Documentary History of the State of New York, Vol. II
but the Gov^ would not receive their Message resolveing to attacque the fort by Sea & Land, haveing ordered the man of warr to goe & Ly at y^ back of y*' fort, and" Major Ingoldsby to march w^^ the Kings forces to y® Fort gate and make a peremptory demand of a Surrender oywise would assault them -- they then did admitt Major Ingoldsby to enter alone, who by the Govi^^ order required them I mediately to gromid their armes and march out of the fort, and they all Should be Pardoned except Leisler & his Councill who they readily forsook the Major thereupon Commanded the K^ forces to Enter and brought Leslier & his Councell. to the Gov ' at the Citty hall they being taken in actuall rebellion the Goif w^h advice of the Councill Committed them to prison & ordered a Commission of Oyer & Terminer to be Issued out for their Legall tryall where two were acquitted by their comitry viz: Delanoy & Edsall, six Convict by their Countrey, and two Leslier A, Millbourn Condemned as mute* by the advice of the Judges the Gov^ was Inclined to repreive them untill his Maj'y^ Pleasure should be Known, but the People were so much disturbed thereat, and the Councill & Assembly did represent to Mm the great damage it would be to the K^ service, and a iliscouragem* to future Loyalty if the law was not Executed upon the principall actors w<=h for the public peace he was induced ^ to doe, and on y® 17th of May^ Lesleir & Millbourn were accordingly executed -- haveing respited all the sentence saveing the hanging & Seperateing their heads from their bodys.