The Ships being still detained by the Ice gives me an opportunity of saying something more concerning the aifair of the Church at Jamaica and I am not a little surprised that the Church's misfortune there is wholly charged on account of the alterations in some of the officers there and tliat tliey dare not go to law for that reason which is a very great mistake because no officers are wanting to do M^" Poyer justice there either in respect of his Salary or otherwise but a Sheriff that he might be safe as to his Juries for as his actions will be above J£20 in value so must be tried by the Chief Justice M^" Mompesson who never professed any other religion but that of the Church of England and the present Slieriff who had the Charge of that County for above a year is a member of the Church at Jamaica and was put in that post by Coll Hunter at the request of M^ Foyer's friends and altho the removal which was made among the Officers at that time was what I would not have advised the Gov to, yet the mistake was not so great as represented for sometime after those cliarges "were made blaming one of the Gentlemen of the Council who advised the Governor to it His answer was that the cry of the people was so loud against several of the officers then in place that it Avas absolutely necessary, and as for those whom he and his friends had recommended the most of 'em were dissenters they were on all other accounts much fitter for it ; nor were all the old officers turned out nor all in the new Commission dissenters as I had been told for that several of the Church were still in place & many who had been in before were continued It being tlieir design to cast out 111 men and not the Church.