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Note. The number of Voters at first was 86. Connell 1986 Tuesday, May, 31. Mr. S. Stoddard marries Madam Shrimpton privatly. See Aug. 13. 1708. This week Mrs. Blower dies, then her Husband: Capt. Sill, Mr. Lemon, and Alas, alas! June, 3. The Reverd Mr. Pierpont dies at Reading; a very great Loss!

June, 3. Mary returns well from Wenham. Laus Deo. May. 26. Mrs. Sarah Pemberton buried. Bearers Sewall, Sergeant; Walley, Checkly; Hill, Williams.

June, 6. Artillery-day. I went with Mr. John Williams, of Dearfield, to the Funeral of Mr. Pierpont at Reading. His Bearers were Leverett, Brattle; Wadsworth, Colman; Green, Fox. Mr. Jonathan Corwin and I followed next after the Relations: None else of the Council there.

Mrs. Wyllys dyed this day.

June 8. Mrs. Wyllys buried. Bearers Cook, Sewall; Phillips, Lynde; Hill, Marion.

June, 22, 1709. Going to visit sick Mr. Gerrish, Samuel; I met Dr. Mather, who tells me that yesterday, he was 70. years old; so was born June, 21. 1639.

June, 17. 1709. Friday, I treat the Gov at Homes's: had two dishes of Green pease: Sir Charles Hobbey, Mr. Comissary, Mr. Leverett, Lt Col. Ballentine, Mr. Pemberton, Major Pigeon, Capt. of the Matroses, Eleven in all: paid 36 June, 24. Elisa. Davis, Widow, is buried; Mr. Dering, Hill; Williams, Meers; Blish, Draper, Bearers. They invited me and my wife by sending us good Gloves.

June, 27. Col. Hutchinson, Townsend, Mr. Speaker, and Col. Checkley meet at my house in the Afternoon to discourse with Mr. Allen about Imprinting the Bills. He offers to doe it for 2a a Plate; he had 1 last.

Midweek, July, 13. 1709. N.B. Last night, between 2 or 3 hours after midnight, my wife complain'd of Smoak; I presently went out of Bed, and saw and felt the Chamber very full of Smoak to my great Consternation. I slipt on

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my Cloaths except Stockings, and run out of one Room into another above, and below Stairs, and still found all well but my own Bed-chamber. I went into Garret and rouz'd up David, who fetch'd me a Candle. My wife fear'd the Brick side was a-fire, and the children endangered. She fled thither, and call'd all up there. While she was doing this, I felt the partition of my Bed-Chamber Closet warm; which made me with fear to unlock it, and going in I found the Deal-Box of Wafers all afire, burning livelily; yet not blazing. I drew away the papers nearest to it, and call'd for a Bucket of Water. By that time it came, I had much adoe to recover the Closet agen: But I did, and threw my Water on it, and so more, and quench'd it thorowly. Thus with great Indulgence GOD saved our House and Substance, and the Company's Paper. This night, as I lay down in my Bed, I said to my Wife, that the Goodness of God apeared, in that we had a Chamber, a Bed, and Company. If my Wife had not waked me, we might have been consumed. And it seems admirable, that the opening the Closet-Door did not cause the Fire to burst forth into an Unquenchable Flame. The Box was 18 inches over, Closet full of loose papers, boxes, Cases, some Powder. The Window-Curtain was of Stubborn Woolen and refus'd to burn though the IronBars were hot with the fire. Had that burnt it would have fired the pine-shelves and files of Papers and Flask and Bandaliers of powder. The Pine-Floor on which the Box stood, was burnt deep, but being well plaister'd between the Joysts, it was not burnt through. The Closet under it had Hundreds of Reams of the Company's1 Paper in it. The plaistered Wall is mark'd by the Fire so as to resemble a Chimney back. Although I forbad mine to cry Fire; yet quickly after I had quench'd it; the Cham

1 Probably the paper belonged to the Society for Propagating the Gospel, for printing the Indian Bible. - EDS.

ber was full of Neighbours and Water. The smell of Fire pass'd on me very much; which lasted some days. We imagine a Mouse might take our lighted Candle out of the Candle-stick on the hearth and dragg it under my closetdoor behind the Box of Wafers. The good Lord sanctify this Threatening; and his Parental Pity in improving our selves for the Discovery of the fire, and Quenching it. The Lord teach me what I know not; and wherein I have done amiss help me to doe so no more!

July, 21. A Council is warn'd to meet presently after Lecture before Dinner. The Gov" took up Col. Vetch with him, who sat at the end of the Table leaning his Elbow on the Arm of the Gov's Chair; They both urg'd the sending a Flagg of Truce to Port-Royal, to fetch off Capt. Myles and others. Mr. Secretary and I oposed it as that that would expose us to be ridicul'd by our Enemies; they would detain our Flagg during their pleasure; the Canada Expedition being known to them. I mention'd the Suddeñess of the Council. So the Gov adjourn'd it to Friday at 2. p. m.

Friday, July, 22. Maxwell warns me again to attend the Gov at 11. mane in Council. Gov and Col. Vetch sat as yesterday, and vehemently urged the sending a Flagg of Truce for poor Myles, as the Gov often spake. Mr. Secretary and I opos'd it. Mr. Em Hutchinson said would doe no good. I mention'd that it might be laid before the Gen' Court that was to sit on Tuesday. But the Gov" first order'd that to be prorogued to the next week; however that was not so far gon but it might have been stay'd; for nothing was entred. I considered also the daily Expectation of the Fleet's arrival, where we might have further direction. I mention'd the parting with Men, Sloops, Provisions in vain. Col. Foster, with some Heat, said, He was ashâm'd to hear any mention Charge! Mr. Secretary hinted they would by our Flagg have notice the Fleet was not come. But all was re

jected with disdain. Col. Vetch urg'd once and again, that if Capt. Myles were not sent for, it might tempt him to turn to the French, as Du Bart did. Twas urg'd that the Flagg was going when Col. Vetch, arrived; and that caused us unanimously to surcease, and to dismiss Col. Taylor. That was blown off as nothing. I spake against sending the Strong Beer to Supercass,' he had dealt basely at New-found-Land and at Port Royal. Col. Vetch urg'd, that if they deny'd to send our Captives, they should know how to Treat the French Prisoners: I answer'd, we knew already: The French had broke their Faith in not sending the Captives. Capt. Tuthill's Accounts.

In the evening, Mr. Mayhew and I bath our selves in Charles River behind Blackston's point.

July, 23. Mr. Mayhew goes to Natick to preach there to morrow. Between 4 and 5. p. m. is a great Gust of Wind and Rain.

July, 25. Mr. Banister dyes.

July, 26. Go to Cambridge Court with Major Walley by Charlestown, got thither before Col. Hathorne. Got home to the Funeral.

July, 27th lodge at Mr. Brattle's.

July. 28. Finish the Court, and get to Boston so as to hear great part of Mr. C. Mather's Fast-Prayer, and Dr. Mather's Sermon out of PS. 72. Amen, and Amen.

Augt 5. The Gernsey arrives 4 weeks from New-found.. Land, in whom comes Col. Moodey, the Gov" he brought thither. This morn, Madam Shepard dies, which I heard of at Charlestown, whither I went to Lecture. Mr. Bradstreet preached from PS. 46. 1. a Present help &c.

Augt. 6. Saturday, Madam Shepard is laid in the

1 Brouillan succeeded Villebon in the government of Acadie in 1702, and was himself succeeded, at his death, by M. Subercase. The latter successfully defended Port Royal from the Provincials under Colonel Marsh; but, as we shall see, was obliged, in 1710, to surrender to a new expedition. – EDS.

Tomb with her Excellent Husband and Son. Bearers Mr. Neh. Hobart, Mr. Peter Thacher; Mr. Angier, Mr. John Danforth; Mr. Colman, Mr. Bradstreet. She died at her Grandaughter Holman's at Milton and was brought thence to Charlestown by Water, and buried from her own House. I and Col. Phillips followed the Mourners, Capt. Belchar and the President next. But very few there besides Re

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Augt 9th Col. Hobbey's Regiment musters, and the Gov orders the Maquas to be there and see them; and acquainted them there was not one of those Men in Arms they had seen at Roxbury. At night Sir Charles had a great Treat for the Gov', 5 Maquas, &c.

Augt 11th The Gov has the 5 Maquas to the Castle and Nantasket to shew them the strength of the Fort and of the Five Men of War. They spread all their Finery to set out their Ships. Note. As I came from Charlestown

1 This was Anna (Tyng), widow of Rev. Thomas Shepard. Her daughter Anna (or Hannah) married Daniel Quincy, cousin of Mrs. Sewall. (See Vol. I. p. xxiii.) — Eds.

2 These were, evidently, the five chiefs of the Maquas [Vol. I. 329] or Mohawks, then en route for England. Neal (Hist. of New England, p. 602) says they were Teeyeeneenhogaprow and Sagayeanquaprahton of the Maquas, Elowohkaom and Ohneeyeathtonnoprow of the River Sachem, and the Ganajohahore Sachem. He calls them "four Indian Kings of the Six Nations that lye between New England and Canada." In England considerable attention was paid them, and the Queen promised to send missionaries. In New York Documents, V. 224, is a note of a council held Aug. 19, 1710, at which Kaquendero was the orator, and he mentions "those of our nation who have lately been in England." In Notes and Queries, 2d S. VIII. 417, 455, we find mention of a letter written by these chiefs, dated Boston, July 21, 1710, directed to Archbishop Tenison, on occasion of their safe arrival. Two of the names are Sagayouquaraughta and Etawacom. Addison, in No. 50 of the Spectator, refers to them, and makes the third chief E Tow O Koam,

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King of the rivers." It is mentioned that Matthew, Lord Aylmer, entertained them on board the Royal Sovereign in 1710; and that they were received by Her Majesty, Queen Anne, April 19, 1710, "in great ceremony." Major Pigeon, one of the officers who came over with them, read a speech, printed by Neal, p. 603. They sailed from Plymouth, in the "Dragon," May 7, 1710.- Eds.