1745 June 17 (Monday). I visited Mr. Hezikiah Pratts Child sick of a fever. Both Companys met to Show Arms and beat up for Volunteers, but I was with neither of them. Captain Maynard indeed came to my House to ask me but I was not at Home. N.B. Mr. Benjamin Burnap of Hopkinton here and din’d with us. N.B. David Warrin of Marlborough here, with a Message from Mr. Smith, who had again still asked me to preach a Lecture for him, and which by our Agreement was to have been tomorrow, but it So falls out that their Military Companys are then to meet, and therefore the Lecture is wav’d. N.B. Thomas Winchester gone part of today, as he was half of Saturday, p.m. of Friday helping Mr. Chamberlain, and p.m. Thursday last, at his Fathers raising.