The Cliurch Wardens & Vestry of Jamaica being summoned to appear before this Board this day and Robert Coe one of the Chui'ch Wardens & John Talman Henry Wright Samuel Carpenter Sami Higby Anthony Watson John Everett John Coe Jonathan Hazard & Daniel Lawrence nine of the Vestry appearing accordingly they were called in and examined concerning their neglecting or refusing to raise a tax for the maintenance of the Minister of that place directed to be raised for that purpose by Act of Genii Assembly of this Province and having offered nothing to this Board in their Justification it is ordered that the Penaltyes expressed and contained in the said Act be Levyed pursuant to the directions thereof on every of them y° s*^ Churchwardens & Vestry so neglecting or refusing to do theijr duty as aforesaid

PAPERS RELATING TO CHURCHES IN QUEENS COUNTY. 209

* mV MESSRS URQUHART & JOHN THOMAS

TO THE SOCIETY FOR PROPAGATING THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS.

Long Island, July 4th 1705

HoN^ie Gentlemen

Having this safe opportunity by the Kev. M"" Evans we are humbly bold to transmit a representation of our circumstances here according to our Orders from your venerable Society -- Being Neighbours & the only two upon the Island that are Chui-ch ministers We humbly present a joynt information of the affairs of our respective parishes. The Inhabitants of this County are generally Indepen's @ what are not so are either Quakers or of no professed Religion at all the generality averse to the discipline of our holy mother the Church of England & enraged to see her Ministry established among them : The ancient settlers have transplanted tlieniselves from New England & do still keep a close correspondence & are buoyed up by Schismatical Instructions from that Interest which occasion all the disturbance & opposition w^e meet with in both our parishes.