Honoured Sir -- This comes to attend my Notitia Parochialis I thank God the Chiu-ch of England here under my care cncreaseth beyond expectation for among the Quakers where my predecessor M'' Urquliart in all the time of his mission, could never gather a Congregation, I have seldom so few as fifty hearers, I have great hopes that there will more come over to our c!uu-ch notwithstanding the many enemies and discouragement I daily meet withall, of which I have in a former hinted to you but wrote more fully to the Right Honorable and Right Reverend Bishop . '^undon wliohas a perfect & true state of the case which I hop-, when duly considered will induce the Honorable Society to assert the right of the Church here, that I may be supported with my salary due here by an act of the Country, one penny of which has not hit'ierto been paid to me, but on the contrary raised & given to one M'" Geoi-ge Macnesh an Independent North Britain Preacher who has had the assurance in the face of the country to aver tliat tlie Bishop of London has no power here. I hope the Honorable Society will be pleased to consider the difficulties T struggle with, that my family may be supported and not lie under the discountenance of those who are only pretended friends to the Established

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Chiirc'i, I have acquainted the Right Honorable the Bishop of London of ray writing to t!ie Society