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Sentence of Samuel Forman for disturbing public worship in the church at New Orange
At a Council, 18th April, 1674,
Present — | Governor Colve, |
Councillor Cornelis Steenwyck, | |
Mr. Cornelis van Ruyven and | |
Secretary Nicolas Bayard, assumed Councillors; and | |
Fiscal Willem Knyff'. |
Whereas Samuel Forman, residing at Oysterbay, on Long Island, at present a prisoner,
hath dared to come, some time ago, into this city without permission and to make
great noise and uproar along the public streets, and whereas he hath attempted to
disturb the public peace, and, moreover, presumed to come into the church on the last
Sabbath, and there, in full meeting, during divine service, to make great outcry,
abusing, with great levity, the Word of God, and blaspheming His Holy Name, all
which, in a well regulated community, can in no wise be tolerated but ought be
punished as an example to others; therefore the Governor-General of New Netherland,
administering justice in the name and on the behalf of their High Mightinesses the
Lords States-General of the United Netherlands and his Serene Highness the Prince of
Orange, having heard the Fiscal's demand and the prisoner's acknowledgment, have
condemned and sentenced, do hereby condemn and sentence said Samuel Forman to be
brought to the place where justice is usually executed, there to be severely whipped
with rods, and to be banished forever out of this Province; furthermore, to pay the
costs and expenses of justice.
Done Fort Willem Hendrick, the 19th April,
1674.
By order of the Governor-General | ||
and Council of New Netherland. | ||
(Signed), | N. Bayard, Secretary. |
On the petition of Timotheus Gabrie setting forth that he has been greatly wronged by
the late English government through the annulling of a certain judgment dated 1663,
pronounced by the late Governor Stuyvesant and Council, between the Petitioner and
one Jan Janse Veryn, which annulment, according to the Petitioner's representation,
was made contrary to law and equity, but also even contrary to the concluded
capitulation; requesting therefore that he may summon his party before the
Governor-General and Council, and that the latter be ordered to answer to such demand
as the Petitioner shall make and institute against him.
It is ordered: