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

unto me, for which Reason, I ought not to determine, or to dislike any tiling in the Cause.

Written ye pt of March, at New York A. C. 1726.

Litra C: 1: His late Excellency William Cosby, His Honour G. Clark, His Honourable Excellency George Clinton, have been graciously pleased, to allow our present Minister, Leave and Permission in the Lavvliill Functions of his Vocation.

Litr^i C. 2. The aforesaid Unions-Contract :

In the name of the Holy Trinity : We underwritten Trustees of the Palatine Parish at Quacsaick Zacharias Hofmann and Tobyas Wygand on the one Part and the Consistory of the Protestant Lutheran Congregation of New York, of the other Part, Make this Contract and Covenant. Wliereas we Lutlierans in the Highlands dwelling on the 2190 Acres of Land granted by a Patent, bearing Date the 18"> Dec. 1709 not being able to maintain a Minister amongst our selves ; That the aforesaid Consistory being pleased to receive us into their Communion, does consent, that the Lutheran Minister of New York at his going to and from Albany, may come twice a Year among us, _^and minister to us in his holy Function, for which Service we promise to pay him yearly the Rents and Profits of tlie 500 Acres Glebe Land, according to the Agreement with the Tenants thereof: As we do fikewise herewith by the Power and Authority, given to us by the aforesaid Patent Call, Constitute and Receive M'' Wijfiam Christoffer Berkenmyer p. + Lutheran Minister of New York, for our lawfull Teacher of the Parish of Quassaik, to minister imto us. twice a Year, after the maimer