[E.B. O'Callaghan (ed.) (1856)] on shoare att the said fforte. And whilest they were there, there were three peeces of ordnance shott off from the forte, for the Prince of Orange and his Colours were spred abrod upon the Castle. And the Governor of that fforte toulde the factor and the rest of the companye of the said shippe, that they should not trade there. But the said merchants factor, named Jacob Jacobson Elkins, tould the Governor of the said fforte, that that land was the King of Englands lande, and they (: meaning the companye of the said shippe) were subiects, and therefore would trade there. And after they had stayed three dayes by the said fforte by the commannde of the Governor, they weighed their anchors and wente further into the said river, to trade and trucke awaye the godes abord the said shippe. Whereuppon the Dutch manned out three vessells after them viz* a pinnace, a carvell and a hoye, which followeth the said shippe. And after the said factor had landed a good quantitie of goodes, and had erected ■ Hans Jorrissen Houten, who traded to New Netherland in 1621, was Commissary or Vice-director at Fort Orange, at this time. — Ed. 76 NEW-YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS.