And all his Majesty's Subjects of the said City and County are to give due assistance to the said Sherif who is empowered and required if necessary to summon the Posse or whole power of the County for putting the premises In Execution.

Given under my hand and Seal at Arms at Fort George in the City of New York the second day of April in the year of our Lord one thousand seven himdred and fifty five and in the twenty eighth year of the Reign of our Soveraign Lord George the second by the Grace of God of Great Britain France and Ireland King Defender of tlie Faith and so forth

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God save the King.

SHERIFF YATES TO IT. GOV. DE LANCEY.

Albany April 18th 1755.

Sir -- I think it is my Duty to acquaint Your Honour", that I liave In my Custody four of the Rioters, taken up By vertue of the Proclamation.

I shall Wait on Your Honours Direction Wliat to Doe with them and Remain Your Honours

most Obedient Humble Servant

Abraham Yates Jun'".

7§8 PAPERS RELATING TO THE

AN ACCOUNT OF THE MURDER OF WILLIAM REES.

Albany ApH 18th 1755.

May it please y^ kon'" Sir

Pursuant to your Honour's Proclamation I went with a Party of men to take Robert Noble and his Associates, But got only three of them Noble and tlie Rest being fled to Sheffield upon hearing of my coming of which he was Informed By one of tl^ree we took this was on Tuesday last. And on Wednesday morn Part of the Company wlio were witli me went to apprehend One William Rees Living in the Man' Livingston another of Nobles Associates, and being Desir'd to open the Door, he Refus'd and swore he would Kill them all upon which one of the Company broke a Board out of the door tiu-o' which Rees then put Ids Gun and snaped It three times at the men who stood before the door, they tlien Rushed in tlie house and Rees got on the Garret, from whence thro' the Ruff he jump'd out and then Snap'd at one Mathew furlong, who shott him thr'o the Body as he was turning about to Shoot Again haveing already Cock'd the Gun, as It now Lies with the Body, furlong Immediately Surrender'd himself to M'" Dirk Broek Justice The Coroner is gone down to Call an Inquest on the Body.