Court of Assistants

Till 1686 the Court of Assistants was the only Judicial Court, except that the Selectmen of the towns had the power of trying small causes.

Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society 1792

On March 2, 1675, Mary was taken to the Court of Assistants at Boston.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2008

Ann was brought before the Court of Assistants in 1655, and was condemned as a witch.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2008

At a Court of Assistants held at Hartford on May 11, 1669, presided over by Deputy Governor Major John Mason, Katherine Harrison, after an examination by the court on a charge of witchcraft, was committed to the common jail until she could be tried.

History of American Women Maggiemac 2008

The Court of Assistants sentenced him to hang; and the court also ordered “that the mare you abused before your execution in your sight shall be knockt on the head.”

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, 1630-1692, Vol.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, 1630-1692, Vol.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

The Court of Assistants sentenced him to hang; and the court also ordered “that the mare you abused before your execution in your sight shall be knockt on the head.”

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

The Court of Assistants sentenced him to hang; and the court also ordered “that the mare you abused before your execution in your sight shall be knockt on the head.”

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985

Records of the Court of Assistants of the Colony of the Massachusetts Bay, 1630-1692, Vol.

A History of American Law Lawrence M. Friedman 1985