any trouble or molestation from the said Earll or any of his successors, for now & forever. And as much as it hath pleased Our Royal King to give the Patten of Long Island to the aforesaid Earle of Starling in consideration whereof it is agreed upon that the trade with the Indians shall remayne with

the said Earle and his successors, to dispose upon from time to time and at all times as best liketh

Notwithstanding [allowing] the said Lion Gardiner to trade with the Indyans for Corneorany Kinde of victuals for the use of the Plantation and no farther and if the said Lion Gardiner shall trade in Wampum from the Indyans hee shall pay for every fadome twenty shillings and also the said Lion Gardiner and his successors shall pay to the said Earle or his deputyes a yearly acknowledgment

him.

:

being the

sum of Five Pounds, (being lawfully demanded) of lawfull money of England, or such

commoditys as at that time shall pass for money in the country

;

and the first payment to begin on

the last of Oct. 1643, the three former yeares being advanced for the use of the said James Farrett.

In witness whereof the party has put his hands and seal the tenth day of March 1639. (Signed) Sealed and delivered in the presence of ffulk

Davis

Benj" Price.

[o. s.]

James Farrett

(seal.)

XXIII.

STATISTICS OF THE

Population

of

tl)e

fJromnce

16^7--177^

[Vol. I.]

of

Ncto~|lorIi\

POPULATE-- 1647. GOV. STUYVESANT TO THE STATES GENERAL. [