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41) 28 {September} 1750. detained from coming home by reason of rain. dined at Stephen Whitings -

29. Came home, & found all well

x30 Lords day I preached all day from {Jeremiah} 13.23 Old sermon. Read Ezra 6. {Matthew} 23. Baptized Thomas the son of {Benjamin} & Esther Chamberlain

1. {October} 1750. Hurried in outward affairs

2. Attended a raising of a sawmill of {John} Mowers

3. Visited {Reverend} Mr. Parker, {Colonel} Clark & {James} Dutton, whose {daughter} Ester is with child, as she lays by Mr. Herric a Married Man - and discoursed both with the Parents & Daughter

4. My wife & I, Visited {Deacon} Spaulding {Junior}

5. Excessively hurried

6. prepared Sermons

x7. Lords day I preach'd all day from {Proverbs} 15.19 Sermons [180?].575.76. Read Ezra 7. {Matthew} 24 Baptized Sarah the {daughter} of {Daniel} & Sarah Foster proposed a Catechising N E at {James} Parker [next?] Wednesday 2 o Clock PM

8. Wrote letter to my Mother & Brother

9. Visited {Jonathan} Swallow upon business - Josiah

42) 13. {October} 1750 prepared sermons -

x14 Lords day I preach'd all day from {Zachariah} 2.4 Run, speak to this young man sermon 542.2 read Ezra 8. {Matthew} 25. Administred Baptism to Sarah the {daughter} of {Jonathan} & Bridget Parkhurst -

15. Attended the raising of an End of house, of {Ephraim} Bloods -

16. Much hurried in business abroad

17. Trooping & Training in Town - I prayed with the Companies AM - Dined with {Captain} Chamberlain's troops - {Reverend} Messrs Parker, Hall & Rogers with Other Gentlemen were in Town & gave me the Vissit - Dr. Brocas & {Captain} Parish {Colonel} Stoddard company, lodged with us

18. I dined with the {Company} at {Colonel} Stoddards -

19. Visited {Daniel} Blodget - & {Deacon} {Ephraim} Spaulding, wrote Sermon - Visited {Ebenezer} Foster {Junior} discoursed with his wife about Joining in full {Communion} &c.

20. Wrote Sermon

x21. Lords day I preach'd all day from {Matthew} 26.11. and thereby recommended To our {people} to have a Contribution on the Thanksgiving days for the poor Read AM {Matthew 26. PM Ezra 9 - Propounded the {Covenant} To {Jonathan} Barron & Rachel his wife - propounded the desires Of Sarah the wife of {Ebenezer} Foster to Join in full {Communion} &c. Proposed Catechism, at the Meeting house next Wednesday 2 O Clock PM - & Read Proclamation for {public} Thanksgiving -

22. An uncomfortable windy day - at home, & reading &c.

23. Visited {Deacon} Colburn, & {James} Dutton

24. Received a Visit from {Reverend} Mr. Chandler who dined with us; PM I catechised children at the meeting house, but a very few, about [?]

43) 25 {October} 1750 - Wrote sermon, Visited Master Fletcher in the Evening, Dr. King Rode to Boston with my Chair & horse in order to bring up my sister {Elizabeth} i.e. it suited him in his business so to do, since I found horse &c

26. Dr. King brot. my sister {Elizabeth} from Boston

27. wrote sermon. {Reverend} Mr. Parker dined with us, in his way from Boston

x28. Lords day I preach'd all day from Acts 20.42. Read Ezra 10. {Matthew} 27. Baptized Jesie the son of Jacob & Sarah Byham. proposed a Charitable contribution for Henry Richardson of Pelham whose [?] & substance were lately confirmed with [?] - with the nine malancholey circumstances attending the sume viz the son of said Henry's, & Burnt so that he died in a few hours, & John Wright of Dracut consumed in the flames - notified the sacrament {supposed} to be next lords day

29. Visited Josiah Fletcher.

30. Wrote sermon

31. Wrote sermon

1. {November} 1750 Thanksgiving day {through} Province: I preach'd from 1 {Peter} 5.7. After service there was a Charitable {Contribution}: for Henry Richardson Of Pelham, as proposed last {sabbath} and was collected {in case} as follows, below

2. {Reverend} Mr. Chandler & wife, & her brother Timothy White of Boston, dined with us, PM we Visited {Colonel} Stoddard, with {them}. & {Deacons} came to my house & counted the contributions yesterday - & found in Cash £19.3.3 - in grain 28.15.0 - including 1 bulle Indian 1 [?] 28.15 & several notes, not specifying [?] 47.18.3

44) so that I judge the whole amount to {about} 50£ old {Tender} -

3 {November} 1750. discoursed with the wife of {Ebenezer} Foster {Junior} {about} coming into full {Communion} -

x4 Lords day & {Communion} day. I preach'd all day from 1 {John} 4.9. Old sermons. administred Sarah [supp't?] - after admitting Sarah the wife of {Ebenezer} Foster into the {Church} - administred Baptism to Simeon the son of {John} & Martha Barrat

5. considerable busy abroad

6. In the Evening Visited {Colonel} Stoddard

7. Went To Notingham minsters meeting there. {Present} besides {Reverend} Messrs Parker and Spaulding

8. {Reverend} Mr. Hall dined with me

9. Wrote sermon. Visited {Widow} Spaulding at her son, Simeon's - Visited {Deacon} {Ephraim} Spaulding

10. wrote sermon

x11 Lords day I preach'd all day from {Matthew} 12 31.32. Read {Nehemiah} 1. {Matthew} 28. Baptized {Jonathan} son of {Jonathan} & Rachel Barron, & Iri the son of Charles & {Susanna} McLain - propounded {Oliver} Cory to own {Covenant} - Mr. Wiswall schoolmaster of Billerica came to keep {sabbath} with us & dined with me - in the Evening {Colonel} Blanchard Visited me -

12. discoursed with Lois Herrick {about} owning {Covenant} &c

13. Visited Master Fletcher in the Evening

14. This day ({through} the great goodness of God) my ) dear wife was safely delivered of a Daughter she sent for her women about 7 or 8 o clock Mary in the morning, & was delivered a little before [?] lately a bed, by one o clock PM.

45) 15 {November} 1750 dined at {Colonel} Stoddard with Dr. [Brocar?], {Captain} Farrish, & some yound ladies

16. last night my wife was very ill, but better to day - I very much hurried

17. Very busy in family affairs & very ill myself

x18 Lords day. I preach'd all day from {Proverbs} 23.26 Old sermons Read {Nehemiah} 2. {Mark} 1. Propounded {covenant} To {Oliver} Cory. Baptized my Daughter by the name of Mary - also Joseph the Son of {Andrew} & Mary Betty, & Ephraim the son of {Oliver} & Hannah Cory propounded the desires of Lois Herrick to Ond {Covenant} & to have her Children baptized

19. Very much hurried in {Church} business &c

20. Master Minot & {Captain} Cummings dined with me Dr. Mr. Tyng & {daughter} Sarah & Mr. {Stoddard} visited my wife,

21. Visited {Widow} Stevens -

22. Received Visit from the wife of Dr. Abbot

23. Received [ditto?] from Dr. himself who had been to Groton -

24. prepared sermons

x25 Lords day preach'd all day from {Colossians} 3.12 Put on - Meekness. Sermons from {Matthew} 5.5 Read {Nehemiah} 3. {Mark} 2. Propounded {Covenant} to Lois Herrick - Baptized {Thomas} son of Henry & Marah Spaulding - & Joanna {daughter} of {Samuel} & Sarah Barron -

26. Visited {Ebenezer} Foster

27. Town Mett {about} my sallery, but did nothing which I am Informed of as, yet, --

28. {Reverend} D. Emmerson dined with me - I Visited {Colonel} {Stoddard}, {Colonel} Blanchard being there -

46) 29 {November} 1750 Studdied some, -

30. Wrote sermon

1. {December} 1750 wrote Sermon

X 2 Lords day I preach'd all day from Acts 10.2 Baptized Robert the Son of David & Phebe Spaulding - Reuben the Son of {Benjamin} & {Elizabeth} Parker - Jonathan the Son -- & Bethyah & Molley & Lois the Daughters of -- & Lois Herrick -- The Woman has lately own'd {Covenant} - & the Children are baptized on her {account} The Father being a poor Shackling man, and now Obliged to Abscond, on {account} Of Debt, as also on {account} of a Charge of adultery - Ester the {daughter} of Jannes Dutton laying a Child (of {which} is now big) to him

3. Dined at {Colonel} Stoddards with {Reverend} Mr Hall & wife

4. Visited Israel Prockter sick - & a young girl at Asa Martins sick, prayed with both - Dined at Gershom Prockter's

5. A young child of Henry Spaulding, died I visited {Oliver} {Fletcher} in the Evening -

6. Attended the {funeral} of Henry Spauldings child

7. Studdied some

8. prepared {sermon}. Visited {Jonathan} Barron, he & his child sick & prayed with {them}

x 9 Lords day I preached all day from {Psalm} 24.3.4 Sermons from {Matthew} 5.8 -

10. Visited {Colonel} {Stoddard} in the {Evening} In also this PM {Jonathan} Barron he & Child yet sick & prayed &c.

47) {December} 11. 1750. Rode to Dunstable in {Company} with {Colonel} Minot & {Colonel} Stoddard &c and attended the funerall of {Colonel} Josiah Willard of Fort Dummer - This {Gentleman} came to {Colonel} Blandards about buisness - was taken ill of a Fever the {Sabbath} before last & died last Saturday night - A man of a good Character - & a man who has bin Useful in his day - I was Informed that he was calm & Composed, within the nearest views & prospects of Death, & they that knew him think That {they} have Reason To hope {that} he died in {Christ} - may {the Lord} sanctify Such a providence to me, & as no one knows where he is to End his days, so I {would} {that} it was my care & concern to be found ready whensoever & wheresoever {the Lord} shall call for me - {Reverend} Mr. Hale prayed at the {funeral} - Supp'd at {Colonel} Tyngs & came home in the {Evening}.

12. Received a visit from {Colonel} Minot

13. Very much hurried in {Churchly} buisness

14. This Evening {Ephraim} Blood, {Jonathan} Harwood & {Jonathan} Parker visited me, as a {Committee} {from} & of {the} Town - and told me {they} were Impowered (only) to Agree {with} me & settle the Standard whereon to Compute my Sallary yearly - Upon the Article - viz. {Indian} {Rice}, Pork & beef -

I {answered} {them} if it was {proper} {that} this {should} be done, there was a {Committee} already chosen and In being for {that} purpose - but Inasmuch as the Town had voted to Adjust my sallery by the 1st {November} past & had not done it - Of course then [?] & my Engagements were null, and of no force - [for they?]

48) paid no regard to their own votes {themselves} And This is all the {answer} I made {them}, as a {Committee} - expect to Rehearse the {Agreement} between the Town & myself above a year ago -

Then, The Town would have had me pitched up on a certain Sum for my years Sallery - I told {them} I had done it 2 years past & I {thought} it ought to be fixed - They urged there was a likelihood Of the Medium its being changed, & Therefore In the course of {another} year they & I {should} be {better} able to judge of Things - I told {them}, then I {thought} they {should} pitch upon a sum, {they} did, & voted £550 - I did not declare my Acceptance of this, till the Town explained {themselves} - That if they could come to an {agreement} with me upon a new footing well, if not, That the Standard {should} be fixed upon the 4 articles {aforesaid} by the 1st of {November] 1750 - and the computation to be in the {month} of {January} following, because then we {should} know the market prices of those particular commodities - And a Note Including these {particulars} was Passed - I then declared {that} I accepted of the sum voted for my years {salary} & {that} I {would} give receipts in full accordingly {from} time to time till I had received the whole - I have done so, as I have received, and stand ready to do so when I have received my due to 1st {November} [foresaid?] And now the Town has paid no regard to the {agreement} upon their part, & I took upon myself not to be bound by the {agreement} upon my part -

They {said} {they} remembered well all this, passed between the Town & me - & so did 4 of the selectmen some time since - viz. {Deacon} {Ephraim} Spaulding, {Thomas} Spaulding, {Daniel} Prockter & {Robert} Fletcher.

15 {December} 1750 Wrote Sermons &c. &c.

Index

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1 OF Physicks or Naturall Phylosophy in General. 3 2 OF the generall part of Physicks. 4 3 Of the affections of Naturall body in general.General 30 4 OF the Speciall part of Physicks & 1^st of the heavens in. ge[?] 14 5 OF the Heavens in Speciall. 25 6 OF Terrestriall bodies and of Elements in generall. 29 7 OF Elements in Special and first of Fire 34 8 OF air. 38 9 OF Water. 44 10 OF Earth. 62 11 OF mixt bodie in general and its affections 66 12 OF the Species of mixt bodies & 1.^st of firery meteours. 68 13 OF Comets. 75 14 OF airy meteours. 79 15 Watery meteours. 84 16 OF appearing meteours. 90 17 OF perfectly mixt bodies and [first?] of Stone 95 18 OF mettals and mineralls. 98 19 OF animate bodies in generall & speciall vegetables & [sensibles?] 106 20 OF the growing faculty 113 21 OF Procreation 117 22 OF sensative Living bodies 125 23 OF Seeing 128 24 OF Hearing 137 25 OF Smelling, Tast, and Touch. 147 26 OF Interious Senses. 152 27 OF y^e[the] Sensative appetite 156 28 OF Locomotion. 158 29 OF Secondary affections, awake and sleep 163 30 OF the Species of Animals, Brutes and men 165 31 OF the World. 176

[pref?] Naturall Phylosophy 1 ____________________________

A System of Physicks The Preface

The usual [problem?] of Physicks shows it to be a Science in that is hath all y^e[the] requisites which to science do be long viz: y^e[the] end contemplation, and y^e[the] object a reall, necessary being:

I the end contemplation; y^e[the] end indeed of y^e[the] Science or that which puts a man upon y^e[the] study of nature both it may and should be, both practice and operation; and y^t[that] in many ways as medicine, husbandry, and all handy-crafts, & trades, which can never be well handled without some un derstanding of y^e[the] nature of those things which we have in hand; yet y^e[the] end and last design of y^e[the] science it self is to enable a man to contemplate; & meditate on y^e[the] nature of bo dies: and y^e[the] like may be said of all other sciences. the scient meditates for operation, y^e[the] science has its end in contem plation.

2 the object or subject handled is naturall body a reall and necessary being; necessary in y^e[the] Genus body, and y^e[the] species th ereof, though allways very mutable in its Individualls it is necessary y^t[that] body in generall, or any of its species: ie: what soever is a body, should have matter, form, time, place &c: though in this or that particular body, y^e[the] matter may be al tered, y^e[the] form destroyed, y^e[the] time ended, or y^e[the] place changed.

Body in generall is necessary

but in y^e[the] Individualls doth vary.

now beause of y^e[the] necessity which is scientificall, there are many things in nature most certain & demonstrable & yet it must be acknoledged, y^t[that] y^e[the] Doctrine of bodies admits of more