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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... criminal matters . Other laws dealing with specific offenses conferred upon the court the power to send for offenders or call them before it by warrant . " However , there are several laws which indicate that , in some criminal cases at ...
... criminal matters . Other laws dealing with specific offenses conferred upon the court the power to send for offenders or call them before it by warrant . " However , there are several laws which indicate that , in some criminal cases at ...
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... criminal cases . Under the Second Charter no specific provision was made for the form of initial process by justices of the peace in criminal matters . A table of justice's fees appears to contemplate the use of warrants in criminal ...
... criminal cases . Under the Second Charter no specific provision was made for the form of initial process by justices of the peace in criminal matters . A table of justice's fees appears to contemplate the use of warrants in criminal ...
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... criminal causes appearing in the Record make no mention of any imposition of costs of court or charges upon the offender , there are scattered cases in which such imposition appears . Several offenders were ordered to pay witnesses ...
... criminal causes appearing in the Record make no mention of any imposition of costs of court or charges upon the offender , there are scattered cases in which such imposition appears . Several offenders were ordered to pay witnesses ...
Contents
The Pynchon Manuscript 3 9 | 3 |
William Pynchon | 6 |
John Pynchon | 32 |
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