BY THE LIEVT GOVERNOR & COUNCIL! &c Present L* Gov'^ h, Jansen

P. d La Noy W"! Laurence

S. Staets G Beekman

S. Edsall J. Provoost

R. Lecocq "Vx't.tREAS there are a Certaine number of Men in Queen's County on Long island who in a riotous rebellious manner have declared against y^ authority of this Goverm*' & have given out that they are Resolved to maintaine their Rebellions Contrary to y« Peace of our Sovereign Lord y® King his Croune and dignity

These are by and with advice of my Councel to Suspend y® Court of Oyer & Terminer w^h should be held on Wednesday next for Kings County untill y«^ s^ Rebells shall be Supressed & ye Countyes on Long Island reduced to their Obedience & his Majtys Peace in this Province. Given &c. this 26 Octob'" 1690

Jacob Leisler

Newtown Octo"" 28*^ in the 2^ year of the Reign of o' Sovreign Lord & Lady William & Mary of Eng<J, Scotfd France & Irel'^ King & Queene Defendrs of the Faith &ca Forasmuch as their are many Seditious persons, who without any provocation have taken up Armes and appeared in a Rebellious manner against their Matins Authority within this County called Queenes upon Long Island, and under spetious pretenses

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have drawn aside & caused certaine numbers of his Ma^'^^ Liege 'Subjects to abet with them contrary to their Allegiance & bounden duty, and the Peace of o^' Lord y^ King his Crown & dignity, and y® security and welfare of the good Inhabitants thereof being of Fatall consequence considering the present war with y^ French, and the impending dangers w<='' threaten us at y^ Frontiers of this Province (Albany) if the same be not secured and defended from yc said enemies and their adherents, w^h is much obstructed hereby, as likewise proceedings in that behalf are necessarily diverted by this Rebellion, and the forces already posted there withdrawing themselves through the malicious speeches and insinuations of the heads, and ringleaders in this Insurrection.