Jacob van Kouwenhoven. (Endorsed) Return of service, made the 16"" March, 1649, on the undernamed persons, in virtue of their High Mightinesses Mandamus, in case of appeal on the judgment pronounced on the 25"^ July, 1047, against Cornelis Melyn who made answer as foUoweth ; : -- Jean La Montague, demands cause of summons, and he would then answer. Brian Nuton, Captain Lieutenant, does not understand it, and will answer to-morrow. Paulus Leendersen, that he will send an attorney or appear himself, when Melyn will give security there for the costs. Abraham Plancke, one of those who had signed the petition to make war on the Indians, says; he knew nothing about when the war began.

No. 12. On the sixteenth of March, did I, the undersigned, accompanied by Adriaen van der Danck and Jacob van Couwenhoven, at the request of Cornelis Melyn, and in virtue of certain Mandamus granted him by their High Mightinesses, summon the Fiscal, Hendrick van Dyck, to appear, by the first opportunity, before High Mightinesses, at the Hague, and their there to hear such demand and conclusion as Cornelis Melyn shall make or institute against him, and left copy of aforesaid .\Lindamus for tiie behoof of the defendant. Whereunto he wrote to me as follows -- Henrick van Dyck, Fiscal of New JVetherland, in answer to the Mandamus, served on him by me, at the request of Cornelis Melyn, says, that he is not a purty in the suit. Thus given, in the presence of the undersigned witnesses, dated as above. Anno 1649, at the Manhattans, in New Netherland. (Signed) Aknoldus van Hardenbergh. Adrian van der Donk. Jacob van Kouwenhoven.