Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
gthiy That then M"" Freeman shall be in a condicon to be called to those congregacons on the s^ Island where he is not yet called according to the rnles of the Cliurch, and s-all be called accordingly, Provided M' Freerman's IVieiids do first find out sufficient means thereto and a dwelling lionse and O.o perswade the Congregacons aforesaid to desire the Consibtory to call him in an Ecclesiasticall manner.
7^''iy To the end there may be a perfect peace in all the Dutch Churches on the said Island all parties, .together with tlie freinds of M Freerman at Jamaica are to consent that tlie Elders & Deacons that w'ere there when ]\I'" Du Bois preached there the last time are yet the true Elders and Deacons k that then both Ministers may be called there.
gthiy That all parties consent that these articles being interchangeably signed be read to the respective Congregations from the Pulpit & and authentiq copies thereof sent to the other Dutch Churches in this Province to be by them kept & that notice hereof be given to the Classis of Amsterdam w ith the request of both parties for their approbacon.
Lastly. If Ml" Freerman & his friends should not be pleased to consent to the above articles that then Cap" Joannes De' Peyster be desired to produce the resolucon of the Classis of Amsterdam, whereby Peace is said to be recommended according to the order of the said Classis, as M^ Freerman intimates in his letter without date to M"" Antonides that Capt. De Peyster aforesaid had shewn the same to him, together with the means' to attain sncli a Peace.