Folio 76. Received a letter from Mr. Joachimi, their High Mightinesses' Ambassador in Heer Joachimi. England, Written at London the last of July; with an appendix containing complaints of several of the English against the Dutch people in New Netherland. Which Engush against the ^^Ging Considered, it is resolved and concluded that copy of the aforesaid S'S^wNetheSli! complaints of the English be sent to the presiding Chamber of the West India Company at Amsterdam, for information.

States General to the Amsterdam Chamber of the West India Company. [ From the Minute in the Eoyal ArchlTes at the Hague ; File, West Indie.]

To the presiding Chamber of the West India Company at Amsterdam, the 9"" August, 1642.

The States, etc. Complaints of the you wiU Icam from the annexed papers we have resolved to send you herewith for information (which you will communicate to us with all speed), what Mr. Joachimi, our ordinary Ambassador in England, hath in his letter, dated last of July past, represented to us

relative to complaints of many Englishmen against the Dutch people of New Netherland.

Done 9 August, 1642.

Mr. Joachimi to the States General.

[ From the Original in the Eoyal Archive! at the Hague ; File, Engeland. ]

High and Mighty Lords!

My Lords! Your High Mightinesses have been able to gather from my despatch of the last of July, the latest informationI possessed respecting the matter I had submitted to some Lords, in

' Mr. de Zwaan says, of the Dutch M3. -- This piece " ia evidently a translation from the English." Ed.