The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1822-11-05
OLD TINES

colony OF Massachusetts,, NAV 49, VI Ia
ford our readers as muck a,onl r1'n'ps at
certainly as much instruction. a. apohs ana
nary chapter oil accidents. with IN. a'e ordi-
are too often compelled 10 SUNNY o'.l Ne
lumns. f.Na,rL,,.,, oaf co.
1851. At court, one Josias plav.,
and two Of his servants were eens": ya,ohe
stealing corn from Chickatabol. and ~. i'f
ms men, who were present. the mast t"o oi
restore twofOld and to be degraded = 10
the title OF gentleman and fined es "of,
his men to be whipped" 80 and
1854. Nov. a. "About the sar..
ohe---was 81 days upon Plumb b fa
spelt IN the book Island, and fanna so
chance frozen IN the snow, vet alive ~
did well. lie had been missing ~ d., ano
and hlmselfsaid he had no food al rs
time."-p. II. '' 'llat
1885. AT this court brass G,r,b,
were forbidden, and musket bullets l'li5s
to pass for farthings. ."-p. 80. "''ue
1887. Being about full moon ,ho..
of The clock in the evening, in clear st,v ~
perfect moon was seen about slipb, 4.
northerly from the true moon. Itw,s ,O'
for about half an hour, and then yanisbeI
with i'm Hastings. twas more dim tbe.
the true moon."-p. 1874. '''ai
1857. There was an old woman in T..
wich, who came out of England blind "a
deaf, yet her son could make her undors, o"1
any thing and know any mans nana ~
her sense offeeIing. lie could write ny y
ler hand some letters of the name. and H..
other such motions would inform her hi.
the Governor himselfG e. the writer If ,b;'
account) had tried often when he w,o '. Il.
| Ipswich. '-p. 1876. o'
1859. This was very hard winter
The snow lay from Nov 18th to March qsa
one and hafyard deep at the Massacbu'
sets, and yard deep beyond Merrimact
and so the more north the deeper, and ,bs
spring was very backward. This dsylNov
Attn 1t did not snow two hours together af
ter much rain from the northwest will,
flakes as big as shilling. '-p. l54.
1858. "The court taking into consd4r,-
ton the great disorder proceeding thro' lbe
country Ia costlIHess ofapparel and follow.
ms new fashions, sent for the eldals of tba
| churches, and conferred with them about il
upon them, as belonging to them to redres,
1t by urging it upon the conscience of tbs
people, which they promised to do. Rut
little was done about it, for Diners of The a.
derS' arlreS, sc. were in some measure mart
ners In the general disorder. "-p. 1862.
1858. Those whe We're gone with Nrs.
hutchinson, fell into new errors daily-
One Mic Eason, a tanner, taught that cGs
md graces were that anti-christ mentioned
lheas. II. q, that every one of the elect had
the holy ghost and also the devil in dwell
hing. Another, one Herne, taught that wo-
men had no souls, and that Adam was pot
created in true holiness, for then he copId
not have lost tip. l6G.
1888. 1.-The devil would never cease IN
disturb our peace and so raise up inslrgen,,
one after another. Amongst the resi- there
was woman III Salem, one divers wifi.
who had suffered somewhat 10 England lor
refusing 10 bow at the name of Jesus. tho
Otherwise she was conformed TO all their
orders. She was for ability of speech and
appearance of zeal and devotion, far before
Mrs. Hutchinson, and so the filter insru-
ment to have done hurt, but that she was
poor and had little acquaintance. She
took offence at this, that she might not he
admitted to the Lords Supper without IL
wing public satisfaction to the church other
ialth, &c and coyenanting or processing 10
walk with them according TO the rule of
the gospel, SO as upon the sacrament day
she openly called for it, and stood to plead
her right, though she were denied, and
would not forebear before the magistrate
Mr. kndlcott did threaten to send the con.
stable to put her forth. This woman was
brouShtto the court for disturbing the peace
In the church, and there She gave such
peremptory answers, as she was commit
ted till she should find sureties for her good
behaviour. After She had been in prison
three or four days, she sent - TO the
Governor and submitted herself and ac.
knowlcdged her fault in disturbing til.
church wheFeupon he took her husband.
bond for the good behavior and discharged
her out of prison but he found after, that
she still held her former opinions. which
were very dangerous.-As l. That the
church Is the head of the people, both ma.
glstrates and ministers met together, and
that these have power to ordan ministers,
NC. 9. That all that dwell in the same
town and will profess their faith in Christ
Jesus, ought to be received to the sacra-
ments there, and that she was persuaded
that If Paul were at Salem, he would cab
all the inhabitants their saints. 3. That
Accommodation is no other but where
Christians Withdraw private communca.
ton from one that both hath offended.
About five years after this woman wa,
adjudged TO be whipped for reproachins
The magistrates. She stood without tying
and bore her punishment with masculine
spirit, glorying in her suffering. But aftcJ
when she came to consider the reprOach
which would stick by her, sc. she was
much detected about it, She had a cleft
stick on her tongue for half an hour, for
reproaching the elders"-p. 166 and 1877
1859. "At the general court, an ordf