The Notion of a Dutch Plott cannot be applicable to Leysler & his adherents the much greater part of Albany which wholly Consists of dutch people & all y^ men of best repute for Religion Estates & Integrity of the dutch Nacon throughout the whole Province having alwayes been manifestly against Leysler & his Society in all their illegall & Irregular proceedings.

Endorsed

Answer to y« Memoriall

%* Bayard & Nicolls were the authors of this, & the following papers^ the date Oi which is 27. April 1691.

LIEUT. GOV. LEISLER. 391

A NARRATIVE IN ANSWER TO THEIR MAJties LETTER,

I find that Jacob Leislaer a man of disporate fortune ambitiously did assume unto himselfe the title of Liev governour of tjiis provins of new Yorke and Chose a Council of the meanest and most abject Common people made to himselfe a broad seale which he called the seale of the province with the usual armes of the kings of englandt and affixed the same to some unlawful grants of lands within this province and Commissionated under the same Justices of the pease in whose hearts were mischiefs he Constituted Courts of oyer and terminer and tryed severall subjects for pretended treason muither and other Crimes he taxed and levyed mony upon their majestie Subjects to their grievous oppression and great Impoverishment When he wanted more mony for his occasions he forcibly robbed and spoiled broake open doors and locks where he guessed it was to be found and Caryed away to the value of some thousands of pounds in mony or goods and all this against the best protestant subjects in the province He imprisoned whom he feared without any other Cause than that their integritie to the protestant interest and fidelyty to their Majesties became a terrour to him some of them after tedious Confinement without Colour of law he Whipt & branded and some he kept Induresse so long as he hould the fFortt