charitable affiftance towards rebuilding our ruin, ous Church at Bombay; the neglect whereof, you may not be infenfible, hath given too great occafion of reproach to us, our religion and country, even to a proverb; but this proverb we hope to fpoil by the bleffing of GOD, and your affiftance; having already made a beginning to the work, and being encouraged thereunto by feveral unexpected and generous contributions. There needs not we hope any other argument or motive of perfuafion to fo good a work, than that it conduceth to propagate the wholefome doctrine. of Chriftianity, and that it is a means to advance our own, as well as the common falvation. In affurance therefore of the goodness of our caufe, and your favourable approbation of this fo glorious an undertaking, we have herewithal fent you a lift of the fubfcriptions, and the fermon that was preached occafionally on that fubject; not only as an encouragement, but to Thew you the fincerity of our charitable intentions, and the due application of whatever is thus unanimously and charitably intended. We are, Gentlemen, Your very humble fervants, Richard Cobbe, Stephen Strutt, Ephraim Bendall. To all Chiefs, &c. Gentlemen in the fervice of the bonourable Company at Carwar, &c. and to all other charitable and well-difpofed persons of the Christian faith, greeting. Gentlemen, Bombay Caftle, Nov. 18, 1715. IT is not without fome well grounded hope and affurance of your own innate goodness and generofity, 1 generofity, that we are come thus far requesting your favourable concurrence with us in rebuilding our ruinous Church at Bombay; which good work, though it hath lain too long neglected, yet is now again fet on foot once more, and will, we hope, with the bleffing of GOD and your charitable affistance, be speedily compleated, to the fatisfaction of all our generous benefactors. The ill fuccess of what hath formerly been contributed, hath indeed very justly occafioned fome sort of distrust; but the peaceful fucceffion of affairs in these our days, (which GOD continue) together with the vigorous profecution of the work, and the due application of what is thus charitably intended, will we prefume be fufficient to prevent all doubts and ill furmises for the future. In confidence therefore of our own fincerity, and your favourable approbation of fo beneficial a work, we have herewithal fent you the fermon that was preached on that occafion, and a lift of the fubfcriptions for the use of our Church, with which we hope you will not think much though at this distance to communicate, who are, Gentlemen, your affured friends, and very humble fervants, Stephen Strutt, Richard Cobbe, Ephraim Bendall. To the Chief, &c. Gentlemen in the fervice of the honourable United Company, &c. at Surat, and to all other charitable and well-difpofed perfons of the Chriftian faith, greeting. Gentlemen, WE Bombay Caftle, Dec. 1, 1715. E are come once more, in due form we hope, to defire your charitable aflistance to to our Church, which is now again by the bless ing of GOD fet on foot and rebuilding. The omiffion in not fending the Sermon with our last was foon after, and as we thought fufficiently fupplied, however imprudently and unadvisedly directed; but the goodness of our caufe, together with the fuccefsfulness of the work, which we cannot but flatter ourselves withal, upon ac count of the additional and honourable contributions we have lately received, gives us frefh hopes of your promised liberality; the reception of which we fhall always moft thankfully and chearfully acknowledge, and rejoice in fuch mutual communication and fellowship, not fo much for the supplying of our neceffities, as for the occafion of exercising your charitable benevolence, and as fruit that may redound to your own account. We remain, Gentlemen, Your affured friends and very humble fervants, Stephen Strutt, Richard Cobbe, Ephraim Bendall. To the Worshipful Stephen Strutt, Efq; Doctor Richard Cobbe, and Mr Ephraim Bendall, at Bombay. Worshipful Sir and Sirs, Surat, Dec. 16, 1715. IN answer to yours of the firft inftant, I have fent it to all the Gentlemen here to perufe as likewise the Sermon which I had preached in our Chapel the last Lords-day. What fubfcriptions I could raise I herewith fend inclofed. I heartily wish I could do more amongst our Gentlemen, which would have been a fatisfaction to, Worshipful Sir and Sirs, Your most humble fervant, To Mr Jarvis Clerke of Council for affairs of the British nation at Surat. Sir, Bombay Castle, Dec. 21, 1715. YOURS we received of the 16th inftant, and return you our hearty thanks for the fame, for raifing for us fuch kind and generous fubfcriptions, and for affifting us thus far. We defire likewife that you would be pleafed to exprefs our acknowledgments of these favours in our behalf; particularly to Mrs Mary Sterling for her courage and zeal, to Mr George Bowcher for his repeated contribution, to Mr Thomas Wilshere for fhewing fo bright an example, and to accept the fame yourself for your care, and diligence in this affair, and for firft leading the way. In commemoration of which, and fuch like instances of your liberality, we fhall not cease to give thanks for you, making mention of you in our prayers, and remain, Sir, your obliged humble fervants and entire friends, To the Worshipful Stephen Strutt, Efq; Deputy Governor, &c. the Reverend Mr Richard Cobbe and Mr Ephraim Bendall. Worshipful Sir and Sirs, Gamroon, Feb. 6, 1715-16. BY the Catherine we received the letter you was pleased to write the ninth of November to the Agency of Perfia, inclofing a Sermon and a lift of thofe Gentlemen that had contributed towards rebuilding of Bombay Church, all which we fent the Agent and Council at Spahann, who fent us the the inclosed lift, with orders to answer your Wor Thip's letter. We have likewise contributed out mite towards fo good an undertaking; and Arthur Beavis has writ to the worshipful Stephen Strutt about the payment of the whole, which with our unfeigned wishes for it, good fuccefs and prosperity to the Proteftant religion, is what offers from, Worshipful Sir and Sirs, Your most obedient humble fervants, Arthur Beavis. Richard Pupplett. To Mr Thomas Woolley, Secretary to the bonourable Eaft India Company. Sir, Bombay Caftie, March 9, 1715-16. IT is the request of the Gentlemen cashiers and trustees for the building of our Church at Bombay, together with my humble petition to you, that you would be pleafed to fecure these inclofed fubfcriptions for us, being in all 400 rupees, to our Church; the notes for which money we herewith send you under the Gentlemens own hands; the reception of which will not only be an obligation to us, but a means to advance the public good, which I look upon as your peculiar province, and hope no unworthy object of your care. I am, with my humble refpects to the honourable Court, &c. Sir, Your most humble fervant, Richard Cobbe. To |