earnestness to go home to his master's house as soon as business was
over, and not be abroad on any account that night in particular, for
the soldiers were determined to be revenged on the ropewalk people;
and that much mischief would be done; upon which the fifer
(about eighteen or nineteen years of age) said he hoped in God
they would burn the town down ; on this he left the house, and
the said corporal called after him again, and begg'd he would
mind what he said to him, and further saith not.
    MATTHEW ADAMS.

Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 20. 1770. Matthew Adams above
named, after due examination, made oath to the truth of the afore-
said affidavit, taken to perpetuate the remembrance of the thing.
Before JOHN RUDDOCK, Just. Peace and of the Quorum.
JOHN HILL, Just. Peace.

(No. 19)
CAleb Swan, of lawful age, testifies and says, that last Mon-
day night, the 5th of March 1770, being at Mr. Sample's
door, at the north part of the town near the north battery, at
the time of the bells ringing for fire, be heard a woman's voice,
whom he knew to be the supposed wife of one Montgomery,
a grenadier of the twenty-ninth regiment, standing at her door,
and heard her say it was not fire; the town was too haughty
and too proud; that many of the arses would be laid low before
the morning : Upon which Susanna Cathcart said to her, I hope
your husband will be killed. On which the woman replied,
My husband is able and will stand his ground.
    CALEB SWAN.


Suffolk, ss. Boston March 21. 1770. Caleb Swan above-named,
after due examination, made oath to the truth of the above
affidavit, taken to perpetuate the remembrance of the thing.
Before JOHN RUDDOCK, Just. Peace and of the Quorum.
JOHN HILL, Just. Peace.

(No. 20)
MArgaret Swansborough, of lawful age, testifies and says,
that a free woman, named Black Peg, who had kept
much with the soldiers, on hearing the disturbance on Monday
evening the fifth instant, said, The soldiers were not to be trod
upon by the inhabitants, but would know before morning, whether
they or the inhabitants were to be masters. Since which time, the
said Black Peg has sold off her houshold stuff and left the town,
on her hearing what she had said before, was given in to the
committee of enquiry.     her
    Margaret [see symbol in text ] Swansborough,
mark.