1690.] HISTORY OF DELAWARE COUNTY. 179 



This year Thomas Person [Pearson] and Peter Worrall were 

 appointed ''fence viewers," and as a consecjuence of this step 

 in the road of improvement, John Tliomas of Marple was pre- 

 sented by the Grand Jury "for keeping unlawful fences, and 

 disturbing his neighbor's cattle. " 



"Bethel liandet" is also presented, "for not repairing the 

 bridge in saitl Ilamlet." 



The Kings road crossing Chester creek at the head of tide, 

 there was no public road extending directly from Chester to 

 Chichester (Marcus Hook). With the view of rendering the 

 intercourse between the inhabitants of those places less difficult, 

 the Grand Jury laid out " a foot way six foot wide from Chester 

 creek over against the common landing place .... unto 

 Chichester creek." 



"A deed of foefment was delivered in open Court by Thomas 

 Powell unto Peter Taylor and Randall Maylin in the behalf of 

 several others for a parcel of land lying in Upper Providence, 

 for the use of a burying place, bearing date the second day of 

 the seventh month 1690." This acre now constitutes Sandy 

 Bank grave-yard. 



No one can examine these early Records of Chester County 

 Court without discovering that there had been an increase in 

 the higher grades of crime. Persons of bad character had 

 smuggled themselves into the Province with the early settlers, 

 or had been banished from the neighboring Counties or Pro- 

 vinces. With this increase of crime, more severe and more 

 revolting punishments were resorted to. Whipping with 

 " 89 lashes well laid on his bare back attJie cart's tail," was the 

 sentence of a servant man in Chichester for stealing 14 dressed 

 deer skins; and, in addition, he was directed to be sold for 

 eight years for his fine, costs, and to repay the losses occa- 

 sioned by a former larceny. Banishment for collusion with a 

 horse thief, and a forfeiture of one half of the defendant's 

 estate, in addition to one year's imprisonment, for adultery, 

 were also among the sentences of this year. 



At the September Court, the name of Joshua Fearne appears 

 both as a Justice and as Clerk of the Court. 



The disputes between Governor Blackwell and his Council 

 were so frequent, that Penn was obliged to make a change in 

 the executive department of the Government. The executive 

 duties now devolved on the Council, with Thomas Lloyd as 

 President. This change rendered a new appointment of Justices 

 in the several counties necessary. The following persons were 

 appointed for Chester County ; John Bristow, John Beaven, 

 John Blunston, Nich. Newlin, ffrancis Harrison, Sam". Levis, 

 James Sanderling, W". Howell, Jo', fi'earne. 



