CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
RE: Standish Crossover Bond Fund
Standish Opportunistic High Yield Fund
Standish Opportunistic Emerging Markets Debt Fund
Standish High Yield Bond Fund
We hereby consent to the reference to our Firm under the caption
"Independent Accountants" in the Prospectus and "Experts and Financial
Statements" in the Statement of Additional Information in the in the
Post-Effective Amendment No. 100 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended of Standish, Ayer & Wood Investment
Trust.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
October 12, 2000
