Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III

Beekraan for a towne meeting which was granted, and in said towne meeting a great party of said people grossly affronted and abused said Joseph Plegeman on^j of y^ Petitioners and Elders as aforesaid ffor not

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sending ffor said flfrecman, said Hegeman told them that he had

waited upon y Excellency about it, but would not call said

Minister before he had y Excellcncyes leaue, to that severall

reply ed, that y Excellency had nothing to doo with it, twas

their priviledge to send tfor what Minister they please without

y^ Excellcncyes leaue, and upon that immediately made an order

to leaue s<i Hegeman and other the Elders of fflattbush out, and

at said time chose Daniel Polhemus Ai'ics Van der bilt and

Inglebert Lott in their places fiforthwith to send ffor s<i (freeman,

a copy of wMch towne order has bin required of the clerke by

one of y petitioners wliich was refused saying it was Cutt out

of the towne books by some of said towue that he would not

name, soo likewise may it please y Excellency the irregular

proceedings in this affaire at Broockland aforesaid of one Claes

Vandyke and Nicholas Brower who went lately about said towne

taking subscriptions ffor s*! minister without any order therefore,

soe that may it please yf Excellency y petitioners lyes under a

gre-at hate amongst a great party of the people in doeing only

their duty, said people noising among one another that 'tis the