ncer
Henry Shorte
William Hibbens
William Ballard
Matthew Gillett
William Franklin
John Mussey
Thomas Cole
Thomas Parker
James Noyce
John Spencer
Richard Kent
Joseph Myles
John Newman
William Newbey
Henry Lunt
Joseph Pope
Thomas Newman
John Newman.

For which we gave certificate, together with five others, which are said
to be left behind to oversee the Chattle to pass in the Hercules viz.

The names of the Passengers in the Hercules of London, John Kiddey
Ma^{r}. for New England.

These six Passengers took their Oathes of Supremacy & Alleigeance the
24th March and were left behind the Mary & John, as intended to pass in
y^{e} Hercules--viz:

John Anthony } Cert, the six first
Robert Early } to Mt'er Sayers as
William Satcome } intended.
Thomas Foster } Secondth to Mr.
William Foster } Kiddey to pass in the
Matthew Hewlett. } Hercules.

16th April, 1634.
Nathaniel Davyes
George Kinge
Thomas Rider
William Elliot
William Fifeilde
Henry Phelps.

18. These proceedings were Copyed out of an Olde Book of Orders belonging
to the Port of South'ton but now remaining at the Custom house in
Portsmouth the 6th Day of December 1735.

Per THOMAS WHITEHOUSE.

IV.

In regard to the costume which prevailed, among persons of wealth and
standing in New England, within a century, I quote a descriptive passage
from a history of Newburyport, by Mrs. E. V. Smith, published in 1854, as
follows:--

"With the incoming of the nineteenth century, garments more in
conformity with present fashions took precedence of three-cornered
hats, long coats with immense pocket-folds and cuffs, but without
collars, in which the men of the eighteenth century prided
themselves; with their buttons of pure silver, or plated, of the
size of a half-dollar, presenting a great superfluity of coat and
waistcoat when contrasted with the short nether garments, ycleped
"breeches," or "small-clothes," which reached only to the knee,
being there fastened with large (?) silver buckles, which ornament
was also used in fastening the straps of shoes. The gentlemen quite
equalled the ladies at this period in the amount of finery, and the
brilliancy of colors in which they indulged. A light blue coat with
large fancy buttons, a white satin embroidered waistcoat, red
velvet