Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
And that no misinterpretations may be made hereof on either hand, I desire you to let each party and their respective Congregations know that I am so farr from determining any one point in dispute that the Right of either of them is as entirely reserved to them as it was before and that after to morrow no further use be made hereof.
I desire you to tell M^ Antonides and M"" ffreeman that I would speak wuth them here on Monday next. I am Sincerely
Gentlemen
Your very humble Serv'
Ro. Hunter
176 PATERS RELATING TO KINGS COUKTY.
FURTHER ORDER IN FAYOR OF M^ ANTONIDES.
[ Counc. Min. X. ]
At A Councill held at ffort Anne in New-York y^ 1T^ Day of November 1710. Present His Excellency Robert Hunter, Esq^ Coll DePeyster M'' Van Dam
Doctor Staats M^ Mompessom
Capt Walter Mr Phillipse.
His Excellency acquainted this Board that the Dispute Betweene M"" Antonides & M'" ffreeman Concerning their calls to some Churches in JOngs County, Notwithstanding all ye proposalls made to*them by him for an Accomodation still Continues to ye Great disturbance of y^ Peace of y^ said County and those proposalls not being consented to His Excellencey desired ye Opinions of tliis Board what they Judge proper to be done therein
It is ye opinion of Every member of this Board (Except Coll. D'Peyster) that y® Order made in Councill in this matter y® l^^'^ of Aprill last be Confirmed Whereby M"" Antonides was to be protected in the flfree Exercise of his Ministerial! ffuuction in tlie Towns of fflat-Bush fSatlands and Brookland and that all persons were to take notice thereof accordingly and that M^ Antonides and M^" ffreemen were recommended to persuade and dispose (as much as in them lay) their Consistories respectively soe as that each of them may be called to sucli churches as they are not yet duely called unto