That grenadier stood still, and the other who had threatened
the deponent came up and struck at him, which Young fended
off with his arms, and then turning aimed a blow at the depo-
nent, which had it reached might probably have been fatal,
Patrick ------, Mr. Winter Calef's journeyman, seeing the
affray, went into the tan-house, and bringing out two batts
gave one to a bystander, who together with Patrick soon
cleared the walk of them, and further saith [sayeth] not,
    ARCHIBALD McNEIL.

Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 17. 1770. Archibald McNeil above
named, after due examination, made oath to the above affi-
davit, taken to perpetuate the remembrance of the thing.
Before, RI: DANA, Just. of Peace & of the Quorum.
JOHN HILL, Just. of Peace.

(No. 11.)
MAry Thayer of lawful age testifies and says, that on Sab-
bath day evening, the 4th current, a soldier of the 29th
named Charles Malone, came into Mr. Amos Thayer's house,
brother to the deponent, and sent a young lad belonging to
Mr. Thayer up stairs to his master, desiring him to come
down to him. Mr. Thayer refused to come down or have
any thing to say to him. The deponent going down on other
occasion, said she would hear what the soldier had to say.
And coming to the soldier told him her brother was engaged.
The soldier said, your brother as you call him is a man I have
a very great regard for, and came here to desire him to keep in
the house and not be out, for there would be a great deal of distur-
bance and blood between that time and Tuesday night at 12 o'clock.
He repeatedly said he had a greater regard for Mr. Thayer
than any one in Boston, and on that account came to desire
him to keep in the house, which if he did there would be no dan-
ger. After repeating the above frequently, he even turned at
the door, and said my name is Charles Malone, your brother
knows me well, and insisted very earnestly that the deponent
would not neglect informing her brother, and further saith [sayeth]
not.     MARY THAYER.


Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 17. 1770. Mary Thayer above-
named, after due examination, made oath to the truth of the
above affidavit, taken to perpetuate the remembrance of the
thing.
Before RI. DANA, Just. of Peace and of the Quorum.
JOHN HILL, Just. of Peace.