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Is heer in particular, & of serving oft in the work of the ministry

but yet desired 3 weeks or a month at most to consider & then he would

Either bring or send his full answer : his letter dated June 10 1669.

June 20 1669 he came & gave in writing this Answer

  I thankfully take notice of the Church & Toun of Rowley their love

& respect to me, which they manifested in their letter by Goodman Peirson

wherby I understand their desire to me that I would be for some time help

full to them in the work of y^e ministry, in a way of tryall how God may make

me sutable to them, & the place to me. Though I cannot at this present

give them soe promising an Answer as may be Expected or desired; yet I am

soe farr from neglecting their desires, as that If they shall se meet to accept

of it I am willing to come, & be w^th them for a year, in that time waight

=ing upon God to see how he shall direct them & me.

                                        Samuel Brakenbury

 

      1669

July 18 M^rs Crosby brought another child to Baptism as she had

done one before by virtue of her membership at Ipswich. & w^th the

consent of this church expressed by vote as page 8[90] Dⁿ Swan objected

just as I was beginning to pray & desire Gods blessing on ye ordinance

I told him of the vote that passed in the church, he remembred it not

but there was none that did farther interpose & soe the ordinance of

Baptisme was administred; It was onely R S & J P that objected thus

& for R S to object again after the church had consented & voted her

liberty to bring her child was disorderly.

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January 17 1669 Elizabeth Woodbury daughter to o^r Deacon

William Tenny dismissed to the church of Christ at Bass River to

joyne w^th that Church in full communion  The first of o^r mem

=bers not in full communion that was dismissed

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July 17 1670 M^r Brakenburyes year being now almost out viz upon

1 of August next, It was propounded to the church to know their minds

whether they desired his continuation w^th us, in order to office & settlem^t

many objected against that though many were for it, but all desired

him to stay with is to preach another year & expressed their consent

therto by a full vote, which was related to him by S P & B^r Swan B^r

Leaver B^r Peirson

M^r Brakenbury accepted their motion to be helpful us God should in all help

him  July 31 1670.

December 26 1670. The Church of Christ at Malden sending

messengers to invite M^r Brakenbury to preach with them in order

to settlem^t, the church of Rowley took the matter into conside

ration and did by an unanimous vote call M^r Brakenbury to

continue with us to help in the work of the ministrey untill

August next to come twelvmonth that is till august 1672 & that

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