Document: Order respecting the excise payable by the farmers beyond the Fresh water, on Manhattan Island

[several lines lost] against [ ] aforesaid [ farmers ] anyone of the [ ] wines, and beers is being tapped, and [ ], about which excise should be agreed with them again, because it is not worth the pain to have it farmed out. lord fiscal de Sille and secretary van Ruijven are hereby delegated and authorized to reach agreements with the said farmers on this island across the Varsse Water about the aforesaid excise from now until the last of November 1658, for the greatest benefit of the honorable Company. Dated as above.

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