In compliance with your desires to vs for aduice we haue writ to Capt" Leisler & have Inclosed it open which please to peruse &, seal & deliuer it him as you shall be ordered by the Hon^ic Gentlemen of the councill It may seem a mean thing to aduise to peace &<^ as we haue done & to reflect a supposition of the contrery on capt" Leisler which after the maner of his late dealings with vs may find but slight acceptance but as things are we can say no lesse to him nor more to your selfe & the Gent"^ of the
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councill & all concerned, then as much as is possible to auoyd contest with Capt" Leisler & rather to bear any thing tolerable & redressible till his excelencies arriuall, then to use any force till then, & as for those aduices we haue formerly giuen Capt" Leisler it was onely to Secure as much as in vs lay theire Ma^'cs Interest, & we are not with out considerable greiuences from him: which time we hope will giue us an opportunety to Imparte for a better vindication then we can hope for from him. If he should proceed to such rashnesse as to use hostillity against the citty upon notice thereof we must attend what we find to be o^ duty to their Ma*'**» we hope God in mercy will prevent such things by means of the councills pruedence. pray p^sent o"^ humble Seruice to his excelencie If arriued & to the Hon^^ie Col. Dudley with those Gent° Named of the councill which with respects to your selfe is all at present from