there was not a party sent down there would be bloodshed :
Just as the deponent spoke these words he was attacked by
two soldiers with drawn cutlasses supposed of the party from
Murray's barracks, one at his breast and the other over his head.
One of the guards said this is an officer, meaning the deponent,
I believe a Constable ; on which the two assailants retired
and put up their cutlasses, and further saith not.
    JEREMIAH BELKNAP.

Suffolk, ss. Boston, March 16. 1770. The above-named Jere-
miah Belknap personally appeared, and being carefully
examined, and duly cautioned to testify the whole truth,
maketh solemn oath to the forewritten deposition by him sub-
scribed. Taken to perpetuate the remembrance of the thing.
Before RI. DANA, Just. of Peace and of the Quorum.
JOHN HILL, Just. of Peace.

(No. 33.)
I John Coburn of lawful age testify and say, that on the even-
ing of the 5th of March instant being alarmed by the cry
of fire, and ringing of bells, ran out of my house with my bags
and buckets ; upon going to Mr. Payne's door, he told me it
was not fire it was a riot, I sent my buckets home again, and
went to Mr. Armory's corner with Mr. Payne, and Mr. Walker
the builder came along and said the soldiers were in the street
in Cornhill and dock-square, with their drawn cutlasses, cut-
ting and slashing every body in their way, and the inhabitants
wanted help, and said, pray gentlemen run, or words to that
purpose. I returned again to my house, and a few minutes
after, at the head of the royal exchange lane, in the street, I saw a
few, not exceeding fifteen or twenty persons, stop, as I supposed
talking what happened. I went to Mr. Payne's door and
stood in his entry with him, I believe, about ten or fifteen
minutes, and heard some words with the people and the cen-
tinel, such as. Do fire if you dare, but no further than words,
not so much as to touch him, as I saw, neither did I see more
than five or six that had so much as stick in their hands,
all entirely unarmed, without any weapons, Mr. Harrison Gray,
jun. Came into the entry to us, and upon this immediately
came an officer with a party of six of seven men with their
guns breast-high and clear'd the way, and by their behaviour I
did not know but they would fire, I said it was not prudent
to tarry here, went directly into my own house and called all
my family in. To the best of my judgement, there was not
more than fifty or sixty people in the street when the party came