by the Justice to take liini into Custody, untill a proper Enquiry Could be made about the matter and the Deponent, and his Company went on towards Nobles House, and as the Deponent Came near the House, lie was Greatly surprized by seeing several! of Ids ov.'U Tennents, and M'' Livingston's Tennents with scverall New-England people from slieffield altogether armed witli Guns Swords, Clubs and other Weapons, and Robert Noble as their Captain witli a pike, that as the Deponent was advancing towards them, tiiey Called to him and Swore bitterly, that they would shute him, if he Came within the tfence Whereupon the Deponent nevertheless rode up to them, and bid tliem shute and be Damn'd, and asked them where the sheriff was, and some of them, said he was well, and that they had liim in the House, and told the Deponent he had nothing to doe there, and that they would not Let the sherift" goe unless the Deponent would give them a Bond that he would let them alone, and not meddle with them untill the Controversie should be Decided, That the Deponent saw the sheriff in Custody in Nobles House, and has been since Informed they Carried him a prisoner to Sheffield in Boston Government, and tlie Deponent further saitli, that he was informed that his Excellency Governoui- Shirley had given the said Eobert Noble a Commission to be Captain of a Company within Claverack in the Manor of Eenslaerwick and that he had also appointed and Commissionated several other Military Officers to Doe Duty and Have Jurisdiction within tlie said JNIannor, and also in the Mannor of Livingston, and the Deponent also saith that several! of his Tenants, told him that the Government of Boston intended to Build two Foorts in the said Mannor, and keep Soaldiers in them, in order to protect thejn, and that in a Little time they would Come and Lay the Land out for them, that they also iiitend to Lay that part of the Mannor out in Townships and sell it, and the Deponent further said that the said Robert Noble, hath been a Tenant on the said Manor where he now Lives, under him tlie Deponent about six or seven years, and tliat his the Deponents father, had settled several! other of the Tennents there, (as he hath been Informed and Verily believes to be True) upwards of Thirty years past, and also saith that he and his ancestors with those wlio were owners of