LIEUT. GOV. LEISLEB- 7

Albany ye First day of July 1689, The Proclamation for Proclaiming there Majs King William and Queen Mary King and Queen of England France and Irland fee", being brought hither from N Yorke Imediately upon ye Receit thereof y« May & Recorder caused y^ Court of Aldermen & Common Council to assemble who attended accordingly and haveing considered of ye greatest solemnity yt could be used in so short a Time, appointed y^ Cittzens to be in arms about 12 oclock which haveing done they went in ord^ from y^ City Hall up to there Maj3. Fort where there Majt^^, were Proclaimed in solemn manner in English and dutch, ye gunns fyreing from ye fort & volley of small arms ye People with Loude acclamations cryeing God save King Wm. & Queen Mary, afterwards they marched doune to y<^ City hall where there Maj'^. were again Proclaimd ye night Concludeing w'^ ye Ringing of y^ Bell Bonefyres fyreworks and all oy Demonstrations of joy. -- Albany City Rec.

Anno 1689: 10th July in New york. for William Jones in Jfewhaven :

Honored sirs -- Sir the bearer hereof being bound to Newhaven I thought it my duty to acquaint yow of what is past since the departure from hence of Major Gold & Capt ffitch which I desire you after the perusall to send it to them as directed, I have since writt to Major Gold & made him acquaint that I had raised thirty four men, and brought them in the fort I was denied of some magistrates to administer to them the oath prescribed, and after I could not find so they are not sworne, yet some of the Committie of Safty are arryved & hope they will meet to day, wee expect with impatience the ten souldiers from your parts, he that was sent was not accepted by the advice of the bearer, the reasone I referre to his verball report, I was ordered to repaire the fort out of his Mamies revenue since the first of Jime, but there is nothing nor like to be, they offer me the peoples entries who intends to dispute the legallity thereof I have a carpenter to work, but his work little appeares in a fort so out of repaire as this is, our adversaries & opposers in our present work keept us in a continuall feare, as you