The commandant at fort Casinir, named Jan Paulussen Jacquet, brother in law of D^ Casparo Carpentier, told us that it happened in the Spring that this Parson was tippling witli a smith and being full of brandy they came to fisticuiis and beat each others lieads black and blue ; yea, that the smith tore all tlie clothes from the Dominies back so that the good Dominie had to withdraw privately and suddenly and become somewhat recovered before any of liis flock liad sought explanation the one from the other. Sed hoc parergiccos.

On Long Island are 7 Villages belonging to our province of which 3 namely Breuckelen, Midwout and Amerfort are settled by Dutcli who heretoforj used to hold communion with us and withfjame great diihculty to preaching here. It was some tliree liours work for som^ of t'.iem ere they could come liere. Wherefore wlien De Pol ;i emus arrived here from Brasils, they requested that he might be appointed their preacher wliich was granted by the Plon'^i*' Director General k Council.

The four other villages on Long Island viz : Gravesend Mid delburgh Vlissingen & Heerastede were established by the English. Those of Gravesend are reported Mennonists ; yea, they, for the most part, reject Infant Baptism, the Sabbatli, the office of Preacher, and the Teachers of God's word, saying that tlirough these have come all sorts of contention into the world. Wlienever they meet together the one or tlie otlier reads sometliing for them. At Flushing tiiey heretofore had a Presbyterian Preacher who conformed to our church, but many of tliem became endowed witli divers opinions and it was with them quot homines tot sententia. They absented themselves from preaching, nor would they pay the Preaclier his promised stipend. The said preaciier was obliged to leave the place and to repair to the English Virginias.