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as foon as he had been at home, and taken a little care of 

 his own bufinefs, he would certainly wait upon the Gentle- 

 men of Bofton, and inform them of the Promife he had 

 made to them; and if they did not fee caufe to fend 'em 

 relief, to intreat their Honours feafonably to draw them 

 off, that they might not be a prey to the barbarous Enemy. 

 Taking his leave of thofe poor Inhabitants fome 69 of the 

 chief men there waited upon him to Black Point, to Capt. 

 Scottaways Garrifon; coming there they prevail'd with the 

 faid Capt. Scottaway to go with him to Bofton, which he 

 readily comply'd with, provided the laid Church would 

 put another in to Command the Garrifon; which being- 

 done and taking their leaves one of another, they let out 

 and travelled thro' all the Country home to Bofton: (hav- 

 ing imploy'd himfelf to the utmoft to fulfill his Inftru6tions 

 laft received from Bofton Gentlemen, which colt him 

 about a Months Service more and above what he had pay 

 from Plymouth Gentlemen) and in his travel homeward 

 feveral Gentlemen waited upon the faid Maj Church who 

 was oblig'd to bare their Expences. When he came to 

 Bojlon Gentlemen, he inform'd them of the miferies thole 

 poor People were in by having their Provifions taken from 



62 Thomas. Scottow (Scoitazvay) was of the garrifon his father had built: 



fon of Jofhua, of Bofton and Scarbor- fubfequently to the war, and his father's 



ough ; was born 30 June, 1659; gradu- death, difgufted with the favage hoftili- 



ated at Harvard College, 1677; was at ties incident to refidence there, he fold 



Black Point, 1679; fwore allegiance, his Scarborough property to Timothy 



1681 ; was appointed Regifter of Pro- Prout, and left the place. [Savage's 



bate and County Commiflioner under Gen. Dirt, iv : 40; Williamfon's Hiji. 



Andros in 16SS: in 16S9 had command Mc. i: 692; Willis's Portland, 220.] 



