Exhibit 24.2 SHATSWELL, MacLEOD & COMPANY, P.C. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 83 PINE STREET WEST PEABODY, MASSACHUSETTS 01960-3635 (508) 535-0206 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS The Board of Directors Slade's Ferry Bancorp We hereby consent to the use of our reports and to all references to our firm included in or made a part of this Registration Statement. /s/ Shatswell, MacLeod & Company, P.C. SHATSWELL, MacLEOD & COMPANY, P.C. May 13, 1997 West Peabody, Massachusetts