Had the first Exemptions been honestly carried out, according to their tenor and not with particular views, the friends of New Netherland would certainly have made greater exertions to bring out settlers, and to take up land. The other clauses which were introduced, have always discouraged individuals and kept them down, so that those of them who had any skill, on becoming aware of the facts, dare venture nothing. It is very true that the Company hath brought over some persons, but it did not persevere, so that little advantage followed it had, also, no proper commencement, for 'twas done as if without any plan.

and pertinently to describe, in what and how many It is impossible to relate

instances Company hath injured and obstructed this country. It was the

I^u, j^cob'"wann' unwilling that our own nation should take up land, as appears from the case of ge^n^ at the Fresh jj^ggj, Walingcn and his associates, at the Fresh river and now recently as

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS: IV. 297 regards the South river, and in the meanwhile have foreigners intruded there, and nothing has been done except a prohibition and protest against it. Nothing else could well be done, for the garrisons are not sent out complete agreeably to The rauu of New the Exemption, so that the fault of New Netherland's low condition lies as much ^onSrJ.'mlits iiso '"'"' ""''^°"P'"'yat the door of Fatherland, as of this place; yea, the seed of the war was, according to Director Kieft, first sown in Fatherland, for he said that he had express order to exact the contribution from the Indians; this would have been very good, had the country been peopled, but inthis instance it was premature. Trade, without which, when lawful, no country prospers, has also fiillen off so L»eiiimate trade in much m consequence 1 • r y^ or the Company ^ , 1