Such sume and sumes as shall be voluntarily contributed for the more speedy carying on the s^ building and tliis shall be a sufficient Warr* to the &^ Managers for so doing. Given under my hand & seal at New Yorke the 23 '^ day of July Aunoq Dni 1696.

Ben fflktcher. By his Exoellcys Command

David Jamison, Socy.

PAPERS RELATING TO THE CITY OF NEW-YORK. 40^

THE MANAGERS OF THE ENGLISH CHURCH

PETICON FOR A CHARTER; MAY 6^^ 1697.

To His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher Cap^ Gen " and Comauder in Cheife of his Majties Pi-ovince of New Yorke and Territories thereon Depending in America and Vice Admirall of the same, his Maj''^ L^ and Comander in Cheife of the Cities, fifortes and places of strength by sea and land within his [Territories] The humble Peticon of Caleb Heathcott William Merritt John Tuder James Emott [Henry] WiUson Thomas Wenham James Evetts John Crooke, Robert Lurten, Samuell Burtt William [Morris ?] NathanieU Maston,p sent Mannagers of the Affaires of the Chm-ch of England in the Citty .of New Yorke. Sheweth --

(That by virtue] of an Act of Gen^u Assembly made in the ffift yeare of his Maj'ies Raigne (1693) Entituled An Act for selling a Ministry in the Citty of New Yorke &:c. Amongst other things therein menconed. It is Enacted that there shall be [called inducted & Established a good Sufficient] protestant Minister to officiate and have the Care of soules, in the said Citty and that for his Encouragement [there shall be assessed] Levyed Collected and paid for the maintenance of the said Minister the sume of one hundred [pounds.]