This 26th 7ber f689 the deponent Andries & John Myer appeared before me & declared the truth of the above written Upon their Oath.

Signed Jacob Leisler.

AFFIDAVIT AGAINST COL. BAYARD & CERTAIN PARTIES ON STATEN ISLAND.

New York Septem 25, 16g?. A declaration of Barthomew Le Roux declareth that Co' Bayard having demanded of the Company of Captain Munvielle in the presence of the Leu* Nicholson & others, of the Cap^^ of this City, as they were assembled in James fort of this City the reasons that obliged them to Appear in arms the whole company whereas they were ordered of their Captains that they should watch but half the Company & that they did oppose the GovC"

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lid not dc'.lii!. but woul! come & keep Guard with the whole company^ & the said Ijiathc)' 1«. Roux having given him this answer, which was tlie True reasons, as the Company did then and dotli Still acknowledge to be the truth--

First -- That we had a relation in this City, that the Papist upon Station Island did threaten to cut the inhabitants throats & that the People had left their Plantations & were running the woods, & some gone with their familys in their boats and lay upon the river & further they threatened to come and burn this City & that M"" Dela Prearie had arms in his house for fifty men.

2'y. That we had Certain information that there was Eighty or a hundred men coming from boston &, other places that were hunted away, no doubt not for their goodnes & that there were several of them Irish & Papist" & the Governor had desighed to take them in the fort y* which they would not suffer --