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furtlier proceedings of the said Jolm Lodwick Hofgoed by sucli Ways and Means as your Excellency in Councill shall think lit and proper to be Done. And your petitioners as in Duty bound shall Ever pray &c. Jacobvs van bvskerk Michael Christian knoll, Minister George Petterson Charel Beckman Johann David Wolff Laurence Van Boskerck. N. York, Octob. 29th 1740.

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Of an Attestation from J: P: Rossi er Consistorial Secretary at

Stilt gard the Principality of the Dutchy of Wurtenhergh^ to the

Revd Minister Semuel Urlsperger at Augspurgh in Germany;

Also a Translation of an Attestation of the said Samuel

Urlesperger.

As well at great Ingersheim, as also in tlie whole Coiintrey of this Dukedom, there never was a Person or Minister in an Office whose name was called Hoffgoot. J: P: Rossler.

And his Excellence the privy Councellor Georgy at Stutgard, has given me also the following account:

I have been inquiring at the Ducal Consistory about the Person Hoffgoot who pretended to have been a Lutheran Minister at Ingersheim and dismissed, but I soon was informed that there never had been either at Ingersheim or elsewliere in the Countrey a Man of that Name in a Pastoral Office^ Besides it is well known to me that never any Minister here has been deposed about such a pretended Cause (of Preaching against Popery) I tliink this Man Hoffgoot as he calls liimself, is certainly an Imposter.

That the first sliort attestation of J: P: Rossler Consistorial Secretary is certainly his own hand Writing, and the second an Extract of the Privy Councellor's Letter to me, & by me word by word faitlifully copied I certify with my own hand and Seal (Seal) Samuel Urlesperger Senior of the Lutheran Ministry, & Pastor of the Parish of S* Anna.