Colonial Justice in Western Massachusetts, 1639-1702: The Pynchon Court Record, an Original Judges' Diary of the Administration of Justice in the Springfield Courts in the Massachusetts Bay Colony"...The Diary is also a colorful record of the mores of that colonial community [Springfield, Massachusetts Bay Colony]. Witchcraft, juvenile delinquency, bootlegging--they are all there. "Follies and foibles; prejudices and petty quarrels; crimes and misdemeanors; jealousies, hopes, and fears--the Diary runs the gamut of human frailties and human passions"--Foreword. |
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... King Feb. 18. 1690 : 6d 3. 4d 2. 6 o . 8s 6d 2. O Fearenot King and Thomas Mooreley Issued there busyness thus : that Thomas Moorely is to pay King .5s now in corne which he says is ready : and .4s in worke betweene this and Midsummer ...
... King Feb. 18. 1690 : 6d 3. 4d 2. 6 o . 8s 6d 2. O Fearenot King and Thomas Mooreley Issued there busyness thus : that Thomas Moorely is to pay King .5s now in corne which he says is ready : and .4s in worke betweene this and Midsummer ...
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... King .3 . times Caled and not answering or appearing ) upon the Plantiff urging to my proceeding : I De- clared that James King the defendant had bene with me on the .26th day of this Instant January , and acknowledged a Judgment ...
... King .3 . times Caled and not answering or appearing ) upon the Plantiff urging to my proceeding : I De- clared that James King the defendant had bene with me on the .26th day of this Instant January , and acknowledged a Judgment ...
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... King , the , fine to , 350-351 King in Council , the , appeals to , 66 , 85 King Philip's War , 37-43 King , Fearenot v . Maudsly , Captain Jo- seph , Dewey , Ensign Josiah , and Roote , Samuell , 320 King , Fearenot v . Mooreley ...
... King , the , fine to , 350-351 King in Council , the , appeals to , 66 , 85 King Philip's War , 37-43 King , Fearenot v . Maudsly , Captain Jo- seph , Dewey , Ensign Josiah , and Roote , Samuell , 320 King , Fearenot v . Mooreley ...
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The Pynchon Manuscript 3 9 | 3 |
William Pynchon | 6 |
John Pynchon | 32 |
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