But the said merchants factor, named Jacob Jacobson Elkins, tould the Governor of the said fforte, that that land was the King of Englands lande, and they (: meaning the companye of the said shippe) were subiects, and therefore would trade there. And after they had stayed three dayes by the said fforte by the commannde of the Governor, they weighed their anchors and wente further into the said river, to trade and trucke awaye the godes abord the said shippe. Whereuppon the Dutch manned out three vessells after them viz* a pinnace, a carvell and a hoye, which followeth the said shippe. And after the said factor had landed a good quantitie of goodes, and had erected

Hans Jorrissen Houten, who traded to New Netherland in 1621, was Commissary or Vice-director at Fort Orange, at this time. -- Ed.

76 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. a tente, and traded with the Indians some fewe dayes; the Governor of the upper fforte, belonginge to the Dutch, cominge to the said tent with other Dutchmen with him, and perceivinge, Jacob Jacobson Eii\ins was very well aquainted with the Indians, tiiat tiie said and speake theire language very well, and was much beloved of them; and that they were a greate deale more willinge to trade with him then with the Dutch: the said Governor envied att the said merchants factor and the rest of the Englishe, and tould them, that they should not trade there any longer. But the said factor replyed, that they were the Kinge of Englands subiectes, and that that land was within the dominions of the Kinge of England. And therefore they would trade there. Whereuppon the Dutch pulled downe the said tent, and tooke all the goodes, which were in the said tent, and sente them, together with the factor and the rest of the Englishe, which were on shoare abord the said shippe the William, some in their owne boate and some in a shalloppe, belonginge to the said shippe the William.