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daily for some months." I lodged one night in the town, and next day went to 

 Col. Grahams*8 in Westchester, and lodged also one night j and the next day 

 some of the town of Westchester came for me, and desired me to go along with 

 them and give them a sermon the next Sabbath day 6 which I readily consented 

 to do, it being in my way to Rye, to which I was designed. Col. Heathcote 

 and some of the chief inhabitants being at church, the latter with his approba- 

 tion, invited me to stay amongst them ; in regard, it was the County Town, and 

 reasonably ought to be supply ed first, which I referred to the determination of 

 my Lord Cbrnbury; my goods being on board still, (as 1 remember.) On 

 -Monday I returned to York, and Mr. Vesey engaged me to preach for him on an 

 appointed fast, that week; after which I returned to Westchester, and preached 

 either there or at York every Sunday, until my Lord Cornbury returned from 

 Albany, when, with some of Westchester, who were very desirous I should stay 

 with them, I went to Jamaica to wait on his Lordship, (who went there by 

 reason of the sickness at New York,) to deliver him my credentials and receive 

 his commands, which were to continue in Westchester, to which place I was 

 soon after called by the vestry, and received instruments of induction from his 

 Lordship ; but the troubles that soon followed to separate Eastchestcr and .New 

 Rochelle from belonging to Westchester (of which I have given you an account; 

 were not inconsiderable." 



"Westchester was not wholly free from the mortal distemper at New York, 

 and such as were sick I visited, and baptized one man, (aged forty years) a few 

 hours before he died, who seemed thankful that he had at last such a blessed 

 opportunity after so long neglect. The first half year being winter, I lodged at 

 a public house, preaching once every Sunday, and upon occasion, visiting the 

 sick. After Winter was over, I lived at Col. Graham's, six miles from the 

 church, and all the summer preach't twice every Sunday — sometimes at West- 

 chester and sometimes at Jamaica, on Long Island, about two miles distant from 

 Mr. Graham's, at my own charge; nor have I had any board given me since I 

 . and once I met with great disturbance at Jamaica. Mr. Hobbart, their 

 Presbyterian minister, having been for some time at Boston, returned to Jamaica 

 the Saturday night as I came to it, and sent to me at my lodgings (being then 

 in company with our Chief Justice, Mr. Mumpesson, and Mr. Carter, her 

 Majesty's comptroller,) to know if I intended to preach on the morrow ; I sent 

 him answer I did intend it. The next morning the bell rung as usual, but 

 before the las: time ringing, Mr. Hoi bait was got into the church, and had began 

 his service, of which notice was given me, whereupon I went into the church, 

 and walked straightway to the pew, expecting Mr. Hobbart would desist, being, 

 he knew, I had orders from the Governor to officiate there— but he persisted, and 

 I forbore to make any interruption. In the afternoon I prevented him, beginn- 

 ing the service of the Church of England before he came ; who was so surprised, 

 when after he came to the church door and saw me performing divine service, 

 that he suddenly started back, and went aside to an orchard hard by, and sent in 

 to give the word that Mr. Hobbart would preach under a tree. Then I 

 perceived a whispering through the church, and an uneasiness of many people— 



a Ttiis is supposed to have been the yellow (ever, although it was not bo called in 1702. 



brought from St. Thomas's, and proved very ratal in New York. 

 l> Thi3 wason the 3rd of Oct. 1T02. 



