IS a rank papist, I cannot gett the other Captanes to resolve to turne him out but acts still as before The Mayer niedles with no civill affaires & discourages constables to keep the peace expecting some seditione for to make the Inhabitants odious, there is non acts others then in quality of a single Capt, sir Edmond Andross & his wicked crew haA-e carried all the Records out of this country to Eoston,! hope by the prudent care in the late expeditione at Boston have taken care to preserve it, and I request you to take a speciall care for it, till our Committee of safety may take some prudent care about it, the time will not permitt me to enlarge onely I desire your advice in approbatione in our actione, If wee deserve it. and after myne respects I remain &c.

Jacob Leisler.

Leisler's Declaration in favour of King William and Queen Mary.

Whereas our intention tended only but to the preservation of the protestant religion, and the fort of this City, to the end that we may avoid and prevent the rash judgment of the world, in so just a design, we have thought fitt to let every body know by these public proclamation, that till the safe ary veil of the ships that wee expect every day from his royall Highness the prince of Orange with orders for the government of this country in the behalf of such person as the said royal highness had chosen and honoured with the charge of a governor, that as soon as the bearer of the said orders shall have let us see his power, then and without any delay we shall execute the said orders punctually ; declaring that we do intend to submit and obey, not only the said orders, but also the bearer thereof committed for the execution of the same.