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bouring clergy with his rebellious principles; they dare not pray otherwise than he does when he is present. He caused many of my hearers to leave the Church; at last he gained his point, was accepted, and I kicked out very dirtily by the Vestry, who pretend that the Bishop of London is no Diocesan, hath anything to do there more than another Bishop, so that any one that is lawfully ordained and licenced by any Bishop, it matters not who, the Bishop of Rome I suppose Talbot and many more will say, or any other, is capable of taking upon him any cure in America. I was not sorry for my removal from so precarious and slavish a place, where they require two sermons every Lord's Day, Prayers all the week, and Homilies on Festivals, besides abundance of Funerals, Christenings at home, and sick to be visited; no settled salary, the Churchwardens go from house to house every six months, every one gives what he pleases, sometimes liberally, and on the least pretence or dislike, or it may be the persuasion of the Churchwardens and their adherents, they'll give nothing, and so they forced that worthy gentleman, Dr. Evans, and many others to leave the places; they love new faces. I was told that they had eleven ministers within the space of nine years. About three months after Talbot was gotten into his kingdom some had the courage to go to Sir William Keith, who otherwise was well enough pleased with Talbot, and to tell his Excellency that it was a shame such a fellow should be allowed to officiate in the Church, and that if his Excellency suffered him they would write to England against them both, whereupon Talbot was sent away, and the place hath been vacant these four months. What has become of this great Apostle I know not; certainly Governor Burnet. will not suffer him to return to Burlington. Some of his confidants have discovered that he is in orders, as many more rebels are. I have heard of no ordinations he has made as yet, but doubtless he'll persuade all the clergy who are his creatures to be ordained again by him. To this end he came fraught from England with some of the most virulent and scandalous pamphlets he could pick up; that one I met with by chance, whose title was, 'The Case Truly Stated,' proving that all ordained by Bishops consecrated since or such as conformed and approved of the revolution are imposters, and the divine service is only to be performed by those who have been re-ordained by non-jurors, and that there are enough of them all over England to serve the Church. Proh mores atque hominum fidem!

"As oldest Missionary he received the three years' interest of the £2000 the late Archbishop of Canterbury his legacy towards the support of a Bishop in the plantations, and is entitled to the

same until a Bishop be appointed. My Lord Chancellor did not know the man, or certainly he would never have admitted him to so great a favour. I went by land from Philadelphia to North Carolina, in order to take a view of Maryland and Virginia, and to sell my Plantation, stock, and goods; that done, I returned to Maryland, and am settled in Cecil County, a very promising, thriving place; the income is between 33 and 34,000, which will be considerable when Tobacco bears a price.

"I am, Reverend Sir,

"Your most obedient

"JOHN URMSTON."

MR. TALBOT'S GIFT TO HIS SUCCESSORS.†

"To ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whom these presents shall come or may concern I John Talbot Rector of St. Mary's Church at Burlington in the western Division of the Province of New Jersey, SEND GREETING: KNOW YE, that Doctor Robert fframpton Late Lord Bishop of Gloucester in the Kingdom of Great Brittain as well in Consideration of his great Zeal for Gods glory, the advancement of true Religion and ye propagation of the Catholick and Apostolick Church, and (particularly) as a further Encouragement to the ministers & pastors of that pure branch of it planted here in AMERICA him thereunto especially moving, Did Bequeath the Sum of one hundred pounds to ye use intents and purposes as hereafter in these p'sents limitted and as by a clause in his Last will & Testam it is at Large expressed and Declared in these words following, Viz'. I Give and Bequeath the Sum of one hundred pounds for the Encouragement of Ministers to propagate the Gospell in the western plantations according to ye order of ye Church of England which money my will is shall be Disposed off according to ye Direction and appointment of the Rt Reverend father in God Henry present Bishop of London AND whereas the said Henry Bishop of London upon the earnest Sollicitations of the Revd Mr. Talbot made for the Legacy aforesaid in behalf of the Church of St Marys aforesaid, by a Certain writing under his hand and Seal bearing Date ye 11th day of April in the Year

The following instrument-beautifully engrossed, in old English text, on a large piece of vellum-is still (1876) in the archives of the Parish.

of our Lord 1713 according to ye pious intention of our worthy Benefactor thought meet to Direct and appoint the Said Sum of one hundred pounds to be Laid out in the purchase of an augmentation to ye maintenance of the present Rector of St Marys Church in Burlington in New Jersey and his Successors Rectors of that Church for Ever, And further directed that the said Sum of one hundred pounds be, by the Exer, of ye Donor aforesaid, paid into the hands of Mrs. Catharine Bovey to be by her together with the advice and Assistance of the Minister Church wardens and Vestry men of said St Marys Laid out for yo use aforesaid, AND WHEREAS the sd John Talbot by Certain good and Sufficient Conveyances in ye Law stands Lawfully seized in Fee Simple of a Certain Messuage and sundry Lotts of Land scituate Lying & being in the Town and Town bounds of Burlington aforesd, to wit. One messuage and Lot of Land containing Two Acres and half an acre of Land ffronting on the east Side of Second Street and west from High Street and is in breadth between land formerly belonging to Jonathan ffox and Walter Humphrey Twenty one perches & Ten foot, Also one other Lot of Land adjoyning to ye aforesd Lot containing Twenty three perches, Also one other Lot of Land ffronting broad Street on the South and bounded on ye west by the Second Street west from high Street begins at John Antrums, alias by Land formerly William Myres by the said Second Street and runs in length by the sd street South and by east ninteen perches & twelve foot to the corner of broad Street, then by broad Street Eastward thirteen perches & a half to Paul Watkinson's Lot, thence Northward by Said Lot and parallel to the Second Street ninteen perches and Twelve foot thence westward by said Myres Land to the place first mentioned which said Lot is Supposed to be or contain one acre & three quarters of an Acre of Land. AND also all that Tract of Land Situate and being in the Town bounds of Burlington and according to ye Survey thereof is thus bounded beginning at a corner mark't oak by Land formerly Edward Hunlock Deceas'd, Thence west South west three chain. thence South five chain unto a corner by Thomas Wrights Land thence west and by North along the said Wrights Land unto a corner markt oak by the same thence South west unto a birth

creek, thence west North west Twenty four chain and a half along Said creek unto the Land formerly Said Hunlock to a corner mark't oak thence North East & by East to a Corner markt black oak by Land formerly George Hutchinsons Dec'd thence South East along the Said Hutchinsons Land and onward to the first mentioned corner or place of beginning which Said Last mentioned tract of Land is Supposed to contain within the Limits afores'd at Least Two hundred Acres. NOW THIS INDENTURE WITNESSETH, that the said John Talbot for the great Regard he hath for the promotion of true and Orthodox Religion Xtian knowledge and advancement of piety, not only to Labour himself in the ffaithfull Discharge of his ministerial ffunction but also to add Some part of what God of his bounty bestowed upon him for the Obtaining of the good Ends and purposes aforesd, As also for and in Consideration of the Said Sum of one hundred pounds Bequeathed as aforesd and to him the said John Talbot well and truly in hand paid by ye aforesaid Mrs. Catherine Bovey as likewise for the Sum of five shillings to him the said John Talbot in hand paid by Joseph White and John Allen both of the Town of Burlington and province aforesaid Gent. the receipt whereof is hereby acknowledged and himself therewth fully Satisfied and paid and thereof and of every part thereof for himself and his Successors his and their heirs Exec'rs and Adm'rs Doth acquit Release and discharge as well the Said Mrs. Catherine Bovey her Exec'rs and Adm'rs of and from the aforesd Legacy as also the said Joseph White and John Allen and their respective heirs Exec'rs and Adm'rs for ever by these presents, HATH given granted Sold released and Confirmed and by these presents doth fully clearly and Absolutely give grant Sell release convey and Confirm unto the Said Joseph White and John Allen present Church wardens of the parish of St Marys Church aforesd and unto their Successors in trust for the use hereafter in and by these presents to be declared the aforesaid Messuage and all and Singular the said Lotts and Tract of Land as they Stand butted and bounded Limitted and above Described in the Town of Burlington and within the boundaries thereof: TOGETHER with all and all manner of houses out houses barns Stables Orchards Gardens fences and improvements whatsoever

as also the mines minerals ways waters wood under woods fishing fowling hunting hawking hereditamants & app'tenances whatsoever unto the said messuage Tract of Land and every of the above mentioned Lotts of ground belonging or in any wise appertaining and the Reversion and reversions Remainder and remainders rents issues and profits thereof, with all the estate right Title property Claim and Demand whatsoever of him the said John Talbot his heirs or Assigns of in to or out of the Same. TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said Messuage Tract and Lotts of land as aforesaid, with all ye rights members and appurtenances unto them the sd Joseph White and John Allen and their Successors to the use and behoof of him the Said John Talbot present Rector of St Marys church aforesaid During his natural Life, and after his Decease to the use benefit and behoof of a Presbyter of the Church of England as by Law now established that hath received Episcopal Ordination and is admitted into the Cure of St Marys Church at Burlington by the approbation of at Least one Church Warden and the major part of the Vestry men of the Church afores" Signified under their hands and Seals (or appointed minister for ye said Church by the Bishop) and Such presbyter afores" that doth comply with reading and performing of Divine Service and other Duties in the Said Church according to the Lyturgie of the Church of England as is now appointed upon the Lords days Holy days and other Set days for Divine worship Set forth in the Book, Entituled, the Book of Common prayer and Administracon of the Sacraments and being so admitted and Conforming to and Complying with the Rubricks and Canons of the Church of England as aforesaid, that Such incumbent Shall, after Such admission into the Cure aforesaid, upon Easter day or Whit Sunday or upon the munday immediately following either of the ffeast days that shall happen to be after every Such admission in ye Cure afores after Divine Service is Ended in the ffore noon publickly before the Congregation with an audible Voice read the thirty nine Articles of the Church of England as they are now Set forth according to Sundry Acts of parliament in the Book of Common prayer and publickly Testifie his assent and Consent to all and every of them, and thereunto Subscribing his name in the said

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