Peter Hering of full age being duely sworn on the Holy Evangelists of Almighty Goddeposeth and saithThat du Sunday tlie 18"' day of September One Thousand Seven hundred and nine he being then at the Dutch Church in Brn\ klandt upon Long Island with one Abraham Kettletas & several others, where he this deponent did see and hear M^ Antonides a Dutch minister confirm two Elders & one Deacon or one Elder and two Deacons of the Dutch Congregation of the s'* Bruycklandt, and further this deponent saitli not.

PlETRE HeRINP

New- York Septr 24 1'' 1709. Sworn before me,

Ebenezer Willson Mayor

PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY. 159

MAJORITY REPORT OF COUiNCIL ;

To the Honoble Richard Ingoldesby Esq"" Liv* Goyr and Commander in Cliief of the Provinces of New-York New Jersey &c and Council]

In obedience to a Referrcnce of liis late Exy'*' John Lord Lovelace &c. in Councill now confirmed by your Honour in Councill we have inquired into Examined and heard the Elders and Deacons of y^ Dutch Keformed Protestant Churches of tlie Towns of Brookland fflatbush & fflatlands in Kings County on their Petition to his s^ Ex'y in Councill as also Cornelius Sebruigh Anglebert Lott and Cornelius Van Brunt for and on the belialf of themselves and the major part of the ffreeholders of the Dutch Congregations In Kings County on the Island Nassau on their petition to his said Ex'y in Councill and find by the Books papers Evidences and Examinations before us laid & taken tliat M"" Antonides is duely and Regularly called minister of the said Towns of Brookland fflatbush & fflatlands according to the Discipline practice and Constitution of the Dutch Churclies of the Towns afores-^ and th.at M^" ffreeman is Duely called Minister of New Utreclit on the said Island, and we believe is likewise iMinister of Bushwick tlio it has not been proved before us.