324 HISTORY OK THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



et pertinentiO suora universone" ejusdum movilus et consuctri divibus solity ano 



Domini 1702 in cujus rei testimonial presentibua Bubscripsimus Die 6to Decem- 



bris Anno supra dicto." GULIELMUS VESEY, neo Eboraci Hector. 



JOSIAII HUNT, Churchwarden. 

 Hugh Fakquhab, 



Joseph Haviland, 



Timmas Hunt, 



Dam.. Clakk, 



Edwaed Collieb. 



" We whose names are underwritten doe certifie & declare That on Sunday 

 the Oth day of December Anno Dom. 1702, John Bartow, Clerk, after his induc- 

 tion, did in the Parish Church of Westchester Read morning and evening service 

 according to the exact form by act of Parliament prescribed & immediately after 

 the reading of ye aforesaid service did declare his unfeigned assent and consent 

 to all and everything contained and prescribed in the book of common prayer as 

 the Law in that case directs, before ye congregation on the said day assembled: 

 and also did read ye book of ye 39 articles of the Church of England with the 

 Ratification, & immediately after ye reading of ye aforesaid articles & Ratifica- 

 tion before the Congregation ; did declare at the abovesaid time and place, his 

 unfeigned assent & consent to them and to all things therein contained. In testy- 

 mouy whereof we who where present have hereunto subscribed our names this 

 6th day of December. Annoq Dom 1702 : 



Joseph Haviland, William Vesey, 



H. Collieb, Thomas Hunt, 



Hugh Fabqtjhae, Wiiliam Wii.lett, 



Josiah Hunt, John Williams."-* 



It appears that Mr. Bartow was at first appointed to the parish of 

 Rye ; for in a letter to him from the Secretary of the society, the latter 

 says : " That the society were displeased for his settling at Westches- 

 ter, being by my Lord of London sent for Rye." 6 



" I did, in October last," observes Colonel Heathcote, "give my Lord 

 of London my reasons for the necessity of his being settled at Westches- 

 ter, the people in that place having been the first in this county who 

 desired a minister of the church, etc." c To this Mr. Bartow alludes in 

 his first letter to the society: — 



MR. BARTOW TO MR. WHITFIELD OR MR. SHUTE. 



westctestee, 

 in New Tobk Province, 

 4th Nov. 1702. 

 Sir: — "My LordCornbury is pleased to fix my abode at Westchester, at the request 

 of the vestry, and I suppose I shall enjoy the fifty pound per annum, which is 



a Surrogate's office, X. Y. Rec. of Wills, vol. v. p. 79. SO. 

 l> Ilawk3' Xew York MSS. from archives at FulUam. 

 c See Col. Heathcote'3 letter, April 10, 1T04. 



