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T II U R S D A Y, Jaouary :.
B O S T O N.

IS ~ " N.
A letter from Plymouth in England, dated
Oa, a, fays,ss YeHerday came in feet of
tranfports, to. take in troops for St. Vincenrs,
in the Weii Indies"
ST. VINcENT, O<7Obr 3. On Monday
lat as a party of the CAD regiment was
marching 10 join the troops encamped near
Niamboo river, they were attacked by the
Grabs from amongR the buthes. A great
many of the favages were killed and wouh-
ded of the Kings troops corporal and four
men were killed and wounded a negro who
attended them was likswile Killed. Il Teens
that Frenchman who was fanding upon q
bill adjacent to the place where the engage
ment began, gave &c Caraibs the hgnal when
to FIRE the Villain is fiuce aPprehended, was
ient to KingRown, and put on board one Of
hisMajeRy's lhi2s ofwar.' It's to be hoped he
will meet with fuch punihment as is ade-
quate to bis deferts.
Same day the Caraibs let FIRE and burnt
down the plantation of Mr.. Bruce at Wa
chilabeau, and killed fome of his negroes.
. One Of the Caraibs that delivered himfelf
up laft week to his ExceIlency the General,
was found in arms sgainit his MajeRy and
on Wednesday lsf he was hanged at Calm
qua.
Thurfiay morning, about nine Clock. the
Caraibs burnt down the plantation of Mon
fieur Lacroix, and killed lome OF his negroes !:
Immediately after that bafbarous trsnlastion,
they came 10 the next eiia,e (Monheur Pra-
de's) with an inient to fet liz on FIRE but by
the vigilance Of detachment Of The Ioushern
] regiment VI militia ukder the command O.
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For the MAssAcHusRTTs S P Z.
Mr. THOMAS,
PkafS.ss iia1srf ne ySllsping in ysn valuable
p pr and yss ssia sblliies gsnr cssjiant req
der. n COU MI R Y M A NJ.
TNtbs late protect sga,pf the proceedings
.ofthe latespwn meeting At MArblehead
we find the following ssaion, viz. i" Be-
/" caufe the voters &c, faid meeting do, by
g Tfonie of their reiOyes, absolutely deter
s. mine and bals FINAL ientsnce. concerning
]" fome matters which have 6sep conuoveI-
Sc ted between Great.Bfitain and the Colo
Z" nies, without giving Hearing to orc u
q the parties; which is contrary 10 known
+" maxim Of equity, and their procedure
!" would lin our humble opinion have ap-
sc peared more candid and impartial, hal
i" they Ara Heatd what Great Britain could
{" have offered, on her fide the queflon. /" |
would only ak the gentlemen who fzned
the above protect this plain qdefiion, w.
HaJt not rOs (fbs eoloai9i) aiyssdy hard
sUbat Graf Britain esald Jay on bsr Gas hs
gusfiSr ar a bigbvat rs6ber lbbs msn me on
The road and dtmasd' my parJs, mandy sDift
tsUsrd and PJfsi DIT my bysea.
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ought to be deemed acfsd and kept inyioa
| by US their poaerity. h
: /" Rej5iUed particularly. That the la,
miniaeliAl man@uvre, in ahixing Hipends Q
falAnies TO the Offices of the Judges Of our Su
peripr Court, is an innovation that menace
the total abolition OF fair trials and equitab,
ilues at law, and directly affect both the lih
and property of the fubjea,' as an entil'
dependence on the crown for fdpport; has I
tendencyto bias the mind ofthe judges anc
prevent that fria impartiali,y which ought
to attend their deci6ons. But il is not ovr
deGgn to reflect in the leaf on tie very ref
-pedable gentlemen, who at prelent sdorn
thole Offices, but TO ground our opinion on
the imperfeetion and depravity of human ma
tuTe.
" Re)Slved, That If the meafures 70 jua-
y complained of by this province and the
other colonies on tie continent. are peiiittcd
IN and enforced by fleets and armies, they
mutt. I've think of IT with pain) they will
ina lRile time, ilue in the total diflolurion
Of the union between the mother country
and the colonies, fo'the Infinite los Of the
former and regre. of the latter
.RsySlvsa. That.the Representative of this
town be infru6tsd, and accordingly he is in
Rsu6ed TO ufe his uttermoR eiforn ! che next
fe1ipn Of our General Ansmbly, 70 obtain ..
radical Tedfefs Of our grievances. v Z. = !.
6 Rsjsiusd. That aCemmitee for Gsiev-
ances be cho(en, TO coueipond with the e.
vefal Committees of the came denomination
in our metropolis and the other sDwns
thropghs,he province, and feporsSo this town
fuch. propoials. as may be thought proper to
remove our unpsFal eled hsrS.Aips:: And sc-
cOgdinglY the following keptlcniysi were
chOiep for the above pwpols, zrdnSdered 70
tranfn,it copy of the proceedings Of this
towq. at their psefeht meeting, TO the COM.
mittee oeCorreipoadence a. BqGon, 80
siJoHN TURkER,
w yABEL STEfsoN,
DEsJERRMIAi1 HAIL,
SAMUEL GEALp,
SETH HATcHe
Ifras copy fran Rsrard,
Atse&. JOHN TURNER, Towns lesk.
: PEMBROKE, December 81, I7;i.
n 70 fbs gsaflSmsn Of tbs CoasmiffD Of Ger
n r1bssdsaes sOitbia The TssOs # Bsfsa.
g, GENTLEMEE,
q WE the COMMITTEE Of correspondence,
chofen within the town Of Pembroke,
herewith inclofe the proceedings of town
meeting held at the town Of Pembroke on
the aSth Of December, I'm; and hefeby
inform you that we are ready and willing
to bold a c,rrefpohdence with you and the
other town committees of corelpondence
within this province, when, ssd 10 often
as il lhall be thought neceiiary, to fupport
the caufe of liberty and properly; and 70
fubfcribe our(eIves hearty friends and well-
wilners in the caule aforelaid.
JoHN TIL RNER,
ABEE STsTscE,
JEEEMIAH HALL,
SETH HATCH.
.a 81 -
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January ?.
EDNESD AY,, January 6.
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4
The following letter from the town of Nav.
BuRY-PoRr has been received BY the
Committee of Correspondence of this
town. Viz.
"NEwBuRY-PoRT, Jan. 1T. 1873.
I" GENTLRMEN,
THE frerboldsyI and stb~ inbabitants
Of NssvbEry Port in tor0n meeting legally az
.lsmbkS this 6rf Of January III ;, haze read
and csnidsvsda Letter from the i"6abif0nts q
Bottom Of the 2otb Of NsVsmber, tegsf6fr Nth
,br Otbr proceedings sffbat fssUn alta Iafs meet
;ng, and thank them for The free Communicative
Ofrbfiy Entizunfy on matters 70 greatly iafeysf.
inc and important. ne admire the Vigiian1s
and psrfvsranee Of or t,itnds there in The
saaIE Of liberty. notwithstanding tbs Otarat7i
sss tbsy have met s9ifb BY fbe indifference Of
,;ms ondfb ,ppefti0n sfStbers; aSd tVs big6.
lys9esm them far' II.
g qBs yigbts Of this proviner as they bnv<
GATED fbem undoubtedly belong 10 Us 7bf
La.vs of God and The contribution b0Sif iavefed
=, Nth them. --Aad in sur opiaiOn no pauer
on Earth can js6!y deny rs the free end fri *
srGJs sffbsh. - bEi, EnbaPpfJ JsT rs, zoe are
G.nisd this Els,ieusprivitagf- BY tbs sptrHfis"
Of frGysdisn5 end certain at7' Of Parliament,
sobieb bave byoagbt upoa rs fbsjs grsat and
diGysEIne qrie0anc9 sVbieb they haze painted
eat, end Ien,i others that might be MENTIONED,
s,ndias to irUo'vs tbi, country in certain ruin.
W0re5 nn rs a Vsry melancholy and alarming
confederation, sDitb regard to our p,qsriy as
suIH as snyjsiVH.
/" WsJbosld yei'icf could sOs Be IN any sus0-
fire isfyHzsntol in extricafi1g our country
from tbi, Hsbepey Gtantisu: And tsrbis end
.vs tysR lVs 6aH always he ready to exert or
utmsR abilities in all legal and esg9ifEfi0"ai
s0ays."
AT a legal meeting Of the freeholders and
ether inhabitants of Newbury-Port, January
\ I77z. The foregoing letter being pre-
ENed to the town for their acceptance, it
read and accepted. and thereuPon order
NJ Mat the Town Clerk ranfmit an au-
~ lsicated copy lhereofto the Committee Of
~ dependence of the town Of Bolton.
true copy, atteR.
4 SrEPHEN SFwALL Town-Clerk.
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She(oIlowing proceedings Of. the Town
of MEDFORD, were tranlrnitted to
a1 ss.s committee Of correspondents for this
! town.
g Mt auesfisg Of The fyssbslasrs and afber
inhabitants Of the fouUn Of 11tdf'rd, The 3U
Of December, I772, btldty 0ejSGrnnenf,tbs
Committee atpoixt'dtO examine into 2Hbhe gre.
names, &c. vebsrtfd as follOsOs. :
8. THAT tiie thanks of this town be
eiven 20 the refoedab.e inhabitants of the
Town Of Bottom, FOR their patriotic care and
VIGILANCE (difcovarcd on lcyeral cccsiiuns)
in eodeavouring to ptelerve our civil coz
t;tut;on free from innovation, and TO main.
,a;r che fame inv,DIzte. And thar they, to
,h;s end, have now literally tEanlmtted'
this. and the other towns in this province,
= particular fate Of our rights and Privi-
leges a. free Bsti(h fubjeets, men and
chriaians. with the infringements made
upon the fame which treatise has in ge-
neral received the APPRECIATION OF this town.
6 And we do aiiuIe them, that our al
hffance ihall not be wanting in the ute OF
all fuch lawful, propir meaiufes, as mall
be thought expedient to be adopted Tor the
nreiervation of out liberties, civil and reli-
eious: Being of opinion, that iteady,
uniform and perieVeIing conduct in con-
ffitutional way, is the bef means under
God. for obtaining that end, and reoteis
Of all our grievances. However. at Present
(hall refer mates to, and coDfide IN; the
,-;fdoui of the Great and General Court
Iwho are the guardians of our lisertIesl
ina, they will, ct their next isfion, adept
and Drolecute fuch ialutary meafures as arc
reou lite fer obtaining the end dehted
Tbe Iaid Csmmiffss Gllo rtpOyf'd the fsi-
L4.ine INSTRUCTIONS to fbsir Repre-
8nfaiive, VIZ.
s. To SIMON TvFrs, Ed;
"S r,
YOU being the Representatives OF th'
town of Medford the prefenr yeas we your
ronaituents, this day in Lawful town
meeting Attended, having taken into ierl-
Gus confederation, the many and alarming
grievances, 70 generally and Juftly Con-
1laiped of, which the colonies In general,
and this province in particular, lsbour VA
der. as being iubveriive of the efieusia
,;obt, and privileges of free Britiih fubjeas
md repuenanf both to the letter and fpsrI
of on, royal charter-take the freedom 6
LIZ. before you our ientiments she'euPon
20 eajoin you as our representative, {
IA endeavcurs ri the hououTabi
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BRAINTKEE, March I'D, 1878.
1T . TssOn Mating legally aDFmblsd Mareb

1T TssOH Mt'ti1g legally aDfzbtd Azareb
III, 1873.
{" VOTED, The pamphlet commune
Gated to the Select Men from the town Of
Bottom, be committed to>a committee for
their confederation and report thereon to the
town,
/" Tsfsd, Said pamphlet be read before the
town at treir prefent meeting.
6 Then Deacon Jofeph Palmer, Capt.
Benjamin Beae. Deacon jonathan Webb,
Deacon James Pennimen, and Deacon Jo-
nsthau Wild, were feperately cholsn a
committee for the purpofe afOreiaid.
" The pamphlet above referred to being
read, the committee offered their report the.s
on a. follows, viz.
" To the respectable town of Braintree in
town meeting aG:mbled. We your com
nittee, have moR feriou1y conh1ered the
matter this day committed to US and re-
port,
-" ]. That we spprehend the Rate Of the
riphas of the colonies and oftbs province in
psr,icuIsr, together vith alift of the infringe.
msntz and violations of thole rights,as fatsd
in faid pamphlet committed to US, arc in &C.
neral fairly represented, and that the town
of Bolion be hereby thanked for this inffsnce
bf then extraordinary care Of the Publiek
welfare.
II. That all iaxations, BY what name To-
ever called, imPOled upon Us without our
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Mr.. Thomas.

Mr.. THOMAS,
a II the bottom of the refolves of the
"a General AGsmbly printed in your laH
it is aoIed that they Psded by divlfon Of
g TO 70 whereas this related only TO the
lat refo!ve the Others having paGed without
divliion and wi b only or 3 dIa.nIients.
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Sarvey.ri IF W5sa'. John luio'' Eq;
and Mr.. John Lucas.
Surv.,sr sfHsmp. Mr.. John Gray.
A0s0r,. Mr.. John Kneeland, Mr.. Ben
iamin Church, Belcher Moves, Efq; Mr..
J,na,han Blown, Mr.. Daniel Pecker, Giles
Harris. Elq. and Capt. Samuel Downe.
CsHsSns Of taxes. Mr.. Edward Holli-
say, Mr.. Abraham Savage. Mr.. Benjamin
Henderion and Mr.. Benjamin Gray.
Clerks Of the MARKET. MeGIs. Thomas
Love, Cyrus Baldwin,, Richard Salter, ohm
Taylor, John Winthrop, James Cazneau,
flames Selkrig. William Pitts, Robert Rug
giles, Jofeph Coolidge John Kneeland and
John Barrett. jun. -
Iafsrmvs Of Deer. Mears. William
DAVIS, jun. and Thomas Edes. !.
HgSy MATTERS. Capt. Martin Gay, and
mr.. John Skinner.
Einu Hssyvs. Mr.. John Dyer, Mr.
Samuel Dyer. Mr.. Obadiah Lowe, Cap,.
John Joy, Mr.. William Crafts. -.
SHrvfysrs of Boards. Mefis. Wi
Nichols, Clement Collins, jacob =.
Jofeph Edmunds, John GEesn0a &c
Vergooie, John Champney, andrew
Symmes, Henry Allen, Edmund Ranger,
Richard Walker, Thomas Uran, John
BuIfinch, Abraham Howard, Jofeph But
Ter, Jofeph Ayers, Andrew Townihend,
Toleph Ballard, E'iiha Homes, Thomas
Bayiey, John Holland, John Rogers, OOa'
diah Low, Benjamin Page, D.nely Wing,
Henry Blsiidel and Abraham Rogers.
CEilsrs Of Sfavss. Mefis. Peter Cot
"a, Ioleph' Dyer, ManaGa Matters, John
Hsfkins, David Spear, Jouashan Jsnkln''
Caleb Heyden, Job WheelwighI, clhua
Pico, Benjamin Sssls. Paul Baxtefs John
Owen, Thomas Knox, Samuel White, Ed
ward Cowell, Peter Ellis, Nathan Spear,
Timothy Psale, Jacob Williams, Nathaniel
Waterman, Samuel Barnard, John Newell
Henry Lucas, RichardFlood, William Rogers
and Samuel Peck.
SeavmgaY; Wards No. I. JoGah Vois,
Joleph Smelling z. Caleb ChampneD 3.
Francis Pulcifer, 4. James Thompfon, S.
Joleph Loring, e. Charles Perrin, 2 Jihn
Langdon, 8. Samuel Warden JohnFul-
ierton 10. Thomas Chaie, II. Benjamin
Wheeler, IA.
SsaleyI Of Ls0fbtr. Samuel Bangs. JoiePh
CLARK, Thomas NoIen, BENJAMIN Balls, and
Daniel P aGks.
Hoyw0rd. Mt. Thomas Smith.
HserssVS. Meais. William M Fad1en
and David Symons.
CsnG0bLs. MeiTrs. Auguaus Hale, John
Coverly, John Wells, Elias Dspee, Hez XII
ali Ufher, JOfeph FOye, Stephen ,Symmes,
George Thomas, Samuel GreenieAf, John
s Hammet and John Bennett
The meeting asnds adjourned to TUel-
day the a3d OF March infant nine o'clock
A. NJ.
AT this meeting il was voted, that new
watch houle, fhaIl be erected at Wet Bof-
ton anda fuiiable watch appointed that
tx leather buckets lhould be provided for
each Fire Engine.
The report Of committee, for procuring
400 Hreet lamps for the town, was accepted
and committee appointed to procure lub-
fcriptions for the lame.
D. ,.,-wy1 Maxeh Al v.@a
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the pfovince for their f4laIies, which tend.
greatly to obitrva The eonuect5a that ought
20 b. be,wecn them sad the people ct The
province, aad thereby the uuit and comb
dence OF the people In them, as their ruers,
is greatly dim,nlihed. BY theId and many
other infringemenls on our rights and ptivi-
leges, as freemea we are greatly alarmed.
Therefore we hope and ltSR the G,eat and
General Aaembly Of this p'ovisce in their
great wiidon, will ule their u,moR efforts to
OBTAIN ipeedy redfeE OF th=le fore aud DIFF.
ueiiing grievances.
v. That tie lincere and hearty thanks OF
his town be given to the town of B ,lton for
the care and attention of 10 many Of its wor-
thy inhabitants, in 10 clearly Ra,ing the rights
and privileges OF the colonies and for their
care and attention at this as we'll as az o,her
times to p eferve The fights OF the colonies,
and we do allure them that what has been
tranfmitted TO this and the other towns in
this province has received the full approbau.
on of this town.
The above was read before the town
who by their vote gratefully accepted and ap
proved thereof and ordered that the fame be
recorded by the Town Clerk, and that copy
thereof be tranlmited TO the committee
OF correspondence Of the town of Bottom.
" Auue copy as on record, -
" Aftf joan STONE, T'sUa CLERK.
." HolIiton, March 9TH. 1873.
&" To the committee Of tOrrtJ3'ndtate IN
the t0SUS Of BoHsu
Saturday, fe'nnlgh, four men in boat from
MArbleheAd, to Salem, having been to fell
tlh, in returning the boat ovsTieT, and two
OF them wee drowned.
Lat Friday was found drowned off Tile
Zones WHAT, Mr.. Ilaac Allen, blsckfmitb,
belonging to Sudbury.
NEw-YoRK, Ma,eb 4. Ii is fuppofed
that Sanday the AFT ult. was the Coldelt day
that has happened in this part of the world
for half century, and that the cold ONION
Jay was more intenfc, by at leaf 2 degrees
than it has been known during that time.
Capt. Rofs in fchooner from Marble
head for Philadelphia, being dove from the
Capes Of Delaware, got into the Nanows
rueiday lait, and after being three days a.
ihong the ice in our Bay, came into the har-
bour Saturday laif, having lott an ancho
and cable.
DIED Capt. Robert Rogers, Of the
6ra battalion Of the royal regiment OF ar
lillery.
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I OST, fuppoled to be ltolen at
IL The late FIRE near she Mill-pond bag
marked Daniel Rea, pair Of light Gngs
fole boot, with (undry other aticles idPPoleo
to be 10 the bag il offered for fale il is defE-
ed the peTfon may be fiOPped and notice Civ
en- to til: printer, or TO JOHN SYMMES
living near the place where the IRE wa'.
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~ TIE extezEUe ci,cuLat;o1

sftbe MASACHUSETTS SPY, fbyoupb
tom and f1tyy, renders ii very beneficial Sr
tbsJs vbADVERTlSE therein. Ad,;er-
hJsmentyfnf in JSolan) are is,svted in a mar
and esyIfH'w manner on The nssG realsuo5.
f1mJl,
S6 gentlemen and ladies, in
fbis, reVins as are ds,fyous Of taking in
MY, sObieb contains The taylieR and : mn
iFf0nt Foreign and Dsmsaie buteNieencr,
number Of ORIGINAL baber5. on a
Fiefy' q Jngft7', and 1vbseb has met sOib
Ely great Encouragement trom the pu5Ee, may
regularly /syosd BY Directing a Eae or
'NUt"s Their names Nth the bz5EGe-, at The
741 Price Of Elk fhiIlings and eight pence,
!GfAl MONEY the year, zzjS0led, or eight
llIIngs /faisd and diy<t7fd, S0bieb Is ebea6ly
an any public paper or ether Periodical BIB.
atm '060tf0tr, IF its bigueG, in the far
iqrtfrs sffbfglsbe.
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gilative therefore ihould take great care not
to dilcourage INDUSTRY: Blu, whether
late act of the general court of this pro-
vince, relative to vendue matters, has not
this tendency, is humblv fubmitted to the
members of that court, for their ferrous con-
federation. The great laws of nature ought
never to be infraeted by the pofitive in
fitu,ions of a fate. All laws that are re-
trofpeefive, are wrong in'their very nature,
but very injurious if they create crimes.
&c Where there is no law there is no tranf-
greflion," Is the unavailable voice not only
of realon butof infpiration 1t may hence be
concluded, that any occupation, not for
hidden, either by natural or municipal laws,
may rcafonably be followed by any perfoh
at plcalure and in realon every man ought
to be protected in the quiet and peaceable
purfuit of bis buGnefs by the laws of the
land. .sa
II fhould alto be confidered that prohi-
biting any perfon the exercile of his COM
mon lawful calling, as it has tendency to
reduce men to traits and difficulties, and
perhaps to abjea poverty, 70 it operates as
punifhment, which can with no propriety
be inflicted upon the innocent Belides,
what encouragement can any man have to
promote induhry, either in the way of trade
or manufaeury, if the Legislative may at a.
ny time, of their mere will, forbid him
purifying his plan. The law before menti-
oned, is naturally productive of all the FORE
going evils, and of this very frieting addin-
onaI one which mutt be very irritating to the
luferer, viz. that without any aligned rea-
fon, it takes the bread out of one mans
mouth, and perhaps poor man, and gives
it to another, perchance rich man: ] his
ieems fcarcely jufi6able in the fight of God.
The bare regulating of fuch buiineis as
may be rendered detrimental to fociety would
be a laudable undertaking, but wholly to
diveh man of the means of iubiiitence,
without making him ample compensation, is
certainly inconfifent with the principles of
the Eng!iih contribution, and an infraGion
of natural right.
Il is therefore humbly propelled, that at
the next felton, of the general court, the late
act lhould be REPEALED, and the for
mer vendue matters, as of right they
ought, fhould be refored TO their for
mer buGnefs, which may be regulated by
the Legislative, and after them, no other per-
fons admitted 10 be vendue matters, but fuch
as are licenled according to law made for
that purpo!e. BY this means the number
in time will naturally be reduced as propoi-
ed, and no perfon have reaGon to complain
of any Injury.
You will execute me for troubling you
with fubjeef that doth not particularly con-
Germ either of US this am confident you
will do, if | may judge from your known
attachment to the laws of liberty, equity and
suf4;~n Xo,xo 9yo
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The t0ildsving Is iajsyted BY particular dsifre.
For the MASSACHUSETTS SPY.
Csey Of a Lsffsr TO The 9DlD0r, q minia0iGi faxss
tn C mo. =
GENTLEMEN,

GENTLEMEN ss-
VOU remember in my letter to you lat
new-year's day, / remonItrated againft
your iluibg bills to extort from me the main
tenance OF form of religion difagreeabe TO my
protection and confidence, which extortion is
contrary, not only to the cbrifian 'fpirit, but
TO The natural rights of mankind; to the protef-
tant protection, and the exprefs letter of the
charter of this province. which Jays, that for
ever hereafter there fhal be liberty of con-
fcience allowed in the worfhip of God to all
chriRians Except Papias) inhabi.ing or which
fiall iEhabito or be reGdent within our laid