and in regard to the wrong done to Mary Holt, to pay her parents £10, and in defect of such payment to the commonwealth when both are fit for that condition to marry her. It is the mind of the Court that Mr. Ludlow and Mr. Phelps see some publick punishment iflicted upon the GIRL for concealing it so long.

August the 1st, 1639.

John Bennet and Mary Holt, were both sentenced to be whip't. for unclean practices, and the girls master is enjoined to send her out of this jurisdiction before the last of next month.

These following were sentenced and fined for unreasonable and immoderate drinking at the pennace. Thomas Cornwell 30s.John Lattimer, 15s. Matthew, 10s. Sam'l. Kitwell, 10s. Thomas Upson, 20s.

John Moody had an attachment upon the goods of Thomas James for a debt of five pounds of tobacco.

A GENERAL COURT AT HARTFORD, THE 8TH OF aug. 1639. John Haynes Gov.-Roger Ludlow, Deputy.

(The assistants and Committee, the same.)

The Constables of Hartford were fined 2s. 6d. for not returning their warrants according to order, being much favored in regard, it was the first time and one of them sick.

It is ordered that the military men shall be trained at every six days in the year. The times are to be chosen at the discretion of the court, only the months of May, June and July are excepted unless it be uppon special occasion.

The Treasur's. accompts being audited the country was found indebted to him £16. 10s. 6d. Mr. Governor, Mr. Deputy, and Mr. Welles or any two of them are entreated to go to the rivers mouth to consult with Mr Fenwich about

a treaty of combination which is desired again to be on foot with the Bay.

The occasions of the commonwealth being taken into consideration it was thought and ordered, that a rate of £100 be made in these plantations, and Mr. Talcott, Mr. Hull, and Mr. Tapping are entreated to apportion it upon the several plantations to be paid in the one half within a month and the other within three months.

August the 15th, 1639.-A meeting of the General court, which was adjourned untill this day.

Mr. Treasurer had orders to call in for all the fines due to the country and for such monies as are due from the traders for beaver.

The manifold insolences that have been offered of late by the Indians, put the court in mind of that which hath been too long neglected, to wit, the execution of justice upon the former murtherers of the English, and it was upon serious consideration and debate, thought necessary and accordingly determined that some speedy course be taken thereon, and for effecting hereof it was concluded that one hundred men be levied and sent down to Mattabeseek where seueral guilty persons reside and have been harboured by Soheage, notwithstanding all means by way of preservation have been formerly used to him for surrendering them upp into our hands-And it is thought that these councils be imparted to our friends at Quinnissiacke, that provision may be made for the safety of the new plantations, and upon their Joint consent to proceede or desist.

The £100 Rate was laid upon the several Towns in this Proportion-Hartford £43, Windsor £28: 6: 8, Weathersfield £28: 13: 4—Adg'd to 26th of this month.

August the 26th 1639.

Mr. Webster informed the Court that according to the determination of the last meeting-Mr. Deputy, Mr. Welles.

and himself, acquainted our friends at Quinnissiache, with their purposes concerning the murtherers, and desired the concurrence of their apprehensions therein, who fully approving of the thing, yet intimated their thoughts, somewhat to differ from ours, in the present execution of it in regard of some new plantations, that are now beginning, and some inconvenience which may fall upon those parts of the country, by a noise of a new warr, which may hinder the coming of ships the next year. Whereas diverse of the Pequotts who were given to Unca, and Antinemo, have planted again part of the land which was conquored by us, contrary to our agreement with them, it was thought fit, and ordered, that forty men be proportioned out of the several plantations and immediately sent away to gather the corn there planted by them. The men proportioned for the several Towns, Windsor 13, Hartford 17, Weathersfield 10— It was refered to Mr. Governor, Mr. Wyllys, Mr. Phelps, Capt. Mason, and Mr. Ward, to agitate this business, and bring it to an issue with what speed may be, and they have power to press 20 Arms, 2 Shallops, and two Canoes for this service.

It was concluded that there be a publick day of Thanksgiving in these plantations, upon the 18th of this month.This Court is dissolved.

September 5, 1639, John Haynes Gov'r.

Hopkins, Phelps, Welles, and Webster,

Richard Lyman complaineth against Sequassen, for burnup his hedge, which before Mr. Governor, he formerly promised to satisfy for, but yet hath not done it-Sequassen, appeared and promised to pay within four days or else an at tachment to be granted.

Samuel Ireland, was fined 10s for contempt of the Court, in not appearing upon a warrant served upon him—Upon his submission he paid 5s and was acquitted.

October the 3d, 1639.

Haynes, Webster, Ludlow, Phelps, Wyllys, Hopkins, Welles.

Edward Hopkins, vs. Francis Stiles, in behalf of John Woodcock, in an action for breach of Covenant.

The Jury find that the Def't. hath in his hands £80, and £150 for the purchase of the house, and for not taking in 400 acres of ground according to bargain, that Mr. Stiles should take the house back again, and repay the £230, with £70 damages, costs 10s 8d.

It is ordered, that the soldiers in the last exploit, shall be paid for nine days at 2s per day. The money to be paid to the Constables of every Town, and he to deduct the cost of the provision he pressed for them.

September 10th 1639.

Mr. Deputy was fined 5s 8d for being absent.

The Constables of Windsor were fined for not returning the warrant of the Committee that were chosen for that Town.

Mr. Lenwick, Mr. Whiting, Mr. Hill, and Mr. Ward, are nominated by the Court to be presented to the vote of the Country for magistrates at the Court in April next, (provided Mr. Lenwick, and Mr. Whiting, shall be Fremen by that time.)

SAYBROOK PLATFORM, TAKEN FROM THE STATE RECORD.

At a General Assembly and Court of Election, holden at Hartford, May 13th, 1708.

This assembly, from their own observation, and the complaint of many others, being made sensible of the defects of the discipline of the Churches of this government, arising from the want of a more explicit asserting of the rules given for that end in the holy scriptures; from which would

arise a permanent establishment among ourselves, a good and regular issue in cases, subject to Ecclesiastical discipline, glory to Christ our head, and edification to his members, hath seen fit to ordain and require, and it is by the authority of the same, ordained and required, that ministers of the several Counties in this government, shall meet together, at their respective County towns, with sush messengers, as the churches to which they belong shall see cause to send with them, on the last monday in June next; there to consider upon those methods and rules for the management of Ecclesiastical discipline, which by them shall be judged agreeable and conformable to the word of God, and shall, at the same meeting, appoint two or more of their number to be their delegates, who shall all meet together at Saybrook, at the next commencement, to be held there,* where they shall compare the results of the ministers of the several counties, and out of, and from them, to draw a form of Ecclesiastical discipline, which, by two or more persons, delegated by them, shall be offered to this Court, at their session at New Haven, in October next; to be considered of, and confirmed by them: And the expense of the above mentioned meetings shall be defrayed out of the public treasury of this Colony.

According to the act of the Assembly, the ministers and Churches of the several Counties, convened at the time appointed, and made their respective drafts for discipline, and chose their delegates for the general meeting at Saybrook in September.

SAYBROOK PLATFORM.

At a meeting of delegates from the councils of the several Counties of Connecticut Colony in New England, in America, at Saybrook, Sept. 9th, 1708.

*Yale College was first located at Saybrook, and continued there until about 1616, or 1617.