and indiscrecon in takeing the charge of tlie Garrison at Gouernor Loiielace his goeing away & allso that I did not see the Articles gigned before the surrend^ w<^'' I doe to -my Greef Acknowledge tlumigli ye suddaine Hurry of state. Yo'^Hon" Petrhadnot those Consideracons in his minde as was meete for his owne Wellfare and the Wellfare of his neighbours and friends.
Therefore doeth humbly craue yo"^ Hone's fauorable oppinion in this State of his their being nothing intended of disloyalty or unfeithfullness to his Ma^'c or his Roy all Highnesses Intrest nor detrim* to the Inliabitants heare soe leauing myself to yo^ Hon^s Mercy and Clemancy.
Jam 29, IGTj.
NAMES OF THE WITNESSES.
Persons siimansed to Apeare before y^ Gouernr abottt ye Axamination of Cap* Jn^ Maning on fifiyday ye 29 of Jany. 1674. M"". Juo Sharpe M^'. Tho Berryman
Mf. Tho Tailer M"^ Edward ElUtt and his man
Mr Jno WorsencraiH M'" Jn'^ Cooly
Mr Henry Newton Volante^s. W Jn" Tomson M= Churcher, M'' Jn^ Eay Pipe maker, Then Sodgars but now out of saruis -- dismist
Baynes, Fitzgerald, Dowdale, serges before, being cal'd upon appeared,
ARTICLES AG^T CAPT^ JOHN MANNING,
COMANDER IN CIIIEFE IN JAJIES FORT IN NEW YORKE AND GOVERNMT AT THE TAKING THEREOF BY THE DUTCH IN JULY 1673.
1. First, That on or about the 28* day of July 1673 the s'l Cap* John Manning having notice of a Fleate of Ennemyes ships coming into the Bay, Hee did not endeavour as hee ought,