Wherefore your distressed petitioner in all humble manner implores to your honours praying for your honours mercy in graciously pardoning the Petitioners said folly, or at least not to suffer your distressed sick prisoner to perish in this manner but to grant the said miserable Prisoner if possible to be bailed or otherwise, such relief as his deplorable situation require to preserve him from perishing in this Dismal Confinement, the God of Mercy will be pleased to dispose your honours for Mercy towards your Petitioner who is in duty bound shall ever pray & remains Yours honours Most Humble

Servant.

N Bayard

BY THE LIEU^ GOVERNOR &c.

Whereas Capt" Gerbrunt Claessen of Gemoenepa hath desyred my Liberty & Lycence to purchase of ye Indians a Certaine parcell of Land lying & Being at Kigtawangh upon hudsons River within Dutchess County ' being bounded on the West w^h

1 Now Putnam.

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ihc Great River & y« laiul of Sarah Kierstede on ye North side by a Rivolet or run of Water on y^ East side bounded with y* great hills on y<= South side w*^ an arm of y" great River afores<J w^'' hath not yet been Legally purchased or bough of ye Indians: Thess may certify that y^ s'^ Gerbrunts Claesson hath hereby liberty & license to purchase of y^ Indians y« said parcell of Land, provided it hath not been legally disposed of to any others & ye said purchase to Be made before some of his Mat'^s Justices of ye peace in y^ s*' dutchess County or West Chester on or before ye first day of July next Ensuing y^ date hereof And the Surveyor Generall or his DepuCy are hereby Required to Survey the Said Tract of Lands'to make a Report thereof into ye Secy^ Office for weh this shall Be his warrant.