And your uneversal Desires of my further Improvement in that Sacred Lnployment with you; Discouridgeing to me is the uncertain face of things with Respect to the government's allowance and appropriation of my improvement freed from any Impositions which I doe comply with, however in fine my thoughts are these, that soe long as I may Diserne the Providence of God going Before, Guiding and Directing me continuing your good Affections to my Service, And Reasonable Encouridgement and Support, preventing and Diverting any snares or yoke uneasy to my conscience, your Precious and Dear Souls, To Be Dillegent in the ministerial Improvement Among you. And to Banish all thoughts of the neglecting you, or Deserting the Spirituall work and Employment by you desired, this I conceive the Present needful, from your Affectionate friend and Enclined to Be According to Power -- which (with thankful acceptance of your late Proposalls for my Encouragement In Christ's Service Among you) is All from your Absent friend And Servant for Christ's Sake-- JOHN JONES.

Given in Att a Publick Town Meeting at Bedford upon their Desires of my i Answer [ Aprill ve 2d 1703 J. J.

November 30th, 1703, the town by a maijor vote doth make chois of Jonathan Miller, Na»han Clark John Holmes Jr. and Jonathan Holmes

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to take a list and make Mr. Jones his this year's rate and to gather it for him.

March 5th 1704-5 the town by a maijor vote chuseth Nathan Clark, Colleckter to geather Mr Jones, his half year rate.