of his Matie King Williams declaration bearing date at his Court at hampton Court the seaventh day of May in the year of our [Lord] one Thousand six hundred & Nyntie being the first of his Raigne, amongst other things it there mentioned & expresst That all & every of the Governors of his Mamies forts & garrisons or any other officers or souldiers under them by sea & land doe & execute all acts of hostility in prosecution of this warre ag* the french king his vassalls & subjects, & to oppose their attempts, wilhng & requireing all his subjects to take notice of the same, In pursuance &c obedience to his the sd Governors Commission to us as aforesd directed, by the honble Jacob Leisler, v^^ee the sd Masson & Goderis Commanders of the ships the blessed William & Jacob aforesd & Instructiones received, departed this port the day of June last past, cruzeing on the coast of

nova francia (or Canada) near or on the territories of the french King, did come up with the sd ship then called the S* pieter of Bayoun -- pierre de Clabier Commander now the Thomas & ffrancis of Newyork under the cullours & within the Jurisdiction of the french King, under which she did defend & oppose us as much as in her lays but being at last seized & caption made by the sd Masson & Goderis, the sd ship appeared to be a french ship & her company solely french as by the acknowledgments of the officers & seamen confessing & acknowledging & are here ready to depose & Justifie the same before your hours if there unto required, the premisses considered the sd Captns Crave that in Consideration of this being there commission port & allegationes sett forth aforesd, the sd ships called the S*^ pieter now the Thomas & ffrancis, with her ammunition guns tackle furniture & apparrell, togither with her goods wares & iherchandise & lading may be condemned & sold as the Law in such cases provides, And further saith not --