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. He tould me he thought there ought to ]}e no difference of days and that if it should be so ordered now as to obsarue Thursday in a hundred years it would be as lieligiously obsarued as the Sabbath no^y is and seurall other expressions he used which tended tx) notliing less than Atheism and the discouragement of Christianity.

Witness my hand, John Smith.

faberary 24.

I Joseph Bayley formerly of Huntington haueing my p^sent being at Justice John Smitli and some time in January a gent man came there whom I knew not siting by the fire and after some discors Justice Smith cliarged the gent man with Breach of the Siibbath hee replied he Brooke not the Sabbath for hee was at Church in the fore noone and roode to New towme in tlie afternoone Justice Smith had further discorse with him and he made replie that if Thursdaie or any other dale of the week ware appohited a Sabbath and strictly commanded to obserue it people would obserue it as much as this when the gent man Avent away I asked Justis Sinith wife what gent that Avas she answered it was Jonathan Wliithcad to tlie trutli hereof I haue subscribed Kiy name.