Besides this they shall sign an act and promise under oath that they never more will inhabit any of the lands of our Lords and principals situated in Vreedlandt, now lately by them called Westchester, or any other lands within the limits finally concluded at Hartford, nehher settle, or build, or plant, or sow, or mow there, without a special order and consent of your Honors, under the penalty if they acted contrary to it of corporal punishment, as the case might require, &c.^

The council sustained this demand of the attorney general (as plaintiff,) the same day.

Upon the 16th of March, 1656, Lieut. Thomas "Wheeler and his English associates at Vreedlandt, voluntarily submitted themselves to the government of the New Netherlands. Their names were as follows :

Thomas N. Newman, Thomas Wheeler,

Robert Basset, Isaac Holbert,

John Cloes, Robert Rocs,

Sherrood Damis, James Bill,

William H. Fenfall, John S. Genner,

Richard C. Meares, Richard Osbort,

Samuel Harelt, AVilliam AVard.-

The following prisoners were released on the 25th of March, 1656, Captain R. Ponton, William Elet Black, merchant, John Gray and Roger Wheeler.b They were " commanded to depart the limits of the New Netherlands, except some of the inhabi-

» Alb. Rec. vol. ii. 301.

ii Arrested for taking up arms at Vreedland.

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tants of Vreedlant would adopt them and become bail for their good behaviour." "In 1656 the iuhabilauts of Westchester dispatched five of their number, viz., Lieut. Thomas Wheeler, Thomas Newman, John Lord, Jonah Wilbert, WilUam Ward and Nicolas Hurler, to the governor and council that they might confirm and establish them, and praying that they may in future appoint their civil ofiicers-''^