In this, he says, "that proposing to depart by your High Mightinesses consent, with his wife, mother, sister, brother, servants, maids, and in that design had packed and shipped all his implements and goods," but he understood "that the Hon.*"^ Directors at Amsterdam had forbidilen all skippers to receive him, or his, even though exhibiting your High Jlightinesses express orders and consent," * * * " by which he must, without any form of procedure, or anything resembling thereto, remain separated from his wife, mother, sis-

6 1. Col. Hist., 438. 'I. Col. Hist., 444-401.

81. Col. Hiet., 472. 91. Col. Hist., 470.

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ter, brother, servants, maids, family connexions, from two good friends, from his merchandise, his own necessary goods, furniture, and also from his real estate in New Netherland." ' But this also was merely referred to the various chambers " for their information."'- Nothing was done, and ou the 5th of August, 1652, he again solicited permission to depart. ' He was again denied, and this, too, in spite of his showing that his affairs were going to ruin, and the cruelty of separating him iVom his wife and family. The family therefore were obliged to sail without him, and he returned to the Hague.*

To this persecution aud vindictiveness of his opponents, however, we are indebted for the most valuable account of New Netherland written by any one who had then been a resident there. He seems to have begun this work immediately upon his return to the Hague and it was probably finished in the course of the ensuing winter. In May he applied for a copyright, which after an examination of the book both by the Chamber of Amsterdam, and a Committee of the States-General, was granted by the latter body on the 24th of May, 1753.