All which aforesaid I, Bout Francen, acknowledge to have received from Mr. La Montagne, promising to deliver them back to the abovenamed La Montagne in the like condition on the expiration of our contract, or in default the value or what is as good. To my knowledge BOUT FRANSEN. CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN. Mr. La Montangne discharges and releases Bout Francen from the aforesaid contract and his brother-in-law from the bail bond. Said Bout Francen has delivered the bowery back to Mr. Montagne 27th Sept. 1643. LA MONTAGNE. PATENT FOR LAND ON LONG ISLAND AT MERECHKAWICK (TWELFTH WARD BROOKLYN). We, Willem Kieft, Director General and Council of New Netherland etc., herewith testify and declare, that to-day, date underwritten, we have given and granted to Peter Caesar* the Italian a certain piece of land for a tobacco plantation, lying in the bight of Merechkawick, where Peter Montfort has his land on the east and Michael Piecet on the west, stretching along the * Peter Caesar Alberto of Venice, Italy, ancestors of the Alburtis and Burtis families. valley fifty-seven rods and along the land of Peter Montfort southward into the woods two hundred and seventy rods, containing four and twenty morgens four hundred and fifty rods, with express condition and stipulation, that the said Caesar Alberto etc etc. Done at Fort Amsterdam in N. N. June 17th 1643. By Order etc CORNELIS VAN TIENIIOVEN, Secy. WILLEM KIEFT. On the first of May A° 1647 220 rods of land adjoining the above described piece the same in length and width were granted to Peter Caesar, provided it does not work prejudice to his neighbors. Signed the same day by Willem Kieft. By Order etc CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN, Secry. PATENT FOR RED HOOK (BROOKLYN L. I.) We, Willem Kieft, Director General and Council of New Netherland etc., hereby testify and declare, that to-day, date underwritten, we have given and granted to Wouter van Twiller, late Director in New Netherland, a piece of land called the Red Hook, situate on the North river, with express condition and stipulation etc etc Done at Fort Amsterdam in N. N. the 22 of June 1643 new style. By order etc. CORNELIS VAN TIENIIOVEN, Seer. WILLEM KIEFT. PATENT FOR LAND AT MESPATH KIL, L. I We, Willem Kieft, Director General and Council ete herewith testify and declare, that to-day, date underwritten, we have given and granted to Burger Jorissen a certain piece of land lying at Mespachtes Kil on the eastside, stretching along Tymen Jansen's land one hundred and sixty-five rods, along the valley eighty-five rods with a point of land near the valley of twenty rods and along the valley one hundred rods with a point of land stretching eastwardly sixty-five rods and thence to the head of the valley, which bounds this land, seventy-eight rods; the width fronting the valley is eighty-five rods; containing twenty-nine morgens five hundred and sixty-six rods: under the express condition and stipulation etc etc. Done at Fort Amsterdam in N. N. the 3 of July 1643. By order ete WILLEM KIEFT. CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN, Seer. PATENT FOR LAND NEAR THE LONG ISLAND FERRY (U. S. NAVY YARD, CITY PARK AND PART OF FIFTH WARD, BROOKLYN). We, Willem Kift, Director General and Council ete, herewith make known, that to-day, date underwritten, we have given and granted to Jacob Wolphertsen a piece of land situate upon Long Island on the East river, where the land of Cornelis Dirksen, the Ferryman, is the next to the west, stretching from the said Ferryman's land E. by S. along the river fifty-six rods and along the same towards the woods S. by E. 132 rods with a width back in the woods of forty rods and on the east side N. by W. 120 rods, containing 10 morgens and 48 rods: with the express condition and stipulation etc etc. Done at Fort Amsterdam in N. N. the 3a of July 1643. By Order etc WILLEM KIEFT. CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN, Secry. PATENT FOR LAND ON LONG ISLAND (GREENPOINT, SEVENTEENTII WARD, BROOKLYN). We, Willem Kieft, Director General and Council etc, herewith testify and declare, that to-day, date underwritten, we have given and granted to George Baxter a piece of land for a plantation containing five and twenty morgens, situate upon Long Island behind the kil of Dirck the Norman, stretching along the valley fifty rods and on the side of Dirck the Norman's land towards the woods one hundred and fifty rods and back in the woods it is wide one hundred and fifty rods and thence along the side of Jan the Swede's land to the bend of a valley; with condition and stipulation etc etc. Done at Fort Amsterdam in N. N. the 6th of July 1643. express By Order etc WILLEM KIEFT. CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN, Secry. PATENT FOR LAND ON LONG ISLAND (NEWTOWN). We, Willem Kieft, Director General and Council etc. herewith testify and declare, that to-day, date underwritten, we have given and granted to Tymen Jansen a piece of land situate on Long Island behind Peter the Chimney sweep about S. W. from the land of Burger Jorrissen and touching with the south point the point of Jan Platneus (Flatnose);* stretching along Burger's land S. S. E. from one valley to the other 165 rods with some promontories in form of a half sickle of fifteen rods and again to Burger's land, being the first starting place 147 rods N. by W. containing together with a similar triangular hook 22 morgens 324 rods including a valley stretching around this land, not mentioned here; with the express condition and stipulation etc etc Done at Fort Amsterdam, the 13th of July 1643. By Order of etc, CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN, Secr. WILLEM KIEFT. (The land covered by this patent is apparently identical with the one described on page 37.) * His real name was Jan Jansen from Ditmarsen in Holstein, progenitor of the Ditmars family.-B. F. PATENT FOR LAND ON LONG ISLAND (NEWTOWN, EASTSIDE OF DUTCH KILLS). We, Willem Kieft, Director General and Council of New Netherland etc. herewith testify and declare, that to day, date underwritten, we have given and granted to Richard Brutnel a piece of land situate upon Long Island, stretching along the limits of Mister Doutey N. N. E. one hundred and twenty-three rods, thence to the kil N. W. and N. W. by W. 195 rods and along the kil with different courses on account of several points of land mostly in the shape of a half moon 353 rods containing 49 morgens 131 rods; with the express condition and stipulation etc etc Done at Fort Amsterdam in N. N., the 28th of July 1643. By Order etc WILLEM KIEFT. CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN, Sec'. PATENT FOR LAND ON LONG ISLAND (SEVENTH WARD BROOKLYN). We, Willem Kieft, Director General and Council etc. herewith testify and declare, that to-day, date underwritten, we have given and granted to Jan Montfort a piece of land situate on the bay of Merechkawick between the land of Joris Rapalje on the east side and the land of Peter Montfort on the westside, stretching along the valley 88 rods and along the land of said George Rapalye S. towards and into the woods 210 rods and in width back in the woods 88 rods and near the valley northward to the valley 210 rods containing all together 28 morgens; with the express condition and stipulation etc etc. Done at Fort Amsterdam in N. N. the first of December 1643. By Order ete CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN Sec. WILLEM KIEFT In the year 1647 one hundred and ninety rods in the rear of the foregoing piece of land along the whole length of it and in proportionate width, were granted to the widow of Jan Montfort provided it work no prejudice to the neighbors. On the first of May 1647 it was signed at New Amsterdam by Willem Kieft and below stood By Order etc C. VAN TIENHOVEN, Secry. COURT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST A. VAN DER DONCK SHERIFF OF RENSELAERWYCK FOR ENCROACHMENT ON THE PRIVILEGES OF THE COMPANY. On the 21 May 1643. Cornelis van der Hoykens, fiscal general New Netherland, Pltf agst Adriaen van der Donck, sheriff of Renselaerswyck, Deft. In the case of an attack on the privileges of this country. Having seen the summons served on said Verdonck on the requisition of the Fiscal of Now Netherland to appear personally before us in six weeks after the receipt of said summons, and the defendant having been called three times, and not appearing, therefore we have allowed a default against him and ordered that said Verdonck shall be again summoned to appear personally before us within four weeks from this date, to defend his case. Whereas Adriaen van der Donck, sheriff of Renselaerwyck has on the 9th November 1642 seized some goods on the bark of the Patroon of said Colony from Fort Amsterdam belonging to Jan Laurensen, the duty on which was paid in Holland, which goods the said Jan Laurensen had put on board of said bark to be discharged at Fort Orange and delivered to his partner residing there, as appears by affidavit of March 5 1643, for which cause Verdonck had been summoned by the Fiscal General of New Netherland to appear personally before the Director and Council of New Netherland, to answer for the attack and excess committed on the justice and privileges of New Netherland, on which summons default for failure of appearance was granted; he is summoned formally in addition the second and third time. Therefore we the Directors and Council having heard the complaint and requisition of the Fiscal, taking into consideration the consequence of the case, have declared the abovenamed Verdonck in contumacy and rebel against justice and therefore have condemned him to restore the goods seized by him, or the value thereof according to the invoice of the complainant, with damage thereon estimated at fifty guilders, I mean 60 guilders, and in addition to pay a fine of one hundred guilders and the cost of suit, hereby commanding him not, and forbidding even more, to do such an act on pain of losing his office and being arbitrarily punished. Thus done in Council in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland the 8th of October A° 1643. DECLARATIONS CONCERNING DEPREDATIONS ON LONG ISLAND. Before me, Cornelis van Tienhoven, secretary of New Netherland, appeared the underwritten witnesses, who, at the request of Anthony Jansen from Salee, attest, testify and declare in place and with promise of a solemn oath, that it is true and truthful that about noon yesterday the crew of the Seven Stars and the privateers went together on the land of Anthony Jansen from Sulee situate in the Bay, who, as an Englishman, sailing in one of the said ships, said, took from there fully 200 pumpkins. The witnesses asked, What were they doing there? They answered, We are in search of the hogs on Coney Island; if we find the hogs, we shall take them all away with us. Thereupon the deponents replied, Those who are running there are Lady Moody's hogs. We shall not then go there, said the Seven Stars' crew. Done the 13th October 1643. We the undersigned attest that there is not on board the frigate La Garce more than onehalf barrel of cabbage, being about 20 @ 30 heads therein; among these are small cabbages not |