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His Honour the Governour now also declared to both Houses of this Assembly, the acts and doings of his Honour and the Council, from the session of this Assembly in May last to this time; and read a declaration of the manner of his honours division of the trainbands in the town of Stoningtown, pursuant to the order or act of this Assembly in May last past; and recommended several other matters and things of publick concernment to the consideration of both Houses of this Assembly. [48] This Assembly do establish and confirm Joseph Smith, senior, of Glassenbury, to be Lieutenant of the trainband in that town.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. David Sherman to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Samuell Hubbell to be Ensign of the trainband in the village of Stratfield.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. John Crane to be Captain, Mr. Samuel Buell, jun', to be Lieutenant, and Samuell Steevens to be Ensign of the company or trainband in the town of Killingsworth.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Joseph Treat to be Captain, Mr. Benjamin Fenn to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Jonathan Law to be Ensign of the first company or trainband in the town of Milford.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. James Steele to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Benjamin Graham to be Ensign of the second company or train-band on the south side the riveret in Hartford.

Upon the petition of several farmers dwelling at and near a place called Nahantick, within the town of Lyme: this Court do allow the said farmers to be a distinct military company or train-band from the rest of that town, and also to choose their own military officers amongst themselves. Provided always, notwithstanding, that the power of setting and fixing the bounds and limits of the said military company of farmers shall be in the Governour of this Colony, and be done and performed at their own proper cost and charges.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Samuel Griswold to be Captain, Mr. Joseph Beckas to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Thomas Waterman to be Ensign, of the westermost or second company of trained souldiers in the town of Norwich.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Captain Richard Bushnell to be Captain, Lieutenant Sollomon Tracy to be Lieutenant, and Ensign Thomas Leffingwell to be Ensign of the eastermost or first company of trained souldiers in the town of Norwich.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. William Clark to be Captain, Mr. John Sprague to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Abell Wright to be Ensign of the first company or trainband in the town of Lebanon.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Mr. Jeremiah Fitch to be Captain, Mr. Joseph Bradford to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Samuel Hide to be Ensign of the second company or trainband in the town of Lebanon.

This Assembly do establish and confirm Captain John Clark to be Captain, Mr. John Kirtland to be Lieutenant, and Mr. Thomas Buckingham to be Ensign of the second company or trainband in the town of Saybrook.

Whereas Mr. Thomas Short of Boston, printer, hath now offered to this Court to print all the publick acts of this Colony (and the election sermon if desired,) every year, for four years, to commence at the first day of May next ensuing, and to give a copie for every town or place in the Colony that hath a clerk or register, for the sum of fifty pounds a year in money, or other pay equivalent as stated in the country rate, and to find paper for the same; and also to find paper and print all orders for fasts and thanksgivings, and proclamations whatsoever, and give a copy for every society in the Colony,-and always to print the acts of the General Court within one month after the receipt of the copie of them, (if not above eight sheets,) and all other publick business immediately upon his receipt of the copy, and to send the printed copies with all convenient speed after they are printed to the several county sheriffs, to be by them conveyed to the towns, places and societys for whom they are, and also to print our laws which are now in manuscript for twenty shillings a sheet, (and find paper for the same,) in like pay as aforesaid, and to give a copy for every town or place as aforesaid, well folded, sticht and covered with painted paper:-upon consideration whereof,

It is now ordered, enacted and concluded by this Court, That there shall be paid to the said Mr. Thomas Short out of the publick treasury of this Colony by the Treasurer, the sum and sums expressed in his above proposals, for the time therein specified; provided he shall set up a printing press in this Colony, and perform the conditions on his part in the said proposalls expressed.

[49] The gentlemen nominated by the votes of the freemen to stand for election in May next, are as followeth, viz. The Honourable Gurdon Saltonstall, Esqr, The Honb Nathan Gold, Esq', Major James Fitch, Nathanael Stanly, Esq', Daniell Wetherell, Esqr, John Hamlin, Esqr, William Pitkin, Esqr,

Major John Chester, Joseph Curtis, Esqr, Josiah Rossetter, Esqr, Richard Christophers, Esq', Peter Burr, Esqr, John Alling, Esqr, John Haines, Esq', Capt. Samuel Eells, Major Mathew Allyn, Capt. Abraham Fowler, Mr. John Elliot, Mr. Eleazar Kimberly, and Capt. Jonathan Sellick.

Whereas John Ranny of Middletown, in May last past, by sentence of the General Assembly then setting at Hartford, was bound by two recognizances of one hundred pounds each for his good behaviour until this time: Proclamation was now made in this Assembly, in the usual form, concerning the said John Ranny, and nothing being objected against him, therefore the said John Ranny and his sureties bound for him are now discharged from their said recognizances.

Upon consideration of the petition of John Holly and Jonathan Bates of Stanford, now entred and heard in this Court, relating to the settlement of the estate of Capt. John Sellick, formerly of Stanford, mariner, deceased, and of the pleas of the said petitioners thereupon, and replys thereunto made by Nathanael Sellick of Stanford, only son of the said deceased: This Court do grant that the said petitioners shall have an appeal to the court of assistants to be held at Hartford on Tuesday next preceding the first Thursday of May next, where they shall be heard in what they have to alledge of grievance in the settlement which the court of probates in the county of Fairfield made of the estate of the said Capt. John Sellick, deceased, (excepting only in that point relating to David, late one of the sons of the said deceased, which was determined at the court of assistants in May last past.) Provided, that the said petitioners shall give bond to the clerk of the court of probates in the said county of Fairfield, to prosecute their appeal, and also cite the persons concerned in the said appeal to appear at the said court of assistants, fourteen days before the sessions of the said court, by a warrant from the clerk of the said court of probates, who is hereby impowered to grant the same. And this Court have considered, that the said petitioners shall recover the sum of two pounds and twelve shillings in pay, and eighteen shillings and ten pence in money, of and from the said Nathanael Sellick, for their costs of the said petition and attendance at this court thereupon, and that execution shall be granted for the same accordingly.*

Execution is granted on this judgment, January 4th, 170g. It is ordered and enacted by the Governour, Council and Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the author

*In the margin. Execution is issued forth upon this judgment January 5th, 1708-9.

ity of the same, That upon all payments made of any of the Colony's debts by the Colony Treasurer, or by any of the constables of the several towns in this Colony, the said treasurer and constables shall take receipts of the persons to whom they make such payments, for the sums paid to them.

And it is further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That there shall be appointed but one constable in each town, society or village, within this Colony, to make up the accompts of such town, society or village, of their country rate annually, with the treasurer, and to levy and gather the said country rate of the town, society or village to which he belongs.

The sums of the Lists of the Persons and Estates of the several towns within this Colony, exhibited in this Court, by their Deputies respectively, are as follows, viz.

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See at latter end of this Court additions to the list of some

of these towns.

Upon consideration of the petition of Jonathan Biglow junior of Hartford, now entred and heard in this Court, wherein among other things he prays that the act of the court of assistants held at Hartford October 6th, 1698, which made void a certain execution served by the sheriff or marshal of the county of Hartford, on certain lands belonging to the estate of Thomas Greenhill, and delivered to him the said Biglow, may by this Assembly be made and declared to be void; and the replys thereunto made by John and Thomas Shepard of Hartford, administrators on the estate of Serj. John Shepard, late

of said Hartford, deceased: This Court do now declare the said act of the court of assistants not agreeable to law, and therefore is in its self null and void. And this Court do not allow any costs, neither to the petitioner nor to the said John and Thomas Shepard.

Upon the application of Mrs. Mary Edwards of Stratford, administratrix on the estate of her late husband Capt. Thomas Edwards of Stratford deceased, now made to this Court: This Assembly do grant unto her the said Mary Edwards, full power to sell the real estate of her said late husband, Thomas Edwards, or so much thereof as may be thought necessary for the payment of the just debts of the said deceased, with the advice and approbation of Joseph Curtis, Esq', and Capt. James Judson of Stratford aforesaid; provided that the said Mary Edwards, before she shall make sale of the said estate, or of any part thereof, shall give bond with sufficient sureties (before the court of probates in the county of Fairfield,) for her faithful administration on the said estate.

It is ordered and enacted by the Governour, Councill and Representatives, in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, That the second Wednesday of November next shall be religiously observed and kept a day of publick Thanksgiving by all her Majesties subjects within this Colony, and all unnecessary servile labour is forbidden on that day, according to an act of this Assembly now passed, which is on file.

Upon the humble petition of Mr. Caleb Watson of Hartford, and the consideration of his good service done in this Colony: this Assembly do now free and release him from paying country rates from this time forward, during the term of his natural life, for his person and estate whatsoever in Hartford aforesaid.

This Assembly do grant their consent and full liberty to the inhabitants of the town of Durham in this Colony, to imbody themselves into church estate, with the approbation of their neighbouring churches..

Whereas the General Assembly of this Colony, March 13th, 1661, did give and grant unto Capt. Richard Lord of Hartford, three hundred and fifty acres of upland and fifty acres of meadow, and Richard Lord of Hartford, Esqr, (grandson of the said Captain Lord,) having desired Mr. John Chandler to survey and lay out for him the said four hundred acres of land granted as aforesaid, and the said John Chandler having laid out the same, (and exhibited in this court a plat thereof,) in one intire piece, on the east side of Egunck Hill, eastward of the town of Plainfield, and is bounded on the west with a line

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