1771 April 18 (Thursday). Publick Fast. I endeavoured to prepare a Discourse but was not able to accomplish my purpose. I therefore with proper alterations, omissions and additions of new Introduction and such application as was needful to accommodate it to the present Aspects of Providence, delivered my Discourse on James 4.3 in the two Exercises of the Day. Messrs. Samuel Barrett junior and Aaron Crosby from Brookfield here. N.B. Breck has a very bad sore on one of his Fingers, which proves very troublesome to him.