6 14 HISTORY OF THE COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER. 



of God may be established in our place according to that holy rule, and the weak- 

 ness of our place considered, that she may be enabled to support the charges of 

 the ministry, as your Honor knows enough of our circumstances, be upon that 

 trust of your candour, sincerity and charity, for refuge Protestants, well meaning 

 in the duties of our holy religion. We remain, Honor'd Sir, 

 Your most humble and dutiful servants, 



Elias Badeatj, 

 Andrew Rexeau, 

 J. Levillaine. 

 [Signed by twenty-six others. "« ] 



The services on this occasion were held in the old wooden church, 

 erected in 1697, upon Monday, June the 13th, A. D. 1709. 6 Mr. Bar- 

 tow, the rector of the Parish, who was present and read prayers, gives 

 the following account to the Secretary of the Venerable Propagation 

 Society : 



[extract.] 



"From Westchester in New York, in America, 

 June 10th, 1709. 

 Sir : — This night being Friday, Mr. Sharp is come to my house on his way to Rye 

 where he intends to preach next Sunday, and I have appointed to meet him at 

 New Rochel le next Monday, to try if we can persuade Mr. Bondet's congregation 

 to conform to the Church of England, which if they will do, Col. Nicholson has 

 engaged to procure their minister (Mr. Bondet) an allowance from the Society, 

 whom they are not able to maintain ; in regard to the £30 per annum, formerly 

 paid out of the Queen's revenue, it is discontinued. 



" Tuesday, June 11th. 

 1 was at New Rochelle yesterday, where I read the service of our Church and 

 Mr. Sharpe preached a sermon : and Colonel Heathcote being there likewise, after 

 sermon, we proposed their conformity to the Liturgy of the Church of England, 

 to which they all who were there present (the chief and principal inhabitants) 

 assented — as you will see by their several names subscribed to the writing sent by 

 Col. Heathcote, to which I refer you. John Bartow. " c 



Colonel Heathcote, who was also present on the occasion, thus writes : 



COL. HEATHCOTE TO THE SECRETARY. 

 Worthy Sir . "Manor of Scarsdale, June 13th, 1709. 



After I had finished my other letters, Mr. Bondet gave me an account by letter, 

 that his people were in a very good temper to receive and conform to the Liturgy 

 of our Church, in their congregation ; whereupon I went to New Rochelle. being 

 accompanied by Mr. Sharp, Chaplain to the fforces — he being at my house, having 



a New York, MSS. from archives at Fulham, vol. i, p. 1S9-90. (Hawk's.) 

 b And not on Sunday the l'2th, as the charter declares. The lessons for the day were the 

 19th Ohap. of Jon, and 13th Of St. Mark, 

 c New York, MSS from archives at Fulham, vol. i, pp. 194-5. (Hawks.) 



