of said Jan Cornelissen, living near Gorkum, in the hamlet named the Haes. Witnesses, Jacobus Van de Water, Claes Van Elslant.

1662. Sept. 15. Ariaen Simonsen, about to depart for Holland, acknowledges to owe Jeronimus Ebbinck of New Amsterdam 50 guilders, Holland money.

1662. Sept. 13. Jochum Wesselsen, baker, of Beverwyck, appoints as his attorneys Hendrick Willemsen and Jurien Blanck, for the purpose of conducting his case against Tomas Janssen. Witnesses, Cornelis Van Langevelde and Jacob Van de Water.

1662. Oct. 14. Tomas Lambertsen of New Amsterdam, appointed by Anthony Van Aalst, attorney for Willem Hartogh, to act in his stead, confers powers of attorney to represent him in said capacity, upon Nicolaes Boot. Witnesses, Jacobus Van de Water, Hendrick Bosch.

1662. Oct. 23. Annatien Dircksen, widow of late Pieter Kock, declares to have sold, about three months ago, to Hendrick Jansen Spieringh, twenty five morgens of land, on West side of North River, next to land of Dirck Sieken, being one-half of the land granted March 25, 1647, to Klaes Karstensen Noorman. Witnesses, Piter Johanssen, Bartholomeus Van Schel.

1662. Oct. 23. Annatien Dircksen, widow of late Pieter Kock, declares to have sold to Willem Jansen Roome twentyfive morgens of land, on West side of North River next to lands bought of her three months ago by Hendrick Jansen. Spieringh, East of Lubbert Tysen's land, being one-half of fifty morgens of land granted on March 25, 1647, to Klaes Karstensen Noorman. Witnesses, Piter Johanssen, Bartholomeus Van Schel.

1662. Oct. 26. Dirck Jansen of Oldenburgh, burgher of New Amsterdam, declares to have sold to Deliverance Lamberton, English merchant at Newhaven, New England, a certain sloop named "the Hope," for the amount of 2000 guilders in tobacco. Executed Nov. 5, 1662. Ritchard Codner, Jacobus Van de Water and Jan Jansen Bosch, witnesses.

1663. Jan. 2. Jeronimus Ebbinck of New Amsterdam, declares to have conferred powers of attorney upon Gerardt Hamel and Jacob Van Wisselt, merchants at Amsterdam, in Holland, to receive money due to him by Aldert De Decker. Witnesses, Jacob Backer and Jacobus Van de Water.

1663. Jan. 5. Johannes Van Brugh revokes powers of attorney conferred by him Aug. 31, 1658, before Mateus De Vos, upon his uncle Gillis Van Brugghe, residing in Amsterdam, Holland. Appoints in his place, Gerrit Arentsen Zuyck, merchant at Amsterdam, in Holland. Witnesses, Johannes De Peyster and J. Van de Water.

1663. Feb. 7. Cornelis Van Langevelde and his wife, Maritie Jansen Jonker, alias Van Rotterdam, make joint will.

The survivor to have everything. Have two sons, Cornelis and Jan Van Langevelde. She is now pregnant. Witnesses, Jacob Teunissen Keay and Jacob Van de Water.

1663. Feb. 15. Maritie Tomas, formerly widow of Jacob Verdon, and afterwards of Willem Ariaensen Bennet, at present the wife of Poulus Van der Beeck. At request of her two

sons, Tomas Jacobsen Verdon and Willem Willemsen Bennet, she makes a declaration about the property contributed by her to her third husband. In the Indian War of 1647 her house had been burnt. Witnesses, Jacob Sam and Willem Bogaerdt.

1663. Feb. 17. Maritie Jansen Joncker, widow of late Cornelis Van Langevelde, submits an inventory of the debits and credits of the estate.

1663. Feb. 17. Maritie Jansen Joncker, widow of late Cornelis Van Langevelde makes her will. Has three minor children, Cornelis, Jan and Aeltie Van Langevelde, for whom she appoints as guardians Pieter Jacobsen Marius and Jacob Teunesen Kaey. Witnesses, Jurien Blanck and Jacob Van de Water.

1663. March 18. Samuel Edsal declares to have leased his farm with everything pertaining to it, in the village of Bergen, to Jan Cornelissen De Rycke for five consecutive years. Witnesses, Louwerens Van de Spiegel, Jacob Van de Water.

1663. March 21. Jeronimus Ebbinck and his wife Johanna De Laet, formerly widow of the late Johan De Hulter, make joint will. Have a "little daughter" Maria Ebbinck. Wife is now pregnant. Has four children by former husband, decd-namely Johannes, Johanna, Samuel and Paul De Hulter. Witnesses, Jan Wouters and Jacob Van de Water.

1663. May ... Isacq Grevenraet, widower of Elizabeth Juriaens, and Maritie Janse, spinster, have contracted a Christian marriage. Make an ante-nuptial contract. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch and Jacobus Van de Water.

1663. March 30. Anthony Jansen Van Fes, alias Van Salee, leases his house in the New Bridge Street, between the houses of Hendrick Kip and Hendrick Jansen Smit, to Egbert Myndersen. Witnesses, Resolvert Waldren, Jacobus Van de Water.

1663. Apr. 20. Klaes Teunissen, of Manhattan Island acknowledges to owe Harmen Van Hobooken in his quality of Deacon on Stuyvesant's bouwery, 200 guilders in seewan, money advanced. Witnesses, Isack Grevenraet, Hendrick

Bosch.

1663. May 8. Sybrant Jansen, Tomas Lambertsen and Jan Gerritsen Van Buytenhuys, baker, make a declaration at the request of Isack Grevenraet, concerning the purchase of a house then belonging to Michiel Tadens. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch and Pieter Van de Water.

1663. May 8. Augustyn De Caper, free negro, has hired for one year Maritie Hendrick, wife of Jan Owen, who is absent. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch, Claes Van Elslant.

1663. May 11. Guy Jacobsen, about to depart for Holland, declares to have shipped for Jacob Leisler a lot of merchandise, consigned to deponent's cousin, Artuy Le Breton, living at the Hague, in Holland, in the latter's absence addressed to Charles Bailon, merchant at Amsterdam, in Holland. Witnesses, Louwerens Van der Spiegel, Hendrick Bosch.

1663. May 12. Jacob Leisler appoints as his attorney, for the purpose of attending to his business in Holland, Cornelis Allertsen Van der Veer, and in case of his death, said Van der Veer's son-in-law Jacob Coiture. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch, Claes Van Elslant, Jr.

1663. May 12. Claes Van Elslant, Jr. makes a declaration at request of Hatton Atkins, Englishman of Boston, New England, regarding a commercial transaction at the house of Jacques Cousseau, as he, deponent, had heard from Mr. Baly, French merchant. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch, Jacob Leisler.

1663. May 12. Herry Petefar, Englishman, and Jacob Jansen, Dutch sailor, make a declaration at request of Peter Alrick, commander on the South River, that without his and the people's assistance no goods could have been saved from the bark "King Charles," stranded on April 12, last, near Cape Hinlopen. Witnesses, Jurien Blanck and Michiel Tadens.

1663. May 24. Hendrick Jans Spieringh of Gemoenepa, makes a declaration at request of Jurien Hanel, regarding commercial transaction with Christiaen Pietersen, and a conversation regarding the same with Hans Diedrich. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch, Louwerens Van der Spiegel.

1663. June 16. Jonas Magry of Mespath's Kill, acknowledges to owe Daniel De Haert 912 pounds of tobacco. Witnesses, Jacobus Van de Water, Hendrick Bosch.

1663. June 30. Albert Albertsen of New Utrecht, on Long Island, appears with Jan Ariaensen Van Gent (young man). Said Jan Ariaensen agrees to serve in Albertsen's stead in the present war against the Esopus Indians. Said substitute, or in his absence his cousin, Jacob Teunissen Kay of New Amsterdam, is to be paid by said Albertsen, at the next harvest, 38 schepels of good winter wheat. Witnesses, Louwerens Van der Spiegel and Cornelis Mychielsen.

1663. June 30. Pieter Jansen, mason, about to depart for the Esopus, confers powers of attorney upon Claes Gangelofsen. Witnesses, Albert Albertsen, Jan Aeriensen Van Gendt.

1663. July 10. Sybrant Jansen, Adolf Pietersen, Tomas Lambertsen and Jan Hendricksen Van Bommel, carpenters at New Amsterdam, declare at the request of Pietertie Jansen, widow of Klaes De Ruyter, that her house near the North River, next to the dwelling of Lodewyck Pos, is worth one

thousand guilders in beavers. Witnesses, Jacob Teunissen Kay and Louwerens Van der Spiegel.

1663. July 19. Jean Baly, merchant, confers powers of attorney upon Hendrick Couterier of the South River, to demand and collect money owing to him by Augustine Herrmans. [He signed his name John Balley.] Witnesses, Jacob Hugues and Hendrick Bosch.

1663. July 23. Jan Hendricksen Stelman of New Amsterdam, acknowledges to owe Hendrick Couturier, merchant at New Amstel, 1114 guilders 10 stivers in beavers; balance for money due for merchandise.

1663. Aug. II. Hendrick Huygen and Jacob Swenson, both of South River, have power of attorney from Madame Armgart Prints, executed by her before Godefridus Struys, notary public at Leiden, Holland. Isack Van de Water, merchant at Amsterdam, is appointed attorney, in case of death of Swenson or other hindrance of his arrival in Holland. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch, Pieter Van de Water.

1663. Aug. 21. Daniel Van Donck, merchant, about to depart for Holland, confers powers of attorney upon Reinier Rycken, merchant at New Amsterdam. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch, Michiel Tadens.

1663. Aug. 21. Hendrick Huygen, merchant on the South River, and Jacob Swenson, attorneys for the late governor Johan Prints and his daughter Armgart Prints, confer in their above capacity powers of attorney upon Joost De la Grange, merchant at the South River.

1663. Oct. 18. Jeronimus Ebbinck leases to Jan Willemsen Hooghteilinck one half of his farm in the Esopus, under the jurisdiction of the village of Wildwyck, at present wholly occupied by Cornelis Barentsen Slecht. Said farm is situated next to the bridge, and the village aforesaid. Witnesses, Louwrens Van de Spiegel and Tomas Lourensen.

1663. Dec. 19. Willem Kock, burgher of New Amsterdam, confers powers of attorney upon Aeltie Klaessen, widow of the late Michiel Frericks, at Wildwyck, to collect for him 7 schepels of wheat for a sword sold to John Rays Van Gelsam, in the service of the West India Company.

1664. Jan. 30. Annetie Barents, wife of Jan Hendricksen Steelman, declares, at the request of Paulus Pietersen of Bergen, that Tryntie Martens, his wife, was four years ago sick with ague at her house. Witnesses, Louwerens Van de Spiegel and Albert Bosch.

1664. Jan. 31. Sybrant Cornelissen, a soldier in the service of the West India Company, at the request of Paulus Pietersen makes a declaration in regard to a quarrel between Maritie Tomas and Tryntie Martens, the wife of Paulus Pietersen. Witnesses, Claes Bordingh and Hendrick Bosch.

1664. Feb. 28. Wolfert Webber, Senior, husband of Anna Walles, daughter of the late Jan Walles, and Laurens Van der

Spiegel, husband of Sara Webber, daughter of said Wolfelt Webber and his wife Anna Walles, both representing Hester and Aernout Webber, daughter and son of the above Wolfert Webber and his wife, co-heirs of Sara Depier, widow of the above Jan Waller, deceased at Monfort, confer powers of attorney upon Anne Webber the principals' daughter and sister-in-law, for purpose of receiving their inheritance.

1664. Feb. 28. Adriaen Hegeman of Long Island, as husband of Catharina Margits, confers powers of attorney upon Joseph Margits of Amsterdam, Holland, his father-in-law, to collect inheritance for his wife, coming to her from her late brother, Joseph Margits, who died in the East Indies. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch, Thomas Lambersen.

1664. March 18. Jan Nagel, a soldier in the service of the West India Company, at the request of Tielman Van Vleeck, of Bergen, declares that in August, 1663, he heard Douwe Hermansen call said Van Vleeck's wife a vagabond; at the time said Van Vleeck was lying sick in bed.

1664. April 14. Jan De Wit sells to Klaes Jansen Van Langendyck his wind-mill on the Flat, outside the city, near the Fresh Water.

1664. April 8. Jillis Pietersen, of Fort Orange, has leased to Hendrick Bosch, sword cutler, his house and lot on Pearl Street, between house of Egbert Van Borsim and Wil. Kock.

1664. June. . . Jan Roelofsen confers powers of attorney upon Frederyck Jeronnimus, his father-in-law, residing at Amsterdam, Holland, for the purpose of receiving inheritance left to him by his father Roelof Luykassen, dec, and his mother Aeltie Hermanssen, also deceased, within the city of Ootmarssen, in the province of Overyssel. Has also a brother Willem Roelofsen, living at Ootmarssum. Witnesses, Hendrick Bosch, Jan Gerritsen Van Buytenhuysen.

SCHEPEN REGISTER.

[FROM THE ORIGINAL DUTCH.]

1654. Dec. 18. Jannetie Jans, widow of Skipper Juryaan Andriesen, acknowledges to owe her minor children, Engeltie and Andries Juryaens, 666 Carolus guilders 30 stivers 35 pennies, their paternal inheritance.

1655. May 5. Elcke Jans De Vries of Veenwolde, about to depart for Holland, acknowledges to owe Jacob Steendam, merchant at New Amsterdam, 61 Carolus guilders, money advanced, to be repaid upon his return. Mortgages his land on Long Island, named "Meneskecksick."

1655. May 10. Tomas Lambersz has married Jannetie Jansz, widow of Juryaen Andriesen, and owes Isaack Greveraet 352 Carolus guilders. Mortgages his house and lot at New Amsterdam.

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