Uanwick 20 shiDings Coll : Jackson one Doller for thir own use which he refusd to repay Exsept he sliould git his Diner out of the Doller as for the rest of the mony these tliree Justisis told us that it had been Laid out apon a woman that had Laid a bastard Child att M^ Clarcks Dore -- this w^as alleged by them but it helps us nothing when Uallntin and I told them thay ought not in this sort to mack yous of the poors mony all that ^\e said preuaild nothing with these Justisis to refund one penny of the poors mony teaken as a boue s^ and apon the Gouerners absenc in the garseys obed Ualintin and I had written complaint against thes prosedings into tlie hands of M'" Clarck sine which time nothing lies been Don in the affair further this Deponant sayeth not Jamaica May y® 22: Isaac Smith

Sworn befor me

Joseph Sackett, J ustis

PAPERS RELATING TO CHURCHES IN QUEENS COUNTY. 295

Thomas Hazard of N: Town aged about thirty seven years being Sworn upon tlie Holy Evangelist saitli ; yt at ye time of being prosecuted by Kichard Combs in pretence of not doing his Duty as Churchwarden, Justice Jonth Whitehead used many arguments with him to perswade him to deliver ye money wch was demanded of him by M-- Poyer, telling him yt if he would promise ye money he would do his endeavour, yt he siiould not be fmed ; but ye deponent refused to Comply with his advice j some time before tliis. Justice Whitehead told him y M'- Poyer had bought a Quantity of wood of him & if he recovered liis Sallary that he pretended to : he was to pay him nine pence per Load, and if he recovered it not he was to have nothing.