The business being completed and leave taken, we went to M"^ Ferris' who invited us to breakfast. This done, tlie tide being favorable after breakfast, we resolved to depart though it rained hard. We, accordingly took our leave both of the inducted Magistrates and Inhabitants generally, and rowed according to our Calculation about 12 o'Clock out of the KiU ; passed Hell-gate with a favourable tide and landed about 3 o'clock at the Manhatans; reported our return and delivered these in Amsterdam in N : Netherland the 1. January, 1657.

Brian Newton C. V Ruyven Carel van Brugge

926 PAPERS RELATING TO WESTCHESTER COUNTY

This first Jannuary Ao 1657 : In east towne

in the N. Netlierlands.

Wee hose hands are vnder writen do promes to oune the

gouernor of the manatas as our gouernor and obay all liis

magastrates and lawes that ar mad acordin to god so long as we

liue in liis Juridiction.

Robbert Basset Nick Lookerly

.' . his John Quimbie

~' ' ' ' ' George >< Reith Josiah Gilber

mark Obodiah Gilbert

. , John Finch Jonathan Llockwood . . John Wilson his

■■' • Richard Horton Robert ><J Meacker

, ■:; '^ Thomas Taylor ,, mark

• . his ■ his

Hendrick X Cornelyssen Jeffery ><j fferris ■'' '■ ' mark mark

Thamis Martin

Uifv. Honored Sir

Wee liumbly Desr and request that you wold be plesed to send vs a Court Booke and those 12 Mvskets which yo" spak of with the rest of the ammounishon for the use and safgard of ovr plantation with the orders and Laws which we are to walk by