Endorsed

to Virginia Maryland

Peraisi'a- W. Jersey & Connectietft

nth July 1691

VOL. II. 25

3S6 ADMINISTRATION OF

MAJOR INGOLDSBY & COUNCIL TO THE LORDS OF TRADE.

NYorke July 29th 1691 May it Pleas yo'^ Ldshps -- On y® 25 'h Instant Coll Sloughter our Late Gov^ was seized with sudden death, whereupon pursuant to their Majtys Letters pattents we did unanimously declare Major Ilich^l Ingoldsby to be Commander in Chiefe untill their Majtys Pleasure should be further known and on y« 27th Curt he was sworn to Execute the powers & Authorityes Contained in their Majtys Letters pattents his Excelly the Late Gov'" on his arrivall here found this Countrey in great disorder Lesleir Millbourn & oyrs who had usurped the Governm* having grievously opressed the best sort of the Inhabitants, were so hardened in their wickedness that they would not admitt Major Ingoldesby who arrived w**» their Matys forces & stores into the Fort, but on the contrary Issued out proclamations of warr against him fires upon the Citty Killed sev=iii of the [Kings] subjects the pticulars whereof we more fully related in the narrative sent to Mf Blaithwaite On y^ IQ^i^ of March his Excelly Arrived published their Majtys Letters pattents and Commanded a surrender of the fort w^h was sev^i times denyed at last they proposed a Capitulation w^h his Excell'^y refused and seized upon Millbourn & delanoy who were the Messengers the next day the fort was surrendered Lesleir and his Councellors Committed to prison being taken in Actuall rebellion, a Commission of oyer & terminer was Issued for their Legall tryall, where the two principall Acters Lesleir & Millbourn were Condemned as mute ; six convict by their Country and two cleared. On y® 17^^ May the Mutes were Executed the rest repreived untill their Majtys pleasure were known on ye Q^h of Aprill his Excell^y mett the assembly who Chose their Speaker and did agree wt^ his ExcelP^ in many things for their Majtys service the Laws made are now transmitted to M'" Blaithwaite for their Majtys aprobatione The assembly did then adress their Majtys wh the State of this pro-j^ince w^h w^e have now farther presumed to doe, in a more pticular manner, & humbly beg y'" Ldships favour therein, there being nothing requested but According to the best of our Experience & understandings, is of absolute