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so that the building and ploughing might go on, there being at that time but few houses; these werenumbered on the 6 th February 1660, as follows:
Nicasius De Sille, ■ Pieter Buyes,
Rutger Joosten, Jacques Cortiiliau a barn
Jacob Swart, Willem Willemse,
Jacob Van Curlaer, Jan Sely
Jacob Pieterse, Aelbert Albertse,
Teunis Ydesse, Klaes Smit,
On the 21 st of January 1660 the Fiscal demanded of the Surveyor Jacques Oortleyou his certificateof the survey of his house plot farm and meadows, which is as follows: A lot on the t!vj. lyingSouth East of the shore or stiand way, and North-West of the land of Ruth Joosten, in width 12rods, and in length 25 rods: the land known as lot No. 9 being in width 26 rods, and lying Northeastagainst the land of Jacobus Backer, South-west by the village of New-Utrecht , stretching South-eastand containing 25 Morgens (50 acres); also a piece in the meadows numbered 13, containing 3morgens.
Now I shall insert in full the Fiscal’s Patent, so that all persons may understand when they becomeliable to pay the tenth of the produce of their lands to the government, to which provision all areliable from the date of the first patent whether they take them up or not.
Patent.
Petrus Stuyvesant on the behalf of the Noble High and Mighty Lords the States Genera] of theUnited Netherlands , and Noble Lord and Director of the Privileged West India Company of theChamber at Amsterdam, Director General of New Netherland, Cura<joa, Bonayre, Aruba , with theirappendages, w'ith the consent of the Noble Lords of the Council witness and declare, that We on thedate hereunto underwritten, have given & granted to Nicasius de Sille, a parcel of land lying on LongIsland in the Town of New r Utrecht , known as number nine, in width 26 rods, bounded on the north-east by land of Jacob Backer, on the South-west by the village, and stretching South-east to thewoods, containing 25 morgens (50 acres) ; also a piece of meadow land known as number 13 contain-ing 3 morgens; also a building plot on the plain South-east of the shore or strand way, lying North-west of Ruth Joosten, in breadth 12 rods, and in length 25 rods; on the express condition and termsthat the said Nicasius de Sille, or those who hereafter may obtain the same, acknowledge for his Lordand Patron, the Noble Lord Director above mentioned under the Sovereignty of the Noble, High andMighty Lords of the States General, and in all things as a good inhabitant obey the Director Generaland Council, subject at the expiration of ten years after date, when required by the Lord Patrons, tothe payment of the tenth, also to the other charges and services to which all the inhabitants of theland are liable when occasions arise to require the same; constituting over the same the beforenamedNicasius De Sille in our place the actual possessor of the aforesaid parcel of land, giving him withthe same, complete right, authority, and special charge of the aforesaid parcel of land for cultivation,dwelling, and use, the same as he might have w'ith his other patrimonial lands and effects withoutour having any further claim thereon : But in behoof aforesaid desisting from all such from hence-forth and forever, promising to keep firm, valid, and inviolable this conveyance, and to perform allits engagements justly, and to stand to the same without craft or subtlety, is this by Us subscribed,sealed in red wax, and confirmed; At Amsterdam in New Netherland this 22 d day of January 1660.
(Here follows another Patent to De Sille for No. 8.)
On the 15 th of February 1660, Jacob Van Curler, and Jan Tomassen who had the oversight andcharge of the Town, sent to the Fiscal N. de Sille a letter of complaint and also one of enquiry, inthe first of which they complained about the bad management in the Town of Utrecht to the injury