This Jury Consisted of some of the most principal men in the County, as well for Estates as Honesty ; and if many of them were Church-men, we cannot tliink them the Less Capable of the office for that reason. None were forbid to speak or would if they had any thing proper to say. And we do not remember that Mr Clowes made use of any such argument before us as is mentioned in the Latter end of the petition.
We are humbly of Opinion may it please your Excellency, That the Riot Committed by these persons was one of the most Notorious Riots (all the Circumstances Considered) that ever was Committed in this Country.
And our design was not to have ffined them at all but to referr
that to the Court of Oyer and Terminer, had they not in the
.most submissive manner, and under their hands request i'd it,
even after they had Demanded and w^ere admitted to Traverse
the Inquisition found against them. ♦
2S6 PAPERS RELATING TO CHURCHES IN QUEENS COUNTY.
May it please your Excellency We are humbly of Opinion that we have proceeded against these persons, in a Just and Le^al metiiod ; Eut Ave are very Conscious to our Selves, we iiave L'calt vvitli them in all Tenderness and Moderation : Too jiiuc I of iliis if any tiling has been our only fault, and we knownot but this may !iave Contributed to the harsh and severe Exprcssioiis used by them in the petition ; of wliicli we shall say no more, but Submit tliem to your Excellency's being