dayly expect to be invaded by the French, to whome we purpos to send som reliefe, & also a great sickness amongst vs, which hath diminished or numbers, besides a great loss that we haue mett wth in our crop, being so disinabled by sickness, that we could not gather it in, so that we see o'selves necessitated to call in that ayd of ten souldiers or their pay, wch we haue hitherto granted you for the secureing of the forte at Yorke, and doe accordingly [notify] you that we by these, doe from this day call in the ayd aforesaid, and shall not allow it any longer, yet that you may be encouraged to keep the fort for their Maties service, if any forreign force should invade you, we shall be ready to relieve you according to or ability & capacity; we dayly expect a setlement from England, but it doth not yet come, but hope it will shortly & prevent all occasions of trouble and disquietments, both to you & vs. Sr we wish you all prosperity & are

These for the Honble Capt. Jacob Leisler Comander in Cheife of their Maties forte in New Yorke. this.

Your affectionate friends the Generall
Court of Conecticot pr their order,
Signed

JOHN ALLYN Sec'y

LEISLER'S PROCLAMATION CONFIRMING THE ELECTION BY THE CITIZENS OF THE MAYOR, SHERIFF, CLERK AND COMMON COUNCIL OF NEW YORK.

Whereas, by order of ye Committee of Safety it was ordered, that ye Mayor, Sherife and Clerk shall be chosen by ye Mayor and votes of ye freeholders Come to Peter De La Noy Esq. for Mayor and Johannes Johnson for Sherife and Abra. Gouverneur for Clerk who were accordingly confirmed as viz:

By the Commander in Chiefe &ć.

Whereas ye Committee of Safety have appointed me to confirme ye Civil magistrates and officers for ye Citty and County of New Yorke chosen by ye Protestant freemen of sd City and County of New York according to returns made by virtue whereof I doe hereby accordingly confirm Peter De La Noy to be Mayor, Johannes Johnson, Sherife and Abraham Gouverneur town clerke for sd City and County of New York, to continue in their sd stations according to ye true intent and meaning of ye act of said Committee

And also do confirm for ye next ensuing yeare for ye City and County of New York Hendrick Van Veurden, Alderman; Goert Olphelse assistant and Nicolaes Blanck, constable for ye West ward: John Spratt, alderman; Gerret Duycking assistant, Edward Brinckmaster, constable for ye Dok ward: Robert Walters, alderman; Joannes Provoost, assistant, John Thomas, constable, for ye South ward: Cornelis Plevier, alderman; Henry Ten Eyck, assistant, John Ewouts, constable for ye North ward: John Hendrick Bruyns, Alderman; Peter Adolph, assistant, Daniel Brevoort constable, for ye East ward: Joannes Van Cowenhoven, alderman; Wolfert Webber, assistant; Frederick Lymonse constable for ye Out ward, and John Brevoort, constable for Harlem division.

Therefore are all inhabitants hereby required to give due obedience to ye Magistrates and officers, and are to acknowledge the same accordingly at Fort Amsterdam ye 14 Octo. 1689 and on ye first year of ther Majestys Reigne. JACOB LEISLER.

NOTE-I am indebted to the politeness of D. T. Valentine, Esq., clerk of the Common Council of New-York, for the above Record.

LEISLER TO THE ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND.

A. 1689 15 october

The above is a coppy of my last to which I referre you since we have certaine news from new England that they have killed 50 Indians of their enimies & tooke six captives monks with the King1 the English have lost 8th men & 2 Indians In the actions I had Intelligence of severall persons meeting in a papist house where I thought some of your fugitives might have been mongst them, made me resolve to send 25 souldiers who besett the house in the night but found non but the family & disarmed the man & brought him to me whom I released again upon his parroll to harbor no Jesuit nor to intertaine bigger company than tuo in his house, we hear from pensilvania that there is lately arryved a man of warr katch from England to Virginia, I desire if any newes worth will acquaint me with it, we expect tomorrow our committees to meet for to resolve to send some forces to Albany to secure them from the french next winter, our Indians doe daily gett spoile upon them the french prisoners reports that warre betwixt france & England is proclaimed at Canada, having for present no more to enlarge after my respects I remaine &ct.

*COL. BAYARD'S VINDICATION OF THE LEGALITY OF GOV. ANDROS' COMMISSIONS. To Capt1 ABRAM DE PEYSTER & Cap1 JOHN DE BRUYN commander of the two respective companies of the trained bands in New York to be communicated to the rest of the commissioned Officers

GENTLEMEN Whereas Jacob Leisler & some of his associates have in an hostile & illegal manner invaded their Maties fort at New York & withal infringed & subverted all manner of Government by law established within the City of New York & Some parts adjacents, not having any the Least shadow of Authority from our gracious Sovereigns King William & Queen Mary so to do, I therefore considering the Obligations lying upon me by the Several commissions as being one of the Council of this their Maties Dominions & Coll of the regiment of the train bands in New York, both from the Crown of England, neether of which (notwithstanding the Sd Invasion insurrection, or other troubles) are any ways vacated or Superceded I find it to be my present Duty to the Crown of England & do hereby strictly require & Command you & each of you, that you upon immediate Sight hereof desist from any ways, councelling, aiding assisting, or betting the illegal proceedings of the said Jacob Leisler & his Associates & not to suffer any of the soldiers under Command to be made use of or employ'd Upon any service Whatsover of the said Leisler either in the fort or Elsewhere as being most pernicious, Dangerous & Contrary to the peace of Sovereign Lord & Lady King William & Queen Mary their Crown & Dignity, but that You and each of You together with the Soldiers under your Command (as in duty bound) do give all due obedience to the lawfull Commands of the Cival Government Established by law & in particular to those of the Justices of the Peace commissionated by the Govenor Sir Edmond Andros, by virtue of letter Patents from the Crown of England as being our Supreme power which said Commissions I find & do aver to be in full force, notwithstanding the imprisonment (yea-Death) of any Govenor that granted the same, he being only an inferior officer of the Crown & the Commissions being matter of records, & therefore You shall faithfully perform their said Lawfull Commands as far as it Shall be in your Power, so to do, & at all times bear good faith & allegiance to their said Maties as you will answer the Contrary 1 ? Amongst which the King.-ED.

as the peril Given under my hand & Seal at Albany this 20th of 8ber in the first Year of the Reign of our Sovereign Lord & Lady King William & Queen Mary Ad. 1689

Signed

N BAYARD

LEISLER TO THE GOVERNOR AT BOSTON.

Anno 1689: 22 october in New york.

MUCH HONORED SIR-Yours of the 26 Septer cam well to myne hands for which I returne your honor many hearty thanks, I hope the success of the trett by your agents with the siniques & Mohacks is long since knowen to your honor, I perceive also your great & extraordinary charges & your uncomfortable warre with the Indians your enimies discourages me partly of the expectation the people of Albany have of some assistance of men for this winter being in Just fear for some attack & never in a worse posture of defence then now, their fort being in possession still of the old late King James. souldiers, Inclosed is a coppie of a letter of the commander to one of my souldiers but I perceive it is with advice of some of sir Edmonds creatures who still daily works for division, which to prevent 1 shall at last be obliged to Secure some, I am certainly informed that they have offered 100 lb to rescue sir Edmund out of your custody & bring him here, Therefore very glad to perceive by your honors letter that they are securely keept with a good guard I am informed your honor has received a par'lar letter from a vessell then broke [Wessel Tenbrook] of Albany of which I desire your honor for a copie, he is a persone who has formerly professed popery, & recanted a protestant & been employed by our late papist Governor dongan, for ambassador to Canada & understand not one word french, for which embassador he has been well rewarded, by both parties being a mistery to many, he is recorded at Albany in noe quality for that office he has occasioned fourty milles from Albany towards the french to build a fort upon his land where he has send 12 men to guard it, who must be a sacrifice if they come & the fort a nest to the enemies as penaquide was, our committie & military have voted 50 men to be sent up for assistance at Albany, as per enclosed appeares. I give your honor hearty thanks for your readines in assisting us with guns & powder, but frustrate by your own skarcety, I have bought at Burlingtoun 1000 lb powder & given order to buy all what may be had at philadelphia & intend please God to send for it by land with a convoy of 40 men, & shall endeavor that their Maties may be proclaimed thereabout over record, I give your honor also hearty thanks for the care, and desire if possible onely for the present to have a catalogue of bookes and papers there belonging to this province, I further desire your honor for a mutuall & neighbourly correspondence as occasion shall requyre, in all matters conducing to their Maties service & I shall omit nothing that may appeare serviceable to your intrest & wellfare, I shall add no more but that I am sir &c.

THE SAME TO THE SAME.

A: 1689: the 30: october in fort william

HONORED SIR:-Inclosed is a letter which was intended by Major Savits who departed before I had it ready, Since I had the honor to receive yours by John Moll, for which I am infinitely obliged, I have newes Since that there is secured in the fort and toun at delaware 5000 lb powder, which I intend please God to fetch by land with a convoy, the 50 souldiers for assistance to Albany are to depart to day or to morrow Enclosed is a coppie of a letter from London by the last ship that arryved at delaware last June from doctor Cox to Mr ffathan, where your honor may see the character &

opinione they have in England of sir Edmond. Collonell Byard and the late Mayor & custome master abscond themselves & cannot be found to answer for which may be alleged to them, I desire your honors further friendly correspondence, after my respects I remaine sir &c.

THE SAME TO MR. JOHN FFATHAM.

A: 1689: 30 october in fort William

HONORED SIR-Yours by Mr Lucas is come safe to my hand, as also the original letter of Governor Cox, for which I am infinitely obliged to you & it hes given me & all the Inhabitants that hes seen it great satisfactione, Inclosed is the så letter againe. I admire my wine in Mr Carpenters hand should have groun so bad, being so good when I sent it about, the 2 pipes sold by Mr Johannes de has, whereof he hes the effects. It is my order in the letter to pay it to Monsieur dubrois therefore will certainly be Satisfied but the letter I believe being in dutch makes you make that conclusione I understand by Monsieur dubrois his letter that hee was upon his departure for Cap May, hee desires me the coppy attested of the proclamationes of their Matics to be King & Queen of England ffrance & Ireland &c. which is also here enclosed, I have sent one attested by some welchman bound to Cap May with orders to desire any sheriffe or Justice of the peace in them parts to proclaime their sd Maties, If refused to do it themselves, we are sending 50 men to Albany to secure the fort there for their Maties King William & Queen Mary agt the french & their adherents Indianes, after their departure, I shall endeavor for to fetch the 1000: lb pouder I bought of you & to see what money I can send for more, I desire in the mean tyme you will be pleased to lett the cooper trimme them substantially & you will oblige him who is &c.

LEISLER TO THE GOVERNOR OF BARBADOES.

A. 1689 23 November in fort William

MOST HONORED SIR THE GOVERNOR OF BARBADOES-Whereas wee being in just feares to suspect some ill designe by the late Lieut: Governor & severall persons of prinll note & others of them in authority within this government popishly & evilly affected, tending to the destructione of their Maties loyall protestant subjects here, for fear they should effect and bring to pass some wicked designe, The Inhabitants by the encouragement of the prince of orange (now our gracious King) his 3 declarations for their security have secured the fort for their Maties, King William & Queen Mary wherein the country has appointed me Commander in Chiefe till further orders from their Maties, which charge I have executed hitherto to the service of their Maties & have God be thanked-brought all things in such a posture that next God we are in a capacity of defence, only we are daily occupyed by some popishly & evill affected people which puts us upon many inconveniences & straits & obliges me to have a watching eye over all so it is that the 3d of november in the night arryved here a sloope from Barbadoes commanded by Captn Benjamin Blagg he gave me an accompt that six dayes after his departure from Barbadoes he mett with a french ship he tooke him & keept him for 48 hours & sold the ship to an Irish who was on board the sd french man of warre wherein they permitted the sd Blagg to go as pilot the sd Irish intending for Maryland but were piloted in this harbour as by the copie enclosed out of the sd Blaggs Journal will appeare No 1: In the morning I sent two souldiers aboard to seize her as being in the french possessione & had the sd Irish before me who produced a french bill of sale without condemnatione & a pass for them & the vessell whereof inclosed is a copie No 2 the 4th Novem being the birth day of our gracious King which we did solemnise with bonefires &

rosting one ox &c. the fifth was gun pouder treason which also we did solemnise with bonefires & burning the pope-In which tyme I was not willing to confine the sd Irish, but the sixth I sent for them their chess & papers from which they were detained all that whill where I found a pass from the Earle of Blerock whereof the copie here inclosed n: 3: besides two letters of recommendation both open whereof they were the bearer, here inclosed is the copie n: 4: whereupon I gathered the officers of the Militia & keept counsell of warre being examined by them, they could make no other excuse of their escape from Barbadoes as that they were in debt, but we found them absolute enimies of their Maties therefore was concluded that they were to be sent to Barbadoes to your honor suspecting them to have committed some other crymes, & made an order whereof the copie is here enclosed since we understand they have forced tuo warre men with their warriers & that your honor was much concerned about their ship so that by a warrant I have commanded Mr Thomas Capewell commander of the Bark Constant to take them & to deliver them to your honors order as per copie n: 5: inclosed, being no better meanes to the conduceing to their Maties service & interest then a friendly amicable & mutuall correspondancy between their severall goverments especially under such circumstances as we now are having first according to our bounden duty upon sight of their Maties proclamation duly proclaimed their sacred Maties King William & Queen Mary according to the tenor of the sd proclamation, doe in the next place sollicite & court your honor to bear us your hearty affection & mutuall good correspondancy as occasion shall requyre in all matters of import conduceing to their Maties service & the wellefare of their protestant subjects, I shall omit nothing that shall appeare serviceable to your honors intrest, here is noe news but what we have of the tuo Irish, noe ships arryued out of England, having no more to add, but that I, am &c.

* COL: COODEE TO LEISLER.

St Mary's County in Maryland Nov 26, 1689. Honble Sr-Your's courteous letter, directed to ye Assembly in Mayryland wch is now under adjournment, I have received & having ye honr of the chief command of his Maties forces here, thought it my duty return an answer by ye first opertunity possible. Your greate ciuilitie I have comunicated & rep'sented to all or friends here, who are extremely glad of so neer and convenient a friendship, especially since or circumstances are so alike, & ye comon danger so equally threatening: we have still ye same reasonable & just aprehensions wth yors & ye N. England governmt of a great designe that was on foot to betray & ruine their Maties and ye Protestant interest through all these northern parts the attempts to disarme ye Protestants in this Province last spring, ye overturnes to, & Treatys wth or neighbouring & other Indians wth other treacherous & inhumane practices, (too tedious for a letter) from ye late governr here, gave us just case as to fly to armes at first, so still to p'sist & stand upon or guard to prevent traiterous interprises & or oune ruine I thought it convenient herewth to send you or declaracôn, wch is ye least part of what we have to say agst or Popish politicons, agst whom there are dayly more discoverie & informacons, of which we have not much before us that in any prticular or distinct manner relates to ye govermt unlesse this may be anything significant. We met wth a paper to ye governmt from ye late King James, relating to a great correspondency & amity, we were comanded to keep wth or French neighbours in America, a copy of which I have herewth sent you, notwthstanding wch, this is remarkable that Collo Dongan sent to us and Virginia, to contribute or assistance towards a Warr wth ye French, wch was complyed wth I understand in Virginia, but disobeyed here, for reasons wch I leave to yor conjecture-as also what might be meant by settling ye bounds and limits of these Collonies, unlimitated in ye sd paper, besides ye severall dates and terminacers thereof towards ye latter end, wch to much like VOL. II.

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