Your ExceUes humble Pet^ begs leave humbly to acquaint y^ Excell: that to your Pet^s great losse and discouragement, y® Revenue of this Province (the Fund upon which yi" Pef^ Salary is Established) is not only wholly anticipated, but Expires by its own limitation on ye 18*^ of May 1709, & no manner of Provision as yet made for ye Civill list of this Province after y* time.

MANOR OF LIVINGSTON. 633

xMay it Please j'oui' Excellency Yoid? Excclhys Pef humbly implores 3'our Excel) » favor in incjuiring into the truth of his Allegations, y^ reasons and causes of y*" late order of ye Lord Cornbury and Councill of y= 15 of Septemb 1708, for representing to lier Maj® ye said office not oiily wliolly uselesse, but bui'thensome to y<= Revenue of this Province, That y»" Lordship Avill be pleased in regard of y® great anticipation of ye Revenue of N'ew York to recommend liim to her Maj^s Roy all favom- for ye Payment of his past Salary, and make such just and true Report or Representation to her Majesty concerning y® said office, and its usefulnesse or y^ Contrary as shall appear to y' Excell: upon an Exact Scrutiny and search and y"^ y Excell: will be pleased to Signify to y Pet^" joiiv Pleasure if in y® mean time he shall Persist in y^ Executing of liis said office as formerly hitherto, all w^^ neverthelesse is humbly submitted, and y^" Pet'" as in duty Sl'' --

Roe'" Livingston.