And for the Church of Flatland, One Lot of Land at a place called Amesfoorts Neck containing Twenty Acres laid out by No 10 And Allso the Church in s'' Town & one howse called the School howse witli the Land adjoyning Containing two acres or thereabouts therefore fur the advanceing of Piety & Religion and that the said Lands may be the better administered and the Revenue thereof duly applyed for tlie Maintenance of the minister or ministers for the time being & other Pious Charitable uses --

They do most humbly Pray that the said Minister Elders & Deacons & tlieir Successors may be by lier Majesties Grant or Charter under the Seal of this Province Made One body Politick and Corporate in the same, and in like manner and as near as may be to the Charter heretofore granted to the Minister Elders k Deacons of the Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of the City of New York, save only that the severall Lands & Tenements aforesaid now in their Possession be therein reserved to the use of Each respective Church aforesaid paying to her Matie her heirs and successors the Proporcon of the Quitrents they now pay in each respective Town aforesaid

180 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY

And yo' Petion'-s as in Duty bound shall ever Pray &c

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