Heer Joachimi reports that the Sir Winwood Ambassador of the King 'I"he CaptainDaie of Great Britain, General Veer, Governor of Briel, and Conway his Lieutenant, have again very urgently recommended, on behalf of this Highness the Prince of Wales, the request of Captain Dale, proceeding for three years to Virginia, that his allowance as Captain may go on in the meanwhile. It is again resolved, that the aforesaid Captain shall have to be content with the resolution heretofore adopted in this case.

Resolution of the States General respecting ships going on a Voyage of Discovery. [ From the Register of the Resolntlons of the States General in the Royal Archives at the Hague. ]

Monday, the 21. February, 1611. Foiioss. Received and read a letter from the Commissioners of the Admiralty at

foJerVoMheNonh Amsterdam, dated the 19'* Inst, wherein they advise that the Ships destined to passage. ]qq]. fpj. ^ Northern passage to China, are so nearly ready for the voyage that they are beginning to embark their crew. Requesting, inasmuch as it is important that the aforesaid

4 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Ships should be provided with Letters from the Lords States General or His Excellency to the Princes or Kings of the countries at which they may arrive, written in such languages and characters as may be most useful, that their High Mightinesses would be pleased to have a draft made of such letters as their High Mightinesses shall think proper to give tiiem, together with proper Commissions for the captains who will be in command ; leaving the names of these