Before me Cornelis Van Tienhoven, Secretary of New Netherland, appeared Jacob Stoffelsen, aged about 42 years, who at the request of Cornelis Leendersen, deposes and declares as he hereby doth, that it is true that he, the deponent, coming in the forenoon of the day after the attack on the Indians, in company with Gerrit Dircksen and Cornelis Arensen, across the bastion of the fort, this deponent said to Director Kieft "You have done fine :

work;" the Director gave for answer, "you must blame the freemen." All which he, the deponent, declares to be fiict and truth; and that he hath done this to give evidence of the truth, for love or hatred of no man, solely because he hath been requested; thereunto the deponent adheres. Done the 27"' March, 1643, in New Netherland, on the Island Manhatans. This Q I is the mark of Jacob Stoffelsen.

To my knowledge, Cornelis van Tienhoven, Secretary.

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IIL 195 I. Before me Cornelia van Tienhoven, Secretary of New Netherland, appeared Cornells Arissen, aged about 36 years, who, at the request of Cornells Leendersen, deposes, testifies and declares, in the place, and with the promise of solemn oath, if necessary, that it is true that he accompanied Jacob Stoffelsen and Gerrit Dyrcksen into the fort on the day after the attack on the Indians, and there heard the Director say: " 'Tis the fault of the freemen that the Indians were attacked -- but your neighbor, Abraham Planck, was well aware of it,