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2. That (in performing the rite of marriage), you hold to the common order and practice of the Fatherland as far as possible.
Closing herewith, we commend you to God and to the word of his grace. We pray the Lord of the harvest to bless you and make you fruitful, and multiply your church and grant it much peace and consolation. Such is the wish, Reverend and Worthy Friend, of your Obedient and Affectionate Brethren in Christ, the members of the Classis of Amsterdam.
In the name of all,
Gerardus Hendricus, Eccl. Amstel. et Conventus Dep ad res. Maritimas, p. t. Praeses. Cornelius Lijcochthon, Eccl. Amstelod. ejusdem Conventus, p. t., Scriba.
Amsterdam, Dec. 9, 1674.
ANNEKE JANS PROPERTY CONFISCATED TO THE DUKE OF YORK. 1674.
Among the possessions of Lovelace was that piece of land which subsequently became the property of Trinity Church. It contained sixty two acres, and adjoined the old West India Com- pany's farm. It was originally owned by Anneke Jans and her husband Rev. Everardus Bogardus, the second Dutch Domine in the country. In 1664 the farm of the West India Company was confiscated and became the property of the Duke of York; but the title of the Domines Bouwerie was confirmed by Governor Nicolls to the original owners, as private property, in 1667. Mrs.
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Bogardus, (or Anneke Jans,) died in 1663, and in accordance with her will, her farm was sold in 1671. Governor Lovelace became the purchaser. But with his disgrace in 1673, this land was confiscated to the Duke of York, and in 1685 became vested in the Crown.
See Brodhead, ii. 183. Valentine's Manual of Com. Council, 1855, 531-2; 1860, 548. Perry's Hist. Am. (Epis.) Church, i. 170.
PETITION OF DUTCH BURGHERS OF NEW YORK, AS TO THE FORM OF THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE.
To the Right Honorable Edmond Andros, Governor-General over all his Royal High- ness's Territories in America, and his Honor's Council.
Honorable Gentlemen: We the undersigned, your Honors' subjects and Petition- ers, with all due respect represent, that in obedience to your Proclamation pub- lished on Saturday last, giving notice to all persons who propose remaining residents here, to come and take the oath of allegiance on the ringing of the town bell; we, with many other inhabitants, presented ourselves yesterday about half an hour after the ringing of the bell at the City Hall, and remained there until each of your Petitioners undersigned, was ordered by the Marshall or Constable to appear at the meeting of the Honorable Mayor's Court; where by your Honor's special com- mands we were ordered to take the oath of allegiance, word for word, as 'twas taken by the Inhabitants of Dutch origin, in the year 1664, on the surrender of this place to his Majesty at the hands of your Honors' predecessor, Governor R. Nicol; which oath we, each for himself, declared our willingness solemnly to take and to observe in all its parts; only humbly praying that what the Honorable R. Nicol had declared respecting this oath, by proclamation under his hand and seal, now also may be confirmed. Namely, that it was by no means the intention of such oath to annul the Capitulation then so solemnly concluded, signed and sealed; which in our opinion and under correction of better judgment, is not annulled (gemorti- ficiert) but rather confirmed, and strengthened by the sixth Article of the peace last concluded between his Majesty of Great Britain and the States-General of the United Netherlands.
Whereupon the Honorable Mayor replied, that he was ignorant of any such declaration; when an authenticated copy thereof was produced, with further humble request, that his Majesty's Honorable Court would be graciously pleased to inform your Honors of the matter in the most friendly manner, and to intercede for us, your Honor's faithful subjects, that said declaration of your Honor's predecessor, as far as it concerns your Honor's present subjects, principally in the point of freedom of religion and pressing in time of war, may in like manner be confirmed by your Honors at the time of administering the oath.
Hereupon, having been dismissed by the Court, we were yesterday, by your Honors' order, summoned personally before your Honors, and appeared accordingly; when you were pleased again to require from us, your humble servants, the same oath taken to your Honors' predecessors, which we heartily declared ourselves willing to take, only requesting your Honors' confirmation of said declaration, so far as it concerned any of the Petitioners, as already stated, or otherwise; that we were willing to take the oath of allegiance to your Honors, the same as exacted by the late Dutch Government from the Inhabitants of the English nation, which last request your Honors then declared that you would take into consideration.
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Your undersigned subjects and Petitioners were thereby induced to hope that your Honors would favorably entertain and grant said request. But to our utter grief and hearty regret, you were pleased to summon the undersigned again before the Council, and to refuse to realize our hope and expectation, and to persist in your previous resolution, that we should take the ordained oath; looking upon us further as mutinous, because we in obeying your Honors' proclamation, have had
the misfortune to have been the first summoned to the Council. We hereby honestly declare that we went thither without any other intention than to obey your Honors' orders, as already stated, not doubting that your Petitioners would so far intercede on taking the ordained oath, that Governor Nicoll's declaration would be confirmed by your Honors, so far as your Petitioners were concerned; the rather as we, each for himself, offered to make it clear that we religiously and uprightly observed, fulfilled and kept the oath formerly taken and afterwards de novo ordered, in all its parts, clauses and points.
Wherefore we, your Honors' Petitioners, again make so bold as humbly to request your Honors to be pleased again to take the aforesaid into your wise consideration and deliberation, so as to graciously allow your Petitioners, for reasons and motives herein before alleged, to enjoy the right of exemption from being impressed, agree- ably to the aforesaid Capitulation and the subsequent declaration of your Honors' predecessor, Nicol. Hereby once more declaring and offering to take, and religiously to observe the ordained oath, otherwise praying to be allowed to give satisfaction with the oath taken to the Dutch Government here by the inhabitants of the English nation at the time of the last war, intimating in all parts full obedience except alone not to be forced to take up arms against any native Dutch nation, if acting under commission from the State, in case of war, which God prevent; hoping and praying that we, your Petitioners, may not in our consciences be pressed to abjure all natural affection towards our own nation, but that your Honors, out of consideration as aforesaid, will be pleased to be satisfied with the Christian oath, the same as your Petitioners have taken and subscribed to your predecessor, when you will find that the more we now object to swearing lightly what nature and love for our own nation forbid; so much the more shall we strive to keep sacred what we have sworn.
But in case it turn out, contrary to hope, that your Honors would not be pleased graciously and favorably to consider this our humble petition, we, your Petitioners, are conscientiously necessitated to request your grace and favor, graciously to grant and allow us, the Petitioners, a proper and suitable time to dispose of as much as is possible of our estates, and to remove elsewhere with our substance and families, during which time the Petitioners humbly requesting your Honors' letters of protection for person, condition and property, with further consent to proceed and transport, free and unmolested, whithersoever our occasions will demand; prom- ising and offering an oath to be faithful to your Honors' government during our sojourn here, with the above exception only, not to be forced to take up arms against our own nation. Which doing, we shall remain, honorable gentlemen,
Your Honors'
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Faithful subjects and servants, 1
New York, 16 March, Anno 1
1674/5.
(Signed) Cornelis Steenwyck, Johannis van Brugh, Johannis De Peyster, N. Bayard, Jacob Kip, E. Luyck, W. Beeckman,
Anth. De Milt. - Col. Docs. N. Y. ii. 740-3.
(Indorsed)
Petition of the Dutch Nation in New York, heretofore called New Netherland.
This Dutch MS. appears to be translated from the English. The document, of which this is a transcript, is very much broken in style and language, and not free from errors. de Zwaan.
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PETITION OF THE DUTCH BURGHERS OF NEW YORK TO THE STATES-GENERAL.
To the High and Mighty Lords, the States-General of the United Netherlands.
The Dutch Nation in New York, heretofore called New Netherland, most humbly showeth:
That this country had been taken by your High Mightinesses' arms, and reduced under your High Mightinesses' obedience, by Commanders Binckes and Eversen, in the year 1673, during the war with England. That by Article six, hereunto an- nexed, of the Treaty of Peace, which was concluded on the 9/19 February, 1674, it was agreed: That the islands, cities and harbors, castles or forts, which the one party will have taken, or will yet take from the other, since the breaking out of this unfortunate war, whether in Europe or elsewhere, and before the expiration of the period herein before set down for the cessation of all hostilities, shall be restored to the former Lord or Proprietor thereof, in the same state and condition as they shall have been, etc.
That, further, Anthony Colve, at that time Governor of the aforesaid country, hath surrendered the same, by your High Mightinesses' order, to Major Andros, the English Governor, pursuant to the aforesaid Article of the Treaty of Peace. When they, the Petitioners, did not doubt but they would remain in the enjoyment of the rights and privileges which they have possessed, under the government of the English, previous to your High Mightinesses' occupation, and principally by virtue of the Capitulation hereunto annexed, which was entered into in the year 1664, on the 27th of August, old style, before the surrender to the English Governor, Richard Nicolls, which was also accorded to them, the Petitioners, by the aforesaid 6th Article of the Treaty of Peace. But they, the Petitioners, to their profound sorrow, find at present that the aforesaid Governor, Major Andros, does not allow them, the Petitioners, the enjoyment of the effect of the aforesaid Capitulation, and conse- quently also of the 6th Article of the Treaty of Peace, but hath, over and above, laid before them, the Petitioners, a formula of an Oath he hath drawn up according to his opinion, and not according to the aforesaid Capitulation.
Wherefore they, the Petitioners, have been necessitated for the maintenance of the privilege which you, High and Mighty, had stipulated for your subjects there. to postpone the aforesaid oath, and, by humble and civil supplication, to request of the above mentioned Governor, Major Andros, to allow them a proper time to depart with their families and property, and meanwhile, protection both in their persons and goods; likewise, free and unmolested, to transport themselves else- where, wherever the opportunity should offer; they, the Petitioners, promising, on oath, to be faithful to the aforesaid Governor during their sojourn there, with the exception only of not being forced to take up arms against their own nation, as is more fully demonstrated to your High Mightinesses in the copy of the petition hereunto annexed; and notwithstanding they, the Petitioners, consider it their duty to preserve their privilege and concluded Capitulation, and to demonstrate the same by a most submissive petition of the aforesaid Governor, yet hath he, Governor Andros, not only illy received, but peremptorily rejected their humble and civil petition, and denounced them as the disturbers of the King's peace, placing them, the Petitioners, in close confinement, from which they have been released, under bail, and ordering them to be tried.
And in order to communicate this to his Majesty of England, the aforesaid Gov- ernor Andros to that end hath most subtilely (as they, the Petitioners, are for a certainty informed) dispatched Captain Salsbury to denigrate the Petitioners (as can well be proved) to his Royal Majesty, whence nothing is to be foreseen but ruin and destruction to the Petitioners. Wherefore they find themselves under the necessaty of turning to you, High and Mighty, humbly praying and beseeching you,
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High and Mighty, to cause information of this matter to be transmitted to M. Van Beuningen, Ambassador to his Royal Majesty of England, or to whomsoever you, High and Mighty, shall consider it proper to refer, to the end that no bad nor wrong impression of them, the Petitioners, may be conveyed to his Majesty by the aforesaid Salsbury, Governor Andros' messenger.
And further, that the matter be so directed that they, the Petitioners, may be continued (in the privileges accorded) by the annexed Capitulation, concluded on the 27th August, stilo veteri, 1674, (1664) between his Majesty of England and your High Mightinesses, and enjoy the same without being contravened by any contra- dicting statutes, ordonnances, formulas of oath, or otherwise; and principally to order, provisionally, that no prosecutions, punishments, nor other inconveniences be instituted against them, the Petitioners, by reason of the aforesaid presented petition.
Which doing, etc., (Signed), Cornelius Magistris, (Steenwyck.) - Col. Docs. N. Y. ii. 738-740.
ACTS OF THE CLASSIS OF AMSTERDAM.
Rev. Selyns.
1675, May 27th.
Rev. Selyns announced to the Rev. Assembly that he had re- ceived a commission from the Council of State, as well as from the Rev. Classis, to set out for the army. In connection there- with he requested that great care should be employed to the supply of his charge. . Thereupon he took a christian leave from the Rev. Assembly. His request regarding the supply of his church was received by the Assembly in a spirit of complete willingness to comply. He was also commended to God and to the Word of his grace, after wishing upon him and his labors all success and blessing. On this occasion it was also resolved, that since it has been learned, and is apparently true, that there is an unwillingness in the candidates to honor the behests of this Classis, in the fulfilment of their assigned supplies of pulpits, that they be summoned to appear before this Assembly at the next meeting of Classis. vii. 115.
A PETITION FROM THE LUTHERANS.
To the Noble, Right Honorable, Major Edmond Andros, Governor General of all his Royal Highness, James, Duke of York and Albany, etc. Territories in America.
Show with all reverence the subscribed petitioners, the community of the un- changeable Augsburg Confession, called the Lutheran, which has its residence on the Southriver, that after the petitioners had addressed an humble petition to the
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Right Honorable Governor on the 13th of May Anno 1675, together with a docu- ment, drawn up in Council at New Castle on the 10th of December 1672, and pre- sented by petitioners' minister, whereby they divided the river into two parishes, so that all above Verdritige Hoek is and shall remain under the pastorate of Mr. Laers and ali below Verdritige Hoek under the pastorate of Magister Jakobus Fabricius, and requested and asked with due humility, that your Noble Honor would please to confirm the action and the division for the sake of God's glory and good order, the petitioners expected hereupon a favorable answer and decision and had hoped to receive the same through Capt. Ed. Kantweil, but as the speedy journey and many troubles have prevented your Noble Honor, the Petitioners do not know, how to act and they come therefore again to your Noble Right Honorable Worship with the humble request, to confirm the act and the division, also their minister Magister Jakobus Fabricius and to grant a favorable reply to the petitioners, doing which they remaine your Noble Right Honorable Worships subjects and mediators with God.
The Community of the Unchangeable Confession of Augsburg on the Southriver belonging to the Churches of Swaenewyck and Kraenhoek.
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Hendrick Jansen
Hendrick HI Jansen van Breeman
Harman Janssen
Peter Velcker
Peter Classen
Peter X Willem's mark
Corn Janson
Pieter K Manslanst
Jan B Barends
Sibrand Jansen
Hinrich Fransen
Willem Jansen
Jan Jansen
John Vokmer (?)
Clas X Andresen and all the others. Col. Docs. N. Y. xii. 529.
Actum New Castle the first of June Anno 1675.
Declaration of H. Block, John Moll and Derick Alberts, Magistrates of New Castle, respecting the opposition Manifested in the Church by John Ogle and Rev. Jacobus Fabritius, to the above order.
Declaration of the undersigned concerning what has been done last 4th of June during the gathering of the people in consequence of the construction and re- pairs of two outer dikes.
As soon as we had read and promulgated the order concerning it, John Ogle, who was still in the Church, took the word in an arrogant manner and said: " We will not make Hans Block's dike, nor the other dike either." Capt. Cantwell answered, " You, John Ogle, are an Englishman, but it does not behoove you to make such an ado among so many people," he took him by the arm and shoved him out of the Church, whereupon one Mathys Smith said in a like arrogant manner " That man speaks the truth and we repeat, what he says " adding other improper words. Capt. Cantwell called for the Constable to place this man into the stocks, but as the Constable was not at hand and Mathys Smith continued with his foul language, Capt. Cantwell was forced to strike him several times with his ratan: Magister Jacobus Fabricius called out very insolently " That man has done no wrong, he speaks the truth. If he must go to prison then I too will go" and other bad words,
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which do not become a priest. As the Constable did not come, we thought it ad- visable to prevent other mischief and had the aforesaid John Ogle and Magister Fabricius brought down to the yacht. The priest was very angry on the way to the boat, and when Capt. Cantwell wanted to take him by the arm, he swore and scolded, saying " May the Devil take you, if you touch me " and other impious words. In the boat he still made use of his foul language, so that other people passing the boat called out " Take hold of him, take hold of him; " others armed with swords and sticks swore at each other and looked, as if a great mishap had sprung up suddenly, so that we resolved at the request of several to have the afore- said John Ogle and Magister Fabricius brought ashore again.
A few days after we had had the confirmation of our order affixed on the Church door, I, Hans Block, met John Ogle on the street and spoke with him about the late mutiny, created by him and others: he said, if the Fins had been drunk, no good would have come of it. I answered, that the confirmation of our order was now there affixed on the church door, whereupon he said " I care no more for your order, than for this dirt on the street here," kicking the same with his foot. -
H. Block John Moll Derck Alberts. - Col. Docs. N. Y. xii. 531.
Order summoning Domine Jacobus Fabricius and John Ogle before the Governor to answer to the charge of having been implicated in the riot in Delaware.
At a Councill July 24th 1675.
Present The Governor The Secretary Mr. Jno. Laurence
Capt. Brockholes Capt. Dyre
That ye former Order of Councill of June 23rd about ye disturbance at Delaware be respited and that an order or special Warrant be sent thither for Magister Jacobus Fabricius and John Ogle as Ringleaders, to make their appearance here to answer ye misdemeanors objected against them touching ye late disturbance.
The business about Capt. Carrs Valley and Meadow ground etc., at New Castle, being taken into consideracon,
Ordered, That ye Order made at Delaware bee observed for ye vallueing of ye said land and ye Towne to have ye refusall .- Col. Docs. N. Y. xii. 537.
A Warrant sent to Mr. Jacobus Fabricus and John Ogle at Delaware.
Whereas I have received Information from the Magistrates at Delaware, That you Jacobus Fabricius, were a principall Ring Leader in causing a tumultuous dis- turbance (not long sincce) That is to say upon ye 4th day of June last at the Towne of New Castle, and did contemne and disobey the orders sett forth by the said Magistrates, in a riotous manner; These are therefore in his Majesty's name, to require and command you forthwith to make your personall appearance before mee, in this place, to make answer to what shall be objected against you upon the account afore mentioned; Of the which you are not to faile, as you will answer the contrary, at your utmost perill.
Given under my hand and seal in New York this 26th day July, 1675.
To magister Jacobus Fabricius, The same Warrant was sent for John Ogle, at the said place.
E. Andross. - Col. Docs. N. Y. xii. 538.
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Petition. Jacobus Fabricius relative to a charge of riotous conduct brought against him.
To the Honorable Mayor Edmund Andros Governor Generall under his Royal High- ness of all his Territoryes in America.
The humble Peticon of Jacobus Fabricius.
Sheweth your Honor humble Peticoner as that your Honor having been pleased to send a warrant to New Castie, ordering your Petitioner forthwith to make his personall appearance before your Honor in this place, to make answer to what shall bee objected against your Honor's Peticoner concerning a disturbance hapned at Delaware in New Castle the 4th day of June Last, in condemning and disobeying the orders sett forth by the Magistrates in a riotous manner. In obedience to your Honor's order and comand, your Honor's Peticoner doth appear before your Honor and as for what is Laid upon him your Honor's Peticoner finds himself not guilty as may appear by Several witnesses.
Therefore its your Honor's Peticoner's humble Request, that an order may be given with a commission to examine the Burghers and Inhabitants of New Castle whether your Honor's Peticoner had beene tumultious against the Magistrates and likewise whether he has given base language to the powers, or came armed, or has any weapon, or made any resistance. On the contrary thereof your Honor's Peti- coner, being desired by the people to Speak for them, was affrontuously dealt by the Comander there: upon the Returne of the examination, your Honor's Petitioner hope your Honor to bee better informed, and shall know the very truth, and to. judge that your Honor's Peticoner is much wrongdt, and damaged in coming hether, in Loosing his time, and leaving his employment with dayly expenses: which your Honor bee pleased to consider, and to give Such order. That after your Honor's Peticoner is cleared of the accusation Laid on him his costs, expenses, damages and Loss of tyme may be allowed to him, not being reasonable to bee so much troubled in a vexatious cause.
And your Honor's peticoner shall ever pray much .- Col. Docs. N. Y. xii. 521.
SYNOD OF NORTH HOLLAND, AT HAARLEM.
1675, July 29 et seq. Note.
(The following is an item of interest, as bearing on the well known and oft-quoted " Journal " of the Labadists, Dankers and Sluyter, who visited New York in 1679.)
Art. 30. Labadists.
Regarding Art. 32, which speaks of the party (aanhang) of the Labadists: The Classes which still have some remnants of the people among them, declare that they are watching against that evil with all diligence. All the Classes were once more ad- monished to continue their good efforts to this end. On this same occasion, the Rev. Correspondents from Utrecht and Fries- land read from their Acta some very lengthy articles on this
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business. From these it appeared what had been resolved on in reference to this matter, in their respective Synods; specially, also, what means had been taken by them for counteracting this evil. The Revs. Deputati are requested, in drawing up the ex- tracts of the corresponding Synods, to insert the principal con- tents concerning this matter therein.
REMONSTRANCE OF THE SWEDES AND FINS OF CRANEHOOK CHURCH, AGAINST DOMINE FABRICIUS BEING THEIR MINISTER.
Laus Deo Semper.
The 14th of August 1675. -
We Swedes and Fins,
Belonging to the church at Cranehook, understand that the Dutch minister Feb- ricius has very unfairly and without our knowledge .. ... . to the Honorable Gen- eral our Church and the which was never granted him by General Lovelace, except the community consented to it and what reasons could induce us to do it, for neither we nor our wives and children are able to understand him. We request therefore his Honor, Captain Cantwell, with due respect, humbly to ask the Honorable General, that we hold divine service with our priest for our edification, as we have done so far. If the Dutch priest desires to teach, let him remain among his own people at Swanewyck and preach before the Dutch.
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