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is thereffore ordered, That ffrom the date hereoff no tradesman shall make any worke ffor to sell to others without thee towne, ffrom wood soe cutt as afforesaid as only ffrom old wood.

“That no shoemaker or others shall cutt or ffall any trees ffor to barke in the common woods uppon the penaltie off ffive pounds ffor every tree soe cutt.

“That no men shall leave any timber, ffensing stuffe, or other wood in the woods longer as six weeks affter itt is cutt, uppon the penaltie, that itt shall be ffree ffor others to take and carry the same away as theire owne wood. And that iff any one off other townes shall be ffounden within our towmes limitts to cutt or carry away any sorts off woods ffor timber, ffensing stuff or ffire wood, that itt shall bee ffree ffor any one off this towne to take it away and to take out writ to arrest, or to apprehend such offender or offenders presently, and that the Justices off this towne shall answer the action as iff itt were done by theire owneselves.”1

These proceedings were also recorded, by order of the Court of Sessions.

Further action was had in the matter of the common lands, during the year 1701, as appears by the following record:

“Towne Meeting held this 5th day off May, 1701, by order off Justices Cornelis Sebringh and Machiell Hanssen (Bergen). We the major pait off the ffreeholders off Breucklyn doe hereby nominate, constitute, and appoint Capt. Jooris Hanssen (Bergen), Jacob Hanssen (Bergen), and Cornelis Van Duyn, to bee trustees of our Common and undivided lands, and to deffend and maintaine the rights and privileges off our General pattent, as well within as without.”

Again, at a

“Towne meeting held this second day of February, 1701-2, by order off Justice Cornelis Sebringh. Purposed iff the order off Bedford, made the 12tb day off April, 1697,(2) shall bee conflirmed concerning the lying out of the common or undivided lands, or that the said land shall bee lyed out according to the last tax, concerning the deffending off oar limitts.

1 As we understand this clause, the Justices of Brooklyn were to have cognizance of the offense, as much as if the offenders resided within the town.

2 See ante, p 208.