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

Jos HOBART.

Jurat decimo Octavo die Jfovemb: Anno Drnni (1686) Sedente Cur.

J. Palmer. Endorsed M' Hobarts Affid': 1686

ORDER OF COUNCIL.

Art a Councill held the 1 8'^ day of No vemb 1686, pre^t his Exly

the Governor Majr Brockholls M'' fflipsen M^ Cortland M"-

SpraggMajr Baxter

Two depositions being tliis day read against M"" Thomas James

minister of Easthampton for preacheiug a certeyne Seditious

Sermon on the Sevententh day of October last past Its ordered

that a warrant bee made out to one of the messengers of this