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

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from our Souveraign Leige Lord King William to y« s'^ Lcysler or authentique Copies thereof, wee were willing and Ready to Obey him or if he could not Produce Such that if he could but Deliver us authentique Copies of his Majc^ Letters or orders sent to Cap* Nicholson, wee were most willing to Obey and Perform whatever was Comprehended in the Same, wee have by the assistance of God durelng these Revolutions taken care for y« Preserveing y* Peace & and administring y« Laws in our said Citty and County notwithstanding all Combinations and Contrivances to y« Contrare, and forasmuch as we have seen among y« Papers sent by y« s^ Leysler to Jochim Staas a Proclamation made by y« s"^ Leysler Pretended Leif * Gov^ and Command^" in CheefFe for y« Proclaiming William and Mary Prince and Princesse off Orange King? and Queen of England Scotland france & Irland &a- together with a warrant Signd by y^ s^ Leysler authorizeing Jochim Staas to Publish y« same, mentioning y* he Leysler had Receivd Orders dated y® 29'^ day of July 1689 (never yet showne to us) to Proclaim there Maj*^^ if not already done, which Titles of Prince and Princesse off Orange since they have above six months agoe been Proclaimed here King and Queen of England France and Irland &^ and we in there names so acted would be a Dimunition of there Maj«s Titles, but if they were to be again Proclaimd wee Conceive would be of Scotland alone, since it is raentiond in s<i Order to Proclaim there Maj^s if not already done; And altho ye s'l Staas knows y' there Maj^* were Proclaimed here in albany on y® first day of July Last King & Queen of England France eind Irland &a in y® Self same manner as our neighbours of Boston had done to whom his Maj'^'^ is Pleased to signify his Royal! approbation of y® same and gracious acceptance, and having Desyred y* s'^ Jochim Staas, that if there was any Orders from there Maj^s for a second Proclamation because Scotland was not Inserted in ye first that we were most willing and Ready to doe ilt with what solemnity y® Place could afford, But could get no oy answer of him, then whether we would not acknowlege Leyslers authority, and y* he had no other Proclamation then y'- made by y® s<l Leysler which s^ Proclamation we arc CrediMy Informed y^ s^ Jochim Staes doth Design to Proclaim, bv whi.a