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March 22. 1767. The Brethren of the Chh. being

stayed after divine Worship was ended, a letter from

 of the members

some Brethren of the first Chh in Newbury dated

   ^                         to them

Mar. 19. 1767. was communicated and left to consi-

                              ^

deration till the next Sabbath: When a question of

this nature was put to them, whether Tis necessary or

expedient for you to comply with the Petition

of s^d Letter and it passed in the negative

 April 26 1767. the Chh voted that Elizabeth Mighil be

forgiven and restored to the Charity & communion

of the Chh.

     May 6, 1767; the Chh. met acc. to adjourn-

ment received [--] & heard the writing James

Hidden offered, and the question being put whether

they received w^t he offered as full & satisfying to

them and it passed in the negative. and votd it

afterwards, That we judge that our s^d Brother James

Hidden should be before the Chh. admonished of his

evil temper erroneous & dangerous opinions & objection

able conduct, and called upon to repent of them &

that he is unmeet for our sacred fellowship so long as he

remains impenitent & unreformed. And an admo

nition was accordingly dispensed to him ––––

         Upon information that James Hidden had by

force taken a horse from a man and had taken the