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.

Misspelt for " Henrich Elkens," see next resolution. -- Ed.

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : L 27

Resolution of the States General lyermitting a Ship to he sent to Neio Netherland.

[ From the Register of Eesolutiona of the Stales General, in the Roynl Archives at the Hague. ]

Tuesday, 25"" September, 1621.

Traders^'to New On the petition of Claes Jacobse Harincarspel, Councillor and antient Schepen Netherland. ^j. ^j^^ ^j^^ ^j- Amsterdam, Petrus Plancius, minister of the Holy Word, Lambrecht

van Tweenhuyzen, Hans Claessen and company, trading to certain coasts, countries and rivers, by them discovered, lying between Virginia and New France, between the 40"" and 45"> degrees of latitude, called New Netherland; also, to a great river situate between the thirty-eighth and fortieth degrees, it is, after deliberation, allowed as foUoweth: The States General, etc., having considered the tenor of this petition, have, for reasons therein set forth, granted and do hereby grant, for disposition thereof, that the aforesaid petitioners, for the purpose aforesaid, may accordingly send to the above mentioned countries, coasts and rivers, by them discovered, lying between Virginia and New France, in the latitude of forty to forty-five degrees, called New Netherland, also to the adjoining countries and a great river lying between latitude thirty-eight and forty degrees, two ships laden with all sorts of permitted merchandize, the one to the aforesaid New Netherland, and the other to the aforesaid New River, lying in latitude between eight and thirty and forty degrees, and to the small rivers thereon depending, to trade away and dispose of their old stock which they have there, and afterwards to bring back into this country, their goods, cargoes, clerks and seamen, on condition that they must be home with their ships and goods before the first