ut--"Be ye our friends? ye
are mere corn stealers"--forth with behaving as enemies. This induced
one of the proprietors of the burnt houses to upbraid therewith one
Maryn Adriaenzen, who at his request had led the freemen in the attack
on the Indians, and who being reinforced by an English troop had
afterwards undertaken two bootless expeditions in the open field.
Imagining that the Director had accused him, he being one of the
signers of the petition he determined to revenge himself.(3) With this
resolution he proceeded to the Director's house armed with a pistol,
loaded and cocked, and a hanger by his side; coming unawares into the
Director's room, he presents his pistol at him, saying, "What devilish
lies art thou reporting of me?" but by the promptness of one of the
bystanders, the shot was prevented, and he himself immediately confined.
A short time after, Marine's man and another entered the fort, each
carrying a loaded gun and pistol. The first fired at the Director who
having had notice withdrew towards his house, the balls passing into the
wall alongside the door behind him; the sentinel firing immediately on
him who had discharged his gun, brought him down. Shortly afterwards
some of the commonalty collected before the Director, riotously
demanding the prisoner; they were answered that their request should be
presented in order and in writing, which about 25 men did; they therein
asked the Director to pardon the criminal. The matters were referred
to them to decide conscientiously thereupon, in such wise that they
immediately went forth, without hearing parties or seeing any complaints
or documents. They condemn him in a fine of five hundred guilders, and
to remain three months away from the Manhatens, but on account of the
importance of the affair and some considerations, it was resolved to
send the criminal with his trial to Holland, which...(4)

(1) "Note H. Their petition and the answer thereto, dated
27 Feb. 1643." Printed in _N.Y. Col. Doc._, I. 416-417.

(2) "Note I. Contains the information thereupon."

(3) "Note K. His trial therefor."

(4) Gap in manuscript.

In this confusion mingled with great terror passed the winter away;
the season came for driving out the cattle; this obliged many to desire
peace. On the other hand the Indians, seeing also that it was time to
plant maize, were not less solicitous for peace, so that after some
negotiation, peace was concluded in