with an order from His Excelency Gov Shirley To Benjamin Franklin who lately disposesd the said Johannis Van Deusen and Turnd him and his family out of doors and when the deponants came to the door there appeai-red four men at the door with their Guns cock'd in their hands they told the deponants to Stand off and presented their Guns the deponants told them they were come Peaceable and meant them no harm and asked for M^' Franklin their head ; his Son Benjamin Franklin said his name was Frankhn the Deponants asked him whether his Fatlier was gone he said to Sheffield and that he kept the Possesion till his Father Came home then Timothy Connor told him that lie had an order from His Excellency Gov^ Shirly To his Father and that as he had said lie kept the Possesion in his Fathers absence he would Dehver it to him wliich he did and young Frankhn Read it. Timothy Connor asked him if he would accept of that order and Surrender up the Possesion to Johannis Van Deusen he said he would not till his father came home then he might do as he pleased but he was sure he would not Deliver it up. The Deponants Farther Deposeth that Tim° Connor Reasoned with him and told them their Danger and that he could See by the Order that they could not Expect any countenance from Gov>^ Sliirley or the Boston Court he made Answer tliat they had Bought the Lands and Paid for them from tlie Committee from the Massachusetts and that the Lands did not belong to M"" Livingston nor the Government of New-York lie farther said that Governor Shirley was no Governor of the Massachusetts Bay but a Collonel in the Armey and that Spencer Phips was Governor now and that Governor Shirley liad nothing to do in Boston wliile he was out of it so the Deponants left the house and about an hour after heard Several Guns fired at the house where Young Franklin was and after that Severall Huzzas and Farther the Deponent saith not.