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and who earlier, in 1664, had served with such distinction in the 

 expedition against the Dutch in New York as to be " preferred 

 for," as the phrase runs, under orders of Cromwell, was commis- 

 sioned to its command, with Samuel White, probably of Wey- 

 mouth, as lieutenant, and Matthew Cushing as cornet, "so as the 

 said Matthew Cushing take the oath of freedom," which he 

 appears to have done. The same year Jacob Nash was appointed 

 quartermaster, and the new troop together with the rest of the 

 military in the town was attached to a new regiment under 

 Map Wm. Stoughton. 



Sergt. Jeremiah Beale was appointed ensign of the foot com- 

 pany May 11, 1681, which remained under command of Captain 

 Hobart until his death in 1682, when the periodical trouble which 

 this company seems to have given the government whenever new 

 officers were to be chosen again called forth a sharp reproof, with 

 a reminder that an acknowledgment of error was expected. This 

 time the difficulty was over the desire of a part of the command 

 that Thomas Andrews be commissioned ensign instead of James 

 Hawke. The magistrates, however, disapproved of both, and 

 appointed Lieutenant Smith to be captain, Ensign Beale as 

 lieutenant, and Thomas Lincoln to be ensign. 



A reminder of " The late Indian Warr," as the old State 

 paper terms it, is found in a grant dated June 4, 1685, as a re- 

 ward for services, to " Samuel Lvncolne and three more of Hing- 

 ham, and others of other towns, of land in the Nipmuck country." 



Among the many interesting entries in Daniel Cushing's diaiy, 

 from which not a little of the town's history has become known, 

 is this : " 1688, Nov. 5th, soldiers pressed 11 to go against the 

 Indians." These men were perhaps a part of Sir Edmund Andros's 

 small army of eight hundred with which he marched to the 

 Penobscot, an expedition in which, it will be remembered, little 

 was accomplished of value. 



April 18, 1689, Gov. Edmund Andros was arrested by the peo- 

 ple of Boston, who had risen against the tyranny and corruption 

 of his government. The next day the conduct of public affairs 

 was assumed by the Council of Safety, of which Bradstreet was 

 chosen president. On May 8th, acting doubtless under the orders 

 of this extraordinary body, the train band went to Boston where 

 on the ninth were gathered the representatives of forty-three 

 towns. Cushing's diary tells us that a town meeting was held 

 on the 17th to choose a member of the Council. The choice fell 

 upon Capt. Thomas Andrews, already distinguished in town 

 affairs, and who had been a representative in 1678. It was a 

 distinction wisely bestowed, and doubtless while performing the 

 delicate duties of his new office in a critical period, attention was 

 called to that ability which soon after gave him the distinguished 

 honor of being selected as one of the twenty-one captains ap- 

 pointed for duty with Sir Wm. Phips in his attempt at the reduc- 



