But after his removal by the arrival of Lord Lovelace Tliat Dormant claim of the Independents did not want its secret and open abettors as well to blacken the Lord Cornbury's administration in that particular and to increase the number of petitions and complaints his enemies had prepared against them as also to destroy the established Church that had been peaceably enjoyed so many years, accordingly the Cliiefs of that sect in 1709 presented a Memorial to the Lord Lovelace prajing to be relieved therein. The which M'" Urquhart fidly answered but before that could come to a hearing the Lord Lovelace feU sick and soon after died, nothing being determined in the matter. Thus tlie affairs of this Church stood till the death of M»' Urquhart who died in August the same year.

After the death of M'' Urquhart there was nothing but great threatenings thundered against the Church and parsonage but Col''- Ingoldsby then Lieut: Governor of this Colony recommended to the adjacent Ministers to serve the cure alternately during the vacancy w^hich they aU did willingly at their own expence and in the meantime the Widow of the deceased M^' Urquliart w^as suffered to live and enjoy the benefit of the parsonage house and Glebe.

No sooner wtis her Majesty pleased to remove Colonel Ingoldsby from the Government whereby the same devolved on Col" Gerhardus Beekman as jjresident of the Council, but the very next day being the lU^ of April 1710 several of the mor« violent of that sect took i)ossession of tlie Churcli and forcibly