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1741/2
Jan'y 3rd Jona Stone Junt, Eunice Jenifon & Lydia Sawen IO. Abijah Stearns Feb. 28. Jofeph Harrington & Martha Harrington
1742
March. 7. Elizabeth Barnard
April 25. Sufanna Thatcher
August 15. Mary Goodenow 22. Mary Sawen Dec. 5th Stephen Cooke & Rebecca Gage
1743
March. 27. Hannah Fifk & Hannah Haftings
1744
April. 22. Jeremiah Beeth August. 19. Anna Stearns
1745
July. 14. Hannah Sawen Novr 3. Rebecca Capens
1746
April. 13. Elifha Coollidge
June 15. Ruth Hunt & Rebecca Tainter 22. Mary Stearns Nov. 30. Samuel Stearns & Margaret Bright
1746/7
Jan'y 25. Daniel Peirce March 22. Nathan Stone
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1747
May. 17. Samuel Fifk and Lydia Fifk Nov' I. John Bond Jun" & Abigail Bond
1747/8
Febry 28. Nathan Perry & Elifabeth Harrington
1748
April 17. Jona Stone Jun', Daniel Sawen, Martha Stone, Su- fanna Mafon, & Ruth Clark
June. 12. David Bemis & Abigail Stowel
1749
June. 27. Samuel Fifk was chofen to the office of a Deacon
Octº 22. Eunice Stratton & Abigail Stratton
1750
Ap. 22ª Mary Kelly
Augst 5. Mofes Biggelow
Decr 2ª
Jonathan Bemis & Anna Bemis were admitted as members of the Church of Chrift in Watertown being difmifsed & recommend to us by the Chh of Chrift in Waltham
1751
July. 14. Oct 27. Nathaniel Bright
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Anna Bemis Jun™
1752
April. gth Seth Haftings & Hannah Haftings
October. 15. Sufanna Tainter
Nov' 5. Joseph Peters & Abigail Peters were admitted as Members with this Chh being difmifsed & reco- mended to us by the fecond Church in Mendon.
1753
Decembr 30th Abraham Brown, Mary Brown & Elifabeth Learned jr
1756
Jan'y II. Lucey Bradford
Feby Ist. Thomas Learned & Martha Pierce 15th Lydia Baldwin March. 28th Joanna Cooke
1757
- April. 24th Lydia Coollidge Novr 13th Simon Haftings Decr. 4. Nathaniel Coollidge Jun™
1758
JanTy 22d Simon Whitney, Mary Whitney & Mary Bemis July. 2ª Rachel Bright
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Nov 19th Samuel Hager
Dec' 31st Hannah Coollidge
1759
Feb's 411 Abijah Brown, Nathan Coollidge, & Sarah Brown
Augst 5th Sarah Johnfon
1760
Decr 7th Mary Hunt
1761
Febry Ist Hannah Learned
April. 12th Mary Biggelow
19th Alpheus Spring
Augst gtlı Sarah Gray
Decr 27th Hannah Godding
1762
Jan'y 17th James Barnard & Sarah Barnard
May gth Thomas Saltmarfh
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1763
June 5th Kezia Saunderfon, Sufanna Barnard Junt & Hannah Barnard
July. 24th Abigail Walker
1764
July. rst Grace Whitney
22. Elifha Learned & Sarah Learned
Augst 12th Jedediah & Hannah Leathe, & Mary Hager 26th Abigail Goddard
Octr 21 st Sufanna Barnard
1765
Febry 10th Ayres Tainter
April. 1.4th Samuel White
1767
June 10. Israel & Jemima Whitney July 19th Jofeph Gardner & Sufanna Whitney
1768
April. 17. Samuel Hunt & John Hunt jue Aug 14th Nathaniel Bond
1759
Febry 5th Samuel & Grace Sanger
1770
August 5th Elifabeth Remington
1771
Jan'y 20th Mofes Stone jun® July 31. Dorothy, Ruth, Katharine & Elifabeth Hunt Sept 22. Hannah Phillips
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1772
March. 8th Hannah & Ann Bright
Augst 23. Edward Harrington
Sept 27. Daniel Whitney
Octº II. Jofiah Capen jun. & Mary Capen
1773
April 18th Abigail Learned [Continued upon Page 45.]
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1775
Octor 15. Solomon & Hannah Prentice, Being Dismifsed & Recomd from the first Chh in Cambridge
1778
December Richard and Mary Clark, being Dismifsed & Re- commended from the Second Church in Cam- bridge
[305]
The Following Persons were Admitted into full Communion wt ye Chh of X in Watertown Per Dan1 Adams
1778
July 12th Nath1 Bright & Sufanna his wife
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The following Persons were received into full Communion, with the Church of Christ in Watertown R. R. Eliot
17So
Augt 20. Wm Harrington & Esther his Wife
Oct 22. Dant Whitney & Mary his Wife
Novr 12th Mofes Coolidge & Hannah his Wife
Decr 3. Roger Adams & Hepsibah his wife Elijah Meads & Abigail his wife Lucy Bond & Elizabeth Bond
1781
Feby 25th Anna Sanger
Oct™ 28 Hannah Whitney
1782
Novr 24th Lydia the Wife of Samuel Spring
1786
Dec' 31 Thankful Harrington 1787
March 4 John Remington Jun™
1788 Feby 10 Keziah, the Wife of Nathan Coolidge
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April 19th Samuel Soden
May 31. Abigail, the Wife of Mofes Stone Jun"
July 12. Sibil White
19. Mary Stowel
Oct' 4 Esther the Wife of Daniel Cooke
IS. Susanna the Wife of Phinehas Jennison 25. Lucy Bowman
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Sepr 5. Hannah the Wife of Israel Cooke
1791 June 5 Lucy, the Wife of Bradbury Robinson 1792
Feby 12
Phinchas Jennison
Oct 7 Mary the Wife of Samuel Coolidge
Novr 4 Lucy Bond
1793
March 17 John Remington
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Feby 16
Hannah Soden
Nov 9 Jerusha Norcrofs
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Jany 10 Frederick Remington
1797
Sepr 24. Nathan Tilton
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Jany 7 Murriah a Negro Woman
July 15. Paul Learned & Anna his Wife
Aug. 26. Sally Coolidge
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June 5 Jonathan Stone & Sally his wife 26 Thomas Clarke & his Wife Aug1 7th Christopher Grant & Sarah his wife Sept It Jonathan Alden
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June 2
Sophia Mellen
July 7 Phineas Page 21 Mary Trowbridge Dec' 15 Daniel Jackson
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Sepr 28 Lucy Jackson
1 SO7
May 32
Sarah Salter Scudder
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July 30 Peter Clark & Wife
Sepr 3 Hephzibah Grant, Elizabeth Bowes Coolidge, Han- nah Stowel Coolidge & Elizabeth Mason Coolidge
[309]
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May 27 Mary Hunt & Sarah Postell Hunt
July 30 James Robbins was received at his own house being very sick
Augt 5. Lois Robbins
Sepr 7 Hannah Bond at her Fathers house being very sick
Octr 7 Lois Curtifs & Marthe Robbins
Nov 25 Ann Bond
Jany 13. Sally Tainter & Martha Chenery
April 7. Levi Thaxter
28 Elizabeth the wife of Clinton Thayer at her house, being very sick
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May 19. Eleanor the Wife of Thaddeus Cole
June 2 Nathaniel Bemis & Wife, Luke Bemis & Wife, John Richardson & Wife, & Ann Richardson
23. Katharine Hunt
Oct™ 6 Jonathan Child & Wife & Susan the Wife of Paul Kendał
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Feby 19 Sally the Wife of Israil Whitney at her house being very sick
April 3 Nathaniel Weld & Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney & Wife
IO Thomas Learned & wife
June 5 John Tucker
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Novr 6. Elizabeth Babcock & Grace Winchester
1815
Jany 29 Josiah Learned & Wife, Richard Sanger & Wife, Joseph Cole & Wife, Luther White & Wife & Grace Dana
Feby 26 Amos Livermore Jun"
May 4 Sarah Russell
June II. Eleanor Warren
25 Elizabeth Sanger & Hannah Norcrofs
Aug 6 Ann Hilliard
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May 5 Daniel Sawin & Daniel Bond & Wife
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June 16. Jonathan Brown
Novr 3. Mary C. & Catherine M. Stearns
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July 15 Mary, the Wife of John Fowle, at his house, being very sick.
Sep 16 Elizabeth Saunderson at Leonard Bond's, being dangerously sick
Novr gth Elizabeth, the Wife of Elijah Ray
30th Nathaniel Ruggles Whitney Jun & Wife
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Feb 31 Susanna Bright at her Father's House being very sick by the Rev. Mr. Ripley of Waltham
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[320] [Baptisms continued from Page 269.]
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Betsy, William & Simon Edgell, Children of Win Bond July 19 John, Sally, Ebenezer & William, Children of John Tucker Joseph Pierce an Adult William, John Minott & Elvira, Children of Joseph Pierce Augt 2 Sarah & Mary, Children of James Simmons Jonathan Alden an Adult & Sally, Nancy & Jonathan, his Children Novr 6 William Smith, Son of Joseph Bright
1802 Feby S Harriot, Daughter of Moses Stone
[321]
Feby 21 Anna, Daughter of William Stone
March 7 Samuel White, Son of David Livermore
Jonathan, Son of Jonathan Alden
2S Henry, Son of Ebenezer Voce
Daniel, Son of William Winchester
Oct 31. Dec' 12 Nelson. Son of Shubael Smith
1 So3
Jany 9 Sarah Clark, Daughter of Joshua Grant
23 Dwight Foster, Son of Francis Faulkner
Feby 13 George, Son of Charles Bond
20 Edward, Son of Jonathan Stone
March 6th Anna, Daughter of Jaunes Simmons
20 Margaret, Daughter of John George
April 21 Isaac, Son of James Robbins
May 15. Julia, Daughter of Aitemas Murdock
29. Eliza, Daughter of Amos Livermore Jun"
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June 12. Jane, Daughter of Moses White
July 24 Martha & Hannah, Children of Luke Bemis
Sepr 25 Elizabeth Atherton & Mary Call, Children of John Tucker
Oct1 23 Luther Coolidge an Adult
James Patterson & his Son
Novr 27 Joseph Nathaniel, Son of Joseph Pierce
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Jan 22 Susanna Thayer, Daughter of Will™ Bond
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May 20 Peter, Son of Peter Clarke
June 17th William, Son of Thomas Clark
June 24 Elisha, Son of Elisha Livermore
July 8. Anna, Daughter of Paul Learned
Oct' 7 Addison, Son of Ebenezer Vose
Novr 4 Hannah Foster, Daughter of John Tucker
I8 James, Son of James Simmons
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Feb. 10 Josiah, Son of David Livermore
April 14 William Emerson, Son of Francis Faulkner
June 23. Rebecca Clark, Daughter of William Winchester
30 Susan, Daughter of Charles Bond
Augt 4 Maria Bethune & Jane Lee, Daughters of Jane, the Widow of William Hunt
Oct™ 20
Hellen Maria, Sophia Ann, Daughters of Sophia the Widdow of Leonard Mellen Edmund, Lucy Pierce & Charles, Children of Ed- mund Troubride
[323]
Nov' 17
Oct™ 20 Henry Lewis, Son of Paul Kendal Jane Ann Kendal, Daughter of Joseph Russell Sally Wife & Andrew Craige, Sally Joan Turner, Eliza White, George Turner, & Roxana Richard- son, Children of Andrew Blackman Martha Blake, Daughter of Joseph Pierce
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Feby 2. Isaac Grant, Son of Peter Clark
16. Amos Henry, Son of Amos Livermore
Lucy, Daughter of Joseph White
April 13 Luke, Son of Luke Bemis
Angt 3. Samuel Bright, Son of Elisha Livermore
Decr 7 Stephen, Son of James Simmons
14 Nancy Daughter of William Winchester
28 Charlotte Daughter of Ebenezer Vose ISO7 Jany 25 Lydia Sanderson Daughter of Thomas Clarke Feby 8 Moses Son of Jonathan Stone
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March 1 Sufan Curtis Daughter to Paul Kendall May 3 Daniel Lewis, Son of Daniel Scudder
[324]
July 5 Lucy Stimpson Daughter of Joseph Russell Augt 16 George Washington Son of John Tucker
Novr I Mary Daughter of Charles Bond
15 Hannah Saunderson Daughter of David Livermore
Decr 6 Harriot Rebecca Daughter of Peter Clark
17 Abigail Jenkins Daughter of Israel Cook
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Feby 21 Adeline Daughter of Joseph White
May S Mary Daughter of Jonathan Robbins
June 5 Clarissa, Wife & Clarissa Andrews, Daughter of Tyler Bigelow James Son of Edmund Trowbridge
William Henry, Son of Henry Dalrymple
[325]
June 26 Nathaniel Ruggles Son of Nathaniel Ruggles Whit- ney Jun'
Oct™ I. Martha Daughter of John Tucker
S Sibil Chenery Daughter of Charles Whitney
23 Luther Gustavus Son of Luther Barrett
Novr 6 William Coolidge Son of Afa Stone
Dec' 25. Jane Ann Daughter of Elifhn Livermore
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April 9 Grace Saunderson Daughter of Amos Livermore
16 Lucretia Daughter of Ebenezer Vose
July 2 Hiram Son of Paul Kendal
Gustavus Son of Joseph Russell
Oct. 15 Rachel Daughter of Joseph White
22 Rufus Howard Son of Tyler Bigelow Lydia Daughter of Jonathan Robbins
[326]
Oct 29. Martha Minot Daughter of Jonathan Child
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Feby 25 Lucretia, Wife of Isaac Patten, & Isaac his Son
March 25 Sarah Grant Daughter of Peter Clarke
April 22. Caroline Aun Daughter of Thomas Clark
May 6
Alexander Son of Nathaniel R Whitney
June 3
Lydia Ann Daughter of Levi Thaxter
July 15
Charles Son of Charles Whitney
Mary Daughter of Afa Stone
Aug 12. 26 Ann Maria Daughter of Edmund Trowbridge
Sepr 30 Thomas Son of Isaac Patten
Oct 2S Benjamin Dana Son of Daniel Leverett
Novr 25 Isabella Daughter of John Frazer
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Dec' 9. Thaddeus Cole an Adult was Baptized & Eleanor, Mary Ann, William, Andrew, Harriot & John his Children
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Jany 13. Martha Chenery an Adult
20 Jonathan Wheeler Son of Seth Bemis
April 14 George Tyler Son of Tyler Bigelow
28 George Clinton & Charles Sons of Clinton Thayer
June 2 Jonathan Stone Son of Nathaniel R. Whitney Jun" William Eaton Son of Jonathan Robbins
23. Thomas Dawes More Son of John Trull
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July 21 Mary Ann Daughter of Amos Livermore Jun™
28 Archibald Son of Michael Bent Martha Daughter of Luther White
Augt 5 Eloisa Daughter of Thaddeus Cole
Eliza Carter Daughter of Paul Kendal
25 Eliza Crocker Daughter of Joseph Russell
Benjamin Robbins Son of Benjamin Curtifs George Son of Polly Newhall
Sepr 8. Abigail Minott & Mary Boothe, Daughters of Joseph Pierce Sarah Wiswell Daughter of Luther Barrett
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Oct™ 6 Hannah Saunderson, Daughter of Jonathan Child 1812
Jany 26 Marshall Bond & Joseph Sons of Joseph Bird
April 26 Hannah Bemis Daughter of John Richardson
May 24 Charles Son of David Livermore
June 14 Delia Ann Daughter of Micah Bent
28 George Howard Son of Abijah White
Sepr 20 Sarah Wheeler Daughter of Seth Bemis
Oct™ 4 Anna Aspinwall Daughter of Charles Whitney
25 William John Son of John Trull
1813
March 7 George Ticknor Son of Benjamin Curtifs
May 16 Walter Son of John Fraser
July 4 George Henry Son of Asa Stone
George Son of Paul Kendall
18 James Frothingham Son of Nath R. Whitney Jur
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July 18 Elizabeth Meriam Daughter of Joseph Bird
24 Martha Minot Daughter of Jonathan Child
Augt I. Charles Henry Son of Tyler Bigelow
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John Hosmer, Son of Jonathan Robbins Mary Adeline Daughter of Thaddeus Cole Adeline Daughter of Luther Barrett
Sepr 5 Adeline Mariah Daughter of Amos Livermore Jun" Calvin Son of Luther White
Oct' 31. Richard Roswell Eliot, Son of Isaac Patten
Nov' 28 Mary Bellows & Harriot Louisa, Daughters of Leon- ard Stone
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Feby 19 Sarah Barnard & Mary Ann, Daughters of Israel Whitney
April 24 Hiram Son of Micah Bent
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May 22. Thomas & Edward Winship Son of Thomas Learned
June 26 Horace Son of Joseph Bird
Augt 14 Charles Henry Son of Tyler Bigelow
Lydia Daughter of Alfred Smith
Sept 25 Harriot Augusta & Elbridge Dexter, Children of Samuel Rand
Ann Geyer Daughter of John Leathe
Oct™ 2 Martha White Daughter of David Livermore
Novr 6 Jonas White Son of Levi Thaxter
13 Seth Son of Seth Bemis
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Jany I. Joseph Russell Son of Charles Bradford
29 Joseph Cole & Elizabeth his wife Grace wife of Caleb Dana
June II. William Son of John Tucker
25 Elizabeth Sanger, & Hannah Norcrofs Adults
[332]
June 25. William, Richard Eliot, Anne, George Washington & Samuel Edward, Children of Richard Sanger
July 9. Edward Son of Nath R. Whitney Jun
16 Josiah Learned, Samuel, & James, Children of Joseph Cole
23 Lois Jane Daughter of Mary Robbins
Aug 27 William Son of Paul Kendall
Lucy Coolidge Daughter of Asa Stone
Oct' 15 Sarah the Wife of James Robbins & Lois his Daughter
22 Mary Dencale Daughter of Isaac Patten
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April 28 Juliana Wife of Charles Stone, & Ann Rebecca Watson, Daughter of Jonathan Stone Jun' May 19 Francis Son of Thaddeus Cole Mary Cutter daughter of Joseph Bird
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June 2 Catharine, Eliza Ann, Jane, Edward, George & Daniel, Children of Daniel Bond
16 Jonathan Brown an Adult
July 7 George Newell Son of Thomas Learned
Augt 11.
Lucy Ann Daughter of Luther Barrett
Sepr S Lucy White Daughter of Levi Thaxter
22 Harriot Daughter of Tyler Bigelow
NOVT 17 Warren Fay Son of Joseph Stone 1817
Jany 12 Abner Foster Son of Edward Loud Jun'
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June 22
May 25 Harriot Louisa Daughter of Amos Livermore Jun" Martha, Daughter & Bradshaw, Son of Charles Whitney
Sepr 7 Sarah Watson Daughter of Nathaniel R. Whitney Jun™
Oct™ 12 Juliana Danforth Daughter of Isaac Patten
Novr 16
Benjamin Franklin, Son of Paul Kendall
Decr 7 Caroline Daughter of Thaddeus Cole
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Feby 8th Lucy White Danghter of Levi Thaxter
March 15 Charles Banks Son of John Fraser
April 26 Samuel Sargent Son of Thomas Learned
May 10 Asa Son of Asa Stone
Aug. 9 Nathaniel Carter Son of Daniel Sanger
[335]
Oct™ 4th Mehetable Bond, Dauter of Joseph Bird 1819
Jan. 6th Mary Harrington an adult at her House being very sick by the Rev. Mr. Ripley of Waltham
Feb. 3 Susanna Bright an adult at her Father's House, being very sick by the Rev. Mr. Ripley of Wal- tham
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[374-384] Meditations upon Bible Texts.
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Sacramentall phrafes, or exprefsions vfed at ye Lds Table in breaking & pouring out. [While at Limerick in Ireland. ]
The firft facrament we ever had together was on June 15. 79. I fd much, but now have forgotton it. as oh for a broken h- its a fearfull thing to fall into ye hands of ye living gd Thus wid our fines have ferved us-its precious, pleading, juftifying blood. Exhortation was given afterward to ym.
[All from here on to page 495 omitted, alternate pages being blank.]
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The 46th Sac was on Jan yo 13. S? in ye morning at M' W. Jo. Currye & his wif, & Ann Collett was admitted at y" Table. I fd nothing before it, bec, I was at one of clock to preach at M' C. in y" Irith town, But I have now nothing to fay to this days worke, for I was Imprifoned in yh afternoon & fo Huppofe it may be ve laft Sac, yt I may give. many things were fd at y" Table "" I now being vnder confinment forbear to Speake, we fung pt of y" Iis psm-y" collection was 30-I exhorted y" to prove y' things yt are Acceptable to ye Ld.
[October 6 1686]
I coming for N. England, after fome time, was fett apt for ye church of Watertown viz on Oct. 6. 86-wtout y' Impofition of hands, I preached, others prayed &c I Pmifed to be of w' yfe I could dureing my continuance amongft ym &c. y" particulars are too long &c.
The firft Sacmt by me in W. was on ye 31 of Oct. S6. many yr &c. I preached on Cant. S. 6, on y" firft Doct &c. At y" be- gining I exhorted ym to ye right Sanctifying of yo name of go in this Ord. wt was ful at it I have forgotten, efp becaufe I purpofed never more to putt down wt I fd, & wt I may do for y" future fhall be very fhort. After ward I exh ym to walk as y" redeemed of ye L', & as fuch as had renewed yr Cov & in particular thefe 3 things, viz yt yr wid lay in, for sufferings, & lay vp for death, & lay out for gl'in ye places gd had sett ym & ya fpake to ye Spec- tators (who were very many) afking ym some Queftions, as whether yr had no need, no love, no feare, no thame y' Father ptaking in yt place. & yt ye place, linnen & cups thid rife vp in Judgm' agnft ym, it was blefed for much good &c we fung ye Song of ye Lamb.
[From here to page 509 omitted.]
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The 9 Sacrmt we had ypon ye 20th of November 'S7. ye weather proving better y" I thought for &c, very many yr, from Dedham, Wooborn, Baftable, Cambridge, old church in Bofton, & y" New church in Bofton, Cambridge Village, Concord, Dorchefter, Roxbury, Newbury, Charlftown, Waymouth, &c yo text was in Col. 3. 11. ye dayes being fhort I only f'd before we begunn, your work was now to Remember X. & it ought to be 2 waves, viz with Joy, & wth Conformity &c Gal. 6. 24. After we had don (for I pafse by wt was dropped all a long over {" Elents) I Spoke both to Partakers & Spectators in one, viz This was Crying blood, as all blood is, & it eryes these 3 wayes, ( 1) It eryes after y, bere I flood vp & fpake to ye Spectators ( wh were very many on every fide) & held je cup in my hand, & fd this blood erved to y", and y' for 3 things (which were pressed) viz ity" wid Come to it, s' ye wid drink of it, yty wid wafh in it. it erves as in Pv. 9. 2 to Sv. Ifd, can y be fived woout this blood? This bleeding X cryes come, drink, wath & be pardoned, fanctifyed & Saved for
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ever. Its ye blood of Gd yt cryes after y all both on ye right, & left hand & before me in both Galleryes, & will y, can y, dare y refufe this X, & his blood, yt this bowll fhall rife vp in judgmt agnft y, & fo fhall alfo this good company, and yr poor Minifter &c. Is yr any vnbeleeving Thomas amongft Y, This Dear X faith, come & thruft in y hands vp to ye Elbowes in my blood &c-come, oh come all Watertown to this blood, come tho ye worft of finners, y are Welcome-Gd, X, ye H. G. Angells, Minifters, & all good xtians bid y welcome-And if y will not come, yn ye blood fhall go for it-oh let all thefe feates, pofts, & galleryes bear witnefse agnft y, & all ye old Fathers of this ancient church take notice of this 20 of Nov. 87 yt I thus invited y to X, nay let all ye young folks yt have been admitted of late bear wit- nefse yt y will not come to ye blood of X-I befeech y, nay charg y by all ye loves of X, ye beautyes of X, & his bitter Agonyes yt y come in to X.
(2) This blood cryes for y, now to ye doubting communicant, tho y fins fpeaks high, & fometimes y can fay nothing for yfelf, it cryes for 3 things, viz pardon, peace, & purging &c.
(3) This blood will cry agnft y, if fleighted or refufed by y, it efp cryes agnft 3 things (yt were opened) viz Indifferency, Infi- delity, & Enmity, oh faith X, y' are fome here yt have flain me (i. e by y' rafh & vnworthy ptaking) & others have fleighted me, as if I were not worth ye minding-& to all y yt fleigh his fon, & ordinances, Gd faith or may fay My curfe be on ym, & my fons blood &c.
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oh faith all heaven, let ym never profp in yr bafkett nor ftore, in foull nor body, time nor eternity yt defpife fuch a matchles offer of love. Heaven, Earth, & Hell cryes out Anathema &c, let ym be damned fayn & damned for ever yt fleight fuch blood, ye all pray as I may fo fay agnft y, ye H. G. faith, Ld fhall I never ftrive wth ym more &c, ye Angells faying, fhall I go & take off yr heads of thefe dead doggs, & Devills incarnatt &c-ye very Seates & galleryes crying fhall I let ym fall & break yr necks, & let ym go quick into yr pitt, &c ye devills faying, let us have ym, we never finned agnft this blood thus, oh yt I had good ground to Imagin, yt y are all thinking to fay, oh Dear Sir, y have fd enough, fay no more of it, we will go home & clofe wth X & wah in his blood &c-y" will I fay no more. But I leave all this wth I. X. to take an Anfwer from y this night, whether y will receave or reject him &c.
we fung ye Song of ye Lamb &c.
[All from here to page 543 omitted.]
[543] [At a third from the bottom. ]
VPon ye 31 of May 1691 we had our 34 Sacrmt & very likely our laft, a rayny day-at ye begining I raifed Notes from Math, 26.29, I pafse ym by tho I had no Notes, vyd Dykfon. I defired Par-
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takers to dept from iniquity. Spectators I reproved yr trifling & only read Math 22- 14 & Lu. 14. 24 to ym &c. Baptizing fome afterward, took my leave from 2 Cor. 13. 11. I did pticularly bid farewell to my houfe, okl walker, all ye 3 ptes of y" town, My Atiftant Gibbs, yo Schoolm', Deacon, Selectme, military Pfons, 2 Cunftables, ye burying place, my Serve yt lived with me formerly, this old Ch, y" 3 or 4 meetings in yo town, this neighbourhood of mine, Suts but finners efp, old but young efp, all my children with grieved me moft, Friends and foes, y" tweet finger of Miael, all widdowes & fatherles familyes, all moralized pons, all y" yt heard me not now, ye pulpit pues, feats & galleryes, & cufhion I left as a token of my love, all my adminiftrations, him y' digs ye graves, Neighbouring townes & ch,
[544] Adminiftrations of y" Ld fupper att ye Eaft Chh in Watertown, Dec. 12, 1697 to Oct. 19, 1701.
[Dates of administration. ]
[545-560] [Here some scattering entries, but mostly blank. ] [561-576] [An imperfectly made index of the contents of the book.]
[FINIS. ]
East Precinct and Pastors' Records.
Index to Persons.
.
23
Bacon, Ablgall 125
170
..
Henry .
155
Daniel
George
Hannah
172
Mary 121, 155
Hepza .
Hepsibah
156
James 89,91,93
Isaac
John 100, 127
..
Rebecca
101
Marcy . 170
Baker. John
85, 59
Martha 120
Baldwin, JJane
155
Mary
120
.. Lydia .
1-4
Matthew
123
Rer. S. 15%
. 6
Moses . 128
William 150
Ball, Abigail 123, 134
199
11
Roger 116, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173,186
John 92, 121, 12:, 121, 131 Sarah .
183
Addington, Thomas 1
Bil-ton, Gersham
1:5
Alden, Jonathan 106, 187, 180
.. Nancy .
Sally
Allen, Dea. .
Ebenezer
133
Benjamin 152
Cornelius 140
Hepsibah .
155
Daniel
David . 109, 111, 169
Joseph
٠٠ Judith
21
Elizabeth 10s, 119, 167. 1-3
Esther
Fleming 14:
Hannah 111. 116, 1-5
66 Isaac 111, 18 -. 170
Anthony (a mulatto)
11G
Applin, Abiah . . . Bashnah
120
120
Hannah
120, 121, 126
Mary
120
Mchitable 126
Thomas 120
Arminna a negro) 110,13
Austin, Benjamin
151
Timothy 171
..
Nathan 164
Phebe
112
Ellzabeth S. . 172
. .
James 174
1,5
Sarah 135, 105 100, 149, 1-7
Sally
1;3
Susanna 1Ms. 111. 1-5
Samuel 172, 173, 174. 175
. 4 Seret. .
177
Barnard, Abigail 1 155, 157
John
97
91,97
Edmund 143
Peter
Susee
15.
Allison, Mr.
177
Angier, Ephraim .
33
66 James 71, 137. 111, 144, 160, 162, 163. 155
Jonas 108. 162. 155 172, 173, 100. 161. 102. 165, 103, 107
Jonathan 137. 141. 112. 140, 116, 11-, 119, 161, 152, 131. 150
Joseph 151
Josiah . 110
Lydia . 1:1
Avered, Ablzail
Babcock, Elizabeth
Samuel 65. 46 104. 15, 160,
111,11 .11₾ 10 170
Rebecca
120, 123, 197
Joseph
119
170
Bailey, Bayley, Elizabeth
140
John 37
Joseph
97
Sister . 177, 178, 170, 150
Thomas
126
Lucy
Patty
173
Polly 169
181. 132, 130, 134
Smith 169
Barbour, Peter
189
Barker, Elizabeth
101
Elizabeth . 130, 133
100
66
120
16 John
104, 150
John 126, 128
Abbot, Dann Adams, Benjamin
200
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Barnard, Thomas
166
Bemis, James . . 127, 173
Barnes, Richard .
131
John 124, 127, 161
Barrett, Adeline
193
Jonathan 90, 92, 94, 145, 153, 156, 157, 159, 16),
161, 167, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 184, 194
66 Jonathan W. 192
Joseph
127
Barron, Abigail
Benoui
128
Elliz
128
Peter
134
Timothy 23, 125, 130, 132, 134
Barry, Nancy . 174
66 William
174
Barsham, Anna
171
66 Captain
5, 6,7
6.
Samuel 149, 151
Sarah . 123, 145
16 Sarah W. 192
66 Seth 107, 192, 193
66 Susannah 127
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