Thus y^e matter rested above two years; when said

Jonathan Look brought me a paper, The con-

tents whereof were as followeth viz^t. ~ ~

Sept^r 3. 1701. }  To o^r Rev^d Pastor & y^e Brethren

             of y^e chh of Christ in Rowley. The

humble petition of Jonathan Look, is, y^t whereas

I have time after time desird to joyn with you in y^e

holy ordinance of y^e L^ds Supp^r, and you have kept me

from y^e same uppon y^e account of some things w^ch I am

accused of by some of y^e brethren from y^e Information of

others; you know y^t Serg^t. Bointon was speaking of some

things y^t were laid to my charge from y^e Information of

others; w^rupon m^r Paison w^ch y^e chh desired y^t Serg^t. Bointon

would take care to know y^e truth of those things wherof

I am accused, and to make it appear. I do not remember y^t

ever I was brought before any Authority on y^e Acc^t. here

of. I would pray you to Exercise Charity towards me

as well as to y^e discourse of others. I know I am a

sinner & I desire to be humble und^r a sence of my sins

and y^e hand of g^d in his dealing with me; and wherin

I have done any thing amiss toward God or man, in

word or deed, I am very sorry for it and beg forgiveness

of God & man; and I do heartily desire yo^r prayers

to God in my behalf, y^t God would cause y^t all his dealings

with me may work for y^e good of my soul thrô y^e L^d. Jesus X^st.

Upon y^e receiving of this pap above s^d I stayed y^e chh

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after meeting Sept^r. 21. 1701 and this pap^r, signifying

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to y^e brethren y^t I thought what Jonath Look had given in, was

sufficient to satisfie any moderate Xtian, seeing after so

long a time of waiting nothing was made to appear ag^st

him, and giving y^e brethren liberty to speak their minds

there of o^r brethren expressed their unsatisfyedness still; and

it was desired they might not be too hard driven. it was

Answr^d, y^t above two years waiting & y^t after a long time

of waiting before could not be counted hard driving &c.

However, to gratifie y^m in their weakness to y^e utmost, y^e

Church was dismissed at y^t time without any further

proceeding in the case.