Connecticut Historical Collections

David Andcison was whipped for being drunke. John Fenner, accused for being drunke with strong waters was acquitted, itt appear- ing 10 be of infirmity, and occasioned by the extreniyiy of the colde. Mr. Mouland, accused of being drunke, butt notl clearly proved, was respited. Peter Browne, Licensed to bake lo sell, so long as he gives no offence in it justly. 18/A February, 1039. — John Charles forbidden to draw wine, because there hath been much disorder by it. Goodman Love was whipped and sent out of the plantation, being not onely a disor- derly person hiniselfe, but an encourager of others to disorderly drinking meetings. George Spencer being pro'phane and disorderly in his whole conversation, and an abettor of others to sin, and drawing on others mlo a consjjericre lo carry away the Cock to Virgenia was whipped, and sent out ol'the plantation. John Pronte, Hen. Brasier and Will. Brooinfield, was whipped for joyning in the aforesaid conspericie, and ike said Hen. and Win. were ordered to weare irons during the magistrate's pleasure. At a General Court held the \st of the 1th month, 1610. — It is ordered, that none ia this plantatione shall eitlier sell or lelt a loll to any stranger, furyeares, without allow- ance from the Courte. A Courte held at New Haven the 2d of the 1th month, 1G42.— Mathew Wilson, for kill- ing a dog of Mr. Perry's willfully and disorderly, fined 20s. for his disorder, and order- ed to pay 20:;. damage to Mr. Perry, which lOi. Edward Chipperfield undertooke to !>ee pay'd by the last of September ne.\:t. 8/A Month, 1C12. — It is ordered, thai whosoever findes any lhin<rslhatt are Lost sliall deliver them to the Marshall, to be kept safe lill the owners challenge them. Cii Xovtinbt-r, lt>12. — Jervas Boykiii is ordered to pay unto George Badcccke the t.um of '20s. for taking hi.'Ncannow without leave. It is ordered, thai those who have ffirmes att the River, called stony River, sliall have liberty to make a since in the River (or iheir own convenience. llh Decciuher, 1G12. — Fforasmuch as John Owen hath had some damage done in his corne by hogs, occasioned through the neglect of Mr. Lambcrton. John Bud and Will Preston, in not making up their fence in season. It is therefore ordered, ihatt the said Mr. Lambcrton, John Bud and Will Preston shall make saii.sfaclion to the said Joha Owen for the damage done ; (viz.) Eight days worke and two pecks of Come, which is to be pay'd according to Ihe several apportions of ffence unset up respectively. In 1610, Robert Feaks and Daniel Patrick brought Greenwich, in behalf of New Haven. Another lart^e purchase, suflicient for a number of plantations, was made by Cai)t. Turner, agent for New Haven, on both sides of Delaware bay or river. This purchase was made with a view to trade, and for tiio settlement of churches in gospel order and purity. The colony of New Haven erected trading houses upon the lands, and sent nearly fifty families to make settlements upon them. The settlements were made under the jurisdiction of New Haven, and in close combination with that colony, in all fundamental articles. 1G4 N E W II A V E N. The first Newspaper issued in New Haven was the Connecticut Ga- zette, pubhshed at its coiuiiicnctjment by Jnmes Parker, near llie Hay- market ; afterwards by Jnmes Parker <^ Co., with whom it is said Dr. Frankhn was coniuicted. 'J'hu oarhest number before us, (perhaps the oldest one in existence,) is No. 28, dated (Saturday] October 18, 1755, from which it would seem that it first appeared in April, 1755. It is a sheet of 4 pages, each containing two co!un)ns ; and measures, when opened, 10| inches in length, and 15^ in breatlth. It gives " A Tiisl of the l-vopresentatives returned in the General x\ssend)ly, now met at New Haven :'' their number is 103, and tlie number of towns by them repre- sented, 53. The following advertisements, notices, &;c. are copied I'rom various numbers of this paper. N'KW iiavk.m: riinle(] by J. Parkkh & Company, at llie Post OJiice, near Captain Peck's at the Long Wliarf, ulicrc tliis jiaper may be had al 'J.s'. t!(/. Lawful Mtntev, pel' quarter, if sent by ihe special pobt ; or I.s. 10//. Ifulf Pcnnii, wiihoiU Pu.-iat;e ;'liie lirst Quarter lu be paid at l^iitraiice. X'h:. — Tbiricen Papei-s yo to a Quarter, nono to stop but at the end of the Quarter. Sulmditi/, Uclvbcr \st, 1757. Sao Ifn-iK, June IGM, ITjH. Next week will be publish'd proposals for .sending' li\- Sub^cripiion a post to Alba- ny, during the Suniniei, aiul for paying the postai^e of all Letieis to the CoMneciicut Soldieis Ml the Army. Towards which the Piinier.s of thii i)aper will advance i>'ii'* J'oundx lawful money. 'J'his is mentioned now, that (Jcntlcnien may be aa expeditious as possible in sending iii subscriptions. New Haven, Ja?iuari/ 22d, 17GI. His Honour the Governor, having received Dispatches, confirming the accounts of the death of our late most Giacious Sovereign, King George the Second, on the 25th day of (Jctober, 17t;0 :— and other Dispatches also, for proclaiming his present Majesty, In puisiiance iliereof, yesteiday issueil orders for the Militia to appear under arms. Whereupon (though many ul them from considerable distances,} two troops of Horse, and Four companies of foot, with great dis|>aich atut alertness, were this day before noon, ilrawn up on the Great Sipuire, before the Town House; on notice whereof his Honour, the Governor, with the Gentlemen of the Council, (on this occasion conven- ed,) with many other Gentlemen of Character and Distmciicn, were escorted by Cnpt. I'eeli's e.imiMtiy of loot, inun ihe t'oiuieil Chandiei to the place ol Parade; where in the uudieiue of a nnmennis Cuiuouise (the sevenl) of the season noiwilhsiaiiding,) icjl/i iift\tl iihuriti/ couvenud. His Sacred Majesty was i)roclaimed by reading and proclainiing aloud the lollowing P R O C L A iM A T I G N . "\Vhf,iu:as, it hath pleased Almighty God to call in his Mercy our late Sovereign Lord King George the Second, of blessed and Glorious memory, by whose decease the Imperial Crown of Great Hritain, Prance, and Jreland, as also the supreme dominion and sovereign right of the Colony of Coniieclicut in JVew England, and all other hia late Majesty's dominions in America, are solely and rightfully come to the Higli and Mighty Prince George, Prince of Wales; We therefore the Governor and Company, assisted with numbers of the principal Inhabitants of this Colony, do now, hereby with one full voice and consent of tongue and heail, publish and prciclaim, that the high and mighty Prince George, Prince of Wales, is now by the death of our late sovereign, of hajipv and glorious memory, become our only lawfid and rightful Liege, Lord George the Thu'l, by the Grace of God, King of Great l^ritain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Supreme Lord of the said Colony of Connecticut in New Eng- land, and all oilier his late Majesty's dominions and Territories in America, to whom we do acknov.'ledge all Faith and constant obedience, with all hearty and humble af- iection ; beseeching God, by whom the Kings and Queens do reign, to bless tlie Royal King George the Third, with long and liappy years to reigu over us. Given at the Council Chamber at New Haven, the Twenty-second day of January, in the first year of llie reign of our Soveieign Lord Gcari^c, The third King qf Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c. Anno(iue Domini 17G1. QOD SAVE rillC KL\(l N E W H A V E N. 1G5 Which proclamation was subscribed by his Elonoin- the Governor, Deputy Gover- nor and the Gentlemen ol' the Council, and many otiier Gentlemen ofa Civi],"lMiiilaiy and Ecclesiaiiical Character, &c. ^Vliich wa.s Ibllowed by three genera! liuzzas, and a Royal salute ot' 21 Cannon, the Governor, Deputy Governor, and Council wiih numbers of Clergy, and other Gentlemen of Distinction, were again escorted to Mr. Bear's; where an elegant entertainment was piovided on the occasion ; and his Majes- ty's, the Royal Family's, the King of Prnssia's, and other loyal healtlis were drank; and the Militia, alter proper rel'reshment, seasonably discharged ; and the whole con- ducted and concluded witii great Decency and Order, and great demonstrations ol'joy. Whereas on last Tuesday evening, a number of persons gatliered together near the College, and there, and round the town, fired a great number ol guns, to the great dis- turbance and teiror of his Majesty's subjects, and brake the College uiinluws and leii- ces, and several of them had gowns on, with a design to bring a scandal upon the College. These may certily, that 1 and the Tutors, several lime.'^ walkeil among, and near the riotera, and could not see any sidiolars among them ; bm they a]>peared td be principally, the people of the town u ilh a lew ::>lraiigeis. T. Ci..\i'. tii'ptcvibcr 1-J, 17G1. TO TUE rniNTr.Pi. Please to insert the following in your next. I have now the pleasure of being able to inform the 1)uIjIic, that the haws, or tlioin seeds, which I sowed last Autumn, after having been buried on the grouutl, lay the space of one year befoie the suwing (as mentioned by me, in a late newspaper,) aie now fairly come up, and growing, so that 'tis no longer a tloubt, that tlie nature of those seeds is to remain one year and a half after gathering belore they spiing and grow. Vouis, &c. J. IINGEU.SOLL. May St h, 17G'i. yew Ilaccii, March 5, \-i&2. Last Saturday afternoon, David Slasher and James Daley u'eiccropi, luanded \\ ith the letter V>, on their Fure-heads, and leceived eacii of them I'iiteen Snipes on iheir naked Bodies, pursuant to their scniences, for sometime since breaking u])en, and rob- bing the shop uf Mr. I'kdu Mills, of Derby. A Lik-cly Sfiiru Wcncl Child lobe sold.— Inqi ire of the Punier. aulurd, a likely Negr A\'oi k ; IS sold lor no 'J Wench, bS years of age fault. Jtiac 13, \~,h'^. To be sold by the Subsci iber ol' B is uequaintcLl uiih all soits of Huusc