One of Colve's summary acts was his attempted confiscation of the property of the infant Lewis Morris, which he was prevented from accomplishing by the skillful address of Colonel Morris. The governor very promptly notified the settlements of the existence of the new regime, and demanded their obedient submission. One of the first to receive his attention in this regard was Westchester, or Oostdorp, whose recalcitrant behavior at the advent of the English in 1664 will be recalled by the reader. To the citizens of that backslidden town Colve, on August 13, sent notification to appear before him and his council without delay, " together with their constables' staves and English flags, and they would, if circumstances permitted, be furnished with the prince's colors in place of the British ensign." Needless to say, this command was complied with, and the Westchester men were warned that " in future they should demean themselves as loyal subjects." The government of the place was reorganized on the Dutch plan, with a new set of magistrates and new local regulations, among which was the requirement that the people should be of the Reformed Christian religion in uniformity with the Synod of Dort, or at least well-aftectioned thereunto. The village of Fordham, also, was constrained to adapt its local affairs to the new conditions. Colve caused its citizens to nominate to him six of their number best qualified to act as magistrates, all of whom should be of the Reformed Christian religion, and at least one-half men of Dutch nationality. This action as to Fordham, however, was in part the result of the initiative of the people of the place, who desired a new status of village government. The secretary of the province under Colve, it is worthy of mention, was Cornelius Steenwyck, who subsequently became the owner of the Manor of Fordham.