PAPERS RELATING TO WESTCHESTER COUNTY. 927

Did spend therein all their smale store, with the help of their friends, wliereof they did borrow great sums of money. They are above twenty poor and needy, not able

{MS. torn) ties and cloatliing, much

they did hitherto beare above their thereby reduced to a lamentable condition, as having been compelled to sell, for that purposs, the things which were most necessary for their use. Wherefore your petitioners humbly pray.

That your Excellency may be pleased to take their case in serious consideration, and out of Charity and pity to grant them for some years what help and priviledges your Excellency shall think convenient. And your petitioners in duty bound shall ever pray &c

Thauuet Elei Cothouneau

PETITION OF P. VILLEPONTEUX.

To the Honourable Cap* John Nanfan Lieu* Govern^ and Command!" in Cliiefe of his Majest^s Province of New Yorke And Territoryes depending tliereon in America &« The humble Petition of P. Villepontoux Attorney and Elder of ye frencli congregation of New Roclielle Humbly Sheweth

[That M^* Bondet] y« Minister of ye Said congregation having refused to come to baptize a childe of his newly born, and in danger of dying Your Said Petit^s Childe having recovered his Christening [was performed] by M^" Peter Peyret Minister of y^ french congregation [who had consent] of y^ said Eondet to baptize your Petitioners child and with a Second consent of ye Said Bondet did Baptize [ye cliild but] Some days after y^ Said M^ Bcndet with the other [Elders upon] that pretext only, in a Scandalous manner did depose [him from Said] Eldershipp. But because this blemish, tliey brought upon [him is] found upon no reason and that it drawls upon your pet^ the [contempt] of all his neighbours, he lias declared to appeal thereof; But [unawares] where he can have Satisfaction for that injustice, as he applyets himself to your honour and humbly Prayeth p