8vo. Boston: Printed and Sold by John Boyles

in Marlborough-Street. 1772. pp. 80.

EDMUND DAVY, B. A., is the only name in the class in the first general Catalogue of Graduates, when it was printed in 1674, the year in which he took his first degree. On the next, and all subsequent catalogues, the surname is Davie. Cotton Mather, in his Magnalia, prefixes a star to the name, indicating that Davie was then dead, and also appends "M. D. Padua." He is also starred in the Triennial of 1700.

Savage says, "Unsatisfactory conjecture may suppose that he was younger brother of Humphrey," whose son, Sir John, H. U. 1681, became heir and succeeded to the title of his grandfather, "Sir John Davie of Creedy Co. Devon," Baronet.

The name of Edmund Davie, M. D., who died 22 January, 1692, occurs in Polwhele's Devonshire, ii. 22, 41, and in Prince's Worthies of Devon, 281, 284; but the person there named does not seem to be identical with the graduate, though probably they were kinsmen.

AUTHORITIES. C. Mather, Magnalia, iv. 138. R. Polwhele, History of Devonshire, ii. 22, 41. T. Prince, Worthies of Devon, 281, 284. J. Savage, Genealogical Dictionary, ii.

14, 15. J. L. Sibley, Notices of the Triennial and Annual Catalogues, 6, 15, 19; and in the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, viii. 14, 23, 27.

THOMAS SARGEANT.

Died before 1700.

THOMAS SARGEANT, B. A., does not appear on the complete Catalogue of Graduates, of which the first edition was issued this year, 1674. The reason for the omission, and for the subsequent insertion of the name, as though there had been no irregularity, may be thus explained. Chief-Justice Sewall, who took his second degree in that year, writes:

"1674, June 15, Thomas Sargeant was examined by ye Corporation; finally, ye advice of M' Danforth, Mr Stoughton, Mr Thacher, Mr Mather, (y present) was taken. This was his sentence.

"That being convicted of speaking blasphemous words against y H. G. [Holy Ghost] he should be therefore publickly whipped before all ye Scholars.

"2. That he should be suspended as to taking his degree of Bachelour. (this sentence read before him twice at the Prts [Presidents] before y committee & in ye library ... before execution)

"3. Sit alone by himself in ye Hall uncovered at meals, during the pleasure of the President & frs [Fellows] & be in all things obedient, doing what exercise was apointed "Mr Dan. him by the President or else be finally ex"Mr Gook. pelled the Colledge. The first was presently "Sa Sewall put in execution in ye Library (Mr Danforth j being present) before the Scholars. He kneeled down, & the instrument Goodman Hely' attended ye presidents word as to y

' William Healy was prison-keeper 20 stripes," and became an inmate of until 29 December, 1682, when he the prison.-L. R. Paige, History of was removed for gross misconduct, Cambridge, 580. "sentenced to be severely whipped

performance of his part in ye work. Prayer was had before & after by the President. July 1, 1674."

The Records of the Corporation of the College say:"Dec 11: 1674. Thomas Sargeant having personally and by a letter applyed himself to the Corporation for the obtaining of his degree of Bachelor of Arts: from which by their sentence he was suspended (the hond Overseers of the Colledge having consented to the same) the Corporation doth unanimously consent."

"Dec 21: 1674. The corporation (on occasion of Thomas Sargeants going to sea the next week: did meet again: & in pursuance of the grant made Dec`11th And his performing all exercises before them, whch are wont to be done in publike. The Præsident did then admit him unto the degree of Bachelor in the Arts." *

Thus Sargeant's name appears on the Catalogue as belonging to the Class of 1674, for he received his degree after it was printed, but before the end of the year.

Sargeant is starred in Mather's Magnalia, and in the Triennial of 1700. I have found nothing more respecting him. From 1669 to 1674, there were three donations to the College of respectively twenty-seven, twenty, and twenty-four pounds, "from a Gentleman in England, by Peter Sargent"; but what, if any, may have been the relation between these Sargeants is not known.

It is not unreasonable to suppose, that the government and discipline, indicated by what Sargeant underwent, had something to do with the unpopularity of President Hoar. Although the ignominious flogging was by the advice of such men as Sewall names, it was only about a fortnight afterwards, on the 16th of July, that Increase Mather writes thus: "Cotton having received some discourage

ment at the college, by reason that some of the scholars threatened him, &c., as apprehending that he had told me of their miscarriages, he returned home to me." The action of the General Court, in the month of October, encouraged the students in their insubordination; and, "Nov. 15. — The scholars, all except three, whose friends live in Cambridge left the college."

JOSEPH HAWLEY, B. A., born 7 and baptized 11 June, 1654, at Roxbury, Massachusetts, was son of Thomas Hawley, who married, 2 February, 1651-2, for his second wife, Dorothy Harbottle, widow of Thomas Lamb.

February 12, 1671-2, it was "Ordered by ye Corporation . . . That ye three pounds of Mr Webbs Gift allowed to S Corlett for ye year currant be given to Hawley." Though apparently belonging to the Class of 1674, he received his first degree in 1675; his name for many years standing at the head of the latter class, and printed Hauley on all the Catalogues, there being no letter w in Latin.

He went to Northampton in 1677, where he taught school, then preached, again became a schoolmaster, and afterward, a trader.

At the session of the General Court, 19 May, 1680, he was made freeman.

At the October session in 1682 the Legislature appointed him surveyor.

He was Representative to the Legislature in 1683, 1685, 1691, 1692, and probably under the new charter.

At the October session in 1685 it was ordered that "he be leiftennt... to the foote company of Northampton vnder the conduct of Aron Cooke, captain."