shall Seem meet & all P'sons are hereby Required to Take

Notice hereof accordingly. Given under my hand & seal at

Fort Anne in New York This 2Gth day of Decemr in the fourth

year of her Ma^'e^ Reigne Annoq: D™ 17® 5

Cornbury. By his Excell"8 command

William Anderson Dy Secy

PETITION OF THE ELDERS OF DOM^ FREEMAN'S CHURCH.

To his Excellcy Edward Viscount Cornbury Capt Generall

and Governo' in Chief of her Maj'ys Provinces of New

York and New Jersey and Vice Admiral of the same &c.

The humble Petition of Englebert Lott Jacob Pardon Daniel

Polyhemus and Benjamin Vandewater Elders of the Dutch

Congregations in Kings County on the Island Nassau of wliich

JVC ftreeman is Minister by License from jo^ ExceU^y

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Humbly Sheweth.

That yo»' petitioners haveing Lately p'sented to yo' ExceU<=y A short Memorial of their proceedings in their offices since Publish* by said M' ffreeman by yo^ Lordpps Speciall Order, setting forth to yo^ Excello- that their Intention was to demand of M^ Antonides and his ]3retended Elders and Deacons the Churclies Books Stock house and Land to tlie same belonging if yor Lordpp should tliink it Convenient which yo^ Excellt^y was pleased to approve of and yo^ Petition's have demanded the same accordingly which M^ Antonides and his pretended deacons doe absolutely refuse to deliver Without yo^' Lordpps Special Order under yo^' hand notwithstanding yo^' Excell^ys verball order for demanding the same.

Yo"" Excellcys Petitioners therefore humbly pray tliat they may have An order from yo^ Lordpps own liand for tlie receiveing of the said Church books stocke house and Land belonging to each of the said Dutch Congregations which yo"" Lordpps petitioners humbly conceives will put a Stopp to the differences amongst them for the future, humbly praying that yo*" Lordpp of yo'" Great clemency would Continue yo^' protection over them.