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PAPERS RELATING TO CHURCHES IN QUEENS COUNTY .

ORDER TO SUMMON THE CHURCH OFFICERS OF JAMAICA BEFORE LORD CORNBURY.

New York 26th ffebruary 1702.

I am comanded by his Excellency to give you notice to sumons Nehemiah Smith and WilliamGlenn Church wardens, Hope Carpenter, Nathaniell Denton, Thomas Smith, William Bloodgood,Thomas Willet, David Wright, John Coe, Content Titus, Joseph Sackit, and John Berrien , Vestrymen of the town of Jamaica in Queens County , to be and appeare before his Excellency in Councillon Munday the first day of March next ensuing, and I desire that you will give me notice thereof,that I may informe his Excellency that you have done the same.

I am your humble servant

B. Cosens, C k Councij.

Endorsed,

“ Letter to the Sherriffe of Queens County ,to sumons the Church wardens before hisExcellency. 25 th ffeb r y 1702.”

ORDER TO THE ATTORNEY GEN L TO ENQUIRE INTO A RIOT AT JAMAICA .

At a Councill held at ffort Anne this 27 th dayof July 1703

Present—His Excell. Edward Viscount Cornbury &c.

Sa: Sh: Broughton h Rip Van Dam Esq r

W m Lawrence V Esq 13 John Bridges Do r of Laws

Gerard Beekman )

His Excell, acquainted this Board with two Letters from Jamaica in Queens County , giving anacco 1 of a Riott committed there by one Hubbard a Dissenting Minister and other of the Inhabitantsof the said Town.—Ordered that the Attorney Gen 11 doe Inquire into the facts, and as they shallappear to him prosecute the persons according to Law.

By order of his Excell. in Councill,

B. Cosens, C k Councij.

Endorsed, “Order of Councill of the 27 th July 1703.

For the Attorney Generali.”

* REV D M R HONYMAN TO THE SEC’Y OF THE SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE

GOSPEL IN FOREIGN PARTS.

Long Island , America 15th April 1704

Sir

After a tedious voyage I arrived at Boston of which I have given the Society an account whereI was informed that, notwithstanding the Bishop of London had commissioned me, the society hadencouraged the undertaking, and in obedience to their commands I had left my station in the Navyon purpose to serve at Jamaica in the Province of NewYork , yet 1 should find but a cold receptionat the hands of that Government—This was surprising news to me who was in a manner satisfied

• Papers with an • prefixed are copies of MSS presented to the State Library by Henry Onderdonk, Jr., Esq., of Jamaica,L; I.