We, Willem Kieft, Director General and Council of N. N. etc herewith testify and declare, that to-day, date underwritten, we have given and granted to Gysbert op Dyck, the whole Coney Island, situate on the east side of the bay running into the North river, with the valleys thereto belonging; on condition that in case it should be deemed necessary or advisable the Company reserves the right to establish fisheries upon the said Coney Island where most suitable; also a piece of land† situate near Coney Hook stretching N. E. from Coney Hook, it lies with its S. E. point to or near the seashore and on its west side a kil comes in on the east side of Coney IIook, from this kil E. forty-nine rods, E. by S. two hundred and forty rods, S. S. W. half point W. one hundred and thirty rods, W. a little N. two hundred and twenty-five rods, N. by W. to the place of beginning one hundred rods, containing together forty-three morgens five hundred and fiftyone rods; with the express condition and stipulation etc etc.

Done at Fort Amsterdam in N. N. the 24th of May 1644.
By Order etc

WILLEM KIEFT.

CORNELIS VAN TIENHOVEN, Secr.

DECLARATION CONCERNING SIR EDMUND PLEYDEN'S OWNERSHIP OF A BARK.

I, Peter Jansen from ant, aged about 22 years, testify at the request of Mr. Moor that he being in the year 1643 in the river named Roppehanick, in Virginia, heard one Mr. Middeller, say, that the bark now belonging to Peter Louwerensen and Mr. Thockmorten, then navigated by said Middeller was the property of Sir Edmund Pleyden, knight, to wit, the half of the bark and two hogsheads of flour freighted in said bark for account of the said Knight; the affiant offering to confirm the same on oath.

Done the 7th of July 1644.

PETER JANSEN.

At the request of Govert Loockmans, the underwritten witnesses, to wit: Cors Pietersen aged about thirty-three years, Harman Arentsen from Bremen, aged 38 years, Cornelis Mauritsen Bout, aged 27 years, William Pietersen, aged 20 years, Johannes Verbrugge, aged about 20 years, Harman Douwesen aged 26 years, Harmen Bastiaensen, aged 25 years, Jacob Jansen, aged 23 years, and Elbert Elbertsen,aged 24 years, jointly and each for himself, attest, testify and declare,in place and with promise of a solemn oath, if need be, that it is true and truthful that Govert Loockmans in

* Coney Island in the days of this patent was considerably smaller, than now; its north shore along the "Ditch" connecting Gravesend Bay and Hubbard's Creek measured 30 chains, its southshore 90 chs. along the Ocean and from the point on Pine Island Inlet to the entrance of the Ditch" into the Bay not quite 40 chs.

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Afterwards called Gysbert's or Johnson's Island, now the part of Coney Island nearest to Gravesend.

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company with the deponents, sailed from Fort Orange in the yacht Good Hope. Passing by Beeren Island, where Nicolaes Coorn is keeping his residence in the name of the Patroon Renselaer, the abovenamed Nicolaes Coorn cried out to Govert Loockmans, sailing past, Strike! Who answered, for whom shall I strike? Coorn thereto replied: For the stapleright of Renselaerswyck. To which the abovenamed Govert Loockmans answered: I strike for no man save the Prince of Orange and the Lords to whom I am subject. Whereupon Nicolaes Coorn immediately fired a cannon. The first shot went through the mainsail, and cut one of the shrouds, a halyard and a gasket; the second shot with ball, missed; the third shot, fired by an Indian from a gun loaded with ball, passed through the Prince's flag about a foot above the head of the abovenamed Loockmans who was holding the flag in his hand. Notwithstanding all this, Loockmans sailed down and pursued his voyage without firing back or making use of other force. All which we, the undersigned deponents declare to have thus happened in fact, and to be true, offering to confirm this by oath; also that this is done by us in order to bear testimony to the truth, to the prejudice, wrong, hate or favor of no man in particular.

Done on board the yacht The Good Hope lying in the roadstead in front of Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland the 5th of July, 1644.

This is the+mark of CORS PIETERSEN, abovenamed.

Before me Cornelis van Tienhoven, Secretary of New Netherland, appeared Isbrant Claesen, aged 44 years, Lubbert Jansen, aged 43 years and Jan Tomassen, aged about 40 years, who jointly and each for himself, at the request of Nicolaes Coorn, officer in Renselaerswyck, attest, testify and declare in place and with promise of an oath, if necessary, that it is true that Govert Loockmane, sailing sometime ago from above past Beren Island, Nicolaes Coorn had a shot fired with loose powder as a warning. Govert sailing on, Nicolaes Coorn aforesaid hailed and said: Strike! To which Govert made answer; For whom shall I strike? Nicolaes Coorn said: For the right of Renselaerswyck. Govert spoke: I strike for no man but the Prince, and him whom I serve. Then Ccorn let fly a shot after the bark. Govert Loockmans cried: Fire you dogs: may the Devil take you! Then Officer Coorn fired a shot which passed through the sail. All which the affiants offer to confirm.

Done in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherland, the 7th of October 1644.

COURT PROCEEDINGS, DAMAGES ASKED AGAINST NICOLAES COORN FOR FIRING ON LOOCKMAN'S VESSEL, WHEN PASSING BEEREN ISLAND.

6th of October 1644 in Fort Amsterdam.

William de Key Pltff. ag'st.

Nicolaes Coorn, Deft.

Because Coorn being appointed officer on Beren Island by Mr. Renselaer shot at and disabled Loockman's vessel with canon.

Defendant says he was authorized so to do by Patroon Renselaer.

Ordered that Coorn shall prove his words to-morrow.

8th of October, 1644.

William de Rey, attorney of Govert Loockmans, Pltff. ag'st Nicolaes Coorn, sheriff in Renslaerswyck, Deft.

Deft. having damaged by shot the sloop of Loockmans, wherefore the Fiscal assumes the case for the government of New Netherland.

Having seen the affidavits which were made and confirmed on oath on the requisition of the Pltff. and the affidavit of Deft. with the Fiscal's conclusion, taking cognizance of the protest and prohibition made by said Fiscal to the Deft. We, therefore, condemn Deft. to pay the damage he did with shot to the Pltff's sloop, said damage to be assessed by two arbitrators to be chosen for that purpose, forbidding him to repeat the act on pain of bodily punishment, and he shall within ten months produce the approbation of his Patroon confirmed by superior authority, and in default thereof further proceedings shall be taken on the Fiscal's complaint, and in the meanwhile he, the Deft. must not depart from the limits of New Netherland.

COUNCIL MINUTE, THAT REV. E. BOGARDUS REFUSED TO

23rd March 1645.

RECEIVE AN ADMONITION IN WRITING

SENT HIM BY DIR. KIEFT.

The Honble Director William Kieft has, by approval of the Council, sent an admonition in writing, dated 23 March to the minister Bogardus, which he would not receive or open, and the paper is returned by the court messenger.

RESOLUTIONS TO EMPLOY A LONG ISLAND SACHEM AGAINST HOSTILE INDIANS.

This day, being the 24th of May 1645, came here a chief named Witaneywen, sachem of Mochgonnekone, situate on Long Island, with forty-seven armed Indians, who offered their services to the government, whereupon the Director convened these underwritten persons: Fiscal van der Hoykens, Mons' la Montagne, Captain Onderhil, Ensign de Leuw, Commissaries Oloff Stevensen and Gysbert Opdyck, and of the Selectmen Jan Eversen and Jacob Stoffelsen, when said sachem submitted his proposal, and it is resolved that he shall embark in one of the Company" sloops, and sail to the place where he is to land his spies to discover the enemy; they are to report the enemy's whereabouts, and he shall then endeavor to beat them with all his force, and after the work is performed, he is to return here and he shall be rewarded as he deserves. The Director is to provide them with the necessary rations in the sloop, etc.

Before us the Director and Council of New Netherland appeared Wittaneymen, sachem of Mochgonnekonek, declaring to be empowered by his brethren, named as follows, to wit: Rochkouw, the greatest sachem of Cotsjewaminck, Mamawichtouw, sachem of Catsjeyick, Weyrinteynich, sachem of Mirrachtauhacky, and said, as well in his own name as in that of his brethren aforesaid, that they had taken under their protection the villages named, Ouheywichkingh, Sichteyhacky, Sicketauyhacky, Nisinckqueghacky, at which place the Matinnekonck now reside, and Reckonhacky, and requested to walk in a firm bond of friendship with us and promised that the Christians should experience at the hands of his people, or of those abovenamed villages, nothing but every kindness, and as a proof of their good disposition, they offered to go against our enemies, which he has done, and brought a head and hands of the enemy, and has agreed with us to aid our people from henceforth against the Indians our enemies, which we have accepted. In ratification of this treaty, we have given a present to the abovenamed chiefs, with promise not to molest them so long as he and the abovenamed villages remain in their duty, but to show them all possible friendship. In testimony of the truth the original is signed by us, confirmed by our seal and handed to the chief, the said seal being pendant thereto, the 29th of May, 1645, in Fort Amsterdam, in New Netherland.

PATENTS FOR LAND ON LONG ISLAND (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 Eversen Bout a piece of land at Marechkawick on the kil of Goranes, maize land as well as woodland: joining the easternmost end of Huych Aertson and the westernmost end of Gerrit Wolphertsen it stretches along the said Gerrit Wolphertsen's land into the woods N. E. by N. one hundred and sixty-five rods, with a width in the woods S. E. to the land of Huych Aertsen ninety-six rods, along the said Huych Aertson's land to the maize land fifty-five rods S. W. and S W. by W., thence to the valley S. W. a little S. one hundred and thirty-seven rods thence to the place of beginning along the valley (with some points of land) laid down in a paralinie (?) both places of Jun Eversen as well as of

Jacob Stoffelsen containing together twenty-eight morgens two hundred and seventy-one rods; with the express condition and stipulation etc etc

Done at Fort Amsterdam in N. N. this 6th of July 1645.

By Order etc. C. VAN TIENHOVEN, Secr.

WILLEM KIEFT.

We, Willem Kieft etc etc. have given and granted to Claes Jansen from Naerden a piece of land lying about S. by E. somewhat E. opposite to the Fort on Long Island and bounded S. W. and S. E. by Frerick Lubbersen and N. E. by Jan Manje it stretches along said Jan Manje's land from the strand S. E. point one hundred and eighty rods, S. E. fifty rods south of the hill S. W. by W. and W. S. W. eighty rods, again through the woods along the land of said Frerick N. W. by N. one hundred and eighteen rods and again fifty rods N. W. by W., then along the strand seventy-four rods, containing altogether twenty-one morgens two hundred rods; with the express condition and stipulation etc etc

Done in Fort Amsterdam in N. N. the 30th of Septbr 1645.

We, Willem Kieft etc etc., have given and granted to Henry Breser a piece of land lying on the East river between the land of Cornelis Dircksen, the Ferryman, S. by E. from the strand up one hundred and thirty-two rods, E. a little S. forty-five rods to the maize land, then through the maize land to the valley one hundred and nine rods, along the valley N. E. by N. twenty rods, then again towards the woods next to Jan Detten's land W. N. W. to the woods and through them next to Frerick Lubbersen's to the East river N. by W. one hundred and twenty rods, along the shore to the place of beginning fifty-six rods, containing sixteen morgens four hundred and sixty-eight rods, with express condition and stipulation etc.

Done in Fort Amsterdam in N. N. this 4th of Septbr 1645.

PATENT FOR LAND ON LONG ISLAND (BROOKLYN).

We, Willem Kieft, etc etc, have given and granted to Frerick Lubbersen a piece of land situate upon the East river between the land of Henry Bresen and Edward Fiscock, stretching along Jacob Wolphertsen's or now Bresen's land N. W. by W. one hundred and twenty rods, in width back in the woods E. by N. fifty-nine rods, again to the strand N. and W. by W. one hundred and thirty-four rods, along the strand W. by S. S. seventy-eight rods, containing fifteen morgens fifty-two rods, with the express condition and stipulation etc etc.

Done in Fort Amsterdam, in N. N. this 4th of Septbr 1645.