es for the sake of brevity, we have that of one
Francis Doughty, an English minister, and of Arnoldus van Herdenberch,
a free merchant. But as both these cases appear likely to come before
Their High Mightinesses at full length, we will merely give a summary
of them. This minister, Francis Doughty, during the first troubles in
England, in order to escape them, came to New England.(6) But he found
that he might, in conformity with the Dutch reformation, have freedom
of conscience, which, contrary to his expectation, he missed in New
England, he betook himself to the protection of the Dutch. An absolute
ground-brief(7) with the privileges allowed to a colony was granted to
him by the Director. He had strengthened his settlement in the course
of one year by the addition of several families, but the war coming on,
they were driven from their lands with the loss of some men and many
cattle, besides almost all their houses and what other property they
had. They afterwards returned and remained a while, but consuming more
than they were able to raise, they came to the Manathans where all the
fugitives sojourned at that time, and there Master Doughty officiated
as a minister. After the flame of war was out and the peace was
concluded--but in such a manner that no one much relied upon it--some of
the people again returned to their lands. The Director would have been
glad, in order that all things should be completely restored, if it had
pleased this man likewise to go back upon his land; but inasmuch as the
peace was doubtful, and he had not wherewith to begin, Master Doughty
was in no haste. He went however, some time afterwards, and dwelt there
half a year, but again left it. As peace was made, and in hope that
some others would make a village there, a suit was brought against the
minister, and carried on so far that his land was confiscated. Master
Doughty, feeling himself aggrieved, appealed from the sentence. The
Director answered, his sentence could not be appealed from, but must
prevail absolutely; and caused the minister for that remark to be
imprisoned twenty-four hours and then to pay 25 guilders. We have
always considered this an act of tyranny and regarded It as a token of
sovereignty. The matter of Arnoldus van Herdenberch was very like it in
its termination. After Zeger Theunisz was murdered by the Indians in the
Beregat,(8) and the yacht had returned to the Manathans, Arnoldus van
Hardenbergh was with two others app