vice, and remained at home until day-break that morning. Further
the deponent sayeth not.
EDMUND MASON, Capt.
14th regiment.
Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 14th, 1770.
Sworn before, JAMES MURRAY, J.P.

(No. 104.)

I John Gillispie do testify as follows ; that on Monday the 5th of
March, I went to the south end of Boston to meet some friends
about seven o'clock in the evening, and on the way I met several
people armed with clubs and sticks, amounting to about 40 or 50,
in different parties, from three to six in each ; several friends came
in after at different times, and took notice to us of the numbers they
saw as above ; Mr. Heming came to us at about three o'clock, and
told us that 300 people were assembling at Liberty-Tree, I think he
said, armed with sticks and clubs to beat the soldiers : about half
after eight the bells rang, and we thought it for fire, but the landlord
said it was to collect the mob ; I resolved to go home, and in my way
numbers of people ran past me, some with clubs and sticks, some
otherwise ; Mr. Fleming's man said, he heard the soldiers and the
towns-people were fighting ; two engines passing by us with a num-
ber of people, were told there was no fire, but only the people going
to fight the soldiers ; immediately they quitted the engines, and
swore by God they would go to their assistance ; on coming near the
end of King-street, I saw a great number of people passing and re-
passing, they were going to break the windows (as I learned next day)
of the meeting-house, to get in and ring the bell ; about nine, or a
little after, I heard the shots fired, and was informed some people
were killed ; some time after I looked up Queen-street, and saw
about 50 or 60 people, some swearing with bitter imprecations, and
exciting others to go and knock their brains out, meaning the sol-
diers ; others made reply, what can we do? "What is in our power
to do?" some time after I looked out and saw much the same number,
immediately five or six officers came by, some of the people cry'd,
"Knock them down, knock them down;" but others begged for
God's sake to let them alone ; another officer coming by some time
after, they cry'd out, "Knock him down;" but one or two people
begged of them not to meddle with him.
JOHN GILLISPIE.
March 12, 1770.
Sworn to, before JAMES MURRAY, J.P.