" At a court of sessions held at Westchester by his Majesty's authority, June 6th and 7lh, 1693, before the Honorable Caleb Heathcote, Esq., judge of the court of common pleas, justice and quorum, &c , the following curious testimony was given in a suit between Richard Ponton, defendant, and Gabriel Leggett, plaintitT. Captain Thomas Williams, b aged 62 years, deposed, sailh, the first reason of this difficulty was a big look violently from mee. Afterwards Captain Leisler': sent an order to Captain Ponton to send him some men to go to Albany for their assistance against the French, and also the said Williams to assist the said Ponton in taking and sending the said the men up. When the townes company was called together and (Japtam Ponton asked them who was willing to go volunteers upon said expedition, and Gabriel Leggett answered that was fooles if any of them did go, and said who would give them a legg or an arm if they lost them. Upon which. Captain Ponton commanded him to hold his peace, but he still continued abusing the defendant and said here comes the father of rogues, and many other scurrilous words, upon which I got a warrant against him, &c."

At a geiieral court of sessions, held in 1695.

" The jury for our Sovereign Lord the King, upon their oaths do present Thomas Furgeson of the county town of Westchester, laborer, for selling of a certain horse wilhout a tongue of a broivn culler at Westchester aforesaid, at or about the first day of May last, &c.