His Excellency was pleased to Commimicate to tiiis board two affidavits taken before a Justice of the peace of Queens County which were read, the one accusing John Tallman one of the Justices of the s^^ County of saying that the Scriptures were not the rule they being wrote by sinfull men of the hke passions as we are and the other accusing the s^ Tallman for saying that the holy scriptures was a Rule but not tlie Rule we sliould walk by.

On consideration whereof liis Excellency Declares his Resolution of Removing the s'' Tallman from being one of the Justices ©f the peace of tlie said County And on further Consideration thereof his Excellency & Coiuicill are of opinion tliat the s<J Tallman be further prosecuted and so direct the Att. Generall to prosecute the s^ TaUman for the same at the next Supreme Coui't of Judicature.

200 PAPERS RELATING TO CHURCHES IK QUEENS COUNTY.

DEPOSITIONS AGAINST JUSTICE WHITEIIEAH.

Queens County ss. ffebruaiy 3cl, 1702-3.

This day Samuel Smith of the Littell Plaines came before me John Smith Esq-" one of her Maj'» Justices of the Peace for Que'ens County and being upon his oatli Deposed that Jonathan Whitehead Esq"" one of her Maj's Justices, declared unto the said Depone] t that it was his opinion that J-Jeligion was onely an Inuention of cunning men to gett thaire liuing by ; and further this Deponent saith not.

Jurato Coram me, John Smith.

And I tlie said Joiui Smith Esq^" Doe humbly certifie that the abouesaid Jonathan Whitehead, Esq"" being leately at my house I the said John Smith tooke him into examination for setting out of a journey witii his Pourt mantel beliind him upon a Sabbath Day. I told him he being a Justice ought in a particular manner to take ceare not to give such examples.