. When this became known here, the fiscaal went
there, brought Him to this place, and he was banished from the province.

(1) Gravesend, Newtown, Flushing and Hempstead.

(2) Reverend Francis Doughty.

(3) As many opinions as men.

(4) William Wickenden. The schout of the village was fined
fifty pounds for allowing him to preach in his house.

At Middleburgh, alias Newtown, they are mostly Independents and have a
man called Johannes Moor,(1) of the same way of thinking, who preaches
there, but does not serve the sacraments. He says he was licensed in New
England to preach, but not authorized to administer the sacraments.
He has thus continued for some years. Some of the inhabitants of this
village are Presbyterians, but they cannot be supplied by a Presbyterian
preacher. Indeed, we do not know that there are any preachers of this
denomination to be found among any of the English of New England.

(1) John Moore, formerly minister at Hempstead; died this
year, 1637.

At Heemstede, about seven leagues from here, there live some
Independents. There are also many of our own church, and some
Presbyterians. They have a Presbyterian preacher, Richard Denton,(1)
a pious, godly and learned man, who is in agreement with our church
in everything. The Independents of the place listen attentively to his
sermons; but when he began to baptize the children of parents who are no
members of the church, they rushed out of the church.

(1) Reverend Richard Denton (1586-1662), one of the pioneers
of Presbyterianism in America, was a Cambridge man, who came
over with Winthrop in 1630, and was settled successively at
Watertown, Wethersfield and Stamford. His differences with
the Congregational clergy of New England had led to his
withdrawal, and since 1644 he had been at Hempstead.

On the west shore of the East River, about one miles beyond Hellgate,
as we call it, and opposite Flushing, is another English village, called
Oostdorp, which was begun two years ago. The inhabitants of this place
are also Puritans or Independents. Neither have they a preacher, but
they hold meetings on Sunday, and read a sermon of some English writer,
and have a prayer.(1)

(1) Oost-dorp ("East Village") is the present Westchester.
"After dinner [Sunday, December 31, 1656] Cornelis van
Ruyven went to the house where they assemble on Sundays, to
observe their mode of