This put the people in some heart, and finding it absolutely necessary to embrace that opportunity so providently bestow'd on them, all hands fell to work and in 2 weeks time Clear'd a way thro' the woods of 1 5 miles long with the utmost toyle and labour, tho' allmost starv'd and without bread Which being effected, 50 familys were immediately sent to Schorie, when being arriv'd and allmost setled, they there receiv'd orders from the Governour, not to goe upon that knd, and he who did so, shou'd be declar'd a Rebell.

This Message sounded like thunder in their ears, and surpris'd them beyond expression, but having seriously weighed matters amongst themselves, and finding no manner of likely hood of subsisting elsewhere, but a Certainty of perishing by hunger, Cold, etc, if they return'd the found themselves under the fatall necessity of hazarding the GoV^ Resentments, that being to all more Ehgible than Starving.

In the same Year in March, did the remainder of the people (tho' treated by the Governour as Pharao treated the Israelites) proceed on their Journey, and by God's Assistance, travell'd in fourtnight with sledges thro' the snow wliicli there Cover'd the ground above 3 foot deep. Cold and hunger, Joyn'd their friends and Countrymen in the promis'd land of Schorie.

The number of Germans who came hitlier to searcli for bread for themselves, their Wifes and Children were more then the land allready granted them by the Indians Cou'd supply with settlements, and some of the people of Albany endeavouring to purchase the land round 'em from the Indians on purpose to Close them up, and deprive them of any rang for their Cattle, they were oblig'd to sollicit all the Indian Kings there adjoyning for more land, which tliey willingly granted 'em & sold 'em the rest of the land at Schwie, being woods, Rocks and pastaridg for 300 pieces of Eight.