The Massachusetts spy, or, Thomas's Boston journal. [volume] (Boston [Mass.]) 1772-1775, 1774-11-10
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BARNsTAnLE, 08o5ev &c, I774.
I'm TneE3ay the z7th nlrmo the time for the Court
Ceneral sections Of the Peace, and Inferior Court
CommonPleas for this County to FIT, great Number of PEG
Ole from this and the neghbOurng Counties Of Plymouth
Bfo being Attended before the Court Hoafe Door in th
Town after choong Moderator, voted and Tsfoyed Tha
& was nexpcdien for d Courts to ct, under the preien
Situation Of public Aaifs, until the Opinion OF IN
Continental or Of Provincial Congress could be known
therefore cho Committee, viz. DR.. Nathaniel Frecmsr
and Mr. Stephen Nye, of Sandwich, Capt. Daniel Croker
Of Banfable, Capt. Noah Fearing, Of Wareham, and DR.
Ion Pitcher of Rocheey, preent the following Add ef
to the Juaices Of sd Court being then eonveaed az In
Houle Of Mr.. Croker, lnnholder 10 this Town.
"To ID. Honorable Jseisn IF BIZ Msjsys Isftyi< css,i
sr Cannon Plea and CsGys Of Csaerai-Ss5sss Of fbs
Peace, for tbs csaay Of BGr.fsbL.
May it plsae your Honofs,
TIL Inhabitants OF this Provinces being greatly Alarm
ed AZ the late unconstitutional As Of the Brth Parliament,
conflicting them as calculated eblh Tyranny and OPP
preonnead Of the happy Contribution ct this Province
in Coniquence of which many rspeAbe Counties IA eae
fame have prevented the fitting Of the Inferior Courts well
as Superior; we Judge, from Apprehension, merely,
shat were not eosehatisnsi butt from uppO6ton, that
there might be Appeals from them to the Superior Ca.rf the
Chief Iuce of which receiving his Support from the Crown
independent Of the Grants of the People, cannot fail to have
an unhappy ba in favour Of fid uncontuona Aes and
two Others of the Superior Judges having cn TO carry the
fame A into execution and judging, that BY proceeding
upon Appeals from Court friendly the Contribution, and
zealous for their Counrfys cau the fad SspeCsEyf,
we might in fb quay, If other, open Door for the ad
Chief Iuee and bis Aants 70 execute their Conmniions
On the Plan of the faid opPrefivc Aet.
sne s--nre great Number Of the Inhabitants Of the
yonlzbIe, being convened, with many Others
,ant c,sera Counties in Old Plymouth Colony, taking
- CONFEDERATION tfe Neceisy Of u:ng every Pre-
caution prevent the Operation OF iad es ana Ssne"ns
the following one neeeary do humby reque your Honcuis
TO de from all BuGne in iad Courts, and from holding any
Seions thseo till the Minds Of the Continental or OF
Provincial Congress, be obtancd---And that your Homo"
would allure this BODY, that you will not in any Manner
ag in carving faid unconstitutional Aes int Execution,
hold anv Commions in Conlquenee Of fad AS, and upon
the new Establishment, in any Manner conform thereto
but that YOU will ue your utOa EEdayOun prevent the
fame from taAing Place.
s.rna.s. Sept. D. c c'sse-. Co p1sl:1 ri. Assrs.
40 i7'4' 7. Pses~. sh.il Names"
The Addrc being preien,ed accordingly, the Juees after
taking the fame into Confederation returned the following
"Tc Nabanisi F,e1usn, JObn Pifebv, Sftpbn Ns, and
Nsab FEARING, Committee fby Jay, sbefa t fbs bs9y
of tEs People 10 pysm zdd,gi, fbis orb Dey Sep
is-BS, i774, bs H.ssrabis sees Lis M1Isgys Inf,
rbs Psast :-Ssid Add,si Being pssfnS ibf Jseifa
Ea1 csxEy, Or ct leaf as mary ave PrsEA 1bf jan
TEece; IL AnizO0 fheyae (syi
That they are as much concerned the late nnecniu-
,;onA As Of tho Birth Parliament, the Body OF the
people are bur appehend that the Peoples emsodyng this
Day. TO hinder fad Courts fitting pua, will not help the
Matter Especially fad Court was about TO Ut m the lame
cantuou WAY as we have always done nce we have
h.,n Couny and had laid Court been 'ufcred to have
been opened they would have proceeded in the fame regular
Manner as uia and Appeals houd there DC any' they
viii be to the next Superior Court Of udeatue &C. and
they can N politely be tried, ill we have eonitutisna one;
And we are fony that interrupted, for unleh VIC
can nroceed 10 open laid Courts and adjourn, we can DC IN no
Causctv 70 pceed when hear the Opinion OF the general
csoeeis or Provincial and as TO the Aiuranee you
reouca that we would not aa in carrying ad uneonin'u-
aa A into execution, you may be fully aared that there
NO, ane of the ad Iuices that incline TO do IT. or to
hold any Comnnion in COnfequenee thereof and mall 90
III thar in our power in rersfcaaf Hey, to prevent
fad "A fsa taking Therefore we the lso
exnr our utoA that the fad Courts OF uee IN
this or any other County, Oud De turned out o. 'ns
or cous, by the People OF this Provinces
nf;i the Minds Of the Continental Provincial CongTe
can h. fully known, by no Means aPpehend tha
anvil coneuuences can attend the letting Of laid Court IN
I'll this Month expires.
go, Orr. Tboma, yrh5, ESzpsr9 BSrss, DGUd CO..
-, g.. Ofi,, Ktusln Wisgszv, Jsffpb 0ss, Jase
B;rrtlrn NynbEas Nayea, David 7bsfeb0s DaSU DHVi''
Nssiisb Bc1a, Sbsa.jsesb Bears.
The ,nfser being communicated the people, after Ia
King se fame into confederation and thooueny osADsfauns
seeon two Of the uces Of fad court havnE hgnea an ao
J 70 the late governor Hstchinon upcnhs departure on
-. srovnee one Of them ed Rses1r, two, voters
oea;pa the General cenCe, or ~~s aiding ana aiming
endnr the Ea-Indis esmpany tea la wintef' another
coscernei in endeavoung to procure mes % csr0y PsA
uroDerty On pupos sPprhended, 20 n1ng an ooum
on the friends Of liberty thsie eonhdsf.uon', Win
v;need the n.cry Of fome better aAranes thai thsy
od hold no eommions 10 eonfequence Of fad ae than
tv .v;nr they did NOT isofss q e. And eonhding
that fcsuis were tried BY the nfessr eo.rts sPpses .nd
then no fna i6se, ill have sontttation1 iapsn1
court, il might be attsndd with moe dissi1 cen ana