The history and antiquities of Boston .. . commanded Costume, &c., p. Duke of Monmouth, then Chancellor of the f Journal, i. 37. 14 106 fflSTORY OF BOSTON. [1630. CHAPTER XIII. First General Court at Boston. — How constituted. — Privileges of Freemen. — Simon Bradstreet. —Reasons for Stringency in respect to Freemen. — Small Affairs comparatively Great. — Accidentsft-om Fires, Wolves, &c. — A Murder and Execution at Plymouth. — Corn obtained of the Indiansat Narraganset. — The People in Danger of Famine. — Their Wants and Privations. — Capt. RogerClap. — Arrival of a Ship with Provisio
The history and antiquities of Boston .. . commanded Costume, &c., p. Duke of Monmouth, then Chancellor of the f Journal, i. 37. 14 106 fflSTORY OF BOSTON. [1630. CHAPTER XIII. First General Court at Boston. — How constituted. — Privileges of Freemen. — Simon Bradstreet. —Reasons for Stringency in respect to Freemen. — Small Affairs comparatively Great. — Accidentsft-om Fires, Wolves, &c. — A Murder and Execution at Plymouth. — Corn obtained of the Indiansat Narraganset. — The People in Danger of Famine. — Their Wants and Privations. — Capt. RogerClap. — Arrival of a Ship with Provisions. — Arrival of the Handmaid. — Her severe Passage. —Reward for killing Wolves. — Ferry to Charlestown. — Oi-der to support Ministers. — Fines andPenalties. — Measures for a fortified Town. — Determine upon Newton. — Extreme Weather. —Disastrous Voyage of Puchard Garret. — Kindness of Indians. —Thomas Mortons Return to NewEngland. — A Prisoner at Boston. — Again sent to Oct. 19. ITHERTO, the Courts had been held at Charles-town, probably in the Great House before mentioned; but now the firstGeneral Court of the Massachusetts Colony isheld at Boston. In what kind of a building nomention is made ; it must have been in somevery rude structure, as sufficient time had notelapsed to allow of the preparation of any shel-ter very commodious or complete. The per-sons composing this court were, Mr. VVinthrop,Mr. Dudley, Sir R. Saltonstall, Mr. Ludlow, Mr. Endicott, Mr. Nowell,Mr. Pynchon and Mr. Bradstreet.* The denomination or title of theCourt was, The Governor, Deputy Governor, and Assistants.! Itwas now proposed that the Freemen should have the power of choosingAssistants, and the Assistants, from among themselves, to choose theGovernor and Deputy Governor, who, together with the Assistants,were to have the power of making laws, and of choosing of&cers to exe-cute them. To all of which the people agreed. J At this court a
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