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31.

The Chh waited some time and debated the matter

whether it Should be now heard or no ^___ and

it was resolv^d to put off the hearing till all the

witnesses might be present ^___ w^rupon the Meeting

was adjourn’d to this Day Sennight & So were

dismiss^d w^th Prayer & Blessing ^________

17^th The Chh met & after supplication en-

:ter^d again into y^e foremention^d Debate &

witnesses were brought by Rice for his Defense

ag^st Newton^__ and long & Tedious Debates fol

:low^d & continued late into y^e Ev^g but never y^eless

newssless ^___ and we were oblig^d to adjourn

to Monday come fortnight ^______

Sept. 4. The Chh met together again upon

adjournm^t to Consider further y^e Case of Peres

Rice. The Debates were renew’d, (Supplicⁿ having

been first attended) And upon y^e whole hearing

of the Case, illustrated by all Partys, Witnesses

and Circumstances the Chh appear^d of y^e mind

y^t Charity might be extended towards our Brother

as to his Intentions, y^t y^y they were not with perverse

Design to Deceive, but that his Expressions were

not well conducted.  And upon his making (a

written) acknowledgm^t to that effect he was re

Stor^d  The Votes were 12 ag^st 6 for his accept^ce

and restoration ^________

Sept. 17.  Mary Beton enter^d into y^e Christian

Profession, and was baptiz^d  & Isaac, son of

Isaac & Jemima Tomlin was likewise baptized.

24. Mary, dauter of Dan^l Warrin, was baptized.

Octob. 1.  Eunice Flagg, by virtue of a Dis=

=mission from West-Waterton, was admitted

into