And how Could it be Supposed tliat those very persons who had refused to raise the money would when raised agree with us in tiie orderhig and Disposing of it, neither With humble submission Can we think it in tlie Least reasonable they can have any power at all in the Disposeing of that money since they had tlnis willfully Lost their power of Raiseing it ; besides we were further Enforced to this by the King's Writt of Mandamus before mentioned.

800 PAPERS RELATING TO CHURCHES IN QUEENS COUNTY.

As to tlie main tiling wliicli troubles these petitioners (tlioiigli their yearly propoi'don of the Minister's Salary is but very small amounting in the -whole scarce to three & twenty Shillings (notwithstanding they would Insinuate as if themselves were very considerable persons in tlie parish) to Witt our ordering the money to M' Poyer. We think it beyond all Doubt that the money can belong only to a Minister of the C3itu-c1i of England. We know M^' Poyer is such, and that lie was Inducted by Orders from Your Excellency near nine years agoe, and has very Dilligently Officiated all over the parish ever since ; and therefore tiiat the money is due to him, for though we have the Misfortune to have Dissenters to be Vestry men who either refuse . to Call at all ; or at Least call such a person as by Law is not Quallyfied to accept of it (wliich is all one) we do not therefore think that the Cure ought to Lye Vacant and thereby the Souls of the people neglected, besides we are Confirmed in our Opinion by a Late very mature Judgment given upon a Special Verdict in the Supream Court in an Acfion brought in by M"^ Poyer against M"" M^Nlsh for recovering part of the ministers money, v/here the Right of M^ Poyer Avas fuUy argued k Judgment past in liis behalf.