It is out of my province to be a judge in things of this nature. Nevertheless, considering what the proper judges, who have had an impartial hearing of the case, have said, and what the gentlemen who drew up a bill for taking off the attainder from those poor men, have written to me about it, I think you ought, for your family's sake, as well as your own, to lay that matter to heart, and consider whether you ought not to pray as Psalms, k! 14."

To his Excellency Richard Earle of Bellomont Capi Gen^i

Gover in Chief & Vice Admirall of his Ma^'^s Province

of New York &c.

The humble Petition of Mary Milborne the Widdow of Jacob

Milbome Deceased --

Humbly Sheweth -- That yo"" Petition''^ husband was in the time

of the late happy Revolution appointed Secretary of this Province

untill his Ma^'^s Pleasure should be known therein & Whereas some

time after the arrivall of Major Ingoldesby yo'" Petition^'^ husbands

43S ADMINISTRATION OF LIEUT. GOV. LEISLER.

howse was plundered, hee only saving his books of accompts & other Papers in his Ma^'^* ffort, but when tlie Fort was delivered to Col. Sloughter & yo^ Petition's husband Imprisoned the same were (lenyed unto him & since his death imto yo'' Petition^i", which said bookes & Papers are supposed to bee in Custody of M*" Matthew Clarkson Secretary of this Province the detention whereof is, hath been & may farther be to yo^ Petition's gjievous damage.

Yo"^ Petition'" therefore humbly prays yo' Excellency that some enquiry may bee made for Said Books & Papers, to the end they may bee delivered to yo' Petition"^, the attainder of yo' Petitioni's said husband being by an Act of Parliament made in the 6*^ & 7<^ year of his Ma^'^s Reign reversed.