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,

These are therefore in his Ma^ie King wilham's name to will requyre & command all & every of his Ma'^ies Justices of the peace Sheriffs Military officers & others within this province to take due care to seize secure or cause to be seized or secured the persones here undernamed & give account thereof to the Liev* Governor, the names of the persones are Tunis de Key, Jeremy Tothill, dennis Lambert, Edward Tailhor, Thomas Willett, daniel Whitehead, John Crooke, Elias Boudinott, Thomas Wenham, William Tailyor, Lucas Kiersted, Brant Schuyler, Jacobus de Key, And all persons are hereby strictly commanded to keep his Mamies peace & be obedient to the lawes & orders in the Government established and proclaimed as they will answer the Contrary at their utmost perills dated at fort William this 7*^ June 1690 Signed Jacob Leisler