EXHIBIT 23.2 SHATSWELL, MacLEOD & COMPANY, P.C. CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS 83 PINE STREET WEST PEABODY, MASSACHUSETTS 01960-3635 TELEPHONE (978) 535-0206 FACSIMILE (978) 535-9908 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-8. /s/ Shatswell, MacLeod & Company, P.C. SHATSWELL, MacLEOD & COMPANY, P.C. April 7, 1998 West Peabody, Massachusetts