These are in their majt'^s king williams name to will & require you to elect & make choice of too proper & fit persons to repaire Fortwith to this city empouring them as your representatives to consult debate & conclude, all such matters and things as shall be thought necessary for ye supply of this Governmt in this present conjuncture of which you are not to faile as you will answer ye same at your perill Given under my hand & seale this 20th of Febry 1689 in ye second yeare of his Majties reigne

Jacob Leisler To the military & civill officers of and ye rest of ye Inhabitants of the city & county of N. Yorck

Note. There is among the MSS another writ in the above terms dated 8th ApriU 1690, addressed to the same, to which is added a memorandum in these words: "Sent to ye severall counties of ye same tenor."

74 ADMINISTRATION OF

BY THE LIEV^ GOVERN^ &ca.

Whereas severall disaffected persons have augmented strengtned & advanced y® Interest of y*^ Late King James as much as in them Leyes Contrary to their Bounden duty &. allegiance due to o"" sovereigne Lord King William his sovereignty title Crowne & dignity.

These are in his Ma^'^s name to will & require you to apprehend the body^of Coll. thomas dongan steph van Cortland anth^ Brockholes & mathew plowman, with all their accomplices wheresoever the are to be found and in what place they may be suspected-- the same to Breake open or by any other violences make way to them in case of resistance or concealm* & their s^* bodys before mee and my Councill to beare or cause to be brought, and all whome shall opose or any wayes resist or endeavour to Conceale them and all officers both Military & civill are hereby strictly required to aid & assist you therein as they will answer y^ Contrary at their utmost perill.