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Ipswich Court Proceedings April 27 1665. Henry Spencer confessed in court that he ran away from his master, Edmond Mounforth, and stole from him a coat, a piece of serge, 2 Bibles, a rapier and belt, a pewter bottle and a piece of linen closth, and being at Andover at Goodman Chandlour’s, he broke into said Chandlour’s house twice and stole a horse and saddle. After being apprehended and brought to Ipswich prison, he broke prison. He was ordered to be severely whipped, branded on the forehead with the letter B, and pay a fine of five pounds to the county, and to his master, treble damages, amounting to thirteen pounds, and forty shillings to his master for loss of time. Further ordered that upon his master paying the fine, he should be sent to Boston prison, there to remain until his master can dispose of him. In the meantime, he was to be kept in Ipswich prison. John Palmer, for his high misdemeanor in attempting uncleanness with Elizabeth White in her master’s house, was ordered to be severly whipped and to pay costs to Mr. Epps. John Kent was ordered to be whipped or to pay a fine for fornication. John Cheny, presented for reviling speeches, was fined. Robert Morse and Susana Rogers, presented for reviling words, were fined. John Leigh, jr., was fined for threatening words against Sam Younglove May 1682 Mary Williams forfeited her bond for appearance, and she was ordered to be whipped unless she pay the bond or 3li. in money. Margret Allexander, for fornication, was to be whipped. Upon payment of a fine the corporal punishment was remitted. Thomas Bettes, servant to John Simmons, often running away and being incorrigible, said Simmons was discharged of his obligation of teaching the trade of a weaver. Mr. William Godswell having taken Thomas Bettes, who was sentenced to be whipped, and paying 40s., said Bettes had his corporal punishment remitted, and in consideration of his master Cogswell buying off his whipping, he agreed to serve him one year more than the time of his indenture and the six months ordered to serve his master Simmons by Ipswich court, Mar. 29, 1682. Jo. Sparke was allowed charges. Phillip Fowler was presented for abusing his servant, Richard Parker, and although court justified any person in giving meet correction to his servant, which the boy deserved, yet they did not approve of the manner of punishment given in hanging him up by the heels as butchers do beasts for the slaughter, and cautioned said Fowler against such kind of punishment. He was orderd to pay costs. Richard Briar, being charged with a prisoner, Benidict Pulsipher, who was sentenced to be whipped and to pay half the treble damages to Steephen Crose, let him escape and run away. |