say that tlio' there is a Law for £60 p. annum to be yearly collected for the Minister of this Parish and tho' Coll' Lewis iNIorris the Chief Justice of this Province has ordered a Writ of iMandamus for collecting the arrearages of the Minister's Salary, Notwithstanding these orders they say, if the- Constables offer to collect it upon the Warrants tlie Justice have given pursuant to the Writ aforesaid, they will scald them; they will stone them; they will go to Club law witli them and I know not what.

* THE SAME TO THE SAME.

Jamaica Feby 11th 1719.

HoN» Sir

I made no doubt of your being informed of the death of the Revi Ml' Bridge late pastor of the Cliurch at Rye and that the Honb'e Society have ordered another to succeed liim.

I am just returned from serving that Church in my turn according to an agreement between the Ministers of tMs Province and cannot but acquaint you that most of the inhabitants some communicants are doing what they can to pull down what the established ministers [have built up]; they have resolved to call one M'' Buckingham a Dissenting Minister and have accordingly sent to acquaint him of it. I was then at Rye in company with a great many of them and did all that I could to bring them into a better mind in that respect after whicli they told me their resolution was this, that they were so well satisfied with me and my conduct that they would call no other than myself and that if I could not accept of their call, they knew one, naming the aforesaid M"" Buckingham that would ; so tliey desired my answer and I told them I would write home to the Hon'^'e Society about it the first opportunity (not at all expecting to meet with tliis Ship that I thought sailed some weeks ago) and I questioned not but they would Order me to Rye, on whicli I find tliey have resolved to call me; had I J^nown of this Ship in those parts, I would have got the Church Wardens and Vestry called and sent it herewith, but expect this per next conveyance.