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-

PAPERS RELATING TO CHURCHES IN QUEENS COUNTV. 221

don's time, the missionary was put into possession accordingly M"^ Urquliart enjoyed it during his time without any dispute as to the legality of his possession, only some tlu-eats he met w^tli upon the arrival of my Lord Lovelace, w^hich soon vanished again by Ms death & the succession of CoF Ingoldsby into the Government who soon allayed the heat of that faction upon the arrival of his now^ Excellency our present Governor (moved thereunto by I know not what Government) they got head again and upon M Foyer's arrival took possession of the Church & parsonage, the parsonage they are still possessed of, but the Church Mf Poyer preaches in again.