That soon after he this deponent Did see & read a letter written from those of the said fort, to the Inhabitants of the County of Orange, requesting them with all Speed to Choose two Commissioners & send them to New York there to Consult what might be best & most advantageous for the welfare of the country & the protestant religion that the Inhabitants of Orange aforesaid After an assembly held of all the Country & Mature deliberation had & all matters Duely weighed, did freely unanimously elcKi't & chose two fit & experienced persons Qualified for Commissioners aforesaid to whom (as also all the other Country's likewise did) full power & Authority was given there to consult do transact & perform all & Whatsoever they according to their Judgment & Advice should think to tend, most to the welfare of the country & the protestant religion that the said two Commissioners, being come to New York it was thought fit & ordered in the general Assembly, that the person of Jacob Leisler should be chosen to take upon himselfe the Chief Command of the Said fort & the same to hold until further orders should come from England -- that The said Jacob Leisler being thus Chosen by the general votes, to be Captain of the said Fort He did thereupon take the Command upon him & afterwards with the approbation & consult of the Commissioners in general & of the whole assembly for the better Security of the said fort of New York he took into his Service fifty Souldiers That the said Leisler was also ordered & had license & Consent to fortify the said City the Castle of the same & all that was needfuU wnth all speed & in the best manner he could & put the same into a Posture of defence That some time afterwards by the said Commissioners & commander Leisler Joost Stoll Ensign in the fort was nominated & Deputed to go as