the inasmuch as the throwing down the Hon*"' Company's arms, and the year 1647 ;

destruction of the building erected by Commissary Andries Hudde, rendered it sufficiently apparent, that further occupation there would be prevented by them. In like manner also, in the year 1649, Lieutenant Swem Schoete and his assistants, by force of arms, regardless of friendly remonstrances and legal protests, utterly ruined, broke in pieces and entirely annihilated the house brought to the Mastemaeckers hook, of which the foundation timbers were laid and the ties set up.

' Sie. Quare? Swedes. ' Now, Wicacoa, in Philadelphia. Metnoirt of the Pennsylvania Historical Society, III., pt. i., 46, 98. It is called

Wiohquaeo^g on Linstr6m's Nova Suecias Oarlfi, in T. Campanius Holm's Nya Swerige uti America, 86, 37. -- Eii.

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In manner, I, Cornells Mourisen, have been afraid to settle, according to lawful like commission, authority and deed, on my designated place west of the Mastemaieckers hook. Also, in June of the year 1649, Governor John Printz, with his force, hath seized by violence the sloop called the Zeepaerl, belonging to me Juriaen Planck, and prevented my voyage. On the last of December, in the year 1647, the aforesaid John Printz, did in like manner, with force and violence, seize me, Jan Geraet, with my boat called the Siraen, visited the yacht, and handled the goods in an unchristianlike manner and to the great loss and damage of me Jan Geraet, turned them upside down ; took out my munitions of war, which consisted of about 60 lbs. of powder and six guns, but on my promising to use them only when obliged, returned me some powder, about 47 lbs. and three guns; the remainder he kept for himself. Pursuing the violence aforesaid : Commissary Hudde did, in the year 1651, on the equitable petition of the inhabitants of Fort Bevers rede, namely, Cornells Mourissen, Symon Root and Philip Jansen, allow and point out at a certain place behind Fort Bevers rede, a small piece of ground to plant somejgarden stuif in, which being approved by us, was utterly and at once destroyed by an express sent down by Mr.