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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 7: civil History. (search)
21 &c. 29d. 5 m.—Lds day; wee had opportunity of waiting upon God in his publick ordinances, wch wer solemnly performed by Mr. Mitchel. 9d. 6 m.—At night Majr Gookins shewed us a printed paper yt was brought in ye Scotch ship, wherein ye Lords do order 66 members of ye High court of Justice to be secured, wth yr estates,—itsalem, these fell in with the Governor. The deputy governor, Mr. Danforth, was at the head of the other party: the principal members of the court with him were Major Gookins of Cambridge, Peter Tilton of Hadley, Elisha Cooke and Elisha Hutchinson of Boston. This party opposed the sending over agents, the submitting to acts of trade, &c., and were for adhering to their charter according to their construction of it, and leaving the event. Gookins, being aged, desired a paper he drew up as his dying testimony, might be lodged with the court, containing the reasons of his opinion. Hist. Mass., i. 331. Through the whole of this protracted controversy, D<
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 14: civil History. (search)
punished for unlawfully entertaining students. The following deposition and confessions are preserved in the files of the County Court: Urian Oakes, aged 14 yeares and upward do testifie that about 10 dayes since he and Percifall Greene being gathering up fruite in the Marshals orchard, Mr. Edw: Pelham came to them with a fowling peece in his hand and desired him to shoot a foule of Gm. Farlengs, and when he was disapoynted there, he brought him to ye fence between ye Marshals yard and Capt. Gookins, where sat a turkie, and desired him to shoot yt, wch he accordingly did, and ye fowle being killed ye sd Pelham took ye coate of ye sd Urian and wrapt up the turkie in it, and sent it by Percifall Greene to Samuel Gibsons and bid him, leave it at ye said Gibsons house. Samuel Gibson being examined do confesse yt about 10 dayes sence Percifall Greene came to his house and brought a turkie wrapt up in a coate and left it there, and was dressed by his wife, and baked in the oven, and in t
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 15: ecclesiastical History. (search)
5s. 6d milke 17d0.6.11 Ten pound of butter 5s a cheese 4s0.9.0 6l. of porke 1s. 6d0.1.6 Hay for the horsis 5s helpe to tende the horsis 2s0.7.0 Half an ounce of cloves 6d0.0.6 ——— 13.14.2 How it was produced the pay for the charge of Mr. Gookins ordination in maner as followeth:— Payed to John Jackson by cash in his hand5l.0s.0d Payed to John Jackson out of the contribution upon the saboth dayes 5l 2s a part of the saide contribution being otherwayes disposed of then to the minister before Mr. Gookins ordination by the order of the church.5.2.0 More payed to John Jackson out of Thomas Beales legacy toward the ordination by Walter Hastins1l.8s.0d More payed by Walter Hastins toward the ordination of widow Beales legacy1.10.6 By John Cooper 11s a cheese, 4s0.15.0 By butter and hay and milke this 15s. was payed by money that was in my hand.13.15.6 Little is known of Mr. Gookin's personal history. His ministry was short, but it extended over a troublous politic
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register, Chapter 20: Indian History. (search)
a whoare, a bitch, a rogue, God confound him, & God rott his soul, saying if I could meet him alone I would pistoll him. I wish my knife and sizers were in his heart. He is the devils interpreter. I and two or three more designed to cut of all Gookins brethren at the Island, but some English dog discovered it, the devil will plague him, etc. Sworn before Simon Willard, Assistant, March 4, 1675-6. Mass. Arch, XXX. 192. Scott was fined and imprisoned; he afterwards made a very humble confess will deservedly dye, yet we wish the health of their soules. By ye new society. A. B. C. D. Mass. Arch., XXX. 193. The following memorandum was entered by Rev. John Eliot, on his Church Record: 1676. On the 7th day of the 2d month, Capt. Gookins, Mr. Danforth, & Mr. Stoughton wr sent by the Councill to order matters at Long Island for the Indians planting there, ya called me wth ym. In or way thither a great boat of about 14 ton, meeting us, turned head upon us (whethr willfully or b