Tuus pone by the Capt. Lieutenant and Valiant Council of War in the Village Wildwyck, this 13th August 1663."

14'b ditto. Sent out fifty reapers to the burnt village, called the Great Plot, and sent with them about thirty wagonsand Ensign Neissen with a convoy of Eighty men ; gave him orders to remain there all night with the reapers and binders, and the major part of the wagons and forty men per convoy. The remaining forty:

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men returned to: Wildwyck, and said Ensign with about one' hundred and twenty men, as well reapers and binders as convoys, passed the night at the Great Plot because it was so distant, and they could not make up more than one sheaf for they could not begin the work as fresh as they wished. Brought the grain to Wildwyck as soon as it was-cut down. Kept six parties by the way in ambush to protect the said wagons. However nothing occured on this day.

15th ditto. Brought more grain from the burnt Village wherefore I kept two parties in ambush and one with the reapers and two on the road for the protection of the wagons which went through and fro. Returned in the evening altogether ; observed nothing.

16h ditto. Two parties are again sent out to the field with the reapers; came back in the evening without having seen anything. <4

17th, Two parties were again sent into the field with the reapers. Returned in the evening without seeing anything, The Heer Decker arrived here at the Redoubt from fort Orange ; had him escorted to the Village Wildwyck, but he did not tarry here long as his Honor was in a hurry to depart again. Had the said Heer de Decker escorted back to the river side and then he returned to the Manhatans.