BY THE LIEV^ GOVERNOR & COUNCILL &c.

Whereas several! persones in a Seditious & rebellious maner have on the sixth instant resisted the Militia of the Citty of New York to obstruct & hinder the proclaiming of their orders to keep strict watch & proceed to compleat the fortifications of the s'^ Citty, by which we might be brought in a full posture to oppose any enemy ag^t his Ma^ie King William threatning & giving out (according to an Intended plott discovered by a letter of Nicholas Bayard found & taken out of the hands of Mrs. Judith Bayard who was brought before the Councill, to rise e^ have the prisoners out of the fort, who with them disoun the laufulnes of the present Authority of this government under his Ma'ie, which accordingly was done & attempted by them running in a full ryot to the s^

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Liev*Goyeraor (lonaiiding the prisoners & said ihcy would have them out of the fort, wiereupon a great tumult was created & the Liev"- Governors persone assau ted in the street, being by the s^' ryoters & seditious persones encompassed about, the intention of whom was to dv;stroy liis persone & his Mamies Government In which tumult one John Crooke stroke the s'l Liev* Governor with his Coopers adze with a blow directed as intended to murder him, & severall blowes made by others, from which he defending himselfe was relieved by the souldiers of the fort & the Militia of the Citty, whereupon the Country came in armes by a signe of allarum into the fort, which by God's blissing was the prevention of great bloodshed & destruction of his Ma^'^s Government And whereas parties relate reports of the Strenlh of the late King James in Ireland, & take the opportunity of t)me by the March of our forces to Canada, to discourage the people & overturne the Government established by his Mamies order, all which is pernitious & most dangerous ag^t his Ma^ie King Williams peace croun & dignity, whereupon some of the head leaders & the greatest disturbers are by the Militia secured in the fort to prevent further mischiefe And whereas some of them & others are fled & abscond themselves from the hands of Justice,