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Note: © 1998 Copyright and All Rights Reserved By Lisa M. Lauria
University of Virginia
Anth. 509, Spring 1998
The following descriptions of Court Records provide the date of the record,
the Plymouth Colony Record (PCR) cite, and an indication of the Court at
which the action occurred, including the General Court (GC), the Court of
Assistants (CA), Court of Magistrates (CM) (typically conducted by
individual Assistants), and Governor Bradford hearing disputes and claims as
an Assistant or Magistrate (Bradford).
June 7, 1659 (GC, PCR 3:165):
Wheras Richard French is accused by Hepthsibah Andrews to haue committed
bodily vncleanes with her, and hath stood engaged to the Court to answare
for the same and appeered att this Court; and that like wise the said
Hepthsibah Andrews was likewise summoned to appeer att this Court to make
out her accusation, but soe it is that shee could not appeer by reason of
weaknes or sicknes; the Court, therefore, hath seen reason to take bonds of
him to pay a considerable summe towards the keeping of the child, wherwith
shee goeth, if it shall appeer to bee his.
October 6, 1659 (GC, PCR 3:176):
Att this Court, Richard French appeered to answare to such particulares as
should bee objected against him X Hepthsibath Andrew, for committing bodily
vncleanes with her; but shee not appeering, hee was for the present cleared,
and his bond deliuered, and hee was left to his libertie to procecute
against the said Hepthsibath Andrews, if hee pleased.
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