bewyt.
Rehoboath, .... Steeven Payne.
Taunton, George Hall.
Yarmouth, .... Richard Templer.
Barnestable, .... John Bursley.
Marshfeild, .... John Rowse, Gilbert Brooke.
M"' John Gilbert, Junior, of Taunton, was called vpon this Couit ; but
neither hee nor any for him made answere.
4 June.
New Pi.ym.
BllADFOnD,
Gop.
[*1U.]
84
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1645.
4 June.
Bradford,
Got?.
[*115.]
Plymouth, .
Diixborrow,
Scittuate, .
Sandwich,
Taunton, .
Barnestable,
Yarmouth,
Marshfeild,
Rehoboth,
^Surveyors of the Heighwayes.
Francis Cooke, M"^ Leigh,
Robte Bartlett, and Richard Sparrow.
John Maynard, Edmond Hunt.
John Stockbridg & Walter Woodward.
Thomas Burges, Anthony Wright.
James Biu't.
Abraham Blush, Nathanicll Bacon.
Emanuell White, James Bursell.
Thomas Chillingworth & Robte Barker.
The Grand Enquest.
Gabriell Fallowell,
Gyles Rickett,
John Washborne,
Henr}' Howland,
Wilim Brett,
(Excused.) Edm'' Eddenden,
Thoni Ensigne,
John Dingley,
sworne.
AVilhn Halloway,
Thomas Tupper,
Jonathan Fish,
Dolor Davis, (sick,) 1. sworne.
Nathaniel Bacon,
Daniell Cole,
Robte Dennis,
Daniell Cole, Thomas Hinckley, Thomas Clapp, Richard Wright, Steeven
Payne, Wilim Carpenter, & Georg Hall admitted freemen, and were sworne.
The Names of those ppounded this Court
next Coiu-t.
Nathaniell Bacon, +
Andi-ew Ring,+
Dolor Davis, +
M' Samuell Newman, +
Richard Wright,
Walter Palmore, (admitted,)
Rotte Martine,
Steeven Payne, (admitted,)
W" Carpenter, (admitted,)
W™ Cheesborrough, +
Allexander Winchester, +
Wilim Smyth,
Edward Bennett,
to take vp their Freedome the
Thomas BHsse,
Robte Tytus,
William Sabine,
Abraham Martine,
Richard Bowine,
Thomas Hitt, +
Zachaiy Roades,
Edward Smyth,
Peter Hunt,
Joseph Peck,
Hemy Smyth,
Thomas Cooper.
COURT ORDERS. 35
*It -was ordered by the Court, that a committee should be elected & 164 5.
authorised for the ^pareing of some pisent lawes for redresse of some ^sent "^ r—'
abuses, and for inventing of future, wherevpon these psons following' were
* ° Bradfokd,
elected and nominated, vizj : M'' Wilim Collyer, ]\P Jolin Browne, M'' John Goft.
Alden, M"' Wilim Paddy, Nathaniell Souther, Jonathan Brewster, Josias [*116.]
Winslow, Edward Case, Edmond Eddenden, Anthony Annable, Richard
Biu-ne, INI"^ Anthony Thacher, Steeven Payne, and Wilim Carpenter.
Whereas Kenelme Winslow complayned that he had injustice, in that
hee could not be heard in the suite betAvixt John Mynard and himself, the
Covu't appoynted a committee to examine and enquire thereinto, and to make
report thereof to the Com-t as they shall fynd the same, vizj : Captaine Miles
Standish, M"" Wilim Paddy, Edmond Eddenden, Edward Case, Anthony An-
nable, M"^ Anthony Thacher, and Thomas Tupper, who, vppon due and serious
examinacbn thereof, do report that the sayd charge of injustice is altogether
vntrue, and that the Bench and jury are fi.-ee and cleare of any injustice
therein, notw"'standing of whatsocuer the said Kenelme could alleadg. And
therefore the Court do adjudg him to bee committed to prison dming the
countreys pleasure and to be fyned x".
Kenelme Winslow was committed to prison and fyned x". x" fine.
Kenelme Winslow, by his peticon exhibited to the Comt, wherein was
sett forth his acknowledgment of his offence and his sorrow for the same, was Remitted
released of his ymprisonment, and his fyne to stand still for one whole yeare, '^""'^ *""' ^^"^^^
and vpon his good carryage then to be remitted or els to be estreated.
Whereas, in the case betwixt Ephraim Kempton, Senior, deceased, and
Eplii-aim Kempton, Jufi, of Scittuate, it appeared to the Com-t that the said
Ephi-aim, Ju"", and his father laboured together in ptnersliip since their come-
ing ouer into this countrey, and no diuision Avas made of what they gott, the
Court doth order and appoynt Thomas Robinson and Walter Woodward to
make an equall diuision of the goods now in ptenership betwixt them, and to
deliuer thone half thereof vnto the said Ephraim, Junior, as his owne pper
goods ; and the Court doth appoynt the said Epkraim, Jun, to exhibite a true
inventory of the estate remayneing to the said Ephi-aim, Sen, unto the next
Coirrt of Assistant^, that such debts as are oweing to any be payd so farr as
the estate of the said Ephraim Kempton, Sen"", will amount vnto, and an
administrator thereof to be then appoynted by the Court.
John Ellis, of Sandwich, for abuseing himself w"^ his now Avyfe by com- v" fine,
mitting vncleanesse w"" her before marryage, is censured to be whipt at
publike post, and Elizabeth, his wyfe, to stand by whilst execucon of the
sentence is pformed ; w"*" was accordingly donn. And the said John Ellis,
4 June.
Bkadford,
gg PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 () 4 5. for his long and tedious delayes, occasioning much trouble & charge to the
countrey, for that he would not confesse the truth vntill this ^sent, is
fyned v".
Go'i}.s". *Whereas Thomas Riddings, about a yeare since, came to Scittuate, and
[*117.] jg depted thence, leaueing a man child about fiue yeares of age w*'' Gowen
White, pmiseing him to pay him xviij<^ p weeke for his keepeing & dyetting
of him, but hath hitherto payd him nothing ; and the said Gowen hath since
found him meate, drinke, and cloathes at his owne charge ; the Com-t doth
order and appoynt that the said cliild shalbe w"' the said Gowen Wliite vntill
he shall accomplish the age of twenty and foiu'e yeares ; but if his father shall
come and desire to take him away before thend of the said termc, that then
he shall pay the said Gowen White for the keepeing of him for such tyme as
he shall haue beene y\-^^ him ; and so also if hee shalbe placed w"> another
man.
Whereas M'' Thomas Broughton and ISI'' Wilim Thomas haue mutually
referred the cause depending in Court about the suite of a bond of one hun-
dred and twenty pounds, for payment of threescore and one pound(^ and twelue
shillings due in August, 1638, to be ended and decided by the Bench ; and
what end they shall make therein, they praise mutually to stand vnto and
abide, so that judgment and execucon shall immediately yssue from this Court
vpon the yssue as if it were vpon a verdict by a jury. And therevpon the
Bench, vpon much deliberacon and serious agitacon, w"' a due respect vnto
what both the parties had pleaded and alleadged in the pleading of the case,
wee do order, determine, and decree as foUowith : That the said ISI'' Wilim
Thomas shall pay to the said M'^ Broughton sixtye one pounds twelue shillings
principall, and for damnages sustayned twenty foure pounds eight shillings &
tlii-ee pence, w'='' ariseth as foUoweth, vizj : sixteene* pounds eighteene shil-
lings & tliree pence, after the rates of v" p centu since the money to haue
beene payd vpon exchaung was heere demaunded, and for charges in trauell
since the plaintiff had power to demaund and acquitt yt ; seauen pounds tenn
shillinges for fiue journeys, in all amounting vnto the sume of fourscore and
six pounds and tlii-ee pence, ^v'=^ wee order and appoynt to be ^sently payd
by the said INI"' Wilim Thomas vnto the said Thomas Broughton. Judgnt
graunted for 86" & 3'', and the charges of the Court.
The Coui-t doth order that Leiftennant W" Palmer shall continue in his
place to exercise the townesmen of Yarmouth in armes vntill hee shalbe
allowed by the Court to lay it downe ; and that the towne make choyce of
another constable, and ^sent him to the Couit, and that W Freeman adminis-
ter the constables oath to him, &d.
COUKT ORDERS. 87
Vpon request made to the Coiu-t by the townesmen of Plymouth, the 16 4 5.
Court doth graunt vnto them the fiue pounds for the fine of John Hassell, of ^
4 June.
Seacunck, due to the countrey towards their charges in searching for a delf of Bjt^pponn
coales, whereof there is great pbability ; and if it be found and proue benefi- GoOn".
ciall, then to be repayd againe when the delf shalbe able.
*
Mathew Fuller, of riyfn, plan£, ) . [*118.]
^. , , ^, , > bond in xx'' a peece. _ , ,
Richard Chm-ch, carpenter, J ^ Released.
That the said Mathew Fuller shalbe of the good behavior towards o'
soflaigne lord the King and all his leigh people, and appeare here againe at
the next session of this Comt, and abide the fmther order of the Court, and
not dept the same w"'out lycence, &S ; that then, &5.
John Sliawe, Sen, of Plymouth, vpon his ^sentment, fyned . iij".
James Sawe, for the like, ij".
John Shawc, Jun, for the like, ij".
Mathew Fuller, for the like, ij^* x'.
Steeven Bryan, for the like, xxx°.
John Tompson, for the like, xx'.
Francis Billington, for the like, xx^ or corporal punish'.
Samucll Cutbcrt, for the like, xx'.
George Crispe, for the like, xx".
Charles Thurstonc, for the like, ij" or corporal punish' ;
and to stand vpon their bonds of good behaii vntill their fines be pd.
Francis Goole, vpon his psentment, is fyned, ij".
Francis Goole, of Duxborrow, planter, xx".
John Paybody, of the same, plan£, x".
Experience Michell, of the same, plan!, x".
That the said Francis Goole shalbe of the good behauio"' towards our Released p.iy-
soQalgne lord the King and all his leigh people, and appeare here againe the ^^^ ^ ^""^
next Gefiall Court, t&c!, and abide the further order of the Court, and not dept
the same w"'out lycence ; that then, &(?.
The Court is adjorncd to Tewsday come fortnight, vizj, the xxv"' of this
instant June, and from thence to the last Tewsday but one in Octob' following,
and the Gciilall Court to be the last Tewsday in October.
John May cumber, of Taunton, fined v" for abuseing the majestrat^, in v".
concealeing and misinformeing the last GoQnor & M"" Browne, and diuers
other of the Assistant(^, in the case of John Gilbert, Junior, impeached for
suspicon of diuers fellonies, whereby hec is at large, and diuers psons are
liercby depriued of recoQing their goods againe, and the said Gilbert is gone
into England.
88
PLYMOUTH COLONY EECORDS.
iG4r)
4 .Tune.
Bll.VDFORD,
Gor.
[*119.]
lieleascd.
11 September.
20 October.
31 October.
[*120.]
Whereas Jonathan Brewster desireth a pcell of land at Namassacheesett,
A\'^'' ^M"^ Collyer, M"" Alden, & Georg Soule are appoynted to \ie^Y and make
report thereof viito the Comt ; and as the Coiu^t shall approue, it so to be
j^raiinted vnto him.
* Jolm Maycnmber, of Taunton, carpenter, oweth the King, &(3, xx".
^^'ilim Parker, of the same, inkeep, x".
Richard ^^^illiams, of the same, planS, x".
The condicon, that if the aboue bounden John Maycumber be of the good
behaiiio"^ towards o' soiiaigne lord the King and all Iris lelgh people, and ap-
peare at the next GeiJall Comt, &6, & not dept the same w"'oiit lycence, &6 ;
that then, &(3.
William Newland is allowed to trayne the townesmen of Sandwich in
armes, if the townesmen shall choose him.
^NP Tymothy Hatherley is chosen to supply M'' Princes roome in the
coiiiission for the United Collonies, if ]M'' Prence be not able, who is now sick.
Samuell Hicks and Lydia Done marryed the xj"' of Septemb'', 1645.
John Aynies and Elizabeth Heyward marryed the xx**^ of October, 1645.
Samuell Nash was j^sented to the Coiut to be a leiftennate at Duxborrow,
& is allowed by the Court.
The inhabitants of the towne of Duxborrow are graunted a competent
pjiorcbn of lands about Saughtuckquett, towards the west, for a plantacon for
them, and to haue it foure miles euery way from the place where they shall
sett vp thcii" center, fpiuded it entrench not vpon Winnetuckquett, foriQly
graunted to Plymouth,) and haue nominated Captaine Miles Standish, M'
John Alden, Georg Soul, Constant Southworth, Joseph Rogers, and Wilim
Brett to be feoffees in trust for the equall deuideing and laying forth of the
said lands to their inhabitant^.
M"" Jonathan Brewster is graunted three hundred acrees of land, to him
Sc his heires foreuer, either in the place Avhere hee desireth or in some other
place nere, w'^'^ may be least pjudice to the plantacbn graunted to Duxborrow,
w'^'' is to be layd forth for him by two men chosen by the majestrats of those
six men w'^'' shall be nominated and appoynted by Duxborrow men to order
and lay forth their land^ about Satuckquett to pticulers pson.
*James Glasse & Mary Pontus marryed the 31st of Octob'', 1645.
COURT ORDERS.
89
*M the GeiVall Court of or Soifaigne Lord the King, holden at Plym 164 5.
aforesaid, the xxviif" of Octob'', in the xxj"' Yeare of his
said Ma'-' now Raigne, of England, S^c.
Before Wilim Bradford, geni, Goil,
Edwai'd Winslow,
Thomas Prence,
Miles Standish,
GenI, Assistant^, &6
John Browne,
Tymothy Hatherley, and
Edmond Freeman,
WALTER PALMER, of Rehoboth, admitted a freeman, and was
sworne.
Rot)te Barker, of the North Riiier, made it appeare to the Court that
there was due vnto liim for 'carrying prisoners and passengers ouer the North
Riuer, w'''^ the countrey pmised to pay him iiij^ ij'^.
Thomas Heyward, of Duxborrow, is ordered by the Court to pay vnto
Wannapooke, a Neipnet Indian, half a bushell of Indian cornc for veneson
he tooke of him.
Priscilla Browne, daughter of Peter Browne, deceased, haueing accom-
plished the terme shee was to dwell w"" "W"" Gilson, of Scittuate, who was to
pay her xv" in thend of her terme ; now the said Priscilla came into the
Coiut, and hath chosen John Browne, her vnckle, to be her guardian, and to
haue the placeing and disposeing of her vntill the Court shall judg her meete
to be at her owne disposeing ; and likewise to take her porcon, vizj, xv", and
to ymproue it by putting it into a breeding stock, and keepe them, and giue
her half thencrease, or els to use it as his owne, and to pay her the said
xv" when the Coui-t shall judg it mccte for her to haue it at her owne
disposeing.
Manasseth Kempton and Ejjhraim Kempton are appoynted by the Couit
administraf* of the goods and cattells of Ephraim Kempton, of Scittuate,
deceased, and to pay debts oweing by the said Ephi-aim at his decease so farr
as the estate will amount vnto. There appeared to the Couit that twenty-one
pounds was due vnto the said Manasseth Kempton out of the said estate, w*^**
the Court allowed should be payd him, and to giue a just account of the rest
when the Com-t shall require them.
M' Richard Wright, of Rehoboth, for refuseing to come to the Court
as a coiiiittee for their towne, being by them chosen for that end, is
fyned xx'.
VOL. II. 12
28 October.
New Plym.
Bradford,
Goy.
[*131.]
90
1645.
28 October.
Bradford,
Go?.
[*122.]
Plymouth, viij men : six
w* those that went
out first, and two w""
those y* went out last.
These yj were forth xvij
dayes.
J
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
The Ppor66n and Names of the Souldiers in eich Towne sent forth in the
late Expedition against the Narrohigganset^ & theii- Confederatt-
The first company, vizj, xvj'--, went forth the xv"^ August, 1645.
John Tompson,
Richard Foster,
John Bundy,
Nicholas Hodges,
John Shawe,
Samuell Cutbert.
John Jenkins,
. John Harman.
' Serjeant Sam Nash,
Wilim Brewster,
Wilim Clarke,
John Washborne,
Nathaniell Chaundler,
^ Edward Hall.
' Luke Lillye,
Twyford West,
Wilim Hayle,
Rosrer Cooke.
Duxborrow, six men, w'''^
went w* those that
went out first.
"1 These two were forth
J xiij dayes.
These six were forth
xvij dayes.
Marshfeild, foure men,
w"'' went forth yv^^
those that went out
first
These foure were forth
xvij dayes.
Sandwich, fiue men, w'''^
went forth w"' those
that went last. . .
These following went forth the xxiij* of August, 1645
' Thomas Burges,
Thorn' Greenfeild,
Laurance Willis,
Thomas Johnson,
^ Rohte Allen.
John Turner,
Georg Russell,
Jeremiah BuiTOwes,
Hercules Hill,
Edward Saunders,
Nathaniell Moate,
John Robinson,
Richard Toute.
John Foxwell,
John Russell,
Jonathan Hatch,
Francis Crocker.
These fiue men were
forth xiij dayes.
.rCh
Scittuate, eight men, w
went forth w"' those <
that went last.
These eight men were
forth xiij dayes.
Barnestable, foure men,
yv'^^ went forth w'*'
those that went last,
These four-e men were
forth xiiij dayes.
Yarmouth, fiue men, vf"^
went forth w"' those
that went last. . .
COURT ORDERS.
'Willm Northcoate,
Wilim Twyneing,
Teaguo Joancs,
Henry Wheildon,
. Wilim Chase, ch-ummcr. .
These fiue men were 28 October
forth xiiij dayes.
Bradpokd,
Go0.
These all retm-ned the 2'^ of September, being Tewsday, and were dis-
banded the day following, being AVcnsday.
*Therc was deliQed to eich souldicr j"* of poder, and 3"^ of buUett^ a
peece, and j"^ of tobaccoe, at their going forth.
The townes of Taunton and Rehoboth, als Seacuhck, Avere freed from
sending forth any men in regard they are frontire townes, and billited the
souldiers diuing the tyme they were forth.
[n23.]
The Charges of this Expedition.
Inprl% giuen to the captainc, but not to be a president
for after tymes, for himself & his man
To Serjeant, now Leiftennant Nash, .
To Plymouth for \j men 17 dayes.
To Duxborrow for v men IT dayes,
To Marshfeild for iiij men 17 dayes, .
To Plyiii for two men more 13 dayes.
To Scittuate for eight men 13 dayes, .
To Sandwich for fiue men 13 dayes, .
To Barnestable fome men 14 dayes, .
To Yarmouth fiue men l-l dayes, .
And to the di-ummer, w'^^ was one of Yarmouth, oQ
& aboue, 5%
It, for a line to M"" Hanbury,
Vt, ^ dussen of kniues giuen to messengers, ....
II, for casting of shott,
11, for di'umheads,
n, spent of the money & beads the capl had,
It, worke done by Gorame,
n, James Coles bill,
K, A horsehire xj dayes,
n, 25'' of poder taken at the barke by the captaine
to bring the men hoame againe,
It, 75" of biskctt the cap? had at the barke to vittaile
his men hoameward^, for w*^** is allowed j C waight,
li 3 a
10 : 00 : 00
02 : 10 : 00
05 : 02 : 00
04 : 05 : 00
03 : 08 : 00
01 : 06 : 00
05 : 04 : 00
03 : 05 : 00
02 : IG : 00
03 : 10 : 00
00 : 05 : 00
00 : 02 : 00
00 : 02 : 06
00 : 05 : 00
00 : 07 : 00
02 : 05 .• 05
00 : 04 : 00
14 : 02 : 00
00: 11 :00
02 : 10 : 00
00 : 16 : 00
41 : 11 :00
92 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 4 5. I?, allowed towardf the carriage of pulsions to f
ClZZi ' , , X, /v -D 02:00:00 23:04:11
'^ becunck, w*^" came by sea out oi the xiay, (^
28 October. Tobaccoe afterwaidf allowed, 27' i", . . . 01 : 07 : 04
Bradfoed, ^
^°®- Sum total, 66:03:03
41 : 11 :00
23:04: 11
64: 15: 11
01 : 07 : 04
66 : 03 : 03
The barrell of poder the souldiers spent & delifled to diuers of the
townes was not accounted, nor 300*^ of leade w'=^ M"" Frence bought, nor the
bullett^ the souldiers had forth w"'' was not retm-ned, nor what losse would be
required to take the j)uisions againe, besid^ the charge of euery pticuler
towne w"* their souldiers in setting them forth, nor 5' ]\I'' Prenc payd for
casting shott, and canvas bags for to put bread & pulsion in.
The sale of euery towne to this charg foUoweth. Verte.
[* 124.1 *The Eates of the seflall Townes to the Charges of the Warrs.
Had
Plymouth, 12 : 02 : 03
Duxborrow, 08 : 11 : 00
Scittuate, 12 : 17 : 06
Sandwich, 09:07:09
Taunton, ' 05 : 02 : 06
Barnestable, 06:02:06
Yarmouth, 07:02:06
Marshfeild, 07:02:06
70 : 08 : 06
The Court, for speciall consideracon, did abate xx^ to Barnestable, and
40' to Taunton, w"^'^ is the reason they are not equall w* Yarmouth and Marsh-
feild, but shall not be a president for after tymes ; and Rehoboth was not
rated at all, both because it was a new plantacon, and bilUted all the souldiers
freely during all the tyme they stayed there.
The Sumes the Townes are to pay their Souldiers, and what wilbe comeing to
y^ Treasurer.
Souldiers. Treasurer,
u e d
Plymouth payes . 06 : 08 : 00, & to the Treasurer 05 : 14 : 03
Duxborrow, . . . 06 : 15 : 00, & to the Treasurer 01 : 16 : 00
Scittuate, . . . . 05 : 04 : 00, & to the Treai 07 : 13 : 06
COURT ORDERS.
93
Sandwich,
Barnestable,
Yarmouth,
Marshfeild,
Taunton,
03 : 05 : 00, & to the Ties
02 : 16 : 00, & to the TreS
03 : 10 : 00, & to the Trei
03 : 08 : 00, & to the TreS
00 : 00 : 00
06 : 02 : 06
03 : 06 : 06
03 : 12 : 06
03 : 14 : 06
05 : 02 : 06
1645.
28 October.
Bradford,
Go0.
Sum tol, 31 : 06 : 00, comeing to theTreau', 37 : 02 : 03
& added to it w* was remayning of the peage & 20% 01 : 16 : 00
The captaine rec in peage.
More in money, . . .
Spent thereof & layd out,
Remayneth in his hand^.
In the Treasurers hands, .
Due to himself, ....
The remander to the countrey is
li 9 d
03:01 :05
01 : 00 : 00
02 : 05 : 05
01: 16:00
38 : 18 : 03
10 : 00 : 00
28 : 18 : 03
The Coui-t doth order, that euery towne shall pay their owne souldiers
what is due vnto them for their wages, and retiu-ne the rest to Plymouth, to
the Treasurer, at M'' Paddys house, toward^ the payment of other charges
about the expedition, prouided that euery souldier allow by deduction of his
wages what hee hath taken vp of any man to furnish him for liis seruice, and
like to returne their armes and bullet^ againe, or els allow for them.
*The pposicbns to be made to the towneshipps are, that the comissioners [*125.]
agree that eich sachem keepe w'^in their owne bound^.
That the coiiiissioners haue power graunted them to punish such officers
& messengers as shall fayle in their duties and messages.
That the assistant^^, or any of them, shall haue power to take an ac- Confirmed,
knowledg''' of a bargaine and sale of land^, &d, they ^ keepe a booke
thereof, or cause them to be recorded w* all convenyent speed ; that the wyfe
hereafter shall also come in & acknowledge the sale also ; but la"^ formlly
sold to be firme to the buyer, notw^'standing the wyfe came not in.
That the colonies shall allow ij*^ p day to mayntaine a prison'' for felony Confirmed.
or misdemeanor, (if they be not able to mayntaine themselues,) and the Treas-
urer to pay it.
That the marshall haue ij' p ^ for gathering of fynes, if they be not Confirmed.
brought in by the p''*^ themselues.
+That for correction by whipping, the marshall shall haue v% in this man-
ner to be payd by the offender, viz^, ij' vj* for his ymprisonment, & ij^ vj"* his
releases.:}:
94
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1645.
28 October.
Bradford,
GoB.
12 November.
19 November.
6 December.
26 December.
1 G 4 5-6.
2 March.
Plymouth,
Scittuate, .
Taunton, .
Yarmouth,
Rehoboth,
DuxboiTow,
Sandwich,
Barnestable,
Marshfeild,
The Names of the Comittees this Coiut.
;\I'' John Howland, John Dunhame, Sen,
Manasseth Kcmpton, John Cooke, Jun.
r Before was Humfrey Turner & W™ Hatch;
(^ but they had none this Court.
Wilhn Parker,
JNI"^ Anthony Thacher,
Walter Palmer.
INP John Alden,
Richard Burne,
Anthony Annable,
M^ Wilim Thomas,
Richard Williams.
Edmond Hawes.
George Soule.
Thorn Burgcs.
Isaack Robinson.
M"^ Thorn Buine.
John Turner and jSIary Brewster marryed the xij"^ Nouemb'', 1645.
Nathaniell Warren & Sarah Walker marryed the xix* NouemV, 1645.
John Washborne & Elizabeth Mitchell marryed the vj"* of Deccmb'',
1645.
John Tompson & Mary Cooke marryed the xxvj"" Decemb% 1645.
Joseph Ramsden & Rachell Eaton marryed the second day of March,
1645.
3 March. *^^ ^^g Gerfdl Court of d" SoiCaigne Lord the King, holden at
N'ew Ply\i
r* 1 07 1 Plym, af ores'', the third Day of March, in the xxf" Yeare of
the 7101V Raigne of 6" SoiCaigne Lord, Charles, by the Grace
of God King of England, Scotland, France, Sf Ireland, Defendor
of the Fayth, S^c.
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, GoQ, Wilim Collyer,
Edward Winslow, Timothy Ilatherley, and
Miles Standish, Edmond Freeman,
Gentleme, Assistant, &(3.
T
TIE comittees of the seilall townes : —
Plymouth,
Sandwich,
Taunton, .
M' Wilim Paddy,
John Dunham, Sen,
Wilim Newland,
None.
Manasseth Kempton,
John Cooke, Jun.
James Skiff.
COURT ORDERS.
95
Duxbori()A\%
Baniestable,
Marshfeild,
Scituatc, .
Yarmouth,
Reliobotli,
M"" John Alden,
Henry Cobb,
Josias Winslow,
Humfrey Turner,
INI'' Anthony Thacher,
None.
Georg Soule.
Thoiii Hinckley,
llobtc Waterman.
John Lewes.
Edmond Hawes.
1 1; 4 5.
3 Maiih.
Bkadford,
GoG.
William Brett,
George Partrich,
John Vobes,
J John Washborne,+
Ko'bte Carver,
John Bourne,
John Allen,
ppounded to take vp their fi-eedome the next Coui-t.
ISTathaniell Bowman is awarded to pay ij" to INIorris Truant for not pse-
cuting his action against him.
It is ordered, that Major Gibbons shall take order to answere M"" Combes
declaracon against INIorton and M" Combs attorney to write vnto him.
M"' AUerton, vpon a motion made in the Court by Thomas Cushman, is
allowed a yeares tyme for recoiling his dcbt^ in this godment, vpon book^
and papers.
Whereas vpon a pcticon to the Court, it appeareth that Richard Tem-
plcr, the now constable of Yarmouth, in vndcrtakeing to pay fifty shillings
for W" Chase, to set him forth in the last expedition, and hath receiued satis-
faccon to the value of xxx^ or thereabout^, it is requested by the Court, that
the towne of Yarmouth Avould pay one third pt thereof, and the said Chase
another third pt, and the countrey thother third pt of what remaynes, to sat-
isfye the said fifty shillings.
Concerneing the diffcrrencc about M" Starrs rate at Marshfeild, the Court
doth not see but that it is right and equall that W Starr should be rated at
Marshfeild pportionable to his landt improoued and stock there, and shall now
pay his rate there vntill that Duxborrow can make it appeare that it was vn-
derstood that he should not be rated there vntill hee came totally w"^ his fam-
yly to dwell there, and that Marshfeild condiscended therevnto.
The Court requesteth M' Prence & M' Freeman to heare the differrenct
betwixt the towne of Yarmouth, M"" Lumpkine, and ISI' Palmer, about the
mayntenance of Wilim Growsc, and to order the same.
*Whereas the tyme being this Court wherein order is to be taken for let-
ting of the trade at Kennebeck, els it would endanger the losse of this yeares
[*128.]
96
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
3 March.
BRADFORD,
Got).
10 4 5-6. benefitt, by reason whereof the Coiut is constrayned to nominate and author-
ize a committee to lett forth the same to the best advantage of the gouerment,
and for the tyme of ^ yeares, to such as "will giue the most for yt, haue
therefore nominated and authorized the Goflnor and Assistant^, w* M"' Jolui
Alden, M' Wilim Thomas, M"^ John Rowland, Jonathan Brewster, and Josias
Winslow, as a committee to lett forth the same vnto them the first Tewsday in
May next.
The company for the Kennebeck trade brought in an account into the
Court for the yeare 1644, w*^"^ came that yeare but to thirty pound^^, and also
an account how it was disbm-sed for the countreyes use, v/'^^ the Court accept-
ed and allowed, and they are thereof discharged ; and likewise toward^ the
rent for the yeare 1645 there was an account exhibited whereby there ap-
peared to be in the store for the countreys use six barrells of ponder, thi-ee
hundred waight of leade, and ^ pound^of bullett^, and foure pound(^
nineteene shillings and six pence remayneing due to the countrey from them,
besides thirty shillings for a case of bottells, w'^'' Avas not cleared that they were
spent for the countreys use ; but the 300 waight of leade is not yet payd for.
Confirmed.
Confirmed.
Released.
Released.
Released.
And xvj^'' of pouder to Marshfeild.
I?, xx'** of pouder to Taunton.
II, xvj'^ of pouder to Barnestable.
And baggs to put poder in.
' These pcells of poder were remayne-
ing of the seauenth barrell of
poder, the rest being spent by the
souldiers in the last expedition.
Pposicbns.
+That the townes puide sufficient armes for so many men as then* ppor-
tion wilbe to set forth, that they may be in ^sent readynesse if any suddaine
occation fall forth.*
+That the clarke, or some one in euery towne, do keepe a register of the
day and yeare of euery marryagc, byrth, and buriall, & to haue 3"^ a peece for
his paynes.J
Fsentmcnt^ this Court, by the Grand Enquest.
1. Wee do here j^sent Thomas Bonney, of the towne of Duxborrow, for
vnciuill carriages and lacivious actions toward^ wcomen and maydes. Released.
2. "Wee do pisent Thomas Dexter, of Sandwich, for disobeying the Gofl-
nors warrant^ in conveying away his horse, being prest for the comitreys use.
Discharged.
3. Wee do here ^scnt Thomas Burges and Thoins Nicholls, for breach
of the Kinges peace. Discharg"*.
4. Wee do here ^sent "Wilim Brookes, of the towne of Marshfeild, for
the breach of his oath, in discloseing of his fellowes counsell and his owne,
w'^'' hee through weaknes confesseth hee did, and is released.
COURT ORDERS. 97
5. Wee do here ^sent John Gray, of Yarmouth, for abuseing Ann, the 1 645-6.
wife of W"" Eldied, in an injurious manner. """ "^ ^
6. We do here ^sent M'' Symkins for the breach of the Kings peace, „
w"* strikeing of Thomas Hinckley. Released. Go8.
7. We do here j^sent Leiftennant Dimmack, of Barnestable, for neglect-
ing to exercise their men in armes. Discharged.
Discharged.
*Whereas an action of slaunder and defamacon was this Coiut comenced [*129.]
by M' John Farnyseede, and Elizabeth, his wyfe, against Thomas Bonney, by
the arbitration and mediation of fi'end^, it was vpon the said Bonneys ac-
knowledgment withdrawne, w'='^ was shewed in Court, and ordered to be re-
corded as follow"', vizj : —
Know all men by these pnt^, that whereas Thomas Bonney hath said
that M'''^ Farniseede did justle him in her house, and that hee tooke it as a temp-
tation of him vuto lust, the said Thomas Bonney doth freely and humbly ac-
knowledg, vnto the glory of God and vnto his owne shame, that it was his owne
base heart that caused him to make that construction thereof, hee acknowledging
that hee had no sufficient reason so to conceiue, but that euell suspition arose
from the corruption of his owne heart ; and although the said Thomas Bonney
did further accuse her in comeing bare legged vnto liim, speaking vnto him,
Thomas Bonney, will you mend my shooes ? shee vtterly denyeth that euer
shee came to him in any such manner, the said Thomas Bonney dareing not
say but that hee might be mistaken therein ; and whateuer interpretation Thom-
as Bonney did make thereof, the said Thomas Bonney acknowledgeth it to
arise from his owne base, lustfull heart, and doth wholly condeine himself
fro speakeing or thinking any euell of her, the said Thomas Bonney not
dareing to say or think any other of her but that shee is a veiy honest, modest,
and chaste weoman, both in heart, worde, and dcede, and doth therefore ear-
nestly beseech the Lord to for giue him his many and great sinns therein, &
doth humbly entreate M"' Farnyseede, her husband, pent^, and frends to for-
giue him these so greate wronges & injuries done by him herein, pmiseing to
acknowledg these his wronges (donn vnto her) in or before the congregacon
wheneuer it shalbe required of the said M''^ Farnyseede, her husband, or
frend^; and also the said Thomas Bonney doth hereby testifye, that if euer
hereafter hee shall in any measiu-e speake any thing to any pson or psons
tending to her disgrace or defamacon, that then it shalbe lawful! for the hus-
band of the said M'** Fernyseede to psecute his action of slaunder and defama-
con, notw^'standing this his acknowledgment ; the said Thomas Bonney also
pmiseing to put into the hand of the deacon of the church of Duxbo'rrow
VOL. II. 13
3 March.
Bradford,
GoG.
[*130.]
1G46.
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
fine sliillinges, for to be by the said deacon distributed viito the poore. In
witnesse whereof the said Thomas Bonney hath subscribed liis hand this second
day of March, 1645. THOMAS BONI.
Witncs, John Willis.
*Eichard Smyth and Ruth Bonum marryed the xxvij''' March, 1646.
Edmond Freeman, J\i^, & Rebecca Prence marryed the xxij* of April],
1646.
Andrew Ringe and Deborah Hopkins marryed the xxiij^^ Aprill, 1646
Thomas Pope and Sarah Jenney marryed the xxix"* May, 1646.
5 May.
[*131.]
*M a Court of ^ssistantt holden the fft Day of May, in the xxif
Yeare of the now Raigne of 6" SoiCaigne Lord, Charles, by the
Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, 8f Ireland,
Defender of the Fayth, Sfc.
Before Wilim Bradford, gent, Gofl,
Edward Winslow,
Wilim Collyer,
Miles Standish,
Tymothy Hathereley,
John Browne, &
Edmond Freeman, Sen,
Gentle, & Assistant^.
VPON heareing of the cause betwixt Roger Chaundler and Kenelme
Winslow, for his daughters cloathes, w'^^ the said Kenelme detaineth,
vpon ptence of some further service w'=^ he required of her, whereunto the
said Roger vtterly refused to consent, it is ordered by the Coiu-t, that the said
Kenelme Winslowe shall deliuer the mayde her cloathes w^'out any further
delay.
Kenelme Winslowe, for ojiprobrious words against the chui'ch of Marsh-
feild, saying they were all lyers, &d, was ordered by the Com-t to fynd sure-
ties for his good behauio'', w'^'' he refuseing to doe, >was committed to prison,
where hee remayned vntill the GeSall Court following.
Vpon the peticon of M'' John Gilbert, of Taunton, for a pcell of meddow
taken from him, the Court doth tliinke it meete that in regard of former en-
gagement^^ w"'' haue passed betwixt him and some of the ma*"'*'''', the Bench
do requu-e the townsmen of Taunton to accomodate his sonn elswhere, that M"'
5 May.
BiiADFonn,
COURT ORDERS. 99
Gilbert may enjoy his incddo-sv, j)uidcd liee rcsignc vp his Lite graunt from the 1 G 4 (].
towne.
Vpon informacbn of an affray was made vpon Vssamcquinc and some of
his men by Wilim Cheesborrow, of Seacimck, als Rehoboth, and sonic others, ^'"'^■
the Conrt dotli order, that a -warrant shalbe forthw"' directed to the constable
of Rehoboth, to apphend the body of the said William Cheesborrow, and to
cause him to be brought from constable to constable, to his ma'^ goale at Plyin,
there to remaync vntill he shalbe thence delifled by due course of law.
It is also ordered, that an attachment shalbe directed to the constable of
Rehoboth, to attach the body of Thomas Hitt, to fynd siu'eties for his ajipar-
ance at the next GeiJall Court, &6, to answerc for haueing a hand in the said
affray made vpon Vssamequin, &^ ; and also for his contempt in not appearc-
ing this Court, according as he was appoynted by ISI"" John Browne, one of
the Assistant^.
*May 29"S 1646. W"> Cheesborrow, of Rehoboth, blacksmith, ]^ 29 May.
oweth the Kinge, &5, /''''"• R'^lcased.
Richard Paul, of Taunton, planf, x". \*132.]
Aron Knap, of the same, plan?.
X
rli
The condicon, that the said Wilim Cheesborrow shall appcarc at the next
GeiJall Court, to be holden at Plym the first Tewsday in .Tunc next, to answere
to all such matters as on his ma'"*^ behalf shalbe objected against him, con-
cerning an affray made vpon Vssamequin and some of his people, and in the
mcane season to ^ toward^ o"" said soiiaigne lord tlic King and
all his leigh people, and abide the fiu-thcr order of the Court, and not depart
the same w"^out lycence ; that then, &S.
*
The limmits and bounds of the plantacon of the towne of Taunton, als Co- [*1.33.]
hannet, w*^in the goQment of Plymouth, bounded and ranged for length
and breadth, by order of Court, by INIiles Standish & John Browne, gcn-
tlem. Assistant^ in the goQment, the xix"* day of June, ano T)™ 1640, in
the xvj* yeare of our soQaigne lord, Charles, &6, as followeth, vizj : —
Inpri^ from two marked trees ncre vnto Asonet, a neck of land being
betweene Asonet and them, lying southerly, and from the said marked trees
ranging east and by south foiu-e miles ; rangeing also from tlic extent of the
said foure miles north and by west ; also fi'om two markt trees neere the Three
Mile Riuer, lying southerly of Taunton, the rang to runn foure miles west
& by north ; and from the extent of this last menconed foure miles, the rang
to runn north and by west eight miles ; moreoQ, fi-om the extent of this eight
miles range, then the range to runn on the east and by south line, to meete w'*'
100
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
29 May.
Bradford,
GoB.
1 G 4 6. the former expressed north and by west lyne vpon a long square ; alwayes
j)mded, that if these ranges do not take in a place called Schadingmore Med-
dowes, the said Schadingmore Meddowes to be included as belonging to the
aforesaid towne of Taunton, w"* one thousand acrees of vpland neere and ad-
jacent vnto the said meddowes ; prouided likewise, that these lines do not in-
title the said towne of Taunton to intermeddle Av*in two miles of Teightaquid.
MILES STANDISH,
JOHN BROWNE.
2 June. *^t a GetVall Court holden at Phjra a/ores'^, the second Day of
New Plym.
[*135.]
June, in the xxij"' Yeare of the Raigne of our SoiCaigne Lord,
Charles, by the Grace of God King of England, Scotland,
France, and Ireland, Defendor of the Fayth, 8fc.
Before Wilim Bradford, geni, GoQ,
Edward AYinslow,
Thomas Prence,
Wilhn Collier,
Captne Miles Standish,
Tymothy Hatherly,
John Biio-wne, &
W-n Thomas,
Gen?, Assistant^, &<3.
MR TYMOTHY HATHERLEY and M' John Browne were chosen
coinissioners for the United Colonies for this yeare, according to the
articles of confederacon.
The Counsell of Warr chosen & nominated by Court for this ensuing yeare.
M' Edward Winslow, p>sident,
M'' Thomas Prence,
Captaine INIilcs Standish,
M"" Tymothy Hatherley,
M' John Browne,
M"" John Alden,
Capt Wilim Poole.
It is enacted by the Court, that these, or any three of them, meeting to-
gether, shall haue power and authoryty to make orders for matters of warr,
and to yssue forth warrants, &(3 ; but if but two of them do meete, then to
haue the consent and approbacon of the Gofl in what they doe ; and that
when these do so meete together, they shall haue power to choose such psons
COURT ORDERS.
101
to their counsell <and assistance as they shall think good, (if they please,) so
they exceed not the number of foure psons ; and if any man shall refuse to
doe the service -when they are so warned or called therevnto, that then such
pson or psons shalbe fyned as the counsell of warr shall think meete, so it
exceede not fourty shillings to the colonies use ; and that these shall haue
power to determine in' any offence concemeing warr, either donn before this
day or after, before thend of this ensuing yeare, and for all psons, as well
strangers as our selues, for any thing donn w'^'in this goiiment, and shall ^
power to choose a p'sident amongst themselues, and to make orders about
such thinges as shalbe needfull.
*Captaine Miles Standish chosen Treasurer for this ensuing yeare.
M"" Wilim Collyer coroner.
Freemen admitted this Court, and swome.
M' Samuell Newman, John Washbome,
Nathaniall Bacon, Andrew Ring,
Dolor Davis, Oliuer Purchase,
Georg Partrich, Wilim Brett.
These were ppounded to take vp their freedome the next Court : —
Wilim Wills, Thomas Huckens,
Thomas Heyward, James Wyatt.
Edward Jenkine,
The Court doth order, that one of a towne, vizj, M' Thomas Willet, M'
John Alden, M' Thomas Bourne, Thomas Chambers, Thomas Tupper, Henry
Andrewes, Anthony Annable, Edmond Hawes, & Steeven Payne, shall, as a
comittee, consider of a way for the defraj'ing the charges of the ma*™*** table,
by way of excise vpon wyne & other thinges.
Clement Briggs, of Weymouth, made knowne to the Court that M'
Isaack Allerton was endebted vnto him the sum of seauen pounds, whereof he
desires notice may be taken because of a late act made concemeing debt^
not demaunded w*''in a yeare after they are due, in some cases are hardly re-
coilable, and for that he cannot speake w*** M' Allerton himself. M" Fuller
sayth that ^
*The Constables of the seflall Towneshipps for this Yeare.
PhTnouth, . . . Robert Paddock & Thomas Whitney.
Duxborrow, . . Georg Partrich.
Sandwich, . . . Peter Gaunt.
1646.
2 June.
Beadford,
Goe.
[*136.]
[•137.]
2 June.
Bradford,
GoB.
Bastable,
Marshfeild,
Nawsett,
Scittuate,
Taunton,
Yarmouth, .
Rehoboth, .
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
Thomas Huckens.
Thoin Chillingsworth, Rotite Barker.
Samuell Hicks.
Ephi-aim Kempton & John HoUett.
Oliver Purchase.
John Joyce.
Peter Hunt.
Nawsett is graunted to be a towneshipp, and to haue all the p'"uiledges of
a towneshipp, as other townes w'^'in this goilment haue.
[*138.]
Plymouth,
Duxborrow, .
Scittuate, .
Sandwich,
Taunton,
Barnestable, .
Yarmouth,
Marshfeild, .
Rehoboth,
Sm-veyors of the Heighwayes.
Robert Wickson, Robert Finney, and John Finney.
"Wilim Merrick & Morris Truant.
John Stockbridg & Walter Woodward.
Edmon Freeman, Ju', & James Skiff.
Henry Rowley & Thomas Shawe.
Yeluerton Crowe, Edward Sturges.
John Dingley & WiUiam Brooke.
Thomas Cooper.
M' Thomas Howes,
Robte Lee,
Nathaniell Morton,
Robte Bartlet,
John Boiune,
Joseph Biddle,
Wilim Carpenter,
John Stronge, not swore
Georg Knott.
The Grand Enquest.
' Michaell Turner,
Phillip Delanoy,
Thomas Heyward,
John Hore,
juf. I Thomas RauUns, )■ sworn.
Thomas Hyland,
Barnard Lumbert,
Henry Boui'ne,
Emanuell White,
Jolm Jcnkine, not sworn, re-
leased of his fine.
*The Court doth graunt to the inhabil(^ of Taunton that they shall pur-
chase the pcell or neck of land, or yland, lying at Namaskett Pond, or w'l'in
the id pond, w"='' they desire for a calues pasture, and to haue the use of it
vntill there shalbe a plantacon erected there about^ to whom it may be help-
full ; and that then they, paying the piu-chase and the charg that Taunton
COURT ORDERS. 103
inhit^ shalbe at about tlic said pccU of land, shall haue such pt thereof as 1646.
shalbe thought meete by the Coui-t. ^
2 June.
Whereas Wilim IlalloAvay, of Taunton, complayned that an old woeman jjjj^npoj^j,
■w"^ hec brought out of England was chargable to him, the Court tooke it into GoO.
consideracon, & do request the said Wilim Halloway to dcliQ her to the towne,
or whom they shall appoynt to receiue her, w''^ her cloathes and bedding, and
such tliinges as shee hath, and the towne to take order for her mayntenance ;
and if hereupon the said Halloway shall refuse to deliuer her, w"^ her apparell
& bedding, &ci, that then he appeai-e here the next meeting, the first Tewsday
in July next, to shew reason to the contrary, except the towne & the said
Halloway shall agree otherwise.
William Cheesborrow, of Rehoboth, for mending two locks for peec^ at Cheesborro
^ . fin'' G".
tlu-ee sliillings a peece, and for his abuse of Vssamequm, as the case now
stands betwixt us and liim, and for his breach of ymprisonment and flying to
a forraignc goQment, and leaueing tliis, is censured by the Comt to be ympris-
oned foui-teene dayes, w^'out bayle or mainprize, and to pay six pounds fine
to the colonies use.
Thomas Hitt, of Rehoboth, for takeing pt with Cheeseborrow in the Hitt fined xx-.
affray made vpon Vssamequin and his men, is fined twenty shillings, & for
his contempt.
The Rates agreed vpon for Excise.
jThat such strangers as haue liberty to fish at the Cape to pay fiue shil-
lings p share.*
Vpon euery gallon of Spanish Mine chaAvne by retayle by such as are
allowed, eight pence.
Vpon oucry !;;ill()n of French wine drawne by retayle by ^ as are
allowed, fourc pence.
A^]ioii caery hogsiiend of becre, two shillinges.
Vpon cueiy gallon of strong water, eightecne pence.
Vpon euery pound of fobaccoo retaj'lcd, j''.
Vpon euery gallon of oylc, j'^.
This Court is adjourned to the first Tewsday in July next, when the
seUall townes are appoynted to send their committees to do such businesses as
are now left vndonn.
104 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1() 4 6. *At the second Session of the Genall Court, begun the first Tews(hy
'~'^~^ ^ in June, and adjorned vnto the first Tewsday in July following,
new'plym. and now holden the said first Tewsday in July, in the xxif"
bkadford, Yeare of the Raigne of our Sou^'aigne Lord, Charles, by the
r*139.] Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland,
Defendor of the Fayth, Sec.
Befoke Wilim Bradford, gen?, Goii, Miles Standish,
Edward Winslow, Tymothy Hatherley, and
Wilim CoUyer, Wilim Thomas,
Gen?, Assistant^, &6.
T
HE comittees of the seSall townesliipps : —
fM"^ John Howland, Manasseth Kempton,
Plymouth, (johnDunham, Sen, M'Thofn WiUett.
Scittuate, Humphi-ey Turner, Jolui Lewes.
Taunton, Richard Williams.
Yarmouth, M"^ Anthony Tacher, Edmond Hawes.
Rehoboth, None.
Duxborrow, . . , . M'' John Alden, George Soule.
Sandwich, M' Edmond Freeman, Wilim Newland.
Barnestaple, .... Hemy Cobb, Thorn Hinckley.
Marshfeild, Josias Winslow, Rol5te Waterman.
Nowsett, None.
In the difFerrence betwixt Richard Church, complaynent, and M" Jen-
ney, widow, defeiit, the Coiurt, vpon heareing the cause and examinacon of
witness^ and view taken of his booke, there appeared due vnto Richard 1 ii%
w"'' the Court doth award and order the said M"' Jenney to pay to the said
Richard Church, saue that the said Richard Chui-ch is to hew a sett of coggs
and rounds for her, according to the couenant.
In the case betwixt Teag Jones and Raph Wheilden and his daughter,
the Court, not fynding thinges fully cleared by reason of the absence of the
said Wheildon and his daughter, it is referred to further heareing, either at
the next Geftall Court or some Court of Assistant(_ before, where the said
Raph Wheildon and his daughter and the said Teag are required by the
Court to appeare, and vpon further heareing then to be decided.
Francis Sprague, of Duxborrow, is lycensed to keepe an ordinary and
to draw wync at Duxborrow.
COURT ORDERS.
105
Edward Jenkins, of Scittuate, is lycensed to keepe an ordinary and to
di"aw wyne at Scittuate.
*Edward Sturges, of Yarmouth, is lycensed to keepe an ordinary and
draw wyne at Yarmouth, puided M' Thacher di-aw out his. Repeal^ 20 : 8 : 1646.
Robte Barker is lycensed to keepe an ordinary at Marshfeild, and to
draw wyne.
The action betwixt Tobias Taylor, comp^S and John Shawe, defe"', is
referred to the ending of M' Hanbury and John Lewes for John Shawe, M'
Alden and Thomas Clark for Tobias ; and if they cannot end yt, they fom-e to
choose a fift man vnto them, and as any three or more of them agree, so to stand.
M' William Collyer, M' Thomas Willett, M"^ Anthony Thacher, and Josias
Winslow are appoynted by the Com-t as a comittee to draw vp the excise into due
forme of an act, and also to ^scribe a way and meanes how it shalbe gathered,
w* penalties vpon the dehnquentt, and psent it to y« Coui-t to be confii-med.
Constant Southworth is allowed by the Court to be ensigne bearrer of
Duxborrow company.
M' Thomas Dimmacke, of Barnestable, is aUowed by the Couit to bee
leiftennant, to exercise their men in armes at Barnestable.
Whereas Charles Thurston, servant to M' Wilim Hanbui7,for his former
misdemeanor, and revelling, & disguised daunceing, was fined 1= or there
aboutt, for w<=^ his said m' did vndertake to pay, or eli he should haue beene
whipt at the publike post, the said Charles Thurston pmised in the Court
either to pcure his said master security for the payment thereof, or eli to serue
him so«iuch longer after Hs tymewas out (w'='^ the said Charles acknowledged
to be two yeares fi-om the xxv* of tHs instant July) as would satisfye his
master, and for other demaunds of losse of tyme for absenting Hmselfe from
his service w*out his said masters consent.
The Men nominated and appoynted in euery Towne to recouer the Excise &
gather it.
John Finney.
1646.
7 July.
Bradford,
GoO.
[*140.]
Plymouth, .
Duxborrow,
Scittuate,
Sandwich, .
Taunton,
Yarmouth, .
Barnestable,
MarshfeUd, .
Rehoboth, .
Nausett,
VOL. II.
John WilUs.
Samuell House.
Peter Gaunt.
James Wyatt.
Edmond Hawes.
Isaack Robinson.
Roibte Waterman.
14
These ate to be for one yeare, and
to be yearely renewed.
106
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 4 6.
7 July.
Bradford,
Got?.
ri4i.]
*It is agreed vpon and ordered by the Coiu-t, that when the inhabitant^
of Sand-vvich haue payd a debt of xvij" or xviij", oweing to the old company,
and payd the charg & purchase of their towneship, or such a sume as M"^
Thomas Prence and Captaine ISIiles Standish shall agree vpon, that then the
coiuittees or \'ndertakers shall yeild vp the lands mdesposed of to the towne,
to be giuen forth and disposed by such psons as the towne shall appoynt, and
that eueiy inhabitant haueing lands graunted him shall pay pportionably to
the id payment^.
It is ordered by the Coiu-t, that the comittees of eueiy to-wne shall send
the names of all theii- males, from xvi**^"* yeares of age to sixty, to the GoG,
sealed vp, by the first of August next.
Vpon complaint, by some of the inhabitant^ of Scittuate, that there was
great want of heighwayes to be layd forth, and a fornJ jmy haue beene
empaneled to haue donn the same who haue not yet, for diuers yeares, record-
ed their verdict, that the wayes might be Icnowne as the Coui-t is informed, the
Coiu-t doth therefore order that a warrant shalbe dii-ected to the constables of
Scittuate, requireing them to cause a sufficient jiuy to be empanelled before
M' Tymothy Hatherley, who vpon their- oathes shall lay forth aU such wayes
w"" as much convenyency for the geSall, and as httle p>judice to the pticulers,
as may be according to the act of the Court.
This Court is adjorney vnto the next Tewsday before the Gefiall Court
in October next, vi"^ wilbe the xx*'' day of the said month.
ISIemorand : that something be donn to mayntaine the libertys of the
chur-ches, w*out intermedleiug or wronging eich other, according to the statut^
of England, that they may Hue in peace.
Defects in Appai-ence this Court by the Ma*™'^« and Comittees.
John Dunham, Sen, .
M"^ Edmond Freeman,
M'Thacher, . . .
Edmond Hawes, . .
Henry Cobb, .
Thorn Hinckley, . .
d ^
XAoij*.
• xij<>.
^
id
iiij' vj*.
[Here the records cease to be in the handwriting of Mr. Souther. The following pages, as far as
page 159, in the original manuscript, were written by Governor Bradford.]
COURT ORDERS.
*The 10 of December, 1646.
John Barnes acknowledgeth himself to stand bound to oure soueraigne
lord. King Charles, King of England, Scotland, France, & lerland, Defendore
of y^ Faith,. &d, for Thomas Shaue, of Bastable, body for body, that y" said
Thomas Shaue shall appeare at y" next Generall Courte, to be held at Plim-
outh for oiu- said soueraine lord y*' King, the first Tuesday in March next
insuing ; and ther to continue till he hath answered all shuch maters as are
aledged against him by John Crocker or others.
Likwise Thomas Huckins, of Bastable afforsaid, planter, acknowledgeth
himselfe to stand bound for y* aforesaid Thomas Shaue, body for body, to our
soueraigne lord y^ King, in all respects as y'^ said John Barnes, &S.
Taken by William Bradford & Captaine Myles Standish, the day & yeare
aboue writen.
Vpon the day & time abouesaid, vizj, the 2* of March, "y* pson apped,
& so y* s;treties were released, &d.
107
1646.
10 December.
Bradford,
GoP.
[*143.]
*^'Jtt a Courte of Assistant^ holden ati Plimouth aforesaid, on Tews- 4 August.
dai/, the fourth of August, in y' xxif' Yere of y° now Raigne of ^^^ ^^™'
0'' Soifaigne Lord, Charles, by y' Grace of God of England,
Scotland, 8fc, King, Defendor of y' Faith, fyc.
Before W™ Bradford, geni, Goii,
Edward Winslow,
Tymothy Hatherley,
Genti, Assistants, &6.
John Browne, and
W"' Thomas,
IN the case betwixte Samuell Eddy and John Dunham, Juii, about y^ said
John Dunhams giving poyson to the said Samuell Eddys dogg, the Court,
having taken the same into serious consideracon, vpon hearing what could be
said on both sides, the Courte doth order y' y® said John Dunhame shall finde
sureties for his good behavio"" vnto y* next Court.
In the case betwixte Thomas Bonney, compi, and John Willis and M'
John Farneseede, defend% for damage don in the come and garden of y®
said compi, w*'' damage was awarded to vij' by such as -sdewed the same, the
Court, having heard the allegations of all the said pties, doe determine, that
the said vij' shalbe equally borne betwixte them, viz*: ij' iiij a peece ; y' is, 2'
108
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1646.
4 August.
Bradforb,
GoOnok.
15 July.
Released,
paying his
fees.
4* Bonny, 2' 4** John Willis, & 2' 4"^ John Farneside, & Thomas Bonney to
pay y® charge of y"* Coui-te.
In the case betwixte John Barnes, compt, ag^*^ Giles Rickett, for a bill
of fiue pounds and a pcell of silke ^"^ the said compi hath bought of Samuell
Harvey, the Coui't doth award the said Giles Rickett the pcell of silke for his
paines taken in the busines, and John Barnes to haiie the debte of 6'' 5% & 15'
damage & xj^ charges of y* suite, saue y' y* said John Barnes shall saue y®
said Giles Rickett harmeles of y® said xj', or pay it to him y* laid the same
downe for y® said Harvey.
The Courte grants execucon vpon the debte, &6.
The Court doth award execucon against John Shaw to Tobias Tayler for
50% in peeces of eight, according to y® ships account.
The accon depending betwixte Tobias Tayler & John Shawe is re-
ferd to ^
The foure aboue menconed, not assenting, made choyse of Josias Winslow
for the fifte man ; and we whose names are vnderwritten order as follow"^,
that is to say, John Shawe shall pay to Tobias Taylor fifty shillings, according
to the seamens account, & the cost of y® Court excepting y® mony given to
the jury.
James Addams & Francis Vassall married y<' 15* of Julie, 1646.
John Dunhame, Jun', acknowlcdgeth to owe the Kinge xl".
That the said John Dunhame shalbe of the good behavio"" towards o'
soflaigne lord y® Kinge & all his ,leigh people, and appre here at the nexte
Geniiall Court, and not depte y® same w*''out licence ; that then, &6.
20 October. *Mt the third Session of the Gerfall Courte, begun the first Tewsday
newPlim. .^ j^^^^^^ holden the 20"' of October, in y' xxif Yere of y'
'^ Raigne of o" Sou^'aigne Lord, Charles, by y' Grace of God
King of England, &fc., Defender of y' Faith, 8fc.
Before W"" Bradford, geni, GoQnor,
Edward Winslow,
W'" Collier,
Cap? Miles Standish,
Gen?, Assistants.
Tymothy Hatherly,
John Browne, and
W" Thomas,
A'
NTONY THACHER and George Sole were chosen a comittee to
draw vp an order concerning disorderly drinking of tobacco.
COURT ORDERS.
109
Whereas Rofcte Paddock complaines to this Comt for and desires to haue 16 4 6.
an account of what is due unto ^ by the last will & testa"' of W™ Palmer, ' ^'
. . 20 October,
deceased, the Court desires M"^ Thomas Prence either to come and giue in an j^„
account or send it vnto the Goflnor, y' so what is due vnto y" said Paddock Bradford,
. . . . GoBnor.
may be satisfied vnto him, according to y^ teno"^ of y* said will, as soone as
w"" conveniency he may, and that before this winter yf he canne.
The j)porcon of efly townships rates for the raising of their publike
charges, as by this Court is ordered and agreed, is : —
li B d
Plimouth, 3 10 0 Duxborough, ij" x'.
Sandwitch, 3 5 0 Tanton, ij" x'.
Yarmouth, 2 10 0 Marshfield, ij" x'.
Scituate,
Bastable,
Rehoboth, iiij**.
iiij^ x'.
ij» xK
28" 15^
Vpon complaint of Thomas Star, of Yarmouth, about fees of Court, in
an accbn psecuted in the Court att Yarmouth aforsaid ag^' Samuell Hincley,
the Couit ordereth, that the jury repay what they haue received fro the said
Thomas Star as theire fees in y* case, & that Sain Hincly pay all y® ^ belong-
ing to y® dark of y® Court.
The two coiiiittees for the towne of Taunton, viz*, Richard Williams and Fine remitted
^ .1, • r £ 1 s June2M647.
^ , lor theii'e non app'^ance are nned xx' a peece.
Whereas the townsliip of Taunton had a fine of 30^ given vnto them for
& towards y® amending of their highwaies in 6taine swamps ; the Court, vn-
derstanding y' they ha\'ing received y® said fine, but not don j" said work,
doth order y' y* worke be forthwith sufficiently don, or elce that the mony be
repaid by them to the Treasurer for y* Goflm'^ vse by March Court next. M'
Browne vndertooke y' y^ one of y® two -should be don.
*^U a Genrfall Coiirte holden Octob" 27'^, in y' xxif" Yere of his 27 October.
Ma'"' now Raigne, of England, 8fc. ^^ "**'
[*147.]
Before M"^ Bradford, GoQnor,
M"' Colliare,
Cap? Miles Standish,
Gen? & Assist.
M' Browne, &
M"' Thomas,
J
OHN TOMPSON, coming into this Court and acknowledging his fault Fine t".
of incontinency w"" his wife before marriage, but after contract, was fined
110
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 4 6. v" & imprisoned according to order, but paying his fees, was released of Hs
"" ^ ^ imprisonm*.
27 October. ^^ ^ ^^^^ ^^ diffrence twixte John Dunham, Juil, and Safii Edie, the
Bradford, Coui-t orders, & the said John Dunham agreed therevnto, that M'' W"" Paddie
° ^°^' and John Cooke, Jun, shall heare, end, & determine aU former civill differ-
ences twixte them to this ^sent day.
In a case of diffrence twixte Thomas Savery and Wilham Bradford, Juii,
about a canoo, the Court ordereth, that in case he be not found y' removed
the said canoo fio M"^ Attwoods by the nexte GenSall Court, that then the said
Wilim Bradford shall satisfie & pay y* said Savery v^
John Hore, Thomas Hiland, & John Jenkin, of the grand inquest, for
default of app'"ance at this Couit, were ^ 20' a peece, according to order.
In the case betweene Gabriell Whelding and Richard Taylor, about his
daughter Ruth, the said Gabriell pmiseth his free assent and consent to theire
marriage.
164 6-7. *Jtt a Courts of Assistants kolden the u" Day of January, in the
'^ — ^ — ^ xxij"^ Yere of y' Reigne of o"" Sou^'aigne Lord, Charles, notu
6 January.
New plim. of England, 8rc, King, Src.
[*148.]
Before M' Bradford, gen?, Goiinor, Timothy Hatherly, &
Cap? Miles Standish, W-" Thomas,
Gen?, & AssisI, &d.
WHEREAS Edward Hall compi ag^' Cap? Standish and Jonathan Bnis-
ter, &<;, for iij" ij', due to him for building, the Court ordereth, that
they satisfie & pay him according to their agreem*, and they to recofl y* same
againe fro y* towne of Duxbury by way of distresse & sale of y® goods of
such as refuse to pay theire pporcSns according to rate.
COURT ORDERS.
Ill
*Att a Geifall Court holden March 2'', in y' xxij'^ Yere of his 1646-7.
Ma^"" now Raigne, of England, Sfc.
Before W William Bradford, gen?, & GoQ, M' Hatherly,
Capt Standish, W Browne, &
M' Colliare, M' Thomas,
Gen? & Assistants.
2 March.
New Plim.
M"
Bradford,
GO&NOR.
[*149.]
WHEREAS Abraham Sampson was jp'sented by y* grand inquest for Fme-r'.
being di-unke, he, traiising y* said psent"', made his plea at this
Court, & by verdict of y® jury was found guilty ace to y* f>sentmt, and
therevpon, ace to order, was fined v' & the fees of Courte.
The jui-y for this triall were, —
1
John Cooke,
James Huist,
Joseph Rogers,
John Finney,
Tho Cushman,
Robte Wickson, ,
. jui-a?.
Gabriell FoUoway,
Giles Rickett,
Edmond Tilson,
Rott Finney,
Joshua Pratt,
George Watson,
jura?.
Att this Court John Crocker compi against Thomas Shawe for coming
into his house by putting aside some loose pallizadoes on y* Lords day, about
y* middle of the day, & tooke and carried out of his said house some venison,
some beefe, some butter, cheese, bread, & tobacco, to the value of xii'', w"** y®
said Tho Shaw openly in publike Comt confessed, submitting himselfe to
y* censui'e of the Coiu-t ; wherevpon, his sureties being released, he was
comitted to y® marshalls charge ; and y® Court censm-ed him to make satis-
faccbn for y" goods stolen j', being so valued, and 13^ 4** a peece to y® two
men y' attended on him to y* Court, and to be publikely whipt at y® post, w*^''
was accordingly don by y® pubUke officer.
Vpon compi of John Vassall vnto y^ Coiurt con^ning John Lewis, ap^n-
tice to his father for iiij yeres, being y® remaine of vij yeres in w*''^ he was
bound to serue George Kenrick, the Court ordereth, y* y* said John Lewis
shall dwell mth y^ said M' Vassall, and serue out y* full terme of his said
indentui'es, as also for so long time as he hath absented himselfe w*out leaue
from y* service of his said master or former masters in the foresaid sendee of
vij yeres, as by indenture appreth.
George Wright and Joseph Tory were released paying theire fees of their
bonds for the good behavior, but not of attending the Courte.
112
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G4G-7.
2 Marcli.
*Whereas Steven Wing, of Sand^\dtch, & Oseah Dillingham, were found
to haue had carnall knowledge each of others body before contract of matri-
mony, w*''^ the said Steven Wing, coming into the face of y® Court, fi-eely
GoBsoR,
Fine x".
[*150.]
Bradford, acknowledging, he was, according to order of Court, fined in x'', and so is
discharged.
Whereas George Wright was ^sented by y® grand inquest for attempting
the chastity of di?s women by lacivious words & carriages, he, traflsing y® said
^sent"*, made his plea at this Court, & by verdict of a jury of 13 men was
found guilty ace to y^ psent"'. The Coui't, having maturely considered y"
matfs & circumstances, censured him to be bound to y" good behavio'' to o''
soflaigne lord y" King and all his leidge people vntill the next October Court,
& then to appre and attend the further pleasiu-e of y® Coui't, & so comitted him
vntill he finde sureties.
John Finney,
Joseph Rogers,
Rich Sparrow,
John Crocker,
jur.
The Jury for his Trails
Robte Wicson,
Gab Followay,
John Morton,
Joshua Prat,
jur.
Richard Wright, ^
Giles Rickett,
Georg Watson,
Joseph Torey,
fjur-
[nsi.]
William Forde, being ^sented for detaining and not deliiiing to y* own-
ers their due weight & measiu-e of corne fro y* mill, is in Court admonished
only for this fii'st offence, that henceforth he be more carefuU to vse diligence
and faithfulnes, y' men may no more haue occacon iustly to complaine, & to
pvide a place for scales & weights in his milne, (being pvided by the towne,)
y' so all may haue free lib''ty to weigh their corne & meale y' will, and to put
away the dogge or doggs y' frequent his milne, & carefully to keepe away
sheepe or any other cattle y' may annoy mens corne & meale.
Vpon peticon of Francis Crooker, Avho desii-es in marriage Mary Gaunt,
kinswoman to M'' Coggln, of Bastable, the Court, having heard both pties &
seriously weighed y® circumstances, doth order, y' yf y^ said Crooker bring
vnto y^ GoQnor a dtificate, vnder the hands of M"' Chauncy & some other
approved pliisition, that tliat disease w"' w'='' he is sometimes troubled be not
the falUng sicknes, that then he, y^ said Crooker, shall in convenient time
haue in marriage the said Mary Gaunt.
Antony Thacher, being returned at this Couite register keeper for Yar-
mouth, was approved of by y* Court.
♦Whereas Samuell Edeth, & Elizabeth, his wife, of y* towne of Plim afore-
said, having many children, & by reason of many wants lying vpon them, so
COURT OEDERS.
113
2 March.
M"
Bkadford,
GoP.
as they are not able to bring them vp as they desire, and out of y" good re- 1 G4G-7.
spcct they beare to M"" John Browne, of Rehoboth, one of y^ Assistant^ of this
goQment, did both of them ioyntly desire y' he, y^ said JM"* Browne, woukl take
Zachery, their son, being of the age of seven yeres, & bring him vp in his im-
ployra* of husbandry, or any busines he shall see mecte for y" good of thcire
child till he come to y^ age of one & twenty yeres ; wherevpon M' Browne did,
in y" p>sence of M"" Bradford, Goiinor, take into his service the said Zachary,
& pmiseth to pvide for & allow him during y^ said terme all necessaries con-
venient & fitting* such a servant, according to y*' state & condicGn of y"
country, & doth fuith"^, of his owne will pvide y*, yf in case he, y° said
JNI"^ John Browne, & his wife, shall depte this life before y*^ said Zachary
shall attaine to y* end of his time of service, y' then his eldest son, y' shall
haue y'' goQnm' of him diu'ing y" residue of y^ said time not attained vnto,
shall not make sale of y** said residue of time not attained vnto, nor any
pte thereof to any pson or psons whatsoever whereby he shall or may be
wronged ; and yf it shall so come to passe y' those to whomsoeil he shalbe
coiiiitted vnto, after the death of y^ said M"" John Browne & his wife, shall not
deale well w"' him as such a servant ought to be dealt w'^, then vpon the com-
plaint of any of y® friends -of y" said Zachery, it shalbe lawfull for y® deacons
of y® church of Pliui aforesaid, w"^ the GoQnor, y' then shalbe, to take him
wholy away, & place him w"^ whom they shall see meete, pvided y* no sale
or raarchandise be made of y'= remaine of his time by any.
George Wright, of Rehoboth, plan?, acknowledgeth 1 u
to owe o'^ soflaigne lord y** King J ^0
Richard Chm-ch, of y® Eale River, plan?, .... 20
Samuell Nash, of Duxborow, plan?, 20
The condicon, y' yf y'' aboue bounden George Wright shall psonally
appre at y" nexte GenEall Coiut of o"" soiiaigne lord y" King, to be holden att
PHm, in October nexte, &6 ; & in the meane time to be of y® good behavior
towards o'' said soQaigne lord y*^ King and all his leigh people, and abide the
further order of y" Court, & not depte y® same w^'out licence ; y' then, &(3.
October Couit, 26"", 1647. He not apping, Richard Chiuxh and Samu-
ell Nash had licence and Ub''ty granted them to bring in the aboue bounden
George Wright at the nexte Geniiall Courte of o"" soiiaigne lord y" King, to be
holden at Plim aforesaid y^ first Tewsday in March nexte.
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114 PLYMOUTH COLONY KECORDS.
1647. *M a Courte of Assistants holden May 4**, in the xxiif' Yere of his
Ma}'"" now Raigne, of England, 8fc.
Before M' Wilim Bradford, Gofi, M' Hatherlie, and
4 May.
New Plim.
M"
Bradford, Capt Standish, M' Thomas,
GoB.
M' Colliare,
[*152.]
Gent, & Assis?.
IT was ordered, that the now constables of Scituate be by warrant re-
quired to appre at the next GenfJall Court, to giue their account con5ning
y^ officers wages.
New Plim.
[*153.]
1 June. *Mtt a Genrfall Courte holden at Plim aforesaid, the first Day of
June, in the 23^' Yere of the Raigne of o' Soifaigne Lord,
Charles, hy the Grace of God King of England, Scotland, France,
Sf Ireland, Defendor of the Faith, See.
Before Wilim Bradford, geni, Goiinor, Timothy Hatherly,
Thomas Prence, John Browne, and
Wilim Colliare, Wilhn Thomas,
Capt Miles Standish,
GenI, Assistants, &6.
Freemen admitted this Court, and sworne.
Thomas Howes, Thomas Hayward,
Edward Jenkine, John Allen.
The Names of such as were ppouhded to take vp their Freedome at the next
Genlall Eleccbn Court.
Ephraim Morton, Franc Goulder,
Henry Wood, Thomas Dunha,
John Morton, John Bradford,
Steven Wood, James Glasse,
Richard Paul, Ephraim Heckes,
Wilim Willes, Alexander Standish,
John Wood, John Browne,
Sain Dunham, John Allen,
Robert Finney, Samuell Tomkins.
Jacob Cooke,
COURT ORDERS.
115
' were elected Assistants.
were chosen ComissiofJs
M' Wilim Bradford was elected GoQuor.
M"^ Edward Winslow,
M"" Thomas Preuce,
M' Wilim Colhare,
Capt iSIilcs Standish,
M' Timothy Hatherly,
M^ John Browne, &
M' Wnim Thomas,
M"^ WilHam Bradford, Go--, and
M" John Browne,
and the third man in eleccon in case eithr of them faile, who was M' Prence,
and in case he misse, then the 4"', viz', M'' Hatherley.
Capt jSIiles Standish is chosen Treasurer for this yeare.
The constables chosen by the seQall townes, and p>sented to this Court and
sworne, are, —
f Andrew Ring, "|
■ \ Robert Wickson, J "*
Duxborough, . . Wilim Merritt.
Sandwitch, . . Thomas Dexter, Juii.
Yarmouth, . . Tristra Hull.
Marshfield, . . Kenelime Winslow & Peter CoUimore,
Scituate, . . . Edward Jenkin & George Sutton.
Taunton, . . . OHver Puixhis.
Bastable, . . . John Hall.
Nawsett, . . . John Smaley.
Rehoboth, . . . W" Smith.
1G47.
1 June.
Bradford,
GoOsou.
Plimouth,
Plimouth, .
Duxborough,
Scituate,
Sandwitch,
Tanton, .
Yarmouth, .
Bastable, .
Marshfield,
Rehoboth, .
Nawsett, .
Supvisors of the Highwaies.
Edward Hall & John Browne.
I John Williams, Thomas Chambers,
\ Humph Turner & Isaac Stockman.
Joseph Holloway & George Buett.
Edward Slocomb & Edward Rew.
Gabriell Whelding & John Darbie.
Sam Hincley & Henry Rowley.
Thomas Bourne & Thomas Tylden.
Rot)te Tytus & Thomas Blisse.
Nicolas Snow & Edward Banges.
116
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1(U7.
1 June.
M"
Bradford,
Got?.
[*154.]
For Plimoutli towne,
For the Eell Eiuer,
For Joaiises Eiuer,
Richard Sparrow and John Barnes.
Thorn Clarke.
Jakob Cooke.
ur.
WiUiam Nickerson,
Richard Chiu'ch,
Giles Ricard, (cleared,)
John Morton,
Edward Tylson,
John Farnisside,
Snmuell Tompkins,
Thomas Bui-d,
George Russell,
John Daman,
Tho Coop, Tho Clifton, not sworne.
*The Grand Enquest.
' Anthony Snow,
John Dingley,
Thomas Tupper,
Edmond Freeman,
. John Burseley,
Edw Fitzrandall,
John Jcnkin,
Tho Gilbert,
John Tysdall,
sworne.
Receiiis of Excise in each seQall Township.
Plim, John Finney.
Scituate, Sam Jackson.
Taunton, James Wyat.
Bastable, Isaac Robinson,
Rehoboth, ^
Duxborw, John Willis.
Sandwitch, Peter Gaunt.
Yarmouth, Edmond Hawes.
Marshfield, Joseph Beedle.
Nawsett, ^
M"^ Colliar, ]\I"^ Rowland, W"" Merrick, & George Partrich are appoynt-
ed to view an high way for y^ avoyding of y^ highway by y" Goiinors meadow
past Jones River to y" vpper path to Mattacheesett, & make reporte of it
to y" Court, & appoynt it out, & y" surveiors to lay it out.
James Colo, compi, ag^' Thomas Pope, in an accon scland'', dam 100".
The defend acknoledged his fault in Court, brought in liis authors, who
did y' same wherevpon y® compi let fall his accon, the defend' equally paying
the charges.
Cap? Miles Standish, corapt, ag^' Gilbert Brookes, in an accon of trespas
vpon the case ; dafii v". The jiuy found for y^ defend 2** daiJi, & charge of
y" Coui'te.
COURT ORDERS.
117
Thomas Prence, gen?, compi, ag" Edward Holeman & Nicolas Hodges,
def: Accon, trespass vpon y* case ; dam 40". The jury found for the plain?,
his peece & locke made good by y® defend, & cost of Court, and iudgm' there-
vpon was graunted.
The Petty Jiuy for these Trialls.
John Finney,
Rich Sparrow,
E.ot»te Wickson,
Sam Nash,
George Soule,
"W" Wood,
lur.
' John Allen,
Joshua Pratt,
Experience Michell,
Rich Higgens,
George Partrich,
Richard Wright,
> sworne.
*The Comittees for this Courte.
Plym, . .
Sandwitch,
Taunton, .
Nawsett, .
Duxborough,
Scituate,
Yarmouth,
Bastable, .
Marshfield,
Rehoboth, .
r John Dunham,
[James Hust,
Tho Tupper,
Henry Androuse,
Josias Cooke &
M' Alden,
Humphrey Turner
Anthony Thacher,
Antho Anable,
Josias Winslow,
Walter Palmer,
John Howland,
W" Paddy.
W"* Newland.
Edward Case.
Richard Higginson.
Cons? Southward.
& John Williams.
Edmond Hawes.
Heniy Cob.
Robte Waterman.
Steven Paine,
Joseph Rogers pposed by the towne of Nawset to this Court for liueten-
ant, to exercise theire men in armes, is by this Court appved & estabUshed
liuetennant there. Wilim Newland also liuetennant for Sandwitch.
The Comte ordereth and requesteth M'' Alden & John Washborne to view
the bounds betwixte the lands of Cap? Standish & Frauncis Eaton, and sett
them at rights.
M"" Alden & M' Paddie were chosen and appoynted a comittee to take an
account of y* Treasurer for y" last yere,_ & make reporte thereof at y" nexte
GenfJall Court.
Whereas the towne of Marshfield was p'sented for not trayning accord-
ing to order, the Comt hath appoynted (vpon y® coinittees answer) and in-
treated Cap? Miles Standish to goe ofl and exercise the company, & vpon his
tryall finding any pson of y^ company in some good measm'e able to exercise
y* body, to invest him w"* power to do it, vntill y^^ ^sent to y^ Court a fit man
1647.
1 June.
M«
Bradford,
GoG.
[*155.]
118
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1647. for to be theire leader, & to attend to sucli fuither direccoiis as the said cap?
' ' ' shall giue them, & y" seargeant of y« band, vpon notice given him by y"
^ ^^T comittees, to warne a trayneing day y'' 16 day of this moneth, & in case y*
Bradford, ^j^y j>ue rayny, then y*" next faire day following.
It is enacted by this Courte, y' y« towne of Rehoboth shall haue lib'^ty
yerely to make choyse of two fi-eemen of y"" inhabitants to be Assistants vnto
y« magestrate then in being, for the examining & trying of all matf' in dif-
frence betwene pty & ptie, by a jury of twelue men, not exceeding y" valew
of tenne pounds, reserving hb'ty to any pty after triall for appeale to y<' Gen-
fiall Courts att Plimouth, pvided y* y^ appeale be made y« same day y« verdict
is brought in, & he y' shall appeale doe giue secuiity y' yf he be cast in the
Court of Plimouth, then he shall pay double damages.
And further, for the avoyding of travell & charge, the freemen of the
towne of Rehoboth shall for y"^ eleccon of ma^""''''^" haue lib'^ty to send their
votes by proxes, pvided theire votes be orderly taken in y'^ towne meeting,
and then iiuediately sealed vp and deUQd to y'' comittees or grand iuiymen
who shalbe sent to attend the affaires of y^ Geniiall Com-t, and deUlid in Court
by them, vnles vpon other weighty occations theire ^sence be required by
speciall warrant.
2G October. *Jtt tt Geiiifall Couvt there holden, Octob' 26'\ in if 23'" Yere of
his Ma'"' now Raignc, of England, 8fc.
New Plim
[*157.]
Before M'' W"^ Bradford, Goflnor, M-^ Tymothy Hatherley,
M' Prence, M'' John Browne, &
M"' Colliare, M'' Wilim Thomas,
Cap? Miles Standish,
Gen?, Assistants, &5.
RICHARD SARES, compi, ag^' Nepoytam, Sachamas, and Felix, Indians.
The Court ordered & gaue power to M'' Thomas Prence, accompanyed
■^v-th Anthony Thachcr, to here his complaint at his house, at NaAvsctt, and de-
termine the same, & both plaint and Nepoytam in Courte agreed to y^ same.
jNI'' Hath''ley here in Court acknowledgeth that Helenc, the wife of Ka-
nelme Winslow, acknowledged her free assent and consent to y'^ sale of all such
lands as her said husband had sould vnto Samucll Stm-devant. Cnpt Miles
Standish acknowledgcc; likewise, y' she, the same Ilclene, acknowledged her
COURT ORDEJIS.
119
20 October.
Bkadford,
GoO.
free assent & consent to y* sale of all such lands as her said husband had soidd 1 G 4 7.
to Homy Sampson.
John Floyde, paying his fees, was released fro his bonds for y" peace ;
but Xtopher Winter, refusing to pay his fees, was not released.
In a case of difFrQnce twixte John Floyde & Jane Duglas, his serv', the
Court ordereth y' the said Jane, or her assignes, pay vnto y® said John, or his
ass^ y^ sum of iij" x' in good country pay w*in 30*'® dayes after sight of this
order, & so she is released fi'o y^ service of her said master, Floyde, & hath her
libty to serue elcewhere.
At this Court, W" Handbury, com}}}, ag^' Franc Billington, for v" xv% or
thereabouts, it was agreed vpon by them in y" Courte, that y* said Billington
shall & will satisfie & pay vnto M'' W"" Handbury, or his ass% two barrells of
tarre, marchantable, at the house of James Cole, in Plini, w"'in y" space of
eight dayes nexte insuing, and the remaine to him or his assignes by y* 20"*
day of ISIarch nexte, & in case he failes of eith"" y*^ said paym'% it shalbe law-
full for y* said W"" Hanbury, or his ass, to seize into his owne hands and pos-
session so much in one cow, w'^'' he, y* said Billington, now stands possessed
of, & hath not foruily ingaged y® said cow for.
Att this Court, M' W" Bradford, GoQ, administrator of y® goods, and
chatties, & catties of Sarah, y® wife & relict of Cutbert Godberson, deceased,
gauc in an account of his said administratorship, & requiring his discharge ;
his accoumpt vpon view being accepted, he Avas likewise discharged.
*Thc Courte ordereth, vpon pcticon of Richard Burt, the sonne of Richard [*158.]
Burt, deceased, late of Taunton, that y" said Richard Burt shall make choyse
of his owne gardian ; & whereas he makes choyse of his vncle, James Burt,
to be guardian vnto him, & to Hue w"' him during his minority, the Court
appues of his choyse, & confirmcs the same.
The Court ordereth, and giucs full power vnto INI'' Bradford, GoQ, to stay
and sevze vpon all ye goods, cornc, and graine y' arc in and vpon his farmc
bv Jones Riucr, vntill his tcnnants hauc fully satisfied and payde vnto him, or
liis ass% all such rents & oth"" dues as arc due and payable vnto him fro his
now tcnnants there.
The Courte ordcrctli, that for ye raysing of y" publike charge for officers
wages for this last yerc, to pccede according to y" rates & pportions of y"
foniJ ycre, only Nawsct, being now to be added thereto, is now rated, &
ordered to pay xl".
James Cole, of l^lliTi, acknowlcdgcth to owe o'' soQ- | » » 'i
aignc lord y" King '. . . \40 : 00 : 00
Thomas AViUett, of I'liffi, 20 : 00 : 00
120
TLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1G47,
26 October.
Bk.vdford,
GoO.
Juiiies Coalt
discharged of
these bonds.
M' Gromes is
aquited of
tliese bonds.
Antony Thacher, of Yarmouth, 20 : 00 : 00
The condicon, y' yf y" aboue bounden James Cole shall psonally app''e at
y'' nexte Geniilall Court of o'' soflaigne lord y*^ King, to be holden at Plim in
]\Iarch nexte, and in y® meane time to be of y® good behavior tow""^ our said
soil lord.y" King, and all his Icidge people, & to abide y« further order of y"
Court, & not depte the same w"^out licence ; y' then, &d.
John Groomes, of Plim, acknoledgeth to ow o'" soil- f a
aigne lord y* King |40:
Thomas Clarke, of y« Yele Eiuer, plan!, 20
Thomas Little, of y« Yele River, plan?, 20
The condicon, y' yf y® aboue bounden John Groomes shall psonally app''e
at y* nexte Gefiall Coiut of o"" soUaigne lord y^ Kinge, to be holden at PliCi
in ISIarch nexte, & in y" meane time to be of y® good behavior tow*^ o' said
sofl lord y® King & all his leidge people, & to abide y*" frnther order of
y'' Court, & not dcpte y" same w^'out licence ; y' then, &d.
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7 December.
[*159.]
This was at a
Court of As-
sistant f.
[*160.]
*New Plimouth, this T"' of December, 1647. Wheras Samucll Cutbert
complaineth against Edward Doty, for y' hee, the said Edward Doty, hath
wronged the said Samuell in taking away som wood from of his land, the
Court haueing heard what can bee be said on both sids, the said Court hath
ordered y' the said Edwai'd Doty shall pay vnto the said Samuell Cutbert
7 shili damage, & the charges of the Court.
*'Whereas the inhabitants of Rehoboth desire liberty to make vse of a
quantity of marsh lying on the west syde of Sowames Riuer, w'^ they call the
new meadowes, containing about one hundred accars, vntell there should bee
a plantation at Sowames, leaue was graunted vnto them so to make vse of it,
but no further ppriety to belong vnto them, but vntell a plantation should bee
setled at Sowames ; and for the avoyding of all differences or contention
amongst them about the same, it is left vnto the discretion of M' Browne for
him to dispose of it amongst them, as hee should see them stand in need.
And for such pieces of marsh lying witliin the fence vpon the necke of
land w*' the Indians are possesed of, and doe inhabite, which doth not belong
vnto the township of Rehoboth, ]\P Browne, is allowed to make vse of the
same for himself, without molestation from the inhabitants of Rehoboth, vntell
there bee a plantation at Sowames, and then to require no further ppriety
therin.
COURT ORDERS.
121
*Att a Gcnerall Court holden the 7" of March, in the twenty third 10 4 7-8.
Yeare of his Ma^'" now Raigne, of England, 8fc.
7 March.
New
M«
BnADFOUI),
GOUEU.
Before M"^ "William Bradford, Gouerner, Captainc Myells Standish, and PuMouTir
M' Prence, M-^ William Thomas,
M' Collar,
GenI, Assistants, &d. [*161.]
THE milUtary company of the towne of New Plimouth, haueing acord-
ing to order, propossed vnto the Court 2 men for euery espetiall ofEse
of thair band, the Couit doe alow and aproue of —
M"^ Thomas Willit for capptain.
Of M'' Thomas Southworth for lieuetenant.
Of M'' Willi Bradford, Junior, for insigne.
The bridge at Joanses Bluer being danger us to pase ouer it, both for man
and beast, the Court haue ordered y' Captains Myells Standish, Tresurer,
doe see the said bridge repaired forthwith.
A bill exhibbited vnto the Court by M'^ Charles Chanssy, complaining of
the neglect of payment of the charges of Roger Cooke, for liis diet in the
time of his sicknes, and for his funerall exspences, which is requii-ed of the
towne of Marshfeild, the Comt hath ordered y' Josia Winslow shall defraye
the said charges, being ingaged to doe the same.
Captain INIyels Standish is deputed by the Court to haue the hearing, and
to put to an end all sutch differences as doe remayne in the towne of Yarmouth.
Leiuetenant Nashe and Sergant Chui'ch are respited vntell the next
Court, at which Court thay are to cauese to apeere Captain Gorg Wright in
person, for whose personall apeerance and good behauior thay stand bound.
P
*M a Court of Assistants holden the 2""^ of May, 1648.
Before M' Bradford, Gouernor, Captayn Miles Standish, and
M"" Thomas Prenc, M"^ William Thomas,
M' WilUam CoUar,
Gen?, Assistants.
EETER HANBERY aknowlidgeth to owe vnto our souer- ■ ^ ^
ain lord the King
VOL. II. 16
1648.
2 May.
New
Plimouth.
[*162.]
122
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECOKDS.
1G48.
2 May.
New
Plimoi'th.
M"
Bradford,
gouernor.
5 December.
The condition, y' if the aboue bonndcn Peeter Hanbery shall apeere at
the next Generall Court of our souerain lord the King, to bee holden at Plim-
outh aforesaid, the fu-st Tusday in June next, and in the mean time prouid
SlU'tyes for his good behaviour ; that then, &5. This bond forated by non apcr.
John Barnes, of Plimouth, is aioAved by the Couit to brew and sell
beere vnto comers and goers vntell the Court shall see reason to the contrary
in regard of his intent to bake biscake, and for y* otherwise it would bee pre-
jeditiall vnto him.
Whereas differences are between Captaine INIiles Standish and Samuell
Eaton, about the boiuids of thayer lands, the Court haue apoynted y' M'' All-
din, John Washburn, Senior, Henery Sampson, and Pliillip Delanoy shall vine
and set at rights sutch diferences as are between them.
Wheras contreversis have been between M"^ Gromes and Thomas Clarke,
of Plymouth, about sundery acounts depending between them, the sd
differences haueing been heard by M'' Bradford, M"^ Coliar, and Captaine
Miles Standish, the Sd M'' Gromes couenants to pay vnto the 5d Thomas
Clarke 14 bushels of wheat, and five bushells of Indian corn, the wheat to
bee payed on the 15* day of September next, and the Indian corne to be payed
when it is marchantable ; allso, y' the sd Thomas Clarke acsepteth of 4*
debt dew vnto M"^ Gromes from M"^ Prencc, and so all mailer of debts and de-
maunds are cleared from the begeiiing of the world to this day.
1648, December fifte. Vpon ]VP Collars demaund of the aforsaid debt,
thef was payed by M'^ Gromes three pound fine shili and 4 pence.
7 June.
New
Plimouth.
[*163.]
^Jltt a Generall Court holden at Plimouth aforsaid, the T"^ of June,
1648, in the twenty fourth Yeare of his Ma!'^ now Raigne, of
England, Sfc.
Befor William Bradford, gen?, Gouer,
M'' Thomas Prence,
M"^ William Coliar,
Captain Mils Standish,
Gen?, Asistants.
M'' Timothy Hatherle,
M"' John Brown, and
M"' William Thomas,
F
REEMEN admited this Court, and sworne : —
Isaak Stedman,
Robert Caruer,
Robert Titus,
William Cheesburow,
COURT ORDERS.
123
John Morton,
Ephi-aim Morton,
John Wood,
Henery Wood,
Samuell Dunham,
Robert Finny,
Jakob Cooke,
James Glase,
Ephraim Tlicks,
Alexander Standish,
Samuell Tomkins,
John Aldin,
James Wyate,
Nicolas Hyde,
Josepth Tory.
1G48.
7 June.
Bradford,
GoOnor.
•elected Assistants.
This Court M'' William Bradford was elected Gouerfi.
M' Edward Winslow,
M' Thomas Prence,
M"^ William Coliare,
Captain Mylls Standish,
M"" John Brown,
M' Timothy Hatherlee,
M' WilHam Thomas,
This Court M"" Wilham Bradford, Gouerner, and M' John Brown weer
elected comissioners for the Vnited Colynies.
Captain Myls Standish elected Tresiu-er for tliis yeare.
*The coinittees for
For Plimouth,
For Duxbeiy, .
Seteaat, . . .
For Sandwidg,
For Yarmouth,
For Barnstable,
For Taunton,
For Marshfeild,
For Rehoboth,
For Naussit, .
Mannasses Kemton,
John Cooke.
William Basset.
John Williams and
this Court weer —
( M" John Howland,
M' William Pady,
M"" John Alld",
sent none this Covut.
Thomas Chambers, being present, serued
in the rome of coinityes.
Thomas Tupper and Thomas Burgis.
Leiue tenant Palmer and M'' Edmond Hawes
M"" Thomas Dimake and Thomas Hincklee.
Richard Williams, Edward Case.
Thomas Chillingsworth, Robert Waterman.
Robert Titus, John Dogged.
Nicolas Snow, Samuell Hicks.
[*164.]
*The Cunstables of the seuerall Townes.
For Plimouth, . . Ephraim Morton, sworn.
[*165.]
For Duxbery,
Thomas Heward, sworn.
7 June.
Bradford,
gouernor.
For Seteaat,
For Sandwidg, .
For Taunton,
For Yarmouth, .
For Barnstable, .
For Marshfeild, .
For Rehoboth, .
For Naussit, .
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
r Thomas Hyland, not sworn, and
\lsaake Stedman, sworn.
James SkilFe, sworn.
M"^ Thomas Gilbert, sworn.
John Marchant, to bee sworn at home.
M'' Thomas AUin, to bee sworn at home.
( John Gorum and ) , ,
^ . . r both sworn.
(Thomas Tildin, j
John Allin, to bee sworn at home.
Jobe Cole, to bee sworn at home.
The Grand Inquest.
Jury sworn.
John Dunham, Sen,
Isaak Wells,
Peeter Gant,
M'' Thomas Burne,
Isaake Eobmson, absent,
Robert Finny,
Henery Wood,
+Ephraim Hicks, J
James Walker,
James Wyat,
Loue Brewster,
William Paybody.+
' sworn, i
John Barker,
Josepth Colman,
John Stokbridg,
John AlHn,
Thomas Bordman, absent
and find,
+Thomas Bui-sell,J
James Bursell, absent,
Josepth Tory,
Robert Sharpe,
Mycaell Blackweell,
Daniell Cole.
[*166.]
"Servayors for the Hyewayes.
For Plimouth, ,
For Duxbery,
For Seteaat, .
For Sandwidge,
For Taunton,
For Yarmouth,
For Barnstable,
For Marshfeild,
For Rehoboth,
For Naussit, .
f Richard Sparow,
[ John Barnes,
Francis Sprage,
f John WilUs,
[ Thomas Chambers,
Thomas Dexter,
John Dean,
Richard Tayler,
Thomas Burman,
John Russell,
John Miller,
Josias Cooke,
Thomas Clarke,
Jakob Cooke.
Abram Sampson.
Humfry Tui-ner,
Thomas Buid.
John Fishe.
Richard Stasy,
Francis Baker.
Gorge Lewis.
Robert Barker.
John Pellum.
Robert Vixon.
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125
The names ^ those y' are to take vp the excise weer these : —
For PUmouth,
For Duxbery,
For Seteaat, .
For Sandwidg,
For Taunton,
For Yarmouth,
For Barnstable,
For Marshfeild,
For Rehoboth,
For Naussit, .
John Finny.
John WilHs.
Samuell House.
Peeter Gaunt.
James Wyat.
M' Edmond Haws.
Isaake Robinson.
Josepth Beddle.
John Dogged.
Nicolas Snowe.
1648.
7 June.
Bradford,
gouernok.
Constant Southworth aiowed to sell wine at Duxbery,
Richard SilHs aiowed to sell wine at Seteaat.
Josias Cooke aiowed to sell wine at Nausset, and to be regester keeper
for the towne.
*The names of those y* weer absent this Court y' should haue taken vp [*167.]
thaire freedom.
Richard PauU, John Bradford,
WiUiam Philhps, John Browne,
Francis Goulder, Thomas Dunham.
The names of those y' stand propounded vnto the Court to take vp thair
freedom are these : —
John Gorum,
John Dogged,
Obadia Holmes,
Thomas Clifton,
Thomas Burd,
John Daman.
Samuell Mayo complains against John Wilham, Seii, in an action of
tresspas vpon the case, to the damage of fourty pounds.
Samuell House complains against Gowin White, in an action vpon the
forfiture of a bond, in a mater of arbetration, to the damage of fine pound.
Samuell House complains against Gowin White, in an action of tress-
pas vpon the case, to the damage of twenty pound.
Gowin White complayns against Samuell House, in an action of tresspas
vpon the case, to the damag of tenn pound.
These foure actions aboue written weer all non suted by reason of the
plaintifes not apeering to prosecute, and the charges of the Court awarded to
bee payed by the plaintiffes.
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PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 4 8.
7 June.
Sertain debts demaunded of tlic ouerseers of the yriU of Thomas Howell,
deceased, -vrhich the said Thomas Howell ought in his life time.
Vpon the demand of a debt by Captain Harding, the jury find for the
Beadpoeo, plaintife the debt and the charges of the Court.
Vpon the demand of a debt of one pound 5 shili, by John Barker, the
iurv find for the plaintife 16 shilling and the charges of the Coirrt
*In the action of debt dew from Thomas Howell to Simon Suton, the
jury find for the plaintife the debt and the charges of the Court.
The jiuy for these trialls weer these foloing : —
M' Thomas Howes,
[♦168.]
[*169.]
Jury sworn.
*SamueU Xash,*
Christofer Waddsworth,
Experience Michell,
Phillip Delanoy,
Joshua Prate,
Richard Spafow,
Barnard Lumberd,
ui-A^ sworn.
Thomas Chambers,
Robert Carver,
James Skiffe,
John Washburn,
Robert BartUt a part
of the time, & being
nessesitated to depart,
John Thomson was
L put in his rome.
M' Edmond Haws presenting a parssell of waights to the Court, to bee
the standerd for the waights of Yarmouth, the Court doe alow them so to bee.
The Court hath ordered, concerning the estate of M'' Winchester, for the
well disposing therof, for the good of his children, that M*^ Brown doe treat
with the superuisors of his will and teastament, and to doe in y' behalfe
what shall bee needfull.
Further, wheras it doth apeer by the late will and testament of !M'' Al-
exander Winchester, desseased, y* hee hath made his wife the sole executris
of his will afofsaid, it is ordered by the Court, y* if !M' Brown and the towne
of Rehoboth shall see it needfull to make choise of another vnto himselfe
and the superadvissers, for the well disposing of the afofsaid estate in the be-
haKe of the children of the aforsaid M"^ Winchester.
•Nicolas Hvde petissions to the Coiul for a childs portion of the estal
of Thomas BHsse, desseased, and the Court haue promised to take it into con-
sideration.
That som one of the grandjiirymen of Yarmouth doe keep a trew stan-
derd to tryall waights in the townshipe by.
The Court doe alow a fine of fiue pound dew from John Tomson to
the towne of PKmouth, towards the mending of the causway at Joansses
Riuer.
The Court doe alow and request M' Howland, WiUiam Merrick, and John
COURT OllDEl'uS. 127
Roscers to stake out the hvewav from Joansses Riuer Bridge to Massachus- 164 8.
sets Path, by William Meficks aforesaid.
7 June.
The inhabytants of the EeU Eiuer haue propossed to the Court ether to ^ji,
haue thaire bridge now in building to bee a toalle bridg, or to haue som Bradford,
healpe towards the charge. The Court haue promised to take it into consid-
eration \Titel the next Court.
The Court have ordered y* Nausset pay by rate fourty shilling for the
last yeare, and fourty for this present yeare ; and soe anually forty shillings.
And further, y* the seueral townships are to pay thair rates acording to
the same proportion thay did the last yeare.
That bv retaile of tobacco is to bee ment aU y' sell it by rctaile, whether
in rovde or any other wise, y' onely exsepted which men raise by planting at
home.
*TVTieras it doth apeer y' thef is a debt of fiue pound and 8 shUi aper- [*1"0.]
taining vnto Gorg Wright, in the hands of John Dogged, of Eehoboth, the
Couil haue ordered, y' the said debt remayne atached in the hands of John
Dogged aforsaid, for the vse of Leiuftenant Xash and Sergeant Church, in
consideration of the damage befaHng them by the abouesaid Gorg Wright,
the bieaking of his bands for the good behavior.
Lfes of adminestration are graunted vnto Edmond Weston, to admines-
ter vppon the estate of Tho Howell, desseased, and to pay his debts as :^e
and by equall pporsions as the estate will amount vnto, and Phillip Delanoy
and Robert Carver with him.
Josia Winslow, Junier, is aiowed and aproued of by the Court to bee
insyne beaier of the trayne band of MarshfeUd.
The Court haue ordered, y' what the exsyse shall not defray of the
charges by the magestrats table shall bee satisfyed by the fines, and yet if
thef bee want, the cuntry to make it vp.
M"^ Howland and 'SI' Alldin to bee aded to the Tresurer, to take an ac-
count of the trade of Ccnebecke, and to yeild a trew account to the Court
therof, betwext this and the sixteenth of July next.
Richaid Burton, being acuscd for stealling of a calfe, and the same acus-
sation orderly proued against him, was sensured by the Court to pay vnto the
owener of the calfe sixteene shillings, and to bee pubHckly whipte, the later
whearof acordingly was performed.
M'' Hatherle requesting to haue liberty to set ^"p an iron mille, the cun-
try doe reffer it to bee determined by the Gouemer and Asistants at the next
Court of Asistants.
Differences depending between WUliam Sherman and John Barker about
128 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 () 4 8. the bounds of thayer lands, the Cort doe apoint and requeste Captaine Myles
Standish and M"^ Aldin, and to bee acompanied with Joshua Prat, to set at
rights sutch differences as are betwext them.
14 May.
[*171.]
7 June.
M" ^'o^
Beahford,
Goi-EKNER. *j^^ Yarmouth, the xiiij"' day of May, 1648, by Captain Standisli, who was au-
thorised by the Comt holden at Plimouth, the 7"^ of March, 1647, to
haue the hearing, and to put an end to all differences as doe remayne in
the townc of Yarmouth.
It is ordered by the said Captaine Standish, y' Thomas Payne shall inioy
the first eight acars of land granted to him in the west feild, which hee denied
to lay downe, and for the other twenty eight acars or therabouts, hee shall re-
linquish to the comons, as was formerly agreed vnto by the towne.
Also, y' M"" Hawes shall enjoy 8 acars of vpland or therabouts, in the
west feild, which hee bought of Goodman Chase.
Item, y* Robert Dennis shall enjoy 12 acars of vpland in the west feild,
which hee bought of Peeter Worden, and 10 acars of M"" Hawes, and 7 acars
of M"" Hallott, and 4 acars there giuen him by the towne.
Also, y* Thomas Flawne shall enjoy 13 acars of land, or therabouts, in
the west feild, giuen him by the comittes.
Also, y' Andrew Hallott shall relinquish eight acares of land granted to
him in the west feild, and to take it vp in som other place conuenient.
Also, y* M" Hawes shall relinquish eight acares of land granted to him
in the wcste feild, and take it vp in soin other conuenient place.
Also, it is ordered, y' the towne shall enjoy and posses the necke of land
coiiionly called Nobscussett Necke, ais Sasuet Necke, both vpland and medowe,
notwithstanding all former graunts and sales of any part therof, exsepte what
haue been graunted to M'' Gray, about 6 yeares sence, being 10 acars of
vpland and 4 acars of meadowe lying there, betwext the great rocke and
harbors mouth, the vpland and the creeke.
Whereas jNI"" Thatcher, M' Howes, and M' Crow, coiiiittees of tliis plan-
tation of Yarmouth, in consideration of thayer charges about the discouering,
puixhas, and other charges by them disbursed, about the same, haue clamed
and taken vp, vizj, W Thatcher, 130 acars of vpland, and twenty six acars
of meadowe for a farme, and INI"' Howes 100 acars of vpland, and 20 acars of
meadowe for his fearme, or great lot, and 'M' Crow one hundred acars of vp-
land, and twenty acares of meadowe, for his farme or great lot, — the towne
hath alowcd M' Thatcher an hundred and tennc acares of vpland, and his
twenty-six acares of meadowe, and hee hath layed downe to the towne the
other twenty acares of vpland, and likewise the towne haue graunted vnto M'
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Howes fourscore acars of vpland, and twenty acares of meadow, and hee hath 1 G 4 8.
layed dowaie to the towne, in liow of the other tAventy acares of land by him ' ^ '
taken vp in his great lot, twenty acars lying in Rock Furland, next on the '^
west side to Edward Stm-ges land, bought of Gabriell Whcildin ; and lick- Bkadfoui),
wise the towne hath allowed vnto M'' Crow 4 score acars of vpland, and twenty
acars of meadowe, wherof som part is taken vp allredy, and the rest to bee
taken vp by him where hee shall find it conuenient, and twenty acars hee re-
mits to the towne, which the towne accepts, and is satisfied in full in
respecte of any differences y' hath been betwext the toAvne and them, and
every one of them, in respecte of theire farmes or great lots, or any gree-
wances about the laying out of lands from the begiiiing of the plantation to
this 13"' day of May, 1648, aforsaid.
*Also, M' Thatcher and W Howes hath layed down to the vse of the [*1T2.]
town, vizj, M"^ Thatcher 12 acares of vpland neare the Great Basse Pound,
and M' Howes hath layed downe 10 acares of vpland in Nobscussett, lying
there in a fm-land called Rabbits Ruinc, in liew of 12 acares a peece claimed
by them, and taken vp heertofore, in consideration of charges about the laying
out of lands in the Avinter 1638, which apeers in thayer acompte given into
Court, aiio 1640, which the towne hath otherwise satisfied vpon agreement.
Item, it is ordered, y' Richard Templar shall enjoy his fine acares of land
at Nobscussetl^ layed out there in Snakes Furland, next the hyeway buting
vpon M"^ Mathues land.
Item, it is ordered, y' Goodman Clarke shall enjoy three acares of vpland
at Nobscussett, in the playn furland next beyonde fine acars late Thomas
Hatches, and next vnto the fearme.
Item, it is order, y' Robert Dennis shall enjoy 2 acares of vpland in
Nobscussett there, in affm-land called Rabbets Reuine, betweene M'' Lumkins
and Goodman Prichards, and abbuting vpon the Coy Ponde.
Item, it is granted vnto M"" Nickerson to haue tenne acars of vpland, and
8 acares of meadow towards the South Sea, which is not for the present to the
prejudice of the towne.
Item, it is graunted allso to Jolm Darby to haue six acares of meadow in
the Easteren Swan Pond Meadowe, in lewe of 4 acars dew to William Chase,
for a debt the town owed him.
It is ordered, y' Richard Hore shall haue tenne acares of meadow in the
Easteme Meadows in the Swan Pond, and in the easterne end therof
It is hckwise granted y' M"^ Howes shall haue 17 acars in the Eastern
Meadow, and at the easterne end in the Swan Ponds, in liewe of IT acars of
meadow M'' Howes hath taken vp in Nobscussett, ais Sassuett Necke, and
VOL. II. 17
130 PLYMOUTH COLONY IIECOIIDS.
1 G48. sould to Thomas Burnian : hcc hatli laycd do-\viie to the townesvse 7^ acars of
^~ "^ ' mcadoAve, hite ^T Hallotts, lying at the lower end of the rocke tree furland,
j^jB and eight acares of meadow, late William Chases, lyeing next vnto Edward
Bradford, Sturges meadow, between the riuer and !M'' Simkins necke.
GOUERXEK. _ _
It is ordered, y' M"" jMiller bee sufficiently accomodated.
It is ordered, y' euery iahabytant haue his land, both vpland and mcadoAV,
suffitlcntly bounded in convenient time with stones.
15 May. *Thc 15"' day of May, 1648. It is agreed by Captaine Standish, M'
[*1T3.] Cro^^■, M"" Thatcher, and ^l' Howes, the coiTiittecs of this plantation of Yar-
mouth, and Richard llorc, M'' Ilawes, William Nicorsone, William Pallmer,
and Robert Dennis, in the behalfe of the townc, that M' Staare, William Nich-
orsone, and Robert Dennis shall bee joyned to the coiTiittccs for this pscnt ycare,
and thence after bv the towne : thay liaiie tliayer liberty to choose other three
to the comittees afofsaid, so y' the coihittees shall not heerafter dispose of
any lands, either vplands or meadow, without the consscnt of those three or tow
of them, and if any difference arise between them ^^■llich they cannot compose
themselues, y' thay repayer to Captain Standish for his dyrection.
Wheras at a towne meeting, March 22'^°"'i, 1647, ]M' Thatcher freely
layed downe and renounced all right, title, and interest to any manner of vj)-
land as his dew by way of proportion, excepting 40 acars of vpland, more or
lesse, lying and being about his dwelling house betAvext M' Hawes and ^I'
Millers, and the cart path to Barnstable, excepte allso 20 acars giuen him by
fi-ee gifte, commonly called the Reward, which hee acknowlidgeth tliis fif-
teenth day of May, 1648, to stand vnto. Hee allso demaunds 8 acares of
vpland in West Feild, Avhich hee bought of Thomas Hatch, and which is to bee
layed out next vnto M"^ Hawes 8 acares of land there, which hee bought of
Goodman Chase, vnto which the towne consenteth, and other vpland hee claim-
eth not.
17 May. An agreement made the 17"* of May, 1648, betwcene Paupmunnuck, with
the consent of his brother, and all the rest of Iris associats on the one
part, and Captaine Myles Standish in the behalfe of the inhabitants of
Barnestable on the other part, as followeth, vizj : —
That the said Paupmunnucke hath, with the free and full conssent of his
said brother and associats, freely, fully, and absolutly bargained and sould
vnto the sd Captaine Myles Standish, in the behalfe and for the vse of the
inhabytants of Barnstable aforsaid, all his and thayer right, title, and inter-
este in all his and thayer lands lying and beeing within the pcincts of Barnsta-
ble afFofsaid, faring vpon the sea, coiiionly called the South Sea, buting home
to Januo his land eastward, and a little beyond a brookc, called the First
17 May.
M"
COURT ORDERS. 131
Hearing Brooke, weastward, and to Ncpoyctums and Scaqunncks lands north- 1 (5 4 8.
ward, cxsepting thii-ty acars which hee, the said Paupmiinnnck hath retained to
the pper vse and behoofe of himsclfe, his brother, and assosiatcs, for and in con-
sideration of 2 brasse kittells and one bushell of Indian corn, to bee dewly and Bradford,
GOUERNER.
trewly payed vnto him, the id Paupmunnuck, by the said inhabytants of Barn-
stable, between the date heerof and Noucmber next inscuing ; allso, one halfe
part of so mutch fence as will fence in the thirty acars of land affofsaid for
the said Paupmunnuck, to bee dewly and trewly made by the laste of Aprill
next insewing the date heerof; allso, the said Paupmunnuck and his asociates
shall haue free leaue and liberty to hunt in the said lands, provided thay giue
notice to the said inhabitants *before thay sett any trappes, as allso fidly and [* 174.]
dilligenttly to see all thair trappes cury day, y' soc in case any arc taken or in-
trapped therin, thaye shall spcedyli Ictt them out, and uquaint the said inhaby-
tants forthwith therof ; as allso to aquainte them if thay shall perceiue any
cattell to haue broken out of thayer trapps before thay come vnto them.
In wittnes of all and singuler the preemises heerof, thay haue heervnto
sett thayer hands the day and yeare aboue written.
All which conditions, in case thay doe not dilligently obserue, thay shall
pay whatsoeuer damage comes to any mans cattell through thayer default
heerin.
*Att a Court of Asistants holden ait JVew Plymouth, the first of i Augxist.
.August, 1648.
Before M"" William Bradford, Gouernor, Capptayn Myles Staandish, and
M"^ William Colyar, M"^ WiUiam Thomas,
Gen?, Asistants.
A TT this Coui-t it was ordered, y' Thomas Cushman shall haue and enjoy,
.Jr\^ without disturbance, the one third part of all the English corn due
vnto Mis Combe, for her part, from William Spooner, for this ^sent yeare, ex-
cepting the rj^e, wherof hee is to haue the one halfe, and one part of fiue of the
Indian corn, and the one half of the frute, and the one half of the hempe.
The said Court haue further ordered, concerning the children of the said
M'^ Combe, now being with William Spooner, y' the said Spooner keepe them
for the psent, and not dispose of them for the future, without further order
from the Court.
Wheras it doth appeer, that M' John Combe was indebted to the estate
132 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1648. of Cudbert Godbersom, as appeers by the account of the Gofl, M' William
^ ^ ^ Bradford, adminestrator of the said estate, -w-hich said estate was debtor a con-
"T^" ' siderable sume to M' Isacke Allerton, marchant, whoe by a letter of attor-
BaAPFOM), neY doth giue the said debt to his son in law, M"^ Thomas Cushman, and im-
GorER>-EK. " ■,/'^■,^^■tJ'^r^ J
powered him to the receiuemg therof, whoe desires healp of the Court ; and
Of this see ^j^^^. gj^jj^jj^ tjiat the said Combe was indebted to the abouesaid M"' Allerton,
more the 2"^ • ^
page forward they graunted, by way of extent ^-pon the lands of the said Combe, that a pte
the assigiLent of the encrease therof for some time should bee payed to ^I' Cushman afor-
being there ^^^ ^^ whom the moneyes was due, which accordingly being done as farr as
entered. ' "
they could judge, the said Combe stood indebted to the estate of the afofsaid
Cutbert Godbersom by any thinge that did then appeer, the land was freed from
any further extent ypon that account.
[*175.] 'These sheweth, that on July the 22""'"^, 16-48, wee, whosse names are ynder-
written, were swome by M' Bradford, Gouemer, to make inquiry of the
death of the child of AUis Bishop, the wife of Richard Bishope.
"Wee declai-e, y' coming into the house of the said Richard Bishope, wee
saw at the foot of a ladder w^ leadeth into an ypper chamber, much blood ;
and going yp all of ys into the chamber, wee found a woman child, of about
foitre yeares of age, lying in her shifte yppon her left cheeke, with her throat
cut with diuers gashes crose wayes, the wind pipe cut and stuke into the
throat downward, and a bloody knife lying by the side of the child, with w**
knife all of ys judg, and the said Allis hath confessed to fine of ys att one
time, y' shee murdered the child with the said knife.
JOHX HOWLAXD, JAMES COLE,
JAMES HURST, GYELLS RICKARD,
ROBERT LEE, RICHARD SPARROW,
JOHX SIL\WE, THOMAS POPE,
FRAXCIS COOKE, FRAXCIS BILLIXGTOX,
JOHX COOKE, WILLIAM XELSOX.
Rachell, the wife of Josepth Ramsden, aged about 23 yeares, being ex-
amined, saith that coming to the house of Richard Bishope -^-ppon an erand,
the wife of the said Richard Bishope requested her to goe fetch her som but-
termilke at Goodwife Winslows, and gaue her a ketle for that purpose, and shee
went and did it ; and before shee wente, shee saw the child lyinge abed asleepe,
to her best deseming, and the woman was as well as shee hath knowne her att
any time ; but when shee came shee found her sad and dumpish ; shee asked
her what blood was that shee saw at the ladders foot ; shee pointed ynto the
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133
chamber, and bid her looke, but shee perseiued shee had kiied her child, and
being afraid, shee refused, and ran and tould her father and mother. Moro-
uer, shee saith the reason y* moued her to thinke shee had kiied her child was
y' when shee saw the blood shee looked on the bedd, and the child was Beadford,
GOUEENEK,
not there.
Taken vppon oath by mee, WILLIAM BRADFOED,
The day and year aboue written.
At a Court of Asistants holden at New Plymouth, the first of Aguste,
1648, before M'' Bradford, Gouer, M' CoHar, Captain ^Miles Standish, and M'
William Thomas, gen?, Assistants, the id Allice, being examined, confessed
shee did comite the affofsaid murther, and is sofy for it.
*An Assignment appointed heer to bee recorded.
Know all men whom these ^sents may any waies conceme, that I, Isacke
Allerton, of New Amsterdam, in the prouince of the New Netherlands, mar-
chant, doe, by vertue heerof, absolutely, fi-eely, and of my owne accord, as-
signe, giue, and make ouer from mee, my heii-es and exequitors foreuer, vnto
my welbeloued sonne in law, Thomas Cushman, of New Plymouth, in New
England, his heires, exequitors, adminestrators, or assignes for euer, all my
right, title, interest, and claime I can any waies make or pretend vnto a cer-
taine debt of one hundi-ed pound sterling due "VTito mee from John Combe, gent,
and for which the land adjacent to the said New Plymouth, and appertaining
to the said ]\I'' John Combe, was engaged to mee, as by the records may appeer,
the said sume of one hundred pounds sterling, more or lesse, being due vnto
mee, the said Isacke, as may appeer by seuerall accounts, glueing and grant-
ing, and by vertue heerof I doe giue and graunt full power and authoritie ATito
my said son in law to vse all laTslFul meanes for the recouery of the said debt
vnto the proper vse and behoofe of my said sonne in law, or his heires, with
as large and ample power as is or may be giuen by vertue of any letter of at-
torney or assignment, and as much as if myselfe were psonally ^sent, ratifying,
aiowing, and confeirming any acte that shalbee lawfiilly don by my said son in
law, for the recoueiy of the said debt against myselfe, or any other claiming
for or -vnder mee. In witnes wherof I haue heervnto sett my hand and scale,
this twenty seauenth of October, 1646.
ISACKE ALLERTON, and a I Seaie.
Sealed and deliuered in the j^sence of
Goi'ge Baxter,
Thomas Willett,
Gorg Woolsev.
[*176.]
134
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1648. *^tt the Generall Court of our Soiieraine Lord the King, holden at
Plymouth af or said, the 4'" of October, 1648.
4 October.
New
Plymouth.
M"
Bbadfoed,
GoU.
Before M'' Bradford, Gouerner,
M"^ Thomas Prence,
Captaine Miles Standish,
Gent, Assistants.
M'' Timothy Hatherle, and
M"^ William Thomas,
A TT this Court, Allice Bishope, the wife of Richard Bishope, of New
r\ Plymouth, was indited for felonius murther by her comited, vppon
Martha Clark, her owne child, the frute of her owne body.
The names of the grand inquest that went on triall of the aforsaid bill
of inditment, weer these : —
John Dunham, Sen,
Isaake Weels,
M"^ Thomas Burne,
Robert Finny,
Henery Wood,
Ephi-aim Hickes,
James Walker,
James Wyat,
Loue Brewster,
These found the bill a trew bill.
John Barker,
Josepth Colman,
John Allin,
Thomas Bordman,
James Bursell,
Josepth Tory,
Micaell Blackwell,
Dardell Cole.
The petty jmys names that went vppon her tryall were these : ■
Josias Winslow, SenT,
Thomas Shillingsworth,
Anthony Snowe,
Richard Sparrow,
Gabriell Fallowell,
Joshua Prat,
> sworn.
Gyells Rickard,
John Shaw, Sen,
Steuen Wood,
William Mericke,
William Brete,
John Willis,
swonie.
These found the said Allice Bishope guilty of the said fellonius mvuther-
ing of Martha Clarke aforsaid ; and so shee had the sentence of death pro-
nounced against her, vizj, to bee taken from the place where shee was to
the place from whence shee came, and thence to the place of execution,
and there to bee hanged by the neckc vntell her body is dead, which acord-
ingly was executed.
COURT OllDEllS. 135
♦Presentments of the Grand Enqucst. 1 G 4 8.
Christofer Wudsworth, Nicolas Eobbins, John lloggcrs, John AYilhs, '' ^
4 October.
Samuell Eaton, Jonathan Brewster, Arthcr Haris, Thomas Gannet, bemg pre- j^j«
sented for being dcffccthxe in ladders, vppon thayer now being better pro- J^^^^"°J^"'
uidcd of them, are cleared. [* 179.1
The towne of Seteaate haueing been presented for not chusing milletary
ofFcccrs acording to order, W Hathele promising the Court to see the milletary
company of the towne aforsd exercise in armes at times apointcd vntell thay
can conueniently make choisc of offecers, are clcrcd of this presentment.
The seruayors of Seteaate haueing been presented for not mending ther
hyewayes acording to order, vppon redresse therof are cleared of this pre-
sentment.
Seteaate presented for not puiding armes for publicke seruis acording to
order, respeted vntell the next Coui't.
8"^ June, 1648.
The towne of Taunton was presented for not mending the hiewayes be-
tween Taunton and Plymouth, w<='' thay are ordered by the Coui't to doe, or to
retiu-ne the xxx shillings finne of Francis Doughty allowed them for y' end.
The seruayors of Duxbery, haueing been presented for not mending the
hyeway at Hand Creeke, vppon thayer sence mending therof, are cleared of
tliis presentment.
These aboue written presentments Aveer presented vnto the Coiut on
March the 7"', 1647, but examined on the third of October, 1648.
Christofer Winter and his wife haueing been presented, the 8th of June,
1648, for haueing knowlidg each of other before publicke mariage, the said
Christofer, deliuoring a bill vnder his hand vnto Captain Standish, Tresui-er,
for the payment of his finne, is cleared of the said presentment.
Thomas Dexter, Junior, miller, of Sandwidg, haueing been presented for
not haueing a toale dish sealled acording to order, vppon the hearing of his
deffencc, was cleared.
*James Walker, of Taunton, informing against William Hedggis, for y* [•180.]
the id Hedgges, knowing of one y* that hath traded shote vnto the Indians,
and refusing to declare who it is, by a sommons sent vnto him is required to
apeer at the next Generall Court ; acordingly hee did, and was cleared.
Gorg Pitcocke, of Siteaate, being whoiy deffectiue in respecte of armes,
is to prouide armes compleat for one man, and constantly to pay his finnes,
for y' hoc beareth not armes.
Wheras differences haue been betwext Loue Brewster and Samuell Eaton
about the boimds of theire lands, the Court hath ordered and doe requeste M'
136
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1648.
4 October.
Bkadfoud,
gouern'eu.
AUdin, Henery Sampson, and Phillipc Delanoy to range out thayer lands
betwexte them, bcgiiiing at the lower end, and make report therof to the
Court how thay find it.
The Coui-t haue ordered, concerning Thomas Dunham, that hee abstaine
from coming att or sending vnto Martha Knote, of Sandwidge, firom this |>>sent
day vntell the first Tusday of Desember next, vntell the Coui-t can better de-
serne the treuth of his pretended contracte with the id Martha Knot, vnles
the Gouerner, vppon clearing of thinges, shall giue him leaue.
16 4 8-9. *M the Generall Court of our Souerain Lord the King, holden at
Plymouth aforsaid, the sixt of March, 1648.
C March.
New
Plymouth.
[nsL]
Fine.
Beffore M"" William Bradford, Goucrne]-,
M"^ William Collar,
Captaine Miles Standish,
Gent, Assistant.
M"^ Timothy Hatherle,
INI"^ John Browne, and
M"^ William Thomas,
CONCERNING William Cheesbiu-ow and William Palmer, of Rehoboth,
the Court haue ordered, that for thaire contempt of the Couit, manif-
fested by theire pseeding in the dispossing of the children of M"" Winchester,
contrary to order fi-om the magestrats, and other miscarriages about the id
children, thay are fined tenn pound.
Whereas fiue shillings was demaunded and retained by William Chees-
burow as a leggasy giuen by M"^ Winchester, the Court find it not due, and
appoint him to returne it to them y' haue the disposing of the children of
the aforsaid M'' Winchester.
Whereas William Cheesburow and William Palmer did demaund twenty
shillings charges for a jury to Plymouth about busines for the chikken of M""
Winchester, the Court haue aiowed vnto William Palmer tenn shili, but vnto
William Cheesburow thay haue aiowcd nothing, because it apeered y' the
said William Cheesburow cam to Plymouth at y* time vpon other ocations.
Concerning the bridge at the Eele Riuer, the Court haue ordered, y*
wheras there hath been longe neglect and complaint for y' the said bridge
was not built acording to order of Coiu-t held the 4"" of September, 1638,
thay haue thought good to signify vnto the towncs whom it perticularly con-
cerns, — vizj, Yarmouth, Barnstable, and Sandwidg, — y' acording to the
COURT ORDERS. 137
said order, thay ought at least to beare a considerable part of the charg arise- 164 8-0.
ins by the bridg now built by the inhabitants of the Eel Riuer aforsd ouer ^ '
. . , , _ 6 March.
the riuer aforsaid, and the rather because it is found by late and comon expe- ^^^
rience v' trauellers doe make vse of the id bridge as finding the way leading BRAoroui),
•' o <J V GOUEUNEK.
therunto most coinodius for theire jurniing to and fro ; and y' the townes
aforsaid should consider of the perticulars aforsd against the next Generall
Court, y' thay may giue answare therunto, and make payment for the charge
of the bridg as aforsd.
* William Bassit, of Duxbery, SenT, haueing been presented at the Gen- [*182.]
erall Court holdeu at Plymouth aforsaid the 4»'' of October, 1648, for not Fined,
mending of guns in seasonable time, acording to order of Court, is fined for
his neglect heerin fiue shillings.
The Court haue graunted liberty vnto John Morton to draw and sell wine
by retaile at Plymouth, and to lodg and entertaine straingers and trauellers
to bead and bord, for dew concideration for the same.
The Court haue graunted liberty vnto John Lewis to keep an ordinary,
and to di-aw and sell wine, at Seteaat, or any other whom the towne of Seteaat
aforsaid shall aiow of, if the said John Lewis shall thinke meete not to
keep it.
The Court aiow vnto M'' Leueridge for foure witnesses subpenaed by him
this Coui-t 3 shili a peece, in all twelue shillings.
And vnto M"" Thatcher, being subpenaed by M"" Dexter, 4 shilli.
And vnto M'' Dillingham and Eichard Bourn, being subpenaed by M""
Dexter, 3 shillings a peece.
*Presentment3 of the Grand Inquest. [*183.]
Wee ^sent M"" William Hedge, of the towne of Yarmouth, for le?ing of cleared,
an Indian haue a gun, and poulther, and shot.
Wee p>sent M' Crow, Seni, for receauing stoUen goods. Cleared.
Wee pisent the wife of M' Hedge, of Yarmouth, for receaueing of stolen Cleared.
goods.
Wee ^sent the wife of Hugh Norman, and Mary Hammon, both of Mary Hamon
ClGSJCd wit II
Yarmouth, for leude behauior each with other vpon a bed. Of this more is admonision.
entered in the conclusions of the Court held the ^'""'^ of October, 1650, p. 226.
Wee psent Richard Bishope, of Plymouth, for steaUng of a spade from
Andrew Ring. Hee was sentenced to sit in the stocks, and to pay a new spade
to Andrew Ring before the next June Court, or otherwise to bee publickli whipt.
Wee ^sent the way wardens or svurvayors of Taunton for neglecting to Cleared.
mend the hyewayes.
VOL. II. 18
138
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
6 March.
M"
164 8-9. Wee ^sent Peregrin White, and Sara, his wife, both of Mar'shfeild, for
fornication before marriage or contract. Cleared by paying the fine. Fined.
Wee p'sent William Sabin, the miller of Rehoboth, for not returning
Bradfokd, j^gj-,g (.oj.j^ yj-^jQ tj^ej^ \jy ^y^Q quarts in a bushell, allowing their toule. Cleared.
GOUEKNER.
Robert Padduk, of Plymouth, and William Clark, of Duxbery, were
Fined. both ^sented June the 4"^ for being diunk, and sence both cleared by the
paiment of theair fine.
164 9. *^^i a Court of Assistants holden at Plymouth aforsaid, the first of
' ' May, 1649.
6 May.
Plymouth. Before M"^ William Bradford, Gouerner, M"^ Timothy Hatherlee,
[*185.] M-^ WilUam Collar, M' John Brown, and
Captain Miles Standish, M' WilUam Thomas.
GenI, Assistant^.
RICHARD BISHOPE, for steaUng of a spade from Andi-ew Ringe, was
sentenced to sit in the stocks, and to pay vnto the said Andrew Ring
a new spade before the next Generall Coui-t, or otherwise to bee whipt.
The Court haue ordered y' John Churchill, of Plymouth, shall haue the
disposing of the house and laud y' was Gorge Clarks for the vse and good of
Abigaell Clarke, daughter vnto the said Gorg Clarke, either to let or sell the
said house and land with the Courts consent.
Wheras a sheepe of Captain Standishes was worried by a doge of
Beniamin Eatons, the Court haue ordered, that the said Beniamin Eaton shall
pay vnto Captaine Standish thirty shillings for the id sheepe.
It is ordered by the Court, y' Beniamin Eaton abouesaid shalbee at his
owne disposing vntell the next October Court, and in the mean time to pro-
vide himselfe a service ; if not, the Court to provid him one, and what bargan
hee shall make with any man in this behalfe is to be brought and the condi-
tions therof to bee recorded.
Execution graunted vnto Thomas Burd, of Sittuaat, against Gorg Rus-
sell for fifty shilling damag and the charges of the sute, Jand y' the said Gorg
Russell is to make go ^ , ^ pay the charges of the said execution.:!:
COURT ORDERS.
139
*At the Generall Court holden at Plymouth, af or said, the sixt of 1 G 4 9.
June, 1649.
Before M' William Bradford, Gouerner,
M"^ Thomas Prence,
M' William Coliar,
Captaine Miles Standish,
Gen?, Assistants.
M' Timothy Hatherle,
M' John Browne, and
M' William Thomas,
THE whole body of freemen of the coliny of Plymouth aforsaid, or the
maine part of them, being mete together, it was vnanimusly concluded,
that wheras things are mxitch vnseteled in our natiue cuntry in regard of the
affairs of the state, wherby the Coiu-t cannot so clearly prosseed in election as
formerly, all offecers, wether magestrats or inferior offecers, shall continew in
thaire places with as full power and authority as thay had the yeare last past
for the space of a fidl«yeare for the year foloing, vnlcs som spesiall intellegent
or order com ouer w'' shall at any time within the year aforsaid ocation the
calling the body of fi-eemen together for a new election.
This Court, M"' Bradford, Gouerner, & M' John Browne, were requested
by the Court to continew coiiiissioners for this psent yeare ; and acordingly
thay condesended thervnto.
Plymouth,
Duxbef,
Seteaate, .
Sandwidge,
Taunton, .
Yarmouth,
Barnstable,
Marshfeild,
Rehoboth,
Nawset,
Servayors of the Hiewayes.
M' Rowland, M-" Paddy, M' WilUt.
John Staare, John Washburn.
Walter Briggs, Edward Jenkins.
William Newland, Peeter Wright.
James Wiate, Gorge Maasse.
Samuell Ryder, Richard Templer.
Thomas Lumbert, M'' Lennit.
Josias Winslow, William Brooks.
Richard Bowin, Robert Sharpe.
John Smallev, Thomas Williams.
6 June.
New Ply.
Bradford,
Gouerner.
[*187.]
*Presentments of the Grand Inquest. [*189.]
Wee ^sent Gorg Russell, of Settuate, for plowing and blocking vp the Cleared,
hieway, y' men cannot conueniently pase.
Wee j^sent the servayors of Seteaat for not repairing the hieway ouer a Cleared,
marsh called Rotten Marsh.
140
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1649. Wee ^sent the semayors of Plymouth for not repaireing the hiewayes
"■ ^ ^ at Joanses Eiuer and at "Wellingsla. Cleared.
6 June. ^y^^ 5>sent John Shaw, Junier, for profaining the Lords day for amending
Bradfokd, ^ i u -
GouEENEE. on the tar pits.
John Shaw was sentenced this Comt to sit in the stocks for this, which
accordingly was executed.
Also wee p'sent Steven Bryant for carriing a barrell to the said pits on
the same Lords day. Steven Biyant, with admonission, is cleared.
Wee psent the towne of Sandwidg for not trayning for one whole yeare
last past.
Cleared. Wee p>sent Edward Bobbit, of Taunton, for receaueing pay for stoUen
wampom.
Cleared. Wee ^sent Thomas Gillbert, cimstable of Taunton, for letting goe of one
whom hee knew to haue stollen a quantity of wampampege, and was suspected
of other things.
Fined. Wee present Thurstrum Clark for leting an Indian^o haue a gun, ponder,
& shott ; the said Thurstrum Clark is fined for this 2^
[* 190.1 *Wee p'sent M' Samuell Newman, teacher of the church of Eehoboth, for
dilliuering such things in publick preaching as tend to the defamation of the
magestrats of this colony. For this see more in the 13* page forward in this
booke. P. 207.
William Sabin, the miller of Rehoboth, was p'sented on the sixt of
March for not retm-iung mens corn \Tito them by two quarts in a bushell,
allowing thaii'e toule.
This Court, the said WiUiam Sabin did trauerse this f sentment, & by
verdit of the juiy was cleared.
This Court, John Shaw, JunT, and Steven Bryant, weer f>sented for prof-
anation of the Lords day ; thay Uckwise trauised theire ^sentments, & weer
found guilty & sentenced, as on the other side this leafe is spesified.
The jurys names y' tried these ^sentments weer these foloing : —
Sworne.
Josias Winslow,
James Hust,
Henery Cob,
Barnard Lumbert,
John Fenney,
Joshua Prat,
sworne.
Gorg Lewis,
PhilUp Delanoy,
Experience ^lechell,
Henery Howland,
Henery Sampson,
Josias Cook.
This Court, John Damman, of Settuaat, requested y' hee might orderly
inioy his right in the lands of M' William Gtllson, desseased ; his proposition
COURT ORDERS. 141
01- request was refered vnto the jury aboue written, which said jury found the 1649.
said John Damman the lawfull heaire aparent vnto all the lands of M"^ William ^~ ^ "^
Gillson, desseased. Of this see more in the fifte pasfe forward in this booke.
^ ° Brajjford,
Liberty is gramited vnto the townsmen of Plymouth to make vse of the GoBnor.
land att Sepecan for the bearding & keeping of cattell, & wintering of them
there as they shall see cause.
*Payed by Josias Cooke vnto Elizabeth Dean her full portion in a cow [* 191.1
valleued at fiue pound.
John Read allowed to draw and sell wine and strong waters, & to keep
an ordenary, at Rehoboth.
John Crocker is allowed to keep an ordinary at Barnstable.
Edward Stui-gis allowed to draw and sell wine at Yarmouth.
The Names of those who weer propounded to take vp thair Freedom.
John Crocker, M'' Thomas Gilbert,
John Chipman, James "Walker,
John Smith, "William Hedgges.
M' Cohar, Captain Standish, M' Hatherle, M"' Browne, & M' Thomas
was ordered to arbetrate a difference betwixt John Crabtree & Edmond West,
as the executer of Thomas Howell, desseased ; & thay order Edmond West
aforsaid to pay vnto the said John Crabtree six pound eleuen shili & 10
pence.
Captaine Standish & M' Browne weer ordered by the Court to view the
lands & set out the bounds of Rehoboth, according to the trew entent of the
first graunt.
John Hoare acknowlidgeth to owe vnto the Court the "j
^ P f twenty pound. Released,
som oi J •' *^
M' Thomas Tart the som of 10*.
M' James Cudworth the som of 10*.
The condition y* if the said John Hoare shall bee of good behavior
towafs aU mailer of psons, and apeer at the next Generall Court, and.not
depart the said Court without licence ; y' then, &5.
*Wheras complaint was made concerning the lands of John Hazell, of [* 193.1
Rehoboth, the Court hath ordered, y' the said John Hazell shall inioy without
interuption all his former graunts of lands, and bounded as foloweth : His
home lot, containing twelue acares, bounded on the east with the towne green,
on the southwest with the mill coue, on the northwest with the land of James
Ridway, on the southwest with the Gouerners lot, his salt marsh, containing
142 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 G 4 9. fouer acars, bee it more or les, with an iland in it, and a little vpland as it
'~""~'^' "^ lyes now within his fence, bounded on the east with the oxe pasture, sur-
rounded on the west, north, & south with Patucet Riuer ; four acars of fresh
Bradford, ^ '
GouEENER. meadow, bee it more or les, now within his occupation, bounded on the east
with the broolf, on the west and north with his o-v\Tie land, on the sowth
bounded with a linne y' runs between the towne land and his other allotment,
being six hundred acars, bounded on the east with his fresh meadow & a litle
run of water and a ceader swamp, on the west with Patucet Riuer, on the
north with the woods, on the sowth with the towne land, only the iland & litle
vpland aboue mensioned is part of the six hundred acars.
That the remainder of the cuntryes stock vndisposed of bee imployed by
the Tresurer for the procuring of powlder to bee keep in stock for the cun-
tries vse.
That the Gouerner & Captain Standish doe concidcr of a conuenient
place to keep the cuntries stock of powlder in, wher it may bee in safty.
Concerning the differenc betwixt Richard Chadwell & M"^ Thomas Dex-
ter about the breach of the ma^er of arbetration, the said Dexter is to pay
vnto the said Chadwell six shillings, & so the maler is ended.
8 June. The Oath of M"^ Thomas Dexter, taken in open Court the 8"" of June, 1649,
condning a psell of Corn receaued for a Barke sould by the said Dexter.
This I testifye, y' the barke y' was betwixt Richard Chadwell & myselfe
I sould to Maior Gibbens for an hundi'ed & fourty bushell of Verginnia corn,
at fine shilling a bushell, and no more.
Wittnes my hand tliis 8"^ of June, 1649.
THOMAS DEXTER.
[*195.] *This Court, John Damman, of Seteaat, required y' hee might inioy his
right in the lands of M"^ William Gillson, of Seteaat, aforsaid, desseassed.
To clear vp the aforsaid right, these folowing writings weer openly read
& aproued vpon oath : —
Wee, whose names are heer vnderwritten doe giue testimony, vnder our
hands, this 7"" day of June, 1649, y' wheras William Gillson, late of Seteaat,
desseased, in his life time did require earnestly of the tOM'nsmcn aforsaid
seuerall pcells of land for accoinodation of the sd WilUam Gillson, but being
requii-ed of him by vs whose names are heer vnderwriten the reason of his
desire of so mutch land, being ancient & haueing no isew of his body to
inherite the same after him, his answare was, y' hee had brought ouer with him
into New England two of his sisters children from thaire parrents, and was
COURT ORDERS. 143
bound in conscience both to take care & to puide for them as if thay wccr his 16 49.
owne • and wee conceauc y' the land was grauntcd vnto him according vnto """J"^'
' 8 June.
his desire in y' behalfe. Brauford,
GOUERNEU.
HUMFRY TURNER, HENERY ROWLY,
HENERY COBB, BARNARD LUMBERT.
Vpon the oathes of Humphry Turner, Henery Cob, «&c.
Further, I, Humfi-y Tm-ner, being a townsman at y* time, & sence so
remayning in Seteaat aformentioned, doe further testify y' William Gillson,
desseased, did say vnto mee y* I aske this land y* my kinsfolks may inioy it
when I am dead.
Wittness my hand, HUMFRY TURNER.
Vpon the oath of Humfiy Turner.
The 24* of May, 1649. These ^sents testifyeth to whom it may con- 24 May.
cern, y* I doe remember that M"' Gillsons plea with vs for land was, y* ail-
though hee had no cliildren of his owne, yet y* hee had two of his sisters
children, w^ hee looked vpon as his owne, & so did desire to leaue them som-
thing after his dayes was ended ; and so for John Damman I haue heard M'^
Gillson say y* hee should haue his land after his wiues dayes weer ended ; and
I haue lickwise heard M"^ Gillsons wife acknowlidg it, & fiu-ther y' shee would
not wrong the said John & Hanna of what was her husbands will about the
lands, yet shee would not for soin reasons haue the said John & Hanna know
her husbands will in y* busines for the ^sent. Thus mutch for the fsent I
doe call to mind to my remembrance, and can safly testify.
Pmee, ISAACK ROBENSON.
Concerning the abouesaid John Damman, for the clearing of his right
and title vnto the abouesaid land of M'' William Gillson, desseased, see more
in the fift page bakward of this booke, p. 190.
♦M"^ Hatherle was ordered by the Coiu-t to set at right such thinges as [*196.]
concern Thomas Rawlins & John Damman, by reason of & concerning sofii
cost & charges bestowed by the said Thomas Rawlins vpon the lands of the
aforsaid M' Gillson.
This Court, allso, open proclamation was made y' if any could lay any
just claime or title to the lands of William Gillson, desseased, y* thay should
com in and should bee heard ; but no claim or title was challinged.
Wheras sundery psons of Setuaat, vizj, Humfry Turner and others, find
themselues agreeued concerning som lands of thaires lying on the north side
of the North Riuer, for y' thaire land marks are lost, and sundery errors weer
144
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1649.
June.
BR-VDFORD,
GOUERNER.
in the laying out of the said lands, the Court haue ordered, y' it shalbee lawMl
for the psons aforsaid to hyer a seruayor to measuer the said lands, begining
at v^ rundlit of water called Stony Cone \Tito the vttermost extent westward
so fare as any lots weer giuen ; and to set at rights sutch bounds as are mis-
placed, y*^ so euery of the psons aforsaid may haue his proportion of marsh
according to the number of the acars of vpland allowed to each pson, as is
expressed in the towne book of Setuaat aforsaid.
The fii-st Tusday in July is apointed for those to meet together w'' are
apointed to treat & order the letting of the trade.
The comittee apointed are M' CoHar, Captaine Standish, M'^ Hatherlee,
M' Brown, and W Thomas, M"^ Allden, M"' Cudworth, Constant Southworth,
& Robert Waterman.
This Court is aiurned vnto the fift day of the last full weeke in October,
and the foloing Court to bee the next 2"'"'^ day after.
[*197.] *The Names of the Comitties of the seuerall Townships y' serued at this Court
and the Aiornments thereof.
Plymouth,
Duxbery, .
Settuaat, .
Sandwidg,
Taunton, .
Yarmouth,
Barnstable,
Marshfeild,
Rehoboth,
Nawset, .
r M^ Rowland, M^ Paddy,
I ISIannasses Kemton, John Dunham, SenT.
M"" John Alden, Constant Southworth.
jWiUiam Hatch,J James Cudworth, Thomas Clapp.
M"" John Vincent, WilHam Newland.
M'' Henery Andi-ews, Edward Case.
Leiutenant Palmer, M'^ Edmond Hawes.
M' Thomas Dimmack, Thomas Hinckle.
Kenelme Winslow, Robert Waterman.
Steuen Payne, Robert Titus.
M"^ John Done, Samuell Hicks.
8 June.
[*199.]
*At the Generall Court holden at New Plymouth the S^^ of June, 1649,
a comittee was apointed in the behalfe of the cuntry to treat of and let out
the trad at Keiiebeck, which accordingly, on the 4*^ of July folowing, thay did
as foloeth : —
Those y* weer apointed by the Couit aforsaid to let the trade at Kene-
beck, — vizj, M"- William Coliar, Captaine Miles Standish, M' Timothy Hath-
erlee, 'hi' Jolon Browne, ]NP William Thomas, M'' James Cudworth, and Constant
Southworth ; M^ John Alden and Robert Waterman being absent, — the 4'"
of July, 1649, did let and set the said trade of Keiiebeck vnto M' WilUam
Bradford, M"" Edwai'd Winslow, M"^ Thomas Prence, M' Thomas Willet, and
COURT ORDERS. I45
M' William Paddy, vpon the like conditions as formerly thay haue had it, as 1 G 4 i).
is expressed in indentiu-es formerly passed betwixt the pties aforsaid for the ^ ' '
full tearme of tlu-ee yeares, and couenants to bee di-awne betwixt them as „
•' Bradiokd,
formerly. Goie«.
*Jlt the 2"""^ Session of the GeneraU Court, begun the sixt of June, 25 October.
holden the twenty fift of October. [*201.]
Before Wiliam Bradford, gen?, Gouer% Timothy Hatherley,
Wiliam Colyar, John Browne, &
Captaine Miles Standish, Wiliam Thomas,
Gentlemen, Assistants.
IT is ordered by the Comt, y' the comitties of Scittuaat shall take a view of
the timber vpon or neare the range betwixt the INIassachusetts & vs, &
to make report therof "saito the next Coiut of Assistants, & for such timber
as apeers vndoubtedly within the pattcnt, to forbid such as are without the
gouerment to make vse therof.
Wheras a request is made vnto the Court, by ]\I'' Paddy Sc others, of the
towne of Plymouth, in the behalfe of sundry of the said towne, for a tract of
land to supply theire wants & nessesities, lying ouer against Aquetnet Hand,
the Coui-t haue ordered Captaine Standish and ^SI"" Browne to take a view of
the sd lands, & vpon theire viewall therof doe graunt it vnto them of Plym-
outh aforsaid, for the supply of them in want as aforsaid, if vpon theire
viewall therof thay find it not preiuditiall to the colyny ; and the said Cap-
taine Standish & M' Browne are to set the boimds therof ; and the said Court
doe foi-ther order the Gouer, M"" Paddy, Captain Willet, ]M"- Howland, Elder
Cushman, John Dunham, Seni, and Leiuetennant Thomas Southworth, to
order & dispose the said lands as thay shall see meetest for the ends aforsaid.
Wheras diners sad, iniurius practises to the murthering of sum of the
Enghsh haue been comited by the natiues to the westward, against the said
Enghsh at Stanford & other places, with diners insolent & thi-eatening
speaches by them allso spoken, wherby the coiiiissioners for the Vnited CoHnyes
are ocationed to vse theire best endeauors for the rectifying of the said
abuses ; and being vncertaine whether there may bee need of a warr with the
said natiues for y' end, & haue therfore signif\-ed vnto the seuerall Vnited Col-
inyes y* thay may bee in a redines if ocation should bee.
It is therfor ordered by the Court, y' forthwith due puision bee made,
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146
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1649.
25 October.
Bradfokd,
GoS.
both of men and ainunition, with poulder & shot, & victailes, and other nesse-
saryes for fouity men for the space of tlu'ee monthes, sutable for such an oca-
tion, & y' euery towne respecthiely prouid for thcii'c owne men.
The Court haue generally nominated and voted Captaine Standish to
bee vnder the concideration of a generall ofteccr, or coinissary generall, to
haue the ouersight of the seuerall millitary companies within tliis goucrmcnt,
both for the viewall of theire armes, & to coinaund the said companies vpon
spetiall ocations ; & Captaine Standish aforsaid doth condecend therunto.
The Coui't haue graunted vnto JVI"^ Bradford, Gouer"^, a pcell of meadow
esteemed about as much as will winter ten head of cattell lying vpon the fur-
ther side of Raged Playne, westward of the path going from Plymouth to
Waymouth.
The abouesaid pcell of mcddow granted to M"" Bradford, Seni"", with an-
other pcell of meddow lying att the end of John Faunces land, and his att
Joaneses Riuer, which said latter mentioned pcell of meddow was sometimes
the meddow of Joscpth Rogers and Stephen Tracye ; these two pcells of med-
dow the said M"^ Wiliam Bradford, Seni'', did in the time of his sicknes freely
giue and make ouer vnto his son, M"" John Bradford, to him and his heires for-
euer, and was alsoe ratifyed and confeirmed vnto him by Mis Allice Brad-
ford, Sem^ See Booke of Sales and Giufts of Lands, anno 1658.
29 October. *Jlt the Generall Court holden at JYew Plymouth, the 29"" of October.
[*203.]
Before William Bradford, gen?, Gouern"', Timothy liatherley,
William Colyare, John Browne, &
Captaine Miles Standish, Wiliam Thomas,
Gen?, Assistants.
WHERAS Richard Berry acusseth Teage Joanes of sodomy, and y'
the said pties were both bound ouer vnto this Court, to ansjvare the
aforsaid acussation, the Court haueing heard what can bee said in the case for
^sent, for want of further euidence, haue refered it for further hearing vnto
the next Generall Court, & haue taken bonds for the apeerance of the afor-
said pties.
Released.
Edward Sturgis acknowlidgeth to owe vnto the Coiu-t the som ,
of
Richard Beny the sora of
20*.
COURT ORDERS. I47
The condition, y' if the said Richard Berry doe apeer at the Generall 1640.
Couit to bee holden at New Plymouth the first Tusday in March next, & not "" "^ ^
depart the said Coui-t -without lyconcc ; y' then, &d.
^ •''•'' Bradford,
Emanuell White acknowlidojeth to owe vnto the Court thel Gouer«.
SOm 01 J Released.
Teage Joanes the soiii of 20*.
The condition, y' if the said Teage Joanes doe apeer at the next Gener-
all Court, to bee Jiolden at Plymouth aforsaid, the first Tusday in March next,
& not depart the same without lycence ; y' then, &5.
Obadia Hullme, 1 , , ^ .1 • .1 ~ /< ,
are bound one lor another in the som 01 ten
Wiliam Carpenter, I ^ „ , j
pound a pcecc. Keleased.
Josepth Tory, J
The condition, y' if the said parties doe apeere at the next Generall
Court of Election, to bee holden the first Tusday in June next, & not depart
the same without lycence ; y' then, &5.
'Presentments by the Grand Inquest. [*20-i.]
Wee ^sent Wiliam Halloway and Peregrin White, both of Marshfeild, Cleared, ^-ith
„ PI- admonission to
for fightmg. t^t3 h,,j fo.
Wee psent John Hathawey, of Taunton, for lending a gun to an ^'^ future.
Indian.
Concerning the bridge at the Eel Riucr, the Court hauc ordered y* a
pposition bee made vnto the three townes, vizj, Yarmouth, Barnstable, and
Sandwidg, y* if thay will make payment of the soin of fiufteen pound in
good & currant pay vnto the inhabitants of the Eel Eiuer aforsaid, towards
the charg by them expended in the biulding of the aforsaid bridg, the said
fifteen pound to bee paid by eich of the three townes aforsaid proportionable
to theire rates in publiftk charges ; y' then the said inhabitants shall accept of
the said som towards the charg aforsaid ; or otherwise the said inhabitants ro
haue libertie to comence suit against the townes aforsaid, in respect of the
perticular aforsaid as thay shall see reason.
The Court haue ordered M"^ Alden, Phillip Delanoy, & Henery Sampson
to measure Samuell Batons land at the vper end, & to make report therof vnto
the Court.
Lfes of adminestration are graunted vnto Mis Abigail Coggin, of Barn-
stable, to adminester vpon the estate of her husband, & to pay the debts as
fare as the estate will amount vnto, by equal pportions, & is bound to the
Court to doe it, & M' Thomas Dimack & Thomas Hinckley with her.
148
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1649.
29 October.
Bradford,
Gouer".
This 1" 14= 2*
payed by Con-
stant Soutb-
worth to Cap-
taine Standish.
The Accoumpt giuen. in by the Treasiu-er at this Com-t.
i s d
The companye are indebted to the cuntry, . . . . 38 : 19 : 08
The cuntry indebted to the company for building of '
the house at Keiiebeck, for the puixhase of land
with the Indians, and a barrell of poulder,
Reconed with the Treasui-er for all accoumpts dm-ing ] j g a
the time of his being Treasm-er, and rests due to A 10 : 00 : 00
the cimtry from the Treasurer,
Rests in the Treasurers hands in beads, 10 : 00 : 00
Edward Jenkins indebted for excise, 06 : 00 : 00
Christofer Winter, for a fine, 05 : 00 : 00
iJrConstant Southworth, for excise,^ 01 : 14 : 02
SamueU Cutbert indebted, 01 : 00 : 00
Wiliam Paybody indebted, 01 : 01 : 00
Memorandum: to giue accoumpt for James Coles excise, out of which to
set of the comitties charges for this Court.
[*205.] *Att the Generall Court Jiolden att JVew Plym, the sixt of March, 1649.
6 March.
Befor Wiliam Bradford, gen?, Gouef, & Wiliam Colliar, &
Captaine Miles Standish,
Gent, Assistants.
WHERAS, att the Generall Court, holden at Plymouth aforsaid, the
29"^ of October, 1649, Richard Berry acussed Teage Joanes of sodo-
my, & other vnclean practisses allso with Sara, the wife of Hugh Norman, «&;
for y' cause the said pties were both boimd ouer to answare att this Coiu-t, &
accordingly appeered ; the said Richard Berry acknowlidged before the Court
y' hee did wrong the aforsaid Teage Joanes in both the aforsaid pticulars, &
had borne false wittnes against him vppon oath j and for the same the said
Richard Berry was sentenced to bee whipte at the poste, which accordingly
was performed.
Lfes of adminestration are graunted vnto M" Margeret Hicks, to admin-
ester vppon the estate of Ephraim Hicks, & to pay the debts as fare as the
estate will amount vnto by equall ^portions, & is bound to the Court to doe it,
& M' Tho Willet with her.
COURT ORDERS,
149
4 April.
Bradford,
Gouer".
The fourth of AprcU, 1650. Tho Wallen, Ricrmia Carle, Gorg Way, 1 65 0.
Katheren Warner, and Mary Mills were apprehended at Barnstable, in the
jm-isdiction of New Plyin ; and on the eight day of Aprell, aforsaid, they be-
ing examined before Wiliam Bradford, gent, Gouer, Wiliam Collyar, and
Wiliam Thomas, gent. Assistants, confessed y' they, the said Tho Wallen,
Richard Carle, & Gorge Way did healpe away Katheren Warner & Mary
Mills, who were run away from theire husbands ; and for y* purpose y' Richard
Carle aforsaid did steale his fathers boat, which they came away in ; it was
therfore ordered by the Goue' & Assistants aboue mensioned, that the aforsaid
Gorg Way, Katheren Warner, & Mary Mills should bee sent from constable
to constable to the place from whence they came, w"* is a place called Winter
Harbor, near Richmans Hand to the eastward ; and y' Tho Wallen & Richard
Carle aforsaid bee coinitted to ward; all which accordingly was forthwith
pformed.
*Jltt the Court of Jsistants holden att Plym, the 7'" of May, 1650.
Before Wiliam Bradford, gen?, Gouer'', and
Wiliam Collyar,
Captaine Miles Standish,
Gen?, Asistants.
Timothy Hatherley, and
John Browne,
7 May.
[*206.]
WILLAM SHEPHERD, of Taimton, haueing confessed y* hee hath
purloyned & stolen certaine goods from his mother in law, was sen-
sured to returne the said goods vnto his said mother in law againe, and to bee
whipt at the post ; the latter of which accordingly was forthwith performed.
An execution graunted vnto Edward Doty against James Shaw and John
Shaw, Juni, for tliirty fiue shillings damage and the charge of the suit, wher-
of the said James «& John Shaw is convict by course of law.
New Ply Si, the S^ of October, 1650.
According to an order of Court the day and yeare aboue written, that
wheras John Alden, Senior, and Miles Standish, Senior, by order of the
Com-t in the year 1640, were to lay out lands and meddows to John Cooke,
Francis Cooke, and John Rogers, and sence sould by the said pties to Tho
Tilden, Moris Truant, and Wiliam Maycombcr, and difference falling out
betwixt the aforsaid Thomas Moris and Wiliam, by order aforsaid, wee, the
3 October.
150 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 5 0. said John and Miles, doe thus declare oiu- entents when vree first layed out
' '^ ^ the said land and meddow; that the vpland range -vrith the first trees that
„ were marked : fiuther, wee thuse expresse cm* selues for the meddow, that it
BRADFOIiD, J jr 3
GouER''-. rang fi'om the bound trees ^pon the same range to y^ North Rluer ; the reason
was because wee did not then know, neither yet doe, that ther was any med-
dow graunted to the two Hands, which, if It appcer by former graunt, wee
must confese our ignorance. And wheras by the said order that wee should
establish the bounds to continnew to fntui'e times, wee therfore order, that as
w^ee find wee layed out the meddow that halfe the meddow before the land
layed out to John Rogers bee equally deuided between A^^Iliara ISIaycomber
and Moris Truant ; and Tho Tilden the other halfe of the said meddow.
Wee, therfore, by these pisents, doe request and order INI' Richard Garrett,
according to the mutuall agreement between Wiliam INIaycomber, ]\Ioris Tru-
ant, and Thomas Tilden, assenting to the same afterward, to pay the said
Richard Garrett for his paynes for the same, and that hee lay it out according
to the mannifestacions of our entenclons at oiu- first laying out of the said lands
and meddow abouesaid ; which done, tlie said bounds to sjtand for the futiu-e
and to continew. Wee haue vpon the place shewed the said Richard Garrett
the first bounds. Wittnes our hands this 13* of March, 1650.
MILES STANDISH,
JOHN ALDEN.
[*207.] *Att the Generall Court holden att New Plym the 29* of October, 1649,
Obadia Hullme complained against M"" Samuell Newman, in an action of
slander to the dammage of an himdred pound ; but the suite was not tried by
jury, though ended as vnderneath is expressed.
p. 190. Obadia Hullme, plalntlfe, & M' Newman, deffcndant, in an action of slan-
der : the said Hullme complained y' M'' Newman had reported him to haue
taken a false oath in the Court at Plyiii ; and in the examining the matter
before the Gouer' and Asistants, ISI"" Newman said hee could not charge him
with it of his owne knowlldg, but as hee had receaucd information from soiu
others, which, not being true, hee did in the Court acknowlidg hee had done
him wrong, & promised to pay his charges. And the said Hullme rested sat-
isfycd ; and thervppon M'' Newman deliuered into the Comt a ^A•rightIng,
subscribed vnto by Tho Cooper, Stephen Payne, Robert Sharpe, Jonathan
Blise, Tho Wllmoth, & Willam Sabin, the ptics from whom hee had his
information. Hullme desired the Court to keepe the wrighting, saing y* it
had been red in theire owne towne in the ^sence of many straingers, to his
great reproch, yet said if those men would but as openly acknowlidg they had
COURT ORDERS.
151
done him Aviong as M"" Newman had then done, hee woukl rest therin ; the
Comt aproving of his wiUingncs to rest in so easie a satisfaction, and know-
ing the wrighting to bee false & scandalus, advised M"^ Newman to dechiie in
soiTi publick meeting in the townc, att his coming home, how those men had
abussed him ; for the said Hullme had not giuen in the Court any such testi-
mony as y' wrighting did import, & vppon his request the Court thought it
just to record his clearing.
Charges allowed vnto Obadia Hullme by the Comi in Respect vnto the Suite
aboue mensioned. s a
n, to himselfe, 012 : 00
K, to Wiliam Carpenter, wittnes, 012 : 00
Jit, to the clarke, 02 : OOJ
*Tho Cooke, aged about twenty yearcs, late of Ipswidge, trauelling
towards Equednett, accompanied with a youth about twelue yeares of age,
both of them lodging att the ordenary att Taunton the 2'^°°'^ day of May, 1650,
and vppon the 10"* day of the said month the body of the aforsaid Tho
Cooke was found dead in the riuer of Taunton, about six miles from the
towne. Whervppon a jury of twelue men was impannelled to inquire how
and by what meanes hee came by y' vntimly death. The pticular names of
the jury are heer vnder expressed.
Henery Andrewes, foreman of the jury.
Wiliam Parker, Richatd Stacy,
Richard Williams, James Bortt,
Walter Deane, John Tisdall,
John Deane, Anthony Slocom,
Hesekiah Love, Nathaniell Woodward.
Tho Linkon,
The eleuenth day of May the jury brought in theire verdict y' the
youth, by the aduise of the said Tho : Cooke, did take a cannowe, without the
knowlidge of the owener therof, and making hast away lest hee should bee
pursewed, did stand in the end of the canoowe to paddle it away, and did fall
into the riuer, and so by y' accident was drowned and came to his end.
HENERY ANDREWES, Forman.
June the 9*'^, 1650. M"' Wiliam Hedge and Robert Denis are respited
vntell the next aiornment of the Court holden the day and yeare aboue said,
to make John Besthope to apeere, for whose psonall apeerance they stand
bound.
1(5 50.
29 October.
Br.^dford,
GOUKU".
[*208.]
9 June.
]^52 PLYMOUTH COLONY KECORDS.
1650. *The ackiiowlidgment of Strong Fui-uell, of Boston, concerning reproch by
"■ ^1 — ^ him cast vppon M'' Prence and the towne of Nawset.
9 June.
[*209.] j^^j^g ^j^g 9^1^^ 1650. If it may please the honored Court now assembled
to take a favorable concideration of these few linnes : —
Wheras there hath been entered an action of slander to the vallew of two
hundred pound damage, and partly proseeded in, by the reverent and truely
respected M"" Prence, against mee. Strong Fm-nell, of Boston, —
I, Strong Furnill aforsaid, doe by these few words declare and testifye to
this honored Court now p>sent assembled, and to all other psons whersoeuer,
y' notwithstanding my former psistance in this euell of slandering, it beeing
justly charged vppon mee vppon due conviction of my guiltincs in this great
transgression, I desire therfore to adresse my sclfe to remoue my great offence
according to my power and the p>sent apprehensions I haue of this offence,
and hope y' for the future I shall more sensably concider of the natui-e of my
offence. I, Strong Furnell abouesaid, doe freely confesse my great transgres-
sion being directly against the Holy Scripture and the rules therof, & y' agre-
uated, it being against a ruler in place of justice, and a man of whom I am
reuerently perswaded of, and doe not onely now, but haue seen his feithfull-
nes and integrity ; wherfore I am very sorry y* I should so justly offend
against his pson, against his honored office, so iniui-e the Bench and the whole
honored Court assembled, confessing y* allthough M"" Prence for his owne part
hath so humbly expressed his lenity and redynes to take satisfaction, yet I am
not in my owne apprehension able to make this ^sent and honered Court
satisfaction according to the nature of my offence and wrong done vnto them
neither by word or deed ; but my endeauors and humble desires are y' M'
Prence will bee pleassed to continew his willing acceptance of this my weake
acknowlidgment, and y' this whole Court assembled wilbee pleassed to accept
therof as y' which may bee the least y' can bee done on my part in a trans-
gression of this nature ; and for my owne part I doe further promise heerafter
to looke better to my tongue, as the Scripture teacheth, and also heer and else
where to put forth my endeauors to regaine and promote the honer of both
M' Prence, who docth more iinediately suffer by my vngouerned tongue, and
also this honored Court and corporation ; from whom, if I find this smale
tender of myne to find acceptance, I cannot adiudge y' I haue, and shall so
acknowlidg y' I haue, found more favour then I should haue found elswhere
vppon such a transgression, and shall so acknowlidg it, not onely now, but
heerafter ; further I doe acknowlidg y* I know no vnfaithfuUnes in the towne
of Nawset in the pticulars aforsaid.
By mee, STRONG FURNILL.
COURT ORDERS.
The Court, on the day and yeare aforsaid, did order concerning Strong
Furnill aforsaid, that hee beare and defray all the charges arising by the suite
of M"^ Prence against him as aforsaid ; and y' if hee, the said Strong Furnell,
shall at any time reuiue the aboue said reproches & slanders againe, M"" Prence
hath his libertie to procecute against him as hee shall see reason.
9 June.
*^Att the Generall Court of Election holden att Plym aforsaid, the 4Junc.
fourth of June, 1650. ^^ ^^"'
M
^ WILLAM BRADFORD elected Gouernor, and sworne.
M"" Edward Winslow,
M-- Tho Prence,
M'' Wiliam CoUyar,
Captain Miles Standish,
M"' Timothy Hatherley,
M'' John Brown,
M' Wiliam Thomas,
M'^ John Alden,
> chosen Assistants, and sworn.
M"^ Tho Prence and M' John Browne chosen comissioners for this yeare
to treat with the comissioners of the Vnited Colonies according to the articles
of confederation att the time and place appointed.
The Cunstables chosen by the seuerall Townships, and ^sented to this Court
Plym, .
Duxbery,
Scittuate,
Sandwidge,
Taunton,
Yarmouth,
Barnstable,
Marshfeild,
Rehoboth,
Nauset, .
VOL. II.
and sworne, vizj : —
John Tompson.
Francis Sprague.
Gorg Russell, John Williams, Juni.
Edmond Freeman.
Gorg Maasy.
M"^ Wiliam Hedge.
Nathaniell Bacon.
Josepth Bedle, Moris Truant.
John Read.
Gorg Chrispe.
20
4 June.
BnADFOaD,
GOUBRNEB.
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
Freemen admited this Court.
Francis Goulder, John Bradford,
John Gorum,
Tho Burd,
John Crocker,
James Walker.
[*213.]
The Names of such as stand j)pounded to take vpp theii-e Freedom.
M"^ Tho Robenson, Tlio Cooper,
John Stockbridg, Robert Sharpe,
James Bates, Wili Paybody,
Ephi-aim Kemton, M"^ Miller,
Samucll Mayo, Edward Sturgis,
Robert Wixon, Robert Dennis,
John Read, William Nicarson,
John Churcliill, Josiah Winslow.
*The coinitties of the seuerall Townes that serued at this Court, and the
aiornment therof, were as foloeth : —
' M'' Paddy, absent.
Plym,
Duxbery,
Scittuate,
Sandwidg,
Taunton, .
Yarmouth,
Bastable, .
Marshfcild,
Rehoboth,
Nauset, .
M'' Rowland,
I Mannasscs Kemton,
'^ John Dunham, Seni.
Gorg Soule,
Constant Southworth.
( M"^ James Cudworth,
\ Humphry Turner.
M' John Vincent,
Tho Tupper.
Richard Williams,
Oliuer Purchase.
Leiutenant Palmer,
Richard Hore.
J M^ Th3 Dimacke,
\ Anthony Anable.
Kanelmc Winslow,
Robert Waterman.
Steuen Payne,
Robert Titus.
M"^ John Done,
Nicolas Snow.
COURT ORDERS.
155
Plyiii, . .
Duxborrow,
Scittuate, .
Sandwidg,
Taunton, .
Yarmouth,
Bastable, .
Marshfeild,
Rehoboth,
Nauset,
Survayors fox- the Hiewayes.
. Captaine Willett, M'' Howland, M"" Paddy.
John Stare, John Washbui'n, Jan.
. Peeter CoUimore, Richard Curtis.
. Tho Dexter, Micaell Tiu-ner.
. Tho Linkcolne, Edward Case.
Andrew Hallot, Richard Templer.
Gorge Lewis, Abraham Bhish.
. John Boui-ne, Richard Beare.
. "Walter Pahner, Peeter Hunte.
Edward Banges, Gyels Hopkins.
1 G 5 0.
4 June.
Bradford,
gouerner.
Receuers of the Exsise.
Plyin, Richard Sparrow.
Duxberry, Wili Paybody.
Scittuate, Henery Meritt, Sen"".
The Names of those who are deputed by the Court to marry in each Towne.
For Taunton, M-^ Wiliam Parker.
For Bastable and Yarmouth, . . . Tho Hinkley.
For Sandwidg, Tho Tupper.
M' Tho Robenson,
M' Tho Cooper,
Edward Case,
Gyels Rickard,
Heneiy Sampson,
Tho Bui-man,
John Crocker,
Tho Chillingsworth,
John Dingley,
Robert Sharpe,
Edward Jenkens,
^The Grand Inquest.
Tho Falland,
Edward Sturgis,
John Tisdall,
Henery Howland,
• Gorg Buett,
). sworne. "Wiliam Gifford,
Steuen Wood,
Robert "Wixon,
Andrew Ringe,
Ephraim Kemton,
Jacob Cooke.
[*215.]
. sworne.
June 5.
Presentments by the former Grand Inquest, June the fift, 1650.
"Wee present Tho Tilden, the cunstable of Marshfeild, for not deliuering Tho: TUden
the two prisoners coinitted vnto his charge to the cunstable of Scittuate, but
gaue them the warrant in theire hand, and. let them depart.
fined 1" 10".
5 June.
Bradford,
God. the fine
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECOKDS.
"Wee ^sent Edward Hunt, of DuxbiuTow, for shooting vpon the Lords
day at deare. Fined 2',
Wee ^sent John Barnes, of Plym, for being drunke. Cleared by paying
Cleared by
apeerance att
the said Court.
£j.-es of adminestration are graunted vnto M' Tho Howes and Samuell
Mayo to adminnester vppon the estate of Samuell Hallot, and to pay the debts
as fare as the estate will amount vnto by equall proportions.
£ires of adminestration are allso graunted vnto Sara, the wife of Tho
Blossom, to adminester vppon the estate of the said Tho Blossom, and to pay
the debts.
And, fui-ther, the said Sara, the wife of Tho Blossom aforsaid, doth by
these j^sents make ouer vnto her child that shee had by her said husband,
whom shee calleth Sara, fine pound sterling out of the estate aforsaid, to
belong and appertaine vnto the said child as its owne pper right foreuer.
Obadia Hullme and Joseph Tory are boimd one for an other in the sum
of term pound a peace.
The condition, y' if the said Obadia & Joseph doe appeer at the General!
Coui-t to bee holden at Plym the first Tusday in October next, and not depart
the same without licence ; y' then, &d.
4 June. *jitt the 2"""' Session of the Generall Court, begun the 4^ of June,
r^l'^O 1650, and held the 10'^ of June aforsaid.
Before WUiam Bradford, Goue',
Tho Prence,
Wiliam Collyare,
Captaine Miles Standish,
Gen?, Assistants.
Timothy Hatherley,
Wiliam Thomas, and
John Alden,
WHERAS M"^ Hatherley hath made a motion to the Court to haue
libertie to sett vpp an iron mill, and for that purpose hath requested
a pcell of land lying betwixt Namassakeeset and Indian Head Riuer, lying
aboue the path, the Court haue graunted vnto M' Hatherley aforsaid, accord-
ing to his desire, all the land lying betwixt the path and the ponds betwixt
10 June.
Bradford,
COURT ORDERS. 157
the two riuers aforsaid, mth all and singidare the appurtenances and priui- 16 50.
lidges belonging thervnto ; to haue and to hold vnto the said M"" Timothy
Hatherley, with all and singulaic the appurtenances, to him, his heaii'es, and
assignes foreuer, vnto the onely proper vse and behoof of him, the said M'' Go^-
Timothy Hatherley, to him, and his heaii'es, and assignes foreuer, prouided,
that the said M"" Timothy Hatherley doe sett the said iron mill to work within
the space of three yeares next ensewing the date heerof, or otherwise the said
lands are to retui'ne againe vnto the colonie.
The Com-t haue ordered y' a jmy bee forthwith impanelled, or as soone
as conueniently maybee, by Captain Standish, six wherof are to bee out of
Plym, and six out of Duxbui-ow, to lay out the way fi-om Joanses Riuer to Of this see
. . . .,..,, more the fift
the Massachusits Path, so as it may bee most conuement, and lest premditiall page forward
to any ; and if it so fall out y' it doe or may so bee laid out as it shalbe pre- ° ' s boo e
iuditial to either M"^ Bradford or John Rogers, that they, or either of them, so
damnifyed, shall haue full satisfaction for the same.
That an accoumpt bee giuen by the cunstables of Marshfeild that were
1646 how theire rate was payed that yeare.
Pecunke, Ahivmpum, Catscimah, Webacowett, and Masbanomett doe all
afFerme, that Chickatawbutt his bounds did extend from Nishamagoquanett,
near Duxbery mill, to Teghtacutt, neare Taunton, and to Nunckatatesett, and
from thence in a straight linne to Wanamampuke, which is the head of Charles
Riuer ; this they doe all soUomly afFerme, saing, God knoweth it to bee true,
and knoweth theire harts.
Dated the first of the fourth month, 1650.
Wittnes : Encrease Nowell,
John Eliot,
John Hoare.
Josiah Wampatuke, Indian, sagamore of the Massachusits, and Nahatan,
the Sonne of Jumpum, cam to Plym the 7'^ of Jime, 1650, and there did tes-
tifye, that the land, according to a drauft in the keeping of M' Hatherley and
others, and the perticidars therin specifyed, was the onely pper lands of
Chickatawbutt, father to Josiah Wampatuke aforsaid ; and this hee ac-
knowUdged before Captain Standish, M' William Thomas, and M' John
Alden.
M' Hatherley and others with him haue bought so much of the land
aboue mensioned of the said Josiah Wampatuke as concerned them to
buv.
[*219.]
158 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
16 5 0. *A Copie of the Comission £i-om the Gouerment of the Massachusets.
10 June. / \ To our trusty and ■wellbeloued fiinds, Captain Humphi-y Atherton
Q ^*^°n°r°1 V / ^^^ Captaine Eliazer Lusher.
You, being chosen comissioners by the Generall Court in ^sent being,
haue full pbwer and avithoritie, and are heerby inabled in theii-e names, to
consult, agree, and determine with the Generall Court at Plyni concerning the
title of land called Shawwamett and Pautuxit, and protection of the English
and Indians there according to our engagements, repayering all priuat inimyes
according to law and justice.
Att a Generall Courte held att Boston the first of June, 1650.
Tho Dudley, Gouer''.
Wheras a coinission was giucn to Captain Humphry Autherton and Cap-
taine Eliezer Lusher by the Generall Coiut of the Massachusets, bearing date
the first of June, 1650, and sealled with theire coinon seal, glueing them full
power and authoritie to treat, debate, and determine with the Generall Com't
of Plyiii about the controuersie concerning the title to the lands called Shaw-
wamett and Pautuxet, and the protextion of the English and Indians, &6, as
appears more att larg by a copie of the said comission.
The aforsaid Generall Court of Plyni, the sixt of June, 1650, chose
Wiliam Bradford Gone"", M'' Tho Prence, M"^ Wiliam CoUyar, Assistants, and
M"' Howland, M"" Dimack, M"" Cudworth, M'' Josiah Winslow, freemen, for a
coinittie, and gaue them full power and authoritie in theire names, and on
theire behalfe, to treat with the aforsaid comissioners, and to determine and
conclude the abouesaid controuersye, and to put a fall end thereunto in any
way y' should seem best vnto them.
The conclusion and agreement therabouts was as followeth on the 2"°^'^
page forward.
M'' Wiliam Bradford, M' James Cudworth,
M^ Tho Prence, M' Tho Dimack,
M" Wiliam Collyare, M"" Josiah Winslow.
M"" John Howland,
[*220.] *June the 7"", 1650. Forasmuch as there hath beene for some long time
past some question depending betAvixt the jurisdictions of the Massachusetts
and New Plym, concerning a certaine tract or tracts of land called Shaw-
wamett and Pautuxett, and some places therabouts ; and yt hath pleasscd the
honored Coiurt of the Massachusetts to graunt a coinission, vnder the hand
and scale of the said Court, vnto Captaine Humphry Autherton and Captain
\
COURT ORDERS. 159
Eliezer Lusher, enabling & investing them with full power and authoritic to 1 (550.
treat, consult, and determine together with the honered Coui-t of Plym afor-
' ' " 10 June.
said in all cases whatsocuer doe or may concernc the tracts of land before j-buj^ofoud,
specified ; the Generall Coiut of Plym haueing, in concideration of the ^m- Governor.]
ises, as allso for the preseruing of mutuall loue, fi-endshipe, and amitie with
theire naighbors of the Massachusetts, haueing chosen and deputed W Wiliam
Bradford, Goue'', M"^ Tho Prence, and M^ Wiliam Collyare, Assistants, M"^
John Howland, M"^ Tho Dimack, M' James Cudworth, INI'' Josiah Winslow,
freemen, as a coiiiittie of the said Court, and authorising and enabling them
with full power for them and in theire behalfe likwise to debate, resolue, and
fully to determine together with the aforsaid coiTiissioners of the Massachu-
setts all and euery of the cases or questions about or concerning the land
aforsaid, which said coinittlc, vppon due concideration as aforsaid, doe resolue,
conclude, and determine as folocth, videlicet : —
That they doc fully and foreucr relinquish and yeild vpp vnto the gouer-
ment of the Massachusetts aforsaid all their right, title, or claime whatsoeuer
the said gouerment or jurisdiction of Plym hauc or might haue had, any way
or by any meanes whatsoeuer, vnto y* whole tract or tracts of land knowne by
the name of Shawwamett and Patuxett aforsaid, being such as are or were the
just rights of Pumham & Socanoco, or either of them, att y* time that the said
sachems subiectcd themselues and theire lands to the jmisdiction of the Mas-
sachusetts aforsaid; theire said rights being or to bee cleared according to
euedent and aparent demonstration ; and wee, the said coinittie, by the
authoritie aforsaid, doe in like manor relinquish vnto the jurisdiction of the
INIassachusetts all om- rights, claime, or title vnto the lands justly and lawfully
posessed by Wiliam Arnold, Robert Coale, and such of the other English as
att that time together with themselues did in like manor subiecte to the Mas-
sachusetts as aforsaid ; prouided, that this shall in no sort hinder or ^jeduce
the due acomplishment of the order of the honered coiiiittie of Parlement in
any other thing or case therin concerned ; and allso prouided alwayes, that the
bounds of these aforsaid lands shall not extend further towards Cowessett
then the true, knowne, and approued limits of the lands of Pumham did extend
at the time of theire subiecting to the jm-isdiction of the Massachusetts as
aforsaid J and allso further with *tliis in-ouiso and condition, that what lands [*221.]
soeuer haue bene allredy or heerafter may bee made to apeere to belong to the
towne or inhabitants of Prouidence vnto this day by any just title shall not
bee included in this relinquishment aboue specifyed, but shall notwithstanding
remayne and wholy belonge to the inhabitants of Prouidence, freely to inioy
as formerly they haue done ; and allso y' this jurisdiction of Plym bee not
160
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1650.
10 June.
[Bradford,
Governor.]
in any thingc heerby put to more trouble or charge then any other of the two
confederate jiuisdictions, videlicet, Conictacott and New Hauen.
WILLAM BRADFORD, JOHN ROWLAND,
THO: PRENCE, THO: DIMACK,
WILLAM COLLIARE, JAMES CUDWORTH.
According to ovu' order, wee haue found out and marked a new way from
Joaneses Riuer to the Massachusetts Path thi-ough John Rogers his ground,
and are all agreed the said way by vs marked out to bee most convenient and
least preiuditiall.
Wittnes our hands heere vnder written.
This jury was
impanelled ac-
cording to an
order extant in
the fifte page
bakwardof this
book, p. 217.
JOHN HOWLAND,
FRANCIS COOKE,
JOSHUA PRATT,
JOHN WOOD,
SAMUELL STURTIVANT,
HENERY HOWLAND,
THO: HE WARD, Sem,
JOHN WASHBURNE, Seni,
HENERY SAMPSON,
GORG: PARTRIDGE,
THO: LETTIS,
WILLAM PAYBODY.
All sworne.
7 August. *Att a Court of Assistants holden att JVew Plym the seauenth of
[*222.] August, 1650.
Before Wiliam Bradford, gent, Goue"", Tymothy Hatherley,
Wiliam Collyare, William Thomas, and
Captaine Standish, John Alden,
Gen?, Assistants.
WHERAS Isaake Buke, of Scittuate, did att this Court acuse John
Hewes y' hee, the said Hewes, had stolen from him fouer hoes ; the
Court could not proseed against the said Hewes for want of further euedence ;
and therfore haue ordered, y' the cunstable of Scittuate doe keepe the said
hoes in his custedie vntell further euedence can bee prodused for the clearing
of the case, and then such order to bee taken therin as shall bee thought
meet ; and that the said Isaake Buke needeth not to apeere any more psonally
about y' matter.
Isaake Stedman, the younger, for breaking into a house and from thence
stealing out cheese and other things, was sentanced by the Court to bee pub-
likly whipte att Scittuate att the descretion of M'' Hatherley.
COURT ORDERS.
161
1 (; :> 0.
7 August.
Nathaniell Stedman, for purloining of an handkerchife, was onely ad-
monished and cleared.
Edward Doty is ordered by the Court to pay vnto Edward Gray and j-bkadford.
Samuell Cutbert each of them a bushell of Indian corn for damage done by Goveunor.]
the calues and other cattell of the said Edward Doties in the corn of the sd
Edward Gray and Samuell Cutbert.
An execution graunted the 2'"''^ of September, 1650, vnto M"^ Tho Rob-
euson against Isaak Stedman, Seni, for twenty pound damage and the charge
of the suit, wherof the said Isaake Stedman is convict by course of law.
*Jtt a Generall Court holden att JYew Phjm the 2""" of Odobei:
Before Wiliam Bradford, gen?, Gouer% Timothy Hatherley,
Tho Prence Wiliam Thomas, and
Wiliam Collyare, John Alden,
Captaine Miles Standish,
GenI, Asistants.
IT was ordered, that wheras John Stone, of Hull, hath had leaue giuen him
by the Goue^ to make vse of oui- lands att Cape Cod these diuers yeares
for basfishing, vntell such time as hee should haue any order from vs to the
contrary, hee carriing himselfe peacably there, wee, hearing of sundry miscar-
iages this yeare past, and haueing now sundry of oiu- owne that purpose to sett
vpon the said basfishing, thought meet to giue order that the said John Stone
bee forthwith warned to desist from making any vse of any of our lands there
for y' purpose, that so oui- owne may without distui-bance goe on m theire
intended basfishing.
gcondiy, Wheras M"^ Tho Prence and M' Wiliam Paddy haue desired
leaue to sett vppon a constant course of basfishing att Cape Cod, supposemg
that if God please to blese theire proceedings, in time it may proue veiy bene-
ficiall to this jurisdiction, the Court, hauing taken this theire motion into serius
concidcration, thought good for psent, therfore, to condecend to theii-e motion,
and therfore haue judged it fitt to giue leaue to M-^Tho Prence, Captaine Miles
Standish, and M' Wiliam Paddy, with such other of the three townes of Plyni,
Duxbui-row, and Nawsett as shall joyne with them vppon the said basfishing,
and to that end to make vse of any of the lands, creeks, timber, &d, vppon
the Cape land, in such convenient places as they shall chuse for y' purpose.
VOL. II. 21
2 October.
[*224.]
162
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1 0 5 0. And Avheras wee are informed y' two companies, with nett, boats, and
other craft, is as much as the place can beare, it is therfore graunted y' the
pties abouesaid, for the better managing of the said voyage, may siut them-
2 October.
[Bradford,
GovERxoK.] schies the most conuenientest they can for the seuerall companies out of the
tlu'ce townes, or any two of them, for fitt seting vppon the work intended ; and
y' the fii'st companie may make choise of the place to buUd vppon, and the
ocond comjDanic to make choise when they are fitt, that so a due orderly coui'se
may bee obserued in the managing of it..
Furthermore, M"" Tho Prcnce is apointed by the Court to puixhase what
lands yet remaineth on y' side Cape Cod vnpurchased from the true propria-
tors of them for the vse aboue mcnsioned, and to make returne of his proceed-
ing to the Coiut in June next, y' then the said Court may disjiose of such
pcells of the said land to the aboue mensioned pties for the ends proposed as
aforsaid.
The 9"^ of June, 1651. The aboue mensioned p'^uilidge is confermed
vnto the aboue mencioned pties, together ^\ ith IM"" Wiliam Bradford, in the
behalf of the aforsaid townes, for the tearme of three years from the next
October, and then to retm-ne to the cuntrys disposeing.
[*225.]
2 October.
Cleared.
Cleared, with
admonision.
Cleared.
•Presentments by the Grand Inquest.
October the 2'^»°>i, 1650. Wee, whose names are heer vnder written,
being the grand inquest, doe present to this Court John Hazaell, M'' Edward
Smith and his wife, Obadia Holmes, Josepth Tory and his Avife, and the wife
of James Man, Wiliam Deuell and his wife, of the towne of Rehoboth, for
the continewing of a meeting vppon the Lords day from house to house, con-
trary to the order of tliis Coiut enacted June the 12"*, 1650.
THO: ROBEXSON,
HENERY SAMPSON,
JOHN CROKER,
HENERY HOWLAND,
JOHN TISDALL,
ROBERT SHARP,
EPHRAIM KEMPTON,
THO: COOPER,
THO: BURMAN,
EDWARD JENKENS,
ROBERT WIXON,
THO: FALLAND,
ANDREW RING,
GORG BUIT.
Wee present James Cole, of the towne of Plyiii, for making of a bat-
terie vppon Wiliam Shirtley, of the aforsaid towne.
Lik^vise wee present Tho Shercue, of the toA\ne of Plym, for pilfering
corn in Richard Sparrows barnc, of the aforsaid towne.
Further, wee present Richard Sparrow, of the towne of Plym, for con-
COURT ORDERS.
1G3
ccalling of the aforsaid actc of Tho Shereue, vi^pou an ingagcment so to doe
vnlesse called before autlioritie.
Wee p>scnt the bridge viipoii Joanes Riucr for being defcctiue and very
dangerus for cattell to goc ouer.
Wee present the toAvnes of Plyiii, Duxburrow, INIarshfeild, & Nawset for
want of sufficient pounds.
THO: ROB'ENSON,
HENERY SAMPSON,
JOHN CROKER,
HENERY HOWLAND,
JOHN TISDALL,
ROBERT SHARPE,
EPHRABI KE:\IT0N,
THO: COOPER,
THO: BURMAN,
EDWARD JENKINS,
ROBERT WIXON,
THO: FALLAND,
ANDREW RINGE,
GORGE BUITT,
GYELS RICKETT,
STEUEN WOOD,
THO: CHILLINGS WORTH,
JACOB COOKE.
1G50.
2 October.
Bradford,
Gouer".
*Wheras a sertainc skifc came on drift out of the Massachusetts Bay,
suposed to bee one y' apertaineth to M'' Hucheson, of the said Massachusetts,
and taken vpp by Zacariah Soulc, of Duxburrow, —
The Coiu't haue ordered, that the said Zacariah Soule deliucr the said
skife vnto M' Wiltam Paddy, who was apointed to demaund the said skife in
the behalfe of the said M"" Hucheson, and y' ]\I'' Paddy doc pay the said
Zacariah Soule for his paines about the said skife.
Wheras the wife of Hugh Norman, of Yarmouth, hath stood psented
diners Courts for misdemenior and hide bchauior with ]Mary Ilammon vppon
a bed, with diners lasiuious speeches by her allso spoken, but shcc could not
apeere by reason of som hinderanccs vntell this Court, the said Court haue
therfore scntanccd her, the said wife of Hugh Norman, for her vlld bchauior
in the aforsaid pticulars, to make a pul)lifk acknowlidgmcnt, so fare as con-
veniently may bee, of her vnchast bchauior, and haue allso warned her to
take heed of such cariages for the future, lest her former cariage come in
remembrance against her to make her punishment the greater.
Tho Clarke is aiowcd to draw and sell a cask of strong waters.
Captaine Standish is ordered by the Court to impannell a jury when hee
shall see convenient time, for to view and lay out a way to a pcece of meddow
belonging to Constant Southworth, which was somtimes M' Collyars, lying
ouer against Duk Hill, so as it may bee most convenient to Constant South-
worth and and least preiuditiall to Phillip Delanoy.
Ordered, that wheras Captaine Miles Standish and M'' John Aldcn were
[*226.]
164 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1650. somtimes ordered by the Couit to lay out sertaine lands and meddows att
''^ '^ ' North Riuer vnto Francis Cook, and John Cook, and John Rogers, the Comt
2 October.
B ADFORD '^°*'^ therfore further order the said Captaine Standish and M"' Alden to mani-
GoO. fgst -what were theii'e intents about the bounds of the said lands and meddows
when they formerly layed them forth, and to sett and establish the bounds of
the said lands and meddowes soe as to continew for the futuer.
M' Josepth Peck is ordered by the Court to adminester the ordinance
of marriage att Rehoboth, in case M"" Browne can not bee parswaded thervnto.
165 0-1. *^t the Generall Court holden at JTew Plym the 4"" of March, 1650.
4 March. Before Wiliam Bradford, gen?, GoQ, Timothy Hatherley,
V^^"^-] Wiliam Collyar, Wiliam Thomas,
Miles Standish, John Allden,
GenI, Assistants.
WHERAS M' Wiliam Bradford, the T^ of March, in the 18'*^ yeare of
the late Kings raigne, was graunted libertie to seeke forth a place to
place soin of his children vpon ; and when the Comt doth know it, that it
shalbee confeiimed to him ; hee hath now found a pcell of land within the
bounds of Barnstable, sonitimes belonging to Napiatam, descassed, and som
of his frinds, the Court doth graunt and confeirme vnto the said M'' Bradford
the said pcell of land, with all and singular the appurtenances therunto be-
longing, to haue and to hold vnto the said M"^ Wiliam Bradford, his heires
and assignes, foreuer ; allso, if any of the Indians should bee yet liueing that
can make any claime to any part therof, they giue him power and authoritie
to buy the same of them, or otherwise to compound with them in the best sort
hee may for the vse aforsaid.
Wheras a pcell of land about fourty or fifty acares, bee it more or lesse,
was reserued by the Court within the liberties of Yarmouth vndesposed of;
and wheras Captaine Miles Standish hath been at much trouble and paines,
and hath gone sundry jurnies vnto Yarmouth aforsaid in the said townes busi-
nes, and likly to haue more in that behalfe ; in respect whcnuito the Court
haue graunted vnto the said Captaine Standish the aforsaid pcell of land, with
all the meddow lying before it or any way belonging therunto, of any kind,
with all and singulare the appurtenances thervnto belonging, to haue and to
COURT ORDERS. 165
hold vnto the said Captaine Standish, to him and his heires and assignes 16 5 0-1 .
Presentments by the Grand Enquest. Goveknou!]
Wee, of the grand enquest, doe ^sent, —
Imprimus, John Palmer, of the towne of Scittuate, for lending of a gun This was an-
swared.
and som powder and shot to an Indian.
THO: EOBENSON,
EPHRAIM KEMTON.
Wee present Gowin White and Zacharie Hick, of the towne of Scittuate, This was
cleared.
for traueling from Weymouth to Scittuate vpon the Lords day.
EDWAKD JENKENS.
Wee present Robert Waterman, of the towne of Marshfeild, for offering Fined fifty
. shilL, or to
an attempt of boddyly vncleanes to Sara Pittney, of the atorsaad towne. ^^^-g^ ^^o^iiy
JOHN DINGLEY. P-i^i^-*-
*Wee present Ralph Chapman, of the towne of Marshfeild, for striking [♦228.]
of Ferman Haddon.
Wee present John Starre and John Washbume, SenT, of the towne of Cleared.
Duxburrow, for neglecting the mending of the highwaies.
JOHN DINGLEY.
Wee present Emanuell White, of the towne of Yarmouth, for villifying Fined fiue
shill., accord-
of M' John Miller, minister of the aforsaid towne. ing to order.
Wee present Robert Allen, of the towne of Yarmouth, for villyfying of
M' John MiUers minnestry. EDWARD STURGIS.
The grandiurymen of Rehoboth and the grandiurymen of Nawsett are all
absent.
Jtt the Court of Assistants holden at JVew Plym, the 4** of May, 1G51.
4 May.
Before Wiliam Bradford, gent, Gouer', Timothy Hatherley,
Wiliam Collyar, Wiliam Thomas, and
Miles Standish, John Alden,
Gent, Assistants.
166 PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS
J
1651. X^HN ROGERS, of Marshfeild, acknowlidgeth to owe vnto the Court
the sum of twenty pound.
James Cole, the sum of ten pound.
4 May.
[BitADFORD,
Governor.] Henery Rowland, the sum of ten pound.
Released, pay- The Condition, that if the said John Rogers shalbee of good behavior
ing his fees.
towards all manor of psons, and appeere at the Generall Court to bee holden
att Plym aforsaid the first Thm-sday in June next, and not depart the same
without lycence ; that then, &d.
The said John Rogers is, att the Generall Court holden the Y"* of June,
1651, fined fiue shili for villifiing the minestry.
6 June. *^t the Generall Court of Election holden at JYew Plym, for the
L -1 Jurisdiction of JYew Plyrii, the fift of June, 1651.
Before Wiliam Bradford, geni, Goue"', Timothy Hatherley,
Tho Prence, Wiliam Thomas, and
Wiliam Collyar, John Alden,
Miles Standish,
Gen^, Assistants.
M
^ WILLAM BRADFORD elected Gouernor, and sworne.
M"^ Tho Prence,
elected Assistants, and all sworn except
M' John Browne and Captaine Willet.
M"^ Wiliam Collyar,
Captaine Miles Standish,
M"' Timothy Hatherley,
M' John Browne,
M' John Alden,
Captaine Tho Willet,
Captaine Standish remaineth Treasurer for this yeare.
M"' John Browne and M'' Timothy Hatherley chosen coinissioners for this
^sent yeare to treat with the comissioners of the United CoUonies according
to the articles of confederation at the time and place appointed.
Freemen admited this Court, and sworne.
Richard Bowin, Robert Vixon,
Edward Sturgis, M'' Josia Winslow,
COURT 0]
RDERS
•
1C7
Wiliam Paybody,
Anthony Snow,
1651.
John Churcliill,
John Buine,
*- — r ^
Wiliam Wills,
Wiliam Hcdgis,
6 June.
Bradford,
John Smith,
M' Tho Gilbert,
Gouer".
Roger Goodspeed,
Peeter Hunt.
Ppounded to take vp
theue
Freedom.
Tho Huckens,
John Whetcom,
Tristrum Hull,
John Woodfeild,
Abram Blush,
Rodulphus Elmes,
M' John Freeman,
Isack Chettenden,
Leiuetenant Perigren White,
Richard Beare,
Wiliam Merrick
>
Elisha Besbee,
Nathaniell Mayo
J
John Barker.
Wiliam Twining
>
John Williams, Juni,
John Willis,
John Daman,
Wiliam Foard,
John Hore,
Tho Ensigne,
Richard Silvester,
*The Constables of the seuerall Townshipes.
[*231.]
Plyffi, . . .
. John Lattice.
Duxbef, . .
. John Vobes.
Scittua?, .
. Peeter C
ollymore, Gorg Petcock,
Sandwidg,
. Nathaniell Fish
.
Taunton, .
. . William
Hedge
s.
Yarmouth,
. Andrew
Hallot
Barnstable,
. . Gorg Lewis.
Marshfeild,
. John Burne and Jeremiah Burrows.
Eehoboth,
. M' Tho
Coopei
.
Eastham, .
. Wiliam
T-sviney, Juni.
Plym,
Duxber,
Scituate,
The Comitties of the seuerall Townshipes.
' M' John Howland,
Mannasses Kemton,
Leiuetenant Southworth,
L Tho Clark.
f Gorge Soule,
\ Constant Southworth.
( M' James Cudworth,
I Humphry Turner.
5 June.
Bradford,
Gober".
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
Sandwi, M' John Vencent, Tho Tupper.
( M'' Oliuer Purcliase,
1^ Richard WilUams.
f M"^ Anthony Thacher,
Yarmouth, . . . •"{,,, -r. , , tt
1^ M"^ Xidmond Jlawes.
( Anthony Annable,
' ' ' ( Isaak Robenson.
C Kanelme Winslow,
Marshfeild, . . . . < ^ . . ^^_. ,
[ Josiah Winslow.
[ Richard Bowin,
Rehoboth, \ „ „
1^ oteuen rayne.
( M' John Done,
Eastham, i t • t i-i i
(^ Josiah Cook.
[*233.]
Plymouth,
Duxb,
Scituate, .
Sandwi, .
Taunton, .
Yarmouth,
Barnstable,
Marshfeild,
Rehoboth,
Eastham, .
The Survayors for the Hiewaies.
( James Cole, Samuell Sturtivant,
' I Tho Pope, Josepth Warren.
. Tho Gannet, John Aimes.
. Tho Pinchon, John Turner, Seni.
Nicholas Wright, Jonathan Fish.
. Hezekia Hore, John Gallop.
. Wiliam Clarke,
. M' Tho Allen,
. Anthony Snow,
John Read,
Edward Ranges,
Edward Sturgis.
Samuell Hinckley.
Perigrin White.
Wiliam Smith.
Richard Higgens.
"The Grand Enquest.
sworne.
M' Josepth Tilden,
M' John Bradford,
M' John Freeman,
Edward Tillson,
John Willis,
John Wood,
Walter Briggs,
Samuell Hickes,
John Ellis,
Peeter Wright,
John Smith,
sworne. <
Roger Goodspeed,
Richard Tayler,
Gorge Maacy,
John Gorum,
Elisha Besbey,
Walter Palmer,
Peeter Hunt,
John Ellis,
Peeter Wright,
Peeter Worden,
Wiliam Hailston.
5 June.
Bradfoud,
COURT ORDERS. 1G9
Liberty is allowed vnto the Gone' to make choise of and to depute any 10 51.
one of the Assistants whom hec shall think meet to bee in his romc, when hee
is ocasioned to bee absent, as a deputie Goue'.
^l' Olliuer Purchase is allowed and approued by the Coiut to bee ensignc Gouer".
bearer of the milletary companie of Taunton.
To the rates. Wheras Rehoboth was formerly rated 4 pounds, it is
no^\' bv the Comt rated 4 pound and ten shillings, Barnstable the sum of 2*
lo% and the towne of Plyiii the sum of 2 pound and 15 shillings.
Liberty is allowed vnto M"" Hatherley to proue the will of Tho Lapham,
dcceassed, at Scittuate, in regard the widdow Lapham, through weaknes, is
not able to coin to the Court.
That the Goue"^ hath authority to lycence som whom hee shall think meet
to keepe victalUng houses at Coiut times in the towne of Plym for the releife
of such as arc in nessesity at such times.
Wheras a petition was formerly pferred vnto the Court by INI"" Hanbery
against ]\P Browne, wherin the said JNI'' Browne was much wronged, it is
ordered, that if the said petition can bee found on any of the files, it shalbe
deliuered to him.
It was afterwards found, and deliuered to him, & burned.
*Whcras a promise was made vnto M"^ Collyar to consider him in that P234.]
M'hich might tend to his supjiort in the way of maiestracy, and that it hath
not hctherto bene pformed, the coiiiitties haue therfore engaged in the behalfe
of the seuerall townshipes to make good vnto the said INI"^ Collyare the sum of
twenty pound, to bee paied, as soone as conveniently may bee, in good and
currant cuntry pay, and to bee raised vpon the seuerall townes pportionable
to other publick charges.
Wheras by a letter from Newhaucn aide by them was requested and re-
quired in settleing a plantation at Delaware against such as doc oppose them
in that respect, the Coiut, hauing considered therof, think it not meet to an-
sware theire desire in that behalfe, and will haue no hand in any such contrc-
uersy about the same.
Wheras a request was made the last winter by a messenger from the
French at Canada to assist them against the Mowhakes, or at lest to haue lib-
bertie to goe vp through these pts for theire more eoinodius encountering with
the said Mowhakes, the Court declare themselues not to bee willing either to
aide them in theire designe, or to graunt them libbertie to goe through theire
jurisdiction for the aforsaid purpose.
Wheras, by former order of Court, the children of M' Allcxandcr Win-
chester were desposed of, to bee vndcr the care and guidance of Richard Eowin
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170 PLTMOUIH COLONY RECORDS-
1 1^ .> 1 . aad J«ka Tfaartl, aad tbac it deck appe^i^ ikii t}i^ said Jolm Hazejl, tfaitmgh
^ ' age ani o^fcr dfaMfaie of body, is Tucapable of axisTrerin^ die ends of the
^,^T— „^^ Coort ia d^aC beloUe, tie C<nzt Lant tiserefore ordered the afivsadd Badiaid
^^x'^x^- Bovia asl Stem Fjiyne. both of Be^obo^ to haae die aaers^ii t^ die
aSarsaad. tMUxea. «£ die said M- 'Winicbesfea-, deceassed; and de Comt doe le-
qoe^ and ;9paBi M' Skvvme to bee bea^faU ia war of adoise TpcHo. all ocaocms,
TBte tke abooeid pdes, in tbe bdalie and iior tbe good a£ die said duMieB.
Far die ocMbaBaD sqpoit of tbe towsdii^ of PlrHMiidk, ibr die pbce
aad seat o£ gaaenn^it, to ^%vai die desposn^ c^ die Tiit»«l»*ai«t'tt diezvC
it is ordeired, dut S^iecaH bee grxonted to tbe towne of Firm, to bee a gema-
aH bea^ to tbe inbabetxii^s tboof, ibr tbe keepins: of tboze cattell,. and to re-
BaTue iar tbe mnaoa Tse and good <d tbe said toirsdbip, and Bener to bee
ajaamated. hw tbe tanra^pe fio^ tbe aat to amy ocber \&e, and ao json or
psoBS to iaioy aay Ticlit (v b^lit diezby bat tbe inbabdamts <^ tbe towae ci
Fkfi on^', except sock as are tbe eomcwi beardsiseii ior die said towasbipe ;
and the bnmids derof to fAtnwi tfa^jfb ei^'^i: niles by tbe sea side, and £mr
■dies rato die had, praded it bee booaded Inr ^ n^x:.
« jiime. *Yiesesimes!Ls by die GErand laqoest, Joae die 8^, 1651.
•■ J Wee pgesemt THHam BarwtaH, of the towae of Sottnaie. &r lertdmg a
^ muBt to am Tiwfaa Watoes, Ephiaim Kenton.
X' H^D^ ^^ presotf J<dm Sltxa^ »d Janes 9iaw, Soanid Citfbat and Bana-
■in Faftnaj of &e towae of Tlyn, aad Goodvi& Gannett, and Maidia Ha-
wazd, and TITHaat Saow^, of tbe towae a£ XkEsboiTow, far Taiae, b^it, and
\m iiiiiii'i' cazxx^e at an '»^'*''*giTih1r ti^K c£ tlM* nlolii
Of dts aai y Wee present Gor^ Bnaapn aad Jsati. Stedaiaa, of tbe towne of Scittoate,
lor iacioachiag vpoa tfe lubjum Tademded lands of Sdnoate. Feeter CoUv-
BotansoB, Waker Woodward ^pcre in eoidence to tbis.
nvwasario;- ^Wec presestf Jol^ Vaissell, of the towae of Sottnate, &r di^^uiljiug
eAwieiiaKEm dke <kDrebcs peace. £dwad Jeakins sane emdeace beaTato4
TUs laemei. Wee ^^eaut de grawliant men o£ TaaatoB iar bang absent fioot dds Coit.
Lyecaee is guwated rato "SV Fienee to prone die iarentcsy <^ tbe estate
of Joba Tates, deeeassed, at home at "Rs.— - --—
Lies of a^Baestcadon g»»""<*^ mio !Mary Yates, to adanaestcr vpoa
tbe estate of Jobs Taies, dcceassed.
Jdok Hmmfos, &r idle aad t^ ■iiiu* bdaniar, was sensmcd to be wbipt,
aad aeeoidii^r fiarvBed.
Walter Baker, baung bene sa^eefed to baae Hmdwred Jofaa Winter,
aad tberrpoa eoantted to ward by M'^ Hatbericy, was examiacd tbis Court
COrRT ORDEB& 171
and deared ; CHielT to pat im jaxuiilfc ifrr has appeexaoce, if die Comt dall *ee 1651.
reason ^aine to call mm in qoe^ioB at asv trnte' " dI^tp" a frgy-Iwuwiitli '
winA acttgdinglT hee did. '
GoT^ ADen, <^ Saodvi^e, fiaed 2(^ K^ reSiai^ to serae cm 1^ g^^ad Gwno^.
* X :-T i.oait recpntping an azisvaze mmi tise Genetall Cocn -zz :lj£: jtlaasa- pSSCj
fhnfrts, how they wtie •wiPiHg' to ics^iBe a^aiae to this g^^iKTwrfiKt^ jifTiffiTffig to
the adtdse <^ the oosnusaoneES, SwiraastEt. as ii was yeOded to thae br aa
acte v£ ^as Couzt. lifg»iwM date Jone 7% 1650, hat am cxncBtaoa to ai»;^e
thfMispJMEs to puiSeA the Fjig<ish aad TwdiaiBS l&eare. tha£ hame sebestfed
themsdnes to there ^oas&tioa, aad to fSas^A thme en^a^emaerSs tbCo thesL,
— they, Tpcm eaoaAaaaam. heeiaL ftmfing Aeflssdoes TsStt to teke SBe& a
bozdieii Tpc^ die^ as the j^ifitiwi-inrg' <if &ase engagements of tibeiFes. aBdlor
som other vanity zeastns, Aoi^ht better to let k n^saine as m was;, aad
paied theize To£e ix that aid, aad soe deaiedaa a^?«aze to bee ict^aed ; as,
allso, that diey deazed dia£ aU &zze aad gi^dde iwjf.t ^a^t, bee vsed ttwunds
die ishabkaBts, &at hne aad peace ma^t. hee ::~r-.-ri.
. JT a Courf 0/ .isisitmis hMem at J%'at Pb^ the ^ tf ^Imgm^,
Befos \\ -il^TTT 'Brziz z'.. z^-~.. G: if". Trmrrhy Haiiisrieyj, aod
IT was oardsed, that wberas a petieaK was ^CaxedTito the Conrt '.
Fbrm anssaid, the4<^ of Jvme k^ past, fay saadzy of the
ScTttnatfj ■ihain diey zeqoest tbas whens cpTtaiwp lands woe
gzaantedTBto then&in a towneneeti^ in Sriitwafep a&ssaidL, and dot dney
coaldnot bane the said landb b^^ ant -mCo then anunJiig to the afinsaid
giannt, that die Cooit wwdd take som csder aboot it, w^dk jLtuidiagly die
Coozt did, and se^ rato those w]h(Ha k consemed, ie<|Miiii^- dion eider to
lav Ibadi SDcb lands as wore Ibinicaly giaunted Tnto the a£xsa>d fides as aJior-
said, or odierwise to saaddieixe leasoos to Ae Conzt why they doe not.
Warzeots wBie ^ned and £zecBed to de nrastaliles a£ senorall townes
Its' to lesy die fines fcr the defects ia aznK&
A wazient «Kiected to zeqoize Bal^ AQen, SezLi. p?o-.tTry to ipp^er. to
answareTnto sacb nusdeaeanois as wherof hee is acnsed.
172
PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS
1651. *At the Generall Court holdcn at JVeim Plym, the 7'" of October,
1651.
7 October.
[Bradford,
governok.]
[*237.]
[*237».]
[*238.]
Before Wiliam Bradford, gent, GoQ,
Tho Prence,
Wiliam Collyare,
Gent, Assistants.
Miles Standish, &
Timothy Hatherley,
GORGE RUSSELL, of Scittuate, was bound ouer vnto this Comt to an-
swer for his vnciuell and vnreasonable beating of Katheren Winter ;
and for the same was sensured by the Comt to pay twenty shillings forthwith
vnto the cunstables of Scittuate, for to bee imployed for the good of the said
Katheren.
And wheras bond was taken for his good behauior vntell this Court, the
Court haue released him of the said bond, paying his fees.
And wheras the said Gorg Russell, at the Generall Court holden the 8"^
of June last past, was p>sented for encroaching on the vndeuided lands of
Scittuate, hee is enioyned by the Court to demolish whatsoeuer fence hee hath
on the said coiiions that haue stopcd the hiewayes, and soe is cleared of this
psentment.
Isack Stcdman was allsoe for the like encroachment p>sented at the said
Coiut, and is likwise enioyned by the Court to reforme the said wrong to the
satisfaction of such of his naighbors as are offended therat.
Wheras, at the Generall Court holden the 8* of June last past, John
Shaw and James Shaw, Samuell Cutbert, and Bcniamine Eaton, Goodwife
Gannett, Martha Haward, and Wiliam Snow were ^sented for vaine, light,
and lacivious carriage at an vnseasonable time of the night, the Coiu't, not find-
ing them alike faulty, haue fined James Shaw and Goodwife Gannett thirty
shillings apeece, to be payed by the next Court of Assistants, & themselues then
psonally to apeere, or otherwise to receaue corporall punishment by whiping.
And Samuell Cutbert, Wiliam Snow, Bcniamine Eaton, and Martha
Haward are released, with admonishion to take heed of such euell carriages
for the future.
And as for John Shaw, hee is lyable to punishment when oppcrtunitie
serueth.
*At this Court Walter Palmer and Peeter Hunt, grandiurymen of Reho-
both, were fined for non appeerance, (according to the order of Court,) each
twenty shillings.
*Att this Court Ralph Allin, Seni, of Sandwidg, and Richard Kerbey
COURT ORDERS. 173
were summoned to answare for tlieire deriding, vild speeches of and consern- 16 51.
ingr Gods word and ordinances : they are bound ouer vnto the next Generall ''
° ■' _ 7 October.
Coiu't to make theire appeerance, and in the mean time to bee of good beha- Bradford,
vior towards all manor of psons, & not depart the said Court Avithout lycence Goueunor.
accordingly, as followeth : -•—
Ralph AUin, Senior, of Sandwidg;, acknowlidgeth to 1
^ \ ^ ' ° !-20:00:00 Released,
owe vnto the Uourt the sum oi j
M"^ Tho Dexter, Senior, the sum of 10 : 00 : 00
Wiliam Basset, the younger, the sum of . . . . 10 : 00 : 00
The condicion, that if the said Ralph Allen shalbee of good behauior
towards all mannor of psons, and appeere at the Generall Coiut to bee holden Released.
at Plyiu the first Tusday in March next, and not depart the Court without
lycence ; that then, &d.
Richard Kerbey acknowledgeth to owe vnto the Court 1 „^ „^
•^ 1 20 : 00 : 00
the sum of J
Tho Launder, the sum of 10 : 00 : 00
Ralph Allen, Senior, the sum of 10 : 00 : 00
The condicion, that if the said Richard Kerbey shalbee of good behavior
towards all mannor of psons, and aj^peer at the Generall Court, to bee holden
at Plyin the first Tusday in March next, and not depart the said Court with-
out lycence ; that then, &5.
The Court doe allow and approue of James Wyate to bee in the office of
a leiuetenant in the milletary companie of Taunton.
M'' James Cudworth and Humphry Tm-ner are allowed 25^ for charges
of attendance at June Court last past. I?, for fine dales, videlecet, from Fry-
day vntell the Tusday following, 2* 6'^ p day.
*Presentments by the Grand Enquest. L "•J'*- J
Samuell
Wee psent Samuell Hinckley and Jonathan Hatch for hiering land of Hinckley
, T T freed. Jona-
the Indians. ,^^„ H^t,^
Wee fui-thcr ^sent Ralph Allen, Senior, and his wife. Gorge Allen cleared.
T T-i /-~< 1 1 • •!• These were re-
and his wife, Wiliam Allen and Richard Kerbey, Peeter Gaunt and his wife, fcred to confer-
Rose Newland, Edmond Freeman, Seni, and his wife, Goodwifc Turner, and "'"^^ ^" . "^'
' ' ' ' ' thcr considera-
widdow Knott, all of the towne of Sandwidg, for not frequenting the publick '^on.
worship of God, contrarye to order made the 6"^ of June, 1651.
Wee further ^sent the wife of Richard Knowles, of the towne of Plym,
for retailing of strong waters contrarye to order.
Wee further ^scnt Elizabeth Eeddy, Seni, of the towne of Plym, for Fined lO-; but
laboring, that is to say, for wringing and hanging out clothes, on the Lords
day, in time of publickc exercise.
174
PLYMOUTH COLONY KECORDS.
1G51.
7 October.
Bradford,
GoP.
Fined 1" 10".
Refered to con-
fer.ince and
further admon-
ished to labore
to walk inofen-
siuely.
Released, with
admonition.
See more
March Court,
1651.
Released and
aquite.
Wee father ^seiit the Avifc of Kichard Kno-\vlcs, of the towiie of Plvin,
for retailing of strong waters contrarye to order.
Wee further psent Goodwife Knowles for selling strong -waters for fine
or six shillings a bottle that cost but 35^ the case. ^'"'"^ f' '° ^^' ^'''°^'^^ "" ^
o poore of Ilym.
Wee fiuther ^sent Gorge Pidcocke, of Scittuate, for taking a liilse oath.
Wee further psent Arthcr Howland, of the towue of Marshfeild, for not
frequenting the publicke assemblyes on the Lords dales.
Wee further f?sent Goodwifc Ramsden for lacivius goeing in the com-
panie of young men. Sence cleared with admonition.
Wee further JJsent Samuell Eaton and Goodwifc Halle, of the towne of
Duxburrow, for mixed daunsing.
Wee further f^sent Nathaniell Bassett & Josepth Pryor, of the towne of
Duxburrow, for desturbing the church of Duxburrow on the Lords day.
Wee further psent Edward Halle for felling of timber and selling of it
out of the colloney, which timber is on the towiics coiiions.
10 June. *Taunton, June the 10, anno 165 L The verdict of the inquest in the
[*2-10.] towne of Taunton, conserning the death of John Slocume, of Taunton, the
sonn of Anthony Slocume, of Taunton, as followcth, viz^ : —
Wee, whose names are heervnto subscribed, being, the day and yeare abouesaid,
mett together to enquire and consider of the death of the said John, doc
find as followeth : —
Imprimis, that on the 25' of Febreuary last, the said John, goeing with a
companie of psons, to the number of twenty, vnto a pond called the Fowling
Pond, about two miles from the towne, to gather crambcries, in his returning,
made som stay behind y'= said companie, about a mile from his home, vpon con-
fidence of his knowlidge of the way home, being nine yearcs of age, but mis
ing of the path, strayed in the woods, and returned not againe.
Item, that immediately vpon the misc of him, his father went to the place
wher hee made his stay to scekc for him ; and when hcc could not find him, nor
hcare his voyce neare and of a good distance about, hee returned home, hop-
ing that hee had taken soiii other path home ; but then finding him not, hee
went againe about the woods, and yet not coming to any knowlidge of him,
hee raised the towne, and with a considerable companie the whole night fol-
lowing, with drum, guns, and loud voyccs, and 3 dales after with great dilli-
gence sought him, but could not find him.
Item, the 5' of January, that John Lincolne, in his following the heard
of cattcll, found the skull of the said John, haucing the braine not wholly
consumed; and January the 9"^, hee found soni other parts of the corpse, with
COURT ORDERS. 175
pte of his clothes scattered in smale peeccs about the phice by a certaine pond 10 51.
at the head of the Mill Riuer, 3 miles from the toAvne, and two miles from '
10 June.
the said Fowling Pond. Bradford,
Item, wee considering that the said John being thinly clothed because the Gouern".
day of his lose was temperate, and the next day stormy, and very cold, and
soe likwise the fourth, and vpon view beholding a certaine place containing
the length and breadth of his body, which was moist and black, and the weeds
turned backward euery waies, and his clothes torne into smale peeces, and
desperscd into diuers places, as allsoe certaine bones found in sundry places,
and in one place soni part, as wee conseue, of his bowells not quite consumed,
wee doe apprehend that the said John, when hee strayed away, Avandred with
much labour, and being spent with wearines and cold, perished among the
brushy slu'ubs, and was devoured and torne, and the pts of his carkeis des-
persed with rauenus creatures.
And heervnto wee subscribe oiu' hands.
WILLAM PARKER, JONAH A AUSTIN,
GORGE HALL, JAMES WYATE,
EDWARD CASE, JOHN DEANE,
WALTER DEANE, NATHANIELL WOODWARD,
RICHARD R PAULE, JAMES BATES,
WILLAM HAILSTONE, HENERY ANDREWES, Junier.
*The Information of the Inliabitants of Taunton concerning the Death of [*24L]
Wiliam England, about the age of ten Yeares, Seruant to Josepth Wil-
bor, of Taunton.
Wee, whose names are heervnder subscribed, on the enquiry of the death
of the said Wiliam, find as folloAveth : —
Imprimis, that the said Wiliam, on the sixt day of September, being the
last day of the weeke, tooke a great cannoo towards the euening, to fetch
home som wood from the further side of the riuer called y® Great Riuer,
within a call of his masters house, as hee Avas accustomed, and not retui-ning
seasonably, his dame called to him, and not hearing his voyce nor seeing the
cannoo, soe soone as his master came home, shee acquainted him with it, who
iiiiediately sought for him, but could not find him ; but about a quarter of a
mile from the place wher hee was vsed to fetch wood, hee found the cannoo
adrift, with the seazye and stick fastened to it lying in the cannoo.
The next morning, being the Lords day, hee, with diuers others, sought
on the riuer for him, and found him not ; but James Walker and Richard
Burt, pasing vp the riuer towards meeting, found the said Wiliam floating on
the water, who made it known, and caused him to bee taken vp.
10 June.
BUA.I)F011D,
Govern".
I'jQ PLYMOUTH COLONY RECORDS.
1051. Vpon view of his corpse, wee found no wound, but conseaue that the said
Wiliam, striuing in the ordering of his cannoo, did fall ouer the said vessell,
and soe periscd in the water.
WILLAM OTWAY, alis PARKER, JAMES BATES,
EDWARD CASE, WILLAM HARUY,
OLIUER PURCHASE, ANTHONY SLOCUM,
JAMES WYATE, RICHARD STACY,
RICHARD PAULE, THO: CASWELL.
JAMES WALKER,
WILLAM HAILSTONE,
[*242.1 *In the difference betwixt Samuell Cutbert and Steuen Bryant, about a
cow the said Cutbert sould to the said Bryant, and the difference betwixt Sam-
uell Cutbert and Samuell King, about an heifer the said King sould vnto the
said Cutbert, the said Steuen Bryant engageth to lend vnto the said Samuell
Cutbert 2 bushells of Indian corn, and 2 barrells of tarr, to satisfy the said
Samuell King, according to bargan for his heifer ; and the said Cutbert is to
haue the said heifer deliuered vnto him ; and wheras there is soih ouerplus
due fi-om Samuell King to Samuell Cutbert, when as the aforsaid corn and
tarr is paid, the said King is to pay vnto the said Cutbert the 2 bushells of
Indian corn the next haruist, that soe the said Bryant may bee satisfyed his
come hee hath lent according to promise made vnto him, and soe all differ-
ences amongst the said pties are ended by mutuall consent.
The pticulars payed to the said Kinge were, —
{ s d
K, in broadcloth, 01 : 05 : 00
If, in holland, 00 : 12 : 04
I!, instuiFe, 01:14:00
[*243.]
03: 11:04
♦Memorandum: that wheras Kanelme Winslow, of Marshfeild, somtimes
inhabitant of the towne of Plyin, at the time of his mariage with EUenor
Adames, (somtimes wife vnto John Adams, deceassed,) did put in secmitie to
pay vnto James Adames, sonn of the said John Adams, the soin of fine
pounds when hee should come to bee of age, these ^sents wittnesseth that
James Adams aforsaid did come before the Gouerner, and did acknowlidg that
hee hath receued from the said Kanelme Winslow the said fiue pound ; and
26 December, accordingly on the 26'>' of December, 1651, it was ordered to bee entered vpon
publicke record as payed and receiued as aforsaid.
COURT ORDERS.
*The JYames of
M' W" Bradford,
M"" Thoni Prence,
M' W™ Brewster,
M'' Edw Winslow,
M' John Alden,
1\P John Jenney,
M' Isaack Allerton,
Cap? Miles Standish,
M' W°> Collyer,
M' John Howland,
Manasseth Kempton,
Francis Cooke,
Jonathan Brewster,
Edward Banges,
Nicholas Snow,
Steven Hopkins,
Thomas Clarke,
Raph Wallen,
WiUm Wright,
Elizabeth Warren, widdow,
Edward Dotey,
Cutbert Cutbertson,
John Winslow,
John Shaw,
Josuah Pratt,
John Adams,
Billington,
Phineas Pratt,
Samuell Fuller,
Clement Briggs,
the Purchasers.
Abraham Pearse,
Steeven Tracy,
Joseph Rogers,
John Faunce,
Steeven Deane,
Thoni Cushman,
Ro^te Hicks,
Thorn Morton,
Anthony Annable,
Samuell Fuller,
Franc Eaton,
Wilim Basset,
Francis Sprague,
The Heu-es of John Crackstone,
Edward Bumpas,
Willm Palmer,
Peter Browne,
Hemy Sampson,
Experience Michell,
Phillip Delanoy,
Moyses Symonson,
Georg Soule,
Edward Holman,
53.
M"" James Sherley,
M'' Beauchampe,
M' Andrewes,
M' Hatherley,
M' W-" Thomas.
In all 58.
177
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VOL. II.
^3
GENERAL INDEX.
GENERAL INDEX.
Acconquesse, alias Acockcus, 10
Accord Pond, ^^
Acockcus, 1"
Acokcus, one of the plantations of old comers, . . 5
Acquiat, ^^
Acquiiul, alias Acquiat, 19
Acqussent River, °
Adams, Ellenor, 1 "6
Addaras, Adames, James, "^6
receives money for Mr. Shirley, 76
married, 1"°
discharges Kanelm Winslow, 176
John, 17"?
his heirs, their land at Plain UeaKng, . . 28
Adey, Webb, presented for disorderly li^^ng, . . 36
committed to prison, 42
Adford, Henry, married, 66
Agawem Path, 29
Aimcs, Avmes, John, married, 88
John, 168
Alden, Elizabeth, married, 79
Alden, Aldin, Alldin, Allden, John, 9, 52, 55, 58, 85,
8S, 96, 100, 101, 104, 144, 150, 156, 157,
160, 161, 163—166, 171, 177.
one of Duxbury committee, 16, 40, 46, 63, 72, 75,
94, 95, 117, 123, 144
an Assistant, 153, 166
one of the comicil of war, 100
John, Jim., admitted a freeman, 123
John, Sen., 149
Mr., 42, 83, 88, 105, 117, 122, 127, 128, 136, 144,
147
Alkerman's Field, 25
Allen, George, 24
one of Sandwch committee, ... 16, 40, 75
bound for Edward Dotey, 18
Allen, George, licensed to cut hay on the Com-
mons, 76
fined for not serving as grand juror, . . . .171
and wife, presented for absence from public
worship, 173
John, 83, 117, 124, 134
propounded a freeman, 95
admitted a freeman, 114
Ralph, Sen., 171
prosecuted for absence from public wor-
ship, 172,173
Robert, 90
prosecuted for defemation, 165
Thomas, 72, 124, 168
propounded as freeman, 34
William, presented for absence from public
worship, 173
Allerton, Isaac, 101, 133, 177
assignment to Thomas Cushman, 133
his claim against Godbertson satisfied, . . . 132
Mr., 95
Almy, Almey, William, his goods attached, ... 28
Alne")-, William, 18
Amees, John, James Torey vs., 80
See Aimes, John.
Ammunition procured for soldiers, 47
Andrewes, Henry, 16, 101, 151
his complaint against Gilbert, 67
one of Taunton committee, 46, 57, 59, 68, 117,
144
Henry, Jun., 175
Mr., 177
Annable, Anable, Anthony, . . 28, 65, 85, 101, 177
one of Barnstable committee, 16, 40, 46, 57, 63,
68,72,75,94, 117, 154, 168
married, 80
(181)
182
GENERAL INDEX.
Annable, Hannah, married, 80
Applegate, Thomas, suit against William New-
land, 18
Apportionment of rates and soldiers, 64
See Rates.
Aquetnet Island, petitioned for by Plymouth, . . 145
Arms procured for soldiers, 65
to be provided by each town, 96
persons fined for not being pronded with, . 17 1
Arnold, William, 159
Assistants, 8, 15, 33, 40, 52, 56, 59, 71, 83, 115, 123,
153, 160
Attachments, .... 23, 24, 28, 30, 32, 75, 77, 81
Atherton, Humphrey, 158
Atkins, Thomas, 4, 5
presented and censured for extortion, ... 4
Austin, Jonah, 175
Atwood, John, 7, 25, 29
one of Plymouth committee, 16, 31, 40, 45, 57, 59
Treasurer, 34
grants of land to, 9, 26
Mr., 23,26,32
Bacon, Nathaniel, 84, 153
propounded a freeman, 84
admitted freeman, 101
Baker, Francis, 124
to dwell at Yarmouth, 17
married, 19
Nicholas, petitions to settle at Seacunck, . . 43
Walter, complained against for murder, . .170
William, his lease from John Barnes, ... 13
Bangs, Banges, Edward, 5, 7, 31, 34, 69, 73, 115, 155,
168, 177
grants of land to, 25, 48
Bark built at Plymouth by contribution, .... 3 1
Barker, John, 124, 126, 127, 134
fined for misdemeanor, 54
propounded as freeman, 167
Robert, 84, 102, 124
his claim for ferriage, 89
to keep ordinary at Marshfield, . . . .105
Barnes, Mary, 38
John, 25, 31, 32, 38, 50, 53, 54, 72, 73, 116, 124
presented for extortion, and discharged, 5, 12
his lease to William Baker, 13
bound to appear at Court, 107
his suit against Giles Rickett, 108
licensed to sell beer, 122
fined for drunkenness, 66, 156
Joshua, 20, 29, 31, 36
propounded as freeman, 17
bound to be of good behavior, and re-
leased, 41
Barnstable, 22, 44, 105
town officers, 9, 15, 34, 40, 53, 72, 83, 84, 102,
115, 116, 124, 125, 139, 153, 155, 167, 168
Barnstable, committees, 16, 40, 40, 57, 59, 63, 68, 72,
75, 94, 95, 104, 117, 123, 144, 154, 168
rates, 18, 92, 109, 169
soldiers from, 90
bounds settled with Yarmouth, . . . . 19, 21
agreement with Indians, 22
town presented for not repairing ways, ... 60
to make miUtary regulations, 62
military officers, 63, 105
fortification, 65
courts held there, 73
purchases land of Paupmunnuck, .... 130
ordh'.ary, 141
Bartlett, Bwtlit, Robert, . . 60, 71, 73, 84, 102, 126
Bass fishing, privileges granted to Messrs. Prence
and Paddy, 161, 162
Bassett, Basset, Bassit, Nathaniel, presented for
disturbing church, 174
William, 9, 42, 58, 177
one of Duxbury committee, 46, 57, 60, 68, 123
fined for not mending guns, 137
the younger, 173
Bates, Jame.s, 175, 176
propounded as freeman, 154
Baxter, George, 133
Beare, Richard, 155
propounded as freeman, 167
Beauchampe, Mr., 177
Bennett, Edward, propounded as freeman, ... 84
Berry, Richard, 147
his complaint against Jones, 146
punished for defamation, 148
Besbey, Besbee, Elisha, 168
bound to appear at Court, 45
propounded as freeman, 167
Besbeech, Beesbeach, Thomas, 34
fined for not serving as juror, 42
his bounds settled, 39, 52
one of Duxbury committee, 57
Besthope, John, 151
Betts, William, propounded as freeman, . ... 17
Bewyt, see Buett.
Biddle, Bedle, Beedle, Beddle, Bidle, Joseph, 9, 102,
116, 125, 153
Billington, Christian, 6, 38, 58, 59
Elizabeth, apprentice to John Barnes, ... 38
Francis, 38, 58, 59, 81, 119, 132
prosecuted and fined, 87
mortgage to Caleb Hopkins, 78
land granted to, 26
bound for appearance, and released, ... 81
and wife, to give possession of land to Jon-
athan Brewster, 6
Joseph, a runaway servant, 58
177
Bishop, Bishope, Bushop, Alice, 134
GENERAIi INDEX.
183
Bishop, Alice, tried, condemned, and executed for
murdering her child, 132 — 134
John, propounded as a freeman, 17
Richard, 6, 132, 134
married, 79
prosecuted for stealing, 137, 138
Black Brook, 26
Black Water, 8
Blackwell, Black weell, Michael, 124,134
Blindman, Richard, propounded as freeman, . . 8
Blise, Jonathan, 150
Blisse, Thomas, 115
propounded as freeman, 84
settlement of his estate, 126
Blossom, Sarah, 156
Thomas, settlement of his estate, . . . .156
Blush, Abraham, 53, 56, 84, 155
propounded as freeman, 17
Abram, propounded as freeman, 167
Boardman, Bordman, Thomas, 124, 134
surveyor of highways, 72
Boatfish, Boatefish, Botefish, Robert, . . . 9, 28, 71
licensed as retailer, 75
Bobbit, Edwafd, presented, 140
Bonney, Boni, Thomas, 53, 72
suit against Willis and others, 107
presented for lewdness, 96
his acknowledgment to John Famiseed and
wife, 97, 98
Bonum, George, 6
married, 79
Ruth, married, 98
Boreman, Thomas, married, 80
Bortt, James, 151
Bound Brook, 19
Bourne, Hemy, 12, 34, 41, 72, 102
one of Barnstable committee, . . . .59, 68, 75
John, 102, 155, 167
propounded a freeman, 45, 95
admitted a freeman, 167
Richard, 85, 137
bound for William Newland, 18
one of Sandwich committee, . 16, 40, 68, 94
Thomas, 66, 101, 115, 124, 134
one of Rexhame committee, 16
suit against John Chandler, 42
one of Marshfield committee, . . . . 40, 94
Bowers, Bower, George, 7, 31
prosecuted for several offences, . . . . 11, 18
his suit against Bonum, 6
Bowin, Bowine, Ricliard, 139, 169, 170
propounded a freeman, 84
admitted a freeman, 166
one of Rehoboth committee, 168
Bo\vman, Nathaniel, suit against Morris Truant, . 95
Brackenberrv. William, 14
Bradford, Allice, Sen., 146
John, 125, 146, 168
propounded as freeman, 114
admitted a freeman, 154
Wilham, 3, 5—8, 10—12, 14, 15, 23, 25, 27, 29,
30—33, 37—39, 43—45, 48—52, 55, 56, 58,
59, 63, 66—68, 71, 74, 75, 77, 79, 80, 87, 89,
94, 98, 100, 104, 106, 107—111, 113, 114,
118, 121, 122, 131—134, 136, 138, 139, 142,
145, 146, 148, 149, 156, 158—161, 164—166,
171, 172, 177.
Governor, 8, 15, 33, 40, 52, 56, 83, 115, 123,
153, 166
his surrender of the colony, . . . 5,8 — 11
money granted to, 10
one of the council of war, 47
an Assistant, 71
president of the council of war, .... 64
commissioner of the United Colonies, 115, 123,
139
complains against his tenants, 119
and others, hires Kennebeck trade, . . . 144
lands granted to, 54, 146, 164
engaged in bass fishery, 162
William, Jun., 110
ensign of Plymouth company, 121
Mr., 157
Bray, Thomas, Francis Linceford vs., 27
punished for adultery, 28
Brett, Brete, William, 84, 88, 134
propounded as freeman, 95
admitted a freeman, 101
Brewen, Obadiah, propounded as freeman, ... 8
Brewster, Jonathan, 9, 23, 29, 39, 42, 43, 52, 66, 73,
85; 96, 135, 177
one of Duxbury committee, 16, 40, 46, 63, 72, 75
his claim against Billington and wife, ... 6
controversy with John Ford, 6
presented for neglecting ferry, .... 5, 18
land granted to, 88
Love, . . . . 6, 44, 53, 56, 73, 79, 124, 134
his suit against Samuel Eaton, 135
Mary, married, 94
WilHam, 79, 90, 177
administration of his estate, 73
Bridge at Eel River, by whom made, . 127, 136, 147
at Joanes River out of repair, . . . 121, 163
Briggs, Clement, 177
his demand against Isaac Allerton, . . . .101
John, admini.stration of his estate, . . . . 18
Walter, 139, 168
Brooks, Brooke, Brookes, Gilbert, 83, 116
WilHam, 71, 102, 139
a grand juror presented for disclosing coun-
sel, 96
Brough, Edward, 58
184
GENERAL INDEX.
Broughton, Tliomas, liis suit against William
Thomas, 86
Brown, Browne, John, 8, 12, 15, 19, 39, 43—45, 49,
52, 55, 59, 63, 68, 71, 74, 78, 85, 87, 89, 98
—100, 107—109, 111, 113—115, 118. 122,
125, 136, 138, 139, 141, 144—146, 149
one of the council of war, 47, 100
an Assistant, 8, 15, 33, 40, 52, 5G, 59, 71, 83,
115, 123, 153, 166
a commissioner of the United Colonics, 71, 83,
100, 115, 123, 139, 153, 166
propoundecl as freeman, 114
Mary, agreement with John Doane, .... 76
Peter, 89, 177
Priscilla, agi-eenient with John Brown, ... 89
Mr., 82, 126, 164, 169, 170
licensed to use kinds at Sowames Kiver, . 120
Bryant, John, 5
presented for drinking tohacco in highway, . 12
Stephen, 1"<J
presented for several oflences, . 81, 87, 140
Buckley, Mr., admitted a freeman, 71
Buett, Buit, Bewyt, George, . 83, 115, 155, 162, 163
Buke, Isaac, complaint against John Howes, . . 160
Binnpass. Bumpas. Edward, 54, 177
John, punished. 170
Bundy, John, 90
Bunting, Thomas, apprentice to John Cooke, Jun., 78
Burd, Byrd. Thoma.s, 116,124
a runaway servant, 30
pi-oj)Oundud a freenran, 125
admitted a freeman, 154
his execution against Husscll, 138
Burgis, Burgcs, Thomas, 84, 90
one of Sandwich committee, . . 40, 75, 94, 123
])rescnted for breach of peace, 96
Burne, see Bourne.
Burman, Thomas, .... 124,130,155,162,163
Burro\\es, Burrows, Jeremiah, 90, 167
Burscll, James, 84, 124, 134
Thoiuis,
Bursley, Joim,
Burt. James,
]iiciir.rd, his guardian,
Burtoji. ]{ichard, presented for stealing, . .
Byrd, see B'.nd.
Cade, James, propounded us freeman, .
Crtllicutt, Uichard, land taken from him, . .
Campion. Clement
Cape Cod, bass fishing at,
lands there granted to Mr. Prcncc
otl'.ers,
Carew. John, married,
Carle, Kichard
Carpenter, AVilliam, 85, 102, 147
admitted a freeman 84
. 124
8.3, 1 16
84,119
. 119
. 127
. 3
. 81
. 73
. 161
162
79
149
nd
Carpenter, William, bound to appear at Court, &c., 147
Carver, Robert, 53, 126, 127
propounded as freeman, 52, 69, 95
his suit against Hiller, 43
admitted a freeman, 122
Case, Edward, ... 41, 53, 56, 85, 155, 175, 176
one of Taunton committee, . . 117,123,144
Caseley. Caslc)', John, and wife, presented and
punished for fornication, 37, 42
AHce, 42
Caswell, Thomas, 176
Caughtacanteist Hill, 25
Cauken, Hugh, propounded as freeman, .... 8
Causumpsit Neck, 5
ChadweU, Richard 53, 56, 72
one of Sandwich committee, 46
suit against Thomas Dexter, 142
Chambers, Thomas, .... 9, 17, 101, 124, 126
bound to appear at Court, <S:c., 14
one of Scituate committee, ... 57, 68, 115
Chapman, Ralph, 5
presented for pound breach, 165
land granted to him, 54
Charles I., 10
Chase, WilHam, 91, 129, 130
his bond to appear at Court, &c., .... 9
his settlement with Sympkins, 20
Goodman, 128, 130
Chauncey, Chanssy, Chai-les, 45
land granted to him, 9
his claim ag-ainst Marshfield, 121
!Mr., an approved physician, 112
Chaundler, Chaundlor, Edmund, one of Duxbury
committee, 60, 68
John, 39, 42
Nathaniel, 90
Roger, suit against Kanelm Winslow, ... 98
C;hcckett, Josiah 34, 40, 66
Chcesborrough, Cheesborrow, Chcesburow, Chees-
burrow, \\'illiam, propounded a freeman, 84
L'ssamequin's complaint ag.iinst him, ... 99
admitted a freeman, 122
jnmishcd for sundry offences, .... 103, 136
Chcttcnden. Isaac, iirojinunded as freeman, . . . 167
Thomas, vs. Christojihcr 'Winter, 24
Chickatawbutt, his bounds. 157
Chillhigsworth. Shillingsworth. Thomas, 6'). 60, 77, 81,
102, 134, 155, 163
]noj)ounded as freemnn, 69
admitted a freeman, 71
one of Marshfield committee, 123
Cliipman. John, propounded as freenran, . . . .141
Chrisj>e, George 153
Chinch, ]{ichard, . . .34, 41, 53, 60, 87, 113, 116
liis execution against Fuller, 50
his s\iit against Mrs. Jenney, 104
GENERAL INDHX.
185
Church, Sergeant, 127
bound for Captain Wright, 121
Churches, their liberties to be maintained, . . . 106
Churchill, Churchall, John, married, 79
licensed to sell Clark's land, 138
propounded a freeman, 154
admitted a freeman, 167
Clapp, Thomas, 83
propounded a freeman, 71
admitted a freeman, 84
one of Scituate committee, 144
Clark, Alice, married, 79
Clark, Clai-ke, Thomas, 34, 40, 50, 53, 72, 77, 105, 116,
120, 122, 124, 177
his land laid out, 7
his suit against Matthew Fuller, 37
his suit against William Powell, 73
licensed as retailer, 163
one of Plymouth committee, 167
Clarke, Abigail, 138
George, 29, 33
his land to be sold, 138
Martha, 134
Thurston, 30, 32, 38, 48
land granted to, . - 26
presented for lending gun to Indian, . . .140
William, 9, 90, 168
fined for drunkenness, 138
Goodman, land granted to him, 129
Clerk's salary, twenty pounds, 34
Clifton, Thomas, 116
propounded as freeman, 125
Coachman, see Cushman.
Coal mine sought for by Plymouth, 87
Coale, Robert, 159
Cobb, Cob, Henry, 65, 104, 140, 143
one of Barnstable committee, . . 72,95,117
fined for absence from Court, 106
licensed as retailer, '3
Coggen, Abigail, administratrix of her htisband's
estate, 147
Henry, 65, 71
takes oath of fidelity, 72
his suit against Waterman, 72
Thomas, 75
Mr.,
112
Cole, Daniel, 42, 52, 124, 134
propounded a freeman, 71
admitted a freeman, 84
James, 34, 40, 72, 78, 81, 119, 132, 148, 166, 168
his fine remitted, 24
land granted to, 26, 48
licensed as retailer, 79, 80
his suit against Pope, 116
bound to appear at Court, .... 119,120
presented for breach of peace, . . .162
VOL. II. 24
Cole, Job, 9, 42, 56, 72, 124
Cole Brook Meadow, 30
Collier, CoUiare, Colyar, CoUyar, Collyare, Colliar,
Collyer, WiUiam, 3, 6—8, 12, 14, 15, 23, 27,
29, 30, 32, 33, 37—39, 43, 44, 49, 50—52,
55, 56, 58, 59, 63, 66—68, 71. 74, 79, 80, 85,
88,94,98, 100, 104, 105, 108, 109, 111, 114,
118, 121, 122, 131, 133, 136, 138, 139, 141
144—146, 148, 149, 156, 158—161, 164—
166, 171, 172, 177.
an Assistant, 8, 15, 33, 40, 52, 56, 71, 83, 115,
123, 153, 166
sent on a mission to Massachusetts, .... 63
twenty pounds granted to, 169
one of council of war, 47, 64
coroner, 101
Mr., 11, 60, 62, 116, 122
Collimore, Collymore, Colljiner, Peter, 54, 115, 155,
167, 170
Colman, Joseph, 124, 134
Combe, Comb, John, .... 25, 37, 66, 131, 133
land granted to, 29
assigns servant to William Thomas, ... 38
admitted a freeman, 71
Mr., 95
Mrs., her children placed out, 131
Committees of each town, 16, 40, 45, 57, 59, 63, (38,
72, 74, 75, 94, 95, 117, 123, 144, 154, 167,
168.
Commissioners of the United Colonies, 71, 83, 88, 100,
115, 123, 139, 153, 166
their propositions, 93
Confederation of the colonies, 53, 56
Constables, 9, 15, 34, 40, 41, 53, 72, 83, 101, 102,
115, 123, 124, 153, 167
Cooke, Cook, Francis, 7, 34, 40, 53, 56, 84, 132, 160,
177
his lands, 49, 149, 164
Hester, married, 79
Jacob, 116, 124, 155, 163
propounded a freeman, 114
admitted a freeman, 123
John, .... 7, 16, 42, 44, 75, 111, 132, 149
deputy from Plymouth, 45
one of Plymouth committee, . . .40, 59, 74
land granted to, 29
his lands, 149, 164
assigns his servant to Samson, 6
John, Jun., 48,59,78,110
one of Plymouth committee, 31, 57, 63, 68, 72,
94, 123
his lands, 49
Josiah, . . . 5, 7, 9, 15, 25, 26, 124, 140, 141
one of Nawsett, or Eastham, committee, 117, 163
allowed to sell wine, 125
Mary, married, 94
186
GENERAL INDEX.
Cooke, Roger, 90
Thomas, inquest upon him, 151
Cooper, Ann, married, 79
John, one of Barnstable committee, . . 46, 57
Thomas,. . . 102, 116, 150, 155, 162, 163, 167
propounded as fi-eeman, 84, 154
Coroner chosen, 101
Council of war chosen, and powers, . . 47, 64, 100
Court of Assistants, when holden, 18
Courts for different towns, 73, 118
Cowessett, 159
Coy Pond, 129
Crabtree, John, suit against Edmund West, ex-
ecutor, 141
Crackstone, John, 177
Crampton, Henry, 14
Crimes. Adultery, .28
assault, 24
breach of peace, . . .42, 73, 96, 147, 102, 165
dancing, 239
defamation, 12, 17, 18, 24, 45, 54, 87, 98, 140,
148, 105
disorderly living, 36
drinking or smoking tobacco, 4, 12
drunkenness, 06, 111, 138, 156
extortion, 4, 5, 12, 60
fornication, .... 37, 85, 109, 112, 135, 138
luring land of Indians, 173
lewdness, 35, 36, 54, 96, 112, 137, 163, 165, 170,
172, 174
millers' frauds, 112,135,138,140
mm-der, 132—134
neglecting public worship, 174
nuisance, 18
receiving stolen goods, 137
reviling religion, 30
Sabbath breach, .... 4, 140, 156, 165, 239
seditious speeches, 70
selling guns and ])owder to Indians, 8, 36, 137,
140, 147, 165, 170
servants nmning aVay, 30, 36, 59
steahng, . . 18, 24, 73, 127, 137, 149, 160, 162
swearing, 9, 12, 37
tailors' frauds, 5, 12
towns not providing arms, 135
towis not exercising militia, . . . 70, 117, 140
towns not choosing officers, 135
towns not having jjounds, . . . . 36. 42, 163
towns not repairing ways, . 00, 135, 137, 139, 140
vagrancy, 36
Crocker, Crooker, Croker, Francis. 90
petitions for leave to marr}', 112
John, 107,112,155,162,163
propounded a freeman, 141
admitted a freeman, 154
his suit against Thomas Shawe, . . . .111
Crocker, John, licensed to keep an ordinary, . .141
William, 72
propounded as a freeman. 71
Crispe, George, ])rosecutcd. 81
prosecuted and fined, 8"
Crow, Crowe, John, one of Yarmouth committee, 16, 40
magistrate at Yarmouth, 73
Mr
24
land granted to, 128 — 130
John, Sen., one of Yarmouth committee. . . 57
presented for receiving stolen goods, . . .137
Yelverton, 102
Cudworth, James, . . 30, 141, 144, 158—160, 173
committee from Barnstable, 40
committee from Scituate, . . . 144, 154, 107
Curtis, Richard, 155
Cushman, Coachman, Thomas, . . 5, 7, 25, 111, 177
time allowed to recover his debts, .... 95
his claim against iNIrs. Combe, . . . 131, 132
his assignment from Mr. Allerton, . . . .133
Elder, 145
Cutbert, Samuel, 90, 148, 161
prosecutions against him, . . .81, 87, 170, 172
his suits against Edward Dotey, 120
his suits against Bryant and King, .... 170
Cutbertson, see Godbertson.
Daman, Damman, John, 116, 143
propounded as freeman, 125, 167
prosecuted for smoking tobacco, 4
heir to AVilliam Gilson, 140—143
Darby, Darbie, John, 115
land granted to liim, 129
See Dcrbey.
Davcnjjort, Lieutenant, of Salem, 36
Dans, Dolor, 14, 84
])ropounded a freeman, 84
admitted a freeman, 101
Philip, a servant of John Cook, 6
Dean, Deane, Eli.'iibcth, 141
John, 124, 151, 175
Ste])hen, 177
Walter, 41, 151, 175
Delano, Dekinoy, Dellanoy, Philip, 37, 77, 102, 122,
126, 127, 136, 140, 147, 163, 177
Delaware, a plantation settled there by New Ha-
ven, 169
Dennis, Robert," 18, 41, 84, 130, 151
bound to jjrosecute Edward Morrell, ... 9
propounded as freeman, 154
Land granted to, 128, 129
Deputies, sent to the General Court from the sev-
eral towns, 45, 46
See Committees.
Deputy Governor to be appointed by the Governor, 169
Derby, Richard, 50
his claim against Willis, 50
GENERAL INDEX.
187
Derby's Ponds, 30
See Darby.
Dexter, Thomas, 124, 155
prosecuted, 96
evidence concerning his bark, 1'12
Thomas, Sen., l'?3
Thomas, Jun., 115
prosecuted, 135
Mr., 137
prosecuted, 13'
Deuell, Deuile, Devilo. Devcll, Walter, . . 35, 43, 52
prosecuted by Massatumpaine, 20
William, and wife, and others, prosecuted for
meeting from house to house on Lord's
day, 162
Didcutt, John, 31
Dillingham. Edward, 9, 24, 35
one of Sandwich committee, 46, 63
Oseah, 112
Mr., 137
Dimmock, Dimmack, Dimack, Dimake, Thomas, 20,
35, 65, 72, 147, 158—160
one of the council of war, 47
one of Barnstable committee, 16, 40, 63, 123, 144,
154
magistrate at Barnstable, 73
lieutenant of Barnstable company, . . .63, 105
presented for not exercising soldiers, . . 97
Dingley, John, .... 72,84,102,116,155,165
propounded as freeman, 69
admitted a freeman, 71
Doggett, Dogged, John, 125, 127
one of Rehoboth committee, 123
propounded as freemau, 125
Doane, Done, John, 7, 24, 72, 79, 82
one of Plymouth committee, 31, 40, 45. 57, 59,
63, 68
one of Nawsett, or Eastham, committee, 144, 154,
168
his agreement with Mary Brown, .... 76
Lydia, married, 88
Mr., 11, 48, 60, 75
Dotcy, Doten, Edward, 32, 33, 39, 44, 52, 69, 81, 120,
161, 177
his suit against William Almey, 18
grant of land to, 26
his suit against Thurston Clarke, .... 30, 32
to indemnify Thomas Symons, 33
Dunham, John, 7, 16, 53, 56, 82
one of Ph-mouth committee, 45, 63, 72, 74, 117
Luid granted to, 30
the elder, 32
land granted to, 26
John, Sen., 34,104,124,134,145
one of Plymouth committee, . . 94, 144, 154
fined for absence as committee, . . . .106
John, Jim., 107
propounded a freeman, 24
admitted a freeman, 33
knd granted to, 26
bound for his good behavior, 108
his suit against Samuel Edie and others, . 110
Samuel, propounded as freeman, 114
admitted a freeman. 123
Thomas, 73, 125
his suit aminst George Clarke,
33
indebted to Mimassch Kempton, 67
his suit against James Shaw, 149
claim of Gray and Cutbert against, . . . .161
Doughty, Francis, 9; 17, 135
presented for selling powder to Indians, . . 8
Duglas, Jane, 119
Dunham, Dunhame. Abigail, married, .... 79
forbidden to visit Martha Knott,
136
fined for breach of peace, 73
jjropounded as freeman, 114
Duxbury, Duxbery, DuxboiTOw, .... 105, 161
town officers, 9, 15, 34, 40, 53, 62, 72, 83, 84, 101,
115, 116, 123, 125, 139, 153, 155, 167, 168
committees, 16, 40, 46, 57, 60, 63, 68, 72, 75, 94,
95, 104, 117, 123, 144, 154, 167
rates, 18, 64, 92, 109
soldiers from, 90
bounds of the town, 8, 9, 34
military regulations, 60 — 62
military officers, " 88, 105
claim of John Rowe against, 41
to be enlarged, 54
land desired by, to be viewed, 76
ordinary, 104
claim of Hall again,st the town, 110
towii presented for want of pound, . 36, 42, 163
surveyors of highways presented, . . 135, 165
pbntation at Saughtuckquett, 88
Eastern Swan Pond Meadow, 129
Eastham, committees, 168
town officers, 167, 168
Eaton, Benjamin, complaints against, . . 59, 138, 172
Francis, 117, 177
Rachel, married, 94
Samuel, 122, 135
his grant to Love Brewster, 79
presented for dancing, 174
his land measured, 147
Eddendcn, Eddingden, Edmund, excused from
serving on the grand jury, 84
propounded a freeman, 3
admitted a freeman, 15
one of Scituate committee, . . . .16, 40, 57
licensed as retailer, 73
Edward, 60, 51, 75, 85
Eddy, Edeth, Elizabeth, 112
188
GENERAL INDEX.
Eddy, Edeth, Edie, Elizabeth, Sen., ])resented for
broach of Sabbath, 173
John, apprentice to Francis Goulder, ... 82
Samuel, 82, 110, 112
land gi-anted to, 26
suit against John Dimhani, Jun., .... 107
Zacharv, apprentice to John Bro^^^le, . . .113
Eel River, " 23, 7o
inhabitants claim against Barnstable, Yar-
mouth, and Sandwich. . . . 127, 136, 147
Elcock, [Alcock,] Ann, married, 80
Eldredgc, Eldred, Ann, 97
Wilham, 97
Elections, 8, 9, 33, 34. 52, 53, 71, 83, 115, 123, 153,
166, 167
none in 1619, 139
Eliot, John, 157
Ellis, Elizabeth, 85
John, . . . . " 75, 168
punished for fornication, 85
Elmes, Rodulphus, propounded as freeman, . .167
England, William, drowned, inquest on him, . . 175
Ensigne, Thomas, 34,41,84
propounded as freeman, 3, 167
Equeduett, 151
Evans, William, 12
E.KcIse, receivers appointed, . . . 105, 116, 125, 155
rates of, 163
E.KCommunicitcd ])erson forbidden to ofiiciate as
minister, 53
Ewell, Henry, 34, 41
propounded as freeman, 17
Falland, Thomas, 20, 155, 162, 163
one of Yarmouth committee, 60
admitted a freeman, 23
Fallowell, Followav, Gabriel, 16, 26, 56, 84, 111, 112,
134
William, propounded as freeman, .... 23
land granted to, 26
Farniseed, Farnyseedc, Farnescede, Farnissidc,
Elizabeth, 97
John, 97, 107, 108, 116
Faunce, John, 1-16, 177
Feake, Henry, 41
one of Sandwich committee, 57, 60
John, admitted a freeman, 40
Ferry at North River regulated, 18, 54
Finnev, Fennev, John, 14, 53, 71, 102, 105, 111, 112,
116, 117, 125, 140
propounded a freeman, 71
admitted as freeman, 75
land granted to, 25
Robert, 83, 102, 111, 124, 134
married, 23
land granted to, 25
propounded a freeman, 114
Fiimey, Robert, admitted a freeman, 123
First Herring Brook, 130,131
Fish, Jonathan, . • • 75, 84, 168
Mary, 75
Nathaniel, 75, 167
Fishe, John, 124
Fitzrandall, Edward, 116
Flawne, Thomas, 128
land granted to, 171
Floyde, John, his complaint against Jane Douglas, 119
Forbes, Vorbes, John, 167
propounded as freeman, 95
Ford, John, controversy with Jonathan Brewster, . 6
Forde, Foardo, William, presented for fraud as
miller, 112
propounded as fi-eeman, 167
Foster, Forster, Edward, 24
one of Scituate committee, 16
his will proved, 73, 75
Richard, 90
Fowling Pond, 174
Foxwell, John, 90
Freeman, Edmmid, 8, 15, 19, 27, 33, 38, 39, 43—45,
49, 52, 63, 68, 71, 74, 89, 94, 98, 116, 153
an Assistant, . . 8, 15, 33, 40, 52, 56, 63, 71, 83
to try a person for stealing, 24
presented for lending a gun to an Indian, . . 36
one of the council of war, 47
to liold Courts in several towns, 73
one of Sandwich committee, 104
fined for absence from Court, 106
Edmund, Sen., and wife, presented for ab-
sence from public worship, 173
Edmund, Jun., 102
projjounded as freeman, 3
maiTied, 98
John, 163
propounded as freeman, 1G7
Mr., 22, 35, 42, 86, 95
Freemen propounded. 3, 8, 17, 24, 34, 45, 52, 69, 71,
84, 101, 114, 125, 141, 154, 167
admitted, S, 15, 23, 52, 71, 80, 84, 101, 114, 122,
123, 154
of Taunton, land granted to them, .... 18
French request aid in their war against the Mo-
hawks, 169
Fresh Lake, 25, 48
Fuller, Bridget, agreement with Nehemiah Smith, 13
manned, 23
land granted to her, 26
her suit against Josias Winslow, 50
Matthew, • . . . . 37, 50, 87
propounded as freeman, 45
land granted to, 48
chosen sergeant, 61
prosecuted and fined, 87
GENERAL INDEX.
189
Fuller, Samuel, 6, 9, 15, 177
Mrs 25,101
Furaell, Furnill, Strong, 152, 153
his acknowledgment to Mr. France, .... 152
Gallop, Jolm, 1^^
Gannett, Goodwife, presented for lewdness, . 170, 172
Thomas, 135, 168
Garrett, Richard, • 150
Gates erected on highways, 41
Gaunt, Gant, Mary, 112
Peter, 101, 105, 116, 124, 125
and wife, presented for absence from public
worship, 1'"^
Gibbens, Major, 95, 142
Gifford, William, 155
Gilbert, Jolm, Sen., Henry Andrews against, . . 67
land granted to, 9^
John, Jan., " '
complaint against, for felony, . . ■ . 82, 83
Thomas, 56, 116, 124
projjounded a freeman, 57, 141
admitted a freeman, 16'7
presented, l^O
Gilson, William, 89
his estate, 140—143
Glasse, James, married, 88
propounded a freeman, 114
admitted a fi-eeman, 123
Godbertson, Godberson, Cutbertson, Cutbert, 119, 132,
177
Sarah, her estate settled, 119
Golope, John, 1-
■tJoodman, Thomas, 12
Goodspeed, Roger, 168
admitted a freeman, 16 '
Goole, Francis, prosecuted, 87
his surrender to William Hanbury, .... 78
his suit against John Shaw, Jun., .... 79
Goose Point, 18
Gorham, Goarome, Gorome, Gorum, Groomc, Ralph, 37
his claims against Clarke and Combe, ... 37
John, 124,168
proijoundcd a freeman, 125
admitted a freeman, 154
married, '^
Gouldcr, Francis, 29, 82, 125
propounded as freeman, .... 71,114,153
admitted a freeman, 154
Kathernc, °-
Governor, elected and qualified, 8, 15, 33, 40, 52, 56,
71, 83, 115, 123, 153, 166
none elected in 1649, 139
Grand jurors, 16, 34, 41, 53, 56, 71, 84, 102, 116, 124,
155, 168
inquire respecting Pro^'idence plantation, . . 37
fined for absence, 171,172
Granger, Graunger, Thomas, tried and executed, . 44
administration of his cstiite, 50
Gray, Edward, 161
John, presented, &c., 97
Mr., 128
presented, 37
committed to prison, 42
Great Basse Pond, 129
Greenfield; Thomas, 90
Green's Harbor, 8
bounds, 9
Groome, Groomes, Gromes, John, 67, 76
land granted to, 29
propounded as freeman, 75
sworn, '6
land granted to, 26, 48
bound to appear at Court, &c.,
110
174
.... 120
his suit against Thomas Clark, 122
Growse, WiUiam, 95
Haddon, Ferman, 165
Hailstone, Hailston, William, . . 71, 168, 175, 176
propounded a freeman, 52, 69
admitted a freeman, '1
Hall, Edward, 90,115
punished for swearing, 9, 1-
suit against ^Miles Standish and others, . .
presented for selling timber for exportation,
George, 83, 175
propounded a freeman, 52, 69
admitted a freeman, 84
John, 115
Halle, Goodwife, presented, 1''4
Hallett, Hallot, Hellot, Andrew, . . .21, 155, 167
claim of Massatumpaine -against, 20
suit against John Alden and others, ....
land granted to,
Andrew, Sen., gives a cow to poor of Yarmouth,
Andrew, Jun.,
Samuel, administration of his estate, . . .
Mr., 128, 130
land formerly granted to, to be laid out, . 20
land granted to, 128
Halloway, HoUoway, Joseph, 115
fined for breach of peace, 42
William, 84
propounded a freeman, 52, 69
admitted a freeman, . . . . • . • ■ 71
bound to appear at Court, 58
his claim against Taunton, 103
presented for fighting, 147
Hamlen, James, 53
propounded as freeman, 31
Hammon, Mar>-, 163
presented for lewdness, 137
Hanber\', Handburj-, Hambrow, Peter, .... 42
fined for stealing, '3
58
128
70
53
156
190
GENERAL INDEX.
Hanbery, Peter, bound to appear, &c., . . 121, 122
wilUaiii, 31, 34, 39, 40, 51, 105
married, 23
projjouudcd a freeman, 45
admitted a freeman, 52
Land granted to, 48, 49
his agreement with Francis Goole, ... 78
his suit against Francis Billington, . . .119
his suit against Abraham Peirce, .... 44
Mr.. 52, 105, 169
Harding, Captain, 126
Harris, Arthur, 135
Harnian, John, 90
Harvey, Samuel, 108
Harvyj William 176
Hassell, John, 49, 87
See Hazell.
Hathawoy, John, presented for lending gun to In-
dian, 147
Hutdi, Ann. married, 06
Jon.'than, . .' 4, 90
])uni.--hed as a vagrant, 30
to live with Stejihcn Hopkins 38
presented for hiring land of Intlians, . . .173
Lydia, punished for lewdness, 35
Thomas, 130
propounded as freeman, 17
William, bound to apjjcir, <5k:c., 25
prosecuted for seditious speeches, ... 24, 25
lieutenant of Scltuate company, .... 63
his suit against his servant 69
one of Scituate committee, 46, 94
Hatherly, Hatherley, Hatherlee. Hatherle, Timothy, 3,
' 6, 8, 14, 15, 23, 27, 33, 39, 42—45, 50, 52,
56, 59, 68, 69, 71, 73—77, 89, 94, 98, 100,
104, 106—108, 110, 111, 114, 118, 122, 134,
136, 138, 139, 141, 143—146, 149, 153, 156,
160, 101, 164—160, 171, 172.
an Assistant, 8, 15, 33, 40, 52. 50, 71, 83, 115,
123, 166
sent on mission to Massachusetts, .... 46
one of council of war, 47, 100
commissioner of United Colonies, . 88, 100, 166
allowed to .set up an iron mill, . . . 127, 150
with others, pm-chases Indian lands, . . . .157
Mr., 135, 169, 170, 177
Hayward, see Hey ward.
Hawes, Haws, Edmund, 34,40, 71, 101, 104, 105, 116,
125, 126
one of Yarmouth committee, 94, 95, 117, 123,
144, 168
propounded as freeman, 71
admitted a freeman, 80
fined for absence from Court, 106
Mr., 128,130
knd granted to. 128
Hayle, WilUam, 90
Haystack Pond, 26
Hazell, Hassell, John, 170
prosecuted, 43, 44
bound to take oath of fidelity, 50
land granted to, . .141
presented for meeting with others from house
to house on Lord's day, 162
Hearker, John, vs. Josiah Checkett, 66
Hedge, Hedges, Hedggis, 'WilUam, . 151, 153, 167
presented, 137
prosecuted by James Walker, 135
presented for letting gun to Indian, .... 137
propounded a freeman, 141
admitted a freeman, 167
Mr., 02
He.sbone, , 5S
He\\;ird, Thomas, Sen., 160
See Heyward.
Hewes, John, 100
Heyward, Ha^-svard, Heward, Elizabeth, married, . 88
John, land granted to, 43
Martha, fined for lewdness, . . . . 170, 172
Thomas, 80, 102, 123, 139
prosecuted by an Indian, 89
propovmded as freeman, 101
admitted a freeman, 114
See Heward.
Hicks, Hickes, Ileckes, Ephraim, .... 124, 134
propounded a freeman, 114
admitted a freeman, 123
administration of his estate, 148
Margaret, 148
Robert, 177
Samuel, 31, 102. 168
propounded as freeman, 24
admitted a freeman, 33
land granted to, 48
married, 88
one of Nausett committee, .... 123, 144
Zacharic, presented, 165
Higgins, Ilichard, 71, 117, 168
Higginson, Richard, one of Nausett commit-
tee, ■ 117
Highways, 75
surveyors of, presented by grand jury, . . . 2, 5
gates made on them, 41
See Ways.
Hiland, Hyland, Thomas, 102,124
fined for absence as juror, HO
Hill, Hercules, 90
Hillcr, WilUam, 43
to jjay John Holmes's charges, <»
purchases Robert Mendame's land, . . . . 77
Hillier, Hugh, 73
Hinckley, Hincley, Samuel, . . 16,72,109,115,168
GENERAL INDEX.
191
Hinckley, Samuel, vs. Joseph Hull, 44
presented for hiring land of Indians, . . .173
Hinckley, Hincklee, Hinckle, Thomas, 71, 97, 104, 147
compensation made to, by an Indian, . . GO
one of Barnstable committee, . . do, 123, 144
jjropounded as freeman, 71
takes oath of fidelity, 72
admitted a freeman, 84
fined for absence from Court, 106
authorized to marry persons, l.jo
Ilingham inhabitants jietition to settle at Seacunck, 43
Hitt, Thomas, propounded as freeman, .... 84
prosecuted for abusing U.ssamequin, .... 99
fined for abusing Ussamequin, 103
Hoble, \ndow, 12
Hodges, Nicholas, 90, 117
Hollett, HoUot, John, 16, 102
See Hallett.
Holloway, see Halloway.
Holly, Joseph, 16, 72, 75
takes oath of fideUty, lo
propounded as freeman, 75
Rose, 75
Holman, Holeman, Edward, . . .29,31,117,177
his account of goods found, 35
Holmes, John, 6
his account as messenger, 51
grant of land to, 30
his stiit against Daniel Cole, 51
Obadiah, 147, 151
propounded as freeman, 125
his suit against Mr. Newman, 150
presented for meeting with others from
house to house on Lord's day, 147, 156, 162
WilHam, "... 6, 38
his deposition, 24
Lieutenant, his suit against James Luxford, . 22
Honywell, WilUam, land granted to, 16
Hook, Mr., 58
Hopkins, Caleb, 75
mortgage from Billington, 78
Deborah, married, 98
Giles, 53, 155
Stephen, 78, 177
to have the care of Jonathan Hatch, . . 38
his will proved, 75
Mr., 31
Hore, Hoare, Elder, . " 81
Hezekiah, 168
John, 102, 141, 157
fined for absence as juror, 110
bound for his good behavior, 141
propounded as freeman, 167
Richard, 27, 62, 130
admitted a freeman, 23
land granted to, 129
Hore, Richard, one of Yarmouth committee, 16, 40,
154
Hoskine, AVilliam, 56, 67
grant of land to, 29
Sarah, ai)prentice to Thomas Hinckley, . . 67
House, Samuel, 105, 125
vs. Gowcn White 125
Howe, Thomas. 20
Howell, Thomas Ill
settlement of his estate, 120, 127
Howes, Thomas, .... 41, 72, 76, 102, 126, 156
admitted a freeman. 114
Mr., 20,81. 129. l.",!)
grant of laiul to, 128, 129
Howland, -\rthur, 57
propounded as freeman, 34
his suit against Robert Mendame, .... 77
presented for absence from public woi'ship, . 174
Desire, married, 79
Henry, . . . 84, 140, 155, 160, 102, 163, 166
John, 25, 29, 44, 75, 96, 104, 132, 158, 159, 160,
177
one of Plymouth committee, 16, 9!. 117, 123,
114, 154, 167
grant of land to, 49
bound for Jonathan Walker's api:rentice, . 57
Mr., 116, 126, 127, 145, 155
Ilubberd, Mr., 49
Hucheson, Mr., 163
Huckins, Huckens, Thomas, 102
propounded as freeman, 101, 167
bound to appear, &c., 107
Hull, Joseph, 44
an excommunicated minister, 53
Tristram, 36,115
propounded as freeman, 167
Hunt, Edmund, 84
Edward, presented and fined for breach of
Sabbath, 156
Peter, 102, 155, 168, 172
propounded as freeman, 84
admitted a freeman, 167
Hur.st, James, . . . .6,29,48,81,111,132,140
one of Plymouth committee, 117
Kathcrine, 18
William, administration of his estate, . . . 18
Hyde, Nicholas, admitted a freeman, 123
his claim against Thomas BHsse's estate, . . 126
Hyland, see Ililand.
Impressment of soldiers, 64
Indian makes compensation to Thomas Hinckley
for taking his cow in a trap, 60
testimony as to Chickatabut's bounds, . . . 157
Indian Head River, 54, 156
Indian names : Ahiumpum, 157
Annawamscoate, 49
192
GENERAL INDEX.
Indian names : Aquetnet, 145
Atquiod, alias Acquiatt, neck of land, ... 21
Catscimah, 157
Chickatawbutt, 157
Jumpum, .... 157
Massatumpaine, 23
IMasbanomett, 157
Xahatan, , 157
Xepaitom, or Nepoytam, 21, 118
Xcipnet, 89
Xl-ihamagoquanett, 157
Xobscussett, 128
r>unckatateesett, 15 <
riupmunnuck, 130, 131
Pautuxit, 158
Pccunke, 157
"^.Tchamas, 118
t^agaquash, 31
oiughtuckquett, 88
Sha\\"\vamett, 158
Sesse\vitt, Se.shewitt. or Sauset, ... 81, 128
Shuckqiuam, or Bound Brook,. . . • . . . 21
Teightaquid, "(»
TwacomrHacus, 21
"Wampatuke, 157
Wanamampuke, 157
Wannapooke, 89
Indians : trade \\ith Indians permitted, .... 4
proposols for letting the trade, 29
amount received for the trade, 10
persons presented for selling guns, Szc, to In-
dians, 8, 36
sale of land by Indians to Barnstable, . . 21, 130
preparations for war against them, 46. 47, 63 — 65
their complaints against sundiy persons, 89, 99,
103
names of soldiers sent against the Narragan-
sets, and the expense of the expedition, 90 —
93
required to keep -nithin their bounds, ... 93
Richard Sares's complaint against Indians, . 118
measures of defence taken against, . . 145, 146
they sell land to Mr. Hatherly and others, . 157
the French request aid against the ISIohawks, . 169
Inhabitants, names of males from sixteen to sixty,
to be returned, 106
Inns, see Ordinaries.
Inquests on dead persons, .... 151, 174 — 176
Irish, John, land granted to, 12, 69
Iron mill set up by Mr. Hatherley, . . . 127,156
Jackson, Samuel, 16, 116
propounded as freeman, 17
Jenkins, Jenkine, Jenkeos, Edward, 115, 139, 148, 155,
162, 163, 165, 170
licensed to keep an ordinary, 105
propounded as freeman, 101
Jenkins, Edward, admitted a freeman, . . . .114
John, 7, 90, 102, 116
fined for absence as grand juror, . . . .110
John, Sen., 72
Jenney, Abigail, married, 79
John, . . 3, 6—8, 12, 14, 25, 29, 31, 32, 48, 177
deputy from Plymouth, 45
one of Plymouth committee, 16
suit against Edward Dotey. . . . . 30, 32
suit against Stertevaunt and Ramsden, . 38, 57
land granted to, 26
Samuel, 31, 69
fined for breach of peace, 73
Sarah, married, 98
Mr., 37
Jenny, Mrs., presented for not repairing mill, . . 76
Johnson, Thomas, 90
Jones, Joanes, River, 26
causeway repaii'ed, 127
Teague, 91, 140—148
his suit against Ralph Wheilden, .... 104
bound to appear, &c., 147
Jordaine, John, 52
presented for fraud, 5
Joyce, John, 102
execution against Deuell, 43
Keene, John, 35
presented for lewdness, 36
Kemp, Elizabeth, 27, 37
William, his estate, 27, 37
Kempton, Kemton, Ephraim, 89, 102, 155, 162, 163,
165, 170
punished for several offences, 54
married, '9
propounded as freeman, 154
Ephraim, Sen., deceased, his estate, . . .85, 89
Ephraim, Jun., 65
Manasseh, .... 6, 25, 67, 73, 89, 104, 177
deputy fi-om Ph mouth, 45
one of Plymouth committee, 68, 72, 74, 94, 123,
144, 154, 167
Kenelme's Dingle, 30
Kennebeck, Cenebecke, trade account of its ex-
penses, 96
trade let, 96, 127, 144
Kenrick, Kennerick, George, HI
one of Scituate committee, 40, 59
Kerby, Kerbey, Richard, 75, 172
bound to appear, &c., 173
presented for absence from public worship, . 173
Kersley, William, recognized to answer, .... 28
King, Kinge, Samuel, 176
Thomas, 53, 56
Knap, Aaron, 99
Knight, Walter, presented for taking tobacco, . . 4
Knot, Martha, .... 136
t; i:\KltAL INOKX.
193
Knott, George, ^o, Ut2 |
■widow, presented for abscuce from public
worship, 1'3
Knowles, Richard, 48, 174
presented for stop])ing cittle in highway, . . 5
liis wife presented for sundry ofl'ences, . 173, 174
Ladders, persons presented for not having, . . . 135
Lakenhame, 26
Lakenhame ^Meadow, 26
Lambert, Kichard, vs. Gowin 'White, 16
Thomas, propounded as a frcein ui, .... 24
Lands granted to the inhabitants to be laid out, . 21
in Pljinouth to be disposed of by Assistants
and Committees, 32
sales to be acknowledged before an Assistant, 93
transferred by livery and seizin, 77
Lapham, Thomas, his wiU proved, 169
widow, 169
Lathroj), see Lothrop.
Launder, Thomas, 173
William, a servant, assigned by his master, 38, 66
Laws revised, 62, 85
Lee, Robert, 102, 132
Leigh, Mr., 84
Lcnnit, Mr., 139
Letters patent, see Patent.
Lettice, John, 167
Thomas, 160
Leveridge, Mr., 137
Lewis, Lewes, George, .... 124, 140, 155, 167
vs. Thomas Roberts, 12
John, 5, 104, 105
one of Scituate committee, 95
apprentice to John Vassall, Ill
licensed as retailer, 137
LiUye, Luke, 90
Lineeford, Anne, 28
Francis, 28
vs. Thomas Bray, 27
his vnfe presented for lewdness, .... 37
Lincolne, Linkon, Thomas, .... 151, 155, 174
Little, Thomas, 120
Livery and seizin, land transferred by, . . . . 77
Lord's day, muskets to be carried to meeting, . . 31
Loring, Lorine, Thomas, petitions to settle at Sea-
conck, 43
Lothrop, Lathrope, Thomas, 34, 40
Love, Hezekiah, 151
Loute Pond, 26
Lurabert, Lumberd, Barnard, 65, 102, 126, 140, 143
Lumbert, Thomas, 1159
Lumkin, Lumpkin, Lumpkine, William, 29, 31, 35, 53,
56, 76, 95
and others, claim of Gabriel Wheilden against, 21
Lumkin, Mr., 129
Lusher, Eleazar, 158, 159
VOL. II. 25
Lu-xford, Jame-:, 23, 39
several suits against 22, 24
Maacy, Massy, Maassee, George, . 75, 139, 153, 168
Magistrates, table of expenses of, . . . . 101, 127
Man, James, his wife presented, 162
Manson, Tomson, married, 66
Manton, Edwai'd, land confirmed to, 55
Marchant, John, 124
Marriages, by whom solemnized, 155
births, and burials to be recorded, .... 96
^'tirshal's fees for collecting fines, 93
Marshfield, 60, 62, 105, 127
committees, 40, 46, 57, 60. 63, 68, 72, 75, 94, 95,
104, 117, 123, 144, 154
town officers, 34, 41, 53, 72, 73, 83, 84, 102, 115,
116, 124, 125, 139, 153, 155, 167, 168
soldiers from, 90
rates, 92, 109
bounds, 34, 42, 54
to have two constables, 70
ordinary, 105
military afiiiirs, 10,11, 117
presented for want of a pound, 163
Martine, Abraham, propounded as freeman, ... 84
Robert, propounded as freeman, 84
Massachusetts Path, 8, 53
Massachusetts claims Sicquncke, 23
mission to, about Lidian war, 46
appoints commissioners to settle bounds of
Showamet and Patuxet, .... 158, 159
offers to surrender Showamet, 171
Massatumjiaine's claim against Andrew Hellot and
others, 20
Masterson, Xathaniel, 66
Mathews, Mathewes, James, 34, 41
propounded as freeman, 45
admitted a freeman, 52
fined for not sernng as grand juror, .... 57
one of Yarmouth committee, 74
Marmaduke, admitted a freeman, .... 23
Mr. 20, 129
Mattacheese, 81
Mattapoyst plantation, 9
Maycomber, Maycumber, John, 75
punished for defamation, 87, 88
WiUiam, 149, 150
bound to appear and answer, . . . . 74, 75
Mayo, Nathaniel, propounded as freeman . . . 167
Samuel, 156
propounded as fi-eeman, 154
his suit against John Williams, .... 125
Mr., 20
Measures, standard of, 60, 70
Mendam, Meudame, Robert, 41
his land sold to William Hiller, 77
.\rthur Howland against, 77
194
(iENEUAL INDEX.
Mendlowe, Mavk, discliarged of presentment, . . 4
Merrick, Merick, Mericke, William, 71, 102, 116, 126,
127, 134
propounded as freeman, 167
Meritt, :Merriott, Henry, 42, 53, 72
Hemy, Sen., 155
William, 115
Messenger's account, 51
Military aftiirs. Captain Standish's authority, . . 146
officers, 63, 70, 71, 86, 8S, 105, 117, 121, 127, 169,
173
regulations established, 60 — 62
Mill River, HS
Miller, John, 124, 165
Mr., 130
land granted to, 130
propounded a freeman, 154
Mills, Marj-, prosecuted for leaving her husband, . 149
Mitchell, Michcll, Mechell, Edward, punished for
lewdness, 35
Experience, .... 87, 117, 126, 140, 177
Elizabeth, married, 94
Moate, Nathaniel, 90
Mohawks, see Indians.
More, George, attachments ag.iinst, 81
Morrell, Edward, 9
Mon-ey, George, 6
Morrill, Edward, indicted for stealing, .... 18
■Morris, Robert, land confirmed to him, .... 55
Thomas, 149
WilUara, 149
Morton, Ephraini, 123
married, '9
propounded as freeman, 114
admitted a freeman, 123
John, 66, 112, 116
propounded as freeman, 1 14
admitted a freeman 123
licensed as retailer, 137
Nathaniel, 3, 102
land granted to, 49
Sarah, married, 79
her land laid out, 7
Thomas, 177
Mr., 95
Mount's Hill Path, 26
Mount's Hill Plain, 48
Mowers to be presented for extortion, .... 60
Mynard, Maynard, John, 42, 84, 85
paid for work on prison, 24
Naemskeckett, 4
Namassacuset, 54
Namassakeeset, 156
Narragansett Indians, see Indians, .... 90 — 93
Narragansett Hill, 26
Nash, Nashe, Samuel, 9, 16, 41, 75, 90, 113, 117, 126
Nash, Samuel, chosen sergeant, 61
lieutenant of militia at Duxburj-, .... 88
Lieutenant, 127
bound for Captain Wright, 121
Nauset, Nausett, Nawsett, Nossett, 105, 116, 119, 16 1
town officers, . . 102, 124, 125, 139, 153, 155
committees, 117, 123, 144, 154
made a township, 81, 102
military officers, 117
proportion of rates, 127
presented for want of a pound, 163
Nelson, WiUiam, 50,132
Nepaiton, 22
agreement with Barnstable, 21
New Bridge, 5
New Haven requests aid for the plantation at Del-
aware, 169
Newland, Rose, presented for absence from pubhc
worship, 173
Newman, Samuel, propounded as freeman, ... 84
admitted a freeman, 101
prosecuted for defamation, 140, 150
Newland, William. 16,18,71,104,139
one of Sandwich conmiittee, 63, 94
licensed as retailer, 73, 75
takes the oath of fidelity, 15
propounded as freeman,
1"
admitted a freeman, 23
execution against Applegate, 21
one of Sandwich committee, 40, 57, 60, 68, 117,
144
to train townsmen of Sand\vich, 88
lieutenant at Sandwich, 117
suit against William Thomas, 55, 60
NichoUs, Thomas, presented for breach of peace, . 96
Nickerson, Nickersone, Nickarson, William, 16, 36, 82,
130
propounded as freeman, 3, 17, 154
takes oath of fidelity, 15
recognized for good behavior, 41
Mr., land granted to, 129
Nickatay, 5
Nobscusset Meadows, 82
Nobscussett Neck granted to Yarmouth, .... 128
Norman, Hugh, 137, 148
his wife presented for lewdness, . . . 137, 163
Sarah, 148
North, Captain, prosecuted for sedition, .... 70
North Meadow, 26
North River,. 6,8,18
Northcote, William, 91
! Nowell, Increase, 157
Oath of fidelity taken by several persons, 15, 72, 76, 80
OIHey, Da\id, I's. Tluimas Payne, 57
Old comers, or purchasers, list of their names, . .177
See Purchasers.
GKNKllAL INDEX.
195
Ordinary at Barnstoble, 141
at Scituate and Duxbury, 104, 105
at Yarmouth and Marshfield, 105
Otway, alias Parker. "William, 176
I'addock, Paddnk, Robert. 101
grant of land to, 30
fined for di-unkenness, 138
his claim against William Palmer's estate, . . 109
Paddy, PadcUe, Pady, William, 6, 7, 24—26, 29, 32,
35, 44, 48, 85, 110, 145, 163
one of Plymouth committee, 16, 31, 40, 45, 57, 59,
63, 68, 72, 74, 94, 117, 123, 144
grant of land to, 23, 25, 26, 161
licensed to set up a fishing stage, .... 3 1
one of lessees of Kennebeck trade, .... 145
Mr., 23, 42, 83, 117, 139, 154, 155
Palmer, John, presented for lending gun to In-
dian, 165
Walter, 155, 172
one of Rehoboth committee, . . . .94,117
propounded as freeman, 84
admitted a frcem-n 89
William, . . 20, 41, 05, 72, 109, 130, 168, 177
one of Yarmouth committee, . 46, 60, 63, 68
lieutenant of troops raised for war, ... 47
to exercise townmen of Y.irmoulh, ... 86
lieutenant of Yarmouth conij.'any, ... 63
fined for contempt, 136
his claim against Winchester's estate, . . 136
Lieutenant, one of Yarmouth committee, 123, 144,
154
Mr., 95
I'arker, John, propounded as freeman, .... 17
admitted a fi'eeman, 23
one of Taunton committee, 40
William, . . 9, 15, 40, 53. 88, 151, 155, 175
one of Taunton committee, 94
propounded as freeman, 3
admitted a freeman, 8
licensed as retailer at Taunton,
73
of Yarmouth, 34
of Taunton, 34
Mr., 22
Partridge, Partrich, George, . . . 101, 116, 117, 160
propounded as freeman, ...*.... 95
admitted a freeman, 101
Patent of the colony surrendered by Governor
Bradford, 4, 5, 10
intrusted to liim, 11
Patuckquett River, 5
Paul, Paule, Paull, Richard, ... 99, 125, 175, 176
propounded as freeman, 114
Paupmunnuck's sale to Barnstable, 130
Paybody, John, 87
William, 124, 148, 155, 160
manied 79
Paybody, ^^'illiam, propounded as freeman, . . . 154
admitted a freeman, 167
Payne, Paine, Stephen, . . .83, 85, 101, 150, 170
admitted a freeman, 84
jjetitions to settle at Sickuncke, 43
one of Rehoboth committee, . 117, 144, 154, 168
Thomas, 20, 70
vs. David Offley, 57
land granted to, 128
Pearse, Perse. Abraham, 44, 177
Peck, Joseph, propounded as freeman, .... 84
licensed to marry persons, 164
Pellum, John, 124
Perry, Susanna, 80
William, bound for his wife's appearance, &c., 80
Phillips, William, 125
Pidcock, Pidcocke, Petcock, George, 167
jjresented for fraud, 12
presented for perjury, 174
exempt from training, 67
presented for not having arms, 135
Pinchon, Thomas, 168
and ^vife, 5
Pitney, Pittney, James, propounded as freeman, . 69
Sarah, 165
Plain DeaUng, 7, 28
Plantation at Mattapoyst, 9
Plantations chosen by the old comers, .... 4
Plymouth, 7, 23, 60, 105, 122, 101
town officers, 9, 15, 34, 40, 53, 62, 71, 72, 83, 84,
101, 102, 115, 116, 123—125, 139, 153, 155,
167, 168.
committees. 16, 40, 45, 57, 59, 63, 68, 72, 74, 94,
104, 117, 123, 144, 154, 167
rates, 18, 64, 92, 109, 169
soldiers from, 90
bounds of the town, 8
lands reserved for flax and hemp, .... 23
lands reserved for minister, 25
a bark built by the inhabitants, 31
inhabitants to bring arms to meeting, . . . .31
committee for granting lands, 32
presented for want of a jjound, . . . . 36, 163
lands granted to the church, 49, 81
mihtary officers, 61,121
grant made to, for searching for a delf of
presented for not repairing ways, 140
petition for lands at Aquetnet Island, . . . 145
Sepecan granted to the town, . . . . 141, 170
Pockanockett, 23
Point Peril, 5
PoUerd, George, 41
Pontus, Hannah, married, 7 )
Mary, married, 8 <
William, 7
196
GENERAL INDEX.
Pontus, WiUiam, land granted to, 29
Poole, WiUiam, one of Taunton committee, 16, 46, 74
one of council of war, 100
Poor's stock of cattle disposed of, 32
Pope, Thomas, 83,110,132,108
married, 98
Porter, John, petitions to settle at Sickuncke, . . 43
Powder of the country, place pro\ided for, . . . 142
Powell, William, 73
Pratt, Phineas, 78, 177
Pratt, Prat, Prate, Joshua, 7, 16, 2J, 26, 29, 32, 48,
111, 112, 117, 126, 128, 134, 140, 160, 177
grant of land to, 27
Prence, Rebecca, married, 98
Thomas, 3, 6—8, 12, 14. Ij, 23, 2.5—27, 29—
33, 37—39, 42 — 1.3, 48—52, 55, 56, 02, 64,
66—68, 71, 74, 77, 79, 80, 82, 89, 92, 95,
100, 106, 109, 114, 118, 121, 122, 134, 139,
156, 158—162, 166, 170, 172, 177.
grants of Land to, 26, 49, 161
an Assistant, 8, 15, 33, 40, 52, 56, 71, 83, 115,
123, 153, 166
one of lessees of Kennebeck trade, . . . 144
one of council of war, .... 47, 64, 100
his suit against Holman and others, . . .117
commissioner of United Colonies, . . 83, 153
against Strong Furnell, 152
Presbury, John, 73
Presentments, 4, 5, 11, 36, 42, 96, 97, 112, 135, 137—
140, 147, 155, 162, 165, 170, 173
Preston, Edward, pmiished for lewdness, ... 35
Prichard, Richard, 71
propounded as freeman, 52
admitted a freeman, 71
Goodman, 129
See Prychard.
Prison to be erected, 23, 24
Prisoners' allowance, 93
Providence plantation reputed to belong to Plym-
outh, 37
Prychard, Hugh, propounded as freeman, ... 8
See Prichard.
Pryor, Daniel, 77
presented for smoking in highway, .... 12
Joseph, his suit against Daniel Pryor and
\\afe, 77
his choice of guardian, 77
presented for disturbing church, . . . .174
Mary, 77
Pumliam, 159
Purchase, Purchis, Oliver, .... 102, 115, 176
propounded as freeman, 24
admitted a freeman, 101
ensign of Taunton company, 169
one of Taunton committee, . . . . 154, 168
Purchasers, or old comers, their lands, .... 4
Purchasers, or old comers, their names, .... 177
Rabbit's Ruine, 129
Ramsden, Joseph, 38, 57, 132
married, 94
Good«ife, presented for lewdness, .... 174
Randall, William, presented for lending gun to In-
dian, 170
Rates apportioned, 18, 47, 64, 92, 109, 119, 127, 160
to be paid in corn, 45
RauUns, Rawhne, Thomas. . 24, 34, 41, 53, 72, 102
one of Scituate committee, 46, 63
fined for not serving as juror, 57
suit against John 1 )ammon, 143
, married to Ephraim Kempton. ... 79
Read, John, 153, 168
retailer of spirits at Rehoboth, 141
propounded as freeman, 154
Reade, William. 72
Redstone HiU, ' 49
Rehoboth, 91,105,116,120
town officers, 83, 102, 115, 116, 124, 125, 139,
153, 155, 167, 168
committees, . . .94, 117, 123, 144, 154, 168
rates, 109, 169
exempted from charges for Indian war, . . 92
freemen to vote at general election by proxy, 118
Court there established, 118
licensed to use lands at Sowames River, . .120
bounds to be settled, 141
inhabitants presented for meeting from house
to house on Lord's day, 162
Rew, Edward, 114
Rexhame, Rexame, constable of, 9, 15
committees, 16
rates, 18
RejTior, Elizabeth, married, 23
'John, land granted to, .25
Richmans Island, 149
RIckard, Rickett, Giles, 16, 34, 40, 84, 108, 111, 112,
116, 132, 134, 155, 163
admitted a freeman, 23
grants of land to, 48, 29
Thomas, and others, attachment against George
More, 81
Riddings, Thomas, his child bound to Gowen
White 86
Rider, Ryder, Samuel, 65, 139
Ridway, James, . . 141
Ring, Ringe, Andrew, 114, 137, 138, 155, 162, 163
land granted to, 25, 48
propoimded as freeman. .84
maiTied, 98
admitted a freeman, 101
Ripley, Phebe, married, 23
Roades, Zachary, propounded as freeman, ... 84
Robbins, -Nicholas, 135
GENERAL INDEX.
197
Roberts, Thomas, 12
not to ^^sit Giles Morey, 6
Robinson, Robenson, Isaac, . 105, 116, 124, 125, 143
one of Barnstable committee, 94. 168
John, 90, 126, 127
Thomas,. . . 71,85,155,162,163,165,170
one of Scituate committee, 63
fined for not sernng as^jiiror, 76
takes oath of fidelity, 80
his execution against Stedman, . . . .161
propounded as freeman, 154
Rock, Furland, 129
Rogers, Roggcrs, John, 72, 75, 77. 81, 126, 127, 135,
157, 160, 164
admitted a fi-eeman, 33
propounded as freeman, 24
his land laid out, 149, 150
bound to be of good beha\ior, 166
Joseph, 75,88,111,112,146,177
land granted to, 53
lieutenant of Nauset company, . . . .117
Rowe, John, his claim against Duxbury for over-
flowing his land, 41
Rowley, Henry, 9, 15, 28, 102, 114, 143
one of Barnstable committee, 59
Rowse, John, 12, 42, 83
Russell, George, 90,116,138,153
prosecuted for beating Katherine Winter, . .172
presented for other trespasses,
139, 170, 172
John, 53, 90, 124
propounded as freeman, 69
admitted a freeman, 71
Sabin, Sabine, "William, 150
propounded as freeman, 84
presented for fraud, 138, 140
Sadler, John, propounded as freeman, .... 8
Sagiquash, fishing stage set up there, .... 3 1
Sampson, Abram. 124
jjrcscnted for drunkenness, Ill
llcnry, 6, 16, 119, 122, 136, 110, 147, 155, 160,
162, 163, 177
Sandwich, 19, 105
to\ni officers, 9, 15, 34, 40. 53, 72. 83, 84, 101,
102, 115. 11(5. 121. 125. ]:)'.). ].*•,;{. 155, 167,
168
committees, 16, 40, 40, 57, 60, 63, 68, 72, 75, 94,
104, 117, 123, 144, 154, 168
rates, 18, 64, 92, 109
soldiers from, 90
Courts held at, 73
inhabitants presented for neglecting public
worship, 173
licensed to make military regulations, ... 62
lands to be surrendered to, 106
military officers, 117
presented for not training, 140
Sandwich Plains, 76
SasuetNeck, 12S
Saughtuckett lands granted to inhabitants of Dux-
bury, 88
Saunder.?, Edward, 90
Savor}-, Thomas, 27
Schadingmore Meadows, 100
Scituate, Seshewt, Setuatt, . . . . 8, 81, 95, 105
soldiers fr-om, 90
rates, 18, 64, 92, 109
town officers, 9, 15, 34, 40, 42, 53, 72, 83. 84, 94,
102, 115, 116, 124, 125, 139, 153, 155, 167,
168
committee, 16, 40, 46, 57, 59, 63, 68, 72, 74, 104,
117, 123, 154. 167
bounds of the town, 54
military officers, 63
ordinary, 105
constables called to account, 114
inhabitants to have their lands measured, 143, 171
presented for not traming, 70
presented for not choosing militia officers, . . 135
presented for not having stock of arms, iS:c., . 135
presented for not repairing ways, . . 135, 139
ways to be laid out, 106
Sears, Sares, Richard, suit against Sachamus and
other Indians, 118
Second Brook, 5, 25
Sicquncke, Sickuncke, Seacunck, claimed by Mas-
sachusetts, 23
sold by Ussamequin, 49
persons licensed to settle at, 43
Sepecan to be used by Plymouth, 141
granted to Plymouth; 170
Sharpe, Sharp, Robert, 124, 139, 150, 155, 162, 163
propounded as freeman, 154
Shaw. Shawe, Shaue, Sawe, James, 149
prosecuted and fined, . . . .81,87,170,172
John, .... 7, 53, 90, 105, 108, 132, 177
bnd granted to, 49
suit ag.iinst John Barnes, 50
prosecuted, &c., 170, 172
John, Jun., 79, 149
prosecuted and punished, ... 81, 87, 140
John, Sen., 72, 134
prosecuted and fined, 81, 87
Thomas, 102, 107
punished for trespass, Ill
Sheep, exportation of, prohibited, 17
Shepherd. Willkm, punished for stealing, . . . 149
Shcreve, Thomas, 163
presented for pilfering, 162
Sherley, Shurley, James, 177
money received for, of Mr. Hatherly, ... 76
Sherman, William, 72
vs. John Barker, 127
19b
GENERAL INDEX.
Shillingsworth. see Chillingsworth.
SliipTrreck. persons prosecuted for taking the
groods, 29, 31
Showamet bounds settled. 15S. 160
Massachusetts offers to resign. 171
Shuckquam 19
Shurtleff. Shertclife. Shirtley, Wiiiiam, . . . .162
fined for breach of peace, "3
SilEs. Richard 16. 75
alioTred to sell -nine 125
Silvester. Richard, propounded as freeman, . . . 167
Sirkman, Heniy, married, 23
Skiffe, Skiff. James,
53, 56, 102, 124, 126
one of Sandwich committee, 72, 94
land granted to, 16
propounded as freeman, 69
admitted a freeman 71
suit against Samuel Jenaey, 69
Sloeom, Slocomb. Slocome, Slocume, Anthony. 151.
173, 176
Edward. 115
John, inquest upon, 174 >
Smaley. Smalley, John, 115, 139
propounded as freeman, 24
admitted a freeman, 33
land granted to, 30
Smith, Smyth, Edward, and wife, presented for I
meeting with others in private houses !
on Lord's day, 162
Henrv and Edward, propounded as freemen, . 84
John." 73, 168
boimd for his good behavior, 69
propounded as freeman 141
admitted a freeman, 167
Nehemiah. agreement with Bridget Fuller, . 13
prohibited to earn.- sheep out of the colony, 17
Ralph, settlement with Henn,- Crampton. . . 14
Richard, married. 98
William. 115, 168
propounded as freeman. 84
Smylt Brook, 29
Smylt River, 5
Snakes Furland, 129
Snow, Snowe. Anthony, 116, 134, 168
admitted a freeman, 167
land granted to, 30
Nicholas, 5, 7, 115, 125, 177
one of Nauset committee, .... 123, 154
"William, presented for lewdness, . . 170, 172
Socanoco, 159
Soldiers raised and equipped for war ; their arms
and wages ; press warrants issued, . 64, 65
names of those sent against Xarragansett In-
dians 90, 91
Sone, Elizabeth, married, 66
Sorde, Sole, George, . 53. 56, 88, 104, 108. 117. 177
Soide, Geoi^, one of Duxbury committee, 46, 94. 95,
154, 167
Zachariah, required to give up a skiff, . . . 163
South River. 70
Souther, Sowther. Hannah, married. 23
Nathaniel, . . 3, 6, 7, 9. 24, 26, 32, 82. 85, 106
grants of land to, 26. 27. 48, 54
clerk of Pl\-mouth company. 61
his form laid out, 76
receives surrender of patent from Governor
Bradford 10. 11
Southworth, South wood, Constant, 9, 15, 71, 88, 144,
148, 1G3
one of Duxbuiy committee, . 117, 144, 154. 167
ensign of Duxbury company, 105
Thomas 53, 71, 72. 145
married 23
propounded as freeman, 4-3
land granted to. 49
admitted a freeman, 52
lieutenant of Plvmouth company, . . .121
allowed to sell wine, 125
Lieutenant, one of Ph-mouth committee. . .167
Sowamsett. Sowames, lands used by Rehoboth, . 120
Sowamsett River, 5
Sparrow, Richard, 7, 53, 56, 84, 112, 116, 117, 124,
I ' 126, 132, 134, 155
! lands granted to. 25, 29, 48
presented, 162
Spooner. William, to pay Mr. Combe's debt, . .51
to have the care of Mr. Combe's children, . 131
j Sprague, Sprage, Francis, ... 43, 124, 153, 177
i recognized to answer. &:c 43
1 licensed to keep an ordinary, 104
SquerreU 2/
Stacy. Richard, 124, 151, 176
I Standish, Alexander, propounded as freeman, . .114
\ admitted a freeman. 123
Miles, 3, 5—9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 19, 22, 23, 27, 32.
33, 37—39, 42. 52, 75. 81, 82, 85, 88, 89,
04, 98—100, 104.* 106— 111, 114. 118. 121,
122, 128, 130, 133—136, 13S, 139, 141, 142,
144_146, 148—150, 156, 157, 160, 161,
163—166, 171, 172, 177.
an Assistant, .... 8, 15, 83, 115, 123, 166
Treasurer, ..... 76, 101, 115, 123. 166
one of Duxburj- committee. 46, 63
commissioned to dispose of Yarmouth lands, 21
his claim against Walter Devell, 43
one of the council of wir 47, 64. 100
appointed commander of forces, . . . .47. 146
sent on mission to Massachusetts, .... 47
captain of Plymouth company, 61
his claim against Gilbert Brooks, . . . .116
to exercise Marshfield mUitia, 117
holds a Court at Yarmouth, . . . . 121, 128
GENER-U. INDEX.
199
Standish. Miles, holds Coart, &e.. 12S
his bounds settled. 117.122
his chim against Benjamin Eaton, .... 13S
land granted to. 164
Miles. Sen., 149
Starr, Staare, Starre, Stare, Star, Comfort, vs.
Thomas Clark, 50
one of Duibury committee, 46 l
John, 139, 155, 1&5 |
Thomas. 20 ^
grants of land to, 21, 81 I
his suit against Samuel Hinckley, . . 109
Mr., 42, 95, 130 ;
complains of being overrated, 95 J
Sta-sy, see Stacy.
Statiickquett River, 19
Stedman. Isaac, 124
admitted a fireeman, 122
j.'resented, 1"0. 172
Isaac, the younger, presented, . . . 160, 237
Isaac, Sen., 161
Nathaniel presented for stealing. . . . .161
Stetson, Steedson, Robert, 53
Stockbridge. John 16, 53. 84, 102. 124
bound for his good behavior, 3S
fiued for reviling the government, .... 45
propounded as fireeman, 154
married, 66
Stockman. Isaac. 115
Stone, John, 161
Street, Mr.; 58
Strong. Stronge. John. 102
one of Taunton committee, 16. 40, 57, 59, 63. 6S
Sturgis, Sturgess, Sturges, Edward, 9, 15. 102. 129,
130, 155. 165. 16S
proix)unded as fireeman, 52, 154
admitted a freeman. 166
licensed to keep an ordinary', .... 105, 141
bound for Richxrd Berrj". 146
Sturtivant, Sturdevant, Stertevaimt, Samuel, 3S, 57,
IIH, 160, 16S
Surrender of territor\% 4, 9 — 1 1
Surveyors of highways, 34, 40, 41, 53, 72, 73. 84. 102.
124. 139, 155, 168
Sutton. George, ftS, 115
Simon, 6-<, 126
Sw-iuholt, 30
Swift. Swjft, William, settlement of hLs estate, 53, 54
Joroic, 53. 54, "5
S.-mons. Thoma.s, complaint against Edward
Dotey. 33
.'v.-monson, [Simmons,] Most-*, 177
f'vnipkias SjTnkins, Nichobs, 27, 65
discharged of presentment, 4
vs. WiUiini Chase, 20
rs. Walter Dcvilc, 35
Sympkin-«, Xichohs, to save harmless Emanuel
AVhite. and others, 20
presented for several offences, 36
Mr., presented, 97
Tart Thomas, 14, 141
Tamiton. 91, 105
town officers. 9. 15. 34. 40. 53. 72. 73. 83. 84. 102,
11.5, 116, 124. 125. 1.39. 153. 155. 167. 168
committees, 16, 40, 46. 57, 59. 63. 6'^, 72. 74, 94,
104, 117. 123, 144. 1.54, 16S
rates, 18. 92. 109
grant to the town for repairing ways, . . 17. 109
land granted to the freemen, 18, 19
the town petitions for enlargement, .... 53
persons prosecuted for making an alarm at, . 75
charges of Indi-m w:ir abated, 92
boimds of the town, 99
allowed to purrhn-«e land for calves' pasture, . 102
to take chai^ of a pauper, 103
surveyors of ways presented, .... 1-35. 137
mflit?J}' ofEcers. 169. 173
Taylor, Tayler, Rickird, 110, 124, IfrS
Tobias, vs. John Shawe, 105, 108
Teghtacutt 157
Templer. Templar, Richard. 83, 139, 155
his claim for erpen-ses in Indian war, ... 95
land granted to, 129
Thacher, Anthony, 20, 27, 41, 65, 72, 73, 76, 85, 104,
105, 108, 120
one of the council of war 47
licensed to draw wine at Yarmouth 73
one of Yarmouth committee, 57. 63. 68. 72. 74,
94, 95, 117. 168
register keeper at Yarmouth. 112
Mr-. 10.5. 129. 130, 137
knd granted to, ....... . 128. 130
fined for ahs«ice &t)m Court, .... 106
Thoma.s. Nathaniel .... 46
one of Marshfield committee, . .... 46
lieutenant of Plymouth company, . . . 61
captain of Marshfield company, . . . 70. 71
propounded as freeman, .... 69
admitted a fireman 71
I William, 29, 36. 38, 39, 43 — 45, 52. 55. 56, 58,
i 59. 63. 60—68, 70, 71. 74, 77. 80. 96. 100,
1(M. 107—111. 114. 118. 121. 122. 133, 134,
136, 138, 139, 141, 144—146, 14*9, 156, 157,
160. 161, 164—166, 177.
one of the council of war, 47
one of Marshfield committee. . . . . 16, 94
suit of Thomas Broughton against, ... 86
his suit again-st William Newland, . . 55, 60
an .\ssistant, 33, 40, 52. 56. 71. 115. 123. 153
Mr . . '. 62
Thurston. Thurstone, diaries, 81
prosecuted, 73, 81
200
GENERAL INDEX.
Thurston, Charles, fined, 87
his agreement mth William Hanburj', . . .105
Tibbott, Walter, propounded as freeman, ... 8
TUden, Tvlden, Joseph, 68,71,168
Thomas, 115, 124, 149, 150
presented for suffering prisoners to escape, . 155
Till, James, bound for his good bcha\-ior, .... 68
apprentice to Timothy Ilithcrly, .... 69
Tilley, Tilly, Hugh 36, 41
Tilson, Tilison, Tylfion, Edtnund, . ... . . -Ill
his settlement with Crampton, 14
propounded as freeman, 24
admitted a freeman, 33
Edward, 116,168
Timber, destruction of, proliibited, 145
Tincldwme, Ei)ln\iim, hnd granted to, . . . 43, 48
Tisdall, Tlsdale, John, 71, 83, 116, 151, 155, 162, 163
admitted a freeman, 52
propounded as freeman, 45
Titus, Tytus, Robert, Hj
propounded as freeman. 84
admitted a freeman, 122
one of Rehoboth committee, . . 123, 144, 154
Tobacco, law against drinking, 108
retailing, regulated, 127 ,
Tompkins, Tomkins, Samuel, 116 1
propounded as freeman, 114!
admitted a freeman, 123
Tomson, Tompson, Thomson, John, . 81, 90, 126, 153
prosecuted, 81
fined, 87
married, J'i
punished for fornication, 109
Torrey, Torey, Tory, James, 80
married, 66
Joseph, 112, 124, 134
admitted a freeman, 123
bound to appear, &c., . . . 111,147,156
prosecuted for meeting with others in private
houses on Lord's day, 102
Toute, Richard, 90
Town clerks, to keep registers of marriages,
births, lVc, 96
Towne, Charles, 14
Towns, to be supjilied with arms, 96
to send in names of male inhabitants, . . . 106
Tracy, Stephen, 41, 44, 146, 177
Trade witli Indians permitted, 4, 29
with other governments pro])osed, .... 82
Treasurer chosen, ... 34, 76, 101, 115, 123, 166
Treasurer's accounts, 82,92, 117, 148
Truant, Morris, 95, 102, 149, 150, 153
Tupper, Thomas, licensed to marry persons, . . 155
Trustee process, 132
Turner, John, 90
married, 94
John, Sen., 168
Goodwife, presented for absence from public
worshij), 1 ' 3
Humphrey, 41, 53, 56, 68, 104, 115, 124, 143, 173
one of Scituate committee, 16, 40, 72, 74, 94,
95. 117, 154, 167
Michael, 34, 40, 75, 102, 155
Twacommacus, 22
his agreement with Barnstable, 21
Twining, Twiueing, Twiney, Isabel, married, . . 19
William, 91
propounded as freeman, 167
William, Jun., 167
Twisden, John, 1 '
bound to answer, &c., 14
Ignited Colonies, see Commissioners' confederation.
Ussamcquin, Ussamcquine, 58
evidence of his sale of Secunck, 49
his complaint against Cheesbon-ow and Ilitt. 99,
103
Vassal). Varssell, Francis, man-ied, 108
John, I'O
his complaint against John Lewis, . . .111
i WillLam, 52, 54
one of Scituate committee, 46
one of the council of war, 47
feniage allowed to, 54
Mr., 18
Victualling houses at Plymouth at Court times, . 169
Vincent, Vencent, John, one of Sandwich commit-
tee, 144, 154, 168
Vixon, Wixon, Wickson, Robert, 81, 102, 112, 115,
117, 155, 162, 163
propounded as freeman, 154
admitted a freeman, 166
Vobes, sec Forbes.
Waddesworth, Wa<ldsworth. Christopher, 41, 126, 135
one of Duxbury committee, 4(5
Walker, James, 124, 134, 135. 175, 176
propounded as freeman, 141
admitted a freeman, 154
boimd to appear, &c., ^7
Sarah, married, 91
Wallen. Raljjh, 7. 177
Thomas, l'-'
WalUs, Henry 12, 13
War with Indians, jneparations for, . 45 — 48, 63 — 65
See Indians.
Tupper, Thomas, 84, 85, 101, 116 j Warner, Katherinc, pro.secuted for leaving hus-
one of Smdwicli committee, 72, 117, 123, 154, band, 149
168 I Warren, Elizabeth, 177
presented for lewdness, 36 Josejli 168
GENERAL INDEX.
201
Wavrc'ii, Nathiiiicl, nvirried, 94
Wan-pn's WelU, 48
Warwick, Eirl of, 10
Washburn, Washbornc, Washbourne, John, 84, 90, 117,
126, 139
admitted a freeman, 101
land granted to, 12
his bounds settled, 39, 52
married, 94
John, Sen., 122, 160, IGo
John, Jun., lij^'
Watchynioquett, 5o
Waterman, Kobert, . . .53, 56, 72, 104, 105, 144
one of Marshfield committee, 60, 68, 72, 75, 95,
117, 123, 144, 154
propounded as freeman, 45
admitted a freeman, 52
presented for lewdness, 165
Watson, George, 7,25,69,111,112
Way, George, 149
Way from Mr. Bradford's farm to the bay, ... 75
from Jones River to Massachusetts, or Matta-
chuset. Path, . . . .116,127,157,160
laid out for Constant Southworth, .... 103
AVays laid out, 7, IS
])resentcd for being out of repair, .... 00
in Scituate laid out, 106
Woiglits at Yarmouth, 126
Wellingslcv. 7, 27
Wells, 'week, Isaac, 53,56,124,134
West, Edmund, 141
Francis, 34, 41
TwLford, 90
Weston, Edmund, 127
^''.•thc'rell, William, one of Duxbury committee, . 46
Wli-r.d-n, AMielding, Wheildin, Whcildon, Ga-
briel, 34, 41, 110, 115, 129
k' - claim against Lumpkine and Tilly, ... 21
ILcnry 91
llalpli, 104
Ruth, 110
Whetston, John, 29, 31
Whetcomb, John, propounded as freeman, . . . 167
White, Emanuel, . . 9, 20, 34, 41, 53, 84, 102, 147
propounded as freeman, 34
admitted a freeman, 40
presented for deflimation, 165
bound for Teague Jones, 147
Gowen, 16, 72, 86, 125
fined, 24
propounded as freeman, 71
his suit against Samuel House, .... 125
presented for breach of Sabbath, .... 105
Resolved, land granted to, 54
Peregrine, 168
Lieutenant, propounded as freeman, . . .167
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White, Peregrine, presented, 138, 147
" auncient bearer " in Indian war, .... 47
Sarah, 138
Whitney, Thoma.s, 67, 100
Winefride, 07
Wilbor, Joseph, 175
Willard, George, complaint for defamation, . . 14, 17
Willes, Wills, William, propounded as freeman, 101.
114
admitted a freeman, 167
Willet, Willit, Willett, Thomas, 7, 31, 32, 35, 81, 101,
105, 119, 133, 139, 14S
one of Plymouth committee, 101
captain of Plymouth company. 121
one of Ic- lis of Kennebcek trade, . . . .114
an Assl t. 'it, 100
Capt;ihi; 145, 155
Willis, John, 34, 41, 98, lO.J, 107, 108, 116, 125, 134,
135, 168
propounded as freeman, 107
Lawrence, 90
Nathaniel, 9, 15
Richard, 50
Williams, Alexander, a runaway servant, ... 36
John, 9, 115
one of Scituate committee, 59. 08, 72, 74, 117,
123
John, Sen.. 125,153
John, Jun., propounded as freeman, . . .107
Richard, 88, 104, 151
one of Taunton committee, 63, 94, 123, 15 1,
168
proijounded as freeman, 52, 69
admitted a freeman, 71
fined for absence from Court, 109
Thoma.'', 139
his claim against Thomas Tart, .... 14
Mr., 49
Wilmoth, Thomas, 150
Wilson, Jacob, '^
Winchester, Alexander, propounded as freeman, . 84
deceased, his estate, 126, 136
]n< children disposed of, 169
Mr., 1"0
"Wing, Daniel, "53
John, 41
presented for lending gun to an Indian, . . 36
Stephen, fined for fornication, 112
Winnetuckquctt, 83
Winslow, Edward, 9, 15, 19, 23, 27, 30, 32, 33, 37—
39, 42, 45, 49—53, oo, 50, 58, 59, 63, 66, 68,
71, 74, 77, 79, 80^ 89, 94, 9S, 100, 104, 107,
j 108, 118, 122, 177.
I one of the council of war, . . . . 47. 64, 100
an Assistant. 8, 15, 33, 40. 52. 56. 8.3, 115, 123,
153
-Jy)-!
GENERAL INDEX.
\\'iii';low, Edward, Governor, 71
a commissioner of the United Colonies, . . 71
sent to Massachusetts to treat about confeder-
ation, 53
sent to Massachusetts to treat about Indian
war, 46
one of lessees of Kenncbeck trade, . . . .141
Helene, 11^*
John, . . .6, 20, 34, 41, 43, 43, 5J, 60, 177
land granted to, 49
Josiah, 9, 15, 41, 50, 58, 75, 85, 96, 104, 105, 108,
121, 134, 139, 140, 158, 159
one of ^larshficld committee, 57, 63, 68, 95,
117, 168
Josiah, Jun., ensign of Marshiicld company, • 127
propounded as freeman, 154
admitted a freeman, 160
Kenelmc, ■ • • • 7, 16, 34, 44, 74, 75, 115
punished for several offences, ... 4, 85, 98
one of Marshfield committee, 40, 46, 60, 63, 72,
144, 154, 108
his wife assents to his sale of lands, . . .118
his discharge from James Adams, . . .176
Mr., 22, 29, 60, 62
Goodwife, 132
Winter, Christopher, 24,148
presented for fornication, 135
bound to keep the pe.ice, 119
John, 170
Winter Harbor, 149
\^^es to acknowledge sale of lands^^ 93
Wickson, see Vi.Kon.
Wood, Ilemy, 124, 134
land granted to, 26, 29
propounded as freeman, 114
admitted a freeman, 123
married, 79
Jane, 75
John, 4, 5, 160, 103, 168
Lind granted to, . 26
Steplien, 134, 155
Stephen, land granted to, 26, 29
married, 79
propounded as freeman, 114
William, 75, 117
Wood Island, 25
Woodfield, John, propounded as freeman, . . .167
Woodward, Nathaniel, 151, 175
Walter, 84, 85, 102, 170
proj)ounded as freeman, 3
admitted a freeman, 8
Woolsey, George, 133
Worden, Peter, 128, 168
Wright, Anthony, 84
George,. ". 111—113,121,127
Nicholas, 168
Peter, 139, 168
Richard, 89, 112, 117
propounded as frecn-.aii 71
admitted a freem ni 84
married, 70
William, 177
Wyatt, Wyat, Wiat, Wintc, ^\'yat(^ Janic . T'J. 73,
105", 110, 121. 125, 131, 139, 170. 170
propomided as freeman, 101
admitted a freeman, 123
lieutenant of Taunton comjiany, 173
Yarmouth, 19, 21, 80, lOo, 112
town officers, 9, 15, 31, 41, 46, 53, 73, 83. 84, 102,
115, 116, 124, 125, 139, 153, 155, 167, 16S
committees, 16, 40, 57, 60, 63, 68, 72, 74, 94, 95,
104, 117, 123, 144, 154, 168
rates, 18, 92, 109
soldiers from, 91
allowed to make military regulations, ... 62
bounds, ". 19, 21
committee to dispose of land.s, .... 20, 130
Courts held at, 73, 128
fortification, 65
gift by Andrew I Icllot to the town's poor. . 70
land confinned to the church, 62
Lmds granted to the town, 128, 129
military officers, ' .... 63
ordinary, or inn, 1C5
presented for want of a ])0und, 42
presented for not rejjairing ways, 60
required to make a rate, 20
sUindard of weights, 120
Yates, John, administration of his estate, . . .170
Mary, 170
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