persoaa eo see the same executed in the Niglit of tlie tenth of January last, whioh however was prevented by the VigiluncG of your Memorialists Servants, who were obliged to Arm themselves in their defence -- A Conduct in your Memorialist's humble Opinion, not only vastly injurious to the Honour of His Majesty^s Government in this province but also tending to promote in the said Tenants a Neglect of and disobedience to the same, and found by sad Experience, almost fatal to your Memorialists Interest in the Lands aforesaid. In so much tliat some of your Memorialist's Tenants, dwelling on the said Lands have kept the Servants of your Memorialist by force of Arms from approaching their possessions, and for the proof of those Matters your Memorialist offered the said Committee to produce the most incx^ntestible Evidence on Oath, which however was not necessary, as the said David Ingersoll was present, and did not deny the legist ajticle of the above Kelation.

That after this your Memorialist had free Conversation with the s^ Committee, and insisted, tliat from the papers he had shewn them, Connecticut River w^is the East Boundary of this province. That the Lauds were possessed by the Dutch as far Eastward as the said River before the Charter to the Plymouth Company, and were surrendered by them to King Charles the Second who granted them to his Brother the Duke of York. Whereupon one of the Committee answered that if we could prove so much " they would have no more to do but to withdraw and surrender." That your Memorialist offered to give the said Committee further Evidence, to this purpose, if they would go to your Memorialist's Mannor House, Whicli tliey refused, And afterwards they proceeded to Taquanuck with your Memorialist, where a great number of people being collected together, they advised them to rest quiet and satisfied till the Division Liiae was setled, and such of them as were your Memorialist's Tenants to pay their Rents honestly to their Landlord.