upon to make an absolute change of government, to carry some Persones Prisoners to N: Yorke, and so to make a generall disturbance among j^ People, and force us to Comply with there new fashioned governm* Declareing further that he had Sent y^ Recorder from time to time with y« oyr members of y« Convention to Discourse with Milborne Concerning y« Receiving of 50 Souldiers, & to enquire with what Power and authority he came here Upon which y« Recorder Put them in minde of y^ Discourse Past between him and Milborne on Sunday's pight concerning his authority, when it was Concluded upon to Consult next day about y« Receiveing and quartering of S'' Comp^ of men whereabouts they had been in agitation till now ; but See y* y® Said Milborne is no ways Inclined to come to any agreem*^ Since it was Positively Concluded upon, but when it came to Signing founde always Exceptions three Severall times which was y« Reason y« Convention did not meet Sooner at y® Citty hall, upon ^\^ y^ articles was read concerning y^ quartering of y« 50 Souldiers which Pleased y® Burgers very well and wished they might be Signed; and Milborne being fetched was asked if Such articles were not Concluded upon who Confessed Yess but that he had given some Proposealls to ye Convention, which he first would have answered and then Sign to y® articles.

But ye Convention Replyed y* he had Delivered y® articles concerning y® quartering ye men on munday morning & ye Proposealls on Munday afternoon, and was thereff)re fitting that first an Issue should be made of ye articles before an answer be given to ye Proposealls, and yt ye answer to )e Proposealls was Ready to be delivered assoon as he had Signd to y® articles.