Tlio' as a true minister of Christ Lam and always have been ready to testlfie against Profaneness and Immorality, it is no small matter of Wonder to me to find you suppose an Expression relating hereto, w<^^ is not contained in my Letter, for no other end than to introduce y^ foregoing tart aspersion, vj^^ I am very well assured, no person will be so hardy as to venture to make appear ; & I dare aver it to be as causeless, as you are pleas'd to term my just Complaint.

I am Sir

Yr humble Serv'

Thos Poyer

* REPRESENTATIOxN TO HER MAJESTY ABOUT APPEAL.

To The Queens Most Excellent Majesty.

The Representation of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign parts,

HUxMBLY ShEWETH

That your Majesty out of your pious concern that all your good subjects in all parts of your dominions should be instructed in the principles of our most Holy Religion hath been pleased to give instructions to the Governors of your plantations in America and particularly to the Governors of New Yorke k Jersey that they should take especial care tliat God Almighty should be devoutly & duly served throughout their Governments That the Book of Common Pra3^er as by law established should be read each Sunday & Holiday and the Sacraments administered according to the rites of the Ciiurch of England and that your Governor should not present any Minister to any Ecclesiastical Eenefice without a Certificate froin the Right Reverend Father in God the Bishop of London of his being