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April[39] 6^th 1777 the Chh were Stayed after Divine

                                        assist

Service and Voted that the Minister that should

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at the Lords Table next Lords Day should act as

Moderator for the Chh and be their assistant in

admitting into Said Chh the Persons here named

Viz Bethiah Dresser, Hannah Chaplin and

Martha How.

At a legal Meeting of the first Church of Christ

in Rowley held May the 1^st 1777.

M^r. Samuel Dresser was Chosen Moderator

Voted that y^e Calling Chh meetings for the futer shall

be as follows Viz on the request of three

or more of the Brethren of the Chh to

the Clerk of Said Chh Signifying what the

meeting is for, he is to notify the Chh

to meet leting them know what the

meeting is for.

Voted that this meeting be adjourned to the

Seventh of may Instant in order to determine

Who is the Clerk of Said Chh, being Sum

dispute among the Breathern what tearm

Cap^t Scott as Chosen to Serve as Clerk

of Said Chh.

Meet by adjournment May 7^th 1777.

Voted that Decⁿ Thomas Mighill be continued

Clerk of Said Chh then the meeting was

desolved.        Thomas Mighill Clerk

Nov^r 1777 at a meeting of the Chh Cap^t John

Pearson was Chosen Moderator.

By a vote the Chh made Choice of

Decoⁿ Thomas Mighill and Deaⁿ Jewet to ride

 to Eunice Duty and informe her that

 they have hered that she lives in the Sin

  of fornication and desire her in the name

   of the Chh to write to the Chh and inform

    them how it is with her