You & those who have been eye & ear Witnesses know how violent the Dissenters have been here ; and against the Members of the well wishers of our Poor Church ; how many w iles they have to hinder Man from joining with us whose inclination to us have been very good; and what means tliey use to tire me expecting that if they can to wear me out with tlieir barbarous usage, after having stood with courage and patience in the gap for above 8 years and an lialf ; no Minister of the Church of England will venture to come after me. ***** *

To His Excellency Robert Hunter Esq^Capt" Gen''^ & GoV in Chief of His Maj^'^s Provinces of N: York N; Jersey & Territories depending thereon in America and Vice Admiral of the same

The Petition of Daniel Bull Henry Ludlum Hezekiah Denton William Carman Samuel Ludlum and Robert Denton of Jamaica in Queens County on the Island of Nassau Humbly Sheweth

That whereas your Exceleucys Petitioners have been fined by several of the Justices of said County in the sum of twenty six

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pounds ten shillings for being guilty as is alleadged of a Riot by us Commiited in Jamaica in said County last Xember We beg , leave to acquaint your Exce^y that some of the s^ Justices did upon their displacing of our Constable appoint in Ms room one Combs a notorious fellon and lie as a tool has been Instigated maliciously to Inform against us as Rioters under pretence that we forcibly opposed him in the execution of his pretended office which we never did nor designed against any lawful! officer in the due execution of .his office neither can it be proved we did by any person whatsomever.