Also, permission to export, sell, and barter grain, timber and all other wares and merchandise the produce of the Country, every way and every where your High Mightinesses have allies and have granted to the Netherlanders the privilege of trade and resort. V. That your High Mightinesses should please to grant Privileges and Freedoms to the Inhabitants for the encouragement of the Fisheries which many suppose were good and profitable heretofore, and would hereafter be of great importance. Thirdly. We humbly beseech your High Mightinesses to be pleased to determine and so to establish the Boundaries of this Country, both north and south, that all causes of difference, discord and trouble may be cutoff and prevented: that your High Mightinesses' subjects may live and dwell in peace and quietness and enjoy their liberty in trade and commerce within the established boundaries. II. Also, that your High Mightinesses be pleased to preserve us in peace with the neighboring Republics, Colonies, and other your High Mightinesses' allies,

so that we may pursue our country's trade, without let or hindrance, under proper regulations

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IV. 261 from your High Mightinesses, as well along the coast from Terra Nova to Cape Florida, as to the West Indies and to Europe, wherever the Lord our God shall be pleased to permit ; and, III. la order to make manifest your High Mightinesses' earnest support of this Province to those who may be incredulous on that point, we respectfully entreat your High Mightinesses to be pleased to quarter a company or two of Soldiers here for the defence of those dwelling outside and in newly added plantations and colonies, until by our increase we shall dread neither Indians nor other enemies, but even be able to prevent their mischievous acts. All this have we concluded, with humble reverence, to propose according to our limited knowledge and understanding, earnestly supplicating your High Mightinesses, for the love of New Netherland, which now lies at its extremity, as is to be seen at length in our annexed Remonstrance, to be pleased to direct your attention thereto according to your wise and provident counsel, and to interpret most favorably this our presumption.