mon People in a long oration with a liigh Stile & Language telling them That now it was in there powr to free themselfs from y' Yoke of arbitrary Power and Government under which they had Lyen so long in y* Reign of y* Illegall king James, who was a Papist, Declareing all Illegall whatever was done & past in his time, yea the Charter of this Citty was null & void Since it was graunted by a Popish kings governour & that now y« Power was in the People to choose both new Civill and Military officers as they Pleased, challenging all them that had bore office in king James Time to be Illegall, and therefore they must have a free Election, and much Such like Discourse

After Jacob Milborne had ended his long Discourse Jochim Staets & P"" Bogardus who came up with him from N: Yorke asked why ye magistrates did not speak now, now was y^ time for to Speake upon which Dirk wessells Record"" Replyed, that there w^as time Enough yet, he was nott Authorized at that Juncture to make him answer to such Discourse, they had seen no Commission he had yett and that they were met together to make Billets for the quartering of y^ men If they were come with a good Intent, which lay Ready upon y« Table, & y^ Milborne addressed his Discourse to y® wrong People Since there were no arbitrary Power here; God had DeUvered them from that yoke by there Majesties now upon y** throne, to whom we had taken ye oath of allegiance, for we acted not in king James's name but in king William & queen Marys & were there Subjects.