Coll" Peartree of ye same oppinion.

M"" Van Dam of y® same opinion.

Capt Provost.

That the Determination of the Liu* Goveniour is very Reasonable and ought to be complye^l w'^

1 Art. 53. You are to Permitt a Liberty of Conscience to aU Persons (Except Papists) so they be contented with a Quiett and Peaceable enjoyment of the same not giving any offence or scandal to the GoveTament.--Instructioas to Ld. Lovelace,

166 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY.

M'" Beekman being a party Concerned Desires to be excused from giveing his oppimon [Coun. Mm.]

DOME ANTONIDES REFUSAL TO COMPLY WITH THE PRE- CEDING ORDER.

To the Hon^ie Richard Ingoldesby Esq^ Liey Govr & Command'" in Cliief of the Provinces of N. York k New Jersey & the Honble CounciU of the Province of New York. The humble Peticon of Vincentius Antonides Minister of tue •Dutch Reformed Protestant Churches of Brookland fflatbush and fflatlands on the Island of Nassau Sheweth

That yor Pet^ having been served with and Order froin his honour dated the 27 Octob^ 1709 And to the end that he may not be wanting in his duty to God his said Churches nor give any Just cauSe to incur his honours displeasure, he liunibly beggs leave to Represent that he cannot comply with the said Order unless he breaks tliro' the Rules & Discipline of the Dutch Reformed Protestant Churches the Constitucon whereof not admitting any minister to assume a right to any Cliurch but where he is Regularly called to, whicli the said order seems to Dii-ect.