Did he vote for, and approve of, the maize tax in the year 1639 ?

2.

Was it ever before proposed in their Council, and now when Mr. Kieft had imposed contributions on those natives, did he (La M.) not say in the presence of several persons : --that by those proceedings, a Bridge had been built, over which War would soon stalk through the country ? 3.

Does he know from what cause originated the first trouble between our people and the Raritan Indians ? 4.

Was not that difficulty with the Raritans, as well as the one with these of Wicguaesgeck again settled, and peace made in the beginning of the year 1642?

Were not we, the Dutch, then living in peace with all those surrounding Indians, the Yaccinsack murderer excepted ? 6.

Is it to his knowledge that Jan Clasen Daem, Maryn Adriaensen and Abram Planck presented a petition to the late Director General Kieft, and did he approve of the answer thereto?

Did he not at that time object to the petitioners these and similar considerations -- namely, that such an important matter ought to be more deliberately weighed before it should be determined on. Also, that the peculiarity of places should be considered ; whether we could extricate our people who had settled at a far distance ; also, the question of force and munitions of war ; whether we could indeed defend ourselves and continue the war ?

Is it true that Director Kieft made answer to this in his room, in the presence of Jan Claesen Daem, Abraham Planck, and Maryn Adriaensen, who had already obtained his written reply -- to the petition " The word has gone forth it must remain out?" ;