Besides that, the name alone terrifies the inhabitants ; as they are scorned and despised by our neighbors on account of their evil tricks, even so is the country prejudiced against them. ^ ' Were there a thousand or fifteen hundred inhabitants in New Netherland, or even more, the Indians or the Swedes would never think or dream of daring to ofi'er us any insult. ' If your High Mightinesses do not, this time, determine on permanent redress, privilege and population. * It will lose even thename of New Netherland, and no Dutchman will have any thing to say there. * The English, fully aware that our country is better than theirs, endeavor to push us out of it and to seize it forthemselves, which they will easily eftect, if no redress be now had. To wit, Dutch freemen. '^

As the tyrannical government of the Company there is intolerable for a man in that country is not sure ' ;

of either his life or property, if he but say anything displeasing or otherwise oSensive to the Governors who comport themselves like sovereign tyrants. * The English or Swedes, of whose subjection there is less appearance. And so prevent men ever dreading the like again. ^

So that people may be no longer harassed or troubled by the Company or its servants, but that the '°

government, consisting of those interested in the country, may be absolutely dependent on this state. " To which we hope you will consent. " By every where affixing notices or orders, or such like, wherein people could be informed of the Generalia, both in government and privileges. " When, relieved from the Company's tyranny, it would be dependent on this State, and be favored with good government and firm, valid and inviolable privileges whereby every man could with honesty be secure of his life, honor and property in future, which now he is not. '* mostly in arrests, imprisonments, banishments, confiscations, harsh prosecutions, blows, Consisting scoldings, reckoning half faults for entire ones and so forth : In a word, in ruining and estranging the country, offering every one in particular, who doth not constantly please them, as many insults as they can invent or think of '^ Its want of means causes it to have recourse to various bad finesses; such as extortions, confiscations and so forth ; moreover, the neighbors knowing that, complain of it, and ever after disparage not only the country but the people.