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. Schoneghtende the 29 'i» of May 1703

IsACK SwiTS elder Claes Wirbessen elder Jan Vrooman elder Daniel Jansen deacon Claes Van Petten deacon JoHANNis Glen deacon Read in Council 24*^ June 1703 and rejected. Counc. Mn.

PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. 145

COMMISSION TO REV. W FREEMAN TO BE MINISTER IN KING'S COUNTY.

[ Deed Book X. ]