jochu^''" ^iMeters "^'^^ additional petition presented, with divers papers annexed, to their High cuyte^r and Cornelia Mightinesses, in the name and on behalf of Jochum Pieters' Cuyter and Cornells Melyn is, after previous consideration, placed in the hands of the Mess" van der Capelle the Ryssel, and others their High Mightinesses' Deputies for the affairs concerning the Redress of the Decline of the West India Company, to inspect, examine and to look into the past proceedings thereupon, and to report on the whole with power to their High Mightinesses' Deputies who may be present, to proceed to business in the absence of one or the other of the committee ; to progress therein and to terminate the same.

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Resolution of the States General permitting Messrs. Cuyter and Melyn to return to New Netherland. [From the Register of West India Affairs, 168S-- 1651, in the Eoyal Archives at the Hague.]

Tuesday, 2S* April, 1648. '^^^ Fcport of Mess" van A&Y Capelle tho Ryssel and the other their High jochinTpeterss, Cay- ^^"""""^ Melyn.*'"' iV'ightlnesses' Deputies, who, pursuant to their High Mightinesses' resolutions of the 11 January last, and the 9"" instant, inspected and examined the respective petitions presented to their High Mightinesses in the name and on the behalf of Jochim Pieters' Cuyter and Cornelis Melyn, together with the papers thereunto annexed, being heard: It is after previous deliberation, resolved and concluded to grant the petitioners, hereby, provisional appeal, with the clause suspending the respective sentences pronouced against them on 25th Pr stuyvesant. July, of the year 1647, by Peter Stuyvesant, Director of New Netherland, in the Mandamus. West Indies, with the advice of his Council ; and the petitioners are further allowed and granted liberty to return to New Netherland aforesaid, and free and unmolested to use and enjoy their property there, the same as other Colonists and inhabitants, pending the case in appeal; and letters shall be addressed to the present commander and mutatis mutandis, to the government there, that they leave the parties unmolested and in the enjoyment of their High Mightinesses' resolution ; with this understanding that this shall not be drawn into precedent, to the prejudice of the charter granted to the West India Company of this country.