The Plymouth Company complained to the privy council about " the Dutch intruders," and as early as February, 1622, we find the British ambassador at the Hague, Sir Dudley Carlton, claiming New Netherland as a part of New England and re(iuiring the States-General to stay the prosecution of their plantation. To this remonstrance no attention was paid. I\Iay 5, 1632, the West India Company reported to the States-General that " the English themselves, according to their charter (of Massachusetts Bay), place New England on the coast between the 41st and 45th degrees of latitude. But the English began in the year 1606 to resort to Virginia, which is south of our Territory of New Netherland, and fixed the boundaries, according to their charter, from the 37th to the 39th degree. So that our boundaries according to their own showing should be from the 39th degree inclusive to the 41st degree, within which bounds we are not aware that they ever undertook any plantation. What boundaries Your High Mightinesses have granted to your subjects, can be seen by the charter issued in the year 1615," which date appears to refer to the charter of October, 11, 1614, which went into effect January 1, 1615.

The remonstrance of New Netherland of July 28,' 1649, maintains their right of possession by virtue of discovery made by the ship "de Halve Maen " belonging to the General East India Company, whereof Henry Hudson wiis master; and that its boundaries were "the ocean or great sea which separates Europe