Records_____

59.

Aug. 9. Lydia, of Eleazar and Sarah Bellows, bapt.

Sept. 3. The Chh was Stopd after Lect^Ɛ & passd

the following Votes. Scil:

1. To Dismiss & recommend Hezekiah Ward to y^e

Chh of Southborô;

2. Aaron & Hephzibah Hardy to y^e Chh of Grafton:

Council at

3. Compliance with y^e Request of y^e Second Chh of

Hadley.

    Christ in Hadley _^ to meet & Sit in Council y^re

_^ to Send y^e

    upon their Difficultys and Divisions ^________

Pastor &

4. That y^e Chh send Two Delegates upon y^t Occasion.

a Delegate

5. That Deacon Newton be a Delegate.

or Delegates

6. That Br^r Nath^l Whitney be y^e other Delegate.

7. That the Affair of Cornelius Cook be brought

     before the Chh at a Meeting for that purpose

     to be warnd on y^e Next Lords Day. ~~^________

Sept. 6. Elizabeth (Dauter of Josiah) Newton,

Sarah Shattuck & Suzanna (dauter of

Simon) Tainter were admitted into y^e Chh

and y^e Lords Supper was administred. ^_____

Sacr^t

The same Day Mary (heretofore Bruce, now) Tainter

wife of Simon Tainter jun^r was dismissed to the

Chh of Grafton^__

^___ At Eve The Chh was warnd to come together on the

next Friday at two of y^e clock pm on the Affair

of Cornelius Cook.

   Sept. 11. The Chh met [word crossed out] upon y^e Affair

of Cornelius Cook. After prayer, Enquiry was

made concerning Said Cause: and y^e Person being

there present, it was testifyed by Two of y^e Members

of y^e Chh, viz Abijah Bruce & Joshua Townsend

that they were at y^e Justice’s Court, and Said that at

y^e Mouth of Four witnesses Judgm^t of Nahum Ward

Esq^r went against Cornelius Cook in a Matter of

Scandal ^__ namely The Chh hereupon desired him

to make his Defence if any he had to make.  In

Reply to which he pleaded that he had not

had Sufficient, timely apprehension of this Meet

=ing