for a Passage to Rode-Island, or Bristol. There lay windbound. Sept 8. Mr. Danforth and I go to Tisbury Meeting, Mr. Josia Torrey preach'd forenoon: Mr. Danforth after Noon. Return'd to Chases to Mr. Bromfield. Sept 9. Monday, embark'd with a scant wind; put in to Tarpoling Cove: Mr. Bromfield not yielding to go to Cushnet. There spake with Darby who shew'd us the prisoners Fines: Spake with Mr. Weeks.

Sept 10. Gave the Squaw that has lost her feet, Ten pounds of Wool. When the Tide serv'd, sail'd for Cushnet, had a good passage; lodg'd at Capt. Pope's; he not at home borrowed six pounds of Mr. Pope; were well entertain'd there. Sept 11. Wednesday, Five Indians carried Mr. Bromfield in a chair from Spooner's, to Assowamset, and so to Taunton. Twas near midnight by that time we got there, where by Leonard, whom we accidentally met late at night, we were inform'd the Bristol Court was not held for want of Justices; and that Maj Walley and Mr. Leverett adjourn'd de die in diem; Jurymen murmur'd. This put me upon new Straits: but I resolv'd to go to Bristol, and so did, next day, Sept 12. Thorsday, Capt. Hodges's son waiting on me: got thither about 2. Saved the Afternoon. Mr. Blagrove is cast, Asks a Chancery' in writing; Major Walley and Leverett will by no means suffer it: I earnestly press'd for it. 13, 14. Court held, and then adjourn'd sine die. But twas so late, there was no getting out of Town.

Sept 15. Lord's Day, Mr. Sparhawk preaches forenoon; Mr. Sever in the Afternoon. Sup at Mr. Pain's.

Sept 16. By Mr. Niles's Importunity, I set out with him for Narraganset. Din'd at Bright's: while Diñer was getting ready I read in Ben Johnson, a Folio:

1 See Province Laws, I. 373 (Sect. 4). Compare Province Laws, I. 285, 356.- EDS.

Wake, our Mirth begins to dye:
Quicken it with Tunes and Wine.
Raise your Notes; you'r out; fie, fie,
This drowsiness is an ill sign.

We banish him the Quire of Gods

That droops agen:

Then all are men

For here's not one but nods.

Fol. 13.

Sejanus

great and high

The

[world] knows only 2, thats Rome and I,
My Roof receives me not, 'tis Aer I tread
And at each step I feel my advanced head
Knock out a Star in Heaven

f. 144.

Howere the Age she lives in doth endure
The vices that she breeds above their Cure.
211.

I went to wait on Gov' Cranston: but found him not at home. Ferried over, got to Narraganset shoar a little before sunset. Twas in the night before we got to our Lodging about 5. miles off the Ferry. Tuesday and Wednesday spent in settling Bounds between Niles and Hazard; and the widow Wilson; at last all were agreed. I was fain to forgo some Acres of Land to bring Niles and Hazard to Peace and fix a convenient Line between them.

Thorsday 7 19. Forenoon I got Mr. Mumford, the Surveyor, to goe with us, and we found out and renew'd the Bounds of an 80 Acre Lot, just by Place's. Place went with us and assisted. After Diñer, went to Point Judith, was pleased to see the good Grass and Wood, there is upon the Neck. Just as we came there the Triton's Prise Pass'd by, all her sails abroad, fresh Gale, S. S. W., standing for Newport. News Letter, 7 30.8 4. Woman of the house sick; House miserably out of Repair. Twas night by that time we got home. Friday, Sept 20. go into the Quakers Meeting-house, about 35. long 30 wide, on Hazard's Ground that was mine. Acknowledge a Deed

to Knowls, of Eight Acres, reserving one Acre at the Corner for a Meetinghouse. Bait at Capt. Eldridges. From thence to the Fulling-mill at the head of Coêset [Coweset] Cove, and there dine; a civil woman, but sorrowfull, dress'd our diñer. From thence Niles brings me to Turpins at Providence, and there Bait: From thence over Blackston's River, and there I send him back, and travail alone to Freeman's, where I meet with Piriam, the underSheriff, and Capt. Watts, whose company was helpfull to

me.

Satterday, Sept 21. Baited at Devotion's, who was very glad to see me. Din'd at Billinges; by Piriam and him was inform'd of Mr. Bromfields being well at home. Baited at Dedham. Was Trim'd at Roxbury; my Barber told me the awfull News of the Murder of Mr. Simeon Stoddard,2 in England, which much saddened me. Got home a little before Sunset: found all well, Laus Deo.

Sept 25. Mr. Bromfield and I took the Hackney Coach to wait on the Gov: met his Excellency on this side the Gate; went out of the Coach and Complemented him, and then went on and visited Mr. Bailey.

Nov 7th 1706. I invited the Gov!, Col. Tyng, Mr. Sol. Stoddard, Simeon, Mr. Pemberton, Capt. Belchar, Mr. Bromfield, Capt. Southack. I supos'd Mr. Stoddard had

1 It is to be remembered that Blackstone's River, at Attleborough Gore, was named after William Blackstone, the first settler at Boston. In 1849, the late L. M. Sargent printed some notes showing that, very probably, descendants of the emigrant, bearing the name of Blackstone, still survive. EDS.

2 Simeon Stoddard, Jr., was born Oct. 20, 1682. The following sermon is in the Society's library:

"The Just Man's Prerogative, a Sermon preached privately Sept. 27, 1706, on a Solemn Occasion; for the Consolation of a Sorrowful Family, Mourning over the Immature Death of a Pious Son, viz, Mr. Simeon Stoddard, who was found Barbarously Murdered, in Chelsea-Fields near London, May, 14, 1706. By. S. Willard. Boston, N. E. Printed by B. Green. Sold by Nicholas Boone at his Shop, 1706." 16mo. pp. 28. It contains no information about Mr. Stoddard, or the circumstances of his death. - EDS.

preach'd the Lecture. Mr. Cotton Mather preach'd. He did not pray for the Super. Court, or Judges in his first prayer, that I took notice of: but in his last, mention'd the Gen' Court, and any Administrations of Justice. I invited him to dine by Mr. Cooke; He said he was engag'd.

Nov 8. There is a Hearing of Roxbury, Spring Street, about another Meeting-house, and of Billericay proprietors and Farmers. Deputies Treat the Gov' at Homes's.

Lords-Day, Nov! 10. Andrew Belchar, Nicholas Bows, Debora Green, and Sarah are baptised by Mr. Wil

lard.

Tingitur Andreas, Nicolaus, Debora, Sarah.
This morning Tom Child, the Painter,' died.

Tom Child had often painted Death,
But never to the Life, before:

Doing it now, he's out of Breath;
He paints it once, and paints no more.

Thorsday 2 8 17. Son and daughter Sewall and their little Rebeca, son Hirst and his family, dine with us: all here but Joseph. He keeps his Thanksgiving at Cambridge.

Friday, 8 18. I visit Mr. Baily: as I enter, he saith, I am even gon, even gon! said he had a Fever; the night before and that day had subdued his Nature. In his Paroxism said, Cutting, Cutting, Cutting all to pieces: My Head, my Head; could not bear the Boys choping without door.

1 Thomas Child's will (Suff. Wills, lib. 16. f. 200) is dated Jan. 14, 1702, 1703; proved Oct. 13, 1706. He is termed painter-stainer. He makes his wife, Katherine, his executrix, mentions his mother, Alice Martin,

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now living in Fryer Lane in Thames Street, London," and his "brotherin-law, John Martin, now in Boston." Sewall's lines evidently imply that he was a portrait-painter; and here may be the long sought-for artist who preceded Peter Pelham. EDS.

2 These few entries in Sbr., i. e., October, seem to be misplaced. — EDS.

Tuesday, 8 22. I go to Roxbury Lecture, Mr. Cotton Mather preach'd from 1 Jn° 5. 13. Concerning Assurance, with much affecting Solidity and Fervor. Went to see Mr. Baily, whose Mouth and Tongue were so furr'd, he could hardly speak at first: said he had been a long time in a storm at the Harbours Mouth, hôp'd he should not be swallow'd on Quicksands, or split on Rocks. God had not yet forsaken him, and he hop'd He never would. Said, Here I Wait!

Wednesday, 8 23. Court meets; but the GovTM has signified his pleasure that nothing be done till he come from Piscataqua: Adjourn till 3 p. m. after Lecture tomorrow. After Diñer I go and take the Acknowledgment of Mr. Nathan' Henchman and Aña his wife to a Deed to their Brother, the schoolmaster: She was lying on the Bed sick of a Fever; yet very sensible and set her hand to the Receipt.

Thorsday, 8 24. Mr. Wadsworth apears at Lecture in his Perriwigg. Mr. Chiever is griev'd at it. Court meets, read Mr. Secretary's Letter to Mr. Constantine Phips; adjourn to Ten in the morn. This day I am told of Mr. Torrey's kinswoman, Betty Symmes,' being brought to Bed of a Bastard in his house last Monday night. I visit Mr. Chiever.

Feria Sexta, Nov 8, 1706. I visited Mr. Bayley; find his sister Cheyny with him. He was very low at first;

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1 We refer to this misadventure merely to note the name. It seems that the widow of Captain William Symmes married Rev. John Torrey, of Weymouth, whose death is noted a few months later. - EDS.

2 Daniel Cheney, of Newton, married Sarah Bailey in 1665, according to Jackson's History. Savage seems to be somewhat in doubt about this Rev. James Bayley, but from the names of his relatives it seems clear that he was the son of John Bailey, of Salisbury, by his wife Eleanor Emery. Sewall says he was born July, 1642; while Savage says Sept. 12, 1650, H. C. 1669. Sewall's date is hard to reconcile with the other births, and the year of graduating. Savage also considers that he was ordained at Weymouth, in 1703, and notes that the Roxbury record calls him Esquire. He seems to have never been settled long in any place, and perhaps was hardly recognized as a full "reverend," though Italicised. — Eds.