This Assembly do establish and confirm Capt. John Munson to be Captain, and Mr. John Thomson to be Lieutenant, of the second company or trainband in the town of Newhaven.

The Honb Gurdon Saltonstall, Esq', now laid before this Assembly sundry letters and writings which he had received from and sent to the Secretary of State, the Lords of the Council of Trade, our Agent Sir Henry Ashurst, and others, since the last session of this Assembly, relating to the publick business and affairs of this Colony, and recommended the consideration of them to this Assembly.

Upon consideration of the great pains and extraordinary charge of the Honbl Gurdon Saltonstall, Esqr, Governour, in the Colonys service in the two years now last past, this Assembly do now grant unto him out of the publick treasury of this Colony, the sum of one hundred forty six pounds thirteen shillings and four pence, as money, to be paid him in the bills of credit of the Colony, for his service aforesaid until this time, besides what hath been formerly granted and paid to him.

William Pitkin of Hartford, Esqr, is by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Judge of the County Court and Court of Probate in the county of Hartford, for the year ensuing;and John Eliot, Esqr, John Hooker, Esqr, Robert Wells, Esq', Richard Lord, Esq', Joseph Talcott, Esq', and John Higley, Esq, are by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Justices of the Peace and Quorum within the said county of Hartford for the year ensuing;-and Mr. John Moore, Mr. Roger Woolcott, Capt. Thomas Hart, Mr. Samuell Hale, Capt. Nathanael White, Mr. James Wells, Capt. Thomas Gates, Mr. Michael Tainter, Mr. Joshua Ripley, and Deacon Thomas Judd, are by this Court chosen and appointed Justices of the Peace within the said county of Hartford, for the year ensuing.

John Alling of Newhaven, Esqr, is by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Judge of the County Court and Court of Probate in the county of Newhaven, for the year ensuing;— and Warham Mather, Esq', Abraham Bradly, Esq', William Maltbie, Esq', Abraham Fowler, Esqr, Jonathan Law, Esq', Joseph Treat, Esq', Thomas Yale, Esqr, are by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Justices of the Peace and Quorum within the said county of Newhaven for the year ensuing;[101] || and Mr. Jerremiah Osborn, Major Ebenezer Johnson, Deacon John Hall, and Mr. James Wadsworth, are by this Assembly chosen and appointed Justices of the Peace within the said county of Newhaven, for the year ensuing.

Richard Christophers of New London, Esqr, is by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Judge of the County Court and Court of Probate in the county of New London, for the year ensuing ;—and William Ely, Esqr, Nehemiah Smith, Esqr, Richard Bushnell, Esq, Ephraim Minor, Esqr, Daniell Taylor, Esq, Nathanael Cheesebrough, Esqr, Jonathan Prentts, Esqr, and John Plumb, Esqr, and Nathanael Lynde, Esq', are by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Justices of the Peace and Quorum within the said county of New London for the year ensuing;-and Mr. Robert Chapman, Mr. Samuel Buell, Mr. Joseph Peck, Capt. James Morgan, Mr. Jonathan Tracy, Mr. Daniel Brewster, Capt. William Clark, Mr. William Holton, and Mr. Thomas Williams, and Mr. Thomas Boles, are by this Assembly chosen and appointed Justices of the Peace within the said county of New London, for the year ensuing.

The Honbl Nathan Gold, Esqr, is by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Judge of the Court of Probate in the county of Fairfield for the year ensuing.

Peter Burr of Fairfield, Esq, is by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Judge of the County Court in the county of Fairfield for the year ensuing ;-and James Olmstead, Esqr, John Minor, Esq', James Judson, Esqr, Jonathan Sellick, Esqr, John Sherman, Esq', Joseph Wakeman, Esq', and James Bennitt, Esq, are by this Assembly chosen and appointed to be Justices of the Peace and Quorum within the said county of Fairfield, for the year ensuing ;-and Capt. James Beebee, Mr. Joshua Knap, Mr. Samuel Peck, and Mr. Samuel Hoyt, are by this Assembly chosen and appointed Justices of the Peace within the said county of Fairfield, for the year ensuing.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Samuel Humphrey to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Richard Case to be Ensign, of the company or trainband in the town of Simsbury.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. William Goodrich to be Lieutenant of the north company or trainband in the town of Wethersfield.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Josiah Barber to be Lieutenant of the company or trainband on the south side of the riveret in the town of Windsor.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Joseph Platt to be Captain, Mr. Mathew Seamore to be Lieutenant, and Mr. James Stewart to be Ensign, of the north company or trainband in the town of Norwalk.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. John Raymond to be Captain, Mr. Samuell Hanford to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Samuel Comstock to be Ensign, of the south company or trainband in the town of Norwalk.

It is ordered and enacted by this Assembly, That there shall be allowed and paid out of the publick treasury of this Colony, by the treasurer, to the constables, for collecting the country rate granted by this Assembly in June, 1709, two pence upon the pound for all that part thereof which shall be collected in bills of credit, and four pence upon the pound for so much thereof as shall be collected in provisions, and no more.

Upon consideration of the petition of John Sloss of Fairfield, now presented to this Assembly, praying that an action late depending in the county court held at Fairfield in March last past, between the petitioner and Mr. Joseph Phippen of Fairfield, and there withdrawn by Gideon Allyn, may be revived, &c., and this Assembly having heard the pleas of both the said parties, do not see cause to grant to the petitioner the [102] matter petitioned for, but do adjudge the petitioner to pay to the said Joseph Phippen the cost of his attendance at this Assembly upon the said petition, which is allowed to be thirty six shillings in pay, and that execution shall be granted for the same accordingly. Execution was granted June 28th,

1710.

Upon consideration of the petition of Samuell Oviat, Thomas Oviat, Wm Addams, and Josiah Wetmore, of Milford, now presented to this Assembly, praying that an action of the case which the said petitioners commenced against Capt. Joseph Treat of Milford, for the recovery of two parcels of land, at a county court held at Newhaven, in March, 1708-9, and which (by review) was depending in the county court held at Newhaven, in November, 1709, where the petitioners were nonsuited, may be revived and proceed to a tryal at the next county court to be holden at Newhaven aforesaid: This Assembly do order and enact, that the said action is and shall be revived, and proceed to tryal in law at the county court to be holden at Newhaven in November next, and further as the law allows, the said non-suit notwithstanding.

Upon consideration of the petition of Bevell Waters of Hartford, now presented to this Assembly, praying that the proceedings of the courts of assistants held in May and October, 1708, upon an action of the case there depending between the petitioner and Robert Sandford, may be reversed, and that he may have a new tryal: This Assembly do not see reason to grant either of the matters petitioned for, but do adjudge the

petitioner to pay the said Robert Sandford the cost of his attendance upon the said petition at this Assembly, which is allowed to be twenty shillings in country pay, and that execution shall be granted for the same accordingly. Execution was

granted June 9th, 1710.

Whereas the General Assembly of this Colony, setting at Newhaven, in October,last past, did order and appoint William Pitkin and John Haynes, Esqrs, Mr. Joseph Talcott and Caleb Stanly, surveyor, a committee, to survey and run the northern line or boundary of the town of Windsor, as it ought to be run and surveyed, according to the true intent and meaning of the grants of the General Assembly of this Colony, formerly made to the inhabitants of that town, by their best discretion, and to make or cause to be made monuments or boundmarks therein, according to the direction of law, that the same may be visible and known, and to make report thereof to this Assembly at this time: And whereas the said committee, in pursuance of the said act or order, have actually surveyed and run the said northern line or boundary of the said town of Windsor in manner following, that is to say, Beginning at the mouth of Kettle Brook (commonly called Stony Brook,) where it empties itself into Connecticut River, against an island in the river, the said line runs west (by the needle of the surveying instrument) five miles into the wilderness, and east (from the east side of said Connecticut River) eight miles into the wilderness, and caused ditches to be made all the length of the said line throughout, at the distance of every eighty rods, according as the law requires, whereof they have made report now to this Assembly:-This Assembly do now order, enact, and declare, that the said line so surveyed, run and ditched as aforesaid, is and shall be the northern line or boundary of the said town of Windsor forever. Provided always, that this settlement of the said line or boundary, shall not be construed to the prejudice or hurt of any of the heirs of Sir Richard Saltonstall, deceased, in their claim and right to a tract of land near the Warehouse Point, commonly called [103] Saltonstalls Park, || nor to the hurt or prejudice of the right and claim of the town of Simsbury to the land formerly granted them for a town by the General Assembly of this Colony.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Joseph Talcott to be Ensign of the north company or trainband in the town of Wethersfield.

Upon consideration of the petition of Zachary Mayner of Groton, now presented to this Assembly, relating to an action lately depending between the said Zachariah Mayner and

Thomas Rose, senior, of Preston, at the court of assistants holden at Newhaven, October 4th, 1709, and the pleas and allegations of both the said parties: This Assembly do order, enact, and declare, that the said action is, and shall be revived, and finally heard, tryed and issued, at the court of assistants to be holden at Newhaven on the first Tuesday of October next; at which court the said parties are hereby ordered to appear and attend accordingly. And that the said court of assistants may the better obtain a full and clear understanding of the said action or case, and the grounds and reasons thereof, this Court do order and appoint Mr. John Plumb, surveyor, Deacon Christopher Huntington, and Capt. Richard Bushnell, to survey and measure the lands originally granted to Allyn and Lewis, at the cost and charge of the said Mayner, and to make a true map or platt thereof, and to lay the same before the said court of assistants in October next. The said Plumb, Huntington, and Bushnell, or any two of them, to do this work, first giving seasonable notice thereof to the said Mayner and Rose to be present at the doing thereof, if they see cause.

This Court having heard and considered the petition of Joseph Johnson, now or late of Plainfield, presented to this Assembly by Major James Fitch, his attorney, relating to a judgment of the court of assistants which sometime since was obtained by John and Wait Winthrop, Esqrs, against him the said Johnson, whereby he, the said Johnson, is (as he says,) greatly wronged, and in his said petition now prays for relief, do determine to refer, and accordingly this Assembly do refer the hearing and consideration of the said petition, unto the General Assembly to be holden at Newhaven, in October next, that there may be further time allowed for the said Wait Winthrop, and the executors of the said John Winthrop, deceased, to attend and be heard in what they shall see cause to offer against the prayer of the said petition.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Ephraim Goodrich to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Benjamin Talcott to be Ensign, of the company or trainband in the town of Glassenbury.

Upon consideration of the petition or request of Joseph Kerby and Daniell Clark of Middletown, presented to this Assembly, relating to a late depending action between the said Daniell Clark and John Sage of Middletown, at the court of assistants, held at Hartford, on the first Tuesday of this instant May, and praying for some relief: This Assembly do allow and grant liberty to the said Kerby and Clark to lay their complaints and grievances about the said action, and the