Livingston doe meet ye gent" this afternoon k advise them in y' matter

Resolved that there be a fort made about ye house of Bartel Vroman at Sarachtoge & Twelve men Raised out of ye Two Companies of ye Citty & 2 Companies of y« County to Lye there upon pay who are to have 12'^ a day besides Provisions and some Indians of Skachkook to be there with them to goe out as skouts in y* Part of ye County.

Resolved that ye fort at ye halfmoon about ye house & barne

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of harme Lievcse be Removed to a more convenient Place & y« Mayor & M' Evert Banker to goe thither & see it effected.

Resolved that there be a fort made at Paepsknee in y« most Convenient Place, & y* Melgert abrah : Claes van Petten marte Cornelis gerrit gysbertsen & y® Inhabitants of Paepsknee make y« same for there security to retreat into upon occasion & that albt Ryckman & John Beekman see it effected.

Resolved that there be a fort made at Betlehem in the most Convenient Place, and y* the inhabitants of Betlehem make y« same for there oune security to Retreat unto upon occasion, & albert Ryckman Justice of ye Peace & Johannes Beekman to see it done.

Resolved that Capt. Gerrit Teunise and y« Commission officers of his Company doe order a fort to be made att y« Groot Stuk and one at Pompoenik where it shall be thougt most convenient since y® fort about y® Barn of Lawrence van ale is judged Dangerous except yc Bergh with Corn be removed all which is for y® Peoples most security, & that y^ People of Patcook doe make there Retreat to Johannes Bensings upon occasion & what y® s^^ Capt and officers shall doe herein y« Inhabitants there are to submitt too upon there Perrills