This affair was referred to the General Court at Hartford by the East Hampton Magistrates & both parties were bound to appear there.

should be dropped.

Lee obliged himself, if he did not prosecute the case there, it

This was likely the result.

property was concerned. " The three men were to meet the

first

This is the most important case on record where

second day of every month for the tryall of any cause

according to an Order and to consider of those things that may concern the publick good of the place

& whosoever of those Three men do not attend the day at 8 o'clock in the morning shall be liable to pay 5s." " John Mulford, Robert Bone & Tho s Baker chosen by this Court for the execution of those Orders, complied -with their trust for this year. Ralph Dayton, Constable and Benj n Price, Recorder." Done at a General Court holden October 7, 1651.

The first General Court was in March 1650. " if any man be aggrieved with any thing that is done by the men that are in authoritie, that he shall have liberty to make his appeal to the next General Court, It was decreed October 1652 that

or when the freemen are assembled together for their publique occasions."

Their town Meetings were frequent and became burdensome on the people, but being their

own

law makers they made a multiplicity of laws for regulating the fences to fields pastured in common ;