Vesey'^s us so that whoever else of the Communicants thought fit to come and give their votes must be lookt upon as men of a contrary interest; a hard censure if the interest they had in view was that of the Church. We are unwilling to Imagine that Mr. Vesey has any of the old Leven of hidependency yet lurking within him, God forbid that Interest should be the motive to any mark's Conformity -- but we wish he would act m,cre circumspectly that he would think better of those who have been bred up in the Church of England and have always shewn a zealous affection for her. We have at present a very flourishing Church,
1 OriginaUy written -- "If we have any false brethren, any private Enemies to our peace and Holy Church it is much to be lamented; we know we have a very imprudent pastor, for would any man that is otherwise proclaim" --
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and all means should be used to preserve it. We have yet no dissenting Congregation of English in the Tovm^ which we fear makes ours larger then it would he if there was one^ and how deplorable a folly would it be to raise one out of our own dissentions. We humbly beg your Lord? to take this our Representation in to your Consideration and to apply such Ghostly counsel and Remed}S as in your Great wisdom you shall judge requisite.
Note. -- The passages in the above address printed in Italics are scored out of the original. The last paragraph is in Governor Hunter's handwriting. It will be well to compare it with Gov: Hunter's Letter to the Sec: of the Soc: for Prop: the Gospel, dated 2oth Feb. 1711-12, which is inserted ante among the "Papers relating to Queens Co." together with other documents illustrative of the State of the Church about that lime.