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    _Chh- Records.

    Benj. Wood to be ye Chhs Messengers to

    Br Fay on this sorrowfull Occasion__

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    On the Affair of ye Petition of ye 11 Brn

    after various Debates, Two Papers were

    Presented in Chh Meeting, and by Desire

    were read, tho they were but rough im-

    perfect Draughts, neither of ym signd or

    dated; nor had they been discoverd to the

    Pastor before, yt they might be prepard

    according to Order. __ Nothing was, or

    could be Acted upon either of them

    Voted yt this meeting be further ad-

    journd to this Day three weeks, at 2 p.m.

    at this place. ____

    Apr. 17. Francis, of Francis & Pris.Whipple bapt.

    Sacrt

    May 7. The Lords Supper was administred.

    14. Elisha, of Abijah & Susann Gale, &

    Aaron of Joseph & Ruth Harrington, were

    baptizd by ye Rev. Mr Fitch of Hopkinton.

    21. The Chh meeting accg to the ad-

    journmt was prevented by the public

    Troubles & the Alarm to ye people to march

    against the Regulars: but a No of the

    Brethren desird Rev. Mr Whitney to

    mention a meeting to be on that Day

    month __ and the Pastor for the sake

    of Peace consented yr to, & on ye Day last

    mentiond did put ye Brethren in mind

    of it. ____

    May 23. The Chh met. after Prayer

    The Pastor read what he had prepard as

    an Admonition to Brr Saml Fay _

    wc had the Chh’s approbation

    Then was read a Paper signd by

    15 Brethren, 9 of wc were of those

    who