toes, and blood thirsty Gal-Knippers, which would not let him rest night nor day, 'till he got a fever at Appoquimony, came to Philadelphia, and died immediately of a Calenture; my brother Evans and I buried him as well as we could, it cost us above £20 for, poor man! he had nothing, being out of Quantum with the Society, and his bills protested. If you please to call to mind, I told the Society when I was there, that those places must be served by Itinerants, and that it is hardly possible for anybody to abide there, that is not born there, 'till he is musquito proof; those little things are a great plague in some parts, and when a man is persecuted in one place he should have leave to go to another, or else, he has very hard measure, especially in these parts where our life is a kind of Penance both winter and summer, and nobody can tell, which is the worst, the extreme heat or cold. I hear Mr. Vaughan is arrived at Boston, but is not yet come into this province, he will have enough to do to supply Mr. Brook's charge at Elizabeth Town, Amboy, Piscataway, who have had none since he left them; but I have done for them, may be once in a quarter or so; somebody occasionally passing by that way, but poor Hopewell has built a Church and have had no minister yet; and he had need be a good one that comes after Mr. Moore; there be many more in England but none so good as to come over and help us, that I can see or hear of. As for the account of what Indians we have converted, truly I never saw nor knew any that were Christians indeed; but I know there are hundreds, yea thousands of our white folks, that are turned Infidels for want of looking after. Let them that have the watch look out and see what they will answer; for he that is higher than the highest regards. I have received nothing from the people in this province, nor will not till they be out of debt for building the church. I leave honest Mr. Hamilton to give you a farther account of our affairs, and how we do; he has been one of our benefactors and given us £10. I hope when he returns, the Society will be so kind as to send us some Common Prayer books which we very much want here and at Hopewell, Maidenhead, and everywhere. I pray God direct and prosper the designs of the sacred Society, that

Religion and learning, piety and virtue, may be established. among us for all generations: so I rest sir,

"Your's &c.

JOHN TALBOT.

"I hope you will put the Society in mind of what we have often desired, a school master, for there is none in Town nor in all the province that is good; and without, we can't instruct the children as they ought to be in the Catechism, for they will not be brought to say it in the Church till they have been taught at school."

THE WILLS PROVED.

Nearly a year had elapsed since Messrs. Moore and Brooke set sail for England, and no tidings of the ship, or of any one on board, had been received.

With this in mind, the following have a sad and touching interest.

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Burlington the 18th Octo. 1709. "Then appeared before me, Jeremiah Bass Esq, commissioned and appointed by the honorable Coll Richard Ingoldsby Lt Governor & Com in Chief of the Province of New Jersey, John Talbott, Clerke, one of the Witnesses to the within written Will and made oath on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God that he was present and saw the Testator Thorowgood Moore signe seale & publish the within writing to be his last Will and Testament and that at the time of the signeing thereof he was of sound and disposing memory to the best of his knowledge & beliefe and that at the same time he saw Samuell Miles Thomas Barclay and John Brooke sign the same as Witnesses thereto in presence of the testator.

"Jurat. Coram Me

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"J. BASS."

Burlington the 18th Octor 1709. "Then appeared before me Jeremiah Bass Esq' Commissionated and appointed by the honorable Coll Richard Ingoldsby Lieut Gover & Commander in Chief of the Province of New Jersey &c, John Talbot, Clerke, and made oath on the holy Evangelists of Almighty God that he was present and saw the within named John Brooke signe seale publish and declare the within written Instrument to be his last Will and Testament and that at the time of the signeing thereof he was of sound &

disposing mind and Memory to the best of his knowledge and beliefe and that at the same time he saw Robert Owen John Brocass and Hugh Venables sigue the same as witnesses thereto. in presence of the testator.

"Jurat. Coram me

"J. BASS."

THE WILL OF THOMAS LECITER.

"IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN. I, Thomas Leciter, of the Towne of Piscattaway, in the Easterne Division of this her Majesty's Province of New Jersey, being Well in health, and of Sound understanding and Judgement, praised be God for the Same, I Sett considering the uncertainety of humane life and the Certainety of Rendring up my Soule to God that Gave it at Such time as it Shall please him to Require it that I may Settle that estate that it hath pleased God to give me far above my desert I make and ordaine this my last will and Testament in Manner and forme following. First I give my Soule to Almighty God who gave it to me firmely believeing that I shall Attaine to life Eternall in heaven above through the merits and mediation of my Blessed Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and my body to be decently interred and as to Such worldly Good as I am possest of after my Just debts are paid and Satisfied I Give bequeath and dispose of the Same in manner following: I Give & bequeath unto the Church of St. Anne in Burlington in her Majestys Province of New Jersey that Is to Say the ministry of the Said Church, two hundred and Six ackers of Land lyeing and being upon Stoney Brooke in the Easterne division of this Province which I bought of Richard Stockton for the use of the Said Church and Noe other: I also Will and bequeath all the Rest of my Estate now in the possession of Joseph Worth to the onely use benefitt and behough of him the said Joseph Worth his heirs or Executors. I doe nominate and Appoint Mr. Robert Wheeler, of Burlington Merchant my Sole and onely Executor of this my Last Will and Testament Revoakeing hereby and disanulling all and all manner of other or former Will or Wills Testament or Testaments and doe desire and Request that this onely may be deemed and Esteemed, and

taken as my true and onely Last Will and Testament. In witness whereof I have hereunto Sett my hand and affixed my Seale this tenth Day of July in the eighth year of the Reigne of our Sovereigne Lady Anne over England &c Queen Annoq Dom 1709."

"THOMAS LECITER. [ L. S.]"

[Proved before Jeremiah Bass, Nov. 14th, 1709.]

“LETTERS PATTENT" FOR ST. MARY'S CHURCH. "ANNE, by the Grace of God of Great Brittain France and Ireland Queen Defender of the faith &c TO ALL CHRISTIAN PEOPLE to whome these presents shall come GREETING. WEE being very well Assured that nothing can tend more to the prosperity and Welfare of any people, than the Establishment of the true Religion, and promoting of Piety and Virtue, which wee have always thought it our Duty as much as in us lies to incourage in all those places that are under our Care and Government, That God may be Glorified, and the Inhabitants Duly Instructed in the principles of the Christian Religion; and knowing that it will be highly Condusive to the Attaineing of those Ends, that all Possible Encouragement be given for the Erecting and Building of convenient places for the preaching of the word of God, and Administring of the holy Sacraments, according to the Doctrine and Liturgy of the Church of England; and also that a sufficient maintenance be Provided for an Othodox Clergyman to live and Reside amongst them. And whereas the Reverend Mr. John Talbot, minister of the Church of St. Mary in our Towne of Burlington, Daniel Coxe and Hugh Huddy, Esqrs., two of our Council for the sd Province, Jeremiah Bass, Esq our Secretary, Alexander Griffith, Esq our Attorney Generall of our Province of New Jersey with Divers others have by their petition to our Trusty and Well-beloved Coll Richard Ingoldesby, our Lieutenant Gov and Commanderin-Chief of our sd Province Desired that they might have our Royall Grant and Charter, Enabling them to Act as a Body Corporate by the Name of the Minister, Church wardens and Vestrymen of the Church of St. Mary in Burlington and that they might have power to Receive Gifts, to Purchase Lands and Houses, to make Leases, and to make such Rules and Orders. for the Disposall of their Church Affairs as shall be Agreeable to the Laws and Constitutions of our Kingdome of Great Brittain KNOW YEE therefore that we have for the Considerations Aforesd of our Special Grace Certain Knowledge and

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Mere Motion Willed Ordained Constituted and Appointed and by these presents for us our heirs and successors, Doe Will Ordain Constitute Appoint and Grant That the Reverend Mr. John Talbot, master of Arts and the Minister of our Towne of Burlington for the time being Robert Wheeler and George Willis Church Wardens of our sd Church and the two Church Wardens for the time being Coll: Daniel Coxe Lieut. Coll: Hugh Huddy two of our Council for our said Province Jeremiah Bass Esq our Secretary of our sd Province, Alexander Griffeth, Esq., our Attorney Generall Thomas Revell Daniel Leeds William Bustill William Budd Nathaniel Westland John Roberts Abraham Hewlings, and their Successors to be Elected in Manner as is hereafter Directed be, and forever hereafter shall be one body Politick and Corporate in Deed and in Name by the Name of the Minister, Church Wardens and Vestrymen of the Church of Saint Mary in Burlington and them and their successors by the same Name We doe by these presents for us Our heirs and successors Really and fully make Ordain Constitute and Declare one Body Politick Corporate in Deed and in Name to have Community and succession perpetuall and that they and their Successors by that Name shall and may forever hereafter be persons Able and Capable in the Law to purchase, have, take, receive and Enjoy to them and their Successors, Messuages Lands Tenements Rents Liberties Priviledges, Jurisdictions, Franchises and Other Heriditaments Whatsoever of Whatsoever Nature, kind and Quality they be, in fee and perpetuity not Exceeding the yearly Value of three hundred Pounds Sterling per Annum and also Estates for Lives or Years, and all Goods Chattels and things Whatsoever of What Name Nature Quality or Vallue soever they be, for the better Support and Maintainance of an Orthodox Minister in the sd Church and the promotion of Piety and Religion, and likewise the Maintaining and keeping in good Repaire the Fabrick of the sd Church and providing Decent Ornaments for the Same As Also full Power to Give Grant Bargain Sell and Dispose of any of the sd Lands either for Terme of years or in Fee: Provided always that Such and so many Lands of the full Vallue of such as are sold shall be Bona Fide purchased and Settled for the Uses Aforesd And by the name aforesaid they shall and may be Able to Plead and be Impleaded Answer and be Answered and to Defend and be Defended in All Courts and Places Whatsoever and before whatsoever Judges, Justices or Other Officers or Other Courts Whatsoever of us, our heirs and Successors in all and Singular Actions Plaints Pleas Matters and Demands of What kind Nature or Quality soever they be and to