Swome Before us Jarvis Marshall A D^Peyster

Brandt Schuyler Will. Merrett

Is. Van Vlecq

LIEUT. GCV. LEISLER. 419

CAP^ JACOB MAUBITZ HIS PETICON TO HIS EXCELL^^ ^

COUNCELL&c:.

To his Excell^y Richard Earle of Bellomont Cap" GenH

and Govemo'" in Chief of his Maj^'^s Province of N:

York &^ And Vice Admiral! of the Same &<= And to the

Honorable Councell &<=

The Humble Peticon of Jacob Mauritz of the Citty of N: York

Marriner -- Humbly Sheweth

That your Peticon^*" in the time of y® late happy Revolution m this provence was one of those that Joyned with Cap" Leisler in the houlding y^ ifort for King WilUam & Queen Mary and upon no other Acc^* after which and y^ anivall of Govemo''' Sloughter you"" Peticon'" was one of those that was bound over in recognizance in the Some of ffifty poimds to answer att N: York j Supreame Court in Octob^ 1691. Yet notwithstanding her Most Gracious Maj^'® Queen Mary of Blessed Memory Deceased was pleased by her Order in .Councell bearing date y® 13*^ of May 1692 to Cleare all those that was soe bound over with all ,the proceedings thereupon, and Colk» ffletcher had Effectual! orders Therefore. But so it is that whilst yo"^ Peticon'^ was in England luB house & Estate was seized on in N: York Under Collar of Law &, pretence of forfeiture of his s^ Recognizance, & Ids wife being tjien with Child was abused and Kept as a prisoner in her house by the Sherriff of s^ Citty with six souldiers who forced in y« house of yor Petio«i" with their drawne Swords & rifled & plundered ye house. And yo"" Petio^r had Taken by force of his Estate & fronj Peter Jacob Moris, on yo"" Peticon^s accost to the Sume of iwo hundred & six pounds Eight Shiil^ for which there is by Confes- 4m of the then Collector one hundred & sixty one pounds ten shillings paed unto the pubhcq Treasury to Chidly Brooks, for which sume and iiis damage to be Repaid he did in Coll" ffletcher's time Peticon, but his unaturallness against yo"" Peticon'^ was such that he could have no Redress &<= And yo^ Peticon^ besides s<* 55ume of money so taken from him had taken out of his Ship then at N: Yorke for ye Service of ye Garrison & Country Tliree