High Mightinesses shall consider adapted to this Province and resembling somewhat the Laudable government of our Fatherland.

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Freedom from duties, tenths and imposts which at the first beginning are useless and oppressive, until the country is peopled and somewhat firmly established. That the Returns in Tobacco shipped hence, be free from all duties, which would not only afford great encouragement to the planters who convert the forest into farms but be better

also for their servants who could thus be accommodated with all sorts of necessaries.

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Also, permission to export, sell, & barter grain, timber work, and all other wares and merchandize the produce of the country every way and every where their High Mightinesses

have allies and have granted to the Netherlanders the privilege of resort and trade. 5 th

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That their High Mightinesses would be pleased to accord privileges and freedoms for the encouragement of the Inhabitants in favor of the fisheries, which many suppose were good and profitable heretofore, and would hereafter be of great consequence.

We humbly beseech their High Mightinesses to be pleased to determine and so to estab-

Thirdly,

and order the Boundaries of this Province, that all causes of difference, disunion and trouble may be cut off and prevented that their High Mightinesses subjects may five and dwell in peace and quietness, and enjoy their liberty as well in trade and commerce as in intercourse and settled lish

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limits.

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