1676.] HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. 105 



The Justices commissioned for Upland District were, Peter 

 Cock, Peter Rambo, Israeli Helm, Lace Andrieson, Oele Swen^ 

 and Otto Ernest Cock, bein<^ the former Justices, with the addi- 

 tion of the last named. They were all Swedes. 



From this period to the present time, the judicial proceedings 

 in the district embracing the limits of Delaware County, have 

 been preserve<l of record. Those extending down to the com- 

 mencement of Perm's administration have lately been published 

 by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania as part of the 7th 

 volume of its Memoirs, under the title of "the Record of the 

 Court at Upland," with a valuable Introduction and Notes by 

 Edward Armstrong, Es(|. 



The original manuscript Record is in the possession of Dr. J. 

 Dickinson Logan, of Philadelphia. The. records of previous ju- 

 dicial transactions, not only at L'pland, but elsewhei'C on the 

 river, have not as yet been discovered. 



The following letter of instructions from the Governor very 

 fully explains the character and jurisdiction of the Court : 



"Edmond Andros, Esqr: & Seigneur of Sausmarez, Lieut: 

 & Govern^• Gen": under his Royall Highnesse James Duke of 

 Yorke and albany, etc : of all the Territories of America : 



Whereas, The Last leare att my beeing att Delowar uppon 

 application of the Inhabitants Representing that my p^'decesso'^ 

 Govern'' Lovelace had begun to make a Regulacon for the due ad- 

 ministracon of Justice according to the lawes of this Government, 

 pursuant to wich I: did appoint some majistrates and made 

 some Rules for their proceeding the leare ensuing or till further 

 order; In which haveing uppon mature deliberation, by the ad- 

 vyce of my Councill made some alteracon, They are to Remaine 

 and bee in force in forme following: 



1. That the bookes of Lawes" Establisht by his Roy" High- 

 nesse and practized in New Yorke, Long Island and dependences 

 Bee Likewyse in force and practice in this River, and precincts, 

 except the Constable's Co'"*^ : County Rates and some other things ; 

 Peculiar to Long Island, — and the militia as now ordered to Re- 

 main in the. King; But that a Constable be learly in each place 

 chosen for the preservation of his May''^* Peace w"" all other 

 Powers as Directed by Lawe. 



2. That there bee three Courts held in the severall parts of 



' In the Record at Albany this name is •' Woolle Swaine." See Book " Warrants, 

 Onlers, Papers, 1674 to 1C79," p. 213. 



^ This •• Bouke of Lawes," then generally known as the "Duke's Laws," was a col- 

 lection out of the laws then in force in his Majesty's American Colonies, and first 

 published in 1664, by a General Meeting at Ilemstead on Long Island, by virtue of a 

 Commission from the Duke of York. These laws, with some additions made at a later 

 date, will be found in the Collections of the X. Y. Hist. Society, i. p. 307-419. 



