Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III
difficulties I met with here & complained of to the Honb' Society by their Secretary in another letter dated Xber 17, 1716 they gave me leave to draw on 'em for X30 a§ they have been always patrons to the distressed so I thouglitHhis bounty of theirs was to enable me to bear up under more and greater difficulties than all the Missionaries that I know from that great and good body of men have met with (the ReV' M'' Thomas as only excepted.)
I have often written to the Honb'^ Society by their Secretary of these tl^ngs & never have had any answer but I now beg humbly of your Lordship that you will be pleased to stand my friend that I may be thereby enabled to pay the Gentle" I am indebted to for that money and that I may clear of the disturbances which have almost crazed me.
That God Aim : may long continue your Lortlp nn lionor k ornament to that part of liis Chtu-ch wliich is under the indulgent &. vigilant govo'nment & that you may fur all tlie ju'ous labours receive an ample but a late reward in the regions of Eternal
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Gloiy is and shall be the incessant and earnest prayer of, Right Reverend Father in God L<^ &c.
Thomas Poyer
By letter dated 7'h April 1715 M'" Poyer was ordered to proceed at law for recovery of his Salaj-y at tlie charge of the Society & by his letter of tlie 1«' Oct. 1715 desires orders to take up money wliich he says M'' Bayeanx {sic) New York would supply him with tlie Society upon considering tliat letter ordered him to draw on their Treasurer for £'SQ stg: and at the same time ordered him to send an account of the expence he should be at in the law suit as will appear by a copy of the Secretary's letter of the 17 Dec 1716 so that he could not be mistaken & tliink that the Society intended him two sums of X30 tliey having made hini a present of a Gown & Cassock in tlie month of Sept & of £10 in October following his Salary lias been regularly paid as it became due & if any of his Bills were protested 'twas because he di'ew when nothing was due to him.