And. meanwhile, your Great Mightinesses are humbly requested to take into consideration the Charter the High and Mighty Lords States General have granted us, which attracted stockholders not only in this country, but also among many of the confederates, and how it will be possible to answer the one or the other before the world ; also, to pay due attention to the placards lately promulgated in Brazil, in the name of their High Mightinesses, according to which the natives and likewise some of the Portuguese, as we are informed, have already begun to regulate themselves, and cannot be abandoned without marked infamy and loss of credit. We pray God, that He be pleased to inspire your Great Mightinesses in such wise, as shall tend to the dissemination of His honor, and the prosperity of our fatherland.

Subject for the Consideration of the Assembly of the XIX. 1634.

[ From the Original In the Koyal Archivea at the H»gae : File, Vea Indie. ]

Points of Reference on which all the Chambers of the West India Company are summoned to Amsterdam for the IS"" March, 1634, extracted as far as relates to New Netherland. e"- Point. Inasmuch as the differences with the proprietors of Colonies of New Netherland were postponed at the last meeting, the members shall be reminded to come with mature deliberation, in order to terminate this matter at once, according to the Resolution of the T"" and lO"" September, IG"" November, and 17"" and 21" December last.