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Officials' Expense Accounts for 1692 (Submitted 1692- 1694)

(Order of the Superior Court of Judicature)

At a Superiour Court of Judicature holden at Salem for the County of Essex the 12'th December by Adjournem't from the last Tuesday in November past

Ordered Whereas there hath arisen a great Charge in holding the severall Courts of Oyer and Terminer in the County of Essex in the year 1692 the payment of part of w'ch hath been ordered by the Governour & Councill out of the Publique Treasury and yet there remains due to several persons for their service and disbursem'ts one hundred and thirty pounds in money whose Acco'ts have been Examined and allowed by this Court the discharge of w'ch properly belongs to said County This Court doth therefore Order the Clerk therof to signifie and make known the same unto their Maj'ties Justices of the peace in said County Who are directed at their next Generall Sessions of the peace to make an Assessment on the Inhabitants of said County proportionally for the payment of the said Summ And that by an Order they Cause the same to be paid to the County Trear -- and that he pay the said sum to the severall persons unto whom it is due according to the severall Acco'ts herewith Transmitted.

Vera Copia Taken out of the Record of s'd Court.

*Jona' Elatson Cler

Attest.

(Reverse) Order of Super'ur Court

( Essex County Archives, Salem -- Witchcraft Vol. 2 Page 82 )

My note: These lists are quite long. In the interest of space I will just put the accounts referring to John Howard since they are all that is relevant here.

(Abraham Perkins' Account)

An Accompt of what was taken upon their Majesties accompt in the yeare 1692.

Impr by Geo. Herrick und'r sheriff for him selfe & Priseners viz Jo’n Jackson sen'r Jo'n Jackson Jun'r Jo'n Howard and Guard

00: 08: 00

To Entertainment for the Constables and their Prisoners from Haverill

00: 06: 00

To Entertainement for the Constables & prisoners from Glossester

00: 04: 00

Account of Isaac Little and John Harris

The County of Essex is Dr 1692:

for 18 pound of iron that was prest from Isack

£ s. d.

Little: Alle for feetters for the prisoners: at a 4d a pound

0-6-0

An Account from John Harris: sherifs: deputy of fondry: Charges: at the Corts of ir and terminer: helld at Sallem in the yere 1692

£ s. d.

Itt presing a hores: & man: to assist in Carring of Sary: good: from Ipswich goalle to Salem

0-8-0

Itt for going to Sallem to Carry: a Return: of the Juriars: of ipswich & Rowly: & Attending that siting

0-4-6

Itt for a man & horse: that was prest to Remove Sary good & Child from ipswich to Sallem

0-7-6

Itt for pressing of hores & man to gard me with: the wife: of John willes: & the widow pudeater

0-9-6

from Ipswich to Salem my sellf: & gard for tending the Court at the second siting

0-04-00

Itt: for providing a Jury: to make search upon Cori & his wife: & CLenton \#\[Estty\]: Easty: hore: CLoiss: & mrs bradbury

0-4-0

Itt: Tending the Court on a Jurnment August the 2'd 1692 from Tuesday till Satterday

04-0

Itt: for expenc: & Time: to: git 3 paire of feeters made: for the two Jacksons & Jo'n Howard

2-0

Itt: for \#\[barring\] Removeing of Howard & the two: M Jacksons & Joseph: Emmons: from Ipswich Goall to Sallem & thare: Pending the Courts: pLeasur thre dayes till three of Them was sent back: to ipswich Goall: by me: which time: of: thre dayes: for mysellfe: & exspence: for Thos that assisted me in that sarves

 

Thomas Fossey's Account

The Acco't of Thomas fossey Prison Keeper of Ipswich

for Dyeting of Severall prisoners Comited by order of Authority & afterwards discharged by the same as follows

£ s. d.

it Dyetting of Rachell Clinton from the 11'th of Aprill until the 12'th of January follow: in the year 1692:

4: 10: 3

it ditto of the two Jacksons from the 27'th of August untill the 12'th of Janu'ry in the same year 4£10

4: 10: 0

it Ditto of John Howard from the 27'th of August until the 12'th of Decem'er in the Same year

2: 0: 0

William Baker's Account

June th 28 92

Constabel Willam Bakers a Count sarveing at the Cort at salem my salf and my Hors a weeak Riding from salem Betwixt Wenham and Ipswich to fech Sarah Davis and Expencis of mony one shilling Riding from salam to salabery as a marshalls deambity to fech mistris Bradbery June the 29 92 and mony Expencis 2 shillings.

July the 4'92 for warning a jury of s d #[of] wiming and Expencenc of money 0 4.

August the 2:92 Goode Green Braking out of Prison and Expencis of finding.

Hur is one shilling august the 23 1692 Goode Green Braking out of Prison and Expen [c] is of tyme finding hur was one night and one Hafe day.

August the 27 1692 I Imprest Simon Adams and His Hors to Cary John Jackson sener to salem and John osborn and His Hors to Cary John Jackson juner to salem and thomas Norton and The widow Davis Hors to Cary John Howard to Salem.