

214 LETTER VIII. 



" By his Excellency Walter Hamilton^ Efq; 



*' Captain-General, and Chief Govcrnour 



*' in and over all His Majefty's Leeward 



lUeSeai] " Charibbee Iflands in America^ and Or- 



" dinary of the fame, &c. 



Hereas his moil Sacred Majefty hatli 

 given and granted to me, Power and 

 " Authority of Collating Orthodox Minifters to 

 *^ all and every of the Parilhes within my refpe- 

 *' (Stive Government ; and whereas the Parifh of 

 ^- St. John in the Ifland of Nevis is at prefent 

 *' deflitute of a Minijier^ and Mr. William Smith 

 *' being recommended to me by the Right Reve- 

 " rend Father in God, "^ohn Lord Bifhop of 

 *' London^ asaperfon qualified to take on him the 

 " Cure of Souls: By vertue of the faid Powers 

 *^ and Authorities to me granted, I do by thefe 

 *' Prefents, Inftitute the faid William Smithy 

 " Clerk, Minifter of the faid Parifh ^ to perform 

 *^ all the Duties incumbent on him as Minifter of 

 " the fame, and to have and enjoy all fuch SaU 

 " laries Dues and Perquifites as do, or fhall belong 

 *' to him either by Law or Cuflom. 



*^ Given under my Hand and 

 '' Seal the 18^^ day of 



To the Churchnxjar^ens ^^ April 17 1 6, iu the 



and Feftry-nnn of St. ,, r ■% * rxT* 



Johns PariA ^eiis. ' ^^coud year of His 



y Majefty *s Reign. 



Walter Hamilton^ 



