Document: Dutch colonial council minutes, 10 June 1645

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NYSA_A1809-78_V04_p224
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Court proceedings. Rev. Francis Douty vs. Willem Gerritsen, an Englishman, for libel, consisting of a defamatory song against plaintiff and his daughter; defendant pleads guilty; sentence, to stand bound to the May-pole in the fort, with two rods around his neck and the libel over his head, until the conclusion of the English sermon; and should he ever sing the song again, to be flogged and banished. [1645]

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1645-06-10
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1645-06-10
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For a complete translation see:  (link is external)http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V04_p224.xml

Translations are created by Charles Gehring  with assistance from  (link is external)the New Netherland Institute,  Copyright to the translations is held by the (link is external)Holland Society of New York.  The translations are hosted online by the (link is external)New York State Archives.

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