Then rec'd of Mr. Wm. Vesey, the several sums annexed to the several names above written, amounting to the sum of three hundred and twelve pounds, thirteen shillings and seven pence, by us.

Then rec'd of Mr. William Vesey the several sums annext to

the several names above written, amounting to the sum of Five pounds

twelve shillings and three pence.

DAVID JAMISON.

JNO. CROOKE,

Church Wardens.

E.

The Reverend Mr. Vesey acquainted the Vestry that he had obtained his Majesty's Gracious Letter to his Excellency Coll. Hunter, to cause the Justices of the Peace and Vestrymen of the City of New-York, to issue their warrant to the Church Wardens of the City to pay his salary, a copy of which was read in the words following:

To our trusty and well beloved Robert Hunter, Esq., our Capt. Generall and Govourner-in-Chief of our Province of New-York, in America, and in his absence, to the Commander-in-Chief, or to the President of our Councill of our said Province for the time being :

George R.

Trusty and well beloved, we greet you well. Whereas our truly and well beloved William Vesey, Rector of Trinity Church, in that our Province of New-York, hath by his petition humbly presented unto us, that being obliged about a year ago to come to this our Kingdom of Great Britain in order to settle the affairs of his Church, and having by a long sickness and other incidents been prevented from returning so soon as he intended, the Justices of the Peace and Vestrymen of our said City of New-York have refused to direct their warrants to the Church Wardens, to issue the moneys levied and paid into their hands for the use of the petitioner, pursuant to two acts of Assembly of our said Province made for that purpose, upon a pretence of his not officiating, and leaving his cure without liberty, though by his particular care and by the approbation and appointment of the Right Reverend Father in God, John, Bishop of London, it hath been duly supply'd during his absence: and praying us to grant him our Letter to you, enjoining the Justices of the Peace and Vestrymen of New-York afore. said, to issue their warrants to the Church Wardens of our said City, to pay the petitioner such part of his salary as has been levied and paid into the hands of the said Church Wardens, and that his settled salary be hereafter levied and paid into the hands of the said Church Wardens, and as it becomes due issued by order of the Justices of the Peace and Vestrymen of our said City for the maintenance of the petitioner, according to the purposes of the two aforementioned acts of Assembly. We, taking the premises into our Royal consideration,