February 1755 by King George the second in Council, whereby

the said Liberties and privileges were furtlier established and

confirmed and others granted to the Ministers Elders, Deacons

and ]\Iembers of the said Church, together with other matters

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and divers Grievances tlierein contained and complained of. And thereby prayed {inter alia) speedy Relief &c. as by tlie said Petition and Remonstrance Relation being tliereunto liad will more at large appear.

And whereas your ExceHency hath directed that a short Account of the several Grievances complained of should be drawn up in writing to be laid before your ExceUency and the Honorable Council aforesaid.

Now therefore, we the several persons appointed as aforesaid, do, in the most brief manner we are able, lay before your Excellency and his Majesty's Honi^ie Council aforesaid our several Grievances and Complaints as follow, viz* First-- That a Party of the Members of the said Chiuxh called the Englisli Party to the number of not more than 123 petitioned for an Enghsh Minister to be introduced into the Dutcli Church. That tliis being deliberately considered, a Protest was there upon dehvered to the Consistory signed by 226 members of the said Church setting forth that by the 5lst Article of the Constitution of the said reformed protestant Dutch Church Government two Languages could not be made use of under one Consistory Secondly-- That the said pai-ty have in Opposition to tne Constitution of the said Chm-ch Government destroyed the 86'ii Article thereof; For that Article says, that although the lienefit of the Church should require it, Yet no Alterations therein should be made, as by the said Article will fully appear. Thirdly-- That the Church Rules direct tliat no Minister shall be forced into the Congregation against the Will of such Congregatio;i ; And yet tliis has been done by Introducing Mr Leadly wlio had but about the 123 Members for it'', against the will of the 226 Members of the said Church.