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Aprill 20. 1702.    Elizaabeth Curtice y^e wife of

      Ephraim Curtice, dismissed to Topsfield chh

July 14 1702 I appointed a chh meeting ab^t

Jonathan Look his case; & upon s^d day y^e chh met

when some of y^e dissatisfy’d Brethren related someth

in way of Information ags^t. him from 2^d hands only

signifying that some informed them that they heard

some p^rsons say that he had keept company with his wife

before she was divorced, & that one watching with

her in y^e time of her fitts, together with s^d Look, he y^e

s^d Jonathan acted in such a manner with the then

Herds wife (while y^e other watcher feigned hims.

a sleep) as if y^r had bin another witness it would

have cost them both their lives, and that Joseph

Andrews of Boxford had said y^t he had watched

with s^d Herds wife, along with Jonathan Look

now because s^d Look had affirmed to me & some

others, that he never watched with s^d woman at

all while she was Herds wife; it was thought meet

to deferr y^e matter still & proceed no further with

him untill that point was more cleered, according

noth. furder was done ab^t. him at that meeting.

Decemb^r 27. 1702 | Will^m ffoster & Thô Pearly and

                 their wives were dismissed to Boxford

1703 April  a chh meeting was appointed about

         Jonathan Look. who had notice of the

thing and time; but y^e Providence of God so

over-ruled his thoughts y^t he judgd it his best way not

to be present, and so he came not at all; by means

where of nothing could be acted ab^t his case

 But Byfield Presinct Soon aft^r. Set up; where he was readily admitted.

Sept 10. 1704 } Jonathan Woodman & his wife des were

              dismissed & recomended to Bradford chh.

Octob^r 13. 1706 } Sam^ll Brattlebank. Jonathan Wheeler. Benjam Plummer

                 Nathan Wheeler. John Brown. Andrew Stickman.

                 these with their wives. allso Mary Chute, and

                 Elizabeth Look; were Dismist from our chh

In ord^r to their Imbodying in chh order by y^ms at Rowlbery

                                          alias Byfield

Nov^r 10 Collin ffrazer & his wife, dismsed on y^e same account.