9: & Lastly: That we doe Esteem ownie and acknowlege y^ Convention to be our only Lawfull authority in this Country till such time ord"" •:omes from there Maj^*^ whom we doe Relye upon for ye good government of y® Same, Praying God to Blesse them in their undertakeings for y^ wellfare of our Country, Promiseing to assist them wherein they shall have occasion for the Preservation of Peace and Tranquility in our Toune & to lett and hinder all p'sones who shall Stipr up Mutinie arid Sedition to Disturbe our Peace. In Testimony whereof that this is our Reall Intent & y* we faithfully will p'form y« Same have hereunto Sett our hands in Albany y^ 5th day of novemb^:

was signed by forty Inhabitants vizt Jan Becker the mark of Jan

H: v: Dyck Cornelise Vyselaer

Myndert Frederikse G W V P

Pieter D: Schuyler Wm gysbertse

Arent Schuyler Abram Isaakse

W"» Teller Hend: Beekman

Casp'' Teller Bennony Van Corlaei

John harris Johannes Th-omase

A: Teller J Kok

Jacob Lockermans And^ Teller junJ"

Johannes Schuyler Francis Salesbury

112 ADMINISTRATION OF

Rend: Rensselaer Johannes appel

John Gilbert Abraham Cuyler

William hendriksen Jan Bleeker Jun^

Isaak Vr planken Johannes Becker the younger

Antho Bratt Jacob meese vroman

Wessel Ten Broek Jacob Vanden Bogaert

Zakel heimstraet Gert vanness

Warner Carstense Willem ------

Mynd' Schuyler Hans Cross H-K mark Dirk Bratt

Att a Convention &c. Albany 7th & 8<h days of Norembr 1689. Present as before, Except C: Jan Bleeker absent, and C, Marte gerritse & Gert Ryerse present ,