(No. 6.)
I Jeffrey Richardson, of lawful age, testify and say, that on
Friday the second instant, about eleven o'clock, A. M.
eight or ten soldiers of the 29th regiment, armed with clubs,
came to Mr. John Gray's rope-walks, and challenged all the
rope-makers to come out and fight them. -- All the hands then
present to the number of 13 or 14 , turn'd out with their
wouldring sticks, and beat them off directly. They very spee-
dily returned to the ropewalk, reinforced to the number of
thirty or forty, and headed by a tall negro drummer, again
challenged them out, which the same hands accepting, again
beat them off with considerable bruises. And further I say
not.     JEFFREY RICHARDSON.

Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 19, 1770. Jeffrey Richardson
above-named, after due examination, made oath to
the Truth of the aforesaid Affidavit, taken to perpetuate
the remembrance of the Thing.
Before, RI: DANA, Just. Peace & of the Quorum.
And, JOHN HILL, Jus. Peace.

(No. 7.)
JOHN Fisher, of lawful age, testifies and saith [sayeth] , that on the
second day of March, between eleven and twelve o'clock,
A. M. he saw about six soldiers going towards Mr. John Gray's
rope-walk, some with clubs ; they had not been there long,
before they returned quicker than they went and retreated
into their barracks, and bro't out the light infantry company,
with many others, and went against the rope makers again ;
but were soon beat off as far as Green's-lane, the soldiers fol-
lowing and chasing many persons they could see in the lane
with their clubs, and endeavoring to strike them, when a cor-
poral came and ordered them into the barracks. -- And further
saith [sayeth] that on Saturday the third instant, he saw the soldiers
making clubs ; and by what he could understand from their
conversation, they were determined to have satisfaction by Mon-
day. And further saith [sayeth] not.     JOHN FISHER.


Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 17, 1770. John Fisher above-
named, after due examination, made oath to the Truth
of the above Affidavit, taken to perpetuate the remem-
brance of the Thing.
Before, RI: DANA, Just. of Peace & of the Quorum.
And, SAM. PEMBERTON, Just. Peace.