That all such of the said " persons as shall subscribe the same, other than " notoriously disaffected persons, as aforesaid, ought " to be considered and treated as friends to their "country; and that all arms taken from them and " not disposed of to the Continental troops, be re- " stored to them ; and that care be taken that they " respectively be paid the full price allowed, for such " of their arms as may have been delivered to the " Continental troops, as aforesaid.

" And further, that all such of the said persons " as shall refuse to subscribe to the same, together " with all notorious disaffected persons, be forthwith, " if not already done, disarmed, and required on oath " to declare and discover whether the arms so to be " taken from them be all the arms they respectively " have or had, and if not, where the residue thereof, " to the best of their knowledge and belief, are depos- " ited and may be found ; and that such of them as " shall refuse to take such oath, be committed to s^afe " custody till they will consent to take it. •

" Resolved, unanimously, That it be and it is " hereby recommended to the Committees of the sev- " eral Counties in this Colony, to carry the aforesaid " Resolutions into execution, with diligence and " punctuality.'"

It is said that the Report and Resolutions were unanimously adopted by the Provincial Congress, evidently without the slightest consideration of their characters and probable result, and certainly during the latter portion of an afternoon session of the Congress, in which, both before and after the presentation of them, that body was crowded with other and very important matters of business ; and it is said to have ordered, at that time, that the Resolutions should be printed in all the newspapers which were then published in the City of New York and in handbills ; and " that the Resolutions be read to every " person to whom the Association thereby recom- " mended shall be offered for subscription." ^