MANOR OF LIVIX&STON, 667

THE SAME TO THE SAME.

Ne\v York 31 May, 1711.

My Lords,

I liave just now received some further Intelligence from his Excellency concerning tlie Palatines of a very different nature from what I did myself the hon^' to lay before your Lordships in my Letter of yesterday and which would make me wish I liad not writ it, were it not necessary you should be informed of all their actions; how^ever it is with great pleasure I do myself the honour to write this, wliich will shew your Lordships their sincere repentance of their behaviour.

After his Excellency had disarmed t'iiem, he sent back the detachment to Albany, and the sober and better sort of People, who are likewise the majority, being secm-ed from the rage of the hot headed, untliinking and misguided, met together to debate on their former proceedings, and with a general Consent came to this Resolution, to acknowledge theli- iauits, ask his Excellency's pardon, and signify their hearty repentance; Accordingly, all the Villages, by their Deputjs waited on him, and some of them on their knees asked his pardon and promised a tliorrough Reformation of their behaviour, and an entire Resignation to his orders for the future, whereupon his Excellency pardoned them with this Certification, that the first disobedience shall be punished with the utmost rigom- tiie law will allow, which they received with great joy, and now tliey l^egin to demonstrate their sincerity by inquiring wdieu they shall be set to work, and shew a great desire to make a good beginning on it.