Governour, and Mr. Morris, with all whom we sailed in the same ship, were so generous and kind both to Mr. Patrick Gordon Missionary for Long-Island, and to me, that at their desire we did Eat at their Table all the Voyage on free cost.

"At my Arrival the Reverend Mr. Samuel Miles, and the Reverend Mr. Christopher Bridge, both Ministers of the Church of England Congregation at Boston, did kindly receive me and the two ministers in company with me, and we lodg'd, and were kindly entertained in their Houses, during our abode at Boston.

"June 14, 1702, being Sunday, at the request of the abovenamed Ministers of the Church of England, I Preached in the Queens Chappel at Boston, on Eph. 2. 20, 21, 22, where was a large Auditory, not only of Church People, but of many others. "June 28, Sunday. The Reverend Mr. John Talbot, who had been Chaplain in the Centurion, Preached there.

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'By the advice of my good Friends at Boston, and especially of Colonel Joseph Dudley, Governour of Boston Colony, I chose the abovenamed Mr. John Talbot to be my Assistant and Associate in my Missionary Travels and Services, he having freely and kindly offered himself, and whom I freely and kindly received, and with the first occasion I wrote to the Society, praying them, to allow of him to be my Fellow-Companion and Associate in Travels, &c., which they accordingly did,† and indeed Divine Providence did well order it, for he proved a very loving and faithful Associate to me, and was very helpful to me in all respect, and was well approved and esteemed every where, both with respect to his Preaching and Living, in the several places where we Travelled."

ENLARGING THE CHRISTIAN BURIAL-GROUND.

On the 16th of September, 1702, Thomas Revell, "Executor in Trust of Elizabeth Tatham late of Burlington Widdow deceased" for "Three pounds Currant Silver money" conveyed to "Nathaniel Westland Robert Wheeler & Hugh Huddy as ffeoffees in Trust" a "Lott" of land "Containing fforty foot in

The appointment of Mr. Talbot as a Missionary of the Society, bears date September 18th, 1702.

front and bounded on the North side by a Lott late purchased from Robert Wheeler for a burying ground on the South side by the Land of John Hollinshead on the West by the Land of the late William Myers deceased, & on the East by a publick street called Wood street, for the Enlargeing the aforesaid burying ground." "Several Persons (Inhabitants in & about Burlington) together with Nathaniel Westland, Robert Wheeler & Hugh Huddy disbursed certaine Sumes of money for the purchasing of the same Land & for the ffencing & Repairing of the whole for a Burying ground," "for all Christian People who shall be desirous to bury their dead therein." Original Decd.

THE MISSIONARIES ARRIVE IN BURLINGTON.

“October 29, 1702. We arrived at Burlington in West-Jersey. "November 1, Sunday. We preached in the Town-House at Burlington, (the Church not being then built,) and we had a great Auditory of diverse sorts, some of the Church, and some of the late Converts from Quakerism. Mr. Talbot preached before Noon, and I in the Afternoon. My Text was, John 17. 3.-[And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.] Col. Hamilton, then Governour of West-Jersey, was present both Forenoon and Afternoon, and at his Invitation we dined with him.

"November 3. At Burlington I detected the Quakers Errors out of their great Authors, George Fox his great Mystery, and Edward Burroughs Folio Book, and others, having given the Quakers Preachers Notice two Days before, to come and defend their Principles and Authors; but none of them would appear in the Cause." Keith's Journal.

A MEETING OF THE CLERGY, IN NEW YORK.

"November 8, Sunday [1702.] I preached in the Church of Philadelphia, at the Minister's Request, on 2 Pet. 3. 15, 16, in the Afternoon. Mr. Talbot preached there in the Forenoon. And again I preached another Sermon, on the same, that Evening, after six a Clock, (it being usual once a Month to preach an Evening-Sermon in that Town.) We had a very great

Auditory, so that the Church could not contain them, but many stayed without and heard.

"That Week a Meeting of the Clergy being appointed to meet together at New-York by general Consent, we accordingly did meet, being Seven in number; at our Meeting we drew up an Account of the State of the Church in these American Parts of Pensilvania, West and East-Jersey and New-York Province; a Copy whereof we sent to the Honourable Society at London, for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts." Keith's Journal.

INSTRUCTIONS FROM QUEEN ANNE. "Instructions for our right trusty and well beloved Edward lord Cornbury, our captain general and governor in chief, in and over our province of Nova-Cæsaria, or New Jersey, in America. Given at our court at St. James's, the sixteenth day of November, 1702, in the first year of our reign.

"1. With these our instructions you will receive our commission under our great seal of England, constituting you our captain general and governor in chief of our province of New Jersey.

"2. You are with all convenient speed to repair to our said province, and being there arrived, you are to take upon you the execution of the place and trust we have reposed in you, and forthwith to call together the following persons, whom we do by these presents appoint and constitute members of our council in and for that province, viz. Edward Hunloke, Lewis Morris, Andrew Bowne, Samuel Jenings, Thomas Revell, Francis Davenport, William Pinhorne, Samuel Leonard, George Deacon, Samuel Walker, Daniel Leeds, William Sanford, and Robert Quarry, esquires.

"3. And you are with all due solemnity, to cause our said commission under our great seal of England, constituting you our captain general and governor in chief as aforesaid, to be read and published at the said meeting of our council, and to cause proclamation to be made in the several mest publick places of our said province, of your being constituted by us our captain general and governor in chief as aforesaid.

This was signed by GEORGE KEITH, EVAN EVANS, Cler. Minister of Philadelphia, ALEXANDER INNES, Presbyter, EDMOND MOTT, Chaplain of Her Majesty's Forces in New York, JOHN TALBOT, WILLIAM VESEY, Rector of New York, JOHN BARTOW.

"4. Which being done, you shall yourself take, and also administer to each of the members of our said council so appointed by us, the oaths appointed by act of parliament to be taken instead of the oaths of allegiance and supremacy, and the oath mentioned in an act, entitled, An act to declare the alteration in the oath appointed to be taken by the act, entitled, An act for the further security of his majesty's person, and the succession of the crown in the protestant line, and for extinguishing the hopes of the pretended prince of Wales, and all other pretenders, and their open and secret abettors, and for declaring the association to be determined; as also the test mentioned in an act of parliament made in the twenty-fifth year of the reign of king Charles the second, entitled, An act for preventing dangers which may happen from popish recusants; together with an oath for the due execution of your and their places and trusts, as well with regard to the equal and impartial administration of justice in all causes that shall come before you, as otherwise, and likewise the oath required to be taken by governors of plantations, to do their utmost, that the laws relating to the plantations be observed.

6. "And whereas the inhabitants of our said province have of late years been unhappily divided, and by their enmity to each other, our service and their own welfare has been very much obstructed; you are therefore in the execution of our commission, to avoid the engaging yourself in the parties which have been form'd amongst them, and to use such impartiality and moderation to all, as may best conduce to our service, and the good of the colony.

"51. You are to permit a liberty of conscience to all persons (except papists) so they may be contented with a quiet and peaceable enjoyment of the same, not giving offence or scandal to the government.

"52. And whereas we have been informed, that divers of our good subjects inhabiting those parts, do make a religious scruple of swearing, and by reason of their refusing to take an oath in courts of justice and other places, are or may be liable to many inconveniences; our will and pleasure is, that in order to their ease in what they conceive to be matter of conscience, so far as may be consistent with good order and government, you take care, that an act be passed in the general assembly of our said province, to the like effect as that passed here in the seventh and eighth years of his majesty's reign, entitled, An act, that the solemn affirmation and declaration of the people called Quakers,

shall be accepted, instead of an oath in the usual form, and that the same be transmitted to us, and to our commissioners for trade and plantations as before directed.

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"69. You shall take especial care, that God Almighty be devoutly and duly served throughout your government, the book of common prayer as by law established, read each sunday, and holyday, and the blessed sacrament administered according to the rites of the church of England.

"70. You shall be careful that the Churches already built there, be well and orderly kept, and that more be built, as the colony shall by God's blessing be improved; and that besides a competent maintenance to be assigned to the minister of each orthodox church, a convenient house be built at the common charge for each minister, and a competent proportion of land assigned to him, for a glebe and exercise of his industry.

"71. And you are to take care, that the parishes be so limitted and settled, as you shall find most convenient for the accomplishing this good work.

"72. You are not to prefer any minister to any ecclesiastical benefice in that our province, without a certificate from the right reverend father in God the lord bishop of London, of his being conformable to the doctrine and discipline of the church of England, and of a good life and conversation: And if any person already prefer'd to a benefice, shall appear to you to give scandal either by his doctrine or manners, you are to use the best means for the removal of him, and to supply the vacancy in such manner as we have directed.

"73. You are to give order, that every orthodox minister within your government, be one of the vestry in his respective parish, and that no vestry be held without him, except in case of sickness, or that after the notice of a vestry summon'd, he omit to come.

"74. You are to enquire whether there be any minister within your government, who preaches and administers the sacrament in any orthodox church or chapel, without being in due orders, and to give account thereof to the said lord bishop of London.

"75. And to the end the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the said lord bishop of London, may take place in our said province so far as conveniently may be, we do think fit that you give all countenance and encouragement to the exercise of the same, excepting only the collating to benefices, granting licences for marriages, and probate of wills, which we have reserved to you our governor and the commander in chief of our said province for the time being.