Lieutenant and Valiant Council of War, therefore, wishing to _ prevent all irregularities and infractions of military discipline. herein order and direct the officer and the military under his. command stationed at the Redoubt, not to remove himself, from the Redoubt, much less to send any of his command hither to

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the Village of Wildwyck without proper consent of the Capt. Lieutenant or other Commander who represents him for the time, nor without being accompanied by a proper escort on pain of being arbitrarily punished by Court Martial. Tuvs done by the Capt. Lieutenant and Valiant Council of war in the fortress Wildwyck the 17! 8ber, 1663.7 :

18') ditto. Received an answer from the Court of this village to the Order sent to them the 15' October, respecting the nonrepair of the fortress Wildwyck. It reads as follows:

"The W. Court having read the order dated the 15t gber, sent hither by the Capt Lieutenant to the W: Court, which is therein requested to repair and renew the palisades of this Village of Wildwyck, so that the same may be in a state of defence, the W. Court finds that necessity requires that this village be properly secured and protected by setting up of good palisades ; the W. Court, therefore, orders and directs that each farmer shall duely set up and repair the old, with new, palisades in front of his lot; and the others, being inhabitants or Burghers oecupying 34 lots: in this village, shall be obliged properly to repair and set up new palisades in place of the old, from the Water gate along the curtains unto the lot of Arent Pietersen Tack, the new palisades being at least two feet in circumference, but the thicker the better, and 13 feet in length, according to the circumstances of the case to be determined by the W.