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RECORD OF
THE
GOVERNOR COUNCILL
E A S T JE R S I E
ANNO — DOM
1 6 8 2n 1 7 0 3
R IGHTEOUSNESS EXALTETH A NAT ION
CONCORD IA RE S PARVA CRESCUNT
D I SCORD IA MAGNA LABUNTUR
CHA PT E R D X LV
ACT FOR THE BETTER PR ESERVATION OF THE E ARLY RE CORDS OF THE
STATE OF NEW J ERS EY .
1 . BE IT ENACTE D by the S enate and General A ssembly of the S tate of New
J ersey , That th e comm is s ioners of t h e s tat e library be and are h ereby authorizedt o print by cont rac t to be awarded t o t h e low e s t bidder, and d is t ribut e to th e
d i ffe rent s tat e l i brar ie s of t h e Uni t ed Stat e s , and t o such o t her publ ic l ibrarie sas t hey shallnam e , t h e t hree m anuscript snow int h e s tat e l ibrary , containingt h e m inut e s of t h e co lonial and revo lut ionary h is tory of t h e S tate .
2. And be it enacted , That th e Com p t ro ller is hereby aut horized to draw h is
warrant upont h e s tat e t reasu re r for t h ene ce s sary sum requ ired for t h e sam e .
uponth e o rder of t h e com m iss ione rs o f t h e s tat e l ib rary .
8 . And. be it enacted, That t h is ac t s hall be de em ed a pub l ic act , and shalltak e effe c t im m ediat e ly .
App roved A p r i l 6 , 1871 .
THE JOU RNA L L
OF THE PROCE DURE OF THE
pO V E RNO R AND p OUNC IL L
OF THE PROVINCE OF
EA ST NEW JERSE Y
FR O M AND AFTER THE
First day of D ec ember Anno Dmni— 1 68 2
P u b l i s h e d by A u th o r i ty o f t h e L e g i s la tu re .
JE R S E Y C I T Y'
P R I N T E D B Y J O HN s LY’OJNJ
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The Governor and Proprietors of th e Province East NewJersey To our trusty and wel l b eloved Collonoll Lewi s MorrisCap t John Berry Cap t John Palmer Cap t William SandfordLawren ce Anderson and Benj amin Price Send Greet ing Weebeing wel l Assured of every of your Capacity wisdoms prudence and Integrity in the management of the publ ick afi
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aires
of th e said Prov ince h ave made choise of Constituted and appoin ted and by these presents doe make choise of Constituteand appoint you the said Collonell Lewis Morris Cap t JohnBerry Cap t John Palmer Cap t W i l l iam Sandford LawrenceAndersonand Benj amin Price and every of you to bee of th eCouncil l for th e management of the publ ick afi
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aires of th i sProvince and to be Assi stan t to the Governor or Deputy Govc ruor of the said Province in al l debate s Consultation s Resolu tions and p rosedures as wel l in the Council l as in the general Assembly of th is Prov ince and otherwise and in al l matters cau ses cases an d things belonging to th e office and placeOf a Councellor you and every of you are to doc and Act to th ebest of y our Skil l kn owledge d iscretion and according to ourIn struct ions and the lawes and Constitutoins of th is Provin ce .Given under the seale of the said Prov ince att El izabethTowne— th i s tenth day of December Anno Domi one ThousandSix Hundred Eighty and two Anno : RE S Cart i Sidi Angt 8500001111
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THO M AS RUDYARD .
Province of East The Subscrip c’onof the Counci l l the 28 t h
New Jersey day of ye 12-mo called February 16 82
Wee and every of us whose n ames are hereunder writtenDoe Several ly and each for him se lfe
,Solemnly promise to
beare true Al legiance to the King of England his be ires andS ucces sors And to bee true and faithful l to the Interestof the Lords Proprietors of the said prov ince and totheir beires Executors and Assignes and Endeavor the peace ,and wellfare of the said Prov ince And that every of us
respectively n ow being of the Governors Counci l l Shal l and1W1
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wil l to the best of our Judgement and at al l times Freely andFaithfully give our advice to the Governor for the good managem ent of the Publick afih ires of thi s Prov ince. And Shal lnot nor wil lnot reveale d irectly nor indirectly to the Injury orp rejeduse of the Governor and Lords Proprietors any mattersas shal l bee d ebated in Council l or Committed by them to ourSecrecy But in al l things doe and act as true and Faithful lCounsillors when thereunto requ ired
Lewi s Morri s John BerryJ . Palmer Lawrence AndersonWm Sanford Benj amin Pri se
Att a Counci l ] hel d the day and year above writtenThe Deputy GovernorCol l Lewis Morris
p’rsent Cap t palmer
Cap t SandersonBenj amin Prise
The bookes and papers re lateing to the publ ick concerns ofthe said Province and which Cap t Vickars th e late Secretaryhad delivered to the Governornow brought here and Inspectedwhich are as fol loweth viz
1 One bound booke writt by Cap t Bollen late Secretary deceased one Side Entituled the Record of Lands from the yeare1 6 65 to the yeare 16 77— the other s ide of the book EntituledRecord of Articles Conveyances and Leases for Land &c
2 One other bound booke writt and Entred by the said Cap tBol len Titled onone Side Record of those that have taken andSubscribed the oath of Allegiance to the King and fidel ity toth e Lords Proprietors of New Jersey Anno Dmn16 65 theother side of th e book titled the Record of Concess ions Warrants &c granted by the Governor of New Jersey Anno 1 6653 One other bound booke writ t and entred by Cap t BollenTitled Record of Warrants for the l aying out of land and theSurveyors Certificates Anno 16 75 16 76 . The other s ide thereofti tled Records of Pat tents for Land Anno 16 784 One bound book writ t and entered by Cap t Vickers the
one Side conteyning 15 fo l ios being the Entry of the Retornsof
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of Surveyes Indian Pat t ent s and Inventoryes of Estates of persons deceased . The other Side Containeing fol 3 6 being theEntry Of Indian Graunts th e Governors Pat tent s for Land andEntryes of the present proprietors Deeds for th is Province andSome other matters
5 A paper booknot bound but about a qu ire of paperStich’t up and writt by Cap t Vickers one fo l’ and a pes se ofthe Retornes of Surveyes and a l icen se for a marriage enteredina leafe att some distance from the former6 A Trunk of Cap t Bol len s papers putt into order by theGovernor Clerk and Cat talogued but wh et her al l not known th es aid trunk being broke open and the papers p rom iscouswhen de li vered— The trunk were Cap t Boll ens papers and al lbooke s entered by Cap t Bol len were by th e mutuali consent ofthe said Governor and Counci l l and al so the D eputyes in thei rlast Assem bly Sealed up in the said Trunk at th is Council lis Informed
,broke Open by Cap t Vickers 85 al without consent
of the D ep utyes
Att a Counci l held the firs t day of the 1 s t moneth cal ledMarch Anno Dmn1 6 8%
Thomas Rudyard Deputy Governor
p rietor
Wil l iam PennSamuel l Groome
Pr’sent Col l“ Lewis MorrisCap t BerryCap t PalmerCap t SandfordLawrence AndersonB enj Pris e
proprietors
The D ep utyes of the Province ap p earm g— the proprietors
Deed of purchas e from the E xcrutrix and Trus ttees of S r Geo .
Carterett deceased as also the l ette r from the Governor andproprietors to the Inhabitants of th i s Prov ince and also theD ep ty Governor
’s Commiss ion were Open l y read and Sheweo
dto the D eputyes , After which were directed to choos e thei rSpeaker and Clerk i n order to pres ent them here— And withdrew
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It’s Agreed that George Jewel l bee the Messenger of theCouncil l unti l l further orderIt’s agreed that the Messenger of this Council l forthw i thSummon Cap t Vickars to appear before the Counci l lCap t Vickars came here before the Counci l l and being
desyred to del iver up the Scales and papers hee answeredthat as to the S cales h e hath th em not but that they arei n the hands of th e widdow Carteret t And as to the papersand publ ick concernes of the late Governor and Counci l l i n hishands power and Custody hee Shal l del iver them up to theGovernor and Counci l l— and that they bee given up by himforthwithand a Solem m e A ttes tac
’onunder h is hand that directly or
Indirectly h ee hath retained non e which hee hath not delivered up either in h is own Custody or in the power or Custody of any other person by h is order or for h is u se— And uponfurther debate hereof i t is agreed that Samuel l Groome one ofthe proprietors and and Cap‘Berry see the papers SecuredAnd Cap t Berry and Samuel Groome are also ordered that theydesire the Widdow Cart erett to send here to the Council l thetwo Seales of the province One u sed in t h e tyms of the j oint
p rop rietors’
p of the Lord Berkely and Sr George Carterett andthe other i n the tym e of the proprietorship of Sr George Cartere tt and wh ich were made use of in the time of the l ate Govcruor Cap t CarterettThe Deputys com eing were cal l ed in to the Governor andConne presented John Bound for their Speaker and IsaacWhitehead for their C lerk ‘
who were approved of by the Council l— The Speaker acquainted the board that there was a wan tof their D eputyes viz— Col l Morris who was E lected forShroesbury
— Agreed that a new writt bee Issued out for thechoise of a Deputy to Serve in h is SteadA petit ion of J 110 In ion s and Joseph B enbriggs read— thepurport thereof requesting y
t l ands which they and thei rAs sociates had purchased of the Ind ians which had bythe late Surveyor General l b een Surveyed and a returne of th eSurvey made into the S ecre ttaryes ofiice m ight be pat tentedaccording to the said Survey— onp erusall of the booke s i t appeares that warrant was granted to l ay out for the p etie
’oners
Associates 9r 16 8 1 6000 Acres and that the Surveyor ‘hadlayed out 76 80Acres
,and had not reserved any Sevenths to
the Proprietors— The Further Cons ideration thereof i s deferredunti l to morrow morningAnd the Council l Adj ourned to the Eight houre tomorrowmorning
Att a Council l h eld 2 day of the first month cal led MarchAnno Dm i
16 8§
P’sent Tho Rudyard D Governor p’pr
Wil l iam Penn 85Sam” GroomeCol l‘MorrisCap t BerryCap t PalmerCap t Sandford of the Counc .
Law : Andres sBen Prise
Capt Berry reportes hee has rece ived from Capt Vickerss everall pape’s of publ ick Concerne W C“ Capt Vi ckers affi rmedwas al l hee had relat eing to goverment and publick Concerneof the p
’vinee
A bill sent sen t here by th e D ep utyes to voyd al l Courts andp’ceedure s inthi s p ’
vince Since the 2d Nov ember 16 8 1
A message here al sos from the D ep utyes
We are s ent by the house of D eputye s to lett you know thatw ee h ave Cons idered of the Conveyances and Com
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is s ionsyesterday read And are satisfied w t “ the reasonab le and legal l ptOf them saveing unto vs our rights and des ire a fai re Corres p ondence
,then the D eputyes des i re to know what
’s become of th epub lick records books and pap’s w ‘“ were by the J oynte Consent of the late Governor Counc : and D ep utye s at t t he sess ionof the l ate Assembly seal ed up and secured— They w i h -drewCom ing in again A reporte was made to them what wasyesterday donw t “ Cap tnVickers— and alsoe accomp t whatbooks and pap’s have bin rec“ and in what Order but by whom e
or how the same were broken vp wee know notSam11 Groome and Cap tnBessy Des ired to goe t o theWiddow Cartere t t and demand of her the scales and to bringw inth em Cap tnVickersCap tnVickers here A ques tion askt who opened the Recordsbooks and papsAns That the Gov ernor and pt of his Counci l l Ordered themto bee b roke up and were by them broke Open in p ’sence Of twofreehold” and th ena Catalogue of all the Irrasure s and Interliniations made inthe books or Entys . Vicke rs ordered to w‘“
draw— whereupon he del i vered here the late seale o f th e
p’vince vsed inthe p ’
p riet orsh ip of S r George Carteret tSam“ Groom and Cap t Berry reporte that the Widd : Carte
rett
lO
rett solemnly aflirm ed th ere was no other scales to her knowl edge .
Cap t Vickers Cald in againe These question s askt him by theCouncil l1 3
‘ \Vhere fore the Deputys were cal led in to seal e up theIt ecords
,
2 Why broke open w “ ‘out them3 Whether they are in the same Condit ion as t hey wherewhen sealed upThe first ques t ion wav’d by Cap
t Vickers— To the secondhee answereth that the D eputyes had not the Constitution ofthe Secretary nor keeping of the Records they had not power ofthem neither ought to bee concerned with them in his O p in ionTo the third he would p
’duce th e Catalogue of Irrasurcs to
ev idence that the books areno t abused and then w “ ‘drew
Sam “ Windor and James Graham p"sented here a peti t ion
w‘“ their former Case here p'sented w “nbeing read It’s agreed
that i t bee fyled And that Capt Brickhouse and other the
p’
sons concerned have nothin thereof and Coppy of the Caseand pe’tion that a hears ing between the p
’tye s may bee in Con
venient tym e had
Cap tnVickers againe cal’d in brought here the Catalogue ofIrrasurcs
In fol 60 of the book of Entryes of p at t ent s inthe margentag
t the pattent made for 2000 Acres to Rob t Vauque llinuponexamination those ap p eares an irrasure on W
“ i s writ t 16 74
Hackinsack— VVe e '
finde onexamination that thi s irrasure andwrit e ing was not notified by the Catalogue of irrasures andCap tnVickers being here p ’
sent alledged that hee bel ieved thesame to be an irrasure but was not there when hee Rece ived thebooksJoh n In ions and Joseph B enbridge cam e i nto the Council lboard and after the debate and Considerat ionthereof by thep’
p rie tors a lone and als o in Council l The resu lt was that thesaid John In ions and Joseph Benbridge and associates shouldhave p at tent s for the land according to the p ’p ort ionmentionedinthe warri for Surrey in fo l 142 vizt John Inions 1000 Acresand al l the other 500 Acres ap eec e at if p Acre and that thewho le overplus of the tract of land shal l bee appropriated tothe p
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p rie tors i n l iew of their sevenths to bee laid out by theSurveyer General l and that the p
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p rie tors Shal l pay and alow tothe said John Inions and associates apportionable p t of theIndians p “ for the said overplus
Adiorned to 3 afternoon s
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post Meridiem
A Message from the D ep utyes— The D eputyes desireing an
answer whether the b i l l here brought from them this forenoonewere passed here or noeAns : That i t being of weight and haveing much urgentbusiness vp onour hands— w ee had not Considered the samebut would‘ sp eedely, Take the same into Consideration andwhen ready return s them answer by a Messenger of ou r owneThe Bil l entitl ed a Bill to make voyd the p
’ecedure of sum s
late Courts w t“am endm t s read and passed here by th e board
,
And del ivered to the Messenger aboue who came here for ourAnswerA Bil l brought here by the D eputeyes to Const itute a high
Sh erifi'
e for this prov inceCap t Berry and Cap t Sandford to desire a Conference i n theCounci l l Roome W “ the D ep utyes or a Com
’itt e of them thisEven ing by 7 Clock
Adjouned t i l l 7i h hourA p et ic
’onby Will i am John son and Jeffery Jon es ag t Rob t
Vanquillinread and ag reed to be filedAnd the Council l adjourned to the eight hour next m oorning .
Att a Counci l l held the 3 rd day of the 1 “ month cal led MarchAnno D ui 1 6 8§
Tho . Rudyard,D Governor p ’pr
Wil l i am Penn 85Sam11 GroomeCol l Morris
Pfsent Cap t Berry
Ca t PalmerCaidi Sandford Of the COM IC
Law : Andress 85Ben Prise
Lawrence Andress tendring th e Adm i’strationOf James Bollens Estate ap p raism
t and sale might bee Entred in the Secretarys oflice vp onView thereof — It appears
1 S t the letters of adm i’strat ionbear date the 12t h Day of
September 1 6 82.
2 The appraisement the 27“ 1 March 1 6 823 The s ale of th e Estate the 28 th of September 16 82 amount
m g
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i ng to 93‘b 158 l d— Lawrence Andress declared here in Counci l lthat he was w‘“ th e Gov ernor Phi l l ip Carteret t in Decemberlast WC“ was after the p
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p rie tors arivall here and then andnotbefore the Gov ernor sealed the l et ters Of Adm i’st rat ioninLawrence Andress p ’senes and del iv ered them to him in com
pany of Capt Vickers
Wee observe the sale of the Estate and dispositio n was somemonths before the Adm i’s trat iongrantedLawrence Andress Al ledges h enever had any p L of the E state or receiv ed or disposed any p
t th ereofWee findenot that any bond was giv en for th e due adm ini’
strat ionthereof w °h i s aledged i n the Adm i’strat ionto bee
entred into the Sep t 1 6 82A Bi l l drawne for Constitu tion of Sh erifi
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s read and amendcd
A p et ic’onfor Cap t Baker read
Adiourned to 2 afternoonspost meridiem
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James Grah am came to the Counci l l here and desired thatnoe furthur p
’ceedure might be had here upon h i s Case and
petitionformerly deli vered and that the [h ee] migh t w l hdraw
the sameIt’s agreed and ordered that hee [the] same be de l iv eredback vnto him wh was don e accordinglyThe bi l l to m ake voyd the p
’ce edings of some late Courts
read heare a second tym e and signed onely by their C larkeIt’s agreed that i t bee trans cribed and s igned by theirspeaker and then by the Gov ernOrdered by the Governor and Counci l l That James Em ot t
be Clarke of the Council l and D ep utye Secretary dure ing the
pl easu re of th e Deputy GovernorThe bil l to make voyd th e p
’ceeding &c and to Con stitute
Sheriffs given here to the D ep utyes
The D ep utye s brought the s aid bi l l s downe againe Orderedthat the b il l t o avoyd the p
’ce eding s of some late Courts bee
sign ed by the Govern orOrdered that the bill for Cons titu’
ionoi Sheriffs bee signedby the Governor— WC“ was done accordinglyO rdered that the said b ill s be carryed vp to the house of
D ep utye s SOO s igned by Capt Palmer and Ben Prise two of the
Counci l l— w e" was done accordingly
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A Bil l disinabling several l p’sons &c was h s srs read the first
t meyA p etic
’onfrom Daniel Hoop M’
chant to have th e benefitt ofland according to Concess ion s for nine servants cir cOrdered and agreed that hee hav e the p
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p orc’onof land in
l ieu of p’
sons transported according to the Tenor of the Conces sion s and h av e warrt for the sam e hee bringing in names ofhis serv ants and fam s ly transportedAdjourned til l n ext 2
d day eigh t of the C lock in th e m oorneIngAtt aCouncil l held the 5i h day of the 1 51; month cal led MarchAnno Dni 16 8 32;
P l ’sent Tho : Rudyard D Governor 85 p ’pr
Wil l iam Pen n lSam11 Groome i
p pr
Col l Lewis Morri sCapt BerryCa PalmerCaizi Sandford of the Counc .
Law Andres 85Ben Pri se
Agreed that a message h e sent to the house of D eputye s todesire a Conference this afternoons vp onth e substance of theBil l for D isinable ing s e v erall p
’sons (it s to bee sent by Cap "
Berry and Cap tnSandfordA p s t ic
’onof Cap t Baker p ’
ssnted here and readAs to th e p et ic
’onfor h is 1200Acres of l and for WC“ he s h ad
a warrt and del ivered th e sam e to R Vauquillinlat e Surveyor Agreed that the matter be e heard and Considered to
morrow m oorneing 8 th a Clock R . Vauquillinhav ing noticethereof.And as to the 2d p e tic
’onagreed that tomorrow m oorneing
h es bring in a p’
ticular of h is Charges— that the s ubstance ofthe p s tic
’onmay bee further Con sidered.
The p e t ic’onof Wil l iam Johnson and Jeffery Jones
,Ex
h ibited the second ins tant— it be ing J oynte and their Casedistinct and divers
,Agreed th e w i hdraw thei r p s t ic
’onand
p e t ic’onss pa’tely— if the [they] see Cause sos to D oe .
Agreed that Capt Vickers 85 other p’sons who were of the
late Governors Council l s i nce th e death of the late SecretaryCap t Bul lenand are h ere i n towns may hers notice to bee here
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inCouncil l at 3 A Clock this afternoons to Attend a Conferenc ere late ing to them w ‘"
the House o f D ep utye s
The p e t ic’
ono f Cap t Palme r and Thomas Codrington hereread Cap t Palmer w thdraw ing th e Case was debated
,hee
Cald inagaine lnquire y the n was o f Sr G eorge Carters t t s Giftto l’al donw°"
11 as p’d11t ed and was dated 3 1“ July 16 74Then Inquiry was made when Pardon Assigned to Cap tnPalme r &c And that was the fi rst o fDecember 16 80 S‘r G eorgeal te re t f i n Dec 16 78 devised att Eas t Jersey &c -and dyes
o
Adj ourned til l 2 afte rnoons
Post Meridien
The D ep utye s came to the Confe rence the D . Gov‘ gav e
them Accomp t of th e occasion and matter of Conference wc"
was t o d ebate. the. Obj ec tions and matters Criminal ] i n thosep’
sons 11 home by b i l l they 11 011111 make Incapable of futureofiic e ap tni cke 1 s— l l cn1 y G reene ] :mid— Sam ” E t sall and RVanquillin( aln e al sos l1e 1 e— an1l afte 1 ye l )ep 11tyes Chai g e andAnswe 1 b y R . Vieke 1 s 115 11. to th e matters obj ected the [they]w i thdrew— and afte r due debate and Cons ideration of th e
p’
m is s e s It’
s the sens e. o f t h is be 1 1d That th e m at tm s
1lledged by the house of Dep utye s a "r' Robe rt Vicke rs l ately
o ffi c i: 11e injr as s e c l c taw o f thi s 11’1 i1ice ] w
”' his de fence b eingdas lv and t lnngh ly b i1a1d be fO I e vs
,and after a s e l ious Con
s ide i 111 in o f what hath been111ged O11 both s ides— “ fee doe
de c la1 e i t as 0 111 s e 111 e That th e said Ro b t Vicke rs hath behaved him s e lfe l 1np io 11s ly and v e xatiou s ly ag t the former houseso f De p utye s
— And the re fore that he. ought to Confess h isE rrors in th e hous e o f D e p ut y e s tomorrow ,
And the re doe. asksforg i vene ss o r e l se that he e h e e declared Incapable for thefu ture o f h earing any office o f publi ck Charge of trus t s w ”‘
in this p’
vine e date das a b ovesaidAdjou rn ed t ill 8 tomorrow m o orne ing
Aft a C ouncil l he ld Day o f m o - l cal led March Anno Dni16 8 1
P’
s ent Tho Rudyard D ." G overnor 1b p
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o f the Counc
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Th e h ouse of D ep utyes sent here a message desireing theb i l l brought from thei r house for disonah leing severall p
’sons
from h ears ing Offi ce 85" might bee rs ts rned to themThey were an swered that w ee would s end a message of our
own sThen read th e results of th e Conference and debate re lat eingto Robert Vickers late Secretary w ell after reading was agreedby the Council l to bee signed by the Deputy Gov ernor— WC“
was done accordingly— And it s agreed that th e sam e bs s sentup by Cap tnSandford and Ben PriceA Message s ent by the house of D ep utyes
— as follow ethv iz i
,By th e house ofD ep utyes In answ er to yo
” before v s,w ee
say w ee retains th e sam e disposition s as in our b il l before you
But th e prm iss es Cons idered wee s eenos reason both for the
safety of Countrsy and reputation of th is hou s e but earnestlyto m oove the s xcluc
’onof Cap tnRobert Vickers and Cap tn
Henry Gresns land from publ ick place of auth ority w‘h i n th is
p’vince
,— That is to say according to our bil l before yo
u
Vp onreading hereof th e bi l l sent downs by the D ep utyes
was read and after A lt erac’onam endm t th ereof— I t wasAgreed to be trans cribed and sent t o the D eputyes by th e
hands of [William Penn ’snam e erased] and Cap tnSandfordAdj ourned ti ll 3 thi s afternoon s
post meridiem
The Bi l l to disenab le Cap tnR ob‘V ickers and Cap tnHenryGresns land to bears Offi ce i n th is p ’vince s ent here from thehouse of D ep utyes read and after due Considerac’onthereofIt’s ordered that the sam e b ee
[At th is p o int inth e orig inal Re cord about one fourth of th e p age has
beencut out,leav ing only th e follow ing t erm inat ions of l ine s ]
deceased a p’sident
CommitteGovernor and
efingnt for theland andorderedt s Ofingt aW eb
ofWm Pardonany other
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A p et ic’
ono f John G il lmanand Edward Slater in behal fs ofPiscat taway Inhabitante s for 200Acres ofMeadownow in poss ession of Corne l iu s Long fe ld— read and agreed that CorneliusLong fe ild have notice. the re of in order to a hearing and furtherde te rm inae ’onthe reofCap tnBakers p e tie ’onfor 1200 Acres of land being readand Rob t vauqne llinbeing alsos here p ’sent , It’s agreed , Thatth e furth e r Cons ideratonthereof be e deferred until l t he re bees ome se t tlement of the Concernes of thi s TownRich Mitchill’s p e tic
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onread and ordered that hee have thehead land for himselfs and wife according to Concession sThe Address of Lewis Morris de sireing hee m ay have h island p at tent ed w c" h e e has lat ely bought of Sam“ Leonard andLe onard Hunt— It
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s ag reed and ordered that h es have p at tent sfor the sameA Me s sag e from the house of D eputyes de sireing to morrow
m oorne ing a private Conferance betw’ne some of the Council land some of the membe rs of the D ep utyes to Confers aboutsc t ling the Countye s and such l ike Concerne— It’s agreed thata Confe rence be e had
,and that Cap “ Berry Cap t Sandford
Cap t Palme r Lawrence Andress and such other of th e Council las w il l attend it to m eet h s s re i n the Counci l l Chamber at 7Clock in t he m oorne ingAdjourn’d t i l l 8 A Clock t o morrow m oorneing[A p ortionof th e p age cut out of th e orig inal , be ing th e oth er s ide of
th e leaf re ferr ed to a b ove . Th e m atte r los t , if any , cannot be conjectured,
although it m ay have refe rence to th e Confe rence ]Att a Counci ll h eld the day of the m o- l cal led March
108§
Tho Rudyard D t Governor p’prCol l Lew i s Morri sCap tnBerryCapta PalmerCap tnSandford Of the Counc .
Lawr : Andres sBenl ’rics
Vponthe reque st of Lawrence Andre ss It’s ordered that heshave l i b e rty fo r two daye s to goo home upon some vrgency of
1li'
aire s
S am " Moo re spe t ic
’onread and agre ed
,that the same being
fo r land fo r w‘" the re’s a bil lnow w “ 1the D ep utyes for
Redrcss— l t’s the re fo re deferr’d til l we e see the effect thereofSam“
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I t’s ag reed that hee have the South west s ide or p
tOf the land
p's ented t o lye fourty Chaines v p onthe B ari ton from th e
South b ranch and to Runb ackwards from the RaritonSouthweste rly tw o English miles l ittl e more or ls sse to Compleatshis num ber o f Acres to th enumber of six hundred
,and that
hee may sett l e im ’ediat e ly upon th e Same
,vntill i t can
be e Surveyed and p at tent sd, —And that h es shal l enj oy th e
Same to him and his bei re s at one halfe p enny pr Acre prAnmA b i l l Sen t downs by the D ep utye s to hav e four Ju stices ofthe peace in E ach Coun ty The Consideratonof th is bi l l defe rred ruti l tomorrow m oorne ingOne other bi l l Sent downs by the D ep utye s for Ju stice s of
t he peace and She riffs a doublenumber to bee prsented by
Each County— w e" being read the further Considerat ondeferred un t i l tomorrow m oorneingThe bil l to rec t ifie a b uses inSome late records
,read
agreed that th e Same bee Subscribed by the Governor andSent to the D ep utye s
The bil l for Establ ishing Courts of Justices read andamended— and ordered that it bee Subscribed by th e D ty Govcruor and Sent to th e D ep utye s and Cap tnPalmer an d Cap tnSandford are to carry the Same as alsos the bi l l for d iv is i on of
the p’vince in to Countys s
The Pe tic’onof Ben : Price sen r for fourty or fifty acres of
land lys ing by him,reques ting that hee may have it Surveyed
and p at tent ed, hes w “ ’draw ing It’s agreed and ordered thath e s have th e Sam e as h es des ires , providednos other p ’sonhave right thereto by patten t or otherwise by som e agrs sm
t
of th e TownsAdj ourned ti l l 2 a clock afternoons
post Meridiem
A bil l to disenabl e Sam ” E tsall and Rob “ Vauquillinfromhears ing further office charge or trusts unl ess s they m ake publ ick Acknow lcdgm t
115° being read inCounci l l it’s ordered thata Coppy of the b i l l be e sen t to each of them
,and del iv ered to
Cap tnVickers who has undertaken to send forward the SameforthwLh
to them that they may be here the in stantA Me ssage from the house of D eputye s to des ire a Confer
ence l t’s agreed that a Confe rence bee had w t h the hous e ofD e p utye s at four th i s afternoons att Isaac VVh itshsads and thati t bee managed by Cap tnPalmer Cap tnBerry and Cap tnSandford
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Th e Conference was had and the m embers of Council l rs
turned— report i ng that th e Conference desired was upon th e
bil l to Rectify abuses in Some l ate RecordsA Message from the D ep utyes de sireing a free Conference
W°" was granted,th e p
’sons above ordered to manage the Same
,
and to Carry w t h them th e Entryes of p at t ent s and Surveysrecorded by Cap t Vickers
,and th e Lady Catere tt s order to
patten tnos l and after March 1 6 82 under a penny p rAcre
Adj ourned to 7 A Clock tomorrow morningAtt a Council l he ld day of mo- l cal l ed March Anno Bni
1 6 8%
prsent Tho Rudyard D t Governor p’pr
Sam“ Grooms p’prCol l Lewi s Morri sCap t SandfordCap t Palmer of the Counc :
Cap t Berry 85Ben Price
A Bi ll for severall Lawes in East Jers ey read amended andagreed to bee Carryed t o th e house o fD ep uty es by Cap tnPalmer Cap tnSandford and Ben Pri ceA Message from the D ep utyes as foll oweth v iz
t An answerto a bil l p
’s ent ed t o thi s hous e March 16 8§ for th e recti
fieing abuses i n som e lat e Records— I t i s th e S ens e of thishouse
,that there h ath been many E rregular and vnjust Entreys
made in the pu b l i ck records of warrants S cert ificat e s and pattents Since March 16 82
,And that t h e p
’sonor p ’
sons gu iltythereof ought to receiv e p unishm t accordi ng t o th e merritt ofthe ir Offence— And th atnos p ’sonought t o bee disseased of h i sfreehold or any wayes destroyed b ut b y the Law full Judgm
‘
of his peers March 1 6 8% —p’r John Bou nd Speaker o f th e
house of D ep utyes
Adj ou rned ti l l 2 afternoon s
post Merid iem
Then p’vced and pl aced in Order the pap ’s l ast had from
Cap tnVickers w °h tooks vp al l th e afternoon sAdj ourned t il l 7 a Clock tomorrow m oorneing
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Att a Counci ll h eld the 10th Day of the mo— l,cal led March
Anno D ui [ 6 83
p r’ssnt Tho Rudyard D t Governor p’pr
Sam” Groome p’prC0“ Lewis MorrisCap tnBerryCap tnPalm er of the Counc :Capta SandfordBen Price
Vp onCons iderationof the vrgency of busines s of some ofthe Council l to repairs whoms thi s Day— It
’s agreed that theCounci l l bee Adj ourned unti l l next second day m oorneing 8 AClockAnd it is Adj ourned unti l l n ext second day 8 a C lock in the
m oorneingAtt a Counci l l held the 12t h of March Anno Bni 16 8%
The D t Y GovernorCap tnBerryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandford Of the Counc .
B enjnPriceVp onConsideration of the Sl ow dispatch of busines s i n th is
p’sent G eneral l Ass embly— It’s agreed and Ordered that aMessage be sent from this board vu to th e house of D ep utyes
p’
poseing to have dureing th e Session s a free Conference in theCouncil l Chamber be tw ’ne the Governor and Counci l l and the
house of D ep utye s, every day of Session s from the hours ofThree u nto the hours of four every afternoone
,Wh ere al l matt“
,
and th ings may bee freely p’
p osed and debated be tw’ne them .
But rs solnc ’ons su spended until l the Council l and D e puty es are
ap’t— Cap tnBerry and Cap tnPalmer to carry vp thi s p r’
p osall
Agreed and O rdered that a Message bee sent to the IndianSachems to Conferr w“ ‘ them about thei r Entertainm ‘of NegroServants— and th at Cap tnBerry take care for the ConveyancethereofA free Conference Agreed vponby the house of D ep utyes
who attended h ere accord ingly , where was principall y debatedthe method of S ett leing Courts in this p ’vince— And after som e
Considerable Tyms taken vp therein— Two bill s for s etl ingsom e
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som e Courts brought down s here from the house of D ep utye sand del iv ered i n h ere l as t day after the Counci l l wereAdjourned were del iv ered back for th eir further Considerat onA p e t ic
’onof John Rob in son al for land— read and the
Debate thereof Adj ourned til l tomorrow m oorneingAdj ourned to 7 a Clock tomorrow m oorneingAtt a Counci l l held th e 1 3 th Day of th e mo- l call ed MarchAnno Dni 16 8 32;
p’ssnt The D‘Governor
Cap tnBerryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandfordB enjnPrice
of the Gonne z
Agreed and Ordered that Cap tnVickers be sent for to thisboard to resolus thi s board wh ether those books formerly del ivered to th e Deputy Governornow h ere p ’sent and al l ofCap tnVickers ’s hand writeing h es the publ ick records of the
p’vines
,Entred and m ade by h im dureing the tyms he was
Secretary o f this p’vince
Cap tnVickers being p ’sonally hers p ’sent and being ask t theQuestion above p
’scribed and the h ooks above m enc’oned
Declared that those books contained those matters WC“ he re
corded dure ing the tyms h es was Secretary,and that h es
nev er afiirm ed that they werenot records,and that h es has
not any other books of records,w °h hee said h es gave for
AnswerThe p s tic
’onof John Robin son Richard Jones al being
read they were cal led i n and being asked the Quest ion whereth e warri or Order of the late Governor Counc was for theIndian purchas— th ey answered that Sam” E t sall had it
whereupon it was agre ed that th e p s t ic’onbe heard agains
when Sam“ E t sall comes hereA Conference W “
the D ep utyes, the dis course was onelyabout the Court for smal l Causes
,the b i l l p
’
p osed be ing thatth e vnder-sheriffs should serv e al l prosss— and it was necessaryas they al ledged there should bee two Courts
,w s s agreed two
Courts i n one County,two i n every Towns and that an offi cer
was pp for every CourtEdward Slater p
’sent ed h ere a p s t ic’onto have a bond de
l i vered up WC“ he had given for p aymt of a fine
Adj ourned ti l l 7 A Clock tomorrow m oorneing
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Att a Counci l l he ld the 14 t h Day of March Anno D ui 1 8 6%
p’seut The D t Governor
Sam” GroomeCol l MorrisCap tnBerryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandfordB enjnPrice
of the Counc :
A bil l for s e tleing Courts for Determination of smal l Causesbrought down s from th e house of D ep utye s read and agreedthat i t b e offered to the D ep utyes to add i n that b il l a p
’vision
for the like Court to bee held inor about Hackinsack w “ni nBergin Coun ty and setl ing the feesA bi l l for s et le ing County Courts or Quarter Sess ion sbrought downs from the house of D ep utyes read and agreedthat i t be offered to the D ep utyes to m ake p
’visionthere in to
settl e the fees of th is CourtA bil l for se tleing a Court of Com’on Right brought downsfrom the house of D ep utyes
— agreed that it be offered to th ehouse of D ep utye s to agree to the am endm t s now made i n thatB il l— and it’s ordered that Cap tnBerry Cap tnPalmer andCap tnSandford forthw‘“ carry downs the same Bil l s to thehouse of D ep utyes , for their Concurrency in the p
rm isses
It’s agreed and ordered that the p ’sons hereinafter namedShal l be t he resp ec t ive high Sherriffs for th is Succeding years ,v iz‘ from the 25t h day of this Ins tant month
,That is to say
Michael Smith for th e County of Bergin,Isaac Kingsland for
the County of Essex,Sam“ Moore for the County of Midle
sex and Lewis Morris Junfor th e County of Monmouth .
The Bil l for County Courts b rough hers w t “ some amendmentsThe D ep utyes being here debated S everall p ts of the bil l for
se t t le ing of Small Courts and for the Court of Com’on RightThen Adj ourned to 7 A Clock to morrow-m oorne ingAtt a Councill held the Day of March Anno Dni 16 832,
Ths D‘GovernorSam“ GroomeCol l MorrisCapt BerryCap tnPalmer of the Gonne zCap tnSandfordBenj “ Price
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A Message from the hou se of D ep utye s whether it was ours ens e that the Court of Com’on Right and Court of Chanceryought to be al l i n one and couldnot be in two
,— Answer was
that th e g snerall Assembl y might v ss their freedoms and m ake
one or Two Courts thereofThe D ep utyes sent down s th e Bil l for set leing Courts of
small Causes,w eb being read it’s ordered that th e Gov ernor
and Council l,Concur therein
The D ep utyes s en t downs the Bil l for Set leing the Court ofCom ’on Right w eb being read it’s ordered that it bee p ’posedto th e D ep utyes to m ake th e Judges of th i s Court Twelve andnot lesss than s ix and Cap tnBerry and Cap tnPalmer to carryvp the s ense of th is boardThe bi l l for set leing the Court of Com’on Right brought
downs read and amended as abov e p ’p osed and then agreedand ordered that the Govrnor and Council l Concurr therew h
The petiti on of Edw Slaughter to hav e vp his bond given forthe good behaviom &e— fo i a p
’tended Ryott th e p’ce edure
whereof i s voyded by Act of t he General l Assembly— Vp onread ing and Consideration thereof
,it’s agreed that h is request
be granted as des iredThe p et ic
’onof John Gi llman to have vp his bond fo1 good
behav iour being read its O1dersd that h s s have the sam e givenup to h imIt’s als os Ordered and agreed that the bond w °h Cap tnSandford gave to p ay th e fin e imposed upon h im for a p
’t ended
Ryo t t , WC“
p’ceedures arenull’d by Act of th e Genera l l Assem
b ly bee del iv ered to h im to bee Canceld— WC" was done according ly att th i s board
Adjourned til l 7 Clock tomorrow m oorneingAtt a Counci l l h e ld the 16 “ Day of March Anno D ui 16 8%
The Dept Gov ernorSam“ GroomeCol l MorrisCap tnBerryCap tnPalmer of the Couh eCap tnSandfordB enjnPrice
A Bi l l for the generall l awes of the p’vince sent here from the
house of D ep utyes— read and after som e am endm t s Agreed to
bee TranscribedThe D eputyes here and Debated the Rules and Orders for theCourt of Com’on Right
,and som e p’ticulers i n the bi l l l ast
m enc’oned WC“ are tobbe s sent them to morrowThen Adj ourned ti l l 7 A Clock tomorow-m oorneing
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Att a Counci ll held the 1 7th Day of March Anno Dui 16 8%
p’sent The D t Governor
Col l MorrisCap tnBerryCap tnPalmer of the Conne .Cap tnSandfordBenj “ Price
The bil l heretofore sent from the D ep utyes t it led a Bil l to
p’hibit t Arbitrary p
’ceedings— Read w‘h Som e am endm t s and
agreed the said bi l l bee Signed by the Deputy Governor andsent to the D eputyes by Cap tnPalmer Cap tnBerry Cap tnSandford and Benj “ PriceOrdered and agreed that the Sam e p
’sons call vp onthe De
p utye s for their Concurrancy to a bil l Sent them downs fromthis board Intitled a b il l to rectifie abuses i n Some lateIt s cords
A priv ate Conferrence des i red by th e D ep utyes wth Som e of
the Council l It’s ordered that Cap tnBerry Cap tnPalmer Cap tnSandford and B enjnPrice, Doe attend the Conference as desired forthw‘h att th e house of Isaac VVhit eh sadA bil l for the g sn’all laws of th is p ’vince transcribed w t“
Some additions and am endm t s. Read and Agreed that th e
Same b ee signed by the Deputy Governor and Sent to thehouse of D eputyes by Cap tnBerry Cap tnPalmer Cap tnSandford and Benj " PriceAgreed that Col l Morri s and Cap tnSandford have lib’
ty togoe homeThen Adjourned til l 7 A Clock next second day m oorneingAtt a Council l held 19“ day of March Anno Dni 16 85
The D t GovernorSam“ GroomCap tnBerryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandfordB enjnPrice
of th e Counc :
The D eputye s sent here a Message des ireing a ConferenceW”' some of the Council l and that they would bring w t" themthe Records Entred by Cap tnVicars— A Conference grantedand Capta Berry Cap tnPalm er Cap tnSandford and Benj “Price to Attend i t
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would give Security for ye Good behav iour &c as was ordered
yesterday WC" h e s refused whereupon it’s ordered and agre edthat hee be Com ’it ted to the Com’on Goals att Woodridge umti l l hee shal l gi ve such secu rity or bee discharged by dueCourse of lawIt’s agreed and ord e red That Sam” Moore bee made andConstituted high Sheriffs of th e County ofMiddx and hav e h i sCom ’issionfort hw‘“ Sealed W“ was done accordingly
,hee th en
by Subscrip c’onp ’m iss ing allegiance to the King and fidel ity
to the Lords p’
p rie tors and truely to execute h is sai d ofiice
It’s agreed and ordered that the warrt for th e Com’it tm t
of
Cap tnRob' v icars bee direct ed and del i vered to Sam“ Mooreh igh Sheriffs of the County of MiddxThe p e tic
’onof Edw tfox Servant to Rob t Vauquillinread
and agreed that RobL Vauquillinhaveing notice thereof ap
p ears w‘“ his Servant at thi s board onThursdaynext to Answ er
his said Servants Complaint ags t him and that al l w i tnesses fore ither p’ty there alsos AttendA bil l for the gen’all l awes of the p ’v ince of East New JerseySent here from the D eputye s w
‘“ Som e Am endm ‘S— Th s amendm t s read over and Corrected ordered to bee transcribed andsent to the D ep utyes for their Concurancy by Cap tnPalmerand Cap tnSandfordA p s t ic
’onof James Gy les of p iscat taway to have land laid
out for himselfs wife Chi ldren and two Servants WC“ being readh i s Cas e is referred to the p
’
p rie tors for their Result
The p et ic’onof Martha Symes to such effect as the p s tic’on
above we“ being read it’s refer’d to th e p’
p rietors for their re
sultThe p et ic
’
onof El izabeth Carteret t the W iddow of the lateGovernor Cap tnPhi l l ip Carteret t being here read , the Cons iderac
’ondefer’d ti l l further ap p licac’on
Robert vicars of Elizabeth Towns i n the County of EssexGentEl izabeth Carterett of the same place W iddow
GHenry Gresns land of p iscat taway i n the County of Middxent
Every one of them bound by h imselfs or hers e lfsin the sum s of 500“ vuto ou r Sovereigns Lord the
KinVp onCondic ’onthat the said R obert
.Vicars sh al l p
’sonally
appears the second Tusday i n the Month of May next beforethe J ustices o f th e Court of Com’on Right to bee he ld inElizabeth Towns and to dos and rece iv e that WC" by the Courtshalbs then and there Enjoyned him and that in the means
tyms
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tyms hee h ee of the good behav iour and keeps the peace ofth e sai d S e veraigne Lord the King toward the King ‘
and h isleigh peopleCap t Coguit die dz Annep rim e sup“ drt
ce ram meTh e Rudyard
Att a Counci l l he ld the 21 S t Day of March Anne D ui 1 6 8%
Th e D t GovernorSam” GroomeCap tnBerryCaptnPalmerCap tnSandford & Of th e Coume .
B enj ’nPriceTh e D eputyes sen t by Some of th ei r members the B i l l s re
m ain ing in thei r hands w e“ were heretofore past w Ch w‘h thoselying w t " the Counci l l are s ix innumber Th e Act for th eg sn’all l awes yet lys ing w‘“ the D ep utye s , It
’s ord ered thatth e Acts and Bills passed this As sembly bee forthw‘“ transcribed inorder to bee publ i shed— And that a Message be sentto the D ep utyes for them to rem it t here the Accompts of th eOathes or Subscrip tens to the oath or p ’m iss of All egiance tothe king and fidel ity to the Lords p
’
p rie tors and for the due
p’form ancs of their office and Duty as Assembly men Inorderto the Entring recording the same in a book accord ing toth e Concess ions
,And that Cap tnPalmer 85 Benj “ Price carry
the same message,And als os desi re the D ep utyes Answer i f
they Concurr to th e Bil l for th e general l Lawes .A Bil l l eft here w t h
the Governor last night afte r Adjourment to p
’hibit sale of s trong l iquors to the Indians read and
som e observac’ons drawn therei n to p ’p oss to the D ep utyes
An Act to Enab l e the freeholders of this p’vince to p ’p oss
,and agree divers orders relat eing to fenceing and th e l ike senthere from the D eputye s
— w e“ was read,amended Transcribed
read a second tyms and then sent downs to the D eputye s byCap tnPalmer and Cap tnSandfordAgreed and ordered that Cap tnPalmer and Cap tnSandforddes i re of th e D ep utyes an Answer to the Message sent fromthe Counci l l th i s day to the D ep utyes
A Bil l for the gen’all Lawes of East New Jerssy sent fromth e D ep utyes contain ing th irty two Articles being the sam e
was sent downs to them 85 returned Signed by the Speakert
t
l
o
t e
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the D ep utye s Ordered that the same bee signed by theDeputy Gov ernorThe Bi l l to Enab le th e freeholders of th is p
’vince to p ’p oss
and agree divers Orders &c s ent back here w t "som e Alterac
’on
,
— Agreed and order’d that thi s board Adhere to their former
am endm t s and draw Vp reasons for their AdhearancyReceived from the D ep utye s a Coppy of th ei r Subscrip c
’on
of Al legiance to the king faithfullnes s to the p ’p ris tors notmentioned proprietors or Lord p roprietors se e not expl anatory— It’s Agreed and ordered that Cap tnBerry Cap tnPalmer carry vp the same to be ful ly expressed accord ing to th e Conces sion sA Bil l agst fugiti ve Servants Entertainers of them readand ordered to b ee signed and Cap tnPalmer to Carry th e Sameto the D e putye s
The D ep utyes here a Conference had about their Subscrip c’en
as above and about o r adhereing to our form er Alterac’onof th ebi l l to Enable freeholders to p ’p ose and agree divers Orders 850Forasmuch as many p etic
’ons 85 Addresses have bin are
dayly m ade prsented to the Governor Council l for Lands
to bee l aid out i n Right of former Claim es by virtue ofwarrants granted by the late Governor Counci l]
,and som e
to bee Redressed ags t al ledged wrongs done to them therein byRobt vauquellinth e lat e Surveyor Gen’all, And in asm uch
,as
so many returne s of Surveys m ade p’t snded to bee m ade by
the s aid Su rveyor General l and Entred onRecord there areno dates thereunto nor m sntenmade by what warrants orwhen the l ands therein m entioned were Surveyed
, W“ i s
apparently Contrary to the Express directonin the general ] Concessions of th is p
’vince
,and Contrary to the
Duty of the said Surveyor Gen’all may tend to the
p’iudics not one ly of the p
’
p ris tors but alsos Inhabitantsmany th e freeholders of th i s p
’vincs And th e said Sur
veye r gen’all altho Sum ’oned to appears before the Governor
Counci l l refused se e to doe It i s therefore ordered that theHigh Sheriffs of the County of Middx forthw t " repai rs to thehouse of the s aid Robert vauquillinhim bring before theGovernor and Counci l l there to Answer to such m atters as areand shal l be obj ected ags t h im
,and that th e s aid High Sheriffs
alsos make search bring Wt“ him to this board the said Surveyors Journall of Surveys warrants for Surveys of landgranted and laid out dureing th e tyms h es was SurveyorGeneral l The better to Ev idence m ake out th e truth ofmatters now Depending before this board that cannot beeDetermined w l h
outa due in s ec’on in to 85 sxam ineing th e SameAdj ourned to 7 A Clock tomorrow-m oorneing
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Att a Council l held th e 22t h Day of March Anne Dni 16 8 33Ths D t GovernorCap tnBerryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandford Of the Loune .
B enjnPriceThe Bil l to Enable the freeholders of th is P’
vince to p ’p ossand agree D ivers Orders 850 being Transcrib ed as i t was senthence att firs t to the D eyutye s w
t h some Addit ions w °h beingnow read Agreed that i t b ee se e sent to the D ep utyes th e
Depu ty Governor s igning th e same . To bee sent vp by Cap tnPalmer B enjnPriceAgreed and ordered that Is aac Kingsl and bee made
Com’issionat ed high Sheriffs of the County of Essex
The p e t ic’onofWilliam Johnson of Raway i n the County of
Essex yeoman ags t R . Vauque llinWC“ be ing read i t’s Ordered ,That Robt Vauquellinhave notice thereof i n Order t o th e
fu rther p’ceedure therein
The Bil l ags‘ fugitiv e' Servants Entert ainers of themSent h ere from th e D ep utyes w t “ Some am endm ‘s w Ch
being read it’s agreed and ordered th e Bil l pas se w t “the
am endm ‘s
The observatons relat ing to the Bil l ag t the Sal e of Strongliquors to the Ind ians read and ordered that the Same bee s en tto the D ep utyes Carryed vp by Cap tnBerry Cap tnPalmerCap tnSandford 85 B enjnPriceOrdered th at they acquaints th e D eputyes that thi sboard expects a return s of the D eputyes Oaths of Subscrip c
’onof Allegiance to the king fidel ity to th e Lords
p’
p rie tors
The D eputyes sent downs th e Same and i s as fol loweth
March the fi rst 1 6 8%
The D eputyes Subscription of Al legiance t o th e King andfathfullness to the Lords proprietor s of the Prov ince of EastNew JerseThat I w i l l b eare t rue Allegiance to th e King of Englandhis h eires and Successors an d that I wil l bee faithful to th e Int ere st of th e Lords proprietor s of thi s P’
vincs th eir h eires Execute ” and Assignes endeavour th e peace and welfare of thesaid P’
vince,And that I wil l truely and faith fu l ly D ischarge
the
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the Trusts reposed in me according to my best Skil l andJ udgm
t w‘h out Corrup c’onfavour or affection
Henry LyonBenj ’“ Park isRic : HawthorneJohn Bown sJoseph ParkerJohn Hannce
Elizabeth TownsMarch the 22t h 16 8%
A coppy of the Records of the hou se of D eputyes« p : me Isaac Whitehead Clerk to D ep
t s
It’s O1dersd ag l eed that th e Acts and Bi ll s passed andagreed vp onby the Governor and Counci l l Dept this Sess ionb ee al l fairly Transcribed lnOrder to the p ’fect ing of th e busynes of thi s Sess ion
Adjourned to 7 A Clock tomorrow m oorneingAtt a Council l held 23 “ Day of March Anne Dni 16 82- 3
The Deputy Governe 1Sam1 1 GroomeCap tnBerryCap tnPalmer of th e Counc .
Cap tnSandfordBenj " Price
A B i l l Entitl ed,The penalty of D runkords read and Agreed
th e Counc il l Coneurr thereinthat the Deputy Governors igns th e sameThe pe tie’on of Dav id De Marais hers read and being cal ledin an Inquii y was m ade of him what lands hee had p urchasedof the Indians from w e“ hee desires to have all the Timbe1 i nthat Indian pm chass for the suppl i e of his s aw Mil l al tho th el andnot p at t ented to h im and his Se nns , Th e l and purchasedis about two miles i n breath and Com eing of to a p oint , ands i x mil es i n length— Agreed that Dav id De Marais have
p at tent s for the l ands w“ i s Surveyed to him and h i s Sonnesatt p . Acre But that wee cannot see reason to grant s
l iberty
Sam“ MoorsSam11 DennisE dw : SlaterJohn Gi llmanTh e : JohnsonJohn Curti sE lias Micke llsonMath swis Cornel is
3 1
l iberty to Cutt the t imber from the land hee takes not vp vntillfurther matters ap p ears s then what i s yett mani fested , and thatou r purpose i s to v iew th e sameA Bi l l to pun ish p rofains sw eareing and Curseing s ent fromthe D ep utyes after reading thereof w t h amendment of theword st erl ing and making i t l awful ] money—J ordersd that theSame Bi l l bee s igned by th e Deputy Governor— as a testimonyof our ConcurrancsA p et ic
’onpres ented from the Inhabitant e s of Newark WCh
being read and the D ep utyes being here p resen t— It’s agreed
that a V iew thereof shalbs i n Conv enien t tyms and the Gov ernor hath decl ared his w illingnes to s ee those Towns bounds th enext month the wether being seasonab le and nothing extrae rdinary p "
ventA Bil l for the better m ains taineing and vp ho ldeing th eAuthori ty of th is p rovince and for the Encourag e ing th e Same— read and agreed that th e Council l concurr thereto and thatthe Deputy Gov ernor signs the SameA Bi l l for lib’ty of th e s ubj ect read amended sig ned andagreed to be e sen t the D ep utyes .
A Bil l for the better vp holding of Authori ty readand ordered to be pas sed the Deputy Governor to signs theSameA Bil l t itled an Act for the mil it ia read and a prov isos m adethereto not to e xtend to p
’sons Conscientious ly refuseing to
beare Arms Agreed that th e bi ll w t h the p roviso s bee sent vpto the D ep utyes
A Bil l for p unishm " of Inces t Adultrey and fornicatonRead— and agreed that the same bee signed by the DeputyGovernor and sent vp to the D ep utye s for their Concurrancyand that th is bi l l and al l other Bi l l s th is day here read 65agreed to b e Carried vp to the D ep ut ve s bv Cap tnBerry Cap tnSandford and Cap tnPalmerRobt vauquellinwas here . Inquirey being m ade forh is J ournall of Surveye s he Answered hee had nonenor anyth ing m ore of Survevs s then was entred on theRecordsEdward ife x Robt vauquellinbeing here the matters
e p’nsd on both sides— It’s Ordered by the Counci l l that hee
ge e hom e to his Mas ter 85 h is Master take care of h im as hisServantTh e Bil l s above m ene’oned to be sent th i s Day to the
D eputyes— brought back he re to be Tran scribedAdj ourned to 7 A Clock tomorrow-m oorneing
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Att a Council l held th e 24 ih of March Anne Dui 16 8§
p’sent The Deputy Governor
Cap tnBerryCap tnPalm erCap tnSandford 85Benj “ Price
of the Counc :
Cap tnSandford have leave to ge e home this m oorneingThe D ep utyes sent vp h ere a Bill for the better observac
’on
and keeping holy the first day of the week or Lords Dayw c" being read the Counci ll agreed not th erew t " haveing the seexcep tion s thereto— viz t
1 BL Ther’s anAc t already that sufficisnly p
’vides for ah
s tinecy from dayly labour2 This Enforces people by paynes p enalt yes to worsh ipwhether their worship be t rue or fal se , if fal se betternone th enany
,Better to bee silen t than to offer the sacrefics of foo le s
The worsh ip of the wicked is Abomination to the wholy God .
3 . The Bil l obligeing all p ’sons to worship in publ ick or private or pay Every p
’sonwho hasno t witness of his pri
vate worship (weh i s much if hes has any) must pay 5“ I t
s eem es unreasonab le to take witnes s for privat worship .)
4 . This b il l Ins inuates as i f th e fi rs t day were holy W“ thehol y Scriptures never said more th en any other— Every day h isholy to th e Lord— hee hasnos profane Dayes , But the holyscriptures say h ee that regardes a Day regardeth it unto theLord— and hee that regardeth not 850 Rom 1 4 . 5. 6 .
—If oneman Esteem s a day above another
,another E s teem e s eve ry
day al ike,Lett ev ery man bee ful l y p
’swaded i n h i s own s
minds Lib’ty of Cone ience ough t to b ee p ’ferrsd and Liceuciousness punished w e" th i s B il l S eem s s not equal ly to secure .
Rules and Orders for p’cs edings at Com’on
Law inthe Court of Com’on Right
I“ If the p lent iffe s writ t or Capias expresss not the sp e t iall
Cause of Action,Then the Defendant shal l not bee held to
sp eciall Bayl e to Answer and pay the Debt and damages demanded
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9 That in al l Causes dz Cases where the p lt shal l not declare
the fi rst terms after th e Arrest m ade (and Com’on Bay le or
S p etiall Bayl e Entred as the Cause or Case shal l require asaforesaid) The Def
‘Entring a Rule for th e p l t to Declare thep l
t shall bee nonsuited— and the Defend t sh al l h av e reasonableCoste s ags‘ him
10 The Defend t sh all h ave six dayes to give in h is p l ea afterthe pl “ Declaration del iv ered— And after i s sue J oyned th ep l
t shal l give to th e Defend t reasonable notice of tryall,that i s
i f in Case th e Defend” l ives w”‘inthe Countys of EssexMiddx and the tryal l to be in either of thos e Countys— eightdays notice
,Exclusive
,and if in the County s of Bergen or
Monmouth and the Tryalls to be had in either of the Countysof Essex or Middx fourteens days notice of tryal l Exclu sive .
1 1 That every first day of terms the Justices or Judges of
the Court shal l according to their direc ’onappoin t and sett vpinwriting one or more days for tryalls of Causes the first to besixteens dayes att least from the fi rst day of the Term s thatal l p
’sons may be p " pared
In Case the pl‘ shal l give to the Defend t notice of Tryal l asaforesaid and shal lnot w “ ’in reasonab le tyms forbid thesame
,but the Defend t shal l attend the Trya ll to h is Costs
,
the Court may alow the Defend t his reasonab le Costes for theSameIn Case the pl‘ after is sue J oyned shal l refuse to gee toTryal l the Term s after i ssue J oyned nor shal l discont inuehis aec’on011 Record Then the Defend t m ovs ing the Court top’ceed may bring onthe Cau se by p ’viso to Tryall , And if th epl‘be nonsuits att Tryal l or discontinue his acc’onthe Defend ishal l bee allowed reasonab le CostesThat al l process and writte is sueing out of th is Court shalbsmade in th e name of the Governor dz p
’
p rie tors of the p
’vins s
of East New Jersey, Directed to the Sheriffs , Com’
anding h imin the kingsnam e t o Arres t sum’on Attach &s the Defend t &cand sealed by the seals of th e p
’vince and Tested by the
Governor or Deputy Governor for th e tyms beingThe house of D ep utyes Cons ent to these Rules above writtenno otherwis e then vntill the next gen’rall Assembly w t h inweh
our experience may inform s vs se e as either to Continue themor to vrg s alteras
’e n
p . order of the house of D ep utye s
I saac WH ITEHEAD Clerk to D ept s
Justics s
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Jus tics s of the peace for the severall Court s of Session s an dother officers appointed w th inth e severall Countys w‘h in thisp’vins s to ho ld D urante bens p lito
FOR THE COUNTY OF ES SEX
Col l Lewis MorrisCap tnBerryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandfordLawrence Andre s sBenj “ Price
E sse
glj gggggs of
samu wagonL t John WardHenry LyonB enj rl ParkisThom as Johnson James Em ot t
Is aac Whitehead C lerk ofElias Mackillson the County Court s
of the Quorum
Isaac Kings land High Sheriffs of the County
Cap tnJohn Baker Corone r of the CountyFOR THE COUNTY OF MI DDX
Col l Lewis MorrisCap tnBerryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandfordLawrence Andre ssBenj a PriceSam“ Dennis
of the QuorumMiddx Just ices of
the Pew 8E dw SlaterJames Gyles John Pike JuntJohn Bishop Jun"
Cl k fBenj a Hull
er 0
Thomas Codringsonthe County Courts
Samue l Moors High Sheriffs of the County
Thomas Blumfis ld Corone r of th e County
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FOR Tm : COUNTY OF MONMOUTH
( Coll Lewis Morri sCap tnBe rryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandford
Monmou th Jus Lawrence AndresseBenj " Price
tices of the peace John Bown sJohn Han sPee te r “ f i l son Rich GardnerJoseph Parker 85 Clerk ofJohn Throgmorton the County Courts
Richard Hartshorne High Sheriffs of the County
Richard Lip p ingoott Coroner of the County
of th e Quorum
FOR THE COUNTY OF BERGEN
Col l Lewis MorrisCap tnBerryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandford
of the uorumBergen Just i ces Lawrence Andres s Q
of Benj “ Priceth e peace Nicholas Bagard
Claud Arent sonHans D ederisky Wail
I
i
ougf
les
Enock Mackillson e‘ e 0
A b raham Vohirtythe County Courts
Michael Smi th High Sheriffs of the Coun ty
Will iam Lawrence Coroner of the County
Agre ed that Com ’iss ions bee issued forth by the Depu ty
G ov e rnor to Com ’is sionate al l every the p
’sons above named
for the re sp ective oflices and places respectively expressed, Andthat he grant to them Com
’is s ions respectiv ely vnder the seals
of t he p’vince to be signed by the Deputy Governor
Justice s of the Court of Com’on RightThe Gov e rnor or Deputy Governor for the tym s beingSam“ G roome one o f the p
’
p rie to"
(it Surveyor Gen’allAll the Members of the Council l Excepting Cap tnSandford
John BownsS am “ Dennis J ames Em o tt Clerkl - l eury Lyon 85 John Warren Marshal lBenj “ Parkis
3 7
Cap tnWilliam Sandford the King’s Attorney General l forthis p
’vince
Ordered and Agreed that respe ct ive Com’i ss ione be madeand graunted for the Judges of th is Court under the seal s of
thi s p’vince 85 Signed by the Deputy Governor
A Bi l l to p’hibitt Rudenes ss Irre ligiou s E xcerciss s of th e
first day of th e weeks — Read and agreed to be passed theD ep utyes Concurr thers v" t hThe pet ition of Thomas Young here read— de sireing redresssthe tak ing away the meadow lys ing between s him and
the Creek— w “ ) matters altho true yet i t’s not in the power ofth e Council l to Redresss but h e may take h is due Cours e ofLawAll the Act s of thi s Sess ion s Transcribed and the D eputyes
being here prs ent Agreed th at the sam e be s igned Auth en
t ick Ce p p ys s sent to e very County in th is p’vinee
Adj ourned to 7 A Clock n ext second day m oorneingAtt a Counci l h e ld th e 26 t h of March Anne Dni 1 8 6 3
prsent Th e D t Gov ernor
Col l Lewis Morri sCap tnBerryCap tnPalmerBenj ’“ Price
of the Counc :
A Bill sent from th e D ep utyes to vas at the Entryes of som e
prt ended Records made 85 Entred by Rob‘ Vicars readamended and Agreed to be s en t v p w
‘ham endm t S
A Bil l Entit led an Act directing subscription s by Magist rates and min isters of Justice— Read and agreed it be sent vpto the D ep utyes Cap tnBerry Cap tnPalmer 85 Ce ll Morris toCarry vp th e two Bi l l sA Bi l l t o R ectifis abuses i n some late Records sent vp fromthe D ep utyes amended hers Transcribed and ordered that itbe signed sent vp to the D ep utyes w
th the Bi ll las t abovementionedA Message from the D eputyes desireing our Concu rrence toth e bil l l ong s ince sen t D owns to Disenable 850 Sam“ E t sal l
and Rob t vauquel lin— the said Bill be ing read amendedTranscribed 85 ordered that it bee subscribed by the D t Governe r 85 s ent t o th e D ep utyes
A Bil l sent downs from th e D ep utyes relateing to th e Countryes publ ick debts , w
°h being read was Transcribed andamended
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amended and Entitled an Act in order to the sati sfac’e n of thepubl ick debts of this p
’vince
,Agreed and Ordered that it be
signed sent to the D ep utye s by Cap tnBerry 85 Cap tnPalmerA Message from the D eputyes to desire th e word ligall to beput out of th e Bil l to WC" th e Counci l l did ConcurrOrdered that a Message be s ent to the D ep utyes for their
Concurrancs to two bil l s now before them sent hence viz t ABil l Entitled An Ac t to enable th e freeholders to p
’
p os s
agree divers orders relate ing to fenceing . and the like,A
Bil l to p’hibit t Arbitrary p
’ceedurs before th e Gov ernor and
Counci l lA Bil l to rec tife abuses in som e lat e Records sent here from
the D ep utyes , wt" the ir Concurrency
The house of D ep utyes here in free debate p’
p osed andAgreed som e am endm t s in the Bi l lAdjourned to 7 A Clock to morrow : m oorne ingAtt a Council l h e ld the 27‘h of March Anne D ui 16 8 3
p'sent The D t Governor
Sam“ Groome
Col l Lewis Morri sCap tnBerryCap tnPalmer of the Counc .
Cap tnSandfordBenj a Price
A Bil l s ent here from th e D ep utyes titled an Act in order t osat isfie the publ ick debts of this p
’vince
,To wonth e Governor
and Counc : cannot Concurr and offer for reasons as fol lowethfi rs t fo r order :
1 S t The D ep utye s yesterday s ent here a B i l l to the su bj ectmatter of this Bil l to w c" th i s board made their am endm ‘s 85
retu rns the Bi l l yesterday
2 It has bin vsual for dispatch of business if one house has
pfsented a Bi l l
,the other has offered am endm t s to WC“ if the
other hasnot agreed a Conference has bindes ired,and reasons
offered for and aginst the am endm ‘s
2 In Case the Counci l l D ep utyes after a Bi ll p’s ented by
one house amendments made i n another, agree not to Conferr
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ferr but drawnew B i l l s i t may bee thence al lowed w t hout
lym it t noth ing don but p’sent ing one Bi l l for another
4 As to the matter of the Bil lnew sent differing from theBil l sent h ence to the D eputyes yesterday . Th is Bi l lnow sentis defecti ve in these p
’t iculars
1 S t The Bi l l In sinuates that the p’vince i s Indebted and
makes out no debt— Nothing ap p saring ‘
to us that the p’vinee
was i ndebted but inth e Quitt Rents— al l other demands app ears not onRecord , And it’s a maxim in Reason that i t’s thesam e thing not to bee as n ot appears to bee
2 The Debts ought to be p’ved else the p
’vins eno t to be
Charged th s rw“ 1
3 The Debts ought to be p’ved in a Court of Record that
th ey may there remains for Justificat ionof Just demands andIm p eachm
t Sof Ch eat es if any bee offered t o abuse the p ubliske
4 A Constab le i snot m ade by any Act of Assembly a Courtof Record
,nor a J udicial l but a m inist erial l officer
,he Cannot
trye any petty Causes,nor has bin thought m eet to be a
Magistrate but onl y a minister or Servant in th e petty Courts
5 The D eputyes are not a Court of Record dest inct from th e
Governor and Counc i ll,Sonos op p
’tunitynor Capacity t o take
p’ofe of s uch Debts
6 . for the g en’all Assembly to approve of Accompts as Justor not Just debts before proof made or e p p
’tunity offered for
p’sons to proof them
,seems verry irregu lar 85 agst reason- for
wCh reasons w ee Adhere to th e Bil l sent vp wth
our am endm t s
yesterday and Concurr not w t h th is new Bill . Agreed thatCap tnPalmer and Cap tnBerry carry vp the same Reason sA Bil l read h ere for th e Coroners Constabl es Subscrip
s’ons for faithful l p
’form ance of thei r offices read orde red to
be signed and sent v p to the D ep utyes by Cap tnBerryB enjnPriceA Message from the D ep utye s being an Answer to o
rs yest erday se nt for thei r Concurrence to 2 Bil ls before them the
Consideration thereof Deferred til l afternoons this day
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A Message from the D eputyes in writing viz
March 27t h 16 8 3 Ordered by this h ouse to send downs twoof their Members to the Governor Counci l l to acquaintsthem that the house. wil l wai t upon them forthw‘“ i n order toan Adjournment of this Assembly .
Message brought by Sam“ Moore Joseph Parke r,
A Bil l for the offi ce of Coroner and Constab le brought vpfrom th e D ep utye s in w
eh the [th ey] ConcurrOrdered t hat the Bil ls past by the Governor Counci l l Dep
utyes be Transcribed sent vnder the seals of the p ’vince toevery CountyVp ondebate Consideration of some tyms of Adjournem ‘
,
It’s ordered agreed by m utuall desire and Consent of th e
D ep utye s , That the gen’all Assembly bee Adjourned to th e
n inth day of May ne xt,«it th e said g sn’all Assembly are Ad
journed to the n inth day of May next Then to sett for thepubl ick affaires of th is p
’vincs at Eliz : Towns
Att a Counci l l held the day of March Anne Dni 16 8 3p’sent The D ty Governor
Sam11 GroomeCap tnBerryCap tnPalmerBenj a Price
of the Counc
Agreed 85 Ordered,That al l Com ’
issions m ade granted tothe Jus tices of the Court of Com’on Right and J ustices ofthe peace of al l Countys s to keeps County Courts Justice s to keeps Courts for tryal l of petty Causes and al lCom
’issions fo r Sheriffes Coroners
,Clerke s of th e peace
other office rs WC" are 85 shalbs Com’issionated by the Counci l l
o r order of Counci l l shalbs m ade g raunted vnde r the seals ofthe p
’
vince signed by the Deputy Governor one lyI t
’
s agreed Ordered that Every C lerk appointed for th e resp ec t ive County Courts shal l from and after they have madesuch S ubscrip c
’onas i s directed by Act of gsn’all A ssembley
m ake out w ritts p’cesses ag
s‘ any p’
sonfor any matter orthing
, (Crim inall Causes e xcepted) Subscribed by thei r ownsname s to appear and Answer to any p
’sonor matter inthe
said Courts,And from after the next Sess ions or County
Courts they shal l s igns or subscribe them (By the Court)Whereas
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Sam” Denn isJohn Bishop Jun r WoodbridgeSam” Hul ls
Edw : SlaterJohn Gil lman Piscat tawayB enj L HullJohn BownsJohn Throgm orton MiddletownsJames Grover
Joseph ParkerPeter Tilton ShwssburyJohnHans
I t’s agreed and Ordered that the respective p
’sons above
named shalbs Com’is s ionat ed to hears Determine the smal l
Causes in the above respect ive Townes and that D ep ty Governor make out dis tinct Com ’
issions for the Same seals themby the scale of the p
’vincs s igne ing them w‘" h is owns hand
,
And that the respective p’sons Elect their own s Messinger
and C lerksOrdered that a warrt be m ade and delivered by the DeputyGovernor to the Surveyor General l to layout w “‘inthis p ’vincsi n s uch place as he shal l see mos t not Intrenching vp onanymans inte rest or righ t Twenty four thousand Acres of landThat i s to say to and for the use of every one of the Twentyfour p
’sent p ’p rie tors one Thousand Acre s and m ake Returns
thereof to t he Governor and Council l
This i s a True Journal l of the p ’cedureof the Deputy Governor Council l to this
The 2B'Lh Day of Day wherein al l Matters com eing beforethe cald them have binduely Entred and the MinMarch Anne ute s of all th ings [ j ustly expressed] to theDni 16 8 3 bes t of their knewlsdg Remembrance (it
u nders tandings
Tu e RUDYARD
D t Governor p’pr
JOHN BERRY
J PALM E R
B E N : PRICE
Att a Counci l l he ld at,Elizabeth Town according to the
former Adjournm t the 9 th Day of May Anne D ui 1 6 8 3
The Deputy GovernorCo“ Lewis MorrisCap tnJohn PalmerCap tnW 1m Sandford of th e Council lLawrence AndresseBenj “ Price
This Day the Court of Com’on Right being held and th eMembers of the Counci ll Attending the same as Justis s s thereof
,The Governor and Council l proceeded not to businesss but
the D eputyes Attend ing th is board’twas agreed to Adj ourns
t i l l tomorrow morning 7 A Clock and the Counci l l Adjournedaccord ingly
Att a Counci l l h eld the 10“nDay of May Anne Dni 16 8 3prsent Th e Deputy Govern or
Co“ Lewi s Morri sCap tnJohn PalmerCap tnW 1m SandfordCap tnBerryLawrence Andresse 82;Benj ?“ Price
of the Counci l l
Samuel Moors Nathan iel ffitzrandolp h m akeing ap p licac’onhere and requesting to have the Admin istras ’e n of the EstateCap tnJames Bol le n who Dyed in testate granted to them as
guard ians to th e Ch i ldren of the said Cap tnBollen ,And Lawrence Andre sse the late p rt endsd Adm i’strator to
the said Estate D eclareing that he dus absolutel y renounce al lprtenc s and C laims to the Adm ’
ist ras’onthe reof
,It i s There
fore Ordered that Samuel Moore and Nathaniel ffit zrandolp hbringing here the Chi ld ren o f the said Cap tnBollen and theyChooss ing them thei r guardian s that thei r Adm ’
istras’onbe
granted by the Deputy Governor to the said Moore and flitzrandolph dureing th e minority of th e said orphans accordingto the D ue Course of Law
,they bringing in here a perfect In
ventory or ap praismt of th e said Intestates Estate to be re
cordedAgreed and ordered
,That the Deputy Governor Is sue out
h is warrt to the Surveyor gen’all to layout for B enj " Pricesen’r one of the Governors Counci l l the quantity of 270 Acres
of
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of Land w‘h in th e bounds of Elizabeth Towns or somuchthereof as has not of th e number or quantity of Acres b in laidout to him by Robert Vauquillsnthe l ate Surveyor gen’all w eh
said Lands are granted him in Compensas ’e n of the heads hebrought here at his flirst set t lem t i n thi s provi nceThe p e tic
’onof Cap tnJohn Baker hers read
,And ordered
that the l ike warrt be granted to lay ou t 1200Acres of Landfor Cap tnJohn Baker in Elizabeth Town according as hes Desires inhis p e t ic’onSamuel Moores p etic
’onto have the Lands granted him by
order of Lord Bartlett and Sr George Cartere t t read,and after
some Debate thereupon Agreed that the same be e cal’d overagains when Sam‘1 Grooms i s here in Council lA Bil l sent here from the D ep utye s for th e Orderly keeping
of Swine read and after som e Am sndm ‘s and Addition s m adei t’s agreed the s ame be Ingros sed again s w “n
the s ame and sent’
back to the D eputyes for their Concurranc s by Cap tnPalmerand Cap tnSandfordThe p e t ic
’onof John Shot tws ll being here read , and vp on
reading thereof it being alledged that the Lands for W“ heDesires a Survey and pattent isnow or late in the possessionof Elizabeth Caterett W idd th e R s lict and Executrix of thel ate Governor Cap tnPh illiph Cat eret Deceased It’s agreedthat th e ffurth er Consideration thereof be Deferred t ill th enext Seventh Day m orneing being the 12th instant at 8 of the
C lock in the fforenoone and that not ice there be gi ven to t hewiddow Cateret that she may then appears , and if she asough t to al lege ags t the substance of the p etic
’onshe may then
be heardThen Adjourned til l tomorrow m orneing 7 a Clock
Att a Counci l l held at El izabeth Towns the 1 1 t h Day of MayAnne D ui 1 6 8 3
The Deputy GovernorThomas Warns p’prCol l Lewis MorrisCap tnBerryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandfordLawrence Andre sse «KG
Benj " Price
of the Counci l l
A B i l l D rawne vp and read,A Bil l for makeing and setting
of high ways s , passages , Bridges and fferrye s w“ ‘inth is pre v
incs
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i nce and agreed th e same be sent to the D eputyes by B enjnPrice and Lawrence AndresseA Message from the D ep utyes as ffolloweth
The Request of the h ou se of D ep utyes i s to Desi re th e Governe r and Counci l l to send a Coppy of th e ffees of th e Courtof Com’on Right Samuel Denni s and B enjnPark is Mes singersEliz Towns May l l ‘h 1 6 8 3 JOHN BOUND
A B ill s ent here from the D eputyes Entitl ed an Act to Enable the ffreeholders of this province to propose and agreeDivers orders relat eing to th e good and we lfare of EachTown sw c" being read th is board agreed on thes e exception s to the
p’ceeding thereon1 “ This Board has allready had a bil l from the house of
D ep utyes to the sam e affect to w eh the Governor and Counci l lhas m ade some am endm “ and sent it back to the D eputyes forthei r Concurrancs w°h bi l l sti l l lyes w
t“ themnot returned herew t h their Con sent
2 There are other particu lar B il l snew Depending for remedying the matters exp ressed in this B i l l v izt for that again s thoggs and for m akeing and setting out highwayes3 In th is B i l l i s a Clause
,Dubiou s uncertains and vnp ’si
dential l viz t to s ettle and impose Town rates n ot on ly for thematters Contained in the said Bil l— bu t alsos for the l ike— w "h
word (and the like) are w ithout lym it and uninte ligable4 The local ] and p rudentiall Lawes by the Townes to bee
m ade not to Com e under the Consideras ’e n of the Governorand Counci l l
,their Lawes may be such as may Oppose and con
tradict the Acts of the gen’all Assembly— The lib’tys p ’p ertyes and ffranch ises of the planters and Inhabitants of thisprovin ce and may be of Dangerou s Consequence to th e Governm entThereupon it’s Ordered that the D sp uyt es be Desi red a ffrs eConference upon th e subj ect matter above expressed and that
the
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th e D ep utyes wil l Attend i t between three and ffour th is Afternoons , and Cap tnPalmer and Cap tnBerry are Desired toacquaints the D ep utye s therew
t h
Cap tnBerry and Cap tnPalmer give accoun t that the
D s p uytes w i l l give Answer to the Message by thei r ownsm ess ingers at the tyms above p ’fixsd
A Message from th e D ep utyes i n writing as fol lowethviz t
That forasmuch as Cap tnRobert Vicars , Cap tnHenryGreenland M " Robert Vauquillsnand M r Sam“ Edsal l werep'sented by Bill s to the Grand Inquest as persons gui lty ofCrimes or evil and illegall practis es W
C“ tended to the greatDis turbance of the peace and quiett of the p
’vinee to the
apparent Damage of s everall Inhabitants and Contrary to th epeace of our Soveraigne Lord , the King, his Crown andDignity
,the weh Bil l s are ffound by the grand Jury true Bi ll s
,
Resol ved by this hou se of D ep utyes now sitting that ffour oftheir Members namel y Samuel l Dennis
,Samuel l Moore
,Thomas
Johnson and Benj “ Parkis,Doe repai rs to the Governor and
Counci l l and there inthe behalfs of al l th e Com’ous of thisprovince Desire th at the above n amed Robert Vicars
,Henry
Green land,Samuel l Edsal l and Robert Vauquillsnmay be by
some Due mean s safe ly secured i n Order they may be broughtto Answer to the p
'm isse s
El iz Towns p Order of th e h ouseMay 1 1 t h JOHN BOUND
Vp onCons iderat ion of the p rm ises i t’s agreed that Cap tnRobert Vicars as already secured by sufficient Bayls giv en byh im to An swer the p
'm ises
Whereas by the gen’all Concession s of this province of EastNew Jersey amongst other th ings i t i s prov ided that the Constab l es of the said prov ince shal l Col lect the Lords Rents andshal l pay the same to the Receiver that the Lords shouldappoint to rece ive the same un l esss the g en’all Assembly shou ldp’sente some other way where b y the Lords might have thei rRents Duely Col lected w t h
out Charge or Trouble to them,I t
i s therefore ordered by the Governor and Council l that Cap tnBerry and Cap tnPalmer attend the D ep utyes and Recom
’endto them their Case i n the p
rm isss s,That such Cars may be taken
for the Collecting and payment of the said Quit rents as mayAnswer the p
’scrip tionand D irec’ongiven in the said C011
es ss1ons
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A Message from th e D eputyes i n writ ing as fo lloweth viz t
By the house of D ep utyes i n Answer to what thi s Day wasDes i red by the Govern or and Counci l l R elateing to a ffresConference
,Wes Desire that either w th respect to w hat i s
before yor hone rs or as e s cac’ou may require for the futu re
there may be a Com ’it te e Che e sem by both hou ses to Debate
th e sam e,Messengers Richard Hartshorne Samuel Dennis
Jos eph Parker J ohn Gillman
El iz Towns p . order of th e House 0
May 1 1‘h 16 8 3 JOHN BOUND
Vp onConsideration of the Message from the D ep utye snewDel ivered here in Answer to that of th e Govern or and Counci l lth is Day sent them It’s ordered there h es a Com ’
it t s e ofnotl es se than ffoure p
’sons appointed from the Governor and
Counci l l to meet a Com ’ittee of th e D eput yes to Debate of
such matters as now are or shal l Come before th em And thatfor th e more exped itiou s Dispatch of bu si ness it’s agreed and
p’
p osed that the same Com’it t ee s meet B ayly inifree Con
fe rens e between the houres of Three and ffoure every afternoone at the house of th e Deputy Governor, And that theD ep utye s be Des ired to send downs h ere the n ames of thei rCom
’it t e e that th is board m ay also nominate and send to th em
thenames of the Com ’it tee to bee hers appointed
,And it’s
ordered that Cap tnPalmer Cap tnBerry and Cap tnSandfordCarry up this MessageA B i l l for ‘the better p
’ce eding s of County Courts s ent here
from the D ep utyes ,W ell be ing read and Cons idered i t’s o rdered
that th i s board Concurr th erew ‘“ and that the same be signedby the Depu ty GovernorCap tnPalmer’s petition being here read , i t’s orderedagreed that th e Deputy Gov ernor, Is sue out a Warr
t to th eSurveyor Gen’all to D ev ide the Tract of Land ca l’d Raritonlys ing on th e North side of the RaritonRiver w "" the saidCap tnPalmer Thomas Codrington and others lately pu rchasedof th e Indian s into Eight E quall p
’ts in order that the samemay be afterwards disposed of. by p at t ents according to rightA Third Message from th e D ep utyes in writing as fol loweth
vizt
In Answer to an order of the Governor and Council lDel ivered to th is house by Cap tnPalmer Cap tnBerry andCap tnSandford
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It i s Consented and agreed that there be a Com ’it ts s of ffour
p’sons appointed from the Governor and Counci ll and ffive ofthis house to meet Dayly for D sbateing of such matters asn ow are or shal l Com e before them and that for the m ore ex
p)edit ious Dispatch of bus in ess the said Com ’it t s s to meetayly between the houres of th ree and ffour every afternoon s
the s aid Members of the said Com ’it tee to be B ayly Chosen as
each house shal l see Cause and the Com’itts e themselves to
appoint their owns p laces of meeting
(p order of the house
JOHN BOUND
Messengers Henry Lyon and Joseph Parker
E liz Towns May 1 1 t h 16 8 3
Vp onCons ideras ’e n of the Message here sen t from the
D eputyes by Henry Lyon and Joseph Parker relateing to aCom
’it tee of both houses , It
’s the sens e of this house
I Bt That the D eputyes D enyall of a ffres '
Conference at theDesire of th i s board is unp rs identiall and the first of that kindthat ever has bin D eny’d i n this province , and the sam e
app eares to be m ore strange for that open and ffree Conferences w t“ this board and whole house of D ep utyes are mostsffectuall for Dispatch of busines , ffull vnders tanding of
‘
the
s ens e of Either house,and most gen’al l satisfac
’onto al l
persons that are D esireous of E xp editeing matters in the
gen’all Assembly and p rvent s m isrep orts s and Errors w °h mayhappen by m istakeing or i n rsndring th e sens e of Either houseotherwise than Intended
2 But th is board D s sireing rath er a D elatory dispatch thenus e effecting of bus inesss w t h the D ep utye s have receded fromour first modest requ est
,and Condiscsnding to a Dayly
Committee of Both houses and have sent a Mess age to thatour purpose th at th is board wil l appoint personsnot l esse thenffour Dayly to attend
3 But to be Lym itted by the D ep utyes to the number offfour and to meets th e number of ffivs of the D eputyes and tobe obl iged to Choose our Com
’it tee Dayly
— and to m ee t asff our of th is hou se and ffive of the D eputye s house shal lDayly agree , i s p
’scribeing such Lawes to this board
as
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A Message from th e D eputyes in Writing as fol l oweth
The Com’
it tee appointed by the house of D ep utyes for Debat eing things w t h a Com ’
it te s from th e Governor and Counci l lnam ly Richard Hart shawne Sam“ Dennis Benj “ Parkis E dward Slater and John Curti s
El iz Town s p order of th e houseMay 16 8 3 JOHN BO UND
It’s ordered and agreed that there m ay benoe Defect onthepart of thi s house to th e Dispatch of Matters lys ing before vs
,
That thi s whol e board— vizt the Deputy Governor and all th eCouncil l resolve into a Com ’
it tes to m eets and Debate Mattersw‘“ th e Com ’
it tee of the D eputyes and are ready to meet thisafternoon s at the h ouse of the Deputy Governor
,between th e
hours of three and ffour, And that Benj“ Price carry up th is
Me ssage to th e D eputye s
The Matter of John Shot tws lls p e tic’oncame here into
Debate and th e W iddow Carteret t b e ing alsos here pfsent and
in writeing gave intwo papers as her Answer to the substanceof the s aid p et ic
’
onand it being asked the said “Y
iddow Cart ere t t if sh es Desi red any tyms to offer or obj ect anythingagst th e sub stance of the p e tic
’onsh es said she s hadnos
lfurther answer then what shes gave in writeing , And it appearc ing that Abraham Shottw s ll was th e possessor occupan tCle s rs r and improver of th e Land m enc’oned i n th e petitionAnd that John Shot tws ll i s the said Abraham Shot tws lls Sonnsand hei rs — It’s therefore agreed and ordered that the DeputyGovernor is sue out a Warr
t to the Surveyor gen’all and h isDeputy to Survey the same Lands and make return s Thereofin order that the s aid Shot tws ll may hav e a patten t thereofaccordi ng to the Concess ion sOrdered and agreed that Lawrence Andresse have Lib’ty to
ge e home retu rning herenext second Day at eigh t A Clocks inthe m oorneingThe p s tis
’onof J am es Graham and Sam “ Winder for them
selves and Associ ates read . It’s ordered that the DeputyGovernor m ake a warrt to the Surveyor gen’all to Survey th esaid Land inOrder the same may bee p at tented to the p ’senshave ing righ t to the sam e and make returns th ereof to theGovernor and Counci l l
Then the Governor and Counci l l resolved into aCom
’it tee i n Order to a Debate w‘b
sev’all Members
of the house of D ep utyes
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A Conference w “ the Com’ittes appointed by the D eputyes
vp onthe Bil l to Enab le ffrs sholders to p ’p ose and agree Diversorders dt s at w °h Conference was offered the reasons and objections by v s Entered to the Bil l yesterday. Their members retu rned saying the would reporte the Same to their h ouseIt’s ordered that p
’cesse be made out in th e Court of Com’on
Right agst Sam” E t sall,Robert Vauquillsnand Henry Green
land inpursuance of the Message sent here yesterday from the
hous e of Deputy sIt’s agreed that Cap tnSandford have lib’ty to go home re
turns ing next second Day m orneing by 9 A ClocksAgreed that Co“ Morri s and Cap tnPalmer have Lib’ty togo hom e th i s Day
Adjourn’d t i ll n ext Second Day m orneing 8 A ClocksAtt a Counci l l he ld the 14 th Day of May Anne D ui 16 8 3
p’sent The Deputy Gov ernor
GroomsThomas WarnsCap tnBerryCap tnSandfordLawrence AndresseBenj “ Price
of the Counc :
The petition of John Gillman and Edward Slater in behal fsof Pis cat taway— for to have a pars el l of meadow on the Souths ide of the Raritan River to be l aid out to the Inhab itance ofPiscattaway,
-It’s ordered and agreed that a Warran t be Issuedby the Deputy Governor to the Surveyor gen’all to Survey andV iew the said Meadow es and Lands Adj acent and make reportsthereof to this b oard that s uch ffurth er order may be madew Ch may either ful ly Answer th e p e tic
’one’ s Desire
,or that they
may know the pos it iv e Answer of the Governor and Council lin t his matter to the Ce ntrarThe p s tic
’onof Jane Ogden Widd : read
,the s ame being for
3 00 Acres of Land inElizabeth Towns i n right of John Ogdenher late husband wCh she s alledges to b ee in righ t and purs uance of a Towns order for well John Ogden had a warrt 29 i h
Oct 16 78 ,— vp oni nspection of the Records w ee findnos such
warr‘,but a warrt for 3 00 Acres inpursuance of the gen’all
Concessions— inW Ch respect the petitio ner is mis taken se e th eCounci l l cannot Answer the same as Des iredThe p et ic
’onof Robert Shrevs B lacksmith , came a Servant
i nto th is province in the years 16 75,— Desires he may have
Land
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Land laid out according to the Concessions . Vp onConsideration thereof it’s agreed that the old Concessions m akenosp’visionfor Land for Serv ants in the years 1 6 75,
—Sos canno torder h im any Land but refsrr him to th e now Lords p
’
p rietors
and the Concess ion s by them publishedTh e p et ic
’onof Joseph Ogden for 90 Acres of Land and
meadow in p’
p ortion, w ‘"inthe bounds of Elizabeth Towns,
D s sireing to have the same as h es has p itch t vp onformerlyIt’s ordered that Joseph Ogden give an accompt to thi s boardwh erefore the lat e Surveyor gen’all Executed not a W ’
arrtof
this quantity of Land th e 27th Oct 1 6 76,And alsos of the Land
he pitches vp onthe Counci l l may give their further reso lut ionin the p
'm iss s
A Message from the D eputyes inwriting v iz iThe Answer of th e house that was appointed to meet ffour or
more of the Council l the 12t h of th is instant in a Com ’itt e toDebate th e Bil l about Enableing the Townes to m ake local l
and prudential orders
{first wee s ay that the Bi l l sent before to you at our last s it
ting was Sufficiently answered , as to the second wee are will inghoggs sh ould be excepted
,To th e thi rd we e Consent that the
word s (and the l ike) shou ld bee l eft out : ffourth our Bill notme ntioning Lawes there i s us e rooms for such obj ections andas to Towns orders it’s a thing verry Custom ary
Eli z Towns p . order of the hous eMay 14 t h 16 8 3 JOHN BOUND
Sam“ Moore 1Joseph Parker (
Messengers
I n answer to th e D ep utyes Message to vs now sent by Sam“
Moore and Joseph Parker,It’s the sens e of th e Governor and
Council l
1 That if the Bil l sen t before to v s at our las t meeting beSuffic iently Answered , th ennosneeds of this Bil l for the m at sters p
’vided for i n this Bi l l are al l the same andnos m ore the n
i n the former— fe r kil li ng of w oolves ineach Towns or
Cou ntry onely excepted,But for m akeing and m aintaineing
good and sufficient fences and to p’vent Damages we" may bee
don by horses Cattl e and other Stock in the Com’on highwaye s
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ways s Cornsfields and m eadowes and for m akeing bridges laying out high ways s and keeping the same in repairs and form akeing Towns Rates for th e Defraying of Charges that mayaris e vp onth e aforementioned occac
’ons— are al l expressly
p’vided for in the former Bil l now Depending w tb the Deputys
— w °h m atters if they be full y answered th er’s noneed s for thi sB il l as it’snow m ade but onel y a p
’visionfor kil l ing of
woolves i n w Ch particul ar one ly the other i s Defectiv e
2 As to the D ep’tys Answer to the 2
d and 3 d Art icl e of ourException s for leaveing out the p ’visionag t hoggs and expell ingthe words (and the l ike) answers the sens e of th is Board
3 As to the Deputys Answer to our ffourth except ion,it
’s
the sens e of th is h eard i t’s not answered but one ly evaded,they
being Cri tical ] upon th e word Lawes for the word orders— For
th e D eputyes Bi l l in stead of by lawes expressing themselves i nother Terms and cal l ing them orders Altersnot th e sens e butorders to hav e th e force of Lawes , and t o be put in execuc
’onas
Lawes,and th e Infringers of th em to be sued at Law and pun
ish ed for the breach in Cou rt s of Justice are equal ly Lawes i nthose Townsh ip s as an y Lawes of th i s p rovince are to the g en’allnot im p rOp ’ly but p ’p erly call ed Lawes , And the D epu tyes
cal l ing those Agreemt S Orders as they Doe in their B i l l i s imp ’
per,th e word orders beingnot p ’p erly appropriab le to agreem ‘s
of any Towns or Incorporated body of people , but on ly to th eCouncil l Board and Courts of Justics— all other D et erm inac ’onsin Townesh ip p s are cal led By Lawes and so are agreem t s thisDay of all the Corp orac
’ons i n England
,s o much as the great
C ity of London
4 Wee must again s repeats as formerly v p onth e Sam e
e s cac’ou, that i t has been vsuall for Dispatch of busines i n thegen’all Assembly— if one house has p
's ented a Bi l l the oth er
has offered am endm t st o th e w Ch if th e other hasnot agreed a
Conference has bin Desired and reason s offered for or agt th e
am endm “
5 In Cas e the D eputyes o r Council l after a Bill p's ented by
one house and am endm t s offered by th e oth er— e Agreeno t t oConferr but Draw new Bil l s and lay the former as ide , it w il lp’vent al l D ispatch of B usines
,and al lows v s to p
’s ent one Bi ll
for an other and Dispatch none6 It’s t he sens e of this board th at such p
’ceedurs i s Con
trary
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trary to the D ue Course of Law agst,the orders of gen’all
Assemblys,And tends to Disorder and Confusion
7 This s itting of the Assembly i s but a Conti nuance of ou rformer Session by Adj ournment andne enew Sess ion
,and the
{form er Bill being inforce w“ the D ep utyes this board desirestheir Concurrancs thereto or a ifree conference in both housesfreely to Debate the matters that i t may come to a speedy andeffec tuall Determinas ’e n, - Benj ‘" Price is ordered to Carry th isMessage to the D eputyes
A Message from the D ep utyes i n writeing as fol loweth ,v iz t
The house of D eputyes by thei r Mess ing srs Do acqu ain tsthe Governor and Counci l l that they have appointed M r Hartshorne 1 Moore Benj a Parkis
,Joseph Parker and Edward
Slater to meets so many of the Council l as shal l be appointedto m eet them in a Com ’
it tes and are ready to waits uponthem
p . order of the houseMay 14
t h 8 3 JOHN BOUND
John Gil lmanMs ssins rs
El l as Mach1e lson g
It’s ordered that Cap tnBerry Cap tnSandford and LawrenceAndreses meets the Com ’
it ts e of D eputyes upon a free Conference and to Conferr i n such place as they see m eet s makeing a rep ort s to th is board of the subj ect matter thereof
The Members of the Counci l l above named reports that th eMembers from the house of D ep utyes des ire from this boardth e Bil l for setl ing of ffees
2 The Bil l for w'
arr"a from the County Courts
3 The Bil l for locall and p rudentiall orders— the former Bil lextinct p er th eir Answer the Charge to be more then th ebenefit t4 The Desire of the D ep utye s w
“ ' respect to Town s orders forfenceing and maintain ing them ,
— Bridges high ways s , bu i ld ingand
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and rep aireing Mi lls and suf. incouragm t for kil l ing ofWoolves
m akeing rates for defraying of Charges of the above p’ticulars
and for mainten ance of the peace ifneed be to p ’vent Damage
by Geese,The Governor and Counci l l to Draw up what they
thinks fitt for the said p’t icular
Then Adj ourned to 7 A Clock tomorrow m orneingAtt a Counci l l held the 1 5t h Day of May Anne Dni 16 8 3
The Deputy GovernorCap tnBerryCapta SandfordLawrence AndresseBenj f‘ Price
of th e Counci l l
Vp onCons ideras ’e n of th e Report from the Com ’it ts e yester
day as to th e fi rst Article— It’s the sens e and appears to thi sboard
,— That by the Act for the establishing th e Court of
Com’on Right,the Members or Justices of that Court are to
s ettl e the ffees thereof,who are the most p
’
p er p’sons and
Judges inthat concerns as it is in England and that there isn o Bil l before vs for th at purpose neither any sent to v s fromthe Deputys
A Message from the D epu tyes in writeing as fol loweth viztA Reply to the Governor and Councills message sent to u s byBenja Price the 14 t h 3 m 16 8 3
To the fi rst It’s th e sens e of th is house the former Bil l i ssufficiently Answered as ap p eares by the Governor and Counc il ldesireing a Conference upon the other Bil lTo th e Third wee say as before Towns orders are a th ingverry Customary i n such p laces as are of the same Cons tituc’onand as for London t o be a p rsident for this p lace) can in reasonbe thought no farther a p
rsidsnt than it agrees w “ the Consti
tus ’e n of th is pl ace as to ffence s woolves Catt le and the l ikeTo the ffourth i t’s th e s ens e of this house
,where there i s not
a Concurring by both houses i t pos sibly may be a hindrancebut both houses agreeing no Rooms for obj ection
,and So Con
sequent ly needsnos Answer to the appl icat ionTo th e fi fth wee ever looks asneeding no Answer and S eConsequently the 6 t h as being a Relativ eTo the we e not Denying it a Continuance of the former
Sess ion
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Session the ass ertion is use lesss (as to the former bi ll b eing inforce w'“ the D e putyes) the Bil l canbe no m ore i n force thana B i l l fu l ly answered and th is house accepts of a free Conference w’" the Counci l l as to the p
'm is ses i n our last B i l l
Eli z Towns p . order of th e hou se15 3 -m 16 8 3 JOHN BOUND
Mes singers Thomas Johnsonand Sam‘1 Moore
Vp onConsideras ’e n of th e D eputyes repl y this day sent byThomas Johnson and Sam“ Moore to th e Message from us yest erday ,
— This board cannot but be S enceabls of the great Daylay inDispatch of busine s i n gen’all Assembly principal lyoccasioned for wan t of a Daly ifree Conference by the wholeMembers of the gen’all Assembly WC" practice inthe formers itt ing of thi s Assembly was found not onely a mean es for agood vnders tanding but tended much to the Sp eedy Dispatchof busi ness
,the gen’all Assembly then pass ing more Acts w“ l
ful l Consent i n one Day,then 110W ina weeks — But the De
p utye s see ing Cause to refuse the Request of t he Governor andCounci l l i n that p
’t icular
,This board is w il l ing and D esireous
i n th is way of writ e ing between both houses how delatorysoever to give the D ep utyes al l poss ible s atisfac
’e n s ay
As to the fi rs t Artic l e of Reply v iz‘ the former B il l i s Sufic ient ly Answered by the Governor and Councill’s D s sireing afree Conference upon the other Bi l l— WC“ th e D ep utyes say i st he sens e of thei r house— To w e“ th e Governor and Counci l lsay that it i s their sens e y
t
ye D ep utyes are u nder a great m is
take i n th e matter— And this board is ful ly satisfied that n ev erany message was this Sess ion sent to the D eputyes D s sireing ap’ticular Conference 011 t he 2d Bil l or a Conference on the 2“
Bil l p’ticularly
— Ths Messages hence have bin fl'
our— The fi rs to f the Instant Desired a free Conference onth e subj ectmatter expressed inexcsp c’onw"h was not to p
’c s sd onthi s
Bil l b ut 011 the formerThe 2" Message of th e same Day was for a free Conference
onall matters then Depending or to Depend weh can nowise be eConstrued to exclude the fi rst Bil l and p
’s esd Vp onthe second .
The Third Message of the same Day is to des ire a ifree Confe re nce and referrs to the formerThe Message of the 14 t h Desires a free Conference in the
p’m ise s wCh was on our s xcep c
’on
,whereof one i s agst the
Second B i l l and p ’ceeding on the fi rst
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Att a Counci l ] held th e Day of May Anne D ui 16 8 3
p r’sent The Deputy Governor p ’pr
Thomas Warns p’prCap tnBerryCap tnSandfordLawrence Andress eB enj ’L Price
Of the Council ]
Ordered that Cap tnBerry and Cap tnSandford ge e to theD ep utye s and acquaint them it
’s the d e si re of this board thatthe D ep utye s forthw
t h attend th is boardThe Deputyes Cam s here w t h whoms wee had a free Debate
for som e tyms . And the D ep utyes retu rned to thei r house
A Message from th e D e putyes i n writ eing as fol l oweth vi z tThis house desires by thei r Messengers Henry Lyon and
Benj "Jl Parkis , That the Governor and Council ] wi l l appointsom e of the Counci l ] to meet ffour of this hous e in a Com ’
it tes
to D ebate of affaires tending to a ifree Conference
May 16 8 3 p . order of the house
J o BOUND
Ordered that some Members of the Counci l ] be appointed tomeet 4 members of the h ouse of D ep utyes forthw
‘“ — agreedt hat Cap tnBerry Cap tnSandford and Lawrence Andresseattend the sam e
Report made that at the Com ’itte e above agreed vp onit was
Determined to have a ffre e Conference between the Governorand Council ] and the hous e of D ep utyes , tomorrow m orneing8 A ClockIt being the sens e of the Governor and Council ] that at th isJuncture of Tyms
,th ere may be some matters of weight and
Concerns for th e good and welfare of this p ’vince WC“ may beDiscoursed S e t led and Determined ingen’all Assembly but thesaid matters ly ing indigested and vnp ’p arsd for publick Debateand that a privat Conference w‘“ a flow p
’sons of both
houses whereinSecrecy may be alowed and enjoyned to all
p artyes , save one ly such m atters as the said p ’sons shal l agreet o report to either house
,i t is p
’
p oscd by the Governor andCouncil ] to the D ep utye s that such p
’s ons may bee appointed
by eith er house t o meet together from tyms t o tyms and insuch place and tyms as they s e e mos t
,And as p
’sons who may
vnde rs tand the Interest of the p ’p rieto” and of the prov ince111
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i n gen’all, Th i s board appoints the Deputy Governor and Cap tnBerry for the Governor and Counc i l ] and p ’p ose that such anumber of persons most knowing the Concernes and Interest ofth e prov ince in gen’all, and of the planters and Inhab itants of
th e same in p’t icular may be Com ’
issionated by the Deputyto j oyne in the said Com ’
itt ee,and that the matter by them
p’
p e ssd and Debated shal lnot be s ulged or reported but asaforesaid
,or advantage taken thereof ags t any person or party .
That a happy Conclusion may be made of al l matters and al lControvers ies ended i n the p
’vince w e“ i t’s hoped by God’s
assistance may be Composed by this meanesThen Adj ourned to 7 A Clock tomorrow m orneing
Att 3. Counci l ] he ld the 1 7t h Day of May Anne Dni 1 6 8 3p’sent The Deputy Governor 85 p’pr
Sam“ Groome 85 lThomas Warns f
p pr
Cap tnBerryCap tnSandfordLawrence AndresseBenj a Price
of the Goune
Th e D ep utyes came here i n pursuance of th e agreemt yester
day and after the Deputy Gov ernor had op’ned th e p
’sent
state of thi ngs i n gen’all Com unicat ed to them our agresm‘
above and read the sam e to them,they des ired a Coppy
thereof,and that the [they] would retu rns to their house and
Consider there of the sameIt’s ordere d th at a Coppy of the above p
’
p ositionbe m ade
and sent to the D ep utyes by Cap tnSandfordA Message from the D eputyes inw riteingIn Answer to th e Bil l of th e Governor 85 Counci l ] p
’
p e seingfor a priv ate Conference sent to this house h ears ing Date th e1 6 3 -m 16 8 3 Th e Conference to bee w th the Deputy Governorand Cap tnBerry and two of the D eputyes , W e s the D ep utyes
Do Condiscend to th e Contents of the Bi l l onel y for th is Day,
that C lau se of S ecrecie onely excepted and have appointedRichard Harthorne and Sam“ Moore for th at Service
El i z Towns p . order of the hous e of DepMay 1 7
,1 6 8 3 JOHN BOUND
Messingsrs E dw SlaterJo s Parker
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Vp onConsideration of the Message new sent by theD ep utyes it
’s ag reed that such Confe re nce be had as i s abov e
p’
p osed and tha t s uch An swer bee given th e Ms ssingers andthat p
’sons meet h ere forthw t h W°h was done. accord ingly .
A Confe rence was had we“ began about el even A Clock foren oone— wherein was fully Debated the Matters of passing theBi l l abou t the Townes making local ] and p rudent iall orders ,After a Long Debate for 3 hours s tyms in D iscourse wee Cameto this resu lt
1 That as wel l the fi rst Bil l as the second are both beforethe Assembly
,not rej ected or expelled by the gsn’al l As
sembly
2 That vnt ill by Some agreem" of the Assembly
,th e fi rst
Bil ] being ffram ed and pas sed by the D ep utye s and receivedand amended by th e Governor and Council ]
,cannot b e e x
p e lled th e Assembly but by Con sent of both houses
3 The fi rst Bil ] may yet bee p’ceeded onnotw t hS tanding th e
D ep utyes Answer to t he Governor and Counci l ] andnotw “ ‘
Standi ng the second Bi l l— But the second Bil ] cannot ti l l thefi rst be expel l ed as above .
4 That i f the Matters contained in the Bil l bee not worthattending th e Counci l ] th erew’h
,then not worth an act
,much
lesse worth Contention .
5 That i t’s a bill of that n ature as for th e Things to be D enas fenceing &c . That al l Townes Doe themselv es w“ l out actnot onely in this p
’vince but most part of America
6 but Enforceing the Dos ing thereof p’form eing those
orders on p ains of being sued p’secuted at Law 850 This i s
an Act of thatnature that has neither bin in th is p ’vince or
oth er parts ofAmerica
7 It seemed to be gen’ally Satisfactory to lay aside the B i l l swholely and in the Townes to D e amicabl y and by voluntaryConsen t those things w °"
t his Law would Enforce— w “ matters the Deputy Governor as alwayes s aid and DidnewDeclare hes would Countenancs and in h is place Assis t andthus the foren oons was Concl udedAfternoon s wee Entred in to Debate after som e smal l Sum
’ary of our foreneones Discourse about the Demands of Nevers inkes
,
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sinke s , by Colour or v irtue of Nichalls pattent,And after a
long Debate for Tree or ffour hours s came i n our Discourse toth is Resul t
,That aft er th e Duke of Yorke and the king by
their Letters had required all p’sons to Subm it t to the Gover
ment of S" George Carteret t &c and vp onthis termes ,And t he province had knowledge Thereof v i z t i n the Monthof May Anne Dni 1 6 73 John Bound and James Grov er forand in the behalfs of the Two Townes of Nevers inkes petic’oned the Governor and Council ] thatnoe Conc lus ion shouldbe made of their p attent rights til ] th e [they] could make thei rAddresss to the proprieto r s 850 And that when th e [they] hadmade Such Addresss
,the [th ey] would acquiesse i n the Lords
proprieto r s Determinas ’e n— to W“th e Governor and Council ]
th en agreedThat th e said p etic
’oners in pursuance thereof sent a pet i
c’onand Remonstrance to the then Lords proprietor s y ield ingal l their p
rt entions vp to the Lords p rop rietors w
Chp e tic
’on
was read by the Lords p rop rie tors 5“h Sept 1 6 73
,After t h is re
s ignation the Lords p’
p ris tors by their grant vnder th eir handsand Scal es ordered and granted vnto the p at tente es 500 Acresof Land apeece , The p at tent e e s accepted of the s ame and petic’oned to have the sam e laid out— warri s were granted for th e
s ame— some Surveyed and p at t ented p ’ticularly that of Richard
Hartshornes,w Ch appeared to h es a ful l Conclusion
,of that
affairs vnles se it were m ade app ears such p s t ic’ens and
p’c eedure were not by Consent or ap p robac
’onof th e Townes
— They being Don by ap p robac’on
,of some who Subscribed to
that purpose— Ric : Hartshorne,Declared as for h i s owns part
he bel ieved that al l p’sons would pay for their p at t ented Land
i n those Two Townes,and for h is owns part hee would— bu t
the Matters being transacted by John Boundnew speaker ofthe house of D eputye s i t was p
’
p osed that hee and JosephParkernew D ep utyes for those Two Townes shou ld debate the
prm is ss s further tomorrow and se e th e Debate w t “ nigh t Cone luded
Adj ourned to 7 a C lock to m orrow m orneingAtt a Counci l] held the 1 8 t h Day of May Anne Dni 16 8 3
p’sent Th e Deputy Governor
Sam" GroomsThomas Warn sCap tnBerryCap tnSandfordLawrence Andre sseBenj a Price
of the Counci l ]
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John Bound Richard Hartshorne and Joseph Parke r cam e
here and in open Councill— A Sum ary Discourse was wt " th em
of al l matters passed yesterday— And after a Seriou s Debatevp onth e agreem ‘s and set t lem ‘ made w “‘ the l ate Lords pro
p rietors w “ ‘ the Two Townes of Neversinke s Debated yester
day w ee Inquired into the truth of those p etic’ons and
Addresses the submission and resignas ’e n of their p’tendsd
pattent Rights to the late Lord s proprieto rs And they were al lowned and agreed to be tru e — but al leged that the sam e was
for fears— It was answered that the like al legas ’e n m ay everbe made— but as an E v idence to the Contrary the p et ic
’one‘s
themselves Demonstrate besides that the p at tente s s bad afterth e Lords p roprieto rs grace and ffavour granted them 500
Acres of Land ap eece the [th ey] returned a letter of acknowledgem
t and thanks— And their Associates inCom p lyanceth erew t h al l p at t ent ed th eir Lands accord ing to Concess ionsnone excepted— continued ever afterward sati sfied th ere‘m ‘
,
All Contented w t h what was don,m adenos D em ons trac’onof
th e leas t D isscatisfac’onw Ch E vidented a voluntary and Satisfactory agreem
t,Insp ecc’onwas made of the boekes and
thereinwas visw’d their Several ] warrt s for Lands to th e pat
t entees several ] whereof Enj oy them to th is Day.
The p att entees al leged they were to have their Land Ren tfree— It was Answered no for that grants of that n ature wasno oth erwise but by Rent as the late Governor and others
,as
al so Richard Hartshorne who has hi s pattent he Declared heewould pay h is rent and be leiv’d al l the Inhabitants of th e s eTwo Townes would D os th e same— AnAuthority vnder al l thep eoples h ands was p
’duced and th ings l eft to the p
’sons above
and Three m ore W C" three others were not hers— however theyal ledged they had ful l power in themse lves to End al l p
’t en
s’ons w“ ‘
vs— Then was in spected th e Late Lords pr
p rie to“
Resolve wherein they give 500 Acres of Land a p ee s e to the
p at tentee s and order all owance for Barrens to al l other t heAssociates— Then it was offered that such al lowance wasgiven as p
’
ticularly to R Hartshorne Three Acres for one inrespect of Barrens— and others i n p
’
p ort ionto th e barrennesse of the Soyle
,— But if any Com p lain’d of Due allowance
we were ready to make a Re su rv ey for furthe r Al lowancew e"
sc sm’d to Conc lud th e busines wu'
out further Difficu lty- But Richard Hartshorne Joseph Parker and John BoundConsulting p rivat ly togeith er told v s they were Limitted bythe Towns what Termes to m akenotw t’JS tanding under th eirhands they had given them fu l l power
,w oh was to Demand to
have al l their Land at hal t’
e a bushill of wheats a 100 AcresThis
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This we told them w e hoped they would show v s such Limitation as wel l as the other fu l l Authority— Their Lym itationtheyal ledged they hadnot in w riteing but by word of mouth , th atwe tould theme was vnfaire to have one Authority to p ’duce inorder to treats and another S ecret t w Ch they told v s not of
when we entred i n to treaty— And such Com ’iss ions and
Authorityes wise and honest m enhave frequently refused asno t fit t for honest men to e xecute— Se e th is being their Termesand now haveing the ir words for it and nothing vnder hand
,
bes ides the unreasonablene s of th e Demand— we found Cau s eto Dis ent from further Debate— They then Al ledged as for al lQuit Rents for Lands p at t ent sd th ey would pay and otherp’t ent ions l eave t il l it Could be otherwise Composed
,— w ee then
p’
p osed to them that the Case shou ld be fairely from fi rs t t oLast from the pattent of Governor Richard Nichol l s to th isDay— be s tated w t h
out a Com ’snt and to Leave the whole to
an y Lawyers Judges honest m enor k ing and Counci l ] for afinal ] End— or if they had any other ways s to p
’
p e se , W e s
Desired them to offer it— vp onw Ch they not seem eing to E uc l in e to any ff
'
riendly End neither acceptednor rej ected ourp’
p o sit ionnor offered any other ways s or meanes to End or Determine th e sam e but left vs
,w eh i s the sum s of o
r Conference.In the afternoons the members of Elizabeth Town s came
h e re i n Counci l] v iz‘ Henry Lyon Benj a Parkis and IsaacWhitehead and p duced their Towns Books— and showed howi n the years 16 6 6 they had agreed and appointed p
’s ons to
make and settle 1 t 20 85 3 d Lott men t s for the equal ] andorderly D isposal ] of Lands wCh Lotts se e s s tlsd were thenordered to be p
'sent to the next Towns meeting for ap p roba
tion by Search of th e books,the next or after Towns meet ing
there i s us e Report of the A lo ttm t ss s tlsd or Confi rmed
As for thei r p’ceedure that or any other way so that it might
be equal ly Just w t hall wee were ready not onely to Consent
but Countenance and shou ld allways s be ready se e to dos— Inquiry was i f they had any gre evancs wee wears ready to hearsi t haveing al ready redressed al l they fform erly complain ed of— They al ledged the [they] wanted a townes meeting i n orderto it
,The Governor Answered that the [they] should h ave
them as frequently as they Des ired— inall other p ’ts of th ep’vince th e Just ics s of peace gave out warri s for the sameand so the Governor expected the [they] shou ld D oe here— That the Assembly had Enacted how Justices of peacesh ou ld be Com ’
issionated i n pu’sancs thereof by order of
Counci l],I made a Com ’
issionfor Just ices by their ap p ointm t
,
the p’sonsnew here
, p’sons who made the Law
, p’sons of m ost
repute
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repute abil i ty and Integri ty I know in the Towns and thatthei r Com ’
issionwas l ong s ince p ubl ished and that they havenot yet quallified th em se lves accord ing to Act of gen’all Assembly , what ever i s wante ing for Townes meetings or oth ermatters where the people are Ag risved they takeing vp onthem their ofi cs may remedy
,And til l then the faul t lyes at
the ir owns Dores not m ineAdjourned to 7 a Clock to morrow morneing
Att a Counci l] held the 1 9 t h Day of May Anne Dni 16 8 3The Deputy GovernorSam“ GroomeThomas WarnsCap tnBerrygzgjfgfigg
f
g’d
of the Council]
Lawrence AndresseA Message from th e D ep utyes i n writeingThis house by their Ms ssingers Elias Maks e llsonand JohnCurtis moves for a Coppy
,
of t he fis e s of the Court of Com’onRight
,And al so for the Bi ll for s et leing the Train’d Bands or
Mi litia that was prssnt ed to th e Governor and Council ] the l ast
Ses s ions of this Assembly
p . order of the house16 8 3
J OHN BOUND
In Answer to the D eputyes Messagenew sent by EliasMskeel lsonand John Courtis i n reference to th e ffs es of theCourt of Com’on Right
,It’s the sens e of this board that th e
Justices or Members of the said Court are to sett appoin tthe ffe es thereof according to Act of gen’all Assembly, Andthat the power of set leing such ffees i s n ei ther in the Governorand Council ] nor th e D ep utyes apart but inthe Court onelyAnd the members of the Counci l ] who are part of th e Judgs sor Just ics s of that Court every one here p ’
ssnt Declare theyknow not of any ffees yet taken or paid in that CourtThe Bil l for se t le ing the Train’d bands or the Mili tia read,
som e Additions and am endm “ 3 made there to and orersd to beTranscribed inorder to be sen t up to the D ep utyes , sen t up byCap tnSandfordThe p e t ic
’onof John Marsh for the grant of 800Acres of
Land t o lye on Raway River. It’s ordered that th e Deputy
Governor
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Dishonorabl e to the Goverm ‘,th at there shou ld be obstruc’ons
i n the publ ick busines of the p ’vincs . And that the Gsn’allAssembly WC“ i s Composed of th e Authority and Compactbody of the peoples rep re sent itivs s Should Desert the publickService of the p
’vincs i n p ’senes of obstruc
’ons and not by
their power and Authority remove their obstruc’ons
,w cl‘ may
(i n th e sens e of th is board) m ay most Tend to the Honour ofthe Goverm ‘
,and best An swer th e Duty of the peoples rep'sen
t it ivs s of th i s p’vincs . Ordered that Cap tnBerry and Cap tn
Sandford Carry th is Mess age to the D ep utye s
The Request of Richard Hartshorne being here read,And
t h e reason therein offered wherefore he wou ld bee excused forh ears ing th e office of Sheriffs , being Duely weigsd and Considsidersd
,It i s th e ssncs of the governor and Counci l l
,That the
like or more weighty reasons may be offered by any p’sonap
pointed for that office,and thatnoe p
’sonin that County i s
m ore Capable in respect of Estate or Capacity invnderstandingfitter to vnder goe and execute th e sam e . Therefore it’s thesen se of thi s board that according to Act of gen’all Assembly and in pu rsuance of h is Com ’
s sionhee take vp onhim the
execuc’onof “high Sheriffs of th e County of Monmouth
Adj ourned to 7 a clock n ext 2d Day m orneing .
Att a Counci l held the 21 ”3 t Day of May Anno Dni 1 8 6 3,
P’sent The Deputy Governor
Thomas WarnsCap tnBerryCap tnSandford of the Council lB enj 2L Price
In answer to the Governor and Counci l l 1 9m 3 “ m o 16 8 3,i n
say ing (it’s In sinuated) i s a mistake for that w
"“ i s real ],isno Ins inuac’onfor we are real ly sati sfied that the Gover
nor and Council l have m ade severall offers t hat they wou ldbe wi l l ing to Condiscsnd to the Doing of those things WC"
appears reasonable in answer to satisfis ing the Country bu tthere hath been much tyms spent i n Debates butnothing Donbut what real ly s eem e s to v s rather anobs trucc ’onthen sat isfacc
’on
,And therefore th i s house Doth again s move for an
Adjournm t as beforeEl iz : Towns p . order of the houseMay 21 1 6 8 3
JOHN BOUNDMessengers Thomas Johnson
John Curtis
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The Governor and Council l taking into Considerac’onth eMessage thi s Day sent here from th e D eputyes by Two of theirMembers
,vizt Thomas Johnson and John Curtis— Cannot but
Declare that as they have ever Endeavored so they stil l Des ireth ere may hes a good vnderstanding and Correspondence keptbetween them and th e D ep utyes , And as Conduceing thereuntoth is board has rath er Condiscsnded to s uch words and termes(in pass ing of Acts) w
Ch the D ep uty es hav e v sed, then to Cont est for other words or Termes more p
’
p er, yet we have hadfrom th e D ep utyes many refiecc
’Ons about words and w i ll too
smal l reason,of WC“ th i s last Message gives further Instance
Thos e who vnders tand Engl ish words Know that Insinuac’onand Intim ac’onare Synanjm ous Termes Contrary to yo rGentiment
,what e ver i s real l
,i s p
’
p s rly said to be Ins inuatedor Intimated
,And it’s the Desire of th is board that the grav ity
of the gen’all Assembly maynot be sos Debas ed as to Contes tneedlesly about words , The D ep utyes say that the Governorand Counc il l have m ade severall offers that they would beewil l ing to Condis cend to th e Dos i ng of t hos e things w Ch
appears reasonabl e inAnswer to the satisfieing ' of th e Country
,
w °h al legation as this board acknowledge to bsa great truth soi t’s th e sens e of th is board that i t has b in as faithful ly p ’form ed—And as a D em onstrac’onthereof1 There as not one Bil l bin sent from the D eputye s to th eGovernor and Council l th i s or the late Sess ion of the Assemblybut has bin by vs accorded unto or our reasonable Am endm ‘s
or excep c’ons m ade and retu rned to the D ep utye s
2 Altho there are now s ev’all Bil ls s ent he nce to the
D ep utye s for the gen’all good of th e p ’vince and they n eitherConcurr w t h nor offer e xception s ags t the same
,There i snot
one such before the Governor and Counci l l3 There’s not any greevancs gen’all or p ’ticular vnder W”
the people of th is p’vince laboured
,duering the Goverm t
of thelate Governor Deceas ed
,and Addressed t o the p
’
p rietors for
Redresss,but wee hav e either mos t effectual ly Redressed the
same,or Com
’issionat ed legal l Courts accord ing to Act of
Assembly for thei r R elisfe
4 As the Govern or and Counci l l are a part of the gen’allAssembly of thi s p
’vince they Do Declare that now and at all
tymes they are and shal l b e ready according to the accustomedRegul ar and Legal l p
’cesdings inAssembly to j oyne in th e
Enacting
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Enacting and pass ing any reasonabl e Act or Acts of Assemblyfor the good and welfare of this p
’vince and the people thereof
5 That after th e D ep utye s A llegac’onthat there has bin
m uch tyms spent in Debates and noth i ng Don but what real lyseem es to the D ep utyes
— rath er an obstruc’onthan satisfacc’on
It tends much to the Quiet and Sat isfacc’onof th e Governorand Council l that h ither to
,th ey have not b in i n the least
occac’ons ’s of such obstructions
,And are ful ly sati sfied that
Just ly th ey Merrittnot the least Im p utac’onof that nature butEv ident D em onstrac ’onto the Con trary
,therefore cannot but
agains recomend it to th e house of D ep utyes to Joyne wt h the
Governor and Counci l ] i n a due p’cesdure ingen’all Assembly
to remove these obstrucc’ons
,“ 7
011 when effectual ly Don th eseason of the years may be t aken into Considerac’onin orderto an adjournm t as DesiredTherefore as w ee are members of one body wee EarnestlyDesire what ev er passeth between vs for the future m aynotbee Construed to th e wors t sen s e but that we may amicabl ylay al l m isap p
r'lsenc ’ons aside and what rem ains s yet to be DonEith er for th e furth er p
’
secut ionof th e affaires of thi s p ’vinceor for Adjourm
t to a future meeting may be Don w “ ‘ afi
'
reindly Corresponde ncy ,’ Ordered That Cap tnBerry andBenj i Price carry up th is messageAdj ourned to 7 A Clock tomorrow m orneingAt a Counci l l held the 22i h Day of May Anno Dni 16 8 3
p’s ent The Deputy Governor and p’pr
Cap t BerryCap t Sandford of the Counci l lBenj a Price
A Bi l l D rawn Here Intitul ed an Act for the Due Regulac’on
of Execution s Drawn,w °h being read it’s ordered that the same
be Signed by the Deputy Governor and sent to the D ep utye s ,And that Cap tnBerry carry up th e sameA Bil l sent here from th e D ep utyes Enti t l ed an Act for the
Melitia w e“ being read,I t ap p eare s to Contains the subs t ance
of a former Bil l sen t here from the D eputyes Entitled an Actfor the Militia
,to W C" wee mad e our am endm ”
,and retu rned
th e same Bil l,This latter Bill e xcl uding som e part of our
am endm “ 3 and altering other p’t thereof w “ ‘out reasons given
for the same— This board adheres to the former Bil l andsent to the D ep utyes , And agree not to the l ast b il l
sen t
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sent here from the D ep utyes , And thi s board is ready according to the orderly p
’ce edure of the gen’all Assemb ly to hears
inConference or oth erwise such reasons w e“ the D ep utye s mayoffer agst these am endm ‘s made by vs 85 sen t w“ th e formerBil l t o the house of D ep utyes, ordered , that Cap tnBerry andBenja Price carry vp thi s Mess ageA Bil l sent h ere from the D e putyes ags
tth e sal e of strong
Liquors t o th e Ind ian s w eh being read some am endm ‘s weremade therein
,And ordered that the same be transcribed w“
the am endm t s and sent to the D s p uy tes for their Concurance ,and that Cap tnBerry and Cap tnSandford carry vp this Bi l lThe bi l l Entitl ed an Act for the Due Regulas ’e n of Ex
ecuc’ons— ssnt he re from th e D ep utye s w t h an am endm t
of
thes e words v iz t (men of good rep utac’on) to w °h
am endm‘
th is board agreed
A Message from the D ep utye s i n w riteing v iz tCons idering the s eason of th e years and the necessity of the
R ep resent itives of th is p’vince to bee at thei r hab itations the
wether being so wett by w e“ reason their Cre pps of Corn maybe inmuch Danger to their great Damage and Loss e WC“ p ossibly may be p
’vented by their Speedy rep aireing h ome where
fore the D eputye s moov es for an Adjournm t of th is As semblyti l l th e Third Tusday i n October next
E liz : Towns p . order of the houseMay 22t h 1 6 8 3 JOHN BOUND
Adj ourned to 7 A C lock tomorrow m orneingAtt a Council l he l d the 23 th Day of May Anne D ui 16 8 3
p’s ent The Deputy Governor p’prSam” Groome p ’prCap tnBerryCap tnSandfordCap tnPalmerBenj a Price
of the Council l
A Message from th e D ep utyes inwrite ing to The Governorand Counci l lw Ch being read and the Messengers v iz t Richard HartshorneSam“ Moore and four m ore being here Sup p oss ing the s amenot admitting of th e Councills Concurrencie or oppos ition or
reas ons
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reasons to the Contrary,therefore the Ms ssingers carryed back
the said MessageA Bi l l t o Regu late Treaties w “ 1 the Indians read and agreed
the sam e be signed and sent up to the D ep utyes by Cap tnBerry and Cap tnSandfordA Bill Entitl ed anAct ags‘ t rade ing w negro Slav e s bei ngread agreed the sam e be Tran scribed and sent up to theD ep utyes by Cap tnSandford and Benja PriceA message from the D ep utye s i n writing viz t
To th e Governor and Counci l l
This house Desires that there may be an amicable Concurrancs between the Gov ernor Council l and D eputyes for anAdjeurnm t to th e 3 d Tuesday in October next
,and that th e
D ep utyes of Each respective Towns at th e p ublicac’onof th e
Laws may give n otice to th e Inhabitants of Each Towns thati f any Debts be ow s ing to them from th e Country they maybring in th eir accompts to this Assembly at the next Ses s ion s
ME SS :it}:fiig
t
fgmm e
fidz
p . order of the house
Eliz : Tewne JOHN BOUNDMay 23 th 16 8 3
The Governor and Counci l l h aving Con sidered of the Message inwriteing thi s Day sent from th e D eputyes by RichardHartshorne and Sam” Moore D e Declare that they are andever shal l bee ready Amicab ly to Coneurr w th
th e D ep utyes
for anAdjournm t of the gen’all Assembly according as i sp’scribed i n the gen’al l Concess i on s of th is p ’vince , WC“ Directsthe same . But th e D ep utyes intimat eing th e p ublicae ’onofthe Lawesnow made it’s the sense of thi s board
,That for the
tyms the gen’all Assembly havenew sate D ureing the lastSession or meeting (W
Ch i s but a continu ance of the fl’
orm er)there has been so few Bil l s passed into Acts
,That the
p ublieac’onthereof must rather oceae
’onm isap p rhenc’ons
amongst the peopl e then sat isfacc’on
,And in as much
as there are sev’all nece ssary Bi ll snew Depend ing in the
g en’all Assembly w °h are not yet Concluded and passedin to Acts
,Altho of p
’sentnecess ity for the good of th i s
p’vince
,ffe r want of w e“ thi s board i s ssnceable
,occa
sion has been taken to Reflect (dureing the late Recesse) uponth e Governm t and p
’tieularly vp onthe Governor and Coun
ci l l,Therefore to remove al l j ust occasion to be taken ags" us
or
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or th e house of D ep utyes w e cannot but p ’p ose it as our ssncs ,th at it’s verrynecessary th at in gen’all Assemb ly w e eith er
passe the se Bil ls into Acts wh c“ lye b efore vs before our Adjournm t or otherwise agree in anamicable way to sat isfie theCountry wee w i l lnot at al l medle w “ 1
the same asnot of Service to th e Country and o r Duty therein , And s o soone as ingsn’all Assembly w e have Duly Dispatched th e sam e
,the Gov
erne r and Counci l l are and shal l be wi l ling (no In ev itab le acc ident p
’venting) Amicab ly to Concurr w th
th e D eputyes i n th eadjournm t
p’
p osed and as they have Desired in their Messagen ow sent vs
,ordered that Cap tnBerry and Benja Price carry
th is Mes sage to the D ep utyes
A Bil l Entit led an Act ags t trade ing w th Negro Slav es th isDay sent to the D ep utyes was sent back W
th th eir Concurrenceth ereto w t“ out any am endm “
.
The p etic’enof Sam“ Moore late p ’vost Marsh al l of th is
p’vincsnew high Sheriffs of th e County of Middx and thekeeper of the Cem ’
onGoals for this p ’vines being read , th ereinsetting forth h is former great Cost and Charge in keep ing andm aintaineing th e pris oners w t h out any al lowance for the samew Ch charge is yet Continued uponh im there b eingne e p ’vissionto this Day made for h im
,It is th e ssncs of this board as wel l
hi s former as h is latter Charge expended is p’vinciall and ought
to be borne by the Country for we se serv ic e it is , Therefore itis ordered that his Case bee recommended to th e D ep utyesnew ass embled that they may Consider of some effectualway for h is redresss
,And it’s further p
’
p osed that the
p e tic’oner be ing in a p ’
t ieular of h is Charge that some DueCou rs e may be taken to sett l e by A ct of Assembly or
otherwise such a Sallary on that office or other p’visien
th at th e offi ce w ch i s so n ecessary m ay not one ly beborne w‘h out Cost or Charge to the offi cer but a due Encouragem
t for such who undertake th e sam e,it’s ordered that
Cap tnBerry and Cap t Palmer carry Vp our s snc s to theD ep utyes
Adjourned to 7 A Clock to morrow m orneingAt a Council l h eld th e 24 th Day of May Anne Dni 16 8 3
prsent The Deputy Gove rnor
Cap tnBerry 1Ca tn PalmerCagtnSandford f Of the Councfl lBenj a Price J
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A Message left here last night after th e Adjourmt of the
Council l i s in writeing v iz tThis house desires such a number of the Com ’
itte as th eGovernor and Council l wi l l p lease to appoin t may m eet five ofthis hous e in a Com ’
it te to morrow m orneing about 8 AC lock to Debate th e Bil l s concerneing the mil iti a and thep’bihiting of sel ling of D rinks to the Indians
p . order of the houseEl iz : Towns JOHN BOUND .
May 23 t h 1 6 8 3
Ordered that a Com ’itt e be appoin ted by th is b oard to Cenfirr w “ 1 th e D ep utyes as in their message is directedOrdered that Cap tnBerry Cap tnPalmer and Cap tnSandford go to the hovss of D eputye s and acquaint th em th erew t h
and that they als o attend that service,and make report ofWhat
they Doe therei n to this board.
Cap tnBerry reports from the Com ’it t s appointed that t heirDebate was onely onth e two B il l s above m enc’oned
,And firs t
as to the Mil itia,— they Debated as to that C laus wherei n bythe second bi l l sent from the D eputyes th e Townes are tonominate and appoint the ir ownoffi cers whom the Governorand Counci l l should Com ’issionate
,The D ep utyes s aid that
the would bee thankeful if it would be granted,and if not they
wou ld not contend for ittAs to the Claus being the p
’amble setting forth that by the
Concessions th e gen’all Assembly shou ld by A ct ConstituteTrain’d bands &c —to th is the D eputyes obj ected that SuchClans was a Confirm ae’onof the Concess ions we" the wouldnot . —I t was offered by the members of th e Counci l ] that w t“
out the Claus of the Concess ions they have no power to concerns themselves about the Mil itia for that i t is a p
“rogat ive
due to the Governor and so i s in al l Govs rm t ” in America andi t was rep lyed that they d id as respectingnaturall Safety w e ll
al l were concern’d in— to wCh th ey were an swered that thenth ey ought by Addresss or p etic
’ont o have m ade thei r Desire
Knowns to the Governor and Council l and not by B i l lVp onConsiderac ’onof th e force of the matters Debatedabout the Bi l l for setl ing the Militia i t is the sens e of thisboard that the recitall of the Clau s of the Concess ions i s atruth and p lainely and gennuinely recited , and to sett forth in aBil l of gsn’all Assembly the reason wherefore a matter comesin Act before the Assembly i snecessary e sp s tially ins e t le ingthe Militi a wCh i s a p
’rogative and right i n the Governor and
Counci l l
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th is board that a short Bil l be drawne up by the Governe r and Council l to punish such as shal l refuse to execute the Sh erifi
'
s s office when Com’issionat ed
,and send to
the D ep utye s for their Concurrence , that the same being passedinto Act w ee may cons ider of the Latter in it’s due p lace andorder of tyms
,— ordered that Cap tnBerry and Cap tnPalmer
carry this Message to the D eputyes
A p etic’
onfrom Marie Pope for m eadow to be l aid out w“ 1
fier Land
,agreed that the sam e be read when Sam“ Groome i s
ere
A p e tic’onfrom th e D ep utyes for p iscat taway D s sireing a
grant of al l the Lands w t h i n the Indian p urchase for fi'
ourt eenpounds p . Ann : was h ere read— And Edw : Slater and JohnGi llman being then p
’sent
,they were Answered that their re
ques t wasnot int elligeable , th e quantity of Lands w th i n thosebounds being vncertains . That if the Land were Surveyedthat we might know the number of Acres and they then des ired a Charter for the same
,wee would inquire int o their
p’
p osall and give of Answer
,for th ese reasons at p
’sent wee
cou ld n otAdjourned to 7 A Clock tomorrow m orneing
Att a Council l held the 26 t h Day of May Anne Dui 16 8 3p’sent The Deputy Governor
Sam“ GroomeCap tnBerryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandford
A Message left here last night from the D ep utyes wth the
Bi l l Intitu led an Act to punish such who take not vp onthemthe offi ce of Sheriffs when Com ’
iss ienated w t h the D ep utyes
The Message as followe th
of the Counci l l
The reasons why the h ouse of D ep utyes cannot subm it t tothe Bil l sent from th e Governor and Counci l l as i t is therestated about the Sheriff
'
s refuseing their office when Com ’issionated is
,That the p
°vince being as yet i n h is m inority
and mos t of the ffre eholders of this p’vince being but men of
m eans Estates,This hous e thinkes that such a fine may tend
to the great impoverishing of th e fami lies of some that are ormay be Chosen to th e office of Sheriffs and therefore Dothhumbly offer th is their Bi l lMay 25t h 1 6 8 3 p . order of the house
J OHN ROUNDVp on
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Vp onreading and Cons idering the Messag e yesterday sentfrom the D eputyes relateing to the Bil l t o punish such who takenot upon them the office of Sheriffs when Com ’
is sionated,and
the D eputyes Alterac’ons or Amendmen t s of that Bil l It’s the
s sncs of thi s boardl st That the gen’all Assembly hav eing passed a Bi ll that in
Each County of this p’vince there should be a Sheriffs
,and for
that for th e necess ity of it,w °h they Declare thei r Reasons for
that Bill
2 That in somuch as the offi ce of Sheriffs i s one of the greatest office of Trust and power inEach County in th is p ’vince ,And th erefore ough t to be of persons of most ab i l ity in E states and Capacity in understand ing
3 In that it i s j udged that their Miscarriage in office oughtto b e grievous ly pun ished not one ly to an swer for their Miscarriages to the ki ng
,but to satisfie al l p
’sons who shal l suffer
p’
judice by their Misdoeings4 That Considering th e Cost and Charges of call ing Council l s for Chooseing and Com ’issionateing such offi cers fromtyms to tyms hath h i the r to bin and must be boorne by theGovernor and Goverm t andnot by the p ’ticular Countys ti l li t’s otherwise p
’vided
5 And the am endm t sthe D eputye s have made to the Bill ,
wil l rath er Encourage p’sons of Estate Ability and Capacity
obs tinat ly to refuse then to take vp onthem th e office ofSheriffs
It’s the s sncs of this board that for these reasons and whatother i s contained in th e said Bil l by vs sen t vp That w e cannot inJustice or honour to the Goverm t
condiscsnd to theam endm ‘s made by th e D eputyes to th e said B i l l but for thesaid Reasons Do adhere to the bi l l as the same was sent vp ,And Des ire the D ep utyes Concurrancs thereto— otherwise theGovernor and Counci l l shal l b e ready in a ffree Debate of bothhou ses if th e D ep utyes agree , th ere to , v ind icate th e s ame orrecei ve any matter or thing th e D eputyes shal l offer ags
t th esaid ReasonsAnd this board takeing into Con sideration th e Bil l yesterday
sent from the D ep utyes Entituled an Act concerneing Jurys ,Do Declare as their ssncs that every false and m alit ieus act orthing D onby a Sheriffs or Bayliffe, th ey are punishable for thesam e w t h
out any Act m ade,but it s eems unreasonabl e to this
board l 3 t That the D eputyes shou ld offer a B i l l to Infiic tgre l vo
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u s
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greivous p unishm t svp onan offi cer Com ’
is sionated before anyp’vissroni s made for Sallery or Reward for such officer for theDoing of 11 18 offi ce
2 That whi lst th e D ep utye s p’
p o se anin considerab le ffins tobe imposed on an offi cer for wholely refuseing an o ffice w Ch i sDeclared of necessi ty— They shou ld appoin t greivous p unishm t
for a Miscariage in that office , and for Acts that areneith erm alitieus ly or knowe ingly D en
,The Consequence of w °h is
rather to D s terr and discourage p’sons from hears ing office th an
ofiiciateing such as are Declared by Act of Assembly to be ofnecessity in this p
’vincs
All w c" the Gov ernor and Counci l l are ready to maintains ina ffriendly D ebate w t " the house of D ep utye s , i f th ese our
reasons in writeing giv e themnot plen ary Satisfac’e nordered and Agreed That Cap tnBerry and Cap tnpalm ercarry up the said Message and cal l of the D ep utyes for theirConcurrence to Gsn’all Bil l s sent to them from the Gov ernorand Counci l lnew rcm ains ing w t h them
,to w eh the D ep utyes
haveingnot returned Answer, according to th e Rule and Customs of gen’all Assembly ’s , v iz i , The Bill Entitl ed an Act forthe Mil iti a
,The Bil l Ent ituled an Act to p ’
vent th e Sal e ofStrong Liquo'
s to the Indians,The B i l l to Regulate Treatie s
w t hthe Ind ians
,The Bil l for m akein
gand setl ing of high
ways s , passages bridges and fferryes wt in thi s p
’vince
Vp onConsideration of th e B i l l th is Day sent from theD ep utyes to p
rvent th e raise ing or im p oseing any tax &c
,
upon the people of this p’vincs but by Act of gen’all Ass embly ,
— It’s the s ens e of th is board that al l the m atters to be p’vided
for in the said B il l are already suffi ciently p’vided for and the
lib’ty of the ffree peop le of thi s p vincs amongst other th ings
fu l ly secured by the gen’all Concessions of th is p ’vincs ,The p et ic
’onof Mary Pe p e to have a p ’p ortionof Meadow
to 100 acres of up land alread laid out— Vp onInspection of theBooks of Record of th is p
’vince i t ap p eares that th e 28 t h of
March 16 76 there i s a warrt to l ay out for John Pops a 100acres of Vp land and m eadow in p
’
p ortionIt’s ordered thatvp onthe p et ic’o”
paymtof th e arrearages of Quit Rents and
takeing a pattent she may have a warrt t o lay out th e MeadowDesired
,and it’s referr
’d to the Deputy Governor and Sur
veye r gen’all to s ee th e sam e effectedThe p e tic
’onof Jane Ogden for 300 acres of Land in El iza
beth Towns for her husbands rights according to Concess ionsIt
’s ordered that i t be referred to the Deputy Governor and
Surveyor
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Surv eyor g en’all to examin e what Lands hav e bin laid out ortaken vp by the husband in h is l i fe tyms— That according toConces s ions sh e may have her just righ tsThe petition of Robt Stiv e rs Blacksmith of Elizabeth Townsfor Lands according to th e publ ished Conces si ons of the p rs entLords p
’
p rie tors— It’s ord ered that th e Surveyor gsn’all lay out
such p’
p ortionw t h inthe bounds of Eliz abeth Towns accordingto the Tenor of the said Comm i ssi on s and th at th e DeputyGovernor issue out a warrt to the Surveyor g en’all AccordinglyThe peti tion of Benj a Price Jun‘r of El izabeth Towns settingforth that in th e years 1 6 76 he had a warrt from th e lat e Governe r and Counci l l t o th e then Surv eyor g ens ’all to l ayout forh im 90 acres of Vp land and meadow in p ’p ort ionw Ch hithertoh e s Coul d not p
’cure t o b e laid out for him— I t’s ordered that
the Deputy Governor is sue out his warrt to the Surveyor
gen’all to l ay out th e said Lands w t“ i n the bounds of El izabethTowns accord ing to Conce ssions .The p e t ic
’onof Danie l Hoop to hav e th e Land ordered h im
in March last vp onthe Raritan River to bee Survey’d It’s ordered that the Deputy Governor is su e out his warrt to th e Surv eye r Gen’al l to Surv ey the Same Land in order to th e pattenting the s ame .The p e tie
’onof Joseph Ogd en Son of John Ogden deceased
of Elizabeth Towns to have 90 acres of Vp land and meadow inp’
p ort ionw t h inthe bounds of Elizabeth Towns according toa warrt formerly granted by the late Gov ernor Phil l CarteretEsq r and to h av e th e same laid out as hee has formerly p it ch
’t
vp onIt’s referred to the Su rveyor gen’all t o Inqu i re of th esame land by h im p itch
’t vp onbenot in p ’iudice of any others
right,and report thereof t o the Depu ty Govern or
,i t’s referred
to him to iss ue out a warr“ to su rv ey the same inorder to thep at tenting thereof accord ing to Conces s ion sA Message from the D ep utyes i n writ ing as fol l oweth
The House of D eputyes takeing into their Seriou s Considerac
’on
,The weight of some Bi l ls lys i ng before them sent
from th e Gov ernor and Council l t o this house Desires that theymay fi rst have tyms al l owed them to acqu aint th e Inhabi tantsof this p
’vince that hath Delegated them ,
w ih '
the Contentsthereof their Advice and orders i n the p
’m isse s, And to that
End Doth humb ly offer for an Adjourmt to the Third Tuesday
inOctoberp : order of the house
May 26 th 1 68 3 JOHN BOUND .
Ordered
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Ordered that Cap tnPalmer and Cap tnSandford forthw‘“go to
the D ep utyes and acquaint them that vp onConsideration of
their Message th is board agrees that they im ’ediately Attend the
Governor and Council to Consider th e subj ect matter of thei rMessage inorder to an Adjournm "
A Conference had w t h the D ep utyes wherein after manythings was p
’
p osed to Confirms , make voy’d or Review the
gen’all Concession s of the p ’vince , That the p ’vince might beeat some certaintie of the Ground foundac’onon w e“ westand
,after some fu rther Debate and the D ep utye s Consulteing
apart,The speaker retu rned Answer that the D eputyes next
second Day m orneing 6 A Clock wou ld meet and Conferr w t h
the Governor and Counci l l about the Concession sAdj ourned 6 A Clock mex 2d Day m orneing
Att a Counci l l held the 28 t h Day of may Anne D ui 16 8 3
p'sent Th e Deputy Governor
Cap tnBerryCap tnPalmerBenj"L Price
A Message from th e D eputyes in writeing as fol lowethTo the Governor and Council l
This house according to the Debate on Sat terday the $26“
i nstant hath appointed ffour of their Members to m eet su ch anumber of the Council l as the Governor and Counci l l shal lsee meet
p : order of the houseMay 28 t h 16 8 3 JOHN BOUND
Benj “ Parkis dcJohn Gil lman
The Governor and Council l vp onConsiderac’onof the. m e s
sage now sent from the D e put es It’s ordered that Cap tn
Berry and Cap tnPalmer forthw "repairs to th e D ep utyes and
acquain t them that the Governor and Council l Do Concurrw t " their p
’
p ositienand have agreed that th e Governor and al lth e Council lnew i n Towns meets w t h the D ep utyes in t he’posed Conference
,one this i s the further ssncs of th is
board,th at the Conference be ffree and before all the Deputyesnew
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now i n Towns that al l p ’sons Concern’d m ay have a ful l andC lears vnders tanding of the matters in D ebate
,And no opper
t unity gi ven of m isrep orteing the matters Debated And th atthe Conference be forthw‘" i n th e Counci l l Chamber
A Mess age from the D ep utyes in writeing viz tTo the Governor and Counci l l According to our Mess age
t hisZm orneing this house has Chosen four of th eir Members tomeets as many of the Counci l l as the Governor and Counci l lshal l see good to appoint wCh said members are ready toattend
p . Ord er of the houseJoseph Parker l M
JOHN BOUNDHenry Lyon ess
May the set h 16 8 3
It’s agreed that Such Conference as i s p’
p osed be ffree andw “ 1 Such Members ss th e D ep utyes by their Message say thehave appoin ted and that the Governor and Council l lay as ideal l other matters and give way to the said ConferenceRichard Hartshorne
,Edward Slater
,Thomas Johnson and
John Gillman came here i n pursuance of the Message,Sev
’all
people came in wherein was re lated our former p’ce edure w t h
the D sp utyes ,— and som e p
’tieulars re lat eing to the Concessions
— Richard Hartshorne al ledged hee was to meet a Com ’it t ee ofthe Council l andnot the Governor inCouncil l— it was Answered that our Message was to acquaint them the Governor andal l those of the Counci l l in Towns should meet them and thei rAnswer to o’s d id not oppose it— s oe w ee desired a free Conerence w th both houses
,— After a long stay til l past Twelv e A
Clock It was agreed and ordered that the further p’ceedure on
such Conferrence as p’
p ossd should b e D eferr’d t i l l Wednesday
morrow m orneing 7 A Clock, To w Ch tyms the Council l Ad
journ’d accordinglAdjourn’d to 7 A Clock wednesday m orneing
Att a Counci l l held th e 3 ot h Day of May Anne D ul 16 8 3
P’sent The Deputy Governor
Cap tnBerryCap tnPalmerLawrence AndresseBanja Price
of the Counc :
80
A message from the D ep utyes in writeingTo the Governor and Counci l]
The h ouse of D ep utye s haveing s ome th ings in Considerac’onat this p
’s ent
,Crave the patience of the Governor and Counci l l
awhi le for the D ep utyes waiteing vp ont hem and they wil l attend as soene as poss ibl eAnswer was given them the Governor and Council l wereready when the D ep utyes would Com e here and that theymight take thei r owns tyms
In the afternoon s the D ep utyes came D owns and De li veredi n th is paper fo l lowing v iz t
Whereas on the 26 t h ins tant the Governor and Counci l l vrgedthe D ep utyes for an Answer either to owns the Concessions orDeny them our p oss itive Answer is wee Disowns th emMay 16 8 3 p : order of the house
JOHN BOUND .
The Governor and Council l then takeing the same into Debate inFree Conference w t h
the D eputyes— acquainted the
D e p utye s, fi rst that owneing or D isowneing was not a termsvsed by the Governor and Counci l l but the p
’
p osit ionwasthe 26 t h to Confirms m ake voyd or rev iew the Concessionsof w eh th is i snot or p ’p os ed in words of Act of gen’all Assembly
2 That the m akeing voyd of our fundam entall of foundae ’onof Governm t was not l ike min isters of State or gen’all Assembly but to p
’
p os s someth ing in the place of that made voy’d,
Co nsidering that the p riviledges of gen’all Assembly Dependsthe reon .
3 That if he had anyth ing to p’
p ose inorder to Confirmsor make voyd the g
'
en’all Concess ions by way of Act p ’p ose i tand as pt of g en’all Assembl y wee are ready to Answer thesame
The D ep utye s made Answer that they cou ld not Determineany such matter until l they Considered thereof amongst themse lves and thereupon w “ ‘drew from the Counci l l
Adjournd ti l l 7 A Clock to morrow m orneing
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for 120Acres of Land w‘h in the bounds of Piscattaway— vponexamination i t ap p eare s not wherefore the s ame was grantedand that his p
’tencs i s Convey’d orAssigned to Danie l Hooper
,
The Substance of th e s ame petition i s le ft to the Consids rac’onand D eterm inac’onof the p rssnt p ’p rietors and i f they seecause the Governor to i ssue out his warrt for laying out th esame as Des iredThe p etic
’onof Richard C larke of E l izabeth Towns for 300
Acres of Land for head rights accord ing to th e Concess ion s,
Agreed and ordered that h e makeing h is rights appears to theGovernor that then a warrt be issued out by the Governor tothe Surveyor Gen’all for laying out the same according to theTenor and effect of th e p e tie
’on
The p e tic’onof Gersham Bown s by Joseph Bonbridge hi s
Attorney to have a pattent for 500 Acres of l and according tothe order of Counci l l the second of March last at 7
12 p Acre ,
and the Addition of 120 Acres att such rent as th e p’
p ris tors
and the p et ic’ener cann agree— It’s ordered th e matter of the
p et ic’onbe left to the p ’sent Deputy Governor and Surveyor
gen’al l to Determine and Agree w t h the p e tic’oner t o make a
pattent for part or al l as they see meetThe p s t ic
’onof Jos eph Bainbridge for the l ike quantity of
Land upon the termes above expressed,i t’s ordered and agreed
that the l ike reference bee as in th e p e t ic’onl ast above men
t ioned.
The p s t ic’onof Jeremy Markham read— D s sireing that land
may be laid ou t for him w t l'inthe bounds of Thi s Towns , aocording to the p
’
p ort ionexpressed in th e now p’
p ris tors Con
cession s— It’s ordered and agreed that he m akeing his rightappears the Deputy Governor i ssue out his warrt for the l ay ingout the same as is pet ition edVp onthe Inspection of th e gen’all Concess ions of thi s
p’vince
,And vp onConsideration of the Absolute neces s ity of
Laying out of Lands (Agreed and Ordered by the Govern orand Council l to bee laid out and Survey
’d) to ss v
’all p
’sons
,
Who have p e tie’onsd to have th e same in pursu ance o f their
respectiv e Rights granted by the said gen’all Concession sI t i s Agreed and Ordered that th e Surveyor g en’all Donot onely make such Subscrip c
’onfor the fai thful p ’
for
mance and E xecuc’onof h is office but al so p
’sent vnto
t h e Deputy Governor, Two or more Deputy Surveyors forthe more effectuall p
’formanee of th at offi ce of Surveyor who
may make such subserip c’onfor the ffaithfull p ’form ance of
thei r respective Dutyes i n that behal fs , And inCass th e su rveye r gen’al l sh al lno t p r
sent such p ’
sons for D e putye s vnto theDeputy
8 3
Deputy Go vernor w“ ‘i n the space of ffourteenDayesnewnextEnsueing , That then the Deputy Governor appoint and Com’issionat e Two or m ore p
’sons skillfull in Surveying Causs ing
the said p’sons to make such Subscrip c’ons as aforesaid w ell said
p’sons so p ’
sent ed appointed and Com ’issionated and Subscribe
ing as aforesaid shall and may execu te al l warri s given outvnto them for Survey and make return s thereof
,in order to the
p at tenting of Lands, that righ t may be Don vnto al l p ’sons andJustice nei ther D eny’d or D elay
’d to b e Don vnto every one
The want whereof h eretofore D ureing the late Goverm tvnder
th e lat e Lords p’
p rietors has bin the occasion of many Cont en
t ions Quarre lls and offences taken agt the Govsrm t we ll we finds
i s not to bee w thout trouble and ~D ificulty Allayed .
Ordered and Agreed that E liakinWardel l of Shresburey i nth e County of Monmouth gent bee High Sheriffs of th e saidCounty
,and that the Deputy Governor issue out his Com ’
issionto him vnder the S eals of th e p ’vinceAtt a Council l held at Elizabeth Towns the l at h Day ofAugust Anne Dui 16 8 3
p’sent The Dep uty Governor
Cap tnPalmerCap tnSandford of the Counc :Benj a Pri ce
It’s ordered and agreed that anew Com ’issionbe forthw‘h
is sued out under the seals of thi s prov ince for the Ju sti ces ofthe Court of Com’on Right
,And that th e Justices to bee Com
m issionated vntill the Governor and Counci l l otherwi se Doeorder shal l bee Col l Lewis Morri s
,Cap tnJohn Berry Cap tn
Palmer Cap tnWil l iam Sandford B enj ’L Price , Members of th eGovernors Council l
,Thomas Warns Cap tnJohn Baker Sam“
Dennes Benj a Park is Thomas Codrington M’chant
,Danie l l
He ep er Mrchant
,and Lieuet ent John Ward
Att a Council l held the 15th August 16 8 3 att "ElizabethTowns
The Deputy GovernorCol l Morri sCap tnPalmerCap tnSandford of the Counc :Lawrence AndressBenj a Price
George
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Georg e Heathcot t and Cap tnv i cars b eing here p f sent i t wasi nquired of Geo . Heath cot t wh e ther h e s upon any di scours ew l h Governor Carte re t Deceased
,o r w t h Cap tnVicars before
the Com eing of the proprieto r s i n th is province v iz t agt the
las t winter,Ev er tooks and agreed to take the hous e where the
p's ent Governornow l iv es for winter onely or th at the propri eto's should come inh ere as Ten t s for winter onelyGeorge Heathce t t affirm es that hee spoke to the late Governor ag
t the last winte r and h is words were to h im— That heevnders tood that his father G room and som e other of th e proprieto r s were then coming ov er vnto this province And said tothe Governor
,that i t wou ld bee wel l i f h es would repairs th e
o ld house for them agt winter for their w in ter Quarte rs
,— But
Denyes th at be e ither tooke the same or Discoursed to takethe same for any tym s
, (as for the winter) or as to take it as aTenant
,or looked vp onthe hou se as such
Lawrence Andress being desired to appears as a witne sss forCap tnVicars , who had al leged that the house was taken by th eproprieto r s for th e winter onely and that the p roprietors cameinto th e same as Tenants— The said Lawrence being Des iredto express his ssncs and knowledge th ereof saith— That hewas p
's ent when George Heath cot t Discoursed with th e
late Governor Carteret towards the last winter,some tyms
before th e Com eing of proprietors,And that George Heath
cott Did then tel l the Governor that hee vnderstood that hisfather Groom and some other of th e proprietors were thenCom eing over into th is prov ince, And said to the Governorthat it wou ld D oe wel l i f h e would repairs the old house ag
t
winter for their winter quarters— That there was then menc’onm ade th at the p roprietors were to bui ld att Amboy point— bu tthatnos m snc ’onmade as if the proprietors were to come in asTen “ or that th ey were to live i n the house as Tenants for th ew i nter
“onely or that they were to Remove from th e house whenthe winter was over
,or when they had buil t att Ambo poyntne e menc’on or Discourse thereof to the bes t of m y memory
Lawrence Andress
Att a Counci l l held at Elizabeth Towns th e 16 th Day ofAugust Dni 16 8 3
The Deputy GovernorThomas Warn sCol l Lewis MorrisCapt John PalmerCap tnWm Sandford of the Gonne zLawrence AndressBenj “ Price
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The petiti on of Cap tnJohn Palmer and The : Codringtonh ere p
’sent ed
,w Ch set-t s forth that they have formerly had by
order of th is board A warrant issued out according to Custom s for th e survey of a Tract of Land belonging to th em andthei r Ass ociate s att th e R aritan
,That the warrt has bin De
l i vered to th e n ow Surv eyor General l wh o refus es to surveyth e same until l th e L “ S Proprie to rs sevenths be e sett out to
them according to th e Concessions— And further setting forththat the late Gov ernor Carteret who wel l knew andwas in st ructed wul
th e prop rieto rs Int re st here , refused to Con sent that theLand should bee laid out to them before hee had reserv ed toh im selfs inhis own s name and Ga : Mienvell th e 4 t h p
’
t
thereof w Ch they Concei ve was or oug ht to bee for the pro
p rie tors sevenths Cap tnPalmer w t rawing and th e samecom eing i n D ebat e and Cons iderat ion of th i s h eard it ’s agreedand Declared to be e th e sence of th e Governor and Counci l l
p’s ent And is given under th ei r h ands in writeing as foll oweth
viz t— Vp onthe petition of Cap tnJohnPalmer and M r The .
Codrington my s sncs is th at Governor Carteret reserved th e
ffourth part of the purchas e to himself as he was then a ful lAuthorized p
’sonto secure the proprieto r s s eventh p
’t and
therefore out of that fourth part the propri eto rs Rights i s tobee required
,This i s the sence of me Wil liam Sandford
,This
above written is the sence of vs vnderwrit tenLewis MorrisLawrence Andres s Benj a PriceVp onthe pet ition of Cap tnJohn Palmer and The : Codrington my sence i s that a seventh p
’t of that whole Tract o f Land
bee l aid out for the proprieto rs and the n their other p rop e rtion s to be e laid out to them and not oth erwis e Thom as Warn sThen th e furth er resoluc
’onat that tyms was su spended to
the next meeti ng of th e Counci l l
Att a Counci l l h eld at El izabeth Towns the of August1 6 8 3
p'sent The Deputy Governor
Sam“ GroomeThe : WarnsCap tnBerryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandford 85Benj a Price
Of the Gonne zwas agains Read over the pet it ion of Cap tnPalThe : Codrington , And in writeing Cap tnBerryh i s sens e vizt Governor Carteret hav ing formerl y
taken
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taken up farr more Land to his p’ticular than was D ue
to him by Conces sions or grant of the L“ proprietorsmy sence is that the proprieto rs seventh p
’t ought to bs s
bee taken out of the ffourth ptof the above s d Land next to
the p i scataway bounds and the rest to bee D e vided amongstth e purchasers
,
— Then Sam” Groome saith hee shal l not Surveynor set oth ers to Survey such Large Tracts of Land as Cap tnJohn Palmer and Associates laid Claims vnto i n East Jerseyvnle s s th e seventh or a Com p ensac’onfor the sam e Reservedfor the u se of the proprieto rs in such manner as the Con cess ion sDoes Direct
,East Jersey 3 0 6 -mo Sam “ Groome
After a Considerable Debate of the prm isses in Counci l l the
Governor proprietors and Council l cam e to this R esoluc’on
viz t— That a warrt bee i ss ued out by the Deputy Governor tothe Surveyor Gen’all or Deputy Surveyor to Surv ey layoutbutt and bound the said Tract of Land i n manner fo l lowingv iz t— one ffourth p t next vnto the bounds of piscataway to beereserved for th e vses hereafter expressed
,-And the other three
ffourth p’ts thereof to bee Surveyed and laid out i n six s qua l land proportionable parts to and for the use of Cap tnJohnPalmer
,Thomas Codrington
,John Wh it e
,John D elevall
,
Richard Hal l and John Royse,their beires and Ass ignes equally
that the proprie to r s Seventh p’t of th e whole Tract o f Land
shal l bee laid out and taken from and out of the above m enc’oned 4m p ’t ne xt to Piscataway bounds and that y e remainderof the S“ ffourth p
’t bee reserved to th e order and Disposit ion
of the Gov ernor and Council l as they shal l see Cause inJust iceand equi ty
,And that Cap tnPalmer The : Codrington&e
g iveing Accompt of the 4 i h p ’t of the Indian p urchase of al lthe said Tract th at Sam “ Groom e E mburse them the sam e or
s uch p’t thereof as they have not Received
The p ctic’ono f Henry Green l andnow read , the Conte n ts
whereof were to appeals to the Gov ernor and Council l to Correct the Errors of a J udgm
t had agt him inthe County Cou rt
o f Essex at the suite of Edward Slater, vp onWC“ were a w ritt
of Error into th e Court of Com’on Right and Judgmt the re
affirm ed,Vp onDebate and Cons iderac’onth ereof i t’s the
s ens e o f th is board that the Governor and Counci l l cannotJudici al l y as Governor and Council l Correct the Errors of aJ udgm
t affi rmed inth e Court of Com ’on Right nor h ave powerto D e c the sam e
A pap. brought here by the hands of Stephen Osborne andJohn Aren t
,Subscribed by Isaac Wh itehead and by h im w rit t
by order of the Com i’t t e of p’sons Deputed by th e Towns WU"
pap . was as fol loweth v i z t
Whereas
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Whereas i t’s publickly knowns that Col l Richard Nichol ls,
Did by pattent gi ve and grant unto John Baker John Ogden,
Luke Watson and John Bayly and their Associates a certai n sTract of Land bounded as i n the said pattent is ful l y sp ecifiedAnd in as much as the said p at tents e’s and their Assoc iatesbath to this Day by force been p
’vent ed of the peaceable In
joymt planting set l ing and rsap eing the benefitt of the grant
and patten t aforesd the wre forre wee hepe Can not Deprive u sof the benefitt ffrs edom es and Im ’
unities i ntended vs bythe sd Grant but on th e Contrary from henceforth D oe Desi reand Expect a R em ovall of th e afores“ force and obst ruc
’ons of
a fu l l and ffree Injoym t of the s aid p atten t or gran t w t h al l it’sffrs edom s s and Im ’
unities w eh wee finds to bee th e miudes oft he m os t of the Town s w t h vs
,and w Ch will b est tend to a
peaceab le and loveing se t t lem tof the Inhabitants of the s
"
Eliz abeth Towns,and s e e D oing wil l ob l ige v s to p ’form s what
is requi red of vs according to the true intent and meaneing of
the s“ gran t and pattent
E liz Towns by order of the Com ’itt ee or p
’sons
A ugt 3t h 1 6 8 3 Deputed by the Towns
I S AAC WH ITEHEAD .
wCh being Read and Cons idered the whole matters alledgedbeing ne ither Matters of Record but m es re Allegac
’ons i t’sno t knowne to th e Governor and Counci l ]
,Therefore th at a due
Considerac ’onmay bee had t o th e matters offered and that thep’sons Addres s ing here are Interested therein It’s the s sncs o f
th e Govern or and Council l That the Addres sors h ere to thisboard D os bring here the pattent of Governor Nicho l l s vnderthe hand of the said Governor and the seals p rovint iall by WP“
he made such grant as i s al ledged,That then the matters
further Alledged may bee taken i nto Due Considerac ’onandsu ch order and agreem
t made therein as may be Consistant toJustice and EquityThe p et ic
’onof Jam es Graham and Sam” Winder in b ehalfs
of th emselves and Associ ates here Read , setting forth that theGovernor and Council l D id formerly grant a warrt Directed tothe Surveyor General l to Survey a Tract of Land mentioned inthe s“ warrt lys ing onthe Raritan River wcl‘ wan" wasDel ivered to the Surveyor general l and he s refus ed to yeildobedience thereunto— And Sam” Groome the Surveyor Generall com eing here inCounci l l and being D es ired to executethe same accord ing to h is Duty and his Cem ’
is sionei ther inhis own s p
’s onor by a Lawful Deputy— And it being vrg
’
d to
him
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h im that the warrt of Survey was neither to Determin eth e proprietors Righ t unto th e sevenths nor to Determine anyother p
’sons rights or p
rt entions— And that neither by the
General l Concess ions nor by the Governor,and Councills Com
’issionor Authority it l ay in th em to grant a warrt to appropriate a Seventh to the proprietors by and in thei r warrt of Survey but onely to grant warri s for su rvey
,But that the Tract of
Land being inth e hands of the p etic’oners before the p 'ssntproprietor s Arivall here or Interest inthis prov ince i t’snecessary to know the quanti ty of Acres therein th atth e same m ay be appropriated w“h Respect to the Int eres t of th e p et ic
’oners proprietors and others concerned
And it ap p eare ing to th is board that the 8“ Sam11 Groome has
not quallified himsel fs or any Deputy Surveyor to Execu te theJust warrt s of this board— It’s ordered by the Governor andCounci l l that in pursuance of the order of thi s board of th e 3 13 -mo last Phill ip Wel l s bee Deputed and appoin t A DeputySurveyor of this Province and that the Governor make h im aCom
’is sionfor that purpose and that th e 8
“ Deputy Surveyorbeing quallified accord ing to the Concess ions , That h ee execu ts the Orders and warr“ of the Governor and Counci ll
,the
said Sam“ Grooms p’em torily refuseing the same in Contempt
of this Board— It’s therefore agreed and ordered by th e Governor and Counci l l that the Deputy Govern or i ssu e out h is warrtfor survey of th e said Tract of Land that the s ame may beed isposed and pat tent sd according to Justice and Equity to th eRespecti ve p
’sons have ing Right th erevnto
The Deputy Governor p ropos ed a matter to the Counci l l forthei r Advice— v iz i— That in Conference w t h Sam“ Groom abouta Treaty w t h
the Indians for a Tract of Land onth e RaritanThe D ’
“ Governor al ledged that it was most safe to make outSurvey and know th e quant ityes of Land before any Treaty forpurchase Sam“ Grooms al ledged hes had seens the Land andwould Treat Contract and agree before m arkeing or surveyingout the Land
,wh s rs vp onthe Counci l l Advis ed vnanim ously
th at inm ake ing any purchase of Indian Right th e same shou ldbe e marked and Surveyed not onely before paym
t but alsos before any Treaty Contract or Agresm
t w t h the NativesAgreed and ordered that the grant l ate ly had from the Dukeof yorke to the proprietors bee Entered upon Record
THO . RUDYARDJ OHN BERRYJ '
. PALMERlV'“ SANDFORDBENJ “ PRICE
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Att a Counci l l held att El izabeth Towns th e 26 i h Day ofNovem ber 16 8 3
p’sent The Deputy Governor
Cap tnBerryBenj a Price of the Counci llCapt Palmer
A message from the D ep utyes as fol l owethThe h ouse of D ep utyes hav e made Choyce of M r Sam11
Dennes and John Hans to Joyne w“ 1 a Com t e e from the Governe r and Council l to Consider of the Bi l l concerning the proh ibite ing the sale of strong D rinks to the Indian s
By order of the hous eJOHN BOUND .
Agreed that th e Governor and Council l bee in a Com t e e tomeets the D ep utyes onthe subj ect matter of the messageabov eThe Com‘e e mett and Considered of severall heads in orderto draw up a Bil l
Then Adj ourned to 8 a Clocks tomorrow m orneing .
Att a Council l he ld att E lizabeth Towns 27t h Nov 1 6 8 3
Th e Deputy GovernorCap tnBerryCap tnPalmer of the Counc :Benj a Price
Agreed that Cap tnPalmer Draw vp a Bi l l onthe subjectmatter on well the Com t e e yesterday Con sultedThe B il l being drawne up and Read
,agreed that the same
bee Transcribed and sent t o the D ep utyes for their Concu rrence .A Bil l sent from the D ep utye s Entitl ed an Act to p
’vent
Tip ling , read and ordered that the Governor signs the sam e
A Bil l s ent from the D eputyes Intitu led an Act for Regulac’on of ordinarys s— read and Amended and ordered that thesam e be signed by th e Governor and sent to the D ep utyes fortheir ConcurrenceA Bi l l Int ituled an Act for the m ore Regu lar ordering of
ffences— order the Governor signs the sameA Bil l sen t from the Deputyes Intituled an Act to Incouragethe kill ing of woolves
,Read and ordered that th e Governor
sign s the sam e
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Th e Bil l for the exp lenac’onof the Act Conserneing sw i ne ,Amended re ad and agreed that the same bee signed by theGovernor and sent to the D eputyes for th ei r ConcurrenceAgreed that Cap tnBerry and Cap tnPalmer Carry Vp al lthe Bi lls above m enc’onsd to the D eputyes
Adjourned to 8 A Clock tomorrow m orneingAtt a Counci l l held at Elizabet h Towns i n the County ofEssex Nov 28 1 6 8 3
The Deputy GovernorCap tnBerryCap tnPalmer of the Counc :B enj ab Price
Adj ourned to 8 A Clock tomorrow m orneingAtt a Counci l l held at Elizabeth Towns the 29 th Nov : 16 8 3p‘s ent The Deputy Governor
Cap tnBerryCap tnPalmer of the Counc :Benj “ Price
A B i l l Intitu led an Act for the R egulac’onof m akeing of
Pat t ents f or Land read and Ordered to bee signed by theGovernor and sent vp to the D eputyes for their Concurrenceby Cap tnPalmer 85 Cap tnBerryA message from the D ep utye s for a Com
’itt ee to Debate
about horses read and agreed that the members of th e
Com’ittee now p resent meets the D eputyes i n a Com
e e
The Bill for Regulac’onof Ordinaryes— Ths Bil l for the
E xp lsnac’onof ye Act about SwineL —A Bil l for R egulat eingTrade w th
th e Indians sent by this Board to the D ep utyes , R s
turned w th their ConcurrenceThe Come e meeting Drew vp some heads for a Bil l to beeprepared— ordered that Cap tnPalmer Draw vp a Bi l l to beesent to the D eputyes in order the same may bee pas sed intoan ActA p e tic
’onof Cornel iu s Longfield setting forth that by Con
s ent of the lat e Governor Carteret h ee had purchas ed a Tractof Land of the Indian s on th e south s ide the Raritan River,had a warrt granted h im the 25t h Jun e 16 8 1 , for the surveythereof
,That it was accordingly surveyed and Desires a pat
ten t thereof,vp oni nspection of the warrt for survey the Date
ap p eares to bee altered {.and the warri was made as ap p eare s 1h},
t e
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the Records the 25‘h of Oct 1 6 8 1— and th e surv ey thereofap p eares not to h es the l at e s urveyor Generalls hand writeingnor hisnam e thereto but by some other hand and the IndianDeed of Sal e not Recorded
,Its agreed that a warrt be e
Issued out to th e new Deputy Surv eyor to survey the
whole Tract of Land in the Ind ian purchase and that thequantity of Lands to bee granted may bee thenCons idered ,accord ing to Justice
,and that the Indian Deed of Sale or
proofs thereof bee Entred on RecordAdjourned to 8 a C lock tomorrow m orneing
At a Counci l l h eld at Elizabeth Towns i n the County ofEssex 3 ot h Nov : Anne Dui l 6 8 3 |
prssnt The Deputy Governor
Cap tnBerryCap tp
Palmerof the Counc
Benj P1 108
Cap tnSandford Jo
Ordered that Cap tnPalmer and Benj “ Price goe from thisboard to th e D ep utyes and Cal l of them for their Concurrenceto the Bi ll for the Regul ar m akeing of p at t ent s for Land .
A Message from the D ep utye s for a Come e
of some numberof p
’sons of the Council l and D ep utyes about the publ ick
Charge of the Country— Agreed that this board Concurr w t“
them therein,and that Cap tnBerry Cap tnPalmer Cap tn
Sandford and Benja Price or any three of them Attend thesam e
A p etic’onof Otto Laurence to have a Tract of Land in the
south River h ee had bought of the Indian s by B i l l of SaleD ate 2 May 16 8 1— the bi l l of sale being produced— hes was
asked i f he s had a warrt from the Late Governor to purchaseof the Indians hee Answered no
,hee had often Des ired bu t
was refused— The Bil l of Sale was of Edward Slaters writeing— hee being p
’sent sayes hee knowes n othing of Otto
Lau rence buying it w t hout warrt being onely Employed in
i t to make the Bil l of SaleA Bi l l fornulac’onof abuses in takeing vp horses ,Transcribed Read and agreed to be s ign ed by the Governorand sent vp to the D ep utye s
A Bil l Ent ituled an Act for the better Enabling of p ’sons inthi s province to Recover thei r Just Debts ags t non Res identsread and agreed to bee signed by the Governor and sent vp tothe D eputye s a
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The Two last bi ll s to be sent vp by Cap tnBerry Cap tnPalmer and Cap tnSandfordOrdered that they cal l onthe D ep utyes for thei r Concu rrence to 2 Bill s sent them the las t Convenc’e n— ons Ent itu led an Act for th e Mal it ia— th e other to Regulate Treatiesw “ 1 th e IndiansA Bil l sent from the D ep utyes purporting a grant of a po l l
for the Governors Charge read and the Cons ideration thereofD efer
’d t i l l tomorrowAdj ourned to 8 a Clock s tomorrow m orneing
Att a Counci l l h eld att E lizab eth Towns in the CountyEssex— ffirs t December 16 8 3 |
pfsent The Deputy Governor p’pr
Cap tnBerryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandford dzB enj a Pri ce
Beniamin Price one of the Members of Counc . giveing theboard to vnderstand th at i n pursuance of an Order of th isBoard that the Gove rnor had i ss ued out h is warrt of the 20t h
May last past for laying out and survs ing to h im 270 Acres ofLand in the bound s of Elizabeth Towns w t h meadow i n proporc’on W Ch warrant was Del ivered to Sam” Groom the lat esurveyor Generall Deceased
,and not Executed fu lly
,vp onCon
siderac’onthereof the said Benj a Price w‘hD rew out of Coun
cil l— It was resol ved and Ordered that th e Governor issue out
hi s warrt t o Phi ll ip Wel l s th e Deputy Surveyor to surv ey andlay out the s aid 270 Acres of Land according to th e warrantformerly granted and make return s thereof to the S ecretaryesofficeThe Deputy Governor give ing the Counci l l to unders tandthat afte r th e Death of Cap tnSam” Groome the late Surveyorand Surveyor General l the goods and Chattells wares andM'
ohand is s of and i n the hands and Custody of the said Sam“
at the tym s of his Death he s had Caused (most whereof heeap p
'hended belonged to t he proprietors of th is p rovince) to beappris ed and Inventoryed— by ffour Apprisers— had givenaccompt thereof to Gee : Heathcot t Cap tnGrooms sonne inLaw who absolute ly refused to Concerne h imse lfs w i ll theEstate— Thatne e wil l ap p eares to bee m ade by th e DeceasedThat the goods and m ‘
chandises in h i s hands wil l D aylysuffer le ss e ifnot Dispos ed off— That al l the boekes and papers
of
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of the Deceased are s ealed up by the appraisers and now in th eDe p uty Governors hou
'
se whereby al l Recourse thereto is proh ibited and thereby the Debt s l ys ing out cannot bee ReceivedWC“ matters being pre posed to the Counci l l for thei r advice itwas adv ised agreed thatThat th e Deputy Governor being the Ord’nary of thisprov ince and haveing power of Adm ’
istrationmay either takekeeps or Dispose of the s aid goods as hee sees Causes— Hes
beingnot onely a proprieto r sos p rincipall Creditor i n the prov ince to the E state of the proprieto rs i n Cap tnGroomes hands— but as the proprietor s Estate was by Bil l of Lading Cons igned to him in Case of Cap tnGrooms Death— That as tothe Boekes and pap’s inCase that Garven Laurie the preposedGovernor arive not hears by the 25m in stant that then the appraisers of the Estate or such of them as Can Attend i ttakeing such to them as they shal l see meet open and inspecthis pap
'
s and accompts and after Inventory thereof m ade Deliv er the sam e to the Deputy GovernorA Message from the D ep utyes D s sireing som any of theCounci l l as thi s board shal l see meets to Joyns w th ffour of theD ep utyes as a Committee to Debate about Two Bill s one toRegu late Treatye s w
ulthe Indians and th e other to Regulate
the m akeing of p at t ents for Land Ordered that the Counci l lhere p
’sent forthw t h attend the said serv ice
An Act for th e Mal itia sen t here by the D eputyes
An Act Ent ituled an Act to p rvent strangers Com ’encs ing
v exat ious suites agt the Inhabit : i n this province also sent from
the D ep utyes
Agreed that th e sam e bee passed and signed by the GovernorAn Act for the m aking Rates for severall p
’sons as D eputye s
Clarkes &c sent from the D ep utyes
Agreed and Ordered that the members of this Council l alsoDebate inthe Com9 6
p’
p osed the am endm t of the Act for theMil iti a and the Act for m akeing rates for severall p
’sons as
D eputyes Clsrkes &c and al so ye pol l Act
The Comee mett together and Considered of severall mattersto bee amended and Carryed vp the 4 Bills for Am sndm t
The po l l Bil l,som e am endm t s made
,Transcribed and ordered
to bee sent back t o the D eputye s
A Bill Ent ituled an Act to build ye Com’on Goal es and
pounds read— Agreed that the Governor signs the same and thesame to bes Carryed to the D ep utyes by Cap tnPalmer andBenj a PriceA Bil l sent here from y
e D eputyes for a pol l Tax , Agreedthat the Governor signs the same
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A Bil l s ent here from the D ep utyes Entituled An Act forthe Regular m akeing of p att ent s for Land w t h s ome Am endm “
Ordered the same bee agreed unto and signed by the DeputyGovernorA Bi l l Entituled An Act for bui ld ing of Com’on Goales andsen t from the D eputyes w
t h thei r ConcurrenceA p etic
’enof Cap tnPalmer in behalfs of hims elfs and
Thomas Codrington John Wh i te and John Rice setting forththat they h ave had several l Tracts of Land Adjoyneing to
gether and lys ing on the Raritan River lat ely surveyed to themby order and warrant from th e Governor
,D s sireing p at tent s
for the sam e It’s ordered that pat tents be forthw‘h made tothem in pursuance of such surveyes
WHEREAS D ayly Com p laints have bin made to the Governe r of this province that many p
’sons and Inhab itants of
thi s prov ince and others Doe prsum e to Cutt D owns and barks
Tree s for Taning,others D os Cutt D owns Timber Tree s for
p ipe stav es,and other uses vp onany Lands w‘h out Leave had
or obtained from the owners or proprieto rs thereof to the greatwas t an d D e strucc
’onof the Tim ber and inw rong and abuse
of the owners or proprieto r s thereof i n Contempt of the Law andAuthority of this province — I t i s therefore Ordered that p roclemac’on bee forthwt h m ade and is su ed out by the Governor to
p’h ibit e al l such fel l ing and Distructionof Timber for the
future,and that the same be sent into all Countys s in th is p ro
vince to bee publ ished w t hthe Lawes of th e gen’all Assembly
— That al l p’sons offending i n the p rm isses may be punished for
the same According to‘Law
Adj ourned to 8 A Clocks next 2 day m orneingAtt a Counci l l he ld at E lizabeth Town December 16 8 3
prsent The Deputy Governor
Cap tnBerryCap tnPalmerCap tnSandford Of the Counc .
Benj a Price
Thomas Rudyard the Deputy Governor inform eing thi sBoard that at h is Arrivall i n this province in November 16 82hee Imported into the same Two daughters v iz t Anne andMargsre t t Rudyard , and s ix servants v iz
t Isaac Smuton,Benj a
G riffi th,Nathan ie l Neale
,Hanna B eam ond and Jane Baynes
for weh According to the proprieto rs Concession s and Ag reemt ’
hee
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h ee i s to take vp and have and Enj oy to him and h is h eires inthis province for h imsel fs as Master of a ffam ily 50Acres ofLand
,for every servant Imported Thirty Acres of Land ap eece
the whole Amounting to 230Acres of Land and D s sireing th esame may bee laid out and Surveyed
,It i s agreed and Ordered
that a warrt bee made and Issued out under the hand of th eDepu ty Secretary to the Depu ty Surv eyor to lay out th e saidquanti ty of Land vp onthe River cal led th e South River lys ingor Leading into the Raritan RiverA messag e from th e D ep utyes D s s ireing the Governor andCounci ll wou l d be pleased to appoin t s o many of the Counc il las they shal l see goods to meets Two of the house of D ep utye s
i n a Com e e to D ebate Concerneing the Courts of Com’on Rightand Courts of Sess ion s— The Governor and Counci ll takeingthe same into their Considerac’onD oe order that al l the Members of Council l here p
‘s ent Joyns i n the sam e Com’it t es w t h
th e D ep utye s
A Bi l l s en t from the D ep utyes Entituled an Act t o R ect ifie
some p’ceedings at Law read and orersd that the sam e be s igned
by th e Governor for ConcurrenceA Bil l from the D ep utye s to En able 2 Members one ly toDetermine Cases m onth ly in the Court for smal l Causes
,Read
and Ordered to bee signed by the Governor for ConcurrenceAn Address from th e D eputye s as foll oweth
To The Governor and Counci ll
The Humble Addresss of the reprsentit ives of the Inhabi
tants of th i s provin ce pfsent
ShewethThat whereas Cap tnBaker of El izabeth Towns from the ffirst
setling o f th is province to this Day hath approved himsel fs tobee a man evillzp rincip led not onel y to the Goverm t Establi shedin this province but also i n al l other h is A ce
’ons w “h as wee
humb ly concieve makes him verry vnfitt for any p lace ofTrustei th er Millitary or Civill Doe request th at the said Baker maybee Discharged from al l and every such offices or pl aces ofTrus t as h es the said Baker holdsnow i n thi s prov inceDecember 3 “ 16 8 3 ] p . order of the h ouse
JOHN BOUND
After the Read ing of the s aid Addresss and Debate thereofin Council] al l and e very the Members in Counci l l th is day i nCouncil l Did agree and Advise that this board Concurr w t " th e
D ep utyes
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upon,As als o to s uch as h ee shal l ap revs of those to bee
p'sented by the Corp orac’ons of Woodbr idge and BerginPersons proposed and Agreed up onto be the Chiefs Rangersin and through out th is provinceffor the County of Bergen and Corp
’ac
’onMaior John Berry
ffor the County of Essex James E m ot t
ffor the County of Middx Sam“ Denni sffor the County of Monmouth Cap tnJohn SlocombIt’s Ordered that Joseph Baker of Aquap och bee high Sheriffs
for the County of Berge n and Clais Arent sonTours s — Coroner— Richard Berry high Sheriffs— Isaac Whiteh ead Coroner— forthe County of Essex
Adj ou rned to 7 A Clocks tomorrow m orneingAt a Counci ll held at Elizabet h Towns i n the County of Essex
4 Dec 16 8 3
p"s ent The Deputy Governor
Maior BerryMaior SandfordCap t PalmerBenj a Price
of the Counc .
A Blll from the D ep utyes to fine every member of theD ep utyes 5
8 p day for Abs ence from General l Assembly readand agreed to be signed by the Governor for ConcurrenceA Bil l Ent ituled An Act for Defraying the publicke Charges
of th i s Province being read in Counci l l and m any things therei n being (inth e sence of this board) matter not prop
’ to beeEnacted w th
out Cons iderab le Am sndm t s Doe propose as themost expeditiou s way for a Right vnderstanding to have s omeMembers of th e Counci l l to meets w t h some members of theD eputyes i n A Com
e e to meets th is afternoon s 2A Clocks,And
that a message bee sent to the D ep utyes to that End , Benja
Price to Carry that messageThe D eputye s and Members of th e Counci l l mett and aftersome Cons iderable Debate and Conference returned to theirhouseThe p et ic
’onof Elizabeth Carteret Widd. s etting forth That
Joh n Durham has Inveagled her neg Servant byw‘311
shes has suffered wrong and Losse of her serv ice— Desireing Justice ag
t him The Governor and Council l Consideringthereof— And being senceabls that there are Lawes ag‘ suchmatters of VVCh shes Com p laines— It’s the sence of the Governe r and Counci l l that shes take her Due Course at Law ag
t
Durham for the same,i f shes see Cause se e to D e c .
Adjourned to 8 A Clocks tomorrow m orneing
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Att a Counci ll held at E lz : Towns Dec 1 6 8 3
p's ent The Deputy Governor
Maior BerryMaior Sandford of the Counc :Benja Price
A Bi l l sen t from the D ep utyes Entituled An Act for Defraying th e Publicke Charges of the prov ince— read and orderedthat the Governor for Concurrence s igns th e sam e
The Pe t ic’onof John Gillman setting forth that hee was oneof the ffirst se tlers i n p iscataway
,b rought i n severall heads hasnot his Land laid out Accord ing to the Concess ions— Vp onIn
qui rey made it ap p eares by the boekes of Record that theAp ri l 16 76 — a warrt was is sued out to the surveyor General lthento survey and layout unto him 200 acres
,some part th ere
of i s Al ledged to bee A llready Surveyed to him but not anyRetorne thereof— I t i s therefore Ordered that the Land formerlylaid out to h im bee agains surveyed and somuch m ore as wil lmake up th e 200Acres
,al l in the bounds of Piscataway— And
that a warrt bee i ssued forth to the Deputy Surveyor for thatpurpos eA Bill Ent ituled an Act to p ‘vent v exatious D elays s i n Lawsent from the D ep utye s read and agreed that th e sam e bees igned b y the Governor for ConcurrenceAn Accompt of p
’sons and sumes of money to bee
paid by Henry Lyon out of the moneys raised by th e Bil lEntituled an Act for Defraying the publicke Charges of the
province,WCh being read— ordered that the Governor signs the
samevp onDebate and Considerac’onof the Rangers ffees to beepaid and al lowed by th e Respectiv e p
’sons Concerned or to bee
Concerned in the E xecution of the Bil l Entituled an Act forthe R egulateing abuses intakeing up hors es ,That these Respecti ve ffe s s and no other shal l bee taken byth e Chiefs Rangers i n th i s p rov i nce - viz t
ffor every hors e Mare or gelding or other b east Landed inthis p rov ince
,or to be Con veyed or Carryed through th i s
p rovince to w est Jersey,for th e Te lling and Certificate one
sh il l ing in s i lver m oney or the ful l value thereofffor the examin ing of a Certificate att p iscataway
,or i n those
parts or the supposed last p lace inthe p rovince when anyhorses Mares or geldings or other Catt l e may bee Ridd Drivenor Carryed
,for every hors e Mare gelding or other beast insil
ver one sh i l ling or the value th ereof
100
fi’
or the Te lling and Entring the m arks of every horseto be marked by any p
’soni n mon ey
A Bil l Ent ituled an Act for the R egulac’onof m arkeing
Catt le read and agreed to bee s igned by the Governor and sentvp to the D ep utyes by Benj
“ PriceThe Bil l Entituled an Act for th e Regu lation of m arkeing of
Cattl e Del iv ered by the D ep ut yes w“ 1 their Concurrence
Ordered that a Com ’ssionbee i ss ued for holding a Towns
Court in Bergen— Justices or Members Clai s Arent sonTouresp’sedent , Hans Dedricks Enock Machielson— or Two of
them131 0 : RY D Y ARD
JOHN BERRY
W‘nSANDFORDBENJ “ PRICE
Att a Counci l l held at Eliz Towns inthe County of Essex28 “ Day of ffsbruary 1 6 8 3 ]
p’sent The Deputy Governor
Maior BerryMaior Sandford of the Counc .
Benj “ Price
Garven Lawrie Esq r one of the Lords proprietors of th e saidre vince p
’duced h is Com ’
issionto bee Deputy Governor underBebert Berkley E sqr one other of the proprieto r s thereof andGovernor of the said province
,wCh being read it was agreed
and Ordered that the same Com ’issionbee Entered on Record
and bee th i s Day publ i shed in th e Court Of Com’on Right andhes i s h ereby Recogniz ed Deputy Governor of the province ofE as t New JerseyThe Governor then Declared in Counci l l that as to the Members of Counci ll here p
rssnt
,viz t Maj or Berry
,Maj or Sandford
and Benj a Price,that hee hears ing s e e good a Carrecter of
their Integrity to the Goverment 85 prov ince i t was h is wil land Des ire that they shou ld Cont inue as Coun cil lo rs— Andfurther that Cap tnPalmer of the late Counci l l by reason ofh i s Publ ic Employ in the province of New Yorke has Des ireda Discharge from the service of this board— And that Co”
Morri s b eing al so mostly Absent and Liveing in the prov ince ofNew Yorke and
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Lawrence Andress mostly absent,i t was
necessary to appoint others as Addic’ento the former Counci l lv iz “ Richard Hartshorne of Middletowns in the County ofMonmouth Sam“ Dennis of Woodbridge
,Henry Lyon of
Elizab e th
s eals of the said province this Eight and Twentieth Day offfebruary , And in the xxxvj
t h years of the Reigns of KingCharle s the - second over England 850 Garven Lawrie
,By
order of Counci l l The : Rudyard Secretr
The s ubscription of the Council l th is xxviij‘h Day of
ffsbruary Anne D ui 16 8 3
Slim and eve ry of v s whose n ames are herevnder writtenDoe severly and each for h imselfs solemnl y promise to bearetrue allegiance to the king of England his be ires and success e rs
,and to bee true and fai thfu l l to the Interest of the
Lords Proprieto rs of the s aid Provin ce and to their beiresExecutor s and Assignes
,Endeavour the peace and we llfare
of th e said province and that e very of vs respect iv e ly nowbeing of the Governors Counci ll
,sh al l and wil l to the bes t of
our Judgmt and at al l tymes freely and faithfully give our
Adv i c e to th e Governor for the good managem t of the p ublickeaffaires of th is prov ince and shall n ot n or wi l l n ot R evaile
Directl y or Indirectl y to the Inj ury or priudice of th e Gov
erne r and Lords proprieto r s any matters as shal l bee DebatedinCouncil l or Com ’
it ted by them to our Secrecy but inallth ings D e e and Act as true and faithful l Counci l lo rs whenthereunto Required
JOHH BERRY
HENRY LYONSAM” DENN ISVVm SANDFORDBENJ " PRICE
Att a Counci l l he ld at E lizabeth Towns in th e County ofEssex 29 t h ffeb: 16 8 3 1
p’sent The Deputy Governor p’pr
Th e : Rudyard Secret r p ’prMajor Joh n BerryMaj or Wm SandfordLawrence AndresseBenj a1 PriceSam” DennisHenry Lyon
Counc .
The p e t ic’onof Jonas Wood of E lizt Towns setting forth
that vp on- th e Death of D r W'“ Taylor the Deceased wasindebted to h im
,That he and W “ Broadwel l Entred in to
bond
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bond after Tayl ors Death to Adm i’s ter his Estate— but s inceno Adm istrat iongranted— but that Broadwel lnotw t h
standingReceives the effects of Taylors Estate but giv esne e Accomptthereof to the p etic
’or and p rayes Adm i
’s trat ion— w Ch being
read the petiti oner and Wil l . Broadwel l came before the board—Broadwel l Denyes hee has recd anything— s in ce TaylorsDeath
,inhi s l i fe tyms hee rs c‘1 about 20" andnos more— after
hearing of both p’tyes it
’s ordered th at Adm i’s trationbegranted to th e p e t ic
’or
The p etic’onof Cap tnPalmer Cap tnCodrington John Rice
John White,setting forth that they have had severall Tracts
of Land att Racawackhacca by Raritan River surveyed tothem by warrt from the lat e Governor— D s sireing p at t ent s forthe same— It’s agreed and Ordered that th ey have their Landsatt Two pence an Acre
,And have p at tent s made by the Sec
retary at one hal fe penny an Acre, they p urchass ing at Twelveyeares pu rchase the Tree halfe p ence an Acre for the Landsthey have Respective ly p at t entsd to them
,to WC“ the p etitio”
agreedThe p et ic
’onof James Grayham
,Sam“ Winder John VV
hit s
and Cornel iu s Corson,to hav e a pattent of the Lands late ly
surveyed to th em lys ing onth e Raritan River. Agreed thatthey have their said Lands p attent sd they paying Two pencean Acre— viz i— p urchaseing at Three halfe pence an Acre attTwelv e yeares purchase and paying by pattent 9
141 p AcreThe p e tic
’onof Mary Mitichell Widd
,setting forth that by
Arti c les of Agreemt made by Arent Sonim ans Deceased w ‘h
her Deceased hu sband,sh es and her ffour young sons were by
Article s Transported out of Scotland into this prov ince at theCharge of th e said Arent Sonim ans
,but since their Arrivall
hereno Care h as bin taken for th eir Chi ldren they being al lAren t Sonim ans Servan t s w Ch i s to her great Charge and ex
p snce— D e sireing Either that some p ’sonfor Arent Sonim ans
m av recei ve them or that they may bee Discharged from theirobl igation ; Vp onReading the Art ic les of Agreem t
,and Dav id
Barcl ey one of th e p rep ris to“ and agent or m ’
ehant for ArentSonim ans being here pres ent— It’s agreed and Ordered thatDavid Barcl ey reemburse th e p etic
’or for her Charges expended
in th e Childrens main tenance— And that such Inhabitants ofthi s prov ince who w i l l keeps the Ch i ldren vnto s ev enteen syeare s of Age 85 maintains them may have them bound tothem to that ageThe p s t ic
’
onof John Rob inson Wm Pinhorne Ric : Jones andMathew Taylor praying a Pattent for 2000Acres of Land onthe Raritan Riv er w i ll lib’ty to Dispose of a Con siderable
p arcell
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parce l l of Land Adjoyneing , or that th e propriete " take th esaid whole Tract of Land into their h ands reemburseing th ep s tic
’o’ s th eir Indian purchase w “ l Costes and Charges— WC"
being read Agreed and Ordered that the p e t ic’o” bring an
Account of the Indian purchase and Costes to the Governorthat then the p etic
’onmay bee further Considered
The p s t ic’onof John Robinson setting forth a Tit le h ee holds
of Lands from the purchas e of Robert vauquellinof 700Acresof Land on the Raritan River— 500 th ereof from a grant of SrGeo Carteret and 200Acres more for Servants Imported accordi ng to the Concessions p rayes a pattent for the sam e . The
matters Admitting of some D ificulty m ore thennew to Determine th e same
,i s referred to the Governor to recei ve further
inform ac’onfrom the p et ic’or or h is agent as they shal l make
ap p licac’onto him
The p et ic’onof Joseph Bainbridge setting forth that hes had
a grant from the late Governor Rudyard and Counci l l for 500acres of Land on Raritan at vl
d p Acre,and that one hundred
and ffifty Acres Adjoyneing should bee reserved to the LordsProprieto r s
,and pray that hee may have the whole v iz t 500
Acres att p Acre and the 1 40 acres at the proprietorsTermes ; after Con siderable Debate and Considerac ’on— It’sordered and agreed that the p etitio
r have 500 A cres of Landatt 5
“ p Acre— bu t if the 6 40Acres it must be at 2d p AcreThe p e tic
’onof Richard Jones for Land Adj acent to the
l as t above mentioned being of the same Contents It’s orderedand agreed as aboveThe l ike Peti tion of Gre sham Bound for one other likeTract of Land ordered and agreed as above
Adjourned to 8 A Clocks tomorrow m orneingAtt a Council l held at Elizabeth Towns the 1 S t of March
1 6 8 3
The Deputy Governor p’prThe : Rudyard Secre t ? p’prMaior BerryMaj or SandfordSam“ Dennis of y
e Counc .
Henry LyonBenj a Price
Complaint being made to this board th at many runawayservants and vagran ts passe out and through this Provincew “ ’out exam inae ’enor Inquirey— Ordered and Agreed that
there
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— I t’s agreed and Ordered that a Coppy of the p et ic
’onbee
sent to Pembleton ffie tch e r— And if Pem : ffietcher vnder th ePe t ie
’
onDeclare hee is wil l ing that the Pe tic ’or sh al l hav e aPattent for the same and send h is As sent Attested by the
Authori ty of the province wh ere hee Inhabite s,then the Gov
erne r and Council l wi l l take the p e tic’o's p s tic ’oninto furtherConsiderac ’onA p e t ic
’onof Thomas Bartle t and The : Lawrie D s sireing
Each 60Acres of Land on th e west s ide of RaratonRiver ag tAmbo poyn t— I t ’s ordered That warri “ bee granted to the Surveye r gen’al l to lay out to Each of th em 60 Acres of Land
,
and that they have p at tent s for the same p ayeing th e yeare lyRent of 2d p AcreDavid Esmonds Reques ts to have fforty Acres of vp landand 6 Acres of meadownears Cheesquace It’s ordered that awan" bee granted to the Surveyor gen’all to lay out th e samein order for a patten tJ ohn‘ Pearee Request for 500 Acres of Land by StephenOsborns to Adjoyne to 20Acres hes lately purchased of Benj “VVade s— It’s refe rred to the Governor and Secretary to Di scourse h im
,And as th ey see Cause
,to grant h im what hee
p et ic’ons for
,or as they s ee meet
Th e Pe t ic’
onof Dav id De Mai s Sam” De Mais setti ng forththat they hav e an Indian Deed of gift for a Tract of Land onHacking sacke River, Contain ing 3 00 Acres or there aboutes—Desi re lib’ty that they may have a Conveyance thereofAgreed ‘and Ordered that they have a Deed Drawn vp by theSecretary
,a warrL to Survey the same and after survey a. pat
ten t att a ( Je rtaine Rent to bee paid An’uallyThe Petition of yougham Anton ius {oberts a ffree borneNeg ro D s sireing Li b erty to purchase 200Acres of Land of theIndians on Hackinsacke River
,And it b eing for Land given
h im— It’s ordered a Deed bee D rawns — a Survey thereofbeing made ; that he s have a pattent for
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100Acres thereof attRent Cs rtaine .
The p e tic’onof Ni cholas D Vow
,Dav id Rawford and
Andrew Tebo s s vr’ally to purchase Lands onthe wes t s ide of
Hackinsacke R iver— Nicholas D Vow to have 8 00 Acres —D
Rawford 3 00 Acres and A Tebo 600Acres -Read and Ordered— that the Governor appoint some p
’sonor p ’sons to treat and
agree w‘hthe Indians for th e Tract of Land, and purchase the
Ind ian Right to the same and grant them to th e p etic’o's R e
sp ec t ive ly such p’t and p ’eel l s thereof WC" may answer the
h eads or h ands they have Res p ectively to improve the same .The p et ic
’onof W i l l iam B roadwel l for a p
’ce ll of Sunken
meadow
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meadow onthe South s ide of Eliz" Creeks n ext Adjoyne ing tothe house and Lott Lately B enj "L wades— ordered that th esame bee le ft to the Deputy Governor and that hee Disposethereof as hee sees meet
,and that hee grant a warr‘ t o Survey
the same and lay it ou t to the p s tic’ors or s ome other as i t
may lye most Convenien t for,that the same may bee kept
from being a NusanceThe p e t ic
’onof Gabri el l Me nnel l
,sett ing forth that by order
of the l ate Governor Carteret hes became Joynt purchaser of
a Tract of Land onthe North side the B ariton Riverw t h Cap t John Palmer and Associates
,That a g en’all Survey
was made th ereof,and Reques t a warrt to have his proportion
Surveyed to him— Agreed and Ordered that the matter i n thep et ic
’
onbee Referred to the Governor and Secretary,and if
hes wi l l s et le i n th is prov ince on th eir Termes they may agreew t h h imA p etic
’onfrom John Bound setting forth hi s father John
Bound Deceased had an Order to take vp and purchase of theIndian s 500Acres of Land granted by the Late Lords proprieto rs to him as a pattente e of Neversinks— That hee had purchas ed the Land of th e Indians and request to have a warrt toSurvey the same to him— The matte r being here ful ly DebatedAnd Cap t Bound
,brother to the p e tit io
rs father
,and the
petitio " being here prsent and being Inquired whether the
w idd. Bound had Nicol ls pattent,they Answered they bel ieved
not,but they bel ieved Richard Hartsho rne had the same
,
The p etic’r said h is father some tyms past had it
,that the last
spring was 12m i t was sent for to these parts and h is MotherDel ivered the same to the Messenger— I t app eareing that the500 Acres granted to the Deceased was for the Surrender orresigneing of Governor Nicolls pattent of wCb hee was one
p at tentee— It’s ordered it bee rs ferr’d to th e Governor to
Answer the p et ic’o’s Request
,who may grant a warr‘ for Sur
vey as hee sees meet and JustA p et ic
’onfrom Eliza Carteret W idd : the Rel ict of the late
Governor Carteret,sett ing forth h ee had a grant for 2000Acres
of Land as the gift of the Late Lords p roprie t ors to bee takenVp by him in any part of the p rovince— That in Anne 16 79 thelate Governor Carteret i n pursuance of such grant purchased an8 t h p
’t of a Tract of Land;on the Raratonw t h
Capt John Palmer and Associates— requests a warrt toSurvey the same— upon Inqu iry and e xamination of th e
p etic’on— It ap p eares not that th is Land was taken up for
h im on such accompt as al l edged— That by former Sence ofCounci l l that 8 th p
’t was Addjudged to belong to th e proprieto rs
-vp on
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—Vp onConsiderac‘onof m any Clamours that has made ag t th eproprietors and Late Governor onp ’t ence of R ong Don herIt’s ordered that she
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e bee Desired to bring in the ful l and wholeof h er C laim es of t he p roprieto r s That th e same being att oneCon s idered
,Justice and Right may bee Don her in al l matters
whatsoever w “ ‘out De lay .
Thomas Rudyard one of the proprieto r s of th is prov ince
p‘sented his Case here , setting forth that hee h ad noe Land yet
laid out to him in th e prov ince altho hi s fam e ly h ere . Desirean order to th e Surveyor or Deputy Surveyor for a warrt toLay out and Su rvey vnto him th e quantity of 5000Acres of
vp land and Meadow w t h inthi s p rov in ce or such other numbero f Acres as the Counci l l shal l se e m ee te to bee laid out i n suchp ’ee lls or p laces i n the prov ince as are apt and fit t for improvem‘ andnot appropriated or Legall y vested in any othe
p’ticular p
’son— w °“ being Read
,th e said Thomas Rudyard w t“
Drawing,The Council l Adjoured to 8 A Clock tomorrow
m orneingAtt a Counci l l h eld att Eliza Towne the May Anno D ui
1 6 8 4
p’sent The Deputy Governor
Tho : Rudyard prop’r SecMajor BerryCap t Codringto nBenj “ PriceHenry Lyon
A Large Letter of Ins trucc’ons from the Lords proprietors i nEngland Directed to Garven Lawrie &c {fe ll ow proprietor
,in
Council l Dated in London 2“ January 16 8 3 Subscribed by theNumber of 16 of them w e“ being read am ongst other th ingstherei n Contained was that they would not allow the Governorand Counci l l to grant any Land i n the province w“ ’out th eConsen t of the Maj or part of the proprietors or their p roxes
To this I Thomas Rudyard as one of the prop riet o
rs of that s“ prov ince Do E nter my Sol emn protest
,
D ec lare ing the same to bee agt my just Interest and
Right and the knowne Rec” practices and p riviledge sof the Gove rnor and Council l o f thi s p rovince i nwhom i s the Right of grant eing Land by the g en’allConcessions of th i s p rovince
The Kings Proclem ac’onto the proprieto rs planters and Inhabitants
110
v id Barclay in behalfe of him selfe and the p rop rie to's belong
ing to Scotland,— That hee may have an Order to the Surveyor
to sett out for Each p rOp rieto‘s some Tract or Tracts of Land
,
That i t may bee Ready surveyed before the Shipps Arivewhereof Advice is Come that they were p rep areingThe Like i s Desi red by the order of VV'“ D ockura and Thomas Warne and other proprieto rs of East Jersey— That theymay have warrt S to th e Surveyor for setting them out Land tosette people vp on— I t being proposed by the Governor th at2000 acres to Each of the propri eto rs a b ove mentioned mightsuffi ce at p
’s ent
,It’s ordered that warrt S bee issued forth to
survey to Each of the said proprieto r s 2000 Acres of Land .
Vp onfurth er Considerat ion of Thomas Rudyards,Case
It’s agreed and Ordered that a warr‘ or warr‘s bee m ade andIssued ou t to the Surveyor gen’all or hi s Deputy to l ay out toh im any Quantity or Quantities of Land not exceed ing in all
i n the Number of Acres of Land Three Thousand Acres forthe p
rsent as hee has Desired .
Att a Counci l l he ld at Eliz “ Towne the of August 16 84
prsent The Deputy Governor
Maj or John BerryMaj or Wm SandfordBenj a PriceHen : Lyon 85Sam“ Dennes
The p e tic’onof Cornel ius Longfield setting forth that by
v irtue of a warr‘granted by the late Governor Carteret,hee
had laid out to him a Tract of Land Vp onthe South s ide of theRaritan River Containeing 440 Acres of vp land— together w t “
50Acres of Meadow,praying a patten t for the same -Read
and ordered That Cornelius Longfield attend the Council l thenext sitting in order to have his Petic’onAnsweredThe Petition of Caspar Iansonand A lattys Ianson— settingforth that about se ven yeares s ince the p et ic
’oner obtain’d by
gift from the Indian s a parcel l of Land lyeing att Hackinsacke onthe North s ide of the Creeke —w ° “ gift wasthen al so Ackowledged by the said Ind ians before thel ate Governor Carteret
,who promised the p et ic
’o“ a Con
firm ac’onof the same
,onely D elay
’
d the ful l grant or pattentti l l the adjoyneing Lands should bee purchas ed from the Indian s and l aid out inLotts— And that since one JacquesLa Row hath Entred vp onthe said Lands and taken p ossessior
}o
11 1
of th e same w t hout haveing any Indian Deed of gift— The
Petic’oners praying a warri to lay out th e same Directed to th e
Surveyor gen’all in order for a pattent— we" being Read andth e Pe t ic’o ’
s call’d i n who brought w‘h them Two Indians th at
had formerly given the said Land to the p et ic’oners
,and the
Indians being Examined Conce rneing the p ’m isse s Declaredthat they n ever made any Deed to Jacquies Le Low of thesaid Lands but that the same Did bel ong to the I ’e t ic ’one rs
,
w herevponi t was Ordered that both p ’tye s attend th is boardthe 27m 9be
r next— that they bring w t " them the Indians Concerned— And that Jacqu ies La Row have notice thereofThe Pe ti
’conof Rob t Hamilton for a warr i to lay out a
peece of Land lyeing w i l’in the bounds of Midle towne Containeing about 50 Acres— Read and ordered that the s
‘1 Rob t
Hami lton attend th is board the nex t s itt ing of the Councill tomake his Right ap p eare to th e s
d LandThe p e tic
’onof John Lam bert for 100 Acres of Land vp on
Che squakes s ide— Read and ordered that the p e tic’
or have a
warr‘ granted h im— Directed to the Surveyor gen’all or hisDeputy to lay ou t to h im 100 Acres as is p ray
’d
The p e tic’
onof W "1 Le ets and Nathan ie l Tut le for Each ofthem 150 Acres vp onChesquake s s ide— Read and ordered asaboveThe p et ic
’onof Thomas Mathewes s e t ing forth that whereas
M r JohnInjans purchased a tract of Land onthe South sidethe RaratonRiver, and y “ the p et icor was Concerned 85 Included in the same in the Eleventh Lott for 500 Acres according to a grant— p raye ing a pattent for the same , Read andordered that a warrt bee forthw t h made out to the Surveyor
gen’all to lay out to the p e tic’or 400 Acres of the said 500 theRemainder to bee to the p rOp rie to
‘s for the Arrerages of Quit
Rents and in Discharge of 35d p Acre for the said 400Acres,
p ayeing for the futu re one 5“ p Acre onely for e very of thesaid 400 Acres.The p e tic
’onof Tho : W hit e locke for 200 Acres of Land lye
ing w th inthe bounds of Middletown e att the Reare of Benj aBurdens Land and between Swiming River and J um p e ingBrookenot yet taken up Read and O rdered that a warri beim
’ediat ely made out to the surveyor gen’all to lay ou t the
same to the p etic’o‘r
The p etic’onof John Bray for a 100 Acres of Land lyeing
w‘h i n the bounds of MidletOWne adjoyneing to the branch of
Nutt swamp and bounded Vp onth e Land of Richard G ibbinsRead and O rdered That the petitio " atten d th e Governor
,who
i s left to Doe and order inthe p ’m ises as he shal l see m eet
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The p e tic’onof Wm Sutton setting forth that hee had laid
out to h im by v i rtue of a warri,Granted b y the Late Govern or
Phill ip Carteret,E sq
Ir 100 Acres of Land w t l‘inthe bounds of
Piscataway w t " Meadow inproportion— D esireing a pattentRead and orde red that hee have a pattent made out to him forthe same accord ing to hi s p et ic
’
onTh e petition of Derrick Corne liasonfor a Tract of Land
v p onChesquake s according to an Ind ian Deed of Sale— Readand ordered that th e same bee D eferr
’d vntill
ethe Governor and
Counci l l bee further satisfied i n the p e tic’
e’s Indian Deed of
Sale .A pap ugh t here by Eliz
“ Carteret W idd : as ffollowes,vi z “
The Hon“ 6 Garvin Lawrie E sqIr Deputy Governor of the pro
v ince of East New Jersey and h is Council l .The C laim e of Eliz “ Carteret Widd : Relict and Executrixand the l as t wi ll and Testament of Fi l l ip Carteret Esq “ Deceased late Governor of the said province in Right of her saidhusband from the p
rs ent proprieto rs pursuan t to an order of
Council l— humbly p'sented
Im p ri’s That my said husbands sallery for being Governor
am ounteing t o th e sume of 1000‘b may be satisfied2M
“
That a patten t may bee made to me for the 3596 A cresof Land w t h inEliza Towne Bounds
,we“ are expressed in Two
p at tent s granted in the tym e that Rob‘Vicars was Secretary.
3 f” y That a patten t may bee made to me for a Lott of Landlye ing onthe RaratonRiver
,burchased by my Deceased hus
band of the Indians '
inCompany w t “ Cap t John Palmer andothers .
4‘y That th e house Lott and Orchard in El izabeth Towneand farme Com ’
only Call ed the poynt part of the said 3 596Acres of Landnow i n the p roprieto rs posses sion
,may bee De
l ivered vnto me to whom of Right i t Doth belong .
WC" was Answered by the Governor andCounci l l as Hollowesviz i
1N As to th e flirs t Article it Dothno t Com e vnder the (Jonsiderac
’
onof th i s Board t o make any Answe r2 As to the second Article or Glaim e for 3 596 Ac re s o f
Land,
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Quit Rents for the fiirs t Three years the land there being ver 1ypore— And that the pri ses f01 m akeing of Pat tents m ay beelym ited
— Ag 1 e ed and e i de i ed that as to th e paying of QuitRent it being thei 1 ownforme 1 ag i eem t w‘h the Dep Gove1 1101to pay 2d p A01 e— the 1 efore th is Board th inks not fitt to Actor order in th e p
'm is ses Contrary to that agreemt— and as to
pri ses for m akeing of Pat tent s th at the same bee deferr’d ti l lthe patten t of such other fi
'
e es as belong to the S ecre taryes officePe t ic
’
onof John Renn in behalfe of him selfe and one ThomasKing now in Pens i lvan ia Smith
,for a Lott of Land lyeing ov er
ag‘Amboynext to the Long Poole— Agreed and ordered the
same bee Left to the Dep t Governor to an swer th e Petic’o's
Request as hee shal l see m eete
The Request of IV“ Ridferd for 100Acres of Land— Readand Ordered that a warrt bee granted to lay out to him onehundred Acres of Land in such p lace as i s not yet appropriatedto any othe1 p’sonPe t ic
’011 of Benj 1 Ogden for 50 Acres of Land w t l‘inth e
bounds of Eliz “ Towne w t“ Meadow m proportion— Read ando1dored th at hee hav e a want
,granted him according to his
p e tie’on
The peti tionof Isaac Whitehead Jun r for 120Acres of Landw t h inthe bounds of Eliz“ Towne according to a former wan“granted him by the Late Governor Cartere t t— Read and orderedthat have a warr i granted h im according as hee p etic
’ons
The petie’onof John Pearce for 100Acres of Land f01 h imand his fam ely
— Read and Ordered that the p etic”o have a
wang1 anted him fo1 50 Ac 1 es of Land lyeing w t l'inthebounds of Eliz Towne lnsuch place as the Gove1 nor shal l app oint and not taken vp or appropriated to any p
’ticular p
’son
One K ore ugh an Indian Com e ing in made h i s Complaint ag‘David De Marc sen " for p urchase ing a Certaine p ’eel l of Landlyeing on the west side ofHackinsacke River, over ag t the Mil l— of one Mum shaw an IndianSachim that hadne e Right to theSame (as i s p
'tended) in wrong and Injury of the said K ore ugh
— And also of Some cvill treatm tof the Indians by the said
Dav id Marc and his fam e ly, and JohnD 9 Mare h is sonnand inm ake ing them D rinke— The said David De Mare sourand JohnI ) O Mare hi s sonnbeing also here , and both sidesbeing ful ly heard
,- It’s Agreed and O rdered that the said
Dav id I) “ Ma1 e Sen and John D e Ma1 e h is s onnfor the ir E villpractices towards the Ind ians in s e l l ing them Rum and make
ing them D 1 11nke— l) oe Im’ediate ly give in Security f01 thei 1
good behaviom fo1 one whole yeai e bef01 e one of the Membersof this Council l— and for want of bette r Security they being
bound
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bound Each for th e other th e same to b ee suffic ient— As to theLand , It
’s Agreed and Ordered by Consent of al l p’
tyes thatSam“ Edsal l and Will i am Lawrence is appointed to meetoDavid D ‘3 Mare the Indians Concerned vponthe Land inQues tion and to Inspect the said Land and strictly to Examineas wel l the said Indians as others Concerned and to make thei rReport in the p
rm isses i n writeing vnder thei r hands to this boardatt the next sitting of the Counci l l— that the truth of th ingsmay the better bee knowne i n Order to a ffinall D eterm inac’onThe Petic’onof Cap t John Baker of Elizabeth Towne beingRead— there in sett ing forth that whereas heenot Rightly vnders tanding the true Extent and Meaneing of the Act of
Assembl y about the Converseing and Treateing w “ the Indiansand by Reason thereof being Just ly Amerced by the Court ofCom’on Right held in August Last pas t to pay by way of affine th e sume of Tenn p oundsm and to gi ve in Security for hisgood behav iour for whol e yeare— Requesting his bound maybe Cancel led— The said Pe t ic’or alsoe Com eing in and m akeinghi s p
’
sonall submission It’s Agreed and Ordered Cap taine JohnBaker have Vp his bound for his good behav iour —w Ch was
Del ivered h im accordinglyThe humble Request of James E m ot t Dep " Secretary of th isProvince be ing then Read
,setting forth that whereas it has b i n
the Laudable Cus tom e and p ract ice as wel l in th i s Prov ince asall other Neighbouring Adj acent prov inces
,that vp onap p li
eac’onmade for a License for S olemnize ing Marriage th e Secre
tary vp ontaken Security of s uch p ’sens as Request the samethat they are vnderne e other obligac’onor p rcont rac t of Marriage
— im’ediate ly to make out a License p
’
cureing the same tobee signed by th e Governor and g iven vnder the seal e of theprov i nce— pray ing an Order of Council l may bee passed forthe Cont inueing ye said Custom e— After the same were Considerably Debated the whole Council l was Consenting to passean Order for the Cont inuac’onof the said Cus tom e
,but the
Deputy Govern or Desired that the same might be D effer’d t i l l
the nex t s itting of this Counci l lAtt a Council l held at Eli zabeth Town e inthe County of
Essex the xxvij‘h fi
'
eb 1 6 8 4
prsent The Dep t Governor
Major Wm SandfordIsaac KingslandBenj a Price Members of Counc :Henry LyonSam” Dennes Petic
’on
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Pe tic’enof Thomas Price of Eliz“ Towne setting forth th athee has bi n for s everall yeares se t led i n the said Towne and asyett hasne e more Land w " 'inthis p rov ince but a house Lottlyeing in the said Towne gi ve n him b y h is fi
'
ather,
— Requesti ng as much Land as w i l l make it fiifty Acres w
“ ' Meadow inpreport ion— I
'
tead and ordered that a warri bee granted to l ayout to him fforty ffour Acres of vp land w t“ meadow in proportion w“ 'inthe bounds of Eliz “ Towne aforesdThe p e tic
’onof Cap taine Thomas young for 120 Acres of
Land w“ ‘in the bounds of Elizabeth Towne accord ing to aformer Order granted h im by the Governor Cartere t t but as
yettnever laid out— Read and Ordered that the p et ic’e r h avea warri granted h im for 120 Acres of Land to bee laid out tohim w“ ‘in the bounds of th e said Towne in order for a PattentPet ic
’onof John Pounds of the Towne of Piscataway for
Eighty Acres of Land lyeing Vp onth e Reare of his owne LottW t h lnth e said Town e— Read and O rdered that a warri
bee forthw‘“ granted and made out for th e layeing out of
Eighty Acres of Land w th inthe bounds of th e said Towneto the p e tic
’or att the R ear
'
of his owne Lott as is R e
questedPet ic
’onof John Decent for Eigh ty Acres of vp land w “ 1
Meadow inproportion to bee l aid out t o him w t h inth e bound sof Piscataway— Read and ordered that a warr‘ bee granted tothe p etic
’or to layout to him Eighty Acres of vp land w t“
Meadow in proportion w t h inth e bounds of th e said Towne ashe has petit ionedPe tic
’onof Sam“ wil les— setting forth that aboute two years
agoe h ee Transported him selfe and fam ely out of th e Provinceof \Vest Jersey into th i s Prov ince to settle here
,but hath not
as yett any Land laid out or Enjoyeth any but what hee holdesby yearely Rent , —
p raye ing that [warrant] m ay bee granted himfor one hundred Acres of vp Land w
“ ‘Meadow in proport ionw t l‘inthe bounds of the Towne of Newarke Read and orderedthat th e p e tic
’or h ave a warr" granted him Directed to the
Surveyor general l or his Dep t to layout to him w “ ‘inthebounds of said Towne of Newarke one hundred Acres of VpLand w “ l Meadow in proportionPe tic
’onof oue Johnson ofRaratonfor 100Acres of Land
w “ 'inth e bounds of Piscataway being Re ad— Johnson being am anwhol ly vnknowne to th e Governor o r any of the Mem
bers of th is Counci l l andno t ap p e are ing or any one for h im tosatisfie this B oard how hee i ntends to se t le the same or vp onwhat termes
,— It’s therefore ordered that th e same bee left to
the Governor to Answer th e p et ic’on
,and to gran t a warr i as
hee
118
post Meridiem
Then was Read in Council l,Major Wm Dyer
’s Com ’iss ion
Date 4 "h January 1 6 82 ffor Col l . of h is Ma"i e s Customs as wel lof this Province of Eas t New Jersey or Sezaria and Pensi lv ani a— wCh was Read
,al lowed and orde red to be recorded .
Att a Council l h eld att El iz“ Towne in th e County of Essexthe Day of May Anne D ui 16 85
p"sent Th e D ep
" GovernorMaj or Wm SandfordIsaac Kingsl and Memb of Gonne zHenry Lyon 85Sam“ Dennes
S everall Members or Justices of the Court of Com’on Righ tbeing Removed out of the Province or Attend not their serv i ce
,
— It’s Agreed and ordered that a new Com’issionbee
m ade , and that the Members or Justices of th e said Court ofCom’on Right bee as fi
'
o llowe th— Col l Lewi s Morri s,— Cap"
John Palmer Maj or Wm Sandford M " Thomas Codrington M "
Isaac Kingsl and M" Richard Torm e ly M" Benj a Price M " John
Campbel l M " Dav id Mudy M" Thomas Johnson M" Sam“ Denne s and M " Henry Lyon
The p etic’onof Albert Alberts Jaques Curtiliani n behalfe
of th em sel ves and Associat es , setti ng forth they had a grantand Patten t o f 5000Acres of Land onp assaicke River— that it
p att ented by the late Governor Phi l l ip Carteret t— th at thepattent was made voyd by Act of general l Assembly
,but a
Salve of th eir Right— Desi re to h ave a Patten t— Major Berryhave ing formerly Entered a Caviat as p "tending the Land tobe e part or al l of the Land granted to him— Agreed thatMaj or Berry b ee Cal l ed i nto Counci l l together wi th the
p e t ic’o” and th e Pe t ic
’ors and Major Berry being here in
Council l vp onInqu i re and E xam inac’onof the p "tence s ofb oth p
’tye s i t ap p eares that at th e tym e of the Indian purchase
Maj or Berry was one of the Counci l l,Hee never had a Survey
o f his Landnor purchased the same of th e Indians— And vp onInspect ion of Maj or Berrys Patten t it ap p eares that h is gran twas of a Neck of Land It’s Agreed that the Pe tic’e " s have apattent according to the Su rvey
,paying thei r Arrears of Quit
Rents .
1 19
Att a Council l begun and h eld att Amboy perth in th eCounty ofMiddx the 6 "h day of Apri l l Anne Dni 16 8 6
p"s ent GaruenLawrie Esq" D Governor
Major Joh n BerryMaj or Wm SandfordM " Benj a Pric of th e Council lHenry LyonM " Sam“ Dennes
The writ ts for Electing of D eputyes i n Each RespectiveTowne in th is p rovince to serve inthe general l Ass embly wereR etoorned here by by the Respective Sheriffes of Each CountywCh Election was as ffollowes v iz"
Will : Py les for Eliz” 5 John CurtisJohn Parker 8
,
Toxvne for Newarke
for New Bar Eph : AndressRic : Berry badoes 85 IVoodbridge
aquickan John Jerley
o
out planta
VVill : p inhorne t 1ons on 110th
IV“ B aige for Amboys 1des yRarat onold 85 New
Sam“ Edsal lHac
‘lszinsackc Han s D edr1cke
out
plantat ions LPeter Hese lls
JudadiahA llen Ric : HartsforShresberry horne MidleTowne
John Hans e B enj aB urdenIsaac Smal ly i for piscataway
The house of D eputye s al l appeared here as abov e accordingto th e Election
,Except ing M " Wm p inhorne and W "‘ Haig e ,
and being cal led out our Governor according to the v sual m anner Directed them to make Choyse of th e i r specker Clerks
and they w t hdrewAgreed
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Agreed and ordered that a new Com ’issionfor
th e Justices of the Court of Ses sions for the Countyof Bergen bee Iss ued out and that Major JohnBe rry’s n ame be Incerted w e“ through a mistakewas left out and emitted in y
e l ast Com ’ission
The Counci l l have ing takeni nto Considerac ’onthe R em ovall
of Thomas Rudyard Esq" to y0 Is land of Barbadoes and that
h e has Deserted the offi c e of Secre tary of this prov in ce of Eastnew yorke [si c] — It’s therefore agreed and ordered that a Corn’iss ionbee im ’
ediat ely made out to Jam es Em ot t gent for theoffice of Chiefc Secretary
,of whose ski l l prudence and integrity
inthe m anagem "of the s" office this Council l is v erry wel l
satisfiec — and that i n the meane tym e hee act as sucha Coppy of the Com ’
is sionof Ce ll Thomas Dongan for theoffice of Vice Adm erall of new yorke &c was translated intoEngl ish by James Em ott and here Read— and also Co“ Dongans w rit t of Admiralty Directed to our Govenor to take th eboddy of Ric : Hartshorn e &c and the Considerac’enth ereofD ifferd ti l lnext Counci l lThe house of D ep utyes Came here and nominated Ric :Hartshorne for their speaker and Benj “ Griffith for the irC larke as to y
e speaker th is board was wel l s ati sfied bu t th eGovernor Excepted ag
t the Clarke as being h is s ervant &c
Adjourned ti l l 8 A Glocke tomorrow m orneingAtt a Council l held at t Amboy perth the seventh day ofApri l Anne Dni 16 8 6
p" sen t The Deputy GovernorMajor John Berry 1Major wm SandfordBenj “ Price Council l
M " Henry LyonSam“ Dennes J
A message from th e house of D ep utyes brought here by M"
Sam“ Edsal l J ohn I lans e John Curtis and Isaac Smal ly ao
quainteing th is Board of thei r want of a Deputy for the Towneof Newarke, and al s o one more for the pi scataway— th e Council l D id propose t o them to take into Considerac’onas wel l th ewant of a Deputy for this Towne o f Amboy and vp ontheRe sul t of both houses to have writts i s sued out accordinglythe Messing e rs w “ "drew and againe Com eing i n acquainted thi sBoard that it was the vote of the ir house that Two D ep utye s
bee
122
(l ) The Bill from th e D ep utyes for the forme of an Ingagemfor such p
’sons as cannot take an oath &c w °" was thi s day here
Read— amended and againe s ett backe , was brought here fairlytranscribed— Agreed dz ordered that th e Governor signe th esame for th is Boards Concurrance dice— weh was done accordingly
Adj ourned t i l l 8 a Glocke to morrow m orneingAtt a Counci l l held att Amboy perth in Eas t new Jers ey theEight day of April l 16 8 6
The Dep t Govern orMaj or w'nSandfordMajor Joh n Berry
game."
5
1
3518
;nCounc.“ &e
Benj a PriceHenry Lyon
The Sh erifie of th i s County of Middx brought here a Re
turne of his writ t,w Ch yesterday was issued out for Electing 2
D ep utyes for the Towne of Amboy perth to serve in this p"sent
general l Assembly,wCh were John Campbel l and B enj "L Clarke
2 Bil l for the D eputyes Sallery being againe brought here,Transcribed by them according to the severall am endm ”
formerl y made by th is Board be ing Read— agreed and orderedthat the same bee s igned by the Governor for th is Be ardsConcurrence &c
A Bill being brought here from the house of D ep utyes for
the p unishm " of Adultry and fi'
ornicatien— Read and amendedand sent to the D eputyes &c
Adj ou rned ti l l 2 Clocke afternoonepost m " idiem
The aboves“ Bil l for p unishm tof adul tery and ffornicac ’en
being againe Read— Agreed and ordered that 111" Sam” Dennesand Maj or Berry bee appointed im ’
ediate ly to Conferr w“ 1 th el ike Number or Com it tee of the house of D eputyes vp onthesubj ect m atter of the 8 “ Bil lWhereas Co llonell Thomas Dongan Governor of new yorkehath l ately sent into thi s province a writ t of Adm eralty beareing date the 27"h f’f
'
eb: last past,Thereby Com anding ou r
Governor,
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Governor,Justices and al l other officers to arrest th e boddy of
Richard Hartshorne and him to keep e in safe Custody , that h isboddy might bee brought before the Judges of the Court ofAdm eralty i n new yorke afores
d the flirst Munday in this p"sent
Month of April l— and th is Board haveing v iewed and duelyCon sidered y
e Com’issiongranted to y 6 s d Governor Dongan
for Vice Adm erall Sac— Doeno t app "hend that the s" Com ’is sion
doth give any power or Authori ty to th e s d Governor Donganthereby to Comand the Governor Justices and other officersof this Prov ince to arres t the boddy of the s‘i Ric . Hartshorneand him to Con vey to th e Citty of new yorke before the a
d
Judge in order to a Tryal l,as inthe s“ writ t i s suggested and
Com anded— and therefore doenot ap p "hend that the GovernorJustices or other officers of thi s province may w "h s afety putthe sd writt inExecution &c
A Bil l brought here from the house of D ep utyes that al lacc’ons may bee t ry ed by a Jury of th e Neighbourhood wherethe {fact Realy aris es WCh Read— agreed that Two of thi s housem ee t e the l ike number of the D eputyes to Conferr about thesubject matte r of the Bil l— and that M " Sam“ Dennes andMajor Sandford attend the sameA message from the house of Dep utyes for a tfree Conferance
w t“ this h ouse— Agreed they h ave th e same &c
3 A Bil l from th e house of D ep utyes for the punishm "of
Adultrey and fornicac’enfairely Transcribed being againeRead— Agreed and ordered that the Governor s igne the samefor th is Boards Concurance , W“ was Done accordingly andsen t backe to the house of D ep utyes by m
" Sam“ Dennes 850Adj ourned til l 8 Clocke to morrow m orneing
Att a Counci l l begunand held att Amboy perth the Ninthday of April l 16 8 6
p"sent Governor Lawrie
Maj or John BerryMaj or wm SandfordBenj a Price Council lHenry LyonSam“ Dennes
A message from the D eputyes D e sireing a Retorne of theirBi l l yesterday sent h ere
,for the t rying of all action s by a Jury
of the neighborhood whe re the f act realy ari ses — agreed the
sam e bee Returned by m" Sam“ Dennes one o f the Members o fthis Council l
124
A Bi l l brought here from the De p utye s , for p rohibit e ing theR em ovall of al l Causes and Cases before tryal l out of theCourts of Sessions where the Debt or Dam ages amounts notto the sum’e of Twenty pounds— w Ch being Read and amendedgas againe sen t to the house of D ep utyes by m
" Sam“ DennescAgreed and ordered th at 2 of th is Council l bee appointed to
m eete the l ike number of th e house of D ep utyes to Conferrvp onthe subj ect matter of the las t Bill. th e house of D e p utyes
D esireing a fi’
ree Confe rance— the same was agreed vnto bythis Board and the D ep utyes Com eing i n the s‘1 Conferance washad accordingly
Adj ourned ti l l 3 Glocke afternoonepost M"idiem
The High Sheriffe of this County brought here the Retorn eof the w rit t of E lecc
’onis sued out Vp onthe seventh Ins tan t
for the Chooseing one other Deputy for th e Towne of Piscataway and out p lantation s —which was George DrakeA Bil l for the Raiseing the value of s i l ver money pass ing inthis province brought from the D ep utye s , was here Read ,amended
,and againe sen t them by Henry Lyonand Benj “
Price 850
4 The a b ove s“ Bil l for Rais eing the valu e of money 8150was againe brought here fairely Transcribed according to theam endm “ And the same was sign ed by th e Governor for th isBoards Coneurance
Adjourned til l 8 Clocke to morrow m orne ingAtt a Council l he ld att the Towne of Amboy perth in Eas tNew Jersey the Tenth day ofApri l l Anne Dui 16 8 6
p"sent Governor Lawrie
Maj or John BerryMajor W i“ SandfordM " Benj “ Price Council lM " I l enry Lyon d:M " Sam ” Dennes
Anew Bil l Touching and Concerne ing the Courts of Sess ions being brough t here from the D ep utye s
— was Read,
amended,and sent backe by m" Benj “ Price 850
The Com ’issionWC" was ordered to bee made out vp onth e.
6 th
126
but it was the sense of this board that the same,Did not agree
w “ 1 the Constitu tion of th ese American parts— It’s ordered thatthe same bee sent to th e D e p utye s that they may here them Read
Adj ourned ti l l 2 C locke afternoonepost m "idiem
The Bil l for a w eeke ly m arkitt i n the Towne of Amboyperth , and two faires yeare ly , was againe Read amended , andsent backe to the D ep utyes .
A Bill that al l writt s of Debt accompt and such otheracc
’
ons shalbe com’
enced inthe Countye s where the Contracts were made , w “h being Read and ful ly Debated w "11 thewhole house of D ep utye s , the same was sen t backe to them bym" Price
The se cretary gav e this board an Accom pt that[Orig inal i n th e D readfull fire wCh hap
’ned i n his hous eConces s
ions
vp onSat t erday l as t the originall Concession s of
1311
515“
Lord Barcl ey and S" George Carteret t amongstB urg,” s everall other w r1t e1ng s boekes and papers was
there bu rn t and consumed6 The Bi l l for a w eeke ly m arkit t inAmboy &c was brought
h ere from th e h ouse of D ep utye s faire ly transcribed , and beingagaine Read , was ordered to bee signed &e
Adjourned ti l l 8 C locke tomorrow m orneing .
Att a Counci l l begun and held att Amboy the Thirteenthday of April l 1 6 8 6
p"sent Govern or Lawrie
Maj or John Berry 1Major wm Sand ford
M " Isaac Kings landSam“ DennesBenj a Price 85Henry Lyon
A New Bi l l that writ t s of Debt accompt dice shalbe Comm enced inthe Countyes where the Contracts were m ade
, w“ '
some Inlarg em "
, be ing againe brough t here from the house ofD e p utyes and Read,— Agreed and ordered that a Message beesen t to the house o f D e p utyes for a ffree Con ference to Debatethe su bj ect m a tte r of the s “ Bil l — and that m " Lyon carry thea“message . The D ep utye s come ing inthe same were fully
and fi'
ree ly Debated .
Adj ourned ti l l 2 Ole cko afternoone
Counci ll
A Bil l touching hogs,brough t here from the D ep utyes ,
being Read amended and sent backeA Bil l t ouch ing the Court of Com’on Right being here
D rawne vp , was sent to the house of D ep utyes bv m" Sam“
Dennes .7 The Bil l touch ing the keeping of hoggs being againeRead and signed by the Governor
,by order of this board — and
sent backe by 111" Henry Lyon .
The Bi l l touch ing the Court of Com’on Right being againebrought here by two of th e D eputyes
— Informing thi s Counci l l that the s d Bil l doth innoewise answer their ende .A Bil l touch ing f ences and highwaye s &c brought herefrom the D ep u tye s was Read— and againe sent backe by m"
Dennis and m" Price to Informe the house of D ep utyes of thevncertainty of the s d Bil l .
Adj ourn ed ti ll 8 C locke t o morrow m orneingAtt a Council l held att Amboy perth in Eastnew Jersey the
xiiijt h day of April l 16 8 6
p"sent The Deputy Governo r Lawrie
J ohn BerryMaj or wm Sandford
rw
0 l
ggéfia
gefipis land
}Of the Coune l llm " S Benj a Price and
Henry Lyon
It’s Agreed that a message bee sen t to the house of D ep utyes
to acquaint them to p"
pare th e Bil l s ffo llew ing viz t1 5" {for Impowering the Justices in Each County , to makeRates att their Quarter Ses s ions for Defray ing the Charges ofhigh wayes bridges and fferryes already made .
2 ffer D efrayeing theC
Charges of the Council l Secretary andMess inger attending the Countryes s erv ice .3 fi
'
or maintenance of th e Govermt
4 For R eliefe of prisoners that havenoe visab le Estate 8505 {for paym
"of sundry Com ’
is sions writt s and other writ eingsfor the vse of the Country onely
,due to th e Secretaryes office,
according to a p’ticular &c sent to y
0 D ep utyes by m" Isaac
Kingsland &c — this p"sent Assembly ,
Adj ourned ti l l 2 C locke aft ernoone
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post m "idiem
Anew Bil l touch ing the Court of Sess ions was D rawne vphere
,being very Long
,and sent to y
8 D ep utyes &c
Adj ourned ti l l 8 C locke to m orrow m orneingAtt a Counci l l h eld att Amboy perth the ffifteenth day of
April l Anne Dui 16 8 6p"sent Governor Lawrie
m aj or John BerryMaj or wm SandfordIsaac Kingsl and Counci l lBenj " Price 85Sam“ Dennes
The Scheme of Goverm tor {fundamental Cons titution s
w eh was Drawno vp by the p re p rie to"s in England
,and yester
day sent to the house of D ep utyes , was againe brought hereby two of thei r h ouse w “ "out giveing any accompt of their l ikeor Dis l ike to th e same.A Bil l from the house of D ep utyes for the set t lem t
of fi'
ees
&c - was Read,amended and sent them backe by m" Price
850
A message from the house of D ep utyes D esireing a ffreeConferance i n the afternoone vp onthe subj ect matter of th e
Bil l yesterday sent them touching th e Court of Ses sion sAgreed a Conferance bee had as Des ired
Adjou rned ti l l 2 C locke afternoonepost m "idiem
The house of D ep utyes Came h ere vp onthe ConferanceW“ was appointed th is m orneing touch ing the bi l l R elateingto y
e Courts of Sessions,and after a long D ebate th e D eputye s
Departed,and the Bi l l was againe altered and sen t to ye
D eputye s
A Bi l l brought here from the house of D eputye s for appointeing new Com
’issio "8 i n the County of monmouth for laying
out of h igh wayes bridges landings and fferryes , inplace of
Ce l l Morris J ohn Bowne and Joseph Parker ; the two lastbeing Dead and Ce ll morri s left the Prov ince .
Adjourned ti l l 8 Clocke to morrow m orneing .
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th e Seere tery, and ordered to bee sen t to the house of Deputyes &c
A message from the D e putye s D esire ing th at the Considerac’on for D efrayeing th e maintenance of th e Goverm t for thefi
'
uture and such Charges as are by post— and a p rovit ionforth e Governor and Counci l l &c being in serv ice of y
e Countryas we l l as the D ep utyes may bee D ifl
'
er’d t i l l next assembly .
9 A Bill from the hou se of D ep utye s for p’hibite ing th e
weareing of swords daggers p is tolls Dirks sti l ettoes &c by theInhabitants of this province— was h ere Read— amended
,and
sent backe by m " Sam” Dennes,— and againe brought here and
s igned by the Governor &c
A Bil l touching th e Court of Com’on Right brought fromthe house of D ep utye s , was here Read amended and sentthem backe &c
10 The Bill for Maintenance of Prisoners &c,being againe
b rought from the hou se of D ep utyes and signed by thei rspeaker w “ "out any am e 11dm ent s
,
— ordered that the same besigned by our Governor for th is boards Coneurrance & c sentbacke by M " Dennes
1 1 Bil l tou ch ing and Concerneing the taking vp of Runawayservants
,— was here Read
,— amen‘ded
,and sent backe to y
8
D ep utyes by m" Dennes
,and againe brought h ere and signed
b y our Governor &c .
1 2 The Bil l touching the Court of Com’on Righ t to beeheld att Amboy onely
,and that Twise i n Each yeare— was
againe Read ,— and signed by our Governor for thi s BoardsConcurrance .
Adjourned ti l l 4 Clocke afternoonepost m "idiem
A ffree Conferance was here held vponthe Bi ll forthe se t tlem t
of the S ecre taryes surveye‘" and al l other
o l’rice "s fi le s in this province
,vp onth e Resul t i t was C011
c luded that a Com itte e of Each house bee appointed to se tle
th e 8d fees and to m ee te Vp onMunday m orne ing next «beAdj ourned til l 8 C locke Munday m orneing
13 1
Att a Counc il l begun and hel d at Amboy the 1 9"h Apri l16 8 6
p"sent Governor Lawrie
Maj or John BerryMajor w "nSandford Counci l lM" Isaac Kings landM " Benj “ Price
A Message from th e house of D eputyes D esireing a d’
reeConferance to Debate sundry affaires and in p ’ticular th e Bil lfor set t lem t of tfees— w eh was granted them— and the houseof D ep utyes Coming in,1 8 " The Governor made Inquirey of what answer they gave
touching the scheme of Goverm t formerly Given them inAnswer
,That they ap p
"h ended th e s ame Didnot agree w "h th e Constitution of this p rov i nce
,
and that th ey vnders tood that the same werene ewise bindeing Except past into a Lawe by theGeneral l Assemb ly
2“y There Came in Debate how the Charges shou ld bee Defraide for such p ublicke high wayes bridges and ferryes as areal ready made and to bee made
,— after some Debate the
house of D ep utyes s ayes they wil l take Care to Draw vp a Bil lfor that Ende .
3‘y propos ed by the Governor
,how the Councillo “ and
Secretary’s Charges (who attend for th e p ublicke servise i n th isAss embl y) shal l bee D efrai
’d,— after a long Debate— the
speaker sayes they see n o Cause or Reason that the Countryough t to Defray th e s ame
,being p
"s ident .
4” How ye S ecre taryes Bil l of Charges for m akeing out of
writ ts for Elections of D eputyes Com’issions for Justices of
peace &c,shal bee D efraide z— Answer that they see no Rea
son that th e Coun try ought to pay for the same , for that theyh avenot Liberty or power to Choose such officers &c
5‘y Ques . who shal l pay y " Kings At torneyes fl
'
ees vp onCrym inall actions — The speaker m akeing Answe r, says Thatthe proprietor 8 have ing a ll Royaltyes , waith s , s traye s , andffines ought to pay th e same
preposed
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propos ed by the Governor,how they in tend to Defray
the Charges for the main tenance of the Governm "; the house
of D e putyes Desi red some tym e to Conferr amongst themse lves vp onthe subj ect m atter and w “ ‘drew .
A Message from the D ep utyes i n w riteing as fo l loweth'
e 1 17.
The hou se of D ep utyes have ing a second tym e taken intothe ir serio u s Considerae ’onthe Bil l for maintenance of th e
Gove rm" &c Des ire Liev e
,firs t to Confer w“ " their neighbou rs i n
Each Towne and County,and att the next meeting of the As
sembly wil l Retorne an Answer 1850h e : HARTSHORNE speaker .
Adj ourned ti l l 2 Glocke afternoonepost merid iem
A paper was given in h ere by M " John Inynons , therein se tt ing fforth that he has binatt a Considerable Expense to ao
commodate th e Country,inm akeing out a Road to the ffalls
from hi s hous e vp onthe B aratou , w e ll i s si x mi le s shorter thenformerly
,and hath f’furnish ed him se lfe w "
h al l aeeom odac’onas
boates Canoes &c ffit t ing for ffe rrying over the RaratonRiveral l Travel l ing w "
h hors es and Cat le (icon— D e s ireing th i s Boardw ill bee pleased to order i ts being a p ublicke Road for the u seof the Country
,and se t le th e Rates for the d
'
erry &c,
beingRead
,I t
’s Agreed and ordered that the Com ’
iss io" S appoin tedby A c t of G eneral l Assembly fo r l aying out of al l Highwayes Land ings and fferrye s , insome sh ort tym e Repaire tothe s“ ffe rry and there insp ect the same and make their Re
torne to the Sec re taryes office ; and as to the s“ f
’fees and Rates
for the fferry, the same must bee se t led by Ac t of General lAssem b ly
,to w ""
end th is Board wil l take Care to Recomendthe same t o the house of D ep utyes
A Bil l brought here from the house of D eputyes for the Inh a b itants inEach Towne Respective ly to m ee te and makeRates orders &c : —w°'l being t ead
,—th is Board finde ing the
s am enot wel ln1ode l’d, -Agreed that the Se cretary Im’ediate ly
draw vp a new Bil l vp onthe su bj ect matter WC“ was doneaccordingly and sent to the house of D ep utyes (be .
1 3 The above s“ Bil l was againe brought here w t l’out any
alteration s sign ed by thei r speaker, and being Read the secondtyms was ordered to be e signed by
“our Governor for th isboards Concurranee
134
The Com ’iss ionof the Governors Counci l l was Read whose
names were as fe l lowes v iz "
[ Garven Lawrie Esq"
Major John BerryCap t And : HamiltonCap " Tho : CodringtonCap
" R ic : Torm ley Councillo"sSam” Winder gentJohn Johnstone gentDav id Mudy gentJames Em ot t See
The house of D ep utye s sen t here a Message that their Members Desired to see his Lords" p s Com ’issionfor Dep" Governe r ; w
e“ was given to the Messingers , and after they hadp’used the same in their house againe Returned the S
“ Com’iss ion.
The Members of Counci l l made their vsuall subscription here in open Counci l l &e
A Bil l for Rep ealeing of a late Act made for the Raizeingthe v al ue of money in th is p rov ince
,w oh be ing Read
,and the
same being amended and Transcribed out,was againe sen t to
the house of D ep utyes for thei r Concurrance &c
A Message to ye D eputyes was sent as ffollowes
t
“ I hereas att the ge 11"’all Assemb ly held att Amboy in the
month o f April l last past,it was proposed to the house of
D ep utyes by thi s board , That a Bil l might bee D rawne byth em for the Maintaineance of the Goverm ‘
,and th e Con sider
ac’on the reof be ing by [them] D if’fer
’d til l the meeting of th is
p"sent Assem b l y
,This is againe to Renew the p ro posall to the
sd house of D ep utye s , to the in tent a Bi l l may bee D rawne v pto Defray the s ame &c
Bil l fo r R e p eale ing of a l ate Act made for the Raiseing of
th e value o f mon ey in this prov ince,being sen t h ere faire ly
Transcribed according to the am endm ‘S and sign ed by thespeaker
,-w"'l being Read
,— l t
’s Agreed and ordered tha t th e
sam e b e signed b y his Lordsp p fo r th is boards Concurrance,
and was againe se nt backe by m‘ Sam“ Winde r and maj orJohn Berry &c .
Adjourned til l 2 Ole cko afte rnoone
135
post m "idiem
A Bil l for Enableing the fI’reehold" s inEach RespectiveTowne to m eet e
,agree
,and p re p osc p rudentiall orde“ ,
and toChoose and Towne C larke
,w Ch being read the Cons iderac ’on
D iff'
er’d t il lnext m orneingAdjourned til l 8 Glocke to morrow m orne ing
Att a Council l held att Amboy perth in East newthe Twenty ffirst day of October Anne D ui 16 8 6
p"sent L d Nei l Campbel l Governor
GaruonLawrie Esq"Major John BerryCap t And : Hamilton
Council lM" Dav id MudyM " Sam“ YVinderJames E m ott Secy
A Bil l touch i ng ye Court of Sessions for th e County of
Middx sent here from the hou se of D ep utye s was Read —andsome alteration s being therein m ade
,th e same was againe Re
tu rned to the hou se of D ep utye s .
The Bil l w Ch last night was brought here from the houseof D eputye s to impower the ffi
'
eeh olders i n Each RespectiveTowne to m ee te make Locall and p rudent iall Lawes &c
,
— was againe Read— and being taken in to mature Considerac
’bnit’s th e sence of th i s Board
,that th e th ing Desired
i n th e s d Bill i s ful ly p’vided for i n a former Act made the last
Assembly .
Adjou rned til l 2 C locke afternoone2 The above s
d Act touching the Court of Ses s ions inm iddx County was againe sent here , fairely Tran scribed w "h
what am endm t s was made by th i s Board and signed by theSpe aker to the house of D ep utyes ; w
Ch be ing Read— Agreedand ordered that the s ame bee signed by hi s Lordsp p for th isboards Concurrance
,and to bee sent backe to th e house of
D eputye s by Major John Berry and James E m ot t wCh was doneaccordingl y
A B i l l was sent here from th e house of Dep utyes for apenalty vp onsuch p ’sons as shal l for th e ffuture Continue inthe office of sheriffe above one yeare ; w
eh being Read,and
some small am endm ” being m ade,the same was R etorned by
m" Mudy.
136
A Message from th e house of D ep utyes D esireing a ffreeConferance touch ing the subj ect matter of the aboves‘1 Bil lR elateing to High Sh eriff’e s . Agreed a ffree Conferance im’ediately bee had w
“ 1th e house o f D ep utyes ; and they Com eing
before t his board the same was ffree ly debated. Whereuponit
’s was agreed and ordered by Consent of both houses , Thatthe Secretary Im ’
ediate ly draw vp a new B i l l , thatnoe Sherifi'
e
shal l Continue in,
the 15d office above one yeare and that they
shal l always bee Com ’is sionated vp onthe ffirst Tuesday in th e
month of January yearely, w"11 a penalty of Twenty pounds
that shal l Refuse to accep t of such Com ’ission&c
Adj ourn ed ti l l 8 Ole cko t o morrow m orneingAtt a Coun cil l h e ld att Amboy the 22"h day of Anne
Dui 1 6 8 6
p"sent L“ Nei l Cam pbel l Governor
Major John BerryCap" And : Hamilton Counci l lM" David MudyJames E m ot t S ee .
The Bil l touching th e office of Sherif’fe was againe D rawneout by the Secretary
,and here Read
,— and ordered to bee sent
to the hou se of D ep utye s , wCh was Done accordingly by Maj or
John Berry .
A Bil l touch ing the Courts of Sess ions of th is prov ince i ngeneral l
,w Ch was offered the last as semb ly
,was sen t here by
the house of D ep utye s ,— and Re ad .
Agreed and ordered that the Message wCh the ffirs t day ofthis Assembly was D rawne Vp , touch ing the m aintenance ofthe Goverm " bee s ent to the house of D ep utyes ,
— w °“ was doneaccording l y by major John Berry and Cap" Andrew Hamilton .
Adjourned ti l l 2 C locke afternooneA p et ic
’onfrom the Inhabitants of the Towne of Amboy
perth for a Com ’issienfor a Court o f smal l Causes according
to A c t of generall assembly ; —weh be ing Read— Agreed theyhave a Com ’
iss iongranted them— and the Com ’issioners be 111 "
Benja Griffi th m " J ames Armer and m" Benja Clarke
3 The Bi l l touching sh erifl'
cs,was againe brought here
from the house of D eputye s w“ ’ou t any alteration
,signed by
their speaker ; —and being Read and signed by his Lords p p forthis Boards Concurrance &c
13 8
behavi our &c — and al so th at Im ’ediately bee Com it t ed to the
hands and Custody of th e High Sh eriffe of m iddx,who i s
h ereby Required in th e Kings name to take the said p’sons
i nto h is Custody and them safe ly keep e vnt ill the sh al l g ivesuch security as above
,or bee Discharged by due Cou rse of
Law .
I t’s al s o agreed and ordered thatMajor J ohnBerry issu e , outh is warr" to the she rit’fe of the County of Be rgen
,to take into
h is Custod y the bodd y of Lawrence Andress of Bergen andhim safely keep e , se e that hee may have,
his boddy att thene x tCourt of Com ’on Right to bee held att Amboy the secondTuesday in the month of Apri ll n ex t
,to Answer to such Arti
cles and things as shal l bee obj ected agt h im vp onthe p ’t and
behalfe of our Lord the King 850The B i l l touch ing the S e c re tarye s and other f
’fee s was brough th ere from the hou se o f D ep utye s , faire ly Transcribed according to the l as t n ights se t t lem ‘
: being Read agreed andordered that the same bee signed by his Lordsm’ for this boardsConcurrance
Adj ourned til l Munday 2 Glocke afternooneAtt a Council l begun and held att Amboy the day of
October Anne Dni 16 8 6p"sent Lord Neil Campbel l Gov"
Cap t And : Hami ltonM" Dav id MudyM " John s toneJames Em ot t Sec :
Counci ll
The Council l being m ee t accordi ng to th e Adj ournment,and
there being Litl e busines se offering,the house of D ep utye sno t
being all Convein’d,agreed that th is Council l bee adj ou rned
ti l l 8 C locke tomorrow m orne ingAnd th is Council l adj ourned according ly
Att a Council l he ld att Amboy perth in East new Jersey the26‘h day of Anno Dni 16 8 6
p"osen t L“ nei l Camp b e ll GovernorMaj or J ohn BerryCap t Andrew HamiltonM " John Johnstone Council l 850M" Dav id MadyJames Em ott Sec
The Bil l touching the Cou rts o f Ses s ion s for tryal l of al lacc’ons &c inthe County whe re the f’fac t doth arise
,was h ere
Debated by a ifree Conferance o f both houses,and many In
conven iences be ing apparently sett forth to al l or most p’t of
the Artic le s of the s“ Bill by the members of th is Councill,the
house of D ep utye s Re to rned to their house seem eingly Contented :
Ad journed ti l l 2 Glocke afternoonepost m "idiem
One John Duty was brought here,be fore this Counci l l for
speaking sundry words of E ve ll import ag" his p
"sent m a
“ e theKing of England
,and being Exam i ned vt terly D enyed the
same,and the Informer peter p rew being also Examined
,a
message was sen t to th e house of D ep utyes for a ffree Conferance vp onth e subj ec t mat te r o f the Complaint, and to fal l vp ona way whereby the S
“ John Duty might bee brought t o aLegal l Tryal l insome short tym e
,and after some Debate w ""1
the house of D ep utye s touch ing and Conce rneing the p "m isses ,It was agreed that the furth er Cons ide rac’onthereof bee Dif’fer
’d t i l l th irsday m orne ing next , and that as wel l the s
(1 peterp rew as the s (i J ohn Duty in the meane tym e Rem aine i n theS heriff
'
es Cus t ody . the s “ prewno t have ing made h is Complain t w “ ‘inEigh t and fforty hou rs as the Law Directs but hasDelayed the same for severall m onthe s4 A new Bil l touching the Courts of Sess ion s was againe
D rawne vp by the D ep utyes , That all Transitory Actions notExceeding tfive pounds shou ld be t ryed inthe Court of Sess ionswhere the fact shal l arise &C.
— Weh being Read and sent backeto the D ep utye s after some sm all am endm “
,th e same againe
was sent here faire ly Ingrosed w ""1 the am endm “ — woh wasordered and Agreed to bee signed by hi s Lords p p for Concurrance of th is Board
Adj ourned ti l l 8 Glocke Thirsday m orneingAtt a Counci l l h eld att Amboy perth inEast Jersey the 28 t hday of October Anne D ui 16 8 6
L (1 Neil Campbe l l Gov "
Major John BerryCap " Andrew Hamil tonM " Sam“ Winder
CM" Dav id Mudy
oune lM" John JohnstoneJames Em ot t Sec
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The house of D ep utyes Com eing here , Del ivered in theirOpinion that a sp e t iall Court oughtnot to bee granted for theTryal l o f John Duty who was Examined vp onTuesday las tb efore thi s Councill z— whe rcvp onit was agre ed and orderedthat th e s (1 Duty bee bound over to the nex t Cou rt of sess ionsto bee held for thi s County
, ,to Answer the p
"m isses and that
al so peter prew bee bound over to giv e his Ev idence &c
The Act formerly made touch ing the Rangers office,came
here i n Debate as to s everall Articl es and things th e rein Contained and the D ep utyes againe R e torned to their house 850
Adjourned ti l l 2 C locke afte rnooneA Message from the house of D ep utyes D esireing a ifree
Conferance touching a former m ess age,sent from this Board
,
for Raise ing money for maintenance of th e Goverm "; Agreed
and ordered that To morrow m orneing att n ine Clocke bee th ehour appointed for that service .A Bil l touch ing an Act formerly m ade for the office ofRanger being sen t here from the house of D ep utye s and Read ,th e C onsiderac’onD ifi'
er’d t i l lnext m orneing
A Bil l touch ing servants,was D rawne vp by th e Secret ary
and sent to th e house of D ep utyes by m" Sam“ winder and
James Em o tt .
Adjourned til l 8 Clocke to morrow m orneingAtt a Counci l l held att Amboy perth in East New Jerseythe day of October Anne Dni 16 8 6
L“ neil Campbel l Gov "
GaruonLawrie Esq"Major John BerryM " Sam'1 WinderCap t And : Hamilton Council lM " John JohnstoneM" D MudyJames Em ott See
,
The whole house of D e putye s Came here, Vponth e Conforanee yesterday appoin ted for Raiseing a supply for supportand m aintenance of y
e Gove rm "; The speaker 111
" HartshorneD e l i vered the sen se of th e house of D ep utyes touching thesu b j ect m atter of the Conferance , D eclare ing that the p lantersand Inhabitan ts of thi s Province hav e bin att Equal ] Chargesw "" the proprietors in England
,in that they h ave m ade all
High wayes bridges Landings and pri sons &c,—and a lso i t
was
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Lord Nei l Campbel l gave the 1 bers of thi s Councill anAccomp t of the v essell
,that was lately taken away from
this port by order from the Gov ernor o fnew yorke ;— and alsoeh is Lm ds p p shewed a Coppy of a I ette1 hee sen t to the Gm
c l 1101 of New yo 1ke Re late ing to the takeing away of the s“
v,
essell w‘"the Gove 1no 1 s Lett " to h is Lor
o'
dsp p 111 answe 1 thereto — w" ' being Read — vp onthe whol e matter h is Lo 1dsp p Desired adv i se in the p
"m is ses,from the Members ' of th is Counci l l
for a suitabl e addr es s e to h is Mam in Council l— afte r some
debate and mature Conside rac ’on,It’s th e s en se of thi s Board
that a Le tt" be D rawne Vp by the the members of this Council land sent to the p re p rie to
"s i n England
,Dilateing the whole
Case,and Leave the same to them to bee managed as in thei r
great w isdom e th ey shal l see m ee te
His Lm ds p p alsoe gave th is Boa1 d an accompt that somev rgent aff ai1 es cal led
tw
him f01 B ritten,se e haveing power by
vi1 tue of h is Com 1ss 1en(w Ch was he 1e Read) to ap p oint anDepu ty
,hee nominated Cap Andrew Hamilton one of the
Members of th is Counci l l to su pply h is place of Deputy Gov.
ernor t i l l his Retorne lap t Hamilton Excused him se lfe verrymuch
,b ut being p re vp onby his Lords p p to accept thereof,
Desired tym e t i l l next m orneing to adv i se about th e frame andto give this Board his answer
,whether hee could w t h Conveniency accept thereof or n ot
Adj ourned t i ll 8 Gl ocke tomorrow m orne ingAtt a Council l begun and held att Amboy the Eleventh dayof December Anne Dni 16 8 6
p"sent L“ Nei l Campbel l Gov"
Garve n LawrieCap
t A HamiltonM" Kingsland
Torm ely Counci l lM " Sam “ WinderM " JohnJohnstone( James Em ott See
The Counci l l being meet,Cap t Hamilton againe Excused
h im se lfe of what was proposed by his Lordsp p the last n ight,
i n takeing vp onh im the Governm t asnot agreeing w t hthe
Exigency of his affaires &c .— But vp onth e whole Cap t Ham
i lton Consented to accept of the same,WC“ was to the good
like ing of the Members of th is Counci l l,— Excepting Garven
Lawrie Esq",who Des ired his p
’test might bee Ented ag
" Cap "
Hami lton
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Hamilton his being Governor,ffor that hee w as al ready out of
E st eem e w t h the p lanters and Inhabitants o f th i s Province,the
w "h would prov e p"iudit iall to the p re p rie to
" S Interest (beThe Lott "
,w eh yesterday was orde red to bee drawne vp was
here Read,and signed by al l th e Members of this Counc i ll .
It’s Agreed and ordered that Im ’
ediat e ly Com’issions b ee
gran ted out for mali tia office" s as f’fo llows,To M " Ric : Torm e ly,
for Cap" of ffoo t Comp any Consi sting of the Inhabi tants of
El iz “ Towne and out plantation s &c
To M" Isaac Kings land,for Cap t of a f’foo t Company C011
s ting of the Inhabitant s o fAquickanic and new Barbadoes .To M " Jam es E m o t t
,ffor Cap taine Lieu " o f a ffoot Company
Consisting of the Inh abi tants of Amboy perth,vnder the
Comand of the Lord Nei l Campbel lAgreed and ordered that a Com ’
is sionbee im ’cdiate ly granted
vnto James Em ot t for Clarke of the peace of the County ofMiddx &c
Att a Counci l l held att Amboy perth the 27"h De cember
p"sent L“ Nei l Campbel l Gov "
Cap t A HamiltonCap " Isaac KingslandCap t Ric : Te rmly Council lM " John JohnstoneJames Em ott S ee
My Lord gave th is Board an Accompt o f the Transaction s ofthe Justic es of th e County of Middx
,i n holding a Court at t
th e Town e of piscataway,the 3 “ Tu e sday in th is Instan t m onth
of December,Contrary to Act o f Gen eral Assembly and the
Gove 1nors p’ °
t icnla1 p’clamat ionWh e 1 eup oni t’ss Agreed and e l de i ed th at a war '"
1 bee issuedout to the High S l1e 1 if’fe of th e County of Middx
,1m ediate ly
t o bi ing be fo 1 e thi s Counci l l onto menow m o1neing by Eightof the Clocke
,the boddy of M" Sam” Denne s of oodlnidg e ,
who was p"s ident of that Court
,to Answe 1 to p "m iss es &c
Att a Counci l l he ld at Amboy perth inEast New Jersey the10m”
r16 8 6
p"sen t L“ Neil Cam pbel l Gov"
Cap A HamiltonCap t R T01m e lyCap " Isaac Kings land Council lM " John JohnstoneJames Em ot t Sec :
144
The Counci l l being mett,the High Sheriffe of th e County of
Middx brought before thi s Board (pursuant to an order yestday made) the boddy of M r Sam
” Dennes,fi
'
or holdi ng a Courtatt th e Towne of Pi sca taway the Third Tuesday i n this In stan tmonth ofDecember, Contrary to Law ; v p onE xam inac’onM"
Sam“ Dennes D enyedno t the m atter of fi'
act,but al ledged it
wasno t Contrary to Law— and vp onthe Whole matter,It’s
Ag reed and ordered that M" sa1u“ Dennes have a weekes tym e
granted him to fiind security,and that inth e sum of for
h is p’sonall appearance att the next Court of Com’on Right
,to
bee held att the Towne ofAmboy perth th e second Tuesday inthe Month of May 110Wnext ensueing , then and there to Answerthe p
"m isses . and for want thereof,afterwards by warrt to be
i ssued out from some of the Mem bers of th is Council l,to s tand
Close Com ’
it ted to th e Gao le of woodbridge there to Rem ainevntill hee shal l be Discharged by due Cou rse of LawAtt a Counci l l begun and held att Amboy perth the Twelfthd ay of March 16 82
p"sent Andrew Hamil ton Esq" Gov "
Garven Lawri e Esq "
Cap t Ric : Te rmlyM l Sam“ WinderM " John JohnstoneJ ames Em ott Sec
Cap t Andrew Hamilton p’duced here a Com ’
issionvnder th eprov in ce scale and signed by L“ Nei l Campbe ll
,for the ofiice
of Deputy Governor of this prov i nce of East New Jersey vnti ll H is Lo rds p l’ Retorne from Eng land , or th e p rOp rie to
's
pleasu re further Knowne ; w e“ be ing Read— agreed and orderedthat the s“ Com ’
issionbe e Entred Vponthe p ublicke Records ,and also that p
’
c lam ac’ons be e issued out in to Each County
w“ ‘in th is Prov i nce,s ignifie ingg the same , and that al l oflicers
Civill and Millitary bee Continued in their Respec t ive officesplaces ti l l furth e r orde r.Agre ed and ordered that a Com ’
iss ionbee granted to Robt :Hamil ton of Midd letowne
,for office of Clarke of the peace of
the County of Monmouth &c
A t t a Counci l l h e ld att Amboy Perth in East New JerseyJersey the 9b“ 16 8 7
p"sent G ove rnor l lam ilton
Cap " Ric : Te rmlyM " Sam “ WinderJ ame s Em o tt Sec James
146
the warr w "h the fi‘
rench att Canade. Then was Read the KingsLetterto h is Exce l l ency the Governor ofnew yorke
,to cal l for
ass i stance from the Neighbouring Province if neede shouldRequ ire : als o his Excel ] . Letter to y " Governor and Council l ofth i s Prov ince for assistance inth e warr was Read ; and left tothe Considerac ’onof both houses for a su itable Answer
,ad
journed ti l l 8 Clocke to morrow m orneingThe names of th e D ep utyes for th is p
"s ent yeare are as fi'
ol
lowes viz"
John ParkerJeffery Jones
J Olm Cu 1 t1s
NewPeter Heste lls
Richard BerryBarbadoes
Enoche Machielsonout 11
m Sam DennesW Lawrence Plantae ons 11Sam Mooreof Bergen
John Langstafi‘eGeo : Drake
Piscataway m" John White
W 1m B aige 85 Ric : Hartshorne
Benja Grifiith 8"
John Throgmorton
Eliakim wardal lshresberry
Judah Al len
Att a Counci l l held att Amboy perth the day ofMayAnno D ui 16 8 8
p"sent Governor Hami ltonMajor JohnBe rryCap
t Ric : Torm lyCap" Isaac KingslandM " Sam“ WinderCap " Tho : CodringtonJames Em ott Sec
sundry
147
sundry orders and Ins trucc ’ons from his Mam,touch ing the
p rivaters &c and also,what pl ate &c
,has binlate l y taken vpne e re High sp aniola &c was here Read ; al so sundry Trans
acc’on s by th e p rOp rieto"s i n England in the m anagem "
of theaffairs of th i s p rov ince w t h h is Ma
“ e &c,and also the pro
prieto"s Lett" to th is Council l Dated the Augus t 16 8 7Adj ou rned til l 2 Gl ocke afternoone
post m "diem
The house of D ep utye s sen t here a Message by s ix of theirNum ber D esireing to see the Governors Com ’
ission,W Ch was
sent to the house of D ep utyes by the sd
p’sons— and after a
v erry short tym e the sam e was Retorned by the Like number
,who gave th is Board to vnderstand that they well approved
of the s “ Com ’ission.
Adjourned ti l l 8 Glocke to morrow m orneingAtt a Counci l l h eld att Amboy perth the day of mayAnno Dni 16 8 8
Governor Hami l tonMajor John BerryCap " Tho : CodringtonCap t Ric : Torm e ly Council lCap t Isaac KingslandM " Sam” WinderJames E m ot t S ee
The house of D ep u tyes not haveing offered anything to y"1Considerac’onof thi s Board touching the afi
'
aires of th i sAs sembly
,a Mess age was sen t th em from thi s Counci l l carryed
by m" Kingsland and Maj or Berry,D esire ing as quieke a Dis
p atch as the weigh t inesse of the affaire wi ll allowe , tym e being
p retious by Reason of the season of th e yeareAdj ourned ti l l 2 Clocke afternoone
post m "idiem
A Message from the house of D ep utyes broughthere by Eliakim wardal l Benj a Griffith
,— as
followes &c
148
To the Hon“ e th e Governor and his Counci l l
Whereas att a general l Assembly begun and held at t Amboy perth in the province of East New Jersey the Nineteenthday of 8 b” 16 8 6
,and there Continu ed by severall Adjournem t s
vnto the 29 "h of th e same Month,flive Acts were past
for the p ublicke weale of th is p rov ince &c
wee the Rep’
sentat ive s therefore R eques t yo" Honor andCounci l l would bee p l eased to appoint som e Members of yo
"
house to Conferr Wm some of ours,for the Copp ying and Ex
am ineing the sd Acts , and then wee Des ire p ublicac’onof thesame
,soe that wee may not onel y Enj oy the benefit t arise ing
th ereby,but al so grateful ly acknowledge the Contentmen t th is
prov ince wil l ReceiveR IC. HARTSHORNE speaker
w message being Read and Considered— It’s agreed an dordered that m" Sam“ Winder and Cap t Ric : Torm ely bee th e
p’sons appointed to give the house of D ep utye s an Answer to
t he above sd Message , and that there may bee a ffree Conferancevp onthe subject matter of the MessageThe whol e hous e of D ep utyes Came here vponthe abov e sd
Conferance— and vp onthe whole mat ter, it was agreed by Consen t of both houses , that the s d origina l Lawes made as aforesd
bee brought to th is Counci l l in order Coppy s bee made thereofby the Secretary
,and Examined by a Com’ites of both houses
,
inorder to bee sent into Each Cou nty for p ublicac’on&c
The house o f D ep utyes s ent h ere the said orignall Lawesby M " John White and Benja Griffi th
,and Desired they might
bee Recorded and Coppys madeThe house of D ep utye s sen t here a Message for the King
’sLett" to y
6 Governor of yorke , and alsoe his Lett" to our Governor and Counci l l touch ing the affairs of Albany 850, and thesame were sent them
Adj ourned til l 8 A Clocke to morrow m orneingAtt a Council l held at Amboy perth the seventeenth day ofMay Anno Dni 16 8 8
Governor HamiltonMajor John BerryCap " Isaac KingslandCapt Ric : Torm lyCap
" Tho : CodringtonM " Sam“ Winder 85James Em ott Sec
Council l
150
Com it t ee o f the house of D ep utye s the l astnight, touch ingthe Raise ing of a supply of m oney for h is Ma
m " serv ice forthe alf ai 1es of Albany &c
,and sayes that i t was the op inion of
the D ep utye s , that th e sume of 500‘b bee a Competent supply
o f money to bee Paised for that se 1vice,the Country being
) c 1 c .1Adjourned til l 8 Clocke to morrow m orneing
Att a Counc il l begun and he ld att Amboy perth May1 6 8 8
Gov" HamiltonMaj or Joh n BerryCap t Is aac KingslandCap t Tho : Codrington Council lCap t Ric : Torm elyM" Sam“ WinderJames Em ot t See
Th e house o fD ep utyes sen t here by two of th ei r Members ,v iz t John Parker and John Curtis
,the heads of a Bil l for
Raiseing a supply of money for th e affaires of Albany &c,
w " h being Read — It’s Agreed and ordered that a Message be esent to the house of D ep utye s D e sireing a Com it t e e of bothh ouses may Im ’
ediat e ly m e ete to Discourse vp onth e matter ofthe heads of the sd Bil l . — The Mess age Carryed by m " Sam“
winder and Cap t Thomas Codrington to wCh the D ep utyes
Consented and to m ee te 2 C locke afternoone .
Adj ourned t il l 2 Glocke afternooneThe house of D e p utye s sen t here a Message that 6 of thei rNum b er were Ready to attend a Com it t ee of th is Counci l ltouch ing th e heads of the abovesd Bil l
,and that they intended
to adjourne thei 1 house til l 2 C locke munday aft e 1noone : —and
m " Sam‘ w i nd e i Cap Codrington and Ma | 01 Benj we i e sen tto attend the s “ Com it tee , and th is Counci l l
Adj ou rned ti l l 2 C locke Munday aft ernooneAtt a Counci l l held at Amboy perth the Twenty fiirst day ofMay 16 8 8
p"ecut Governor HamiltonMaj or John BerryM " Sam“ Dennes Counci l lCap " Isaac Kingsl andJames E m ot t Sec
151
A Bill b rough t here from the house of D ep utye s ,— touch ing
sum oning of Jury men by a sum ons Left att their house (h e,
wCh was here Read ,— amended , and n ew Transcribed over, wassent backe to the house of D ep utye s .
Anoth er Act was brought here from th e house of D ep utye s— D esireing that al l Errors Mistakes and Misunders tandingstouching th e l ate Acts of General l Assembly m ade inth emonth of 8b“ 16 8 6
,
— and al l D ifferance s touch ing or Concerne ing the same, m ay bee buried in obl ivion— W C“ act washere Read— amended— and sen t backe to the house of Deputyes by m" Sam“ winder
,
Adjourned til l 8 Clocke to morrow m orneingAtt a Counci l l he ld att Amboy the Twenty second day of
may Anno Dni 16 8 8p"sent Governor Ham ilon
Major Joh n BerryCap " Tho CodringtonCap t I sacc Kingsland
C.
11M " Sam” Winderoun01
Cap t Ric . Torm e ly 85
James E m ott See
The Bil l for sum oning Jury men was againe brought here,and vp onfurther Debate , th is Board see Cause to -make somealt erac
’ons i n the sd Bill
,and againe sen t it backe to the house
of D e putyes .
A Bil l was D rawne vp by this Board , for m akeing the vp p erp’t of both. s ides of the RaratonRiver above th e Bound Brooketo bee a Dis tinct County 850
,sent to the house of D ep utyes by
Major John Berry and Capt Kings land
1 The Bi ll touch ing the sum oning of Jury m enwas againebrought h ere from the D eputye s and s igned by their speaker,woh being Read the Governor signed the s ame for this BoardsConcurrancea Bil l was D rawne up by the Secretary for a Cou rt of smal lCaus es for th e out plantation s in Bergen County
,and also for
aquickenic and New Barbadoes in the County o f Essex,and
was sent to the hou se of D ep utyes b y major JohnBerryp e t ic
’onof Joseph ffrazey, — was here Read
,— where in hee
Desires this Board and house o f D e pu tye s wil l bee pl eased toorder that the p e t ic
’one r may bee paid
,for as s is ting the Gem ’
is si "s i n l aying out and m arkeing the High waye s from Towne toTowne &c . Agreed the same may bee sent to the house of Deputyes to Con sider of the p et ic
’o” Request in order to h is p a
y"
£1
1
1"
2 e
152
2. The Bill touch ing a Court of smal l Causes i n the out
p lantac ’ons of Bergen County and Aquickanne and New Barbadoes
,was signed by our Governor
Adjourned ti ll 2 Glocke aft ernoonepost meridiem
3 The Bil l for m akeing th e vp p er p ’t of the RaratonRiver aDis t i n ct County from the County of Middx
,and to bee called
the County of Somersett,was againe brought here from the
house of D ep utyes w“ ‘ou t any am endm "
,s igned by the speaker :
— It’s Agreed the Governor s igne the s ame for thi s Boards
ConcurranceA Message from th e house of D eputye s D esireing a ffree
Confe rance touch ing Governor D ongans Lett" 850 ; weh was
Consented vnto by this BoardThe house of D e p utye s , Com eing here vp onthe sd Confera11ce
,— The Governor fiirs t m ade Inquirey of th e house of
D e putyes what they m en t by Taxing all Lands i n this provinceaccording to the heads of a Bil l s en t here from their house ;wherevp onM " Richard Hartshorne and sundry others of thehouse of D e putyes, .D ec lared th at their Opin ion were that al lLands
,as w e ll the p re p rieto
" S as others are purchased fromthe Indians
,should be Rated
,—notw "h
standing that Clause ofthe Concess ions was Read to them that positive l y says
,that
th e p re p rie to"s Land before se t lm t shall not bee subj ect to any
Taxe— The wCh was fu ll y argued and the D ep utyes R etornedto their house to Consider thereof.The house of D ep utyes Againe Came here vponth e ffree
Conferance touch ing the abovesd matter,and the D eputyes
againe gave thei r Opinion e That al l Lands purchased from theInd ians ought to bee Equal ly Rated whether p rOprieto
" sor
p lan te r.— vp onth e Governor,after a Long and hott Debate
,
fi nding the R esoluc’
onof the D eputyes to bee such as mighti f pu t inE xecuc
’onDestroy one of the ffundam entall Constitu
c’on s of this prov in ce,Did assume vponh is Honor to pay in
behalfe of the Lords p re p rie to"s of this province
,their Equall
Taxes for such of them as have p’t icular p at tents for any
Tract or Tracts o f Land vnse t t led and purchased of theIndian s
,bu t wou l dnot Consent that the same should bee pas t
into an Act for th e Re asons afores" :— vp onw eh th e D ep utye s
was seeming ly Contentent and went ou t to Cons ider thereofAdjourned till 8 Glocke tomorrow m orneing
154
The house of D eputyes brought here th e Bi l l w"h yes terday
by the Com ’ittee was agreed vp on, touching the Rais eing of a
suppl y for his m at l e s service &c for th e affai res of Albany
,w Ch
they had past w t l’out any — and also s ignified to th is
Board,that i t was the vote of the house of D eyutye s th at
Governor Hami lton was Released from the p’m isse his Honor
m ade for the p aymt of an y sume or sumes of m oney for such
of the p rop rie to"s Land as is vnse t led;— wherevp oni t’s Agreed
and ordered that the sd Bil l bee past by this Board
,also
Wmout any am endm ",and to that end i t’s ordered that the
s“ Bil l bee fairely Ingrosedz— w Ch was done accordingly andsent to the house of D eputyes by m
" w i nder and Capt Te rmly&c
5 The Bil l touching Courts of Sm all Cau ses was againebrought here
,and after an add ition of another Clau se
,the
same was againe sent backe to the D eputyes by Capt Isaac
Kingsland,— and was againe brought h ere signed by the
D eputyes .
6 An Act was brought here from the D ep utyes by Ric.Berry
,for bui ld ing a pound for the ou t p lantac’ons of New
Barbadoes and Aquickanne , w Ch being Read,
— the same wa ssigned by our Governor and sent backe by Capt Townely andm " Sam“ winder
Adj ourned til l 2 C locke afternoone7 An Act or Bil l w as brought here from th e D eputyes ,touch ing an Act of Assembly made i n the yeare 1 6 8 3 for proh ibiteing th e m arkeing of Cat le by Crop eing of both theirE ares z— wCh Bi l l was here Read
,and many alt erac’ons made
,
and fairely Transcribed over, was againe s en t backe and agreedvuto by the D ep utye s
The whole house of D eputyes Came here and gave i n to thi sBoard al l such Acts of th i s Assembly as were i n their Custodyin order to bee Recorded
,to the end that Coppys thereof might
bee made out by th e Secretary and sent vnder the seal e of theprovince into Each County for p ublicac
’on— after w Ch th e
house of D ep utyes Desired anadjournm tvnt ill the Latte r end
of th e yeare z— and by Consent of both houses the Assemblyamicab ly agreed
,to adjourne vntill the Thi rd Tuesday in the
Month of October next,and both houses adj ourned accord
ingly .
155
Att a Council l held att Amboy perth th e day of June16 8 8
p"s ent Governor Hamilton
Cap t Torm elyM " Sam“ WinderM " John JohnstoneJames E mot t
Governor Hami lton produced here a new Com’issionbeare
ing date att Londonthe 1 8 t h August las t,and to him Directed
,
s igned by Governor Barc lay &'
C,and given vnder the s cale of
the p rov ince for th e office of Deputy Governor for the spaceof two yeares z— w Ch being read— It’s Agreed and ordered that
p roc lamac’ons bee Issued out to publ ish the same
,and to Con
tinue al l offi cers b oth Mil itary and Civill i n their Respectiveoffices and places vntill further order &c
JA : EMOTT Sec |
Att a Council l held at Perth Amboy yel day of Sep
t ember anno Dom’i6 92
Col l Andrew Hamilton GovernourPresent"
Andrew BowneDav id Mudie of y
e Conne1l lJ ames Dundas
Co“ Andrew Hamilton produced here a Commission fromEngland for Chiefe Governour of th i s prov in ce w "h was readhere
,wel l accepted of
,85 h e Recognized by this board Chiefc
Governour of th is p rov inceThe House of D ep utye s being according to y
"3 writ ts Iss uedout to y
t effect they appeared before th is board,and y
e Gover"
haveing made a short Speech ,to them they were des ired
to withdraw and Choise their Speaker and after some shorttime they Returned an d presented Richard Hartshorne thei rspeaker who was wel l accepted ofO rdered y
t Cap" Andrew Bowne one of the members of thisboard do administer the usual ] oath s to all y
e members of ye
house of D eputye s which was done according lA message sent y
e D ep utyes by Capt Bowne
,to de l iver to
them a letter from y0 proprietors inEngland
,directed to y
0
General l assembly of this p rov ince .
Adjourned t il l 8 a Glocke to morrow morning
156
Att a Counci l l held a perth Amboy ye 29 Sept anno Dom’
i6 92
Co” Andrew Hamilton Gover"
Andrew BowneDavid Mudie
pres ent John Bishop of ye Council l
John R oyseJames Dundas
A Message from y6 house of D ep utye s by Six of th e1r mem
bers desire ing to see ye Gover" 8 Commis sion for Gbeife Governour of ‘
t his province,WC" was del ivered to them and in a
short time they retu rned declared ye Satis faction of y
e wholehouse therewith and retu rned y
e thant s of ye house th at y
e
p ro’prs had made Choise of a person so we l l known acceptableto them y
e Whole CountryThe whole house of D ep utyes, after p erusall of the p re p r
’s
l etter to ye assembly
,Came before th is board 85 by their Speak
er gave thi s board the Thanks of that house for ye proprietors
Care and kindness for th is province .Adj ou rned ti l l 2 a C locke afternoon
post meridiem
The house of D eputyes desire y" h is Ho" y
e Gover" wou ldIssue out writts
,for y
e Chouseing Representatives for yeCounty of Bergen y
e Town of acquicanum ,wCh they find
wanting .
Ordered that thi s board do resol v e into a Com ittie,to Con
s ider W "h
ye house of D ep utyes of a method for Confirm eing
ye Lawes of th is p rovince
, ye further Consideration thereof re
ferred til l to morrow morningAdj ourned ti l l 8 a C locke tomorrow morning
Att a Councill held at Perth Am boy Sep tr i6 92
Co" Andrew Hamilton Gove"
Andrew Bowne'
David Mudiepresent John Bishop of y
e Council lJohn RoyseJames Dundas
A Message to y0 house of D eputyes for thei r Concurrance to
an address or l ette r of thants to be sent to y0 prop’s inEngland for
‘
their Care of th is p rov ince .
158
Postmeridiem
A Message from ye house of D ep utyes w
"h a bi l l for pro
h ibiteing se l l ing of Strong drink to ye Ind ians
,and a bil l for
dee lare ing all Con veyances of lands made by vertue of le ttersof Attorney 850 to be good in Law , both past th is board .
Adjourned ti l l to morrow morning 8 a ClockAtt a Council l held at perth Amboy y
e 4 "h of Octr i6 92
Gover" HamiltonAndrew Bowne
tDavid Mudie
presenJohn Bishop of y
e Counci l lJohn RoyseJames Dundas
A Comm itt ie of both h ouses appointed,to Confer upon y
e
m ethode for raise ing a tax for helping to Carry on y "3 warr agstfrench .
A bil l pas t both houses fo 1 m oderateing ye former Act Con
cerning m al keing of horses .Adjourned til l 2 a C lock afternoon
Postmerid iem
A General ] Conference of both houses about ye money Act
Adj ourned til l 8 a Clock to morrow morning .
Att A Counci l l held at perth Amboy 5 Octr i6 92
Gover" HamiltonAndrew Bowne
Presen tDav idMudieJohn B 1sh0p of y
e Counc 1llJohn RoyseJames Dundas
A b i l l for devideing each County into Townships past bo thhousesA bil l past both houses for further Encurradgm ent for y ekil l ing of woo lve sA bi l l pas t both houses fo 1 Regulate ing of O idinaries
, andfor raiseing anExcise upon strong di ink Liquors.
159
A bi l l past both houses for set l ing a standart of weights andm easures .A bi l l pas t both houses for raiseing 400“ for th eir Maj estie sserv ice in Carrie ing .
All ye Acts pas t th is Sess ions of Assembl y
,being ten i nnumber
,were del ivered in to this board ordered y " Secre tary
should record 85 publish ye same
,and the y
6 Gover" did disolveye assembly
, ye assembly was accord ing ly disol ved .
Att A Counci l l held at Perth Amboy ye 12t h October anno
Dom’ i6 93
Gover" HamiltonIsaac Kings landAndrew Bowne
present Dav id Mudiee
John Bishop of y Counci l l
James DundasLewis Morris J
The House of D ep utyes being meet together Came beforethis board
, ye Gover" did desire them to w t h draw Chois e
their Speaker presen t h im to morrow morning then h ewou ld lay before them such th ings as were for y " general l good85 we lfear of y
e province .Adjourned ti l l 8 a C lock to morrow Morning
Att A Council l h e ld at perth Amboy 1 3 Octr 1693
Gover" HamiltonIsaac KingslandAndrew BowneDavid Mud ieSam 11 Dennes of y
eJ ouncill
John BishopJames DundasLewis Morris
present
The House of D eputyes being meet Came before this boardpresented W il l iam Lawrance for their Speaker
,who was re
ceived accord ingly,and th en y
eJ over" told them that h e had
Cal led them together at th is time to Consu lt advise ofseverallthings w Ch were for y
e General l good Credit and welfear of th isp rovince
,and seeing ye warr agst ye French sti l l Conti nued , he
des ired they wou ld fal l upon some proper good method fordefen ce of y
e Country,85 for y
e assisti ng ye warrs Continue
ing ye Credit of y
e prov ince,wCh they had al ready acquired
,by
ass isting of our neighbours of n ew yorke w "h men m o
ge
fy for
e ence
160
de fence of ye frontiers ; and because y
e m akeing of detachmen tsi s found to be very lnconvcnient he desi red they would fal lupon some better meth od for raise ing of men 85 paying themfor y
e futureAdj ourned t il l 2 a C lock afternoon
Postmerid iem
Ordered that Isaac Kings land 85 Thomas Gordon Dep t Secretary 85 Clerk of this board Do take y
eusuall oathes of mem
bers of ye house of D ep utye s w
Ch they didAdj ourned ti l l 8 a Clock to m orrow morning
Att A Counci l l he ld at perth Amboy 14 t h October annoD om : i6 9 3
( Gover" Hamilton
And1 ew BowneDavid Mudie
presen t John Bishop of ye Council l
Sam“ DennesJames Dundas
( Lewis Morri s
A Message to y8 house of D ep utyes by Thom as Gordon
C l erk of thi s board,desireing them to fal l Sp edily upon y e
bussinese recom ended to them yesterday by y 6 Gover",and to
Show them a letter from his E x’Ci e Benj ’ flet ch erGover" of newyork applauding 85 giveing thanks intheir Maj t i e s names , forye Loyal ty 85 ass is tance this p rov ince hath given towards y
e
defence of ye frontiers
A Message by John Reid 85 John Lyon,des ired this board
would appoint some of thei r number to meet a Com m it t ie ofth eir house
,to d iscourse of y
e bussines e in hand ; this board didappoint Andrew Bowne 85 Sam“ Dennes to meet John BowneJ ohn White John Lyon 85 John p ike
,who meet accordingly
Adj ourned til l 8 a Clock on Moonday morningAt t A Council l h eld at perth Amboy y
e 16 "h October anno
D om’: i6 93
Gover" Hami ltonAndrew BonneJohn Jnians
present David MudieJohn RoyseSam “ DennesJames Dundas
of ye Council l
162
Post meridiem
A Mes sage by Thom as Gordon to acquain t ye h ouse of
D ep utyes , that th is board did desire they wou ld Conc lude uponwhat y
c Gover“ had recom ended to them,that he m ight be
Enabled to Improve to y6 best advantage inwest Jersey
,
where he wasnow going,And al so y
t he might writ t to y8
Groverr of New -Yorke,who i snow at Connec tecute
, yt he m ay
Improv e to y6 best advantage as a leading Case there
,85 also
to desi re them to Informe this board what time th ey desi red toadj ourn to .
A Message from y0 house of D eputye s by John Reid and
Thomas Richards , to Inform thi s board th at they Incline toadjourne to y 3 1 4 t h November next, 85 i n y " m ean time, to Informe 85 advise w t “ their Neighbours i f they Can give 30 m ento be sent to ye fronti er s as i s p roposed .
The Grov err did Informe th is board that being necessitateto go to burl ington to y
6 assemblynow sitt ing there,who
hav e sent for him ,85not being resolved to stay above 3
or 4 dayes,upon Second thoughts he didnot th ink fitt
to adj ourn ye assembly
,but that a Chairman might be
appointed in h is ab sence,and y
e Members of thi s boarddid recomend it to his Ho r to appoin t whom he though tfitt
,Whereupon y
e Gover” didname Cap t Andrew Bowne tobe Chairman dureing his absence, we“ al l y
e members of thi sboard did wel l approve of.A Message by Cap t John Bishop to Informe y
e house of De
p utyes , that th is board desi red a Generall Conferen ce w t " thempresent ly
,85 being m eet
, ye Groverr did Inform e them that upon
Second thoughts,w'“ advise of y
e Counci l ],be thought fittnot
adj ourn because i t wou ld be a great truble 85 Charge to yCountry to meet again
,And the refore
, w“ 1
y(3 advice 85 appro
bationof y e Counci ll,he had appointed Cap t A ndrew “ Bowne
to be Chairman dureing his absence, w e“ sh ould be very Short,
85 i n y0 mean time they m ight be p rep areing bi l l s 850 ti l l h i s
re turne,and that h e hadnow resolv ed w“ ‘ advice of y
e Counci l l to accept of 25 men , w
e“ was ye les t wCh i s y
0 l east thatthey Can w t“ Credit offer or h e accept of.A Message by John Reid Sam“ Dennes 85 Thomas Richardspress ing thi s board for an adj ournmen t at l east for t eun dayesA Mes sage by Thomas Gordon to Inform y
° house of Deputyes
,that they desired they would appoint 4 of their house to
mee t 3 from thi s board to debate ye reason s why they pressed
for an adj ournment : th i s board made Choice of Capt AndrewBowne John Royse 85 Sam“ Dennes to m eet Richard Harts
horne
163
horne Sam “ Dennes John Lyon 85 Dan ie l Dod of ye house of
deputies,and after a fu l l debate y
e Com itt ie aggreed toAdj ourn for 10 days and accordingly d idAdj ournti l l Thoursday y 8 26 Ins tant Octr at 9 a Clock in y 8morn ing
Att A Counci l l held at perth Amboy y8 26” Octr i6 93
Groverr Hami ltonAndrew Bowne
presen t Joh n IniansSam“ DennisJames Dundas
of ye Council l
The House of D ep utyes Not being ful ly meetAdj ourned til l 8 a Clock to Morrow Morning
Att A Counci l l he ld at p erth Amboy 27“ 1 Oct r 16 93
Grover‘r HamiltonAndrew BowneJohn JniansSam“ Dennes of y
e Counci l lJohn BishopJames Dundas
present
A Message from Sam“ Dennes 85 James Dundas to ye
house of D ep utye s , to Informe them that thi s hous e des iresthey would finish y
e bil l of supply for defence of ye frontiers
w“ ' al l Expedition,for two reasons
,first y
t notice may be Sentto y
6 proprietors inEngl and that they may Improve ouralty to Our advantage there , 85 al so that Notice may be Sent to
y8 Groverr of New-Yorke Now at Connect icute
,that he may
Improve it to our Credit th ere , 85 y6 forwarding their Maj
t l e s
Inte res t there 85 el sewhere w‘h i n the ir Maj‘i e s plantations .
Adj ourned to 2 a Clock afternoon
Post merid iem
A Message by John Reid John p ike 85 Sam“ Dennes w t ab il l Concerning y
e Courts of Smal l Causes past that house,de
sire ing y ° Concurrance of th is board .
A Message by Sam“ Dennes 85 James Dundas to ye house
of D ep utyes p re p oseing s ome Amendments of y0 8“ bi l l Con
cerne ing ye Courts of Smal l Causes, And desireing An Answer;of y
e Message sent them iny 8 morning Concerning ye Bil l ofSupp ly 850.
164
A Message by John White 85 John Drake w t h
ye s“ Bil l
Concerning ye Court of Sm al l Causes amended
,85 a bi l l for y
e
repealing of anact form erly m ade for regulat eing of ord inances ,raiseing anExcise upon Strong liquors
,both past that hons
,
for ye Concurrance of this board
A Message by Sam 11 Dennes 85 Jam es Dundas desireing agene ral l Con ference of y e house of D ep utye s presently , about
ye bil l of Supply 850
,Se eing they had returnedno an swer to
y0 two last Messages
,and being meet
, ye Cl overr did press y
e
di spat ch of ye bi l l for Supply 85
c for ye reason s afore sd. Th e
Speaker did answer that they had Considered y t bus sine se , 85yt th ey thought they had m ade a great offer
,85 that Consider
ing their ownpoverty 20 m enis a g reat m atter, 85 at thei r ownCharge is as much as th ey Can -wel l do 85 as farr as they Canw el l goAtt A Com m ittie of two of th is board viz Andrew Bowne 85
Sam “ Dennes 85 four of y e house of D eputye s , to witt Johnpike John Lyon J ohn Drake 85 John Fitzrandolph appoin tedto debate y
e reasons of repeali ng yeac t Concerning regulat eing
of ord in aries,up onful l debate i t was found that bil l h ad p ro
ceeded upon a Mistake 85 therefore was set aside .Adj ourned til l to morrow morn ing 8 a C lock
Att A Counci l l held at perth Amboy 28 Oc tr i693
Groverr Ham il tonAndrew BowneJohn Jnians
present Dav id Mudie of ye Counci l l
Sam“ DennesJames Dundas
A Message by Richard Hartshorn John p ike Sam” Dennes85 John Reid w‘“
y6 bil l Concern ing y
e Court of smal l Causesamended 85 past that hou se
, w“ h was read here 85 past th i s
b oard,and they did al so Inform this board that thei r house had
fu l ly debated and Con sidered ye bi l l of Supply 85c
,And y
e
poverty of ye Country in General ] 85 of every County 85 town
i n particu l ar-e,85 found 20men
,on thei r ownCharge
,y " utter
most that they Cou ld goA Mes sage by Thomas Gordon desire ing a General l Conference of y
e house of D ep utyes present ly, to Show some sol idreason s why they Can dono more 850, w“" they desired t ime toConsider upon 85 give their Answers.
Adj ourned to 2 a Clock afternoon
166
Henry Norri s Joh n Lyon,Thomas Cooke 85 John Drake of y
e
hou se of D ep utye s to Conferr as aforesdA Mes sag e by Thomas Gordon to y
0 house of D ep utyes w3 b i ll s pas t this board , viz : one Concerning se l l ing s trongd rink to y
‘3 Indians,one for establi shing School masters w t h in
this p rov ince,8 5 one for regu late of Lycences for publ i ck
house s 85 marriages 85 take off ye Excise 850.
Adjourned til l 8 a C lock to morrow morn ing
Att A Counci l l held at perth Amboy 3 i Octr 16 93
Gover" HamiltonAndrew BowneDav id MudieSam“ Dennes of ye Counci l lJohn BishopJohn Royse
present
A Message by Thomas Gordon to ye house of D eputye s w
y6 bil l for deviding each County into townsh ips past this board
Adj ourned to 2 a Clock afternoonPostmerid iem
A Message by John Reid 85 Sam“ Dennes w t“ 2 bil l s pasty" house v iz : a bi l l for regulateing of marri ages, 85 anotherfor takeing ofi
'
yc Excise 85 Im powering y
e Groverr to gran tlyc ence s to ordinary keepers , 85 y0 B i l l sent yesterday returned85 by this de vided in to two
Adj ourned ti l l 8 a C lock to morrow morning
Att a Council l held at perth amboy 1 S tnoverr i6 93(Gover
"r HamiltonAndrew Bowne ]John Iuians
present Dav id Mudie of ye Counci l l
John RoyseJames Dundas
A Message by Thom as Gordonto y 8 house of D ep utyes ,w‘" a lette r from y
0 proprietors in England g ive ing Ou rGover" 85 y
0 assembly,thanks fo r thei r p rude nt Care 85 Ce n é
duct in y " management o f ye Goverment of y
‘3 province 85c,
and a bi l l Conce rning yc Militi a past this board .
Adj ourned to 2Clock afternoonPostmerid iem
167
Postmeridiem
A Message by John Drake wul a b i l l past yt hous e
,for
aughm ent ing ye D ep utyes fees 85 fyning ye absents, w eh beingread here was returned agai n by Andrew Bowne 85 JamesD undas
,85 to acquaint y
t hou se,th at seeing they pleaded so
much poverty th is board thought ye Salary allready allowed
enufi'
,and that they shou ld rather Consider y
e Gentlemen ofye Grov e” Council l who as yet had noth ing al lowed to them
Adjourned ti l l 8 a C lock to morrow m orningAtt a Council l held at perth Amboy 2Nover
r 1 6 93
Groverr HamiltonAndrew BowneJohn JniansSam” Dennes of y
e Counci l lJohn BishopJohnRoyse
pres ent
A Message by John \Vhite 85 John Lyonwt h a letter signedby y
8 Speaker,by order of th at house
,directed to y
6 propri etorsinEngland
, giveing them thanks for thei r Care ove r y e prov i nce85 Complaining of y
e hardships put upon ye Inhabitants of thi s
p rovince by ye Col lector of New-Yorke
,85 Intreating thei r
assi stance for redress of ye s ame 850 ; and als o a bil l Consern
i ng John pike 85 h is father past yt house . The letter to y
e
p rop’rs being read h ere
,Ordered y y
9 same be s igned byThomas Gordon Dep t Secretary 85 Clarke of this board w Ch
was don .
A Message by Thomas Gordon Cl erk of thi s board to yhouse of Dep utyes , t ojInform e th em y
t
ye bil l forR egulat eing of
marriages,85 th e bi l l for Impowering y
e Groverr to grantLicenses to ordin arie keepers 85 for takeing off y
e Excise,are
past th i s board 4
Adj ourned to 2 a Clock afternoon
Pos t m erediem
A Message by John Reid 85 John Lyon,wt h a bi l l for Im
powering Each County inand throughout y " province to makerate s to defray thei r debts
,past y
e house.A Message by Thomas Gordon to y
0 house of D ep utyes , toknow what bi ll s sen t them from this board are past y
t house,
who returned answere y t ye bil l about Schoolmasters, y
l ’
b
bill
a out
168
about sel l ing strong drink to y8 Indians
,85 y
e bil l about ye
Mil itia,are al l pas t that house
,85 returned ye bil l abou t y e
Court of Common Right 85 ye bil l about y
e Court of Oyer 85terminer pastA Message by John White 85 John Reid w‘“ a p
’
p er signedby y
0 Speaker by order of yt house
,recom ending y e putting in
practis e ye former law abou t weights 85 measures
,85 w t h them
was return ed ye bil l Conserning John pike Elder deceased 85
John pike,because thi s board did esteem any former disgrace
85 0,suffi ci ently taken of
,by his being admitted a member of y
t
houseA Message by John White John Reid Sam“ Dennes 85 JohnDrake w “ ‘
y0 b il l for Raiseing sou ldiers for ye seafty of th is
p rov ince,85 money for maintain ing y
e same past that house,
des ire ing ye Concurrance of thi s board to y
6sd bill
,and also
A Comm it tie to be appointed to Conferr upon ye bi l l ab outJohn pike 850. Ordered that Andrew Bowne John Royse 85Dav id Mudie do Conferr W “ 1 John Reid John pike John Lyon85 Sam“ Dennes of y " house of D e putyes upon y
e8“ bil l Con
ce rn ing John pike 850A Message by Thomas Gordon to y
e h ouse of D ep u tyes
D esire ing a Conference of y t whole house to discourse aboutye bi l l for raising men 85 money 850
,for m akeing some amend
m ents of ye same
,85 to aequint them y t ye bi ll y t Impowered ye
County Courts to make rates 850 was past thi s board.
Adjourn ed til l 8 a Clock to Morrow Morning
Att A Council l h e ld at perth Amboy 3 “ Noverr i6 93
Governour HamiltonAndrew BowneJohn Iu ian s of y
e Counci l lJoh n Royse
pres en t
The Bil l for raise ing men 85 m o’e 8 5 0
,w “‘ the am endm‘s
,past
thi s board 85 sent to y “ house of D ep utyes 85 past y" house .
A Message to y0 house of D ep utyes by Thom as Gordon de
s ire ing al l ye p rinc ipall bil ls past both houses to be sent here ,85 de s ire ing al l ye members of y t house to attend y e C over
“ 8 :
Counci l l pre sen t ly,we“ they did 850
,Ordered that al l y
e bi l lpast both houses
,being n ine in number
,be recorded by y
8
Dep t See r’y in y6 publ ick records of thi s p rovince
,85 Copie s
sent to y0severall Countye s , and then y " Grover‘r did d issolve
ye Assembly
THOMAS GORDON D Seer’y 85 Reg
170
A Message by E lias Mich e ilsonEdward Earle,John p ike 85
Thomas Fitzrandolp h , w t h a bil l Concern ing Negroes p ast th athouse
,desire ing ye Concurrance of this board
A Message by Sam” Dennes,desireing ye house of D ep utye s
to ap p oint some of their Number to meet some of ye members
of this boa1d,to debate Concern ing some am endm t 8 to be made
of ye bi l l Co 1i0erning NegroesA Message by John Reid
,Richard Ha1 t sh01nSam” Leona1d
85 J asper C 1 aine,de s ireing a free Confe 1 ence of Their whole
house w t h thi s board,w Ch was granted presentl y
,85 being meet
,
M r Speaker did offer that they had some debate in the ir HouseConcerning y
e trade of thi s prov ince,it
’s ly ing under s everall
ve i y bad Circumstances at p 1 e sent , 85 therefo1 e des ired y Concu1 1 ance of This boa1 d to adv ise 85 to ass is t how
,85 w‘3h way ,
to Remove ye Same .
Adj ourned til l 8 a Clock to morrow morning
Att a Council l held at Perth Amboy y3 October i6 94
Groverr HamiltonAndrew BowneDav id MudieSam“ Dennes of y
e Counci l lJames DundasLewis Morris
Present
A Message by Richard Hartshorne,William Lawrence 85
Jos ias wood,D es ire ing thi s board would order ye Secretary to
lett their House have ye
p e 1useall of ye booke of Reco 1ds
,Con
taining Commiss ions 8 c wCh was g1 anted by this boardAnd al so w “ l them was sent a letter f1 om The Comm ittie of
y° Kings Council l i n England f01 t l ade 850
,Di1 e0ted to y
°
Gove 1 of ye J e 1 seye s , Concerning y
e R egulateing ye Trade
of this p 1ovine
ce accm ding to y e act of Navigation 850, to bep e i used by y
6 m embe 1 s of y0 house of D ep utyes .
A Message by E dwa1d Ea1 l e 85 Job Tlnockm ortonto thisboa1d fi om y
c house of D eputyes , wuly“ act Conc em ingneg 1oes amended 850 85 past that hous e .
A Petition from James A1mou1 Complain ing yt
ye Con
stable o f Pe 1 th Amboy,by a wai rant f1 om Two Justices of y
0
peace,had Disposse s sed him of s ome hay 850
,which being
read this boa1d told h im that they had Cons idered his pet i tion,
but Could do noth ing m it,and that if he found h imself any
way agg 1 ie ved, h e m ight s eek f01 1 ed1ess 85 1 em idie at y‘
CommonLaw ina Regulare 85 Legal l way.
171
A Message by Thomas Higgens Tho : Fitzrandolph willm
Laing 85 willm Ridfoord,desireing this board would appoint
some of their number to meet w “ 1 a Comm ittie of 8 of Th e i rHouse
,to Conferr Cons erning y e Encurradg eing 85 Increasse
ing y e Trade of th i s province 850.
Ordered that Andrew Bowne Sam“ Dennes James Dundas 85Lewis Morris be a Comm it tie of th i s board
,to meet Richard
Hartshorne,Thomas Codrington John Reid Sam“ Leonard
,
Jonas wood John p ike,azariah Crain 85 w illm Lawrence
,to
Conferr Conserning y e Encurradging 85 Increass ing ye Tradeof th is prov ince 850A Message by Sam“ Dennes 85 Lewis Morri s desireing a
Genr“ Conference of y t house present ly , Conserning ye Encurradeing 85 Encreassing y e trade of th is province 850, andbeing meet
,th e Groverr told them That he understood y
e Comm itt ie h ad Concluded upon three th ings
,to witt
,first y
es etle
ing of perth Amboy for a port 850,Secondly The Proh ibiteing
ye Exportat ion of pipe staves 850 both w Ch were very good butfor y
e third ye
p roh ibit eing ye Exportation of fi rewood 850 hethought i t were better to let i t alon e at th is time 850
Adjourn ed ti l l 8 Clock to m orrow morning
Att a Counci l l held at Perth Amboy 6 t h October 16 94Groverr HamiltonAndrew Bowne
present David MudieLewis MorrisJames Dundas
of ye Council l
The G‘roverr did propos e to th is board , that seeing y e proprie tors of th i s p rovince
,h ave been thi s 14 years at y
6 Charge tomaintain 85 Support y
e Govern“ to their Expense,that n ow at
l ength some way may be taken by ye Country to rai se a found
for Supporting ye Goverment for y
e future,being in vain to
talk of trade unles s ye Groverm t be fi rst Mainta in ed Supported
85 Secured . Andrew Bowne 85 James Dundas were appointedby thi s board to propose to y
e house of D ep utye s t o frame abil l to this effect.A Message by Richard Hartshorn 85 Thomas Codrington
,
desireing this board Would p lease send ye
p eruseall of ye let
ters directed to ou r Gover’,from y
8 Committee of Trade 85plantation s in England
,85 y
0 oth e r from M r l’owie, W
C" was
doon accordingly .
A bill for takeing yc attai nder off from Joh n pike E lder
I
85
o :
172
Jo : pike his Son85 thei r p ost eritie , past y e house of Deputies ,was read here and past thi s boardA B il l Conserning Negroes w t h
yc amendments past y “ house
of D eputyes , was read here 85 past th i s board .
Being proposed h ere yt
ye Court of Common Right being to
Sitt ontuesday next yc ninth of this Instant Month of Octoberi t wil l be fit t to adj ourn ti l l after y
c Court be over and accordinglyAdjourned til l fridday y
° In stant at 8 a Clock in ye
Morning
Att a Counci ll h eld at perth -amboy ye 12th of october
Grover‘r Hamil tonIsaac KingslandAndrew Bowne
P1 9 8 9 “ Dav id Mudie of ye Council l
John BishopJames Dundas
A Bill p roh ibiting ye Exportati on of pipe s taves boards
Shingles fi rewood 85 al l kind of wood 850,past y
e house of
D ep utyes was read here .A bil l appointing al l vessells Ships boats 850 to Enter 85Clear at Perth Amboy
,past y
e house of D eputyes was readh ere .A bil l proh ib i ting al l Justices Sheriffs
,Clerks of Courts 850
,
to plead as attorneys i n Any Court w “ ‘iny e province,past y
e
house of Deputyes , was read here .Adj ou rned til l 8 a C lock to morrow morn ing.
Att a Counci l l hel d at perth Amboy 1 3 1" octr anno Dom :
16 94
Groverr Hamil tonIsaac Kingsland
Presen t Andrew BowneDav id MudieJames Dundas
of ye Council l
A Message by David Mudie to ye house of D e putye s to
desire a ( lene rall Confe rence p resent l Concerning ye three
a b ove s" bil ls last sen t from y0 house 8? read here
,and being
mee t,the C ove r" propos ed s e ve rallnecessary amendments to
b e made inyc s " bil l s .Adj ourned til l 8 a C lock onMoonday Morn ing
174
by Conve rting ye word (or) assigns , w
c'l makes an estate on l yfor life
,in to y
e word (and) ass igns , weh i s an es tate of Inheri t
ance or freeho ld,and therefore Cannot be don By any assembly ;
85 as to ye
y0 bil l about County Courts
,i t seems to Erect
the County Courts into so many Courts of Chancery 85 toOccasion a great delay
,being on ly two of them in a year
,
therefore also very Inconvenient.A Message by John pike w illm Lawrence 85 W i lliam Ridfe rd
,
w‘h a bil l Concerning min isters past that house .A Message by Thomas Fitzrandolph 85 J ob Throckmorton ,
w t h bil l Concerning trade w“ l further amendm ents past thathouse
,wCh being read here was also past this board
A petit ion by Isaac Lancer for l iberty to Erec t an oyl mil l 85to p rohibite al l o thers y
e Space of i7 years , being read here85 being directed to y
e General l as sembly was sent to ye houseof D ep utyes .
A petition by Johannes Van Imberg 85 others for a h ighway upon new Barbadoes Neck
,for goeing to A Religious
mee ting 85 0,being read here 85 directed to y
e Oeur“ assembly,
was sen t to ye house of D e p utyes .
A Message by Thomas Fitzandolp Job Throckmorton 85Azariah Crain
,w th
ye bi ll Concerning Lumber
,w“ l further
amendments 850 past that house .A Message by Azariah Crai neWill'nLaing 85 David Harriot
,
w t h
ye bil l Concerning County Courts am ended 85 past th at
houseA Mes sage by John HarrimanSpeaker Thomas Codringtonand Richard Hartshorn
,de sireing his HonIr ye Governour
would please to be more Carefu l l 85 warie,to appo in t honest
85 substant iall men inEach County for Sh eriffs , upon w eh muchof y
e welfear of ye Country did depend
,for Chooseing Jurys
850,wCh
yc Groverr told them he had doon to y
6 best of knowledge85 Information 85 would Continue so to do 850
Adj ourned ti l l 8 a C lock to morrow morn ing
Att 9. Counci l l held at perth Amboy 1 7 Octr i6 94
GOVOI’r Hamil tonIsaac Kings landAndrew Bowne
PresentDav id Mudie
of ye Counc i l l
J ames Dundas
A Message by Richard Hartsh orn Azariah Craine 85 EdwardEarle Junior
,w‘“ 3 bil ls past that house
,v iz : a bil l Concern ing
at torneys,
175
attorneys,a b il l about y
e Court of Common Right,and a bi l l
Concern ing Indictments 85 y‘? Kings A t torny.
A Message from this board by Andrew Bowne 85 JamesDundas
,w‘h
ye bil l Conserning attorneys pas t th is board , and
ye bil l Cons erning lumber 85c , y e b il l about ministers , 85 y
8
bil l about ye County Courts amended .
A Message by Richard Hartshorn Thomas Codring ton 85Sam“ Leonard w th
ye Lumber bi ll
,85 v
e bi l l about CountyCourts.A Message by Is aac Kings land
,w “ 1
y6 bil l Concerning
Coun ty Courts 85 y8 bi l l Concerning y
e Court of Common Right85 y
e bil l Concern ing appointing th e Kings attorney in y 6County Cou rts
,w th amendments .
Adj ourned t i l l 8 a Clock to morrow Morn ingAtt a Counci l l held at Perth -Amboy 1 8 Octr i6 94
Grover’r Hami ltonIsaac Kings l and
Present Andrew Bowne f 3 C.
1]David Mudie
0 y 011 1101
James Dundas
A Message by Thomas Grordonto y 8 house of D eputye s , w
y6 bil l p rohibite ing Lumber 850 past this board , 85 y 8 bil l Concerning Inditm ent s 85 Kings Attorney past th is board .
A Message by Thomas Codrington Richard Hartshorn Sam”
Leonard Edward Earle Junior J ob Throckmorton 85 ThomasHiggens
,w t h
ye bil l about Court of Common Right w t h
am endments,WC“ being read here was also pas t this board .
Adjourned til l 8 a C lock to morrow Morning
Att A Council l h eld at Perth -Amboy l 9‘h Oct r anno D om :
i6 94
Gover” Hamilton
Pres entAndrew Bown eDav id Mud 1e of y" Counc i l lJames Dundas
A Message by Richard Hartshorn wi l l'” Lawrance andThomas Higgen s
,w“ 1
y0 bil l Concerning County Cou rts fu rther
amended,past y
t house,a bil l Concerning town mee t i ngs 850, a
bil l Concerning ye mil it ia
,a bil l Concerning Sheep , al l past that
house,85 des ire ing a general l Conference uponye money bi l l 85
e
y
176
y6 Goverr acc
’
ptof di sbursements
, ye bil l Concerning Sheep
was read here 85 pas t th is board,85 y
6 bi l l Concerning y e
militi a was read 85 am ended,85 past thi s board 85 sen t to y
e
hous e of Deputys .A t t ye Conference of both house s upon Con sideration of y
e
Gover” acc’
ptof 160” dispe nse d by him upon acc
’
pt of y
e
publ ick, y
e house of D ep utye s seemed to al low ofnonof yearti cles save only y
e firs t of 21” 850; 85 as to y8 subsid ie for
support o f ye warrs 85 defen ce of y
e frontiers,i t i s y
e sense ofye who le house of D ep utyes , y
t seeing yc Supp ly las t given
do th Continu e til l May next i t’s time enufi’
between 85 y t imeto Con sider o f i tA Message by andrew Bown 85 James Dundas to y
e h ouse ofD e putyes , to des ire th eii p os sit ive answer if they do Intend to1 a i se any supply fo1 y
e Common and publi ck defence,01not
,
85 if they w i l l re -Imburse ye Groverr of what he h ath disbu rsed
uponacc’p t of y e publ ick or not, 85 to send their answer beforeth ey adjurne .
A Message by Thomas Gordon,to acquaint y
e house of
D eputyes y1L
ye Groverr 85 Counci l l expected v9 answer of y
e
Last m essage .A Message by R ichard Hartsh orn 85 Thomas Fitzrandolph
w “ 1y0 house of D ep utyes answer to y
e l ast message,we“ was i n
writ ting to th is effect, that there i s Snflicient money 1 aised ti l lmay next 85 then they w i l l Con su l t what they Judge n eedfullto be don e i f Cal l ed thereto. and that they al l ow 1
300:1 d
of y‘3 C over’s acc’p
t of disbm sm ent upon acc’p y publickA Message by Thomas Gordon desireing a General l Conference of y
e house of D ep utye s pres en tly , 85 being meet, TheGrovrr to ld them that by hi s information on their behal f, y
c
proprietors in England had Supported and maintained ye
Goverment un til lnow,and therefore he des ires their positi
answer whither they will for ye future Support 85 maintai n y
e
Goverment or not,85 what they wil l al low
,85 what fund they
w il l p l'
Opiose for that end.
A Message by Thomas Codrington Edward E are Jun’r 85azariah Craine w‘" an answe 1 to y0 Gove1 ’s p re posall to Witt,That they were Subj ects of y
e C 1own of England,85 must be
subj ect to what Gove 1nour Their m ajm ’” we 1 e pl eased to set
over th em Whither yc p 1 op’1 s 01 others . The Groverr told them
that that was no answer to y0 ques tion proposed
,w °" was
,
whither they would rais e a fund for ye Support of y
° Groverment 01not .A Me ssage by Thomas G01donto y0 house of D ep utyes i n
writt ing as fol loweth , viz . A Message from y0 Groverr 85 Conn
icil
178
A Message by Andrew Bowne 85 Sam” Dennes, p rop oseing
to accept of y0s(i 3 0“ for y
e end proposed p rovideing th eywould l ay downSom e meth ode for prosecu te-ing yc appeal ath om e
,w “h m ustneed foll ow upon y
e Sui te w Ch ever party w ereCast
,for so long as they w ere out of th eir dut ie to th e Crown
i n not J oyning i n y0 Common defence of ya frontiers ,nor ye t
Support ye Charge of y
° Gov erm ent, y
e Goverr was robt of
any arguments W Ch he cou ld use w “ ' y “ p rop’rs i n England
,to
appear upon y0 appeal
,or inth eir behalf anyway at home .
A Message by Richard Hartshorn Sam“ Leonard EdwardEarle 85 W i l l“ 1 Laing
,w t h
ye bil l Concerni ng County Courts
further amended,past th at house and y
e bil l Concerning highwaye s past y
“ house 85 a bi l l for County Treasu rers past y ‘
house and ye bi l l for raiseing 79“ I 2S 9 “ for repaying y
“ Clove rrhis publick di sburs em ents .A Bi l l Concerning Coun ty Courts furth er amended
,85 a bil l
about high wayes , were both read here and past th i s board.
A Bi l l Concern ing ye m i l iti a amended
,85 a b il l about
Treasurer amended,85 A bil l for exe cut e ing y
e lumberb i l l amended
,85 y
6 Bi l l for repay ing y° Groverr 79‘b 129
9d
of publ ick disbursm ents,were al l read here and past
this board,and Sent to y
ea house of D eputyes by Sam
“
Dennes 85 James Dundas,who requ ired y
‘3 Speaker andye whole house of D ep utye s to attend ye Groverr 85 Connci l l presently
,w "h they did
,and did deliver al l y
e bill spast both hou ses at th is assemb ly to y
6 Secretary,being in
number 14 ; and becau se Some of th em wanted tit l es i t wasrecom ended to y 8 Grover’r 85 Secretary to give proper t itles toSuch as wanted
,Orderd by both houses that y
e Secretary doRecord y
e Laws m ade at this as sembly,and do transscribe 4
Copies 85 Send one to Each Coun ty,85 that John pike do
rev is e 85 Compare ye Copies (when ready) w
t "
y‘3 Secretary
,
85 then ye Governour dissol ved y e assembly 85 y 6 assemb ly was
accordingly d issolved .
THOMAS GORDON D Sec’y 85 Regr
Att a Counci l l h eld at perth-Amboy ye day of Jul ly
anno Dom : i6 95
Grover Hami ltonPresent Andrew Bowne
f e.
1Lewis Morri s 0 y
The Members of ye house of D eputyes being meet , Came
before this board 85 Informed his Hon r ye Grov err y
t
ye m aj orpart
179
part of them were Conveened 85 Came to know his Hon r sp leasu re
,The Groverr did desire them to withdraw and Choise
th eir Speaker and present h im,and they did w ithd raw and in
a short t ime returned Richard Hartshorn for their Speaker,
who was accordingly received,and then y
e Groverr t ol d themThat he had sent s ome p rop osalls to y
6severall towns of y
whol e province i n writt ing , that y e Country knowi ng what wasto be effected
,th ey might Come y
e better Instructed to giveSatis factory answers
,wCh
p rop osalls if Com p lyed with wou ldConduce to y
e general ] good 85 welfear of ye prov ince and as he
had p roposed in writ t ing , so he expected their answers inwrit ting , 85 desired it be ye fi rst th ing w Ch th ey would takei nto the i r Consideration
Adj ourned ti l l 8 a C lock t o morrow morning
Att a Council l held at perth— Amboy 26 i h Jul ly anno Dom’
16 95
Grov err Hami ltonAndrew Bowne
Present Dav id MudieSam“ DennesLewis Morris
of ye Council l
A Message by Sam " Leonard WilGLawrance and Benj aminBurden
,desireing y
e writt s 85 retu rns of D ep utyes to be s entthem
,w Ch was ordered 85 don accordingl
A Message by David mudie 85 Thomas Gordon Clerk of th isboard to take y
cusuall oaths 85 Subscriptions of y
e members of
ye house ofD epu tye s , who retu rned 85 reported to th is board ,that they found a diffe rence between y
e oath taken by y6 last
as sembly 85 y “ oathes of ye preceeding former as semblys
,by
puting ye
_word (Rights) instead of (Interest) i n yG oath .
A Message by Thomas Gordon C lerk of this board to Inform e y
e members of ye house of D eputyes , that this board
Could not adm itt of an y alteration in y0 D eputye s oath .
A Message b y Sam“ Dennes Thomas Fi tzrandolph 85 JohnTreat
,de sireing a General l Conference about y e oath used to
b e taken by y6 D ep utyes, which was granted presently, and
be ing meet,The Governour told th em he Cou ld n ot adm it t of
any alteration iny0 D ep utyes oath , by changing any of ywords thereof as it has been formerly taken and as i t i s prescribed by y
0 Concess ions and ye Laws of y
e prov ince,w "“ at
l as t was agreed toAdjourned to 2 a C lock afternoon
postmeridiem
180
Postmeridiem
A Messag e by David Mudie 85 Thomas Grordon, to adm inist er y
e Usuall oathes to ye house of D ep utyes 85 to see them
Sub scribe ye Same in usuall forme
, WC“ they did.
A Me s sag e by George Wil locks George Harriman 85 Sam“
Leonard,de sire ing a General l Conference Concern ing some
Reports Sp re ad abroad as Come from England Concerning y eGoverment
,and being meet
,The Governour did fu l l y Satisfie
al l of them,that these Reports were altogether fal se 85 ground
less 85 not worthnot iceing .
Ad journed t ill 8 a Clock to morrow morning
At a Counci l l held at Perth Amboy 27th Jul ly i6 95
Groverr HamiltonAndrew BowneJohnJninians
Present of ye Counci l l
Jam es DundasLewis Morri s
A Message of John Royse 85 Sam” Leonard desireing aGeneral l Conference about y
6 s“ articl e of ye
p rop osalls Concern ing y
e quitrentsA Message by D avidQMudie , to Inform y
e house of De putyes
,that y
e Groverr 85 Counci l l would attend ye Conference
well they desired at y3usnall place presen tly .
Att Which General l Conference,being meet
,M r Sp eaker did
propose that ye paying of y
e qu itrents was a General l grievance to y
6 Country and th erefore did p ropose to buy them off,
The Groverr answered that he had no Instruc tions at present todispose of them,
bu t if they would send som e person home tonegotiate that affai r w“ y
0 p roprietors,He and y
e Counci ll ofprop ri e tors would s end home another, and did not doubt bu tit might be so ordered and Concerted that the p roprietorswould Consen t to sel l off y
e quit rents 011 reasonable te rms,they
s e t leing a fund for ye future Sup p ort of ye Goverm ent .Adjourned ti l l 8 a Clock onm oonday morning
At t a Counci l l he ld at Perth-Amboy y‘3 29 “ Jul ly anno
Dom’: i6 95
Gover" HamiltonAndrew Bowne
Presen t David MudieJames Dundas
( Lewis Morris
of ye Council l
18 3
Att A Council l h eld at perth-Amboy ye 1 S t Augus t i6 95
Groverr Hami l tonAndrew BowneJohn Jnians
Prebe'nDavid Mudie of ye Counci l lJ ames DundasLewis Morris
A Message by Richard Berry 85 John Emsl ie,wt h two bil l s
Concern ing yc act p roh ibiteing ly
e Exportation of p ipe-staves85 other lumber 850
,made at y
6 las t as sembly,both past that
house .Adjourned til l 8 a C lock to morrow morn ing
Att a Counci l l held at perth-amboy 2" August i6 95
Gover‘r HamiltonAndrew Bowne
tJohn Jnians
presenDav id Mudie of ye Counci l lJ ames DundasLewis Morris
A Message by John Royse Edward Earle Junior John Reid,
Wi l l iam Lawrence Sam” Dennes 85 Thomas Higgens,de s ire ing
a return of ye bi l ls sen t to th is board
,85 to know if they be
pas t thi s board ornot .
A Message by Lewis Morris 85 James Dundas to acquaint ye
hous e of D e p utyes , that y0 Gover
r 85 Counci l l though t st rangethat they delayed y
c
p rincip all th ing fo r WC“ they we re m eettogether
,and did des i re they wou ld fi rs t answer y c
p rop o salls
85 s ettle wel l y “ fundation 85 these th ings would fe l l ow ofCou rse .A Messa g e by Joh n Harriman 85 Benjamin Burden
,w a
bi l l Concermng yc rangi ng of a n eck of l and between B aritonriver 85 South river
,and als o de sire ing a retu rn of yc bill s sen t
to th is board . The GOVOl‘r answered that h e de si red the ywould send here al l y
e bi l ls w Ch they Intended thi s Ses sions,
and such of them as aggre ed wt h
yc s ence o f th i s board they
would pass them,85 Such as d idno t aggree therewith they
would desire a Conference upon them .
A Message by Sam “ Leonard E l ias Miche ilsonJoh n Carrington wi l l'“ Laing 85 JohnE us lie
,desireing a retu rnof the
b i l l s
183
bil l s sent to thi s board,85 t o know if th ey be pas t this board
o rnot . The GoverIr retu rned answer as abov eA Message by Dav id Mudie 85 Lewi s Morris des ire ing a
General l Conference pre sently,at y
0usuall p lace
,Concerning
ye
p re p osalls 85c , and being meet , The Grover"r told them he
was Intendi ng w “ ' adv ice o f ye Counci l l to w rit t to y
0 proprieto rs
,85 Could not we l l do i t t il l h e had the i r answer to y
"
p ro
p o salls made before ye meeting of y
e assembly,85 recom ended
to them particu larl y at ye opening of th is assem b ly . M‘r
Speaker answered i t was thei r Custom e to fal l u pon y " moneyb i l l l ast 850. The Groverr told them i t was a very bad Cus tom e
,
85 therefore ought to be amended,and y
e m os t neces sarie 85w eigh t ie things onwCh
ye wel l being o f y
e prov ince total lydepe nded should fi rs t be don
,and al so b ecause these p rop o salls
we re fi rst tab led 85 y9 Che ife th ing for w“ thi s assembly was
Cal led 85 now meet t ogether,th erefore th ey ought to be firs t
fal len upon and answered 850Ad journed t o 2 a Clock afternoon
Postmerid iem
A Mes sage by wil l”0 Laing John Treat 85 John Emslie with abil l for raising 150'b for 85 towards y
e Suport of ye Gover
ment,past that house
,and a bi l l for t rans lateing al l deeds 85
Conveyances of l ands made in Dutch or french into Engl ish,
pas t that hous e .A Message by James Dundas 85 Thomas Gordon C lerk of
th is board,desireing ye house of D ep utyes would w
t h al l exp edition send an answer to y
e rest of ye
p re p osalls 850
A Message by John Harriman John Reid Sam“ LeonardJohn Royse 85 John Treat
,desireing ye return of y e bi l l s sent
to this board without wCh they Cou ldnot proceedA Message by Andrew Bowne 85 James Dundas
,w t“ al l y
e
bi l l returned unpas sed th is board,being i n number Eight
,and
to acquai nt them that the Goverr 85 Council l arenot sensible ofany Coherance between these bi l l s 85 y 8 res t of ye p rep osalls ,but yet at their desi re they had returned y
e bi lls,w Ch they
offered to y8 Speaker i f he desi red al l or any part of them . M'r
Speaker answered they might lay down ye bil ls upon y
e tablei f they p leased . Andrew Bowne said no, they were orderedto del iver al l or any of y
e bil l s that was des ired,or wCh they
had occas ion for,otherwayes he would Carry back the bi l ls to
y3 Grover‘r 85 Counci l l weh he did
Adjourned til l 8 a C lock to morrow morning
184
Att A Council l h e ld at perth -Amboy 3 d augu st i6 95
Grover” Hamil tonAndrew Bowne
Present John Jniansl Dav id Mudie
of y Connol llLJames Dundas
A Message by Sam” Leonard Richard Berry,Benj : Burden ,
John Treat,Elias Michie lson
,Willm Laing
,85 Thomas Hig
gens,To acquaint this board that Their h ouse did Intend to
w rit t to th e proprie tors in England about the opening ye ports
h ere,and their sel l ing of the qu itrents 850.
A Message by James Dundas 85 Thomas Gordon C le rk of
thi s board,to Informe y
e house of D ep utyes th at ye Groverr 85
Counci l l expected their answer to y8 rest of y
e
p rop osalls , andthat they Intend to writt to y
e proprietors 85 Show ye house y
e
letters,85 therefore th ey Expected that y
e house wou ld Comm unicate to ye Gover“ 85 Counc il l y° l etters w Ch they said theywere writt ing to ye p re p ’rsA Message by David Mudie 85 Thomas Gordon Clerk of th isboard
,to des ire a General l Conference of ye house of D eputyes ,
at 2 a Clock i n y8 afternoon
,i n y
eusual l place .
Adjourned to two a C lock afternoon
Pos t meridiem
Att a General l Conference of both houses,The Goverr told
The mem bers of ye house of D ep utyes, that h e 85 y
6 Counci l lExpected to se e the . l etters weh they said they were writt ing toye
p rop’rs
,for i f they be Concealled it seems to be because they
Comp lain of ye Goverment
,or El se writ ts untrouths and mis
takes , weh i f they donot they ought to Communicate their
letters,for he 85 y
8 Counci l l are very ready 85 will ing to Joyni n and ass is t i n every th ing w
‘3h may any way tend to ye
General l good of ye p rovince
,and unlesse they writt Joynt ly
to y‘3
p re p’rs how Could they expect to effect any thing . M r
Speaker answered that they had noth ing to Com p laine of agstye Gover’ 85 Council l
,nor wou ld they wi l l ingly writt any thing
but what was true , and if they shou ld Com p lainof ye p rop ’rsthemselves they hoped i t wou ld wrongno body . Th e Grover'r
des ired an answer to ye
p rop osall i n writt ing , w Ch M r Speakerrefused
,but if the Groverr 85 Council l pleased
,he would speak
what he had in Commission from ye house upon that Subj ect
,
i To
1 8 6
Sake of that,he wou ld retu rnit al so
,the he Judged it lam e
also,being only for one year w eh ought to h av e Conti nued at
l east so long as ye
p re p’rs keep y
e Goverment,and as to y
8
rest he wou ld Cons ider of th em .
A Message by James Dundas 85 Thomas Gordon Clerk ofthis board
,des ire ing a Com it t ie of th at house to be appointed
to meet two of ye Council l
,to Conferr upon Some of y e bill s
Sen t t hi s board,to witt And rew Bowne 85 James Dundas
from this board were appointed to meet E dward Earle,
Rich ard Berry 85 John Ems l ie , and after a ful l debate they returned 85 reportedto this b oard , That they had aggreed ony 6amendments of y
e bil l for translateing al l Conveyances out of
forraignLanguages in to Engl ish .
A bil l for raiseing for Support of ye Goverment was
read here 85 past th i s board,85 y
(3 bil l for t ranslat e ing Conveyances out of forraignLanguages in to Engl ish was readhere 85 past this board
,
A Mess age by James Dundas 85 Thomas Gordon Clerk of
thi s board,w t h
ye Si x bil l w Ch are n ot past th is board re
turned to ye house of D eputyes , 8
5 to acquaint them yt
ye
money b i l l 85 y0 bil l for trans lateing al l Conveyances out of
forraignLanguages into Engli sh were both pas t th is board ,and also to Inform them that y
e Goverr and Counci l l hadwrit t to y
8
p rOp’rs i n England
,w eh l etter they had ordered y
e
Clerk of th i s house to read publickly iny " house of D ep utyes
to Show them that th is board are nei ther ashamednor affrayedto own publickly what they do , notwithstanding y
t house haddenyed y e l ike C iv i l ity to th is board ; W C“ l etter y
esd Thomas
Gordon Clerk of th i s board did accordingly read publi ckly , andal so acquainted them
,that y
e GroverIr 85 Counci l l desired toknow if they had any further bu siness to do for y e Country atth is t ime
,for if th ey had th ey shou ld be adj ourned for som e
Convenient time,otherwise they should be d issolved
,and des ired
that whole house to attend ye Govert 85 Council l presentl y .
The house of D eputyes attended ye Gover" 85 Council l
,and
M r Speaker told y‘be was ordered to give ye thanks of that
hous e to y8 Goverr 85 Counci l l for their favour i n Causeing
read to them ye l et ter w Ch they had writ t to y
6
p rop’rs i n
Engl and,and s aid that they knew of no further bussines s wch
ye Country had at this time
,and ordered y
t
ye Secretary do
record the two laws th at arenow made 85 transcribe 4 Copies ,viz : one for each County
,85 th at John pike when ready do
w “ ‘
y0 Secretary rev ise 85 examine them
,and then the Goverr dis
sol ved y° as sembly and y
e assembly was d issolved according ly,THOMAS GORDON D Seer’y 85 Regr’
Att
187
A t t A Council l h eld at Perth Amboy th e 20th day of fi‘
ebruary 1 6 95
Governour HamiltonPresent Andrew Bowne of th e Council l
James Dundas
The Members of th e house of Deputies being most of themmett
,Came before this board
,And told the Governour the Maj or
part of them were conveened. And the Governour des iredthem t o withdraw and choose their speaker
,And present h im
Eith er to Night or to Morrow.
And In A short time presented 85 Returned Richard Hartshorne theire Speaker
,who was Accord ingly Recei ved
,And the
Governour told th em he thought fitt to Acquaint them that thereason of Call ing them together was to Informe them of ThomasGordons g oeing for England . And also he Acquai nted themthat th e Proprietors had beene at A great charge In supporting the Govermen t
,Andnever Recei ved any th ing out of the
Prov ince,which he desired them to take Into th eire cons ider
ati onAdj ourned t il l t o morrow at 8 A Clock 850i
Att A Council l hel d ar Perth Amboy 25th fi'
ebr : 16 95
Governour HamiltonAndrew Bowne
Present( John Bishop
of the Counci l l
( James Dundas
A Messag e from th is board to the house of Deputies by JohnB ishop 85 Thomas Gordon
,to take th e Oathes of the Deputies
as i s usnal l,And Ina Short time Returned gave Accp
’t to th is
board that th ey had done itAdjourned ti l l to morrow at 8 A Clock 850
Att A Council l held at Perth Amboy 26 th ffebr : 16 95
Governour Hami ltonIsaac KingslandAndrew BowneJames Dundas
Present of th e ConcillA Message from this board to the house of Deputies byJohn Barclay
,Clerk of thi s board
,with A bil l for the tryal l
85 Execution of Negros or other Slaves guiltie of murder orany other Cap itall Crime .
Adjourned ti ll to morrow at 8 A Clock 85c |
18 8
Att a Counci l l held at Perth Amboy 27th fi'
ebr : 16 95
Governour HamiltonIsaac Kings landAndrew BowneJames Dundas
Present of the Councill
A Message to th i s board from the house of Deputies by JohnRoyce
,Benjamen Griffi th 85 W i l l iam Looker
,with A bi l l con
cerning gair’ning and t ip ling Inpublick houses
F951 A Message from thi s board to the hous e of Deputies by IsaacKingsland one of the Mem bers of th is board
,85 John Barclay
Clerk,with two b il ls pas sed th is board (v i z) one for Esta b l ish
ing of fees for the Mem bers of th is board,And an other for
Regulating of ord inaries .Adj ourned ti l l to morrow
Att A Council l he ld th e fi'
ebr : 16 95
Governour HamiltonIsaac KingslandAndrew BowneJames Dundas
Present of the Councill
A Message from th e house of Deputie s to thi s board by JohnRoyce
,Will iam Looker
,Thomas Hilburne
,Richard Sal ter
,
Jedediah Higgens , YVilliam Lawrence,Clause Jansen
,with
five bil ls, (viz) A bill for open ing our ports 850, A bil l Im pow
ering one Justice to sum ’ons towne m eetings, A bil l oblidgeing
Constables chosen to serve, A bi l l for kil l ing of Woo lves,A
bill for punish ing 85 Releeving NegrosAdjourned til l monday at 8 A Clock
Att A Council l h e ld Perth Amboy 2“ March 16 9%
Governour HamiltonIsaac Kingsland
Present ( Andrew Bowne( James Dundas
Of the Council l
A Message from this board by Isaac Kings land 85 ThomasGordon to t he house of Deputies , with two bi l ls , (viz) one forSupporting the Goverment
,And one concerning Negros
,also
th ree bi ll s past both houses (v iz) one concern ing Woo lves,one
concerning constab les,one concerning ap p oynting of towne
meetings .
190
Att A Council l held At Perth Amboy 4 t h March 16 943r
Governour Hami ltonIsaac KingslandAndrew Bowne
LJames Dundas
Presen t of the Counci ll
Att A publick Conference of both houses,A Petition of
Complaint Again st George Jewel l the Clerk of th e peace,«is
John Gardner High Sheriff for th e Count ie of Essex,signed
by Benj amen Ogden,J onathenClements
,Isaac Hatfield
,which
Petitionbeing,And after A Long Debate i t was found that
the irs accus ers could provenothing of what they accerted
again st the said Clerk Sh errife .
A Message from thi s . board to the house of D eputyes byIsaac Kingsland
,to Demand two bil ls passed this board (vi z)
one concern ing ordinaries an other concern ing a highRoad
,Burl ington .
A Message from th i s board to the house of Deputies byJohn Barcl ay Clerk
,with A bil l for £200 for sup
porting the ffrontiersA Message to this board from the house of Depu ties t o th isboard
,by Jedediah Higgens
,Will iam Looker
,Thomas Hi l
burne,and Albert Terhorne
,to desire a Com ’
ittie with s ix of
thoi re n umber some of th e members of th is board,to treat
about the bi l l s th at are yet to be p astA Message from this board to the house of Deputies
,b y
John Barclay C lerk,to Acquaint the house
,th at some of the
members of th is board are ready to m ee te with six of theirenum b er Ap poynt ed for A Conference w i th them .
Att A Private Conference of some of the Members of thisboard
, (v iz) Andrew Bowne , Isaac Kingsl and James Dundas,And six o f the Members of the house of Deputies
, (viz) JohnRoyce
,Will iam Lawrence Benjamen Burden
,Richard Sal t er
,
John Pike,John Wi lliams
,who retu rned five bi l l s passed this
board (v i z) one for Regu lating ordinari es , one for Ap poyntingthe Counce llors exp ence s , one for A tax for defraying thecharge of trying ffe llons
,one concern ing the New Road to Bur
ling ton, one for raise ing £200 for the support o f theffront iers .
To that concern ing Ordinaries they answered there wasalready a Law for Regulating ord inaries
,To that conce rning
th e Counce llo rs E xp enees , th ey answered s ince the Countreydid not chuse them they were of Opinion i t wasnot the ire
concerne to pay them,To that concerning the charge
of
191
of fi‘
ellons, th ey answered there was prov is ion made by
the Lawes of England to defray su ch charges . To that concerning the New Road
,they answered they were w ri t ing an
other bi l l ov e r about it. To that for £200 “ for th e
support of the fi‘
ront iers they answered,that the people were
gen e ral ly so poore they couldno t pos sibl y rai se so m uch m oni ethis Spring
,b ut they fu rther said
,they hoped th e Governour
would cal l an othe r Assembly sometimenext ffall,t o wh ich it
was rep lyed by some of the members of this board that if theywould but rai se but one h alfe this sp ring
,th e othe r h alfe i n
the fal l , to shew thoire readin ess for his Majesti es s erv i ce asw e l l as for theire owne safety. And it was further told th em
,
th at if they would on l y raise £60 th is Spring,and th e
rest Inthe fal l that w e e m ay sh ew our readine ss to ass is t Inwhat w ee can .
Adjourned ti l l to morrow at 8 A Clock
Att A Council l held at Perth Amboy 5i h March 16 97?
Governour Hami ltonIsaac Kingsland
PresentAndrew Bowne of the Counc i l l
J ames Dundas
A Message to thi s board from the house ofDeputies,by John
Browne Jedediah Higgen s,Richard Salter w ith a bi l l concern
ing the New Road to Burl ington,Pas t bo th hou ses th ey also
Acquainted th is board,that the whole house would waite on
th em presently,In order to A Publick conference .
A t t A Publick Conference of both h ouse s,the Governour
des ired to ad v i se with the house o f Depu t i es what he shoulddo if Governour fii it ch er should Demand Assistance from himfor th e support of the fi
'
ront iers,whith er they th ink fit t the
Governour should Attach Men or not when he Demands,them .
In Answere to the Governours p rop osall th e Speaker R ep lyed,th ey were Ignorant and did not wel l u nderstand that m atter ;but onl y they are wi l l ing to raise £50 to the privateS ent inalls at Albany to be payed next fallA Message from this board to the house of Deputies , byIsaac Kings land 85 Thomas Gordon
,to know of them whither
or not they have considered of a bigger sume,than what they
before offe red for the support of the fli'ont iers , And to reade tothem A Letter Intended to be s ent to the PrOp ii e tors from theMembers of th i s board .
A Message from this board to the house of Deputies , byAndrew
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Andrew Bowne Thomas Gordon,to Acquain t them that the
Go vernour has al re ady beenat A Cons iderab le Charg e to s endE xpresses concerning the publ ick Affaires
,therefore he des ires
to know how he shal l be paid for such Em argene ie s for tim e tocome if any should h appen
,And Also to Acquain t them
,that
since there i s an open warr agains t the fi'
rench,It’s thoughtneed ful l by thi s board
,there b e A Magazine of powde r
Shott In Every Towne In th is Province .A Message from this board to the house of Deputies byWil l iam Lawren ce
,John Pike
,Richard Salte r
,to des ire the
aforesaid Message from this board In writ eing ,which the
Governour Accordingly did .
Adj ou rned t i l l to Morrow at 8 A Clock
Att A Council l held at Perth Amboy 6 t h March 16 9 4}
(Governour Hami l ton1
Isaac KingslandPres ent jAndrew Bowne
( James Dundas
of the Counci ll
A Message from this board to the hou se of Deput ies byThomas Gordon
,to read A Letter signed by this board to th e
Proprietors In LondonA Message from this board by John Barclay th eire Clerk toth e House of Deputies
,to Acquaint them that th e Governour
Counci l l des ired them to Attend th i s board w ith the bi ll sthat were fini shed
,unles s they had Either A bil l for the sup
port of the Goverment, or an other for support of the fi i'
ontiersunder con sideration ; to whom the speaker Answered the C lerkwas bus ie write ing A bil l for the safe tie of the Province .A Message from this board to the house of Deputies byThomas Gordon
,to Acquaint them that the Governour do
Counci l l des ired them not to Adjourne until l they brought al lthe bi l l s along wi th them
,to wh ich they answered theire Clerk
was busie about the bi ll for the Safet ie of th e Prov ince,And
as soone as that was ready they would wayte onthe GovernourCounci l l i f i t were not too Late
Adj ourned ti l l t o Morrow at 8 A Clock
Att a Council l held Att Perth Amboy March 16 93.
Governour Hami ltonkfidie
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a
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e
d of th e Counci l l
James Dundas
Present
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And it was Concluded by th i s board that A Letter bee writ tby the Gove rnour to M r Povey Clerk to the Plantation Cfii ee
,
giveing him an Accp t : of the Receipt of th e said Packettwhich was Accordingly done In these w ords .
S r
The Express from the Right Honourable the Lords of hisMaj esti es Mos t Honourabl e privie Counci l l , bearing date fromthe Counci l l Chamber at White Hal l th e 101“ day of March1 6 91
61,came to my hands v ia. Virgin ia upon the 22“ of May
,I
cal led,A Council l In Each Provin ce
,produced t heire Lordsp
S
Letter together with th e papers Inclosed .
As the Barbarous w i cked designes again st the sacred personof A prince who so often shews him se lfe at th e head of h isArmies
,The only op p ertunit ie A generous Enem ie could desire,
created detestation Abhorrence . So th e happy disap oyntment of i t by the good prov idence of God , And the defeat of theEnemies Attem pts agains t his Maj esties K ingdom es 85 Gov ernm ent
,was a matter of great Joy . I have therefore with Advice
of counci l l Of both East west Jersey,Ap p oynted a So lemn day
of thanks giveing In Each Prov ince , upon wh ich I am wellAssured the unfeigned thanks of Al l the Inh ab itants wil l beeoffered up to Almighty God for so great A del i verance
,al l
im igineable Express ions of Joy upon s o so lemn an occasionAND : HAMILTON
Perth Amboy 2“ June 16 96
Att A Counci l l of General l Assemb ly begun and held atPerth Amboy the 1 6 t h day of March Anno Dom : 16 931
C011: Andrew Hamilton GovernourCapt : Andrew BowneJohn Inians of the Council lJames Dundas
presen t
The Members of the house Of Deputies being mos t of themmett
,came before th is board
,and told th e Governour the
Maj or part of them were conveened 85 th e Governour des iredthem to withdraw chuse th eire Speaker 85 pres ent h im .
And In A short time they returned (Q5 presented Samuel lD enniss th eire Speaker.The Governour told them ,
hee would have cal l ed them together Last yeare , as hee has yearly done s ince hee came Intothe Goverment
,but the re asone (why hee did i tnot) was becaus e
M r Gordon was sent home onthe publ ick Accp t : and wasu nwil l ing to putt the Countrie to the charge of A General l
Assembly
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Assembly ti l l h i s returne,but the reasone why they were n ow
call ed together was because the Justices severall oth ers ofthe Inhabitants of th e Province had Addressed him to cal l anAssembl y
,And hee was wi l l ing to heare what they had to
offerAdj ourned ti l l to morrow at 8 A Clock
Att A Counci l l of General l Ass embly the 1 7th of March 16 93}
Governour HamiltonCap t : Andrew BownePresen t j John Inians( James Dundas
of the Council l
A Message to this board from th e house of Deputies byLewis Morris lVilliam Sandfoord
,to desire one of the Mem
bers of thi s board to take the Deputi es oathes— And Accordingly Jam es Dundas John Barclay C lerk to this board wentto doe the same
,Ina short time Returned 85 gave an
Acc p t , they had done it .A Message to this board from the house of Deputies byLewis Morris 85 Wil l iam Loveridge , Acquainting this boardthat they see n ot caus e to Adm it t Thomas Warne to bee oneof th eire Mem bers
,therefore des ires A New writ t may be Issued
out to chuse an other I n his RoomeAdjourned t il l to morrow at 8 A clock in th e morning
The 1 8 th of April lp resent As Above
A Message to this board from the House of Deputies byRichard Hartshorne Cornel ius Longfie ld, to Intreate theGove rnour to Is sue out h is w ritt to chus e an other Deputy forPerth Am boy Inth e Roome of Thomas W’arne.
Adj ourned ti ll morrow morn ing at 8 A Clock
The 1 9 t h day present As Above
Adj ourned ti l l monday at 10A Clock In the morn ing
The Q1 S t day present As Above
A Message to th is board from th e House of Deputies byJohn Pike 85 Lewis Morri s , to Acquaint th is board that theireHouse had Adjourned themse lves unti l l the 1 7 t h day of Maynext
JOHN BARCLAY Dep t Sc" Rg str
Att
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Att a Councill held At Perth Amboy ' In the Countie of
Middx : the day of April l Anno Dom 1 6 9 8
C011: Andrew Ham i l ton GovernourCapt : Andrew BowneSamuel l Denni s
of the Counci l lCapt : John BishopJames Dundas
Jeremiah Basse Esqr produced to this board A Com ’issionto
b ee Governour and Com’ander In Che effe of th i s Prov i nce ofEast New Jersey
,given under t he Seale of the sayd Prov ince
InLondon,85 s igned by the Proprietors there bearing date the
15t h day of July 16 97Hee Also produced here A Com ’
issiongiven under the broadS cale of England by order of the Lords Just ices , bearing datethe thi rtieth day of April l Anno Dom’
: 16 97 (directed toEdward Randolph Esq r 85 severall others
,In All Eigh t In
Number,or any fiv e of them
,or In cas e of th eire Absence by
death or otherwise,th en to five of the Counci l l And In cas e of
any of theire Absence , then to th ree of the Counci l l), to takethe oath (of the Governour or Com’ander In Ch eeffe of th i sProvince of East west New Jersey for the time being)A p p oynt ed by the Act of trade Nav igati on &c : to beetaken by the Respective Governours of his Maj est ies Plantat ion s .Hee Als o produced here A Certificate (given under the hand
85 Scale of his Exce l len cy Richard Earle of Be l lamont Cap t :General l 85 Governour In C heefe of the Prov ince of NewYorke &c : dated April l 16 9 8) therein setting forth (thatb efore h is sayd E xce llencie) hee had taken the oathes A ppoynted by Act of Parlim ent to bee taken Instead of the oathesof Alleadgiance sup rem acie
,both which Com’i ssiones Cer
tificate were here read'
InCounci ll,And then hee Im ’
ediatelytooke the oath of A leadgeance to the King fide li ty t o theInteres t of the Proprietors of the sayd Province As Governour thereof.And it was then ordered by this board that Proclamationeshou ld bee Is sued out to Each Count ie th roughout th is Prov ince
,setting forth the New Governours Com
’ission
,And
ordering All officers both civill Mi l itarie to continue Intheire severall offices p laces ti l l further order.
Adj ourned t i l l to morrow morning Att 8 a Clock
198
Ag reed ord e red by this board , that A writt bee di rectedto the S he rifi
'
e o f th e Count ie of Bergen to sum ’ons the Justices
o f the sayd Count ie to Ap p eare before the Justices of the nextCourt o f
i
Com'
onR igh t t o rend e r thoire reasones why they re
fused to obev A w ritt o f IIabeas Corpus directed to them .
\djourncd ti l l further orderA t t A Council l Held A t t Perth Amboy The 12th day ofMayAnno Dom : 16 9 8
Capt Andrew BowneSamuel Dennis
presen t Capt : John Bishop of the Counci l lThomas VVarneRichard Hartshorne
I t’
s Ag reed by this board that the Letter directed to Col l :And : l lam iltonthe Counci l l of this Province from th e Pro
p rie to rs dated‘
o f October 1607, bee Recorded Inthe publi e k Re cords o f this Province
,safely kept Inthe Secretaries
o flie e .
It‘
s Also Ag re ed by this board . that notice bee given to th es e ve r all mem b e rs o f the p re sen t Gene ral l Assemble o f this Prov ine e
,th at they do eno t m e e te here According to theire owne
the day of thi s Month,but that they del ay
thoi re me e t ing unti l l they have further order by Proc lam ationfrom the Gove rnour.
At t A Council l h eld att Perth Amboy 3 oth May AnnoDom : 16 98
Je remiah Basse Esq’ : GovernourCap
t Andrew BowneSamuel l DennisJ ohn Roy s eThomas Codrington of the Counci l l(‘
apt John Bishop
Thomas \VarneRichard Hartshorne
present
The Go ve rno ur Adminis tered an oath of S ecracie to JohnTa tham E sq
r he e.no t b e ing of the Counci l l o f this Province,
but o f \Ve s t New J e rsey,who was Accordingly Admitted by
this boar d to As s i s t them with his Ad v ice,
Afte r the reading o f A Late Proclamation signed by Bellamount Go ve rnour o f New Yorke the 24 i h of th is Month
,Thisboard
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board were of opinion that M r James Dundas shou ld bee sentfor
,to Acquain t th em what hee knew of any order Lately come
from England to Be llam ount concerning our Port,who Accord
ingly came .And it was Agreed by this board that there sh ou ld bee AProcl amation Issued out Asserting the Authoritie of ou r Port .And there bee A Letter writ t to th e Proprietors giveingthem An A ccp t th ereof also of B ellam ount s Procl amation
,
with Coppies of them both,which was Accordingly done .
Adj ourned ti l l further order
Att A Council l held at Perth Amboy : 1 6 t h June 16 98
presen t ( Jeremiah Basse E sqr GovernourCap t Andrew BowneSamuel l Denn isThom as CodringtonJohn RoyseCap t Thomas Bishop IThomas IVarne J
of the Council l
The Governour Informed this board that hee receiv ed Aprecept
,d irected to him from the Earle of B ellam ount
,As vice
Adm irall of the Prov ince,wherein h ee requ ires h im to send
(two prisoners together with thei r Effects , Accused of Pirac ie)to New Yorke
,to bee tryed th ere at the Court of Adm iraltie .
And it’s th e Opin ion of this board that the Governour oughtnot to send said pri soners as desired
,until l my Lord Be lla
mounts Com’i ss ion e for v ice Adm irall of th is Prov ince bee published here.And its Also the Opin ion of th is board that A letter bee writ t
to My Lord, giveing him an Accp t , why the prisoners arenot
sent According to his desire .Adjourned til l further order
Att A Council l at Perth Amboy for ye prov ince of East
n ew— Jersey the day of July,i6 9 8
Jeremiah Basse Esq r GovernourCapt Andrew BowneTho : Codrington
Presentrigs
] ?
$ 351? of the Counci l l
Capt Jo11 BishopSam“ Dennes
Thomas
200
Thom as Gordon Pre sented to this board a Deputation forSee r’y R eg r
’o f thi s p rov ince the Goverr Did Sat isfie th is
b oard that he did s e e y “ s“ Deputat ion S igned Sealed dcliv
e red b y y0 s“ M" Dockwra to y
0 s“ Tho : Gordon wh o was aoc o rding ly Recognized by this board and took y
e Oaths inusuall formeThe Go ve rnour did presen t to th is board a Letter from y
e
King and Council ],with a proclamation prohibiting his Maj
t'i e “
Subj e cts to Ente r into ye serv i ce. of forraignprinces Estates 850,
di re cted to th e Proprie tors of Eas t -New Jersey,WC“ this board
orde red to be publ ished in y “ severall Countye s of thi s prov ince According to y
0usuall forme .
The Pe tit ion of Robert Cole Deputy Collector,Com plaining
ags t G eorge Jewel l his wife for rescueing some goods seizedb y h im
,b elonging to Thomas IVebster of Elizabeth town
,
also agst Isaac Benj amin pryce for refuseing totake Cognizance o f y
0 Same was read here, y
eOpinion of
this b oard is that th is buss inese doth not ly properly b eforethis board 83 th ere fore do e refe rr him to a due Course of LawSt i n Re lation to any we she lls or l Op s seized by the s
(1 Rob
(‘
o le,It i s y
0 o p i n ion of thi s board yL
y0 s “ w esh e lls or sloops
wi th all the i r tackle 8: furn iture & c be Inventaried apprized,
Sec urity take n to produce ye same at y " next Court
,or pay
y “ apprized value inCase they b e l os tThe petiti on of M'r George Wil lock s being read Con
s i de red,i ts the advice of this board that y
esd w illoks do bring
y “ s" Ship (‘
alled'
ye Dispatch Cargo to perth -Amboy
,85 thi s
b oard in behalf of y “ proprietors and the Counci l l do promis et o Indemnifie y “ s"Wil locks h is Im p loyers from all Custom es
o f y “ s" Cargo, (w
°“ Cargo sd willoks sayes is about 800” sterfirs t Cost) i n Case s d Ship shal l be forcibly Carried up to NewYork forced to pay Custom es there .
Adjourned til l further order
Att a Council l h e ld for the Province of East New Jers ey attPe rth Amboy y
“ 1" tof Aug" 1 6 98
Governr BasseCap‘Andrew BowneTho : CodringtonJohn Royse al l of th e CouncillSam : DennisTho : Warne
Present
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At a Council ] held at Perth Amboy the 12th ofDecember 1698
Govern " BasseJohn RoyseRichd. Hart shorneJ ohn B ishopSam ” DennesTho : “
fam e
Present
The re was read be fore thi s Board a Letter from M” CousensClerk of the Council o f New York dated th e of November
,writ t t o Govr” Basse by orde r o f the Govrn” and Counci l of
New York,concerning th e S hip Hester
,I t i s the Opinion of
this Board that th ey hav enoneed to re turnany answer to th esaid Le tter.The Govrn” de s ir’d the O p inionof this Board what i s fi t now
to be done conc e rning the Ship He ste r,being appointed by the
proprie tors Ins t ruct im i s t o take th e advice of th i s Board in thatafi
’
aire
It is t he posi t ive and unam ious Opin ion of th is Board,the
Gove rnor dono t medle or concern any further with the ShipHester any mann e r of way , i n Com p lyance w i th the Govern” orGovcrm ‘
o f New York .
Capl Andrew Bowne Thomas Codrington by their Letters
are of the same Opinion .
It is th e O p inion of this Board that an Assembly be cal ledto meet at Pe rth Am boy the Q 1 S t of ffebruary next .There was Read be fore th is Board a letter from the Proprietors inEngland
,directed to th e Gov ern” 85 Council l
,dated th e
Of August 16 95 the Clark of th i s Board is order’d to drawup th e minutes in answe r the reunto aga ins t to morrow m orn ing.
Adj ourn ed ti ll t o m orrow morning
at a Counci l l he ld at Pe rth Amboy th e December 16 9 8
Gove rn r Bass eJohn Royse{ ichardHartshorneJohn BishopSam ” DennesTho : “ fam e
The re was drawn up the Scrol l o f a Letter to th e proprietorsi n answe r to th e i rs o f t he Of Augus t
,which the Clark was
ord e red to wri te , out fair against to morrow morningAdjourned ti l l to morrow morning
Presen t
203
At a Council held at Perth Amboy the l et t h of December16 98
Govern” Bass eJohn RoyseR ichd : HartshorneSam“ DennesJohn BishopTho : Warne
Present
The Letter to the Proprietors being writ t out fair by theC lerk of th is Board
,was here read 85 approved of 85 Signed
by the Govern” al l th e members of this Board now present,
85 recommended to the Govern” to be careful l y conveyed tothe Prop rietors i n England by a Ship Cap t Bradford Com ’andernow bound from New York to England 85 then
Adj ourned til l further Occas ion
Att a Counci ll h eld for the General Assembly at PerthAmboy the 21 5” of ffebruary 1 6 98
Jeremiah Basse Esq” Gover” 85 Prop”
Andrew BownePresen t i
tJoh n RoyseWill : Pinhorne
The Representatives be ing met did come before this Board,
85 did acquaint thi s Board that they werenow met in Obedienceto th e Govern”s Writ t s
,85 desired thereforenow to know his
pleasu re,85 then the Govern” did acquain t them that he was
glad of this Op p ortunitie to meet them here 85 Spoke to theminth is manner (vi z i)Gentlemen
The first work of the learned Phisicianwhen cal led forthe curing of a distem p er
’d body i s to remove 85 repol l
al l venemous humours from ye heart
,because a d isease once
Seated inthis Metropol is,is rarel y curable . This deserves
imitation by you who are th e careful l Ph isicians of our
State,85 the healers of our body p oblick : I t is eas i l y per
ceivable what wounds thi s Prov i nce has of l ate rece i ved 85by what hands ; It remain s then with you t o cons ider themost proper
,Speed y 85 effectual remedies in which I dare
assure you of my utmost concurrence 85 ass i s tance
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We may attribute our misfortunes not on ly to the i nvas ionof our j ust righ t s by Some from another Prov ince but in partto our Intestine differences 85 i n terests : could there be moreof unanimity amongst ou r Selves , 85 all the differen t interest sreconcil’d
,or at leastno t i n this j uncture agitated , w e might
y‘e les s be lyable to fear our Success against any others th atShould attempt to hurt u s . S cierus hi s Arrows , whi l stthey were bound in a bundle together, cou ld neitherbe brokennor bowed
,but being d iv ided were easily Snapped
as sunder; So wil l i t fare with us , whose happiness ch ieflydepends on unity 85 mutual conj unction amongst ou r Se lves ,85 nothing can be of more dangerous Consequence to us,then discords , or div ided Interests . It i s an excel lent Mottoon the coin of y
e united Prov inces,that have from poor dis
tres sed States i n a l ittle time raised themse lves to be th eCompanions of the ancien test Monarchies , Concordia parvarescre scunt ; 85 the Same in practice may int ime render usno t the Scorn but the envy of our Neighbours
,whil s t th ey
by thei r mutual jarrs sh al l , tho’ unwill ingly largely con
tribut e to our prosperity .
Let us then resolve to be unan imous in Seeking out what isfor our general l Interest at this j uncture , 85 both Speedy 85reso lute iny0 accomp lishment of i t. Noth ing being morecommendab le ina Sate
,then cons tancio to t he ir resol utions
,
85 celerity i n al l their Actions ; by the one they dis animate85 by the other they p revent the very des ignes of thei rEnemies .Inour Search then after that which may tend to the Interest 85 honour of th is l ’rovince
,I must commend to you
,the
removing those obstructions that h i nder the trade thereof,th is
being the Source 85 Original of almost al l our other misfortunes
,for as nothing can more tend to the enriching a
people 85 province,then trade
,So nothing can more im p ovrish
85 debi l itate it,then those Obstruction s that are layd in y
6
way of it ; the growth of Amsterdam is on ly to be at tri
hat ed to y8 trade thereof
,85 that Ph iladelphia h ath grown
to So great a height i n les s than half the tim e that thi s Province hath beenSettl ed
,is easi ly to be accounted for : God 85
Nature have done thei r partes i n giveing you (I m ay Say)alm ost an unp arale ll’d advantage over the last inrespect OfSituation
,85 it i snot to be ques t ion’d but you r growth would
be ln'op ortionable , would you Sedulously app ly your Selvesto the removals of our unhap y hinderances ; And in th isgive me leave to tel l you
,that th is bus iness wel l t imed 85
begun i s half ended and if I am not mistaken,we can never
propose
206
where t hev might justly be said t o be both Judges 85 party85 ye t too c l a.r ev idence s of h er freedom appeared that cont rary to the ir s t 85 i nc l ination , They were forced tocle ar h e r ; Y e t th is ve ry Ship
,loaded with wood and water
8 5ne c e s szi ry prov is ions that w e won’d al low to a Turk or In11 le l
,i s by a Comm i ss ion from hi s Ex’cly forcib ly carri edy t ried
,condemn’d
,85 Sold b y them fornot entering 85
clearing)~
at y0 Port o f New Y ork ; True it i s , She was Soon
aft er he1 captu re p rofered to me again011 the payment of anirrco rrs ide rable ch 1 '
11ge,which occasioned m e to consu lt b oth
“th e Counci l of y
0 P i°o vince 85 the Counci l of Proprie torsa b ou t tha t p ro p osall, 85 th ev are my Ev idences that m i t Ine r er consu l ted my own
,but your Interest
,nev er inqu ired
what we ir’d conduce mos t to my private ad vantage , but whatmi g ht t end to the benefi t 8 1 advantage of the Prov ince ,which according t o the i r O p in ionI p ursrred, l eav ing botliSh ip Cargo 111 the hands Of th e Captors
,to be proceeded
w ‘" as they thought fi t . Now hav ing my recourse to you,for you r Xs s is tance iny0 o f my right
,unj u stly 8 .
v iolent ly carried away 85 aft e r b y m e neglected or ratherSac rificed to your In te res t , by which you w il lno t on ly enengage the en deavou rs o f one that looks onnoth ing moredear to h im
,then th e Inte re s t o f hi s Countrey , 85 hath in thi s
g ivenno mean Instance of his resolutions to Serve you ; Butyou hav e th e f ai res t prospect of attain ing you r desired end
,
the cl aring y our trade frornit s h ind rance 8 5 Obstructions,85
g iventhe w reat e st encourageme nt to other Merchants t o ventu re th e i r S tocks 111 Trade am ongst you , wh enthey See youg ene rou s ly de fe nding o f them .
The Re p resentative s ina Short tim e returned 85 presentedM.
” J ohn Harrimanas th e i r Sp eak e r, upon which yC Govern”Sp oke t o th em t o t his effe c t
,G ent
,That t h e Hou s e of R ep re
s e c s hav e t he, c hoice o f the ir S p e aker is a th ing I Shal lno t bring into que s t ion , but be fore my acceptance of y e personyo u b :1 1 1: chosen, g iv e rrre l ave to In form you th at I hav e re
c 1 11 ed Informat ionthat Some o f y” hou s e hav e Pe tie ou ed our1\ e ig lrbo ur G11ve 1
' ”11 t o t 1ke them unde r his protection
,which if
true,seems t o rrre to de s t roy th o se I ibe rtyes tha t ought to be
11 11 1 8 5 d ear to irs . Some of you r house areno t unacquairrtcedwith it
,I rrrus t th e re fore beg o f you, to re ti re 85 consu l t what
m ay bene ce s s ar y to be done 1 11 this 11111111,85 then presen t the
pe rsonyou Shal l conc l u de onto irre .
A Me s sage fro m the ho us e o f that they hadadjou rned ti l l e igh t 11 to morrow morning 85 thi s Board
Adj ou rned ti ll 88 a cl ock to morrow morning
ONl'x
h
207
At a Council h eld for y " General l Assembly theffebruary 1 6 9 8
Govern‘r Bass eAndrew BowneJohn Roy seWi l lm Pinhorne
Present
A Message from th e house o f Representativ es desire ing the
returns of the writ t s of ye Elec t i on of Deputys t o be Sent
th em,85 accordingly th ere was del iv ered to J ohn Reid th e
w rit t s for ye Countys of Essex
,Midlesex
,Monmou th
,85
Bergen .
Adj ourned t il l four a C lock afternoonPost m eridi em
Pres ent as above 85 Thomas Warne
A Message from ye house of Representat ives to th is Board
desireing th i s Board would pleas e t o Send Som e of their members to
b
adm inister the u sual Oaths t o t he members of th e
house of Representati ves,85 accordingl y Joh n Royse 85 Tho
mas Gor'don Clark of thi s B oard were Sent to the house ofRepres entatives 85 being returned did Inform thi s Boardth at th ey adm inist red the usual Oaths t o the house of R ep re
sentat ivesA Message from the h ouse of R epresentativ es t o Inform thisBoard that the house of Rep resentativ e s were adj ourned ti l l 8a Clock to morrow morning 85 thi s Board als o
Adj ourned ti ll 8 a Clock to morrow morning
At a Council for y “ General l A s s ernblv 85 0 ffebruary y 9 9 3 1 1
1 6 98
Govern " Bas seAndrew Bowne
Present Joh n Roys eWil l : Pinhorne( The : W
T
arneA Message from th e house of Representat iv es Informingthis Board that they had received a Letter from the Proprietors inEngland tel l ing them that according t o their desi re theGoverment was now authorized 85 acknowledged u nder thebroad Seal of England
,85 their Ports ful ly c leared
,th e In
struct ions
208
structions of wh ich th ey desired thi s B oard would please toSend them
,together w i th a Copy of hi s Hon r s th e Gov ern
”
Speach made at the opening of the Assembly , a l l which theGrove rnr promised to Send th em
,as soon as h is Hour s Speach
was cop yed out wh ich wasnow a doingOrdered tha t -Villiam Pinhorne one of the Members of thi sBoard
,do retu rn th e thanks of th i s Board to th e Reverend M"
Edward Portlock Au thorized Pastor of the J ersey s , for th eSermon he preached before the General Assembly Ye sterdayafternoon .
A Message from the House of Represen tat i ves to Informthi s Board
,that th e Representati ves for y
e County of Bergenw ere come
,de s i ring th i s Board wou l d Sen d som e of th ei r
Mem bers to admini s ter th e usual Oath s to them , according ly John Royse th e Clark of th is Board were Sen t to ad
m ini ster th e said Oaths , who being re turn ed did inform thi sBoard th at th ey h ad admini stered the u sual Oath s t o theBergen Represen tatives .
Adj ourned ti l l 2 a Clock afternoon
Post merid iemPresen t as above
Ordered th at Th omas VVarne Tho : Gordon,Clark of th is
Board,do carry the Dedimus Potestatem under the broad Seal
of England , (to th e Hou se of Representativ es) for adm inistring the Oath s concerning trade Navigation to y
e Grovernror Com’ander inChief of East West Jersey concern ingTrad e Navigation &c Sup r
’scribed by the Lord s Justices (85
Subscribed by the Lord s of the Trea’ry , as also a Copy of hi sHon r s the Grovern’f’S Speach which accordingly they carri ed
,
being returned d id Inform this Board th at they read theDedimus Potestatem publ ickly inth e Hou se of Repres en tatives
,had Shewn th em the In struction s &c
,had left with
them the copy of his Hon“ th e Grovern‘”s Speach,that th e
whol e house of Repres en tati ves d id Seem v ery wel l Sat isfiedtha t the Dedimus Potestat em &c was an acknowledgmen tConfi rmation of our Goverment under th e broad Sea l of
England,inpursuance of an Act of Parlim ent &c
,th at th e
In s truction s &c,was a Suffi cient confi rmation of our free
Ports trade &c .
A Message from the House of Representati ves that thev hadadjourned ti l l to morrow morning at 8 a C lock thenthisBoard
Adj ourned til l 8 a C lock to morrow morning
210
A t a Coun c i l h el d for the G en eral Assembly &c
fl‘
ebruary 16 99
Present as above
A Message from the Hou se of Representatives that they hadAdjou rned t il l 2 a Clock afternoon , d
z th en thi s BoardAdj ourn ed ti l l 2 a Clock afternoon
Po st meridiem
Present as above
A Message from the House of Representat ives Informingth i s Board that the Hous e of Representati ve s had Adj ou rn edti l l to morrow m orning at eigh t a Clock thi s Board Ad
journedtill 8 a Clock to morrow morning
At a Counci l for the G eneral Assembly y e first of March16 9 8
Presen t as abov e
G eorge Willoks Agen t for y e Prop r’s d id desire of this
Board that i f any bil l s w ere presented to this Board from th eHou se of { ep re sentatives of th is General Assembly for y e
Concurrence of th is Board,to be past into a Law ,
wh ichShould any way touch y e private In teres t or Estates of th eProprietors of thi s Province
,that th i s Board would please n ot
t o pass any such B ills unti l he as the Proprietors Agen t werecal l ed heard thereupon in behalf of y
° Propri etors .A Me ssage from the house of Representati v es that they hadadj ourned ti l l to morrow morning at 8 a clock this Board
Adjourned t i l l 8 a C lock to morrow morning
At a Counci ll for y e G en eral Assembly 850 y° 2d March 16 9 8
Govern r Bas seAnd rew BowneJohn RoyseWil l‘“ Pinhorne
Present
211
A Message from the House of D ep utyes with a Bil l concerning patents &c which was read The fi rs t t imeAnd M r W illoks having formerl y desired that no h illswh ich Seemed to touch Any th ing relating to th e ProprietorsInterests Should pass th i s Board t i l l h e by h imself CouncilShould be heard inbehalf of th e Prop r’s as thei r Agent ,Ordered that Capt Bowne dc M lr Royse des i re a G eneralConference of th e whole Hous e upon the Subj ect Mat ter of y e
said B il l,at 4 a c lock afternoon , that M r Willoks hav e
n ot ic e t o attend in behal f of y e Proprietors .Ordered that Thomas Gordon Clark of th i s Board do giv e
MlrW illoks notice to attend with hi s Council at th e above Conference i n behalf of y e Proprietors 85 th en th i s Board
Adjourned ti l l 2 a Clock afternoon
A Message from th e house of D ep utyes by Edward Earl eJohn Pike w i th a Pe tic’on&c from Maj or Berry wh ich wasread ordered to lye ony 6 tabl eA t a General Con ference of both Hous es the said Bi ll beingread
,after mu ch debate on al l Sid es , MIr W
'
illoks did offer thath e as Agen t to y e Proprietors would con sen t to y
8 Said Bil l,
prov ided they onthe oth er hand w ould Secure th e Prop r’
s
rent s accord ing to the true rea l In ten t meaning of th esaid grants
,or els e h e did here offer in behalf of th e
Pro p rietors that the Proprietors, at th ei r owncostch arges
,would g iv e New Pat tent s to al l Such as had Such
old p at tents who desi red new p at t ent s ; t o which itwas an sw ered that th ey did desire to know what PowerM r W illoks had as Agent for th e Proprietors
,85 that h e
as being a member of their House,cou ld not appear against
th em ; in an swer to which h e said that he d id not appear as one of thei r members but as Agent for y e Proprietorsas above
,as a Member of y e Proprie tors Councill
,dc desi red
t ime to b ring Counci l i n thei r behalf,produced h is Com ~
mi ss ion from the Prop r’s which was read here
,also desired
th e Com issionfor the Counc il of Proprietors,whereo f he
was a Member,might be read which was done
,to all which i t
was rep ly’d that th ey did think M r W illoks hadnot Suffi c ien t
power from y e Proprietors as their Agen t in this affair,So
were not concerned to enter into any further debate wi th h imafter Some debate by the members of th i s House concern ingthe said Bil l Ordered that th e Bi l l concerning p at tents be reada 2“ t ime to morrow ten a Clock in y e forenoon
Adj ourned til l 8 a Clock to morrow morning
212
At a Council for y e General Assembly the 3 d of March 16 98
Present as abov e
The Bil l concerning p attent s was read a 2d timeA Message from the House of Representati v es by Will iamLawrance 85 John Wil liams des iring a return of the aboveBi l lOrdered that John Royse Thomas Gordon do carry y e saidBil l to y e House of Representatives 85 l eav e it them
,85
des i re that i t may be Ingrossed fair withou t Int erl iningsA Message by John Pike another
,to acquaint thi s Board
that th ev were adj ourned til l 2 a Clock afternoon then th isBoard
Adj ourned t il l 2 a Clock afte rnoon
Post MeridiemPresent as abov e
The above said bill being retu rned by Wm Lawrence JohnPike 85 two others
,fair Ingrossed dz past th e House of R ep re
sentat ives,was here read 85 past this Board
,85 th ey al so d e
l ivered in to thi s Board a b il l concern ing pri vateers and Pyrates past that House W' Ch was here read .
Ordered that Capt Bowne desire a genera l Conference ofthe House of Representat i ves presently
,upon the Sai d two
Bil l s,to desire th e Copy of th e Act m ade in Jam acia con
cern ing Pyrates to be returned ; being met his Hon” y e
Govern” d id acquain t th em that he had p as s’d the above said
Bil l concerning Paten ts &c,d el i vered i t to y
6 Speaker,
told them there w anted Some Small amendments inth e Bil lconcerning Pyrates &c
,with w Ch he would acquaint th em
,85
they re turn ed back th e Copie of the Jam acia Act,dz: th e Coun
ci l of trade 85 plantations Lett” to th e Proprietors of EastWest JerseyOrdered that John Royse carry the bi l l concerning Pyrates
&c w ith the am endm en“ to the House of Repres entativ es tobe fai r Ingrossed .
Adjourned ti l l to morrow morn ing 8 a Clock
At a Council for y e General Assembly 850 4 t h March 16 98'
Govern” BasseAnd”. BowneJoh n RoyseWill . Pinhorne
Present
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Att a Council l &c held y”3 8 “ ofMarch 16 98
Govern” Basse
PresentAndr. Bown eJohn Royse.Will . Pinhorne
The whole House of Representati v es came before thi s Board ,dc presented M” Earl e for thei r Speaker
,in pl ace of M” Harri
man who is i ll,he was received according ly .
Adj ourned ti l l 2 a Clock afternoonPost Merid iem
Pres ent as abov e J onIuian sA Message from th e House of representati ves with a B i l l de
c laring the R ights 85 p riviledges of his Ma’ties Subj ect s with inth is Prov ince of E as t New Jersey
,anoth er Bi ll for Estab l ish
ing y c Several Courts of Judicature w i thinthi s Prov ince,both
pas t that House , were read here the first,ordered a Second
ading to morrow morning .
Th e Govern” Members of th is Board d id h ere Subscribeth e test 85 associat ion .
Adj ourned til l 8 a Clock to morrow morning
Att a Councill he ld &c 9 ”h March 1 6 98
Govern” BasseAndr. Bowne
Present John JniansJoh n Royse
LWill . PinhorneThe Bil l concerning Rights &c was read a Second time
,85
ordered to be read th e th ird time to morrow morn ing.
A Message from the House of Representati ves with a Bi l lp ast that Hou se concerning the ch ief ranger of this Prov incewas read here
,Ordered M” George Willoks
,therein named do
attend this Board at 3 a clock to make his Obj ec ti on s again stthe same, 85 that Thomas Gordon Clerk of th is Board do giveh im Notice th ereof.A Message from the House of representati ve s w ith a B i l lpast that House concern ing y e S ec ’ys Office was read here , ordered that it be read to morrow afternoon .
Adj ourned t il l 2 a C lock afternoon
215
Post Merid i em
Present as above
A Message from th e House of Represen tati ves with a Bi llconcern ing Town s making rates &c past th at House
,was read
h ere,85 ordered a Second reading to morrow morn ing
Ordered that John Royse go to the Hou s e of Represen tat ives desi re th em to Send Some of th eir Members to be pres en t here
,to h ear what Obj ection s M” G eorge Willoks doth
make again st th e Bill concerning the chief rangers place 8 3 0accord ingly th ere came from the House Samuel Dennes
,Rich
ard Hartsh orne,Wil l iam Lawrence
,Samuel Walker
,Joh n
Treat,John Pike
,J ediah Higgin s, before thi s Board , M”
Willoks being al so present,the said bil l was here read
,85 M”
‘Willoks did desire a COp ie of th e said Bil l time to considergiv e in hi s Objections .Ordered M”W illoks have a COp ie of s”1 Bi ll
,85 make hi s Oh
j ec t ions again st it to morrow morn ing 10 a Clock .
A Me ssage from the House of Represen tatives,desiring that
this Board w ou ld appoi nt Some of their members to meet aCommittee of 8 of their Hous e
,to d raw up Instruct ion s for
d ispos ing of th e money agreed to be rai sed .
Ordered Cap t Bowne M” Inians M” Roys e M” Pinhornepresently t o meet th e said committee to w itt Richard Hartshorn e
,Thomas Codrington Samuel Walker
,John Pike
,J ediah
Higgin s,John Treat Will iam Lawran ce.Adjourned til l to morrow morning 8 a Clock
At t a Council l &cy e l ot h of March 16 98
Govern” BasseAndr. Bowne
Presen t John JniansJohn RoyseWillm Pinhorne
A Message from the House of Representatives by JohnReid
,Tho : Codrington others
,with the Names of those that
they have chosen v iz”,Edward Earle J un”
,John Cooper
,Wil
l iam Lawrance Jun”,Samuel Walker
,Peter Vannest for
a Com it tee to j oyne Such as Should be named by thi s Board,
for m anagem ”of the instruction s concerning y e money bil l
Ordered that Cap” Bowne Joh n Royse do carry theNames of th ose named by th i s Board
,v iz”
,Andrew B o
‘yvne
,
ohn
216
John Royse,Sam‘l Dennes
,t ichard Hartshorne , Will iam
Lawrance to j oyn e w i th those by them named as abov e .The Committee which came before th is Board Yesterday ,abou t the chief rangers Bil l to an sw er M” Willoks obj ection sag
” i t,cam e ag ain before thi s Board according to Yesterdays
order,85 M” Willocks n ot being here presen t th ey return ed
a g a in .
: )
A Message by Joh n Pike 85 J ediah Higgin s to acquain t th isBoard that they had attended the tim e appointed to hear Willocks Objections , he not being p
”sent
,they thought them
sel ves no furth er obl iged to attend y t matt erA message by R ichard Hartshorne 85 William Law rence toacquaint th i s Board
,that th ey didno t th ink fi t that any who
arenow members of thei r House Shou ld be named by th i sBoard to b e of th e aboveSaid Committee
,concerning the
money bill desire thi s Board would n ame Such others asth ey think fi t.Ordered that John R oyse Wi lliam Pinhorne do carry to
the Hou se th e Names fo l lowing,Cap t Andrew Bowne
,
John R oyse,Wil li am Pinhorne
,John Bi shop
,Thom as
Warne,al l of the Coun cill
,in place of those formerly nam ed
a s above,wh o retu rn ed again withou t del i v ering the Message
,
that Hou se being busie .The Bill con cerning Rights 850 was h ere again read 85 0. M”
George Will ocks came before th i s Board gav e in hi s reasonsin writing ag t y e ch ief Rang ers Bi l l which were read here .
Adj ourned til l 2 a C lock afternoon
Post Merid iem
Present as above
A Message by John Barclay another,to Inform thi s Board
that th eir House was met was ready to receiv e th eir Mes
sageWi l li am Pinh orne Joh n R oyse did carry the Names of y e
sd persons as p. above Ord er.A Message by Thomas Codrington Will i am Lawrance 85Sam ue l Walker
,desiring to know whether thi s Board had yet
passed the Bil l s Sen t them ; to wh ich the Govern” returned
answer,that this Board was as busi e as could be
,but th e Bill s
being very long th ey take up much t ime to consider them .
Ordered that John Royse 85 Will iam Pinhorne do desire theHouse o f Representatives
,to Send Some of th eir Hou se to
confer wi th Andrew Bowne,John Royse Wi lliam Pinh orne
about
218
Th e Bil l for declaring the Rights 85 Priviledges of hi sMa’tie s Subj ects 850 read
,85 a message ordered t o th e Low er
Hou s e to desire a Conference of Some of th ei r members, wh omay hav e ful l Power to amend
,al t er
,craze out
,those things
th at i n thi s B il l are added or altered,from th e amendments
agreed on by th e former Committ ee of both House s,85 that
they bring up the former Bil l 85 amendments 85 th at Cap tAndrew Bowne 85 John Royse do carrie th e same .The Act for y e restrain ing 85 pun ish ing Pri vateers
,85
Pyrates read 85 Signed p . the Govern” 85 Sent to th e House of
represen tat ives .The Ac t declaring what person s are disabled to Sit i nAssembly read
,85 Ordered that it b e read a Second time
,
M” Hartshorn e 85 M” Burden Sen t from the House for a Conference of a Com ’it t ee for am endm t of th e Bil l of righ ts 850
,
At said Conference,w ere
,Richard Hartshorne
,W ill iam Law
rance John Pike,John Reid 85 Samuel Walker
,with Andrew
Bown e John Royse 85 Will iam Pinhorne,m embers of this
Board,who agreed onSome further Amendments of the sd
Bil l of rights 85 p riviledges 850A Message by Richard Hartshorn e 85 Elias Maekilson
,with
the Bill about making Town rates 850 amended 85 past thatHouse.
Adjourned ti l l 2 a C lock afternoon
Post m erid iem .
Present as abov e
Ordered that M” Royse 85 Thomas Gordon Clerk of thisBoard do carry the Bil l concerning Townrate s past th is B oardto y
6 House of represen tati ves,85 y e Bil l concerning E lection s
850,also past th is Board .
A Message by Richard Hartshorn e 85 Andrew Hampton,
with Some amendment of the Bil l con cerning Election of De
p utyes , which was con sented to by thistBoard.
A Message by Richard Hartshorne 85 Another,w th a Bi ll
concerning the Explaining of a former Act concern ing Cap tJoh n Pike and John Pike hi s Son
,which being read h ere a first
85 Second time was past thi s Board .
Ordered that Cap t Andrew Bowne 85 Thomas Gordon C lerkof this Board
,do carry back y e said Bi l l concerning John Pike
eld”. 85 Jun”. with order to desire ye House to make Some
amendments on the said B il l,which th e Hou se con sented to
,85
accordingly the amendments were made in the presence of thesaid
219
said Cap” B own e 85 Thomas Gordon by the Clerk of thatHouse by order of the said House.The whole House of Representativ es came before th is Boardand gav e in the B il l of rights
,w i th the Amendments 850 past
thei r House,which was read h ere 85 past th i s Board
,and they
al so gave in th e Bil l for rai sing 6 71 1 for redressing a force ofou r Neighboring Prov ince , p ast that House, which was readhere 85 past thi s Board , 85 del iv ered back againto th e Speaker,both which Bill s
,were del iv ered back to th e Speaker
,85 th en
was given i n anaddres s to hi s Hon” th e Govern” crav ing h is assistance for redressing th e Said Grievance which was a lso readhere 850.
The who le House came before thi s Board,and del i vered up
al l the Laws made this Sess ion 850,being Seven i n Number
,85
del iv ered to the Sec”y who was ordered to caus e write four faircop ies of them
,v iz”
,one for e very County
,and to Send th em
to y6 Several 85 respecti v e Sherriffs of each County to be pub
lished with al l Expedit ion,85 then both Houses agreed to ad
j ou rn thi s Assembly until th e th ird Munday in May n ext en suing
,85 accord ingly the Assembly was Adj ourned t il l the third
Munday in May next .
At a Counci l h eld at Perth Amboy the 9”h day of May forth e Prov ince of Eas t New J ersev 1 6 99
His Hon” Jeremiah Basse Govern”Cap” Andrew BowneJohn Royse
Present John BishopTho : WarneSam 11 Denn isRich : Hartshorne
The Govern” 85 Council Seeing caus e to Suspend ThomasGordon
,hav e thought fi t to con st itu te inhis p lace Charl es
Goodman Clark of th e Counci l for th e time being,who has
taken hi s Oath accord inglyOrdered that M” Charles Goodmanbe made Clark of th eChancery in stead of John Barclay
,85 that a Commiss ion b e
drawn accordingly.
The Govern” acquainting th i s Board of the Neces sity of hisabSence
,proposed the making a Deputy Govern” to Act inhi s
absence,i t was al lowed
,85 Accordingly Cap” Andrew Bowne
was ch osen Deputy Govern”,85 i t was ordered that a Com
miss ion b e drawn for the Same.Adjourned ti l l to morrow
220
At a Council h eld th e tenth of May 85c
Present as above
The Govern” produced a blank writ,which Lewis Morris
G ent,demanded to be Sign ed again st Obadiah Holmes Sheriff
of the Coun ty of Monmouth,the Coun ci l were of opin ion
Nem in e Contradicent e th at i t oughtnot to be Signed duringth e Ses sion s of th e Court
,they not rem embring any Such
practice in thi s Prov ince,85 knowing the Said Holmes to be a
Suffi ci en t man 85 easy t o be come at,any time .
Ordered that Lew i s Morri s 85 George Wil locks be broughtbefore th e Counci l .Ordered that th ey Give Security for their appearance toanswer at the Court of com ’on right
,the Secon d Tuesday in
October,85 to b e of th e good behav iour
,otherwis e a mittimu s
to be directed to the Sheriff to con vey them to Goal t i l lthey Shou ld find Securi ty as aforesd
,on which M” Morri s
,
desired an hour or two to consid er of it,w ”" was granted .
M” Morri s 85 W illoks were again Sen t for,85 th e Gov ern” 85
Counci l proposed to th em to giv e Security for thei r good beh aviour
,85 to appear at th e Court of com ’on righ t onthe
Second Tuesday inOctober next,t h e abs ence of wittnessesnot appearing at y ” Subpoena’s
,hindring y e presen t p rosecu
t ion this Court ; onwhich both M” Morris 85 W illoks d esiringto know the Sume requ ired for th eir Security
,the Counci l
ordered three hundred pounds,weh they refu sed
,85 Said they
wou’d not give esp ecial ly for th e good behaviour,Mr Morris
ass erting th at by no overt Act he had auv way giv en occasionto them to Suspect i tPermitted their Liberty til l to morrow morning upon theirparo leOrdered that Henry Kimbel l 85 Patrick Murdo be Sent forby a Mes senger of the Counci l l
Adjourn ed ti l l to morrow morning
Att a - Counci l hel d for the General Assembly at PerthAmboy the day of May 16 99
Cap” And rew Bowne Deputy Govern”
Presen t John RoyseCap” John Bishop
rTho : Warne
222
A Message from the House of Representatives by JohnRoyse 85 Joh n Hanse
,to des ire this Board would Sen d Som e of
their Members to admini ster the u sual Oath to a member chosen to Serve in Assembly for th e County of Somerset inth eroom of Thomas Codrington .
John Royse 85 Charles Goodm an C lark of th is Board wereSent to administer th e Said Oath
,who being returned informed
thi s Board th at they had administered the u sual Oath to Pet erVan Este .A Message from the Hou se of Representati ves to acquain tthi s Board that th ey had Adjou rned ti l l 2 a Clock
,85 then th is
Board Adj ourn edtil l 2 a C l ock
Post Merid iemPresent as abov e
There was Del iv ered by M”W illoks a Lett” which was readhere d irected to Cap” Andrew Bowne M” Joh n Royse M” Thomas Warne 85 Comp 3 850 inth ese word s .SWe arenow able (God be thank’d) to treat with you anyway you think fi t if you had valued eith er your own or theWelfare of y e Government
,your procedures had been more
calme,Your day is not yet out
,85 i t i s yet inyour Power to
fol low the th ings that make for peace,85 if you do n ot at
your door lye the Consequence,Our friends wi l l n ot Suffer us
to b e pu t uponfifarewell
May 16 One afternoon LEWIS MORRIS16 99 GE OR . W I LLOK S
Ordered that One of th e Members of this Board be Sent to desire a Conference with the House of Representatives thereupon
,
Accordingly Thomas Warne 85 the Clark of th i s Boardwere Sent
,85 th e whol e Hou se of Represen tatives came before
th is Board,th e Deputy Gov ern” represented to them that h e had
received a Lett” from George Willoks 85 Lewis Morris whichwas read
,85 th e House of representat i ves des ired t ime to perus e
85 consider of the Same,which was Sent th em by JohnRoyse .
The said Lett” was returned to this Board by John Pike 85Benj amin Burden members of the House of Representatives .A Message from th e House of Repres entatives by PeterVan Este 85 Elias Mackeelsond esiring that this Board would
appoint
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appoin t Some of th ei r Members to meet a Com it t ee of Sevenof th ei r h ou s e
,to come to Some reSolut ionu p onth e Said
Lett”,Accord ingly Thomas Warn e was Sent by this Board to
acquaint th e House of Representat i ves,tha t they were ready
to meet th e Said Com it tee in th e Chamber where th e Counci lwas h eld
,upon which Rich ard Hartshorne
,Samuel Dennes
,
Samuel Walker,Ben jamin Burden , John Pike, John Treat 85
J ediah Higgin s came to meet th e Members of this Board,
being Thomas Warne,John Royse 85 John Bishop
,85 th ere
uponth e Deputy Govern” withdrew .
The Depu ty Govern” return ing,the Members of this Board
who had met th e Com itt e e acquain ted th is Board that theyhad agreed that an Act should be prepared to morrow to Suppress any Insurrec ti on
,
Ordered th at a w rit of Inquiry be Issued out to th e Sherriffof t he County of Monmouth to retu rn a Jury upon the rio tcom it t ed at VVoodbridge
Adj ourned t il l 7 a Clock to morrow Morning
At a Council h eld 850 the of May
The D ep ty Govern”
John RoyseCap” Joh n BishopTho : Warne
Pres ent
A Message from the Hou se of Representat iv es to acquaintth is Board that they had adj ourned to two of the Clock
,85
then thi s BoardAdj ourned t i l l 2 a Clock
Post Meridi em
Pre s ent as above
Samuel Dennes,Sam l l Walker J ediah Higgin s 85 Benj amin
Burd'
en were Sen t to thi s Board from the House of Representat ives
,to acquain t this Board
,that th ey had considered of the
Lett” Sent from Lewis Morris 85 George W illoks,but did
wholy l eave it to this Board , 85 desired they would take Suchmeasures as they Should Judge most conduci ve to th e Welfare85 Safety of th e ProvinceA Message from the House of representativ es to acquaintth i s Board that th ey had Adj ourn ed ti l l 8 to morrow morn ing
,
85 th en thi s BoardAdjourned ti l l 8 to morrow morn ing
224
At a Counci l held 85c y0 of May
Th e D ep ty Govern”
Joh n RoysePre s en t Tho : “ f am e
Cap” Jn° BishopA Message from the House of Representat i ves by John Barcl ay
,John Pike
,John Wil liams 85 Crayn e to desire
a Con ferrence with this Board in order to anAdjournmen tM” Vi’arne was s ent from th is Board to th e Hous e of R ep re
sentatives t o des i re th em to appoint a Com ’it tee of th e said
House to conferr with t he D ep ty Govern” 85 Counci l upon th e
matter of th e last Message.Thomas Warne return ing
,acquainted the Board he had
del i vered the Said Message .A Message by JohnWilliams 85 BenjaminBurden from th eHouse of represen tatives , to des ire th at thi s Board would appoint Some of thei r members to meet th e Said Com ’it tee
The Deputy Govern” to ld them th ey were ready to meetthem immediatlyRichard Hartsho rne
,John Barclay John Treat
,J ohn Pike
,
John Reid 85 M” Harryman,came before this Board . M” Royse
acquainted them that the D ep ty Gov ern” 85 Counc i l h ad desired
a Com it tee to debate the matter of Adj ou rnment with them,
Richard Hartshorne to ld this Board,that they had no order
from the House to debate,85 desired a Hours time to conferr
wi th the House thereupon,He
,John Barclay 85 John Reid
w i thdrew .
Richard Hartshorne John Barcl ay and John Reid return ingfrom th e House of Represen tatives
,th e D ep ty Govern
” to ldthemnow they were met h e desired to know the reason s ofth eir proposing an Adj ournment . Richard Hartshorne to ldhim that the House of Representatives differed in their Opinion s concerning the money Ac t 850.
After a long Debate and reason s g iven by th is Board ag” the
Adjournment the Deputy Govern” des ired th e Com ’
itt ee im
part ial ly to represent wh at Had been offered by th is Board (inan swer to th ei r reason s) to th e House of Represen tati ves
,85
that th ey might hear from them concern ing the Same . ThisBoard l ikewise told the Com it tee that i f there were any th inginth e Act that wanted an Amendment they Should con sid er ofit,85 this Board would consent thereu nto i f found reasonable
,
85 thenth e Com it te e of y e House of Repres en tat iv es retu rned .
Adjourn ed t ill 2 a Clock afternoon .
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At a Council 850 June 1699
Present as abo ve
A Lette r being drawn up pursu an t to th e above ord” 85
fairly ingrossed by the Cl erk,was Sign ed by the Council 85
del ivered into the hands of Mr Royse t o Send by the first 85best Con veyance to England .
The Deputy Govern” took the Oath for ob serving th e Actsof Trade 85 Navigation 850
,inform following v iz”
I Doe Solemnly Swear in th e presence of Allm igh ty Godthat I w i l l d o my utmost that al l c lauses m atters 85 things contained i n the Several Acts of Parl iament heretofore p ass
’d 85now in force relating to trade 85 Navigation , 85 al so th e Act
for pre ven ting frauds 850 made 85 Wil l iam the third,be
punctual ly 85 bona fide observ ed according to the tru e intent
3meaning of th em 85 each of them respectively . So help meod.
Mr Royse Mr IVarne 85M” Denn es present
Ordered that M” Gordon draw Com ’issions of th e peace for
Wil liam Looker Henry Norri s in the room of Isaac White ~head 85 Benj amin Pric e Jun” for Elizabeth Town
Adj ourned til l further Occasion
At a Counci l held at Perth Amboy for th e Province of EastNew Jersey August th e firs t 16 99
The Hon”ble Govern” BasseCap” Andrew Bown e
Present R ichard Hart shorn eJ ohn Roys eThomas Warn e
The G overn ” read several Mem orials 85 papers relat ing toth e Propri etors proceed ings in England
,about the Port of
Perth Amboy,which he had receiv ed from M” D ockwra by
Cap” J effe ry sO rde red th at a Letter be d rawn up 85 Sent to th e Propri etors
,to give th em an account of y e presen t State ofAffairs .
Ordered t h a t th e Counci l be Summoned to meet at Amboyth e In stant onEarn e st O ccas i on
Adjourned t i l l 22 Instant
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At a Counci l he ld at Perth Amboy for th e Prov ince of EastNew Jers ey th e of Aug” 1 6 99
The Hon”ble Govern” BasseCap” Andrew Bown eJohn Royse
present Cap”Will iam LawranceThomas WarneRichard HartshorneSamuel Dennes
THE GOVERNOUR communicated to the Council SomeLet ters h e had received from Eng land relating to our Port 85Gove rment .Ordered th at the bu s in ess of Woodbridge
,about the Kings
S tore being robb’d
,be pro secuted w ith al l Severity .
Ordered that Natham ie l f’z Randal high Sherriff of the
County of Middx be Se nt for to attend th is Board,to
Shew reason why th e Proclamat ion again st the Scots at Caledonia is n ot published
,w h ich was accordingly don e .
Ordered that th e Messenger of this Board be Sent for MrGordon the A t turney General l , to d raw up a Proc l amat ion re
quiring al l p erson s to Seiz e 85 Secure Cap” Kids men if foun dw i thinth e Prov ince
,forbidiug any to ass is t or entertain
th em,pursuan t to an Order from Whitehal l of 23 ”b of
November 16 98Adjourned t i l l 8 to morrow Morning
A t A Council held 85c th e 24.”h Aug” 1 6 99
The Hon'ble the Govern”Cap
” Andrew BowneJoh n RoyseCap” JohnBishopRichard HartshorneSamuel DennesCap”Willi am LawranceThomas Warne
Presen t
The Question being put whether M” Gordon was a fi t person
to be made use of as Attorney Generall , inthe case,of Morris
85 Willoks upon tryal l at t h e n ext Court of Common righ t,’twas carried iny e Negati ve ; 85 reso l ved Another p erson beemployed to prosecute for th e King inthat b ehal f
228
The Letter ordered to be Sent to the Proprietors was drawnup 85 fairly ingrossed by the Clark , 85 order
’d to be Sent by
the first Ship under a Cover to S” Thomas Lane .Adjourned ti l l furth er Occasion
At a Councill held at perth Amboy for th e prov ince of EastNew Jersey 23 d Ap p rill i700
Governour HamiltonSam” DennesJohn Bishop
Ql lPre s ent
2221“ of y e Counci l l 850
Will iam SandfordBenjamin Griffi th
The Governour 85 al l y ” members of this board,85 Thomas
Gordon the Clerk of th is board,took y ” U suall oath s appointed
by Law 85c .
The Gover” produced h ere a Letter from Esq” p inhorn, anotherof Members of y e Coun ci l l of th is prov ince
,wherei n he desires
his absence may be Excused h aving beenI l l for some weeksast .pThis Board hav ing been Informed
,that some of y e people of
Elizabeth Town 85 piscataway are send ing home p etit ion s agst
y” Goverment 850
,It i s Resol ved by th i s board
,th at y e Counci l l
writt to y” proprietors ony” Subj ect
,And a Letter was written
Read 85 approved of,85 Signed accord ingly .
Aggreed 85 Ordered y” writ ts be Issued out to Such Town
ships as hav e not Chosen Represen tativ es According to y0 Late
act of general l Assembly.
Aggreed 85 Ordered y” proclamation s be Issued out to Con
veen y e general l as sembly ony‘3 Last thursday of may Next,
according to sd act of gen l l assembly .
Aggreed y”
y”3 Court of Common R ight be adj ourn ed to y e
2d tuesday inJununext.Charles Goodman Esq”
,Came. before th i s b oard
,and took y e
oath s appointed by Act of parlament i n p lace of y e oath s ofalleidgcancc 85 Sup rem acie
,85 an oath to b e tru e 85 faithfu l l in
y e Execution 85 d ischarge of y e office of Coll ector of h isCustoms in y e provin ce of East New Jersey
,accord ing to hi s
Com ’ssn85 In structions 85c .
Adjourned ti l l furth er occasion
ing tumults 85 disorders w i thin this province for y” future,a
proclamation may be drawn up 85 published 85c .
Ordered y ” a p roc lamation be forth with drawn up,forb id
ding al l h i s ma :” good subj ects to hold any tumul tuous or Seditiou s or unlawfull as semblye s or meetings w ith in th i s Province ,85Commandin g al l Mag istrates 85 offi cers t o Suppres s al l Such , 85Comman ding and Requiring all h i s Ma :”y s L eidge Subj ects tobe ai ding 85 as s i st ing insu ppress ing y e same , 850. which procl amat ion was according ly drawn up , Read and approved ofby this boa rd
,85 orde red to be published inE very townwith in
th is province,8 5 a Co p i e thereof to be affi xed upon y e most
publ ick place inEve ry of y e sd towns,in and th rough out the
province 85c .
Adjourned ti l l furth er Order
A tt a Councill hel d at Perth -Amboy , for ye prov ince o f East
New J ersev 20”h D e ce’r anno Dom : i700
Gover” Hamil tonSam l l D ennes l
IpresentSiffif'
l
'
I
fla‘lgp
jof y e 0011 1101“
Benj amin Griffi th j
A g g reed 85 Ordered y” a petit ion be drawn by thi sboard to y ” Kings Most Exce llent Maj
“,wh ich was accord
ing ly don , 85 being Read here was approv ed of 85 signed bythis board .
G eorge iVilloks Came before th i s board,an d Exhibited an
Info rmat ion again s t Wi l l iam Dockwra Esq” Cheife Se cretary 85Regi s ter of th is province, as an unju st and Corrup t Man85 unfit tfor anoffice of s o grea t trust
,and des ired this board would be
pl eas e dto appoint h im atim e to hear h im prove the sd Charge .The sd Information be ing read before th i s board
,aggreed 85
ordered that y e said George Willoks do appear before th isboard on t he th ird tuesday in march next
,t o prove 85 make
good his sd Inform ation 85 Charge ags t sd w‘“ D ockwra. AndaIS o agg ree d 85 ordered y
” inyo m ean t ime Thoma s Gordonpre sen t D epu ty See ’ry 8 5 Reg’r Do Safely keep al l
y e Record s8: pap ers belonging to y
0sd office
,85 not del iver th em t o y
6sd
w'" Dockwra nor to any other by his order unti l l further orderof th is board .
Adj ourned til l y6 tuesday i n March next
23 1
At A Counci l held at Perth Amboy for th e Prov ince of EastNew Jersey upon the Day of Jun e Anno D ’
ui 1701
Col l”: Andrew Hamilton Gover”
IVilliam PinhorneSamue l Denn is
Presen t Sifirpgl
fi
l
éfigpard
of y e Councill
Samuel Hal eWill iam Sandford( Benj amin Griffith
Cap” Andrew Bowne came before this board,and acquaint ed
th e Governour,th at he had a Comm i ss ion from the proprietors
in England to be Governour of th is Prov ince of East NewJersey .
The Governour acquainted h im that he had a Letter from th eP 1 0p 1 1etors residing m thi s P1 ovince 85 Neighbou1hood, wh e1 e
by they desi red t oLT
he present at th e Opening of th e Commission
,And they were accordingly cal l ed in .
Dav id Lyal one of th e Proprietors Acquain t ed th is Board,
th a t h e had seen said Bow nes Com ’iss iona few dayes before
,
and that he percei ved it was Defectiv e,as not being Signed by
so many bands as make a Maj ority even of the Pro p rietors thatresid e inand about London
,that he theref01 e had ( f ood rea
son to Suspect it to be Sur1 e p t it ious 85 w i thou t th e know l edgeof the o the 1 Pre p i ietors , and that i t was a juggle
,put upon
m ost of those unwal y Pr"
0p i iet o i s th at signed th is Com’i ss ion
by one Sal ter,th at he had acquainted h is fell ow Prop ri e tors
resid ing in th i s Prov in ce of it,85 that they had formed a pro
t est agains t it under their hands,which h e gav e in at th e Tab le
,
an d d e si red inbehal f of h ims elf and the re st hi s Fel low Pro
p rie tors , th at th e same m ight be read and Ent red, which wasread A ce
-ordinglyCap” Bowne d esi red a Copy of the Protest which wasord ered to be given himThe Governour told Cap” Bowne that h e had h eard y eProtes t read
,85 desired t o know what he had to Answ er to it .
He R ep lyed he would an swerno Question s , If the Proprietors inEngland had sen t h im a l ame Commission let th em seeto it
,Bu t tha t h e was resol ved to publ i sh it .
Th e Go ve rnour to ld h im that,As th e Government of t he
Jer seys wasnot so des irab le a thing as to be Courted , yet thatsin ce th e Commiss ion appeared In suffici en t for said Bowne toAct by
,he could not warran tably Surrender i t
,which would be
to
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to leave th e people without Government,85 by Con sequence to
fal l into d i sorder 85 Confus ionThat he had receiv ed lately a Letter from Mr Secretary Vernon (which was produced at the Board) Signifying th e KingsPleasure that h e should know of the Motion of a FrenchSquadron of Men of Warr
,bound for the Spani sh West
Indies,85 that he take al l Nece ssary care for the defen ce of the
Prov inces under h is Command inCase of any Attempt to bemade upon them
,That if h e Surrendered the Governmen t
,He
was d isabl ed of Executing the Kings Commands by theSecretary of State
,85 that Cap t Bowne was not qual ified by
th is defecti ve Commis sion to execute th em . That s ince th ePubl ication of th is Commission (Though h e d idnot apprehendit would supersed e hi s Commiss ion
,Sinceno Commission
could supersed e hi s,but such a one as was Suffi cien t to Act by)
might be a handle to l icen tiou s peop le to cavi l at,he advised
h imnot t o publi sh it . Notw i th standing,th e said Cap t Bown e
went out 85 Said he was resol ved to publ ish h i s Com m i ss ion .
The Governour Councel wen t al so out,85 th e Gover
nour protested against th e publication of i t,85 i f h e wou ld
pre tend to publish it,h e would declare i t a Riot . Said Bowne
bid him puni sh h im then . The Governour R ep lyed he qut ioned not to find a Time to do it
,th o he now valued himself
upon the Mobb at his h e el s . Th e said Bowne caused read offhis Commission . The Groverr 85 Counci l wen t away .
Adjourned ti l l to Morrow Morn ing
At a Counci l h e ld at Perth Amboy for th e Prov ince of EastNew Jersey upon the 1 8 th day of June Anno Domin i 1 701
Collonel Andrew Hamilton GovernourWill iam PinhorneSamuel HaleSamuel LeonardJohn Bishop of th e CouncilSamuel HaleWil liam SandfordBenj amin Grifli th
Present
Ordered that Proclam ation s be Issued out,to Acquaint the
People of Cap t Bownes Defective Commission that no bodypay Obed ience thereto . That the Governour would st i l l Continne h is care over them . And Command ing them to h avethei r Arms fixt
,And Ammun ition p rov ided
,that th ey may be
in a Posture of Defence (in Obedience to h is Maj esti e’s Commands
,
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ag’s t sd D ockwra Ordered y t M r W illoks do appear to m or
row morn ing before thi s board,inorder to be h eard Concern
ing sd Information 85 yt
ye Clerk of thi s board do giv e him no
tice thereofAdjourned ti l l to morow morning
Att a Council held at Perth -Amboy for y e sd Prov in ce ofEast New Jers ey y
6 August anno D om’: i70i
Coll‘l And rew Hami lton Goverr
Sam l l Dennes
Presen tSam l l LeonardJohn Bishop Of y
e Counci l lSam l l Hal eBenj a Griffith
It being moved to th is board,
y t Severall of y e proprietorsOf this Prov ince being in town desired to b e present Att y ehearing of Mr W illoks m ake good hi s Charge 85 InformationAgst M r D ockwra
,being they are very much Conserned in
sd bu sin ess,w Ch was Consented to 85 they were Cal led in ao
cordingly.
M r Willoks being Cal led appeared 85 his Inform ation agstMr Dockwra being read as fol loweth
Province of To the Honbl e Coll : Hamilton,Governour
East New Jersey 85 Counci l l of sd Prov in ce
THE INFOR M ATION OF GE ORGE W ILLOK S
HU M BLY SHEWE TH
That th e proprietors of sd prov ince Res id ing in85 aboutLondon
,by Commiss ion und er th eir hand s and p rovinciall
Seal, have Constituted Wil liam D ockwra of sd London Merch t
See’ry 8 : Reg’rrof the afore sd prov in ce of East New Jers ey
as may appear by yc publick Records of y e Same .
And ycsd Oflice Of Seer’y 85 Reg’r being a place Of great
t rust to whose Custodie y° publ ick Seal
,Books of Record s
,
Laws , Instruments, Charters, Patents , Wills , Testaments ,Deed s
,85 writ t ings whatsoever
,touching 85 Con cerning y e
prov ince in General l th e p rop r’
s plan ters 85 Inhabitants Of y eSame 85 others in part icu lar.
235
And whereas y e pub l ick welfeare of y e sd province as we llas of pri vate persons Concerned in y e Same very muchdepend upon y e faithfu l l dis charge of y e office of Seer’y 85Rg
’r 85 ony8 Contrarie by means , Contrivance assi stan ce aid
Conni vence Or permiss ion of wicked Corrupt Covetou s Mal itious Or m ercinarie Officer in y t place
,may tend to y e hurt 85
dishonour of th e Goverm t,85 to y
‘3 lo se detriment or utter ru inof private p erson sAnd whereas y e sd wm D ockwra i s a person of E vill fame
,85
hath perpetrated divers unj u st 85 wicked actions,85 lyeth under
n o ty or Restrain t to Obleidge him to a faith fu l l d ischarge ofy e Trust reposed i n h im
,and probably may Embrace any
Opportunity whereby he may attain hi s Covetous Corrupt or
Malitious ends,Eith er by h imself or Deputy
,to Raze v iciate
falssifie withdraw or destroy th e pub lick Records In strumentsor writ ting s Committed to hi s Charge , 85 l eav e those so Inj uredw t h
out hopes of any futu r R em edic ; For pre venting of WC"
y esd George W illoks doth Informe your Hon r s y " sd w ’"
D ockwra i s Gu ilty of y e Enormous actions underwrittenl d Hath sent an In strument under y e Seal of y
‘3sd prov ince
,
Signed only by himse l f as Agent,that whatev er orders 85 In
structions Should be Sent from h im under y e sd Seal Signed asaforesd
,be as auth entick orders to
, y6 Goverl 85 0 h ere
,as if
Signed by y9 Major part of al l y e p rOp r
’s of sd prov ince .
2d Hath under his hand 85 seal aforesd Impos ed grivousm ulcts fynes or amercements, (after a most arb itrary mann erw th
out any tryal l hearing of p artye s or Legal l Convi ction ofany Crime Committed) upon Gentns Estates insd province3 d Hath under h is hand and seal aforesd
,Sent orders 85 In
structions to y 8 Govert 85c appointed 85 Consti tu ted by sd
p rop r’s 850
,for unju st 85 unequal l d iv idends of l and disp ro
portionabl e to the Interest s of those Conserned.
4d Hath under h is hand 85 seal aforesd,sent orders 85 In
structions to y‘3 Goverlr to Cal l inpatents d i vest persons Ofth eir Estate s 85 to deface y e publ ick Records .
5“ Hath under hi s hand 85 Seal aforesd,sent Instruction s
85 orders to y9 Groverr 85c
,to In sert into particular grants or
patent s unjust Clauses for m akeing voydy e Estates of y e
GranteesHath
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6 th Hath under h i s hand 85 Seal aforesd, sent orders 85 Instructions to y° Goverr 85c , proh ib iting to grant l and to somep rop r
’s of sd prov : according to their proportions ,notwith stand
i
s
ng they were suffi c iently Entitled by Law to Demand y eame
7t h The sd D ockwra hath out of a wicked 85 Corrupt design
,refused to do justice himself 85 hath Obstructed others
,
til l y° party Injured was under a necessity to brib him before
hi s bussinese Could be accomplished .
8 t h The sd D ockwra hath for his self End s ordered h i sagent or S ervan t
, (tho Sufiicicntly plain to be understood butin Indirect word s) to Corrupt
y e Surveyor of th is provin ce .
It hath been y e practice of sd D ockwra to al ter y e
m inut t s of sd p rop r’s after aggreed onby them,at th eir meet
ings,and afterwards Endeavor to obstruct hi s al terations on
them .
10“ l The sd D ockwra w“ 1 a wicked 85 m alitious designw”‘out y
c
p rOp r’s orders Consent or priv ity
,hath written iny
sd p rop r’
s m inut book Sham ful Op prob’us and Scandalou s lyballagst one of his fel low p rOp r
’s, to Leave an Odium to pos terity
upony e Reputat ion of his Just opposer.The sd George W illoks p rayes yo
r honm w i l l take the premisses into Consideration
,and to Assign e y e In former a t ime to
prove h i s Charge Exh ibited,w°h if made good agst y e sd wm
D ockwra,
y esd willoks further p rayes yo
“ hon” will t ake Suchproper 8 5 Requisit e measures for y e publ ick w e lfear honourReputation8 5 peace Of y e Goverment
,85 y e Security of al l
private p erson s Conserned,as in ye r wisdoms shal l b e thought
fitt .
All w eh i s humbly Submitted to yor Hon“
September 20t h pr GE O : WILLOK S
i700]
MlrWilloks to pro ve y° fi rs t article produced anIn strument
under y e Seal of y e prov ince, and Signed by order Of y e p rOp r’s
W il l‘“ D ockwra Agent , being a tru e Copie Of y e originall bearing date of ap p rill 16 8 6 purporting as in sd articl e i s s etforth
,but no names of y e p rOp r
’sy t Signed sd order is therein
Recited .
To prove y(3 article M r Willoks produced an Instrum t
under
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Regi stry,so s oon as any second patent be past in pursuance
to th i s ord er. ”
To prov e y8 artic l e M” W illoks produced an In strument
u nder y e prov ince seal,85 signed order of y e p rop r
’s w InDock
w ra Agen t,dated y e 15”h S ep tr
” i6 8 6,a paragraph of WC" i s as
fol loweth “ And that a Clause be Inserted iny 6 pat ent to y6
purpose following,viz t In Case y e sd Kildinor his fami ly
D Onot Come into East Jersey before y e month of Decer” i6 8 7 y e sd patent to b e nul l and void
,as if it n ever
had been,
y e land to be disposed of to any oth er proprietorany order Ins truc tio n or Instrument to y e Contrary
,Of any
par t of the premis ses i n any Wise notwith standing . Alsoanother Instrument
,Signed 85 seal ed as abovesd
,dated 21 th
Junu i6 8 7,to the Same purpose
,Concerning Sam“ S tancleife
Of London 850To prove y e GLb Article M” W illoks produced one of
yeabove sd In struments , s ign ed 85 s ealed as above sd
,dated
Janr’y 16 8 6,a paragraph of wCh i s as followeth
Al l proprietors or Sharers in a p rop rietie What soever,who owe any money to y
9 pub lick stock for ye R esp ec
t iv e rate s layd onEvery propriety here in London,towards
defray ing y e publ ick Charge s of y e bussinese of y eprov ince
,shal l b e barred 85 Excluded from hav ing any
Land 850To prove y
3 7”h articl e M”Willoks produced y e affidav it s ofh imself 85 Thomas Gordon taken before th e Members of th isboard viz
East New Jersey By y e Gover” 85 Council l
George Willoks of y e sd prov ince,Aged about forty years
,
being Sworn upon y e holy Evangel i st s Of Almighty God,
Saith,That y e sd Depon ent in y
'” year i6 96,or thereabouts
,did
make appl ication to y e Gover” 85 Council l of p rOp r’s in s
d prov ince Concerning a tract of Land y t y e sd w illoks h e ld bymean Conveyances from Garvine Lawrie decs’d w eh sd tract ofLand was layd out by y
6 Surveyors of sd prov ince to sd Law riefor 1000 acres , but Eith er through mistake or Ignorance of y e
Surveyors,was found upon a Resurvey to Contain (to y
8 bestof y e deponen ts knowledge) but about 300 acres ; 85 ye sd Deponent prayed y e Goverr 85 Council l aforesd would m ake up y e
Deponents quanti ty of i000 acres out of ye adj acen t Land
,but
ye Gover” 85 Councill was unwill ing to grant the Depon’t hi squant ity out of y
e adj acent land,s ome of y
e propre in EnglandHav ing
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Having a pret ention to y” same,85 y
8 Groverr adv is ed y e
Deponen t sinc e h e was bound for England to address y e
p rOp rs there , 85 according ly writt to y‘3
p rop r’s Concern ing y e
same upon y e sd George Willoks arrivall in England he applyed h im se lf t o y
8
p rop r’s there set ing forth y e Equity Of h i s
Demand,85 th e great Charge y
t had been Expended upon Improv ing y
eafore sd tract of Land
,w Ch would be an E xtraordi
n ary loss to y6 Depont unles e y e p rOp r’s would m ake up hi s
Compl ement out of y e adj acent land,and y e Deponent u rged
,
yt by Counci l l l earned in y
6 Law was advis ed hi s gran t w ouldEnt itl e h im y
e fu l l quantity of 1000 acres,notwithstanding of
w Ch y e Deponent was Opposed by ‘
Wm D ockwra Of LondonSeer” 85 R egr
rof sd prov ince
,85 y t y e Deponent Spoke to y
8sd
D ockwra in pri vat e,85 urged y e Equity of his Case 85 y
9 greatl oss i t would be t o h im if his Complement were not made upas aforesd
,
y esd D ockwra gave y e Deponent t o u nderstand y t
y e Deponen t had a tract of Land upon ye B ari ton 85 mil ston
Rivers in sd East Jers ey,adj oining to lan d of sd D ockwra
y ty e
sd D ockwra was v ery desirous to have,wCh y e
sd willoks
p erceiveing , 85 y t w t hout y
e Deponent shou ld gratifie hi s Covetou s desire y e sd D ockwra wou ld obstruct hi s j ust demands
,
told y e sd wm D ockw ra, y
t
p rovideing he would gett h im ye
adj acent land aforesd layd out to y e Deponents Satisfaction hewould giv e y e sd D ockwra y e sd 850 acres of Land
,wCh
yesd
D ockwra wil lingly Embraced 85 i n a feewdayes after y e sdD ockwra s ent for y
e Deponent 85 had a paper written,purport
ing y t onCondition of hi s Endeav ours to h ave y e Depon entsComplem ent of Land m ade up as aforesd
,
y esd Deponen t
shou ld make a Conv eyance of y e 850 acres of l and aforesd tosd D ockwra
,w Ch y e Deponent refu sed to sign e
,but tol d h im
yt he would performe what he had promi sed
,after w Ch w t h
great facil ity ye Deponent Obtained hi s des i re
,85 when the
deponen t signed y‘3 deeds for sd 850 acres of l and y e sd Dock
wra urged to hav e a receip t from y6 Deponent for 150
pounds as th e Con sideration of sd 8 50 Acres of Land
,w Ch y e
deponen t posi tiv ely refused,85 would only sign a Receipt for
fi ve Shil l ings,but never recei ved any Con siderationfor y e Same
but what is above written . And the Deponen t furth er saith y t
ye Sd D ockwra at Sundry times when y e Deponent was inEngland
,after y e Prop r
’s afore sd had aggreed upon Sun
dry matters an d things,85 y e same m inut ted down
,
y t y e
sd D ockwra used to al ter add or dem inish from sd m inut tsas h e thought fit t
,85 Endeavour to Obtrude y e Same at
next meet ing with h is al teration s u pony e sd p rOp r’s .
And Last ly y e sd Deponent Saith y t y e sd D ockwrawrot t i n ygs
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sd p rop r’s m inutt book (wherei n th ey Entred d ivers pub lick
transactions) Secretly a most Scandalous Lybell against Josephorm s ton, one of th e p rop r’s aforesd, becau se h e general ly foundfaul t w “
y‘3 actings of sd D ockwra
,wCh y e
sd Orm s toni n presence of y e Deponent did Sharply reprove y e sd D ockwra for
,
85 did tear y° Sam e out of y e book aforesd
,85 further y e De
ponent saith not .GE O : W I LLOK S
Jurat : i3a Die Augusti ann o Dom : i70i Coram
And : HamiltonSam l l DennesJohn BishopSam“ LeonardSam” Hale
East New Jersey,By y e Gover” 85 Counci ll of sd Province
Thomas Gordon Aged about 4 7 years maketh oath y t he waspresent at London
,wul w ’11 D ockwra 85 Geo : W illoks
,when sd
D ockwra desired sd willoks to s ign a receip t 85 di sch arge for150
11 as Consideration money of 850 acres of Land made overby sd willoks to sd D ockwra
,
w eh m” willoks refused to D O be
caus he sd he had never rece’d a farthing from sd D ockwra,85
furth er to ld sd D ockwra you know you had i t onanotheracc
’
p t (or words toy t purpose) 85 thenth e sd willoks 85
h is wife signed a receipt to sd D ockwra for 5 Shillings,
wch other acc’
p t I b e liev e by what I have heard from561 D ockwra 85 Wi l locks
,was a brih to said D ockwra
to get h is l and made up at Ch esquacks 85c,by y e
p rOp r’s i n England , w
Chsd D ockwra ob structed unti l l sd wi l
locks gav e him sd land at mi lston river 85c : sd Thomas Gordondoth further make oath , y t when sd Gordonwas inEngl and sd Dockwra d id al ter th e m inutts of ye p rOp r’s ordersConcerning thei r Instruction s to Gover” Basse 85c
,85 yt sd
D ockwra d id Insert in y0
p rOp r’s m inut book a Sham full op p ro
prions Story Conserning M” Orm s ton,laying a wadger wi th
h im 85c,which was Afterwards torn out of y e m inut t book 850:
85 further Saith not
Jurat,1 3 d die augusti anno Dom : i70i . Coram
And : HamiltonSaml l DennesSam” LeonardSam“ Hal eJohn BishopBenj amin Griffith
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don,
y e present D ep ut Secretary, until ly e
sd D ockwra acquitt
h imsel f of y e above Charge .Adj ourned til l furth er Occasion
Att A Council l he ld at perth-Amboy for y e sd prov ince of
East New Jersey y e 29th of April l anno D om 1703 .
Lewi s Morri s pr tWm PinhornSam‘l DennisJohn Bish opIV“ SandfordSam“ Hale
Ordered y " a Letter be written to hi s E xcellencie Lord Cornbury
,Gover” of n ew york
,acquaint ting h im w th y e death of
Co“ Hamilton Late Governour of thi s prov ince 850; which wasaccord ingly done 85 being Read here was approved of
,85 Sign ed
by this board 850 as fol loweth Viz
May it please your E xcellencie
Present of y e Council l
To y e great greife of u s 85 of y e better part of th is provinceit Pleased Almighty GOD to take to himself Our Lat e WorthyGovernour Co l l Andrew Hamilton who departed th i s l ife On y e
26 ”hof th is Instant : A person whose good Charracter i s not un
known to your E xcellencie . Wee being of y e Counci l l of thi sprovin ce do (as in duty bound) humb ly Represen t th e same toyour E xcellencie . Hoping y t your Excellencie s favourableassi stan ce 85 support for y
e preservation of th e publick peacew il l n ot be wanting to us
,until l you r Excellencie s Commission
do arri ve wh ich wee do h eartily desire may be Sp ediely ; YourExcel l encies prudent admin istrat ion inyour Goverment of Newyork giveing u s assurance of happiness under your Excel lenciesConduct .
Wee areMay it p leas e your E xcellencie
Your Exce llencies most obedien t Servant sLE WIS MORRISWm PINHORN
East New Jersey SAM“ DE NNE SPerth-Amboy 29 th April l i703 JOHN B ISHOP
VV“ SANDF ORDSAM“ HALE
For h is E xcellencie Edward Lord Viscount Cornbury Govern our of Her Maj
m s prov ince of New-York and Dependancies
Adj ourned t i l l further Occasion
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[Th e follow ing form s are inth e back of th e Book form from wh ich theforegoing records are tak en]I A B Profess faith inGod the father and in Jesu s Christhi s E ternall son the tru e God and the holy Spirit one Godb l essed for Evermore 85 I doe Acknowledg th e Scripture s of
the ould 85new Testament to be given by Div ine Insp eration.Th e Declarat ion of fidel ity 85 Subscribtiononas p rofassionof th e Christian B e liefe to be Described by Dissenters Consonant to the Statute Prim Gut : 85 Mar :
I A B D O sincerely Promise 85 Sollemnly Declare before Godand the World That I wil l be true 85 faithful l To KingeW i l l iamAnd I doe Sollemnly Profess 85 Declare That I doe from m yheart detest 85 abhor 85 Renounce as impious 85 Heriticall thatDamnabl e Doctrin e 85 Profess ionThat Princes E xcommunicated or Depriv ed by th e Pope or any authority of the sea of
Rome m ay be depos ed or m arthered by thei r Subj ects or anyoth er whatever
,85 I doe Declare that no foreigne Power
princes p erson Prel ate State or Potentate hath or ought tohave any power Juri sd ict ion Superiority Preemm enence Authority E clesiasticall or Sp irituall within thi s Realm
The forme of the Declaration d irected by The StatutCar 2“ Cap 1 “ t To be Subscribed by al l Peers or members ofth e House of Lords 85 members of the house of Commonsbefore th ey vote in any of the saide hou ses :
I,A
,B
,doe Sollemnly 85 sincerely inthe presence of God
p rofe s t estify 85 declare that I doe believe that in the Sacrament of the Lords Supper th ear i s not any transubs tant ion of th e el ements of bread 85 wine into th e Body 85
Blood of Chris t at or after the Consecration th ereof byany person s whatsoever 85 that the Invocation or adorationof the vi rginMary or any other Saint 85 the SacrificeOf the Mass as th ey are now u sed inthe Church of Romeare Superstitious 85 Idolatrous 85 I doe Solemnly inthe presenceof God profes s Test ifie 85 dec lare that I doe make th is declarat ion 85 every part thereof inthe pl aine 85 ordinary Sence of thewords read onto me as they are commonly vnde rs tood byEngl ish Protes tants
,without an E vat ionEquivocation or
m entall Reservation whatsoever " without any d ispen sationalready
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already granted me for this purpose by the Pope or any otherau thority or Person Whatsoever or withou t any hope of anysuch Disp en sation from any person or authority What soever orwithout thinkeinge that I am or can be aquit t ed before God or
man or ab solved of this Declaration or any part th ereof althothe Pope or any other person s or power what soe ver sh ou ld dispence with or annull th e same or Declare that i t was nul l 85voide from the begininge
J BASSE ANDREW BOWNEJOHN JN I ANS
JOHN R OY sE
Wm PINHORNE
Wm LAWRE NCE
I A B do sencerely Promise 85 Sweare that I wil l be faithful l85 bear true al legeance to h is Maj e sty King William
,SO help
m e GodJ BASSE
ANDREW BOWNEJOHN INIANsJ OHN ROY SEWm PINHORNE
Wm LAWRE NCE
I A B DO Sweare That I doe from my heart Abhor detest85 Ab jure as impiou s 85 herit icall that damnable doctrin e 85Posi tion that Princes E xcom ’
unicated or deprived by the Popeor any Authori ty of th e Sea of Rome may be deposed or Murd ered by th eir Subj ects or any other Whatsoever
,85 I doe de
clare 110 Foreign Prince person Prelate State or Potentate hathor ough t to have any JurisdictionPower Superiority Pre em inencc or Authority E c leseacticall or Civill with inthis Realm.
So help me GodJ . BASSE ANDRE W BOWNE
J OHN INIANs
JOHN ROY SEWm PINHORNE
Wm LAWRE NCE
Wee Underwritten D O sencirly promiss 85 Solemnly declareas in y
" presence of God that wee bear true alledgiauce to h i sMaj ti e Will iam y e third King of England 850,And that wee
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