To the ffirste interreye : hee sayeth, that in the monethes arrived the shippe the William of London (whereof William Trevore was master) was victualled and sett forth att the charges of William Cloberye, David Morehead and John Delabarr, of London raerchantes. And there were diverse goodes, laden abord by them, to be transported in the said shippe to Hutsons river which is scituate between Virginia and New England, within his Majesties dominions, there to bee traded with and trucked awaye to the natives of those countries for beaver and other skinnes and furrs the premisses he knoweth to bee true, beinge Chirurgeon of the said ;

shippe, the said voyage. To the second interreye: he sayeth, that the said shippe arrived at the mouth of Hutsons uppon or about the twentieth day of Aprill laste paste. And when she came righte river,

againste Manhuttons fort the in said river, which fort was commannded by the Dutch, This exaidate was sente to the said fort to intreate the Governor to come abord the said shippe. But the said Governor would not goe abord, but commannded that all the companye of the said shippe should come to the said fforte; wente accordinglye, and they all (excepte one boye)

78 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. lefte theire shippe, and the Governor demannded theire merchante, wherefore they came thither.

And he replyed, that they intended to goe upp further into the river, to trade with the natives of those places, as it was lawful! for them to doe, beinge the King of Englantes subiects. But the said Governor tould the saide factor, that hee could not suffer them to passe: for (as hee sayde) it was more then he could answere to his masters att home; and therefore he would take some time to advise with his counsell about it.