Signed Jacob Williams Jurat 24° Feby 1691 coram me magro Cancell

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LIEUT. GOV. LEISLER. 411

Mrs. Deborah Crundell deposed that about 4 : weekes past shee had some discours with the wife of Johannes Clopper about a new Governour that should be appointed by y^ King for this place, and the deponant saing that she had heard the present Commander in Chief Maj^ .Richard Ingdlsby stood fair for y^ place the s'i wife of Johannes Clopper answered, no that Murtherers dogg will never have y® place, or words to that effect.

Sworn before N York 1692 Fredick Philips

9 Juin N. Bayard

Aug* the 18th 1692. John Gardner of Newwarke in East Jersey upon oath saith that sometime in the spring Gerryt Duyckins frequenting his house was a great news carrier & one day Came for a p'' hand screws & said he was a rascall and a great many more at N Yorke that Gerry Hollant & Peter Williamse at the point hath brought news from N. Yorke that Leislers widdow hath a Lre that her son is to be D Gov" Secy or Coll'" It is our day now there is a day comming these Rogues haue murdered Milborne & Leisler & vnW shortly be hanged for it This Gardner asked what rogues do you mean I mean said he Sloughter that is gone to the Devill & that pitifull Capt. the Majr Capt of 50 men he is noe more a Govern"" then I am but a Murderer what others do you mean Coll Bayard & ffred Phillips that haue sold the Countrey to the ffrench & Pinhorne I hope to see them all hanged by the heels That his friends had wrote to Holland to the states that they haue sent one of the states to the King to tell him that if he did not take care of them they would & that the King was very Angry & approved of Leislers actions.