The following sentence was recorded by the court, Oct., 1670 : in the case of Catharine Harryson, widow, who was bound to her good behaviour, upon complaint of some of the inhabitants of Westchester, whilst ye holding of this court. It is ordered, that in regard there is nothing appears against her deserving the continuance of that obligation, shee is to be released from it, and hath liberty to remove from the town of Westchester were she now resides, or any were else in the government during her pleasure. The humane efforts, however of the court, to protect tbe poor widow, appear to have beea ineffectual, for soon after an order was given for Catharine Harryson charged with witchcraft, to leave Westchester, as the inhabitants are uneasy at her residing there, and she is ordered to go off. Assize Rec Albany. » Town. Rec.

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son, Richard Ponton, Tliomas Hunt, sen., and John Pahner to be the four men to goe to Jamaica.

Recorded in town meeting,

per Francis French, Recorder.

Upon the division of the province into shires and counties, the followins^ act was passed by the Colonial Assembly for the regulating and settling of courts of justice, entitled " an act for the more orderly hearing and determining of matters and cases of coniroversy, <fec." Two courts of sessions for the county of Westchester, the first Tuesday in June and the first Tuesday in December yearly and every year, the one to be held at Westchester^ and the other at Eastchester. Also a court of oyer and terminer and general jail delivery in the same county on the first AVednesday in December. Passed 29th of October, 1683. a-