members by his influence are akeady Divided and others wavering in the true Received Approved and Lung EstabUshed Articles of faith and must in the End if no stop l^e put to it tend to Divide the Little flock under tlie care and instruction of the said Michael Christian Knoll thek Right and Lawfully Ordained Pastor. May it therefore please your Excellency in youi- tender Consideration for the petitioners strictly to Charge the said Johan Lodwick Hoofgood that he Desist from Excercisiug tlie Office of a Minister till he shall produce to your Excellency proper Credentialls of his being Duly Quahfied and Admitted into that Office by Lawfull Authority and shall obtain Your Exeellencys Lycence for that pui-pose. Fishkill y 5'^ of June And the petitioners (as iii Duty Bound) 1749. shall ever pray for Yom* Excellency-

Michael Christian KnoU his

Minister : Ecclesiae : Peter X Graberger his butser i-i lasking Junior mark

Petrus yansen Henrick Emig. Hannes Emig

his John >< Cornel mark his peter ijo X hanes

mark Johannis van isbichtt

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WiUiam X Edward

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butser X lasking

mark philip Emig Niclaas Emig janior Johannes Bergen VViUiem Laseng WiJliam Lasing Isaac Lassing hendrics graberger

mark John X Jhonston of

Reynier van hoese Nicklas Emmich

mark Andrees )^ Pick Laurens Emig Johannis Broug Treas

the mark Andrees ^ Lassinar of his John >< Cook

mark Jonathan ooklee Pete louerens lawson Johannes Plowman Peter yseec Lawson

*,* The Clergyman above objected to was commissioned by Gov. Clinton 24 Feb., 1748.