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.

Harencarspel, Pieter Evertse Hulft, and company, Merchants and Burghers of Amsterdam, requesting to be assisted by the State with a ship of war to realize some profit and advantage TerraNova. in the Celebrated and uscful trade and fishery of Terra Nova; but the disposal

thereof was postponed.

Interdict to print and publish a Journal of Voyages.

Resolution of the States of Holland and Westfriesland, dated 29"" July, 1617.

wiliemjanez.atihe On the pctitiou of the Directors of the Australian Company, it is ordered, and Bterdam, is inter. a letter is written to Willem Jansz. residing on the Water side at Amsterdam, or printinpthe J( to interdict him from proceeding any further with the composition and printing

Australian Compa- of the Journals, Maps and Charts of the Voyage lately made on the part of the ny Irom the Norlb into the South Sea. aforesaid Company, from the North into the South Sea, but that he send over all the pieces, with declaration from whose hands he hath received them, or come over himself here with them, without leaving any of them behind or retaining them, on pain of other proceedings against his person.