That whereas your Lordship's Petitioner is sumoned by the Sherrifif of tlie Citty and County of Albany by a sumons from Your Lordship and Councill to apear before your Excelly & Councell In New Yorke And whereas I demanded a Copy of the Sumonce from the Sheriff & would give him all Due Satisfaction therefore which he Denyed to give me, soe that as yett I know not what is aleadged against me ; therefore Your Excelly & Councills petitioner humbly s Begs Your Excelly favour to Refer tlie Case till the Spring of the year by Reason of the Could Winter and Ilconveniencys to my Great Damage of my fiunily or If Your Excell : Would be Pleased to Referr the Case to be Decided by any Justice or Justices of the Peace, In Our County whom your Lordship shall Please to apoint which favour the Knowledge of y Excellency s honour and Justice gives me

1 The warrant was intended for " Lambert" Van Jansen, but "Herman" was inserted, it appears, by mistake.

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ho Reason to Doubt : of and your Petitioner as In Duty bound shall always Pray.

Read in Couucill & Rejected CoEfoiAET Borghghrdt.

28 th January 1702.

^ The Sherif of Albany to Secy Cozens.

^^ Albany Merch ye 2d 1702-3.

Yo" of ye 29th Jany came safe to my hands and was Surprised to find tliat the tliree men I sumond by order of Couucell have not made their appearance ; for they gave me faitlifuU assurance of their faithfull performance, I have according to order sumond Lammert Van Jansen and allso spook to tlie other three, so that all four designe to be at the Councell before next week Expires ; as to your other Letter concerning the N^ of Males &c w'^ in this County I shaU answare with all the Expedition that may be, which is all from S'