Whereas your Honor was pleased to lay som commands apon mee for the preuention of quakers meettiugs within our Towne of hempstead which accordingly I liaue dun to the bestt of my power by forwarning Capt John Seman being sick and nott ablle to go my sellf I sent two ouerseers to for warme him that he shoolld nott Entertaine any such meeting att his house, yett nott witthstanding his answ^er was that he tooke no nottis of the warning and proceed to haue and had a uery great meetting the lastt lordsday being the 28 day of tliis in stantt, hopping these feue lines may finde your honors fauorable acceptance and render mee excusable and thatt your Honor will be pleased to take it in to your serious consideration for the ffuter prueution of ttlie like nott troublleing your Honor any further I rest your Honors Humble Seruantt

Richar Gildersleeve Hempstead May 26: 1679.

memorandum I toulld him itt was by your Honors order to mee.

Endorsed, ^ '

« To the Rightt Honorable Ssir Edmun Andrews Gouerner and

Generall of his Hines Terytorys att ffortt James in New

York These."

PETITION OF QUAKERS

AGAINST BEING FINED FOR SOLEMNIZING MARRIAGES ACCORDING TO THEIR OWN RITES.

To the Governor ; And his Counsell at New-York

The address of Henry Willis and John Bowne, conserning the proseedings of a Court of Seshons against vs who said they fined

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vs ,£10 apeece for suflfering our daugters to marrie contrary to their law, which proceedings we are satisfied is without precedent, and we can count it no less-, but either a mistake or hasty oversight, and though we have endeavoui*ed for its removal! yet Execution is eishoed forth and Jos. Lee vnder shiref hath seased Hen: Willis barne of corn and since taken from Jo: Bowne 5 good milch cowes and drove them away by night and keeptthem pownded from foode moste of two nights one day & part of a day tliat neighbours was generally troubled at it.