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JOURNALS
OF THE

House ./Representatives
OF HIS MAJESTY'S PROVINCE OF THE MASSACHUSETTS-BAY

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Houfe of Reprefentatives
of the
Province of the Maflachufetts-Bay

Two Hundred and

Printed from Type.

Fifty Copies

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and Sctlcd
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1713.

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TiScfolbcb, regularly Planted

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the late Provinee o. ;.^,'^:''"""= iM.-il a Committee be Appointed by this Courr rn R^r.Fxam.ne into the Claims of all Pcrfons whatlbev r.' o\a" ^ )atc rovuiee of vy.^ ; ,vho are therefore Ord red within Th'^ ^'"'* Months next coming, to (Ikw forth their Titles accordinjy there be Five Town-ll.ips allowed at

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mo't

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be fon^c

Town

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One

at

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at the

Mouth of At-lici

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at

River.

On- at / * prefcnt North Tarv,cth ^dOn'lf <"'", and One

;

Od
are

and Places of t" llaac Addington If},: Ccn,m,ttees Meeting, in Order to their John bringing in their rcrped ve Paul Phillip^s f/o," Claims, which being done to the Satisfadion of fhc Dudley EjL Committee

THAT in Order tlicre-unto the abovc-faid Committee do forth-Wrh Meet, Appoint their Clerks.and by them give Convenient Publick Not ce Ofthe,r Powers and Orders, and of the eertain Times
Impowrcd
to

The Mamct cf
Committee.
Eliftia

tfic

Hutchinfon

/Tj,

Admit them

the

notExccS 3hrce or Four Acres to each Family, with Accommodations in '" '' Extended for the fuicably Eteding a Town-ihip. the above-named Committee, Do report the Claims and Pro polals of the Proprietors and Otliers. for the Orderly Settlement of the Jaid Towns, unto the next Sellion ol this Court, that fo a furthc Confidcration m^y be had therc-upon.

Number of One Hundred Families Cofc andDefenfible near

Jolm Clarke iK,or others for them, with their Edmund Confenc to Thomas Quinlcy f/,,. Oliver f:rifor each Place, who (hall f- WilUam DcmVon theSea-fide, upon fmall Lots, ''i.Jolin Whit.

-Thl

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THAT

Tie

Comrai'ttec

Meet

Brmck and U'e/ls, to Build or Settle in any part of thaJ County wuhout Licenic Hrft had from the Governour and Council.
^tt,ry,

no Pcrlbn or Family prcfumc in the mean time, and before the Committee fliall Proceed to Order the proper Places, Except Tork

THAT

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Great

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General Court, HeU loth. 171 3.

at

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HAT
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be laid our anoaluitablc Quantity of Out-Land Allotted for them: Which done* the Proprietors thereof to be Notified and Allowed to Settle the fame* according to the Method propofcd by this Court ; and upon their Relufal, the General Court to have further Confidcration thereof. there be forthwith Imprinted a (ufficient Number of the Rcfolvcsof the General Court, to be difperfcd into all the Towns of this Province; and that the Proprietors of Land at Black Pcint, Sacc QUCofct, North Turmouth, and the Land upon Xenxeleck Hner bo duedlcd to Attend the Committee ro flicw forth their Claims 'and offer their Propofals about Settling the faid Towns ; and further Time of Six Months be allowed for the lame. And that the Names of the Committee, with the Time and Place of their Sitting, be alfo inferred.

there be forthwith Ordered a Survey of afuitabic Place to a Town at or about Cj/-; theHoulb Lots to

THAT

Sffaa c :3tlH)i'ngton,
fiint^Jby e.ant,,,
J>riiiKr to

Secr.
,7,;.

aOilOii:

Hi> Lxcdfency

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aOV,& COUNCIL.

Resolutions of the Great

and General Court,

as printed

and published

by the Governor

and

Council,

jjij.

From

the original in the Boston Athenaeum.

JOURNALS
of the

House of Representatives
Of
His Majefty's Province of the
MalTachufetts-Bay

17 IS
Edited by

WORTHINGTON CHAUNCEY FORD

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A
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OF THE

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BOSTON,

Majfachufetts
1 1

MCM

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CONTENTS
Preface
List of
ix

Members

xvii
i

Journals,

May

Session

July Session

35
51

August

Session

Minutes of the Governor and Council

November-December

59

INDEX

99

[ix]

[^Royal arms used in the session laws of

May and

"July.,

T/^IJ-]

session which began at Boston on May 25, 17 15, was given to Samuel Sewall by the printer, Bartholomew Green, on July 12, three weeks after Governor had in angry mood prorogued that body. Stung by a slighting comthe

COPY

of the printed Journals of the House of Representatives of his Majesty's Province of the Massachusetts-Bay in New England for the

ment passed by Governor Dudley on their proceedings, the members of the House determined to print the full Journal of the session, as the best means of defending Thus began a practice of printing the Journals of the House which was themselves.

The convencontinued in an almost unbroken series till the Revolutionary War. ience of having the record in such a form would alone have justified the publication ; as time passed, the political advantages were also recognized, and the long controversies arising between the Governor and the House, or between the Council and the House, led to many papers, worthy to be called state papers, being spread upon

Such publications were intended more for the constituents the pages of the Journals. House than for any effect they could produce upon those immediately engaged of the in the controversies ; and, in the absence of an active press, the political questions

proclamations,

received

their discussion in

the

most

final

messages, addresses, declarations, or the more formal of all expressions of opinion.

representatives of Boston were desired to take care that the printing was seasonably done. The question of cost does not appear to have been considered at this time but the expediency of continuing to print was at once recognized, and in the second session of this General Court measures were taken to learn the cost, and provide for the future On June 30, 17 15, regular appearance of the votes or minutes during the session. the representatives of the Town of Boston were again desired to take the care of " to Treat with a Printer about the printing the Journals of the session, and Terms upon which they may be Printed here after." ^ Green was at this time printer to the Governor and Council, and appears to have been the only printer who submitted an estimate. He offered to print the Journals of the House " and all the other Printing directed by the Government, for the space of Seven Years next coming; and to furnish each Member of this Court, with a Copy of the said Votes, free of charge, on each Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, of the several Sessions, during that Term, upon his being Allowed Thirty Pounds per Annum for his Service."* This offer was accepted by the House, and the concurrence of the Council was deThe session came to an end while the matter was before the sired, but not given.
;

The beginnings of this publication were small and uncertain. House was directed to prepare a copy of the Journal, and the

The

clerk of the

Council,
'

Post, p. 48.

*
I^i'^-i ?

$'

of Boston,

Council, and so the care of the printing of the Journal fell upon the representatives "upon the foot of the Agreement with Mr. Green the Printer."

House of Representatives took upon itself the printwithout any encouragement from the Governor and ing of its votes and minutes, The fourth and last session began on November 23, and continued until Council. December 22, but the Journal was not printed, as the following entry in the proceedings in the House on June 27, 1716, proves: "An Accompt of Bartholomew Green, for Printing the Journal of this House, in their Sessions begun in May, July and August, the last Year, and finding Paper, Folding and Stitching them, AmountPresented to the House for Payment" and ing to the Sum of I.11 ijs. Gd. Had the Journal of the November session been printed, it would have allowed.
Thus
for three sessions the

been mentioned with the others. It is to be noticed that in each case the entire session was printed as one piece, and without title-pages. The form adopted was modelled after that of the printed laws, and had been used by the Governor and Council when they issued any resolves of the General Court. I have found one such resolve in the collections of the Boston Athenseum, and have reproduced it in a reduced form to serve as a frontisIt is the only issue in that form that I have seen, and might to this volume.
piece

printed

for a easily be mistaken until 17 15.

page from the printed Journals, although no Journals were

Representatives for its November records were long since destroyed), I have manuscript Governor and Council during the sitting. Partial though

In default of the Journal of the

session (and the original the given the minutes of
this record

House of

it is better than is, so far as the proceedings of the House are concerned, and at least shows what business was sent up from the House. The nothing, minutes may also be accepted as the best contemporary record of public business, as and not until the practhey alone were copied to be sent to the English ministry, tice of printing the House Journals was introduced were these latter sent in like

manner

to the

British authorities.

The political history of this session calls for little notice, as it turns more upon I have so fully described in the change in the governorship than on any other factor. the contest between the Governor and the Council for control of the another place
for attempting government on the death of Queen Anne, that there is no necessity Governor Dudley was restored to power by the act a summary of that intrigue.^ For about a month before of the King, but enjoyed the office only a short time.

the date of the session

it

was known that Col. Elizeus Burges had been appointed

to

Governor.

exhume Elizeus or Elisha Burges from the oblivion which now engulfs him. Perhaps it would be unkind to do so, for the little we know of him is not greatly to his credit. There was a commission issued from Kenhim to be " Brigdr and Eld-Lieut." in the sington, 13 March, 1693, appointing Second Troop of Life Guard, but he had dropped from the regiment in 1694, We
It

would be unprofitable

know

under General James, afterwards Earl Stanhope, in Spain, perthe capture of Minorca in 1708, and in the surrender at haps participating Stanhope became second Secretary of State in 1714, under Brihuega in 1710. interest that Burges George I, and Hutchinson tells us that it was by Stanhope's in February, 17 15 (the commission passed the seals March 17), and was appointed Sir William Ashurst wrote that the General (Stanhope) had promised to be answerthat he served
in

able for his (Burges) good behavior.^ If Dudley was already discontented, the intelligence of the new appointment was not fitted to soothe his feelings. Bodily ills came to him as an added discomfort, found him confined by a fit of gout to his house in of the and the first

day

sitting

Roxbury.
' "

See Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, December, 1901, p, 327.

Hutchinson, History of Massachusetts,

II,

192 (ed. 1795).

[xi]
gave a Dedimus to Col. Phillips, Col. Lynde and Judge Sewall to This they did, and listened to the election administer the oaths to the Deputies. sermon of Rev. Jeremiah Shepard, of Lynn, who preached from Isaiah Ixiii. 12: "That led them by the Right Hand of Moses, with His Glorious Arm, Dividing A single sentence the Water before them, to make Himself an Everlasting Name." work never to be forgotten, is the of this discourse will show its tendency: Lord's preparing this wilderness for his people when he swept away thousands of those salvage Tawnies (those cursed Devil worshippers) with a mortal Plague, to make room for a better People." ^ The Deputies then dined at the Green Dragon, and later elected the Councillors, all of whom were satisfactory to the Governor except Nathaniel Byfield, long an object of Dudley's personal dislike. It was not until May 31 that the Governor was able to come into Boston, and in the following fashion: "Was carried in Cous. Dumer's Sedan: but twas too tall for the Stairs, so was fain to be taken out near the top of them. He vehemently

Roxbury.

He

"A

^ Thus it happens that there urg'd passing the Ministers' Motion for a Synod." was no message or paper from the Governor at the opening of the session. For the

first

long and not untroubled career, Dudley had nothing to say or to write and General Court. Bodily ill may in part account for this omission, but it may also be assumed that mental distress played a share in making the Governor The representative of the King in the Province followed silent on this occasion. the practice of the King at home, and the message to the Assembly was the counterpart of the message or King's speech in Parliament at the beginning of the session. The cause of the printing of the Journal is given on page 34 of this publication, and bears every evidence of being a true account. The Governor was not a man who softened his expressions of opinion. Sewall's Diary gives a number of examples, where, perhaps, the zeal of a partisan has not made the words any gentler than the have added somewhat to their force. " A Comittee brought in reality and may something about Piscataqua. Gov' said he would give his head in a Stand-Basket When Dummer was appointed agent of the Province as soon as he would pass it." " he will be drawn in England, Dudley, to whom he was obnoxious, burst out that It will be asunder with wild horses, before he will be thrust upon as last year." to add the version of Judge Sewall: "Tuesday, June 21. In the Foreinteresting noon Gov' signifies his Intention to prorogue the Court; had sat 4 weeks and done Bill for the Tax Read I nothing, were distemper'd. express'd my desire that the of it might be left to a longer time, at least to the afternoon but the Gov' voting would have it voted then ; and it past in the Negative because 't was but for i i,ooOj^. I voted not because of great moment, and so suddenly call'd for. Deputies are sent * for in, and the Court prorogued to the 20th July at 10. m." While the appointment of Burges was well known in the Province, no official notice from the ministry had been received when the Assembly met on the day apDudley desired a short session, and in fact there was little to be done pointed. beyond providing the treasury with money and paying some regard to the condition of the bills of credit, already threatened with disparagement, and a menace to sound public credit. These two questions, however, were precisely the two questions on which there was the greatest difference of opinion between the House and time
in his

to the Great

the Council.

The former, as the popular body, responded more quickly to the wishes of the people; and the people had tasted of the first delights of a resort to paper money, and began to see in that dangerous instrument a means of relieving themselves of the necessity of taxation, while supplying a medium of exchange.
divide
the

The House would

amount of

the tax already passed and submitted to

Mr. Lindsay Swift

says,

"

have not come across a more heartless Pharisaism than this."

Colonial

Society of Massachusetts, I,
'

414.

Diary of Samuel Sewall, III, 47.

Ibid., Ill,

47.

[xii]
to the authorities in England, postponing the collection of one-half of it to a later To this the Governor and Council were greatly opposed, and thus arose the year.

dead-lock between the two bodies.

result,

The

session continued to

August

i,

without

session, from August 24 to 27, was made necessary, but with only partial results so far as the principal issues were concerned. The again Governor prorogued the Assembly to September 28, and on September 22 issued a proclamation proroguing the meeting to October 26. These were

and thus another

among

the last acts of Dudley's official career. After the Governor had issued this proclamation an incident occurred of interest. new Secretary of the Province, Samuel Woodward, arrived

some

bringing a

of recommendation from the new Governor, Colonel Burges, addressed to the The day after his commission was produced a Council President and Council. meeting was held, and Sewall gives at length what passed " Gov' sits by the side of the Table facing to the South L' Gov' [Tailer] in one of the South windows. The Comissions were produc'd and Read, Oaths given. Then the L' Gov' stood up and with deference enquired whether his Comission did not supersede the Govf The Gov' answered No. L' Gov' said he reckon'd himself to propound it. Should rest in the Council's Opinion. Some Debate was oblig'd
letter
: ;

had.

Col.

Hutchinson propounded there might be

it

a fuller Council.

Others said
self that
I

'twas requisite

should be

iiriediatly determin'd.

Capt. [Andrew] Belchar answered

1

in the Negative.

Mr. [John] Clark seem'd

to hesitat.

express'd

my

was of Col. Hutchinson's mind, but if my answer was now expected, I said that, seeing the L' Gov" Comission directed him to Govern by the Comission and Instructions of Gov' Burgess, in case of his death or absence, I was of Opinion that the L' Gov" Comission did not impower him to be Comander in Chief of this Province: Because neither the Comission nor Instructions, Nor any Authentick Copy of them, refer'd to in it, were arrived. L' Gov' did not like the Vote should be so put. 'T was to put it, v/hether the Governour did not abide. propounded "The Gov' call'd for the Proclamation, which was read. L' Gov' said. Now other Mr. Cooke said, provision was made, he had a Comission from King George. other provision refer'd to the charter. Others said. The clause refer'd to making what was pass'd, not to what was to come hereafter. At length the Gov' dictated to the Clerk to this purpose. Whether the Government was devolved on the Lieut. Gov.', the Comission of Gov' Burgess, nor any copy of it, by which was to govern, not being arrived. It was Nemine contradicente, carried in the Negative. [Wait] Elisha Hutchinson, [Samuel] Sewall, Joseph Lynde, Eliakim Winthrop, Cooke, Hutchinson, [Andrew] Belchar, [Edward] Bromfield, [John] Clark, [Addington] Davenport, Thomas Hutchinson, All Noes." The attempt to throw Dudley from the Governor's chair was thus foiled for the time, and to escape further contest with the Assembly he again postpones the day of meeting " Third-day 8' 18. The Gov' prorogues the Gen! Court to the 23"* Nov! I and Mr. Clark voted against it. Gov' pretended Deference to Gov' Burgess in doing it, in expectance of his Arrival but in the Proclamation, never read to the Council, he said nothing of it, which was gravamlnous to some." ^ His opponents had not been idle, and were intent upon obtaining from England the papers needed to establish their contention. Early in November the needed copy of Col. Burgess's commission reached Boston, and the government devolved on Lieutenant Governor It was Dudley's old opponent. Colonel Tailer. Byfield who brought the commisand inveighed against "our Agent Dumer for betraying him after Dumer had sion, There was given him his Word and Hand that he had done with Dudley." for Dudley to do but to in the act of the King, and so it was the nothing acquiesce new Lieutenant Governor who met the Assembly in its November meeting.
-^

The
1

Diary of Samuel Sewall,

III, 58, 59.

IbU.. Ill, 6z.

x"i

The newspaper of the day gave an account of the ceremonies

:

attending the change

of head, and the notice of the next session of the General Court "On Wednefday laft an Exemplification of His Majefty's Moft Gracious Letters Patents, bearing date the 17th of March laft, Conftituting, and Appointing Elizeus His Captain General, and Governour in chief in, and over this His Surges Efq Majefty's Province of the Maffachu/etts-Bay, were Read, and Publifhed upon which the Cannon of the Caftle, and the South Battery of the Town were difcharged. " Then the Honorable William Tailer Lieut. Governour of the faid Efq Province, by virtue of the Powers, and Authorities there into him granted, and His Majefty's Commiffion to him, bearing date the 28th oi April laft, (being firft duely Sworn) Ifliied forth a Proclamation, by, and with the Advice and Confent of the Council, Requiring all Officers Civil, and Military, to continue in, and proceed to the Execution and Difcharge of their refpedive Trufts, and Offices, till further Order. "After which the Honourable Lieut. Governour invited the Counfellors, the Reprefentatives of Bojlon, and the Gentlemen prefent to his Houfe, Where His Majefty's, the Prince's, and all the Royal Family's Health were Drank, as alfo Col. Burgess, Col. Dudley s, and Profperity to the Trade, and Welfare of this Province. " I am Commanded to give Notice, That the Great, and General Court, or Aflembly is appointed to meet upon Wednefday the 23d of this Inftant November^ it being the day to which it now ftands Prorogued, and then to fit and do bufinefs; and all Perfons therein concerned, are to take due notice thereof, and conform them;

felves accordingly.

"

"

By

the Honourable Lieut. Governour s

Bofton,

Novemb.

9th. 1715.

Command with Advice of the Council, Samuel Woodward .Jiffr."'

Sewall in his Diary describes the opening of the last session of this Assembly : "Nov' 23. L' Gov' makes a Cold Treat to the Councillours and Comission
Officers.

Was

not a

House

in

the Fore-noon.

visited the L'

I

Gov' A. M.
;

Mr. Speaker and many Deputies

little after

went on his right Hand, Col. Lynde Officers went before him before them, Mr. Winchcomb bare-headed. Two Trumpets, in red Cloaths with Horlberts. 4 Serjeants Major Gen' [Wait Winthrop], Col.

3 L' Gov' proceeded to the Town House. on his Left ; Capt. Dyer and two of his

Hutchinson, Capt. Hutchinson met the L' Cushing, [Nathanael] Norden, [Addington] The Lieut. Gov' is in the Chair Deputies to be out of Breath in reading his Speech." On November 24 Mr. Cooke and others
;

Gov'

By [John] Davenport, L' G. sent Message to the and expects your Attendance. Seem'd
brought
a

at the

Town-House.

Governor appointing an number.

election

to

fill

the vacancies in the

message from the Lieutenant Council four in

"Dec' I. Election. Voted twice, and brought it to Nothing: Voters, 76. Major Bond who was the highest had 32. Deputies voted to chuse only one in the room of him Negativ'd Council came not into it. I said, All or none. " Dec' 2. Voters 79. [Penn] Townsend chosen by 41 votes. 4th Stroke,
:

Voters 75.

Thomas Noyes

Esqr. chosen by 53 Votes.

52.

"Province of Main, Voters 71. "Adam Winthrop Esqr. chosen by

"

At

" Nathan! * Byfield Esqr. chosen by 60." The choice was approved by the Lieutenant Governor, and the new Councillors took the oath. The advent to the Council Board of Col. Byfield foreshadowed
trouble for
politician.

Large, Voters, 69.

Agent Dummer, who was unfortunate enough to antagonize this active The Assembly in its August session had omitted to grant the usual
allowance
=

Beflen News-Letter,

7-14 November, 1715.

Diary f Samuel Sewall,

III,

69.

[xiv]
allowance to Dummer, a measure in all probability instigated by Byfield. That the to the Agent is shown by the action was not entirely just grant of ;^200 made by the Assembly in its November session, but disallowed by the Lieutenant Governor. "Xr. 21 Now about the Gov' disallows the Votes for giving our Agent Mr.

Dummer 0.00. And for continuing him Agent. I my Doubtfullness as to the latter, when I heard what
to his Unacceptableness to Gov' Burgess, up in print the place of the

voted to the first but express'd was pleaded by Col. Byfield as

I

and the Ministers.

as

also Consider'd his

giving the King

and

Attorney General

Reserv'd in the Charter to

and

to

Mr.

writ hardly to any of the Council: but very largely to the Speaker, White. Gov' prorogues the Court to the 11^ of February." ^

had warm supporters in the Province, and as a rule they were also For example Rev. Eben Pemberton was "very warm about supporters of Dudley. " the Agent," and regarded Tailer as a usurper," occupying a position that rightly to Dudley. His wife was quite as good a politician, and asserted that belonged the Agent had been handled barbarously, an opinion which led the pious Sewall, who received at the hands of Tailer on the next day a commission as Judge of the Superior Court, to remark: "The people made light of the errand of God's people hither; indifferent"^ perhaps an early form of the creed that "to the victors the spoils." Sewall's position is all the more remarkable because he was belong a kinsman of Dummer; but his political creed was summed up in the dogma, "I was for upholding Government whether in or out of it."' Apart from the Journals this session was not rich in issues from the press. The election sermon was printed as usual, and the title-page was as follows:

Dummer

" God's Conduct of His Church Through the Wilderness, With His Glorious Arm, To make Himself an Everlasting Name. A Sermon Preached by Order of the Honourable Representatives, of the Province of the Massachusetts-Bay, in
| | |

New-Eng- land. On May the 25/A 17 15. Being their Anniversary Day for Election of His Majesties Council for that Province. By Jeremiah Shepard, A.M.
\ | I |

of the Church of Lynn. the Sign of the Bible in Boone, at

Pastor
.
I | |

Boston,

Printed by John Allen, for Nicholas

17 15."

Cornhill.

i2mo.

pp. 34,

session laws were also printed, and extend from page 253 to 268 of the contemporary issues. The laws passed in each session were :

The

May Session. An Act against Burglary. An Act for altering the Time

An
An
An

for holding the Court of General Sessions of the and Inferiour Court of Common Pleas within the County of Barnstable. Peace, Act for the better Preserving, Increasing, and Securing Naval Stores; Particularly, Tar, Turpentine, and Rozin, within this Province.

July Session.

and Maintaining a Lighthouse upon the Great Brewster (called Beacon Island) at the Entrance of the Harbour of Boston. Act for the more safe keeping the Registry of Deeds and Conveyances of
for Building

Act

Lands.

An Act in An Act in
November

Addition to an Act for Regulating Fees. Addition to an Act of Limitation for Quieting of Possessions.

Session.

An An An An

Act in Addition to an Act for Erecting of a Powder-house in Boston. Act to prevent the Oppression of Debtors. Act for preventing damage to the Housing and other Estate, within the
several

Towns

of

this Province.

Addition to an Act, Intituled, An Act against Counterfeiting the Bills of Credit of this Province, pass'd in the Third Year of Her late Majesty

Act

in

Queen '^
1

ANNE.

An
III,

Diary of Samuel Sewall,

69.

IbiJ., Ill, 70.

Ibid., Ill, 84.

[XV]
An
Act
in further in

made

the Fifth

Addition to the Act for encouraging the Killing of Wolves, Year of the Reign of King and Queen

WILLIAM

MARY.
An An
Act for Maintaining and Propagating of Religion. Act for reviving and further continuing of an Act, Intituled, enable creditors to receive their just Debts, out of the Effects of

An

Act

to

their absent

&

absconding Debtors,

Made

&

Assembly at their Session upon Year of the Reign of Her late Majesty Queen ANNE. An Act for the Encouraging the raising Hemp within this Province. An Act for holding and keeping a Superiour Court of Judicature, Court of Assize and General Goal delivery, within and for the County of Hampshire. An Act to prevent the unnecessary Journying of the Representatives. An Act for the better Regulating of Town and Proprietary Meetings. An Act in Addition to the Act, Entituled, An Act for the Regulating of Townships, choice of Town-Officers, and setting forth their Power, Made & Passed in the Fourth of WILLIAM and MARY. An Act in Addition to an Act, Entituled, An Act for the Settlement and Distribution of the Estates of Intestates, Made and Passed in the Fourth Year of the Reign of King WILLIAM and Queen MARY. Although none of these session laws bears the name of the printer, they were all printed by Bartholomew Green, at this time "Printer to His Excellency the Governour and Council." WORTHINGTON ChAUNCEY FoRD.
Boston, January, 1902.

Pass'd by the Great General Court or the 26th Day of May, 1708. in the Seventh

&

xvii

[^Reyal

arms used

in the session

laws of November, 17 IJ.^

"The Bollon News- Letter May 30, 17 1 5, contains a list

The
asterisk indicates a

"

for the

week from Monday,

May

a3, to

Monday,

of the Members of the House of Representatives.

new member.
Charleftown, *Capt. Ch. Chambers Watertown, Mr. Samuel Sternes

Col.

Adam Winthrop

Boflon,

Capt. Oliver Noyes *Mr. William Payne

Roxbury,
Dorchefter,

.*Mr. Eliftia Cook Mr. William Denifon

Cambridge, Concord,

Mr. Jonat Remington *Mr. William Wilfon

*Capt. Jofiah Converfe

Woburn,
Reading, Sudbury,

Hingham,
Brantree,

Dedham,
Medfield,

Weymouth,
Milton,

Mr. Hopeftil Clap Samuel Thaxter Efq ; *Mr. Jofeph Allein [Allen] *Mr. John Fuller *Capt. John Boydon Capt. Stephen French Mr. Ephraim Tucker

Mr. Timothy Wily *Mr. Edmund Rice Marlborough, Mr. Thomas Rice Mr. John Ward Newton, Mr. John Greenland Maldon, Mr. Stephen Pierce Chelmsford,
Billerica,

Wrentham, Mendon,
Brooklin,

Mr. John Guile [Guild] Mr. Samuel Thaer [Thayer]

*Mr. Samuel Payne
*Daniel Epps Efq Capt. Peter Ofgood
;

Sherburn,

Groton,
Lancafter,

John Sternes *Capt. Jofeph Morfe *Mr. Thomas Tarbal *Mr. John Houghton

Lieut.

Woodftock,

Needham,
Salem,
Ipfwich,
<

Framingham, Maj. Jos Buckminfter Medford, *Capt. Peter Tufts *Mr. Francis Bowman Lexington,
Capt. Francis Fulham *Mr. John Buttrick *Luke Hitchcock Efq Springfield, Northampton, Jofeph Parfons Efq Mr. Daniel Marfh Hadley, Mr. John Partridge Hatfield, *Mr. Atherton Mather Suffield, Mr. John Afhley. Weflfield,

Wefton,
Stow,

<

Newbury, Lynn,
Andover,
Beverley,

Mr. John Appleton Mr. Nath. Knowlton *Mr. William Moodey

;

John Burril Efq Speaker Marblehead, Mr. James Cawley

*Capt. Benjamin Stevens Mr. Samuel Balch

Rowley,
Salifbury,

Haverhill,
Glocefter,

*Mr. Ezekiel Northen *Capt. Jofeph Eaton *Capt. John White

*John

Enfield,

Plymouth,
Situate,

Newman

James Warren Efq ; Mr. Samuel Clap *Mr. Edward Fobes Bridgewater,
Marfhfield,

Topsfield,

Boxford,

Mr. Tobijah Perkins Mr. Jofeph Hale

*Capt.

Duxbury,
Rochefter,

Capt. Ifaac Little Seth Arnold Efq ;

Wenham,
Amefbury,
Bradford,

Thomas

Fifke

*Mr. John Randel

Capt.

*Mr. John Foot *Mr. John Hutchins

Pembrook,
Barnftable,

Thomas Barker
Eaflham

*Mr. Jofeph Lothrop

xviii

*Mr. *Mr. *Mr. Yarmouth, *Mr. Harwich, *Mr. Truro, Middleborow *Mr.
Eaftham, Sandwich,
Briftol,

Samuel

Mayo

John Chipman
Jofeph Hall Gerfliom Hall
Conflant Freeman

*Mr. William Manchefter Attleborough, *Mr. David Freeman Mr. Benjamin Jones Dighton,
Tiverton,

Norton, York,
Kittery,

*George Leonard, Efq ; *Abraham Prebble Efq

John Bennet [Capt.] Simon Davis Efq;

*Mr. Jofeph
*Mr. Elifha

Hammond
Plaifted

Wells,

Taunton, Dartmouth, Rehoboth,

Little

*Capt.

Henry Hodges Mr. Jonathan Delano Mr. Mofes Read

Capt.

Berwick,
Tifbury, Chilmark,

Edgar-Town, Major Benj.

Skiife

Comp,

W.

Southworth

Swanzey,

Mr. John Rogers

Nantucket,

James Coffin Efq

JOURNAL
Of the Houfe
of

Reprefentatives

Anno Regni Regis GEORGIInunc Magnas Britanniae, ^C. Primo.

JOURNAL
Of
the

Houfe of

Reprefentatives.
At
a Great and General Court or Affembly of His Majefty's Province of held at 35ofiOn the Maffachufetts-Bay in J^etD'CnSlatltlt begun

&

upon Wednefday the 25th Day

Sewally

of

;^ap>

^tttlO

3iOmim

5-

SAmuel

John Phillips, and Jqfeph Lynde Efqrs. came down from the Council Board, and Acquainted the Houfe that they were Appointed and Authorized by His Excellency the Governour, That this Houfe Ihould take the Oaths, Make and Subfcribe the Declaration, Take and Subfcribe the Oath of Abjuration (as by the Royal Charter of this Province is Direfted) before them, which was accordingly done by the Members prefent, and They withdrew. The Houfe Proceeded to write their Votes for a Speaker, which being Colwas chofen by a maledted, and Examined, it was found that John Burrill Efq
;

Conduced to the Chair. jor part of the Houfe, and he was accordingly to write their Votes for a Clerk, which being Colle6led The Houfe Proceeded and Examined, it appear'd that Mr. John White was chofen by a major part of
the

Houfe, who was accordingly fent

for to the

Houfe.

I^ofl iHeritrtem.

Meflage fent up to the Council Board, by Capt. Davis, and Mr. Cawley, to report to His Excellency the Choice the Houfe had made of a Speaker. Who Returned, That His Excellency was not in Council, but by Sicknefs Confin'd at home. Major Skeffe, and Mr. Chipman, were fent to Wait on His Excellency at His Houfe at Roxbury, to Report to His Excellency, the Choice of the Speaker. Who Returned, That His Excellency faid, the Choice is very acceptable to him. A Meflage fent up to the Board, by Mr. Samuel Clap, and Capt. Davis, That the Houfe was now ready to proceed to the choice of Councellors. Who Return'd, That the Board were ready to Proceed, and Join with the Houfe
in the Choice.

That Mr. Epps, Capt. Noyes, Col. Winthrop, Col. Thaxter, and Mr. be a Committee to carry up the Votes of this Houfe for Councellors, Denifon, and aflift in Sorting and Numbering them, together with the Votes of the Board, and Report to the Houfe, the feveral Ele6lions that fhall be made. The faid Committee carried up the Votes of the Houfe, for Councellors in the late Colony of the Majfachujetts-Bay until Eighteen were chofen by a major
Ordered,
part of the Voters. Then for the late

Colony of New-Plymouth,

Then

for the late Province

until Four were chofen, as aforefaid. of Maine, until Three were chofen, as aforefaid.

Then

Then
chofen,

for

the Territory between Sagadehoc and

Nova

Scotia,

until

One was

as aforefaid.
laftly, for

And

Perfons dwelling in any Part of the Province, until

to be as follows, viz.
in the

Two

were

chofen, as aforefaid. the faid Committee

And Of the

Reported the choice Inhabitants or Proprietors of Lands

Territory formerly called

the Majfachufetts-Bay.

The Hon. William

Tailer

Efq
;

Eli/ha Cooke Efq ; Samuel Sewall Efq

John Higginfon Efq

Edward

Bromfield

Efq

Benjamin Lynde Efq ; Addington Davenport Efq Samuel Brown Efq ;

1'homas Oliver Efq
;

Wait Winthrop Efq Eli/ha Hutchinfon Efq John Apfleton Efq Andrew Belcher Efq Nathaniel Norden Efq ; John Clark Efq 1'homas Hutchinjon Efq John Pinchon Efq Thomas Fitch Efq
; ; ; ;
;

Of
called

the

Inhabitants

or

Proprietors of Lands within

the

Territory formerly

New-Plymouth,

viz.

Nathaniel Paine Efq John Cujhing Efq ;

Ifaac Winjlow John Otis Efq

Efq
;

Of the Inhabitants or Proprietors of the Province oi Maine, viz.

Eliakim Hutchinjon Efq
;

Lands within the Territory formerly

called

Ichaboa Plaifted Efq

John Wheelwright Efq

Of

the Inhabitants or Proprietors of

Lands lying within the Territory between

Sagadehoc and

Nova

Scotia,

viz.

Jofeph Lynde Efq

Of

the Inhabitants or Proprietors ot

Lands

in

any Part of the Province.

;

Nathaniel Byfield Efq

Edmund ^injey Efq

till

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

JoSjis 26 Jttaii 171 5,

That Col Thaxter, Col. Winthrop, Capt. Noyes, Capt. OJgood, and Davis, Wait on His Excellency the Governour, with the above- written Capt. Lift of the Councellors, or Afliftants, newly chofen for the Year enfuing, for His Excellency's Approbation of the Perfons, therein Named, to be given in Writing
/^Rdered, ^^
under
his

Hand.
of the Precepts, made from the

And inquire of His Excellency's Health. The Houfe Proceeded to Examine the Returns
feveral

Towns, of the choice of

their Reprefentatives.

Which being paiTed through. The ufual Orders of the Houfe were Read And Ordered, To be the Orders, of the Houfe during the
:

Seffions thereof.

Ordered, That Mr. John

Sternes,

Mr. Reed, and Capt. Arnold, be Monitors of

Ordered,

the

Houfe

to take care that the

Orders thereof are duely obferved.

[3]
Ordered,
this

Houfe

to the

That Mr. Speaker, Mr. Denifon, and Mr. Cawley, Give the Thanks of Reverend Mr. Jeremiah Shepard for the Sermon Preach'd at their
Court
in a
:

Publick Aflembly Yefterday, being the Anniverfarjr Day of Eledion of Councellors And that they Defire him to give a Copy thereof to be Printed.
Defire, before this

An Accompt of William Paine Joyner, of the charge of Wainfcotting, one half of the Chamber of the Houfe of Reprefentatives, and making of Seats therein, amounting to the Sum of 40/. 16 J. 8^. Prefented to the Houfe for Allowance. Read and Refolved, That the Sum of Forty Pounds Sixteen Shillings and Eight Pence be Allowed and Paid out of the Publick Treafury, to William Paine, the Accomptant
to Difcharge his Accompt. Sent up for Concurrence.

of Edward Pell Painter, for Painting half of the Reprefentatives Chamber, amounting to the Sum of 5/. & 2 j. ofFer'd to the Houfe for Payment.

An Accompt

Read and Re/olved, That

out of the

the

Sum

of Five Pounds and 'Two

Shillings,

be Allowed
to

&

Paid

Publick Treafury to

Edward

Pell, the

Accomptant

Difcharge his

Accompt.

The

Sent up for Concurrence. Lift of Councellors fent to His Excellency the Governour this
:

Morning

was Return'd to the Houfe again, by the Members who carried it. His Excellency viz, having Entred thereon as follows I Confent to this Eledion of Councellors, except Nathaniel Byfield Efq Given under My Hand, J. LET.
;

DUD
a

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

Clock.

Dencris 27 f^Axx 171 5*

That Capt. Noyes, Col. Thaxter, Mr. Parjons, Mr. Denifon, and Capt. Committee for Petitions to Examine the Matters and Allegations and report the fame with their Opinion thereon to the Houfe. thereof, A Petition of John Brigham, Hopejiill Brown, and Twenty-nine others, Prefented to the Houfe and Read, Praying, That the Land lying between the Towns of
^-^

/^Rdered,

Fullam, be a

Marlborough, Lancajier, Worcejler and Hajfanameefit,

may

be granted to them, and

affixed thereto, except

made

Townlhip.
all

Ordered, That the Petition be Rejefted being written by the fame hand.

the

Names

one

Petition of Francis Fullam and Daniel Livermore, both of Wejlon, Prefented to the Houfe and Read, Praying this Court to give them leave to Purchafe a piece of Land, containing about Six Hundred Acres, Lying on the Eafterly fide of the Town

of Oxford, of the Indian

therein expreffed.

Owner

thereof,

called

Mallalawing David, for Reafons

That the faid Petition be committed to the Committee for Petitions. Ordered, That Capt. Noyes, Mr. Cooke, and Col. Thaxter, be a Committee to prepare the Draught of a Vote, to bring forward, the Running of the Line between this Province and the Colony of Rhode-IJland, purfuant to the Agreement of the Commiflioners of the Two Governments for that end.
Ordered,
Petition of John Small-piece of Bojion, who was very much wounded, by a Blaft of Gunpowder, in the Burning of the Impoft-Office, the laft when Winter, he was attempting to fave what he could therein ; Prefented to the Houfe and Read,

Praying fome Allowance towards his Cure and Subftftence. In anfwer to the faid Petition.

Rejolved,

[4]
of Twenty Pounds be Allowed and Paid out of the Publick Treafury to ^ohn Small-piece the Petitioner, towards his Relief. Sent up for Concurrence. Andrew Belcher and Addington Davenport Efqrs. brought down a Letter from His Excellency the Governour, dated yefterday at Roxbury, and direfted to the GentleRefohed, That the
'

Sum

men of

the Council and Reprefentatives Intimating that he that he is unable at prefent to Attend the Court, but Illnefs, Proceed in the Bufinefs that lies before them.
:

is under fuch Bodily would have the Court

And

a Letter

from Mr. Agent Dummer, dated

at

Whitehall, Decemb. 4th

:

laft,

Directed to Mr. Secretary Addington, for the General Affembly

Mr. Edward
John Watts, have
Ifland, to

Hutchin/on, having Reprefented to this

Which were Read. Houfe, That he with Mr.

to go, to Arowjick

to order a Serjeant Voted, with Nineteen Sentinels, from Cajco Fort, to Defend and Affift their Settlement, agreeable to the Vote of this Court in October laft: The faid Undertakers having likewife reprefented that convenient Barracks will be ready for their reception, by the

now more than Ten Families, gone and ready make a Settlement there. That His Excellency the Governour be requefted, now

time they can remove thither. Sent up for Concurrence. Report of the Committee, appointed by this Court, the 20th of laft OSlober, to Run the Line, between the Town of Groton, and the Plantation of Najhoba, offer'd to the Houfe, and was Read accordingly. Refolved, That the Report be Accepted.

Sent up for Concurrence.

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

^abbati 28 tik

ittaii

171

5.

/'^Apt. Noyes from the Committee for Petitions, made Report to the Houfe on ^^ the Petition of Francis Fullam, and Daniel Livermore, the prayer whereof was That the Committee were of Opinion that the prayer of the Petientred yefterday
:

tion be granted.

Provided the Land be Refolved, That the prayer of the Petitioners be granted no Part of Land appropriated by the Government, and the Quantity exceeds not Sent up for Concurrence. Seven Hundred Acres. Ordered, That Col. Adam Winthrop, Mr. William Paine, Mr. Elijha Cooke, Mr. Abraham Preble, Mr. James Cawley, and Luke Hitchcock Efq be a Committee to joyn with fuch as the Honourable Board fliall Nominate, to Prepare the Draught of a humble Addrefs and Memorial to His Majefty, humbly to Reprefent, and lay before His Majefty, the prefent State of this Province.
; ;

A
A

Sent up for Concurrence.

Report of the Committee

for Setling of the Eaftern Parts of this Province

Offered to the Houfe, and Read.

Petition of Jojeph Morje Reprefentative of the Town of Sherhourn, Prefented to the Houfe, and Read; Praying that a Plat of Four Thoufand Acres of Land,

(there-with exhibited) laid out and protrafted by "Thomas White Surveyor, purfuant to a Grant of this Court, may be confirmed to the faid Town. Meffage from the Board by John Wheelwright, and John Clark Efqrs.

Defiring the
that

Houfe

to have a further confideration of the

manag'd the Government, after the Death of Lieut. the Arrival of His Excellency our prefent Governour.

Memorial of the Council Governour Stoughton, until

Read.

The

faid

Memorial purporting

as entred P^eb.
till

20th 17 13.

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

Monday

next Three a Clock afternoon.

[5]
luiiiie 30 t>ie ittaii 171
5.

Petition of Richard Coomes and Hephzibah his Wife Daughter of Jofeph Newel, of Roxbury, deceas'd, prefented to the Houfe late Read; Praying Relief from great wrong they fufFer, by the Heirs of Florence Maccarty late of Bojlon, deceas'd, injurioufly with-holding from them Lands that were her Father's, lying in Roxbury and for which they are without remedy in the Law. aforefaid

&

Ordered, That a hearing be granted on this Petition, before this Court, on Friday next at Ten a Clock in the forenoon And that the Petitioners ferve the
:

adverfe Party with a Copy of the Petition, and a Notification, That they may be heard, if they have any thing to Alledge why the prayer of the Petition fhould not be Granted. Sent up for Concurrence.

A
the

Petition of Daniel MarJJi Reprefentative of the

Town

Houfe

&

of Hadley, prefented to

Read, praying. That

to the faid

Town may

be annexed,

Trad of Land of Four Miles Square adjoyning and made part thereof, Agreeable to a Grant of

this Court, formerly made, That the faid Quantity fhould be laid to them. And a Petition of Ebenezer Pumry and Nineteen others Inhabitants of the faid

the Town of Northampton ; prefented to the Houfe Read; Praying, the faid Lands, with others near adjoining may be Granted to them, to Settle and Form a Townfhip there.

Town, and
That

&

Ordered,

That

the faid
in

Petitions be referr'd to further

Confideration, at

the

Seffion of this

Court

the next

Autumn.

out their Grant of Four May 1683. by a fkilful Surunder Oath, either of the South-weft, or North-eaft End of the faid Town. veyor, That the Province Land lying between the faid Town, and the Town of Springfield, may not be cut in pieces, and made unfit for future Grants and Settlements, and return a Plat thereof to this Court for Confirmation. Whereas a great Number of Guns were fired yefterday, being the Lords Day, at Ca/lle fVilliam, for which we are not fenfible of any neceflary occafion. Ordered, That Mr. Speaker be defired to wait on His Excellency the Governour,
that in the

mean time Miles Square, made to them by

And

the

Town

of Hadley

lay

the General Court in

and inquire.
Day, but
in

for the future

occafion, and by whofe order they were fired and defire that Orders may be given. That no Guns may be fired there on the Lord's cafes of neceflity.
;

Upon what

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

illartts 31 lite ittaii 1715.

Novemb. Read again and Committed. Sundry Accompts of charge arifing for the furnilhing of Major ^ohn Stoddard, and the Reverend Mr. John fVilliams, and their Attendants, to proceed on their journey to Canada, Anno 17 13. being fent by this Court to obtain the Englifli
"*

Petition of Samuel Partridge Efq; Praying as entred the Third day of

laft.

Captives there.

And Accompt
The

of charge

after

their

Return, and charge upon the Captives

rcturn'd, Prefented to the Houfe for Allowance and to the Committee for Petitions.

Payment: Read and committed

under-written, having following Report offered to the Houfe, viz. been appointed by the Honourable General AfTembly of this Province the loM day

We

To view a Tra6t of Land adjoyning to Brookfield on the South, of June, Anno 17 14. and to Brimfield on the Eaft, extending from Brookfield South-weft Corner Eaftward, Three Miles, in order to its being added to the Town of Brimfield, whofe Bounds are ftraitned on the South, by the Partition Line of this Province, and the
B
Colony

[6]
Colony of ConneEticut, and make a Report thereof. Having ftriftly Meafured faid Brimfield Weft Line, which we find to be Seven Miles & Sixteen Perch, as it Bounds on Springfield^ tho' not fo much Square off from the faid Partition Line and alfo the Diftance between Springfield, and the South- weft Corner of Brimfield, which we which find to be Eight Miles one Quarter, and Twenty-two Perch, and no more fiiort of the Contents of Eight Miles Square, and withal very Mounfaid Tra6t is tainous, and uncapable to entertain a fuitable Number of Families, without an addition at the Eaft End: Are therefore humbly of Opinion, That unlefs Three Miles be added, to the faid Town oi Brimfield, as defcribed in the Subfequent Map;
; ;

not be inviting nor capable to entertain a Suitable Number of Families, the faid according to the Diredtion of the Court, relating to the Settlement thereof; End only being capable to entertain Inhabitants to Settle in a defenfible Eaftermofl
It will

manner.

April 21. 1715.

Signed
Jqfeph Parjons (only not prefent at the Meafuring)

John Partridge John Chandler

all the Land between the Province Line, and the South Line of Brookfield, for the Space of Three Miles from the Eaft End of the Town of Brimfield, be Granted and Added to the faid Town of Provided, It Intrench not upon the Four Miles Square, ordered to be Brimfield.

Read and Accepted. And Ordered, That the Report be accepted; And

Surveyed for
Ordered,
to confider

Wait-ftill Winthrop Sent up for Concurrence.

Efq

nor upon any other former Grant.

Continued
other

That Mr. Cooke, Mr. Remington and Mr. IVilliam Paine, be a Committee what A<5bs are Expired, or near Expiring, that fliould be Revived or and prepare a Bill or Bills for the fame And to prepare and offer fuch
;

they apprehend proper now to be Enadted. That the right of this Province in and to the River Voted, Pi/cataqua River, be Afferted and Maintained.
Bills, as

commonly

called

And
That

in order there-unto

Guns be Eredled in fome convenient place, in the of Kittery, for the Defence of the River. That Six Guns with Shot and Carriages be Ordered to the Town of Kittery, upon their Erefting a Breaft-work, & Platform, & obliging themfelves to Maintain the
a Breaft-work for Six

Town

fame.

That His Excellency be defired to give his Orders accordingly. That it is for His Majefty's Service, That there be a Naval Office kept in the Port of Kittery, to avoid the Unreafonable Duties or Impofitions Exaded from the Inhabitants of this Province, pafling in and out faid River, by the Naval Officer of the Government of New-Hamp/hire. That all Ships or other Veflels that Load or Unload at the Port of Kittery, be Officer there, and Pay the Duties of Imobliged to enter, and clear with the Naval to Law. port and Powder Money according That all the Harbours in Kittery and Berwick, fhall belong to the Port of Kittery.
Sent up for Concurrence. Petition of Twenty-four Inhabitants of that Part of Hingham, called Conihaffet, That they may be fet off", and made a prelented to the Houfe and Read, praying. Diftindt Precinft, as to the Publick Worftiip of God; for Reafons Separate or therein mentioned. a Copy of this Ordered, That the Petitioners ferve the Town of Hingham with

of June next, Petition, and that they be heard before this Court, on the Eighth Day fliould not be granted. if they have any thing to offer why the prayer thereof
Sent up for Concurrence.

[7]
Allen Attended the Houfe with his Accompts of the Treafury, were Read, and he withdrew. which Order edy That Mr. Cooke, Mr. William Paine, Capt. Chambers, Mr. Remington, and Mr. Samuel Clap, be a Committee to Examine and Audit the Treafurers Accompts, and infpeft the Vouchers of the feveral Payments

Mr. Treafurer

for fending Twenty Men from pafs'd the 27th Currant, In Fort to Arowfick Ifland, fent down from the Board, pafs'd upon there, viz. Cqfco and Concurr'd, and that His Excellency be Defired, Read Council May 31 17 15. to add Ten Men more to the Garrifon of Cajco, for the prefent Exigence, and until

And make Report to The Vote of this Houfe

the Houfe.

further Order.

Read. The Vote of this Houfe pafs'd the 28th Currant, for a humbly Addrefs to His In Council, there May 31. 1715. Majefly, fent down from the Board, pafs'd upon Read and Concurr'd And that the Settlement of the Eaftern Parts, and the Affair of Cape Breton, now in the hands of the French, be particularly confidered, in the faid and Elijha Hutchinjon, Samuel Sewall, John Higgin/on, and Addington DavenAddrefs
Sent
for Concurrence.
; ;

down

tort Efqrs. are

added to the Committee. Read and Concurr'd and Sent up again. A Letter from Mr. Agent Bummer, to Mr. Secretary Addington, for the General Read. Affembly, Dated yf/>r/7 5th 1715.
;

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

ittercurix

t>ie
for

^unit

171

5.

/^Apt. Noyes from

^-^

the

Committee

Petitions,

made Report on

the feveral

in the Out-fet of Major Stoddard, and Mr. Williams for &c. which was accepted by the Houfe, and the following Accompts allowed Canada, to be paid, viz. To Dr. Robert Ellis his Accompt of Medicines Attendance, )

Accompts of charge

&

To To To To To To To

on Sick Captives, i^c Mr. 'Thomas Tarbol his Accompt of Charge

Jofeph Kellog as per

17
15 18

Martin
the

Accompt per Accompt Capt. Thomas Baker, Accompt of Charge

Kellog as

00 00

29
in his ficknefs
]
>

12
2^ c

04 00
12

04 00 00
10

Honourable Samuel Partridge Efq

:
.

for his extraordinary

Service for Six Years in the late

War

Col. Samuel Partridges Accompt. N'.

1.

22
21

Col Samuel Partridges Accompt. N.

2.

01

05

/. 130 03 07 of One Hundred and Thirty Pounds, Three Shillings, and Seven Pence, be Allowed, and paid out of the Publick Treafury, to the feveral Perfons named in the above Accompts, according to the Sums annexed to their Names, for the Difcharging of the faid Accompts. Sent up for Concurrence. Petition of John and Matthew Whipple in behalf of the new Precin6t in

Re/olved,

That

the

Sum

Ip/wich, near to

prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying. That feveral other Families them in the faid Town, may be added to the faid Precinft. And a Petition of Sundry Perfons, Praying that they may be annexed, and laid

to the faid Precin6t

Read, and

Ordered,

[8]
Town of Ipfwich with a Copy of both before this Court, if they have any thing to objed on the Tenth Day of this Month, if the Court continues againft the prayers thereof, Sitting so long, otherwife on the firfl Day of the next SelTion.
Ordered,

That the

Petitioners ferve the

thefe Petitions,

who may be heard

Petition of Jofeph Pratt and Fifty-nine others. Inhabitants of the Eafterly Part of Bridgewater, prefented to the Houfe Read, praying, That they may be fet and made a Separate Precindt, as to the Maintenance of the Gofpel Miniftry. oiF, Ordered, That the Petitioners ferve the Town of Bridgewater, with a Copy of

Sent up for Concurrence.

&

this

Petition, and that a Hearing be granted on the firfl Thurfday, of the next Seflion of this Court, if they have any thing to Alledge, why the prayer thereof

fhould not be granted. Sent up for Concurrence.

;

A new Piatt of the Grant of the Townfhip of Sutton, Laid before the Houfe for Allowance and Confirmation which being Infpedted. Ordered, That the faid Piatt be Rejefted, as not being agreeable to the Grant of
Ordered,

this Court.

That

all

Platts of

Land

that fhall be offered to this Court for Confirma-

tion, be

henceforward fuch, as the Surveyor and thofe who carryed the Chain, in Meafuring the Land are under Oath, to a faithful and impartial performance of thofe

Services.

Some of

the

Members Informed

the

Houfe

that
is

Mr. John

Randall,

who

is

return'd Reprefentative of the Town of Rochejier, Convi6l of Scandalous Immorality's.

a Profane perfon,
his Defence.

and flands

Mr. Randall had Opportunity given him, to himfelf unconcern'd to clear his Reputation. Whereupon he was Ordered to withdraw.

make

But he exprefs'd

Queflion being put, Whether the Houfe efteem the faid Mr. Randall to be a perfon worthy to Sit as a Member of this Houfe? It pafs'd in the Negative. Ordered, That the faid Mr. John Randall be Expell'd this Houfe.

The

The

faid

And Mr.

Mr. Randall was again call'd into the Houfe. Speaker acquainted him with the Vote, the Houfe had

pafs'd.

And

that he was Expell'd the Houfe. Whereupon he immediately Departed the Houfe. Ordered, That a Precept be fent to the Town of Rochejier, to Ele(5l and Send a to Attend His Majefly's Service in this Houfe, on the loth Currant,

Reprefentative

and

de die in diem, during the Seflions thereof, in the room of the faid Mr. And that they be Reprimanded for their abufing their Privilege, in EledtRandall.
fo

ing and Sending a perfon of fuch an Ignominious Character to Reprefent them. Memorial of some of the Minifters of the Gofpel in this Province, Moving this Court to Countenance, and Affift the Calling of a Synod of the faid Churches,

by

their Paftors

and Delegates.

Signed,

^^ofeph <!5em(ft
'ofjn 2Danfortf)

S^cnjamin
25ett)aniin

latiftaort|)

Colman

l^eter f)act)^t.

In Council May 31. 17 15. the Board, pafs'd upon there, viz. Read and Voted, that the Synod and Affembly above-mentioned, is agreeable to them, and the Reverend Miniflers, are Defired to take their own time for the faid Affembly, and earneflly wifh the Iffue thereof may be a happy Reformation, in all
Sent
the Articles of a Chriflian Life and

down from

Manners amongft His Majefly's good Subjects

Read.

of

this Province.

Sent

down

for Concurrence.

[9]
A
Weft
Petition of Joftph Brown Forty-two Others, Inhabitants of the Eaft and Precindb in the Town o{ Newbury, prefented to the Houfe and Read; praying

&

and made a Separate Precindt for the Maintenance of the of God, which the Eaftern Precindt have confented to, but as yet Publick Worfhip the Weftern have not. Ordered, That the Petitioners ferve the Weftern Precin<ft, with a Copy of this Petition, and Notifie them that they may be heard, before this Court on Friday the Tenth Currant, if they have ought to alledge why the prayer thereof fhould not be Sent up for Concurrence. granted. A Bill Intituled, An Ai in Addition to an ASi for Ereiling of a Powder-houje in
that they

may

be

fet off,

Bojlon.

Read a firft time. That a Precept be fent to the Town of Plymouth, to Eledt & Send a Reprefentative, in the room of fames Warren Efq deceafed, to appear at this Houfe the \oth day of fune Currant, at Nine a Clock.
Ordered,
;

A
to the

Petition oi fames Cawley Reprefentative of the Houfe and Read, praying that the faid Town

Town

tion to Maintain a

Gunner

at the Fort, in the faid

may Town,

oi Marblehead, prefented be freed from the Obligain

time of Peace, which

they are injoyned to do by an Order of this Court pafs'd in O^ober 1708. for reafons
therein fet forth.

Sent up for Concurrence. Ordered, That the prayer of the Petition be granted. Petition of fo/eph Hammond, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying that he may be allowed a proper Conlideration, for his Time and Expences Ten Dayes in aflifting with Others appointed by this Court, in April 17 14, to Difcover and

Determine

proper place for Setling a

the

The Report of

committed to to be done thereon. A Petition of Samuel Emery, and Samuel Moodey Minifters of the Towns of fVells and Tork, prefented to the Houfe and Read, Moving, That the Fort at Winter Committed. Harbour, may be fupplyed with a Chaplain. A Petition of Thomas Tarboll, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying confideration and allowance for his Time and Expences in going to Canada, with Major Stoddard & Mr. Williams, Anno 17 13. to recover the Captives. Committed A Bill Intituled, An ASi in Addition to the Alt for EreSftng of a Powder-houJe in
Bojlon.

Town at or near Cafco Bay. Committed. Committee for Setling the Eajlern Parts, Read again and the Committee for Petitions, to Report their Opinion what is proper

Read

a fecond time.

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

3obi0
''

2 tiie

3unii 171 5.

Examine the Treafurers Accompts, Reported, an Article of Eight Pounds, given to the Accompts Troops that attended His Excellency the Governour, when he Re-affumed the Government; for which the Treafurer has no Warrant, from the Governour and Council diredlinfr
I

""He Committee appointed

to

"*

That

in thefe

is

its

Payment.

And
Accompt
Thomas

the Queftion being put. Whether the faid Article be allowed in the faid It pafs'd in the ? Negative.

made Report on the Petition of of Opinion that nothing is due from the Province to the faid Tarboll, fince he proceeded as a Volunteer in that Service to Canada, not imploy'd by the Government, but recommended him to the favour of the Houfe. Which was accepted by the Houfe. And the Houfe confidering the Service he had done C Rejolved,
Tarboll, viz.

Capt. Noyes from the Committee for Petitions,

That they

are

&

[,o]
Rejohedy That the

Sum

Treafury to Mr. Sent up for Concurrence. Petition, being Voluntary. Mr. Cooke from the Committee appointed to Examine the Treafurers Accompts, made Report, ^c.
"Thomas Tarboll the

of Ten Pounds be Allowed and Paid out of the Publick Petitioner for his Service mentioned in his

perufed the Treafurers Accompts for the Year 1714 in which he chargeth himfelf with the Sum of Eighty-three Thoufand Eight Hundred and One Pounds, Ten Shillings and Eleven Pence. find that he has Difcharged himfelf by Order of the Governour and Council,

The Committee having

We

One Thoufand Three Hundred & Four pounds One Shilling and that there is Handing out, Seven Thoufand, Seven Hundred & and Seventy Five pounds. Three Shillings and Eight pence, of the Taxes Fourteen Thoufand Two Hundred & Nine pounds & Two pence, Neat Province Bills, for Six Thoufand and Forty Nine pounds. Eleven Shillings the Exchange of Bills. and Two pence. Neat Province Bills. Four thoufand Four hundred and Sixty three pounds Fourteen Shillings and two pence. Province Bills, with the Five per Cent. advance thereon, to be drawn into the Treafury being in the whole. Thirty two nine pounds Nine Shillings and two pence, which he thoufand Four hundred Eighty is further to be Accountable for, befides Twenty thoufand two hundred and Forty One pounds of Powder in the Powder-houfe. And that he has remaining in his hands. Three thoufand Nine hundred and Fourteen pounds thirteen Ihillings and four pence, to Defray the charges of the Year One thoufand Seven Hundred and Fifteen.
of the

Sum

of Fifty
;

Nine pence

William Paine
Bo/ion,

Elijha Cooke yxn.

June id.
1715.

Committee

Cha. Chambers

Samuel Clap
Jona. Remington

Read and Accepted. The Accompts of Mr. Jer. Allen, Treafurer and Receiver General of this Province beginning the 31 Day o{ May, 17 14. and continued unto the 16th Day of May, Amounting unto the Sum of Eighty three thoufand eight hundred & One 17 1 5. pounds ten (hillings & eleven pence, having been prefented & laid before the Houfe
of Reprefentatives, and Infpedled by faid Houfe, by which it appears that there was feventy Handing out on the faid iGth Day of May, Seven thoufand feven hundred Fourteen thoufand two five pounds three fhillings and eight pence, of the Taxes hundred and nine pounds, and two pence. Neat Province Bills, for the Exchange of Of Six thoufand Bills. forty nine pounds, eleven fhillings and two pence, Neat Province Bills, and Four thoufand four hundred and fixty three pounds fourteen fhillings and two pence Province Bills, with the Five per Cent, advance thereon, to be drawn into the Treafury and further Accompted for. Voted, That the faid Accompts in the feveral Articles of Receipts, and Payments therein mentioned. Amounting unto the Sum of Fifty One thoufand three hundred and Four pounds. One fhilling and Nine pence. Be and are hereby Approved and Allowed of, and the faid Treafurer is hereby Difcharged of the faid Sum of Fifty One thoufand three hundred and Four pounds One Ihilling and Nine pence. Sent up for Concurrence. The Vote of this Houfe, on a Plat of Two Hundred Acres of Land, (a Grant formerly made to Thomas Eames) pafled, Olob. 29. 17 14. not being that Seflion

&

&

pafs'd upon in Council. Ordered, That the faid Vote be Revived and Sent up for Concurrence. Petition of the Children, and Heirs of Mr. John Haynes late of Sudbury, deceas'd, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying for the Confirmation of their

Title, to a certain Trad: of

Land, formerly bought by the and Benjamin Antony, Indians. Committed. Robins,

faid

Deceafed, of Jojeph In

Conjideration that the "Trade of this Province is greatly ObJlruSied, ana Junk by the Exportation of the Coin, for want of a Medium of Exchange : and the only Medium now

In

faffing in
is

far drawn in already. That it next to an Impoffibility for this Province to pay the Tax of Twenty-two Difficulty, Thoufand Pounds, Granted to be raifed this Tear, within the fame. And Confidering, That no Damage will accrue to the Publick, or to Private Perfons,
Trade,
is

the Bills of Publick Credit, which are Jo

but

Tax

Conveniency Advantage to a further convenient time.

to

both, by Protracting the

Payment of Part of the faid

Voted, That Eleven Thoufand Pounds only of the faid Sum be Levied, and Collefted this prefent Year; and that the Impoft and Excife be a Fund and Security for Drawing in the Sum of Four Thoufand Pounds more thereof

And

that the remaining

Sum

of Seven Thoufand Pounds be Levied,

at the Seflion

May, iji2. and Paid in to the Treafury by the laft Day of December Sent up for Concurrence. next after. Ordered, That Col. IVinthrop, Capt. Noyes, Col. Thaxter, Mr. Parfons, Mr. Epps, and Capt. Arnold, be a Committee to Inquire after a Suitable & Convenient Houfe, for the Reception & Entertainment of His Excellency Col. Surges, our expefted Governour, when he fhall Arrive, and to make Report to the Houfe. A Petition of the Sele6t-men of the Town of Newton, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying this Court to fend a Committee, to View the faid Town, and Confider of and Determine the mod convenient Place for the Ere6ting a Meeting Houfe for the Publick Worfhip, that fliall beft accommodate the whole Town. Sent down from the Board, pafs'd upon there, viz. In Council, May 31. 17 15. Read & Accepted. And the laft Committee whereof John Otis Efq; was Chairman, are
ippointed a Committee, to go upon the Place, and prefix the certain Spot, for t reding a Meeting-Houfe; and this to be a final Settlement of the Town referring to the Place, for Ere6ling a Houfe, for the Publick Worfhip of God. Sent down for Concurrence. Read and Concurr'd.

if this Court in

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

Oencris
*

tic Jnnii 1715

A ^

may

Petition of Ifaac Amfden and Sixty-fix Others Inhabitants of the Town of Marlborough, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying that an Addition be made to the faid Town, of certain Lands lying between it, and the South

of Laneafter, and of Sundry Farms adjoining to them. Farms, Read, praying that they be annexed to the Town of Marlborough. may

Line of the

Town

And

a Petition of feveral Inhabitants of the faid

Referr'd to confideration at the next Seilion.

A
the

Petition of the Inhabitants of the

firft,

and

eldeft

Precind, in the Eaft part of

that the

Town

of

Springfield, prefented to the

Houfe and Read, praying

Lands

belonging to them, which lie within the Precinft called Long Meadow PrecinEi, be Excufed for paying to the Miniftry there, and pay to the firft Precinft. And the Queftion being put. Whether the prayer of the Petition be granted

may
.''

It pafs'd in the Negative.

Motion being made by Jo/eph Parjons Efq; Afking

:

leave to bring in a Bill

for the prefervation of Pine Trees

Ordered,

That Mr. Parfons have

leave to bring in a Bill for the prefervation of

Pine Trees.

The Petition of Jofeph Morfe, praying, as entred the 28/A May laft. Read again. The Surveyor that took the Plat therein referr'd to, being Sworn. And the followThis Plat having been prefented for ing Vote pafs'd and entred on the Plat, viz. and Viewed and Infpedted by the Houfe. Confirmation,
Ordered

[.2]
Ordered, That the Land therein Defcribed be Allowed, Granted, and Confirmed to the Town of Sherbourn, as an equivalent for the Seventeen Families laid to FratnProvided it intrench upon no former Grant. ingham. Mentioned in the Plat
:

Sent up for Concurrence. Petition of Jofeph Green of Salem, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying, That a Surveyor may be appointed to lay out a Farm formerly Granted, to Marfhal General Mitchelfon (the laying out of that, and Mr. Green the Printer's Farm Inter-

Committed. fering with one another.) Petition of John Brigham, and thirty Others, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying. That a Trad: of Land lying between Marlborough, Lancajler, Worcejler and to them with the Privileges of a Townfhip ; Referving AJfanomiJco, may be Granted

to the Interefted fuch prior Grants as are therein included. Referr'd to further Confideration at the Sext \next\ Seffion. The Petition of Jofeph Hammond, praying as entred the

firft

Currant, further

confidered and the Report of the Committee thereon, which was Accepted by the Houfe, and accordingly, In anfwer to the faid Petition Rejolved, That the Sum of Five pounds be allowed and paid out of the Publick
:

Treafury to Mr. Jofeph Hammond, the Petitioner, for his Service Sent up for Concurrence. Petition.

fet

forth in his

of this Houfe pafs'd the ^-jth of May laft, for Souldiers to Cover the In Settlement at Arrowfick Ifland, fent down from the Board, pafs'd on there, viz. Read and Concurr'd, and that His Excellency be defired to add Council, May 31. Ten Men more to the Garrifon at Cafco for the prefent Exigency, and until further

The Vote

Order.

Sent

down

for Concurrence.

Read and Committed

;

to the

Committee

for Petitions.

Memorial of Samuel Partridge Efq the Reprefentatives of the feveral Towns of the County of Hampjhire, and Others, prefented to the Houfe & Read, praying. That a Committee may be appointed, to Difcover the moft convenient Courfe, for a Cart-way to be made in, from Marlborough to Brookfield, to Springfield, and from Brookfield to Hadley ; and Report a Calculation of what they fuppofe it may Coll to make fuch Roads paffable, in order to it's being done. Ordered, That Col. Thaxter, Mr. William Wilfon, & Jojeph Parjons Efq ; be a Committee to Difcover & Report the moft convenient Courfe for the Roads prowith a Computation of the charge it will probapofed in the faid Memorial, together Provided the Petitioners, or the County of bly Demand to make them paffable. Sent up for Concurrence. will bear the charge of the Committee. Hampjhire,

foil JEmtJtem.
to confider of a Suitable Place for Capt. Noyes, from the Committee appointed Entertainment of Col. Surges upon His Arrival to this Governthe Reception Houfe to be Let, and the ment. Reported, That inafmuch as there is no Suitable deceas'd is now upon of Peter Sergeant Efq Manfion Houfe, Land Garden, &c.

&

&

Sale:

The Committee

are of

Opinion

that

it

this Province to purchafe the fame for their The Petition of Jojeph Green, praying as entred this Day, further confidered, and the Report of the Committee thereon, which was accepted by the Houfe, and

would be for the Intereft Ufe & Improvement.

&

Benefit of

accordingly. Ordered,

Sworn Surveyor with Men under Oath to carry the Chain, to lay out fo much of the Province Land adjoining to Mitchel/on's Farm, as by niiftake was taken up of Green's Farm, in the firft laying out of Mitchelfon s Farm, fo as that the faid Mitchelfon s Farm, may contain three

That the Petitioner may Imploy an

able

hundred Acres, as at firft Granted and lay a Plat thereof before this Court for Sent up for Concurrence. Confirmation. Complaint
;

[3]
That MrComplaint having been made to this Houfe the firjl of this Inftant June, Samuel Sternes, a Member of this Houfe i Reprefentative of the Town of Watcrtown, and Treafurer of the /aid Town, has oppofed the Execution of the Orders of this Court,
relating to the

Maintenance of the Minijlry

And Mr.

Sternes at his

/aid Town. Deftre, had time given him till this Day
in the

to

make anfwer

to the

in the aid Town, together with the Complaint, which he did; /everal of his friends And both Parties having been heard, they withdrew. plainents, being prefent ; And Mr. Sternes was directed to withdraw until he is called for.

Com-

After some Debate:

The ^ejiion was put. Whether the Houfe

Minijlry in Watertown ?

is

of Opinion that
to

Mr.

Oppofing the Execution of the Orders of this Court relating

Sternes is guilty of the Maintenance of the

And it pqfs'd
Ordered,

in the

Negative.
in,

That Mr.
viz.

Sternes be called

and have a caution given him

in the

words following,

Sternes, This Houfe have been fo tender as not to Vote you guilty of Oppofing the Orders of this Court in the Articles complain'd of againft you. Yet they are very fenfible you have not fo encouraged & promoted Obedience thereunto And therefore as the publick Station, you have flood in, have Obliged you to do for the future to be very careful that you do not by word or deed caution you

Mr.

Encourage a Difobedience to them. But Advife & Exhort you, to ufe all proper Methods agreeable to your Duty as a Chriftian, a Member of this Court, and an Officer in the Town, to promote and forward a compliance, with the Orders of this Court, for the Support of the Miniflry in your Town, that there be no further Difputes, or Differences about the raifing the Maintenance of your Miniflers, so plainly Dire6led in the Orders of this Court.

And

in

that Expe6lation,
Intituled,

we continue
in

&

entertain

you

Member

of this Honourin

able Houfe.

A
Bofton.

Bill

An Ail

Addition

to

an A5t for Erecting a Powder-houfe

Read

a third time.

Ordered, That the Bill do And then the Houfe

pafs to be EngrofTed.

Adjourn'd

till

to

Sent up for Concurrence. Morrow Morning Nine a Clock.

j&abbati 4

tiic

Junii 171 5.

Petition of Con/lant Freeman Reprefentative of the Town of Truro, prefented to the Houfe Read, praying. That the Province Land at Cape Cod, not included within the Bounds of any Townfhip, may be added to the Town of Truro,

A ^

&

Or elfe that the Inhabitants there may not and fo be brought under Government to the Conftablerick of the faid Town, for reafons therein mentioned. belong
;

Committed.
Report of the Committee for Petitions, on the Report of the Committee for Read and Debated, Paragraph by Setling of the Ea/lern Parts of this Province. And feveral Paragraphs Voted with fome Amendments. Paragraph
:

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

Tuefday Morning Nine a Clock.

iltiirtts 7 l)ic '^xmix

1715;

Petition of Samuel Partridge Efq ; John Stoddard Efq and Henry Dwight, the Committee for Setling of the Town of Northfield, prefented to the Houfe

& A

Read, praying the Direftion of this Court, in feveral Articles relating to the SettleCommitted. ment of the faid Place.

[+]
altering the 'Time for the holding the Courts of General Court of Common Pleas, within the County of Barnftable, Inferiour be Engrofs'd. Sent down for Concurrence. pafs'd at the Board to Bill

Intituled,
5?

An

Ai for

Seffion of the Peace

Read

firft

time.

An A5i againfl Burglary, pafs'd at the Board to be Engrofs'd. Read a firft time. Sent down for Concurrence. Plat of One Hundred Acres of Land laid out by Thomas White Surveyor, contiguous to the Town of Mendon, being imployed by the Heirs of Simon Broadjlreet Efq deceafed, formerly Governour of the late Colony of the Majfachujetts-Bay, purfuant to a Grant of this Court, made Novemb. 21. 1702. Prefented to the Houfe
Bill Intituled,

A
;

for confirmation.
fo Platted be confirmed to fuch of the Heirs of Simon of Right the faid Grant doth belong. Provided it doth not Broadjlreet Efq exceed the Quantity of One Thoufand Acres, nor intrench upon any former Grant, Sent up for Concurrence. Petition of Ifaac Hubbard and Thirteen Others, Proprietors of the Town of Swampfield, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying, That the faid Townfliip may be Inlarged, by the Addition of more Land thereto. Committed. A Petition of Mary Cole of Bofton, Widow, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying, That fhe may be Enabled to Mortgage the Houfe & Lands which were her late Huft)ands Henry Coles, for 400 /. to redeem them from a Mortgage of 300 /. and to pay other Debts. The Report of the Committee for Petitions, upon the Report of the Committee for Setling the Eajlern Parts of this Province, further confidered, and fome other Paragraphs thereof Voted. Meffage from the Board, That according to the Order of the Day, Mr.

Ordered,

That the Lands

;

as

Speaker and the Houfe now come up to attend two Hearings. The One upon the Petition of Lovering of London, per John Merion his Kimball of Watertown the adverfe party. Attorney, The Other on the Petition of Richard Coomes, Hephzibah his Wife. The Heirs of Florence Maccarty the adverfe party. Mr. Speaker, and the Houfe went up accordingly, and the faid Hearings being

&

finifli'd

Return'd to their own Chamber.

of this Houfe, pafs'd the 2d. of June, Inftant, for Raifing the Tax of this Year, ^c. Sent down from the Board, not Concurr'd. Read, and further confider'd, and That the faid Vote be Infifted on and fent up again. Ordered, A Petition of Jonathan Hajlings of Cambridge, prefented to the Houfe, and Read, praying, That he may be enabled to have a Hearing of Two Aftions between him and Job Bull of Bojlon, who Married Sarah the Widow of Richard Sherin, before the

The Vote

Eleven Thoufand pounds only

next Superiour Court of Judicature, to be holden at Charljlown ; having Appealed from the Judgment of the Inferiour Court, to the Superiour Court, and by a Miftake in his reafons of Appeal, both his Adlions were Difmift, by the Superiour Court. Ordered, That the Petitioner ferve the adverfe Party with a Copy of the Petition,

and Notifie them that they may be heard before this Court on Friday next, have Plea to make why the prayer thereof fhould not be Granted.

if

they

Sent up for Concurrence. The Report of the Committee, for Petitions upon the Report of the Committee for Setling the Eajlern Parts of this Province, further confidered, and the remaining Paragraphs thereof Voted with fome Amendments ; and the whole is as follows, viz. In anfwer to the Propofals of Thomas Hutchinfon John Wintworth Efqrs. in behalf

&

of

[5]
of themfelves

&

Partners,

recommended by

the

Committee of the Eaflern Claims,

defenfible manner. Towns forthwith in a regular for the Setling of That the faid Towns propofed to be Setled be accepted, and encouraged Voted,

Two

&

according to their Report. That the Land Platted for a

Town from Pejep/cot Falls, to Macquoit in Ca/co Bay be Conftituted a Townfhip, to be Laid out; the quantity of Six Miles Square, as the Land will allow ; and be called by the Name of Brunfwick, to be forthwith Setled
in a defenfible

manner.

That

the Other

Town

Platted in a Square of a Mile to the Eaftward of Ambrof-

accepted by the Name cogging River, fronting to Merry Meeting Bay, be allowed Laid out, the quantity of Six Miles Square, as the of Top/ham, and be Platted Land will allow ; and a Return made in fome convenient time to this Honourable

&

&

Court.
Voted,

That

for the Satisfaction

&

Encouragement of thofe
any and
all

that offer to Settle in

the faid

Towns,

that this

Court give a Confirmation

to their Purchafe, as

Bounded

and

laid

down

in their Propofals, with a Saving for

other Grants, Titles,

particularly, that of Pofleffions Harvard College, and with a refervation of the Rights, Improvements of any Inhabitants or Proprietors. Provided always, and it is to be underftood that
Intereft, or

Eftates that

may be found

within the fame.

And

&

thofe perfons (hall be fubjedl to fuch regulations of this Court, as has been their Settling in a defenfible manner.
Voted,

made

for

Townfhips be freed from the Province Taxes, for the fpace and this Court do encourage the Minfirft Setting down reafonable unto them. fhall appear Provided, That the Propofers on their iftry, as what they offer of Encouraging a Miniftry, Minifter & Schools, and part, perform Proceeding forthwith, to Grant fuch Trails in Fee to fuch as will Settle there. And
the faid

That

of Five Years, from their

Covering thefe Settlements the Stone Fort near Pejep/cot Falls be repaired, and that Fifteen Men, One of which to be a Serjeant, with a Commiflion Officer upon Enfignes Pay, be placed there for the Proted:ion & Affiftance of the New Settlements, in the room of the Fort, or Trading Houfe at Ca/co, which being much out of Repair, We are of Opinion, It is for His Majefty's Service, It be That his Excellency the Governour be defired to flighted and no longer continued. his Orders accordingly, and alfo for the Inlifting Five Men, which with Ten give Men taken from Ca/co makes the Complement for Brun/wick. And in anfwer to the Reprefentation of Mr. Edward Hutchin/on, They humbly offer that the other Twenty Men of the Complement, that is now at Ca/co be removed to Arrow/ick Ifland for their Covering, for the fpace of Six Months, and no more, agreeable to the Grant of the General Court.
in order to the

That Major John Wheelwright, Mr. Abraham Prebble, Mr. Jo/eph Hammond, Charles Fro/i Efq; Mr. John Leighton, and any Three of them be a Committee, to Profecute the regular Settlements, of the Eaflern Frontier, and that in anfwer to the Petition of the Proprietors of Cape Porpus, and Black Point to the Committee for Claims, the faid Committee be DireAed to lay out the Town Plats, in a regular
Voted,

of the Proprietors, and of fuch other Town as Order of the Court. Voted, That the Memorial oflfered by the Reverend Mr. Samuel Emery, and Mr. Samuel Moodey, be referred to the faid Committee, to Report to this Court the State

and defenfible manner,

at the charge

fhall offer agreeable to the

of Winter Harbour.
Voted,

That agreeable

to the

the Eaftern Settlements.

We

Committee of Claims Report, relating to a Road to are of Opinion that it is necelTary that a Road be laid

out

moft convenient Place, from Wells or Newitchawanock to Pejep/cot Falls, as fhall be thought moft convenient pradlicable, and a Computation made of the and that it be an Inftruftion to the faid Commitcharge, be laid before this Court to caufe the fame to be Surveyed, & to make their Report of the Place & charge. tee,
in the

&

And

that a

Committee of both Houfes be appointed

to prepare the

Draught of an
Aft,

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AA,
for fettling

and quieting the Titles of the Lands that are to the Eaftward of
Sent up for Concurrence. to the Houfe that Capt. Benjamin Stevens, One of the Members

Pifcataqua River.

Complaint being made

thereof,

Reprefentative of the

Town

of Andover,

was within

the

time of the prefent

SeJJion, viz. Tejlerday Arrejled in a Civil A6lion, by Benjamin Coker, Under Sheriff of the County of Eflex, by virtue of a Warrant granted by Jofeph Woodbridge Efq ; Jujlice of the Peace ; which is an Indignity offered to this Houfe, a manifejl Breach of the Privi-

lege thereof,

^a

'Tran/greffion of the

Law

of this Province.

Ordered, That Mr. Juftice Woodbridge, and Mr. Under-Sheriff Coker, be Summoned by a Warrant from Mr. Speaker forthwith to appear before this Houfe to

anfwer for their fo doing.

Ordered,

That Mr.
this

Meffenger of

Houfe

for confideration

Petition of Serjeant Daniel Tucker, prefented to the Houfe Read, praying Allowance to be Granted to him towards his Support, being under Cure of a Gun-fhot Wound he received in the Service againft the Indian

Seth Sweetfor of Charlejlown, be impowered, to go and Serve the faid Summons.

&
&

imployed

as a

&

Enemy,

in the late

War.

Sum of Ten Pounds be Allowed, and Paid out of the Publick Re/olved, to Daniel Tucker the Petitioner, towards his Support. Treafury
That
the

Town of Brookfield, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying, That the Lands of Non-Rejident Proprietors, and other unoccupied Lands in the faid Town, may be made liable to Town AffefTments, for reafons therein rendred. Committed.
Petition of the Inhabitants of the

Sent up for Concurrence.

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

Ittewurii

8 tiie '^unii

171

5.

Wait Winthrop Efq ; praying. That the Committee appointed to out the Town of Brimfield, may be forbidden to proceed therein, fo as to lay Encroach upon a Traft of Land belonging to him at Tantiufques, or the Black Lead Mine Hill. And that he may be Allowed to take a Plat of his Land there by an able Surveyor at his own charge, and lay the fame before this Court for Confirmation.

^^

Petition of

Sent

down from
Sent

Read

In Council June \th the Board, pafs'd upon there, viz. and Ordered, That the prayer of this Petition be Granted.

17 15.

down

for Concurrence.

Read and
Petition be fo far Granted, That the charge an able Surveyor, with Chain-men under of Land, which fliall include the Black Lead
faid

Ordered, Petitioner may imploy at his

to

That the prayer of the

own

Oath, lay out Four Miles Square that have been Opened in the Hill Tantiufques, mentioned in the Petition, Mines without Intrenching on any former Grant; and prefent a Plat thereof, to this Court
for

Confirmation

at

their

Seffion

the next
certified

Autumn

and that the Surveyor and

Chain-men were under Oath, to be

on the

Plat.

Sent up for Concurrence. now come up to Meffage from the Board, That Mr. Speaker, and the Houfe, the Council Chamber, to attend the Hearing Ordered to be this day, upon the Petition of that Part of Hingham called Conihaffet, praying they may be made a

Separate Precinft.

Mr. Speaker, and

the

Houfe went up

the other Part of the faid

Town

accordingly, and when the Petitioners, and had been fully heard, they withdrew. And Mr.
their

Speaker and the Houfe return'd to

own Chamber.

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Memorial of Capt. Zechariah Tuthil Viflualler of His Majefty's Garrifon at Caftle fVilliam, prefented to the Houfe & Read, praying the Court to Dire6l and Order him a meet Allowance per Man, for his Viftualling of the faid Garrifon for Committed. the Year next coming.

^oll iltmtiiem.
Synod be Aflembled, which was Read the firft Inflant. Read again and upon a Motion being made, Ordered, That any of the Subfcribers thereof be admitted into the Houfe, when

The Memorial of

the Reverend Minifters,

Moving

that a

they
a

fliall

The

to fpeak to their Petition of that part of the

defire
it,
:

Hearing was had this Day In Council, June %th 1715. A Hearing having been upon this Petition, Ordered, That John Cu/hing, Thomas Fitch, Thomas Oliver isf Edmund Sluinfey Efqrs. or any three of them be a Committee, with fuch as the Reprefentatives fhall add to them, to Repair to Hingham, giving a Weeks Notice to the Sele6t-men of the Town, that
warn a Town-Meeting. And that the faid Committee do proto hear the Town, and the Petitioners on the Articles mentioned in the And that they ufe all means that the Petitioners may be peaceably Petition. and that they eftabliflied in the Support of a Minifter at Conihajfet, as is defired make Report of their proceedings, to the next Seffion of the General Aflembly. Read & Concurr'd Sent down for Concurrence. Provided, That two Months time be firft allowed to the Petitioners to apply themfelves in a fuitable manner to the Town, that the affair may in the moft peaceable Method be accommodated But if after the faid time is Expired, the Petitioners (having amongft themfelves. fo applied themfelves without fuccefs) Do attend the Committee herein Conftituted, with their Defire, That in fuch Cafe, Capt. Stephen French, Seth Arnold Efqr Mr. Ward, Capt. I/aac Little, and Col. Adam Winthrop, (any Four of them to be a John Sluorum as to this Houfe) are Nominated to joyn with the Committee of the Honthey ceed

Memorial. Town of Hingham, called Conihajfet, upon which Sent down from the Board, paffed upon there, viz.

may appoint

&

ourable Board, for the Service above-mentioned.

Sent up for Concurrence.

Bill Intituled,

Refolved,

An ASt againjl Burglary, Read a 2d, and a 3d time, and Concurrence that the Bill be Engrofs'd with the Amendments

annexed.
Intituled, An for altering the time for holding the Courts of General the Peace, &* Inferiour Court of Common Pleas, within the County of Barnftable. SeJfton of a 3d time, and Read a 2d
Bill

AH

&

Refolved, a Concurrence that the Bill be engrofs'd, with the Amendments annex'd. Petition of David Lovering by John Merion his Attorney, on which there was a Hearing Yefterday Sent down from the Board, pafs'd upon there, viz. In

The

Council, June

Sth.
this

17 15. on
Petition.

confideration

of the Allegations Yefterday

in

the

That the Petition be Difmifled. Hearing upon Read and Concurr'd. Sent down for Concurrence. A Petition of Jofiah Chapin of Mendon Efqr prefented to the Houfe & Read, Shewing, That in the Year 1664. the General Court Granted to his late Father Samuel Chapin, Two Hundred Acres of Country Land, which Grant was laid out as was fuppofed without the Bounds of the faid Town, but is lince upon Running the Line found to be within them. Praying, That he may be allowed to take up and
Ordered,
;

out the faid Grant of Two Hundred Acres, in another place in the Province Land, where it may be found. And that the Land be Ordeied, That the prayer of the Petition be Granted laid out in a proper regular Form, by an able Surveyor, and Chain-men under Oath ; the Plat thereof to be laid before this Court, for Approbation.
lay
:

Sent up for Concurrence. And then the Houfe Adjoum'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

^obis

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MR.
viz.

Coo;^^

as

from the Committee appointed to prepare the Draught of fuch were proper now to be Enadled, Offered to the Houfe the following

Bills, Bills,

A
A

Bill Intituled, yf

of Impojl

&

Alfor Reviving ^further Continuing feveral Rates i Duties

Tunnage of Shipping, &c.

Intituled,

for the better Preferving, Increafing Securing Naval within this Province. Rozin, Stores, particularly. Tar, Turpentine, Bill Intituled, An Ai for the more due equal Raifing of Money, for Defraying
Bill

An A5t

&

&

&

of the Charges arifing in each refpeSfive County, within this Province. Bill Intituled, An Continuing, An A61 for Raifing an for the Reviving Excife upon Wines, Liquors, and other Strong Drinks, Sold by Retail, ^c.

A^

All which were Read the firft time. Agreeable to the Vote of the Houfe Yefterday, the Reverend Mr. Wadfworth, Mr. Colman, were admitted into the Houfe, and by Sundry ArguMr. Pemberton ments inforc'd the Memorial of the Reverend Minifters, for the Convening of a

&

Synod, and withdrew.

Upon
Four

Motion being made;

Ordered, That the Reverend Dr. Increafe Mather, with any Other of the Reverend Minifters that Defire it, may be heard before this Houfe upon the faid Memorial, at
a

A
the

Clock this day. Petition of Simeon Stoddard

of
in

Town

Exchange

and 189 Others Principally Inhabitants of & Read, praying. That a Medium of be provided by this Court, for Reafons therein fet forth. Trade, may

Efq

Bojlon, prefented to the

Houfe

Poll itterititetn
the Reverend Dr. Increafe Agreeable to the Order of the Houfe this Day was admitted into the Houfe, and Afligned feveral Reafons why he thought Mather, that a Synod fhould not be Convened at this time, as was moved by the Memorial of the Reverend Minifters, and with-drew. Ordered, That a Light-houfe be Eredled at the charge of this Province, at the Entrance of the Harbour of Boflon, on the fame Place and Rates propofed in a Bill,
s doing it, accompanying this Vote ; and that a projedled for the Town of Boflon Sent up for Concurrence. Bill be drawn accordingly. The following Vote fent down from the Board, viz. In Council June gth 171 5. Ordered, That Andrew Belcher, Thomas Fitch Efqrs. and Mr. Treafurer Allen, with

fuch as the Reprefentatives fhall appoint, be a Committee to infpeft the former Grants Funds, of the General Court, in order to the fetling the Tax for this prefent Year, Sent down for Concurrence. and Report the fame.

&

Read and Non-concurr'd.

The
fent up.
laft

Petition of

Mary

Cole,

praying as entred the 7th Currant.

Read

again,

and

of Rowland Dike of the charge of his Dining this Houfe on the of Ele6lion of Councellors, Amounting to 12 /. 15 j. prefented to the Day Houfe for Allowance and Payment. Fifteen Shillings, be allowed and Refolved, That the Sum of Twelve Pounds and

An Accompt

the Accomptant to Difcharge the paid out of the Publick Treafury to Rowland Dike, Sent up for Concurrence. laid Accompt.

on the Memorial of Capt. Noyes from the Committee for Petitions made Report Zechariah Tuthil that was Committed Yefterday, which was accepted by the Capt.

Houfe, and accordingly. Ordered, That Four Shillings & Ten Pence, half Peny per Man per Week, be Allowed for the Vidualling of the Garrifon at Caftle William, for the fpace of One And Year next coming.

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And that no perfon whatfoever, Voluntarily Inlifting himfelf for His Majefty's Service at the faid Caftle, (hall upon any Occafion whatfoever be removed from thence for Service elfe where. Sent up for Concurrence.
tions after

Capt. Noyes from the Committee for Petitions, made Report, on the feveral Petinamed, which were accepted by the Houfe, and the following Orders

agreeable there-unto pafled thereon, viz. The Petition of the Town of Truro, praying as entred the 4th Currant. Ordered, That the Petitioners Serve the Inhabitants of the Precin6l at Cape Cod, or the Principal of them, with a Copy of this Petition, That they may (hew Reafon,
if any they have, why the prayer thereof (hould not be Granted, on the (irft Tuefday of the next Seflion of this Court. And alfo, why they do not Entertain a Learned Orthodox Minifter of the Gofpel, to difpenfe the Word of God to them, as they are Directed, by an A6t of this Court, made the laft Year for that end. Sent up for Concurrence. The Petition of the Inhabitants of the Town of Brookfield, praying as entred the

1th Currant.

coming all Town A(re(rments, in Brookfield be Raifed on Polls, as the Law direfts, and on the Real Eftates of the Non-Refident as well as the Re(ident, Proprietors exclufive of Perfonal Eftate, which the Committee for Setting the faid Town, are hereby Direded and fully Impowred to Levy and
Ordered,

That

for Seven Years next

Colledt accordingly ; so long as they (hall be continued by this Court. And to take care the Town be Setled in the moft regular, compadl, and defen(ible

manner

The

be. Sent up for Concurrence. of the Committee for Setling the Town of Northfield, praying as Petition

that

may

entred the

7M

Currant.
the

this Court, pa(red at their Se(fion in Febr. Anno 1713. of Northfield, be further continued for three Years more. That the Committee be Direfted to Setle the Town in the moft regular, and defenfiThat all Town Taxes in Northfield for the Space of Five ble manner that may be. next coming, be Rais'd on Polls as the Law dire(5Vs, and on the Lands that are Years and that where a General, or Common Field, or (hall be Divided or Allotted out

Ordered, That

Order of

for Settlement of the

Town

or Fields, is agreed upon to be Fenced in for Improvement, The Proprietors of the Inclofed Land (hall pay their juft Proportion towards the charge of Making and Maintaining the Fence, whether they Improve their Land or no; and if any fuch Proprietors are out of the Province, and cannot be come at by Law to Pay their juft

Proportion of fuch charge, then their inclofed Lands, Sent up for Concurrence. until it is paid.

(hall (land

chargeable therewith
a Clock.

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

C^enm0
*

lo

tiic

3^unu

171

5.

the Sermon, Preached by the Reverend Mr. Jeremiah Shepard on the of the Eleftion of Councellors, laid before the Houfe by the Commitday tee appointed to procure the fame. Ordered, That Mr. William Paine, and Mr. Cooke be a Committee, to agree for the Printing thereof, at the moft reafonable Rate they can, and to Referve One of the Books for each of the Members of this Court, and of the Minifters of the feveral Towns, and to prefent the Author with Thirty.

A ^

Copy of
laft

Petition of Thomas Fitch, Oliver Noyes, Nathanael Cary, Charles Chambers, and Samuel Greenwood, a Committee appointed by this Court, to provide Sundry neceflfaries for the Train of Artillery, &c. DireAed by Her late Majefty, to be here proAnd for the Sums they vided, for the Expedition againft Canada, Anno 1711. advanced in that Service, They received Bills of Exchange Drawn by His Excellency

the

[20]
3812
the Governour, upon the Lord High Treafurer of Great Britain, none of which nor the Petitioners had the Loan of any part of the faid Bills have been yet paid. And in Bills of Publick Credit out of the Publick d. Granted to them 8 J. /.
']

of their being in Advance in, and for that Service, and Treafury which they are oblig'd to Pay into the Treafury in July next prefented to the Houfe Read, pray the continuance of the faid Loan for One Year more. Ordered, That the prayer of the faid Petition be granted.
;

in confideration

&

Sent up for Concurrence. Petition of Nathanael Henchman of Bq/ion Merchant, prefented to the Houfe and Read, fliewing. That he Received of the Ten Thoufand pounds Loan of Province Bills, Anno 171 1. the Sum of Fourteen Hundred pounds, which he difburfed to

in the Expedition pay off Tranfports, that were taken up on Her Majefty's Accompt to Canada, Anno 171 1. and took Bills of Exchange on the Lord High Treafurer of Great Britain for the fame, to the Sum of 996 /. \% s. 8 d. Sterling, payable at 30 days But no part of the faid Bills is yet paid, and praying the continuation of the fight Loan of the faid Fourteen Hundred pounds for One Year more. Sent up for ConOrdered, That the prayer of the Petition be Granted.
:

currence.

Petition of T'homas Patch and Four more Inhabitants of the Town of Wenham^ Read, Complaining that thofe who were Sele<fl-men of the prefented to the Houfe

&

faid

Year, did in an unjuft manner Draw Money out of the Treafury Redrefs the wrong. the faid Town, of praying this Court to take Cognizance of, Ordered, That the Petitioners forth-with Serve Samuel Kemball, yohn Porter, William Rogers and Caleb Kemball, who were Selel-men of Wenham the laft Year, and Samuel Porter, that was then Conftable, with a Copy of this Petition, and direction to appear before this Court on Friday the 17/A Currant, to anfwer the Comthe
laft

Town

&

&

Sent up for Concurrence. plaint thereof. Petition of Francis Allen of the Town of Kittery, prefented to the Houfe and Read, Shewing that before Berwick was fet off, a Separate Townfhip from the Town

of Kittery, he agreed with Kittery for Twelve pounds per Year, to Maintain 'Thomas Tounglove a blind impotent Man of that Town but that fince Berwick has been made And that he can obtain no a Separate Townfhip, Kittery Refufes to pay him the Law, the Juftices of the Inferiour Court being Inhabitants of Remedy by Committed. Kittery; praying Remedy from this Court. An Al for the Reviving A Bill Intituled, Continuing an AEl for the Raijing an Read a 2d time. Wines, Liquors, ana other Strong Drink, Sold by Retail. Exci/e upon A Bill Intituled, An A3i for the more convenient &" equal Raijing of Money for
;
:

&

Defreying of the charges arijing in each refpeElive County, within this Province. ad time.

Read

A A

Bill Intituled,
5?

oflmpofi

Al for Reviving ^further Continuing feveral Rates (d Duties Read a 2d. time. Tunnage of Shipping, &c.

An

the better Pre/erving, Increafing &' Securing Naval Read a 2d time. Stores, particularly. Tar, Turpentine Rozin, within this Province. from the Board, That Mr. Speaker the Houfe now come up to the Meffage
Bill

Intituled,

An

A^ for

&

the Southwefterly Precindt in the Which was forth-with done

Council Chamber to attend the Hearing appointed this Day, upon the Petition of Town of Ip/wich.

&

the Hearing being finifhed,

Mr. Speaker and

the

Houfe returned

to their

own Chamber.
Poll JEerttitem.

of Dorchejler, living Weftward of to the Houfe and Read, praying, Milton, including Puncapaog Plantation, prefented That they may be Conftituted a Townftiip, for the better Support of the Gofpel
Petition of Sundry Inhabitants of the

Town

Miniftry according to the Bounds they mention, i^c. And the Queftion being put. Whether the prayer of the Petition be Granted
It pafs'd in the Negative.

The

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The
the

Petition of Francis Allen, praying as entred this Day, further confidercd, ac Report of the Committee thereon, which was accepted by the Houfe,

&

&

cordingly. Ordered,

pounds mentioned

That the Town of Berwick pay the fame Proportion of the Twelve in the Petition, during the time of the Impotent Man's neceflities. in the laft Town-Rates, when they were part of the Town of Kittery. That they paid Sent up for Concurrence.

of IVilliam Dudley, in behalf of the Proprietors of the Town of Rutland, prefented to the Houfe & Read, praying. That the Plat they formerly laid before this Court to be confirmed as the laying out of the faid Townftiip, may be now Committed. confirmed, for Reafons therein mentioned. A Plat of 143 Acres of Land, laid out by John Gardner Surveyor, imployed by John Higgin/on Efq ; as part of his Right of 460 Acres, the faid Surveyor, and thofe
Petition
that carried the chain in
for
:

That the Land, therein Defcribed & Platted, be confirmed to John provided. It doth not Intrench on any former Grant. Higgin/on Efq Sent up for Concurrence. An Accompt of Robert Ellis Surgeon his Adminiftration to Serjeant Daniel Tucker, for the cure of a Gun-fhot Wound in his Body, which he received in the Service Anno 171 1. from Aug. 16. 1713. to May i^th 1715. further againft the Indian Enemy, confidered, and Re/olved, That the Sum of Thirty-five pounds be allowed & paid out of the Publick. Treafury to Dr. Robert Ellis the Accomptant, for his Service, 6ff. mentioned in
Ordered,
;

Meafuring the Land being Sworn ; prefented to the the following Vote pafs'd thereon, viz. Approbation This Plat laid before the Houfe and Infpedled by them.

Houfe

And

his Bill.

A
s.

;^ 2 been Read there.

Sent up for Concurrence. Petition of John Campbell, praying, That he may be Allowed the Sum of 35 /. Sent down from the Board having d. due for the Portage of Publick Letters.

Read and Committed.

And

Publick to

affift

Reprefentation of the faid John Campbell, fhewing Reafons to Induce the him in the Printing his Weekly News-Letter. Read Committed.

&

Ordered, That Col. IVinthrop, Mr. William Paine, and Mr. Jonathan Remington, be a Committee to prepare and lay before the Houfe a Draught of a Bill, to lay the like Duty on the Trade of the Province of Newamp/hire, to this Province, that the Government there have laid upon the Trade of this Province. A Meflage from the Board, That Mr. Speaker and the Houfe, now come up to the Council Chamber, to attend a Hearing upon the Petition of Jofeph Brown, and Others, Inhabitants of the Eaft and Weft Precindls in the Town of Newbury ; which was forth-with done, and the Hearing being finifh'd, Mr. Speaker and the Houfe return'd to their own Chamber. A Petition of George Momeu/que Indian, praying. That he may have Liberty to Sell a Traft of Land belonging to him, which adjoyns to the Southern Line of the

Town

of JVorcefter.

And

a Petition

of the Inhabitants of the

faid

Town

praying. That they may have Liberty to Purchafe the Were both feverally prefented to the Houfe and Read.

Land of

of Worcejler, the faid Indian.

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

j&abbati II
"*

tiie '^wxCxx

1715.

Petition of John Higgin/on jun. and Nathanael Higgin/on of Salem, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying, That they may be Allowed to lay out a New Farm of Seven Hundred Acres, formerly Granted to the Reverend Mr. John Higgin-

A ^

/on, and laid out by a

Pond

called Haverhill

moftly

Eflfac'd,

and not to be found.

Bound Pond, the Marks then made being "

Ordered,

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Ordered,
a
fkilful

That

the prayer of the Petition be granted, and that the Plat be taken by

Chain-men under Oath, (to be fo certified thereon) and Sent up for Concurrence. return'd to this Court for confirmation. Mr. Seth Sweet/or, who was Imployed as the Meffenger of the Houfe, made Return, That he had Summoned Mr. Juftice Woodbridge, and Under-SherifF Coker, to appear before the Houfe, & produc'd a Letter from Mr. Woodbridge, to Mr. and the Houfe, which was Read, excufing his not appearing by Reafon of his
Surveyor, and

and intreating that his Error in Iffuing forth a Writt againft Capt. Stevens may be Over-look' d, inafmuch as he was Ignorant of his being a Member of this Honourable Houfe. Mr. Under-Sheriff Coker appear'd before the Houfe and begg'd pardon of the Houfe for his Error & Offence, in Serving a Writ upon Capt. Stevens, One of the Honourable Members thereof: And affirm'd that he knew him not to be a Reprehis

Speaker own and

Families Sicknefs

fentative,

when he Served

the Writ.

to with-draw a while. not appearing to the Houfe, That Mr. Under-SherifF Coker, did know that Houfe when he Arrefted him. Capt. Stevens was a Member of this Mr. Coker was accordingly call'd Ordered, That the faid Mr. Coker be difmifs'd.
It in

Mr. Coker was Ordered

and difmifs'd.

further Report of Stephen Frances, Joftah Conver/e, and John Ware, a Committee fent by this Court in June 1701. to Settle the Line between the Town o( Sherborn and Framingham ; and to Determine who fhould bear the charge : Having formerly as to the Line, now Determine as to the charge of the Committee, made

Report

That one
by the

third part thereof be paid

Town

of Sherborn, the Other two thirds of Framingham, each of the Committee having been Seven days upon

by the

Town

that Service.

That the faid Report be Accepted, and that the faid Committee be paid them for the time of their Service. accordingly Four Shillings -per day to each of Sent up for Concurrence. And then the Houfe Adjourn'd till Monday next Three a Clock afternoon.
Ordered,

Eunae
'T^He

13 tiie

3unti 1715.

'

Bill

Intituled,

An

A51 for

the better Pre/erving, Increaftng

s?

&

Securing

Stores, particularly.

Tar, Turpentine

Rozin, within this Province.

Naval Read a 3d

time.

Sent up for Concurrence. do pafs to be Engrofs'd. of the Town of Rutland having Reprefented to this Houfe, that Proprietors the Diredion given by this Court at their lafl Seflion, for the laying out the faid Townfhip contiguous to the Town of Lancajler (which was then fo Ordered to preferve a Regular Face to the Frontiers, and not leave a flip of Land between the faid Towns too fmall for a Townfhip) will remove them in fome meafure from the Lands they had purchafed of the Natives. Place of their Townfhip, And having Propos'd and Petition'd, That the Form may be as Difcrib'd in this Plat, which will help the faid Inconveniences. Ordered, That the faid Proprietors be Direfted to Protrad, and lay out their Grant of Land for a Townfhip, named as abovefaid, agreeable to the Plat above Delineated, by a Surveyor and Chain-men under Oath (to be fo returned on the Laying out for this Province, One Thoufand Acres of Land, in Referving
Re/olved,

That

the Bill

The

&

Plat) the Angle between Worcejler and Leicejler, in a figure as near a Square as they can, and lay the Plat fo taken before this Court for Confirmation.

&

Sent up for Concurrence.

Intituled, An Ai for the more Convenient equal Raifing of Defreying of the charges arijing in each re/peSfive County within this Province. Read a 3d. time, and

The

Bill

&

Money for
Refolved,

[^3]
Sent up for Concurrence, the faid Bill do pafs to be Engrofs'd. from the Board, that Mr. Speaker and the Houfe now come up to the Meffage Council Chamber, to attend the Hearing appointed to be this day, upon the Petition o( Jonathan Hajlings, between him & Job Bull; which was forth-with done. And the Parties being fully heard, with-drew; and Mr. Speaker, and the Houfe Return'd to their own Chamber. The Vote of this Houfe pafs'd the y/i? of this Inftant June, refpefting the Setling of the Eajlern Parts of this Province: Sent down from the Board, pafs'd upon there, In Council June loth 17 15. viz. Read and Concurr'd. And by His Excellency At the Defire of the Council and Reprefentatives, I fhall give the Governour, viz. the Warrants to Draw out Nineteen Men, and an Enfign from Ca/co Fort for ArrowAnd fhall alfo raife Fifteen Men, for Brun/wick, with a Commiflion Officer for Jick. But cannot at prefent fee Reafon to Demolifh the Fortificathe Service projected
Rejolvedy

That

tion at Ca/co, until

The

Precept
:

pleafure be known therein. fent to Plymouth : Return'd Major John

His Majefty's
appeared.

J.

DUDLEY.
their

Bradford chofen

Reprefentative

who

Petition of Jeremiah Dummer and Thirty Others, Merchants, 6ff. to whom this Court Lent of the Publick Bills of Credit, in the Year 171 1. to enable them, to Supply the Britijh 'Troops, then defigning an Expedition againft Canada, for which

Admiral of the faid Expedition Bills of Supplies they received of the Governour on the Lord High Treafurer of Great Britain ; prefented to the Houfe and Exchange
Shewing, That as yet no more than two thirds of the Bills of Exchange are Praying, That one third part of the faid paid, and that with great Difadvantage Bills of Credit that are out-ftanding in their hands, may be Lent to them for One

&

Read

Year more.
Ordered, That the prayer of the Petition be Granted; and that the Bills outftanding in the Petitioners hands, and thofe a-like concerned be Lent to them for One

Year more. And that the Committee that this Court Imployed to lend out the Bills, and take Security for the Re-payment, be Reviewed & Impowred, to Review and Confider the Bonds, and Security given for the fame, as well thofe on

Ten Thoufand pounds Loan was iffued, as thofe which this Petition and that fuch of the bonds wherein any of the Obligors are Dead, Removed out of the Province, or by adverfe Providence confiderable Impaired, in unlefs Eftate, or wherein the Security refufe to continue fo, be Sued out when due other and further fufficient Security, be given to the Satisfadtion of the Committee,
which the
refers to
after
;

the Obligors to pay the Committee for their trouble. Sent up for Concurrence. Bill Intituled, An AEl in Addition to the Al for Granting unto His Majejiy Rates &" Duties of Impojl, and Tunnage of Shipping. Read a firft time. feveral

the
to

Petition of Andrew and Jonathan Belcher of Bojlon, Merchants Houfe and Read, praying, That Fourteen Hundred pounds part of them in Bills of Credit, out of the Publick Treafury, Anno 171 1. to

prefented to
the

Sum Lent
them
to

Aflift

furnifh Stores to General Hill, and Admiral Walker, for the Army Fleet under their Command, bound on the Expedition to Canada : May be Lent to them for

&

Four Years more Ordered, That

teen

to

come, for Reafons therein Alledged.

Hundred

the prayer of this Petition be fo far Granted, That the faid Fourpounds be Lent to the Petitioners, for One Year more.

Sent up for Concurrence. The Vote of this Houfe pafs'd the 2d Inftant for Pojl-poning the payment of Eleven Thoufand pounds, part of Twenty-two Thoufand pounds, granted to be Levyed this Seflion. Sent down from the Board again, pafs'd on there, viz. In

Council June i^th 1715. put to the Queftion, Whether the Council do depart from their Vote of Non-concurrence within mentioned, on June ^th Currant ?
Pafs'd in the Negative.

Read
till

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

ilfUrti0

JEartis 14

tite

^unii

171

5.

'T^He
*

Vote of

this

Houfe

pafs'd the 31 o?

May

laft,

for Afcerting the Right of this

viz.

Province to Pi/cataqua River : Sent In Council jfune i. 1715. Read

viz.
I

down from
Concurr'd.

&

the Board, pafs'd

upon

there,

And by His
a
fhall

Excellency the

Governour,
Kittery, fo

agree to this

Vote and the Eftabliftiment of

foon as the Breaft-work for Six

Guns Voted,

Naval Officer at be built, and the Guns

J.

Mounted.

DUDLEY.

Major John Bradford Returned Reprefentative of the up to the Board to take the Oaths, &c.
'

Town

of Plymouth, was fent

"^His

Houfe having

at diverfe times for feveral

Trading-Houfe
Benefit.

at Ca/co Bay, to

be of

little

Years paft. Voted the Fort or or no Service as a Barrier to our

Frontiers, a Bridle to the Indian

no Publick
of the
is

And

'jth

&

Enemy, or Security to the Fifhery, and therefore of this Houfe with the Honourable Board (as by their Votes

for

His Majefty's

loth Inftant) having offered to His Excellency as their Opinion, That it Service, That the Fort at Ca/co Bay be flighted, and no longer

continued, and that a Stone Fort near Pejep/cot Falls be Repaired inftead thereof, as more conveniently Situated for Covering the New intended Settlements and

keeping the Indians, from their Fifhery in cafe of a Rupture. And His Excellency having fignified under his Hand, That he cannot at prefent fee Reafon to Demolifh
the Fortification at Ca/co, until His Majefly's pleafure be known therein. And forafmuch as the Charter Granted to the Inhabitants of this Province,

by

their late Majefly's King William and Queen Mary of Glorious Memory, Doth give full Power to the Governour, for the time being, at his pleafure to Demolifh Forts and Fortifications.

That no more Money be drawn out of the Publick Treafury, for the and Paying any Officers, or Souldiers at the Fort at Ca/co, after the Firfl Subsifling Day of September next. And that a Copy of this Vote be fent to Mr, Treafurer, for his future DireAion.
Voted,

Petition of William Maccarty Adminiftrator of the Eflate of his late Father Florence Maccarty of Bo/lon, deceas'd, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying,^
that a Deed of Gift, wherein Jo/eph Nowell conveyed his Real Eflate to his Wife, which was forgotten to be mention'd in the Hearing that has been upon Coomes his Petition, may be now receiv'd, and have its confederation in the Proceeding of this Court upon the faid Petition. The Copy of the faid Deed, and Coomes, his anfwer to the faid Petition of William Maccarty, Read fent up. The Bill Intituled, An A51 in Addition to the ASl for Granting unto His Maje/ly Read a 2d time. /everal Rates &' Duties of Impo/l, and T'unnage of Shipping. The Vote of the Board, upon the Vote of this Houfe of the 2d Currant, for Po/l-poning the Raifing of Eleven 'Thou/and Pounds of the Tax to be Levyed this Seflion, entred Yesterday, Read again and further Confidered, and Debated. Ordered, That the Houfe Adhere to their Vote aforefaid, as firfl pafTed.

Sent up for Concurrence.

&

Sent up. Ordered, That Mr. Elifha Cooke, Mr. Samuel Clap, Col. Adam Winthrop, Col. Samuel Thaxter, and Capt. Francis Fulham, with fuch as the Honourable Board fhall joyn, be a Committee to prepare the Draught of a Bill, for Settling and Quieting the
Titles of the Lands, that are to the Ea/lward of Pi/cataqua River, purfuant to the

Vote of

this Seflion. Sent up for Concurrence. Mr. William Paine, Col. Samuel Thaxter, and Col. Adam Winthrop, Ordered, That with fuch as the Honourable Board fhall joyn, be a Committee to Build a Light Houfe, at the Entrance of the Harbour of Bo/lon, purfuant to the Votes of this this

Court

Court.
Sent up for Concurrence.

An

[^5]
An
Engrofs'd
Sefftons

Bill

Intituled,

of General

of the Peace,

An At for altering the time for Holding the Courts and Inferiour Court of Common Pleas within the County of
pafs to be Enafted.

Barnftable.
Rejolved,

Read and That the Bill do That

the Bill

An

Engrofs'd

Bill Intituled,

Refolved,

do

Meffage fent up to in the choice of a Treafurer, for the Province. Ordered, That Mr. Deni/on, and Mr, William Parrie, carry up the Votes of the Houfe for a Treafurer, and affift in Sorting & Numbering them, with the Votes of the Board, and Report the choice. The Votes of the Houfe being prepared & collected, the Members afore-named carryed them up to the Board, and Returned that Mr. Jeremiah Allen was chofen Treafurer for the Year enfuing, by a Unanimous Vote of both Houfes. A Meffage fent up to the Board, That the Houfe are now preparing their Votes

Read and Sent up. EnaAed. the Board, Defiring them now to joyn with the Houfe
pafs to be

An

A II againjl Burglary.

Sent up.

Import Officer, Defiring they will do the fame. The Votes of the Houfe being prepared & colle(5led, were fent up by Col. WinWho Return'd & Reported that Mr. Daniel Ruffell was throp and Mr. Deni/on. chofen Import Officer for the Year enfuing, by a major part of the Voters.
for an

Meflage fent up to the Board, That the Houfe are now ready to proceed to the choice of an Attorney General, Defiring them to joyn in the choice of that Officer. Voted, That the Line between this Province and the Colony of Rhode-IJland, as

by agreement between CommiflSoners, for both Governments met at Roxbury on "January igth 1710, 11. and begun to be Inveftigated on the 23d oi April following, Woodward and according to faid agreement from the Stake fet up by be finiftied. And the former Committee for this Province be Revived and Saffery, fully Impowered, to perfeft faid Line, giving timely Notice to the Committee or Government of Rhode-IJland of the time and place of their Meeting; and upon their Refufing or Neglefting, The Committee for this Province be diredted to proceed & perfeft the Line according to the aforefaid agreement now on Record.
Sent up for Concurrence.

Meffage be fent up to the Board, that the Houfe are preparing their Votes, for an Attorney General, and Defire they would joyn with
Ordered,
a further

That

them

in that choice.

The Members
that

that carried

up

the faid

Meffage,

Council faid they had been bufied

in other affairs,

Return'd anfwer, That the and had not yet confidered of

Motion.
Bill Intituled,

An

AEt for
a

the more fafe keeping the Regijlry of Deeds,

and Cona ift

veyances of Lands.

Read

firft

time.

A
time.

Bill Intituled,

An Al

in Addition to the

A El for

Regulating Fees.

Read

The Accompts of

Jeremiah

Dummer Efq; Treafurer of

Houfe.

for the Years 17 13. Prefented to the 1714Sent up for Concurrence.

&

the County of Suffolk, Read and Allowed.

The Accompts of Nathanael

the Year 17 13.

&

Paine Efq

17 14.

Prefented to the Houfe.

Treafurer of the County of Read and Allowed.

Brijlol,

of

Sent up for Concurrence. The Accompts of John Otis Efq ; Treafurer of the County of Barnjlable, of the laft Year. Prefented to the Houfe. Read and Allowed. Sent up for Concurrence.

The Accompts of Daniel Ruffell Treafurer of the County of Middle/ex, of the Years 1711, 1712, 1713. Prefented to the Houfe. Read and Allowed. 1714. Sent up for Concurrence. A Petition of Peter Roe, John Kent, James Tounglove Jacob Adams, jun. Select-

&

&

men

[26]
of the Town of Suffield, Shewing, That the Town are in great Confufion by reafon of Differences about the choice of their Town Officers, as fet forth in the Sent down from the Board, pafs'd Petition, praying Remedy from this Court. upon there, wz. In Council June ii. 1715. Read & Ordered, That the Juftices of Weft Hampjhire, appoint an extraordinary Seffion at Suffield, and Command a Town Meeting to be Summoned there and upon Reading the Papers & Proof

men

of the Allegations therein. That they Eflablifli the Seledmen chofen according to the ufual Cuftom of the Town for Ten Years pall, to proceed in the bufinefs of the Town for this Year but that for the future they proceed according to the Direftion Sent down for Concurrence. of the Law. Read and not Concurr'd, and Ordered, That the Inhabitants of the Town of Suffield be Ordered to Meet the
:

firft

and then to chufe all Town Officers to Serve for the Remainder of the Year; and that the Seledmen of the laft Year be Direfted & Impowered to give the Inhabitants Notice to Convene together according to the Sent up for Concurrence. Order of this Court. A Meffage from the Board, That they are ftill of Opinion, That the half of the Tax Granted to be Levied this Seffion can't be Poji-pond, fmce it is fo Granted by an Adt of this Court, under the Seal of the Province, and fo return'd to Whitehall ; and mov'd the Houfe to proceed to Levy the whole Tax, except what Abatement may be made upon account of the Funds for drawing in the Bills, exceeding the

Monday

in July next,

Sum of The

the Bills out-flanding. Petition of John Campbell,

Deputy

praying mittee thereon, which was accepted by the Houfe, and accordingly, Rejolved, That the Sum of Twenty-five pounds three Shillings and three pence, be allowed and paid out of the Publick Treafury to Mr. John Campbell, in full of his Accompt of Poftage of Publick Letters, to the 3d Currant. Sent up for Concurrence. behalf of the Truflees, of GovPetition of Samuel Sewall in the Name

as entered the loth Currant, further confidered,

Poft- Mailer General of New-England, and the Report of the Com-

&

ernour Hopkins his Legacy, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying. That leave may be given to the faid Truftees to Purchafe of the Natick Indians, a certain Trait of Land belonging to them, called Maguncoog, which they would do with the faid Legacy, Defigning to commit the purchafe-confideration to Truflees, to be Imcivil proved for the benefit of the faid Indians, in their more regular Settlement,

&

Cohabitation,

&ff.

Committed.
out for Richard HollingfwortK s fent up to the confirm'd the 4/A day of laft Novemb. Grant, which was accepted not to be found. Board for Concurrence : not being pafs'd upon there, but miflaid Another Plat of the fame Dimenfions, prefented to the Houfe, and the fame
laid

The

Plat of Five

Hundred Acres of Land,

&

&

&

Vote pafs'd thereon

as

on the former,

viz.

Plat of Five

Hundred Acres of Land

laid

out by William

Ward

Surveyor,

offered by Mr. Samuel Prince for Confirmation. Ordered, That the Plat on the other fide be allowed and confirmed as the Five Hundred Acres of Land Granted by this Court to Richard Hollingfworth, Anno 1673.

If that Grant has not been laid out aforefaid, and this Plat does not Interfere with Sent up for Concurrence. any prior Grant. that His Excellency Col. Elizeus BurWhereas this Houfe have Credible
Intelligence

gefs

Commiffioned by His Majefty to be Governour of this His Majefiy's Province, and may in a few Weeks be Expelled to Arrive here. Ordered, That Mr. Speaker, the Reprefentatives of the Town oi Bojlon, and Col.
is

'Thaxter,

be a Committee to provide a fuitable Place for His Excellency's prefent Reception, and Entertainment when he fhall Arrive, and to Invite him thereto; and
in the

Compliment His Excellency

Name

of this Houfe upon his

fafe Arrival.

[27]
Petition of Zebediah Wheeler, Richard Whitney, and Stephen Farr, in behalf of the Town of Stow, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying this Court to give the Town and Setting of the Line between the faid Town Order for the

Running

&

of Concord, which the faid Towns cannot agree In anfwer to the faid Petition.

in

amongft themfelves.

Ordered, That Capt. Joftah Conver/e, Mr. John Stemes, and Mr. John Houghton, be a Committee to Inveftigate & Settle the Bound Marks between the Towns of Stow and Concord (if the faid Towns do not agree therein themfelves by the laft Day of Novemb. next) and make Report to this Court of their doings, and of their Opinion by whom of Right the charge of the faid Committee ought to be born. Sent up for Concurrence.

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

ittercurii 15
of
his

Me.^wnii

171

5.

the Lieut. Governour Toiler,'.. Commander of His was prefented to the Houfe and Read, Moving that Majefty's Caftle William, a Coat and pair of Breeches, of Fifteen Shillings value lying in the Publick Stores, may be given to each of the Inlifted Souldiers, at the faid Caftle, for Reafons therein

Honour

APropofal

Affigned. Ordered,

That the Allowance propofed by his Honour the Lieut. Governour of a Coat and pair of Breeches, to each One of the Inlifted Souldiers at Caftle Sent up for Concurrence. William be Granted. The Petition of Samuel Sewall, praying as entred Yefterday, Read again, and the Report of the Committee thereon, which was accepted by the Houfe,

&

accordingly. Ordered, That the prayer of the Petition be Granted, the Pious Intention proSent up for Concurrence. pofed therein being very acceptable to this Court.

Account of the /everal Dayes that each of the Honourable Gentlemen of the Council, gave their Attendance, to Exercife the Power of the Governour fff Council, when the General Court was not Sitting, from the loth Day of July 1701. to the nth Day of June 1702.

An

which was from the Death of Lieut. Governour Stoughton, to the Arrival of His ExcelRead and lency Governour Dudley. Refolved, That Five Shillings per Day be allowed and Paid out of the Publick Treafury for each Day the Gentlemen of the Honourable Council attended to Exercife the Power of the Governour and Council, as on the other fide, to each One of

them (or fuch who legally Reprefent them) the Sum annexed to their Name; The whole Amounting to the Sum of Two Hundred Thirty-five Pounds and Five Shillings.
Sent up for Concurrence. An Account of the /everal Dayes, that each of the Honourable Gentlemen of the Council, Councils Power, when the General gave their Attendance, to Exercife the Governour

&

Months, from the Demi/e of ^een ANNE, till the Arrival of His Majejiys Proclamation for the Continuance of Officers, viz from Read and Feb. 4//;. to March 21. 17 14. That Five Shillings per Day be Allowed and Paid out of the Publick Refolved, Treafury for each Day the Gentlemen of the Honourable Council Attended to
Court was
not Sitting, after the Expiration of Six

Exercife the Power of the Governour and Council, as on the other fide, to each of them (or fuch who legally Reprefent them) the Sum annexed to their Name; whole Amounting to the Sum of Fifty Eight Pounds and Five Shillings.

One The

Sent up for Concurrence.

The

Bill

Intituled,

An Ail for
Bill

veyances of Lands.
Refolved,

Read

That the

a 2d & do pafs to be Engrofs'd.

the morefafe keeping the Regijlry of Deeds, a 3 time.

and Con-

Sent up for Concurrence.

[28]
A Plat of Three Hundred Acres of Land laid out by j^ohn Gardner Surveyor, under Oath, and the Chain-men under Oath, on yune 7th 17 15. being a Grant formerly made to Marfhal General Mitchel/on, prefented to the Houfe for
Confirmation.
Ordered,

That the Plat on the other

fide

be Allowed

&

Confirmed, as the Three

Hundred Acres of Land formerly Granted to Marflial General Edward Mitchel/on, Sent up for Concurrence. provided it Intrench upon no prior Grant. A Plat of Three Hundred and Seventeen Acres, and Sixty Poles of Land taken
by John Gardner Surveyor, and Chain-men under Oath, and offered as the remaining Part of the Right of John Higginfon Efq (the whole being Four Hundred & Sixty
;

Acres) prefented to the Houfe for Allowance. And the following Vote pafs'd thereon, vix. This Plat being laid before the Houfe and Infpeded.
Ordered, That the Land therein Defcribed and Platted, be Confirmed to Honourable John Higginfon Efq; Provided it Intrench upon no prior Grant. Sent up for Concurrence.
the

Poll Jttmtiieiit.
Petition of John Whipple and Mathew Whipple, praying as entred the firft Currant, upon which a Hearing has been this SefTion, fent down from the Board, In Council June 14th 1715. Ordered, That the confiderapafs'd upon there, viz.

The

tion of this Petition be deferr'd

till

next October Seffion

the Petitioners
Premi/fes^

make

their Application to the

Town

and that in the mean time of Ipfwich, [for relief in the

;

Sent

down

for Concurrence.
this

Read and Concurr'd with

amendment,

viz.

The words

[/or relief in the

Premijfes] to be left out, and the following words to be added, viz. And joyn with them in Settling the Partition Line between them ; That a further confideration of
this

Petition

A
this

may

then be had.

MeflTage from the Board, That the Council have confidered the Motion of Houfe to proceed to the choice of an Attorney General. And do not fee caufe to agree to it.

Cooke, Capt. Chambers, Capt. Cawley, Major Bradford, Mr. Samuel Clap, and Capt. 0/good, Go up to the Council, and Defire, If it may be that this Houfe may know the reafons that Induce that Honourable Board to

Ordered,

That Capt. Noyes, Mr.

Refufe joyning with them in the choice of that be a Privilege belonging to this Court. Who Return' d. That they had Delivered the Draught of a Letter from His Excellency Court, to the Governours of the Neighbouring

Officer,

which the Houfe efteem to

the

Meffage but received no anfwer. Governour in the Name of this

Governments, Intimating the great Mifchief that may probably accrue to thefe His Majefty's Provinces, by permitting which the Indian Captives from Carolina, to be Imported, and Sold amongft them Read is therefore by a Law ftridlly forbidden in this Province. approved, and fent up again with a Meflage, That His Excellency be defired to Write to the faid Governours that fome Perfons may be appointed here to Exchange the Torn and Unferviceable Bills of thofe Governments. A Petition of William Spooner, John Delano, Caleb Black-well, in behalf of them;

&

felves

oi Dartmouth, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying that Twenty Pounds may be Allowed out of the Publick Treafury towards the Maintenance of their Miniller for this Year, for Reafons therein

and Others the Inhabitants of the

Town

alledged.
Refolved,

That the Sum of Twenty Pounds be Allowed and Paid out of the Pub-

lick Treafury, towards the Maintenance of the Miniftry in the Sent up for Concurrence. for the Year enfuing.

Town

of Dartmouth,

[29]
Meffage from the Board, Moving that the Salary for the Treafurer's Service the laft Year be Granted he being unwilling to be Sworn in order to the Service of another Year, until that is done. A Petition of Henry Bridgham of Bojion Guardian of Sarah, and EJlher Maccarty Daughters and Co-heirs of Florence Maccarty late of Bo/ion^ deceaf'd, Inteftate, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying, That he may be enabled to make Sale of the Real Eftate Divided Affigned to the faid Minors, for Reafons therein alledged.
;

&

Committed.
Ordered, That the Houfe now proceed to Apportion to the feveral Towns of the Province, the Sums they are to Pay in a Tax of the Eleven Thoufand Pounds, The Houfe proceeded to Vote the Sum which each Town in the County o{ Suffolk

fhould pay in the

Voted
differ

being confider'd, and their Sum to the refpedlive Reprefentatives to feparately, Opportunity being given inform the Houfe of the State and Circumftances of their Town, and wherein they

Tax afore-mentioned,

each

Town

firft

from what they were the

laft

Year.
till

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

jfobis

6 tiic

Junii 171 5,

Vote the Sum which each of the Towns in the CounEffex, Middlefex, and Hampjkire, fhould pay in a Tax of Eleven Thoufand Pounds, in manner as aforefaid.

'TT^He Houfe proceeded

*

to

ties

of

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

OtntxxQ 17

tite

Junii 171$*

A *^

Bill Intituled,

Building and Maintaining a Light-houfe upon the Great Brewjler, called Beacon IJland, at the Entrance of the Harbour of BoJlon. Read a firfl time.

An

ASI for

Petition of Henry Bridgham, praying as entred the 15M Currant, further confidered, and the Report of the Committee thereon, which was accepted by the

The

Houfe, and accordingly. Ordered, That the prayer of the

faid Petition

be Granted.

Sent up for Concurrence.

Bill

feveral Rates

An AEf, in Addition to the El for Granting unto His Maje/ly Duties of Impojl, and "Tunnage of Shipping. Read a 3d time, and That the Bill do pafs to be Engrofs'd. Sent up for Concurrence. Refolved, The Houfe proceeded to Vote the Sum which each of the Towns in the Counties
Intituled,
fcj"

of Plymouth, Barnftable, Brijlol, Tork, Dukes County, and Nantucket, fhould Pay in a Tax of Eleven Thoufand Pounds, in manner as afore exprefTed.

Meffage from the Board, That Mr. Speaker and the Houfe do now come up to the Council Chamber, to attend the Hearing appointed this Day, upon the Petition of feveral Inhabitants of the Town of Wenham. Which was forthwith done, and Mr. Speaker and the Houfe return'd to their own Chamber. A Petition of Wigglefworth Sweet/er, and Urftlla his Wife of BoJlon, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying. That a Surveyor may be appointed to lay out Three Hundred Acres of Land for them, which this Court allowed the laft Year, to be
their Right.

Ordered,

[30]
Ordered, that
the

Petitioner

under Oath, to

lay

out the faid

may Imploy a fkilful Surveyor with Chain-men Three Hundred Acres of Land, and prefent a Plat

Sent up for Concurrence. of Mr. James T'aylor late Treafurer of this Province, praying. That Petition the Sum of Eighty-Eight Pounds, Thirteen Shillings, and Four Pence, of the Province Bills, belonging to the Treafury, which were Stolen out of his Houfe in the laft Year of his Service in that Office, may be paid to him out of the Publick
thereof to this Court for confirmation.

Treafury.

Sent

down from

the Board

Read

&

Debated.

And

Petition be Granted ? Petition of 'Thomas Patch, &c. Selectmen of the Town of Wenham, praying as Sent entred the \oth Currant, upon which there has been a Hearing this Day. from the Board, pafs'd upon there, viz. In Council June 17. 17 15. John down Apfleton, John Higginjon, Thomas Noyes, Samuel Apfleton, and John Burrill Efqrs ; Juftices of the Peace in the County of EJfex, are appointed to hold a fpecial Seffion, If the Parties are in the Town of Wenham, some time in the Month of July next. to Hear and Determine the not agreed before, (giving Notice of their coming) Matter in Controverfy, contained in the Petition and Papers, and to make Report

the Queftion being put. It pafs'd in the Negative.

Read and Recommended. Whether the prayer of

the faid

the Town to bear the of their doings therein, to this Court the next Seffions Sent down for Concurrence. charge. Read and Concurr'd, the Seffion to be fome-time in September. A Bill Intituled, An Adi in Addition to the A51 of Limitation, for ^ieting Pojfeffions.
;

Read

a first time.

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

^tibati
"^^ Aaron

18 tJtc 3^unii 1715-

Petition of Ezekiel Bull of Rhode-Ifland, Shewing, That in an Adlion againft Mellifh, which he brought by Appeal before the Superiour Court of
Brijlol,

Judicature lately holden at

his

he negledled to Seal his Reafons of Appeal, and difmift, and he is left without Remedy in the Law, and thereupon Sent down from the Board, that a further Hearing may be Ordered to him. praying In Council, June \6th 17 15. Read and Ordered, That a pafs'd upon there, viz.

A6tion was

Hearing be had of the A6lion before the next Superiour Court

to be holden at

Brijlol, the Petitioner to Serve the adverfe Party with a Notification, fo that he have time to make his Defence.

may

Sent

down

for Concurrence.

Read and Concurr'd.

Maintaining a Light-houfe upon the Read Great Brewjler called Beacon Ifland, at the entrance of the Harbour of Bofton.
Bill

The

Intituled,

An

Ai for Building

2d time.

The

Bill Intituled,

An
Sent

Ai

in Addition to the

Duties of Impojl, &c.

down

Ail for Granting feveral Rates and from the Board with fome Amendments, which

were Read and Agreed to by the Houfe: And the Bill fent up again. The Bill Intituled, An Al in Addition to the ASl of Limitation, for ^ieting of Read a fecond time and a third time. Pojfeffions. Sent up for Concurrence. That the Bill do pafs to be Engrofs'd. Refolved, Acres of Land laid out by John Chandler Surveyor, and A Plat of Five Hundred One of the Chain-men under Oath, as the firfl half of One Thoufand Acres of Land, Granted to John Pynchon Efq deceas'd. Anno 1659. to be laid out in two Places, lying near the Weft Bounds of the Town of Brookfield, Prefented to the Houfe for
;
;

And the following Vote pafs'd thereon, viz. That the Land Defcribed and Platted on the other fide, be Allowed and Ordered, Confirmed as the firft half of the Grant, made to John Pynchon, Efq deceaFd, Anno Sent up for Concurrence. Provided it Intrench upon no prior Grant. 1659.
Confirmation.
;

[31]
Plat containing the Quantity of Eight Miles Square of Land (Four Miles Square, belonging to the Indians of Haffanamifca being part thereof) Prefented to the Houfe for Allowance and Confirmation, by the Proprietors of the Townfhip

of Sutton.
Ordered^

And

fide, be Allowed, and Confirmed to the Proprietors of the Townfhip of Sutton, Provided it Intrench Sent up for Concurrence. upon no former Grant. The Petition of Richard Coomes and Hephzibah his Wife, upon which there has been a Hearing this Seflion, Sent down from the Board, for this Houfe to proceed firft. Read and Committed, and upon

the following Vote pafs'd thereon, viz. That the Land Defcribed and Platted on the other

Ordered, That Mr. Cooke be joyned with the Committee for Petitions in the Confideration of the faid Petition.

Sent down from praying as entred the 7/A Inftant. the Board, pafs'd upon there, viz. In Council, June i6. 17 15. Read and Referr'd to the Superiour Court. Sent down for Concurrence. Read Concurr'd.
Petition of

The

Mary

Cole,

&

Capt. Noyes from the Committee for Petitions, made Report on the Petition of Richard Coomes, which was accepted by the Houfe, and accordingly.
Voted, That the Petitioners ought to have the Equity of Redemption, in as much as the Mortgage made to Florence Maccarty, by Jojeph Newel the Father of the Petitioners, was not Recorded until April -jth 17 14, by reafon feated of the benefit of Aft Intituled, for Hearing

An

An A^

whereof they were Deand Determining of Cafes

in Equity,

Made and pafs'd in the Tenth of William the Third, &?f. that they be Impowered to file a Bill for their Right, or Equity of tion in the next Court or Courts of Law, proper to hear the fame.

And

Redemp-

Sent up for Concurrence.

The
Bofton.

Bill

Intituled,

Sent

down

EreSfing a Powder-houfe in from the Board Concurr'd, with fome Amendments ; to which
in

An

Al

Addition

to the

ASI for

they Defire the Concurrence of this Houfe.

Read
Ordered,

&

Concurr'd, and Sent up.

That Mr. Cooke, Capt. Noyce, and Mr. Epps, Go up to the Council, and Acquaint them, That Whereas this Houfe have preffingly moved that Honourable Board to joyn with them in the Election of an Attorney General; which they had notfeen cau/e to do.

And

Dejired
in

Houfe
Defire.

Informed of the Reafons that Inclined them to refufe joyning with the a Privilege ; but had not been favour' d with an an/wer to that their fo great "This Houfe therefore being flill deftrous to do all that is proper for them to Preto be
to

ferve the Privilege of that choice

their

Motion

the

Board

to

Purpofe to Proceed thereto on Monday next, and Repeat with them in it. joyn
:

The Petition of Jonathan Hafiings, praying, as entred the 7/A Currant. down from the Board, pafs'd on there, viz. In Council June 18. 1715.
Ordered,

Sent

That

to be holden at Cambridge, for the lay before that Court by Appeal

Hearing be had of the faid Aftions County oi Middlefex ;

:

at the next

Superiour Court

The

though the fame properly Petitioner to give the adverfe Party timely
as

Sent down for Concurrence. Notice thereof Read and Concurr'd. A Meflage from the Board, Moving the Houfe to bring forward the moft necefAnd to Grant a Salary to the fary bufinefs of the Seflion, that the Court may Rife. Who ftill declines being Sworn again to that Treafurer, for his laft Years Service
:

office, until

it

is

done.

'

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

Monday next Three

a Clock afternoon.

%unu

[30
ItvLXiM 20 tiu luttti 171
5. as entred the

^^

Petition of the Heirs of

Mr. John Haynes of Sudbury, praying

and

2d Currant, further confidered, In Anfwer to the faid Petition.

Ordered, That the Petitioners may take a Plat of the Land mention'd in their Petition by a Sworn Skilful Surveyor, and Chain-men under Oath, at their own
charge,

and lay

it

before this Court for confirmation.

of Freetown, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying Affiftance towards the Maintaining of a Miniftry there. Rejolved, That the Sum of Twenty Pounds Allowed out of the Publick Treafury towards the Maintenance of the Miniftry in the Town of Freetown the laft Year, but not drawn out; they not being fupplied with a Minifter. Be Allowed for that end in the Year Currant provided they Procure, and En:

Sent up for Concurrence. Petition of feveral Inhabitants of the

Town

tertain a Minifter this Year.

A A

Bill Intituled,

An

Sent up for Concurrence. Al in Addition to the ASi for Regulating Fees.

Read

ad time.

Meflage fent to the Board, to Inquire whether His Excellency had confented to the whole of the Vote of this Houfe, pafs'd the 7M Currant, and Concurr'd too by the Board, relating to the Settling of the Eajlern Parts of this Province, excepting the claufe concerning Ca/co Fort? Anfwer was return' d, That His Excellency faid. He did confent to all but that

of flighting Cafco Fort. The Houfe prepared their Votes for an Attorney General; and fent them up to the Board by Capt. Noyes, Mr. Cooke, and Mr. Remington, with a Meflage Defiring the Council to joyn with the Houfe in the choice of that Officer, and to tender their Votes to be told at the Board But if they declin'd it, to Acquaint them. That this Houfe could not foregoe their Privilege, and therefore fliould think it proper to Examine their own Votes: And Report the choice made by them. The faid Members return'd. That the Board faid, They had come to no Determi:

nation in the

affair.

Newton Efq

to Examine their Votes, and it was found that "Thomas was chofen by a major Part of the Voters. And the Members laft named went up again to the Board, and Reported the choice which was made. The following Vote fent down from the Board, viz. In Council June 10th 17 15. Lieut. Governour, Wait WinOrdered, That the Honourable William Tailer Efq
; ;

The Houfe proceeded

throp, Elijha Cooke, Eli/ha Hutchinfon, Samuel Sewall, a Committee, with fuch as the Reprefentatives fliall

& Eliakim

Hutchinfon Efqrs. be

joyn with them, to take Order for the Reception of the Governour, upon his Arrival, which is fpeedily for a Place Read. to be Expedted. Sent down for Concurrence.

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

ittartt0 21 iic jfunii ly^S*

of the Sums which the feveral Towns of the Province are Voted to Pay, in Read and Tax of Eleven Thoufand Pounds. the Sums refpe6lively annexed to them, in Ordered, That the feveral Towns Pay the Subfequent Lift in the Tax to be Levyed this Seffion, and that a Bill be drawn
Lift

the

accordingly.

Sent up for Concurrence.

The

The

Bill

[33] Intituled, An A for Building & Maintaining a Light-hou/e upon the

51

Great

Brewjier called Beacon Ifland, at the entrance of the Harbour of Bofton.

Read

Sent up for Concurrence. pafs'd to be engrofs'd. Refolved, Guardian to Olive Peebody, a Minor, Petition of Richard Peebody of Boxford That he may be Impowered to make prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying.

and a jd time, That the Bill do

Sale of Sixty Acres of for his Education.

Land belonging

to the faid

Minor, to

raife

Money

neceflary
?

And

the Queftion being put.

Whether

the prayer of the Petition be granted

It pafs'd in the Negative.

Bill Intituled,

An A5f

in Addition to

an ASffor Regulating Fees.

Read

up for Concurrence. A Agents for Ketteticut, an Indian Town, praying. That the faid Town may be ordered to lie to the County of Be relieved from fundry Encroachments made upon them by the Englilh Brijlol. Mr. Mitchel. And have fome further Powers granted to them neceffary particularly, In Council Sent down from the Board, pafs'd on there, viz. in their Townfhip. in Olober June 18/A 17 1 5. Read and Referred to the next Seflions of this Court and that Mr. Mitchel and the Seleft-men of Bridgewater, be Notified thereof. next;
Sent pafs to be Engrofs'd. Refolved, of Isaac JVoono, and Joshua Shauton, Indians, Petition
;

and a 3d time, That the Bill do

Sent

down

for Concurrence.

The Vote of
Order

the

for a Place for the Reception

Board fent down and entred Yefterday for of the Governour, when he

Committee
Arrive.

to take

fhall

Read and Non-Concurr'd, Inafmuch as Matters of charge ought to Originate in this Houfe. And this Houfe have a Week fince, appointed a Committee to provide for His Exfhall Arrive, who have already proceeded in the Affair. cellency's Reception, when he
Sent up.

One Hundred and Eighty-Eight Others InPrefented to the Houfe and Read, praying of BoJloHy &c. habitants of the this Court to provide a Medium of Exchange in Trade, for want whereof the Trade of this Province is almoft ruin'd. Ordered, That the Confideration of the faid Petition be referr'd to the next
Petition of Simeon Stoddard, and

Town

SelTion.

MefTage from His Excellency, That

it

to be done, they fhould bring

if the Houfe have anything of neceffity forward prefently, for His Excellency had Deter-

min'd upon a fhort Prorogation. The Bill Intituled, An A6lfor the more fafe keeping the Regijlry of Deeds, and ConSent down from the Board Concurr'd with fome Amendments ; veyances of Lands. which Amendments were Read, and agreed to by the Houfe.

Board by Capt. Noyes, Capt. Fulham, Lothrop, Mr. Par/ons, Capt. Ofgood, and Capt. South-worth, that Major Bradford, there are feveral Bills of Publick Importance and Benefit, that have fome of them have had Readings in them, which the pafs'd through both Houfes; others that

the Bill fent up. Ordered, That a MefTage be fent

And

up

to the

Mr.

Houfe are Defirous to Perfeft before they are Prorogu'd. And that the faid Members prefent and leave a Lift of them before His Excellency. But as this MefTage was going up a MefTage came down from the Board, That Mr. Speaker and the Houfe do now attend His Excellency in the Council
Chamber.

The
Excife.

faid

Members went up with

His Excellency

the

afore-written

MefTage, and particularly,

Bills for

Laid before

the great

Importance of the

Impoft and

An

[3+]
An
ing

Engrofs'd
Stores
;

Bill Intituled,

Naval

Particularly
Bill

An All for the better Pre/erving, Increafing and SecurTar, Turpentine, and Rozin, within this Province.
to be Enafted.
referr'd to the next Seflion.

Read, and
Re/olved,

That the

do pafs

Ordered,

That Worcejler Petition be

the

Mr. Speaker, and

Houfe went up

to the Council

lency Prorogu'd the Court to Wedne/day the loth in the fore-noon.

Day

Chamber, and His Excelof July next, at Ten a Clock

to their own Chamber, and taking into Confideration His directed to the Court, before he Declared the Prorogation : Excellency's Speech, Importing, That it was almojl a Month fince the beginning of the Seffions, and that they had done little

^he Representatives returning

or nothing for the good of the Province, and that the Hou/es were dijiempered, and therefore

he fhould Raife them by afhort Prorogation, hoping they would come together in a better Did therefore Unanimoufly Agree and Conclude to Print their Journal of the Temper :

prefent Seffions, and Defired the Repre/entatives of Bofton to take care that the might be Seajonably done; and the Clerk to prepare a Copy accordingly.

fame

Printed by B. Green. North fide of King Street, near the

:

BOSTON

Sold by Samuel Gerrifh at his Shop on the

Town

Houfe.

17 15.

[35]
Anno Regni Regis GEO RG II nunc Magnae Britanniae,^. Primo.

JOURNAL
Of
the

Houfe of

Reprefentatives.
At a Great and General Court
or Affembly of His Majefty's Province of

the Maffachufetts-Bay in jBteto^CnglaUtl^ begun &: held at BoflOll* ^HtlO OtlTini* i 7 i 5upon Wednefday the 25th Day of

;^a?>

And

continued by Prorogation to Wednefday the 20th next after, and then Met.
R.
Speaker,
a fent

Day

of July

up

That

Quorum

of the

Meflage to the Board, by Mr. John Stems, Houfe are met, and ready to proceed upon
;

the bufinefs of the Sefllon.

A Meflage from His Excellency by Thomas Hutchin/on Efq That Mr. Speaker and the whole Houfe forthwith attend him in the Council Chamber. Mr. Speaker and the Houfe went up accordingly, and His Excellency made a Speech to the Court, whereof Mr. Speaker obtain'd a Copy, and with the Houfe
return'd to their

own Chamber.
is

His Excellency's Speech, Read, and

GENTLEMEN
Sum

as follows, viz.

At the Lajl SeJJions of this AJfemhly I earnejlly recommended to you the Raifing of 22000I. Granted i Determined by two former Ajfemblies of the Province, for the DrawEmitted for the Support of the late War, of the Province Bills, Rai/ed and Troubles with the Indians ; which faid A6ls of Affembly were Pajfed ; by the Reprefentatives, and the Council of the Province, and Prefented to the Governour to be Signd, Pafsd by the Seal in due manner and accordingly in that Form, were fent home, and are
ing in of that

&

there of Record, and Accepted by the Right Honourable the Lords of the Council of "Trade fsf Plantations, as I was commanded by the InJlruMions for the Government, of which every body Concerned, being apprized, I made no doubt you would without any Delay have Pro-

ceeded to Apportion, and

is

thereby in like

manner Determined,

Tou are allfenjible how and applyed to Defray the

Bills

as thofe Afs Dire6i ; as vlfo the Impoji 3* Excife, which to be Raifed in Aid, of the faid Taxes feverally ; well &* thriftily, as well as fuccefsfully thofe Sums were Disbur/ed,

Levy

it

neceffary Expenses of the

War, and with what Honour your

Pajfed for the Support of thofe heavy Charges, without any Difparagement : And its as ea/y to fee how the Credit of thofe Bills, muji needs Jink fail, if the prefent or any

future AJfembly,Jhall upon any Pretence whatfoever, break

in upon thofe Claufes in the have no ASis, for the time of Payment, which I am willing to give my Opinion, faid Power to do. Nor if we had, any reafon at prefent to ProjeSi it, for that we are in Peace, and very capable to Difcharge our Debts, in fuch Proportion as they are Determined, and

We

neither Power, nor need to delay the Payment, I am of Opinion we fhall Difthe Publick Faith of the Province, to that Degree that our Bills will fail in their parage Value, to the very great Injury of every Body that have taken them, or are in PoJfeJJion of
Jince

we have

them; and in this we are jujlified by His Majejiys Mofl Gracious Speech from the Throne, " That nothing can Contribute more to the Support of the Credit of the Nation, than aflri^
'^

Obfervance of Parliamentary Engagements.

[36]
I
therefore earnejlly

your prefent Refolves, three Dayes, not admitting of any other buftnefs this Seffion. You will alfo Remember, That the Treafurers Support in his Office, is not provided for, and others in Office at Home or Foreign depending on your Jujlice, and refpeSf to them in

Recommend the Confideration of the Tax, Impojl and and hope you will make no Delay but pafs through them,

Excife to in two or

fuch manner, as has been ufual ; which being done, I Jhall not further Delay your own at home. Buftnefs, which Demand your being IJhall Account my felf happy to fee thefe Affairs well agree d, and there Jhall be nothHis Majejlys Service, the Honour of the Government, and the ing wanting on my Part for
benefit

of all His Majejlies good SubjeSls concern' d herein.

J.
Bill Intituled,

DUDLEY

A
A A
A

An

Al

in

Addition

to

an Ai for Regulating of Fees.

to

Read \ firft and

Bill

a fecond time.
in

Intituled,
a

An AH
a

Addition

an Al for Ere6ling a Powder-hou/e in

Bofton.

Read

firft

and

fecond time.

Bill Intituled,

An

A^ for the more fof

a

ances of Lands.
Bill

Read

Jeffions.

Intituled, Read a firft

An

firft and Ait in Addition to an Act of Limitation, for ^ieting of Pofand a fecond time.

keeping the Regijlry of Deeds a fecond time.

e

^ Convey-

Bill Intituled,

An

A81 for

Building &? Maintaining a Light-houfe upon the Great

Brewjier, called

Beacon Ifland, at the entrance of the Harbour o/" Bofton. Read a firft and a fecond time. Mr. Gerfhom Hall return'd Reprefentative of the Town of Harwich, who was not prefent at the laft Seflion, now appeared. And made his Excufe to the Houfe for his Abfence the laft Seflion. Ordered, That his Excufe be accepted, and that he go up to the Board to be
qualified

by

had taken fome Fiftiing Veffels Read. belonging to the Inhabitants of this Province; Sent down from the Board And the Governours Orders to Capt. Cayley Commander of His Majefties Ship the Rofe Man of War, to take on board tranfport Col. Edmund Goffe, and Capt. Cyprian Southack, Commiflioners appointed to Treat with the faid Indians, and know the reafons of their Infulting the Fiftiery, and Taking the Veffels, and Demand their

Some

talcing the Oaths, ^c. Letters advifing that the Cape Sables Indians

&

&

Reftoration; and to Conciliate and Eftablifli Friendftiip with the faid Indians.

Read.

A
lina,

Petition oi Archibald Stobo, a Minifter of the Gofpel, lately arriv'd from CaroDriven from his Habitation there by the Hoftility of the Indians, prefented to
the

Houfe & Read, praying that dren by him Imported, may be

the
Col. Higgin/on Sables Indians.

Duty upon Eleven Negro

;

Women

and Chil-

abated.

A Meflage from the Board by Andrew Belcher Efq That Capt. Southack being fick. & Col. Goffe are appointed Commiflioners to go and Treat with the Cape And His Excellency & Council defire the Clerk of this Houfe may A

be fpared to go with them, and afllft in that Service, being acquainted with the Treaties that have been with the Indians. Meflage fent up to the Board by Mr. William Paine, That the Houfe (as his Excellency in his Speech to the Court Direfts) are defirous to Difpatch the bufinefs of the Seflion as fpeedily as poffible, & therefore can by no means fpare their Clerk. His Excellency's Speech Read again, and that Paragraph thereof which relates to the Levying of 22000I. this Year, long debated, and a Refolution formed.
In Confideration that the 'Trade of this Province, is greatly Ob/lrulfed, &" funk by the the only Medium Exportation of the Coin, and for want of a Medium of Exchange, ^c.

now

[37]
is the Bills of Publick Credit, which are fo far drawn in already, that the Inhabitants of this Province, will labour under great Difficulty to pay by reafon thereof the Tax of Twenty two Thoufand Pounds, granted to be raifed this Year within the And Conftdering, That no Damage will accrue to the Publick, or to private Persons^ fame.

nowpajfing in Trade,

: {this Court having abundantly fecured the Credit of the Bills by them a legal Tender) but Conveniency, and Advantage to both by Protraliing the making Payment, of part of the faid Tax to a further Convenient time. Voted, That Eleven Thoufand Pounds only of the faid Sum, be Levied and Col-

the Pojfejfors of the Bills

this prefent drawing in the

leded

Year, and that the Import and Excife be a

Fund

&

Security for

of Four Thoufand Pounds more thereof. Sum of Seven Thoufand Pounds be Levied at the Seffion of this Court in May, 1722, and paid into the Treafury by the lad Day of December next after. Sent up for Concurrence.

Sum

And

that the remaining

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

JoUis

21

tic

3wlu

'i^l'^s-

All for Granting to His Majejly feveral Rates 6f Duties of ImRead a firft and a fecond time. poji Tunnage of Shipping. That the Bill do pafs to be Engrofs'd. Sent up for Concurrence. Refolved, That Mr. Paine, Mr. Remington, Col. Thaxter, Mr. Balch, and Capt. Ordered, Cawley, Go up to the Board, and acquaint his Excellency, That this Houfe defire to be Informed, Whether His Excellency has confented to the feveral Publick and Private Bills, pafs'd by both Houses at the laft Seffion. And what fteps have been fince taken for the Repair of the Fort at Brunfwick near Pejepfcut Falls? Who Return'd. That His Excellency had confented to the feveral Bills, but His Excellency had ftill under confideration the Vote on the Petition of Richard Coomes. And that nothing was yet done to the Repairing of the Fort at Brunfwick. Bill Intituled, An Al for Building l Maintaining a Light-houfe upon the Great Brewjler {called Beacon Ifland) at the Entrance of the Harbour /"Bofton. Read a third time, and Sent up for Concurrence. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs to be Engrofs'd. A Bill Intituled, An A51 in Addition to an A5i for Regulating Fees. Read a third time, and Sent up for Concurrence. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs to be Engrofs'd. Bill Intituled, An Al in Addition to an A^ for Freeing of a Powder-houfe in Read a third time, and Bofton. Sent up for Concurrence. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs to be Engrofs'd. Bill Intituled, An AEl in Addition to an Al of Limitation, for ^ieting Pojfefftons. Read a third time, and Sent up for Concurrence. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs to be Engrofs'd. A Bill Intituled, An Al for the more fafe-keeping the Regi/lry of Deeds &" ConveyRead a third time, and ances of Lands. Sent up for Concurrence. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs to be Engrofs'd.

"^^

Bill Intituled,

An

A
A

?oil ittcrtttem*

The

1 Intituled, An granting to his Majejly an Excife upon Wines, Liquors Read a firft and fecond time. o{her Strong Drink, Sold by Retail. That the Bill do pafs to be Engrofs'd. Sent up for Concurrence. Refolved,

Petition of Archibald Stobo, praying as entred Yefterday. Sent Ordered, That the prayer of the Petition be Granted.
Bill

up

Read again, and for Concurrence.

and

Whereas

[38]
Whereas the Subjeds of the French King
fiderable Settlement at Cape Breton,

are vigoroufly carrying

on

a very con-

neceflarily large Supplies, of Provifions, Timber, Plank Boards, Nails, i^c. for the well efFe<aing thereof. And inafmuch as there are juft Grounds to believe that fome evil Minded Perfons, in this as well as in the Province oi New-Hampjhire, in manifeft of the Fifth contempt Sixth Articles of a Treaty for a Neutrality, in America, between and

which muft

demand

&

France, made at Whitehall the 6th of November, 1686. wherein it is Inferted, in the Fifth Article of the aforefaid Treaty, " That if any Ship or Veffel ftiall be found " or Fifliing, contrary to the Tenour of the aforefaid Trading Treaty, the faid Ship " or Veffel with its Loading, proof being made thereof, fhall be Confifcated. Which Articles were lately fent from the Secretary of State to this Government, for their

England

Publifhed here. As alfo a Proclamation with the French of Canada, Trade, Cape Breton, &c. Iffued forth by Order of the Governour, with the Advice of the Council the 3d Day of laft and one other of the fame Import, on the January paft, 29th Day of March laft paft, for the Lucre of gain have from time to time furnifhed the French at Cape Breton, with Live Cattel, Pork, Corn, Lumber, and other without which the

Obfervation

thereof,

and Printed

&

againft a

Commerce

&

things,

aforefaid Settlement

to

would have been very much Retarded, if not wholly Defeated. Wherefore Rejolved, That a Meffage be fent up to His Excellency the Governour defire that he would be pleafed to Order Capt. Cayley in His Majefty's Ship Rofe

he has accompliftied his intended Cruife to the Eajiward, forthwith to proceed to Cape Breton, and there to Cruife as long as the Seafon will allow ; to prevent the aforefaid clandeftine Trade, which will be of Honour to the Crown: great Service But if not timely done, may prove very injurious to this Province, with refpe(5l to
after

&

the Fifhery, which at all times deferves a very great Regard. And that the Commiffioner be Inftruded to proceed to Cape Breton, and acquaint the Chief Officer there of the Infults French amongft the Fifhery, Captions, made by the Indians

&

&

which the Indians do affirm was by the Inftigation of the French at Cape Breton, from whom they have received great Prefents which is a manifeft Breach of the Peace concluded between Her late Majefty, and the Moft Chriftian King; and that this Government accordingly reprefent the fame to His
Scotia,
;

on the Coaft of Nova

Majefty.
Petition of Samuel Sewall Efq ; pafs'd upon in this Houfe the Brought down from the Board, not having been pafs'd upon there. and the Vote of this Houfe thereon, and

The

laft

Seflion.

Read

again,

Ordered, That the faid Vote be Revived, and fent up for Concurrence. Plat of Seven Hundred Acres of Land, laid out by John Gardner, Surveyor, and the Chain-men under Oath, for John Nathanael Higginfon, purfuant to the

&

Order of

this

Court

at their laft Seflion. laid

Prefented to the
late

Houfe

for Confirmation.

out and the Seven Hundred Acres formerly Granted to the it Intrench not provided upon any former grant.

Ordered, That the Land

Plat be protrafted in the faid

confirmed as

Reverend Mr. John Higginjon: Sent up for Concurrence.

a Clock.

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

C^enms
'nr^He Precept laft fent * Mr. Samuel Prince
to the

22

tiie j^ulii

171 5.

of Rochejler, Return'd into the Houfe, and who appear'd And went up to the their Reprefentative Board to be qualified by taking the Oaths, ^c. A Letter from Major John Jencks of Providence, Moving that the Line between this Government and that of Rhode-IJland, may not be Settled, according to the laft Read. agreement of the Commiflioners for that end.
;
:

Town

[39]
Report of Eliakitn Hutchin/on, &c. the Committee appointed the laft Year to & burn unferviceable Bills in the Treafury, Dated January 24. 1714. Read. Signifying, That they had then counted & burnt the Sum of 14427/. 4J. of the faid Bills. 2589/. 9J. gd. thereof being part of the 40000/. Loan received into the Treafury, the remaining 11 837/. 14J. 3</. thereof being fuch as were Exchang'd. Ordered, That the Treafurer be Difcharged of the faid Bills, which the Committee Sent up for Concurrence. Report on the other fide they have feen burnt to allies. A Report of the Committee laft mentioned, Dated March 24. 1714 Read. Shewing, That they then had counted & burnt of Bills received in exchange /. 6000 00 o
count

Of Province Neat

Bills

^5638

12
18

Receiv'd into the Treafury with 5

/^

C/. advance, is

781
/.22410

7
8

10

Ordered, That the Treafurer be Difcharged of the Bills, which the Committee It being agreeable to the report on the other fide they have feen burnt to aflies.
far as relates to

Treafurers General Accompts, pafs'd by this Court at their Seflion in Sent up for Concurrence. them.

May

laft,

fo

further

Read. of Publick Credit, that were receiv'd in Exchange as not fit to pafs any longer. Ordered, That the Treafurer be Difcharged of the Bills which the Committee Sent up for Concurrence. report on the other fide, they have feen burnt to afhes. Petition of Peter Roe, James Tounglove, John Burbank & Jacob Adams jun. Seleftmen of the Town of Suffield, prefented to the Houfe Read, Shewing, That purfuant to the Order of this Court at their laft Seflion, the faid Town had a Meeting and chofe Town Officers, but that John Aujlan, Clerk of the faid Town the laft Year, detain's and refufes to Deliver the Town Book to the Town Clerk chofen for
Bills

Report of the Committee laft mentioned. Dated May 19. 17 15. Shewing, That they had then counted & burnt, 7953/. 5J. 7^. of the faid

&

this Year,

which creates confufion in the affairs of the Town. Praying Remedy. Refohed, That John Aujlan the late Town Clerk of Suffield, be preremptorily

Records to Jojeph Winchel, the perfon laft required to deliver the Town Books chofen and Sworn to be Clerk of the faid Town, upon the Penalty of paying Ten Pounds per Week, for the ufe of the County of Hamp/hire, for every Week he continues to detain them, after the faid Winchel Sent up for Concurrence.

&

makes demand

thereof.

The Vote

of

this

raifed this Year.

Sent

Houfe pafs'd down from

the 20th Currant for a the Board, pafs'd

Tax of

1000/. only to be

on

there, viz.

In Council July

21. 1715. Read and Non-concurr'd. Ordered, That the faid Vote be Infifted on, and fent up. Petition oi Zechariah Tuthill Lieut. Matter Gunner, of

William, prefented to the

Houfe

&

His Majefty's Caftle That Arrears of Wages due to Read, praying.

be refcrr'd to the next Seflion for further

&

him may be paid; Ordered, That

Confideration.

as fet forth in

the Petition.

the faid

Petition

Mary Haddrell, and Magdalene Beauchamp, lately arrived from Carolina, being driven from their Livings there by the Incurfions of the Indians, Read, praying. That the Duty on Eight Negro Slaves prefented to the Houfe

Petition of

&

them here Imported, may be abated. belonging Sent up for Concurrence. Refohed, That the prayer of the Petition be granted. A Meflage from the Board by John Higgin/on, Andrew Belcher, John Cujhing, and Addington Davenport Efqrs Moving, That in the Bill for the Ere<5ling & Maintainto
;

ing a Light-houfe, ic. the Veflels belonging to the Province of New-Hampjhire, be inferted among thofe that are to be accounted Coafters.

may

The Queftion

being put, Whether the Houfe agree

to

thejaid Amendment?

It pafs'd in the Negative.

40

Meffage was fent up to the Board to acquaint them with the faid Vote. Petition of James Minot, and Sixty feven others, prefented to the Houfe and Read, praying, That a Traft of Land of Eight Miles fquare, lying on the Wefterly and Northerly fides of Brookfield, may be granted to them and made a Townfhip, and that they may have leave to purchafe the Indian Title thereof. Ordered, That the faid Petition be referr'd to the next Seflion, for further
confideration.

A A

foil iEeribieitt.
Court have ordered the Calling in &" Exchanging offever al of the Denominations of the Bills 0/ Pub lick Credit on this Province ; and many of the Bills that are paid into the "Treafury are 'Torn &' Defac'd which can be of no ufe, but fome hazard to lodge long
this
in the Treafury.

Whereas

Mr. Ordered, That the Reprefentatives of the Town of Bo/ion, Capt. Chambers, Denifon with fuch as the Honourable Board fhall Nominate, be a Committee, at any the Seffion of this Court in May time (between this Seflion next) when the Treafurer fhall have Two Thou/and Pounds, or more of Bills in the Treafury, that are received in Exchange, as aforefaid, or otherwife defac'd, and unfit for ufe, at his

&

&

application to them, to take an account of the Number of each of the forts of the faid Bills, and the Sum the whole amounts to, and give the Treafurer Receipt for them ; and burn the faid Bills to aflies, and make report of their to this

doings Court, as often as there fliall be opportunity, whofe Receipt fhall be a Difcharge to the Treafurer equal to what the faid Bills would have been, if they had continued in his hands. Sent up for Concurrence.

Petition oi
the

That

Amos Merrel of Bojion, Taile upon the Land defcended

the faid

prefented to the
to

Houfe

&

Read, praying,

him from
to

his late Father Jeremy Merrel,

may

be cut oflFfor reafons therein mentioned.

Petition

Ordered, That confideration.

be Referr'd

the next

Seflion,

for further

A Petition of William Manley Sen. and fifteen others. Inhabitants of the Tra6t of Land commonly called Taunton North Purchafe; prefented to the Houfe & Read, praying. That they may be form'd into a Townfhip, for reafons therein mentioned. Ordered, That the faid Petition be Referr'd to the next Seflion, for further
confideration.

That the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds be allowed and paid out of the Publick Treafury, to the Committee appointed by this Court, to Ered: a Lighthoufe on Beacon Ifland 2A the Entrance of the Harbour oi Bojion, purfuant to an A6t of this Court, for a prefent supply towards carrying on of that affair, who are to keep, and render fair Accompts of their Disburfing thereof to this Court. And the faid Committee are hereby Impowred to Treat with the Owners of the
Refolved,

of them, for the faid Service. Sent up for Concurrence. A Bill Intituled, An ASi for EJiabliJhing a Rule for the Apportioning of Town 6? Read a fecond County AJfeJfments, for the Year Seventeen Hundred fifteen.
faid Ifland,

and purchafe

it

&

&

a third time.
Refolved,

That the
this

Bill

do pafs

The Vote of

Houfe
:

to be Engrofs'd. Sent up for Concurrence. the 20. Currant for the Raifing of a Tax pafs'd

of

Sent down again from the Board, pafs'd upon there, viz. 1 1000/. only this Year In Council July 22. 17 15. put to the Vote whether the Board do Infift on their Vote of Non-concurrence, within-mentioned, on the 21 July Currant? Pafs'd in the
Affirmative.

For
altered,

that the

dudlion, to the

Grant of Twenty Two Thoufand Pounds mentioned in the IntroVote of the Houfe of Reprefentatives, cannot juflly be taken away,
then the Houfe Adjourn'd
till

or abated by this Court.

And

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

j^abbati 23

tjte

^uJii 171 5.
at Dorchejler in South Carolina^ of his Children, attending upon

A
^

whom
to
viz.

Two praying, That an Indian Girl his Servant he has fent to this Province to avoid the Danger of the Indian Enemy, may Remain here for that Service, the Law of the Province be allowed to be Imported

Petition of Jqfeph

Lord Paftor of the Church

&

Sent down from the Board pafs'd upon there, the contrary notwithftanding. In Council July 20th. 17 15. Read Ordered, That the prayer of this Peti-

&

tion be granted, provided the Petitioner engage, to Tranfport the Indian Girl, when his Family go from hence; and that he do not make Merchandize of her in the

mean

time.

Sent
this

The Vote of
confidered, and

Read & Concurr'd. down for Concurrence. Houfe pafs'd the 20th currant for a Tax of iiooo/. only
laft

to be

Raifed this Year, and the

Ordered,

Vote of the Board thereon entred yefterday further

to, and fent up. AEl for Granting to His Majejly Jeveral Rates &f Engrofs'd Bill, Intituled, Duties of Impojl Read and Tonnage of Shipping. That the Bill do pafs to be Ena6ted. Refolved, An Engrofs'd Bill, Intituled, An All for Building Maintaining a Light-houfe upon the Great Brew/ler, called Beacon-Ifland, at the Entrance of the Harbour in Bofton. Read and Rejolved, That the Bill do pafs to be Enaded. An Engrofs'd Bill, Intituled, An Al Granting to His Majejly an Excife upon fVineSy Read and Liquors, (^ other Strong Drink, Sold by Retail. That the Bill do pafs to be Enafted. Refolved, A Plat of One thoufand Acres of Land lying ten Miles, South-weftward of Wachujett-Hill, laid out feveral Years fince by John Haynes, Surveyor, purfuant to a Grant made Anno 1681. to the Six Youngeft Children of Major Simon JVillard, and now renewed by John Haynes, Surveyor, Son of the faid John Haynes; prefented to for confirmation. the Houfe by Samuel Sewall Efq And the following Vote pafs'd

That the Vote of

the

Houfe be adhered

An

An

thereon

viz.

That the Land contained in the confirmed to be the Thoufand Acres granted
Ordered,

Plat above Delineated, be allowed to the Six Youngeft Children of

and

Major

Sent up for Concurrence. Simon Willard in the Year 1681. of a Stone Fort propofed to be EreAed at Pejepfcut Falls in Brun/wick, Draught a computation of the Coft, fent down from the Board, Confidered. InfpeAed

&

&

&

the Proje6tion Computation laid before them, that the Building of a Stone Fort at Brunfwick, near Pejepfcut Falls, will be attended with a great unneceffary charge, and require a confiderable time before it can be
It

appearing to this

Houfe by

&

&

compleated.
Voted, That the Fort to be built there be made of Logs or Timber, not exceeding the Dimenfions of Fifty Feet Square; and that Col. John Wheelwright, Capt. Lewis Bane, and Charles Frojl Efq; who built the Fort at Winter Harbour, be a

Committee
formed

to build the faid Fort, with as

Stores at Cajco-Fort, fo far as needful,

may

much Expedition as may be that the be removed thither: which we are In;

An

are too much expofed to the Indians, through the decay'd State of that Fort. Sent up for Concurrence. Accompt of Jofeph Jencks jun. his charge in building the Great Bridge over

Pautucket River, amounting to the Sum of 223/. 14J. iid. Read, with a Letter from Mr. Richard Ward, Secretary of the Colony of Rhode IJland, Moving this Govern-

ment

to pay

one half of the faid Sum.

Ordered, That the faid confideration.

Accompt

be Referr'd to the next Seffion, for further

laft

Ordered,

That fuch

Petitions as were the

Seflion referr'd to this,

and have

not

now

been confidered, be referr'd to the next Seffion.

The

[+2]
The Vote of this Houfe pafs'd this Day for a Wooden Fort to be built at Brunfwick; Sent down again from the Board with a Meflage, That they are of Opinion, fince there is a Stone Fort there that may be repaired, It is better to be proceeded in than that a New one ihould be built with Wood, and therefore the Board had not
Concurr'd with the faid Vote.

An
Town

Re/ohed, Meflage from the Board by Addington Davenport, and Edmund ^in/ey Efqrs That His Excellency and Council, have pitch'd upon the Clerk, of this Houfe for a Commiffioner to proceed to Cape Sables to Treat with the Indians there, and defire the confent of the Houfe that he may attend that Service. The Queftion being put, Whether the Houfe confent to the faid Motion from the

Intituled, An A5t for ejlablijhing a Rule for the Apportioning of Read and i County AJfeJfments for the Tear Seventeen Hundred 5? Fifteen. That the Bill do pafs to be Enafted.

Engrofs'd

Bill

Board?

It pafs'd in

Meflage fent

up

the Negative. to acquaint His Excellency

till

&

the Board with the faid Vote.

;And then the Houfe Adjourn'd

Monday

next Three a Clock in the afternoon.

JLwxAt 25 tik 31ulu 1715-

Memorial o( Andrew Belcher Efq at the defire and in he\\a.\? of Samuel Pal/ltridge Efq Moving, That liberty may be granted to thofe that had Boxed Pine Trees to draw Turpentine in the County of Hampjhire, before the Ad; pafs'd the lafl; Sefljon did prohibit it, may be allowed to draw the Turpentine from them this
; ;

Summer, paying fuch acknowledgment as this Court fhall fee meet to Order, brought Read. down from the Board, having been there Read, and Recommended.

And

Meflage from the Board by Andrew Belcher, Ifaac Winflow, & John Pynchon Efqrs That His Excellency & Council, have found no proper Perfon, befides Col. Goffe, that they can prevail with to proceed as Commiflioner, to Treat with the Cape Sable Indians, and that they apprehend His Majefl:y's Subje(5ls in their hands are in And Defiring the Advice of the Houfe in the affair. danger of Suffering by them. Affidavits of fuch Perfons as have lately been in the hands of the faid left two Indians, which were Read: And a Petition of Jotham Odiorn in behalf of himfelf, and William Pepperell Efq of Kittery, Shewing, That the Indians at Cape Sables have taken two Fifhing Sloops and a Shallop belonging to the faid Pepperell, and two Fifhing Sloops of the faid Odiorn's praying. That they may have liberty to fend and Ranfom their Veflels, and home Eleven Men now in the hands of the faid Indians And that a fuitable bring Number of Men may be allowed to go with them, for that end in fuch Veflel as this Read and Court Ihall Order. That the Petition be Rejefted the Petitioner Odiorn being an InhabOrdered, itant of the Province of New-Hampjhire ; it is proper for him to apply there.

the Quefliion being put, It pafs'd in the Negative.

Whether

the Requejl of the faid

Memorial he granted?

That a Meflage be fent up to His Excellency the Governour, earneftly That the Requefl; of this Houfe of the 21ft. currant agreed to by the Counmoving, when fhe had finifhed her cil, for the Guard-fliip to proceed to Cape Breton, &c.
Ordered,

Intended Cruife, may be anfwered. That if it be Sufpe(5led, That any of the Englifh have Injured, or Defrauded any of the Indians, that it may be inquired into and Jufl;ice done to the Indians, That no proper means may be neglefted to prevent the great Calamity of a War returning

upon us. That His Excellency will pleafe to give Inftruftion of War, to Reprefent to the Commander in Chief at Cape

to the Captain of the

Man

Breton,

That

the French are

Fifliing

[43]
Fifhing to the Weftward of the

Gut of

Canfo, which

is

contrary to the late Treaty

of Peace.
Meffage from the Board, That His Excellency did agree to the Meffage laft fent to him from the Houfe. A Meflage from the Board by John Clark, Thomas Fitch, and Edmund ^infey Efqrs; That the Man of War is delay'd Sailing on her Cruife Eaftward by nothing but the wanting of another Commiflioner, in which they fhould be glad of the advice of this Houfe.
Col. Thaxter, That the Houfe Meflage fent up to the Board by Capt. Noyes is of Opinion, That Mr. John Nelfon is a Perfon very proper for that Service. Who Return'd, That Mr. Nelfon could not be obtain'd for that Service, A Meflage from the Board by Addington Davenport and John Pynchon Efqrs Defiring, Mr. IVilliam Paine a Member of this Houfe, to undertake the Service of a Commiflioner, to Treat with the Cape Sables Indians and that the Houfe would
; ;

&

confent to his proceeding therein. But Mr. Paine acquainted the Houfe, That he could by no means attend that
Service.

The

following Vote fent down from the Board, viz. In anfwer to the Petition of IVilliam Pepperell Efq

In Council July 25. 1715.

;

He

has leave to Vifit the

Indians in friendfhip, at Cape Sables, and ufe all proper methods to regain his Men and VeflTels, out of the Indians hands; and the Frigot being alfo ordered to vifit that

may cover them, and afford them their Advice and Proteftion. Sent down for Concurrence. Read and Non-concurr'd As a Matter of dangerous Confequence, for Government to give allowance to the Ranfoming of Captions from the Indians.
Coaft
:

this

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

jUartie 26
*^

tiic

Julii 17' 5-

Petition of the Eaftern Congregation in the

mittee,

Town

of fVatertown by their

Com-

praying, That they may be made

a Separate

Town,

the Wefl;ern Part

of the faid Town continuing to Illude the Orders of this Court for the Maintenance of the Minifl;ry in the faid Town: Sent down from the Board with their Vote thereon for Concurrence, which was Read and Agreed to by the Houfe, with an

Amendment.

And

is

as follows.

The Amendment

being inferted, viz.

Ordered, That the Petitioners, ferve the Seleftmen and AflTeflbrs of Watertown with a Copy of this Petition and Summon them to attend this Court on the Second Wednefday of the next Fall-Seflion, to anfwer the Complaints, made therein, of their for the Maintenance of their neglefting to comply with the Orders of this Court, Read and Concurr'd. Sent down for Concurrence. Minifters. The Honourable Board not feeing Caufe to agree to the Vote of this Houfe of

the 23d Currant for Building a Fort with Wood. Voted, That His Excellency the Governour be Requefted to Order the Repairing of the Stone Fort at Brun/wick near Pejepfcut Falls, agreeable to the Vote of this

Sent up for Concurrence. up to the Board, defiring, That the Bills that the Houfes, may be Engrofs'd and Ena(^ed, that the Court may rife; have pafs'd this Houfe having now no bufinefs before them. The Petition of Jojiah Chapin Efq of Mendon, upon which a Vote was pafs'd in

Court

at their laft Seflion.

Ordered, That

a Meflage be fent

this Houfe, the 28th June laft; fent

down from

the Board, the Council not having

then pafs'd upon

Ordered, That

it.

the faid

Vote be Revived and

fent

up

for Concurrence.

And

[44]
And
jield,

the

Vote of

this
laft,

Houfe

pafs'd

on the Petition of the Inhabitants of Brook-

the 9th oi June

not being then pafs'd upon in Council: Sent

down

again

to be Revived.

A
faid

Ordered, That the faid Vote be Revived and fent up for Concurrence. Petition of Edward White of Bojlon, fhewing, That Mr. Jqfeph Dowding of the

hath wrongfully taken away, and with-holds from him his Houfe, wherein without remedy in the Law; And that the Committee appointed by this Court to Audit, and Adjuft the Accompts depending between them, have reported a confiderable Sum to be due to him Praying, That the faid Report may be confirmed, and the faid Dowding be compelled to pay him accordingly or that his Affair may

Town

he

is

again have

courfe through the Law. Sent down from the Board, pafs'd
its

upon
is

That the Petitioner be adfor Concurrence. Sent down mitted to a new Trial. Read & concurr'd. A Letter from His Excellency the Governour to the two Houfes. Sent down from the Board, and is as follows, viz. Council Chamber in Bojlon, July 26. 17 15.
Read, and the prayer of the Petition

there, viz. fo far granted.

In Council July 26. 17 15.

GENTLEMEN,
The News from Cape Sables increajing upon us, that the Indians have proceeded in their Hojiilities, fo far as to make them/elves Majlers of about Twenty even of our Fijhing have Murdered Eight, and wounded Others. Vejfels, and Men belonging, of whom they I am of Opinion, That the Frigot proceed immediately to Annapolis Royall, and Acquaint the Government there, of our prefent Pojiure, and their Danger, and obtain their advice of any Method, to be ufed to Recover our Vejfels, and Prifoners out of the Indian hands ; and from thence to proceed to Cape Sables, to advife our Fijhing VeJjfels there of their Danger : And that there be taken up forth-with two good Sloops with Thirty Men each, to Defend and Secure our remaining Fi/kery, upon the Coajl of Cape Sables, and Parts Adjacent, and to hold his Cruife there for Twenty Dayes; and then give us Notice for our further Proceedure ; and that the Frigot Sail forth-with, with Col. Goffe on Board, no

other fit Per/on to be joyned with him in this Negotiation appearing.

J.

DUDLET.
defired

Pafs'd
that
it

upon

in Council, viz. July 26th. 17 15.

Read and Accepted, and

for Concurrence.

be forth-with proceeded upon. Read and Concurr'd.

Engrofs'd
Bill, Intituled,

Sent

down

An

An AB for

the more fafe keeping the Regifiry of Deeds

Read and and Conveyances of Lands. That the Bill do pafs to be Enadled. Rejolved, An Engrofs'd Bill Intituled, An Al in Addition Read and Re/olved, That the Bill do pafs to be Enabled.

to

an

A51 for Regulating Fees.

prefented to the
faid

Petition of John Aujian, late

this

Town

Clerk of

Suffield,

Houfe
to

and Read, praying a Meeting; and that the

Court

to

Order the Proprietors of the

Town,

have

Juftices of the General Seffions of the Peace in the County of Hamp/kire, may Hear and Determine their Differences relating to Grants of

Lands

in the faid

Town.
the Inhabitants of the

Ordered,

That

Town
fhall

of

Suffield,

be advifed

&
it,

diredled to

Compromife, and Iffue

felves as fpeedily as

their Differences in the Affairs afore-mentioned,

among themin the fpace

;

of three Months next coming, & fignifie it to the Honourable Samuel Partridge Efq That then the Juflices of the General SelTions of the Peace in the County of Hampfhire. Hold a Special SefTion at the faid Town, Hear both Parties & Determine and Settle their Differences, whofe Determination fhall be a final Iffue, and be fo entred in their Town Book. The charge of the Seffion to be born by the faid Town. And the Town Clerk is direfted to Enter no Record of the Lands in controverfy,
before

may

be.

But

if

they

not be fo wife as to do

[45]
before the Seffion order'd of the Juftices, unlefs the

Town come
With
a

into a

good and

Sent up for Concurrence. amicable agreement therein. Houfe have no bufinefs before them and defire to Rife.

Meffage that the

Meflage from the Board by John Clark, 'Thomas Hutchin/oti, and Edmund ^in/ey That feveral Allowances which are wont to be made Annually at the May Efqrs as the Allowance to the Judges, Treafurer, i^c. Seffion, are not yet done Moving And intimated that the Treafurer is not willing the Houfe now to Grant the fame. to be Sworn for the Service of the Year currant, until his Allowance for the laft Year's
; ;

Service

is

Granted.
this

The

time, inajmuch as the Tax to be Levied this It pafs'd in the Negative.

Queftion being put. Whether the Houfe will proceed to make Allowances at Tear is not agreed on ?
the faid

And
The

Vote was

fent

up

to the

Board by Capt. Noyes, Mr. William Paine,

and Mr. Chipman.

Elijha following Vote fent down from the Board, viz. July 26th. 17 15. Hutchinfon, Eliakim Hutchin/on, Andrew Belcher, Thomas Hutchinfon and Edmund ^in/ey Efqrs ; are a Committee to confer upon the Tax, with fuch as the Reprefentatives fhall appoint, that the Occafions of the Province be not loft for want of

a Supply.

Sent

down

for Concurrence.

Read

&

Concurr'd with an

Amendment

added, viz.

And

confider

fome Expedient wherein the Houfes may be

likely to agree

for raifing one.

And
Parfons,

Mr. Cooke, Mr. Epps, Capt. Fullam, Maj. Bradford, Capt. Capt. Cawley, Mr. Knolton, and Capt. Chambers are joined in the Affair.
Capt. Noyes,

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

Jlterniru 27

tiie

Uultt 171

5.

A
"^^

Plat of Land, offered to the

this

Court

for confirmation, purfuant to the Vote of at their laft Seflion for 1686. Acres to be laid out, in anfwer to the

Houfe

Petition of the Heirs of John Haynes. And the Petition of the Heirs of the faid John Haynes, prefented to the and Read, praying. That the Land in the faid Plat may be confirmed to them.

Houfe

Edward a Petition of Hopejlill Brown, John Brigham, Jofhua Haynes, to the Houfe and Read, praying. That a certain Tradl of Meadow, Goddard, prefented belonging to them, and others, lying within the Limits of the faid Plat, may be referved to them, together with fome Up-land to Stack their Hay upon, and a convenient High-way to the

And

&

Meadow.
to the laft

An Anfwer
Read
;

of the Heirs of the faid John Haynes and the Queftion being put, Whether the Plat

mentioned Petition,
is

It pafs'd in the Negative. drawn, and contains feveral Hundred

be Confirmed? It appearing to the Houfe that the Plat

fallacioufly

Acres of Land more than the 1686. defign'd to

be confirmed by this Court. The Petition of the Committee of fundry Proprietors of Swampfield, praying as Read again, and entred the 7th Day of June laft. Ordered, That the Petitioners lay before the Court a Plat of their Original Grant, and of the Land they Petition to have added to them by a Surveyor and Chain-men

under Oath.

Thomas Fitch Efqrs Moving the Meffage from the Board by John Clark to Vote the Wages that fliall be given to a Surgeon for the Sloops Ordered to Cape Sables. Ordered, That a Meffage be fent up to the Board, That fome proper Perfon be agreed with for that Occafion, upon fuch reafonable Terms as he can be obtained.
;

Sent up for Concurrence.

&

Houfe

The

[+6]
following Vote brought from the Board by Andrew Belcher, Ifaac Winjlow, 'Thomas Hutchinfon, Thomas Fitch, and Edmund ^in/ey Efqrs ; viz. Propofals for the Drawing in 22000/. to be Levied on Polls and Eftates, for this

The

prefent Year 17 15.

/.
.f.

d.

on the 50000/. Loan Money In the Treafury, as appears by the Treafurers Accompts Import and Excife, fuppofe to be A Tax on Polls & Eftates to be Levied this prefent Year,
Intereft
to

2000 2000
5000
)

o o o o

o o o
o

compleat the 22000/.

13000
)

/.

22000

Voted In Council July 27th. 17 15. Accepted unanimoufly. Read Sent down for Concurrence.

&

poll itteritiiem.
Meffage fent up to the Board by Mr. William Denifon, Mr. Hitchcock, and Mr. Chipman, That the Houfe defire to fee the Report of the Committee of both Houfes, viz. appointed to confer about the Tax. Which they brought down, & is as follows, Granted to be paid in the Year Propofals, for Drawing in the Tax of 22000/.
17 1 5. viz.
/.

s.

d.

Tax on

Polls and Eftates

Intereft of the 50000/. Loan In the Treafury, with an Obligation Impoft and Excife

iiooo 2000

& Judgment

of Court

2050 6950
/

o o o o

o o o o

o o Tax to be Granted on Polls and Eftates to make good Deficiences on any of To be Levied in 1712, or 1713. the above Sums, 5000/. Sent up for Concurrence. Read and Accepted. A Meffage from the Board by Eli/ha Hutchinfon, Andrew Belcher, Edward BromThomas Fitch, Thomas Oliver, and Edmund field, John Clark, Thomas Hutchinfon, the Vote of this Houfe upon the Report of the Efqrs. who brought down

22000

S^uinjey

Committee of both Houfes, concerning the Tax non-concurr'd.

the

And

Acquainted

Houfe that the Council could not confent to and mov'd the Houfe to confent to the Vote of down this Day.

the Pq/i-poning any part of the Tax, the Board relating to the Tax fent
in the forenoon,

The Vote of the Board relating to the Tax, entred Read and Non-concurr'd. down for Concurrence.
Ordered,

and then fent

That

the

Houfe Adhere
that
it

to their

Vote on the Report of the Committee

of both Houfes.

And

be fent up again.
till

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

JotJis 28

tJie
in

3ulii 1715Addition
to

AN
"*

Engrofs'd

Bill Intituled,

An

All

an Al of Limitation, for ^iet-

ing of Pojfejfions.

That the Bill That Col. Thaxter, Col. Winthrop, and Mr. William Paine, with fuch as Ordered, the Honourable Board ftiall Nominate, be a Committee to Confider & Treat with
Refolved,

Read and do pafs to be Enad:ed.

Perfons Skilful in Surveying; and acquainted in the Frontiers, in order to take a Plat of the ungranted Lands, in the Frontiers lying between Connelicut Great River, and

Merrimack River, up
thence

as high

Weftward,

as Penicook,

upon Merrimack River, and from

the Plat to

upon

a ftrait

Line, to the neareft part of ConneSlicut River:

Include

[47]
Include
ftrait

the ungranted Lands lying between the and the Frontier Towns. And in order Line,
all

faid

to take Plats
a

Lands that are within the faid Frontiers. And make this Court what the charge may probably amount to.

two Rivers, and the faid of the ungranted Report to the next Seffion of
Sent up for Concurrence.

The

following Propofal prefented to the

(he Subfcribers Proprietors of the to make fuch a Settlement, as

Houfe by

the Subfcribers. viz.

in Brunfwick, Topfham, ic. being Debe able to fuflain a with the Indians, may Do acknowledge the Favour of the General Court, in their readinejs to Encourage and ProteEt the intended Settlements, and particularly in the Repair of the Fort there ; yet perceiving

T/ty^E ^^ Jirous

Lands

War

account of the cheapnejs of it ; being fenfible as to be a Bridle to the Indians : So if a War fhould arije, it fet,fo may be Expelled, they will leave no means untryed, to become Mafiers of it, towards which the Remotenejs from Succour will give them great advantage, and confidering how much the

the Houfe inclinable to a

is

Wooden Fort, on

We

that as this Fort

Lives

Eftates there will depend upon the Strength been Induced to make the following Propofal.

^ Security of that

Fort

We

have

That whereas the Wooden Fort at Winter Harbour cofi, as we are informed 400I. Pounds, when Proviftons, i Labour were much cheaper, than at this time. We cant fuppofe fuch an one now would cofl much lefs than 500I. Pounds ; and a Stone Fort fuppofed to be much more Chargeable : Yet rather than the faid Fort fhould be of Wood, andfo liable
Confumed by Fire, in cafe it fhould be Affaulted by French as well as Indians. Offer, That if the General Court will pleafe to Allow Five Hundred Pounds, and let us now have the Fifteen Men, which are Dejigned for that Garrifon, we will enter into Engagements to Repair &? Finifh the aforefaid Stone Fort : To be 50 Foot fquare, as proto be

We

po/ed, with

Two of which amount to more fhould Charge, although Weeks time if poffible, and hope to finifh it We defire to have Three Hundred Pounds
Four
Bafiions,
it

of Wood on the Top of the Angle ; at our own And wefhall fet about it in a than that Sum.
before Winter, if not ObflruBed by the Indians. of the faid Sum as occafton fhall require, to pro-

vide Materials, i^c. and the remainder Bofton, July 28th. 1715.

when

the

work

is

finifhed.

Thomas Hutchinfon.

Memorandum,
agreed that the Foundation of the faid Fort fhall be Three Foot under ground. That the Wallfhall be Three Foot
//
is

Adam Winthrop
Oliver Noyes. In behalf of them/elves

and partners. leafl Ten Foot High above the Ground ; and laid in Lime Mortar, with Barracks for Fifteen Men; to be built on or near the Spot where the Fort now fiands. Voted, That the faid Propofals be accepted, and the Sums be paid out of the Sent up for Concurrence. Treafury as propofed. from the Board by Thomas Fitch, & Thomas Oliver Efqrs That Capt. A Meffage Bommazeen with the other Four Eaftern Indians that have been here fome Days upon a Vifit, are now returning home, and the Council think it convenient that fomething
Thick at Bottom, and at
;

be given them, to bear their Expences. Voted, That the Sum of Four Pounds be allowed them to bear their charges home. Sent up for Concurrence.

Meffage fent up to the Board by Mr. Remington, and Capt. Ofgood, That this Houfe have no bufinefs lying before them, and if there be none to come down from
the Board, the Houfe deffre to be difmift. return'd anfwer. That His Excellency faid the Treafury is not yet fupplyed, nor the Tax to be Raifed this Seffion agreed upon, nor the Treafurers Salary Voted, and he, as yet not Sworn, which ought to be done before the Court Rifes.

Who
The

down from the Board, viz. In Council ^uly 28th. 1715. the Affembly agree to lay Eleven Thoufand Pounds Tax at this Seffion, in part of the Twenty two Thoufand Pounds Granted by two former Ads of Affembly, to be paid this Year; the Council will agree to the Ad.
following Vote fent
if

Voted, That

Sent

down
And

for Concurrence.

Read.
till

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

0enert0

48

Oenms
Two
made

29 tie Julii 1715-

on Polls A N A61 for Apportioning & AffefEng a Tax of Eleven thoufand ^^ and Eflates, which with the Sum of Two thoufand pounds pounds,Treafury, in the
thoufand pounds Interefl of the Loan Money, and Seven thoufand pounds

Tunnage of Shipping, part this prefent Seffion, will make by the Impoft, Excife of Twenty two thoufand pounds purfuant to the Funds Grants, up the Sum

&

&

to

Her
1.

late

& May

Majefty by this Court,

at their feveral

Seffions in

Novemb. 17 lo

171 Ordered, That the Preamble of the Tax Bill to be pafs'd this Seffion, be formed And that a Bill be drawn accordingly, agreeable to the above-mentioned Minutes.
as expeditioufly as

Sent up for Concurrence. may be. That the Treafurer be & hereby is Dire6led Refohed, forth and Emit the Sum of Four thoufand pounds, of the

&

Impowred, to

Iffue

Bills of Publick Credit of this Province, that are or (hall be received into the Treafury, for payment of the Publick Debts of the Province already contraded for the Defence Support of the Government, and the neceffary Protection, and Prefervation of the Inhabitants of this Province; and for the Subfifting of Forts, or Garrifons, and Wages arifing for their Service (But the Fort at Cafco Bay for no longer time, than the firft Day of OSlober next;) for Payment of Grants, Salaries, and Allowances, made or to be made by this Court, according to fuch Draughts as from time to time fhall be made
;

&

upon him, by Warrant or Order of

fent of the Council

the Governour, by

&

with the Advice

&

Con-

: and the faid Bills fhall pafs out of the Treafury at the value therein expreffed, equivalent to Money; and Ihall be taken, and accepted in all Publick Payments at the Advance, and after the Rate of Five Pounds -per Cent. more.

And
Moft

Security for the fame, There be, and hereby is Granted to His Excellent Majefty, to the ends ufes, as aforefaid, a Tax of Four thoufand
as a

Fund

&

&

Perfonal within this Province, Eftates both Real pounds, to be levied on Polls in fuch Proportion, upon the feveral Towns and Difaccording to fuch Rules, and
tri(5ls within the fame as fhall be agreed on, and ordered by the Great and General Court of Affembly of this Province, at their Seffion in May Anno i^ii. And paid into the Treafury on or before the lafl Day of December next after.

&

&

Sent up for Concurrence. Re/olved, That the Sum of Forty Shillings be allowed, and paid out of the Publick Treafury to Mr. Benjamin Rolf for his Service in writing for this Court the Sent up for Concurrence. laft Year.

Poil JtterttJiem.

Bill

Intituled,

An

Pounds upon Polls

&

A5i for Apportioning

AJfeJJing a 'Tax of Eleven 'Thoufand

EJlates.

Read

a
till

firft

time.
a

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

to

Morrow Morning Nine

Clock.

^abbati 30

Me

Julii 1715-

Pounds upon Polls

A5i for Apportioning AJfeJJing a Tax of Eleven Thoufand Read a 2d and a 3d time. EJlates. Sent up for Concurrence. Refolved, That the Bill do pafs to be Engrofs'd. Ordered, That the Reprefentatives of the Town of Bojlon, be defired to take the care of Printing the Votes of this Houfe this Seffion, and Treat with a Printer about
Bill

Intituled,

An

&

&

the

Terms upon which

ijtf

they

may be

Printed here-after.
Rates, by the

TTT'HEREAS '3\t (ZEnaCtetl, in the A El for Granting to His Majefty feveral ^'^ and Duties of Impoft and Tunnage of Shipping, viz. " That there fhall be paid

" Mafter of every Ship, or other Veffel coming into any Port, or Ports in this Province,

"to

[49]
major part of the Owners whereof are not belonging to this Province except fuch Veflels as belong to the Provinces, or Colonies of Pen"ftlvania. Weft Eajl Jersey, New-York, Conne6licut, or Rhode IJland; every Voyage " fuch or Veflel does make, the Sum of Eighteen-Pence per Ton, or one Pound Ship " of good New Gunpowder, for every Ton fuch Ship or Veflel is in burthen to be "paid into the Commiflioner, or Receiver of the Duties of Import, and to be " Imployed for the Supply of His Majefty's Caftle, and Forts, within this Province. Ordered, That it be an Explanation of the faid Act, That the faid Duty is not to
to

"
"

Trade or

Traffick, the
;

&

be paid for fuch Part or Parts, of any Ship or other Veflel, that is owned by any perfon or perfons Inhabiting this Province; and that it be an Inftruftion to the Ofiicer of Import to govern himfelf accordingly.

Sent up for Concurrence. Complaint of Nathanael Healy, and four others of the South Part of Newton, Shewing, That they are aflefled to the Support of the Minirtry in the faid Town, notwithrtanding by an Order of this Court, they are annexed to the Weftern Precindl

Sent down from the Board, pafs'd on there, vix. In Council, July 30th. In Anfwer to this Petition. Voted, That the Vote and Advice of this Court, 1715. at their Seflion in May 1713. to the Town of Newton, to allow Six Families lying next to Roxbury to Attend the Worfhip of God at that Precindl, was and is a Poflitive
in Roxbury. to Difmifs the faid Six Families, from them to Attend the Order, to the faid Town Publick Worfliip of God at Roxbury ; and accordingly they are Difcharged from paying to the Minirters in Newton. Sent down for Concurrence. Read and
;

Ordered,
this

That

the confideration of this Petition be referr'd to the next Seflion of

in the

Court; and that

mean time no

Dirtrefs be

made upon

the Petitioners.

Thomas Fitch Efqrs. Meflage from the Board by Wait Winthrop, John Clark, the Board had not pafs'd upon the Vote of this Houfe, fent up Yefterday, for Supply of the Treafury: His Excellency having intimated to them, That he could not confent to the claufe therein relating to Ca/co Fort. And they left the faid Vote

Sent up for Concurrence.

&

That

to be further confidered of.

Board again by Mr. Cooke, and Mr. Remington, of Opinion, They can't abate the claufe concerning Ca/co Fort, without the hazard of having both the Old Fort at Ca/co, and a New one at Pejep/cut to be maintained. The Vote of this Houfe for Supply of the Treafury, fent down again from the
faid

The

Vote was

fent

up

to the
is

with a Meflage, That the

Houfe

Board, with a claufe propofed in the room of that concerning Ca/co Fort. viz. And that the Treafurer fend the Subfiftence for the Garrifon at Ca/co till the firrt Day of

OBober next; not doubting of the Governours Diredlion

at Cafco fo

to

Draw

off"

the Garrifon

foon as the

New

Fort

at Pejep/cut

be

finiftied

and ready to receive the

and Soldiers now lodged at Ca/co Fort. Queftion being put. Whether the Hou/e agree the Board? by It pafs'd in the Negative. Nemine Contradicente.
Stores,

The

to

the /aid

Amendment prepo/'d

Ordered,

That the Houfe Adhere

till

to their Vote.

Sent up.

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

Monday

next Three a Clock in the afternoon.

l^unae
;

bie %yx%yx^\ 171

5.

down from the Board fome Letters advifing j^Ddington Davenport Efq Brought of the Return of the Vefl*els and Men, that were taken by the Cape Sables Indians, and inform'd the Houfe there is no bufinefs lying before them.
Mr.

[50]
Mr. Paine, and Capt. Fullam were fent up to the Board, to Inquire Vote of this Houfe, for Supplying the Treafury is concurr'd. And to whether the Acquaint them that this Houfe have no bufinefs before them. A Meflage from the Board by Andrew Belcher, Edward Bromfield, John Clark, Mr.
Cooke,

Addington Davenport, Thomas Hutchinfon, Thomas Oliver, and Edmund ^in/ey Efqrs. That the Council could not concur with the Vote of this Houfe for Supply of the
Treafury, with that claufe in
it

He is
Fort
viz.

ready to
Ihall

remove the Stores from

be
fit

relating to Ca/co Fort ; But that His Excellency fays, Cafco Fort, to Brunfwick, as foon as the Fort at

Brunjwick
at

to receive them, and will

do
left

it,

if it lyes in his

Brunjwick In Council, Augujl

following Vote

fhall

be ready
ill.

And

they

the faid Vote,

Power, when the whereon is entred,

fent up.

The
viz.

17 15. entred on the

Read and Non-Concurr'd. Vote for Supply of the Treafury, and

this

Voted,

That

it

is

the

undoubted Right of

Houfe

to Appropriate their

Grants.
that the Houfe are neceffitated to adhere to this their Refolve, without abatthe claufe relating to Cafco Fort, having Voted the Repairing of the Fort at Brunfing wick; which Vote is Concurr'd by the Honourable Board, and confented to by His

And

Excellency. Petition oi William Clap, and Fourteen others Inhabitants oi Cape Cod, Affigning reafons why they would not be annex'd to the Town of Truro; and why they are

without a Minifter and praying, That they may be made a Townfhip, and affifted out of the Publick Treafury in Building a Meeting-Houfe, and Maintaining a Minifter. Propofing that the Treafury may be reimburf 'd by a Duty laid on the Fifhery Sent down from the Board. Recommended. there. That the Confideration of the faid Petition be referr'd to the next Ordered,
:

Seflion.

that the

Sent up for Concurrence by Capt. Chambers, and Mr. Moodey, with a Meffage Houfe have no bufinefs before them, and defire to Rife.

That His Excellency Meffage from the Board by Edmund ^infey Efqr; Diredts the Speaker and the whole Houfe to attend him forthwith in the Council Chamber. Mr. Speaker, and the whole Houfe went up accordingly and His Excellency of Augufl Currant, at Ten a Clock Prorogu'd the Court to Wednefday the 24th Day

in the forenoon.

BOSTON:

Printed by

%.

($teen

1715.

[5>]
Anno Regni Regis GEO RG II nunc Magnae Britanniae, ^C. Secundo.

JOURNAL
Of
the

Houfe of

Reprefentatives.
At a Great and General Court
or Affembly of His Majefty's Province of

the Maffachufetts-Bay in i^etU'CnslaUtl, begun ^VLUO upon Wednefday the 25th Day of

& held

at

BofiOU*
i

M^V*

Omini*
of

5-

And continued by Prorogation

next
after,

to

Wednefday the 24th Day

Houfe not appearing,
a

^UQ^UOt
Members

and then Met.

sufficient

A
of the

Number

to conftitute a

the

prefent agreed to meet again at

Three

Clock

in the afternoon.

Mr. Speaker fent up a MefTage to the Board by Col. Thaxter, and Capt. Cawley. That a ^orum of the Houfe are now met, and ready to proceed upon the Bufinefs
Seffion.
;

Meflage from His Excellency hy Edmund ^incey Efq That Mr. Speaker and the Houfe forthwith attend him in the Council Chamber. Mr. Speaker and the Houfe accordingly went up to the Council Chamber, and His Excellency made a Speech to the Court, whereof Mr. Speaker obtain'd a Copy,

and with the Houfe return'd to

their

own Chamber.
is

His Excellency's Speech Read, and

as follows, viz.

Bofton, Auguft 24th. 1715.

GENTLEMEN,
/Should to give you the necejjfary
have given you the Trouble of a SeJ/ton at this time, but that I thought it Opportunity to Provide for the Support of the Government in the hands of the Civil Officers, The Judges, the Treafurer and Others who ought to be provided which it is neceffary, to have for, and have at no time been neglected by the Affembly beftdes
not

fome-thing in the Treafury for the Defreying of other Emergencies, that may require the fame. This will not Demand more than a Day or Two to Refolve, and I am not willing, to enter
into any other Affairs that

may Detain you from your own

the

bufinefs in the

Country that

is

prejjing at this time.

Motion being made, That

Supply of the Treafury, without not being done afore, and to vindicate the Houfe therein. Which meeting with fome Oppofition. The Queftion was put, JVhether the Houfe will proceed
of the Treafury, without fuch Introduction? It pafs'd in the Negative.
Ordered, That Mr. fVilliam Paine, Capt. Noyes and mittee to prepare a draught of fuch Introduftion and lay

J. will not proceed to make a Grant for an Introdudlion thereto, to fhew the reafon of it's

DUDLEY.

Houfe

to

make a Grant forfupply

Mr. Remington, be
it

Com-

before the Houfe.

they did accordingly, and was Read and Accepted by the Houfe, and pafs'd together with a Refolve for a fupply of the Treafury: as follows, viz. This

Which

[52]
This Houfe having on the i^th

Day

of July in their
Bills

lajl SeJJions

Voted,

That

the

of Publick Credit of this Province be Emitted by the Treafurer, for the Support of the Government, and for Payment of Grants, Salaries and Allowances, Made or to be made by this Court, &c. which faid Vote was then Non-concurr'd by the Honourable Council. For Reviving therefore of the faid Grant, and that this Houfe may again fhew their readinefs to fupply the
Treafury.
forth and

Sum

of Four Thoufand Pounds of the

Refohed, That the Treafurer be hereby is Direiiled Impowred, to Iffue Emit the Sum of Four thoufand Pounds, of the Bills of Publick Credit of this Province, that are or fhall be received into the Treafury ; for Payment of the

&

&

Publick Debts of the Province already contraded ; for the Defence Support of the and the neceffary Proteftion, and Prefervation of the Inhabitants of Government, this Province; and for the Subfifting of Forts, or Garrifons, and Wages arifing for their Service: (But the Fort at Cqfco Bay for no longer time, than the firft Day of October next;) for Payment of Grants, Salaries, and Allowances, Made or to be made by this Court, according to fuch Draughts as from time to time fhall be made upon him, by Warrant or Order of the Governour, by and with the Advice and Confent of the Council and the faid Bills (hall pafs out of the Treafury at the value therein expreffed, equivalent to Money; and Ihall be taken, and accepted in all Publick Payments at the Advance, and after the Rate oi Five Pounds per Cent. more. And as a Fund Security for the fame. There be, and hereby is Granted to His Moft Excellent Majefty, to the ends and ufes, as aforefaid, a Tax of Four thoufand Pounds, to be levied on Polls and Eflates both Real and Perfonal within this
:

&

&

and

Province, according to fuch Rules, and in fuch Proportion, upon the feveral Towns Diftrifts within the fame, as Ihall be agreed on, and ordered by the Great and

General Court or Affembly of this Province, at their Seflion in May Anno 1722, paid into the Treafury on or before the laft Day oi December next after.

And

Sent up for Concurrence. The Vote of this Houfe pafs'd the 28th of July laft, relating to the taking a Survey of the Weflern Frontiers, not having been then pafs'd on by the Board, was fent for from thence, and Read, and Ordered, That the faid Vote be Revived, and Sent up for Concurrence.

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

3oi)is 25

tiie

;ilu0uEu 1715in the

Members of this Court of the Prorogations made from time to time when this Court is not Sitting. Ordered, That Mr. Cooke be defired to prepare a Draught of a Bill for that end, and lay it before the Houfe at their next SefTion.
feafonable Notice to the feveral
thereof, that fhall be

Motion being made. That Provifion be made

Law

to give certain

and

The Committee of

this

Houfe appointed

the

lafl

Seffion to Treat with a Printer

for the Imprinting the Votes of this Houfe, made Report that Mr. Bartho. Green Printer, had offered to do the fame, and all the other Printing direfted by the Government, for the fpace of Seven Years next coming; and to furnifh each Member

Court, with a Copy of the faid Votes, free of charge, on each Tuefday, Thurfand Saturday, of the feveral Seffions, during the Term, upon his being Allowed day 'thirty Pounds per Annum for his Service. Sent up for Concurrence with Ordered, That the faid Propofal be Accepted. a Meffage to the Board, That this Houfe have no bufinefs before them; and Defire

of

this

if there is

any thing to come down,

it

may be

fent as foon as

may

be.

Ordered,

[53]
That the Eaftern half of the Thoufand Acres of Land referved to the Province in the Grant of the Townfhip of Rutland, be, and hereby is Granted to Jo/in Burrill Efq Speaker of this Houfe, and his Heirs and Affigns for ever; in Sent up for Concurrence. confideration of his long & good Service to this Province. be fent up to the Honourable Board, Requefting them Ordered, That a Meffage to Meet in Council earlier, if it may be to give as fpeedy a Difpatch as poffible to
Ordered,
;

the affairs of the Seflion.

Nathanael Paine Efq brought down the Refolve of this Houfe for the fupply of the Treafury, Concurr'd in Council with an Amendment added to the claufe therein relating to Cafco Fort, viz. Provided the New Fort at Pejepjcot, be then in a readinefs to receive the Fifteen Men appointed by the Government, and the
;

neceffary Stores. Read, And the Queftion being put, ment? It pafs'd in the Negative.

Whether the Houfe agree

to

the Jaid

Amend-

That the faid Refolve of this Houfe be Infilled on. Sent up by Capt. Mr. William Paine, Col. Winthrop, Col. Thaxter, Mr. Epps, Capt. Chambers, and Mr. Cawley.
Ordered,

Noyes,

The

faid Refolve, fent

1

Council, Aug. 25. 17

Amendment

the Board, pafs'd upon, as follows, viz. In Refolved, That the Board do adhere to their former 5. to the Vote of the Reprefentatives, for that the Board are of Opinion

down from

the Fort at Pejepfcot will not be in a readinefs to receive the for its Defence by the time limitted. Read.

Men and

Stores neceffary

And

then the Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

5.

a Clock.

C^enerte 26 bte ;3lu0uflu 171

^

Vote of the Board upon the Refolve of this Houfe for fupplying the Treafury, Read again, and Ordered, That Capt. Noyes, Capt. Fullam, Mr. Denifon, Mr. William Paine, Mr. Remington, and Capt. Cawley^ be a Committee, to Examine and Confider the Votes that have pafs'd this Year between the Houfes concerning the Forts at Cafco Bay and Brunfwick, and prepare the Draught of a Vote proper for the Houfe to pafs in anfwer to the faid lafl Vote of the Board. Petition of Gerjhom Woodel of Tiverton, prefented to the Houfe & Read, fhewThat he is a Weakly perfon, unable to fuftain hard labour to procure a Liveliifig. hood, and is therefore defirous to obtain a Licence to keep a Tavern, which the

"'He

lafl

Select-men of the faid

Town

refufe to give their

Approbation

of,

without rendring

the Juflices of the Quarter Seffions may be enabled to Licenfe him, Notwithflanding he has not the Approbation of the Seledlmen, there being no Taverner in the faid Town. Some Teftimonials of his Qualifi-

any reafon for their Refufal.

Praying, That

cations for fuch Licence were alfo Exhibited and Read.

being Reprefented, That there is no and that there is frequent Occafion for an
It

Inn-holder in the

of Tiverton, Inn there, for the Entertainment of

Town

Travellers, iSc.

the Petitioner Serve the Select-men of Tiverton, with a Copy of that they may fhew reafon to the Juflices of the General SefTions of the this Petition, Peace in the County of Brijtol, at their next Seflion, if any they have, why the prayer And if they do not lay before them fufficient reafon thereof fhould not be Granted.

Ordered,

That

fhould not be granted: That then the faid Juflices be and hereby are Impowred to Grant a Licence as prayed for, without the Approbation of the faid Select-men, If it appears to them that the Petitioner is a meet Perfon to be

why

it

Licenfed.

Sent up for Concurrence. lafl entred fent down Read and again, Pafs'd upon in Council, viz. Concurr'd with the addition of any Law, Ufage or Cuflom to the contrary notwith-

The Vote

flanding.

Sent

down

for Concurrence.

Read and Concurr'd.

And

fent up.

[54]
Plat of the Original Grant of the Townfhip of Swampfield, and a Trad of thereto Platted out therewith, which the Proprietors Defire may be added to the faid Townfhip ; The Surveyor Thomas Ha/iings, and the Chain-men being under Oath; prefented to the Houfe for Allowance and Approbation. And

Land adjoyned

the Queftion being put, Whether the faid TraEl of Land frayed for, being more than It pafs'd in the Negative. Eighteen Thoufand Acres, be added to the faid Townfhip ? Ordered, That the Plat of the Original Grant of the faid Town, being Nine Miles

long and Four Miles Wide, be Allowed and Confirmed to the lawful Proprietors Provided it interfere with no former Grants. Sent up for Concurrence. Meflage from the Board by John Clark and Thomas Fitch Efqs That they have no bufinefs before them, and if there is any to come from this Houfe, they defire to have it quickly, for His Excellency is defirous foon to difmifs the Court. The Committee appointed, brought in a Draught of a Vote, in anfwer to the lafl Vote of the Board on the Refolve for fupply of the Treafury, which was Read and
;

Pafs'd by the Houfe.

viz.

This Houfe having for fundry Years pafl reprefented, the Fort or Trading at Cafco Bay to be of no Service to His Majefly, either as a Barrier to our Frontiers, or Security to our Fifhery, and particularly on the Seventh & Tenth Dayes of their Seffions in June lafl, in Concurrence with the Honourable Board, did offer to His Excellency as their Opinion, That it was for His Majeflies Service, that the faid Fort of Cafco Bay, be flighted, and no longer continued, and that a Stone Fort near Pejepfcot Falls, be repaired in flead thereof, as more convenient to cover the new intended Settlements of Brunfwick, Topjham, &c. and to keep the Indians from their Fifhery in cafe of another Rupture; and did further Vote, That no more Money be drawn out of the Publick Treafury, for the fubfifling and paying any Officers or Souldiers, at the Fort of Cafco after the Firfl Day of September next and Ordered a Copy of the Vote to be fent to Mr. Treafurer, for his future Direction, to which the Council did concur; and having on the Twenty eighth Day of to be Iffued out of the Treafury July, Ordered the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds for repairing the faid Fort at Pejepfcot Falls (which Fort was built by Sir Edmund Androfs as the befl bridle to the Eaflern Indians) And did Grant the Number of Fifteen Men as a Garrifon for the faid Fort, who are now the greatefl part on the Place, to fecure the Work-men in repairing and finifhing the fame, to receive the {lores from Cafco, where they may be in greater Danger by the ruinous State of the Fort, than they will be at Pejepfcot by the Firfl of OSlober ; And the Houfe thereon Refolved, That no more Money fhould be raifed, for the Subfiftence of the faid Fort at Cafco after the Firfl Day of OSlober next, and Afferted it, as their undoubted Right to Appropriate their Grants which Refolve has been revived this Seffion ; and as it is no Infringement on His Majefly's Honour or Service, but agreeable to

Houfe

the Charter, and a great Eafe to His Majefly's Subjefts. Therefore Refolved, That the Houfe do adhere to their former Vote; and they think themfelves bound in Sent up. and the People they Reprefent, fo to do. to His

Duty

Majefly

Ordered, That the feveral Petitions referr'd to this Seffion, be continued, and referr'd to the next Fall Seffion.

Poll JEerititem*
Paine, be defired to Confult with the Treafurer what are the feveral Articles of the ordinary Charge of the Province

Ordered,

That Col. Winthrop, and Mr. William

annually, and

is

Board by Mr. Newman, and Mr. Partridge, That there Meffage up no bufinefs lying before the Houfe, and if there be any to come from the Council
fent
to the
it.

make Report

to this

Houfe

at their next Seffion.

they defire to receive

And then

the

Houfe Adjourn'd

till

to

Morrow Morning Nine

a Clock.

[55]
j^bbati 27
tJie ;3iuguftii

171

5.

Board by Mr. fVi/Iiam Paine, Col. Thaxter, and whether the Council had Concurr'd to the Votes of inquire Capt. Cawley, this Houfe Granting 500 Acres of Land to Mr. Speaker Burrill ; and for the annual And to defire if there is any Printing propofed to be done for the Government. bufinefs to come from the Board, that it may be fent as foon as conveniently may Who Return'd, That the Council faid, the be, the Houfe having none before them. faid Votes were now under their Confideration. The Refolve of this Houfe for fupply of the Treafury, fent down from the Board with the following Vote, viz. In Council ^ug. 27th. 171 5. The Refolve of the Houfe of Reprefentatives of the 24th Currant being read, Concurr'd with, only extending the Limitation relating to Cqfco Fort, to the Firft of November next enfuing ; and Ordered, That the Undertakers to build the Fort at Pejep/cot, be direfted with utmoft Speed and Diligence to Proceed in that affair, and accomplifh the fame by the time, fo that it may be capable, to receive and entertain the Men and Stores propofed ; and that if it be not pofTible to build and finifli the faid Fort according

*^

Meflage fent up to the

To

to the

Order of

this

Court by the time, then what

Stockadoes, to Secure and work to be finilhed. Sent

make it defenfible, until down for concurrence.

the Seafon will

wanting to be made up by Allow the StoneRead and Concurr'd.

is

Ordered^ That a Meflage be sent up to the Board, Defiring that the Stores may be remov'd from Ca/co to Pejep/cot Fort, as foon as the latter fhall be ready to receive them, which is hop'd will be fooner than the Firfl of November : Which was carried up by Capt. Noyes, Mr. William Paine, and Mr. Epps, who return'd, That His Excellency faid. He would do all that he had faid concerning it. Motion being made that the Houfe will now have the Confideration of making an Allowance to Mr. Agent Dummer, for his Service. After fome Debate.

The
Ordered,

Queft;ion being put, It pafs'd in the Negative. That the Confideration of that Affair be Referred to the next Seflion.

MefTage to His Excellency the Governour by Col. fVinthrop and Capt. Noyes, That the Houfe defire to be Inform'd, Whether his Excellency has Confented to the Refolve for fupplying the Treafury, with the Amendments made to it; being willing to Proceed to Grant the ufual Allowances, if the Treafury is enabled to pay them. Who return'd anfwer. That His Excellency faid, He fhould under-write it, before he went out of the Court. Meflage from the Board by John Clark and Thomas Fitch Efqrs ; That the Houfe would make Allowance for Mr. Secretary Addingtons Service, the time he liv'd after his lafl Allowance was made. And to Mr. Jo/eph Hiller for the time he has Serv'd as Clerk of the Council. MefTage to the Board by Capt. Fullam and Mr. Knolton, That the Houfe is ready to Grant the ufual Allowances, as foon as they are Certified that His Excellency has Sign'd the Refolve for Supplying the Treafury. Who Return'd anfwer. That His Excellency faid, He fhould not Sign it this Day, It not being cuftomary for him to Sign the Votes of the Court before they were entred Fair in a Book But that He would Sign it before any Money was drawn out of the Treafury.

MefTage to the Board by Mr. IVilliam Paine, Capt. Noyes, and Col. thaxter. Houfe think it necefTary, That all Afts and Votes of the Court fhould be and PerfecSled before the Seffion is ended. And that the Return of a MefTage Sign'd, from His Excellency this Day Inform'd the Houfe, That His Excellency was pleaf 'd to fay. He would under-write the Vote for fupply of the Treafury before he went out of the Court. Who Return'd That His Excellency faid, It had hitherto been his Cuflom to Sign the Votes of the Court after they are entred Fair in a Book, and not in the And that he is not willing to alter it now. Original Draught

That

the

foil

[56]
Mr. Hiller brought down the Vote for Supplying the Treafury, Subfcrib'd by His Excellency viz. i con/ent to this Grant. J. DUDLET. Ordered, That the Votes of this Houfe in the prefent Seflion be Imprinted upon the foot of the Agreement with Mr. Green the Printer: And that the Reprefentatives
:

of Bojlon be defired to take the Care of having them Printed. Re/ohed, That the Sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Pounds, be Allowed and

Paid out of the Publick Treafury to His Excellency JOSEPH Efqr; Captain General, and Governour in Chief of this His Majefly's Province, for his Sent up for Concurrence. Support in Managing the AiFairs of the Government. That the Sum of Fifty Pounds, be Allowed and Paid out of the PubRe/ohed,
lick Treafury, to the Honourable William Tailer Efqr; in Confideration Sent up for Concurrence. readinefs at all times to Serve this Province.

DUDLET

of his

Refolved, That the Sum of Three Hundred Pounds, be Allowed and Paid out of the Publick Treafury, to the Honourable the Judges of the Superior Court of Judicature, in Proportion to the Courts they attended the Year pafl.

Sent up for Concurrence. Refolved, That the Sum of Forty Pounds, be added to the Allowance of the Reverend Mr. John Leverett, Prefident of Harvard College, for the Year Currant beginning in January lafl, and Paid out of the Publick Treafury, in Confideration of the extraordinary Scarcity and Dearnefs of Provifions, and other Neceflaries of Sent up for Concurrence. Houfe-Keeping. Resolved, That the Sum of Two Hundred and Twenty-five Pounds, be Allowed and Paid out of the Publick Treafury, to Mr. Jeremiah Allen, Treafurer of this
Province, for his Service the Year paft, his Trouble being extraordinary in Changing the Bills of Credit, and taking care for the fupply of the Garrifons.

Sent up for Concurrence. Refolved, That the Sum of

Twenty Pounds, be Allowed and Paid out of

this

the

Publick Treafury to Mr. John White Clerk of Year Currant. Sent up for Concurrence.
Rejolved,

Houfe,

in Part for his Service the

That

the

Sum

of

Twenty Pounds, be Allowed and Paid out of

the

Publick Treafury to Mr. Jofeph Hiller, for his Service as Clerk of the Honourable Council, for half a Year, beginning the 13th Day oi March laft. Sent up for Concurrence.
Refolved, That the Sum of Forty Pounds, be Allowed and Paid out of the Publick Treafury to Mr. John Flagg, Door-keeper to His Excellency the Governour and Council, and this Court, for his Service the Year paft, ending the 26th Day of Sent up for Concurrence. June laft.

Meffage from the Board by Eliakim Hutchinfon, Andrew Belcher, and Addington Davenport Efqrs; Moving the Houfe to Grant an Allowance to Mr. Agent Dummer at this time. It being more than a Year fince any Allowance had been Granted to him. A Meflage fent up to the Board by Capt. Chambers, and Capt. Fullam, That the Houfe have already Voted to Refer the Confideration of Making an Allowance to Mr. Agent Dummer, to the next Sefliion. And defire if the bufinefs of the Sefl[ion be finifhed that the Court may Rife. Who Return'd, That His Excellency defired the Houfe now to Confider Mr. Dummer's Service, as they ufe to do. A Meffage from His Excellency the Governour by Edmund ^incey Efq; That Mr. Speaker and the Houfe do now Attend Him in the Council Chamber. Which they did accordingly, and His Excellency Prorogu'd the Court, to Wednefday the 28M Day oi September next, at Ten a Clock in the Forenoon.

BOSTON:

Printed

&

Sold by 25. d^reetl.

17 15.

MINUTES
Of
the

Governor
flo^emhet

and

Council

&

December, 17 15

[59] Anno Regni Regis GEORGII

Secundi

MINUTES
of the

Governor
At a Great

and

Council
&
And
continued

General Court or Affembly for his Majeftys Province of held at BottOtl the MafTachufetts Bay in j^ttD CnglatltJ begun

&

upon Wednefday the twenty

by
feveral Prorogations to

fifth

of JvlSip 1715-

Wednefday the twenty

third of jBtOtJEIllutt

following,

&

then mett, Being their fourth Seffion.

23. 171 5

Wednefday Novem'

Prefent in Council.

The Honble
Eli/ha Hutchinfon
Sam'.

William Tailer Efq' Lieu. Gov'.

Benj' Lynde

Sewall
Efq:

John Appleton Edw'' Bromfield

John Cujhing John Higginfon Nath'. Norden
Efq:
.

Jqfeph Lynde
Eli".

Hutchin/on
Belcher

John Clarke Addin Davenport Thomas Fitch

Sam'.

Efq:

Andrew

Browne

by John Cujhing, Nath'. Norden & Addington Davenport Efq: to the Reprefent", To Acquaint M: Speaker & the Houfe, That the Lieul Governour & Council are fitting; And that the Honourable the Lieutenant Governour expe6ls their Attendance on him forthwith in the Council Chamber.

AMeflage
M:

Speaker & the Reprefent"' being accordingly come up; Govern: made a Speech in the Words following, viaf. Lieu!

The

Hon".'

the

GENTLEMEN,
His Majefty has been gracioufly pleas'd to Appoint his Excellency Col. BURGES Governour of this Province; His Comiffion has been lately Publifli'd here, but fome Important Affairs detain him ftill in England, and he may not be expeded here before the Spring Which makes it my Province to meet you at this Jundlure, tho' later than ufual, but I do it with great Satisfa(5lion, becaufe I am well afTur'd of your Loyalty, and Affedlion to His prefent Majefty, and your Zeal for the Proteftant Succeflion, which leaves no room to doubt but that you are come together with full Difpofitions to Maintain the Honour of the Crown, and to promote the Intereft and Weal of His Majefty's Good Subje<5b in this

"\7'OU
*

are fenfible

Province.
great and infupportable Difficulty we now labour under with refpedt to our Trade, deferves your confideration this Seffion, and I hope you will find out fome way for the Support and Increafe of it.

The

In

[6o]
In your former Seffions you were pleaf'd to give dire6lions for the Reception of he has affur'd them your Governour then Expefted. In his Letter to the Council has nothing fo much at heart as the Welfare and Intereft of this Province; that he

which with the Charadler of his Excellency Col. B URGES has been of him, as likewife my Perfonal Knowledge of him fince his pleaf'd to give me Arrival, makes me with the greater freedom Recommend him to you for your due
this Province,

have in return the beft Opportunity now of fhowing your good Inclinations to him by timely providing a Suitable Houfe for him, which he has Signified to me would be very Acceptable to him, and which you may Exped: he may requite in his readinefs to Serve you on all Occafions. His Majefty has been pleafed likewife to Appoint Mr. Woodward Secretary of

You

Encouragement.

You

cannot Oblige

me more

than by giving

Country, therefore what neceffary Laws for the caufe either to Revive, or Enadl, You may be fully affur'd of my ready Concurrence Thefe and all to them, while I have the Honour to Serve to my prefent Station
:

me Good

an Opportunity to Serve my of the Province you may fee

other Matters referred to this prefent Seflion, will, I hope by your Application, and Unanimity be fo difpatch'd, as will in a fhort time bring it to a happy Conclufion.

W.
The Honble
to the Speaker

Tailer.
thereof

&

the Lieu' Govern' having ended his Speech deliver'd a difmiffed the Houfe to their bufinefs.

Copy

Samuel John Appleton, John Higginfon, John Cufhing, Nathl Norden, Benj'. Lynde Parliament to be taken Browne Efq' feverally took the Oaths appointed by A61 of inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance Supremacy, Repeated & Subfcrib'd the Teft the Oath of Councellour, as the Law Declaration took the Oath of Abjuration, or

&

&

&

diredls.

A
Houfe

William Payne that the Meffage from the ReprefentT by Cp! Oliver Noyes Secredefire the Perufal of the Book wherein the Govern' Lieu'. Governf

&

&

tarys Comiflions are recorded. Which was fent in accordingly.

Adjourn'd to

To morrow

at

Ten

in the

Morning.

Thurfday Nov. 24. 17 15.

Prefent in Council

The
Wait Winthrop
Elijha Hutchinfon
Sam'.

Hon"!' William Tailer Efq! Lieu. Govern^

John Higginfon

Sewall

And" Edw^
^Efq!

Belcher
Bromfield
'

Benj' Lynde John Clarke

Addin Davenport
EfqTho- Hutchinfon "Thomas Fitch

Jofeph Lynde
Elia"'

Hutchinfon

John Appleton

John Cufhing Nath'. Payne Nath'. Norden

'Efq:

Samuel Brown

AMeflage ing that

from the ReprefentT by Cpt. Oliver Noyes

& M'

Eli/ha Cook requeftat

an account of Colonel Edmund Goffes Proceedings may be laid before them. The following Order pafs'd in the Houfe of Reprefent! Read

Annapolis-Royal

&

Concur'd.

Upon Reading the Petition of Jo^w Nelfon of Bojion in the County oi Suffolk, fetSarah his Wife, Bethia, Martha that John Cotta Jun' Dorothy ting forth Wharton, Spinfters, all of Bojlon aforefaid at the Inferior Court of Common Pleas for

&

&

ComSuffolk held at Bq/lon on the firft Tuefday oi July 1714, A6tion or Plea of the Cafe againft your Petitioners, fetting forth that menced an whereas they the faid Cotta &" by a Letter of Attorney impowered your Petitioner to
the faid

County of

fell

[6.]
difpofe of an Eftate in Land to them belonging in the Colony of Rhoad-IJland to render a true Account of the Proceedings to their beft Profit Advantage
fell

&

&

&

therein to the faid Cotta

they in fadt faid that your Petitioner by Virtue of the faid Letter of Attorney had fold difpofed of the faid Lands for near Three Thoufand Pounds, as it was faid, neverthelefs the faid Petitioner tho' often thereto

&f

And

&

&" utterly neglefted & refufed to render a juft & true what of right belong'd to them out of the Proceeds of the thereof, to their Damage One Thoufand Pounds, And your Petitioner gave Bond to at & abide the Judgment of faid Court, w*" Adlion was continued to 05iober appear Court then next following. But by Reafon of the Demife of the late Queen, When it was fuppof'd all Adions at that Court would fall, yet they were continued to the firfl, Tuefday of November. When by Reafon that your Petitioner lived upon an
requefted by the faid Cotta

Account s'' Lands

&

to pay

Ifland, & the then Extremity of the Weather, he could not appear, but made default, and Judgment was render'd againft your Petitioner to render an Accompt within one month afterwards, or pay the Sum of Five hundred Pounds, & Cofts of Suit, And your Petitioner fheweth that being altogether unacquainted with the Judgment aforefaid, Did not Render an Accompt, Purfuant thereunto. Whereupon Execution was taken out againft him for the Five hundred Pounds & Cofts And as foon as your
;

Petitioner had
it

Knowledge

thereof.

not one Penny due to the faid honeftly appears. plainly, truly Cotta &^ And tho' your Petitioner has fundry times offer'd to fubmit his Accompt to any impartial Men, give fecurity to pay what they fhall find due to them, yet are fo unreafonable that they will not accept thereof. But take Advantage of they your Petitioners Latches, and will not be fatisfied with any thing lefs than the faid
there
is

&

He prefented an Accompt to the

That

s''

Cotta &",

Whereby

&

Five hundred Pounds & Cofts, And Profecute your Petitioner with their Execution, That he cannot go about his lawfull Occafions. Now for afmuch as your Petitioner can have no Remedy at Law, to be reliev'd in the Premifl"es without a new Tryal,
therefore

By Reafon of his not appearing & Pleading to the faid A6tion, Your Petitioner humbly Prays, That a new Tryal may be granted, & that he will be ready

to pay to the faid Cotta &" whatever fhall be found due on a full that in the mean time Execution againft him may be fufpended &'

&

fair

Hearing, and

Ordered^ That the Petitioner ferve "John Cotta Jun' Bethia, Martha & Dorothy Wharton with a Copy of this Petition, That they may {hew Reafon, if any they have, why the Prayer thereof (hould not be granted, on Tuefday next at Ten o Clock Forenoon. And that in the meantime the ferving of the Execution be fufpended. Confented to, Wf Tailer. the Reprefenf" by M' Elijha Cooke, M' William Payne, & M' A Meflage from Jonathan Remington, Defiring the Concurrence of the Board with them in the Choice of four new Councellours to fill up the Vacancy, there being that number wanting. A Meffage to the Reprefent"' by Addington Davenport & Sam\ Brown Efq', That the Board will concur with them in filling up the Vacancies, If they do not fee caufe to defer it, on Confideration that the Reprefent"" for the Province of Main are not
prefent.

M' Epps, That Upon which a Meflage was fent from the Houfe by M' Parfons the Reprefent'f defire, that the Ele(5lion of Councellours to fill up the Vacancies be defer'd till Tuefday next at ten o Clock in the morning. The following Order pafs'd in the Houfe of Reprefent'", Read, Concur'd with

&

&

an

Amendment viz'. Upon Reading a

;

Mayo, John Bowles

&

Petition of Stephen William Samuel Williams, Edw'' Dor, John John Holbrook Feoffors in Truft for the Overfight Manage-

&

ment of

of Roxbury, Setting forth that the faid free School is one of the moft ancient & famous Schools in this Province, Where by the favour of God more Perfons have had their Education, who have been, & now are, worthy Minifters of the everlafting Gofpel, than in any, we may fay, than in many
the free School in the

Town

Towns

[62]
Towns of the
Bignefs, in this Province, Whereby (your Petitioners humbly beg leave to fuggeft) the faid Town hath well deferved of the Publick, and the Hon" General Court were pleaf'd at their Seffion in OElober 1660, fo far to confider faid School as

to

viz'.

make a Grant of Lands towards the maintenance of it in the Terms following, The Court judgeth it meet to grant to the Town of Roxbury Five hundred Acres of Land towards the maintenance of a free School (an attefled Copy whereof is here-

w*" Grant your Petitioners cannot find was ever laid out (altho they have made diligent Enquiry) and they are well affur'd It hath never been by your Therefore now humbly pray to perfed: make efFe(5lual the pious Petitioners take up Intention of the former Grant, by allowing your Petitioners to protrad the afore Granted Tra6b of Five hundred Acres of Land by a Skilful Surveyour Chainmen under Oath, in any Place within this Province not yet granted, at the Charge of the faid School, And prefent a Plat thereof to this Honour"" Court for Benefit of the s"* School for ever ; their Allowance Confirmation, for the ufe That the Prayer of this Petition be granted, Provid'd the faid Grant has Ordered, laid out heretofore. The Petitioners to prefent their Plat for not been fatisfied Confirmation, at or before the Seffion of this Court in Autumn next; Provided likewife that it be not taken up between the Purchafe of Moguncoy & Sutton. Confented to, W" Tailer. This Day being appointed for the Hearing the Petition of Sundry of the Eafterly Part of the Town of Bridgwater ; Ordered, That the Hearing be deferr'd to Wednefday the feventh of December next, and that the adverfe Party be ferv'd with a Copy of this Order. Concur'd by

with exhibited)

&

&

&

&

&

&

the Reprefent'"

Confented
Adjourn'd unto

to,

W"" Tailer.

To Morrow

at ten a

Clock

in the

Morning.

Friday

Nov

25 17 15
Prefent in Council.

The Hon""
Wait Winthrop
Elijha Hutchinjon
Sam'.

fVilliam Tailer Efq'

Lieu Govern'.
Nath. Payne Nath'. Norden

John Appleton John Higgin/on

.Efqr
And^_ Belcher Edw'^ Bromjield
Efq-:

Sewall

Jofeph Lynde Eli"' Hutchinjon

John Cujhing
Sam' Brown

Thomas Hutchin/on

Lynde John Clarke Addin Davenport Thomas Fitch

BenJ"

Efqr

COlo. Efq'
feverally

Thaxter brought up M[ Agent Dummer's Letters &" directed to John Burrel Speaker which he receiv'd in the Recefs of the Court: And were all

Read

at the Board.

Concur'd, viz'. following Order pafs'd in the Houfe of Reprefent"', Read the Petition oijohn Legg Efq', Cap' Edward Brattle, Richard Skinner, Upon reading Richard Trevot, Eleazer Ingojs, John Stacey, John Hofman, John Palmer Jeremiah thofe whom they reprea Committee for Marblehead in behalf of themfelf Getchel, forth that the faid Town oi Marblehead being of late years by the good fent,

The

&

&

&

fetting

Providence of God greatly increaf'd, Infomuch that the Inhabitants cannot poffibly with any Conveniency affemble together in one Place or Houfe for the Publick Worfhip of God, and a fecond or new Meeting Houfe hath for fome time been their Affociates (being tho't convenient neceffary. Whereupon the Petitioners not in the leaft from any Difaffeftion to mov'd as they truft by a good Principle, Church of Chrift with whom they have hitherto affembled) on the Rev. Paftour

&

&

&

&

the

fifth

day of February

laft

folemnly agreed upon feveral Articles referring to the

building

[63]
building a new Meeting

v."
& the
of Marblehead for the Publick Eafe & Comfort of themfelves

Houfe

in

the faid

Town

Worfliip of God, the Advancement of Religion,

&

Families,

&

all

Edward Holy oke

for their intended Minifter,

fuch as fhall fucceed them with a particular regard to the Rev"* M' As may be feen by a Copy of the Articles

of Agreement, Of all which the faid Town oi Marblehead 'w^x^ very well acquainted, and fo far fatisfied in, as on the fourteenth Day of March laft paft to come to the vix'. That the Town following Refolutions gives their Confent & Liberty to the Undertakers for building a new Meeting-Houfe in this Town, The faid Undertakers
;

it at their own Coft the Town as a Town not to be burthen'd Charge, or charg'd therewith, Alfo in the Interim until the New Meeting Houfe be built Edward Holyoke be the two Gentlemen of the Miniftry finifh'd, M' John Bernard

doing

&

&

&

&

Cheever the Minifter of this Town in Preaching the Word of God to the Inhabitants in their turns, And that the faid M' Bernard & M' Holyoke be maintain'd at the Town Charge out of the Publick Treafury of the Town as formerly, or as can be agreed for Purfuant to which Articles under the Countenance & Encouragement of the Town of Marblehead by their Votes, the
to help the Rev'd

& affift

M' Sam'

upon the matter finilhed a large, fair & convenient Meeting Houfe or Church every way fitted for the Ufe & Service before mention'd & intended, & were under juft Hopes & ExPains

Petitioners have with great Diligence

&

&

Expence,

raif'd

&

peftations that their Fathers, Brethren

would according
Encouraging
therefore
it

to their

Neighbours of the Town of Marblehead good Beginning have gone on & held out in Affifting &

&

their lawfull
is

commendable

with great Unwillingnefs

& indeed neceffary Defign as aforefaid. And & Grief of Mind that they are under a

Neceffity of laying their Complaint Reprefenting their Condition to the Great General Court, And that at a Town-meeting of the Inhabitants of Marblehead

&

&

on

the twenty (ixth day of September laft there was Voted a Salary of Eighty Pounds Annum to be paid to the Rev'' M' John Bernard the chofen Minifter of the Town,
fo long as he remain

Treafury by Order of the

continue a Minifter there, to be paid out of the Town Seleft Men of the faid Town, Againft which Votes the Petitioners for themfelves their Aflbciates, who are a very confiderable number,

&

&

it, contrary (as the Petitioners not only to Chriftian Charity, but to the Rules of common Juftice, and the fuppofe) Pradiice of Towns in fuch cafes. So that your Petitioners have very little Ufage Reafon to expeft any manner of Relief under their deplorable Circumftances, unlefs it be from the Hon*"!' General Court: Humbly Reprefenting (i) That not only in

offered two feveral Petitions or Protefts in writing, the other tho' read, had no Anfwer made to read,

one of which was refuf'd to be

&

&

Judgment of the neighbouring Towns & People, But in the Judgment of the Inhabitants of Marblehead it felf, They are grown fo numerous as to be able comfortably to fill two Houfes for the Publick Worfliip of God, And that in the manner method of the Eflabliftied Churches Congregations of New England. (2) That the Petitioners humbly hope & believe by the favour of God handfomely & Comfortably to fupport the Charge of the Miniftry by & among themfelves, & fliall be very willing & thankful to be allowed fo to do. (3) That they have always declar'd themfelves to be & ftill are willing fo long as the Rev** M! Cheever their worthy faithful Paftour fliall live to be at their full Proportion of Charge toward his Honorable maintenance. (4) That they humbly hope that the Hon*".'' Court will be of Opinion, That fo foon & fo long as they fliall fupport a Minifter of the Ordinances of the Gofpel by & among themfelves at their own fole Charge (which will be very confiderable) they ftiould not befides & added to all that, be oblig'd to fupport any Afliftant or Succeflbur to the faid M' Cheever; (5) That they doubt not but the Hon"' Court will think it very hard unreafonable. When they were firft encourag'd a Vote of the Town to build a new Meeting Houfe They fliould now have that by Grant of the Town encumbered & in a Sort defeated by Laying a Burthen upon the Petitioners which was not then fo much as thought of; (6) That they fuppofe it to
the

&

&

&

&

be

[6+]
be againft the Rules both of God Man, That when they regularly honourably an Orthodox Minifter of their own. They fhould be oblig'd to pay any Thing fupport under whofe Miniftry towards the Maintenance of a Minifter of another Church, And forafmuch as there are feveral diftind; Precinfts or Congrethey are not to be. in feveral Towns in this Province, efpecially in Bo/ion, Where with great Eafe gations Cheerfulnefs they maintain their feveral Freedom Juftice refpeftive Minifters;

&

&

&

&

&

That the

Petitioners do

humbly pray

that the Hon*"!'

Court

their Cafe into

Confideration

&

either

make them

a diftindl

Order the whole Charge of the Minifters of M' Cheever's Church as it is called, & that built by the Petitioners to be aflefs'd & laid in Common upon the Inhabitants of the faid Town attending the faid Churches, or allow the Inhabitants or People of each refpeftive Church or Congregation by Subfcription or Contribution to maintain their
refpedive Minifters.

will be pleafed to take feparate Parifti or

&

Confented to, W" Tailer. forty Acres of Land being the contents of Four miles Square lying at the South Weft Corner of the Hadly Townis defcrib'd by a Plan there of. And fliip, adjoining to the faid Townfhip oi Hadly on the North, on Connelicutt River Wefterly, & on Springfield Southerly, by John

That the Petitioners ferve the Town o{ Marblehead with a Copy of this That they may fliew Reafon (if any they have) to this Court on the feventh Petition, Day of December next, why the Prayer thereof ftiould not be granted.
Ordered,

The Survey of Ten

thoufand, two hundred

&

&

Chandler Jun!
the Land therein contain'd be conOrdered, That the faid Plat be accepted, firm'd to the Town of Hadly as the Fulfilment of the Grant of Four Miles Square

&

of Land made to them by the General Court

eighty three.

in

May One Thoufand

fix

hundred

&

W?

Order

aforefaid being pafs'd in the

Houfe of Reprefenff was Read

Confented
to,

&

Con-

curr'd in Council.

W"" Tailer.

Upon
at the laft

Reading the Petition of Charles Greenfield of Amejbury fetting forth, That court of Affize Sc"" holden at Salem in the County of Effex in November

& bro't to Juftice one Henry 'Trujfel of Amejbury for Altering one of the Bills of Credit of this Province, viz', a four fhilling Bill Encreafing into a Forty fliilling Bill, of which Crime the faid Henry Trujfel was convided, For which publick Service, he hop'd to have receiv'd a Reward of Fifty Pounds mention'd in an Aft of this Province againft Counterfeiting Bills of Credit, But the Hon"' Judges of the faid Court of Affize &' being of Opinion that the faid Reward concern'd only making or altering counterfeit Bills from off a Plate, The Petitioner makes Application to the Great & General Court, Humbly hoping they will take his fervice into Confideration & allow him fome Reward for it. In the Houfe of Reprefenf" Refolved, that the Sum of Fifteen Pounds be allowed & paid out of the Publick Treafury to Charles Greenfield the Petitioner in In Confideration of his good fervice to the Publick mention'd in his Petition
Inftant he difcov'd

&

Council

Read

&

Concur'd.

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer.

Land containing Seven hundred acres formerly granted to the Rev"! M' John Higginfon, Beginning upon a Pond formerly call'd Haverhill Pond, lately called Policy Pond, There being fome White Birch Trees mark'd H & an Heap of Stones, one of which Stones is alfo mark H, From thence running South upon Haverhil
Plat of

Line Seven hundred & thirty Poles to a Pitch Pine ftanding in Haverhil Line, the is mark'd with two Hs & fome Stones fett about Top of which is broken of[f], one of which is likewife mark'd with the Letter H, and then running from thence it, North Four hundred & fixty five Poles, to the Pond above mention'd, Where is a Hemlock Tree mark'd with the Letter the crofs way, & an heap of Stones by

&

the

[65]
the faid Tree, w?
the
in
is mark'd with the Letter H, and from thence along the Pond to which Piatt of Land the following Vote pafs'd Bounds above mention'd: Upon the Houfe of Reprefent. July 21, 17 15, viz'. Ordered, that the Land laid out & protra6led in the Plat be confirmed as the

feren hundred acres formerly Granted to the late Rev'* it entrench not upon any former Grant.

M'

John Higgin/on, Provided

In Council
;

Which Order was

Concur'd.

this

Day

reviv'd

&

fent

up,

and

Read

&

Confcnted
Saturday Novf 26. 17 15.
Prefent in Council.

to,

W"

Tailer.

The Hon""
JVait Wintrop
Elijha Hutchinfon

fVilliam Tailer Efq' Lieu.

Gov'
John Cujhing Nath. Norden

John Appleton John Higginjon

Efq'

Sam' Sewall
yojeph Lynde
Eli" Hutchinfon

Edw' Eromfield Andrew Belcher

Nath' Payne

\
i

Efq'

John Clarke Addin Davenport Thomas Fitch

Efq'

; Refolved, that the Sum of One hundred Pounds out of the Publick Treafury to D' Thomas Oaks, w.*" paid with the Sum of Three hundred fifty Pounds heretofore paid him is in full for his fervice as Agent for this Province at White-Hall from December One Thoufand fix hundred eighty nine, to Otlober One thoufand fix hundred ninety two.

TN

the

Houfe of

Fleprefent"*

be further allow'd

&

&

&

&

In Council; Read

&

Concur'd;

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer.

Upon
Suffolk,

Reading the

Setting forth,

Memorial of Elijha Cook Efq' of Bojlon in the County of That in the Month o( December One Thoufand fix hundred &

The Won}'^' Elijha Cook Efq' Father to the Memorialift was by the then General Court of the Colony of the Maffachujetts Bay conftituted appointed one of their Agents, to tranfadt in the manage their Affairs at the Court oi England, month oi february following proceeded on his Voyage there, Where he continued in that fervice till the Month of OSlober One thoufand fix hundred ninety two, almoft bed ability, he conflantly three Years, All which time to the utmoft of his Skill faithfully induftrioufly ferved his Country, tho to the very great hurt damage
eighty nine,

&

&

&

&

&

&

&

of his own particular Eftate by being fo long from his family, confequently to his Lofs in his Praftice as a Phyfician, which he then uf 'd apply'd himfelf to, and in w!" is much as much as he never receiv'd more than One hundred fifty Pounds, lefs than he would have gotten in one year had he remain'd at home by his Pradlice make fuch Praying the Hon""'' Court to take the Premifes into their Confideration,

&

& &

&

further

Recompence

&

Satisfaftion for his Father's Service, as they

fiiall

in

their

reafonable. great Prudence think meet In the Houfe of Reprefent"' Refolved, that the fum of Three hundred Pounds be allowed paid out of the Publick Treafury to M' Elijha Cook the Memorialift W" with the fum of One hundred for the Heirs of Elijha Cook Efq' Dec? fifty Pounds already paid, is in full for the Service of the Memorialift's Father in his Agency for this Province, from December One thoufand fix hundred eighty nine two. to October One thoufand and fix hundred ninety In Council, Read Concur'd. Confented to, W" Tailer. Upon Reading a Petition of feveral of the Inhabitants of the Eaft End of Taunton North Purchafe, Setting forth. That it being formerly referved by the General Court in their Grant of a Townfhip that one Half Part of Taunton North Purchafe (namely

&

&

&

&

&

&

the

[66]
the Eafterly Part thereof next to Bridgewater fhould be belong to the Inhabitants thereof to make a diftindt Plantation as foon as the Court fhould judge them able fitt to have the Privilege of a diftindt Village or Plantation granted them ; The

&

&

the fmall number of their Inhabitants Petitioners notwithftanding their Poverty that they may humbly Praying that they may be formed into a diftind Town,

&

&

have the Privilege of a Townftiip Granted to them. In the Houfe of Reprefent"' Ordered, that Sam' 'thaxter, Jojiah Ed/on George Leonard Efq' be a Committee to enquire into the State and number of the InhabWhether they be fit to be eredled itants, the Extent Quality of their Lands, into a Townfhip or Precinft, And make return to this Court in May next, the Petitioners to bear the Charge of the Committee. In Council; Read Concur' d. Confented to, W"" Tailer. An Accompt of Torn Defaced Bills of Credit deliver'd to the Committee

&

&

&

&

&

appointed for

Burning

the fame. 1
2.6

9131^ 496^ ]H 579 1443 1970 1878 1242 317 411

962^

g6 114

6 9 3

3
3-6

74
119 115

10
13 16

4
5 10.
I.

360
985 1878 2484

15

2.

10

2.10
35-

792
^^33
=^016

^3%
Province
Bills

10269
of the

^^ 18

New

Impreffion.
I.

1381^ 94/^ 895^ 75

16
2
2 6

719976
8

19

45^
36
28

3
5 10.

15

14
21

15

21^

32.2209. 1582.

I.-

17 18

3
7

89

10269

/10359

15 10

Upon
Bills

Ace" of

Bills

Exchang'd

7:
8.

rec''

Upon

for the Province Galley the Province Acc in Nett Bills

at 5 IP

6
2

Adv* thereon

Cent

6568. 328.

4
/10.688

42

In Obedience to an Order of the Great and General Court at their Seffions in May 1715. Appointing Us the Subfcribers a Committee to take an Accompt of We have accordingly receiv'd of M' Treafurer torn & defaced Bills of Credit &f Allen the feveral Bills of the Denominations mentioned in the within Accompt, amounting to the Sum of Ten thoufand three hundred fifty nine Pounds fifteen have confhillings and ten pence at their exprefs'd Value; All of which Bills We fum'd

[67]
Whereof fix thoufand five hundred and fixty eight Pounds eight two pence. Part of the abovefaid fum were deliver'd us upon the Province (hillings Acc% as being receiv'd for Taxes Import & Excife, Which with the Adv' of 5 V Cent, as they were taken into the Treafury, amount to the Sum of Six Thoufand eight hundred ninety fix Pounds fifteen fhillings & fix pence, Alfo Two Thoufand two hundred nine Pounds & two pence Nett Bills as being exchang'd in the Treafury, And One Thoufand five hundred eighty two Pounds feven fliillings fix pence Nett Bills, receiv'd for the Province Galley, making in the whole. Ten Thoufand fix hundred eighty eight Pounds four fhillings & two pence. As Witnefs our Hands this fifteenth of Olober, 17 15.
fum'd to
afhes.

&

& &

&

John Clarke Addin Davenport

Tho. Hutchinfon

"Thomas Fitch

W"

Payne

Adam Wintrop
Oliver Noyes

Elijha Cook

Cha. Chambers

Read In the Houfe of Reprefent' Accepted, and That the Treafurer be difcharg'd of the Sum of two pence. dred eighty eight Pounds four fhillings In Council; Read Concur'd.
Order' d

&

Ten Thoufand

fix

hun-

&

&

Confented
Adjourn'd
until

to,

W"

Tailer

Monday

at three o

Clock

in the

Afternoon.

Monday Nov. 28

17 15

Prefent in Council

The
Wait fFintrop
Sam' Sewall
Jo/eph Lynde
Eli" Hutchinfon^
^

Hon"!' fVilliam Tailer Efq' Lieu Gov'

John Appleton
Efq'

Andrew Belcher Edw* Bromfield

John Clarke

Addin Davenport Nath' Payne

Efq'
Tho. Hutchinfon Tho- Fitch

Efq'

Adjourn'd to

To Morrow

at

Ten

o Clock in the Morning.

Tuefday Nov' 28. 17 15

Prefent in Council.

The Hon""
Wait Wintrop
Elijha Hutchinfon Sam' Sewall

William Tailer Efqf Lieu Gov'

^
I

John Appleton
Efq'

John Clarke
Addin".

Andrew Belcher Edw^ Bromfield

Nath' Payne

Davenport
Efq'

Elia" Hutchinfon

\ Efq' Thomas Hutchinfon Thomas Fitch

Jo/eph Lynde

Edmund ^incey

& John Cotta &' was this day Hearing of the Cafe between John Nelfon Efq' whole Court. had before the A MefTage from the Reprefent'" by M' Remington, That the Houfe defire that the Choice of Councellours appointed this day to be made, may be deferr'd to not now attending by Thurfday next in the Afternoon, Several of their Members reafon of the Extremity of the Weather. Upon Reading a Petition of William Williams of Weflon in the County of that he humbly addreffed the Great & General Court or Middlefex Clerk, Importing that he may be rewarded for his SerAffembly at their Seffion in June lafl, Praying vice in attending upon the Gentlemen Commiflioners in their Journey to New York in

the Service of the Government,

whom

he ferved as their Chaplain

&

Clerk

& was

at

extraordinary

[68]
extraordinary Expence for an Horfe &% for fix or feven Weeks in the faid Service, That his faid Petition happened tp as appears more fully in his Petition aforefaid, be read when fome worthy Members were abfent, who were well acquainted with his

hoping that the General Court will be pleaf 'd to take his Cafe & Service into Confideration, & make him fuch Allowance as they fhall think meet In the Houfe of Reprefent"', Re/olved, that the fum of Ten Pounds be allowed in full for his paid out of the Publick Treafury to the Rev"* M' William Williams Service mention'd in his Petition. Read & Concur'd. In Council Confented to, W" Tailer, Edmund ^incy Efq' took" the Oaths appointed by Act of Parliament to be taken inflead of the Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy, Repeated & Subfcrib'd the Teft All which or Declaration, Took the Oath of Abjuration & the Councellours Oath
Service,

Humbly

&

Oaths
laft

&

Declarations were taken

&

subfcrib'd by Nath'. Payne Efq'

upon Thurfday

the

24'!'

of this Inftant.
Adjourn'd to

To Morrow

Morning

at

Ten

o Clock.

Wednefday Nov'

30. 1715.

Prefent in Council.

The
Wait Wintrop
Eli/ha Hutchinjon

Hon"." William Tailer Efq' Lieu Gov'

^

John Appleton
And'" Belcher
Efq'

Sam' Sewall
Jqfeph Lynde Eli" Hutchinfon

Edw^

Bromfield

>

Efq'

John Clark Addin Davenport Thomas Fitch

Tho' Hutchinfon

Efq'

I/aac Winjlow Nath'. Payne

Edm^ ^incy

THe Hon"' Lieutenant nomination of

Purpofe.

Civil Officers,

Governour appointed next fryday feven night for the And a General Council was intimated for that
at

Adjourn'd to

To Morrow

Ten

o Clock in the Morning.

Thurfday Dec'

i.

17 15

Prefent in Council.

The Hon""
Wait Wintrop
Elijha Hutchinfon

William Tailer Efq' Lieu. Govf

And" Edw^
hEfq'

Belcher

Bromfield

John Cu/king John Clark

Tho' Hutchinfon

Sam' Sewall
Jofeph Lynde
Eli" Hutchinfon

Ifaac Winjlow Nath'. Payne

Nath'.

Efq'

Norden

Addin Davenport VEfq' Thomas Fitch

John Appleton

Edm^ ^incy

Year One thoufand Reading a Petition of Hugh Pike., Importing that in the {even hundred & feven being engaged -in her late Majefty's & his Countrey's Service in the Expedition to Port Royal in the Poll of an Enfign to the Hon"" Colo Walton, And that in the faid Service he was unhappily wounded by the Enemy, Which depriv'd him of the ufe of one of his Leggs, w" hath render'd him wholly to the Subfiftence of him felf or family for uncapable of Contributing any thing diverfe years paft, That he has already had fome Allowance in the nature of a under Confinem' in the Penfion, which he is very thankful for, that he is now in a moll miferable Condition, And that he moll humbly for Debt Prifon of

UPon

Bojlon

Prays

[69]
Prays the Hon'''' Court
will

be pleaf'd to take his cafe into their Confideration,

&
to

grant him fuch Relief as in their great Wifdom they (hall think, fit. In the Houfe of Reprefent"', Refolvedy that the Sum of eight Pounds be given the Petitioner, and that D' Ellis take care of him in his prefent Exigency. In Council; Read & Concur'd.

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer.

Plat of the Townfliip of Rutland Ninety three

Thoufand one hundred

&

fixty

Sewall furveyed by William Ward Acres, Including Sworn Surveyor Wilder of Lancafter Daniel Stow of Sudbury Chain men Ephraim under Oath in the Month of October One thoufand feven hundred fifteen. And is
for

One thoufand Acres

M'

&

&

defcrib'd as follows,

viz',

(a

White Oak from C

to

1200 Rods, from A to F 2340 Rods, at F a Pine Tree & Stones; from F to E 3230 Rods, at E Stones near a little Oak, From E to D 4080 Rods, at D an Afh Tree in a Swamp, from D to C Run by M' Hayners 3421 Rods. In the Houfe of Reprefenf", Ordered, that the Land defcrib'd & delineated in
the Plat prefented laid out protra(5led by William Ward Surveyor be allowed confirm'd to be the Townfhip of Rutland, and that the Fee Property thereof be

B 1920 Rods,

from

&

to

is

&

&

&

Purfuant to the Order of this Court part in February, Anno One Thoufand feven hundred thirteen, Whereby the Town of Rutland vtzs firft granted to the Province the Thoufand Acres referv'd & laid out in the faid Plat to Referving that End, and to particular Perfons fuch Prior Grants as are contain'd therein. In Council ; Read Concur'd.
veiled
fettled,

&

&

&

Committee appointed by the Board attended the numbering & forting the Votes of both Houfes; But the Eleftion not being finifh'd at twice Voting,
Woodward,
a

Confented to, Tailer. William Denijon a Committee of the Wintrop Reprefenf" brought up the Votes of that Houfe for the Election of Councellour to fill up the Vacancies, And with Sam^ Sewall, Addin'. Davenport Efq' M' Secretary
Daniel Epps Efq' Coll.

W" &

Adam

&

M'

The

Reprefent"' fent a Meffage by

M'

William Payne
referr'd
till

&

Cap' Chambers Defiring

that the Election of Councellours

may be

to

Morrow Morning: To

which the Board Concur'd. I/aac Winjlow Efq' took the Oath appointed by Adl of Parliament to be taken inllead of the Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy, Repeated & Subfcribed the Teft and Declaration, And took the Oath of Abjuration & the Councellours Oath.
Adjourn'd unto

To Morrow

at

Ten

o Clock

in the

Morning.

Fryday Dec'

2.

17 15

Prefent in Council.

The Hon""
Wait Wintrop
Elijha Hutchinfon

William Tailer Efq' Lieu Gov'

Andrew Belcher Edw^ Bromfield

Efq'
Ifaac Winjlow Nath'. Payne
Nath'.

Sam' Sewall
Jofeph Lynde
Eli" Hutchinfon

Ufq'

John Cufhing John Clark Addin: Davenport

Tho' Hutchinfon Thomas Fitch

^Efq'

Norden

John Appleton

Edm^ ^incy

'T^He

fame Committee, w" was yefterday appointed for Numbering Sorting the Votes for Councellours, attended this day until the Ele6lions were finiflied. Upon Reading the Petition of Thomas Wabon & Solomon Thomas in Behalf of themfelves & all other the Proprietors & Inhabitants of the Indian Plantation of Natick within this Province, Importing, That whereas the Gentlemen of the Committee for the Purchafe of the Lands of Moguncoy having confummated that Matter,

&

as

[7]
Seals of the Committee bearing Date the eleventh may appear under the Hands of OSfober 17 15, They do moft gratefully acknowledge the Kindnefs of thefe Gentlemen to them in that Concern, and as it hath been intimated to them by thefe Gentlemen, That they fhould have their own free Choice in the Nominating fuch Gentlemen as fhall be appointed Overfeers or Truftees in the Taking Care of rendering to Succeflbrs fuch yearly Income as they have agreed for in the aforefaid them & their Concern of Moguncoy Lands, Humbly Praying that Samuel Sewell Efq' The Rev"! Mf John Leverett Prefident of Harvard College Major Thomas Fitch may be Overfeers for them. Truftees & The Sum to be managed by the Truftees for Behalf of the faid Indians is four hundred Pounds in Bills of Credit on this Province. In Council, Read & Ordered that the Prayer of the Petition be granted, And that Mf Daniel Oliver of Bojion Merchant be added to the Truftees. Concur'd. In the Houfe of Reprefent"" Read Confented to, W"" Tailer. Upon Reading the Petition of Cp! Mathew Whipple, John Whipple, Mathew Whipple Tertius, all of Ip/wich within the New Precindl called the Hamlett in Behalf
as

&

&

&

&

of themfelves

others. Praying that a farm called Saltonjlals farm made part of the faid Precindl: Inhabitants may be fett off to

&

&

&

neighbouring And

the

likewife a

the

Petition of feveral of the neighbouring Inhabitants, Praying to be difmifled from Town of Ipfwich incorporated into the faid New Precin6l.

&

which two feveral Orders were pafled in the laft May Seffions, viz'. One upon the firft of June, & the other upon the fourteenth of June. In Council, This Day Read & Ordered that the Prayer of the Petition be fo far farm & the neighbouring Inhabitants, who granted. That the farm call'd Saltonjlals have fupplicated this Court that it may be fo, be fett off to the New Precin6l called In the Houfe of the Hamlet, except NatH Adams who has petition'd the Contrary.

Upon

Reprefenf", Read

&

Concur'd.

Confented
Adjourn'd to

to,

W"" Tailer.

To Morrow

at ten

o Clock

in the

Morning.

Saturday Dec! 3. 1715.

Prefent in Council

The
Wait Wintrop
Eli/ha Hutchinfon

Hon'''^ William Tailer Efq'

Lieu Gov'
John Clark Addin Davenport Thomas Hutchinfon Thomas Fitch

Penn 'Town/end
And"" Belcher

Sam' Sew all

Jofeph Lynde Elia" Hutchinfon
>

Edw'' Bromfield Efq'

Ifaac Winjlow
y

Efq'

Efq'

John Appleton

Nath' Payne John Cujhing John Norden

Edmund ^incy

Adam

Wintrop

M'

R Cook M' Denifon & M' Bradford ztttndtA the Hon"" Lieutenant Governour with
a Lift

of the

Names of

or Afliftants with this Province to

the four Perfons eleded yefterday to be Councellours fill up the Vacancies for his Honours Approba-

tion in Writing under his hand. The Secretary attefting the faid made by the Council Reprefent""

Eledions to be duly
faid Lift

&

His Honour

fignified his

Approbation
_,.

in

Writing upon the

of the four

Perfons therein mention'd;

w*! are, viz'.

Pen Townfend)

Thomas Noyes

Nath. Byfield ] ^^^

Adam Wintrop }Efq!

The

[71]
The Report of the Committee appointed
to

go to Newtown to make Report of

the Committee the mofl fuitable Place for the Eredling a Meeting Houfe viz'. report to the General Affembly the appointed to go to Newtown to determine for Erefling a Meeting Houfe for the Inhabmoft fuitable Place in the s''

We

&

Town

on the ninth of June Inflant, Purfuant to a Vote of faid Town & their Petition, & view'd the Places propof'd by them for the End aforefaid, are of Opinion, That the moft fuitable Spot for Eredling a Meeting Houfe in the faid Town for Accommodation of the greateft Number of faid Inhabitants is upon a Piece of Land of Nath'. Parker's about one hundred & twenty eight Rods Eaft South Eaft near a Quarter of a Point Eafterly from the Center of faid Town (according to a Plan drawn & taken by M' Jqfeph Burnap Surveyour) Where there are feveral Trees mark'd on faid Spot. Sign'd, John Otis in Behalf of the Major Part of faid Committee. In Council, Read & Accepted, & Ordered, that the Meeting Houfe remain where it now is for the Space of Five Years, and that then a new Meeting Houfe be * in fuch Place near the Center of the eredled Town, as the Town fhall then agree
itants of faid

Town, Having been

there

Concur'd with an Amendment* WT Tapler. Confented to, a Petition of Jofeph Bramhal oi Bojlon Cooper, Upon Reading Importing, that he was imprefs'd in to the Service while he was an Apprentice in S' fFilliam Phip/'s Governm'. & afterwards was a Soldier twelve Years at the Caftle, Having been always in the Service till he was difcharged about fifteen months fince, that by his Hardfliips in
the Service he contrafted the Diftemper call'd the Dry-Belly-ach, Whereby he has for the Space of ten months part loft the Ufe of his Limbs in a great meafure, has been Bed-ridden for eleven months unable to help himfelf, and has fpent all his

upon. In the Houfe of Reprefent"*, Read

&

&

&

Court

&

Subftance upon Doftors Medicines; Therefore moft humbly Praying that the will be pleaf 'd to compaftionate his diftrefs'd Condition. In the Houfe of Reprefent"' Refohed, That the Sum of Five Pounds be allowed

&

Jdam

that Coll paid out of the Publick Treafury towards the Relief of the Petitioner be defir'd to receive the fame, it as he ftiall think moft for JVintrop expend the Benefit of the Petitioner.

&

&

In Council

Read

&

Concur'd.
Confented,

Upon Reading
Importing, That

the Petition of John Staples Treafurer of the whereas the Inhabitants of the faid Town did

M'

fifty Pounds in Money for his Settlement, the General Court had given Orders to fett of fix families to That notwithftanding the new Precindt in Roxbury fo long as they fliould contribute there. That My Nath'

Cotton to give

him One hundred

&

Tailer. of Newtown, agree with the Rev.''

W"

Town

Healy

who

is

one of the

fix families

did publickly declare that he did not apprehend

that thefe families were by the General Court Order freed from paying the Settlement Rate, but only from the Yearly Salary, That the faid Mf Healy being rated accord-

But that fVilliam Ward fome others of the ingly hath freely paid his Proportion. families do abfolutely refufe to pay their Proportion of the faid Rate, faid fix By which means the faid Mf Cotton has been kept out of his juft Right above ten months.
craves the opinion of the General Court Whether thofe fix families of to Roxbury ftiall be oblig'd to pay the faid Settlem! Rate or not. And whether fett a certain fum of Money given to a Minifter to fettle himfelf withal be a proper

&

That he humbly

&

fufficient Settlement.

In the Houfe of Reprefenf" Read Refolved that the faid fix families who are allowed to attend the Worfliip of God in Roxbury are difmifs'd from the Charge of the Annual Maintenance of the Miniftry at Newtown untl this Court give further from no other Town Charges ; And that whereas the Town agree to Order

&

&

give a

Sum

of money^to their Minifter to purchafe for himfelf a Settlement the

Inhabitants

[72]
Inhabitants are
Purchafe.
rateable

thereto:

And

equally as

if

the

Town

had made fuch

In Council

Read

&

Concur'd.

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer

Upon Reading the Petition of fVilliam Spooner, Jabez Delane, Caleb Blackwell, others the Inhabitants of the Town oi Dartmouth, importing, That whereas M.' Samuel
Hunt
upon
has been near feven years Minifter of the faid Town to their great Satisfadtion a very flender Salary, That all his Hearers are not able to allow him more

&

than Thirty Pounds, That upon greater Encouragements to him from other Towns make them apprehenfive of his leaving them deftitute of a Minifter Humbly pray:

ing, that the Great

encourage
fhall fee

M'

to General Court would pleafe to compaffionate their Cafe, fuch an Allowance as they Hunt to remain among them by Giving

&

&

meet.

In the Houfe of Reprefent"' June 15. 1715. Refolved, that the Sum of Twenty Pounds be allowed & paid out of the Publick Treafury towards the maintenance of the Miniftry of Dartmouth for the Year
enfuing.
Dec'.
I
.

Refolved, that the

to begin in June.
3. 17 15.

Vote above be revived

&

fent

up

for

Concurrence

The Year

In Council Dec'

Read

&

Concur'd.

Confented

to,

W" Tailer.
Bills in the laft

An Accompt brought in by Jofeph Marion May July & Auguft Seflions & Engrofling
Journal of the Houfe

of Tranfcribing feveral

July Auguft in the prefcnt Year 17 15. In the Houfe of Reprefent"?', Refolved, that the Sum of twelve Pounds, fifteen three pence be allowed paid out of the Publick Treafury to Jofeph {hillings

&

the fame, as alfo for Engroffing the of ReprefentT in their feveral Seflions in the Months of May,

&

&

Marion

to difcharge his

In Council, Read

&

Accompt.
Concur'd.

Tailer. Upon Reading the Memorial of Jofeph Marion importing. That he was imploy'd almoft four years as Clerk to the Hon'''" Ifaac Addington Efq' late Secry of this that during the time of the late Expedition to Canada (in an efpecial Province,
to,

Confented

W"

&

Fidelity attended the faid Office by Difpatching much manner) with all Diligence Bufinefs in the Affairs of the Gov! upon that extraordinary Occafion, That upon M' Addinton's Indifpofition, he was direfted to attend at the Council Board, w!" ac-

&

Council, aflifted in July laft paft by Order of the Governour in difpatching the publick Bufinefs upon the late Rupture with the Indians, That the Memorialift never receiv'd more than his ordinary Allowance of two ftiillings

cordingly he did.

And

&

&

eight pence per

Diem, nor any confideration for his Service in attending at Council Board, Humbly Praying that the General Court will confider his fervice, & make

fuch Allowance as they fhall fee meet. In the Houfe of ReprefentT, Refolved, That the fum of Ten Pounds be allowed paid out of the Publick Treafury to Jofeph Marion the Memorialift in full for his

&

Service fett forth in his Memorial.

In Council

Read

&

Concur'd.

W" Tailer Confented to, Penn Town/end & Adam Wintrop Efq' being eledted Councellours of this Province, feverally took the Oaths appointed by A6t of Parliament to be taken inftead of the Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy, Repeated & Subfcrib'd the Teft or Declaration, & took the Oath of Abjuration & the Councellour's Oath. Upon Reading the Petition of Jofiah Whitcomb of Lancafter, importing, That whereas the Great & General Court or Aflembly at the Seflion in 0t' 17 14, in confideration that the

Land

called

Nafkoba Land then ordered

to be

made

a Townftiip

was

[73]
&

OF THF

M' Henchman, the other was purchaf'd of the Indians one Half by M' Bulkley fVhetcomb (the Petitioner, who was fuppof'd to be dead as he is inform'd) half by And that one Powers did order that the faid Purchafe be confirm'd to the Children Powers & to Cpt. Robert Mears Aflignee of M' of the faid Bulkley iVhetcomb Henchman according to their refpedlive Proportions, as by the Copy of the Order of Confirmation of the General Court will more fully appear. Humbly Praying that the General Court will pleafe to revoke the Confirmation or Grant made to his Children, & confirm to him his fourth part of the faid Land, that he may enjoy what he honeflly purchaPd, & that he may have Liberty to make Difpolition thereof according to his own Will & Pleafure. Confented to, that the Prayer of the within Petition be In Council, Read and Ordered that the name of the Townfliip be henceforth called Littleton: granted, In the Houfe of Reprefent"', Read & Concur'd. W" Tailer. Confented to, In the Houfe of Reprefent'f, Ordered, That Cp! Noyes, M' Cook, M' Remington, Coll. Thaxter, M.'. Denifon Cp' Chambers with fuch as the Hon"'' Board fhall be a Committee to prepare & lay before the Court a Draught of an appoint

&

&

&

&

Majefty, Humbly entreating his Royal favour upon the following Heads, viz'. That the Charter Privileges of this his Majefty's Province may That the Raifing be preferved Manufacturing Naval Stores in this Province
to his
:

humble Addrefs

That the Mifcheifs threatened to thefe His Majesfty's Plantamay be encouraged tions by the growing Settlements of the French at Cape Breton may be prevented.
In Council; Read Addin' Davenport Efq? prepare the Addrefs.

&

& Concur'd, & Ordered & M' Secry Woodward

at three

That Samuel
be added
to

Sewall, John Clark, the Committee to

Confented
Adjourn'd unto

to,

W"

Tailer.

Monday

o'Clock

in

the Afternoon.

Monday

Dec!

5.

1715.

Prefent in Council

The Hon""
Wait Wintrop
Elijha Hutchinfon Sam' Sewall

William Tailer

Efq.'

Lieu. Govern?

And"

Belcher

Nath Harden
John Clark Addin: Davenport
^

Edw'' Bromfield
Ifaac Winjlow

Jofeph Lynde
Eli' Hutchinfon

Efq'

John Cujhing Nath' Payne

Benj' Lynde

Efq'

Tho: Hutchinfon Thomas Fitch

i^Efq'

John Higgin/on Penn 'Town/end

Edmund ^incy

Adam

Wintrop.

Reading a Petition of Daniel Pawning Keeper of the Powder Houfe in Bojion, Importing that for fix years part he has ferv'd as Keeper of the Powder Houfe in Bojion, & conftantly attended the fame both in Receiving & Delivering out Powder, at the Times limited & direfted by the Governour's Inflruftions to him, w"! is upon Mondays, Wednefdays & Frydays, weekly from the firfl o^ March to the firft of November from ten o Clock to twelve in the forenoon, that notwithflanding his ftri(5l Obfervance of his Inftruftions, He finds by Experience that the

TTPon

not fufficient, many Perfons coming in other Seafons, whereby his time the Province Stock of Powder daily increaftaken up in that Service is principally other Quantitys of the Merchants Powder being now ing from the Impoft Office, Houfed which he has himfelf turn'd once a month. That the Quantity of Powder of Hiring a Perfon is very great daily increafing, w"; will put him under the Neceffity

time limited

is

&

&

&

&

to

aflift

him

in

Turning

it,

w". will

much

leffen

his Salary.

Humbly

Praying that
the

[74]
either enlarge his the General Court will pleafe to confider the Premifes Salary or Diredlions for feme fees to be paid by fuch Perfons as fhall attend at the give

&

&

appointed Hours. In the Houfe of Reprefent'f Ordered That the Petitioner be allowed to demand take the Sum of Jix pence for every fingle Barrel, Half Barrel, or Quarter of a Barrel of Powder deliver'd out of the Time order'd by this Court for his Attendance*

For two
Shillings

Barrels one Shilling,

:

In Council.

Read

& for any greater & Concur'd.

Quantity than three Barrels

Two

Confented

to,

W"" Tailer.

Plat of

One Thoufand Acres of Land

Clerk, of Roxbury Dec*!, of Woottonookin Confirm'd Allowed by the General Affembly of the Province of the 1655, to fuch of the defcendants of the faid John Eliot as are Maffachufetts-Bay legally

&

&

&

purchaf'd by the Rever'd John Eliot Nahan the twenty feventh of September,

11 of ^une, 1714, as of Record appears; Which faid Thoufand Acres of Land lies Southward of contiguous to the Townfliip of alias ^aboag. It begins at a Popple Tree mark'd an Heap of Stones Brookfield about it about two Perch from a Pond called Pookookappoy, And thence runs by the
entituled to the fame on the 17

&

&

&

Needle of the Surveying Inflrument Weft 27. 00' North 402 Perch to the Stake & Heap of Stones on the Eaftward Side of a Hill, And then South 5. 00' Weft 400 Perches to a large Heap of Stones to the Weft ward Side of a Ridge of Rocks, From thence Eaft 27, 00' Degrees South 460 Perch, & from thence North 3. 00' Weft 428 Perch to the Corner firft mentioned, as is defcrib'd by the Plat.
Surveyed by John Chandler, Jun' Surveyor. In the Houfe of Reprefent'f Ordered, that the Plat be accepted, and the Land therein defcrib'd be confirm'd to the Defcendants of the late Reverend John Eliot Dec?, Purfuant to the Vote of this Court pafs'd for that End at their Seflions in
;

June 17 14. In Council; Read

&

Concur'd.

Confented
Adjourn'd unto

to,

W"

Tailer,

To Morrow

at ten

o Clock in the Morning.

Tuefday Dec'

6.

1715
Prefent in Council

The
Elijka Hutchinfon

Hon"'' JVilliam Tailer Efq' Lieu. Govern'

Samuel Sewall
Jofeph Lynde Eli" Hutchinfon
'

Andr Edw*
Efq'

Belcher
Bromfield

Benj".

Lynde
Davenport
Efq'

John Clark
Addin".
>

Ifaac Winjlow

Penn Town/end John Higginfon

John Cujhing Nath'. Payne Nath' Norden John Otis

Kellog,

Efq'

Th&

Hutchin/on Thomas Fitch

Edmund ^incy

Nath

Byjield

Adam

JVintrop.

Importing, That being an Inhabitant of the Town of Deerfield in the Time of the great Deftru6lion of it by the Indians about twelve years fince, French a great Sufferer both in the Lofs of in the Hardfhips of a tedious his Eftate long Captivity, from which by a

T TPon
^-^

Reading a Petition of Martin

&

&

&

&

dangerous Adventure he efcaped, & has fince been in the Service & at all times fhew'd himfelf ready to ferve his Country, And humbly Praying that the General Court will be pleaf'd to confider his Circumftances, and make him fuch Recompence
as they fhall think meet. In the Houfe of Reprefent'", Refohed, that the

Sum

of

Ten Pounds

be allowed

&

[75]
& paid
out of the Publick Treafury to Martin Kellog the Petitioner of his uncommon Bravery Suffering in the Publick Service. In Council ; Read Concur'd.
in

Confideration

&

&

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer.

Oaths of Allegiance & Supremacy, Repeated & Subfcrib'd the Teft or Declaration, & took the Oath of Abjuration, & the Councellours Oath. In the Houfe of Reprefent'f Voted that the Dire(5lion & Order of this Court Pafs'd at their Seffion 06lob' 1712, for the Maintenance of the Miniftry in the Town of IVatertown be punctually obferv'd & effedlually executed without any farther
inftead of the

Petition of Jofeph Hill being twice read was order'd to be difmifs'd. John Otis Efq' took the Oaths appointed by A61 of Parliament to be taken

Delay

And

in as

much

as the Seledlmen, Afleffors

&

other

Town

Officers in

Com-

Major Part of the Inhabitants at a Town Meeting Janu 27. 1714 did in manifeft Contempt of the Authority of this Govern! Vote a Non-Compliance
bination with the

with this Order,

&

do

to this

day

juftifie

themfelves in their open

&

vile Pra(5lice.

therefore Refolved that the Seledl Men Afleffors fhall forfeit pay the Sum of Fifty Pounds, Unles the Money which is or ought to have been collefled be appropriated to the Ufes therein mention'd, on or before the tenth day of January

Be

it

&

&

of Twenty Pounds per Month till the fame be accomplifh'd and each of the Minifters, to be recovered by Bill Plaint or Informathey difcharged by tion in any Court.
next,

and the

Sum

In Council, Read three feveral times Non-Concur'd. In Council, Ordered that Samuel Sewall, Benjamin Lynde John Clark Efq? be a to prepare draw up a Report upon the Affair of Watertown, Committee prefent it to the Board as foon as may be. Heir to Samuel Upon Reading a Petition of Eli/ha Hedge, John Smith Son late of Eea/ham Dec'! David Melvil & Hugh Stuart of Monomoy alias Chatham^ Smith Importing that whereas they did in the year 1694 purchafe of the Indians John ^qfon & Jofephus ^afon of Monomoy alias Chatham in the County of Barnjlable, a certain Beach commonly called Monomoy Beach lying Eaftward of faid Monomoy, with feveral Parcells of Meadow or Sedge Ground lying adjacent thereunto, as may be Seals of the faid John feen by an Inftrument of Conveyance under the Hands & Jofephus Sluafon, w"! faid Meadow & Beach was never as they can learn by Sluafon the General Court granted to any Perfons whatfoever, And therefore they thought they might with fafety purchafe the fame. It being no way to the Prejudice of the faid Indians to fell a Beach, which was no way likely to be profitable to them. That the faid Purchafe was made before any Law of this Province was made to the Con& poffefs'd the faid Beach trary, That they have for many years quietly enjoyed have fince fold and made Conveyances of a confiderable with its Appurtenances, Part of the faid Beach, to other Perfons, who have quietly poffefs'd the fame without

&

&

&

&

&

&

&

any manifell Diflike to the Indians, yet notwithflanding fome Englifh do trefpafs upon the faid Beach by turning over Horfes & Cattle to graze thereon, & they alfo molleft & difturb the Perfons to whom it was fold, Whereby great Inconvenience
is

&

&

enfue to your Petitioners unlefs timely prevented ; Humbly Damage that the General Court will pleafe to take this Matter into Confideration, Praying relieve them by Confirming a Grant of the (aid Beach with its Appurtenances which
like to

are fpecified in the Deed of Sale made to them by John Jofephus ^ajon. In the Houfe of Reprefent'f Ordered, That this Petition be continued until the

&

mean time Publick Notice be given by the Petitioners in the Town of Chatham, That if any Perfons have any reafonable Obje(5tion to make, they may then be heard. In Council, Read & Concur'd.
next

May

Seflion,

and that

in the

An AS
Reprefent'!*

in Addition to

Confented to, V^" Tailer. an AS for ere&ing a Powder Houfe in Bofton : Pafs'd by the

ju

[76]
In Council
:

Read

three feveral times

&

Pafs'd to be engrofs'd.

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer.

Mafter Gunner of His Upon Reading the Petition of Zecheriah Tuthil Lieu' Caflle William, Importing, That in Sundry Petitions to the Hon*"!' General Majefty's Court he fuppof 'd confiderable Arrears due to him by an Eflablifliment made pafs'd But fince is inform'd that by a Refolve paft by the General Court in the Year 1700.

&

&

day of December 1705, It was intended that the faid Eftablifhm' fliould Mafter Gunner not continue, but for the future, That the Offices of Lieutenant fliould be in two fuitable Perfons, And that the Lieutenant fliouJd receive out of that according thereto the publiclc Treafury the Sum of Sixty Pounds Annum, ten Months before he Humbly Prays that for the Year he has been paid, and now that Refolve was made. He may receive his Arrears then due, w? amounts to the Sum fix pence, He having receiv'd no more than of Sixty five Pounds nineteen fhillings after the Rate of Fifty Pounds for his Years Service, Forty Pounds for his firft
the
firft

&

&

&

&

&

fecond Year; Humbly Praying, That the General Court will pleafe to confider his make fuch Allowance as they ftiall think meet. Service In the Houfe of Reprefent'f ; Whereas the General Court at their Seflion in May 1700, Refolved that the Lieutenant of the Caftle on Cajlle IJland performing

&

the

Duty of Lieutenant & Gunner Eighty Pounds per Annum, And in

fliould
as

much

Gunner fliould be in two Perfons ; again Refolve that the Office of Lieutenant fix pence be Voted That the Sum of Sixty five Pounds nineteen Shillings out of the publick Treafury to the Petitioner, He having no Pretence allowed paid or Claim to any more by reafon of the laft Refolve, altho he may have fince that

&

be paid out of the publick Treafury The Court did as in December 1705.

&

&

perform'd the Duty of Lieuten! Concur'd. In Council ; Read

&

Gunner.
Confented
to,

&

W"

Tailer.

Adjourn'd to

To Morrow

at ten

o Clock in the Morning.

Wednefday Decem.

7.

1715
Prefent in Council.

The Hon"'
Wait Wintrop
Elijha Hutchinfon Samuel Sewall

William Tailer Efq' Lieu. Gov'

BenJ" Lynde

John Higginfon

And^ Edw^
Efq'

Belcher

Bromfield
>

Jofeph Lynde Eli" Hutchinfon

Ifaac Winjlow

Efq'

John Clark Addin: Davenport Thomas Fitch

Efq'

Penn Town/end Nathl Byfield

John Cujhing John Otis Nath'. Norden

Edmund ^incy,
Thomas Hutchinfon ,

Adam

Wintrop.

Hearing was had before the whole Court upon the Petition of John Legg Efq' & feveral others of the Town of Marblehead. A Hearing was had before the whole Court upon the Petition of the Eaftern Part of the Town of Bridgewater for a new Meeting Houfe. In Council, Ordered, That John Cujhing & Edmund ^incy Efq'.' with fuch as the to Bridgewater & view the Reprefenf" ftiall joyn with them be a Committee to repair Town & confider of the moft convenient Place for Erefting a new Meeting Houfe, Having a Regard to the Suggeftion of the Town, That there will foon be need of a third meeting Houfe; and make Report to this Court at their next Seflion, Unlefs

the

Town in the mean time agree the matter the Charge of the Committee.

among

themfelves.

The Town

to be at

In

[77]
Concur'd, Cpl George Leonard^ Cp! are join'd with the Compt? Henry Hodge Cpt. Jacob Thomfon Concur'd. In Council ; Read Tailer. Confented to,
In the

Houfe of Reprefent'"; Read

&

&

&

&

W"

Adjourn'd unto to

Morrow

at ten o

Clock

in the

Morning.

Thurfday Dec'

8.

17 15

Prefent in Council.

The Hon""
Wait Wintrop
Eli/ha Hutchinjon

William Tailer Efq' Lieu Gov'

Byfield
\ John Clark Addin: Davenport

Nath.

Sam' Sewall
Jofeph Lynde Eli" Hutchinjon

John Higgin/on And"" Belcher

Efq'

Edw'

Bromfield

Efq'

Tho' Hutchinfon Thomas Fitch

Efq'

Ifaac Winjlow

Edmi ^incy

Penn 'Town/end

John Cujhing Benj' Lynde

Adam

Wintrop

AN

Aft entituled
Reprefenf"
;

An

A51

to

prevent the

Opprejffion of Debtors

Pafs'd by

the

In Council

Read

three feveral times

&

Concur'd to be Engrofs'd. Confented to, W" Tailer.

o Clock
in the

Adjourn'd unto to

Morrow

at ten

Morning.

Fryday Dec'

9.

17 15.

Prefent in Council

The
Wait Wintrop
Jofeph Lynde
Eli" Hutchinfon

Hon"!' William Tailer Efq' Lieu. Govern:

Eli/ka Hutchinfon And"- Belcher

Sam. Sewall
Benj'

Lynde
Efq'

Edw^
)

Bromfield
y

Penn Townfend John Appleton

Nath'. Byfield

Efq'

John Cufking John Otis Nath'. Norden

Efq'

John Clark Addin Davenport Thomas Hutchinfon Thomas Fitch

Edm''

John Higginfon

Adam Wintrop

^incy
Mefs" Mofes Reed

TN
"*

the

Houfe of

Vouchers thereof be produced, or the faid Accompt be return'd, examined & allowed by the Goverm! of Rhoade Ifland, neither of which are yet done. In Council Read & Concur'd. Confented to, W" Tailer. the Petition of Hugh Adams Clerk of Chatham in the County of Upon Reading Barnjlable, Importing that the Seleft Men of the Town of Chatham have refufed to fee colle6ted his Rate for this Year according to the Towns firm & unanimous Agreement with him. That he & his family are like to be opprefs'd for want of it. That he made complaint & Application to the Hon"l' Juftices of the Court at Barnjlable at their laft SelTion in OEtober lafl, but had no Redrefs otherwife than an Order for an Ecclefiaftical Council of the three next neighbouring Minifters of Eafiham, Harwich
;

John Rogers be a Committee to confider and compute the Charge of a High to Pautuckett Bridge lay the fame before this Court ; and that the further Way Confideration of the Account of building of the faid Bridge be defer'd until the

&

Reprefent'!' Voted, that Nathaniel Payne Efq',

&

&

[78]
&
their Delegate ; which Council accordingly mett, and advif'd fo contrary to his Expedlations that he was immediately conftrained to appeal to another Ecclefiafticall Council, Humbly Requefting, Firft, That the Petition of his friendly

Tarmouth with

that he be continued in his Miniftry untill Auditors may be heard granted, another Council be obtain'd Secondly, That the next Ecclefiaftical Council may confift of the Rev? Minifters Meffengers of the Churches oi Plymouth, Duxborough,
;

&

&

&

Thirdly, That for his immediate fupply Thomas Atkins be authorifed by Warrant to make colledt his Rate for this Neighbour may Year according to Agreement. Fourthly, That the Hon''.'' the Juftices of the Court of the County of Barnjlable may be direfted to hear his juft Complaints againft feveral
Majhfield

&

Upper

Scituate.

his

&

of his defaming Neighbours: Fifthly, That the prefent Tavern Keeper may no longer be licenced In Council ; Read Ordered, That the Prayer of the Petitioner be fo far granted, as that he be recommended to the Quarter Seflions of the County of Barnjlable, and that they give order for the Inhabitants of the Town of Chatham to pay the Petitioner his due as per Agreement, until he be regularly difmifs'd.
:

&

Adjourn'd unto to

Morrow

at ten o

Clock

in the

Morning.

Saturday Dec' lo. 17 15

Prefent in Council

The Hon""
Wait Wintrop
Jofeph Lynde
Eli" Hutchin/on

JVilliam Tailer Efq'

Lieu Gov'
Sam' Sewall

Andrew
Efq';

Eli/ha Hutchin/on Belcher

Edw'' Bromfield

John Clark Addin Davenport

K

Penn Town/end John Appleton

Nath'. Byfield

John Cufhing

Efq'

Nath Norden
Benj' Lynde

Tho' Hutchin/on Thomas Fitch

Efq'

Edmund ^incy

John Higginfon

Adam

Wintrop.

A N Aft for ^ Creditors

upon
late

Reviving

to receive their

Debtors, Seflions

Made and

further Continuing an Ad, entitled An Al to enable juji Debts out 0/ the Effels 0/ their ab/ent ab/conding Pafs'd by the Great General Court or Affembly at their

&

&

&

the twenty lixth

Day of May

1708, in the feventh Year of the Reign

of her

Majefty Queen Ann:

feveral times

& concur'd &

Pafs'd by the ReprefentT

In Council; Read three

to be engroft.

Confented,

W"

Tailer.

A
An
in

Meflage from the Reprefent'" by

M'

William Payne, Cpt. Noyes,

M'

Cook,

M.' Hutchin/on Samuel Thaxter Efq', in the Choice of an Attorney the Board

Ai

in

/urther Addition

to

That the Houfe defire the Concurrence of Gen" upon Wednefday next. an At /or Encouraging the killing 0/ Wolves made
King William

the fifth Year of the Reign of

&

Queen Mary.

Pafs'd by the

Concur'd to be engroft. Confented to, W*" Tailer. the Petition of Roger Billing of Dorche/ler, Jonathan Gulliver of Upon Reading Milton, & John Billings of Dorchejler aforefaid, in behalf of a blind Indian man called Thomas Oucuncanog, aged above fixty years, Refiding at the Dwelling Houfe oi Roger Billing aforefaid, Importing, that the faid Indian was born in Brantrey, has liv'd the greateft part of his time in & about it, and fince Philips War has been a faithful Soldier in the Country Service under twelve feveral Captains, And particularly under Cpt. Robin/on as they were guarding the maft Cutters at the Eaftward

Reprefenff In Council; Read three feveral times

&

&

in

[79]
in felling of Marts for his Majeftys Service, a Chip from one of the Trees flew into one of his Eyes which foon occafion'd the Lofs thereof, By Reafon of which

Accident he foon loft the other, fo that fince the twenty fourth of March 17 14 he has been entirely blind, & thereby render'd incapable of providing any fubfiftence for himfelf & in a very miferable & deftitute Condition; Humbly Praying, That the Gen" Court will pleafe to take his cafe into their Confideration & grant fome annual Allowance to preferve him from perifliing. In Council Read & Recommended. In the Houfe of Reprefcnt'f Refolved, that the fum of fix Pounds be allowed out of the publick Treafury to Roger Billing the Petitioner to be laid out paid
;

&

by him

in the beft manner he can for the Indian in whofe Behalf the Petition is made.

necefl*ary

Relief

&

Supply of the blind

to,

In Council; Read

Confented

& Concur'd. W" Tailer.

Upon Reading the Petition of John Tappin of Salifbury, Importing that he has been formerly a Soldier under the Command of Captain Lothrop in the Country Service at Deerfield he had the Misfortune in an Engagement with the Indian Enemy
wound in his right Shoulder, Whereby he was ftill is rendered unable to work, That both he his Wife are aged under great Difficulties infirm, to fupport himfelf Family, That by living near the Province Line he is greatly
to receive a

&

&

& &

&

opprefs'd by being not only rated in Hampton, but in Salifbury alfo. That he has often made Application for an Abatement in Confideration of his Wound in the
Service, but that the Afleflbrs have no Regard to his Requeft. Humbly Praying Service into Confideration ; that the General Court will be pleafed to take his Cafe

&

free

him

for the future

from

all

publick Taxes

& & Rates

while he continues in

this Province.

In Council ; Read Recommended. In the Houfe of Reprefent'V Ordered, that the Petitioner be recommended to the Town o( Salifbury for Relief In Council Read Concur'd Confented to, W" Tailer.
;

&

&

Adjourn'd unto

Monday

at three o

Clock

in the

Afternoon.

Monday Dec

12. 17 15

Prefent in Council.

The
Eliflia

Hon"!' fVilliam Tailer Efq' Lieu Gov'

Hutchinfon

Andrew

Belcher

Addin

Davenport

Samuel Sewall
Jofeph Lynde
Eli" Hutchinfon

Edit/' Bromfield

Efq'

Penn Townfend
Nath'. Byfield

John Cujhing John Otis John Clark

Tho' Hutchinfon Thomas Fitch

Efq'

Edmund

Sluincey

Efq'

Adam Wintrop
John Appleton
.

A N
*

Engrofs'd
the

Bill entitled

An

AS

to

Houfe of Reprefent"*

to be Ena6ted.

prevent the Oppreffion of Debtors : Pafs'd in In Council ; Read Concur'd to

&

be Enacted.

W" Tailer. Confented to, An Engrofs'd Bill in Addition to the Adl entituled An Act againfl Counterfieting In Council the Bills of Credit &c, Pafs'd by the Reprefent'!* to be Enacted. Read Concur'd to be Enadted. Confented to, W" Tailer.
;

&

An

[8o]
for Encouraging Engrofs'd Bill entituled An A5i in further In Council; Pafs'd by the Reprefent'f to be Enafted. the Killing of Wolves ^c. Concur'd to be Ena6led, Read Confented to, Tailer. An Engrofs'd Bill entituled An Af for Reviving further Continuing of an ASl entituled An Af to enable Creditors to receive their juji Debts out of the EffeSls of their In Pafs'd by the Reprefent"" to be Enafled. 5? abfconding Debtors &c.

An

Addition

to the

AS

&

W"

&

abfent

Council

Read

&

Concur'd to be Enadled.
Confented
to,

W"

Tailer.

Adjourn'd unto to

Morrow

at ten o

Clock

in the

Morning.

Tuefday Dec'

13. 17 15

Prefent in Council.

The
Elijha Hutchinfon-

Hon"." William Tailer Efq' Lieu Gov'

Jofeph Lynde
Eli""
~\

Samuel Sewall Nath' Byfield

And"". Belcher

Hutchin/on
(.

Penn I'ownfend John Appleton

Efq'

Edw^

Bromfield

John Cu/hing John Clark Addin: Davenport

Benj' Lynde

pr

'Thomas Hutchin/on

Thomas Fitch

Efq'

Edmund ^incy

Nath' Payne

Adam

Wintrop.

^^

Engrofs'd Bill entituled An AEl in Addition to an Al for Freeing a Powder In Council ; Pafs'd by the Reprefent to be Enabled. Houfe in Boston. Concur'd. Read Confented to, W"" Tailer.

A N

&

Confented to, W" Tailer. In Council, Ordered, that the Confideration of the Vote of the Reprefent"' for the Choice of an Attorney General be referr'd to next May Seflions. Confented to, W" Tailer. Thomas Fitch Efq? Upon Reading the Petition of Samuel Sewall, John Leverett Daniel Oliver Merch! a Committee appointed by the Truflees of the Legacy of the Hon*!' Edward Hopkins Efq! Dec'd, Importing, that whereas they were appointed to having by the Allowance Approbapurchafe a Tradl of Land call'd Moguncoy tion of the General Court made perfefted the Purchafe of the faid Land in the in Behalf of the Truftees of the Legacy aforefaid according to the Decree Name univerfal satisfadlion of the Indians late Proin Chancery to the good Advantage of the faid Land, and the faid Truftees are defirous to fettle a Plantation prietors to eredt a Town or Village by the Name of upon the Purchafe they have made Hopkinton, to the perpetuating the Memory of the pious Benefa(5lor, But that upon too ftreight. And that they the Survey of the faid Land, they find the fame fcanty informed & aflured there lies a Quantity of Country Land adjoining to the faid are Purchafe neither fufficient by it felf to make a Plantation or fo much as a Village, nor as yet affign'd to any Townftiip, nor needed by any of the neighbouring Towns on which it borders, nor defired by any of them, may be a very accomodable Enlargement unto the Purchafe they have made for the pious Intentions of the aforefaid Benefaftor, Humbly Praying that the said Tra6l of Land lying between Sutton the faid Purchafe not appropriated may be granted to the faid Truftees, and that the whole Tra6l may be incorporated with the faid Purchafe into a Townfhip by the

prevent Damage to the Houjing &* other Eftate within In Council ; Read the feveral Towns of this Province : Pafs'd by the ReprefentT Concur'd to be Engrofs'd. three feveral times
Bill entituled
to

An

Al

&

&

&

&

&

&

&

&

&

&

&

&

Name

of Hopkinton.
In

[8.]
In the

Houfe of

Reprefent'?*

granted, that the Lands have Moguncoy be eredled into a Townfliip to bear the Name of Hopkinton of a Town ; And that the Fee exercife the Powers Privileges Property of the

Ordered, that the Prayer of the Petition be fo far Purchafe of petitioned for together with the Plantation
;

&

&

&

&

&

Lands petitioned

for

do

ftill

remain in the Province

In Council ; Read & Concur'd. Confented to, W" Tailer.

in the

Adjourn'd unto to

Morrow

at ten o

Clock

Morning.

Wednefday Decem'

14.

1715
Prefent in Council

The
Elijha Hutchinfon

Hon"!' fVilliam Tailer Efq' Lieu Cover".

Edw'd

Bromfield

Sam' Sewall
Eli" Hutchinfon

Penn Townfend Nath' Byfield

John Afpleton

Efq'

John Cufhing Nathi Payne Nath'. Norden John Otis Thomas Noyes

Lynde John Clark Addin : Davenport

BenJ'
.

Efq'

Tho' Hutchinfon 'Thomas Fitch

Efq'

Edmund ^incey

Andrew

Belcher

Adam

JVintrop.

Meffage from the Reprefent'" by Capt Noyes Samuel Thaxter Efq' & M' Lothrop, the Board would reconfider their Vote referring to the Choice of an Attorney General, And give a direft Anfwer, and if the Board do not fee meet to concur with them, They defire a Conference with them upon that matter this

"*^ That

Afternoon.

An A51 for maintaining &? propagating Religion. Pafs'd by the In Council; Read three feveral times & Concur'd to be Engrofs'd. Reprefent'f Confented to, W" Tailer. An Engrofs'd Bill entituled An AEl to prevent Damage to the Houfing 6f other
Bill

entituled

Eflate within the feveral

enacted.

Towns In Council ; Read

in

this

Province.

&

Pafs'd by the Reprefent'" to be

Concur'd.

Confented
It

to,

W"

Tailer.
referring

being put to the

Vote Whether the Council

will reconfider their

Vote

of an Attorney General. Pafs'd in the Affirmative. In Council Voted a Non-Concurrence to the Vote of the Reprefent'" for the Choice of an Attorney General, and agreed to a Conference on that Affair this Afternoon. Upon Reading the Petition of James Taylour late Treafurer of the Province of the Majfachufetts-Bay, Importing, That for one & Twenty years paft he had the honour to ferve this Province as Treafurer & zealoufly fought the Good of it, as well as faithfully difcharg'd the Truft committed, and that during that time he did with all readinefs upon every exigent or neceffitous Occafion advance his own Money for the publick Service without any Allowance for it. That it fo unfortunately happened in the laft year of his Service, That a Robbery was committed upon the four pence was Treafury, and the Sum of Eighty eight Pounds thirteen fliillings thence & carryed away, That the Perfon or Perfons that ftole the fame are not ftolen means have been ufed, that he has accounted for the yet difcovered, tho' all proper
to the Choice

&

laid

Treafurer

of Eighty Eight Pounds thirteen fhillings & four pence with the prefent & paid the fame Humbly Praying that the General Court will pleafe to take the Premiffes into Confideration & order the s'' Sum of Eighty Eight Pounds thirteen fliillings & four pence to be repaid him out of the publick Treafury, that fo he may not fuftain the Lofs of it.

Sum

In

[82]
Houfe of Reprefent"'; In Confideration of the good & faithful! Service James Taylour for many years as Treafurer of this Province, and that this Houfe is well fatisfied of his advancing his own Money in the publick Affairs, that he has fuftain'd confiderable Lofs in the executing that Office Refolved, that the Sum of ninety Pounds be allowed paid out of the publick to the faid M^ James Taylour. In Council Read Concur'd. Treafury Confented to, W" Tailer. It being put to Vote in Council, Whether the Nomination Appointment of an General belongs to the Governour Council ? It pafs'd in the Attorney negative. The Council expreffing themfelves that it belongs to the General Court. A Meflage from the Reprefent'f by Mefs" Epes, Cooke Chipman, That the Houfe are willing to defer the Choice of an Attorney General till fryday morning next. And that there is daily expeftation of a Gentleman from England CommifIn the

of

M'

&

&

&

&

&

&

fioned for that Poft,

And

that therefore they think proper to

fo,

fill

it

up. That they

may

be able to inform him

when he comes

That the

the Reprefent"?' of York Hampjhire are now here, Houfe defires the Concurrence of the Board in the
that

&

Reprefent'!' of Wejl daily expedted. And that the

Choice of an Attorney General

Time.

In the Houfe of Reprefent'", Ordered, that Oliver Noyes, Sam' Thaxter, Elijha Edward Hutchinfon Efq? Cook Cpt. Francis Fulham with fuch as the Hon^'' Board fhall nominate be a Committee to confider that Paragraph of his Honour the

&

&

His Excellency Jofeph Dudley Efq' late Governour to infpedl & examine his faid Accompts, w"! Committee reported that the Ballance demanded was One thoufand thirty eight Pounds & one penny, w"! Report the Governour & Council Read & accepted, w"! is ftill unpaid. That he could never obtain any Order or Warrant for the Payment of the fame, Nor any particular Reafons rendered according to the Kings Order, That he has been kept out of his Money thefe twenty fix years, for which he has been obliged to pay yearly Intereft, w"! amounts to fixteen hundred Pounds, That laft year he made Application to the General Court Prefling for an
mittee appointed by

& Concur'd and Eliakim Hutchin/on, Nathaniel Byfield, Thomas Hutchinfon & Thomas Fitch Efq" join'd to the Committee. Upon Reading the Petition of John UJher Efq' of Charlefiown, Importing, That he being Treafurer of the Territory & Dominion of New England during the Government of Sir Edmund Andrews, & untill the Revolution, That he did advance & pay for public Ufes feveral confiderable Sums of Money more than came to his Hands belonging to the Treafury, w*! Accompts His Majefty was pleaf'd to refer the Examination of to the Governour & Council of this Province with Diredions that Payment fhould be made to him of the ballance of his Accompts or Render a Reafon to the Contrary, That purfuant to His Majefty's Orders, There was a ComRead

increafe of Trade, and make Lieu! Governours Speech, which refers to the fupport report what they think proper to be done by this Court for that End: In Council;

&

Anfwer, but obtain'd none;

Humbly

take his Cafe into Confideration

&

Praying that the General Court will pleafe to Order him the Ballance of his Accompt or

Render Reafons

to the Contrary.

In the Houfe of Reprefent'", Ordered, that Elijha Cook, William Denifon, Samuel Charles Chambers Efq? with fuch as the Hon"" Board Thaxter, Edward Hutchinfon

&

Ihall nominate be a Committee to whom this Petition is refer'd. That they confider the Subjeft Matter & Allegations thereof & the former Proceedings of this Court to be done in Anfwer relating thereto, & make Report what they think proper

thereto.

In Council

Read

&

Concur'd, and Andrew Belcher^Addinton Davenport

& Adam

Wintrop Efq'.' joined to the

Committee.

Time

Meflage from the Reprefent"' that the Houfe defire a Conference about the for Chufing an Attorney General. In

[83]
In Council, Concur'd, and Samuel Sewall,

Andrew

Belcher,

Nathaniel Byfield

&

Benjamin Lynde Efq7 are appointed to manage the Conference.

Adjourn'd unto

To Morrow

at

Ten

Clock

in the

Morning.

Thurfday Dec'

15. 17 15

Prefent in Council.

The
Eli/ha Hutchinfon

Hon".' fVilliam Jailer Efq' Lieu Govern^

And"

Belcher

Samuel Sewall
Jofeph Lynde
Eli" Hutchinfon

Efq'

Penn Townfend John Appleton

Nath'. Byfield

John Cufhing Nath. Payne Nath' Norden Thomas Noyes

BenJ'

John Clark Addin: Davenport

Tho' Hutchinfon

Efq'

Thomas Fitch

Efq'

Lynde John Otis

Edward Bromfield Edmund ^incey

Adam

fVintrop.

TN
-

Council, Voted, that the Choice of an Attorney General be deferred to the next

May

Seflions.

In the Houfe of Reprefent"" Non-Concur'd. Upon Reading a Petition of Humphry Bradjlreet of Newbury in the County of Ebenezer Davis was a Soldier in her late Majefly's EJfex, Phyfician, Importing, that at Haver hil under the Command of Coll. Richard Saltonjial in the year Service 1709.

And
dries

was taken

ill

in the Service,

&

put under his Care,

And

that he

amounting under the Command of the

to the

Sum

of

One Pound

&

expended Sununder his

feven

fliillings.

That one Henry Flood

faid Colo. Saltonjlall,

who was

Care, & he expended upon him one Pound fifteen (hillings, as appears by the feveral Accompts fign'd by the faid Col? Saltonjlall, That Nicholas Davi/on of Newbury who was wounded upon the Expedition to Port Royal in the year 1709, and was by the late Governour Dudley put under his Care, Which was done both with great Difficulty & Expence; and that there remains due to him Ten Pounds & five (hillings.

likewife put

Praying that the General Court will order payment of the fame. Houfe of Reprefent"', Refolved, that the Sum of Three Pounds two out of the publick Treafury to Humphry Bradjlreet in be allowed (hillings paid full of the Petition ; Cpt. Nicholas Davifon not being in the Service of this Province

Humbly

In the

&

&

when he

receiv'd his

Wound.

In Council

Read

&

Concur'd.

Confented
In Council
;

to,

W"
to an

Tailer.

pafs'd by the Reprefent'f entituled An Adi for the frequent Calling of Great 6? General Courts or Affemblys, The Board being of Opinion that the Purport of the Bill is expreflly contain'd in the Charter
fo conftrued by the Laws of this Province Pradice all along. uninterrupted In Council Voted, that the Council adhere to their Vote above about the Choice
;

Voted a Non-Concurrence

Nemine Contradicente

Ad

&

&

of an Attorney General. In the Houfe of Reprefent'f Upon a Motion being made in the Houfe & a Council of the Province Letter receiv'd from the Hon*"'' the Lieutenant Governour oi New-Hampjhire, That the Partition Line may be run between this Province & that to preto afcertain the Inhabitants bordering thereon where to pay their Taxes, vent further Differences, Ordered, that Col Samuel Appleton, Col? Thomas Noyes Cpl John Gardner be a Committee on Behalf of this Province fully impowered to meet & join with fuch Perfons as (hall be appointed and fully impowered by the

&

&

&

General Court of the faid Province of New-Hamp/hire finally to fettle & determine the Courfe Running of the Line, Purfuant to the Directions of the Royal Charter

&

of

84

of this Province, And make Report to this Court. The Property of the Lands that have been improved or laid out to any Perfons near the faid Line to continue & remain to them as now it is, on which fide foever of the Line they (hall happen to fall. And his Honour the Lieu! Governour" is requefled to furnifh them with Powers neceflary to proceed in the Affair, purfuant to this Vote. In Council; Read Concur'd, and John Higginfon Efq' added to the Committee three of which to be a Quorum. in the Affair. Any W" Tailer Confented to, In the Houfe of Reprefentatives Refolved, That the Treafurer be diredled to purchafe good Bills of Exchange for Two hundred Pounds Sterling to be paid to Mr. Jeremiah Dummer of London, Agent for this Province, further to enable him In Council; Read and Concur'd. By the honourto Negotiate the Affairs thereof able the Lieutenant Governour, I do not confent to the Vote above. W" Tailer. In Council In Anfwer to the Petition of John Legg Edward Brattle Efq? feveral others Inhabitants of the Town of Marblehead (enter'd at the feventh Page of this Book at large), Ordered, that fo long as the Auditory of the New Meeting Houfe, w? the Reverend Mf Edward Holyoke now preaches in, fhall maintain a learned orthodox Minifler there, they (hall be difcharged from Paying towards the Maintenance of any other Minifler, excepting their Proportion towards the Maintenance of the Rev? Mf Samuel Cheever during his natural Life. In the Houfe of ReprefentT Read Concur'd.

&

&

&

&

&

By

the Hon*"!' Lieu!

Governour
Confented
to,

W"" Tailer.

Adjourn'd^unto

To^Morrow

at ten

o Clock

in the

Morning.

Friday Dec! i6. 17 15

Prefent in Council.

The
Elijha Hutchin/on
Sam'.

Hon"!" William Tailer Efq' Lieu Gov^

Sewall

Andrew Belcher Edw^ Bromfield

>

Benj' Lynde

Jojeph Lynde
Eli".

Hutchinfon

Efq'

John Cujhing NatV. Payne John Otis Thomas Noyes

John Clark Addin : Davenport

Efq'
Tho' Hutchinfon Tho' Fitch

Efq'

Penn Town/end John Appleton Nath. Byfield

Edmund ^incey

Adam

fVintrop.

Meffage from the Reprefenf" by Samuel Thaxter & Jofeph Parjons Efq? That the Houfe defire that Matters of the greatefl Confequence may be brought forward. That if it be pofEble they may rife this Week. Upon Reading the Petition of Richard Coomes & Hephjibah his Wife, Daughter & only Child of Jofeph Newell late of Roxbury Mariner Dec'd, Importing that the faid Jojeph Newell in the year 1691, mortgaged his Eflate in Roxbury to Florence Maccarty late of Bojlon Butcher Dec'd for the Sum of Twelve Pounds, Conditioned to pay the Sum of Sixteen Pounds & fixteen fhillings within the Space of four Years, Which is after the Rate of Ten Pounds '^ Cent ^ Annum, as appears of Record. When the Land at the leafl Value is worth Three Hundred Pounds, And that he foon after it went to Sea & died. And that not long after the faid Jofeph NeweWs Deceafe, the Petitioner Hephjibah was born, & the Mortgagee by Contrivance prevail'd conwith & over perfuaded the Widow the Petitioner Hephjibah' s Mother to fell the Land by Deed to him, & took PofTefTion of it accordingly before the four vey Years limited in ^^thej Deed of Mortgage was expired, & put his Deed on Record,

^^

&

&

held

[85]
held his PolTeffion until! the Petitioner Hephjiifa/i came of Age, the illegal Proceedings in Conveying her Inheritance from her,
at the Inferior

When
That

fhe underftood

Boflon in April 1713. Where were caft. After which Tryal the Mortcartys Heirs produced their Deed of Sale the faid Mortgage, enter'd it upon Record, when it had been hid for gagee proved more than twenty Years before. And by Virtue thereof obtain'd a Verdi<5t upon his Appeal to the Superior Court, Whereupon the Petitioner review'd having firft tender'd to the Heirs of the faid Florence Maccarty more than fufficient to pay both the Principal Intereft Money in Current Silver Money, ready in the Court to have taken up the Mortgage, But it was faid it was too late; And the Court would the Mortgive no Relief in the Premifes, the Mortgager having made Default in atfluai Pofleffion thereof, had PoffelTion beyond the Time limited gagee being

Court held

at

(he had a Tryal the faid Florence Meu-

&

&

&

&

&

by Law, That Judgment was given againft the Petitioners, Which is to their utter Ruine, And this not thr? any Default, He being beyond Sea, imprefs'd & detained on board one of His Majefty's Ships of War in Barbadoes, In which Service he died before the time of Redemption was expired, nor can it appear to be a Default in the
Petitioner Heph/ibah, fhe being an Infant, That notwithftanding the Mortgagee has been at no more charge than the Twelve Pounds, a Yearly payment of five Pounds to the Mother of the faid Mortgager which the Land flood charged, fome fmall

&

&

Humbly Praying the General Court charge of Fencing &c. into Confideration, allow them their juft Right of Redemption. In the Houfe of Reprefent"'; Voted, that the Petitioners ought to have the Equity of Redemption, Inafmuch as the Mortgage made to Florence Maccarty by
to take the Premiffes

&

Al for hearing &" determining Cafes in Equity made & pafs'd the tenth of William the And that they be impower'd to file a Bill for their Right or Equity of third &c. Redemption in the next Court or Courts of Law proper to hear the fame. In Council; Read & Concur'd. Confented to, W" Tailer. In the Houfe of Reprefent'f Voted, that Mf Jeremiah Bummer be ftill continued
the

Jofeph Newell father of the Petitioners was not recorded untill April the feventh 17 14, By Reafon whereof they were defeated of the Benefit of an Aft entituled /in

Agent of this Province. In Council Read & Concur'd. Lieu! Governour, I do not confent to the Vote above.
;

By

the

Hon'l'

Adjourn'd unto

To Morrow

at

Ten

o Clock in the Morning.

Saturday Dec' 17. 17 15

Prefent in Council.

The
Eli/ha Hutchinfon Sam\ Sewall
Eli".
->

Hon"!* William Tailer Lieu. Gov:

Andrew Edward
Efq'

Belcher
Bromfield

Benj' Lynde Addin : Davenport

Hutchinfon

John Afpleton Penn 'Town/end

Jofeph Lynde Nath' Byfield
''

Nath. Payne John Otis Nath' Norden Thomas Noyes

John Clark
Efq'
Tho'.

Hutchinfon

hEfq'

Thomas Fitch

Edmund ^incey

Adam

Wintrop.

I
*

"'He Hon"'' the Lieu Governour intimated a General Council, for the Nomination Appointment of Civil Officers, to fit in Bojlon upon Saturday the twenty

&

fourth of this Inftant.

In the
Selecfb

Houfe of
;

Men

& Afleffors &

Reprefent"*, Infifted on their former Vote in Reference to the other Town Officers of the Town of Watertown.

In Council

Reconfider'd

&

Concur'd.

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer.

The

[86]
humbly offered by the Subfcribers Truftees for the Fifty Thoufand Pounds, viz'. Firft, That for the receiving in the Bill of Credit now on Loan to feveral Perfons by Virtue of an Adl of the faid Province made in the firft Year of his prefent Majefty's Reign the Perfons hereafter named to receive in the faid Bills be directed & impowered upon the Receit of the Annual Intereft or any
following Propofals
part of the Principal, as the fame becomes due by Vertue of the faid A6t, and the Mortgages given thereon to endorfe on the Original Deed of Mortgage the Receipt Intereft is paid, Then to thereof, and when the whole both Principal give a for the fame on the faid Deed, to be three at leaft of the Receipt figned by Truftees named in the faid Adl or their Succeflbrs, And the Deed fhail be delivered

The

&

the faid Bills, Receipt being entered in the Margin of the Book of Regiftry where the faid Deed is recorded ftiall fully difcharge the Premifes therein mentioned from any other Claim Demand whatfoever, render

to the Perfon

who pays

Wl

&

&

or Ufage to the contrary notwithvoid. Secondly, That when at any time the faid Truftees ftiall have receiv'd the ftanding Sum of One Thoufand Pounds of the faid Bills, either Principal or Intereft, The Treafurer of the Province for the time being be diredted impowered to take in the
the faid
null
:

Deed

&

Any Law Cuftom

&

fame from them, Truftees, and the

&

Bills fo receiv'd

to pafs his Receipt, W!" ftiall be a full difcharge to the faid him to be burned to Aflies at the firft Opporby

tunity by the Committee appointed or that ftiall be appointed by this Court for the Thirdly, That the faid Truftees do meet on every Burning unferviceable Bills
:

one of the Rooms of the Court Houfe in Bojlon, there to Wednefday Weekly their Attendance from ten to twelve o Clock in the Forenoon, from three to give to receive in the Bills from Perfons five in the Afternoon, coming to pay the fame
in

&

Cent Fourthly, that the Truftees for their Service be allowed to pay themfelves one on all the Bills by them hereafter to be receiv'd on the Accompt of the Principal,
and to be accountable to
this Affair.
this

Court yearly,

if

demanded
Belcher

for their Tranfadlions in

Sign'd

Andrew

John White
Edw'i Hutchin/on

Addin : Davenport Thomas Hutchin/on

In the Houfe of Reprefent'!' Voted, That the foregoing Propofals be Accepted, In Council; Read Concur'd. put into Pra6lice as they now ftand amended. Confented to, W" Tailer. In the Houfe of Reprefent"' Voted, That the Treafurer of this Province, the the Treafurer of the Town of Bo/lon be a Treafurer of the County of Suffolk,

&

&

&

Committee or Truftees
their Succeflbrs for the

Sergeants Efq' Dec'd for the Ufe of

Land in Bojlon aforefaid late Power to purchafe the Houfe And that the faid Treafurers this Province.

&

&

repairing the fame when being have Power of fiting wanting. Agreeable to fuch Orders as they ftiall from Time to Time receive from And that the Province Treafurer do emitt this Court. pay the Sum of Two

Time

&

&

for purchafing the fame, That the faid House Thoufand three Land be a fund Security for drawing in the faid Bills into the Treafury again for of twenty one Years, That at the Expiration of the faid Term, It ftiall be the

hundred Pounds

&

&

Space

fold for that

end by the
;

faid Truftees or their Succeffors, unlefs this

Court

ftiall

then

fee caufe to order otherwife.

In Council

Read

&

Concur'd.

Tailer. Jojhua Shanton Agents in Behalf Upon Reading the Petition of IJaac Woono of Ketticutt an ancient Indian Town or Plantation always inhabited by Indians, W!" Bridgwater, & have had the Gofpel preached lyeth between Taunton Middleborough to them by an Englifti Minifter many Years at times, but conftantly by an Indian Minifter, Importing, that their Englifti Neighbours of Bridgwater did fome years
Confented
to,

W"

&

&

pafs'd difturb

them by laying Claim

to their

Town

or a confiderable Part thereof

under

[87]
under pretence of fome Grant or Purchafe, where upon there was Applicatron made to the Great General Court in the Year 1703. Upon which the Court were to order a Committee to meet at Barnftable to confider of the Matter, that pleaf'd the faid Woono was at the faid Meeting, but for want of Copys of fome Records a true Underftanding of the Englifh Laws, The Committee drew up a Report not in their favour, upon which M! Mitchell of altogether Bridgwater takes advantage thereby to Claim the beft part of our faid Indian Town & gives us Trouble at Law, W? they fuppofe to be contrary to the Intent of the General Court, when they accepted the Report of the faid Committee, W? could be no otherwife than that Bridgwater fliould have the full Extent of your Grant, Which was fix miles South of Ketticutt, which is their Center to Ketticutt River, Which plainly appears by the Bridgwater Grant, By which the Indian Lands were referv'd to them, W? was likewife done in Taunton Grant long before. That the faid M; Mitchel does profecute them at law for the greateft part of their Town. That he by a Petition to the General Court got the Bounds oi Plymouth Counties unfettled for no other Reafons Brijlol but to profecute us at Law, That the General Court were pleard fo far to favour him as to appoint a Committee to go & examine into that Affair; Humbly Praying that they may be continued in Brijlol County from whence they have their Englifh Minifter, & that the General Court will be pleaf'd to take their Cafe into Confidera-

&

&

&

tion
their

&

not fuffer them

&

their Families to be utterly ruined

by Depriving them of
Seflions.

Lands &c.

In Council; Read Referred to the Houfe of Reprefent'!' Read Concur'd.

&

firft

&

Fryday of the next

Confented
to,

In the

W"

Tailer.

Upon Town of Brantrey,

17 14. in

Reading the

Memorial of Edmund ^incey Efq' for & in Behalf of the Importing, That the General Court at their Seflions held in May

by the Memorialifl; in Behalf of faid Town, be appointed to protradl Surveyour might lay out Six thoufand Acres of Land granted by the General Court OStober 1666 to the Inhabitants of Brantrey limited to one Place, not prejudicing any Plantation or particular
to a Petition prefer'd

Anfwer

Praying that a

&

Grant &5
Ordered, that the Prayer of the Petition be granted, and M' Sam\ "Jones Jun' of Concord (being propof'd by the Memorialift) was appointed to furvey lay out the

&

Grant, Provided the Land be taken up in Middlejex County, If in the County of Suffolk John Chandler Efq' was to be Surveyour, as beft knowing in their own Counties, The Plat when taken to be prefented to the Court for Confirmation, as
faid

by the Records
tho'

will

more

uncertain
that the

requefted, negle<5ted Whether the faid

&

plainly appear, That for as much as the faid Samuel Jones delayed to attend the Service aforefaid, and it being

Land

lies

in

fame not being to be found in not apply himfelf to John Chandler Efq', but prevail'd with M'. fVilliam Ward of lay out the faid Six thoufand Acres of Land, Marlborough Surveyour, to furvey Afliftance of Daniel Livermore who being upon Oath with the Help Gerjhom Ward Chainmen (who were alfo fworn before M' Juftice How) laid out the fame in

County of Hampjhirc or Middlefex, So the County of Suffolk, the Memorialift did

the

&

&

&

the Angle between the Towns of Brookfield Rutland, As plainly appears by the Plat thereof now prefented; Humbly Praying that for the Confiderations aforefaid
the General Court will pleafe to ratifie

&

&

Confirm to the

Town

of Braintree the faid

Six thoufand Acres of

William

Ward

in

&

Land according as it is protraded & laid out by the faid by the Plat now prefented for Confirmation, It no way preju-

is credibly informed. dicing any Plantation or particular Grant, as the Memorialift Six thoufand Acres of Land lying in the Angle between Brookfield Brantrey Rutland \s thus defcrib'd in the Piatt: viz'.

&

A G

a Pine

Tree being

Brookfield Corner.

a heap

of Stones
In

a Point, Survey'd by William

Ward.

88

In the Houfe of Reprefent'f" Ordered, that the Piat on the other fide be accepted, & the Land therein defcrib'd be confirm'd to the Town of Brantrey in Fulfilment of a Grant of Six thoufand Acres made to them the Eleventh of OSlober, 1666. by the General Court, Provided it interfere with no former Grant, And that this Court annex the faid Lands to fuch Town as they (hall think proper hereafter. In Council; Read Concur'd. Confented to, W" Tailer.

&

Adjourned unto Monday

at three

o Clock in the Afternoon.

Monday

Dec'

19. 17 15

Prefent in Council.

The
Sam^ Sewall
Eli'!
-\

Hon"!' William Tailer Efq' Lieu Gov!

Andrew

Belcher

Jo/eph Lynde Hutchinfon V Efq'

| \

Edw''. Bromfield

Thomas Noyes Addin : Davenport

Efq'
Tho- Hutchinfon "Thomas Fitch

Penn Town/end Nath\ Byfield J

Nath'.

John Clark Payne

Efq'

Adam

Wintrop.

^^

Bill entituled

An All for Holding Keeping a Superior Court of Judicature Court General Goal Delivery within for the County of Hampfhire. Pafs'd of AJJize &'

&

&

by the Reprefent'f In Council Read three feveral times A Bill entituled An A51 in Addition
;

&

to the

Choice of

Town

Officers,

&

Setting forth their

Concur'd to be Engrofs'd. ASl for the Regulating of Town/hips, Power, made Pafs'd in the fourth Tear

0/ William &" Mary: Pafs'd by the Reprefent'f In Council Read three feveral Times & Concur'd to be Engrofs'd.
;

Bill entituled

An AS

to

prevent the unnecejfary Journeyings of the Reprefent".'

Pafs'd by the Reprefent'?' In Council ; Read three feveral

Times

&

Concur'd to be Engrofs'd.

Bill entituled

An

Al for

the Encouraging of the Raijing of

Hemp

within this

Province.

Concur'd to be Engrofs'd. Inhabitants of the Wefterly Part of the Blew Upon Reading a Petition of the Hills within the Town of Dorchejler, commonly call'd the New Grant, Importing,
live very remote from any Place of Publick Worfhip, The neareft being miles diftant from Dorchejler Dedham about fix Milton, Were upon that account very Petitioned the Town oi Dorchejler that they might be fett off a Precinft by uneafy themfelves. Whereupon at a Meeting of the Town of Dorchejler, on the twelfth Day

Pafs'd by the Reprefent'" In Council ; Read three feveral Times

&

That they

&

&

And that the 1707. they did by a Vote manifefl: their Confent thereto. fettle an able Minifter among Petitioners fliould be impowered to agree with to raife a Tax to defray the Charges of Building their Meetingthemfelves,
of

May

&

&

Maintenance of their Minifter &". And chofe a Committee, who with the Petitioners on the tenth Day of June following agreed upon the Place where the Meeting Houfe fliould ftand & now ftands, & what fliould be the Bounds & Limits of their Precincft, as by the Committees return may appear, And moreover the Town oi Dorchejler gave the Petitioners about thirty Pounds towards Building their Meeting Houfe, That upon this Encouragement the Petitioners fett about building their Meeting Houfe, And in May 1708. petitioned the General Court for Confirmation to impower them to do fuch other Afts as might be agreeable of what was done, to the Laws &f Which pafs'd in the Houfe of Reprefent"", But was Non-Concur'd in Council, That they have improv'd \imployd?'\ the Rev'd M! Jofeph Morfe as their

Houfe,

&

&

Minifter

[89]
Minifter for above thefe eight years, but not ordain'd, nor the Petitioners enabled to levy a Tax for his Support, Which lays them under very great Inconveniences for

want of the Gofpel,

&

as to the Minifters

Support,

Which

falls

heavy upon fome

while others refuie to pay any thing at all. will pleafe to Confirm the faid Town Vote

Humbly Praying that the General Court the Doings of the Committee there-

&

upon, and that they may be a

diftindl

among

themfelves to

aflefs

Defraying other Charges,

& Levy & to do

fit Perfons of their Minifter Support fuch other A5ts as may be agreeable to the

Precind

&

Impower'd

to choofe

Tax

for the

&

Laws &?
fo far.

In the Houfe of Reprefenff Ordered, that the Prayer of this Petition be granted fett off with all the neceffary Powers That a new Precinft be conftituted

&

&

exercifed by Precinfts for the Maintenance of the Gofpel Miniftry Privileges ufed Conditions exprefs'd in the Report of the Committee agreeable to, the Limits the Town of Dorchejler for that End, which is figned by Samuel Clap, apointed by

&

&

&

Samu'

Topliffee

&

Samuel Wales.

In Council

Read

&

Concur'd.
to,

Confented
Adjourned unto

W"

Tailer.

To Morrow

at

ten o Clock in the Morning.

Tuefday Dec'

20. 17 15.

Prefent in Council.

The
Wait Wintrop
Elijha Hutchinfon
Sam'.

Hon"!' William Tailer Efq' Lieu Gov'

Nath'. Byfield

And"" Belcher

John Clark Addin: Davenport

I

Sewall
Efq'

Edw^

Bromfield

Jqfeph Lynde Elia" Hutchinfon

NatH. Payne
I'homas Noyes

Efq'

Tho' Hutchinfon Tho' Fitch

Efq'

Edm'f

^incy
Wintrop.

Penn 1'ownfend

Adam

Concur'd, and, Advifed & Confented that a Warrant be made out to the Treafurer for the Payment of the above Two hundred Pounds. W" Tailer, Confented to, The Award of the Committee upon the liland of Chebaquidduck, Concur'd in both Houfes. Entr'd in the Book of Laws Page 249 at large. In the Houfe of Reprefent'f Refolved, that the Sum of Five Hundred Pounds be allowed & paid out of the publick Treafury to the Committee appointed by this Court to build a Light Houfe on Beacon IJland at the Entrance of the Harbour of Bojlon, for the carrying on of that Work, To be accounted for to this Court.
In Council; Read

Refolved tha.t the Sum of Two Hundred Pounds be out of the Publick Treafury to his Honour William "Toiler Efq' paid Lieutenant Governour Commander in Chief of this his Majefty's Province for In Council ; Read his Support in Managing the Affairs of the Governm!

TN

the

Houfe of Reprefent"*

allowed

&

&

&

&

Concur'd.
that the

Confented to, W" Tailer. Sum of Thirty Pounds be In the Houfe of Reprefent'f Refolved, allowed & paid out of the Publick Treafury to John White Clerk of this Houfe for his Service in the Year Currant. In Council; Read Concur'd. Confented to, W"" Tailer. In the Houfe of Reprefent'f Refolved, that the Sum of Twenty Pounds be

&

allowed

&

26

Honour Day oi December

paid out of the Publick Treafury to John Flagg Door-keeper to his the Lieu! Governour this Court for his Service half a year ending the

&

Inftant.

In Council; Read

&

Concur'd.

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer,
In

[90]
In the Houfe of Reprefenff* The Gentlemen appointed by this Court a Committee to take Care for the Building of a Light Houfe &' not having Leifurc to
attend that

Work,

Ordered, that the Overfight of that Work be committed to M' William Payne finilh the fame agreeable to the Advice DirecM' Zechariah 1'uthill to carry on tion they {hall from time to time receive from the faid Committee, And that Sixty

&

&

&

Pounds be allowed
compleated. In Council
;

to

them

for

the

whole of that Service,

When

it

Ihall

be

Read
Bill

&

Concur'd.

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer.

An

Engrofs'd
;

within this Province.

In Council

entituled An ASi for the Encouraging the Raijing of Pafs'd by the Reprefent'." to be Enadted. Concur'd to be Enadted.

Hemp

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer.

An

Engrofs'd

Bill entituled.

An ASl for

Judicature,

Court of AJJvze i Generall Pafs'd by the Reprefenf" to be Enaded. Hamplhire.

Holding i Keeping a Superior Court of Gaol Delivery within for the County of

&

In Council

Read
Bill

&

Concur'd to be Enadted.
Confented
to,

W"

Tailer.

An

Engrofs'd
;

entituled

An

Al

to

prevent the unnecejfary Journeyings of the

Reprefent"'.'

Pafs'd to be Enafted by the Reprefent"'

In Council

Concur'd to be Enaded.

Confented to, W" Tailer. An Engrofs'd Bill entituled An Aa in Addition to the Al Entituled An Al for Regulating of Town/hips, Choice of 'Town Officers, 6f Setting forth their Power, Made 5? Pafs'd in the fourth 0/ William l^ Mary. Pafs'd by the ReprefentT to be Enafted. In Council Concur'd to be Enaded. Confented to, W" Tailer. Bill entituled An ASl for the maintaining i An Engrofs'd propogating of Religion. Pafs'd by the Reprefenf" to be Enaded. In Council Concur'd to be Enadled. Confented to, Tailer. the Petition of Richard Car of Salifhury in the County of Effex, Upon Reading Mariner, Importing, That about the Year 1687, The then Governour & Council were pleaf 'd to grant Liberty to Lieu Col March to keep a new Ferry over the lower Part of Merrimack River between Newbury Salifhury, During their Pleafure, Wl" Ferry has been fince continued of late fettled by the Quarter Seffions of the faid County upon the Towns of Newbury Salifhury, both which are in Prejudice of a Grant formerly made by the General Court to M' George Car the Petitioners now are very injurious to his Heirs, and humbly Prays Father, and have been be done him. To which End he offers the following Particulars ; that Juftice may That there was by Order of the General Court, a Covenant made between the viz'. Court of Salifhury & M' John Car the Petitioners Father, about building a Float Bridge over Merrimack River Si' And Confirm'd by the General Court Anno 1650 1660, & therein an ancient Grant of the whole Ferry or Ferrys between Newbury his Heirs that the Covenant Salifhury was conditionally made to the faid Car on the faid Cars Part was fulfilled to the Satisfadion of all, as appears not only on Record, But alfo in that there was never any Obje<5lion made againft him, nor can there be juftly at this time. That in Fulfilling this Covenant the faid Car was at more
; ;

W"

&

&

&

&

& &

&

than Three

other AccommoBuilding the Bridge dations for the Ferry, And that in the Settlement of the faid Car's Eftate, This Grant Richard (the PetiPrivilege was apportioned appraif'd to his Heirs James at near Four hundred Pounds ; That the Granting or Settling a Ferry between tioner)

Hundred Pounds expence

in

firft

&

&

&

&

Newbury

[9.]
or any others was a Breach of Covenant on the Countrey's Part, a Meaning of the Covenanters on both Sides, his Heirs; That the faid Car would not have been at fo great a Charge, had he thought that a Ferry but a little below him would have ever been Granted to any other. Which would Profitt of fpoil both the Cuftom that which was attended with fo a Charge, as it hitherto hath been, almoft to great

Newbury

& Salijbury

&

contrary to the Intention manifeft lUufion to faid Car

& &

&

&

the undoing of us to whofe

Lot this Part of our Fathers Eftate fell, Who for being out of our Right are damnified at leaft Fifty kept Sixty Pounds a Year, That it cannot be fuppofed the General Court made any Refervation to the Contrary, but that

&

the true Intent Covenant was the faid Car his Heirs Meaning of their Grant Ihould have the fole Benefit of Ferry or Ferrys between the two Towns aforefaid, w"^ is evident, in that the other Ferry below was put down as foon as the Bridge was
that when another Ferry was thought needful fome miles above the General Court judged it juft to give the faid Car the Offer Grant of it Ferry, Anno 1669. And at the fame time declared it was needful fo to do to make good their ancient Covenant with him, And that if any other Ferrys fhould be thought
finifhed.

&

&

&

And

The

&

Countrey within the aforefaid Limits, the s? Car fhould have the Refufal of keeping them. That when the lower Ferry aforefaid was firfl fett up. The Offer of it was never made to M' Cars proper Heirs of that Right, Neither had they both the Refufal of it. That what ever was propofed to the Petitioner about it was not rejefted. That he only objeded againfl fome Propofals, which he fuppofed he had juft Reafon for, as being contrary to the ancient Grant & Covenant, That the firfl Grant or Permit to keep the lower Ferry aforefaid to Coll. March was only during Pleafure, That it can be no Prejudice or Detriment to the Countrey nor any Perfon what foever, now to grant & fettle it on them to whom it of Right belongs That the late Settlement by the SeflTions of a Ferry at the fame Place upon the two Towns aforefaid was done without the leaft Offer to either of the Heirs or the faid Car or Giving them any oppertunity of Setting forth their Right or Speaking for themfelves, & contrary to the Grant & Covenant according to which the Ferry was not to be kept by Newbury & Salijbury till the aforefaid Bridge fell down, and then no longer to continue fo, but till it fhould be rebuilt by the faid Car or his Heirs That it is of necefTity that that Ferry fhould be kept up, where & for which the Bridge was built for the publick Benefit of the Countrey, Becaufe it is
ufeful

for the

impofldble to keep or pafs the lower Ferry at all Times, great Part of the Winter, tho' it may be convenient in the
all

&

very hazardous for a

it

Summer, when

draw

the Petitioner fuppofes it juft ; away reafonable, that he who keeps up the old Ferry of neceffity for the publick Good fh? have the Benefit is only for the Profit of the new Ferry, Conveniency of the

Cuftom

&

&

Profit of the old ferry

That

&

W?

fome Perfons
that

which

is

fome times, to fupport & maintain at an extraordinary charge kept of neceffity. That he humbly oflfers thefe Confiderations to the
at

&

Humbly Praying that the aforefaid Ferry over the lower part of Merrimack River, may be either wholly put down, or fettled according to the aforefaid Grant & Covenant with the faid Car & his Heirs, or that the Refufal of keeping the fame, at the fame price at which it is now kept may be given to the Petitioner. In the Houfe of Reprefent'"; Ordered. That the Petitioner ferve the Towns of Newbury & Salijbury with a Copy of this Petition, That they be heard there upon before this Court, upon the fecond Wednesday of the Seffion of this Court in May
General Court,
next.

If they have any thing to objedt,

Why

the

Prayer thereof fhould not be

granted.

In Council

Read

&
the
:

Concur'd.

Confented

to,

Bill entituled

An At

in

Addition to an At entituled

i Tenements

liable to

Reign of King Concur'd.

WMiiin

Pajs'd in Payment of Debts, Made Pafs'd by the Reprefent'!* to be Engrofs'd.

&

An Al for

Tailer. making Lands the eighth Tear of the

In Council;

W"

Adjourn'd unto

To Morrow

at ten

o Clock in the Morning.

Wednefday

40^

[9^
Wednefday Decern.
21. 1715

Prefent in Council

The
Eli/ha Hutchinjon

Hon"'' William Jailer Efq' Lieu' Govern'

Samuel Sewall
Jo/eph Lynde
Eli'"Hutchinfon

Andrew Belcher Edw^ Bromfield

Nathl Payne
Efq'
Nath'. Byfield

Addin: Davenport
Tho'.

y^"

Hutchinfoji 'Thomas Fitch

Edm''

^incey
Wintrop.

-Efq'

Penn 'Town/end.

Thomas Noyes John Clark

Adam

Reading a Petition of feveral of the Inhabitants oi Hatfield, Importing, That they have humbly offered a Petition to the General Court for Relief from the Grievances they lye under from the Impofitions of their Neighbours of Hadley upon them, which Petition is ftill depending. That they are inform'd that fome of the General Court are of Opinion, That tho' there may be reafon to releafe the faid Town of the Burthen complain'd of, yet the Altering the Bounds of Townfhips may prove matter of future Inconvenience, That they now renew their Petition, fetting forth the Hardfhips they ly under in Paying their Proportion of Taxes to the Townof Hadley, not only for the Province but the Miniflry alfo, & all Town Charges, fliip tho they partake of no Town Privileges, That they are of the fame Opinion with their Neighbours, that all their Lands on the Weft fide of the River may be affigned to pay their Proportion of all Town Charges to & with the Townfhip of Hat-

T TPon
^^

field forever,

Altho' their dues there upon will be greater than at prefent to Hadley, their accommodations being double in Value, If the Lands petitioned for be annex'd
to them,

Inafmuch
it

they think

all Town as they enjoy the Miniftry Privileges in Common reafonable to be at an equal Expence with them in fupporting them.

&

Praying humbly Relief. Read & Ordered, that John Pynchion Efq' M' Luke In the Houfe of Reprefent'f Hitchcock M' John AJhley be a Committee to whom this Petition is refer' d, to confider the fubje6l matter Allegations, and make Report what they think proper to be done thereon at the Seffion of this Court in May next. Read In Council Concur'd. Confented to, Tailer.

&

&

W"

of General Court for the Hearing EJfex by Determining the Differences arifing in the Town of Wenham fett forth in a Petition under the Hands of William Fairfield, Jqfeph Herrick &" in Behalf of themfelves
a particular

The Report of a Special Seffions held at Wenham Sept 6. 17 15. viz! Effex fs Anno R' Reg' Georgii fecondo. At a fpecial Seffions of the Peace holden at Wenham within & for the County
Order of the Governour

&

&

&

others.

John Appleton Efq', John Higginjon^ Efq', Thomas Noyes Efq', Samuel Appleton Efq', John Burril Efq'. The Court of Special Seffions being opened. The Petitioners & Defendants call'd after a full Hearing of all fides, the Papers Read perufed, After appeared fome Overtures of an Accommodation W! prov'd abortive It is confidered by the
Prefent,

&

&

&

&

Juftices aforefaid in Special Seffions affembled as before exprefs'd in

manner following ;

wzf

That the

Manner
In

Petitioners or Complainants had no fufficient Ground of Complaint in as fett forth in their Petition to the General Court.

Council; Concur'd.

Read

&

Accepted.

In the

Houfe of

Reprefent'f"

Read

&
A

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer.

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A Report of the Committee relating to Sudbury. In Obedience to the Order of the Great & General Court or Affembly, We the within named Committee have been at Sudbury, & have view'd the feveral Places fhewn to us by the Inhabitants on the Weft Side of the River for Setting up a New Meeting Houfe & are of Opinion that a Place called Poplar Swamp Gutter on the Weft Side of the faid Gutter & on the North Side of Lancafter Road between the f! Gutter & Heart Pond is the moft convenient Place for Eredling the faid Meeting Houfe. We have alfo heard the Inhabitants on both Sides the River referring to the way of Supporting the Miniftry; The Inhabitants on the Eaft Side are willing to give one Half of the Land in Sudbury to make the Weft Precinft, & fo each maintain their own Minifter, Which the Inhabitants of the Weft Side of the River do refufe,

&

inftead thereof propofe to build a Meeting Houfe at their own Minifter, And that the Miniftry on both Sides the River be

Charge & fettle a fupported equally by

the whole

Town

Houfe

eredted on the

prefent the
Bojlon,

faid Committee do alfo report that there is a new School Weft Side juft by the River, Which may accommodate at whole Town, all which is humbly fubmitted Penn Townsend, in the name of the Committee. (Signed)
: :

The

December
;

8.

17 15.

Accepted as to the Place for Erefting the new Meeting Houfe, and that the Inhabitants do in common maintain & pay both their Minifters. Read & Concur'd. In the Houfe of Reprefent"' Confented to, W" Tailer.
In Council

Read

&

In the Houfe of Reprefent'f Re/ohed,

Diredled

That
the

&

Impowered

to iflue forth

&

the Treafurer be and hereby

is

Emit

Sum

of Four Thoufand Pounds

of publick Credit on this Province that are or (hall be receiv'd into the Treafury for Payment of the publick Debts of the Province for the Defence Supthe neceflary Protection & Prefervation of the Inhabitants port of the Governm! of this Province, And for the Subfifting of Forts or Garrifons & Wages arifing for their Service, And for Payment of Grants Salaries & Allowances made to be made this Court, According to fuch Draughts as from Time to Time fliall be made by upon him by Warrant or Order of the Governour or Commander in Chief for the Confent of the Council. And the faid Bills time being by & with the Advice out of the Treafury at the Value therein exprefs'd equivalent to Money. fliall pafs

of the

Bills

&

&

&

&

And

ftiall

be taken

&

accepted in

all

public Payments at the

Advance
is

&

after the

Rate of Five Pounds per Cent more.

And

as a

Fund

&

more Excellent Majefty to the Ends & Ufes aforefaid, a Tax of Four Thoufand Pounds to be levyed upon Poles & Eftates both Real & Perfonal in this Province,
in fuch Proportions on the feveral according to fuch Rules Ordered by the Great within the fame, As ftiall be agreed on

Security for the fame, there be,

&

hereby

granted unto his

&

Towns

&

Diftri(5ls

&

&

General Court or

Aflembly of this Province at their Seffion in May Anno 17 19: Treafury on or before the laft Day of December next after. Read & Concur'd. In Council Confented to,
;

&

paid into the

Tailer.

Upon Reading an Accompt prefented by Jojeph Jenks, amounting to Two huneleven pence being the expence of dred twenty three Pounds fourteen ftiillings building a Bridge over Pawtucket River. In the Houfe of Reprefent'f Refolved, that the Sum of Fifty one Pounds feventeen Shillings & five pence half penny be further allowed paid out of the publick which with Sixty Pounds already paid by Treafury to Joftph Jenks the Accomptant, is in full of what this Province pays to this Province is one half of this Accompt,

&

&

&

the building of the faid Bridge.

In Council;

Read

&

Concur'd.

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer.

An

[94]
Acc being prefented by Andrew Belcher Efq' Addin : Davenport Efq' Thomas M' John White the Truftees for the Hutchinfon Efq' Edward Hutchinfon Efq' Fifty Thoufand Pounds Loan, of all their Proceedings therein : Upon which the

An

&

following Order pafs'd ; viz'. In the Houfe of Reprefent'!' This Accompt being laid before the Houfe conthe Service of the Truftees be approv'd fo far fidered, Ordered^ that it be accepted, as they have proceeded in the Affair.

&

&

In Council; Read

&

Concur'd.

Confented
In Council
;

to,

W"

Tailer.

In Anfwer to the Petition of John Nel/on Efq' fett forth at large in Ordered, that the Aftion be heard at the next Inferior Court of Common Pleas to be held for the County of Suffolk, as to the merit of the Caufe upon the

former Writt, the Petitioner giving Security in One Thoufand Pounds with a fufficient Bondfman to abide the Order of the Court in the common form, And ferving the Plaintiffs with a Copy of this Order feven Days before the faid Courts Sitting, And that Execution upon the Judgment by Default be flay'd untill this Tryal be In the Houfe of Reprefent"" Read then to be utterly void: over Concur'd.

&

&

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer.

of Richard Car of Salijbury, Mariner, Importing, that at his Majefty's Superiour Court of Judicature holden at Ipfwitch for the County of the third Tuefday of May 17 12, he had an Aftion depending there by Appeal Ejffex from a Judgment of an Inferior Court of Common Pleas held at Salem in ^une before againft the Executors of Coll. John Wainright Dec'd for One Hundred & thirty feven Pounds feventeen fhillings, But he miftaking the time of the Court appealed from, Calling it the third Tuefday of May, when it ought to have been the lafl Tuefday of June, The Court quafh'd his Reafons, fo that now he cannot proceed in the Law without an Order of the General Court; Humbly Praying that he may be enabled to amend his Reafons, And that giving due Notice to the adverfe Party his Caufe may be tried at the next Superiour Court at Ipfwich in May next. That he may not be ruined for fo fmall a miftake. In the Houfe of Reprefent"?' Ordered, that the Petitioner ferve the adverfe Party with a Copy of this Petition, that they may be heard before this Court on Wednefday the twenty firft Currant at ten o Clock in the forenoon. If they have any thing to alledge. Why the Prayer of this Petition fliould not be granted. In Council; Read Concur'd.

Upon Reading

a Petition

&

Confented

to,

W?

Tailer.
Pafs'd by
to

A
the

Bill

for the better regulating

Town

&

Proprietary Meetings.
feveral

Reprefenf?" Engrofs'd with Amendments.

In

Council;

Read

three

times,

and Concur'd

be

Report of the Committee appointed for the Examination of the Memorial & Accompts of John Uflier Efq': vizt. Purfuant to an Order of this Court of the fourteenth Inftant appointing us a Committee to confider the Memorial of John UJher Efq, We have infpedled the Accompts of the faid UJher, and the former Proceeding of this [Court] relating
have heard the faid Uflier there upon. And are of Opinion, that there is due from this Court to the faid UJher, and that therefore the Memorial be nothing All which is humbly fubmitted. Difmifs'd Dec: 21 (Signed) By Order of the Committee And" Belcher.
thereto,
:

&

In the Houfe of Reprefent Read In Council; Read Concur'd.

&

Concur'd with the Committee. Confented

to,

&

W"" Tailer.

Upon

[95]
Upon Reading the Petition of Cord JVing, Ship wright. Son of Cpt. John ff^ing of Bq^on Mariner Dec'l Importing, That at the Infcriour Court held at Bofton in January 171 1. Sarah Tomlin as Executrix to the Will of her former Hufband John Street Dec"!; And as Adminiftratrix to the Eftate of her late Hufband 'Thomas Tomlin And again at the Superiour Court held at Dec"! Inteftate recovered two Judgments.
Executrix aforefaid obtain'd a third Judgment, all againft the Eftate of the faid Cpt. John Wing Dec'! The feveral Sums by her recover'd including Colls of Suit amounting in the whole to the Sum of One hundred forty fix Pounds
Bofton in

May

\~i\i. as

or thereabouts. That three feveral executions ifiued out upon the faid Judgments in That on the twenty fifth Day of the faid Month the the Month o{ December 17 12.

Meadow lying in upon a Parcell of Upland the Townfliip of Worcejler ftiewn by the faid Sarah Tomlin to be the Eftate of the faid Capt. John Wing Dec'd, Which Land with all the Eftate which he died feiz'd of in Worcefter aforefaid was appraiz'd at the Sum of One hundred fifty two Pounds,
SherifF of Middlefex levied the fame

&

&

feventeen penny halfpenny weight and being reckon'd juft enough to fatisfie the faid Executions Charges thereupon. The faid Sarah Tomlin accepted the fame in

&

Satisfad;ion thereof accordingly paid the Sheriff his Fees; That he has Reafon to think that neither the Sheriff himfelf nor the Apprizers knew of all the Eftate, which

&

the

si

Cpt.

John Wing died

feiz'd

off in the

Town

of Worcejler

(altho'

it

be fo

cxprefs'd in the Apprizment in very ambiguous terms) for that really the Eftate of the faid Cpt. John Wing in Worcejler is worth at leaft Five hundred Pounds, That he

has tendered her the aforefaid

fifty two Pounds with Intereft Executions were levied upon the faid Eftate, in thereof from the time that the faid order to free the fame] from the Incumbrance aforefaid ; That the faid Sarah Tomlin

Sum

of

One hundred

&

relying on the Sheriffs returns, to accept the Sum offered her,

& the Appraizers Doings as aforefaid, utterly refufes & to releafe & quit her Claim in the faid Eftate unMen

Poffeffion thereof. That he is without Remedy in the Law without juftly holding relief from the General Court, and muft loofe an Eftate worth above Five hundred

moft certainly ignorant of the Quantity of Acres or the intrinfick Value thereof) at no more than One hundred fifty two Pounds; That all the Eftate of the faid Cpt. John Wing was given to him by his laft Will & Teftement; Humbly Praying that the General Court pleafe to take the

Pounds (which was appraiz'd by

&

Premiffes into Confideration.

That the

faid Eftate

may be

confirm'd to him

&

his

Heirs for ever, Purfuant to

Tomlin the principal Sums together with the Cofts of Suit

Father's Will, upon his paying to the faid Sarah which ftie recovered againft his faid Father's Eftate,
his

other Charges with the Intereft of the whole. For that the faid Sarah Tomlin has been at no Expence to improve or increafe the Value of the faid Eftate &c.
Ordered, that the Petitioner ferve the adverfe Party with a Copy of this Petition that they may be heard before this Court on the fecond Fryday of the

&

Sheriff Fees

&

In Council

next Seffions, If
granted. In the

flie

hath any thing to obje6t

why

the Prayer thereof fhould not be

<

Houfe of Reprefenff

Read

&

Concur'd.

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer.

'

Bill entituled

An A5t

the Eflates of Inteftates

^een Mary &?

in addition to an AEl for the Settlement 5? Diftribution of made i Pajsd in the fourth Year of the Reign of King William In Council; Pafs'd by the Reprefenf" to be Engroft.

Concur'd to be Engroft. In the Houfe of Reprefent'" Thomas Choat,

&

Upon Reading

the Petition of Nathaniel Goodhue

Ordered, that the Petitioners ferve the Town of Ipjwich with a Copy of this Petition, that they may be heard before this Court on the fecond Fryday of the next
Seflion,

If they have any thing to objedl

why

the

Prayer thereof ftiould not be

granted.

[96]
granted.

And

that in the

mean
pay

time.

The

Perfons

&

Eftates about which there

is

a Controverfy continue to

In Council

Read

&

to the Miniftry as formerly.

Concur'd.

Confented
Adjourn'd to

to,

W"" Tailer.

To Morrow

at

Ten o Clock

in the

Morning.

Thurfday Dec' 22, 17 15

Prefent in Council.

The Hon""
Wait Wintrop
Eli/ha Hutchinfon
Sam'.

TVilliam Tailer Efq' Lieu.

Nath'. Byfield

Governf
John Clark Addin: Davenport

John Higginfon

Sewall
Efq'

And"
Nath'.

Belcher

Jojeph Lynde
Eli'"

Edw^. Bromfield

Efq'

Tho' Hutchinfon Thomas Fitch

Kfq'

Hutchinfon

Payne

Edm^ ^incey

Penn Townfend

'Thomas Noyes

Adam

Wintrop.

*^

Engroft Bill entituled An Ai for the better regulating Town &" Proprietary Pafs'd by the Reprefent to be Enaded. Meetings; In Council; Read Concur'd. And figned by the Lieu! Governour. An Engrofs'd Bill entituled An A5f in addition to an Al for the Settlement Dif-

&

&

tribution of the EJiates of Intejiates &'.

In Council

Read

&

Concur'd.

And

Pafs'd by the Reprefent'" to be Ena6ted. figned by the Lieu! Governour.

Upon Reading the Petition of Richard Car of Salijhury Mariner, which is at large fett forth in the Ordered, that the Prayer of this Petition be granted, and that the Petitioner
In Council,
ferve the adverfe Party with a Copy of this Order fourteen days at leaft before the Courts Sitting. In the Houfe of Reprefent'?' Read Concur'd.

&

Confented

to,

W"

Tailer.

That the Meffage Regulating the Colleftors & the Admiralty fees being of great Confequence, the Board defire they may be deferr'd untill the next Seflion, That they may have a more mature Conlideration of them. A Meffage from the Reprefent"' by Cpt. Noyes that the Houfe have defer'd the Confideration of the Vote for Two hundred Pounds to M! Agent Bummer till next
Belcher

to the Reprefent'f

by Andrew

&

John Clark Efq?

Bills for

Seflion.

Meffage from the Hon"!' the Lieu! Governour by John Clark & Addington Davenport Efq" to the Reprefent'f to Defire their Attendance on him forthwith in the Council Chamber.

And M' Speaker the Houfe being accordingly come up. The Hon"!' the Lieu! Governour fignified his Pleafure That this Great General Court or Aflembly be Prorogued unto Wednefday the twenty fecond oi february next at ten o Clock in the Morning, which was publifhed by the Secretary.

&

&

Index

[99]

Index
Accounts,
treafurers, 7.

Bommazeen, Captain, 47.

Bond, Major,
Boflon,
xiii.

Adams, Hugh,

petition of, 77.

Jacob, Jr., petition of, 25, 39. Nathanael, 70. Addington, Ifaac, allowance to, 55, 72.

impotl

office

burnt,

powder houfe,
;

set

Powder houfe.
Boundary, with

New

Hampfhire, 83

with Rhode

Addrefs

to the Icing, 4, 7, 73.

Ifland, 3, 25, 38.

Allen, Francis, petition of, 20, 21. Jeremiah, Treafurer, accompts, 7, 9, 10, eleftion of, 25 ; allowance to, 29, 31,

Bowles, John, 61.

66;
36,

Bowman,

Francis, xvii.

45, 56

mention, 18.

Jofeph, xvii.

Boyden, John, Captain, xvii. Bradford, John, Major, eleftion of, 23; takes oath, 24 ; on tax committee, 45 ; mentioned, 28,
33. 70Bradflreet,

Ambrofcogging

river, 15.

Amfden,

Ifaac, petition of, II.

Humphry,

petition of, 83.

Andover, 16. Andros, Sir Edmund, 54, 82. Antony, Benjamin, an Indian, 10. Appleton, John, xvii ; elefted to Council, 2 ; takes oath, 60 ; on Wenham cafe, 30, 92. Samuel, on Wenham cafe, 30, 92 ; on New

Simon, heirs of, 14. Bramhal, Jofeph, petition of, 71, Brantrey, memorial of, 87, 88.

Edward, petition of, 62, 84. Bridgewater, feparate precinft in, 8, 62; new meeting houfe, 76; mentioned, 33, 66, 86.
Brattle,

Hampfhire
Arnold,

line,

83.
xvii
;

Seth, Captain,

elefted

monitor,
;

Bridgham, Henry, petition of, 29. Brigham, John, petition of 3, 12, 45.
Brimfield, 5, 6, 16.
Briftol

on

entertainment of governor, ii
17.

on Coni-

haifet petition,

County, tax, 29

boundary

of,

87.
;

Arrowficlc Ifland, 4, 7, 12, 15, 23. Afliley, John, xvii ; on Hatfield petition, 92.
Afliurst,

Bromfield,

Edward,

elefted to Council, 2

mentioned,
5, 6,

46, 50.
Brookfield, afTeffment, 16, 19, 12, 30, 40, 74, 87.
;

William, x.
I

44; mentioned,

Aflanomifco,

2.

Affembly, journal of May feiSon, 1 ; July, 3 5 Auguft, 51 ; bill for frequent calling of, 83. Afleflment, town and county, bill for, 40, 42.
Atkins,

Brown, Hopeftil,

Thomas, 78.
of,

petition of, 3, 45. Jofeph, petition of, 9, 21. Samuel, elefted to Council, 2 ; takes oath, mentioned, 61.
eflabliflied

60

Attorney General, eleftion 81, 82, 83.

Auftan, John, 39, 44.

25, 28, 31, 32, 80,

Brunfwick,

and named, 15;

fort at,

23,

37. 41. 42. 43. 47. 49. 50. 54. 55Buckminfler, Jofeph, Major, xvii.
, 73. Bulkley Bull, Ezekiel, petition of, 30. Job, 14, 22.

Baker, Thomas, 7. Balch, Samuel, xvii, 37. Bane, Lewis, 41.

Barker,

Burbank, John, 39.

xvii.

Thomas, Captain,

Burges, Elizeus,
14, 17,

Bamftable court

feffions, bill for,

25; men-

59
Burglary,

Colonel, z; commiilion read, preparations for receiving, 11, 12,

againfl, 14, 17, 25.

xiii,

26,

tioned, 29, 77, 87, Beacon Ifland, see Light houfe.

32, 33, 60.

bill

Beauchamp, Magdalene, 39.

Belcher,

Andrew,

elefted to Council, 2
;

mittee, 18; petition, 23

on tax com; on Ulher's petition,

82, 94 ; on bills of credit, 86, 94 ; mentioned, 4. 36, 39. 42. 45. 46. 5. 56. 83, 96. Jonathan, 23. Bennet, John, xviii. Bernard, John, 63. Berwick, 6, 20, 21.
Billing,

Burnap, Jofeph, 7 1 . Burrill, John, Speaker of the Houfe, xvii, i ; land grant. S3. SS; mentioned, 3, 30, 62, 92. Buttrick, John, xvii.
Byfield,

Nathaniel,
xii,
xiii
;

trade

inveighs againfl Dummer, to Council, 2, 70 ; on committee, 82; on conference over

xi
;

elefted

Attorney General, 83.

of,

Roger, petition

78.

Billings, John, Bills of credit,

petition of,

78.
of,

Campbell, John, petition Canada, Englifh captives,

48,
;

ofj

1 ,

26.
1

expedition of

7 11

19,

of other colonies, 28; condition

;

35, 37

emifTion of,

counterfeiting,

64,

79

93 ; altering or deflruftion of, 40,

66, 86.
Bills, figning of,

Cape Cape Porpus, I 5. Cape Sable Indians, 36, 42, 44, 49.
Car, George, 90. James, 90. John, 90. Richard, petition
Carolina Indians, 28.

20, 23. Breton, 7, 38, 42, 73.

by governor, 55.
Hill, 16.

Black Lead

Mine

Black Point, 15. Blackwell, Caleb, petition of, 28, 72. Blue Hills, meeting houfe, 88.

of,

90, 94, 96.

Cary,

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Cary, Nathanael, petition Cafco Bay, 9, 15.
Fort, 4, 7,
12,
of,

loo

]
8.

19.

Danforth, John,

23, 24, 32, 41, 49, so, 52,

54Caftle William, 5, 19.

Captain, xvii ; petition of, 9 ; on committee, 53; mentioned, i, 3, 4, 28, 37, 45. 5'. 53. 55Cayley, Captain, 36, 38. Chamber of Houfe, repairs, 3.

Cawley, James,

Dartmouth, miniflry at, 28, 72. Davenport, Addington, clefted to Council, 2 ; on committee on Eaftern Parts, 7 ; deftruftion of bills of credit, 67, 86 ; on addrefs to the king, 73 J on Ufher's petition, 82 ; mentioned, 7, 39, 42, 43, 49,

50, 56, 59, 61,

Chambers, Charles, Captain, xvii ; petition of, 19; on committee to deftroy bills of credit, 40, 67 ; on tax committee, 45 ; on addrefs to the king, 73 ; on Ufher's petition, 8z ; mentioned, 7,
10, 28, 50, 53, 56, 69. Chandler, John, report on Brimfield, 6 30, 87. John, Jr., 64, 74. Chapin, Jofiah, petition of, 17, 43. Samuel, 17. Chaplain for fort at Winter Harbor, 9. Charter privileges, 73.
;

69, 96. David, Mallalawing, 3. Davis, Ebenezer, 83. Davis, Simon, Captain, xviii, I. Davifon, Nicholas, Captain, 83.
Debtors, bill to prevent oppreffion of, 77, 79; bill to enable creditors to colleft from abfconding, 78, 80.
Deerfield, 74.

mentioned,

Delane, Jabez, petition of, 72. Delano, John, petidon of, 28. Jonathan, xviii. Denifon, William, xvii ; on deflruftion of bills of credit, 40 ; on addrefs to the king, 73 ; on Ufher's petition, 82; mentioned, I, 3, 25,

Chatham, 75, 77. Chebaquidduck, award, 89.

Cheever, Samuel, Rev., 63, 84. Chipman, John, xviii; mentioned,
i,

46, 53. 69, 70. Dike, Rowland, 18. Dining the Houfe, account

for,

18.

45, 46, 82.

Dor, Edward,

petition of, 61.

Choat, Thomas, 95. Churches, Synod of,

Dorchefter, 20, 88,

8.

Dowding, Jofeph, 44.

Dudley, Jofeph, Governor,
criticifes

Clap, Hopeftil, xvii. Samuel, xvii; on committee on accounts, 10; on Dorcheller committee, 89; mentioned, i,
7, 24, z8.

Houfe,
;

ix,

x,

34
4,
to,

approves Councillors,
;

letters
;

44
56

fpeeches to Houfe, 35, 51

;

from, allowance

mentioned, 27, 82, 83.

tax, 29.
xi, xii, xiii,
;

William, petition of, 50. Clark, John, elefted to Council, 2 ; on bills of credit, 67 ; on addrefs to the king, 7 3 ; on Watertown
affair,

William, 21.

Dukes County,

Dummer,

Jeremiah,

xiv

petition of, 23

75

mentioned, 4, 43, 45, 46, 49,

5i?^

accounts of, 25

allowance
agency, 85

to,

50' 54. S5. 96Clerk of Houfe, i, 36, 42.

Coffin, James, xviii. Coker, Benjamin, 16, 22. Cole, Henry, 14.

96; appointed
John White.
7, 62.

to

55, 56, 84, mentioned, 4,

Duxbury, 78. Dwight, Henry,

petition of, 13.

Mary, petition of, 14, 18, 31. Colman, Benjamin, 8, 18.

Commiffion, governor's, 59, 60. Concord, boundary, 27.
ConihafTet, 6, 16, 17.

Eames, Thomas, 19.

Eaftern Parts, fettlement
of, 9,

13, 14, 23, 32.

Eaftham, 75, 77. Eaton, Jofeph, Captain, xvii. Edfon, Jofiah, 66.
Eliot,
Ellis,

Connefticut, 6.

Converfe, Jofiah, Captain, xvii, 22, 27. Cooke, Elifha, 65 ; elefted to Council, 2; on reception of Burges, 3 2 ; memorial of, 65; mentioned, 67.
Eliflia, Jr., xvii;

John, Rev., 74. Robert, Dr., account

of,

21

mentioned, 69.

Emery, Samuel,

petition of, 9, 15.

on addrefs

to

the king,

4; on

Epps, Daniel, xvii ; on reception of governor, 1 1 ; on tax meafure, 45 ; mentioned, I, 31, 53, 55, 61, 69, 82.
EfTex County, 29, 90. Eftates, fettlement of inteftate, 95, 96. Excife bill, 18, zo, 41, 48. Fairfield, William, 92.
Farr, Stephen, petition of, 27. Fees, regulation of, 25, 32, 33, 36, 37, 44, 96.
Fifheries, 42.

treafurer's accounts, 7, lo; 45; on trade committee,

petition,

on tax committee, 82; on Ufher's

84; mentioned, 3, 6, 19, 24, 28, 31, 32, 49, 50, 60, 61, 70, 73, 78. Coomes, Hephzibah, petition of, 5, 14, 31, 84, 85. Richard, petition of, j, 14, 24, 31, 37, 84. Cotta, John, Jr., 60, 67. Cotton, Rev., 71. Council, allowance to, 27 ; memorial of, 4 ; meetings to be earlier, 5 3 ; minutes of, November and
71 5, x, 59. Councillors, eleftion of, i, 61, 67, 69, 70. Court of judicature, Hampfhire County, 88, 90. Courts, Barnftable, 14, 17, 25.
1

Fifke,

Fitch,

Thomas, Captain, xvii. Thomas, eledled to Council,

committee,
1

on Hingham

December,

on tax committee, 1 8 ; petition of, 19; on deftruftion of bills of credit, 67 ; on Hopkins' legacy, 70, 80 ; on trade committee, 82 ; mentioned, 43, 45, 46, 47,
7
;

Creditors,

bill

to enable,

againfl abfconding debtors,

78, 80.
5if^ Bills of credit. Currency, 18. Cufhing, John, elefted to Council, 2 ; on Hingham committee, 1 7 ; takes oath, 60 ; on Bridgewater committee, 76; mentioned, 39, 59.

49. 54. 55Flagg, John, allowance to, 56, 89.

Flood, Henry, 83. Fobes, Edward, xvii.
Foot, John, xvii. Framingham, 12, 22.
Frances,

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Frances, Stephen, 22. Freeman, Conftant, xviii, 13.

Hodges, Henry, Captain,

xviii,

77.

Hofman, John, 62.

Holbrook, John, 61.
Hollingfworth, Richard, 26.

David, xviii. Freetown, miniftry at, 32. French, Stephen, xvii ; on Hingham committee, 17. French at Cape Breton, 38, 73.
Frontiers, wellern, furvey of, 46, 52. Froll, Charles, 15, 41.

Fulham, Francis, Captain, xvii ; petition of, 3, 4; on tax committee, 45 ; on trade committee, 82 ;
mentioned, 3, 24, 33, 50, 53, 55, 56.
Fuller, John, xvii.

Holyoke, Edward, 63, 84. See Moguncoy. Hopkins, Edward, 26, 80. Hopkinton, naming of, 80. Houghton, John, xvii, 27. Houfing, prevent damage to, 80, 81. Hubbard, Ifaac, petition of, 1 4. Hunt, Samuel, 72.
Hutchins, John, xvii. Hutchinfon, Edward,
fettlement
at

Arrowfick,

4,

Gardner, John,

furveyor, 21, 28, 38, 83.

15; on

trade committee,

82; on loan com-

Gerrifh, Jofeph, 8. Getchel, Jeremiah, petition of, 62.

Goddard, Edward,
Goffe,

petition of, 4$.

mittee, 86, 94 ; mentioned, 78. Eliakim, elcfted to Council, 2 ; on reception of governor, 32 ; on burned bills of credit, 39 ;

Edmund, Colonel, on Indian commiilion, 36,

42, 44, 60.

on tax committee, 45 82 ; mentioned, 56.

Eliflia,

on trade committee,
2
;

Goodhue, Nathaniel, petition of, 95. Grants, right of Houfe over, 50. Great Brevvfter, see Light houfe.
Green, Bartholomew,
ix,

elefted

to

Council,

on addrefs

to

king, 7; on reception of governor, tax committee, 45, 46.

32; on
Eaftem

12, 52.

Thomas,
Parts,

elcfted

to

Council,

on

Jofeph, petition of, 12. Greenfield, Charles, petition of, 64. Greenland, John, xvii.

14, 47 ; on tax committee, 46, 50; on deftruftion of bills of credit, 67 ; on trade

Greenwood, Samuel,
Groton, boundary Guild, John, xvii.

petition of,

19.

committee, 82 ; on loan committee, 86, 94 mentioned, 35, 45.

line, 4.

Impost and tonnage,

rates

and

duties,

18,

20, 23,

Gulliver, Jonathan, petition of, 78.

24, 29, 30, 37, 41. office at Bofton, burnt, 3.

officer, cleftion of, 25. Indians, South Carolina, 28, 41. Ingofs, Eleazer, 62.

Hadorell, Mary,
Hadley,
5, 12,

petition of, 39.

64, 92.

See

Cape

Sable.

Hale, Jofeph, xvii. Hall, Gerfliom, xviii, 36.

Jofeph,
xviii.

Ipfwich, 7, 8, 20, 28, 70, 95.

Hamlet, Ipfwich, 70.

Hammond,

Jofeph,

xviii

petition

of,

9,

12; on

Hampftiire County, 88, 90.

boundary committee, 15. 1 2 ; tax, 29

court of judicature,

Jencks, John, Major, 38. Jofeph, 41, 93. Jones, Benjamin, xviii. Samuel, Jr., 87.
Journals, printing o(, ix, 34, 48, 52, 56.

Hampton, 79,
Harvard College, 15. Harwich, 77.
Haffanamcefit, 3. HaiTanamifca, 3 1
.

Judges, allowance to, 56.

Kelloc, Jofeph,

7,

Martin, 7, 74. Kemball, Caleb, 20.

Haflings, Jonathan, petition of, 14, 23, 31.

Thomas,

54.

Hatfield, miniftry at, 92. Haverhill, 83.

Samuel, 20. Kent, John, 25. Ketteticut, 33, 86. Kimball, , 14.

Pond, 21, 64. Hayne.;, John, heirs of, 10, 32, 45. John, 41, 69.
Jolhua, petition of, 45.

King, addrefs

to, 4, 7,

73

fpeech of, 35.

Kittery, 6, 20, 24.

Knowlton,
.

Nathan, xvii mentioned, 55.

on

tax

committee,

45

Healy, Nathanael, complaint

of,

49, 7 1

Hedge,

Elilha, petition of, 75.

raifing of,

Hemp,

Henchman,

88, 90. Nathaniel, 20, 73.

Herrick, Jofeph, 92.

Lancaster, 3, 11, 12, 22, 72. Lands and tenements, liable to debts, 9 1 Laws, expiring, 6 ; paffed in feflions of 1715, Legg, John, petition of, 62, 76, 84.
.

xiv.

Higginfon, John, Rev., 64, 65. John, elefted to Council, 2

;

Leicefter, 22.
;

committee on Eaftern Parts, 7 petition of, 21, 28, 38; on Wcnham committee, 30, 92 ; on Indian takes oath, 60 ; on New commilTion, 36 Hampfhire boundary, 84 ; mentioned, 39.
;

Leighton, John, i 5. Leonard, George, xviii, 66, 77. Leverett, John, allowance to, 56

on Hopkins'

leg-

acy, 70, 80. Light houfe on Great Brewfter, 18, 24, 29, 30, 33,

Nathanael, 21, 38.

Hill, Jofeph, petition, 75.

36, 37, 40, 41, 89, 90.

Little, Ifaac, Captain, xvii,

17.
of,

General, 23. Hiller, Jofeph, allowance

,

Littleton, 73.
to,

55, 56.
;

Livcrmore,

Daniel,

petition

3,

mentioned,

Hingham,

6, 16, 17.

Hitchcock, Luke, xvii ; on addrefs to the king, 4 mentioned, 46, 92.

Loan

87. bill, 86, 94.

Precinft,
1 1 .

Long Meadow

Lord,

[
Lord, Jofeph, 41. Lothrop, Jofeph, xvii, 33, 81.
, Captain, 79. Lovering, David, 14, 17.

I02

]
to Council, 2;

Norden, Nathaniel, elefted

59, 60.

mentioned,

Northampton, 5. Northen, Ezekiel,

;

xvii.

Lynde, Benjamin, elefted to Council, 2 60; mentioned, 75, 83.

Jofeph, elefted to Council, 2
;

takes oath,

Northfield, 13,

19.

Nova
i
.

Scotia, 2.

mentioned,

Maccartv,

Efther, 29. Florence, 5, 24, 29, 31, 84, 85. Sarah, 29.

See Newell. Nowell, Jofeph, 24. Noyes, Oliver, Captain, xvii; on boundary line with Rhode Ifland, 3 ; on committee on petitions, 4, 7, 9, 18, 19, 31 ; reception of governor, II, 12; petition of, 19; fort at Winter

William, 24.

Harbor, 47
treafury,

Macquoit, 15.

Maguncoog, see Moguncoy. Maine, councillors, 2.

Manchefter, William, xviii. Manley, William, Sen., 40.

67

tax committee, 45 ; fupply of ; 51 ; deftruftion of bills of credit, addrefs to the king, 73 ; on trade com;

mittee, 82

mentioned,

I, 2, 3,

28, 31, 32,

33. 43. 53. 55. 60, 78, 81, 96.

TljCJBfts,
xiii
;

on

Wenham
70
;

affair,

30,

92;

Marblehead, gunner, 9; meeting houfe, 62, 84. March, Lieut. Col., 90. Marion, Jofeph, 72.

elefted to Council,

on

New

Hamplhire

boundary, 83.

Marlborough, 3, 11, 12.

Marfti, Daniel, xvii, 5. Marfhfield, 78.

Oaks, Thomas, 65. Odiorn, Jotham, 42. Officers, civil, 68, 85

Maffachufetts, boundaries, 3, 25, 38, 83; councillors, 2 ; right to Pifcataqua river, 6 ; fettling Eaftern
Parts, 4, 7.

; townftiip, 88, 90, 94, 96. Oliver, Daniel, 70, 80. Thomas, elefted to Council, 2 ; on Hingham

Mather, Atherton,
Increafe,
1

xvii.

8.

al&ir, 17; mentioned, 46, 47, 50. Oppreffion of debtors, 77, 79. Orders of the Houfe, 2.

Mayo, John, 61.

Samuel,
xviii.

Medium

Mears, Robert, 73. of exchange, 11, 33. Mellifh, Aaron, 30. Melvil, David, 75. Members of Houfe, lift of, xvii.

Ofgood, Peter, Captain, xvii, 2, 28, 33, 47. Otis, John, elefted to Council, 2 ; accounts, 25 ; on Newtown report, 71 ; takes oath, 75 ; mentioned,
1 1
.

Oucuncanog, 78.
Oxford,
3.

Mendon,

14, 17, 43.

Paine, Nathanael, elefted to Council, 2

account

of,

Merion, John, 14, 17.

Merrel, Amos, 40.

Jeremy, 40.

Merrimack

river ferry, 90.

.

25 ; takes oath, 68 ; mentioned, 53, 77. William, xvii ; on addrefs to the king, 4 ; on expired laws, 6 ; on treafurer's accounts, 7, 10 ; on light houfe, 24, 90 ; on Indian
miffion,
bills

Merry Meeting Bay, I 5 Middlefex County tax, 29.

Milton, 20.

43;

on weftern
;

frontiers,

46;

on

fupply of treafury, 51, 54

on

deftruftion of

Minot, James, 40.

, 33, 87. Mitchel, Mitchelfon, Edward, 12, 28.

of credit, 67; mentioned, 19, 21, 36, 37. 45. 50, 53. 55. 60, 61, 69, 78. William, account, 3. Palmer, John, 62.
80.
Parker, Nathaniel, 71.
Parrie, William, 25. Parfons, Jofeph, xvii

Moguncoy, 26, 27, 38, 62, 69, 70, Momeufque, George, 21. Money, railing of, 18, 20, 22.

on

petitions,

on Brimfield

Monomoy
Moodey,

beach, 75. Samuel, petition

xvii,

of,

9, 15.
1 1

William,

50.
xvii, 4,
.

grant, 6 ; on reception of governor, 1 1 ; prefervation of pine trees, 1 1 ; on road, 1 2 ; on tax meafure, 45, mentioned, 33, 61, 84.

Morfe, Jofeph, Captain, Jofeph, Rev., 88.

Partridge, John, xvii, 6.

Samuel, petitions
rials,

of, 5,

13

account, 7

memo-

12,

42

mentioned, 44.

Nahan, 74.
Nantucket, tax, 29. Nafhoba, 4, 72.
Natick, 26, 69.
ftores, produftion of, 18, 20, 22, 73. Negroes, duty remitted, 36, 39. Nelfon, John, 43, 60, 67, 94. New Hamplhire, duties impofed by, 6, 21 ; trading vi'ith French, 38; veflels as coafters, 39;

William, 54. Thomas, 20, 30. Pawtucket river bridge, 41, 77, 93. See Paine. Payne, Samuel, xvii.
Patch,

Naval

Peebody, Oliver, 33.

Richard, 33. Pejepfcot Falls, fort
Pell,
at,

15, 24, ^-j, 41, 42, 43, 47,

49. 52. 54. 55-

Edward,

3.

boundary line, 83. New Plymouth, councillors, 2. Newbury, 9, 21, 90. Newell, Jofeph, 5, 24, 31, 84.

Pemberton, Ebenezer, xiv,

8,

18.

Penicook, 46. Pepperell, William, 42, 43.

Perkins, Tobijah, xvii. Petidons, committee on, 3.
Phillips,

Newitchawanock, 15.

Newman,
Newton

John, xvii, 54.

John,

i.

Newton, Thomas, 32.

or

Phips, William, 71.

Newtown, meeting

houfe,

1 1 ,

49, 71.

Pierce, Stephen, xvii.

Pike,

[
Pike,

^^3

Hugh,

petition of, 68.

1 1

Pinchon, see Pynchon. Pine trees, prefervation

Pifcataqua river, 6, 24.
Plailled, Elifha, xviii.

Saltonflal's farm, 70. Peter or Power, 12, 86. Sergeant,

.

of,

Setdement of Eaftem

Sewall, Samuel, ix, xiv

2.

Parts, 9, 13, 14, 23, 32. elefted to Council, 2 ; on ad;

drefs to king, 7

Ichabod, elefled to Council,

Plymouth, 9, 23, 78. County, 29, 87. Policy Pond, 64. Pookookappoy Pond, 74.
Port Royal, 68. Porter, John, 20.

; petition of, Hopkins' legacy, 26, 27, 38, 70, 80; reception of governor, 32; addrefs to king, 73; mentioned, i, 41,

69, 75, 83. Shantun or Shautun, Jolhua, 33, 86.

Shepard, Jeremiah, eleflion fermon,
xi, xiv, 3,

19.

Sherbum,

4, 12, 22.

Sherin, Richard, 14.

Samuel, 20.
quiedng, 36, 37, 46. Powder houfe, Bofton, 9, 10, 13, 31, 26, 37, 73, 75, 80 ; charges at, 74. Powers, ,73.
;

PofTeflions, limiting,

30

Sarah, 14. Skeffe or Skiffe, Benjamin, xviu, I.

Skinner, Richard, 62. Small-piece, John, 3, 4.

Powning, Daniel, 73.

Pratt, Joieph, 8.

Smith, John, 75. Samuel, 75.

Soldiers, gifts to inlifled, 27.

Prebblc,

Abraham,

xviii, 4,

5,

Precepts, examination of, 2. Prince, Samuel, 26, 38.

Printing of votes, ix, 34, 48, 52, 56. Prorogations, 34, 50, 56, 96; notice of, 52.

Southack, Cyprian, 36. South worth, W., Captain, xviii, 33.

Speaker, eleftion of,
I.

Spooner, William, 28, 72.

Springfield, 5, 11, 12. Stacey, John, 62.

Province, annual charges,

54;

houfe,

86;

land, 13.

Pumry, Ebenezer,

5.

Stanhope, James, x.
Staples, John, 7
1 .

Puncapaog, 20. Pynchon, John, 30. John, elefted to Council, 2 92 ; mentioned, 42, 43.

on Hatfield

affair,

Stemes, John, Lieutenant, xvii ; eleled monitor, 2 ; mentioned, 27, 35. Samuel, xvii ; complaint againft, and caution,
'3Stevens, Benjamin, Captain, xvii tioned, 1 6.
;

QiJABOAG, 74. Quafon, John, 75.

Jofephus, 75. Quieting of pofleffions, 36, 37, 46. Quincy, Edmund, elefted to Council, 2

arreft of,

22

men-

ham
water

affair,

; ;

takes oath,

68
87

; ;

on Hingon Bridgementioned,

cafe,

76

memorial,

Stobo, Archibald, 36, 37. Stoddard, John, 5, 7, 13, Simeon, 18, 33. Stoughton, William, Lieutenant Governor, 4, 27. Stow, Daniel, 69.

4. 43. 45. 46, 50. 5'. 56-

Stow, 27.
Street,

Randall, John,

Ranfom
Read
or

cxpulfion of, 8. of captives from Indians, 43.

;

xvii

Stuart,

Reed, Mofes,

xviii,

2, 77.

John, 95. Hugh, 75. Sudbury, 10, 93.

over town
office,

Regillry of deeds, 25, 27, 33, 36, 37, +4. Religion, propagation of, 81, 90.

Suffield, controverfy

26, 39, 44.

Suffolk

County,

tax, 29.

Remington, Jonathan,
tee,

xvii

treafurer's accounts, 7,

21;

on

on expired laws, 6 ; on 10; on trade commitof treafury, 5 1 ; on fupply

; ;

Sutton, 8, 31, 62.

addrefs to king, 73

mentioned, 32, 37, 47,

;

Swampfield, 14, 45, 54. Sweetfer, Wigglefworth, 29. William, 29.

Sweetfor, Seth, 16, 22.

49. 53, 61.

Reprcfcnutives, 88, 90.
arreft of, 1

unnecefFary journeying,

Synod of churches,

8, 17, i8.

Rhode
Rice,

Illand,

boundary
xvii.

line

with MafTachufetts, 3,

Tailer, William, Lieutenant Governor, commiffion,

xii,
xiii
;

25, 38.

eleftcd to Council, 2
;

commander
at

Edmund, Thomas, xvii.

at

CalUe William, 27
;

reception of governor,
;

32

allowance

to,

56, 89

fpeech

open-

Roads, 12, 15. Robins, Jofeph, 10. Robinfon, Captain, 78.

Rochefler, 8, 38.

ing of feffion, 59. Tantiufque, 16.

Roc, Peter, petition

of,

25, 39.

Tappin, John, petition, 79. Tarbal or Tarbol, Thomas, xvii, 7, 9, 10. Taunton North Purchafe, 40, 65.

Rogers, John, xviii, 77. William, 20.

Rolf, Benjamin, 48.

Tax,

bill

returned,

14;

for year,

18; apportiontment,

Roxbury, 49, 71

free fchool,

61.

29; poflponement of, 11, 23, 24, 26; law, 35; new bill, 36, 39, 41, 45, 47, 48; report, 46; levied, 93.
Taylor, James, petition of, 30, 81. Thachcr, Peter, 8. Thaxter, Samuel, Colonel, xvii ; on petitions, 3 ; reception of governor, 11, 26; on road, 12;

Ruffell, Daniel, 25.

Rudand, 21, 22, 53, 69, 87.

Saffery,
252.

Sagadehoc, Salem, i 2.

on weflem

frontiers,

46

on addrefs

to

the

Salifbury, 79, 90.

Saltonllal, Richard,

king, 73 ; on trade committee, 82 ; mentioned, I, 2, 24, 37, 43, 51, 53, 55, 62,

Colonel, 83.

66, 78, 81, 84.

Thayer,

[
Thayer, Samuel, xvii. Thomas, Solomon, 69.

I04-]
Wharton, Bethia, 60.
Dorothy, 60. Martha, 60. Wheeler, Zebediah, 27. Wheelwright, John, elefted
4. 15. 4'-

Thomfon,

Jacob, Captain, 77. Tiverton, licence in, 53. Tomlin, Sarah, 95.

to Council, 2

mentioned,

Thomas, 95.
Tonnage,
rates of,

18, zo, 23, 24, 29, 30, 37, 41,

49. Topliffe, Samuel, 89,

Whipple, John, 7, 28, 70. Matthew, 7, 28, 70.

,

tertius,

70.
of,

Toplham, 15, 47, 54. Towns, tax of, 32. Townfend, Penn, xiii ;
oath, 72.

Whitcomb, Jofiah, petition White, Edward, 44.

elefted to Council,

72.

70

takes

John, Captain,
I
;

Townftiips, regulation of, 88, 90, 94, 96. Trade, report on, 11 ; difficulties of, 59, 82 ; with French at Cape Breton, 38. Treafurer, account difallowed, 9 ; report on, 10 ;
eleftion of, 25
;

to,

xvii ; elefted clerk of the Houfe, on Indian commiffion, 36, 42 ; allowance 56, 89 ; on loan committee, 86, 94.

Thomas,

4, 14.

allowance, 29, 31, 36, 45,

Whitney, Richard, 27. Wilder, Ephraim, 69. Willard, Simon, Major, 41.
William, Stephen, 61. Williams, John, Rev., 5, Samuel, 61.
7.

56.

Treafury, fupply of, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55. Trevot, Richard, 62.
Truflel,

Truro, 13, 19, 50. Henry, 64. Tucker, Daniel, 16, 21.

William, Rev., 67. Wilfon, William, xvii, 12.

Ephraim,

xvii.

Tufts, Peter, Captain, xvii.

Wily, Timothy, xvii. Winchel, Jofeph, 39. Wing, Cord, 95.

John, 95.
of,

Turpentine, 42. Tuthill, Zechariah, memorial

17, 18

arrears of

Winflow,

Ifaac,
;

elefted to

Council, 2

takes oath,

wages, 39, 76

on

light houfe,

90.

Upper

Scituate, 78. Ufher, John, petition

of,

82, 94,

Victualling Caftle William, 17, 18.

mentioned, 42, 46. Winter Harbor, 9, i;, 41, 47. Winthrop, Adam, Colonel, xiii, xvii ; on addrefs to the king, 4 ; on reception of governor, 1 1 ; on Hingham affair, 1 7 ; on light houfe, 24 ; on weftern frontiers, 46 ; on fort at Winter Harbor, 47 ; on deftruftion of bills of credit,

69

Wabon, Thomas,

69.
18.

Wachufett Hill, 41.

67 ; eleftion to Council, 70 ; 72; on Ufher' s petition, 82;

takes

oath,

mentioned,

Wadfworth, Benjamin, Rev., 8, Wages, furgeon's, 45. WainWright, John, Colonel, 94.
Wales, Samuel, 89. Walker, , Admiral, 23. Walton, , Colonel, 68. Ward, Gerlhom, 87.

I, 2, 21, 25, 53, 54, 55, 69, 71. Wait, elefted to Council, 2 ; petition of, 16; on reception of governor, 3 2 ; mentioned, 49.

Wait-ftiU, 6.

John, xvii, 17. Richard, 41. William, 26, 69, 71, 87. Ware, John, 22. Warren, James, xvii ; death of, 9. Watertown, 13, 43, 75, 85. Watts, John, 4. Wells, 9, 15.

Wolves, killing of, 78, 80. Woodbridge, Jofeph, 16, 22. Woodel, Gerfhom, 53. Woodward, Samuel, Secretary,
73,

xii,

xiii,

60,

69,

25.

Woono,

Ifaac, 33, 86.

Wootonookin, 74. Worcefter, 3, 12, 21, 34.

Yarmouth, 78.
York, 9, 29. Younglove, James, 25, 39.

Wenham,

20, 29, 30, 92.

Wentworth, John, 14. Wefton, 67.

Thomas,

20.

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