That yesterday morneing being y« Tenth of ffebruary Instant, tlie suti being about halfe an hour high he sent his Boy as usual every morning to y<= Church to see if all was well, who Imediately Returned & told him y^ Church was broke open, Whereupon he went to y*-' Churcli, and in y® Church Yard jr y^ Nrvrth corner of }^ Church found a peise of y« Surpliss l>i'i)ig, ivM seveiall peices more thereof near y« Steeple In one of wiiich pei'.-essome persons had Eased themselves, And looking tartlier found two Common Prayer Books and two Psalm Bouks lyeing io ye Church

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Yard which he beheved had beene taken out of y« Church One

whereof belonged to y- Reverend M^' Vesey Rector of the said

Church, and used to lye in his Reading Desk, And ye Exaniinant

opening y® Steeple Doore found y^ Belfry Window which had

beene Boarded up was broke open by some person by ye help of

three large Stones sett up with out side of tlie Steeple to hoist

them to y® said Window, and ye Examinant goeing to y^ Vestry

Room, found y^ whole pannell of y^ Vestry Window was broke

Open, and perceived that one of y^ Surplices which had beene

left there, was taken away, being y^ same that he soe found tore

to peices in y® Church yard as aforesaid, But y® other Surpliss

remained in y^ Vestry Room One of y« sleeves Whereof being