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

Whereupon a Court of Sessions held at Westchester in March the next following the said Gabriel Logatt Appered @ did acknowledge his fault @ all was past By @ forgiven, yet nevertheless the said Gabriell Logatt -- In May after the Arrivall of Collo; Slaughter Commenced an Action against yo"" poore Petitio" for a Assault @ false Imprisonm* done to him about the Occation aforesaid to the value of Two hundred pounds which was Executed by Benjamin Collier high SherrifF whereby he was in on undoubted fear of Being utterly undone and being a Prisoner and having no friend to Councell withall Did Signe to an obligation to pay him twenty five pounds Which was the demands of the Said Gabriel.