But inasmuch as the Amsterdam Ciiamber maintains, at its charge, seven of the aforesaid clergymen, besides one in Curagao, one in New Netherland and one in Loando, making 10 in all; on the other hand, Zealand and the Maese have only one; Zealand and North Holland is to send one, and Stadt en Landen^ hath sent one by the last ship; it is resolved that the

' In 1594, Prince Maurice reduced the city of Groningen and united the Ommelanden, or surrounding rural districts, to it aa one province. Martinet. Beschryving der Nederlanden, II., 148. The province of Groningen was hence aometimee called Btadt en Landen ; city and country. -- Ed.

164 NEW- YORK COLONIAL MANUSCRIPTS. Supreme government in Brazil shall be bound herein to make an equal repartition of those

who are to remain in the service or are sent out, in order that thus the nine parts hereafter to be borne by the members, be equally charged. The Commissioners named on the 9"" instant, etc. Read a remonstrance from Director Petrus Stuyvesandt, containing divers considerations relative to the island of Curacao and New Netherland ; also, read the 13"" and 14"' points of reference, both regarding the aforesaid countries; question having been put, it is resolved to refer the received remonstrance to the Commissioners who shall examine it, and advise the Assembly on the points of reference, and thereunto are appointed Mess" Van Hecke, de Laet, Hamel, Haelewyn, Huigh and Iddekinghe.

Tue.'sday, the SG"- of Sept% 1645. Read a letter from Willem Kieft, Director of New Netherland, written the 2"^ of August, 1645, from fort New Amsterdam to the Amsterdam Chamber, and it is resolved to place it in the hands of the Committee on the 13"" and 14"' points of reference, to be made use of in their business.