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Brodhead, John Romeyn. History of the State of New York, Vol. I (1609-1691). New York: Harper & Brothers, 1853. 284 words

Which Commissaries shall pay the Military in Brazil on the footing, and according to the down in the aforesaid advice regulation, laid of the Chamber of Westfriesland and North Quarter, out of the duties, freightsand convoys; also, out of about three hundred thousand guilders to be sent them from Fatherland, in and other dry goods flour out of the recognitions and convoys of the country produce exported by permission in private vessels from New Netherland to Brazil, and out of the Spanish wines and oils imported from the Islands, also out of the three per cent on the goods from Angola, sent from thence to Brazil, in consequence of want of sale, and from the 30 and 50 florins per head, on each slave respectively.

Your Great Mightinesses' deputies being of opinion that for the tenths of the sugars, duty, freight and convoy, the Chambers in this

country shall receive, at the lowest calculation, one half in kind ; that is, of two chests, one.

Also, that no wet wares shall be sent on the Company's account, but only flour, beef, pork, oil, butter, dried codfish and cheese, leaving the aforesaid wet goods exclusively to individuals who will be at liberty, on permission, or on excusable reasons and immediate notice, to export from the Islands aforesaid, Spanish wines and oils in their own or private ships, on paying the duty and convoy in Brazil to the aforesaid Commissaries of the respective Chambers.

7.

That the Slave trade at Ardra and Calbraye, The Directors are of opinion, that the trade ought to be reserved to the aforesaid Company, here mentioned, ought to be pursued on a plan on the regulation made thereupon. there laid down.