But one M"" Hubbard an Independent Minister being then in possession of the parsonage house his Lordship ordered him to deliver up the same to M- Urquhart which accordingly was done quietly and peaceably without any force and w^as enjoyed peaceably by the said M"" Urquhart for several years and the Independents themselves seemed to rest satisfied so far that they unanimously at their own expence built themselves a Meeting house in the same town which they now use and enjoy --

In the year 1705 another Act of General Assembly passed for the better explaining it more effectual putting in execution the former act for settling the Ministry &*= whereby it was enacted amongst other things that all the payments made to the present Incumbents inducted & established by the present Governor and to all and every the incumbents who should hereafter be presented instituted and inducted for the maintenance pursuant to the said act slioiild be made by the Churchwardens in the Ciu-rent money of this province.

After which it might reasonably have been expected that this Church would have enjoyed the same peace as the Church at Hempstead in the same County and other the Churches settled in this province by virtue of the same Acts of Assembly but divisions arising & parties making to heap up Complaints

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against liis Lordship to remove liim from liis Government every Act of Government was to be nicely scann'd and amongst the rest this Order of his Lordship was called an arbitrary k unjust Order and a turning a man out of his possession by force (tho' in fact no force was) and it is concieved that WiU"i Urquhart by his induction to the Church must take all that belongs to it particularly the parsonage so that M^" Hubbards delivery of it w^as conceived rightfull & what by law he ought to have done.