The trade and commerce to Angola is with the special permission of the Chambers, laid open pursuant to a certain regulation, for two years. From this source a good return may also be expected for the support of the Company. The trade to New Netherland is in like manner opened, in order that the grain and produce of that country may be exported to other places ; the regulation whereof, as well as of the trade to Angola, is contained in the general advice of the respective Chambers under No. 4. 5. The fifth means is : Assisting the Company in supporting the expenses of the war in Brazil for one, For this purpose, it would be expedient to invite the Provinces two, or three years. to aid the Company in this difficulty anddilemma, and for that purpose to cause, through the Council of State, the Military to be paid from the subsidies which your High Mightinesses promised the Company to defray the heavy war expenses both by land and water; and which are still in arrears, according to the statement (No. 13) delivered in by the Accountants, to the amount of seventy-four tons of gold, and fifty-one thousand six hundred and fifty-nine guilders ;

on which promise, the capital was increased by the stockholders. And this will not fall so heavily on the Provinces as did the million of money which was paid in various years for the execution of the designs of the army. And the aforesaid subsidies would tend to the recovery and preservation of a mighty Kingdom, to the security of this state against all hostile machinations, and to the enlarging of a wished for trade in sugars, Brazil wood and other costly wares. Which Military could afterwards, when Brazil, through the blessing of God the Lord, shall be reduced, be paid out of the tenths and the proceeds from the farming of the revenues accruing in Brazil, as is to be seen by the balance sheet of the Brazil receipts and expenses for the year 1643, No. 2, previously mentioned.