The history and antiquities of Boston .. . usesare for the most part raised on the sea-banks, and wharfed out withgreat industry and cost; many of them standing upon piles, closetogether on each side of the streets, as in London, and furnished withmany fair shops. Their materials are brick, stone, lime, handsomelycontrived, with three Meeting-houses or Churches, and a Town-house,built upon pillars, where the Merchants may confer. In the chambersabove they keep their monethly Courts. The town is rich and the south there is a small but pleasant Common, where the Gallants,a little bef
The history and antiquities of Boston .. . usesare for the most part raised on the sea-banks, and wharfed out withgreat industry and cost; many of them standing upon piles, closetogether on each side of the streets, as in London, and furnished withmany fair shops. Their materials are brick, stone, lime, handsomelycontrived, with three Meeting-houses or Churches, and a Town-house,built upon pillars, where the Merchants may confer. In the chambersabove they keep their monethly Courts. The town is rich and the south there is a small but pleasant Common, where the Gallants,a little before sunset, walk with their Marmalet-madams, as we do inMorefields, till the nine-oclock bell rings them home to their respectivehabitations ; when presently the Constables walk their rounds to seegood order kept, and to take up loose people. f He speaksof the farms owned by the inhabitants at Muddy-river ; that theykeep their cattle there in summer, but bring them to Boston in thewinter. *See Ante, p. 327-8. ^Account of Two Voyages, Iji,^avea by H W Snutt. (GMAMILiilS (GIEIAinrM(Dnro 1672.] FEARS FROM THE DUTCH. 393 CHAPTER XLII. Fears from the Dutch. — The Town prosperous. — Death of President Chauncy— of Eleazer Lusher^of Gov. Bellingham. — Extensive Fortification. — Statistics of Boston and of New England. — TheCastle burnt. — Fears from the Indians. — Their Numbers and Condition. — The Wampanoags sus-pected. — Position of King Philip. — Murder of Sassamon. — Circumstances of the Murder. —Philip suspected of causing it. — Three Wampanoags executed at Plymouth as the Murderers. —Philip and his men arm. — Benjamin Church. — His Proceedings to prevent a War. — Philip sendsto all the bordering Indians to enlist them in his Cause.—Plymouth attempts to reconcile Philip,without Success. — Philip prevents his Warriors from insulting the Messengers. i-gl AT the Election, Mr. Thomas Shepard, of Charles- ^^t town, preached the sermon. It w
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