Collectors Order and their Remaining A part thereof : Still in my hands, and the acts of tlie said Liesler being made appeare to be Ilegall the people : pressing upon your petioner for to Retourne their moneys to them againe Now yo^ Petioner haveing p*! pail before the aniveall of yo'" Excelly or yo*" Ord^ shall be suferer thereby and therefore yo' Petion'" himibly praieth for yo'" order and answ*" concerning the perticulars and that yo>" petiont" may not be a suferer thereby haveing as cann be made appear always beene against Leisler and all his proceeding and your petioner shall ever Prav as in Duty always bound. Endorsed

The Peticoner referred to [Date, according to Counc.

Coll. Smith Mr Cortlandt & M' Min., 4t»» May. 1691.]

Brooke to be Exa ied concerning

his case.

Att A Councill held att ffort Will™ Henry May the W^ 1691 Present His Excell the Govern'' ffred Phillips W^^ Nicolls

Nich. Bayard Gab. Monvielle

Steph V. Cortlandt Esq--^

Vpon the Clamour of the people daily commg to his Excell hearing relating to y« Execucon of the prisoners Condemned of treasone having had the opinion of the Majo' part of the Representatives now mett and assembled for the Execucon of the principall Oflfenders he was pleased to offer to y« Councill his willingnesse to doe what might be most proper for the quiet and peace of the s<^ Countrey intending speedily to remove for Albany And Demanded of the Councill their opinion whether the delay of the Execucon of Justice might not prove dangerous at this Conjuncture Whereupon it was unanimously resolved that as well for the satisfaccon of the Indians as the asserting of the Government 8c authority residing in his Excell & preventing insurreccons & disorders for the future it is absolutely necessary that the sentence pronounced against the principall Offenders be forthwith put in Execucon