Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II

Whereas Mathew Plowman Gent with others did about ye Beginning of this month in A Riotous manner beate one of his \Jajtie8 Justices of y^ Peace for Richmond County on Staten Island, and use other Scurrilous & Contemptuous Expressions •.gainst the Kings Magistrates for this Province and Complaint oeing made -- *

These are in his Maj^'^^ King Williams name to require you forthwith to take y® Body of said Plowman and bring before mee to answer for y^ same and in so doing this shall be yo"" sufficient Warrant. Given &c. this 10*^ day of december 1689.

Jacob Leisler. T^ any of his ma^'^^ Justices of the Peace for the County of Richmond abovesaid. .

LIEUT. GOV. LpISLER. 45

APPOINTMENT OF LEISLER'S COUNCIL.

At an Assembly By appointment of the Lieu*. Govern"" & Commander Chief of their Ma^'es Province of N York December the llt^ 1689. Present The Lieu* Govern'' , &<=a Pieter Delanooy Mayo' Samuel Edsall Capt. Gerardus Beekman Capt. Thomas Williams )> Committees

Johannes Vermelje Capt. Myndert Coerten Roeloff Swartwout Having Received Orders from his Ma^'® King William for taking care of the Government of this Province &<=a. It was. proposed by y^ Lieut. Governi" what members should be thought fitt for his Councill to manage the same untill further order from his Ma'ies King William Whereupon after a due deliberation and consult the following persons were Recommended viz' M"" Pieter de la Noy M"" Samuel Staats, Mr. Hendrick Janzen and M^ Johannes Vermelje, for the Citty & County of New-Yorke, Capt. gerardus Beekman for Kings County, M'' Samuel Edsall for Queens County, Capt Tho^ Williams for Westchester County, M"" William Lawrence of the County of Orange ;vhome the Lieu' Govern"" &ca doth accept of and Establish as such and are ordered to take the oath as is provided by the I \w of this Province for qualifying them for the said office: w^' is this dav accordingly done.