These are in MaHes name to will & requyre you Major Thomas Lawrence to command & for their Mamies service to press SeaA-- Kity men horse & foot as you shall think fitt all well armed & when occasione shall requyre for their Mamies service to press fresh horses & what else you shall have occasione for as for their entertainment & provisions & other necessaries & them forthwith to dispatch for Southold to the assistance & defence of their Mamies Subjects there wherof you are not to faill at your outmost perills & all officers Military & Civill & others of what rank & ([uality are strictly required to obey you therein & be aiding &
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assistant to the s*l forces in performing the premisses as they will answer the Contrary at their iitmost perills. Given &c fort William in New York this 19^^ day of July &c 1690.
Jacob Leisler
%* Here follow Commissions, dated 23^ July 1690, to Captn Christopher GofFe of the ship Catherine ; to Capt Philip Philips of the Bregantin Another to Capt John Weyman & a
fourth to Capt Rich^ Moon to cruise along the Coast, and endeavor to Capture several french vessells in the sound and about Block Island which are committing outrages on his Ma^'^^ subjects " and have already taken two vessells belonging to this port & severell
BY THE LIEVT GOVERNOR &c
New York Whereas I am credibly informed by evidences before me that five armed french men are seen on Schutters Island well armed and having watch out on trees & being assured that peter deumont & Andreu fFallourdell are amongst them who are accused before me of high Misdemeanour which persones are fled out of this province from the hands of Justice