His Excellency my Lord Cornbury is a true nursing father to our infancy here, his countenance & protection never wanting to us & next to heaven we may attribute the success of our endeavoui"s to the favorable influences of his Government where inclination as a true son of the Church moves him zealously to support that Interest. This is the true state of affairs witMn our Parishes. We have Sixty pounds this Country money settled very precariously which by my liOrd Cornbury's influence we hope wiU be more firmly established by this

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assembly. It is very expensive living here & wliat we have from tills Country could never afford us half sustenance, in the condition we are in now, much less if we had families, without the support of the venerable Society which is the cliief thing we depend upon. May Gcd Almighty succeed your endeavours tor his glory L the good of the Church k may he prosper the good cause ye stand for, and which we dedicate our whole lives & endeavours to is the sincere prayer of yours &«

Will: Urquhart Minr Jamaica John Thomas Min'" Hamstead

MY^. Mr. GOODHUE'S COMMISSION

AS PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER OF JAMAICA L. I. [ Dce.l Book, X. ]

By His Excellency Edward Viscount Cornbury Capt" Gen' & Gov' in Chiefe of y^ Provinces of N York, New Jersey & of all The Territories k Tracts of Land Depending thereon in America k Vice Admiral of the same kc. To M'" Francis Goodhue, Greeting.