THE TOWN OF RYE. 1 9 1 



whereas by the death of the late minister of the said church the same is now in 

 avoidance, our royal will and pleasure is that in this case, and also in case of every 

 future avoidance of the said church, either by the death of the rector thereof or 

 otherwise, that the powers and authorities hereby vested in the rector, church- 

 wardens and vestrymen in vestry met as above mentioned, shall, until the said 

 church be legally supplied with another incumbent, vest in and be executed by 

 the said church- wardens of the said church for the time being ; provided always 

 the} - have the concurrence and consent of the major number of the whole vestry- 

 men of the said church appointed by these presents, or chosen by virtue hereof, 

 for the time being, in every thing they shall in such case do by virtue hereof. 

 And further we do by these presents for us, our heirs and successors, give and 

 grant unto the rector and inhabitants of the parish of Rye in communion of the 

 Church of England as by law established, and their successors for ever, that this 

 our present grant shall be deemed, adjudged and construed in all cases most fa- 

 vorably and for the best benefit and advantage of the said rector and inhabitants 

 of the parish of Rye in communion of the Church of England as by law estab- 

 lished : and that this our present grant being entered on record as is hereinafter 

 particularly expressed, shall be good and effectual in the law to all intents, con- 

 structions and purposes whatsoever, against us, our heirs and successors, accord- 

 ing to our true intent and meaning hereinbefore declared, notwithstanding the 

 not reciting or misreciting, not naming or misnaming of any of the aforesaid 

 franchises, privileges, immunities, offices or other the premises, or any of them ; 

 and although no writ of ad quod damnum, or other "writs, inquisitions or pre- 

 cepts hath or have been upon this accouut had, made, issued or prosecuted, to 

 have and to hold all and singular the privileges, liberties, advantages and im- 

 munities hereby granted or meant, mentioned or intended so to be, unto 

 them the said rector and inhabitants of the parish of Rye, in communion of the 

 Church of England as by law established, and to their successors for ever. In 

 testimony whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent and the 

 great seal of our said province to be hereunto affixed, and the same to be entered 

 on record in our secretary's office in our city of New York, in one of the books 

 of patents there remaining. Witness our trusty and well beloved Cadwallarler 

 Colden, Esquire, our Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief of our 

 Province of New York, and territories thereon in America, at our Fort in our 

 city of New York, by and with the advice and consent of our Council for our 

 said province, the nineteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one 

 thousand seven hundred and sixty-four, and of our reign the fifth. First skin, 

 line the fortieth, the words or with and second skin, line the twenty-seventh, the 

 word is are interlined. CLARKE. 



August 27, 1765. The Rev. Ephraim Avery was appointed to the 

 mission of Rye. 



In 1773, Mr. Avery's notitia parochialis stood thus: Baptized, ninety 

 infants, adults, six ; colored infants, five ; marriages, five ; burials, ten. 



On the 5th of June, 1776, he informs the Society "that he has lost 

 the use of his right hand, and therefore is incapable of writing and send- 

 ing an account of his parish." 



