DID SEDGWICK NAME THE TOWN? 17 



Marshall Henry Skerry sworn sayth yt Thomas Tuck told him when 

 he served the attachm 4 on him, y* himself & some others took the 

 bell, now in controversy, out of Capt. Rich d more's yard, or posses- 

 sion, & farther saith not. 



M r Jeremy Hubberd of Topsfd. 1 sworne sayth, that he hath divers 

 times heard Thorn : Tuck say that hims. & Thomas Pecton took the 

 bell now in Controversy from Capt. Eichard Mores, this was in my 

 time of beeing Minister of Bass river, now Beverly. & farther s th not. 



Sworne in Court at Salem 28 : 9 : 79. 



Ateste Billiard Veren Glr. 



The testymony of Capt. william Dixcey who sayth that soon after 

 the taking of the french forts by Major Sedgwick Captain Lawthrop 

 signified to us (by Letter) that he had procured a bell for us for our 

 meetiug-hous and sent it home by Captain more wishing us to fetch it 

 home whereupon myself, with one or two more went to Capt. more for 

 the bell, hee asked us whither wee had a bill of Lading to Receiue it by 

 or an order under the generalls hand and wee hauing neither with us 

 hee told us hee could not deliuer it. but denyed not that it was Captain 

 Lawthrop's Bell. 



Sworne in Court at Salem 28 : 9 : 79. 



Atest : Billiard Veren Glr. 



The Testymony of Capt. william Dixcy aged 72 years who saith that 

 soone after the return of Major Sedgwick from the french forts viz. 

 S nt Johns and port Royall which is about 25 or 26 years since. The 

 said Major Sedgwick and Major Leuerett being in Company on a Jour- 

 ney from the Eastwards to boston happened to come into my hous and 

 sate down and discoursed there awhile and among other things Major 

 Leueret asked mee what our towns name was : I Answered him that 

 wee weear no town as yet : then sayd hee you may doe well to lett Major 

 Sedgwick haue the hono r of nameing the town when it is made a town 

 for hee hath giuen Captain Lawthrop a bell for your place and this to 

 best of my Remembrance was before wee nad any notice giuen us of 

 it any other way 



Giuen in upon his oath formerly taken 



28 : 9 : 79. 

 Ateste Billiard Veren Glr. 



The testymony of georg Stanly aged about 44 years who sayth that 

 some years since which was about the tyme that Salem new meeting 



1 These brothers, Joshua and Jeremy, spelled their family name in a great many 

 ways. Jn the court records, where it frequently occurs, HOBABT was common. 

 See Sibley's '-Harvard Graduates," Vol. I, pp. 211-19 and 586-7. 



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