Records.___

65.

March 6. The Sacr^t administred.

Sacr^t

27. Sarah, of Eben^r and

Hannah Parkman

     bapt.

and Lucy, of Beriah & Mary Rice

Apr. 3. Grace, of Jonath: & Abig. Livermore

Lucy, of Tho^s & Lydia Warrin

Amos, of Jacob & Hannah Rice

Nathaniel, of Thomas & Sarah Billing

        bapt.

Hannah of Jesse & Phebe Maynard

William, of Timothy & Lydia Fay

Hannah, of William & Mary Caruth.

NB This administerⁿ to _^ ^theabove mentiond seven was

at y^e House of M^r Nath^l Oake (where y^e publick As

=sembly _^ was Commonly held) But this not before

_^ of that

I had laid it before the Chh & Congregⁿ of y^e

Corner of

Town, and obtaind their Concurrence; nor was it

y^e Town

till I had stopd y^e Chh members of y^e North side

of y^e Town to make Enquiry into their Meeting

by themselves _^ and known of y^m that the Reasons

_^ that I

of their so doing were not from Negligence, Dis

might be

:gust &c but because of y^eir inconvenient Distance

certify^d of

& Difficulty of y^eir & their Childrens Travelling to

the true

y^e meeting House; nor till it was known what faithfss

Cause, and

y^y had used in improve^g y^e Means of public Instruction

also the

among them, & Dispensation of y^e Pure & holy Gos

Manner

:pel of Jesus Cht. Yet it was intimated to y^m y^t y^e

y^rof

Chh ought to have expected some Word Concern^g

their Absence, and y^t y^e Neglect y^rof was undoubtedly

a breach of Chh Order; inasmuch as by o^r Chh Cov^t

We must

we are expressly bound to hold Communion in the

maintain

word & Sacraments. Unto w^c y^e Brethern manifested y^eir

Chh Fellow

Concurrence; as well as y^t y^y Desird _^ to approve y^ms. Gs

:ship &

Cov^t

_^ & purposd