all such other orders also as are to be published, according to the use they are intended.

The Quarter Sessions ended.

At a General Quarter Sessions and Inferior Court of Common Pleas, holden in his Majesty's name, at Rochester, for Rhode Is land, King's Province and Providence Plantations, &c., the 6th day of March, 1687-8.

JUSTICES PRESENT.

FRANCIS BRINLEY, Chairman and Judge.

Lieut. Col. PELEG SANFORD,

Major RICHARD SMITH,

Capt'n JOHN FONES,

JAMES PENDLETON,

ARTHUR FENNER,

RANDALL HOLDEN.

GRAND JURY.

Nathaniel Waterman, Foreman. Job Greene, Lodowick Updike, Henry Gardiner, William Knowles, Clement Weaver, Enoch Place, Ephraim Moss, John Clarke, John Maxson, Samuel Bennett, Thomas Mumford, Henry Bull.

Mary, the Indian squaw, formerly committed to Prison, on suspicion of felony, being called in Court, on proclamation being made, and no person appearing against her, the said Mary is discharged from her said imprisonment.

For the encouragement of fishing, if any person or persons inhabiting at or near the Pettaquamscutt, shall make a Wier this spring to take fish in Pettaquamscut River, for their encouragement therein, it is ordered, that no person or persons, shall disturb them in their fishing in their said Wier, when made, nor fish with them therein, except such persons as shall

help them to make the said Wier, or allow to them that make it. And it is also further ordered, that no person or persons shall presume to make any new Wier above thes aid Wier, thereby hindering the fishing in the said Wier; notwithstanding this order, it is not intended to hinder any of the neighbors, inhabitants, of fishing in the said River, aboveor below the said Wier.

William Palmer, of Rochester, being presented by the Grand Inquest, in this Court, for selling of rum by retail, and suffering the same to be drank in his said house, being called in Court, and his presentment read to him, and he demanded guilty or not, answered (not guilty), and referred to trial.

The Jury's verdict is (guilty). The Court accept the verdict, and sentence the said William Palmer, for his said offence, to pay a fine of five pounds.

Ordered, That if any person or persons shall kill any wolf or wolves within this Province or County, and shall demand pay for the same, according to law, shall bring or cause to be brought, the wolf or wolves, by him or them so killed, within twenty-four hours after to a Justice of the Peace, who is keep record thereof, and certify the same to the Treasurer.

Ordered, That there shall be a rate levied and assessed on the several towns and places in this County or Province, of fifty-three pounds, six shillings and eight pence for and towards the paying for the killing of wolves in this Province; and to be assessed and proportioned on each the towns proportionably to the rate of one hundred and sixty pounds, is, and to be levied, collected and paid at the same time, and in the same manner and form as in and by the said order is directed and prescribed.

The proportion that each town is levied and assessed to pay is as followeth :

Samuel Eldred being the informer against William Palmer, for selling rum by retail, in Court forgave his part of the fine, being the half thereof, to the said Palmer.

Upon the application of William Palmer to this Court, that he might have liberty to keep an Ordinary, Ale House, or Common Victualling House, the Court do permit him to keep an Ordinary, Ale House, or common Victualling House, untill one year be fully complete and ended, from and after the day of the date of his former license.

Upon complaint to this Court, made by Robert Spinke, and others, of the town of Rochester, that several highways in the said town are stopped up, to the great damage of the inhabitants of said town, it is ordered, that Mr. Daniel Vernon and Mr. Henry Tibbitts are empowered to take care that the highway which leads from George Whitman's, to the country road, and comes out to the said road between the land of Mr. James Reynolds, and John Briggs, be forthwith laid open for the use and benefit of the inhabitants.

At a General Quarter Session, holden in his Majesty's name at Newport, for Rhode Island, Narragansett, of King's Province, and Providence Plantations, the 12th day of June, 1688.

Edward Greenman, Foreman. Francis Braiton, Sen'r, Sampson Shurman, John Lewis, William Gardiner, John Sheldon,

Peleg Mumford, John Heath, William Burton, John Sailes, Isaac Lawton, Joshua Raymond, Robert Guthridge, Oliver Arnold.

John Wells, of Haversham, being presented in the Assizes, or general Jail Delivery, holden in — last, for killing and slaying sundry swine, of George Denison, of the same place, and bearing them away, being called in Court, and his indictment being read to him, and he demanded guilty of the charge or not, answered not guilty; and referred to trial.

The Jury's verdict not guilty, and the Court accept the

same.

The said John Wells cleared by proclamation.

CONSTABLES.

The following Constables were chosen :

For Providence: Samuel Whipple, Gideon Crawford and Ephraim Pierce.

For Haversham, Nicholas Cotterell and Joseph Stanton.
For Warwick, James Carder and John Rhodes.

For Portsmouth, Jeremiah Smith, Thomas Durfee and John Keas.

For Rochester, William Gardiner.

For Jamestown, George Cook.

For New Shoreham, William Rathbone.

For Newport, Nathaniel Coddington and Shubael Painter. Alexander Gordon, of Newport, admitted to have a license. Benjamin Sherman, appointed to serve in the office of Constable, sworn.

Whereas, the late Constables of the town of Providence, have neglected to call the inhabitants of the said town together to choose Rate-makers, to assess and levy the County rates assessed on their town, for and towards the erecting and building Court Houses, and for payment for killing of wolves, this Court order, that the said Constables, taking to their assistance two or three of their sufficient neighbors, shall assess and levy the said rates assessed and levied on their town, according as the former orders are appointed and directed on or befere the first Monday in July next ensueing; and if none of their said

neighbors will assist them in making the said rates assessed on their said town, according to the said orders, the said Constables shall levy the said rates themselves; and are hereby also empowered to gather the said rates so assessed, by warrant from one Justice, are empowered to distrain for neglect or refusal of payment of the same, and shall forthwith return the said rate by them so gathered, to the Province or County Treasurer.

Ordered, That the Treasurer shall pay to Mr. West, Deputy Secretary, the sum of four pounds, one shilling and three pence, in money.

Ordered, That every town in this Province or County, in the next rate to be levied, shall be rated the sum of ten shillings, for and towards their re-paying into the Treasury the said money paid to the Deputy Secretary.

It is ordered, That the Constables of the towns of New Shoreham, Haversham, Rochester, Deptford, Warwick, and Providence, shall be allowed reasonable charge for the transportation by water, of the rates of their towns to the Treasurer, or so much thereof as shall be sent to him, to Newport, to be paid in the said species.

Whereas, John Eldred, of Rochester, his license being not fully expired, and he requesting that it may be continued until the next Quarter Sessions, it is ordered, that the license of the said John Eldred, shall continue in full force until the next Quarter Sessions; and also the license of Samuel Eldred of said Rochester, is continued to the next Quarter Sessions.

It is ordered, That the Selectmen, townsmen, and Overseers of the town of Newport, or any one of them, shall view all cattle transported from out of the said town by water, and shall have for their service therein the former, and allowed usual fees.

The Court, adjourned, until to-morrow morning eight of the clock.

The Court called and sat.

June 13th.

Whereas, the late Rate-makers chosen by the inhabitants of