The history and antiquities of Boston .. . ing that an armament was sent toreduce them, the Court modified their formerorder, so as to admit trade with them, providedSir George Ayscough succeeded in his attempt toreduce them ; he having the command of the ex-pedition. A disposition among the common people to beextravagant, caused the General Court to enactthat if a man was not worth two hundred poundshe should not wear gold or silver lace or buttons,or points at the knees; and, because of thescarcity of leather, they should not walk in greatboots. Women not enjoying property to the valueof two
The history and antiquities of Boston .. . ing that an armament was sent toreduce them, the Court modified their formerorder, so as to admit trade with them, providedSir George Ayscough succeeded in his attempt toreduce them ; he having the command of the ex-pedition. A disposition among the common people to beextravagant, caused the General Court to enactthat if a man was not worth two hundred poundshe should not wear gold or silver lace or buttons,or points at the knees; and, because of thescarcity of leather, they should not walk in greatboots. Women not enjoying property to the valueof two hundred pounds were forbid to wear silk ortiffany hoods or scarfs. The town disposed of 500 acres of land atBrantree to Moses Payne, and is to ioyne this 500 acres with theformer 500 set to him, taking in all the land betwixt the twogreat Blew Hills and the next hill to them; what there is over1000 acres, he is to pay proportionably after the raites of forty shil-lings a year for 500 acres forever, and the land to be bound for therent. J. ONE IN GREAT * See an abstract of Cromwells will in theAntiquarian Journal, iii. 268. His wife wasnamed Anne, whom he made sole execu-trix ; mentions daughter Elizabeth, but noother children. The six bells were in thecustody of Henry Walton, a witness to hiswill, which is dated 29 Aug., and proved 26Oct. 1649. t This cut of one walking in great boots against the statute, is an exact copy of a per- 41 son fashionably dressed at that period. I donot find that any belonging to Boston were dealt with for offending this law. JonasFairbanks and Robert Edwards, two individ-uals of Essex County, are the only offendersmentioned. — See Antiquarian Journal, X Dec. 30. — Bro. Fletcher may make a cel-lar door two feet and an half rysing fromhis house. 322 HISTORY OF BOSTON. [1651. CHAPTER XXXIII. The Country again disturbed by Witchcraft. — Case of Hugh Parsons. — Misfortune in his Family. —He is accused of Witchcraft. — His Ex
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