said Luthren Congregacon may as well as the Heligious houses and Places of the other Chiistian Professors allotted vithin this Citty & Prouince be Released freed exempted and Priuiledged from any such Tax Eate or assessment and that your honor -^^ yj Please to giue such order Concerning the sajne as sliall appear to your Hono'' to be fitt & Requisite.

And yor Peticoners as in Duty bound shall ever pray &c.

ORDER OF COUNCIL THEREUPON.

September the 6th 1684.

This within Peticon being read before the Governo'" and Conncil it was Their Opinion that the house Appointed for the Lutheran Minister to line in should be as free and Exempted ftom Taxes as that of the Dutch and ffrench Ministers, and the Peticon is Referred to the Mayor and Aldermen.

By Ordr in Council.

A true Copy. J. Spragg Sec'y.

•,» It appears by Deed Book VIII. 204, in Secretary's office, that Dominus Bark^rdus Aeisses was Minister of the Lutheran church in New-York in

THE KING'S CHAPEL.

To His Excellency Benj* Fletcher Captain Generall and Gouenor In Chief of His Majesty province of N. Yorke, and the Hon'-^i^ Counsell. The petticon of Derex Van Burg

Humble sheweth yt whereas yo' peticoner haue by yo"^ Excellency's order bin Imployed in Building his Majesty Capell with seaveral other buildings in and aboute his Majesty Fort William Henry in N Yorke for the accomplishment of which, by Labour and other Materialls belongmgto his Occupation, there Is become dew to him Nine Hundred and Odd pounds Current money, as by the accompt already past the Auditt of the Counsell and accompts now befor this Hon^abie gorj may appeare.