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Revered & dear s^r

 

Mine & my wifes respect remembr^d to yo^r self & M^rs Gilbert[7] w^th many thanks

for yo^r courtious Entertainm^t : The occasion of these lines is to intimate to you

of our conference w^th some of o^r pp heer who are faythfull freinds both to y^ors &

they doe think I was too forward & in considerate to Encorrage you to come

come & make yo^r abode at Rowley for y^ei fear (& by y^r speeches have [put][8]

me in fear) least something shuld take advantage by o^r weaknesses but blow up [old]

sparks if not to kindle new: as we pray we may not be led into temptati[on]

soe it is o^r duty to take heed we lead not o^r selves y^rinto: your desire is if [you]

come to preach once a day if god give health but o^r pp doe desire we [may]

have one that may ioyne in office with me having noe ruling Elder, & [illeg.]

for y^t end have given all to M^r Dummer,[9] whose answer we have not yet

received; in y^e mean while they doe throw mercy express yms contented [with]

my poor labour amongst y^m: S^r I humbly intreat you not to be afraid

if y^r appear some dissonancy between us y^t live & my discourse with your[self]

Second thoughts some time are bettre, & y^e truth is y^t remembrance of y^t differ[ence]

y^t was at Rowley when your self was heer doth make me dread tha[t]

since then your sorrow & trouble did bring more grey hairs then that

more years laboring alone would in an ordinary way have done

since chiefly to blame my self & to be humbled in y^e remembrance of y^e [death] y^t

was discovered to me in some measure in y^t houre of Temptation: noe

more but desiring of y^e continuance of y^or love for me & prayers to god for me [I]

Desire of Gods presence with you, guidance of you in y^or removes & for support

of you under ye dayly infirmityes of y^or outward man w^th renewalls of y^r [Endeavours]

I Rest

Rowly 26 ffeb          yo^r unworthy Brother In X^st Jesus

 1671.                                 S P.

 

Mercy Clark                       Jacob Jewet

                                                  December 17

Hannah Hopkinson                  Mehetabel Todd

Thomas Geage

Hannah Scott                      Susannah Paison

Mehetabel Scott                  Elisabeth Chaplin

                 Decem 17

David Pearley                     David Jewett

Samuel Platts                     Joseph Scott

Sarah Platts                      Mark Prime

Samuel Northen                    Moses Smith      

Samuel Prime                      Mercy Bayley      Decemb^r 24

                                  Samuel Bayly

                                  Rachel Jewet

                                  Hannah Sawyer

                                  Edna Bointon

                                  Elisabeth Jewet

                                  Joseph Duty