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

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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