Premisses to your Petitioners and to create them a Body Politick and Corporate in Deed and in name, by the Name and Stile of " The Ministers, Elders, Deacons, and Trustees of the Preaby- " terian Church of the City of New York according to the West- '' minster Confession of Faith, Catechisms and Directory, " agreeable to the present established Church of Scotland;" and that they and their Successors may be thereby enabled under the Great Seal of the said Province to hold and enjoy the Premisses, and to acquire and hold a further Estate, and enjoy sucli other Powers and Privileges as may be. necessary for the pious Uses aforesaid, expressed in the form of a Charter; which, that Your Majesty may be more fully apprized of the whole aim of Your Petitioners, is hereunto annexed, or that Your Majesty in whose Grace and Clemency, Your People have the fullest Confidence, would be pleased to grant them such other aid, Protection and Countenance, as to Your Royal Wisdom shall seem meet.

And Your Majesty's Petitioners, as in Duty bound, will ever pray; &ca

John Rogers, Peter Ricker,

Jqs Treat, Tho^ Smith,

W"» Smith, Whitehead Hicks,

B. V B. Livingston, W^ Smith juni",

Jno Smith, John Lasher jun""

Garr^ Noel, ^ Joseph Hallett,

Thqs Jackson, John Dunlap,

Nath' M°KinlYj Peter R. Livingston,

John Stephens, Jn^ Morin Scott.

New York 18th March 1766.

LORDS OF TRADE TO GOV. MOORE.

Whitehall Jul V 29, 17(55,

Sir

His Majesty having been pleased by an order in Council to refer to us for our Consideration and Report a Petition of the present Ministers of the presbyterian Churcli in tlie City of