Read in Council 8 Aug 1711. & referred

CAVEAT ENTERED AGAINST THE ABOVE.

In Council, 13'h Sept. 1711 Mr. Jamison acquainted tliis Board tliat Inglebert Lott has entered a Caveat against granting a Charter to some Dutch Churches in Kings County And tliereupon Moved that the said Lott appeare and shew liis Cause of Entring such Caveat to the Committee to whom the Petition fur the Charter is Referred. It is Ordered that he appeare and shew cause accordingly.

REPORT IN COUNCIL ON THE PRECEDING PETITION AND CAVEAT.

May it please yo'" Excellencey

In obedience to yor Excellenceys Order in Councill of the Eighth of August Last made on y" Petition of Vincentius Antonides and otliers for a Charter to tlie Consistories of fihit Busli Brooklandand Itlat Lands and of another of tlie tliirteentli of September Instant to Examine into the Reasons of a Cavejit

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Entred by Inglebert Lett against Granting the said Charter -- Wee have heard tlie said parties and thereupon humbly Report that tlie said M'Lott produced noe manner of power or authority from any of the Inhabitants of the Town of fflat Bush for his Entring tlie said Caveat notwithstanding H^ therein mentioned that the same is Entred in y® belialfe of himselfe and the major part of the Inhabitants of the said Town of fflat Bush -- The said M'" Lott Insisted tliat by liis being Cliosen by some of the Inhabitants of y« Towne of fflat Bush one of the Church Masters of the said Towne some time y® last Spring he was Qualifyed for his Entring that Caveat Notwithstanding he owned that ye manner of His Being Elected Church Master as aforesaid was contrary to the manner of Chuseing such officers before tliat time and being asked by M"" Regnier who appeared at his Councill before y^ Committee whether he would ask any further time to make out }« allegations of his said Caveat hee declined ye same Wee are therefore of opinion that the said Caveat is frivolous, and that y^ Committee may proceed on ye former Referrence on y® petition before mentioned which is nevertheless humbly submitted by