Colonial Prose and Poetry, Volumes 1-3William Peterfield Trent, Benjamin Willis Wells |
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Page 96
... court was set in the morning , many of the elders came into the court ( it being then private for matter of consultation , ) and declared how , the evening before , they had taken pains with him , to convince him of his faults ; yet ...
... court was set in the morning , many of the elders came into the court ( it being then private for matter of consultation , ) and declared how , the evening before , they had taken pains with him , to convince him of his faults ; yet ...
Page 97
... court , the gov- ernor giving him occasion , by asking him if he had aught to say , he turned away with a discontented look , saying , " If sentence be passed , then it is to no end to speak . " Yet the court remitted his fine to £ 20 ...
... court , the gov- ernor giving him occasion , by asking him if he had aught to say , he turned away with a discontented look , saying , " If sentence be passed , then it is to no end to speak . " Yet the court remitted his fine to £ 20 ...
Page 109
... court ( which was kept by those four magistrates for smaller causes ) , the deputy required them again to enter bond for their appearance , etc. , and upon their second refusal committed them in that open court . The general court ...
... court ( which was kept by those four magistrates for smaller causes ) , the deputy required them again to enter bond for their appearance , etc. , and upon their second refusal committed them in that open court . The general court ...
Contents
Mourts Relation | 34 |
Thomas Morton | 70 |
Francis Higginson | 80 |
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