That liis late Excellency John Lord Lovelace late Governour of this Province deed having in his lifetime referred the Examination of the subject matter of a certain Petition signed by Joseph Heggeman Jeronimus Ramsen & Peter Nevius in behalf of Domine Vincentius Antonides ; & of another certain Petition signed by your present Petitioners in Behalf of themselves and others as above and also in behalf of Domine Bernardus Freeman their Minister ; to divers persons for them to make their report to his said late EKcellency; but the said Lord Lovelace dying before the s^ Report -was perfected, the said referees according to order ; have since made their report to your Honour, in two Different manners, as your Petitioners are informed but your Honour having not as yet made any decisive order thereon as your : Pet^er can learn

Your Petitioners most humbly Pray yoiu: Honom* would be pleased to declare your Decision of tlie Matters thus so fidly Examined into by the s^ Referees that the same being Signified to the respective parties concerned may put an end to tlie Differences which have so long depended between them. And tliey will Pray &c

CORNELIS SeBERINCH

CoRNELis Van Brunt Read 27th Octr 1709.

PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTF. 165

LT GOV. INGOLDESBY'S OKDER.

The preceding petitions having been read the Lev^ Gov'' was pleased to make the following order in hec verba :

A Reference haveing been made by the Late Lord Lovelace to certain persons to inquire into y^ causes of the Diflferences that have happened between M^ ffreeman and M^ Antonides with relation to y^ Churches in Kings County & y^ said persons haveing made two several! reports to y« Honoble CoU^ Ingoldesby Liv* Govr of this Colony.