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by indignant creditors in the charge of the sheriff,
and was held in custody until the news of his suc-
cession to the earldom of Clarendon reached the
colony. The library, furniture, and pictures of
the Queen's cousin were sold at auction, while the
ex-Governor skulked back to England to make the
best possible showing as to his appropriation of
public moneys to private uses. We can picture
him wiping his eyes in pathetic deprecation, as he
exclaimed: "If the Queen is not pleased to pay
me, the having the Government of New Jersey,
which I am persuaded the Queen intended for my
benefit, will prove my ruin!"

Lord Lovelace, Cornbury's successor, demanded
a permanent revenue. But recent experience had
taught the colonists to hold the financial power in
their own hands and they consented only to an
annual appropriation, thus making the salary
of the Governor dependent on his good conduct.
What would have been the result of this clash of
interests will never be known, since Lord Lovelace
died on May 5, 1709, the same day on which the
act was passed.

Major Richard Ingoldesby, Leisler's old enemy,
now came into power and held the reins for a few
months, until mismanagement of an expedition