aforesaid, as well in preaching the Holy Gospel purely, according to the Holy Scripture 'and the Symbolical Books of our Lutheran Church, as in Administring the Holy Sacraments to Christi Institution, and practising the usual Ceremonies of the fellow Believers of the unalterable Confession of Augsburg. Promising likewise to pay to him the Income of the 500 Acres aforesaid as soon as any there shall arise, and acknowledge him not only as our Teacher, but also the Authority given to him by the aforesaid Patent, as also whenever he lands on our shore to receive him and bring him back on board of the Vessel!.
Moreover, since hitherto we can make no use of the Bell, given to our Parish aforesaid, we therefore give the said BeU, by Oral Permission of his Excellency William Burnet, Esq^" etc. to the Lutheran Church at New York. However on this Condition, if it should happen, that by Increase of our Lutheran Congregation in this Place, we should be able to build a Church of our own, at any Time hereafter, that then the Lutheran Church of New York shall be obliged, either to restore us the same Bell, in such conditition as now it is, or else to buy and send us another of the same weight and value. And the same Church of New York is never to leave us destitute of a Minister, but always in their Call for a Minister, and also in his Ministration to acknowledge us as Bretliren, unless it appears that their Minister be not truly of the unalterable Confession of Augsburg or should want sufficient Credentials to demonstrate to be such an one.
Then in such Case we wiU not be obliged to perform any of tlie Articles contained in this Presents. In Confirmation of all this, we the Trustees first above mentioned, as also the Minister and Consistory of the Protestant Lutheran Congregation of the City of New York have interchangeably put our hands and seals this thirtieth Day of March in the thirteen Year of His Majesties Reign Annoq Dm. 1727