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AN ORDER TO THE CHURCH WARDENS AND SHERIFF Of Jamaica.

By his Excellency Edward Viscount Cornbury Captain General and Governour in
Chief of the Provinces of New York, New Jersey etc.

You and every of you are hereby required forthwith to sell and dispose of for ye best price and advantage that Cann be made and gotten the corn collected by or Delivered to you or any or either of you for the maintenance and benefitt of the Minister of Jamaica and ye moneys thereof made to retain in your hands untill you Receive further orders from me for the payment of the same to the uses for which the said corn was Delivered to you and hereof you are not to falle att your Perill. Given under my hand att fort Anne in New York this 4th day of July 1704. Cornbury.

To the Church Wardens of the Church

of Jamaica and to the High Sheriffe
of Queens County.

These.

- Doc. Hist. N. Y. Vol. iil. p. 128.

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CLASSIS OF AMSTERDAM.

Correspondence from America.

Rev. Gualterus Du Bois to Rev. John de Rooy, July 5, 1704.
(A loose letter in back of Vol. 19.)

To the Reverend Divine, the Highly Learned Mr. Johannes de
Rooy, Minister of the Word of God in the Congregation of
Jesus Christ at Amsterdam.

Much respected Sir: This morning I received the Call from Esopus, with the request to forward the same to some one of my good friends, in order that it may be put in the hands of the Reverend Classis. I have to preach this afternoon, and the vessel is already under sail, with which this letter must go. When I write a second letter, I will enlarge on some things concerning the same, as per the request from the people of Esopus. Farewell,

New York,

July 5, 1704.

Your Honorable's Obedient Servant,

Gualterus du Bois.

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ACTS OF THE CLASSIS OF AMSTERDAM.

. Rev. Beys, Candidate.

1704, July 14th. After calling upon the name of the Lord, it was announced by Rev. van Oosterom, that Rev. (Henricus) Beys, proponent, (Candidate or licentiate), who was not able to be present just now because the Classis was meeting in advance of the time, requests that he might be provisionally noted as "Commendatus Classis." He promised at the earliest opportunity to exhibit the requisite testimonials, and his preaching gifts. On these conditions consent was given. ix. 77.

Call to Long Island.

1704, July 14th. From the previous acta came up the business of the call to Long Island. The case still remains in statu. The Rev. van Houten was requested to preserve the letter which he had received on that subject from Rev. van Durige. This he also communicated to Classis, and promised to bring it forward again at the next meeting of Classis, that fuller action might be taken in the matter. ix. 81. xix. 273.

PETITION OF THE RECTOR, ETC., OF TRINITY CHURCH, N. Y.

July 18, 1704. To appropriate to the Church, certain Funds raised for the Redemption of Captives in Barbary.

To his Excellency Edward Viscount Cornbury Captain General and Governour in
Chief of the Province of New Yorke and the Territorys depending thereon in
America and Vice Admirall of the same etc. in Council.

The humble petition of the Rector Wardens and Vestrymen of Trinity Church in New Yorke

Humbly sheweth

To your Excellency that on the 2nd day of December 1697 Coll. Fletcher then Governour of the Province by advice and consent of the Council for that time being did order that Coll. Steph Cortlandt, Mr. Peter Jacobs Mariuss Dr. John Kerbyle and Mr. Johannes Kip (trustees of money raised of voluntary contribution by lyceuse of the Government towards the redemption of particular slaves in Salley and failing that use towards such other pious use as the Governour and Council of the Province for the time being should direct) should deliver over the papers and all things relating the said money with full power to have use and receive the same to Mr. Thomas Wenham and Mr. Robert Lurting then Church Wardens of said Church towards the finishing the building of said Church under

a certain provision that if it were possible to purchase the redemption of one Bartholomew Rosston (the surviving slave of that number) that the corporation of said church be accountable for said sum or so much thereof as to answer his redemption as by a copy of said order and annexed papers more at large appears. That for want of an account from Holland and other reasons for some considerable time the said trustees did alleage themselves to be incapable of making this assignment and are all since dead.

That by a letter of the 20th March 1700 from William Banker and Hero May of Amsterdam merchants there is advice the prisoners by Agreement with the Crown of England were set at liberty and said merchants ask direction in what manner to remit said money to said trustees.

That there was originally remitted by said trustees 1000 pss 8/8 and some bills of exchange conditionall and there being no account of the charges happening in this negotiation whereby to know the nett sum in their hands,

Your Excellency's petitioner therefore humbly pray your Excellency will be graciously pleased to direct the respective Executors and Administrators of the said trustees to give such legal and perfect assignment to the Church Wardens for the time being of said Church or their successors or their order of all the said money with full power to call the said William Bancker and Hero May & their Executors & Administrators to account for the same and upon payment to give a sufficient discharge for the same in order that the said money be applyed to the finishing the building of said Church for which it is sett apart and your Excellency's petitioners as in duty bound shall pray etc.

Richard Willett

Thos. Wenham
Will Morris

Jno. Borrowe

Dan Honan

Will Sharpas

Will Vesey

Wm. Peartree

David Jamison

Sa. Sh. Broughton

Jeremiah Tothill

Lancaster Symes
Robt. Lurting.

Read in Council July 18, 1704 & referred to a Committee to examine the allegations therein contained & make report thereon to the Board. The Petitioners or some one for them were ordered to attend the meeting of the Committee.- Doc. Hist. N. Y. Vol. iii. pp. 251, 252.

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Extract from a letter from the Consistory of Breukelen on the Island Nassau,* in New Netherland, dated December 10, 1703; received July 2, 1704.

1. Contains an expression of gratitude to the Rev. Classis of Amsterdam for their kind oversight for the best interests of that Church.

2. Information was given of the death of Rev. Lupardus, who had died two years before.

* Long Island was named Nassau in 1693 in compliment to William III.

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3. Request is made under authority from Lord Viscount Cornbury, that the Rev. Classis of Amsterdam will call a capable person, and send him thither upon reasonable terms.

4. The letter concludes with a wish for a blessing.

ALBANY CITY RECORDS. SABBATH OBSERVANCE.

August 1, 1704.

Resolved, that the Constables doe take their turns upon the sabbath day to Inspect all the Tavern Keepers within the Citty, that all Indians and Negroes found in any Tavern as aforesaid, that such Tavern-Keeper so found to draw any Strong Liquer whatsoever to any Negro or Negroes, Indian or Indians, whatsoever, upon the Sabbath day as aforesaid, shall pay as a fine for each such Default the summe of six shillings, for any such Indian or Indians so found, and for the Negroes according as the acts of Assembly directs.- Munsell's Annals of Albany, Vol. iv. p. 194.

CORNBURY AUTHORIZES STEPHEN GRACHERIE TO READ SERVICE
AT KINGSTON, N. Y., AUGUST 10, 1704. PORT-FOLIO, NEW
YORK, VOL. i.
AMSTERDAM.

Edward, Viscount Cornbury, Captain-General and Governor-in-
chief of the Province of New York, New Jersey and of all the
territories and tracts of land depending thereon in America,
and Vice-Admiral of the same, etc., etc.

To Stephen Gracherie,* Greeting:

You are hereby impowered and licensed to read the service of the Low-Dutch Church at Kingstowne in the county of Ulster from time to time until you receive further orders from me; and you are likewise hereby impowered and licensed to keep a reading and writing school at Kingstowne aforesaid, until you receive orders from me to the contrary.

Given under my hand at Kingstowne this 10th day of August, in the third year of the reign of our Sovereign Lady, Anne, by the grace of God, of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Queen, Defender of the Faith, etc.

A. D. 1704.

Cornbury.

A true copy.
D. Meyer, Clerk.

[This was also translated into Dutch.]

The name Grasherie is still found in Kingston.

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TRINITY CHURCH, NEW YORK CITY.

Report; To give the Redemption Money asked for.

To his Excellency Edward Viscount Cornbury Captain General and Governour in Chief in and over the Province of New York New Jersey and Territories Depending thereon in America and Vice Admirall of the same etc.

May it please your Excellency.

In Obedience to your Lordship's order in Council of the 18th day of July last past We have perused and Examined the Petition of the Rector Wardens and Vestrymen of Trinity Church in New York thereby to us referred together with the severall papers thereto annexed, and doe find that the severall papers annexed to the said petition Doe make out the allegations therein Contained to be true, and are therefore humbly of opinion that your Excellency may well graunt the Prayer of the said Petition all which is Nevertheless most humbly submitted to your Excellency by

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An Order to the Justices and Vestrymen to Levy a Tax for the
Minister of Jamaica.

By his Excellency Edward Viscount Cornbury Capt. Generall and Governour in Chief of ye Provinces of New York, New Jersey etc.

You are hereby required forthwith to lay a tax on the Inhabitants of Queens County for raising the maintenance for the Minister of Jamaica in the said County for his present year and the said Tax laid to Levy and Collect or cause to be Levyed and collected pursuant to the Act of Assembly passed in the Sixth Session of Generall Assembly begun the 12th day of September 1693 Entituled an Act for settling a Ministry and raising a maintenance for them in the Citty of New York, County of Richmond, Westchester, and Queens County and hereof you are

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