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inclusive of one elder and two deacons.1 The population of the village at this time was 134 persons, in thirty-one families; and the bounds of the new Dominic's charge included “The Ferry,” “The Waal-boght,” and “The Gujanes.” Measures were taken for the speedy erection of a church, and in the mean time the congregation worshipped in a barn. As the people were not able of themselves to pay his entire salary, they petitioned the Council for assistance;2

and the salvation of men, and reward and adorn him, at the appearance of the Great Shepherd of sheep, with the unfading crown of immortal glory.

Done in a Classical meeting in Amsterdam, on the 16th of February, 1660.
In the name, and by order of all,

“Petrus Proelius, Eccles. Amstelodamensis,
et Classis p. t. Deputatus.

“Laurens van Noordt,
Eccles. in Diemen. et pro t..
ad caus. sat. Indicas Deput.

“Samuell Coop, a green Eccles. Amsteloda-
mensis et p. t. Deputatus."

[Endorsement.]

“The aforesaid Act of the Classis of Amsterdam was approved by the Directors of the West India Company, Department of Amst., on the 26th March, 1660.

(Signed) “David van Baerle.
“Edward Man.”

The above translation of this document is from N. Y. Col. MSS., xiii. 69. Another version, by the late General Jeremiah Johnson, taken, probably, from the original Dutch records of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Brooklyn, is printed in the Magazine of the Reformed Dutch Church, vol. iii., for 1828-29, pp. 52, 54. This, although a more elegant translation, does not, in our opinion, present so faithful a transcript of the original as the one above printed.

1 The list of church members at this period, together with other extracts from tile Brooklyn Church Records, will be found in Appendix No. 6.

2 Alb. Rec., xxiv. 383. Aug. 30,1660, there appeared before the Council, "Joris Derck and Joris Rapalje, magistrates of the village of Breuckelen, on Long Island, and represented. that they, in conformity with the order of the Director-General, had convened all the inhabitants of the aforesaid village, and conversed with them, and inquired how much they would be able to contribute to the salary of the Rev. Mr. Selyns; and that, after all their endeavors, they could not succeed in obtaining more than 300 guilders annually (payable in corn, at the value of beavers); and that in addition they were willing to provide the Rev. Mr. Selyns with a comfortable dwelling. On being reminded that Dominie Selyns bad been promised the annual salary of 100 fl., and bad come hither in that expectation, and that the said sum ought to be collected,—in lieu of which the village tithes would be taken and contributed by the Company,Ñand that they ought to strive to make up the deficiency, they declared that it was totally impossible, for the people of the village to raise the required amount, as the burden fell chiefly on a few individuals, the rest being poor people who had nothing but what was earned by their daily labor. To this it was replied (by the Council) that they (of Breuckelen) should have duly considered all these things before they requested or called a minister. In answer, they (the inhabitants of Breuckelen) said they had