Yo^ Excellency taking it into yo'' pious consideracon on the SV^ of May last was graciously pleased to grant to the s^ peticoners a Lycence under yo^ hand & seal to collect and receive tiie cliarity k benevolence of all good Christians within the province towards the building of a churcli or chappel for divin service in the center of the broad street called Ymkers street leading from the fibrt to the waterside between tlie end of pearl street k the small street that leads to the Lutheran Church not exceeding si sty feet in length and fourty five foot in breadth which by yo^ Excell^ys Encouragement and example has hitherto been wonderfully successfull. Yo^ Excellency having lately viewed the situation and the peticoi.ers being advised that it will be more comodious [if j tlie same be built higher up the s^ street neerer to the fibrt where it is much wider wher may be conveniently spared for the situation of a church & cemitery Ninety foot in length and sixty foot in breadth between the houses of Stephanus Groesbeck on the nortli side and the house of Abraham Cuyler on the south side not to extend further east than the east end of s^ houses and thence to stretch westerly Ninety foot in the same

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breadth of sixty foot equally distant from s<^ houses, they therefore humbly pray

May it please your Excellency

To grant to the peticoners in trust to and for the use of s<l minister and Wardens and their successors fore ever letters patent under the seal of the province ot New York for that spot of ground and tliat the benevolence already given and subscribed in virtue of yo'' Excelle^*^ said lycence be appropriated towards the building of the s'' Churcli or Chai)pel therein the alteracon of tlie site or any article or clause otherwise worded in the said lycence notwitlistanding under such quitrent as yo^ Excell^y shall think fit to propose in this behalf.