Which sayd Scandalous and libellous paper was so affixed by Sam' Mullford Robert daiton Sam' Parsons Benjamin Conckling Thomas Osbiu*ne and John Osborne On purpose to Bring his Ma''«^ Authority Into Contempt and Scorne and to the Evil! Example of his Ma^'t-« Liege people. -- Wherefore his Mamies s*" Attorney Gen}' prayeth the Consideration of this hon^^i^ board in the premises And tiiat the sayd Sam' Mulford Rob^ daiton Samuell Parsons Benjamin Conckling Tliomas Osborne and John Osborne may answer the premisses and have due punishment In Law for such their Contempte aforesayd.

[Here follow Gov. Dongan's Wan-ants for the arrest of all the above parties, »nd of Stephen Hedges, Willm. Perkins, Jeremy Concklin, Daniel and Nathaniel Bishop aiders and abettors in the above. Dated 19. Nov. 1686.]

COMPLAINT AGAINST THE REV. W JAMES.

JosiAii HuBBART of Eastliamptou in tlie County of Suffolke Esq' being deposed upon his Corporall Oath Saith That upon the ^eaventeenth day of October one thousand Six Hundred Eighty

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and Six in Easthampton M^ Thomas James minister of Eastliampton afores*^ preacht out of that Text in the Twenty fourtli Chapter of Job the Second verse the whole Subject of his Sermon was to Show the eviH and pronounce the curses against those who removed their neighbours Land markes and in hia appHcacon he brought it to the present matter of this Towne as to the Land laid out here lately and continued the pronouncing the Curse against them that acted in it and shewed that there order for it was noe excuse though it were an Edict from the King himself as Supreame nay though it were establisht by a Law yet they could not be excused from the Curse and then he went on and blessed God that tliis was not our Condicon for the Providence of God had soe ordered it that our Hono^ Governor had made such Restrictions in the order that mens Proprieties could not be meddled withall