Be it therefore made known, Published & declared & we do hereby publish & declare to all Mankind but more especially to the good Subjects of their aforesaid Majesties within this province yet for the aforementioned Reasons &ca we are constrained to take up arms in defence of their Majesties Supremacy over this province & the Conversation of the peace & welfare of their Subjects within the Scune together with the rights & preveliges of this City untill the arrivall of his said Excellency or his Majesties farther Orders --

And to hereby require command & desire all their Majesties loving Subjects within this prSvince to aid & assist us fo the end aforesaid

Farther protesting Against the said Major Ingoldesby & his Confederates illegal unwarrantable & undue practices, & that none do presume to Aid & ^sist him, or them therein, as they will answer for the blood Shed & other damages, & ill Consequinces, that Shall be committed. Sustained, or accrue thereby but on the Contrary do forbid the same. Yet he the said Major & others his Confederates & accomplices do totally desist from all unwarrentable practices whatsoever & return to the peace of our Sovereign Lord & Lady William & Mary, King & Queen of England Scotland France & Ireland defenders of the faith &c, as they are in duty bound, according to their several Stations & relations, this done & caused to be forthwith published at fort William this 5^^ of March in the third year of their Majesties •re^ Anno Dom 169 f