The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1770-1772, 1771-10-17
October ~.


bills fcarceIy could be found sgainG the of
TENDERS, and where chance bill was found,
the highefi fine laid on them was only FIX
pence. But on the other hand, if any of the
eompainants happened to be indicted, be
the offence never 70 trfiing, their fines were
fcldom or never leis than TOOL. which has in
fact been the cafe Being thus beat they
were laughed at, and called fools and afes,
&c. sc. Then iome of the inhabitants of
Orange county met, and concluded thar they
would pay no murc public taxes, Till full
Fate of their public accounts was publiihed,
and fair Excitement made, and under that
concluiion bound themlcves by an oath to
fand by and fupport each other in this their
reioluion, as it was clearly their opinion that
the public had more money IN back than
would paw al their public Jues, &c. which
refoution was foon adhered 70 by the other
counties. Things then began 70 be il great
confuion; the people reiuing to pay cAufed
the fherrffS to execute, on winch a mob
would rife, whip the iherlf, AID any other
that Imported him; after which they fe-
aaently petitored the Governor 70 iugcrpoie
in the matter, and cauie far fettemcnt to
be made, TO which he TUNED deaf ea-
this 70 earagcd the people, that they topped
fcveral courts from doing baineE, by rafting
into MODS, and ordering The Judges not to lis.
However before any courts were d!turbed the
Governor rsIled large army of men, at the
requeit OF oneF aiming, clerk to ievera of the
courts In the province, and an Attorney at
law, and itands charged with being the prin-
cipal opprellor of the poor people, which arm
ed force colt the province I8,oooi. Thele
preparations cauicd the people to take arms,
however they never carried their arms into
the towns. Great numbers of them went
with a.petition TO the Governor for the pur
pofe aforelaid, on which the Governor told
them that if they would bring in their arms,
and deliver up fuch men as he fhouId nam.
{ 10 be put to death, that they fhoud then
have fetlementon fucb terms as be Aenld
think proper; which offer was refu(ed by
the people, and they returned TO their habi-
ta,ions. and the Governor diibAnded his men.
After this, another trial for redreis in the law
vay was made in Orange county, in which
ley were as unfncceisful as heretofore,
'hich cauEed relolution that there ilould
no courts held Gill a fettlement, or until
eir grievances were redreied; whereupon
!. the General Court at Hlllborough town,
Orange county, a mob came in armed
ith. raw hide whips, and went to the Judge
I'D Kings Attorney, who they GeGted TO
home, and guarded them fafc to their
.,uies, telling them that they mould faffer
> damage, and that they might hold court
Ext day, sc. thciT.nexi Acp was to take tine
orefaid flaming and fome other lawyers
, q u Of the Court houie, to whom they gave
:. ow hide CORRECTION very lcvcreIy ;they then
vent to Fanning's fnoufe, which they level.
led with the ground, and dctiroycd the fur
niture, doing damage to the amount of
Isool after which they offered Fanaing 10.
repair his houfe and make good all his da-
mage, if he would repay the money he had
unjufly taken from them To which he
anfwered, that he only wanted revenge, and
revenge he would have, sc. 80
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