That those wlio established themselves in the City of New York were enabled by an Act of the Legislature of this Colony passed in 1703, to purchase and set apart a Lott of Ground on which in the succeeding Year they erected a decent Edifice for the pubhc Worship of Almighty God according to the usage of the French protestant Churches, and the Residue they devoted to the use of the Cemctry or Church Yard for the Interment of their Dead.

That they have ever since maintained a Succession of Ministers there, who have dispensed the Ordinances of divine Worship in the French Tongue once to a very numerous and flourishing Congregation, now indeed unhappily reduced by various Causes to a less popular Assembly.

. That besides tlie said Church and Lott of Ground they enjoy tlie Rents of a House and Parcel of Ground in the Township of Breucklin on Nassau Island, charitably given for the better Support of the Gospel amongst them.

That the said Lot of Ground in this City is situated on the North East side of King's Street and is in Breadth in the Front to the said Street Seventy Feet and in the Rear S-eventy five

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Feet and in Length extending from the Front on I)oth sides to Little Queen Street on the Easterly Side one hundred & fifty four Feet and on the Northwesterly Side one himdred and fifty Seven Feet and one Hali' Foot English Measure and that the said Hou^e and Lot or Parcel of Ground in the Township of Breucklln are situated near the Ferry on Nassau Island containing ' in Breadth Eighty Feet & ten Inches fronting the Road from the City Ferry to Breucklin Church & the same in the Rear, and in Length on both Sides one himdred and twenty five feet all English Measure, and are bounded Southeasterly by Land now or late belonging to the Widow Middagh & Northwesterly by the Land formerly of Hans Bergen.