Whereuppon this deponente wente a mile belowe that forte, and there sett upp a tent, and carryed all theire goodes on shoare, and was in trade with the Salvages. And the Dutch sett upp a tent by the said englishe tent, to hinder theire trade as .much as they could. But this deponente beinge well acquainted with the Salvages (havinge heretofore lived foure yeare with them) them all came to trade with him and after he hath bine there ;

in trade about fourteene dayes, there came upp a pinnace from the lower fort, manned with the souldiers and seamen, to drive this exaidate and companye from tradinge there. And before the comminge of that pinnace, there were twoe other pinnace, lyinge neere the said shippe the William, to hinder her trade. And then there came souldiers from both the saide dutch forts with musketts, halfe pikes, swords and other weapons, and beate some Indians, which came to trade with this deponente, and commannded this exaidate and companye to

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: II. 81 dep.irte from thence, sayinge that that land was theirs, they havinge boughte it of the Salvages. And then the Dutch pulled downe the tente of the Englishe, and sente theire goodes abord, some in a shalloppe, belonginge to the William, and some in a bonte, belonginge to the Dutch; and then the Dutch weighed the anchors of the William, and carryed them abord her. And afterwardes the said shippe goinge downe the said river againe, when she came to Manhatlon fort, this deponente beinge there on shoare. The Governor commannded him to sende all the beaver and other skinnes on shoare to the fort, which this deponente and companye had gott in trucks with the Salvages; which this deponente refusinge to doe, the Governor then demannded a particular of all the skinnes that were abord the said shippe.