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

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Whereas a proclamation of the 3^ June ]6S9 was signed by the Inhabitants of this city well intentioned for his Ma^ie by which having declared theire intention to preserve the fort & country & to surrender it to his Ma*ie King William or order, his s<i Ma*ie having since ordered by his letter dated 29<^h J^ily directed to us to take upon us the government till further order from him which is our intention so to doe being Informed of the troubles in Ireland, that the late King James hes there a considerable army, fearing that some forces of the enimies may be sent to invade this country to prevent such designe, we thought fitt to renew the s^ proclaraatione & to have it signed of all the Inhabitants that shall be faithfull to his Ma^ie King William that they may persist in theire designe to preserve the fort & City & to surrender it to his MaHe or order to the exclusion of the late King James, to that purpose we injoyne all the Inhabitants of this City forthwith to appeare in fort william to declare their intention & give their signe of their fidelity with subscribing to this present with us declaring that the relinquant to this our order shall be deemed & esteemed enimies to his Majesty & country & shall be treated accordingly.