As for the other reasons, the Papists in the fort and those Soldiers comming from Boston he made no other answer this that the governor was an honest man & as for the Papists were few & insignificant, & that we were very Unwise to afraid of them, I will lend you my boat t9 night, if you will go to Statcn Island & Satisfy yourselves, four'or five of us answered we were willing to go, then he said I think it is better to let it alone till to Morrow Morning & then I will lend you my boat -- And so accordingly we went the next Morning to Staten Island were the first news we had was, that they were afraid to Lay in their beds for fear of the Papists & that they heard that M'^ De la Prearie's house there were arms for a hundred men, we Spoke to M' Vincent a frenchman, that had left his house & had taken his family in his boat & went and lay upon the river for fear of these relations, M"" Mark told us that about eighteen or Nineteen Persons had run from their houses about the Place where he lived & lay in the woods through these fears --

The above relation I am ready to depose upon my Oath as witness my hand *" Signed Bartho: Le Roux

Sworn before Me the day and Year as first above written

Signed Jacob Leisleb

I do declare I was present & do testify to the truth of what is above written Signed Peter White