Cljurcli because tliey miglit if tliey pleased have been relieved long ago, the Governor having in my hearing offered M"" Poyer to assist him with money for carrying on that suit at his own charge and that not only through this province but to England if need was this was done at Jamaica in presence of one of the Dissenting Ministers and several others in that interest and sometime after that happening to meet M^' Poyer at Westchester I asked his reasons for not accepting of that generous offer that the Goverr j^ad made him Ids answer was that lie doubted of Justice from those in place I told Mm he need not be under any difficulties as to that part for if he and his friends would recommend such persons as were honest and good men and from wliom Justice might witli some assurance be expected I was well satisfied Coll: Hunter would commissionate them he having already done the same on Staten Island where by a mistake several who was not well wishers to the Church were in authority and upon M^ M'^Kensie's representing Ms misfortnne by Coll Morris to the Government a new set of Officers were appointed and such only as were friends to the Church and all things made easy to his satisfaction and tliis account I had myself from M^ Mackenzie. Now if M'' Poyer and his fiiends could have been prevailed upon to liave taken the same measures as his cause is undoubtedly very just & reasonable he would have run no manner of risk in bringing it to trial so I was entirely of opinion it should be determined as soon as it conveniently could by those rules the law prescribed and that I should never [allow] the Government to make use of an arbitrary and illegal power to serve cither Cliiu-ch or State which would not only leave the matter still doubtful but instead of serving bring a scandal upon the Church for that the warrant which my Lord Cornbury was pleased to direct to M^' Cardwell then High Sheriff of tliat County to dispossess the dissenting Minister of the Parsonage house without any form or due course of law did the Churcli more hurt than can easily be imagined.