Seal 0/1686: Sable ; Mill-sails in Saltire ; a Beaver in Chief and base, and a flour barrel, proper, on each side, surmounted by a Coronet. Supporters, two Indian Chiefs proper ; the one on the dexter side holds a warclub in his right hand the one on the sinister holds in his left hand a bow. In the dexter corner over the Indian's head is a cross patriarchal, as emblematic of the Gospel to which he is subject. On the scroll, Sigill. Civitat: Nov: Eborac : The whole is surrounded by a wreath of laurel.

PAPERS RELATING TO THE CITY OF NEW YORK. 399

PERMISSION TO DOM^ FABRICIUS TO PREACH HIS FARE- WELL SERMON.

An Answer to y« last Peticon of y^ Lutheran Minisf M' Jacobus Fabritius, wherein hee requested liberty to give his Congregacon a Valedictory Sermon, and to Install the new Come- Minisf according to ye Custome used by those of their lieligion.

Tlie Contents of this Peticon being very reasonable, & (as I am Informed) according to y« Custom of ye Augustine Confession, T doe very well approve thereof & Grant the Peticon''^ Request. Given under my Hand at fifort James in New Yorke, this 11^'' day of August 1671.

Frans Louelace.

PETITION AGAINST REV^ J. FABRITIUS. 24 Feby. 1674

To the Worship^' Heeren President, Burgomasters & Schepens of this City N: Orange.

Annetje Cornells represents with very great humihty that she hath divers times requested that the house belonging to her and her children from God & Nature may be given up to her, As she is very siclily and beladen with the Quartan Ague, having been obliged the whole winter to sleep in tlie garret under the roof of the liouse, whicii truly is a very hard thing to happen to an old woman, & all this for a drunken and constant prophaner of God's name, a ci-devant Lutheran Preacher, named, as he says Jacobus Fabritius her married but unfaithful husband, who has driven her out of her own house and Chamber wliich she intended for her sou ; which is truly a matter that ought not be tolerated in a place where LaAV is maintained as is tlie Case in this government, the good God be fervently thanked therefor.