Director Elias de Raet appeared in the Assembly, with credentials from the Directors of the West India [Company] Chamber at Amsterdam, of the first instant, and WiiiiimKiefi. prayed their High Mightinesses that Commission do issue, and the oath be New Netherland. entered of WiLLEM KiEFT, to go in the stead of Wouter Van Twyler, as Director of New Netherland. Which being granted by their High Mightinesses, the aforesaid Commission is ordered to be issued, and the aforesaid Willem Kieft was thereupon sworn.

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IL 105

Subject for Consideration by the A-s-semhly of the XIX. 1638.

[ From the Original in the Eoyal Archives at the Ilagae ; File, TFes* Indi«. 1

Points of Reference on which all the Chambers of the West India Company are summoned to Middelburg for the 25"" January, 1638; extracted so far as relates to the affairs of New Netherland. Received 19 January, 1638.

17"" Point.

They shall come also prepared to consider, and, if necessary, to improve the management of New Netherland, Curasao, Cape de Verd, Senegal, Sierre Leone, the Wild Coast, Fernando, Noronha, and tlie Colonies planted here and there ; and with this view, each in his place will bring all books and papers for information thereon.

Resolution of the States General directing a Register of West India Affairs to be hept.

[ From the Eeglet«r of the West India Affairs, 1633--1651, in the Royal Archives at the Hague. ]

Friday, 16 April, 1638. Folio 1. After deliberation, it is resolved and concluded, that henceforth all resolutions, letters or other writings, relating to the East India Company and also to the West India Company, shall be entered and arranged in a book apart from the others.