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COLLECTIONS
OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Committee of Publication.
GEORGE E. ELLIS.
WILLIAM H. WHITMORE.
HENRY WARREN TORREY.
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
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COLLECTIONS
OF THE
MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Vol. VI. -- FIFTH SERIES.
BOSTON:
PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY.
M.DCCCLXXIX
UNIVERSITY PRESS:
JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE.
SECOND EDITION.
PRE FACE.
THE Publishing Committee herewith presents to the Society
the second volume of the Diary of Samuel Sewall, Printed from
the Manuscript in its Cabinet. The text of the volume in-
cludes the period from January 14, 1699-1700, to April 14,
1714. Another volume in print will complete the publication
of the manuscript Diary. The Judge's Letter-Book will furnish
the materials for a fourth volume.
The Committee has continued the same system of annotating
the text which was adopted in the first volume. Resisting the
prompting or opportunity to explain or illustrate the many in-
teresting references which the Judge makes to matters of his-
torical importance, to an extent which would expand the notes
beyond the text, the method pursued, as the reader will observe,
has been restricted to occasional comments, and to genealogical
and local particulars and references, without quoting authorities
easily accessible to the students of our history. The connection
between Judge Sewall's family and that of Governor Dudley
evidently embarrassed the former, alike in his official position as
a magistrate, and in making entries in his diary concerning mat-
ters in which they were occasionally at variance. That Sewall
should also have drawn upon himself the hostility of Cotton
Mather, who, with his father, the President of the College, was
in violent feud with Dudley, may help to show the perplexities
of the Judge's position and course even when he seems to have
tried to act as a moderator or an umpire. The Committee has
therefore thought it advisable to reprint three very rare pam-
phlets which, as fully presenting matters of bitter strife in rela-
tion to the parties just named, will make annotation upon it
unnecessary. A few fragmentary and miscellaneous papers in
Sewall's hand precede these Tracts.
As the indices of names at the close of the volumes are neces-
sarily so crowded, tables of the notes in both of them are here
given for convenience of reference.
EDS.
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF NOTES.
VOL. I.
PAGE PAGE
1. Biographical. 68. River Euphrates.
3. Urian Oakes. 70. King James II. proclaimed.
5. John Bowles. 71. Apsoon.
5. Fessendens. 71. Francis Bond.
7. Woodbridge. 71. Revision of the laws.
7. Batters. 72. Sewall's walk around Beacon
8. Sewall's birth-place. Hill.
8. Thomas Parker. 76. Benjamin Eliot.
9. Almanacs. 86. Veal and Graham, the pirates.
10. " 87. Colonel Piercy Kirk.
11. " 89. George Monk and the Blue An-
12. " chor Tavern.
15. James, the printer. 92. Adams and Richards families.
16. Almanacs. 98. Rev. Laurence Vandenbosk.
24. " 104. Lady Alice Lisle and the Ushers.
25. Tempore post meridian 105. Thanksgivings and Fasts.
28. Boston fire. 106. Rev. George Burroughs.
31. John Reyuer, Jr. 108. James Mudge.
32. Almanacs. 108. Susanna Vertigoose and the
33. " Mother Goose fable.
37. Coney's Street or Lane. 108. Roxbury Gate.
38. Thomas Lake. 112. Francis Stepney.
43. Almanacs. 112. John Odlin.
45. Antapologia. 119. Peter Butler.
47. Robert Walker. 122. Mather's " Arrow against Danc-
48. Almanac. ing."
56. Death of Mrs. Brattle. 126. Execution of James Morgan.
59. Hull's house. 130. Rev. Thomas Cheever.
60. Governor Endicott's house. 133. Warner Wesendunk.
161. Bellingham's lot. 141. Fictitious letters of Rev. Rob-
62-65. Cotton-Hill and other Hull ert Ratcliffe.
lands. 143. The form of taking an oath.
68. Election day. 145. William Johnson.
ii TABLE OF CONTENTS OF NOTES IN VOL. I.
PAGE PAGE
147. Cotton's arguments about the 212. Elizabeth Woodmansey
cross. 213. Deodat Lawson.
148. Rev. Samuel Lee and his family. 219. Sir William Phips's chaplain.
152. David Jeffries. 221. Sir William Phips's house.
153. Mr. Brightman. 229. Letter to Rev. Increase Mather
155. Charles Morton. from S. Sewall.
158. Thomas Jenner. 231. The King's chapel,
160. Town House of Boston. 249. Election of a mayor of London.
162. Madam Taylor. 250. Cotton Mather's sermons.
167. Shrove Tuesday. 251. Lord Wharton.
168. Elijah Corlet. 252. Thomas Papilliori.
168. Preservation of the Colonial 253. Lockier's Monument.
Records. 255. Richard Wharton.
169. Hez. Usher's house. 256. "Considerations," &c., a politi-
170. Anthony Stoddard. cal pamphlet.
170. Daniel Gookin. 261. The revolution at Boston.
174. Summary of Andros's govern- 263. Abraham Kick's letter.
ment. 263. Penny posts.
177. Richard Walker. 264. Thomas Saffin's epitaph.
179. Robert Walker. 266. Theophilus Pool.
182. Wan [or Wanton or Harris]. 269. "New England Convention," a
182. Allerton's Point. pamphlet.
182. Andrew Bordman. 270. The quaternion.
183. Affray at Charlestown. 270. Botanical Garden at Chelsea.
186. Blackstone's Point. 291. The Faneuils.
186. King James's first Declaration 293. Sewall's notes in England, from
of Indulgence. an almanac.
186. Benjamin Eliot. 309. Tho. Johnson, and other pirates.
189. Piscataqua River and Hobbs's 311. Attack upon Schenectady.
Hole. 315. Woodstock named by Sewall.
190. Mr. Gibbs. 315-317. Commissioners for the war.
190. Disturbances about taxes. 320. Sewall's letter about the war.
192. Lady Andros. 321. Sir William Props's expedition.
193. Sir William Phips. 322. Captain Frary.
193. Woodcock's Inn. 324. Samuel Green, Jr., the printer.
194. The fort on Fort Hill. 332. First Boston newspaper.
196. Wing's Tavern or the Castle 334. Indian chiefs.
Tavern. 336. Governor Menevall, of Acadie.
197. Colonel Robert Gibbs's house. 340. Captain Francis Johnson.
198. Edmund Randolph's suit against 350. John Nelson.
Increase Mather. 355. Mrs. Hamlen.
202. Governor Andros's house. 356. Mrs. Elisa Pool.
203. Lady Andros's tomb. 358. Salem witchcraft.
203. Sir William Phips. 360. The Council Records.
206. Michael Shaller. 361. Captain John Alden.
209. Rev. Increase Mather's escape 362. Newton incorporated.
from Boston. 364. Giles Corey.
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF NOTES IN VOL. I. iii
PAGE PAGE
368. Oyer and Terminer. 439. Cotton Mather's proclamation
373. Law relating to ministers. for a fast.
376. Mehitable, meaning of the 442. An act to incorporate Harvard
name. College.
377. Wheeler's Pond. 442. The cold winter of 1696.
378. Boston Common. 445. The witchcraft delusion.
379. Elisha Cooke. 447. Rev. John Harvard.
386. Non-resident representatives 452. Richard Wilkins.
forbidden. 453. Blue Bell and Indian Queen I
389. "Whig and Torey;" a pam- taverns.
phlet. 455. Neals of Braintree.
394. Phips's administration. 456. Hezekiah Usher's will.
395. Sarah; meaning of the name. 457. Salt works on Boston Neck.
395. William Stoughton. 458. Discovery of limestone.
400. Corunna. 460. Rev. John Cotton, Jr.
401. Wheeler's pond and Sewall's 461. Blue Anchor tavern.
trees. 464. Rev. John Higginson.
402. Colonel Archdall. 470. Boston Sconce and the North
404. Sir William Phips's monument. Battery.
405. Driving a nail or pin. 474. Sewall's town-offices.
406. Symond's estate called Argilla. 474. Seth Perry.
407. Marriage with a deceased wife's 477. Richard Coote, Earl of Bello-
sister. monte
412. Sewall's house. 478. The Province House.
414. Thomas Maule. 480. An Indian College at Cam-
424. Shrimpton family. bridge.
425. Eliot family; estates and suits. 482. The Wishing Stone on Boston
427. Vagum. Common.
429. Laws to be accepted by the 482. Wait-Still Winthrop.
Crown. 488. Colonel Romer.
430. Dr. Benjamin Bullivant. 491. Huguenot church in Boston.
430. Association to sustain King 496. William Paterson.
William. 496. John Borland.
430. Rev. William Veazie. 499. Nathaniel Higginson.
431. Navigation Act. 506. The Virginals.
431. Rev. George Burroughs. 506. Brattle Street manifesoo.
432. Mrs. Martha Oakes. 507. Mrs. Elizabeth Rowe.
433. Captain Chubb's surrender. mela.
433. Association to sustain King 508. Measurements of Sewall's lands.
William 509. Flavel's sermons
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF NOTES.
VOL. II.
PAGE PAGE
1. Joseph Arnold. 52. Thomas Venner.
2. Andrew Rivet. 55. Euphrates.
3. Manifesto Church. 57. Penelope Bellingham.
3. Andrew Hamilton. 58. Thomas Povey.
3. William Kidd. 58. George Keith.
5. Mary Belcher. 60. Richard Sibbes.
6. Rev. Thos. Thornton. 61. Mrs. Rock.
6. James Gillam. 62. Land of Nod.
7. Kidd's treasure. 68. Anthony Checkley.
10. Sunday at Plymouth. 70. Magnalia.
11. Rev. John Cotton. 72. Vigo Bay.
13. John Toland. 74. Rev. Jabez Fox.
16. Anti-slavery tract. 76. Holliston farm.
21. Love-letter. 84. College Corporation.
23. Frary family. 90. Excise troubles.
23. Arnold family. 95. Newport Jews.
24. Guy Fawkes's Day. 97. Accord pond.
24. Francis Hudson. 98. Gibbs family.
25. Joseph Eliot. 100. Boston News-Letter.
27. Cushing family. 104. Captain Larrimore.
31. John Usher, 106. Trial of Pirates.
32. Turell. 113. Brightman's pasture.
33. Earl of Bellomont. 117. Mary Tuthill.
35. Ancient and Honorable Artil- 117. Zadori.
lery Company. 118. Richard Wilkins.
39. Lieutenant-Governor Stoughton. 119. Grave-yards.
40. Council Supreme. 120. Emmons family.
40. Colonel Romer. 121. Sewall's portrait.
43. Sir Constantine Phips. 125. George Lason.
43. Richard Wilkins. 126. Dudley's escape.
45. Crown officers. 128. Trees planted.
48. John Joyliffe. 129. Hull Street.
ii TABLE OF CONTENTS OF NOTES IN VOL. II.
PAGE PAGE
129. Dudley arms. 234. Dana's brook.
130. Balston family. 239. Samuel Clap.
132. Rev. Michael Wigglesworth. 242. Thomas Odell.
133. Captain's islaud. 260. Acadie.
134. John Bonner. 261. Mohawk chief.
140. Euphrates. 261. Gabriel Bernon.
142. Colonel Vetch. 263. Whiting's oration.
143. Marriage laws. 264. Robert Reynolds.
144. Dudley's quarrel with some 265. French war.
countrymen. 267. Ashurst family.
148. Roger Mompesson. 269. Cold day.
149. Sir Charles Hobby. 269. Thomas Lechmere.
154. Salutation tavern. 272. John Hubbard.
154. Caucus. 286. King's Chapel enlarged.
158. Meeting-house Hill. 288. Previous question.
159. Green-Dragon Tavern. 294. Fifty-eighth Psalm.
169. Blackstone's river. 300. Foster family.
169. Simeon Stoddard. 306. Marriage with deceased wife's
170. Thomas Child, painter sister.
171. Rev. James Bayley. 308. North burying-ground.
174. Bellomont's house. 309. Old- Fortification on Boston
175. Spare-rib. Neck, &c.
176. Banbury cakes. 313. Admiral Walker and the Ex-
177. Caryl on Job. pedition against Quebec.
180. Mary Eliot. 320. Holyoke family.
182. Williams's Captivity. 320. Tremont Street.
184. Lydia Lowder. 323. Great Fire of 1711.
188. Sir John Davie. 324. Mary Ardell.
189. Port Royal attacked. 326. Poole family.
192. Mrs. Leverett. 338. Newbury Episcopalians.
196. John Jekyll. 350. Wade family.
197. Bellingham estate. 353. Pest-house.
198. First magistrate born in New 355. William Whiston.
England. 358. Lynde family.
199. Dudley tracts. 360. Whetcomb family.
203. Hutchinson family. 366. Legal-tender Act.
205. Winthrop tomb. 368. James Oborn.
208. Mather's letters. 371. Mather's Circular.
210. Mellows family. 374. Eunice Williams.
211. Coney family. 379. Mock-sermon.
212. Indian converts. 380. Import of slaves.
217. Private fast-day. 384. Bread-riot.
219. Arthur Mason. 386. Anniversary week.
220. Countryman. 392. Sewall's book on Prophecies and
225. Boston streets. poem.
232. Quaker meeting-house. 396. Salutation tavern.
233. Byfield family. 399. Jeffries family.
TABLE OF CONTENTS OF NOTES IN VOL. II. iii
PAGE PAGE
404. Colonel Banks. 415. Phillips fami1y.
406. Mrs. Cotton Mather. 416. Hopkins legacy.
408. Copp's Hill. 417. Bowling-Green.
410. Fitch family. 419. Alchitny or occamy.
413. An angel. 419. Lord's-Day travel.
413. Bowdoin family. 428. Sewall's interest in the Indians.
414. Bennet family. 437. Richard Sarson.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
[Miscellaneous Entries on the Cover of the Journal.]
[The reference is to the "Bill" put up by Sewall on the Fast Day,
Jan., 1697. See p. 445.]
See p. 159 of this booke.
P. 163. Mr. Rogers, May 1697.
[Sept. 26, 1686.]
America p. 48.
[References to his Captaincy of the Artillery Company.]
244. 6.
Mr. Cotton 168.
Sup'r Court
Comons Address against Profaneness &c agreed to Nemine con- tradicente. Feb. 15. 97. pag. 221. Bill about regulating the Press,
rejected, p. 225-21 Feb. 1697, p. 246. Feby. 16. 170 2/3.
A Bill to naturalize the Children of such officers and Souldiers,
and others, the natural born subjects of this Realm, who have been
born, abroad, during the war; the Parents of such children having
been in the service of this Government, read a 2d time and comitted.
Mr. Eyre's Son dyed Apr. 18. 1700.
1697. June, 1. Mr. Thomas Graves buried.
weigh'd
fol. 244 [?]
8* MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
July 4. Mr. Moodey dyes.
November 8. Mr. Saml. Hooker, Farmington.
Decr 12. Mr. John Baily dies Brothers children fol. 245 Feb. 3,
Jany 8 dear Unkle Quinsey dies 170 2/3
Febr. 9. Col. S. Shrimpton dies of an Apoplexy.
March, 1. Col. Barthol, Gedny dies.
April, 11. Mr. Morton dies
Decr. 7. 1692. Judges chosen
Ap. 2. 1694. Judge Richards dyes.
March, 6, 169 4/5 Elisha Cooke Esqr chosen a Judge.
9r. 5. 1699. Judge Danforth dyes.
June, 7. 1700. John Walley esqr made a Judge
July 7, 1701. Lt. Govr. Stoughton dies.
Augt. 1. 1701. John Saffin esqr made Judge
Augt. 15. 1702. John Hathorne Leverett Esq made Judge.
An Elegie on Mrs. Alicia Lisle, which for high Treason was be-
headed at Winchester, September the 2d. 1685.
Let Rebels both and Loyalists draw nigh
And view this Object of Disloyalty,
A Lady which by a Rebellious Crew
Was forc't in hast to bid the World adieu,
And pay her head to Justice for her Crime
Comitted now when she had pass'd her Prime.
Not zeal blindfolded, nor the CAUSE, the CAUSE
Can overturn Religion and the Laws.
&c. &C.
EPITAPH.
Here lies Madam Lisle dead,
Which for Treason lost her Head.
She patroniz'd the CAUSE, the CAUSE,
Against the Church and stablish'd Laws,
Let all her Sex; both great and small
Take here Example by her Fall:
And henceforth ever Shunn to be
Entangled by Presbytery;
Which changeth into several shapes
And hath brought forth Gomorrah's Grapes
1 See Vol. I. p. 104.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. 9*
Which have set England's Teeth on Edge
But now she is gone off the stage
Then here she is, and Let her Lie
A Beacon unto Loyalty.