Thus Very Honourable we have as briefly as may given in some Hints of the Matters of oiu* Grievances Entreating that they may have a Candid Reception and Due Consideration with youi" Honour and the Honourable CounceHs.

And your Memorialists shall ever pray &c

Gil: Livingston r Tho: Smith

(Endorsed)

The Memoriall of Gilbert Livingston and Tho^ Smith iu Relation to a Grant of a Charter to the Presbyterian Congregation in the City of New- York.

REPORT OF COUNCIL ON THE PRECEDING.

May it please yo^ Excellency. ^ In Obedience to your Excellencys order in Council of this Day Referring to us the Petition of the Rev^ James Anderson Presbyterian Minister Patrick Macknight, John Nicolls, Joseph Leddel John Blake Thomas Inglis in behalf of themselves and

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the Rest of the Presbyterian Congregation in the City of New- York praying to be Incorporated by Letters Patents under the Broad Seal of this Province, Wee have heard Council in behalf of the Pef^s and Council in behalf of Rector and Church Wardens of Trinity Church of New York aforesaid against the Petition, and the matter appearing to us to be of very great moment, and no jnstance given us of any such Patent of Incorporation liitherto Granted either in great Britain or the Plantations. Wee Iiumbly crave leave to ofer Our advice to your Excellency And Wee do accordingly advise and desire your Excy to transmit to tlie Right Hon^ie the Lords of Trade and Plantations a Coppy of tlie said Petition and the proceedings thereupon desiring their Lordships to obtain the opinion of his Majesties Learned Council on the subject matter of the said Petition and to Transmit the same to Your Excellency all w^h is nevertheless humbly submitted by. New York Sept. 17'h 1720 Your Excellencys