Yow are therefore hereby Required in his Majisties Name forthwith to Repare to Sarachtoge and bring ye said Lafleur, Villeroy and delafortune here to Albany before his Majisties Justices of y® Peace to be Examined & treated as ye Exigency of ye Case Shall Require in doeing whereof this shall be ye Sufficient Warrant and all persons are hereby Required to be aiding and assisting to y^ Actum in Albany the first day of . August 1689.

The 3d dito Lafleur, Villeroy, & Francois three french men from Sarachtoge being sent for to be examined concerning keeping a Correspon dence with them of Canida upon which was Resolved To Confine

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la fleur to y^ Chamber of arnout Cornelise till y« witnesses come from Sarachtoge to be further examind

And yt Villeroy stay in Toune till further order

ATT A CONVENTION &c.

Albany 5th day of August 1689

Present as before Upon a Rumor brougt to day by four Skachkook Indians that an army of French & Indians were Seen on this Side of y« Lake, Leif t Rob* Sanders was sent thither w^^ 17 men to make Discovery, which was found to be false

Whereas we are Informed upon oath thatt Anthony Lespinard John Van Loon Renne Poupor alias Lafleur and Villeroy foure frenclimen have last winter endevored to entice some souldiers of his Maj«s garrison of Albany to Runn away to Canida & Desert his Majt^ service by Professing to furnish them with Provisions Ammunition, make them sleds shoos & all oyr necessaries for their journey, by all which means they wholly Designed to weaken y« force of this Place, & undoubtedly by y* means of such souldiers goeing to Canida Convey letters & keep some private Correspondence with the french there which hath long been suspected It is therefore thought fitt by y® magistrates of y® Citty of Albany Justices of ye Peace & militia officers of ye s'^ County who considering how dangerous such suspected p'sones are in this juncture of time yt ye gd antho Lespinard John Van Loon Renne Poupard and Villeroy be secured in his Maj's fort at albany till further order and till such time The Bussinesse can be further Inspected and Examined, actum in albany ye 5th of aug. 1689