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Our pioneer ancestors were as independent and original in their spelling as in their character, or as the most ardent of modern phonetic reformers
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could desire-but not one whit more so than the most celebrated literary characters of those, or slightly earlier, times. Modern precisians who may be inclined to disrespect them on account of their independence in this regard may properly be reminded of Coleridge's dictum in another application ; " Until you understand your opponent's ignorance, presume yourself ignorant of his understanding."
Shakespere is said to have spelled his own name in thirty different ways. Queen Elizabeth spelled the word 'sovereign. ' in seven. The Duchess of Norfolk, an accomplished lady of the 16th century, writes thus to the Earl of Essex : " My ffary gode lord. Her I fand you in Tokyn hoff the neweyer a glafs of Setyl fet in Sellfer gyld. I pra you tak it. An hy wer habel hit fhowlde be bater." And to give no further illustrations, Tyndale in his translation of the New Testament spells the little word "it " in the follow- ing seven different ways: "Itt-yt-ytt-hit-hitt-hyt-hytt."* With this explanation the following extracts from the Longmeadow Ancient Records are submitted to the reader :
THE BUILDING OF THE FIRST MEETING-HOUSE.
Just as the Gospel Ministry was the crystalizing thought of the Precinct organization, so the story of its Meeting-House is by far the most important in its history. It is simply wonderful to see to what an extent the thought, the affection, and the action of the Longmeadow Precinct concentrated itself upon its Meeting-House. Delete from its Record Book all those votes which have reference directly or indirectly to this, and the residuum would be of very minor amount and importance. The following are a few of them, consecutively arranged in such a way as to tell, of themselves,
THE STORY OF THE FIRST MEETING. HOUSE,
from its commencement in 1714, to its sale in 1769 :
April 26, 1714. Voated, To proceed in building of a meeting-hous, and to accom- plith it so far as to Raise fhingle and Clabbord the fame by the first day of January next infuing ; having a regard to the tennor of the agreement made by thofe that gave their in- tereft in the meeting hous Timber.
April 26, 1714. Voated, that the meeting hous fhould be built Thirty Eight foots fquare, if the Timber that is already gotten will allow it, or if this Timber be too f'cant to make it fumthing less. As to the place of fetting up or raifing faid Meeting-hous, it was voated it thould be left to the determination of the prefent Committee. Nath1 Burt Jun. Sam1 Keep, 'Thomas Haile, Thomas Colton Jun. and Samuel Stebbins were chofen a Committee to take care to provide workmen and materials to carry on the work of the fª Meeting-hous to that maturity and by the Time as aford.
* Cornhill Magazine, May, 1876.
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October 11, 1714. Honrd Col. Pynchon being chofen Moderator for faid meeting, and for all futch meetings when prefent among us-Voted to Raife and Gather the fum of one hundred and twenty pounds for the Defraying the charge of building the meeting-hous. Daniel Cooley, Sam1 Keep and George Colton were chofen as Truftees to receive the faid fum granted, and to have the approbation of three of the Committee within the precinct for the difpenfing and paying out of the fd fum, Viz-Capt. Colton, Sergt Jofeph Cooley, and George Colton.
It was furder voated the prefent Committee for the carrying on the work of the meeting hous fhould profeed to provide for and to lay the floore, and doo fum part of the walling and to fet up the Doors and other neceffaries of the meeting hous for our meeting in it.
From a record on the fly leaf of the Committee Book it appears that,
" The year 1714 there was a Rate amounting to the fum of one hundred and twenty four pounds four fhillings and one pence delivered to Nath1 Blifs Collector to gather to de- fray the charges arifing for the building the meeting house.
THOMAS COLTON. NATHANIEL BURT 2nd Com."
February 10, 1715. Voated, to chufe and appoint a Committee to carry on the work of the meeting hous to the finifhing and compleating of the fame Except the Galeries by the Month of April, which will be in the year 1716.
That the house was already used for worship, although incomplete, is shown by the following vote from the Committee's Book, providing for its weekly care :
March ye 22d Ano. 1716. We then agreed with Margaret Cooley to fweep the meet- ing houfe for one year from this date, and to give her feventeen fhillings if there be no worke don in the meeting hous ; for eighteen fhillings if there be any confiderable.
NATH! BURT 2nd SAML KEEP 2nd THOMAS BLISS.
September 3, 1716. Furder Voated that the Committee for the meeting hous fhould profeed to lay the Joyce and fome bords for a floor in the Galery of the Meeting-hous.
November 2, 1722. Voatted to Raife the fum of two pounds for to procure fum bords and gice for the laying the gallery floor and fum other work in the meeting-hous.
March II, 1728. Voatted thatt Dean Natth1 Burtt: En: Keep and Sernt Haille Should be a committee to Do Sum Work in the meeting hous ; that is, to make ftairs in to the Gallery and to Lay the Gallery floar and faw under the banifters Round the Gallery and to plain the Gice and under fide of the flore of the Gallery.
April 3, 1729. It was Determined by Voat to Repaire the meeting hous fo far as is needfull : and to finish the wall of the meeting hous with Lath and plafter and white wah and lay the floore and plafter the clabords with Lime in the Bell Chamber.
October 26, 1730. Granted the Sum of twenty five pounds ten fhillings for Defraying the Charge of Repaireing and finithing the meeting hous.
Granted to Decon Nath1 Burtt one pounde twelve fhillings and fixpenfe for making ftairs into the Beil Chamber.
October 3, 1732. Voted to raife the fum of twenty pounds for Defraying the charge of finifhing the Gallery in the meeting hous and fum other work that is to be Don as provide- ing and laying fteping ftones and laying the floore in the weft of the meeting hous.
October 5, 1733. Voated to Raife the Sum of ten pounds to defray the charge that
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hath been expended on work about the meeting hous; and Sum work that is yet to be Don partly by the Comtee of the meeting hous and partly by the precinct Comtee; as laying fteping ftones at the meeting hous dores, and laying gravel or clay or fomething of that na- ture, to preferve the underpining from foundering by the blowing away of the fand, and also the precinct Comtee to Draw out money out of the treafurery to defray this charge.
March 12, 1722. Voated that the Committee of the precinct fhall take the care of fecureing the meeting hous and Repaire itt att the corners of the underpining outt fide whar the wind hath blown away the fand.
March 10, 1740. Votted to cover the pulpit Cufhen with Green plufh and that the pre- cinct Comtee take care to Doe itt and to Draw money out of the precinct Treafury to De- fray the charge.
Which is supplemented by the following entry on the Committee Book :
March 16, 1740. Mr. Timothy Nafh. Cr.
By 4 yds Green Plufh to Cover the Pulpit Cufhion £7 00 00 Esd a
By 10. yds of filk 0 13 6 7 13 6
Also, November 16, 1741. Granted to Mr. Nafh five fhillings for an hower glafs.
November 2, 1743. Voted that the Committe that were chofen to pave Round the meeting hous do it as follows : to wit 5 foots wide on the eaft fide and on the weft fide and on the fouth fide ; and on the north fide 3 foots wide.
Aug. 24, 1743. Voted to make two glafs windows on the North fide of the meeting Hous on each fide of the pulpit and the precinct Commitee to accomplifh it.
December 9, 1754. Voted that David Burt John Hale and Sergt Sam1 Keep be a Comtee Impowered to View and Buy the Shingle that Deacon Burt Deacon Ely and Jofiah Cooley Have Already Got, or May further Get to Cover the Roof of the Meeting Houfe, or to Procure Shingle for the aforesd use Other Where If they Cant Agree with the Above Mentioned Perfons.
March 24, 1755. Voted that The Roof of the Meeting Houfe be New Covered with Shingle this Prefent year and alfo the Waift in fd Roof Boarded. Voted that Jonathan Stebbins, Deacon Nath' Ely and Deacon Nath1 Burt be a Comtee to Profecute fd Work and Provide what is further Neceffary therefor.
May 5, 1755. Voted That the Comtre Chofen March 24 1755 to Profecute the Cov - ering the Roof of the Meeting Houfe and the Waift in fd Roof Ceafe from Profecuting fd Work for this Year or till further Orders from the Precinct.
December 5, 1755. Voted That Enfign Colton be a Comtee in the Room or Stead of L' Nathel Burt Dec'd to Joyne Metfrs Jonathan Stebbins and Deacon Nathel Ely who were chofen a Commitee March 24 1755 to Profecute the Covering the Meeting Houfe as in fd vote is expreffed and Provide what is further Neceffary Therefor The above Comtee are Defired to Provide as Soon as May be Every thing Neceffary for the Covering f" Houfe Both the Body and Roof.
January 3, 1759. Voted that the Meeting Houfe in faid Precinct thall be New Covered in Whole or in Part. Voted that the fu Meeting Houfe thall be Covered in the Whole Both the Body and the Roof as foon as Conveniently Can be the Enfuing Year. Voted that Dea" Nathel Ely Capt Simon Colton John Hale Jun' Jonathan Stebbins and Josiah Cooley be a Comtee to Take the Whole Care to Profecute and Effect the Covering fd Houfe. Voted that the Comtee Confider of and make Report to this Meeting in What
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form fª Houfe fhall be Covered and then take fuch further Inftructions from fd Meeting as they fhall think Needful to Give them in fd Affair.
January 29, 1759. The Queftion being put Whether the Report of the Comtes for Repairing the Meeting Houfe brought into this meeting dated Jany 23, 1759 fhall be ac- cepted. It paffed in the Negative.
Voted that the Comte . . . . are Impowered to Repair the Roof and Body of the fª Meeting Houfe by Patching the fame Where it Needs as foon as Conveniently May be at the Precincts Coft.
April 1, 1763. Voted That Jofiah Dwight Efq. Dean Nath! Brewer and Dean Jon- athan White be defired to give us their advife about Repairing our meeting houfe or build- ing a new one. Voted that John Hale, Dean Nath' Ely and Jonathan Stebbins be a Comtee to inform the above fd Gent" of this vote, and defire them to lend us their Affiftance in fd afair and To Reprefent the fame Unto them and obtain their Judgment thereon.
The result of this advice seems to have been the building of a new Meet- ing-House, and the passage of this final vote after its completion, in respect to the old one :
January 6, 1769. Voted that the Comtee Chofen for Building the New Meeting Houfe be Impowerd to Difpofe of the Old Meeting Houfe for the ufe of the Precinct in fuch time and manner as they fhall think beft.
THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE OLD SQUARE PEWS
in the first Meeting-House seems to have been a delicate matter and the occa- sion of no little discussion :
March 7, 1748. Voted that the two hind feats in the meeting houfe be taken up and in the room of them to make three pews.
November 1, 1749. Voted to Chufe a Comtee to build three Pews at the Lower End of the body of the Seats in Ye Meeting hous according to a former vote made in that Affaire to wit Simon Colton, Deacon Burt and David Burt 2nd ware the men that ware chofen.
November 1, 1749. Votted to chufe a committee to build three pews at the Lower End of the body of the Seats as was agreed on by a former vote; and Simon Colton, Deacon Burt and David Burt 2nd be the comtee as aforefd and to make Ufe of half a foot of the Alley for that purpofe.
December 4, 1749. Voted to Raife the Sum of ten pounds old tenor to be Laid in the Treafury for contingent Charges out of which to pay the charge of building the pews.
December 4, 1749. Voted that the middle pew that is to be maid at the lower end of the body of the meeting houfe be for the ufe of the Revnd Mr Williams family and that this pew be raifed five or fix inches from the flore not exceeding fix inches.
March 5, 1754. Voted that There be Three Pews Built in the Body of the Meeting Houfe Adjoyning to the Pews Laft Built there at the Charge of the Precinct and that three Seats through Adjoyning as aforefd be granted for the Ufe of Building fª Pews and an Ally for Conveniency to Go into them.
March 25, 1754. Voted that Simon Colton and Deacon Nathel Burt'be Joyned to John Hale Caleb Cooley and Deliverance Atchinfon who were Chofen a Comtee March 5th 1754 to Build Three other Pews in the Body of fa Houfe and that the before Named Per- fons be a Comtee to Build the whole of fd Pews in the Body of fd Houfe.
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March 25, 1754. Voted that there be Three Pews Built in the Body of the Meeting Houfe Adjoyning to the Alley by the Pulpit in the Room of the foremoft Seats there at the Precinct's Coft and that fd Pews be Shaped and Situated and Built by a Comtee to be Chofen for that Purpofe.
March 24, 1755. Voted That the Committy be Defired to Raife the Benches in thofe Pews in the Meeting Houfe where they are needed at the Charge of the Precinct.
THE SEATING OR "DIGNIFYING "
of the Meeting-House, was also the occasion of numerous votes, and of more or less jealous feeling :
March 12, 1716. Voated that the Seats for the Women should be on the Weft fide of the Meeting hous.
October 26, 1730. Voated : to chufe a Comtee to value the meeting hous feats. Voated that the pew that is on the weft fide of the Great Dores fhall be for the improvement of the minifters family to fit in.
November 2, 1730. The Comtee chofen to Dignifie the feetts in the meeting hous brougt in a map in to the precinctt of there Doings which was excepted by a voat with alterations which map lies in the Clerk's office. Voted to chufe nine men as a comtee to feat the meeting hous.
December 4, 1749. At this meeting the featers prefented a Lift of there Seating to the precinct which was not excepted but voted that the feators aforefd take the work into their own hands again having no regard to what is already done as to their former work but to Doom the feats as they think beft and to feat the meeting houfe as they think proper.
April 8, 1754. At a Precinctt meeting Thomas Blifs 2nd was Chofen Moderator After Confideration and Debate the Queftion was Put Whether the Meeting Would Nullifie the Vote Paft at the Laft Meeting April 11th 1754 to accept the Report of the Comtee Chofen to Seat the Meeting Houfe Refolved in the Negative.
November 20, 1769. Voted that the Comtee be Defired to wait on the Rev. Mr Williams and Know His Pleafure what Pew in the Meeting Houfe He Choofes for his Family to Sit in.
November 20, 1769. Voted That Meffers Moses Field, Jona Stebbins, Dean Nath1 Ely, Jona Hale, Sam1 Colton 2nd Dea" Colton and Jona Burt 2ud be a Comtee to feat the Meeting Houfe and Make Report to this Meeting.
February 19, 1799. Voted that Wm Colton John Hale and Nath1 Ely be a flanding Comtee to provide feats in the meeting houfe for any perfons who are or may come into town and fhall defire fuch feats or for any new married people who fhall alfo defire fuch feats in the lower part of the Meeting Houfe.
THE BEATING OF A DRUM
was, for many years, the somewhat incongruous appointed signal of assen- bling for public worship, as appears by numerous votes similar to the following :
May 1, 1722. Lef"11 Colton being chofen moderator for fd meeting itt was Voated to have a fign of beetting the Drum for Seafonable afembling on the Sabbath for the Space of one year and thatt the Comtee fhould take the care to provide the fign as aforfd on the charge of the precinctt.
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By an entry in the Committee Book it appears that this vote was immedi- ately carried out by the Committee :
June 12, 1722. Then the Comtee agreed with Nath1 Bliss Jr. to beat the Drum every Sabbath day from this date till the twenty fouth day of March next Infewing this date for ye sum of ten fhillings.
April 1, 1724. It was voated to have a fign in order to attend the public worfhip of God att the meeting houfe, and it was Determined by Voat that the Beet of the Drum fhall be the fign for this prefent year and that the Comtee for the precinctt fhall Take Care to provide the fign aforefd on the charge of the precinctt.
January 7, 1729. Voated that the Comtee Draw outt of the Treafury the mony that was expended for mending the Drum if it be there to find : and be Difpofed of to Timy Nash.
THE PURCHASE OF A BELL
was a matter, the consideration of which seems to have extended over a period of several years :
April 19, 1728. At this meeting it was Determined by Voat to have a Bell for the meeting hous the price not exceeding the fum of fifty pounds in mony ; and alfo voated that the Comtee for the prudentiall afairs of the precinctt fhall take the care to make inquiry where a Bell may be had and for what price and to make Return to the precinctt of what information they may obtain and if the comtee aforesd can find a meeting hous Bell that is convenient and fuitable for the meeting hous, and not exceeding the price of fifty pounds that they fhould try and procure itt for the precinctt.
November 3, 1742. Voted to Raife the fum of one hundred and fifty pounds to pro- cure a meeting houfe Bell for the ufe of the precinct old tennor, 100 £ to be Raifed this year and 50 pounds the Next.
November 3, 1742. Voted to chufe a Comtee to Procure a Bell as aforefd and thofe that ware chofen for that purpofe ware En Stebbins Mr Nafh and Simon Colton.
January 10, 1743. Voted to forbid the Comtee M' En Stebbins Mr Nafh, and Simon Colton taking any further care or pains to Procure a Bell as aforefd.
January 5, 1744. Voted to raife the fum of one hundred and fifty pounds in publick bils of Credit old tenor for procuring and purchafing a meeting hous bell as aforefd. Voted that En Stebbins, Timy Nath and Simon Colton be a comtee to procure the Bell aforefd.
January 25, 1744. At a precinctt meeting for prizing Grain to Defray precinctt charges and for granting money to procuring a Meeting Houfe Bell &c Voted to Gitt a meeting houfe Bell for the use of the precinctt.
The bell was certainly procured about this time, for in the Committee Book appears the following entry :
December 6, 1744. Upon a meeting of the Comtee we agreed with Eben' Blifs 2nd to ring the bell for one year on the Sabbath. SAME KEEP JUNT. EPHRAIM COLTON 201.
February 19, 1799. [The Town] voted that Meffrs Hezekiah Hale Elijah Burt and Nath1 Ely Jun' be a Comtee to procure a new Bell for the meeting Houfe in exchange for the old Bell or otherwife as they fhall find to be moft advantageous for the Town.
August 29, 1803. Voted that Jabez Colton, Capt Ethan Ely and Col. Gideon Burt be a Comtee to procure the Meeting Houfe Bell to be recaft.
December 13, 1808. Voted that the fum of one hundred and twenty five Dollars be paid out of the money in the Hands of the Town Treafurer to procure for the Town a New
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Meeting Houfe Bell weighing one thoufand one Hundred pounds or more, provided that for that fum and the prefent Meeting Houfe Bell, and alfo with the money which may be obtained by subfcriptions from individual Perfons, a good new Meeting Houfe Bell of the fd 1100 1bs weight or more fhall be procured for and fhall be the property of this Town.
May 1, 1809. Voted to grant the fum of Fifty dollars to procure a New Meeting Houfe Bell in addition to the fum of $125 Granted December 13, 1808.
The bell having been rung so violently as to crack it in the tumultuous joy of the inhabitants upon the declaration of peace in 1815, it was voted
August 21, 1815, that the Town grant the fum of Seventy five Dollars for the purpofe of new cafting the Meeting House Bell provided a fum fhall be raifed by Subfcription fuffi- cient to make the Bell as large as it now is.
THE SECOND OR NEW MEETING-HOUSE.
More than fifty years had passed from the commencement of the building of the first Meeting House, when the advice of the three Springfield gentle- men, mentioned on page 153, was sought concerning the advisability of its further repair :- that advice having been duly given and considered,
November 5, 1764. the Queftion was put to the Meeting whether the Precinct would proceed to build a New Meeting Houfe for the Publick Worfhip of God, and it was voted in the Affirmative.
November 30, 1764, the Queftion was Put Whether the Precinctt would Build a Wooden Houfe for the Publick Worfhip of God, and it was voted in the Affirmative. Voted that Dean Aaron Colton John Hale and Mofes Field be a Comtee to Inform them- felves of a Sutable Deminfion Both Length Width and Heighth of fd Houfe-and alfo a Sutable Deminfion for a Steple to fd Houfe and make Report to this meeting.
December 6, 1764. Voted that John Hale Capt Simon Colton and Mofes Field be a Comtee to make Enquiery and Get the beft Information they Can the Coft of a Brick Meeting Houfe and the Coft of a Wooden Meeting Houfe and make Report to this meeting.
February 20, 1765. The Queftions were Put to the Meeting Concerning the Meeting Houfe Separately-Whether the Parrifh would Repair the Meeting Houfe or Build a New One ;- and they Both paft in the Negative.
March 18, 1765. Then the Queftion was Put (agreeable to the Warrant) to the Meeting (viz) Whether they would Repair the Meeting Houfe by Covering the Outfide- and it Paffed in the Affirmative.
January 2, 1766. Voted That the Precinctt of Longmeadow Build a Brick Meeting Houfe for Publick Worfhip Meffrs Nath1 Ely 2nd Sam! Colton 2nd Mofes Field Jonathan Stebbins John Hale Simon Colton and Jofiah Cooley to be a Comtee To Draw up fome Scheem proper to Profecute the Above vote for Building a meeting Houfe and make Re- port to this meeting.
January 15, 1766. The Comtee Repoart was accepted and it was voted to choofe a Comtee to Profecute the Affair of Building a Brick Meeting Houfe.
January 15, 1766. Voted that the Brick to Build the above Houfe be made on the Enfueing Summer (as Soon as the Seafon will allow) in the Country Road on Wheel- meadow Brook and That the Above Comtee Chofen to Carry on the Building fd Houfe are Defired and Directed to Imploy any Perfons able to Work (Belonging to fd Precinctt) that
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are Willing to Work or be Imployed in fd Buitfnefs and Give them for their Labour Re- fpectively According to their Labour in the Judgment of fd Comtee.
January 15, 1766. Voted that the Wood to Burn fd Brick be Provided as Soon as fhall be thought Convenient in the Judgement of fd Comtee.
January 15, 1766. Voted that the Stone to Lay the Foundation of fd Building be Pro- cured in the moft Cheap and Eafy way and as foon as Convenient in the Judgement of fd Comtee.
January 15, 1766. Voted that all Perfons that fhall Labour in fd affair More than the Proper Dividend for the Refidue fhal be Obliged to take their Pay in the Produce of the Earth viz Grain Hemp Flax Merchantable bords White Pine Shingles Bief and Pork at Current Market Price and that fª Comtee Provide good Window timber for fd Houfe as Soon as they Shall Judge Convenient.
February 26, 1766. Voted that the Brick Meeting Houfe Voted to be Built be 55 foot in Length and 43 foot in Breadth and the Brick Wall 25 foot High. Voted that the Steple of fd Hous be Built with Brick 14 foot fquare and 50 foot in Height. Voted that the Comtee Chofen to Provide Materials for fd houfe, be Directed to Procure a Quantity of Lime in the beft Manner and as foon as they fhall Judge Proper.
April 10, 1766. Voted that the vote paffed Jany 15 1766 for building a Brick meeting Houfe in fd Precinct be Reconfidered Nullified and made Void and all other Votes Rela- tive Thereto.
April 15, 1766. Voted that the Prefent Standing Meeting Houfe be Repaired-and That Mofes Field Jofiah Cooley and Dea" Aaron Colton be a Comtee to Prosecute fd work. Voted that the Comtre be and are Directed to Repair id Houfe by Covering the outfide by Shingling the Roof and Covering the Body of the Houfe and Making New Windows as the Comtee Shall think beit as foon as may be.
June 3, 1766. Voted that Nehemiah Stebbins and Eleazer Smith be added to the Comtee Chofen at this Meeting April 10th To Profecute the Affair of Repairing the Meet- ing Houfe. Voted that the Money Now in the Prect Treafury be appropriated for the ufe of Procuring Materials for the Repairing the Meeting Houfe and be Ordered or Drawn out of the Treafury, by the Precinct Comtee as Needed.
September 18, 1766. Voted that the Parrith fhall Build a New Timber Meeting Houfe for Publick Worfhip.
October 30, 1766. Voted That the Length Wedth and Heighth of fd Houfe be as follows (viz) Fifty fix foot in Length and Forty Two foot in Wedth and 25 foot Poft and that the Steple to f1 Houfe be 14 foot fquare and 54 foot in Heighth. Voted that the Above Comtee be Defired to Procure the Timber for fd Houfe in the Moft Advantagous way and Manner for the Precinct and Proceed in fd Business the firft moft Convenient Seafon for Cutting Timber-and Alfo Procure all or any other Materials Neceffary for the Building fª Houfe in the Moft Suitable Convenient and Expeditious Manner According to the Judgment of fª Comtee.
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