Know all men by these Presents that I William Beekman of the Citty of Newyorke Gent, am held and firmly bound unto Henry Sloughter Esqr Captain Generall and Governor in Chiefe of the Province of Newyorke and Territorys Depending thereon in America in the sum of one hundred pounds Curr* money of this Province to be payd unto the s^ Henry Sloughter his successors or Assign es for the use of their Matyes King William & Q. Mary of Engi^ &ct. for the which payment well & truly to be made I do binde me my heirs Executors and administrators & every of them firmly by these Presents Sealed with my scale Dated att ffort William Henry the seven & twentyeth day of Aprill Anno D^' 1691 Annoqe Regni R^ & Rse Will™' & Marie Angi &c: tertio.

The Condition of this Obligation is such that Whereas Gerard Beeckman the son of the abovebound William Beeckman is lately convicted & adjudged of Treason whereby the Lands Tenefnents Goods & Chattels of the s«l Gerard are forfeited to their Matyes And whereas there are four hundred skepples of Come in the house of the s<^ Gerard Beeckman which are said to belong to Andreas Marshalleck of the City of Newyorke Baker for the space of two months last past And whereas the sd Andreas Marshalleck hath made applicacon unto the said Henry Sloughter for liberty to have use and enjoy the s^l four hundred skeppels of

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come as of his own Right and property which in consideracon of this bond was granted Now if it shall not afterwards appear that the said four hundrwl bushels of Corne doe belong to the s^ Gerard Beeckman or att the time of the freason committed or any time since hath belonged to the s<^ Gerard Beeckman and that they are forfeitable and forfeited to there s** matyes then this obhgation to be void else to remain in full force &. virtue