He hath found the climate of the said Country very temperate, judging it to be as temperate as that of this country, Holland. He also traded for, and bought from the inhabitants, the Minquaes, three persons, being people belonging to this Company; which three persons were employed in the service of the Mohawks and Machicans; giving for them kettles, beads and merchandize.

Read August 19, 1G16.

Resolution of the States General on the ^'receding Meport.

[ From the Register of the Resolutiona of the States General, in the Royal Archives at the Hague. ]

Friday the 19"" August, 1616. rono203. Read the Report rendered in writing by Captain Cornells Hendricksz. of Munnickendam, of the countries, bay and three rivers situate between 38 and 40 degrees of Latitude, by him found and discovered for and to the behoof of his Owners and Directors of New Netheriand. Nbw Ncthcrland, etc. Rcsolved, to make note thereof; then respecting the further request of a continuation of the Charter, the consideration thereof is postponed.

Resolution of the States General on the Petition of Gerrit J. Witsen and others.

[From the Register of the Resolutions of the States General, in the Royal Archives of the Hague.]

Monday, the 12. September 1616. Read the Petition of Gerrit Jacob Witsen, antient Burgomaster of the City Folio 216.

Amsterdam, Jonas Witsen, Lambrecht van Tweenhuyzen and Paulus Pelgrojn cum sociis, Directors of New Directors of the Company Ji of New i o a Charter for Netheriand, requesting Netheriand. theiBselves, of the exclusive trade to those Lands from this country for four years, under the pains and penalties expressed in the aforesaid General Placard, but no final disposition was made thereof.