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

The Convention did Returne there hearty thanks to alderman Schaik for his Care & fidelity in acting so Prudently in y* affaire & for Delivering ye Protest which they understand would not have been Delivered by Jochim Staets ; & Especially for his trouble that He hes been Pleased to take to come up himself Expresse & give an acct of affares

Upon which itt was Enquired by ye Mayi" of y® Convention whither there were any Person or member of ye Convention from ye greatest officer to y® Least yt any Person had any objection against or ye Least mistrust that they should now declare itt.

Whereupon ye Convention unanimously answered that they had nothing to object against any of ye members of ye Convention, but that they should be and Remaine in there Respective offices and Stations till ordi's from there most Sacred Maj^s William & Mary king & queen of England «&c. and tbj^^ they