His name was continued in each ofthe Commissions of all the succeeding Governors down to and including Hellomont's in 1697, and he continued in the office till his death in 1700. Early in this latter year he was appointed Chief Justice, but he only filled the office till his death in November of the same year. He had many years before been appointed Judge of the Common Pleas in Kings County, and later in 1698 a Justice ofthe Sui)reme Court. In IGSti Dongan made him Commissioner of the Revenue -- and on the 10th of November, 1G87, he was appointed by the King's, Auditor-General in England, William Blathwayt, De]iuty Auditor in New York, his accounts being regularly transmitted to England and approved.

He was a))poiiited also Dei)uty Secretary of New York and i»ersoiialIy administered the office, theSecretary always residing in England, after the British custom. He was prominent in all the treaties and conferences with the Indians as a member of the Council, and was noted for his influence with them. His letters and despatches to Governor Andros, and to the different Boards and officers in England charged with the care of the Colonies and the management of their affairs, remain to show liis capacity, clear headedness and courage. - Equally esteeme<l and confided in by the governments of James as Duke and King, and by William and Mary in the troublous times in which he lived, and sustained by all the Governors, even though, as in Bellomont's case, they did not like him ])ersonally, no greater proof could be adduced of his ability, skill, and integrity.