Wee underwritten Justices of tlie peace of our Sovereigne Lady tlie Queen for Queens County assigned in obedience to an order from the honourable the president & lier Mat'<^s Council of this province dated tlie 13i'' Inst, (to us directed) have Inquired upon oath into the matter of tlie Disturbance in the Church of Jamaica & doe find that M'' Justice Read has proceeded tiierein according to La.vv & tliat tlie Record he has made is a true Representation thereof. We remaine

Yo^ Honours most obed' Servants

Tho: Wii.lett John Marston

Jo" Jackson Tno: Jones

John Tkeowell W^i: Cornell Sajm" Moore Tho: Whitehead

Endorsed;

" A Letf from y^ Justices of ye Peace for Queens County."

216 PAPERS RELATING TO CHURCHES IN QUEENS COUNTY.

In Council, 20th April 1710

Tlie Justices of y^ Peace for Queens County Layd before this Board according to order a Representation of the Disturbance and Forceable Detainer of y^ Church at Jamaica by some Dissenters whicli was a Record made thereof by Robt Read Esqf and Certificate of sevarall of y^ Justices that the same is a True Record.

Upon Consideration of this matter The Board is of opinion That tlie Law being open they ought not to Encourage or Discourage the said Prosecution.

PETITION OF GEO. WOOLSEY AND OTHERS.

To the Honi>ie CoU Gerardus Beekman President of Her

Majesty's CounciU for the Colony of New York and Council] ,

The Peticon of George Woolsey Hope Carpenter Jonas

Wood Richard Oldfield Samuel Mills & Jeremiah Smith