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.

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Further Resolution of the States General on the Petition of Mr. Witsen.

[ From the Kegiater of Eesolutions of the States O-eneral, in the Eoyal Archives at the Hague. ]

Thursday, the S-* of November 1616. Folio 272. Read the Petition of Gerrit Jacob Wittsen Burgomaster at Amsterdam, Jonas Wittsen, Lambrecht van Tweenhuysen, Pauwels Pelgrom and partners. Requesting, in as New Neiheriand. much as they have discovered by their Skipper Cornelis Henricxsen van jOTnTrieT."^""'"'" Mounickeudam, with a yacht of about Eight lasts, certain countries situate in

Latitude thirty eight to forty degrees, between New France and Virginia, adjoining the country heretofore discovered by the Petitioners and by them called New Netherland, etc., that their High Mightinesses would be pleased to grant them the Charter they demand. But the disposal thereof is again postponed.

Resolution of the States General on the petition of L. van Tweenhmjzen and others. [From the Register of Eesolutions of the States General, in the Royal Archives at the Hague. ]

Wednesday, 18"" January 1617. Read the Petition of Lambert van Tweenhuyzen, Jacques Nicquet, Claes Jacobse Divers Merchanis.