may be employed by the villages, to levy soldiers, and to purchase

such ammunition as the occasion may require. be divided as follows

:

The penalty for killing animals without a permit shall

one third to the informer, one third to the officer, and one third to the Town.

Done in Fort Amsterdam in New Netherlands, this 18 th January 1660. The above is the ordinance of the Noble Lord Director General of New Netherland. Witness

Cornelius Van Ruyven, Secretary.

On the 6 th of Dec. 1660, 1 sent a petition to the Director General and Council, in which in consequence of my being confined to my house with a sore leg, I requested them to commit the supervision of the town of New Utrecht to the Heer Tonneman, Scout of New Amsterdam, and to anthorize him,

my stead, to settle all controversies, misdeeds, and difficulties, also to stimulate the people to build

in

dwelling houses, a block house and public pound, and to dig wells for the benefit of the community.

My petition was sent to the General by my son Laurens de Sille, on which he sent me word that in 4 or 5 days he would personally go to New Utrecht for the purpose in the first place of putting every tiling in good order.

had been

:

The Lord General in the mean time became sick and matters remained as they

I waited for his recovery and intend to wait and see what will follow.

now close this Introduction or Commencement of the Records the Town, all the preceding