And your Memorialist further sheweth unto your Excellency, th.at some Time ago, one George Robiuso]! was imprisoned at tlie Suit of your Memorialist, for committing a Trespass on youi Memorialist Land in the said Mannor and carrying away his Goods, under pretence of the Right of the Massachusetts Bay, Whereupon the Government of the Massachusets bay ordered the said Joseph Dwigiit Esq*" to defend the said George Robinson in the suit aforesaid at their Expence, Who thereupon obtained a person in tlie City of Albany To become Bail for his appearance V»nuch Suit as it is still depending and defended by the said Government, appears to your Memorialist to be an Aiding and abetting of the said Trespass, and an Encouragement to future Trespasses of the like kind. By means of which it will be impossible for your Memorialist to carry on such Suits at his own private Expence. And he will be obliged if not assisted in them by tlie Government of this province, to resign those Lands to sucli Trespassers, notwithstanding his just and legal Title to them under this province -- All which matters youi

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Memorialist hopes he shall be able to prove to your Excellency's Satisfaction.

And your Memorialist humbly begs Leave to observe further unto your Excellency, that as the said Committee was appointed by the said General Court, and as your Memoralist suffers by the unseasonable Execution of their power, Your Memorialist conceives himself injured and oppressed by that Government against wliose Strengtli your Memorialist can alone make no opposition. But as your Memoralist holds his Lands under the protection of tills Government