sent of the said William Bassum is thereunto, and if the said Order be not produced here to the Courte by the second Courte after this, the Inhabitants are to pay the Plantiff damages. Seely Plaintiff,-Inhabitants of Watertown, Deft's.-The Jury find for the Pl'ff—That he is to have as an adventurer and as a man, that was in the condition that Bassum, under whome he claymes was in. Guilford, June 16th, 1665. This is to certify, all whome it may concern, that upon his certain knowledge (by the advice of the Court) Weathersfieldmen gave so much unto Lowheag as was to his satisfaction for all their plantations lying on both sides of the great river with the Islands, to wit, six miles in breadth on both sides of the river and six deep from the river westward, and three miles deep from the river Eastward, Thus testifyeth George Hubbard. Taken upon oath before me, WILLIAM LEETLE. A corte held at Newtown, 1st November, 1636, (same persons holding s'd Courte. It is ordered that Jo. is to return to his master Mr. Stiles, who hath his indenture and the s'd. Mr. Stiles is to pay Wm. 10s for his passage, if not, the court will take order in the same as they shall see meet. A Court at Newtown, 27th Dec. 1636. (Same Judges)-It is Ordered that Daniel Finch shall have for six employments about Mr. Oldhams Estate and a carte 13s. 6d. It is ordered that all the creditors of Mr. Oldham in the river of Connec'tt. bring in their debts before the next Court or else he shall not be deemed as a Creditor in the Estate that is now extent. 21st February, 1636.-(Same Court.) Whereas is was Ordered that Samuel Wakeman, George Hubbard, and Stoughton were to consider of the bounds of Dorchester, towards the Ffals, and Watertown towards the mouth of the river; the said Samuell Wakeman, George Hubbard think the Plantation of Dorchester, shall extend towards the ffals on the same side the plantation stands to a brook called little brook and so over the great river uppon the same line, that Newtown and Dorchester doth betwene them, and so it is ordered by the Court. It is ordered that the Plantation now called Newtown shall be called and named by the name of Hartford towne and likewise the plantation now called Watertowne, shall be called and named Weathersfield. Samuel Wakeman and Anceint Stoughton do think meet that the bounds of Weathersfield shall be extended towards the River's mouth on the same side it standeth to Íra, six miles downward from the bounds between them and Hartford marked with N. ff.-and to run in an East and West line over the great river, the said Weathersfield to begin at the mouth of Pewterpot brook and then to run due East into the country three miles and downward six miles, in breadth north, is ordered accordingly. It is ordered the plantation called Dorchester, shall be called Windsor. The Bounds between Weathersfield and Hartford, are agreed all the side where they stand to be at a tree marked N. H. and towards the pale of the said Hartford is fixed to goe into the county due East, and out the other side the great River from pewterpot brook at the lower side Hoccanum east into the country, which is now ordered accordingly. The Bounds between Hartford and Windsor, is agreed to be at the upper end of the great meadow of the said Hartford towards Windsor, at the pole that is now sett there upp by the said Hartford which abutting uppon the great river uppon a due East line as parralell to the said East Line as far as they have now poled, and afterwards the bounds to goe into the country uppon the same west line, But it is to be so much shorter towards Windsor as the place where the skirte that comes, is along the head of the said meadow and falls into the said great river is shorter than their pole, and over the said great River the said Plantation of Windsor is to come to the river's mouth that falls into the said great River of Connecticut, and there the said Hartford is to run due east into the country, which is Ordered accordingly. It is ordered that noe young man that is not married nor hath any servant, and be noe public Officer, shall keep house by himself without consent of the towne where he lives first had, under paine of 20s. per week. It is ordered that noe master of a family shall give habitation or entertainment to any young man to sojourn in his family but by the allowance of the inhabitants of the said towne where he dwells, under like penalty of 20s. p'r week, these two last orders to take effect the first of April next. At a court at Hartford, March 2, 1637. (Same Judges.) It is ordered that Mr. Francis Stiles shall teach George Chappel, Thomas Coop, and Thomas Barber, his servants, in the trade of a carpenter, according to his promise for their service of their term behind 4 days in a week onely to shave and slit their own work, they are to frame themselves with their own hands together with himself or some other master workman the time to begin for the performance of this order fourteen days hence without fayl. It is ordered that every Juryman shall have six pence for every action that is given to them uppon evidence, to be paid by him the action goes against. The 1st day of May, 1637, General Court at Hartford. Mr. Ludlow, Mr. Welles, Mr. Swaine, Mr. Mr. Phelps, Mr. Warde, Mr. Steele. Mr. Whiting, Mr. Webster, Mr. Williams, Committee. It is ordered that there shall be an offensive war against Pequotts, and that there shall be ninety men levied out of the three plantations, Hartford, Weathersfield and Windsor viz. out of Hartford forty two men, Windsor thirty, Weathersfield eighteen under the command of captain Jo'n. Mason, and in case of death or sickness under the command of Robert Seely, Lieut. and the eldest Sergeant or millitary officer surviving, if both these miscarry. It is ordered that Hartford shall find 14 armour in this design, Windsor six. It is ordered that there shall be one good hogshead of beer for the captain and minister, and sick men, and if there be only three or four gallons of strong water, two gallons of sacke. It is ordered that Windsor shall provide sixty bushels of corne, Hartford eighty four bushels, Weathersfield thirty six bushels of this, each plantation to bake in biskett the one half, if by any means they can, the rest in ground meale, Weathersfield seven bushels to be allowed upon accompt. Hartford is to provide three firkins of suet, two firkins of butter with that at the Rivers mouth, four bushels of oat meale, two bushels of pease, five hundred of fish, two bushels of salt. Weathersfield one bushel of Indian beans, Windsor fifty pieces of pork, 30lbs. rice, and four cheeses. It is ordered that every souldier shall carry with him 176. of powder, 4lbs. of shott, 20 bulletts, one barrell of powder from the rivers mouth, and a light gun if they can. It is ordered that Mr. Pynchions shallop shall be taken, to be employed in this design. June 2d, 1637, A generall courte at Hartford. It is Ordered that there shall be sent forth 30 men out of the several Plantations in this river, of Connecticutt to sett down in the Pequot country and River in a place convenient to maintayne our right which God by conquest hath given us, and Lieut. Seely shall have the command of them, The men are to raise 14 out of Hartford, ten out of Windsor, six out of Weathersfield. It is ordered that sixty bushells of corn, shall be provided for the design abovesaid, Windsor 20 bushels, Hartford 28 bushels, Weathersfield twelve, one hogshead of pease, two bushels of oat meale, 150lbs. of beef, 80lbs. of butter, (viz.) Windsor 30, Weathersfield 30 for each. 26th June, 1637, Hartford General Courte. It is ordered that ten men more shall be levied out of the plantations aforesaid to goe in the design against the Pequots as an addition to the former 30, viz. five out of Hartford, Windsor three, Weathersfield two. It is ordered that Mr. Haynes and Mr. Ludlow, shall goe to the mouth of the River to treat and conclude with our friends of the Bay, either to come with their force in prosecuting our design against our enemies, or if they see cause by advice to enterprise any action according to the force we have, send to parley with the Bay about our setling downe in the Pequotte country. It is ordered that there shall be one hogg provided at Weathersfield, for the design in hand, which is conceeved to be Nathaniel Fosters, 20lbs. of butter, half a hundred of cheese, Hartford, 20lbs. of butter, half a hundred of cheese, Windsor, one ram goat, 20lbs. of butter, half an hundred of cheese, one gallon of strong water, Hartford, one hundred of beef from Mr. Whiting, Windsor three bushels of malt, 2 bushels from Weathersfield-Mr. Welles two. General Court, Tuesday Nov. 14th, 1637, Hartford. Haynes, Welles, Hull, Ward, Swaine, Mitchell, Whiting, Goodman, Smith, Ludlow, Phelps, Capt. Mason, Goodman Bacon. It is ordered that every common soldier that went in the late design against the enemy the Pequotts, shall have 1s. 3d. |