The history and antiquities of Boston .. . ss than treason, thoughthey had too much good sense to give it that name ; and there Avere somany substantial and influential men in the other principal towns, of thesame way of thinking, that the Government, on its part, was obliged *Mr. Willoughby was son of Col. William proved his adopted town by building wharves,Willoughby, of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, &c. In 1G41 he built a ship at the point nowEngland, by his wife Elizabeth ; was admitted called Warren Bridge avenue. He lived nearan inhaliitant of Charlestown, 22 Aug., 1638, the Square, between
The history and antiquities of Boston .. . ss than treason, thoughthey had too much good sense to give it that name ; and there Avere somany substantial and influential men in the other principal towns, of thesame way of thinking, that the Government, on its part, was obliged *Mr. Willoughby was son of Col. William proved his adopted town by building wharves,Willoughby, of Portsmouth, in Hampshire, &c. In 1G41 he built a ship at the point nowEngland, by his wife Elizabeth ; was admitted called Warren Bridge avenue. He lived nearan inhaliitant of Charlestown, 22 Aug., 1638, the Square, between Harvard and Bow streets,and from 16-10 to the time of his death, ho on the estate on which the house stands thatwas constantly in the public service, was, a few years since, occupied by Mr. EdwardHe was Deputy Governor till his death, which Everett, now of the U. S. Senate. See Froth-occurred on the 4th of April, 1671. He was inghams Hist. Charlestown, 141-2, and Far-largely engaged in merchandise, and much im- mers Reg., 376 HISTORY OF BOSTON. [10GO. to receive a petition* from them respectfully,! while, for presenting amuch less obnoxious one a few years before, its authors were impris-oned, fined, and otherwise severely dealt with. But Winthrop andEndicott were dead, and how the present petitioners would have fared,had one or both of them been alive, no opinion is necessary to be of-fered. These petitioners reminded the Court that the advice of thewise man was to keep the Kings commandment, that this place wasa part of the Kings dominions, whence it is evident that if any pro-ceedings of this Colony have given occasion to his Majesty to say thatwe believe he hath no jurisdiction over us, what effectual course hadneed be taken to free ourselves from incurring his Majestys further dis-pleasure, by continuing in so dangerous an ofience ? Such an asser-tion would be no less destructive to our welfare than derogatory to hisMajestys honor. The doubtful interpretation
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