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

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would not Suffer that any member Sliould be Disturbed Displaced or Removed from this Citty upon any Pretence whatsoever a.id if such a thing happened to be done by force Contrare to y" Priviledge of this Citty (w<=h God forbid) that ye whole Convention would Resent it as done to them all in generall & make Record of itt accordingly --

Itt is Resolved by this Convention to acquaint the Burgers and Inhabitants of this Citty by the assistants of there Respective wards how y* we have Received Information from N: Yorke that there is a Comp® of men comeing up from thence, who Intend to Turn ye governm*^ of this Citty upside doune, make thcmselfs master of y® Fort and Citty, and in no manner to be obedient to any orders and Commands as they should Receive from time to Time from y® Persons now in authority in this Citty and County, whereby great Confusion will Ensue, Especially, if ye Indians Perceive Such Divisions amongst our Selfs, will be in Danger to be led away to ye french, & so break y® frindship which with so much Trouble and Paynes and charge hath hitherto been Preserved by this governm' which might tend to ye great Ruine and Destruction of there Maj^^ Interest in these Parts which s^ men so comeing up we hear are to be paid by y^ Burgers and Inhab itants of this Citty and County, which charge would be untoller able to be born by y^ Inhabitants att this Juncture of time, & not only that charge butt by such means cause us to Contribute to what Charge they of N: Yorke have been att Since these Revolutions, and therefore itt is thought Convenient to Con vein the Burgers in the Citty hall & there to Demand there opinion, and to answer to Some articles which will be given them in writeing to morrow.