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The Deposition of John Allen and Timothy Green, Printers.

"These Deponents can and do Testify, That being at Barthomew
Green's Printing house at or about the 13th of July 1700. Where
Mr. Thomas Brattle and Mr. Zechariah Tuthill came, and call'd
the said Green aside to another part of the Room, where they had
some Private Discourse; which said Green afterwards informed us,
that it was to Print an Answer to Mr. Mather's Order of the Gospel.
Some few days after, the aforesaid Zechariah Tuthill came alone to
the aforesaid Printing-House, where we also then were. And the
said Green and Tuthill went out together, and had some discourse
together. After the said Tuthill was gone, the said Green told us
that he had proposed to the said Tuthill the acquainting the Lieutenant
Governour with it before he proceeded in doing it; which
the said Green said, that the said Tuthill was willing to: Whereat
the said Green seem'd mightily well pleased. But some time after
in the same day, came the aforesaid Tuthill with Mr. John Mico to
the aforesaid Printing house; and we do Testify that we heard the
said Mico forbid the said Green acquainting the Lieutenant Governour
with it; but that he should say nothing of it. Other discourse

happened, which we took not much notice of. But this we
can, and do Testify to, That we heard the said Mr. John Mico, or
Tuthill, one of them say, Well! or What, then you Refuse to Print
it. Unto which the said Green Replyed, No, I do not Refuse to
Print it: but am unwilling without the Lieutenant Governour's
Leave, or Approbation. Hereupon they went away seemingly Angry,
saying, We will have it Printed elsewhere.

     

"Boston January 4th.	"John Allen.
"1700.	Timothy Green."
"1701. [N. S.]

"Boston Jan. 4, 1700, 1. Sworn by the Subscribers, John Allen,
and Timothy Green; Mr. Thomas Brattle, and Mr. John Mico,
and Mr. Zechariah Tuthill being Notified and Present.

 

"Coram Nobis

Samuel Sewall. Peter Sergeant. Penn Townsend.

Justices of the Peace"