Wherefore every inhabitant is hereby notified to appear at 7 o'clock on the day aforesaid , at the gate near Hendrick Jochemsen's, there, as his name is called, to proceed to work aforesaid, and to continue at it until the same shall be completed, on pain, in case of neglect or unwillingness, of paying for the first offence three guilders ; for the second offence double as much, and so on adding three guilders. Tuus ponr at the Court of the Sheriff and Commissaries of this Village Waldwyck, this 16 October, 1663, (Under written) By order of the Sheriff and Commissaries aforesaid. (Signed) Martnecs + Capito, Secretary.
Two detachments were out in the field to-day with the
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ploughmen, and one at the Redoubt by the river side. N othing else was done to-day.
19' ditto. Twodetachments were out again with the ploughmen, and one to the river side ; a party was, also, in ambush to make some discovery ; but did not see any thing.
20'h ditto. Three detachments were out in the field again with the ploughmen, and one in ambush, but did not remark any thing. An escort was also down to the river side at the Redoubt.
21st ditto. Sunday ; nothing occurred.
224 ditto. Three detachments were again out with the ploughmen, -and one in ambush as scouting. An escort was likewise sent down to the river side ; they did not see any thing.
234 ditto. Three detachments were again out with the ploughmen, but saw nothing. ~