of May 1689 & from that time to about the Month of May 3691. was resident in New York in America & that upon the late revolution the Inhabitants of New York aforesaid not being Satisfied of the Strength of the Garrison & not Kno\N-ing whether the powder there was good proof 15. of the Burghers made application to the Council & Mayor and Alderman that care might b^ taken of the Powder in the fort, to know whether it was good, & that the Garrison might be fortified (for fear of being Surprised in Case of an Enemy) & that the Garrison being but Small the inhabitants themselves offered & were admitted to do Duty in the fort as it came to their turns, that the Captains never came upon duty in the fort but sent a Lieut & that whilst this deponent was in the fort one Lieut Henry Cuyler commanded a Gentry, one of the burghers to be set upon a Sally port whereupon the Corporal of the Garrison asked him what he had to do there or to that Effect who replyed he was set there by his Officer, the Corporal & Lieut of the Burghers was sent for by the Governor & after his return the Lieut of the Burghers ordered his men to be at Arms all night, that the next morning a Coimcil of war was called, the Lieut was called before them and discharged of his as he told the

inhabitants whose Apprehensions of publick dangerous Mutiny increased that immediately after the di-ums Beating in the Town most of the inhabitants came & took possession of the fort & then one Cap* Lodwick who commanded that night was sent by them to command the keys of the Lieu* governor which was delivered & his Company remaineth in the fort that this deponent every 5*b night afterwards, as his turn came watched with his officers & so continued to do Duty till June or July following, that Captain Leisler being upon Duty in the fort in his turn Received the Kings proclamation 'and did order their Majesties to be proclaimed but Stephen Van Courtlandt who was then Mayor refused so to do because he said the proclamation was not directed to them After which the representatives of the Country met to consider what was best to be done & whereupon they found it convenient that out of the five Militia Captains belonging to the place one Should be Chosen to be Commander of the fort, & accordingly they choose Captain Leisler who was commissionated by them & accordbgly