Further, their High Mightinesses have decided, in pursuance of their resolution of the 20"" September 1639, and the renewal thereof, v^hich follovped on the T"" November last, that the provinces of Guilderland, Zealand, Utrecht, Vriesland, and Overyssel, shall be again requested to consent to the augmentation of the capital which the States General invested in the aforesaid Company, and to introduce their resolution to that effect within the space of two months, or that their High Mightinesses shall then, after the aforesaid iterated request and prayer, be necessitated to allow the aforesaid capital to be increased by others, in order that the Company may be assisted by one or the other and the Deputies of the said Provinces have again undertaken to second, by their ;

respective individual letters, their High Mightinesses' meaning and intention.

Resolution of the States General relative to an offer to send People to Neto Netlierland.

[ From the Register of West India affairs, 1633--1651, in the Eoyal Archives at the Hague. ]

Thursday, 31 May 1640. roiio 42. Mr. Van Reinswoude hath by express orders from the States of Utrecht dated

Ke™tive°'™sendiD l^"" April last, represented to their High Mightinesses that the Count of Solma eTvaMlis' fo^Ne^t' 's Well disposed to send to New Netherland some of his vassals, who have been a cotony there.'""" driveu out of the county of Solms by the war, for the purpose of planting colonies there, relating besides the offers his Lordship had made to the West India Company and the result; that the aforesaid company had refused him wiiat it had already granted to divers private individuals, as well traders as others. Whereupon, after deliberation, it is resolved and concluded that their High Mightinesses' Deputies, who are to attend the present Assembly of the XIX, shall there propose and urge free access to New Netherland for the said Count of Solms and other inhabitants of these countries, and for that purpose, that they bring over the Conditions which they were heretofore ordered to enact, that they be approved and ratified by their High Mightinesses, or in default thereof, their High Mightinesses will themselves give appropriate orders thereupon.