Those of the Persian Monarchy did no less. But the Greeks extended their limits very far ; for they by navigation peopled entire Islands, as appears by the highly learned Petrus Culverius, who furnishes us correct information on all points in his published Italy. The Romans domineering over the western world, spread colonies all over it, as is proved by the excavated stones found every where ; but what order they observed herein is well known to us. Those sent thither, must acknowledge the senders as their Lords, pay them homage, and remain under their sovereignty j they were also protected by these by suitable weapons furnished also to them. And whereas,

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God be praised, it liatli so prospered that the Honorable Lords Directors of the West India Company have, with the consent of the Noble High & Mighty Lords States General, imdertaken to plant some Colonies,.! shall give the particulars of them, as follows ; --

We treated in our preceding Discourse of the Discovery of some Kivers in Virginia; the studious Eeader will co'nnToA'"ir. learn how aifairs proceeded. The West India Compa- ^'""''' ny being chartered to navigate these Elvers, did not neglect so to do, but equipped in the spring [of 1623] a vessel of 130 lasts, called the jYew JYetheiiand whereof Cornells Jacobs of Hoorn was Skipper, with 30 famihes, mostly Walloons, to plant a colony there. They sailed in the beginning of March, and directing their course by the Canary Islands, steered towards the Wild Coast, and gained the westwind which luckily (took) them in the beginning of May into the Elver called, first Rio de Montagues, now the Elver Mauritius, lying in 40|^ degrees. He found a Frenchman lying in the mouth of the Elver, who would erect the arms of the King of France there ; but the Hollanders would not permit liim, opposing it by commission from the Lords States General and the Directors of the West India Company ; and in order not to be frustrated therein, with the assistance of those of the Mackerel which lay above, they caused a Yaclit of 2 guns to be manned, and convoyed the Frenchman out the Elver, who would do the same thing in the South Eiver,but he was also prevented by the settlers there.