Documentary History of the State of Maine (118) Documentary History of the State of Maine (118)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1884 Excerpt: ...the mar Hist. Coll., I. 85, 99. Bourne, s History ket. Wright and Halliwell make re of Wells and Kenncbunk, p. 143. Hub-grate to mean simply to retail, and the bard, s Indian Wars, II. 128. Early former makes forestall to hinder; and Records of Maine, State copy, I. 7, 79, Jacobs says that formerly to regrate was 84, 87; II. 113, 134, et passim. to buy in order to sell for gain, but now 1 Regrating and forestalling were to sell within four miles of the market, punishable offences under English law. Vide Jacobs, s Law Dictionary, III. 103; To regrate was to buy provisions or V. 428. Wright, s Provincial Dictionary, other merchandise in a market for the II. 794. Halliwell, I. 374; II. 675. purpose of reselling in the same market Verdict. Vardelvras a proper form at a higher price; and to forestall was according to Halliwell, who gives the to purchase merchandise on its way to same spelling. aduise nor Councell you, but giue you my oppinion. Yf Sir Fardinando Gorges Cannot rectify you, then make you remonstrance to the Lords Comitioners, get a Comition to those yt haue pattentes, other wyse noe help: for heere planters would haue all Coiiion., I wyll not yet leaue Cleaues; hee saieth hee will now for Ingland: a fayre riddance, & I thinke shall haue some frennd to meet with him. I would this Cuntery ware rid of him. In hast I Rest Your to bee Coffianded, E1)V. GODFREY. To the Worshipful Robert Trelawny, merchant, thes present in Plmouth. AFFIDAVIT OF VINES AND JOSSELYN. We, Richard Vines and Henry Joselin, two of the Comissioners for the Province of Mayne, in New-England, vpon the intreaty of Mr. John Winter, marriner, haue measured a parcell of land in Spurwinke River, in N: England aforesaid, in Controversie betweene Mr. George Cleiues and the saidc Mr. Winte...