They would have him Capt of y* Company that went up to Albany which was to Lye in y« fort.

Alderman Shaik answered M"" Staets you know that would Be against yc Resolution of ye Convention of Albany who hes Put Capt Sharpe to be Commander there, whereupon Jochim Staets Replyed they would have Sharpe out, & if I will not accept of itt they will putt in Churchill, methinks that it is better that I

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accept of itt then that such a Vagabond as Churchill should have ye Command.

Upon which ye s^ alderman went in with Jochim Staets to y^ Committee being y^ 29'^ day of octobr & Delivered ye Protest to Capt. Leysler & y® Resolution of y® Convention of Albany for Capt Sharpe to Continue till further orders

The Said alderman Skaik askd, what answer they w^ould give him upon y® Protest, upon which Jacob Milborne Replyed with Consent of y® oy^ Persons Conveined yt time that he would goe up to Albany, & see the "fort there better Secured.

The Said Schaik Considering y® Contents of y® Conventions Letter whereby they earnestly Desyred advice by an Expresse if occasion Required, thought Convenient to come up himself to give ye Convention an acct off affares not Doubting but that they were fully Resolved to Send up men hither to Disturbe the People of Albany Since y® day before ye Protest came to his hands he himself being in there Committee (about some Discourse thatt should have Passed on Long Island) heard Capt. Leysler Say amongst oy"" Discourse that they of albany should bring there Charter here if they had one, & yt Leift Sharpe & Rodgers were Papists all which with severall oy^ Informations he heard while he was at N: Yorke