Note 142 — III. SIR EDMUND ANDROS.
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Whitmore. Andros Tracts, i. 1–10. Hutchinson, i. 374–377. N. Y. Col. Doc., iii. 722, 726. Palfrey, History of New England, iii. ch. xiv., xv. That the revolution was carefully prepared and planned, see Mather, Samuel, Life of Cotton Mather, p. 42, and N. Y. Col. Doc., iii. 587, 588 (Deposition of Philip French), New York, 1689.
“The above said Mr. Philip French further declared that being on board the ‘Prudent Sarah,’ Benjamin Gillem Mastr coming from England in company with Sir Willm Fips. heard him speak severall times the words following to this effect, ‘that he did say the first fishing boat he mett he would hire and goe privately ashore and rise a company without beating of drum, and that he would take the packets sent to Sr Edmund and not deliver them to him, except he appeared in Councill, and there would secure him.’
“That about the same time upon the said voyage he heard Sr Willm Fips say that he appeared before the Lords, and one of them starting up asked him whether they would stand by the rights of their Charter, or for the abuses they had received from Sir Edmund Andros; it was answered, by the right of their charter.
“And about the same time this Deponant heard him say, that they (which this Deponant supposes were the Lords or the Cômons assembled in Parliament) told him, that if they did give them trouble to hang Sir Edmund, they deserved noe funds.”