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.

DEPOSITIONS REGARDING THE ABOVE MATTER: Oetol). 21. 1702. ra

Tlien appeared before me MacliieU Hansen Esq^" one of her Majestyes Justices of tlie peace & Quorum ffor King's County in Nassaw Island Joras Remsen one of the Ifreeholders in said County who did declare upon the holy Evangelists that Nicholas Brower and Cla^s Vandyke both of the Township of Broockland in said County on or about the sixteenth day of this Instant October Came to his house at Broockland aforesaid and askt him if he would signe with them to a paper to send flbr M"^ ffreeman Minister of Schenectida to be tlieir minister, and said Joras answered noe, not unless all tlie people alsoe signe & ffurther saith not &c.

Johannes Symonse one of the fifreeholders of said towne of Broockland alsoe sworne saith that on or about the sixteenth

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day of tliis Instant October said Nicliolas Brower and Clues Vandyke Came to his house and askt him if he woukl signe with them to send ffor M- ffreeman Minister of Schenectada to be theii' Minister and if he woukl signe to a paper with them iFor the Choosing of thi'ee men in the place of the Eklers of said Towne to send ffor said Minister, and he answered them noe, he would haue nothing to doe with it, & further saith not, &c.