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. John Printz, and the fence for the'preservation of the'seed publicly burnt. In like manner, did we, Peter Cornelissen and Reynier Dominicus, about the middle of April, on the showing of the abovenamed Commissary, make preparation to build on the abovementioned Island Harommuny, west of the Swede's plantation, and laid-^ljpe grotind timbers and set up the ties, which are destroyed yea, all the entire work was cift up into ;

fire-wood. In the same way, we Sander Leendertsen also had land granted to us by express command and order of the Director-General Peter Stuyvesant oti the aforesaid Island of Aharbmmuny, with Abraham Staets and Gerrit Hendricksen the land was measured by the said Commissary ;