" For Patroons and Feudatories of New Netherland, shall be acknowledged all such as shall ship hence, and plant there a Colonic of fifty souls, above fifteen years of age, withm the space of three years after having made a declaration and given notice thereof to some Chamber of the Company here or to the Governor there ; namely, one-third part within the year, and so forth, from year to year, until the number be completed ; on pain of losing, through notorious neglect, the obtained Freedoms and cattle. But they shall be warned that the Company reserves the Island Manhattes to itself.

"All Patroons and Feudatories shall, on requesting it, be granted Venia Tesfandi, or the power to dispose of, or bequeath, his fief by Will.

"For Masters or Colonists, shall be acknowledged, those who will remove to New Netherland with five

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S )ul9 above fifteen years; to all such, our Governor tlu-re shall grant in property one hundred niorgena, Ilhineland measure, of. land, contiguous one to the other, wherever they please to select.

" And the Patroons, of theni.selves or by their agents, at the places where they will plant their Colonies, shall have the privilege to extend the latter one mile (consisting of, or estimated at, 1600 Rhineland perches) along the coast, bay, or a navigable river, and two contiguous miles landward in; it being well understood, that no two Patroonships shall be selected on both sides of a river or bay, right opposite to each other; and that the Company retains to itself the property of the lauds lying between the limits of the Colonies, to dispose thereof hereafter according to its pleasure; and that the Patroons and Colonists shall be obliged togive each other an outlet and issue, {iiijttewfeghen ende uxjitewatertn) at the nearest place and at the smallest expense; and in case of disagreement, it shall be settled in the presence and by the decision of the Governor for the time being.