When M' Poyer first arrived in this province bringing witli him the Bishop of London's Letter that he had sent him from Jamaica Coll Hunter did immediately thereupon give him Induction but M'" Urquhart's Widow who was then in possession of t!ie Parsonage house did by a Wile deliver up the same to the

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Dissenters upon whicli M*" Porer coming to town and acquaint - ing the Governor therewith he sent for the Chief Justice M"- Mompesson and desired his advice upon that occasion being very desirous to serve the Churcli i^ th& best manner he could the Chief Justice having taken sometime to consider of it gave under his hand that it was not safe or advisable for the Governor to concern himself therein for that the dispossessing of them otherwise than ])y a due course of law was a high crime and misdemeanour as was decreed by my Lord Staffords case. Coll Hunter did tliereupon send the Judges opinion to M^' Poyer and prayed liim to proceed in that manner and that he would at his own expense support him in it some time after M"" Poyer came to complain of the Justices and that he was in want of his Salary and could get no warrant from them for it upon whicli the Governor commanded them to Town wdio to excuse themselves brought under the Collectors hands that there was no money in Bank, his Excellency did then not only reprimand but with great earnestness expostulate with them at the unreasonableness of not answering M^ Poyer's Salary and told them that it was impossible the Act could mean any otherwise than to support a Minister of the Churcli and that they ought for their own sakes take some speedy care in that matter for that he would assist M-^ Poyer Avith his purse to carry on the suit not only through this province but to England if need w'as and calling for Pen Ink and Paper did while the Justices were there write to M^' Poyer pressing him to begin the suit without loss of time and after sealing the letter offering it to one of the Justices to deliver to M^" Poyer he begged it might be sent by some other hand It being hard for him to carry his own accusation and one M"" Regner happening to be there told tlie Governor he was going to Jamaica so the letter w^as sent by him, sometime happening to be at that place with Coll Hunter I went with him to pay M^ Poyer a visit who was then sick wlien tlie Gov^" took the opportunity again to press him to issue that affair by a due course of law and that he should have all the assistance by money or otherwise in his power to give him this w-as done in the presence of a dissenting Minister wiio lives in Jamaica and many others in that Interest and afterAvards meeting with M""