major by Exercising y« Same In Armes & Keeping them In good order & discipline both Officers & Souldlers observing Strictly all ye Articles In y® Said Result Expressed hereby willing & Commanding them to observe & follow Such orders & direccons as you Shall from time to time receive from mee or any apointed by my Selfe & Councell Acording to y^ Rules & discipline of war Pursuant to y« tmst reposed In You & to Execute all acts of hostility against y^ french King his Subiects & their adherents & this Commission to Continue during any will & Pleasure only : Given &c. this 25*^ of May 1690.

Jacob Leisler.

LEISLER TO TATHEM.

A : 1690. 7th May in forth William Honoreth Ser -- ^Your last is befor vs. having Considert the Contenu I most allow Wath your represent to me therein. I am Sori Your vessel! happent Yust at sutche theime when som franch heer by their II Caridg provoket the piple Whereby the war Stierd up to vs Severite to prevent some off the franch their arogants who ar hir In greth nomber en thinke It is now ther teime We ar distrost at ouer bak and In ouer Bossm We haie Men with we kannot well trost with was the Cas 2 was sesed one Clerd thoder Condemned then Information was Brought In Court When the Suth with I kold en most noth hinder, en so se was Condemned for min parth I freli given again His Maiestes part a band will satisfie me Ift' Demanded from his Maieste the Informer's parth Is not at min disposal! but I. prevalle that he shall be satisfied with 10 or 12 j6 en somme few Charges ther Is vpon the Vessel! Is aprized 45 £ but nu It hapens that we have presed one bermodian for his Maieste Service for the Expedition off Canada en that the Oners thereoff Complains that In Bermodes the will starff for want off provisions en desires your Vessel! to bring them supljf* where for a resonable hier most be allowed to you