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of_o england_n which_o 〈◊〉_d their_o attainder_n and_o restore_v their_o â—_z in_o blood_n and_o esate_n so_o that_o this_o be_v the_o full_a and_o true_a account_n of_o this_o tragedy_n new-york_n lie_v under_o the_o curse_n of_o a_o obsolute_a government_n by_o king_n james_n commission_n to_o sir_n edmund_n andross_n the_o people_n take_v courage_n on_o the_o first_o news_n of_o the_o revolution_n in_o england_n and_o 〈◊〉_d off_o the_o oppâ—essers_n and_o declare_v for_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n thâ—_n lieutenant_n governor_n the_o council_n and_o justice_n of_o the_o peace_n which_o meet_v and_o calid_v themselves_o a_o convention_n be_v officer_n 〈◊〉_d by_o king_n james_n will_v not_o declare_v for_o the_o prince_n of_o orange_n wherefore_o the_o people_n do_v not_o think_v themselves_o 〈◊〉_d in_o their_o hand_n but_o seize_v upon_o the_o fort_n and_o choose_v capt._n leisler_n commander_n of_o the_o fort_n until_o 〈…〉_z procure_v a_o return_n of_o representative_n of_o the_o 〈◊〉_d holâ—â—rs_v of_o the_o several_a county_n of_o the_o province_n who_o on_o their_o meeting_n make_v a_o declaration_n for_o his_o present_a majesty_n do_v under_o their_o hand_n and_o seal_n constitute_v capt._n leisler_n commander_n in_o chief_a until_o the_o king_n pleasure_n shall_v be_v know_v and_o likewise_o appoint_v he_o a_o council_n by_o the_o name_n of_o a_o committee_n of_o safety_n and_o in_o these_o person_n the_o government_n be_v lodge_v who_o proceed_v to_o support_v themselves_o by_o the_o most_o moderate_a method_n can_v be_v devise_v the_o lieutenant_n governor_n hereupon_o withdraw_v out_o of_o the_o province_n major_a ingoldesby_n arrive_v with_o authority_n over_o none_o but_o his_o foot_n company_n and_o yet_o demand_v the_o fort_n which_o capt._n leisler_n dare_v not_o deliver_v to_o he_o without_o betray_v his_o trust_n both_o to_o the_o king_n and_o people_n major_a ingoldesby_n usurp_v the_o title_n of_o commander_n in_o chief_a he_o