commanded to perform things which experience taught them were impracticable: Yea, all the Exemptions were drawn into dispute. 2S May, 1632. Some of the principal stockholders suggested to them to bring in gravamina against the amended freedoms. 1 June, 1632, is drawn up and enacted a certain placard, purporting, as it appears, to be in favor of the Patroons, against private individuals carrying on the prohibited trade in peltries in New Netherland ; according to the copy hereunto annexed. But, converted, through evil council, by resolution of the IS'*" November, 1632, to the injury and prejudice of the Patroons, whereby the Exemptions and Freedoms, so solemnly enacted on the ?" June, 1629, on which the patroonships were registered, are, it is particularly to be remarked, disavowed. And, in order to deprive the Patroons altogether of the trade, the Director in New Netherland was ordered to appoint commissaries and assistants in all the patroonships, to affix the placard and in no wise to suffer any of the Patroons to interfere in the fur trade.

The Director had no sooner arrived in New Netherland, than he proceeded against the Patroons pursuant to the orders given him.

86 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Whereupon the Patroons were under the necessity of submitting their grievances to

the Assembly of the XIX., and it was mutually agreed to refer all differences arising therefrom, to their High Mightinesses' decision. The Patroons have accordingly handed in, at the request of the committee of the Directors, the following points of their pretensions and well founded claim.