Whereas this Board is Informed tliat M"^ flfreeman has lately Preached in the Churches of Kings County to which M"" Antonides is called and that many violent proceedings are taken to the Great Disturbance of the Pubhck peace of the said Churches and County a]id in Derogation of the order of this Board of the >21^ November last, And

Whereas this Board lias been Informed by a minute under the hand of tlie clerk of fflatbush that the said Towne have lately Elected Church Masters after a New and unprecedented manner whicli may Introduce other New and pernicious Practices and effects

Whereupon It is ordered that the said order of this Board be confirmed and that M^" fltreeman doe not presume to preach in any of the Churches to which M"* Antonides is called, and that none of the said Clmrch Masters soe Newdy Elected presume to Intermedle in the affaires of the said church or in any Lands houses or other effects thereto belonghig And all her Majesties Justices of the Peace of the said County and persons Concerned are to take Notice hereof and Governe themselves accordingly.

PETITION OF THE CONSISTORY FOR A CHARTER.

To Ills Excellency Egbert Hunter Esq"^ Capti^ Gen^i &

Gov^' in Chief in and over her Mati«3 Province of New

York &c &c &c.

The humble Peticon of Vincentius Antonides Minister of

the Reformed Protestant Dutch Churches of Flatbush

Brookland & flatlands in Kings County on the Island of

Nassau in the Province of New York Joannes Cornel