Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II

William Pinhorne & Lady the King & Queene in their realme & province of New York aforesaid for the Counterfeiting their Majesties great seal of said province for felouniously murdering of John, alias Josias Browne of the said City Labourer & for others, high misdemeanours by him perpetrated & done. Therefore in behalf of our Sovereign Lord & Lady the King & Queen, we command you, that you receive the said Jacob Leisler into your Custody & him safely keep untill he shall be thence delivered according to Law & this shall be your sufficient warrant. Given under our hands & Seal the 26^^ of March in the third year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord & Lady Wilhara & Mary King & Queen over England &c 1691

Thomas Clarke.

Att a Council held at ffort William Henry the 30th March 1691.

Present as before ; also Coll. N. Bayard & W™ Smith.

Absent W*" Nicolls & Chidley Brooke

Coll. Nicholas Bayard Steph V. Cortlandt & Will™ Pinhorne

Esq"^^ are appointed a Comitte for preparing of evidences ag^* the

Prisoners and M^ W"" Nichols M'' George ffarewell and M*

James Emmott are assigned of the Kings Council in that

affair.

At a Council &« April ye 1. 1691

Present the Govern^ & all the members, except W" Nicholls

An account of Macgregeries buriall slain in their Matyes

service appointed to be audited by M^ Collector & M"" Courtlandt

and that they also audite all other Accounts of charges before