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Nov. 2.  Robert-Breck, of Stephen

& Anne, Maynard, was baptizd.

as were Lucy & Sarah, of Ezekiel

& Ruth Smith.

Nov. 6. The Chh met by adjournm^t

The Meeting was opend by Prayer ^__ and those

passages in Ch. X of y^e platform were read,

w^c shew the Power of y^e Eldership & privileges

of y^e Brotherhood, together w^th y Rules of a

Chh- Meeting.

The Bus’ness of y^e Meeting

was laid open -^_ namely 1. to consider y^e Request

of Eunice Andrews to be admitted (as member

of y^e Chh in Ipsw.  of w^c &c) to transient Com-

munion w^th this.

2. to see if y^e Chh will

not take some _^ ^more Special Care, than has been

of late years, of y^e Childⁿ of y^e Cov^t and of those

w^o have ownd y^e Cov^t  _______

1. As to y^e First, viz Eunice Andrews’s Request,

(w^c was again

^____altho the Chh was adjournd on purpose to have

read to y^e

the Woman present; & Br^r Gale, as sent to her

Chh)

to notifie her, said he had done it; yet she

was absent ^__ so y^t we could not have her to

ans^r to her Petition ^__ It was also declard that

she was designedly absent, & was gone a Jour-

ney.    It was also testify^d y^t tho she had

requested Commⁿ with us, yet that _^ she w^d

_^ she said

not come, if her request was voted by

y^e Chh &c. upon the whole, after much De-

bate concerning her, & the society she came

from, it was put to vote,

Whether her Petition sh^d be dismissd?

It passd in y^e Affirm^ve by a pritty full ma-

jority.

2.  As to the other article, it was proposd

to the Chh and urgd & pressd upon them

^__ Somew^t was ansd ^__ But it was late ^___

Prayer