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a Lecturer of their own choosing to Preach in the Mornings, being disappointed
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therein by the Order of your Committee as aforesaid, not only denyed to contribute
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themselves towards any Allowance for the said Mr Say, But have even threatn
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to Ruine some of their Neighbours who were willing and had Agreed to make a
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Collection for him if they went about so to doe.
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Wee expected that the said Parishioners would have Rested satisfyed
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with the use of the said Church yard or Burying Ground joyntly with the
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Hospitall, But on the contrary upon the 16th: of February last, a Grave
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being Ordered there for a dead Patient, Mr Treasurer had notice given him
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That a Padlock was hung upon the dore of the said Burying ground by order
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of some of the Parishionrs: Upon which Mr.
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for the putting in
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Execucon the Order of your Committee, took a Workman, and the Steward with
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him, and caused the said Padlock to be pulled off Whilst this was doeing
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an Account of it was carryed to
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William Waterman
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: an Inhabitant
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in the said Parish, and also a Governor of this Hospitall, whose Rash and
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extravagant Behaviour on this Occasion is a very great Surprize upon
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your Committee; And as it Relates to the person of our Treasurer, whose
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unwearied Care and application in the Service of this Hospitall justly
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intitles him to all due Returns and acknowledgments on the part of the
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Governors. Wee thought we should be wanting in our Duty to the
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Hospitall, as well as in our Respects to him, if we did not lay before this
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Court the unjustifyable Conduct of the said Mr Waterman, with our Opinion
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thereupon. As soon as he was informed that Mr Treasurer had Ordered
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the said Padlock to be pulled off. He went imediately from his own House
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first putting on his Sword by his side, he not haveing had it on all that day
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before, nor usually wearing it at other times, Running towards the Church
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yard, and crying aloud in the Street, That he would Murder him, Damn him
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he would doe his Business, He would Murder him by God; or words to that
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Effect, meaning Mr: Treasurer as it plainly appeares by what followed;
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Mr Watermans wife who observed the Outragious passion her Husband was
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in and Heard his Threatning, Ran after him, endeavouring to Stop him but
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in vain. A Great number of People followed him, and when he came to the
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Church yard Dore, He in a most Insulting manner asked Mr Treasurer, what
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he was doeing there, and by whose Order Mr. Treasurer had Scarce time to
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informe him That it was by Order of your Committee, and that if he would
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step to the Compting house, he might See the Order: But he with opprobrio
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Language, told Mr Treasurer, He was no
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, in the nature of a Challeng
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and laid his Hand upon his Sword, in appearance to draw it, when his wife
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and another person interposed between him and Mr Treasurer, whereby
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further mischeife was prevented; But as Mr Trear came a way, the said
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Mr Waterman
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