People and makeing them Believe, y* y® letters w^h were sent by his Maj« to Francis Nicholson Esqr his Maj^^ Leif * gov'" and Commandr in Cheeffe of New Yorke and in his absence to such as for y® time being take Care of y® Preserveing^ of Peace and administring y® Laws in said Province of N: Yorke, Belonged to him, which he can no ways Pretend to, but on y« Contrary we must Conclude are Directed to us so farr as y« County of albany is a Part of y® Province of New Yorke and althogh y® s^ Leysler IS sufficiently senceible of y« Dangerous Condition y® Citty and County of Albany are in, by Reason of y« French of Canida and there Indians which we may dayly Expect, haveing Intelligence that they have Drawne all there forces together to Mont Royall, y« season of y« year being now jnost favourable, if they Design to make any Attaqueupon us, who besides are usein'g all Possible means to Delude and Draw off y« five nations of Indians westward from there Obedience and Subjection to y^ Croune of England by there Indians Lately come from france, By which means there Maj®^ Intrest will not only in y® Citty and County of albany but also in y® Northern Parts of america suflfer Extreamly, To Prevent which w^e have spared neither cost nor Trouble to secure them to this Government. Yet he y® said Leysler doth Continue to make new Confusions w^hen Peace and Unity is most Requisite by sending orders and Commissions to Jochim Staes, Particularly a Commission to take into his Possession fort Orange and Diverse oy^ Commissions to sundrey Persones of this Citty and County, intending thereby to subvert y* grvernment here and Turn all upside Downe, writing Seditioui Letters which are come to our hands wherein he orders nev Elections for May and Aldermen forthwith to be made whom h< hath signified to y® s<^ Staas Contrare to the Previledges of this Citty Graunted by Charter, soe y* Great Part of y® Time must be spent to Defeat the s*l Leyslers Pernicious and Malitious Designs which otherwise Could be Employd to Resist upon all occasions y® Common Enemy and for y^ Publike good, and aUhogh y- Bussinesse hath been sufficiently Debated with y« s*^ Jochim Staas and so many Arguments used as ought to Convince any Rational) man, That if he could show but the Least Title of an order