Whereupon the Said Gabriel obtained judgement against Said Richard for fifty pounds, by Default at the Supreme Court held at N. Yorke in October last past @ Execution thereupon the Said Richards Estate. Theirupon the S^ Richard cominced an Account against yq' poor Petition^^^ @ obtained a judment against him for fourty pounds @ Cost at a Court of Comon Pleas held at Westchester on the eighth @ ninth days of December @ Still doth Remaine in Sherriffs Custody @ do Expect daylie Execution to be issued out Against him.

Therefore without Remedy by order of the Common Law to the utter undoing of yo"" poor Petition®"", his wife and children Unless yoi" Excellencys Gracious favour be to him shewed in this Behalfe to Consider the p^mises And accordingly to Grant yo"" Petition^ Such Relief herein as to yo'" Excellency may Seeme most Agreeable to Justice and Eqvity, And yo^ Petition"" as in Duty he is Bound J will ever pray.

(Endorsed) 7th of Aprill 1693

Referred to Coll: Heathcote.

To his Excellency Colo Benjamin Fletcher Esq' Cap" Gen" Gov®"" in Chief & Vice Admirall of y® Province of New York & dependencyes in America, & y^ hon^ie Councel of ye Same.

The humble Peticon of Gerardus Beekman Joannes Vermelye, Thomas Williams, Mydert Coerten, Abraham Brasher & Abraham Gouverneur, Prisoners in ye Comon Goale of this City. -- Humbly Sheweth,

That yo^ Peticon®"- being condemned at a Court of )yer & terminer held in Aprill 1691 for treasonable &

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