alarme in any of ye Plantations, by fireing any gun at any time between sunne set and sun riseinge, such actions proueinge very preiuditiall to ye comfort and safety of the Plantats, the person that is discouered and convicted to bee guilty herein shall pay as a fine fiue pounds to ye Pub: Treasury or suffer two months imprisonment, or to be corporally punished vnles the Court doe iudge the occasion of shooteing to be iust. [234] It is likewise ordered that when there is an alarme caused in any Plantation if the souldiers do not repaire to the severall Squadrons or places to which their chiefe officers doe appoint them to meet in, any person neglecting or refuseinge to attend his duty herein shalbe punished by 5£ fine or imprisonmt or corporall punishmt; Vnles the delinquent doe giue a just reason of his disabilitie to attend this order wch reason shalbe presented to ye next County Court. His Maties Letter, dated 22d Feb', '65, being read and considered, This Court desires the Gouernor to consult wth or confœderate freinds in ye Mass: Col: and wth Sr Thomas Temple, about his Maties desire therein. July 31, '66. The Comittee for ye Militia being mett desired the Honrd Go: and Dep: Gouern to excite such Indians as they iudge trusty to relieue or people in case of invasion. It is ordered, that such as beare pikes in ye Train bands in ye respectiue Plantations shal forthwith prcure their pikes to be sufficiently headed, and the pike to be noe less then fourteen foot in length; and if any refuse to mainteine a pike and other armes accordinge to order, they shall sell their poles to ye Towne where they liue, if the chiefe officer approue of them or any of them, and the select men shal forthwith get them fitted vp for the Townes vse, to keep in a See Appendix III. (1.) This letter announces the King's declaration of war with France; and desires the Colony to apply themselves with all their force and skill, to the reduction of the French and Dutch possessions in America, (especially, of Canada,) to obedience to England. In September following, Gov. Winthrop and Sir Thomas Temple (Governor of Nova Scotia,) presented themselves before the General Court of Massachusetts, to join in the consideration of matters proposed in his Majesty's letter. A sketch of the debate which ensued upon this proposition, will be found among the Danforth Papers, (in Mass. His. Coll. 2d Ser. viii. 101 et seq.) Town stock. And for euery hundred souldiers there shalbe kept in a readines twenty pikes at least, of fourteen foot in length, and this proportion to be provided speedily in each Plantation. [235] AT A GEN ASSEMBLY HELD AT HARTFORD, OCTOBE 11, '66. Major Mason, D: Gor: Assistants. Mr. Mathew Allyn Mr. Fenn Mr. Crane Mr. Wadsworth Mr. Fitch John Moor This Court doth remit 20s. that Math: Griswold should pay to ye Publ: Treasury for his appeale to ye Court of Assistants. For preuention of future disappointm's respecting appeales from the severall County Courts to ye Court of Assistants, It is ordered by this Court that ye Clarks of the respectiue County Courts shall, vpon entrey of appeales in any of the said Courts to ye Court of Assistants, seasonably returne to ye Secry of the Corporation an account of the appeales entred for ye next Court of Assts, together with ye judgmt of the said Court in the action tried, as also ye evidences referring to ye action and the bonds taken for prosecution and defence, all sealed up and deliuered to ye person appealeing, by him to be deliuered to the Secretary at least two weeks before the * of Assistants. And if any Clark faile herin he shall pay the charges and damadges that ensue by his neglect, the wch the said Court of Assistants shall determine. And the person appealeing shal render The words "said Court," or their equivalent, were omitted by the recorder. Mr. Bruen Sam Chesbrough Ens: Judson Mr. Hamlin Nath White reasonable recompense to ye Clerk for his paines in transmitting the coppies of those writeings dependant on the case to be tried. And if the party receaueing those writings from the Clerk shal neglect to deliuer them to the Secretary as aforesaid, he shal pay the damadges that ensue thereon. And the entrey of the appeale wth necessary security taken shalbe sufficient sumons to ye prsons concerned to attend the appeale. [236] This Court considering the order respecting 20s. imposed on appeales to ye Court of Assistts to be paid to ye Publ: Treasurie, doe declare that the 20s. there imposed doth not include the 6s. due to ye Jury nor ye Secretaries fees. Its ordered by this Court that whateuer testimonies are improued in any Court of Justice in this Corporation in any action or case to be tried, shalbe presented in writeing and soe kept by the Secry or Clerke of ye said Court on file; and the said Secry or Clerke for his paines herein shal be allowed by the Plaintiff two pence for fileing each individuall writeing. And what coppies are required there shalbe sixpence for each coppy paid to the officer by him yt takes them out. This Court doth ordr that al vessels of the burthen of thirty tuns and vpwards shalbe free for future from ye list of estates by wch the Corporat" levies are raised. This Court haueing bene often troubled wth debates about ye differences respecting the bounds betwixt N: London and Vncas, and haueing considered the writeing prsented at ye Court, at N. London Court in June last, wch stands vpon record and is subscribed by the Gouernor, Deputy Gouern and Mathew Griswold and Vncas, doe see noe cause to alter the determination of the Comittee who ordered the Towne of N. London to pay vnto Vncass twenty pounds in currant pay; and doe further order the inhabitants of N. London to make paymt of the aforesaid sum of 20£ to Vncass betwixt this and the first of May next, vpon the penalty of forfeiting 25£ to ye Publ: Treasury. The bounds to stand as they were concluded between N. London and Vncass by the Comittee, which were Mr. Willys, Mr. Leet, Wm. Wadsworth, and Rob Chapman. This Court doth hereby ordr Mathew Griswold and Wm. Waller wthin the space of one month to send up to ye Treasurer a true valuation of all ye rateable estate of the persons that haue estate in that place called Lyme, on the east side the great Riuer, ouer against Sea Brooke, whch was in their possession in Augst last, vpon ye penalty of forfeiting 5£. a peice to ye Publ: Treasury. Whereas by former order the Comrs yt were to view the lists before the Gen1l Court, were to meet sometime to attend [237] that seruice specified in ye said ordr (both || those on the Riuer and those by the seaside) at Hartford, wch ordr hath not bene soe fully attended as ought to be, It is therfore ordered by this Court that for the future each Plantation in this Colony that send their lists fairly written by one of their Deputies, who is to supply the place of a Comissioner, to meet wth ye rest appointed for the seruice aforesaid, at Hartford, on the first day of ye sitting of ye Gen1l Court in October yearely, to perfect their List and make prsentation thereof to the Court accordinge to former [order] And if any towne neglect soe to doe, the said Towne shal forfeit fiue pounds to ye Publ: Treasury for each neglect herein. This Court doth order that ye land inclosed by Amos Richardson, Mr. Chesbrough and his sons, and Aaron Start, and by them impropriated to their propper vse wthin the bounds of Stonington, be valued by the list makers of Stonington and sent vp to ye Treasurer to be added to their Towne estate, and soe from time to time for ye future, all such land to be inserted in ye list of estates. Lt. Prat, Robt Chapm: Goodm: Chaulk', Mathew Griswold and Wm. Waller are by this Court appointed a Comittee for enterteineing and approueing such as are receaued inhabitants on ye east side ye Riuer at Sea Brooke. This Court doth declare that ye power of the Comrs at Sea Brook doth extend as far as Sea Brook ancient bounds betwixt them & N. London. This Court doth desire Mr. Geo: Denison and James Morgan to make seizure on such rateable estate of Amos Richardson or any other persons that haue neglected to be pr sented to ye List makers at Stonington or N. London. Thomas Lee appeales to this Court for a further hearinge and determination in a case issued at y last Court of Assistants between Mr. James Cornish Plaintiff and ye said Lee Defendt.* This Court grants an hundred acres of vpland and twenty acres of meadow adioyneinge or neer vnto the farme granted to Maior Mason, vnto Mr. James Fitch of Norridge, to him and his heires foreuer.t Francis Griswold is confirmed Lt to ye Traine band at Norridge and Thomas Tracy to be Ensigne. [238] The List of Estates from ye several Townes in this Collony : "At a Court of Assists held at Hartford, Octobr 9, '66:-Mr. James Cornish Pltf. contra Thomas Lee Deft, in an action of ye case, for non performance of covenant, to sixty pounds da madge." ." *** “The Jury find for Pltf. his bond of Ten pounds and an Account specified in ye Bond, and costs of Court." [Rec. of Courts, pp. 55, 56.] †The native right, in this grant, was subsequently purchased by Rev. Mr. Fitch, of Uncas, Owaneco and Attawanhood,-" to be taken up as nigh to the farm of Major Mason at Pomacook as shall be found convenient." A patent was granted by the Court, in 1686, to Major Mason and Mr. Fitch, for their lands at Pomacook. [Col. Rec. of Lands, I. 328; IL. 169.] |