referr❜d to y° next Court of Sessions to make Enquiry into the value of the Premises, soe that it may bee made over to the Towne for their convenience, they paying some yearly Rent charge or Quit Rent to be reserved thereupon. By Ord' &c: A Petiçon from Newtone about their Bounds between them & Boswyck, upon which this Ord' went forth. Vpon the Petiçon of yeInhabts of Newtowne that some indifferent Person might be appointed to view & Lay out the Bounds between them & their Neighbors of Boswijck; It is Ordered That on each part they bring in their Patents or p' pretences to the next Court of Sessions who are to make Enquiry thereunto, & to make Report of their Judgments therein to ye Governo. By Ord' &c. Whereas there is a Matt' in Difference between Capt" Jaques Courtelijau & ye Inhabitants of the Towne of New Utrecht, touching his and their particular Interest to y° Land within the Lymitts of their General Patent; to ye end a faire Composure may be made between them, and that I may have a Right understanding of the Busyness, I doe recommend the examinaçon of ye Matter unto Mr Johannes de Peyster, Mr Christopher Hoogeland, Mr francis Rombout, & M Jacob Leysler, who are desired to endeavor a good Agreemt between them; And M2 Cornelijs Van Ruijven one of ye Aldermen of this City is likewise hereby desired to Communicate unto the Persons aforemençoned what hath past heretofore, or is upon Record touching this Matter, Of all wch They are to render mee an Accot for my approbaçon of what They shall doe, or Determination of the Matter otherwise According to Law & good Conscience. Given, &c. this 2a day of ffebry 1671-2. The agreem1 that was made upon this Difference above-written. February 2a 1671-2. This day yo Governor haveing issued forth an Order to Mr de Peyster &c: to examine into & end a certaine difference betweene Capt Jaques Cortelijau & y® Inhabitants of New Vtrecht about some Land within their Patent, They are come to an agreem✶ thereupor., viz1 Jan Van Cleve & Adriaen Williamsen on behalfe of the Towne who had deputed them doe engage to pay to Capt Jaques Cortelijau or his Assignes y sume of 1750 guilders, to bee paid at foure payments In Corne, That is to say, winter Wheate at 6 guild's ye skepple, & other Corne at price currant; Every yeare a direct 4th part, the first payment to be made the next Christmas after the Date hereof, the other three payments the severall Christmas times following, each one-third part. In consideraçon whereof Capt Jaques Cortelijau doth & shall desist his p'tentions to ye Common Bush-Land within the Patent of New Utrecht, & resignes it to the Inhabitants there, Reserving only a double Lott to himselfe, as also that he shall have Liberty to remove his ffence at Nayack as farr as the Creuple Bush unto ye Land of van Kirke, soe neare about to ye North East Hooke of a Small Island. Provided hee have a sufficient space for Outdrift of Cattle. To this Agreement the Commission's nominated by ye Governo' & ye Partyes, as also Mr Van Ruijven have sett to their Hands as Witness. The Governors Approbaçon. I doe very well approve of this agreem' made before the Commission" by mee appointed to examine into ye Difference between Capt Jaques Cortelijau on ye one part, & Jan Van Cleve & Adriaen Williamsen on behalfe of the Towne of New Vtrecht on the other part; The wch I doe hereby Order to be entred upon Record as a finall Determinaçon of the case. Given under my hand this 3a day of ffebruary 1671-2. FFRAN. LOVELACE. MEMORIALS FOR CAP MANNING (AT HIS GOEING TO Y SESSIONS IN Y EAST RIDEING OF YORKSHIRE) ffebry 24th 1671-2. To view y° Accots of ye Old Sheriff, & what remaines due of yo Last Assessmts. To call on ye Inhabitants concerning ye Reparaçons of High-wayes, & whither They have paid in yo Moneys for Powder, Armes &c: they had out of yo Magazeen. To enquire strictly into ye Rebates made on yo Towne Taxes, either for Wolves, Hue & Cryès, or any other publiq expence, & that at y Sessions y Exorbitance of Expence may bee regulated. To inquire if any Transporte Wheate in Grayne, & what small Vessells shelter themselves in Creeks, Coves &c: to traffick wth ye Inhabitants, what the Names are both of Vessels & MastTM. To settle all Affayres & inquire what strays have been taken up, & to authorize some proper Person to Officiate in that Office, allowing him one third for his paines. To see what Drift Whales have hap'ned, of wch one at Mashpeth Kills, one at Huntington, severall at Southhampton &c: & to enjoyne the respective Justices to make a strict Inspection for the future, into that Affaire. To call Mr Laughton to an Acco1 for y° receipt of all y Customes at Southhampton, as likewise that hee bring speedily one Horse, yett remaining of Coop" & a Mare from Shelter Island. To enquire how all ffines have been paid, particularly that of the Indyan at East-Hampton, & Scotts Wife at the South. If there bee any Places fitt for ye reception of small Vessells, that then you pitch on some proper person that may bee Authorized to bee as a Custome-Master there, that soe the Nation being equally dealt withall this City may receive noe Detrim in her Traffick by any small Dealers. To call on Mr Lane & Tucker, That they speedily settle y ffarmes graunted them up at yo ffresh-Water Runn, for ye Reliefe of Passengers. To bring a Lyst from Capt Young of y° Names of his Horse, Officers & the Troope. AN ORD MADE ON BEHALFE OF M CHARLTON FOR GETTING IN HIS MONEY FROM Y° TOWNE OF HEMPSTEAD, FOR TEACHING SCHOOLE THERE. Whereas I am given to understand that yo Majo' part of yo' Towne did at a Publick Meeting Contract wth Richard Charlton to keep a Schoole to Instruct yo Children & Youth there to write and read, the wch hee hath performed for the whole time of ye Contract, yet diverse of the Towne although they haue received the Benefitt thereof, doe refuse or too long delay the Payment Contracted for; These are to require you to cause speedy Payment to bee made unto him, according to your Contract, that Persons of that Calling bee not discouraged, otherwise hee will have good Remedy against you at Law to your greater Charge & Disparagemt. Given under my Hand at fort James in New Yorke this 21th day of March 1671/2. To ye Justices of the Peace, Constable, & Overseers at Hempstead. FRAN: LOVELACE. A LETT TO MAJO GENT LEVERETT AT BOSTON. Sr It was neither out of Vanity or Pride, that hitherto I have not had a Close Correspondence wth you; for believing it a receiv'd Practice that when any Stranger enters himselfe into a Neighbourhood, ye p'sent Inhabitants (by ye Rules of Vrbanity) ought to Congratulate his Reception, This being unfortunately omitted by you I could not expose the Dignity of my Royall Mast's Interest, whose Substitute (by his great Indulgence & flavo1) I am to any cheap Rate; However passing by all former Mistakes, & since ye vicinity of ye Place, & mutuall Interest may teach us a more substantiall Benefitt, then ayery Complemts I shall bee very gladd to embrace ye opportunity whenever Fairely rep'sented to mee; It is possible I may fall under yoa hard Censure in ye Prohibicon of Wheate in Grayne, but it being universall (not respecting Persons) & ye great Vtility wee receive by it, may be satisfactory without further Arguments too long here to recite; All that I drive at is, that his Maties Interest, the Glory & Hono' of our Nation (now in these portending boysterous times) may bee entirely p'served, to wch end the expedient is a mutuall Vnderstanding of our nearest Allyes, wch if you believe your selfe soe, with us I doubt not but time and a happy Opportunity may demonstrate that the (almost unknown) parts of ye World will bee able to manifest, though wee are divided from our native Soyle by Distance, yett not by Publick Interest and Loyalty; I haue now noe more but to assure you I am with all respect Yo' affec: ate Friend & Servant There are some Souldyers lately runn away from their Colors from mee, if you meet with any it will bee a great Service to his Maties Interest to returne them & I will defray all expences, & wth all esteem it a singular ffriendship to mee. Aprill yo 23d 1672. AN ANSWER FROM Majo' GenTM LEVERETT TO A LETTER SENT HIM FROM Yo GOVERNO OF N. YORKE BEARING DATE APRIL Y 23d 1672. Sr. Boston May ye 9th Anno 1672. Yors by Mr. Sharp of yo 23th April came to hand ye 29th day, thereby ye first occasion offered unto mee to assume ye Boldness to enter into this way of Correspondence with you not knowing but your beliefe may hold amongst Equalls, circumstanced sutably for Time & plase, of wch Number should I vallue myselfe, you might justly accompt mee worse then Avery, whilest the Omission of that you Count soe could not bee any temptation to you to prostitute his Matres Interest under your Betrustment to any cheape Rate, I hope I shall never give you any just Cause & blame mee for backwardness in embracing any Opportunity offered for my Acting to Publick Benefitt, & less to suspect mee for being busy in enquiring into ye motions of any publique Instrument, least of all to bee censuring of them; Even bearing it with mee as my great Concernment, to bee ready & able to give Accot of myselfe, & may I bee helped in my private & more publique capacity soe to carry it, that I may render my Accot wth Joy unto ye Lord whose Barr there's noe avoiding; To mee it will bee sufficient in attending to ye way thereof; I'm sure there can bee noe ffaylor in preserving entire in his Matves Interest, & the Nations Hono1 bee yo times never soe boysterous; & by y° Grace of God I desire and shall endeavour to bee found most nearly allyed to those that feare God, Hono' y King, Love yo Brotherhood; & in that may bee ready to doe Good unto all men that thereby I may keep close acct of Publique Interest & true Loyalty. Yo' Hono' intimating that some of yo' Souldyers had left their ColoTM, not nameing them I enquired of Mr. Sharpe their Names & told him (if hee could give them to mee) I would secure them, if they were to bee found Amongst us, & send them to you according to yo1 Desire, who since informed mee that hee had learnt their Names, & that they had shipt themselves wth one Mr. Thomas Gennor Commander of a Ship that is gone to Long Island to take in Oyle, & soe bound for London. Thus presenting my humble service to yo' Hono' I commend you to yo Protection of God, assuring you that I am Yo' ready & affecate Servant. JN LEVERETT. LRE FROM Y GOVERNO' TO Y° COM FOR Y INDYAN AFFAYRES AT Y EAST END OF LONG ISLAND. Gent. I take hold of this Opportunity by yo hands of Mr Delavall to acquaint you of severall Complaints that have been p'ferred to mee concerning yo' Administraçon of Justice in relation to y Indyan Affayres many seem to groan under yo' heavy Hand, believing the Intention of that Commission you were invested wth will not extend to ye Determinaçon of severall Courses wch naturally appertaine to ye Sessions. When that Commission was graunted to you by my Predecessor (& since allowed of by mee) it was in yo infancy of time, before the Whalefishing was in Practice & then lookt on as an Expedient to keep yo Indyans in some Order & Decorum. But Multiplicity of Affayres dayly intervening, by vertue of yo' Commission you seem to extrude Causes properly determinable at ye Sessions, by wch means ye Inhabitants will believe themselves debarred from ye Ordinary Establisht way of Administraçon of Justice towards them. You have now Justices of y Peace sufficient to sitt in the Courts; And therefore if Matts were determined in those Corts of Sessions I believe it would give a generall satisfaction to y° whole Countrey; but in regard I am soe great a Stranger to this new Affayre, I shall determine Nothing at this time positively, desireing I may Discourse it wth you at Seatalcott, Where I will be (by yo help of God) on yo 8th day of May. I cannot but take Notice that notwithstanding I sent OrdTM by Capt Manning that you should forbeare to ffine & Levy them till my farther Ord" were signified, you notwithstanding proceeded therein; whereby you either believ'd Capt Mannings Writing not to bee my Sence, or if mine of noe validity. I have noe more at p'sent, but committ you to ye protection of y° Allmighty, & rest you Forte James y 28th of Aprill 1672, Yo' Loving Friend FRAN: LOVELACE. AN ORD ABOUT WHALES. Whereas I am given to understand, That there hath been great Abuse by ye neglect of y OfficTMs of severall Townes upon Long-Island in not makeing Enquiry into or securing his Royal, Highness his part of Drift Whales or Great fish cast upon ye Beach or Shoare according to ye Directions in ye Law, the wch other persons p'sume to Engross without rendring any acct; ffor y p'vention thereof for the future, and better securing ye Dukes Interest therein, I have thought fitt to constitute and appoint, & by these Presents have hereby Constituted and appointed Mr. Wm. Osborne, & Mr. Jno. Smyth of Hempstead to make strict Enquiry either by Indyans or others, of all such Drift Whales or great ffish as shall bee cast up on the Beach or shore between ye Bounds of ye Towne of Seatalcott Eastward, & ye utmost part of the Lymitts of Gravesend or Coney Island Westward; and if any such Whale or Great ffish shall bee at any time found that they give an accot of and secure his Roy" Highness his Interest and part of them as in ye Law is sett forth; And ye said Wm. Osborne & John Smyth shall bee solely employed herein for and dureing y space & terme of yeares: They behaveing themselves therein according to yo trust reposed in them, and for what they shall lawfully Act or Doe in the Premisses, This shall bee to them a sufficient Warrant. Given under my Hand at Forte James in New Yorke this 2a day of May in yo 24th yeare of his Maties Reigne, Annoque Dı 1672. LIBERTY GIVEN TO M CORNHILL & M DOUGHTY TO SELL LIQUOS & POWDER TO Y® INDYANS Whereas Mr. Richd Cornhill one of ye Justices of Peace, & Mr. Elyas Doughty being engaged wth others in ye Whale fishing Designe, upon yo South-parts of Long Island, in the wch they are of opinion the Indyans on those parts may bee very instrumentall unto them, if they might bee permitted to furnish them with some moderate proporçon of Strong Liquors, Powder, and Lead as they shall have occasion of, ye wch many persons p'sume to sell unto ye said Indyans wthout Lycence, but the said Mr. Cornhill & Mr. Doughty Declare themselves to bee unwilling to break ye Law therein. At their request, I have thought fitt that for the space of one Whole yeare dureing ye Whale-fishing Season, or in relaçon thereunto ye said Mr. Cornhill & Mr. Doughty shall have Lycence to sell or truck wth the Indyans of those parts such a moderate proporçon of Strong Liquors, Powder, or Shott as shall noe way occasion disturbance or abuse amongst ye said Indyans or Christians, & shall bee usefull for their Whaleing Designe. For ye doeing whereof This shall bee their Warrant. Given under my Hand & seale at Forte James in New Yorke this 4th day of May in ye 24th yeare of his Maties Reigne, Annoque Dni 1672. LRE FROM Y GOVERNO & COUNCILL OF Y MASSACHUSETTS TO HIS HONO' COLL: FFRANCIS LOVELACES. ST. Wee salute you kindely. Our Allegiance to our Gracious Soveraigne, yours & our Safety, together with our just right to that part of ye Countrey, to ye Northward of his Highness the Duke Yorkes Territoryes beyound New Yorke, requires that wee endeavour Settlem on that side of the Colony nigh Hudsons River, least through our neglect thereof, the french settling in our Liber |