that he had made application to the Government of New York to obtain a Grant or Title to his Lands and had induced Other persons to Join with him in such applications; and secondly that he had consented to and acted in pursuance ofa Commission of the Peace issued under the Great Seal & Government of New York contrary to their Orders and Rules; and thirdly that he the deponent had formerly granted or issued a warrant against one of their party for a Trespass with which he was charged; and fourthly for using his Influence with and inducing the people to pay respect and obedience to the Government and Laws of the Colony or Province of New York with some other Charges of the like kind. That the said Remember Baker and many of his Bystanding adherents insisted on giving the deponent Corporal punishment and having him whipped, That as they would not all agree to that they spared the Deponent of Corporal punishment, but as they found the deponent had not purchased a New Hampshire Title to his Land they adjudged his house to be a nuisance and that it should be burned. That they accordingly set the Roof of the deponents dwelling House on Fire in two different places and soon after broke and took the Roof entirely off of the said House with great Shouting of Joy and much noise and Tumult. That they charged the deponent not to act as a Magistrate or do any thing against their Interest on pain of the severest punishment. That the said Ethan Allen and Remember Baker told the deponent that if he disliked their proceedings he might seek Redress in any Manner he saw fit; that he might take their Methods if he saw fit, or apply to Government if he tho't fit: That they damned the Government, said they valued not the Government nor even the Kingdom ; That force was force in whatever Hands, & that they had force" and power sufficient to protect themselves against either.