DAVID   PIKTEBSZ.   DE   TEIES.                      123
and a man of brave size, who weighed over four hundred pounds. He asked the skipper if he had ever been in this river before, who said he had not. How then had he come in where it was so full of shoals ? He pointed to me, that I had brought him in. Then the governor's koopman, who knew me, and who had been at Fort Amsterdam, said that I was a patroon of Swanendael at the entrance of the Bay, destroyed by the Indians in the year 1630, when no Swedes were known upon this river. He (the governor) then had a silver mug brought, with which he treated the skipper with beer, and a large glass of Rhenish wine, which was given to me. The skipper traded some wines and sweetmeats with him for peltries, beaver-skins, and staid here five days from contrary winds. I went once to Fort Nassau, which lies a mile higher up, in which the people of the West India Company were. I remained there a half a day, and took my leave of them, and returned at evening to the Governor of the Swedes.
The 19th, I went with the governor to the Minokquas-kil, where their first fort was, and where there were some houses. In this little fort there were some iron guns. I staid here at night with the governor, who treated me well. In the morning, the ship was lying before the Minckquas-kil. I took my leave of the governor, who accompanied me on board. We fired a salute for him, and thus parted from him ; weighed anchor, and got under sail, and came to the first fort. Let the anchor fall again, and went on land to the fort, which was not entirely finished ; it was made after the English plan, with three angles close by the river. There were lying there six or eight brass pieces, twelve-pounders. The skipper exchanged here some of his wines for beaver-skins.
The 20th of October, took our departure from the last fort, or first in sailing up the river, called Elsenburg. The second fort of the Swedes is named Fort Christian ; the third, New Gottenburg. We weighed anchor and sailed from the river; arrived at noon at Cape Hinloopen, and put to sea. Set our course along the coast south-west, quite southerly at first.
The 21st, we arrived in the Virginias, and passed by the fort into the Bay of Kicketan, where the skipper inquired for his factor, to whom he had letters, who immediately came aboard, and directed that he should sail up the river with