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Feb^ry 16. 1706/7  Robert Day & his Wife were admonished

              and Suspended for their sin of fornication.

May 11 1707 } Robert Day & his Wife upon their Confession

             were restored & owned y^e covenant

Jun 29. 1707 } Paul Wentworth & his Wife Katharine

             were dismissed to y^e chh in N-London and

Nath^ll Brown & his Wife Mary, to y^e chh in Groton

Octo^br 29. 1707 } M^rs Hannah Elithorp was dismissd to the

             } old or middle chh in Boston.

Nov^r. 9. 1707 } Sam^ll Prime & his Wife Sarah having been

               suspected (by ye Early birth of their first child) to

to have been guilty of fornication, presented y^ms. before y^e congregation

with the following Confession     viz^t.

           and owned the Covenant

     We do Earnestly desire to draw nigh to God, and to give up

     o^rs. & o^r Children (if ye Lord shall give us any) unto y^e Lord

to be his forever, according to his gracious Covenant: and for that

End, we desire heartily to own y^e Covenant, and put o^rs. under the

Christian care, Watch, & Governm^t of this Church of Christ;

     And to make way for o^r Injoying this priviledge, we are willing

and do desire to make known unto Gods people, y^e sense & sorrow

we have had, and do still find, for our many sins, secret and pre-

sumptuous, in words and deeds;         We do humbly own that we

have been great Sinners for w^ch we desire to judge & abhor o^rs.

before God and his people.   And That sin, we do hate, in

particular, of which we are suspected to be guilty; and as far as

we have been really guilty therein, we do desire to give glory to

God by judging & condemning o^rs. for y^e Same.   We own

that the Lord might Justly have cast us into Hell for o^r Transgressions,

and desire to be thankfull to him for his great patience & tenderness towards us

we desire that y^e Lords Long Sufferance & pity, may lead us to Repentance, yet

more & more.          We pray all Gods people to forgive us; we are Sorry

for whatever we have offended them, and dishonoured God & his holy

Religion by, whether in words or Deeds; or any omissions of holy and

religious duties. and we Intreat Gods people to pray to y^e Lord for us

that we may obtaine his forgiveness, and that we may be accepted of

God and his people (thõ unworthy) and be enabled to walk before him

and amongst his people, as becomes y^e Gospel of Christ, all y^e dayes of our

life,for y^e future which we heartily desire to do.  Sam^ll Prime. Sarah Prime.