Governor's Officers to proclaim an order by beat of drum, or to pass before the City Hall the customary place thereof, for divers persons both officers and others deserters from Albany and Esopus, to shew cause for quitting their posts and did and do countenance & entertain the said deserters amongst the rebelleous crowd to the abatement & discouragement of his Ma^'^^s Service

That said Major &c. have maintained, employed and entertained some of the French Nation suspected Papists to spy and to betray their majesties fortress by night who were taken in the very fact Extraordinarily armed.

That the said Major &"» did seize and stop a boat & people sent for Wood for the use of his Majesty's garrison, ill treating and abusing them without the least cause or provocation.

That the said Major &ca ^[^ surprise at night the Centinels who were placed for the safekeeping of this City's fortification, thus determining to make himself master thereof like an enemy in a declared War.

That divers gentlemen named of the Council, have approved, excited and encouraged the said Major's unjustifiable and pernicious behaviour herein by directing their orders to Officers appointed by authority from the late King James who by virtue of said Commissions, pursuant to said Council's said orders, have levied (Sicontinue to levy forces in divers parts of the Province to strengthen and prosecute their Godless designs ; which said Councillors together with said Major have assumed the governing power in and over this Province which they have exercised by assembling, and making Judicial acts, without exhibiting or declaring the least power or order from his present Majesty so to do, notwith-