Lordship will be favourably pleased to take tlie Premisses into your Prudent Consideration and for the reasons aforesaid (the many more may be offered to lorlg here to incert) to Eeject the unreasonable and unjust Petition of the said Cornelius Sebring, wee liaveing an Intire Confidence of your Excellencys Justice and goodness that as you have hitherto Protected us in our Just Rights and Piiviledges (for which wee Return your Lordship our most dutiful! and Gratefull Acknowledgm^s So your Lordship will Continue to Countenance and Protect us in the same and that you will Ever prefer the publick welfare of so Loyall and Considerable a People as this Corporation are before the Interest and unjust pretence of a Private Person.

tfebb 5, 1707. And your Excellencies Petitioners as in

duty bound shall ever pray &c.

Ebenezer Willson. his Richd Willett

John Hendrick 8 brevoort ^ t,,

mark ^ ' -tiiagge

T: Van Zandt Walter Thong

Christo Denne John Tuder

Olfert Svoerts D : Provoost

Paul Droilhet J B'Riemer

Petrus Bayard W^ Smith

PETITION UF THE CORPORATION OF N. Y.,

FOR AN ENLARGEMENT OF THE BOUNDS OF THEIR FERRY ON L: ISLAND.

To' His Excellency Edward Viscount Cornbury Cap* General and Governor in Chief of the Province of New York &c: and Territories depending thereon in America and Vice Admiral '.if the Same &c;

The Humble Petition of tlie Mayor Aldermen and Commonality of the City of New Y^ork ^^(.^sT Ha.MBLY Shevveth That the Petitioners having a Right and Interest in the Ferry