We also pursuant to your Honor's order allowed the freeholders of this City & County to Choose & elect 2 proper persons to consult & conclude at New York concerning his Majesty's interest in this conjuncture, and the majority of votes have accordingly fallen on Capt Jan Janse Bleeker «& Reyer Schermerhoren, and inasmuch as there is no sloop at present here in which the aforesaid can depart, they shall be forwarded by the first opportunity were it only a canoe. At present no more from

Your Honour's faithful Friends Endorsed

Alb. 2 ap" 1690 Copy van Een brief Aen d'Luyt. gov'" Jacob Lcysler in hct fort W'n tot N. Yorke.

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206 ADMINISTRATION OF

DEPOSITIONS AGAINST LIVINGSTON.

Present J Bruyn Jan J Bleeker

Johannes Prov* Joh Cuyler

Akes Cornellissen Van Slyck of the County of Albany, aged about 50 years being sworn on the Holy Evangelists before M' Jan Jan sen Bleeker Justus of the Peace declares that about the middle of Feb A° 168| he was with his wife Grietje and George Aersen at Robbert Livingston's house and that he deponent stated and said to said Livingston Thou hast read the King's Declaration in English but I cannot understand it -- therefore repeat it to me in Dutch. Whereupon the aforesaid Livingston answered & said -- That the King stated that many of his Subjects had run away from England to Holland, of whom the Prince is the Chief Rebel-- and said further, Let him come to Englandj he shall find there as good Soldiers *to oppose him as he shall bring with him. And further he saith not. Thus in Albany this P* April and in the 2id Year of his Majesty's Reign A° Dom: 1690.