May rr please Your Excellency : -- "In obedience to your Excellence's order in Council, of ye nineteenth day of November last, made on ye petition of Daniel Bondet and others, for a Patent for a church, lately erected in the Street of New Rochelle, and for the ground whereon it stands, wee have fully Examined into ye matter of the said petition, and are humbly of opinion that her Majesty may Grant such Patent for the said church and ground, according to ye prayer of the said petition. All which is nevertheless submitted to your Excellency, by Your Excellencie's most obedient, humble Servants,

A. D. Peyster, S. St a ats,

Head 31 July, 1711-12. Rip Van Dam,

Caleis Hkathootb,

T. BYEP.LEY.a

For his commendable zeal in Church affairs, Colonel Hunter was reviled and misrepresented by those from whom a different course might have been reasonably expected. The two following extracts speak for themselves : -- 6

COLONEL HExVTHCOTE TO THE SECRETARY. [extract.]

" New York, January 30th, 1711. " The more I consider of Colonel Hunter's being represented as an enemy to the Church, the more I am amazed at it ; because no Governor in this Province, that I ever knew, besides Col. Fletcher, did ever as heartily espouse her interest, if we are to judge of men by their actions. I think Mr. Bondet and 1 was about seven years endeavoring to settle the Church at New Rochelle. but never could thoroughly effect it until he was our Governor ; who, without giving us the least stop or delay, did every thing we desired of him."c