of your lawcs, and other crimes which are the ruines of civill government, without the least mark or signe of repentance, to the shame of Christians, but forsooth because he was a toole fitt for the wicked purposes that your Secretary & Livingston had contryved, therefore must he be incessantly pressed upon us with such importunity that was irresistable, which, when once that point was gained, then farewell correspondance with us, nay sent him within a script and tooke an opportunity to committ his usurpations (as you supposed & he confessed, & thought) there had been non to oppose him, M^ Milbprn asking why you afforded them not a line, was answered that it was not expected he would be there, such despight you did to the authority of that part of this province, although you well knew there were commissioners with whom had former intercourse after afronting them for their more then ordinary civilities to your people j besides his other qualifications proceeding fr«m his experience, gained when commanded in his Royall Highness the Duke of Yorks guards, hugging the commission granted by Sir Edmund Andros, whereby once gained, he might be amply capacitated to serve liis quondam master, & that he may have no restraint upon his dispensing conscience hitherto, dares not bind it with an oath of allegiance to King William, least he should* break his faith & the trust reposed in him imder the Reigne of the late King James --

And that more then ordinary Juggling was in this matt€r, it appears by the comissions granted to an officer of yours for that expedition, the one in May of a sound forme and consonant to the result, but the other in June restraines to goe without the Indians, who after M'' Livingston came to Albany, being by you sent & your Major guarded when they were upon their march for Canada received a token of Zeewant that they should desist, & thereupon returned, which waited for newes arryving, the s^ Major answered the plott, & thereupon he proceeded as afores"^ (not to Canada) but to dissolution --