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appear at the table of the Lord, and to receive the holy sacrament of 

 communion, A. D. 1697. First and before all the Right Honorable 

 God-fearing, very wise and prudent my Lady Catharine Philipse, widow 

 of the Lord Frederic Philipse of blessed memory, who have promoted 

 divine service here in the highest praiseworthy manner." 

 " The continuation of the congregation of Philipsburgh : — 

 Abraham de Reviere ; Dirck Storm and Maria his wife ; Isaac Sie, 

 the elder, and Esther his wife ; Isaac Sie, Jr. ; Jacob van Texel and 

 Aletje his wife ; Joacham van Weert and Christyntje his wife ; Sebastiaen 

 Michgielze and Galanti; Sybouwt Kranckheyt and Marytje his wife; 

 Gregoris Storm and Engeltje his wife; Ryck Abramse and Tryntje his 

 wife; Powlus Reetan and Angelica his wife; Albret Gardenier and 

 Maritje his wife; Peter Sie and Pizonella his wife; JanEckerand Mag- 

 daleentje his wife ; Jacobus Sie and Catharina his wife ; Jan Fowseer 

 and Eva his wife; Jan Louwrenzs and Marytje his wife; Andries van 

 Dyck and Gessje his wife; Jan van Texel and Catharina his wife; Isaac 

 van Dyck and Barberahis wife; Abram de Vauw and Marytje his wife; 

 Abram de Reviere, Jr., and Weijntje his wife; Geertje wife of Pieter 

 Breys ; Gerridit van Weert and Cathalijna his wife ; Annetje Branckert 

 wife of Hendrick Krankheyt; Jan Hart from Switzerland; Beellitje 

 wife of Jacob van Weert; David Storm and Esther his wife ; Louwrens 

 Mathysie Banckert and Neitje de Groot his wife ; Barent Duytsen and 

 Maritje; Lodewyck Ackerman and Hillegenda; Margarietje wife of 

 Joseph Escoth ; Rachel the wife of Thos. Hyert ; William Artzen, his 

 daughter above named; Abram van Dyck and Elizabeth; Herman 

 Jurckze and Maria; Antje van Weert wife of Samuel Canckle; Antje 

 Sybouwt wife of Jan Beesly ; Peter Storm and Margarietje ; Antje wife 

 of Henderick Kranckheyt; Antje van Lent wife of Corel Davidson; 

 Cornelius van Texel and Antje his wife ; Antje Keninck wife of Lowies 

 Bowie." 



The sixth church book commences with the following preface : 

 " In this book is noted from the existing notes the receipt and ex- 

 penditure of each outgoing deacon, since the year of our Lord, A. D. 

 1697. Being intended to note said accounts uprightly, as per contents 

 of the notes in this book, as much as will be possible according to truth; 

 but as it is very dangerous for a good pilot to arrive safely in a strange 

 harbor without falling on a bar or rock, principally in dark weather, I 

 request accordingly very earnestly and in a friendly manner, from the 

 kind reader, to please to take in good part if any obscure notes might 

 come in my way as according to our opinion, we find some somewhat 

 obscure ; it is, however, my intention, with the help of God, according 

 to the best of my knowledge to close the following accounts according 

 to truth and to make a beginning firstly outgoing deacon as follows : 

 1697, the 30th October, Jan Ecker received in his deaconship for 



1699, the 6th of August, Jan Ecker having finished his time, as ap- 

 pears by his delivered notice of his service as deacon, shows his receipt 

 of the communion money to be ^"54 16. Further I find a notice dated 

 25th August, 1702, in which Jan Ecker acknowledges when he was dea- 



