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

tHE MAGISTRATES OF WESTCHESTER C^ TO COLL. GRAHAM.

Westchester March 8 1691 '1 3gR -- The occasion of troubling your Honour att this time is to iicquaint thatt there is number of People in this County who haue Richard Penton at their head who doe denie the Government and Vilify all authoretie in this County yea declaring thatt the Com-

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ancler in Chiefes his Administration of the Government to be without Authoroty and all proceedings under him to be Illegal upon That foundation they glory Themselves of a Turns ; and are so bold to publicly declare themselves Leisler's men which they presumptiously without regard or respect To Law haue abused the Justices in Executing there office by ill wordes animating Each other ; so thatt itt is to be feared ; they haue no better intention than a New Rebellion, to prevent which if the Principall Ringleaders might be sent for to New Yorke and there secured itt might prevent the Mescheife of Tumultuos Breaking the Geiyle here in this County for such things haue been threatned ; If such as oune Penton to be there Major & Penton declares to be hi« 'Captain and others thatt dare and threaten y° under SherifFe in the Executing of his office be fetcht doune It may preuent further trouble the Person Principally concern^l is Richard Penton & one Robert Bloomer and such others as you may be informed further by the Report and affidavets hereinclosed all which is sent you by the undersherifFe who can declare further The aspect of y® times and the Common Safety of the County oblidgeth us to give you this trouble Desiring, thatt according to our bounden Duty our humble Indeavors & Service be presented to the Comander ia Chiefe and Councell Wee Subscribe ourselves S"" your Honours obliged and