Carleton, Ambassador from the King of Great Britain, made and presented in writing by his Majesty's Order to their High Mightinesses, also the relation which the service, performed by the petitioner in Virginia, hath with this country, their High Mightinesses have agreed and hereby consent that the petitioner shall be gratified by the payment of his full wages for the time of his absence, to wit, seven years, the resolution adopted at the time of his absence to the contrary notwithstanding, without, however, the same being drawn into precedent. Ordering; that for such purpose, this resolution shall be communicated to the Council of State for execution.

Permission to William Jansen to piMish his Chart.

Resolution of the Lords States of Holland and Westvriesland : dated 10 August, 161S.

Petition of wiiiem On the petition of Wiilem Jansz., Burgher at Amsterdam, complaining that he is at^,.,, li-iii Jansz. Burgher Araaierdam.iopublish a chart of the torbidden to publish the chart of the new passaare discovered by '^ J the fa Australian

AuTtrS^" "com- Company, and that such was done here by others to his loss; it is concluded, ""'^' although it were preferable that the chart should not have been published, yet not to render the petitioner's case worse than others', he is allowed to publish the chart.

Resolution of the States General on the trade to New Netherland. [ From the Register of Kesolutions of the Stales General, in the Royal Archives at the Hague. ]

Thursday, 4 October 16 J S. Folio 267. Read the petition of the Company trading to the island of New Netherland, New Netherland. requesting the continuance of their charter for some years longer to trade exclusively to the aforesaid Island. But it is resolved, before disposing thereof, first to see and reconsider the aforesaid petitioners' charter.