" By an act of Assembly passed this year, the trustees of each town were to make a yearly rate.for nuildiiiir a church where wanting, Ac." 2 Will. III. A. D. 1699. Laws of N. V- vol. 1. Chap. S3, p. 37.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.

At a meeting of the inhabitants, 20th of February, 1700, we find them setting aside a small quantity of land as a provision for a minister, according to their constant method, and which was used in all other townships within the Colony, as follows :

" The said inhabitants have laid out one piece of land containing 18 rods in length, and easterly 5 iod, and at the western end it is 5 rod in breadth; the said land is set, lying and being in East Chester, 1 rod off from John Lancaster's meadow, and at the west end half a rod by the home meadow of the said John Lancaster's, which land is for the use of the town for a parsonage lot, which said lot was laid out by the consent of Mr. Thomas Pinckney, justice of the peace, and Richard Shute, as witnesseth that the said land is given to be so uer (near) his meadow. The mark of John X Lancaster."0

Upon this occasion it was agreed " That the minister's salary be paid by rate for time to come."

On the 1 6th of May, 1699 or 1700, " Ten acres of land were voted by the inhabitants of Eastchester to Nicollas Conklin, in consideration that he shall part with his house, home, lot and orchard, for the use of a minister, in case the said minister do accept of this above said house and home lot." Mr. Henery Fowler at the same time was directed to " Wriggt a letter to Mr.