But the fetch was that I by going these lengths disoblige all those of my own communion or refusing incur the displeasure & harsh opinion of the Gover^

Sometime after perceiving tliat M'' Voyer made no account of Av'iat I had s.'iid or wrote to him being on Long Island I took o-^'^asion to pay him a ^dsit k pressed him again in the presence

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of both parties to commence his suit all otlier methods besides the legal being a real detriment to tlie Church's Interest and only a temporary decision ; some time after Avlien M Poyer did me the fevor of a visit I begged of him since he was not pleased witli the methods tliat I had advised he would be pleased to write me down what it was tliat he would have me do protesthig that if it; was not against t!ie established laws or known rules of Justice I would comply with it, all the return he gave me was that he had long since submitted it to his superiors at liome & so could make no further steps in it without their ad\ ice.

This is the true state of this case, I sliall now bcgg leave to discover the secret spring that has set this matter in motion. The Rev" M^' Vesey Rector of Trinity Churcli here had, it seems in compliment to a great man then on this side, taken occasion to use me ill, before he knew me of which I was soon informed after my arrival and for which reason I did all tliat was in the power of man by good oiFices and civilities, which lie was pleased to call constrained, to persuade him into a better opininn of me; His Provocacons increased in the Proportions that my kind usage did (I speak nothing but what is known to t'le wliole Province) and despairing ever to extort a Persecution from me he casts about for another Plot to hurt me, Perswades M Poyer that tliere is danger and a deep design in the Try all tluit I so much prest, by this means he gains these Points, takes an opportunity from me of manifesting my zeal for the Churcli, wliicli he has so often called in Question and gets y^ unwary & least discerning part of the clergy here to set their hands to a ])aper without enquiring into the truth of the matter contained in it, it being mentioned to them as an affair tliat required tlie greatest secrecy & of the last consequence to the Interest of the C'lurch, Thus had this gentleman contrived to put me under a necessity as he thought of either doing an Act of violence in the favour of the Church (whereas the wound given her by an act of that nature in the same case remains smarting to this day) and so unavoidably and deservedly being recalled with disgrace from my Government or of running the hazard of being represented no friend to Her Interest and consequently unworthy to continue in it.