Also, that the Council of New Netherland Letters have been sent to Holland, so that we shall from this time be rendered complete in expect to receive some persons of rank by the members, especially as tiie council of a small first ships, and thus have a complete Council. village in Fatherland consists of five @^ seven That the Commonalty should comment Schepens ; also, that from now henceforth the considerably on the smallness of the Council Director and Council do not try any criminals can well be, but we wish very much to know unless five councillors be present, inasmuch whether any one has cause tocomplain of unjust as the Commonalty talk considerably about it. decisions, and who those are who talk considerably thereof?

Also if your Honors please to choose four We are fully satisfied to choose 4 persons, persons who shall have access to the Council to assist in maintaining the Commonalty in their here, as your Honors formerly proposed, we right, and whom we will invite to our Council, should be much gratified, so that taxes may when necessity requires ; also to fix upon not be imposed on the country in the absence certain periods of the year to meet together on of the Twelve. public business and to conclude on some articles as to the extent of their powers. As regards the 12 men, we are not aware that they received fuller powers from the Commonalty than simply to give their advice respecting the murder of the late Claes Swits.