that Many Will Be Discouraged & In tliat Case that :M'- Houdiu Must Leave Us, tho he Is the Only Minister In the Place, & Indeed tliere are But few Besides Professors of tlie Cliurch of England In the Place & We have Reason To Ippe that they May Be Induced To Conform Should A Wortliy Minister Contine Among Us-- Upon Those Considerations We Beg Your Honour Will Be Pleased To Grant A Brief through this Province To Collect the Aforesaid Sum of foiu- Hunder Pound for Building a New Parsonage House To Repair the Cluirch In this Place & your Petitioners As In Duty Bound Shall Ever Pray &c

Barnard Rynlander James De Blez

Jacobus Bleecker Isaac Guion

David Lespinard Jean Soulice.

Peter Bartine August 19t'» 1761. Read in Council & granted.

PETITION OF THE FRENCH CHURCH AT NEW ROCHELLE.

To the Honoui-able Cadwallader Colden Esq'" Lieutenant Governor & Commander in Chief of the Province of New- York and the Territories depending thereon in America &ca In Council

The Petition of the Subscribers Inhabitants of the Township of New Roehel in the manor of Pclham, in the County of Westchester. Humbly Sheweth

That the Petitioners are members of the French Church at new Rochell aforesaid, and principally, decendants from French protestants, who fled from the Religious persecution in France in the Year one thousand six hundred and eighty one and shortly thereafter settled a Tract of six tliousand acres of Land, now known by the said name of the Township of New RocheU, which was granted to Jacob Leislerfrom w^hom your Petitioners' said Ancestors purchased by John Pell then Proprietor of tlie said Manor of Pelham, in the year of our Lord one Thousand Six hundred and eiglity nine. That the said John PeU at the