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o^r sister, y^e Widow Burbank, now Wife to John Hardy, dismissed

to y^e church at Bradford. june 13. 1698.

Sarah Nelson, now Wife to Rob^t Wadley, dismissed to y^e church at

Exister. Novemb^r 6. 1698

o^r sister y^e wife of Tho^s Eyers dismissed to y^e chh at Portsm^th may 5. 1700

July 13 – 1701  Caleb Burbank Daniel Jewett

              and his wife Elisabeth Jewett did

all appear before y^e chh, Submitted y^ms. to y^e watch &

Governm^t Doctrine & Discipline y^rin, and were

admonished for their sin of ffornication.

July 27. 1701 } Dan^ll Jewett & his wife Elisabeth

              made publick confession & were restored &c--

Sundry years sinc (in M^r Phillips time) Jonathan Look

(upon his desire) was propounded to y^e chh in ord^r to his be

ing admitted to full comunion. & after some time his Rela

=tion was ready; but some of y^e Brethren manifesting

dissatisfaction on y^e Acc^t. of his marrying a divorced wo

man & some reports concerning y^e man, relating to y^t matter

his admission was deferred. & thô he still renewed his desire

yet was on y^e Same acc^tt. put by. Some time after M^r Phil

lips’s decease, Jonathan Look again desired y^t he might

be admitted to full comunion ~ . w^rupon I appointed a

chh-meeting; w^rin former things were againe brought on

foot by some of y^e Brethren & considerable dissatisfaction

manifested ptic^rly by B^r Caleb Bointon who seem’d to charg

him with being Instrumental to alienate y^e womans Affectiō:

whom he had marryed, from y^e man whom she had before marryed

and y^rby occasioned her y^e more Eagerly to seek a divorce

whereupon y^e chh voted to improve s^d B^r Caleb Bointon

to cleer up that ptic^r. & help y^e chh with w^t light he could get

in y^t partic^r. ~ after a considerable Space of time, we

had another chh-meeting ab^t. this matter. w^rin B^r Bointon

being desired to produce w^t he had done in y^e case, did not pro

duce any thing, but putt off y^e matter as thô he had wanted

full instructions; & sometimes as thô he had not time; & yⁿ

still y^e matter was[141] deferred that he might have more time.