gravamina for my vindication, declaring according to proofs &c. confirmed by oath in the matters of my office, that the whole is true and truthful not doubting, yea, assuring my Lords, ;

that the Director's defence of his administration will establish his usurped Sovereign rule, and that his unheard of rigorous and passionate proceedings will be confirmed by the complaints of the inhabitants, and I trust, that no idle evasions nor frivolous accusations against this one and that, will excuse the Director, whilst others who have not eaten of the roast meat are to be beaten with the spit. May God preserve the High and Mighty and Noble Lords and Masters in a prosperous and pious government. Done New Amsterdam in New Netherland, the IS"" September, 1G52. Your Servant at command, (Signed) H. van DrcK, Fiscal.

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Appendix, received Gth December, 1G52.

This day G"" December, 1G51, before me Joliannes Vrosse by the Court of Holland admitted a i'ubiic Notary residing at Amsterdam and in presence of undernamed witnesses personally appeared Elizabeth Janns, innkeeper, widow of Bastiaen Nalsman, residing at the Arms of Haerlem at the dam ( ocertoom) outside the Holy road gate of this City, aged about 60 years, and hatli declared by true Christian words, on her conscience in place and under offer of a solemn oath, if necessary, at the request of Marritgen Ommers, widow of Jan Franssen Croon of Hoochvelt deceased, late basket maker in this city, that he testifies and attests that it is true and well known to her that, last winter and in the beginning of this current year 1551, without being certain of the precise time, a person named Mr. Cornells van Tienhoven came divers times to the house of the deponent keeping open tavern at the Ocertoom aforesaid, with Lysbet Janssen Croon of Hoogvelt, daughter of the requirant iierein, and have there at difTerent times, now and then eaten fish and showed and manifested towards each other great love and friendship such as is the custom among sweethearts; moreover, she the deponent on such occasions distinctly heard and understoodthat the abovenamed Van Tienhoven hath represented himself as a suitor and a single unmarried person, whereupon she, the witness, said toVanTienhoven,If yoube a single man why do you not marry her, (meaning the abovenamed Lysbet.) To which question and observation the aforesaid Van Tienhoven hath answered, I will not marry in this Country, but so soon as we have arrived in New Netherland, I will