By His Excellency The Hono^J^ Gkorge Clinton Captaine General and Governour in " Chief of the Province of New York and Territories tliereon depending in America Vice Admiral of the same and Admiral of the Wiiite Squadron of liis Majesty's Fleet. A PROCLAMATION. Whereas Several Incroacliments have lately been made by the Inhabitants of the Provinces of Massacliusets Bay and New Hampshire, upon the Lands and Possessions of divers of his Majesty's Subjects, holding the same by Virtue of Letters Pattents under the great Seal of tliis Province, on pretence that the said Laflds are included witliin the said two other Provinces.

And Whereas it appears that some person or persons pretending to be olficers of tlie Government of the Massachusets-Bay, came into the Manor of Livingston in this Province on or about the nineteenth day of this Instant, and with the aid and assistance of Josiah Loomis William Webb, John Hallenbeck son of Michael HaUenbeck, Joseph Arcourt, Jonathan Yoimglove, and David Picksley, and divers other Persons whose names are yet unknown, in a Riotous manner and witli force entered the House of Robert Vanduersen in the said Manor of Livingston, and by force took, bound, and carried away the said Robert Vanduersen and his Son Johannis, out of the said Manor of Livingston, in order to confine them in some Goal of the said Government of Massacliusets-Bay, pretending that they acted under, a Warrant or Autliority from that Government, for a Trespass committed by the said Robert Vanduersen and his Son Johannis, on Lands lying within tlie said Manor : Altliough it is notorious that tlie said Manor lies witliin this Province, and was granted under the Great Seal of the same and by virtue thereof has been long above sixty years in the quiet and peaceable Possession of Robert Livingston Junior Esquire, and his Ancestors, or Persons claiming under them.