To Sackett Family Discussion List >From Chris Sackett Transcript from Newtown records: p218. [6 Apr 1669]. John Holden v Samuel Bloomfield for calling him sonn of a whore. Holden v Daniel Bloomfield. p219. [?Date?]. Daniel Bloomfield fined eighteen shillings & two pence. Holden v Samuel Bloomfield. Samuel Bloomfield acknowledges fault. Testimony that John Holden was employed by Daniel Bloomfield. Source: Minutes of Town Courts of Newtown [Long Island] 1656-1690: Transcriptions of Early Town Records of New York. Historical Records Survey, NY 1941. Vol 1, pp218-219. Repository: Family History Library, Salt Lake City. (Note: "[Long Island]" is not part of title of book). ------------------ - 218 - [6 Apr 1669] an accon ith Case or John Holden enters ^ a complaynt agst Samuell Blomfield for Calling him sonn of a whore & allsoe giving him reproachfull speeches as he is Clarke of the Court John Holden plt enters an accon of the Case against Daniell Blomfield defdt ..... < 4 paragraphs omitted > ..... - 219 - ..... < 1 paragraph omitted > ..... Mr Houlden plaintif Daniel Bloomefield deffend: its ye Judgent of ye Court yt Daniell Bloomfield pay to ye plaintif Jon Houlden Eighteen shillings & twoepenc with ye Costs of Courte Jon Houlden plaintiff Samuell Blomfield Defendent whereas I Sanwell Blomfielde stand Reproched by passe =ornate words vilerfiing ye saide Jon Houlding I doe heer acckn =ouledg my fault & yt I doe not know any such thing by ye said Houlding Bloomefild The courte doe also condemne ye saide samwell ^ to pay ye Costs of this present Courte & to have his acknowledg ment entered Richd smith sworne in Court testyfieth that he had satisfied James Lawresson for a dayes worke which he sued for in Court George Wood testyfieth that John Holden was Imployed by Daniell Blomfield in his bussiness wth Mr Elias Doughty Jo: Lawresson & Thomas Robisson testyfieth the same & further that they heard Dan Blomfield say that he did enterd to procure mr Holden for his attorney & they see holden act in Blomfields Bussiness -------------------