Jones say he would bui-ne the Church of England Books &c.

The two preceding depositions were read in Council May 8. 1705; Messrs. Roberts and Jones failing to ^ve satisfactory explanations thereof, were boimd over to answer in tJie Supreme Coiu'l. Counc. Min.

936 PAPERS RELATING TO WESTCHESTER COUNTY.

A LICENSE TO REV^^ GEORGE MUIRSON TO BAPTIZE IN CONNECTICUT.

By his Ex^y Edward Viscount Cornbury &c

To M*" George Muirson Minister of Rye &c.

Wliereas I am informed that severall persons in the Towns of Stamfo-rd Hertford and several! otlier places in the Colony of Conecticutt liave not been baptized by reason they have had no Church of England Minister among them and being now desireous to be baptized by such Minister I have tlierefore thought fitt & do hereby give and grant unto you the s^ Geo. Muirson full and free Liberty leave and Lycense to visit those places and persons for the service aforesaid from time to time as often as you shall be thereunto requested by them

Given under my hand at ffort Anne in New Yorke this 4'h day of Aprill [1706.]

M^ MUIRSON TO THE SECRETARY OF THE SOC : FOR PROP: THE GOSPEL.

[Hawk's Church Reel . .

Honored Sir \-:U'. .< ^ ' '

Tou desire me to give an account of all those persons that contribute to my Support in these parts. That I can easily do ; they are but few, for Since I came into the country, I have not received in all above 18<£ though there is a Salary of 50£ per annum. New York money, established by Act of Assembly upon the minister of this parish : but the people being very poor, and the building of our church having cost a great deal, I thought it more proper to bear with them, than to exact by force what is due ; and So Suffer rather in my own condition, than that the house of God should not be finished, wliicli now, to my great comfort, is completed, and a Stately fabric it is indeed.