190 ADMINISTRATION OF

ways of peace that nothing may be moueJ that may adminster prouocation to yo^s or us who are Your friends & serves the Gouern"^ & Councill of Connecticut p'

their order Signed John Allyn Secx

BY THE LIEV^ GOVERN & COMMAND^ IN CHIEF.

Whereas I am Informed that one Mathys Brockholst w^^^in dutchess County as yet maintains y^ Authority of y^ Late King James by Excersising the Office of a Constable & keeping y« Constables Staf.

These are therefore In his Ma*'^^ King Williams name to will & require you to Bring yc Body of s^ Matys bokholst before me and Councill to Answer for y^ Same & all Officers both Military & Civill are hereby Strictly required to aid & assist you therein as they will answer y® Contrary at their Perills. Given under my hand & Scale at fort W"" in N York this 24*^ day of March 1689 in ye 2'^ Year of tlieir Ma^'es Reigne.

Jacob Leisler To Jn° Brevoort Constab'o Harlem

ffort William 1689: 24 March Major wintrop sir -- yours of the 17^^ of ffebry last past by Capt Lodwicks I have well received and am obliged for your good advice I shall not be wanting in continuing of good correspondance, and hope it will be answered it being as you will observe a great necessity -- for his Ma^'^^s service in these troublesome tymes about Albany we are sending up forces & three members of our councell to settle & order all things there whereof I have given an account to the Hon^i^ Gouernor Bradsted &, have sent him a coppy of a letter received from Barbadoes & delivered to give you the perusall thereof to which I referre you, Capt Lodwicks is quyte reformed since his voyage to Boston declaring that he was better Informed of the country criminalls their wickedness & intends to keep a better correspondance with us we have newes of Capt Storme