1689.] DESIGNS OF THE KING. 189 



It will be well to observe what were the inten- 

 tions of the king towards the colony which he pro- 

 posed to conquer. They were as follows : If any 

 Catholics were found in New York, they might be 

 left undisturbed, provided that they took an oath 

 of allegiance to the king. Officers, and other per- 

 sons who had the means of paying ransoms, were 

 to be thrown into prison. All lands in the colony, 

 except those of Catholics swearing allegiance, were 

 to be taken from their owners, and granted under 

 a feudal tenure to the French officers and soldiers. 

 All property, public or private, was to be seized, a 

 portion of it given to the grantees of the land, and 

 the rest sold on account of the king. Mechanics 

 and other workmen might, at the discretion of the 

 commanding officer, be kept as prisoners to work 

 at fortifications and do other labor. The rest of 

 the English and Dutch inhabitants, men, women, 

 and children, were to be carried out of the colony 

 and dispersed in New England, Pennsylvania, or 

 other places, in such a manner that they could not 

 combine in any attempt to recover their property 

 and their country. And, that the conquest might 

 be perfectly secure, the nearest settlements of New 

 England were to be destroyed, and those more re- 

 mote laid under contribution. 1 



le Projet et le Me'moire ci-dessus ; Observations du Ministre sur le Projet 

 d'Attaquede la Nouvelle York; Autre Me'moire de M. de Callieres au Sujet 

 de I'Entreprise propose'e ; Autre Me'moire de M. de Callieres sur le mime 

 Sujet. 



1 Me'moire pour servir d' Instruction a Monsieur le Comte de Frontenac 

 sur VEntreprise de la Nouvelle York, 7 Juin, 1689. " Si parmy les habitans 

 de la Nouvelle York il se trouve des Catholiques de la fidelite desqnels il 

 croye se pouvoir asseurer, il pourra les laisser dans leurs habitations 

 apres leur avoir fait prester serment de fidelite a sa Majeste'. ... II 



