[304] See pp. [76]-[78], supra.
[305] The falls of the Passaic, at Paterson, New Jersey.
[306] Not preserved.
[307] Governor's Island. The Spaniards spoken of may have been Verrazano's men.
[308] The canticoy of the Indians was wild dancing.
[309] Esopus, founded in 1652. See pp. [220]-[221], post.
[310] Rev. Laurentius van Gaasbeeck, licentiate in theology and doctor of medicine (M.D., Leyden, 1674), had come to the Esopus in September, 1678, and had preached at its three villages of Kingston, Marbleton, and Hurley. He died in February, 1680. A letter from the church, asking for another minister, is in Ecclesiastical Records of New York, II. 748. Tesschenmaker had served the church temporarily before Gaasbeeck's arrival.
[311] Evert Duyckinck the elder and his son Gerrit were painters and glaziers; the father is also designated in the Dutch church records as "Schilder," maker of pictures.
[312] Albany.
[313] Governor Andros's proclamation of March 13/23, 1680, against Governor Carteret's assuming to exercise powers of government in New Jersey. It may be found in New Jersey Archives, I. 293.