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But is this the same Thing with getting some in civil Authority to interpose, as you positively charge us, Page 82. Fourthly, Those Facts you mention are not true: You say we came to Springfield when the Justices did. This is a Mistake, for we did not come there the same Day: You add further, that we were in Conversation, if not in Consuls with them, and the dissatisfied Party from Day to Day. And all the Foundation there is for this is, that while we were in Town, both we and the Justices kept together at the public Tavern, where Strangers used to keep that had not Friends in Town to entertain them.

But is this the same Thing with getting some in civil Authority to interpose, as you positively charge us, Page 82. Fourthly, Those Facts you mention are not true: You say we came to Springfield when the Justices did. This is a Mistake, for we did not come there the same Day: You add further, that we were in Conversation, if not in Consuls with them, and the dissatisfied Party from Day to Day. And all the Foundation there is for this is, that while we were in Town, both we and the Justices kept together at the publick Tavern, where Strangers used to keep that had not Friends in Town to entertain them.

You say, Page 81, that one of us said the Evening before, Tomorrow is Wednesday, and mark my Words, the Town of Springfield will be in the greatest Convulsion it was ever in since it was a Town. This we are all of us ignorant of: Indeed there was something said that we are ready to suppose the Story might arise from; but if so, 'tis exceedingly altered and added to. In the following Sentence you say, The same Gentleman, when the coming up of the Council the second Time was mentioned in Conversation, said, if they do, the Jail is the fittest Place for them, if you are not misinformed. This it seems you have charged on mere Hearsay, and the Report is without any Manner of Foundation in Fact that any of us know of And another Thing in the following Sentence you say you know, that another of us, soon after the taking of Mr Breck, could go where a Number that had been engaged in the Affair were together, and say▪ Well Gentlemen, we have had a fine Ordination to Day! But how, Sir, did you know it: There has been such a Report amongst thse of your Party of Mr. W—ms of Long-Meadow; but he declares he knows nothing of it, and is as well satisfied that he never said any such Thing, or any Thing of such a Nature or Look, as he can be of a Negative: The Rev. Mr. Reynolds, that was with him at the Time when it is reported he said this, says also that he is confident there was no such Thing said, for he knows Mr. W—ms at