These are therefore to Desire and require you Major John De Bruyn that you Doe with all Convenient Speed cause a Councill of the severall officers for y^ s^ City and County to be Convened & take Such measures & resolucons that the Militia may be Settled and duely apointed upon such penaityes as you shall seem Good to Inflict on y« offenders who shall not strictly obey such orders as shall be made for exercising the same which may most

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Conduce (especialy in this Time of warr) To his Ma^i^^s Intrest the Security of This part of this Province and y^ oppositions of our Ennemies and for so Doeing This shall be your ^suficient Warrant. Given &c. New York This 6'^ day of January &c. 1690.

BY THE LIEV^ GOVERNOR

Whereas there is an act of assembly Entituled an Act for Raisino- Three pence in the Pound of all Reall and Personal! visible Estate of all and singular the Inhabitance of this Province dated y^ Second Octob'^ Last past one halfe Thereof to be paid at or before the 21. January Then next Ensuing and the other halfe at or before the 25*11 of March next Ensuing & That Assessors and Collectors for executing of s*^ Act be chosen by the frehollders of each Towne within this Province

These are therefore in his Mamies Name to Will & Require you to chuse the Inhabitants of your County in Each respective Towne to meet to make choise of assessors and Collectors for the same that so y^ one halfe of s*^ Tax -ma be forthwith Collected and paid Transmitted to this City of New Yorke to his Mamies Collector General for this Province and the Remaining halfe at or before the 25*^ of March next without further Delay as you tender his Ma^'^s Intrest and Safety of this province and answer the contrary at your utmost perill.