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

boai-d to repayre fortliwith to Easthampton & take into his

custody the body of the sayd Jeames & him keepe So as to have

him to answer the premisses before this board tliis day fortnight.

Its' likewise ordered that M"^ Josias Hubbart bee Subpenaed to

attend the same day. and that the clerk of Easthampton bee

356 PAPERS RELATING TO SUFFOLK. COUNTY.

then likewise here with the bookes of that Towns pubhc affayres.

A certeyne Lybell being this day read called y^ ptest of a comittee of Eastliampton wherein they contemptuously opose the orders of tlie Governo- and Councill for the layeing out land in that Town and it appeareing that in a most riotous mutinous L Sedithious manner they the Sayd pretended Comittee did publish their Sayd lybell by Eeate of Drum & afterwards did affix the Same on the publick meeting house of the Sayd town It's therefor ordered that Samuell Mullford Rob* Dayton Sam' Parsons Ben]"- Concklin Thomas Osborne & John Osborne bee by vertue of a warr' taken into y^ custody of a Messeng^' of this l^oard to ausw^ tlie premisses liere this day forthnight.