[115] _Conn. Col. Rec._ (1665–78), pp. 260, 334, 335, 339–43, 578–86. _N. Y. Col. Doc._, iii. 254. Governor Dongan’s jealousy of Andros makes his statement of Andros’s intentions ten years before questionable authority, especially when it is remembered that at the time he made the statement he was busily engaged in trying to persuade the people of Connecticut to ask to be annexed to New York, rather than to Massachusetts under Andros. Under these circumstances, one cannot help suspecting his testimony as to memoranda left behind by Andros, who was one of the most cautious and methodical of men. _N. Y. Col. Doc._, iii. 415. If Andros intended to surprise the post, he certainly was very ill-judged to send notice of his claim beforehand. For the best account of these proceedings, see Brodhead, _Hist. of N. Y._, ii. 284–286. [116] Brodhead, _Hist. of New York_, ii. 303–306. _New Jersey Archives_, i. 156–347. [117] _Conn. Col. Records_ (1678–89), 283–285. [118] _Mass. Rec._, iv. (2), 359–361. Brodhead, _History of New York_, ii. 127. [119] _N. Y. Col. Doc._, iii. 257 ff. [120] _N. Y. Col. Doc._, iii. 254, 258, 259, 266, 267. See also Randolph’s report in the same vol. 242. Hutchinson, _Coll._, 476, 490. Brodhead, ii. 290. Mather’s _Brief History of the War_, 117, 129, 254. [121] _N. Y. Col. Doc._, iii. 264, 265. [122] _N. Y. Col. Doc._, iii. 235, 256. [123] _N. Y. Col. Doc._, iii. 260–265. [124] _N. Y. Col. Doc._, 279–284, 302–308. For Andros’s answer, 308–313. [125] _N. Y. Col. Doc._, iii. 314–316. [126] Duncan, 589. _N. Y. Col. Doc._, ii. 741. Hutchinson, _Coll._, 542. [127] Whitmore, _Andros Tracts_, I. xlix., Note D. “In an old pedigree written about A. D. 1687 by Charles Andros uncle of the governor, and still preserved in the family, we find: ‘The 13th April 1683, the King, Charles II. gave the charge of Gentleman in ordinary of his privy chamber’ to Sir Edmund, and ‘the 6th day of the month of June 1685, the King, James II. gave a Commission to the above Sir Edmund Andros to command a troop of Cavalry to go against the rebels in England.’ This refers of course to Monmouth’s Rebellion. ‘In August, 1685, he was made Lieut.-Colonel of Lord Scarsdale’s cavalry.’” [128] Palfrey, _Hist. of New England_, iii. 319, 334. In 1678, Andros had written Blathwayt that there would be danger of Indian difficulties, “so long as each petty colony hath or assumes absolute power of peace and war, which cannot be managed by such popular governments as was evident in the late Indian wars in New England.” _N. Y. Col. Doc._, iii. 271. Earlier still, Gov. Winslow of Plymouth had told Randolph that New England could never flourish until its several colonies were placed under his Majesty’s immediate government (Hutchinson, _Coll._, p. 509), and Randolph had urged the matter upon the council in his celebrated report. Hutch., _Coll._, 477–503. [129] _Mass. Hist. Soc. Coll._, 4th Series, vol. ii.