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ever, if God is pleased to spare my life a little longer, I will, with His assistance, 

 set it on foot, aud hope it will be blessed with its desired effect. I am told it is 

 with a great deal of difficulty that any gentlemen are prevailed upon from any 

 of the colleges to come over to these parts, and it is no wonder to me that it is 

 so; for those who are ingenious men and regular in their lives, and qualified for 

 doing any service here, cannot want preferment at home — that for a reined}" 

 therein, if it could be so ordered that such of the New England ministers as 

 should lie willing to conform, could be ordained here ; it would not be by much 

 so great a charge, aud one of them would do as much or more service in bringing 

 home the people to the Church, as the best divine which could be sent from 

 home. If I am not misinformed, the Society allows those gentlemen which 

 come over £60 sterling per annum, and her Majesty is pleased to give every one 

 of 'em £20 to buy necessarys for their voyage. Now, was there only £20 laid 

 out in proper goods for these parts, it would make £50 this country money, and 

 pay for the extraordinary charge of insurance to prevent any risque in permit- 

 ting it that way, which, with the allowance of the parishes here, would amount 

 to £100 per annum, and would be a handsome benefice ; enough for any who has 

 had their education in Boston College, by which means these ministers might 

 be supported, with the charge of one as it is now ; nor do I believe there can be 

 a more effectual way to do the work than by that method. 



"Since writing the above, and whilst it was waiting for a passage, Mr. Prit- 

 chard is arrived, whom my Lord of London has directed to officiate in Rye par- 

 ish ; he is a promising young gent, and I question not but will, with God's assis- 

 tance, do great service to the Church : he shall not want anything I can do for 

 him to make his pilgrimage easy, nor any advice which I can give him to 

 answer the end of his coming; and be pleased to present my most humble duty 

 to the Society, and most hearty thanks for their favors, and may assure them 

 that so long as it shall please God to spare my life, I won't cease ruy best en- 

 deavours for the service of the Church, and should with the greatest satisfaction 

 imaginable, receive any commands from them on that account. I fear I have 

 been already too troublesome, so shall not enlarge further at present, but 

 remain, Sir, Your most obedient humble servant, 



CALEB HEATHCOTE."'; 



The following extracts from the town records relate to the twenty 

 acres of land given by Westchester division for a glebe : — 



"At a meeting held by the trustees, and the freeholders and commonality of 

 the town of Westchester, the 3rd of August, 1703, &c." 



Present. 



Josiah Hunt, senb., John* Feeius, jrxE., 



John Fep.eis, Miles Oakley, 



John HrxT, Daxiel Tukxkb, 



Thomas Baxteb, senb., Tnos. II ad en, 



Joseph HrxT, june., John Oakley, 



Joseph Havlland, Robt. Heustis, jxtnb. 



a Hawk's New York 3ISS. from archives at Fulham, voL i, 33 to 39. 



