EX. 23.2 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS The Board of Directors Slade's Ferry Bancorp We hereby consent to the use of our report and to all references to our firm included in or made a part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3. /s/ Shatswell, MacLeod & Company, P.C. SHATSWELL, MACLEOD & COMPANY, P.C. July 15, 1997 West Peabody, Massachusetts E-7