And yor Peticonrs as in Duty Bound sliall Ever Pray &c May it please yo'' Exellency and honourable Counsell yt tlie Meeting houses and Towne Houses at Hempstead was Erected & built Before y« ord"' in Counsell was Issued out (w«=h in y® aboue peticon was mist written) and yo^ peticon's humble Request is y ' they Inhabitants of hempstede may be ordered to allow vs their pportion of Charge for y® house built to Entertaine y« minister at madnans Neck w^^ y^ Prayer aboue Desired Consernhig y« ministers pay. and my selfe in behalfe of y® Towne shall Ever pray who has hearunto subscribed as well for y^ Genenall, as himselfe in pticular

The marke of

Christopher Yeaimans.

PETITION OF NATH: BAKER SEN^

against being fined for bringing home his ox on a SUNDAY, &c.

To the Right hon^bie Coll: Thomas Dongan Lieu* and Governor under his Royall Highnesse of New Yorke kc The humble petition of Nathaniell Baker Sen^ of Easthampton. Sheweth

That in June 1682, Your Peticoner being fin'd by the Court of Sessions then held at Southold, the sum of forty shillings & Costs of Court, which in all amounted to nine pounds tln-ee shillings & three pence, which your petioner paid, was also forct

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to enter into bond for his good behaviour (in the penall sume of twenty pounds sterling) till the month of March following, only for bringing home an ox of his on the Sunday, which the day before hee went for butt could nott find, so was obliged to tarry out till the next day & having then found him brought him to his house ; which said Eond of your peticoners, without any processe against him or warning to answer for himself, tlie Court aforesaid have adjudged to be forfieted, pretending some difference to liaue been between yo"^ petitioner & his wife, & yt yo^ peticoner should ]iau8 struck or kick't her by reason whereof without any legall proceeding they have condemned your peticon'' to pay the said sume twenty pounds sterling, & have issued out Execucon against his Estate for the same ; By which yo' peticoner finding himself agrieved and as hee thinkes very much wronged, -- Therefore humbly prayes.