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CHEAP GOODS,
For sale by WWII. J. STREET.
- ' HITIS Canton Crepe
Gingham Robes, and fancy silk Shawls
Pink Ginghams
liireen Florence Silk,
Fine Irish Linen;
Cambric Linen 8:. Lawn Thread 8: cotton Lace
inserting trimmings, from 2 to 12 1-2 cts per yd.
l"arniture and Ztncy Ribbons [brellas
Parrasols, some very elegant, Best gingham Um-
Silk, Florentine and'Mcrs-ailles Vestings
Extra super blue Cloths Superfine black do.
Common blue, black and drab do.
Superfine black andblue Cassimere
l\-lixed Cassimert: zthtl Sutlillet
Olive Velvet Cord, Fine and common Dimity
First quality gilt coat and vest. Buttons
Foe black Bombazette Common do
Olive, brown and blue do
Fine undressed Calicocs
1*‘urniture Chintz, vety elegant
Do. Calico, some at 15 cents per yd.
Italian Crape and sewing Silk
Fine Mulmul and Jackouet Muslins
Fine and low priced Book do-
4-4 and 6-4 Camhric Muslins and Dimitics
Floss, quilting, sewing and knitting cotton
Fine Steam Loom Shirtings
Power Loom and ;\'l-adapolam do
Domestic sheeting 8: shirting,bleach’d or brown
India Muslins suitable for quilt linings
Bedtickings, cotton Cassimere
I-‘lagg, bandanoc, and black silk hlulkfs.
}.I-atlrass and printed (I0
Plain,f;gured.and cross-barred cravats
Galleon binding and cotton ferrets ,
Men’s beaver and Iinglisli black silk gloy-cs
L.adie..' silk and kit‘. do Pins, needles St beads
- GROCERIES.
Brown, white and lump Sugars _
Rum, Brandy, ‘Wines, Country and Holland Gin
Young I-Iyson, llysonskin and Souchong Teas
Wlolasses, New Rice
Plug and paper Tobacco, small and large papers
‘Soap, Candles, Spices, Indigo and Starch.
Ground Logwood, Copperas and Allum
Cotton \Vool, lst and 2d qualities.
Powder and Shot
I-I./1RDW.4R1:'—..../ind M'atv1'z'a'ls for" Buildiizge.
, Knives and Forks, Spoons, Thumb-latches
Butts, Hinges, Locks, Screws 3: Scotch 6101165
’\Vrou;.-,'lxt and cut Nails ‘
Good Stone Lime,’ at $2 25 cents the cas
Boards, Shingles, Plank, ‘Siding, Szc.
CROCK1.v.‘RY and]-10LLOI*V IICARE.
Blue printed tea setts, Tumblers, Pitchers,
Bowls, blue printed and edged dining plates
Twifllers and Mullins, edged and cream colored
oval dishes, vegetable dishes, sallad dishes. Ba-
kers, Turreens, Wash-bowls, Ewers, Basons,
Chambers, Stc. Cooking pots, large and small,
dish-kettles, tea-kettles, spiders and skill:-ts.--
An assortment of domestic ware at the Factory
prices. Also, 100 setts of euamclled Cups and
Saucers, at l8 -cents the sett.
Z‘lo_rwalk, July 18. ______
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CHEAP STORE.
E. IL L. Street, -
T the new Store, west side the Bridge, have
for sale, cheap for Cash, 21 general assort-
ltnent of V
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Grocemcs, .F’)'?.6'?.’.f‘, €r*ocl7-ticm ,
(mid G6-ass 1'-Varrc.
Being determined to sell low. persons in want
of any of the above articles, will be well paid for
calling at the above store.
Nurwalk, May 29. 09
NE W GO OD S.
‘ Eli B-. Bennett,
Has just returned from New.-York, with a large
Supply of SPRI./V'G L9’ so'.wM1£Je Goons.
ALso—GRO(.'L’RI.ES' 5.5’ C1t’OC'KER Y--For
sale Cheap.
I\'-'orwalk. May 12.
‘Wool Cardin g.
Black and white Sarcenet
I:
H HE subscriber having purchased a new Cara‘-
_.._ mg Mdc/zine, begs leave to inform his friends
and the inhabitants of the town of Norwalk, and
rhe ztdjacent towns,’ that he is now ready for the
reception of all kinds of ‘Wool; and he pledges
himself that no pains will be sparedin doing his
work as well and_as cheap__as any ‘one in the state.
‘Wool left at the store of Mr. Eli 13. Bennett, will
be punctually attended to, and returhed in three
days, by the public’s humble servant. ,
_ G. H. NISVVKIRK;
N. B. Hatters wishing to have their VV/ool
Carded free from grease, will do well by calling,
as he keeps a double Machine on purpose for that
Use. G. H. N.
Norwalk, l\’Iay l5. 07tf
ron SALE, AT ‘rm-3 G.tzE1"re xzooit-sroin-1,
good assortment of Miscellaneous, School,
' and Toy Books. Also. Large and small
Bibles, Common Prayer,diIl'erent prices ; Psalm
and Hymn books, Testaments, Szc. Likewise,
Ledgers, Day-Books, Cyphering and '\Vriting
Books, Blank books for inserting music, &LC. Alli
so, slates and slate pencils, lead pencils, red and
black Ink powder, wafers and wafer stamps, Scc.
Town-R_ecord Books and all kinds of Blank
‘work, furnished on reasonable terms‘.
The Book Binding bztsiness carried on, and all
orders in that line will be promptly execrm-(1,
. , . . . _
Intrepid 85' Iris.
E v 4.3!
Saugaluck flccomntodatiazt Paclcctsfor '".I'orl:.
LOOP INTl{liPlD, commanded by Capt.
./Jlva Burr, will sail lroni the Landing-..o‘f
L. '1', £3’ 8, 15. 1)oW.v3, on Saugatuck river, on
Saturday the 20th inst. Sloop IRIS, command-
ed by Capt. Plat: Pcorsall, will sail from GsB1eAD'~ ,
LE2” £9‘ Co’: Landing on Tucsd-ay,following ; and
will so continue to sail, on each succeeding Sat-
urday and Tuesday, throughout the summer and
fall seasons, cxtraordinaries excepted. The speed
of these Packets in sailing, combined with the
convenience of their accommodations, warrant
the subscribers in saying they are not interior to
any Packets that pursue the same line ofbusiness.
Persons who may be disposed to enter as passen-
gers in either of said Packets, may rest assured
that the best attention will be paid to their com-
fort and convenience, and freight will be received
on the most reasonable terms. Personsliving at
a distance from the Landings, who shall arrive in
said Packets, are informed that Horses and Car- ,
iiages can be immediately procured in the vicin-
ity of said Landings to transport them to their
respective places of residence.
1.. -T. 8: S. E. D()'v'l7i\’S,
C. BR ADL "Y {K2 CO.
Satigztlucit,(Fairlield) May I5. (:7tl‘
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Summer A-r7'a9'zgen'l.c77.t.
Accommodation Packc-.t.s,
To sail. from Ebevzez-cr D. Iloyt’.-3 Lamling, at
"orwn.’l.', for 1’ccI~: Slip, J\"cw-1’m'lr.
» LOOP UNION, Brown, will continence sail-
L ing from the above landiu_o;, on Saturday the
lst of April, and return on 'l'hursda_v. Sloop
CITIZEN, l’enno_'rcr, will sail on Tuesday, and
return on Saturday. Sloop ‘MECHANIC, Das-
kam, will sail on Tlmrsday, and return the Tues-
day following; each vessel performing her week-
ly trip tltrough the season.
For freiglit or passage apply to the subscriber,
or to either the Captains on board ol"their re-
spectlveves~:c_=|s. Ii. D. HOYT. 4
Norwalk, March 9.7.
Summer Ar1°ano'ement.
:_[’ACKET,a
To Sail from Burrrzll cf‘ I1'ul:bcIl5‘s
Lamling at .N'o1-wa'llr, for Peck-Slip, .7V°.I”orI~:
I~lI:‘.newand very fastsailing sloopORl()l\’
I3.K£.r.L1«:rt,ma.-;et', having 16 superior and
elegant births, will sail on Tuesday the 28th
ing her weekly trips thz=oL-gh the season.
For freight or passage, apply to the subscri-
bers, or to the Captain on board. ‘
ac?’ Every attention will paid to the ac-
commodation of Passengers.
BURRALL 2: HUBBELL.
Norvalk, March 27.
.Dom.esl/ac Mfloxlliy ocfwtes.
HE subscriber offers for sale, at reduced
‘ prices, for Cash or 1n<.~§t kinds of country
j)l'0(:ltCt', at his establishment in Notwxalk, Sheet-
ing and Shtrung Muslin, 5.1.-15,35 and Q;,,,m.
brays, wholesale and retail. Also Cotton Yarn,
both twist and filling (assorted numbers) by the
btrndle, run or ske-in, blue and \'»'l".llC, at Facztory
rI‘59__cs- C:m<llc\vicl<. in 1.4 and 1.2 lb. ll-.-Its.
RI;l.',D':. made to any order, on the short-
est notice. ..
' /‘I50, l’.—‘-tent Composition for the axles of car
rIa:«_rc=¢, an excellent sttbstttute for tar. g-re-.t:~,e, 31C
for sale as above. .-XARON NASH.
Nor\vall[v., Sept. 7.
ocns.-t1..'1‘.-_.-. fl‘€.Sll sttpplymo-I the first
qualzty of Rock Salt, just mccit-Cd, and for
sale by D. I-IOYT.
Norwall-'.. May 529.
B. 8: C. Isaacs
£_1AVE just received a fresh supply of those
justly esteemed and highly approved Med-
cincs, prepared by VV. T. Conway, Chclnist, No.
Bumstcad Place, Boston, to wit :
Dr. Relfe’s Botanical Drops.
Dr. Relfe’s Asthmatic Pills.
Dr. P-.elfe’s Aromatic Female Pills for Obstruc-
tions, Sac.
Dr. Relfe’s Antibillious Pills for Indigestion,
Billious affections, Sic.
Dr. Relfe’s Vegetable Specific (for sick head
ache.)
Dr. Relfe’s Vegetable Rhcutt-iatic Pills.
Dr. .lebb’s Rheumatic Linimcnt ; Rheuma-
tism of. 20 years standing, has been cured by this
in ‘24: hours.
British Antiseptic Dcntrilice, most excellent
for the teeth and gums.
Dumfries’ Ointment, a certain and safe cure
for the In:/1, in one /2our’.9 a/2/zlication, be it ever so
inveterate. §@=' ./V0 dangerfrovlz taking caid .’
Albion Corn Plaster. The relief is immedi-
ate, and while it dissolves and draws the corn out
by the roots, it causes not the least pain.
Cambrian tooth-ache Pills ; the reliefis instan-
taneous, without the least injury to the teeth.
Dr. Hunter’s celebrated Pills; Dr. ,Hu'nter’s
Injection Powders, and Doctor Hunter's, Cerate
for the prevention and cure of-venet"l'al complaints
with perfect secrecy. A treatise, explaining
symptoms, and method ofcure accompany each
packet. .
Pamphlets of many extraordinary cores, may
be had ofjthe agents, gratis.
31:;-D .7\/‘one q/' the above _are genuine, mu'c.'rs
signed‘ VV. T. CONWAY.’ /ii large discount to’
country Physicians, Traders, 8:2; The above
Medicines may likewise be had of most Booksel-
lers, Druggists and Post Maste '5 throughout the
United States. x
inst. and return the Saturday following, continu- _
PUBLIC ACTS--May Session, I820. \
An act in addition to an act laying duties in cer-
tain, cases. . ,
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rc].ire-
scrzlutivcs in Gmeral ./lsscmbly convevzcd, That
the several clerks of the City, County, and Su-
perior Courts in this state,be, and they are here-
by requircd to return to the Comptroller of this
state, on or before the 10th day of May, in each
year, the whole number of writs on whilzh a du-
ty is certified. that shall in any preceding year
haie been served and returned into their respec-
tive ofiices, togetlicr with the names of the per-
sons by whom signed. '
§. Be it furtlzcr enacted, That it shall I58 the
duty of every sltctill, deputy-sherifficonstable and
indilibrent person who shall serve a writ or pro-
cess, on which a duty shall be certified, to return
the same to the clerk of the court, to which the
same is made returnable. And if the suit shall
be settled before such writ is returned, the oflicer
shall (ifhe knows the fact) state the same,on
.-some part of said process: and the suits so stated
to be settled, shall not be entered in the docket
of said court.
And be 2'(_/Em‘/zcr cnactca', That all writs
am-l processes slazzll he returned to-the clerks a-
lo:‘esaid,.forty-eight lmurs at least. l)eIore the
commencement of the session of suclt court.
Gcrzcrzzl./Isseizzbly, Ilfay é'c.ssz'o22_. 1820.
DAVID PLANT, S/1ea.('¢'r
of (/16 Ilonse <3/” It‘(/n'L’8c7z(utiv€.9,
JONATHAN INGERSOLL,
V 1’rc.s-z'de7zt Q/‘t/ze Senate.
Approved, June 1, 1820. __
- OLIVER \\/OLCOTT.
.:..il act directing the number of Jurors to be cho-
sen in the town of Daricn, in the county of
l"airIicld. I
Be it c'Izacz'c'u’ by the Sr-':zaze and House of Rr/:r.r:-
sc.vz.’(:tz'vt.s fr: (}t2zrru.’ n.'.<.-swzlily (071-urncd, That
the town of Darien shall choose the number of
live Jurors. j A .
(jczzc-1'a/.rz’ssc":;;/aiy, ..l»1'zzy Scssiorz, .4’. D. 1820.
DAVID PLANT, -S‘/Icakrr
.3-1'” U26 House: of Rt/lrc'.'.‘(-lllativgs.
1ONATl:IAN lNGERSOI_.l.,.
Pr.-‘-sz'dmz: oft/re Senate.
Approved, June 1, I820.
OLIVER \VOLCOT' '.
An act in addition to, and alteration of an act en'-
titlcd ‘ An act in addition to an act, to" the in-
spcction ofprovisions and other articles ofcom-
mr.rce,’ passed in October, 1796.
Be it mzaclrd by tile r.‘.~'c-rzarc‘ and Ifousc of Rr'/n'c‘-
s-crztativrrs in Gcizcmi ./3".¢.st':;2l>l_z/ conrczzcd, Tltat.
:.\'r':l‘y manufacturer of Corn Meal for exportation
shall pack in each bx-.rrel one hundred and ninety
:«I.Fi j;ounds, and in each hogshead at least eiglit
hundred pounds, and shall on one head of each
cask, mark the tare thereof, and brand the same
with‘ D. Corn Meal.’ and the quantity in fig-
ures, and the initial lettetgof his christian name,
and his surname at full length.
§ 2. Be 1'!‘/Ill‘!/I(‘7' enacted, That if any manu-
facturer of Corn B/Ieal as aforesaid, shall fail to
put into each cask the quantity thereon branded,
I
(lelicic;nt, tivenzy cents; and the further sum of
twenty (;(.'lltS int‘ every additional pound deficient ;
one l::.:ll' of which penalty, shall lJcI'.)llg to the per-
son who shall pr:>scct1'».c and sue for the same,
and the other halfto the Treasury of the town
whvzre the Corn l‘-.'lcal shall be inspected.
§ 3. 1.2‘: 2‘: ‘/lb"!/.'C7‘ enacted, That the inspector
shall brand on one head ofcach task by him in-
spt:CtC(l,.‘ No. 1,’ for the first quality, curl ‘ No.23,’
for the second quality, also the initial letter of his
christian name, and his surname, and the word
inspector, and the name of the town where in-
spccttd, at their full length, and the word Con-
necticut abbteviatt ti.
§4. .'1'Il(l/lc 2'; further enact:-d, That so much
of the act cntitltd ‘ an act in addition to an act
entitled an act for the inspection ofprovisions and
other articles of commerce,’ which was passed
in October I796, and which is inconsistent with
this act, be, and the same is hereby repealed.
Gc'nc'1'a[ ./lssr-n2£~.'y, fduy Sc-ssiofz, .4’. D. 1320.
DAVID’ PLANT, S/Icckcr Q/it/re
I-louse.‘ of Re/Ircscntatzjvea.
'.lON:\'l‘HAN l 'CEl{SOL‘L,
I P:-rsz'a'cnt of the Senate.
I820. _
OLIVER VVOLCOTT.
u-4
Approved June l,
An act in addition to an act entitled ‘ an act for
the admission at inhabitants in towns, and for
preventing charge on account ofsuch as are
not admitted therein.’ A
Be it enacted by the Seiiute and House of.Rc/n'c-
serltcuives in General .i'.s.9cnzb[y convened, That
when an inhabitant of any town in this state shall
go or remove into any other town‘ in this state,
and whilst there, he,,she, or any of his or her fam-
ily, if any, shall become chargeable for support
to the town to which he, she or they respectively
belong—-then, and in that case, the civil authori-
ty, or any two ofthem in the town to which such
pauper oi‘ paupcrs belong, are hereby authorized,
(uponthe application of the select-men of such
town) ifthey shall judge proper, by warrant, un-
der their hands directed, to either of the consta-
bles of said town’, to order said pauper or paupers
to be taken and transported {min the town where
they are chargeable, to the town to which he, she
or they respectively _belong——-and such constable‘
shall take and transport him, heror them, accor-
ding to the directions contained in such war-
rant.
Guicral ./Issembly, Jlfuy Session, .4. 1). I820.
DAV ID PLANT, S/Make?‘ ,
Q, the House qflfpe/z1‘esentatives;
JCNAT-l—1AN INGERSOLIJ,
. _ Presiderzt oft/1e S¢”zza!c'.
Approved, May 29, 1820. _ _
OLIVER WOLCOTT.
In the London Asylum for the instruction of
Nrcnors 8: PRICE.
Norwalk, Nov. 23. ‘ , ,
, the Deaf and Dumb, are 20?’ pupils.
he shall forfeit and pay for the‘ first three pounds.
From the A"c~zo- York S/zrctazof.
_ THE OLDEN 'l‘IM‘I§. V
In the dark ages. superstition of the ‘grosses:
character, was almost cu-,e:';tensive with the popui
l''«i*-i0H 05 ll‘-c earth ; and it is not_a matter of sur-
prize that relics of this superstition should have
continued for a long time af-.,ei' the invianlion of
the art of printing", or even the light that burst up-i
=on the world_a_t the Reformation. The religion
of the North of Europe was founded entirely in
superstitiorl ; and so was tltat or ancient Britain‘
under the Druids i and the religion and discipline
of the Roman Catholics which succeeded, was eit-
. -.-.ctl_y calculated [0_ perpbtuate it, thouglrunrler
forms somewhat difi’erent. Among inany nations
of Europe,th::se supet'stitlbits notions yet prevail
to a very great extent ; and the lower classes of
peoplejin almost e\ery nation, are more orless
superstitious, acc_o:'diug to the lights they have.
had, or the notions instilled into their minds in
the days ol childhood. lt‘.vrn the towering intel-
lect of the great mor_ali:.t, D:-. Jolmson, was not
free from superstitioiis pt'c-jmlirz.-is and belief.
"When our ahcestoiis came lu l‘~luv-Eiigland, .-.'r-
though in general erriinrtzt for their piety and de-
vout conduct, it is not lobe suppn.-:cd that they
were entirely free from the prevailing notions of
the mother country, or that simply a cliaizgie of
rc~.idt:nr.c wtéuld have eradic.-aterl it belief imbibed
in their earliest infancy. i‘»’li'.n_v had, no doubt,
been taught that at certain limes, and in certain
places, scores of '«.vitchcs were whizzing through
the air itpoii broolnsticlts, and that the world was
full of evil genii, who, by their wiclted enchant-
rnt-iits,inilictedupon mankind nineteen t v:enti~t_hs
oI'tli'e calamities they wete l'aI.ed to .~2ufl'cr; Like
those spitits ironically menti«.nr:d by Johnson, the
unenlightened populace fancied that supernatural
beings, unseen and unhcat d, were hovering about.
trying experiments upon their fortunes and sé"insi-
bility, putting them in agonies to see their limbs
'qu_iver, torturing them to madness, tl~.:.a_'t‘-‘tltcy
might laugh at_thcir vagaries; son1etim’esol'»~
structing the bile, that they might see hoiv a than
looks when he is ycllov? i_ sometimes breaking 2
traveller's bones, to try how well he would,g‘et
home ; sometimes wasting a man itwafv‘ lo a skel-
eton. and sometimes killing him fat for the great-'
er elegance of his hide. "
The trials for witclirmaft-ivliicli tool: place in
torians of the day, are vvcll known. Cotton Mar-
lher, and others, wrote lat-gelv upon the subject_ ;
and thclacts have occasioned much cruel n_iei~'ri-
ntent, in relation to‘ the rlep‘.-u‘terl‘fatl1et's of that
colony. It has generally been denicdjthatjany
trials of this nature ever occurred in Connecticut.-
No mention is made of any such trials, in any
book that has fallen Ul'lllCl‘ our observation; in-'
deed‘, it is the prevailing opinion, that none ever‘
did take place. The late vcnet‘able'ancl accurate.
historian, Dr. Trumbull, who spent much time‘
and research upon this subject, has the lbllowing
remark-:. in his preface to the last edition of his
hislory. ‘ It may, possibly, be tlionglzt a great
neglect, or matter of pat-tiality, that no account is
given of witchcraft in Connecticut. The only
no indictment of any person for that crime, nor
any process relative to that all-air, an be found;
The minute in Coll":-. journal, ]‘.ublisl)':(l by Gov,
Hutchinson, relative to the execution of Ann
Coles, and an bscure tradition that one or two per-
sons were exe%ited at Stratford, is all the inform-
ation to be found respecting that ttiiliappy affair.’
During our late residence in Connecticut, we
were permitted to examine a large collection of
ancient papers, relating to the early history, laws
and institutions of that colony, and many" papers
appertaining to the conduct of public cltai'acters,
lift.-m I636 to 1700. Among these papers, we
discoveretl a large bundle carefully filed away, and
labelled.‘ Trynls-for iI'z'tc/'zc-i"(J‘_f£.’ V\"e.l)-ad the cu-
riositj,-‘_ to spend many days‘ in examining these
curious and valuable records of antiquity ; dining‘.
which time we made copies of several of the most
interesting papers, in regard to the trials of the
unfoi'tux'1-ate persons accusedpof 5 fainiliarity with
Satan ;’-‘~—and in these ‘ pipingftimes of peace,‘ it
occurred to its that a ltistory ofone of these trials
would not be hninteresting to the public. The
copies were made with the greatest exactness,
from theirecords ofthe court. '
‘ .4! a s[1cL'z'al court Qf Oyer and T¢'1"r.'r2z'22.r,r, /.-'e[d at
1"ayrrjflelrl, -S'rf2tr. 19, l69i2——l’t'e-sent--Robert
Treat,E.s-gr. G’0m*rno2u-, H7112’.-zzrz .Iamr.9,Esg, 1)";-I -
my Governour, J0/172 .'Il!_z/72, .S'cqrcrary, I11’-7'. An-
l1'V'c"IU 1.e¢°tP, Cafzr. Jo/In Bur 7‘, 1l’[r. 'l"z'.’lz'a7n Pit-
.('z'n, Ca/It. Jlloscs 1l4'r1ns;,«‘ield, ro1n/21-zkirlg r/zc ccun‘,
‘ The Grand Jurors impannelled, were, Mr. Jo.
seph Bayard, Samuel '\‘Vav.rcl, Edvard ICiZ\}‘\V.'1I‘(I,
Peter l*‘erri3,'.Ionas Vr"zl?.87'i.!lv'y', John Bowers,
Samuel Sherman, Samuel Galpin, Ebenr. 3993,,
John Platt, Christopher Cnrtzstocla, VVin. Reed ;
who presented a bill of indictmtm. agziinst I'.iiercy'
Disborough, in the words following, to wit :—..
A (COPPYE)
‘.-1 l)i.’( _(’:".*I1'i/)z't_ecl agaij/z.'.'t Jiferry Didiriroizgb, emf/,';
cy" T/zoma-3 Disborozzg/2, of Com/26, in I-“ay;-I‘./ie/9’,
in the county QfFayrf/icld, in .'/ze colony of Can.
7zectic2it.
‘Mercy isborough, wife of Thomas Disho-
rough, of Compo, in Fayrefield-, thou art here in-
dicted by the name ofMercy Disborough, that not;
having thefear ofGod before thine eyes, thou hast
had familiarity with Satan, the grand enemie of
God and man, and that by his instigation and help,
thou hastjin a preternatural way alllicted and don
harm to the bodyes and estates of sundry of-their
lllajesties subjects, or to some ofthem, contrarv
to the peace of our sovereign Lord and Ladieithe
King and Queen, their crown and dignitie; and
that on the 25th ofApril,oflheir ma_jestie’s reigns
and at sundry other times, for which the laws of
God and this Colony, thou deserrest to dre.
‘ Fayrelicld, lfith Sept. 1592. '
JOHN ALLYN, Ser:ret’y.’
‘ The indictment having been read’, the prison-
el‘ pleatlcll ‘not guilty,’ and referred herself to-
tryal by God and her countrie, which countries
was the jury after written.’ - - '
.7V?nnc-3 of ill: fzetit jury.--James Beers, Isaac
-21‘:
Massachusetts, having been recorded by the his- _
reason is‘, that after the most c:.-reful researches, V
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, us». .’._
Norwalk Chronicler