We speak not now of other necessaries, such as clothing, shirts, shoes and stockings, In fine, it is like to happen, that it will be with us, according to the words of the Prophet, Whoso draweth the sword, shall perish of hunger and cold. We turn, then, to your Honors; we humbly pray and beseech you to be pleased to help us with the first opportunity to assist us with such aid as your Honors in this distressed plight, and

may, in your wisdom, consider best, as we have also by this opportunity set forth in a Remonstrance and petition to their High Mightinesses' so that this place, and all of us, with ;

wives and children, may not be delivered over a prey to these cruel heathen, whereupon we rely. Underneath was written. We remain your Honors' faithful subjects, lawfully elected and authorized by the Hon'''^ the Director and Council, and the entire Commonalty of New Netherland. (Signed) Cornklis Melyn, Gerrit Wolphertsen, Abraham Pietersen, Isack Allerton, Done Manahatas this 24"" October Thomas Hal, Jan Evertse Bout, in New Netherland, Anno 1643. Barent Dircksen, Jochem Pietersen.

Resolution adopted by the Commonalty of the Manhattans.

C. We, the undersigned, having appeared at the Fort at the request of the Hon'''' Director and Council, to express our opinions on their proposition, they have required us to elect five or six persons from among ourselves to weigh maturely the articles laid before us ; wherefore

have we considered it wise on so doing to leave to the Director and Council the execution thereof; namely, the selection of those persons, provided that we shall be at liberty to reject the person or persons against whom there may be anything to object, and who are not agreeable to us. CoRNELis Melyn, Pieter Linde, This is the mark 4/) of Wolphert Gerrits,