soldiers of the 29th regiment jump out from between the
Watch-house and the Town-House steps, at the east end of
the house, in their short jackets with drawn swords in their
hands, two of whom run after the deponent and pursued him
close until he got to his home in Cornhill street, where just as
he entered the door one of the soldiers struck at him either with
his sword or bayonet, but the deponent rather thinks it was the
latter, as he afterwards found a three square hole cut in the
skirt of his surtout, which he verily believes was made by the
blow that the soldier struck at him ; and further saith not.
    WILLIAM LEWIS.

Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 20. 1770. William Lewis 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. 28.)
NAthaniel Thayer, of lawful age, testifies, that on Monday
evening the 5th of March, about nine of the clock, as
he sat in his house, in Cornhill he heard a great noise, at which
he went to the door, and saw a number of people by Mr.
Quincy's door, near Murray's barracks, where he heard the
sticks and clubs going, upon which fire was cry'd, and pre-
sently ran 5 soldiers as he supposes from the main-guard, with
swords or cutlasses, swearing and damning, and saying "where
are they? cut them to pieces." The soldiers in their waistcoats
came to his door and insulted him; so he shut his door and
went in.     NATH. THAYER.

Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 19. 1770. Nathaniel Thayer
above-named, after due examination, made oath to the
truth of the above affidavit, taken to perpetuate the re-
membrance of the thing.
Before RI. DANA, Just. of Peace and Quorum.
JOHN HILL, Just. Peace.

(No. 29.)
I Isaac Parker, of lawful age, testify and say, that being at
Mr. Richard Salter's house on the evening of the fifth cur-
rent, heard a breat noise in the street, upon which I went to
the entry door and saw a great number of soldiers in their
jackets without sleeves, having naked cutlasses in their hands,
flourishing them over their heads, one of whom assaulted me