Provided always that none of the lands of the said manor shall be made away, alienated, or contrary to the tenor of these presents, or otherwise disposed of, but from thenceforth forever be and remain as lands of inheritance towards the support and maintaining of the church ministry of the said congregation as before expressed and recited and not otherwise. And finally, T, the said testator, (li> hereby declare that I have nominated, appointed, and authorized my aforesaid dear and loving wife Margarite Riemers ^ to be my only and lawful executrix

a On ttio 1-ith of Nov., icn. occurs an acrroement by which John Archer was to pay ton per cent, upun the Tth of Mar, irT4. Thomas Gibs and Jolui Curtis coiaplainod to the Governor that .lohn .^rcht'^. at Fordhrun, is owinj,' them some mom-y, and that sunt Arclvor is ili.sposnifr of his tiff CIS with intfiuion to defraud his creditors ot lin-ir just ritrh: ; th.:reforo ih'j Schciit and MatrLstrates of the afore.^aid town of Fordham, are hereby ordered and c^iuiinanded to arrest, on the complaint of said peraon^^, the estate and effects of the above lueiitioned Archer, and to allow ?a;d per:ions, after due exanauaMon, and accordiu;^ to the s:a'e of the cas'j, tu receive good law- ajid justice."-- N. Y. (Jol. .MSS. vol. ii, 70S.

6 Margaret Po Uelraer was the daufrliter of -- Do itiitiier and Elt.-'.abeth GrovennitW. yargorel, after the death of Steenwycic, married Domiuio lieurious Selyus.

THE TOVrS OF WEST FAR-MS.

..-f Uii.'» my last will and testament, giving and granting by these presents unto .V r liiy s:\i I wife as full and ample power and authority as all other executors by Uw have and do enjoy, as in and by an English translated copy thereof and the klA original Dutch will in the hands and custody of the said minister, elders and .jracoiis doth fully and at large appear," &:c.. ttc.^*