60.

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=ing of y^e Chh if it was expected for him

to provide y^e papers and Evidence needed

and prayd that y^e Chh would adjourn &

give him thereby Opp^ty to prepare himself

better than he now was or could be ^_______

The Chh accepted him in this & adjourned

to next Monday come fortnight

The Meeting y^rfore concluded w^th pray^r &

the Blessing ^______

   Sept. 13. The Chh meeting further adjournd

to Sept. 29. ^_____

Chh Meet^g

Sept. 29. Chh met acc^g to adjournm^t _^ ^{& After Prayer to G.} Rec^d

& Read y^e papers from Justice Nahum Ward, on

y^e Case of Cornelius Cook, heard y^e witnesses w^c were

present viz. Deac. Tomlin & Noah How, on y^e same

and heard y^e long declaration & Defence of s^d Cook.

and then ^After debating a while, y^e Chh adjourned to next

Friday come fortnight; and so concluded w^th prayer

Oct. 4. John, of Samual &

Gamel bapt.

Chh Meet^g

^____ 9. The Chh according to Adjournm^t

Met and William, John & Jonathan Rogers

being now present, Cornelius Cook was call’d

upon to proceed with that part of his Decla

:ration & Defence w^ch respected them (y^e said

Rogers’s) w^c he did; and y^e Chh rec^d also y^eir

Answers severally thereto and then desird

Them to withdraw.

  The Chh having debated what they found

needfull pass^d the following Votes.

1. That y^e Chh is not satisfy^d with the

Declaration made by Cornelius Cook, respect^g

his Guiltiness of y^e matter of Complaint made

against him.

Nem. Contrad.

2. That Cornelius Cook is, in the Judgm^t of y^e

_^ guilty

Chh _^ of profane swearing; & expects his Humil

:liation before he enjoy Special privileges in y^e

Chh.

  These Votes being pass^d They were call^d in again

who had withdrawn; y^e votes were read & a brief Exhortⁿ

given to said Cook; & a word also was given to s^d Rogers’s &

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