Besides the sentence of the Indian, as above, _Thomas Kendry_,
for breaking into the store of Israel Bartlet, and stealing
sundry goods, was sentenced, on his confession, to pay said
Bartlet L33-9-6, to sit on the gallows one hour with a rope about
his neck, to be whipped 30 stripes, and confined to hard labour
on Castle-island two years.

_Thomas Atwood_ & _John Ransum_, for breaking open the store of
Knott Pedrick, and stealing dry fish, were each sentenced to pay
said Pedrick L40-5-0, to sit one hour on the gallows, be whipped
36 stripes, and confined to labour on Castle-island 3 years.

_John Smith_, for stealing goods from Abner Perkins, was
sentenced to pay said Perkins L18-4-0, and be whipped 25 stripes.

The same _John Smith_, for breaking open a sloop, and stealing
goods of John Brooks, was sentenced to pay said Brooks L16-8-0,
to sit one hour on the gallows, be whipped 30 stripes, and
confined 18 months on Castle-island.

_John Scudder_, for stealing from Eli Gale, was sentenced to pay
said Gale L5-2-0, or if unable to pay, to be disposed of by him,
in service, to any person, for 2 months.

_Joseph Ballard_, for stealing a horse from Thomas Dodge, was
sentenced to pay L30, be whipped 20 stripes, pay costs, &c. and,
if unable to pay, that said Dodge may dispose of him in service
to any person for two years.

_Calvin Newhall_ was indicted for assaulting Deborah Sarker, a
negro woman, with intent to commit a rape upon her. He pleaded
not guilty; and the jury found him guilty of the assault, but
whether with an intent to ravish they could not agree; whereupon
the Attorney General would no further prosecute for said intent
to ravish; and the Court ordered that said Calvin should be
whipped 10 stripes, and recognize in L60, with sufficient surety
in a like sum, to be of good behaviour for 3 months, and pay
costs.

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Punishment in 1644 for criticising the preacher and the music, and for
sleeping in "meeting."

The Hon. Wm. D. Northend, in a very interesting and valuable address
before the Essex Bar Association, Dec. 8, 1885, mentions the following
among other cases taken from the Essex County Court Records:--

"In 1644 William Hewes and John his son, for terming such as sing
in the congregation fools, and William Hewes also for charging