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Then He asked whether there was

not any Body that flung in any

thing in there ^a/_c^t with M^r Rice

seeng he was a poor Man ^____

he said No. Then s^d Green told him

he had seen Doct^r Dan^a Brigham

who said he Rec^d of D Hawes only

30 f. for 50/10^d  because they Concluded

that Rice’s Poverty was Such that

his Creditors Loose part of their Dues

Deacon said many things to

exculpale himself for the Ans:

wers. he gave y^e Selectmen ^___

The Chh after some Conversation

Voted their Dissatisfaction of Deacⁿ

Hawes Conduct. in y^e Same. Then

Voted to adjourn the Meeting to the

fifteenth Current 1 ^oC PM. ^___ for

the purpose of Settling the Diffi.

-culty that if possible Relative to

Deacon Hawes as Above---

mentioned Represented in y^e

Above Conversation