of God may be established in our place according to that holy rule, and the weakness of our place considered, that she may be enabled to support the charges of the ministry, as your Honor knows enough of our circumstances, be upon that trust of your candour, sincerity and charity, for refuge Protestants, well meaning in the duties of our holy religion. We remain, Honor'd Sir, Your most humble and dutiful servants,

Elias Badeaf, Andrew Rexeau, J. Levillaixe.

[Signed by twenty-six others, "a ]

The services on this occasion were held in the old wooden church, erected in 1697, upon Monday, June the 13th, A. D. 1709.6 Mr. Bartow, the rector of the Parish, who was present and read prayers, gives the following account to the Secretary of the Venerable Propagation Society :

[extract.]

"From Westchester in Neic York, in America, June \0th, 1709.

Sir : -- This night being Friday, Mr. Sharp is come to my house on his way to Rye where he intends to preach next Sunday, and I have appointed to meet him at New Rochelle next Monday, to try if we can persuade Mr. Boudet's congregation to conform to the Church of England, which if they will do, Col. Nicholson has engaged to procure their minister (Mr. Bondct) an allowance from the Society, whom they are not able to maintain \ in regard to the £30 per annum, formerly paid out of the Queen's revenue, it is discontinued.

" Tuesday, June lith. 1 was at New Rochelle yesterday, where I read the service of our Church and Mr. Sharpe preached a sermon : and Colonel Heathcote being there likewise, after sermon, we proposed their conformity to the Liturgy of the Church of England, to which they all who were there present (the chief and principal inhabitants) assented -- as you will see by their several names subscribed to the writing sent by Col.