Upon the motion of Coll: heathcote that the Minister of New Rochelle liad formerly a sallary allowed him out of the Revenue which the late Earl of Belhnont deprived him of, It is hereby ordered that the petition of the said Minister formerly J)^ to his Excellency be referred to the s*^ Coll: heathcote Avho is to Examine into the Allegations and Report the same.

By order of liis Excellency & Councill

B. CosENs Clk concilj

May it please Y^ Excell:

In obedience to y^" Exceil: Commands I have Examined into the Allegations of the within Petition & do find, that the Petitioner was employed about 1 5 years ago by tlie corpora tioa ibr Propagating the Xtian ffaith amongst the Indians at a place called New Oxford near Boston, with the allowance of a Salary of £25. a year, where he consumed the little he brought witli him from ffrance in settling himself for that Service, and being afterwards by reason of the W^ar compelled to fly from thence, his Improvements where wholly lost. Dureing the time of his stay there, which was about 8 years, it apears by a certificate under the hands of the late Lieut. Governour Stoughton of Boston, Wait Wintrope, Increase Matlier, and Charles Morton, that lie with great faithfullnesse care & industry discliarged his duty both in reference to Xtians & Indians, and was of an unblemished life and Conversation. After his being called to

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Newroclielle the Corporation afforementioned in Consideration of his past services & sutferings, were pleased still to Continue him his Sallery wliich he Enjoy 'd untill the arrival of tlie late Earl of Bellomont, who haveing settled <£30 a year upon him out of the Revenue used afterwards his intrest with the said Corporation to take of the Sallery, they had all along allow'd him, which no sooner was effected but he Immediately suspended him allso from the =£30 a year he had settled upon him, by which meanes the Petitioner is left with a very deplorable Condition not being able with the sallary that is allowed him at Newroclielle, w^ii Is only <£20 a year to support himself and familly.