Hyert ; William Artzen, his daughter above named; Abram van Dyck and Elizabeth; Herman Jurckze and Maria; Antje van Weert wife of Samuel Canckle ; Antje Sybouwt wife of Jan Beesly; Peter Storm and Margarietje; Antje wife of Henderick Kranckheyt ; Antje van Lent wife of Corel Davidson ; Cornelius van Texel and Antje his wife ; Antje Keninck wife of Lowies Bowie."

The sixth church book commences with the following preface : " In this book is noted from the existing notes the receipt and expenditure of each outgoing deacon, since the year of our Lord, A. D. 1697. Being intended to note said accounts uprightly, as per contents of the notes in this book, as much as will be possible according to truth ; but as it is very dangerous for a good pilot to arrive safely in a strange harbor without falling on a bar or rock, principally in dark weather, I request accordingly very earnestly and in a friendly manner, from the kind reader, to please to take in good part if any obscure notes might come in my way as according to our opinion, we find some somewhat obscure ; it is, however, my intention, with the help of God, according to the best of my knowledge to close the following accounts according to truth and to make a beginning firstly outgoing deacon as follows :

1697, the 30th October, Jan Ecker received in his deaconship for £S5 IX.

1699, the 6th of August, Jan Ecker having finished his time, as appears by his delivered notice of his service as deacon, shows his receipt of the communion money to be ^54 16. Further I find a notice dated 25th August, 1702, in which Jan Ecker acknowledges when he was dea-