Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II

* * * * should furnish them, but they rather take that for their excuse to goe home, yesterday they came before me all five in a mutinous way before the whole company threatening the next morning to lay doun their armes and desert the Kings garrisone, which in consideratione of new England I passed by & have proposed to send the bearer on purpose who is to bring me an answer that I may know if you please that I release them & list so many others for Connecticott collony account for the price agreed by the Committee, so I have listed five in the roume of the other five whereof I wished long since I had had your approbation I spoke with M^ Trobridge who advised me to keep this till I had your order I have writt you about the eight confined persones whom I have released upon their petitione, whereof the coppy is here enclosed, the s^ confinement hes & now causes great quietness in the toun & country, some of the Inhabitants after the s'^ petitione left it to the counsell of warre who would not medle with it fearing to discontent some that were not at home & had not signed, but I took it upon myselfe & administered to them the oath & released them, severall of the s<* so confined thought themselves agrieved & desired the admittance to speake with me, whereof Capt Tuder thought himselfe the clearest, I represented to him that by the proclamationes they were hectord