EXHIBIT (j)(1) EATON VANCE INSURED MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND October 21, 2002 Eaton Vance Insured Massachusetts Municipal Bond Fund hereby adopts and agrees to become a party to the attached Custodian Agreement as amended and extended with...

                                                                  EXHIBIT (j)(1)

              XXXXX XXXXX INSURED MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL BOND FUND




                                                        October 21, 2002



Xxxxx Xxxxx Insured  Massachusetts  Municipal Bond Fund hereby adopts and agrees
to become a party to the  attached  Custodian  Agreement as amended and extended
with Investors Bank & Trust Company.


                                    XXXXX XXXXX INSURED MASSACHUSETTS MUNICIPAL
                                    BOND FUND



                                    By:  /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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                                         Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
                                         President



Accepted and agreed to:

INVESTORS BANK & TRUST COMPANY



By:  /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
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     Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
     Managing Director