Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. III

Then was ordered to be Read the Petition of M^ Rou and the Answer of the said Consistory thereto which were Read, & all partys attending were call'd in They accordingly attending. Mr. Murry Council for ^I. Rou mov'd that the question

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might be put to the Consistory whether they adher'd to the Rules and Discipline of their Church.

M' Barbaric for y^ Consistory reply 'd that they cou'd give no answer to the question but left to their Council who was present to speak for them.

Then M^ Jamisson their Council went on with a long discourse in writing shewing i lie nature of Courts of Judicature and what matters are cognizable in the said Courts according to their several degrees after which he endeavour'd to shew that as M^ Rou had not comply'd w^^ ye Contract of y« Cons : they had a just right to discharge him and repeating what is set forth in their answer and jnsisting upon what they concluded with in their answer.

Concludes with praying y^ Pet^ may be dismist

Then M'' Vernon open'd himself with desiring that the prayer of the Petion might be read vf^^ was Then he observ'd as ye F: C: was not a National Church and yt theirfore that no Court in the Civil or Ec. had any Jurisdiction of it and pray'd y® Petion"" may be dismist.

After all partys were withdrawn M' Harrison observ'd to the Board. [M"" Harrison's observations not found. ]