Ordered, 1st, That all and every person aboard their ships now bound for New England as aforesaid, that shall blaspheme or profane the holy name of God, shall be severely punished. 2nd. That they cause the prayers contained in the book of common prayer, established in the church of England, to be said daily at the usual hours, for morning and evening prayers, and that they cause all persons aboard their said ships to be present at the same. "The names of such passengers as took the oaths of 'Supremacy and Allegiance' to pass to New England in the MARY & JOHN of London, Robert Sayers, Master, 24 March, 1633. "The list of the names of the passengers intended for New England in the good ship Confidence of London, of C. C. tonnes, John Jobson, Master; and thus by virtue of the Lord Treasurer's warrant of the 11th of April, 1638, Southampton, 24 of April, 1638. (This family does not seem to be closely related to James and Nicholas, as the son Thomas, in a legal document, refers to Nicholas as his "good and trusty friend Nicholas Noyes." They settled in Sudbury, Mass., and their genealogy will be found in Volume II.) No record has been found of the place and date of the landing of James and Nicholas, but it was probably on the bank of the Mystic river, as the records show that they settled in Medford in 1634, and that they moved to Newbury the following year. On arriving, they sailed up the Parker river (then called the Quascacunquen) to a point a short distance below where the bridge now stands. Tradition says that Nicholas was the first to leap ashore. The descendants of Nicholas spread over eastern Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, and from those states over all the northern states and into Canada; while those of his brother James were most numerous in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island, whence they migrated to New York and the western states. Only in the counties of Lamoille and Bennington, Vermont, have many of the name been found that belong to that line. Comparatively few have been found in the south or the territories, or in Maine, who are descendants of James. NOYES COATS OF ARMS. By permission of the author, Mr. James Atkins Noyes, of Harvard University, the following extract is made from an article written by him for the N. E. Historical and Genealogical Register: "NOYES INSCRIPTION AND MEMORANDA. BY JAMES ATKINS NOYES, A. B., PH. B. A photograph of the light-brown stone tablet which covers the remains of Rev. James Noyes, in the ancient Palmer burying ground, upon a sloping hill on the east side of Wequetequoc Cove, midway between Stonington, Connecticut, and Westerly, Rhode Island, is reproduced in fac-simile. Rev. James Noyes was a son of Rev. James Noyes of Newbury, Mass., and grandson of Rev. William Noyes, rector of Cholderton, county Wilts, England. He was born in Newbury, Mass., 11 March, 1639-40; was graduated at Har |