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Gleanings fm New England History. By James Savage, 
 LL. D,, A. A. S., S. H. Pr. '^ 
 
 Collegisse juvat. 
 
 During the summer months of 1842, in a visit to England, 
 I was chiefly occupied with searching for materials to illus- 
 trate our early annals ; and although disappointment was a 
 natural consequence of some sanguine expectations, yet labor 
 was followed by success in several. Accident threw in my 
 way richer acquisitions which were secured with diligence. 
 
 First among my successful perquisitions was the will of 
 Isaac Johnson, Esquire, husband of the lady Arbella, daugh- 
 ter of the Earl of Lincoln, and often regarded (especially by 
 the first chief Justice Sewall, see Prince's Annals, pp. 316 
 and 319 of Ed, 1826) as the founder of our city of Boston. 
 Governor Hutchinson, in a note on p. 16 of Vol. I. gives 
 several provisions of a will, executed April 28 in the 5th of 
 Charles I. i. e. 1629, in his time remaining on the Massa- 
 chusetts files, but which JMr. Felt has not been so happy as 
 to discover. In the same note, he says Johnson made 
 another will before his death, and appointed John Hampden, 
 Esquire, one of his executors, with Winthrop and Dudley. 
 This instrument of 8th March following, though of near a year 
 later date, is, also, of 5th of Charles I. his accession being 
 27th" March, 1625, two days only after the new year by old 
 style. I asked a copy of it, but was careful enough to exam- 
 ine that copy by the original Record. Some slight correc- 
 tions, after the attestation, were found necessary, in my 
 opinion, to express the exact tmth. 
 1 
 
2 Gleanings for Neiv England History. 
 
 " Extracted from the Registry of the Prerogative Court of 
 
 Canterbury. 
 In the name of God Amen I Isaack Johnson beinge by 
 the Grace of God forthwith to undertake a voyage into New 
 England in America and well weighing the uncertaine con- 
 dicon of all earthly things and especially of the life of man 
 Do for the * pnte dispose of my personall estate in manner 
 and forme following And first whereas I have already in and 
 by the same deed by wch I have settled the inheritance 
 of all my lands tenements and hereditaments in such sorte 
 manner and forme as my earnest desire is the same should 
 goe and bee enjoyed in case I should happen to dye without 
 issue of my body lawfully begotten disposed all those my 
 inclosed grounds in Brandeston commonly called the Bury 
 field unto the use of Richard Knightly Frauncis NichoUs John 
 Readinge Esquires John Buder John Smith and John 
 Holled gents for the terme of one and twenty years from 
 the time of my death To the intent that they and the sur- 
 vivor of them and the Executors and administrators of the 
 survivor of them should dispose thereof and of the rents 
 issues and profitts thereof during the said terme to such 
 pson and persons ,and in such sorte manner and forme and 
 under such provisoes condicons and limitacons as I by my 
 last Will and Testament in writing or by any other writing 
 by me subscribed shall lymitt sett downe and appointe I 
 doe by this my pnte last Will and Testament lymitt sett 
 downe and appointe that they my said trustees and the 
 survivor of them and the executors and administrators of the 
 survivor of them shall dispose of such of the rents issues and 
 profitts of the said Bury feilde as shall amount to the full 
 satisfaccon and value of all such debts as I shall owe at the 
 time of my decease to and for the payment and satisfaction 
 thereof and that my said debts and all monies that shall 
 growe due for or in respect of the forbearance thereof shal 
 bee first paide out of the said rents issues and profitts And 
 that after my debts paid they my said trustees shall dispose 
 of the rest and residue of the said terme of one and twentie 
 years which shal bee then to come and unexpired And of 
 the rents issues and profitts of the said Bury feilde during 
 
 * Abbreviation, in the engrossing hand, for present. 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 3 
 
 the said residue of the said terme In manner following vizt. 
 onethird parte thereof to Mr. Abraham Johnson my father 
 another third part thereof the whole in three equall parts to 
 be divided to and amonge my bretheren and sister the rest 
 of the children of my said father that shal be then livinge 
 and the remayninge third pte thereof to my executors to be 
 disposed by them to and amonge such of my poore kindred as 
 they shall thinke fitt and doe also hereby bequeath after the 
 payment of my debts and legacies one third pte of my other 
 psonall estate wch I shall have in England at the time of 
 my death the whole in three equall parts to be divided to 
 my said father another third parte thereof to and among 
 my said bretheren and sister and the remayning third pte 
 thereof my will is my executors shall dispose to and amonge 
 such of my poore kindred as they shall thinke fitt And as to 
 such of my psonall estate as I shall have in New England 
 in America or in any other place then in the Kingdome of 
 England att the time of my death my will and minde is that 
 the right honourable the Lady Arbella my wife shall after 
 my debts and other Legacies paid have one third pte thereof 
 (the whole in three ptes to be equally divided) And that 
 one third pte of the remayning two parts (the said two 
 partes in three to be divided) shall goe and be disposed to the 
 Governor and company of the Massachusetts Bay in New 
 England aforesaid to and for the benefitt of their plantacons 
 there And that the residue thereof shall goe and be equallie 
 divided amonge my said brethren and sister And I doe 
 make and constitute John Hampden of Hampden in the 
 countie of Buckingham Esquire John Winthrop of Groton in 
 the countie of Sufk. Esquire and the said John Reading and 
 John Holled and Thomas Dudley of Clipsham in the countie 
 of Rudand Esquire to be the executors of this my last Will 
 and doe give unto the said John Hampden three pounds of 
 lawfuU monies to make him a ringe of and for the like unto 
 the said John Winthrop Thomas Dudley and John Holled 
 five pounds apeece of like lawfull monies And to the said 
 John Reading Tenn pounds of like monies for their paynes 
 and care to bee taken in the execution of this my Will In 
 Witness whereof I have hereunto sett my hand and scale the 
 eighth day of March Anno Dom. 1629 And I doe hereby 
 revoke all other Wills Isa Johnson 
 
 2 
 
4 Gleanings for New England Hiitory. 
 
 Signed sealed and published thees two sheets to bee my 
 last Will in the presence of Ric Fitche Philip Johnson 
 Edward Greene. 
 
 Probatum fuit testamentum supradictum apud London 
 coram venerabili viro domino Henrico^ Marten milite legum 
 doctore Curiae Prerogativse Cantuariensis magistro custode 
 sive Comissario legitime constituto primo die mensis Julii 
 anno dmni millesimo sexcentesimo tricesimo primo Jura- 
 mento Johannis Reading unius executorum in hujusmodi 
 testamentonominatorum cui Commissa administratio omnium 
 et singulorum bonorum jurium et creditorum died defu-ncti 
 de bene et fideliter administrando eadem ad Sancta Dei 
 Evangelia Jurato Reservata potestate similera Coramissionem 
 faciend Johanni Hampden Johanni Winthropp Johapni Holled 
 et Thomse Dudley Ceteris Executoribus etiam in hujusmodi 
 testamento nominatis cum venerint seu alter eorum venerit 
 eandem petitur. Chas Dyweley ^ 
 
 John Iggulden > Deputy Registers, 
 
 W F GOSTLING ) 
 
 Interest, by a greater number, no doubt, in our country^ 
 will be found in the result of investigations at Cambridge 
 and Oxford. The records, at least those preceding the 
 middle of the seventeenth century, examined by me, are kept 
 on very different plans at the two Universities. Resort must 
 be had to the registry of the particular College, at which a 
 student is entered, in Cambridge, to ascertain the time of 
 such entry, but the University registry gives the date of 
 matriculation, (which may be long after,) shows also the 
 College of which he is then a member, (and this may be a 
 different one from that in which he began,) and exhibits 
 under each year the catalogue of the several degrees. Be- 
 fore 1604 the number only of bachelors is found, without 
 their names ; so that it is uncertain in what year Peter 
 Bulkley, John Cotton, Robert Peck, John Robinson or 
 Nathaniel Ward received their first degrees, though we 
 know such honors were conferred, from the annunciation of 
 their rank as masters under their respective years. An 
 index, generally very accurate, facilitates much the inquiry 
 
 ' Sir Henry Marten, LL. D., judge of the Prerogative Court, was father of Henry 
 Marten, the regicide, who was not executed, being spared. Bishop Burnet thinks, on 
 account of his vice and blasphemy, which helped him to many friends. 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 5 
 
 for graduates. The matriculation book shows the several 
 orders, or styles of living, in which students are entered, as 
 Richard ' Saltonstall, Mr. 1 Convictus, i. e. Fellow commoner, 
 matriculated 14th Deer. 1627; John Harvard, 2 Conv. in the 
 second order of living, i. e. pensioner, or one who pays his own 
 expenses, matriculated 7th July, 1631 ; and Simon Brad- 
 street, in third order, i. e. a sizer, one who needs assistance, 
 matriculated 9th July, 1618. At Oxford, on the contrary, 
 all the students subscribe their names in one book to certain 
 Articles on matriculation ; and in another volume, under 
 each College, in every year, is entered each student's name 
 with a description, as in the list will be shown. No sub- 
 scription, however, even on receiving the degrees, was 
 required at Cambridge previous to 1616 ; and the order of 
 the Royal pedant, introducing this innovation, was for a 
 season resisted by the University. One advantage of sub- 
 scription, besides that of the handwriting, is, that it gives the 
 manner of spelling the name at the same time. 
 
 Without success I sought for the names of some of the 
 reverend fathers of New England, at Cambridge ; and leave 
 to more persevering inquiry than was within my power, at 
 Oxford, to find John Avery, Francis Dane, Nathaniel Eaton, 
 Henry Green, Robert Lenthall, John Maverick, Thomas 
 Mayhew, Roger Newton, Edward Norris, James Parker, 
 Peter Prudden and John Warham, or either of them. Am- 
 ple satisfaction for my search will be seen in the following 
 list of early settlers in our country, including three most 
 eminent promoters of our cause, who came not over, who 
 were graduates at the University of Cambridge : 
 
 *Allen, Tho., of Gonville and Caius Coll. A. B. 1627 A. M. 1631 
 
 Ames, William, Christs 1607 
 
 *Blaxlon, William, Emanuel 1617 1621 
 
 ♦Bradstreet, Simon, " 1620 1624 
 
 Bulkley, Peter, St. Johns 1608 
 
 *Burre, Jonathan, "Bennet 1623 1627 
 
 ♦Carter, Thomas, St. Johns 1629 1633 
 
 *Chauncey, Charles, Trinity 1613 1617 b.d.i624. 
 
 *Child, Robert, Bennet 1631 1635 
 
 Cotton, John, Trinity 1606 
 
 Dalton, Timothy, St. Johns 1613 
 
 *Denton, Richard, Catherine Hall 1623 
 
 ' He did not have a degree, probably because he left the Uniyersity, before finish- 
 ing his studies, to accompany his lather. Sir Richard, to our country in April 1630. 
 " Since called Corpus Christi. 
 
6 
 
 Gleanings for Neiv England History. 
 
 *DLiclley,' Thomas, 
 *Dunster, Henry, 
 *Eaton, Samuel, 
 *Eliot, John, 
 *Fisli:, John, 
 *Gibson, Richard, 
 *Harvard, John, 
 
 Higginson, Francis, 
 
 Hooker, Thomas, 
 *Hubberd, Peter, 
 *James, Thomas, 
 *Leverich, William, 
 
 Maude, Daniel, 
 *Miller, John, 
 *Mihou, John, 
 *Moxon, George 
 *Norcrosse, Nathaniel, 
 "Norton, John, 
 
 Peck, Robert, 
 *Pierson, Abraham, 
 *Peters, Hugh, 
 *Phillipps, George, 
 *Phillips, John, 
 
 Robinson, John, 
 
 Rogers, Ezekiel, 
 *Rogers, Nathaniel, 
 *Shepard, Thomas, 
 *Sherman,^ John, 
 
 Skelton, Samuel, 
 
 Smith, Ralph, 
 *Stone, Samuel 
 *Symmes, Zacharye, 
 *Walton, William, 
 *Ward, John, 
 
 Ward, Nathaniel, 
 *Welde, Thomas, 
 *Wheelocke, Ralph, 
 *Wheelwright, John, 
 *Whiting, Samuel, 
 
 Wilson, John, 
 
 Those marked with a star had all subscribed, as in every 
 instance I saw. 
 
 Further research, by the Rev. Joseph Romilly, Registrar 
 of the University, enabled him, some weeks later, to enlarge 
 my list by the four additional names : 
 
 Baker, Nicholas, 
 Reyner, John, 
 Saxton, Peter, 
 Wetherill, William, 
 
 Emanuel A. 
 
 B. 1626 
 
 A.M 
 
 :. 1630 
 
 Magdalen 
 
 1630 
 
 
 1634 
 
 (( 
 
 1624 
 
 
 1628 
 
 Jesus 
 
 1622 
 
 
 
 Kings 
 
 1625 
 
 
 
 Magdalen 
 
 1635 
 
 
 
 Emanuel 
 
 1631 
 
 
 1635f/Jt»°d. 
 
 Jesus 
 
 1609 
 
 St. John's 
 
 1613 
 
 Emanuel 
 
 1607 
 
 
 1611 
 
 Magdalen 
 
 1625 
 
 
 1629 
 
 Emanuel 
 
 1614 
 
 
 1618 
 
 ti 
 
 1625 
 
 
 1631 
 
 (t 
 
 1606 
 
 
 1610 
 
 Gon. and Caius 
 
 1627 
 
 
 
 Christs 
 
 1628 
 
 
 1 coo <in abeaiiti- 
 tO'J'^J fulband. 
 
 Sydney 
 
 1623 
 
 
 
 Catherine Hall 
 
 1636 
 
 
 
 Peterhouse 
 
 1623 
 
 
 1627 
 
 Magdalen 
 
 
 
 
 1603 
 
 Trinity 
 
 1632 
 
 
 
 (( 
 
 1617 
 
 
 1622 
 
 Gon. and Caius 
 
 1613 
 
 
 1617 
 
 Emanuel 
 
 1614 
 
 
 1618 
 
 t( 
 
 
 
 1600 E.D.1607. 
 
 Rennet 
 
 1604 
 
 Christs 
 
 1608 
 
 Emanuel 
 
 1617 
 
 
 1621 
 
 (( 
 
 1623 
 
 
 1627 
 
 Trinity 
 
 1629 
 
 
 1633 
 
 Clare Hall 
 
 1611 
 
 
 1615 
 
 Christs 
 
 1613 
 
 
 
 Emanuel 
 
 1623 
 
 
 1627 
 
 i( 
 
 1620 
 
 
 
 (( 
 
 1621 
 
 
 1625 
 
 " 
 
 1626 
 
 
 1630 
 
 (( 
 
 
 
 1603 
 
 Trinity 
 
 1613 
 
 
 1618 
 
 Clare Hall 
 
 1626 
 
 
 1631 
 
 Sydney 
 
 1614 
 
 
 1618 
 
 Emanuel 
 
 1616 
 
 
 1620 
 
 Christs 
 
 1605 
 
 
 1609 
 
 St. Johns 
 
 A. B. 1631 
 
 A. M. 1635 
 
 Magdalen 
 
 1625 
 
 
 Trinity 
 
 
 1603 
 
 Rennet 
 
 1622 
 
 1626 
 
 ' Whether this were a son of Governor Dudley is uncertain, but not improbable. 
 
 ' In the Index of graduates in the University, I detected, 12 July, an error of date 
 against this name, which, on turning to the original record of the Senate, was forth- 
 with corrected by the Registrar of the University. 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 7 
 
 with the further information about this last : " He wrote his 
 name in two different ways, first, Wil. Weatherill, 2 Wil. 
 Wetherill," and he adds, that in searching for Henry Flint, 
 Hansard Knollys, John Lothrop and Henry Whitfield, he had 
 been unsuccessful. 
 
 By the Rev. Dr. Archdale, Master of Emanuel, and Vice 
 Chancellor of the University, the register of students admit- 
 ted at that house was shown me ; but in the parts examined 
 by me it was only copy of an older book. Of the other 
 Colleges and Halls I was unable to see the registers, because 
 it was vacation. Search among them would be interesting, 
 as they contain, of course, names of those who did not re- 
 main to receive degrees, as well as those who did. The time 
 from entry to first degree, which is conferred in January, 
 varies in several instances. Of the entry at Emannel I took 
 only these names : 
 
 Robinson, John, 1592 Ward, Nathaniel, 1596 
 
 Phillips, John, 1611 Whiting, Samuel, 1613 
 
 Rogers, Nathaniel, 1614 ^Bradstreet, Simon, 1617 
 
 Symmes, Zacharye, 1617 Shepard, Thomas, 1619 
 
 Stone, Samuel, 1620 Ward, John, 1622 
 
 Saltonstall, Richard, 1627 Harvard, John, 162S 
 
 Greater satisfaction is felt in examination of the registries 
 at Oxford, though a longer time is required for the search 
 than at Cambridge. Of graduates here the list in Wood's 
 Fasti goes back far enough for our purposes, but the printed 
 Catalogue of Cambridge begins with the Restoration in 1660. 
 My transcription of students admitted to matriculation is very 
 slender result of two days' work : 
 
 " JEdes Christi Adam Blakeman 23 May 1617 Staffordiensis plebei filius 
 annos natus 19." 
 
 "Aula Magdalensis 12 Novr. 1619 Herbertus Pelham Lincoln. Eq. Aura- 
 ti fil. an. nat. 18." 
 
 "^nei Nasi 28 Jan. 1619 William Tompson Lancast. Pleb. fil. an. 
 natus 22." 
 
 "Collegium Trinit. 3 Mart. 1619 Samuel Newman Oxon. pleb. fil. an. 
 nat. 17." 
 
 "Collegium Trinit., 19 May 1620 William Hooke Southamptoniensis Gene- 
 rosi filius annos natus 19." 
 
 ' From Mather we should receive the impression, that Bradstreet was not able to 
 remain at the University long enough to receive its honors ; and Farmer following 
 him makes him " one year at Emanuel College." He must have given three years 
 to earn his bacalaureate, and perhaps nearly four more for his master's degree. 
 
8 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 "Colleg- Lincolniense 20 Junii 1623 Joh. Oxenbridge Northampt. fil. 'Dan- 
 ielis Oxenbridge de ^Dentrie in Com. pred. Doctoris an. nat. 18." 
 
 "Colleg. Magdalens. 27 Junii 1623 Joh. Allen Oxon. fil. Roberti Allen de 
 Horley in Com. pred. pleb. an. nat. 18." 
 
 " Colleg. Omnium aniraarum 20 Feb. 1623 Marmadukus Mathews Glamor- 
 gan, fil. Mathaei Mathews de Swansey in Com. pred. pleb. an. nat. 18." 
 
 " Colleg. Jesu 30 April 1624 Johannes Jones ^Monuensis fil. Gul. Jones de 
 Abergevenia in com. pred. Plebei. annos natus 17." 
 
 " Hospitium Novum 18 Febr. 1624 Francis Bright London, fil. Edoardi 
 Bright de Londo. pi. an. nat. 22." 
 
 "Colleg. Lincoln. 16to. Martii 1626 Elias Corlet London, fil. Henrici Corlet 
 de London, pleb. annos nat. 17." 
 
 "Aula Magdalens. 16 Mart. 1648 Jac. Allen." 
 
 Of all the preceding names, subscribed by the parties, ex- 
 cept the last, I saw the proof. Perhaps, after the overthrow 
 of the government a few years earlier, subscription was not 
 required. Pelham's is in a beautiful hand at the top of the 
 list for the year in his college. 
 
 My time was too limited, at Oxford, to permit all the in- 
 vestigations that would be agreeable. Many were entered 
 at the University, without being matriculated afterwards ; 
 and many matriculated, no doubt, abandoned their rights 
 without reaching the honor of a degree, that would entitle 
 their names to entry in the Fasti. Some happier visiter 
 may increase my list. 
 
 Of the age of Samuel Newman the foregoing entry ena- 
 bles us to correct the errors of the Magnalia and of Increase 
 Mather. From the latter, in Wood's Athenae III. 648, let- 
 ters are quoted "that he thinks Mr. Sam. Newman, author 
 of the Concordance, was born in Yorkshire, and that (as he 
 takes it) he was in the 65th year of his age when he died." 
 No doubt his years were less than sixty-two. The Regis- 
 ter of Banbury, in Oxford, proves that the clergyman of that 
 parish "baptized May 24, 1602 Samuel Newman, son of 
 Richard Newman." The Fasti of Wood I. 392 sub an. 
 1620 gives him of « St. Edmund Hall A. B. 17 Oct." A 
 
 ' The excellent Editor of Wood's Athense supplies this certificate : 
 
 " ^des Christ! 1590 Octob. 30 Daniell Oxenbridg Warwicke Minister verb, del 
 aetat 17." Reg. Matric. P. fol. 2S. 
 
 He proceeded Bachelor of Arts May 9, 1593, and Master of Arts at the Act 1596. 
 Became Bachelor of Medicine with licence to practise, and D. of Med. May 23, 1620. 
 The above the father of John Oxenbridge of Boston, Massachusetts. 
 
 Philip Btiss, 
 
 July 28 1842. Registrar of the University. 
 
 ^ Usually vpritten Daventry, though pronounced according to the text. 
 
 ' Anglice, of Monmouth. 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 9 
 
 relation to Yorkshire he certainly had, for I find in the His- 
 tory of Hallamshire, by Rev. Jos. Hunter, folio, London, 
 1819, p. 283, Samuel Newman was presented to the chapel 
 of Midhope in Yorkshire, 1625 ; and that Mat. Booth, his 
 successor, was presented in 1635. 
 
 A partial deficiency of records of the Unversity, " during 
 the usurpation times," excluded me from information, prob- 
 ably, about Rev. Charles Morton, and from something more 
 than is told of Samuel Lee in the Fasti IL 111, sub an. 1648, 
 14 April, when he was created M. A. being of Magdalen 
 Hall; and, again, when Oliver Cromwell was Chancellor, 
 ib. 164 sub an 1651, 9 April, where his name stands the 
 second proctor, and " fellow of Wadham College " is added. 
 Wood says " the junior proctor being not of sufficient stand- 
 ing in the degree of master^ for the taking on him the pro- 
 curatorial office, at which time he was elected by the society 
 of his coll. the visiters dispensed with it by their order, dat. 
 22 Mar. 1650." 
 
 For our William Hooke, of New Haven, in the foregoing 
 list, the Fasti L 392, mentions his admission to B. A. 28 
 June 1620 and ib. 411 M. A. 7 July 1623, but this last 
 mentioned day is an error, as, on reference to the original 
 register O. fol. 260 of the University, it appears 26 May in 
 that year. 
 
 Henry Saltonstall and William Stoughton, sons of our 
 own college, we know were created fellows of New College 
 at Oxford, and that the latter is not named in the Fasti ; but 
 of the former is this notice: H. 172 sub an. 1652 " June 24, 
 Henr. Saltonstall, a knight's son, fellow of New Coll. by thtf 
 favour of the visitors, and doct. of phys. of Padua was then 
 incorporated. The said degree he took at JPadua in OcU 
 1649." This made me curious to see the recVds of New 
 College, which Dr. Williams, the Warden, exhibited, and 
 permitted extracts from the list of Fellows : " Henr. Salton- 
 stall 1653-1657, Med. Dr. Patavii and Oxoniae, Equ. aurati 
 filius Author. Pari. 1650. 
 
 " Gul. Stoughton A. Mr. antehac Acad. Nov. Angliae gra- 
 duatus, hie positus auth. Pari, rege reducj discessit 1660." 
 Here is, I suppose, a sufficient protest against such intrusion. 
 
 ' Four years standing, as master of arts, is by the Statutes, the Registrar informed 
 me, the qualification of eligibility for a proctor. 
 
10 
 
 Gleanings for New England history. 
 
 Perhaps the acquisition most valuable in the opinion of 
 our local antiquaries is my copious extracts from a MS. vol- 
 ume in folio at the Augmentation Office (so called), where 
 Rev. Joseph Hunter, one of the Record Commissioners, 
 presides, in Rolls Court, Westminster Hall. It contains the 
 names of persons, permitted to embark, at the port of Lon- 
 don, after Christmas 1634, to the same period in the follow- 
 ing year, kept generally in regular succession. This was 
 found only a few months since, and may not have been seen 
 by more than two or three persons for two hundred years. 
 
 The first page is for names of a few soldiers to serve un- 
 der Capt. Prichard at Gottenburgh ; the 2d, 3d and part of 
 4th pages are for persons bound to Virginia ; the next fist is 
 for St. Christophers ; then twelve several short lists of sol- 
 diers going on service, then a long list to go in the Hope- 
 well, Thomas Wood, master, to Barbadoes, entered 17th 
 Feb'ry ; then nine lists of soldiers for different parts of Flan- 
 ders or other countries. 
 
 But on p. 16, I find, "11 March 1634, theis underwritten 
 names are to be transported to New England, having brought 
 certificate from the Justices of the Peace &- Ministers of 
 the parish of St. Egyd. Cripplegate, the party hath taken 
 the oaths of allegiance and supremacy. Peter Howson, 31 
 years, and his wife Ellin Howson, 39 years old, and Turris 
 Lond. (parish,) Thomas Stares 31 years, Susan Johnson 
 12." Under 16 Mar. "to New England, imbarqued in the 
 Christ opher de Lo[ndon] John White, master, bound thither, 
 the men have taken the oath of allegiance and supremacy. 
 
 Francis Stiles, 
 
 35 yeres. 
 
 George Chappell, 
 
 20 yeres. 
 
 Thomas Basset, 
 
 37 
 
 Robert Robinson, 
 
 45 
 
 Thomas Stilesf- 
 Thomas Baijrer, 
 Jo. Dyer, * 
 
 20 
 
 Edward Patteson, 
 
 33 
 
 21 
 
 Francis Marshall, 
 
 30 
 
 28 
 
 Rich. Heylesp', 
 Tho. Halfoifl, 
 
 22 n 
 
 Jo. Harris, 
 
 28 
 
 20 
 
 James Horwood, 
 
 30 
 
 Tho. Hauksworth, 
 
 23 
 
 Jo. Reeves, 
 
 19 
 
 Jo. Stiles, 
 
 35 
 
 Tho. Foulfoot, 
 
 22 
 
 Henry Stiles, 
 
 40 y 
 
 Jaines Busket, 
 
 28 
 
 Jane B^orden, 
 Joan Stiles, 
 
 30 U 
 
 Tho. Cooper, 
 
 IS 
 
 35 
 
 Edward Preston, 
 
 13 
 
 Henry Stiles, 
 
 3 
 
 
 30 
 
 Jo. Stiles, 
 
 9 mo. 
 
 DliUhMJBiLLlull'Tnyi, 
 
 
 Rachell Stiles, 
 
 28 
 
 After this many lists of soldiers succeed ; but, p. 22, comes 
 "22 Mar. 1634, theis underwritten names are to be im- 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 11 
 
 barqued in the Planter, Nic. Trarice, master, bound for New 
 England, per certificate from Stepney parish, &. attestacon 
 from Sir Tho. Jay & Mr. Simon Mttskett, two- Justices"^ 
 the Peace ; the men have taken the oath of supremacy and 
 allegiance. f 
 
 a sawyer 
 glover 
 
 Nicholas Davies, 
 Sara Davies, 
 Joseph Davies, 
 William Locke, 
 Jo. Maddox, 
 James Launin, 
 
 40 yeres. Robert Stevens, 22 
 
 48 John More,' 24 
 
 13 James Haieward, 22 
 
 6 Judith Phippin, 16 
 
 43 
 26 
 
 a sawyer ] 
 a laborer 
 
 Next come embarkations 26 Mar. 1635, for Barbadoes 
 and St. Christophers ; but, p. 23, I find "1 Apr. in the 
 Hopewell of London, Wm. Bu/docke, for New England, 
 
 Jo. Cooper, 41 yeres. 
 
 Edmond Farrington, 47 
 Wm. Purryer, 36 
 
 Geo. Gnggs, 42 
 
 Phillip Kyrtland, 21 
 Nath'l. Kyrtland, 19 
 
 |. 
 
 Oney in Buckinghamshire 
 
 Theis have 
 taken the othe 
 of allegiance 
 and suprem- 
 acy. 
 
 Tho. Griggs, 
 Wm. Griggs, 
 Eliz. Griggs, 
 Mary Griggs, 
 James Griggs, 
 Mary Cooper, 
 Jo. Cooper, 
 Tho. Cooper, 
 Martha Cooper, 
 
 151 
 14 I 
 
 Children of 
 10 j- Geo. Griggs 
 6 aforesaid 
 2) 
 
 ., Q Children of 
 ~ >■ John Cooper 
 c aforesaid 
 
 of Landon "i 
 
 of Sherington > Buckinghamsh. 
 
 of Sherington ) 
 
 Wibroe, 42 yeres, wife of Jo. Cooper 
 Elizabeth, 49 wife of Edmond Farrington 
 Alyce, 37 wife of Wm. Purryer 
 Alyce, 42 wife of Geo. Griggs 
 
 Mary Purryer, 7 
 Sara Purryer, 5 
 Mathan Purryer, 18 mo. 
 
 Philip Phillips, 
 Sara Farrington, 
 Martha Farrington 
 Jo. Farrington, 
 Eliz. Farrington, i 
 
 Children of ™ „„„„„„ 
 
 Wm. Purryer ^^ P^"^'""^ 
 
 15 ser. to John Cooper 
 
 ■tn Children of 
 
 -, 1 Y Edmond Earring- 
 
 8J *°° 
 
 The next list is 2 April. " Theis underwritten names are 
 to be transported to New England, imbarqued in the Plant- 
 er, Nic. Trarice, master, bound thither. The parties have 
 brought certificate from the minister of <S*ea(iSt. Albans in 
 Hertfordshire, and attestacon from the Justices of Peace ac- 
 cording to the Lords' order. 
 
 John Tuttell, 
 Joan Tuttell, 
 John Lawrence, 
 Wm. Lawrence, 
 Marl^ Lawrence, 
 Abigail Tuttell, 
 Syraon Tuttell, 
 Sara Tuttell, 
 Jo. Tuttell, 
 
 ^eres. 
 
 39 
 
 Marie Chiltwood, 
 
 Yere«. 
 
 24 
 
 42 shoemaker 
 
 Tho. Olney, 
 
 35 
 
 17 
 12 
 
 9 
 
 6 husbandman 
 
 Mary Olney, 
 Tho. Olney, 
 Epenetus Olney, 
 Geo. Giddins, 
 
 30 
 3 
 I 
 
 25 
 
 4 
 
 James Giddins, 
 
 20 
 
 2 
 
 1 a tailor 
 
 Tho. Savage, a tailor 
 Richard Harvie, 
 
 ,27 
 22 
 
 husbandman 
 
 Francis Peboddy, 
 
 21 
 
12 
 
 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 husbandman 
 
 stationer 
 
 husbandman 
 
 Joan Antrobus, 
 Marie Wrast, 
 Tho. Greene, 
 Ij i Tabum Ilmel ^ , 
 William Beardsley, 
 Maria Bealasley, 
 Maria BeEBdslea, 
 John Beajaslea, 
 Joseph Beafdslea, 6 
 Allen PerleV, 
 James Weaver, 
 Edmond Weaver, 
 
 65 linen weaver Wm. Wilcockson, 34 
 Margaret Wilcockson, 24 
 Jo. Wilcockson, 2 
 
 An. Harvea, 22 
 
 Willra Felloe, 24 
 
 Francis Baker, 24 
 
 Tho. Carter, 2.5)°Si 
 
 Michell Williamson, 30 J. J";! 
 Elizabeth Morrison, 12 ) l|| 
 
 24 
 
 15 
 
 16^ 
 
 30 shoemaker 
 
 26 a tailor 
 
 4 
 
 2 
 mo. 
 27 
 
 23 
 
 28 and his wife Margaret, aged 30 years, 
 dwelling in Auckstray, in Herefordshire." 
 
 The next list is " Theis underwritten names are to be 
 transported to New England, imbarqued in the Hopewell, 
 master Wm. Burdick, the parties have brought certificates 
 from the minister and Justifies of Peace, that they are no 
 subsidy men, they have taken the oath of allegiance and su- 
 premacy, per certificate from Stanstedd Abby there. 
 
 husbandman John Astwood, 
 
 26 
 
 husbandman Lawrence Whittemore, 63 
 
 Jo. Buggies, 
 
 10 
 
 Elizabeth Whittemore, 57 
 
 Martha Carter, 
 
 27 
 
 Elizabeth Turner, 20 
 
 Marie Elliott, 
 
 13 
 
 Sara Elliott, 6 
 
 Nazing in Essex. 
 
 
 Robert Day 30 
 
 shoemaker Jo. Ruggells, 
 
 44 
 
 Wm. Peacock, 12 
 
 uxor Barbarie Ruggells, 
 
 30 
 
 Isaac Disbrough, 18 
 
 Jo. Ruggells, 
 
 2 
 
 of Ell — Tyrley in com. Cambridge. 
 
 Elizabeth Elliott, 
 
 8 
 
 Elizabeth Elliott, 30 
 
 Giles Payson, 
 
 26 
 
 Lydia Elliott, 4 
 
 Isaac Morris, 
 
 9 
 
 Phillip Elliott, 2 
 
 husbandman Jo. Peat, 
 
 38 
 
 of St. Katharines. 
 
 of Duffil parish in Derbysh. 
 
 husbandman Robert Titus, 35 
 
 Edward Keele, 
 
 14 
 
 uxor Hanna Titus, 31 
 
 Jo. Goadby, 
 
 16 
 
 John Titus, -8 
 
 Jo. Bell, 
 
 13 
 
 Edmond, 5 
 
 Tho. Greene, 
 
 15 
 
 Geo. Woodward, 35, fishmonger, per 
 certificate from Sir Geo. Whitmore 
 & Sir Nich. Raynton, two Justices of 
 the Peace in London, and from Jo. 
 Thorp, minister of the parish of St. 
 Buttolphs Billingsgate." 
 
 Next follow short lists for Barbados 3 and 4 Apr. and then 
 a long additional list for the Planter, Nic. Trarice as before- 
 said, hereunder given, "6 April 1635. 
 
 a currier Martin Saunders, 40 
 
 uxor Rachell Saunders, 40 
 
 ( Lea Saunders, 10 
 
 3 children. < Judith Saunders, 8 
 
 ( Martin Saunders, 4 
 
 a glover 
 
 Anto. Stannion, 
 Daniell Hanbury, 
 Francis Dexter, 
 Willm. Dawes, 
 Maria Saunders, 
 
 24 
 
 29 
 
 la 
 
 IS 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 13 
 
 ( Marie Fuller, 17 
 
 3 servants < Richard Smith, 14 
 
 ( Eich'd Ridley, 16 
 
 husbandman Francis Newcom, 30 
 
 ■c A ( Rachell Newcom, 20 
 
 wife and ) j^^^^gu jjg^^^^_ 2j 
 
 ' Jo. Newcom, 9 mo. 
 
 2 children , 
 
 5 child, 
 ren 
 
 said 
 servants. 
 
 a tailor Clement Bates, 40 " 
 Ann Bates, 40 
 ■ James Bates, 14 
 Clement Bates, 12 
 Rachell Bates, 8 [ 
 Joseph Bates, 5 
 Benj . Bates, 2 
 Jo. W inchester, 19 
 Jarvice Gold, 30 J 
 
 Thels parlies im- 
 barked in tlie Eliza- 
 Ijetli, master Wra. 
 Stagg, bound for 
 New England, per 
 cenificale from tlie 
 JuBlicea and JVlinia- 
 ter of the paiisli-" 
 
 " More for the Planter. 
 
 husbandman 
 
 Richard Tuttell, 
 Ann Tuttell, 
 Ann Tuttell, 
 Jo. Tuttell, 
 Rebecca Tuttell, 
 Isbell Tuttell, 
 Marie Wolhouston, 
 Phillip Atwood, 
 Barth Faldoe, 
 Maria Smith, 
 Elizabeth Swayne, 
 Margaret Leach, 
 
 42 husbandman Willm Tuttell, 26 
 
 41 Elizabeth Tuttell, 23 
 
 12 Jo. Tuttell, 3J 
 
 10 Ann Tuttell, 2i 
 
 6 Tho. Tuttell, 3 mo. 
 
 70 Sycille Clark, 16 
 
 30 Marie Bill, 11 
 
 12 a carpenter Francis Bushnell, 26 
 
 16 Marie Bushnell, 26 
 
 18 Martha Bushnell, 1 
 
 20 ~ Willm Lea, 16 
 
 15 Hanna Smith, 18 
 
 Ann Wells, 15 
 
 In the Hopewell, Willm Burdock, master, bound for 
 New England. 
 
 a glazier 
 
 James Burges, 
 
 14 
 
 
 Christian Luddington, 
 
 18 
 
 Alexander Thwaits, 
 
 20 
 
 
 Maria Abbott, 
 
 16 
 
 Jo. Abbott, 
 
 16 
 
 
 Maria Cope, 
 
 14 
 
 Jo. Bellowes, 
 
 12 
 
 
 Maria Peake, 
 
 15 
 
 Jo. Johnes, 
 
 15 
 
 a tailor 
 
 Tho. Pell, 
 
 22 
 
 Jo. Bushnell, 
 
 21 
 
 
 
 
 In the Rebecca, of London, 
 land. 
 
 a husbandman Peter Underwood, 22 
 
 Mr. Hedges, for New Eng- 
 
 Isabell Cradock, 30 
 
 7 Apr. this party under mentioned is to be imbarqued in 
 the Planter, bound for New England, per certificate from Al- 
 derman Fenn of his conformity, he hath taken the oath of 
 allegiance and supremacy. Richard Fenn 27." 
 
 Then follow long lists, by several ships, for St. Christo- 
 phers and Barbadoes ; but on p. 30 comes " 8 Apr. theis 
 parties hereunder mentioned are to be transported to New 
 England, imbarqued in the Elizabeth of London, Wm. Stagg, 
 master, bound thither ; they have taken the oath of alle- 
 giance and supremacy, per certificate from the parish of St. 
 Alphage, Cripplegate, the minister thereof. 
 
Yeres. 
 
 
 
 James Hosmer, 28 
 
 Jo. Stow, 
 
 40 
 
 Arm Hosmer, 27 
 
 Edward Gold, 
 
 28 
 
 Marie Hosmer, 2 
 
 Geo. Russell, 
 
 19 
 
 Ann Hosmer, 3 mo. 
 
 Jo. Mussell, 
 
 15 
 
 Marie Dounard, 24 
 
 
 
 Marie Martin, 19 
 
 
 
 1 4 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 rr. ( Wm. Holdred, 25 Daniell Bradley, 29 
 
 lanners j Roger Preston, 21 Isaac Stedman, 30" 
 
 Also, with a similar verification from the "minister of 
 Kingston upon Thames, in the County of Surrey, to be 
 transported in the Planter. 
 
 a miller Palmer Bayley, 21 
 
 an ostler Wm. Buttrick, 20 
 
 ./ a miller Tho. Jernell, 27 
 
 9 Apr. in the Elizabeth de London pred. master Will'm 
 Stagg bound for New England, theis underwritten names 
 have brought certificate from the minister of Hauckust in 
 Kent, and attestacon," &c. &c. 
 
 a clothier 
 
 uxor 
 
 2 children 
 maid servants 
 
 In the Rebecca, master Jo. Hedges, bound for New Eng- 
 land. 
 
 husbandman Jacob Welsh, 32 Wm. Swayne, 16 
 
 Geo. Woodward, 35 Francis Swayne, 14 
 
 Elizabeth Winchell, 52 
 Jo. Winchell, 13 
 
 l7th Apr. in the Eliza & Ann, Master Ro. Cooper, 
 bound to New England, 
 
 Thomas Hedsall, 47 years. 
 
 In the Increase, of London, master Robert Lea, versus 
 
 New England, 
 
 a mason Geo. Baron, 43 years, 
 
 Samuel, 12 ) 
 
 Susan, 10 > Children of fhe said mason. 
 
 John, 8 ) 
 
 a husbandman Tho. Jestlin, 43 Rebecca, 18" 
 
 Rebecca, his wife, 43 Dorothy, 11 
 Eliza Ward, ) „„ Nathaniell, 8 
 
 a maid servant, ) Eliza, 6 
 
 Mary, 1 j 
 
 10 Apr. theis underwritten names are to be transported 
 in the Planter, pred. Nico. Trarice, master, bound for New 
 England, per certificate of the minister of Sudburie in Suffk. 
 
 Children of the said 
 Tho. Jestlin. 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 15 
 
 and from the maior of the town, of his conformity to the or- 
 ders & discipline of the church of England, &- that he is 
 no subsidy man, he hath taken the oath of allegiance and 
 supremacy. 
 
 carrier Richard Hasfell, 54 yrs. Alice Smith, 40 
 
 uxor Martha, 42 Elizabeth Cooper, 24 
 
 f Marie Hasfell, 17 Jo. Smith, 13 
 
 1 Sara Hasfell, 14 Job Hawkins, 15 
 
 5 daughters. \ Martha Hasfell, 8 
 
 I Rachell Hasfell, 6 
 
 (, Ruth Hasfell, 3 
 
 In the Planter pred. &c. &c. 
 
 Eylin Hanford, 46 Rodolphus Elmes, 15 
 
 „, ,. 5 Margaret Hanford, 16 The. Stansley, 16 
 
 2 daughters. ^ Elizlbeth Hanford, 14 
 
 In the Elizabeth of London, Wm. Stagg, master, bound 
 for New England. 
 
 Will'm "Wilder, 30 
 
 Peter Thome, 20 
 
 Alice Wild, 40 
 
 A list of soldiers embarking for Flanders follows ; and then 
 comes : 
 
 "11 Apr. In the Elizabeth, pred. Wm. Stagg, master, 
 bound for New England, &c. &c. 
 
 a carpenter Wm. Whitteredd, 
 uxor Elizabeth, 
 son Tho. Whitteredd, 
 
 86 Jo. Cluffe, 
 30 Jo. Wild, 
 10 Samuell Haieward, 
 Jo. Duke, 
 
 22 
 17 
 22 
 20 
 
 jis &c. &C. 
 
 
 22 Margaret Pitney, 
 7 Rachell Deane, 
 14 
 
 22 
 31 
 
 Sara Pittnei, 
 
 12 Apr. In the Elizabeth & Ann, master Roger Coo- 
 per, bound for New England, per certificate from the maior 
 of Evesham in Com. Worcest. & from the minister, &c. 
 &c. 
 
 Margaret Washborne, 49 
 Jo. Washborne, 14), 
 
 PhiUip Washborne, 11 ^ '^ ^°°*- 
 
 In the Elizabeth de London, Wm. Stagg, master, pred. 
 
16 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 theis underwritten names brought certificate from the minis- 
 ter of St Savior's, South wark, of &,c. &c. 
 
 Thos. Miller, 30 
 
 Joshua Wheat, 
 
 17 
 
 uxor Marie Miller, 29 
 
 Jo. Smith, 
 
 12 
 
 Ursula Greenway, 32 
 
 Ralph Chapman, 
 
 20 
 
 Henrie Bull, 19 
 
 Tho. Millet, 
 
 2 
 
 To be imbarqued in the Increase, Robert Lea, master, 
 bound for New England per certificate from Billericay in Es- 
 sex from the minister of the parish, that he is no subsidy 
 man. 
 
 husbandman Wm. Rusco, 51 
 et uxor Rebecca, 40 
 
 Sara Rusco, 9 ) , children \ Samuell, 6 
 Marie Rusco, 7 ^ cnudren. -^ ^^ jj^^^^.^^ ^ 
 
 In the Increase pred. &c. &c. from All Sts. Stayning's, 
 Mark Lane. 
 
 a tailor Tho. Page, 29 
 
 wife & ( SJjf b/'^/^S^> 28 I^T^t^P"^^^' \ 2 servants." 
 
 2 children \ ^°°- "^^Se, 2 Kat. Taylor, J 
 
 "=* '^'^"'"^^°- (KatherinPage, 1 
 
 On p. 35 we find "In the Elizabeth & Ann, Roger 
 Cooper, master &c., to be imbarqued for New England, hav- 
 ing taken &-c. &c. and likewise brought &c. &.c. 
 
 husbandman Robert Hawkins, 
 
 25 
 
 Wm. Hubbard, 
 
 35 
 
 Jo. Whitney, 
 
 35 
 
 Tho. Hubbard, 
 
 10 
 
 Jo. Palmerley, 
 
 20 
 
 Tho. Eaton, 
 
 1 
 
 Richard Martin, 
 
 12 
 
 Marie Hawkins, 
 
 24 
 
 Jo. Whitney, 
 
 11 
 
 Ellin Whitney, 
 
 30 
 
 Richard Whitney, 
 
 9 
 
 Abigail Eaton, 
 
 35 
 
 Nathaniell Whitney, 
 
 8 
 
 Sara Cartrack, 
 
 24 
 
 JTho. Whitney, 
 
 6 
 
 Jane Dammand, 
 
 9 
 
 Jonathan Whitney, 
 
 1 
 
 Marie Eaton, 
 
 4 
 
 Nico. Sension, 
 
 13 
 
 Marie Broonier, 
 
 10 
 
 Henry Jackson, 
 
 29 
 
 Mildred Cartrack, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 Joseph Alsopp, 
 
 14 
 
 In the Susan & Ellin, Edward Payne, master, for New 
 England, theis &c. &c. &c. 
 
 husbandman John Procter, 40 husbandman Richard Saltonstall, 23 
 
 Martha Procter, 28 Merriall Saltonstall, 22 
 
 John J'rocter, 3 Merriall Saltonstall, 9 mo 
 
 Marie Procter, 1 Tho. Wells, 30 
 
 Alice Street, 28 Peter Cooper, 28 
 
 husbandman Walter Thornton, 36 Wm. Lambert, 26 
 
 Joanna Thornton, 44 Samuel! Podd, 25 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 17 
 
 John North, 
 
 20 
 
 Jeremy Belcher, 
 
 22 
 
 Mary Pynder, 
 
 53 
 
 Marie Clitford, 
 
 25 
 
 Francis Pynder, 
 
 20 
 
 Jane Coe, 
 
 30 
 
 Marie Pynder, 
 Joanna Pynder, 
 
 17 
 
 Marie Riddlesden, 
 
 17 
 
 U 
 
 Jo. Pellam, 
 
 20 
 
 Anna Pynder, 
 
 12 
 
 Mathew Hitchcock, 
 
 25 
 
 Katherin Finder, 
 
 10 
 
 Elizabeth Nicholls, 
 
 25 
 
 Jo. Pynder, 
 
 8 
 
 Thoraaziu Carpenter 
 
 ,35 
 
 Ricliard Skofield, 
 
 22 
 
 Ann Fowle, 
 
 25 
 
 Edward Weeden, 
 
 22 
 
 Edmond Gorden, 
 
 18 
 
 George Wilby, 
 
 16 
 
 Tho. Sydlie, 
 
 22 
 
 Richard Hawkins, 
 
 15 
 
 Margaret Leach, 
 
 22 
 
 Tho. Parker, 
 
 30 
 
 Marie Smith, 
 
 21 
 
 Symon Burd, 
 
 20 
 
 Elizabeth Swayne, 
 
 15 
 
 Jo. Mansfield, 
 
 34 
 
 Grace Berlie, 
 
 30 
 
 Clement Cole, 
 
 30 
 
 Ann Wells, 
 
 20 
 
 Jo. Jones, 
 
 20 
 
 Dyonis Tayler, 
 
 48 
 
 Wm. Burrow, 
 
 19 
 
 Hanna Smith, 
 
 30 
 
 Phillip Atwood, 
 
 13 
 
 Jo. Buckley, 
 
 15 
 
 Win. Snowe, 
 
 18 
 
 Wm. Buttrick, 
 
 18 
 
 Edward Lummus, 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 15 May, Penelope Pellam, 16 yeres, to pass to her brothers plantacon.' 
 
 P. 36. " In the Increase, of London, master Robert Lea, 
 for New England. 
 
 Robert Cordell, Gould- f Samuel Andre wes, aged 37 yeres. 
 smith, in Lambert street, R°b e. Naney, 22 
 
 sent them away. ' |fiS7ns, 2^? 
 
 Also, 
 
 f Jane, the wife of the bovesaid Saml Andrewes, 30. 
 all for New England J EUyn Longe, her servant, aged 20 yeares. 
 in the Increase aforesaid, j Jane Andrewes, her daughter, aged 3 yeares. 
 
 [ Elizabeth Andrewes, her daughter, aged 2 yeares. 
 
 15 Apr. In the Elizabeth de London, master Wm. Stagg 
 versus New England. 
 
 Theis parties have taken the oath of allegiance and 
 supremacy before Sir Wm. Whitmore, 
 Sir Nicho. Rantoa. 
 
 Rich'd Walker, 24 yrs. f 
 Jo. Eeamond, 23 
 Wm. Beamond, 27 
 Tho. Lettyne, 23 
 Jo. Johnson, 23 
 William Walker, 15. 
 
 15 Apr. In the Elizabeth & Ann de Lond., master 
 Roger Cooper, versus New England. 
 
 Percy Eing, 24 yrs., a maid servant to Mr. Ro. Crowley. 
 
 In the Elizabeth de Lond. master Wm. Stagg versus New 
 England. 
 
18 
 
 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 James Walker, 15 yrs. & Sarra Walker 17 yrs. servants to Jo. Browne, a 
 Baker, & to one Wm. Brassy, linen draper in Cheapside, London, per certifi- 
 cate of their conformity." 
 
 Next is a page for soldiers to Flanders. 
 
 P. 38. " 18 Apr. Theis underwritten names are to be 
 transported to New England, imbarqued in the Increase, de 
 Lond. Robert Lea, master, the parties predict, having 
 brought, &c. &LC. 
 
 Glover Tho. Bloggett, 30 
 uxor Susan Bloggett, 37 
 
 Daniell Bloggett, 
 Samuell Bloggett, 
 
 2 children 
 
 In the Increase, pred. The partie underwritten hath 
 brought certificate from the minister of Wapping and from 
 two Justices, &c. &,c. &c. 
 
 Lynen weaver Tho. Chittingden, 51 
 uxor Rebecca Chittingden, 40 
 
 Isack Chittingden, 10 
 Hen. Chittingden, 6 
 
 2 children. 
 
 Theis underwritten names are to be transported to New 
 England, imbarqued in the Susan & Ellyn, Edward Payne, 
 master, the parties have brought certificate, &.c. &c. 
 
 A drapei 
 
 Ralph Hudson, 
 
 42 
 
 husbandman 
 
 Simon Crosby 
 
 26 
 
 uxor Marie Hudson, 
 
 42 
 
 uxor 
 
 Ann Crosby, 
 
 25 
 
 Hanna Hudson, 
 
 14 
 
 
 Tho.Crosbv, 8 mo 
 
 1 child 
 
 3 children, Eliz. Hudson, 
 
 5 
 
 husbandman Rec.Rainton, 
 
 36 
 
 ( Jo. Hudson, 
 
 12 
 
 uxor 
 
 Ann Rainton, 
 
 36 
 
 Tho. Briggham, 
 
 32 
 
 
 EdmondRainton, 
 
 euhuti 
 
 
 Ben. Thwing, 
 
 16 
 
 a husbandman 
 
 Percival Greene, 
 
 32 
 
 
 Ann Gelston, 
 
 34 
 
 uxor 
 
 ElMn Greene, 
 
 32 
 
 servants, -i 
 
 Judith Kirk, 
 
 18 
 
 
 Jo. Traine, 
 
 25\ii 
 
 
 Jo. More, 
 
 41 
 
 
 Margaret Dix, 
 
 19^1 
 
 
 Henry Knowles, 
 
 25 
 
 
 Jo. Atherson, 
 
 24 
 
 Geo. Richardson, 
 
 30 
 
 
 Ann Blason, 
 
 27 
 
 Ben. Thomllns, 
 
 19 
 
 
 Ben. Buckley, 
 
 11 
 
 Edward Thomlins, 30 
 
 
 Daniell Buckley, 
 
 9 
 
 Barbara Ford, 
 
 16 
 
 
 Jo. Carrington, 
 
 33 
 
 Joan Broomer, 
 
 13 
 
 
 Mary Carrington, 
 
 33" 
 
 Richard Brooke, 
 
 24 
 
 
 
 
 
 Tho. Brooke, 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 
 Next follow five pages of soldiers for service abroad, and 
 above a page of names for Barbadoes. 
 
 "15 Apr. Theis parties hereafter expressed are to be 
 transported to New England, imbarqued in the Increase, 
 Robert Lea, master, having taken, &c., as also being con- 
 formable, &c., whereof they brought testimony per certif. 
 from the Justices &- ministers where there abodes have 
 lately been. 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 19 
 
 husbandman Samuell Morse, 
 
 50 
 
 
 John Cradle, 
 
 17 
 
 uxor Elizabeth Morse, 
 
 48 
 
 butcher, Wm. Houghton, 
 
 22 
 
 Joseph Morse, 
 
 20 
 
 husbandman, 
 
 Willm Payne, 
 
 37 
 
 Elizabeth Daniell, 
 
 2 
 
 
 Anna Payne, 
 
 40 
 
 A linen weaver Philemon Dalton, 
 
 45 
 
 
 Wm. Payne, 
 
 10 
 
 uxor Hanna Dalton, 
 
 35 
 
 
 Anna Payne, 
 
 5 
 
 Sanauel Dalton, 
 
 5J 
 
 
 Jo. Payne, 
 
 3 
 
 Wm. White, 
 
 14 
 
 
 DaniellPayne, 8 V 
 
 ireek 
 
 husbandraan Mathew Marvyn, 
 
 35 
 
 
 James Bitton, 
 
 27 
 
 uxor Elizabeth Marvyn, 31 
 
 
 Wm. Potter, 
 
 25 
 
 Elizabeth Marvin, 
 
 ,31 
 
 
 Elizabeth Wood, 
 
 38 
 
 Mathew Marvyn, 
 
 8 
 
 
 Elizabeth Beards, 
 
 24 
 
 Marie Marvyn, 
 
 6 
 
 
 Suzan Payne, 
 
 11 
 
 Sara Marvyn, 
 
 3 
 
 
 Aymes Gladwell, 
 
 16 
 
 Hanna Marvyn, 
 
 i 
 
 
 Phebe Perce, 
 
 IS 
 
 Jo. Warner, 
 
 20 
 
 Carpenter Henry Grosse, 
 
 20 
 
 Isack More, 
 
 13 
 
 husbandman Tho. Kilborne, 
 
 55 
 
 carpenter Samuell Ireland, 
 
 32 
 
 uxor Francis Kilborne, 
 
 50 
 
 uxor Marie Ireland, 
 
 30 
 
 
 Margaret Kilborne, 23 
 
 Martha Ireland, 
 
 li 
 
 
 Lyddia Kilborne, 
 
 22 
 
 Plowrite Willm. Buck, 
 
 50 
 
 
 Marie Kilborne, 
 
 16 
 
 Roger Buck, 
 
 18 
 
 
 Francis Kilborne, 
 
 12 
 
 A joyner Jo. Davies, 
 
 29 
 
 
 Jo. Kilborne, 
 
 10 
 
 A husbandman Abram Fleming, 
 
 40 
 
 
 James Roger, 
 
 20 
 
 husbandman Jo. Fokar, 
 
 21 
 
 
 Richard Nunn, 
 
 19 
 
 Clothier Tho. Parish, 
 
 22 
 
 
 Tho. Barrett, 
 
 16 
 
 Chyrurgion Symon Ayres, 
 
 48 
 
 
 Jo. Hack well. 
 
 18 
 
 uxor Dorothy Ayres, 
 
 33 
 
 
 Christian Ayres, 
 
 7 
 
 Marie Ayres, 
 
 15 
 
 
 Anna Ayres, 
 
 5 
 
 Tho. Ayres, 
 
 13 
 
 
 Benjamin Ayres, 
 
 3 
 
 Symon Ayres 
 
 11 
 
 
 Sara Ayres, 3 mo, 
 
 
 Rebecca Ayres, 
 
 9 
 
 A sawyer, 
 
 , Steeven Upson, 
 
 '23 
 
 Jane Rainton, 
 
 30 
 
 
 Jo. Myndell, 
 
 16 
 
 husbandman Symon Stone, 
 
 50 
 
 
 Isack Warden, 
 
 18 
 
 uxor Joan Stone, 
 
 38 
 
 
 Nathaniell Wood, 
 
 13 
 
 Francis Stone, 
 
 16 
 
 servants, 
 
 Elizabeth Streaton 19 
 
 Ann Stone, 
 
 11 
 
 
 Marie Toller, 
 
 16'' 
 
 Symon Stone, 
 
 4 
 
 
 
 
 Marie Stone, 
 
 3 
 
 
 
 
 Jo. Ston^, 5 weeks 
 
 Next follows a whole page for the Island of Providence. 
 
 P. 47, "17 Apr. Theis parties hereunder expressed 
 are to be transported to New England, imbarqued in the 
 Elizabeth, Wm. Stagg, master, per certificate, &c. &c. &c. 
 
 husbandman James Bate, 
 
 53 
 
 Peter Gardner, 
 
 18 
 
 Alice Bate, 
 
 52 
 
 Wm. Hubbard, 
 
 35 
 
 Lyddia Bate, 
 
 20 
 
 Rachell Bigg, 
 
 6 
 
 Marie Bate, 
 
 17 
 
 Patience Foster, 
 
 40 
 
 Margaret Bate, 
 
 12 
 
 Hopestill Foster, 
 
 14 
 
 James Bates, 
 
 9 
 
 Francis White, 
 
 24 
 
 husbandman Edward Bullock, 
 
 32 
 
 Joan Sellin, 
 
 50 
 
 Elizabeth Stedman, 
 
 ,26 
 
 Ann Sellin, 
 
 7 
 
 Nathaniell Stedman, 5 
 
 Edward Loomis, 
 
 27 
 
 Isack Stedman, 
 
 1 
 
 Jo. Hubbard, 
 
 10 
 
 Robert Thornton, 
 
 4 
 
 11 
 
 Jo. Davies, 
 
 9 
 
'T'F'jS*^. ?i->. 
 
 20 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 Margaret Davies, 
 
 32 
 
 Marie Davies, 
 
 Elizabeth Davies, 
 
 1 
 
 Jo. Browne, 
 
 Dorothy Smith, 
 
 45 
 
 
 filia Mary Smith, 
 
 15 
 
 
 4 
 40" 
 
 P. 48. " The partie hereunder named with his wife & 
 children is to be transported to New England, imbarked in 
 the Elizabeth & Ann. Willm.' Cooper, master, &c. &c. &c. 
 
 Alexander Baker, 28 "1 
 uxor Elizabeth, 23 [ Clement Chaplin, 48 
 
 Elizabeth Baker, 3 ryeares. Wm. Swayne, 50" 
 
 Christian Baker, 1 J 
 
 Next is a list of ten for the Island of Providence ; and on 
 same page follows : 
 
 "27 Apr. Theis underwritten names are to be trans- 
 ported to New England, Roger Cooper, master, bound thi- 
 ther, in the Elizabeth & Ann, &c. &,c. &c. 
 
 A carpenter Richard Brooke, 31 Daniell Preston, 13" 
 Edward Sail, 24 
 
 Next follows a very long list for Barbados ; but on p. 50 
 comes, " 29 Apr. Theis, &.c. &c. to be transported to New 
 England, imbarqued in the Elizabeth & Ann, Roger Cooper, 
 master, the parties having, &.c. &c. &c. 
 
 Kic'd. Goare, 
 
 17 
 
 Joseph Faber, 
 
 26 
 
 A smith The. Lord, 
 
 50 
 
 Tho. Pond, 
 
 21 
 
 uxor Dorothy, 
 
 46 
 
 Kobert Lord, 
 
 9 
 
 Thomas Lord, 
 
 16 
 
 Aymie Lord, 
 
 6 
 
 Ann Lord, 
 
 14 
 
 Dorothy Lord, 
 
 4 
 
 Wm. Lord, 
 
 12 
 
 Josias Cobbet, 
 
 21 
 
 John Lord, 
 
 10 
 
 Jo. Holloway, 
 
 21 
 
 James Cobbett, 
 
 23 
 
 Jane Bennet, 
 
 16 
 
 A Taylor Christopher Stanley, 
 
 32 
 
 Wm. Reeve, 
 
 22" 
 
 uxor Susanna 
 
 31 
 
 
 
 Wm. Samond, 
 
 19 
 
 
 
 Then follow a few soldiers. 
 
 P. 51. "4Ma)', &c. &c. imbarqued in the Elizabeth 
 & Ann, pred. &c. &c. &c. &c. 
 
 A tallow chandler Hen. Wilkinson, 25 Robert Hans, A soape boyler 
 
 Theis &,c. &c, imbarqued in the Abigail, Richard Hack- 
 well, master, &c. &c. &c. &c. 
 
 Tho. Buttolph, 32 Nathaniell Tylly, 32 
 
 uxor Ann Buttolph, 24 Peter Kettell, 10 
 
 Wm. Fuller, 25 Tho. Steevens, 12 
 
 Jo. Fuller, 15 Elizabeth Harding, 12" 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 21 
 
 Then follow names on more than two pages for Barbados ; 
 and on p. -54 comes for "New England, imbarqued in the 
 Elizabeth & Ann, Roger Cooper, master, &c. &c. &c. 
 
 Samuell Hall, 
 
 25 
 
 Vyncent Potter, 
 
 21 
 
 Wm. Smyndes, 
 
 20 
 
 Ric'd Goare, 
 
 17 
 
 Jo, Halsey, 
 
 24 
 
 Wm. Adams, 
 
 15 
 
 * 
 
 
 Hilary Carter, 
 
 27 
 
 7 May, in the Elizabeth & Ann, pred. Roger Cooper, 
 master, &c. &,c. &,c. &,c. 
 
 John Mylne, 
 
 25 
 
 George Orris, 
 
 21 
 
 Jo. Thomson, 
 
 22 
 
 Jo. Jackson, 
 
 27 
 
 Edmond Weston, 
 
 30 
 
 Elizabeth Fabin, 
 
 16 
 
 Gamaliell Bement, 
 
 12 
 
 Grace Bulkley, 
 
 33" 
 
 Audry Whitton, 
 
 45 
 
 
 
 On p. 55, after a short list of soldiers, "Nono die Mail, 
 Theis underwritten &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in 
 the Suzan & Ellin, Edward Payne, master &c, &c. &,c. &c. 
 
 
 Yerea. 
 
 
 
 Peter Bulkley, 
 
 50 
 
 Eich'd Brooke, 
 
 24 
 
 Tho. Brooke, 
 
 20 
 
 Elizabeth Taylor, 
 
 10 
 
 Precilla Jarman, 
 
 10 
 
 Ann Lieford, 
 
 13 
 
 In the Elizabeth & Ann, pred. Roger Cooper, master, 
 bound for New England. 
 
 Robert Jeofferies, 
 
 fJEarie Jeofferies, 
 T£o. Jefferies, 
 Elizabeth Jefferies, 
 l^ Mary Jefferies, 
 
 Then three soldiers to Holland. 
 
 P. 56. " 1 1 May Theis, &c. &c. to New England, im- 
 barqued in the Elizabeth & Ann, pred. &c. &c. &c. &c. 
 
 Yerea. 
 
 
 
 30 
 
 Hanna Day, 
 
 20 ) 2 maid ser- 
 
 27 
 
 Suzan Browne, 
 
 21 j vants. 
 
 7 
 
 Robert Carr, 
 
 21 A Taylor. 
 
 6 
 
 Calebb Carr, 
 
 11 
 
 3 
 
 Ric'd White, 
 
 30) 
 
 
 Tho. Dane, 
 
 32 Carpenters." 
 
 
 Wm. Billiard, 
 
 21 
 
 A shoemaker Willm. Courser, 26 
 A husbandman Geo. Wylde, 37 
 
 A carpenter Geo. Parker, 
 
 23 
 
 12 May. In the Elizabeth & Ann, Roger Cooper, mas- 
 ter, bound to New England. Theis underwritten names, 
 &c. per certificate from the minister of Beninden in Kent 
 of their conformity, &c. &c. 
 
 John Borden, 
 uxor Joan, 
 
 28 
 23 
 
 Jeremy Whitton, 
 Mathew Borden, 
 
22 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 Nico. Morecock, 14 Elizabeth Borden, 3 
 
 Bennett Morecock, 16 Thomas Whitton, 36 
 
 Marie Morecock, 10 Samuell Baker, 30 
 
 14 May. Theis, &c. to New England, imbarqued in the 
 Elizabeth & Ann, Roger Cooper, master, &c. &c. &c. 
 
 Yeares. 
 
 A Taylor Richard Samson, 28 John Oldham, 12 
 
 Tho. Alsopp, 20 Tho. Oldham, 10 
 
 Kob't Standy, 22" 
 
 Next follow eleven lists of soldiers, for various service, 
 then a list for Virginea, another, quite long, for St. Christo- 
 phers, a second for Virginea, a short one for Flanders, a 
 third, very long, for Virginea, and a very long list for Ber- 
 muda ; and, p. 68, comes "15 June. Theis, &c. to New 
 England, imbarqued in the Abigail de Lond. master H. Hack- 
 well. The partie having brought certificate from the min- 
 ister of Thesselworth, &c. &c. &c. 
 
 
 Yeares. 
 
 
 
 Dennis Geere, 
 
 30 
 
 Ann Pancrust, 
 
 46 
 
 Elizabeth Geere 
 
 22 
 
 Elizabeth Tusler, 
 
 55 
 
 Elizabeth Geere, 
 
 3 
 
 Constant Wood, 
 
 12" 
 
 Sara Geere, 
 
 2 
 
 
 
 wife and 
 2 children. 
 
 Next follow three lists of soldiers. 
 
 P. 69. "19 June. Theis, &c. to New England, imbarqued 
 in the Abigail, Hackwell, master, the parties having brought 
 certificate from the min. of the parish of the little Minories 
 of his conf. &c. &c. 
 
 Wm. Tilly, 28' Charles Jones, 21 
 
 Robert Whiteman, 20 Liddia Browne, 16 
 
 Aboard the James, Jo. May, for New England. 
 
 Taylor Tho. Ewer, 40 Sara Beale, 28 
 
 Sara Ewer, 28 Elizabeth Newman, 24 
 
 Elizabeth Ewer, 4 Jo. Skudder, 16 
 
 Tho. Ewer, 14 
 
 20 June. Theis, &c. to be imbarqued in the Abigail de 
 Lond. Hackwell, and bound to New England, have taken, 
 &c. &c. as per certif. from two Justices of peace and minis- 
 ter of St. Lawrence in Essex. 
 
 Henry Bullocke, 40 yrs. husbandman. 
 
 and Susan his wife, 42 
 
 ( Henry, 8 
 
 3 children, { Mary, 6 
 
 Tho. 2 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 23 
 
 20th. la the Defence de Lond., Mr. Peirce, and bound 
 for New England, per certificate from two Justices of Peace 
 and minister of All Saints leoraan in Northampton. 
 
 Wm. Hoeman, 40 yrs. husbandman, 
 
 his wife Winifrid, 35 
 
 Alice Ashley, 20 yrs. a maid servant. 
 
 Hanna, 
 
 8 
 
 Jeremy, 
 
 6 
 
 5 children ■< Mary, 
 
 4 
 
 Sarra, 
 
 2 
 
 . Abraham, 
 
 1 yrs 
 
 I" MicheU, 
 
 20 
 
 Sarra, 
 
 18 
 
 Robert, 
 
 16 
 
 Eliza, 
 
 12 
 
 Ann, 
 
 10 
 
 Mary, 
 
 9 
 
 Rebecca, 
 
 8 
 
 Jo. 
 
 6 
 
 Zachery, 
 
 4 
 
 . Joshaa, 3 quarts 
 
 old. 
 
 20 June. In the Abigail de Lond. master Hackwell, 
 bound for New England, per certificate, &c. from two Jus- 
 tices of Peace and minister of Eaton Bray in com. Bedford. 
 
 Jo. Houghton, 4 yeares old. 
 
 7 July. In the Defence de Lond., master Edward Bos- 
 tocke versus New England, per certificate two Justices of 
 peace and minister from Dunstable in com. Bedfordshire. 
 
 Robert Louge, 45 yers inholder LucyMercer, 18 a servant. 
 Elizabeth his wife, 30 
 
 and child- 
 
 In the Defence de Lond. master Pearce versus New Eng- 
 land, per certificate, &c. &c. &c. of Towcester in com. North- 
 ampton. 
 
 Jo. Gould, 25 yrs. husbandman. Grace his wife, 25 yrs. 
 
 22 June. In the Abbigall de Lond. master Hackwell 
 versus New England per certificate from minister of Cran- 
 brook in Kent. 
 
 Edward White, 42 yers. husbandman, 
 and his wife Martha, 39 Jo. Allen, 30 yers husbandman ) p="^'''|''»'« 
 
 2 gjjiljjgnl Martha, 10 his wife Ann, 30 Vm->^IL 
 
 In the Abbigall per certificate from Justice of Peace and 
 minister of Stepney. 
 
 Geo. Hadborne, 43 yers. Glover, 
 his wife Anne, 46 Joseph Borebancke, 24 j servants to Geo. 
 
 2 children j ^^''^''•^^i ^^ Joane Jordan, 16 j Hadborne. 
 
24 
 
 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 In the Defence de Lond. master Edward Boswell versus 
 New England, per certificate from Sir Henry Mildmay and 
 minister of Baddow in Essex. 
 
 Jo Browne, 27 vers Taylor. 
 (Tho. Hart, 24 
 his 3 servants, | Mary Denny, 21 
 ( Anne Leake, 19 
 
 26 Junii. In the Abigail, Robert Hackwell, master, to 
 New England, per certificate from Northampton Tho. Mar- 
 tin maior and two Justices. 
 
 Shoemaker Jo. Harbert, 23 
 
 4 July Henry Somner, 15 
 
 Elisa Somner, 18 
 
 Bricklayer Richard Adams, 29 
 Suzan Adams, 26 
 
 17 June. Theis, &c. to New England imbarqued in the 
 Abigail, Robert Hackwell, master, per certificate, &c. &c. &c. 
 
 Also, 
 
 Children, 
 
 Ralph Wallis, 
 
 40 yeres. 
 
 Mary Monnings, 
 
 30 
 
 Ralph Roote, 
 
 50 
 
 Mary Monnings, 
 
 9 
 
 Jno. Freeman, 
 
 35 
 
 Anna Mannings 
 
 6 
 
 Walter Gatsell, 
 
 34 
 
 Mehitabell Mannings, 
 
 , 3 
 
 Richard Graves, 
 
 23 
 
 Elizabeth Ellis, 
 
 16 
 
 Robert More, 
 
 43 
 
 Ellin Jones, 
 
 36 
 
 Samuell More, 
 
 3 
 
 Isack Jones, 
 
 8 
 
 Edmund Manning, 
 
 40 
 
 Hester Jones, 
 
 6 
 
 Tho. Jones, 
 
 40 
 
 Tho. Jones, 
 
 3 
 
 Geo. Dedmen, 
 
 19 
 
 Sara Jones, 
 
 3 mo, 
 
 Wm. Marshall, 
 
 40 
 
 Cegona Covell, 
 
 15 
 
 Thomas Knore, 
 
 33 
 
 Joan Wall, 
 
 19 
 
 John Hallinck, 
 
 38 
 
 Wm. Payne, 
 
 15 
 
 George Wallis, 
 
 15 
 
 Noll Knore, 
 
 29 
 
 Rebecca Peirse, 
 
 14 
 
 Sara Knore, 
 
 7 
 
 Marie Freeman, 
 
 50 
 
 Rob't Driver, 
 
 8 
 
 Jo. Freeman, 
 
 9 
 
 Elizabeth More, 
 
 30 
 
 Sycillie Freeman, 
 
 4 
 
 John More, 
 
 3 mo. 
 
 Jo. West, 
 
 11 
 
 
 
 Christopher Foster, 
 
 32 
 
 Chr. Almie, 
 
 3 
 
 Francis Foster, 
 
 25 
 
 John Strowde, 
 
 15 
 
 Rebecca Foster, 
 
 5 
 
 Edward Rainsford, 
 
 26 
 
 Nathaniell Foster, 
 
 2 
 
 Robert Sharp, 
 
 20 
 
 Jo. Foster, 
 
 1 
 
 John Rookeman, 
 
 45 
 
 Edward Ireson, 
 
 32 
 
 Elizabeth Rookman, 
 
 31 
 
 Wm. Almond, 
 
 34 
 
 Jo. Rookeman, 
 
 9 
 
 Mary Jones, 
 
 30 
 
 Hugh Burt, 
 
 35 
 
 Awdrey Almond, 
 
 33 
 
 Ann Burt, 
 
 32 
 
 Annis Almy, 
 
 8 
 
 Wm. Bassett, 
 
 9 
 
 Edward Burt, 
 
 8 
 
 Jo. Fox, 
 
 35 
 
 Tho. Freeman, 
 
 24 
 
 Richard Fox, 
 
 15 
 
 Wm. Yates, 
 
 14 
 
 Jo. Payne, 
 
 14 
 
 Elizabeth Ireson, 
 
 27 
 
 Edmund Fretoan, 
 
 45 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 25 
 
 Theis, &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in the Bless- 
 ing, Jo. Lecester master, &c. &,c. &c. &c. 
 
 Willm. Cope, 
 
 26 
 
 Richard Cope, 
 
 24 
 
 Thomas King, 
 
 21 
 
 Jo. Stockbridge, 
 
 27 
 
 Robert SaiewcU, 
 
 30 
 
 Win. Brooke, 
 
 20 
 
 Gilbert Brooke, 
 
 14 
 
 Nathaniell By ham, 
 
 14 
 
 Jo. Vassall, 
 
 10 
 
 Wm. Vassall, 
 
 42 
 
 Ric'd More, 
 
 20 
 
 Robert Turner, 
 
 24 
 
 Eliza. Holly, 
 Ann Vassal), 
 
 30 
 
 6 
 
 Margaret Vassall, 
 
 2 
 
 Mary Vassall, 
 
 1 
 
 Elizabeth Robinson, 
 
 32 
 
 Sara Robinson, 
 
 14 
 
 Nico. Robertson, 
 
 30 
 
 Jo. Mory, 
 
 19 
 
 Charles Sturbridge, 
 
 1 
 
 James Saiewell, 
 
 14 
 
 Jo. Robinson, 
 
 5 
 
 Ann Stockbridge, 
 
 21 
 
 Suzan Saiewell, 
 
 25 
 
 Ann Vassall, 
 
 42 
 
 Suzan King, 
 
 30 
 
 Judith Vassall, 
 
 16 
 
 Sara Tynkler, 
 
 15 
 
 Fra. Vassall, 
 
 12 
 
 Thoniazin Manson, 
 
 14 
 
 Kat. Robinson, 
 
 12 
 
 Mary Robinson, 
 
 7 
 
 Rob't. Onyon, 
 
 26" 
 
 Then follow two long lists for Virginia. 
 
 P. 76. " ultimo Junii. Abord the Abigail, Robert Hack- 
 well, master, per certificate from the minister of Stepney pa- 
 rish, &c. &c. &c. &c. 
 
 Starchmaker Henry Collins, 29 yeres. 
 
 uxor Ann Collins, 30 
 
 f Henry Collins, 5 
 
 3 children, < Jo. Collins, 3 
 
 ( Margery Collins, 2 
 
 In the same 
 
 Josua Griffith, 25 ) 
 Hugh Allers, 27 I 
 Mary Roote, 15 [ 
 Jo. Coke, 27 j 
 
 Geo Bardin, 20 
 
 servants. 
 
 Yerea. 
 
 Edward Fountaine, 28 
 Ralph Sheppard, 29 
 
 Primo die Julii. In the Abigail pred. 
 
 Ann Gillam, 
 
 28 
 
 John Cooke, 
 
 g 1 servants, 
 
 son Ben. Gillam, 
 
 1 
 
 Edward Belcher, 
 
 husbandman Thomas Brane, 
 
 40 
 
 Ann Williams, 
 
 10 
 
 Tho. Launder, 
 
 22 
 
 Phillip Drinker, 
 
 39 
 
 husbandmap "William Potter, 
 
 27 uxoi 
 
 ■ Elizabeth Drinker, 
 
 32 
 
 uxor Francis Potter, 
 
 26 
 
 Edward Drinker, 
 
 13 
 
 Joseph Potter, 20 weeks. 
 
 Jo. Drinker, 
 
 8 
 
 Rich'd Carr, 
 
 29 
 
 Margaret Tucker, 
 
 23 
 
 Wm. King, 
 
 28 
 
 EUiner Hillman, 
 
 33 
 
 George Ram, 
 
 25 
 
 Jo. Terry, 
 
 32 
 
 Jo. Stantley, 
 
 34 
 
 Jo. Emerson, 
 
 20 
 
 James Dodd, 
 
 16 
 
 Ric'd. Woodman, 
 
 9 
 
 Mathew Abdy,' 
 
 15 
 
 Elizabeth Freeman 
 
 ,12 
 
 husbandman Edward Freeman, 
 
 34 
 
 Alice Freeman, 
 
 17 
 
 uxor Elizabeth Freeman, 
 
 35 
 
 Hugh Burt, 
 
 15 
 
A Taylor Adam Mott, 39 
 
 Jo. Mott, 141 
 
 uxor Sara Mott, 31 
 
 Adam Mott, 12 
 
 mason Henry Steevens, 24 
 
 Jonathan Mott, 9 
 
 husbandman John Sheppard, 36 
 
 Elizabeth Mott, 6 
 
 Margaret Sheppard, 31 
 
 Mary Mott, 4 , 
 
 Tho. Sheppard, 3mo. 
 
 
 26 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 Edmond Freeman, 15 Annis Alecock, 13 
 
 John Freeman, 8 Tho. Thomson, 18 
 
 Jo. Jones, 15 
 
 Secundo die July In the Abigail pred. per certificate from 
 the minister of Shoreditch parish and Stepney parish, bound 
 to New England. 
 
 John Deyking, 25 Ann Arnold, 39 
 
 Jesper Arnold, 40 Alice Steevens, 22 
 
 Alice Deyking, 30 Margaret Devotion, 9 
 
 Ruth Buskett, 23 
 
 Theis &,c. to New England, imbarqued in the Defence, 
 Tho, Bostock, master, the partie hath brought &c. &c. in 
 Cambridge. 
 
 children. 
 
 In the Defence pred. Tho. Bostock, master, for New Eng- 
 land per certificate from the minister of Fenchurch of &,c. 
 &c. &c. 
 
 Tho. Boylston, 20 yeres. 
 
 4 July In the Abigail de Lond. per certif. from the min. 
 and Justice of peace of St. Olives Southwark. 
 
 Ralph Mason 35 yeres Joyner 
 
 His wife Anne, 35 yers 
 
 ( Richard 5 yers 
 
 3 child. \ Samuell 3 yers 
 
 \ Susan 1 yere 
 
 In the Defence pred. 
 
 Elizabeth French, 30 Francis French, 10 
 
 Elizabeth French, 6 Jo. French; 5mo. 
 
 Marie French, 24 
 
 4 July. In the Defence de Lond. master Thomas Bostocke 
 vs. New England per cert. &c. &c. &c. 
 
 Roger Harlakenden, aged 23 toke oathe of allegiance and supremacie. 
 Eliza, his wife IS Anne Wood, his servant, 23' 
 
 * Mable, his sister 21 Samuell Shepherd, servant, 22 servants 
 
 Joseph Cocke, 27 to the 
 
 Geo. Cocke, 25 I aforesaid 
 
 Wm. French, 30 ( Roger 
 
 Elisa, his wife, 32 Herla- 
 
 Robert, a man servant, kenden. 
 
 Sarra Simes, 30 J 
 
 * Govr. Haynes married Mabell Harlaokenden, I believe. 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 27 
 
 6 Jully In the Defence de Lo. master Tho. Bostocke vs. 
 
 New England. 
 
 Jo. Jackson 30 yers wholesale man in Burchen lane per certif. from Sir 
 Geo. Whitraore & minister of the parish. 
 
 10 July In the Abigail, Richard Hackwell, master, per 
 certificate &c. &c. &c. &c. 
 
 yeres. 
 
 John Wynthropp, 27 Tho. Goad, 15 
 
 Elizabeth Winthropp, 19 Elizabeth Epps, 13 
 
 Deane Winthropp, 11 Mary Lyne, 6 
 
 In the Defence pred. per certif. &c. &c. &c. 
 
 A Taylor James Fitch, 30 Abigail Fitch, 24 " 
 
 Then follow a long list of soldiers to Flanders, and two 
 very long lists to Virginea ; next p. 83. "11 die July. Theis 
 &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in the Defence of Lon- 
 don, Edward Bostock, master, per cert. &c. &c. &c. 
 
 A miller Richard Peck, 33 ] Henry Duhurst, 35 
 
 MajireryPeck,40' 
 - -"Ts-rSilPeck, 7 h yeres. 
 Elizabeth Peck, 4 J 
 
 14 July. In the Defence de Lond. master Edmond Bos- 
 tocke vs. New England, per certif. &c. &.c. &,c. 
 
 Robert Hill 20 yers. servant to Mr. Craddocke. 
 
 17 July. Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in 
 the Pied Cowe, per cert, from the minister of his conformitie, 
 & from Sir Edward Spencer resident neere Branford, that 
 &c. &c. &c. &c. 
 
 Willm. Harrison, 55 yeres old. 
 ' Jo. Baldin, 13 
 
 Wm. Baldin, 9 
 
 Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in the Defence 
 pred. per cert. &c. &c. &c. &c. 
 
 Sara Jones, 
 
 34 
 
 husbandman Wm. Hubbard, 
 
 40 
 
 Sara Jones, 
 
 15 
 
 Judith Hubbard, 
 
 25 
 
 Jo. Jones, 
 
 11 
 
 John Hubbard, 
 
 15 
 
 Ruth Jones, 
 
 7 
 
 Wm. Hubbard, 
 
 13 
 
 Theophilus Jones, 
 
 3 
 
 Wm. Read, 
 
 48 
 
 Rebecca Jones, 
 
 2 
 
 Mabell Read, 
 
 30 
 
 Elizabeth Jones, 
 
 h 
 
 George Read, 
 
 6 
 
 Tho. Doun, 
 
 25 
 
 Ralph Read, 
 
 5 
 
 Suzanna Farebrother, 
 
 25 
 
 5 
 
 Justice Read, 
 
 18mo, 
 
28 
 
 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 Elizabeth Fennick, 
 
 25 
 
 Dorothee Knight, 
 
 Wm. Stanley, 
 
 25 
 
 Nathaniell Hubbard, 
 
 Martha Hubbard, 
 
 22 
 
 Richard Hubbard, 
 
 Mary Hubbard, 
 
 20 
 
 Jasper Goun, 
 
 Robert Colbarne, 
 
 28 
 
 Ann Goun, 
 
 Edward Colburn, 
 
 17 
 
 Febe Maulder, 
 
 Dorothe Adams, 
 
 24 
 
 Sym. Roger, 
 
 Francis Nutbrowne, 
 
 16 
 
 Jo. Jenkynn, 
 
 Wm. "Williamson, 
 
 25 
 
 Robert Keyne, 
 
 Marie Willimson, 
 
 23 
 
 Elizabeth Steerer, 
 
 Luce Mercer, 
 
 19 
 
 Sara Knight, 
 
 Jo. Fitch, 
 
 14 
 
 Ann Keyne, 
 
 Penelope Deno, 
 
 29 
 
 Ben Keyne, 
 
 Martha Banes, 
 
 20 
 
 Jo. Buries, 
 Mary Bentley, 
 
 30 
 6 
 4 
 29 
 25 
 7 
 20 
 26 
 40 
 18 
 50 
 38 
 16 
 27 
 20 
 
 Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in the James, 
 Jno. May, master, for New England, per certif. &c. &.c. &c. 
 
 husbandman Wm. Ballard, 32 
 
 wheelewrite Wm. Hill, 
 
 70 
 
 Elizabeth Ballard, 26 
 
 Nico. Buttny, 
 
 33 
 
 Hester Ballard, 2 
 
 Martha Buttny, 
 
 28 
 
 Jo. Ballard, 1 
 
 Grace Buttny, 
 
 1 
 
 Alice Jones, 26 
 
 shoemaker Jo. Hart, 
 
 40 
 
 Elizabeth Goffe, 26 
 
 Mary Hart, 
 
 31 
 
 Edmond Bridges, 23 
 
 shoemaker Henry Tybbott, 
 
 39 
 
 Michell Milner, 23 
 
 Elizabeth Tibott, 
 
 39 
 
 Tho. Terry, 28 
 
 Jeremy Tybbott, 
 
 4 
 
 Robert Terry, 25 
 
 Samuell Tybbott, 
 
 2 
 
 Bicd. Terry, 17 
 
 Remembrance Tybbott, 28 
 
 Tho. Marshall, 22 
 
 clothworker Nico. Goodhue, 
 
 60 
 
 Wm. Hooper, 18 
 
 Jane Goodhew, 
 
 58 
 
 Edmond Johnson, 23 
 
 John Johnson, 
 
 26 
 
 Samuel Bennett, 24 
 
 Suzan Johnson, 
 
 24 
 
 Bichd. Palmer, 29 
 
 Elizabeth Johnson, 
 
 2 
 
 Anto. Bessy, 26 
 
 Tho. Johnson, 
 
 18mo. 
 
 Edward Gardner, 25 
 
 Barber Ralph Farman, 
 
 32 
 
 Wm. Colbron, 16 
 
 Alice Farman, 
 
 28 
 
 Henry Bull, 25 
 
 Mary Farman, 
 
 7 
 
 Salomon Martin, 16 
 
 Tho. Farman, 
 
 4 
 
 
 Ralph Farman, 
 
 2 
 
 Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in the Bles- 
 sing, John Lester, master, the parties have &c. &c. 
 
 fisherman Jo. Jackson, 
 
 40 
 
 Mary Hubbard, 
 
 24 
 
 Margaret Jackson, 
 
 36 
 
 Mary Spratt, 
 
 20 
 
 John Jackson, 
 
 2 
 
 Bicd. Hallingworth, 
 
 40 
 
 Jo. Manifold, 
 
 17 
 
 Suzan Hallingworth, 
 
 30 
 
 John Buries, 
 
 26 
 
 Christian Hunter, 
 
 20 
 
 Jo. Fitch, 
 
 14 
 
 Eliz. Hunter, 
 
 18 
 
 Nico. Long, 
 
 19 
 
 Tho. Hunter, 
 
 14 
 
 Christian Buck, 
 
 26 
 
 Wm. Hunter, 
 
 11 
 
 Barnabie Davies, 
 
 36 
 
 Wm. Hollingworth, 
 
 7 
 
 Suzan Danes, 
 
 16 
 
 Ric. Hallingworth, 
 
 4 
 
 Robert Lewes, 
 
 23 
 
 Suzan Hallingworth, 
 
 2 
 
 Eliz. Lewes, 
 
 22 
 
 Eliz. Hallingworth, 
 
 3 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 29 
 
 Edward Ingrain, IS Tho. Trentum, 14 
 
 Henry Beck, 18 Tho. Biggs, 13 
 
 Jo. Hathoway, IS Jo. Briggs, 20 
 
 Richard Sexton, 14 Robt. Lewes, 28 
 
 Eliz. Lewes, 22 
 
 Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in the Love, 
 Joseph Young, master. 
 
 Baker Willm. Cherrall, 26 Sara Harman, 10 
 
 Ursula Cherrall, 40 Walter Parker, 18 
 
 Jo. Harman, 12 fisherman Willm. Browne, 26 
 
 Francis Harman, 43 Mary Browne, 26" 
 
 After one list for Virginea and three lists for Flanders 
 comes this entry : 
 
 " 23 July. This &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in 
 the Pied Cowe, master Ashley, &c. &c. &c. 
 
 husbandman Robert Bills, 32." 
 
 A list for Flanders follows, and then on p. 88 : 
 " 28 July. Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in 
 the Hopewell of London, Tho. Babb, master, per cert, from 
 the minister of St. Giles, Cripplegate, that &c. &c. &c. &c. 
 
 yerea yerea 
 
 A smith Thomas Tredwell, 30 Tho. Blackley, 20 
 
 Mary Tredwell, 30 Tho. Tredwell, 1" 
 
 Then come a long list for Flanders and four very long for 
 Virginea. 
 
 P. 95. "11 Augti, In the Batcheler de Lo. master Tho. 
 Webb vs. New England, Lyon Gardner 36 yers &. his wife 
 Mary 34 yers & Elisa. Colet 23 yers their maid servant, 
 & Wm. Jope 40 yers, who are to pass to New England, 
 have brought &c. &c. fee." 
 
 After a long list for Flanders and two quite long for Vir- 
 ginea, comes on p. 101 : 
 
 " 21 Augti. In the Hopewell de Lo. master Babb vs. New 
 England, Henry Maudsley 24 yers hath brought &c. &c. 
 &c." 
 
 Next follow a long list for Holland, two long ones for Vir- 
 ginea, a long one for St. Christophers, and another for Vir- 
 ginea ; but on p. 107 comes : 
 
 " 1 1 Septr. Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in 
 the Hopewell, Tho. Babb master, per cert. &c. &c. 
 
30 
 
 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 yeres. 
 
 husbandman William Wood, 27 
 
 Elizabeth Wood, 24 
 
 Jo. Wood, 26 
 
 Robert Chambers, 13 
 
 Tho. Jno'son, 25 
 
 Marie Hubbard, 24 
 
 Jo. Kerbie, 12 
 
 Jo. Thomas, 14 
 
 Isack Robinson, 15 
 
 Ann Williamson, 18 
 
 Tanner Jo. Weekes, 26 
 
 Marie Weekes, 28 
 
 Anna Weekes 1 
 
 Suzan Withie, 18 
 
 Robert Baylie, 23 
 
 Marie Withie, 16 
 
 Samuel Younglove, 30 
 Margaret Younglove, 28 
 
 Samuel Younglove, 1 
 
 Daniell Pryer, 13 
 
 Katherin Hull, 23 
 
 Mary Clark, 16 
 
 Jo. Marshall, 14 
 
 Joan Grave, 30 
 
 Mary Grave, 26 
 
 Joan eleven, 18 
 
 Edraond Chippfield, 20 
 
 Andrew Hulls, 29 
 
 Anthony Freeman, 22 
 
 Twiford West, 19 
 
 Roger Toothaker, 23 
 Margaret Toothaker, 28 
 
 Roger Toothaker, 1 
 
 Robert Withie, 20 
 
 Henry Ticknall, 15 
 
 harnesmaker Isack Heath, 50 
 
 Elizabeth Heath, 40 
 
 Elizabeth Heath, 5 
 
 Martha Heath, 30 
 
 Wm. Lyon, 14 
 
 Grace Stokes, 20 
 
 Tho. Bull, 25 
 
 Joseph Miller, 15 
 
 Jo. Prier, 15 
 
 Richard Hatley, 15 
 
 Mary With, 62 
 
 Robert Edwards, 22 
 
 Robert Edye, 25 
 
 Walter Lloyd, 27 
 
 Ellin Leaves, 17 
 
 Alice Albon, 25 
 
 Barbery Rose, 20 
 
 Jo. Foster, 14 
 
 Gabriell Reld, 18 
 
 54 
 
 20 Septr. Theis &c. &c. to New England, imbarqued in 
 the Truelove, Jo. Gibbs, master, &c. &c. &c. &c. 
 
 Labouring 
 man 
 
 yeres. 
 
 ■ Thomas Burehard, 40 
 
 ' Mary Burehard, 38 
 
 Elizabeth Burehard, 13 
 
 Marie Burehard, 12 
 
 Sara Burehard, 9 
 
 Suzan Burehard, 8 
 
 Jo. Burehard, 7 
 Ann Burehard, 18mo. 
 
 Peter Place, 20 
 
 Wm. Beresto, 23 
 
 Geo. Beresto, 21 
 
 husbandman Edward Howe, 60 
 
 Elizabeth Howe, 50 
 
 Jeremie Howe, 21 
 
 Sara Howe, 12 
 
 Ephraim Howe, 9 
 
 Isack Howe, 7 
 
 Wm. Howe, 6 
 
 Jo. Sedgwick, 24 
 
 Jeremy Blackwell, 18 
 
 Lester Gunter, 13 
 
 Zacharia Whitman, 40 
 
 Sara Whitman, 25 
 
 Zacha. Whitman, 24 
 
 Rebecca Fenner, 25 
 
 Tho. Tibbalds, 20 
 
 Thomas Streme, 15 
 
 Jo. Streme, 14 
 
 husbandman Ralph Tomkins, 50 
 
 uxorKat. Tomkins, 58 
 Elizabeth Tomkins, 18 
 
 Marie Tomkins, 14 
 
 Samuel Tomkins, 22 
 
 Richard Hawes, 29 
 
 Ann Hawes, 26 
 
 Anna Hawes, 24 
 Obediah Hawes, 6mo 
 
 Ralph Ellwood, 28 
 
 Geo. Tayler, 31 
 
 Elizabeth Jenkins, 27 
 
 Wm. Preston, 44 
 
 Marie Preston, 34 
 
 Eliz. Preston, 11 
 
 Sara Preston, 8 
 
 Marie Preston, 6 
 
 Jo. Preston, 3 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 31 
 
 William Bentley, 47 
 Alice Bentley, 15 
 
 Margaret Killinghall, 20 
 
 Jo. Bentley, 
 
 17 
 
 Tho. Stockton, 
 
 21 
 
 Geo. Morrey, 
 
 23 
 
 Richard Swayne, 
 
 Si- 
 
 Sarah Haile, 
 
 ll 
 
 Samuel Grover, 
 
 16 
 
 Robert Browne, 
 
 24 
 
 Tho. Blower, 
 
 50 
 
 Wm. Joes, 
 
 28 
 
 Edward Jefferies, 
 
 24 
 
 John Done, 
 
 17 
 
 Roger Broome, 
 
 16 
 
 Dorothie Lowe, 
 
 13 
 
 Jo. Simpson, 
 
 30 
 
 Tho. Brighton, 
 
 31 
 
 Tho. Rumball, 
 
 22 
 
 Edward Parrie, 
 
 24 
 
 Jane Walston, 
 
 19 
 
 66" 
 
 Then follows a list of 95 to Barmodos, then a list of 33 
 to St. Christophers, another of 105 to same, another of 85 
 to Virginea, another of 51 to same, another of 205 to Bar- 
 bados, five lists of soldiers, and, lastly, one of 46 and one 
 of 32 for Barbados, and so the volume ends. 
 
 It was not in my power to recollect the authority, under 
 which the formality was adopted, that led to such a happy 
 result as the formation of this volume, from which I have 
 taken every name of persons, embarked for New England. 
 Many errors in spelling are not chargeable to me, for the 
 writers at the custom-house soon became careless of execut- 
 ing their orders. The chance of mistake, too, was increas- 
 ed by the rule, that requires all transcripts at the Record 
 Office to be taken in pencil, after which, at my lodgings, this 
 copy was copied with a pen. My first memorandum book 
 is, of course, in some degree become indistinct, and may 
 hardly be worth preserving many months. It may be, that , 
 two of the servants of Harlackenden, here written Cocke, may 
 have been called Cook before or after settling at Cambridge ; 
 and it is quite probable that, to evade the despicable tyran- 
 ny of the regulations, a true description of the persons was 
 sometimes concealed. Peter Bulkley was not called a min- 
 ister, because his departure, perhaps, would have been for- 
 bidden. We know, in this voyage of the Abigail, forty 
 passengers, more than are here mentioned, came over, some 
 of whom thought best, no doubt, to be taken in, like Hugh 
 Peters, after the clearance of the vessel. 
 
 Several weeks later, in a book, found at the London In- 
 stitution, History of Sandwich, by Wm. Boys, printed at 
 Canterbury, M.D.C.C.C.XCII (manifest error for 1792) in 
 a part of the work, called Annals of Sandwich from A. D. 
 665, sub anno 1634, beginning each year on the first Mon- 
 
32 
 
 Gleanings f 01- New England History. 
 
 day after the feast of St. Andrew, as the municipal year is 
 counted by the mayoralty of that borough, p. 707, the text 
 threw this light on the matter of my doubt : "A letter from 
 the commissioners of plantations prohibiting the promiscu- 
 ous passing of his Majesty's subjects to the American plant- 
 ations : no subsidy men to pass without a license, nor other 
 persons without attestation from two justices. A return of 
 the names of 102 persons embarked at Sandwich for New 
 England." 
 
 Reference is here made in the lower margin to Appendix J. 
 page 750 of the volume, which reads, " A hst or register of 
 all such persons as embarked themselves in the good ship 
 called the Hercules of Sandwich, of the burthen of 200 tons, 
 John Witherley, master, and therein transported from Sand- 
 wich to the plantation called New England in America, with 
 the certificates from the ministers where they last dwelt of 
 their conversation, and conformity to the orders and disci- 
 pline of the church, and that they had taken the oath of al- 
 legiance and supremacy." 
 
 CERTIFICATES. 
 
 MASTERS OF FAMILIES. 
 
 CHILDREN. 
 
 SERVANTS. 
 
 From Mr. Jno. Gee, vicar of 
 Tenterden,26 feb. 1634. Jno. 
 Austin, mayor, Tenterden, and 
 Fregift Stace, jurat, 4 mar. 
 1634. 
 
 Nathaniel Tilden, of 
 Tenterden, yeoman, and 
 Lydia, his wife. 
 
 Seven by 
 name.* 
 
 Seven by 
 name.* 
 
 Mr. Jno. Gee, 1st mar. 1(J34. 
 Jno. Austin, mayor, and Fre- 
 gift Staee, jurat, 4 mar. 1634. 
 
 Jonas Austen, of Tenter- 
 den, and Constance, his 
 wife. 
 
 Four. 
 
 
 Samuel Marshall, mayor of 
 Maidstone,Tho.Swinnok, jurat, 
 Edw. Duke and Rob. Barrel, 
 ministers, 14 mar. 1634. 
 
 Rob. Brook, of Maid- 
 stone, mercer, and Ann, 
 his wife. 
 
 Seven. 
 
 
 William Colepeper, Caleb 
 Bancks, Edw. Duke, Hen. 
 Crispe, Franc. Froiden, cler. 
 14 mar. 1634. 
 
 Tho. Heyward, of Ayles- 
 ford, taylor, and Susan- 
 nah, his wife. 
 
 Five. 
 
 
 Sam. Marshal, mayor of Maid- 
 stone, Tho. Swinnuck, Edw. 
 Duke and Rob. Barrel, cl. 14 
 mar. 1634. 
 
 Will. Witherell, of Maid- 
 stone, schoolmaster, and 
 Mary, his wife. 
 
 Three. 
 
 One. 
 
 Edw. Chute, Edm. Hayes, vi- 
 car of Ashford.EliasWood.par- 
 Bon of Hinxhill,4th mar. 1634. 
 
 Fannett of Ash- 
 ford, hemp dresser. 
 
 
 
 Mr. Tho. Warren, rector of St. 
 Peter, in Sandwich, 14th mar. 
 1634. 
 
 Tho. Boney and Hen. 
 Ewell, of Sandwich, 
 shoemakers. 
 
 
 
 * In the original, we may presume, the name of each child and servant, perhaps 
 the age also, was given ; but that was beyond my reach. The printed book is care- 
 fully copied. 
 
Gleanings for Neio England History. 
 
 33 
 
 CERTIFICATES. 
 
 MASTERS OF FAMILIES. 
 
 CHILCREN. 
 
 SERVANTS. 
 
 Mr.Tlio. Gardener, vicar of St. 
 Mary's, Sandwich, ]7th mar. 
 1634. 
 
 Will. Hatch, of Sand- 
 wich, merchant, and 
 Jane, his wife. 
 
 Five. 
 
 Six. 
 
 Mr. Jno. Gee, vicar of Tenter- 
 den, Jn. Austin, mayor, Fregift 
 Stace, jurat, 15th mar. 1634. 
 
 Sam. Hinkley, of Ten- 
 terden, and Sarah, his 
 wife. 
 
 Four. 
 
 
 Mr. Tho Warren, rector of St. 
 Peter, Sandwich, 14th mar. 
 1634. 
 
 Isaac Cole, of Sandwich, 
 carpenter, and Joan, his 
 wife. 
 
 Two. 
 
 
 Edm. Hayes, vicar of Ashford, 
 21st mar. 1634. 
 
 
 
 A servant. 
 
 Edm. Hayes, vicar, 12th mar. 
 1634. 
 
 Tho. Champion, of Ash- 
 ford. 
 
 Tho. Besbeech, of Sand- 
 wich. 
 
 
 
 Tho. Warren, rector of St. Pe- 
 ter. Sandwich, 13th mar. 1634. 
 Tho. Harman, vicar of Hed- 
 corn, 6 Mar. 1634. 
 
 Six. 
 
 Three. 
 
 Jno. Gee, vicar of Tenterden, 
 20 feb. 1634. Jno. Austin, 
 mayor, and Fregifl Stace jurat, 
 1st mar. 1634. 
 
 Jno. Lewis, of Tenter- 
 den, and Sarah, his wife. 
 
 One. 
 
 
 Jos. Leeth, vicar of Bow, Lon- 
 don, 19th mar. 1634. 
 
 Parnel Harris, of Bow, 
 London. 
 
 
 
 Edw. Nicholls, vicar of North- 
 bourn, 2d feb. 1634. 
 
 James Sayers, of North- 
 bourn, taylor. 
 
 
 
 Edm. Hayes, vicar of Ashford, 
 21 mar. 1634. Jno. Honny- 
 wood, Tho. Godfrey, justices. 
 
 Comfort Starre, of Ash- 
 ford, chirurgion. 
 
 Three. 
 
 Three. 
 
 Hob. Gorsham, curate of Great 
 Chart, 20 mar. 1634. 
 
 Jos. Eootes, of Great 
 CharU 
 
 
 
 Will. Sandford, rector of East- 
 well, 16 mar, 1634. 
 
 Em. Mason, of Eastwell, 
 wid. 
 
 
 
 Mr. Tho. Gardiner, vicar of St. 
 Mary's, Sandwich, 26 mar. 
 1634. 
 
 Margt. wife of Will 
 Johnes, late of Sand- 
 wich, now of New Eng- 
 land, painter. 
 
 
 
 Tho. Jackson, minister of St. 
 George's, Canterbury, ult. feb. 
 1634. 
 
 Jno. Best, of the said 
 parish, taylor. 
 
 
 
 Jno. Phillips, minister of Fa- 
 versham, 5th mar. 1634. Jno. 
 Knowler, mayor, and Will. 
 Thurston, jurat. 
 
 Tho. Bridgen, of Faver- 
 sham, husbandman, and 
 his wife. 
 
 Two. 
 
 
 Again, in the body of the work, sub. an. 1636, following 
 the before-explained mode of reckoning, we read, p. 708 : 
 " A list of 80 persons who have taken passage from Sand- 
 wich to the American plantations." 
 
 The margin refers to Appendix K, which I copy from 
 p. 752 ; " A true roll or list of the names, surnames and 
 qualities of all such persons who have taken passage from 
 the town and port of Sandwich for the American plantations 
 since the last certificate of such passengers returned into the 
 office of Dovor castle." Probably the phrase may safely be 
 confined to New England. 
 
34 "Gleanings for Neiv England History. 
 
 " Thomas Starr, of Canterbury, yeoman, and Susan, his wife, 1 child. 
 
 Edward Johnson, of Canterbury, joiner, and Susan, his wife, 7 children, 3 
 servants. 
 
 Nicholas Butler, of Eastwell, yeoman, and Joice, his wife, 3 children, 5 ser- 
 vants. 
 
 Samuel HaJl, of Canterbury, yeoman, and Joan, his wife, 3 servants. 
 
 Henry Bachelor, of Dovor, brewer, and Martha, his wife, 4 servants. 
 
 Joseph Bachelor, of Canterbury, taylor, and Elizabeth, his wife, 1 child, 3 
 servants. 
 
 Henry Richardson, of Canterbury, carpenter, and Mary, his wife, 5 children. 
 
 Jarvis Boykett, of Charington, carpenter, 1 servant. 
 
 John Bachelor, of Canterbury, taylor. 
 \ Nathaniel Ovell, of Dovor, cordwinder, 1 servant. 
 , Thomas Calle, of Faversham, husbandman, and Bennett, his wife, 3 children. 
 
 William Eaton, of Staple, husbandman, and Martha, his wife, 3 children, 1 
 servant. 
 
 Joseph Coleman, of Sandwich, shoemater, and Sara, his wife, 4 children. 
 
 Matthew Smith, of Sandwich, cordwinder, and Jane, his wife, 4 children. 
 
 Marmaduke Peerce, of Sandwich, taylor, and Mary, his wife, 1 servant. 
 
 " Certified under the seal of office of mayoralty, 9th June, 
 1637." 
 
 It seen:]s, then, that the Commissioners of Plantations in- 
 troduced this regulation, of which, as that Committee of the 
 Privy Council had for its head William Laud, Archbishop of 
 Canterbury, we may be confident, the principal object was, 
 to embarrass the puritan ministers desirous of coming to our 
 country. His elevation to the primacy was in September, 
 1633, and next year this Commission was instituted. How 
 utterly ineffectual was such petty statemanship, may be 
 known by a reference to the names of distinguished men, 
 who came passengers in these same ships, but ,not entered 
 in the lists. Power thus used was altogether illegal ; but as 
 it failed of its purpose, we may now rejoice in the attempt, 
 that has furnished us so valuable a document. No similar 
 volume could be heard of in England, and only a single 
 other return was found by me, which will be given in a few 
 pages onward. 
 
 A mine of unexhausted information about our country is 
 contained in the volumes, printed and manuscript, at the 
 British Museum, and in the exploration of the latter my little 
 success should not discourage more hardy or patient ad- 
 venturers. References casually offering may lead to treasure. 
 
 Eagerly did my eye explore the page 65. b. in the 
 Harleian MSS. 7033, where the hope was held out, that 
 something might be learned of our aposde Eliot, and it was 
 found, to my grievous disappointment, to be only abbrevia- 
 tion of Cotton Mather. 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 35 
 
 In Harl. MSS. 5801, inscribed on its titlepage, "A cata- 
 logue of the Knights made from the first year of the reign of 
 King Charles the 2d, during all his reign, those of King 
 James the 2d, King William and Queen Mary, with their 
 pedigrees, collected by Peter Le Neve, Rouge Croix Pur- 
 suivant, 7 Aug. 1696, in two volumes," fol. 12 b., I find, 
 " Cambridge, Sir George Downing of Gamlingay, Cambr. 
 Kted at the Hague, May 1660. He was after a baronet. 
 See amongst my books of baronets. See his character in 
 Anthony AWood's Athenae Oxonienses, 2d vol." It was 
 an agreeable thing to find, that some former possessor of this 
 volume had written on the titlepage : " Rem nullam peragit 
 Le Nevius, incipit omnem. Heraldry a study which only 
 loads the memory, without improving the understanding." 
 
 Harl. MSS. 5802, fol. 23, affords me only this : " Phipps, 
 Sir William, Captain of , Knighted at Windsor Castle 
 
 28 June 1687." 
 
 From MSS. 5808 Plut. cxix. D, being vol. vii. of Coles's 
 MSS. p. 36, where is duly illuminated, or tricked off, (as the 
 phrase is) the coat of arms of our George Downing, I ex- 
 tract this account : " The Worshipful &, Honorable Sr. 
 George Downing, Baronet, Knight of the Bath, and Justice 
 of the Peace for ye County of Cambridge. 
 
 He died at his fine seat at Gamlingay, June 9, Friday, 
 1749, where he had been confined with the Gout for a long 
 Time, leaving only one natural Daughter, to whom he 
 left about 20,000 pounds, and the mother of her 200 pounds 
 per ann. His great Estate, the largest of any Gentleman or 
 Nobleman in this county he left to Jacob Garrard Downing, 
 Esq. who if he dies with" [without?] "lawful Heirs, it goes 
 to Serjeant Barnardiston with the like Proviso, & in case 
 neither" [both ?] " of these Gentlemen, both unmarried &, 
 advanced in years, die without lawful Issue, the whole Estate 
 Sir George has bequeathed to the University of Cambridge 
 in order to build & endow a new College where his Ex- 
 ecutors shall think proper. The Estate is supposed to be 
 6000 pounds per annum. A Ring I have seen for him says 
 he died June 10, 1749. He was married young & never 
 cohabited with his wife ; & for the latter Part of his Life 
 led a most miserable, covetous & sordid Life." 
 
 I can imagine the delight of an enthusiast of such severe 
 6 
 
36 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 temj/er, as Hugh Peters, at this termination of the male line- 
 al descendant of the first Sir George, which he might natu- 
 rally regard as the retributive justice of one " visiting the 
 iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and 
 fourth generation of them that hate me." 
 
 Far superior in value to such trifles is a MS. 4to. volume 
 in the splendid library of George III, presented to the Nation 
 by George IV, now at this noble Museum. A fair trans- 
 cript of the whole volume is permitted to be used. On 26 
 Sept. I copied the Titlepage and the story of the work : 
 " Letters from Dr. Franklin to the Reverend Doctor Cooper, 
 Minister of the Gospel in the Town of Boston in New Eng- 
 land, in the years 1769, 70, 71, 72, 73 and 1774, upon the 
 subject of American Politics, together with Dr. Cooper's 
 Answers, and some few Letters from Govr. Pownall to Dr. 
 Cooper upon the same subject ; to which is added a short 
 History of those Letters, or an account of the manner, in 
 which they happened to fall into the hands of the present 
 possessor of them." 
 
 A note in volume vii., p. 440, of the elegant Edition of 
 Franklin's Works, by Professor Sparks, our fellow laborer, 
 contains a slight error, in saying this collection was seized by 
 a British officer in Boston ; or if the person, who transcribed 
 for the accomplished Editor the letters of Dr. Franklin, in- 
 tended to characterize as a seizure the acts of the late Dr. 
 Jeffries in preserving them, and, after reaching London, pre- 
 senting them to Mr. Thompson, (the gentleman, it is pre- 
 sumed, afterwards so well known as Count Rumford,) the 
 term must be construed in sensu mitissimo. 
 
 Here follows the " Account of the manner in which the 
 following Letters came into the hands of the Person who 
 now possesses them." 
 
 " Immediately after the Affair of Lexington, which hap- 
 pened upon the 19th of April, 1775, the Town of Boston 
 was surrounded by the Rebels and all intercourse with the 
 Country was cut off. Those who were in the Town were 
 not allowed to quit it without the permission of the Com- 
 mander in Chief, and no person was allowed to pass the 
 lines to go into the country without first being searched by 
 Officers appointed by the General for that purpose. At this 
 time many of the leading Men of the disaffected party were 
 still in the Town, and among the rest the Revd. Dr. Cooper, 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 37 
 
 Minister of the Gospel to one of the Religious Societies in 
 that town, a Man of great weight and influence among the 
 people, who admired him as much for his Abilities, as they 
 respected him on account of his Holy profession, and his 
 exemplary life and conversation. He, with many others, 
 made immediate application for leave to quit the Town, and 
 obtained a Passport for that purpose. 
 
 " At this time he had in his possession the Originals of 
 the following Letters from Dr. Franklin, together with the 
 original draughts of his Answers, and a great number af 
 Letters from Gov. Pownall, written the same time, upon the 
 same subject, with the draughts of all his answers to them. 
 Being unwilling to destroy these papers, and afraid of detec- 
 tion if he attempted to take them with him through the 
 Lines, he determined to leave them behind in the hands of 
 a confidential friend, with directions to forward them to him 
 by the first safe conveyance. He accordingly packed them 
 all up together in a bundle, and sent them to Mr. Jeffries, 
 one of the selectmen of Boston, who at that time was sick, 
 and unable to leave the Town. He was confined to his 
 bed, when these papers were brought to him ; they were 
 therefore put by in a trunk which contained other things of 
 his own. As soon as Mr. Jeffries was recovered from his 
 illness, he left the Town, and followed the rest of his Party 
 into the Country. 
 
 " His son. Dr. John Jeffries, who is now one of the Sur- 
 geons to the Hospital at New York, not choosing to take 
 part in the Rebellion, refused to accompany his father into 
 Country. With this Son he left everything that he could 
 not take with him, and among other things the beforemen- 
 tioned trunk, either not knowing or forgetting that it contain- 
 ed a treasure belonging to his friend. This trunk remained 
 near a year in Dr. Jeffries' possession without his knowing 
 what it contained, till, upon the evacuation of Boston in the 
 month of March following, collecting his effects in order to 
 embark with them for Halifax, he accidentally discovered 
 this packet of Letters, and finding them interesting, took 
 care to preserve them. From Halifax he brought them with 
 him to London in January last, and made a present of them 
 to Mr. Thompson, who now presumes most humbly to lay 
 them at his Majesty's feet, as a literary as well as a political 
 curiosity," 
 
38 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 Books printed are, however, more encouraging to an en- 
 quirer than MSS. ; and here may the rarest be, generally, 
 found. Brereton's Relation of Gosnold's Discovery, printed 
 at London, 1602, in 4to,, did not engage more than a half 
 minute's attention, because it was known, that our publish- 
 ing committee for the present volume had obtained a tran- 
 script. The information, as to Chr. Levett's Voyage into 
 New England, 4to. London, 1628, of equal diligence, re- 
 moves the mortification suffered, on being answered, when 
 that tract was asked for, that it was gone to the binders. 
 No little regret must be felt at our numerous deficiencies in 
 works, that would naturally be supposed to be at our com- 
 mand from their comparatively recent publication. At this 
 repository in London the Catalogue (I forget the number of 
 volumes it is contained in, but it must be over fifty folios) 
 shows : " Adams (Amos) A. M. Pastor of the first Church 
 of Roxbury. A concise historical view of the difficulties, 
 hardships and perils which attended the planting and pro- 
 gressive improvements of New England, 8vo. Boston. Lon- 
 don, reprinted 1770. 
 
 Bradstreet (Lieut. Col.) Impartial Account of Expedition 
 to Fort Frontenac, 8vo. London, 1759." Neither of these 
 books are yet in our library. 
 
 The most remarkable treasure in the Museum is a Col- 
 lection of Books and Pamphlets, printed from 1640 to the 
 Restoration, which was the property of George III. Its 
 Catalogue, written by the collector, fills twelve small folio 
 volumes. My attention being drawn, by one of the Keep- 
 ers in the department, to this, it seemed desirable, on 30 
 July, to copy the story of this assiduous laborer, which is an 
 appropriate preface to the first volume of these MSS. enti- 
 tled " Mr. Thomason about his Collection." 
 
 " There have been great charges disbursed and paines 
 taken in an Exact Colleccon of Pamphlets that have been 
 Published from the Beginning of that long and unhappy 
 Parlement which begun November 1640 which doth amount 
 to a very greate Number of Pieces of all Sorts and all Sides 
 from that time until his Majesties happy Restauracon and 
 Coronacon, their Number Consisting of neere Thirty Thou- 
 sand severall peeces to the very great Charge and greater 
 Care and Paines of him that made the Colleccon. 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 39 
 
 The use that may be made of them for the Publique both 
 for the present and after Ages, may and will prove of greate 
 Advantage to Posterity, and besides this, there is not the 
 like, and therefore onely fitt for the use of the Kings Maj'tie. 
 
 The wch Colleccon will Necessarily Imploy Six Readers 
 att Once, they Consisting of Six Several! Sorts of Paper 
 being as uniformly Bound as if they were but of one Impres- 
 sion of Bookes, it Consists of above Two Thousand severall 
 Volumes all Exactly Marked &. Numbered. 
 
 The method that hath been Observed throughout is 
 Tyme, and such Exact Care hath been taken that the very 
 day is written upon most of them that they came out. 
 
 The Catalogue of them fairely written doe Contain 
 Twelve Volumes in Folio and of the Number aforesaid 
 wch is so many that when they stand in Order according 
 to their Numbers whilst any thing is asked for, and Shewed 
 in the Catalogue, though but of one Sheete of Paper (or 
 lesse) it may be instantly Shewed, this Method is of very 
 greate use and much Ease to the Reader. 
 
 In this Number of Pamphlets is Contained neere One 
 hundred Severall peeces that never were Printed on th'one 
 side and on th'other (all or most of wch are on the King's 
 side) wch no man durst venture to Publish here without the 
 Danger of his Ruine. 
 
 This Colleccon was so privately Carried on, that it was 
 never knowne that there was such a Designe in hand, the 
 Collector intending them onely for his Maj'ties use that then 
 was, his Maj'tie once having Occasion to use one Pamphlett 
 could no where Obtain or Compasse the Sight of it but from 
 him, wch his Maj'tie haveing seen was very well Sattisfied 
 and pleased with the Sight of it, hee comanded a Person of 
 honour (now) neere his Maj'tie that now is, to Restore it 
 Safely to his hands from whome hee had it, who faithfully 
 Restored it together with the Charge his Maj'tie gave him 
 wch was with his owne hands to Returne it to him, and 
 withall Express't a Desire from his then Maj'tie to him that 
 had Begun that worke, that hee should Continue the same, 
 his Maj'tie being very well pleased with the Designe wch. 
 was a greate Encouragem't to the Undertaker. Els hee 
 thinks hee should never have been Enduced to have gon 
 through so difficult a Worke wch hee found by Experience 
 
40 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 to prove so Chargeable and heavy a Burthen both to him- 
 sell'e and his Serv'ts that were Imployed in that buisines 
 wch Continued above the Space of Twenty yeares in which 
 time hee Buryed three of them who tooke greate Paines 
 both day and night wth him in that tedious Imploym't. 
 
 And that hee might prevent the Discovery of them when 
 the Army was Northward hee Pack't them up in Severall 
 Trunks, and by one or two in a Weeke hee sent them to a 
 Trusty freind in Surrey who safely preserved them, but 
 when the Army was Westward and feareing their Returne 
 that way hee was feigne to have them sent back againe and 
 thence Safely Rec'ed them, but durst not keepe them by 
 him the Danger was so greate, but packt them up againe 
 and sent them into Essex, and when the Army Ranged that 
 way to Tripleheath was feigne to send for them back from 
 thence, and not thinking them safe any where in England 
 att last tooke a Ressolucon to send them into Holland for 
 their more safe preservation, but Considering with himselfe 
 what a Treasure it was, upon Second thoughts hee durst 
 not venture them att Sea, but Resolved to place them in his 
 Warehouses in forme of Tables round about the Roomes 
 Covered over with Canvas, Continuing Still without any 
 Intermission his Goeing on nay even then when by the 
 Usurper's Power and Com'and hee was taken out of his 
 Bed and Clapt up Close Prisoner att Whitehall for Seaven 
 weekes Space and above hee still hopeing and looking for 
 that Day and time wch thankes bee to God is now come, 
 and there he put a Period to that unparalell'd Labour 
 Charge and Paines hee had been att. 
 
 Oxford Library keeper (that then was) was in hand with 
 them ab't them a long time, and did hope the Publiq'e 
 Library might Compose them, but that could not bee then 
 Efifected, it riseing to so greate a some as had been 
 Expended on them for so long a time together. 
 
 And if that Trayterous Usurper had taken Notice of them 
 by any Informacon, hee to secure them had made and 
 signed an Acquittance for One thpusand pounds acknowl- 
 edged to be Received in parte of that Bargaine, and have 
 sent that I mediately thither, and they to have Challenged by 
 virtue of that as Bought by them who had more Power then 
 hee had that Collected them to have Contended w'th him 
 
Gleanings of JYew England History. 41 
 
 for them by the Power that they and their freinds could 
 have made. 
 
 All theis hard Shifts and Exigents hath hee been put 
 unto to preserve them, and preserved they are (by Provi- 
 dence) for the use of Succeeding Ages vs^ch will scarce 
 have Faith to Believe that such horrid and most detestable 
 Villanyes were ever Comitted in any Christian Common 
 Wealth since Christianity had a Name." 
 
 Then follows a letter from Barlow, newly appointed 
 Bishop of Lincoln, who had been the Librarian at Oxford, 
 and was named one of the Trustees, by the will of the Col- 
 lector, who died 1666, for the preservation of this remarka- 
 ble parcel of books. It is addressed, "For ye reverend Mr. 
 Thomason," the son of the gatherer of this treasure, and 
 seemed worth the transcribing : 
 
 " My reverend friend, 
 
 I am about to leave Oxon (my deare mother) and that 
 excellent and costly Collection of Bookes, which have so 
 longe beene in my hand there. I intreate you either to 
 remove them, or speake to my successor, that they may 
 continue there, till you can otherwise conveniently dispose of 
 them. Had 1 money to my minde, I would be your Chap- 
 man for them ; but the Collection is soe great, and my purse 
 soe little that I cannot compasse it. It is such a Collection 
 (both for the vast number of Bookes, and ye exact method 
 they are bound in) as none has, nor possibly can have, 
 besides your selfe. The use of that Collection might be of 
 exceedinge benefitt to the publique (both Church and State) 
 were it plac'd in some safe Repository, where learned and 
 sober men might have accesse to, and ye use of it. The 
 fittest place for it (both for use and honor) is the Kings, Sir 
 Tho. Bodlies, or some publique Library ; for in such places 
 it might be most safe and usefull. I have longe indeavour'd 
 to find Benefactors and a way to procure it for Bodlies 
 Library, and I doe not despaire but such a way may be 
 found in good time by 
 
 your affectionate friend 
 
 and Brother, 
 
 Thomas Lincolne." 
 
 Oxon, Feb. 6, 1676. 
 
 Next comes a certificate from the Clerk of the Privy 
 Council, in substance, that his Majesty in Council was 
 
42 Gleanings for JSTew England History. 
 
 pleased, 15 May 1684, on a petition from Anne Mearne, 
 relict of Samuel Mearne, his Majesty's Stationer, lately 
 deceased, to give leave to dispose of this Collection, and 
 make sale of the said Books as she shall think fit, the peti- 
 tioner's husband having been commanded by Sir Jos. Wil- 
 liamson, Secretary of State, to purchase the same ; and the 
 reasons offered in the petition being " the great charge they 
 cost," and the burthen on the family " by their lying undis- 
 posed of so long." 
 
 This closing is, surely, disreputable to the character of 
 Charles II. but he had so many heavier sins of ingratitude 
 to the supporters of his father to answer for, that no com- 
 ment is needed. It would have been agreeable, had the 
 preface pursued the history of the Collection until it came to 
 the possession of George III. 
 
 Some of the rare tracts in the Catalogue I think good to 
 give titles of, with the dates marked on them by the gath- 
 erer, as the day when he obtained them. Of our Wonder- 
 working Providences the imprint on titlepage is 1654, but 
 Thomason procured a copy nearly four months before the 
 close of 1653, and erased the last figure and substituted a 
 3. Remembering that this " History of New England " 
 bore the date in our copies, and finding, in the General 
 Catalogue, sub voce New England, a History inserted as 
 printed at London the year before, my curiosity was eager 
 to examine it. It instantly appeared to be the identical 
 work of our Capt. Edward Johnson of Woburn, though it 
 was not known in England, that he was the author. Of a 
 few of these works, generally unattainable on our side of the 
 ocean, an abstract of the subjects may be acceptable. 
 
 New Englands Tears for Old Englands Fears. Preached 
 in a Sermon on July 28, 1640, being a day of Pubike 
 Humiliation, appointed by the Churches in behalfe of our 
 Native Country in time of fearful dangers, by William 
 Hooke, Minister of God's word, sometime of Axmouth in 
 Devonshire, now of Taunton in New England. London, 
 1641. A passage on p. 16 is well adapted to refresh the 
 sensibility of his flock : " There is no Land that claimes our 
 name, but England, wee are distinguished from all the 
 Nations in the world by the name of English. There is no 
 Potentate breathing, that we call our dread Soveraigne, but 
 King Charles, nor Lawes of any Land have civilized us, 
 
Gleanings for JVew England History. 43 
 
 but Englands ; there is no Nation that calls us Countrymen, 
 but the English. Brethren ! Did wee not thence draw in 
 our first breath 1 Did not the Sunne first shine there upon 
 our heads 1 Did not that Land first beare us, even that 
 pleasant Island, but for sin, I would say, that Garden of the 
 Lord, that Paradise 1 " This tract is No. 5 of Vol. XIL 
 
 The Retractation of Mr. Charles Chauncy, formerly Min- 
 ister of Ware in HARroRDSHiRE, wherein is proved the un- 
 lawfulnesse and danger of Rayling in Altars or Communion 
 Tables, written with his own hand before his going to New 
 England in the yeer 1637. Published by his own direction 
 for the satisfaction of all such who either are, or justly might 
 be offended with his scandalous submission, made before the 
 High Commission Court Febr. 11 anno 1635. London, 
 4to printed 1641. An Address to the Courteous Reader 
 occupies five pages, the whole tract 39. It is No. 15 in 
 Vol. XXIV. 
 
 Plaine Dealing, or newes from New England by Lech- 
 ford is No. 22 of Vol. XL II. 
 
 Newes from New England of a most strange and prodi- 
 gious birth, brought to Boston in N. E. Oct. the 17, being a 
 true and exact Relation, brought over April 19 1642 by a 
 Gentleman of good worth now resident in London. This 
 is only the short story of Mrs. Dyer's suffering, in twenty- 
 one lines, put into a preposterous publication of five other 
 monstrous births, all comprised in five pages, and the Boston 
 story is longer than either of the others, except the last. It 
 is No. 22 in Vol. LI. 
 
 An answer of the Elders of the Church of New England 
 unto nine positions, No. 9 of CXI. came out or was obtained 
 15 June 1643. 
 
 A letter of many ministers in old England requesting the 
 judgment of their brethren in New England. No. 20 of 
 CXVI. July 10. 
 
 A short story of the Rise, Reigne and Ruine of the Anti- 
 nomians &c. This tract contains 66 pages, besides 17 of 
 preface by T. Welde ; but an initiatory address " To the 
 Reader " is, " I meeting with this Book, newly come forth of 
 the Presse, and being earnestly pressed by diverse to perfect 
 it, by laying down the order & sense of this story (which 
 in the Book is omitted) " &c. &c. &c. &c. as if the petty dis- 
 7 
 
44 Qleanings far JVew England History. 
 
 ingenuity could conceal the workmanship. No. 16 of 
 CXLIII. marked 19 Feb. '43. 
 
 A letter from New England, written by Mr. Tho. Parker, 
 declaring his judgment touching the government practised in 
 the churches of New England. No. 22 of same vol. got 
 same day. 
 
 A brief relation of some church courses in New England. 
 No. 11 ofCXLVI. 9 March. 
 
 New England's advice to Old England, both their gov- 
 ernments compared. 17 of CLXIII. 5 July '44. 
 
 Weld's Answer to W. R's narration of the practises of 
 the Churches in N. E. 18 of CLXVIF. 27 July. 
 
 New England's Lamentations for Old England's present 
 errours. 18 of CXCVIII. March 45. 
 
 The way of the Churches of Christ in New England, by 
 Mr. John Cotton. 13 of CC. 4 April. 
 
 A brief discovery of Familism. 10 of CCI. 9 April. 
 
 A Reply to a Confutation of some grounds for Infants Bap- 
 tisme, as also concerning the form of a church, put forth 
 against mee by one Thomas Lamb. Hereunto is added a 
 Discourse of the Verity and validity of Infants Baptisme, 
 wherein I endevour to clear it in itself; as also in the minis- 
 ter's administring it, and the manner of administration by 
 Sprinkling & not Dipping, with sundry other particulars 
 handled herein. [The title page then quotes Matthew vii. 
 15 and two long Latin sentences, from August. Enchir. cap. 
 42 and Hieron. adv. Pelagian. Dialog, ter.] by George Phil- 
 ips of Watertown in New England. London, Printed by 
 Matthew Simmons for Henry Overton. 4 of CCXI. 10 
 June. An address to the Reader of 10 pages, signed Tho. 
 Shepard, is followed by the author's address in 4 pages to 
 the Reader, in which he says, that he never writ the Treatise 
 answered nor one word to the writer (wholly unknown to 
 him) nor to any other in England about this matter; and 
 then relates, that Nathaniel Biscoe " coming from England 
 and sitting down with us at Watertown, upon a time desired 
 some conference with me," about two points &,c. which it is 
 not worth the space to give, as probably Govr. Winthrop 
 has said enough about the matter. The tract fills 154 pages. 
 
 Mercurius Americanus, Mr. Welds his Antitype, or Mas- 
 sachusetts great Apologie examined, being observations 
 upon a paper styled A short. story of the Rise, Reigne and 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 45 
 
 Ruine of the Familists &c. &c. wherein some parties therein 
 concerned are vindicated, and the truth generally cleared. 
 By John Wheelwright junr. London. Printed and are to 
 be sold at the Bull near the Casde Tavern in Cornhill 1645. 
 No. 37 of CCXXXIII. 25 Novr. An address to the reader 
 fills 2 pages, the whole tract 24, after which comes a letter 
 " To his honored friend Capt. Thomas Kingerbie," in which 
 the writer says " in all times it is best to dedicate to a friend, 
 in these times to a soldier," &c. &c. 
 
 Simplicities Defence against Seven-headed Policy in the 
 Government of the Church in New England. 16 of 
 CCLXXXIV. 8 Novr. '46. 
 
 The Simple Cobler of Agawam in America, willing to 
 help mend his native country &c. No. 21 of CCXCVI. 
 29 Jan'y. Of this curious book, equally remarkable for its 
 uncharitableness and its wit, so full an account, as also of 
 Nath. Ward, the author, was given in the Boston Monthly 
 Anthology VI. 341, that it may be unnecessary to add a 
 word, except to correct two slight errors, about the time of 
 his Master's degree at the University, here before set right, 
 and the date of his leaving this country. Brook, in his Lives 
 of the Puritans, says he returned to England in 1645. 
 
 The Day breaking, if not the Sun rising of the " 
 Gospel &c. 17 of CCCVII. 6 April '47. 
 
 New England's Jonas cast up at London, 5 of 
 CCCVIII. 15 April. 
 
 The bloody tenent washed. 7 of CCCXI. 15 
 May. 
 
 New Englands Salamander discovered. 8 of 
 CCCXIV. 29 May. 
 
 Hypocrisy unmasked. 23 of CCCXXXIII. 2 
 Oct. 
 
 The clear sunshine of the Gospel breaking 
 forth. 14 of CCCLV. 3 March. 
 
 Good Newes from New England, with an exact relation 
 of the first planting of that country, A description of the 
 profits accruing by the Worke, Together with a briefe, but 
 true Discovery of their Order both in Church and Common- 
 wealth, and maintenance allowed the painfull Labourers in 
 that Vineyard of the Lord. With the names of the severall 
 Towns, and who be Preachers to them. 4to. London. 
 
 Well 
 known 
 works 
 '' of which 
 dates of 
 publication 
 are inter- 
 esting. 
 
46 Gleanings for JVew England History. 
 
 Printed by Matthew Simmons 1647-8. 21 of CCCLV. 
 
 10 March. Of this tract our great bibliographer, Mr. Rich, 
 in his catalogue, giving the short title and remarking, that 
 the work is in the British Museum, asks, is this a reimpres- 
 sion of Winslow ? So it is apparent, that he had not looked 
 at the book. The same suggestion of my own mind caused 
 me to neglect it, until two days before leaving London, 
 when it was found to be a very curious pamphlet of 24 pages, 
 that would have been exactly copied, had time permitted. 
 It is much in the style of Johnson's Wonder-working Provi- 
 dences. 
 
 The glorious progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians, 
 
 11 ofCCCCXXm. June 49. 
 
 The copy of a Letter written to his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth 
 Avery, touching sundry opinions by her maintained. By 
 Mr. Thomas Parker, sometimes of Newbury in the County 
 of Berks. London, 1650. This copy was marked by Thom- 
 ason, as obtained by him 29 Novr., of course 1649. It is 
 No. 3 of CCCCL. It is accompanied by an Epistle to the 
 Reader by Benjamin Woodbridge, the first born of Harvard 
 College, then a minister in England, who says, he had 
 "received other letters to my dear friend, Mrs. Avery" from 
 Mr. Cotton, Mr. Wilson and Mr. Noyes, relative to her 
 strangely turning away from the faith. She had printed a 
 book containing those errors. Parker's answers fill twenty 
 pages dated at our Newbury, Novr. 1648. 
 
 The meritorious price of our redemption, justification, &,c. 
 clearing it from some errors, by William Pinchin. 3 of 
 CCCCLXXII, 2 June, 1650. 
 
 [Of the fourth of the Tracts about spreading the Gospel 
 among the Indians, Light appearing more and more, I failed 
 to take notice, and can give no exact date of its publication, 
 which we know was in 1651.] 
 
 " 111 Newes from New England, or A Narrative of New 
 England's Persecution. Wherein is declared, that while 
 Old England is becoming new, New England is become 
 Old. Also four Proposals to the Honoured Parliament and 
 Councel of State, touching the way to Propagate the Gospel 
 of Christ (with small charge and great safety) both in Old 
 England and New. Also four conclusions touching the faith 
 and order of the Gospel of Christ out of his last Will and 
 
Gleanings for JVew England History. 47 
 
 Testament, confirmed and justified. By John Clark Phy- 
 sician of Rode Island in America. 
 Revel. 2. 25 Holdfast till I come, 
 
 3. 1 1 Behold I come quickly, 
 22. 20 Amen, even so come Lord Jesus. London, 
 Printed by Henry Hills living in Fleet- Yard next door to 
 the Rose and Crown, in the year 1652." This very rare 
 tract is No. 5 in vol. DXXX Thomason marks 13 May, 
 It was the first object of my inquiry in London, and on 13 
 June some hours were spent in abstracting the work. Six 
 pages are occupied with the address, or Epistle Dedicatory, 
 to the Parliament and Councel of State for the Common- 
 wealth of England, of " your humble and faithful subject, 
 John Clark." The second part, in five pages, " To the 
 Honored Magistracy, the Presbytery, and their dependency 
 in the Mathatusets Colony in New England, The author 
 wisheth repentance to the acknowledgment of the truth as it 
 is in Jesus Christ," subscribed " your loving friend and 
 countreyman, John Clark." A third address to the true 
 Christian Reader, in four pages, is succeeded by "A brief 
 discourse touching New England as to the matter in hand, 
 and to that part of it, sci. Rode Island, where my residence is, 
 together with the occasion of my going out with others from 
 the Mathatusetts Bay, and the many providentiall occur- 
 rences that directed us thereto, and pitched us thereon. 
 As also the Contents of the whole Treastise." This portion 
 of the pamphlet, filling over three pages, being the most 
 valuable, I extract : " New England is a name (as is gener- 
 ally known) that was, and still is, call'd upon that place in 
 reference to Old, yet not so much because it is peopled, and 
 planted from thence, for so are many other Plantations of 
 the English in those Western parts ; but because it resem- 
 bles the same, as the daughter the mother. It resembles it 
 in the Climate, in the times and seasons of the year, in the 
 fruits which the land naturally produceth, in the fouls, and 
 the fish that are there in abundance. It resembles it in 
 their politicall affairs ; for their governments, laws. Courts, 
 Officers, are in a great measure the same, and so are the 
 names of their towns & Counties ; and in point of good 
 husbandry, that which is raised and produced in New Eng- 
 land more substantially, and whether it be for food or rai- 
 
48 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 ment it is the same with that which is here produced in Old. 
 It is a place (in the largest acceptation) that contains in it 
 all the Plantations of the English upon that coast of America, 
 that lie between the Dutch Plantation on the West, and the 
 French on the East, and extends itself upon the Seacoast 
 above one hundred leagues. In it is contained the four 
 Colonies, which call themselves the united Colonies, The 
 Colony called by the name of the Province of Providence 
 Plantations lying on the South and South East thereof, and 
 two or three more lying on the East or North East in 
 Agamenticus, Saco, Casco Bay and Pemaquid, where is 
 that Treasure of Masts for Ships. The names of the united 
 Colonies are these, in point of precedency first Matatusetts, 
 but in point of antiquity first Plymouth, then the Matatusetts, 
 then Conectecot, and last Quinipiuck. The chief Towns of 
 these Colonies, and seats of their Government are these, 
 Boston of the Mathatusetts, Plymouth of Plymouth, Hereford 
 of Conectecot, and of Quinipiuck, New Haven. 
 
 Now as the name. New England, in the largest and truest 
 acceptation extends to all the Plantations of the Enghsh 
 between the French and the Dutch, so in a scanty and 
 improper acceptance of the word (especially when it makes 
 for advantage) it is taken for these four united Colonies, by 
 reason of the precedency they have of others, and for the 
 same cause, and upon the point as well, it may be taken for 
 the Mathatusetts, and the Town of Boston therein. When I 
 speak of New England, understand it of that part which hath 
 got the precedency (by reason of shipping) and start of the 
 rest, sci. the Mathatusetts, as both in my Epistle and Narra- 
 tive is plain to be seen, which I have here also inserted 
 for fear of mistake. 
 
 In the Colony of Providence Plantations in point of an- 
 tiquity the Town of Providence is chief, but in point of 
 precedency Rode Hand excels. This Hand lieth in the 
 Narragansett Bay, being fourteen or fifteen miles long, and 
 in breadth between four and five miles at the broadest : It 
 began to be planted by the English in the beginning of the 
 year 39, and by this hand of providence. In the year 1637 
 I left my native land, and in the ninth moneth of the same, I 
 (through mercy) arrived at Boston. I was no sooner on 
 shore, but there appeared to me differences among them 
 
Gleanings for Mew England History. 49 
 
 touching the Covenants, and in point of evidencing a mans 
 good estate, some prest hard for the Covenant of works, 
 and for sanctification to be the first and chief evidence, 
 others prest as hard for the Covenant of grace that was 
 established upon better promises, and for the evidence of 
 the Spirit, as that which is a more certain, constant and sat- 
 isfactory witness. I thought it not strange to see men differ 
 about matters of Heaven, for I expect no less upon Earth : 
 But to see that they were not able to bear each with other 
 in their different understandings and consciences, as in those 
 utmost parts of the World to live peaceably together, where- 
 upon I moved the latter, for as much as the land was before 
 us and wide enough, with the proffer of Abraham to Lot, 
 and for peace sake to turn aside to the right hand, or to the 
 left. The motion was readily accepted, and 1 was requested 
 with some others to seek out a place, which accordingly I 
 was ready to do ; and thereupon by reason of the suffocating 
 heat of the Summer before, I went to the North to be some- 
 what cooler, but the Winter following proved so cold, that 
 we were forced in the Spring to make towards the South ; 
 so having sought the Lord for direction, we all agreed that 
 while our vessell was passing about a large and dangerous 
 Cape, we would cross over by land, having Long Island and 
 Delaware Bay in our eie for the place of our residence ; 
 so to a town called Providence we came, which was begun 
 by one M. Roger Williams (who for matter of conscience 
 had not long before been exiled from the former jurisdiction) 
 by whom we were courteously and lovingly received and 
 with whom we advised about our design : he readily pre- 
 sented two places before us in the same Narragansett 
 Bay, the one upon the main called Sow-wames, the other 
 called then Acquedneck, now Rode Island : we enquired 
 whether they would fall in any other Patent, for our resolu- 
 tion was to go out of them all : he told us (to be brief) that 
 the way to know that, was to have recourse unto Plymouth ; 
 so our vessell as yet not being come about, and we thus 
 blocked up, the company determined to send to Plymouth, 
 and pitched upon two others together with myself, requesting 
 also M. Williams to go to Plymouth to know how the case 
 stood. So we did, and the Magistrates thereof very lovingly 
 gave us a meeting. I then informed them of the cause of 
 
50 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 our coming unto them, and desired them in a word of truth 
 and faithfulness to inform us whether Sow-wames were 
 within their Patent, for we were now on the wing, and were 
 resolved through the help of Christ to get cleer of all, and 
 be of ourselves, and provided our way were cleer before us, 
 it were all one for us to go further off, as to remain neer at 
 hand : their answer was, that Sow-wames was the garden 
 of their Patent, and the flower in the garden : then I told 
 them we could not desire it ; but requested further in the 
 like word of truth and faithfulness to be informed, whether 
 they laid claim to the Hands in the Narragansett Bay, and 
 that in particular called Acquedneck ? They all with a 
 cheerfuU countenance made us this answer, it was in their 
 thoughts to have advised thereto, and if the provident hand 
 of God should pitch us thereon they should look upon us as 
 free, and as loving neighbors and friends should be assistant 
 unto us upon the main, &c. So we humbly thanked them, 
 and returned with that answer : So it pleased the Lord, by 
 moving the hearts of the natives, even the chiefest thereof, 
 to pitch us thereon, and by other occurrences of providence, 
 which are too large here to relate. So that having bought 
 them off" to their full satisfaction, we have possessed the 
 place ever since ; and notwithstanding the different under- 
 standings and consciences amongst us, without interruption, 
 we agree to maintain civil Justice and judgement, neither are 
 there such outrages committed amongst us as in other parts 
 of the Country are frequently seen." 
 
 Clark seems very fond of the number four, since, besides 
 his Proposals to Parliament and Conclusions touching the 
 Gospel, he uses the same division for his Narrative, which 
 declares : " 1. How those three strangers were apprehended, 
 imprisoned, sentenced and for what : 2. How the motion 
 was made for a publique dispute, often repeated and prom- 
 ised, and yet disappointed : 3. How two escaped, and the 
 third was cruelly handled : 4. How two, for taking him but 
 by the hand after his punishment, were apprehended, 
 imprisoned, and sentenced to pay forty shillings or be whip- 
 ped." The statement of the points in the four Conclusions 
 may here be undesirable ; nor would it be expedient to add 
 more than the heading of the first part of the Narrative : "A 
 Faithful and True Relation of the Prosecution of Obediah 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 51 
 
 Holmes, John Crandall, and John Clarke, meerly for Con- 
 science towards God, by the principall Members of the 
 Church, or Commonwealth of the Mathatusetts in New Eng- 
 land which rules over that part of the World ; whereby is 
 shewn their discourteous Entertainment of Strangers, and 
 how that Spirit by which they are led, would order the 
 whole World, if either brought under them, or should come in 
 unto them : Drawn forth by the aforesaid John Clarke, not 
 so much to answer the Importunity of Friends, as to stop 
 the mouthes, and slanderous reports of such as are Enemies 
 to the Cross of Christ. Let him that readeth it consider, 
 which church is most like the church of Christ (that Prince 
 of Peace, that meek and gentle Lamb, that came into this 
 World to save Mens lives, not to destroy them) the Perse- 
 cuted, or Persecuting." My excuse for not transcribing 
 more is that the tract fills 76 close printed pages ; and I 
 hope our friends in Rhode Island will reprint the work 
 exactly, and so correct some casual errors in spelling, if any 
 <)ccur in my copy. 
 
 Strength out of Weakness, Progress of the Gospel. 6 of 
 DXXXIX. 4 Aug. 
 
 The civil Magistrate's power in matters of religion. No. 2 
 of DLIII. 16 Febr. Six pages of grievous dedication begin- 
 ning " To the Right Honorable Oliver Cromwell, Captain 
 General of all the forces of the Commonwealths of England, 
 Scotland and Ireland, Grace, Mercy and Peace be multi- 
 plied," and ending with the date and signature, " Lynne in 
 New England this 4th of the 8th 52 Your Excellencies' 
 humbly devoted servant Thos. Cobbet," are followed by 
 four pages of address to the Reader, with signature again, 
 and the residue of the work is 108 pages. 
 
 A brief answer to a scandalous pamphlet, called 111 News 
 from New England written by, &c. 3 of DLIII. 15 Feb. 
 This work, appropriately bound up with the last mentioned 
 tract, fills 52 pages. It begins : " Since my composing the 
 former Discourse about the civil Magistrate his coercive 
 power in matters of Religion, &c." showing, that its author 
 was Cobbet. There is a P. S. defending Winslow, and 
 giving a minute detail of curious particulars in proceedings 
 q[ Newman's church at Rehoboth. Rich's Catalogue notices 
 a copy in the Philadelphia Library. 
 8 
 
52 Gleanings for JYeiv England History, 
 
 A Platform of church Discipline, &c. Synod of Cambridge 
 in New England. 7 of DLVIII. 24 April. 
 
 Tears of Repentance. The sixth tract about evangelizing 
 our Indians, 16 of DLXIII. 21 May. Of the seventh publi- 
 cation, that came out in 1655, no minute was taken by me. 
 
 A brief Description of the Fifth Monarchy. 8 of DLXXIV. 
 1 August. This did not occupy me a minute, because 
 sufficient account of the work is in a note to Winthrop's His- 
 tory of New England 1. 33. 
 
 A history of New England from the English planting in 
 1628 until 1652 (i. e. Wonderworking Providences). 4 of 
 DLXXXVII. 29 Novr. 1653. 
 
 The Orthodox Evangelist. 9 of DC. 9 May 54. 
 
 A treatise of the Sabbath, &c. by William Pynchon. 5 of 
 DCXXIII. 7 Novr. 
 
 Holy time, or the true limits of the Lord's day, by William 
 Pynchon. 6 of DCXXIII. 7 Novr. 
 
 Samuel Vassall of London his Petition to the Parliament. 
 5 of DCCXLI. 23 Jany. 57, reciting, that he endured impris- 
 onment in several prisons for about 16 years, for opposing 
 the illegal taxes laid by the late King, and his goods were 
 taken away, and that the consideration of his case being 
 referred to a Committee, on their Report the House voted 
 him £10445, 12, 2 for his damages, and would farther con- 
 sider his case ; that he had received not one penny ; that 
 .£2591, 17, 6 also were lent to the Parliament by him in Ire- 
 land in their great straights, and that also for one of his 
 ships service £3328, 2, 7 were due, and for part of three 
 other ships in service, and he makes up the whole to be 
 £20010, 19, 8. Besides all which, another ship of his, the 
 Mayflower, laden, manned with sixty men for the Streights, 
 was taken, by order of the Committee of Safety, for public 
 service, and after being returned and fitted for another 
 voyage, taken again from him, to prevent some design of the 
 enemy, to the overthrow of his voyage, and his great losse. 
 
 Abel being dead yet speaketh. Life and death of John 
 Cotton by John Norton 6 of DCCXLI V. 14 April. 
 
 America painted to the Life. By Ferdinando Gorges, 
 Esq. is Vol. DCCLXXVI. 2 Mar 58. 
 
 A dissertation concerning Church members and their 
 children by Assembly of Divines at Boston in New England. 
 3ofDCCXCIV. 17 June. 
 
Gleanings for Neio England History. 53 
 
 The Christian Commonwealth, or the civil policy of the 
 rising kingdom of Jesus Christ. By John Eliot, 10 of 
 DCCCV. 26 Oct. 
 
 All the foregoing volumes, and others, up to 870, are small 
 quartos. Catalogue of 142 volumes, large quartos, shows 
 nothing about our country, except in Newspapers, which are 
 the chief contents of this parcel. Next follows Catalogue of 
 1968 pieces in 905 volumes of the octavo size, of which 
 but few were attractive to me. 
 
 A Key into the Language of America, &c. By Roger 
 Williams of Providence in New England. London, printed 
 by Gregory Dexter, 1643. Vol. LXVIIL 7 Septr. 
 
 A description of the new world, or America, islands and 
 continent, by George Gardyner. Vol. CCV. 16 Jany. 1649. 
 
 The tenth Muse lately sprung up in America, or several 
 poems. Also, a Dialogue between Old England and New, 
 concerning the late troubles. With divers other pleasant 
 and serious Poems. By a Gentlewoman in those parts. 
 Vol. CCLXXIV. marked 5 July 1650. It opens with an 
 address to the " Kind Reader," ending with verses, by N. 
 Ward, followed by three pages of verses " To my deare 
 Sister, the Author of these Poems," signed L W. another 
 copy of verses, signed C. B. another, signed R. Q. with a 
 fourth, signed N. H. a fifth "upon the author," signed C. B. 
 ^'another to Mrs. Anne Bradstreete author of this poem," 
 signed H. S. and a final page of two Anagrams. No more 
 need be said, as the second edition in a decent 12mo. 
 printed at Boston by John Foster 1678 is in our Library. 
 
 The heart of New England rent at the blasphemies of the 
 present generation, or a brief tractate concerning the Doc- 
 trines of the Quakers. By John Norton. Vol. DCCCXVIII. 
 marked Jany. 1659. 
 
 Eleventh and twelfth Vols, of the Catalogue refer to the 
 folios, only 38 in number, filled with single sheets, as public 
 Acts, Proclamations, &c. 
 
 Of one of the first class of Harvard College I found a 
 letter in Peck's Desiderata Curiosa IL 504 of the Ed. in 
 4to. being No. 19 of lib. XIII. which may seem worth copy- 
 ing, addressed to the clerk of the Council of State : " After 
 my humble service and thankfulnesse for all your christian 
 respect and favours, I am occasioned by an extraordinary 
 
54 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 exigent, to move you, a little beyond my bounds, that (as 
 this bearer, Mr. Gierke, my agent &, faithfull friend, shall 
 explaine my affairs to you) you may vouchsafe to lighten my 
 present cares so farre as (with securitie from my Lord 
 Charles Fleetwood or lieutenant general Ludlow) you shall 
 find safe and convenient. Wherein you would greatly 
 refresh my bowells, & (with your pardon of this strange 
 boldnesse) more oblige me to be 
 
 your very humble faithful servant, 
 
 Alby in Norfolk, July XXVL Natl. Brewster. 
 
 MDCLVIIL 
 
 These to the worthily honored Henry Scobell Esq. pres- 
 ent, in Westminster." 
 
 One of my principal pursuits was to obtain evidence of 
 births or marriages of our early settlers, in which the fre- 
 quent failure of registries in the Parishes subjected me to be 
 sometimes disheartened. Occasionally there may be too 
 heavy expense in searching those records ; but usually the 
 keepers are as liberal as exact. For the copious extracts 
 from the Parish Register of Groton in Suffolk, 1 was 
 indebted to Richard Almack, Esquire, which are here given 
 precisely as transcribed : 
 
 15S2 Teomasing 'Clopton the daughter of Mr. Willtn Clopton Gent, and of 
 
 Mistress Margery his wife was baptised the 18th day of February. 
 
 (She was married to John Winthrop and died in childbed 1626.) 
 1587 ''John Winthrop the sonne of Adam Winthropp and Anna his wife was 
 
 baptised the 16th January. 
 1592 Jane the daughter of Adam Winthrop was baptised the 17th daie of 
 
 June. 
 1600 Lucie Winthropp the daughter of Adam Winthropp Gent, and Mrs. 
 
 Anna his wife was baptised the '27th day of January. 
 1605 John Winthropp the sonne of John Winthropp and of Marie his wife 
 
 was baptised the 23d of February. 
 1607 Hennery Winthropp the sonne of John Winthropp and of Mary his wife 
 
 was baptised the 19th day of Januarye. 
 
 1614 Anna Winthropp the daughter of John Winthrop Esqre. was baptised 
 
 the 8th day of August. 
 
 1615 Anna Winthropp the daughter of John Winthrop Esq. was baptised the 
 
 the 26th of June. 
 1619 Steven the son of John Winthrop Esqre. and Margaret his 3d wife was 
 baptised the last daie of March. 
 
 ' The seat of the family, of which William was the head, was Castleins, a manor 
 house in Groton. It is often mentioned in the letters of Govr. Winthrop to his third 
 wife. The date of the death of this second wife is, evidently, an error of transcrip- 
 tion, as the trae lime is given afterwards. 
 
 " He was four days old, when baptized, as his father mentions his birthday in the 
 Almanac we possess. 
 
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 1620 Adam the sonne of John Winthropp Esquire was baptised the 9th of 
 
 April. 
 1622 Deane Winthropp the sonne of John Winthroppe Esqre was baptised the 
 
 23d ofMardie. 
 1624 Nathaniel Winthroppe the sonne of John Winthroppe Esquire was bap- 
 tised the 20th of Februarie. 
 1627 Sarauell the sonne of John Winthroppe Esqre. & Margaret his wife 
 
 August the 26lh. 
 1630 Ann Winthropp daughter of John Esqre. and Margaret his 3d wife bap- 
 tised Aprill 29th. 
 Martha Winthropp daughter of Harry & Elizabeth his wife baptised 
 
 May 9th. 
 1651 Stephen Winthropp sonne of Stephen Winthroppe and of Judith his 
 
 wife was born May 13th. 
 1563 Willm Mildmaye Esq. and Annis Winthropp widow was married the 
 
 7th daie of June — 'Thomas his son, and Alice her daughter the 
 
 12 ih of the same Month. 
 1579 Adam Winthrop Gent. & Anne Browne were married the 20th daie of 
 
 Februarie. 
 1604 Thomas ''Jones and Anna Winthropp were married the 20lh daie of 
 
 Februarie — She died the 16th daie of Male Anno 1619. 
 1612 ^Thomas Grosline and Mrs. Jane Winthrop were married the 5th day of 
 
 January. 
 1615 John Winthrop Esq. and Thomasinge Clopton was married the 6th day 
 
 of Deer. 
 
 1622 Immanuell Downinge and Luce Winthropp Gent were married the 10th 
 
 ofAprile. 
 1630 John Winthrope and Martha *Jones were married Februarie the 8th. 
 1562 ^Adam Winthrop the elder Esq was buryed the 12th day of November. 
 
 1614 Anna Winthrop the daughter of John Winthrope Esq. was buried the 
 
 26th day of August. 
 
 1615 Mrs. Mary Winthropp the first wife of John Winthrope Esq was buryed 
 
 the 26th day of June. 
 Anna Winthrop her daughter was buryed the 29th day of June. 
 
 1616 A younge child of John Winthrop Esq. was buried the second of De- 
 
 cember. 
 Mtrs. Thomasin Winthrope the 2d wife of John Winthrop Esq. was 
 buried the 11th day of December. 
 
 1623 Adam Winthropp Gent, was buried the 28th of Marche. 
 
 1629 ^Mrs. Winthropp Senr. April the 19th. 
 
 1630 Mrs. ''Forth Wintropp buried 23d November. 
 
 ' This Thomas was knighted (I suppose, by Queen Elizabeth) and resided at 
 Springfield Barnes in Essex. He left issue by Alice Winthrop, (who was, of course, 
 aunt of our first Governor,) and Sir Wm. Mildmay, created baronet in 1765 was de- 
 scended from them. See Burke's Extinct Baronetcies. 
 
 ' Probably the name Fones, several times occurring in the printed letters of Govr. 
 Winthrop is mistaken for Jones ; or this name is an error, and should be that. 
 
 ' Philip was given as the name of Mr. Gostling in an old genealogy, by some 
 mistake ; or was assumed, erroneously, from the use of this name in the first will of 
 Winthrop, instead of Thomas, who was, probably, son of Philip. 
 
 * She was, we may presume, daughter of her husband's aunt. 
 
 * No doubt this was the grandfather of Govr. Winthrop ; and, probably, to him was 
 made the grant of the manor of Groton from Henry Vlll. after the suppression of 
 the religious houses. 
 
 * Beyond question, this is our Governor's mother. See his letters April 29 and 
 May 8 of this year. 
 
 ' We had never heard before of the marriage of Forth Winthrop. He was a son 
 of the first John by the first wife, but younger, probably, than Henry, from the order 
 
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 An earnest desire was felt to ascertain, more plainly than 
 can be learned from Mather's Magnalia, the derivation of 
 Govr. Bradford. My application was made to the most 
 competent authority, yet with only partial success, as the 
 following letter evinces : 
 
 30 Torrington Square, Sept. 11, 1842. 
 
 My Dear Sir, — There have been many persons of the 
 surname of Bradford, living in the parts of Yorkshire in the 
 vicinity of Doncaster, and at Doncaster itself, where the 
 name occurs in the Catalogue of Mayors. One family of 
 the name, who were settled at Arksey, a village about three 
 miles North of Doncaster, appeared at Sir William Dugdale's 
 Visitation of the County in 1665 and 1666, when they re- 
 corded a Pedigree, which I have printed in my account of 
 Arksey (South Yorkshire, Vol. I.) from MS. C. 40 in the 
 College of Arms. There was a still older family of the 
 name seated in the neighborhood of Wakefield, of whom I 
 have seen account in Collections of Yorkshire Genealogies, 
 but no mention of any member of it going to New England. 
 
 One family of the name possessed a small estate at 
 Austerfield, a chapelry about nine miles south of Doncaster, 
 and within a short distance of Bawtry. This name might 
 be so easily read Ansterfield, that it appears highly probable 
 such a mistake has been made by some one, and that this is 
 the place at which Governor Bradford was born. At the 
 same time I have seen nothing which directly connects him 
 with this family, of whom the following is all that has oc- 
 curred to me. 
 
 1606 April 11. Robert Bradfourth is a witness to the 
 will of Robert Hartley of Austerfield, yeoman. 
 
 1607 March 1. Thomas Bradfurth of Doncaster, yeoman, 
 " To Richard Bradfurth, my son, one bible-book and one 
 
 in which he is named in his father's will made in 1620, and was, when that will was 
 altered, upon the death of Henry, presumed to be alive. This appears by his name 
 remaining, the obliterated parts being included between * stars *- His baptism is 
 not mentioned in the above list, and perhaps it occurred in Loudon. It may be 
 thought, that in the transcription there is an error, and that Mrs. should be Mr. Of 
 Nathaniel, before mentioned, notice is never found, and he, probably, died in early 
 youth. The children of Govr. Winthrop, then, were fifteen in all, scilicet, the ten, 
 whose baptisms are given above, one, the child of the second wife, dying before bap- 
 tism, Mary and Forth, children of the first wife, perhaps not born at Groton, Wil- 
 liam, child of the third wife, and Joshua, of the fourth, both born in this city. 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 67 
 
 halberd," also a messuage and lands, — 20s. to the poor of 
 Doncaster — daur. Catherine Bradfurth — daur. Anne Wild- 
 bore. 
 
 1609 April 16. Will of Robert Bradfurth of Austerfield, 
 yeoman. After a short, pious, introduction, he gives to the 
 Chapel at Austerfield 105. — to his servant Grace Wade the 
 use of a house — ***** Thomas Silvester clerk and ser- 
 vant Alice Welch — to his brother in law James Hall he 
 gives a sorrel nag — son Robert his best iron-bound wain, 
 his best yoke of oxen, his counter wherein the Evidences 
 are, one corselet with all the furniture belonging to it, a 
 cupboard, table, and form. The residue he gives to his four 
 children Robert, Mary, Ehzabeth and Margaret Bradforth, 
 and makes them his Executors. His good neighbour, Mr. 
 Richardson of Bawtry is to have the tuition of his son 
 Robert and daughter Margaret, and of their fortunes till 
 they are 21 ; William Downer of Scrooby to have the like 
 of Elizabeth, and Mr. Silvester of Awkley of his daugh- 
 ter Mary. [Scrooby and Awkley are both villages near 
 Austerfield.] He gives to his son Robert the reversion of 
 two leases, one of which he has of the King's land in Aus- 
 terfield, the other what he holds of Mr. Morton of Martin. 
 
 1628 Novr. 28. Will of William Vesey of Brampton, gent, 
 gives " lauds at Austerfield which I bought of Robert Brad- 
 forth." 
 
 1630 May 20. Will of Robert Wright of Doncaster, 
 draper, " To Robert Bradford of Austerfield my grey suit 
 of apparel." — To Richard Bradford, son of Robert of Aus- 
 terfield one fustian doublet and one pair of hose. 
 
 1633 June 19. Will of Bryan Bradford of Doncaster, 
 shearman — nephew Simon Bradford 10s. — wife to have 
 the house he lives in, and on her death, to go to his nephew 
 William Bradford &c. bequests small. 
 
 This you will, at once, perceive, proves little more than 
 that a family of the name of Bradford had lands at a place 
 called Austerfield in Yorkshire ; and in the absence of any 
 proof of there being an Austerfield in that County, it may 
 be thought a no unreasonable presumption, that this was the 
 place intended. Yours faithfully 
 
 Joseph Hunter. 
 
 Austerfield, on my map of Yorkshire, is plainly to be seen, 
 
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 about a mile from Bawtry in Nottinghamshire. But in the 
 map of Thoroton, Vol. III. of his Antiquities of Notting- 
 hamshire, 4to. Ed. by John Throsby, 1790, it is printed with 
 a mistake of n. for u. Awkley is about five miles North of 
 A. and Scrooby as far South, the latter being in Nottingham. 
 
 Greater felicity attended some of my inquiries in Devon- 
 shire, where a kind friend and most assiduous antiquary, 
 Revd. George Oliver of Exeter, favored me with his own 
 researches and interested another gentleman in similar pur- 
 suits. He wrote in September : " On one point 1 am satis- 
 fied, that the parish of Thorncombe was the cradle 
 of the Bowditch family. I have met with Robert Bow- 
 ditche (who lived there) as one of the overseers of the will 
 of Benedict Colmer of Thorncombe, Devon, which was 
 made 13th May 1598, and was proved at Honiton 5 Aug't. 
 the same year. — Sarah Bowditch's will of Thorncombe 
 
 was proved here in 1686 1 am informed that a Robert 
 
 Bowditch died Vicar of Broadhembury in 1712, and that 
 the will was proved 18 July that year by his relict and 
 Executrix Anne Bowditch. I have further been informed, 
 that the will of Charlotte Bowditch of Heavitree was 
 proved as late as 1826. 
 
 I regret to add, that on the other interesting queries you 
 propose, I cannot at present obtain satisfactory information. 
 But I am not at all discouraged ; if I can ferret out any 
 thing to serve your laudable purpose, you may depend on 
 my forwarding it to you at Boston. Every ingenuous mind 
 must be gratified with your investigations ; and they are 
 particularly interesting at the present moment when the 
 relations of the two countries approximate so much. The 
 Mother country is much indebted to the Daughter country, 
 but especially for the example she has given her of freedom 
 of discussion and liberty of conscience." 
 
 In conformity with his voluntary engagement, that gen- 
 tleman on l4Novr. forwards me original memoranda supplied 
 by his correspondent, James Davidson, at Axminster 11 
 Novr. 1842, to "serve as hints for further investigation, if 
 required: " " Bowditch. The name of Bowditch is very 
 common in Axminster and the surrounding parishes, and 
 there is reason to think that it has been in some instances 
 altered to Bowdige, Bowridge and Burridge, all which may 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 69 
 
 be met with. — John Hodj of Beer Hall in Axminster left 
 an only daughter married to Bowditch soon after 1635. 
 Hody was descended from a respectable family at Nithaway 
 in Brixham, of which several individuals are recorded by 
 Lyson p. cc. To trace this family, it would probably be 
 necessary to search the registers of many parishes. Geo. 
 Bowdige of Axminster married Mary daur. of Geo. Warry 
 of Wick in the same parish, and had a daur. Mary married 
 at Musbury on the 24 Septr. 1751 to Jonathan Bilke of 
 Axminster, clothier, and died Jany. 1795. Davy Bowditch 
 was a landholder in Kilmington in 1751. — The name Bow- 
 ridge appears at Shillingford — Burridge at Tiverton, and 
 at Ottery St. Mary in the beginning of the 17th century. 
 It would be desirable to know, whether any coat of arms 
 has been preserved by the family of Bowditch which might 
 be compared with that on a stone to the memory of several 
 persons of the name of Burridge in the church of Lyme 
 Regis. 
 
 Clap. I find the name Peter Clap, donor of parish lands 
 in St. Sidwells, Exeter, in 1689 — at later dates the name 
 may be met with at St. Patricks, and in Goldsmith street, 
 Exeter, at Teignmouth, Okehampton, Bickleigh and Shute, 
 and down to the present time, or nearly so, at South 
 Tawton. 
 
 Drake. Of the family of Drake, in consequence of 
 their possessions and connexions in this parish and the 
 neighborhood, I have so many notices, that it would fill a 
 little volume to transcribe them. I have pedigrees of the 
 Drakes, knights and baronets of Ash, extending to twelve 
 generations, and comprising not less than one hundred and 
 fifty individuals, among them appear John and Robert 
 Drake, sons of John Drake, Esq. of Exmouth (who was 
 living in 1546) by Margaret, daur. of John Cole of Rill in 
 the parish of Wythycombe Ralegh. John Drake the son 
 was also of Exmouth, and married Julian, daur. and coheir 
 
 of William Hurst of Exeter, by whom he had issue Of 
 
 Robert D. his brother, no further particulars are mentioned, 
 his name only being given in the Herald's Visitation. These 
 were not of the family of the circumnavigator. 
 
 GiBBS. The name of Gibbs occurs in several instances 
 prior to 1640, and in many subsequent to that date. John 
 9 
 
60 Gleanings for Neiv England History. 
 
 Gibbs was witness to a deed at Modbury in 1464 — John 
 Gibbs witness to a deed of Edw. Courtenay in 1475 — 
 Robert Gibbs Vicar of Axmouth in 1597 — Gibbes of Fen- 
 ton in the parish of Rattery sold his estates and removed 
 about the time of Q. Eliz'h. — Canonteign in this county 
 belonged to W. Gibbs about 1600. John Gibbs was donor 
 of money to the poor of Dunchidcock in 1624. William 
 Gibbs of Fenton sold Manworthy in Holsworthy to Hurst 
 of Exeter. William Gibbs sold Boterford in North Huish 
 to Prestwood of Exeter. In the pedigree of Drewe of 
 Newton St. Gyres, Edmond D. married the daughter of 
 Gibbs, and had an only daur. and heir, Mary, marrried 1st 
 to Northcote, and 2dly to SirE. Giles. — In the church of 
 Clist St. George are monuments to John Gibbs in 1652, 
 aged 82, and Anstice his wife. George Gibbs 1683 aged 
 81, George Gibbs 1723, who was donor of lands to the poor 
 of that parish in 1721. If a coat of arms has been pre- 
 served, it might assist in tracing the connections of the 
 family for whom inquiry is made with one or other of the 
 foregoing. The name appears at subsequent dates at Exe- 
 ter, among the inscribed stones in the Cathedral church — 
 Brixham — Georgeham — Ottery St. Mary ■ — Topsham — 
 Thorncombe — Axminster. In the church of St. Mary 
 Arches at Exeter are gravestones to the ancestors of the 
 late Chief Justice Sir Vicary Gibbs — John G. Esq. 1726 
 — J. Gibbs Esq. 1746 &c. 
 
 Harvard. If this name were originally Harward, it may 
 be connected with the family which still remains, as it has 
 done for more than three centuries, at Hayne in the parish 
 of Plymtree. Here again a coat of arms would be of ser- 
 vice. I find no mention of Harvard. 
 
 Ludlow. Of this name I find no trace. 
 
 Maverick. Radford Maverick was Vicar of Ilsington in 
 1603. Radford Maverick, Rector of Trusham between 
 1586 and 1616. The registers of these parishes may pos- 
 sibly contribute some information. 
 
 Parsons. I meet with this name in the following 
 instances. Polwhele mentions Parsons among the cele- 
 brated medical men of Devon. Lysons mentions among 
 the natives of Plymouth Mrs. Parsons, author of above 60 
 volumes of novels. Elizabeth Parsons was a tenant under 
 
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 the manor of East Mem bury in 1605. — Parsons under 
 master of Tiverton school 1633. In Exeter cathedral 
 church are stones inscribed to Grace, daur. of Thomas 
 Irish, priest vicar in that church, and wife of Robert Par- 
 sons, died 1645, and Robert Parsons who died in 1676 — 
 In Colyton church, Henry Parsons, died 1653 — Mary P. 
 his wife, died 1666 — Sarah, wife of Thomas Parsons, died 
 1690. Among the donors of money to the poor of the par- 
 ish of Culmstock appears John Parsons of Sanford Arundel 
 in the Co. of Somerset, merchant in Portugal before 1674. 
 John & Mary Parsons were donors of lands to the poor of 
 the parish of Clayhiddon in 1693. Azariah Parsons of 
 Peter's Tavy in the Co. of Devon was among the Royalists 
 who compounded for their estates during the Usurpation 
 in the 17th century — Robert Parsons Rector of Revve in 
 1668. In 1732 Thomas Parsons was a freeholder in Kil- 
 mington. A stone in Tiverton church records John Parsons 
 merchant who died in 1735. John Parsons merchant 
 appears a donor to the charity lands of Tiverton in 1771 — 
 he had a daur. Mrs. Lewis, whose daughter was the lady of 
 Sir John Duntze, bart. There are several families of this 
 name in humble hfe in the neighbourhood of Axminster. 
 
 RossiTER. The only instance I find of this name is in 
 the Herald's Visitations for 1561, 1565 and 1620 — thus, 
 William Perye of Westwater in the parish of Mambury 
 Esq. by his wife the daughter of John Fry of the family at 
 Garty had a daughter who was married to * * * Rossiter. 
 There is, I think, a family of this name now residing at 
 Tiverton and another at Torquay. 
 
 SouTHCOTT. This family branched out into many parts 
 of Devon, into Essex, and Lincolnshire. In the pedigrees 
 there are many individuals of the name of Thomas, about 
 the middle of the 17th century. Thomas S. Esq. by 
 Thomasine daur. of Kirkham of Blagdon in this county had 
 3 sons, George, Thomas & Peter. George had a son 
 Thomas, who in 1643 was one of the Commissioners ap- 
 pointed by the Parliament for the sequestration of the 
 estates of the Royalists in Devon. The only two whom I 
 find, of the name of Richard, are the second son of John 
 Southcott of Bovy Tracey living in 1562, and Richard, born 
 1616, the second son of John Southcott who was the third 
 
62 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 son of John S. the eldest son of John S. of Winkleigh in 
 the CO. of Devon. 
 
 Warham. The only place in which I find this name 
 mentioned is in the Revd. G. Oliver's Ecclesiastical Anti- 
 quities of Devon, Vol. II. p. 157, William Warham Pre- 
 bendary in the cathedral church of Exeter in 1536." 
 
 Mr. Oliver subjoins : " The above is the handwriting of 
 Mr. Davidson, a diligent Antiquary. I am perfectly satis- 
 fied, however, that the Bowditchs were settled at Holdiche 
 in Thorncombe Parish at an early period. In their house 
 was a chapel licensed in honor of St. Melor by Bp. Stafford 
 A. D. 1417. 
 
 A few days since I was looking at the will of Bernard 
 Prince of Kilmington, near Axminster, Gent, made 23 June 
 1605 and proved 22 July the same year. He concludes 
 thus : I doe appointe Overseers of this my Testament my 
 good Brothers in Lawe, John Bowdiche and George Bow- 
 diche, Gents, and Thomas Prince the elder, my Brother. 
 
 I must repeat my promise not to lose sight of yr inquiries. 
 I cannot sufficiently admire your love of antiquity, and the 
 patriotism of your heraldic researches. To afford any assist- 
 ance would be to me a pride and pleasure." 
 
 Mr. Oliver had, in June, favored me with some information 
 not altogether superseded by the later memoranda of his 
 correspondent, as will appear by these extracts : " Gibbe or 
 Gibbs came originally from Venton or Fenton in Dartington 
 Parish. To Thos. Gybbe & Margaret his wife Dr. Ed- 
 mund Lacy, Bp. of Exeter on 22 June 1437 licensed a 
 chapel, infra mansionem suam in Dartyngton situatam. In 
 the early part of Q. Elizabeth's reign, the family sold this 
 property, and settled in the Parish of St. George's Clist 
 near Exeter. There I believe the late Surgeon of this City, 
 Geo. Abraham Gibbs was born. He died here 9 Novr. 
 1794, & was buried in the family vault at George's Clist. 
 You are aware, that he was father to Sir Vicary Gibbs, who 
 was born near Palace Gates, Exeter, and was baptized 12 
 Novr. 1751 by Revd. Wm. West, the Arian Minister of this 
 City. This eminent lawyer became Chief Justice of the 
 Common Pleas, & dying in Russell Square, London, on 8 
 Feb. 1820 was buried at Hayes, Kent. Arms of Gibbs, 
 Ar. 3 Battle axes, sable. 
 
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 Southcotes came from Winkley Parish. A branch settling 
 at Indio in S. Bovej, made a considerable fortune at the 
 dissolution of Religious houses in Devon, to several of which 
 he, John S. had previously been steward. From Indio rami- 
 fications spread to Calverleigh, Mohun's Ottery, Shillingford, 
 Dulcishays, all in Devon, and one branched to Bliborough, 
 Co. Lincoln. Arms of Southcote, Arg. a Chevron Gules, 
 betw. 3 cootes Sab." 
 
 From the same gentleman I had learned, in May, that a 
 Lutheran clergyman of Bremen, the great-grandfather of 
 Lord Ashburton, had son John, who was born there in 1697 
 came at the age of 20 to Exeter, was by Act of Parliament 
 naturalized March 1723 died in 1748, having laid the founda- 
 tions of the family property. He left several children, of 
 whom one daughter married the celebrated lawyer. Dunning, 
 the opponent of the ministry in the American revolutionary 
 war, who, at its close, being made a peer, took the title of 
 Lord Ashburton from the great landed interest of the Bar- 
 ings in that vicinity. Francis, a son, made a baronet May 
 1793 was father of Sir Thomas, of Alexander, the happy 
 negotiator of the Treaty of Washington, and others. 
 
 Other inquiries in Devon, in which abundant kindness 
 was exhibited in all quarters, from Plymouth to Axminster, 
 furnished some reward. At the parish of Plympton St. 
 Mary, in which part of the church dates back to 1240, the 
 register afforded evidence, that Thomas Snelling, son of 
 William Snelling of Chaddlewood, who was son of Robert 
 S. of Plympton, was born 1560 " married Joan, daughter 
 and heiress of Thomas Elford, Esquire, of Bridge House ; " 
 that "21 day of November 1644 was buried Thomas Snel- 
 ling of Chaddlewood, gent." The incumbent of this par- 
 ish, Revd. Wm. L Coppard, favored me with copy of in- 
 scription, in the neighboring parish church of St. Maurice, 
 to the honor of " Samuel Snelling, Gent, twise maior of 
 this town. He died the 20 day of November 1624," which 
 is terminated by some lines not worth bringing so great a 
 distance. His eyes, perhaps aided by his memory, deci- 
 phered, from a time-worn, horizontal, freestone over a tomb 
 in the grave yard, what would otherwise have eluded my 
 power, the commemoration of " Sampson, son of John Snel- 
 ling of Chaddlewood, who departed this life 26 Deer. 1638." 
 
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 From him I learned, too, that the arms of the Snellings here 
 were the same with those in Gwillim's Heraldry, to which 
 we turned, for the Snellings of Surrey ; and that the family 
 in this quarter is long since extinct, and Chaddlewood has 
 been some years in possession of the family of Symons. 
 
 By Revd. Ambrose Stapleton, Vicar of East Budleigh, 
 near Sidmouth, I was most liberally supplied with evidence 
 from the registry of many generations of the families of 
 Clap, Conant, and Ford, of which perhaps these few may 
 be sufficient : 
 
 William Conant nnarried Novr. 26— 1588 
 Roger Conant baptized April 9 — 1593 
 Philip Clap married Novr. 27 — 1606 
 Philip Clap baptized January 28 — 1609 
 
 Search for any memorial of Revd. John White, the friend 
 of early planters in Massachusetts Bay before the Charter 
 of Charles I, was unsuccessful. Vol. I. 390 of Hutchins' 
 History of Dorset in 4 folios, in the part of his work assigned 
 to the town and borough of Dorchester, title Parish of St. 
 Peters, head of registers of burials, (which begins about 
 J 560,) has these words : " 1648 July 2't, Mr. John White, 
 minister of God's word, was buried after abiding forty one 
 years minister of this town." 
 
 For the ancestor of the family of President Stiles of 
 Yale College, Revd. Geo. Carter Cardale of Millbrook, 
 near Ampthill, in Bedfordshire, searched the Parish register 
 from 1564 for names of all the family down to 1650, and 
 gave me transcript, as follows : " 1-581 Rychard Stylles sonne 
 of Rychard StjUes was baptized 20th of June. 1591 Maria 
 Stylles daughter of Thomas Stylles was baptized 7th of 
 March. 1695 John Stylles the son of Thomas Stylles was 
 Christened the 25th of December. 1600 Chrystopher Styles 
 the Sonne of Thomas Stylles was baptized 28th March. 
 1602 Francis Stylles son of Thomas Stylles was baptized 
 the 1st day of August. 1604 Joane Stylles daughter of 
 Thomas Stylles and Maria his Wyfe was baptized the 8th 
 day of Januarie. 1605 Joane Stylles the Wyfe of Thomas 
 Stylles was buried the 22 of Januarie. 1607 Elyzabeth 
 Stylles Daughter of Thomas Stylles and Maria his Wyfe 
 was baptized 28 December. 1612 Thomys Stylles Son of 
 Thomas Stylles was baptized the 7 of February. I6l4 
 Wyddow Styles was buried ye 20 March." 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 65 
 
 Information of our Revd Zechariah Symmes and of Long, 
 one of his parishioners, was sought from the place of his 
 earliest labours, and was communicated in a letter of which 
 I copy the greater part : 
 
 " Dear Sir, — I am happy to inform you, that our Regis- 
 ter contains many signatures by Zechariah Symmes as 
 Minister of the parish of Dunstable in the County of Bed- 
 ford. Burials 1625 from June to March 1625-6 we find 40 
 funerals, & all marked — plague 
 
 Signed Zecharye Symmes Minister. 
 
 Nicholas Perkins, John Crawley Churchwardens. 
 
 Baptized 1626 Jany. 10 Willm. Symmes the son of Zacharie Symmes baptized 
 the 10th Jany. 
 
 1628 Marie the Daughter of Zacharie Symmes was haptized the six- 
 
 teenth day of April. 
 
 1629 Elizabeth the Daughter of Zachariah Symmes baptized the first 
 
 of January. 
 
 1630 Huldah the Daughter of Zacharie Symmes the 18th March. 
 
 1632 Hannah the Daughter of Zechariah Symmes 22th of August. 
 
 1633 Rebekah Daughter of Zechariah Symmes 12th Feb. 
 
 Buried 1633, 20 Burials are recorded. Signed 
 
 Zechariah Symmes Minister 
 
 Baptized Anno Domini 1630 Da'lliefFoSe''^"" \ Churchwardens 
 
 Zacharye Sonne of Robert Longe the 20th of October 
 
 Zachariah Symmes Minister. 
 
 I certify that the Registers of Births viz. seven written on 
 the reverse side of this paper and that above are all true 
 Copies extracted from the Register Books belonging to the 
 parish of Dunstable in the County of Bedford 
 
 Solomon Piggott A. M. Rector of Dunstable 
 
 Dunstable July 4th 1842. witness George Derbyshire 
 
 Parish Clerk. 
 
 Buried Anno Dom. 1631. 
 
 Sarah Longe buried the 12th December 
 
 Zachariah Symmes Minister 
 
 I certify that the above is a true copy extracted from the 
 Burial Register belonging to the parish of Dunstable in the 
 County of Bedford. Solomon Piggott A. M. Rector. 
 
 Rectory, Dunstable July 4th, 1842. 
 
 Dear Sir, I suppose that the Revd. Zecharie Symmes was 
 the Rector of Dunstable tho it is only mentioned Minister 
 & as his Family of Daughters seems to have rapidly en- 
 
66 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 creased & the Living being then very small in value, as it 
 is at present, he removed to America ; where I am glad to 
 find from your account he obtained a good settlement & 
 saw his Daughters married to worthy & substantial per- 
 sons. — You maybe sure that Zech. Symmes removed to 
 support his family, as he remained at Dunstable only 8 years, 
 his handwriting evincing this which thus commences, under 
 Burials 1625 
 
 Z. S. the vi"" September. 
 
 16 March (signed by Minister and churchwardens, as in 
 the first instance above.) 
 
 His signature ends 1633. The 25th March (signed as in 
 second instance." 
 
 Mr. Piggott adds : " It is evident that the plague had 
 occurred in July 1625 before Mr. Zech. Symmes came, 
 which was in Septr. 1625; it raged also much 1630, for 
 there are recorded about 30 deaths with plague. 
 
 Inquiry about Govr. Eaton at Stony Stratford produced 
 from Revd. Wm. H. Bond this reply : " I have minutely 
 examined the Register Books bellonging to the Parish of 
 Stony Stratford in my possession, but the years previous to 
 1619 are in so mutilated a state that very little is legible in 
 them. There are no remains of Registers so far back as 
 1590, so that the Baptism of the party, to whom your let- 
 ter refers, cannot be met with. But I find, upon examining 
 through the year 1618 traces of an entry of the Baptism of 
 a child belonging to a Jerome Eaton, and also another entry 
 in the year 1621 of a daughter of the same Jerome Eaton; 
 so that it appears from our Register Books, that families of 
 the name, to which your letter refers, were living in Stony 
 Stratford a few years subsequent to the supposed date of 
 the Birth of Theophilus Eaton, and probably they were his 
 relatives, but I do not find any traces of the family name 
 after 1621. This is all the information I am able to give 
 you at present." 
 
 Revd. Dr. Taylor wrote from Dedham, 8 Septr. " I wish 
 that my reply to your letter, now more than a month old, 
 were more satisfactory to myself with regard to the inter- 
 esting personages, who proceeded from our Village to be so 
 honorably remembered on your side of the Atlantic. 
 
 I have diligendy examined our oldest registers commen- 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 67 
 
 cing in 1596, and have found the following Entry; John 
 son of Edmund Sherman baptized 4 Jan. 1614. The 
 Village abounds in persons of the name. Not so Rogers, I 
 hardly know at present one of the name ; but one of our 
 most striking monuments is that of John Rogers. It repre- 
 sents him in the act of preaching, and the following inscrip- 
 tion is upon it : 
 
 Johannes Rogersius 
 
 Hie quam 
 Proedicavit expectat 
 Resurrectionem. 
 ' Oct 3vo 
 Domini 1636 
 jElatis 65 
 Ministerii 42 
 ^ Huic Ecclesise 31 
 Obiit 
 Hoc affect' sinceri symbolum pesuit 
 Geo. Dunne Chirurg bonis. 
 
 This John Rogers must, according to the above dates, have 
 been born in 1571 &, the Protomartyr's death happens in 
 1555. There remains the interval of 16 years between 
 them, which would probably bring our John Rogers, the 
 grandson of the martyr, if there is truth in your tradition, to 
 which I have nothing here corresponding. I wish I could 
 trace the descent, but it is hopeless to attempt it. 
 
 Among the names which met my view in searching the 
 registers were the following, which I subjoin for no better 
 purpose than for curiosity to speculate upon, if any of them 
 are common in the new Dedham, as they are still in the 
 old. 
 
 Sherman 
 
 Rogers 
 
 Cooper 
 
 Mason 
 
 Ham 
 
 Ellis 
 
 Barker 
 
 Baker 
 
 Garrod 
 
 Lewis 
 
 Freeman 
 
 Candeller 
 
 Abbott 
 
 Cole 
 
 Littlebury 
 
 Lufkin 
 
 
 Sidney 
 
 Templeman 
 
 
 Upon inquiry among the people, I do not hear any tidings 
 of the original Emigration." 
 
 Uncertain genealogies made no part of my investigations, 
 but frequently cases turn up in England, that may be aided 
 by inquiry in our country. Sir Thomas C. Banks, author 
 of the Dormant and Extinct Baronage of England, wrote me, 
 about our early settlers, " many of them were the branches 
 of noble and distinguished houses in England. The Percys 
 in Virginia I consider descended from the old Percys, Earls 
 10 
 
68 Gleanings for JVew England History. 
 
 of Northumberland, & their line traceable if duly inquired 
 into. I suspect the family of Gardiner, at Gardiner's Island, 
 to be the representatives of Mr. Gardiner, who married one 
 of the co-heiresses of the Barony, the most ancient Barony 
 of Fitz Walter, now under claim before the House of Lords 
 by Sir H. Brooke Bridges, Bart. Fitz Walter was the Gene- 
 ral of the Barons array which obtained the Magna Charta 
 of K. John. The Willoughbys also now in the United States 
 I have reason to believe are the heirs of the dormant Barony 
 of Willoughby of Parham. I do not know whether any of 
 the Drummonds made any permanent settlement, but the 
 Earl of Perth had a large grant. His heir, the Duke, who 
 was in the rebellion of 1745, did not die at sea, as mention- 
 ed by most historians. He never quitted England. His 
 grandson, his heir, is now living near Durham ; and an in- 
 teresting case respecting the Duke, his marriage, place of 
 retirement after the fatal battle of Culloden, &c. &;c. is 
 about to be investigated before the Lords' Committees for 
 privileges. About 5 or 6 years ago I drew up, and published 
 the Case." 
 
 Less success attended my inquiries in Kent than was ex- 
 pected. From the clergyman of Tenterden a reply to ques- 
 tions was not obtained. A London friend, on an excursion 
 to Dover for some weeks, obtained evidence, that a de- 
 scendant of our Starr of whom the emigration from Kent is 
 before mentioned, named Simon, " came from America " 
 four generations ago, and settled at Dover. In the present 
 day, one of the name, a Barrister, resides there ; and an- 
 other, in the generation before the last, married a Capt. 
 Tickner at Ramsgate. The same gentleman, writing in 
 Novr. from London, to another member of our Society, 
 gives the result of research for another of our New Eng- 
 land early families : " I made many enquiries of the fam- 
 ily of Cheever, a most respected and useful character, with- 
 out any effect. The name of Chivers (the same name) 
 occurs in Town, as Drapers and Taylors. I always had a 
 notion, that many of the Fathers would be in that state of 
 life here, in which their families were likely to have issued 
 local tokens. See 2 Annals of Commerce, 4to. pp. 390, 
 437, 560, 672. They were in that day small, of copper or 
 brass, issued by tradesmen & innkeepers for their own 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 69 
 
 use and circulation (that is, between 1630 and 1700.) 
 Knowing a Kentish joung man, who had some coins, I ap- 
 plied to him, and was most agreeably surprised to receive 
 one brass coin of the family of Cheever, which I will soon 
 send to our friend. On one side, obverse, is James Cheever, 
 with a hand grasping an antique pair of shears ; reverse " In 
 Canterbury 57," with a rose, round the edge ; in the centre 
 a rose (merely ornamental) and " J. C" 57 is 1657, it 
 could be no other. I have a local coin of my own family, 
 the date 1655 ; and I have others of the date. Of the scar- 
 city of these coins I can speak : one of my family coins is 
 in the Collection of the Duke of Cleveland, and besides my 
 own I know no other. The shears have no holes for the 
 fingers. This Cheever was of your New England family, 
 and he was a Canterbury man. He was a draper, taylor, 
 or perhaps an ironmonger. In those simple times these 
 trades were very respectable. (See Life of Sir H. Davy, 
 chap. I.) 
 
 I am making inquiries concerning a still more respected 
 name in New England." 
 
 Selecting from Berry's County Genealogies, in many fo- 
 lios, that volume in which the Kent families are contained, 
 and looking for one of our Old Colony settlers, on p. 30, 31, 
 I find, 
 
 " William Tylden paid aid for lands in Kent, at the making the Black Prince 
 a knight, 20th Edward III. from whom descended 
 
 William Tylden, of = Elizabeth, daur of James 
 
 Worm shill, Co. Kent, " "" 
 
 Esq. ob. 23d Deer. 
 1613, and buried there 
 in the back chancel. 
 
 Tonge of Tunstall, Co. Kent, 
 gent. ob. 3d June 1625, bur. 
 at Wormshill in the 
 back chancel. 
 
 The succession is given down to 
 
 Tylden of Millsted, Esq. 
 living in 1829 
 
 Richard = Jane, daur. of Dr. Auchmuty, rector 
 
 of New York, & coheiress to her 
 brother Lieut. Gen. Sir Samuel 
 Auchmuty, K. C. B. &c. &c. 
 
 Sir John Maxwell Tylden William Burton Mary Isabella, mar. 
 
 of Millsted, Co. Kent, a Tylden, a major Ralph Price, rector of 
 
 lieut. col. in the army, in the Royal Lyminge, Kent, 
 
 knighted 1812, as proxy Engineers. 
 
 for his maternal uncle. 
 Gen. Sir Samuel Auch- 
 muty, G. C. B. at the 
 installation of the Knights 
 of the Bath in that year." 
 
70 Gleanings for New England History 
 
 The account proceeds : " The Tyldens are a very an- 
 cient family in this county, and appear to have separated 
 into three distinct branches. The first, and the most an- 
 cient is here recorded. The second was originally of Ten- 
 terden, and went into Sussex ; mention is made of this 
 family in the visitation for that county. One of the Ten- 
 terden family went to America, with the Pilgrims, and has 
 founded a numerous family of the name in that country, but 
 they spell their name with an i instead of a y. The third 
 branch settled at Ifield, in Kent, and spell their name with 
 an ?'." 
 
 " In the beginning of the reign of Queen Elizabeth, Wil- 
 liam Tylden was settled at Wormshill in this county, and, 
 from several remarks and notes in very old books, it appears 
 that his brother was the clergyman of Brenchley, and there 
 are memorials of the Tyldens in the churchyard ; therefore 
 it is presumed, that place was the original property of the 
 family, and two farms in the adjoining parish of Marden 
 are now called Great and Little Tilden." The author 
 might have added, as my map shows, that the parish of Til- 
 den is at no great distance. The termination, den, is very 
 common in names of places in Kent, as ham is in Norfolk, 
 and many other counties. 
 
 Of another Old Colony stock my friend, who is named in 
 the following transcript, furnished the account : " The Gor- 
 HAMS of New England probably emigrated from Benefield, 
 near Oundle, in Northamptonshire. In Benefield Register 
 of Baptisms we have the following entry, John Gorram, son 
 of Ralph Gorram baptized Jan. 28, 1620-1 ; the name of 
 Ralph is not found in any subsequent Register, though 
 there are many entries of this family down to 1671 ; neither 
 is the death of John his son recorded there. Hence it is 
 certain that both Ralph and John quitted Benefield for some 
 other abode. It was, probably, therefore this Ralph Gor- 
 ram who had a grant of land in New Plymouth in 1637, 
 and that John Gorram, who died of a fever at Swanzey,* 
 while in command of a company in Philip's war, 5 Febr. 
 1675-6, was his son. John had sons, James, John, Joseph, 
 and Jabez, as mentioned in Farmer's Genealogical Register, 
 
 * I. Mather's Hist. Indian Wars, 21. 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 71 
 
 Appendix. The second, John, was a colonel, and died at 
 Barnstaple* in 1715, where there is a monumental inscrip- 
 tion to his memory. He left a son John, who was sheriff 
 of Barnstaple. 
 
 This family was descended from the De Gorrams of La 
 Tanniere near Gorram, in Maine on the borders of Brittany, 
 where William, son of Ralph de Gorram, built a castle in 
 1128. A branch came over to England with the Con- 
 queror. One of the family occurs in 1086 at Coppenhall 
 near Fressingfield, Suffolk, (Domesday II. 441.) Two 
 others were Abbots of St. Albans, namely Geoffrey, from 
 1120-1146, and Robert, his nephew, from 1151-1166. 
 The Abbots granted one of their manors, Westwyk, now 
 Gorhambury, near St. Albans, and other property, to a fa- 
 voured relative, whose descendants settled in Hertfordshire, 
 Leicestershire and Northamptonshire. Sir Hugh de Gor- 
 ram died at Churchfield near Oundle in 1325. His eldest 
 son sold Churchfield in 1332, from which time the family 
 declined, but continued in that vicinity, at Benefield, Glap- 
 thorne, and King's Cliff, till the latter part of the 17th cen- 
 tury. The only remaining branch of the Northamptonshire 
 Gorhams settled at St. Neots in Huntingdonshire, about 
 1676, and remained there till 1840. It is still continued in 
 the Revd. George Cornelius Gorham, B. D. late Fellow of 
 Queen's College, Cambridge, now of Remenham, near Hen- 
 ley on Thames, who, in the Collectanea Topographica 
 (Vol. V. pp. 182-199, 329-345 and Vol. VI. pp. 284-289, 
 and in Vol. VII.) has given an elaborate account of the An- 
 glo-Norman family of his name, during the 12th, 13th and 
 14th centuries ; and who possesses many antient Charters 
 and seals of the Norman family, from 1162 to 1238, when 
 it became extinct in France. The father of Ralph Gorram, 
 above mentioned, who emigrated to New England, was 
 James Gorram of Benefield, born cir. 1550, married 1572 
 Agnes Bernington, and died 1576. Ralph was born 1575." 
 
 Perplexity about our Sir Richard Saltonstall, called by 
 Hutchinson (who is not often either so indistinct or erro- 
 neous) " son or grandson of Sir Richard Saltonstall, Lord 
 Mayor of London," was relieved by finding in Thoresby's 
 
 • My friend uses the English form of this name. 
 
72 Gleanings for Neio England History. 
 
 History of Leeds, Ed. 2, by T. D. Whitaker, LL. D. &c. 
 Vol. II. 236 : " Gilbert Saltonstall of Halifax had son, by 
 his first wife, Samuel, who was father of Sir Richard Salton- 
 stall,* knight, who married Grace, d. of Robert Kaye, Esq. 
 and by her had son Richard, born atWoodsome 1610, obiit 
 1694, married Mariel d. of Brampton Gurdon, of Assington 
 in Suffolk, Esq." 
 
 A lineal descendant of the Harlackendens, Charles K. Pro- 
 bert, Esquire, of Newport, near Bishop Stortford, having ob- 
 tained my letter to Rev'd. Robert Watkinson, vicar of Earls 
 Colne in Essex, to whom I had written for any information 
 of the family above what Morant's Essex could afford, 
 kindly undertook the task of reply. Besides favouring me 
 with a pedigree purporting to begin in 1081, accompanied 
 with an inscription of that date on the tomb of William Har- 
 lakenden. Esquire, of Woodchurch in the County of Kent, 
 and illustrated with a " Nota q'd iste Willmus Harlakenden 
 vocatus fuit de antiqua familia Harlakendeni in Woodchurch 
 que cognoscitur tam per nomen Burgi alias TheBoroughe of 
 Harlakenden quam per nomen Speluncse alias the Denne of 
 Harlakenden," (which pedigree, embracing but twelve gen- 
 erations before its verification " under the hand of William 
 Segar Garter King of Arms," may reasonably be thought 
 to have lost a couple of hundred years,) he sent me the 
 Arms of the Harlakendens of Earls Colne, handsomely 
 tricked off, " the same as those borne by Richard and Roger 
 and all the Essex branch of the family." It bears date 
 1635. Quarterly, Harlakenden, Willes, Londenoys and 
 Oxenbridge. 1st quarter. Azure, a fess ermine between 
 three lions heads erased Or. langued Gules. By the name 
 of Harlakenden. 2d. quarter. Argent a bordure Gules, 
 within it three chevronels of the second. By the name of 
 Willes. 3d. quarter. Or. three cross croslets fitchy Gules. By 
 the name of Londenoys. 4th. quarter. Gules within a bor- 
 dure Vert. 11 scuUop shells Argent, a lion rampant Ar- 
 gent, langued Azure. By the name of Oxenbridge. 
 
 Roger Harlakenden, apparently the first of the family in 
 Essex, born Aug. 1541, died 21 Jan. 1602, married Eliza- 
 
 * " Sir Richard, Lord Mayor of London, 1597, was son of Gilbert by third wife." 
 So, it appears, our patentee was his nephew. 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 73 
 
 beth, fil. Thomae Hardres et relicta Georgii Harlakenden 
 de Woodchurch, Arm. 9nd had issue Richard, his second 
 son, born 22 July 1568, died 22 Aug. 1631, married Mar- 
 garet Hubbert, d. of Edwd. Hubberl, Esq. of Stansted. 
 Mountfitchet, Essex. His eldest son, Richard, born 21 
 Deer. 1600, died 4 Septr. 1677 married Alice, d. of Henry 
 Mildmay of Graces, Essex, about May 1630. His second 
 son, Roger, born 1 Oct. 1611 at Earls Colne, married Eliza- 
 beth, d. of Godfrey Bosseville of Gunthwayte, County of 
 Yorke, Arm. 4 June 1635, came to New England the 
 next month. His seventh daughter, Mabell, born 27 Septr. 
 1614 at Earls Colne, accompanied her brother, and is said 
 in this genealogy to have married John Haynes. Our Gov- 
 erner Hayres, who we know had large estate in Essex, was 
 come over the year before Harlakenden. 
 
 Morant informs us, that Roger Harlackenden, Esquire, 
 purchased from the Earl of Oxford, 2 Sept. 1.583, for the 
 sum of £2000 the manor and park of Earls Colne, with 
 the appurtenances, and 5 messuages, 5 tofts, 5 gardens, 5 
 orchards, 1000 acres of arable, 200 of meadow, 600 of pas- 
 ture, and 45s. rent. Henry, Earl of Oxford, the son, granted 
 a release, 2 March 1622, to Richard and Thomas, sons of 
 said Roger Harlackenden. See Vol. U. 211. He says, the 
 family of Harlackenden was very ancient in Kent. 
 
 This Henry Mildmay, who was third son of Sir Thomas 
 and his wife Alice, and so cousin of our first Govr. Winthrop, 
 took for his second wife, says Morant H. 24. 25, Amia, d. of 
 Brampton Gurdon abovenamed. William Mildmay, of Har- 
 vard College, 1647, was son of this gentleman, I think, 
 rather than of Sir Henry, as Mather says. The regicide 
 was of Mulsho, in the same County ; but there were several 
 families of the name. 
 
 From Lysons, Magna Britannia I. 137, of the parish of 
 Stretley, I extract : " The family of Wingate had a seat at 
 Sharpenhoe, a hamlet of this parish, for several generations ; 
 and here it was that Edward Wingate, the arithmetician, is 
 said to have been born. — At this hamlet is a charity school 
 for eight children, founded in 1686 by Richard Norton, and 
 endowed with a rent charge of XlO per annum." My 
 inquiry, about this family of Norton, from the clergyman of 
 Luton, the nearest town to Stretley, because this parish was 
 
74 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 vacant, produced no information. Of our John Norton 
 Mather gives the birthplace Starford in the County of 
 Herts, but as no such place can be found, the English au- 
 thority of Brook in Lives of the Puritans III. 419 which 
 makes it Storford in that County might be followed, did 
 not the family tradition point to Sharpenhoe above men- 
 tioned. 
 
 It may be thought that of Revd. John Wilson, the first 
 minister of Boston, every desirable point of knowledge is 
 commonly possessed. Of his father, the Revd. William, 
 Prebendary of Windsor, where our John was born, much is 
 told in Ashmole's (Elias) Antiquities of Berkshire III. 157. 
 
 Sir Henry Chauncy published in 1700 the History of 
 Hertfordshire, reprinted at Bishop Stortford, 1826 ; but 
 though our Charles Chauncy, Vicar of Ware 1627-34, is 
 mentioned in his place, no account of his origin, which was 
 at Yardley in this same County, is given, though the author 
 fondly recounts his own genealogy from the conquest. 
 
 Northampton furnishes a more abundant relation to our 
 country than many of the inland counties. Brown, the 
 founder of a short-lived opprobrious name of a sect, had a living 
 in 1592, at Achurch, near Oundle, and a fair account of him 
 is found in Bridges' History, 2 Vol. folio, ed. Oxford 1791 
 by Revd. Peter Whalley, II. 366. Baker, in his History 
 and Antiquities of the County, which I regret to say will be 
 left incomplete, besides his pedigree of the Washington 
 family, supplies a candid account of Oxenbridge to take off 
 the venom of honest Antony Wood. From him I take an 
 inscription in the church of Dodford, because our Dr. Frank- 
 lin's origin is from the immediate neighborhood. In I. 362 
 he gives it : 
 
 Elizabeth Francklyn 
 
 wife of Lemuel Francklyn vicar 
 
 of Little Hoton who died 
 
 Novr. the 30th. 
 
 16S5. 
 
 Examination of a Register of the diocese of Sarum, from 
 early in the 13th century, printed by Sir Thomas Philips, a 
 distinguished Antiquary, but never published, helped me to 
 one or two of our New England divines from Wiltshire: Wiliel- 
 mus Noyes p. m. at the church of Choldrington 1602, and 
 
Gleanings for Neiv England History. 75 
 
 Nathan Noyes p. r. Win Noyes at the church of West Chald- 
 rington 1621. I conjecture the meaning of p. m. here to be, by 
 removal ; and p. r. pro rectore. Petrus Thatcher p. r. Hu- 
 gonis Williams at the church of St. Edmund, Sarum, by the 
 Bishop in 1622. Also Thomas Hotchkiss p. m. Johannis 
 Woodbridge, inducted at the church of Stanton juxta High- 
 worth 1637. Chaldrington, Choldrington, or Choulderton 
 is near Great Amesbury. 
 
 The baptismal name of Saxton, minister of Scituate, 
 which Mather failed to give, who returned home and was 
 settled at Leeds, is in Thoresby's Vicaria Leodicensis found 
 to be Peter. 
 
 At the Library in Red Cross street, London, usually 
 called Dr. Williams's, sometimes the Dissenters' Library, 
 were found some MSS. of collections about church affairs, 
 apparently compiled 150 years since, containing many bio- 
 graphical notices ; but in three immense folios all that seemed 
 worth extracting follows : 
 
 " Mr. Thomas Allen, a Nonconformable Minister, son of 
 John Allen a Dyer in the city of Norwich of a competent 
 estate was born and baptized in that city in 1608. He was 
 educated in Caius College in Cambridge where he took the 
 degree of M. A. He was afterwards Minister of St. Ed- 
 munds in the said city of Norwich and was silenced by 
 Bishop Wren about the year 1636 (together with Mr. 
 Bridges and others) for refusing to read the book of sports 
 and conform to other things, or to conform to other innova- 
 tions then imposed. He fled into New England in the year 
 1638 and continued there till about the year 1651, and then 
 returned to Norwich where he was chosen Minister and so 
 continued till the 24th of August 1662 about eleven years. 
 Then he was ejected for Nonconformity, as near 2000 more 
 were, and thenceforward, preached upon all occasions he 
 could get, to a Congregational Church there till his death. 
 
 He married 1 Anne the daughter of Mr. Sadler of Patcham 
 in Sussex by his wife, the daughter of Shelley, by whom he 
 had a son named Thomas. 2 He married the widow of 
 Major Sedgwick, but by her he had no issue. 
 
 He writ a book, entitled " A Chain of Scripture Chronol- 
 ogy, from the creation of the world till the death of Jesus 
 Christ in 7 periods." London pr. 1659. There is before 
 11 
 
76 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 it a Preface " To the judicious reader," written by William 
 Greenhill, the 9th of tlie 6th mo (June) 1658. He was 
 a very religious, able and practical preacher. This Mr. 
 Thomas Allen died at Norwich in September 1673 in the 
 65 year of his age and was buried there. 
 
 Mr. Thomas Allen, the son of this Mr. Thomas Allen the 
 Nonconformable Minister by Anne his first wife was edu- 
 cated first at school where he made very good progress and 
 afterwards admitted of Lincoln's Inn. He is a very accom- 
 plished and ingenious gentleman but much depressed with 
 melancholy, which renders him in a manner useless. He 
 was hving in Norwich in 1692. 
 
 I first borrowed and then bought that excellent large 
 Book in folio of manuscripts and a great number of loose 
 sheets in the year 1690. They were left him by his father, 
 who was a very understanding person, and were formerly, 
 as I have been credibly informed, Sir John Highams of 
 Suffolk, a most religious gentleman and an eminent patron 
 of the Puritans, and Patriot of his Country and a curious 
 collector of choice manuscripts. 
 
 Robert Allen, brother to the said Thomas Allen the Non- 
 conformable Minister was sheriff of Norwich in 1648, and 
 was put out from being Alderman in 1660 upon the Resto- 
 ration of King Charles II. The Alderman was living in 1692." 
 
 '■ Johannes Elliot junr. Coll. Jes. admissus in matriculam Academiae Cant. 
 Jul. 5 an. 1621. — Regr. Acad. 
 
 Tho. Eliot Coll. Jes. Art. Bac. an. 1623. Art. Mr. Coll. Jes. an. 1627. 
 
 Joh. Eliot non occurrit Art. Bac. vel Art. M. 
 
 An. 1622 May 15 Joh. Eliot has his grace (viz. in College) to commence 
 B. A. spondente mro. Beale. (noted by Dr. Worthington from ye books.) 
 
 Johannes Eliot (sen.) Coll. Jes. conv. 2. admissus in matriculam Acad. Cant. 
 Mar. 20, 1618 (Regi. Acad.) non occurrit A. B. vel Art. Mr. 
 
 But I must not be expected to derive knowledge from 
 such disconnected, or discordant entries. 
 
 Much higher satisfaction may by some readers be felt on 
 receiving my transcripts of the State Paper Office. 
 
 Gatherings at her Majesty's State Paper Office, transcribed 
 9 Sept. 1842. Frcm Vol. XI of Papers relating to Trade 
 and Plantations fol. 69. 
 
 " Right honorable. 
 
 After the performance of our most humble duties, may 
 
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 77 
 
 it please your good lordships to receive hereinclosed a list 
 of the names of such passengers as took shipping at this 
 port for New England, and that only in April last, in the 
 good ship called the James of London, whereof William 
 Cooper went master. And this in due obedience and ob- 
 servance of your honours letter dated the last of December 
 past. Thus we humbly take leave. Southampton the 
 Xllth day of June 1635. Your lordships most humble 
 servants. Tho. Walfris Colfr. 
 
 N. DiNGLEY Compfr. 
 JoH. Knapp Search'r." 
 Labelled " New England 
 12 June 1635." 
 " Passengers for New England." 
 
 Addressed " To the right honr'ble the lords of his Majes- 
 ty's most honorable privie counsell, this at Whitehall, 
 
 London." 
 
 " Southampton. A list of the names of such passengers 
 as shipt themselves at the town of Hampton in the James 
 of London of III C tonnes, William Cooper master versus 
 New England in and about the VI of April 1635. 
 
 Augustioe Clement, sometime of 
 Sleadin/re paynter &c. 
 
 Thomas Whealer his servant 
 
 Thomas Browne of Malford weaver 
 
 Hercules Woodman of the same mer- 
 cer 
 
 John & Stephen 
 
 Evered alias Webb 
 
 Gyles Butler 
 
 George Coussens 
 
 Thomas Colman 
 
 Thomas Goddard 
 
 John Pithouse 
 
 Anthoney Morse 
 
 Willm. Morse 
 
 John Hide layler 
 
 John Parker carpenter late of 
 
 Richard Walker shoemaker }- Marl- 
 
 Maurice Ingles fuller borough 
 
 Thomas Davyes sawyer j 
 
 Thomas Carpenter of Amsbury car- 
 penter 
 
 of Marlborough 
 laborers or 
 husbandmen 
 
 of Marlborough 
 shoemakers 
 
 Thomas Scoales of Sarum laborer 
 John Pike ) of Langford labor- 
 
 John Musselwhite ( ers 
 Sampson Salterof Caversham fisherman 
 Henry Kinge of Brentsley laborer 
 William Andrewes of Hampsworth 
 
 carpenter 
 John Knight 
 Richard Knight ; 
 
 Thomas Smithe of the same weaver 
 Nicholos Hohe thereof tanner 
 Robert Feild of Yealing laborer 
 Anthoney Thetcher of Sarum taylet &c. 
 Peter Higden his servant 
 
 youthes of Hampton 
 
 of about 17 yeares 
 
 old 
 
 . j of Rorasey taylers 
 
 James Browne 
 Laurence Seager 
 
 Henry Leverage 
 William Parsons 
 John Emery 
 Anthoney Emery 
 
 of Sarum taylers &c. 
 
 of Romsey carpen- 
 ters 
 
 Willm Kemp servant 
 
78 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 Willm. Pacldey skinner ) late of Lon- 
 
 Edmuntl Hawes cutler j don 
 
 Edmund Batter raaulster 
 
 John Smale his servant 
 
 Michael Shafflin tayler 
 
 Josuah Verrin roper lale of 
 
 Thomas Antram weaver & }- New 
 
 Thomas Browne his servant Saruin 
 
 George Smythe tayler 
 
 Phillip Varren roper 
 
 John Greene surgeon 
 
 Zacheus Courtis of Downton laborer 
 
 Henry Rose of Platford laborer 
 
 Nicholas Batt of the Devizes linneu 
 
 The total number of these men, youthes and boyes are 
 LI II persons. Besides the wives and children of divers of 
 the. N. DiNGLEY Compt'r. 
 
 JoH. Knapp Search'r. 
 
 Tho. Wulfris CoWr. ibidem. 
 
 Hereunder follows, from the preceding volume, being X. 
 of same collection fol. 22. 
 
 "Bristoll last of August 1632. 
 
 WoRTHYE Sir, — Al thought 1 am not knowne unto you, 
 yet 1 cannot hut seriifie you of the carrage of an unworthy 
 person, on Sir Cristofor Gardner which is lately arrived here 
 in Bristoll out of New England. He is a man I suppose 
 you have herd of, for I am informed he hath in London two 
 wives ; ahout two years and some odd months he went from 
 them both with a harlot into New England, where he re- 
 mayned some s])asse of tyme, before they had intelligence 
 what he was. But in the ende on Isake Allerton cominge 
 over, which testified to the Governor and Assistants that he 
 had >.pake with on or both of his wives, this Gardner, under- 
 standinij soe much, fearing he should be called in question, 
 fled, thinking to have gon to the Duch plantation, and soe 
 to have freed himselfe from them, but they speedely making 
 after hiin, by the heipe of the natives of the country appre- 
 hended him and brought him backe, and he remayned with 
 them some spasse of tyme. And then on Purchess, a man 
 who liveth in the estern part of New England, comminge 
 
Gleanings for JVew England History. 79 
 
 to the Massatusets, there did he marrye with this Gardner's 
 wench, and take her awaye and this Gardner both with him ; 
 which was done about 12 months since, where this Gard- 
 ner remayned ever since, till the 16th of August last he 
 apeared here in Bristoll, where he doth most scandeslye and 
 baselye abuse that worthye Governor Master Winlhrop with 
 the Assistants and enhabitants who lyve under him, report- 
 ing that they are noe lesse then traytors and rebels against 
 his Majestye, with divers others most scandols and aprobious 
 speches, which on mye owne knolage is most falce, and sayth 
 furthermore, that he was droven to swime for his lyfe, because 
 he stoode for the king's cause. But the truth is, it was dout- 
 inge that they would have hanged him for his abigumie. 
 
 I could desire, that you would youse some menes to slope 
 this fellos mouth. Yf I weare sertayne that his 2 wives ar 
 yet alyve, I should be willinge to do mye best that the lawe 
 might be exicuted upon him. Where they lyve, I knowe not, 
 but in London I hear they ar. I would desire you, that you 
 would enquire, whether they ar, and whether they ar yet 
 alyve, and let me understand your minde in it. In the meane 
 whylle I shall doe my best to take oiFe his falce aspersions 
 which I hope I shall doe amonge honest men, and for others 
 it matters not. Master Wintrop did tell me, he had write 
 to you and to Master Umfris couserning me. I determine 
 to come and may bee to bee with you. There was an oulde 
 acquayntance of mine, which was with me of late, on Lance, 
 a marchant taylor now living In Gloster, which since my first 
 acquayntance with him hath ben in some parts of the West 
 Indes or the Careebo Ilandes, and as he pretendes to me 
 hath goten expectance of a sertayne stabell commoditye 
 which will bee verye benificiallye for New England, where 
 he desires to goe and to plant it there. I hope he is an hon- 
 est man, which makes me to give some credit to him. I 
 wished him to talke with Master Humfris and yourselfe 
 about it, & yf you can finde any probibillitye, which I dout 
 not but you will. In discoursinge with him, you maye doe 
 well Xofardor him the Best you maye, for I assure you sta- 
 bell commodityes is the thinge they want there. I shall not 
 need, I dout, declare the happy prosedinge and welfare of 
 New England, but I dout not but you have hard it from 
 others. But this I maye saye, the Lord hath ben verye gra- 
 
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 sious unto them, and it is a wonder to me to see what maters 
 theje have done In soe smalle a tyme. Thusse desiringe 
 the Lords blessinge to bee upon you and all thosse that un- 
 faynedly desire his glorye I humbellye take my leve and rest. 
 Yours to comand &. all love, 
 
 Thomas Wiggin." 
 Addressed 
 
 " To his worthye frend 
 Master Downinge att his howse 
 In flete Strete nere 
 fleete Cundet 
 
 dde 
 London." 
 
 Fol. 34 of same vol. 
 
 "Right hono*"'* 
 
 Havinge lately bin in New England in America, and 
 taken notice both of some comodities and advantages to this 
 State wch that contrie will afford, and there havinge visited 
 the plantations of the English and amongst the rest that es- 
 pecially in the Mattachusetts (being the largest best and 
 most prospering in all that land) I have made bold to inform 
 yo'r hono'r of some observations wch I have taken both of the 
 contrie and that Plantation. 
 
 As for the contrie it is well stored with goodly Timber and 
 Masts for shippinge, and will afford Cordage, Pilch and Tarr, 
 and as good hempe and fflax as in any pte of the world, growes 
 there naturally fitt for cordage and sayles, whereof this king- 
 dome will soone finde the benefitt, if the plantation proceed 
 awhile without discouragemt. as hitherto it hath done. 
 
 For the plantation in the Mattachusetts, the English there 
 being about 2000 people, yonge and old, are generally most 
 industrious and fitt for such a worke, having in three yeares 
 done more in buyldinge and plantinge then others have done 
 in seaven tymes that space, and with at least ten tymes 
 lesse expence. 
 
 Besides I have observed the planters there, and by theire 
 loving just and kind dealinge with the Indians, have gotten 
 theire love and respect and drawne them to an outward con- 
 
Gleanings for New England History . 81 
 
 formity to the English, soe that the Indians repaire to the 
 English Governor there and his deputies for justice. 
 
 And for the Governor himselfe, I have observed him to 
 bee a discreete and sober man, givinge good example to all 
 the planters, wearinge plaine apparel!, such as may well be- 
 seeme a meane man, drinkinge ordinarily water, and when 
 he is not conversant about matters of justice, putting his 
 hand to any ordinarye labour with his servants, ruling wth 
 much mildness, and in this particular I observed him to be 
 strict in execution of Justice upon such as have scandalized 
 this state, either in civill or ecclesiasticall government, to the 
 greate contentmt of those that are best atfected, and to the 
 terror of offendors. 
 
 Of all wch. I myselfe havinge bin an eye witnesse am the 
 rather induced to present the same to yo'r hono'r to cleare 
 the reputation of the plantation from certain false rumors 
 and scandales, wch. I perceive since my retorne to England 
 some persons, ill affected to the plantations there, have cast 
 abroad, as namely one Sir Christopher Gardiner, whoe leav- 
 inge two wives here in England, went with an other yonge 
 woman into New England, there, being discovered by let- 
 ters from England, he was seperated from his wench. A 
 second is one Moreton whoe (as I am Informed by his wife's 
 Sonne and others) upon a foule suspition of Murther fled 
 hence to New England, and there falling out with some of 
 the Indians, he shott them with a fowling peice, for wch 
 and other misdemeanors, upon the Indians complaint, his 
 howse by order of Court there, was destroyed and he 
 banished the plantation. A third was one Ratcliffe whoe as 
 I am crediblie informed, for most horible blasphemy was con- 
 demned there to lose his eares, whoe with the former two, 
 and some other the like discontented and scandalous per- 
 sons, are lately retorned hither, seekinge to cover the shame 
 of theire owne facts, by castinge reproaches upon the planta- 
 tion, doe addresse themselves to Sir Ferdinando Gorges, 
 whoe by theire false informations is nowe projectinge howe 
 to deprive that plantation of the priviledges graunted by his 
 Ma'tie and to subvert theire government, the effects whereof 
 will be the utter ruine of this hopefull plantation, by hin- 
 deringe all such as would goe to them, and drivinge those 
 alredy planted there either to retorne, or disperse into other 
 
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 places, wch I leave to your grave judgm't myselfe being 
 none of tlieire plantation, but a neighbour by, have done this 
 out of that respect I bere to the general! good. I have bin 
 too breife in this relation in regard I feared to be over tro- 
 blesome to yo'r hono'r. Soe I take leave and rest 
 The XlXth daye of Yo'r honors hunnble servant 
 
 November 1632. Tho. Wiggin." 
 
 [This letter is evidently written in a hand different from 
 that of the signer, but his signature varies materially from 
 that of the prior letter, addressed to Dow^ning, which is of 
 the same with the body of that letter. Was one letter 
 written by the father, and the other by the son? If so, this 
 letter is from the son, and it is addressed] 
 
 "To the right hono'ble S'r John 
 Cooke knt. principal! Secretary 
 to his Ma'tie and one of his 
 highnes most hono'ble privie 
 councell. These dr." 
 
 [10 Septr. 1842] fol. 41 of same vol. 
 
 " Right ho"'"- 
 
 Being last night at the Exchandge, I enquired what ship 
 carpenters Mr. Winthrop the Governor had with him in 
 New England. Where I was enformed by Mr. Aldersy, 
 the lord keepers brother in law and Mr. Cradock, that the 
 Governor hath with him one William Stephens a shipwright, 
 soe able a man, as they beleive there is hardly such an other 
 to be found in this kingdome, there be 2 or 3 others, but for 
 want of theire names, I could not be satisfied of them, this 
 Stephens hath built here manie ships of great burthen, he 
 made the Royal Merchant, a ship of 600 tonns. this man 
 as they enformed me had more reguard to his substantial! 
 performance, then the wages he was to receive, and soe 
 grew to poverty, whereupon he was preparing to goe for 
 Spayne, where he knew he should have wages answearable 
 to his paynes, had not some friends perswaded him to N. 
 England, where now he lives with great content ; had the 
 
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 State of Spajne obteyned him, he should have be'n as a 
 pretious Jewell to them ; I was further enformed that the 
 plantation having warning this yeare, to accommodate them- 
 selves accordinglie, will be able next yeare to build a shipp 
 of any burthen ; I have here inclosed sent yo'r hono'r the 
 copie of the lords order, I pray God assist yo'r hono'r for the 
 defence and mayntenance of this ho'ble work, and that those 
 lewd and scandolous persons may receive their condigne 
 punishem't, and the plantation proceed with incouradgemt. 
 as yt doth observe, soe humbly craving pardon for this bold- 
 nes, dayly praying for yo'r honors health and happines to 
 Gods glorie and the good of his church I rest 
 
 yo'r honors humble servant 
 3° Ja. 1632 Em. Downinge." 
 
 Addressed " To the right hono'ble Sr. John 
 Coke knt. principall Secretary 
 to his Ma'tie and one of his 
 highnes most hono'ble privie 
 councell. these dr. 
 
 at Court." 
 
 From Vol. I. of Papers called "New England Papers," fol. 
 
 145, 146. 
 "Most Honored Sir, 
 
 I receaved yours of the 14th of february last heer in 
 Boston, by the hands of Cap. Baker the 28th of May, since 
 which tyme I have had noe safe oportunitie to returne any 
 answer. Sir In obedience to his Ma'ties comands I went 
 imediately to the Governor to whome I shewed your letter 
 and after a serious consultation with himselfe &l some of 
 others of aproved integrity and fidelity to his Ma'tie it was 
 resolved to send some persons presently in persuance of 
 Whaly &, GofF, whoe were newly fled out of this jurisdic- 
 tion, before your letters came, by reason the Governor had 
 made a strict search for them, upon sight of a proclamation 
 that came by way of Barbados hether wherein they were 
 proclaymed Traytors ; whereupon two persons were select- 
 ed Mr. Tho. Kellond a marchant, & Mr Kirke cap. of a ship, 
 who went hence the same day by post. The progresse 
 
 12 
 
84 Gleanings for New England History. 
 
 they made in this busines together with the Governors orders 
 I have sent heer inclosed under the Secretarjs hand, as also 
 a copy of a letter & apollogy from one Mr. Davenport a 
 minister, to me altogether unknowne. 
 
 Honored Sir, Haveing seriously considered of some ex- 
 pressions in your letter of his Ma'ties gratious acceptance of 
 my former obedience and fidelity, as alsoe something of a 
 more ihen ordinary earnestnes (as I conceaved) in his Ma'ties 
 desyre of those Coll. aprehensions, and their safe conveying 
 to London, I thought it my duty and humbly intreat it may 
 not be imputed to presumption, that I heer beg leave to in- 
 forme your honor of some thing in reference thereunto, leave- 
 ing the whole to your more exact and better judgment. 
 
 First, Sir, I conceave, and am of opinion, that these Coll. 
 Whaly & Goffare still in this country and are concealed in 
 some of the Southerne parts untill they may finde a better 
 opertunity to make their escape ; and for my ground of this 
 beliefe, I have bin soe informed about two days since by 
 one Mr. Pinchin and Cap. Lord two of the most considera- 
 ble persons that live in those parts, with whome I have 
 joyned myselfe in a secrett designe, only knowne to us three, 
 resolving to use my uttmost indeavor to aprehend & se- 
 cure their persons and have great hopes to effect it, if they 
 are in these parts ; and have allreddy given these gentlemen 
 all the incouragement I could by assuring them how accept- 
 able a service it will be to his Ma' tie and beneficiall to them- 
 selves, to whome I have alsoe comunicated your letter to me. 
 
 I shall not presume, most honored Sir, to give you any 
 further trouble in this, but only to intreat you to lett his 
 Ma'tie know that in all humble duty and reverence I cast 
 myselfe at his most sacred feet, humbly acknowledging his 
 great favor in those expressions of his gratious acceptance 
 of my fidelity and obedience, intimated in your letter, for 
 whose service I shall willingly hazard both life and fortune 
 whenever he shall thinke me worthy that honor, and as to 
 this particular concerning Whaly &, Goff, as I have hetherto 
 used all the dilligence &, industry I am capable off, soe I 
 shall still continue the same untill his Ma'ties comands are 
 effected. And for your owne particular. Noble Sir, I have 
 presumed to beseech this farther favor from you, that you 
 would be pleased to cast your ey upon this enclosed paper 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 85 
 
 to yourselfe, when your leasure may perraitt, it relates only 
 to my owne afFayres, which I durst not mingle with any 
 thing concerns his Ma'tie. Soe most humbly and fervently 
 recomending you to the safe protection of the Almighty, I 
 reraayne 
 
 Most honored Sir, 
 Your most humble and most obedient servant 
 T. Temple." 
 Boston in N. E. the 20th 
 of August 1661, 
 
 Labelled "Boston 20 August, 1661 
 " From Coll. Temple to 
 Mr. Sec'y. Morice 
 about Goffe &, Whalley." 
 
 Fol. 147 of same vol. 
 "Noble Sir, 
 
 Whom though unknowne to me by Face, as allso I 
 am to yourselfe, I Honnour for your noble disposition & for 
 your neare Relation, to my, Ever Honoured, Lord, Viscount, 
 Say And Sele, unto whom I have bene continually neare 40 
 yeares Past, Exceedingly obliged for Sundry Testimoneyes 
 of his Speciall Favors towardes me when I lived in London, 
 & when I was in Holland, & after my Returne thence to 
 London, And since my abode in this Wildernesse, which 
 hath bine above 24 yeares. If the most high hath taken 
 him From us, by Death, as I am Informed he hath. The 
 King hath lost the Best of his Peeres & Counsaleirs for 
 Godley Wisdome & Faithfulnesse, The Church and People 
 of god an Assured Pattron, The Commons and Parliament a 
 most Emminent Patriott, the Nobility a Singular Pattiren 
 and ornament, And my Poore Worthlesse Selfe a most 
 Honorable & Faithful! frend, And that in a time when I 
 have most need of his helpe, which I am assured Would 
 not have Failed my Confident Expectation, if any Complaint 
 against me had bene Presented to his Honor with the rest 
 of his Maj'ties most Hono'ble Councell. Multis ille Bonis 
 Flebilis occiditt, Nulli Flebilior quam mihi. Yet as long as 
 his right honorable Son, my lord Fines liveth, he cannot Die, 
 
86 Gleanings for JVew England History. 
 
 For in him &, I hope in his Posterity that Noble Familey 
 will be like that Golden tree the Boughes and Branches 
 whereof Flourished in a Continuall Succession, 
 
 Uno Avulso non defEcit alter 
 Aureus Et Simili Frondescens Virga Mettallo. 
 
 Sir, being"Encouraged by some Expressions of your good 
 affection toward mee, Brought to my Knowledge by one 
 who came lateley, from Boston, heither, I take the Boldnesse 
 to desier this Favor, that you would be pleased to cast your 
 eyes uppon the Enclosed Appoligie, which I formerly Trans- 
 mitted to the Deputy Govenor of Massachusets to be by 
 him Communicated to the General Courte. In it you will 
 Find myne Innocyency in Referance to the 2 Collonells to 
 be shuch as might secure me From all feare of Danger & 
 Futher molestation from his Ma'tie in that Respecte, yet be- 
 cause 1 am sensible of of Possible misrepresentations of mine 
 actions, & Intentions, I humbly Crave leave to Intreate you 
 to lay up in the Repositorie of your minde, your memorie, 
 The true State of my Case that you may Speake a good an 
 Seasonable word of truth in the Cause of the Dumbe & 
 deafe, when God shall have Brought you in Safety to Lon- 
 don, as occasion may be ofRred in the King's Courte, would 
 my age which is past the great Climactericall yeare, &. the 
 weakness of my Boddy, which is under sensible decaies as 
 well Shute with so long a Voyage as my minde is Prepense to 
 it, I should not Fear to answer anything that can be Suggested 
 or objected against mee, in his Ma'tie presence, being Con- 
 fident in the King's Justice and sequnimitie, that uppon a 
 faire hearing I should be acquitted, &; some in Boston who 
 raile against mee, should have their Injurious mouthes Stop- 
 ped, what Libbirty is denyed unto me, if God Inclyne &. 
 Encourage your hearte theirunto, a word From your noble 
 selfe Spoken in Season may be blessed of god to make up, 
 with advantage, & to worke Favorable & Right apprehen- 
 sions aud perswations of mee in his Ma'tie & shuch of his 
 most Hono'ble Councells as you maye have occasion of Dis- 
 course with aboute these matters. 
 
 This is my great Intendment in this lines, humbly to 
 Crave your mindfulnesse of me & helpefulness Toward mee 
 in this Exigent, And not for myselfe alone doe I make this 
 humble Request, But also on the Behalfe of this Poore Col- 
 
Gleanings for New England History. 87 
 
 loney &, of our Govenor & majestrates, who wanted neither 
 will nor Industery to have served his Ma'tie in apprehending 
 ye 2 Collonells, but were Prevented & Hindered by gods 
 overruilling Providence, which withheld them that they 
 Could not Exciqute their true Purpose therein; And the 
 same Providence Could have done ye same,' in the Same 
 Curcumstances, if they had bine in London, or in the Tower, 
 The Case was thus. The Collones hearing that some who 
 had Entertained them, at their Houses, were in Extreme 
 danger, uppon that Accompt to Prevent the same. Came 
 from another Colloney where they were, & had bine somtime, 
 to N. H : Professing, that their true Intentions, in their 
 Coming at that time was to yeld themselves to be appre- 
 hended, for the afForesaid Purpose & accordingly they staled 
 2 dayes. This was knowne in the Towne, The D. G. 
 waited for the Comming of the Govenor &, other majestrats 
 to this towne on the 2d. day, which they allso did according 
 to Former Aggrement, Imediately uppon their Coming to- 
 gether, they fell into a Consultation, being out of any Feare 
 of that which Followed, Before they had Issued their Con- 
 sultation which was not long, the Collonels were gon away, 
 no man knowing how nor whether, Thereuppon a Diligent 
 Search was Renewed, & many were sent Forth on Foote & 
 horsebacke, to recover them in to their hands, But all in 
 vaine. I belive if his Ma'tie Rightly understood the Cur- 
 cumstances of this Event he would not be displeased with 
 our majestrates, but to accquiesce in the Providence of the 
 most high well Knowing that the way of man is not in him- 
 selfe, but god worketh all things according to the Counsaile 
 of his owne will. It is now high time that I begge pardon 
 for putting so much trouble uppon you, &, that I Conclude 
 with my Prayers to him, whom windes & seas obey to Fill 
 your sailes with Favorable windes & to Carrie your Person 
 as uppon Eagles winges Far above the reach of all hurtfull 
 Dangers, till he shall have landed you safe at your desiered 
 Port, & then to make you a Blessed Instrument of some 
 good unto this Poore CoUoney &. to myselfe, For which I 
 shall Remaine 
 
 Noble Sir, your Humble Servt. & obliged 
 
 FaithfuU Frend John Davenport. 
 
 N. H y'e 19 th day of ye 6 mounth 
 Called Augst. 1661. 
 
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 Sir, 
 
 If nij lord Saye be yet in vivis, be pleased to Com- 
 municate ye inclosed to him, with ye reason of my not writ- 
 ing to his honor at Present, & my Earnest desier of his 
 Favorable helpe, that ye King may be rightly informed 
 Concerning me in this matter ; if you shall find he is not in 
 ye land of ye living my humble request is the same to my 
 lord Fines. But if his honor have not Sufficient Interest 
 in those about his ma'tie for shuch a purpose, my Intreaty 
 to yourselfe is ye same aforementioned. AIlso if the Deputy 
 Govenor Mr. Bellingham hath not Rec'd. yt. Letter & ye 
 Appologie to ye General Courte wch I sent above 5 weekes 
 since be pleased to let him peruse this & gett a Coppie of 
 it (I meane ye appoligie) transcribed & Retturne yours 
 againe to your Noble Selfe, to be Improved as you find 
 opertunity to ye best advantage on my behalfe, lastley lett 
 it please you to accept a booke newly come forth wch I 
 make bold to Present unto you for a vade mecum, in your 
 voyage at sea, & for an helpe to Fix your Anchor aright 
 when you come to land & for ever, ye lord Jesus be with 
 you both at sea & land & to Etternity as a mighty Saviour 
 
 Amen Farewell, interim." 
 
 [12 Sept. 1842.J From Vol. II. of New England Papers, 
 
 fol. 56. 
 
 '< Right honourable, 
 
 In obedience to your hon'rs comands I have sent yu 
 herew'th as full and true an Answer as I am capeable to give 
 unto the 27 heads of Inquyrie, I received from your hon'rs 
 by our agents, this being the first opertunyty that hath pre- 
 sented, since my receipt thereof, hoping of your hon'rs fa- 
 vourable acceptance thereof & satisfaccon thereby. And I 
 do most humbly desire, that his ma'tie and your Lordships 
 were truely and fully informed of the state and condicon of 
 this his ma'ties Colony of the Massachusetts, and the tem- 
 per, loyalty and good affeccon of his dutifull subjects here. 
 For I understand, that there hath bene several misinforma- 
 cons presented to his ma'tie and amongst others, that the 
 Inhabitants here have not right to Land or Government but 
 
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 are Usurpers, that we have protected the murtherers of his 
 ma'ties Royall Father in Contempt of his ma'ties proclama- 
 con of the 6th of June 1660, which is manefestly untrue. 
 And that we violate all the acts of trade and navigation &c. 
 whereby his ma'tio is damaged in his Customes to the value 
 of 100,OOOX yearly, and the kingdom much more, when as 
 by the stricktest inquyry that I can make of merchants, un- 
 concerned, and others there hath never bene 5000£ irregu- 
 larly traded by the merchants of this place in a yeare. It 
 is true now and then, a small vessell or two may slip asyde 
 to France or Holland &c. which the greatest care and dili- 
 gence can hardly alwayes prevent, yet the damage to his 
 ma'tie is inconsiderable being only for goods imported ; for 
 what they carry from hence, the full custome is payd att 
 the place from whence they first bring them, being the 
 groath of some other of his ma'ties plantacons, and if they 
 carry them to England, which generlly is done, they pay 
 the Custome againe, of which our merchants much com- 
 plaine, and is a temptacon to them to carry some pt. of 
 them elsewhere ; but if once discovered, it will make satis- 
 faccon for many transgressions. And whatever omissions 
 have bene formerly, I hope hereafter will be carefully re- 
 dressed. Mr, Randolph, his ma'ties Collect'r here, hath 
 bene very active, and diligent, in the discharge of his place 
 & trust ever since he came hither, and hath had as much 
 heipe and assistance from myselfe as I was able to afford, 
 or hee in reason could desire, wch I doubt not, but hee will 
 alwayes readyly acknowledge, yet I doe not heare that hee 
 hath mett with any forfeits in this place, that hee hath 
 scene cause to bring to tryall : hee hath sometyme com- 
 playned to mee of some affronts and discouragemt. wch. 
 hee hath mett withall in words, which would have bene 
 severly anymadverted upon could the persons offending 
 have bene knowne. It is true that the people here shew 
 him lyttle respect, or good affeccon, because they generally 
 looke att him as one that beares noe good will to the Coun- 
 try, but sought the ruin of it, by being a meanes and instru- 
 ment highly to incense his ma'tie and y'r honers against this 
 poore place, and people, for which they are deepely sence- 
 able and sorrowfull, which noe thing but the shines of his 
 ma'ties gracious Countenance, and your hon'rs just fav'r and 
 
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 indulgence can remove and make glad ; which with pardon 
 for this bouldnes and trouble is humbly implored by 
 Your hou'rs humble and 
 
 most obedient Ser'vt. 
 
 Simon Bradstreet." 
 Boston 18 May 1680 
 The Lords of his Ma'ties Pr. Councill 
 
 Addressed 
 " For the Right honourable, the Lords of 
 his ma'ties most hon'able privy Council 
 being a Committee for trade and For- 
 reigne Plantations, 
 theis humbly 
 present." 
 
 Labelled 
 
 " From the Governor of The Massachusetts 
 with Answers to Inquiries. Ree'd. the 28 June 1680." 
 
 Fol. 58, 59, 60, 61, 62 of same vol. 
 
 An Answer of the Governor of his Majesties Colony of 
 the Mattachusetts in New England to severall heads of In- 
 quiry pursuant to the Order of the Right Honoble the Lords 
 of his majesties privy Council, appointed a Comittee for 
 trade and forreign plantations. 
 
 1°. Wee have one Generall Court or Assembly yearly 
 for the Election of the Governor, Deputy Governour and 
 Assistants chosen by the Freemen of the Company, who 
 being so chosen are the standing Council of this Goverment. 
 Wee may also have three more General Courts consisting 
 of Governor, Deputy Governor Assistants and Freemen 
 who have the Legislative power for making Laws rayseing 
 mony's, granting Lands Setling Townships &c''. 
 
 2°. Wee have yearely two Courts of Assistants held by 
 the Governor Deputy Governor & Assistants and may have 
 as many more as the occasion of the Corporation requires. 
 This is the highest ordinary Court of Judicature which we 
 have, and to which belongs the issuing of Appeales from 
 Inferiour Courts, and tryal by Jurys of all capital Offenders 
 
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 and maritime or Admiralty cases without a Jury according 
 to the Sea Laws &c*. 
 
 3°. Our Limits by pattent as now stated is divided into 
 four parts or Countys, in every of which (for the ease of the 
 people) there are held County Courts, kept by such magis- 
 trates and other fit persons as are appointed by the General 
 Court, who have power to heare and determin all cases in 
 that County civil mixt or criminall, not extending to life 
 member or banishment, with liberty for any party greived 
 to Appeale to the Court of Assistants. 
 
 4°. Our Statutes, Laws and orders are many, contained 
 in a printed Booke too many and large to transcribe. Some 
 whereof are repealed and more may suddenly bee as any of 
 them may be found repugnant to the Laws of England or 
 otherwise inconvenient, 
 
 6°. Wee have no standing Forces, but in our four County's 
 about Forty townes in every of which generally there is a 
 foote Company of listed soldiers, some bigger some lesser, 
 trayned six times in a yeare ; in Boston there are eight 
 Company's, in Salem two, and in some other Townes there 
 may bee two, where the Company's are compleate, they 
 have a Capt'n. Lt. and Ensigne &c\ The lesser Company's 
 commanded by inferiour Officers, in each County there is a 
 Serjeant major, and over the whole a major Generall : Wee 
 have also Six or Seven troopes of horse, all well armed both 
 horse and foote, every Soldier by Law being required to bee 
 alwaies furnished and have in a readiness one pound of 
 powder with bullets match &,c\ proportionable, and every 
 Towne to have alwaies in readiness one barrell of powder 
 for fifty Soldiers, and so proportionable, as a Town Stocke, 
 this besides the Country's magazine. 
 
 6°. Wee have onely one Castle scituated upon an Island 
 in the Bay about 3 or 4 miles from Boston, that commands 
 the channel by which ships must pass to the Towne of a 
 considerable strength furnished with about thirty guns, and 
 a platforme by the water side, in the Towne and before the 
 harbour, there is a Blockhouse and severall platformes or 
 Battery's with guns mounted, and the like at Charlestowne 
 to secure and defend the harbour. At Salem likewise there 
 is a small Fort with some few guns in the Towne. The 
 Castle in the Bay is kept with a small garrison in time of 
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 peace, but may suddenly bee strengthened by Soldiers from 
 the Adjacent Town's listed and in readines for that Ser- 
 vice, and competently provided with victuals and Amu- 
 nition. 
 
 7". No privateers or pyrates frequents our Coasts : It 
 may bee, once in Seven or ten yeares a prize may bee 
 brought into our Harbour. About two yeares since one 
 Capt. Bernard La Moyne a Frenchman brought hither a 
 Dutch prize taken upon the Coast of Cuba by himselfe and 
 some Englishmen, that assisted him, together with several 
 wounded Dutchmen, which was a trouble and charge to us, 
 one yet remaining amongst us decrepit and unfit for service. 
 But the cargo was Sold or disposed of before the Ship came 
 under comand, two or three more ships of the same compa- 
 ny taken by him, hee or his men carryed into New York 
 Road Island &c\ 
 
 8.° The Strength of our Bordering Neighbours is not great, 
 either Enghsh, French or Indians ; The greatest strength 
 of the Indians now since the Warr are the Maquees living 
 about two hundred miles westward of us towards Canada, 
 with whome wee have ever had Friendship since wee came 
 hither; but of late are somewhat jealous of them, by reason 
 of their receiving and entertaining severall of our Indian 
 Enemies that fled from these parts in the time of the warr, 
 &. have carried it unhandsomly since towards our Freind 
 Indians who are o'r Neighbours. 
 
 9°. Wee have little or no commerce with the French at 
 Canada, they are reported to be four or five thousand men 
 setled in severall plantations ; They at Nova Scotia are but 
 few and weake both at Sea and Land ; wee keepe freind- 
 ship with them and those at Canada, as with all other our 
 Neighbours English & Indians, and of other nations here 
 are none. 
 
 10°. Our bounds as now stated by his Majesty from three 
 miles Northerly of Merrimack River to our Southerly line 
 where wee joine to Plimouth Line, is by Land betwixt 
 Forty and Fifty miles ; but by Sea (the Land bending in- 
 wards) not more than eight or ten Leagues, and so to run 
 in a streight line at both ends through the maine Land from 
 Sea to Sea, the contents of Acres not to bee calculated, nor 
 can it be knowne how much manurable Land there is im- 
 
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 proved or unimproved. In generall the Country is full of 
 rockey hills Swamps and other unprofitable Land and use- 
 less ground, not one Acre of ten or twenty in many places 
 manurable or improvable for tillage or hardly for pasturage. 
 
 1 1°. The principall Townes of trade within our Gover- 
 ment are Boston Charlestown and Salem, some little trade 
 there is for Country people at Ipswich &. Newberry &,c^ 
 the buildings in the Country are generally of timber, many 
 fortified with strong pallisados a good security against the 
 Indians arrows and small shot : In Boston there are some 
 houses of Brick, and stone of competent strength and large- 
 ness sutable to the condition of the Owners : Since the last 
 great fire in Boston, that consumed about two hundred 
 houses besides warehouses fee". It is endeavoured and or- 
 dered that all should bee built in the places thereof with 
 brick or Stone ; which yet will hardly bee attained by rea- 
 son of the poverty of the Inhabitants. 
 
 12°. There are as many precincts and divisions within 
 our Goverment as there are Town's vizt. about Forty. In 
 Boston there are three large Churches or meeting houses to 
 wch belongs four ministers, the other Town's generally 
 have one minister some two. 
 
 13". Our chiefe Rivers are Merrimack navigable for small 
 Vessells about twenty miles and Charles River, our har- 
 bours, Boston, Charlestown, Salem, Glocester, and Marble- 
 head capa ble to receive Ships of good burthen. 
 
 14°. Wee have few or no manufactures as yet vendible 
 in Forreign parts (at least considerable) the Cloth, both 
 woolen and Linnen, Shoes, hats &c." made here are used 
 and spent in the Country ; our Staple comodities are fish, 
 some peltry mosdy traded with, or brought in by our Neigh- 
 bours, horses, provisions. Cyder, boards timber pipestaves, 
 mackaril and Fish hath formerly been more beneficiall for 
 trade with other his Majesties plantations in America, then 
 now they are, wherewith our merchants produced Sugars 
 Rhum Indigo cotton wool Tobacco &c.* which they trans- 
 port usually in their own Vessels to England ; Some pipe 
 staves, fish, mackarel &c.* wee send to Madera and western 
 Islands, which procures wines for the use of the Country, 
 and some to trade with other English plantations. 
 
 Wee have good timber for Shipping tarr pitch and Iron 
 
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 made in the Country, though in noe great Quantity, hempe 
 and Flax grovv's well here, but labour so deare that it can 
 not bee made a commodity to send to other parts ; but is 
 onely improved by the Country people for their own occa- 
 sions : Wee have all our Rigging for Ships generally out of 
 England much cheaper then it can bee made here, the truth 
 is the Country in generall is very poore, and very hard it is 
 for them to cloath themselves and Familys, especially since 
 the great charges and taxes have been upon them, by rea- 
 son of the late Indian warr, tho for victuall they make a 
 reasonable good shift being a very laborious and industrious 
 people and having Lands of their own. For at our first 
 comming hither and ever since Lands were allotted and 
 Townships granted freely without any purchase or reser- 
 vacon of Rent, otherwise it was foreseen, the people would 
 have been discouraged & the Country not Subdued and 
 improved as now it is. The Comodities imported hither 
 from England are of all sorts generally which that Land 
 affords and may amount to the value of Forty or Fifty 
 thousand pounds yearely. 
 
 15". Some little tryal there hath been of makeing Salt- 
 peter here, which there is no question but by Art may be 
 done, but at so dear a rate by reason of the great wages, 
 wee give for labour at present as makes it uncapable of 
 _being a comodity vendable in England, but to much loss. 
 
 16°. There may bee neer twenty English merchants 
 within our Goverment bred up to that calling, and neer as 
 many others that do trade and merchandize more or less ; 
 but Forreign merchants of other Nations we have none. — 
 Planters and Servants wee have no certain Account of their 
 number, but are in the generall intimated before ; we ac- 
 count all generally from Sixteen to Sixty that are healthful! 
 and strong body's both householders and Servants fit to 
 beare Armes, except Negros and Slaves whom wee arm« 
 not. 
 
 17°. There have been very few English come to plant in 
 this Jurisdiction for Seven yeares past and more, and kvf 
 or no Scots Irish or Forreigners in the like space, they 
 rather go to Carolina or other places more comodious and 
 less inhabited, for with us all the Lands neer the Sea 
 Coast are appropriated and improved, and up into the 
 
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 Country is more difficult (especially for new comers) to 
 plant and Subdue, and must be done by the Setled In- 
 habitants by degrees, as divers Towns already have been. — 
 There hath been no Company of blacks or Slaves brought 
 into the Country since ihe beginning of this plantation, for 
 the space of Fifty yeares, onely one small Vessell about two 
 yeares since after twenty months' voyage to Madagasca 
 brought hither betwixt Forty and fifty Negro's most women 
 and Children Sold here for ten 15<£ and 20£ apeice, which 
 stood the merchants in neer 40£ apeice one with another : 
 Now and then, two or three Negro's are brought hither from 
 Barbados and other of his Majesties plantations, and sold 
 here for about twenty pounds apeice. So that there may bee 
 within our Goverment about one hundred or one hundred 
 and twenty, and it may be as many Scots brought hither 
 and sold for Servants in the time of the warr with Scotland, 
 and most now married and living here, and about halfe so 
 many Irish, brought hither at severall times as servants. 
 
 18°. There a very few blacks borne here I thinke not 
 above or Six at the most in a yeare, none baptized that I 
 ever heard of, the number of whites born yearly I cannot 
 give an exact Acco't of, but Suppose there may bee four 
 or five hundred born one yeare with another, most baptized 
 except the Anabaptists who will not and some others that 
 do not desire it. 
 
 19°. As for marriages there are about two or three hun- 
 dred yearely it may bee somewhat more. 
 
 20°. I thinke that ordinarily there are more born then 
 dye in a year, except in the time of the Indian Warr and 
 the small pox about two year's since, wherein many more 
 dyed then was borne ; for the warrs consumed Seven or 
 eight hundred and the small pox no less. 
 
 21°. It's hard to give a true and certain estimate of mer- 
 chants Estates, which many cannot do themselves ; but 
 there are two or three in our Corporation that may bee 
 worth Sixteen or eighteen thousand pounds apeice, some 
 few others worth eight or ten thousand pounds apeice, a 
 third sort worth four or five thousand pounds apeice, and 
 some worth little or nothing ;/ Few planters or Country 
 people have any great Estates, hee is accounted a rich man 
 in the Country that is worth one thousand or Fifteen hun- 
 
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 dred pounds, where Land is esteemed far above the true 
 worth, or proportionable to the rent that it will give, and 
 it must bee a very great stock of cattle that will amount to 
 five hundred pounds, and more then ordinarily any man in 
 the Country keepes, they bearing no greater price here 
 then in England if so much, the wealth of our Colony is 
 rather in conceit then in reality. 
 
 22". There about one hundred or one hundred and twen- 
 ty Ships Sloopes Katches and other Vessells that trade to 
 and from hence yearly of our own or English built, most of 
 them belonging to this Colony ; wee have eight or ten Ships 
 of one hundred ton's or upwards, three or four of two hun- 
 dred ton's or more, and about forty or Fifty fishing Katches 
 of betwixi twenty and Forty ton's ; Six or eight English 
 Ships do usually come hither yearly belonging to the King- 
 dom of England, bringing comodities of all sorts from 
 thence. 
 
 23". The obstructions wee [meet] with in our trade is 
 the generall decay of any profitable trade in the places wee 
 mostly trade unto, viz', to all his Majesties plantations in 
 America, where wea vend our horses, boards timber provi- 
 sion, mackaril fish, &c\ for the comodities of those places 
 which are spent here or transported into England, but finde 
 those markets many times so overlaid and clogged with the 
 like comoditys from England Ireland and other places, that 
 many of our comodities are sold at cheaper rates many times 
 then they were worth at home. 2'ly. The Algeir men of 
 warr infesting the Seas in Europe have taken some of our 
 Ships and men, which is a discouragement to our trade and 
 navigation. 3'^ The French at Nova Scotia, or Acada 
 (as they call it) do interrupt our Fishers in those parts, and 
 Sr. Edmond Andros Governour of New Yorke for his high- 
 ness the Duke of Yorke doth the like betwixt the French 
 and Pemaquid, requiring duty to be paid to them by all our 
 Vessells that fish in those Seas, otherwise threatning to 
 make prize of them, which hath been alwaies formerly free 
 for his Majesties Subjects for Fishing ever since we came 
 hither : Wee humbly pray to understand his Majesties 
 pleasure herein."" 4'^. The double custom which our mer- 
 chants pay for Sugar Indigo Cotton wool Tobacco &c\ 
 first at the places from whence they fetch these comodities, 
 
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 the greatest part whereof is transported from hence to Eng- 
 land, where thej^pa^thfiJ^iillcHstome-agaim 
 
 24°. The greatest advantage and improvement of our 
 trade and incouragement of this poore plantation will bee 
 his Majesties gracious Favour and protection of us (and of 
 your Honors under him) in the free and full injoiement of 
 all our liberties and priviledges granted by his Royal Father 
 of blessed memory, and confirmed by his present Majesty 
 in his gracious Letter of 22'". of June 1662 with an addi- 
 tionall gratious and princely promiss to advance the benefit 
 trade and welfare of this his Majesties Colony by his utmost 
 indeavour. 2'y A free trade, if it may stand with his Ma- 
 jesties pleasure (at least for some few ships for some time) 
 in regard of that low condition, with this Colony is now re- 
 duced unto by the late Indian warr, wherein (for the safe- 
 guard of our Selves & neighbours) wee expended above 
 Forty thousand pounds, and the two great fires in Boston, 
 the first whereof consumed above 70 houses the latter about 
 200 dwelling houses, with many Warehouses, whereby it is 
 thought the third part (at least) of the wealth of Boston 
 was consumed. ^ 
 
 25°. Wee impose no rates or duty's upon goods exported 
 they being generally the produce of the Country got with 
 hard labour and sold at low prizes, or such as have paid 
 large Custom's to his Majesty at the ports from whence 
 they are brought hither, and but one penny per pound upon 
 goods imported, when they come into the merchants hands, 
 which is the taxe wee have set upon houses Lands cattle 
 and other Estate of the Country yearly, which with twenty 
 pence per head poll money, and a small rate upon wine 
 Rhum Cyder beare fee." amounts neer Fifteen hundred 
 pounds per annum, which is all the taxe and revenue wee 
 have for the support of the Goverment, Salary's to Officers, 
 charges of Fortifications, garrison at the castle &c.* but in 
 the time of the Indian warr, were forced to have 10 or 15 
 of those rates upon all mens Estates in a year which hath 
 much impoverished the Country, and yet we remain much 
 in debt to this day. 
 
 26°. Our Religion in matters of Doctrine which wee pro- 
 fess, is the same with the Churches of England Scotland 
 and Irelandj^and other reformed Orthodox Churches in Eu- 
 
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 rope &c\ As to the Discipline and Goverment of the 
 Church, that which is owned and practized generally by 
 ministers and people as with one consent is that which is 
 called the Congregational! way (except some few Anobap- 
 tists generally of the meanor sort to the number according 
 to my best estimation of about Eighty or one hundred, and 
 neere halfe so many Quakers which hold their seperate 
 meetings ; the latter wee cannot account amongst the num- 
 ber of Christians, haveing denyed the Faith and the Lord 
 Jesus Christ to bee the Saviour of mankinde and by their 
 tenents overthrowing all the fundamentall points of Christian 
 Riligion, as appeares in their printed bookes, whose princi- 
 ples (as his Majesty well observes in his gracious Letter 
 of 28 June 1662) are inconsistent with any kinde of Gov- 
 erment. 
 
 27°. Wee have as many Churches as Townes except two 
 or three not yet fully Setled, and a minister belonging to 
 every one of them ; some have two apeice, so through the 
 mercy of God wee want none ; but some able Schollars fit 
 for the ministery rather want imploiment. And for the 
 instruction of the people they generally preach twice on the 
 Lords dayes, besides Lectures, in some of the biggest 
 Townes on the weeke dayes, and chatechizeing of Children, 
 and the youth of the place as they have oppertunity. As to 
 the maintenance of ministers in Boston, it is by a voluntary, 
 weekely, contribution, well pleasing to ministers and people, 
 but in the rest of the Townes generally by a yearly Assese- 
 ment of all the Inhabitants of the place ; which they freely 
 assent unto, the severall Courts takeing speciall care that all 
 ministers have comfortable maintenance allowed them accord- 
 ing to the poor ability of the place and people. Wee have 
 no beggars and few idle Vagabonds, except now and then 
 some Quakers from Road Island &;c^ that much molest us 
 and endanger the seducing of the people, where they come. 
 And all Townes are enjoined by Law to take care of and 
 provide for all the poore decayed and impotent persons 
 within their respective limits, which accordingly they doe. 
 
 Finished these transcriptions 14 Septr. 1842. 
 
 There is a printed proclamation, with the seal on the top, 
 " To our Brethren and Friends, the Inhabitants of the 
 
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 Colony of the Mattachusetts," " dated in Boston the 7th of 
 December, 1675." " By the Council, Edward Rawson 
 Secret." It relates altogether to the war with the Indians, 
 to explain its origin, and justify its necessity. There is a let- 
 ter, or copy of one, from Sir Ferdinando Gorges, dated about 
 1637, in which it is plain he was to have been Governor 
 General of the New England Colonies, if happy circum- 
 stances had not defeated that project. A catalogue of Har- 
 vard College of 1674, printed on a single Broadside, having 
 the masters indicated to 1671 inclusive and bachelors of the 
 later year, is dedicated, like the old fashioned Theses, to 
 John Leverett, &c. &c. and the Vice Governors, &c. &;c. 
 signed L. H. initials of President Hoar. Besides these, an 
 enumeration of the inhabitants of Virginia, in the early part 
 of 1635, in the several small settlements respectively, not 
 one exceeding 900, and the aggregate being 5059, including 
 145 just arrived from Bermudas, if my memory carried the 
 particulars correctly, may be found. 
 
 Sufficient importance did not attach to these papers, or 
 several others, to engage my time. ,0f the hberality, with 
 which the use of such materials is permitted, the agent of 
 the State of New York will soon furnish most abundant evi- 
 dence, if the expense of making copies be not too great for 
 the contemplated value. As my own researches were less 
 dignified in object and less comprehensive in extent, it may 
 not be amiss to give the manner of application and the reply- 
 
 The Undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister 
 Plenipotentiary of the United States of America, has the 
 honor to acquaint the Earl of Aberdeen, Her Majesty's 
 Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, that Mr. 
 James Savage, of Boston in the United States, has lately 
 arrived in London, for the purpose of pursuing his inquiries 
 into the personal history of the first settlers of New Eng- 
 land ; — a subject on which he has already bestowed much 
 successful labor. Mr. Savage's researches are exclusively 
 literary and historical, undertaken solely to gratify a liberal 
 curiosity and to throw light on the character of the founders 
 of his native country. He has no political object whatever^ 
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 and does not wish to pursue his investigations below the year 
 1688. 
 
 The Undersigned requests that Mr. Savage may have 
 access to the books in the State Paper office, including 
 those lately removed from the Board of Trade, under such 
 restrictions as Lord Aberdeen may think proper; — and the 
 Undersigned cheerfully pledges himself, on behalf of Mr. 
 Savage, that he will make use of the permission, if granted 
 to him, in good faith, for the sole object for which it is 
 sought, 
 
 [Signed] Edward Everett. 
 
 46 Grosvenor Place, 
 29 June, 1842. 
 
 Lord Aberdeen presents his compliments to Mr. Everett, 
 and in reply to his note of the 29th instant, requesting that 
 Mr. James Savage of Boston, may be permitted to examine 
 certain Records in the State Paper Office down to the year 
 1688, with a view to elucidate the early history of New Eng- 
 land, has the honor to inform Mr. Everett, that orders have 
 been given that Mr. Savage may have free access to the vol- 
 umes of the State Papers prior to and including the year 
 1688, with reference to the object which Mr. Savage is 
 stated to have in view. 
 
 Mr. Savage will however, like Mr. Brodhead, be expected 
 to pursue his examination of the Volumes submitted to 
 him in the presence of an Officer of the State Paper 
 Office, to mark with slips of paper such Papers as he 
 may wish to have Copies or Extracts of, and not to tran- 
 scribe, or make Extracts of any of them, until the Papers so 
 indicated shall have been examined and allowed on the part 
 of Lord Aberdeen. 
 
 Foreign Office, 
 
 July 2, 1842. 
 
 Probably the visit to Boston, in Lincolnshire, and partial 
 examination of its records may vindicate a claim to short 
 notice here. 
 
 On'^lS August the Records of the Municipal government 
 were by the Mayor submitted to my inspection with full lib- 
 erty to make extracts. Few formal statements of such 
 
Gleanings for JYew England History. 101 
 
 concerns as necessarily occupied the deliberations of Alder- 
 men and Common Councilmen in a Provincial town two 
 hundred years since may seem worth copying, and I selected 
 but two dates out of a long lapse of time: "At an Assembly 
 there holden upon Friday the xxth. day of October 1620, 
 before the Maior, Aldermen and Common Council," 
 
 (Here are names of absent Aldermen) (Absent Councilmen) 
 
 The first article mentioned in the record of this meeting 
 is receipt of payment of a sum of money from Sir John Read. 
 
 " Item at this Assembly there is delivered out of the 
 Treasury to Thomas Leverett the sum of £5. xviiis. 9d. 
 expended by him in riding to London, and charges in Law, 
 and for two messengers sent this last vacation, &, for money 
 expended by Mr. Askham for the copy of the Demurrer 
 this last vacation about the town's land now in suit in the 
 Chancery." 
 
 "At an Assembly holden at the Guildhall of the Borough 
 of Boston in the County of Lincoln this xxiith day of July 
 1633 before the Maior, Aldermen & Common Council; 
 
 At this Assembly Mr. John Cotton late Vicar of Boston 
 yielded up his place of being Vicar by his letter dated in 
 July 1633, which this house have accepted. 
 
 At this Assembly Mr. Atherton Hough, an Alderman of 
 this Borough, hath surrendered his place of Aldermanship 
 within this Borough by his letters under his hand this day 
 delivered & read at this Assembly, and this house hath 
 accordingly accepted the same. 
 
 At this Assembly Mr. Thomas Leverett, an Alderman of 
 this Borough hath surrendered his place of Aldermanship 
 within this Borough by his letters under his hand delivered 
 and read at this Assembly, and this house hath accepted 
 thereof accordingly. 
 
 At this Assembly there was an intimation delivered to the 
 Maior & Burgesses of this Borough from the right honor- 
 able John, Lord Bishop of Lincoln, by the hands of Mr. 
 Thomas Cony of this town, intimating that the eight of July 
 1633 Mr. John Cotton, late Vicar of Boston, had resigned 
 his said vicarage to the said Bishop, and that the said Lord 
 Bishop did the same day at his house in the College of 
 Westminster accept of the same resignation, and did then 
 
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 pronounce the same vicarage to be actually void of Incum- 
 bent, and that he did then by the said Thomas Cony inti- 
 mate to the Maior &. Burgesses of Boston the voydance of 
 the same to the end that the said Maior and Burgesses may 
 when they please present some able person thereunto." 
 
 Forthwith the Corporation proceeded, as the Record 
 shows, and made choice of Mr. Anthony Tuckney to be 
 their Vicar. He, we know, became one of the most cele- 
 brated divines in England, was appointed one of the famous 
 Westminster Assembly, and afterwards Master of Emanuel 
 College, and Vice Chancellor of the University. 
 
 Of our Samuel Whiting of Lynn, Farmer has told, that 
 he was son of John, mayor of Boston. The family was in 
 high repute there, we may infer, for Thompson's History of 
 the Borough shows, that John was mayor in 1600, and again 
 in 1608, that John Whiting junr., probably son of the for- 
 mer, and brother of our divine, was Mayor in 1626, and 
 John Whiting, reasonably to be regarded as the same gen- 
 tleman, was in the same office in 1633 and again 1644 and 
 1655. Skirbeck church, where S. Whiting was minister, is 
 less than a mile from Boston, which is in Shirbeck wapen- 
 take, the river Witham dividing the parishes. 
 
 In 1628 Atherton Hough was Mayor, this office being 
 filled from the Board of Aldermen, and I doubt not it was 
 the same man, and not, as Farmer supposes, his son, who 
 resigned his place of Alderman, according to the record 
 above, in 1633, when al)out to accompany his spiritual guide 
 to our country, where they arrived 4 Septr. of the same 
 year. 
 
 By the same authority of Thompson we learn, that Rich- 
 ard Bellingham was Recorder of Boston from 1625 to 
 1633. He came in the following year, not, as Hutchinson 
 implies, 1635. 
 
 ConiQiock, known to our early historians as a nephew of 
 the Earl of Warwick, I found a common family name at 
 Boston in those times, when the records also mention an 
 Edmund Jackson, a Thomas Scott, besides a John Wright, 
 who was an Alderman in 1630. It may not be a worthless 
 conjecture, that persons bearing those names here a few 
 years later were all drawn by the influence of Cotton to be 
 of his flock or neighborhood on this side of the ocean, if 
 they had been taught by him in old England. 
 
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 For giving the two following letters, of which the originals 
 are in possession of one of our countrymen, domiciled in Lon- 
 don, though they are not connected with our early history, 
 yet being letters of Washington, hitherto unpublished, who 
 kept no copies of them, in the opinion of Professor Sparks, 
 apology must be unnecessary. 
 
 Copy of a letter from Washington, addressed " To the Hon. 
 I. Palmer, Watertown." 
 
 (All in his handwriting, well known to me. J. S.) 
 
 " Cambridge, Augt. 7th, 1775. 
 
 Sir, — Your favour of yesterday came duely to my hands 
 — as I did not consider local appointments, as having any 
 operation upon the general one, I had partly engaged (at 
 least in my own mind) the office of Quartermaster Genl. 
 before your favour was presented to me. In truth, Sir, [ 
 think it sound policy to bestow offices indiscriminately 
 among Gentlemen of the different Governm'ts. for as all 
 bear a proportionable part towards the expence of this War, 
 if no Gentleman out of these four Governments come in for 
 any share of the appointments, it may be apt to create jeal- 
 ousies which will, in the end, give disgust ; for this reason, 
 I would earnestly recom'd it to your Board to provide for 
 some of the Volunteers who are come from Philadelphia, 
 with very warm recommendations, tho' strangers to me. 
 
 In respect to the Boats &*. from Salem, 1 doubt, in the 
 first place, whether they could be brought over by Land — 
 in the second, I am sure nothing could ever by executed 
 here by surprise, as I am well convinced that nothing is 
 transacted in our Camp, or Lines, but what is known in 
 Boston in less than 24 hours, — indeed, circumstanced as 
 we are, it is scarce possible to be otherwise, unless we were 
 to stop the communication between the Country &, our 
 Camp & Lines, in which case, we sh'd render our sup- 
 plies of milk, vegetables, &,*. difficult & precarious. We 
 are now building a kind of Floating Battery ; when that is 
 done, and the utility of it discovered, I may possibly apply 
 for Timber to build more, as circumstances shall require. 
 I remain with great esteem, Sir, 
 
 y'r most h'ble serv't. 
 
 Go. Washington." 
 
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 Another letter, of same hand, addressed like the former, 
 taken from another volume of MSS. 
 
 " Cambridge, Augt. 22d, 1775. 
 
 Sir, — In answer to your favour of yesterday, I must in- 
 form you, that I have often been told of the advantages of 
 Point Alderton with respect to its command of the shipping 
 going in and out of Boston Harbour ; and that it has, before 
 now, been the object of my particular enquiries — That I 
 find the accounts differ exceedingly in regard to the distance 
 of the ship channel, — & that, there is a passage on the 
 other side of the light House Island for all vessells except 
 ships of the first Rate. 
 
 My knowledge of this matter would not have rested upon 
 enquiries only, if I had found myself at any one time since 
 I came to this place, in a condition to have taken such a 
 Post. But it becomes my duty to consider, not only what 
 place is advantageous, but what number of men are neces- 
 sary to defend it — how they can be supported in case of 
 an attack — how they may retreat, if they cannot be sup- 
 ported — & what , stock of ammunition we are provided 
 with for the purpose of self defence, or annoyance of the 
 Enemy. — In respect to the first, I conceive our defence 
 must be proportioned to the attack of Genl. Gage's whole 
 force (leaving him just enough to man his Lines on Charles 
 Town Neck & Roxbury) and with regard to the second, and 
 most important object, we have only 184 Barrls. of powder 
 in all, which is not sufficient to give 30 musket cartridges a 
 man, and scarce enough to serve the artillery in any brisk 
 action a single day. 
 
 Would it be prudent then in me, under these circum- 
 stances, to take a Post 30 miles distant from this place when 
 we already have a Line of Circumvallation at least Ten 
 miles in extent, any part of which may be attacked (if the 
 Enemy will keep their own Council) without our having one 
 hours previous notice of it ? — Or is it prudent to attempt a 
 measure which necessarily would bring on a consumption of 
 all the ammunition we have ; thereby leaving the army at the 
 mercy of the Enemy, or to disperse, & the Country to be 
 ravaged, and laid waste at discretion ? — To you. Sir, who 
 is a well-wisher to the cause, and can reason upon the ef- 
 
Gleanings for JVew England History, 105 
 
 fects of such a Conduct, I may open myself with freedom, 
 because no improper discoveries will be made of our Situa- 
 tion ; but I cannot expose my weakness to the Enemy (tho' 
 I believe they are pretty well informed of every thing that 
 passes) by telling this, and that man, who are daily pointing 
 out this — that — and t'other place, of all the motives that 
 govern my actions, notwithstanding I know what will be the 
 consequence of not doing it — namely, that 1 shall be ac- 
 cused of inattention to the publick Service — and perhaps 
 with want of Spirit to prosecute it. But this shall have no 
 effect upon my conduct. I will steadily (as far as my judg- 
 ment will assist me) pursue such measures as I think most 
 conducive to the Interest of the cause, & rest satisfied under 
 any obloquy that shall be thrown, conscious of having dis- 
 charged my duty to the best of my abihties. 
 
 I am much obliged to you however, as I shall be to every 
 Gentleman, for pointing out any measure which is thought 
 conducive to the publick good, and cheerfully follow any 
 advice which is not inconsistent with, but correspondent to, 
 the general Plan in view, & practicable under such partic- 
 ular circumstances as govern in cases of the like kind. — In 
 respect to point Alderton, I was no longer ago than Monday 
 last, talking to Genl. Thomas on this head, & proposing 
 to send Colo. Putnam down to take the distances &c*. but 
 considered it could answer no end but to alarm, & make 
 the Enemy more vigilant, unless we were in a condition to 
 possess the Post to effect. I thought it as well to postpone 
 the matter a while. I am, Sir, 
 
 Y'r very hble. serv't. 
 
 G. Washington." 
 
 Few and slight as these memorials appear, they amply re- 
 pay my short research ; nor may they be wholly useless, if 
 others are excited hereby, through more patient labors, to 
 more successful acquisitions. The land of our fathers' sepul- 
 chres is abundant in obfects of liberal inquiry, hoary with 
 ancient renown, or brilliant in recent improvement; and 
 each class invites attention from citizens of our republic, one 
 as generous competitors in civilization, the other as par- 
 takers of a common inheritance. More than six hundred 
 
106 ' f}leaiiiiTgs for Neiv England 'Histdffi 
 
 years ago,' our progenitors assisted in the Solemnity of lay-- 
 ing the foundations of M^gna Charta, and nq violence has 
 yet reached deep enough to disturb the fabric of human 
 rights erected by the Laws of England, however changed 
 have been parts of the superstructure,' and occasionally fan- 
 tastic some.divisiqh, of. the ornaments. In the offspring the 
 inhabitants: of that jslandj generally, seemed to me willing 
 to perceive no degep^racys and .to rejoice at our enterprize, 
 and.to desire our welfare. ' 
 • §9 Deer. 1842.- 
 
 NoTE. An error is o^ser\nai)le inrth| date of certificate No, 20 in the list of passen- 
 gers of the HerQules of Sandwich, p. 33, 26 Mar. 1634, which, in the old mode of 
 computation, would have' befen' eleven months and eighteen days earlier than 'that 
 imrrtediately precedjng, Iff Mar. 1634. We might presume, that both referred t^ our 
 reckorinig of the year, as March was the first mopth, though the first day of the year 
 was 25tli March ; but th'is is forbidden by sortie of the dates being in Febiliary, and there 
 jcan be no doiibt,'that voyage was in 1G35. , By, the letter of the ofiicers of the Cus- 
 tom "House, on p. 77, "We find, 'that the regulation "from the' Commissioners "of the 
 Privy Council was not issued before thtf month Of December 1634. At the begin- 
 ning of a year, most pejsons^re liable to a siipilar mistake, in -dating a letter, to use 
 the old, instead of the ne"WTiumber. 
 

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