The loss of the Princess;' ' It is called a Province because it was invested, by their High Mightinesses, with the Arms of an Earl. ° It will be seen, generally, in the Remonstrance, that New Netherland has arrived at the lowest ebb, so that if provision be not seasonably made in the premises, it will be wholly abandoned. ' Not that there is any doubt of it ; for it is as clear and notorious as that the Sun emits light. See Remonstrance passim. * That is bad and intolerable ; yea, wholly ruinous to the country as administered here by the Directors, and in New Netherland by their Servants. The Company hath never adhered strictly to any privileges in New Netherland, but always altered those ^

granted to suit its own convenience {ad proprium commodum). This hath caused decrease of population. ^ Before we can get our goods home we must pay 16. 4^ and 8, making 28|- per cent, besides the loss in the

shifting in and out of the stores. For, besides the trouble and expense, the Company's servants, who inspect quasi correctly the goods, pay not the least regard, but rather throw them down than lift them up. For, in Amsterdam, they must first be placed in store and inspected before going on board then a poor cargo must ;

be taken along, and in New Netherland soldiers are immediately placed on board, and a man is no longer master of his own vessel afterwards, the cargo is discharged into the Company's Warehouse, and there it ;