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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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1968
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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to the removal of the company and charter to America, and terminating in 1G8G, when the colonial government was superseded by the council, under the presi- dency of Joseph Dudley, Esq., — having been printed by order of the two preceding Legislatures, it pleased his Excellency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.
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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
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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
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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.
[*5.]
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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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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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, . John Hewes,
Rowly, jSTathaniell Morton,
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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.
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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
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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. [*27.]
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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Plymouth.
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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-
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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.
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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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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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26
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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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,
00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 18 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 18 : 00 00 : 18 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 OO": 18 : 00 00 : 18 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 01 : 07 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 18 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 12 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 18 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 12 : 00
COURT URDEKb.
Isaack Robbluson, Joslas Cooke, Walter Woodait, James Hm-st, Hem-y Cob, . Richard Clovfe^
00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 09 : 00 00 : 13 : 00
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,
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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.
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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.]
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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.
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•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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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' 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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.]
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.+
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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
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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.]
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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.
COURT ORDERS.
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.
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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.
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*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
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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
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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