That by far the greater Part of the Settlers at this Day . which this Deponent believes are at least Five to One to the number of Settlers at that Time, are purchasers since the notification of the Determination of the Boundary at very small Rates, and who have seated themselves there under the New Hampshire Grants knowing the claim of this Province, and his Majesty's Determination aforesaid, a considerable number of whom have purchased on condition never to pay the Purchase Money except the New Hampshire Title is made good this Deponent having been witness to some of those Contracts himself. And that many of them have settled within the ancient Grants of the Province of New York, well knowing at the Time they were within the said ancient Grants, and against advice given them to the Contrary by this Deponent and others. And this Depo- -- nent saith that he doth not know that any one Person is settled on the Lands granted to him by Governor Wentworth.

E. That within a Short Time after the notification of the Royal Determination as afs¢ the Inhabitants in general of that Part of the County claiming under New Hampshire concluded to keep up and maintain the Privileges mentioned in their Grants from New Hampshire, and not to submit to any Laws Customs or usages of the Government of New York imagining this would strengthen their Pretensions, which they maintained among other Things by Declaring that the Kings order of Council of 20 July 1764 was not of sufficient Authority. And accordingly they chose select men for the Townships held frequent Town Meetings pursuant to their Charters, and made the Laws of New Hampshire the Rules of their Conduct, which in general they have persisted in ever since.