other begun Towns consisting of one dwelling or a hamlet, who obtains a lot or building plot, also that all and every one from now forth who has sought or obtained lands, must seek and obtain therefor proper patents, and there obtained lands they must speedily undertake to plant and cultivate, and at the least from the proceedings of the patent have residing and kept thereon one able bodied man.

On the 4th and 5th points the Fiscal was ordered to notify Anthony Van Zalee to keep his cattle and hogs out of the common meadows, and that if he claimed any more right to the meadows to ;

make the same known to the Director General and Council

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the Fiscal is directed to impound all

cattle and hogs found on the meadows.

An answer to the 6th point will be taken into consideration. On what is sought in the 7th point, consent is given, as in other towns, to an exemption from the payment of the tenth for the space of 10 years, with the exception of the plantation of the Heer Werckhoven. Done in Fort Amsterdam in New-Netherland on the 12th of May 1659. Against the above stands, By order of the Noble and Right Honorable Lord and Director General and Council of the NewNetherland

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Witness,

C.

V Ruyven, Secretary.

The order of the 30th of January 1659 referred to in the answer to the 1st, is as follows

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Proclamation.

All persons are hereby notified and informed, that those who have obtained lots or plantations in the newly settled Town of Utrecht, are hereby directed within six weeks from the date hereof, to