Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
If I may Judge by the effects they have produced, for as to the ono you have not thought fit to comm'^r.oe .ii^y Sirt? zicr t'^at 1 yet hear to make any step towards it, and as to the other your Complaints have been only in generaU that your Stipend is not paid, I Desire therefore that you will give m^e your answer forthwith to these following questions that I may be particularly Informed of the state of your Case and be enabled to possess tlie Bishop of London with it Likewise
1 : Are the Vestry men and Church wardens Chosen pursuant to the act
2: have the Vestry men and Justices laid a reasonable tax fur the ministers Salary
3: if they have neglected to do it have the Justices or any two of them, don it after such neglect as they are directed.
4: if any default or neglect has been made by the Vestry ni^n
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and Justices or any of tliem have you or any body else informed against tliem if you Iiave, have the ffines been Collected, if neither you nor no body else liave informed why has it been neglected.
5: if a tax ]:!as been laid and a Roll made out liave ye Constables Collected it if t]iey have has it been by them paid to the Church wardens, if they have not, have tliey been informed against and the fines Levyed if not why has it been neglected. Have the Church wardens received the Tax or any and what part of it, and have they paid you anytliing and how much and what remains unpaid, if they have received any part of this Tax and have not paid it to you, why do you not inform against or prosecute them for the penalty inflicted for each default I am