Du Bois assist them on their said Inquire concerning their Rehgious Disputes the times places of y^ meeting of which Committee is to be appointed by ye said Mr. Van Dam Mr. Barbaric k Capt Provost or any two of them.

In Council] June 21. 1709.

Mr. Barberie from the Committee to Inquire into the Disputes between the Germans sent to this Province by her Majesty Reported that they have Inquired into those relateing to their Religion assisted by Mr. Vesey & Mr. Du Bois and that nothing of the ahgations suggested against those called Pietists have been proved before tliem --

Whereupon it is the request of this Board that CoU. Wenham do victual! them in like manner with tlie other Germans till the alligations be maid out to this Board --

And it is ordered y' such of their Cloaths Tools & Materialls as they shall want for their present Occation be delivered to ti'. m.

Vol, t^ 35

546 PAPERS RELATING TO THE PALATINES.

PETITION OF THE REV. JOSHUA KOCHERTHAL

To the Right Honourable Richard Incoldesby Esq: Lieutenant Governour and comander in Chief in and over Her Majesties Provinces of New Yorl^, Nova Caesaria, and Territories depending thereon in America &c. As also to Her Majesties most Honourable Council &c. The most humble Petition of Joshua Kocher thai, Minister : Most humbly sheweth :

That all his endeavouring hitherto bestowed and applyed can not meet with an effect answerable to liis expectations to find but the utmost necessary expences to tlie building of his house and regulating his settlement upon the land assigned to him, being l^esides advised by M^ Kokerell Secretary that he could not (after the latter end of this month of June :) continue any further with the procuring and payment of wood and House-rent, in consideration he had fully made up and surrendred all the accounts concerning our company and their settlement : wherefore your Honour's most humble Petitioner humbly undertakes to beseech your Honour's Generosity, to be graciously pleased, to settle upon him a further continuance of the said Assistance of Firewood and House-rent (: hke M^ Kokerell hath Miherto done :) iintill Her Majesties Royal Most Gracious Resolution concerning my subsistance may be known.