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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... jurisdiction , both civil and criminal , and also review jurisdiction over the acts of the Court of Assistants and , to a lesser extent , of the County Courts and other in- ferior tribunals.1 Its original jurisdiction was rarely set ...
... jurisdiction , both civil and criminal , and also review jurisdiction over the acts of the Court of Assistants and , to a lesser extent , of the County Courts and other in- ferior tribunals.1 Its original jurisdiction was rarely set ...
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... Jurisdiction CIVI IVIL jurisdiction in Massachusetts , in contrast to crim- inal jurisdiction , was usually conferred in general terms . William Pyn- chon's first appointment as magistrate by the inhabitants of Agawam in February 1638/9 ...
... Jurisdiction CIVI IVIL jurisdiction in Massachusetts , in contrast to crim- inal jurisdiction , was usually conferred in general terms . William Pyn- chon's first appointment as magistrate by the inhabitants of Agawam in February 1638/9 ...
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... jurisdiction , 71 ; limitation on jurisdiction in favor of single magis- trate , 72 ; in the intercharter period , set- up and jurisdiction , 79 ; under the Sec- ond Charter , 83 ; comparison with Inferior Courts of Common Pleas and ...
... jurisdiction , 71 ; limitation on jurisdiction in favor of single magis- trate , 72 ; in the intercharter period , set- up and jurisdiction , 79 ; under the Sec- ond Charter , 83 ; comparison with Inferior Courts of Common Pleas and ...
Contents
The Pynchon Manuscript 3 9 | 3 |
William Pynchon | 6 |
John Pynchon | 32 |
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