Publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts

The Records of the First Church in Boston

Committee on Publication

LYMAN HENRY BUTTERFIELD

ROBERT EARLE MOODY

WALTER MUIR WHITEHILL

Editor of Publications

WALTER MUIR WHITEHILL

The Reverend John Cotton (so-called) 1585–1652

Teacher of the First Church, 1633–1652

Edited by

RICHARD D. PIERCE

Boston

PUBLISHED BY THE SOCIETY

1961

THE ANTHOENSEN PRESS, PORTLAND, MAINE

	Raph Sprage and Joan his wife.
Increase, Parnel, Nowell.	In the Name of our Lord God, and in obedience to his holy will and divine ordinances. Wee whose names are heer written Beeing by his most wise and good providence brought together, and desirous to unite ourselus into one congregation or church, under our Lord Jesus Christ our Head: In such sort as becometh all those whom he hath Redeemed and sanctified unto himselfe, Doe heer sollemnly and Religeously as in his most holy presence, Promice and bynde our selus to walke in all our wayes according to the Rules of the Gospell,—and in all sinceer conformity to his holy ordinances: and in mutuall Love and Respect each to other: so near as God shall give us grace.
Thomas, Christian, Beecher.
Abraham, Grace, Palmer.
Ralph, Jone, Sprague.
Edward, Sarah, Convers.
Nicholas, Amy, Stowers.
Ezekiel, Susan, Richeson.
Henery, Elizabeth, Harwood.

Robert, Jone, Hale.
George, Margarit, Hucheson. Thomas, Elizabeth, James.
William, Ann, Frothingham.
Ralph, Alice, Mousall.
Rice, Arrold, Cole.
Richard, Mary, Sprague.
John, Bethiah, Haule.
William Dade.
Thomas, Minor.
Thomas, Squire.