Document: Summons of the thieves escaped from Fort Amsterdam to return

Whereas Jan Garbou, Engel Cornelisse and Pieter Woutersen have violated their public confinement, in which they had been placed for committing larceny, and in order to avoid the punishment, have escaped; therefore, the high council of New Netherland summons and supoenas the aforesaid persons with this beating of the drum to appear in Fort Amsterdam before the third beating of the drum in order to answer such demands and judgments that the fiscal shall deem appropriate, or by failure of appearance to have their names posted on the gallows; expressly forbidding by this beat of the drum all ferry and boatmen, and all others, from transporting the aforesaid persons from this island; also [ forbidding ] all inhabitants of this province from giving them shelter, food or drink, or selling them anything, on pain of arbitrary punishment. Also, all magistrates and officials, and private inhabitants are authorized, requested and ordered to apprehend the aforesaid persons and to deliver them here as prisoners at the expense of high council, [ receiving ] in addition a reward.

Thus done in Amsterdam in New Netherland. Ady ut supra, 13 May 1655.