Which cannot but cause great injury to the Company, and, consequently, to your High Mightinesses. Tlierefore, we cannot forbear hereby respectfully soliciting your High Mightinesses to be graciously pleased so to recommend these and similar matters which may occur in England, to your High Mightinesses' Ambassador and Delegate there, that they may afford the Company all favorable assistance herein; and, especially, in case the Earl of Carlisle (as he hath given out) may lay claim to the said Company's ships in regard to a certain Island of St. Martyn; maintaining that it was granted to him by the King, notwithstanding the aforesaid Earl never had any people there; but it was made use of by the Company. And here ending, we shall pray God to bless your High Mightinesses' government, and remain, High and Mighty Lords, Your High Mightinesses' humble Servants, From Amsterdam, the S"" April, 1632. (Signed) G. van Arnhem. Received, 7 April, 1632.

46 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. As M' Olikan is not here, and this must be closed, it is not signed by him.

The address was as follows: The High and Mighty, Lords States General, of the United Netherlands, in The Hague.

Resolution of the States General to write to their Ambassador in England. [ From the Register of Eesolntions of the States General, in the Royal Archives at the Hague. ]

Wednesday, 7"" April, 1632. Polio 216. Received a letter from Mr. Arnhem, their High Mightinesses' associate Delegate to the Assembly of the XIX., M' Olican absent, written at Amsterdam the 5"" inst, and seconded by the verbal petition of Mr. Adriaen Pieterson, Director of the aforesaid Company, in order to obtain letters to Ambassador Joachimi and Deputy Govert Brasser, with a view Ship Unity. that, through their intercession, the Ship Emdrachl, coming from New Netherland and touching at Plymouth, in England, and there seized, should be again released and discharged ; which, being considered, it is hereby resolved and decided, to allow and grant the letters aforesaid in the best form.