holding Jands under the Grants of this Government of New York in the Patents of Hosick and Renslaerswyck or one of them, that they had seized and drove off the Cattle of some of the said Tenants and had seized the Grain of one of them named Bostian Deal, and that they intended to distress every person holding within their Claim, who would not submit to hold under them That thereupon Hermanus Schuyler then Sheriff of the City and County of Albany, and two magistrates of the County of Albany went to the Place where it was said these Riotous Proceedings were committing in order to suppress the same, the Sheriff taking a Posse with him, of which this Deponent made Part. That they left the City of Albany on Saturday and arrived on the Sunday at Hosick where they were again inform- _ ed of the Proceedings of the Rioters as above set forth and they were gone to Bennington and threatened to return again on Monday Morning and accordingly about the break of the Day on Monday Morning the Sheriff and his Party were informed that the Rioters were returned, and immediately the Sheriff and his Party went in Pursuit of them and found them at about two miles Distance on the said Patent called Hosick where the Sheriff arrested three or four of the Rioters among whom were Samuel Robinson, one Ashley who said he was a Sheriff and one Horseford and carried them to the City of Albany where they were committed to Goal,'and from whence they were afterwards bailed, and Indicted for their said offencesas this Deponent hath been informed and believes and this Deponent further says that he was heard and believes that the said Samuel Robinson, Ashley and Horseford have not been brought to trial for the said offences.