And as to Josiah Lumis M^' Livingston has proved before us tliat he was for about Six years a Tenant at Will on his Mannor and that about two years agoe he was warned to go oft" and M'' Livingston requested him to provide some other place out of his Mannor whereon the said Lumis by Letters shown to us, Beged leave of M'' Livingston to stay so long as to raise one crop of Summer Grain and promised then to remove which request M^ Livingston complyed with but when he had gathered that Crop M"* Livingston was Informed that Lumis was preparing to put in another Crop whereupon he sent Lumis notice tluit if le did put in another Crop he might depend on it hi should not rcnp it But notwithstanding that, in defiance of M' Livingston ise did put in another Crop and gave out that Massachusets-liay would defend him, and he with many others of M"" Livingston's Tennnts, were prevailed On to sign the petition (In the Representation befor<' ns set forth) To have grants from the Massachusets Bay, for which Reason it became M*" Livingston's duty, if he v^oiild preserve his Mannor and Tenants to perform what he had declared That Lumis should not reap that Crop and M"" Livingston in July last went with a Sufficient number of people and did accordingly CuttDown and Carry away that Crop as it was Lawfull & right for him to do.

No authority in the County of Hampshire had any Right To take Cognizance of any oiience (if that was one) done in the manor of Livingston within this province and it was highly Criminal in any of their Officers to Execute any warrants there, and the demand of the Delivery up of those officers to be sent here for their Try alls we do not apprehend was extraordinary or unprecedented but Rational and Just for suppose officers of this Province, by a Warrant from him, went to Boston, and Broke