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.

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412 ADMINISTRATION OF

To His Excellency Benjamin Fletcher Cap* Gener" and Govern"^ in Chiefe of their Majest'^s Province of New Yorke kc. The Humble Petition of Thomas Statham of the County of

Westchester.

Sheweth unto your Excellency That In the Time of the Late Disorder by the Impertunity of Richard Panton of Westchester & others youre Petition'^ did take a Commission under Jacob Leisler as Sherriflf of said County not knowing otherwise but that the said Jacob Leisler had Received Letters Patents from their Majes*'*^^ King William & Queen Mary Authorizing the said Jacob to do the same as by those which were Conversant with him did Report for undoubted truths. Whereupon the twenty fourth day of ffebruary in the second yeare of their Majesties Reigne one Gabriell Legatt of said County did abuse one Thomas Williams pretended Councellor to the said Jacob Leisler In a very gross manner whereby the said Richard Ponton one of the Justices, then made by the said Leysler in the said County of Westchester, took upon himselfe (vpon the Complaint of the said Thomas Williams) to issue out a Warrant of Commitment Directed to youre Poor Petition"^ & Commanding him as he would Answer the Contrary at his perill to Take the said Gabriel Legat into safe Custady. which was done by yo"" Excellency's poore Petition"" not known bett^ And the said Gabriel was under Confinement About Tenn hours & then lett out by order of the then Justices