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Being arrived at London August 1. 1699. I asked Ordination of the Presbytery there, & on the fourth day of said Month the Solemnity was attended after a public Lecture at ye Meeting- house of the Rev. M' Christopher Taylor, to whom I succeeded at Bath.
I was Ordained by Prayer with the Imposition of ye Hands of y: Reverend Richard Stretton, John Spademan, Robert Fleming, & Christopher Taylor. M' Stretton pray'd, M: Spade- man made ye Exhortation.
From many other Reverend Ministers I received Testimonials of my good Conversation while in England, namely the Rev. Daniel Williams, John Quick, Matthew Sylvester (who particu- larly regretted to me their Absence from the City at the time of my Ordination, & that they had not ye Opportunity to have laid their Hands upon me) John Showers, Timothy Rogers, Edmund Calamy, Thomas Cotton, Isaac Mauditt, &c.
On Wednesday the first of November 1699. I arriv'd at Boston, thro' the Favour of GOD. The next day the Under- takers visited me in a full Meeting at my Brothers House; A few dayes after M Brattle presented me with fifty pounds in Money in the Name of the Undertakers.
Soon after we kept a day of Thanksgiving in private to Almighty GOD, for the many Smiles of His Providence on our Undertaking unto that Day. I preach'd from, I Cron. 29. 13, 14.
On Tuesday Decem. 12. at a private Meeting at M: Mico's House, after Solemn Calling upon GOD the following Brethren declar'd their Consent & Agreement to walk together in all the Ordinances of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Namely Thomas Brattle, Thomas Clark, Benja Davis, Thomas Cooper, Benj. Walker, Richard Draper, William Harris, John Colman, John Kilby, Zechariah Tuthill, John Noyes, Oliver Noyes, William Keen, Joseph Allen
M: Walker & Draper were then chosen to officiate for the present as Deacons : but soon after made their Excuses.
The 24. Instant, being Lords day, was agreed upon for our first public Meeting in the new built Church.
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Declaration,
Set forth by the Undertakers of the
New Church
Now Erected in Boston in New-England, November 17th. 1699.
I NASMUCH as GO D hath put it into our hearts to undertake the Building a New Meeting.Houle in this Town for His Publick Worfhip ; And whereas through the gracious Smiles of Divine Providence on this or Undertaking War for ve jans Critica, and Hear Finished : We think it Convenient, for preventing all Mifapprehenfions and Jealoufies, to publifb our Aims and Defigns herein, together with thofe Principles and Rules we intend by GODS Grace to adhere unto.
We do therefore as in the Prefence of G OD our Judge, and with all the Sincerity and Serioufnefs, which the nature of our prefent Engage- ment Commands from us, Profefs and Declare both to one another, and to all the World, as follows.
Firft of all, We approve and fubfcribe the Confefion of Faith put forth by the Affembly of Divines at Weftminfter.
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We defign only the true and pure Worfhip of GOD, according to the Rules appearing plainly to no -in Ilis-Word; Conformably , to the known practice of many of the Churches of the UNITED BRETHREN in London, and through- out all England.
We judge it therefore moft fuitable and convenient, that in our Publick Wor- fhip fome part of the Holy Scripture be read by the Minifter at his difcretion. . '
In all other parts of Divine Worfhip as ( Prayer, Singing, Preaching,Bleffing the People, and Adminiftring the Sacraments ; ) We conform to the ordinary practice of the Churches of Chrift in this Country.
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It is our fincere defire and intention to hold Communion with the Churches herc, as true Churches ; and we openly proteft againft all Sufpicion and Jealoufie to the contrary, as moit Injurious to us.
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And although in fome Circumffances we may vary from many of them ; yet we joyntly protefs to maintain fuch Order and Rules of Difcipline as may preferve, as far as in us lies, Evangelical Purity and Holinefs in our Communion.
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In' parfuance whereof we further Declare, that we allow of Baptifm to thofe only who profefs their Faith in Chrift and Obedience to him, and to the Children of fuch ; yet we dare not refufe it to am Child offered to us by any proteffed Chriftian, upon his engagement to fee it Educated, if God give life and ability, in the Chriftian .Religion.
But this being a Minifterial Act, We think it the Paftors Province to receive fuch Profe flicns and Engagements; in whole prudence and confcience we ac- quiefce.
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As to the Sacrament of the Loids Supper, we believe that as the Ordinance is Holy, fo the Partakers in it ( that it may not be vifibly profaned ). muft be per- fons of vitible Sandity.
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- We indos it therefore fitting and expedient. that whoever would be admitted to partake with us in this Holy Sacrament, be accountauic wo the Pantor to. whomit belongs to irquire into their knowledge and Spiritual State, and to require the Re- newal of their Baptismal Covenant.
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Bue we affiune not to, our felves to impofe upon any a Publick Relation of their Experiences; however it any one think himlelf bound in Confcience to make fuch a Relation, let him do it.
For. we conceive it tufficient, if the Paftor publickly declare; himfelf farished in the perfon offered to our Communion, and feafonably Propound him.
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>We alfo think our fewves obliged in faithfulness to God, our own Souls, and theirs who lesk our Communion, to inquire into the life and converfation of thofe who are lo propounded ; and if we have juft. matter of objection to prefer it againft them.
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But if no objectiona nade, before the time of their ilanding propounded expired, it fhall be envemed a fofficient Confent and Concurrence of the Brethren, and the perfon propounded fhall be received to our Communion.
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If ever any of our Communion thould be fo unhappy as to fall into any fcandalous Sin ( which ,God by his Grace prevent ) we profels all dutiful fob- million to thofe Cenfures, which the Scripture directs, and the Churches here practice. .
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Forafmuch as the fame power that Admits, fhould alfo Exclude, We judge it reafonable, that the Paftor. in Sufpending or Excommunicating an Offender, have the confent and concurrence of the Brethren.
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We apprchend that a particular Church, as fuch, is a Society of Chiiftians by mutual agreement, ufually meeting together for Publick Worfhip in the fame place, and under the fame Miniftry, attending on the Ordinances of God there.
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In every fuch Society, the Law of natare dictates to us, that there is implied a mu'ual promile and engagement of being faithful to the Relations they ' bear to each other, whither as private Chriftians, or as Paftor and Flock, fo long as the Providence of God continues them in thofe Relations.
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We moreover Declare our felves for Communion.of Churches, freely allow- ing our Members occafionally to Communicate with other Churches of Chrift, and receiving theirs occafionally to the Table of the Lord with us. And in extraordinary cafes, when the Providence of God makes it needful, wo conceive that any Authorized Minifter of Chrift, may upon our requeft, Adminifter the Sacraments unto us.
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Finally, We cannot confine the right of thunng & Miulfker io-+ Communicants alone, but we think that every Baptized Adult Perfon, who contributes to the Maintenance, fhould have a Vote in Electing.
Yet it feems but juft, that perfons of the greateft Piety, Gravity, Wifdom, Authority or other Endowments, fhould be leading and Influential to the So- ciety in that Affair.
T HESE are the Principles we Profefs, and the Rules we purpofe through the Grace of GOD, 'to govern our felves by ; and in foine of thele particulars only, and in no other, do we fee caufe to depart from what is ordinarily Profeffed and Practifed by the Churches of CHRIST here in NewEngland.
number the voto for y Explanation ofthe articleity intended than 8:18.9.9 rental of y Baptifinal require therein shall burn publics to store their, admittion to y Lords Fable
Voted for the Explanation of y luft article it intended that Surry Baptized adult porfor which hatte- a voto in Electing a minister bon lettere habitant of agood. Conversation aconstante Contributed to the ininifters, Maintenance.
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Voted that M: Colman present the Desires of the Society to the Ministers of the Town to keep a day of Prayer with us.
That Job Ingram be Sexton.
Wednesday Decem. 20. at a General Meeting at M' John Colmans house; by the Importunate Entreaties of the Society M: Brattle & Cap. Davis were prevailed upon to take ye Deacons Care upon them for one year.
Voted Unanimously that ye psalms in our public Worship be sung without Reading line by line.
Lords day, Decem. 24. we met for public Worship in our pleasant new-built House. I preach'd from 2 Cron. 6. 18.
I omit on purpose the differences & troubles we had with any Nei's bours about our Proceedings ; only am obliged to leave this Acknowledgment of our great Obligation to y: Honble William Stoughton Esq', Leiu! Govern' of the Province, the Revd M: William Brattle of Cambridge, the Revª M! Clark of Chelms- ford, & M: Danforth of Dorchester, for their good & Kind Endeavours for our peaceable Settlement.
Wednesday the 31. of January, was separated by us for public Imploring the Presence of GOD with us, His pardon and Bless- ing; & accordingly Solemnized.
The Revª M' James Allen began with prayer & I preach'd In the afternoon M' Willard began, M' Increase Mather preach'd & M: Cotton Mather concluded.
February 4th, being Lords day, I first Administred the Sac- rament of the Lords Supper.
[There are among the Records two loose sheets in a handwriting other than that of Dr. Colman, - probably that of the Treasurer. The record which they contain is inserted here, where it belongs chronologically.]
Boston 14th ffebry: 1699.
Upon y: Treasurers giving ye Undertakers of ye New Meeting- house Met together this evening at M' Meers's, on accot of about 400 It that there is needfull more than ye 11501 at
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first subscribed by them, for ye paying off of ye Workmen & ye compleat finishing & furnishing of said Meetinghouse ; ye Undertakers did Subscribe ye Summs here under mentioned, amounting to neare 300 1b in ye whole -
M' Thomas Clark offering to forbeare of paying him neare 100 Ib for ye bell, lead &c untill we have mony eneough in Stock to do it.
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9- Zechariah Tuthill lends twelve pound .
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15- Timothy Clark lends twelve pound
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16- William Keen lends twelve pound . Tho. Clarke forty pound twelve shillings
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Then, it being agreed that M' Thomas Clarke, T Brattle & M' Jnº Mico should chuse their pews before ye rest, - there were 18 lots, or papers numbred from 1 to 18, drawn by ye rest of ye Undertakers, according to ye number prefixed to each one's name in ye Margin, & it was Voted, that tomorrow in ye afternoon, being Thursday the 15th instant, at four of ye clock, ye Undertakers should meet at ye Meetinghouse, to choose their pews there, according as their lots were, he that had number I to choose first, number 2 next, &c. then it was VOTED,
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I. That T Brattle be desired & appointed Treasurer for the
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New Meetinghouse, to receive & pay all monyes belonging to the same.
2. That there be Six persons chosen beside ye said Treasurer, that is
Seven in all, with him to be a Comittee for disposing of the pews & Seats of ye Meetinghouse, & ordering ye monyes & other concerns of said building.
3. ye persons chosen to be of ye Comittee abovend wth ye Treasur' were
M' Benja Walker, wº had 15 votes.
M' Benj" Davis, wº had - 15 votes.
M' Tho. Clark, wº had - 13 votes.
M' Richard Draper w° had - 13 votes.
M' John Mico wº had - 12 votes.
& M' Addington Davenport w° had 12 votes./
= Boston 2ª April 1700./
The abovesd Committee, all of them Save M' Davenport, met at Mrs Monks, this Evening; & after they had agreed that Jnº Roberts should have 10/8 & Andrew Willett 12/8 for their Service in looking after ye boys for one quarter of a year to ys time, wch ws to their content; they Agreed with Job Ingra- ham that he should have 40/8 for Sweeping ye meeting house & ringing ye bell for one quarter of a year untill this time; & that he shall have eight pound ye first of next April, for sweep- ing ye Meetinghouse, & ringing ye bell, - washing ye Comunion linnen, & Scouring ye plate &c one year untill that time, also y' 5$ be pd him more y" ye 405 abovesd for w he disbursed.
Ordered that 20/8 be pd Miller for 10 load of shingle for mending ye way to ye Church.
& Ordered that Deacon Barnard be presented with a piece of plate of ye value of Twelve pound, & that T Brattle do speak to M' Noyse to make a Silver tankard of that value, & do present ye Same unto Deacon Barnard in ye name of ye Comittee, as an acknowledgmt of their gratitude to him for his service in building of ye Meetinghouse.
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At a Meeting of all ye Comittee abovesd at M' Meers April ye 8th in ye Evening
Upon ye hearing of M' Dassetts proposalls about a way ten foot wide through his ground to ye Meetinghouse, which he seems willing to allow us, provided we will be at ye charge of remooving his house at ye bottom of sª ground, & making a fence along his side of sd way & paving sd way; It was referred to T Brattle & M' R Draper to treat with sd Dassett, & to come to some issue wh him about ye Same
Proceeding then about ye pews not taken up by ye Under- takers; It was agreed & Voted, I/ that the little pew under ye Northwest Stairs be valued at Ten pound, ye two little pews between ye West dore & ye Southwest stairs at twelve pound each, & all ye rest of ye pews at fifteen pound a piece. 2/ that M: Nath1 Oliver have ye first choice 3dly ./
At a Meeting of all ye Comittee, but Capt" Davis, at M' Monks May 24th in ye evening . /
Voted, that M' Joseph Marriner may have the pew under the Northwest stairs for 12 Ib.
Voted 2) that ye Deed of ye land whereon ye Church is built, be filled up & Recorded.
M' Everard's Accot of work don on ye foreseats & pulpit was thought overcharged, & it was referr'd to M' Clark & M' Walker to settle it
Voted 3) that ye way going up from ye Dock to ye Meeting- house be paved from ye entrance up to M' Macarty's horse block or a little higher.
Voted 4) that ye sume of fifty pound be taken out of ye con- tribution mony, in lieu of ye 50 Ib that was presented to M' Benj" Colman, & put to ye mony for building the Church; & that out of said mony they that have paid their subscriptions to ye finishing sd Church be repaid, so soon as there shall be eneough mony gatherd in for ye pews that are sold to defray ye same, & other remaining charges of sd church or building.
At a Meeting of ye Comittee at M' Monks Aug. 2ª in ye Evening, present all but M' Davenport & M' Walker.
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Voted 1) That there be a meeting of ye Comittee at Mrs Monks on every Lecture day at o' Church, about Sunset.
Voted 2) That M' Tyler may have that pew in ye Womens Gallery, next to ye North side of ye Meetinghouse, M' Bullfinch that pew next to M' Tylers, Capthe Mold that pew next to M' Bullfinches, & fflorence Macarty that next to Captne Molds.
Voted 3) That M' Grove Hirst & M' Jnº Balentine may have that pew Nº 31, being ye middlemost of those 5 in ye flank of ye Womens long seates, wch M' George chose at first, but relin- quisht for a pew in ye Gallery.
Voted 4) That, upon Captre Davis signification that there were some Gentlemen w° desired they might at their own charge paint ye front of ye Galleries, posts, dores &c ye wch was now only primed, once over with a lighter colour ; ye sª Gentlemen have leave to do according to their desire in that respect.
At a Meeting of ye Comittee Aug: 30th at Mrs Monks, present all but M' Davenport. /
Voted, & Agreed 1) that ye meeting of ye Comittee wch was appointed last time to be at Mrs Monks, every Lecture day evening be on every Tusedy next following the Lecture at o' Church, at sunset.
Then M' Cunnabell's Accot was read over, & it was agreed that it should be farther considered at o' meeting next Tu[esday] Mr Cunnabell to have notice thereof, that he be then present.
Ordered also, that Jo. Rogers have notice of o' meeting, in order to his coming to Some agreemt with us, about ye ground behind o' Church, wch we heard he desired for to put his cattell in.
Voted 2) That a boatload of good oak wood & about 10 or II cord, be bought & Sent in to o' pastor for his winter store, also 4 load of wallnut billetts for ye use of his study.
Ordered also that Job Ingraham do carry Clark's Bible wch Duncan Campbell gave to o' Church, unto o' pastors house for his use.
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At a Meeting of ye Comittee at Mrs Monks, on Tusdy evening 3ª. Sept: all present but M' Mico. /
M' Cunnabell was with us. & after we had perused his Accot of work don about o' Meetinghouse, as making the pews, pulpit, canopy, foreseats &c, it was
VOTED, that M' Cunnabell be allowed One hundred twenty Seven pound ten shillings, in full of his sd Acco whereof 92" 10/ for 37 pews at 5/8 ₽ pew, 200 for ye pulpit & canopy, & 151 for ye 2 foreseates & other work abot ye Church, wherewth M' Cun- nabell expressed himself satisfied.
At a Meeting of ye Committee at M' Monk's Tusedy Evening 8ber 8th 1700. every one present.
VOTED, that ye Deed of ye Land whereon ye New Meeting- house is built be delivered to M' Thomas Clark, for to keep for ye use & behoof of ye Undertak"s
VOTED, that M' Grove Hurst have liberty to enlarg his pew in ye Womens gallery next M' George's about 2 or 3 inches, as he desired of M' Draper & T Brattle.
VOTED that it be left with M' Addington Davenport, Richd Draper & T Brattle, to draw up & execute ye Deed of ye land for a lane through M' Dassets land to ye New Church in Brattle Street, & that ye Treasur' for sª Church do pay ye sª Dassett 15℃ for ye sd granted land when he signs ye Deed thereof.
VOTED also, that it be left to M' Mico & Captre Davis to get Swabs & pales for ye Meetinghouse, in case of fire.
[Dr. Colman's record is now continued.]
January 3ª 1701. M: Brattle excused himself from Continu- ing any longer the Care of ye Deacons place, & M: Draper was chosen into his place.
On Fryday Jan. 31. with Thanks for past Services, M. Daven- port reported to me in ye presence of the Undertakers their Vote of ten shillings more p week Salary. Now fifty shil- lings p week.
On June 9th 1701. A considerable Number of Brethren came
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to my house with a proposal of getting me a stated Help if it were pleasing to me. On ye following Sabbath I acquainted the Church with it: who met on June 18. & voted a Constant help for one year, & without ye Nomination of any person they wrote their Votes, which were found unanimous for M' Eliphalet Adams.
M: Adams accepted the Invitation, only reserving to himself this Liberty, that if any Invitation to do service elsewhere were offer'd him within ye Year, which he might think proper to Consider of, then he would give us timely & sufficient Notice of it.
At the Expiration of the year, August, 3, 1702. The thanks of y: Church were voted to M' Adams for his Services, & ye Choice of him was renewed for to help us in a stated way for one year more. Which he again accepted, unless any Offer more considerable be made him within that time.
Major Davis did at this meeting excuse himself from any further Care of the Deacons place, in which he had kindly con- tinued till this time. And M: John Kilby was chosen in his place, & accepted.
August 2. 1703. the Year being again Expired, the Thanks of y: Church were renewed to M' Adams for his Labours. Voted by a great Majority (16. against 7.) that we were not in a Capacity yet to call any One into Office among us. And then M' Adams was unanimously chosen for another year.
August 23. We received M' Adams his Answer That he should be ready to continue his help among us as formerly for one half of year, scil, to ye first day of February next, if that might be acceptable: And that as to further Engagement he should not be backward were it not he feared it might prove Inconvenient.
At the End of the half year M' Adams left preaching statedly with us. And here I willingly omit the Mention of ye Divisions & Angers among us upon his departure. Only I think it proper to Insert, that one matter of Offence then given & hainously taken, being that ye Proprietors of the House had declared it to be their Right to say, when we were ripe for the
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Calling a Minister to Office; I did therefore at a Church Meet- ing held July 21. 1704, propose it to ye Proprietors Present, who were 18. in number (M: Mico M: Meers & Cap! Tuthill being absent) Whether They expected any particular Priveledge, on the Account of their Propriety in the House, in the Choice or Call of any Minister to Office, above & beyond the rest of their Brethren? To which fourteen of the Proprietors answer'd directly - that they did not. namely, Thomas Brattle Esq., Thomas Palmer Esq:, Thomas Clark, Richard Draper, John Kilby, Thomas Cooper, Addington Davenport, William Harris, Timothy Clark, John Colman, Stephen Minot, Abraham Blish, Joseph Allen, W“ Keen.
It was then moved, whether the Communicants did not think themselves obliged to do their part, to maintain the Ministry, as much as the Proprietors? to which they all answer'd in the Affirmative, - that they did think themselves equally bound, every man according to the Ability which God has given him.
After the uncomfortable Church Meetings past we had none for several years.
On January y: 20th 1707, 8. the Congregation kindly rais'd my Salary to three pounds a week.
On October the 12th 1711. The old Meeting house being burnt down, with a great part of y: Town, Our Chh. invited the Pastors of ye said first Chh. who were wont to meet there, to preach with us in turns every Sabbath, & to joyn in the Administration of all Ordinances; to which they with their Church consented, & continued with us unto May the fourth 1713. When they took leave of us with a very grateful Letter, read publicly by me to our Congregation, & went into their new House.
July 24. 1713. The Reverend M: William Brattle Pastor of the Chh. in Cambridge, signifyed to me by a Letter the Legacy of his Brother, Thomas Brattle Esq', lately deceased, of a pair of Organs, wch he dedicated & devoted to ye praise & glory of God with us, if we should accept thereof; & within
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y: year after his decease procure a sober person, skilful to play thereon.
The Church, with all possible respect to the memory of our devoted Friend & Benefactor, voted, that they did not think it proper to use ye same in ye public Worship of God.
July. 4. 1715 was our first public Meeting of the whole Con- gregation, when ye following Votes passed,
I. That they did apprehend & judge it to be for ye Glory of GOD & the good of this Church & Congregation, that another Person be chosen into the Pastoral Office among us.
2. That in order thereunto the first Tuesday in August be kept as a Day of Prayer, to implore ye Divine Direction, & Guidance in the said Election.
Accordingly Tuesday, ye second of August was observed by us with prayer & fasting, the Ministers of ye Town assisting at it.
On August the 16th the Congregation met for the Election of a second Pastor, & after ye Opening of ye Meeting by prayer, as usually, & a Discourse had agreably to ye Occasion; ye ques- tion was put,
Whether the Brethren were ready to proceed & write their Votes, for the Election of some other Person into the Pastoral Office with me? & if they were that they would signify it by lifting up their hands: Whereupon all ye Hands were lift up.
The Brethren then wrote their Votes, & put them into the Box on ye Table before me, which were counted & opened ; & out of sixty six votes, there were sixty for M: William Cooper.
It is to be noted, that no Person was nominated, nor M' Coopers Name once mention'd, either now or in the former Meeting, until ye Votes were counted, & I had declar'd his Election by this great Majority.
There were then named, & appointed to wait on M' Cooper with this Vote in the Name of the Congregation, The Deacons, M' Davenport, M' Dudley, M' Palmer, M' Harris &c, to desire his Answer in due time ·
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