Moulinars doth me, in detaining my Chm-ch from me, by keeping the keys and by taking possession of my place, which is a remarkable Usurpation, for which I will demand Restitution and Reparation from him.

They end with signifying, They presume that His Excellency and the Honourable Board loill Reject the Petitioners said Petition and Complaint, &c. But we hope that this honourable Body will act otherwise, and that in their great Prudence they will judge better than we can, that our Request is both just, lawful and well grounded. Lewis Rou,

JVew York, Febr. 18.1 724, 5. Minister of the French Church.

FRENCH PROTESTANT CHITRCH, NEW-YORK. 1171

Postscript, 'containing some further Observations On the same Answer of Mr. Moulinars.

Speaking of the French Protestants in the Kingdom of France^ they say, " So that it was not in their Power ever to Compel any " of the French Subjects to submit unto their Discipline and ^' Government, nor to Restrain or Punish any of their Number " who had submitted to their Form of Worship, Doctrine, " Disciphne and Government, who were minded to forsake " them, and alter their Profession, &c.

I don't know to what purpose, nor to what end they tell us all this, neither do I know what Consequence they will draw from it, nor what Advantage they pretend to get by it, this seeming rather to be against themselves, since they pretend now to a Power to Compel me and to Force me to sign what they will, against all Reason and Equity.