Yor Pefs therefore humbly pray Yo^ hon^s to take that matter into your Serious Consideracons & give such & the Uke Proteccon & countenance to the Dutcli Protestant Reformed minister regularly called according to tlieir Constitucon to any Churches in the said County as their respective predecessors before the s*^ difference have always enjoyed & of right to them belongs --

And Yo"" Pet^s as in Duty bound shall ever pray &c, in the name & by their order

Joseph Hegeman

PlETER StRYCKER

Gerret Stoothoff New Yorke IT^b Aprill 1710.

170 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS CXIUNTY.

FURTHER ORDER IN COUNCIL ON THE PENDING DIFFICULTIES.

[Council Mia. X.]

Att a Council held att the City Hall of

y« City of New York tliis 18^^ day of ApriU 1710.

Present the Hono^ie Gerardus Beekman, President

Rip Van Dam \V™ Peartree

John Barberie David Provost

Adolph PhilLipse

Upon the said [preceding] two Petitions & after a Debate thereon it Avas put to y« vote and ordered that every Member declare and enter tliere opinions thereon which is as follows to witt

Maj>^ Provost. That these matters and these petitions ought not to be meddled with till Col. Hunter arrives

Coll Peartree. That M^ Antonides ought to have Libertie to Preach to the People that called him

M'" Phillipse. That the report of y^ Major Part of y^ Councill to whom the matter was referred dated 14*!! T^r Last ought to be confirmed and M'" Antonides protected in ye free exercise of his ministerial Function of y® s*^ Towns accordingly and that all Persons may be ordered to take notice thereof and M"" Antonides & Freeman Recommended to Dispose as much as in lliem Lyes their Respective consistorys so as that each of them m«^y he called by them to stich Cnurciies as tiiey are not yett duely called unto.