In December of the same year, (1679,) is the following record on the same subject. "The inhabitants of Flatlands complain of the inhabitants of Flatbush, for trespassing on their lands, contrary to an award made and agreed upon as hath formerly been made appear, and the said inhabitants of Flatbush fined the last court, the sum of ten pounds, for not observing the said award and agreement. Severall debates arising about running the line, the court being satisfyed the inhabitants of Flatbush committed a trespass upon the inhabitants of Flatlands, doe order that the said fine shall be forthwith paid, or else execucon to issue forth for the same. The defendants moved for an appeal, which is granted."

We might here introduce several somewhat curious extracts from the minutes of the court of Sessions, relative to the town. We will simply present the following:

In 1681, it is recorded, "The court doe order, that John Gerritson Van Marken, shall deliver up to the constable and overseers of Flatbush, all the books and writings belonging to the town aforesaid, which, if he shall refuse to deliver, that then the constable of the said town is hereby ordered and empowered to take them from the said Marken."

In the same year, "There being a strange man in the custody of the constable of Flatbush, and no person laying claim to him, the court order ye man shall be appraised and sold, and if any person shall hereafter lay lawful claim to him, and desire to have him again, he paying what lawful charges are out upon him, may have him again."

In the same year, (1681,) is the following: "At the request of some of the inhabitants of Flatbush, this court doe order, that the constable of the town give speedy notice to the inhabitants, that they forthwith fence their cornfields, and after legal warning given, any person shall be found defective herein, that then said person or persons, so offending, shall be proceeded against, according to law, and to be complained against at the next Sessions."

In 1682, is the following: "Upon the complaint of the constable of Flatbush, that there are severall persons in the said town, who doe refuse to pay there minister. The court doe order, that such persons who shall refuse to pay their said minister, it shall be taken from them by distress." From the general prevalence of the voluntary principle at the present day, in the support of the gospel, and the abolishing of the unholy union of church and state, we look almost with wonder at such provisions and enactments.

In the year 1683, there is another record relative to an alleged trespass by the inhabitants of Flatbush, upon the town of Flatlands, of nearly the same import with the one which we have quoted above, but we need not recite it.