throne, and soon in 1625 made the attempt to force from the people a general loan by mere exercise of Royal authority, without consent of Parliament. Throughout England many refused to pay the tax, and by warrant of the council were imprisoned.

                                       At Lincoln, 9 March, 1626. 
John Whitinge, Maior of Boston burge, formerly called before his ma'ts commissioners & by them required to ayde his ma'ts in this way of loane, and having refused, was again called before us whos names are underwritten, and demanded if he still contynued in the same mynde, answered he did, and that he would not lend any money in this kinde, and being told by the commissioners that such as refused & contynued in that mynde incured his m'ts highe displeasure; nevertheless he still refused; and being required to become bounde by obligation to his ma'ts in the sume of fifty pounds for his appearance before the Lordes of his ma'ts most ho'ble privite counsell at Whitehall, the XIX day of this instant, also refused to be bounde.

Edward Tilson, Alderman of Boston, havinge as much saide unto him as was saide to the Mayor, Refused to lend the Kinge so small a sum as XXs, or to so enter bond for his appearance. Ten of the princapal ones were imprisoned as below:

Sr. John Wray, Sr. Thomas Grantham, Sr. Edward Aschough, Gate house.

Sr. William Armyn, Sr. Thomas Dornall, William Anderson, Esq., and the Maior of Boston, Alderman Tilson, Fleete.

William Tarald, Esquier, Norwood, Esq, Marshalsey.

Sixty-eight refused, and were imprisoned. The Gate house, the Fleete, and Marshalsey, were well known prisons to which these gentlemen were commited. The refusal became general. The answer of John Diconson, who refused, was this, "he would give nothing in this illegal way, but whatsoever a Parliment might impose, he would willingly pay." The great majority were released, but not allowed to go to their homes for fear of their stirring up fresh disaffection among their neighbors. The release was in July, 1627. They were called nonconformists.

Genealogical Register.

You may alsoe please to take into your consideration that one Benj. Dickoson of Boston, adviseth that the town of Boston is able and ought to contribute to the charge and expense of theyre late Mayor and Edw. Tilson, or anye else that suffer trouble in cause of the loane; and to help towards theyre losses. p. John Hobson collector.

Edward Tilson was Mayor of Boston in 1625-6, reign of Charles 1st.

Thompson's His. of Boston, England.

In 1640 the families of Tilson, Whiting, Leake of Leake, heirs of Wm. Coney and Andrew Baron, held property in Sibley's lane. The property adjoining this immediately North of Sibley's Lane belonged to the Tilson family in 1640. A garden and orchard on North side