To his ExceU^y John Lord Lovelace Baron of Hurley Cap* Gen" and Governour in chief of the Provinces of New York and New Jersey and aU the Territories and Tracts of land Depending thereon in America and Vice Admirall: of the same &c In Council. Tiie Humble Petition of Cornelius Sebrink Anglebert Lott and Cornelius Van Brunt for and on tlie behalf of themselves and the Major parte of the ffreeholders of tlie Dutch Congregations In Kings County on the Island Nassaw. Sheweth

That M"" Freeman our Minister and yo^ Lordpps Petition"^ were lately served with an Order of your Excellency in Council grounded upon the Petition of the Pretended Elders and Deacons of the Dutch reformed Protestant Church of the Towns of Brookland fflatbush and fflat Lauds. That several of the allegations' in the said Petition sett forth are misrepresented as yo^ said Petitioners can plainly make appeare, If yo'' Lordpp would be pleased to give them a hearing thereof. That yo"" Excellcys Petitioners are humbly of oppinion thataU Ecclesiastical affairs And the Determination of all things relating thereto in this

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Province lies Solely before your Lordpp. That yo"" Petitions have had several hearings upon the subject matter of the said Petition before the Late Governour Viscount Cornbury where the said Pretended Elders cpuld never make good tlieir said Alhgations though with their utmost Dihgence they have Endeavoured it. That the said Order imports that several Gentlemen shall have the hearing and Examining thep'misses And report the same to that Honori^'e Board which opportunity of setting forth their case yo-" Petitionrs should be Glad to Embrace were it not that several Persons therein appointed have declared thenselves to be parties against yoiu- Petitioners in the matter depending. And tlierefore with great submission } o'' Petition's Humbly conceive that they are not proper Judges thereof.