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NICHOLAS BAYARD. 521

THE TRIAL?

In a Special Court of Oyer and Terminer, New York City,
February, 1702.

Hon, Wuuutam Arwoon,? Chief Justice,
Hon. Apranam Durrysrer,? Judges.
Hon. Roszsr Waurens,

January 6.

Lieutenant Governor John Nanfan™ and his eouneil com-
plained of libels against the government in the form of peti-
tions circulated and signed by Colonel Nicholas Bayard and
others, and addresses to the King of England, the Parlia-
ment and Lord Cornbury, who had succeeded Lord Bella-
mont ag Governor of these Colonies and who was now on his
way here.

Attorney General Broughton‘ gave a written opinion that

1Bibuography. Chandler’s American Criminal Trials. See 1,
: American State Trials, 116; Howell’s State Trials (London, 1812),

‘ol, 14,

Arwoop, Witu1aM. Born in England; published a large num-
ber of controversial pamphlets during last two decades of the
Seventeenth Century, and the early years of the Eighteenth;
arrived in New York, where he had been appointed Chief Justies
and Judge of the Court of Admiralty, August, 1701; suspended
from his offiee by Lord Cornbary and foreed to flee from the colony,
June, 1702; died 1705. (See 2 Diet. of Nat. Biog.; New York State
Library Ann, Rep., 1902; Calendar Couneil Minutes, 1868-1783.)

*Depuvsrern, AppanaM. (1659-1728.) Born and died in New
York City; mayor of New York, 1691-1695, and afterwards chief
justies of the province; president of the King’s Council and acting
Governor,

*sNawran, JouN. Born Birtsmorton, Worcestershire, England;
captain of Sir John Jacob’s regiment of infantry; sailed for New
York, 1697, where he served a3 Lieutenant-Governor under Richard
Coote, Earl of Bellamont; was Acting Governor from death of
Bellamont, 1700, until the arrival of Lord Cornbury, 1701; returned
to England, 1705, and died at Greenwich, 1716.

*BrovcuTox, Sampson Sueuton. Came to New York colony
from England, 1701; Attorney General, 1701-1703; member of
eouncil of Lord Cornbury, 1702. (See New York State Lib
‘nncal Report, 1902; Calendar of Council Minutes, 1668-1783)