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.

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Resolution of (lie States General on the difficulties lelioeen the Company and the Patroons.

[ From the Eegi»ter of Resolutions of the States General, In the Royal Archives at the Hagne. ]

Saturday the IS"" May, 1634. Foiio403. Read a certain memorial presented to their High Mightinesses, setting forth West India Company aeainst ^ ,.«, ix-v ., «. that some ditierences liave arisen between the Directors of the West India ,

New Nfiheriand. Company, on the one part, and the Patroons, Planters in New Netherland, on the other side; and that parties have, according to resolution of the Assembly of the XIX., recently held in Amsterdam, mutually referred the said question to their High Mightinesses, or their committee ; and High Mightinesses should therefore nominate some that their Commissioners from their body, before whom both parties may'submit and institute their suits, in order that, after hearing said parties, judgment may be rendered according to equity. Which being considered, it is hereby resolved and decided to request and appoint Mess" Arnhem, Herberts de Knuyt, Weede, Lecklama and Haersolte to hear and understand both sides, pro and con, respecting their differences; and afterwards to decide said differences as, by plurality of votes, shall be found most agreeable to justice; and in case of the absence of the one party or the other, their High Mightinesses' said Commissioners are empowered to transact business with the party present ; and those interested shall be summoned to appear here on the 21" inst., in order to proceed to business on the day following.