Chap. VII. 



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fetch a new fupply of People : During which time Cornells feon perform'd his Vi- <w« w » 

 lany •, for he chofe David of ZeeVang, Gysbrecht Welderen, Coenraed Huiffen, Cornells ¥k» Attempt 

 terf^oon,%utger Vrederickf?^on, and Hans Heilwerk, for his Affiftants, befides feveraL 

 others, anddeftroy'd all the People on the Ifland, except five, who cfcap'd on pie- 

 ces of Timber tathe Rock where Weyber Hays refided with forty Men, who being 

 inform'd what the aforefaid Villains had done, prepared for refiftancc with fharp- 

 pointed Sticks, thofe People on the fecond Rock being alfo flain by Zeevang, who 

 fpared onely fome Women and feven Boys ; after which Hieronymws Qornellfeon took 

 Lucretia Jans for his Wife j in like manner Huijfen took Judith Sebajliaens ; the remain* 

 ing Women ferv'd the reft for Concubines. Not long after twenty of them going 

 in Sloops, fell upon Weiber Hays, who valiantly refifted them : but becaufe Haps 

 Life was of great confequence, by reafon he might give notice of their Actions to 

 to the Ship which was expe&ed from Holland, and which they defign'd to run away 

 with, therefore they rcnew'd their AfTauk with fifteen Men more, and were again 

 beat off; wherefore they refolv'd to make a Peace, which Heronymm Cornelifaoon 

 promised to ratifie the next day • ncverthelefs this Peace was but feigned, for 

 under pretence thereof they delivered Letters to feveral French Soldiers that were 

 under Hays's Command, promifing each fix thoufand Guilders if they would joyn 

 with them ; but they fticw'd the Letters to Hays, who keeping it fecret, that he 

 might draw on Hteronpw Qornelifzpon, not miftrufting the Difcovcry, to come thi- 

 ther at the appointed time, took him Prifoner, and caus'd ZeeVang, Huijfen, Wel- 

 deren, and Cornells fieterj^oon to be put to death . but Wouter Loos making his efcape, 

 Was chofen chief of the Rebels, who ventur'd a fourth Aflault, but returning with- 

 out any effe<ft left off making any farther Attempt. Mean while felfaert arriving 

 With the Sardam Frigat from Holland, fent a Boat afhore, which by a little Skiff 

 difpatcht by Hays, was inform'd of all the Paflages . whereupon the Boat return- 

 ing, felfaert as he was putting himfelf into a pofturc of Defence, efpy'd a Sloop co- 

 ming about the Southern Point of the Ifland, in which were eleven of the Rebels 

 clad in Scarlet with Silver Lace, which making dire&ly towards the Ship, as foon 



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