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March 17. 1682. Old Goodman Tileston blooded my horse - Dr Avery & his wife were to see us.
March 20. I went to Braintree & visited Mr Fiske and Mrs Flint Sr who was very sick.
March 21. Thomas began to break up ground this day with my horse & John Redmans oxen, Charles drove. Neighbor Man and his plow were also at work for me.
March 22. Mrs Flint S' sent for me, I borrowed neighbor Moris mare and went to her, so Capt Bracket and I made her will.
March 23. Thomas (Swift) carried Lydia to Boston to be blooded, she was gone near half an hour (fainted) after blooding before she came to herself. my dear & I had jarring, the Lord humble me for my passion- ateness - neighbor Man ploughed for me with his four cattle & neighbor Daniel the days work of his oxen which were joined with neighbor Man's
March 27. Went up to Brush Hill, Ephraim Tucker came home with me and gave me four shillings gratis
March 31. Brother George Sumner came and gave me a days ploughing.
April 3. I went and prayed with Brother Swifts child - started for Barnstable - Brother Clap rid with me to Father Cranes. Nat Pitcher went with us, we arrived at Brother Thacher's at Duxbury that night.
April 11. Returned home.
April 16. We had a contribution for Stephen Langley.
April 18. Mr Holman Mr Swift & I went to Punkapog & visited Brush Hill as we came home.
Wm Holbrook came to court Lydia Chapin.
April 21. B. James Tucker complained of Patience Blake charging his wife with a lie, so I appointed Monday 2 oclock to hear it.
April 23. Brother Swift & Br Roger Sumner accepted the office of deacon.
April 26. Mr Fisk & Mr Quincy Sr were to see me.
May 1. 1682 Dr Butler and Mr Parsons came to see me.
May 23. I went to goodman Cranes to the marriage of his daughter to Gilbard. -
May 24. I went to the election at Boston, heard Mr. Willard preach - Mayor Pike was chosen Magistrate - Ministers dined at Mr Allens.
May 25. Ministers Magistrate & Deputies spent five or six hours in prayer or preaching
June 5. I went to Artillery election- Mr. Whitney of Billerica preached, I dined with them at Wings
June 6. Br Thomas & I went to Duxbury; Cousin Thacher was chosen Magistrate, being election at Plymouth. Mr Auger preached it.
June 8. Saw a multitude of locusts
June 12. 1682. Went a strawberrying with divers others.
June 17. Mr Holman sent me a quarter of lamb, Neighbor Man sent me a roasting pig.
June 19. a great training in Boston Thos. Swift went to it.
June 28. My dear & I went to Mr Danforths ordination in Dorchester
- the Elders & Messengers of Churches met at Mr Stoughtons & chose Mr
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Wilson to give the right hand of fellowship - Old Mr. Elliot gave the charge, Mr Elliot, Mr Wilson & Mr Mather laid on hands. Mr Danforth preached in the forenoon 2 Kings 2. 14 " Where is the Lord God of Elijah?" Mr Increase Mather preached in the afternoon
July 3. Mr Davis the Magistrate Mr Taylor, Mrs Betty & Mrs Margaret were this day to see us.
July 10. I began the Greek Testament & read three chapters then went about my doniestic concerns, paid an Indian to clear an acre for 18/ to make meadow of it.
July 12. I went to see what my Indian had done, this night Marchant Taylor hanged himself with a bridle raines.
July 17. I went to Boston & got the 13 yards of cursey the piece of stuff, the piece of Dowlas & two knit waistcoats which Mr White sent me in Wild, & sent these home in neighbor Mans cart.
July 19. 1682 This day Thomas Swift my man was induced to make away with hinself.
Augt 1. I went to Boston & gave Mr Daniel Taylor a Bill of Exchange to Mr. White in England for £30 & he was to give me £37.10 therefor - that night I rid home with Mr Stoughton and soe thro Dorchester.
Augt 7. I went & saw the Indians what measure they had cleared & there was two acres. I paid them 32/ in money & 3/ other pay.
Augt 8. I went to Commencement. Mr Edward Oakes made the salutatory oration. Mr Increase Mather was Moderator who made an oration at evening. Mr Bernard made a valadictory oration. Mr Jona- than Danforth, Mr Oakes, Mr Alling Mr Bernard took the degree of Master, a stranger spoke in public.
Augt 11. I made a letter of dismission for Mary Leonard to the Church at Taunton.
Augt 17. I went to Boston, heard Mr Bond in the morning, Mr Torrey saw a comet in the North East.
Augt 24. I went to Boston, heard Mr Nehemiah Hubbard, sought about for a man, but could by no English servant, had the offer of a negro for £20.
Sep. 8. 1682. I was at the raising of Mr. Holman's house.
Sep. 11. I went to Brushill intending to sec Brother Lewis but could get no pilot.
Sep 14. I was at Boston fast & thanksgiving of the first and third church who are reunited.
Novr 21. 1682. This day five years I was married & desire to bless the Lord that brought us together & continued our lives & that hath given us three children and spared the lives of two of them.
Dec. 4. - went as far as neighbor Jones's.
Dec. 11. This day there was a Town Meeting for choosing select men - five were chosen - they voted the third part of my three score & ten pound to be money & the first Tuesdays of Jan. Feb & March were to be pay days.
Dec. 20. Neighbor Jordan had my horse to Boston that day.
Dec. 25. This day my dear, Lydia Chapin & Ihave kept house together five years.
Janr 1st 1683 Tuesday Br Eben" Clap brought me a load of coal brands from Sam. Pitchers.
Jan. 2 Deacon Swift & Mr Holman advised me to buy 20 acres of land of Thomas Vose.
Jan. 3 Deacon Sumner & his brother George advise me to buy the land though I gave £100. for it & the house & barn.
Jan. 4. Sargeant Vose came to see me & we went to see his house &
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barn & land - so we made a bargain - he was to let me have 23 acres of land upon the brook to the end of the little meadow & so upon a square to brother Ezra Clap's land & the house & barn, & to secure me a way to it - and I was to give bin £100. in money to be paid in three years time, pay 6 in the hundred till it was paid.
Jan 16. 1683. I wentand showed Ebed where he should eut wood, & then went to the town mecting & prayed with them - they ehose brother Hawton deputy for the General Court which was now ealled. Sargeant Badcock did publicly oppose me, was not for sending a deputy.
Jan' 17 - there was an eclipse of the sun
Jan' 29. . Brother Thomas Mr Thos Savage Mr Chickley Mr Harris was to see me. I had some visitors from Brush Hill - that day we had a great thaw.
Jan. 30. I got Charles Redman to ride to Dr. Averys at Dedham for Oxenbridge who was very sick.
Feb. 1. This morning I whipped Ephraim forlying.
Feb. 7. went to Boston & brought back leather to make me a pair of breeches
Feb. 13. I was at a fast of the General Court - Mr Torrey Mr Willard Mr Allen & Mr J. Mather officiated & Mr Elliot - we supped together at Wings.
Feb. 20. I went to see Brother Hortan.
Feb. 23. Deacon Sumner & Brother Manassah brought me each of them a load of eoal brands (charcoal)
March 1. Mrs. Clark the Midwife & woman were here. Mrs. Holman & Sister Thomas Vose lodged here all night,
March 2. Midwife Clark went home behind neighbor Man upon my horse.
March 6. Elizabeth was born.
March 7. Mr Olford & his wife Mr Taylor and another gentleman eame to see us.
March 8. I went to Boston leeture, heard Mr Adams saw Governor Cranfield
9. Sabbath - I baptized my daughter & mistook & ealled her Betty intending to say Elizabeth.
12. This day the address to His Royal Majesty came to my hands to be subseribed by all 16 years old & upwards
13. I attended the nomination of the magistrates & got the freemen there to set their names to the address.
14. Iread our patent - this day they trained at Milton - I went & read the petition or address to His Majesty - divers signed it - some would not - as J. Daniels, J. Fenno, W. Heickaway Teige Crehore, Stephen Crane Jona Badeock, John Jordan David Hines Edwd Vosc &c, so I made a speech to them, then took leave - this day Sargent Badcock was nomi- nated for Captain - Lieutenant George Sumner for Ensign.
March 19. Mr Fiske & I went to Major Clarks funeral. I had a pair of gloves given me.
April 2. Sargent Blake & myself went to my pasture and righted up the hedge.
April 7. Lidia sowed seed in the garden.
10. Sargent Blake agreed to ground sill my house & lay a double floor & new sleepers.
April 11. 1683. I was at the ministers meeting at New Cambridge at Mr Nehemiah Hobarts.
12. Mr Mather gave me one of his books about the eomet.
23. I rid to Dr Swans to bleed Oxenbridge.
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May 1. Neighbor Man & I went to Mr Quincys. I bought 2 heifers of him. was to give him £5. 5/ for them and their calves - we drove them home before us.
4. The select men came & mended up my fence.
11. Lidia went to Boston behind Nat Pitcher.
12. Ebed & Ephraim began to help neighbor Man plant corn.
15. Went & discourse with Mr Stoughton about business, in the after- noon began to plant corn.
16. Election day -this was the first year Capt Fisher & Mr Woodbridge were magistrates.
18. Made an end of planting my corn.
21. This night my horse was stole by Peter Adams & sold to Soloman Phipps for 50/
24. Heard that Peter Adams was in prison for stealing my horse.
26. Got neighbor Man to go for my horse, who brought him home with him.
June 1. John Redman helped me weed corn. Dr. Swan let Oxenbridges blood.
June 5. We got tobacco plants & set them.
June 10. 1683. I was very ill - Sabbath - Congregation destitute - Dr Avery staid all night, I remained full of pain.
June 12. Brother Thomas & wife Dr Pemberton & Mr Chickley & wife came to see me.
June 13. The Church kept half the day in prayer for me - one part at Mr. Holmans- the other at brother Eben Claps.
June 15 This day my brother Ralph & Thomas tried to get Dr. Win- throp but he was not at home. Dr Avery & Dr Allen came to see me.
16. Dr. Avery gave me tarted Rhubarb -
18. I began to gain strength - my negro Ebed ran away - Neighbor Man went after him.
June 19. Brother Houghton met my negro by Cambridge.
June 21. Two men brought the negro from Concord to my home I gave them 20/
June 22 - Mr Quincy & wife came to see me, and also Mr Sewall & Mr Daniel Quinsey.
July 1 Sabbath I went to meeting heard Mr Munro
July 12 This day I began to study, Mr Fisk, Mr Hobart, Mr Adams & Mr Danforth came to sec me.
July 15 Mr Payson preached both parts of the day for me.
July 16. I went to J. Daniels and paid him 20/ I borrowed to pay for bringing home my negro. went to the Holmans & Deacon Swifts.
July 17 Mother Tucker brought me some Indian beans which were the first I have eat this year.
July 18 1683 This day I was thirty two years old, have come to be humbled I have lived so long and done no more for God, but have done so much against him, -this day I went to see goodman Tileston Sen & Jun' both - the evening Mr Jonathan Russell came to see me & brother Ralph & wife came to see us.
July 21 Neighbor Redman cut my hair & trimmed me.
July 22 This morning I sent Ephraim upon my horse for Mr Cotton Mather who came & preached both parts of the day for me. Cousen Sum- ner came with him.
July 23. - this day Br. Rolph & sister came from Dedham & we went to see my house & land.
July 24. Ebed went to work for Richard Smith who preferredto give me two shillings in money for it and promised to give me a shilling for
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Ephraim who helped him also - went to Brush Hill in the afternoon & into no house only Deacon Sumners & Mother Tuckers.
July 31. I bought a lamb of Peter Talbut and paid him five shillings for the lamb. John Redman killed it.
Augt 1. This day I had three & twenty reapers divers of them staid not to dinner, some did, they rcaped all my English grain by noon.
Aug 2. I went to Boston lecture, after lecture the ministers dined with the Magistrates I with them.
Aug 14 This day Mr Rogers was installed President of Harvard Col- lege.
Aug 22 - In the afternoon my dear, Nat Pitcher, Lydia & I went to our home.
Aug 24. I was called over to Widow Redmans who, they judged was dying.
Aug. 26. 1683. I baptized Timo Man son of J. Man.
Aug 27. The wife of Goodman How brought us a roasting pig.
Sep 3. I was sent for & went to pray with Brother Atherton.
Sep 8. Deacon Swift and Goodman Henceway brought me each a load of hay.
Sep. 13. I was at Boston and my dear came to me upon John Red- mans mare.
Sep 19. Went to Barnstable to Mr Jonathan Russells ordination.
Sep 26. I paid Dr. Avery three pounds in silver for physic, in time of my sickness.
Sep. 27. I was at a fast in the first Church Boston occasioned by the flood at Connecticut, & sickness, & distress of the people of God in Eng- land.
Oct. 5. This day my dear & I went to Boston to Capt Hulls funeral & as the Magistrates and Ministers were in his great room the surroundings cracked through & the floor sank an inch under us - I had a scarf & gloves.
Octo 8. this day we finished gathering corn, got it all into the house, that night we paid E-this day Capt Foster of Dedham finished his course.
Octo 11. 1683. Father (Robert) Vose died.
Octo 23. I kept a secret fast, God was pleased to discover much of my own wickedness to me by reason of original & actual sin - this day our Agents Mr Joseph Dudley & J. Richards Esqr came safe to Boston, blessed be the holy name of God.
24. I saw & spake with our agents, they bring news that a quo war- ranto is gone out against our patent.
27. About 9 o'clock in the morning began a dismal fire in Boston which consumed the warehouses from the drawbridge to Mr Nowells.
31. The Ministers met at Mr Torreys & spent it in fasting & prayer - Nov 1. I went to Boston lecture, heard Mr Willard, dined at Brother Thachers after lecture - this was the first time I saw and spake with Cou- sin Loder I met with him at Mr Clarks.
Nov 5. We chose Bro William Blake for deputy.
Nov 6. Mr Torry & Mr Whitman calling me I went to Dedham to the ministers meeting at Mr - after supper Mr Fisk and I went to lodge at Dr Averys.
Nov 8. Deacon Sumner came to inform me that the General Court in- tended to keep fast tomorrow & desired to have the company of the elders with them & our deputy desired the Deacon would do me word of it.
Nov 9. I went to Boston, was at the fast of the General Court & Elders, after service we eat a bit of cake & drank a glass of wine - the Governor proposed if the patent was forfeited by law, it was best to resign it up to his Majestys service.
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Nov 10. Theodora & Oxenbridge exceedingly ill, that night I had hard tugging with my heart.
Nov 11. I baptised Deacon Swifts son Samuel.
12. I blooded Ebed by the temples.
Nov 14. Goodman Billings died.
16. Brother Clap & I went to goodman Billings funeral. I paid Mr Quinsey £5. for the two heifers I bought of him last spring.
Nov 18. God helped me extraordinarily to wrestle for the life of neigh- bor Mans son Timothy.
Nov 19. Mr Danforth & Elder Humphrey met at my house to hear some differences between goodwife Blake (Edwd) & some of Dorchester & Milton.
Nov 22. A general fast through the colony.
Nov. 26. I went to Boston to get Mr Baldston Mr. William Wharton and Mr Richard Johnson to witness the power of Attorney I sent to Mr Jonathan Leigh in London about some estate in England.
Dec 3. Nineteen men cutting & carting wood for me, and all supped. I paid Sargent Vose the interest of £100.
Dec 5. Mr Crosby came & laid out my 23 acres of land bought of Sar- gent Vose on the plain, in presence of Sargent Vose & I Brother Houghton J. Daniels Henry Crane & Henry Vose.
6. Clear & cold. I went to set Ebed to work in beginning to clear that which I bought of Sargt Vose & at my return I found a College scholar viz. Holbrook at my house waiting for me with whom I spent most of the afternoon.
Decr 11. I visited Sam Gulliver who purchased six yews & their lambs in the spring.
12. John Pitcher brought me a new wheelbarrow.
21. Bro Ralph & my family kept a private fast, in the evening went to see Sister Gulliver who was very sick.
25. I carried my wife to Mr Fisk then went to the Weymouth lecture that was the first lecture in the new Meeting house. Mr Torrey preached.
26. Mr Davis & lady Mr Taylor & his Mr J. Davie Mrs Margt Davie Cousen Loder Brot. Tho & Sister Mr Palmer Mr Cowell Mr T. Richards & the coachman were at our house to dinner & the coach going home overset.
Jany 7, 1684. This day there were some who cut wood & carts that brought wood for nie there was four carts, and they went each twice, they dined with us & I went to visit Brother Crane who had recd. hurt from a fall from a horse.
Jan' 1684. 9. Brother Atherton brought me three loads of wood, so that in all the Town hath given me 29 loads of wood this winter.
11. The brethren of Brush Hill kept a fast.
14. Mr Nat Gookin was to see me, I had a quarter of beef of Plats which weighed seven score & seventeen pounds. Frank Gulliver brought it from Boston to me in his cart.
15. The deacons & select men went about to see what they could get by subscription to build me a house.
23. Mr & Mrs Taylor & my wife & I went up to Brush Hill where we left our wives. Sargent Blake, Brother Clap, Mr Taylor & I went out to see for deer, but saw none & at our return we supped at Sargt Blakes
Feb 1. 1684 The freemen of the town met at my study about the King's declaration, which was afterwards communicated to the inhabitants of the Town the same day.
5. I went and prayed with Timothy Man who was dying.
12. We had a fast in Milton Mr Jonathan Badcock touched by the ser- mon came to me.
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14. Ephraim went to Town & carried a bushel of Corn to Mr Clark the poterer. -
15. Ephraim carried 6 bushels of barley to Dea. Bass.
18. Paid Sargt Vose £1 on account of interest for the £100.
22. Went & prayed with the town who met about the setting of the meeting house. Mr Torrey was here to see me from the Governor to be at Boston next Wednesday by 8 oclock in the morning. the magistrates & elders being there to meet.
25. Went to see what Obed did in the woods
26. Went & paid Sargent Vose all I owed him for interest
27 Mr Torrey Mr Fisk & I went to Boston to the meeting of the Magis- trates & Ministers, heard the Magistrates vote which was so misrepresented in the County & the Lye Bills which we bore our testimony against. Mr Fisk & I lodged at Mr Willards.
Mch 3 1684 I catechised the young men, maids, & children
4. This was the last pay day for my rate Deacon Swift was here to receive what was brought in, I spent much of my day with him & those that came in.
10th I went to see what Ebed did, after dinner my dear & I went to father Gullivers to Mr Holmans neighbor Kinsleys & to Deacon Swifts.
11. Was at the meeting house at the nomination of the Magistrates.
13. My dear & I went to Brush Hill visiting.
17. I had much serious discourse with Sarg. Vose about his not joining the Church. In the afternoon we went to lay out the parallel line between him & I Bro Houghton helped us.
21 It was bad weather, extreme storm of wind snow & rain & an ex- treme high tide.
25. Bro George Sumner sent me two white pidgeons.
26. My wife and I went to Boston, we lodged at Mr Nowells that night.
27. Cousin Loder gave my wife & I each a pair of gloves. it was so sore a storm after lecture that we could not come home but lodged at Mr Davis
28. Sam Jones & wife were with me in order to come into full com- munion
April 4. My dear went to see Goodwife Jordan & Goodwife Crane.
April 7. I sent Theodora's Dame §ª for her schooling from the first of March. John Redman ploughed for me with my horse & his mare & Obed helped carry dung for him.
April 9. 1684. I was sent for goodman Ellen, who, they, thought was dying - this day John Redman sowed two bushels of barley for me
10. Nat. Pitcher & I in the afternoon went & planted a few appletrees at my house.
14. My dear & Lydia went to Boston to speak to Dr Winthrop & Dr Avery about Oxenbridge. I went to see Sam. Babcock & David Hensher who ploughed for me at my house.
15. Oxenbridge took a vomit which we had from Dr Winthrop which wrought very kindly six times upward & five downwards
16. I was three times at neighbor Daniels with his child which was very ill & died that evening.
25 I went to see Brother Edward Blake who had bruised himself sadly by a fall.
29. I oversaw Obed & Ephraim in their work.
30. Planted before my door, put in my votes for Magistrates.
May 1. I went to Boston lecture, heard Mr Adams dined with the Mag- istrates.
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2. My dear wife was taken with the fever & ague, and my daughter Elizabeth hath had it for about a week.
5. I have had 25 loads of dung carried out & put into the hole by five hands & a team besides my own servants.
6. John Redman went for Dr Avery for to come to my wife. I went & prayed with Sister Haughton the Lord helped me much to wrestle with himself.
May 7 1684. Election at Boston, I went & heard Mr IIale preach - We dined at Mr Allen's Mr Dudley Brown & Geding Esq. were left out & five new Magistrates chose Cook Johnson Ilatchenson Sewell & J. Hathorne. This day Peter Clark came in from London
May 12. 1684. I was riding upon Mr Holmans horse to see his daughter & the horse stumbled & fell over & over but I had no hurt.
May 21. I went to Boston, bought my dear silk for a mantle & myself hair camblet for a coat.
27. I was at Weymouth lecture, after which I rid up to Brush Hill to see brother Lions daughter.
June 5. We had a general fast in the Colony in respect to the season which had been extreme wet & cold.
June 9. My dear & I went a strawberrying with some friends of Brush Hill.
June 11. This day Mr Capen was ordained at Topsfield.
June 20. I was at the raising of Mr Holmans barn.
23. John Williston & his boy ploughed for me.
30. Sargent Vose & I went to Boston to sign writings. Bro Thomas is bound with me to pay £100, at or before 1 Oct 1685, for the house & land which I bought of him.
July 1. Mr Torry & I went to Commencement together the President was taken very sick, so Mr Hubbard of Ipswich was forced to supply his place.
July 2. We had a great eclipse of the Sun almost total - This day Mr Rogers President of Harvard College died about the time of the suns going out of the eclipse.
July 8. This day the Major General & old Mr Elliot were at my house to speak to me about preaching a lecture to the Indians once a month.
July 11. 1684. There was a Church meeting at my house, I put them in mind of their promise to help me build, so they determined to speak with the town about it.
July 28. Two children very ill with fever & ague.
29. Lieutenant Holbrook was my Attorney against Hezekiah Usher who had arrested me.
30. Mr Usher lost his action, I gave my Attorney 10ª
Aug 6. I was at my house to see my oats mowed. In the evening I borrowed £2. of John Daniels
13. Mr Clark the pewterer was to see me, after that my dear & I went to our house.
14. I went to Boston, being sent for with the rest of the Elders by the Court of Assistants to give advise about him who had blasphemed, which the Elders did.
15 Ephraim & Peg had the fever & ague.
26. 1 trammelled my wifes horse to teach him to amble.
Sep. 1. I went to Town to make up accounts with Mr Cox which I did.
5. John Redman carried 30 bushels of barley for me to Mr Pierponts.
8. Mr Fisk & I went to Cambridge artillery heard Mr Shepard of Charlestown.
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15. went to Duxbury, God pleased to preserve me when my horse stumbled, so that he was in danger of breaking his neck.
Oct 13. In the evening Brother Clap & his wife, brother Ephraim Tucker Joseph & John Redman with my family husked out 20 bushels of corn.
Oct 15. Mr Mighill was ordained at Scituate.
Octo 22. A general fast thro the three united Colonies.
28. I went to Mendon to the Ordination of Mr Grandel Rawson - Mr. Fisk & I lodged at brother Chapins
31. Neighbor Daniel bought a cow for me I paid him £2.15.6. Jolin Redman killed her for me, she weighed 516 lbs.
Nov. 5. Brother Clap, Nat Wales, & Ebed planted about four score appletrees in my orchard
Nov. 6. I went to Boston lecture heard Mr Allen the elders were invited to dine with the Govoner and Magistrates, which we did.
12. I was engaged in ordering things in my barn in order to make room for my creatures.
19. I went to Brush Hill & Deacon Allen was there with whom I dis- coursed about the dimensions of my house, & he gave me his advice.
30. This day the town brought me 30 loads of wood.
Dec 2. The Church met at my house about their promise to help me build & after much discourse they subscribed £6.5, in money £4.15 country pay £5. in work.
Dec 3. Treated with Joseph Tucker about building my house.
Dec 5. R. Smith & Ebed began to dig clay to make bricks
Dec 16 - Went and solemnly discoursed with Jane Vose giving her much good counsel.
26. This morning Sargent Badcock & Peter Lion were at my house to get me to go & treat with Sargent Vose about consenting to Peters marrying his daughter.
30. Treated with Sargent Vose about giving his consent that P. Lion should marry his daughter Jane, but his answer was plainly negative.
Jan 3. 1685. I went with Sargent Badcock to treat with Jane Vose & to acquaint that her father could not consent, whereupon we labored abun- dantly to take off her affections &c -
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