The General Court of _Boston_ sent their Warrants to keep Court at _York_ under their Authority, and for that purpose Commissionated Magistrates by their own Authority, namely Major General _John Leveret_, Mr. _Edward Ting_, Captain _Richard Walden_, and Captain _Robert Pike_: Whereupon the King’s Justices did oppose their Warrants, and sent Post to _New York_, with an Address to General _Nicholas_, for Advice what to do therein; who forthwith dispatch’d away to the Governors of _Boston_, informing them of the danger of their Proceeding, it being an open breach of Duty, to subvert the Government establish’d by his Majesty’s Power; also sent the King’s _Mandamus_, _April 1666._ that will’d to the contrary. Notwithstanding the _Boston_ Magistrates in _July 1668._ in order to their _Boston_ Commission, came to _York_ Town in the said Province, with several Armed Men, Horse and Foot, to keep Court under their Authority; Opposition was made by the King’s Justices, and his Majesty’s Power was urg’d, but little regard thereunto shewn; his Majesties _Mandamus_ was likewise much insisted upon, and produced by the Justices, who ask’d the _Bostoners_ what they thought of it? and how they durst act so contrary to the King’s Will and Pleasure? Major General _Leveret_ told them, That he believ’d it might be the King’s Hand, but he had a Commission from the general Court at _Boston_, which he would follow and observe by the help of God. The same day in the Afternoon the said Major General _Leveret_, with the rest of the _Boston_ Magistrates, seiz’d and imprison’d the Province Marshal in doing his Office, and then forthwith went in warlike posture to the Court-house, where the King’s Justices sat in Judicature, and putting them from their Seats, sat down themselves in their Places, and Executed their _Boston_ Commission. The King’s Justices drew a _Protest_ against their Proceedings, and so left the Decision to God’s Providence, and his Majesty’s good Pleasure. Then they turn’d out all Officers, both Military and Civil, and Swore others in their Places under their Authority; they forc’d the whole Record of the Province out of the Recorders House contrary to his Will, by vertue of a Special Warrant from that Court. They imprison’d the Mayor of the said Province about three weeks, forcing him to give in five hundred Pound Bonds, not to act according to his Commission; which with some Reservations he was forc’d to deny for the security of his Estate. These riotous Proceedings thus acted with such a precipitate fury, so incens’d his Majesty, that speedy care had been taken to reduce them to reason, had they not upon mature consideration bethought themselves afterwards to yield Obedience to his Majesties Orders.