inst[r]ucted them to keep cool prepare their arms for def[e]nce of the . as it was reported a mob was collecting at . &c— be qui[e]t.— make no distubnce [disturbance].— instuted [instructed] the meeting to orga[n]ize— & send delegates to all the surroudig [surrounding] tow[n]s and villages— & explain th[e] cause of the disturban[ce] and show them all was peace at & no caus[e] for mobs—— [p. [158]]