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The Supreme Court of Vermont. Lawrence was appointed. The docket when Mr. Peters was clerk covers all the terms save August, 1771, to February, 1772, inclu sive, and the last one of his clerkship. The court appointed constables for the towns, and granted licenses to keep tavern; the keepers were generally required to find sure ties that they would " keep a good house,'1 "keep a good and regular tavern," etc.

Occasionally no busi ness was done at a term. Causes were referred, jury trials had, and grand juries sum moned. At one term six of a panel of grand jurors were named Chamberlin. No one of the name was in dicted at that term, but at a subsequent term one of the six, Richard Chamberlin, was indicted for mur der. There is no sub sequent mention of the case in the docket; but Richard evidently was himself again, for he and two of his namesakes appear as members of the next NOAH grand inquest. At the February term, 1773, Rebecca Martin complained of Hezekiah Sillaway, at one time surveyor of highways and con stable of Bradford, for that he did beget her with child. It appearing that the child was born "ten yearly months and one day from the time she swore he begat it, the court having considered the matter, clears the said Hezekiah from the charge laid against him by the said Rebecca." Aulus Gellius, who wrote in the third century that the utmost period ot gestation was in the eleventh month, was no authority in the courts at Newbury. The grand jury in-

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dieted the damsel for the crime of lewdness. At one term, when but two judges were present, " it was disputed whether two made a Cor— ' Five precepts were returned, but the President of the Sessions declared " all causes to rest or continue untill nexterme." At the August term, 1773, the court met at the house of Mr. Robert Johnston in Newbury, and on the third day of the term "adjourned to the building intended for a court-house and gaol in this township until four o'clock this after noon." Votes were then taken at the Quar ter Sessions in relation to accepting a " logg gaol and fraim for a court-house," and for finishing it so as to be comfortable and con venient for a family and for holding court and for holding ses sions, etc., " not to be overnice in doing it." It was voted to petition the provincial assem bly to lay a tax on the county of¿400 to finish this building in New SMITH. bury in part and "to Doe something att Kingsland toward re pairing that gaol and court-house." At the first term held in Newbury, August, 1772, John Grout, who had been licensed as an at torney under the hand and seal of the Gov ernor and Commander-in-Chief of the prov ince, was admitted as an attorney. He then moved to enter ten actions, the defendants all being in custody of the sheriff; but the court refused to take cognizance of them for the reason that at the time the writs were issued Grout was not an admitted attorney of the court, although he was licensed as an attorney by the Governor. At a subsequent