He was originally a native of Deinse in Flanders, and was selected at the Synod of Dort asone

of the translators of the Old Testament--so great was his:

reputation as a Hebrew Scholar. He died at Zutphen in 1640, at the age of 66 years. A list of his works will be found in the Biog. Universelle ; Biog. Dict. Watts &. The Gedenkwaardige Geschiedenissen, or Remarkable ecclesiastical and political Events, from 1603 to 1624, is represented asa sort of Supplement to Van Meteren's History. Ep.

VI.

TRIAL FOR WITCHCRAFT.

{Court of Assize Book.:]

At ye Court of Assizes held in New Yorke ye 24 day of. October 1665 &e. The Tryall of Ralph Hall and Mary his wife, upon suspicion, of Witchcraft. The names of the Persons who served on the Grand Jury. Thomas Baker, fforeman of y* Jury, of East Hampton. Capt John Symonds of Hempsteed. Mr? Hallet Anthony Waters Thomas Wandall of Marshpath Kills. M' Nicolls of Stamford Balthazer de Haart , John Garland Jacob Leisler Anthonio de Mill * > of New Yorke. Alexander Munro Thomas Searle

Jamaica

The Prisoners being brought to the Barr by Allard Anthony, Bherifts of New Yorke, This following Indictmt was read, first against Ralph Hal] and then agst Mary his wife, viz'.

The Constable and Overseers of the Towne of Seatallcott, in the East Riding of Yorkshire upon Long Island, Do Present for our Soveraigne Lord the King, That Ralph Hall of Seatallcott aforesaid, upon ye 25" day of December ; being Christmas day last, was Twelve Monthes, in the 15" yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord, Charles y° Second, by the Grace of God, King