And for these reasons, rejecting the dilatory notice of the aforesaid Directors, the abovenamed Patroons respectfully request your High Mightinesses to be pleased to order the aforesaid Directors to answer, peremptorily, their aforesaid declaration; and in default thereof, that your High Mightinesses would be pleased to render your judgment on the articles contained in the aforesaid petition, in such wise as shall appertain to just equity and right, and to the public service. Which doing, etc. (Signed) M. Paauw, S. Blommaert, Exhibited 22d June, 1634, and furnished Henrick Hamel, to opposite party for replication. Kiliaen van Rensselaer.

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Resolution of the States General postponing a Decision on the preceding Pleadings.

[ From tho Register of Eeaolulioni of the States General, in the Eoyal Archives at the Hague. ]

Saturday, 24th June, 1634. Folio B29. Being heard, the report of Mess" Huygens and others, their High Mightinesses' Patroons Planters, deputies, who proceeded, pursuant to resolution, in the case of the Patroons, planters, of New Netherland against the West India Company. It is after previous deliberation, resolved and concluded, to postpone this mattter for tveelve days; and parties shall, in the meanwhile, endeavor to settle their differences by agreement and mutual accord and if not, their High Mightinesses will, at the end of the aforesaid time, have the said difference decided by their Deputies agreeably to the aforesaid resolution of authority thereunto granted.

Subjects for the Consideration of the Assembly of the XIX, 1634.

[From the Original in the Royal ArchiTes at the Hague ; File, TTmI Indie. ]