Wenliam Escf one of the Gent of her Maj^ies Councill for ye Province of New York & one of y^ Judges of the Supream Court of Judicature for the said Province, saith that since Mr Pritchard has been appointed Minister of y® Towns of Rye and Bedford in the County of Westchester, this depon* has endeavoured to prevaile w^^ the inhabitants of Bedford to incourage the s<i M' Pritchard to preach and perform the dutys of Divine worship as used in the Church of England, among them whereupon the inhabitants of y^ s^ Town of Bedford, became so incensed that by their ill treatment and threats they have forced this Depon^ to remove with his family from thence, and deterrd the members of y*' s'' Church from speaking anything in its favor -- And this Deponent further saith that one Zachariah Roberts of Bedford a Justice of peace in ye s*i County of Westchester went to the inhabitants of y^ s^ Town to prevaile w**^ them to sign an instrument or writing whereby to oblige them not to pay yc s<^ minister anything and likewise that the s^ Zach. Roberts at a Town meeting called by him for that purpose gott such an act of the Town past accordingly, which act this Deponent saw being presented to the view of the persons there present by y^ s^Zach Roberts which Town act the said Zach Roberts afterwards burnt and this deponent believes he Cutt it out of the Records or Books of ye s^ Town -- And the Depon* further saith that the s^ Zach. Roberts hath refused (tho a Justice of ye Peace) to take any affidavidts in behalf of ye Church of England the Queen and this Governm', and when persons have offered to make such affid's he has said he would take none ag' his neighbours and himself and y' they might tell my J_.ord so -- and the s^^ Zach Roberts hath as this Depon* has been informed, countenanced severall soldiers who have deserted her Maj^-es service in tliis Government and assisted them in their escape by entertaining them in his house and afterwards sending his son with them to conduct 'em to Daubury -- and this Depoii' further saith that ab< a month since there was a person who pretended himselfe to be .