A SPEECH made by His Excellency BENJAMIN FLETCHER, Captain General, & Governour in Chief of Their Majeflties And die Territories depending thereon, Vice-Admiralofthefame, Tothe REPRESENTATIVES AffhnUed together for that Province «ne City of NEVT.70RK Ofloberthe 24th 1692. Gentlemen, ' YOu are Convened here by Their Maj^iies Writ, to Confult and Advifefirfuch Proper M<tb»ds as naay be Effectual for TheirAIapfties Scriice in the Common tkfence of this Province, ia which the Security of your own Perfons & Propertiesbeing equally cofeernd, I mall need but few Arguments to prevail upon you in ifpeedy D i I patch ofthcfe things which may con* ducetoBoth. The Scafon of the Year, <3c your own Defires of fpending the flwpnefs of the Winter in y our Famil ies, I hope will quicken you to zD if patch of fuch things as are laabefore you. And Ftrfi, That we may me better hope for a Bkffing from Almighty God, I Rtcommend to vow Gore, That Provifion be made for the Support andlncouragementofanAble'Muiftry, and for tbeftriBiydue Obfavationoftbe Lords Day. In the Next place, I defireyou'l look into the Debts of the Government, & conhVer of a Fund > for the Payment of tbem, which being Hone. I fhall take ore to prevent any further Incumbrance during my Adminiftration. ^* 'w* TheNeceffary Support of the Government I Recommend to yourThoughts in ti\\sTimeof\Var, none of you being Ignorant, that the Indians in our* Alliance muft be J up ply cd with Arms, Ant- munition., and other Prtfents. I have vifited toe Frontieers, and put them in fome Poflureof Defence for this Wefent Winter, rfcamrequired by Their■M.tjefties to build Forts at Albany, Scbeneliady, & fuch other places as I ihall fee Cojivenient^ which being once well done, will eafe the Annual Charge of Tofting Militia ther*.? I am informed, the 'Revenue fettled on TheirTrefent Majfties, determines in April next; I hope ynul not be wanting in the Exfreffon of your Loyalty & A ff eft ions to TbtirMayfties, who are of the fame Re Ig'on with our Selves, but rather Out-do what fortmr Afemblies nave dose. The Settlement of our Court off'udicature, wkhthe Sallarycsof the Judges, do alfofhortly expire: fufiice, and the due Admim(Irativi of the Laws is the Life of Government. You'l confider the Continuation of that All, in relation to Courts of fufi ce, with a proper Support for the fudges, asm-Advantage to your Selves, and all their//;; cfsof th'isTroiince. . I wilt not Queftion your True Zeal for Tbdr Majcfl es Service and Tour own WeR-fare. I cannot think of more EjfeSual ways to anfwer botkthofe Ends than by Vnity & Concord amongft xafiurji/ig all Heats ly Annamofities in the Grave of Oblivion. And if you can think of any Act by which Tour ^Properties & Liberties may be better Secured, you [hall find zreadyConC'Mrence in me for your Satufaflion & the Publick Good, in which I fhall never mix my own private Inter eft. And foGentlemenl with a Happy Agreement amongft you for Their Majefties Serv'ce, %ur twn Trofperity and the Common Safety. * Printed by Wilitan Brtiftrt, Anno Dem. 1693. One of four hitherto unknown Bradford publications acquired by the Society, this broadside, printed in i6g3, urges the assembly of the province to look to the defense of New York and to raise money for its Indian allies (see bibliography, imprint no. 4). THE NEW-YORK HISTOBICAL SOCIETY