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Salee, Turck, but he made satisfaction to the Director General and Council for the same. Alsoanother was Albert Albertse who hired a part of the plantation of C. Van Werckhoven on the Na-jack; he excused himself on the ground of being on hired land, and regarded not ti\e Lords order, inconsequence of which the fiscal ex officio brought him on the 19th of August 1660, before the highCouncil in Fort Amsterdam, and complained of his refusal to obey the ordinance. He was condemnedand sentenced as follow's, after which he came and resided in the village of Utrecht , which lay nearhis lands :
By the Director General and Council of the New Netherland on a hearing of the parties ; Wecondemn Albert Albertse alias Lintwever, to amends by paying the penalty of 50 guilders as perproclamation, and to stand imprisonment until the fine be paid.
On this sentence, after being imprisoned, he paid the fine and then removed within the village ofNew Utrecht .
In this year it happened that one Pieter Roeloffe sold his house and building lot in tlie village ofUtrecht to one Jan Zeelen, and was about selling his farm and meadows, on which he had performedvery little labour, to another man ; on this Jan Zeelen applied to the Director General and council tohave the said lands given to him, knowing that under the circumstances such lands fell to the DirectorGeneral and Council. They granted his request and allowed and permitted to the said Jan Zeelenthe lot in question known as No. 18, no man being allowed to sell lands for which he had no patent,without liberty first obtained from the public authorities, neither w r as it lawful to alienate the same.This took place on the 16th of Jan. 1660.
In the month of October of this year it came to the ears of the Fiscal, that an individual had doneamiss in the village, from which evil consequences were likely to flow. To punish evil doers, frightenthe vicious, and produce tranquility for the good, the Fiscal sent to the Village half a dozen shackelswith an iron rod and a good lock.
Oderunt peccare Mali formidine pcenre.
Oderunt peccare Boni Virtutis amore.
In this year 1660, the Fiscal, John Van Cleef and his friend, bought of Jacob Wolfertse Van Cou-wenhoven, for the use of the inhabitants of the town of Utrecht , a Horse Mill with the appurte-nances which had been used for grinding in Amsterdam on the Manhattans. The mill stones and themill w T ork were brought and set up in the Village of Utrecht . The friend of Jan Van Cleef, withoutthe knowledge of the Fiscal, sold out his third part to said Jan Van Cleef, the Fiscal being securityfor both of them, and having paid out already more than 400 guilders ($160) on account of the mill-The Fiscal seeing that Jan Van Cleef did not prosper, and that the last day of payment was near athand, threatened to prosecute and compel him to act justly. On this Jan Van Cleef sought a buyerto sell the mill to, at the same time the people desired the Fiscal to buy the mill, but he x-efused, nei-ther would he sell his third part, having in view the benefit of the Town and the convenience of theinhabitants. In consequence of this Jan Van Cleef was under the necessity of selling his two thirdsto Albert Albertse, and the mill remained in the town of Utrecht , the Fiscal remaining unwilling tosell his third part.
Proclamation on Slaughtering .
The Director General and Council of New Netherland ;
To all who see this Edict or hear the same read Health. Be it known that daily complaints are madeto us, confirmed by proofs, of the taking from the plains, cows, hogs, and other cattle, belonging tothe various nations of Indians, and slaughtering and selling of the same by Christians , or by men whogo by the name of Christians ; to prevent such acts this Edict is promulgated. The Director General