The Reason-s of the Church w^ardens Against the Complaint of M"" Thos Poyer qui tam I'y Because we had no money

2' 7 we had no Orders from y° Justices and Vestry according to an act of assembly to pay any

220 PAPERS RELATING TO CHURCHES IN QUEENS COUNTY.

3iy because we thought M'" Tlio: Poyer not Quallifyed according to the act of assembly of this Province as minister or Incumbent of Jamaica to demand the whole or any part of the Said Saliary.

true Copy. Joseph Smith, Gierke.

Tho: Po}er Gierke Hector of the Parish of Jamaica in Queens County comes before John Coe Esq. Justice of y« Peace in the same County and Complains against Sam" Coe and Daniel Smith Churcli wardens of y« Parish of Jamaica aforesaid for refuseing to pay nis the said Thomas Poyers last quarters sallery for officiating as Rector of the said Parish and tlierefore prays as well on beiialle of himselfe as the poor of the said Pai-ish that the said Ci Ji'ch wardens be awarded to pay five pounds Current money oi' New York to Mm ye said Tlioraas Poyer and y« power of tlie said Parish of Jamaica

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Joseph Smith Gierke

* WY'' W THOMS TO THE SECRETARY

Or THE soch:ty for prop: the gospel.

Hamsteatl 3d Decemr 1710.

Honoured Sir-- Since my last to you nothing new or very memorable Iims occured within my parish, I tliank God all is well in general and a haj^py continuance of mutual accord and aftpction between me and my parishioners -- My neighbouj M"^ Poyer who meets with great difficulties in his mission has desired me to represent his case to the Honorable Society as being his next neighboiu- and in some measure privy to the opposition he labors under, tliere was a Chui'cli erected at Jamaica by a public levy and Tax upon tlie Inliabitants by virtue of an act of Assembly of the i-'rovince ; recorded Church in their own Town Records, all ijidifferently forced to pay their proportions towards it, upon tlie arrival of the first Missionary from the Honorable Society thither, in the Honorable the Earl of Claren-