Livingjhris own Tcnan againft him, in which they fo far ithin a few Years held Lands as Tenants under, fiicceeded, that feveral Perfons, < ind paid their Rents to him, now keep Poffeffion of the Lands Dclance of, and fet up a pretended Right againft him, under e Government of the Majfachufetts Bay, and the aforementioned Ind iPurchafe; by which illegal Proceedings, fupportcd with Orce, the Courfe of Juilice hath, bsen obftrucled, the Lives of fe 'il of his Majefty's Subjetfs loft, and private Property i ringeu and greatly injured. And Whereas Thirty One of fuch evi inded Perfons, in order to profecute their unjuft Defigns m the 7th Day ui May laft, armed and riotoufly aflemblcd themfelve iTackbanick, at the Houfe uf Jonathan Barbie, which flan d 6t the Diftance of not rulie, more 'Jcfefb than Eighteen Miles from Hudfon's Rivi , among whom were the faid 'Jonathan Darbie, alio Job Reefe, lltndrick . rid beintr fo Vangtlder, and his Brother, faid tj be Andriet Vangeldtr, Samuel Taylor, Ebentzer Taylor, M. Andriei J.Reej'e, and being riotoufly affembled, were command Jcftkes of the Peace, two Cor.ftabll d to difperfe by the Deputy Sheriff of the County, in the ffefence ot one of His Majefty's and other Perfons who came thither with the' laid Roh fhivmgjhn, to fupprefs the R' and difperfe the Rioters ; four only i, if whom went off, the others (hutting themfelves up in the I W Darby's Houfe, in which .th were Loop Ho!ec; fired through the kme, and before they difperfed, feveral were wounded on bo i Sides, one of whom died an Hour tWeaJv'r, and another fon B Time after, of the Wounds they then received. IN Ord< ^therefore to put a Stop as much cay be to P'ocs«ding», the Confcdfcnces whereof have already been fatal to fome, and winch if not timely prevented, may ft ill be produi?nve of the worfi Evd3 to *>Jep ; and to efhblifh and keep up Peace and a good Und (landing among the Borderefs, till Cor.troverfy Hereby ihall beinft,|ed in a legal Courfcnrictly : I HAVE > maieity siNsme, enjoiningthought fit, with the A. -jce of His Majefty's Conned, to jUJe unhappy this Proclamation, Majefty's goo' Subjects in this Province, to fotbear r.nd refrain from fi:ch violent anjj unjuft Proceedings, as every Inftance :allof His that Nature will thatNature will ipuniftied with the utmoft Rigouf of the Law.