Bayard and Van Cortland, who were of the Council that urged his execution, were his Wife's nephews.

Among the orig. MSS. in this Department, are the public accounts of the greater part of his administration -- from July 1689 to Jany. 1691. The receipts for that period were £4,373- 17-6|. The disbursements, mostly caused by the war against the French, £4,894-10-9:1. We have also the Bills of Costs of the Crown Lawyers for prosecuting him and his associates for Treason. But want of space excludes these papers from this Volume. Ed

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To the Governor and Committee of Safety at Boston :

[June 4, 16«9.] Honored Sirs -- I make bold to acquaint you of the securing of the fort by the traine bonds of New york. Here enclosed is the declaratione N: 1: In two dayes after the Go^emor & his Counsell with severall of their creatures had gained so much upon the people that they were afraied & halie of myne company were ihey worked most upon had left me, but the second of this instant, being my watch in the fort I came with 49 men & entered iii the fort^ without the word, nor to be questioned whereupon I resolved jlot to leave till I had brought all the traine bound fully to joirie with me, The S^ wee had newes of three ships in sight upoi? which I tooke oceasione to allarume the towne & gott five Captanes besides me & 400 men to signe the enclosed paper N: 2 which discouraged the adverse party, and since they have been inditierent still, The Lievt Governor Nicholls is departed last night without taking leave.