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Ilands, but God bee thanked, haue not beene in

danger of any. Thus I desire all your prayers for vs. From Island this thirtieth of May, 1610.

A note found in the Deske of Thomas Wydowse, Student in the Mathematickes, hee being one of them who was put into the Shallop.

THE tenth day of September, 1610, after dinner, our Master called all the Companie together, to heare and beare witnesse of the abuse of some of the Companie (it hauing beene the request of Robert Iuet) that the Master should redresse some abuses and slanders, as hee called them, against this Iuet: which thing after the Master had examined and heard with equitie what hee could say for himselfe, there were prooued so many and great abuses, and mutinous matters against the Master, and action by Juet, that there was danger to haue suffred them longer and it was fit time to punish and cut off farther occasions of the like mutinies.

It was prooued to his face, first with Bennet Mathew our Trumpet vpon our first sight of Island, and he confest, that hee supposed that in the action would bee man-slaughter, and proue bloodieR to

some.

Secondly, at our comming from Island, in hear ing of the companie, hee did threaten to turne the head of the Ship home from the action, which at that time was by our Master wisely pacified, hoping of amendment.

Thirdly, it was deposed by Philip Staffe our Carpenter, and Ladlie Arnold, to his face vpon the holy Bible, that hee perswaded them to keepe

Muskets charged, and Swords readie in their Cabbins, for they should bee charged with shot, ere the Voyage were ouer.

Fourthly, wee being pestered in the Ice, hee had vsed words tending to mutinie, discouragement, and slander of the action, which easily tooke effect in those that were timorous; and had not the Master in time preuented, it might easily haue ouerthrowne the Voyage and now lately being imbayed in a deepe Bay, which the Master had desire to see, for some reasons to himselfe knowne, his word tended altogether to put the Companie into a fray of extremitie, by wintering in cold: lesting at our Masters hope to see Bantam by Candlemasse.

For these and diuers other base slanders against the Master, hee was deposed; and Robert Bylot, who had shewed himselfe honestly respecting the good of the action, was placed in his stead the Masters Mate.

Also Francis Clement the Boatson, at this time was put from his Office, and William Wilson, a man thought more fit, preferred to his place. This man had basely carryed himselfe to our Master and to the action.

Also Adrian Mooter was appointed Boatsons mate: and a promise by the Master, that from this day Iuets wages should remaine to Bylot, and the Boatsons ouerplus of wages should bee equally diuided betweene Wilson and one Iohn King, to the owners good liking, one of the Quarter Masters, who had very well carryed themselues to the furtherance of the businesse.

Also the Master promised, if the Offenders yet behaued themselues henceforth honestly, hee would bee a meanes for their good, and that hee would forget iniuries, with other admonitions.

These things thus premised touching Hudsons exposing, and Gods iust iudgments on the Exposers, as Pricket hath related (whom they reserued as is

thought, in hope by Sir Dudley Digges his Master to procure their pardon at their returne) I thought good to adde that which I haue further receiued from good Intelligence, that the Ship comming aground at Digges Iland, in 62 degrees 44 minutes, a great flood came from the West and set them on afloate: an argument of an open passage from the South Sea to that, and consequently to these Seas. The Weapons and Arts which they saw, beyond those of other Sauages are arguments hereof. Hee which assaulted Pricket in the Boate, had a weapon broad and sharpe indented of bright Steele (such they vse in laua) riueted into a handle of Morse tooth.

[The following Documents are collected from the second volume of the very valuable "HISTORICAL COLLECTIONS," by EBENEZER HAZARD, Esquire. As they relate to the early history of New-York, and are there scattered through the "Records of the United Colonies of New England," which have not been so extensively read as they deserve to be; it was supposed that the readers of this Volume would be gratified to see them brought into one view. It is deeply to be regretted that the materials for compiling that part of the History of New-York which relates to the Dutch Colonial Government, are so few and meager. Persons who possess any documents, even the smallest scraps, which can be made to shed a ray of light on that period, will render an important public service by communicating them to the Historical Society.]

THE Comissioners of Connecticute complayned of seueral insolencies and iniuries with an high hand lately committed and mayntained by the Dutch agent, and some of his family to the Disturbance of the peace there; and a protest lately sent by the Dutch Governoure against New Haven, with the answer returned were read. The Protest was written in Latine, the contents in English was as followeth.

We William Kieft generall Director, and the Senate of New Netherlands for the high and mighty Lords the States of the Vnited Belgicke Provinces, for his Excellency the Prince of Orange, and for the most noble Lords, the Administrators of the West India Company to thee Theophilus Eaton Governoure of this place, by vs called the Red Hills in New Netherland, but by the English called New Haven, we give notice that some years past, yours (without any occasion given by vs, and without any necessity imposed vpon them, but with an unsatiable desire of possessing that which is ours, against our protestations, against the law of Nations, and the auncient league the Kings Majesty of greate Britaine, and our superiours) haue indirectly entered the limitt of New Netherland, vsurped diuerse places in them, and

Kaue bene very injurious vnto vs, neither haue they given satisfaccon though oft required: And becanse you and yours haue of late determined to fasten your foote neare Mauritius River in this Proviuce, and there not onely to disturb onr trade (of noe man hitherto questioned) and to draw it to yourselues, but vtterly to destroy it, were compeled againe to Protest, and by these presents doe protest against you as against breakers of the peace, and disturbers of the publicke quiet, That if you do not restore the places you haue vsurped, and repaire the losse we haue suffered, we shall by such meanes as God affoords, manfully recover them. Neither doe we thincke this crosseth your publicke peace but shall cast the cause of the ensuinge euill vpon you. Given in Amsterdam forte August 3. 1646 Newstile.

WILLIAM KIEFT.

The Answere was returned in Latine to the said protest the Contents as followeth.

To the Right Worshipfull WILLIAM KIEFT Gouernoure of the Dutch in NEW NETHERLAND.

SIR,

BY some of yours I haue receaued a Protest vnder your hand Dat. Aug. 3. 1646 wherein you pretend we haue indirectly entered the limits of New Ñetherland, vsurped diuerse places in them, and haue offred you many injuries, Thus in generall, and in reference to some yeare past, more particulerly that to the disturbance, nay to the vtter destruction of your trade, we haue lately set foote neare Mauritius Riuer in that province &c.

We doe truely professe we know noe such Riuer, nor can conceiue what Riuer you intend by that name vnlesse it be that which the English haue longe and still doe call, Hudson's Riuer. Nor haue we at any

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