As alsoe in our civill affaires to be guided & governed according to such

laws and orders as shall be made according to God and which by vote of the Major Part shall be of force among Us &c &c "

This Combination is similar to the one entered into in 163

--by the 3 Towns of Hartford, Windsor --

& Weathersfield, and is a copy preamble of that as recorded in Hazards Coll: of State papers, p " March 19. 1657.

It is

ordered and by a Major vote of the Inhabitants of this

Towne agreed

upon, that Thomas Baker & John Hand is to go into Keneticut lor to bring us under their government according to the terms as Southampton is, and alsoe to carry Goodwife Garlick that she may be delivered up unto the authorities there for the triall of the cause of Witchcraft which she is suspected

was afterwards agreed upon by the town " that r Gardiner shall be intrusted with the same power with Th s Baker and John Hand for coming under Government.

for."

It

In the Record the word is " interested."

It doubtless should be intrusted.

It is evident from the Record that soon after this they were under the jurisdiction of that Colony,

or rather composed a part of it, altho' nothing is said of their men's returning.

Probably the General

PAPERS RELATING TO LONG ISLAND.

Court at Hartford did not pay any attention to the latter part of the business on which Baker & Hand were sent. This poor woman had a trial in E. Hampton for Witchcraft, but nothing was done.