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

Elders ffaults that they haue not s<^ ffreman ffor their IMinister.

¥•■ Excellcncyes petitioners therefore humbly prayes that y

Excellency would be pleased to grant them the hberty

either to Call or send ffor said M^ Bernardus ffreeman to be

their mmister or otherwise to send ftbr Holland ffor a

Minister to instruct them in their owne language according

to the rules and methods of their Church discipline and ffor

y ExceUencyes health & happiness y^ petitioners as in duty

boimd shaU ever pray &,e.

Derck Amerjma^t JoRES Hanson Joseph Hegeman ! • Stoffel Probaske

Gerret Stoothoff Jaque5 Cortlijou

PAPERS RELATING TO KI^^GS COUNTY. 141

ORDER OF COUNCIL THEREUPON.

[ Council Min. IX. ]

In Council; 20ih Octob. 1702. Present his Excellency Edward Viscount Cornbiiry &c William Smith Gerard Beekman

Sa Sh Broughton Rip Van Dam

W"' Lawrence Caleb Heathcote Esq"-*

John Bridges Doc^ of Laws. The petition of the Elders of the fom- Dutch Churches in King's County w^as read and ordered that the said petitioners or some of them do attend the Board on Tliursday morning next at ten of the Clock, and make good the allegations in the petition; and ordered that Johannes Schenck Town Clerk of Flattbush do appear before this Board at the same time and bring with liim the book of the orders made at the town meeting of the Inhabitants of tlie s^' toAvn.