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1649.
Aug. 9 et seq. Synod of North Holland at Edam.
Art. 15. Plan for East and West India Affairs. Art. 28. East and West India Affairs. Art. 30. Rev. John Backerus.
Art. 31. Rev. Johannes Megapolensis.
Aug.
Art. 32. Extract from Synod of Utrecht. Art. 36. Ecclesiastical changes 260, 261 Letter from Peter Stuyvesant, as elder to the Classis - Revs. Backerus and Megapolensis - Schoolmasters 261-263
Oct. 25 Letter read from Rev. John Megapolensis 261
Nov. 1 Rev. John Backerus in Holland 263
9. Brazil 264
Dec. 27 Letters from Megapolensis, read. 264
1650.
Jan. 10 Letter of Classis to Rev. John Megapolensis. 264
27 Digest of Remonstrance of July 28, 1649, of Excesses and Neglect which New Netherland has experienced - Of the Church - Extracts from Report, and Replies, especially re- lating to the Church. 266-268
31 Answer of West India Company 267 Wm. Vestens, recommended as schoolmaster, etc - Rev. John Megapolensis - Rensselaerswyck 269
Feb. 16 The Directors to Stuyvesant - Rev. John Megapolensis - Schoolmaster - Rev. John Backerus -The Remonstrance .. 269
March 4 Information for settlers in New Netherland - A clergyman, etc., needed - Report of Committee of States-General on New Netherland - Three clergymen must be sent to New Nether- land - Remark of the Company thereon 270
7 Classis of Amsterdam. 270
Rev. Caspar Carpentier. 270 Rev. Megapolensis - Wm. Vestensz - Rensselaerswyck 271
April 4 Rev. John Backerus - Rev. Wm. Grasmeer 271
Letter of Classis to Consistory at Manhattan about Rev. Grasmeer 272, 273
11 Further action of the Deputies on the Grasmeer case 273, 274
16 Action of Classis of Alckmaar on Rev. Wm. Grasmeer 274
His answer.
19 Rev. Caspar de Carpentier, and note. 275
20 Directors to Stuyvesant - Result of the Remonstrance - Rev. Megapolensis - His Tract on Confession. 275
May 24 Freedoms and Exemptions granted by the Company; as to religion 276
Aug. 4 Court at Rensselaerswyck on Rev. William Grasmeer 276, 277
6 et seq. Synod of North Holland at Alckmaer 277, 278
Art. 1. Rev. John Backerus.
Art. 18. Plan for East and West Indies. Art. 30. East and West Indies -Ministerial changes - Megapolensis - Vestersse.
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July 4 and Aug. 29 Stuyvesant's Refusal to reform the Government - Extract from Journal of the select men concerning Stuy- vesant's action in reference to their pew in the Church. 273
Aug. 8 Request of Rev. John Backerus 279
Sept. 9 Andries Jansy appointed schoolmaster at Fort Orange. 279
12 Letter of John Walraven, schoolmaster, from New Amsterdam - Rev. Backerus 280
Nov. 28 Form of Acceptance and Instruction for Comforters of the Sick and Readers on ships of war 281
Acts of the Classis of Alckmaer about Rev. Wm. Grasmeer .... 283
29 Extracts relating to the Church from Secretary Van Tien- hoven's answer to Remonstrance of July 28, 1649 - Rev. Francis Doughty - Note on Doughty 284-286
1651.
Jan. 2 Rev. William Grasmeer 286
20 Rev. William Grasmeer - Catechism of Rev. John Megapo- lensis, Jr .. 287
Feb. 20 Letter of Classis of Amsterdam to Rev. William Grasmeer . ... 288 Letter of Classis of Amsterdam to the Church of Rensselaers- wyck 289-293
Letter of Classis to the Church at Manhattan. 293-295
March 21 The Directors to Stuyvesant - Book of Megapolensis on " Con- fession, etc." 296
Aug. 7 Rev. William Grasmeer - Rensselaerswyck 296
15 et seq. Synod of North Holland at Haarlem. 296, 297
Art. 22. East and West India Affairs. Art. 27. The case of Grasmeer.
Aug 28-Nov. 13 Seven items on Rev. John Backerus 297-300
1652.
Feb. 12 Church Property - Megapolensis 300
Rensselaerswyck 300
Rev. Wm. Grasmeer - Rev. Samuel Drisius 301, 302
14 Affidavit of Rev. Wm. Grasmeer 303
26 and March 11, 18 Rev. Samuel Drisius - New Amsterdam, 303, 304 March 18 Rev. Samuel Drisius - New Amsterdam - Rev. John Olx - Rensselaerswyck - Rev. John Episcopius. 304, 305
April 2 Letter from William Vestens of New Amsterdam to the Classis - Rev. John Episcopius - Rensselaerswyck. 306
4 The Director to Stuyvesant - New Amsterdam - Schoolmaster - English preacher - Revs. Drisius and Grasmeer - Note on Jan de la Montagne - O'Callaghan's remarks, 307, 308
15 Rev. John Episcopius - Rensselaerswyck - Gideon Schaats .. 308
May
6 Rev. Gideon Schaats - Rensselaerswyck. 309
8 Contract with Rev. Gideon Schaats -The Patroon's instruc- tions concerning religion 309, 310
29 The mirage seen during the negotiations between the Republics of England and Holland 311
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311-313
Aug. 12 et seq. Synod of North Holland at Amsterdam. .... . Art. 29. Ministerial changes - Rev. John Backerus - Rev. Samuel Drisius - Rev. Gideon Schaats.
Arts. 34, 39, 40. Rev. William Grasmeer. Founding of Newtown and Flatbush 314
1653.
Feb.
6
Prayer at beginning of Court, at New Amsterdam
314
Aug .- Oct. Father Poncet's capture and deliverance 315, 316
Oct. 6 Letter from Revs. Megapolensis and Drisius to Classis of Amsterdam - Lutheran request 317
Dec. Deduction of Director and Council regarding Remonstrance of Dec. 11, 1653 - English elections, without reference to re- ligion - Note on Government of New Netherland 318
16 Commission of Rev. Samuel Drisius as diplomatic agent to Virginia 319
1654.
Jan. 1 Request to the XIX to prevent Lutheran preaching and as- semblies in New Netherland 320
Feb. 5-Aug. 16 Father Le Moyne discovers the Salt Springs 321 23 Request of Jan. 1, granted - Directors willing to send minister to Long Island 322
a 26 Letter of Classis to Revs. Megapolensis and Drisius - Lutherans 322, 323
March 2 A minister to be sought for New Netherland. 324
12 The Directors to Stuyvesant - Lutherans - Long Island. 324
May 11 William Vestensz
325
June 1 Salaries of ministers
325
8 Director-General to Burgomaster, to pay ministers' salaries Remark of O'Callaghan 325
July
15 Letter of Revs. Megapolensis and Drisius to Classis of Amster- dam - Lutherans - Indians 326, 327
17 Proclamation of the Peace between the Republics of England and Holland 327
Aug. 24 Mrs. Catherine Polhemus, wife of Th. J. Polhemus 328
24 Support of the Church in New Amsterdam. 328 31 Burgomasters to the Director - Minister's salaries 329 Sept. 16 Answer of Director concerning the payment of ministers. . 329, 330
Oct. 13 Petition from Midwout and Amesfoort - Domine Polhemius teaching - Note on Church of Midwout and Domine Polhemus 330
Nov. 11 Letter of the Classis to the ministers in New Netherland William Vestensz 331
Dec. 17 A church and parsonage to be built at Midwout. 332 1655.
Jan. 4 Hermanus Blom - Action of Classis on the call of Rev. Pol- hemus to Long Island 332
26 Schoolmaster, Wm. Vestiensz, petition to return to Holland .. 333
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Feb. 9 Domine Polhemus asks for aid for himself, and for building a church at Midwout 333
March 2 Report of Domine Megapolensis on building a church at Midwout 333
18
8 Action of the Deputies on Polhemus' call - William Vestensz, 334 Letter of Rev. Megapolensis to the Classis - Polhemus - Long Island - William Vestiens - Jews - Various sects. 334-336
22 Rev. Polhemus 336
23 Harmanus Van Hoboocken - William Vestiens 336
23 Affairs of Polhemus 337
April 5 Rev. Polhemius 337, 338
26 The Directors to Stuyvesant - Jews - Polhemus 338
June 14 William Vestiens 338
15 Petition for assistance to Midwout and Amesfoort to support Domine Polhemus 339
Aug.
17 et seq. Synod of North Holland at Edam
339
Art. 42. Rev. Polhemus and his wife.
28 Jews to be exempt from military service 340
Sept. 26 Expulsion of Swedish Ministers from Delaware 340
Father Le Moyne at Beverwyck 340
Oct. 11 Voluntary subscription for defence of New Amsterdam - Sub- scriptions of the ministers 341
1656. Religious Condition of New Netherland. 341, 342
Jan. 15 Petition of the Clergy against allowing conventicles and
preaching by unqualified persons - Rev. Moore 342
24 New Graveyard - Board of Churchmasters 343
Feb.
1 Action of Director and Council on conventicles. 343, 344
18 New Church at Fort Orange 344
15 Petition from Midwout and Amesfoort to take up a collection for the support of their minister 345
21 Herman van Hoboocken, schoolmaster 345
25 Petition from Brooklyn that the minister, Polhemus, preach alternately there 345, 346
28 Churchmasters 346
March 28 Petition from Midwout for assistance to pay their minister 346
April 4 Sale of the old wooden church in New Amsterdam. 347
18 Catechism of Rev. Megapolensis 347
May 1 Action of Classis on said Catechism. 347
12, 26 Letter of Classis to Rev. Consistory of New Netherland, dated May 26 - Lutherans - Mennonites - Independerts - Jews - Catechism of Megapolensis not allowed - Poly -s - Long Island - South River - William Vestens .. . 348-351
June 13 Megapolensis - Polhemus - Letter of May 26, to New Nether- land, read in Classis 351, 352
14 Action of West India Company on Stuyvesant's placard against the Jews and Lutherans - Mrs. Polhemus .. .... . 352
20
Remonstrance of Patroon Van Rensselaer against Stuyvesant's
tithes
353
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June 27 Action thereon by the Council 353
30 Order in favor of the Waldenses - Note. 353
July 10 The Deputies will report action of Company on the Lutherans to Classis 354
Aug. 7 Action of Classis thereon 354
8 Lutheran worship in New Netherland
355
15 The old Church lot 355
15 et seq. Synod of North Holland at Alckmaer 355
Art. 32. Names of Ministers in New Netherland.
12-16 Conditions offered by the City of Amsterdam to settlers on South River - As to schools and religion - Action of States- General on same 356
Oct. 3 New Netherland - Action of Classis on the freedom of con- science about to be allowed - Lutherans 357
4, 5 Resolutions of States-General and the Company, on van der Ca- pelle's petition 357, 358
9 Repairs of the Church 358
24 Petition of the Lutherans to Governor and Council to be al- lowed Public Worship; with answer 358-360
Nov. 7 Lutherans in New Netherland. 360
7 Petition of Hermanus Van Hoboocken for a school-room; with answer - Note on Hoboken 360, 361
8,11 Sentence on Hallett and Wickendam for allowing Baptist con- venticles at Flushing 361, 362
Dec.
14 Letter from Domine Polhemus to Stuyvesant 362
19 The Directors to Stuyvesant on Jesuits among the Senecas - Bells for churches at Rensselaerswyck, Hempstead and Mid- wout 363
21 Stuyvesant to the Magistrates of Midwout about minister's house - Petition of Domine Polhemus for an advance of salary 363, 364
29 Inhabitants of Oostdorp refuse to receive a Civil Commission on Sunday - Their mode of worship 364, 365 1657.
Jan. 1 Oostdorp (East-town) accept of Government of New Nether- land 365
13 Petition from Midwout to be allowed to make an assessment to pay minister's salary 365
13 Petition from Amesfoort asking for confirmation of assessment to pay minister's salary. 366, 367
16 Petition from Brooklyn against assessment for minister's salary and appointment of Domine Polhemus .. 367, 368 Letter of Magistrates of Brooklyn to the Director about the order to assess to pay minister's salary 368, 369
22 Petition from Newtown about their parsonage 369
25 Answer to foregoing 369 Feb. 7, 13 Tax in Brooklyn for Minister's salary. 370
12 Rev. Jacob P. Gouwester, offers to go to New Netherland. 370
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1657.
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Feb. 15 Letter of Classis to Church of New Amsterdam, (of Dec. 15, 1656) Lost 370
March 8, 9 Election of a Churchmaster, New Amsterdam, and their ac- counts .370
9 Regulations adopted by City of Amsterdam respecting a min- ister for New Amstel (Delaware) 371
19 New Colony in New Netherland - The Lutherans in New Netherland 371, 372
April 7 Directors to Stuyvesant - Bells for churches - Lutherans. . 372
9 Oath of Burghers 373
10 Rev. Everardus Welius - Lutherans and Sects in New Nether- land 373-374
11 Petition of Jews denied 375
13 Vice-Director Aldrich to the Commissioners of Colony of New Amstel 375
23 Rev. Mr. Welius - Lutherans 376
May
7 Rev. Mr. Welius 376
Rev. Hermanus Blom declines to act as chaplain for the Dutch Navy 376
Lutherans and sects in New Netherland and the Colony - Rev. Gutwasser 377
Letter of Classis to the Consistory of New Amsterdam - South River - Evart Pietersen - Rev. Mr. Welius - The sects - Lutherans - Gutwasser 378-381
Vice-Director Aldrichs to the Burgomasters of Amsterdam, 381, 382 25 Vice-Director Aldrichs to the Commissioners of the Colony on the Delaware 382
June 5 Lutherans and New Netherland 382
27 Rev. Gideon Schaats to Rev. Domine Laurentius, on state of the Church, especially at Fort Orange 382-386
July 6 Petition of Revs. Megapolensis and Drisius to the authorities of New Amsterdam against tolerating the Lutherans. 386-388
14 Report of authorities on said Petition 388-390
17 Gov. Stuyvesant to Magistrates of Hempstead, L. I., and an- swer July, 25 391
29 Gov. Stuyvesant to Magistrates of Hempstead 391
31 Rev. J. T. Polhemus to Classis of Amsterdam 392
Aug. 5, 14 Revs. Megapolensis and Drisius to Classis of Amsterdam - Lutherans; Rev. Goetwater - Petition against him - Schaats and Rensselaerswyck - South River - Fort Chris- tina - Lutheran services on South River - Rev. Casparus Carpentier - Dutch Villages on Long Island - Rev. Pol- hemus - English Villages on Long Island - Mennonites - Independents - Presbyterians - Rev. Denton - Oostdorp - Kingston - Schools - Indian converts - P. S. Quakers .. 393-400 10 Everet Pietersen, schoolmaster at South River. 401
12 Evert Pietersen to Domine Ruileus - Need of books 401-403 13 et seq. Synod of North Holland at Harlem. Art. 2. Register.
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Aug. 13
Art. 35. Extracts concerning the colonial churches - Lutherans - Rev. Everadus Welius - Aert Pietersen - John Walraven 403, 404
28 Father Simon Le Moyne - Notes 404
Sept. 3 Henry Selyns asks to be examined for licensure 405
405
Oct. 2 Examination and licensure of Henry Selyns
10 Petition of the Lutherans to the Governor and Council against the banishment of Rev. Gutwasser - Answer. 405-407
15 Petition of Rev. J. E. Gutwasser, asking why he is to be ban- ished - Answer 407-409
22, 25 Revs. Megapolensis and Drisius to the Classis of Amsterdam - Lutherans - Quakers - Sectaries - Need of English minis- ters - Rev. Doughty - Rev. Moore - Rev. Denton .... 409-412 1658.
Jan. 1 and 3 Remonstrance of the inhabitants of Flushing against anti-Quaker laws 412-414
21 Proclamation of a Day of Prayer for March 13. 414-415
28 Sentence on Tobias Feaks, schout of Flushing, for protecting Quakers 415
29 Petition of Magistrates of Midwout as to the disposition of certain church-lands - Answer - Petition of Domine Pol- hemus concerning his salary 415-417
Feb. 11 Letter from Domine Schaats read by the Deputies. 417
26 Election of Churchmaster and Orphanmaster 417 March 5 Jacob Van Corlaer not allowed to teach school 418
19 Jacobus Van Corlaer forbidden to teach school in New Amster- dam 419
26 Van Corlaer again forbidden to teach school - Minister's salary in Brooklyn 419
30 Rev. Welius preaches on a Fast-day 419
April Form of Oath taken by Swedes on South River 420
2 Sentence on those who refused to pay minister's salary. 420
Letter from New Netherland received by the Deputies 420
7 Letter from Father Simon Le Moyne, S. J., to Director Stuyve- sant; with enclosure from Governor of Canada 421, 422
15 The Deputies read letters from New Netherland. 422
May
6 Letters from New Netherland shown to Directors of West India Company - New Amstel 422, 423
20 The Directors to Stuyvesant - Lutherans - Latin School - Domine Schaats 423, 424
June
4
Rev. J. T. Polhemus to Classis of Amsterdam
424
7 Further orders of the Directors about the Baptismal Formula. 425
22 Rev. John Carpentier 425
Aug.
5 Extract from the Letters from New Netherland. 425
12 et seq. Synod of North Holland at Amsterdam. 425-427
Art. 36. Extract of letters about churches in foreign lands : From a letter of Aug. 5, 1657, from New Netherland. From a letter of Aug. 12, 1656, from New Netherland. From a letter of Oct. 22, 1657, from Manhattan.
1657.
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1658. PAGE. 427
Aug. 13 Petition of Jan Lubbert's to teach school - Granted.
19 The Director General and Council ask the opinion of the ministers of New Netherland, on the action of the Company, on May 20, 1658, concerning Form of Baptism. 427
23 Answer of the ministers of said request, concerning Form of Baptism 428-431
Sept. 19 Request for a Latin school 431
24 Revs. Megapolensis and Drisius to the Classis of Amsterdam Need of ministers for the English towns on Long Island - Quakers - Lutherans - Dutch ministers needed - Father Le Moyne 432-434
25 Rev. John Megapolensis to the Classis; about his son Samuel 434-436
28 Revs. Megapolensis and Drisius to the Classis; about the Jesuits on the Mohawk - Father Jogues - Father Bres- sani - Father Le Moyne 436-439
Oct. 7 Rev. J. T. Polhemus 439
1659.
Jan. 13 Deputies read letters from New Netherland 439, 440
Feb. 3 Letters from New Amsterdam read before the Classis 440
13 Directors to Stuyvesant - Lutherans - Polhemus 441
24 New Netherland - Form of Baptism 441
April 10 Alexander Carolus Curtius, Latin schoolmaster 442
25 Directors to Stuyvesant - Rensselaerwyck - Latin school, 442, 443
July
4 Salary of Curtius, Latin teacher 443
23 Stuyvesant to the Directors - The tithes - Rensselaerswyck - Curtius, the Latin teacher - Polhemus 443, 444
Aug.
5 et seq. Synod of North Holland at Hoorn. 444
Art. 25. Extracts of letters on the state of the foreign churches - From a letter from New Nether- land of Sept. 24, 1658.
11 Stuyvesant to Sergeant Laurensen at Esopus, recommending Rev. Hermanus Blom to the people there .. 445
Stuyvesant to Sergeant Laurensen at Esopus, per Megapo- ·lensis 446
446
16 Church of New Amstle
17 Inhabitants of Esopus petition that Rev. Blom may be their minister 446
22 Commissioners of the Colony on the Delaware to Vice-Director Aldrichs, as to the church there - The Swedish parson ..... 447
Aug .- Sept. Proceedings of the XIX concerning New Netherland - Report on the Committee of Classis to them, about sects; necessity of English preachers; salary of Polhemus - Action of the Company 447, 448
Sept. 10 Revs. Megapolensis and Drisius to Classis of Amsterdam - The Lutherans - Hermanus Blom 449, 450
17
Stuyvesant to the Directors - Rev. Blom
450, 451
Latin school - Rector's salary - Medicinal seeds.
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Sept. 30 Day of Fasting and Prayer appointed for Oct. 15. 451-453 Dutch Embassy to Maryland - Rev. Doughty 453
Nov. 3 Lutheran Church in New Netherland - Hermanus Blom chosen for New Netherland. 454, 455
14 Election of a Churchmaster 455
17 Hermanus Blom to be examined 455
Rev. Everardus Welius 456 His death 456
Dec. 9 Sheriff van Schweringen to Commissioners of Colony on Dela- ware River 457
12 Church of New Amstel to Classis of Amsterdam. 456 Vice-Director Aldrichs to the Commissioners of the Colony - Death of Welius 457
9 Skipper Huys to the Commissioners of Colony on Delaware River 458
13 Beekman to Stuyvesant 458, 459
22 Directors to Stuyvesant - Blom - Directors to Stuyvesant - Intending to send over more liberal-minded preachers - Blom 459-461
20 Petition of Church of Midwout for material to paint their church 461
1660.
Jan. 5 Call of a minister to New Netherland - Selyns and Blom 462
16 Petition of Herman van Hoboocken - Schools 463
Feb. 4 Petition of certain Englishmen to settle at Jamaica .... 463, 464
16 Revs. Blom and Selyns examined and ordained for New Nether- land - Certificate of ordination of Rev. Hermanus Blom - Call of Rev. Selyns to Brooklyn 464-468
23 Appointment of a day of Fasting and Prayer 468, 469
March 1 Letter of Classis to the Consistories in New Netherland, per Blom and Selyns 469-472
11 Ecclesiastical Testimonial to Selyns. 472
29 Directors to Stuyvesant - Blom and Selyns 473
April 5 Death of Rev. Welius - Another minister to be sent in his place . 473
12 Petition of Gravesend for a minister; and answer thereto. 473, 474
16 Directors to Stuyvesant - Blom and Selyns - Curtius 474
21 Stuyvesant to the Directors - Blom - The preachers - Form of Baptism 475
May 4 The Deputati to seek for another minister for New Netherland. 475
11 Building the Church of Midwout - Not paid for 475, 476
June 1 New Netherland - Form of Baptism. 476
July 5 Church matters in Brooklyn - Salary of Selyns - Selyns to preach at Stuyvesant's bouwerie 477
6 Form of Baptism 477
Aug. 9 Salary of Curtius, Latin teacher
478
10 et seq. Synod of North Holland at Enckhuysen. 478
Art. 29. Extracts from a letter from New Amsterdam, of Sept. 10, 1659. .
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Sept. 2 Petition of Revs. Blom and Selyns for board during their detention 479
3 Formal introduction of Domine Selyns to church of Brooklyn by Nicasius de Sille 479, 480 7 The Consistory of Brooklyn to Domine Polhemus - . Lutherans 481, 482
22 Rev. Gideon Schaats to Classis of Amsterdam 482, 483
Sept. 29 Rev. J. T. Polhemus to the Classis of Amsterdam 484
30 Church of Midwout; costs; help given. 484, 485
Oct. 4 Rev. Samuel Drisius to Classis of Amsterdam - Form of Bap- tism 485-487
4 Rev. Henry Selyns to Classis of Amsterdam - Account of the beginning of his labors 487-491
Note on Stuyvesant's Bouwery.
5 Form of Baptism 492
6 Stuyvesant to the Directors - English villages on Long Island without preachers - Four other villages in need of preach- ers - Blom and Selyns 492
25 Michael Siperius (Zyperius) 492-494
Dec.
1 Instructions of Charles I to the English Committee on Planta- tions - As to Religion. 494
24 Directors to Stuyvesant - Ministers for the English villages on Long Island - Map of Amsterdam - Church Bell for Brook- lyn 494
- Evert Pietersen 495
Parsonage at Wiltwyck (Esopus) 495
24 Payments to Rev. E. Welius 496
1661.
Jan. 26 Payments to Rev. E. Welius. 496
Jan .- Feb. Proceedings against Quakers on Long Island 496-499
Feb. 14 Conditions offered by West India Company to dissenters in England to settle in America. 499, 500
18 Petition from Newtown to use the Minister's house for a school. 500 501
Feb .- March. Rev. Drisius sent to Hempstead to baptize children.
March 4 Contract between inhabitants of Esopus and Rev. Hermanus Blom 501
29 Petition from Church of Midwout for assistance in paying for building church 501
April 11 Religious and charitable goods exempt from certain fees 502 Spring Church of New Amsterdam to the West India Company 502
May 2, 9 Evert Pietersen appointed Schoolmaster 503
16 Court of Justice at Wildwyck - Religion of the Judges 503
23 Letters from New Netherland, read. 504
30 Rev. Samuel Megapolensis examined - Those baptized by Men- nonites need not be re-baptized. 503-505
July
1 Michael Cornelisz - Siperus 505
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1661.
June 7 Form of Baptism in the West Indies
12 Alexander Carolus Curtius offers to teach Latin on certain con- ditions 506
9 Letter of Classis to Rev. Van Beaumont of Curacoa, concerning Rev. Michael Siperus - Baptism of Negroes, Indians and their children 506-508
Aug. 8 Judicial decisions, in favor of legality of Quaker marriages, cited 508-510
Nov.
8 Proposals under which English churches may be planted in New Netherland 510-512
28 Answer of Director and Council to Proposals of Nov. 8 - Ref- erences to ordinances on parsonages, the sabbath and arrears of ministers' salaries 511
18 Ordinance for observance of the Sabbath. 512
19 Bricks purchased for Domine Blom. 512
Dec.
5 Letter of Classis to Rev. Samuel Drisius - Re-baptism not required - Michael Siperius 513-515
15 The Classis of Amsterdam to Rev. Gideon Schaats. 515, 516 1662.
Jan. 26
Proclamation of a Day of Thanksgiving, etc., for March 15, 1662 516-518
Feb. 20
Beekman to Stuyvesant - Aegidius Luyck. 518
March 11 Further answer of Director, etc., to proposals of English to
settle in New Netherland. See Nov. 8 and 28, 1661. ... 518-520
16 Beekman to Stuyvesant - Domine Laers. 520
28 Repairs of Church of New Amsterdam 521
April - West India Company sell their rights on South River to City of Amsterdam 521
20 New Amstel, Del .- Mennonites. 521
30 Rev. Laurentius Carolus petitions for remission of a fine .. 521, 522 Harmen Van Hoboocken 522
May
16 Petition in reference to minister's salary at Hempstead and Answer 523
30 Further answer of Director, etc., to Proposals of Nov. 8, 1661 .. 523 524
June 9 Contract for conveyance of Mennonites to South River .. 524, 525
Rev. J. T. Polhemus to Classis of Amsterdam. 525, 526 Aug. 8
21 Call of Rev. Samuel Megapolensis to New Netherland. 526 24 Complaint against Quakers at Flushing 526, 527 Orders against them, Sept. 9.
Sept. 4 Rev. Samuel Megapolensis 527
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12 Petition to be allowed to collect funds for building a church at Amesfoort 527
25 Rev. Samuel Megapolensis, chosen for New Netherland .. 527, 528
Oct. 2 Rev. Nicholas Rensselaer received as a candidate. 528
2 Rev. Samuel Megapolensis, examined and ordained. 528
Dec. 28 Bushwyck school affairs. 529
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Jan. 4 Church affairs in Midwout. 529
April 4 Pastor for New Amstel 529, 530
16 Directors to Stuyvesant - Huguenots; Quakers 530
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