Especially so many heathens to witt Maquase being y^ Spectators thereof who seems to be upon y® Point to undertake some Dangerous Design, The Convention of y® Civil & Military officers of y« Citty & County of albany now p'sent in y® fort doe therefore Protest hereby in their Maj^* King William & Queen Maryes name before god and y^ world against y® s** Milborne and his Seditious Troops, for all Dammages Murthers Bloodsheds Plunderings and oy>^ mischieffs which may Ensue by his Rebellious actions and charge him & them forthwith to withdraw themselves from there s^ Maye« fort

Pr Schuyler May^ and Commander of there Maj^s fort

The Protest being Read hille akus Sister told y* y^ Indians were very much Dissatisfyed & if Milborne did not withdraw with his Compe they would fyre upon him, whereupon y® May Desyred Doctor Dellius & y« Recorder to goe to y^ Indians to Pacify and quiet them for y« Bussinesse was y* a Person without Power or authority would be Master over y^ gent"i here which they would nott admitt ; the Indians answered goe and tell him that if he come out of y^ gates we will fyre upon him, which Doctor Dellius forthwith Communicated to y® s^ Milborne at y^ head of his Compc in y^ Presence of a great many Burgers who

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made no further attempt to goe to y« fort, but Marched doune y« towne and Dismissed his men

Die Satumi y« 16^^ of novembr A^ 1689 Notwithstanding y* y^ Burgers according to their Duty had Referred y^ Bussinesse concerning y^ quartering of y^ Souldiers to y® Convention on y^ 14th instant neverthelesse by y« Perswasion of Jacob Milborne some of y« Inhabitants gathered together att y« house of Gabriel Thompson, where Sundrey of y^ Very same Persones appeard who were Deputed by the People Two days agoe to acquaint y® Convention that they Referred y® management of y^ affaire wholly to them