On the petition of Henrick Elkens, Hans Jooris Houton and Adriaen Janssen, ™m''6uis^. '^""'°' Engel cum sociis, merchants in Amsterdam, what follows is granted: The States General, &c., having communication of the contents of this petition, have, for reasons submitted with the presentation thereof, granted, and do hereby grant, for disposition thereof, that the petitioners, according to their request, shall be at liberty to send their ship named the White Dove, burthen about forty lasts, whereof Wilhem Janssen Houton is

Master, to Virginia, on condition that they shall have returned to this country before the first of July next, with their goods and ship.

Resolution of the States General permitting another Ship to he sent to Virginia.

I From the Kegister of Resolutions of the Stales General, in the Royal Archives at the Hague. ]

Friday, 24"- Septemb% 1621.

Birck Toikertae. On the petition of Dierck Volckertse, Doctor Verus and Doctor Carbasius, eumsuis. residing at Hoorn, Pieter Nannincx, of Medenblik, Accountant, and Cornells Volckertse, together with Pieter Dircxzen Schoders, it is allowed as foUoweth: The States, etc., having communication of the contents of this petition, have, for reasons therein mentioned, allowed and hereby allow, for disposition thereof, and that the aforesaid Petitioners may, accordingly, for the purpose aforesaid, send to the Virginias, one ship, laden with all sorts of permitted merchandise, to trade with and profit by the same; and afterwards to bring over their cargoes, goods, clerks and seamen, to this country, provided that they shall have returned home before the first of July, sixteen hundred and twenty-two.