people & taking Several Prisoners. this deponent & about a hundred & Thirty other persons were Commanded by the said Cap* Lfisler, to March to their relief being about one hundred & forty English Miles in which Service he continued about seven months & by the order of the said Capt" Leisler they did fortify the said Town of Albany & otherwise provided for the security of these parts after which this deponent returned to New York being relieved by other Soldiers who were sent to Albany by the said Captain Leisler & this deponent further Saith that the said Cap^ Leisler did Exercise. & Command in Chief of the Said Province & was so owned by the people from the said month of August 1689, till the latter end of January 1690 when Captain Richard Ingoldesby arrived with some Soldiers at New York who as this deponent was informed did demand the possession of the said fort & Government, & this deponent saith, that he being in the block house, with about an hundred others for the defence thereof this deponent did see one great Gun, & was informed & beheves, there were Two other great Guns planted against the said Block house by the said Capt^ Ingoldesby & his party & Saith that the said Block House was several times Summoned to surrender to the said Ingoldesby & Shortly after did Surrender to him accordingly the burgers being to have Arms which however were after taken from them & more saith not --