That this deponent being present at the delivery of the Letter Mr Riggs the Messenger that brought it delivered the same to Captain Leisler in the presence of M"" Courtlandt & Mr Philipse without any force or Compulsion, the said M'" Riggs declared that he had seen Captain Leislers Commission & was convinced that it belonged to him, & Mr Leisler gave him a receipt for the said letter accordingly & that during Leisler command, one Nicholas Bayard who was formerly & is now of the Council being taking prisoner for some Writings of Dangerous imports & for Raising great disturbances in the country, the said Mr Bayard did Say that he could not own King William to be a Lawful King as long as King James was alive that Leisler thereupon continued to Command as Lieut Govenor till Captain Ingoldesby arrived which was about January last, was twelve Months who upon his Arrivall demanded the fort by virtue of his Captain's Commission but Captain Leisler refused to deliver it up till he had his Majesties, or Govenor Sloughter's orders, but thereupon Captain Leisler did prefer Captain Ingoldesby all Accommodations for himself at his own house & to find quarters for the Soldiers in the Burgher's Houses till the arrivall of the Said Govenour who was then gone for Bermudas as this deponent was informed but he refused to accept of it Saying he wanted possession of the Kings fort that afterwards Ingoldesby came aShore & assembled. Many people in Arms amongst which was some papists & abundance of French particular one Fumy a papist & raised bateries & fired against the fort & Continued in Arms about Six weeks & then the Govenor Arrived. After whose arrival the said Captain Ingoldesby demanded the fort in the govenors Name but they having before had Several false reports, that the govenor was Arrived, they did not then beleive it to be true & therefore did send one who Knew the govenor, to learn the Certainty thereof' who being returned brought word that the Govenor was come whereupon Cap* Leisler did immediately send the Secretary & the