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

O'Callaghan, E.B., ed. The Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II. Albany: Weed, Parsons and Co., 1849. 259 words

out of the late King James, that he remaines slill affected to the papists saying he loved them so well as protestants that we were rebells, that he laught & relt at the companies & gave ill language to the Captn, that he appeiared not in arms at the allarum, & suffered to be strained for of neglect to work at the fortificationes whereby the people were discouraged that if that was not anough then I told him that he did contribute not with silver gold or pretious stones to erect a Jesuit ColHdge in this Citty, but he with Judge palmer & Graham offerred their sones to it who went daily twyce to be instructed by that hellish brude of Jesuits, without to able to draw on sole child more, do they expect no sallary which bring the greatest intrest of the late king securing his Raigne & the only way to bring in popry & that he had less cause to trust him in such tyme of warre, we find in one occasion he did not spare his owne son e, which caused him to blush & presently went to work to make the s"^ petition, I desire a full answer by the bearer & specially about the great gunnes at new haven, if we may have them & upon what termes for their Ma^fis use & desire with all opportunity, & desire you to communicate this to his honor Governor Treat of whom also I beg for an answer, and after my respects I remaine &c.