Peter's : --

•'At a meeting held by ye Justices, Vestr}'men and Church-wardens on ye 17th of January, 170S-9, it vv-as ordered, yt the two church-wardens for diis ensuing year shall go to Mr. Morris to know if yt he will pay his arrearedges, or othenvays to know if yt he will joyne issue with ye parish to try ye title whether his manor be in ye parish or not, and make return at ye next meeting."

At a meeting of the same body held the 24th day of January, A.D. 1709-10, Sec. : --

" It being discovered amongst ye vestrymen, &c., yt some time since Mr. Lewis Morris, a principal free holder of this parish made some motion and overtures of erecting or building at his own proper charge a. convenient seat, place or pew, in some suitable part of ye church in this town, for ye accommodation of himself and family; which generous offer Avas by some (tho' a duninutive number) of the vestry rejected ; yet notwithstanding did conclude them all by a tame acquiescency to ye bare negative voices of but two of them, who not well weighing } e consequences, nor seriously considering ye rationality of the offer, did refuse giving ye liberty to that worthy gentleman; which ye vestry now met, having took into consideration, and seriously reflecting upon ye miscarriage of ye vestry in yt particular, (which, indeed, did look a little better than black ingratitude.) have unanimously {ne/nine contradic-onte) 3.^Q.td. and concluded : That ye said Mr. Lewis Morris may, if he sees cause at his own proper cost and charge, build, erect, make or set up any convenient pew, seat. &:c., capacious enough for ye accommodation of his worthy self and family, within any convenient place (as unto him shall seem best) of ye body of said church."