The Dissenters were in possession of the Manse house by contrivance of the Widow of M^^ Urquhai-t the former Incumbent whose Daughter was married to a Dissenting Minister there, I consulted the Chief Justice Mompesson how far I might proceed towards putting M'" Poyer in possession who gave his opinion in writing that it could not be done otherwise than by due course of law without a high crime & misdemeanor this opinion I sent to M^ Poyer & begged him to oommence a suit at my cost but heard nothing from liim until

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some time after lie came to me to complain tliat the Justices of that County l^iad not done liim right when required in procuring ]\iin his Quarters stipend upon which I sent for the Justice he named and expostulated with him [on] the imprudence and unreasonableness of that proceeding lie replied that he had done all tliat ]ie was empowered to do by law and give me, the reasons of t!ie Church Wardens against the coniplaint of M'' Poyer in t lat County Court which were as follows, First because w'e had no money Se condly we had no orders from the Justices of Vestry according to an Act of Assembly Thij-dly Because we tliought M'' Poyer not qualified according to tl e Act. So after h.aving argued ttie matter of right with him from the words of tiie Act in presence of Coll: Morris and M'" Regnier of tins place I told him that I would forthwith give directions thatM'' Poyer should commence a suit against him and that they should not Hatter themselves that it might be dropped- thro' M Poyer's present wants f T he should not want v/ '.! ere wi thai! to carry it on through all the h'U ,tiis so just a cause required and accordingly Avrote to M'' Poyer t-.^ vhat purpose whic'i letter I dt sired the Justice to cai-ry ;!i'(l 'le begged to be excused alledging it were hard to oblige him lo carry his own condemna!icn so I gave tliat trouble to M' Regnier ■■ ho undertook to deliver it wit'i his OAvn hands M Coe the Justice mentimed told me tliat all this was a practice of one Clous a most vici uS wretch into whose hands M'' Poyer unfortunately i-'h at Ids first setting out and lodg'd in his house led by his jiretcndcd zeal lor tlic Chu.rcii but as lie himself lias since owned to ?vl»' Sharp, he was soon obliged to change his lodgings few of Ids own Communion desiring to come near him whilst lie was in so bad company for said M'' Coe there were ot'ier Justices of tiie C'lurc't's communion upon the place which ]night possibly have made a stretcli in lier favor if they I'ad l^een applied to and w'lioii we mig'it liave acquiesced in for quiet.