Beeckman against me, and that his Excellency may be rigiitly informed of the matter, my humble request to you is, that if such a thing happen, be pleased to give liis Excellency an account thereof wliich is as foEows : A fiViday night last, tlie Justices of the County and I came from Ins Excellency's ; Coll. Beeckman happened to come over, in tlie iferry boat along with us, and as we came over the fferry, Coll. Beeckman and we went into the Iferry house to drink a glass of wine, and being soe in company, there happened a dispute between Coll. Beeckman and myself, about liis particular order that he lately made to M^ ffrceman, when he was President of the Council!, without the consent of t]ie Councill : Coll. Beeckman stood to affirm there, before most of the Justices of Kings County, that said order, that he made then to M^- ffreeman as President only was still in force and that M^ ffreeman should preach at Broockland next Slmday according to that order : whereupon I said it was not in fforce, but void and of noe effect, and lie had not in this County, any more power now than I have, being equall in commission with Mm in the general commission of the peace and one of the quorum as w^ell as he ; upon which he gave me affronting words, giving me the lie and calling me pittifull fellow, dog, rogue, rascall, &c., which caused me, being overcome with passion, to tell hioi that I had a good mind to knock him off his horse, we being botli at tliat time getting upon our horses to goe home, but that I would not goe, I would fight him at any time with a sword. I could wish that tlicse last words had been kept in, and I am troubled that I was soe overcome with passion and inflamed with wine.