I do hereby Licence k Tollerate you to be Ministf of the Presbyterian Congregation at Jamaica in Queens county on the Island Nassaw in t'le s'' Province of New Yorke & to have & Exercise the ffree Liberty & use of yo"" Religion pursuant to Her Ma^>* pleasure therein signified to me In her Royal Instructions k during so Long Time as to me shall seem meet & all Mlnisf* & others are hereby Required to Take notice hereof Given und"" my hand & scale at ffort Anne in New York this day of tills Instant January in the ffourth year of Her Ma^y» Reign Annoq: Dni 1705.6.

Cornbury.. By His Excys Command

Will™ Anderson D secy

PAPERS RELATING TO CUCJRCHES TN QUEENS COUNTY. 211

* PtEV^. Mr. BAllTQW TO THE SECRETxlRY OF THE SOCIETY

rOR PROPAGATING THE GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS.

\V. Chester N. York 1st Decemr 1707.

***** Tlie first lialf year being Winter I lodged at a public iiouse preacliing once every Sunday & upon occasion visiting the sick -- After winter was over I lived at Col' Graham's 6 miles from tiie Cliurcli and, all tlie summer preaclit twice every Sunday sometimes at West Chester & sometimes at Jamaica on Long Island about 2 miles distant from M'' Graham's at my own cliarge, nor have I had any board given me since 1 came & once I met with great "disturbance at Jamaica. Ai'" Hobbart their Presbyterian Minister having been for some time at Boston returned to Jamaica the Saturday night as I came to it, and sent to me at my lodging (being then in company with one Chief Justice ISI'' Mumpesson k M'" Carter her Mtijesty's Comptroller) to know if I intended to preacli on the morrow, I sent him answer I did intend it -- The next morning the bell rang as usual r)ut before tlie last time ringing M'' Hobbart was got into the church &. liad begun his service of which notice was given me wliereupon I went into the cliurcli & walked straightway to the pew expecting M"" Hobbart would desist being he knew I liad orders from the Govern^ to officiate tliere, but he persisted k I forbore to make any intei-r'iption -- In tlie aft(u-noon I prevented liim, beginning the service of the Cliurch of England before he caine who Avas so surprised when after lie came to the Ciiufcli door & saw me performing divine service that he suddenly started back Sc went aside t'> an orchard hard by, & sent in some to give the word that M"" Hubbart woukl preach under a tree, tlien I perceived a whispering thro' the Churcli & an uneasiness of many people some going out, some seemed amazed not yet determined to go or stay in the meantime some that had gone out returned again for tlieir seats & tlien we had a shameful disturbance bawling & tugging of seals shoving one the other otf, carrying them out & returning again for more so that I was fain to lea\e off till the distva-bance was over & a seperation made l^y which time I had but about half of the congregation