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

The Ship ihe Little ^" blank ; the Ships being called the Little Fox and the Little Crane. ^"'^ After deliberation it is ordered, that the required Letters be drawn up, and the draft sent to the aforesaid Commissioners, to have it translated in such languages, as they shall consider necessary: And it is further resolved that his Excellency be requested to issue as High Admiral the aforesaid Commissions for the Captains.

Resolution on a Petition relative to a newly discovered Navigation.

Copy of a Resolution of the States of Holland and Westvriesland, dated 7"" Septemb. 1611.

PeHtion of divere '^^^ Petition presented by divers Merchants and Inhabitants, residing in the teo«&«.«)'nJ"rnin'g United Provinces, to this Assembly regarding certain newly discovered Navigation, cove^red Nlvigaifonl being read, the cities Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Hoorn and Enckhuysen request copy, which is delivered them, to communicate it to their constituents.

Resolution in favor of those wlio discover Neto Countries.

Copy of a Resolution of the States of Holland and Westvriesland dated 20"' March 1G14.