And the said Society doth hei-eby heartily recommend ye gd Christopher Bridge to the protection

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& blessing of Almighty God, the Countenance and Ifavour of thc> Hon'^'e the Governour of New York & the Good Avill of all Christian People at Rye aforesaid for his furtlier Encouragement & support. In Witnesse whereof y^ s^ Society hatli hereunto Caused to be sett their Common seal this Nineteenth Day of August in the year of our Lord 1709 And in the Eiglith year of our Most Gracious Soveraign Lady Anne by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France & Ireland Queen Defender of the ffaith &c.

( John Chamberlayne

. I Secretary.

■ , , INDUCTION OF REY^ M^ BRIDGE.

[From the same.]

< Rob'tus Hunter Armiger Provincise Novi Eboraci, necnon Novse Casarige in America Strategus & Imperator ejusdemq: Vice Admiralis &c.

Universis et Singulis Rectoribz Vicar: et CapeUar: Curat : Clericis et Ministris quibuscumq in et per totam Provinciam ubilibet Constitutis ac etiam

Ecclesise Parocliialis de Rye infra Provinciam Novi Eboraci pra^dict. pro hoc tempore ^dilibus Salutem

Cum Dilectum in Christo Christopherum Bridge Clericum ad Rectoriam sive Ecclesiam Parochialem Predict. Parocliise de Rye in diet. Provincise Novi Eboraci in America jam vacantem preesentatum Rectorem Ejusdem RectoriseSiveEcclesiEeparochialis in et de Eadem Ins ti tutus, Vobis Conjunctim et divisim Committo et firmiter lujungo Mando, Quatenus eundem Christoplierum Bridge Cleric, sive procui-atorem Suum legitimum ejus nomine et pro eo in Realem Actualem et Corporalem possessionem ipsius Rectorise sive Ecclesise parochialis de Rye praedict. Glgebarum, Jurumq: et pertinentium suor™ universor. Conferatis Inducatis, Inducive faciatis : et Defendatis Inductum, Et quid in Premissis feceritis me aut Alium Ju(^em in hac parte competentem quemcunq ; debite (cum ad id Congrue fueritis Requisit.) Certiflcetis seu sic certificet ille vestrum qui presens hoc