bee their minister in consideration whereof they covenanted with him to pay & sattisfy him for the same tlie sume of sixty pounds p annum soe long as hee should continue to preach amongst them -- and that in pursuance of the sayd Agreement hee did on his part Exercise tlie office of a minister amongst them for and dureing the space of one whole yeare from and after tlie sayd twentietli day of September And that the sayd Inhabitants of Brookhaven on theyre parts have not sattisfyed and payd unto y^ peticonr the sayd sume of sicty pounds nor any penny thereof according to the ten^ and effect of the sayd agreement. Therefor

May it please yi" Excellency and this Honble board so far to take the premisses into y^ consideration as that the sayd Inhabitants of Erookhaven may bee obliged to pay and sattisfy unto yr peticonr his sayd debt of Sixty pounds and observe and performe on their parts the sayd agreem* yo"" peticoner on his being thereto ready and wilhng and hee as in duty bound shall ever pray &c

Samuel Eburne.

December the 13'h 1686. This petition Read and ordered that if the within namea Inhabitants of Brookhaven do not forthwith pay unto thepetitioner the within mentioned sume of Sixty pounds that then and in such caice they bee and appeare in their behalfs before this board on the first Thursday in ffebry next Ensueing to show cause if any they have to the contrary.