That his Majesty may likewise, in all justice, grant his subjects by charter the right to trade with any people, to the exclusion of all others, his subjects, as your High Mightinesses have a right to do by yours. But, that it is directly contrary to all right and reason, for one potentate to prevent the subjects of another to trade in countries whereof his people have not taken, nor obtained actual possession from the right owners, either by contract or purchase. Much more, to lay claim to countries of which your High Mightinesses' subjects have acquired the property, partly by confederation with the owners of the lands, and partly by purchase. And many other reasons which your High Mightinesses' wisdom will better suggest, for the maintenance of your sovereignty and the freedom of trade by sea, and alliances with distant nations, who are not, naturally, the subjects, nor have become the property, of any other person, by conquest. Exhibited 5 May, 1632.

Resolution of the States General on the preceding Letter.

[ From the EegUter of the Eesolations of the States General, in the Eoyal Archive! at the Hague. ]

Wednesday, the S*"" May, 1632. westln.ha^^"" C>" ^he complalnt of the West India Company, to the effect that their ship, the Eendmdd, coming from New Netherland, laden with peltries, &c., is seized at 8hi"p'E"nrachL

Plymouth by the King's command, and that his Majesty questioned the said Company's right to trade to the aforesaid New Netherland. It is, after previous deliberation, resolved and concluded, that Ambassador Joachimi and Deputy Brasser shall be written to, that they use and exert all possible means to have the aforesaid ship released from arrest, and the West India Company in future saved from all similar annoyances, and that the Deduction communicated by the Deputies of the abovementioned Company in attendance on their High Mightinesses, be sent to the said Ministers to justify the trade to the aforesaid New Netherland.