584 PAPERS RELATING TO THE PALATINES.

preach and Administer tlie Holy Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord's Supper among them.

That no profits could arise from the said Glebe till within about sixteen years last past, and during the whole Time no more has been received for the services done on the said Glebe by the Lutheran Ministers of New York, for preaching & administering the Sacraments for near thirty years last past than about five hundi-ed schipels of Wheat.

That in the year one thousand seven hundred and twenty seven, the said patentees became incorporated with the Lutheran Congregation at New York by Covenant under the Hand and Seal of the Trustees of the said Glebe and the Minister and Consistory of the Lutheran Church of New York mutually executed on both parts since which Time the said patentees and the said Lutheran Congregation of New- York have been one Congregation and the small produce of the said Glebe within a few Years has been paid to the Lutheran Minister of this City.

That during the Time aforesaid the said Lutherans have built a small Church upon the premises: But so it is, may it please your Excellency That the Lutheran Inhabitants living on the said granted Lands being now reduced to a small number, having some of them sold their Lands and bought elsewhere, the present Inhabitants have taken Occasion therefrom to deprive your petitioners of the said Church and Glebe, and have lately liindered your petitioner Michael Christian Knoll from perform ing divine Service in it, and forbade the Tenants to pay the Rents to your said petitioner, pretending that tiie said Glebe and Church have reverted to the Crov/n for Want of Lutheran Inhabitants to enjoy them, notwithstanding your petitioners do aver, that within a convenient Distance from the said Lands, as great a number of Lutheran Famihes and persons are living as are sufficient to make a Congregation for divine service at those times when your petitioner Michael Christian Knoll by his Agreement is called to preach at that place.