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Parish Church, the Sunday after in the presence of Sundry
persons with Weapons unbecoming the Character of a Minister
he appeared at one of the Chappels and there broke the doors
of that and the Sunday after in the same manner the other
Chappel after doing these heroick Acts went of triumphantly
to his place of residence. The Monday week after being the
day appointed for our meeting for the purpose afd we met at
the Parish Church where also met a very considerable part of
the parishiners, and after waiting some time expecting Mr
Hughs to attend, but finding he was not likely to appear, the
Vestry then proposed to the people if they would receive Mr
Hughs as their Minister or reject him, when they Unani-
mously declared they would not ; that from the Character
they had received, of him and the recent instances he had
given of his disposition warranted them in the opinion of his
being a bad man and not Worthy of the Ministry and were
determined at the resque of their fortunes to contend the
legality of his Admission and requested us as their Represen-
tatives to keep the doors shut against him, until they could be
properly heard which we thought was our duty to Comply
with And that we as the Vestry and the more thoughtful part
of the Parishiners have made it our business to make strict
enquiri after Mr Hughes General Character at such places as
he was well known and from every Information we can receive
as also from his general Conduct since he has been here fur-
nish us with such undeniable Vouchers as can afford us no
other assurance then if we receive him our case would be
nothing better then when we had Whitaker, for we have it
from undeniable Authority that his Conduct was such at the
Northward that they were refused him the Churches to preach
in. Now Sir these several facts is a true Naritive of the
whole of our Conduct and should your Exellency doubt the
truth of one of them we are ready and desirious of suporting
them by undeniable testimony, and whatever your Excellency
hath been informed more or otherwise then herein set forth
we disavow and declare to be false and feigned. Therefore
from this State we humbly apprehend your Exellency will not
conceive that we have done anything that can give cause of
the forfeture of your Exellency's favour or to change your
good intentions in making us happy in a Teacher, And we
must take the liberty to assure your Exellency that there is
not one of us or do we beleive one of the Parishinors ever
intended or wished to give you the least reason to supose that
we desired to do any thing to the prejudice of your Exellency's
character or to lessen your Authority, and nothing would be
more disagreeable to us then to enter into any litigation in
which we could supose your Authority or person could be
drawn in question, but when we consider the deplorable situa-
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