tion'd Benefactors, Harvardus, Stoughtonus, Spragus,1 Decease of Col. Pierce. Captivity of Mr. Williams. Judges as at the first, Councellors as at the Beginning [Isaiah i. 26.]

July, 10th 1704. Went to Benj Child beyond the Pond, to bespeak his driving my wife to Brooklin to morrow. As came home visited my old friend Mr. Bailey, who has been confin'd some Moneths by the Stone. He was very glad to see me. Mr. Stoughton's Executors have made. offers to him for compliance, which he has taken up with. Rid over the Neck with my Brother.

July, 11th 1704. Son and daughter Hirst, Joseph and Mary, rode with me in the coach to Brooklin, and there dined at my Son's with the Governour, his Lady, Mr. Paul Dudley and wife, Mr. Neh. Walter and wife, Dr. Dumer, Mrs. Anne Dudley, Mrs. Mary Dudley, Mr. Flint and others. Call'd in as went to Hartford. Sung a Psalm.

July, 12. feria quarta, went to Dedham in company of Mr. Gray, and David Jeffries; find Judith well, carried her a little Basket and some Cakes. Mr. Belcher preach'd from Lam. 3. Why doth living man complain. Din'd at Mr. Avery's with Judith. Harvest begun.

July, 13. 1704. Thin Lecture at Boston by reason of the Heat. In the afternoon Jenkyns arrives, 9 weeks from England; brings News of the Arrival of all our Fleet there.

July, 16. Lords-day morn, Miles arrives, who came out with Jenkins.

July, 21, 1704. Mr. Thomas Weld, who proceeded Master of Arts this Comencement, July 15th, died this day at his unkle Wilson's at Braintry. July, 22, Feria septima, is buried from his unkle Weld's at Roxbury. Mr. Bromfield and I were there, rode with Madam Bromfield

1 Richard Sprague, of Charlestown, who bequeathed to Harvard College £300, Massachusetts currency. He died in 1703. See Quincy's History of Harvard University, I. 409. — Eds.

in the Calash. Mr. Walter prayed in the Orchard. Mr. Bromfield and I follow'd the Relations; then Mr. Danforth and Mr. Walter. Mr. Bailey is very bad and in his chamber; as Mr. Bromfield told me, who went to see him. Gov' is gon to Dedham. It begins to be known that the Bills of Credit are counterfeited, the Twenty-Shilling Bill.1

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July, 24, 1704. Mrs. Zachary, the Quaker's wife, who died in child-bed, is brought in a black Walnut Coffin to the South-end of the Town, carried down the 7-Star Lane,3 and then into Bishop's Lane, and buried in the inner Corner of Mr. Brightman's Pasture and Orchard. It seems

1 See Province Laws, Vol. II. pp. 503, 666. — Eds.

2 Probably this was the wife of Daniel Zachary, whose will, dated March 10, 1704–5, proved Jan. 16, 1705-6, is in Suff. Wills, Lib. XVI. f. 97. He was a merchant, mentions a lot of land in Philadelphia worth £120, and names his son, Lloyd Zachary, and sisters Elizabeth Stephens and Winifred Brabins. The boy was to be with his uncle and aunt Hill until ten years old, when he was to go to the testator's brother, Thomas Zachary, in London.

It will be noted that the Quaker meeting-house was, at this time, in Brattle Square. In 1709, the Quakers bought a lot on Congress Street, opposite Lindall Street, where afterward the Transcript building stood. Here was their cemetery; the first, probably, used by them. Shurtleff doubts if they had any earlier one, and this burial on Hawley Street confirms this idea. .EDS.

Now Summer Street. Bishop's Alley is now Hawley Street. - EDS. 4 In regard to Brightman's pasture, we learn, from the "Book of Possessions," that Robert Reynolds owned the southerly corner of Milk and Washington Streets. Thence southerly on the latter street came Edward Fletcher, Richard Waite, Charity White, Francis East, Nathaniel Eaton, Richard Hogg, John Marshall, and Nathaniel Woodward on the corner of Summer and Washington Streets.

East, on Milk Street, from Reynolds, were John Stevenson, Nathaniel Bishop, Nicholas Parker, James Pen, John Kenrick, &c.

East, on Summer Street, from Woodward, were John Palmer, Jr., Amos Richardson, John Palmer, Sen., Gamaliel Waite, &c.

In the centre were William Hudson, Robert Scott, and others; but Bishop and Parker bounded south on Hudson, and Richardson bounded north on Hudson.

Oct. 5, 1695 (Suff. Deeds, Lib. XVII. f. 150), Jonathan Curwin, of Salem, and wife, Elizabeth, and Sampson Sheaffe, with wife, Mehitable, sold Henry Brightman one and three-fourth acres of land, undoubtedly part of Hudson's lot. It was bounded, north, by land late of Nathaniel Bishop;

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one spake much at the Grave. Proclamation is issued out against the Forgers of the Bills &c.

July, 25, 1704. Major Walley and I rid together in Heton's Calash to Cambridge Court: there met Col. Hathorne and Mr. Leverett. Major Walley and I came home together. Old Bell rung 9 as we got to the Ferry. Gave Heton 6 shillings. Between 10 and 11 by that time we got home. The Forgers are discover'd.

Mr. Barnard of Andover married, Lydia Goff last week and din'd with us.

July, 31, 1704. Capt. Ephr. Savage, Mr. Antram and I ride to Dedham, Dine there with Capt. Barber, I visit Judith. From Dedham to Medfield. There I meet Mr. Gookin, his wife and Son. Have Mr. Gookin for our Pilot to his house. Call at Capt. Mors's about an hour in night; and he tells us of the Indians assaulting Lancaster. This was very heavy News to us now in a Fronteer Town; yet we went on, lodg'd at cousin Gookin's, and were kept safe. Tuesday and Wednesday did our business, and came home on Thorsday.

Augt 25th feria Sexta, Mr. Richard Wilkins being blind

south, on Amos Richardson; west, on Bishop's Lane (now Hawley Street); east, on Thomas Marshall and Robert Keayne. This was Brightman's great pasture.

March 7, 1705-6. (Suff. Deeds, Lib. XXII. f. 475) Joshua Eaton, of Reading, and wife, Ruth, sold Henry Brightman the little pasture of thirtyeight rods six feet, being land formerly Nathaniel Bishop's, bounded, south, by Brightman; west, by Bishop's lane; north, by Joshua Davis; east, by Mumford.

Henry Brightman left a widow, Abiel, and sons, Henry and Joseph, both victuallers. By Suff. Deeds, Lib. XXX. f. 98, and Lib. XXXII. f. 49, it seems the Little pasture was 110 feet on the south line, 150 feet on Bishop's alley, 40 feet on Davis, 137 feet east, on Brown.

Also Brightman's widow had a house which was 27 feet on Marlborough (Washington) Street, north, 25 feet on John Gray, and with it a yard and another house and lot, which came to the west side of Bishop's Alley, there measuring 15 feet.

We conclude, then, that Brightman's pasture was on the east side of Hawley Street, the second lot from Summer Street, and reached, probably, across Franklin Street. - EDS.

and helpless, goes to Milton to live and dye there with his daughter Thacher. Mr. Gray and others ride after the coach. He call'd and took leave as he went along: I and my wife went to him as he sat in the Coach.

Augt — at the South Church, Mr. Tho. Bridge pray'd, Mr. Pemberton preach'd: just as had done his Sermon and stood up to pray, a Cry of Fire was made, by which means the Assembly was broken up, but it pleas'd God the Fire was wonderfully Quench'd. The wind was Southwardly, so that if it had proceeded from the Tavern Ancor,' probably the old Meeting House and Townhouse must have been consumed and a great part of the Town beside. Ministers express'd great Thankfullness in the Afternoon for this Deliverance. Dr. Incr. Mather pray'd, Mr. Willard preach'd and then pray'd. Mr. Thacher and Mr. Danforth sup'd with us.

Augt. 29. rode to Roxbury Lecture. Visited Mr. Bayley. Mr. Walter preach'd from [Psalm] 119-71. It is good for me that I have been Afflicted: Kept from sin, made more fruitfull, shew me wherefore Thou contendest with me. Waited on Madam Dudley home, presented her with Mr. Fowl's Books for Gov! and self. Saw my Daughter there. Son was getting in Hay.

Feria septima, Sept 9. 1704. Col. Hathorne and I set out for Bridgewater, Sam. Moodey waits on me. Bait at Braintry. A Taunton man, Mason, overtakes us and becomes a very good Pilot to us through the wilderness. Dine late at Waldo's upon the edge of Bridgewater. Got to Howard's about a quarter of an hour before Sun-set. Sept 10. Mr. Keith administred Baptisme and the Lords super, whereby my Missing the Administration of it at home, was supplyed.

Sept 11 Rode to Taunton; from thence Capt. Leñard

1 We have mentioned (Vol. I. pp. 89, 461) the Blue Anchor Tavern. As it was on Washington Street, the second estate north of Little, Brown, & Co.'s book-store, a south wind would have carried the flame as Sewall says. .EDS.

and Mr. King accompanied us through very bad way. Dined at Luther's. I was threaten'd with my sore Throat: but I went to Bed early at Mr. Sparhawk's, pin'd my Stocking about my Neck, drunk a porringer of Sage Tea, upon which I sweat very kindly. The pain of my Throat was the more painfull to me, for fear of my being rendred unable to goe to Court next morning; and then the Court must have fallen, for was only Major Walley with us. Sept 12. I was so well recover'd as to go to the Court, not losing any time. Sept: 13. grew very well. Sept 14. Adjourn'd the Court sine die. Dined at Col. Byfield's with the Justices at Papasquash.1 From thence the Gentlemen accompanyed us to the Ferry: Lodg'd at Mr. Smith's at Rehoboth. Sept 15. Baited at Slack's; Dined at Billenges. At Dedham met the Comisioners going to New-York, Col. Townsend, Mr. Leverett: Gave Mr. Leverett my Letter to Mr. Williams: In it was a Letter of Credit for some Money not exceeding Ten Ounces. Visited my Dear little Judith. Got home about Sunset or a little after. Laus Deo.

Monday, 7r. 11th Mr. Robert Hawkins dies in the Afternoon. 7r. the 12th buried; Hill, Williams, Checkley, Belknap, Cole, Emory, Bearers. Great Funeral.

Sept 12th Mrs. Tuthill falls through a Trap Door into the cellar, breaks her right Thigh just above the knee, so that the bones pierce through the skin.

Sept 19. Mrs. Tuthill dies.

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Thorsday, 7 14th. Mr. William Hubbard, of Ipswich, goes to the Lecture, after to Col. Apletons: Goes home, sups, and dyes. that night.

Thorsday, 7 21. 1704. Mrs. Mary Tuthill, widow, buried; Gov, L Gov', Capt. Smith at the Funeral. Bear

1 A part of the town of Bristol, R. I. EDS.

2 Rev. William Hubbard, born in England, 1621. By request of the Colonial authorities he wrote a history of New England, his compensatiou being £50. He published other historical and biographical works. — Eds.