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tion of our parish, that for twenty years past we have been
actually deprived of the Advantages of the Churches, and to
think that nothing more is to be expected for as many years
to come should Mr Hughs be fixed on us, and the universal
resentment the whole parish now hath to Mr Hughs from the
same consideration and the firmness of their resolutions
against receiving him, put us under great difficultys to know
how to act or what the Consequences of his Attempting to
Continue among us may bring forth, under these Reflections
we can only entreat your Exellency to interfer in our behalf,
and as we are Convinced you have it in your power to recon-
cile and put a Stop to the heart burnings of our people by
altering the situation of this unhappy matter, and being
assured of your Power so we yet rest under the pleasing
expectation that your Exellency's good Inclinations towards
us are not totaly extinguished, the execution of which will be
a means of making the hearts of the now dejected rejoice and
lay them under continual and lasting obligations to pray for
the prosperity of the Author of their happy change, and to the
obtaining of which blessing we humbly beg leave to assure
your Exellency nothing on our part that your Exellency shall
enjoin will be wanting to perfect so good a work and that the
same may be brought forth is the earnest desire and prayer of
us who beg leave with all due defference to Subscribe ourselves
your Exellencys most Obedient & Very Humble
Servants. William Addams
Thos Hayward Jr
P. S. We have been told that Littleton Dennis
your Excellency hath been Abrm Outten
informed that we are such Thos Bruff
a dis set of people that we William Waters Junr
would not be content with Wm Alien
any Gentleman you would James Gunby
send assure it is peice
with the rest that you have
heard, for a Man of Character
is all the parish desires and from
the Character we have received of
Mr Edmondson or Mr Claget we are
well assured such would give the utmost Satisfaction
Yrs as before &c
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