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<p n="2400">a Lecturer of their own choosing to Preach in the Mornings, being disappointed<lb></lb>
therein by the Order of your Committee as aforesaid, not only denyed to contribute<obscured></obscured>
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themselves towards any Allowance for the said Mr Say, But have even threatn<obscured></obscured>
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to Ruine some of their Neighbours who were willing and had Agreed to make a<obscured></obscured>
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Collection for him if they went about so to doe.</p>
<p n="2401">Wee expected that the said Parishioners would have Rested satisfyed<lb></lb>
with the use of the said Church yard or Burying Ground joyntly with the<lb></lb>
Hospitall, But on the contrary upon the 16th: of February last, a Grave<lb></lb>
being Ordered there for a dead Patient, Mr Treasurer had notice given him<lb></lb>
That a Padlock was hung upon the dore of the said Burying ground by order<lb></lb>
of some of the Parishionrs: Upon which Mr. <rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMG55301_occ2131">Treasurer</rs>
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for the putting in<lb></lb>
Execucon the Order of your Committee, took a Workman, and the Steward with<obscured></obscured>
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him, and caused the said Padlock to be pulled off Whilst this was doeing<lb></lb>
an Account of it was carryed to <rs type="persName" id="LMTHMG55301_n2401-1">William Waterman</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMG55301_occ2132">Esqr</rs>
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: an Inhabitant<lb></lb>
in the said Parish, and also a Governor of this Hospitall, whose Rash and<lb></lb>
extravagant Behaviour on this Occasion is a very great Surprize upon<lb></lb>
your Committee; And as it Relates to the person of our Treasurer, whose<lb></lb>
unwearied Care and application in the Service of this Hospitall justly<lb></lb>
intitles him to all due Returns and acknowledgments on the part of the<lb></lb>
Governors. Wee thought we should be wanting in our Duty to the<lb></lb>
Hospitall, as well as in our Respects to him, if we did not lay before this<lb></lb>
Court the unjustifyable Conduct of the said Mr Waterman, with our Opinion<lb></lb>
thereupon. As soon as he was informed that Mr Treasurer had Ordered<lb></lb>
the said Padlock to be pulled off. He went imediately from his own House<lb></lb>
first putting on his Sword by his side, he not haveing had it on all that day<obscured></obscured>
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before, nor usually wearing it at other times, Running towards the Church<lb></lb>
yard, and crying aloud in the Street, That he would Murder him, Damn him<lb></lb>
he would doe his Business, He would Murder him by God; or words to that<lb></lb>
Effect, meaning Mr: Treasurer as it plainly appeares by what followed;<lb></lb>
Mr Watermans wife who observed the Outragious passion her Husband was<lb></lb>
in and Heard his Threatning, Ran after him, endeavouring to Stop him but<lb></lb>
in vain. A Great number of People followed him, and when he came to the<lb></lb>
Church yard Dore, He in a most Insulting manner asked Mr Treasurer, what<lb></lb>
he was doeing there, and by whose Order Mr. Treasurer had Scarce time to<lb></lb>
informe him That it was by Order of your Committee, and that if he would<lb></lb>
step to the Compting house, he might See the Order: But he with opprobrio<obscured></obscured>
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Language, told Mr Treasurer, He was no <rs type="occupation" id="LMTHMG55301_occ2133">Gentleman</rs>
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, in the nature of a Challeng<obscured></obscured>
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and laid his Hand upon his Sword, in appearance to draw it, when his wife<lb></lb>
and another person interposed between him and Mr Treasurer, whereby<lb></lb>
further mischeife was prevented; But as Mr Trear came a way, the said<lb></lb>
Mr Waterman</p>
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