We, tlie Schout, Burgomasters, Schepens and Regents of the Hague, make known to each and every, that before us came and appeared Louisa Noij, wile of Arien Pietersz : Bock, undertaker, inhabitant here, who beitig duly summoned to give evidence of the truth at the request of Maertyn Ommers, widow of John Franssen Croon, of Hooghvelt, in his lifetime basket maker, in Amsterdam, and she the deponent declares by solemn oath administered to and taken by her, that her declaration or deposition, made before the Notary, Martyn Beekman, and certain witnesses, on the viii. December, XVI'' and fifty-one, to be word for word true and truthful, as foUoweth : -- This day, the viii"" December, XVI'' and fifty-one, before me, Martin Beeckman, admitted Public Notary, by the Court of Holland, residing at the Hague, and before the undernamed witness appeared Louisa Noe, wife of Arien Pietersz Bock, undertaker, who hath hereby certified and declared, pursuant to the letter of Elysabelh van Hooghvelt, written from

Manathans, in New Netherland, whereby she requests to hear the aforesaid Louisa in this matter, and that she speak by her woman's troth, instead of an oath, at the requisition of Martjen Ommers, widow of Jan Franssen Croon, of Hooghvelt, in his lifetime basket maker, within the city of Amsterdam, that about a year ago, not being certain about the precise date, a certain corpulent and thickset person, of red and bloated visage and light hair, who she afterwards understood was called Van Tienhoven (and who on her frequently asking him for his name, refused to give it), requested her to engage a room for him and a certain young lady or woman, as she, the deponent, was accustomed to do. She, according to such request, first engaged and bespoke a room in the TVageslraat here, wiiich said Thienhoven not liking, he gave her three guilders for her trouble, saying he wished a room in a house with a shop.