78) 144                    1676.

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2. as to long hair they did ingage to charg those under family goverm^t to

reform their excess therin, & in case the[y] did not help y^e grandjury would

present such as were offensive heerin to y^e county court if private means

prevailed not with them & desird me that such as wear Excessive long

hair that I should not admitt them to bring their children to baptism till

they did reforme it

3 as to foolish fashions in apparrell, as naked arms or short sleeves to their

westcotts not above a hands breadth in many the church did ingage to doe their ut

most indeavour to reforme these things for the future

4 as to disorder of youth in publick on the Lords day or other days of the publick

worship of God they did ingage more strictly to observe & watch over youngsters

and for that End two brethren were desired to observe their demeanour in y^e

time of gods publick worship and if they played, laughed, leaned their heads

down against their seats in an irreverent sleepy posture they were to admo

nish such young ones the first time, if againe offending, in these things, they

were to tell their parents, if still they persisted in such irreverent carriage

then to complain of them to the elders or select men that some farther

Course might be taken with them as the general court has required.

5 as to breach of y^e 5^th comand in such as are under family government by going

out anights or refusing to hearken to the counsell & comands of parents or su

periours, the church did ingage not to suffer nor connive at any such Debauch[46]

carriage, but if private means prevailed not for amendm^t they would bring

such forth to be dealt withall in a church way; or by the court as the case might

require

6 They did ingage to reforme their neglect of attending private meeting (except

where some more then ordinary providence hindred y^m; for for some years private

meeting had bin too little frequented

7 to watch over one another more faythfully & constantly & in particular to awaken

one another when sleeping whilst the Rev^d was distracted or when parts of gods wor

ship afforded

8 That y^y would come more soundly to the contributions w^ch many had many Sab

bath day long omitted

                      & voted

[MS damage][47] alsoe agreed that Those two children of y^e church Neh Jewitt & Caleb

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[MS damage]who lived close by us tho in Ipswich bouds, & had desired to Joyne

[in][48] comunion w^th this Church, should be admitted if they still desired it

[MS damage] given Satisfaction to y^e church touching a work of grace in y^m &

[MS damage] they did contribute towards the mantenance of y^e ministry, & did

[MS damage] to doe though they live in Ipswich County,

[MS damage] ingaged 6^s per annum whilst he continues in Ipswich Bounds

[MS damage] case he came to dwell in the Town then to be rated according to

[MS damage] some other area M^r Neh Jewitt custom ingaged the same

[MS damage] God for his presence with his most unworthy servant S.P.

[MS damage] Christians X^st hear in the meeting June 20 1676 they were

[MS damage] orderly in their Speaking, & seriously affected with the work they were about &

[MS damage] willing to ingage themselves & theirs to y^e lord,; & to reforme

whatsoever y^e pp discerned to y^m to be amiss in themselves & theirs. ^________

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The Church of Christ in Salisbury still continuing in a divided condition - they agreed

both y^rfore y^t y^e whole church to call a counsell of 7 churches Salem Beverly Wen

ham Ipswich Portsmouth Dover Rowley & according Sent y^e letters as followeth