Beeckman stood to affirm there, before most of the Justices of Kings County, that said order, that he made then to M^- ffreeman as President only was still in force and that M^ ffreeman should preach at Broockland next Slmday according to that order : whereupon I said it was not in fforce, but void and of noe effect, and lie had not in this County, any more power now than I have, being equall in commission with Mm in the general commission of the peace and one of the quorum as w^ell as he ; upon which he gave me affronting words, giving me the lie and calling me pittifull fellow, dog, rogue, rascall, &c., which caused me, being overcome with passion, to tell hioi that I had a good mind to knock him off his horse, we being botli at tliat time getting upon our horses to goe home, but that I would not goe, I would fight him at any time with a sword. I could wish that tlicse last words had been kept in, and I am troubled that I was soe overcome with passion and inflamed with wine. The works of these Dutch ministers is the occasion of all our quarrells. And this is the truth of the matter, there was no blows offerred, nor noe more done. M' ffreeman has preached at Broockland yesterday accordingly, and the Church doore was broke open, by whom it is not yet

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