All those who will be inclined to go thither, to inhabit the country or to trade, shall severally declare under their signatures, that they will voluntarily submit to these regulations, and to the orders of the Company, and shall allow all questions and differences there arising to be decided by the ordinary courts of justice, which shall be established in that country, and freely suffer there the execution of the sentences and verdicts, w'itliout any further opposition. And shall pay, for passage and board in the state room, one guilder, in the cabin (huttc), twelve stivers, and between decks eight stivers, per diem.

Resolution of the States General, referring the preceding Articles to a Committee. [ From the Eegister of West India Affairs, 163S--1651, in llie Eoyal Archives at tlie Hague. ]

Monday, 30"" August, 1638. aienr (Ui^iuli. Sicur Johan de Laet having presented and exhibited to the Assembly of their High Mightinesses the Articles and Conditions drawn up for their High Mightinesses' New Netheriand. approbation, whcreupoH the respective places and countries in and around New Netherland are, from now henceforth, to be traded to, frequented and settled. It is, after previous deliberation, resolved and concluded that the aforesaid Articles and Conditions be placed in the hands of Mess" Arnhem, Noortwyck, Vosbergen, Weede, Pruyssen, Donckel and Conders, to view and examine them and to report. The said Deputies of their High Mightinesses may proceed forthwith thereupon.

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: II. 115

Re-solution of the States General^ on the precedbig Articles and Conditions. [ From the Register of West India affairs, 163S-- 1651, in the Koyal Archives at the Hague.]