Translation
Minute that instructions for the schout and magistrates have been sent to Long Island, the South river, Esopus, and New Jersey
The preceding instruction, as registered word for word, is in like manner sent
To
Schout Peter Aldrichs and the Magistrates of the respective Towns on the South
river.
To Schout Isaac Grevenraet and the Magistrates of the Towns of
Swaenenburg, Horley, and Marbletowne in the Esopus.
Also, in English, to Schout
William Lawrence and the Magistrates of the Towns of Flushing, Hemestede,
Middelburgh, Rustdorp and Oisterbay.
In English, to Schout Isaack Arnolds and the
Magistrates of the Towns of Southampton, Southold, Seatalcot, Huntington and
Easthampton.
In English, to Schout John Ogden and the Magistrates of the Towns of
Elizabethtown, Woodbridge, Shrousbury, New arke, Piscattaway and Middeltown, situate
at Achter Col.
To the Schout and Magistrates of the Town
of Bergen, only with this alteration, that in the 3rd par. they shall pronounce
definitive judgment to the amount of fl. 60 in Beavers and no further.
Ditto to
those of Bergen and Westchester and Staten Island.
References
Translation: O'Callaghan, E.B., trans./ed., Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New-York, vol. 2 (Albany: Weed, Parsons: 1858), pp. 569-730 (vol. 23, pp. 1-270 only).A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.
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