against whom they had taken offence) five hundred lashes instead of hoisting him up & exposing. him upon Landlord Fay's Sign post, where was fixed a dead Catamount. 'That this Deponent also heard the said Ethan Allen declare in the said Mob that he expected shortly to haye a fight with the damned Yorkers, for that they would hear how the Mob had abused their Magistrates, but that he believed them to be damned Cowards or that they would have come out against them long before. That this Deponent on his way to New York called at the house of Bliss Willoughby and Ebenezer Cole Esq" twoof his Majesties Justices of the Peace for the County of Albany residing near Bennington. That he found them armed in great Distressand Danger and having people in their Houses ready to take arms in their Defence in Case they should be attacked by the Rioters, which as they assured this Deponent they hourly expected. That this Deponent on his way to New York also called at Pownal Town part of which lies within the Manor of Renselaerwyck as this Deponent has been informed by the Inhabitants of the said Town |who were] in great Commotion and uneasiness on account of the said Rioters. That he understood from some of the said Inhabitants, that they had agreed to take leases for their possession under the proprietor of the said Manor, but that they dared not for fear of the said Rioters who had threatned them severely and one of the said Inhabitants in particular told this Deponent that he had taken a Lease for his Farm of the said proprietor but should on that account be obliged to give it up. That when this Deponent left the said Pownal Town he met George Gardiner Esq' of Pownal Town afotesaid also one of his Majesty's Justices of the peace for the said County of Albany who told the Deponent that the State of the said Town was very dangerous and difficult, that he expected every day to be prevented by the Rioters from exercising his office That he was apprehensive that unless Government should give them some protection many of the Inhabitants of the said Town would join the said Rioters and earnestly entreated this Deponent to exert his utmost endeavours to procure such protection.