According to the proportion of their annual payment to the Church, I must preach there about eight Sundays in the year , and if the Society do think me worthy, should be glad if they would allow me something for traveling charges until they send another missionary. Mr. Bondet bequeathed in his last will all his books to the use of the Church. Sir John Pell, Lord of the Manor of Pelham, of which New Rochelle is a part, has given one hundred acres of land within the said manor, which land Mr. Bondet enjoyed to ths use of the church for ever. A house and about three acres of land adjoining New Rochelle church, was given by the town to the church for ever ; all which I do presume have and do belong to me, durante vitce, but should gladly acquit all to such missionary of the Church as the Society shall think fit to send, together with the perquisites as Mr. Bondet enjoyed them. I humbly pray that the Society would send them a missionary. that can preach to them in their mother tongue, and that he be desired to preach once a month in English, at Eastchester ; for I can't attend the people so often as they require, which was the

a Rec. of Wills, Surrogate's Office, N. Y.. vol. IX., p. 332-333. Mrs. .Fane Bondet, Ms wife, who was bom in France, A.D., 1054, died between 1710 and 1720.

HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER.