His late Excellency William Burnet, Favorising the Min"" Will. Christ. Berkenmyer, has protected him in liie service of Quassaik, self by a Letter Mi^^sJve
Copia. Translation.
ReverendoViro Domino Wil- To the Reverend Minister
helmo Christophoro Berken- Will. Christ. Berkenmijer Wilmeijro Guliemus Burnet S. P. D. liam Burnet Greeting
Quoad agrum in Colonia Concerning the Glebe in the
Campensi de quo video litem Country which as I see will
aliquam orituram, nil aliud come in Proces, I shall speak no
dicam nisi quod Justitia omni- more, then that the Justice
bus pateat & Controversise de- stands open for every one ; and
bent dirimi in curiis civilibus the Controversies are to , be
secundum leges. Literse Paten- dissolved in the Courts of Comtes nuper datse sunt, ut vocan- mon Law. after the Direction
tur ; quibus ho'i'es certi agrum of the Law. Letters Patents, as
istuni pro communi bono illius the i.:(^- called ; are newly given
colonue posident, & si aliqua by which certain Families do
PAPERS RELATING TO THE PALATINES. b91
controversia de sensu illarura possesse such Glebe Land, as a literarum oriatur coram judici- Common' Good or for the Combus litigandum est. Non am- mm Best of the Colmie, and if plius mei juris est, nisi forsan any Disputes arrise concerning coram me lis veniat, quare ni- tlie meaning of these Letters hil debeo de ilia re vel affirm- Patents, tlie Cause must be are vel negare brought before the Justices. It
Datuiri Calendis Martii No- stands not further by me, if not, vse Eboraci A. C. MDCCXXVL can be, the Cause should come