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that we had such confidence in your Excellency we had no
reason to doubt of Success in the Attempt we had made under
these circumstances we thought continued as we thought
secure until Doct^r Chandler in consequence of our Invitation
came down to us at whose appearance from the General good
Character he bore and the Sundry credentials he produced,
we then began to form to ourselves the promising hopes of
being blessed with a Teacher, as one worthy of the name of a
Clergyman ; the distance he resided from us and the necessity
that he was under of returning in a short time laid us under
obligations of determining what was to be done, we therefore
signifyed to the Parishioners the necessity of their being
collected together so that they might hear M^r Chandler preach
and thereby judge for themselves which accordingly was done
& he preached several Sermons attended with a considerable
Audience and after hearing him and being acquainted with
his General good Character he appeared to have the Unani-
mous consent of the whole parish in his favour and their
earnest desire that he should be fixed as their Teacher (we
may venture to use the expression Unanimous because there
was none of a contrary opinion except a few that had some
lucrative views that prompt them to think he would not
answer their purpose so well as some others might do) We at
the same time thought it might be more Satisfactory to you to
be acquainted with the Aprobation of both Vestry & Parishinors
as to Doc^r Chandler and for that purpose We formed the
Adress delivered you by the Vestry when they with Doc^r
Chandler waited on you. But when the Vestry returned to
the Parish with the disagreeable and unexpected disapoint-
ment in your Exellency's refusing an Induction to Doc^r
Chandler, the whole parish appeared struck with Surprize and
filled with discontent, indeed when they came to be informed
that your Exellency had declared you would not Induct M^r
Read, but that you would chose a Gentleman for us yourself
and such a one as you were well Acquainted with and such a

one as we could have no cause of exception to, this in a great

measure elevated their disapointment and continued to rest not
without hope of being happy in your choice, and so continued
under this pleasing prospect, until they received the most
disagreeable news of M^r Rosses having an Induction for the
Parish, an event so far from their expectation which struck the
whole parish with horror & despair, and what greatly aded to
highten their resentment our parish being fully acquainted
with both the Morals and Abilities of the man, he having for
many years before resided in the neighbouring Parish, and
they well knowing that from his Imorality and obstanancy he
was become a laugh and a byword to all such as was

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