1748 June 23 (Thursday). Mr. Martyn in his way to Grafton Church meeting brought his Daughter to see us. She din’d here and tarry’d till Evening, till her Father return’d from Grafton. Neighbour Barns bought a Barrell of boil’d Cyder. £3.10.0. P.M. marry’d Abijah Gale to Abigail Amsden. N.B. Mr. Amsden and Mr. Gale present, with many young people. Mr. Amsden excepted against that passage in the marriage Covenant, Obey him. This was clear’d up from Eph. 5.24. My wife very ill all Day. Mr. Martyn at Evening. Sorrowful account of the broken state of Grafton — very nigh to breaking up the Church.