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"Names of y" Justices for Newcastle are: Mr. Ilans Block, 

 Mr. Jii" Moll, Mr. Fopp Outhout, Mr. Joseph Chew, Mr. Di- 

 rick Alberts. For the River: Mr. Peter Cock, Mr. Peter 

 Rainbo, Mr. Israel Helm, Mr. Laers Andrieson, Mr. WooUe 

 Swain."' 



These Justices had no fcn-mal commissions issued to them at 

 this time, but simply an order from the Governor, directed to 

 them under the title of Commissaries, "to resume their places 

 as Maifistrates." Captain Edmund Cantwell was connnissioned 

 to administer to these Justices their official oath, he having been 

 reinstated in his office of Sheriff or Schout. Ca})t. Cantwell, in 

 conjunction with Johannes De Haas, was also appointed Collec- 

 tor of Quit-rents on the Delaware, and of all other duties, whe- 

 ther custom or excise. - 



It has already been shown that a Court was established in 

 1668, embracing three of the above mentioned Justices of Up- 

 land Court; and two of tliese Justices, with the Commander, 

 being sufficient to form a Court, it is rendered almost certain 

 that Courts were then occasionally held at Upland. In 

 1672, an order issued from the Governor "to authorize and em- 

 power the Court at Upland, with the assistance of one or two of 

 the High Court.,'" to examine into a matter of difficulty then 

 pending. This order requiring the aid of Justices of the 

 High Court in a special case, proves that the SAvedish Justices 

 alone at that time usually held the Court at Upland. It is quite 

 probable that the Justices now reinstated are the same who con- 

 stituted the Upland Court in 1672, and who doubtless exercised 

 their functions during the short intervening period that the 

 country was under the dominion of the Dutch. 



Capt. Cantwell, besides holding the office of Sheriff, appears 

 to have been entrusted with the charge of affairs generally on 

 the Delaware. In letters addressed by him to the Governor, 

 on the 30th of November and 9th of December, he assures him 

 of the general satisfaction of the people with the change of go- 

 vernment, and also acquaints him with the prospect of the ar- 

 rival of new settlers. The Governor gives notice of his inten- 

 tion to visit the Delaware in the Spring, but in the meantime 

 authorizes Cantwell to supply the new comers with a reasonable 

 quantity of land, and to act as Surveyor of the whole river and 

 bay.3 



Governor Andros visited the Delaware in May of this year, 

 and on the 13th and 14th of that month held a special Court at 

 New Castle. At this Court it was ordered "that Highways 



1 Sec. State's Office, Albany. '• Orders, Warrants, Passes," 1674 to 1679, p. 3. Haz 

 Reg. iv. 56. 



2 Ilaz. Reg. iv. 56. » lb. i. 93. 



