The history and antiquities of Boston .. . Boston. — Number of persons taxed. — NewOrder about Marriages. — People excessively taxed. — Their Lands declared forfeited to the King. —Town Meetings forbid by Andros. —The King grants Toleration. — Andros forbids Thanksgiving.— Mathers Embassy to the King. — Andros attempts to hinder it. — He goes against the EasternIndians. — Indian Hostages. — Andros continues his Oppressions. — Death of his Lady. — Wins-low imprisoned. — The People take up Arms. — The Governor and others seized and imprisoned. —The old Government restored. — News of the Revoluti
The history and antiquities of Boston .. . Boston. — Number of persons taxed. — NewOrder about Marriages. — People excessively taxed. — Their Lands declared forfeited to the King. —Town Meetings forbid by Andros. —The King grants Toleration. — Andros forbids Thanksgiving.— Mathers Embassy to the King. — Andros attempts to hinder it. — He goes against the EasternIndians. — Indian Hostages. — Andros continues his Oppressions. — Death of his Lady. — Wins-low imprisoned. — The People take up Arms. — The Governor and others seized and imprisoned. —The old Government restored. — News of the Revolution in England. — Joyously celebrated. —An-dros and others sent prisoners to England. JOSEPH REDKNAP died this year, aged, as wassupposed, one hundred and ten years. He hadbeen a wine cooper in London, and came overhere in or before 1634, as in that year he wasmade a The Rose frigate arrived from England, bringing a Commission appointing Joseph Dudley, Esq., President of New England, § and. May! 14. COLONY SEAL. * Being now moregenerally knoAvnby this name thanby that of Kings Chapel, I have so designatedthe engraving which represents it at the pres-ent day. To avoid confusion and prevent mis-takes, a single name is desirable to the sameobject. It matters but little what the name is,60 long as uniformity is attained. The Phila-delphians are remarkable for having doublenames to some of their streets, to the no littleannoyance of strangers. f Hutchinson, i. 341 ; Gen. Reg., iii. 93. Inthe list of freemen his name is spelled Red-nape. A Benjamin Rednap was a freeman ofLynn, 1091. He was, perhaps, a son of Jo-seph, whose death is recorded in the text, andwho, according to Mr. Lewis, had 40 acres ofland granted to him in Lynn in 1638. Thelatter author records his death from SewallsDiary, 23 Jan. 1G8G, which should proba- bly b _ _ _ _ who testified concerning affairs of Lynn in 1657, he was then only about 60. I At a Town-meeting the
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