By virtue of authority to me derived by his Mat'^^ Ki"g William & being enformed of y® great advantage may be made for his Ma*'^ Interest of a Certaine fFort belonging to the ffrench King were destroyed I doe hereby authorize and empower you Nicholas Rust w^^^ so many as shall voluntarily assist you, not exceeding twenty ffive men of y® King of England his subjects to goe forthw^*^ unto or ware y« s** ffort named Kadarockqua joyned with the Indians in allyance w^h this o^ Crowne as to your wisdome shall seeme meete, and do assault attacque and utterly destroy y® s*J fFort and raze it down to y« ground, as much as in you Lyes to prevent it Ever to be rebuilt againe & y* you give Christian Quarter to y^ s<^ ffrench people therein if desired, but yt none of them may be delivered into y^ possession of y« Indians to Exercise their Cruelty over them, & yt for y« plunder you may agree w^h ye gd Indians to their satisfaction w«h you are to divide amongst you & to oppose &, to distruction bring all or any y* shall defend or assist ye ffrench Interest And for soe doing this shall be your Sufficient Warrant »nd Commission Given under my hand & seale at Fort William this 28th day of flecenib^ 1689.

Jacob Leisler.

BY THE LIEU'^ GOVERNOR & COUNCILL &c.

Whereas the Late King James the Second &ca having abdicated the Governm* of England &c^ & the throne being thereby vacant, in whose stead his highnesse y^ Prince of Orange is become o^ most Gracious King & Soveraigne, W^ee having received his s'^ Ma^'es Order for governing this province of New York willing &