I having diiely Considered the Within petition and having been weU Informed that ]\I'' Bar. fireeman has misbehaved himself by promoting and Encouraging the unliappy divisions among the people of this province, do not think it Consistent wuth her Majestie's Service that the s^ Ifreeman should be admitted to be called as is prayed by the s^ petition And the petitioners are hereby required not to call or receive the s^ fifreeman. But the-y are hereby left at Lilx^rty to send for such Minister as they s^iall think fitt from holland or any other place as hath been customary,

[The above order is on a scrap of paper without date. Dr. Strong (Hist Flatbush,) states that it was made on 23d Oct., 1702.]

PETITION OF THE NETHER DUTCH CHURCH OF SCHENECTADY.

To his Excellency Edw^nrd Lord Viscount Cornbiuy her Maj^ts Capt Generall and Gou"- In Chiefe of the Province of NewYorkeandJtsDepeudencs &c : and the honourable CounceU : The humble Petition of the Cljiu'ch Wardins of the Nether Dutch Church of the town of Schoneghtede : Sheweth

That the four severall towns to witt Midwout or flattbush the Bay Newutreght & Brockland by their Certain writing doth

144 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY.

Indfiayoiir to Draw M"" Bamardiis Freeman Present minister of Schoueglitende from his Congregation Wlio are not able ol themselves Without Your Excellencj's assistance to gett another & since that we your Pctioners have Been att a great Charge & trouble with assistance thereunto from the County for Defraying the Considerable Charge for M"" Barnardus Freemans Passage and other chaxges tiiat dotli amount to the vahable Summe of near upon Eighty Pounds so that if tiles'^ M'' Barnardus Freeman should be Drawn from us as they Indeavour to Doe we could not Pretend that such a Small Congregation as we are Can be able to Send for another and they Who are of a greater Congregation Could had another before tills If they had not Endeavoured to Deprive us their neighbours : therefore we your Lordships and Councells Petitioners humbly Pray that y Lordship and Councell be Pleased to take this our Great Case In Youi- Great Wisdom and Serious Consideration to give such Incouragements to the Instructing of the Indians that we may be more Enabeled to the Paying of liia .Salary and your Petitioners as In Duty bound Shall ever Pray.