March ye S-i 1724 | 5

Present

Cap^ Walter ") -n * n ij

^ / Doctor Colden

M"" Van Dam > ,^^ „^ ^

V Mr Wm Provoost M^' Harrison )

The Committee being met upon the affairs of M' Rou and the French Church

Doctor Colden observ'd to the Board that as he had akeady been Chairman upon that affair, thereupon desired they would be pleased to put the Question for a new Choice

Whereupon the Question was put and Doctor Colden chose Chairman

Then it was unanimously resolved that the Council for the Respondants should make Answer to the following Questions vizt

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1st 5y what Autliority they are a Court.

2diy By what Authority they suspended their minister.

Which are agreeable to a Report made to his Excellency in Council and Confirm'd by that Board y^ IS^h of February last.

Then all the partys attending without were called in.

The Council appearing for the Respondants --

The Report and Order of the Council thereupon of the 18*^ of February last were Read --

Then the Chairman observ'd to the Council for y^ Respondants that the Board expected and required they should answer and Shew by what authority they are a Court and by what authority they suspended tlieir minister

JVP" Jamison Replyd they were no Court neither had they any coercive Power of suspending their Minister,

The Chairman required them to answer from whence they deriv'd y^ Power.

Mr Jamison By y® Indulgence of the Government and own'd they were not Independent of the Government here.