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 --

3^. That a good part of the Soldiers that were in the fort already were papist & that they thought themselves not secure, to be so guarded & if it be so that but half a Company should be permitted to keep guard, they would not be above ten or fifteen men in the fort & therefore they tho^ght themselves not secure in the fort so weak

4t'>. That the same day there was Complaint made that Co' Dongan., his Brigantine was fitted out with a considerable Quan tity of Guns & amonitions & made Water and provisions & that her whole loading was no other than if she had been designed for some warlike design & notwithstanding was Suffered to depart this port without interruption, these reascms did obleidge us to Come with the whole company to secure ourselves, the best we couid, against the fears that were put upon us,