Yo"" Excellency's most

obedient Servants John Barberie S. Statts

A. D. Philipse R. Walter

T. Byerley Rip Van Dam

28t'>Septr 1711 Endorsed

Read 29 Sepf 1711 & Confirmed.

182 PAPERS RELATING TO KINGS COUNTY.

ORDER IN COUNCILL ON A PETITION OF DOM. ANTONIDES.

[ Counc. Min. XI. ]

At a Coimcill held at fort Anne in New-York this 29'h day of Sept^ 1713. Present His Excellency Robert Hunter Esq &c. Col. D 'peyster M*" Barberie

Doct. Staats M^- Phillipse

Capt. Walter M^ Byerley

The Petition of Vincentius Antonides Minister of the protestant reformed Dutch Clnuches of filatbush lllatlands and Brookland in Kings County relating to the disputes between him and M"" ffreeman setting forth that notwithstanding tlie order of this Board of the 30'h April 1711 M"" ffreeman in Contempt tliereof did on the G^*» Sepf Instant take upon himself to preach in the Church of fllatbush at the time wlien the Pet" Congregation was to have mett there and thereby lundered your pef from officiating in the said Church and being apprehensive tlie same method will be taken by ye said M*" Ifreeman in tlie other Churclies abovenamed To the great Hurt and disturbance of the Pef and his Congregation & praying relief in tlie premises, being read --

Tiie Consideration thereof is referred to the Gentlemen of this Board or any five of them.

•,♦ The unhnppy ilifferences above iletaileii did not terminate until the cloBa of the year 1714, when a reconciliation was finally cflTected between the Clergymen and their respective friends, the particulars of which will be found Ip Strong i Hist: of the Town of Flatbtish, 1842, p. 86. Ed.